Stamps & Postal History (#148MG) Closed Auction Info View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViews Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-22 of 22. Previous|1|Next Lot 624 Liberated POWs: Six stampless covers from NSW x4 or Queensland x2 to various Australian POWs in Germany or unspecified countries all sent to the Red Cross in Melbourne; plus two different advice of receipt of parcel postcards from the Red Cross at Melbourne & two similar cards from a POW in Germany to the Red Cross. [All mail for Australian POWs was required to be sent to the Red Cross at Melbourne for on-forwarding. Letters were placed in Red Cross envelopes that were submitted unsealed for cen GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA/B View details Quantity10Estimate$200StatusUnsold Lot 625 Liberated POWs: Four covers - two by air - & seven aerogrammes all from GB to liberated POWs all addressed c/- the GPO Melbourne, various redirections & cachets including 'NO RECORD OF/Repatriation/OF ADDRESSEE' x2 & similar straight-line type, and three with 'IT IS REGRETTED THIS LETTER COULD/NOT BE FORWARDED IN TIME...', one addressed directly to Japan but with 'VIA BASE PO/MELBOURNE/AUSTRALIA' cachet in blue (stained), generally fine. (11) GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCPSGradeA/B View details Quantity11Estimate$450StatusUnsold Lot 626 Liberated POWs: Four stampless covers from NSW to liberated POWs released in Borneo x3 or Malaya, all addressed to the GPO Melbourne, one with illustrated ''Lakeview/The Pivot of Lake Macquarie" on the reverse. Most unusual. (4) GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA/B View details Quantity4Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 627 Liberated POWs: Balance of this section including original notice warning against speaking about "Escape Organisations", plain cover with superb 'REPATRIATED/PRISONER OF WAR/SERVICE' cachet in violet, Japanese uprated 2s Postal Card to Borneo during "Suspended Mail Period", 1944 cover from WA to a POW in Germany with various cachets including 'RETURNED TO/AUSTRALIA', 1944 GB Forces Postal Card & Aerogramme both to Hong Kong but received after repatriation, 1945 GB cover to Australian POW Recepti GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCPS View details Estimate$500Price Realized$1,100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 628 Liberated POWs: EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX (ENGLAND): Local cover endorsed "Marine Shark", the ship in which the addressee was repatriated to Australia; airmail cover from Sydney; 'AUST FPO/191' cds on two formular aerogrammes to Queensland or Victoria, and on registered cover to South Australia. Phil Collas stated "No registered covers have been seen". (5) GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA/B View details Quantity5Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot 629 Liberated POWs: EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX (ENGLAND): 1945 (May) airmail cover from Sydney to "Ex Aust POW/AIF Reception Group/Eastbourne/..." with six stamps making up the 1/6d rate, minor blemishes. GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeB View details Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 630 Liberated POWs: BANGKOK: 1945 (Sep 3) usage of British "Blue Triangle" formular aerogramme endorsed "Ex - POW", to South Australia. The writer states "...[Brian] sent a letter with me but as it was written on the wrong type of paper authorities would not accept it...Eric Smith has right leg amputated..." & names five friends who "are all dead". GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolPSGradeA View details Estimate$400Price Realized$360StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 631 Liberated POWs: BANGKOK: 1945 (Sep 26) plain envelope endorsed "Ex prisoner of War Mail" & on the reverse "AIF (Bangkok Siam)", to Western Australia with 'PASSED FREE/OF POSTAGE' cachet & 'No2 AUST BASE PO/ F ' cds used at Melbourne. [Phil Collas says No 2 Base PO E & F cds "...had little usage, examples...being rare] GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeB View details Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold Lot 632 Liberated POWs: BANGKOK: 1945 (Sep 16) usage of British formular aerogramme endorsed "Ex POW Mail", to Tasmania with 'PASSED FREE/OF POSTAGE' cachet, message headed "Thialand" [sic] & states "...Working in the hospital certainly saved me from a lot of hard work...I am thoroughly tired of looking after serious dysentery patients...we are the furthest camp from Bankok and will be last to leave..." GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolPSGradeB View details Estimate$400Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 633 Liberated POWs: KUCHING: 1945 (Sep 20) Comforts Fund cover endorsed "Liberated British/Internee" at upper-left & on the reverse "c/- BBCAU/Labuan" (= British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit), 'FIELD POST OFFICE/034' cds in use at Kuching, to GB with 'No2 AUST BASE PO/ F ' cds in use at Melbourne, minor blemishes. [Ted Proud rates the 034 cds at 1500pts; Phil Collas says No 2 Base PO E & F cds "...had little usage, examples...being rare] GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeB View details Estimate$600Price Realized$480StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 634 Liberated POWs: LABUAN: 1945 (Nov 19) usage of Kogarah Comforts Fund cover by air to NSW with 3d tied by 'AUST ARMY PO/513' cds (LRD) in use at Labuan, minor stain at the top. GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeB View details Estimate$400StatusUnsold Lot 635 Liberated POWs: MANILA: 1945 (Sep 9) use of stampless formular aerogramme with the letter headed "Liberated Prisoner of War/co Base Post Office/Melbourne", carried per favor & posted in England with 2½d tied by 'WRITTLE/22OC/45/ CHELMSFORD' cds. The writer states "I am...waiting for a plane to fly us to Australia...Since leaving Formosa I have been on 4 different boats...I have suffered these last 3 years..." GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolpsGradea View details Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold Lot 636 Liberated POWs: MANILA: 1945 (Sep 14) use of American Red Cross cover endorsed "Liberated UK POW/.../HQ3 Australian Reception Group" to GB with 'AUST ARMY PO/243' cds & 'PASSED FREE/OF POSTAGE' cachet. GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$350Price Realized$270StatusSold Lot 637 Liberated POWs: MANILA: 1945 (Sep 17) Red Cross cover endorsed "Liberated POW (UK)" to GB with 'AUST ARMY PO/243' cds & 'PASSED FREE/OF POSTAGE' cachet plus 'No2 AUST BASE PO/2[?]SE45/ B ' transit cds applied in Melbourne. With the 3-page letter headed "HQRA 11 Indian Division/Liberated POW/co Base Post Office/Melbourne" which states "...It will be a treat to get away from the East. The heat and rain wears you down. I am finding it difficult to eat good European food again...These Japs are certa GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolC/LGradeA- View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 638 Liberated POWs: MANILA: 1945 (Sep 21) use of stampless formular aerogramme endorsed "Liberated POW" & the letter headed "Manila/ Philippine Is", to Sydney with very fine 'AUST ARMY PO/243' cds & 'PASSED FREE/OF POSTAGE' cachet, Sydney arrival b/s of 9OCT/1945. The writer states "I suppose as you will have thought me killed in the battle of Java...80% of my unit were killed" & proceeds to give a travelogue of his movements to Japan via Singapore, Indo-China & Taiwan, "...[Ikuno]...is a copper & s GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolPSGradeA- View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 639 Liberated POWs: MANILA: 1945 (Sep 26) plain envelope endorsed "RN Mail" & on the flap "Naval PW Contact Team/Manila, Philippines", to London with 'AUST ARMY PO/243' cds (recorded by Ted Proud 1.9.1945-20.10.1945 only). GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot 640 Liberated POWs: MANILA: 1945 (Oct 1) use of GB formular aerogramme endorsed "Lib UK PW" with the message headed "c/o 3 Australian Repl Co/Manila PI", to GB with 'AUST ARMY PO/241' cds. Rare. [Ted Proud records APO 241 at Hollandia Feb-June 1945, then in Japan from May 1946; Phil Collas record usage at Morotai from Feb 1945 "until late in that year" & in Japan in 1946. Neither mentions usage in the Philippines. The writer states "...We are expecting to leave here very soon for America..."] GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolPSGradeB View details Estimate$500StatusUnsold Lot 641 Liberated POWs: MANILA: 1945 (Oct 8) Comforts Fund cover endorsed "Liberated UK POW" & on the flap "HQ3 Australian Reception Group", to GB with 'AUST ARMY PO/241' cds. Rare. GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeB View details Estimate$500StatusUnsold Lot 642 Liberated POWs: MOROTAI: 1945 (Sep 19) plain envelope endorsed "Liberated British PW" to a nurse at 2/4 Australian General Hospital on Morotai with superb 'FIELD POST OFFICE/026' cds in use at Morotai Docks, flap removed. GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeB View details Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold Lot 643 Liberated POWs: SINGAPORE: Plain cover with light but obvious 'AUST FIELD PO/27SE45/251' cds in violet in use at Changi, & Red Cross envelope endorsed "Liberated UK PW" to GB with 'POST/OFFICE/MARITIME/MAIL' machine cancel in red applied at London. [Ted Proud records the cds for only 11 days 20-30.9.1945] (2) GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA- View details Quantity2Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot 644 Liberated POWs: SINGAPORE: Australian Red Cross 'LETTER CARD' in red/buff with the letter headed "14th AGH/Singapore" with light but fine 'AUST FIELD PO/24SE45/251' cds in violet in use at Changi. The letter states "...It is rather hard for us to adjust to the new conditions...The main problem is that we have no cigarettes [!!]...The 2/29 Bn left this morning by transport..." GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$250StatusUnsold Lot 645 Liberated POWs: BRITISH ROYAL NAVAL BARRACKS, SYDNEY (NSW): 1945 (Nov 1) American Red Cross cover endorsed "RAPWI/Warwick Farm" (= Repatriation of Allied Prisoners of War & Internees) to New Zealand with 4d tied by cut-down relief ' C /NSW' cds & registration label with 'BR N BARRACKS' h/s. [This temporary camp housed repatriated POWs from Hong Kong] GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$250Price Realized$340StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next
