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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2370 |
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 1930 usage of KGV Star 1½d Stationery Envelope endorsed "First Day Cover" at lower-left, to "Canal Zone/Central America" with
Surcharges 'TWO/PENCE' on 1½d & 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d Die II tied by 'REGISTERED ELIZABETH ST/4AU30/MELBOURNE' cds blue/white R label (corner tear), the reverse with 'NEW ORLEANS' transit and 'BALBOA HEIGHTS' arrival cds. A very early usage of the 4½d
on 5d which was issued 2.8.1930. It has been suggested that because the official First Day of Issue, 2.8.1930, was a Saturday, that Monday 4th August was effectively the first day of use. However, in this period, most post offices were open on
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2371 |
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 1930s airmail covers comprising 26.4.1931 Darwin-GB at 1/11d; 1936 all-up Sydney-Holland at 1/9d; 1937 Australia-Hong Kong-USA at
3/9d plus 3d registration; 1939 Sydney-Sweden at 1/7d; 1939 all-up Sydney-France at 1/9d; and 1939 Greece-Victoria; plus Papua 22.5.1937 Daru-Melbourne per H Davis.
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2372 |
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 1930s-40s airmail covers with 1/6d Hermes or 2/- Kangaroo frankings comprising pre-WWII to GB & Switzerland both with Late Fee,
wartime to Switzerland x4 including POW 3/- rate x2, Palestine or USA, and post-war to USA x2, Palestine or China at the scarce 3/6d rate (to the Jewish Ghetto in Shanghai).
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2373 |
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 1930s-40s airmails group including 1934 to London "via ... Karachi" with KGV 5d brown & 6d Airmail and another at 1/5d rate, 1934
(Dec) inwards from England on second direct service, 1942 (Jan) from Sydney to Java at 1/5d rate returned with 'AIR SERVICE/NOT AVAILABLE' cachet, also 1940-41 RAAF Recruiting Train Ernest Crome covers from various NSW locations x8, condition a
little variable.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2374 |
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 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge Opening 5/- green ACSC 148 tied by 'SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE S.E. PYLON/19MR32' cds (opening day) with
blue/black R label on cover to Culcairn, 'REGISTERED', 'S.E. PYLON' and 'CULCAIRN' b/s, some light ageing around perfs. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2375 |
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 1933 (Mar 25) large parcel-piece (rebacked on a slightly larger piece of 253x178mm) endorsed at upper-left "accepted/weight/32lbs/J
Hart/Inquiry Office/GPO/Sydney/£17.1.4", by airmail to "Donald Harkness/Newcastle Waters/Nthn Territory" with outrageous franking of Kangaroos Third Wmk £1 grey x11 (including two pairs & a strip of 3) and SMult Wmk 1/- & £2 x3 (including a pair) +
KGV 4d olive tied by generally poor Sydney cds (consistent with the bulky nature of the contents), minor stains, professionally restored with numerous creases ironed-out. Ex Martin Greive, Martin Walker, Rodney Perry (once advertised by Rod for sale
for $140,000), and Andrew Tan.
Because the weight exceeded the maximum parcel limit of 11 pounds (lb), the article had to be paid at the prevailing letter rate of 2d per oz x512 plus airmail supplement of 3d per ½oz x1024 = £17/1/4d, making this the highest-franked item of
pre-WWII Australian postal history recorded. Only ten covers bearing the Third Wmk £1 grey are known, this being the record franking. Only three items - the others are parcel tags - are recorded bearing the Small Multiple Wmk £2, again this being the
record franking.
Donald James Harkness was an Australian aviation & motoring enthusiast. In 1925, he broke the Australian land speed record over one mile with a run of 108mph, increasing that in 1929 to 128mph. In 1932, over a distance of 10 miles, he set a world
record of 164mph. In 1930, he developed the 'Harkness Hornet' aero-engine, the first built locally to pass the government's airworthiness testing. We were unable to locate information about the incident in the Northern Territory but we expect his
vehicle suffered a mechanical breakdown and required parts to be rushed to him by air. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$15,000
SOLD for AU$11,500.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2376 |
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 1933 (Oct 6) OHMS cover to Carlton with scarce franking of KGV 5d overprinted 'OS' ACSC 127(OS) (Cat $1000 for a solo franking)
tied by 'ALTONA/VIC' cds, blue & black/white R label, minor blemishes & part of the flap removed. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2377 |
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 1936 (April 22) usage of Letter Card KGV 2d red airmail to Belgium with lengthy personal message written in French and Hermes 1/6d
& Cable 2d added tied by Sydney cds cancels, 'PARIS/11.V/1936/AVION' transit machine cancel backstamp, central fold just clear of the stamps & minor blemishes. The rate was 1/10d per ½oz for carriage by French airmail service (compared to 1/9d for
Qantas/Imperial Airways to London and onwards by surface mail). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2378 |
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 1937-40 commemorative frankings mostly NSW Sesquicentenary with a few registered including to USA with 3d pair tied by scarce
'CORBIE HILL/NSW' cds (LRD; closed 13.4.1940) & red/white provisional R label, etc, many 3d or 9d on airmail covers including to Java (with NSW Sesqui poster stamp tied by machine cancel), Hong Kong, France, South Africa etc, several uprated for
Late Fees including with a 1913 Penny Kangaroo!, a couple with Greek Currency Control handstamps, also a few with AIF 6d including local registered with 'COMPENSATION' handstamp in rosine, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. A very
unusual lot that could be developed into a fine One Frame exhibit.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2379 |
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 1937-48 KGVI & Zoological frankings across the three issues and all denominations to 1/4d including 3d blue Dies, with a wide
variety of airmail rates including jusqu'a & OAT items, lots of postmark & censorship interest, 1941 to GB at 12/- (1/6d x8) with 1/4d magenta x12, three POW lettersheets to Italy, other destinations include Fiji, Java, Hong Kong, Thailand, India,
Ceylon, Ireland, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Yugoslavia, South Africa, and registered to India, Egypt x2, France & Switzerland, condition variable but mostly fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2380 |
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 1937-48 KGVI & Zoological frankings across the three issues and all denominations with a wide variety of surface rates and many
better items including 2d scarlet Die II to GB with '.../THE SAFE ARRIVAL/OF THIS LETTER/ IS DUE TO/THE BRITISH NAVY' label, 6d Kookaburra registered with 'COMPENSATION' handstamp, 1/- Lyrebird on OHMS parcel label, '2½d' on 2d to Singapore 16.1.1942
with 'POSTAL SERVICE SUSPENDED/...' cachet, 3d purple-brown x3 with white/red '.../EXPRESS/DELIVERY' label, Die II 1d & 2d cancelled on arrival at Melbourne with superb 'PAQUEBOT' handstamp alongside, ½d Kangaroo miscut in a coil machine,
destinations include Japan (2d-rate PPC), Tahiti (WWII censor), Holland (5.4.1940 with roneo'd label advising it was detained until after WWII), Aden & Jamaica, plus registered to Bermuda, Turkey & Peru all censored, Argentina, Lebanon & Cyprus, etc,
condition variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2381 |
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 1939-41 airmail trio to the United States each with scarce solo franking of Robes Thick Paper 5/- comprising 1) 17.7.1939 via Hong
Kong (transit backstamp) at 4/8d rate, opened a bit roughly with repaired tear at the top; 2) 19.2.1940 via England at 2/2d x2 + 3d registration, very fine; and 3) -.-.1941 trans-Pacific at 4/-, toning on the censor labels; convenience overpayments
of 4d 5d or 1/- respectively; plus 3.4.1947 at short-lived 2/6d rate x2, central fold.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2382 |
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 1939-45 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$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2383 |
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 1939-45 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$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2384 |
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 1939-45 World War II box of envelopes (many with the contents), airgraphs & formular aerogrammes from a Queensland airman at
domestic camps, in England, North Africa & elsewhere, condition very mixed with some water-damage but most are presentable and many are fine to very fine with plenty of postmark & censor cachet interest & aerogramme with printed 'POSTAGE/ 1d /PAID'
in Red from Darwin. An unusually extensive social archive.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2385 |
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 1940 (Oct 11) Clipper inter-bank airmail cover to New York with 4d Koala, 1/6d Hermes & a superb 10/- Robes tied by Sydney cds, two
strikes of the 'SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN MATTER/SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF/EXECUTIVE ORDER 8389 AS AMENDED' handstamp and 'RELEASED BY CENSOR' cachet, light staining below the stamps. The rate was 4/- for the first ½oz + 3/11d for each successive ½oz x2
= 11/10d. The 3-line cachet regards a prohibition against civilians sending banknotes into the United States; once its legality was confirmed, the item was released. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2386 |
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 1940 (Nov 21) airmail to Newcastle GB via USA with Kookaburra 6d + Kangaroo 2/- + Robes Thick Paper 5/- & 10/- (small blemish at
the top) tied by Sydney cds, very fine 'CALIFORNIA/CLIPPER' handstamp in violet, no transit or arrival markings, minor blemishes. The rate was 5/10d per ½oz x3 = 17/6d. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2387 |
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 1940-48 group all with Robes Thick Paper 5/- mostly WWII airmails to GB at 5/10d x4 or Switzerland at 5/8d or 6/- (+ 3d
registration), plus 1947 to Czechoslovakia, and scarce solo frankings to Denmark (registered) & United States, also on two different food parcel labels at 5/10d, generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2388 |
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 1941 (July 17) plain postcard from internee "Paul Frank E39485, Hut 12, IC Orange, NSW" [Internment Camp] airmail to his mother in
England endorsed "by Clipper Air Service via NZ-USA" with 'APPROVED FOR TRANSMISSION BY CAMP COMMANDANT O/NO.7' boxed handstamp at lower-left and with 1/6d Hermes pair tied by Sydney cds, a few bumped corners & minor blemishes. The postcard rate was
2/11d, half the 5/10d letter rate for the same service, + 1d convenience overpayment. POWs and internees were granted free surface postage, but airmail fees had to be paid in full. The writer was a Jewish-German 'Dunera Boy' transported from
internment in England in July 1940. In mid-1943, the Dunera Boys were released into Army service in Australia or repatriated to England.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2389 |
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 1941 (Nov 7) homemade envelope (217x150mm) secured with staples, airmail to Adelaide with KGVI 3d blue Die III x5 + Robes Thick
Paper 5/- tied by Forces 'RAILHEAD PO/RW1' cds and boxed R cachet with manuscript "FPO2" both used at Deir Suneid (Palestine), Adelaide arrival backstamp of 17NO41, unfolded & only minor blemishes. Usage in the Middle East of values above 9d is very
unusual & we can't recall having seen another such usage of any of the Robes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
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