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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL HISTORY
Lot 1203 | [ 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 1204 | [ 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 1205 | [ PS ] |
1914 (3 Jun) use of 1d Kangaroo Lettercard Original die 'ST. GEORGE'S TERRACE, PERTH' Unframed Oval No Sky in Black (BW LC14(119D), vertical crease) to U.K. with 1d Kangaroo added, apparently paying late fee, tied by 'COLOMBO PAQUEBOT' cds, and with Colombo double ring d.s. at lower left  | ||
| Lot 1206 | [ C ] |
1930-40 (13) and 1960s (7) various Western Queensland car company illustrated advertising covers, all different and very fine (20)      | ||
| Lot 1207 | [ C ] |
1930-38 covers with all different car part advertisements for Elphinstones Ltd., Brisbane, 1d, 2d or 3d frankings, attractive group (4)   | ||
| Lot 1208 | [ 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 1209 | [ C ] |
1931 (14 Mar) unsealed envelope franked George V 1d Green, with superb advertisement for Alpha Fishing Tackle on front  | ||
| Lot 1210 | [ 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 1211 | [ 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 1212 | [ 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 1213 | [ C ] |
1938 (29 Mar) registered souvenir cover franked with KGV 4d Olive tied 'RELIEF STAMP VIC.', Quarantine Station C2 registration label in red numbered '3', three corners of cover trimmed to assist in fumigating. Extremely rare, sold previously in October 2020 Melbourne auction for AU$1013  | ||
| Lot 1214 | [ 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 1215 | [ C ] |
1940s-1960s small group of single usages on cover, including a few better items, with 1951 Federation (airmail to Canada), 1953 2/- Coronation (airmail to USA), 1953 Tasmania Sesqui (airmail to USA), 1955 2/- Cobb & Co (airmail to Germany), 1956 1/- Olympics (airmail to Germany). Generally fine, a useful group (16 covers)     | ||
| Lot 1216 | [ C ] |
1940 (21 Sep) unsealed cover from Boulder (WA) to Melbourne, with blue handstamp 'HELD PENDING/PRODUCTION OF AUTHORITY/24 Sep1940'. possibly the sender has applied to have the item returned  | ||
| Lot 1217 | [ C ] |
1942 (9 Jul) inwards cover from Canada with partial 'BEDFORD/P.Q.' duplex cancel with stamp lost in transit, 'RECEIVED DAMAGED/BY WATER AT/G.P.O. SYDNEY 3' boxed handstamp in violet on face, resealed with black on pink label 'It is very much regretted that the cover/of the enclosed article was inadvertently/damaged while in transit through the/post', with Sydney '28AU42' cds   | ||
| Lot 1218 | [ C ] |
1943 (26 May) registered censored cover from the Czech Consulate, Sydney to London via U.S.A. Reverse with endorsement certified as official government business by the Consul-General on reverse   | ||
| Lot 1219 | [ C ] |
1945 (8 Apr) censored airmail cover franked 5½d Emu pair from the Czech Consulate in Sydney, addressed to Viscount Halifax at the British Embassy in Washington D.C., with signed boxed 'PRIVILEGED MAIL/GOVERNOR OF QUEENSLAND/per .......' in violet, central fold  | ||
| Lot 1220 | [ C ] |
1948 (Feb) parcel tag with printed 'QUEEN BEE! DELIVER QUICKLY' used to Harrow (Vic) with KGVI 3½d Blue, minor blemishes, still fine and rare. Only a few have survived. (Very unusual postal article, all the more so for the 'DIRECTIONS FOR INTRODUCING' printed on the reverse and ending with 'if you know a better method use it!!' We know of only one other such item. Between 10.12.1940 and 1.6.1949 the rate was 1d per 20z + ½d war tax)  | ||
| Lot 1221 | [ 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 1222 | [ ^/C ] |
1950s to 2000s written up collection in binder of machine-printed postage paid labels, with Ticket Issue Machines (incl parcel front), National Cash Register labels, Heugin cash register labels, Postal Charges Calculator labels, Hytech labels, EPOS labels, a fine overview of the subject including a number of scarce pieces, and many on cover (approx 70 items)       | ||
| Lot 1223 | [ ^/C ] |
1950s to 1990s mounted collection of various types of machine-issued postage paid imprints and labels off and on piece and on covers, with 1950s Ticket Issue Machine trials for Parcel Post, 1960s to 1980s National Cash Register labels, including varieties and errors, 1970s and 1980 Pitney Bowes Postage Paid labels, also 1990s Adelaide trial of Pitney Bowed cancelling dies, and Postal Charges Calulators labels. A fascinating study of recent and modern postal history, which would be impossible to duplicate (100s)       | ||
| Lot 1224 | [ 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 1225 | [ 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 1226 | [ 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 1227 | [ C ] |
1960s-2000s decimal covers and a few postcards to overseas, mostly airmail rates, all solo frankings, wide range, noted 1966 Navigator 50c, 1967 Christmas 25c, 1971 RSPCA 12c, 1972 Christmas 35c, 1975 Glider 75c (but appears overpaid, one realised AU$230 in our Sale 76), 1976 Olympics 40c, wide range of 1980s-1990s 75c - $1.20 commemoratives, some faults (170+)     | ||
| Lot 1228 | [ 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 1229 | [ ^/C ] |
1980s and 1990s mounted collection off and on piece and on cover in two albums of Postal Charges Calculator labels, Combined Scale Calculator labels, and Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) labels, and including Australia Post promotional material, also a small collection illustrating the development of personalised stamps in the 1990s and 2000s (approx 300 items)        | ||
| Lot 1230 | [ C ] |
1988 Living Together Series mounted collection of covers showing both solo and make-up usage, wide range of local and overseas rates and different services, all denominations represented. Mostly fine to very fine (63 covers)         | ||
| Lot 1231 | [ */O ] |
Combined Scale Calculator Labels: Binder with a large mint and used duplicated accumulation of various types, mostly 43c and 45c denominations, but with a number of higher values. A great starter collection for someone looking to a new and neglected modern field (approx 500)      | ||
| Lot 1232 | [ 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)  | ||
