WORLD WAR I: c.1915 Union Castle Line envelope to Victoria with British Censor 'No 2208' cachet in rosine, boxed 'RECEIVED TORN/E.M. T.P.O.' h/s of Victoria's English Mail TPO and repaired with three '...received without contents...' labels. A very striking cover.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

WORLD WAR I: 1915 Young Men's Christian Association, Brisbane illustrated envelope showing Lord Kitchener headed 'WITH THE COMMONWEALTH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/ON ACTIVE SERVICE' sent unfranked to Western Australia with '7TH INF BDE/27-AU-15/FIELD PO' cds used on Gallipoli Peninsula, censored by commanding officer with his signature on face, a few blemishes.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

WORLD WAR I: 1915 British 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' Honour Envelope to Victoria with '1ST AUST DIV FIELD P[O]/-4SE15' cds used on Gallipoli Peninsula, couple of very minor blemishes. [Enclosed letter signed "Donald C Stewart 378, 2nd Field Co Engns, 4th Section, AIF" includes "By most of the early reports of the war you will have noticed that the Turks cannot shoot but I can assure you that this is not exactly true at any rate it does not apply to their snipers because if any man puts his head above the parapet in the day time it is very seldom that he tells you what he saw (for the very good reason, death)"!]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

WORLD WAR I: 1915 British 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' Honour Envelope to Forth, Tasmania with '4TH AUST INF/BGDE/10-X-15/ FIELD/PO' cds, on arrival Launceston 'CL2/[crown]/PASSED BY/CENSOR' double-ring cachet in violet applied on face, minor blemishes. [Enclosed letter headed "Gallipoli Peninsula/Oct 8th 1915" mentions "...just now we are out of the trenches for a spell after a month of them" and rather ironically predicts "... the job [will be] finished so far as the Eastern Front is concerned ..." and "We will all be home for Christmas": the decision to evaculate Gallipoli was made in November 1915 and completed by 20.12.1915, and is considered as tactically the most (only?) successful part of the whole operation; those evacuated spent Christmas on Lemnos Island, Greece]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

WORLD WAR I: 1916 use of Melbourne YMCA envelope in GB with large-part strike of the rare 'AUST/CASUALTY CLEAR'G/ STATION/....BASE/AIF' cachet, damaged at left in transit with 'ENG MAIL TPO/IN 29SE16/VIC' b/s and boxed 'RECEIVED TORN/E.M. T.P.O.' h/s of Victoria's English Mail TPO on face & reverse.

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

WORLD WAR II: Collection of Forces covers on annotated pages with an array of Field PO, Army PO, Unit Postal Station cds etc used throughout Australia, New Guinea & Papua, some better Mil PO cds including Dhurringile (Vic), Tatura No 3 (Vic) & Northfield (SA), noted four Barmera Camp items including one cancelled with the Loveday Group cachet & one from the NT with 'DALY WATERS/NT' civil PO cds, some interest in the envelopes including types supplied by the Red Cross, YMCA, CUSA & other comforts groups, many sent by air & a few are registered, good Northern Territory content, some minor duplication, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. A good basis for expansion. (150 approx)

Estimate AU$300

WORLD WAR II: Useful POW group with 1945 Australian Red Cross cover to Switzerland at 9/- rate, two stampless covers from Germany to a POW at Murchison (one with 'POW/MURCHISON VIC' h/s in violet), four Vatican envelopes with Australian Apostolic Delegation messages within, four letters regarding a country doctor employing a German officer, and a part-telegram with 'MIL PO MYRTLEFORD' cds. (16 items)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

WORLD WAR II: 1940 Tatts cover to Hobart with 1s green tied by 'GAWLER' (SA) cds & largely very fine strike of the scarce 'ARMY/XF 27.III.40/TELEGRAPHS' cds. [The Telegraphs cancels were manufactured by Guller & Sons in Huttikon, Switzerland]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

WORLD WAR II: LIBERATED POWs: 1945 (Oct 1) usage of GB formular aerogramme endorsed "Lib UK PW" with the message headed "c/o 3 Australian Repl Co / Manila PI" to England with 'AUST ARMY PO/241' cds. [Ted Proud records APO 241 at Hollandia Feb-June 1945, then in Japan from May 1946; Phil Collas records usage at Morotai from Feb 1945 "until late in that year" & in Japan in 1946. Neither mentions usage in the Philippines]

Grade A

Estimate AU$100