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Online General Sale No. 88 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 4th December 2026 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, WORLD WAR I POSTAL HISTORY, PRIVATELY-PRINTED STATIONERY FOR CORRESPONDENCE
Lot 1246 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on red envelope inscribed 'AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES', minor wrinkling otherwise very fine. No used example of this envelope has been recorded and it has been suggested it may be an essay for the 1d Military Envelope; however, no direct connection has been proved  | ||
| Lot 1247 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on red envelope with revised text to include 'Unit' addressed to a member of the 26th Battalion in Egypt, 1d Red KGV pair tied by Ulverstone (Tas) cds, 20 MR 16. Endorsed 'Hospital Malta', small peripheral faults and filled filing hole  | ||
| Lot 1248 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on red envelope inscribed 'A.I.F.' at base, very fine unused  | ||
| Lot 1249 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on red envelope inscribed 'A.I.F.' at base, with 1d Red KGV tied by Ulverstone (Tas) cds 22 JA 16, endorsed 'Wounded', 'In Hospital Malta' and 'Verdalla' (the building in Valletta where injured officers recuperated), very fine  | ||
| Lot 1250 | [ PS ] |
Blue printing on off-white envelope inscribed 'ON SERVICE ABROAD' at top unused, fine and very scarce  | ||
| Lot 1251 | [ PS ] |
Blue printing on off-white envelope inscribed 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' at top, addressed to a member of the 28th Battalion and endorsed 'sick/Hospital/France', 1d Red KGV tied by Perth machine cancel. Small peripheral faults but very scarce  | ||
| Lot 1252 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on off-white envelope inscribed 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' at top addressed to member of the 3/44th Reinforcements but endorsed 'Not 44', 1d Red KGV tied by Albany (WA) cds 1 DE 16. Vertical fold but very scarce  | ||
| Lot 1253 | [ PS ] |
Red printing on buff envelopes with 'A.I.F.' at base, 'Infantry Brigade' on third line and '(Use this line for any extra units.)' on laid batonne and wove buff stocks, plus revised type on wove stock with 'A.I.F. ABROAD' at base and 'Infantry Brigade' moved to fifth line and 'Use this line ...' deleted. One envelope with a few marks (3)  | ||
| Lot 1254 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on buff laid batonne envelope inscribed 'A.I.F.' at base and with 'Light Horse Brigade' on third line and '(Use this line for any extra units)' at base, very fine unused  | ||
| Lot 1255 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on buff wove envelope (flap at right), with 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE/A.I.E.F.' at top, 1d Red KGV tied by Caulfield (Vic) cds 4 OC 15, and endorsed 'Permanent Class B/Alexandria', very fine  | ||
| Lot 1256 | [ C ] |
1915 grey envelope with printed address for 20th Battalion/5th Infantry Brigade' in Egypt, used from Sydney 1 May 1915, with British style 'FIELD POST OFFICE/S.W.' double circle datestamp on reverse  | ||
| Lot 1257 | [ PS ] |
Black printing on buff wove long envelope (222 x 95mm) inscribed 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE/A.I.E.F.', flap at right sealed, fine unused  | ||
| Lot 1258 | [ C ] |
Flag Design with soldier's details filled in but apparently not posted. With considerable toning but not seen by us before and very scarce  | ||
| Lot 1259 | [ PS ] |
Hunkin, Ellis & King (Adelaide): 'A Budget from Australia' with an attached postcard inscribed 'Keep the Flag Flying' for the reply, and one-piece from headed 'DUPLEX LETTER CARD' with an attached 'REPLY LETTER CARD' within, fine unused and rare (2)   | ||
