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1 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 1 MISCELLANEOUS Ex Lot *OC Collection remainders with Australia 1918 OHMS cover with Rough Paper 1d Die II perf 'OS', 1930s duplicated 2d & 3d commemorative imprint or plate blocks **, pre-decimal FDCs & commemorative covers including 1930s flight covers, Nauru 1922 commercial cover with Overprinted 2d tied by 'PO NAURU/(PLEASANT ISLAND)' cds, NWPI KGV Heads with ½d & 1d used multiples, 2d orange on 1922 commercial cover, 4d orange pair (fine 'EITAPE' cds) & 4d violet x3 plus 2d orange perf 'OS' pair, Roos to 2/- mint and/or used plus perf 'OS' 3d used, etc, condition variable. (100s) CPS Cover album with an eclectic range from Great Britain including prestamp with large 'DEPTFORD/1827' b/s & WWII no air service to MEF with airmail fee refunded, 1897 Indian Postal Card from 'ADEN', Nyasaland stampless OHMS registration envelope with 'POSTMASTER/ZOMBA' d/s, Gibraltar QV ½d Wrapper to Turkey, 1932 Zanzibar Paquebot cover, WWII censor covers from smaller colonies & Jamaica-Canada with superb 'MILITARY CENSOR/ Y /FORCE/NO 4' cachet, Italian POW cover from South Africa, Jamaica 1948 to Victoria with large jusqu'a h/s, etc, condition variable. (38) CPS Plastic box & folio of world covers with a few Gibraltar WWII including one with huge 'OAT' h/s, condition variable. Have a look. (few 100s) CPS COINS & BANKNOTES 61 Ex Lot 34 Postal history group with a number of $ items including GB 1901 St Ermin's Hotel colourful advertising cover & matching letterhead, Malaya 1946 registered to Australia with BMA stamps & 'NORTH CANAL ROAD' cds, Sarawak 1938 airmail to Australia with 'KANOWIT' cds, Eritrea 1950 airmail to USA with BMA stamps, Samoa 1916 usage of 1d Letter Card to GB with huge 'VIA FIJI & VANCOUVER' h/s, Jamaica 1936 to USA with 'TPO' cds & 1938 internal with huge '.../THIRD STAMP EXHIBITION/...' cancel, New Guinea 1938 to USA with Brisbane Paquebot cancel, Bahrain 1942 censored air to GB & 1953 registered to India with 12a Coronation, Nepal 1945 registered with 'BRITISH LEGATION' cds etc, generally fine to very fine. (35 items) $ Colourful assortment of worldwide banknotes circulated & uncirculated with a high proportion of Asian or European notes including British Armed Forces 5p 10p 50p & 1. (300) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History C */**OC CL Scruffy bundle but including 1935 registered double-rate airmail to UK with 1/- Lyrebird + Jubilee 3d & 2/-, and 1946 philatelic covers with rare 'RN BARRACKS/SYDNEY' cds & ' C /NSW' "relief" cds, not much else. (36) Bundle including 1914 to North Adelaide with 1d Roo First Wmk perf Large 'OS', 3d White Wattles pair on defective cover, Colonies including Victoria 1857 to France with 4d dull rose SG #66 &, South Australia 1908 OHMS registered to Thebarton with 'SA' perfins, plus additional registered items, postal stationery envelopes, postcards, assorted FDCs including 1956 Olympics (7), stamps including KGV to 5d used, and government postmarks. (77) Airmails group with 1940 Qantas christmas card with photo of flying boat, 1945 Port Moresby-Sydney Reopening Flight with Qantas label, 1934 (Nov) GB official notice re airmail rates to Australia, piece of ribbon from the inauguration of Sydney-San Francisco service, 1947 commercial cover with 'Carried by Courtesy of/flying DOCTOR SERVICE/...' cachet, etc T 200T 500 0T

2 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 2 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 263 C A/B Ex Lot 263 Wide-ranging group all with KGV Heads including 4d olive, 4½d, 5d Single Wmk & 5d CofA perf 'W/A'. Noted 1928 PPC to Estonia with message in Estonian, 1929 internal airmail to Malta, 1936 to Puerto Rico, Pat Smith Cycles illustrated advertising cover, 1915 to Switzerland with superb 'PASSED.' h/s across the stamps, 1919 from 'ATHERTON' (Qld) with red & black registration label, 1937 endorsed "Card Only" with the enclosed PPC, 1937 PPC of "Smiggins Camp" with 1d & 'MT KOSCIUSKO' cds, 1930s commercial airmails from Darwin x2 & 'KATHERINE/NORTH AUST', 1934 with 'BROOKSTEAD' (Qld) cds & piece of selvedge as a makeshift registration label "R No 1", 1930s registered covers from Victorian POs including 'EILDON WEIR', 'MITRE ' (with 'LAKE SOUTH' removed), 'MONBULK', 'RUBICON', 'SANDY POINT' & 'VICTORIA MARKETS No 1' (the last 4 with red registration labels) etc, a few faults but generally fine to very fine. (40) 1,400 Ex Lot C Group with commemorative datestamps including 1938 'BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES' (b/s, with contents), 1956 Mt Kosciusko circular type & 1965 Banking Conference all on commercial covers, 1932 Bridge '...SE PYLON' on registered 2d Envelope, 1934 'ALL AUST EXHBTN MELBNE N3' on plain cover, 1956 Olympics on Deinhard promotional PPC, 1970 Pacific Festival on Festival cover, 1958 oval Mt Kosciusko d/s on screen-printed cover & six different events all with provisional registration labels, generally very fine. (14) 350 Ex Lot CPS Official mail with stampless envelopes including Post Office & Electoral types, others with various Commonwealth & State perfins, a few Official Postal Stationery items etc, generally fine to very fine. (37) 500

3 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 3 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 266 C A/B 267 C B Ex Lot covers with instructional handstamps used at Victorian post offices comprising 'UNCLAIMED AT/...' x7 including Blampied Werribee & Yallourn, 'MISSENT TO/...' x8 including Cranbourne Mitcham & Yallourn (in violet), 'PAID AT/YACKANDANDAH', & 'RECEIVED OPEN/WITHOUT CONTENTS', also rubber 'Unclaimed at/western Camp', 'Unclaimed at Mil PO/Broadmeadows', '("unclaimed"/upper YARRA DAM' & 'Unknown at/mt Beauty No 4 Camp', generally fine to very fine. A scarce to rare group. (19) 1914 commercial double-rate cover to "Canal Zone/Panama/Cent America" with Kangaroos First Wmk 1d red & 4d orange tied by Goulburn (NSW) cds, 'EMPIRE CZ/RECD' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Excellent destination T 268 C A- Lot (Dec 5) cover to the USA with Kangaroo ½d & Engraved 1d pair tied by Melbourne machine cancel & 'PASSED' h/s in violet. [The ACSC gives a price of $300 for an Engraved 1d solo franking] C A- Lot (Oct 20) cover to the USA with KGV 1d strip of 3 (overpaid ½d) tied by 'THURSDAY ISLAND/ 2 ' cds & scarce black/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' tape used on the Island C A- Lot usage to London of Donaghy & Sons Ropemakers cover with all-over illustration on the face, KGV 1d red tied by Geelong machine cancel, ironed-out vertical fold. The first example we have seen. 250

4 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 4 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 271 C B Ex Lot OHMS covers to the USA with 'OS/NSW' perfins 1) Roos 2½d & 3d or 2) Roos 2d & 3d + KGV ½d green, Sydney red & black/white registration labels. (2) 400T 272 C B Lot large piece from a parcel addressed to a soldier in France (?) with remarkable franking of KGV 1d red (defective) & 4d yellow-orange + Kangaroos Third Wmk 2/- brown (defective) all with 'OS' perfin & tied by Melbourne cds. 600T 273 C (B) 274 PS A- Lot '...BUY/Peace Bonds/...' leaflet dropped from an aeroplane AAMC #22e, rather crumpled & ironed-out but most presentable, Cat $ (Aug 25) usage to the Netherlands of KGV 4d orange Registration Envelope with Red Star on the Reverse uprated with Kangaroo 2d grey (faults) tied by Sydney cds, red/white registration label with scarce "R with rat's tail" variety, 'ZEIST' arrival b/s. Ex Kevin Nelson

5 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 5 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 275 C (B) Lot (Oct 30) double-rate usage of Western Australia 3d Registration Envelope to West Virginia uprated with KGV 2d brown-orange & 4d orange tied by 'MERREDIN/WESTN AUST' cds, faint 'MERREDIN' h/s on scarce red & black/white provisional registration label, Perth & New York transit b/s. On arrival at Belington, the address was amended to "Burlington". The article then apparently split & was repaired with two American 'Post Office Department/OFFICIALLY SEALED/...' labels that are tied to the reverse by 'GRAFTON WV/REGISTERED' cds in purple, fair 'BURLINGTON/W VA' arrival b/s, a little soiled. Wonderful State/CofA combination cover. Ex Kevin Nelson. 1,500 Lot C B 1921 commercial cover to Slovakia with 3d Roo tied by Melbourne machine PS 1929 uprated 1d Postal Card used as an Around the World card with message in Esperanto, sent to Russia, then to Algeria, then to Japan & finally returned to Melbourne, with all the appropriate stamps & postmarks. A very late example of this whimsical practice that was routinely suppressed by postal authorities CPS C 279 C (B) Ex Lot (Feb) covers to Great Britain per SS "Comorin" with various wreck cachets comprising Gwynn & Hoggarth Types 2 (applied at Bristol), 3 (believed applied at Bristol), 4 (unknown where applied), 6 (2, one an an unclaimed & returned cover), 7 (2, one in violet) & 12, characteristic immersion faults but most with the stamps still present; also a PPC of the ship. Ex Robin Gwynn. [On 12/3/1930, while the ship was at Colombo, a fire was detected in the hold. It was distinguished by flooding the hold with seawater. The mail was carried to England in a sodden state. Imagine the smell!] (8) 1930s Slade Allan & Co invoice envelope endorsed "Sample Only - NCV" with an eyelet at left for attaching to a parcel, KGV 2d & 3d tied by indistinct Sydney parcel roller, repaired opening faults on the reverse. [The "Merchandise, Patterns & Samples" rate was 2d up to 4oz + 1d for each additional 2oz, so the packet weighed between 8oz & 10oz] 1,200T 200

6 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 6 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 280 C A/B 281 C Ex Lot s-1950s commercial airmail covers with a good range of rates and frankings including Roos & KGV values. Noted 1940 to Palestine, 1940 & 1941 to Hong Kong at 9d & 11d rates, 1941 double rate (8/1d) clipper to Canada, OAT covers to Denmark & Sweden, 1958 & 1959 to Philippines, 1954 to India with Singapore crash cachet (defective), N.T. airmails from 'ALICE SPRINGS EAST' (registered), 'PINE CREEK' & 'VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS' etc, generally fine to very fine. (26) 1930s-2000s accumulation including letter rate covers with some stamped, taxed and marked 'RETURN TO SENDER', plus pedestrian pre-decimal & decimal FDCs with mostly letter rate Royal or Wesley types with better AAT and several registered items, privately produced items, presentation cards, and a few territory issues. (300+) C A- Lot commercial cover with rare franking of Kingsford Smith 2d Plate '8' single (damage in the margin) tied by 'BARMEDMAN/NSW' cds. 200 Lot D B 1932 part parcel tag with 'EMPTY RETURN ORE BAGS' printed on the reverse, rare franking of 2/- maroon (perf faults), SMult or CofA Wmk 10/- x3 & Small Multiple Wmk 2 all tied by multiple 'WOLLONGONG/1DE32' cds, a few minor blemishes. An attractive & highly desirable item. [Only one complete parcel tag - and no cover - is recorded bearing the Small Multiple Wmk 2: the tag sold for $13,225 at our auction of 27/11/2010] 1,000

7 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 7 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 284 C A- Lot usage of OHMS wrapper with 'General Registry Office/Brisbane' imprint at lower-left, to Ohio with excellent franking of Small Multiple Wmk KGV 4d olive (Cat $800 on cover) & Kangaroos 6d chestnut (Cat $450 on cover) both overprinted 'OS' tied by Brisbane cds, diamond 'FREE OF DUTY/CUSTOM HOUSE/DAYTON' cachet in violet. Ex Kevin Nelson. [The rate was 1d per 2oz x10 = 10d for a parcel weighing between 18 & 20oz = 1¼ pounds. The 1936 Post Office Guide gave the rates for a parcel up to 2 pounds weight to the USA as 1/6d via San Francisco, 1/9d via Vancouver or 3/2d via the UK] 1, C A- 286 C A- 287 C Lot (Dec) commercial airmail cover with Macarthur 2d & Vic Centenary Perf 11½ 1/- x2 tied by Darwin cds, to Harvard University & endorsed "By Air Australia/London & in USA", jusqu'a bars in red across the airmail label. [The rate was 1/7d if flown Australia-Singapore-England, but 2/2d if additional airmail carriage was required] 1935 cover to Michigan per "Maunganui" with Macarthur 3d tied by Sydney slogan cancel, trans-shipped at Samoa with 'APIA' cds on the face. 1950s-70s PPCs to Europe with solo frankings including 8d Tiger Cat, 1/2d Thylacine & 1/2d meter, decimal 15c Timber, 18c Fauna, 18c Rehabilitation (2), 25c Olympics (2), 25c Gumtree, 35c Whale (2), 63c Robotics, 80c Wallaby, and multiple frankings including 9c Gems pair, 5c Thornbill, 8c Fish, plus covers including 60c Christmas, a few aerogrammes, and numerous additional PPCs with varying rates of postage, condition variable. (74) 300T 150T 250T 288 PS A/B Ex Lot s-1960s array of mostly used formular aerogrammes with good range of types & range of frankings, many with PMG's Approval Numbers at lower-left for Qantas, Lloyd Trietino, Far East Import Export, Moomba, Department of Labour, CSIRO (to Japan, from the addressee's children), Flinders University & Radio Australia (2 different), many are commercial including 1959 ANPEX usage at the Exhibition. Very scarce lot. (28) 400

8 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 8 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 289 C A- Lot stampless local cover with Melbourne cds & 'T 10D' h/s in red, Postage Dues No Watermark 5d Die II BW #D151 vertical pair (Cat $200 on cover for a single in 1999) with initials in pen, insignificant opening faults. 200T Ex Lot C 1960s-90s decimal covers including 1968 Darlinghurst Certified Mail local covers x3 with 10c Fish solo frankings, 1969 to Mexico with Intelsat 25c, Weather Watch 20c & 5c pair, 1970 Cook imperf M/S on cover to Israel with 'Inspected/and Safe for/transmission' label (signed by postmaster), 1975 Priority Paid covers with 'PRIORITY PAID - TEST ARTICLE...' h/s, plus a few other items. (12) 200 Ex Lot C/CL 1970s-80s including solo frankings to England including c Christmas, 10c Pioneers (on aerogramme), 12c Fauna (on State Savings Bank Pass Book cover), 18c Fauna x2, c Christmas; multiple frankings with 18c Fauna pairs x2, Rehabilitation 18c pair, Rehabilitation 12c & 18c x2; domestic mail with Priority Paid including 1972 Fish solo franking, Certified Mail & taxed covers. (70) CPS A/B Ex Lot 292 The balance of Kevin Nelson's unsold lots all from the KGV Period with values to 1/4d, with a few better items & destinations including India, Italy, Peru & Java, generally very fine. Previous estimates $2650: our vendor has instructed us to clear them. (9) 850

9 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 9 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - States/CofA Combination Frankings 293 PS A- 294 PS A Lot commercial usage of 1911 Coronation 1d Postal Card (Prince of Wales with oakleaves & anchors) to Germany with WA ½d green tied by 'NOGGERUP' cds commercial usage of 1911 Coronation 1d Postal Card (Prince of Wales in diffused oval) to Germany with NSW ½d green tied by Sydney machine cancel C B Lot (Mar 11) cover to New Zealand with Western Australia 3d brown + First Wmk 1d red Die I tied by 'SUBIACO/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds, red/white registration label, a couple of minor blemishes. 400T 296 C A Lot (Apr 21) cover to Germany with Queensland ½d + First Wmk 1d red Die I pair tied by untidy Queensland cds. 200T 297 C B Lot (Apr 4) cover to the Canal Zone with NSW ½d green + First Wmk 2d grey tied by 'ST PETERS/NSW' cds, 'EMPIRE/CZ' arrival d/s on the face & redirected to the USA, a littler truncated at left, minor blemishes. 250T

10 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 10 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - States/CofA Combination Frankings (continued) 298 C A- Lot (Apr) cover to the Canal Zone with Victoria ½d green + First Wmk 1d red x2 tied by poor 'TALGARNO/VIC' cds, New Orleans transit & 'EMPIRE CZ/RECD' arrival b/s. 200T 299 CL A Lot (Nov 8) double-rate cover to New Hampshire with Queensland 2½d dull purple/blue x2 + First Wmk 1d red Die II x3 all tied by 'REGISTERED/BRISBANE' cds in red, red & black/white registration label. Beautiful! 750T 300 PS A- Lot (July 28) usage of NSW 3d Registration Envelope uprated with First Wmk 3d olive Die I tied by Wagga Wagga cds, to the Philatelic Society of Victoria. [The rate was 1d x3 + 3d registration: the packet may have contained an approvals book] 400T 301 C B Lot (Nov 2) cover to the USA with Western Australia ½d + First Wmk 1d red Die II pair tied by 'TORBAY/WESTN AUST' cds, a couple of minor defects. 250T 302 C B Lot (Apr 22) cover to the USA with Victoria 1d + Roo ½d green & KGV 1d red tied by 'HEATHCOTE/VICTORIA - 49' duplex, Melbourne 'PASSED' censor h/s. 300T

11 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 11 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - States/CofA Combination Frankings (continued) 303 C A- Lot cover to a publishing house in America with Queensland ½d & 1d + KGV 1½d black-brown tied by 'BEAUDESERT/QUEENSLAND' cds. A very late but apparently commercial combination franking. 200T

12 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 12 AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots Ex Lot C/CL Covers including NSW 1889 Sheep Report form Obley to "The Gundongs" with Centennial optd 'OS' 1d pair, 1892 Goodooga (fine cds on face) long cover to Melbourne with 1d strip of 4 & 3d strip of 5, Victoria 1905 Lubeck registered with datestamp in violet, postal stationery including NSW c1890 unused 5d green (toning) & 6d red Official Envelopes with 'Specimen' overprints, also 1917 Fred Hagen Transcontinental Railway cover to Perth cover with KGV 1d, mixed condition. (10 items) CPS A/B NEW SOUTH WALES Ex Lot 334 The balance of Kevin Nelson's unsold lots all from the Period with a few better items, generally very fine. Previous estimates $1750: our vendor has instructed us to clear them. (5) - Postal History C A/B Ex Lot 356 Selection of outers with Laureates frankings comprising 1852 to Potts' Point with boxed '6/OCLOCK' h/s, 1853 to East Maitland (poor b/s) with 8d (cut-into at base), 1855 to Melbourne with 3d dull yellow-green SG 67 (full margins) & 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/GPO VICTORIA' d/s in red, 1855 to Hinton (fine b/s) and 1856 Port Macquarie (fine b/s) envelope to Sydney, condition variable. (5) 500

13 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 13 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued) 357 Ex Lot 357 CPS Wide-ranging group including 1850 stampless to Ireland, tiny 1853 cover with hige 2d Laureate, 1880 to USA with 'PAID ALL'-in-oval h/s, 1866 & 1876 OHMS entires with different oval Money Order datestamps, 1888 'RETURNED LETTER' Envelope, 1887 two registered to Ireland, 1893 registered to Austria, 1894 local with 6d telegram cutout, 1909 with rare 'TPO 1 NORTH' machine b/s, 1909 with 'ENGLISH MAIL NSW' machine b/s etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. (18) CD A/B 359 C B Ex Lot group with 1849 outer to London with superb oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/SYDNEY' d/s in red, the others with Sydney Views frankings comprising 1850 (Feb 7) entire from Sydney (fine b/s) to Collaroy with Plate I 2d Late Impression (full margins, crossed by a light filing fold) & 1850 entire to the same addressee with Plate III 2d (slightly cut-into at base), and 1851 large piece with Laid Paper 3d yellowish green x2, the left-hand unit with No Whip SG 43ef (full margins), some soiling, stamps alone Cat (4 items) 1851 envelope to "Gresford/Upper Paterson" with very fine Sydney Views Plate IV 2d SG 31 (large even margins) just touched by BN '55' of 'NEWCASTLE' (b/s), minor soiling; and 1852 large-part outer to Scotland with Sydney Views 3d yellow-green (two large margins, shaved at base & left), ironed-out vertical fold clear of the stamp. (2) C A+ Lot cover to Newcastle with a superb example of the Laureates Plate 3 2d Prussian blue struck with light BN '64' of 'WEST MAITLAND' (crowned-oval b/s), arrival d/s of OC*7 on the face, endorsed "Unclaimed" in red & with another strike of the Newcastle d/s of NO*8, sent to the DLO with Sydney b/s of NO*9 and the unusual 'ADVERTISED/UNCLAIMED.' h/s (with the lower line tilted backwards). Superb! [With the original merchant's enclosure] 800

14 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 14 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued) Ex Lot C 1880s bundle of covers to the one addressee in Sydney virtually all with DLR 1d x2 or 2d frankings, mostly from the south-east of the Colony with many from Bega (one with 6d & 'REGISTERED/BEGA' h/s), Pambula & Bombala, also two with mss "X" cancels & "Wyndham" endorsements and 1882 with 'WYNDHAM' cds (ERD), two with Rays '617' of 'WOLLONGOUGH' both with 'MARSDENS' & 'MORANGARELL' transit b/s, etc, interest also in the Sydney backstamps, condition rather mixed. (60+) C A Lot OHMS cover with 'The Australian Museum, Sydney' imprint at the top endorsed "via Naples/per Lusitania", to Bohemia with scarce franking of 'OS' Overprints 3d & 6d tied by 'OXFORD STREET' cds, superb 'VENEZIA' b/s & three 21mm disinfection chisel-slits, 'PRAG/PRAHA' arrival b/s. Beautiful; one of the finest disinfection covers we have seen C B Lot cover front to California with Perf 10 6d mauve x6 & 1/- black pair tied by Sydney duplex, 'PAID ALL'-in-oval h/s in purple, minor blemishes. Remarkable item paying ten times the 6d rate C A- 365 C A Lot Alfred Hilder (Sydney) merchant's cover to France via Naples "per Liguria" with attractive tri-colour franking of Diadems Perf 10 8d plus 4d & 1d paying 1/1d rate, central fold illustrated advertising cover for NSW Canning Factory with Globe on the face & a mythical bird on the flap, to British Columbia, 'VICTORIA/BC' arrival b/s T

15 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 15 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued) 366 C A 367 C A-/B 1903 Markell & Co Importers advertising cover to New York (arrival b/s) "per SS Sierra" with NSW ½d, 1d & 2d strip of 3 tied by New Zealand boxed 'LOOSE LETTER' h/s (Hosking unlisted type; as #1542 but larger letters) of Auckland (b/s) & endorsed "Late Fee paid". [In NSW, letters to most overseas countries attracted a late fee of 2½d if posted in the GPO Late Fee Box or 5d - as here - if posted at the Central Railway Station or aboard ship] OHMS covers with 'AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM SYDNEY' crest on the flap with 'OS/NSW' perfins ½d x5, ½d & 1d pair or double-rate with ½d block of 4 & 3d, a few minor blemishes. (3) T 368 PS A/B QUEENSLAND Ex Lot 368 POSTAL STATIONERY: Superior group with 1838 Sydney GPO embossed lettersheet (reprint), Postal Cards uprated 1d with German Consulate h/s, Scenic 1d x2 (one used in South Australia), & 1½d with scarce 'COCKLE CREEK' arrival cds, 1½d Letter Card with Rays 388' & 'WINDELLAMA' cds, Envelopes x3, PTPO Envelopes 1d for Civil Service Stores & 2d for Foreign Agency Co, finally 2d embossed essay five impressions in black, generally fine to very fine. (12) - Postal History 400 Ex Lot CPS Early advertising group with imprints of hotels & traders, handstamps of three different goldmine companies, illustrated Dunlop Tyres cover, notices on Postal Cards including for Castlemaine Brewery & 1880 for Watson Ferguson & Co promoting Christmas Cards!, condition variable; also four different advertising postcards for WH Paling & Co to Gympie featuring 1) gramophone; 2) concertina; 3) piano lamp & 4) guitar, violin & mandolin; a few minor blemishes. A scarce & attractive lot. (25) C B Lot cover to Wiltshire with 2d blue x3 tied by Rays '114' of 'NORMANTON' (cds on the face), light but obvious strike of the boxed 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE ("6d")/FINE ("6d")' h/s, British '1/-' h/s twice (one on the reverse) & 'H'-in-circle h/s in red, flap missing & opened-out. 600T

16 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 16 QUEENSLAND - Postal History (continued) 388 CL C Lot OHMS cover front with Surveyor-General's office imprint at lower-left & endorsed "Lithos" at upper-left, to Melbourne with rare franking of Second Sidefaces 4d yellow pair & 1/- violet pair tied by the scarce 'PARCELS POST/BRISBANE' cds, two water-affected strikes of the rare 'THIS PARCEL HAVING BEEN/PREPAID, NO FEES ARE TO BE/PAID ON DELIVERY' h/s in violet, a few faults. A remarkable item, apparently used as an address label on a packet of lithographic prints to a firm of stock & station agents. The h/s is not recorded by Campbell & has not previously been seen by us. 300T 389 C A- Lot (Oct 31) cover to "Tattersalls/The Telegraph Chambers/Brisbane" with NSW 2d Emu from 'WARIALDA' endorsed "Off/Reg" (= Officially Registered) & "3d Regn/3d Fine/6d to pay", NSW TPO & Tamworth transit & Brisbane arrival b/s. [The Tattersalls sweepstakes business operated from Brisbane for only a short time in the 1890s before being enticed by the Tasmanian Goverment to relocate to Hobart. Tatts covers from the brief Brisbane period are rare & much sought-after. Similar covers sold for $719 & $414 at our auctions of 14/8/2010 & 10/12/2010 respectively] S A A2 Lot 390 NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS: Barred Numeral '471' of Canoona fine strike on 1882 Second Sidefaces Lined Background 2d. Unrecorded. PO 15/9/1889; closed '471' was subsequently re-allocated to Tiaro c T 391 C B B1 Lot 391 NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS: BN '499' largely fine strike on Tattersalls cover with 'WETHERON/OC14/07/QUEENSLAND' cds (ERD), Maryborough arrival b/s. Rated RRRR. PO -/5/1906; closed 21/6/1966. [The BN was transferred from Cairns, from where examples are common. Manning records the cds - rated RRR ] 300T

17 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 17 QUEENSLAND - Postal History (continued) 392 C B B1 Lot 392 NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS: BN '63' largely fine strike on Tattersalls cover with 'BROOKVILLE/SP5/1904/ QUEENSLAND' cds (LRD), Ravenswood & Townsville transit b/s. Rated RRRR. From RO to PO 1902; reduced to RO -/10/1905; closed -/10/1909. Goldmining; now a ghost town. Manning records the cds - rated RRR - used NO26/1902 to SP5/1904 only. 300T 393 S A A2 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Lot 393 NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS: Rays '140' of Cania or Kroombit bold strike on Chalon 2d pair. Rated RRRR. [Not illustrated by Manning] - Postal History 100T 413 CPS A/B Ex Lot 413 Valuable group including 1847 & 1849 with large GPO cds with 4-digit or 2-digit year, 1851 entire with 'KOORINGA' cds & '[crown]/paid/184_' h/s in red, 1847 OHMS front endorsed "Free" with a largely fine strike of the huge 'POST [crown] OFFICE/PORT LINCOLN' d/s, 1850 entire to Sydney with light but obvious undated 'POST OFFICE/ [crown]/port ADELAIDE' h/s, 1885 to GB with numerous redirections & finally returned with DLO b/s in purple, 1883 Postal Card from Kooringa with light 'RAILWAY/SA' b/s, undated 'O.S.' wrapper to "Gaol/Redruth", 1907 front from Horseshoe Bend (N.T.) with 'CHARLOTTE WATERS/SA' cds, used Postal Stationery with 1d Envelope x2 (one uprated to Victoria), good range of OHMS Postal Cards including 1d pink Reply Half optd 'O.S.' with truancy advice on the reverse, condition a bit variable but generally fine to very fine. (27) 1,250

18 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 18 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 414 C B 415 CL (B) Lot outer headed "Aberdeen Burra Burra" to Sydney "Via Overland" with an almost fine strike of the 'KOORINGA' cds & a poor strike of the '[crown]/free' datestamp in red, Melbourne transit & Sydney arrival b/s. [The overland rate was 8d. The two "4" markings apparently represent 4d pre-paid + 4d payable on arrival. The letter states "There are a great number of vacant houses at this place now..." Copper mining] 1887 OHMS cover with 'Surveyor-General's Office' imprint to "Yarralena/via Beltana" with 'O.S.' Opts 6d bright blue SG O18 tied by Adelaide duplex, 'FARINA' arrival b/s, endorsed "Not Known/here" & with 'UNCLAIMED' h/s, returned with 'PA RAILWAY' squared-circle transit & very fine 27½mm DLO b/s in red, a few repaired peripheral tears. [Farina is 657km N of Adelaide, so Yarralena - not mentioned by Martin Walker & not known to us - must have been a very remote locality] T 416 CL B Lot Education Department printed registration envelope with Type 2 'O.S.' Overprints 2d orange & 2½d violet-blue SG O75 pair (very scarce stamp on cover, Cat 15+ x50+) tied by Adelaide squared-circles, vertical fold at left PS A Ex Lot 417 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1908 Scenic Postal Cards 1d Adelaide Printings with Stop after 'AUSTRALIA.' 1d 'DAIRY FARM' (very scarce) in crimson, 'HINDLEY STREET' in violet-blue, 'POULTRY FARM' (very scarce) in black, 'PRINCE ALFRED COLLEGE' in crimson, 'SAVINGS BANK' in blue-black & in orange-brown, 'STACK OF WHEAT' (rare) in purple-black & 'WOOL CARTING' in blue-green (the surface a bit rubbed), four with surfaced stock on the reverse, unused. Popular series for thematics collectors. (8) 500

19 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 19 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 418 PS B Lot 418 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1911 ½d GPO Envelope HG B1 uprated with Victorian ½d & 'ONE PENNY' on 2d (scarce on cover) from 'HOCHKIRCH/ VICTORIA' to Eudunda, a trifle soiled. Very scarce usage. 250T 419 PS B Lot 419 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1911 commercial usage of 3d Registration Envelope (back flaps 42mm & 22mm deep) to Germany with 2½d tied by Adelaide cds, early usage of red/white registration label, minor opening fault on the reverse C A/B Ex Lot 420 POSTMARKS: Commercial covers including 1911 OHMS with fancy boxed 'GPO/ADELAIDE' d/s, 1933 with 'BAYA' cds, 1943 with 'KORUNYE' cds, 1946 registered with rubber 'BALAKLAVA' cds, 1962 registered at 'BROOKER' (T.O.), also large pieces with 'RELIEF No 17' in red & provisional label with typed "KOOLYMILKA" & two different 'POSTED AT MELROSE RAILWAY STATION' h/s. (10) 400 Ex Lot SDC POSTMARKS: Northern Territory - 'KATHERINE/STH AUSTRALIA' cds & squared-circles 'ARLTUNGA' x2 & 'BROCKS CREEK' all fine strikes on Long Types, plus 1904 Tatts covers 1) from 'POWELL CREEK' with 'ANTHONYS LAGOON' & 'TOP CAMP' transits and 2) from 'WINNECKE' with strikes fair to good only. (6 items) 400

20 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 20 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 422 C A/A- Ex Lot 422 POSTMARKS: 1930s registered Howard Johnson covers from all-different POs including 'BRAMFIELD', 'CALOOTE', 'COBDOGLA' (red label), 'EDILLILIE', 'EDWARDSTOWN', 'FLINDERS PARK', 'FORRESTON', 'MUDAMUCKLA', 'MUMBRAY CREEK', 'NADDA', 'OUTER HARBOUR' (with '...HARBOR' label), 'PENNESHAW' (Kangaroo Island) and 'ROSEWORTHY' etc, many with scarce blue & black/white registration labels, strikes are variable but the covers are generally very fine. (42) 1, C A- TASMANIA - Postal History Lot 423 POSTMARKS: squared-circle 'HOG BAY/JA11/04/S.A' bold strike on Thin 'POSTAGE' 3d. Rated XX. PO 30/4/1860; renamed Penneshaw 18/10/1904. [On Kangaroo Island] CL C Lot long cover to "Henry Berthon/Weatherboard Station/Lower Leigh/Geelong" endorsed "Per Royal Shepherd" with Courier Plate II 4d dull orange SG 11 single (very fine, margins just touched - at the top - to large) and vertical pair (the upper unit badly damaged from rough opening but the lower unit very fine with good to large margins) tied by BN '64', light 'GENERAL-POST-OFFICE/HOBART-TOWN/[crown]' cds in red below, wax seal with impressed 'BANK OF AUSTRALIA/[shaking hands]/hobart-town' across the flap, 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/GEELONG- VICTORIA' b/s in red, contemporary pencil notes & sketches on both sides (mostly on the reverse), soiling & a vertical fold, a piece from the flap & archival tape used to effect repairs to the opening faults at upper-left & upper-right. A remarkable item, notwithstanding the faults/repairs. 750T

21 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 21 TASMANIA - Postal History (continued) 453 C A- Lot (Apr 16) entire headed "Hobart Town" to London "pr Emeu SS via Suez" with scarce solo franking of 'TASMANIA' 1/- (margins just clear to large, tiny surface abrasions) tied by BN '48', large GPO cds in red below & London arrival cds of JU16/60 also in red. "Emeu" departed Melbourne 25/4/1860 & Suez 2/6/1860. "Pera" departed Alexandria 4/6/1860 & arrived at Southampton 16/6/1860. [This was the second homeward voyage via Galle] C B VICTORIA - Postal History Lot entire to Hobart with Imperf 4d pale blue (cut-into at base) "tied" by a filing crease, postmaster's manuscript cancellation "Torquay/ ", 'PRE-PAID' arrival d/s in red on the face. 250 Ex Lot CPS Valuable group including 1867 from GB with 'UNCLAIMED AT/BUNINYONG', 1880 local cover with 'UNCLAIMED AT/STAWELL', 1886 with scarce franking of 'STAMP DUTY' Opts 3d pair, d Postal Card to NSW with rare oval '("3d")/MORE TO PAY' h/s & NSW TPO b/s, d Postal Card uprated to South Australia with unique 'SERVICETON' b/s, 1890 OHMS with rare 'REGISTERED' h/s of Kyneton, 1890s with "Belt & Buckle" d/s of Donald, Traralgon & Yarram Yarram, 1904 with superb 'RUFFY/[crown]/VICTORIA' in wax on the flap, 1905 to Sweden with consular b/s & French mailboat d/s, 1907 to the Philippines redirected several times, 1911 with perf 'OS' 5d & scarce black/white registration label, TPOs including First Type 'DOWN/.../MG4' b/s & double-circle 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO/OUT/VICTORIA' cancel, a few 'MISSENT' handstamps, rare cds of 'CARRON' & 'LYAL' etc, a few faults but generally fine to very fine. (57) 2,000

22 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 22 VICTORIA - Postal History (continued) Ex Lot C/CL Early group including 1853 with 'PAID/GEELONG' d/s & superb '2' h/s in red, 1856 & 1857 from GB both with 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/GEELONG.VICTORIA' b/s, 1859 with Emblems 2d tied by '1' "killer" (2, one OHMS endorsed "Electoral Registrar"), 1859 with oval 'PLEASANT CK' b/s, 1860 with boxed 'DETAINED FOR/("2d") POSTAGE' h/s, 1863 with light 'MORSES CK' oval b/s, etc, a few faults but generally fine. (13) CPS A/B 488 C B Ex Lot 487 Illustrated advertising covers & PPCs for John Blackburn & Son pianos, Grand Hotel (now the Windsor ), Sheehans Hotel, WS Tong fruiterer, The Colosseum drapers (2 different), bicoloured front for Varley Bros printers, rare provincial types for Milo Bacon Co at Echuca & JJ Wheeler wine merchants at Seymour (registered), plus a few non-illustrated types. Lovely group. (17) 1846 & 1847 OHMS entires to the Commissioner of Crown Lands at "Broken River" (Benalla) with poor 'SEYMOUR/PORT PHILLIP' or an above-average framed-oval 'OVENS/PORT PHILLIP' backstamps, rated "8" or "10" the latter amended to "9". (2) Lot C A 1852 outer with very fine Half-Lengths Ham Printing 2d pale dull brown SG 17b (margins just shaved - at lower-right - to good) tied by light Barred Oval '2' of 'GEELONG' (b/s), Melbourne arrival b/s, ironed-out fold at the base. An unusually fine Half-Lengths cover & one of the finest bearing this shade. Ex Pack. Sismondo Certificate (2003) as SG 17 & he has signed in pencil below the stamp. [Finer & more attractive than Gary Diffen's SG 17b cover that sold for 411 (2007). NB: the transfers on the stone were placed very close together causing stamps with full margins to be rare] 900T

23 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 23 VICTORIA - Postal History (continued) 490 C B Lot stampless yellow cover to New Hampshire USA & endorsed "per Adams & Cos/Express" at lower-left, minor flap fault. Ex Ken Kutz & "Smith" Local Posts. Rare Goldfields Express cover. [The cover was carried outside the posts by Adam's Express to Melbourne and forwarded in a company pouch to America where it was apparently again delivered privately] The two enclosed lengthy and chatty if ungrammatical letters headed "Bendigo Australia Oct " or "Bendigo Colony of Victoria...Nov " give an eye-witness account of the vagaries of fortune on the goldfields: "...it cost me about $4.50 per weeks for board...mutch cheaper than the average...society here is very civil...many work on the sabbath here but we see no drunkenness...there are many Californians here...mining is a great trade to learn...[i have done] mutch better than many have done while others have made a fortune...miners have not mutch time to write...". He speaks of a friend having failed to pay postage on the first letter & states "I think I will send it by Express this time" and "I send you about a dollars worth of gold as a specimen". 600 Lot C A 1856 (Feb 22) outer to Melbourne with Campbell & Fergusson Half-Lengths 1d orange-brown SG 27 [2] & 3d deep blue SG 31c [10] both with margins just touched to large tied by light BN '2' cancels of Geelong (superb oval b/s). A beautiful classic cover. Ex Pack. RPSofV Certificate (2011). [Less than 20 covers are recorded with the 1d SG 27] C B Lot page from a government report, to Europe but with an address label apparently lost, fine strike of the elaborate 'KONIGL SVENSKA OCC NORRSKA CONSULATET PORT PHILLIP' cachet on the reverse, Shilling Octagonal x3 tied by Melbourne "killer" '1' & rounded-boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/VIA THE/UNITED KINGDOM' h/s, French 'POSS ANG V SUEZ/A MARSEILLE A' mailboat sorter b/s in red, minor blemishes. Most unusual, especially with the late usage of a rarely seen Port Phillip consular cachet. 600T

24 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 24 VICTORIA - Postal History (continued) 493 C B Lot cover from London "Via Panama" with 1d Plate '109' & 9d Plate '4' tied by 'NW/8' cancels & 'LISSON GROVE/ NW' b/s, superb 'REGISTERED/NWDO' cds in red, 'REGISTERED'-in-oval b/s of Melbourne where superb '("6d")/MORE TO PAY' h/s applied, very fine 'HEPBURN' transit b/s & almost fine strike of the rare 21mm 'DRY DIGGINGS/AU29/68/VICTORIA' cds (the only recorded example) on the face, some soiling. A remarkable via-panama cover per "Neva" departed Southampton 2/7/1868; & "Kaikoura" arrived Sydney 23/8/1868 & Melbourne 28/8/1868. Dry Diggings PO 23/11/1863; renamed Mount Franklin 13/6/1921. Ex Rod Moreton. [Goldmining. 7km north of Daylesford. Victoria did not pay a subsidy towards the route between Sydney & Panama. NSW charged Victoria 6d for each letter on-forwarded from the via Panama service] C B 495 PS A Lot (Nov 8) cover to Ireland endorsed "Via Marseilles" but sent via Brindisi because of the Franco-Prussian War, 10d tied by Melbourne duplex, largely very fine strike of the rare boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/FOR BRINDISI ROUTE/DEFICIENT POSTAGE - 3d' h/s, 'DUNDRUM/DE2(?)/70/DUBLIN' arrival b/s, stained on the reverse. Carried per "Malta" which departed Melbourne 8/11/1870; from Galle per "Delhi"; from Alexandria per "Bangalore"; arrived Brindisi 21/12/1870. The through mail arrived at Southampton 1/1/ usage of 1½d on 1d Postal Card to Java with squared-circles of 'BATAVIA', 'SEMARANG' & 'REMBANG' arrival all on the face. 1,500T 150T Lot A A cover to Perth with scarce albeit philatelic franking of the Boer War Charity 2d blue-green SG 375 (Cat 190 x3+; graded A A1) unusually paying the correct interstate rate, Perth arrival backstamp & 'NOT IN...DELIVERY' handstamp in violet. 497 C/CL A/B commercial covers with black/white - three different - or red/white registration labels, a few minor blemishes. Scarce quartet. (4)

25 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 25 VICTORIA - Postal History (continued) 498 PS A- Lot 498 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1894 PTPO Advertising Envelope 1d orange-brown with the enclosed 32pp advertising booklet Stieg #KB15 (HG KB20), minor blemishes, unused. The first example we have offered for some years. One of the most unusual postal stationery items ever produced. A crescent-shape was cut from the front of the envelope into which an advertising booklet was inserted with the pages folded so that fragments of the embossed stamp applied across the hole would would appear on the page-edges. The envelope could therefore not be used without the booklet. The project was financed by the advertising & the envelopes were sold for half face value! In 1895, the scheme was suppressed by the Post Office, which alleged that the effective defacing of the stamp was illegal. WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal History 300T 526 C 527 C A- Ex Lot 526 Bundle of better items including 1892 with 'GOVERNMENT ANALYST/PERTH' cachet, 1897 from Jarrahdale Junction with bars cancel & unframed 'MUNDIJONG' cds, 1901 with 'GOVERNOR.../[crown]/FRANK STAMP' in blue, 1897 with scarce oval 'INSPECTOR DEAD LETTER OFFICE' b/s, 1901 registered from 'MT MORGAN', 1905 to "Nangeenan/Eastern Goldfield Railway" with 1d perf 'OS' pair, 1908 PPC to Portugal, 1906 with bars cancel & 'SOUTH KALGOORLIE' cds, 1909 Her Majesty's Theatre advertising PPC with 'PAID/PERTH WA' cds, a few later items including registered covers from 'BYFORD' (1931, provisional blue & black label), 'INNALOO' (1936, provisional red label with handstamped number) & 'MIL PO SWANBOURNE' (1943, 'FORT' removed), 1955 with 'PAID AT HAY ST EAST' cds in black, 1966 registered front with 'No 24/WEST AUST' relief cds & provisional label with 'EXMOUTH' h/s, etc, a few faults but generally fine to very fine. (29) 1890 cover to Guildford with 1d x2 tied by very fine 15-bars '23' & unframed 'GINGIN/("9.9")/18("90")/ =WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds, Guildford arrival duplex b/s. Pope & Reynolds Census #30. [With the contents] 1, T 528 CD B Ex Lot cover to NSW with philatelic franking of 1/- pink telegram cut-out, 'F'-in-bars cancel, unframed Fremantle cds & 'R'-in-cogwheel h/s, Sydney arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Ex Dr Cecil Walkley: sold for $368 at our auction of 27/11/2010. [Also another impression on unused upper section of telegram form, central stain] (2 items) 300

26 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 26 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 529 C B Lot registered double-rate cover to England with 1d x4 & 2d x2 tied by multiple faint strikes of 'R'-in cogwheel h/s and 1d adhesives additionally tied by London arrival d/s PS B Lot commercial usage of 1d Postal Card to Singapore with the message in German, very fine Fremantle duplex & superb 'T/5' h/s, Singapore arrival cds & bold 'T' h/s, the back discoloured PS A/A- COCOS ISLANDS - Postal History 583 Ex Lot 531 POSTAL STATIONERY: Scarce sextet comprising Latter Cards 1d Swan (minor internal defects), 2d brown (stuck), 2d blue CTO (stuck), 2d blue No Text on Back & 'ONE PENNY' on 2d, and Unbordered 1d Wrapper, fine to very fine unused. (6) CPS Useful remainders of mostly philatelic covers including Singapore aerogramme to Australia, 1955 illustrated Qantas cover, 1956 underpaid to Victoria with 1d Postage Due added, 5d PTPO envelope apparently commercially used from Cocos (faults), registered, security post & express covers, modern items rarely seen used from Cocos, 1991 commercial covers with 'MAINLAND/POSTAGE PAID' stamp x5 (two types) etc, condition variable. (37 items) T 584 PS C Lot (Jan) telegram message headed "From Cocos" transcribed onto a WA 1d Postal Card, to 'MALTA' with arrival cds & postman's '25' h/s on the face, age-marks mostly on the reverse. [Messages were transmitted from Cocos to Perth where they were transcribed & forwarded through the post] 200T 585 C A- Lot stampless airmail cover to England with an unusually fine strike of the Indian-pattern 'RAFPOST 301/ 20JLY45/+' cds, minor blemishes. 240T

27 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 27 COCOS ISLANDS - Postal History (continued) 586 PS B Lot commercial usage of British 1½d 'FORCES/LETTER' (aerogramme) to "Section B/RAF Station Cocos RAF/ Ceylon Air Forces", horizontal fold. 200T 587 C A 588 PS A 589 CL A- Lot (Nov 14) commercial airmail cover from South Africa addressed ".../Cable & Wireless Limited/PO Box 146/ Singapore" & endorsed "(for Cocos)", 'ORION/Barrel' cachet & boxed 'COCOS' with separate '5JAN51' arrival both in violet on the reverse. [PO Box 146 in Singapore was the Cocos "accommodation address". Kim Dwyer didn't have a cover with the boxed h/s] 1952 Australian formular aerogrammes with Qantas overprint flown Sydney-Cocos with 'RAAF PO/ISLAND' b/s & Cocos-Sydney with the RAAF PO cds, both with First Regular Air Mail with South Africa cachet in violet. (2) 1955 long Qantas envelope to GB with Singapore QE Ships 1c to 50c tied by Malayan-pattern 'COCOS/4SEP55/ ISLAND' cds being the first day of issue on Cocos, 'Cocos Island' registration label. 400T 150T 150T 590 C A Lot Royal (?) commemorative cover for Inauguration of the Domestic Postal Service with Australian-pattern 'COCOS ISLAND/23NO55' cds & the flight cachet applied in red in "error". Very few examples in red have been recorded. [The flight cachet showed the airmail route as being from Cocos to Perth. In fact, Qantas decided to fly to & from Darwin, but there was insufficient time to prepare an amended cachet] 250T Lot C A 1955 another example. 250T

28 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 28 COCOS ISLANDS - Postal History (continued) 592 C B GOLD COAST - Postal History 633 Lot (Apr 21) PMG's Department envelope with the imprints crossed-through by air to South Africa with Australia 2/- Crocodile, minor creasing. C/CL QV-KGV covers or cards including 1903 to London with 1/3d QV/KEVII mixed franking, 1914 registered Victoriaborg to Germany with KEVII 2/-, 1929 unstamped Accra to Kibbi with 1d Dues pair added, 1935 registered to England with Jubilee 3d x2 plus two philatelic covers with Jubilee sets, 1937 flight covers with 'WEST COAST OF AFRICA/ AEROMARITIME/ 1st VOYAGE MARCH 1937' or 'FIRST FLIGHT/REGULAR AIRMAIL SERVICE/GOLD COAST- NIGERIA' cachets, mixed condition with some reduced. (50) 150T 300 Ex Lot C/CL Batch of KGVI/QEII covers with registered including 1938 'Posted out of Course' & taxed, 1946 Accra stampless to West African Field Company in Burma (with interesting correspondence relating to a threatened soldier's reluctance to return home), 1951 Mampong Ashanti OHMS to Takoradi with provisional registration label, also airmail covers including 1937 & 1939 flight covers to Nigeria, mid-1950s covers with 'CERTIFIED OFFICIAL/GOLD COAST MILITARY PAY SERVICES' h/s x5, 1953 unaddressed cover with Postage Dues SG D5-D8 (Cat 130), also taxed covers, Air Letters & uprated Registration Envelopes & philatelic mail, mixed condition. (150+) C PPCs selection mostly from the early 1900s with a few native scenes including "Blacksmith at Work" & "Natives at work on Gold Coast Railway" plus town views including Adum Road Kumasi, St Joseph's Hill Elmina & Basel Mission Station Aburi, condition a bit mixed. (27) 150 Ex Lot C/CL censor covers mostly with numbered trapezoid censor handstamps including No 6 with black/red 'GOLD COAST/OPENED BY CENSOR' tape, No 7 with similar tape & 'MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT/TAKORADI (G.C.)' h/s on reverse, No 8 'On His Britannic Majesty's Service' (Foreign Office) cover to London, No 9 on 1940 Tamale registered & Kofiridua registered and on two 1941 first flight covers to USA (one registered with 5/9d franking), No 11 on taxed cover to Manchester with 1d due added, No 12 on Anyinam airmail with black/yellow-buff tape, No 18 on airmail to South Africa with black/buff tape, others with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER' tape or rectagular 'PASSED', triangular or circular 'PASSED BY CENSOR' or square-shaped 'RAF CENSOR 91' handstamps, condition variable. Wonderful opportunity for further study. (88) 1, L LITERATURE: 1939 "Post Office Guide", "Postal History...of British West Africa" by McCaig, "Stamps, Postal Stationery and Postal Rates of KEVII's Reign" & "...of KGV's Reign" and "The Postal Services of the Gold Coast " all by Ensor, "The Post Office/Agencies & Cancellations " by Mackin, Billig's Volume 37 "The Empire in Africa", also British West Africa Study Circle staplebound emissions including "The Postal History of Togo: " & "Handstruck Stamps and Cancellations of the Gold Coast". (20+ Items) 150

29 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 29 GOLD COAST - Postal History (continued) 638 L A 639 C LITERATURE: "The Postal Services of the Gold Coast to 1901" by John Sacher (2003), hardbound. As new, UK retail 75. POSTMARKS: Achimota to Winneba postmarks assembly on mostly KGVI/early QEII covers with many registered to Britain including 1954 from Akropong Akwapim & Mim Ahafo, others with provisional labels including 1955 from Achiasa, College of Technology & Samreboi, also airmail & surface mail including 1952 from Koforidua sent at ½d printed matter rate, plus a range of postmarks on piece, condition is very mixed. (115 covers + pmks) INDIA C/CL Ex Lot 640 TOGO: Anglo-French Occupation including 1915 & 1919 commercial 1d rate covers to England the latter tied by 'STATION/PALIME' cds, philatelic covers with 'Passed by Censor/at/Lome (Togo)' h/s in violet including Wilson 1915 (March) with Gold Coast ½d & 2½d tied by German-type 'LOME/TOGOGEBIET' cds & 'Lome (Togo)' registration label and 1915 (Sep) with overprinted 2/- & 2/6d tied by a similar cds with registration label overprinted 'Agu (Togo)', 1916 (June) Overprints ½d to 1/- SG H34-41 tied by 'LOME/TOGO' cds with grey/blue registration label & 1916 (August) two covers with Thick Overprints ½d to 1/- SG H47-53 tied by similar cancels with pale blue/blue registration labels, also 1915 (January) registered to England without a censor h/s, plus five other covers or fronts, condition variable. (13) C B Lot 672 POSTAL HISTORY: 1862 outer to "Ile Réunion" with East India ½a blue (defective) & 2a yellow-orange pair tied by 'C/130'-in-diamond cancels of 'COCHIN' (fine b/s in red), light 'MADRAS' transit b/s & fine 'INDIA PAID'-in-crescent h/s on the face both in red, rated "40" in red, very fine 'ADEN STR POINT' transit b/s, light 'ST DENIS/ILE DE REUNION' arrival b/s & boxed 'I & M' b/s (= Indie et Maurice = Mauritius) both in blue, a little aged. 750 Ex Lot OC INDIA USED ABROAD: Selection on Hagners including Aden '124' on QV 8p and 'B-22' on 1a pair, various squared-circles & cds on values to KGV 2r and covers to Australia (4, two with Khormaksar cds) or England; also Zanzibar including a SG Z a SG Z61 & a pair SG Z104, the condition is variable. ( covers) 300

30 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 30 INDIAN STATES - Feudatory States 689 C A+ Lot 689 BAHAWALPUR: 1950 cover with Amir's crest to Baghdad-ul-Jadid with pi & 1½a tied by poor strikes of 'CHOLISTAN/P.O. No.2/24DEC50/BAHAWALPUR-STATE' cds. Superb! Philatelic Federation of Pakistan Certificate (2010) C B Lot 690 BAHAWALPUR: 1952 tiny cover with embossed Arms on the reverse, to Baghdad-ul-Jadid with UPU 9p tied to the reverse by 'SADIQ GARH/25APR52/BAHAWALPUR' cds, minor peripheral faults. PFP Certificate (2011). 250T 694 C B Lot 694 JAMMU & KASHMIR: c.1884 native cover with ½a red - affixed face-down!! - tied to the reverse by bars cancel, 'SIALKOT & 'AMRITSAR' cds & boxed 'POSTAGE DUE/1 ANNA', small faults. 300T

31 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 31 NEW ZEALAND 789 C NEW ZEALAND - Postal History Ex Lot 789 HEALTH STAMPS: Smiling Boys covers 1) Masterton-Dannevirke flight cover with 1d+1d red & 4d Airmail; & to California "VIA/SS VENTURA" with 2d+1d blue tied by Honolulu duplex and with light 'PAQUEBOT' h/s alongside. (2) 400 Lot S C B Imperf 1/- (faults) with boxed 'LATE FEE' cancel C mostly inwards taxed covers with Postage Dues added, including 1901 from USA with 1d & 2d (defective), 1909 from USA with 3d & 1949 from GB with 3d pair, also 1929 compulsorilly registered to NSW with 1d x7, condition variable. (9) C A- Lot Muir & Moodie "stamps PPC ("Chelsea Beach") with message headed "Kea Nelson" and 1d Universal tied by mss "Kea/ ". PO 25/5/1909; closed 8/5/1911. [Posted in the first month of operation & apparently before a cds - rated 10 by Wooders - was supplied. Wooders speculates that a manuscript cancellation was used. Startup notes that Kea was a railway construction camp] C A+ 803 PS A/B Lot philatelic cover with New Zealand Railways crest embossed in blue-grey on the flap & 1d Admiral tied by superb 'ROYAL TRAIN/14JA35/NEW ZEALAND' cds. Superb! POSTAL CARDS: d green scenic issue Samuel #AA9a six of the 10 views unused, another two views used plus three duplicates used (one with a surface fault), generally fine to very fine. (11)

32 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 32 NEW ZEALAND - Postal History (continued) 804 PS A/B Ex Lot 804 POSTAL CARDS: 1900 Boer War 1d brown/yellow Samuel #AA10a eight of the 16 views, unused; 1d brown/cream #AA10c six of the 16 unused (two not included in the #AA10a group) plus four used (two more not included in the #AA10a group), a few minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine unused. (18) 600

33 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 33 NORFOLK ISLAND We are privileged to have been instructed to offer the exceptional Garrard Family Collection of Norfolk Island. The collection includes three of the greatest items of the entire Pacific region: the pre-stamp covers with 'FREE/NORFOLK ISLAND' & 'PAID AT/NORFOLK ISLAND' handstamps, and the Ball Bay unissued Perf 11 values in superb blocks of 4. This is the most extensive Norfolk collection to come onto the market since we sold Stephen Bradford's collection on 9/11/ C Remainder lot with a bundle of about 80 First Day Covers including 1959 White Paper 3d & 2/-, /- Bird registered, 2/8d Local Government unaddressed, a few 1980s sets etc, mostly fine; PPCs x7 including defective - & 1913 with 'NORFOLK ISLAND/NSW' cds, eight covers & two fronts with 'NORFOLK ISLAND/ AUSTRALIA' cds, condition very mixed; and publicity photos x23, very fine. (120+ items) NORFOLK ISLAND - Convict Settlement The original penal settlement operated from 1788 until The island was then uninhabited until June 1825 when a party of convicts and military personnel returned. The first post office was established only in 1832, the Commandant's clerk attending to postal matters. Bteween 1841 & 1844, William Pery & George Simm acted as postmasters C A Lot OHMS entire endorsed "Manifest of Cargo/Govr Phillip/6th Jany 1842" at lower-left, to "The Colonial Secretary/Sydney" with a very fine strike - and the only recorded example - of the rounded-boxed 'FREE/NORFOLK ISLAND' handstamp in red, '[crown]/general POST OFFICE/JA*13/1842/SYDNEY' arrival backstamp. A great rarity and one of the most important covers not just of Norfolk Island but of the New South Wales pre-stamp period. Collas & Breckon state that only three covers from this period have been recorded. This item is illustrated by them at page 7 and captioned "...the only recorded usage". 25, C B Lot entire headed "Norfolk Island/22nd June 1843" endorsed at the top "From Jn Andrews Corporal 96th Regt" & countersigned at left "WHulm Lieut Col [?]/Major 96th Regt/Commanding/Detachment", to Scotland with a light but obvious strike of the very rare rounded-boxed 'PAID AT/NORFOLK ISLAND' handstamp in red, rated "1" in faded manuscript, very fine oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/JY*20/1843/SYDNEY' transit datestamp in red on the face, London transit b/s of 30NO30/1843 & poor boxed arrival b/s both in red, a little soiled on the face, some splitting and internal reinforcing along the folds. A wonderful soldier's letter and one of the most important Norfolk Island covers. The semi-literate writer wonders if the addressee - his uncle - and his wife have written to him "...So many Ships Lost coming out and Going home...i was promoted to full Corporal 12 months before I knew of it...we expect our Regiment to be stationed hear for 10 or 12 years...i Should Lick very well to take my Discharge and Stop in this Country...I am sick of traveling all over the world...our Regiment is all on Detachments all over vandiemensland Except 2 Compys hear and 2 Companys at Newzealand...Direct as followes To John Andrew...N893 Stationed at Norfolk Island South Seas Near New South Wales". [Full transcript included] The letter was carried to Sydney per "Governor Philip" departed Norfolk Island 3/7/1843 & arrived Sydney on 20/7/1843; and per "Eweretta" departed Sydney 1/8/ ,000

34 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 34 NORFOLK ISLAND - Van Diemen's Land Administration On 29/9/1844, the island was severed from NSW & until 1856 was administered from Hobart. It is believed that George Simm continued as postmaster. Up until 1856, no less than seven other men held the position. The entire population of Pitcairn Island was removed to Norfolk Island in C B Lot (Aug 6) cover to "Bishop of Hobarton/Van Diemans Land" with Sydney Views 3d (cut close on all sides) tied by superb bars cancel of Sydney & oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/SYDNEY' d/s alongside, boxed 'SHIP LETTER/16AU16/1850' arrival b/s, docketed at left "Abp of Sydney" & in another hand "Norfolk Island" & at the top "offer to make over/the Island", minor stain near the stamp. [The hope is that this item originated on Norfolk Island, being carried privately to Sydney where it entered the mails. A nice story, but... Collas & Breckon state at page 9 that only seven covers from this period have been recorded] S B A2 Lot (c.) Courier 4d bright red-orange SG 5 (margins close to large, creased) with largely very fine strike of the very scarce Barred Numeral '72' allocated to Norfolk Island. A key item for any Norfolk Island collection or a "social philately" collection of the convict era. [Collas & Breckon state at page 13 "...Norfolk Island received its first supply of Van Diemen's Land stamps late in July or in August The last of the convicts and the military establishment were removed from Norfolk Island in May 1855, leaving it uninhabited, except for caretakers, so the maximum practicable period...van Diemen's Land stamps could have been used was not greater than ten months". A fine strike on fine 4d sold for $4140 at our auction of 7/2/2009] NORFOLK ISLAND - British Administration Because of the arrival of the Pitcairners, from 1/11/1856 the Governor of NSW was appointed Governor of Norfolk Island, his representative being the local magistrate, an elected official. Between 1856 & 1885 there was no post office on the island. Mail was received from and despatched by passing ships. A post office was finally iopened in Though legally not a NSW post office, for practical purposes, it was controlled from Sydney. No stamps were supplied & the first datestamp is recorded only from , C (A) Lot (April 4) cover from England with 6d grey Plate 15 to "Miss Rossiter/Starvation Flat/Norfolk Island" & endorsed "Via San Francisco" & "Via New Zealand", 'AUCKLAND' transit b/s, professionally cleaned & a small fault at top repaired. Ex Stephen Bradford: sold, in its original condition, for $1456 at our auction of 9/11/2002 and now a must alluring exhibition item. Inwards mail this early is very rare. 2,000

35 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 35 NORFOLK ISLAND - British Administration (continued) 825 L B 826 C B 1889 (April 8) letter on Legation of the United States (London) letterhead to "Isaac Robinson/United States Consular Agent/Norfolk Island/Pacific Ocean" & signed "Henry White" who advises that the British Government has recognised his appointment, & asking when he commenced his official duties!, docketed on the reverse "Recd July 4th pr HMS Orlando/Ansd July 24th Christine via Noumea". A significant document. [With a US Information Service letter advising that, in 1887, Isaac Robinson was appointed United States Consular Agent on Norfolk Island, a position he held uninterrupted until 30/6/1908, when the agency was closed] 1890s hand-written but not completed pro forma "Bill of Health" that states "I certify that good health is enjoyed in this Island without any suspicion of plague, cholera, or contagious distemper whatsoever", large bright blue wafer with impressed 'US CONSULAR AGENCY/[coat of arms]/norfolk ISLAND', horizontal fold & minor blemishes. NORFOLK ISLAND - New South Wales Administration Dissatisfaction with the status of Norfolk Island resulted in control passing in 1897 to NSW - specifically to the Lands Department - although the island remained a British Colony. NSW stamps were now supplied to the island. The status of the island was not affected by Federation in 1901, but henceforth the island was administered by the Governor of NSW C B Lot illustrated advertising envelope for Co-Operative Assurance Co with 1d Arms tied by typically poor 'NORFOLK ISLAND/NSW' cds, minor blemishes C B Lot commercial double-rate cover to Sydney with QV 2d tied by an almost fine strike of the 'NORFOLK ISLAND/NSW' cds, minor blemishes C B Lot Hayman cover to London (b/s) with 1d Arms tied by one of two unusually fine strikes of the 'NORFOLK ISLAND/NSW' cds, minor blemishes C A Lot (May 15) Hayman cover to London 4d Kangaroo tied by one of the best strikes we have seen of the 'NORFOLK ISLAND/NSW' cds, 'KILBORN SO NW' arrival b/s. Very late NSW-Period cover. 350

36 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 36 NORFOLK ISLAND - Commonwealth of Australia Administration On 30/6/1914, Norfolk Island ceased to be a British Colony. From 1st July it became a Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. In 1923 a proposal for a stamp issue for the island was rejected. 831 C A/C Ex Lot covers to Sydney (2, one is a Nobbs Family cover) or England with KGV 1d violet pair (double rate) or 1½d red, minor blemishes; also a 1922 philatelic cover registered to Sydney with 1/- Roo, stained; all with fine 'NORFOLK ISLAND/AUSTRALIA' cds. [1920s covers pre-1927 are surprisingly scarce: Stephen Bradford had only two] (4) C A/B Ex Lot covers to the NSW Department of Agriculture at Sydney with KGV 1½d red x3 or 2d red x3 (one with Administrator's Office imprint & Sydney Paquebot cancel), Vic Centenary 2d or KGVI 2d x2 (one with Administrator's Office imprint & both with Sydney Paquebot cancels), also a KGV 2d Envelope (stained & the flap detached), all with 'NORFOLK ISLAND/AUSTRALIA' cds, some mostly minor blemishes. (10) C/CL A/B Ex Lot OHMS covers with all-different headers &/or 'ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE/NORFOLK ISLAND' imprint at lower-left, all to the NSW Department of Agriculture with KGV 1½d, 2d x2, 2d perf 'OS', 2d optd 'OS' or KGVI 2d tied by various Sydney arrival cancels comprising GPO cds, 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' cds x2, or 'PAQUEBOT' machine cancel x3, a few minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine. Very scarce group. (6) 1,000

37 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 37 NORFOLK ISLAND - Commonwealth of Australia Administration (continued) 834 C A/B Ex Lot a similar group with KGV 2d x2, KGV 2d optd 'OS' x3, SA Centenary 2d or KGVI 2d tied by various Sydney arrival cancels comprising GPO cds x2, 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' cds x2, 'PAQUEBOT' machine cancel x3 or '.../POSTED/PILLAR BOX' (!) slogan, a few minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine. (7) 1, C B Lot cover to "Richard Edgar Christian/Pitcairn Island" with KGV 2d & New Zealand 1d+1d Nurse tied by very fine 'NORFOLK ISLAND/AUSTRALIA' cds, superb 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/NZ POSTAL AGENCY' arrival b/s, minor spotting. [The addressee was a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian of the "Bounty" fame] C B Lot OHMS cover with Postmaster-General's Department imprint at lower-left with KGV 2d tied by 'NORFOLK ISLAND/AUSTRALIA' cds, a few minor spots C B Lot cover with 'NORFOLK ISLAND/THE PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC' imprint at upper-left to Sydney with KGVI 2d tied by 'NORFOLK ISLAND/AUSTRALIA' cds, minor blemishes. [Stephen Bradford's 1937 cover with 'NORFOLK ISLAND TOURIST BUREAU' imprint sold for $358] 250

38 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 38 NORFOLK ISLAND - Postal History - Stamps Period 907 C/CL Bundle with airmails including 1948 with Ball Bay values tied by 'RNZAF/ E /NZAPO' cds, 1947 (June) defective cover with 'INSURED PARCEL' label, 1947 (Aug) stampless registered endorsed "Postage Prepaid", 1954 to Ed Garrard with a personal letter from the Administrator & signed by him, various official covers including two with 'HIS' changed to 'HER', three registered parcel pieces one with 'NORFOLK IS CENTENARY' cds & 1953 from the Meteorological Station, 1971 commercial cover with irregular usage of Australian 6c QEII, a few philatelic local rate covers etc, condition rather mixed. (44 items) C A- 909 C A-/B Lot commercial airmail cover from Sydney underpaid ½d with rubber boxed tax h/s & Ball Bay 1d in lieu of Postage Due tied by Norfolk Island cds, light vertical fold. Very scarce usage (c.) commercial airmail covers to New Zealand (with Ball Bay 2d & 6d) or to NSW x2 (each with Ball Bay 2½d & 6d), all with 'LATE FEE' h/s, come soiling/toning. (3) C A- 911 PS A 912 C Lot commercial airmail cover to GB with 1d Flower x3 & 1/- Ball Bay pair, typed "Greene's Garage/Norfolk Island" on the flap commercial usage of Archer type airletter with 'Approved by Postmaster-General/for acceptance as Aerogramme No 2' imprint at lower-left, to England with Ships 2c & 3c plus Qantas 5c pair. Very scarce. FLIGHT COVERS: Small bundle including 1947 (Oct 14) Sydney-Norfolk & Norfolk-Sydney with Qantas labels and a plain cover with date error 14OC46 on the Sydney cds all signed by the pilot "LRAmbrose", 1953 Coronation airletter, 1955 Last Flights of NZ National Airways & First Flights of TEAL, etc, condition a bit mixed. (18) 250T PS A+ Lot 913 FLIGHT COVERS: 1931 (Mar 30) Norfolk Island-NSW AAMC #184 being 'TWO/PENCE' on 1½d Envelope with 'NORFOLK ISLAND' cds at upper-left, 'LORD HOWE_ ISLAND' cds at lower-left & 3-line flight cachet autographed by the pilot "DFrancis Chichester" & numbered "27", Cat $950. Superb! [Stephen Bradford's similar item sold for $1035 at our auction of 9/11/2002] 750

39 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 39 NORFOLK ISLAND - Postal History - Stamps Period (continued) 914 C B Lot 914 FLIGHT COVERS: 1946 (Nov 30) Sheard cover for First Brisbane-Norfolk Island Airmail AAMC #1080a, minor blemishes, Cat $ Lot C A FLIGHT COVERS: 1947 (Sep 25) Qantas Survey Flight from Sydney (b/s) AAMC #1111, Cat $650. [The ACSC states that only 6 covers were carried. Stephen Bradford's very similar cover sold for $840 at our auction of 9/11/2002] 600 Lot C A- FLIGHT COVERS: 1947 (Sep 26) Qantas Survey Flight return to Sydney (b/s) AAMC #1112, unusually registered, minor blemishes, Cat $650 (plus a premium for being registered). [Stephen Bradford's very similar cover sold for $1064 at our auction of 9/11/2002] PS A/B Ex Lot 917 POSTAL STATIONERY: Australian Territories formular issues unstamped unused x3, stamped unused x5, & philatelically used Letter Cards x2, Registration Envelope & Aerogrammes x4 (one an Australian 7d uprated with Ball Bay 3d); three others. (18) 500

40 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 40 NORFOLK ISLAND - Postal History - Stamps Period (continued) 918 PS A PAPUA Lot 918 POSTAL STATIONERY: Formular Letter Card with 'PRICE FOURPENCE' at Upper-Left to NSW with rare albeit philatelic franking of Ball Bay White Paper 2d purple - the only example we have seen on cover - & 3d emerald - the only other example we have seen other than on a First Day Cover is in the previous lot. Rare C B Lot 923 POSTAL HISTORY: 1903 PPC from England to "Survey Office/Port Moresby" with 'COOKTOWN' transit & 'PORT MORESBY/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' arrival b/s, small repaired tear & minor blemishes CL B 925 CL C Lot 924 POSTAL HISTORY: 1907 OHMS cover with unusual 'GOVERNMENT SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT' imprint at lower-left & embossed 'TERRITORY OF PAPUA' in blue (affected by part of the flap missing) on the reverse, to the US Department of Agriculture with rare mixed issues franking of Large 'Papua' Overprints 2d & Small Overprints ½d, Cairns transit & Washington DC arrival b/s, vertical fold at left. POSTAL HISTORY: 1911 OHMS cover with embossed Coat of Arms in red on the flap & typed "Post Office/Papua" at lower-left, to England with scarce solo franking of Large 'PAPUA' 6d (small tear) & registration number applied by a numerator in blue over manuscript "Port Moresby/Papua" (very scarce), Brisbane (in blue) & London registration b/s, heavy vertical fold at left & a couple of other small faults CL B Ex Lot 926 POSTAL HISTORY: 1918 & 1920 long covers to Java 1) 1918 with Small 'PAPUA' ½d & 1d x5 (two pairs) with untidy Port Moresby cds; 2) 1920 via Brisbane with Small 'PAPUA' 2d monocolour & 3d x2 with faint Port Moresby cds. (2) 200T

41 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 41 PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Postal History 931 CPS A/B Ex Lot 931 Commercial covers including 1951 air to GB with Federation 1/6d, 1950s surface to USA from Kundiawa with 7½d Huts, 1954 & 1961 air to GB with 6 stamps for 2/- rate or 9 stamps for 2/3d rate, 1957 concessional air to Victoria with 1956 Olympics from a sailor on Manus Island, 1966 to Australia with very fine 'RABAUL AIRPORT' cds, 10t Pope PSE registered from Bogia, a few philatelic including 1957 Surcharges on printed FDC & 1966 'RABAUL AIRPORT' opening day, four Aerogrammes & an unused 1/0½d Registration Envelope. (18) 500 Ex Lot C/CL annotated study of mail from Higaturu with 1946 'RELIEF No 5' cds (registered), cds with small letters x8 (five are commercial, including inwards stampless cover with Australia 2d & 3d affixed in lieu of Postage Dues), 'POSTAL DEPT A1' on OHMS cover, cds with large letters x5 (four are commercial including large parcel piece sent 19 days before the town was destroyed), covers noted as carried by runner to Port Moresby (6), by runner to Ioma (3), by sea per coastal shipping (1), or by air from Popondetta (4). Interesting lot. [Higaturu was totally destroyed by an eruption of Mount Lamington 20-21/1/1951. The volcano had been assessed as dormant. Thousands of mostly Papuan natives are believed to have died] (15 covers) 500T 933 C A- Lot (Jan) tourist's pictorial envelope commercially used by air to Sweden with scarce franking of Legislative Council 2/3d. 300T 934 PS A/A- Ex Lot 934 AEROGRAMMES: Australian 7d uprated with PNG 3d from 'LORENGAU', 10d Map x2 (one uprated), 10d 'By Air Mail - Par Avion' from a missionary, 10d 'Overseas Service' added from Department of Forests, 9c uprated with 1c Shell from Popondetta to Israel!, 15t from 'WARDS STRIP', Scenic Types 20t from Los Negros Island & 35t Kingfisher from a missionary at 'VANIMO', finally 1977 formular type from an officer at 'IGAM BARRACKS', all but the first are commercial. Very scarce group. (10) 400

42 Prestige Philately - Auction No 167 Page: 42 SCANDINAVIA 945 PS A-/A+ ZANZIBAR FINLAND: 1890s bundle of Postal Card & Reply Cards used internally with a wide array of datestamps including bilingual & tri-lingual types & TPOs, the cards generally very fine, the postmarks generally fine to superb. An excellent basis for a new collection. (150 approx) C B Lot s native cover with address in Indian script, East India 1a brown pair (pale shade) & two strips of 3 tied to the reverse by 'BRITISH/PO/ZANZIBAR/JUN30 - B ' duplex (no year), a few blemishes & a little truncated at left. [Part of the address transcribed as "at Zanzibar" which suggests this was a local cover - highly unlikely given the 8a postage - or a shipletter that was received uncancelled] 1,500T