Lot 550
| | | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $125 |
1916 (29 Nov) cover Brisbane to U.S.A. bearing KGV 1d Red, handstamped 'Printed Matter.' with original enclosure (pristine condition) for 'W.H. Robinson' 10 page price list of world stamps, including mint Kangaroos and KGV at face value(!), cover with minor blemishes
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Lot 551
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1928 (21 Dec) official use of printed illustrated 'COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS' envelope at Melbourne, bearing KGV 1½d Red tied by 'POST XMAS/MAIL EARLY' machine-slogan postmark, minor blemishes
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Lot 552
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1932 (10 Jan) photo-type PPC bearing KGV 1½d tied by dubious large 35mm 'HAWTHORN/VIC' datestamp
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Lot 553
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1936 (25 Nov) KGV 1d Green affixed to 'The Australian Sunday Visitor' newspaper, used Sydney to France, minor soiling. Seldom seen use paying the 1d newspaper rate
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Lot 554
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1937 (5 Jun) 'BRICO' piston rings advertising cover flown Sydney to Coventry bearing 1/6d Hermes + 1d QE paying ½oz airmail rate + 1d late fee. Attractive
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Lot 555
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1938 (26 Jan) commemorative 'Australia Day' cover by Robert Haslem (an improvisation of his 1938 4d Koala FDC) registered at Nar-Nar-Goon (Vic), with inscription indicating 'Narnargoon' means Koala or Native Bear. Rare
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Lot 556
| | | Estimate: $250 | Realised Price : $190 |
1941 OHMS printed cover (245x150mm) Sydney to London, bearing Robes 10/- (3) + 5/-, endorsed 'Via New Zealand/& USA', diamond censor cachet and 'CALIFORNIA/CLIPPER' in violet. Although adhesives faulty due to machine cancelling, a remarkable example of the 5/10d sextuple rate
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Lot 557
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1941-53 selection comprising censored Sydney to Manila (flapless), registered Launceston to Sierra Leone bearing 5d, 1944 censored surface mail cover Clare to Iceland, 1953 registered Express airmail cover Victoria to Bangkok bearing 2/- and 1/6d, also slightly reduced 1897 registered cover Melbourne to Germany bearing 9d, mixed condition (5)
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Lot 558
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1945 (9 Aug) pair of covers bearing 1d and 2½d used Sydney to New York with framed cachets in violet 'ORIGINALS/TO BE SENT BY 1st MAIL' and 'DUPLICATES/TO BE SENT BY 2nd MAIL'. Unusual duo
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Lot 559
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1945 (2 Oct) underpaid airmail cover Melbourne to New York bearing 1/6d Hermes, framed 'Insufficiently Paid for/Transmission by Air Mail.' in red
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Lot 560
| | | Estimate: $80 | Realised Price : $60 |
1954 (24 Feb) use of KGVI 1/0½d Registered Envelope uprated with 4½d Scarlet, used Canberra to Argentina. Scarce franking/destination
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Lot 561
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1963 (14 Aug) registered airmail cover to Switzerland bearing 9d Animal + 3/- Flower and 5/- Cattle on white intermediate paper tied by Peterhead (S.A.) datestamp, Peterhead, Adelaide, Sydney and Thun backstamps, minor blemishes. The 5/- intermediate paper on cover is scarce
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