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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

QUEENSLAND - Postal History1911 usage of Australia KGV 1d brown Coronation Postal Card 'Queen Mary' view to Germany with personalmessage and ½d green added tied Brisbane '23JL11' cds to pay foreign postcard rate, a few minor blemishes.Attractive mixed States/Commonwealth franking.

275 PS A-

150

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History1901 (July 13) Boer War usage of British 2d Registration Envelope to Largs Bay endorsed "From/Lt [?]/IBC" atupper-left, ORC 1d & 6d Surcharges tied by 'HEILBRON/ORC' cds, 'Passed Censor' h/s in violet, Cape Town transit& Adelaide arrival b/s of AU20/01, repaired flap fault. Boer War covers to South Australia are very scarce.

380 PS (B)

3001912 usage of Australia KGV 1d brown Coronation Postal Card 'King George' view to Germany with personalmessage and ½d GPO added tied Adelaide '1912/MR13' roller cancel to pay foreign postcard rate, a few minorblemishes. Attractive mixed States/Commonwealth franking.

382 PS A-

150

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal StationeryENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER: KGVI & QEII group including variety of brands, logos & imprints includingHeinz, Onkaparinga, Holeproof, Harris Scarfe, David Jones, Goodyear, Penfolds Grange Vineyards, etc, noted KGVIOval 2d green x2 (Cat $75 each) & 3d red, QEII 5d for Grace Bros with Removal Van illustration, some OHMS &Shire issues, a few long-format types, almost all used with little if any duplication, 'STAMP OUT/FRUIT FLY' slogancancel and other postmark & postal history interest, condition variable but mostly fine. (100+)

1417 C

300

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History1913 cover to Canal Zone, Panama with combination franking NSW ½d green and Kangaroos First Wmk 2d greytied 'ST PETERS/AP4/1913/NSW' cds paying 2½d foreign rate, partial 'EMPIRE,CZ/MAY8/CZ' cancel on face wherere-directed to USA, slightly shortened at left.

1464 C B

200- cover to USA with combination franking South Australia ½d GPO and Kangaroos 1d x2 (one affixed partly overright edge) tied 'ADELAIDE/SE9/13' cds paying 2½d foreign rate, 'RECEIVED/OCT 15 1913' private cachet in violeton face, light central fold & small pin-holes not affecting stamps.

1465 C B

1501918 two covers endorsed "Letter for enemy country enclosed" to Switzerland each with the rare boxed 'PASSEDBY/CENSOR SD/...' (small letters) cachet in violet applied at Sydney, plus a cover without the endorsement & thestandard cachet in red for comparison. (3)

1467 C A/B

150T

1939-44 inwards airmail covers including from Argentina 1939 at 1p95c rate, India 1941 twice censored, Panama1944 at 90c rate with postal tax unpaid but forwarded after additional 1c affixed and cachet crossed-out, USA x2 at70c PanAm Clipper rate, condition mixed but mostly fine. (9)

1477 C

120T

2001+ International Post covers & a few postcards mostly airmail to Europe with range of issues, noted mixeddomestic/international frankings, a few stationery items, potential postmark interest. Ideal for study. (3000+)

1485 CPS A/B400

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History - Civil Censorship - World War II1940 to Sydney from Papua with Air Mail 5d tied 'SAMARAI ED/20DE40/PAPUA' d/s, sighted by Cairns Qld censorwhere '1/3/NOT/OPENED BY/CENSOR/2' diamond cachet applied on face, censored again with Sydney label &cachet alongside, a few blemishes. John Little records only two examples of the Cairns '...NOT/OPENED...' cachet.

1486 C B

2001941 to Brisbane from Australian serviceman in Papua with Pictorials 4d Mother tied 'PORT MORESBY/-5AP41/PAPUA' d/s, sender's name & unit at L/L with "Passed by unit censor/[signature]" manuscript in pencil onface, censored again in transit with '1/3/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/2' diamond cachet applied at Cairns Qld over unitcensor, part back flap missing.

1487 C A-

150- to USA from civilian in Papua with airmail indicia endorsed "TO AUST" and Pictorials 2d Bird & 4d Mother tied'PORT MORESBY/-3MY41/PAPUA' d/s paying 3d airmail surcharge to Australia plus 3d foreign surface rate,censored in transit with 'OPENED BY CENSOR' deep red/white label rouletted at top & '1/3/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/1'diamond cachet both applied at Cairns Qld.

1488 C A

2001945 cover airmail to Scotland with Hermes 1/6d tied Sydney '14MCH/1945' cancel re-sealed with opened-out '2Opened by Censor' red/yellow label specially-produced for use on Air Letters (and rarely seen on envelopes) affixedon back tied '2/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/507' cachet with another strike on face, couple of minor edge faults.

1489 C B

150T

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History - Military - World War I1918 YMCA cover with header '...WITH THE/BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR INTERNED IN HOLLAND' & a plaincover similarly inscribed, both with the Australian sender's details at lower-left & different "free mail" cachets, to NSW,minor defects; and 1918 stampless Swiss PPC to an Australian POW at Friedrichsfeld Camp with German campcensor's cachet & boxed 'F.a.' h/s (= time expired) h/s indicatin he had been repatriated. A very scarce trio. (3)

1490 C A-/B

200T

1916 Liverpool Camp Souvenir of Australia's Fighting Sons fold-out wallet with eight views of camp life & trainingactivities, sent to "Young Station via Bathurst" with lengthy personal message, KGV 1d red tied 'LIVERPOOLMILITARY CAMP/NSW' cds, couple of edge faults. Liverpool Military Camp PO 25.2.1915; closed 14.12.1918.

1491 C A-

150- Tidworth Camp (UK) Letter Card with eight views of barracks, etc stapled inside, sent to Victoria with lengthypersonal message and Great Britain KGV 1d red tied 'AIF CAMP PO/2' cds & fine '1ST TRAINING BATTALIONFPO/11NOV1916/AIF' triple-ring oval h/s alongside, couple of minor blemishes.

1492 C A-

150

Ex Lot 1493PRISONERS OF WAR MAIL: Quality group of POW Envelopes x7 (one registered with 'HOLDSWORTHY CAMP'cds), Letter Sheets x7 & a rare Postal Card, various 'FREE' indicia, includes usages to China, Holland, India,Switzerland & USA, various NSW & foreign censor cachets etc, generally fine to very fine. A very appealing lot, (16)

1493 PS A/B

1,200T

Ex Lot 1494- Group with handstamped 'FREE' cachet x4 (one with rare 'BERRIMA DETENTION BARRACKS/BERRIMA NSW'h/s in violet), envelopes from Trial Bay with printed 'FREE' & seriffed or sans-serif x2 Trial Bay censor cachets,condition variable. (7)

1494 CPS

550T

- c.1915 undated plain cover from Liverpool Camp with very fine strikes of straight-line h/s & the rare boxed'PRISONER/OF/WAR/LETTER.' cachet (Emery #CA221) both in red, to Germany with superlative boxed 'PASSEDBY/CENSOR SD/...' cachet in violet applied at Sydney. Superb!

1495 C A+

200T

- 1915 plain cover from Liverpool Camp with superb strikes of straight-line h/s & the rare boxed 'PRISONER/OF/WAR/LETTER.' cachet (Emery #CA221) both in violet, to Germany with light 'PASSED BY CENSOR/11AU15/=CS=' cds in red at lower-left applied at Sydney & British POW cachet.

1496 C A-

200T

- c.1916 POW Envelope to Amsterdam with light strike of the British oval 'PRISONER OF WAR/REPATRIATIONBUREAU' cachet at lower-left, on arrival redirected to "Utrecht", minor soiling. Scarce destination for POW mail.

1497 PS B120T

- 1916 POW Envelope to Queensland with superb strike of the rare sans serif 'CENSORED/DETENTIONBARRACKS/TRIAL BAY NSW' cachet (very early usage) in blue, 'LIVERPOOL/2SE16/=NSW=' cds & Lt-Col Sandscachet in violet, slightly reduced at left.

1498 PS A-

250T

- VICTORIA: 1915 (Apr 15) plain POW cover to Switzerland with very fine strike of the rare 'PRISONERS OF WARDEPOT/LANGWARRIN' cachet in green & superb Melbourne cds, Geneva arrival b/s of 12.V.15, minor blemishes.With the complete 'OPENED BY/CENSOR' label removed to expose the cachet.

1499 C B

200T

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History - Military - World War IIArmy FPO covers group most with KGVI 3d frankings, includes YMCA, Salvation Army, American Red Cross, TheChurch Army envelopes, plus a few KGV and QEII Postal Stationery items, condition mixed. (69)

1500 C150

1942 (Feb 14) airmail cover from Melbourne to a member of 2/21 Battalion with 'ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/DELIVERY IMPRACTICABLE/...' handstamp, minor blemishes. [LCpl William James Chung was a member of "Gull"Force comprising 1131 men who were transported from Darwin by sea to defend Ambon. The Japanese landed20,000 troops on the island & "Gull" Force was forced to surrender. 779 members died either on Ambon - including229 who were massacred at Laha after surrendering - or after being moved to the Chinese island of Hainan]

1501 C B

150T

EPHEMERA: Group of WW2 soldier's pamphlets including 'Infantry Section Leading', 'Concealment & Camouflage',guides to Cairo & Aden, RAAF 'No3 Squadron Leave Pass', OHMS 'Identity Card' x2, also bundle of smallphotographs mostly of British troops in Italy including crashed P51 Mustang, Spitfire strafing Cervia, Tripoli harbourwith sunken ships, etc, condition mixed but mostly fine. (100+)

1502 L/?

100LIBERATED POWs: 1945 (Oct 8) Liberated Prisoner of War usage of Comforts Fund cover endorsed "Liberated UKPOW" & on the flap "HQ3 Australian Reception Group" to England with 'AUST ARMY PO/241' cds, couple of minorblemishes. [Ted Proud records APO 241 at Hollandia Feb-June 1945, then in Japan from May 1946; Phil Collasrecords usage at Morotai from Feb 1945 "until late in that year" & in Japan in 1946. Neither mentions usage at theHQ3 POW Reception Centre believed to be at Manila, Philippine Islands]

1503 C A-

150T

Ex Lot 1504PRISONER OF WAR MAIL: 1944 Osaka POW Camp Nippon envelope to Australia from Gunner PM Tully withJapanese censor chop on face and brown tape at top but no postal markings, the enclosed letter in pencil onJapanese notepaper headed "OSAKA POW CAMP/6-11-44" refers to the allowed topics of mail received, weather,etc but must have transgressed as one line has been erased and another scored out & also includes the scarcelycredible line "... I am in fair health.", envelope with some blemishes but letter fine. It is very unusual to find the actualletters along with POW covers, especially one written on 'official' stationery. The illustration is above lot 1494(2)

1504 C/L B/A

300



REST OF THE WORLD - GENERAL and MISCELLANEOUS LOTSWorldwide covers & stationery including Australia noted 1928 Kookaburra 3d with Exhibition cancel in red, 1930airmail Derby WA to Perth with KGV 1½d x3 taxed with 1d Due, 1967 unpaid with Fish 8c to pay postage due, then1943 Southern Rhodesia "Active Service" with local & Sydney censor labels, Pacific Islands, NZ, GB, USA, etc,postal stationery with Aerogrammes noted Falkland Islands formular with QEII 6d and with KGVI 6d x2, Singapore1964 formular "FORCES MAIL" endorsed "Stamp Lost", advertising, some philatelic & First Day covers, conditionmixed but mostly fine.

1521 CPS A

200

WORLD PICTURE POSTCARDSSee also Australian Picture Postcards Lots 1505 to 1515.

SUBJECTS - ALCOHOL: Guinness 'My Goodness - My Guinness' multi-colour Zookeeper advertising cards withimages by artist Gilroy x6 comprising Seal, Pelican,Toucan, Lion, Polar Bear and Kangaroo & Joey each with 'Printedin Great Britain by Sanders Phillips & Co Ltd London' imprint on back #7-12 from the original 1940s printings, plus'Bottle and Jug' Guinness advertising card featuring Lewis Carroll's Through The Looking-Glass characters, also1954 advertising booklet sent to Melbourne with GB KGVI 1½d and 'Australia-London' ½d 'CUSTOMS DUTY' bothtied London cancel, couple of minor blemishes but mostly fine. (8)

1586 C A/A-

200

WORLDWIDE AIRMAILS TO AUSTRALIAWe are pleased to present a significant part of the collection formed by Rodney Perry from Queensland. The vast majority of items arecommercial in nature with a great variety of routes & rates, and many are visually appealing and/or rare. The material is presented in orderof origin, and is also extensively cross-referenced in the index at the back of this catalogue.

Ex Lot 1872AUSTRIA: 1935 to Sydney with Costumes 10g & 1s plus Cathedral 2s all tied by Vienna '27.XII.35' cds,'TELEGRAPHENAMT WIEN 1' b/s of same date for pneumatic transmission to airport, carried by Imperial Airwaysflight IE405 during which the City of Khartoum ran out of fuel two kilometers from Alexandria harbour, plunging intothe sea & killing the nine passengers and three crew members, with the GPO Sydney explanatory leaflet whichaccompanied recovered articles, envelope in surprisingly fine condition under the circumstances. Sanford #351231;covers from this disaster other than from Great Britain are rare. (2)

1872 C A-

300

Ex Lot 1876BRAZIL: 1936-45 group including 1936-37 by Lufthansa to Europe with Stuttgart or Frankfurt b/s to join ImperialAirways service x4, 1937 via Paris (b/s) x2 one registered with 5600r meter cancel, 'Surtaxe acquittée/pour VOIEAERIENNE/JUSQU'EN FRANCE' cachet in violet, 'CARDED/18SEP1937/Spencer Street/GPO C1' h/s and'TELEGRAPH OFFICE/18SE37/GPO-MELB' b/s, 1938 Usina Brazil Ltda long covers at high 27,000r & 33,700r ratesand another registered with Tourist 10,000r Palms, 1939 Panair illustrated envelope to New Zealand censored onarrival, 1943 with 'VIA AFRICA' cachet, 1945 (Nov) with 'LAGOS NIGERIA' transit b/s, etc, condition mixed butmostly fine. (17)

1876 C

600

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WORLDWIDE AIRMAILS TO AUSTRALIA (continued)Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

CANADA: 1939-41 group comprising 1939 & 1940 covers to Melbourne at 30c rate for airmail to UK only andonwards by ship, 1941 to Rockhampton Qld with Airmail 6c x10 (some affixed over edge; one faulty) for double ratevia UK, and 1941 covers carried via PanAm Trans-Pacific Clipper x2 one to Townsville Qld with Pictorials 10c & 20cx4 tied 'WINNIPEG/JAN27/41' carried on Honolulu Clipper flight 16 which was delayed at New Caledonia due to anoutbreak of bubonic plague (!), the other to Melbourne at 90c rate plus 10c registration with San Francisco &arrival b/s, three censored on arrival, a few blemishes. (5)

1878 C/CL A/B

150

Ex Lot 1879COLOMBIA: 1936-45 group comprising 1936 to Sydney endorsed "POR AVION HASTA/SAN FRANCISCO" paying15c letter rate plus 27c airmail surcharge with 'CORREO AEREO/MAN--COMUN/AIR MAIL' boxed cachet on face,1942 at 45c rate endorsed "Air Mail to San Francisco" (faults), 1944 at 2.15p rate for PanAm Trans-Pacific Clippperservice, and 1945 (Feb) at 4.15p rate for double PanAm surcharge with 'PAR AVION/CORREOAEREO/TRANSOCEANICO' & 'BY AIR MAIL OVER U.S./...' cachets, the latter three all censored on arrival, a fewblemishes. (4)

1879 C/CL A-/B

200

Ex Lot 1880CUBA: 1932-45 group including 1932 to Sydney endorsed "Via USA" at 18c rate, 1939 to Canberra x2 at 13c ratejusqua to USA one registered with additional 8c paid, 1941 to Sydney at $1.38 rate for PanAm Trans-Pacific Clipperservice with 'MINISTERIO DE COMMUNICACIONES/CUBA' cachet and US censor tape, 1942 illustrated advertisingenvelope with 'PASSED/US/CENSOR' cachet and Sydney censor label, 1945 at 85c rate with Melbourne censorlabel & cachet, etc, condition mixed but mostly fine. (10)

1880 C

400GERMANY: 1934-37 group with variety of frankings & rates including 1934 endorsed "BY AIRMAIL IN AUSTRALIA -PERTH/MELBOURNE' with Hindenburg 25pf for letter rate and 20pf added on back for internal airmail surcharge,1936 to New Zealand with Sydney b/s, 1937 large cover with 3 Mark Marienburg & 5 Mark Speyer registered, 1938 toMelbourne with 25pf Zeppelin x5 and 'AERIAL SERVICE/COMPLETED.SYDNEY' cachet, etc, most with arrivalmarkings and Imperial Airways flight details noted in pencil, condition mixed but mostly fine. (22)

1890 C

400



Lot 1893- 1935 Gottfried Rüppel oversize cover (folded by sender to 345x145mm) registered to Melbourne rated "752g"weight with Zeppelin 3 Mark x27 in 2x10 block on face and strip of 7 on back with Hindenburg 10pf all tied'BREMEN/12.11.37' roller cancels, paying 580pf letter rate (740-760g), 50pf per 5g airmail surcharge x150 plus 30pfregistration, Melbourne arrival b/s and 'CARDED/24NOV.1937/Spencer Street/GPO C1' boxed d/s in violet on face,only two stamps badly damaged but some others with minor perf faults, a few aging marks & edge bends. Therecord franking pre-war airmail cover to Australia.

1893 CX C

600

Ex Lot 1901GREECE: 1933-45 group with wide variety of frankings & rates, noted Greek currency control cachets x9 including1940 to Cairns x2 both also with Brisbane censor tape, with 'CONTROLE DU CHANGE' labels x2, range of Greek &Australian censor markings noted 1939 with early Melbourne un-numbered cachet & '8SEP' arrival b/s, 1941registered from 'AKRATA' with Sydney censor tape, plus 1945 to Cairns x3 with 'PAR AVION/AU DELA DU CAIRE'cachet in blue, violet & black respectively each also with scarce post-liberation Greek censor labels, condition mixedbut mostly fine. (34)

1901 C

750

Lot 1907INDO-CHINA - CAMBODIA: 1931 registered to Netherlands Consulate General, Sydney endorsed "Posteaerienne/Via Batavia" with Temples 5c, 10c & 20c on face and 40c block of 4 on back tied 'PREY VENG/5/MAI/31/CAMBODGE' cds, red & black R label and black/red 'PAR AVION' etiquette, 'BATAVIA/23.5.31/CENTRUM' transitand Sydney '23JE31' arrival b/s but mss "Refused/by Sec/R23/6/31" red ink on face and 'REFUSE/REFUSED'cachet on back with Sydney 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE' cds alongside, returned with 'BANAM/30-7/31/CAMBODGE'b/s, couple of minor blemishes. Carried by KLM Holland-Batavia service experimental extension to Australia paying10c letter rate, 15c registration fee plus double 85c airmail surcharge specific to this flight.

1907 C A-

200

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Lot 1908IRELAND: 1941 large cover 230x155mm to East Melbourne with Definitives 9d & 1/- x13 (including block of eleven;one single torn) tied by 'PORT LAIRGE/24 II/41' cds paying 1/3d per ½oz airmail rate x11 for carriage by HorseshoeRoute service via South Africa, 'RECEIVED TORN AT/GPO MELBOURNE' boxed h/s applied on face, some faultsas to be expected.

1908 CO C

250

Lot 1912LATVIA: 1940 cover to Melbourne with Arms 50s x3 tied 'RIGA/25.1.40/GAISA-PASTS' cds, censored on arrival withMelbourne label & boxed cachet in violet, a few blemishes. Presumably carried by airmail via Sweden to join theImperial Airways service and avoid transit through Germany, but no transit markings to confirm; Latvia was occupiedby German Forces in July 1941; this is the only airmail cover from Latvia censored in Australia recorded byour vendor.

1912 C B

250

Lot 1913LEBANON: 1944 to Melbourne with Scenes 20p & 50p tied 'ZAHLE/24 X 44' cds, 'CONTROLE' black/orange censorlabel tied by circular '[Lorraine Cross]/C P/1' cachet in red, Melbourne 'PASSED/BY/CENSOR' diamond cachet onface, carried on BOAC service which recommenced early July 1944 from Cairo to Karachi, fine condition.

1913 C A

200



Ex Lot 1918NETHERLANDS INDIES: 1931-39 group with variety of frankings including Airmals & Commemoratives noted1931-32 endorsed for internal NEI airmail then ship to Australia x5 including one further endorsed "From Brisbane byair" paying additional 35c for Australian internal airmail and 1933 endorsed "Via Amsterdam" (b/s) with 'PELIKAAN'cds at 130c rate, 1935 "PER QANTAS LUCHTMAIL" at 105c rate, 1935 registered at 80c rate including ChristianMilitary Home set, 1937-38 postcards to New Zealand with Wilhelmina 12½c single and to Rye (Vic) at 20c rate,1938 Tea Samples pouch with 'THEE' revenues x3 on back, condition variable. (16)

1918 C

750

Ex Lot 1919- 1939-41 Censored Mail group with wide range of frankings, endorsements and originating cancels includingBatavia-Harmonieplein, Bondowoso, Soerabaja, Bandoeng, Malang, Medan, etc, all censored locally with variety oflabels & cachets except 1939 (Dec) to Wellington with New Zealand censor label only, includes five doubly-censoredwith Australian labels and/or cachets from Melbourne x4 and Brisbane, registered x4, Philips Lampen(Globes)illustrated meter, Hotel des Indesillustrated covers x2, advertising, etc, condition variable. (23)

1919 C

1,000

Ex Lot 1922PERU: 1940-45 group comprising 1940 registered to Sydney at 3.05s rate with 'SERVICIO AEREO TRANS-PACIFICO' cachet on face, Miami, San Francisco & Hawaii transits & Sydney arrival b/s showing four weeks' transit,1942 to Sydney at 2.45s rate, then 1943-45 registered x7 - four with 'SERVICIO AEREO NOR-ATLANTICO' cachets- and transits indicating airmail carriage via Miami to San Francisco, Hawaii or onwards, the majority censored in bothUS & Australia with variety of labels & cachets including Brisbane '1' in circle check marking, condition variable butmostly fine. (8)

1922 C

600

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Ex Lot 1926SOUTH AFRICA: 1934-42 group with variety of frankings including Pictorials with bi-lingual pairs, noted 1939Robertson Stamp Co cover with 'OFFICIAL' overprints, 1940 registered with Pictorials 6d x5 & 2/6d and'R/SUNLAND' cachet, 1940 to Waratah NSW with Newcastle '9-dot' censor label & altered Sydney '[ ] 7' cachet ('S'excised), etc, condition variable but mostly fine. (27)

1926 CPS

300

Ex Lot 1927SOUTHERN RHODESIA: 1941-42 trio of covers from RAAF serviceman to Melbourne at 1/3d rate, two censored onarrival, one additionally with triangular 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/ 5 / S RHODESIA' cachet (unlisted by Little) in red onface, a few mostly minor blemishes. [Empire Air Training Scheme] (3)

1927 C A/B

150

Ex Lot 1931SWEDEN: 1942-43 group of covers to Melbourne & Sydney plus one to New Zealand all with London 'OAT' cachets -except one with red barred jusq'ua marking on airmail indicia - franked with variety of stamps or advertising metersincluding stamps/meters combination frankings x2, some censored mostly with regular British labels but also includeslarge 252x186mm cover (faulty) with British 'P&CB' orange on white 'Press Censor' label plus Australian'PASPRESS' labels x2 tied 'AUSTRALIAN PUBLICITY CENSORSHIP/[Coat of Arms]/PASSED/By....../Date("14/4/44")' cachets, condition mixed but generally fine except as indicated. (10)

1931 C/CL

500



Lot 1932- 1943 Svenska Fläktfabriken oversize cover 355x250mm to Sydney with Definitives including Palace 5Kr x5 andSwans 20kr x5 tied 'STOCKHOLM/25.11/43' cds paying 6.50Kr letter rate (620-640gms) and 1Kr per airmailsurcharge 5g x128, censored with British labels, London 'OAT' large oval cachet in red & 'CARD PLACED INBOX/DATE/14MAR1944' h/s on arrival both on face, most stamps with faults of varying degrees, some creases &edge faults. The record franking pre-1945 airmail cover to Australia.

1932 CX C

400

Lot 1938SWITZERLAND: 1939 to Queensland with 'g("5")/uber-via/("Chiasso 2")' cachet and single Airmail 1f tied 'GENEVE10/28.XI.39' cds, Brisbane '12DEC/1939' arrival b/s and early 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label with single line of text &'PASSED BY/CENSOR 3' cachet on face, light central fold & partly-repaired faults. Carried on Imperial AirwaysFlying Boat flight SE199 during which Coriosuffered tail damage at Tiberias Palestine on 4.12.1939 and the mailload had to be transferred to Coogee to complete the service.

1938 C B

400

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Ex Lot 1940- 1942-45 covers all with 1941 Airmail Scenes frankings and all censored (except the earliest posted in January1942) with two or more USA, GB, German & Australian labels each, two endorsed for PanAm Atlantic Clipper servicebut others with arrival b/s showing 8+ weeks travel most likely carried by BOAC Horseshoe Route, noted tworegistered each with 2f values (one a scarce single franking) both with New York and Honolulu b/s carried by USArmy Transport airmail service to Hawaii and onwards by ship, condition quite variable. Important group ideal forfurther study. (9)

1940 C A/C

300

Ex Lot 1941- 1945 (Jan-April) covers carried by BOAC to NSW with Pfyffer 1f single frankings x3 (one faulty) each with adifferent-sized 'OAT' oval cachet in red applied at London and Sydney censor labels & cachets, one with GB censorlabel underneath, plus another to Sydney with Pax 1f Dove tied 'CHUR/31.V.45/BRIEFAUFGABE' and'g/("3")/uber-via/("Basel 2")' cachet by air to London where red-bars jusq'ua marking applied to airmail etiquette andonwards by surface where censored on arrival, fine except as noted. (4)

1941 C A/C

250

Ex Lot 1943TRINIDAD: 1941 to Newport Vic with KGVI Pictorials 12c & 24c x2 tied 'GPO PORT OF SPAIN/MR29/41/TRINIDAD'cds paying double 30c per ½oz rate for PanAm service to USA and onwards by surface, 'TO USA/ONLY/BY AIR'cachet in violet on face, censored locally with brown resealing tape tied 'OPENED BY CENSOR No.5' cachet andagain on arrival with Melbourne label, fine condition, plus 1943 to Melbourne with KGVI Pictorials 6c & 24c tied 'GPO.../AP 10/43/...' cds paying single rate with 'I.E/8680' local censor label tied Chicago 'APR14/1943' b/s, someblemishes. (2)

1943 C A/B

200



Ex Lot 1946UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 1930-45 extensive range with variety of rates & frankings including Airmails &Prexies, the majority carried by US internal airmail to connect at West Coast with steamers (often identified inendorsements) but also 1937-41 group of PanAm Trans-Pacific Clipper covers x17 including via Hong Kong x4 oneendorsed "China Clipper", later flights via New Zealand some with Auckland transits, noted 1932 to Bendigo Vicendorsed "By Air Mail/America-Canada/via Melbourne" (?!) at 26c rate, 1938 with "Via London" crossed out and'INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID/AIR MAIL SERVICE' cachet, 1940 registered airmail "to Hawaii" only and another fromHawaii with 50c Clipper paying intermediate rate, 1941 with Famous Americans 10c single and 'VIA AIR MAIL/TOEXCHANGE OFFICE' cachet, registered, advertising, commercial perfins, uprated stationery, censorship interest (afew dual-censored) noted Newcastle label tied altered Sydney '[ ]/8' cachet ('S' excised), Brisbane 'NOT/OPENED',etc, condition variable but many fine. (100+)

1946 CPS

800

FIJI - Postal History1935 KGV Silver Jubilee frankings carried by ship comprising 1) to Canada with 2d tied wavy-lined circle and'MARINE POST OFFICE/NEW/ZEALAND/R.M.S. NIAGARA' alongside; 2) Bank of NSW cover to Victoria with 2dtied 'LOOSE SHIP LETTERSYDNEY' cds; 3) 'Ceremonial Dancer' real photo PPC to USA endorsed written aboard"SS Mariposa" with 2d tied 'SUVA' cds and boxed 'PAQUEBOT' cachet alongside; and 4) to UK endorsed "Per SSMariposa" with 'Via HONOLULU' cachet and 2d tied 'LAUTOKA' cds, couple with minor blemishes. (4)

1987 C A/B

200T

Lot 1989- (Dec 14) Jang Hing Loong Co Ltd cover to Sydney with Jubilee 2d, re-directed to Dutch Indies "c/o KPMLine/Batavia" with Australia KGV 2d, Vic Centenary 3d & Kookaburra 6d tied by 'AIR MAIL/SYDNEY NSW' cds andairmail label added, 'BATAVIA' arrival b/s, slightly shortened at right & a couple of minor blemishes. [Walker &Breckon both give the airmail rate from Australia to NEI as 1/- for the first ½oz + 11d per extra ½oz, but we wouldgive the 'benefit of the doubt' to the clerk in the Sydney Air Mail Section to have charged the correct rate]

1989 C A-

300T

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GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS - Postal History

Ex Lot 2005- KGV Silver Jubilee frankings including 1) to Australia with 1d & KGV 1½d tied '.../POST OFFICE/ABAIANG/...'undated h/s; 2) to USA with 1½d strip of 4 tied poor '.../G.P.O./BERU ISLD/...' undated h/s with hand-drawn"R/1275/Beru" boxed marking; 3) to Perth with 3d single tied '.../BUTARITARI/10MAY38/P.O./...' cds &'R/BUTARITARI/G.&E.I.C./No. ..' cachet, taxed "3" with Australian 3d Postage Due; 4) to USA with 1½d pair (rightunit Flagstaff Double Entry Plate 6 Row 1/2) tied by two fine strikes of '.../17OC35/POST OFFICE/FUNAFUTI' cds,Tarawa transit in blue alongside; 5) to London with 3d pair tied indistinct rubber d/s but fine 'R/TARAWA G.E.I.C.'cachet alongside both in violet; etc, condition mixed including one front only but generally fine. (9)

2005 C A/B

500T

NETHERLANDS INDIES - Postal History

Lot 20541946 airmail cover to Sydney from "Lt. JA Jettinghoff, Techn Batln Balikpapan, c/- GPO 1386R Brisbane" (returnaddress on flap) with Pictorials 5c & Wilhelmina 10c tied by boxed 'NEDERLANSCHINDIES/PTT/16-FEB-1946/BALIKPAPAN' d/s, 'Passed by/RNF Censor/[signature]/No.[ ]' cachet in violet on face,light horizontal fold. [After Indonesia declared independence on 17.08.1945, the Dutch landed Forces stationed inAustralia at major cities including Balikpapan on Borneo in an attempt to re-take their former colony]

2054 C A-

200

Lot 2055- 1946 inter-bank airmail cover to Sydney endorsed "6gr" with Wilhelmina 15c & 20c tied by 'BATAVIA/12 VIII/1946'cds, per KLINM via Dutch Forces in Queensland with scarce 'NETHERLANDS/POST/20-AUG-1946/OFFICE/BRISBANE' transit b/s in green, small repaired tears at the base.

2055 C B

250



SOLOMON ISLANDS - Postal History

Ex Lot 21281935 KGV Silver Jubilee frankings including with 1½d x3 and blue 'R/TULAGI/...' label (minor fault); with 1½d & 3dand black '.../GIZO/R.No.659' label; two covers to Scotland with 'SHORTLAND ISLAND' cds one with 1½d (oxidised)& the other with 6d (scarce but overpaid); to France with 3d single (scarce foreign letter rate); to Canada with 1½dand unframed 'PAQUEBOT' cachet; to Sydney with 1½d tied Brisbane '1935/20MAY' slogan cancel and boxed'PAQUEBOT' cachet; Voyce cover with 1½d tied 'KIETA-1JE36/NEW GUINEA', etc, also a few loose stamps withcancels including 'VANIKORO/31DE35' [Last Day of Issue], 'RABAUL/16JL35/NEW GUINEA' on piece and 'GIZO'forged cancels x4, condition mixed but generally fine. (14 covers + 15 stamp)

2128 O/C

500T

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