First Day Covers continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 441 |
 |
 1960-66 Zoologicals 1/2d Tasmanian Tiger ACSC 364y plus QEII 2d brown (also FDI) tied by 'TOOWOMBA TOWN HALL/21MR62/QLD-AUST' cds on envelope with a high-quality pencil hand-drawn 'Tasmanan "Tiger"/(also known as
the "Marupial Wolf")', to Canada with insert "with compliments from Harold Orme", plus 6d Banded Anteater & 8d Tiger Cat on two separate covers with hand-drawn details and return address "H Orme/78 Ramsay St/Toowoomba" on back, a couple of very minor
blemishes. It is likely that Harold Orme was the artist, but we have not found any information to verify this. [See also Lots 447 & 449-451 below]
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$85.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 442 |
|
 1961 Cattle Industry 5/- purple-brown ACSC 373y tied by 'CLARENCE ST SYDNEY/FIRST DAY/OF/ ISSUE/26JLY61/NSW-AUST' cds to Post Office 'Hermes' unaddressed cover.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 443 |
|
 1961 Cattle Industry 5/- purple-brown ACSC 373y block of 4 with centrally-applied 'PHILATELIC BUREAU MELBOURNE/FIRST DAY/OF/ISSUE/26JLY61/VIC-AUST' cds on Wesley unaddressed cover.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 444 |
|
 1960 Northern Territory Exploration 5d magenta ACSC 378y tied by 'CLARENCE ST SYDNEY/FIRST DAY/OF/ISSUE/21SEP60/NSW-AUST' cds to NT National Trust Alice Springs cover with multicolour Central Mt Stuart artist
view, very fine.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 445 |
|
 1960 Northern Territory Exploration 5d magenta ACSC 378y tied by 'CLARENCE ST SYDNEY/FIRST DAY/OF/ISSUE/21SEP60/NSW-AUST' cds to two different NT National Trust Alice Springs unaddressed covers with black & white
artist views of Central Mt Stuart & of Original Alice Springs Site, very fine. The Central Mt Stuart view is identical to that in the previous lot, but without colouration. (2)
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 446 |
|
 1960 Melbourne Cup Centenary 5d Archer ACSC 379y tied by 'TOOWOMBA TOWN HALL/12OC60/QLD-AUST' cds on envelope with a high-quality pen & ink hand-drawn illustration of a race horse's head inscribed 'Australia's
Turf Classic', to Canada with return address "H Orme/78 Ramsay St/Toowoomba" on back, plus Dame Nellie Melba 5d on envelope with hand-drawn details. It is likely that Harold Orme was the artist, but we have not found any information to verify this.
[See also Lot 442 above and Lots 449-451 below]
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 447 |
|
 1960 Christmas 5d carmine-lake ACSC 381y tied by 'CLARENCE ST SYDNEY/FIRST DAY/OF/ ISSUE/9NOV60/NSW-AUST' cds to the faces of ten different picture postcards with Christmas themes, unused & unaddressed. Scarce
privately-created Maximum Cards.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 448 |
|
 1961 Christmas 5d Bible ACSC 385y tied by 'TOOWOMBA TOWN HALL/12OC60/QLD-AUST' cds on envelope with a high-quality ink & watercolour hand-drawn illustration of a candle illuminating an open bible inscribed '350th
Anniversary Year of the first publication of a new English translation of the bible', to Canada, plus 1960 Christmas 5d on envelope with hand-drawn 'Best Wishes ...' message and return address "H Orme/78 Ramsay St/Toowoomba" on back, a couple of tiny
blemishes. It is likely that Harold Orme was the artist. [See also Lots 442 & 447 above and the following two Lots]
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 449 |
|
 1962 Stuart's Overland Crossing Centenary 5d carmine-lake ACSC 386y tied by 'TOOWOMBA TOWN HALL/12OC60/QLD-AUST' cds on envelope with an exceptional high-quality pen & ink hand-drawn illustration of Sturt and
camel in the outback inscribed 'Crossed Australia from Adelaide to Darwin in 1862', to Canada with return address "H Orme/78 Ramsay St/Toowoomba" on back, a couple of tiny blemishes. It is likely that Harold Orme was the artist, but we have not found
any information to verify this.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$220.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 450 |
|
 1962 Australian Inland Mission 5d Nurse at John Flynn's Grave ACSC 387y tied by 'TOOWOMBA TOWN HALL/-5SE62/QLD-AUST' cds to envelope with a high-quality pen & ink hand-drawn illustration of 'The John Flynn
Memorial Church, Alice Springs', to Canada with return address "H Orme/78 Ramsay St/Toowoomba" on back, a couple of very minor blemishes. Again, it is likely that Harold Orme was the artist.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 451 |
|
 1966-67 Decimals small all-different group including 1966 Christmas 4c on 'Ale House' woodblock-type illustrated envelope by an unknown producer and Mappin & Curran cover to Canada, 1966 Life Saving 4c on Mappin &
Curran cover, 1966 Hartog 4c on Alex Napier cover, 1967 Bible 4c on Erskine Stamp Service envelope, 1967 Gynaecology 4c on illustrated postcard (fold & aging), a few Wesley & Seven Seas covers and 2008 Organ Donation 50c on Geoff Sherrington
hand-painted envelope numbered "9/10" and autographed, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 452 |
E/ |
 1979 Fishing original artwork by Brian Clinton for the set of five Fleetwood FDCs plus large framed print showing two of the designs used, also two other covers, all artist-signed.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
|
Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 453 |
|
 1963-65 Navigators on separate addressed covers to Brisbane, mostly Wesley, top denominations registered.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 454 |
|
 POSTAGE DUES: 1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates CofA Wmk 8d red & green ACSC D137y tied by 'CHILDERS/24AP57/QLD-AUST' cds to PMGs Dept 'Hermes' yellow & blue envelope with manuscript tax marking, light central fold not
affecting stamp, plus pen-called alongside Adelaide '24AP57' cds on Wide World 'Map' generic envelope with hand-written "Due" stuck over the printed word 'STAMP', Cat $300 each.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 455 |
|
 ALFIL BARCELONA (Spain): 1953-55 Stamp Centenaries on tri-lingual illustrated envelopes produced by ALFIL Barcelona comprising 1953 Tasmania 3½d red tied by 'G.P.O. SYDNEY 130/11NO53/NSW-AUST' cds to 'Stamp over
Tasman Arch', 1954 Western Australia 3½d black tied by '.../PERTH/2AU1954/PHILATELIC EXHIBITION' cds in red to 'Stamp over Map' and 1955 South Australia 3½d green tied by '.../ANPEX P.O./17OCT1955/ADELAIDE/STH.AUST/PHILATELIC EXHIBITION' cds in red
to 'Stamp over Map'.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
|
Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 456 |
|
 ARNOLD WHEELER & CO: 1952-71 all-different group on AWCO generic envelopes with text in red or violet comprising 1950 Aborigine 8½d, 1952 KGVI 6½d brown & 6½d green and 1965 ITU 5d, also non-FDI usage 1950 Stamp
Centenary and 1959 QEII 4d lake tied by commemorative cds, plus with text in blue 1966 QEII 1c brown & 3c coil and QEII 4c coil, and with text in green 1971 AAT 1c pair & 5c tied by 'CASEY/A.N.A.R.E./30JA71' cds, a couple with a few blemishes. The
ACS states at p190 that "they are all difficult to source".
Grade A/B (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 457 |
|
 BERGEN, ARTHUR: 1950-55 group of illustrated envelopes produced by Arthur Bergen comprising QE 1½d green (unaddreassed; signed on reverse), KGVI Definitives 2½d red (unaddreassed; signed on reverse) and 2½d brown,
3d green, 3½d brown, 6½d brown & 7½d blue (all unaddressed except the 6½d), 1953 QEII Definitives 3d green (with illustrated insert), 1954 YMCA 3½d tied 'QUORN-ALICE SPRINGS TPO/SOUTH AUST' cds (signed on reverse) and 1955 Nursing 3½d block of 4 to
Belgium, also Arthur Bergen overprints on Wide World 1949 Hermes 1/6d generic & 1949 Forrest 2½d tied by 'FORREST/29NO49/WA' cds (unaddressed), plus 1950 Mt Gambier 150th Anniversary illustrated souvenir cover, a couple with minor blemishes but
generally very fine. [See also Lot 379]
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
(Image7)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$220.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 458 |
|
 BISHOP, J: 1947-50 group of generic 'SOUVENIR COVER' envelopes produced by J Bishop with '1st Day Cover' or 'First Day of Issue' h/s comprising 1947 Princess 1d on Red Kangaroo & Map cover, 1948 Farrer 2½d pair &
von Mueller 2½d and 1949 Forrest 2½d on Koala covers, and 1950 KGVI 2½d red on Kangaroo cover, a couple with minor blemishes.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 459 |
|
 BODIN, REX: 1946-52 all-different group mostly illustrated including 1946 Mitchell set x2 text in black & in red, 1948 Farrer 2½d postcard, 1948-60 KGVI Definitives QE 1½d on 'Kangaroo' generic, QE 2d on
'Lyrebird' generic & 8½d Aborigine on 'Kookaburra' generic all with issue-specific text added, 1950 Crocodile 2/- 'Aboriginal Art' airmail to Canada, 1951 Gold 3d, etc, plus Southern Cross Printers 1953-55 selection x10, condition a little variable
but most are fine to very fine.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
(Image7)
(Image8)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 460 |
|
 CHALLIS, I: 1946-59 all-different group produced by I. Challis Ltd (Tom Thurgood) from 1946 Mitchell set registered (their first FDC) including 1947 Princess FDC, 'Souvenir Cover' (Dec 1947) registered to Canada &
'Anniversary Cover' tied Perth '20NO48' cds, 1948 Scout Jamboree with 'Baden Powell' illustration, etc, reasonably complete run to mid-1950s with values to 2/6d Aborigine plus a few later, many with blocks of 4 affixed including se-tenants, a couple
unaddressed, most sent locally or to the UK & USA, generally fine to very fine.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
(Image7)
(Image8)
(Image9)
(Image10)
(Image11)
(Image12)
(Image13)
(Image14)
(Image15)
(Image16)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
