Great Britain and British Commonwealth Postal Stationery
Sale No: 6
Lot No:268
Symbol:PS
Cat No:Collection
Penny Kangaroo used group comprising Scenic Letter Cards x3 in different colours with 'Goverment House, Perth', 'Pineapples, Queensland' & 'Flight From Pompeii, Ballarat' views, a Postal Card with 'Town Hall, Caulfield' printed message on reverse, Envelopes x5 including one with 'SALISBURY/SA' squared circle and two with 'DARWIN NT' cds (one of those uprated with KGV 1d red) and Official Envelopes with 'OS' in Die for Education Department, Melbourne x2 one uprated with KGV ½d green tied 'BENDIGO', the other with KGV ½d green x2 tied by scarce 'YARROWEYAH/VIC' cds, minor blemishes.
(Qty 11)
ENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER: 1922-23 usages of Star 2d scarlet Envelopes internally at 2d rate x6, to GB at 2d rate, window envelope uprated for double rate to North Borneo (poor Sandakan arrival b/s), uprated for 4d foreign rate to Germany x3 & to USA, several with firms' imprints including illustrated type for Invincible Motor Construction Co (Sydney) unfortunately with a fault above the stamp, two with Melbourne slogan cancels for the shortlived Postal District Number scheme, condition variable still an atrractive lot.
(Qty 12) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-30-2021, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 6
Lot No:270
Symbol:PS
Cat No:Collection
ENVELOPES: Unused selection of base-rate issues comprising KGV x2 (both with blemishes), KGVI 2½d x2 (one an unusual size on grey stock) & 3d x2, QEII 3½d, Small Die 4d, 5d indigo, 5d light blue x3, 5d red x2, 4c red x3 & 5c orange x2 (one CTO), a few with the flaps stuck otherwise fine to very fine unused.
(Qty 19)
ENVELOPES: KGV 1d red 'Stars' group including a variety of different dies & stocks, noted one Stamped-to-Order for Robertson & Co Ltd, Auctioneers, Tasmania with belt & buckle logo at U/L used 1917 with Hobart machine cancel, some postal history & postmark interest noted 1917 to Sweden & to USA each with KGV ½d & 1d added and either Adelaide or Melbourne 'PASSED' censor cachets, 1919 to London with KGV ½d green added tied 'DARWIN NT' paying war tax, 1921 to South Africa with KGV 1d red added to pay the increased 2d Empire rate, etc, condition a little variable but all are presentable.
(Qty 22)
PARCEL LABELS: 1946 KGVI 3/7d magenta large piece from a Myer food parcel label with Melbourne parcel cancel, redirected within England with white patches from where stamps for forwarding were subsequently removed, Cat $2000 for a complete label.
REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1965 2/5d Helecon ACSC RE54, opened-out, Cat $100; three other QEII issues; 'RETURNED LETTER' type (230x152) with 'DLO SYDNEY' h/s in rosine on provisional R label, & unused Qld OHMS type with 'R'-in-circle & registration lines etc printed in red.
(Qty 6)
POSTAL CARDS - Official - Government Railways - Stamped To Order: Arms 1d Printed at Upper-Right with 'HAWKESBURY RIVER BRIDGE, 2,900 feet long. - In the Northern Tourist District, to which 2d and 1d per mile tickets are issued ...' view, with Printed Advice for Goods Manager, used to Sydney with superb strike of 'NEWTOWN/OC14/05/NSW - 182' duplex cancel, very minor bend at U/R and a few minor blemishes.
ENVELOPES - OFFICIAL: 1906 usage of blue envelope with QV 1d red with 'OS'-in-the-Die & Education Department imprint at L/L, BN '45' cancel of 'GLENORCHY' (cds alongside) to Campbell's Bridge with Stawell transit b/s, minor blemishes & repaired flap fault. Ex Martin Frischauff.
ENVELOPES - OFFICIAL: 1923 usage of long white envelope with QV 1d red with 'OS'-in-the-Die & Education Department imprint at L/L, to Melbourne with superb 'STANLEY/VIC' cds. Superb! Ex Martin Frischauff.