AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, POSTCARDS, POST OFFICE ISSUES
Lot 399
Estimate: $750
Postal Cards: 1903 pictorial postcards (132 x 92mm) showing collotype illustrations of a Kangaroo and Joey, a Group of Aboriginals, and a Camel Train, reverse with 'POST CARD' heading and with manuscript endorsement 'G03/3432' indicating origin from an official Post Office file. These cards probably represent a submission from a private post card manufacturer as samples for a series of pictorial postcards. Rare and ex Dr Leslie Abramovich (3)
Lot 400
Estimate: $600
Postal Cards: 1904 Postcard Design Competition: two postcards (138 x 88mm) with half-tone illustration of 'PRINCES' BRIDGE, MELBOURNE' printed in black and chestnut, the chestnut card with pencil-drawn post card heading inscribed 'NEW SOUTH WALES/COMMONWEALTH/OF/AUSTRALIA/PICTORIAL POST CARD', and dated 'JULY 1904' at bottom left. The Princes' Bridge illustration is identical to that used on the back cover of £1 stamp booklets (see BW No. B1(N)a). Fine and a unique pair, ex Dr Leslie Abramovich
Lot 401
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $460
Postal Cards: 1904 Postcard Design Competition, watercolour handpainted pictorial design on off-white card (180 x 95mm), endorsed on face 'Kindly let me know what you think of this rough design. Mabel Scott, 78 Nicholson St Fitzroy'. Reverse with a few blemishes, 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/POSTMASTER/GENERAL'S/DEPARTMENT' double circle ds 10 DEC 04, and endorsed 'The Postmaster-General Melbourne' and 'G04/4173' file number. Attractive, very few designs seem to have survived from this competition
Lot 402
Estimate: $120
Postal Cards: 1911 1d Rose Full-face 'ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN THIS SIDE' off-white stock variety 'Major Double Strike of AUSTRALIA and Admonition' cancelled Melbourne machine 29 SEP 11 and addressed to Sydney, very fine. BW P1(1)f, cat AU$250
Lot 403
Estimate: $120
Postal Cards: 1911 1d Rose Full-face 'ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN THIS SIDE' off-white stock variety 'Major Double Strike of AUSTRALIA and Admonition' cancelled at Fremantle, 25AU13. Fine, with printed message on reverse, BW P1(1)f, cat AU$250
Lot 404
Estimate: $1,800
Postal Cards: 1911 1d Coronation cards, comprising a set of the portrait types and sub-types, lacking only George V in oak leaf wreath (BW P8(2), and Queen Mary in diffuse oval (BW P10(2)). Wide range of colours and mixture of buff and white stock on reverse. A couple with minor blemishes, however very fine for these, BW cat AU$3625 (29)
Lot 405
Estimate: $1,300
Postal Cards: 1911 1d Coronation cards, an all different selection comprising 23 of the 31 portrait types and sub-types, wide range of colours and mixed white and buff stock on reverse, few minor blemishes but generally fine, BW cat AU$2875 (23)
Lot 406
Estimate: $600
Postal Cards: 1911 1d Coronation cards, a selection comprising George V types unused (9) and used, Queen Mary types unused (2) and used, and Prince of Wales types unused (2) and used. Range of colours and mixed white and buff stocks on reverse, few with small faults (16)
Lot 407
Estimate: $1,300
Postal Cards: 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply Cards Tasmania 1d on 1½d Brown reply half unused, minor blemishes but generally of fine appearance. BW P40, cat AU$3000
Lot 408
Estimate: $1,400
Postal Cards: 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply Cards Tasmania 1d on 1½d Brown reply half with 'REPLY' obliterated, very fine unused. Rare, with only a total of 6,820 single cards (both outward and reply) issued. BW P40, which states 'It is estimated that approximately ten examples survive of each half', cat AU$3000
Lot 409
Estimate: $2,750
Postal Cards: 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply Cards Victoria 1d Rose Die 2 outward half with text at lower left obliterated, very fine unused. Only 3,188 single cards issued between the four sub-types, and probably only three or four unused examples of this card survive. BW P43, cat AU$5000
Lot 410
Estimate: $1,400
Postal Cards: 1918-19 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 1d Red George V Sideface obsolete 1916 issue, superb unused, very rare. BW P50, which states 'At least three unused cards are recorded', cat AU$2500
Lot 411
Estimate: $250
Postcards: 1923 'ONE/PENNY' on 1½d Red-brown George V Sideface without admonition at base, unused with area of toning at lower right, and showing considerable misplacement of surcharge, a scarce card. BW LC58ca, cat AU$1250 for severely misplaced surcharge
Lot 412
Estimate: $300
Postal Cards: 1923 'ONE/PENNY' on 1½d Emerald-green George V Sideface with one-line admonition at base, variety 'Surcharge Misplaced', very fine unused. BW P60c, cat AU$500
Lot 413
Estimate: $180
Postal Cards: 1930-37 1½d Red-brown George V Sideface with 88.5mm admonition printed on flimsy white stock very fine unused and scarce. BW P68(2), cat AU$300