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| Lot | Description | Reserve | Estimate | Your Bid |
| 1268 |
1916-17 inwards POW KreigSGefangen-Sendung cards sent by 3639 Pte HA Pryor, 54th Bn AIF to Australia from Germany with printed texts for Stendahl or Wittenberg with camp censor cachets. 4 sound, others very mixed condition inc with tape repairs etc. Very rare mail from Australian POW in Germany. (9). (P) |
A$300 (US$195) (€180) (£156) |
A$600 (US$390) (€360) (£312) |
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| 1269 |
1917 First Mail To Cross Australia Overland from West to East, blue Pictorial envelope featuring Steam Train franked KGV 1d rough paper pmk Kalgoorlie to Boath St Golden Square, Victoria. Opening tear at upper centre, Fine condition. (P) |
A$100 (US$65) (€60) (£52) |
A$150 (US$98) (€90) (£78) |
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| 1270 |
1930 'Cormoran' wreck cover stamp floated away & a bit 'wrecked' with 2-line cachet 'Damaged by water on SS Comorin'. |
A$120 (US$78) (€72) (£62) |
A$180 (US$117) (€108) (£94) |
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| 1271 |
1934 Macarthur 9d + 2d used on 1934 (16 Nov) commercial airmail to UK, the 9d paying air in Australia + from Karachi & 2d paying surface rate. A lovely usage. |
A$130 (US$85) (€78) (£68) |
A$180 (US$117) (€108) (£94) |
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| 1272 |
ca1935 Meters sample sheet (210x265mm) with 'Impressions of some 'Neopost' Postal & Insurance Franking & Stamp-Cancelling Machines' with 20 impressions in red inc Australia 1½d, Belgium 1Fr75, Brazil 200R, Egypt 5m, Ethiopia 2g, FMS 6c, GB 1½d & 16/3, plus Insurance 1/6 & 1/8, India ¼a, KUT 20c, Lithuania 36c, Netherlands 15c, Newfoundland 20c, NZ 1/-, Palestine 25m, South Africa 3d, Sthn Rhodesia 1d & Straits Settlements 2c, plus 2 wavy line machine pmks. VF fresh. (P) |
A$100 (US$65) (€60) (£52) |
A$200 (US$130) (€120) (£104) |
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| 1273 |
1940 AIF 3d blue on cover for FAHNESTOCK SOUTH SEA EXPEDITION Gladstone to USA (29 Oct) with large Expedition cachet & YACHT DIRECTOR II both in blue, plus 'Great Barrier Reef/?' handstamp in red, Brisbane 'NOT/OPENEDBY/CENSOR' cachet in violet. (On 18.10.1940, the boat was wrecked near Gladstone & the expedition abandoned). (P) |
A$130 (US$85) (€78) (£68) |
A$200 (US$130) (€120) (£104) |
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| 1274 |
1941-42 Censored Airmail covers franked 1: Robes 5/- thick paper (2), Lyrebird 1/- & Koala 4d (2). 2: Robes 5/-, Platypus 9d & Queen 1d green -both covers with 'Garden Island JY or AU 1941' cds. 3: Kangaroo 2/- (2), Lyrebird 1/-, Platypus 9d & Queen 1d green, or 4: Kangaroo 2/- & Queen 1d maroon -both these with 'Sydney 16 JY 41' or 7 JY 42 cds. All to London via NZ & USA, 1st 3 with California Clipper h/s, all with censor tape & h/s. ACSC cat $200++. Attractive usages. (4). |
A$60 (US$39) (€36) (£31) |
A$100 (US$65) (€60) (£52) |
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| 1275 |
1947 large parcel piece franked Kookaburra 6d, Kangaroo 2/-, & thick paper Robes set 5/-, 10/- & £1 (repaired LL cnr), tied by 'GPO Sydney Air 12 SE 47' cds. SG cat £55+ as loose stamps. ACSC cat $640+ for this franking. Rare & attractive usage. (P) |
A$200 (US$130) (€120) (£104) |
A$400 (US$260) (€240) (£208) |
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| 1276 |
1950 - Postal History collection, the Postage Rates of 1950: Part I. Covers, postcards, stationery with each cover, card etc pertinent to a function of the postal system or a demonstration of the function. Official Mail, Forces Mail inc 1950 AFPO cover RRAF Services cover on BCOF stationery other Army Concession), Advert covers inc PTPO postal envelopes, meter Cancels/Franked Mail, postal envelopes smaller & larger envelope types inc OHMS covers, some redirected with DLO marking. Various rates inc Seamail, Airmail inc double & triple rates, Advice of delivery cards, ANARE usage inc 1950 (19 Feb) cover Heard Is to Amsterdam various redirections & DLO cds, Newspaper Wrapper inc KGVI 2½d & 2½d Used, First Flight covers & other Forces Mail inc 1950 BCOF Forces PPC, parcel Labels & much more. A comprehensive study of the period, mostly VF & over 160+ items. Then Part II with Registered Airmail Rates. A comprehensive selection of 32 items inc Forces Mail, Domestic Registered to NZ, UK & Europe, USA & Canada, South America etc inc £10 Compensation & often double rates of many. Noted triple weight to Europe, quad weight to USA, Airmail Parcel rate inc fragment franked 5/-, 10/- Arms, also fragment to UK franked with 5/- Arms. Oversized taxed cover to UK franked 10/- Arms, alongside 'Charge' vignette stamped Manchester Customs taxed 9/6 alongside GB 3x 2/6, 2x 1/- Due (cat $150+). Impossible to replicate. (Approx 200) |
A$1000 (US$650) (€600) (£520) |
A$2000 (US$1300) (€1200) (£1040) |
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| 1277 |
1951 (5 Nov) commercial bisect cover with 1950 Stamp Centy 2½d, plus a quarter of same, endorsed 'unable to purchase ½d stamps due to floods', not taxed though being sealed should have had 3½d stamp |
A$90 (US$59) (€54) (£47) |
A$150 (US$98) (€90) (£78) |
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| 1278 |
1980 Registered cover franked with Paintings $1 & $2, plus 25c Dog pr, Sydney to England (24 June) with UK Customs franked on arrival with Postage Dues £5 pr, £1 (5 inc blk), 50p (3), 20p, 5p & 2p tied together with UK Custom's label with Manchester cds. Very attractive & rare franking. (P) |
A$180 (US$117) (€108) (£94) |
A$250 (US$163) (€150) (£130) |
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| 1279 |
A.C.T. Instructional/Express mail, mainly 1960s-80s with Received Damaged at Canberra (2), Queen Victoria Terrace (2), Woden or unnamed, a few unclaimed markings, Express inc 1952 from Parliament House & 1991 with rare 'Paid At Canberra Express Courier' h/s, a few Messenger Delivery. (21 items) |
A$130 (US$85) (€78) (£68) |
A$200 (US$130) (€120) (£104) |
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| 1280 |
Instructional Markings ? Insufficiently Paid for airmail ? 1931-72, plus two later, mostly to overseas with 'Insufficiently Prepaid/Paid', 'Postage Insufficient, Sufficiently Paid in Australia only', etc, also one to US taxed & sent, a couple with ?Despatched from Sydney by Surface Mail?, mainly fine strikes, scarce lot. (18) |
A$140 (US$91) (€84) (£73) |
A$220 (US$143) (€132) (£114) |
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| 1281 |
Instructional Markings: Poorly packaged: 1940 large cover from Sydney with large GPO label ?This cover is too frail to carry weight of contents?, 1940 Ipswich registered cover with Brisbane GPO ?This article not packed securely? & 1983 from Blair Athol with Spencer St Melbourne ?Received Torn? & ?Overloaded Envelope? h/s. Rare material (3) |
A$110 (US$72) (€66) (£57) |
A$160 (US$104) (€96) (£83) |
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| 1282 |
Instructional Markings ? Transmission refused - Posted contrary to Postal Rule 10/Transparent Panel envelope conditions, 1942-62 + 1978 envelopes with Rule 10 (3) or Transparent Panel (4) handstamps, returned to sender, rare group. (7) |
A$90 (US$59) (€54) (£47) |
A$150 (US$98) (€90) (£78) |
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| 1283 |
Instructional Markings - Registered 'Out of Course', selection of 1940s-50s covers with a variety of cachets inc Launceston 'OR/TP PAY', Irregularly Posted, Supposed to Contain Coin/Money/Valuable Enclosure, 'Out of Course' markings & others. Mostly Taxed, generally F-VF condition. Interesting lot. (18) |
A$140 (US$91) (€84) (£73) |
A$220 (US$143) (€132) (£114) |
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| 1284 |
Military Forces in Korea: 1953 Registered Airmail cover franked 1/- Lyrebird tied by AFPO No 30/RAAF JAPAN cds (6 Apr), reg label A.F.P.O. 30/IWAKUNI, JAPAN to the CBA WA, endorsed 'Pass Book' Perth arrival cds. |
A$130 (US$85) (€78) (£68) |
A$200 (US$130) (€120) (£104) |
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| 1285 |
Special Despatch Service: Small group of three covers, one front & a large piece at 10c, 13c, 24c, 30c (30c Flower solo) & 57c rates, mostly airmail, from Adelaide, Brisbane or Canberra, plus sheet of labels & a PO publicity card, also a few sheets/blocks etc of Priority Paid labels. A little used service usable from a limited number of boxes in capitals. We note that individual Special Despatch covers have realised $260 & $420 at Melbourne auctions. (5) |
A$550 (US$358) (€330) (£286) |
A$800 (US$520) (€480) (£416) |
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