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LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

461

1928 (Oct 9) airmail to Mt Lawley WA with KGV 1½d red Die II & 3d blue Die I tied by very fine complete 'FORWARDED/BY AIR MAIL' handstamp in violet over-struck by largely very fine complete 'MUNDABULLANGANA/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' cds, small closed edge tear & small part back flap missing. Mundabullangana PO 16.7.1906; reduced to Free Bag 1.5.1919; closed ?. The 'FORWARDED ...' handstamp is recorded used here on this date only [see AAMC p36].

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

462

1928 (Nov 1) cover to Queensland "Per Aerial Mail via Hay" with Angel label, scarce albeit philatelic franking of Kookaburra M/S tied by the Exhibition cds in red with another strike in blue at left, blank provisional red R label, 'WOOLLOONGABBA' cds & 'UNCLAIMED AT/...' handstamp that also ties the M/S, boxed 'DLO RECORD' handstamp & Brisbane DLO backstamp, vertical fold clear of the stamps & labels, the M/S with minor gum-staining, light soiling. Proceeds to charity.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$135.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

463

1930 apparently commercial cover to a Sydney solicitor with Sturt 1½d endorsed in manuscript "2d paid/ PM/LHI" and 'LORD HOWE_ ISLAND/22AU/1930/NSW' cds alongside ACSC 139c, a few faults but presentable, the stamp is very fine, Cat $3750 (for usage on 22/23.8.1930). From the first despatch of provisionals from the island, with the earliest recorded date of 22.8.1930, which would make this a rare & generally unrecognised First Day Cover. However, the RPSofV Certificate (2020) states "the manuscript notation on the stamp is forged". CP Dignan was a solicitor in the Manchester Unity Building. This supports our conclusion that the datestamp, and hence the cover, is genuine. Considering that the PO had no 2d stamps available, it seems likely that this cover was sent unstamped, before the PM came up with his idea to endorse 1½d stamps. However, someone has later added a passable forgery of an 'endorsed' stamp.

Grade C (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

464

1930s commercial airmails both internal and with a range of overseas destinations including Austria with Greek currency censor, Germany at 2/1d 'all-the-way' rate (plus 3d registration), India, Netherlands, Papua, Singapore & South Africa, also noted 1933 to Pennsylvania endorsed "via USA Air Mail" with 6d Kookaburra for the foreign rate & registration fee plus KGV 1d & 3d for the internal US airmail, 1935 Hansford Reeve (Brisbane) 'Ranji Shaving Brushes' illustrated advertising long envelope airmail to Melbourne, 1936 IXL Jam illustrated advertising, 1936 to New Guinea with 2d SA Centy for the domestic letter rate plus KGV 1½d brown for the Port Moresby to Wau airmail surcharge, etc, condition a little mixed but mosty fine to very fine. (90+)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

465

1930s commercial airmails all with KGV Heads frankings mostly internal with a few overseas destinations including three to New Guinea two of which are paying the additional 1½d Port Moresby to Wau airmail surcharge, 1938 to England via "Adelaide Perth" with 5d solo re-directed to Switzerland with GB KGVI 1d added, also noted four items with Australian National Airways (ANA) airmail ettiquette one with 4½d solo, four from Perth/Fremantle with different 'PER AERIAL MAIL' cachets, 1935 IXL Jam illustrated advertising envelope, 1936 double-surcharge item from Sydney to Victoria with 4d olive pair, etc, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine. (29)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

466

PSE

1930s-40s family correspondence to England with lots of better frankings including Kangaroos to 2/-, KGV Heads to 1/4d, ANZAC 1/-, SA Centenary 1/-, NSW Sesquicentenary 9d, etc, wartime 5/10d Clipper rate, censorship noted Newcastle label and a few to or re-directed India, also from other countries to the UK including from Canal Zone, Egypt, Hungary, India, KUT, New Zealand, New Guinea 1936 with Bird Airs 2½d & 3½d x5, Southern Rhodesia, Straits Settlements, Sudan, Switzerland, etc, plus 1937 KLM postcards x2 written on board plane to France, 1943 Bahamas airmail to India with 3/- Badge, and lots of pre-WWII incoming airmails from Great Britain to Australia noted one with official repair label and a few from India, then later commercial mail up to the 1970s to from & within Australia, condition rather mixed but plenty are fine to very fine. (200+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

467

1930s-60s illustrated advertising covers all-different group of Queensland firms with many attractive envelopes including for British Paints, Campbell Brothers 'Snow Palm' & Super Soft' cleaners (both multicoloured), Charles Alvey fishing tackle, Dairy Queen (ice cream), Les Key Aviation (plane), McMahons Aerated Waters, Signologist (koala painting sign) x2 different, TPA&I Association Townsville (horse steeplechase), Ventnor AIS Stud Kumbia (cows), Wallace Bishop & Son (diamond ring), XXXX Bitter Beer, etc, lots of automotive images with motorcycles, cars, trucks, tractors, excavators, tyres, service stations, etc, also tourism types for Bargara Golf Club, Roylen Cruises Coral Isles & Brampton Island (2 different), Royal Hayman Hotel, Avalon Motel Proserpine, Lindeman Island, South Molle Island, etc, some postmark interest including town datestamps, Paids, meters & machine cancels, the majority are standard-size, a number opened on three sides but condition generally fine to very fine. An excellent companion to the previous lot as there appears to be no duplication across them. Ex Woodchip-Free Zone (Rod Perry). (500+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

468

1931 (Apr 30) British General Electric Co Ltd (Sydney) advertising cover to the head office in the English Midlands with Four Issue Five Colour Franking of Kangaroos 9d violet, KGV 1d green, 3d Airmail pair and Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d tied by 'AIR MAIL/SYDNEY NSW' cds, minor wrinkling caused by the contents. The Empire letter rate was 2d per ounce + domestic airmail supplement of 3d per half-ounce x2 + Karachi-London accelerated airmail fee of 6d per half-ounce x2 + 1d late fee = 21d = 1/9d.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

469

1931 (May) illustrated cover for the Dutch flight to the Dutch Indies & on to Netherlands, unusually to Singapore only with 2/- Kangaroo solo leaving most of the rate information clear at upper-right. A scarce intermediate at the correct rate.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

470

1934 illustrated cover for G Rimington Pty Ltd Nurserymen Kew (Vic) with Victoria Centenary 2d tied by commemorative slogan, the rverse with die-cut '.../CENTENARY/HORTICULTURAL/EXHIBITION/...' blue/yellow "shield" label.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$110.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

471

1934 commercial airmail to Finland endorsed "Australia-Greece-Finland" with scarce franking of Macarthur 9d + Hermes 1/6d tied by Sydney cds of 7DE34. Carried on the first scheduled airmail service to England, ex Sydney 8.12.1934. Philatelic covers are common; commercial items are scarce; all-up airmail to Finland is rare.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$700.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

472

1934 (Dec 9) airmail to England with Hermes 1/6d solo tied by Sydney cds, on arrival re-directed back to Australia by airmail with Great Britain KGV 1½d brown x2 & 1/- bistre affixed and 'WAHROONGA/7JA35/NSW' arrival backstamp, the letter to "Darling Mother" enclosed, a couple of minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

473

1934 & 1935 airmail covers 1) rated 7d for surface to Pennsylvania + 4d for trans-USA airmail; and 2) to London rated 1/7d franked CofA Wmk 1/4d & Vic Centenary 3d = 1/6d + 1d late fee; both with very minor blemishes; also 1931 advertising cover from Port Adelaide to Indiana at 1d printed matter rate, a bit soiled. (3)

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

474

PSE

1935-38 commercial airmails at All Up rates of 1/6d to Scotland per 'Scipio' with 'DAMAGED BY WATER' h/s & airmail label lost, 1/9d to France x2 (on registered with Large Lyrebird 1/- pair), 2/3d to Finland, and 3/5d double-rate + 3d registration to Switzerland; air to England then by sea at 1/9d to Denmark redirected internally & 1/9d + 1d late fee to Sweden, both these with jusqu'a bars of London. A very good little lot. (7)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

475

1936 (Aug 4) commercial airmail to Austria with Kangaroo 2/- & SA Centenary 3d tied by Sydney cds, blue/white R label, the reverse with Athens transit, Vienna arrival of 17.VIII.36 and two different 'TELEGRAPHENAMT' cds indicating transported in the city's Pneumatic Mail system.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

476

1936 (Nov 13) airmail cover to London with KGV 1d x4, 2d SA Centenary & 6d Large Kookaburra pair tied by Melbourne cds, slightly reduced at the base. Flown per 'Horsa' service IW497. Between Baghdad & Amman it encountered a sandstorm & was forced to make an emergency landing at Gaza. The service was terminated & the mail was sent by road/rail to Alexandria. Ex Rod Perry. A rare cover: Ken Sandford (2003) states "No mail is known in collectors' hands"; Brian Peace (2021) at page 332 states "5+" are recorded.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

477

1936 South Australian Centenary album of commercial & philatelic covers all franked with at least one of the 2d 3d &/or 1/- including ten registered covers from small towns, advertising & posted out of course items, underpaid to Belgium with 50c & 70c Postage Dues, commercial airmails including Postal Card uprated to India, to Ceylon with 'DOWN INDO-CEYLON TPO' transit, overweight to London taxed "360c", triple-rate to London paid 4/6d + 1d late fee, registered express to London rated 1/6d + 6d express + 1d late fee (3d registration not paid & late fee for registered items was 2d; not taxed), to Paris at 1/10d with 'CN' perfins (very scarce on the 1/-), two to Germany at 2/1d, etc, also an array of the stamps including three pages of 1/- greens, condition variable. Ripe for development. [See also Lot 2025] (77 + stamps) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

478

1937 (April 20) 'Round the World Airmail' cover originally addressed to Austria endorsed "First Flight, Australia - Hong Kong, China Clipper, America" with Kangaroos 5/- grey & yellow and KGV 1d green tied Sydney cds with blue R label alongside, Hong Kong 'REGISTERED/27 AP/37' transit backstamp where 'HONG KONG TO SAN FRANCISCO/[Flying Boat]/RECEIVED - FIRST FLIGHT - FAM 14' handstamp in violet applied at lower-left, San Francisco 'MAY 4' and New York transits, Vienna '19.V.37' [Airmail] arrival, then re-posted back to Australia with Austria Costumes 20g brown & Farm Workers 3s orange tied by Vienna '20.V.37' cds, 'MIT FLUGPOST' etiquette affixed over the top of the R label and 'TELEGRAPHENAMT WIEN R/P' [Rohrpost = pneumatic mail] transit, Sydney Air Mail Section '1 JUN/1937' arrival backstamp, minor blemishes. Carried by QANTAS to Singapore, by Imperial Airways feeder service to Hong Kong, by Pan-Am China Clipper first regular service to San Francisco, US domestic airmail to New York and ship to Europe, then returned from Vienna most likely via Athens and by Imperial Airways/QANTAS service to Sydney. The entire journey took 42 days and involved carriage by landplanes, flying boat, steamer, pneumatic mail as well as presumably by train, truck & foot. A remarkable item.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

479

1938-50s Small Lyrebird 1/- frankings on commercial covers mostly by air with a good range of rates both solo - including a block of 4 to USA - & in combination with other values including Robes 5/- & Arms 10/- x2, a good range of destinations including Aden, Austria, Bahamas, Fiji, Germany American & Soviet Zones, India, Japan & Perak, generally fine to very fine. The intended basis for a stillborn exhibit. (37) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

480

1938-50s KGVI 1/4d magenta frankings including pre-war airmails to USA at 1/7d rate (air to the UK then ship across the Atlantic) x3 two with jusq'ua markings and to Germany at 1/9d rate x3 two with Greek currency censorship, PanAm Clipper covers to the USA at 4/- rate and to the UK at 6/2d rate both censored at Sydney, plus post-war airmails to occupied Europe noted one from Stanley Stamp Service with Austrian stamp exchange authorisation label, quite a few registered, some postmark interest, a couple of flight covers, etc, condition mostly fine to very fine. (37) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM