Auction No 145 - Prestige Philately

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Page: 38 Prestige Philately - Auction No 145 Jun 13, 2009 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 83 C A Lot 83 Lot 84 1942-50 Definitives 1d brown-purple horizontal pair tied to plain cover by superb Perth machine cancellation of 1JAN/1943 BW #225y, mss "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE" at upper-left, Cat $400. 84 C A- - 1½d green Queen Mother - plus KGVI 1½d green - tied to plain cover by very fine 'DARRA/ 1DE42/QUEENSLAND' cds, typed "FIRST DAY COVER/1-12-42/..." at upper-left, a couple of tiny blemishes, Cat $800. 500 500 Lot 85 85 C A+ - 3½d blue (Wrens) tied to plain Hayward Parish cover by very fine 'GPO SYDNEY 130/3P 25MR42/NSW-AUST' cds, typed "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE" in blue as is the typed address. Pristine! Stated to be the only known First Day Cover. The ACSC states "A purported first day cover is known dated 25 March 1942." Like JC Thompson, HC Parish worked at the Sydney GPO & it is noteworthy that this cover is cancelled with the same No 130 cds usually applied to the Thompson covers. 16,000 Currency Exchange Rates All bidders should be aware of current international exchange rates against the Australian dollar. As at 28 th April, $A100 was worth $US70; £48 ; ¥6700; and €54. At a time of some currency volatility, an increasing number of overseas buyers appreciate the benefits of bidding in their own currencies. Prestige Philately is the only major auction house that allows you to do this. With Prestige you may bid in any traded currency. Your bids will be converted to $A at the rate applicable on the day of the auction. You are thereby protected against any fluctuations prior to the sale.
Jun 13, 2009 Prestige Philately - Auction No 145 Page: 39 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 86 C A Lot 86 Lot 87 1948-56 Arms £1 blue tied to generic Wide World cover to New York by very fine 'GREENSLOPES REPAT HOSP/345P 28NO49/QLD-AUST' cds BW #270y, Cat $350. 87 C A - £2 green tied to generic Standard Stamp Company cover to New York by very fine 'GREENSLOPES REPAT HOSP/345P 16JA50/QLD-AUST' cds BW #271y, undercatalogued at $600. 400 1,000 88 C A+ Lot 88 1948-56 No Watermark Definitives ½d orange Kangaroo lower-left imprint block of 4 tied to JC Thompson OHMS cover by superb 'GPO SYDNEY 130/9A 15SE49/NSW-AUST' cds with another strike alongside BW #217y, typed 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE/NO WATERMARK." at lower-right, Cat $2000. Pristine! [The ACSC states "Five first day covers have been recorded, cancelled in Sydney"] 2,000 89 C A+ Lot 89 1950-52 Definitives 3d scarlet coil perf pair tied to plain JC Thompson cover by "his" 'GPO SYDNEY 130/4P 22MY51/NSW-AUST', typed "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE/IN SYDNEY" at upper-left, Cat $2500 (in a footnote at page 6/178). Pristine! [The ACSC states "Two first day covers are recorded cancelled at the GPO Sydney 22 May 1951"] 3,000
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