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Sept. 1916 usage of delightful OHMS window-front envelope for the NSW Irrigation Commission from Sydney, with printed 2d Grey Kangaroo {BW: ES5] and lovely printed vignette view at left "A Settler's Home - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas".

Feb. & Oct. 1915 usage usages of 1d Red KGV imprint (BW: ES14), one on a delightful OHMS window-front envelope for the NSW Irrigation Commission from Sydney, with printed vignette view at left "A Settler's Home - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas"; the other on a normal long cover for the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission. (2).

PRINTED TO PRIVATE ORDER: 1914-16 1d red KGV Sideface - a collection envelopes produced for various users, including 2 Die 2's; all with 1914-16 usage. Includes two attractive examples of the "Rosella" envelopes. BW:ES14 (16) and ES15 (2). Mixed condition. Cat.$1600.

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KING GEORGE V SIDEFACE 2d Red + 3d Blue (ES18) on piece with part back flap, with a HOBART December 1937 cds.

STAMPED TO PRIVATE ORDER ENVELOPES: A study of the Octagonal 1d violet KGV with "POSTAGE" in die (BW:ES41): (10), with users including Perdriau Rubber (Melbourne), Adelaide Co-operative Society, Doery & Tilley Boots & Shoes, Brooks, Robinson & Co., and International Harvester. All with 1923-24 usages. Cat.$1000.

STAMPED TO PRIVATE ORDER ENVELOPES: A study of the Octagonal 1d green KGV with "POSTAGE" in die (BW:ES43): (15), with users including James McEwan & Co., A.W.Sandford & Co., Roberts & Co., Melbourne Music Club, Melbourne Hospital Birthday League, Adelaide Co-Operative, Vacuum Oil, Smith, Wylie & Co., etc. All used between 1926-28.

STAMPED TO PRIVATE ORDER ENVELOPES: A study of the 1918-23 Octagonal 1½d black-brown and red-brown KGV "NO POSTAGE" and the red-brown "POSTAGE" issues (BW:ES47,48,49,51,52 & 54): (Total: 32), with users including Adelaide Co-Operative Society, The Texas Company, The Adelaide Electric Supply Company, Brooks, Robinson & Co., J. Kitchen & Sons, Farmer & Co., British Australian Wool, Vacuum Oil, British Imperial Oil, Barnes Glass, etc. No attempt has been made to identify the different dies. Cat.$2400++.

STAMPED TO PRIVATE ORDER ENVELOPE: 1920 1½d red-brown KGV Octagonal + ½d green KGV Sideface (BW:ES53) for Vacuum Oil, Melbourne (one of only 3 known users), FU Nov.1920. Cat.$750.

STAMPED TO PRIVATE ORDER ENVELOPES: A study of the 1923-24 Octagonal 1½d green KGV with "POSTAGE" in die (BW:ES55): (9, of which 2 are unused), with users including Henry Berry & Co., British Australian Woll Realisation Association, British Imperial Oil, Farmer & Co., Vacuum Oil, etc.; with usages between 1923-24. Cat.$880.

STAMPED TO PRIVATE ORDER ENVELOPES: A study of the 1924-28 Octagonal 1½d red KGV with "POSTAGE" in die (BW:ES56): (29, of which 7 are unused), with users including British Australian Wool, Broken Hill South, Cuming, Smith & Co., Farmer & Co., Dalgety & Co., David Jones Ltd., A.G.Healing & Co., R.M.G.C.A., Roberts & Co., Melbourne Co-operative Brewery, British Imperial Oil, Shire of Heidelberg, Vacuum Oil, etc. Usages between 1924-28. Cat.$1240.

STAMPED TO PRIVATE ORDER ENVELOPES: A study of the 1920-22 Octagonal 2d orange KGV with "NO POSTAGE" in die (BW:ES59 x 14) plus a single example of the 2d with "POSTAGE" (BW:ES60) with users including The Australian Drug Coy., Jas. F. McKenzie & Co., The Bunyip Soap Co., Back to St. Arnaud, Moran & Cato, Crompton & Son, S.Cooke, British Imperial Oil, Vacuum Oil,  etc. All usages between 1920-22. Cat.$775.

STAMPED TO PRIVATE ORDER ENVELOPES: A study of several KGV types: 1922-23 2d red Octagonal KGV (BW:ES61 x 7), 1928-37 1d green oval KGV (BW:ES64 x 40 used, 3 unused),1928-30 1½d red oval KGV (BW:ES69 x 9 used, 1 unused), 1930 TWO PENCE on 1½d red oval KGV (BW: ES70 x 1 used), and 1930-37 2d red oval KGV (BW: ES72/3 x 8 used, 2 unused). Cat.$1270. A great opportunity for further research.

STAMPED TO ORDER KGVI ENVELOPES: 1937 oval die 1d green (28), 1941 1½d green (15, of which one has a "die crack" variety) and 1950 2d green (8); many users represented. Cat.$900+.

STAMPED TO ORDER KGVI ENVELOPES: 1937 oval die 2d red (7), 1941 oval die 2½d red (37, of which two are unused), 1950 oval die 3d red (1 unused, Cat.$400), 1951 3d green circle die (58), and 1951 3½d red circle die (7); many users represented. Housed in an album.Cat.$1800+.

1947 (BW:ES87) 2½d + 2½d King George VI oval die compound embossed images on a long OHMS envelope for the Education Department, Melbourne; FU from Port Fairy in October 1952. Previously unrecorded; only four other examples appears to be known, all produced for Roy Robbins, Turf Commission Agent. Cat.$6000.

1913 4d Kangaroo, Long Envelope (BW:RE2) uprated with 2d Orange KGV + 6d Grey-Blue Kangaroo for June 1921 despatch from Elizabeth St., Melbourne to GRAZ, Austria with London transit b/s. A fine usage of a scarce Envelope. Cat.$400+.

1936 use of 5d Registration Envelopes BW: RE28B from Sydney to same addressee in Newcastle (4), all but one uprated with KGV 1d green, each with 'LETTER' scored through & "PACKET" added in manuscript, all with 'COMPENSATION' handstamps in violet (2) or red (2).  (4 items)

PRINTED TO PRIVATE ORDER: 1913 2d Grey Kangaroo, FU from Hobart to Pretoria, South Africa in June 1913 for "The Tasmanian Mail"; one of only 3 examples known of BW: WS3. (Cat.$2000).

PTPO Wrappers: 1938-41 1d Green Queen Elizabeth Letterpress part or large-part wrappers (8, range of shades, one uprated), all with typed addresses to Melbourne stockbroker Vinton Smith, likely user therefore Stock Exchange of Sydney; 1938 SYDNEY machine cancels, BW: WS21 - Cat $1200.

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PRINTED-TO-ORDER: 1942 (BW:WS25) 1½d green KGVI Sideface, a Used example (uprated 1½d) and an Unused example, (2) both for the Education Department, Melbourne. Rare. Cat.$600.