1928-51 Philatelic Exhibitions including 1928 'INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC/30OC28/EXHIBITION MELBOURNE' cds in red on 3d Kooka ex M/S, 1934 Melbourne x4 (two registered), 1934 Newcastle, 1936 South Australia illustrated x10, 1936 Queensland x2, 1937 Air Mail x5 (one registered; four with cinderella labels), 1938 Newcastle x2 (one registered), 1938 Sydney x6 (three registered), 1938 Queensland registered to Natal ('BELAIR' b/s), plus a range of 1950 Melbourne covers, etc, condition a little variable.

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Estimate AU$300

1934 Victoria & Melbourne Centenary 'PRINCES PIER, PORT MELB SC7/16NO34/VIC' and 'ALL AUST EXHBTN MELBNE N3/ 10NO34' cds tying Macarthur 2d & 3d to Victoria & Melbourne Centenary Celebrations envelopes registered with plain provisional or Exhibition 'R' labels, the first with two different NSW TPO b/s.

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Estimate AU$100

1940 Fahnestock South Sea Expedition (Oct 29) cover to USA with huge Expedition cachet & 'YACHT DIRECTOR II' both in blue plus 'Great Barrier Reef/...' h/s in red, AIF 3d tied by 'GLADSTONE/29OC40/QLD' cds, Brisbane 'NOT/OPENED BY/CENSOR' h/s in violet. [On 18.10.1940, the boat was wrecked near Gladstone & the Expedition abandoned] 

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Estimate AU$100

1941-58 Royal Geographical Society (Qld) illustrated commemorative covers with many variants & a few scarcer types, six are registered, generally very fine.

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Estimate AU$200

1946-50 Queensland Royal Geographical Society group including Ludwig Leichhardt (two with 'ROPER RIVER/NORTHERN TERRITORY' cds) Thomas Mitchell, Captain Cook,  Matthew Flinders, Edmund Kennedy, Charles Sturt, Princess Elizabeth, Henry Lawson and more, some are FDCs, a few with inserts, wide variety of illustrations & texts with a range of Queensland postmarks & commemorative cancels, some duplication, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine.

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Estimate AU$400

1961-2005 collection in heavy Vario pages of Australia Post and privately produced covers for a myriad events with strength in South Australia, some signed by designers or celebrities-for-a-day, some minor duplication, generally very fine. Many we have not seen before. Ex John Walker.

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Estimate AU$200

1962 British Empire & Commonwealth Games Perth 'VII BRITISH EMPIRE & C'WEALTH GAMES/ VILLAGE-PERTH-W.A. AUST' pictorial cds with images of the village, logo and various sports, complete set (25) tying 5d to Royal illustrated envelopes with athletics track at L/L and inset description of the cancels, plus part-set on Wesley covers x13, all bar a few of the Wesleys are very fine.

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Estimate AU$200

1976-1994 and some later Stamp Exhibitions duplicated array of covers & postmarks, other show souvenirs & some ephemera, in six storage boxes with matching slipcases (see also Lot 306166 if you would like more of them), some toning noted but generally very fine. Weighs 20kg. Ex John Walker. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600