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Online General Sale No. 87 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 7th August 2026 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, WORLD WAR I POSTAL HISTORY, PRIVATELY-PRINTED STATIONERY FOR CORRESPONDENCE
| Lot 1322 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on red envelope inscribed 'AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES', minor wrinkling otherwise very fine. No used example of this envelope has been recorded and it has been suggested it may be an essay for the 1d Military Envelope; however, no direct connection has been proved  | ||
| Lot 1323 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on red envelope with revised text to include 'Unit' addressed to a member of the 26th Battalion in Egypt, 1d Red KGV pair tied by Ulverstone (Tas) cds, 20 MR 16. Endorsed 'Hospital Malta', small peripheral faults and filled filing hole  | ||
| Lot 1324 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on red envelope inscribed 'A.I.F.' at base, very fine unused  | ||
| Lot 1325 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on red envelope inscribed 'A.I.F.' at base, with 1d Red KGV tied by Ulverstone (Tas) cds 22 JA 16, endorsed 'Wounded', 'In Hospital Malta' and 'Verdalla' (the building in Valletta where injured officers recuperated), very fine  | ||
| Lot 1326 | [ PS ] |
Blue printing on off-white envelope inscribed 'ON SERVICE ABROAD' at top unused, fine and very scarce  | ||
| Lot 1327 | [ PS ] |
Blue printing on off-white envelope inscribed 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' at top, addressed to a member of the 28th Battalion and endorsed 'sick/Hospital/France', 1d Red KGV tied by Perth machine cancel. Small peripheral faults but very scarce  | ||
| Lot 1328 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on off-white envelope inscribed 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' at top addressed to member of the 3/44th Reinforcements but endorsed 'Not 44', 1d Red KGV tied by Albany (WA) cds 1 DE 16. Vertical fold but very scarce  | ||
| Lot 1329 | [ PS ] |
Red-printing on buff laid batonne envelope, addressed to member of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, 8th Battalion in Egypt, 1d Red KGV tied by Melbourne machine cancel, 22 FE 15. Endorsed 'Try 2nd IB/Tidworth' (England), and with 'UNKNOWN/2nd Training Battalion (V)' in blue, and 'light 'Unable to trace/Return to sender', reverse with 'RETD. LETTER OFFICE/5JE17/BASE RECORDS MELB' in red. A very early use for a privately produced envelope  | ||
| Lot 1330 | [ PS ] |
Red printing on buff envelopes with 'A.I.F.' at base, 'Infantry Brigade' on third line and '(Use this line for any extra units.)' on laid batonne and wove buff stocks, plus revised type on wove stock with 'A.I.F. ABROAD' at base and 'Infantry Brigade' moved to fifth line and 'Use this line ...' deleted. one envelope with a few marks (3)  | ||
| Lot 1331 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on buff laid batonne envelope inscribed 'A.I.F.' at base and with 'Light Horse Brigade' on third line and '(Use this line for any extra units)' at base, very fine unused  | ||
| Lot 1332 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on buff wove envelope (flap at right), with 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE/A.I.E.F.' at top, 1d Red KGV tied by Caulfield (Vic) cds 4 OC 15, and endorsed 'Permanent Class B/Alexandria', very fine  | ||
| Lot 1333 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on buff wove long envelope (222 x 95mm) inscribed 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE/A.I.E.F.', flap at right sealed, fine unused | ||
| Lot 1334 | [ C ] |
Flag Design with soldier's details filled in but apparently not posted. With considerable toning but not seen by us before and very scarce  | ||
| Lot 1335 | [ PS ] |
Hunkin, Ellis & King (Adeliade): 'A Budget from Australia' with an attached postcard inscribed 'Keep the Flag Flying' for the reply, and one-piece from headed 'DUPLEX LETTER CARD' with an attached 'REPLY LETTER CARD' within, fine unused and rare (2)   | ||
