AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, ENVELOPES

Lot 940	[ PS ]	Estimate: $150 Purchase Price : $134 1d Kangaroo Die II used 1916 (16 Apr) to U.S.A., uprated with KGV 1d Red (4) tied by Brisbane machine cancel, censor datestamp in red, Roxbury (Mass) Special Delivery Fee boxed cachet in violet. Attractive double rate cover slightly shortened at right
Lot 941	[ PS ]	Estimate: $60 Purchase Price : $54 1923-24 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d Orange Star Embossed cut-out affixed to plain envelope tied by Melbourne cds, 22 MY 24. BW EP24, cat AU$250 as complete envelope
Lot 945 (Withdrawn)	[ PS ]	c1996 Express Private Order window envelopes (x 3, 235 x 120mm) for QANTAS with printed Express Ticket Centre Sender address, 'QA' coded yellow labels, all slightly different front and reverse, three different Australia Post logos, two with barcode on back, used but without datestamps, one dated 'C(arded) 18/2/97', minor tones and a rare group (3)
Lot 946	[ PS ]	Estimate: $150 Purchase Price : $134 Official Envelopes: 1d Kangaroo Original State of Die with OS in Colourless Dots (Type 2) on O.H.M.S. window envelope for the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, Sydney, cancelled Sydney continuous roller machine, 13 SP 1915. BW EO1B, cat AU$250
Lot 947	[ PS ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 Official Envelopes: 1913-14 1d Red Kangaroo Original Die with Type 1 drilled 'OS' for Victorian Education Department (103 x 228mm) used with ½d George V punctured 'OS' 1923 (3 Oct) from Toolamba to Melbourne, very fine. BW EO1A, cat AU$250
Lot 948	[ PS ]	Estimate: $150 Purchase Price : $134 Official Envelopes: 1d Kangaroo with 'OS' in Colourless Dots Original State of Die, Type 2) on O.H.M.S. envelope for Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, Sydney, uprated with 1d Kangaroo Die II Punctured G/NSW and cancelled by Sydney continuous roller machine, 13 SP 1915. BW EO1B, cat AU$250
Lot 949	[ PS ]	Estimate: $80 Purchase Price : $70 Official Envelopes: 1913-14 1d Re Kangaroo Die I with Type 3 drilled 'OS' for Victorian Education Department used 1923 (20 Aug) from Morwell to Melbourne, underpaid for 1½d rate and with oval 'T 1D'. Light toning. BW EO1C, cat AU$250
Lot 951	[ PS ]	Estimate: $175 Purchase Price : $158 Stamped-to-Order Envelopes: 1913-15 ½d Green Kangaroo blue envelope (145 x 92mm) for Shire of Colac, fine mint. BW ES1, cat AU$400
Lot 953	[ PS ]	Estimate: $175 Purchase Price : $158 Stamped-to-Order Envelopes: 1913-14 1d Red Kangaroo with attractive printed advertising front and back for P. Sheahan & Co., one Original State of die used 1913 (9 May), other Die I used 1914 (2 Apr), fine and attractive (2)
Lot 954	[ PS ]	Estimate: $3,500 Purchase Price : $3,146 Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1916-20 6d Blue Kangaroo large size envelope (237 x 180mm) for wool samples with pre-printed Messrs. Kreglinger & Fernau London address, two small stains, otherwise fine and rare, only about six complete envelopes are known. BW ES10, cat AU$6000
Lot 955	[ PS ]	Estimate: $500 Purchase Price : $443 Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1916-20 6d Blue Kangaroo envelope for wool samples, top portion only fine unused, very scarce. BW ES10. cat AU$1000
Lot 956	[ PS ]	Estimate: $60 Purchase Price : $54 Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1918-19 1½d Black-brown Die I with multicoloured advertising for Farmer & Co. Ltd., Sydney, used in November 1918. Minor blemishes, very attractive. BW ES47, cat AU$100
Lot 957	[ PS ]	Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88 Stamped-to-Order Envelopes: 1920-21 1½d Brown Star Embossed + ½d Green Sideface used by Vacuum Oil Co. and cancelled at Melbourne 12 MR 1921. A very scarce envelope but unfortunately part of the envelope is missing at upper left. BW ES53, cat AU$750
Lot 958	[ PS ]	Estimate: $1,500 Purchase Price : $1,340 Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1943-46 1½d Green + 1d Brown KGVI oval embossed used from, Sydney 5 January 1943 (the earliest known date), user unknown, very fine used. Only five examples of this envelope are recorded, from four different users. BW ES82, cat AU$4000