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Page: 34 Prestige Philately - Auction No 145 Jun 13, 2009 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 68 68 C B - 1½d red-brown tied to plain Boxsell cover to Jamberoo by very fine 'JERRARA/19OC36/NSW' cds, superb strike of Boxsell's well-known 'FIRST/DAY/COVER' cachet in blue at lower-left, some minor toning mostly confined to the flap. [The ACSC doesn't list FDCs in this issue & of the 1½d says only "Date of Issue: October 1936 (in Sydney)"] 10,000 Lot 69 Lot 70 69 C A- - 2d scarlet tied to a plain commercial cover to Sydney by Gympie machine cancellation of 18DEC/1931, insignificant blemishes. [The ACSC doesn't list FDCs in this issue but states "The earliest known date of use is 18 December 1931", which is the date Gibbons cites as the First Day of Issue] 70 C A+ 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d 3d & 2/- tied to Stationery Society of Australia cover by 'BOULDER/4P 2MY35/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' cds BW #168y, typed "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE", blue/black registration label, Cat $300. Pristine! [Scarce cover prepared by Robert Turley] 2,500 250 Our agents in Sydney, Perth, California and England are available to assist you with your questions and vendor consignments.
Jun 13, 2009 Prestige Philately - Auction No 145 Page: 35 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 71 C A Lot 71 Lot 72 1937-49 Definitives Perf 13½x14 3d blue Die Ia + 6d Kookaburra & 1/- Lyrebird tied to KGV 2d Envelope by very fine 'GPO MELBOURNE/ 3 /2AU37/VIC-AUST' cds BW #192y, Cat $1500. Unusual. 72 C A+ - 3d blue Die II Thin Paper tied to plain cover by very fine 'GPO MELBOURNE/ 3 /21DE38/VIC-AUST' cds BW #192y, superb 'FIRST DAY COVER' handstamp, Cat $1250. Superb! [The ACSC states that the issue date was 20th December, but Frank Pauer has confirmed that this is an error] 1,500 1,250 73 C A- Lot 73 Lot 74 1937-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 2d coil pair (uniformly large holes) - + 1d green Die II - tied to commercial airmail cover to England at the Empire Rate by Townsville slogan cancellation of 24APR/1939 being the earliest recorded use of the coil stamps, minor wrinkles, Cat $400 for a coil pair on cover. [The ACSC doesn't record First Day Covers for the coil stamps. At page 6/70, it is stated that this stamp was "issued about May 1939"] 74 C B - 3d purple-brown plus War Tax '2½d' on 2d tied to plain cover by 'CROW'S NEST/10DE41/ NSW-AUST' cds BW #196y, endorsed "First day of Issue/..." at upper-left, a few minor tonespots mainly confined to the reverse, Cat $500+ (the Surcharge is unpriced as a solo franking on First Day Cover). 1,000 500 Lot 75 Lot 76 75 C A - 1d brown-purple & 1½d green tied to plain cover by 'NEDLANDS PARK/10DE41/WESTN AUST' cds (the date a little indistinct) BW #183y & 185y, endorsed "1st day Cover/Change colour/War tax" at upper-left, Cat $500 for either value but unpriced for the two values on a single cover. 500
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