AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL MARKINGS

Lot 847		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $115 Western Australia: Datestamps, a motley lot 1904-1979, Aberdeen St - Yarloop, first is a fair backstamp of rare 'Savings Bank/Beverley W.A.' on inwards cover, noted 1926 Korrelocking (franked 3 x KGV SMW perf 14 ½d), 1953 Donnelly River Mill, 1959 oval 'District Inspector Narrogin', 1963 Nornalup, 1967 oval 'District Postal Manager/Metropolitan No. 1, W.A.', 1979 Shay Gap No 104 relief on PO Messenger Delivery cover, 1960s illustrated covers (6) including Wyndham Port (27)
Lot 848		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $95 1918 unframed 'HOCHKIRCH/MR 7/18/VICTORIA' cds on 1d Red Star envelope (Hochkirch was renamed Tarrington on 1/3/1918). Unique, the only example recorded after the name change. During world War I many Germanic place names were anglicised or otherwise altered. PO 21/1/1864; renamed Tarrington PO 1/3/1918
Lot 849		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 Victoria: Instructional Markings on cover 1920s - 1980s mainly later period with a few Damaged by Water/Machinery, Received/Damaged/Torn/Open, wide range of 'Stamp Fallen Off', 'Found Loose in Mail', some 'Your Correct Address is ...', many 'Repaired by' tapes, etc, etc (approx 100 covers)
Lot 850		Estimate: $250 Victoria: Unclaimed Markings organised by PO, 1920s - 1980s,strong in 1930s-1950s, mostly handstamped Not Known by/Unclaimed types, a few 'Box Discontinued', etc, appear all different with many useful (50 covers)
Lot 851		Estimate: $80 'POSTMASTER/ADELAIDE' FE 25 24 on 1922-30 2d postage due strip of 3; double oval 'POSTMASTER/ST. KILDA - S.2' in violet (27 OCT 1939) on 1931-37 2d postage due block of 9, and boxed 'POSTMASTER/ST. KILDA S.2' (25 NOV 1959) in violet on 1953 5/- postage due block of 9; and boxed 'MONEY ORDER OFFICE/KYABRAM, VIC' 125 JAN 1945 virtually complete strike on 1838 1/- postage due block of 4 (25)
Lot 852		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 Victoria: 'T.P.O. 19/UP/VIC' fine cds on 1927 (29 Jul) 1½d postal stationery envelope with 'GHERANG GRAVEL/CONFERENCE' handstamp at upper left, minor tone, WWW #30, rated RRRRR
Lot 853		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 Western Australia: Instructional Markings 1930s - 1990s group with many Return to Sender, a few 'Please Advise your Correspondent . . .', 'Advised to Call/G.P.O.', 'Received Mail Exchange in Damaged Condition' (2), 'Posted Without Contents', a few with different Perth DLO labels, etc (34 items)
Lot 854		Estimate: $160 Victoria: Special Purpose Datestamps, including 1936 registered oval 'Unclaimed at South Melbourne', 1959 with manuscript 'received city section unsealed' and oval 'Supervisor/City Section c.1', 1933 GDB Elizabeth St 3, Dead Letter Offices Melbourne including rare 1971 boxed 'RETOUR Dead Letter Office . . . ', 1980s-1990s mostly boxed types (9), Blackburn Southern MC, Incorrectly Franked Date 1990s (6), etc (30 items)
Lot 855		1934 registered use of KGV 2d stationery envelope uprated with 3d Victorian Centenary to Footscray tied by superb strike of 'PRINCES PIER PORT MELBOURNE' datestamp (APM No 290), being the first day of use, and with black and blue 'rat's tail' registration label numbered '260', appropriate backstamps, cat AU$400+
Lot 856		Estimate: $240 Melbourne Hazards: 1935-73 group that suffered in the mail, 1959 cover handstamp 'Damaged by fire in letter receiver', 1967 Mail Exchange fire cover with handstamp and letter, 1935 'Mutilated By', and 1961 'Accidentally Damaged by Stamp Cancelling Machine', 1958 with label 'This cover was torn in transit ... ', c1960 and 1970 'Received Torn', 1973 'Damaged by water', also 1960 with 'Stamp Fallen Off' and 19th century type oval 'Received Open', the handstamps fine to superb (9 covers plus letter)
Lot 857		Victoria: Datestamps 1940s - 1970s on cover (29) or piece (7), FDCs City Road S.C. 5 1963, Elizabeth St Stamp Kiosk -1- 1951 (RRRR), Hawksburn S.E. 2 1961, Kooyong 1949 and South Blackburn 1956 (PO 1954, renamed Blackburn South 1957, rare), other covers including Bullarto, Gritjurk, Karawinna, Mildura University (PO 1947-50, cds on front and superb on back, rare), Nilma, 1940s rubber types boxed 'Post Office Flinders Naval Depot' (cover damaged), oval 'Red Cliffs/Post Office'; pieces include CIC Benalla (RRRR) and CIC Mildura, Commerce Huse (two, one MOO cds) (36 items)
Lot 858		Estimate: $100 South Australia: CDS selection with Wauraltee on 1952 Land Tax form, 1974 pieces from letters to postmasters with two cds of Bareunga Gap, Coffin Bay, Kongorong, Kingoonya, Malpas, Mambray Creek, Mercunda, Mudamuckla (one cds), Nunjikompita, Point Mcleay, Risdon Park South, Sedan (one cds), Sherlock and Wool Bay, plus Exeter (seven cds), and Flaxley (10 cds), few covers including 1957 Trans Australian Rail, Messenger Delivery covers 1981 or 1983 with oval Postmaster Renmark or Berri datestamps, etc (30 items)
Lot 859		1956 Olympic Games registered covers with set of four stamps (2), first with Olympex special postmarks and registration label, second with Main Stadium (Press) special postmarks and registration label, scarce (2)