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Online General Sale No. 84 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 1st August 2025 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, ENVELOPES
Lot 1005 | [ PS ] |
1d Kangaroo Die 2 used 1916 (16 Apr) to U.S.A., uprated with KGV 1d Red (4) tied by Brisbane machine cancel, censor datestamp in red, Roxbury (Mass) Special Delivery Fee boxed cachet in violet. Attractive double rate cover slightly shortened at right  | ||
| Lot 1006 | [ PS ] |
1915 ½d Bright Emerald KGV 'Star' Embossed CTO with 'MELBOURNE/VICTORIA' cds 3 JL 15 for U.P.U. distribution, very fine. BW EP6, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 1007 | [ PS ] |
1928 KGV Oval Embossed ½d Orange, 1d Green, 1½d Red, 2d Brown each CTO with 'G.P.O./MELBOURNE' cds for U.P.U. distribution, very fine. The ½d, 1d and 2d represent the only printings of these values on Post Office stock, the dies being reserved otherwise for stamping of private envelopes. BW EP29,30,31w,33, cat AU$1100 (4)  | ||
| Lot 1008 | [ PS ] |
1979 20c 175th Anniversary of the Foundation of Hobart pre-stamped envelope error 'Deep Blue Omitted' from stamp impression, used at Elizabeth (SA), 19 DEC 1979. Fine, and with first day cancelled normal for comparison (2)  | ||
| Lot 1009 | [ PS ] |
c1996 Express Private Order window envelopes (x 3, 235 x 120mm) for QANTAS with printed Express Ticket Centre Sender address, 'QA' coded yellow labels, all slightly different front and reverse, three different Australia Post logos, two with barcode on back, used but without datestamps, one dated 'C(arded) 18/2/97', minor tones and a rare group (3)  | ||
| Lot 1010 | [ PS ] |
Official Envelopes: 1913-14 1d Red Kangaroo Original Die with Type 1 drilled 'OS' for Victorian Education Department (103 x 228mm) used with ½d George V punctured 'OS' 1923 (3 Oct) from Toolamba to Melbourne, very fine. BW EO1A, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 1011 | [ PS ] |
Official Envelopes: 1913-14 1d Re Kangaroo Die I with Type 3 drilled 'OS' for Victorian Education Department used 1923 (20 Aug) from Morwell to Melbourne, underpaid for 1½d rate and with oval 'T 1D'. Light toning. BW EO1C, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 1012 | [ PS ] |
Official Envelopes: 1918 1d Red KGV 'OS' in Colourless Dots' + ½d Green KGV 'OS' Engraved on grey stock for Deputy Commissioner of Maternity Allowances used from Melbourne to Thornbury, 11 December 1918. Very fine and rare, with only about six examples recorded. BW EO5, cat AU$2000  | ||
| Lot 1013 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-Order Envelopes: 1913-15 ½d Green Kangaroo blue envelope (145 x 92mm) for Shire of Colac, fine mint. BW ES1, cat AU$400  | ||
| Lot 1014 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-Order Envelopes: 1913-14 1d Red Kangaroo with attractive printed advertising front and back for P. Sheahan & Co., one Original State of die used 1913 (9 May), other Die I used 1914 (2 Apr), fine and attractive (2)  | ||
| Lot 1015 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-Order Envelopes: 1913-20 2d Grey Kangaroo Die 2A for unknown user with printed address on patterned envelope (138 x 80mm) mint, stains at upper left affecting stamp, rare. BW ES6, cat AU$1500  | ||
| Lot 1016 | [ PS ] |
1916-20 6d Blue Kangaroo envelope (230 x 182mm, with internal linen pouch) inscribed 'Wool Sample only' and with printed address for Messrs Krelinger & Fernau, London. Archival records indicate that 1,641 envelopes were printed in November 1916; no used examples are recorded. Fine mint and very rare, with only five complete envelopes recorded. A major Australian Commonwealth postal stationery rarity, BW ES10, cat AU$6000  | ||
| Lot 1017 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-Order Envelopes: 1916-20 6d Blue Kangaroo top portion of Wool Envelope, fine unused and very scarce. BW ES10, cast AU$1000 (see footnote)  | ||
| Lot 1018 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-Order Envelopes: 1929 6d Brown Kangaroo Die 2A on Foy and Gibson Pty. Ltd. brown envelope (295 x 232mm) for their Winter 1929 catalogue, used from Melbourne to Birchip (and redirected to Footscray), 20 March 1929. The Die 2A cliche used show signs of an attempt to retouch the extensive Die 2A break in the left frame. Few minor faults but generally fine for such a large item. Only two entires are recorded, using stamps with different die states, thus this is the only Die 2A envelope known. BW ES11B, cat AU$7500  | ||
| Lot 1019 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1943-46 1½d Green + 1d Brown KGVI embossed for London Stores Ltd, used in Melbourne 2 July 1946, fine. BW ES82, cat AU$4000  | ||
| Lot 1020 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1943-46 1½d Green + 1d Brown KGVI oval embossed used from, Sydney 5 January 1943 (the earliest known date), user unknown, very fine used. Only five examples of this envelope are recorded, from four different users. BW ES82, cat AU$4000  | ||
| Lot 1021 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1950-51 2d Violet and 2d Green KGVI oval embossed envelopes, used by Harris Scarfe Ltd. (Adelaide) for the 2d printed matter rate. This rate came into force on 1 December 1950, at which time the colour of the embossing should have been changed from violet to green, however one printing was made for Harris Scarfe in violet. The 2d violet with some toning down right side of envelope. See Note in BW catalogue, BW ES84 and 85, cat AU$875 (2)  | ||
| Lot 1022 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1947(?) 2½d + 2½d Red KGVI oval embossed envelope used by permit holder No. 354 (Roy Robbins, Turf Commission Agent) meeting the 2d permit mail plus 3d airmail fee rate, and used from Melbourne to Canberra. Fine and very rare, with only four entires recorded. BW ES87, cat AU$6000  | ||
