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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL HISTORY
Lot 1106 | [ C/PS ] |
Registered Mail: Registered Letter docket and receipt (Form E5, dated 1900) for Receiving Office Keeper, very fine, triangular 'REGISTERED MAIL' Form R19 printed in red (fine), and 1920 (20 Jun) OHMS 'RATION COUPON RECEIPT', OHMS printed registered envelope used from West Maitland to Sydney, opened out, with creases and small faults, but very scarce (3 items)  | ||
| Lot 1107 | [ C ] |
Victoria Tourism-related: 1911-63 photographic booklets (4) and 1927-92 mainly 'Greetings from' envelopes (19 + front), the first 'Spend your next holiday at Maldon', noted 1963 with rare Tidal River Camp cds (29 items)        | ||
| Lot 1108 | [ C ] |
1913 (31 May) picture postcard to London with ½d Kangaroo pair cancelled by two superb strikes of 'COLOMBO PAQUEBOT' c.d.s.  | ||
| Lot 1109 | [ PPC ] |
1914 (24 Mar - 25 Apr) picture postcards (Sydney, Sth Aust, Ship flags, Naples) to Turramurra, Sydney from German ship each franked Germania 10pf tied 'DEUTSCHE/SEEPOST/AUSTRALISCHE/HAUPTLINIE' cds, one also Melbourne and one Port Taufiq cds (5, odd fault)   | ||
| Lot 1110 | [ PS ] |
1918 (13 Apr) use of 4d registration envelope from Moonee Ponds to USA, uprated with ½d and 1d George and 2½d Kangaroo, a trifle toned, nice four-colour franking  | ||
| Lot 1111 | [ C ] |
1930-38 covers with all different car part advertisements for Elphinstones Ltd., Brisbane, 1d, 2d or 3d frankings, attractive group (4)   | ||
| Lot 1112 | [ C ] |
Express Delivery: 1938-45 4d Express Delivery Fee covers, most franked at 6d rate for 2d letter rate, good range of origins/destinations, mostly with manuscript Express Delivery endorsements, one 1939 Melbourne to Sydney with boxed 'EXPRESS/SERVICE (IV)' in violet, 1945 Melbourne to Mildura franked 6½d (2½d letter rate) with unframed 'EXPRESS DELIVERY/SERVICE (IV)' in violet, 1938 airmail from Sydney to Melbourne franked 10d (2d letter rate + 3d air fee + 1d late fee + 4d express delivery), and 1942 cover from Melbourne to Sydney franked 7d with unframed 'EXPRESS DELIVERY/SERVICE (IV)' in violet (2d letter rate + 1d late fee + 4d express delivery); and 1949 oversize airmail cover from Sydney to Coonabarabran franked 4/4½d. Several covers stained on reverse by poor storage, some other faults however a fine group (12 covers)     | ||
| Lot 1113 | [ C ] |
1931 (14 Mar) unsealed envelope franked George V 1d Green, with superb advertisement for Alpha Fishing Tackle on front  | ||
| Lot 1114 | [ C ] |
1933 (8 Mar) registered OHMS cover from Dartmoor to Branxholme Vic, then readdressed and franked with combination OS opts 2d and perf OS KGV 3d, many backstamps  | ||
| Lot 1115 | [ C ] |
1934 (7 Aug) advertising cover for Mitchell & Galvin franked 1d KGV and 2d Victorian Centenary tied by 'LATE FEE, SYDNEY RLY. STN' cds, roughly opened at top  | ||
| Lot 1116 | [ C ] |
Express/Messenger Delivery/Express Courier 1935-91 group with wide range of different rates and frankings (23)   | ||
| Lot 1117 | [ C ] |
Express Delivery: 1935-51 4d Express Delivery Fee period, with 1945 cover franked 6½d for letter rate, 1944 airmail covers Brisbane to Sydney (2), 1948 airmail cover Sydney to Melbourne, each franked 9½d, and 1942 registered cover from Sydney to Mt. Victoria franked 9½d. Also 1949(?) cover from Granville to Sydney franked 9d with boxed 'NOT IN ATTENDANCE/?DELIVER ORD. MAIL' in red and 'EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE/EXPIRED. NORMAL DELIVERY' in violet, and with 'EXPRESS/SYDNEY clock ds in red on reverse. One cover roughly opened and two with flap faults (6)       | ||
| Lot 1118 | [ C ] |
1938 (4 Feb) cover to Pennsylvania franked 4d Olive KGV tied by double circle 'POSTED SHIP SIDE/SYDNEY' cds, fine but somewhat heavy strike, couple of small tears at top and flap fault  | ||
| Lot 1119 | [ C ] |
Express Delivery: 1939-41 covers franked 1937-49 animal solos Perf 14 x 13½ 5d (concession rate, scarce), 6d or 9d (airmail), plus Perf 15 x 14 4d tied by Express datestamp apparently sent from Manly PO for local delivery (without going through post, rarely seen), plus 1/- on 1951 (airmail) (5, some roughly opened)   | ||
| Lot 1120 | [ C ] |
1940 (21 Sep) unsealed cover from Boulder (WA) to Melbourne, with blue handstamp 'HELD PENDING/PRODUCTION OF AUTHORITY/24 Sep 1940', possibly the sender has applied to have the item returned  | ||
| Lot 1121 | [ C ] |
Insufficient Postage/Debit Docket handstamps on registered covers, with Adelaide c1950s and 1956 (23); Sydney 1959, 1960 (from Hume Weir), and 1966 (2); Melbourne 1959 (manuscript) and 1975; plus Rockhampton 1973 piece, all different, fine strikes (9 covers, 1 piece)    | ||
| Lot 1122 | [ C ] |
1951 (Jun) envelope from Melbourne to Sydenham, re-addressed to Rockbank and endorsed 'Coin', officially registered with Melbourne label, taxed 1/- and paid with extraordinary usage of Victoria 3d Stamp Duty (4) tied by Rockbank datestamps  | ||
| Lot 1123 | [ C ] |
1953, 1959 and 1964 unusual solo usages on Special Delivery covers of otherwise common KGVI 1/0½d, QEII 1/7d or Flowers 2/5d (3 covers)  | ||
| Lot 1124 | [ C ] |
Express Delivery: 1959-66 1/3d Express Delivery Fee period, with 1961 cover from Adelaide to Richmond (Vic) franked 1/8d, 1959 1/7d registration envelope from Goulburn to Pymble (NSW) uprated 1/3d, and 1965 airmail cover from Brisbane to England franked 3/6d (2/3d airmail plus 1/3d express delivery), and with boxed 'EXPRESS DELIVERY PAID'. Some small faults however scarce (4)  | ||
| Lot 1125 | [ C ] |
1961 cover from Willoughby (NSW) to Canada, with boxed handstamp on reverse (and poor strike on front) 'CANCELLED/INTERCEPTED UNDER/POSTAL RULE' in violet with mss '289' which related to the withdrawal of the item from post on application from the sender, back flap damaged   | ||
| Lot 1126 | [ C ] |
Largely 1970s to 1990s on cover commercial correspondence to several Sydney addresses, mostly internal Sydney of NSW origin, but also a proportion Australia-wide, mostly letter rate mail but also other services, with a wide representation of adhesives, meters etc, plenty of postmark interest. Plus a smattering of overseas, especially Italy, Canada and USA. Condition varies, with a proportion affected to varying degrees by rust, but a greater proportion is good to fine. Also includes 5.2kg of on-piece Australian kiloware of the same period. Many 1,000's of covers, total weight 35kg (Buyer is responsible for removal from premises)  | ||
| Lot 1127 | [ C ] |
Priority Paid Mail: 1970s to 1990s correspondence to a Sydney address featuring a wide range of adhesives to meet the varying rates of the period, mostly from Victoria but other States also represented, wide range of clock markings, some instructional handstamps, also a few Messenger Delivery and Certified Mail covers. Condition varies, but most are good to fine (approx 230 covers)      | ||
| Lot 1128 | [ C ] |
1987-88 large accumulation of covers relating to the 1988 Australian Bicentennial, including printed advertising envelopes, slogan cancellations, large proportion are meters with advertising slogans (many 100s)  | ||
