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First Day Covers continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1217

1929 Airmail 3d green tied to face of Circular Quay, Sydney picture postcard by sea to England by very fine ' 39 SYDNEY 39 /20MY[2]9/NSW' cds ACSC 134y, the message states "This Air Mail is day of issue. 3d stamp only", Cat $275. A most unusual First Day Cover.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1218

1938 Coronation Robes 5/- dull lake & 10/- dull purple tied by 'REGISTERED/-1AP38/MELBOURNE' cds to Postmaster-General's Department 'Hermes' long-format illustrated envelope sent airmail to England with 'STAMPS SECTION' blue R label on face, a couple of very minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1219

1948-56 Coat of Arms £2 green tied to plain cover by 'REGISTERED BRISBANE/16JA50/QLD-AUST' cds & another strike at lower-left, 'GPO BRISBANE C' R label ACSC 271y, Cat $1500. Superb.

Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$850

SOLD for AU$700.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1220

1946 Peace set ACSC 236-238y tied by 'GREENOCK/18FE46/SA' cds to Arthur Bergen envelope with British & Australian Flags in blue and 'PEACE AND VICTORY' in red signed by him on reverse. The ACS states at p182 that "By early 1947 Arthur Bergen had resumed producing philatelic cachets [having done so in New Zealand prior to WWII] ... on a small printing machine which ... would only print to the size of business cards ...". Frank Pauer has confirmed that this was the first Australian FDC produced by Arthur Bergen.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1221

1948 William Farrer 2½d scarlet ACSC 272y block of 4 with 'GOULBURN/12JY48/NSW-AUST' cds applied centrally on Rex Bodin illustrated postcard (144x91mm) registered to Ceylon, plus a single tied by 'TOORAK/12JY48/VIC' on Rex Bodin illustrated postcard (161x90mm) to USA, also an unused postcard cut-down to 143x86mm presumably used as a cover 'filler'. The ACS states at p112 that "the fully serviced cards, stamped and cancelled, are very scarce". (3)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$90.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1222

1953 Young Farmers' Clubs 3½d brown & green ACSC 303y all-different group comprising Queensland Stamp Mart with "AF Loder" h/s address, Centenary of Echuca envelope tied by 'ECHUCA CENTENARY/ CELEBRATIONS' slogan cancel, Casino Club envelope with 'CASINO/NSW' cds, JH Smyth Ltd 'Ribbon' generic, Set Maker Series generic (ACS "particularly scarce"), Baker & Molony (Royal) x4 in red, green, orange & blue, Wide World x4 colour combinations, Guthrie with block of 4 unaddressed, Gower (Wesley) unaddressed, plus three by unknown producers, condition generally fine to very fine. (18)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1223

1953 Tasmania Stamp Centenary 3½d rose-red ACSC 307y all-different group comprising Mildred Hodson 'Post Coach & Kangaroo' with boxed 'FIRST DAY/COVER' h/s, ALFIL Barcelona 'Tasmans Arch & Stamp' to Spain, 'Penny Courier' envelope by an unknown producer, Haslem x3 in blue, in green & in red plus 'POST CARD' in blue to Canada, Southern Cross Printers, Guthrie, Royal, Wide World generic plus issue-specific x4 colour combinations and Gower (Wesley) airmail to Canada, condition generally fine to very fine. (16)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1224

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$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1225

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'. (3)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1226

MAPPIN & CURRAN: 1954-55 all-different illustrated envelopes comprising 1954 Melbourne Olympics Publicity 2/- blue (their first cover), 1955 Melbourne Olympics 2/- green x2 colour combinatiosn, Rotary 3½d unaddressed, QEII 1/0/½d, USA Memorial 3½d, Cobb & Co set with yellow & with green background words, YMCA 3½d x3 colour combinations, Nursing 3½d wording in red & in blue, and Government 3½d x3 colour combinations, plus 1966 4c Life Saving unaddressed, 4c Hartog & 4c Christmas and 1967 4c Gynaecology & QEII '5c' on 4c red booklet pane unaddressed, a couple with minor blemishes. (22)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$140.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1227

PLUNKETT, LH: 1949-52 covers inscribed 'FIRST DAY COVER/[Flag]/AUSTRALIA' for 1949 Forrest & 1950 QE 1½d green (both with Carrum cds), for 1950 Victoria, 1951 KGVI 2½d and KGVI 3½d (all with Melbourne cds) and for 1952 Scout Jamboree (with Mordialloc cds; minor blemishes), the last two additionally inscribed 'LH PLUNKETT/3 Kalimna Street, Carrum, Vic' at L/L, the majority are fine to very fine. The ACS states (p196) that "[These covers] are found for most stamp issues of the early 1950s, although each individual use is scarce. About half the covers seen have the publisher's name and text ...". (6)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$95.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1228

POSTMASTER GENERAL'S DEPT: 1964 to 1972 'Emblem' covers with solid and open backgrounds in various colours, duplicated stock some unaddressed, a few condition issues. Weighs 9kg. (100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$725.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1229

ROYAL: 1946 to 1972 extensive accumulation in their various colours crammed into 14 shoeboxes, thin in the very early years but then large duplicated stock both addressed and unaddressed, noted 1970 Cook and 1971 Christmas, some condition issues. Weighs 30kg. (1000s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Estimate AU$1,500

SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1230

SIGMA: 1950s to 1972 duplicated quantity including two early 1951 issues, a number enclosing brochures spruiking new medications to the medical profession, some condition issues. Weighs 20kg. (1000s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1231

TAYLOR, HG: 1946-52 'AUSTRALIA/[Koala Kangaroo & Emu]/FIRST DAY COVER' generics comprising 1946 Mitchell set (registered at Bourke Street East; to USA), 1946 Peace set to USA, 1947 Newcastle set (unaddressed), 1947 Princess 1d block of 4 (unaddressed), 1949 Lawson 2½d (minor aging marks), 1949 UPU (machine cancel) and 1952 Scout Jamboree pair (unaddressed), all tied by Melbourne or Carlton South (Vic) cds, the majority are very fine. The ACS states (p198) that "All H Taylor FDCs are scarce". [The illustration is above Lot 1227] (7)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$85.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

Commemorative Covers & Postmarks

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1232

PSE

Huge accumulation with a wide range of different types including Australia Post 'Souvenir Cover' issues, private cachets, some PSEs, etc, great variety of postmarks, duplication as to be expected, condition generally fine to very fine. Ideal show or eBay trader material with much already set up in binders. Weighs 99kg. (10000s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1233

Box of standard flight covers, First Day Covers with some better private producers including groups for Peace & Mitchell issues, Queensland Geographic Society group, then registered covers for 'PRINCES PIER, PORT MELB SC7', 'CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR CONVENTION' (plus last day usage on a PPC sent under cover to Fiji), 1939 'WESLEY CHURCH' for the annual Methodist Congress & 1948 'ECAFE' with mss "Lapstone/ Hotel" on provisional R label, condition variable but most of those mentioned are very fine. (100 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1234

1935 Anzac Commemoration plain cover endorsed for 20th anniversary of Gallipoli Landings with ANZAC 2d x3, registered at Devonport (Tas) with red/white 'DEVONPORT WEST' R label and autographs of 35 Gallipoli veterans (22 on the front & 13 on the back).

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

Aerophilately & Flight Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1235

1931 QANTAS 'See/BY AIR MAIL/Western Queensland' white/grey labels in a complete rouletted booklet pane of 8 with selvedge at top Frommer 38b, lightly mounted in the selvedge, the labels all unmounted, plus the black/pink front & back booklet covers, Frommer Cat $250+ for the pane only ($900 for a complete booklet with 3 panes).

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$120.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1236

1940 QANTAS 'BY AIR MAIL/PAR AVION' white/blue labels complete booklet Frommer 56c containing three complete rouletted panes of 8 with selvedge at top, a couple of relatively minor aging marks mostly around the staple on the cover, the panes very fine unmounted, Cat $500.

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM