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Australian States, Postal Stationery, Victoria, 2d envelopes (4) unused (RL EP7), 1d Reply Paid Post card (RL CP5); NSW, 1d OS (RL E04, EO7 [2, one on a OHMS envelope]); NSW 1 1/2d blue post card unused (RL CP15), Tasmania, 1/2d (RL type E1); Walch's Tasmanian Post Card of 1880 (RL c1); Registered letter (RL RP3); these all unused; OS cards for NSW (RL CP01) Sydney Oc 31, 83; OHMS GR perfin 1902 1d type Z (RL p.74) another a wrapper with GR perfin; another NSW Registered envelope to Hobart fixed with 2d perfin (RL RP6) another NSW OHMS 6d OS embossed stamp, 1889 (RL RO1) (illustrated), another unused; another wrapper OS/NSW 1/2d; Victoria OHMS 1d OS embossed cover fixed with additional KGV 1/2d, Education Dept. Marnoo (RL CO2); others, copies etc. Used and unused. (25)
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Australia and Australian States, Postal Stationery, an extraordinary accumulation of original postal stationery, many used, some unused that have all been enhanced with unofficial punctured letters 'OS (various sizes and sometimes reversed), G/NSW, OS NSW, T and other variations all illegally placed on these stationery items many years ago to create rarities, includes wrappers, post cards, lettercards, envelopes (including registered), ordinary letters etc. A one of a kind grouping with some duplication of unoffical punctured items, impossible to duplicate. Unused and used. (approx 200)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,700
Australia, kangaroo, 1st watermark, 1913-1914, mounted on hingeles 'Leuchtturm' page, 1/2d - ?2, (SG 1-16), 5/- - ?2 all very lightly toned (all illustrated), the ?2 shows only a faint trace of hinge. 2/- MUH, others appear to be MUH, a fine set. Mostly MUH. (15)
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $6,000
Australia, kangaroo, 2nd watermark, 1915, mounted on hingeles 'Leuchtturm' page, 1/2d - 5/- (5/- illustrated), (SG 24-30), the 2/- shows only a faint trace of hinge. 5/- MUH possibly regum, several very light toning, others appear to be MUH, a fine set. Superb mint - MUH. (7)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $4,000
Australia, kangaroo, 3rd watermark, 1915-1924, mounted on hingeles 'Leuchtturm' page, 1/2d - ?2, (SG 35-45, 73-75), 5/- - ?2 (all illustrated), the ?2 shows only a light crease MUH, the ?1 faint trace of hinge, 2/- - 10/- all MUH, others appear to be MUH, several lightly toned. a very fine set. Superb mint - MUH. (14)
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $6,000
Australia, kangaroo, small multiple watermark, 1929-1930, mounted on hingeles 'Leuchtturm' page, 1/2d - ?2, (SG 107-114), 5/-, 10/- and ?2 (all illustrated), the ?2 shows a short perf at base, a very fine set. Superb MUH. (7)
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $3,800
Australia, kangaroo, C of A watermark, 1931-1936, mounted on hingeles 'Leuchtturm' page, 6d - ?2, (SG 132-138, 212), 5/- - ?2 (all illustrated), several with tone/aged traces, a very fine set. Superb MUH. (8)
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,400
Australia, kangaroo issues to George VI all CTO, kangaroos 6d, 9d, 1/- 5/- all CofA, KGV 1/2d to 1/4 (13) all CofA, commems, K/Smith set 6d and 1/- 1932 issues 1/6 air, Victoria Centenary, KGVI set to robes 5/- and 10/- a Specimen, OS bridge. The set of CTOs from an official PO folder. Used. (62)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Australia, KGV,collection housed in a interleaved stock book of all colours and shades of issues from the 2nd watermark, 1914-1920, to C of A issues to 1/4, includes engraved 1913 1d (both shades (SG 17, 17c); 1d reds (16) various shades, noted 1d die II both MUH (2, one as a joined pair with die I) and die III (2), 4d orange - lemon shades (5); Multiple 2nd Wmk set with shades (9), no wmk (2), 2nd wmk. 1918-1923 set of (26), 1/2d to l/4 (2) with shades etc, (SG 56-66a, 76-81); small multiple wmk., perf. 14 (10) including extra 1/4 thick 1 variety MUH (ACSC 129n $600 mint) (illustrated), others (SG 85-93); similar perf. 13.5x12.5 set with shades (18) noted 1d green die II (2, one as a joined pair), and only used in collection 4 1/2d die II, CTO, (SG 94-104); O/P (2), (SG 119-120); C of A wmk., set (8), (SG 124-131); also block of 4 of 1 1/2d 2nd wmk, with thin RAL and HALEPENCE (ACSC 89(22)i and j); OS perfs (17), noted no wmk pair, including 1 1/2d printed on gum side (illustrated) (SG O80wa), and OS O/P (7) all on KGV issues, a few are mint, several with light tone, most appear to be MUH, a fine collection. Mostly MUH. (125)
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,000
Australia, 1932 1/- lyrebird, SG 140 (2); Macarthur set of 4, 2d (both types), 3d and 1/-, SG 150-152. First two mint, Macarthur set MUH. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Australia, 5/- blue-green, Sydney Harbour Bridge (SG 143). Fine used.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Australia, a large quantity in two spring back albums on Hagner sheets of mostly pre-decimal MUH many as blocks of 4 some as imprint blocks, noted various Authority imprints on 4d, 5d (2), 5 1/2d emu, 6d (2), 9d, 1/-, 1/3 bull (4), 1/4d KGVI (32) most as blocks of 4 no imprints; plate number corner singles of 1929 WA issue, plate blocks of 4, Nos. 1-3 of Anzac 2d; Nos 1-4 of 2d cable; Produce Food large blocks 9x3 of 3 1/2d; imprint pairs 1935 (5) of 2d silver jubilee, blocks of 4 etc; quantities of post 1945 issues, quantity of decimal issues. MUH. (several 100)
Estimate $100
SOLD $330
Australia, a small collection of Postage Dues, mounted on 9 leaves, various types and wmks., 1902 series various values to 1/-, others 1909 series to 5/-, other issues etc to 5/-. Used. (89)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Australia, in a KEK stockbook a number of useful stamps including used ?1 and ?2 CofA (short perf on ?2, illustrated), Specimen set of 3, 10/- to ?2 CofA, ?1 3rd wmk. mint with faults; 10/- s.mult. wmk., used (CV ?500, illustrated); 1/- 3rd wmk mint joined pair with lower selvedge, 5/- Bridge mint with side selvedge (illustrated), another very fine used (illustrated); another bridge set of 3 to 5/-; blocks of 4 used of ?1 and ?2 arms, used set of robes; 3d kooka miniature sheets (2, one illustrated); blocks of 4 KGV 25 years; 2d golden scarlet OS perf block of (30, CV ?500); OS K/Smith pair used; robes 10/- (4), ?1 (4) and other useful items; lot also includes a few British Commonwealth sets (Basutoland, Southern Rhodesia, Bahamas, South African Company (47). MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,800
Australia, 1913-1917 collection in Davo hingeless album, a few kangaroos and KGV issues and better commems from 1927 (no 5/- bridge), definitives include Robes to 5/-, missing arms from 10/-, but relatively complete in pre-decimals and decimals to 1970, otherwise scattered issues to 1982, lot also includes three small stock books, two containing some Great Britain and another with Australian. Used - MUH. (100s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Australia, pre-decimal and decimal in a KA/BE stock book, pre-decimal mostly as imprint blocks or blocks of 4 of issues from early 1940s - 1965, noted 2/6 Aborigine (wmked), 1950s KGVI issues, QE and QEII, commems including 1951 50 years, produce food blocks of 6, Coronation, Royal Visit, Tasmanian sesqui, Cobb & Co, 2/- Qantas, 1956 Olympics (2 + sets) + 2/- green and 2/- blue (4 blocks), a quantity of G/NSW perf issues; decimals c.1970s (FV $40+). MUH. (lot)
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
Australia, cover from Columbus Ohio to Sydney, dated Jun 23, 1905, fixed with 3 x 1 cent Franklin and 2 cent Washington, and later fixed with x5 Australia 1d Postage Due issues (uncertain wmk.) (illustrated); together with Registered letter Sydney to Port Adelaide fixed with 2d red and 5d brown KGV dated 14 Sept, 1932; other covers First Flight New Zealand - Australia Air Mail Service 1940, 8 Ap 1940 (New Plymouth) - 1 May 1940 (Sydney); Victoria, Post Card, Commonwealth celebrations c.1900 unused; Indonesia, registered cover, 19-12, 1955 from Djakarta to Stockholm Sweden fixed with 4 x commemorative sets (SG 682-5, 691-702). Used, unused. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
Australia, Postal stationery, official envelope with heading 'On His Majesty's Service', as a stamped to order with engraved 'OS' electro on the 1d red kangaroo stamp, 1d 1913-4 period on a green envelope for the Postmaster-General's Department, Queensland as Money Order Advices, to Postmaster at Townsville, 15 Feb 1914; type 1 original die, (Kellow EO1A). Fine used, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Australia, Postal stationery, official envelopes, 1913-1914, 1d kangaroo, with O.H.M.S. or On His Majesty's Service on covers, 1d kangaroo stamp with 'OS' engraved in the stamp, type 1 (Kellow PEO1A, large cover); another smaller cover Au 29, 1916, Sydney type 2 (Kellow PEO1B); another large cover as a Registered Letter (from the Treasury NSW), fixed with 4d kangaroo, from 'The Exchange NSW 12 Feb 14' to Singleton, (Kellow -) (illustrated); 1d red with 'OS' engraved on stamp on large blue-gray envelope with printed (OHMS) (differing to Kellow illustration envelope type cf.Kellow EO7 with type 2 'OS' , usuage Education Dept. Melbourne, dated 11 Sept 24 Bendigo, (illustrated) (Kellow -). Used, with faults, all very scarce - rare. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Australia, Postal stationery, Post card, 1913-1915, 1d kangaroo, with O.H.M.S. overprints, one with centre of card other (2) above 1d kangaroo stamp, issued by South Australian Railways for each type third card from Adelaide to Kapunda Public School from Public School Murryville SA, Sept. 22, 1914 (appears as a legitimate usuage) (illustrated), (Kellow P24e, 24ea [2] [CV $1000]). Used, somewhat toned and with faults, all very scarce. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Australia, Postal stationery, Post Cards on Hagner sheets, all punctured 'OS/NSW', and used by New South Wales Government Departments, 1d 1913-5 kangaroo, (Kellow P24eb), from the Sydney Harbour Trust used Sept 1914; 1 1/2d red brown KGV, 1920-1922 used 1921-2, used from Sydney Harbour Trust (illustrated), Govt. Printing Office and Lands Department, (Kellow P52(2)e) (3); 1d green KGV, 1924-1925 issued from Govt. Printing Office, Sydney Harbour Trust, die 1, (Kellow P61e) (2); 1d green KGV 1925-1930 series (5) issued by Sydney Harbour Trust (4), Lands Dept. (1), used 1927-1929 die 1 and 3 (Kellow P63e and P64e); 1 1/2d red brown, 1930-1937, from Dept. of Lands and Govt. Printing Office, used 1931 and 1934 (Kellow P67e) (2); 1d violet buff stock, 1923-1924, Sydney Harbour Trust used 1924 (illustrated) (Kellow P56e); others used 1d kangaroo unused with a rev. for the Glenorchy Board of Agriculture, (Kellow P28); Australia, Prince of Wales 1d 'Oak leaf frame' buff on reverse, unused 1911 issue, (Kellow P18(1)B) (illustrated). Good - fine mostly used, two unused. (16)
Estimate $600
SOLD $850
Australia, Postal stationery, post office envelopes, 1916-1918 1d red, 'Star' embossed, knife 1, die 1, (Kellow EP7); other types unused, die 4 1d and 1/2d 'Star' embossed (Kellow EP14) (illustrated); 2d similar (Kellow EP23); 1 1/2d (Kellow EP28) as an addressed cover to Royal Society...Cruelty to Animals..; Three Halfpence on 2d (Kellow EP26); oval 2d on 1 1/2d red (Kellow EP35); 2d oval (3) type 1 (blue), type 2, type 6. (Kellow EP36); KGVI types 2d oval type 2, 3, (Kellow EP40); 2 1/2d oval type (Kellow EP42), 3 1/2d crowned circle embossed (Kellow EP48, 49); 3 1/2d and 4d QEII (Kellow EP51, EP55). Unused, several scarce. (16)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Australia, Postal stationery, official envelopes, 1916-1918, KGV 1d red 'Star' embossed issue, on O.H.M.S. cover, dated Sydney Fe 15, 1917, from Metro. Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, Sydney, Die 1, (cf.Kellow ES28 but on OHMS cover unlisted) (illustrated); similar Official covers with 2d red 'Star' embossed issue with OS in die, with 'Three/Halfpence' overprint on die (Kellow EO14) (2, CV $500) both from Education Department Melbourne; another similar, same source with 'Two/ Pence' on three halfpence OS 'Star' embossed issue fixed with KGVI 2 1/2d and 1/2d issues, dated 10 Ap 1950, (Kellow EO16 CV $150), unusual so late; another 1 1/2d OS oval KGV cover Ship Mail Room 15 Au 30, as (Kellow EO18 with OHMS stamp); other envelopes (Kellow EO17, ES86 both OHMS cover, ES75 Dept. of Army ADC cover, ME7 as a CTO cover), and a 2d oval on OHMS wrapper? to the Postmaster from Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, 8 FE 35 from Hindmarsh. Unused, some with minor faults, several very scarce - rare. (10)
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
Australia, Postal stationery, Post card, 1918-1919, 'three/halfpence' on a 1d kangaroo obsolete stock, used from Hobart 1 Oct 19, machine postmark, noted repaired spike hole and aged, (Kellow P49 [$8000]). Used, extremely rare, one of three known.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Australia, Postal stationery, official envelopes, 1920, KGV penny halfpenny brown with 'OS' impressed in stamp, type 2, with O.H.M.S. on cover, together fixed with 1/2d green punctured OS, dated Brisbane 22 Dec 1920, to the Postmaster, Brisbane (Kellow PEO7 and cf.PE08); Military letter card, with 1d red KGV type, unused. manufactured in 1916 with a printing of 50,400 lettercards, (Kellow LCM1 CV $500); 1919 KGV 1d red official wrapper with 'OS' in solid engraving, for Deputy Commissioner of Maternity Allowances used from Melbourne 5 Au, 1921, (Kellow WO2 CV $1250) (illustrated). Unused and used, first with faults, others very fine and all very scarce - rare. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Australia, Postal stationery, official envelopes, KGV 'Star' embossed issues with 'OS' print on stamps, 1921-1930, Three halfpence red issues with 'On His Majesty's Service' on covers, (3) with Deputy Commissioner of Maternity Allowances used in 1925, (2) of these as Money Order Advise to Postmaster, (Kellow EO15), another similar but with TWO PENCE O/P (Kellow E016), another large cover with additional 1/2d orange fixed to cover (Dept. of the Treasury) dated 15 Nov 1930 Camberra; another cover with Three Halfpence green with 'OS'issued in Sydney, Ap 3 1924, Commonwealth Sub Treasury (Kelllow EO13) (illustrated), similar 2d red, Sp 5, 1923, Sydney (Kellow EO12); Three Halfpence on two pence red, 12 Mr 28 from Belmont, Education Department Melbourne, (Kellow EO14); similar group (3) of 2d red oval embossed issues, one of (Kellow EO19) from Adelaide from Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, Adelaide SA; similar examples (2) without OS on stamp, all dated Melbourne July and October 1933 both from the Deputy Commisioner of Maternity Allowances engraved but different types, (cf.Kellow ES72). Used, with some faults, all scarce - rare. (10)
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Australia, Postal stationery, Post Cards on Hagner sheets, all punctured 'OS/NSW', and used by New South Wales Government Departments, 1d 1913-5 kangaroo, (Kellow P24eb, [2], P25e [1]), (3) all from the Govt. Printing Office issued 1915-1917 (one illustrated); 1 1/2d red brown KGV, 1930-1937 used 1937-8, used from Maritime Services Board of NSW and Lands Department, both with admonition 83.5mm (Kellow P67e); 1d green KGV, 1924-1925 issued from Lands Dept 1925 used to Corowa, die 3, (Kellow P62e); 1d green KGV 1925-1930 series (6) issued by Sydney Harbour Trust, Lands Dept., Main Roads Board (4) (one illustrated). (Kellow P64e). Fair - fine used. (12)
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
Australia, Postal stationery, Registered letters, 1913, 4d kangaroo 'Registered Letter' at top, (Kellow RE3A), unused (illustrated); 5d brown oval registered Letter, Brisbane 13 MR 31, used to Adelaide, (Kellow RE26); used OHMS clear window envelopes (cf.Kellow ES86; ES96 [2]); a range of KGV cutouts embossed 'Star' OS issues (15), oval OS issues (12), KGV OS issues 1d green (2), 1d violet (2), 1 1/2d brown (2), 2d orange (2), (cf.Kellow as covers EO7, EO9); the 1d green with OS not noted in Kellow; etc. First item unused, others used. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Australia, pictorial air mail post card by Capt. Harry Butler as a flight 'Souvenir Aerial Post Card No.624', signed verso by Harry Butler, franked with the 1 1/2d KGV brown cancelled in Minlaton 6/8/1919 to Miss P.H.Rowe, Gipps Cross South Australia, (Eustis 22). Fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Australia, 'Herald and Weekly Times' air mail letter carried by Capt Roy King and Capt. Vigers in seperate flights the return flight left Geelong for Melbourne on the 17th April 1922, the cover fixed with the Herald Air Mail vignette and 2 x 1d violet KGV isssues, to Mrs T. Chilton, North Melbourne, one of 800 carried that day. Fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $750