Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 441 |
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 1940 (June 14) cover between philatelic wholesalers HE Harris & Co (Boston) and Miller Bros (Melbourne) with Prexies 10c x2 15c
pair & 20c tied by '.../BACK BAY ANNEX' cancels, Hong Kong transit backstamp of 27JU/40 & Censor #9 cachet in green on the face. This cover was diverted to China National Airways and flown via Chungking "Over the Hump" to Rangoon after three BOAC
services HK-Bangkok had been cancelled due to the Japanese pressuring the French in Indo-China to not allow Allied flights via their airspace.
(Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 442 |
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 1941 Vice-Regal envelope (small crown in blue on back flap) to "Lt General Sir John Goodwin KCB KCMG DSO, Allington House nr
Devizes" England with 'BY AIR MAIL' blue/green etiquette (emergency printing) and QE 1d brown & Kangaroos 2/- maroon tied by light Brisbane cds, very fine strike of the 'PRIVILEGED MAIL/GOVERNOR OF QUEENSLAND/per ["AV Stark Lt Col"]' boxed cachet in
violet at lower-left (Little H1-5a), a couple of minor blemishes. The marking indicated 'exempt from censorship'; nevertheless a standard 'PASSED/BY/CENSOR' h/s has been applied, although the envelope was not opened. Sir John Goodwin had served as
the Governor of Queensland from 1927 to 1932. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 443 |
PSE |
 1941 (Jan 6) usage of KGVI 5d Registration Envelope by air to "Inspector of Radiotelegraphy" in London uprated with 1/6d Hermes & a
very well-centred 10/- Robes (very scarce on a small cover) tied by Sydney cds, very minor blemishes. Flown on the 'Horseshoe Route' at 1/6d per ½ox x7 + 3d registration + late fee 2d for registered articles = 131d but paid 143d so overpaid 1/- (or
underpaid 6d). (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 444 |
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 1941 (Feb 16) Swift & Co 'Urgent Business Correspondence' envelope airmail to Java with Platypus 9d tied by Sydney cds and censor
label & cachet at left but 'NOT TRANSMISSIBLE/SERVICE SUSPENDED' handstamp in violet on face & reverse, Sydney Dead Letter Office '10AP42' cds & 'RETURN TO/SENDER' Fickle-Finger cachet both in red. Singapore had fallen on 15.2.1942, causing
suspension of flights. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 445 |
PSE |
 1941 (June) usage of OHMS Official Registration Envelope with 'POSTAGE/5d./PAID AT/MELBOURNE' boxed indicium in red and District
Records Office imprint at lower-left with Melbourne 'Bulk Registration' R label in blue, 'PRESTON' arrival backstamp, a few minor marks. See also Lot 464 below. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 446 |
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 1941 (July 16) airmail to England endorsed "via New Zealand" with 6d Kookaburra, 2/- Kangaroo and Robes 5/- & 10/- tied by Sydney
cds and 'CALIFORNIA/CLIPPER' handstamp struck in black at lower-right, censored with Sydney label & cachets, light vertical fold clear of the adhesives & markings, a few minor blemishes. The rate for 'two ocean' carriage by PanAm Pacific & Atlantic
Clippers was 5/10d per ½oz x3 = 17/6d. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 447 |
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 1941 (Nov 29) to "Nancy Golvetons c/o Rev W Silvester, Methodist Mission, Gozo, Solomon Islands" endorsed on the reverse "Written
in Bambatana, Choiseul, Solomon Islands language to a native teachers wife, Sister Ethel McMillan", KGVI 2d red tied by Hobart 'DON'T WRITE/ABOUT SHIPS' slogan cancel censored locally with '6' resealing label & cachet unusually in red, due to the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour and subsequent military action in the Pacific marked 'NOT TRANSMISSIBLE/SERVICE SUSPENDED' large two-line handstamp in violet on the face, returned with Sydney DLO '23MR42' cds in red backstamp, minor blemishes. See
also Solomon Islands Postal History below for items from Rev Silvester, a Coastwatcher behind enemy lines on Vella Lavella during WWII.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 448 |
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 1942 (Jan 6) Co-operated Dried Fruit Sales long-format envelope to Singapore with Kangaroo ½d orange & QE 1d green pair tied by
Melbourne machine cancel, censored with Melbourne resealing label & cachet, unable to be forwarded due to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour and subsequent military action in the Pacific with 'POSTAL SERVICE SUSPENDED/RETURN TO SENDER' small
two-line handstamp in black on the face, returned with a second censor resealing label affixed over the first, a few minor blemishes. The rate was 2d Empire letter plus ½d War Tax (introduced 28.10.1941). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 449 |
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 1942 (Jan 13) to "Sister Elizabeth Commons, Methodist Mission, Buka Passage, Bougainville, Solomon Islands" with KGVI '2½d' War Tax
Surcharge on 2d red tied by Parkes (NSW) cds cancel, censored with Sydney resealing label & cachet, due to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour and subsequent military action in the Pacific marked 'NOT TRANSMISSIBLE/SERVICE SUSPENDED' large two-line
handstamp in violet on the face, returned with Sydney DLO '-2SE42' cds in red backstamp, minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 450 |
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 1942 (June 5) POW cover from Germany to "Fritz H Feibes/#4 Int Camp D/Tatura" (Vic) with German & British censorship, minor
blemishes. Fritz Feibes was a Jewish refugee sent to Australia aboard the infamous SS 'Dunera'. After the war, he became a prominent stamp dealer in Melbourne, with Miike Zitron, who took over the business after Feibes' death. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 451 |
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 1942 (June 4) to "Santa Cruz Islands, British Solomon Islands" with KGVI 1½d green solo tied by Artarmon (NSW) cds cancel, taxed
with "Exceeds 1oz/Tax 6d" manuscript in red pencil, unusually not censored, on arrival Solomon Islands Postage Dues 1d emerald & 5d dull green affixed on the face tied by fine complete 'VANIKORO/-9OC42/BRITISH SOLOMON IDS' cds, some spotting marks.
Scarce destination for any mail: Vanikoro Island lies 520km SE of the main Solomon Islands group. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 452 |
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 1942 & 1943 commercial airmail covers from the Canal Zone to Sydney or Melbourne at 85c rate with different airmail frankings, the
first from 'BALBOA', the other from 'ANCON' with 15c only cancelled OCT21 & 'Returned for Additional Postage' handstamp with 10c & 30c x2 cancelled the next day, minor imperfections. A rare duo. It is believed that the mails were flown to Hawaii by
the US Army Air Service, then forwarded by sea.
(2) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 453 |
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 1944 (June 6) long-format envelope to "Mr LM Davis, Lunga, British Solomon Islands Protectorate" with QE 1½d green solo tied by
Sydney machine cancel and censored with Sydney resealing label, not taxed locally but on arrival Solomon Islands Postage Dues 2d scarlet affixed on the face tied by largely very fine complete 'LUNGA/-8NO42/BRITISH SOLOMON IDS' cds, a couple of minor
blemishes. In July 1944 the Lunga PO moved to the New Zealand 3rd Division Military Camp near Point Cruz, but continued to use this datestamp.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 454 |
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 1944 (Aug 21) tiny parcel tag registered to the ES&A Bank in Melbourne with Robes Thick Paper 5/- lake (rounded corner) 10/- purple
& £1 blue tied by just-discernable 'WANGARATTA/VIC' cds, slightly trimmed at left not affecting the adhesives. The package almost certainly contained a gold sample, which was required to be sent at the letter rate of 2d per ounce x208 + 3d
registration + ½d War Tax = £1/14/11½d with a ½d convenience over-payment. A wonderful 'set' franking. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 455 |
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 1944 (Oct 30) tiny parcel tag to the ES&A Bank in Melbourne with Kangaroos 2/- maroon and Robes Thick Paper 10/- purple & £1 blue
tied by 'WANGARATTA/VIC' cds, minor edge faults at left not affecting the adhesives. The package almost certainly contained a gold sample, which was required to be sent at the letter rate of 2d per ounce x190 + 3d registration + ½d War Tax =
£1/6/11½d with a ½d convenience over-payment. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 456 |
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 1944 (Nov 25) oversized envelope (215x155mm) to "Lt LM Davis, c/- Resident Commissioner, Lunga, British Solomon Islands
Protectorate" with QE 1d brown x2 tied by Sydney parcel roller cancel and censored with Sydney resealing label & brown tape (partly removed on opening), not taxed locally but on arrival Solomon Islands Postage Dues 3d brown & 1/6d turquoise affixed
on the face tied by largely very fine complete 'LUNGA/-8NO42/BRITISH SOLOMON IDS' cds, some edge faults from bulky contents & light aging. In July 1944 the Lunga PO moved to the New Zealand 3rd Division Military Camp near Point Cruz, but continued to
use this datestamp. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 457 |
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 1945 (circa) tiny parcel tag to the ES&A Bank in Melbourne with Robes Thick Paper 10/- purple & £1 blue x2 tied by poor Bendigo
(Vic) cds, the 10/- with a few faults where affixed over the grommet. The package almost certainly contained a gold sample, required to be sent at the letter rate of 2d per ounce x298 + 3d registration + ½d War Tax = £2/9/11½d with a ½d convenience
over-payment. [The illustration is above Lot 453] (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 458 |
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 1945 (July) envelope airmail to Sweden with Hermes 1/6d maroon tied by 'CAULFIELD EAST S.5/VIC' cds cancel (unclear date), censored
with Melbourne resealing label & cachet, Darwin seven-bar jusqu'a handstamp in red partly across the stamp, re-directed on arrival with Stockholm 'STORA ESSINGEN/1.9.45/LBR' transit backstamp to "Storby Eckero, Aland Finland" and censored again with
Finnish 'TARKASTETTU GRANSKA' resealing lable tied by triple-ring cachet, a couple of minor edge faults. Storby is the main town on Eckero island, in the westernmost part of Aland, closest to Sweden. Civilian airmail services to Europe were not
re-instated until early September 1945. Prior to this, items were carried by airmail within Australia and then diverted to surface transportation.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 459 |
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 1946 (July 30) oversize airmail cover (290x212mm) with 'AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL/SYDNEY AUSTRALIA' handstamp at upper-left &
endorsed "AIRGRAMS", to the Secretary of State with 1/- Lyrebird two blocks of 10 (2x5) & 1½d pair tied by multiple strikes of 'GPO SYDNEY/ RS /30JY46/ E /NSW-AUST' cds, 'WASHINGTON DC/6/AUG/1946/REG SEC' arrival backstamp, minor bends & a light
central vertical fold. A remarkable usage of a short-lived rate. By 11.7.1946 to 1.6.1947, the rate was 2/6d per ounce x8 + 3d registration = £1/0/3d. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
| 460 |
PSE |
 1946-48 Food Parcel for Britain Scheme group comprising three different Customs Declaration labels paid at 3/7d rate, and 5/7d blue
Food Parcel Label for Myer; also domestic parcel label with 'AH/&S' perfins of Anthony Hordern (Sydney) registered to Hobart; a few folds & so on but highly presentable.
(5 items) (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-09, 05:30 PM |
