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AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIA - OTHER COVERS
Lot
Description
ReserveEstimateYour Bid
1399
 1915 Postcard printed for Central Weather Bureau in Melbourne (Apr 13), used to Denmark with combination franking of perf small OS Kangaroo ½d & KGV 1d red, PASSED h/s in violet. Early use to rare destination. (P)
  A$150
(US$98)
(€84)
(£74)
  A$250
(US$163)
(€140)
(£123)
A$
1400
 1935 Airmail cover (sl blemishes) franked with Kangaroo CofA wmk 5/-, KGV 1d & 1/- Lyrebird tied by 2 strikes of 'Ship Mail Room Melbourne' (29 Oct) cds, to England. ACSC cat $750+ for such mixed franking.
  A$150
(US$98)
(€84)
(£74)
  A$220
(US$143)
(€123)
(£108)
A$
1401
 1935 Airmail cover Adelaide (May 31) to South Africa, endorsed 'Aust-Egypt' in red, franked with 1934 no wmk 1/6 Hermes, Silver Jubilee 3d & 2/- (cat $400 on cover), Alexandrie transit b/s, minor blemishes. (P)
  A$120
(US$78)
(€67)
(£59)
  A$200
(US$130)
(€112)
(£98)
A$
1402
 1956 Wreck Mail usage of Airmail cover Sydney to Samoa, stamps washed off from immersion in water, S/C cachet in violet 'SOILED MAIL EX VASU' applied on arrival in Apia. Brian Peace states on pg 322 '29 pieces of mail were recovered'.
  A$200
(US$130)
(€112)
(£98)
  A$300
(US$195)
(€168)
(£147)
A$
1403
 1969 Commercial airmail cover addressed to Christmas Island franked with solo franking of 8c Fish, (scarce) tied by Sydney Oct 2 slogan, with the very rare 'CANCELLED/INTERCEPTED AT/REQUEST OF SENDER' two on front & one on reverse, mms '558' h/s 6 OCT 1969, minor blemishes. Amazing franking & sue of a little known service. (P)
  A$375
(US$244)
(€210)
(£184)
  A$500
(US$325)
(€280)
(£245)
A$
1404
 1949 Registered usage of 7d Aerogramme uprated with KGVI 3d brown Sydney to USA, b/s of Sydney, San Francisco & New York. Registered usage extremely rare. (P)
  A$300
(US$195)
(€168)
(£147)
  A$450
(US$293)
(€252)
(£221)
A$
1405
 Covers: 1928 WA Airmail covers with 'forwarded by Airmail cachet' AAMC 9111 all addressed State Savings Bank Perth. Broome 10/9/28 & 24/9/28 with 1/- Roo, ACSC 33 cat $450 ea on cover 17/9/28 & 22/10/28 with 1½d KGV & 6d brown Roo (ACSC 21, ct $150 ea on cover), Derby 29/10/28 with 1½d KGVx2 & 4½d KGV (ACSC 119 cat $180 on cover), Port Hedland 9/10/28 with 3d KGV & 1/- Roo with significantly misplaced perforations into design (ACSC 21 cat $300 on cover), Roebourne 4/9/28 with 3d & 4½d KGV (ACSC 119, cat $180 on cover), 24/8/28 & 10/28 with 1/- Roo (ACSC 33 cat $450 ea on cover). All of these are later than AAMC last recorded date with cachet 7/8/28. Few others. Interestingly although these covers are all OHMS, none have OS perforated stamps, apparently weren't available at these remote centres. Some faults as to be expected with old covers. Sold on behalf of Mary Mackillop charity. ACSC ct $3000+. (11 cvrs). (P)
  A$300
(US$195)
(€168)
(£147)
  A$500
(US$325)
(€280)
(£245)
A$
1406
 POW: 1943 use of printed Red Cross envelope to prisoner ,NX43326 Cpl R C Litchfield' in POW Keijo Chosen (Korea). Also to same POW use of plain envelope with 'Gordon 27 JA 44' cds, both with censor tape & cachet. (2) (P)
  A$130
(US$85)
(€73)
(£64)
  A$260
(US$169)
(€146)
(£127)
A$
1407
 POW: 1943 use of printed Red Cross envelope to prisoner 'NX43326 Cpl R C Litchfield' in POW Keijo Chosen (Korea). From Melbourne with censor cachet front & back, plus censor tape. (P)
  A$90
(US$59)
(€50)
(£44)
  A$180
(US$117)
(€101)
(£88)
A$
1408
 POW: 1945 Christmas Postcard with John S Loxton watercolour on reverse, to Italy, 'MURCHISON PW GROUP' violet h/s, Melbourne Censor & Machine cancel (12 Oct), one of the rarest of this 1941-46 series, particularly with Italian text. Better example with German text realised $475 in 2014 in our Sale 305.
  A$140
(US$91)
(€78)
(£69)
  A$200
(US$130)
(€112)
(£98)
A$
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