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Online General Sale No. 85 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 26th September 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 940 | [ PS ] |
1d Kangaroo Die II 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 941 | [ PS ] |
1923-24 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d Orange Star Embossed cut-out affixed to plain envelope tied by Melbourne cds, 22 MY 24. BW EP24, cat AU$250 as complete envelope  | ||
| Lot 942 | [ PS ] |
1951-1960 issues overprinted SPECIMEN in red for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, comprising 1951 3d Green and 3½d Red KGVI, 1953 3d Green and 3½d Red QEII Large Die, 1956 3½d Orange and 4d Plum QEII Small Die, 1959 5d Dark Blue QEII and 1960 5d Light Blue QEII, all very fine. BW EP47w, EP48wa, EP50w, EP51(1)w, EP54w, EP55(1)w, EP56w, EP57(1)w, EP58w, EP60(3)w, cat AU$1500 (10)    | ||
| Lot 943 | [ PS ] |
1951-53 3½d Red KGVI crowned circle embossed 145 x 90mm on deep bluff stock (Knife 1) variety 'Albino Impression' unused. Few small marks on face. BW EP48(3)c, cat AU$500  | ||
| Lot 944 | [ 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 945 | [ 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 946 | [ PS ] |
Official Envelopes: 1d Kangaroo Original State of Die with OS in Colourless Dots (Type 2) on O.H.M.S. window envelope for the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, Sydney, cancelled Sydney continuous roller machine, 13 SP 1915. BW EO1B, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 947 | [ 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 948 | [ PS ] |
Official Envelopes: 1d Kangaroo with 'OS' in Colourless Dots Original State of Die, Type 2) on O.H.M.S. envelope for Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, Sydney, uprated with 1d Kangaroo Die II Punctured G/NSW and cancelled by Sydney continuous roller machine, 13 SP 1915. BW EO1B, cat AU$250  | ||
| Lot 949 | [ 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 950 | [ PS ] |
Military Envelopes: 1916 1d Carmine 'AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCE' Setting 1 (9mm between lines and top line of address), Type 1 with left end of lines under middle of 'R' of 'MILITARY', unused with light toning down left side, two stains on back from hinges; 1916-17 1d Carmine 'A.I.F., ABROAD' Setting 1 (lines in header of equal thickness) on buff laid batonne unused (3, two with small stains on face, one flap stuck down, and one addressed but unsent), and 1917 1d Carmine 'AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, ABROAD' Setting 1 (top of stamp level with bottom of heading) unused, two minor stains on reverse. BW ME1, ME3B, ME5, cat AU$1500 (5)   | ||
| Lot 951 | [ 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 952 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1d Kangaroo envelopes for Savings Bank Passbooks (2), one for the Hobart Savings Bank with Die I cliche sent from Hobart to Perth and cancelled by Hobart machine, 23APR14, the other unused with Original Die State cliche (vertical fold), and with printed face for Warrnambool (Vic), user unknown. A scarce duo. BW ES2,3, cat AU$300 (2)  | ||
| Lot 953 | [ 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 954 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1916-20 6d Blue Kangaroo large size envelope (237 x 180mm) for wool samples with pre-printed Messrs. Kreglinger & Fernau London address, two small stains, otherwise fine and rare, only about six complete envelopes are known. BW ES10, cat AU$6000  | ||
| Lot 955 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1916-20 6d Blue Kangaroo envelope for wool samples, top portion only fine unused, very scarce. BW ES10. cat AU$1000  | ||
| Lot 956 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-order Envelopes: 1918-19 1½d Black-brown Die I with multicoloured advertising for Farmer & Co. Ltd., Sydney, used in November 1918. Minor blemishes, very attractive. BW ES47, cat AU$100  | ||
| Lot 957 | [ PS ] |
Stamped-to-Order Envelopes: 1920-21 1½d Brown Star Embossed + ½d Green Sideface used by Vacuum Oil Co. and cancelled at Melbourne 12 MR 1921. A very scarce envelope but unfortunately part of the envelope is missing at upper left. BW ES53, cat AU$750  | ||
| Lot 958 | [ 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  | ||
