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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, POSTCARDS
Lot 842 | [ PS ] |
Postal Cards: 1903 pictorial postcards (132 x 92mm) showing collotype illustrations of a Kangaroo and Joey, a Group of Aboriginals, and a Camel Train, reverse with 'POST CARD' heading and with manuscript endorsement 'G03/3432' indicating origin from an official Post Office file. These cards probably represent a submission from a private post card manufacturer as samples for a series of pictorial postcards. Rare and ex Dr Leslie Abramovich (3)   | ||
| Lot 843 | [ E ] |
1911 composite essay by Samuel Reading for the 1d Fullface George V design used on postal stationery, comprising a handpainted frame in blue with vignette portrait of Abraham Lincoln taken from the 1905 U.S. 5c stamp (no suitable portrait of George V being available) on thin card (38mm x 83mm). The frame design is based on the 1902 U.S. 8c stamp a used copy of which was originally affixed above the essay (as shown in the BW catalogue illustration) but has now been removed. Some minor marks on card which do not detract from this exceptional and highly important Australian Commonwealth essay  | ||
| Lot 844 | [ P ] |
1911 1d Fullface King George V Die Proof in Blue on white wove paper (folded to size 65mm x 76mm), pulled by the engraver, Samuel Reading. Very fine and ex Abramovich. Only four proofs of this design are recorded, one being in the Australia Post Archival Collection, and this being the only one in blue. A very important postal stationery proof. BW P1(DP)1, cat AU$10000  | ||
| Lot 845 | [ PS ] |
Postal Cards: 1911 1d Rose Full-face 'ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN THIS SIDE' off-white stock variety 'Major Double Strike of AUSTRALIA and Admonition' cancelled at Fremantle, 25AU13. Fine, with printed message on reverse, BW P1(1)f, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 846 | [ PS ] |
Postal Cards: 1911 Coronation group with King (4), Prince (2) and Queen (2), face different types except for Queen (which are different stocks and colours), BW P2(1)A, P7(2)A, P8(2)b, P9(2)a, P14A, P14B, P17(1)B, P19(1)a, cat AU$1000. Mostly fine and fresh unused, couple of minor blemishes (8)   | ||
| Lot 847 | [ PS ] |
Postal Cards: 1911 1d Coronation cards, comprising a set of the portrait types and sub-types, lacking only George V in oak leaf wreath (BW P8(2), and Queen Mary in diffuse oval (BW P10(2). Wide range of colours and mixture of buff and white stock on reverse. A couple with minor blemishes, however very fine for these, BW cat AU$3625 (29)        | ||
| Lot 848 | [ PS ] |
1914 1d Red KGV Sideface used 26 April 1917 from Sydney to Wentworth Falls, with attractive additional printing on reverse for 'Clothing for Belgian and British Poor', light vertical crease. BW P27   | ||
| Lot 849 | [ PS ] |
Postal Cards: 1918-19 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 1d Red George V Sideface obsolete 1916 issue, superb unused, very rare. BW P50, which states 'At least three unused cards are recorded', cat AU$2500  | ||
| Lot 850 | [ PS ] |
Postal Cards: 1920-22 1½d Red-brown George V Sideface cancelled-to-order 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/2' cds 5 NO 20 for U.P.U. distribution, very fine. BW P52(1)x, cat AU$100  | ||
| Lot 851 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-Order Postcards: 1913-14 ½d Green Kangaroo for Alexander Ferguson Pty. Ltd., very fine and cancelled at Melbourne 15APR14. Rare, with BW catalogue stating only five examples known. BW PS1, cat AU$3500  | ||
| Lot 852 | [ PS ] |
1913-14 1d Red Kangaroo Original Die on White Surfaced Card fine mint (2), one with variety 'White Flaw Left of P of POST'. Also Die 1 on buff unsurfaced card used, and Die 1 stamped-to-order for Registrar-General's Department, Sydney, used 13JE 1914, minor blemishes and horizontal crease. BW P24, 24f, PS3, cat AU$465 (4)  | ||
| Lot 853 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-order Cards: 1930-37 1½d Brown George V Oval Embossed for J. Kitchen & Sons with printed message on reverse including advertising for Velvet Soap, used from Morwell to Chelsea (Vic), 1 February 1931. Some minor spotting on left side of card, otherwise fine and rare. BW PS24, cat AU$1500  | ||
| Lot 854 | [ C ] |
Stamped-to-order: 1941-50 KGVI 1½d Green Oval Embossed printed for Shire of Eltham (Vic), fine unused. BW PS29, cat AU$200  | ||
