Auction No 147 - Prestige Philately

Jul 27, 2009
Prestige Philately - Auction No 147 Page: 31
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Heads Frankings (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
144
C
145 PS B
146 C A
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1918-1937 selection including 1918 Melbourne local cover with ½d & '20 POSTED' h/s, 1919 Pass
Book wrapper with perf 'OS' 1½d brown, 1922 Brisbane registered to Argentina with 1d violet x3 & 2d
red x2, 1921 taxed PPC to England with 1d Secret Mark, 1924 unsealed to United States with 1d violet
& 'CIRCULAR ONLY' h/s, 1923 to United States with 4d blue solo franking, 1928 Brisbane local
registered OHMS cover with 4½d, 1934 to England with 1/4d (+ Macarthur 2d), condition variable. (19)
1919 use of Embossed Star 1d Envelope to Perth retailers Foy & Gibson uprated for registration with
KGV 1½d brown pair & ½d green tied by 'ROSLYN FARM/WEST AUSTRALIA' d/s, provisional
registration label, opened on three sides, minor toning.
1922 (July 22) cover to Michelago with 1½d bright red-brown x2, the left-hand unit with Cracked
Electro BW #87(12)L (Cat $325) in the upper-right corner thankfully unobscured by the Queanbeyan
cds. Rare (possibly unique) variety on cover.{Page 32.1}
C 1922-37 selection all franked with ACSC-listed varieties on ½d orange (5, all philatelic), 1d violet (4,
including Dry Ink, one with private perfin ), 1d green (6, one with a private perfin) & 5d. Scarce group.
(16)
148 C A
149 PS A-
150 C B
1923 (Oct 1) cover to Brunswick (b/s) endorsed "First day of 1½d. letter rate" (reduced from 2d) with
rare usage of Single Wmk 1½d bright red-brown (replaced in March 1923 by 1½d green, which would
have been the expected franking).
1924 commercial usage to France of 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on 5d Registration Envelope with
1½d green tied by light 'HAY ST EAST PERTH' cds, large provisional registration label with
'HAYSTEAST' (no spaces) h/s.
1925 entire parcel address label for Cole's Book Arcade with KGV 1½d red tied by Melbourne cds,
minor faults but very attractive. Offered with no reserve.
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150
Lot 151
Lot 153
151 C B 1931 'PARCELS POST' label (fault at lower-right) with rare franking of KGV SMult Perf 13½x12½ 1/4d
blue-green x2, 'PARCEL POST/---31/STH AUSTRALIA' cds, minor blemishes.{Page 31.1}
152 C B
153 C A-
1934 (Apr 3) promotional cover for Thursday Island with printed 'Tiny Island in Pacific Has All Activities
of Large City....' to Perth with KGV ½d pair & 1d, soiling on reverse.
1937 commercial use of 5d Registration Envelope uprated for airmail transit to Hong Kong (b/s) with 4d
& 1/4d tied bt 'DARWIN N.T./AUSTRALIA' cds, 'DARWIN/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' registration label,
'WING WAH LOONG & Co/PORT DARWIN' oval h/s on reverse, minor blemishes.{Page 31.2}
154 CL B 1939 OHMS Empire Airmail Rate cover to GB with KGV 5d perf 'G/NSW', minor blemishes.
100
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimal Frankings
155
156
157
C
CPS
C
Covers including 1929 to Germany with 3d Kooka, 1934 overweight to USA with Perf 10½ 3d Vic
Centenary (corner fault) with United States Postage Dues 2c & 5c, another with with 3d Macarthur,
Advice of Delivery cards with Perf 11½ Vic Centenary 3d tied by 'M.O.O. DAYLESFORD/VIC' cds &
1936 with SA Centenary 3d. (8)
Array including 1935 6d surface rate to Sweden via Singapore, airmail 1935 to England with Large
Kooka strip of 3, 1936 registered to Germany with SA Centenary 1/- x2 and jusq'ua airmail to Denmark
via Singapore with 1/10d franking including late fee payment, 1938 to Germany with Hermes 1/6d x2 &
KGV 5d; also postal stationery covers or fronts including PTPO, mixed condition. (48)
1927-37 registered covers including 1927 to Japan with 4½d & 1½d, 1932 to Canada with 'Found
damaged, torn or open....' label & multiple b/s, 1937 to Egypt at 1/10d rate with South Australia
Centenary 1/-; to United States 1932 with Kingsford Smith 6d sepia solo franking, 1934 with 6d Large
Kooka solo franking, 1937 underpaid to USA with Postage Due 2c block of five & 'SEALED
PACKAGE/Secure owner's/permission to/open' h/s, etc, condition variable. (12)
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