AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, LETTERCARDS, STAMPED-TO-ORDER ISSUES

Lot 635		Estimate: $3,500 Realised Price : $3,400 Stamped-to-order Lettercards: 1915-18 1d Red George V sideface for Reid Bros. with reverse illustration of 'Elephants stacking timber' on greenish-grey surfaced granite card, usual vertical fold and small stain at lower right corner, otherwise fine unused and very rare, illustrated in Brusden-White. BW LCS1A(1), cat AU$5000
Lot 636		Estimate: $3,500 Realised Price : $5,750 Stamped-to-order Lettercards: 1915-18 1d Red George V Sideface for Reid Bros. with reverse illustration of 'Elephants stacking timber' on thick unsurfaced greenish-grey granite card, usual vertical fold otherwise very fine unused, the lettercard illustrated on the front cover of the Brusden-White catalogue. BW LCS1A(1), cat AU$5000
Lot 637		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $5,250 Stamped-to-order Lettercard: 1915-18 1d Red George V Sideface for Reid Bros. showing reverse illustration of 'Felling timber' on surfaced greenish-grey granite card. The card has been stuck together and subsequently opened out resulting in some minor damage to the inner periphery, otherwise of very fine appearance. BW LCS1A(3), cat AU$5000
Lot 638		Estimate: $3,500 Realised Price : $5,000 Stamped-to-order Lettercards: 1915-19 1d Red George V Sideface for Reid Bros. with reverse illustration of 'Long logs on flat car' on greenish-grey surfaced granite card, usual vertical crease otherwise very fine unused and very rare. BW LCS1A(4), cat AU$5000
Lot 639		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $5,000 Stamped-to-order Lettercards: 1918-19 1½d Black-brown George V Sideface for Reid Bros. with reverse illustration of 'Large logs on flat car' on greenish-grey surfaced granite card, some soiling along fold and a few small marks on reverse and with the usual vertical fold. A major rarity, this being the only recorded example of this lettercard for Reid Bros. BW LCS3A(2), cat AU$3000
Lot 640		Estimate: $700 Stamped-to-order Lettercards: 1919-20 1½d Brown George V Sideface for W.H. Burford & Sons, front only with printed list of products on reverse, on greenish card, tone spot on right edge and usual vertical fold, no complete card is believed to be known. BW LCS4A, cat AU$1500
Lot 641		Estimate: $900 Realised Price : $675 Stamped-to-order Lettercards: 1919-20 1½d Brown George V Sideface for W.H. Burford & Sons, front only with printed list of products on reverse, on greenish card, usual vertical fold, no complete card is believed to be known. BW LCS4A, cat AU$1500
Lot 642		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $2,900 Stamped-to-order Lettercards: 1920-22 2d Orange KGV 'Star' Embossed on mottled grey card with printed address for Reid Bros unused, and showing illustration of 'Felling Timber' on reverse. Usual vertical fold, a couple of very small marks do not detract as this is one of two recorded examples of this issue, and the only one with this illustration, ex Walter Lederer. BW LCS5(3), cat AU$3000
Lot 643		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $2,100 Stamped-to-Order Lettercards: 1920-22 2d Orange KGV 'Star' Embossed on buff card with printed address for Reid Bros. unused and showing illustration of 'Redwood Forest' on reverse. Usual vertical fold, some perf reinforcement and some gum staining apparent from sloppy application of gum. One of two recorded examples of this issue, and the only one with this illustration, being the example illustrated in the BW catalogue. BW LCS5(5), cat AU$3000
Lot 644		Estimate: $2,300 Realised Price : $2,000 Stamped-to-order Lettercards: 1922-23 2d Red KGV 'Star' Embossed on buff card with printed address for Reid Bros. unused, with illustration of 'Eucalypt Forest' on reverse. Vertical fold, and with lower margin removed otherwise very fine and one of only two recorded examples of this issue, this being the one illustrated in the BW catalogue. BW LCS6A(6), cat AU$3000
Lot 645		Estimate: $1,400 Stamped-to-order Lettercards: 1924-28 1½d Red KGV 'Star' Embossed unused with printed address for Reid Bros. and showing an illustration of their factory on reverse, with the usual vertical fold and stain at top, nevertheless very rare, this being the example illustrated in the BW catalogue. BW LCS8, cat AU$2000
Lot 646		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 Stamped-to-Order Lettercards: 1924-29 1½d Red KGV 'Star' Embossed on thin greenish card with printed address for W.H. Burford & Sons unused, with illustration on reverse of Forget-me-nots. Usual vertical fold otherwise very fine and rare, with only three examples recorded. BW LCS8B, cat AU$2000
Lot 647		Estimate: $1,400 Realised Price : $1,050 Stamped-to-Order Lettercards: 1924-28 1½d KGV 'Star' Embossed on cream card with rounded corners and printed address for J. Kitchen & Sons unused, blank on reverse and with printed list of products inside. Usual vertical fold, with a few small marks and worn along fold, however the only recorded example of this user. BW LCS8C, cat AU$2000
Lot 648		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $900 Stamped-to-order Lettercards: 1928-30 1½d KGV Oval Embossed on greyish mottled card with printed address for Reid Bros. uprated with ½d adhesive (damaged) unused, with illustration of their factory on reverse. With usual vertical fold, stain and face and corner piece of card missing from reverse. Rare with only three recorded examples, this being the one illustrated in the BW catalogue. BW LCS9A, cat AU$2000
Lot 649		Estimate: $300 Military Lettercards: 1916 1d KGV Sideface Carmine on Greyish mint, couple of tiny blemishes on face otherwise very fine. BW LCM1, cat AU$500
Lot 650		Estimate: $200 Military Lettercards: 1916 1d KGV Sideface Carmine on Greyish mint, fine appearance but with short cut piercing paper in first address line. BW LCM1. cat AU$500