AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, PRE-DECIMAL FIRST DAY COVERS

Lot 470		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $85 1927 1½d Opening of Parliament House Mitchell First Day Cover (unsealed), tied by Subiaco (WA) cds, 9 MY 27, very fine
Lot 471		Estimate: $1,500 1928 Melbourne Philatelic Exhibition 3d Kookaburra block of 4 of the sheet format stamps on plain cover cancelled York (WA) cds, 2 NOV 28, with a second strike alongside. The stamps in this block have mesh of paper vertical and measure 20.5 x 25.0mm, compared to 21.0 x 24.5mm for stamps from miniature sheet. Fine and a rare first day cover of the sheet format stamp. BW 133y, cat AU$2000
Lot 472		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $420 1928 Melbourne Philatelic Exhibition 3d Kookaburra on Mitchell First Day Cover (unsealed) tied by Subiaco (WA) cds, 29 OC 28. The stamp measures 20.5 x 25.0mm and is therefore from the sheet format issue, for which the official date of issue was 2 November 1928. This cover would seem to represent a back-dating organised by Mitchell to correspond with the date of issue (in miniature sheet form) at the Exhibition in Melbourne. An interesting cover
Lot 473		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $675 1928 Melbourne Philatelic Exhibition 3d Blue Kookaburra Miniature sheet cancelled with Exhibition cds in red, 29 OC 28, fine on cover addressed to Essendon (Vic). BW 133MSy, cat AU$1500
Lot 474		Estimate: $100 1929 3d Green Airmail Type A on plain cover tied by Melbourne cds, 20 MY 29, very fine. BW 134y, cat AU$225
Lot 475		Estimate: $150 1930 Charles Sturt 1½d and 3d on plain cover tied by Collaroy Beach (NSW) cds, 2 JE 30, very fine. BW 140y, cat AU$275
Lot 476		Estimate: $3,000 1930 KGV 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d and 'FIVE PENCE' on 4½d Surcharges on plain cover tied by Lakemba (NSW) cds, 1 AU 30, very fine. The addressee at Lakemba is believed to be the Postmaster. The official date of issue of the 2d on 1½d was 1 August 1930, but earlier dates of use are known; the 5d on 4½d was officially issued 2 August 1930. This cover, showing the 5d on 4½d cancelled on the previous day, is noted by the BW catalogue in a footnote.
Lot 477		Estimate: $140 1931 Kingsford Smith set on plain cover tied by Sydney cds 19 MR 31, and addressed to Ceylon, fine
Lot 478		Estimate: $200 1932 1/- Lyrebird on plain cover (flap unsealed) tied by Melbourne cds, 15 FE 32, fine. BW 145y, cat AU$450
Lot 479		Estimate: $75 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge recess-printed 2d (2) and 3d on neat typed FDC (unopened flap), backstamped Brisbane
Lot 480		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $130 1932 6d Kookaburra on registered cover tied by 'REGISTERED PERTH' cds, 1 JUN 32, very fine. BW 150y, cat AU$325
Lot 481		Estimate: $450 1934 Victorian Centenary 2d, 3d and 1/- Perf 10½ tied on plain cover by Newcastle cds, 2 JL 34, fine. BW 153y, cat AU$800
Lot 482		Estimate: $300 1934 Macarthur 2d, 3d and 9d on plain cover tied by Newcastle machine cancel, 1 NO 34, 9d additionally tied by Newcastle cds, fine. BW 160y, cat AU$650
Lot 483		Estimate: $220 1934 1/6d Hermes Airmail tied to envelope addressed to England, tied by Adelaide machine cancellation, 1934 1 DEC, fine. BW 161y, cat AU$500
Lot 484		Estimate: $220 1935 Anzac Anniversary 2d and 1/- tied to registered airmail cover addressed to Queensland, cancelled 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY' cds, 18 MR 35, fine. BW 165y, cat AU$400
Lot 485		Estimate: $200 1935 Silver Jubilee of KGV 2d, 3d and 2/- tied to registered cover from Sydney to England, cancelled 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY' cds, 2 MY 35, fine. BW 168y, cat AU$425
Lot 486		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $900 Collection of George VI, no Robes or Arms FDCs, otherwise complete, including 1937-38 Portraits and Fauna on eight covers, 1941 1d, 1½d, 2d and 3d Colour Changes on one cover, 1941 Surcharges on one cover, 1943 1d Queen on military FDC, issues from 1945 largely on cacheted covers. Also 1932 Bridge 2d (both types) and 3d, 1936 Cable pair, and 1936 SA Centenary on FDCs. High catalogue value (49)
Lot 487		Estimate: $250 Collection of wholly commercial first day covers, 1937-1982, some with endorsements by recipient although clearly unintentional sendings, condition a little varied in keeping with nature of material, generally fine, and an unusual and elusive lot (114)
Lot 488		Estimate: $400 1938 5/- and 10/- Robes on plain cover tied by Sydney cds, 1 AP 38, clean and fine. BW cat AU$450 for 5/- and AU$750 for 10/-
Lot 489		Estimate: $50 1937-49 Perf 15 x 14 1½d Maroon KGVI on illustrated first day cover cancelled at Sydney, no back flap
Lot 490		Estimate: $2,000 1938 £1 Robes on plain cover tied by Sydney machine cancellation, 1 NOV 1938, very fine and rare. BW 216y, cat AU$3500
Lot 491		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $2,000 1942-44 2½d Scarlet KGVI on Hayward Parish FDC cancelled at G.P.O. Sydney, 17 JA 42. BW lists the first day cover for this stamp as 1 January 1942 in Victoria (No. 230y, cat AU$7500). This cover is believed to represent the first day of issue in Sydney
Lot 492		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,600 1942-44 5½d Emu on Hayward Parish FDC cancelled at G.P.O. Sydney 16 FE 42. BW lists the first day cover for this stamp as 12 February 1942 (No. 232y, cat AU$5000). This cover is believed to represent the first day of issue in Sydney
Lot 493		Estimate: $1,600 1949-50 5/-, 10/-, £1 and £2 Coat-of-Arms on separate FDCs, the £1 and £2 on plain Hayward Parish covers (£1 registered), 5/- on plain registered cover to USA, and 10/- on cacheted cover, all very fine. BW cat AU$2750 (4)
Lot 494		Estimate: $300 1949 £1 Coat-of-Arms on registered airmail cover to U.S.A. tied by G.P.O. Sydney cds, 28 NO 49, fine. BW 270y, cat AU$750
Lot 495		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 QEII collection in Lighthouse album, 1952-1965 complete, almost exclusively on Wesley Cover Service covers from 1956 on and from 1958 additionally matched with Clarence Street datestamps, and largely unaddressed. Few duplicates and additional better items with 1953 3½d (cat AU$4000), 1957 4d, 1959 4d, 1960 5d, 1964 5d booklet panes of 6. A very fine, clean lot (109 covers)
Lot 496		Estimate: $100 1959-63 4d Lake QEII Definitive booklet pane of 6 used on Wesley first day cover cancelled at Adelaide 18 March 1959, very fine. BW 354y, cat AU$250
Lot 497		Estimate: $100 1959-63 4d Lake QEII Definitive booklet plane of 6 used on plain first day cover cancelled at Canterbury (NSW), 18 March 1959, very fine. BW 354y, cat AU$250
Lot 498		Estimate: $75 1959-63 5d Deep Blue QEII Definitive booklet pane of 6 used on Wesley first day cover cancelled at Adelaide 23 March 1960, very fine. BW 356y, cat AU$150