Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2271 |
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 1940-45 Tasmania civil censorship selection comprising Hobart Six Dots black label (Little L6-5a) on 1940 British 'OAS' unfranked
cover & similar (Little L6-5b; wider dots) on airmail to UK and '6' red label (Little L6-6a) airmail to UK & similar (Little L6-6b; longer text) surface mail to USA, then Launceston Eight Dots black labels (Little L6/1-3a) on airmail to UK and
surface mail covers from Devonport & Wynyard, '6/1' black labels (Little L6/1-4a) on four covers including airmail to RAAF serviceman in Canada with 9d Platypus solo and '6/1' red labels (Little L6/1-5a) on surface to UK and on registeted cover
from Wynyard to Canada, all but one of the numbered labels tied by 'PASSED ...' h/s, also 1941 airmail from Launceston to London censored with Melbourne label & h/s, a few with minor blemishes.
(14)Grade A/B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2272 |
PSE |
 1941 (Feb 13) 1½d Postal Card Sydney to England uprated with ½d 5d 1/- & 1/4d for the trans-Pacific 'Clipper' Route via New Zealand &
America, redirected on arrival to Lincolnshire, unusually for a postcard with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/S 360' cachet on the reverse minor corner bend otherwise superb. A beautiful 5-colour franking. The postcard rate was 2/11d, being half the letter rate of
5/10d. Covers at that rate are common but postcards are rare.
The lengthy social message in tiny script states: "...It said over the ABC that [one of the airmen] piloted those two planes stuck together [! Then, re Tobruk]...wasn't it typical when the Aussies hauled down the Italian flag &...hoisted a digger's
felt hat...Australia is preparing well to meet any situation..."
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2273 |
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 1941 (Nov 17) Vice-Regal envelope (small crown in blue on back flap) to London with KGVI 2d and superb strike of the boxed 'PRIVILEGED
MAIL/GOVERNOR OF QUEENSLAND/per ["signature"]' cachet in black at L/L (Little H1-5a; one example of 22.1.1942 recorded in black), light horizontal fold clear of the marking and a couple of minor blemishes. The marking indicated 'exempt from
censorship'; nevertheless a standard 'PASSED/BY/CENSOR' h/s has been applied, although the envelope was not opened. John Little's cover - long-format with creases - sold at our auction of 10.10.2020 for $330.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2274 |
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 1941-44 Townsville civil censorship comprising Brisbane-type 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label (single line of text; no district number; Little
L1/2-1; four examples recorded) on 1941 airmail to UK, then on Military Mail with Thick Text '1/2' labels (Little L1/2-3) with KGVI 3d brown solo and 'HMA/SHIPS' h/s, on ACF/YMCA cover from Mount Isa with 'emergency' blue/green airmail label, and
with QE 1d solo tied 'BASE P.O ...' cds and the label tied by boxed 'AUSTRALIAN/MILITARY FORCES' censor h/s, also Thin 62mm Text '1/2' label (Little L1/2-4) on airmail Tatts cover with both civilian & military 'PASSED ...' h/s and Thin 58mm Text
'1/2' label (Little L1/2-5; stated only one recorded) on ACF/YMCA cover with 4d Koala tied 'AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/437' cds, plus cover with 4d Koala tied by dumb circular cancel (annotated to be from HMAS 'Magnetic') with '1/2 / PASSED/BY/CENSOR/ 9'
h/s only (no label), a couple with minor faults.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2275 |
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 1942 (Jan 2) illustrated advertising cover for City Mutual Life Assurance with Queen Mother strip of 3 the first unit an unauthorised
bisect, to St Kilda where redirected to "Hurstbridge".
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2276 |
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 1945 (April 23) unfranked cover to Queensland from USA & taxed with New York 'CENTIMES/50' h/s in violet, Brisbane '1'-in-circle
censor check marking, on arrival the local 'T' h/s endorsed "7½d" converting the US charge and Postage Dues 1d & 3d pair plus Postage Stamp Kangaroo ½d orange affixed tied 'MARYBOROUGH' d/s on face, a couple of very minor blemishes. A most unusual
use of a postage stamp to pay postage due.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2277 |
PSE |
 1947 (Sept 20) Forces in Japan unusual usage of British KGVI 5½d Registration Envelope to Melbourne with 'RAAF.P.O. No 30/RAAF-JAPAN'
cds used at Iwakuni Airfield and Australian-type 'AF PO/IWAKUNI' blue R label (adhesion faults) alongside, Melbourne '28SE47' arrival d/s, opened on three sides.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2278 |
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 1947 (Nov 3) KLM airline envelope airmail to Australia with Netherlands Indies 15c blue x4 tied 'SOERABAJA' cds with boxed 'CTR
DEVIEZEN/SOERABAJA 1' currency control h/s in violet alongside, underpaid and taxed locally with "T 40c" in red pencil, on arrival Sydney boxed 'T ...["6"]/R' tax h/s in violet and Postage Due 6d single (SG D117; Cat £48 for used) on face tied by
'GPO SYDNEY/DR' [Delivery Room] cds, minor bends & aging marks. A very attractive usage of a scarce Due.
Grade B (Image1)
Get Market Data for [Australia D117;] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2279 |
PSE |
 1948 (Jan 14) Forces in Japan Salvation Army / ACF / YMCA brown/buff 'Letterette' formular airletter, to Maryborough (Qld) from
serviceman with message headed "8 Base PO, Kure" and KGVI 'BCOF" Overprint 3d solo tied by 'AUST ARMY P.O./512' cds, a couple of light folds.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2280 |
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 1948 (May 7) registered airmail "Kpeve/British Togoland" with 1d 5d & 1/3d tied by 'CAULFIELD/VIC' cds, 'REGISTERED/LAGOS, NIGERIA'
transit and 'KPEVE/-8JUN/1948/GOLD COAST' arrival backstamp, minor blemishes. [In 1920 German Togo was divided between the British & French. In 1946, the mandates were transfered to the United Nations and in 1957 the inhabitants of British Togoland
voted to join the Gold Coast (soon to receive independance as Ghana). Practically, the postal services in British Togoland were administed by the Gold Coast after the use of Occupation Overprints ceased in 1920]
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2281 |
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 1948 Anthony & Hordern & Sons (Sydney) red/white parcel address label registered to Hobart with 1d 2½d 3d x5 & 1/- Lyrebird x2 all
with 'AH/&S' perfins & superb 'AIR MAIL' h/s in violet, minor faults. A remarkable item, being an internal registered air parcel, greatly enhanced by the 4-colour franking with commercial perfins. [If you work out the rate, please let us know!]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2282 |
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 1948-49 Forces in Japan correspondence to Maryborough (Qld) with mostly KGVI 3d brown unoverprinted & 'BCOF' Overprints solo frankings
tied by 'No.8 AUST BASE PO/C' cds on British Forces envelopes but also including ½d Kangaroo 'BCOF' Overprint imprint block of 6 and a variety of other make-up rates plus registered covers x20 including 6d solo frankings x6 and one with the complete
set (not FDI) all from APO 215 at Kure (two different registration h/s) bar one from AOPO 214 at Tokyo, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2283 |
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 1954 (Jan 5) British Guinness Beer multi-coloured illustrated advertising circular, to WA with KGVI 1½d green solo franking and
Customs Duty 'AUSTRALIA/LONDON' ½d red & brown affixed alongside both tied by Liverpool machine cancel, a couple of minor blemishes. The Customs Duty label - available for purchase at Australian High Commissions in the UK - paid the import duty on
advertising material, which otherwise would have been changed to the recipient by way of Postage Due.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2284 |
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 1956 (Dec 8) cover to NSW with invalid franking of Tasmania Stamp Duty 2d brown pair, and taxed with Hobart large 'T / 8D' h/s in
violet for double the domestic letter rate, on arrival Postage Dues 2d & 3d x2 affixed and tied by 'WOODSTOCK/NSW-AUST' cds, minor blemishes & a small closed edge tear. Unusually the 'stamps' were cancelled with a Hobart cds as well as being boxed to
show that they were invalid for postage; the 8d Postage Due was not issued until 24.4.1957.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2285 |
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 1957-65 group with postage stamps used as Postage Dues including 1957 QEII 2½d blue pair endorsed "T" in red pencil tied Kilkenny (SA)
cds on slightly-truncated long cover, 1957 long cover with 'EXCEEDS ["1"] OZS' h/s and QEII 1d violet tied 'KEW/VIC-AUST' cds, and 1958 airmail from Perth with 4d Christmas pair taxed 'T4D' h/s and another 4d Christmas affixed tied Starthfield (NSW)
cds all while Postage Dues were still current, also 1963 with NSW Stamp Duty 1d yellow strip of 5 tied Petersham machine cancel on Norton's Furniture cover front treated as wholly unpaid with Sydney 'T10d/CITY' h/s and QEII 10d solo tied GPO 'BR'
cds, other unfranked covers with 6d Anteater, QEII 5d green pair, Export 5d pair (one faulty), etc, condition variable with some fronts only but most are fine to very fine.
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Get Market Data for [Australia Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2286 |
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 1963 (Jan 7) unaddressed parcel tag with rare franking of 5/- Cattle x2 & £2 Arms corner pair tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/ 4 /MELBOURNE'
cds but with an airmail label, minor wrinkles. [At this time there were no airmail parcel rates, so the package was paid at the current letter rate. In the absence of an address, the best we can say is that it was probably sent to Britain]
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2287 |
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 1963 (Oct 15) long cover airmail to Newcastle (NSW) with Great Britain QEII Wildings 3d violet & 1/- bistre tied London machine cancel
underpaying the 1/6d per ½oz rate and taxed with hexagonal 'T/6D/FS' h/s, on arrival Zoologicals 6d Anteater (ACSC 357; Cat $150 for solo usage) affixed tied by '21OCT1963' h/s in violet, light central fold not affecting stamps & minor edge faults.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2288 |
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 1965 (June 2) airmail to France with ANZAC 2/3d solo tied by Enfield (NSW) machine cancel, under-catalogued at $100 for solo usage.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2289 |
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 1966-70s Decimal Stamps used as Postage Dues including 1966 unfranked cover with 8c Fish solo tied Melbourne cds, 1967 QEII 2c solo
tied 'SALE/VIC' cds on cover with 4c Gynaecology (the rate increased to 5c one week after issue), 1967 unfranked postcard with 4c Lions pair tied 'COBURG N.13 No.1' cds, 1969 local Hobart long cover with 20c Fowers solo affixed tied cds, 1971
registered from Northampton (WA) with QEII 2c & Navigators 40c Tasman affixed on back tied cds with largely very fine 'RINGWOOD/-1 NOV 1971/VICTORIA' boxed d/s in violet, 1971 cover taxed 'T["2c"]' but with QEII 6c, Australia Asia 20c pair & $1
Flinders tied Melbourne cds to pay for multiple items, etc, also 1975 Albury (NSW) & 1978 Perth 4c cash register dockets affixed on 18c Flower covers, condition a little variable but many are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2290 |
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 1967 (Oct 27) Dunlopillo business reply postcard returned with Broken Hill (NSW) machine cancel, Navigators 50c Dampier irregular
strip of 3 afffixed tied Bankstown (NSW) cds paying postage due on 25 similar articles at 6c each (5c postcard rate plus 1c reply mail fee), a couple of minor blemishes.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
