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)
New South Wales: 1959 (1 Aug) opened out philatelic cover with 4d QEII tied by 'crown/MONGARLOWE' P.O. seal (fine strike), with backstamps on Mongarlowe and 'RELIEF NO. 63' (dated 10MY61)
Northern Territory: Groote Eylandt (PO 1939-43), 1939 (Dec) cover to California with KGVI 3d tied by light cds, censored at Brisbane and with very early and scarce unnumbered label, boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR 1.'
Northern Territory: Darwin Naval Base 1942 (Jul) and 1943 registered airmail covers with C6 labels handstamped 'H.M.A.S. "MELVILLE" ' in blue, red or brownish-black, or handstamped 'NAVY P.O. No. 1', stamps cancelled HMAS Melville, boxed 'NAVY MAIL OFFICE' or indistinct straight line, similar handstamps on reverse along with Army PO 065 cds (Darwin Army PO), slight toning, scarce group (4)
Northern Territory: Darwin Naval Base, 1942 (Sep) registered airmail cover with C6 label and 3d pair tied by separate blue handstamp 'NAVY P.O., DARWIN, N.T.', another three strikes on reverse along with Sydney cds, slight toning, a similar cover realised AU$360 in Rodney Perry Sale 199
Northern Territory: Darwin Naval Base, 1942 (Nov) registered airmail cover with C6 label and 3d pair tied by single red handstamp 'NAVY P.O., DARWIN, N.T.', another two strikes on reverse along with Sydney cds, slight toning, a similar cover realised AU$360 in Rodney Perry Sale 199
Queensland Unclaimed Markings: 1925-26 from N.S.W. with cds Unclaimed, Dead Letter Office and Delivery Counter Brisbane, plus Unclaimed Rockhampton (superb, very scarce), two-line 'UNCLAIMED/SOUTH BRISBANE', or 'UNCLAIMED' with Charleville cds, one with Brisbane, two Sydney DLO labels on reverse, small faults (4)
Victoria: Australian Jamboree Frankston, 1934 (24 Dec, opening day) and 1935 (1 Jan) covers, cds without (very fine) or with time, min or tone in latter (2)
Victoria: Unclaimed Markings organised by PO, 1920s - 1980s, strong in 1930s-1950s, mostly handstamped Not Known by/Unclaimed types, a few 'Box Discontinued', etc, appear all different with many useful (50 covers)
Victorian Paid Datestamps, mostly cds plus a few machine cancels, from 1904 Bendigo, others 1930-2000 with mainly very fine 1930s Abbotsford, Colac, Footscray (on 1932 Chalmers Bootery advertising pamphlet), Williamstown on Nugget Boot Polish advertising cover, Wonthaggi 1929 used by mistake to cancel stamps, also Charlton (sdl, 4R superb), all different, good range all periods, many very fine (74 covers)
Western Australia: 1964 (27 Feb) picture postcard (Perth Skyline) to England with 1/2d Tasmanian Tiger tied by Fremantle 'PAQUEBOT' machine cancellation, scarce solo usage cat BW at AU$40
1937 (5 Oct) printed illustrated registered cover for 'AIRMAIL EXHIBITION' franked with N.S.W. Sesquicentenary set of three tied by commemorative postmark for first day of exhibition, unusual