AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, ENVELOPES, POST OFFICE ISSUES

Lot 747		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1915-16 1d Carmine KGV Sideface Die II very fine unused and scarce. BW EP5, cat AU$600
Lot 748		Estimate: $150 1915 ½d Bright Emerald KGV 'Star' Embossed CTO with 'MELBOURNE/VICTORIA' cds 3 JL 15 for U.P.U. distribution, very fine. BW EP6, cat AU$250
Lot 749		Estimate: $500 1918-36 small group of KGV Post Office embossed envelopes, with 1918 1d + ½d Star (BW EP14) (2), 1918 1½d Black-brown Star (EP18), 1919 1½d Brown Star (EP19(1)), 1920 2d Orange Star No 'POSTAGE' (EP21), 1923 1½d on 2d Red Star (EP26), 1923 1½d Green Star (EP27(2)), 1924 1½d Red Star (EP28(1)), 1928 1½d Red Oval (EP31(1)), 1930 2d on 1½d Red Oval (EP35(1)), 1930-37 2d Red Oval (3 - EP36(1), EP36(6)A, EP36(6)B). All very fine unused, BW cat AU$1740 (13)
Lot 750		Estimate: $250 1919-22 KGV 'Star' Embossed Design, comprising 1½d Brown, 2d Orange and 2d Red, each CTO with G.P.O. Melbourne cds for U.P.U. distribution, fine. BW EP20(1)w,21w,23(1)w, cat AU$450 (3)
Lot 751		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $320 1919-20 KGV 1½d Brown Star Embossed Die 1, very fine unused. BW EP16, cat AU$1000
Lot 752		Estimate: $550 1928 KGV Oval Embossed ½d Orange, 1d Green, 1½d Red, 2d Brown each CTO with 'G.P.O./MELBOURNE' cds for U.P.U. distribution, very fine. The ½d, 1d and 2d represent the only printings of these values on Post Office stock, the dies being reserved otherwise for stamping of private envelopes. BW EP29,30,31w,33, cat AU$1100 (4)
Lot 753		Estimate: $300 1942-78 mainly mint collection of KGVI and QEII Post Office envelopes, with KGVI BW EP42(7)A, B, EP44(2), EP45(1), EP46, EP48(1) optd SPECIMEN, EP48(4), EP49(2), QEII pre-decimal issues largely complete including 4d and 5d Light Blue long type optd SPECIMEN, and 5d Dark Blue and 5d Light Blue cancelled first day, and Decimal issues 4c to 20c showing various text and font changes (55)