AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, ENVELOPES

Lot 686		Estimate: $150 1915 ½d Bright Emerald KGV 'Star' Embossed CTO with 'MELBOURNE/VICTORIA' cds 3 JL 15 for U.P.U. distribution, very fine. BW EP6, cat AU$250
Lot 687		Estimate: $500 1918-36 small group of KGV Post Office embossed envelopes, with 1918 1d + ½d Star (BW EP14) (2), 1918 1½d Black-brown Star (EP18), 1919 1½d Brown Star (EP19(1)), 1920 2d Orange Star No 'POSTAGE' (EP21), 1923 1½d on 2d Red Star (EP26), 1923 1½d Green Star (EP27(2)), 1924 1½d Red Star (EP28(1)), 1928 1½d Red Oval (EP31(1)), 1930 2d on 1½d Red Oval (EP35(1)), 1930-37 2d Red Oval (3 - EP36(1), EP36(6)A, EP36(6)B). All very fine unused, BW cat AU$1740 (13)
Lot 688		Estimate: $250 1919-22 KGV 'Star' Embossed Design, comprising 1½d Brown, 2d Orange and 2d Red, each CTO with G.P.O. Melbourne cds for U.P.U. distribution, fine. BW EP20(1)w,21w,23(1)w, cat AU$450 (3)
Lot 689		Estimate: $550 1928 KGV Oval Embossed ½d Orange, 1d Green, 1½d Red, 2d Brown each CTO with 'G.P.O./MELBOURNE' cds for U.P.U. distribution, very fine. The ½d, 1d and 2d represent the only printings of these values on Post Office stock, the dies being reserved otherwise for stamping of private envelopes. BW EP29,30,31w,33, cat AU$1100 (4)
Lot 690		Estimate: $300 1942-78 mainly mint collection of KGVI and QEII Post Office envelopes, with KGVI BW EP42(7)A, B, EP44(2), EP45(1), EP46, EP48(1) optd SPECIMEN, EP48(4), EP49(2), QEII pre-decimal issues largely complete including 4d and 5d Light Blue long type optd SPECIMEN, and 5d Dark Blue and 5d Light Blue cancelled first day, and Decimal issues 4c to 20c showing various text and font changes (55)
Lot 691		Estimate: $200 1916-18 ½d Yellow-green KGV 'Star' Embossed on laid batonne stock without any printing, fine unused. BW ES25, cat AU$400
Lot 692		Estimate: $400 1920(?) KGV 1d Red 'Star' Embossed + ½d Green 'Star' Embossed + ½d Green Sideface cut-out cancelled at Melbourne, 12 March 1921. The famous 'tripleton' of which only about half-a-dozen complete envelopes are recorded. BW ES38, cat AU$500 as cut-out
Lot 693		Estimate: $400 1922-24 1d Violet, 1924-28 1d Green and 1922-23 2d Red KGV 'Star' Embossed, each unused with printed address for British Australian Wool Realisation Association Ltd., 2d with vertical crease, others fine. A scarce group, BW ES41, 43 and 61, cat AU$800 (3)
Lot 694		Estimate: $100 1924-28 1d Green KGV 'Star' Embossed on laid batonne stock without any printing, fine unused. BW ES43, cat AU$200
Lot 695		Estimate: $200 1919-21 1½d Brown KGV Die 3 'Star' Embossed on off-white wove envelope. There is no printing on the envelope but this stock was not used for Post Office issues. Very fine unused, BW ES52, unpriced unused
Lot 696		Estimate: $350 Small group of unused KGV, KGVI and QEII STO envelopes, with KGV 2d Red oval embossed, KGVI 1d Green (2, one for Australian Defence Canteens), 1½d Green, 2½d Red (on large envelope for Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, vertical crease), 3d Green Crowned Circle, QEII 3½d Red Large Die, 5d Dark Blue (2), 5d Light Blue. Mostly fine, and a scarce group in unused condition. BW cat AU$875 (10)
Lot 697		Estimate: $350 Stamped-to-Order Envelopes: 1930 1d Green + 1d Green George V Oval Embossing stamped-to-order on Texas Company window envelope, used at Melbourne 1 October 1930 (the earliest known date). The envelope has been somewhat roughly opened, but scarce. BW ES66, cat AU$1000
Lot 698		Estimate: $900 Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1938 1d Green George V + 1d Green George VI Oval Embossing uprated with 1d Green Queen Elizabeth Die 1 for the 3d foreign rate, used from Hobart to Los Angeles, 2 May 1939. A single order of 1,000 was printed of this doubleton, of which it is thought about six examples survive. Torn flap extending to a small tear into the face of the envelope, couple of small marks but otherwise good. BW ES68, cat AU$4000
Lot 699		Estimate: $75 King George VI 2d Green (BW ES85) usages pre and post 9 July 1951 printed matter rate increase from 2d to 3d, latter small blemish (2)
Lot 700		Estimate: $150 Group of large (approx 228 x 102mm) Education Department envelopes, comprising 1½d Brown Sideface with 'OS' in electro (2, Type 1 electro used from Charlton to Melbourne 11 MR 26, and Type 2 electro used Barongarook to Melbourne 20 MAR 24), 1½d Red 'Star' Embossed with 'OS' in die used Rutherglen to Melbourne 14 AU 24, and ‘THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d Red 'Star' with 'OS' in die used Cape Clear to Melbourne 29 SE 24. Condition fine, and a scarce group. BW EO7A,EO7B,EO14,EO15, cat AU$650 (4)
Lot 701		Estimate: $120 1920 2d Orange KGV Sideface with 'OS' in electro stamped-to-order window envelope for Commonwealth Treasury, Melbourne, used 19 SEP 1921. Small portion of back flap missing, otherwise fine. BW EO9, cat AU$500
Lot 702		Estimate: $60 1923 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d Red 'Star' Embossed with 'OS' in die, large (228 x 102mm) Education Department envelope used from Thornbury to Melbourne, 21 AU 24, fine. BW EO14, cat AU$250
Lot 703		Estimate: $120 1924-28 1½d Red KGV 'Star' Embossed with 'OS' in Die on long Education Department (Vic) envelope (230 x 102mm), crease in lower right corner, otherwise fine and scarce in unused condition. BW EO15, cat AU$250
Lot 704		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $105 1928-30 1½d Red KGV Oval Embossed 'OS' in Die Education Department (Vic) envelope (230 x 102mm) unused, vertical fold with some wrinkling and flap faults, but very scarce unused. This is the envelope illustrated in the catalogue. BW EO17, cat AU$300
Lot 705		Estimate: $270 Military Envelopes: 1916-1919 group of 1d Military Envelopes, comprising 'AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE' 1st setting (ME1) mint (somewhat grubby); 'A.I.F., ABROAD' 1st setting used from Campbelltown (Tas) with pencil endorsement indicating the addressee was a prisoner-of-war (minor peripheral damage, and stamp impression damaged at top left), 2nd setting mint (3, one addressed but not posted); 'AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, ABROAD' 1st setting mint. BW cat AU$1900 (6)