Auction No 147 - Prestige Philately

Jul 27, 2009
Prestige Philately - Auction No 147 Page: 33
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimal Frankings (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
158 C A-
Lot 158
1931 cover to Commissioner for Railways in Brisbane (b/s) with rare franking of Kingsford Smith 2d
(small faults) & 3d both overprinted 'OS' tied by 'PARLIAMENT HOUSE CANBERRA/FCT' cds &
blue/black 'PARLIAMENT HSE/FCT' registration label (defective) alongside. A remarkable & highly
desirable cover. [The ACSC prices the 2d & 3d on cover at $1000 & $2000 respectively]{Page 33.1}
159 C A- - flapless cover to Germany with scarce franking of Sturt 1½d carmine-lake ACSC #139B pair.
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161 C B
162 CL A-
163 C A
164 C A
1931-46 airmail selection mostly with commemorative frankings including 1931 to England with
Kingsford Smith 6d violet x4 plus 3d & KGV 2d, 1932 Queanbeyan to Cloncurry with Kingsford Smith
6d violet solo; South Australia Centenary issues on 1936 covers to India with 1/- & 2d, to England with
1/- & 3d x2 and to Germany with 3/6d franking including 1/- x2, 3d x2 & 2d; 1935 to England with Large
Kooka x6, 1946 to United States with Mitchell 1/- & 1/6d Hermes. (11)
1932 (Mar 18) airmail cover to Switzerland with attractive tri-colour franking of 3d Air Mail, 3d Harbour
Bridge, 6d Kingsford Smith tied by 'PORT WAKEFIELD' cds, small tear at top, flap faults. [2d letter
rate, 3d Australian internal airmail, 6d Karachi to London airmail plus 1d late fee]. No Reserve.
1933 WA Railways OHMS airmail cover to Port Hedland with extraordinary franking of 3d Air Type A
perf 'OS' L-strip of 3 - a single is catalogued at $400 on cover - and 6d Air overprinted 'OS' pair all tied
by Perth cds, the adhesives are particularly well centred, a minor tear at lower-right barely detracts. A
rare and desirable cover. [The vendor paid $750 at our auction of 9/3/2002].{Page 32.3}
1934 (Sep 27) registered to England "per RMS Majola" with Perf 11½ Victoria Centenary 1/- & KGV 2d
tied by 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY' cds. [The rate was 3d Australian internal airmail, 2d Perth to Karachi
surface rate, 6d Karachi to London airmail plus 3d registration]
1935 (May 28) airmail to Germany with 2/- Jubilee (Cat $400 on cover) and KGV 1d tied by Sydney
slogan cancel paying the 2/1d fee for "additional air transport" via Greece (b/s).
165 CL B - (Jan 21) registered double-rate cover to England with 9d Macarthur pair, 1/6d Hermes & 3d
Centenary of Victoria (short corner) tied by 'MARKET STREET/MELBOURNE' cds, minor faults.
166 C B
167 CL B
1936 & 1940 Hotel Kosciusko covers with different illustrations at upper left, 2d Cable or KGVI 3d blue
Die II tied by untidy strikes of the 31mm 'MT KOSCIUSKO/N.S.W.' cds, each with a small tear. (2)
1937 cover with NSW Sesqui 3d & 9d tied by light 'TREESVILLE/WA' cds (much better b/s) to
'PALGARUP MILL' but returned.
168 CL A- - (Dec 15) commercial airmail with attractive multiple franking of 6d Large Kooka pair, NSW
Anniversary 3d pair & 2d, KGV 5d & 1½d pairs and 4d all tied by multiple 'LATE FEE/MELBOURNE'
cds paying double-rate plus 1d Late Fee, minor blemishes.
169 C A/B
1937-44 "By air in United States only" group including 1937 (Oct 15) with Kingsford Smith 6d & KGV
4d with 'LATE FEE/SYDNEY' cds (late usage - service was suspended in 1937 until recommencing in
1942); also 1943 at 9½d rate including ½d war tax, 1944 & 1945 at 9d rate, some blemishes. (4)
170 C A 1938 (June) apparently commercial airmail cover to New York endorsed "Air Mail via London" at 1/7d
rate + 1d late fee.
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