1913 (Jan 20) usage of NSW 3d Registration Envelope + Kangaroo 2d grey tied by Sydney cds, red & black/white R label, very minor blemishes. [The 2d was issued only 5 days earlier on 15.1.1913. The first Kangaroo Registration Envelopes were printed in February 1913]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1913 (Feb 6) cover to New York with Kangaroo 1d red Plate C pair [L37-38; the first unit with White Flaw from 'L' of 'AUSTRALIA' ACSC 2(C)f] + Queensland ½d tied by Brisbane machine cancel.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1913 (Mar 8) dealer's cover to Minnesota with Kangaroo ½d green, 2d grey & 3d olive + NSW 2d ultramarine & Victoria ½d blue-green all tied by Sydney cds, red & black/white R label, US 'REGISTERED' h/s unusually in magenta with Seattle transit b/s in the same colour, Saint Paul arrival b/s in purple. Very attractive albeit philatelic Five Colour franking.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1913 (Mar 10) cover to Hungary with Kangaroo 1d red pair + Queensland ½d tied by Townsville machine cancel, Brisbane transit b/s, minor repaired tear at the top clear of the stamps & a trifle soiled.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1913 (Mar 12) usage of Western Australia 3d Registration Envelope with small boxed 'REGISTERED' at U/L to Hertfordshire with Kangaroo 1d red x2 tied by oval 'REGISTERED/PERTH WA' d/s, red/white R label, minor spotting mostly on the reverse.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1913 (Mar 12) triple-rate cover to Germany with First Wmk ½d green & 6d blue (Cat $600 on cover) + Victoria 4d olive tied by 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds, red/white GPO R label, 'DRESDEN/19.4.13/ALTST 19 b' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [Combination frankings with State denominations above 2½d are rarely seen]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1913 (Mar 13) usage of Western Australian Avis de Réception form to Perth with Kangaroo ½d green + Western Australia 2d yellow tied by oval 'REGISTERED/PERTH WA' d/s, 'DUMBLEYUNG' arrival cds, small repair at left well clear of the stamps & datestamps. Rare. [Kevin Nelson's similar usage - stated to be one of only two AR forms with a Commonwealth/WA combination franking - sold for $1339]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1913 (Mar 17) JJ Kinsey cover to New Zealand with largely very fine 'LOOSE SHIPS LETTER/POSTED IN/ ANTARCTICA/[penguin]/S.Y. AURORA/A.A.E.' cachet struck over 'AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC/EXPEDITION 1911' cachet & '["JK Davis"]/COMMANDER OF SHIP' cachet, Kangaroo 1d red + Tasmania 1d Pictorial cancelled with Hobart cds, vertical fold clear of the stamps & the 'penguin' cachet. [John King Davis was captain of the SY Aurora & Douglas Mawson's second-in-command]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$4,000

1913 (Mar 18) very scarce usage of NSW 3d long Registration Envelope to GB with Kangaroo 1d pair tied by Sydney cds, orange & black/white R label, to Wiltshire with superb 'SALISBURY' arrival b/s.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1913 (Mar 31) apparently underpaid double-rate commercial cover to Pennsylvania with Kangaroo 1d red + Victoria 3d yellow-orange tied by Melbourne machine cancel, minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1913 (Apr 2) cover to Massachusetts with Kangaroo 1d red & 2d grey + NSW ½d blue-green tied by Sydney cds, light discolouration at left. A very scarce Commercial Papers item for which the rate was 3d up to 2oz + ½d for each additional 2oz so the article weighed between 2 & 4oz]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1913 (Apr 13) cover to Michigan with Kangaroo 1d red pair + Tasmania ½d Pictorial cancelled tied by Hobart cds, American 'Please return this/envelope to Post/Office' h/s in magenta.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1913 (Apr 26) real photo PPC to Connecticut with Kangaroo 1d red + Tasmania ½d Pictorial tied by 'NILE/ TASMANIA' cds. [The message states: "...I hoped to have some of our hideous new [Kangaroo] stamps to send you..."]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1913 (Apr 30) cover to Michigan with Kangaroo 1d red pair + Queensland ½d tied by unframed 'EMU PARK' cds, Brisbane transit b/s & American 'Please return this/envelope to Post/Office' h/s in magenta. Very attractive.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1913 (May 8) usage of NSW 1d Letter Card to Austria but uprated with Kangaroo ½d only so large 'NSW/T/20' shield h/s applied, Austrian Postage Dues 10h pair affixed to the reverse & tied by 'MODLING 1/BESTELT' cds, the sender's address given within as "Revd Father Roth/Catholic Mission Wiriki/Taveuni Fiji Islands", very minor blemishes. Ex Kevin Nelson and Rodney Perry.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1913 (May 13) cover to Canal Zone with Kangaroo 1d red single & pair + Tasmania 2½d Tablet pair tied by 'RINGAROOMA/TAS:' cds, scarce grey-blue/white 'Ringarooma' R label, San Francisco b/s & 'REGISTERED' h/s both in purple, New York transit & superb 'EMPIRE C.Z./JUN/25/1913/RECEIVED' arrival b/s in blue. A cracker!

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1913 (May 15) cover with unusual imprint for the Imperial Hotel (Pittsworth) including 'Telephone No 3', to Michigan with Kangaroo ½d green + Queensland 2d blue tied by very fine 'PITTSWORTH/QUEENSLAND' cds, American 'Please return this/envelope to Post/Office' h/s in magenta.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1913 (May 30) cover to "Empire/Canal Zone/Panama" with Kangaroos ½d green + NSW 1d Arms pair tied by 'GOULBURN/NSW' cds, 'EMPIRE CZ/RECD' arrival b/s, small repaired tear at left. Ex Kevin Nelson and Rodney Perry.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1913 (June 10) usage of Queensland KEVII 3d Registration Envelope to Germany uprated with Kangaroo 1d red + Queensland 2d blue x2 tied by light 'WYANDRA' cds, scarce red & black/white R label, Brisbane transit & 'RIESA' arrival b/s. A very desirable usage.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1913 (June 14) pre-addressed envelope for TH Wood (Seedsman) with Kangaroo 1d red + Queensland 4d grey tied tby 'REGISTERED/ROCKHAMPTON' cds, red & black/white R label, light even soiling.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1913 (June 17) OHMS cover with Australian Museum embossing on the flap, to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Pennsylvania with very scarce combination franking of Kangaroo 1d pair + NSW ½d blue-green all punctured 'OS/NSW', minor blemishes.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1913 (June 28) entire parcel tag to Victoria with Kangaroo 1d red + Queensland 4d grey tied to the reverse by 'MARYBOROUGH' cds, red & black/white R label on the face, stamps & label crosed by red lines. A most unusual registered usage. [The rate was probably for Merchadise, Patterns & Samples of 1d per 2oz x2 + 3d registration]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1913 (June 30) cover to "Oiho" [sic] with Kangaroo ½d green, 1d red x2 & 2d grey + NSW 1d carmine-pink tied by 'FORBES/NSW' cds, scarce red & black/white 'NSW/FORBES' R label, Sydney and San Francisco transits, US 'REGISTERED' h/s in purple & Cleveland arrival b/s. Very attractive Four Colour franking.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1913 (June 30) usage of South Australia (3d) Registration Envelope (sealing flap 54mm deep) + Kangaroo ½d green pair tied by 'EUDUNDA/SA' squared-circle, mss "642" in lieu of R label, 'UNLEY' arrival b/s of the same date, 15mm closed tear above the stamps, A very scarce postal stationery usage.

Grade (B) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1913 (July 11) pre-addressed cover to New Jersey with Kangaroo 3d olive + NSW 2½d indigo pair tied by 'SOUTH LEICHHARDT/NSW' cds, the R label lost but with US 'REGISTERED' h/s in purple, San Francisco transit & 'BLOOMFIELD NJ/REGISTERED' arrival b/s both in purple, a couple of very minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500