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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY
Lot 1369 | [ C ] |
Undated and unfranked O.H.M.S. long envelope (245 x 102mm) from the Prime Minister's Department addressed to General Sir Wm. Birdwood at 1st Australian Headquarters in France, reverse with very fine 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/PRIME MINISTER' red wax seal. Some spotting at left and minor blemishes, but unusual (what did it contain!)   | ||
| Lot 1370 | [ O ] |
'MOORE PARK MILITARY CAMP/N.S.W.' part strikes on ½d Kangaroo Punctured 'OS' and 4d Lemon KGV dated 12 OCT 16 and 6 JU 16 respectively (2)  | ||
| Lot 1371 | [ C ] |
1917 (2 August) OHMS 'State War council' printed lettersheet with 1d Red KGV punctured OS cancelled Melbourne cds, addressed to Richmond and with message authorising payment of £30 to Mr J.H. Wilson to allow him to resume his former occupation, Ink marks due to misplaced machine cancellation, otherwise fine  | ||
| Lot 1372 | [ C ] |
1918 (30 September) stampless Y.M.C.A. envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' with enclosed letter on Y.M.C.A. notepaper headed 'Westham Camp Weymouth', addressed to Sydney and with 'A.I.F. CAMP P.O./16' cds, fine  | ||
| Lot 1373 | [ C ] |
1918 (Nov) Y.M.C.A. stampless postcard addressed to Digby (Vic) and endorsed on reverse 'At sea', with double-lined rectangular '????? EMBARKATION/OFFICE/LANE COVE WHARF,/CIRCULAR QUAY.' In blue, very fine and scarce  | ||
| Lot 1374 | [ C ] |
Victoria: 1940s collection of Base P.O.s from World War II period with a few later, mainly Army with Balcomb (WWW #30 rated RRR), Mangalore, Murchison, Rowville, Royal Park, Seymour 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 17, 25A, Showgrounds, Torquay, Wangaratta (2), Air Force including WAAAF Larundel, Mildura 5213, Somers (2), also registered (17) including Caulfield Military, Sandridge RAAF, possible minor duplication, mainly fine cancels (approx 90 covers)     | ||
| Lot 1375 | [ C ] |
1940 (Sep) 'First R.A.A.F. Recruiting Train N.S.W.' Ernest Crome covers franked 1d A.I.F. cancelled at Canberra (13 Sep), Goulburn (14 Sep), Cooma (28 Sep) and Yass (1 Oct), each with 'No. 2c R.A.A.F. Mobile/Recruiting Centre' handstamp in violet. Plus another pair of covers posted Lithgow (21 Sep) and Bathurst (24 Sep) with 'ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE/No. 2A MOBILE RECRUITING CENTRE' handstamp in violet. All covers are signed. Some toning but a scarce group (6)   | ||
| Lot 1376 | [ ^/C ] |
1941-48 study of the use of postage meter No. 528 by the Department of the Army, including use at the Military P.O. at Sydney Showgrounds in 1942-43, use shown on both pieces and covers, including the various slogans used. Also use of No. 508 by the Department of the Army at Paddington in the period 1941-48 (28 pieces)        | ||
| Lot 1377 | [ C ] |
1942 commercial airmail cover to Sydney with 3d Brown (x 2) cancelled straight-line 'H.M.A.S. MELVILLE', with a second very fine strike on the provisional registration label, plus two more across the flap where also is endorsed by the sender 'EC JOHNSON/HMAS PLATYPUS'. With 'ARMY POST OFFICE/3JY44/O65' (used at Darwin) transit and Sydney arrival backstamp, and tombstone naval censor handstamp in violet. Use of ships' names was highly irregular and contrary to military regulations. ['Platypus' was in Darwin Harbour when the Japanese bombed Darwin on 19/2/1942. She remained in Darwin as a training ship and later as a base ship. HMAS 'Melville' was the naval shore station at Darwin]. Previously sold for AU$661 at a Melbourne auction in 2010  | ||
| Lot 1378 | [ C ] |
Military P.O. Sydney Showgrounds: 1942-45 range of covers showing use of the postage meter (No. 528) including one registered with provisional handstamped registration label and showing range of slogans. Also a 1942 Advice of Delivery card with 3d Blue KGVI cancelled 'MIL. P.O. SHOWGROUNDS' cds (7 covers)   | ||
| Lot 1379 | [ ^/C ] |
Military P.O. Sydney Showgrounds: 1942-45 small group of covers with various frankings, including two registered with provisional handstamped registration labels, couple with small blemishes but mostly fine. also postage meter piece from the Military P.O., and an inwards telegram (5 covers, one piece)   | ||
| Lot 1380 | [ C ] |
Thursday Island: 1944 (15 May) registered Tatts cover showing large rubber cds 'AUST. ARMY P.O./197' in blue on front and reverse, manuscript registration 'APO 197', cds not recorded by Collas or Proud   | ||
| Lot 1381 | [ C ] |
Vietnam: 1966 covers each franked with 5c Thornbill for concession rate cancelled 'AUST F.P.O./3' cds (one barely legible) and with boxed concession cachet in violet (2) or purple, one cover is very large size (305 x 2130mm) with printed 'Greetings from/VIETNAM', some spotting (3 covers)   | ||
| Lot 1382 | [ C ] |
1967 Vietnam Forces: set of envelopes each franked with 5c Thornbill cancelled by 'AUST. F.P.O.' cds numbered '1' to '5'. No. 5 with some overall toning on face, others fine (5)   | ||
