AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAGE DUES, POSTAGE DUES ON COVER

Lot 274		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $120 1904 PPCs (3) to Strahan with Blank at base Dues, ½d (2), 2d, 1d and 2d with non-postal cancels, various instructional markings
Lot 275		Estimate: $200 1905 and 1907 covers Victoria to Hobart each bearing 4d Blank at base, one cancelled by datestamp, other mss. cancel, each with \\\\\\\'T4D.\\\\\\\' in black oval
Lot 276		Estimate: $100 1923 and 1933 Post Cards printed for Commonwealth Bank, the earlier bearing KGV 1d Violet, \\\\\\\'T1D\\\\\\\' in black oval and 1d affixed and cancelled by pen strokes, 1933 stampless with 2d affixed and mss. cancel, mss. \\\\\\\'TAX\\\\\\\' and \\\\\\\'T2D\\\\\\\' in pencil
Lot 277		Estimate: $100 1937 (25th Oct) registered cover Melbourne to Sunshine bearing NSW Sesqui 2d only, underpaying registration fee of 3d and taxed at 6d, with 1931-37 1d (2) and 4d affixed and cancelled by mss and straight-line date stamp, oval \\\\\\\'T\\\\\\\' and mss.\\\\\\\'6d\\\\\\\', framed \\\\\\\'IRREGULARLY/POSTED\\\\\\\' in black, filing crease, still attractive
Lot 278		Estimate: $400 1938 (29th Dec) airmail Perth to Melbourne bearing KGVI 2d (2) and QM 1d, underpaying double airmail rate by 3d, \\\\\\\'T/6D\\\\\\\' in hexagon, 1931-38 3d Postage Due pair affixed and tied on arrival, few stains though rare on cover
Lot 279		Estimate: $100 1939 (30th Jan) airmail cover Perth to Melbourne bearing KGV 2d and QM 1d (3) underpaying the double airmail rate by 3d, Third Wmk 6d SG D112D affixed cancelled by Perth cds 1.2.39
Lot 280		Estimate: $125 1940 (22nd Apr) cover New York to Melbourne bearing US 2c, various US tax markings, on arrival \\\\\\\'T\\\\\\\' in oval and mss \\\\\\\'3½\\\\\\\', 1938 Recess Frame Plate ½d and 3d affixed and tied by Sunshine cds\\\\\\\'s. Both values scarce on cover
Lot 281		Estimate: $300 1950 (29th Mar) underpaid airmail cover Los Angeles to Sydney bearing US 25c, \\\\\\\'T/(mss.150)/CENTIMES\\\\\\\' within circle and framed \\\\\\\'T/(mss.4/2)/Nº1\\\\\\\' both in violet, 1946 Redrawn 1d (50) in multiples affixed and tied on arrival. Remarkable franking of low value Due
Lot 282		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $230 1962 covers (4, one front) used late or last day of use of Postage Dues bearing No Wmk 1/- + 1d (3), 4d, 10d, 3d + 1d + 6d, various tax markings also cover bearing 5d with circular cachet \\\\\\\'OVER (mss. 3)/OZS./(mss. 1/6)/T.\\\\\\\', underpaying quadruple rate by 9d, Postage stamps 1/- and 6d applied and pen cancelled, plus 1963 PMG form letter advising \\\\\\\'ABOLITION OF POSTAGE DUE STAMPS\\\\\\\' and stampless cover with 10d postage stamp paying deficiency, (7 items)