Australia continued...
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Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 3562 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 143 |
 1932 'Sydney Harbour Bridge' 5s. green used on registered cover to Perth, tied by "REGISTERED SYDNEY, N.S.W./15 MR 32" c.d.s., Reg. label alongside, '21 MR 32' arrival dater on the reverse. Cover opened a bit
roughly at top otherwise fine - philatelic, but a scarce stamp used on cover. (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €360.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3563 |
Brief (cover) |
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 1933, Gala Day PIGEONGRAM, Australia's first flown pigeongram with souvenir cover, prepared by the Air Mail Society of N.S.W., the grey-green pigeongram signed on back by Society secretary Crome, flown within
Sydney to suburb Botany and forwarded in cover to himself in Stanmore, cover with single franking 2d KGV together with multicolor commemorative label affixed and tied by machine cancel besides violet strike of pigeon handstamp. VF condition. Only 550
items flown, described in Bofarull (p.105) (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €85.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3564 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 146 (2) var; BW 1 |
 1935, 6d red-brown 'kookaburra', gutter pair with 'Ash' imprint (Plate 2), tied by cds Jamberoo, 26.MY.38, used on illustrated registered cover carried by WR Carpenter Airlines, first official flight Australia-New
Guinea addressed to Wau, transit cds Sydney (30.MY.38) at the frontside, Salamaua (31.MAY.38) and arrival cds Wau (1.JUN.38) on reverse. VF condition.
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SOLD for €65.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3565 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 149 |
 1934, 1s black 'Centenary of Victoria' on registered souvenir cover from the '6th Aust.Philatelic Exhibtn., Melb., Vic.' with special registration label and appropriate hexagonal commemorative cancel (8.NOV.1934),
addressed to Ketchikan in Alaska, on reverse transit cds Sydney, San Pedro(Calif.), Seattle and arrival mark Ketchikan (6.DEC.1934). VF condition. Scarce franking and very unusual destination! (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €70.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3566 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 149 |
 1934, FIRST AUSTRALIAN AUTOGIRO FLIGHT, 1s black 'Victoria Centenary', tied by cds M.O.O.Portland, 16.NO.34, on special preprinted postcard (card number 822) addressed to Caulfield Victoria. VF condition. Very
unusual - almost all of these special postcards are franked with 1 ½d stamps! (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €75.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3567 |
FDC |
SG 153 |
 1934, 1s 6d dull purple Hermes, single franking on 'all-by-air-route' FIRST DAY COVER from Sydney, 1.DE.1934, to Chalford in England. VF condition. (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €320.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3568 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 154 (3), 155 |
 1935, 2d scarlet, horizontal strip of three, and 1s black 'Anzac Landing', tied by cds Ship Mail Room/Melbourne, 9.AP.35, on airmail cover to Bath in England. Scarce franking in F/VF condition. (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €130.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3569 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 155 (2), 154 |
 1935 ANZAC 1s. pair and 2½d. used on airmail envelope from Sydney to Germany via Greece, tied by "AIR MAIL SYDNEY N.S.W./25 MR 35" c.d.s., Athens '6.IV.35' transit dater on the reverse, fine. (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €230.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3570 |
FDC |
SG 156-158, 159-60, |
 1935/1936, group of 3 different registered FIRST DAY COVERS, comprising complete set Silver Jubilee KGV on cover from Sydney, 2.MY.1935, to Chicago USA; complete set Tasmanian Cable on cover with commemorative cds
Centennial Exhibition/S.A., 1.AP.1936, to Beaconsfield in England and complete set Centenary of South Australia on cover from Glenelg, 3.AU.1936, to Brisbane. F/VF condition. (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €150.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3571 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 158 (2) |
 1935, 2s violet 'Silver Jubilee', single franking on registered airmail cover from Sydney, 21.MY.35, along with boxed cachet 'PAR AVION / AUSTRALIA-SINGAPORE-ENGLAND' to Compiègne in France, arrival mark on
reverse; in addition a second airmail cover with the same 2s violet single franking from Melbourne, 18.JE.35, to Vienna in Austria, transit cds Athens and arrival mark on reverse. F/VF condition. Scarce! (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €520.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3572 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 158, 125 |
 1935, 2s violet 'Silver Jubilee' and 1d green KGV, tied by cds Marrickville, 3.MY.35, on illustrated (P.R. King, Machinery Merchant) airmail express cover to Geneva in Switzerland. On the frontside bilingual swiss
express label 'EILSENDUNG OHNE TAXE / EXPRES SANS TAXE' (indicating special delivery at no extra charge), on reverse transit cds Sydney and Paris together with arrival marks Geneve, 20.V.35. VF condition. A very rarely used label on attractive and
valuable cover! (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €150.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3573 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 161 (3), 162, 163 |
 1936, 3 x 2d carmine, 3d blue and 2 x 1s green 'Centenary of South Australia' together on airmail cover from Canberra, 7.SE.36, to Pretoria in South Africa, transit cds Alexandria (Egypt) on reverse. F/VF
condition. Impressive and scarce franking with one single commemorative issue! (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €70.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3574 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 162 (4) var; BW 1 |
 1936, 3d blue 'Centenary of South Australia', gutter block of 4 with 'Ash imprint' on registered cover from Outer Harbor, 4.FE.39, to Cowes Isle of Wight in England. Fine condition. (Image) (image1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3575 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 168 a |
 1937, 3d blue KGVI, die I "White Wattles", single franking on cover with machine cancel from Brisbane, 23.AUG.1937, to Horgen in Switzerland. F/VF condition.
The 'White Wattles' was the first unsatisfactory
print of July 1937, issued early August 1937 and most of that tiny print were sold in Queensland. Only very few usages on commercial covers are recorded. R! (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €320.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3575A |
4er (Block) postfrisch (never hinged) ** |
SG 168c (4), 168ca ( |
 1938 KGVI. 3d. blue, Die II, bottom left corner block of four with Ash imprint, and similar block of four of 2d. bright blue on thin paper, both fine unmounted mint. (SG from £500) (Image) (image1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3576 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 171 (2) |
 1941 Folded airmail letter from a P.O.W. in Camp 7, Eastern Command to Shanghai, China via Sydney G.P.O., written in German, franked by 1938 5d. pair (air rate) tied by "G.P.O. SYDNEY/AIR/6 MY 41" c.d.s., with
boxed "PERMISSION GRANTED" h/s (partially covered by adhesives), "OPENED BY CENSOR" strip (on back) and "PASSED BY CENSOR/S. 13" handstamps as well as Shanghai slogan datestamp on front and native handstamp on back. (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €210.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3577 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 173 |
 1942, 9d sepia 'platypus', single franking on censored airmail cover from Seymour, 2.FE.42, addressed to Singapore, on the frontside war-related handstamp 'POSTAL SERVICE SUSPENDED / RETURN TO SENDER', on reverse
cds DEAD LETTER OFFICE / MELBOURNE, 25.MR.42, in red. Envelope with traces of usage, otherwise fine condition. (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €80.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3578 |
postfrisch (never hinged) ** 4er (Block) |
SG 174 (4); BW 208 z |
 1937, 1s grey-green lyrebird, perf 13 ½ : 14, block of four with Ash centre imprint (42.5 mm). VF MNH condition.
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3579 |
Paar (few) 4er (Block) gestempelt (marked) |
SG 176-78 |
 1937-49 KGVI. 5s., 10s. and £1 on ordinary paper, each with sheet corner margins showing 'By Authority' imprints, 5s. block of four, corner pairs else, fine used. (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €220.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3580 |
4er (Block) gestempelt (marked) |
SG 176-78 (4) |
 1937-49 KGVI. 5s., 10s. and £1 in blocks of four, 10s. as bottom left corner block with "Ash" imprint, all fine used.
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SOLD for €140.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3581 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 176-78 |
 1937-49 KGVI. 5s. and 10s. on registered cover from Perth to England, plus £1 on registered cover from Adelaide to England, both philatelic without arrival datestamps, fine. (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €1,100.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3582 |
schön (beautifully)postfrisch (never hinged) **ErsttagsblätterAnsichtskarte (Picture postcard) |
SG 177, 178 |
 1937-49 KGVI. 10s. purple and £1 bluish slate both overprinted "SPECIMEN", the 10s. unmounted mint, £1 lightly hinged, fine. (SG £835) (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €240.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3583 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 177, 170, 153 |
 1940, 10s 'coronation robes', 1s6d 'hermes' and 4d 'koala', mixed franking on airmail cover from Sydney, 2.OC.40, endorsed 'BY CLIPPER' along with 'PASSED BY CENSOR / S.118' handstamp addressed to La
Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland. F/VF condition. Very scarce and high franking on a small size envelope! (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €120.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3584 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 178(2) et al. |
 1937-49 £1 bluish slate vertical pair used along with 5s., Roo 2s. and definitives ½d., 9d. and 1s. on registered parcel tag from Cobar, cancelled by light strikes of Cobar c.d.s., fine. (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €180.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3585 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 178(3), 177 et al |
 1937-49 £1 bluish slate three singles used along with 10s. and two pairs of 1s. on parcel tag from Cobar, cancelled by large oval d/s "POST OFFICE COBAR N.S.W. d/s in violet, fine. (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €220.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3586 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 178 (2), 153 (2), |
 1938, 1 £ bluish slate, vertical pair, 5s claret and 10s dull purple 'coronation robes' together with 2 x 1s 6d hermes and 1d QE, tied by cds Cobar, 12.JL.46, on parcel-tag. VF condition. Very rare and high
franking - showpiece to present the commercial usage of highest denomination values! (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €210.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3587 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 178 (2) et al. |
 1941-42, two censored covers printed by Australian Red Cross Soc. and sent from Adelaide and Brisbane, resp., to Intern. Comitee of Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland, both franked 1937-49 £1 bluish slate and
further adhesives, one cancelled "STOCK EXCHANGE ADELAIDE" c.d.s. and bearing a censor strip tied large diamond "4/PASSED/BY/CENSOR" h/s, the other cancelled by "AIR MAIL BRISBANE" c.d.s. and bearing similar censor h/s "1/PASEED/BY/CENSOR/24" h/s,
both endorsed "Via Trans-Pacific and North Atlantic Air Service", and both backstamped with Lisbon transit c.d.s., with vertical folds otherwise fine.
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SOLD for €360.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3588 |
gestempelt (marked) 4er (Block) |
SG 178 a (4) var; BW |
 1949, 1£ bluish slate 'Coronation Robes', left corner block of 4 with "By authority.." imprint, appropriate genuine usage with Melbourne pmk. VF condition. Very scarce! (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €180.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3589 |
postfrisch (never hinged) ** |
SG 183 (6) var; BW 1 |
 1941, 1 ½d green KGVI, gutter block of 6 with CRACKED 'By Authority' imprint affecting the words 'COMMONWEALTH' and 'AUSTRALIA'. VF mint never hinged condition. R! (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €110.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3590 |
ungebraucht ohne Gummi (unused without gum) (*) |
SG 184 (8) var; BW 1 |
 1938, 2d scarlet KGVI, gutter block of 8 with Plate No.3 at top centre, unused without gum otherwise VF condition. Very scarce! ACSC (for mint hinged) 2500.-AU$ (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €100.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3591 |
postfrisch (never hinged) ** Paar (few) |
SG 188 (2) var; BW 1 |
 1940, 4d green Koala, IMPERFORATED horizontal pair from left margin, some gum creases due to manufacturing otherwise F/VF MNH condition. Very scarce! ACSC 1250.-AU$ (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €300.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3592 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 188, 191 (2), 204 |
 1949/1954, AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES: two registered covers, the first cover franked with 1 ½d deep green QE and 4d green 'koala', tied by cds A.N.A.R.E. MACQUARIE.IS, 28.MR.49, with provisional blue
registration label 'MACQUARIE ISLAND', sent to Ponsonby in New Zealand ; the second cover with upper right corner pair 9d sepia 'platypus', tied by cds MAWSON A.N.A.R.E, 15.FE.54, sent by airmail via transit Melbourne to Wellington in New Zealand.
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SOLD for €65.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3593 |
postfrisch (never hinged) ** ungebraucht (hinged) * 4er (Block) |
SG 189 (4) var; BW 2 |
 1945, 5d purple 'merino ram', perf 14 : 14 ¾, left corner block of 4 with 'By Authority' imprint and paper attached due to a paper fold prior to printing. VF MH (lower pair MNH) condition. R! (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €60.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3594 |
ungebraucht (hinged) * Paar (few) |
SG 191 (2) var; BW 2 |
 1940, 9d sepia Platypus, IMPERFORATED horizontal pair from right margin. F/VF MH condition. Very scarce! ACSC 1000.-AU$ (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €300.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3595 |
postfrisch (never hinged) ** ungebraucht (hinged) * |
SG 193-195 var |
 1937, 150th Anniv. New South Wales, 5 different blocks of four with ASH imprint, comprising 2d left corner and centre block, 3d centre block and 9d with two corner blocks, one example with variety 'roller shift'
(BW 177zb). VF MNH/MLH condition. ACSC ca.600.-AU$ (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €120.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3595A |
postfrisch (never hinged) ** |
SG 193a |
 1937 '150 Years N.S.W.' 2d. scarlet, variety "Man with tail" flaw, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. (SG £750)
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SOLD for €170.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3596 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 195 (2) |
 1937, 2 x 9d purple '150th Anniv. N.S.W.', tied by cds Ship Mail Room/Melbourne, 7.DE.37, on airmail cover to London in England. Scarce multiple franking in VF condition! (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €95.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3597 |
Brief (cover) |
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 1937 First Flight Brisbane-Capetown by Mrs. H.B. Bonney: Cover with Australia-India mixed franking bearing Queensland QV 1d. and Australia KGV. 1d. green tied by Brisbane '8 APR 1937' slogan datestamp in
combination with India KGV. ½a. and 1a. pair tied by Dum Dum '5 MAY 37' c.d.s. as well as (one 1a.) large FF cachet in violet (further strike on reverse), sent back to Brisbane with Bombay transit dater and '31 MAY 37' arrival c.d.s. on the reverse.
Signed by Mrs Bonney. A VERY RARE AUSTRALIA-INDIA MIXED FRANKING.
Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium.
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3598 |
Brief (cover) |
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 1944 'World Jewish Congress' letter sent by Dr. M. Laserson, Official Representative for Australia & New Zealand' from Sydney to Medelin, COLOMBIA in a registered and censored cover franked by 5 definitives (for
7½d. in total) tied by Sydney '23 JE 44' c.d.s., with British and Colombian censor strips and about 20 handstamps and transit/arrival datestamps as not deliverable, in respective condition. (Image) (image1)
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SOLD for €240.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
| 3599 |
Brief (cover) |
SG 205, 212 (2) + 5s |
 1948, 2d KGV and 2 x 2s kangaroo, together with 5s brown 'National Savings' revenue stamp, tied by cds EAST MELBOURNE, 4.(..).48, on large piece of a linen package addressed to Stuttgart in Germany. On the
frontside parcel post label 'Melbourne/150' and green handstamps applied by german customs, lower kangaroo stamp slightly defective, otherwise fine condition.
A remarkable and obviously (considering the lack of any signs of fraud) tolerated usage
of a revenue stamp for postage! (Image)
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SOLD for €400.00
Closing..Feb-23, 01:00 AM |
