AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, WRAPPERS

Lot 418		Estimate: $40 Realised Price : $30 Post Office Wrappers: 1951 2½d Brown George VI overprinted SPECIMEN in red for U.P.U. distribution, with horizontal fold and vertical crease. BW W25w, cat AU$100
Lot 419		Estimate: $350 Stamped-to-order Wrappers: 1924 2d Brown George V on part Illustrated Tasmanian Mail manilla wrapper, addressed to California and cancelled Hobart 1925 cds. Tear at left but very rare
Lot 420		Estimate: $900 1939 2d Red King George VI + 1d Green Queen Elizabeth stamped-to-order wrapper used from Melbourne to Hamilton (NSW) 3 November 1939. Roughly opened at right and with creasing as usual for this item, used by Nicholas Pty. Ltd for mailing samples to medical practitioners. Only about six examples recorded, BW WS23, cat AU$1500
Lot 421		Estimate: $40 Stamped-to-order Wrappers: c1950 2½d + 2½d Red King George VI Oval Embossed used from Melbourne to California, 3 MR 50. With 'If you wish your mail delivered/by carrier, have it addressed to/Street and number.' and 'Delivery delayed on account/of incomplete address.' instructional markings in purple. BW WS28, cat AU$75
Lot 422		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $170 1966 4c Red Embossed stamped-to-order wrapper used by the Sydney Stock Exchange (the only recorded user), cancelled with Sydney roller cancel, fine and scarce. BW WS37, cat AU$200