AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, REGISTRATION ENVELOPES

Lot 959	[ PS ]	Estimate: $220 Starting Price: $170 1913 4d Orange Kangaroo Die II with boxed 'REGISTERED', setting 1 (stamp to right of 'Office') fine mint, and Setting 2 (stamp under 'e' of 'Office') used from Sydney to London (minor faults). Also 4d Orange Kangaroo long envelope (230 x 110mm) unused with considerable spotting, especially on reverse. BW RE1A,B, RE2, cat AU$1600 (3)
Lot 960	[ PS ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1913 4d Orange Kangaroo long envelope (230 x 110mm) unused with 1d Violet KGV affixed, few tone spots on lower half of face. BW RE2, cat AU$1000
Lot 961	[ PS ]	Estimate: $350 Starting Price: $270 1913 4d Orange Kangaroo long envelope (230 x 110mm) unused with 1d Violet George V affixed, some toning along top edge otherwise fine. BW RE2, cat AU$1000
Lot 962	[ PS ]	Estimate: $70 Starting Price: $55 1913 4d Orange Kangaroo long envelope (BW RE2) used 1916 (5 Jul) from Sydney to New Zealand, uprated with Second Wmk 2½d Blue and KGV ½d Green (3), small faults and open two sides, attractive. BW cat AU$400
Lot 963	[ PS ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1916-20 4d Orange KGV Sideface on remainder N.S.W. stock, with printed device on flap in orange, Setting 1 (115mm from 'R' of 'REGISTERED' to right edge of stamp impression), very fine unused. BW RE7B, cat AU$500
Lot 964	[ PS ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1916-20 4d Orange KGV printed on NSW remainder stock with obliterating device in orange, Setting 2 (115mm 'R' of 'REGISTERED' to stamp) unused, some slight peripheral toning. BW RE7B, cat AU$500
Lot 965	[ PS ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1916-20 4d Orange KGV printed on NSW remainder stock with obliterating device in orange, Setting 2 (115mm 'R' of 'REGISTERED' to stamp), unused with slight toning of periphery. BW RE7B, cat AU$500
Lot 966	[ PS ]	Estimate: $170 Starting Price: $130 1915-20 4d Orange KGV Sideface printed on NSW stock with obliterating device in orange, Setting 2 (115mm 'R' of 'REGISTERED' to stamp impression), fine apart from some minor toning along periphery. BW RE7B, cat AU$500
Lot 967	[ PS ]	Estimate: $70 Starting Price: $55 1916-20 4d Orange KGV Sideface printed on NSW stock with obliterating device in orange, Setting 2 (115mm 'R' of 'REGISTERED' to stamp impression), used from Kenmore to Goulburn NSW 30 JL 17. Few marks on face otherwise fine. BW RE7B, cat AU$200
Lot 968	[ PS ]	Estimate: $2,200 Starting Price: $1,700 1919 4d Orange KGV new layout printed on Middows stock unused, some marks left of the stamp impression suggest that an adhesive was previously affixed. One of the rarest registration envelopes, of which the BW catalogue states that only three unused examples are recorded. BW RE9, cat AU$5000
Lot 969	[ PS ]	Estimate: $70 Starting Price: $55 1920-21 5d Brown KGV on De La Rue stock (horizontal laid paper) cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/2' cds 26 OC 20 for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, very fine. BW RE1Ax, cat AU$150
Lot 970	[ PS ]	Estimate: $850 Starting Price: $650 1921-1937 unused and used collection of KGV envelopes, with 1921 5d RE11A U, RE11B(2) U, 1922 5d RE12 U (2), 5d RE13 U, 1923 4½d on 5d RE16 U (2), RE17 M (2) and U (2), 1923 4½d DLR stock RE18 U, 4½d Hodgson stock RE19 M (2) and U, 1925 4½d RE20 M (2) and U (2), 1928 4½d oval RE21 M (2) and U, 1930 5d on 4½d RE24B M (2) and U, 1930-37 5d M (2) and U (4). Few with small faults but generally very fine. BW cat AU$2935 (31)
Lot 971	[ PS ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1921 5d Brown KGV stamp on square flap printed on Middows stock, Setting 1 (text ends 'conditions prescribed'). Black ink mark along top left edge of envelope, otherwise fine and scarce. BW RE11A, cat AU$600
Lot 972	[ PS ]	Estimate: $175 Starting Price: $135 1922 5d Brown KGV on Flap, De La Rue stock, with address panel at right, very fine unused. BW RE12, cat AU$500
Lot 973	[ PS ]	Estimate: $175 Starting Price: $135 1922 5d Brown KGV on Flap, De La Rue stock, with address panel on right, fine unused. BW RE12, cat AU$500
Lot 974	[ PS ]	Estimate: $100 Starting Price: $75 1922-23 5d Brown KGV Sideface on De La Rue stock, address panel on left side, very fine unused. BW RE13, cat AU$300
Lot 975	[ PS ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1923 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d Brown KGV on De La Rue stock with address panel at right, uprated with 1½d Green KGV and used 1924 (4 Feb) from Mosman to Ipswich, England. Some peripheral toning, but very scarce. BW RE15, cat AU$500
Lot 976	[ PS ]	Estimate: $120 Starting Price: $90 1923 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d Brown KGV Sideface on De La Rue stock with address panel at left, very fine unused. BW RE16, cat AU$300
Lot 977	[ PS ]	Estimate: $120 Starting Price: $90 1923 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d Brown KGV on De La Rue stock with address panel at left, cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/VIC cds 19 DE 23 for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, plus 1924 4½d Violet KGV with all printing in violet, with similar cancel for 14 MY 24 (not 18 My 24 as stated in catalogue), both very fine. BW RE16x, RE18x, cat AU$300 (2)
Lot 978	[ PS ]	Estimate: $100 Starting Price: $75 1923-24 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d Brown KGV with text reset and with 'envelope' on reverse, fine unused. Curiously, this envelope is scarcer than that with the 'envelpe' error. BW RE17, cat AU$250
Lot 979	[ PS ]	Estimate: $200 Starting Price: $150 1924-25 4½d Violet KGV with all printing in violet, fine unused (2), one with 'envelpe' error on reverse text, fine unused, also the 'envelpe' error cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/VIC' cds 14 MY 24 (not 18 MY 24 as stated in catalogue) for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, very fine. BW RE18, 18d, 18x, cat AU$550 (2)
Lot 980	[ PS ]	Estimate: $100 Starting Price: $75 1928-30 4½d Violet KGV oval embossed size 225 x 100mm, very fine unused, and 1930 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d Violet KGV oval embossed (225 x 100mm) with 18mm surcharge setting, both very fine unused. BW RE22, RE25B, cat AU$300 (2)
Lot 981	[ PS ]	Estimate: $60 Starting Price: $46 1928-30 4½d Violet KGV oval embossed size 225 x 100mm very fine unused. BW RE22, cat AU$150
Lot 982	[ PS ]	Estimate: $300 Starting Price: $230 1930 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d Violet KGV Sideface revaluation of old stock, uprated with 2d on 1½d KGV 1930 (18 Nov) usage from Sydney to St. Louis, Missouri, very fine and a very scarce envelope. BW RE23, cat AU$750
Lot 983	[ P ]	Estimate: $1,500 Starting Price: $1,150 1930 King George V 5d Oval embossing die proof in brown (47mm x 35mm) on thick buff card mounted in sunken frame. Unlisted by Brusden-White and the only example we know of
Lot 984	[ PS ]	Estimate: $280 Starting Price: $210 1937-52 mint and used duplicated collection of KGVI registration envelopes, comprising 1937 5d M and U, 1942 5½d M (4) and U (9), 1948 5½d (brown text) M (2) and U, 1949 8½d M (3) and U (3), 1950 9d M (3) and U, 1951 1/0½d M (3) and U (3), various sub-types represented and generally very fine, high cat value (34)
Lot 985	[ PS ]	Estimate: $75 Starting Price: $60 1937-42 5d Brown KGVI embossed with revised back text (Setting 2) with addition of the words 'within the Commonwealth', very fine unused. BW RE29, cat AU$200
Lot 986	[ PS ]	Estimate: $50 Starting Price: $38 1942-48 5½d Brown KGVI embossed on cream stock with square flap at left, and showing the text on the back misplaced, used from Queen Victoria Buildings (Sydney), 1 May 1948, BW RE31 variety, unusual
Lot 987	[ PS ]	Estimate: $120 Starting Price: $90 Registration Envelopes: 1951-59 issues overprinted SPECIMEN in red for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, comprising 1951 1/0½d Brown KGVI, 1953 1/0½d Brown QEII, 1956 1/7d Red QEII, and 2/5d Red QEII on 1/7d envelope stock, all very fine. BW RE36w, RE37Aw, RE38w, RE40Aw, cat AU$650 (4)
Lot 988	[ PS ]	Estimate: $90 Starting Price: $70 Registration Envelopes: 1953-59 issues overprinted SPECIMEN in red for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, com[prising 1953 1/0½d Brown QEII, 1956 1/7d Red QEII, and 1959 2/5d Red QEII on 1/7d envelope stock, very fine. BW RE37Aw, RE38w, RE40Aw, cat AU$450 (3)
Lot 989	[ PS ]	Estimate: $220 Starting Price: $170 1959-62 2/5d Red QEII embossed provisional issue on 1/7d envelope stock, two examples with back text Setting 1 and 2 obliterated by 11 lines, superb and scarce. BW RE40B,D, cat AU$700 (2)