AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY

Lot 1592		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1932 (19 Mar) Sydney Harbour Bridge Telegram Form (faint folds) and matching envelope (minor blemishes) otherwise both very fine with opening day cds. A similar example sold for $600 in our last sale
Lot 1593		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 Accumulation of mint stationery comprising envelopes (2½d KGVI two sizes, 3d KGVI two sizes, 3½d KGVI, 3½d, 5d blue, 5d red (2) QEII, 4c, 5c, 7c, 10c, 20c (2)), postcards (1d KGV ASC P10, P30, P31, 1½d KGV (2), 1½d, 2d, 3d KGVI and 3d QEII), lettercards (5d Blue, 5d Red QEII, 4c, 5c, 7c, 18c, 20c on 18c, 20c),wrappers (1½d KGVI, 2½d (2), 5d Blue QEII, 7c, 25c on 7c (6), all unfolded), aerogrammes (7d, 10d on 7d, 10d KGVI, plus later QEII pre-decimal (7)). All very fine (53)
Lot 1594		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $320 Lettercards: 1911 KGV 1d Fullface on thick greenish stock, first line ending in 'to', views in framed oval 'ALBERT BRIDGE./QUEENSLAND' in Dull Red, 'GIANT RED GUM VIC' in Red, 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE./PERTH.' in Blue, 'MOSMAN'S BAY./SYDNEY, N.S.W.' in Olive-green, 'PHANTOM FALLS./VICTORIA.' in Mauve, 'PINEAPPLES/Q' (trees in background) in Grey-brown & Dull Claret, minor blemishes, ASC LC3a Unused Cat $1050 (7)
Lot 1595		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $130 Lettercards: 1915 KGV 1d Sideface, Perf 10, Die II in framed ovals, 'BALLARAT' in Violet-blue, 'CEDAR LOGS/QUEENSLAND' in Red-brown, 'HUONVILLE, TASMANIA' in Dark Blue, 'HARVESTING TAMWORTH N.S.W.' Deep Bright Blue, 'PINEAPPLES/QUEENSLAND' in Black-brown uprated with 2d Orange, ASC LC8, also Fullface 1d 'SYDNEY HARBOUR./N.S.W.' in Bright Green and 'BOTANIC GARDENS./PORTLAND, VIC.' in Brown, ASC LC3, poor/fine, some faults Used Cat $450 (7)
Lot 1596		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $105 Lettercards: 1915 KGV 1d Sideface, Perf 10, Die I views in framed ovals in Black, Blue or Brown shades 'ASH LOG/QUEENSLAND', 'HAMILTON STATES SCHOLL/QUEENSLAND', 'MURRAY RIVER WEST AUST.', 'NORTH TERRACE/ADELAIDE', 'PARLIAMENT HOUSE, MELBOURNE.', 'RIVER DERWENT/TASMANIA' and 'SUBMARINE A.E.I (NOW SUNK)', ASC LC7 poor/fine, some faults Used Cat $350 (7)
Lot 1597		Estimate: $150 Lettercards: 1917 KGV Fullface 1d Olive-grey, reissued reply inner perf card, view in framed oval 'VIADUCT NEAR ADELAIDE S.A.' slight separation, ASC LC14, unused. Cat AU$275
Lot 1598		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 Envelopes: 1953 3d Green and 3½d Red, 1956 4d Plum QEII envelopes, each optd large diagonal 'SPECIMEN' in red for UPU distribution, very fine (3)
Lot 1599		Registration Envelopes: Group comprising 1942 5½d (ASC R31), 1950 9d (R36), 1951 1/0½d (R37), 1953 1/0½d (R38), 1962 2/5d (R42) and 1967 25c (R48), Very fresh mint, ASC Cat. $235
Lot 1600		Estimate: $125 1959 QEII 2/5d Red/brown with 11 obliterating lines on reverse, text ending 'of the entire letter', code 'C.T.B. 1648-59' [ASC R41a derivative], used 1961 (17 Jul) Norlane West to Melbourne
Lot 1601		Estimate: $150 1965 QEII 2/5d Red/brown helecon ink printing, ASC R44, used (Nov) Sydney to Mount Colah. Correctly used in period and scarce
Lot 1602		Estimate: $300 1946 (15 Sep) 7d KGVI AIRLETTER printer for TRANS-PACIFIC AIR SERVICE/AUSTRALIA-CANADA, cachet in purple, Vancouver arrival backstamp. AAMC #1066a Cat AU$400. Only 100 flown
Lot 1603		Estimate: $100 1950 7d KGVI Airletters (ASC A3) used to England (11) and Singapore (1) including early date of 29.5.1950 and one uprated with KGVI 3d. Fine (12)
Lot 1604		Estimate: $80 1950 7d KGVI optd 'SPECIMEN' diagonally in red. 356 were optd for UPU distribution. Fine. ASC A3a
Lot 1605		Estimate: $80 1952 'TEN PENCE' optd on 7d KGVI (ASC A4) selection comprising five unused (one showing screwhead pip marking on rear) and eight used (two showing screwhead pip marking on rear) to either UK or USA. Fine (13)
Lot 1606		Estimate: $100 1952 10d Constellation (ASC A5) used selection all to UK except one to Singapore, several showing screwhead pip markings, others with wide and narrow flaps and various shades of stock. Majority fine (25)
Lot 1607		Estimate: $60 1953 10d Blue plane on globe (ASC A6) selection comprising used (13) to UK, South Africa & Yugoslavia and mint (1). Majority fine (14)
Lot 1608		Estimate: $150 1954 10d Plane on Globe (ASC A7) selection including Melbourne CTO of 19.3.58 (1), unused (1) and used (14) to UK - one redirected to back to Australia, Switzerland, Egypt, USA with a 'Missent to Washington, Pa.' straight line marking, Germany, two used domestically and two returned to sender. Mainly fine (16)
Lot 1609		Estimate: $200 1959 OHMS/Jet issue and inscribed 'POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT/ AUSTRALIA' optd 'SPECIMEN' in violet for sale to collectors; three examples, two of which show the flawed 'E' in 'GENERAL's' (3)
Lot 1610		Estimate: $200 1959 10d Jet (ASC A9) selection with FDI to USA, CTO to USA, Used (7 - to UK, USA, Aden and Egypt, plus a 1960 example used at Honolulu to Hollywood) and unused (1); plus 'Overseas Service' added to the text on face (ASC A14) comprising unused (4) used (6 - to USA, Germany, UK and one cancelled with Thursday Island Paquebot to Sydney) & CTO (1). A few show several printing flaws. Majority fine (21)
Lot 1611		Estimate: $50 1961 10d Christmas unused and FDI; 1964 Christmas with FDI (1), unused (3 - one with annotated printing flaw) and 1965 Christmas (2 - both unused and with different annotated printing flaws). Very fine (8)
Lot 1612		Estimate: $150 10d selection comprising 1962 6th World Power Conference with unused (1), FDI (1) used (2 - locally & UK); 1962 British Empire Games Perth with FDI (1), unused (6) used (1 - to Canada and returned to sender) 1963 Royal Visit with FDI (1), unused (1) and used (2 - to Belgium and UK). Several with annotated printing and paper flaws. Fine (16)
Lot 1613		Estimate: $60 1965 10d Tail of Aeroplane (ASC A22) selection comprising unused (2 - one with printing flaw), used (3 - all to USA) and two examples uprated with commemorative postmarks. Mainly fine (7)
Lot 1614		Estimate: $80 1966 9c Tail of Aeroplane (ASC A25) with used (4 - to West Germany, UK, USA and redirected back to Sydney and taxed) two uprated examples for commemorative flights and three uprated with 1c adhesives to UK, USA and unused. Two examples with printing flaws. Majority fine (9)
Lot 1615		Estimate: $50 1966 9c Christmas (ASC A26) uprated philatelic use; 1967 10c Christmas (ASC A28) with unused (3 - one with printing flaws) and used to England; 1972 12c Christmas (ASC A39) uprated philatelic use; 1977 25c Christmas (ASC A48) used with Cinderella for 60th Anniversary of Adelaide and Gawler flight and 1978 30c Christmas used for the Antarctic flight signed by the courier. Fine (8)
Lot 1616		Estimate: $50 1967 10c Tail of Aeroplane (Overseas Service) selection comprising unused (2) used (2 - to West Germany & USA) and CTO (1); plus 1968 'OVERSEAS SERVICE' omitted (ASC A29) with unused 6 - the majority with printing flaws. Fine (11)
Lot 1617		Estimate: $50 1968 10c Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ASC A30) used to USA; plus 1970 10c QANTAS issue with unused (4) and used (2 - both uprated philatelic uses). Mixed condition (7)
Lot 1618		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 Military Stationery: 1949 4½d Air Medal Section printed registered wrapper, very fine mint and unfolded. ASC No. X4.4, Cat. $120
Lot 1619		Estimate: $80 1967 QEII 5c 'DEFENCE FORCES' Air Letter (ASC X1.15) unused and used example cancelled with 1968 FPO cds (Vietnam) addressed to Melbourne but without writing. Cat $240. Fine (2)