AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, AEROGRAMMES

Lot 494		Estimate: $280 Realised Price : $230 Range of 7d issues, with A1 mint, A2 mint (2), A4 mint (3) and opt SPECIMEN, and used (3, one used on Melbourne-Christchurch first flight, and another the Deep Bright Blue shade), also 'TEN PENCE' on 7d (A5) mint (2) and opt SPECIMEN. Mostly very fine
Lot 495		Estimate: $140 1944 7d Blue on Yellowish paper with printed red cachet for re-opening of Qantas Australia-England service from Perth via Ceylon, cancelled Sydney 11 SE 44 and addressed to London, with diamond censor handstamp in purple, fine. BW AO1e, cat AU$250
Lot 496		Estimate: $140 1944 7d Blue on Yellowish Paper with printed red cachet for re-opening of Qantas Australia-England service from Perth via Ceylon, cancelled Sydney 11 SE 44 and addressed to England, with diamond censor handstamp in purple. BW AO1e, cat AU$250
Lot 497		Estimate: $140 1944 7d Blue on Yellowish Paper with admonition removed, with printed red cachet for the first Qantas Australian-England flight by Lancastrian, used from Sydney 1 JE 45 and addressed to London. BW A2e, cat AU$300
Lot 498		Estimate: $150 1945 7d Deep Blue on Greyish with printed cachet for re-opening of Qantas Australia-England service via Singapore, used from Sydney on 7 April 1946 and backstamped at Singapore, signed by pilots, fine and the example illustrated in the catalogue, ex Nita Wilson. BW A3d, cat AU$225
Lot 499		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $170 1952-53 10d Deep Blue mint (3), opt SPECIMEN in red, and used (27, including two carried on 1953 Coronation flight, one used in Papua New Guinea), a number showing marginal screw marks or pips, or other minor varieties, mostly ex Nita Wilson (31)
Lot 500		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $260 1953-1965 accumulation, most issues represented, with mint, used, SPECIMEN overprints (8), minor varieties, etc, some unfolded. The used include a number with special postmarks, including 1962 World Power Conference and 1965 Sydney Trade Fair registered usages with provisional registration labels. Also with private licence types (5), PNG issues (4) and formular types (2). A useful lot, mostly ex Nita Wilson (62)
Lot 501		Estimate: $150 1954-59 10d Red and Deep Blue on Blue mint (2), opt SPECIMEN, and used (6, including first flights, and another with printed cachet used at Heard Island on day of issue of 3½d Antarctic commemorative), mostly ex Nita Wilson (9)
Lot 502		Estimate: $150 1959-65 10d Deep Blue Jet Design with original design (5, incl SPECIMEN opt in red), instruction added on writing panel (1 mint), revised admonition on back (2 mint), and 'Overseas Service' added on front (8), including first day cancels and first flight usages (6M, 11U, 1 SPECIMEN)
Lot 503		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $800 1960 10d Deep Blue with 'Overseas Service' added at top left, overprinted large diagonal SPECIMEN (79mm x 12mm) in red. This aerogramme was not distributed to the U.P.U. and the overprint appears to have been applied only for archival purposes. BW A13a, which states only three examples are recorded, cat AU$500. Ex Nita Wilson and the example illustrated in the catalogue
Lot 504		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $210 1960 10d Deep Blue with 'Overseas Service' added at top left, handstamped diagonal 'SPECIMEN' (88mm x 5mm) inverted (possibly unique as such). BW A13wa, thought to be produced inadvertently when the OHMS aerogrammes were handstamped (the BW footnote regarding rarity is in error, as a small quantity has now been identified)
Lot 505		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $260 1966-1979 Decimal Issues Range, with mint, used (including first day cancels and first flights), 1966 9c handstamped SPECIMEN, 1972, 1977 and 1979 Christmas packing slips, 1968 5c Defence forces mint (2), various minor varieties, etc. (57)
Lot 506		Estimate: $300 1971 12c Green and Orange-red error 'All Green Printing Omitted', unused and folded, one or two light wrinkles, otherwise fine and rare. BW A37 variety (it is possible this error is actually A36 or A37, since with green printing missing, identification is ambiguous). Ex Nita Wilson
Lot 507		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $290 1972 12c Christmas handstamped sans-serif SPECIMEN in blue-violet (55mm x 10mm), and handstamped 'PMG/TEST LETTER' in violet, both folded but unsealed and fine; also another handstamped sans-serif CANCELLED in blackish-purple (59mm x 10mm), folded and sealed, all ex Nita Wilson. BW A39w,wa,wb, cat AU$300
Lot 508		Estimate: $100 1952 'Postage/Paid' OHMS airletters (BW AO1) handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in violet (4), one with printing in Blue, two with printing in Blue and 'ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE' in Indigo, and one with all printing in Deep Blue, two show the variety 'White Flaw Between A and I of MAIL'. Also an example used to England uncancelled but with message dated 20 Mar 1957 (5)
Lot 509		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $1,050 c1952 'POSTAGE/PAID' OHMS airletter used from Melbourne to Bellevue, Ohio, 21 July 1960, 'HIS' changed to 'HER' and 'AIRLETTER' to 'AEROGRAMME' with typewriter. Very fine, the rare variant with 'POSTAGE/PAID' in capitals, BW AO2, cat AU$750
Lot 510		Estimate: $200 1959 OHMS Jet Design overprinted SPECIMEN in red for U.P.U. distribution, handstamped SPECIMEN in violet for collector sale, and used (2, in 1962 to London, and in 1969 to USA), generally fine (4)
Lot 511		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $320 1967 OHMS V-jet Design fine mint, folded once, a scarce issue. BW AO4, cat AU$200