Postal History - Commercial Airmails continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 681 |
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 1959-65 Zoologicals frankings on commercial covers mostly by air with better items including solos of 9d on 1961 Avis de Reception card, 1/- on inter-RAAF cover to Penang, & 1/2d Helecon on 1965 cover to Italy,
others include 6d + 1/6d Christmas Bells to USA, 9d + Navigators 4/- x2 to Germany & 1/- x4 to Canada, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. Another stillborn exhibit. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 682 |
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 1960 (Nov 24) Young & Co, Sydney envelope airmail cover to "Djibouti French Somaliland" with Hermes 1/6d solo tied by Sydney slogan cancel. A very scarce commercial usage to this destination.
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 683 |
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 1962 (Nov 26) commercial registered airmail cover to "Katsina/Northern Nigeria" with 2/3d Games + 2/- Flower tied by 'WINDSOR/NSW' cds, Nigerian oval b/s of Lagos (2DE62), Kano (3DE) & 'KATSINA' (5DE). [Katsina is
in the far north of Nigeria, close to the border with Niger]
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 684 |
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 1963-65 2/3d Commemoratives frankings on commercial airmail covers comprising solos of Commonwealth Games, Royal Visit, Cable, Air Mail & ANZAC plus Games x3, also Royal Visit pair (registered to Czechoslovakia) &
Air Mail pair, mostly with machine cancels. Scarce group.
Grade A/B (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 685 |
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 1964 (July 17) usage of 'Greetings/from/Radio Australia/[map]' postcard with printed message in Chinese characters on reverse, airmail to Indonesia with Zoologicals 6d Banded Anteater solo tied by Melbourne slogan
cancel, 'PRUWOREDJO' & 'MALANG' transit cds on face but undeliverable and returned to sender, a couple of minor corner bends. The South-East Asia airmail postcard rate was 6d.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 686 |
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 1964 (Aug 11) commercial airmail cover to Japan with very scarce solo franking of Birds 1/6d Galah tied by Sydney slogan, the remnants of a Japanese redirection label, addressee unknown so returned with Sydney DLO
cds of 14DE64 in red & other markings in magenta, two small repaired peripheral tears.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 687 |
PSE |
 1966 (Feb 7) usage of QEII 2/5d Registration Envelope Helecon Printing airmail to England with QEII 2d x2 & 1/6d Galah added tied by 'BATCHELOR/NT-AUST' cds (very fine b/s) and blue R label alongside, Darwin
transit b/s, a couple of very minor blemishes. The rate was 2/3d per ½oz airmail to Europe plus 2/- registration fee. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 688 |
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 1966 (June 9) long cover airmail to UK with Navigators $1 Flinders & $4 King tied by 'FREMANTLE/ WEST-AUST' cds, light central fold not affecting stamps. The Zone 5 airmail letter rate was 25c per ½oz; it is
possible - but unlikley - that the item correctly paid twenty times the base rate for an item weighing up to 10ozs (280g). This is only the third 'on cover' usage of the $4 King that we have recorded (as opposed to use on parcel tags without
address); the other item offered by us - a registered sample sending with Navigators $1 $2 & $4 pair - sold at our auction of 2.12.2021 for $9145.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 689 |
|
 1966 (Aug 9) commercial airmail cover to New York with rare dual currency franking of Flowers 2/3d single & block of 4 + Anemone Fish 10c tied by Melbourne cds. The rate was 20c per ½oz. 2/3d converted to 22c x5 +
10c = $1.20 or 20c x6.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 690 |
|
 1966 (Oct 22) commercial airmail cover endorsed "Printed Matter" to Oregon with very late but still valid usage of Birds 2/6d + QE 3d tied by light Sydney cds, minor wrinkling. [Pre-decimal stamps remained valid
for two years after decimalisation on 14.2.1966]
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$180.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 691 |
PSE |
 1967 (Oct 10) Forces in Vietnam usage of QEII 5c indigo 'DEFENCE FORCES ENVELOPE' to NSW with 'AUST FPO/ 5 ' cds used at Phan Rang, sender's address "Wg Cdr AT Cadd (034366)/No2 Squadron RAAF, Aust FPO 5/C/- GPO
Sydney", with 'invisible ink' sorting marks of Redfern Mail Exchange on the reverse, undercatalogued at $200. Very scarce postally used.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 692 |
|
 1968 (Aug 13) airmail to England (flap unsealed) with Flowers 13c solo tied by Cooma (NSW) machine cancel, taxed with Sydney boxed 'T ["24/7c"]/2G' h/s in violet, on arrival British 'LIABLE TO/LETTER RATE' & 'TO
PAY ["2/7"]' h/s in green applied on face and Postage Dues 3d and 4d single & block of 6 affixed on back tied 'EASTBOURNE/20AU/68/SUSSEX' cds, minor blemishes. The sender had paid the 13c Europe Greeting Card rate, which was not accepted; the letter
rate was 25c per ½oz so the item was taxed 24c for double deficiency.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 693 |
|
 1968 (Aug 12) Forces in Vietnam home-made wrapper endorsed "[Audio] Letter Tape Only" registered airmail to Australia with 30c Waratah solo franking tied by 'AUST FPO/ 3 ' cds used at Vung Tau and boxed rubber
'R/AUST FPO 3' registration cachet in violet alongside, minor blemishes. The concessional Other Articles rate was 8c per 2oz (specifically including audio cassettes) + 20c registration fee. [A very scarce usage, albeit with 2c convenience
overpayment. On 1.10.1968, the free mail privilege for personal correspondence - including audio cassettes - from & to Vietnam was introduced).
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 694 |
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 1969 (April 28) registered airmail to the Netherlands with Navigators $2 Bass solo franking tied 'RUNDLE STREET/STH AUST' cds and blue R label alongside, Adelaide transit b/s but no arrival marking, unpriced
(unrecorded?) in the ACSC for solo usage. The Zone 5 airmail rate was 30c per ½oz plus 25c registration fee; the item most likely weighed up to 3ozs and was thus 5c short-paid. [The $2 is especially tough to find on envelopes small enough to fit
neatly on an album page]
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$1,100.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 695 |
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 1969 (April 3) long cover to USA with Navigators 75c Captain Cook solo tied by Sydney parcel roller cancel, a couple of minor edge bends not affecting the stamp. The Zone 4 airmail letter rate was 25c per ½oz. A
solo franking small cover express airmail to the UK sold in our auction of 21.5.2021 for $1357.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 696 |
|
 1970 (March 24) apparently commercial / social to USA with Alfred Deakin 5c complete booklet pane with tab, central 'GPO MELBOURNE' cds and another strike alongside, tiny closed tears on back flap otherwise very
fine. The rate was 25c per ½oz Zone 4 airmail letter rate. The illustration is above Lot 693.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 697 |
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 1971 (August 10) usage of 'United States Armed Forces - Vietnam' illustrated envelope showing map of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia & Thailand by registered airmail to the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation at Sydney with
Flowers 30c Waratah solo tied by 'AUST F.P.O./ 1' cds used at Saigon and boxed 'Aust FPO 1 / R.' registration cachet in violet alongside, Sydney '11AU71' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. The rate was 30c for the registration fee only (increased to 50c
on 1.10.71); free mail for personal correspondence from & to Vietnam was introduced from 1.10.1968, but ancillary services such as registration required payment.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 698 |
|
 1971 (Dec 5) Forces in Vietnam large-part parcel wrapper to Brisbane with Aboriginal Art 20c & 25c x11 tied by 'AUST FPO/ 3 ' cds used at Vung Tau with boxed 'Aust PO 3 / R' h/s alongside, Australian Customs form
and 'Certificate of Inspection' label both on the face, some folds & blemishes. The concession airmail parcel rate was 35c per 1kg x7 + 50c registration = $2.45.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 699 |
|
 1973 (April) large commercial registered airmail parcel piece (212x176mm) to GB with rare franking of Navigators $4 King corner block of 4 plus 80c Paddlesteamer & AAT $1 pair tied by Melbourne cds, British
'Customs and Currency/Examination' advice label & 'Postal Customs Depot' label with VAT & charges of £13.29 levied, some staining from carelessly applied adhesive.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 700 |
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 1980 (June 24) large envelope (228x153mm) registered airmail to England with Dogs 25c pair and Paintings $1 & $2 tied by 'DARLINGHURST/NSW-AUST' cds, on arrival large red/white 'CHARGE' label affixed at U/L for
£16.22 Value Added Tax and 55p clearance fee with 'MANCHESTER/CUSTOMS' cds, paid by Postage Dues 2p, 5p, 20p, 50p x3, £1 x5 (including a block of 4) and £5 pair tied by 'STOCKPORT/CHESHIRE' rubber cds, a couple of minor edge bends from bulky
contents.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$125.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
