Thursday Island: KGV ½d green and 1d red pair on cover to U.S.A., tied by 'THURSDAY ISLAND/1/26AUG16' datestamps, Brisbane transit cds. Fine and attractive
Lot 515
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
Miscellaneous group comprising Lettercard KGV 1d (frame wear) uprated with ½d used Perth to Geraldton, OAS used 1919 to Australia, few States items incl W.A. 1d Fiscal on cover, WWII War Savings folder with 13 Spitfire stamps affixed, 1956 taxed cover with stamp duties and postage dues, other items, mixed condition (15 items)
Lot 516
Estimate: $250
Cover/postcard group comprising 1928 covers to Perth from Carnarvon, Derby and Port Hedland with rectangular 'FORWARD/BY AIR MAIL' cachet, 1939 airmail cover Sydney to Argentina rated at 2/3d for ½oz rate, 1946 Peace set on reg’d OHMS cover to U.S.A., postcards (3, two with Japanese inscriptions), South Australia 1907 cover with Southern Railway backstamp, Austria 1922 PPC to Adelaide with 'CALLED TO POS...', and frame 'NOT KNOWN/LETTER CARRIER/ADELAIDE', mixed condition (10 items)
Lot 517
Estimate: $125
1935 (9 Dec) airmail cover Adelaide to U.K. bearing perfin 'E S' (Elder Smith) 6d Airmail and 1/- Lyrebird, tied by slogan cancel
1938-39 coloured congratulatory Telegram envelopes (3, two backstamped in magenta 'WILLIAMSTOWN/4 NOV 1939/POST OFFICE W.16'), and form [TG42G] cancelled with double-oval 'POST OFFICE/COBURG. N.13/3 FEB 1938' (WWW.1040) ornaments pointing downwards - 10 weeks earlier than previously recorded (4 items)
Lot 520
Estimate: $150T
Realised Price : $145
1940 (1 Oct) airmail cover Queensland to England bearing 5d pair + 4d + ½d pair + 3d AIF tied by Pinnacle cds’s, censor tape at left tied by diamond '1' handstamp, reverse with Mackay Patriotic Funds 1d 'HELP TO LICK HITLER' label, surface scuff. Unusual
Lot 521
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $200
1958 cover to U.S.A. bearing Robes Thick paper 5/- & 10/-, Melbourne machine cancel
