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Page: 36 Prestige Philately - Auction No 145 Jun 13, 2009 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 76 C A- - 1d brown-purple, 1½d green, 2d mauve & 3d purple-brown tied to plain registered cover by 'GPO SYDNEY/ RS /10DE41 P/ C /NSW-AUST' cds BW #183y 185y 189y & 196y, endorsed "1st day Cover/Change colour/War tax" at upper-left, a few very minor blemishes, Cat $500 for each value but unpriced for the four values on a single cover. [Photograph above Lot 75] 1,000 Lot 77 Lot 78 77 C A 1938-49 Robes Thick Paper 5/- lake & 10/- purple tied to plain registered airmail cover to England by very fine 'REGISTERED BRISBANE/130P 1AP38/QUEENSLAND' cds, superb italic 'First Day Cover' cachet at upper-left & Queensland Stamp Mart cachet on the flap, Cat $400 (for the 5/-) & $600 for the 10/- but no price given for the two values on the one cover. NB: the Pound was issued on 1/11/1938. [A similar cover sold for $834 at our auction of 1/9/2007] 78 C A- - £1 dull blue exceptionally centred (rarely seen on this issue) marginal example from the bottom of the sheet tied to registered airmail Smyth generic First Day Cover to New Jersey by 'REGISTERED/1130A 1NO38/BRISBANE' cds (a very fine strike below), endorsed "EXPRESS" in blue & "Australia-Hong Kong-USA", transit backstamps of Hong Kong & Hawaii, American 'REGISTERED' handstamp in purple on the face, Cat $2500. [A most unusual "Clipper" cover] 79 C B 1938-49 Robes Thin Paper 5/- lake tied to plain cover by an indistinct partial NSW cds, typed "First Day Of Issue" at upper-left, a bit soiled. Offered "as is" & with no reserve. [The ACSC doesn't list FDCs & states only "The earliest recorded date is 27 January 1948". No photograph] 750 3,500 200 Lot 80 80 C B - 10/- deep purple marginal example from the base of the sheet tied to JC Thompson OHMS cover by superb 'GPO SYDNEY 130/9A 17NO48/NSW-AUST' cds with another strike alongside BW #215y, characteristic 'FIRST DAY COVER' h/s in violet, minor toning around the stamp, Cat $7500. [The ACSC states "At least two first day covers exist on PMG's Department envelopes cancelled at the Sydney GPO" but also states "Two first day covers dated 17 November 1948 at Sydney GPO are recorded"] 8,000
Jun 13, 2009 Prestige Philately - Auction No 145 Page: 37 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 81 81 C A+ - £1 dull blue well centred marginal example from the base of the sheet tied to JC Thompson OHMS cover by superb 'GPO SYDNEY 130/9A 4AP49/NSW-AUST' cds with another strike alongside BW #217y, typed 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE/THIN PAPER." at lower-right, Cat $7500. Pristine! [The ACSC states "At least three first day covers exist on PMG's Department envelopes cancelled at the Sydney GPO": our vendor has recorded four. The One Pound Thin Paper Robes is widely regarded as the Number One "must have" item for a post-KGV collection of First Day Covers] 12,000 82 C B Lot 82 1942 War Tax Surcharges '2½d' on 2d, '3½d' on 3d & '5½d' on 5d - plus New Colours KGVI 1½d green (not tied) - tied to registered Smyth generic cover by 'REGISTERED BRISBANE/730P 10DE41/QUEENSLAND' cds BW #185y & 224y, typed "½d WARTIME POSTAL SURCHARGE" in red at upper-left, a few minor blemishes, Cat $500 for the 1½d green & $300 for the Surcharges. 500
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