Postal Stationery - Letter Cards - Post Office Iss continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 4315 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge on 2d orange on off-white card (grey inside) with 'LOG TRAIN/JARRAH
FOREST W.A.' (steam locomotive pulling timber trucks on logging tramway) view ACSC LC52(71B), local philatelic usage to "Mr W Brett" [Brettschneider], Middle Park with message "Issued 16 Jan 1924", Melbourne 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION' cancel, opened
in the European fashion with the margins intact, a few minor blemishes, under-catalogued at $3500. The ACSC states that only one unused and this used example are recorded. Sold at a Melbourne auction in 2017 for $8142.
Residual stocks of 2d Letter Cards were surcharged to meet the 1½d domestic letter rate introduced on 1.10.1923 only after the 1½d green cards had been issued. It is estimated that only forty 2d orange cards - across both stocks & perfs - were
overprinted. Remarkably five of those are known to have survived. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,000
Currently Opening at...AU$3,000.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4316 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge on 2d orange on grey card (grey inside) with 'BURRINJUCK DAM NEW
SOUTH WALES/MURRUMBIDGEE IRRIGATION SCHEME/Dairy Cows grazing on Lucerne,/showing Distributing Channel and/Dethridge Meter in foreground' view LC53(24), local philatelic usage to "Mr W Brett" [Brettschneider], Middle Park without message, Melbourne
'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION' machine cancel, opened in the European fashion with the margins intact, a few minor blemishes, under-catalogued at $3500. The ACSC states that only this one used example is recorded. Ex John Sinfield: sold at our auction
of 3.3.2019 for $7375 (Sale 233 Lot 2273). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,000
Currently Opening at...AU$3,000.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4317 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge on 2d red with 'CARTING - FAR NORTH' (camels, camel drivers & wagon)
view with Plate Crack at Right below Driver's Feet ACSC LC54(29)d additionally with the Surcharge Slightly Misplaced to Left, just a hint of very light aging at right otherwise very fine unused, Cat $400+.
Residual stocks of 2d Letter Cards were surcharged to meet the 1½d domestic letter rate introduced on 1.10.1923 only after the 1½d green cards had been issued. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4318 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge on 2d red with 'GIBBERABONG CREEK, N.S.W.' (rowboat) view with the
Surcharge Diagonal & Misplaced to Right as ACSC LC54(51)c, light bend at upper-left otherwise very fine unused, Cat $400+. The card has untrimmed edges on two sides, suggesting it originated from a corner of the uncut stock sheet, which may have
contributed to the misplacement. The ACSC states that "to qualify as a misplaced surcharge, the whole of one letter of the surcharge should be outside the stamp impression", which is definitely the case here (compare the previous Lot), but does not
record any diagonal misplacements. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4319 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge on 2d red with 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE/SYDNEY N.S.W.' view ACSC 54(57B),
used 1924 to Forbes, NSW with lengthy message from a son to his father, Hobart 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/LONDON APRIL 1924/AUSTRALIA'S OPPORTUNITY' machine cancel, light vertical bend otherwise very fine, under-catalogued at $200. Scarcer used than
unused. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4320 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge on 2d red with 'NATIONAL PARK N.S.W.' (horizontal; with rowboat)
view ACSC 54(90), unused, a few minor blemishes, Cat $500. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4321 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge on 2d red with 'ON THE MURRAY/ S.AUSTRALIA' (paddle steamer;
original version with single tree branch at top) view ACSC LC54(94A), a couple of minor blemishes otherwise very fine unused, Cat $500. The ACSC states (in footnote 2 under the listing for the original unoverprinted card) that these early JB Cooke
views were probably substituted for their later versions because they "were badly worn and printing poorly ... These are rare, with probably less than six of each recorded"; it is unclear whether this reference includes overprinted cards. John
Sinfield's example sold at our auction of 3.3.2019 for $319 (Sale 233 Lot 2280). See also Lot 4309 above. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4322 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge on 2d red with 'RUSSELL FALLS/ TASMANIA' (waterfall) view ACSC
54(118), unused, a little minor discolouration, Cat $400. Absent from John Sinfield's comprehensive collection. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4323 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge on 2d red with 'SYDNEY HARBOUR/N.S.W.' (Governor Phillip statue)
view badly deteriorated impression with fine Plate Crack from Right Hand Frame to Statue ACSC LC54(128B)d additionally with the Surcharge Slightly Misplaced to Left, a couple of minor edge blemishes otherwise very fine unused, Cat $400. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4324 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge on 2d red with 'THE SPIT, MIDDLE HARBOUR./SYDNEY' (pier & yachting)
view ACSC LC54(125)d, used to Germany with lengthy message in German and KGV 1½d green added tied by 'GPO' parcel cancel with Brisbane '-7JAN24 - BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/LONDON APRIL 1924/AUSTRALIA'S OPPORTUNITY' machine cancel alongside, 'very
fine 'THARANDT/12.2.24' arrival backstamp hardly impinging upon the view, Cat $3000+ for unused; unrecorded used and no doubt scarcer thus. The rate was 3d up to 1oz foreign letter (decreased from 4d on 1.10.1923). This is the equal-rarest of all the
issued views: the ACSC states that "Two unused examples are recorded", and of the unoverprinted card that "only one used example" is recorded. John Sinfield's unoverprinted used example sold at our auction of 3.3.2019 for $4012 (Sale 233 Lot 2253). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$3,000
Currently Opening at...AU$2,300.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4325 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge on 2d red with 'ZOO, ADELAIDE S.A.' (flamingos) view ACSC 54(142C),
unused, a little minor discolouration, Cat $400. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4326 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge on 2d red with 'ZOO, ADELAIDE S.A.' (flamingos) view ACSC 54(142C),
used 1924 to Forbes, NSW with lengthy message from a brother to his sister and Hobart 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/LONDON APRIL 1924/AUSTRALIA'S OPPORTUNITY' machine cancel, a couple of tiny blemishes otherwise very fine, under-catalogued at $200.
Scarcer used than unused. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4327 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 1½d red on grey card with 'G.P.O. HOBART' view with Major Plate Crack from Left Frame to Top of
Gates ACSC 55(58B)da, unused, a little very minor discolouration along the fold otherwise very fine, Cat $500. The sky is also badly deteriorated especially near the upper frame, and a second crack has started to develop through the lower branches of
the tree at left. John Sinfield's similar example sold at our auction of 3.3.2019 for $354 (Sale 233 Lot 2287).
This was the final issue of Scenic Letter Cards. The printings on grey stock represent the majority of the issue. The Stamp Printer TS Harrison deliberately allowed some scenes to deteriorate dramatically, to justify cancelling the programme. Many of
the plates wore to the point where views were almost unidentifiable; several others developed major plate cracks. Eventually, production of scenic cards was discontinued in 1925. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4328 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 1½d red on grey card with 'MT LOFTY RANGES/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' (horse & cart; text close to frame)
view with Two Plate Cracks at Left ACSC LC55(84B)d, extraordinary late usage by an Australian WWII serviceman overseas endorsed "On Active Service", to England with completely non-philatelic social message headed "Sgt KJ Walters, H Section Sigs, Att
3 Anti Tank Rgt" including "... recently had another spell in hospital, nothing serious - sandfly fever, remember it?", 'AUS FPO 34/8 JU/42' skeleton cds cancel used at Tripoli, Lebanon where censored with initials in red inside & on the face
alongside 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No./836' crowned cachet in violet, a couple of very minor blemishes otherwise very fine, Cat $250+. This view was substituted-out later in the printing for a different Mt Lofty Ranges view; see the next Lot. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4329 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 1½d red on grey card with 'MT LOFTY RANGES/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' (horse & cart; text away from frame)
view ACSC 55(84C), used 1924 to Germany with hand-written message in German and KGV 1½d red Die I added tied by Adelaide machine cancel, light overall aging & a few blemishes, under-catalogued at $400. Rare: the original view developed a major plate
crack, and was substituted with this version; see the previous Lot. Scarcer used than unused, and absent from John Sinfield's comprehensive collection. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4330 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 1½d red on grey card with 'MURRUMBIDGEE IRRIGATION SCHEME/IRRIGATING A YOUNG CITRUS ORCHARD'
(NSW) view ACSC LC55(88), unused, a couple of very minor blemishes otherwise very fine, Cat $500. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4331 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 1½d red on grey card with 'RIVER YARRA/VICTORIA' view ACSC LC55(114), a couple of very minor
blemishes otherwise very fine unused, Cat $400. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4332 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 1½d red on grey card with 'SPRING ST MELB' (trams) view with Major Plate Crack at Left (Two
Cracks Joined-Up) ACSC 55(126), unused, a couple of very light edge bends otherwise very fine, Cat $400. This is a more advanced state than that illustrated in the ACSC; the view was substituted later in the printing. John Sinfield's similar example
sold at our auction of 3.3.2019 for $271 (Sale 233 Lot 2300). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4333 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 1½d red on grey card with 'TRENTHAM FALLS/VICTORIA' view ACSC LC55(134), unused, a couple of
very minor blemishes otherwise very fine, Cat $750. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4334 |
PSE |
 1918-25 KGV Sideface Scenic Issues 1½d red on grey card with 'ZOO, ADELAIDE S.A' (flamingos) view ACSC LC55(142D), used to Grange,
SA endorsed "Per first aerial mail Adelaide to Sydney" AAMC 71 with lengthy message to his daughter signed "JE Monfries, Chief Clerk, GPO Adelaide" including "this letter card is being carried by the first aerial post ... piloted by Pilot Roberts who
has just called in to see me ...", KGV 3d blue Die I added tied by Adelaide 'JU 2/24' cds cancel and Sydney '4 JE 1924' roller machine cancel arrival backstamp, some light aging marks, Cat $250+ (AAMC Cat $550). The rate was 1½d domestic letter plus
3d airmail surcharge. Rare airmail usage of a Scenic Letter Card, which was in its infancy when these cards were on issue. See also Lot 4294 above.
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
