AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, REGISTRATION ENVELOPES

Lot 1021	[ PS ]	Estimate: $320 Starting Price: $240 1913 4d Orange Kangaroo long envelope (230 x 110mm) unused with 1d Violet George V affixed, some toning along top edge otherwise fine. BW RE2, cat AU$1000
Lot 1022	[ PS ]	Estimate: $140 Starting Price: $105 1916-20 4d Orange KGV Sideface on remainder N.S.W. stock, with printed device on flap in orange, Setting 1 (115mm from 'R' of 'REGISTERED' to right edge of stamp impression), very fine unused. BW RE7B, cat AU$500
Lot 1023	[ PS ]	Estimate: $1,500 Starting Price: $1,150 1919 4d Orange KGV new layout printed on Middows stock unused, some marks left of the stamp impression suggest that an adhesive was previously affixed. One of the rarest registration envelopes, of which the BW catalogue states that only three unused examples are recorded. BW RE9, cat AU$5000
Lot 1024	[ PS ]	Estimate: $650 Starting Price: $500 1921-1937 unused and used collection of KGV envelopes, with 1921 5d RE11A U, RE11B(2) U, 1922 5d RE12 U (2), 5d RE13 U, 1923 4½d on 5d RE16 U (2), RE17 M (2) and U (2), 1923 4½d DLR stock RE18 U, 4½d Hodgson stock RE19 M (2) and U, 1925 4½d RE20 M (2) and U (2), 1928 4½d oval RE21 M (2) and U, 1930 5d on 4½d RE24B M (2) and U, 1930-37 5d M (2) and U (4). Few with small faults but generally very fine. BW cat AU$2935 (31)
Lot 1025	[ PS ]	Estimate: $140 Starting Price: $105 1921 5d Brown KGV stamp on square flap printed on Middows stock, Setting 1 (text ends 'conditions prescribed'). Black ink mark along top left edge of envelope, otherwise fine and scarce. BW RE11A, cat AU$600
Lot 1026	[ PS ]	Estimate: $120 Starting Price: $90 1922 5d Brown KGV on Flap, De La Rue stock, with address panel at right, very fine unused. BW RE12, cat AU$500
Lot 1027	[ PS ]	Estimate: $140 Starting Price: $105 1923 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d Brown KGV on De La Rue stock with address panel at right, uprated with 1½d Green KGV and used 1924 (4 Feb) from Mosman to Ipswich, England. Some peripheral toning, but very scarce. BW RE15, cat AU$500
Lot 1028	[ PS ]	Estimate: $80 Starting Price: $60 1923 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d Brown KGV on De La Rue stock with address panel at left, cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/VIC cds 19 DE 23 for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, plus 1924 4½d Violet KGV with all printing in violet, with similar cancel for 14 MY 24 (not 18 My 24 as stated in catalogue), both very fine. BW RE16x, RE18x, cat AU$300 (2)
Lot 1029	[ PS ]	Estimate: $140 Starting Price: $105 1924-25 4½d Violet KGV with all printing in violet, fine unused (2), one with 'envelpe' error on reverse text, fine unused, also the 'envelpe' error cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/VIC' cds 14 MY 24 (not 18 MY 24 as stated in catalogue) for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, very fine. BW RE18, 18d, 18x, cat AU$550 (2)
Lot 1030	[ PS ]	Estimate: $80 Starting Price: $60 1928-30 4½d Violet KGV oval embossed size 225 x 100mm, very fine unused, and 1930 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d Violet KGV oval embossed (225 x 100mm) with 18mm surcharge setting, both very fine unused. BW RE22, RE25B, cat AU$300 (2)
Lot 1031	[ PS ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1930 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d Violet KGV Sideface revaluation of old stock, uprated with 2d on 1½d KGV 1930 (18 Nov) usage from Sydney to St. Louis, Missouri, very fine and a very scarce envelope. BW RE23, cat AU$750
Lot 1032	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,500 Starting Price: $1,150 1930 King George V 5d Oval embossing die proof in brown (47mm x 35mm) on thick buff card mounted in sunken frame. Unlisted by Brusden-White and the only example we know of
Lot 1033	[ PS ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1937-52 mint and used duplicated collection of KGVI registration envelopes, comprising 1937 5d M and U, 1942 5½d M (4) and U (9), 1948 5½d (brown text) M (2) and U, 1949 8½d M (3) and U (3), 1950 9d M (3) and U, 1951 1/0½d M (3) and U (3), various sub-types represented and generally very fine, high cat value (34)
Lot 1034	[ PS ]	Estimate: $250 Starting Price: $190 1953-68 mint and used duplicated collection of QEII registration envelopes with 1953 1/0½d M (3) and U (2), 1956 1/7d M (3) and U (4), 1958 1/7d kraft stock M (3) and U (2), 1959 2/5d provisional printing M (4) and U (3), 1962 2/5d M (3) and U, 1965 2/5d M (5), 1966 24c M (8) and U (6), and 1967 25c M (5) and U. Generally very fine (53)
Lot 1035	[ PS ]	Estimate: $150 Starting Price: $115 1959-62 2/5d Red QEII embossed provisional issue on 1/7d envelope stock, two examples with back text Setting 1 and 2 obliterated by 11 lines, superb and scarce. BW RE40B,D, cat AU$700 (2)