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Postal History

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1237

Military Mail group from WWI onwards with a few scarce cachets including 'AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS/DEPOT/23OCT1918/ HALEFIELD CAMP', several POW items from Germany & two PPCs from Switzerland to an Australian POW in Germany, 'MILITARY ENVELOPE' 1d with 'AIF, ABROAD' at base used x4, patriotic 'Flags' envelope with KGV 1d red to "Victoria Barracks/Sydney", 1918 stampless cover from a hospital in France to Australia, 1918 usage of Australian Red Cross parcel label to an injured Australian soldier repatriated to Switzerland with GB stamps; WWII group with a few Forces illustrated envelopes, British India Line cover with 'HM TRANSPORT' h/s, a few POW items from Germany one redirected to HMS 'Challenger' with 4d Koala for Forces air fee, Red Cross envelope with Solid Bar at Base to a POW in Malaya with the enclosed letter, air cover from a POW to GB with boxed 'PERMISSION/GRANTED' h/s, good range of Forces datestamps including a few on registered covers plus Jack Leek or similar registered covers from Mil POs at Darley, Glenfield, Rowville, Rutherford & Tamworth No 2 x2; and Vietnam War with 50c booklets with QEII 5c or Bird 5c (CTO) and registered covers from AFPO 1 2 4 (commercial) & 5; and East Timor stampless with oval 'AFPO 5' datestamp; condition variable but many are fine to very fine. (100+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1238

PSE

World War I group of Field Post Cards & covers etc mostly run-of-the-mill but with locations in France & Flanders identified by Tony Finlayson, better items include 1916 Australian Comforts Fund lettersheet, stampless OHMS cover to "General Sir Wm Birdwood/1st Australian Headquarters/France" with '.../PRIME MINISTER' impressed in red wax on the flap, two covers with 'AUSTRALIAN/RED CROSS' on the flap, GB 2d Forces Registration Envelope with black/pink 'Australian Imperial Force' registration label, French PPC to 14th Australian Field Ambulance with 'NOT WITH 8th AUST FA BDE' h/s in rosine, 'OHMS/(Field Service Postcard)/ Appendix 4' card, 1919 (Feb 18) cover to Finland with red/white 'EXAMINED/BY/BASE CENSOR' label tied by British '[crown]/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/No/5089' & 'S'-in-circle h/s - indicating "Special" Censorship - both in a distinctive red ink, etc. (59 items) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1239

Illustrated advertising covers 1930s-60s all-different selection including 1938 Spicers & Detmold Adelaide 'Bates Stapler', 1940 The Canberra Brisbane hotel, 1940s Imperial Foods Adelaide tinned meat, 1944 SA Farmers Co-op 'Farmers Milk', 1949 Cook Son & Co Tailors Adelaide snappily-dressed gent, 1950 Harden & Johnston Sydney 'Dodge' cars badge, 1951 Sydney Williams Sydney windmill airmail to USA, 1951 JE Tipper & Sons Fruit Merchants Brisbane pineapple & bananas, etc, condition generally fine to very fine. (70+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1240

Officially Registered group comprising 1933 with KGV 1d & 2d endorsed "Contains Value, Coins/ Overweight" with Postage Dues 2d & 3d pair, 1937 with Melbourne 'OFFICIALLY REGISTERED/SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN COIN' h/s tying 'Bulk Registration' R label and Dues 2d & 4d, 1937 Marine Board of Strahan envelope with KGV 2d endorsed "Officially Registered" with Dues 1d block of 6 on reverse, 1940 with KGVI 2d endorsed "Believed to contain coin" with Dues 2d & 4d, 1953 with KGVI 3½d and Dues 6d strip of 3, 1955 with Melbourne 'IRREGULARLY/POSTED' h/s and Dues 6d & 1/- attached by pins(!), 1957 endorsed "Believed contents note value" with Dues 6d & 1/- pair, 1958 endorsed "Appear to contain coin/Irregularly Posted" with Dues 1d x2, 4d & 1/- pair and 1959 registered but tax marking crossed out, condition a little mixed. (9)

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

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Estimate AU$200

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

1241

Paquebot markings group comprising 1929 with KGV 1½d red tied by Melbourne 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER' boxed handstamp, 1930 with KGV 1d green & 1½d red tied 'BOMBAY GPO' with 'PAQUEBOT' boxed cachet alongside, 1935 with London 'PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA' machine cancel, 1936 to NZ with KGV 2d red tied by 'PAQUEBOT' cachet and Egypt 'POST TAUFIQ' cds alongside, 1939 with QE 1d green pair tied by 'GIBRALTAR/PAQUEBOT' cds and 1957 Orient Line illustrated envelope with 4d Koala tied by both 'SUVA/FIJI' cds and 'PAQUEBOT' cachet, condition fine to very fine. (6)

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

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Estimate AU$100

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

1242

Commercial covers in box including AAT 1990 Davis Station commercially used FDC with 1991 Winter Expedition letter stating "the penguins have come on the off-shore islands and laid their eggs...we have no real night-time..", Priority Paid, inbound Aerogrammes, PPCs and covers from Germany, Netherlands & PNG, many registered, 1989 UNTAG peacekeeper cover with 'AUST FPO 1/ AP1 /16 MAY 1989/POST FREE/NAMIBIA FORCE' boxed cachet, plus philatelic Great Britain 1931 First Airmail to Malaysia and Australia, condition variable. (100+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17)

Estimate AU$200

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

1243

Box of mostly commercial decimal covers with many airmail & registered covers, lots of better frankings including 75c Cook block of 6 on 1968 (philatelic) cover to Germany, 4c Lifesavers on 1966 Printed Matter to Germany, 25c Intelsat x2, 1967 Christmas 25c x2, 30c Captain Cook, 35c Beef x2, 1972 Christmas 35c, 45c Wattle x2 (both used in the one month before the rate went up), etc, several better destinations including Gilberts (philatelic), Japan, Luxemburg, Morocco, Northern Ireland & Saudi Arabia, and a batch from PNG, generally fine to very fine. (few 100) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1244

Melbourne illustrated advertising envelopes comprising Samson Cordage Works (1920), Stott's Business College (1922), Australian Railways Union (1929) & Hygienic Baby Carriages (1937). (4)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

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

1245

Business Reply Mail group comprising 1959 Colonial Mutual with 4d 1/- & 5/- Dues tied Melbourne cds and 1961 Passionist Fathers with Dues 6d & 1/- pair tied Goulburn (NSW) cds each for multiple items, also 1958 Trousseau Creations with ½d & 4d Dues, Victorian Tractor Supplies with ½d 1d & 3d Dues, 1961 Nicholas Pty Ltd postcard (hole-punched) with 6d Due tied Sydney cds and 1962 Canvas Awning & Tent Co with Dues 10d x2, plus 1944 with Brisbane 'TAX 3d' h/s, 1947 with Adelaide 'T3D' h/s & 1965 with Perth 'T6d' h/s without Dues affixed, condition a little mixed. (9)

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

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Estimate AU$100

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

1246

PSE

Box of covers including NSW 1d Arms wrapper to Germany with NSW ½d & Kangaroos 1d (rounded corner) added, 1917 KGV 4d orange Registration Envelope with KGV 1d red punctured 'OS/NSW' added, 1930 airmail from Darwin to Victoria with Kangaroos 6d brown & KGV 2d red, 1942 airmail to Singapore 'SERVICE SUSPENDED' plus a bundle of World War II & later military mail with a variety of envelopes & markings and a stockbook of military postmarks on piece, 1950s registered parcel tag, lots of modern Decimal franking covers, FDCs, a few PPCs, etc, condition mixed but many are fine to very fine. Weighs 8kg. (many 100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1247

Small box of 1960s-1970s covers mostly from South Australia & Western Australia, many with instructional markings &/or useful datestamps, generally fine to very fine. (60 approx)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$150

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

1248

Box of mostly commercial covers with pickings including better frankings, illustrated advertising, registered & express items, instructional handstamps & other postmark interest, condition variable. (150 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1249

PSE

Box of pre-decimal covers & postal stationery, mostly commercial with a few States issues, some KGV &KGVI frankings, then strength in post-WWII material with many airmails, registered covers, 2/- & 2/3d commemoratives, etc, a few better destinations including Ceylon, Norway & Nova Scotia, small batch of 1930s airmail covers from Latvia (mostly stained), some postmark interest, also New Guinea 1930s registered parcel piece to California (stamps damaged), and PNG including 1957 Surcharges on plain FDC & 1950s parcel piece to America with US Customs cachet, condition variable but much is fine to very fine. (few 100) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16)

Estimate AU$500

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

1250

PSE

Box of odds and ends mostly pre-WWII including a few Colonies/States items, KGV covers including with cds of 'JUNG/VIC' & 'MELTON____/VIC' ('RAIL' removed), registered Shierlaw fronts from 'PARILLA' & 'QUORN' (with KGV 4d yellow-orange), etc, condition variable. (38) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$125.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1251

1903-10 Postage Dues 'Completed Design' affixed including 1d on envelope endorsed "Card Only" with NSW ½d solo and Sydney 'MORE TO PAY' h/s, 2d on unfranked postcard with 'MOONTA/SA' Squared Circle & Adelaide 'T' h/s, also inwards mail from Great Britain 1903 postcard with KEVII 1d solo taxed at letter rate due to message alongside the address, Sydney '3D' h/s and 1d & 2d Dues plus another with 1d strip of 3 and a similar PPC with Adelaide '3' h/s, 1904 large envelope with KEVII 2½d solo taxed with Adelaide large '5' h/s and 1d & 4d Dues, 1905 postcard with KEVII ½d solo tied by 'MINEHEAD' Squared Circle and 1d Die tied by 'NSW' concentric-rings cancel plus three others with Sydney '1D' h/s, condition generally fine to very fine. (12)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$100

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

1252

1906 commercial cover with Orient Line embossing on the flap, from Melbourne where detected as being overweight & superb 'T4D'-in-oval h/s applied, Postage Due Filled Tablet ½d Perf 11¾x11 x8 (two blocks of 4) affixed to the reverse & struck with 'TOOWOOMBA' cds, minor blemishes, opened-out for display. Ex Alan Griffiths. [The ½d is very scarce on cover. This is an exceptional Postage Dues franking]

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1253

1913 (June 13) oversize cover (230x152mm) for Clark & Fauset Engineers (Brisbane) with all-over advertising & illustrations of machinery on both sides, to Ipswich with 1d Kangaroo tied by Brisbane machine cancel, opened a bit roughly at right (not affecting the illustrations), minor blemishes & a repaired tear at the base hardly detract from what is a sensational advertising cover. The only example we have seen. Presumably it contained a slim catalogue, for which the Printed Matter rate was ½d per 2oz x2.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1254

1913 (Aug 25) cover with tri-colour franking of First Wmk ½d green 1d red x3 including a pair & 2d grey and scarce red & black/white R label all tied by 'CHARTERS TOWERS/QUEENSLAND' cds, Brisbane transit & 'FLORAL PARK NY' arrival backstamps, minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

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

1255

1913 entire parcel address label for Cole's Book Arcade with KGV 1½d red tied by Melbourne cds, to "The Spring via Glenrowan", redirected to "Mokoan" then to "Thoona", faults but very attractive.

Grade C (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$145.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1256

1914 (July 14) cover to Germany with scarce franking of Kangaroos ½d green single & strip of 4 tied by very fine 'KOGARAH/NSW' cds, impounded in anticipation of war - declared 4.8.1914 - & held for 9 months with part-strike of the double-boxed 'UNDELIVERABLE/MAY 11 1915/ii MD' cachet applied in Sydney, faint Sydney DLO b/s of JUN/4/1915 & straight-line 'RETURN TO SENDER' h/s on the face, some light toning.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

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