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Page: 34 Prestige Philately - Auction No 147 Jul 27, 2009 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimal Frankings (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 171 C B - (Feb 24) registered cover to South Africa with NSW Anniversary 9d block of 6, 3d pair & 2d and Koala 4d pair all tied by REGISTERED/ADELAIDE S.A.' cds, tear at top affecting 2d. Spectacular. 172 C/CL 1938-50 multiple-rate airmail covers including 1938 Leicagraph Co triple-rate to Germany with 5/- Robes & QM 1d, to United States 1939 with Large Kooka x10 & KGV 5d and 1946 American Consulate registered with 7/6d franking, 1949 to England with Small Kooka 6d x21, others including Robes and Arms 10/- solo frankings, condition variable. (7) 200 250 173 C 174 CL B 175 CPS 176 C A Ex Lot 173 Ex Lot 182 1938-55 bundle of mostly KGVI Period covers with commercial surface mail including 1948 to France with ½d & 3d 'VG' perfins, 1951 "wallet" to GB with 3½d & 1952 to Brazil with 3d green; commercial airmails including 1937 registered to South Africa with 3d Die I & 6d only, -/12/1939 to France with 5d & 1/4d, 1941 to India with 1d & 1/-, 1955 to Pakistan with 7½d pair etc, also some philatelic covers including -/12/1939 to GB with 17/1d postage, condition variable.{Page 34.1} (38) 1940 (Sep 8) censored cover to United States endorsed on reverse "Via New Zealand Clipper Mail" with AIF 6d pair, 3d block of 4, 2d pair & 1d plus 9d Roo, KGV 4d & Small Kooka 6d paying the 4/- clipper rate, all tied by multiple 'CUE/W.A.' cds, light staining & some stamps with faults. 1940s-50s airmail covers with higher rate frankings including 1943 Red Cross censored to Switzerland with 5/- Robes, 1/4d magenta strips of 3 on 1945 to USA & on 1946 to England (with 6d Small Kooka), 1959 large-part parcel front with 16/6d franking including 10/- Arms; also uprated Registration Envelopes 1949 to USA with 5/- Robes and 1952-54 to West Germany (2, both with customs labels) or England with 5/- Arms used in the make-up frankings, condition variable. (11) 1941 (Mar 19) Bank of Australia censored cover to Hong Kong with 9d Platypus & KGVI 2d paying 11d rate for airmail to Singapore and onward transit by ship to Hong Kong, Gowrie label on back. 177 C A - (Nov 18) censored surface rate cover to Hong Kong with 'UNDELIVERABLE/RETURN TO SENDER' & "Fickle Finger" return h/s applied due to the Japanese invasion in early December. 178 C B 1944 (May 9) surface rate cover to New Zealand with rare solo franking of 5½d on 5d Ram tied by Newcastle cds, some toning. [The rate was 5d per ½oz + ½d War Tax] 179 C A- - (Feb 2) Melbourne OHMS cover to Shepparton with 'RATIONING PAPERS POST FREE' h/s in violet, 3d brown only to pay registration, flap repair on reverse. Unusual usage. 180 C B 1945 surface cover to London with black/cream 'PASPRESS' label. 150 181 C B 1948 (June 18) airmail (no label) to India (Madras b/s) with rare solo franking of KGVI 1/4d magenta - overpaying the 1/- rate by 4d - tied by Sydney slogan cancel, faults. 182 C/CL 1950s-60s predominantly airmail assortment mostly to United Kingdom or United States with better solo frankings including 1956 1/- Olympics (paying unsealed greetings card rate) & 2/- (to Germany), 1958 2/- Qantas, 1963 2/3d Commonwealth Games, 1964 1/2d Tasmanian Tiger on PPC; multiple frankings including 1953 with Tasmania Sesquicentenary x2 and 3d concessional rate with 'U.K. SERVICE LIAISON/....../STAFF IN AUSTRALIA' oval h/s, 1963 with 2/3d Royal Visit pair, 1965 double-rate registered with Birds 6d x2, 9d, 1/6d & 2/5d + Churchill 5d x2 and (to Germany) with 2/- & 2/6d Birds, condition variable.{Page 34.2} (30) 183 CL B 1951 two covers to White & Mackay (distillers) in Scotland at 1/6d airmail rate with 3d se-tenant pairs - one with Gold and Responsible Goverment block of 6, the other with Federation pairs x3 (perf blemishes) - some wrinkling. [Se-tenant pairs commercially used on cover are very scarce] (2) 184 C A - (Apr 16) PPC to Uruguay with 1/- Lyrebird & KGVI 2d purple paying correct 1/2d air mail rate to South America. Rare usage. 400 200 200 150 150 200 100 Offer 400 150 200 Despite recent currency shifts, $A100 will still cost our American clients $US79, our British clients £48, our European clients 55E, and our Japanese clients ¥7550.
Jul 27, 2009 Prestige Philately - Auction No 147 Page: 35 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimal Frankings (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 185 C A Lot 185 Ex Lot 195 1952 magazine subscription postcard to the United States at the surface rate with rare franking of KGVI 4½d scarlet. [This could actually have been sent at the 3½d Printed Matter rate]{Page 35.1} 186 CX (B) - (Sep 9) OHMS registered cover of Perry-esque proportions (375x275mm) with extraordinary 28/9d franking comprising 1/6d Globe x10, 1/3d Bull x10, 1/- Small Lyrebird & KGVI 3d all tied by 'SYDNEY UNIVERSITY' cds, a few faults. [The rate was 2/3d per ½oz x12, plus 1/3d registration - overpaid by 6d]. No Reserve. 187 C A- 188 C 1952-65 array of mostly airmail covers including 1952 to United States with Federation 5½d pair plus KGVI 1/0½d & ½d Roo, 1953 to Switzerland with Visit 2/- x2, 1955 to GB with Olympic Games Publicity 2/- green pair, 1958 to Holland with War Memorial 5½d x4 & QEII 1d x2, 1962-63 PPCs to Italy or Sweden both with 1/2d Tasmanian Tiger, 1/- Colombo Plan solo frankings on 1961 PPC and 1964 surface rate (unsealed) cover to United States, 4/- Navigators solo frankings 1964 paying airmail rate + registration & 1965 paying double-rate airmail etc, condition variable. (26) 1953 (c.) large-part wrapper to USA with rare franking of KGVI 2½d chocolate pair tied by weak Melbourne cds. [The rate was 3d for the first 2oz plus 2d for each additional 2oz] 189 CL B - (Feb 11) registered cover to Canada with Produce Food 3½d se-tenant strips of 3 x2 & 3d (4, including strip of 3) all tied by 'CITY ROAD/MELBOURNE' cds paying the 2/- airmail + 9d registration fee, vertical fold & minor corner stain. Rare usage. 190 C B - 2/- airmail rate covers with Produce Food 3½d to 1) Germany with se-tenant strips of 3 x2 plus QEII 1d; 2) plus ½d roo pair; and 3) to England with irregular block of 7 overpaying airmail rate by ½d; minor faults. Scarce usages. (3) 191 C A - contrived cover to stamp dealer VW Groves in Toowoomba from the SS Sydney with KGVI 4½d red paying postcard rate tied by 'FLOTTA LAURO/ TS "SIDNEY"/ NAPOLI' h/s. 192 CO B 1954 commercial cover (280x127mm) to United States with rare franking of 10/- Arms pair - paying 2/- airmail rate x10 - tied by weak Melbourne cds, some wrinkling at right edge. 193 C B - (Dec 18) cover to USA with rare solo franking of 2/6d Aborigine - overpaying the 2/- airmail rate by 6d - tied by Sydney slogan cancel, overall aging. 194 C A 195 C/CL 196 C/CL A/B 197 C A/B 1955 airmail cover to "Reykjavik/Iceland" with 7 stamps totalling 2/0½d (correct rate was 2/-). Great destination in any period. Offered with no reserve. 1955-64 commercial mostly airmail covers including to Malaysia, Egypt (2), Dutch New Guinea (defective) & Pakistan (surface), better frankings including 4/- Tasman solo, QE 6½d strip of 3 (+½d & 4d) and 1/2d Thylacine, also 3½d Wrapper uprated with 6/- in adhesives, condition variable.{Page 35.2} (9) 1956-59 commercial airmail covers to World Health Organisation in the Philippines at 1/3d (10, a couple overpaid, one a United Nations envelope), 1/6d, 2/- (2), 2/3d & 2/10d rates, variety of Manila arrival backstamps, mostly fine. [Rodney Perry has made the comment in an article that 1950s mail to the Philippines is virtually non-existent!] (15) 1957 small box (188x60x45mm) sent locally with AAT 2/- pair + QEII 3d tied by weak 'MEREWETHER' (NSW) cds, Cash On Delivery orange label indicating monies due, "card left" & "unclaimed" markings in manuscript, "fickle finger" return h/s in violet. [Amazing! Complete with original contents - two shoe brushes!] No Reserve. 198 C A/A- 1957-61 airmail PPCs to GB with 1/- Small Lyrebird, 1/- Olympics, or 1/- Platypus + QM 2d. (3) 200 199 C A- 200 C 201 C A-/B 1958 (Feb 26) cover to America with 5½d Australian War Memorial se-tenant block of 4 plus QEII 1d pair paying the 2/- airmail fee, small opening fault under flap. Scarce usage. 1959-65 double-rate commercial airmail covers with 2/3d frankings comprising 1959 to England with AAT Emperor Penguins pair, 1962 to England with Commonwealth Games x2, 1965 registered to Israel with ICY pair + 1/6d Galah to pay registration fee; also 1961 to England with 2/3d Wattle pair, mixed condition. No Reserve. (6) 1960s commercial registered covers with better definitive frankings including 6d strip of 4, 1/2d pair, 1/6d, 2/3d White Paper & Birds 2/5d Cream Paper (4), opened-out. Offered with no reserve. (15) 250 100 250 100 150 150 Offer 200 100 100 500 300 100 150 150 200
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