AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, COVERS

Lot 569		Estimate: $150 1902 (30 Oct) cover from Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony with 1d, underpaid 1½d for U.P.U. rate and octagonal 'T/15c' applied. addressed to Toowoomba (interesting routing backstamped Hobart) with handstruck 'T' on arrival with manuscript '3' double deficiency, 1902-04 1d Postage Due vertical strip of 3 affixed and tied by Toowoomba cds. Some toning on postage dues, otherwise fine
Lot 570		Estimate: $180 1903 (17 Feb) U.S. 2c stationery envelope uprated with 3d, sent from Nashua to Toowoomba, rated as overweight and handstruck 'T/25' in circle added, with double deficiency of 5d indicated by 'T5D' in oval on arrival. 1902-04 1d and 2d pair Postage Dues affixed and tied by Toowoomba cds, Brisbane and Toowoomba backstamps. Fine and attractive
Lot 571		Estimate: $150 1908 (25 Aug) picture postcard sent from Mount Perry (Qld) using South Australian 1d adhesive, not at that stage valid for postage so left uncancelled with Mount Perry cds alongside and manuscript 'T2d', Brisbane machine transit cancel, addressed to Sydney with 1906-08 1d Postage Dues (x 2, a little damaged due to overhanging postcard) affixed and tied by Markets NSW cds, the card subsequently re-addressed to Grantham, Qld
Lot 572		Estimate: $120 1914-1929 group of underpaid picture postcards from Great Britain (4) or Switzerland, underpaid with appropriate tax markings and with ½d pair, 1d (3) or 1d plus ½d bicolour postage dues affixed, generally fine (5)
Lot 573		Estimate: $120 1914 (26 Oct) cover from New York to Sydney with U.S. 2c tied by machine, underpaid 3c and twin circle 'T/NY CENTIMES/30/A' applied. 'OPENED BY CENSOR' tape at left, unusually without tax handstamp on arrival, double deficiency indicated by affixing 1913-21 1d strip of 3 cancelled by the '376' numeral used at the G.P.O., very fine
Lot 574		Estimate: $90 1919 (2 Apr) OHMS 'NOTIFICATION of a case of/INFECTIOUS DISEASES' lettersheet posted at Melbourne without stamp, and with oval 'T1½D', 1912-23 Wmk Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper ½d and 1d Postage Dues affixed and tied by faint 'L.C. ROOM/MELBOURNE' datestamps. Fine and a scarce deficiency rate
Lot 575		Estimate: $120 1921-36 underpaid picture postcards from U.S.A. to New South Wales (3) or Victoria, with appropriate tax markings and with 1d bicolour postage dues affixed, one 1936 card showing 1d postage due cancelled Neutral Bay (NSW) cds in violet, generally fine (4)
Lot 576		Estimate: $160 1921 (Dec) cover from New York with U.S. 2c, addressed to Sweden but underpaid and with twin circle 'T/N.Y./CENTIMES/30/A' applied, Swedish 25 ore postage due label affixed on arrival, but then redirected to Sydney where a 1913-21 1d Postage Due strip of 3 was affixed and tied by 'DELIVERY ROOM/G.P.O. SYDNEY' cds. Fine and attractive, an unusual dual country postage due usage
Lot 577		Estimate: $90 1925 (25 Jul) picture postcard (Gold Coast Building at the Wembley Exhibition) with 1d Wembley cancelled Exhibition machine, addressed to Cleveland, Queensland, with hexagonal 'T', on arrival the oval 'T1½D' was applied and 1922-30 1½d Postage Due affixed cancelled in manuscript. Corner crease otherwise fine, and a scarce postage due on cover, BW cat AU$200
Lot 578		Estimate: $150 1931 (7 March) U.S. 2c stationery envelope used from Boston to North Adelaide, underpaid 3c for U.P.U. rate and circular 'CENTIMES/30/T' applied, and at San Francisco a five-line informative handstamp in purple was struck relating to the deficiency. On arrival the double deficiency was indicated by the 'T3½D' in cartouche, and 1922-30 Third Wmk ½d and 3d Postage Dues affixed and cancelled in manuscript
Lot 579		Estimate: $120 1934 (10 Dec) airmail cover (opened three sides) from Nottingham to Kerang (Vic) carried on the second direct flight from England to Australia. Franked 4d representing only the surface rate plus airmail within Australia, the correct rate was 1/3d and hence 10½d underpaid, indicated by hexagonal 'T' handstamp with mss '210' (gold centimes), and with 'T' in oval added on arrival with mss '1/9' double deficiency. Reverse with 1941-36 ½d pair, 2d pair and 4d block of 4 Postage Dues cancelled Kerang cds 1 JA 35. A fine underpaid air mail cover
Lot 580		Estimate: $100 1957 (24 Apr) unaddressed cover with Adelaide cds and framed 'T8D', 8d Postage Due affixed and tied by scalloped oval 'DELIVERY WINDOW/G.P.O. ADELAIDE' ds of 24 APR 1957, being the day of issue. BW D137y, cat AU$200