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 View details Quantity10Estimate$200StatusUnsold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA/B 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) View details Quantity11Estimate$450StatusUnsold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCPSGradeA/B 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) View details Quantity4Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA/B 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 View details Estimate$500Price Realized$1,100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCPS 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) View details Quantity5Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA/B 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. View details Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeB 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". View details Estimate$400Price Realized$360StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolPSGradeA 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] View details Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeB 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..." View details Estimate$400Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolPSGradeB 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] View details Estimate$600Price Realized$480StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeB 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. View details Estimate$400StatusUnsold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeB 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..." View details Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolpsGradea 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. View details Estimate$350Price Realized$270StatusSold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA- 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 View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolC/LGradeA- 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 View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolPSGradeA- 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). View details Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA- 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..."] View details Estimate$500StatusUnsold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolPSGradeB 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. View details Estimate$500StatusUnsold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeB 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. View details Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeB 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) View details Quantity2Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA- 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..." View details Estimate$250StatusUnsold GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA 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] View details Estimate$250Price Realized$340StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history GST† GST on HAMMER for Australian residents onlySymbolCGradeA Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next
