AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, PRE-DECIMAL FIRST DAY COVERS

Lot 353		Estimate: $50 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1½d Maroon KGVI on illustrated first day cover cancelled at Sydney, no back flap
Lot 354		Estimate: $300 1938 ½d Kangaroo pair on Peter K Stalley (founder of Wide World brand) FDC, unusually with 'MAILED FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.' at top. Very fine and rare, believed to be the first Stalley FDC
Lot 355		Estimate: $100 1937-38 Zoological 4d Koala marginal block of four tied by two strikes of rare Cann River (Vic) cds, one date 31 JA 38 (day before issue) in error, footnote confirms posted on Day of Issue, signed and with extremely rare \'Postal Inspector\'s Office/SALE\' triple oval datestamp applied
Lot 356		Estimate: $60 1946 Sir Thomas Mitchell PMG's Department Official FDC registered at Sydney, unopened
Lot 357		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1949 Lord Forrest Wide World FDCs (two types) embellished by Arthur Bergen, one registered, other with the inscribed insert by Bergen
Lot 358		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1953-56 3d Deep Green QEII Definitive on partly handpainted E.A. Ogden first day cover cancelled at Coburg (Vic), 17.6.1953, very fine
Lot 359		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 1953-56 3½d Carmine-red QEII Definitive No Watermark booklet pane of 6 used on Hayward Parish first day cover, cancelled G.P.O. Sydney 1.8.1956, very fine. BW 297y, cat AU$4000, which states only two covers are recorded.
Lot 360		Estimate: $100 1959-63 4d Lake QEII Definitive booklet pane of 6 used on Wesley first day cover cancelled at Adelaide 18.3.1959, very fine. BW 354y, cat AU$250
Lot 361		Estimate: $100 1959-63 4d Lake QEII Definitive booklet plane of 6 used on plain first day cover cancelled at Canterbury (NSW), 18.3.1959, very fine. BW 354y, cat AU$250
Lot 362		Estimate: $75 1959-63 5d Deep Blue QEII Definitive booklet pane of 6 used on Wesley first day cover cancelled at Adelaide 23.3.1960, very fine. BW 356y, cat AU$150