AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL HISTORY, GENERAL

Lot 608		Estimate: $150 Small group comprising 1899 OHMS Electoral papers cover-front used at Perth, 1901 registered cover Broken Hill to Hobart bearing 2d, endorsed '6d To Pay', 1929 registered airmail cover Adelaide to Perth with vignette affixed and tied and 1940 cover bearing 9d Kangaroo with 'BASE P.O.' cds flown to Perth
Lot 609		Estimate: $500T Commercial commemorative/souvenir covers 1930's to recent, mostly illustrated covers and/or labels produced by institutions, organisations, commerce, etc, many scarce items not seen by us previously, odd fault here and there, generally fine (120). Unusual and interesting lot
Lot 610		Estimate: $200T 1916 (28 Oct) censored cover to New York bearing Third Wmk 2d Grey Inverted Wmk + KGV Single Wmk ½d Green (short corner perf). Scarce cover
Lot 611		Estimate: $125T 1917 (15 Aug) cover Melbourne to Philadelphia with printed address in red, bearing Third Wmk 2d Grey + KGV ½d Green, straight-line 'PASSED' cachet in violet
Lot 612		Estimate: $600T 1930 (30 Jun) combination franked airmail cover to USA bearing Australia 3d Air pair + U.S. 5c tied by Perth slogan cancel and airmail adhesive additionally by Reading duplex, backstamped, minor blemishes. Attractive example of 6d internal Australia airmail + 5c surface rate
Lot 613		Estimate: $100T 1933 (22 Apr) cover bearing KGV 5d flown Onslow to Brisbane, black and white 'chequered board' vignette (Frommer 34d), arrival backstamp
Lot 614		Estimate: $650T Realised Price : $650 1935 airmail cover used India to Sydney, endorsed at top 'QUETTA EARTHQUAKE/No Stamps obtainable', on arrival framed 'T' and mss. '2/2' crossed-out and replaced with '1/10', Postage Dues 6d (3) and 2d (2) with mss cancels, backstamped on arrival; also stampless cover to Quetta with cachet in black (QUET)TA EARTH QUAKE POSTAGE FRE(E)'. Attractive and desirable pair
Lot 615		Estimate: $250 1935 (19 Aug) cover to Brisbane bearing KGV 2d cancelled with manuscript date and double-oval 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH OFFICE/DAKABIN', the Dakabin being a cable-laying vessel
Lot 616		Estimate: $100 1937 (30 Sep) two different types of souvenir postcards issued for the first Field Post Office at Eastern Golf Links, one illustrated. Attractive pair
Lot 617		Estimate: $200T 1940 (1 Oct) airmailed cover Queensland to England bearing 5d pair + 4d + ½d pair + 3d AIF tied by cds's of Pinnacle, censor tape at left tied by diamond '1' handstamp, reverse with Mackay Patriotic Funds 1d 'HELP TO LICK HITLER' label, surface scuff. Unusual
Lot 618		Estimate: $60 1959 (18 Mar) souvenir cover flown Perth to Melbourne, signed by pilot Fred Hoinville, Australia's only skywriter, photo and home-made vignette affixed, Nº 21 on reverse
Lot 619		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1968-84 range of undelivered covers with array of unclaimed, DLO and other markings, few registered and five to overseas. Interesting (58 items)