AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, USE ON COVER

Lot 864		Estimate: $2,500 1909-10 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper Perf 11 1d Rose and Yellow-green Die II showing variety 'Notch in Top Frame 1mm From Left Corner' (Frame plate 2, No. 115), slightly toned otherwise very fine and cancelled by Queensland cds 24 DE 14. A very rare stamp that is rarely offered for sale, with 2003 RPSV Certificate. BW D79, cat AU$3250, SG D74, cat £1400
Lot 865		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1902 (12 Aug) 'Senator Matheson' cover to Adelaide with W.A. ½d tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/PERTH W.A.' duplex, with handstruck 'T' in blue-black and '1' in black, 1902 Black Base 1d postage due affixed and tied by G.P.O. Adelaide cds, very fine
Lot 866		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $135 1902 (12 Aug) 'Senator Matheson' unstamped cover to Adelaide with 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/PERTH W.A.' duplex, handstruck 'T' in blue-black and '4' in black, 1902 Blank Base marginal 4d postage due affixed and tied by G.P.O. Adelaide cds, very fine
Lot 867		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $260 1902 (12 Aug) 'Senator Matheson' cover to Adelaide with W.A. 1d tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/PERTH W.A.' duplex, with handstruck 'T' in blue-black' and '6d' in black, with 1902 Blank Base 6d postage due tied by G.P.O. Adelaide cds, a scarce stamp on cover, very fine
Lot 868		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1902 (5 Nov) 'Senator Matheson' unstamped local Perth cover with 'L.C. ROOM/PERTH W.A. duplex, with boxed 'RECEIVED AT/G.P.O. WITHOUT/CONTENTS.' in violet, and 'T' in circle, 1902 Blank Base 1d postage due pair tied by 'P.R./PERTH W.A.' cds, very fine
Lot 869		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $850 1904 (2 Aug) Tattersalls cover from W.A. with 1d Swan pair, and with handstruck 'T4D' in oval, 2d Completed Base and 8d Blank Base postage dues affixed and tied by Hobart cds indicating the collection of postage due on several covers. The 8d Blank Base on cover is very scarce (BW cat AU$250). Opened two sides and with usual spike hole, otherwise fine
Lot 870		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $170 1904 (3 Sep) Tattersalls cover from Cunnamulla (Qld) to Hobart with 1d and 2d tied by illegible numeral obliterators, underpaid 1d for a double rate letter and with handstruck 'T2D' in oval, 1902 Blank Base 1d and 6d (2) postage dues affixed and tied by Hobart cds (paying for a quantity of underpaid letters). Two spike holes and a little tatty along top (with 1.5cm tear), but a scarce franking
Lot 871		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $220 1904 (28 Sep) Tattersalls cover with Victoria 1d pair cancelled MCC/5 numerals (Lara Lake) and with Lara cds in blue on reverse, handstruck 'T4D' in oval, with 1902 Blank Base 8d postage due affixed and tied by Hobart cds. Fine and scarce, BW cat AU$250 on cover
Lot 872		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1905 (5 Apr) cover from Netherland Indies to Brisbane with 2½c and 10c tied by squared circle ds, with 'T5D' in oval and Wmk Crown over NSW Completed Base 1d pairs (2) and single postage dues tied by manuscript pencil. Fine and attractive
Lot 873		Estimate: $120 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 874		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $260 1907 printed matter cover to Ipswich (Qld) with U.S. 1c tied by Buffalo (NY) machine cancellation, boxed 'CUSTOMS DUTY ½D' applied on arrival with 1902-04 Completed Base ½d postage due with manuscript cancel affixed. Cover lightly toned along right side, otherwise fine and a very scarce solo usage of the ½d postage due
Lot 875		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 1907 (11 June) picture postcard sent from Hanwell, England to Adelaide with ½d KEVII, underpaid ½d and with hexagonal 'T/L' with manuscript '5' (centimes), converted to 1d double deficiency on arrival, and with Wmk Crown over Single-lined A 1d postage due affixed and tied by boxed 'PRIVATE/BOXES/G.P.O./ADELAIDE' in violet. Fine and attractive
Lot 876		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $80 1908 (5 Sep) cover from Dongarra to Mingenew (WA), franked 2d Swan tied by Dongarra cds, with mss 'T4d' in red ink, 1906-08 Watermark Crown over A 4d postage due added and tied by Mingenew cds. Roughly opened with two small tears at top, otherwise very fine
Lot 877		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $1,150 1911 (2 Mar) printed matter rate cover from Melbourne to south Melbourne with ½d tied by machine cancel, redirected to Launceston and then to Hobart, with ½d Blank Base postage due affixed for collection of ½d redirection fee, tied by Hobart cds. Very fine and a rare solo usage of the ½d postage due
Lot 878		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $380 c1912 registered cover to Melbourne with Wmk Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 1d and 4d postage dues tied by Nyang cds, 5 JA (year blocked out), and with Nyang red registration label. A very unusual use of postage dues to prepay postage, with manuscript 'reported' and initialled, presumably relating to improper use of the postage due stamps. Fine and rare
Lot 879		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1917 (May) unstamped local Hobart cover with handstruck 'T2D', Wmk Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 1d postage dues (2) tied by Hobart cds in blue for double deficiency. Fine and attractive
Lot 880		Estimate: $120 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 881		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $0 1921 Cover to Pokolbin (NSW) with 2d Orange KGV cancelled Perth machine, with manuscript 'T8d' in blue pencil, and with 1913-23 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A 1d Carmine and Apple-green postage due pairs (2) and singles (4) cancelled Pokolbin cds. Minor peripheral faults and toning
Lot 882		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $80 1921 (15 Sep) cover to Sydney with NSW 1d Stamp Duty (2) tied by John's River (NSW) cds, manuscript T4d', and with 1913-23 Wmk Crown over Double-lined A Thin Paper 4d Carmine and Pale Yellow-green postage due tied by 'DELIVERY ROOM/G.P.O. SYDNEY' cds. A fine example of the use of invalid stamps
Lot 883		Estimate: $50 1922 (22 May) cover from Perth to Richmond (NSW) franked KGV 2d Red, overweight and with handstruck 'T4D' in circle, 1d Carmine and Pale Green Third Wmk block of 4 postage dues affixed and tied by Richmond cds. a few peripheral cover faults, and an early use of the Third Wmk issue
Lot 884		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1923 (Aug) State Electoral Papers wrapper sent from Oakleigh (Vic) to Dandenong with Wmk Crown over Double-lined A Thick Paper 6d postage due irregular block of 8 and pair cancelled Dandenong cds, presumably collecting postage on a bundle of wrappers. Form with some faults (stamps fine), and unusual
Lot 885		Estimate: $200 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 Room Melbourne cds, some blemishes, attractive for Exhibit
Lot 886		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $95 1932 (14 May) Tattersalls cover with 2d Red KGV tied by scarce 'T.P.O. 1 NTH. WEST/N.S.W.' cds, and with double circle 'LATE FEE/1D/TO PAY', Third Wmk 1d postage due affixed and unusually tied by 'REGISTERED/HOBART' cds, usual spike hole otherwise fine
Lot 887		Estimate: $100 1934 (9 Apr) Trans-Tasman 'Faith in Australia' return first flight cover with 1d KGV and 3d Air Mail pair, plus New Zealand 3d and 4d Air Mails, insufficiently paid with boxed 'T/4D' and 'NOT ELIGIBLE FOR/AERIAL MAIL FEE/DEFICIENT./SYDNEY NO. 1' applied at Sydney in reddish-pink. 4d C of A Wmk postage due affixed and tied by manuscript pencil in red. Generally fine and unusual
Lot 888		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $250 1934 (7 Dec) airmail cover from Buckley, Chester with 1½d and 3d KGV Photogravure, addressed to Oberon (NSW) with manuscript 'T 210' and boxed 'TAX/No. 1 SYDNEY' in red with manuscript '1/9' applied on arrival. Block of 12 C of A Wmk 1d postage dues affixed to reverse cancelled Oberon cds 24 DE 34, and with 9d Macarthur on front cancelled by same cds, used in lieu of postage due stamp. Fine, and a very unusual usage, with 1990 RPSL Certificate
Lot 889		Estimate: $120 1935 printed matter cover to Melbourne wuth U.S. 1½c tied by New York machine cancellation, with triple circle 'CUSTOMS DUES/T1½D/2' applied and 1922-30 Third Wmk 1½d postage due affixed, uncancelled. Some tone patches on envelope, but a very scarce usage of the 1½d postage due
Lot 890		Estimate: $200 1937 (30 Jul) OHMS cover from Palestine to Sydney, with 1932-44 8m Scarlet tied by Jerusalem cds, manuscript 'T 30 cts' in blue pencil, and 1931-37 C of A Watermark 3d postage due affixed and tied by 'DELIVERY G.P.O./SYDNEY' cds. 2cm tear at top, otherwise very fine and a scarce postage due stamp on cover, BW cat AU$300
Lot 891		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1937 (Dec) cover from England addressed to a passenger on board SS 'Strathuan', with attempts to deliver at both Marseilles and Egypt, and eventually readdressed to Sydney and then to Melbourne (arriving 7 Feb 1938) Initially underpaid, with handstruck '2D/F.B./K' GB 2d postage due affixed cancelled at London, French 1c, 10c and 30c postage dues added cancelled at Marseilles, and finally C of A Wmk 1d postage due pair tied by Sydney cds. Numerous backstamps, instructional marks and notations, fine and 'full of character', a rare cover bearing the postage due stamps of three countries
Lot 892		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1947 (3 Jun) cover with 2½d tied by Melbourne machine cancel, handstruck 'CONTAINS VALUABLE ENCLOSURE' in violet and with Dead Letter Office ds in same colour. Returned to sender inside OHMS 'RETURNED REGISTERED LETTER' from Elizabeth Street with 'T' in oval in red with mss '3', 3d postage due affixed tied by straight-line '24 JUN 1947' to collect the 3d registration fee. Fine and unusual with the original letter
Lot 893		Estimate: $90 1947 (19 Nov) used on P.M.G. Department 'P.M.23A' card with 1946-56 Redrawn Value Plate 1d, 2d (5) and 1/- (6) postage dues cancelled Balldale (NSW) cds, with manuscript explanatory note '6/11 stamps thereon amount paid on parcel returned from France'
Lot 894		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1953 (8 Jan) cover to South Kilkerran (SA) with South Australia 2d duty stamp tied by Weetulta cds, with straight-line 'UNCLAIMED' and 'T' in oval with mss '7d', 1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates ½d pair, 1d (2) and 2d pair postage dues tied by Sth. Kilkerran cds, for collection of double 3½d deficiency. A manufactured cover, but very attractive
Lot 895		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $125 1954 (17 Feb) printed unaddressed First Day cover for New Design 1/-, with ½d Kangaroo cancelled Richmond cds, and 1/- postage due tied by Quorn-Alice Springs T.P.O. cds. Scarce and unlisted by BW
Lot 896		Estimate: $120 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 897		Estimate: $120 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 898		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $210 1959-60 manufactured 'Rex Allison' First Day Covers for No Watermark 3d (25 May 1960), 6d (25 May 1960) and 10d (9 December 1959) postage dues. 3d and 6d tied by manuscript pen lines, 10d tied by G.P.O. Melbourne cds, scarce. BW cat AU$600 (3)
Lot 899		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $70 1960 (21 Aug) cover to Sydney with British Solomon Islands 6d strip of 3 tied by Auki cds, manuscript 'TAX 4/6' and with 1958-60 No Watermark 6d and 2/- pair postage dues tied by G.P.O. SYDNEY cds. Some cover creases but a scarce use of high value postage due