AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, REGISTRATION ENVELOPES

Lot 898		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $160 1916-20 4d Orange KGV Sideface printed on NSW stock with obliterating device in red, setting 2 (115mm 'R' of 'REGISTERED' to stamp impression), four used examples from Sydney, Linga (NSW), Blayney (NSW) and South Annandale (NSW, additional adhesive missing), couple with small faults. BW RE6B, cat AU$300 (4)
Lot 899		Estimate: $1,000 1919 4d Orange KGV new layout printed on Middows stock with 1d adhesive affixed and used 4 December 1920 from Williamstown to Melbourne, few marks on registration label otherwise fine and very rare. BW RE7, cat AU$1500
Lot 900		Estimate: $220 1916-20 4d Orange KGV printed on NSW remainder stock with obliterating device in orange, Setting 2 (115mm 'R' of 'REGISTERED' to stamp) unused, some slight peripheral toning. BW RE7B, cat AU$500
Lot 901		Estimate: $200 1915-20 4d Orange KGV Sideface printed on NSW stock with obliterating device in orange, Setting 2 (115mm 'R' of 'REGISTERED' to stamp impression), fine apart from some minor toning along periphery. BW RE7B, cat AU$500
Lot 902		Estimate: $80 1916-20 4d Orange KGV Sideface printed on NSW stock with obliterating device in orange, Setting 2 (115mm 'R' of 'REGISTERED' to stamp impression), used from Kenmore to Goulburn NSW 30 JL 17. Few marks on face otherwise fine. BW RE7B, cat AU$200
Lot 903		Estimate: $3,000 1919 4d Orange KGV new layout printed on Middows stock unused, some marks left of the stamp impression suggest that an adhesive was previously affixed. One of the rarest registration envelopes, of which the BW catalogue states that only three unused examples are recorded. BW RE9, cat AU$5000
Lot 904		Estimate: $80 1920-21 5d Brown KGV on De La Rue stock (horizontal laid paper) cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/2' cds 26 OC 20 for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, very fine. BW RE1Ax, cat AU$150
Lot 905		Estimate: $1,200 1922-1937 unused and used collection of KGV envelopes, with 1921 5d RE11A U, RE11B(2) U, 1922 5d RE12 U (2), 5d RE13 U, 1923 4½d on 5d RE16 U (2), RE17 M (2) and U (2), 1923 4½d DLR stock RE18 U, 4½d Hodgson stock RE19 M (2) and U, 1925 4½d RE20 M (2) and U (2), 1928 4½d oval RE21 M (2) and U, 1930 5d on 4½d RE24B M (2) and U, 1930-37 5d M (2) and U (4). Few with small faults but generally very fine. BW cat AU$2935 (31)
Lot 906		Estimate: $220 1921 5d Brown KGV stamp on square flap printed on Middows stock, Setting 1 (text ends 'conditions prescribed'). Black ink mark along top left edge of envelope, otherwise fine and scarce. BW RE11A, cat AU$600
Lot 907		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $210 1922 5d Brown KGV on De La Rue stock with stamp on flap, address panel at right, fine unused and scarce as such. BW RE12, cat AU$500
Lot 908		Estimate: $220 1922 5d Brown KGV on Flap, De La Rue stock, with address panel at right, very fine unused. BW RE12, cat AU$500
Lot 909		Estimate: $220 1923 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d Brown KGV on De La Rue stock with address panel at right, uprated with 1½d Green KGV and used 1924 (4 Feb) from Mosman to Ipswich, England. Some peripheral toning, but very scarce. BW RE15, cat AU$500
Lot 910		Estimate: $90 1923 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d Brown KGV on De La Rue stock with address panel at left, cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/VIC cds 19 DE 23 for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, very fine. BW RE16x, cat AU$200
Lot 911		Estimate: $110 1923-24 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d Brown KGV with text reset and with 'envelope' on reverse, fine unused. Curiously, this envelope is scarcer than that with the 'envelpe' error. BW RE17, cat AU$250
Lot 912		Estimate: $50 Realised Price : $38 1923-24 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d Brown KGV with reset text cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/VIC' cds 19 DE 23, used for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, slight peripheral toning. BW RE17x, cat AU$100
Lot 913		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $675 1923-24 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d Brown KGV with reset text (RE17) cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/VIC' cds 19 DE 23, and with 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in black (23 x 4mm, seriffed) on face of envelope, used as a receiving handstamp on U.P.U. stamps and stationery sent to Bechuanaland. Very fine and unique, and unlisted in the BW catalogue
Lot 914		Estimate: $200 1924-25 4½d Violet KGV with all printing in violet, fine unused (2), one with 'envelpe' error on reverse text, fine unused. RE 18, d, cat AU$450 (2)
Lot 915		Estimate: $60 1924-25 4½d Violet KGV with text in violet on De La Rue stock, cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE/VIC' cds 14 MY 24 for distribution to U.P.U. member countries (not 18 MY 24 as incorrectly stated in catalogue), very fine. BW RE18x, cat AU$100.
Lot 916		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $675 1924-25 4½d Violet KGV with text in violet on De La Rue stock (BW RE17) cancelled-to-order with 'G.P.O./MELBOURNE/VIC' cds 14 MY 24 (not 18 MY 24 as stated in catalogue) for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, and with additional 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in black (23 x 4mm, seriffed) used as a receiving handstamp on stamps and stationery sent to Bechuanaland. Very fine and unique, unlisted by BW
Lot 917		Estimate: $80 1928-30 4½d Violet KGV oval embossed size 225 x 100mm very fine unused. BW RE22, cat AU$150
Lot 918		Estimate: $100 1928-30 4½d Violet KGV oval embossed size 225 x 100mm uprated with 1½d KGV for use to Germany, cancelled 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds, 2 JL 28. The envelope is from Melbourne stamp dealer W. Brett (formerly Brettschneider) and is addressed to well-known German stationery dealer Walter Beckhaus, and is noted in the BW catalogue as the earliest known date and possibly a first day usage. BW RE22, cat AU$80++
Lot 919		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1930 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d Violet KGV Sideface revaluation on old stock used 1931 (1 Oct) from Narrogin (WA) to Sydney, very fine and a very scarce envelope. BW RE 23, cat AU$750
Lot 920		Estimate: $30 Realised Price : $22 1930 'FIVE/PENCE on 4½d Violet KGV oval embossed with 13mm surcharge setting, fine used from Wentworth (NSW) to Mildura (Vic), 6 JA 37. BW RE25A, cat AU$60
Lot 921		Estimate: $80 1930 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d Violet KGV oval embossed (225 x 100m) with 18mm surcharge setting, very fine unused, BW RE25B, cat AU$150
Lot 922		Estimate: $400 1937-52 mint and used duplicated collection of KGVI registration envelopes, comprising 1937 5d M and U, 1942 5½d M (4) and U (9), 1948 5½d (brown text) M (2) and U, 1949 8½d M (3) and U (3), 1950 9d M (3) and U, 1951 1/0½d M (3) and U (3), various sub-types represented and generally very fine, high cat value (34)
Lot 923		Estimate: $90 1937-42 5d Brown KGVI embossed with revised back text (Setting 2) with addition of the words 'within the Commonwealth', very fine unused. BW RE29, cat AU$200
Lot 924		Estimate: $60 1942-48 5½d Brown KGVI embossed on cream stock with square flap at left, and showing the text on the back misplaced, used from Queen Victoria Buildings (Sydney), 1 May 1948, BW RE31 variety, unusual
Lot 925		Estimate: $90 1951-53 1/0½d Brown KGVI embossed overprinted SPECIMEN in red for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, superb. 356 envelopes were distributed. BW RE36w, cat AU$200
Lot 926		Estimate: $350 1953-68 mint and used duplicated collection of QEII registration envelopes with 1953 1/0½d M (3) and U (2), 1956 1/7d M (3) and U (4), 1958 1/7d kraft stock M (3) and U (2), 1959 2/5d provisional printing M (4) and U (3), 1962 2/5d M (3) and U, 1965 2/5d M (5), 1966 24c M (8) and U (6), and 1967 25c M (5) and U. Generally very fine (53)
Lot 927		Estimate: $80 1953-56 1/0½d Red-brown QEII embossed overprinted SPECIMEN in red for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, very fine. BW RE37Aw, cat AU$150
Lot 928		Estimate: $80 1956-58 1/7d Red QEII embossed on cream stock overprinted SPECIMEN in red for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, very fine. BW RE38w, cat AU$150
Lot 929		Estimate: $80 Registration Envelopes: 1959-68 QEII 2/5d to 25c issues used, mainly 1959 overprinted issue, various papers including 11 lines on back Setting 1 and 2 (3), including one with stamp impression in unusual pale red (10)
Lot 930		Estimate: $80 1959-62 2/5d Red QEII embossed provisional printing on 1/7d stock overprinted SPECIMEN in red for distribution to U.P.U. member countries, superb. 410 envelopes were distributed. BW RE40Aw, cat AU$150
Lot 931		Estimate: $200 1959-62 2/5d Red QEII embossed provisional issue on 1/7d envelope stock, with back text Setting 1 obliterated by 11 lines, superb and scarce. BW RE40B, cat AU$400
Lot 932		Estimate: $150 1959-62 2/5d Red QEII embossed provisional issue on 1/7d envelope stock, with back text Setting 2 obliterated by 11 lines, superb and scarce. BW RE40D, cat AU$300
Lot 933		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $210 Stamped-to-order Registration Envelopes: 1942-49 5½d Brown KGVI oval embossed cut-out cancelled Hobart cds, 12 OCT 48. Archival records indicate 10,000 registration envelopes were supplied for the Hobart Savings Bank, however only one entire is known to have survived (cat AU$10,000) The cutout offered here revises the catalogue note that no cutouts have been recorded