Lot 826
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Single Rate: 1935 (20 Aug) cover Melbourne to Egypt at uncommon 1/7d ½oz airmail rate, backstamped Alexandria, Port Said
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Lot 827
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Single Rate: 1935 (25 Nov) cover (opened at left) Coolamon (N.S.W.) to Canada at uncommon 2/1d ½oz full airmail service rate via U.K. and U.S.
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Lot 828
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Single Rate: 1936 (14 Jan) cover flown Melbourne to Sweden via Greece bearing five different adhesives totalling 2/2d paying ½oz airmail rate throughout, Athens and Malmo transit backstamps
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Lot 829
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Single Rate: 1938 (30 Jul) attractive illustrated cover Jamberoo (N.S.W.) to U.K. at 5d ½oz all-up airmail rate
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Lot 830
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Single Rate: 1938 (25 Nov) cover Cunnamulla (Qld) to New York with attractive franking for 1/7d ½oz airmail rate via U.K. where airmail service concluded
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Lot 831
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Single Rate: 1939 (12 Apr) cover Melbourne to India at 5d ½oz all-up airmail rate which is scarce to destinations other than U.K., backstamped Calcutta
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Lot 832
| | | Estimate: $300T | Realised Price : $230 |
Single Rate: 1939 (30 May) cover R.A.A.F. Laverton (Vic) originally to Colombo 'India' (Colombo Poste Restante datestamp) at 5d ½oz all-up airmail rate, subsequently redirected to Port Said and London where Postage Due stamps were affixed, finally returned to D.L.O. Melbourne, variety of markings accumulated and condition consistent with misadventure. Rare example of 5d all-up airmail rate to unusual destination - relevant in an Australia, Ceylon, Egypt or G.B. collection
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Lot 833
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Single Rate: 1940 (Mar) censored airmail cover Victoria to Italy bearing 6d Sepia Air pair + 9d N.S.W. Sesqui, censor tape at left, arrival backstamp. Attractive ½oz foreign rate
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Lot 834
| | | Estimate: $200T | Realised Price : $420 |
Single Rate: 1941 (8 May) censored cover Melbourne to China at 10d ½oz airmail rate via Singapore, backstamped Shanghai
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Lot 835
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Single Rate: 1953 'PMG/Pitcairn Island' airmail cover from Australia bearing 1/- Lyrebird + 1/0½d tied by indistinct Darwin cds, double-circled arrival datestamp of '6.SEP.53'
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Lot 836
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Sextuple Rate: 1941 OHMS printed cover (245x150mm) Sydney to London, bearing Robes 10/- (3) + 5/-, endorsed 'Via New Zealand/& USA', diamond censor cachet and 'CALIFORNIA/CLIPPER' in violet. Remarkable example of 5/10d per ½oz x 6 rate, adhesives faulty due to machine cancelling. Interesting
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