South Australia: CDS selection with Wauraltee on 1952 Land Tax form, 1974 pieces from letters to postmasters with two cds of Bareunga Gap, Coffin Bay, Kongorong, Kingoonya, Malpas, Mambray Creek, Mercunda, Mudamuckla (one cds), Nunjikompita, Point Mcleay, Risdon Park South, Sedan (one cds), Sherlock and Wool Bay, plus Exeter (seven cds), and Flaxley (10 cds), few covers including 1957 Trans Australian Rail, Messenger Delivery covers 1981 or 1983 with oval Postmaster Renmark or Berri datestamps, etc (30 items)
Lot 954
Estimate: $250
Victoria: Unclaimed Markings organised by PO, 1920s - 1980s, strong in 1930s-1950s, mostly handstamped Not Known by/Unclaimed types, a few 'Box Discontinued', etc, appear all different with many useful (50 covers)
Lot 955
Estimate: $80
Victoria: Circular Datestamps on KGV stamps, variable condition, noted largely complete Lyonville, North Brunswick, Spargo Creek (light 1922 cds in bluish, rare RO period), Taggerty, Turriff, Woorinen Nth; partial Condah Swamp, Curdies River, Dadswells Bridge (2), Gooramadda, Joyces Ck, St Arnaud Nth, Sutton Grange, Western Camp, etc (60)
Lot 956
Estimate: $160
Victoria: Special Purpose Datestamps, including 1936 registered oval 'Unclaimed at South Melbourne', 1959 with manuscript 'received city section unsealed' and oval 'Supervisor/City Section c.1', 1933 GDB Elizabeth St 3, Dead Letter Offices Melbourne including rare 1971 boxed 'RETOUR Dead Letter Office . . . ', 1980s-1990s mostly boxed types (9), Blackburn Southern MC, Incorrectly Franked Date 1990s (6), etc (30 items)
Lot 957
Estimate: $250
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, all different, good range all periods, many very fine (74 covers)
Lot 958
Estimate: $240
Melbourne Hazards: 1935-73 group that suffered in the mail, 1959 cover handstamp 'Damaged by fire in letter receiver', 1967 Mail Exchange fire cover with handstamp and letter, 1935 'Mutilated By', and 1961 'Accidentally Damaged by Stamp Cancelling Machine', 1958 with label 'This cover was torn in transit ... ', c1960 and 1970 'Received Torn', 1973 'Damaged by water', also 1960 with 'Stamp Fallen Off' and 19th century type oval 'Received Open', the handstamps fine to superb (9 covers plus letter)
Lot 959
Estimate: $150
Victoria: Australian Jamboree Frankston, 1934 (24 Dec, opening day) and 1935 (1 Jan) covers, cds without (very fine) or with time, min or tone in latter (2)
Lot 960
Estimate: $75
Victoria: Cohuna 1946 (6 Sep) local cover with very fine 'PAID AT COHUNA/1½D' cds, rated RRRRR
Lot 961
Estimate: $180
Realised Price : $135
Victoria: Mildura Branch University (PO 1947-50) 1947 covers each with 'UNIVERSITY' cds (with or without time) on front and very fine backstamp, 1949 FDC fine cds 'BCH UNIVERSITY' with time, very scarce group (3)
Lot 962
Estimate: $100
Victoria: Malvern South (PO 1948-65) 1953 7½d Coronation and 1965 3/- Bird FDCs with very fine 'S.E.4' cds without time, rare (2)
Lot 963
Estimate: $80
Victoria: South Blackburn (PO 1954-c1957) 1956 Responsible Government FDC with very fine cds, rare. Example on piece sold in 2018 in a Melbourne auction for AU$85, stated to be only one known
Lot 964
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $190
Victoria: Wilsons Promontory 1950 illustrated registered cover with two fine cds, Port Albert registration label. Telegraph Office only, closed 1952, possibly unique as a registered cover. We note that a non-registered 1949 cover realised AU$400 in a 2012 Melbourne sale
Lot 965
Estimate: $60
Western Australia: Coongan (PO 1912-42) 1926 airmail cover to Perth with light cds tying Single Wmk 4½d KGV, with light Roeburne cds at left. A stronger strike of the cds on piece realised AU$85 at a 2018 Melbourne auction
Lot 966
Estimate: $70
Western Australia: 1927 (312 Oct) 4½d registration envelope uprated with 1½d KGV (2) from Latham to Switzerland, three fair cds and with red C 4 registration label
Lot 967
Estimate: $300
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 968
Estimate: $120
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 969
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $300
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 970
Estimate: $80
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)
