Accumulations & collections

1452 Envelope-Official: 1925 use of KGV star 1½d red with "Postage" & with "OS" in the die, Money Order Advice for Maternity Allowances. Superb fresh U. (P) $130 $200

1453 Envelope-Official: 1930 KGV Octagonal Postage with OS in die & surch TWO PENCE on 1½d red long Education Dept envelope. 2 sm tones at left hardly detract, VF fresh UN. Scarce as such. $70 $100

1454 Envelope-Official: KGV selection of OS in die long OHMS Education Dept envelopes, with Octagonal Postage 2d uprated KGV 2d red (1923), THREE HALFPENCE on 2d (1924), 1½d uprated QEII 1d pr (1955), then KGV Oval OS die TWO PENCE on 1½d uprated ½d roo x3 (1956), 2d uprated Queen 2d (1957) - no flap & the same UN. Odd fold or tear, overall VF appearance. Nice group. (6) $100 $150

1455 Envelopes-PTPO: 1918 KGV "Star" 1½d black-brown & red-brown die 3 (tall thin "1½d"), no "Postage", with printed company name, logo, or return address, inc coloured papers (3). Fair to mostly F-VFU. All diff. (16) $250 $400

1456 Envelopes-PTPO: 1924 KGV "Star" 1½d red with printed company name, logo, or return address, NSW, SA, Tas & Victoria. Fair to mostly F-VFU, plus 5 UN (scarce) inc extra-long type. All diff (45) $400 $600

1457 Envelopes-PTPO: 1928 KGV Oval 1½d red with printed company name, logo, or return address (some uprated ½d), plus surch "Two Pence" (3) -these retail $50+ ea. Fair to mostly F-VFU, a couple UN, all diff. (16) $220 $300

1458 Envelopes-PTPO: 1928 KGV Oval 1d green with printed company name, logo, or return address, a few pictorial or "all over" reverse text, various sizes. Fair to mostly F-VFU. All diff. (115) $800 $1200

1459 Envelope-PTPO: 1930 KGV Oval 2d red with printed company name, logo, or return address for NSW, Qld, SA, Tas & Victoria inc OHMS & long types. Fair to mostly F-VFU. (3 are fronts only). (58) $450 $650

1460 Food Parcel Label: 1948 5/10 blue cut-out with huge margins MLH (1). CTO/VFU (2) inc 1 with variety "teardrop". (3). (P) $80 $120

1461 Food Parcel Label: KGVI 5/10 blue Myer label with Melbourne roller pmk. Trimmed at base, o/w FU. (P) $200 $300

1462 Lettercard: 1913 Roo 1d brown-black die 2, view "Ballarat" (statue). Superb fresh UN. ASC L6 cat $110+ $70 $100

1463 Lettercard: 1914 use of Kangaroo 1d black Die 2 with view Government House Perth unframed and w/o sky, uprated ½d & 1d Roos with "Brighton 25 AP 14" cds, to USA. Address side sl discoloured at left o/w VF tricolour roo franking. ASC L6 cat $60++, plus premium for foreign usage. (P) $150 $250

1464 Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d violet-black die 1, perf 10, with view "Murray River West Aust ". Superb fresh UN. ASC L7 cat $100+. Rare so nice. $70 $100

1465 Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d pale violet, die I, perf 12½ with view Mount Gould. F UN, sl edge scuffs, view unaffected. ASC L9 cat $85. $40 $60

1466 Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d black, Die 2, perf 12½, with view Railway Sleepers. Superb U. ASC L10 cat $90+. Scarce so nice. $60 $80

1467 Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d blackish-brown, Die 2, perf 12½, with view Railway Sleepers. FU. ASC L10 cat $90. $50 $70

1468 Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d dark greenish-black, Die 2, perf 12½, with view Railway Sleepers. FU. ASC L10 cat $90. $50 $70

1469 Lettercards: 1915 KGV 1d die I, perf 12½ with views "City Court, Melbourne" in grey-black, sm internal edge thin & "Public Buildings, Bendigo" (no sky) in greenish-blue. Superb fresh UN. ASC L9 cat $170 (unchanged in years). (2) $150 $200

1470 Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d dark greenish-black Die I, perf 12 with view River Derwent Tasmania (no mountain) used 11th Aug Dalwallinu to Wubin, with advertising inside for "South British Insurance Co Ltd" from the agent at Dalwallinu. Scarce local usage. ASC L9. $120 $150

1471 Lettercard: 1919 KGV 1½d brown-black, perf 10, view Pineapples Queensland (pickers). Superb fresh UN. ASC L21 cat $180+. Rare so nice. $70 $100

1472 Lettercard: 1921 KGV 2d orange on grey stock with view "Government House Sydney NSW". UN, edges stained/stuck or part missing on address side, view itself still nice. ASC L25 cat $350. $50 $70

1473 Lettercard-Military: 1916 KGV 1d red "Australian Imperial Force" at base. Superb fresh UN, impossible to find better. ASC X2.1 cat $350+++, unchanged for 10+ years! Very rare such pristine condition (P) $550 $750

1474 POW: 1918 use of printed envelope with "Prisoner of War Letter Free" circular cachet at UR & with "Holman" signature cachet at LL. To Germany with censor h/s & German "Free" circular cachet, plus the printed lettersheet sent inside -this not seen by us before. ASC X3.6 cat $125+++, unchanged for 10+ years, plus the lettersheet. (P) $250 $400

1475 POW Lettersheet: 1944 use of Air Mail 1/- lettersheet with "Melbourne FE 1944" machine pmk, from prisoner at 13 POW Group Murchison to Germany, with "Approved for transmission…" h/s, plus censor label & h/s. VF (P) $200 $300

1476 Registered Envelope: 1923 use of KGV 5d brown with curved flap & address lines at left, with "Linden 3 SE 23" cds with m/s reg label. To Sydney with cds of "TPO No 1 WEST Down" "TPO 1 WEST Up" & Sydney arrival. VFU. ASC R14 (P) $130 $200

1477 Registered Post - International Envelopes both sizes, standard size with registration panel & tags totally omitted, large size registered numbers omitted. VF UN. (2) $50 $100

AUSTRALIA - OTHER COVERS

1478 1923 inwards cover to Australia bearing Zanzibar 3a (3) tied by squared-circle (12 Jan) cds, m/s "Try Vic" & DLO, Australia crossed-through & endorsed "Austria", boxed "POST TOWN/NOT KNOWN IN/N.S.W." in black & double-circle. Dead Letter Office Sydney b/s. Exotic & scarce. (P) $200 $300

1479 1938 use of KGVI 5d Registered Envelope cancelled at "INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW MELBOURNE" (27 May) with prov'l rubber-stamp in green regn label, used to Williamstown. Pictor Marks APM 470. (P) $150 $200

1480 ca.1942 Cover to USA bearing KGVI 3d blue die III, censor tape at left tied by diamond censor h/s in purple, additional tape inscribed "POST ON AN AMERICAN OR NEUTRAL VESSEL IF POSSIBLE". Not previously seen by us. (P) $200 $400

1481 1942 cover franked KGVI 3½d on 3d tied by "Sydney 30 JAN 1942" machine pmk, with censor tape & h/s. To Netherlands Indies with "Not Transmissible Service Suspended" cachet, Return To Sender finger cachet & Dead Letter Office Sydney cds in red, plus sender's return cachet. SG 201. VF & attractive $100 $150

1482 1945 use of Charity envelope franked KGVI 3d brown tied by large boxed pmk "Nederlandsch Indie PTT 3 DEC 1945 Balikpapan", to Australia. VF. SG 187. Rare usage. (P) $100 $200

1483 1995 Tax pack Express envelope used at Melbourne bearing $20 Koala NPC self-adhesive tied by National Philatelic Centre (4 Jul) d/s. Usually the $20 Garden was used on these covers. The only such proper usage of $20 Koala seen by us. A modern rarity! (P) $300 $500

1484 Official: 1921 printed OHMS Lettersheet for "Notification of a case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis", franked KGV 2d orange tied by "Melbourne 8 DE 1921" machine pmk. Superb & attractive. $60 $100

1485 Official: 1925 OHMS Postcard for Botanic Gardens Sydney, franked KGV ½d orange single wmk perf OS NSW (3), tied by "Sydney NO 13 1925" machine pmk, to USA. F-VF. Scarce franking. $70 $100

1486 POW: 1916 stampless cover with 2-ring Prisoner of War Letter Free" cachet, from German Concentration Camps Liverpool to New York with camp cachet & boxed censor cachet, with "Waldorf Astoria 1916 AUG 5" arrival cachet on reverse. Carried on the "SS Makura" which left Sydney on the 6th of July. VF. ASC X3.2b. Rare so nice $350 $450

1487 POW: 1940-45 stampless cover from Italian in No.11 Internment Camp Harvey WA, with 3-line "Service of Prisoners of War" cachet, camp cachet & boxed censor cachet, to USA, with censor label & b/s on reverse & with boxed "Reply to GPO Box P1218 Perth" cachet on reverse. Traces of pmks front & back $110 $150

1488 POW: 1943 inwards POW stampless cover by air from Italy via Lisbon & New York, with Italian censor tape & label on reverse, "Pesaro 31 5 43" cds, Australian censor tape & cachet, plus "POW Camp Myrtleford VIC" 2-line arrival cachet. VF $70 $100

1489 POW: 1944 stampless lettersheet (stained etc) with "Melbourne 6 OCT 1944" machine pmk & "Service of Prisoners of War" cachet. From Marrinup Camp WA, to Italy, with censor tape & h/s plus "Staffolo" arrival b/s. $100 $150

1490 POW: 1945 use of stampless POW Lettersheet (some flts) from Italian in Gaythorne Camp outside Brisbane, with "Approved for Transmission…" cachet. To Italy with censor tape & h/s. $100 $150

1491 POW: 1946 Lettersheet franked KGV 3d brown & Platypus 9d, tied by "Melbourne 15 JUN 1946" machine pmk, from Rushworth Camp Victoria, to Germany, with "Approved for Transmission by Camp Commandant…" cachet. SG 187 & 191 $100 $150

1492 WWI: 1916 use of GB Military Registered Envelope KGV 2d black, with Aust NZ Army Corps Headquarters Field PO ? AP 16" cds used in Egypt, with AIF pink reg label with "MHZ 12 AP 16" cds of the Anzac force defending the Suez Canal, plus censor h/s. VF $100 $150

1493 WWI: 1917 stampless use of PPC with "Aus General Hospital PO 22 JAN 1917" oval cachet & endorsed above "Abassia". To Sydney, with censor cachet. VF (P) $100 $200

1494 WWI: 1918 use of GB Military Registered Envelope KGV 2d black, with "Field Post Office 189 AP15 18" cds used by the Australian 7th Brigade on the Somme, with AIF pink reg label. To England with "Army Post Office RW2" cds & censor cachet. (P) $100 $150

NEW SOUTH WALES

1495 1850 Sydney View 2d blue Plate V. VFU, large margins inc all 4 compartment lines, light indistinct numeral 47 cancel. SG 36 cat £160. (P) $100 $150

1496 1854 QV Diadem (5d to 1/-) black/pink Perkins Bacon reprinted die proof of head only, sunken on wove paper, 79x79 mm. VF-superb UN as made. SG 88/101(p). (P) $130 $200

1497 1854 QV Diadem 6d red imperf colour trial on card with waxed void LR cnr. UN as made. Rare! (P) $250 $400

1498 1854 QV Diadem 8d yellow, imperf PLATE PROOF on wove paper, no wmk. F-VF fresh UN, 4 margins, sl vert crease. SG 97/98(p) cat £10,000 as normal. Extremely rare & beautiful! (P) $900 $1200

1499 1854 QV Diadem 8d blue, imperf PLATE PROOF on wove paper, no wmk. VF UN, 4 margins. SG 97/98(p) cat £10,000 as normal. Very rare. (P) $700 $1000

1500 1854 QV Diadem 1/- red, imperf PLATE PROOF showing error pre-printing paper fold through stamp resulting in split in design. VF fresh UN, 4 margins. SG 99/101(p) cat £1300 as normal, plus premium for error. Unique! (P) $600 $900

1501 1856 QV Diadem 2d black plate proof, wove paper, no wmk. VF fresh UN, 3½ margins. SG 110/114(p) cat £160 as normal. (P) $100 $150

1502 1856 QV Diadem (1d to 3d) yellow PROOF impression with blank "Postage" -lower tablet & cnr excised, made by Perkins Bacon in 1870 as colour trials for GB QV ½d. VF UN as made. SG QV Spec DP66. Not attractive but extremely rare. (P) $150 $250

1503 1856 QV Diadem (1d-3d) red Perkins Bacon reprinted die proof with blank value & "postage" tablets, on thin white card. Superb UN as made. (P) $200 $300

1504 1862-65 QV 1d grey, imperf proof left marginal horiz pr, no wmk. Superb UN as made, all 4 margins. SG 186(p). (2) (P) $70 $100

1505 1867 QV 10d deep lilac, imperf plate proof, top marginal gutter blk of 8, wove paper, error wmk 4, plus "Wales" in margin. VF UN, margins all round. SG 205/206(p) cat £192 as normal. Rarity! (8) (P) $300 $500

1506 1867 QV 10d mauve, imperf plate proof, wove paper, error wmk 4. VF fresh UN, 4 margins. SG 205/206(p) cat £23 as normal. (P) $50 $80

1507 1871-1902 QV 1d salmon perf 10, wmk small crown over NSW, blk of 15 (3x5). MUH, some uneven/rough perfs, 1 stamp faulty, small minor gum blemishes/aging. SG 208a cat £3750 for M, should be at least double, £7500 for MUH. Extremely rare multiple. (P) $900 $1500

1508 1871-1902 QV 6d brown, imperf proof horiz pr, no wmk. Superb UN as made, all 4 margins. SG 216(p). Rare. (2) (P) $100 $200

1509 1871 QV 1/- deep green, imperf plate proof pr, wove paper, wmk 1st "Crown/NSW". VF fresh UN, margins all round. SG 221(p) cat £220 as normal. (2) (P) $150 $250

1510 1871 QV 1/- green, imperf plate proof blk of 4, wove paper, no wmk. VFM, margins all round. SG 221(p) cat £440 as normal. (4) (P) $300 $450

1511 1871-1902 QV 1/- orange-red, imperf proof horiz pr, no wmk. Superb UN as made, all 4 margins. SG 221(p). (2) (P) $100 $200

1512 1890 Carrington 20/- cobalt-blue, wmk 20/- NSW, perf 11. VFU/CTO with oval rings cancel. SG 264a cat £80+. (P) $100 $130

1513 1892 OS opt QV ½d grey, perf 11 x 12, comp left pane blk of 60 with selvedge all round & "Postage One Half-Penny" at top & "G. Pr. O/N.S.W." monogram at base & constant opt varieties "wide opt" (pos 22) & "broken O" (pos 28). Also sixth vert row is missing a perforation pin. Mostly VF fresh MUH. SG O50a cat £300 for M singles, MUH should be double, £600, plus premium for full pane. (60) $250 $400

1514 1897 Consumptives Home QV Charity set 1d & 2½d. VF both marginal, 1d MUH, 2½d MLH, typical gum. SG 280-81 cat £245+ for M. (2) (P) $150 $250

1515 1897 Arms & QV 1d, 2d & 2½d green composite die proof on glazed card (137x35mm). VF UN as made, small thins away from stamps. SG 288/297(p). Very rare as only a couple printed. (P) $400 $700

1516 1897 Shield 1d scarlet, IMPERF horiz pr. M, small thin, 4 margins. SG 301a cat £160. (2) (P) $80 $120

1517 1897 QV 2d blue, IMPERF horiz pr. VF fresh M, folded between stamps, 4 margins. SG 302a cat £160. (2) (P) $100 $150

1518 1899 QV ½d green IMPERF vert pr, wmk crown NSW. Superb fresh UN, 4 margins. SG 298a cat £150+. (P) $120 $180

1519 1837 Official folded letter wrapper endorsed "On Service", with undated circular "Parramatta NSW" h/s & boxed "FREE" in red. To Colonial Secretary Sydney with crowned oval "GPO Sydney AP 26 1837" arrival pmk. Rare "free" letter with the scarce 1st type Parramatta h/s. (P) $600 $900

1520 1843 Folded letter wrapper with boxed "Parramatta Post Paid" h/s & "Paid Ship Letter Sydney AU 21 1843" crown oval in red, rated "7" in red (paid). To England where redirected with "7" struck out & rated "8" for extra 1d redirection, with b/s of oval Parramatta, British "12 MR 12 1844" in red & "Plymouth MR 13 1844". (P) $500 $800

1521 1846 Folded letter wrapper rated "3" in red, struck out & rated 8 in black, with crown oval "Paid Ship Letter Sydney 1846" in red, carried by the "Hamlet" to London with 22 MY 1846 arrival cds in red plus boxed "New Romney India letter" - this alone cat £75 in the 1997 British pmk book. (P) $200 $400

1522 1848 folded letter with boxed "Paid at Scone" h/s, to Sydney with Scone crowned oval pmks for March 18 & 24, plus b/s of "General Post Office Sydney MA 22 1848". VF & attractive. (P) $300 $500

1523 1860 "Riverina" cover franked Diadem 6d grey-brown imperf, tied by barred oval pmk, plus Victoria Queen on Throne 6d bright blue roul, both also tied by English "Paid" cds in red dated August 1860. Endorsed "via Melbourne" & "via Marseilles", to The Admiralty London with b/s of Moama & "Melbourne JU 5"? Although the postage was higher about a week could be saved by routing a letter via Melbourne rather than Sydney. SG 96 & 73. Very attractive & rare mixed franking cover. (P) $1200 $2000

1524 1885 cover (flts) franked QV 2d (2) perf 10, tied by oval "Travelling Post South NSW MR 25 85" pmk, another alongside To Queanbeyan with weak arrival b/s. (P) $300 $450

1525 1901 use of PPC (Botanic Gardens Sydney), franked Arms 1d red, tied by octagonal French mailboat pmk "Ligne T Paq Fr No 1 4 Fevr 01" used on "Armand Behic" at this time. To New Caledonia. VF. Extremely rare usage. (P) $350 $500

1526 Covers: Early 1900s envelopes with corner Advertising imprints for local businesses inc Country Hotels (10 diff), Bakery, Estate Agents, Drapers, Produce Dealers, Photo-processer & a watchmaker, CTA of NSW (2, one with m/s endorsement "Per First Mail" plus 1940s pictorial "Barron & Martin-Furniture Removers" advertising card. Ex Tattersalls, duplication in some. Generally fine (usual spike hole). With pmk interest a bonus. (129) $150 $250

1527 Covers, pmks & postal history 1914-80 with 280+ items crammed into thick s/book with Registered (68) inc Claymore tied by Relief 122 cds, Kahibah, Lidcombe (rubber h/s), Manning Park, Punchbowl South, Roselands (with machine printed $3.93 label), 1920s KGV (28), 1930s KGV 1d green cards (24). Telegraph forms (8) inc Windsor 1900 or 1902 "Double Oval" d/s & Waverly 1926 "Double Oval" cds & Envelopes (3) inc CETO/Sydney cds. "Thematic" cds inc Banksia on 1959 2/5 Flower illustrated FDC, commem cds inc 1938 Bradfield Jamboree, 1952 Greystanes Jamboree, 1970 Leppington Jamboree & 1970 Laureated "Cook Bi-cent" on plain envelope to Mt Colah, 1947 Newcastle Exhib with provisional reg label & 1977 Queanbeyan "Royal-Visit" on official stampless envelope to Sydney. CDS on cover or card (170+) inc red "POSTAGE PAID…..NR…..", "Relief" cds & black "ME" Relief cds. "Paid at Albury" in red "Paid at Berry" in red, Ashbury (closed 1982), Heweston's Mill (closed 1972), Brickfield Hill, Bunyan Siding (on 2d orange KGV), Telegraph Coonamble (on 1936 Airmail cover), George Street West (closed 1934), Lambton East, Maitland Showgrounds, Matcham (aniline purple cds), Morongla Creek, Rugby, TPO 1 North Coast & Wangi Wangi, Leichhardt PO historical building official PO cover with cds (retail $300) & Nelson Bay tying 1937 KGVI 1d+2d on private illustrated FDC (retail $150+). Nice & colourful with a good selection of interesting cancels & covers. Total retail $2000++. (280) $500 $600

1528 Postmarks: CDS with registered labels on pre-decimal Registered Envelopes from KGV 5d brown to 2/5 QEII with over 90 diff towns/cities inc Auburn North, Bondi North (closed 1988), Chief Parcels Office, Frenchs Road, Lake Munmorah, Murrumbateman, Naremburn, North Parramatta, Parliament House, Queen Victoria Blgs (Provisional), Turrella (closed 1970), West Ryde & Yagoona. Est Retail $800-$1,000. Some flts, mostly F-VF. (95) $150 $250

1529 Postmarks: Massive collection 1890s-1970s on approx 1500 pgs in 26 large Spring-back albums with over 400 1890s/1900s covers (mainly Tatts) inc Postage Due markings, some Postal Stationery mainly reg envelopes, plus another 45 covers 1918 to 1960s inc WWII censor & Registered labels from the 1930s. Countless Numeral cancels to at least 1908 (Brighton-le-Sands), 2001 (Boolaroo) or 2029 (Cambeligo) & wide range of State period to 1910 cds with many on piece. Some removed but still contains many desirable items inc good range of Commonwealth period cds up to the early Decimal era. Inspect! $1800 $2500

1530 Postmark: "Mitchell 13/1/85" m/s on 1d Postcard. Opened 1st Jan 1885 & name changed to Sunny Corner in August 1888. VF. Very rare usage before delivery of postmarker. (P) $350 $500

1531 Postmarks: TPO Collection with 28 diff cds on 1959 covers, each with clear "double" strikes one tying QEII 4d to typed addressed envelope inc TPO 1, 2 Nth Coast, TPO 2 North & TPO 1 Nth West. Appears to be a comp set of cancels currently in use late 1959. Very scarce assembly. (28 covers) $150 $250

1532 Postmarks: "The Summit Mount Kosciusko" (1955 cat $250) plus other Commem or Pictorial cancels (200), 1980s cds "per favor" strikes on envelopes (432) inc "Postmaster Penrith", "Postmasters Office Penrith" & "Relief" cds (170) inc 1950s "Altered Cancellers" (4). Duplication evident, mostly VF crisp strikes on small envelopes. Scarce cancels included. (400+) $140 $200

NSW - LOCALS, REVENUES, RAILWAYS

1533 Stamp Duty: 1865 Colourless £5 embossed proof on 130x210mm Cowan & Sons wmkd paper with framed Specimen in blue, old English font. Scarce high value. (P) $250 $300

1534 Stamp Duty: 1938 Numeral 3d purple, LR cnr blk of 9 with cnr stamp TOTALLY MISSING (printed on gum) due to paper fold & with void areas in adjacent stamps. Spectacular & unique. Fresh VF MUH. (P) $300 $600

QUEENSLAND

1535 1860-61 QV Registered (6d) carmine-rose Perkins Bacon reprinted die proof with differences in corners, on thin white card. Superb UN as made. SG 11(p). Very scarce & attractive. (P) $150 $250

1536 1860-61 QV Registered (6d) black Perkins Bacon reprinted die proof with design differences in corners, on thin white card. Superb UN as made. SG 11(p). Very scarce & attractive. (P) $150 $250

1537 1868-78 QV 2d deep blue, perf 12, plate II blk of 4. VF fresh M/MLH, nice white gum. SG 100 cat as singles £192++. (P) $180 $250

1538 1868-78 QV 3d brown, 1st "Crown/Q" wmk, perf 12, blk of 4, variety perfs greatly shifted. F-VF CTO (with gum, sl toning), small circular h/s as "Specimen". SG 88 cat £340 as M singles (4) (P) $50 $100

1539 1871-73 QV Stamp Duty 6d red-brown Postal Fiscal IMPERF PLATE PROOF on plain no wmk paper. Superb fresh UN, 4 large margins. Bft 27(p), SG F17(p) cat £60 for normal. (P) $60 $90

1540 1871-73 QV Stamp Duty 1/- green Postal Fiscal PROOF on wove paper, no wmk, perf 12. Fresh UN, printer's m/s line. SG F18(p) cat £75 as normal. Rare! (P) $80 $120