AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 1048		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $170 Group of KGV frankings, values to 5d, and including 1934 and 1937 (2) airmail uses to New Guinea, others airmail uses to Austria (1937), Denmark (1937) and Batavia (1936), internal airmail usages including 1937 Narromine-Cobar first flight, 1½d Pink SMW Perf 13½ x 12½ punctured OS (x3) on undeliverable 1927 Perth cover (a scarce shade), and 1½d Red Die I unusually deep shade + 3d Violet-blue punctured 'OS' on 1926 (30 Apr) unclaimed registered Perth cover. Few small faults, but generally fine (10 covers)
Lot 1049		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1919-1950 collection of registered mail from Queensland post offices (including three registration envelopes), wide range of different registration label types, with red and black label (1919 Yarraman, 1935 Palmerville), red labels (1935 Gracemere provisional, 1936 Raglan converted to Rockhampton by handstamp), blue and black labels (including 1947 Altona Downs provisional, 1936 Edungalba converted to Rockhampton by Handstamp), blue labels (1942 Mulgeldie, 1935 Teviotville, 1935 Yatala provisionals, 1945 Charleville with 5½d Emu cancelled three-line 'CHARLEVILLE/22 OCT 1945/Q'LD AUST', and manuscript provisionals from Quinalow (1934), Kalbar (1935), Yatala (1936) and RAAF PO Drayton (1950). A number of scarce and closed post offices with rated cds by Deel & Price. Some covers with mostly small faults, but generally good and a fine collection of scarcer registered mail (46 covers)
Lot 1050		Estimate: $30 Realised Price : $22 Circa 1913 picture postcard ('Sydney Heads') with message in French but unaddressed and apparently sent under cover, ½d Kangaroo affixed cancelled by indistinct double circle 'CONSULAT GENERAL de FRANCE/SYDNEY' cachet, and with very fine second strike alongside, unusual
Lot 1051		Estimate: $70 Realised Price : $55 1915 (3 Aug) cover from Sydney to Bomen with ½d KGV pair, endorsed 'Book only' but apparently enclosed in envelope and hence struck with boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY/OPEN FOR INSPECTION', the sides being then opened. Presumably charged as a letter, with circular 'MORE TO PAY/2D' and 1912-23 1d Perf 11 affixed and cancelled Boman cds. Roughly opened and cover tears but unusual
Lot 1052		Estimate: $80 1921 (26 Oct) picture postcard from Sydney to U.S.A. with 2d Orange KGV cancelled Sydney machine, and 1922 (10 May) OHMS envelope with 2d Orange KGV punctured 'OS' used from Brisbane to Gatton (2 covers)
Lot 1053		Estimate: $20 Realised Price : $26 1932 (17 Feb) small cover from Melbourne to Carnegie with 2d KGV, with printed label in red affixed 'DELAYED Owing to/Insufficient Address./Please ask Writer to Include/Postal District Number'. Unfortunately with some heavy spotting on both sides
Lot 1054		Estimate: $30 1939 Official Returned Letter bearing fine strike of razor-blade 'SUPT. MAILS/ADELAIDE/-7 JAN. 1939/No' datestamp, earliest date by one month
Lot 1055		Estimate: $30 1941 (18 Apr) telegram form to Darwin bearing 'COLLINGWOOD/POST OFFICE' oval datestamp (PPA116 - RR) whilst in a state held together by two rubber bands, accompanied by original cover (opened roughly) with a better strike of cancel
Lot 1056		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $145 1960s-1980s small group of commercial decimal frankings including a number of scarcer solo frankings, coil usages (including 1967 5c concessional Vietnam rate), good assortment of 1972 Pioneer Life frankings (including G/NSW punctures), 1970 6d Famous Australian booklet pane on registered cover, airmail postcard rates, etc, few with small faults but generally fine (59)
Lot 1057		Estimate: $40 Realised Price : $95 Registered Mail: 1924 (23 Apr) 4½d on 5d registration envelope (opened three sides) cancelled Flinders Naval Base cds and used to Sydney, with red registration label. also 4½d registration envelope used 1924 (20 Jun) used from Prahran to London with red registration label (2)
Lot 1058		Estimate: $30 Realised Price : $26 Sydney 1925-26 registered covers with red labels, bearing KGV 4½d Violet (distinct shades) and comprising 1925 from William Street, and 1926 from Castlereagh Street (2)