AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY

Lot 316		Estimate: $150 Selection of unused stationery comprising Envelopes KGVI 2½d, 3½d, QEII 3½d, 5d Blue, 5d Red (2), 4c, 5c, 7c, 10c, 20c (2); Postcards KGV 1d (ASC P10, P30, P31), 1½d (2), KGVI 1½d, 2d, 3d, QEII 3d; Lettercards QEII 5d Blue, 4c, 5c, 7c, 18c, 20c on 18c, 20c; Wrappers KGVI 2½d (2), QEII 5d Blue, 7c, 25c on 7c (5); Aerogrammes KGVI 7d, 10d on 7d, 10d, plus QEII Pre-decimal (7). Very fine (47)
Lot 317		Estimate: $250 Postal Cards: 1911-1959 unused and used range on Post Office issues on hagners, mostly fine to very fine and with a few better items, including 1911 1d George V Fullface unused (both types), 1919 1½d Brown with footnote used, 1923 1d Violet with UPU CTO, 1924 1d Green Die 1 unused (toned), 1930 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 1d Green Dies 1 and 3 unused, 1938 1d Green QE printed matter card used, with most later issue fine unused (23 unused and 11 used)
Lot 318		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 1911 1d Coronation card (buff on reverse) showing King George V in unframed rectangle, printed in Grey-Black. Very fine other than a few tiny marks on face, BW P3(1)B
Lot 319		Estimate: $70 1920 KGV 1½d Brown with footnote deleted, CTO 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE' 5 NO 20 for UPU distribution. Small natural inclusion, otherwise fine
Lot 320		Estimate: $175 1919 1½d Brown George V Sideface with two-line admonition at foot, unused with a few minor marks on face and couple of adhesions on reverse. BW P51 (ASC P18), Cat AU$400
Lot 321		Estimate: $120 1923 2d Red George V Sideface card for foreign use, CTO with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/VIC' cds of 23 JY 23 for U.P.U. distribution. Note that no commercial uses of this postcard have been recorded. Very fine, BW P55x, Cat AU$200
Lot 322		Estimate: $400 1924 'ONE/PENNY' on 1½d Red-Brown George V Sideface showing considerable misplacement of the surcharge to right. Fine unused, BW P58ca, Cat AU$1000 for severe diagonal misplacement
Lot 323		Estimate: $400 1924 'ONE PENNY' on 1½d Emerald-Green without footnote, and redesigned with footnote, both very fine and fresh unused, BW P59/60 (ASC P25/26) (2)
Lot 324		Estimate: $200 1936 1½d Red-Brown George V Sideface on flimsy cream stock, fine unused and scarce. BW P68(2) (ASC P34b), Cat AU$400
Lot 325		Estimate: $70 Realised Price : $55 c.1990 pre-paid AP Postal Card depicting 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge sheet on reverse, with large gold 'P' in NPC logo omitted. Scarce
Lot 326		Estimate: $400 1919 1½d Red-Brown and 1924 1d Green Die 1 George V Sideface with 'OS' in solid engraving cards for Victorian Education Department. 1½d with few blemishes and creases but rare unused, 1d very fine unused. BW PO3C, PO6 (2)
Lot 327		Estimate: $80 1930 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 1d Green Die 1 George V Sideface with 'OS' in solid engraving for use by the Victorian Education Department. Small stain at top left, otherwise fine unused. BW PO9, Cat AU$200
Lot 328		Estimate: $200 Lettercards: 1919-1979 range on Hagners, with 1919 1½d Brown 'Gibberabong Creek' used (with punch hole), 1923 1½d Green 'Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme' unused, then good lot of later issues from 1924 including George V 1½d Red unused (2) and used, 'TWO/PENCE' on 1½d Red unused and used, and 2d Red unused, KGVI and QEII issues up to 1979 largely complete unused (24 unused + 4 used)
Lot 329		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1915 1d KGV Die I in Black-brown, view 'MURRAY RIVER WEST AUST.' in oval, fine unused
Lot 330		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1917 KGV 1d in Brown, with 'REPLY' barred out in red, view 'GIANT RED GUM VIC.' in oval, fine unused
Lot 331		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1919 KGV 1½d Black-brown, view 'PINEAPPLES/QUEENSLAND' in oval, fine unused
Lot 332		Estimate: $175 Envelopes: 1913-1978 unused and used range on hagners including 1d Kangaroo used, George V ‘Star' embossed 1d Red (4), 1½d black-brown (2), 1½d Brown (3), 2d Orange (2, incl UPU CTO), 2d Red, 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d Red, and 1½d Red (2), later oval embossed KGV and KGVI, and QEII pre-decimal and decimal, generally fine (22 unused + 21 used)
Lot 333		Estimate: $400 1923 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d Orange George V 'Star' embossed with No 'POSTAGE’ very fine unused. BW EP24, Cat AU$750
Lot 334		Estimate: $50 1957 4d Claret albino impression (Setting 3 of back flap inscription, Knife 2). Unused with rust mark at top and back flap stuck down. BW EP57(4)c, Cat AU$100
Lot 335		1913 ½d Green Kangaroo on blue envelope for Shire of Colac, superb unused. BW ES1, Cat AU$400
Lot 336		Estimate: $120 Registration Envelopes: 1930-1967 range on hagners comprising 1930 5d KGV oval embossed unused and used, KGVI 5½d, 8½d and 9d unused and used, 1/0½d unused, QEII 1/0d unused and used, 1/7d unused, 2/5d unused (2) and used (2), 1966 24c unused and first day cancel, 24c revised text unused and used, 1967 25c unused, all generally fine. Also KGVI 5/10d parcel label cut-out used (12 unused and 9 used)
Lot 337		Estimate: $120 1916 4d Orange George V with red lines and red 'Star' obliterating box on flap and Setting 2 of text, very fine unused. BW RE6B, Cat AU$250
Lot 338		Estimate: $120 1923 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d BROWN George V showing text reset ('Price 5½d' on reverse), very fine unused. BW RE17, Cat AU$250
Lot 339		Estimate: $250 1924 George V Sideface 4½d Violet on laid stock unused, and on wove stock used with 1927 1½d Canberra from Kalgoorlie to Boulder (WA) and showing variety 'No Top to Crown', plus 1925 4½d Violet with red printing (flap with linen lining) unused. All fine, BW RE 18,19d,20A (ASC 19,20,21) (3)
Lot 340		Estimate: $175 1959 2/5d Red QEII provisional issued on 1/7d stock, showing 11 obliterating lines on reverse with 'C.T.B. 1648-59' imprint. Fine unused, BW RE40D, Cat AU$300
Lot 341		Estimate: $100 1965 QEII 2/5d Red/brown helecon ink printing, ASC R44, used (Nov) Sydney to Mount Colah. Correctly used in period and scarce
Lot 342		Estimate: $100 Wrappers: 1918 KGV 1d Pale Red [no text], ASC W6; and 1922 KGV 1d Deep Violet 'NEWSPAPER ONLY', ASC W8, fine unused (2)
Lot 343		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 Air Letter: 1945 7d KGVI Deep Blue on grey/buff (ASC A2,A2A) unused (6) and used (14, one as damaged front), incl usage to Sth Africa (2), Singapore and Italy (unclaimed), all showing considerable variations of shade in printing and paper (20)
Lot 344		Estimate: $80 1950 7d KGVI (ASC A3) used to England (11) and Singapore (1), incl early date of 29.5.1950 and one uprated with KGVI 3d. Mostly fine (12)
Lot 345		Estimate: $120 1950 7d KGVI optd 'SPECIMEN' diagonally in red, ASC A3a (356 were optd for UPU distribution). Fine and scarce
Lot 346		Estimate: $120 1952 'TEN PENCE' optd on 7d KGVI (ASC A4) selection comprising five unused (one showing screwhead pip marking on rear) and eight used to either UK or USA (two showing screwhead pip marking on rear). Fine (13)
Lot 347		Estimate: $250 1959 OHMS/Jet 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'. Scarce
Lot 348		1961 10d Christmas unused and FDI; 1964 Christmas unused (3), one
Lot 349		Estimate: $50 1965 10d Tail of Aeroplane (ASC A22) selection with unused (2), one with printing flaw, used (3), all to USA and two uprated examples with commemorative postmarks, mostly fine (7)
Lot 350		Estimate: $60 1966 9c Tail of Aeroplane (ASC A25) used (4) to West Germany, UK and USA (redirected back to Sydney and taxed), two examples uprated for commemorative, flights, and three uprated with 1c with unused (1) and used (2) to UK and USA. Two show printing flaws, mostly fine (9)
Lot 351		Estimate: $60 1966 9c Christmas (ASC A26) uprated philatelic use; 1967 10c Christmas (ASC A28) 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/Gawler flight; and 1978 30c Christmas used for Antarctic flight, signed by the courier. Fine (8)
Lot 352		Estimate: $100 1967 10c Tail of Aeroplane ('Overseas Service') selection comprising unused (2), CTO (1) and used (2) to West Germany & USA; 1968 'OVERSEAS SERVICE' omitted (ASC A29) unused (6), the majority with various printing flaws, mostly fine (11)
Lot 353		Estimate: $60 1968 10c Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ASC A30) used to USA; also 1970 10c QANTAS unused (4) and used (2), both uprated philatelic uses. Mixed condition (7)
Lot 354		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 c1949 Parcel Post label attached to cardboard front to London bearing 5/- Arms and pair 5d Ram both tied by indistinct roller cancel. Attractive and scarce food parcel rate