Lot 759
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Gratuitous Lettercards: 1916(?) usage with 'A.I.F. EMBARKING' scene on reverse, illegible datestamp and addressed to Port Adelaide; and 1918 (30 May) usage of type with patriotic verse on reverse on pale buff cardstock with 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor No. __' in purple, addressed to Adelaide (some toning). Also a very fine unused example of the latter type on thin buff stock (3)
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Lot 760
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1917 (2 August) OHMS 'State War council' printed lettersheet with 1d Red KGV punctured OS cancelled Melbourne cds, addressed to Richmond and with message authorising payment of £30 to Mr J.H. Wilson to allow him to resume his former occupation, Ink marks due to misplaced machine cancellation, otherwise fine
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Lot 761
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1918 (30 September) stampless Y.M.C.A. envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' with enclosed letter on Y.M.C.A. notepaper headed 'Westham Camp Weymouth', addressed to Sydney and with 'A.I.F. CAMP P.O./16' cds, fine
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Lot 762
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1918 (Nov) Y.M.C.A. stampless postcard addressed to Digby (Vic) and endorsed on reverse 'At sea', with double-lined rectangular '????? EMBARKATION/OFFICE/LANE COVE WHARF,/CIRCULAR QUAY.' in blue, very fine and scarce
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Lot 763
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1919 (11 Jan) cover with 1d Red KGV cancelled Wynyard (Tas) cds, addressed to a Private in the 1st Machine Gun Battalion, with (on reverse) printed label 'AUSTRALIAN Imperial Forces/This bundle of letters is Not to be opened except by Addressee./Redirected A.B.P.O., London.', some soiling
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Lot 764
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World War II Prisoner of War Post inscribed envelope, fine unused, very scarce edition
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Lot 765
| | | Estimate: $700 | Realised Price : $525 |
1942-45 Australian Forces in Papua and New Guinea, collection with Proud allocations annotated on reverse, stated all different allocations, many scarcer such as FPO 23 (Cape Pus), 160 (D'Iole Island - 'Not Seen'), Unit Postal Stations (365, 367 (Summit), 387, 390, 393, 394, 395, 403, 406, rubber AC 36 (2), AC37, N31 (3d franking indicating Proud's allocation to Qld wrong), S93, Y17, etc., several 'not Seen', several with no definite location, three with Papua adhesives (? one with McCracken Pictorials 1d and 2d), variable condition (approximately 100 covers, a few registered)
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Lot 766
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1942 (15 September) censored air mail cover to Sydney with 4d Koala cancelled 'FIELD P.O./098' cds at Ferndale (Qld), listed as 'Not Seen' by Proud
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Lot 767
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1945 (5 July) censored air mail cover to Melbourne with 3d George VI tied by 'FIELD POST OFFICE/037' cds (Labuan, British North Borneo)
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Lot 768
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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)
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Lot 769
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Cinderellas: Selection of patriotic labels, with various types of War Bond labels (7, with one duplicate), Tasmanian label encouraging enlistment (2), also ½d perforated 'DISABLED SERVICE' War Seal, and Y.M.C.A. 'SNAPSHOTS FROM HOME LEAGUE' seal, generally fine and a scarce group (11)
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Lot 770
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Cinderellas: World War I 'LIBERTY LOAN' patriotic label featuring sailor and flag sheet of 25, large stain at lower right corner, few other blemishes and splitting of roulettes between second and third rows, however very scarce as a complete sheet
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Lot 771
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1925 flyer from the Toowoomba Branch of the R.S.L. advertising their £1000 Art Union lottery, together with the envelope in which it was posted, addressed to South Australia and franked with 1d Green KGV
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Lot 772
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Documents: Group of papers for Peter Kenworthy Clark, who enlisted in October 1915 as a gunner in Field Artillery Brigade 2, comprising his Certificate of Discharge, his Soldier's Pay book, and a Railway Warrant 2nd Class for free travel from Melbourne to his home in Mildura. A fine lot, which includes details of Gunner Clark's service
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Lot 773
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Documents: Folder for 'A GIFT from/The Australian Comforts Fund', being a folded and stitched card designed to contain letters and photographs, some soiling and ageing
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Lot 774
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Documents: December 1918 Military Pass for Private J. Budd (41st Battalion) to travel to London, with 'HEADQUARTERS/O/SEAS TNG. BGDE. A.I.F.' double oval handstamp, some soiling and splitting
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Lot 775
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Documents: September 1919 Military Pass for Corporal R.D. Woodland (4th battalion), handstamped 'FAMILY SHIP ___ INDEFINITE LEAVE' and with double oval 'FURLOUGH DEPT./AUSTRALIAN IMPERAIL FORCES' ds, some soiling and splitting
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Lot 776
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Publications: 'Soldier Songs From Anzac' by Signaller Tom Skeyhill, 2nd edition published by George Robertson & Co. (1915), 40 pages, comprising poems composed by the author during his service in Egypt and Gallipoli. Some minor spotting and with some pencil annotations on inside and outside back cover, however very scarce
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Lot 777
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Literature: 1918-19 Christmas and New Year printed pamphlet from the 57th Battalion with coloured insert showing the Battalion's battle honours, attractive and very fine and scarce
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Lot 778
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Publications: 'Aussie', the Australian Soldiers' Magazine, Issue No. 13 (April 1919), 'printed in the field by the AIF Printing Section', 20 pages, somewhat fragile and with ragged edges, and with inscription at top of front cover indicating this to be the final issue. A scarce survivor
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Lot 779
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Publications: 'Diggers' Poems' including "The Landing at Gaba Tepe" by Returned Soldiers, incomplete contents (only 8 of 16 pages) and printed by Renwick, Pride, Nuttall Print, Melbourne. Some peripheral damage to cover, contents very fine
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Lot 780
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Literature: 'Orders for Australian Imperial Force', issued by the Military Board for units included in Personnel Table No. 2 and Subsequent Tables, published by the Government Printer, Melbourne, 1915, 87 pages. Some minor spotting, but otherwise very fine condition
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Lot 781
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Literature: Souvenir on the 1919 Peace Day Carnival held at Crystal Brook South Australia), 19 July 1919, with Roll of Honour, list of deceased forces members, anthems, and programme of sporting events. Attractive and in exceptional condition
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Lot 782
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Literature: 'Soldier's Battle Hymn and Words of Comfort for the Anxious, Weak & Dying' by E.R. Bampton, 2nd edition (1915), 16 pages, published by "Times" Print, Burnie (Tas). Handwritten dedication inside front cover, otherwise very fine
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Lot 783
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Literature: Folded printed programme for 'Vocal and Instrumental concert in aid of the Australian Comforts Fund', held at the Mechanics Institute, Sunbury (Vic) 10 July 1918. Small stain otherwise very fine
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