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 1936 (Aug 18) Aberfoyle Mfg Co (Philadelphia) cover endorsed "...Hindenberg/sailing 8.19.36" at lower-left, to their office in
Melbourne with Washington 10c yellow + White House 50c strip of 3 tied by 'PHILADELPHIA PA/FIDELITY STN' cds, the reverse with very fine double-ring 'Flug-und Luftschiffhafen/ 22.8.36/FRANKFURT/(MAIN)/RHEIN-MAIN' transit & 'MELBOURNE/ 6 /4SE36/V I C'
arrival cds, a few minor defects. Rare commercial Zeppelin mail to Australia. [With a similar cover of OCT15/1936 endorsed "sailing 10.16.36/SS Normandie/to Europe then/airmail to Australia" with 50c only & Melbourne arrival backstamp of 4NO36, minor
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$2,900.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1937 (Nov 24) Victorian PPC to London with KGVI 3d blue tied by indistinct cds, minor corner bend. Very scarce Empire Air Mail
Scheme (EAMS) 3d rate postcard. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1937-39 commercial covers to the USA via Hong Kong per FAM14 two at single-rate of 4/8d and double-rate 4/8d + 4/7d = 9/3d, the
latest of them censored at Melbourne; and a registered first flight cover from Victoria with the huge flight cachet in blue across the stamps.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1937-39 batch of covers from America to Australia via England with a good range of frankings including Airs, Washingtons and
Prexies to 30c notably a 4-colour $1.28 franking all with 'RWC/CO' perfins of RW Cameron & Co (New York), etc, condition variable. An attractive lot.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1937-41 commercial airmail covers from the Philippines to Victoria x3 or NSW comprising 1937 (July 21) with boxed 'PAR
AVION/(HONGKONG)/VIA AIR MAIL' and the others via Singapore two All Up with amended handstamp and the latest (of 10.09.1941) first by sea with 'TO BE FORWARDED BY/AIR FROM SINGAPORE' jusqu'a handstamp, minor imperfections. A very scarce quartet.
Three of them are Ex Rodney Perry: sold at auction in 2013 for $885.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1937-49 KGVI & Zoological Definitives frankings with all values to 5/- Robes including registered, express, taxed & advertising
covers, many internal & overseas airmails at a variety of rates, strong WWII content, generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1938-49 commercial airmails to GB or USA & a few to Europe at various rates & all with frankings including the KGVI 1/4d magenta
including a few at 4/- with 1/4d x3, several censored & a few registered, generally fine to very fine. The 1/4d magenta was Rod Perry's nomination for our most attractive Pre-Decimal stamp.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1939 (Aug 2) illustrated envelope by air to England with KGV 5d brown vertical pair tied by superb Melbourne cds, minor blemishes.
The Empire Air Mail Scheme rate was 5d per ½oz. Ex Andrew Johnston: sold at our auction of 19.9.2023 for $414 (Sale 253 Lot 624). Note that this was not the same as the domestic airmail rate, which was 2d per ounce plus airmail surcharge of 3d per
½oz. A domestic item weighing over ½oz up to 1oz was charged 2d + 3d x2 = 8d; an EAMS item was charged 5d x2 = 10d. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1939-45 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$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1939-45 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$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1939-45 World War II Comfort Funds Envelopes lightly-duplicated selection with a good range of different organisations and types
including Everyman's Huts sponsored by Campaigners for Christ x3, Australian Defence Canteens 'Map' (as on the postal stationery envelopes but formular) & ... Service Club, Australian Soldiers' Club handstamp on envelope, Bexley Patriotic & War Fund,
Catholic Soldiers' Guild, ... Welfare Organisation & ... Welfare Hut Military Camp Dubbo, Church Army, Church of England Hut/Diocese of Sydney, ... Rest Hut & ... RAAF Chaplains, CUSA Welfare Huts, Kogarah Municipal Welfare & Comfort Funds, Methodist
Church of Australasia, ... Padres' Auxilliary, ... and Presbyterian Churches with the Australian Forces & ... Welfare Association, League of Soldiers's Friends/Church of England, Presbyterian Hospitality Centre Sydney, RSL War Service Fund, Sailors
Comfort Fund, Sergeants Mess 115 General Hospital Heidelberg, YMCA 'Mother's Day Greetings' lettercard with UPS 403 cds, and more, plus a range of different ACF, Red Cross & YMCA envelopes, some registered from FPOs in Australia, the Middle East and
New Guinea as well as from Dutch New Guinea FPO 192 at Merauke, 197 at Hollandia, 'AIR FORCE P.O./234' at Noemfoor and '.../250' at Merauke, etc, most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1939-45 World War II Naval Mail accumulation including 'H.M.TRANSPORT/No.1' cachet in violet used on board the Empress of Japan
(recorded Jan 1940 only), other 'HM TRANSPORT' markings x30+ including cds x3, HMAS Ararat envelope with 'PASSED FREE/OF POSTAGE' cachet, 1941 unfranked to Victoria with 'POSTAGE/CORRECT' cachet & Melbourne civilian censorship, 1945 Canadian
Australasian Line envelope with 'CONFIDENTIAL BOOK OFFICER/NAVAL BASE HEADQUARTERS SYDNEY' oval datestamp, lots of items from Australian FPOs mostly in the Middle East (a couple with Egyptian stamps) or New Guinea with 'NAVAL SERVICE', 'HMA SHIP' or
'AIR MAIL/From/H.M.A. Ship' cachets, 'PAQUEBOT' or dumb cancels and/or Naval 'Tombstone' censors, a few from British and US FPOs, some registered noted 'Navy PO No1' provisional blue/white label from Darwin and altered boxed R cachet with "RANPO 2"
in manuscript (unrecorded by Proud) from Madang, also cut-down R labels, RAN & Comfort Funds and Navy Honour Envelopes, etc, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1939-45 World War II Official Mail from Australian Military POs, RAAF POs & Field POs plus a few from from Field POs overseas,
quite a number registered, wide variety of unit cachets & manuscript endorsements including '2 AUST DIV PROVOST COY' with 'MILITARY/POLICE' handstamp & FPO '037' cds, 'NC DETENTION BARRACKS/GROVELY' with 'ARMY P.O./0110' cds, 'No1 ATG CRESSY/RAAF'
with 'CRESSY/VIC' civilian cds, 'SEARCH AND RESCUE WING' with 'RAAF PO RATHMINES/NSW-AUST' cds, 'AIRCRAFT DEPOT/RICHMOND' with 'RAAF 4109' Security cds, 'No1 EMBARKATION DEPOT/ASCOT VALE' with 'MIL PO SHOWGROUNDS MELB' cds, etc, many with 'Certified
Official' handstamps, a few Unit Postal Station markings, re-use labels, 'POSTAGRAM' cachets x3, etc, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1940 (Aug 23) Noyes Bros Sydney envelope airmail to USA initially endorsed "per Australia New Zealand Air Mail" but altered to
delete "New Zealand" and add "Hong Hong USA" with AIF 2d red & 6d brown (scarce on cover), 1/- Lyrebird & 1/6d Hermes x2 tied by Sydney cds cancels, Hong Kong 'VICTORIA/1 SP/40' transit backstamp and triangular 'PASSED' censor handstamp in green on
the face, a couple of very minor blemishes. The Pan-Am FAM-19 Trans-Pacific Clipper Service from New Zealand had commenced in July 1940 at the rate of 4/- per ½oz, but the California Clipper had departed Auckland on 17.8.1941, and the next service by
the American Clipper was not due to leave until early September, so the sender chose to re-route the item via QANTAS/Imperial Airways to Hong Kong and Pan-Am's FAM-14 service at the higher 4/8d per ½oz rate (adding the two AIF values); however, it
was all in vain as this service reached San Francisco one day later than the American Clipper. The comparative speed & cost of the FAM-19 service makes it most unusual to find items routed via Hong Kong after July 1940. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1940 (Oct 14) airmail cover to the British Embassy in Tokyo with CofA Wmk 2/- + KGVI 2d tied by 'AIR MAIL/ 1 BRISBANE 1 ' cds,
red/white censor label with one large dot tied by superb strike of the boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR 6' h/s in violet, Japanese notation in blue-pencil. Ex 'Tillie Mitchell': sold at our auction of 29.8.2020 for $320+ (Sale 242 Lot 179). [The rate is
problematic. Martin Walker states the all-up rate for air to Hong Kong was 1/- for the first ½oz + 11d for each successive ½oz. There was an air service between Shanghai & Tokyo & this cover suggests the all-up rate (as endorsed on the cover) was
1/1d for the first ½oz + 1/- for the second ½oz + 1d late fee] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1940-46 World War II POW & Internee Mail mostly on annotated pages including many items from Dunera Boys interned in NSW & a PPC of
the ship, POW postcards including with printed 6d x2 and lettersheets ('notelopes') - one from a German sailor from the SMS 'Kormoran' - including with printed 1/-, Christmas postcards with Koalas & text in Italian (very fine) and with Rural Scene &
text in English (faults), includes items from WA Camps at Harvey & Marrinup x2, 7d Aerogramme with 'POW PO COWRA' cds, inwards covers including from East Africa to India or Egypt redirected with 'POW CAMP/SANDY CREEK SA' or 'POW/MURCHISON VIC'
cachets, two postcards from England with the stamps removed by censors, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. Ex George Speirs.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$3,600.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1941 (Jan 2) commercial airmail cover to Hawaii with Kangaroos 2/- & Ram 5d pair tied by Sydney cds, 'CALIFORNIA/CLIPPER' handstamp
in violet, blemishes mostly on the reverse. A rare intermediate. The trans-Pacific rate to the USA was 4/-. Examples of the 2/10d rate to Hawaii are rarely seen. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1941 (Jan 28) registered cover from Perth to Haiti with 3d Air pair, 4d Koala, 9d Platypus & KGV 1/4d pair a 4/- rate + 3d
registration, not endorsed for trans-Pacific carriage but the reverse with transits of Sydney (3FE41), Honolulu (6.3.1941) & Miami (12.3.1941) plus 'PORT AU PRINCE/13/MAR/1941/HAITI' arrival proving air carriage from Miami. A lovely cover, to an
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1941 (Dec 23) cover to Forces in the Middle East at the 9d Forces rate from Darwin carried on the very short-lived Third Emergency
Route Batavia-Sumatra-Port Blair-Rangoon, bypassing Malaya, with scarce red/white '7' censor label & ' 7 /PASSED/BY/CENSOR/ 4 ' cachet in violet, minor blemishes & small repair at upper-left. A rare cover, especially for being from the Northern
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1941 (Dec)-1942 (Jan) (Nov-Dec) covers from one correspondence from Perth to Burma carried on the very short-lived Emergency Route
variations to the Flying Boat schedules 1) & 2) Penang-Sabang-Port Blair-Rangoon bypassing southern Thailand, of 24.12.1941 at 1/1d or 12.12.1941 or double-rate 2/2d - with two different Perth censor labels - both with ½d Kangaroo for the war tax
(not payable on overseas airmails), each with filing holes at the base; and 3) Batavia-Sumatra-Port Blair-Rangoon, bypassing Malaya at 9d Forces rate (the addressee now enlisted); all with filing holes at the base. A rare trio. Ex Daphne Pullan. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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