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image Sale No: 250
Lot No:508
Symbol:C/CL

Kangaroo frankings including punctured Large 'OS' 1d on 4th Garrison Artillery cover, 5d on large-part cover to Germany, Second Wmk (?) 2d pair + KGV 1d on 7.4.1915 to Ohio, 1919-21 3d frankings x3, 1921 registered with 9d solo, 1923 6d brown very early usage on parcel-piece, 1931 First Official Air Mail to UK apparently commercial with 9d & 1/- + KGV 2d paying correct 1/11d rate, 1932 9d solo correct rate to Germany flown Karachi-London, 1938 Tait Bros quadruple-rate to Germany with 5/- + KGV 5d & Hermes 1/6d x2, and a few others, condition variable but most are fine.

Grade B/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$500



Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:509
Symbol:CPS

KGV Head frankings including Rough Paper 5d punctured 'OS' on 1921 WA Office of Titles cover (Cat $1500 on cover), 1926 postcard & 1935 lettersheet with 1d green punctured 'OS' or 'G/NSW', 1/4d on commercial airmails to GB x2 or Germany, Postal Stationery including Star 1½d red & Oval 1d green STO Envelopes and Sideface 4½d Registration Envelope with superb 'PORT PIRIE/SA' cds & red/white R label, a couple of advertising items, etc, condition variable but mostly fine to very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600



Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 460

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:510
Symbol:cx

'Jumbo' covers including 1952 Sydney University to Oxford University with 1/3d Bull & 1/6d Hermes blocks of 10 + 3d & 1/-,  1954 Singapore crash cover with 1/6d pair & 5/- Arms (a bit charred), Printed Matter airmail to USA with Navigators 40c pair & $2 (cover faulty, but the stamps are ok), internal with 24c Rehabilitation or 30c Primary Industries solos, etc, condition rather variable. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 190

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:511
Symbol:C

Carton of 1940s-1960s domestic commercial mail mostly rather basic but there is useful postmark content including some registered covers & a wide array of slogans including some we consider scarce or that have thematic interest, several fronts with instructional handstamps. Might be worth checking for varieties. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200



Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 150

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:512
Symbol:C

Batch of 1950s-1965 mostly commercial mail to overseas destinations including airmails to Austria, Hungary, Holland, Kedah, Singapore, South Africa & Solomons plus a few EAMS covers to GB, some better frankings including 2/- Commemoratives, Zoologicals & setenants, some postmark interest, condition rather mixed but many are fine to very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150



Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 115

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:513
Symbol:C
Cat No:Collection

Display collection of post-WWII undeliverable mail many with redirections, selections of 'C' (= Called), 'NO ADDRESS' or 'INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS', 'NO POST TOWN' or 'POST TOWN NOT KNOWN', 'UNKNOWN...', 'UNCLAIMED', Dead Letter Office markings & labels etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. Ex Daphne ('Dee') Pullan. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 300

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:514
Symbol:CPS

Two albums of KGV covers with a variety of frankings, several airmails, a good range of advertising covers with some illustrated, 1917 OHMS to Ohio with different 'OS/NSW' perfins on ½d & Kangaroo 2d, Postal Card 1½d brown punctured 'OS/NSW', Registration Envelopes 1924 double-rate to Germany oprated with 1½d green pair and 'FIVE/PENCE' 18mm Spacing on Oval 4½d used at 'WINDSOR/NSW', and several to Samoa, may be worth checking for varieties, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600



Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 460

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:515
Symbol:C/CL

Album of mostly standard commercial & philatelic airmail covers with some better items including 1929 Melbourne-Sydney with Kangaroos 2d & 2½d (a beautiful cover), 1935 Jubilee Flight to New Zealand, 1935 SS 'Maheno' to Fraser Island rocket mail, etc, some inwards including from Bolivia Japan Malta & Switzerland, condition variable. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400



Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 300

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:516
Symbol:C
Cat No:Collection

Album of mostly ordinary covers but with plenty of surprises including 1934 Macarthur set on superb registered FDC, unrecognised illustrated FDCs for Canberra 1½d & Kingsford Smith set both with forged cds, a group of illustrated advertising covers including post-WWII multicolours & 1902-11 five different H Prescott & Co covers in various colours all to America, condition variable. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600



Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 460

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:517
Symbol:C

Another album of mostly ordinary covers but including Victoria Centenary & Macarthur sets on 1934 registered Anpex covers, several lovely advertising covers, entire KGVI parcel label with 3d blue & 6d Kooka x2, 1974 certified with scarce franking of 40c Architecture, some overseas ham radio cards & 1950 TAA passenger ticket, condition variable. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500



Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:518
Symbol:C/CL

KGV frankings including Single Wmk 1½d green to South West Africa with 'KEETMANSHOOP' arrival b/s, 4d dull ultramarine on advertising cover to America, 4d ultramarine x2 scarce franking on Vic-Qld cover, CofA Wmk 1½d brown on Permit Mail cover, three illustrated advertising covers, and two defective items (ignored for setting our estimate). (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 230

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:519
Symbol:C/CL

Melbourne illustrated advertising envelopes comprising Samson Cordage Works (1920), Stott's Business College (1922), Australian Railways Union (1929) & Hygienic Baby Carriages (1937). (Image1)

Estimate AU$160



Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 120

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:520
Symbol:C/CO
Cat No:Collection

Display collection of Post Office labels on- & off-cover with selections of Certified, Security Post & later Registered types, various Express services including for overseas mail, Air Mail labels including scarce WWII provisional types, Box Link covers including for Hobart & Brisbane, Sea Mail & SAL, Advise Correct Address, Repair tapes, CO & Reply Paid, 'Day of Delivery' Found Open, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, plus a few sheets of unused labels. An interesting 'frugal philately' collection that can still be greatly expanded. Ex Daphne ('Dee') Pullan. [NB: the Captain Cook Messenger Delivery cover illustrated above is similar to one that sold at our Online Auction Number 3 for $958] (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250



Opening AU$ 950.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 950

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:521
Symbol:C/D

Box of WWII Military Mail covers from many Field Post Offices etc, 'RAAF PO SOMERS' (Vic), 'RAAF/BASE PO/BRISBANE/AUST', a couple of Transport covers, illustrated covers from Palestine, Morotai x2 & Tarakan x3, etc, also Ephemera including 'Services Guide to Cairo' with fold-out map, 1943 Allied Military Currency 'ISSUED IN ITALY' 1L 2L 5L & 10L, unused RAAF airgraph for '...THE/DESERT HARASSERS', etc, generally fine to very fine. An interesting lot. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 190

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:522
Symbol:C

Advertising covers with KGV Heads frankings all-different selection with many illustrated covers including 1930 Miss Bermingham Florist Sydney, 1931 United Insurance Brisbane emu & kangaroo, 1936 AA Tilbrook & Son Molong (NSW) 'International Trucks' tray-truck, 1937 Anthony Hordern & Sons premises with 1½d brown Die II paying permit mail rate, Wm A Blakeway Baker & Pastrycook Kingaroy (Qld) wheat bushell, etc, also 1925 Harringtons registered with 1½d red & 3d blue, 1936 Area News with 'Griffith Shopping Guide' classified adverts on reverse, 1937 Hotel Hinchinbrook, Ingham (Qld), 1937 McIntosh Motors with Royal National Show 'Bucking Bronco' cinderella, 1938 Imperial Hotel Orroroo (SA) with 'Back to Orroroo', etc, condition generally fine to very fine.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 260

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:523
Symbol:

Illustrated advertising covers 1930s-60s all-different selection including 1938 Spicers & Detmold Adelaide 'Bates Stapler', 1940 The Canberra Brisbane hotel, 1940s Imperial Foods Adelaide tinned meat, 1941 Columbia Pictures standard & long covers with '21 Days Together' movie labels (one green; one brown), 1944 SA Farmers Co-op 'Farmers Milk', 1949 Universal Pictures 'The Unafraid' movie, 1949 Cook Son & Co Tailors Adelaide snappily-dressed gent,  1950 Harden & Johnston Sydney 'Dodge' cars badge, 1951 Sydney Williams Sydney windmill airmail to USA, 1951 JE Tipper & Sons Fruit Merchants Brisbane pineapple & bananas, 1954 Docket Book Co (Perth) receipt books, 1958 RKO Radio Pictures 'Oklahoma' stagecoach, 1963 Quilpie Butchering Co (Qld) cow, etc, condition generally fine to very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400



Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 440

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:524
Symbol:CPS

Oddments comprising KGV Star 1d green STO Envelope unused, WWII Forces illustrated cover, defective but rare 1940 6/5d rate airmail cover to Britain via Hong Kong, & GB 1890 unused Jubilee envelope & card. (Image1)

Estimate AU$75



Opening AU$ 40.00
Sold...AU$ 40.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 40

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:525
Symbol:C
Cat No:Collection

Parcel Post labels of various types & formats including 1930s-40s 'Form PP1' x8 at various rates including three with R labels affixed, 1940s Customs declaration labels mainly for food parcels to Britain at 1/11d x2, 3/7d x4 plus a private Sanitarium type, 5/10d x2 plus an embossed Myer label, and 6/1d (probably missing a 9d stamp), plus a range of modern types, condition variable as should be expected but presentable to attractive. Ex Daphne ('Dee') Pullan. A terrific opportunity to start a new collection. (Image1)

Estimate AU$850



Opening AU$ 650.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 650

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:526
Symbol:C/CL
Cat No:Collection

Civil Censorship WWII group mostly to overseas destinations including 1940 from Kairi (Qld) to USA with Brisbane '1/NOT/OPENED BY/CENSOR' h/s, similar from Melbourne with '3/NOT/OPENED ...' h/s, 1941 PanAm Clipper airmails to UK at 5/10d rate from Mundaring (WA) with Perth '5' label & h/s and from Adelaide with '4' label & h/s, 1941 airmail to India at 1/1d rate with Brisbane '1' label & h/s, 1942 'England' patriotic cover to UK with KGVI '2½d' Surcharge tied 'WEST MAITLAND/NSW AUST' machine cancel and Newcastle '2/1/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/8' h/s, 1942 from Hobart to "HMAS Hobart" serviceman with '6' label & h/s, 1943 to USA with KGVI '3½d' Surcharge tied 'TIRRIKIBA/NSW' cds and Newcastle 9-dot resealing label tied by '2/1/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/12' h/s, 1943 from Cairns with military label & h/s, 1944 Mackay to Townsville with '1/AFCC' military h/s, Robinsons Bookshop Perth to USA with stamps tied by dumb obliterator and '5' check h/s only, a few registered usages, etc, some with minor blemishes but mostly fine to very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 240

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:527
Symbol:C

Consignment remainders with EAMS first service registered (philatelic), & to New Zealand (no service), another with 'DELIVERY IMPRACTICABLE/...' h/s, 1940 (Nov 7) to AIF Abroad with 'SALVED/FROM SEA' h/s & several Return to Sender items, 1954 underpaid air wrapper held for additional postage, 1941 'RECEIVED TORN/...', 1947 insured food parcel label (faults) & a couple of others, generally fine to very fine. Ex Daphne ('Dee') Pullan. (Image1)

Estimate AU$750



Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 575

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:528
Symbol:C/CL
Cat No:Collection

Destination mail group up the to end of WWII mostly airmails including 1938 to Singapore at 9d rate, to Czechoslovakia registered at 1/9d + 3d and to Germany at 2/1d for 'all-the-way' airmail, 1939 to USA via UK with QE 1d and KGVI 3d blue & 1/4d magenta, then censored 1940 to Hong Kong at 11d or 1/-, 1940/41 to India x3 at 1/1d, 1941 PanAm Clippers to USA at 4/-, to Canada at 3/11d Empire rate, to UK at x3 plus at double 11/8d rate with Robes 10/-, 1941 to Palestine at 9d serviceman rate and postcard at 9d civilian rate, 1942 to Papua with Ram '5½d' Surcharge solo, 1943 to Swiss Red Cross at 5/9d, 1944 long cover to UK via USA at 8/4d (2/1d per ½oz), 1945 to Sweden at 7d for airmail from UK only, also 1941-45 surface mail to Chile censored from Melbourne x3 (one with 'NOT ELIGIBLE FOR/AERIAL MAIL/...' h/s) and from Perth, etc, some with minor blemishes but many are fine to very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500



Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:529
Symbol:C/CL
Cat No:Collection

Destination mail group up 1940s-60s mostly airmails including to Austria, Canada, France, Germany East & West, Greece, Hungary (one registered), India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaya, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, St Kitts, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, Yuogslavia (one registered), also surface mail to Algeria, Ceylon, Hawaii, Japan, Malta, Poland, Uruguay registered, etc, lots of solo frankings including 7½d 1/- & 2/- commemoratives, some with minor blemishes but many are fine to very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 230

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:530
Symbol:C
Cat No:Collection

Display collection of mostly post-WWII covers with an array on instructional markings including selections of 'IRREGULARLY/POSTED' and 'DEBIT DOCKET/ISSUED' & similar all officially registered, 'MISSENT TO', the mysterious 'H.F.A.' types, '.../CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS/...', 'POSTAGE INSUFFICIENT FOR AIR MAIL/...', 'AERIAL SERVICE/COMPLETED...', 'STAMP FALLEN OFF', 'MUTILATED BY/STAMP CANCELLING/MACHINE' & similar, 'REPAIRED...', etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. A fascinating collection that could be greatly developed for a modest outlay. Ex Daphne ('Dee') Pullan. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500



Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1250

image Sale No: 250
Lot No:531
Symbol:C

Kangaroo Multiple Watermark frankings including 6d brown registered x2 comprising 1930 double-rate 3d+1½d to Czechoslovakia & 1933 to Austria, 9d on 1931 'PARCELS POST' label, 2/- maroon on 1931 Experimental Airmail to Wales & 1936 airmail to Austria, 2/- Redrawn Die very late usage on 1958 by air to Illinois, fine to very fine.

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
image Sale No: 250
Lot No:532
Symbol:CPS

Batch of mostly illustrated advertising covers & Stamped To Order Envelopes, predominantly KGV period plus a few KGVI & several QEII, some 'crackers' included notably Phoenix Co Engineers Furnishers, Caterpillar Tractors, Birks Department Store, Darling Downs Co-Operative Bacon and Rowe Co Electrical Brushes etc, one with an advertising label has tonespots otherwise generally fine to very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00


Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 500


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