AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 841		Estimate: $75 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
Lot 842		Estimate: $60 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
Lot 843		Estimate: $120 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
Lot 844		Estimate: $40 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
Lot 845		Estimate: $40 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
Lot 846		Estimate: $40 c1943 Mother's Day and Father's Day cards used to Virginia, U.S.A., the first with indistinct datestamp and with circular 'PASSED BY/BASE/1624/ARMY/EXAMINER' in violet, the other with 'U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE A.P.O. 32' datestamp (2)
Lot 847		Estimate: $50 1945 (5 July) censored air mail cover to Melbourne with 3d George VI tied by 'FIELD POST OFFICE/037' cds (Labuan, British North Borneo)
Lot 848		Estimate: $250 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 HOM E LEAGUE' seal, generally fine and a scarce group (11)
Lot 849		Estimate: $200 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