AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, WRAPPERS

Lot 712		Estimate: $40 Wrappers: 1913 ½d Green Kangaroo unused, light horizontal fold and with several creases at base. BW W1, cat £100
Lot 713		Estimate: $250 Wrappers: Small collection of 1914-19 George V issues, with 1915 ½d Green mint (x 3), 1914 1d Red mint (x 5) and used (x 5), and 1919 ½d + ½d Green mint (x 2). Range of paper stocks, all folded and some with creases or small tears. BW 3,4,5, cat AU$855 (13)
Lot 714		Estimate: $220 Wrappers: 1924 KGV Sideface 1d Green Die II on vertical laid paper fine unused. BW W13(2), cat AU$500
Lot 715		Estimate: $250 Wrappers: Small collection of KGVI issues, with 1938 1d Green mint (x 3) and used (trimmed), 1942 1½d Green used (tears), 1942 1½d Green mint (x 5, two reduced width), 1950 1½d Violet mint (x 2), 1951 2½d Brown mint (x 3) and overprinted SPECIMEN in red, mostly unfolded, few with small faults but generally fine. BW W20-25, cat AU$1120 (16)
Lot 716		Estimate: $140 Wrappers: Duplicated collection of QEII wrappers, with 1953 2½d Brown Die I mint (x 2), CTO (x 2) and opt SPECIMEN in red, Die II mint (x 4), 1959 5d Blue mint (x 3), CTO, and opt SPECIMEN in red, 1965 5d Red mint (x 2). Mostly unfolded and fine, few with minor blemishes. BW W26-30, cat AU$380 (16)
Lot 717		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 Wrappers: Duplicated collection of decimal issues, with 1966 4c mint (x 2), used (x 2) and handstamped 'SPECIMEN ONLY', 1967 5c mint (x 2), 1969 5c mint (x 2), 1970 6c mint (x 4), 1972 7c mint (x 3), 1975 11c on 7c mint (x 5) and used (x 2), various surcharge settings, 1978 25c on 7c mint (x 8) and used (x 6). Mostly unfolded, a few with small faults. BW W31-37 (37)
Lot 718		Estimate: $1,400 Realised Price : $1,800 Stamped-to-order Wrappers: 1915-19 1d Red KGV Sideface Die II enclosing complete copy of the Sydney Stock Exchange 'Monthly Stock Share List', couple of minor tone spots otherwise an exceptional example of this very rare wrapper. BW WS9, cat AU$2000
Lot 719		Estimate: $450 Stamped-to-order Wrappers: 1919 1½d Black-brown KGV Sideface cut-out (37 x 36mm) on typical thin wrapper stock cancelled Hobart cds. Listed as BW WS14, however no example had been recorded at time of publication and unpriced
Lot 720		Estimate: $220 Stamped-to-Order Wrappers: 1924 2d Brown KGV on part illustrated Tasmanian Mail manilla wrapper, addressed to California and cancelled Hobart 1925 cds. Tear at left but very rare
Lot 721		Estimate: $120 Stamped-to-order Wrappers: 1938 1d Green Queen Elizabeth used locally in Sydney, 1947 2½d KGVI Red Embossed used from Melbourne to Indiana 31 Dec 1947 (earliest known date), 1950 2½d + 2½d KGVI Red Embossed used from Melbourne to Argentina, generally good except last has two short tears at left. BW WS21, 27 and 28, cat AU$325 (3)
Lot 722		Estimate: $500 Stamped-to-order Wrappers: 1938-40 2d Red + 1d Green used by Nicholas Pty Ltd for posting medical samples, and used from Melbourne to Hamilton (NSW), 3 NO 39(?), Roughly opened along right side, and with several folds, very scarce. BW WS23, cat AU$1500
Lot 723		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $160 Stamped-to-order Wrappers: 1942 KGVI 1½d Green (188 x 250mm), horizontal fold and a few other minor blemishes, otherwise fine unused and scarce. BW WS25, the illustrated example, cat AU$400
Lot 724		Estimate: $180 Stamped-to-order Wrappers: 1959 5d QEII Dark Blue for Sydney Stock Exchange Official Gazette unused, several light horizontal folds otherwise fine unused. BW WS35, cat AU$350
Lot 725		Estimate: $220 Stamped-to-order Wrappers: 1966 4c Red and 1967 5c Orange QEII embossed used for Sydney Stock Exchange Official Gazette, the former uprated with 12c adhesive, fine and very scarce. BW WS38-39, cat AU$500 (2)
Lot 726		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 Official Wrappers: 1918-21 1d Red George V with 'OS' in colourless dots (Type 2) uprated with ½d Green George V punctured OS for use by the Victorian Education Department on OHMS wrapper (273mm wide) with printed 'Commercial Papers', used from Cohuna to Melbourne, 23 July 1919, very fine. BW WO1B, cat AU$750
Lot 727		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $260 Official Wrappers: 1918-21 1d Red George V with 'OS' in colourless dots (Type 1) uprated with ½d Green George V punctured OS for use by the Victorian Education Department, on OHMS wrapper (270mm wide) with printed 'Commercial Papers), used from Hamilton to Melbourne, 2 August 1919. Tear at bottom right corner and a couple of other minor blemishes. BW WO1A, cat AU$750
Lot 728		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 Official Wrappers: 1918-21 1d Red George V with 'OS' in colourless dots (Type 1) uprated with ½d Green punctured OS for use by the Victorian Education Department on OHMS wrapper (275mm wide) with printed 'Commercial Papers', used from Werribee to Melbourne, 7 August 1919, very fine. BW WO1A, cat AU$750
Lot 729		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $550 Official Wrappers: 1919 1½d Black-brown George V with 'OS' in cut-out letters for use by the Victorian Education Department on OHMS wrapper (275mm wide) with printed 'Commercial Papers', unused with spectacular pre-printing paper fold separating the indicium into two halves. Several vertical folds and some slight soiling, but very rare. BW WO3 variety, cat AU$750+
Lot 730		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $725 Official Wrappers: 1919 1½d Black-brown George V with 'OS' in cut-out letters, for use by Victorian Education Department on OHMS wrapper (235mm wide), cancelled by indecipherable cds. Minor blemishes and very rare, BW WO3, cat AU$750 unused, unpriced used
Lot 731		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $1,000 Official Wrappers: 1924(?)-33 1d Green Die 1 George V with 'OS' in cut-out letters for use by the Victorian Education Department on OHMS wrapper (280mm wide, deep buff stock) with printed 'Commercial Papers' addressed but unused, very fine and rare. BW WO8, cat AU$1500
Lot 732		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $380 Official Wrappers: 1924-33 1d Green KGV Sideface with 'OS' in cut-out letters, used for the Deputy Commissioner of Maternity Allowances, cancelled Melbourne cds 26 SE 25 and addressed to Footscray. Fine and rare, BW WO8, cat AU$750