1934 (Apr 5) cover from NSW to "Wau/New Guinea" with KGV 2d pair tied by 'AIR MAIL/1 1/SYDNEY NSW' cds, endorsed "Left Territory" in red & with good strike of the rare boxed 'UNCLAIMED/AT RABAUL' h/s, Sydney DLO re-sealing label on the flap & h/s in magenta on the face.

Grade B

Estimate AU$100

AUSTRALIA: 1939-42 airmail covers with various frankings & all-different censor labels including red/white '6 PASSED BY CENSOR' of Hobart x2 &/or cachets including boxed TNG types 1 2 & 15, 1939 (Oct) with boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/...' of Melbourne, two different ' 1 /NOT/OPENED BY/CENSOR' types of Brisbane, stampless from Victoria with 'NOT TRANSMISSIBLE/SERVICE SUSPENDED' h/s, three military types, etc, various postmarks & three are registered, condition variable. (15)

Estimate AU$250

NORTHERN RHODESIA: 1940 (Mar 16) New Guinea Goldfields inadequately addressed cover with Bulolo 6d & 1/- tied by 'WAU' cds, plain censor label with typed 'OPENED BY CENSOR' (Little #NGL1) tied by boxed 'Passed by Censor/TNG No 22' in red (recorded in red by Little 5.4.1940 only), Salamaua transit & Egyptian censorship cachet, 'INCONNU/NOT KNOWN' & 'RETOUR' h/s applied, 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/5JY40/BRISBANE' b/s & superb boxed '.../RETURN TO SENDER' h/s both in red. [The origin of the instructional cachets is unclear. They don't conform with illustrations in Proud's Rhodesia volumes. They may all be used at Brisbane: if so, this item must have been returned under cover]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS: Useful group comprising 1936 double-rate registered to "Austria/Europe" with Undated Airs 9d, 1939 to "Austria Germany", 1939 registered air to Italy with large 'R WAU' h/s, 1930 to American Samoa, 1940 censored to American Samoa with Bulolo 6d plus boxed Censor No 25 h/s & boxed 'AERIAL SERVICE/COMPLETED SYDNEY' h/s, 1940 to Switzerland with boxed Censor h/s No 2, and 1940 from 'MANUS' with boxed Censor No 8 h/s, some faults. (7)

Estimate AU$200

TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS: GERMANY: 1928-39 surface covers including 1928 with Lutheran Mission at Finschhafen imprint at U/L & 'FINCHHAFEN' cds, two with 'POST OFFICE/WAU' cds & large registration h/s, 1938 window envelope apparently at 'Samples' rate of 2d with boxed 'Nachgebuhe' (= forwarded) h/s, 1939 mission cover with Zollamtlich (= Customs) labels tied by Nurnberg cds with swastika, & two others, condition variable. (7)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS: JAPAN: 1940 (May 8) WR Carpenter cover at 5d rate for airmail to Australia with superb 'SALAMAUA' cds (small date wheels that we have not noted previously) & 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label tied by boxed Censor No 25 h/s, Hong Kong transit b/s of 28MY/40 & triangular censor #9 h/s in green, light vertical fold. [The dateline was regular as late as 15JUL39]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS: NETHERLANDS: 1934 cover with 'MIVA-SUDSEE-EXPEDITION 1934' h/s & typed "Kieta...New Guinea", ½d 1d & 1½d tied by Rabaul cds, minor blemishes. [MIVA = Missions-Verkehrs- Arbeitsgemeinschaft. It is a Catholic body that to this day provides transport to missions around the world]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS: UNITED STATES: 1939 (Jan 10) airmail cover endorsed "Per China Clipper/from Manila to USA", to Illinois with Undated Airs 9d 1/- & 2/- tied by 'RABAUL' cds, ironed-out horizontal fold. Rare. [Both Breckon & Walker mention a 4/8d Clipper rate but that was via Hong Kong. Neither mentions a via Manila rate]

Grade (A-) (Image1)

Estimate AU$350