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Internet General Sale No. 87 |
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, POSTAGE DUES ON COVER
Lot 865 | [ C ] |
1902 (12 Aug) 'Matheson' local Perth cover with Western Australia ½d cancelled 'L.C. ROOM/PERTH' duplex, circular 'T' applied with manuscript '5'. Underpaid 2½d as a letter weighing 1-1½oz, and Completed Base 5d postage due affixed and tied by Perth cds. Couple of small tone spots otherwise very fine and confirming the simultaneous distribution of both the Blank Base and Completed Base postage due issues  | ||
| Lot 866 | [ C ] |
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 868 | [ C ] |
1904 (23 Dec) Tattersalls cover from Sellheim (Qld) with 2d sent to Hobart accommodation address 'Tasmania News', boxed 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE _____' with manuscript '4d', and with Blank Base 4d postage due affixed and tied by boxed 'REFUSED', Townsville and Hobart backstamps, fine with usual spike hole, scarce markings  | ||
| Lot 871 | [ PPC ] |
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 872 | [ C ] |
1906 (20 Feb) cover from Melbourne to Sydney with 1d only, thus underpaid 1d, and with oval 'T2D', 1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A 1d Perf 12 x 11 (x 2) affixed and tied by indelible pencil. Some minor soiling, however this cover is the earliest recorded use of the Third Series postage dues on cover  | ||
| Lot 873 | [ PPC ] |
1907 (25 Jul) unstamped picture postcard sent from Adelaide to Burnside, S.A., with framed 'T2D' and 1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A 2d postage due affixed and tied by Burnside squared circle ds, fine  | ||
| Lot 874 | [ C ] |
1907 (15 Aug) cover from Santa Barbara, California to Sydney franked 5c, overweight and thus 5c underpaid, with handstruck '25/T' and '5D', with 1906-08 Watermark Crown over Single-lined A 1d Perf 11½ x 11 and 1907 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A 4d affixed and cancelled by barred obliterator. Fine, and believed to be the only 4d recorded on cover, BW cat AU$1000  | ||
| Lot 875 | [ C ] |
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 876 | [ C ] |
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 Postage Dues strip of 3 cancelled by the '376' numeral used at the G.P.O., very fine  | ||
| Lot 877 | [ C ] |
1915 (4 May) U.S. 2c envelope used from Pittsburgh to Sydney, circular 'CENTIMES/30/T' applied, censored on arrival, and with 1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 3d affixed and tied by Sydney cds. A very scarce value on cover, and undercatalogued by BW at AU$200  | ||
| Lot 878 | [ C ] |
1919 (6 Oct) cover from Leipzig to Melbourne franked German 5pf and 10pf pair, German censor label, and with 'T 25cts.' In violet, converted to 2½d due on arrival, 1913-21 ½d Rose-red and Green Perf 11, and 2d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green Perf 14 affixed and tied by indelible pencil manuscript, fine  | ||
| Lot 879 | [ C ] |
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 880 | [ C ] |
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 881 | [ C ] |
1913-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green tied by 'DELIVERY ROOM/SYDNEY N.S.W.' cds on 1922 (11 May) unstamped cover from Hastings (U.K.), with manuscript 'T40' in pencil. Cover opened three sides, and with some minor creasing down right side, but a scarce solo franking, BW D101, cat AU$300  | ||
| Lot 884 | [ C ] |
1927 (23 May) unstamped postcard for Bank of New South Wales from Eastlake (ACT) to Camden (NSW), mss '2d T', with Third Wmk 1d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green pair affixed and cancelled with indistinct double circle ds in violet, reverse with adhesions from previous mounting  | ||
| Lot 885 | [ C ] |
1932 (29 Dec) cover from New York to Kangaroo Point (Vic) franked U.S. 2c, taxed 30 centimes on despatch, and with oval 'T 3½D' struck on arrival. With Third Watermark ½d Carmine and Yellow-green and C of A Watermark 1d and 2d Perf 14 affixed and tied by manuscript indelible pencil. Fine, and an attractive mixed issue postage due franking  | ||
| Lot 886 | [ C ] |
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 888 | [ C ] |
1936 (29 Jan) Melbourne cover franked 2d KGV, with boxed 'SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN/VALUABLE ENCLOSURE' in violet, officially registered with Elizabeth St. registration label affixed (overstruck by addressee handstamp), 'T' in oval with manuscript '6d' inserted (double the registration fee), and Third Wmk 6d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green affixed and tied by 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds, few ink marks on reverse, generally fine and an interesting usage. BW cat 6d solo usage at AU$200  | ||
| Lot 889 | [ C ] |
1936 (4 Mar) airmail cover from Iraq to Coogee (NSW) franked 33 fils, underpaid with 'T' in circle and mss '165c', converted on arrival to 1/4½d. collected using 1922-30 Third Wmk 6d Carmine and Bright Yellow-green pair and 1931-37 C of A Wmk ½d and 2d pair, all manuscript cancelled. Minor tears along top of cover, a very fine mixed issue postage due franking  | ||
| Lot 890 | [ C ] |
1931-37 C of A Watermark 1/- Carmine and Yellow-green and 3d Carmine and Yellow-green pair tied by 'DELIVERY ROOM/SYDNEY N.S.W.' cds on 1936 (19 May) cover from London franked 1½d block of 4 thus underpaid for airmail delivery, hexagonal 'T' handstamp and manuscript 'T 1/6'. Portion of back flap missing and some small cover faults. Both postage due values very scarce on cover, the 1/- BW cat AU$1000 on cover  | ||
| Lot 891 | [ C ] |
1936 (6 Jun) cover from Perth to Port Hedland with 2d and 3d Cable, overweight for airmail and hexagonal 'T/6D' handstamp applied, 3d Third Wmk postage due pair affixed and tied by Port Hedland cds, flap missing  | ||
| Lot 892 | [ C ] |
1936 (20 Oct) cover from U.K. to a passenger on board ship to be collected at Colombo, but arriving too late, with boxed 'RECEIVED AFTER/SHIP'S DEPARTURE' in red applied, forwarded to Melbourne by air, with 'T' in hexagon, with mss '9d', and on arrival oval 'T' with mss 9d (for airmail forwarding). Postage collected with 1931-37 C of A Wmk 1d and 4d pair tied Elizabeth St. Melbourne cds, six strikes of similar cds on reverse while awaiting ship. A fine and interesting cover  | ||
| Lot 893 | [ C ] |
1947 (2 Aug) airmail cover from Cape Town to Melbourne franked 1/- with, mss 'T' and handstruck '6D', 6d postage due affixed and tied by Elizabeth St. Melbourne cds, very fine  | ||
| Lot 896 | [ C ] |
1959 (1 Jun) cover from Dee Why to Sydney illegally franked with New South Wales 3d Stamp Duty, taxed double 4d letter rate, and 8d Die I No Watermark affixed and tied by G.P.O. Sydney cds  | ||
