1913 (May 14) hand-illustrated cover of the bust of a woman by Herbert G Appleby to his wife in England with 1d red tied by an unusually fine strike of the 'NEWCARNIE/WESTN AUST' cds, 'T/20'-in-hexagon h/s, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS Orsova/Orient May 20", slightly truncated on opening & with minor blemishes. [The next four lots are also from this famous correspondence: see also Lots 212 227 & 244]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1913 (June 13) fashionably attired woman "Yes, I know her", 1d pair (one trimmed on opening) with light strike of the 'NEWCARNIE/WESTN AUST' cds, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS Morea/P&O 9th June".

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1913 (Aug 1) Mrs Appleby receiving an envelope addressed to her, 1d with largely fine strike of the 'NEWCARNIE/WESTN AUST' cds, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS Maloja/P&O 4th August".

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1913 (Oct 24) gentleman in striped 'onesie' "Here I come! am going to swim it", 1d pair (one trimmed on opening) fair to almost fine strikes of the 'NEWCARNIE/WESTN AUST' cds, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS Marmora/P&O 27 Oct", no flap.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1913 (Oct 24) Children at the beach "Hurrah! I've caught a mermaid!", 1d pair with fair strike of the 'NEWCARNIE/WESTN AUST' cds, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS Moldavia/P&O 10th Nov", flap removed.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1913 (March) Falk PPC ('West Australian Blacks' Camp') endorsed "Printed Matter", to Turkey with ½d pair (one unit damaged before being affixed) tied to the viewside by Perth cds, assessed at the 1½d postcard rate so taxed with 'T/10' h/s, oddly processed through the Italian PO in Constantinople (arrival cds of 14.4.13), then 'STAMBOUL' the next day & bilingual '.../ERENKECI' (?) cds, a few problems.

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1913 (Apr 21) double-rate cover to New Jersey with 5d chestnut (Cat $1000 on cover) tied by Sydney machine cancel.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1913 (Sep 18) advertising cover for the French firm Deffrennes-Duplouy Freres (Manufacturers) illustrated on the reverse with three factories & an array of Exposition medals, to France with ½d green & 2d grey tied by Melbourne cds, 'LANNOY.../NORD' arrival b/s, minor blemishes, opened-out for display.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1913 (Oct 14) OHMS cover with '("Viticulture")/Department of Agriculture' imprint at L/L, to France with scarce franking of First Wmk ½d green & 2d grey both punctured 'OS/NSW' tied by Sydney machine cancel, Marseilles arrival b/s, the address partly abraded.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1913 (Oct 31) PPC to England with rare franking of 1d red from Plate E with Two Tasmanias ACSC #3d (Cat $400) tied by indistinct cds, redirected on arrival with superb 'DEVONPORT' cds that just intrudes on the variety. [Major varieties are rarely found on cover]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1913 (Dec 10) postcard to "Deep Dene/Tantawanglo/via Candelo" with ½d green punctured 'L/S' of Lassetter's of Sydney (General Merchants) paying the Printed Matter rate tied by Sydney '3' machine cancel. [Commercial perfins on the ½d are very scarce, and rare on cover. Tantawangalo is in the Bega Valley]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1913 (Dec 17) cover to Egypt with Two Issue franking of ½d green & 1d red + KGV Engraved 1d tied by 'KEMPSEY/NSW' cds, four Egyptian b/s including 'PORT-SAID CAIRO/TPO/...' transit, professionally cleaned but some soiling remains.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1913 (Dec 30) commercial postcard to Germany with ½d green horizontal strip of 3 each with 'NQ/I Co' punctures of North Queensland Insurance Company tied by Sydney machine cancel, minor defects. [Request for commercial re-insurance]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1913 (c.) usage of ½d green Wrapper + 1d red Die II pair tied by indistinct Qld cds, to Germany, minor bend. [The foreign newspaper rate was 1d for the first 4oz + ½d for each additional 2oz so the article weighed between 8 & 10oz]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1914 (Jan 31) cover to France with 5d chestnut with unlisted White Flaw NW of Western Australia tied by Sydney cds, red & black/white R label, Paris arrival b/s, underpaid ½d but not taxed.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1914 (Feb 5) Norman Bros (Albany) PPC to Norway underpaid with 1d red only tied by Albany cds, Norwegian 1o olive x8 including a block of 4 affixed in lieu of Postage Dues & tied by 'HERRE/-III.14' cds, the viewside soiled. [Herre is a small town on the east coast of Norway, about 150km SW of Oslo]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1914 (Feb 16) triple-rate cover to a Military Camp in Germany with ½d green, 1d red x2 & 5d chestnut tied by Sydney cds, repaired flap.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1914 (Mar) quadruple-rate linen-lined envelope to Germany with very scarce franking of 1d red & 4d orange pairs tied by indistinct Queensland cds, some aging marks.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1914 (Mar 9) cover with First Wmk 1d red (endorsed "R", presumably for registration) & 3d olive (Cat $600 on cover) tied by 'MAREEBA/QUEENSLAND' cds in blue, scarce red & black/white 'MAREEBA' R label, endorsed "closed" at left indicating the premises were unoccupied when delivery was attempted, a little aged.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1914 (Apr 2) usage of black/pink 'TASMANIA/INTERSTATE/PARCEL POST' label with rare franking of First Wmk 6d ultramarine (Cat $600 on cover) & 1/- emerald (Cat $1250 on cover) vertical pair tied by 'WARATAH/TASMANIA' cds, the label with a few faults.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1914 (Apr 20) triple-rate cover to German South West Africa with very scarce franking of ½d green & 5d chestnut pair tied by 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds, red/white GPO R label, unusually with no backstamps, small repaired tear at top clear of the stamps. Scarce destination.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1914 (Apr 27) double-rate cover to "Prag, Austria" (Bohemia) with First Wmk 3d (Cat $600 on cover) & 5d chestnut (Cat $1000 on cover) tied by very fine 'FREMANTLE/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds, red/white R label, surprisingly with no b/s, both stamps affected by a light bend.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1914 (Apr 7) Orient Line PPC (SS 'Osterley') to GB with scarce but unauthorised private usage of ½d green punctured Large 'OS' vertical pair - the vertical perfs slightly misaligned - tied by 'MALVERN/VIC' cds & 'PADDINGTON/9MY14/ 8 ' cds after internal redirection. [This is a very scarce stamp on official cover, Cat $350 for a solo franking. Pairs are even scarcer]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1914 (Apr 5) AJ Ratcliffe PPC of 'Daniel White Carriage Builders' to Germany with First Wmk 2d & 2½d tied by oval 'REGISTERED/PERTH WA' d/s, red/white R label partly obscures the 2d & is folded-over the top of the card, 'MUNCHEN 2 B Z' & 'SOLLN 2 ...' arrival cds, the message in German. Registered postcards are extremely scarce.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1914 (May 15) cover to London with First Wmk 4d orange tied by an almost superb - and far above-average - strike of the scarce 'NORFOLK ISLAND/NSW' cds, arrival b/s of 29JU/14. [The cover was paid for registered mail & we expect sending it as ordinary mail was an oversight]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600