Postal History continued...
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1001 |
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 Selection with a couple of Parcel Post labels one with Thin Paper Robes 5/-, a few KGV frankings, WWII, 1958 at 3d Forces rate to
Ulster, etc, also about 20 Shierlaw fronts with advertising, flight covers & FDCs, condition variable.
(100 approx) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1002 |
PSE |
 1907 & 1908 unpaid local PPC and underpaid British ½d Postal Card (creasing) with rare frankings of 1907 Crown/Double-Lined A
Postage Dues 2d or 1d ACSC D58 & 57 (SG D55 & 54) both tied by pencil cancellations, Cat $800 & $300 respectively on cover but stated to be the only recorded examples of any stamps from this issue on cover. The first item is Ex Hugh Wynn: illustrated
in "The 1907 Emergency Printings of NSW Postage Stamps" at page 80. Both Ex Larry Birke: sold at our auction of 2.8.2013 for $660.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1003 |
PSE |
 1913 (Aug 5) commercial usage of NSW 3d Registration Envelope with Kangaroo 1d red tied by 'CORAMBA/NSW' cds, red & black/white R
label with 'Coramba' in orange, minor blemishes. Nice Commonwealth/State combination item. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1004 |
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 1914 (Oct 22) On Active Service cover to Sydney endorsed "Argyllshire/Oct 22 14" with superb '2nd BATTY 1st FA BDE AIF' cachet in
violet, Melbourne machine of 21DEC14, mss "T1d" & Postage Due 1d manuscript cancelled. A scarce First Convoy cover. The ship was designated Transport A8. Ex Tony Finlayson: sold at our auction of 14.11.2014 for $376. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1005 |
PSE |
 1914 (Nov 12) usage of Fullface 1d Postal Card ACSC P23 to Melbourne from a soldier aboard ship, the message headed
"Nowhere/12.11.14" with a superb strike of the rare fancy-boxed 'PASSED/...' shipboard Censor's handstamp with pencilled initials, cancelled on arrival with a sensational strike of the scarce 'ENG MAIL TPO/IN 7DE14/VIC' cds, a trifle soiled. Ex John
Sinfield: sold at our auction of 8.11.2013 for $960. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1006 |
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 1914 (Nov 15) On Active Service usage of illustrated YMCA crossed-flags lettersheet, to Victoria with the letter within headed "SS
Armadale/Colombo/15 November", Melbourne machine arrival of 8DEC14 where superb 'T1D'-in-oval handstamp and rare & very late franking of Victorian Postage Dues ½d pair pencil-cancelled, minor blemishes. A terrific item, with a full transcript of the
letter. Sold at our auction of 11.7.2008 for $747. [Auburn was a small suburban office, where demand for ½d postage dues would have been very small & old stock to be expected. The sender, Signaller Frank Kirby, was killed at Gallipoli] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1007 |
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 1914 (Dec 16) to "Messrs Swift & Company, Telegraph Department, Chicago, Ill, USA" with Kangaroos First Wmk 2½d indigo solo tied by
Fremantle (WA) cds cancel, censored at Perth with scarce 'C.M.F./OPENED BY CENSOR' resealing label at left tied by a very fine strike of the 'C.M.F./RELEASED/BY CENSOR' handstamp in blue, a couple of tiny blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1008 |
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 1915 (Jan 13) Webster & Sons (Hobart) envelope to Sweden with Kangaroos 5d chestnut solo franking (very fine & well-centred; ACSC
Cat $1000) tied by Hobart machine cancel, censored in Melbourne with 'OPENED BY CENSOR' black/white label at left, Stockholm '12.3/15' arrival backstamp, a couple of minor blemishes. The foreign letter rate was 2½d x2. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1009 |
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 1915 (Apr) stampless OAS usage of Ceylon PPC to Victoria with 'AUSTRALIAN/11-5-15/BASE AUST PO' arrival cds plus very fine
double-oval 'FRANKED/BY [initials]/FOR CO 21ST BN/AIF' and large boxed 'BASE DETAILS PO/Australian Imperial Force/ON ACTIVE SERVICE' cachets both in blue, message states "...will be in Red Sea Wednesday. 3 wks 4 days sail". (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1010 |
D/ |
 1915 (late) 'The Dardenelles/Combined/LETTERETTE & REPLY SHEET' booklet (210x270mm) for 24 forms printed on the face 'Owing to the
difficulties of our Soldiers getting paper and envelopes at the front ...', light crease & minor blemishes, one very fine form still attached within and a second form detached. Marvellous Gallipoli ephemera.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1011 |
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 1915 (Sep 23) long cover (280x128mm) to Illinois endorsed "per RMS Ventura" with rare franking of KGV 1d red & 4d orange +
Kangaroos ½d 3d & 1/- (apparently Second Wmk; Cat $2000 on cover) tied by 'REGISTERED/BRISBANE' cds in blue, red & black/white R label & smudged 'PASSED CENSOR/BRISBANE' cds in red, San Francisco (13.10.1915) & Chicago (16.10.1915) backstamps in
purple, some wrinkling of the stamps but the 1/- is very fine, reinforced central vertical fold & minor blemishes. A remarkable item. The foreign letter rate was 2½d x7 plus 3d registration = 1/8½d. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1012 |
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 1915 (Oct 14) Foy & Gibson (Perth) cover with printed address of New York firm, scarce franking of SMult Wmk 9d violet tied by
'REGISTERED PERTH/...' cds, blue & black/white R label, New York arrival backstamps of 11.26/1929, minor blemishes but unfolded. The foreign letter rate was 3d x2 plus 3d registration fee. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1013 |
PSE |
 1916 (March 14) usage of KGV Lettercard 1d ('CITY COURT/MELBOURNE'), to Denmark with lengthy social message from student about to
sit his University of Sydney entrance exams with KGV ½d green & 1d red tied by 'BATHURST/NSW' cds, unusually routed via France where censored with 'CONTROLE POSTAL MILITAIRE' resealing labels affixed on three sides tied by 'OUVERT/15/...' oval
cachets, minor transmission marks & small-part censor label removed on opening. The rate was 2½d foreign letter. Denmark remained neutral throughout WWI; mail from Australia was more commonly forwarded via Great Britain or Germany. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1014 |
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 1917 (May 24) cover from Melbourne to "George Adams/Sweep Proprietor/Hobart" with light but obvious strike of the scarce
'TRANSMISSION AND/DELIVERY PROHIBITED' cachet in rosine, 'DEADLETTEROFFICE/MY28/17/TASMANIA' (no spaces) backstamp & endorsed on the face "Returned through/Dead Letter office/with 5/- Postal Note/.../1.6.17", minor defects. For many years, the Post
Office banned the delivery of mail to sweepstakes operators. Virtually all such mail is addressed to agents, this item being as blatant as it gets.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1015 |
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 1927 The English Scottish & Australian Bank Limited 'PASS BOOK ONLY' large envelope with inspection slits at sides, to York Plains
with KGV Heads 2d brown Die I Single Watermark solo franking (ACSC Cat $400) tied by 'OATLANDS/TAS' cds, minor edge faults & a light fold clear of the stamp & markings, a few marks on the reverse. The rate was double 1d per 2oz Commercial Papers. A
scarce stamp on cover: by the time they were issued, the letter rate had decreased to 1½d per 1oz; when it increased to 2d in 1930 these were quickly replaced by the 2d red Die III. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1016 |
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 1929 (May 29) cover to Perth with Airmail 3d, KGV SMult Wmk Perf 14 4d olive (ACSC #115; Cat $400 on cover) & Perf 13½x12½ ½d
orange tied by 'UNLEY/SA' cds, red/white R label, 'NORTH PERTH' arrival backstamp, minor blemishes. The rate was 1½d plus 3d airmail surcharge plus 3d registration. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1017 |
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 1931 (Sep 11) long OHMS cover (267x114mm) with 36mm 'AUSTRALIA HM CUSTOMS/[arms]/WESTERN/AUSTRALIA/ 9 /PORT OF BROOME' &
straight-line 'BROOME' cachets at lower-left & endorsed "Aerial Mail" at upper-left, to "Collector of Customs/Fremantle" with very scarce franking of Kangaroos 9d violet & 1/- blue-green punctured 'OS' (Cat $1000+ on cover) tied by Broome cds, minor
wrinkles & blemishes but not folded. The rate for a 2½-3oz letter was domestic postage 1½d per ounce x3 plus airmail supplement 3d per ½oz x5 = 1/7½d with a convenience overpayment of 1½d. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1018 |
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 1933 (Sep 14) long cover (352x128mm) endorsed "Karachi-London Air Mail/per SS Strathaird" with rare Small Multiple Wmk franking of
KGV 3d & 1/4d + Kangaroos 2/- & 5/- (Cat $1200 on cover) tied by Sydney cds, blue & black/white R label tied by boxed 'AIR MAIL' handstamp that must have been applied at the GPO, the reverse with Perth cds & endorsed on arrival "Came to hand
in/London EC with/edge open", two black/brown 'Found open or damaged/and officially secured' labels, central vertical fold & minor blemishes. A remarkable item. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$1,100.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1019 |
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 1934 commercial cover to Adelaide posted aboard ship with KGV 2d tied by boxed 'LOOSE/SHIP NEWSPAPER' handstamp in error & 'LOOSE
SHIP LETTER' both of Melbourne (backstamp of '23MR34'). The Loose Ship Newspaper handstamp is one of Australia's rarest instructional markings. A strike on a loose New Guinea stamp sold at our auction of 28.4.2022 for $855. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1020 |
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 1934 (Dec 7) social airmail cover to Sweden underpaid with 1/6d Hermes only tied by superb Melbourne cds, jusqu'a bars in red of
London, Swedish black/green 'LOSEN' label & 50o coil pair tied by 'BORAS' cds. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
