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Online General Sale No. 85 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 26th September 2025 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY
Lot 1047 | [ C ] |
Papua World War II: 1941-42 Port Moresby covers (i) Papua 4d tied Port Moresby cds, Unit censor, others from RAAF Postal Unit No. 6; (ii) Papua 4d tied steel cds both RAAF and Army censors (toning); (iii) Australia 3½d and ½d tied rubber cds; (iv) unfranked 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' handstamp, typed 'PORT MORESBY/PAPUA', interesting group (4)   | ||
| Lot 1048 | [ C ] |
Ceylon World War II: 1942 (Mar-Oct) covers unfranked showing AIF FPO 23 or Army PO 067 (2), earliest with AIF censor, others with Ceylon censorship, minor faults (3)  | ||
| Lot 1049 | [ C ] |
Thursday Island: 1944 (15 May) registered Tatts cover showing large rubber cds 'AUST. ARMY P.O./197' in blue on front and reverse, manuscript registration 'APO 197', cds not recorded by Collas or Proud   | ||
| Lot 1050 | [ C ] |
Vietnam: 1966 covers each franked with 5c Thornbill for concession rate cancelled 'AUST F.P.O./3' cds (one barely legible) and with boxed concession cachet in violet (2) or purple, one cover is very large size (305 x 2130mm) with printed 'Greetings from/VIETNAM', some spotting (3 covers)   | ||
| Lot 1051 | [ C ] |
1967 Vietnam Forces: set of envelopes each franked with 5c Thornbill cancelled by 'AUST. F.P.O.' cds numbered '1' to '5'. No. 5 with some overall toning on face, others fine (5)   | ||
