1914 Wizard Stone with PV Ryan & the Bleriot Bi-Plane correctly franked with Kangaroo 1d tied by Sydney arrival cancellation, unusually fine, AAMC $800 (2008). Message states "A souvenir of first Aerial Mail between Melbourne & Sydney...".

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1915 real photo Gallipoli PPC of Australian 'Diggers' in a trench endorsed on the reverse "Five members of A Squad 2nd LH Regt 1st Aust Expedy Force/Taken in the trenches two hours after the charge at Quinns Post on the memorable 7th August 1915. At this point we were only 20 yds from the Turks trenches/Tpr HE Birch 2nd LH Regt wounded Quinns Post 7th August 1915 invalided Australia 29th Nov 1915", a couple of minor blemishes. Outstanding! [The attack on Quinn's Post was part of the disastrous Battle of the Nek; after 49 of the 50 Light Horsemen in the first wave were killed or wounded, the regimental commander cancelled further attacks. The offensive failed to break the deadlock and it proved to be the last major attack launched by the Allied forces on the peninsula. They were evacuated after only another four pointless but cold & miserable months]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1918 (circa) real photo PPC with group photo and individual portraits of eight Australian Victoria Cross recipients, all of whom were at the time together at Westham Camp in Dorset, a couple of minor blemishes, unused. [The eight were: L/Cpl J Carroll, Cpl JC Jensen, Cpl IJB Kenny, Sgt RR Inwood, Sgt JW Whittle, Sgt SR McDougall, Cpl P Davey & Sgt W Peeler]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1919 (circa) Vallan Studio (Mansfield Vic) real photo PPC of a group of soldiers with rifles in front of a YMCA hut dug into a trench, issued for a 'Returned Soldiers Concert Party' with soldiers' names and postings (one deceased) at left, unused.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

NEW SOUTH WALES: 'VISIT OF THE UNITED STATES FLEET' unstamped formular Postal Card with 'TO/SYDNEY' at lower-left on the viewside, from an American on USS 'Virginia' to Pennsylvania with ½d & 1d tied Sydney machine cancel of AUG26 - 1908, couple of minor blemishes. The US Fleet arrived in Sydney on 20.8.1908 and departed for Melbourne on 29.8.1908. [These cards were officially issued for distribution to the visiting sailors & left unstamped so that they could be used from any port of call; despite this, they remain unlisted in stationery catalogues]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

NEW SOUTH WALES: 1908 1d carmine Postal Card for Visit of the US Fleet HG 34, local usage at 'WAHROONGA' with birthday greetings.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

QUEENSLAND: 1908 1d red Postal Card for Visit of the US Fleet HG 16, unused. [Only 5760 were sold]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

QUEENSLAND: 1908 1d red Postal Card for Visit of the US Fleet HG 16 commercial usage to "Salisbury/Southport Line" with light 'YERONGA' cds, the message dated "18.9.08", a couple of very minor blemishes. Ex Hugh Freeman.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

QUEENSLAND: 1909 real photo multi-view for 'ST GEORGE'S/GARDEN FETE' postally used with message "This is the church I go to...", minor blemishes.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1899 court-size artist card 'Supreme Court Adelaide' of the building and Queen Victoria's statue, to Germany with ½d brown & 1d green tied 'PT ADELAIDE' squared-circle cancel paying foreign rate, Berlin arrival d/s, couple of minor blemishes. Scarce early non-standard size card.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1900 small vignette-view 'Adelaide King William Road', to Germany with message on view side with ½d x3 tied Adelaide duplex cancels paying foreign rate, 'JENA' arrival d/s, couple of minor blemishes. Scarce early non-standard size card.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1908 1d Postal Card for the Visit of the US Great White Fleet, unused.

Grade A

Estimate AU$75

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1910 real photo 'Eight Hours Procession' (the buildings should identify the town), to Melbourne with NSW 2d tied by a very fine impression of the 'EXPRESS RAILWAY/OC25 UP - SA/1910' machine. [This is a very early non-philatelic cross-border usage of one State's stamps in another State, which was permitted from 13.10.1910]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

TASMANIA: c.1905 'Grining Bros, Steamboat Proprietors and Saw Millers, Strahan,Tas.' advertising postcard showing motor launch on Gordon River, couple of minor blemishes, unused.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

TASMANIA: 'Louis Sadewasser, Bay View Hotel, Strahan, W.Tas.' of motor launch at Sir John Falls, Gordon River with three men on board advertising 'Frequent Excursions to Gordon River by the Hotel Launch', sent unstamped to Zeehan with 'STRAHAN' cds presumably indicating bulk postage paid in cash, couple of minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

TASMANIA: 'Zeehan and Dundas General Hospital, West Coast' real photo PPC with vignette views of Hospital, Nurses' Home, Dispensary, Operating Theatre, Wards & Staff, to GB with 'ZEEHAN' cds, 'ST IVES/CORNWALL' arrival cds alongside, couple of minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

TASMANIA: West Coast group comprising Mt Lyell Railway x4 (one used in 1911), Mt Lyell Tourist Association x5, Spurling x3, real photo cards of 'Linda Valley from the Haulage' & 'Mt Lyell Works Queenstown' (both very fine), one other, condition variable, mostly unused. (14)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

TASMANIA: Zeehan real photo cards comprising 'Modern Mine' showing view of mine head, chimney & buildings; 'Mount Zeehan' with township in foreground; 'Zeehan Looking SE from Queen End'; 'Zeehan Looking NW from King Extended Hill'; and 'Main Street Zeehan' with impressive two-storey buildings, all used under cover with messages, a few minor blemishes. [In 1910, during the silver & lead mining boom, Zeehan had a population of 10,000+. Today the population is fewer than 800] (5)

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo '497 Mile Bore/Trans Line', high quality image, unused. Superb!

This & the next 10 cards are from the same 'series'. They provide a marvellous insight into life for the railway workers & are the only examples we have seen of these views.

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo of 497 Mile Bore uncaptioned but with the same overseer & rigger as in the previous photo, a couple of minor bends, unused. An exceptional image.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo 'Material Train' showing locomotive & flat-bed trucks with piles of railway sleepers, minor blemishes, unused.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo 'Goddards Creek' showing camp buildings & huge piles of railway sleepers, unused. [Goddards Creek is near Zanthus, which is some 200km E of Kalgoorlie]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo 'Rawlinna/Trans Line 235 Mile' of a passenger train at the primitive stopping-place, unused. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo 'Waiting/for/Pay' of at least 32 workers in small groups, scratch across the face, unused.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo 'Shifting/Day 474 Mile TR' of workers manually lifting two timber-slat buildings to load onto flat-bed railway trucks, unused. A startling image!

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150