Auction No 140 - Prestige Philately

Oct 17, 2008
Prestige Philately - Auction No 140 Page: 15
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
PICTURE POSTCARDS - The "Cartophile" Collection
[The material in this section is our second offering from one of the most extensive postcard collections we have seen. It was assembled
by a collector with a voracious appetite and deep pockets. However, it must be noted that quality wasn't his primary consideration and,
unless noted otherwise, mixed condition - but generally from good to fine - should be expected. Postal history subjects feature,
including postmarks & origins/destinations. The collector died many years ago so most of this material has been off the market for a
very long time]
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Ex Lot 54 Ex Lot 63
"Stamps" PPCs with Zieher/VSM and similar types from Australia (5), East Africa, Ceylon, Gibraltar,
France (4), Germany (2) & States (2), Belgium (2), Austria, United States & Switzerland, a few with
vignette photographs, also French "Postmen of the World" series (7), & French "Language of Stamps"
types (6), mostly unused.{Page 15.1} (34)
C Postal Operations group including "Postmen of the British Empire" (3) & other postmen types (8,
including "Australia/Collecting the Mail"), Outback "A Private Letter Box", GB "Foreign Mail Sorting
Room", Australian Post Offices (11) etc. (28)
56 C Attractive group of "stamp collage" types & a few pseudo-collage types, mostly unused. (24)
150
57 C B
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C
59 C A/B
1910 Bowen Printing Co (USA?) "Globe Trotter" PPC being a printed "chain letter" originating in
Victoria then to Canada, Holland & France finally being returned to the original sender, with all relevant
stamps and postmarks, minor blemishes.
Large bundle of mostly PPCs with an array of 'PAQUEBOT' handstamps & cancellations from many
countries but mostly between Australia & Europe, the majority with Australian or Australian States
stamps, noted four covers from New Caledonia, also some modern philatelic types, condition very
mixed. (120+)
ESPERANTO: International Congress cards comprising 1905 Boulogne (2, unused), 1907 Cambridge,
1912 Melbourne (marvellous real photo type used by a South Australian delegate), 1924 Vienna (2,
used under cover), 1924 Helsinki (used Estonia to Melbourne) & 1935 Rome unrelated PPC but with
the Congress cds. (8)
60 C A+/B - Esperanto promotional PPCs including two magnificent unused Tuck's "Bondezirojn" types, German
with "Zeppelin Zamenhof" to Australia, Dutch stampless 'Helplingvo Internacia' to Australia with
'Passed' & 'PASSED' h/s, American Statue of Liberty to New Zealand, German 'Esperanto und Radio'
stampless to Victoria, & two others (one of which is defective). (8)
PICTURE POSTCARDS - The "Cartophile" Collection - Australia
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CPS
64 C A-/B
65 C B
Turn-of-the-century PPCs mostly unused greetings types, with a small selection postally used
addressed to Eldorado; also WWII Identity Card with 'NORTHCOTE/6AP42/VIC' d/s, condition variable
(approx 250)
Bundle of inwards PPCs (mostly) & a few covers all with various English Mail TPO transit backstamps,
mostly machine cancels many of which are typically indistinct against the views but including a cover
with fine strike of the scarce 'ENGLISH MAIL NSW' machine, from many countries including Paraguay,
Turkey & Belgian Congo (2). (37)
Array of PPCs from Australia & elsewhere all with Ship Mail Room datestamps or 'PAQUEBOT'
cancels of various Australian ports with a few scarce types among them, some shipping line cards
noted; also some similarly cancelled later-period covers. Interesting lot.{Page 15.2} (53 items)
1914 Real photo types "Palm Island Settlement" (two sailors in the distance) taken when the AN&MEF
stopped-over en route to Rabaul; "Entente Cordiale Suva" (members of the Australian, British, New
Zealand & French navies) captioned in the same hand, taken when en route to Samoa; and
uncaptioned view dated on reverse "Dec 14 14" & endorsed "...prisoners of war on their way to camp";
the first two with pencilled notes on the reverse, minor blemishes.{Page 14.3} (3)
NEW SOUTH WALES: 1907 unstamped card endorsed "2 to pay" in blue & with the finest strike we
have seen of 'WERRIS CK TO SYDNEY/TPO/NSW' cds, Postage Due 1d x2 with scribble-cancel.
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