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Postal Stationery - Letter Cards - Military Stampl
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 4355 |
PSE |
 Military Scene '2nd AIF EMBARKING' (troops boarding HMAT 'Themistocles' transport ship) in black on flimsy stock used 1915 (Dec 14)
to Australia with lengthy message headed "5859 Gunner E Barnett, 1st BAC 1st AFA, Suez Road Camp Heliopolis, Egypt" including "have had a fair amount of gun drill. Tomorrow night we are having a great musical concert. Our brigade has a bonzah Beale
piano ...", 'A.I.F. INTER. BASE P.O./15-DE-15/CAIRO' cds, light vertical fold does not overly detract. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4356 |
PSE |
 Military Scene '2nd AIF EMBARKING' (troops boarding HMAT 'Themistocles' transport ship) in brown on flimsy stock used 1916 (March
10) to Victoria with lengthy message including "... we are camped at Helmuth but our camp is known as Zeitoun ...", 'MILITARY RECREATION/FREE/ E ' oval handstamp in red and 'CAIRO/9-.II.16' cds, a couple of minor bends. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4357 |
PSE |
 Military Scene '2nd AIF EMBARKING' (troops boarding HMAT 'Themistocles' transport ship) in brown on flimsy stock used 1916 (March
10) to Victoria with lengthy message headed "Tel-el-Kebir" including "... This is an enormous camp. It is over 3 miles long and contains nearly all Australians ... in a few weeks time we shall be either in England or France ...", 'MILITARY
RECREATION/FREE/ E ' oval handstamp in red and 'CAIRO/11.III.16' cds, re-directed on arrival with Melbourne '10APR16' machine cancel, minor bends & small internal repair. Sold at our auction of 27.7.2009 for $805 (Sale 147 Lot 298). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4358 |
PSE |
 Military Scene '2nd AIF EMBARKING' (troops boarding HMAT 'Themistocles' transport ship) in brown on flimsy stock used 1916 (April
26) to Finland, Russia with lengthy message in Finnish from a Finnish-Australian soldier to his mother, apparently posted under cover or carried privately without postal markings, minor blemishes but carefully opened & with intact margins. Sold at
our auction of 10.04.2010 for $863 (Sale 155 Lot 90). See also Lot 4360 for another item from this correspondence. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4359 |
PSE |
 Poem 'God bless our splendid men ...' on flimsy cream stock used 1915 to Tasmania with lengthy message headed "At Sea" including
"We are getting near the end of our voyage ...", 'DAKAR/3/NOV./15/SENEGAL' cds and very fine 'PASSED BY CENSOR' handstamp, small corner fault at lower-right and a little discolouration on the reverse. Bob Emery did not record any convoy mail
postmarked at Senegal. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4360 |
PSE |
 Poem 'God bless our splendid men ...' on flimsy cream stock used 1916 to "Mariehamm, Finland, Russia" with lengthy message in
Finnish from a Finnish/Australian soldier to his mother headed "Egypten 13th Jan 1916" but posted a month later with 'AUSTRALIAN BASE/12-II-16/DETAILS P.O.' cds, partial Cairo cds of '15.II.[16]' alongside, 'A.I.F./PASSED CENSOR' handstamp and
Cyrillic censor tape & handstamp in violet plus boxed '11' cachet in purple, Aland '... MARIEHAMN/9.IV.16' backstamp where re-addressed to mainland Finland with 'HANGA .../10.IV.16' arrival backstamp, very fine. A truly extraordinary
origin/destination item. Sold at our auction of 10.04.2010 for $1725 (Sale 155 Lot 89). See also Lot 4358 for another item from this correspondence.
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4361 |
PSE |
 Poem 'God bless our splendid men ...' on flimsy cream stock used 1916 from New Guinea to South Australia with lengthy message
including "... The end is still probably a long way off yet ...", franked with 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Type c Overprint KGV 1d red solo tied by 'MADANG/28AU16' cds, largely very fine strike of the rare 'CENSORED BY/DISTRICT OFFICER/WMB OGILVY' oval
cachet on the face, Rabaul '1SE15' transit backstamp, a little very minor discolouration on the reverse. A very rare usage of a Gratuitous Letter Card in New Guinea. A similar item from the same correspondence but in lesser condition - "a bit grubby"
- sold at our auction of 3.3.2019 for $1357 (Sale 233 Lot 2752). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,200
Currently Opening at...AU$900.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4362 |
PSE |
 Poem 'God bless our splendid men ...' on flimsy cream stock used 1916 to Tasmania with lengthy message dated "Sept 19th 1916"
including "... I am out somewhere in the ocean ... it is awful rough today ... only half my journey is done ...", unfranked with South Africa 'CAPE TOWN/22.SEP.16/KAAPSTAD' cds, a couple of very minor blemishes. Ex John Sinfield: sold at our auction
of 3.3.2019 for $330 (Sale 233 Lot 2174). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4363 |
PSE |
 Poem 'God bless our splendid men ...' on flimsy cream stock used 1917 to Sydney with lengthy message headed "On Land 16th Dec '17"
including "expect to leave on another voyage tomorrow ... I cannot owing to miltary reasons give you any further information ...", British 'ARMY POST OFFICE/18 DE/17/[??]' skeleton cds used in Egypt and 'PASSED BY CENSOR/[crown]/800' octagonal cachet
in violet, redirected to Chatswood, NSW without arrival markings, small corner fault at lower-right & a few minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4364 |
PSE |
 Poem 'God bless our splendid men ...' on stout white card used 1916 to "The Very Rev The Dean of Melbourne", Victoria with lengthy
message headed "Egypt" including "... thank you very much for your kind gift Billy Can ... the contents were greatly appreciated by me & my comrades ... after being so long on the trench fare ...", unnecessarily franked with Egypt Sphinx 5m carmine
tied by 'CAIRO/31.1.16' cds cancel, some minor blemishes & light central fold. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4365 |
PSE |
 Poem 'God bless our splendid men ...' on stout white card used 1917 to Sydney with lengthy message headed "16th May 1917 At Sea"
including "We left Port Melbourne on Friday last ... there were thousands of people there to wish us all good luck ... in the excitement one woman fell into the water ..." plus three lines towards the end blocked-out with the censor's blue pencil, no
postal or censor markings, a couple of minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4366 |
PSE |
 Poem 'God bless our splendid men ...' on stout grey card used 1917 to South Australia with lengthy message headed "At Sea 8th July
17" including "I have been sewing on buttons all the afternoon ... It is a treat to see we lads at our mending ...", 'PASSED BY CENSOR' handstamp endorsed "29" used on board the SS Suevic, some aging marks & minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4367 |
PSE |
 Poem 'God bless our splendid men ...' on stout grey card used 1918 to South Australia with lengthy message headed "Moascar 21/2/18"
including "Got no money to cable ... still in this compound in Egypt ... I should have gone on the Ceramic but she had influenza on board ...", slightly untidy 'FIELD POST OFFICE' cds, a couple of very minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4368 |
PSE |
 Poem 'God bless our splendid men ...' on stout grey card used 1919 from Great Britain to Victoria with lengthy message headed
"Sutton Veny No 8 Camp No 19 Hut" including "... am sailing about the 5 Sept on the Plassey ... we are going through the Suez Canal where the Euripides is sailing around the Cape ...", franked with Great Britain KGV 1½d brown tied by 'SUTTON VENY
CAMP/31 AU/19' cds cancel, very fine. A very late usage of the Gratuitous Letter Card. Ex John Sinfield: sold at our auction of 3.3.2019 for $307 (Sale 233 Lot 2177). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
Postal Stationery - Envelopes - Post Office Issues
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 4369 |
PSE |
 Unused all-different group comprising Kangaroo 1d red Original Die (flap sealed) plus another CTO, KGV Sideface 1d red Die II very
fine (ACSC EP5; Cat $600), KGV 'Star' without 'POSTAGE' 1d red Die 1 and Die 3, 1d red Die 3 + ½d green Doubleton and 1d red Die 3 + ½d green Doubleton, 1½d black-brown Die 2, and 2d orange 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge (EP24; Cat $750), KGV 'Star'
with 'POSTAGE' 2d red, 2d red 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge CTO the Surcharge Misplaced to Right, 1½d green, and 1½d red (typed address & central fold), and KGV Oval 1½d red 'TWO/PENCE' Surcharge (blue lining), 2d red Die 1 on cream & on buff, and Die
2, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat $3000+.
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4370 |
PSE |
 1913-14 Kangaroo 1d red Original Die ACSC ES1, used to Pittsburgh, USA with Kangaroos 4d orange (Cat $600 for non-solo usage on
cover) added tied by Perth '-8JE14' cds cancels, a few bends & blemishes from bulky contents, Cat $75+. The rate was double 2½d per ½oz foreign letter. A scarce usage of the 4d orange, which was issued primarily to pay the 1d domestic letter rate
plus 3d registration fee. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4371 |
PSE |
 1916-21 KGV 'Star' without 'POSTAGE' ½d yellow-green, 1d carmine & 2d violet Cancelled-to-Order for UPU distribution with 1916
Melbourne cds ACSC EP6, 7(1)w & 12, also 1½d brown on grey stock CTO with 1919 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/ 1 ' cds EP20(1)w, 2d orange CTO with 1920 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/ 2 ' cds EP21w, and KGV 'Star' with 'POSTAGE' 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d scarlet CTO with 1923
'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/VIC' cds, a few very minor blemishes but generally very fine, Cat $1150. (6) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$280.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4372 |
PSE |
 1916-21 KGV 'Star' without 'POSTAGE' usages group with 1d red x10 including without added frankings and taxed with Australian
Postage Due 1d, with Australian Postage Due 2d, and 1918 to France with Melbourne 'T/30c' octagonal cachet and 'PASSED' censor cachet plus French Postage Due 30c, plus 1917 to Switzerland with KGV ½d green & 1d red added and Adelaide 'PASSED BY/4TH
M.D./CENSOR' cachet, 1917 registered to China with KGV ½d green & 4d orange added tied 'SOUTHERN CROSS/VIC' cds and red/white R label, and 1918 to the Netherlands with KGV 1d red x2 added tied 'EAST DEVONPORT/TAS' cds and 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label,
also 1d red + ½d green Doubleton x6 used domestically x3, to England and India, and with KGV 1½d brown to the USA, 1½d black-brown to the Netherlands with KGV 1½d brown added and Melbourne censor label, 1½d brown to Perth with Kangaroos ½d green
added tied 'CUE/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds, 2d orange to Bermuda, etc, a few with minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$420.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4373 |
PSE |
 1916-21 KGV 'Star' without 'POSTAGE' 1d red Die 1 on buff stock ACSC EP7(2) used 1916 to Australian Prisoner of War in Germany "c/-
Australian Red Cross Commissioners", London with Brisbane machine cancel, forwarded to Germany with 'Geprüft./Kommandantur/Gef. Lager Dülmen/ 16 ' boxed censor handstamp in rosine on the face, light bend at left & some blemishes. Scarce usage. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4374 |
PSE |
 1916-21 KGV 'Star' without 'POSTAGE' 1d red Die 1 on buff stock ACSC EP7(2) used 1918 to New Zealand Prisoner of War in Turkey "Pte
RJ Davie, Wellington Inf. Batt, New Zealand Forces, Prisoner of War, C/o Officers Mess, Afion Kara Kissar, Turkey, c/o International Red Cross Society, Geneva, Switzerland" with 'BACKWATER/13JU1918/NSW' cds cancel and Sydney 'OPENED BY CENSOR'
black/white resealing label at left, small repaired flap fault on the reverse & minor transmission marks. Ex Neil Russell; sold at our auction of 28.11.2016 for $1800 (Sale 217 Lot 653). Neil Russell advised that there were only seven New Zealand
POWs in Turkey, all captured during the Dardenelles Campaign. Very few items of mail have been recorded to or from the New Zealanders.
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Estimate AU$1,200
Currently Opening at...AU$900.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
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