Auction No 140 - Prestige Philately

Oct 17, 2008
Prestige Philately - Auction No 140 Page: 39
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
224 CL B
225 C B
226 C A
Lot 224
1931 apparently commercial cover to England per KLM to Batavia with special flight cachet in violet,
with KGV 4d olive + Roos 9d pair & 5/- tied by Caboolture (Qld) cds, endorsed "Not over 1oz" & "6/10"
which is the rate paid, flap missing & minor blemishes. [The AAMC states the rate to GB was 3/6d per
½oz but Breckon - "Philately from Australia" (Sep 2007) states it was 3/4d. We suggest both are
correct: it was 3/6d for the first ½oz, & 3/4d for each subsequent ½oz]{Page 39.1}
1934-35 commercial registered covers with provisional registration labels in red from Queensland POs
Apple Tree Creek, Dalysford (cancelled at Bundaberg) & Guluguba, and in blue from Jimboomba,
Southport & Ulorongary (cancelled at Brisbane), also very late usage of 'REGISTERED/MA MA
CREEK' h/s used in lieu of label, minor faults. Very scarce group. (7)
1935 STC Radio cover to London with 2d Jubilee + KGV 1/4d (Cat $250 on cover) tied by Brisbane
cds.
500 T
240
120
227 C A-/B
Ex Lot 227
Lot 229
1940 (Jan 11) cover from Italy per KLM flight that crashed off Bali with stamps washed-off & superb
strike of the large 'RECOVERED FROM/LOST FLYING BOAT' h/s (an error, as it was a lnd plane),
Australian Censor h/s & tape, Nierinck Cat SFr250 (1995); also 1939 part-cover from England per
"Koranga" with boxed 'DAMAGED BY WATER/THROUGH ACCIDENT/TO FLYING BOAT' h/s,
unpriced by Nierinck.{Page 39.2} (2)
228 C A - "Clipper" cover to Illinois with 3d AIF (apparently affixed for surface mail) & Kangaroo 2/- pair (paying
the 4/- rate) tied by Sydney cds. Unusually fine for such covers.
229 C A-
230
C/L
1943 commercial airmail cover from Brazil to Australia with $540 meter, superb 'VIA NATAL-
LISBOA("-LONDRES")' h/s & 'INGLEZ' h/s both in violet, American (in Bermuda??) & Australian
Censor tapes, ironed-out vertical fold. There's a story here. [Presumably sent surface mail from
England but may have gone by air to Durban??]{Page 39.3}
THURSDAY ISLAND: Commercial covers including two with BN '336', 1912 with superb cds with time
(gorgeous Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij crest on the flap plus lengthy letter on matching
stationery), 1941 Forces air cover with stamp removed but with the letter, 1956 with #2 cds &
'PAQUEBOT' h/s in violet, three 1960s with 'THURSDAY ISLAND PAQUEBOT' cds, 7 PPCs of the
island, 3 philatelic covers & 4 photographs, condition variable; also Lord Howe Island wallet of
photographs used. (31 items)
350
150
500
250
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