c.1901 OHMS Envelope inscribed 'COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES OF VICTORIA.' and at lower left 'AREA 73B/DUNOLLY.', minor ageing, unused
Lot 595
Estimate: $50
Realised Price : $60
WWI War Savings: Perf 11 6d Deep Blue, fresh marginal example
Lot 596
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $550
WWI War Savings: Perf 14 2/6d Brown, fine mint
Lot 597
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
1915 (6 Sep) cover to C.F. Belcher at Entebbe, Uganda, from his brother Norman, bearing rare 'On Active Service/NO STAMPS/AVAILABLE' adhesive label tied by two strikes of 'AUSTRALIAN.IMP.FORCES/BASE/POST OFFICE' datestamp, backstamped Alexandria, Mombasa, Entebbe. The addressee (later 'Sir Charles') was a Victorian who joined the British Colonial Service and became Conveyancer to the Goverment of Uganda. This cover is illustrated on p249 in 'British Empire Campaigns and Occupations in the Near East 1914-1924' by John Firebrace
Lot 598
Estimate: $150T
Military Envelope: 1916 KGV 1d Rose-Carmine 'A.I.F., ABROAD' at base on cream stock, trivial tone, unusually fine unused
Lot 599
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $190
Military Envelope: 1916 KGV 1d 'A.I.F., ABROAD' for use by Civilians to Servicemen, ASC X2.2, fine unused
Lot 600
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $380
1916 (9 Jun) reg'd parcel-wrapping front bearing 'A.N.Z.A.C.' illustrated address label and G.B. 1d, 6d, 2½d and ½d tied by London datestamp, sent to Cohuna (Victoria)
Lot 601
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $110
1916 (29 Sep) stampless censored 'O.A.S.' cover to N.S.W. with oval 'AUS GENERAL HOSPITAL/P.O.' in violet, triangular signed censor cachet below
Lot 602
Estimate: $200
1919 (14 Apr) use of 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE.' 'LETTER CARD.' from FPO SW2 at Harfleur, France, with 'From the Staff of the Commonwealth Printing Office, Australia' on reverse, addressed to Tasmania from soldier about to depart, minor ageing, rare
Lot 603
Estimate: $100
c.1940s part of censored cover bearing Robes 5/- and 10/-, 1/- Lyrebird and 1/6d Hermes tied by two strikes of 'Director of Military Operations/and Intelligence' in violet, censor label on reverse
Lot 604
Estimate: $350
1942 and 1951 Official Registered Envelopes inscribed 'POSTAGE PAID/5d' at Melbourne, or '5½d' at Sydney ('MELBOURNE' obliterated), former with mss. 'Badge', latter curiously from Army Medal Section to Philatelic Trader, Fritz Feibes, who had been interned as a P.O.W. at Tatura during WWII
Lot 605
Estimate: $300
1944 (2 Mar) use of 'AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD' with 'POSTAGE/1d/PAID' in red [ASC.X1.11] to Victoria with datestamp of 'AUST UNIT POSTAL STN. /351' in use by 2/11th Field Regiment at W.A., minor staining. Scarce usage in other than N.T. or Papua
Lot 606
Estimate: $100T
Realised Price : $115
1945 cover to Victoria bearing KGVI 3d tied by 'TOKYO BAY/JAPAN' cds, 'H.M.A.S. 'SHROPSHIRE'/Official Signing Of/Japanese Surrender.' and 'H.M.A./SHIPS' cachets in black
Lot 607
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $420
1945 (27 Sep) stampless cover from Australian Serviceman Singapore to Victoria bearing reasonably clear strike (a little smudged as usual) of 'AUST FIELD P.O./251' datestamp, always in violet, in use for two months only at Changi; also another from same correspondence with unclear datestamp. Proud's highest rating of 1000 points
Lot 608
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $280
1946-48 B.C.O.F. opt ½d Kangaroo, rare solo franking on British Forces stationery cover to Australia, tied by 'AUST ARMY P.O./20 OC 47/241' cds (Eta Jima)
Lot 609
Estimate: $100
Northern Territory: A.I.F. Field P.O. '25' selection comprising usages by 19 Bde 6 Div (two, one registered) and NTF PU, very good strikes of datestamp (3)
Lot 610
Estimate: $250
Northern Territory: Aust F.P.O. selection with '163' (3), two registered (one with '072' registration label), '189' (4, two registered), usages at Berry Springs, Darwin and Commalie (defective although not recorded by Williams and unseen by Proud), and '190' (3, one registered), generally very good strikes of cancellations (10)
Lot 611
Estimate: $1,250
Northern Territory: Air Force P.O. comprehensive selection comprising '20' (7, three registered), '21' (8, five registered), '22' (9, five registered), '23' (8, four registered), '24' (4, two registered), and '28' (5, three registered), good variety of registration details/labels and censor markings, generally very good strikes of cancellations (41)
Lot 612
Estimate: $750
Northern Territory: Navy selection with a number of desirable items incl 'NAVY POST OFFICE No. 1' datestamp (10, two registered), applied in black, violet and blue inks, 1942 (Dec) registered cover with stamps unusually cancelled by 'NAVAL/SERVICE' handstamp, straight-line 'NAVY P.O.DARWIN', 'NAVY POST OFFICE' and 'NAVY P.O. No. 1', variety of censor and 'SHIP' handstamps, generally good strikes, scarce group (14); also four 1950s covers from Darwin with differing types of 'H.M.A. SHIP' (one 'H.M.A.S.') handstamps
