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Internet General Sale No. 87 |
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, OTHER MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY
Lot 1366 | [ LIT ] |
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  | ||
| Lot 1368 | [ C ] |
1940 (Sep) 'First R.A.A.F. Recruiting Train N.S.W.' Ernest Crome covers franked 1d A.I.F. cancelled at Canberra (13 Sep), Goulburn (14 Sep), Cooma (28 Sep) and Yass (1 Oct), each with 'No. 2c R.A.A.F. Mobile/Recruiting Centre' handstamp in violet. Plus another pair of covers posted Lithgow (21 Sep) and Bathurst (24 Sep) with 'ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE/No. 2A MOBILE RECRUITING CENTRE' handstamp in violet. All covers are signed. Some toning but a scarce group (6)   | ||
| Lot 1369 | [ ^/C ] |
1941-48 study of the use of postage meter No. 528 by the Department of the Army, including use at the Military P.O. at Sydney Showgrounds in 1942-43, use shown on both pieces and covers, including the various slogans used. Also use of No. 508 by the Department of the Army at Paddington in the period 1941-48 (28 pieces)        | ||
| Lot 1370 | [ C ] |
Military P.O. Sydney Showgrounds: 1942-45 range of covers showing use of the postage meter (No. 528) including one registered with provisional handstamped registration label and showing range of slogans. Also a 1942 Advice of Delivery card with 3d Blue KGVI cancelled 'MIL. P.O. SHOWGROUNDS' cds (7 covers)   | ||
| Lot 1371 | [ ^/C ] |
Military P.O. Sydney Showgrounds: 1942-45 small group of covers with various frankings, including two registered with provisional handstamped registration labels, couple with small blemishes but mostly fine. also postage meter piece from the Military P.O., and an inwards telegram (5 covers, one piece)   | ||
| Lot 1372 | [ 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 1373 | [ 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)   | ||
