AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, STATE PUNCTURES

Lot 585		Estimate: $180 'OS/NSW': 1915-21 New South Wales Returned to Sender covers (9) with 1d Red Smooth Paper (8 solos including nice Die II) or 1d Red inverted wmk plus ½d Green, range of shades including 1915 semi-surfaced (BW 71A) with Sydney DLO Returned Letter envelope, many with DLO Returned to Sender labels on reverse, few faults (10)
Lot 586		Estimate: $220 'OS/NSW': 1916-27 George V ½d Green + 1d Red, 1d Red, 1½d Black-brown, 1½d Brown (2, one Large Multiple Wmk), 1½d Red, 2d Orange (2, shades), and 3d Blue, and 1934-36 G/NSW 1d pair, 2d, 3d + 2d or 5d, mostly unclaimed and returned covers, some faults, a scarce group
Lot 587		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $110 'OS/NSW': 1916 (29 Apr) Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works postcard with George V ½d yellow-green solo franking perfinned 'MBW' (8 x 16mm, large holes), a trifle aged
Lot 588		Estimate: $150 'OS/NSW': 1923 (21 Aug) cover from Morisset to U.K. with George V 1d Pale Violet (2) overstruck with large 'RETOUR', minor faults but scarce