Express Delivery: 1938-45 4d Express Delivery Fee covers, most franked at 6d rate for 2d letter rate, good range of origins/destinations, mostly with manuscript Express Delivery endorsements, one 1939 Melbourne to Sydney with boxed 'EXPRESS/SERVICE (IV)' in violet, 1945 Melbourne to Mildura franked 6½d (2½d letter rate) with unframed 'EXPRESS DELIVERY/SERVICE (IV)' in violet, 1938 airmail from Sydney to Melbourne franked 10d (2d letter rate + 3d air fee + 1d late fee + 4d express delivery), and 1942 cover from Melbourne to Sydney franked 7d with unframed 'EXPRESS DELIVERY/SERVICE (IV)' in violet (2d letter rate + 1d late fee + 4d express delivery); and 1949 oversize airmail cover from Sydney to Coonabarabran franked 4/4½d. Several covers stained on reverse by poor storage, some other faults however a fine group (10 covers)
Lot 861
Estimate: $200
Express Delivery: 1935-51 4d Express Delivery Fee period, with 1945 cover franked 6½d for letter rate, 1944 airmail covers Brisbane to Sydney (2), 1948 airmail cover Sydney to Melbourne, each franked 9½d, and 1942 registered cover from Sydney to Mt. Victoria franked 9½d. Also 1949(?) cover from Granville to Sydney franked 9d with boxed 'NOT IN ATTENDANCE/?DELIVER ORD. MAIL' in red and 'EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE/EXPIRED. NORMAL DELIVERY' in violet, and with 'EXPRESS/SYDNEY clock ds in red on reverse. One cover roughly opened and two with flap faults (6)
Lot 862
Estimate: $500
Express Delivery: 1951-59 9d Express Delivery Fee period, with 1953-55 covers (6) franked 1/0½d (3d letter rate + 9d express delivery), and including 1955 Taree to Sydney with boxed 'DELIVER ORD. MAIL' in violet, and 1953 local Sydney cover with 'OUT OF COURSE/2/SYDNEY' cds; 1955 parcel tag from Melbourne to Ballarat franked 2/7d; 1950 8½d Aborigine pair on FDC to USA; 1951 Federation set on FDC airmail from Hobart to Pymble (NSW) at correct rate (!); 1951 Sydney to Coogee franked 3/2½d to meet both Service 2 and Service 3 express delivery charges; 1955 oversize envelope front Sydney to Palm Beach franked 3/6d; 1957 airmail cover from Townsville to England franked 4/9d with boxed 'EXPRESS FEE PAID'. Some covers with small faults but a fine assembly including several rare rates (12 covers)
Lot 863
Estimate: $120
Express Delivery: 1959-66 1/3d Express Delivery Fee period, with 1961 cover from Adelaide to Richmond (Vic) franked 1/8d, 1959 1/7d registration envelope from Goulburn to Pymble (NSW) uprated 1/3d, and 1965 airmail cover from Brisbane to England franked 3/6d (2/3d airmail plus 1/3d express delivery), and with boxed 'EXPRESS DELIVERY PAID'. Some small faults however scarce (3)
