1950s 'PARCEL POST' postage paid machine impressions, each affixed to small card, with examples from Clarence Street (NSW), Haymarket (NSW), Richmond (Vic), Russell Street (Vic), wide range of rates represented. Scarce material (14)
Australian Capital Territory: Jervis Bay 1942 (23 Nov) used of 5½d registration envelope (flap at right, BW RE30, missing part flap), cds on front and back, rare provisional registration handstamp 'JERVIS BAY' in lieu of label
1915 (15 Feb) 4d KGV registration envelope cancelled 'AGRICULTURAL SHOWGROUND/SYDNEY N.S.W.' cds, with a further strike alongside, there is no registration label but merely the registration number '162' at top left, and with backstamps of Sydney, Manly and Narrabeen. Rather spotty, but nevertheless very scarce. Also a 1d Red KGV with part strike of the same cds, and a 1913 incoming telegram from Melbourne (3)
1936 (6 Apr) registered cover from Royal Easter Show endorsed 'Commercial Papers Only' and franked 1d KGV and 2d Cable pair tied by fine 'SHOW GROUND/SYDNEY' cds, with provisional registration label, additional strike of cds on reverse. Small stain, but a very scarce commercial usage
1937 (24 Mar) registered cover from the Royal Easter Show with 4d KGV cancelled superb 'SHOW GROUND'/SYDNEY' cds and with provisional registration label, additional strike on reverse
1939 (1 Apr) 2d stamped envelope cancelled fine Show Ground cds, and endorsed 'First Visit to Australia of American Indians and officer of Canadian RNWMP Easter 1939', with signatures, fine
Royal Easter Show, Sydney: 1947 (registered), 1949, 1951 (registered), 1954 (registered) covers with Show Ground cds; 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964 covers with Sydney Showground cds, plus 1993 cover with Sydney Showground cds, mostly fine (10)
New South Wales: 1960s and 1970s accumulation of pieces and covers showing the various forms of slogans used in machine cancellations (both Sydney and suburban) to promote the Sydney Royal Easter Show, includes some 'PAID' machines. Also included are a number of pictorial envelopes for the Easter Show with various postmarks, and a few pieces of ephemera (68 covers and pieces)
New South Wales: Foolscap sheet with strikes of datestamps held by the Goulburn P.O. dated 1964, with few additional instruments added on the 1970s, the Goulburn roller cancel, and undated strikes of the machine date cases. A useful document
Victoria (South-west): Unclaimed markings on cover 1932 to 2000s, many fine handstamps including Apollo Bay, Barwon Heads ,Beech Forest, Breakwater, Caramut, many Geelong and suburbs, Hamilton, also some manuscript and unnamed handstamps. Such markings are scarce outside of Melbourne (41 covers)
Victoria (North-west): Unclaimed markings on cover Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat and west to Wimmera and Mallee, some superb handstamps including 1937 registered Merbein and Robinvale; 1950s-1970s Beaulah, Horsham, Mildura, Miners Rest, Murtoa, Nyah West, Swan Hill, Wendouree, Yendon, some manuscript markings and unnamed handstamps, stated all different, some rare material (60 covers)
Victorian Paid Datestamps, mostly cds plus a few machine cancels, from 1904 Bendigo, others 1930-2000 with mainly very fine 1930s Abbotsford, Colac, Footscray (on 1932 Chalmers Bootery advertising pamphlet), Williamstown on Nugget Boot Polish advertising cover, Wonthaggi 1929 used by mistake to cancel stamps, also Charlton (sdl, 4R superb), all different, good range all periods, many very fine (74 covers)
Western Australia: 1964 (27 Feb) picture postcard (Perth Skyline) to England with 1/2d Tasmanian Tiger tied by Fremantle 'PAQUEBOT' machine cancellation, scarce solo usage cat BW at AU$40