Stamps, Coins & Postal History (#464) 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 201-300 of 540. Previous|123456|Next Lot 266 AUSTRALIA: Postal Stationery: Wrappers: PTPO Wrappers: 1938-41 1d Green Queen Elizabeth Letterpress part or large-part wrappers (8, range of shades, one uprated), all with typed addresses to Melbourne stockbroker Vinton Smith, likely user therefore Stock Exchange of Sydney; 1938 SYDNEY machine cancels, BW: WS21 - Cat $1200. SymbolPS View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 267 AUSTRALIA: Postal Stationery: Aerogrammes: Dec.1951 use of Territories Formular Aerogramme BW:FA1E in New Hebrides with 30c Gold Currency tied by "NEW HEBRIDES/3DEC51/VILA" datestamp, addressed to Scotland. SymbolPS View details Estimate$120 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 268 AUSTRALIA: First Day & Commemorative Covers: 7 OCT 1932 "GOVT. HOUSE GARDEN FETE - SYDNEY" cds tying 2d and 3d Kingsford Smith adhesives and provisional black & blue R-label #281, on souvenir cover to Summer Hill; with another strike of this rare cds on reverse, together with transit and arrival marks. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 269 AUSTRALIA: First Day & Commemorative Covers: 1962 BRITISH EMPIRE & COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Velodrome registered cover with 5d & 2/3d Games tied by Cycling 'VELODROME PERTH/26NOV/1962' pictorial datestamp (another fine strike verso), red/green registration label numbered '029' in blue. Only 29 registered covers were serviced at this venue. SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 270 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: AIRMAIL LABELS & VIGNETTES: selection including 1925 "Angel" vignette sheet of 15, Frommer.14b2 (upper-left unit defective, perf separations). 1931 New England Airways vignette Fr.38b sheet of 8, 1933 'Pigeongram' vignette complete sheet of 10, Fr.41b plus pair with INVERTED OVERPRINT Fr.41f, 1935 WASP vignette sheetlet of 6, Fr.48b, 1935 Southern Cross vignette sheetlet of 4, Fr.50b with dedication "For Doug Meadows from Ern Crome" (designer of the v Symbol** * View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$280StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 271 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 6 Aug.1919 (AAMC.21b) Adelaide - Minlaton Harry SymbolPC View details Estimate$400 - $450Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 272 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 26 August 1919 (AAMC.22e) A "Peace Bonds" leaflet (printed by A.J. Mullett, Gov't Printer, Melb.) dropped by World War One aviators over the major cities. Surviving examples are very rare. View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 273 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 3-4 Sept. 1919 (AAMC.23) Hobart - Launceston cover with Peace Loan advertising and KGV 1½d brown, carried by ED Cummings in a Sopwith Pup on the first aerial mail flight in Tasmania, with violet two-line 'FIRST TAS. AERO MAIL/DPMG' handstamp and 'LAUNCESTON/-5SE19/TASMANIA' arrival backstamp, very fine with only 6 examples believed to have survived, Cat $4000. Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection. SymbolC View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000Price Realized$2,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 274 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Nov 1919 - Feb 1920 (AAMC. 27e) A Bandar Abbas - Karachi "intermediate" cover flown by Ross & Keith Smith, with feint 3-line "PER VICKERS "VIMY" AEROPLANE TO AUSTRALIA" cachet and endorsed "By aerial Post" at left. Addressed to J.A. Hamilton, Superintendent Indo European Telegraphs, Karachi. Franked on reverse with 2x1a and ½a Indian stamps postmarked Bandar Abbas 24 NO 19 and backstamped Kimari and Karachi 25 NOV 19. SymbolC View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Price Realized$10,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 275 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27d) A Ross Smith "FIRST AERIAL POST" vignette, Mint with gum, with margins removed. Rare and fine. This is example M3 in Frommer's listing, illustrated at page 130. Symbol* View details Estimate$6,000 - $8,000Price Realized$4,800StatusSold Lot 276 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 17 Apr.1922 (AAMC.63, Frommer 5d1) "The Herald & Weekly Times" experimental air mail flight Melbourne - Geelong & return: cover to Geelong with two corner examples of the 'Herald Air Mail' vignette in light blue. Very few covers are recorded bearing multiple vignettes. Provenance: Tom Frommer Collection of Air Mail Labels & Vignettes 1920 - 1960, Charles Leski Auctions, May 2005. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Price Realized$1,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 277 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE FIRST MAIL DELIVERY FLIGHTS BY QANTAS: 5 Nov. 1922 (AAMC.66) Cloncurry - Longreach - Charleville inaugural flown cover; addressed to Wellington, New Zealand and bearing the first QANTAS special "AERIAL TRANSMISSION" red/white vignette. One of only 2 examples recorded address to New Zealand and one of only 10 recorded in total bearing the vignette. This example uniquely carried 70 years later and endorsed verso "Fred McKay, Passenger Re-enactment Fli SymbolC View details Estimate$10,000 - $12,500Price Realized$9,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 278 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: March 1923 (Frommer 9b & d) QANTAS black/green "BY AIR MAIL" vignette attractively used on an Aug.1924 cover from Longreach to Christchurch, New Zealand with mss certification of the "unofficial" label by the Chief Postmaster; displayed on an exhibit page with the front cover of the vignette booklet and accompanied by a vertical strip of 8 of the vignettes adhered to the back of an original booklet. (Some faults, but very rare.) SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$550StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 279 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Late 1923 (Frommer 10) QANTAS black & red on emerald-green vignette "BY AIR MAIL / See Western Queensland" attractively used on an April 1924 flown cover from Cloncurry to Mrs Hudson Fysh, at "Dahra", Longreach; displayed on an exhibit page together with the booklet covers ("The Spirit of the Times is in Aerial Travel.") and a strip of 7 of the vignettes. SymbolC View details Estimate$800 - $1,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 280 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1925 (Frommer 13) QANTAS black on red "BY AIR MAIL / See Western Queensland" vignette tied on Dec.1927 flown cover from Normanton via Cloncurry to Cairns additionally with boxed "FORWARDED BY AIR MAIL" cachet; accompanied on an exhibit page by the original booklet covers which contained the vignette ("AERIAL TRANSPORT means a general speeding up of your business.") together with a strip of 3 and a pair of unused vignettes. SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600Price Realized$650StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 281 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 30 June 1930 (AAMC.67a) Perth - Reading, Pennsylvania USA, airmail cover bearing 3d Airmails (2) paying for the internal airmail leg + the Trans-Pacific by boat to San Francisco + US 5c Airmail (tied by Perth & Reading cds's) for air delivery to the East Coast. A fine example of this combination arrangement, which ended the following day. Cat.from $500. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$280StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 282 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1927-32 covers all with perforated QANTAS "Western Queensland" red/white vignettes (Frommer.15d) comprising 12 Nov. 1927 cover and 9 Dec. 1927 KGV 1½d Letter Card both showing use of 'FORWARDED/BY AIRMAIL' rectangular cachet (AAMC.91), used at McKinlay or at Camooweal respectively; also 1932 commercial long cover (vignette defective) addressed to Hudson Fysh with 1/- Large Lyrebird & 3d Harbour Bridge tied by 'MCKINLAY' datestamp; vignettes alone Cat. $ SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$160StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 283 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: July 1926 (AAMC.99a) Karachi - Calcutta flown cover, carried by Alan Cobham during his flight from England to Australia; bearing the special vignette tied by a "BY D.H. 50" handstamp and with arrival backstamp. [43 carried on this 2,200km leg]. Cat.$650. SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$360StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 284 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE PACIFIC ISLANDS SURVEY FLIGHT BY RICHARD WILLIAMS25 Sept.1926 (AAMC.102) A specially printed cover flown and signed by Group Captain Richard Williams on his survey flight which originated in Melbourne. This example addressed to the Air Board, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne with datestamps of "SYDNEY", "THURSDAY ISLAND 10 OC 26", "KIETA 31 OC 26" and "SAMARAI 29 NOV 26". An exceptional piece.Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Au SymbolC View details Estimate$17,500 - $20,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 285 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE FIRST FLIGHT FROM NEW ZEALAND TO AUSTRALIA: SymbolC View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$2,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 286 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE FIRST FLIGHT FROM NEW ZEALAND TO AUSTRALIA: 13 October 1928 (AAMC.126) Blenheim (N.Z.) - Sydney flown cover, carried on board the "Southern Cross" on the return flight to Australia. This cover, addressed to Mrs Kingsford Smith, is one of the few recorded to have been signed by both pilots, Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm. [Only 16 covers carried in total.] SymbolC View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$1,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 287 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1923-30 covers with perforated QANTAS "Western Queensland" red/black vignettes (Frommer. 17d) comprising 17 Apr. 1929 (AAMC.133a) CLONCURRY - CHARLEVILLE - BRISBANE registered with late use of 'FORWARDED/BY AIRMAIL' rectangular cachet (AAMC.91), addressed to New Zealand with 'TOKATOKA' arrival backstamp; 19 Feb. 1930 (AAMC.151) Camooweal - Daly Waters, addressed to Darwin (backstamp) re-directed to Brisbane; SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$160StatusSold Lot 288 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 11 June 1929 (AAMC.139) cover to Germany with 3d Airmail & 1d KGV tied by 'KALGOORLIE/8JE29' datestamps, utilising the Perth-Adelaide flight departing Jun.11, flown by Chater & Heath, thence travelling by surface mail to destination, very fine 'BERLIN/8/7/29' arrival datestamp. SymbolC View details Estimate$70 - $90Price Realized$70StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 289 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 25 June 1929 (AAMC.142) flown cover from Australia to England per "Southern Cross" arriving 10 July. Franked with 8d in Australian stamps the cover is over-franked with 3x1½ British UPU stamps perforated AAO / Co of the Anglo-American Oil Co. and posted at Gt. Victoria St., London to the addressee at Staines with backstamps from both offices. Endorsed at left by Bassett-Taylor and signed by Kingsford Smith. SymbolC View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$3,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 290 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Oct.1929 (AAMC.145b) Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd vignette (black on pale blue), block.(4). Extremely rare in blocks. Cat.$750. Symbol** * View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 291 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Oct.1929 (AAMC.145b) Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd vignette (black on dark blue), block.(4). Extremely rare in blocks. Cat.$750. Symbol** * View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 292 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 19 Mar.1931 (AAMC.180) Melbourne-Sydney registered FDC carried aboard the "Southern Moon" piloted by Charles Kingsford Smith, with 2d and 6d Kingsford Smith issues tied by '19MR31 datestamps, earliest recorded use of Western Queensland Air Mail vignette (Frommer.38a); fine condition SymbolC View details Estimate$160 - $200Price Realized$120StatusSold Lot 293 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 4 April 1931 (AAMC.187) England - Australia flown cover, carried and signed by Charles Kingsford Smith; with Melbourne 29 APR arrival b/stamp; also, 7 Jan. 1932 (AAMC.245) England - Australia flown cover, carried and signed by Charles Kingsford Smith; with Sydney 21 JAN 1932 arrival b/stamp. Both covers with minor tone spots. (2). SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 294 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 4 Apr.1931 (AAMC.187zf) Straits Settlements - Australia registered flight cover piloted by Kingsford Smith & G.U. Allan, endorsed 'First All Australian Air Mail Service Singapore - Australia', SINGAPORE & SYDNEY '29AP31' backstamps; also 7 Jan. 1932 (AAMC.245a) flight endorsed "By Special Airmail Singapore/Australia, Per Southern Star", MELBOURNE '22JAN/1932' backstamp; plus 29 Dec. 1933 Singapore-London registered flight cover for Imperial Airways '1st SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $220Price Realized$140StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 295 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 3 Dec.1931 (AAMC.228) (Darwin) - Birdum - Daly Waters cover, addressed to Mount Lawley (WA), with fine 'DARWIN/1DE/31 datestamp tying stamps, flown by Qantas to connect these centres during the rainy season when the overland route was under water, backstamped at DARWIN, CHARLEVILLE, TOOWOOMBA, SYDNEY, PERTH & MOUNT LAWLEY; Cat. $850. [Only 20 flown] SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 296 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 3-4 Dec.1931 (AAMC.228) Birdum - Daly Waters cover, addressed to Melbourne, with fine 'BIRDUM/3DE/31 datestamp tying stamp, flown by Qantas on the return leg of their temporary wet season contract service, signed by the pilot, Joseph N. Wilson. [Only 20 flown; very few signed]. SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 297 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1 Dec. 1931 (AAMC.295b) Birdum - Daly Waters registered cover addressed to Brisbane, endorsed "Carried by Pilot from Birdum" and signed "Joseph N. Wilson", flown by Qantas under their renewed contact to carry mail during the rainy season, DALY WATERS, CAMOOWEAL & REGISTERED/BRISBANE' backstamps; Cat. $400 [Only 12 flown]. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 298 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1 Oct.1934 (AAMC.422a) Sydney - Cape York cover, flown, endorsed and signed by the pilot, Sidney Marshall, in his Westland Widgeon III. This was the first leg of the return flight from Australia to Lae via Port Moresby. At a cost of £70, Marshall had arranged for a rough airstrip to be cleared at Somerset on Cape York, where he could refuel for his flight to Lae. [4 flown]. See also AAMC.P73a. Cat.$600++ SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600Price Realized$400StatusSold Lot 299 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE WINNING ENTRY IN THE MACROBERTSON AIR RACE October 1934 (AAMC.433) England - Australia MacRobertson Air Race cover carried by the winning entry DH66 Comet 'Grosvenor House' in a total elapsed time of 71 hours and signed by both pilots "CWA Scott" and "Tom Campbell Black" on the back. Posted on arrival and returned by registered mail to England with blue/black R label alongside adhesives, fine condition, Cat $1,250. Accompanied by an original photo p SymbolC PC View details Estimate$900 - $1,200StatusCLOSED! Lot 300 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 16 Nov.1934 (AAMC.461) Melbourne to Portland autogiro (helicopter) flown pictorial postcards, (10); a special event associated with the Centenary of Victoria Philatelic Exhibition at the Melbourne Town Hall, Nov.8 - 15. Cat.$750. SymbolPC View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 301 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 25 Mar.1935 (AAMC.495b. Frommer.48f1) WASP Airlines vignette full sheet of 6 in green and black, IMPERFORATE, upper left corner unit defective, gum adhesions affecting three units, Cat. $750; also perforated sheet of 6 MUH, and used single perforated example on Narromine - Sydney flight cover (AAMC.494), Symbol** * C View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 302 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: "The Last Flight of the Southern Cross": 18 July 1935 (AAMC.514, 515, 516e&f) collection comprising low-numbered covers #3 and #14 each bearing an imperforate or a perforated special vignette, both covers signed by all seven personnel aboard this historic short flight from Mascot to Richmond, namely pilots Charles Kingsford Smith and P.G.Taylor, who were accompanied by Mary Kingsford Smith, John Stannage, Beau Shiel, John Ulm & C.G.Scrimgeour (radio bro SymbolC ** View details Estimate$2,800 - $3,200StatusCLOSED! Lot 303 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 11-19 July 1935 (AAMC.519) Sydney - Thursday Island cover, flown by Stuart Campbell in a Short Scion S16 Seaplane which was being delivered to the Oroville Dredging Co. in Papua [6 flown]. [NB: The AAMC entry appears to be incorrect. A total of 12 covers were carried; only half terminating at Thursday Island for return to the sender, Ernest Crome.]. Cat.$1000+ SymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot 304 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 22 July 1939 (AAMC.873) Adelaide - Dilli (Portuguese Timor) flown cover, carried and signed by Captain Cameron and the crew of the Guinea Airways Lockheed on their survey flight. Also signed by J.V. Fairbairn, Minister for Civil Aviation, who was on board as an observer. [Small mails carried]. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 305 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 31 July 1939 (AAMC.875) Melbourne - Wau, New Guinea flown cover, carried and signed by the pilot, Ray Parer, who was making a delivery flight of a Boeing Transport 40B (VH-ADX); cancelled on arrival at WAU 2 AUG 39. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 306 17-19 Jan. 1941 (AAMC.912) Australia - Dilli, Portuguese Timor, flown cover carried and signed by the pilot, H. B. Hussey on the QANTAS flying boat "Coriolanus" G-AETV. This was the first time Dilli had been included as an intermediate on the route to Singapore. [54 flown].The service was short-lived, being suspended in early December 1941 following the attack on Pearl Harbour. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$260StatusSold Lot 307 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: PARACHUTE MAIL: 22 Dec.1941 (AAMC.935) Sydney - Mornington Island Christmas Mail cover carried by Qantas and signed by the pilot E.C. Sims, black/blue Qantas vignette, Dropped by parachute with signed acknowledgement on reverse; Cat. $950. [Only 28 flown] SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $450Price Realized$400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 308 MORNINGTON ISLAND PARACHUTE MAIL COVERS: 1941 from Brisbane (AAMC.936) signed by Sims; 1942 from Sydney & Brisbane (AAMC.950 & 51) signed by Crowther; 1943 from Sydney & Brisbane (AAMC.970 & 71) signed by Caldwell; and then the post-war resumed flights, 1946 (AAMC.1089) signed by McCarthy; 1947 (AAMC.1132) signed by Bruce; and 1948 (AAMC.1199) signed by Meares. (8 covers). Cat.$1275. SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$550StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 309 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: PARACHUTE MAIL: Christmas Mail covers carried by Qantas to Mornington Island comprising 18 Dec. 1941 (AAMC.936) from Brisbane signed by pilot E.C. Sims; 23 Dec. 1942 (AAMC.950) from Sydney signed by pilot W.H. Crowther; 24 Dec. 1943 (AAMC.970 & 971) from Sydney and from Brisbane both signed by pilot K.G. Caldwell; 24 Dec. 1946 (AAMC.1089) from Sydney (not pilot signed), 24 Dec. 1948 (AAMC.1199) from Sydney signed by pilot R.D. Meares; SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$460StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 310 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE RETURN FLIGHT OF "THE FRIGATE BIRD"10 Nov.1944 (AAMC.982) Sydney - Fanning Island flown cover, registered & censored, 'POST OFFICE/13NOV44/FANNING ISLAND' arrival b/s, signed by the pilot "PG Taylor". Cat $650. [Only 15 covers flown]. SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 311 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 14 Nov. 1953 (AAMC.1331-1332) First Regular Airmail Service covers between Sydney - Bangkok, signed by pilot Capt. J. Pollock or between Bangkok - Sydney (5), all signed by pilot Capt. J. Haylock; every cover with Qantas 30th Anniversary vignette and each with a different pictorial 'Fly by Qantas' or 'Fly by Kangaroo Service' label on reverse, Cat. $540. (6 covers) SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 312 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: HOVERCRAFT MAILS: 1963 - 1977 collection on annotated pages together with a copy of the listing from an earlier edition of the AAMC. Comprises 16 covers/cards/aerogrammes plus various other items. (22 items in total). SymbolC PC PS View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusUnsold Lot 313 AUSTRALIA: Postal History: 1913-64 group of covers with single and mixed frankings. With three 'Roo covers to Br. Columbia (1d x2 & 3d x1), KGV heads (6), then a mixed range, with frankings to 2/3d, many franked 2/-, registered and/or to overseas destinations. Mixed condition, worth a look. (44 items). SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 314 AUSTRALIA: Postal History: c.1920 parcel wrapper fragment franked with KGV 4d orange (16, some defective) including block of 6 and two strips of 3, plus a 3d Roo, tied by four strikes (one complete) of the huge undated 'CHIEF PARCEL OFFICE/MELBOURNE' handstamp. SymbolC View details Estimate$120 - $160Price Realized$90StatusSold Lot 315 AUSTRALIA: Postal History: 1938 (Nov.4) Gairs (manufacturers, Melbourne) advertising envelope registered to Vinton Smith (stockbrokers, Melbourne) with KGV 5d Brown tied by 'VICTORIA MARKET/MELB' datestamp, blue/white registration label, all-over advertising on reverse. Superb condition. SymbolC View details Estimate$120 - $160StatusCLOSED! Lot 316 AUSTRALIA: Postal History: CUSTOMS DUTY ISSUES ON COVER: 1947-60s inwards covers including 1947 to Elizabeth Kenny handstamped 'PRESS MATTER/URGENT' from Minneapolis (Sister Kenny Institute) with GB KGVI ½d tied by machine cancel, uncancelled ½d Customs Duty added, addressed to Brisbane, redirected to Sydney; also four early 1960s covers from London to M.Simonson Ltd (Melb.) one with 'EXPORT AID/EXPORT TRADE' meter cancel, all with ½d Customs Duty added. (5 items). SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $220Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 317 AUSTRALIA: Postal History - World War I - Military: POW Mail: 1917 (Jul.31) cover from Perth WA with 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' boxed handstamp in blue, addressed to Jack Deering, C Company, 28th Battalion, 7th Brigade AIF, at Gottingen POW Camp in Germany. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 318 AUSTRALIA: Postal History - World War II - Civil Censorship: THE FOURTH MILITARY DISTRICT - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A well annotated study on pages comprising of 12 covers mailed between July 1940 and April 1944 which illustrate the various resealing labels, boxed cachets, diamond-shaped handstamps and other markings employed. Destinations include England, Sweden, Portuguese Timor, New Zealand, Egypt and South Africa. "Earliest recorded" and "Only recorded" noted in several places. SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot 319 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1854 (SG.87b) Laureates Wmk Double-Lined Figures 3d yellow-green WATERMARK ERROR '2', complete margins (just touching at left), natural paper crease, strong colour, fine used, Cat £1,600. A sought-after rarity. SymbolO View details Estimate$1,600 - $2,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 320 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1856-60 (SG.108) 1d carmine-vermilion, Imperforate horizontal pair with good-to-close margins. Delightful, fresh Unused condition. (2). Cat.£800. Symbol(*) View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$480StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 321 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1856-60 (SG.110) 2d blue, Imperforate horizontal pair with large-to-close margins. Delightful, fresh Mint o.g. condition. (2). Cat.£700. Symbol* View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 322 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1899 (SG.298a) ½d blue-green, Imperforate horizontal pair, (2) fresh Mint. Cat.£250. Symbol* View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 323 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1899 (SG.301a) 1d salmon-red, Imperforate horizontal pair, (2) fresh MLH. Cat.£275. Symbol* View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 324 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History: 1859-61 inwards mail from United Kingdom to same addressee at Waterloo Warehouse in Sydney comprising 1859 3/3d franking entire with Emblems wing-margin 1/- green pair & single plus 2d blue + 1d red; 1860 covers from Ampthill or Hitchin each franked with single Emblems 6d lilac; 1861 from London with single 1/- Emblems; all covers with original enclosures and Sydney backstamps; stamps alone on cover Cat. £2000+. The addressee was Thomas Cooper, half-brother of SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 325 QUEENSLAND: 1868-78 (SG.92a) 6d pale apple-green, IMPERFORATE block of 4, fresh rich colour and with good, even margins all round, unused, Cat.£1400+. Symbol(*) View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$750StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 326 QUEENSLAND: 1882-95 (SG.160) Wmk Crown/Q Thick Paper 10/- brown Large Chalon, well-centred, fine mint with large-part o.g., Cat. £130. Symbol* View details Estimate$100 - $140StatusCLOSED! Lot 327 QUEENSLAND: Revenues: STAMP DUTY: 1865-91 Brisbane Gas Company share transfer certificates (10) mostly with Stamp Duty issues attached including 1865 (2) with Large Format 10/- & 5/- yellow or Large Format 10/- & 2/6d, 1872 with Large Format 2/6d (2), 1877 with Small Format 5/- & 2/6d, 1879 with Small Format 10/- single, 1879 with Small Format 1/- pair, plus four others; elusive "on-cover" selection. (10 items) SymbolD View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 328 QUEENSLAND: Revenues: STAMP DUTY: 1870-72 Brisbane Gas Company share transfer certificates (4) all with Stamp Duty issues attached comprising 1870 with Large Format 10/- & 2/6d (damaged), 1870 with Large Format 5/- yellow pair, 1872 with Large Format 2/6d pair, 1872 with Large Format 6d plus Small Format 1/- (12); scarce group "on cover". (4 items) SymbolD View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 329 QUEENSLAND: Revenues: POSTAL NOTE: 1945 use at Brisbane of Commonwealth of Australia 2/6d note inscibed 'QUEENSLAND' at top, 'AUSTRALIAN ARMY CANTEENS SERVICES ONLY' in red on the payline, endorsed "Provided by Listeners through Broadcasting/Station 4BH "Smokes for Sick Soldiers" Fund on left and right edges; light vertical folds & some trivial aging; Elsmore Online Cat. $250. Scarce. SymbolPS View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 330 QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery: PTPO Envelopes: 1895-1901 group unused (2) or used (3) with 1d or 2d impressions on brown (3), cream or blue stock. Minor rust faults on some. (5) SymbolPS View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 331 1885 (Mar.20) cover to Hamilton, Ontario via San Francisco with 6d & 2d Sidefaces tied by bold strike of Rays '79' canceller, adjacent strike of Type 1a HERBERTON datestamp (Type 1a unrecorded for Herberton by Manning), on reverse transits for CAIRNS, SYDNEY & INDEPENDENT (Ottawa) plus HAMILTON arrival datestamp. Rare Colonial destination for the period. [Herberton PO opened 1880.] SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 332 QUEENSLAND - Postal History: 1912 (Nov. 24) cover to Sydney with Qld 1d Sideface tied by THURSDAY ISLAND '24NO12' datestamp with another superb strike alongside, 'KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ' ship illustration on the cover flap and as part of the illustrated headers on two sheets of writing paper with letter written on board SS Van Waerwijck at the Gulf of Papua, giving details from a traveller's diary noting that the natives are "keen traders" wanting "one bob"... SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 333 SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1876-1900 (SG.123var) Broad Star 9d rose-lilac variety "Double impression" ('SOUTH AUSTRALIA' & 'NINE PENCE'), fine mint with large-part o.g. Symbol* View details Estimate$200 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 334 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery: POSTAL CARDS - 1890 POST CARD DESIGN COMPETITION - PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOFS: Series of proof impressions for 2d Postal Card showing the state of the die at various stages of production. Superb and rare. (5 items) SymbolP View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000Price Realized$2,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 335 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery: POSTAL CARDS - 1896 POST CARD DESIGN COMPETITION: Design for 1d Postal Card in violet (190x130mm) on thin card, submitted by No.8 "Neptune". Ex Eustis Gold Medal collection. SymbolP View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$360StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 336 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery: POSTAL CARDS: 1899-1905 1d dark brown postal card, local Die (with spur at lower R corner), overprinted with an ornate square design in four different shades of brown. Annotations incl. manuscript "(c)' and "try Black", believed to be a UNIQUE printer's essay to colour match a new printing. SymbolPS View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$700StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 337 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery: POSTAL CARDS: 1910 QV 1d Brown Surfaced Postal Cards, two unused and two used, one with very fine 1910 MONTACUTE squared-circle datestamp and pen & ink drawing of cat on reverse. (4) SymbolPS View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$140StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 338 TASMANIA: 1856-57 (SG.20) No Watermark 2d dull emerald-green, unusually large example with good to very large margins and fragment of adjoining stamp at top, lightly struck barred numeral cancels and trace of transit cancel in red at right. Rare stamp, Cat £950. SymbolO View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 339 TASMANIA: 1864-68 (SG.89) Perf.12½ by R. Harris (Launceston): 6d reddish mauve Chalon, block of (4), very lightly hinged, one unit MUH. Fresh and attractive multiple, Cat £3600. Symbol** * View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Lot 340 TASMANIA: ESSAYS: 1886 Proposed High Values De La Rue essay of keyplate design in violet overprinted 'TASMANIA/POSTAGE & REVENUE/TWO SHILLINGS/AND SIXPENCE' in black, or in grey-green similarly overprinted '.../10 SHILLINGS', both in upper-right corner blocks of 4, full unmounted gum. Superb! Ex Australia Post Archival Sale. (2 blocks) Symbol** View details Estimate$7,500 - $10,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 341 TASMANIA: 1899-1900 (SG.229s-236s) Wmk 'TAS' ½d to 6d Pictorials overprinted 'Specimen', odd minor tone, 5d slight wrinkle, generally fine mint with large-part o.g., Cat £550. Symbol* View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 342 TASMANIA: 1899-1900 (SG.230) 1d bright lake, DLR Printing, lower right corner blk.(4) with full Plate No. "2" in right margin, fresh MUH. Symbol** View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 343 TASMANIA: 1899-1912 Pictorials varieties on cover comprising DLR Engraved 2d unplated "Scratch though ferns at right" on 1902 cover from Chudleigh to Forth (plate flaws on DLR issues are rare); Litho 2d varieties "Diagonal nick in colour at right, opposite panel wings, 8mm below top frame" [Plate 5, Pos.33] on 1903 West Devonport to Hamilton cover and "White flaw in sea" [Plate 22, Pos.57] on 1908 cover from Bagdad to Campbell Town plus Litho 2d showing part of the marginal cross SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $260StatusCLOSED! Lot 344 TASMANIA: 1905-11 (SG.253c) Typo Using Electrotyped Plates 3d brown, perforated 12½ x 11 vertical marginal pair, both units also displaying the double vertical row of different perf gauges at right. Upper unit Mint; lower unit MUH. Cat.£850+. Symbol** * View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 345 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1852 (Apr. 8) Launceston to Campbell Town outer, rated "4" with Type 2 Launceston departure datestamp, with same day strike of boxed "CAMP TOWN/8 April 52" arrival handstamp, intact wax seal in black on reverse. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 346 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1859 (Jan.16) "On Public Service Only" cover to Campbell Town with imperf 2d pair SG.31 tied by First Allocation BN '46' cancels of New Town (Rated 4R). This cover was sent between 1st Jan. and 30th Sept 1859 when the Government free mail service was suspended and an "official rate" of 4d was applied. It is believed to be the only known example sent at this interim rate. An important cover. Ex John Cress. Purchased in our November 2003 Sale for $3450. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusCLOSED! Lot 347 TASMANIA: POSTMARKS - Provisional Town Cancel: "Port Arthur 11 June 1867" manuscript cancel across 1d dull vermilion Chalon (SG.28) imperforate strip of 5. A lovely example. SymbolO View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 348 TASMANIA - Postmarks: CENTRAL CASTRA: 'CENTRAL CASTRA / MY31/06' datestamp just tying 1d Pictorial to PPC addressed to St Mary's, Rated RR+, however much scarcer on cover. SymbolPC View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 349 VICTORIA: 1885-95 (SG.300b) 4d lilac Error of Colour, strong original colour and full perfs, tidy Melbourne duplex cancel, expertised by Purves on reverse, Cat £1700. Very fine example of a rare stamp. SymbolO View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250Price Realized$900StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 350 VICTORIA: 1901-10 (SG.399 & 400) Edward VII £1 carmine-rose (even gum tone) & £2 deep blue, perforated 12½, fine Mint. Attractively centred, Cat.£1100. (2) Symbol* View details Estimate$700 - $800Price Realized$550StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 351 VICTORIA: 1905-13 (SG.431, 432, etc.) Edward VII £1 salmon & £2 dull blue, wmk Crown over A, plus the lower values, mainly "POSTAGE" types (except ½d, one 4d & 9d) and including both 5/- shades (SG.430 & 430a), one with listed variety V121e [$200] "Colour spot between I and C of VICTORIA", the other with "Broken base of crown at right". A very nice group, mainly fine and fresh Mint, especially the high values. (18). Cat. £1450+ Symbol* View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500StatusCLOSED! Lot 352 VICTORIA: 1905-13 (SG.432) Wmk Crown/A Perf.12½ KEVII £2 dull blue, tied on parcel fragment, superb and complete 'ENGLISH MAIL T.P.O./OUT/1OC10' datestamp. Exceedingly scarce commercial usage. SymbolO View details Estimate$800 - $1,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 353 VICTORIA - Revenues: TAX INSTALMENT: 1933 provisional 'TAX/INSTALMENT' Overprint on rouletted 3d Numeral marginal pair, fine mint, Elsmore Online, Cat $400+. Symbol* View details Estimate$220 - $260StatusCLOSED! Lot 354 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1859 postal history trio with rouletted 2d Emblems Laid Paper frankings comprising (Feb. 7 & Feb.9) Melbourne local outers (2) addressed to "Town Clerk", each with a single 2d dull violet (SG.70a) tied by BN '1' cancels, MELBOURNE code 'A' or 'B' backstamps; also (May 8) Geelong to Colac entire with 2d violet (SG.70) pair tied by BN '2' cancels, GEELONG backstamp; minor blemishes, fine overall. (3 items) SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 355 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1862 (Jul.3) outer to Melbourne with perforated Emblems 2d slate-grey (SG.100b) pair tied by unframed 20mm 'BUNINYONG/23' duplex (WWW.20, Rated 4R), 'MELBOURNE/3A' arrival backstamp in red. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$160StatusSold Lot 356 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1859 covers with perforated 2d Emblems frankings comprising (May 22) Melbourne to Carlton, re-directed to Fitzroy with Wmk 'TWO/PENCE' 2d bluish-grey SG.100ca tied by MELBOURNE duplex, FITZROY backstamp; also (Dec 29) Melbourne to Emerald Hill mourning cover with Wmk '2' 2d grey-violet (SG.101b, corner fault) tied by MELBOURNE duplex cancel, unframed EMERALD HILL (WWW.20, rated 2R) arrival backstamp. (2 items) SymbolC View details Estimate$100 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 357 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1865 (Sept.11) small cover to New Zealand with 6d Adapted Design tied by BN '97' of Beaufort, town of destination missing from address, so sent to Trafalgar St, Nelson (fine NELSON datestamp on face) before re-direction to intended destination of Trafalgar St, Dunedin; BEAUFORT, MELBOURNE & DUNEDIN (arrival) backstamps. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $240Price Realized$160StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 358 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1870 (Sept.10) cover to Scotland endorsed "Via Marseilles", but sent via Brindisi due to the ongoing Franco-Prussian War, with 10d brown/pink Laureate tied by Melbourne duplex; superb strike of 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/FOR BRINDISI ROUTE/DEFICIENT POSTAGE - 3d" handstamp, very fine EDINBURGH 'OC31/70' arrival backstamp.Carried per "Avoca", departed Melbourne 11/9/1870; per "Candia" from Galle; per "Cairo" from Alexandra, arriving at Brindisi 26/10/1870. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 359 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1877 (Mar.27) cover to Rockhampton, Queensland with superb strike of 'UP TRAIN/MC3/TPO3' duplex in upper-right corner and 2d Bell in upper-left corner tied by weaker strike of the same cancel, undelivered with 'ADVERTISED/JY3177/UNCLAIMED' three-line handstamp in red and boxed 'UNCLAIMED' handstamp, on reverse MELBOURNE, ROCKHAMPTON, DEAD LETTER OFFICE/QUEENSLAND (in red) and DLB/VICTORIA (in green) datestamps. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 360 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1878 (Feb.21) cover to Glasgow "Via Brindisi" with 8d red-brown/pink ("Colour flaws at base of value tablet") tied by fine ST KILDA '78' duplex cancel, on reverse MELBOURNE transit and 'HILLHEAD/GLASGOW' arrival datestamp. SymbolC View details Estimate$160 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 361 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1884 (May 21) cover to Cambridge, Brunswick with 1/- Bell, tied by Richmond (Vic) duplex, paying 6d per ½oz double-rate via San Francisco, on reverse MELBOURNE, NORTON STATION & NARROW transit datestamps, very fine condition. [British North America '80' in Ben Palmer's census.] SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 362 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1894 (Feb.17) use of Die 5 'CHIEF SECRETARY' frank-stamp printed cover, uprated with QV 2½d red/yellow for transit to Argentine Republic, all tied by MELBOURNE duplex cancels, BUENOS AIRES arrival backstamp. Terrific destination! SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 363 VICTORIA - Postmarks: BALLARAT (MILITARY CAMP): superb strike of 'MILITARY CAMP/23FE16/BALLARAT' tying KGV 1d red to postcard (view Botanical Gardens, Ballarat), addressed to Camberwell, Melbourne; WWW #10, Rated 2R. SymbolPC View details Estimate$100 - $150Price Realized$130StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 364 VICTORIA - Postmarks: MELBOURNE: 'CHIEF PARCELS OFFICE/MELBOURNE' (2, different types, one distorted) and 'RUSSELL STREET/VICTORIA' (2) large-part fine to very fine strikes of the similar enormous oval parcel cancellers, all with 1930s Roo/KGV Heads combination frankings on parcel fragments, each piece with a 5/- Roo (one with clipped corner). Hard to source. (4 items) SymbolO View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$160StatusSold Lot 365 VICTORIA - Postmarks: JEETHO VALLEY: super complete strike of 'JEETHO VALLEY/OC28/97/VICTORIA' datestamp on 1d Stationery Envelope for Shire of Poowong and Jeetho, addressed to Queens Walk, Melbourne redirected to Camberwell with appropriate backstamps. SymbolPS View details Estimate$120 - $160Price Realized$140StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Items per page 102550100 Previous|123456|Next Previous 123456 Next Previous 123456 Next