Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 481 |
 |
 1940 (Nov 25) Consulate-General of the Czech Republic (Sydney) cover registered to the Government-in-Exile in London with typed
"honour" endorsement on the reverse & superb 42mm cachet in violet, Hermes 1/6d + KGVI 3d tied by Sydney cds.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 482 |
/ |
 1940s censored overseas commercial airmails with destinations including Egypt, India, Netherlands Indies at 9d rate (censored
again on arrival) & New Guinea (with Newcastle censor label) but most to the UK noted various at 2/1d airmail from the USA (one a double-rate) and one at 5/10d Pacific & Atlantic Clipper rate (plus 3d for registration), and to the USA a number with
'CALIFORNIA/CLIPPER' handstamps one at 8/- double rate, etc, good variety of censor markings, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine.
(30)Grade A/B (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 483 |
= |
 1941 (Nov 3) Food Parcel Label 'Customs Declaration' black/pink form to England with KGVI 2d red & 1/4d magenta pair (right-hand
unit with minor faults) and 9d Platypus tied by three largely very fine strikes of 'YUNGABURRA/QUEENSLAND' cds, two repaired tears at base do not unduly detract. The rate was 3/7d for a parcel weighing between 3 & 7 pounds. Much scarcer than the
5/10d rate for parcels weighing over 7lbs up to the 11lbs maximum. Virtually all such parcels were sent as part of the 1946 'Food For Britain' campaign: this is one of the earliest such items we have seen.
Grade (B) (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 484 |
|
 1943 airmail covers from Dutch Forces in the Northern Territory to Melbourne (opening faults) or Brisbane with RNF Censor No 15 or
No 17 both in violet, and from Brisbane to USA with boxed 'ROYAL NETH INDIES ARMY/CONCESSION RATE' handstamp on the reverse (repaired at left); also 1941 (Dec 15) airmail Melbourne to Hong Kong with 'UNDELIVERABLE/...' cachet in violet.
(4)Grade A-/B (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 485 |
/ |
 1950s-70s Queensland OHMS illustrated publicity envelopes all-different group promoting tourism, industry, investment, insurance &
road safety for a range of government departments, almost all used including a few airmail to the UK, USA & Canada at rates up to 2/3d or 25c but most with domestic letter rate frankings, 'PAID' cancels or meters, also thematic & postmark interest, a
few opened on three sides but generally fine to very fine. Rarely seen in this variety. Ex Woodchip-Free Zone (Rod Perry).
(200 approx)Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
(Image7)
(Image8)
(Image9)
(Image10)
(Image11)
(Image12)
(Image13)
(Image14)
(Image15)
(Image16)
Get Market Data for [Australia Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 486 |
|
 1957 (July 21) WA Premier's Department oversize OHMS envelope (255x180mm) with pre-printed 'Agent General for Western
Auastralia...London' address, sent airmail with Lyrebird 1/- x3 and Arms 5/- x5 & 10/- pair tied by Perth cds paying the 2/- per ½oz airmail letter rate x24, sealed with cello tape & minor bends, plus a similar envelope endorsed "Printed Matter" with
flap unsealed and Arms 5/- block of 6 (3x2) for the 1/- per ½oz airmail printed matter rate x30, also with minor blemishes & bends from bulky contents.
(2) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 487 |
|
 1958 (June 18) airmail cover with typed ".../Royal Netherlands Embassy/...Sydney" to The Hague with scarce solo franking of Arms
10/- purple tied by Sydney cds, blue/white R label alongside, s'Gravenhage arrival backstamp of 24.VI/1958 & notation in Dutch alongside. The rate was 2/- per half-ounce x4 plus 1/3d registration (with 9d convenience overpayment).
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
|
Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 488 |
|
 1963 social airmail cover addressed in English & Japanese with Thursday Island address on the flap, to Japan with scarce solo
franking of 1/6d Christmas Bells tied by light 'THURSDAY ISLAND/ 3 /QLD-AUST' cds. This and the next lot were almost certainly sent by a Japanese pearl-diver.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 489 |
|
 1964 (circa) unsealed greeting card cover addressed in English & Japanese, to Japan with scarce solo franking of 1/6d Galah tied by
faint but identifiable Thursday Island cds, minor stain at right.
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 490 |
|
 1965 (April 15) airmail to England with ANZAC 2/3d solo tied by Sydney machine cancel, tiny closed tear at top edge not affecting
stamp or markings, under-catalogued at $100 for solo usage.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 491 |
|
 1965 (Apr 20) registered airmail cover to Germany with very scarce franking of ANZAC 2/3d pair tied by 'PRAHRAN S.1/VIC' cds,
blue/white R label & Melbourne transit backstamp. The rate was 2/3d airmail plus 2/- registration fee with a 3d convenience overpayment. [The illustration is above Lot 490]
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 492 |
|
 1965 (Nov 2) double-rate registered airmail express cover to Germany with rare franking of Captain Cook 7/6d & QEII 3d tied by
scarce 'RUSSELL STREET C1/ 4 /VIC-AUST' cds, blue/white R label & Melbourne transit backstamp, truncated about 25mm at the base. The rate was 2/3d airmail x2 plus 2/- registration & 1/3d express fees.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$3,600.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 493 |
|
 1966 (Feb 8) commercial cover to Croydon (Vic) with pre-decimal/decimal combination franking of QEII 5d green and 3c grey-green
tied by Melbourne '8 FEB/1966' machine cancel almost one week before the official issue date of Decimals on 14.2.1966, a couple of small aging marks. The 5d converted to the 4c Decimal letter rate, so the additional Decimal franking was presumably
added for the second weight step (7c up to 2oz). Businesses were permitted to purchase Decimal stamps in the week before issue to prepare for the change-over, but were not supposed to use them until 14.2.1966.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 494 |
|
 1966 (Feb 18) commercial cover to Melbourne with pre-decimal/decimal combination franking of QEII 5d green and Birds 20c Golden
Whistler tied by 'WILLIAMSTOWN CENTRAL W.16/VIC-AUST' cds with blue/white R label alongside and another strike on the reverse, minor discolouration from the gummed flap. An early example in the first week after decimalisation on 14.2.1966. The 5d
converted to the 4c Decimal letter rate plus 20c registration fee.
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 495 |
|
 1966 (Sep 29) registered airmail cover to Austria with scarce solo franking of Captain Cook 75c tied by 'FREMANTLE/WEST.-AUST.' cds
& boxed R cachet in rosine, blue/white R label, Sydney transit & 'GRAZ' arrival backstamps, small repaired tear clear of the stamp. From 14..2.1966, the rate was Zone 5 airmail 25c x2 plus 20c registration fee 20c (with a 5c convenience overpayment).
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 496 |
|
 1968 (Feb 2) registered septuple-rate airmail cover to England with scarce franking of Captain Cook 75c, Matthew Flinders $1 & 20c
Bird tied by light Stock Exchange Adelaide cds, blue/white R label, GPO transit & London arrival backstamp in red, vertical fold & minor faults caused by the heavy contents. The Zone 5 airmail rate was 25c x7 plus 20c registration.
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$220.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 497 |
PSE |
 1968 (April 6) Great Britain QEII 6d aerogramme to Tasmania, carried on the ill-fated BOAC flight 712 bound for Sydney and singed
at the edges, with PMG's Department undated advice from the 'Mails and Transport Branch' Hobart stating "The enclosed article was included in the mail salvaged from the aircraft which crashed at Heathrow...on 8th April 1968", the aerogramme mounted
onto the base of the letter with photo corners. [Shortly after take-off, number 2 engine failed, caught fire and detached from the aircraft. The pilot was able to return to Heathrow and make an emergency landing but, in the resulting fire, five
people died and some of the mail on board was damaged or destroyed]
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 498 |
|
 1969 (Mar 20) commercial airmail cover to Fiji with very scarce solo franking of 15c Galah tied by unusual Castle Hill (NSW)
machine cancel, 'LEVUKA/24MR/69/FIJI' arrival backstamp, a couple of tiny marks.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 499 |
|
 1969 (Aug 30) registered double-rate airmail cover to Czechoslovakia under Russian Occupation, with scarce franking of Captain Cook
75c + 10c Fish (surface scrape) tied by Melbourne GPO cds, blue/white R label & Sydney transit backstamp, Czech small #24 censor (or Customs?) cachet in green & 'BEZ CLA' (= Duty Free) handstamp in violet both on the face, minor wrinkling. The Zone 5
airmail rate was 30c x2 plus 25c registration. [Because of moderate reforms introduced by the government of Alexander Dubcek, on 20.8.1968 Soviet forces invaded Czechoslovakia and imposed harsh measures. The purging of reformers lasted until 1971.
Today Bratislava is the capital of independent Slovakia]
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$725.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
| 500 |
|
 1969 (Sept 16) Control Systems airmail to Sydney with 'SPECIAL/DESPATCH' label at upper-left, 13c Neopost advertising meter & GPO
Adelaide backstamps of the same day. The Special Despatch service was launched on 1.10.1967, but was not widely used. In June 1970 it was replaced by the more extensive - and much more frequently used - Priority Paid service.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM |
