AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, QUEENSLAND, THURSDAY ISLAND

Lot 699		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $120 1893 (8 May) use of 1½d Postal Card to Fiume and re-addressed to Hungary, cancelled by ray '148' of Thursday Island with datestamp alongside, message on reverse including '...Thursday Island (Cape York) 6/5 93', creased. Amazing and exotic destination
Lot 700		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $210 1934 (3 Apr) use to Perth of rare tourism promotion envelope bearing KGV 1d pair tied by 'THURSDAY ISLAND/1/QUEENSLAND' cds, another strike alongside, 1934-35 Victoria Centenary etiquette (Kookaburra) affixed to reverse
Lot 701		Estimate: $100 1940 (1 Aug) illustrated cover to USA printed for 'Schooner Yankee/ Third World Cruise' bearing AIF 1d and 2d tied by 'THURSDAY ISLAND/ QUEENSLAND' cds, arrival backstamp
Lot 702		Estimate: $300T 1942-46 range of covers from WWII period, some printed covers with various datestamps including '094' (6, four registered), '0101' (3, one being 'ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY' envelope), '162' (2), '197' (3, one registered), also two PPC with local scenes with RAAF censor cachets, mixed condition (16 items)
Lot 703		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $55 1962 (20 Dec) airmail cover to G.B. roughly opened, bearing 2/3d Games tied by 'THURSDAY ISLAND PAQUEBOT' cds