AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL HISTORY, MILITARY

Lot 564		Estimate: $80 1915 (7 Jan) Post Card to Sydney from an Australian citizen interned as POW in Germany, card with double-circle cachet in red '*FREIGEGEBEN*/RUHLEBEN', somewhat stained. Rare survivor [includes photocopy giving details of this camp]
Lot 565		Estimate: $200 1916 (5 Oct) use of rare A.I.F. Parcel Post gummed label (little creased) bearing G.B. 4d and 1/- tied by 'FIELD POST OFFICE/+/T.X' datestamp, in use by Australian Forces at Salisbury Plain, Hampshire. Proud - 'Not seen'
Lot 566		Estimate: $80 1938 (31 Aug) cover to Adelaide bearing KGV 2d tied by 'R.A.A.F. LAVERTON' datestamp, also 1944 Red Cross printed cover Melbourne to Geneva bearing 1d and 7d paying surface rate
Lot 567		Estimate: $125 1940s ACTIVE SERVICE inscribed envelopes ('R.A.A.F. Form E/E 121') with inscription 'R.A.A.F.' unused and used (1945), which is rare, and without inscription unused and used (4)
Lot 568		Estimate: $60 c.1940s part of censor cover bearing Robes 5/- and 10/-, 1/- Lyrebird and 1/6d Hermes, tied by two strikes of 'Director of Military Operations/and Intelligence' in violet, censor label on reverse
Lot 569		Estimate: $80 1941 (21 Oct) Red Cross printed cover flown Melbourne to Geneva bearing KGVI 3d, 5d Ram and 5/- Robes, censor cachets both sides and tape on reverse
Lot 570		Estimate: $125 c.1942 P.O.W. Air Mail inscribed envelope fine unused, scarce
Lot 571		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $80 1946 late use of tri-lingual POW Lettersheet to Germany, violet cachets 'APPROVED FOR TRANSMISSION BY CAMP COMMANDANT', 'P W. GROUP. MURCHISON' on reverse. Fine