Public Auction 327 Thursday, October 6, 2016

1640 Envelope: 1923 KGV Star 1½d green with postage. Superb fresh UN. ACSC EP27 cat $200. $60 $90

1641 Envelope: 1923 KGV Star 1½d green with postage. Superb fresh UN. ACSC EP27 cat $200. $60 $90

1642 Envelope - Official: 1919 Use of Victoria QV red OS dots in die, uprated KGV ½d green, with "Yackandandah 17 JL 19" cds. Stieg DB3g cat US$100. $50 $80

1643 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

1644 Envelope-Official: 1919 use of Kangaroo 1d red OS dots in die type 2. FU (no flap), uprated KGV ½d, with "Geelong 15 AU 19" cds. ACSC EO1B cat $250. $70 $100

1645 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

1646 Envelope-Official: 1919 use of KGV 1d red OS dots in die type 1, laid paper lines up to right, uprated ½d perf OS with "Lancaster 13 AU 19" cds. ACSC EO4A cat $150. $50 $80

1647 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

1648 Envelope-Official: 1919 use of Victoria QV 1d red OS dots in die on long Education Dept envelope, uprated KGV ½d green with "Woodglen 21 JL 19" cds $50 $100

1649 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) $220 $300

1650 Lettercard: 1914 KGV 1d brown-black perf 12½, view River Derwent -close view. Trace of tones, F-VFU. ACSC LC18(110). $50 $70

1651 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

1652 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

1653 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

1654 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

1655 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

1656 Lettercard: 1921 KGV 2d orange on grey, view "Government House Sydney NSW". UN, edges stained/stuck, part missing address side, view itself still nice. ACSC LC48(57B) cat $300. Rare $30 $50

1657 Lettercard: 1922 KGV 2d red, view Pineapples (pickers). UN, tape stain on margin, o/w superb fresh. ACSC LC49(102B). $130 $180

1658 Lettercard: 1922 KGV 2d red, view GPO Hobart. VF fresh UN. ACSC LC49(58A) cat $250. $150 $200

1659 Lettercard: 1923 KGV 1½d green perf 12½, "Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme". UN, edges sl yellowed. ACSC LC51(88) cat $150 (P) $80 $120

1660 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

1661 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

1662 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

1663 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

1664 Military Wrapper: 1940s Air Medal Section Registered Post Paid 4½d to send War Medals. Superb fresh UN. Rare so nice. (P) $100 $200

1665 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

1666 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

1667 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

1668 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

1669 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

1670 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

1671 Parcel Labels: 1946-49 KGVI 5/10 blue (Dept of Agriculture) & 5/10 indigo (Myer) cutouts with huge margins. Superb fresh MUH! & very scarce as such. (P) $100 $150

1672 Postcard: 1915 KGV 1d red Die I. VF fresh UN. ACSC P27. $50 $80

1673 Postcard: 1919 KGV 1½d brown with footnote. F-VF UN, sl aging. ACSC P51 cat $400. $130 $200

1674 Postcard: 1919-20 KGV Sideface 1½d red-brown perf OS/NSW for Lands Dept. VFU, Sydney to Glen Innes. ACSC P51e cat $300. (P) $150 $200

1675 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

1676 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

1677 Postcard: 1923 One Penny on KGV 1½d emerald with footnote. F-VF UN, sl edge blemishes. ACSC P60 cat $250. (P) $70 $100

1678 Postcard: 1930 KGVI 1½d brown on off-white. UN. ACSC P67(2) cat $40. $15 $25

1680 Postcard: 1941 Queen 1d+1d green. Superb fresh UN. ACSC P71 cat $150. $60 $90

1681 Postcard: 1951 KGVI 3d green. VF UN. ACSC P74 cat $50. $20 $30

1682 Postcard: 1957 QEII "Revalued 4d" on 3d green die 2. VF UN. ACSC P78. $5 $10

1683 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

1684 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) $100 $150

1685 POW: 1945 use of Airmail 6d Postcard wit "Mil PO Myrtleford 4 AU 45" cds. To Italy, with "Approved for Transmission…." cachet & censor cachet. ACSC POW 1 cat $250. (P) $120 $180

1686 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

1687 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

1688 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

1689 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

1690 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

1691 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

1692 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

1693 Registered Envelope: 1930 KGV Oval 5d brown Die I. VF UN. ACSC RE26. $35 $50

1694 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

1695 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

1696 Wrapper-Official: 1919 use of KGV 1d red OS dots in die type 2, uprated KGV ½d green perf OS with "Yarrawonga 6 AU 19" cds. ACSC WO1B cat $500. (P) $200 $400

AUSTRALIA - OTHER COVERS

1697 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

1698 1917 registered cover franked KGV 4d pale orange-yellow from Chewton VIC with red label, to England tied by crisp "Chewton/Vic" cds. ACSC 100E cat $600. $100 $200

1699 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

1700 1918 cover franked KGV 1d Carmine-red variety "thinned left frame" with extra 1d & ½d green on used Fulham WA 11 Mar to Philadelphia, double-oval "PASSED B/4TH MD/CENSOR" in violet. ACSC 71(3)n cat as used $20, should be at least x20 on cover. Attractive. $100 $200

1701 1918 censored cover franked KGV 5d brown comb perf 14, variety "shaved LL corner" tied South Yarra 19 Oct to USA. ACSC 123t cat $45 as loose stamp, should be 20x on cover. Attractive. (P) $200 $300

1702 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) $300 $500

1703 1935 Airmail long cover franked CofA wmk Kangaroo 5/- & 10/- in very deep & bright shade, KGVI 1d green Large Lyre 1/-, KGV Jubilee 2/-, tied by "Air Mail Sydney 25 JE 35" cds, to England (some spots but attractive). SG 125, 135, 136, 140 & 158 cat £220 & "from x3 to x10" on cover. ACSC 46, 50, 82, 145 & 168 cat £354 as loose stamps alone. 10/- alone on cover or parcel cat $1750 & immensely rarer on cover rather than on parcel tag. Probably unique combination high value franking. (P) $1000 $2000

1704 1936 Airmail long cover franked Kangaroo 5/- (assume CofA wmk), KGV 1d green & 3d blue (2), large Kooka (8), large Lyre (4) & Hermes 1/6 no wmk (8) tied by "Air Mail Late Fee Sydney 11 FE 1936" cds. To London. SG 125, 128, 135, 140, 146 & 153 cat £53 as lose stamps & "from x3 to x10" on cover. ACSC 46, 82, 109, 145, 150 & 161 cat $150 as loose stamps, 5/- cat $350 on cover. Fantastic franking. (P) $250 $400

1705 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

1706 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

1707 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

1708 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

1709 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

1710 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

1711 Military Mail: Korean War 1950 (28 Oct) "On Active Service" cover addressed to Mrs Radnell, Alphington, VIC (mother of sender). TR in manuscript "No Stamps Available" with "Aust Unit Postal Stn 496/28 Oct 50" cds alongside in use in Korea at the time. The cover was sent by Ernest Randall who served with 3rd RAR (28 Sep 1950 to 12 Oct 1951) & was a WWII veteran who enlisted in K-Force & is a Kapyong veteran & is listed on the nominal rolls for this battle. A rare item, one of the few confirmed "On Active Service" covers we have seen ex Korea. This lot comes with further background info of this WWII/Korean War veteran. $100 $150

1712 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

1713 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

1714 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

1715 POW: 1944 Cover from POW held at No. 13 POW Group Murchison, to Melbourne with "Service Of Prisoners Of War" & "Approved For Transmission…" cachets on front plus crisp Mil PO Murchison/Vic Aust cds. Light folds but much nicer than usually seen. $80 $120

1716 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

1717 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

NEW SOUTH WALES

1718 1850 Sydney View 1d carmine, Plate I no clouds, yellowish wove paper. F-VFU, 3½ margins, barred numeral pmk. SG 2 cat £500. (P) $180 $300

1719 1850 Sydney View 2d dull blue, horiz pr, Plate I, partially retouched from lower row, variety partial DOUBLE print. FU appearance, some flts barred numeral pmk, 3-4 margins. SG 20(var) cat £700, plus premium for pr. (P) $180 $300

1720 1850 Sydney View 2d ultramarine, Plate III. VFU, Sydney barred pmk, 4 large margins. SG 29 cat £200. (P) $130 $200

1721 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) $350 $500

1722 1850 Sydney View 3d yellow-green on bluish to grey waver paper, 4 large margins, BN "55" of Newcastle. VFU. SG 42 cat £275++. Premium quality stamp. (P) $400 $500

1723 1850 Sydney View 3d yellow-green, on hard greyish wove paper. VFU, barred numeral pmk, 4 margins. SG 42 cat £275. (P) $150 $250

1724 1850 Sydney View 3d yellow-green, on bluish wove paper. FU appearance, small thins, 4 margins. SG 42 cat £275. (P) $100 $130

1725 1851 Sydney View 2d dull ultramarine Plate V, vert laid paper. VFU, 4 margins, unusually light cancel. SG 38 cat £375. (P) $200 $300

1726 1851-52 QV Laureate 1d claret, no wmk, thick vert laid bluish paper. F-VF U, barred pmk, 2½d margins. SG 50 cat £475 & much under-catalogued as very rare. (P) $200 $400

1727 1853 QV Laureate 8d orange-yellow. FU, 3½ margins, barred numeral pmk. SG 80 cat £600. (P) $200 $300

1728 1853 QV Laureate 8d orange-yellow. F-VFU, 3 margins, Sydney barred pmk. SG 80 cat £600. (P) $250 $350

1729 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

1730 1854 QV Laureate 3d yellow-green, wmk 3, pos.22. F-VF M, 3 margins. SG 87 cat £600. (P) $300 $450

1731 1854 QV Diadem 8d chocolate, horiz pr, imperf plate proof, no wmk, blued wove paper. Superb UN as made, 4 margins all round. SG 97/98(p) cat £30,000 as normals. Rare & attractive. (P) $800 $1500

1732 1854 QV Diadem 8d yellow, bottom marginal imperf plate proof, no wmk, wove paper. Superb UN as made, 4 margins. SG 97/98(p) cat £15,000 as normal. Rare & attractive. (P) $500 $800

1733 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

1734 1854-59 QV Diadem 8d deep yellow-orange ("dull yellow-orange" per SG & cert) imperf, wmk double-lined "8". Superb U, dotted ray "66" pmk, 4 large margins. SG 98(var) cat £1300++. This stamp shows rare deep shade from 4th printing, which should be listed separately. Very rare genuine imperf as vast majority of those offered are fakes made from later issues. RPSL photo-cert. While another new cert can be obtained on request. (P) $1500 $2500

1735 1854 QV Diadem 1/- rose, imperf plate proof, no wmk, wove paper, variety spectacular pre-printing fold. Superb UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 99/100(p)(var) cat £3750 as normal. (P) $300 $500

1736 1856-60 QV Diadem 2d blue, imperf, retouch (105), right side of N of NEW lower than left. Heavy retouching in the left panel & in front of the face, on piece with "Ipswich NSW" & "Drayton NSW" (Qld) cds. FU, 2 margins. SG 112a cat £450, plus premium for usage in Queensland. (P) $150 $250

1737 1860-72 QV Diadem 8d orange, perf 12, wmk double-lined "8". Superb M, nice original gum (brown as always), unusually excellent centring. SG 150 cat £6000+. Extremely rare stamp in M condition. RPSL photo cert. (P) $4000 $6000

1738 1861-58 QV Coin 5/- rose-lilac perf 11, wmk "5/-" marginal example with burelage. Superb fresh MUH. SG 181 cat £325++ for M, should be at least double, £650+ MUH, plus large premium for burelage. Rarity such premium condition. (P) $700 $1000

1739 1862-65 QV 2d pale blue, no wmk, perf 14. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum. SG 188 cat £200 for M, should be at least double, £400 MUH. Rarity in MUH condition. (P) $300 $500

1740 1862-65 QV 2d pale blue, no wmk, perf 14. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum. SG 188 cat £200 for M, should be at least double, £400 MUH. Rarity in MUH condition. (P) $300 $500

1741 1862 QV 2d blue, imperf plate PROOF with m/s Specimen (Samuel type DMS), no wmk wove paper. Fresh UN, sl thin, 4 margins & superb appearance. SG 188(s) cat £200+++ as normal. Extremely rare specimen ex DLR archives with only several recorded. (P) $250 $400