Public Auction 331 Thursday, March 30, 2017

1221 1931 Christmas FFC franked GB KGV 1/- & 4d, tied by "London Air Mail 18 DE 31" cds, with Melbourne arrival b/s. VF. AAMC 245 cat $125. $50 $80

1222 1933 Perth-London by James Wood, posted on arrival with GB 1½d tied by "Earl's Court 19 AUG 1933" pmk, signed by pilot. Superb fresh. AAMC 316 cat $600 & under-catalogued. Only 6 flown! (P) $500 $800

1223 1934 (6 Jun) Registered Sydney - Papua return flight cover, error "JUNE" for "JULY" cachet on reverse, particularly uncommon on registered covers. $100 $150

1224 1934 MacRobertson Air Race England-Abadan on "Miss Utica" franked GB KGV 1½d tied by "Mildenhall A'drome 20 OC 34" cds & Iran 30d tied by Abadan cds. Large map cachet & signed by pilot. Superb. AAMC 451a. Only 179 flown, of which 110 were destroyed, leaving only 69 of which only 13 believed franked with GB stamp. Previous example we had sold for $700+ commission in our auction 280. (P) $450 $700

1225 1934 MacRobertson Air Race return flight cover carried by the KLM DC2 "Uiver" Neth Indies - USA, franked Queen 12½c, Numeral 3c & Air 30c triangle, tied by "Soekaboemi 12 11 34" cds, or special "Uiver Batavia 14 11 34" cds. Via Holland, with Amsterdam transit b/s. AAMC 458b cat $350. Only tiny number flown. (P) $150 $250

1226 1934 MacRobertson Air Race cover carried by the KLM DC2 "Uiver" Holland-Australia, franked KGV 1d & Victoria Cent 2d, tied by "Sydney 14 NOV 1933" machine pmk, being a printed KLM cover for return to Holland of a flight cover that this was folded inside of, with "KLM Uiver" Melbourne cachet b/s. AAMC 444 cat $80. $30 $50

1227 1935 Rocket Mail "SS Maheno"-Fraser Id franked KGV 1d green tied by "Pialba 12 AU 35" cds, & local post vignette tied by red cachet, signed by Capt Tanaka. VF fresh. AAMC R3 cat $150. $80 $120

1228 1935 "Loina" crash cover -very battered & pieces missing, franked KGV 4d olive pr, tied by "Air Mail Sydney 30 SE 35" cds. To Tasmania, with Hobart arrival b/s. Crashed off Flinders Is. AAMC 535 cat $400+ & under-catalogued (P) $130 $250

1229 1935 "Loina" crash cover franked KGV 1d green & Kookaburra 6d - another stamp missing, tied by "Air Mail Sydney 30 SE 35" cds, with typed paper slip explaining reason for damaged condition, with "Superintendent of Mails GPO Hobart" cachet. Includes original contents of legal correspondence regarding selling of NSW Lottery tickets in New Zealand. Typical "wrecked" condition. AAMC 535. Very rare with the typed PO notice etc. (P) $400 $700

1230 1935 Rocket Mail Silver Jubilee flight PPC of Young & rocket, franked KGV 2d red tied by "Moggill 28 OC 35" cds, & blue vignette tied by red cachet, signed by Young & the Society secretary. AAMC R4 cat $375++ with signatures. Very rare as a PPC. (P) $300 $500

1231 1935 (11 Aug) Rocket Mail "SS Maheno" sheet of 4 red local post vignettes. VF fresh, stamps MUH. AAMC R2a $50 $80

1232 1936 Rocket Mail postponed Jubilee flight PPC of Young with rocket, franked KGV 2d red tied by "Moggill 24 FE 36" cds & red vignette tied by violet cachet, plus "Postponed" & "Damaged by Water" h/s. VF fresh AAMC R5 cat $300++. Very rare as a PPC. (P) $300 $500

1233 1936 (13 July) Rocket Mail "RT6" sheet of 4 brown local post vignettes. VF fresh M, stamps MUH. AAMC R6a $50 $80

1234 1936 (24 Sept) Rocket Mail "RT7" sheet of 4 green local post vignettes. VF fresh M, stamps MUH. AAMC R7b $50 $80

1235 1937 Rocket Mail "RO3" flight cover franked KGV 1d green, tied by "Brisbane 8 Mr 37" cds & blue local post vignette tied by violet cachet. VF fresh. AAMC R9a cat $130. $80 $120

1236 1937 Rocket Mail "RZ2" flight cover franked KGV 1d green, tied by "Brisbane 23 MR 37" cds & brown local post vignette tied by violet cachet. VF fresh. AAMC R10a cat $130. (P) $80 $120

1237 1937 Huge airmail cover (370x240mm) franked Kangaroo 5/- & 2/- maroon, KGV 4d olive (13), small Kooka (3), small Lyrebird (3), NSW Sesqui 3d (6) & 9d (3) tied by "Air Mail Sydney 24 DE 37" cds. To London. Minor tones but spectacular multi-colour franking. Assumed all CofA wmk. SG 129, 134, 135, 172, 174 & 194-5 cat £105 & "from x2 to x10" on cover. ACSC 40, 46, 117, 176-7, 202, 208 cat $200 as loose stamps & 5/- cat on cover $350. Fantastic franking. $200 $400

1238 1937 Airmail Exhib cover. AAMC 768bb Exhib & Reg label cat $160. Pictormarks cat $160. Scarce with special reg label. $20 $30

1239 1938 (1 Oct) Inward registered airmail use of cotton sample bag for Tea, via Imperial flight SE26 Batavia to Melbourne, franked 30c (4), 1G & 20c. On reverse reg label & "THEE" (tea) label strip of 3 tied by Batavia pmk. Boxed "By air to Australia & onward air transmission" h/s (two strikes), Sydney arrival. Rare & exquisite survivor. $80 $150

1240 1938 Calpurnia or Coorong crash cover from England with stamps floated away & boxed red cachet "Damaged By Water Through Accident To Flying Boat", plus the OHMS Dead Letter Office "Re-enclosed Letter" envelope to convey the damaged cover to it's destination (no flap), with "DLO Sydney 20 DE 38" red cds. AAMC 834/35. Very rare with DLO cover. (2). (P) $200 $400

1241 1939 "Centurion" crash cover -stamps floated away & rather battered, with 2-line Salvaged Mail Ex Centurion magenta cachet twice. Flying boat crashed in river at Calcutta en route to England. AAMC 868. (P) $100 $150

1242 1940 (22 Jan) Neth Indies - Australia KNILM Bali crash large cover (265x175mm, centre fold etc), endorsed "By Qantas", franked 1G & 60c -others floated away. Good strike of "Recovered From Lost Flying Boat" cachet. The plane was Lockheed PK-AFO, a land plane (not a flying boat) which crashed on landing in Bali. Eight people were killed & one injured. AAMC 888 cat from $350 $80 $150

1243 1942 Mornington Is Parachute Mail cover franked 2½d tied Sydney cds, vignette tied by cachet, signed by pilot, reverse signed by Missionary in Charge. AAMC 950 cat $150. Only 325 flown. $80 $120

1244 1943 Mornington Is Parachute Mail cover franked 2½d KGVI tied by Sydney 24 DE 43 cds, with vignette tied by cachet & signed by pilot, reverse signed by Missionary in Charge. AAMC 970 cat $150. $80 $120

1245 1946 Australia-England Empire route flight use of 7d Air Letter with printed cachet, Sydney 7 AP 46 cds, arrival b/s & signed by pilots. AAMC 1038a cat $225. (P) $120 $160

1246 1946 (24 Dec) Mornington Is Parachute Mail cover franked Mitchell 2½d tied by "Sydney 24 DE 46" cds, with vignette, plus arrival endorsement on reverse. VF. AAMC 1089 cat $150. (P) $70 $100

1247 1946 Mornington Is Parachute Mail cover franked 2½d Mitchell tied by Sydney 24 DE 46 cds, with vignette, reverse signed by Island Superintendant. AAMC 1089 cat $150. $70 $100

1248 1947 Mornington Is Parachute Mail cover franked 2½d KGVI tied by Sydney 19 DE 47 cds, with vignette & signed by pilot, reverse signed by Island Superintendant. AAMC 1232 cat $150. $70 $100

AUSTRALIA - FIRST DAY COVERS

1249 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee set 2d to 2/- tied by "Ashfield 2 MY 35" cds, registered airmail to England. SG 156-8. ACSC 168y cat $300. (P) $150 $250

1250 1937 KGVI 3d blue die 1A & Kookaburra 6d brown, tied by "Registered Perth 2 AU 37" cds. SG 168b/172. ACSC 192y/202y cat $1500+. Very rare. (P) $500 $800

AUSTRALIA - POSTAL STATIONERY

1251 Aerogramme-Official: 1959 Jet h/s SPECIMEN for sale to collectors -not available w/o Specimen. VF fresh UN. ACSC A03wa. $30 $40

1252 Envelope: 1923 KGV Star 1½d green with Postage. VF fresh UN. ACSC EP27 cat $200. $70 $100

1253 Envelope: 1923 KGV Star 1½d green with Postage. VF fresh UN. ACSC EP27 cat $200. $50 $100

1254 Envelope-Official: 1919 use of Kangaroo 1d red OS dots in die type 2. Superb U, uprated KGV ½d perf OS, with "Goornong 28 JL 19" cds. ACSC EO1B cat $250. (P) $70 $100

1255 Envelope - Official: 1919 use of Kangaroo 1d red OS dots in die type 2, uprated KGV ½d green perf OS with "Eaglehawk 18 JL 19" cds. ACSC EO1B cat $250. $70 $100

1256 Envelope - Official: 1919 Use of KGV 1d red OS dots in die, type1, uprated KGV ½d yellow-green perf OS, with "Mooroodue 23 JL 19" cds. ACSC EO4A cat $150. $50 $80

1257 Envelope - Official: 1919 Use of KGV 1d red OS dots in die, type1, uprated KGV ½d green perf OS, with "Merigam 20 AU 19" cds. ACSC EO4A cat $150. $50 $80

1258 Envelope-Official: 1919 use of Victoria QV 1d red OS dots in die on long Education Dept envelope, uprated KGV ½d green with "Condah 17 JL 19" cds $50 $100

1259 Envelope PTPO: 1922 KGV 1d violet "Star" for British Australian Wool Realisation Association Ltd. VF fresh UN with unsealed flap. ACSC ES41 cat $400. (P) $150 $250

1260 Envelopes - PTPO: 1920 KGV Star 2d orange Central Wool Committee env, 2 minor creases, o/w F-VF UN inc original printed insert. Plus 1930 KGV TWO PENCE on 1½d red oval for The Texas Oil Co Brisbane, minor rev tones with sealed flap. F UN. ACSC ES59 & 70 cat $750, plus premium for unlisted user. Total cat $750. (2) (P) $100 $200

1261 Lettercard: 1914 KGV 1d brown-black perf 12½, view River Derwent -close view. Trace of tones, F-VFU. ACSC LC18(110). $50 $70

1262 Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d black on pink inside stock, perf 10, view "2nd AIF Embarking (wharf)". VF UN. ACSC LC26(M1A) cat $150. (P) $80 $120

1263 Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d black on cream inside stock, perf 12½, view "Troops on board Transport" horiz -only 4 holes visible. Superb fresh UN. ACSC LC27(M12A) cat $500+. Very rare. (P) $250 $400

1264 Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d black on cream inside stock, perf 12½, view "2nd AIF Embarking (gangway)", with "A32" removed. A sl bicolour with stamp in black & most text black-brown & view black at left. Superb fresh UN. ACSC LC27(M2C) cat $750. Very rare. (P) $400 $600

1265 Lettercard: 1919 KGV 1½d brown-black, perf 10, mottled stock, view "Pineapples Queensland" (pickers). Superb fresh UN. ACSC LC41(102B) cat $200. Scarce so nice. $70 $100

1266 Lettercard: 1921 KGV 2d orange on grey, view "Government House Sydney NSW". UN, edges stained/stuck or part missing on address side, view itself still nice. ACSC LC48(57B) cat $300. Rare $30 $50

1267 Lettercard: 1922 KGV 2d red, view Pineapples (pickers). UN, tape stain on margin, o/w superb fresh. ACSC LC49(102B). $130 $180

1268 Lettercard: 1922 KGV 2d red, view GPO Hobart. VF fresh UN. ACSC LC49(58A) cat $250. $150 $200

1269 Lettercard: 1923 KGV 1½d green perf 12½, "Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme". UN, edges sl yellowed. ACSC LC51(88) cat $150 (P) $70 $100

1270 Military Envelope: 1916-17 KGV 1d red on cream with Australian Imperial Force at base, 1st text setting with stamp in lower position than shown in ACSC (unrecorded thus). F-VF UN, flap stuck & reverse flts, but still nice appearance. ACSC ME1(var) cat $300, plus premium for unlisted stamp setting. (P) $80 $120

1271 Military Envelope: 1916-17 KGV 1d red on cream (varieties extra wattle at UR & break in frame below 2nd N of Penny), AIF text setting 2 with equal thickness lines at top. F-VF UN, flap partly stuck & sl flts, nice appearance. ACSC ME4A cat $300. (P) $80 $120

1272 Military Envelope: 1916-17 KGV 1d red on cream (varieties "extra wattle at UR" & "break in frame below 2nd N of Penny"), AIF text setting 2 with equal thickness lines at top. F-VF UN, minor aging & sl flts. Good appearance. ACSC ME4A cat $300. $50 $80

1273 Military Envelope: 1916 KGV 1d red 1st text setting, but with stamp in lower position than shown in ACSC. UN, sl tones, flap struck. ACSC ME1 cat $300. $50 $80

1274 Military Wrapper: 1940s Air Medal Section Registered Post Paid 4½d to send War Medals. Superb fresh UN. Rare so nice. (P) $100 $200

1275 Military Wrapper: 1940s Air Medal Section Registered Post Paid 4½d usually used to send War Medals, this with h/s "Merchandise Only". F-VF UN. (P) $100 $200

1276 Parcel Label: 1946-49 KGVI 3/7 magenta for Myer. GU, horiz tear & reduced at base, but still attractive. ACSC PL3 cat $2000. Extremely rare. (P) $600 $1000

1277 Parcel Label: 1946-49 KGVI 3/7 Magenta cut-out, GU. Also KGVI 5/10 indigo cut-out, huge margins, fresh MLH. (P) $100 $200

1278 Parcel Label: 1946-49 KGVI 5/10 blue for Dept of Agriculture with MO/76 imprint. VF fresh MUH, small gum thin. ACSC PL4B cat $1000 for M, should be at least $2000 MUH. Very rare. (P) $500 $800

1279 Parcel Label: Use of KGVI 5/10 Myer label to Northern Ireland. GU, with Melbourne roller pmk, some flts, affixed to light card. ACSC PL4 cat $800. (P) $250 $400

1280 Parcel Label: Use of KGVI 5/10 blue Myer label to Scotland. GU, flts, affixed to light card. ACSC PL4 cat $800. (P) $180 $250

1281 Parcel Label: 1946-49 KGVI 5/10 blue for Dept of Agriculture w/o imprint. Superb U, in unusually nice condition. ACSC PL4B cat $1500. Extremely rare. (P) $700 $1000

1282 Postcard: 1918 KGV Three Half Pence on 1d red on brownish. VF UN. ACSC P48(1) cat $50+. Scarce. $30 $50

1283 Postcard: 1919 KGV 1½d brown with footnote. F-VF UN, sl aging. ACSC P51 cat $400. $130 $200

1284 Postcard: 1919-20 KGV 1½d red-brown perf OS/NSW for Lands Dept. VFU, Sydney to Glen Innes. ACSC P51e cat $300. (P) $80 $150

1285 Postcard: 1923 One Penny on KGV 1½d brown w/o footnote, shifted opt. VF UN. ACSC P58 cat $750, plus premium for opt shift (P) $250 $400

1286 Postcard: 1923 One Penny on KGV 1½d emerald w/o footnote, opt sl diag shifted. F-VF UN, sl aging at left. ACSC P59 cat $750 (P) $150 $250

1287 Postcard: 1930 Three Halfpence on KGV 1d green die 3. F-VF UN. ACSC P66 cat $100. $40 $60

1288 Postcard: 1957 QEII "Revalued 4d" on 3d green die 2. VF UN. ACSC P78. $5 $10

1289 Postcard: 1994 Prepaid Sydney-Hobart maxicard PROOF set of 2 with stamp imprint, air label & barcode on reverse, & printed stamps on front. 2 ea in uncut prs, with guillotine guide marks. F-VF UN. (4). $80 $120

1290 Postcard - PTPO: 1919-21 KGV Star 1½d red-brown Die III w/o Postage on OHMS card for Registrar General's Dept. U Sydney 13 Oct 1921 to Glen Innes. Some creasing, VF appearance. ACSC PS17 cat $400. (P) $50 $100

1291 POW: 1944 use of 1/- Air Mail Lettersheet with "Adelaide 6 JUN 1944" pmk, censor tape & cachet. To Germany from Camp 14A Loveday group, Sth Australia. ACSC POW2 cat $400 for non Italian use. Scarce, especially from this camp (P) $200 $300

1292 POW: 1944? use of 1/- Air Mail Lettersheet (light toning etc) from German officer in Dhurringle Camp, with censor cachet & "Approved for Transmission by Camp Commandant Dhurr…" cachet, plus censor tape & cachet on reverse. Sent by a Senior Lieutenant from the German Raider "Kormoran" that sank HMAS Sydney II. This camp (actually a mansion house) only housed about 50 German officers & their batmen, so mail from here would be very scarce. ACSC POW2 cat $400 for non Italian use, plus a huge premium for this scarcer camp & historic Kormoran connection (identified by his POW number). (P) $350 $500

1293 POW: 1946 use of 6d Air Mail Postcard with "Melbourne 15 FEB 1946" pmk & "Approved for Transmission" cachet. To Italy, with "POW Group Murchison" reverse cachet. ACSC POW1 cat $250+. (P) $150 $250

1294 POW: 1946 use of 6d Airmail Postcard with "Melbourne 3 Oct 1946 pmk, with "Approved For Transmission…" h/s. To Austria, with PW Group Murchison h/s on reverse. VF ACSC POW1 cat $400 for non Italian use (P) $150 $250

1295 Registered Envelope: 1916 KGV 4d orange with obliterating device in orange, 115mm setting. Superb fresh UN. ACSC RE7B cat $500. Rare so nice. (P) $250 $400

1296 Registered Envelope: 1930 KGV Oval 5d brown Die I. VF UN. ACSC RE26. $30 $50

1297 Registered Envelope: 1942 KGVI 5½ on Manila flap at right used 1942 (30 Jan) Parkes to Sydney with TPO b/s of same day, ACSC states "recorded in the philatelic press in March 1942, & no earlier dates have been seen", opened out, missing label, also 1947 issue flap at L unused, minor tone, ACSC $310. (2) $120 $160

1298 Wrapper-Military: c1949 4½d Defence Forces for Air Medal Section. VF unfolded UN. (P) $50 $100

1299 Wrapper - Official: 1919 use of KGV 1d red OS dots in die type 1, uprated KGV ½d green perf OS with "Wodonga 27 AU 19" cds. F-VF, overall excellent condition. Very rare. ACSC WO1A cat $500. (P) $250 $400

1300 Wrapper - Official: 1919 use of KGV 1d red OS dots in die type 2, uprated KGV ½d green perf OS with "Euroa 25 JL 19" cds. VF fresh, unusually nice condition for a wrapper. ACSC WO1B cat $500+. (P) $250 $400

1301 Wrapper - Official: 1919 use of KGV 1d red OS dots in die type 2, uprated KGV ½d green perf OS, with "Kiata 24 AU 19" cds, plus "Ni Ni Well" transit in blue. ACSC WO1B cat $500. (P) $200 $400

AUSTRALIA - OTHER COVERS

1302 1912 (30 Jun) Rare combination use of Australia 1d prince of Wales postcard (diffused oval, type 1, ACSC P16) from Northern Territory to Germany with South Australia ½d tied by light Charlotte Waters cds. (P) $150 $250

1303 1913 use of PPC franked KGV 1d rose-red engraved tied by "Hanson DE 23 13" pmk. ACSC 59B cat $750. Scarce use. (P) $300 $500

1304 1917? long OHMS cover (vert fold), franked Kangaroo 3d olive-green die I 3rd wmk perf OS, tied by "Ship Mail Room Melbourne" cds. To London. SG O45. ACSC 13Kb cat $350 on cover. $100 $200

1305 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge "Souvenir Telegram" to Newtown with "Sydney Harbour Bridge 30 MR 32 SE Pylon" cds. VF fresh. Plus with pictorial Souvenir Telegram envelope (sl flts) with commem machine pmk. Rare & attractive. (P) $250 $500

1306 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge "Souvenir Telegram" to Strathfield, "Sydney Harbour Bridge 19 MR 32 SE Pylon" cds, with Souvenir Envelope with "Sydney Harbour Bridge" pmk. Unusually nice. (P) $450 $700

1307 1938 cover franked KGV 5d brown tied by Tristan da Cunha cachet type VI in violet. To Victoria, with "21 DEC 1938" h/s on reverse. SG C8. The only such use we have ever seen & quite amazing! (P) $150 $300

1308 1945 Large airmail cover with "Re-directed Crews Mail" violet cachet, franked Platypus 9d tied by "Sydney 16 JE 45" cds. "Sir Thomas Gordon, Representative in Australia of British Ministry of War Transport" 3-line h/s at LL, plus "Redirected Ship Mail Examined & Sealed (signature) for Supt of Mails" 3-line cachet. To Hobart. $50 $100

1309 Military: 1916 postcard with specimen strikes of "Australian Intermediate Base PO 12 SE 16" cds (4 strikes), plus boxed cachet "Not At Base Cairo". Most unusual. (P) $50 $100

1310 Military - WWII Australian Forces North Borneo Beaufort Area: 1945 (19 Jul) "NSA" airmail cover to Australia showing very fine FPO 035 cds used by 2/24th Battalion which finalised operations in Tarakan 20th June & headed NW 200km to Beaufort. Proud records earliest use as 11th Aug & notes that from 17th July unstamped mail could only be sent by advance units. 1945 (17 Aug) cover franked KGVI 3d brown with bold but sl blurred 035 cds, mauve 854 censor. Proud rated 1500 pts. Rare. (2 covers). $200 $300

1311 POW: 1942 Red Cross POW envelope from Victoria, Australian censor tape & h/s. To Capt G Round, Indian Army Singapore, redirected to Korea (Chosen), with Japanese censor h/s & seal. (P) $230 $350

1312 POW: 1943? Inwards stampless cover to "Cpl Litchfield, Australian POW Keijo, Chosen, Japan" (Chosen is Korea), with British censor tape, & endorsed "Recd 31/12/44". (P) $150 $250

1313 POW: 1943 use of Red Cross envelope (edge flts) with "Melbourne 30 JUL 1943" machine pmk, to prisoner W K Edmonds (RAAF) in Hakodate camp on Hokkaido Japan -with original letter. Australian censor label on reverse, plus Aust & Japanese censor h/s. (P) $130 $200

1314 WWII Ambon Island, 1945 (6 Oct) registered cover to Tatts, light AAPO 207 cds front & back, No 6 Aust Base P/E b/s (Morotai, 8 Oct). 64 Btn arrived in Ambon 27.9.45 to mop up remaining Japanese & look after POWs, very scarce. $100 $150

1315 Commonwealth Department of Social Services £1-10.0 Child Endowment Order Book issued at Annuello, Victoria 6 Mar 1948. Book no. B213483 with 1 £1-10 Child Endowment Order intact payable on 1 Mar 1949 Book gVF, order aU. Rare. $200 $300

NEW SOUTH WALES

1316 1850 Sydney View 2d ultramarine, Plate III. VFU, Sydney barred pmk, 4 large margins. SG 29 cat £225. (P) $130 $200

1317 1850 Sydney View 3d yellow-green, on hard greyish wove paper. VFU, barred numeral pmk, 4 margins. SG 42 cat £275. (P) $150 $250

1318 1851 Sydney View 2d dull ultramarine Plate V, vert laid paper. VFU, 4 margins, unusually light cancel. SG 38 cat £425. (P) $200 $300

1319 1853 QV Laureate 8d orange. U, barred numeral pmk "72" of Wee Waa (RRRR) in BLUE! SG 81 cat £650, plus premium for the very rare pmk. (P) $300 $400

1320 1854 QV Laureate 3d yellow-green, wmk 3, pos.22. F-VF M, 3 margins. SG 87 cat £650. (P) $300 $450