Stamps, Coins & Postal History (#449) Closed Auction Info PDF Prices Realized 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 1-61 of 61. Previous|1|Next Lot 165 AUSTRALIA - Inwards Mail to Australasia Accelerated by Air Transit: 27 Oct. 1919 cover from New Jersey to Melbourne bearing 6c Air Post for 1oz USA internal airmail service, thence by surface. The earliest known airmail service accelerated item USA-Australia. Ex Perry (2013 realized $2213) SymbolC View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250StatusCLOSED! Lot 166 AUSTRALIA - Inwards Mail to Australasia Accelerated by Air Transit: 1927 (May 18) postcard (creases) from Schneidemühl Germany to Sydney bearing Airmail 10pf x2 and 20pf, endorsed for transmission via Constantinople, Bombay and Netherlands Indies, the 40pf franking representing 25pf UPU rate plus 15pf Berlin-Vienna airmail surcharge. The earliest recorded postcard Europe to Australia accelerated by an airmail service. [The reduced UPU rate of 15pf for postcards was not introduced until Aug. 1 SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 167 AUSTRALIA - Inwards Mail to Australasia Accelerated by Air Transit: 1930 (May 14) cover from Iraq to Cairns Queensland, inscribed 'AIR MAIL' segment scored-over and handstamped 'RECEIVED TOO LATE/FOR INCLUSION IN AIR DESPATCH' applied, bearing British Occupation of Iraq 6a and 3a tied by Mosul double-circle cds, Baghdad (May 15) backstamp, minor flap fault. Given the article at 9a is sufficiently paid for airmail service to Karachi, for which rate was UPU 4½a (20-40gms)... SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 168 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Argentina: 1936 (Mar 29) Rogelio Alcazer Arana (Buenos Aires) cover to Auckland endorsed 'Via Condor' franked 1p40 for UPU 15c plus airmail surcharge 1p15 per 5gms, very fine framed 'PAR AVION JUSQU'EN EUROPE', sent by DLH service (flight L154), a little wrinkled, attractive and early for this destination. SymbolC View details Estimate$100 - $150Price Realized$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 169 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Austria: 1935 (Apr 15) Alois Hammer advertising cover from Knittelfeld to Adelaide bearing attractive range 1925 Air series, aggregate 2s20 representing 60g UPU rate plus 1s60 per 5gms airmail surcharge, Vienna (Apr. 20) transit and Adelaide (May 4) arrival. Early origin/destination item for Imperial Airways England-Australia through service. SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 170 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Austria: 1935 (Jul 31) Paul Planer (radio manufacturer, Vienna) cover to Sydney bearing scarce franking of Air 5s and 80g tied by Wien 1 datestamp, 5s80 for Imperial Airways service (IE361) representing 60g UPU rate plus 1s30 per 5gms airmail surcharge x4, backstamped Sydney. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 171 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Brazil: 1933 (Feb 3-10) trio of Pan American Airways System covers Parana to Perth (two addressees, same sender), franked 920r, 1,220r, and 1,200r, paid for internal airmail service only, thence surface via Egypt, where backstamped, faults, including adhesive tape remnants, reasonable presentation, early jusqu'a airmail items. (3) SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 172 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Brazil: 1936 (Sep 9) General Electric cover Rio de Janeiro to Sydney franked 12,500r showing handstruck 'SERVICO AEREO TRANSOCEANICO/CONDOR/ZEPPELIN/LUFTHANSA/BRASIL-EUROPA', carried by Graf Zeppelin to Germany (Sep 13 flight), where airship service terminated, subsequently at Paris (Sep 17) to join with Imperial Airways service (flight IE480), Sydney arrival (Sep 30), small cover faults. Only one other recorded commercial Zeppelin cover Bra SymbolC View details Estimate$900 - $1,200StatusCLOSED! Lot 173 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Burma: 1937 (Dec 16) real photo postcard (Padaung tribe woman) Taunggyi to North Sydney franked 4a for combined airmail rate postcard being extremely rare pre-war for this origin/destination. SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 174 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Burma: 1940 (Sep 4) The East Asiatic Co (Rangoon) censored cover bearing aggregate 14a franking for combined airmail rate per ½oz, stamps 'E A C' perfins, handstamped 'By British Overseas/Airways Corporation' not noted elsewhere, sent via Horseshoe route, Rangoon Censor tape and handstamp. Rare and attractive. SymbolC View details Estimate$240 - $280Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 175 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Canada: 1941-42 covers with framed 'From H.M.C. SHIP/PASSED/BY CENSOR/Signature Date' handstamp, comprising [1] hand dated '22/7/41' to Melbourne where redirected franked 90c for single Clipper rate, additionally censored Melbourne, Malvern transit, and [2] handstamped dateline 'SEP 23 1942' to Sydney where redirected, franking of $1.80 for double rate includes $1 HMS Cossack, Collaroy Beach transit, varying dumb cancels, small faults. SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 176 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Canada: 1941 (Nov. 11) cover from RAAF Sgt K. Newbery Ottawa to Adelaide franked aggregate $2.70 including $1 Chateau de Ramezay pair, representing PanAm Trans-Pacific Clipper combined airmail rate 90c per ½oz x3, conveyed by California, on the penultimate flight of this service, flap faults. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$160StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 177 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Egypt: 1934-36 early Imperial Airways service selection, earliest Oct 9 1934 endorsed 'up to/Kchi at 45m rate, airmail terminated at Karachi, highest aggregate franking 268m (UPU 28m - 20-40gms Empire rate plus airmail surcharge 120m per 20gms x2), balance varying franking compositions for 135m single rate, one with 10m x5 on reverse cancelled by diamond lozenge pattern, another with scarcer franking of 1936 Exhibition 15m and 20m, odd fault SymbolC View details Estimate$160 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 178 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Germany 1935-39 Gottfried Ruppell Bremen (wool importers) selection of printed covers to Henry B. Smith in Melbourne with frankings from 11Rm80 to 62Rm25 (with 3Rm Zeppelin block of 20) including 2Rm (4) and 3Rm (117). [The covers are generally linen-backed (370x145mm) and are believed to have contained samples, so many have blemishes/small edge faults as to be expected; the 2Rm & 3Rm values are unchecked for the scarce horizontally ribbed SymbolC View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250StatusCLOSED! Lot 179 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Germany: a similar group to the above this time with frankings from 13Rm30 to 64Rm55 (with 2Rm Lilienthal x30), including 1924 3Rm Marienburg strip of six, and 1934 2Rm (52) and 3Rm (69), condition variable. (10 items) SymbolC View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250StatusCLOSED! Lot 180 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Germany: 1941-44 Prisoners-of-War Postal Stationery from New Zealand internees to NZ, comprising various editions Lettersheets (3) and Postal Cards (10, three franked 40pf Hitler), earliest two endorsed 'Air Mail From Baghdad', balance via USA Trans-Atlantic services, multitude of camp, 'Taxe perçue', transit, censor markings, etc, few with faults, generally good, useful lot. (13) SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 181 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Hungary: 1937 (Apr.19) postcard from Budapest to Perth bearing 1936 Air 60f and 1p paying UPU 20f postcard rate plus airmail surcharge 1p40, Perth arrival (which ties 'PAR AVION' etiquette). Early and rare airmail postcard. SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 182 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: India: 1930-37 selection featuring frankings of 1929 Air series, comprising 2a (4), 3a (7), 4a (5), 6a (4), 8a (3), and 12a (4), two registered, including earliest 1930 at 22a for Indian (Delhi-Dhanushkodi) and Australian (Perth-Adelaide) internal airmail services, 1931 first service extended experimentally to Australia (Imperial Airways flight IE106) at correct 24a rate, 1931 with Air Mail etiquette invalidated and handstamped 'No air servi SymbolC View details Estimate$450 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 183 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Iran: 1936 (Nov 18) cover to New Zealand endorsed 'Via Australia/&/Singapore' franked aggregate (front and reverse) 10kr60 plus New currency 1r50, apparently for UPU 1r50 rate plus airmail surcharge per 20gms (equivalent of old currency 10kr60), carried via Imperial Airways service flight IE498, which was delayed at Rangoon with damaged undercarriage (Nov 25-26), backstamped Basra, minor blemishes. SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 184 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Iraq: 1937 (Nov 13) Ottoman Bank Basra registered cover to Wellington New Zealand franked high aggregate 386f, including King Ghazi 100f strip of three, representing UPU 31f (40-60gms) rate plus airmail surcharge 85f per 10gms x4 plus 15f registration, backstamped Darwin, TPO 2 South NSW, minor blemishes, record pre-war franking to Australasia, impressive. SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 185 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Italy: 1931-32 Italrayon Milano covers to same addressee in Melbourne at 17L, 10L and 11L rates, frankings including 1926 Air 1L and 60c and 1930 10L Pegasus and 1932 3L Dante Alighieri Air pair, respectively, carried by Imperial Airways service (flights IE139 and 189) Brindisi-Karachi, backstamped Brindisi or Bologna Ambulante (TPO), minor aging & small blemishes. Attractive frankings and very scarce early jusqu'a airmail to Australia. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 186 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Italy - Trieste: 1940 (May 27) D. Rosenfeld censored cover to Sydney franked aggregate 4L75 tied by Trieste 2 Ferrovia datestamp, censored Sydney. A rare origin/destination in this era. SymbolC View details Estimate$120 - $160StatusCLOSED! Lot 187 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Jamaica: 1935 (May 21) Grace, Kennedy & Co (Kingston) cover to Auckland with scarce and attractive franking of Silver Jubilee 1d (2) and 6d, PanAm combined airmail rate 8d per ½oz to and within USA. SymbolC View details Estimate$120 - $160StatusCLOSED! Lot 188 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Jamaica: 1942 (Jan 26) Rum Company Ltd (Kingston) dual censored cover to Sydney franked attractive KGVI issues aggregate 4/- for PanAm Clipper combined airmail rate 4/- per ½oz, Jamaica 'PASSED BY/'1601'/CENSOR' and Sydney Censor tape, small blemishes, Coruba Jamaica Rum multicoloured labels front and reverse. SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 189 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Japan: 1937 (Mar 12) Toyoshima & Co (Osaka) cover (240x125mm slightly reduced) with three various handstamped or endorsed route instructions for airmail service via Shanghai, franked aggregate 336s (3y36) representing UPU 16s (20-40gms) plus airmail surcharge 80s per 5gms x4, backstamped Hong Kong, Melbourne, blemishes including stains. SymbolC View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 190 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika: 1931 (Apr 17) cover Mwanza to Moree NSW endorsed to join Imperial Airways second trial flight ex London, which departed Apr 25 1931, and to that end departed on Northbound service ex Mwanza Apr 21 (flight AN7), but owing to inclement weather in Southern Sudan the flight was delayed eight days, thereby missing the London departure, franked with Tanganyika issues for aggregate correct 2/- per ½oz rate, datestamp tie SymbolC View details Estimate$160 - $200Price Realized$120StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 191 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika: 1934 (Dec 27) Barclays Bank cover (opened at base) Nairobi to Melbourne bearing aggregate franking 3s80 for combined airmail rate 1s90 per ½oz x2, endorsed 'By air via Singapore and with Nairobi applied 'BY AIR IN AUSTRALIA/PAR AVION EN AUSTRALIE' handstamp, carried by Imperial Airways services (Northbound AN199, Eastbound IE301), backstamped Melbourne, attractive example of double rate. SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 192 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika: 1939 (Dec. 2) postcard adapted as Christmas card from Molo to Rosebud Victoria franked aggregate correct 50c for airmail postcard, Melbourne backstamp. Rare in this era, sender states 'We are all well and awaiting quietude of enemy sea raiders to return'. SymbolC View details Estimate$140 - $180StatusCLOSED! Lot 193 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika: 1942 (Mar 18) use to Sydney of formular Stationery Air Mail Letter Card headed 'RAAF c/- RAF Headquarters/Middle East' bearing 30c solo for concessional rate, tied by 'EA 69/APO' datestamp, fine strike 'PASSED/BY/MILITARY/CENSOR/EA/No II/3' duly signed, fine and very rare use to Australia. [writer, AUS 403780 Sgt. D. Dewhurst, provides interesting details of life in 'the middle of Kenya'.] SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 194 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Malaya - Straits Settlements: 1935 (Jun & Dec) covers Penang to Sydney and Melbourne bearing 25c Silver Jubilee solo for single combined airmail rate per ½oz and strip of three paying triple rate, the latter with blemishes, backstamped respective cities, most unusual and scarce usages. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 195 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Malaya - Straits Settlements: 1939 (Dec 16) use of Stationery 15c Registration Envelope from Singapore to Sydney uprated 55c for post-EAMS combined airmail rate 55c per ½oz, cancelled by double-circle 'SINGAPORE/3/REGISTRATION' datestamp, superb strike reverse, 'PASSED/FOR/TRANSMISSION' handstamp, minor blemishes. SymbolC View details Estimate$140 - $180StatusCLOSED! Lot 196 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Malayan States - Kedah: 1934 (Dec 12) cover from Alor Star to Brisbane bearing unusual combination franking for combined airmail rate 25c per ½oz, carried on first flight of the regular airmail service England to Australia, addressed to Imperial Airways Ltd, backstamped Brisbane, small blemishes, AAMC.469n. SymbolC View details Estimate$140 - $180StatusCLOSED! Lot 197 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Malayan States - Penang: 1937-38 covers from Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd Kamunting to Melbourne bearing 25c for single rate, cancelled Taiping, and The Chartered Bank of India registered cover Taiping-Hobart also at single rate (plus 15c registration), backstamped Melbourne, and Taiping, Singapore, Melbourne, Hobart. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$140 - $180StatusCLOSED! Lot 198 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Malta: 1938-40 covers to Sydney at 2/4½d (2/3d per ½oz airmail surcharge) or 1/3d inclusive airmail rates, former with 1/- (2) and 1½d strip of three centre unit variety "Broken cross" (SG #220a, Cat £90 used off cover), latter with 1940 (Jul.20) late use of KGV Air Mail opt 6d (2); some minor toning. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$140 - $180StatusCLOSED! Lot 199 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Monaco: 1935 (Mar 11) cover from Monte Carlo to Sydney franked aggregate 19f50 including (on reverse) rare use of Pictorials 5f, 10f and 3f, representing UPU 1f50 rate plus airmail surcharge 4f50 per 5gms x4, small flap fault, backstamped Marseilles and Sydney. SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $450StatusCLOSED! Lot 200 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Mozambique: 1940 (Jul 10) cover from Beira to Sydney franked aggregate (front and reverse) 14E25, for UPU 1E75 rate plus airmail surcharge 6E25 per 5gms x2, sent via Cairo where it joined BOAC service Horseshoe route (flight NE4), backstamped Calcutta, Egyptian censor tape/handstamp (code '56'). Most attractive and rare. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 201 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Netherlands: 1931-39 selection to Andriesse family in Sydney, earliest (Dec.30 1931) by KLM service flight 58 from Amsterdam to Dutch East Indies thence surface, highest franked being 1935 at 1g32½, 1935 and 1938 KLM inaugural flights, some useful frankings including 40c solo x2, etc; odd fault, generally fine. (14) SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 202 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Netherlands: 1937 (Jun-Jul) The Sport & General Press Agency Ltd covers to Sydney franked 3g57½, varying compositions including 1g strips of three x2, earliest endorsed 'Per Dutch Air Mail/Via Amsterdam', others via Imperial Airways service, little roughly opened. Attractive trio. (3) SymbolC View details Estimate$120 - $160StatusCLOSED! Lot 203 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Netherlands: 1938 (Mar 4) Express airmail cover (255x170mm) Amsterdam to Argus newspaper Melbourne franked aggregate 12g67½, including Wilhelmina 2½g + 5g pair, miscalculating by 10c UPU 65c (140-160gms) rate plus airmail surcharge 40c per 5gms x29 plus 32½c Express delivery, backstamped Melbourne. SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 204 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Netherland Antilles - Curacao: 1943-45 dual censored trio Willemstad to Australia, featuring frankings of attractive 1942 Air series, comprising [1] 1943 (Nov 27) British Consulate cover to Bowral NSW and redirected, franking 85c, endorsed for airmail 'to USA Pacific/port & thence/by sea', unframed 'GEZIEN/CURAÃAO/CENSUUR' handstamp and USA Censor tape, [2] 1944 (Dec 11) registered to Netherlands Indies Army Headquarters... Symbolc View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 205 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Netherland Colonies - Surinam: 1943 (Dec 30) tri-censored cover endorsed on flap 'Military Headquarters' to Sydney franked 1g35, Censor tapes of Suriname and Sydney at left, tied by respective handstamps, USA Censor tape at right, circle '8' (with mss. '36' added at centre), K.P.M. Sydney arrival (Feb 2 1944), small handling faults, rare. SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 206 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Netherland Indies: 1939-40 censored covers endorsed for KNILM service Bandoeng-South Melbourne and Semerang-Brisbane, last registered, franked 35c and 1g95, first with early unnumbered Melbourne Censor tape (opening fault at right top) and handstamp, other Brisbane Censor handstamp only, backstamped Melbourne or Brisbane. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 207 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Netherland Indies: 1940 (Jan & Nov) Nederlandsch Indische Handelsbank censored registered covers (250x155mm) Semerang-Brisbane and Makasser-Perth franked 2g05 and 1g75, censored Brisbane and Soerabaja, respectively, last with two large Nederland Zal Herrijen multicoloured labels affixed to reverse, backstamped Brisbane and Darwin, Perth, small blemishes. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 208 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Netherland Indies: 1942 (Jan 13 & 14) late censored covers Batavia to Perth and Sydney, latter registered, censor tapes and variety of handstamps, little roughly opened, last backstamped Sydney, very scarce. SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 209 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: New Caledonia: 1945 (May 26) censored registered cover (250x155mm) Noumea-Sydney franked aggregate 25f, including 20f, representing UPU 4f plus airmail surcharge 8f50 per 5gms x2 plus 4f registration, censored New Caledonia and Sydney, backstamped Sydney. SymbolC View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 210 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: North Borneo: 1941 (Jun 24) Dangawan Estate Jesselton censored cover to Sydney bearing aggregate 60c franking (plus compulsory use of 2c War Tax stamp for overseas mail), reasonable strike rare triangular 'PASSED FOR/TRANSMISSION/8/NORTH BORNEO' handstamp in violet (height 36mm), minor blemishes. SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 211 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Poland: 1937 (Jun 28 & 30) Hotel Pod Poczta (Bielsko) covers to Henry B Smith (Melbourne) carried on consecutive Imperial Airways service flights (IE562-63), rates of 4z85 and 3z85 include a 1935 3z Moscicki franking, backstamped Warsaw, Athens, Melbourne. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 212 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Poland: 1939 (Jan 19) Pol-Wool (Biala Krak) registered cover (315x120mm) to Henry B Smith (wool broker, Melbourne) with high aggregate franking of 8z85, including scarce use of 1938 3z Pilsudski x2, representing UPU 85g (20-40gms) rate plus airmail surcharge 90g per 5gms x8 plus 45g registration, Spencer St 'CARDED' rectangular datestamp on front for consecutive days, currency control handstamp on reverse together with transits/arrival for W SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 213 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Poland: 1939 (Apr 1) registered cover from Krakow to Melbourne with attractive and scarce 5z aggregate franking which includes Pilsudski opt on 25g (4) and 3z paying UPU 55g rate plus airmail surcharge 1z per 5gms x4 plus 45g registration, currency control label on front, Warsaw, Athens, Sydney, Melbourne backstamps. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 214 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Sudan: 1936-38 Younis Ahmed & Abdel Moneim Mohamed (Khartoum) to Keith Harris & Co (Sydney) covers at 6p40, 20p, 10p, and 9p10 rates, attractive range of frankings featuring 1931-37 Air series, backstamped Sydney, odd blemish, very scarce and eminently exhibitable group. (4) SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 215 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Sudan: 1940-41 censored military covers from same correspondence to Queensland, varying compositions for 45m rate (one scarce solo 4½p on 8p), stamps tied by 'FPO/Nº 23' and 'MPO/804' datestamps, former with Base censor tape/handstamp and British triangular handstamp, additionally censored at Brisbane, latter British triangular handstamp only, blemishes. Rare pair. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 216 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Sweden: 1932 (Jul 5) cover Klippan to Melbourne via Imperial Airways service to Karachi (flight IE172), aggregate franking 1kr40 comprising 1930 Air 10ö x4 and 50ö pair, representing UPU 40ö (20-40gms) rate plus airmail surcharge to India 50ö per 20gms x2, backstamped Berlin, oval 'BERLIN-SASSNITZ (HAFEN)/BAHNPOST' (Zug 14), small blemishes, very early to Australia. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 217 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Switzerland: 1937 (Jun 19) cover (235x145mm) from Genève to Sydney bearing quintuple franking aggregate of 6f90, including 1923 75c Air and 1931 3f The Mythen, representing UPU 50c (20-40gms) rate + airmail surcharge 80c per 5gms x8, neatly repaired opening fault, backstamped Sydney. Most attractive. SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 218 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Switzerland: 1938 (Aug 22) use of Italia Flotte Riunite postcard (picture of Roma liner obverse) from Innerarosa to Sydney bearing solo franking 1923 1f Air for UPU 20c postcard rate plus 80c airmail surcharge, fine and rare pre-war use of airmail postcard. SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 219 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Turkey: 1938 (Oct & Nov) covers from Izmir and Tarabya to Sydney with varying franking compositions for 116k20 rate, last with Air 35k on 40k surcharge pair and 40k, backstamped Athens, small opening faults, attractive. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 220 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Turkey: 1940-41 censored covers from Izmir to Melbourne and Mersin to Perth via BOAC Horseshoe route franked 50k and 58k, last with scarcer franking of 9k on 15k Air x2 and 40k (cover small corner fault), censor tapes/handstamps of Melbourne or Perth, backstamped triangular Adana/Mardin/Seyyar datestamp and Baghdad, and Adana, Istanbul and Baghdad, respectively, scarce pair. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$180StatusSold Lot 221 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Turkey: 1941 (Jun 11) censored cover from Beyoglu to Melbourne carried by BOAC via Horseshoe route, attractive franking for 58k rate (plus Obligatory tax 1k), backstamped Baghdad, censored at Cairo and Melbourne upon arrival. SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 222 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Turkey: 1944-45 censored covers Istanbul to Sydney with varying franking compositions for reduced 38k rate (plus Obligatory tax 2k), backstamped Baghdad, various Censor markings including Sydney tape/handstamps, later with opening faults, also 1945 cover to Melbourne with typewritten instructions for airmail but paid at 2k Imprime rate only, censored India. (3) SymbolC View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 223 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: United States: 1936-39 selection sent by ship across Atlantic to join with Imperial Airways west-east service, mostly 49c rate (52c from West Coast including USA internal airmail surcharge), including attractive franking compositions, some with indications of ship engaged, includes one each of registered, Express delivery and perfin ('RWC/CO'), a few ancillary markings, very early Melbourne censor handstamp (departed USA Aug 23 1939), etc, o SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 224 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Yugoslavia: 1939-40 censored covers to NSW from Bribir and Novi Sad franked 21d50 for UPU 3d rate plus airmail 18d50 surcharge per 10gms, Sydney Censor tapes/handstamps, earlier backstamped two Yugoslav towns (one unclear, other Zemun) and Athens, later (roughly opened) Zemun and Sydney. Censored mail this origin/destination very scarce. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 225 AUSTRALIA - Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Yugoslavia: 1940 (Mar 11) registered cover from Belgrade to Sydney from Nesztel correspondence, franked 25d50 for UPU 3d rate, plus airmail surcharge 17d50 per 10gms plus 5d registration, backstamped Zemun, Athens, Sydney, Rose Bay, trifle soiled, attractive. SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next
