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)
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)
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)
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
1934 (7 Aug) advertising cover for Mitchell & Galvin franked 1d KGV and 2d Victorian Centenary tied by 'LATE FEE, SYDNEY RLY. STN' cds, roughly opened at top
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)
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
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)
1940 (21 Sep) unsealed cover from Boulder (WA) to Melbourne, with blue handstamp 'HELD PENDING/PRODUCTION OF AUTHORITY/24 Sep 1940', possibly the sender has applied to have the item returned
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)
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
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)
Largely 1970s to 1990s on cover commercial correspondence to several Sydney addresses, mostly internal Sydney of NSW origin, but also a proportion Australia-wide, mostly letter rate mail but also other services, with a wide representation of adhesives, meters etc, plenty of postmark interest. Plus a smattering of overseas, especially Italy, Canada and USA. Condition varies, with a proportion affected to varying degrees by rust, but a greater proportion is good to fine. Also includes 5.2kg of on-piece Australian kiloware of the same period. Many 1,000's of covers, total weight 35kg (Buyer is responsible for removal from premises)
Priority Paid Mail: 1970s to 1990s correspondence to a Sydney address featuring a wide range of adhesives to meet the varying rates of the period, mostly from Victoria but other States also represented, wide range of clock markings, some instructional handstamps, also a few Messenger Delivery and Certified Mail covers. Condition varies, but most are good to fine (approx 230 covers)
1987-88 large accumulation of covers relating to the 1988 Australian Bicentennial, including printed advertising envelopes, slogan cancellations, large proportion are meters with advertising slogans (many 100s)