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Postal History - Military Mail continued...
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 WORLD WAR II: Undeliverable Mail mostly to/from overseas with instructional markings including 'NOT IN M.E.', 'RETURNED TO
AUSTRALIA', 'DELIVERY IMPRACTICAL', 'DELAYED CORRESPONDENCE', 'UNABLE TO TRACE', 'NOT WITH ...', 'UNKNOWN' and 'NO DESPATCH FROM DEFENCE SECTION', manuscript endorsements "Evac to Australia", "No Post Office at Holsworthy Camp", and re-addressed to
"Fruitpickers Camp, Shepparton", 'REDIRECTED BY AABPO' labels, transit markings include 'MIL PO GROVELY/QLD-AUST', 'RAAF 4104', 'RAAF PO RICHMOND', one registered in transit at 'AIF FIELD PO/No11' in Palestine, etc, a few with contents still
enclosed, condition a little variable.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: Unit Postal Stations with an excellent array of rubber cancels between 'D2' and 'Z14' including large 'Swan &
Boomerang' types 'AP2' x2 (one with Townsville ' 1/2 ' civilian censor label & cachet), 'AP3', 'AP4' (not seen by Proud) & a piece with 'AP6' (not seen by Proud), 'S.24' on illustrated envelope, also boxed '1047' (Adelaide River), a number registered
with various R handstamps and a few R labels, some recuts & many with distorted frames, various Comfort Funds envelopes plus Australian Defence Canteens KGVI 1d brown x2, minor duplication, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. Very
difficult to assemble.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: Forces in New South Wales apparently all-different group of Field Post Office & Unit Postal Station postmarks on
entires including a few 'Not Seen' by Proud plus Military & RAAF POs noted 1943 Honour Envelope inwards from 'A.F.P.O./202' at Port Moresby with 'R.A.A.F. TEMORA' arrival, Security numbers, Unit cachets, etc, quite a lot are registered with a variety
of different 'R' handstamps & labels including some manuscript markings, also plenty of Official Mail, Comfort Fund envelopes, some meter cancels, usages on Postal Stationery, civilian censors, etc, selected for clarity of dates & quality of strikes
which is well above-average, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: Forces in the Northern Territory apparently all-different group of Field Post Office, Air Force POs & Unit Postal
Station postmarks on entires including a range of 'D ...', 'N ..' & 'S ...' rubbers in various shapes & colours plus 'W ...' 14 16 & 32 after they had moved north from WA, many registered with a wide variety of R labels & cachets including
manuscripts, South Australia 'RELIEF/14' used at Darwin & 'RELIEF/7' presumed used at Alice Springs, some Official Mail, civilian censors and a few posted through civilian POs, Comfort Fund envelopes, etc, selected for clarity of dates & quality of
strikes which is well above-average, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: Forces in Queensland apparently all-different group of Field Post Office & Unit Postal Station postmarks on entires
including a range of 'ELC ...', 'N ..' & 'S ...' rubbers in various shapes & colours noted 'AP 2' Swan & Boomerang, 'Y 6', 'Y 9' & 'Z 12' (all unrecorded) and 'A.I.F. FIELD P.O./No.14', UPS '378', 'Z 1', 'Z 3' & 'Z 81' (all "NS" = Not Seen by Proud),
many registered with a wide variety of R labels & cachets including handstamp with "FPO 36" manuscript cut-out used as a 'label', also Military & RAAF POs, Security numbers noted 'R.A.A.F. 6300' & '... 6309' labels and 'R.A.A.F./6308' cds with
'POSTAGRAM' cachet, Official Mail, civilian censors noted '1/2' of Townsville and a few posted through civilian POs, Comfort Fund envelopes, Postal Stationery with Registration Envelopes and Air Letters, Naval Mail, etc, selected for clarity of dates
& quality of strikes which is well above-average, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: Torres Strait Force group including Field Post Office 'No.94' double-ring rubber in violet & in black used at Jacky
Jacky, Cape York, FPO 'No.73' & '075' both used at Horn Island, Unit Postal Station 'AP 2' Swan & Boomerang and 'V 54' both used at Portland Roads, a number from Thursday Island including on transiting Naval Mail, registered from FPO '162' x3 (one
with 'AUST FPO 162' cachet on blank R label) and from UPS 'V 52' both used at Higgins Field air base, also Official Mail, Comfort Fund envelopes, civilian censorship, a few inwards items one OHMS registered to "Movement Control, Thursday Island" with
'SECRET' cachet, another with 'MIL PO INGLEBURN/NSW-AUST' machine cancel, etc, selected for clarity of dates & quality of strikes which is well above-average, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: Forces in South Australia group including registered from MILPOs Northfield & Wayville, the latter on Dept of the
Army OHMS envelope with 'AA PAY CORPS' cachet, Adelaide 'No.5 AUST BASE PO' on OHMS envelope with '6th Austn Movement Control Group, Shell House North Terrace' cachet and 'BY/DIRECT BAG' white/red label, others from MILPO Warradale with 'Headquarters
10th Battalion' cachet, Woodside with '... 15th Battalion' cachet, Hospital 'R.G.H. SPRINGBANK' on Red Cross envelope, from RAAF POs Mallala & Parafield, various other Unit cachets noted 'NO.4 INITIAL TRAINING SCHOOL/RAAF VICTOR HARBOUR' sent through
the civilian PO, Comfort Fund envelopes, etc, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: Forces in Tasmania small group including Field PO '089' used at Brighton Camp, Unit Postal Station 'S 214' with large
boxed registered handstamp, 'S 215' on District Finance Officer, Anglesea Barracks, Hobart OHMS envelope and another on OHMS envelope with '6 ADV ORD DEPOT' cachet endorsed "Dowsing Point", 'BASE PO 6MD' on registered OHMS envelope with 'Aust Base
PO/HOBART' R label and 'BY/DIRECT BAG' white/red label, also 'MIL PO BRIGHTON' x2 one with 'BRIGHTON/YMCA HUT' cachet & 'MIL PO LAUNCESTON' cds, a few posted through civilian POs, Comfort Fund envelopes, etc, selected for clarity of dates & quality
of strikes which is well above-average, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: Forces in Victoria apparently all-different group including Field Post Office & Unit Postal Station postmarks on
entires plus Military & RAAF POs noted registered parcel wrapper piece with QE 1d green, 5d Ram & 9d Platypus and "Royal Park Military PO" manuscript provisional blue/white R label, 1941 'MIL. P.O. SHOWGROUNDS MELB' with 'R.A.A.F./ASCOT VALE'
concession cachet, 1944 registered from 'MIL P.O. FISHERMEN'S BEND', 1945 Jewish Welfare Society business reply envelope with 'MIL. PO CAMP PELL' cds taxed 'T3D', Security numbers noted registered from R.A.A.F. 52101' & '... /5202', Unit cachets
including 'MURCHISON PW GP' [Prisoner of War], a few posted through civilian POs noted from Cressy with 'No.1 A.T.S. CRESSY/R.A.A.F' oval datestamp in violet, also Official Mail, Comfort Fund envelopes, some meter cancels, etc, selected for clarity
of dates & quality of strikes which is well above-average, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: Forces in Western Australia apparently all-different group of Field Post Office & Unit Postal Station postmarks on
entires including 'W ...' numbers x22 noted 'W [ ]' (no number) boxed & circular rubbers, 'W15' in black on parcel tag, in violet registered & in magenta, and 'W49' at Naval Base (recorded for one month only), also '336' and registered from 'AIR
FORCE P.O./52' both at Corunna Downs, 'S' numbers 33 57 76 & 80 plus 34 & 102 tied to WA usage by AMF censor numbers, 'E 107' and 'E 113' & '376' also presumably in WA, also Military & RAAF POs noted 'PAID AT R.A.A.F. GERALTON' (error: missing 'D'),
Official Mail, Unit cachets, a few posted through civilian POs noted 'No.9 Elementary Flying Training School' OHMS with 'CUNDERDIN' cds, Comfort Fund envelopes, etc, selected for clarity of dates & quality of strikes which is well above-average,
condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: Forces in the Middle East selected for clarity of postmarks & dates from Field Post Offices in Palestine, Egypt,
Syria, Lebanon & Libya, variety of datestamps including borrowed British 'FIELD POST OFFICE/26' used at Lydda Airport (Proud 'NS' = Not Seen), Egypt 'E.605' used at Giarabub Oasis, Libya & 'E.606' used at Suez (Proud 'NS'), lots of airmails to
Australia some on Comfort Funds envelopes with frankings including Australian stamps, Palestine Pictorials one at scarce 30m concessional rate, Egypt regular and military issues plus a Field Service Post Card with Army Post 10m x3, and unstamped
noted Hebrew University picture postcard with 'DIV SUPPLY HQ PO/SM1' cds used at Julis, a couple of parcels one with registration label fashioned from stamp selvedge, uses of captured Italian envelopes from 'DIV HQ PO/DM1' at Barce Libya x2 and from
'AUS FPO 36' at Tobruk (under seige), Christmas 'Mosque' Air Letter with KGVI 3d blue tied 'AU FPO 31' used at Aleppo Syria, censors including 'Army Form W.3424' label from 'RAILHEAD PO/R.W.1' at Deir Suneid, official mail, etc, condition a little
variable but generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: 1941 Forces in Malaya group of airmails home comprising Negri Sembilan 25c solo and 5c x5 tied by FPO 'No.17' cds
used at Seremban, Straits Settlements KGVI 5c & 10c x2 tied 'No.17' and KGVI 10c & 15c tied 'No.20' used at 2/10 AGH Malacca, Straits 'U19' meter tied FPO 'No.19' used at Singapore & 'U52' meter tied FPO 'No.18' used at Port Dickson, 'POSTAGEPAID/25
CENTS/JOHORE' indicia x2 from FPO 'No.18' at Mersing and 'AUST BASE PO/26' at Johore Bahru, plus unstamped YMCA envelope with FPO 'No.19', also 1943 usage of 'AIR MAIL LETTER CARD' with 'Affix /12 Cents/Malayan/Stamp/here' but Australia QE 1d brown
tied FPO '065' used at Darwin, mostly fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: 1942-45 Forces in New Guinea & Papua all-different group of Army & RAAF PO cancels on entires noted FPOs '038' at
Kiligia Beach (registered), '069' at Tambu Bay, '077' at Buna, '164' at Lae & at Bulolo, '175' at Salamaua & Air Force PO '253' at Cape Gloucester (all Proud 'NS' = Not Seen), many other registered items including on KGVI 5½d Registration Envelopes
with a range of different R cachets plus R labels from FPO '0102' & '0140' (cachet on blank label), on Honour Envelopes, Air Mail Letter Cards & Comfort Funds envelopes, a few inwards to "NG Force", etc, selected for clarity of dates & numbers,
condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: 1942-45 Forces in New Guinea & Papua mostly airmail covers with all-different group of 'UNIT POSTAL STATION' cancels
with '303' at Labu on Kogarah Municipal Welfare envelope, '305' at Torokina on a different Kogarah envelope, '360' at Bootless Creek (!), '363' at Terape, '366' at Bulolo, '367' at Summit, '369' at Partep Partep and at Nunns Post, '372' at Grim
Point, '376' at Cape Hoskins (Papua), '388' at Aitape, '402' at Militat Harbour, '403' at HQ Sepik Force (Proud 'NS' = Not Seen), 'AC 36' at 2/7 Hospital Lae (Not Seen) endorsed "Inter Unit Mail", 'AC 37' at Numa Numa Trail, Bougainville (letter
enclosed), and 'N 25', 'N 26' & 'S 81' (all location unknown), plus a number of previously-unrecorded usages presumed to be from PNG including '398', 'S194', 'X4', 'X14', 'Y15' & 'Y16', also from '360' & '361' and '405', etc, selected for clarity of
dates & numbers, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine. A very good lot.
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: 1942-45 Forces in New Guinea & Papua all-different group of Registered Mail entires with Field PO & Unit Postal
Station cancels on entires plus RAAF POs '74', '200' & '202' (each two different), '2033', '236', '238' & '252', wide range of different R cachets noted superb 'RANPO NO.2' Navy R cachet on Kogarah Comfort Funds envelope from Madang with 'tombstone'
censor, a number of manuscripts including "APO Transit Camp/R225" on airmail from 'No7 AUST BASE PO' at Torokina, Bougainville, R labels from 'FPO No. 102' at Wau, '... 136' at Lae & '... 156' at Alexishafen plus blank with 'F.P.O. 0140' cachet at
Jacquinot Bay, a number on KGVI 5½d Registration Envelopes, other Comfort Funds envelopes, etc, selected for clarity of dates & numbers, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine. A very good lot.
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: 1942-45 Forces in Netherlands New Guinea mostly airmail group including registered mail from 'AUST F.P.O./ 167.' at
Merauke x3 with boxed 'FPO/167' handstamp in violet & in black, with boxed 'FPO/["167"]' (manuscript number) handstamp in black (300pts), and with unboxed 'FPO - 167' handstamp in violet (450pts) re-directed with 'MIL PO MORGAN PARK/QLD-AUST' cds on
face, also from 'AUST F.P.O./192.' at Merauke, and registered with unboxed 'FPO - 192' handstamp in violet (250pts), from 'AUST ARMY P.O./197.' x4, and '.../241' both at Hollandia, also registered from 'AIR FORCE P.O/234' at Noemfoor, from 'AIR FORCE
P.O/250' at Merauke with blue/green emergency airmail label and registered with boxed handstamp in violet, and from 'AIR FORCE POST OFFICE/No 253' at Biak x3 one on formular Air Mail Letter Card, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very
fine.
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: 1942-45 Forces in Netherlands Indies mostly airmail group including registered mail from 'FIELD P.O./080.' with boxed
'Reg No' handstamp (Proud 400pts), 'AUST F.P.O./197.' x2 with boxed handstamp & 'APO 197' cachet, from 'AUST ARMY P.O./239' and '.../240' x2 the latter two with manuscript FPO number and 'APO 240' cachet respectively, from 'AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/439'
with boxed 'R' handstamp (unrecorded by Proud; 500pts for manuscript R cachet) and from 'No.11 RAAF BASE PO/PACIFIC' all at Morotai, others from FPO 28 and FPO 54 x2 one on Air Mail Letter Card and FPO 510 all at Balikpapan, FPO 36 at Tarakan,
Borneo, FPO 37 at Sabatai, FPO 53 at Macasser, FPO 73 and FPO 440 at Morotai, and Air Force PO 73 at Tarakan, AFPO 251 at Morotai, AFPO 254 at Balikpapan, a number on Comfort Funds envelopes, condition a little variable but most are fine to very
fine.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: 1942 (May 7) Netherlands Forces in South Australia to RNNAF serviceman endorsed "by Private Bag" with QE 1d brown
tied by Adelaide machine cancel, 'R.A.A.F. P.O. PARAFIELD/12MY42/SOUTH-AUST' cds on the face where re-directed to "RNN Post Office Melbourne", re-addressed from there to "Fort Leavenworth" Kansas USA and censored with rare Australian-produced 'Opened
by R.N.N. Censor' red/white resealing label presumably applied at Melbourne, Jackson Miss 'JUL 2/1942' machine cancel transit on reverse, a few minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: 1942 (Sept 29) Forces in Western Australia registered airmail to Hobart with largely very fine 'UNIT POSTAL STATION/
S.34 ' boxed rubber datestamp, 'AUST. ARMY POSTAL SERVICES/REG'D NO.' large boxed handstamp in violet and AMF '476' censor cachet alongside on the face, backstamps of 'FIELD POST OFFICE/30SE42/ 053 ' at Mingenew Aug/Sept & at Strawberry Oct/Nov 1942
and 'BASE PO 5MD/-2OC42/ 013 '. Haynes does not list UPS S.34 used in Western Australia; Collas suggests usage in the NT in 1942; Proud gives no location. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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 WORLD WAR II: 1942 (Oct 22) Forces in Western Australia Salvation Army envelope registered airmail to Hobart with two overlapping
complete strikes of 'UNIT POSTAL STATION/ S.80 ' boxed rubber datetsamp in violet (better backstamp; recorded 15.8.42 to 3.11.42 only) with AMF '991' censor cachet 'BASE PO 5MD/23OC42/ 013 ' & 'GPO PERTH/RS/24OC42' transits, minor blemishes. Location
uncertain: Haynes links UPS S.80 with UPS W10 in use by 138 Gen Tpt Cpy at Chidlow (matching AMF '991' censors); Collas gives no location; Proud lists use in the NT. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-26, 08:00 PM |
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