AUSTRALIAN: 1912 Kinsey cover to Christchurch with New Zealand 1d Dominion 'VICTORIA/LAND' overprint affixed at U/R tied by 'BRIT ANTARCTIC EXPD/3MR/12' cds and Tasmania 1d Pictorial affixed at L/L tied by 'HOBART/25MR13/TASMANIA' cds, 'LOOSE SHIP'S LETTER/POSTED IN/ANTARCTICA/[penguin]/SY AURORA/AAE' cachet at U/L partly overstruck by ''AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC/EXPEDITION 1911/COMMANDER OF SHIP' cachet with signature "JK Davis", a couple of very minor aging marks otherwise very fine. A similar cover - without the additional handstamp & signature of the ship's commander - sold for £1320 at a London auction in March 2020. John King Davis - Douglas Mawson's deputy - purchased the ship in 1910. In late-1911 Aurora transported Mawson and his party to Macquarie Island and then to Cape Denison, which became base camp for the Expedition. She returned in late-1912 with fresh supplies and left a party to wait for Mawson who was overdue from a sledging trip. In late-1913, 'Aurora' finally picked up Mawson and the party and returned them to Hobart in February 1914.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

AUSTRALIAN: c.1930 philatelic cover with 1½d Sturt tied by superb strike of the undated 'BANZ/1930 [penguin] -31/ANTARCTIC RESEARCH EXP' cachet. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

AUSTRALIAN: c.1930 philatelic cover with 1½d Canberra tied by superb strike of the undated 'BANZ/1930 [penguin] -31/ANTARCTIC RESEARCH EXP' cachet, plus almost as fine a strike in violet across the flap. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

AUSTRALIAN: 1948 (July 21) commercial cover to Perth with Lyrebird 1/- tied by Macquarie Island cds, makeshift registration cachet, transit b/s of Sydney, 'RAAF PO RATHMINES/NSW-AUST' & Perth and 'COTTESLOE' arrival b/s. The lengthy social letter refers to carriage on "the first Antarctic airmail" and also states "...It is not a bad sort of place...suppose you heard about our tragedy last week...we have not found the body yet...It is so rugged that a couple of miles a day is a good trip..." [On 4.7.1948, engineer Charles Henry Scoble died in a skiing accident when ice on a lake gave way under his weight. A replacement engineer was flown in by the RAAF and this cover was carried on the return flight] (Qty 2 items)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

AUSTRALIAN: 1960 PMG's Department generic FDC for the 2/- Map tied by 'MAWSON' cds, to New York with minor water-staining & superb 'DAMAGED BY/WATER' cachet, knife-cut at left & through the cover at the base inflicted in 2020 by Australian Customs. Double disaster cover! [Carried on MV Thala Dan which sprang a leak in the hold]

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

AUSTRALIAN: 1987 Antarctic Scenes (Third Issue) stampsize colour photographic essays of the five designs all denominated with the issued values endorsed below "2c 10c 20c 36c 60c", affixed to thin greenish card (230x170mm), a couple of tiny blemishes.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1910 80th Birthday 2kr & 5kr Mi 175-6, Cat €300. (2)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1933 Skiing 12g to 50g Mi 551-4, well centred, unmounted, Cat €600+ (mounted). (4)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1945 Vertical Overprints on Hitler 'Osterreich' = 18½mm 1rm to 5rm Mi 693A-696A, variable centring, unmounted, Cat €800. (Qty 4)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

POSTAL HISTORY: 1954 registered airmail to Australia with Costumes 30g & 1.50s and Airmails Birds 20s Eagle tied Vienna '19.III.54' cds with black on buff 'R' label alongside, Melbourne and 'CAMBERWELL ___ /29MR54/VIC.' (postal district code excised) b/s, couple of very minor blemishes. Nice usage of the top value of the Birds airmail series.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1933 Orval Abbey 5c+5c to 10fr+40fr Mi 354-365, excellent centring, very lightly mounted except for the top three denominations that are unmounted, Cat €2200. A superb set! (Qty 12)

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1924-32 KGV Keyplates Script Wmk 2/6d range of shades stated to be arranged chronologically, one stated to be "May 1931: rare shade"), well centred, lightly mounted, Cat £550+. (Qty 8)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1924-32 KGV Keyplates Script Wmk 10/- green & red/pale emerald and 10/- green & red/deep emeerald SG 92 & 92g, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat £290. (2)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$160

1924-32 KGV Keyplates Script Wmk 12/6d grey & orange SG 93, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat £250.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1924-32 KGV Keyplates Script Wmk 12/6d grey & orange SG 93, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat £250.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1924-32 KGV Keyplates Script Wmk 12/6d grey & orange SG 93 with Horseshoe 'SPECIMEN' puncture, well centred, lightly mounted.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1938-53 KGVI Keyplates on Chalk-Surfaced Paper 2/6d Perf 14 SG 117, 5/- Perf 13 SG 118f & £1 SG 121c, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat £165. (Qty 3)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1996 'EXPRESS - POSTAGE' 1996 'EXPRESS - POSTAGE' $22 chestnut & blue SG E1 Plate Numbers block of 4, exceptional centring, and a CTO single. (Qty 2 items)

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

POSTAL HISTORY: 1944 plain wrapper used locally with 'BERMUDA/ ¼D /POSTAGE PAID' h/s & St George's cds of -MAR44.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

POSTAL HISTORY: 1951 usage of KGVI 1d red Wrapper to "Smith's Parish" with 'FLATTS/19JUL51/BERMUDA' cds.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1857-64 New Denomination Imperf ½d dull mauve SG 17, good even margins, unused, Cat £200.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1938-49 KGVI Pictorials partly sorted and annotated mostly mint array to R5 x3 with most SG numbers including 50c SG 394a, many shades noted as per the Commonwealth Catalogue, some used to R5 x2, generally fine to very fine. Potential. (Qty 200+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1938-49 KGVI Pictorials 2c to R5 complete including all listed perfs and shades plus the Postal Fiscal R10 SG F1, and a few extras, some characteristic minor tropicalisation, generally very fine lightly mounted or unmounted, Cat £1600+. A difficult set to complete. (Qty 143)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1938-49 KGVI Pictorials R5 KGVI both printings SG 397 & 397a marginal examples, unmounted, Cat £100. (2)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

1938-49 KGVI Pictorials R5 KGVI on Chalk-Surfaced Paper SG 397 marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet, the first unit with a minor stain at the top, the other units unmounted, Cat £220+.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$125