Postal History continued...
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1041 |
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 1942 (mid) stampless OAS covers from troops in Ceylon with 'AIF FIELD PO/21AP42/No 22', '.../15MY42/No 23', '.../1JE42/No 24' or
'ARMY POST OFFICE/1JE42/067' cds, the last a front only, fine to very fine. A very scarce quartet. Anticipating a Japanese assault, Churchill demanded Australia send troops to Ceylon. Prime Minister Curtin reluctantly diverted troops returning from
the Middle East to Ceylon, where they were stationed for only six weeks.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1042 |
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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.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1043 |
PSE |
 1942-45 World War II 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$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1044 |
PSE |
 1942-45 World War II Forces covers mostly from within Australia with strong Northern Territory content, a wide range of APO FPO
AFPO & UPS datestamps, many airmail & many registered, minor duplication noted, generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1045 |
PSE |
 1942-45 World War II 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$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1046 |
PSE |
 1942-45 World War II 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$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1047 |
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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.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1048 |
PSE |
 1945 (Sept) usage of Aerogramme KGVI 7d blue/yellow 'AIR LETTER' to England with 'HMAS HOBART/SEPT/1945/TOKYO JAPAN' woodcut cachet
in magenta at lower-left and British 'MARITIME/MAIL' machine cancel in red over indicia on arrival, long personal hand-written message inside, light vertical fold & minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1049 |
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 1945-54 Food Parcel Labels at 3/7d three different 'Form of Customs Declaration' plus complete Sanitarium (Hobart) label &
truncated Myer (Melbourne) label with 3/7d meter; at 6/4d x2 (one with scarce franking of Robes Thin Paper 5/-); and the last a red/green form at 6/10d; some faults as should be expected from such usages but all are presentable to very fine. A
compelling group. The well-known wartime rates of 3/7d up to 7lb (pounds weight) & 5/10d up to 11lb were increased several times up to the mid-1950s.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1050 |
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 1952 (Sep 1) commercial cover with superb boxed 'MAIL OFFICE/1SEP1952/HMS CAMPANIA' datestamp, to Kodak in Perth with KGVI 3½d
brown x3 cancelled on arrival with 'REGISTERED PERTH/4SEP52/...' cds, blue/white R label at lower-left & airmail label at upper-left removed for being unnecessary, repaired 20mm tear at centre-top & minor blemishes. A rare cover. Ex George Speirs. It
seems probable that the cover was carried in a closed bag by ship to Fremantle & Perth. 'Campania' was flagship of the five Royal Navy vessels that sailed from Portsmouth to the uninhabited Monte Bello Islands, 120km north of Onslow, on the NW coast
of Western Australia. On 3.10.1952, the British exploded an atomic bomb there. Two more bombs were exploded on 16.5.1956 & 19.6.1956, these being the largest explosions ever in Australia. The last of them created six times the energy of the bomb
dropped on Hiroshima. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1051 |
PSE |
 1952-59 British Forces in Australia comprising 1952 & 1958 concession rate airmail covers to England with different 'UK SERVICE
LIAISON/...' cachets, the second registered with large 'ARMY' handstamp on provisional R label, commercial usage of QEII 1/0½d Registration Envelope with 'RELIEF NO 17/25AU56/SOUTH-AUST' cds & 'MARALINGA/SOUTH AUST' cachet on provisional R label
(opened-out), 1958 1d rate & 1957 4d airmail rate covers with 'MARALINGA/...' or 'WOOMERA' cds & different 'NAVAL SERVICE' cachets, airmail covers to England with GB stamps & FPO cds used at Pearce RAAF Base in WA, Maralinga x4 (two with atomic bomb
illustration, one of them also with 'TASK FORCE ANTLER' cachet, another with boxed 'ROYAL AIR FORCE/APPRENTICE SCHEME/...' cachet), and two at Edinburgh RAAF in SA in connection with Woomera Rocket Range (different illustrations, one of Aborigines
watching an atomic explosion), fine to very fine. Ex George Speirs. Maralinga PO 23.7.1956; TO 19.12.1967; closed 12.1.1971. The British Operations 'Buffalo' in 1956 & 'Antler' in 1957 involved seven nuclear explosions, including one bomb dropped
from a plane. The affected area of Central Australia was considered to be uninhabited, completely ignoring the welfare of the local Aboriginal tribes.
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1052 |
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 1961 large-part (the end with the eyelet removed) unaddressed parcel tag to England with rare franking of Arms £2 green, £1 blue
pair & 5/- (cut-into at top) + Aborigine 2/6d all tied by 'ELIZABETH ST MELBOURNE/ RS /19JA61/ 1 /VIC-AUST' cds, the reverse with blue/white R label & London arrival backstamp of '23JA61' proving carriage by airmail. Parcels were carried by air at
letter rates. The rate was 2/3d (= 27d) per half-ounce x20 plus 2/- registration (= 47/-) with 6d convenience overpayment. The £2 is rarely seen on a postal article. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,800.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1053 |
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 1963 Royal Visit plain cover with superb 'RELIEF NO 69/9MR63/NSW-AUST' cds & typed "Cabramurra NSW/Press Bureau" on blank R label
(Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electricity Scheme); plus 1970 Royal Visit similar covers with 'RELIEF/6AP70/ 64 /VIC-AUST' or 'ROYAL VISIT 1970/23APR1970/CANBERRA ACT 2600' & Press Bureau handstamps on blank R labels, and plain cover with 'RELIEF/11AP70/ 15
/QLD-AUST' with Press Bureau handstamp of Brisbane on blank R label. Very scarce.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1054 |
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 1964 (Aug 21) Dunlopillo business reply postcard returned with Melbourne machine cancel and Flowers 3/- Waratah & Cattle Industry
5/- White Paper (ACSC #373C; Cat $400 on cover) afffixed in lieu of Postage Dues tied Bankstown (NSW) cds paying postage on 18 similar articles at 6d each (5d postcard rate plus 1d reply mail fee), very fine. Scarce usage. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1055 |
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 1965 (April 5) registered airmail to England with Navigators £1 Bass solo marginal single from the lower-left corner of the sheet
tied by superb complete strike of 'CURRIE/TAS-AUST' cds cancel [King Island], Melbourne transit backstamp, very fine. No doubt philatellically-inspired; nevertheless a scarce in-period usage. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1056 |
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 1966 (May 3) social cover to Switzerland with rare franking of 7/6d Captain Cook (well-centred; Cat $2000 for a solo franking on
cover) tied by 'GPO PERTH/WA-AUST' cds, white/red Special Delivery label, very fine '8587 OBERACH/9-5-66/ 8b ' arrival backstamp, repaired opening tear that doesn't affect the face. The rate was 2/3d x2 plus Special Delivery 1/3d = 5/9d, so overpaid
by 1/9d. Note that Pre-Decimal stamps remained valid until 13.2.1968. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1057 |
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 1966 (June 5) usage of Wrapper QEII 4c red stamped-to-order for Sydney Stock Exchange (ACSC WS38, Cat $250 used) to Singapore
uprated with QEII 1c brown (rounded corner) and Navigators 40c Tasman tied by Sydney parcel roller cancel, a couple of very minor transmission marks that do not detract. The rate was triple 15c per 2oz Zone 2 airmail printed matter. A scarce wrapper,
scarce destination & scarce uprating. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 1058 |
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 1966 (Sept 23) usage of Wrapper QEII 4c red stamped-to-order for Sydney Stock Exchange (ACSC WS38, Cat $250 used) to Singapore
uprated with QEII 1c brown and Birds 20c Golden Whistler pair tied by Sydney parcel roller cancel, a couple of very minor transmission marks that do not detract. The rate was triple 15c per 2oz Zone 2 airmail printed matter. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1966-73 QEII Definitives 4c red usages including on UK Forces airmail to England (2c convenience over-payment), and in lieu of
Postage Dues on unfranked cover, a good range of illustrated advertising covers, punctured 'T' on Tasmania 'The Scenic Wonderland' & 'Adult Education' envelopes, postcards airmail to NZ and domestic Trans-Australian Airlines air cargo postcard, with
other values on registered & certified mail, punctured 'VG' on Commercial Papers receipts x4, etc, plus a few booklet stamps including one with 'Post your/Parcels ...' tab attached, generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$80.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
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 1967 (circa) parcel-piece with complete address label & $4 Navigator tied by indistinct 'ROYAL EXCHANGE' (NSW) cds with blue/white
R label alongside, endorsed "40/-" (the equivalent of $4). (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
