AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, COVERS

Lot 939		Estimate: $500 1922-30 Third Wmk ½d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green block of 24 from base of sheet (lacking side selvedges) with Harrison imprint. Sensible hinge reinforcement of some split perfs, otherwise fine with most units MUH, a rare multiple. BW D105Bz, cat AU$450++ (2014)
Lot 940		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 941		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1903-1909 picture postcards (8) franked ½d, 1d or 1½d, all taxed and to addresses in NSW, Queensland, South Australia or Victoria, various tax markings applied at both origin and destination including various handstruck numerals, postage due franking of either 1902-04 or 1906-08 series, with 1d solo (3), 2 x ½d, 1d plus 2d (2), 2d, and 1d strip of 3, mostly manuscript cancelled, generally fine (8)
Lot 942		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 943		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1903 (18 Mar) Tattersalls cover to Hobart with Tasmanian 2d Pictorial tied by 'T.M.l. RY. - No. 3/TASMANIA' cds, very fine strike of oval 'LATE LETTER/_____ 1d/TO PAY' and with 1902 Blank Base 1d Postage due affixed and tied by Hobart cds. Roughly opened with flap damage and usual spike hole, however very rare
Lot 944		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1904-13 range of underpaid postcards used within Australia taxed and with postage dues added, from New South Wales (4), Queensland (2), South Australia (4) and Victoria (2), good selection of tax handstamps, frankings include 1d, 2d monocolours and 1d, 2d bicolours, also two taxed postcards without postage dues added. A fine group (14)
Lot 945		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1904 (19 Dec) Tattersalls cover from Nhill (Vic) with 1d tied by numeral duplex, handstruck 'T2D' in oval, on arrival 1902 Blank Base 2d and 6d pair of Postage dues were affixed and tied by Hobart cds, representing the total postage due on a bundle of letters. Usual spike hole, otherwise very fine and a scarce franking (BW cat for 6d combination franking AU$500)
Lot 946		Estimate: $80 1905 (31 May) local Brisbane cover with 1d tied by 'GPO' obliterator, with 'LATE FEE' and 'T3D' in oval, 1902-04 1d and 2d Postage Dues affixed and tied by pencil manuscript crosses. Fine
Lot 947		Estimate: $90 1905 (14 Aug) folded 'Aloha From Hawaii' illustrated lettercard to Hobart with U.S. 5c tied by Honolulu cds, taxed 25 centimes, with handstruck '5D' applied on arrival, and with 1902 Blank Base 1d and 4d postage dues affixed and cancelled by somewhat messy Hobart South cds. Card partly split along fold
Lot 948		Estimate: $100 1906 (3 Jan) unstamped picture postcard from Wellington (NZ) to Manly (NSW), circular '2d/DOUBLE DEFICIENCY TO PAY' applied, and 1902-04 1d Postage due pair affixed and cancelled by straight-line 'MORE TO PAY', very fine
Lot 949		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 1907 (30 Aug) Tattersalls cover from Oakleigh (Vic) to Hobart with oval 'T4D' overwritten mss '2', on arrival 1902 Blank Base 8d Postage Due affixed (collecting tax on several letters) and tied by Hobart cds, usual spike holes otherwise fine. The 8d is a very scarce stamp on cover, but more so as a solo franking (BW cat AU$500)
Lot 950		Estimate: $100 1908 (15 Apr) cover (opened three sides) from Nowra (NSW) with 1d pair, addressed to a ship's officer at Melbourne, forwarded to Port Adelaide. Boxed 'DEFT 2D/FINE 2D/4d' overstruck by 'T4D' in oval, and reverse with 1906-08 1d strip of 4 tied by Port Adelaide squared circle ds. minor cover faults
Lot 951		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 952		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $220 1910-38 range of underpaid covers and postal stationery envelopes from USA showing a range of deficient postage markings and all with postage dues added on arrival. Many are 3d double deficiencies, and include single frankings of the 1909-10 3d (BW cat AU$200) and 1912-23 3d (BW cat AU$400), also two with unusual 2½d deficiency, two covers with WWI censor tape, and 1916 and 1938 covers with advisory handstamps. A few with small cover faults, but generally a fine and interesting group (13 covers)
Lot 953		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 954		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 955		Estimate: $500 1916 (6 Apr) 'MORE TO PAY LABEL' (75 x 60mm, printed in black on orange) with 1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 3d, 6d and 1/- tied by 'PP/PERTH' datestamps. Minor creases otherwise fine and rare
Lot 956		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 957		Estimate: $100 c1920 Shierlaw front with KGV 1½d Red-brown Single Wmk tied by straight-line 'POSTED IN LATE FEE BAG', and with framed 'T1D', 1d Wmk Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper postage due affixed for payment of late fee, tied by manuscript pencil
Lot 958		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 959		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1921-39 covers (3) showing rejected use of revenue stamps, with 1921 (12 Jan) cover (faults) from Dubbo to Sydney with NSW 1d Stamp Duty, 1913-21 4d Postage Due affixed, 1921 (19 Jan) local Sydney cover with NSW 2d Stamp Duty, 1913-21 4d Postage Due affixed; and 1935 (26 Dec) cover (faults) from Cambridgeshire with G.B. 1/3d Health & Pensions, to Melbourne (redirected to Sydney), with 1922-30 3d Postage Due affixed. In each case the postage dues are cancelled by the 'DELIVERY ROOM/SYDNEY' cds (3)
Lot 960		Estimate: $70 Realised Price : $55 1921 (7 Apr) long cover to Moss Vale (NSW) with 2d KGV Orange and endorsed 'Legal Documents Only', manuscript 'T8d' in pencil and with 1912-23 2d and 1909-10 6d (damaged) tied by Moss Vale cds
Lot 961		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 962		Estimate: $100 1925 (23 Jul) McKenzie & Co. Auctioneers oversize/overweight cover sent from Echuca to Melbourne franked 2d only, oval 'T' and mss 'over 6ozs' and '1/5d', Third Watermark 2d and 5 x 3d postage dues affixed and tied by Private Box RoomMelbourne cds, some blemishes, attractive for Exhibit
Lot 963		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 964		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $65 1930 (6 Jun) airmail cover from Broome to Perth with KGV 4½d tied by Broome cds, overweight and therefore underpaid 3d airmail fee, handstruck 'T' with manuscript '6D', 1922-30 Third Wmk 3d Postage due pair tied by Perth cds, 10 JE 30. Very fine. BW cat AU$100 on cover
Lot 965		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 966		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $85 1932 (3 May) and (14 Jun) 1d wrapper fronts sent from Melbourne to Edgecliff (NSW), each with boxed 'NEWSPAPER/OVER 6 OZS', the first with tax marking cut away but with printed red label 'TAXED MAIL/Check with Mail Advice' affixed, the second with oval 'T2D' and with 1931-36 1d Postage Dues (2) affixed and manuscript cancelled (2)
Lot 967		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 968		Estimate: $75 1935 (15 Jan) cover from Tangier to Western Australia with ½d KGV tied by 'BRITISH POST OFFICE/TANGIER' cds, with handstruck 'T' and manuscript '2d', on arrival 1931-36 2d C of A Wmk Postage Due affixed and tied by Kellerberrin cds, 13 MR 1935. Subsequently marked 'UNCLAIMED' and eventually returned to Ceres, South Africa, various transit datestamps.
Lot 969		Estimate: $150 1937 (22 Sep) large part parcel front and back from Gisborne (NZ) franked 1936 8d Pictorial and 1937 6d Coronation tied by roller cancel, with Parcel Post label overstruck 'DUTY FREE' in violet, and Parcel Post Customs Declaration (some tears). Addressed to Sydney and redirected to Camden, 'MORE TO PAY' label affixed indicating 6d due for redirection, and 1931-36 2d Postage Due strip of 3 affixed tied by Camden cds. Some inevitable creasing but an unusual and scarce usage
Lot 970		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $65 1940 (29 Dec) Department of defence cover posted without stamps from Sydney to Gunning, with boxed 'TAX/4D/No. 1 SYDNEY' in red, reverse with 1938 C of A Wmk 2d Postage dues (2) tied by Gunning cds, 31 DEC 40. Cover is open three sides and is sealed on the other side by a gummed strip with printed 'THIS ARTICLE WAS/NOT PACKED/SECURELY/PLEASE INFORM SENDER THAT ADEQUATE/PACKING IS NECESSARY TO PREVENT LOSS/RECONDITIONED BY _____G.P.O. SYDNEY' in red. Minor peripheral damage, unusual
Lot 971		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1941 (12 Aug) On Active Service censored cover from Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika with 15c pair and 1/- tied by 'E.A./A.P.O. 2' ds, underpaid for air mail and with manuscript tax endorsement. Addressed to Goulburn (NSW) with handstruck boxed 'TAX/(2/7/No. 1 SYDNEY' in red, with interesting mixed issue Postage Due franking of 1931-36 1d and 4d corner block of 6 and 1938 2d and 4d tied by Goulburn cds. flap missing and a few minor blemishes, otherwise fine and attractive
Lot 972		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1941 (30 Aug) Turley registered air mail cover from Wandearah East (S.A.) with ½d Kangaroo, 1½d KGVI and 3d KGV punctured 'OS' tied by cds., and with provisional registration label. The use of the 3d puncture was illegal, and an oval 'T' has been struck with manuscript charge of '1/-' levied, with 1938 1/- Postage Due affixed and tied by manuscript initials. Fine and unusual, solo use of the 1/- postage due is unpriced by BW
Lot 973		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1946 (10 Feb) American Red Cross cover from an American soldier, 'U.S. ARMY/POSTAL SERVICE' machine cancel, endorsed 'Free' but not accepted as such, marked 'T 50 CTMS' in violet. On arrival in Melbourne converted to a double deficiency of 7½d, with 1922-30 Third Wmk 1½d and 1938 C of A Wmk 6d Postage Dues affixed and tied by manuscript pencil, Melbourne L.C. Room backstamp. An unusual double deficiency rate
Lot 974		Estimate: $120 1946 (29 Apr) cover from Cardiff, Wales with 3d KGVI pair tied by machine cancel, endorsed 'Over ½ oz' and underpaid for air mail, with hexagonal 'T' with manuscript '4/-' added on arrival in Melbourne. Block of 4 1938 1/- Postage dues affixed and cancelled 'ELIZABETH ST./MELBOURNE C.1' cds. Fine, BW cat $125++ on cover
Lot 975		Estimate: $100 1952 (19 Nov) cover from Toronto, Canada to Cumnock (NSW) franked 1951 15c Stamp Centenary tied by machine cancel, underpaid for airmail transmission and with circular 'B/T/60/CENTIMES' in purple, converted on arrival to 1/8d double deficiency. Postage due collected by affixing on reverse 1946-56 Redrawn Value Plate 2d Postage Due strips of 3 (2) in combination with 2d Queen Mother and 6d Kookaburra, tied by Cumnock cds, 24 NO 52. Fine, and an unusual combination of ordinary and postage due stamps
Lot 976		Estimate: $100 1954 (22 Dec) Business Reply Post cover from Melbourne to South Melbourne, with 1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates 1/- block of 8 and single tied by South Melbourne cds, paying for 9/- worth of reply paid mail, single 1/- damaged otherwise fine
Lot 977		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1955 (17 Oct) meter franked cover from Mayfield (NSW) to Sydney (readdressed to Pymble), with 'OUT OF COURSE/SYDNEY' cds, boxed 'REGISTERED IN/ACCORDANCE WITH/RULE (297)/RECEIVING SECTION/SYDNEY No. 3' in violet, and boxed 'T (1/0½)/3.B' in violet. 2d strip of 4 and singles (2, one damaged) affixed but uncancelled. Range of backstamps, some spotting down left edge, otherwise fine and unusual
Lot 978		Estimate: $120 1956 (Jun) part parcel front and back from Sears, Roebuck & Co., Los Angeles addressed to Hawthorn (Vic) with 3c and 50c strip of 3 precancels, handstruck 'UNSOLICITED GIFT' and with 'INTERNATIONAL PARCEL POST' label affixed indicating weight of 4lb8oz. On arrival of Customs Assessment label was affixed indicating £1/2/2d duty payable, plus a 'MORE TO PAY' label indicating 1/- due for special handling of overseas parcel with customs duty payable. 1953 1/- Postage Due affixed tied by Hawthorn cds. Vertical fold and a few minor creases, an unusual and scarce postage due charge
Lot 979		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
Lot 980		Estimate: $120 1958 (14 Jan) Qantas Round-the-World flight cover with 2/- commemorative, boxed 'T/2F' with manuscript '4/-' as underfranked 2/- for return service, on arrival back in Australia 1953 2/- Postage Due pair affixed and cancelled with manuscript date in pen. A scarce stamp on cover, BW cat AU$200
Lot 981		Estimate: $100 1959 (23 Jun) cover posted at Kempsey without stamps, addressed to Sydney and receiving a faint boxed 'T' handstamp with manuscript '8', 1953 2/- and 1958-63 No Wmk 1d Postage dues affixed and tied by 'DELIVERY ROOM G.P.O.SYDNEY' cds, indicating collection of deficient postage of several covers to the same addressee. The 2/- is scarce on cover (BW cat AU$200)
Lot 982		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1960 (29 Mar) and 1961 (24 Dec) covers posted without stamps from Jannali (NSW) and Melbourne respectively, with 10d Postage Dues affixed for collection of double deficiency of 5d postage; the 1961 cover undeliverable with a range of instructional handstamps. Also 1963 (6 Feb) and (21 Feb) similar stampless covers from Adelaide and Melbourne respectively posted after discontinuation of postage dues, with 10d double deficiency collected by affixing pairs of 5d QEII (4)