AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, POSTAL STATIONERY

Lot 500		Estimate: $120 Postal Cards: 1877 Stamp-size Die Proof in Black of postcard stamp on glazed card, fine
Lot 501		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $320 1896 Stamp Design Competition for Postcard: ½d Pen and Ink essay on piece (74mm x 108mm) by 'EPOH' featuring Gum Tree, Lyrebird, Grapes and Coat-of-Arms, quite attractive
Lot 502		Estimate: $200 1896 Stamp Design Competition for Postcard, 2d pen and ink essay with '2' handpainted in Chinese white on card (128mm x 87mm) in a beautifully executed design showing Queen Victoria in embellished oval, by 'Finis Coronet Opus'. Ex Chartwell
Lot 503		Postal Cards: 1908 1d Visit of the American Fleet (H&G 9) used 1908 (24 Aug) from Adelaide to Meadows, fine and superb. This is the equal earliest date recorded, which is two days after issue. The addressee 'M Catt' was a member of an early farming family