Auction No 147 - Prestige Philately

Jul 27, 2009
Prestige Philately - Auction No 147 Page: 47
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
300 C C/D
Lot 298
1917 cover to a soldier serving abroad with 3d Roo + KGV 1d red tied by poor 'MONTAGUE/VIC' cds,
rare red registration label, redirected many times within France & England with no less than six
re-direction labels affixed to the face. Eventually the much-travelled & soiled envelope fell apart & the
two halves were affixed to the front & reverse of an Australian Base PO "ambulance" cover which was
endorsed "Re-enclosed at ABPO/London contents correspon/dence only". The OHMS envelope is
quite dessicated requiring extensive repairs. Despite faults, this is a remarkably visual item that
demonstrates the lengths to which the Army went to attempt delivery.
301 PS B - (c.) POW Envelope from Holdsworthy POW Camp with 28mm '.../FREE/---' printed at upper-right, to
Germany with Lt Col Holman h/s in violet & boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' h/s in purple, endorsed
"O Picker B26 Eastern Compound/Holdsworthy" on the flap, minor blemishes.
302 C A
1918 (May 12) stampless cover from Germany to a German POW at "20 Comp 2 Messe/GCC
Liverpool/vier Holdsworthy", Hamburg machine cancel & Cologne '.../Frei-/gegeben/...' cachet in violet,
boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' h/s of Sydney.
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I I
303 C B
304 C A-
305
C
1940 cover to Sydney with KGVI 3d tied by 'RAILHEAD PO/RM1' cds (better b/s), superb strike of the
rare boxed 'Travelling PO/6 Aus Div/Reg No...' h/s in red.
1941 (Dec 20) "The A.I.F. News" (Christmas Issue) entire newspaper to England sent free-of-charge
by surface mail with 'A.I.F. FIELD P.O./NO 8' cds, a few blemishes. No Reserve.
1942-45 International Red Cross enquiry forms from a Jewish refugee in Australia to his family in
China (5) or Slovakia, two sent via Cairo (one also via Turkey), various Red Cross cachets, a few
faults. All with write-ups/translations. The sender was a "Dunera Boy". [Early in the War, the British
decided that refugees from Europe were a security risk, even though most were Jewish. The "Dunera"
was sent to Australia, crowded with as many mainly Jewish adults & children as possible. Conditions
were appalling & the incident created an international furore]{Page 46.5} (6)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - Recent Conflicts
306
C/CL
RWANDA: 1994-95 commercial mail from an Australian officer serving with "Operation Tamar" in
Rwanda mostly with 'AFPO/ 4 ' cds & five (one a PPC) unusually with Australian 45c stamps, some
with cachets including "gorilla" in black or red x2; also an uncancelled cover posted by him from
Kenya; plus envelopes from his family to him. Offered with no reserve.{Page 46.2} (17)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery
307
308
309
PS
PS
PS
310 PS A
Bundle of mostly KGV issues with Postal Cards (17), Letter Cards (6, including four Kangaroo scenic
types), Envelopes (4), Registration Envelopes (2), Wrappers (2, one a front only) & an Aerogramme, a
few with printed advertising/advices, good to very fine & mostly used. (32)
Bundle of 1930s to 1950s official issues including Postal Cards 'OS'-in-Die 1d (addressed but
unused) & 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 1d, 'OS/NSW' perfin KGV 1d green & QM 1d+1d; Envelopes
mostly with normal embossings but including 'OS'-in-Die KGV Oval 'TWO/PENCE' on 1½d & 2d (4);
Wrapper 'OS'-in-Die 1d violet (rare but badly stained); some stampless items including lettersheets;
condition variable.{Page 46.6} (32)
Box of mostly PTPO Envelopes with strength in KGV issues including 2d violet window envelope for
Ronaldson Bros & Tippett, a few municipals including for Shires of Gisborne & Borung, interest in the
various stocks & colours and some with advertising; Post Office Envelopes including Star 1d+½d
unused (2, different stocks) & used (3); also PTPO Postal Card Star 1d green for Bennett & Fisher
(stained); condition variable.{Page 46.4} (120+)
AEROGRAMMES: 1947-67 collection in album with most issues represented & generally both unused
& used or CTO examples, several with First Day of Issue cancels, also some formular types including
for 1956 Olympics & various Moombas, & a few Official types. Offered with no reserve. (98)
311 PS A - Carton of mostly unfolded issues with lots of duplication. (100s)
Offer
312
PS - Box crammed with a duplicated array of pre-decimal to early decimal issues about 50% unused &
the balance mostly commercially used with some philatelic/CTO usages including First Days of Issue.
Offered with no reserve. (100s)
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