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Kangaroo Issues - Postal History continued...
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1331 |
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 1927 (Aug 8) pre-addressed envelope-front for the Mining Managers' Association at Broken Hill used as a parcel address-label with a
slightly larger backing piece with Third Wmk 1/- dull blue-green plus KGV Single Wmk 4d olive x2 tied by 'MELBOURNE 5/VIC' cds, minor blemishes. The interstate parcel rate for an item weighing between 3 & 4 pounds was 1/8d. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1332 |
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 1928 (Aug 6) apparently social cover with sender's address "Palace Hotel/Shanghai" on the flap & also endorsed "Via Siberia", to
France with extraordinary solo franking of Third Wmk £1 grey (Cat $5000 for usage with other stamps; unpriced as a solo franking) tied by 'BROOME/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds (another strike below) and the by now well-worn boxed 'FORWARDED/BY AIR MAIL'
cachet in violet, on arrival redirected to "Basses Pyrenees". The sender was almost certainly a Jewish 'White Russian' who settled in China after the Bolshevik Revolution. The addressee was a young Jewish woman. The whole thing is a puzzle encircling
a conundrum wrapped in an enigma. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$2,000.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1333 |
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 1930 (June) NCR of Australia, Sydney large-format (304x152mm) envelope front with pre-printed The National Cash Register Co,
Dayton, Ohio, USA address and private 'PER U.S.A. AIR MAIL' cachets in violet, posted directly onto ship at Sydney with Kangaroos Small Multiple Wmk 1/- blue-green strip of 3 (one unit with minor faults) and KGV 1½d red Die II & 3d blue Die II tied
in transit by San Francisco wavy-line roller cancel with 'SAN FRANCISCO/JUN26/CALIF./1930' duplex cancel alongside, minor blemishes & small edge bends. The rate was four-times 3d per 1oz foreign letter rate plus seven-times 4d per ½oz internal US
airmail surcharge, with a ½d convenience overpayment, but apparently no late fee component.
Prior to the commencement of the PanAm Hong Kong-USA Clipper airmail service in April 1937 there was no 'all-the-way' airmail service from Australia to the USA; mail could be accelerated either by being sent airmail to England, by ship across the
Atlantic to New York plus US internal airmail, or by being sent from Sydney by ship across the Pacific to San Francisco plus US internal airmail. The surcharge for internal US airmail was 4d per ½oz, increased to 7d per ½oz in 1934. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1334 |
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 1930 (June) NCR of Australia, Sydney large-format (295x145mm) envelope front with pre-printed The National Cash Register Co,
Dayton, Ohio, USA address and private 'PER U.S.A. AIR MAIL' cachets in violet on the face, posted directly onto ship at Sydney with Kangaroos Small Multiple Wmk 6d brown horizontal strip of 3, KGV 1½d red Die II x2 and Sturt 3d blue horizontal pair
tied in transit by 'WELLINGTON/NZ/ 16JL30/LOOSE LETTERS' cds cancels, endorsed "Rec'd 7/7/30" in pencil at upper-left, minor bends not affecting the adhesives. The rate was double 3d per 1oz foreign letter rate plus five-times 4d per ½oz internal US
airmail surcharge, plus 1d late fee. In 1922, the late fee on overseas mail was reduced from one additional rate of postage to 1d (2d for registered items from 1928). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1335 |
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 1930 (Oct) NCR of Australia, Sydney large-format (300x150mm) complete envelope with pre-printed The National Cash Register Co,
Dayton, Ohio, USA address and private 'PER U.S.A. AIR MAIL' cachets in violet on the face, posted directly onto ship at Sydney with Kangaroos Small Multiple Wmk 6d brown & 1/- blue-green irregular strip of 3 tied in transit by
'HONOLULU/DEC26/HAWAII/1931' duplex cancel & very fine 'PAQUEBOT' straight-line cachet in violet (Hosking #1683) alongside, endorsed "Rec'd 10/13/30" [13 Oct] in pencil at upper-left, minor blemishes & small edge faults. The rate was three-times 3d
per 1oz foreign letter rate plus seven-times 4d per ½oz internal US airmail surcharge, plus 1d late fee and a 4d over-payment (presumably a mis-calculation of the number of internal airmail surcharges to be paid). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1336 |
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 1930 (Dec) NCR of Australia, Sydney large-format (280x140mm) envelope front with pre-printed The National Cash Register Co, Dayton,
Ohio, USA address and private 'PER U.S.A. AIR MAIL' & 'LATE FEE' cachets in violet, posted directly onto ship at Sydney with Kangaroos Small Multiple Wmk 1/- blue-green three blocks of 4 (one unit with minor faults & a couple with minor bends
otherwise very fine) tied in transit by 'HONOLULU/DEC26/HAWAII/1931' duplex cancels & very fine 'PAQUEBOT' straight-line cachet in violet (Hosking #1683) alongside, minor blemishes & small edge bends. The rate was thirteen-times 3d per 1oz foreign
letter rate plus twenty-six-times 4d per ½oz internal US airmail surcharge, plus 1d late fee.
A remarkable franking: blocks of 4 of the 1/- are difficult to find used let alone on commercial cover. At this time there were no regular airmail services from Australia that required usage of these higher denominations. Although single 1/- stamps
are regularly seen on flight covers - particularly the 1931 experimental airmail to England - commercial usages are elusive, and multiples are rare.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,800.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1337 |
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 1930 (Dec) NCR of Australia, Sydney large-format (300x145mm) envelope front with pre-printed The National Cash Register Co, Dayton,
Ohio, USA address and private 'PER U.S.A. AIR MAIL' cachets in violet on the face, posted directly onto ship at Sydney with Kangaroos Small Multiple Wmk 6d brown & 1/- blue-green horizontal pair and KGV 2d red Die III tied in transit by 'AUCKLAND
NZ/20DC30/LOOSE LETTERS' cds cancels, minor blemishes & bends largely clear of the adhesives. The rate was double 3d per 1oz foreign letter rate plus five-times 4d per ½oz internal US airmail surcharge, plus 1d late fee and a 5d over-payment
(presumably a miscalculation of the number of internal airmail surcharges to be paid, or an under-payment of the next weight-step that has not been noticed). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1338 |
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 1931 (March) NCR of Australia, Sydney large-format (290x140mm) envelope front with pre-printed The National Cash Register Co,
Dayton, Ohio, USA address and private 'PER U.S.A. AIR MAIL' cachets in violet, posted directly onto ship at Sydney with Kangaroos Small Multiple Wmk 6d brown block of 4 & 1/- blue-green blocks of 4 x2 (one unit with minor bends otherwise very fine)
and KGV 2d red Die III tied in transit by 'HONOLULU/HAWAII' undated double-oval cancels and 'HONOLULU/MAR20/HAWAII/1931' duplex cancel & very fine 'PAQUEBOT' straight-line cachet in violet (Hosking #1683) alongside, endorsed "Rec'd 3/29/31" [29
March] in pencil at upper-left, minor blemishes & small edge bends. The rate was eleven-times 3d per 1oz foreign letter rate plus twenty-two-times 4d per ½oz internal US airmail surcharge, plus 1d late fee.
A remarkable franking: blocks of 4 of the 6d & 1/- are difficult to find used let alone on commercial cover. At this time there were no regular airmail services from Australia that required usage of these higher denominations. Although single 1/-
stamps are regularly seen on flight covers - particularly the 1931 experimental airmail to England - commercial usages are elusive, and multiples are rare. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1339 |
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 1931 (March 15) long-format envelope endorsed "All the way by Air Mail Experimental Flight Australia England" with punctured 'OS'
Kangaroos Third Wmk 1/- blue-green x2 & Small Multiple Wmk 6d brown, KGV 2d red & 3d Airmail Type B (Cat $800 on cover) and Kingsford Smith 2d, 3d & 6d set all tied by Melbourne cds cancels, light vertical fold clear of the adhesives. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1340 |
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 1931 (May) NCR of Australia, Sydney large-format (300x150mm) complete envelope with pre-printed The National Cash Register Co,
Dayton, Ohio, USA address, posted directly onto ship at Sydney with Kangaroos Small Multiple Wmk 1/- blue-green (Cat $250 on cover; for regular usage on flight covers), KGV Small Multiple Wmk Perf 13½x12½ 4d olive and Kingsford Smith 3d blue tied in
transit by 'HONOLULU/ DEC26/HAWAII/1931' (Boxing Day) duplex cancels & very fine 'PAQUEBOT' straight-line cachet in violet (Hosking #1683) alongside, endorsed "Rec'd May 11/1931" in pencil at upper-left, some bends & edge faults largely clear of the
adhesives. The rate was double 3d per 1oz foreign letter rate plus triple 4d per ½oz internal US airmail surcharge, plus 1d late fee.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1341 |
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 1934 (Oct 13) large piece with London News Agency 'HRH THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER/Australasian Tour/ OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS' complete
parcel label endorsed "11/8d", airmail to England with KGV Heads 2d red, Kookaburra Typographed 6d brown, Victorian Centenary 1/- black and Kangaroos CofA Wmk 5/- grey & yellow pair (Cat $350+ for a single on cover) tied by Adelaide cds cancels. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1342 |
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 1934 (Nov 24) envelope to Switzerland with typed endorsement "Per 1st Australia to England Air Mail" and "Australian - France -
Switzerland" added in manuscript at lower-right, Macarthur 2d red block of 4 and Kangaroos Third Watermark £1 grey (ACSC 53; Cat $5000 for usage on cover) & Small Multiple Watermark 2/- maroon tied by Perth Registered cds cancels with blue &
black/white R label alongside on the face, Geneva '24.XII.34' transit and Basel arrival of the same day on the reverse, a couple of minor blemishes. RPSV Certificate (2005). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$2,000.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1343 |
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 1937 (Dec 30) Department of the Interior, Acton, Canberra, FCT OHMS envelope airmail to "Postlagernd" [Poste Restante], Karnten,
Austria with Kangaroos CofA Wmk 2/- maroon solo tied by Canberra cds cancel, Sydney, Athens '11.1.1938' - where the Greek currency censor cachet was applied on the face - and Vienna '12.1.38' transits on the reverse, Austrian Postage Due 10g blue
affixed on the face tied by 'WOLFSBERG/13.1.38/KARNTEN' cds for the Poste Restante service but 'Nicht behoben/Non réclamé' black/pink labels x2 affixed alongside when not collected and the Postage Due crossed out, endorsed "Retour Canberra Air Mail"
at base and presumably returned, small pin-hole at top not affecting the stamp & minor transmission marks. The 2/- per ½oz rate provided 'all-the-way' airmail service to Europe, as compared to the 1/9d rate that provided airmail carriage by
QANTAS/Imperial Airways to England and onward transmission by surface mail. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1344 |
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 1938 (Jan 1) merchant's small cover by air to Scotland with Kangaroos 5/- and Small Lyrebird 1/- tied by untidy Adelaide cds,
repaired tear on the flap. Very few standard-size covers are franked with high denomination Kangaroos. The airmail rate was 1/6d per ½oz x4.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1345 |
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 1941 (May 12) Sudan Interior Mission cover to their office in Australia with Sudan 5m & 2pi x2 tied by Khartoum machine cancel,
red/white censor label & '.../S.496' cachet both of Sydney, redirected to Canada with Australia 5d Ram 1/6d Hermes & 2/- Kangaroo tied by Sydney cds of 3JY41 & carried trans-Pacific per PanAm FAM19 to San Francisco, small imperfections. An
extraordinary wartime cover. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1346 |
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 1941 (Nov 25) envelope airmail to serviceman "F/Sgt LW Fry, RAF Station Catfoss, Yorkshire, England" endorsed "Aust-NZ-USA-GB" for
carriage by PanAm Trans-Pacific & Trans-Atlantic Clippers with 6d Kookaburra, KGVI 1/4d magenta and Kangaroos 2/- maroon horizontal pair tied by Perth, WA machine & cds cancels, censored locally with 'Opened ...' red/white resealing label tied by
'PASSED ...' handstamp at left, light but legible 'STATION POST OFFICE/23 JAN 1942/[...?] CATFOSS' boxed arrival datestamp in violet on face, a few small edge faults at top not affecting the adhesives or markings. The rate was 5/8d for a ½oz letter.
However, the item missed the California Clipper which left Auckland on 24.11.1941 and was the last to carry mail before the service was suspended after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. Presumably carried by the Matson Line SS 'Mariposa' which
left New Zealand for the USA immediately after the attack, then by US domestic airmail to New York and PanAm Atlantic Clipper. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
Engraved KGV 1d & Kookaburra 6d
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1347 |
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 ONE PENNY: KGV 1d red Plate 3 vertical pair Imperf Between ACSC 59Cba (SG 17b), rich colour, very lightly mounted on the lower unit
only, Cat $7500 (£2750). Superb. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2023). The 'Artemis' pair from Plate 1 (Cat $6500) sold for $3830 (Sale 246 Lot 258).
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Get Market Data for [Australia 17b] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$3,250
SOLD for AU$2,500.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1348 |
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 ONE PENNY: KGV 1d pale red Plate 1 SG 17c block of 4 the two right-hand units Imperforate at Right between Stamp & Margin ACSC
59be, well-centred, lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders, Cat $4000+ for singles (unlisted by Gibbons). The ACSC states that eight sheets - four Plate 1 - were affected. David Adams' very fine block of 4 from the base of the sheet sold at
our auction of 5.3.2015 for $2990 (Sale 200 Lot 516). (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia 17c] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,700.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
| 1349 |
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 SIX PENCE: 6d Kookaburra SG 19 marginal block of 8 from the right side of sheet with complete Commonwealth Treasury Imprint ACSC
60zf, tiny perf-guide hole in the margin, some perf reinforcing in the margin, five units lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders, the others unmounted, Cat $2750+ for mounted (£600+ for mounted singles). (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia 19] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
King George V Heads
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1350 |
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 Duplicated array on Hagners strength in Single Wmk with 1d reds x40+ including a few Die IIIs and a few LMult Wmk, 2d orange x7, 4d
orange shades x6, 4d violet x10, 4d blue x4, 5d x19 and 1/4d x4, varieties to 4½d x4 and 5d x5, multiples including 1d red Harrison Imprint strip of 4 (faults) & No Monogram strip of 5 and 4½d strip of 4 with shaved Harrison Imprint; LMult Wmk
including ½d 'CA' Monogram block of 12 (6x2); SMult Wmk Perf 14 4d corner block of 4; Perf 13½x12½ 1d green block of 8 comprising four Die I-II pairs, 3d Mullett Imprint block of 8 & two Ash Imprint blocks of 4, 4d & 5d Ash Imprint blocks of 4, 1/4d
Ash Imprint pair and 'OS' Overprints 4d Ash Imprint block of 4; and CofA Wmk 4d & 5d Ash Imprint blocks of 4; also Engraved 1d x39 including two blocks of 8 & 6d Kookaburra x2 (one CTO), Kookaburra M/S (mounted in the margins only), 3d Airmail
imprint block of 4, Swans Plate Numbers '1' to '12' blocks of 4, and a few Postage Dues. The condition throughout is rather mixed with many having suntanned gum and/or hinge remainders but many others are fine to very fine, so personal inspection is
highly recommended.
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Estimate AU$3,000
SOLD for AU$4,200.00
Closing..Dec-02, 05:30 PM |
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