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Internet General Sale No. 87 |
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, WORLD WAR I POSTAL HISTORY, YMCA AND OTHER STATIONERY FOR A.I.F. MAIL
Lot 1336 | [ PS ] |
Undated Brisbane Y.M.C.A. illustrated post card intended for use of the troopships, however used later during the Gallipoli campaign, as evidenced by the boxed 'PASSED BY/crown/No. 2212/CENSOR' handstamp in pink, minor blemishes but rare, illustrated in the Emery Supplement, page 147  | ||
| Lot 1337 | [ C ] |
Australian Red Cross Society: 1918 (1 Mar) local Melbourne cover with 1d Red KGV with machine cancel  | ||
| Lot 1338 SOLD | [ PS ] |
Brooks & Co. Ltd. patriotic envelope featuring Flags of the Allies, plus a later version with the flags of Italy and Serbia added, both unused, the latter with minor soiling (2)  | ||
| Lot 1339 | [ PS ] |
Brooks & Co. Ltd. patriotic envelope featuring Flags of the Allies, used to England with 1d Red KGV tied by Brisbane machine cancel, 10 NOV 14. Central stain and flap faults but very scarce  | ||
| Lot 1340 SOLD | [ C ] |
Church Army Recreation Tents: 1916 (8 Jan) cover with imprint and flags of Britain and France all in blue, addressed to Kent with very unusual external usage of 1d Red KGV tied by 'SLIEMA/B.O./MALTA' cds. Possibly from a Gallipoli soldier hospitalised in Malta  | ||
| Lot 1341 | [ C ] |
Methodist Church of Australia: 1919 (27 Feb) 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' (deleted) and handstamped 'MILITARY COMMITTEE/PLEASE FORWARD' cover to Kempsey (NSW) with 1½d Brown KGV tied by unclear NSW cds.  | ||
| Lot 1342 SOLD | [ C ] |
1917 (7 March) 'Presbyterian Church of Australia' patriotic cover to Manly (NSW) with 1d Red KGV cancelled Sydney machine, some toning around adhesive  | ||
| Lot 1343 | [ C ] |
1916 (10 Jun) 'Salvation Army Camp and Institute' cover to Evans Plains (NSW) with 1d Red KGV tied by Bathurst cds. Portion of back flap missing, minor blemishes  | ||
| Lot 1344 | [ PS ] |
Young Men's Christian Association: 'Y.M.C.A. Snapshots from Home League of Australia' with unused envelope, and message form, together with two photographs (63 x 63mm) endorsed on reverse 'Eric' and 'Eric P./Jean H./Jean B.' Condition superb, and a rare survivor of this service which provided for the transmission of photographs to servicemen abroad (4 items)  | ||
| Lot 1345 | [ C ] |
Young Men's Christian Association: 1919 (16 Jun)? Melbourne Y.M.C.A. envelope printed in red-brown, used from Cape Town to Victoria, with straight line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' in violet, minor blemishes  | ||
| Lot 1346 | [ C ] |
Young Men's Christian Association: 1915 (12 Apr) 'ADELAIDE/Y.M.C.A. ARMY DEPARTMENT' envelope used to England, with Cairo cds and endorsed 'No Stamps Available', fine  | ||
| Lot 1347 | [ C ] |
Young Men's Christian Association: 'The Y.M.C.A./With the Egyptian Expeditionary Force' envelope with 'ARMY POSTY OFFICE/SZ 22' skeleton cds and triangular 'PASSED BY CENSOR/crown/No. 3291' censor handstamp in violet, very fine  | ||
| Lot 1348 | [ PS ] |
Young Men's Christian Association: 'ADELAIDE/Y.M.C.A./TENTS' illustrated lettersheet, minor soiling along fold otherwise fine and rare, especially in this condition  | ||
| Lot 1349 SOLD | [ PS ] |
Young Men's Christian Association: 1914 (10 Oct) 'MELBOURNE Y.M.C.A./ON ACTIVE SERVICE/WITH THE/AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE' lettersheet used to Windsor (Vic) with 1d Red KGV tied by Melbourne machine cancel. Portion of reverse missing due to opening, however very scarce  | ||
| Lot 1350 | [ PS ] |
Young Men's Christian Association: Range of different style postcards, one dated Jun 1914 from First Convoy taxed 2d, one On Active Service and censored, one unused with pencil sketch of Ammunition Dump. Some small faults, but a useful group (5)   | ||
| Lot 1351 SOLD | [ C ] |
Young Men's Christian Association: 1916 (8 Feb) 'Adelaide Y.M.C.A. Army Dept TENTS' cover with 1d Red KGV used from Adelaide to Launceston  | ||
| Lot 1352 SOLD | [ C ] |
Young Men's Christian Association: 1916 (6 May) 'Adelaide Y.M.C.A. Army. Dept. TENTS' cover with 1d Red KGV used from Adelaide to Dunedin, N.Z.  | ||
| Lot 1353 SOLD | [ C ] |
Young Men's Christian Association: 1918 (26 Jan) 'AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH/MILITARY FORCES/Y.M.C.A.' On Active Service cover addressed to Adelaide, with 'A.I.F. CAMP P.O./3 double ring ds (Fovant), and triangular censor handstamp with manuscript initials inserted  | ||
| Lot 1354 SOLD | [ C ] |
Young Men's Christian Association: 1918 (21 Jun) 'AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH/MILITARY FORCES/AUSTRALIAN Y.M.C.A.' On Active Service cover addressed to Melbourne with 'ARMY POST OFFICE S.29' double ring ds, and with boxed 'PASSED/BY/CENSOR/No./5446' in green  | ||
| Lot 1355 | [ C ] |
Young Men's Christian Association: 1918 (10 July) On Active Service cover to Sydney with 'FIELD POST OFFICE/183 double ring ds, 1916 (Nov) cover to Sydney with G.B. 1d indistinctly cancelled (both roughly opened), and 1919 (10 Apr) cover to Melbourne with G.B. 1½d cancelled Sutton Very Camp cds. Also Y.M.C.A. writing pad 'CHEERO'/FROM THE/AUSTRALIAN/Y.M.C.A.' dated Xmas 1917 (with faults, no writing sheets remain) (3 covers plus one item)  | ||
