Public Auction 323 Thursday, May 12, 2016

1211 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 $100 $200

1212 1940 (1 April) Australia-NZ 1st Flying Boat flight franked Ram 5d, tied by "Air Mail Brisbane 1 MY 40" cds, Wellington arrival b/s. VF. AAMC 900 cat $100. $40 $70

1213 1945 Airmail cover franked Kooka 6d & Lyre 1/-, tied by "Rose Bay 16 NO 45" cds, to Switzerland with small boxed "OAT" in red & "Unterengstringen 27 XI 45" arrival b/s. VF. $40 $70

1214 1946 (6 Dec) Qantas Airmail test letter to London, franked KGVI 3½d (2, flts) & Lyrebird 1/-, tied by "Sydney 6 DEC 1945" machine pmk, with enclosed note, & b/s "British Airways Post Section Received DEC 13 1945" cachet. $50 $100

1215 1946 (6 April) England-Australia "Kangaroo Route" opening flight, GB KGVI 6d Airletter with commemorative "typed opt". To Sydney, signed by pilots Mills, Mant & Jackson, with arrival b/s. AAMC 1039b cat $150. $70 $100

1216 1946 Commemorative 7d Airletter with "Trans Pacific Service Australia-Canada" opt, plus "First Official Airmail Flight/Australia- Canada" boxed cachet in violet at left, cancelled "Sydney/15 Sept 46" & with "Vancouver-AMF 18 SP 46" arrival b/s. Scarce, only 100 flown. AAMC 1066a cat $400. (P) $150 $250

1217 1954 (13 Mar) "Belfast" crash cover, stamp lost along with 20mm+ of cover at right, "Fremantle 11 MCH 1954" pmk. To England, with "Salvaged Mail Aircraft Crash Singapore 13.3.1954" red cachet (dots in date, 51mm box). AAMC1337. (P) $50 $100

AUSTRALIA - FIRST DAY COVERS

1218 1937 (2 Aug) KGVI 3d "white wattles", 6d koala & 1/- Lyrebird on plain FDC with "Melbourne 2 AUG 1937" machine cancel. F-VF. ACSC 190y cat $250+. (P) $100 $200

1219 1941 Surcharge set 2½d, 3½d, 5½d, plus Queen 1d brown, 1½d green & 2d purple tied by "GPO Sydney 10 DE 41" cds on registered cover. ACSC cat $300 for surch set, plus $500 ea for others, total $1800. Very fresh & clean. Spectacular & rare, possibly unique. (P) $500 $800

AUSTRALIA - POSTAL STATIONERY

1220 Aerogramme-Official: 1959 Jet h/s SPECIMEN for sale to collectors -not available w/o Specimen. VF fresh UN. ACSC A03wa. $35 $50

1221 Aerogramme - Official: 1952 stampless with "Postage Paid" stamp box & "On His Majesty's Service" opt in dark blue, h/s SPECIMEN. VF fresh UN. ACSC AO1w (P) $25 $40

1222 Aerogramme - Official: 1959 OHMS Jet stamp imprint, h/s SPECIMEN. VF fresh UN. ACSC AO3wa. (P) $35 $50

1223 Envelope: 1923 KGV Star 1½d green with postage. Superb fresh UN. ACSC EP27 cat $200. $60 $90

1224 Envelope: 1923 KGV Star 1½d green with postage. Superb fresh UN. ACSC EP27 cat $200. $60 $90

1225 Envelope: 1923 KGV Star 1½d green with postage. Superb fresh UN. ACSC EP27 cat $200. $60 $90

1226 Lettercard: 1913 Kangaroo 1d brown, original die, view "Lorne Victoria" rectangle. VF UN, edges stuck. ACSC LC14(72E) cat $250. Scarce view. $150 $250

1227 Lettercard: 1913 Kangaroo 1d dark drown, Die II, view "The Two Brothers" framed oval. VF CTO, part Melbourne cds, edges stuck. ACSC LC16(135B)x cat $200 $100 $150

1228 Lettercard: 1914 KGV 1d brown-black perf 12½, view River Derwent -close view. Trace of tones, F-VFU. ACSC LC18(110). $50 $70

1229 Lettercard: 1914-18 KGV 1d black perf 10, pink within, view "March through streets of Melbourne of AIF" in black-brown with stamp in black. Superb fresh UN. ACSC LC26(M6B). Unrecorded bicolour. (P) $400 $600

1230 Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d black on pink inside stock, perf 10, view "2nd AIF Embarking (wharf)". VF UN. ACSC LC26(M1A) cat $150. (P) $100 $150

1231 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) $300 $500

1232 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) $450 $600

1233 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

1234 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

1235 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

1236 Lettercard: 1922 KGV 2d red, view Pineapples (pickers). UN, tape stain on margin, o/w superb fresh. ACSC LC49(102B). $130 $180

1237 Lettercard: 1923 KGV 1½d green perf 12½, "Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme". UN, edges sl yellowed. ACSC LC51(88) cat $150 (P) $80 $120

1238 Lettersheet: 1961 QEII 5d opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh UN, unfolded. ACSC LSP1Aw cat $75. Only 420 printed. $50 $75

1239 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) $100 $150

1240 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) $100 $150

1241 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. $80 $120

1242 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. $80 $120

1243 Military Envelope: 1916 KGV 1d red 1st setting, but with stamp in lower position than shown in ACSC. UN, sl tones, flap stuck. ACSC ME1 cat $300. (P) $90 $130

1244 Military Wrapper: 1940s Air Medal Section Registered Post Paid 4½d to send War Medals. Superb fresh UN. Rare so nice. (P) $120 $200

1245 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) $120 $200

1246 Parcel Label: 1946 KGVI 3/7 mauve cut-out with printing variety at base. VFU. ACSC PL3 cat $2000 for full label. Scarce. (P) $150 $250

1247 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) $700 $1000

1248 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) $600 $900

1249 Parcel Label: Use of KGVI 5/10 Myer label to Northern Ireland. U, with Melbourne roller pmk, some flts & affixed to light card. ACSC PL4 cat $800. (P) $300 $450

1250 Parcel Label: Use of KGVI 5/10 blue Myer label to Scotland. U, flts, affixed to light card. ACSC PL4 cat $800. (P) $200 $300

1251 Parcel Label: 1946-49 KGVI 5/10 blue Myer label with no address lines or imprint at base. U, flts & repairs, affixed to piece. ACSC PL4A cat $800. (P) $150 $250

1252 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) $800 $1200

1253 Postcard: 1913 Kangaroo 1d red on white, 3.7mm heading lines. Fresh UN, sl blemishes at left. ACSC P24(1) cat $100. $35 $50

1254 Postcard: 1915 KGV 1d red Die I. VF fresh UN. ACSC P27. $50 $80

1255 Postcard: 1919 KGV 1½d brown with footnote. F-VF UN, sl aging. ACSC P51 cat $400. $130 $200

1256 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) $350 $500

1257 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) $200 $300

1258 Postcard: 1923 One Penny on KGV 1½d emerald with footnote. F-VF UN, sl edge blemishes. ACSC P60 cat $250. (P) $70 $100

1259 Postcard: 1930 KGVI 1½d brown on off-white. UN. ACSC P67(2) cat $40. $15 $25

1260 Postcard: 1938 KGVI 1½d brown. VF fresh UN. ACSC P70 cat $20. $10 $15

1261 Postcard: 1941 Queen 1d+1d green. Superb fresh UN. ACSC P71 cat $150. $60 $90

1262 Postcard: 1951 KGVI 3d green. VF UN. ACSC P74 cat $50. $20 $30

1263 Postcard: 1957 QEII "Revalued 4d" on 3d green die 2. VF UN. ACSC P78. $5 $10

1264 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). (P) $90 $150

1265 Postcard: 1994 Prepaid Kangaroo maxicard PROOF for ATM triangle stamps, with stamp imprint, air label & barcode on reverse, & white triangle on front to position stamp. Uncut vertical pr with guillotine guide marks. VF UN (P) $60 $100

1266 Postcard-PTPO: 1956 QEII 3½d orange embossed on bright orange-yellow stock for Goldsbrough, Mort & Coy Sth Australia, uprated 1½d for later 5d rate. VF fresh UN, sl reverse marks from contact with another uprated card. ACSC PS33 cat $1500. Only 3 or 4 known. Similar realised $700+ at auction in December. (P) $400 $600

1267 POW: 1943-44 Postcard 6d with "Melbourne 3 OCT 1944 machine pmk. From "No.13 POW Group Murchison" to Germany with Australian & German censor h/s. VFU. ACSC POW 1 cat $400. (P) $150 $250

1268 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

1269 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) $375 $500

1270 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

1271 POW: 1946 use of 1/- Airmail Lettersheet (in Italian) from Murchison Victoria POW Camp, to Taranto Italy, with" Approved for Transmission by Camp Commandant" cachet in red, & "Murchison PW Group" red h/s on reverse, with "Murchison 4 MAR 46", & "Fragagnano" b/s. ACSC POW2 cat $250. (P) $130 $180

1272 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

1273 Registered Envelope: 1913 Kangaroo 4d yellow-orange. Superb fresh UN. ACSC RE1 cat $400+. Rare so nice. (P) $250 $350

1274 Registered Envelope: 1913 Kangaroo 4d orange text on rev. Superb Fresh UN. ACSC RE3 cat $200+. Rare so nice. $100 $130

1275 Registered Envelope: 1916 KGV 4d orange with obliterating device in orange, 115mm setting. Superb fresh UN. ACSC RE7B cat $500. Rare so nice. (P) $300 $450

1276 Registered Envelope: 1923 surch 4½ on 5d KGV, address lines at left. Superb UN. ACSC RE16 cat $300. (P) $150 $250

1277 Registered Envelope: 1930 KGV Oval 5d brown Die I. VF UN. ACSC RE26. $35 $50

1278 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

AUSTRALIA - OTHER COVERS

1279 1913 use of NSW 3d Registered Envelope with Kangaroo 2d 1st wmk tied by "Sydney 20 JA 13" cds, to Adelaide, orange & black reg label. Paying double letter rate & reg, fine & very early use of the 2d, first dispatched to Sydney on 11 Jan 1913, & 3 FDC are known cancelled 15 Jan. This may be the earliest use of 2d on cover. (P) $500 $1000

1280 1913 use of WA Avis de Reception form franked 2d yellow Swan & Kangaroo ½d (early use in WA), tied by oval "Registered Perth 25 FE 13" pmk, "Barton Westn Aust" delivery cds. The finer of two recorded combination usages on an AR item. (P) $900 $1500

1281 1913 Cover franked Kangaroo 1d red pr uprating NSW 3d long type Registered Envelope (light tones), tied by "Registered Sydney 18 MR 13" cds, with orange & black reg label, paying double British Empire rate & reg to UK, London transit, & Salisbury b/s. A very desirable combination pre-fed/federation entire. (P) $500 $1000

1282 1913 Kangaroo 1st wmk ½d uprating NSW Lettercard, tied by "Sydney MY 8 1913" machine pmk. To Austria, underpaying the 2½d foreign letter rate & taxed accordingly, with "NSW T 20" h/s, Austrian postage due 10h pr tied to reverse by "Modling" cds. Rare usage A superb combination pre-fed/federation entire. (sold for $2860 at Melbourne auction in 2003). (P) $900 $1500

1283 1913 Kangaroo 5d on NSW 4d Registered Envelope (aged & battered) tied by "Wellington 11 OC 13" cds, to Honolulu, red & black reg label, b/s Sydney & Honolulu. Kangaroo 5d rare on combination cover paying double foreign letter rate, the reg fee was 3d only; Wellington must have carried stock of the by then obsolete 4d Reg envelope. $350 $500

1284 1913 Use of WA Registered Envelope (opened 3 sides), with Kangaroo 1d (2) tied "Irwin 7 DE 13" cds, to Perth with b/s. VF. Very rare Common- wealth/Colonial combination registered cover. (P) $900 $1500

1285 1913 cover (tones) to Denmark franked Kangaroo 3d & Tasmania 2½d Tablet (rare on combination covers), tied by "Launceston 18 NO 13" cds, blue & black reg label. (P) $400 $700

1286 1914 Cover franked Kangaroo ½d & 3d 1st wmk, plus Victoria 4d yellow olive 1st wmk, pictorial cover (right endflap missing), for “Alfred Adams & Co, Melbourne”, tied by "English Mail TPO JA 8 14" duplex. To France, & an unusual composition for triple rate, b/s Paris. Adams maintained a working stock of stamps, from which the Victoria 4d was sourced. (P) $400 $700

1287 1914 use of NSW 3d Registered Envelope with Kangaroo ½d & 2d deep shade (both flts), tied by "New Angledool FE 10 14" cds, to Switzerland, b/s Sydney & Weggis. (P) $250 $500

1288 1914 cover to USA franked Tasmania ½d Pictorial & Kangaroo 2d, tied by "Moonah Tasmania 12 MY 14" cds (tear at right). The second consignment of ½d Kangaroos was not dispatched to Tasmania until 22 May 1914, suggesting large stocks lingered of the ½d Pictorial. Rare combination Commonwealth/State cover. (P) $200 $400

1289 1915 Cover franked Kangaroo 1st wmk ½d Green "VO Co" perfin uprating Victoria PTPO 2d Envelope for Vacuum Oil, late although clearly commercial use, with "Melbourne 18 OC 15" machine cancel. Sl aged. Very rare useage. (P) $400 $700

1290 1929 OHMS cover franked 3d Airmail type B & KGV 1½d red, both perf OS, tied by "Sydney 31 DE 29" cds airmail to Brisbane. 3d OS Rare on cover. (P) $80 $120

1291 1937 cover franked KGV 2d red opt OS pr tied by "Capetown Paquebot 8 MAR 37" cds & with Tristan da Cunha h/s cachet type V (SG C6) To Australia. Probably unique usage. (P) $100 $200

1292 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) $200 $400

1293 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

1294 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

1295 Military: Australian Forces in Netherlands Indies scarce reg covers inc "AIF Field PO28', "Aust FPO170', "Aust Army PO" 197, 240 (rare), 510 & 514, "Air Force Post Office Nº251', quality of covers & pmks generally good, 4 censored. (7), plus with diff Field, Base or RAAF PO pmks for Morotai or Borneo (9), generally reasonable strikes, various censor h/s, odd fault. (16). $70 $100

1296 POW: 1941 use of printed lettersheet (stains) with censor tape & cachet, to Germany with No. 13 POW Group Murchison h/s on reverse. Tones but scarce $50 $80

1297 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

1298 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

1299 POW: 1944 use of printed envelope (edge flts), with "Bondi 11 OC 44" cds, to prisoner J W Dove (British POW) in Zentsuji Camp Japan. With censor tape, Australian & Japanese censor h/s. $50 $100

1300 POW: 1945 use of printed lettersheet (flts) with "Melbourne 16 JUL 1945" machine pmk, "Murchison PW Group" cachet on reverse, censor tape & cachet, to Italy with 2-line Italian cachet. $40 $70

1301 WW2 Australian Forces in Netherlands Indies covers with Field, Base or RAAF PO pmks for Morotai & Borneo, generally reasonable strikes, various censor h/s, odd fault. (23). $200 $300

NEW SOUTH WALES

1302 1850 Sydney View 2d grey-blue, Plate II (early impression). F-VFU, barred numeral pmk, 4 margins. SG 23 cat £300. (P) $150 $250

1303 1850 Sydney View 2d ultramarine, Plate III. VFU, Sydney barred pmk, 4 large margins. SG 29 cat £200. (P) $130 $200

1304 1850 Sydney View 2d deep blue, Plate III. VFU, barred numeral pmk, 4 margins. SG 30 cat £200. (P) $120 $180

1305 1850 Sydney View 3d yellow green, horiz pr (pos 24,25), on greyish wove paper. VFU, all 4 margins, barred numeral pmk "61" of Gresford. SG 42 cat £550, plus premium for rare pmk. (P) $400 $600

1306 1851 Sydney View 2d dull ultramarine Plate V, vert laid paper. VFU, 4 margins, unusually light cancel. SG 38 cat £375. (P) $200 $300

1307 1853 QV Laureate 8d orange-yellow. F-VFU, 3 margins, Sydney barred pmk. SG 80 cat £600. (P) $250 $350

1308 1853 QV Laureate 8d orange-yellow. GU, close margins, barred numeral pmk. SG 80 cat £600. (P) $150 $250

1309 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

1310 1854 QV Diadem 1/- pale red, imperf plate proof, no wmk wove paper. Superb UN as made, 4 margins. SG 100(p), normal cat £3750 (P) $300 $500

1311 1854 QV Diadem 5d blue, imperf plate proof, no wmk, wove paper, variety pre-printing paper fold. Superb UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 88(p)(var) cat £1300 as normal. Rare & attractive. (P) $400 $700

1312 1854-59 QV Diadem 6d black, blk of 4, imperf proofs, no wmk, wove paper. VF UN, as made, all 4 margins. SG 90/96(p), normal M cat £6000+. Rare multiple. (P) $800 $1200

1313 1854 QV Diadem 8d yellow, bottom marginal imperf plate proof, no wmk, wove paper. Superb UN, as made, 4 large margins. SG 97/98(p) cat £15,000 as normal. Rare & attractive. (P) $500 $800

1314 1854 QV Diadem 8d chocolate, imperf plate proof, no wmk, blued wove paper. Superb UN as made, left marginal, 4 margins. SG 97/98(p) cat £15,000 as normal. Rare & attractive. (P) $400 $700

1315 1854-59 QV Diadem 8d golden-yellow imperf, wmk double-lined "8". VFU, oval dotted "88" pmk, 4 huge margins. SG 97 cat £1400++. Rare genuine imperf as vast majority of those offered are fakes made from later perf issues. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1300 $2000