1840 small envelope with 1d black SG 2 [S-C] (three margins, just shaved at left) tied by fine Maltese Cross in red, boxed 'MAYBOLE/NOV 6/1840' b/s in red, a bit soiled. [Maybole is in South Ayrshire, 80km SW of Glasgow]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1864 (Aug 24) cover to Queensland, Australia endorsed "Via Marseilles" with Small Uncoloured Corner Letters 4d vermilion & 1/- green pairs tied by superb BN '706' of 'SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR' (very fine b/s), Brisbane transit of OC18/1864 & Ipswich arrival b/s, docketed at U/L "Arrived by Madras at Sydney 16.10.64...", minor defects hardly detract from the stunning appearance.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1905 (Dec) 'Christmas Greetings' Tuck postcard sent locally within Manchester with KEVII ½d tied by largely-fine strike of the experimental 'POSTED IN ADVANCE/ M.R. / 1905 /FOR DELIVERY ON XMAS DAY' oval h/s, couple of very minor blemishes. [In 1902, Manchester-area post offices began a trial to allow items for local delivery on Christmas day to be handed-in the week before, so as to give postal staff time to sort and prepare these; special cancellations were introduced to notify recipients that the delay was intentional; the experiment ran until 1909, but lack of uptake by the public led to its demise the following year]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1911 (Sep 9) Coronation Flight postcard in brown to Newcastle (NSW), on the first day of flights with KGV ½d pair tied 'FIRST UNITED KINGDOM / AERIAL POST / SE9 / 1911 / LONDON/ 2 ' cds, rounded corners and minor blemishes.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1911 (Sep 9) Coronation Flight postcard in greenish-black to Napier (New Zealand) on the first day of flights with KGV ½d tied 'FIRST UNITED KINGDOM / AERIAL POST / SE9 / 1911 / LONDON/ 3 ' cds, a few corner creases & blemishes. It is reported that only 41 cards were sent to New Zealand: no doubt very few were flown on the first day.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1936 three Bank of NSW covers to Melbourne by air with Re-Engraved Seahorses 1) 10/- + 6d; 2) 2/6d & 10/- + 3d 6d & 1/-; and 3) 5/- + 3d & 1/-; all with rubber 'LONDON/AIR MAIL' cancels, the first two with 'EXPRESS' labels, minor blemishes but unusually fine for long envelopes & unfolded. (Qty 3)

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1943 stampless POW cover to a British POW on Java sent c/- Japanese Red Cross in Tokyo, Japanese 'chops' in violet & rosine, remarkably fine.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1944 stampless POW cover to a Royal Air Force POW at Zentsuji Camp No 2, very fine Japanese 'chop' in scarlet, remarkably fine.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1988 (Oct 17) singed airmail cover with its plastic 'ambulance' envelope & explanatory letter regarding damage being caused by a fire in a New Zealand Post delivery truck. [Mostly NZ domestic mail was affected] (Qty 3 items)

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$100