EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE: 1929-1960s collection on display pages or in cover protectors including 1929 First Flight cover Perth-Adelaide, thence surface to Melbourne endorsed "Express Delivery" corrected franked at 8½d including the 4d ED fee; 1938 Birchip to Melbourne with rare solo franking usage of 6d Large Kooka to pay 4d ED plus 2d letter rate; 1935 Unley-Perth airmail with 6d Large Kooka plus 6d Airmail endorsed "Express Delivery" & 'Special Delivery', 1941 with 6d Small Kooka solo with boxed 'EXPRESS/SERVICE' handstamp, marked 'IV' in mss, delivery timeclock handstamp on reverse, 1948 Neutral Bay to Hobart, the 9½d rate including 4d ED & ½d War Tax, 1955 Melbourne-Ballarat used of parcel tag at 2/7d rate including 9d ED Fee, etc; plenty more of interest with typed annotations on the display pages showing rates and other pertinent information. A very good lot. (40) (Image)

Estimate AU$1,000-1,500
Min. Bid. AU$

NORTHERN TERRITORY: 1954 (May.12) National Geographic Expedition (Melville Island) imprinted airmail cover to USA with KGVI 6½d green block of tied by DARWIN '12MAY/1954' machine cancel, underpaid with postage deficiency and 'POSTAGE DUE (mss '44') CENTS' handstamps, tad roughly opened. (Image)

Estimate AU$80-120
Min. Bid. AU$60