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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL MARKINGS
Lot 1032 | [ C ] |
1937-38 'AUSTRALIA'S 150TH/ANNIVERSARY/CELEBRATIONS/N.S.W. 1938' slogan postmark on covers (16) with use from Sydney, Melbourne (incl Tonga Tin Can Mail cover), Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane, including 'POSTED IN PILLAR BOX' and 'POSTED IN PILLAR BOX' types, Late Fee (Sydney), and 'PAID' types from Sydney (2) and Perth (16 covers)    | ||
| Lot 1033 | [ C ] |
Victoria (South-west): Unclaimed markings on cover 1932 to 2000s, many fine handstamps including Apollo Bay, Barwon Heads, Beech Forest, Breakwater, Caramut, many Geelong and suburbs, Hamilton, also some manuscript and unnamed handstamps. Such markings are scarce outside of Melbourne (41 covers)     | ||
| Lot 1034 | [ C ] |
Victoria (North-west): Unclaimed markings on cover Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat and west to Wimmera and Mallee, some superb handstamps including 1937 registered Merbein and Robinvale; 1950s-1970s Beaulah, Horsham, Mildura, Miners Rest, Murtoa, Nyah West, Swan Hill, Wendouree, Yendon, some manuscript markings and unnamed handstamps, stated all different, some rare material (60 covers)     | ||
| Lot 1035 | [ C ] |
Victoria: Cohuna 1946 (6 Sep) local cover with very fine 'PAID AT COHUNA/1½D' cds, rated RRRRR  | ||
| Lot 1036 | [ C ] |
Victorian Paid Datestamps, mostly cds plus a few machine cancels, from 1904 Bendigo, others 1930-2000 with mainly very fine 1930s Abbotsford, Colac, Footscray (on 1932 Chalmers Bootery advertising pamphlet), Williamstown on Nugget Boot Polish advertising cover, Wonthaggi 1929 used by mistake to cancel stamps, also Charlton (sdl, 4R superb), all different, good range all periods, many very fine (74 covers)       | ||
| Lot 1037 | [ C ] |
Western Australia: Bruce Rock, 1955 window envelope with very fine 'PAID' '3D' cds in black, PMI only records one date  | ||
| Lot 1038 | [ PPC ] |
Western Australia: 1964 (27 Feb) picture postcard (Perth Skyline) to England with 1/2d Tasmanian Tiger tied by Fremantle 'PAQUEBOT' machine cancellation, scarce solo usage cat BW at AU$40  | ||
| Lot 1039 | [ C ] |
1938 Australasian Scout Jamboree (Bradfield NSW) special cancel on covers (4), including registered cover with 6d Kookaburra and registration label. Also ephemera with the special labels in se-tenant pair and affixed on reverse on cover to U.S.A., Bank of New South Wales picture postcard, and Jamboree Badge     | ||
| Lot 1040 | [ C ] |
1938 British Empire Games Sydney covers cancelled by special postmark (4, two with small faults), one last day (19 Feb). Also a badge for competitor No. 510 (5)   | ||
| Lot 1041 | [ C ] |
1938 (April) Australia's 150th Anniversary Philatelic Exhibition, wide range of covers with special cancellation including registered (5, one additionally with express fee), large registered parcel piece, postage due covers (2), dinner menu with 2d Sesqui stamp affixed and cancelled, a number of covers with exhibition label affixed, and 1d Queen imprint block of 8 cancelled and signed by the Postmaster of the exhibition P.O. Also perf and imperf sheets of 24 of the exhibition label, the latter endorsed 'This is sheet no. 1 of 50 sheets printed imperforate', both sheets are badly foxed on reverse, plus examples of the exhibition badge and medal. Few covers with small faults but mostly fine (15 covers, large piece + ephemera)       | ||
| Lot 1042 | [ C ] |
1938 (18 April) registered cover from the Royal Easter Show with 4d Koala tied by Show Ground cds, and with printed registration label, Easter Show vignette affixed  | ||
| Lot 1043 | [ C ] |
1938 (23 May) registered cover to East Malvern (Vic) cancelled 'INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW/MELBOURNE N3 VIC' cds, and with handstamped registration label, small stain in lower left corner, otherwise fine and scarce  | ||
| Lot 1044 | [ C ] |
1938 (Sep) covers cancelled at Queensland Philatelic Society Exhibition Brisbane (3, one registered with printed registration label). Also Royal Geographical Society of Australia covers with special postmarks for Leichhardt Centenary (17 Dec 1945) and Mitchell Centenary (19 Sep 1946), fine (5)   | ||
| Lot 1045 | [ C ] |
1956 Melbourne Olympic Games set of 54 special postmarks on covers, each franked with 4d Olympic stamp or 4d Koala (10) with neat handstamped address, fine (54 covers)    | ||
| Lot 1046 | [ C ] |
1962 (Aug 10) XIIth World's Poultry Congress, Sydney registered envelopes franked with 2/5d Banksia cancelled special postmark and with handstamped registration label, fine (2)  | ||
