AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 1203	[ C ]	Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175 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 ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 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 1207	[ C ]	Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88 1930-38 covers with all different car part advertisements for Elphinstones Ltd., Brisbane, 1d, 2d or 3d frankings, attractive group (4)
Lot 1208	[ C ]	Estimate: $150 Purchase Price : $134 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 ]	Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88 1931 (14 Mar) unsealed envelope franked George V 1d Green, with superb advertisement for Alpha Fishing Tackle on front
Lot 1210	[ C ]	Estimate: $80 Purchase Price : $70 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 ]	Estimate: $60 Purchase Price : $54 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 ]	Estimate: $75 Purchase Price : $70 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 1214	[ C ]	Estimate: $160 Purchase Price : $140 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 ]	Estimate: $80 Purchase Price : $70 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 ]	Estimate: $70 Purchase Price : $65 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 1218	[ C ]	Estimate: $60 Purchase Price : $54 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 ]	Estimate: $50 Purchase Price : $45 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 1221	[ C ]	Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88 Insufficient Postage/Debit Docket handstamps on registered covers, with Adelaide c1950s and 1956 (2); 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 1224	[ C ]	Estimate: $150 Purchase Price : $134 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 ]	Estimate: $80 Purchase Price : $70 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 ]	Estimate: $50 Purchase Price : $45 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 1228	[ C ]	Estimate: $60 Purchase Price : $54 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 1232	[ C/PS ]	Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88 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)