AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, POSTCARDS, POST OFFICE ISSUES

Lot 594		Estimate: $8,000 Postal Cards: 1903 photographic essay for a uniform postal card issue showing a map of Australia, emu and arrowroot farming, and with Vaughan KEVII imperforate essay in sepia (as BW E3, an unrecorded colour) affixed at top right, endorsed 'Rough Sketch/10.8.03/CP', reverse with chamfered boxed 'POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT/C.11710/QUEENSLAND' ds in blue, 11 DEC 03. Central horizontal crease and some minor blemishes resulting from removal from official file. Ex Dr Leslie Abramovich, Carl Steig and John Sinfield. A remarkable and unique essay, illustrated in the BW catalogue on page 1
Lot 595		Estimate: $750 Postal Cards: 1903 pictorial postcards (132 x 92mm) showing collotype illustrations of a Kangaroo and Joey, a Group of Aboriginals, and a Camel Train, reverse with 'POST CARD' heading and with manuscript endorsement 'G03/3432' indicating origin from an official Post Office file. These cards probably represent a submission from a private post card manufacturer as samples for a series of pictorial postcards. Rare and ex Dr Leslie Abramovich (3)
Lot 596		Estimate: $600 Postal Cards: 1904 Postcard Design Competition: two postcards (138 x 88mm) with half-tone illustration of 'PRINCES' BRIDGE, MELBOURNE' printed in black and chestnut, the chestnut card with pencil-drawn post card heading inscribed 'NEW SOUTH WALES/COMMONWEALTH/OF/AUSTRALIA/PICTORIAL POST CARD', and dated 'JULY 1904' at bottom left. The Princes' Bridge illustration is identical to that used on the back cover of £1 stamp booklets (see BW No. B1(N)a). Fine and a unique pair, ex Dr Leslie Abramovich
Lot 597		Estimate: $600 Postal Cards: 1904 Postcard Design Competition, watercolour handpainted pictorial design on off-white card (180 x 95mm), endorsed on face 'Kindly let me know what you think of this rough design. Mabel Scott, 78 Nicholson St Fitzroy'. Reverse with a few blemishes, 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/POSTMASTER/GENERAL'S/DEPARTMENT' double circle ds 10 DEC 04, and endorsed 'The Postmaster-General Melbourne' and 'G04/4173' file number. Attractive, very few designs seem to have survived from this competition
Lot 598		Estimate: $650 Postal Cards: 1911-36 all-different range of George V issues, comprising BW P1, 23, 24, 27zx, 28, 28d, 48(1), 48(2), 52, 53, 56, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68. All very fine to superb unused, BW cat AU$1500 (19)
Lot 599		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 Postal Cards: 1911-1936 George V issues, an unused and used range, comprising 1d Rose (P1) M (2) and U (4, one cancelled Ship Letter Room Melbourne cds AP 12 11 with note 'Our new Federal card out today'), 1d Rose (P23) M, 1913 1d Kangaroo (P24) M (2) and U (3), 1d Red (P27) M, 1d Red (P28) M (3) & U, 1½d on 1d Red (P48) M (2), 1½d Brown (P51) U (2), (P52) M and CTO (2), 1½d Green (P53) M (2), 1d Violet (P56) CTO & U, 1d Green (P61) M, (P62) M, (P63) M (2) & U, (P64) M (2), CTO & U, 1½d Red-brown (P67) M (3) & U, (P68) M (4) & U. Generally very fine and high catalogue value (47)
Lot 600		Estimate: $120 Postal Cards: 1911 1d Rose Full-face 'ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN THIS SIDE' off-white stock variety 'Major Double Strike of AUSTRALIA and Admonition' cancelled Melbourne machine 29 SEP 11 and addressed to Sydney, very fine. BW P1(1)f, cat AU$250
Lot 601		Estimate: $120 Postal Cards: 1911 1d Rose Full-face 'ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN THIS SIDE' off-white stock variety 'Major Double Strike of AUSTRALIA and Admonition' cancelled at Fremantle, 25AU13. Fine, with printed message on reverse, BW P1(1)f, cat AU$250
Lot 602		Estimate: $1,800 Postal Cards: 1911 1d Coronation cards, comprising a set of the portrait types and sub-types, lacking only George V in oak leaf wreath (BW P8(2), and Queen Mary in diffuse oval (BW P10(2)). Wide range of colours and mixture of buff and white stock on reverse. A couple with minor blemishes, however very fine for these, BW cat AU$3625 (29)
Lot 603		Estimate: $1,300 Postal Cards: 1911 1d Coronation cards, an all different selection comprising 23 of the 31 portrait types and sub-types, wide range of colours and mixed white and buff stock on reverse, few minor blemishes but generally fine, BW cat AU$2875 (23)
Lot 604		Estimate: $600 Postal Cards: 1911 1d Coronation cards, a selection comprising George V types unused (9) and used, Queen Mary types unused (2) and used, and Prince of Wales types unused (2) and used. Range of colours and mixed white and buff stocks on reverse, few with small faults (16)
Lot 605		Estimate: $130 Realised Price : $135 Postal Cards: 1911 1d Coronation two scarce cards with printed return addresses for G.A. Bremer & Co., Melbourne, comprising Queen Mary in ornate shaded rectangular frame (BW P12) in Purple-brown, and Prince of Wales in unframed diffuse oval Type 1 (BW P16(1)) in Purple-brown, both fine unused, cat AU$250+ (2)
Lot 606		Estimate: $700 Realised Price : $525 Postal Cards: 1911 1d Rose Victorian Scenic Views set of 12 views, eleven from Setting 1, and 'Gold Dredging' from Setting 2, very fine and with views in various colours. BW cat AU$1525 (12)
Lot 607		Estimate: $650 Realised Price : $500 Postal Cards: 1911 1d Rose Victorian Scenic Views, an unused range with some duplication, 11 of the 12 views represented (missing 'Gold Diggers'), and comprising BW P21 (12) and P22 (2), various colours. A few with small imperfections but generally fine, cat AU$1775 (14)
Lot 608		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $125 Postal Cards: 1911 1d Rose Victorian Scenic Views used examples, comprising Gilderoy Ranges, Buffalo Mts, Coimadai, and Spring Street (late use on 3 October 1928 uprated with ½d Orange). Fine for these, used cards are scarcer than the catalogue indicates (4)
Lot 609		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 Postal Cards: 1911 1d Rose Victorian Scenic Views 'Gold Diggers' scarce bicoloured view in Black and Purple-brown, slight wear at corners, otherwise fine unused. BW P21(8) variety, cat AU$125+
Lot 610		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $170 Postal Cards: 1915-16 1d Red George V Sideface without admonition Type 1 Die II cliche, superb unused. BW P27d, cat AU$500
Lot 611		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $1,700 Postal cards: 1915-16 1d Red George V Sideface on surfaced white card cancelled-to-order 'MELBOURNE/23/VICTORIA' cds 23AU16, archival example with filing hole at upper left, otherwise very fine. This card was not distributed to the U.P.U. and CTO cards are rare. BW P27x, undercatalogued at AU$75
Lot 612		Estimate: $6,000 Realised Price : $5,250 Postal Cards: 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply Cards Queensland 1d Red outward half superb mint and very rare. Only 3,014 single cards (outward and reply) were issued. A similar example sold recently in a Melbourne auction for AU$7500. BW P35, which states 'Two unused and one used examples' have been recorded
Lot 613		Estimate: $6,000 Realised Price : $5,250 Postal Cards: 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply Cards Queensland 1d Red outward half with references to reply card obliterated by red bars, very fine unused and rare, ex John Sinfield, and with 2008 RPSV Certificate. BW 35, which states 'Two unused and one used example have been recorded', cat AU$6000
Lot 614		Estimate: $1,400 Postal Cards: 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply Cards Tasmania 1d on 1½d Brown reply half unused, minor blemishes but generally of fine appearance. BW P40, cat AU$3000
Lot 615		Estimate: $1,500 Postal Cards: 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply Cards Tasmania 1d on 1½d Brown reply half with 'REPLY' obliterated, very fine unused. Rare, with only a total of 6,820 single cards (both outward and reply) issued. BW P40, which states 'It is estimated that approximately ten examples survive of each half', cat AU$3000
Lot 616		Estimate: $3,000 Realised Price : $4,800 Postal Cards: 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply cards Victoria 1d Rose Die 1 reply half with 'REPLY' obliterated, couple of small blemishes on face otherwise fine unused and very rare. Only 3,188 single cards issued between the four sub-types, and probably only three or four unused examples of this card survive. BW P42, cat AU$5000
Lot 617		Estimate: $3,000 Postal Cards: 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply Cards Victoria 1d Rose Die 2 outward half with text at lower left obliterated, very fine unused. Only 3,188 single cards issued between the four sub-types, and probably only three or four unused examples of this card survive. BW P43, cat AU$5000
Lot 618		Estimate: $1,800 Realised Price : $1,350 Postal Cards: 1918 1d Red George V Sideface with new design for heading, superb unused and very rare. Virtually the whole printing of this card was surcharged 'THREE/HALFPENCE' following the introduction of the ½d war tax. BW P47, which states 'Three unused examples ... are presently recorded', cat AU$2500
Lot 619		Estimate: $1,600 Postal Cards: 1918-19 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 1d Red George V Sideface obsolete 1916 issue, superb unused, very rare. BW P50, which states 'At least three unused cards are recorded', cat AU$2500
Lot 620		Estimate: $1,600 Postal Cards: 1918-19 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 1d Red George V Sideface obsolete 1916 issue, superb unused, very rare. BW P50, which states 'At least three unused cards are recorded', cat AU$2500
Lot 621		Estimate: $60 Postal Cards: 1920-22 1½d Red-brown George V Sideface cancelled-to-order 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/2' cds 5 NO 20 for U.P.U. distribution, very fine. BW P52(1)x, cat AU$100
Lot 622		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $1,150 Postal Cards: 1923 2d Red George V Sideface cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/VIC' cds 23 JY 23 for U.P.U. distribution, two examples on off-white and buff (unlisted) stock, one with adhesions on reverse from previous archival mounting, otherwise fine. BW P55x, cat AU$750 (2)
Lot 623		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $1,900 Postal Cards: 1923 2d Red George V Sideface cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/VIC' cds 23 JY 23 for U.P.U. distribution and with additional 'SPECIMEN' handstamp alongside, believed to be applied in London to the card returned from Bechuanaland, very fine and unique. BW P55xa, cat AU$750
Lot 624		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $380 Postal Cards: 1923-24 1d Violet George V Sideface cancelled-to-order 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/2' cds 23 NO 23 for U.P.U. distribution, two examples on off-white and buff stock, the first very fine and the second with a few small tone spots. BW P56(1)x, cat AU$150 (2)
Lot 625		Estimate: $40 Realised Price : $1,900 Postal Cards: 1923-24 1d Violet George V Sideface cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/2' cds 23 NO 23 for U.P.U. distribution, very fine. BW P56(1)x, cat AU$75
Lot 626		Estimate: $220 Postcards: 1923 'ONE/PENNY' on 1½d Red-brown George V Sideface without admonition at base very fine unused, a scarce card. BW LC58, cat AU$500
Lot 627		Estimate: $220 Postal Cards: 1923 'ONE/PENNY' on 1½d Red-brown George V Sideface without admonition at base superb unused and scarce. BW P58, cat AU$500
Lot 628		Estimate: $250 Postcards: 1923 'ONE/PENNY' on 1½d Red-brown George V Sideface without admonition at base, unused with area of toning at lower right, and showing considerable misplacement of surcharge, a scarce card. BW LC58ca, cat AU$1250 for severely misplaced surcharge
Lot 629		Estimate: $300 Postal Cards: 1923 'ONE/PENNY' on 1½d Emerald-green George V Sideface with one-line admonition at base, variety 'Surcharge Misplaced', very fine unused. BW P60c, cat AU$500
Lot 630		Estimate: $70 Realised Price : $125 Postal Cards: 1925-30 1d Green Die 1 George V Sideface with additional private printing for second class mail matter in two types very fine mint, with messages on reverse for Ministering Children's League, and The Federal Institute of Accountants Students' Society, also the latter fine used (the example illustrated in the BW catalogue) (3)
Lot 631		Estimate: $180 Postal Cards: 1930-37 1½d Red-brown George V Sideface with 88.5mm admonition printed on flimsy white stock very fine unused and scarce. BW P68(2), cat AU$300
Lot 632		Estimate: $70 Realised Price : $95 Postal Cards: 1938-41 1d Green Queen Elizabeth with printed message from the Electrolytic Zinc Company of Australia Ltd., used from Melbourne to Camberwell, 18 July 1941, superb. BW P69, cat AU$150
Lot 633		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $850 Postal Cards: 1938-41 1½d Red-brown George VI uprated with ½d Kangaroo, both indicium and adhesive with diagonal SPECIMEN handstamp as used for cancelling items on display boards at the G.P.O. Melbourne. Fine and rare, this being the example illustrated in the BW catalogue (BW P70w), which states 'Two examples are recorded . . . ', cat AU$1000
Lot 634		Estimate: $250 Postcards: 1938-1959 duplicated range of KGVI and QEII cards, comprising BW P70 unused (3) & used, P71 unused, P72 unused (2), P73 unused (2), P74 unused (3) and opt SPECIMEN in red, P75 unused (4) and opt SPECIMEN in red, P75 unused (2), P78 unused (5), all superb (25)
Lot 635		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 Postal Cards: 1941-1959 range of KGVI and QEII postal cards, with BW P70 (2), P71 (2), P72 (3), P73 (2), P74, P75 (2, one optd SPECIMEN), P76 (2), P78 (2, one optd SPECIMEN), different shades and card stocks represented, all superb unused. BW cat AU$700 (16)
Lot 636		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $625 Postal Cards: 1951-53 3d Dark Blue-green George VI overprinted large SPECIMEN in red, the two types measuring 79 x 12mm and 104mm x 16mm, used for U.P.U. distribution, both superb and the smaller size being very scarce. BW P74w,wa, cat AU$400 (2)
Lot 637		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $1,100 Postal Cards: 1957-59 4d on 3d Dark Green QEII Die 1 (Base of Neck Unshaded) and with variety 'No Stop after D', very fine and used from Elsternwick (Vic) to Melbourne, 4 June 1959. The addressee was Melbourne stamp dealer F.H. Feibes, however the message is a personal invitation. A very rare card which represents the uprating of a small remainder of the Die 1 cards held by the Note Printing Branch. BW P77d, which states 'Two used examples are recorded . . . ', cat AU$1200
Lot 638		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,200 Postal Cards: 1976 18c Pictorial cards (36) in red wallet, the rare original printing in which 16 of the illustrations were rejected due to errors of reproduction, caption, or being of poor quality. A very rare set of which only a small number of wallets were accidentally issued (32)