AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL HISTORY, GENERAL

Lot 1053		Estimate: $80 1913 (12 Feb) and 1913 (23 Jul) picture postcards featuring Sydney street scenes sent to New Caledonia and Paris respectively, each franked with 1d Kangaroo Die I in combination with N.S.W. ½d Green tied by Sydney cds (2)
Lot 1054		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1922 (14 Mar) folded 'POST CARD ALBUM/FOR POSTING' to South Melbourne containing six picture postcards showing Brisbane scenes, franked with 2d Orange KGV tied by Brisbane cds, for 2d printed matter rate
Lot 1055		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $260 1927-51 selection of largely commemorative/special issues on mostly commercial covers, solo and mixed frankings, little if any duplication, some with faults (63)
Lot 1056		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $340 New South Wales: 1930s/1990s wide ranging collection of advertising covers, details of commerce/industry of user generally in advertisement a feature, no duplication, condition mixed and generally good commercial quality (approx 500)
Lot 1057		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 South Australia: 1930s/1990s wide ranging collection of advertising covers, details of commerce/industry generally in advertisement a feature, no duplication, condition mixed and generally good commercial quality (200+)
Lot 1058		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 Victoria: 1930s/1990s wide ranging collection of advertising covers, details of commerce/industry of user generally in advertisement a feature, no duplication, condition mixed and generally good commercial quality (approx 175)
Lot 1059		Estimate: $150 1935 (Nov-Dec) pair of airmail covers from same correspondence Melbourne-London, earlier at 8d (2d letter + 3d internal airmail x 2), later 1/7d (1/6d full airmail service + 1d late fee), frankings include KGV 1/4d, odd blemish, unusual duo (2)
Lot 1060		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1937 (19 Mar) neat wrapping portion from Melbourne to U.K. bearing KGV 1d + 1/- Large Lyrebird, endorsed 'Printed Matter Only' (1d per 4 oz x 13)
Lot 1061		Estimate: $100 1939 Official Returned Letter bearing fine strike of razor-blade 'SUPT. MAILS/ADELAIDE/-7 JAN. 1939/No' datestamp, CRR, earliest date by one month
Lot 1062		Estimate: $75 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 1063		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1941 (2 May) airmail cover (little reduced at right) to USA franked 11/10d (including 10/- Robes), Adelaide censor tape and handstamped 'A/12', triple clipper rate
Lot 1064		Estimate: $150 1946 usages of two editions of Parcel Post labels franked 3/7d for 3-7lbs food parcels to U.K., differing franking compositions for the rate, from Armadale (WA) and Ashfield (NSW), some stamp/label faults (2)
Lot 1065		Estimate: $150 1949 (25 Jul) 1/6d Hermes airmail cover Hazelbrook to I.R.O. - U.N.E.C., Samar, Philippines, elusive Other Asian Countries 1/6d per ½oz rate, very fine 'IRO-UNEC/AUG 4/POST OFFICE' rubber datestamp on reverse, mail to this International Refugee Organisation Camp is rare
Lot 1066		Estimate: $150 1953-57 2/- commemorative all-different solo frankings on airmail covers to U.K. (2/- Coronation, 2/- Blue Olympic Publicity), Germany (2/- Green Olympic Publicity), Switzerland (2/- Tas Sesqui), or U.S.A. (2/- Royal Visit, 2/- Cobb & Co. 2/- Olympic Games). All very fine (7 covers)
Lot 1067		Estimate: $100 1953 (31 Dec) airmail cover (opened at left) from Wellington (NSW) to Japan, franked 6d Kookaburra pairs x 2, commercial mail to this destination is very scarce in this era (2/- ½oz airmail rate)
Lot 1068		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 Thursday Island 1960-63 cover and aerogramme, former airmail to U.K. with bold handstamped 'PAQUEBOT', latter cancelled by 'THURSDAY ISLAND PAQUEBOT' cds, fine commercial usages (2)