Lot 612
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Bermuda: 1932 (28 Apr) registered cover East Geelong to Bermuda via San Francisco to New York, bearing 1d (2) + 2d + 5d on 4½d paying 2d per ½oz British Empire rate, 3d registration and 4d internal US airmail as this now could only be paid with Australian adhesives, various transit and arrival (6.6.32) backstamps
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Lot 613
| | | Estimate: $500T | Realised Price : $380 |
Estonia: 1939 (10 Jan) PPC to Estonia at scarce 11d airmail postcard rate via Italy (where air service was terminated), franked 6d Kookaburra and KGV 5d tied by Air Mail Sydney cds. Extraordinary origin/destination
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Lot 614
| | | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $75 |
France: 1938 (8 Apr) use to France of KGVI 2d Red Lettercard uprated with 1/6d Hermes + 1d QE, transit and arrival backstamps. Attractive example of 1/9d ½oz rate
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Lot 615
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Germany: 1930 (19 Sep) registered cover Melbourne to Germany bearing 9d Kangaroo (S.M. wmk), endorsed 'Australian' below Air Mail etiquette indicating for airmail service within Australia. Neat example of tri-3d rates (3d Foreign letter + 3d Internal airmail + 3d registration)
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Lot 616
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Germany: 1937 covers (2) from same correspondence Melbourne to Germany at via Italy airmail rates of 1/9d (½oz) and 3/5d (½-1oz), latter particularly scarce, attractive frankings
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Lot 617
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Great Britain: 1937 (18 Mar) PPC ('CALOUNDRA') at scarce 9d airmail postcard rate to U.K., attractive franking of 6d Kookaburra and KGV 1½d pair tied by Caloundra cds
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Lot 618
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Japan: 1935 (3 Dec) cover (flap roughly opened) by airmail Sydney to Japan, typewritten 'Passenger - "President Wilson" ['Lincoln'mss above]/from Hong Kong - December 18th.', Shipping Line datestamp and Japanese handstruck and mss. markings on front, backstamped Yokohama. Rare 10d per ½oz airmail Australia-Singapore
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Lot 619
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Japan: 1941 (20 Jun) registered airmail Australia to Japan, addressed 'Jewish Community of Kobe' bearing 5d + 2/- paying 1oz rate, 3d registration and 3d acknowledgement, censor tape on reverse and cachet, roughly opened. Scarce
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Lot 620
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Trinidad & Tobago: 1946 (7 Jan) airmail cover to Trinidad bearing 3½d, 1/- and 2½d tied by Launceston machine-cancel, addressed, 'His Excellency/Sir Harry Luke...', endorsed 'No Longer at Address/ 11.2.46/(initials)', Curacao transit (8.2.46) and Port-of-Spain arrival 10.2.46 backstamps
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Lot 621
| | | Estimate: $400T | Realised Price : $650 |
U.S.A.: 1930 (30 Jun) combination franked airmail cover to USA bearing Australia 3d Air pair + U.S. 5c tied by Perth slogan cancel and airmail adhesive additionally by Reading duplex, backstamped, minor blemishes. Attractive example of 6d internal Australia airmail + 5c surface rate
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Lot 622
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U.S.A.: 1935 (22 Jan) cover to U.S. at 1/7d ½oz rate for airmail to U.K. only (where air service was terminated), attractive and unusual franking of 3d Macarthur and KGV 1/4d tied by Broome (W.A.) cds
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Lot 623
| | | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $75 |
U.S.A.: 1950 (29 Mar) underpaid airmail cover Los Angeles to Sydney bearing US 25c, 'T/(mss.150)/CENTIMES' within circle and framed 'T/(mss.4/2)/No.1' both in violet, 1946 Redrawn 1d (50) in multiples affixed and tied on arrival, some faults/creasing to be expected on such a large multiple, but a remarkable franking
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