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1 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 1 MISCELLANEOUS 20 Ex Lot 20 */**O Selection on stockcards including mint d Airmail Type A Ash Imprint pair **, Sturt 2d (#1-8) and 3d (#1 & 2) plate blocks of 4 mostly **, Perf 11½ Victoria Centenary and BCOF set, Thick Paper Robes 1 block of 4 used; also New Guinea Undated Bird Air 1 *, New South Wales 1854 Numeral Wmk 1d Imperf (5, including two pairs), Victoria Wmk Star rouletted 1d Emblem SG 46, Western Australia 1895 'Half-penny' Surcharge in Red and in Green on CC 3d *. Condition variable, some with paper adhesions on gum. (68) 500

2 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 2 THEMATICS & SUBJECTS 25 DC Hotels: Range of mostly Australian covers with Hotel postmarks including 'MEADOWS HOTEL/NSW' & 'QUONDONG HOTEL/NSW-AUST' both on piece, also 'EASTERN & ORIENTAL HOTEL/PENANG' on 1911 PPC, 'GREAT EASTERN HOTEL/CALCUTTA' on 1937 FDC, '.../SHEPHEARDS HOTEL/ (CAIRO)' on 1936 cover, 1930s Strand Palace Hotel airmail label (most unusual item) etc, also a bundle of 1960s Australian commercial advertising covers for numerous hotels & some modern overseas hotel PPCs. (100+) 27 C A Lot 27 Olympic Games: Israel 1956 registered souvenir airmail cover to the Israel Delegation at Melbourne, '.../OLYMPIC VILLAGE' arrival b/s C B CINDERELLAS Lot 29 Refugees: 1949 commercial airmail cover to Australia with superb 'IRO - UNEC/OCT /POST OFFICE' cds in blue at lower-left, 4c pair & 10c block of 10 on reverse with Guiuan cancels, endorsed at upper-left "GS Makhlawsky/Tubabao Evacuees' Camp/Guiuan, Samar...", repaired flap-tear. Rare. [In 1949, some 5500 White Russian Refugees from the Chinese Communist Revolution were grudgingly accepted by the Philippines. They were placed in a jungle camp on the remote island of Tubabao, 15 miles from Guiuan. In 1951, they were finally granted residency in Australia and America. Soon after, their abandoned camp was obliterated by a typhoon] 33 */** A Folder of Swiss printer's sample stamps with geometric designs, se-tenant Pictorials & Fish etc, then Sprintpak (Aust) samples including Sydney Harbour Bridge & Ayres Rock, Australia 99 Lighthouse samples printed at the exhibition plus bundle of perf & imperf Explorers M/Ss some with overprints. 34 */**OC Australia: Well-filled large stockbook including such weird emissions as Albany 'WHALE POST' sheetlets, Province of Bumbunga multiples including royalty issues, Hutt River Province, Montebello Island phantoms, Rainbow Creek covers; also Coolgardie Cycle Express Centenary labels in blocks of 4, Victoria GST (Get Stuffed Tax!) block of 4, Customs Duty to 1/- & 10c on 7d, PNG issues optd 'STAMP DUTY', etc. Fun viewing. (few 100) 300

3 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 3 CINDERELLAS (continued) Lot ** C A1 Australia: 1919 Ross Smith vignette with full margins AAMC (Eustis) #27b, exceptional centring, minor all-over aging & ironed-out diagonal crease, unmounted, Cat $20,000 (2). Peter Holcombe Certificate (1993) states erroneously "Kingsford Smith Vignette". The "Vickers Vimy" flight from England to Australia was one of the greatest adventures in aviation. London's "Daily Mail" was so motivated by the prospect of inter-continental airmail that it offered a prize of 10,000 - a prince's ransom in for the first crew to achieve the feat. DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA 38 Eustis at p16 states there can be a maximum of 86 mint examples (of which about 20 had the margins removed in anticipation of being affixed to the incoming mail from England). Some 25 are held by museums around the world and approximately 50 - with or without margins - are in private collections. In his opinion, "Mint copies of the stamp with selvedge all round are the greatest rarities in Australian philately."?c Australia: Small scrappy group of early letters from the NSW & Vic Lands Departments; small Havelock tobacco tin in distressed condition; and bundle of Mum's Baking Powder coupons for between 1 & 4 coupons. 7,500 Offer 39 C A/B Ex Lot 39 Australia: c.1900 three portrait studies by JW Lindt of Melbourne on his illustrated cards (109x166mm), one of Charles Blackett the State Government Analyst (with his obituary on the reverse), also four Lindt PPCs including two of his home "The Hermitage" at Narbethong. [Lindt, a German emigré, was one of Australia's pre-eminent photographers in the latter part of the 19th Century. He has somewhat unfairly been lambasted & lampooned for his staged aboriginal "studies"] (7 items) 40 L A Ex Lot 40 Australia: "Places in & around Adelaide" (5th Edition, 1923) & "Visitor's Guide to Perth & Suburbs" (1930) published by the respective State Government Tourist Bureaux, extensively illustrated, the latter with a fold-out panorama & large fold-out map. Remarkably fine. (2 items) 100

4 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 4 DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA (continued) 41 L Australia: 1923 huge folio "City of Melbourne/Plans/Section 1" being a complete set of 25 maps (each 610x565mm) of the Central Business District for the "Detail [sic] Fire Survey", on stiff card. Each map covers all streets within a full city block with detail of every building including the owner/occupant or name of the building, major construction features, location of internal sprinklers etc. Subsequent changes are reflected by additional detailed pieces being affixed. The covers are well-worn but the maps are generally very fine and impressive. [This is a truly monumental work of great historical significance that gives a startling overview of what made Melbourne tick in the "Roaring Twenties". It could provide a platform for a doctoral thesis or the individual maps - especially if framed - could be stunning conversation pieces in Melbourne's corporate boardrooms or "gentlemen's clubs"] 42? A Australia: 1980s (?) Eureka Card Company 23k gold foil collector's card of motorsport legend Peter Brock "slabbed" in perspex & with small perspex stand, numbered on reverse '0117 of 3500' & with accompanying Certificate of Authenticity. [Brock's driving record included more pole positions & more wins than any other driver on the Australian Tour. His nine victories at Bathurst are the stuff of legend. He was killed, doing what he loved, racing, on 8/9/6] 43? A Australia: 1988 Trax Model Products 1/43rd-size FJ-Holden in Variety Club Redex "Bash" yellow livery, two of them from a limited edition of 1000 & both as-new, in their original boxes (that are a bit the worse for wear); also 1992 BP Bash souvenir keyring. (3 items) 44 Australia: 1990s Phone Cards collection of used Telstra cards (including HM Prison Service) to $20 and OneTel to $25. Strong thematic appeal including wildlife, sport, Aborgininal paintings, etc; also an unused Western Australia Inverted Swan ASDA phonecard pack. (100s) PICTURE POSTCARDS - The "Cartophile" Collection [The material in this section is 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, origin/destinations,and postage due. The collector died many years ago so most of this material has been off the market for a very long time] Offer 52 C A/B Ex Lot 52 ESPERANTO: scarce group to Australia including from Spain (3), Czechoslovakia (2), Norway, Russia (3) & China. (19)

5 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 5 PICTURE POSTCARDS - The "Cartophile" Collection - Overseas Countries 85 C A/B Scarce group of cards inwards to Australia including from Barbados, Aden, French Polynesia (4), British Levant (2), French Levant (2), Palestine (3, one defective), Philippines, New Caledonia (2) & Timor etc. (22) C A/B Ex Lot 91 CHINA: and more with Coiling Dragon frankings, this group all to Australia & very scarce thus, one underpaid & taxed, one cancelled on arrival at Brisbane, some interesting postmarks & lovely views, also a 1910 cover from 'SWATOW' to Sydney with remarkable franking of 1c yellow x10 including strip of 4. (12) C A/B Ex Lot 92 DANISH WEST INDIES: PPCs by Lightbourn (6, one unused), Fraas, Scwidernoch & the local producer Ovesen (2) to Denmark, England (3) or Australia (5) with various 5b or 10b adhesives cancelled 'FREDERIKSTAD' or 'ST THOMAS', views include the post office, telegraph office, barracks, battery, Frederiksfort & St Thomas Harbour. Very scarce group. (10) C A Lot 100 GERMAN COLONIES - CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1913 No Publisher "Angaur Palau-Inseln" (beach scene) to Victoria with Yachts 10pf pair tied by two fine strikes of the scarce 'ANGAUR/PALAU INSELN' cds. Great origin/destination item.

6 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 6 PICTURE POSTCARDS - The "Cartophile" Collection - Overseas Countries (continued) 105 C A- Lot 105 GREAT BRITAIN: 1917 (Dec) "A Happy Christmas from the Balkans" (partisan on his donkey) with imprint 'SURVEY COY RE BSF' (= Royal Engineers, British Salonika Force"), OAS to Tasmania with British 'ARMY POST OFFICE/SA 13' cds used at Eurendzik in Macedonia, minor corner bends. Rare. 122 C A/B Ex Lot 122 SOUTH AFRICA: 1936 Empire Exhibition airmail PPCs (3 different) to different addressees in Australia, each with ½d - all that was required! - tied by Exhibition cds. (3) C A/B Ex Lot 124 TURKEY: Palestine subjects with Tughra adhesives & bilingual cds 1) 1900 to Victoria with very fine '.../BUR AMB JERUSALEM-JAFFA' TPO; 2) 1904 to GB with '.../JERICHO' cds in violet; & 3) 1911 to Perth with '.../TIBERIAOE' cds in violet; the last with tonespots. Very scarce trio. (3) 127 C A- Lot 127 UNITED STATES: 1906 leather postcard with hand-drawn illustration on reverse, to Sydney with 1c & 2c and '10/Ctms/T' h/s, '2D' h/s & Postage Due 2d applied at Sydney. Unusual item.

7 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 7 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots 130 P A 131 Lot 130 "A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia" boxed presentation book with 28 proofs reprinted in black from the original dies. Includes KGV 1d Engraved, 1½d Canberra, 2d Bridge, 1934 Hermes, 1 Robes, 1 Arms, 1950 Stamps se-tenant pair, 2/- Olympics Propaganda, & 7/6d Captain Cook etc, also AAT 2/- Map. [Given that these proofs are highly collectable & otherwise unavailable, these items are, without doubt, the BEST "product" released by Australia Post in recent years. Two similar lots sold for $437 & $414 at our auctions of 1/9/7 & 1/12/7] *O Collection in "Safe" boxed multi-ring hingeless album with a few KGV Heads, Engraved 6d Kooka (VFU), Kookaburra M/S (overall toning), Victoria Centenary, Macarthur & ANZAC sets, Thick Paper Robes 1 (**) & 'SPECIMEN' Opt (minor bend; appears to be genuine), a few 'OS' Overprints, etc, rather mixed condition but at least it's a nice album! Lot 132 */** Collection on "Seven Seas" pages with Roos First Wmk to 2/- (unused) & Third Wmk 2/- brown & 2/- maroon, KGV Heads with Single Wmk set including 1d Die III & 4d lemon, LMult set, SMult Perf 13½x12½ to 5d including 4½d Die II (CTO), CofA set & 'OS' Overprints, KGV Commemoratives largely complete including Kooka M/S (**) & Bridge 5/- (hinge remainder), Victoria Centenary both perfs (**), Macarthur set of 4 (**) & Jubilee (**), later issues to 1965 virtually complete (no AIF set) unmounted with all KGVI 3d blue Dies, Robes both papers, Arms, 5/- Cattle White Paper & Navigators set of 8, problems in the Roos & KGV isues are well compensated for by quality in the other issues. */**O O O*/** Collection remainders including KGV Single Wmk 1½d & 2d and SMult Wmk 2d with minor varieties used, Robes 1 optd 'SPECIMEN' with negative Ceremuga certificate, unmounted KGVI to QEII multiples with ACSC listed varieties, 1970s stamp packs, unmounted decimals (including multiples) to $5 with useful face value, AAT 1973 Pictorial set x7, etc. (100s) Duplicated array on leaves with Kangaroos to 5/- (4, one perf 'OS') including 2/- brown pair, KGV Heads including 4d orange shades & 1/4d (14, including Single Wmk perf 'OS' pair, very fine SMult Perf 14 & CofA pair), Large Lyrebird 1/- block of 4, Macarthur 9d block of 4, ANZAC 1/- part-imprint single, Jubilee 2/- imprint pair, Arms x4 sets, sd Navigators to 1 (4, including a pair), some useful early Decimals etc, generally fine to very fine. (100s) Interesting accumulation including 1) a remaindered selection of used Third Wmk Roos with shades, Die types & minor flaws with a few useful cds postmarks including 'OAKEY' (Queensland) in blue on Die IIB 9d & 'MONEY ORDER COLAC' on 2/-; 2) a basic used range of KGV Heads to 1/4d including SMult Wmk Perf 14 4d x4; 3) mint (with many multiples including KGVI imprints) and used collection in 3 volumes with a study of flaws including re-entries & retouches, overprint and flyspeck varieties. Heaps of material to work through, some toning evident. (many 100s) *O Official perfins assortment on Hagners with mint perf 'OS' KGV Heads including Single Wmk 4d in violet, blue & olive x2, used to 1/4d; State perfins with perf 'SA' selection including four inverted examples on 1/- "Long Toms", perf 'G/NSW', 'T', 'VG' (including pairs) and 'WA' on Commonwealth era issues. (500+) 137 **C A Sporting covers etc including 1956 Olympics set of the 52 pictorial datestamps on illustrated covers, 0 Sydney Olympics album with omplete sets of Gold Medallist sheetlets from all States plus the Year Album sheetlet, 4 Athens Olympics two albums of sheetlets plus extras, 6 Melbourne Commonwealth Games album of sheetlets, etc, also 1988 Expo album of covers. Masochists wanted. (Qty) 1,

8 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 8 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo Issues 138 Ex Lot 138 *O Selection on over-size pages mostly mint with First Wmk to 5/- plus 10/- to 2 h/s 'Specimen', Second Wmk 5/- used, Third Wmk including 2/- maroon & 5/- (badly aged) plus perf 'OS' 9d & 1/-, SMult Wmk 10/- (light toning, very lightly mounted), CofA Wmk 2 (overall aging) etc. Rather mixed condition but most are facially attractive. If all stamps were very fine, they would retail for about $10,000. (46) 2, Ex Lot 139 */** Handy mostly mint range on Safe oversize leaves with Second Watermark 2d & 2½d plus used 5/-; Third Watermark to 2/- (both) plus 3d Dies I/II vertical pair, 6d brown "Broken Leg" in corner pair & 5/- Watermark Inverted, plus 'SPECIMEN' Overprints Type B 2, Type C 10/- (rare), 1 grey & 2 (2, one with tiny remnants of tape from an Official Substitution), and Type D 1 grey (unused); Small Multiple Watermark to 2/- plus 10/- (marginal, very lightly mounted) plus 2 optd 'SPECIMEN'; and CofA Watermark to 10/- plus 2 tied to piece by non-contemporary cds & 10/- with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Type 'C'; centring & condition are rather mixed but many are fine to very fine with a few being unmounted, Cat almost $10,000. Close inspection recommended. (39) 2, Ex Lot 140 * Selection including Third Wmk 2d 2½d 3d 6d blue 6d brown 9d 1/- (11, including Die II Watermark Inverted & Die IIB "1" for First "I" in "SHILLING" BW #33h) & 2/- maroon, also SMult Wmk 5/- well-centred CTO. Generally fine facial appearance but some have unsightly paper adhesions on reverse and/or gum toning, Cat $1+. (19) O Ex Lot 141 Inverted Watermarks comprising First Wmk 2d and 1/-, Second Wmk 5/- (nice appearance), & Third Wmk 3d Die I, commercially used with a few faults, Cat $1050. (4) 142 ** A First Watermark 3d olive, excellent centring, possibly unmounted; and Small Multiple Wmk 2/- perf 'OS', off-centre, unmounted. (2) 300

9 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 9 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo Issues (continued) Ex Lot */** A Attractive duo comprising First Wmk 2d ** and a well centred Second Wmk 6d *, Cat $340. (2) 300 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark Ex Lot * A/B 3d (2, one Die II), 4d, 5d, 6d, 9d, 1/- & 2/-, plus Watermark Inverted 1d Die II, 2d & 3d, a few short perfs but generally fine, Cat $2300. (12) 800T Ex Lot */** A/B ½d to 5/- complete, the 3d with Watermark Inverted, some wayward centring & a few small defects, the 2d, 2½d (light bend) & 4d are unmounted, Cat $1900. (12) 850 Lot */** A C1 1/- blue-green BW #30C block of 4, a deep & distinctive shade, the upper units lightly mounted & the lower units unmounted, Cat $ Ex Arthur Gray. 1,000T Lot * A B1 10/-, 1 & 2 all with 'Specimen' handstamp, an unusually fresh & attractive set, the 10/- & 1 both very lightly mounted, Cat $1725. Advertised retail $ ,500

10 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 10 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark (continued) Lot * A- C1 2 black & carmine-rose, centred to upper-right, a hinge-remainder & tiny gum-thin hardly detract, Cat $7000. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Second Watermark 2, F A+ C1 Lot 149 2/- brown Break in Left Frame near Top BW #36m, neat 'HOCHKIRCH/VICTORIA' cds well clear of the variety, Cat $300. Superb! COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark Lot * A B1 5/- grey-black & chrome-yellow BW #44A, the Roo slightly Misplaced into the Bight, well centred, faintest evidence of having been mounted, Cat $300. A premium-grade stamp. 300 Lot * A- B2 10/- grey & bright "aniline" pink with "Ewe-Faced" Roo BW #48A(V)e, well centred, a few slightly nibbled perfs at left, Cat $750. A very attractive stamp. [We consider the age-old descriptor "Ewe-Faced Roo" is decidedly unhelpful. "Pale-Faced" or "White-Faced" is far more appropriate] 500 Lot ** A- B2 10/- grey & bright "aniline" pink overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type B BW #48x, well centred, a couple of nibbled perfs at the base otherwise extremely fine & fresh, unmounted, Cat $600. Advertised retail $

11 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 11 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark (continued) Lot * B B1 2 purple-black & rose BW #56C, a little aged, Cat $ ,500 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark Lot * A- B2 10/- grey & pink with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint with Shaved 'P' BW #49xd, a couple of slightly nibbled perfs at base, very lightly mounted, Cat $650. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - CofA Watermark 300 Lot * A C1 10/- grey & aniline pink BW #50C, lightly mounted, Cat $1000. T Lot * A B1 10/- dark grey & aniline pink BW #50D, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $0. Brusden White Certificate (4) as the then BW #50C, the dark grey shade (as it is described on the certificate) being added only in the 4 edition of the ACSC. 1,000T Lot * B C2 2 grey-black & rose-carmine BW #58B, a couple of slightly pulled perfs, overall gum-toning/aging, Cat $ ,500

12 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 12 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - CofA Watermark (continued) Lot ** B C1 2 grey-black & rose-crimson Ewe-Faced Roo BW #58B(V)e, a little off-centre & a trifle aged, unmounted, Cat $ COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Issues 3,500 Ex Lot * A/B Selection on over-size pages with Single Wmk to 5d including 4d orange, lemon, violet & blue, Large Multiple Wmk set, and Small Multiple Wmk Perf 14 (the 1/4d with hinge remainder) & Perf 13½x12½ (the 4½d CTO) sets, CofA set, and the 'OS' Overprints, mostly well centred & attractive but there are some gum-side issues. (35) O One Penny Reds, Violets (not many) & Greens annotated collection in two old Gibbons "Utile" albums with a page for each position from each of the 8 plates. Completely unchecked by us but shades, varieties and postmarks will all be of interest. Ex Henry Jewers. (1000s) O Stockbook with KGV Heads to 1/4d (6) including 450+ Penny Reds plus Official & State perfins to 5d. Good variety of shades, some minor varieties and always the chance of some postmark interest. (0+) 500 2, Ex Lot 162 */** Inverted Watermarks group including Single Wmk ½d green (3, one with unlisted variety), ½d orange blocks of 4 & 8, 4d orange; LMult Wmk 1½d black-brown & 1½d red-brown; SMult Perf 13½x12½ 1d green; etc, mostly stated to be unmounted, Cat $900+. (37) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark 163 ** A B1 ½d orange Watermark Inverted BW #66a upper-left corner block of 32 (4x8) from the left-hand pane, well centred, unmounted, Cat $ G A- B1 Lot 164 Smooth Paper 1d salmon eosin BW #71S, well centred, the colour a little diffused through the paper, light Brisbane machine cancel, Cat $2. Sydney Philatelic Research Service (Drury) Certificate (7) states "G27 deep salmon eosin...no 71S". 1,000

13 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 13 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark (continued) 165 G A C1 Lot 165 Smooth Paper 1d pink eosin BW #71SA, Sydney machine cancel at right only, Cat $1750. Sydney Philatelic Research Service (Drury) Certificate (7) as "G27A deep pink salmon eosin...no 71SA". For the specialist who wants all the nuances of shade. 750 Ex Lot * A/A- Smooth Paper 1d red Harrison Single-Line Imprints from Plate 2 BW #71(2)zi (pair, with Jubilee Lines, some split & reinforced perfs) & Plate 3 #71(3)zf (strip of 4, no Jubilee Lines), Harrison Two-Line Imprint from Plate 4 #71(4)zk (complete imprint but with block of 4 from the left-hand pane only), Cat $0 as blocks of 4. Ex Tony Finlayson. (3 items) 350 Lot * A B1 Smooth Paper 1d deep red (G13) Plate 4 Thin 'ONE PENNY' (Retouch) BW #71(4)L also with Watermark Inverted, very lightly mounted. 100 Lot ** A C1 Smooth Paper 1d pink BW #71T with "Secret Mark" #71(4)d, unmounted, Cat $750 (mounted). SPRS (Drury) Certificate (4) G A A1 Lot 169 1½d brown horizontal pair [10R55-56] both units with 'AG of 'POSTAGE' Joined and Defective 'THREE' (more pronounced on the right-hand unit), Melbourne cds partly obscures the flaws.

14 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 14 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark (continued) 170 G B B1 Lot 170 1½d brown Cracked Electro (from Fraction at Right to Emu's Foot) BW #85(U)k, minor vertical crease, cds clear of the flaw, Cat $750. Lot G A B2 1½d green Very Coarse Mesh Paper BW #88a, characteristic rough perfs, Cat $. Lot ** A+/A- 4d orange Plate 1 'JBC' Monogram block of 4 BW #110(1)z, a couple of minor tonespots at the base of the third unit, the monogram unit with prominent Frame Break at Lower-Left is superb, unmounted, Cat $1000 (mounted). 800T Lot ** A/B B1 4d orange Plate 1 'CA' Monogram block of 4 with White Flaw behind Emu's Leg BW #110(1)zb, the lower units with a band of suntanning on the gum, unmounted, Cat $1000 (mounted). 600T

15 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 15 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark (continued) Lot **(?) A B1 Cooke Plates 4d ultramarine with "Temple" Flaw BW #112(U)d, well centred, faint bend that in no way detracts, apparently unmounted, Cat $7500 (mounted). Possibly the finest example in existence. [This is the First State of the flaw, with a dot of colour remaining in the centre of the flaw] Though issued in 1922, it is only recently that the exact location of the Temple Flaw has been established. Research by New South Wales collector Geoff Wotherspoon, confirmed by other highly regarded collectors, has resulted in this major flaw being plated as [1L40]. Geoff's studies have raised the recorded numbers to between 6 & 8 mint (of which two are perf 'OS') and approximately 40 used examples (again two being perf 'OS'). In terms of relative values, compare these figures with the Line through 'FOUR PENCE' on the 4d violet, of which 5 mint - Cat $35,000 - and 15 used - Cat $ are recorded. We expect demand for the Temple Flaw to increase now that it's position on the plate is known. This is exactly what happened to the 'CNE PENNY' variety when it was finally plated a couple of years ago. [Geoff Wotherspoon's research article appears in the latest (Dec 7) issue of the "Bulletin" of the Australian Commonwealth Collectors Club of New South Wales (ACCCofNSW). Membership of the group is strongly recommended to all who have an interest in specialised Australian subjects, especially Kangaroos and George V Heads. The annual subscription is $A35 within Australia, and $A60 to overseas addresses. Contact the Secretary, Robert Vadas, at GPO Box 1971, Sydney 1, AUSTRALIA] COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark - Official Stamps 7,500 Lot ** A B1 Perforated 'OS': 2d scarlet Watermark Inverted BW #96ba, well centred, unmounted, Cat $0. 2, F A B1 Perforated 'OS': Rough Paper 5d bright chestnut BW #124, well centred, neat cds, Cat $ T COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Large Multiple Watermark Lot * A/A- Harrison Printings 1d red Plate 4 Harrison Two-Line Imprint #74(4)z strip of 4 with Jubilee Lines, some split & reinforced perfs); Cat $1600 as a block of 4. Ex Tony Finlayson. 300T

16 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 16 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Large Multiple Watermark (continued) Lot ** A/B B1 1½d black-brown Watermark Inverted BW #84a block of 6 (3x2), well centred, a few minor gum blemishes, unmounted, Cat $ [The vendor believes this is from an unlisted Dry Ink Printing] COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P Lot ** A-/B B1½d orange Watermark Inverted BW #67a block of 6 (2x3), well centred, some very minor toning, unmounted, Cat $1+. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals */** Collection in Seven Seas album mostly unmounted including Roos with First Wmk 2d & 2½d, KGV Single Wmk to 2d & CofA Wmk to 5d (some stamps lightly mounted), 1930s commemoratives including Victoria Centenary (both Perfs, Perf 11½ 1/- very lightly mounted), Macarthur, ANZAC & Jubilee sets, KGVI 3d all Dies (no White Wattles), Thick & Thin Paper Robes, Arms, Cattle White Paper, sd Navigators (plus White Paper 10/- & 1), BCOF (2/- *), perf & optd 'OS' range including commemoratives. Generally fine. (few 100) *O Collection in Seven Seas album with better mint including Roos First Wmk 4d & 5d (thinned), CofA 'SPECIMEN' 10/- 1 & 2, Engraved 6d Kooka, Kookaburra M/S, 1930s commemoratives (mint or used) with 5/- Bridge CTO, Thin Paper Robes, BCOF to 5/-; used including KGV Heads to 1/4d, Navigators 2. Condition variable. (few 100) Lot 182 */** Attractively presented collection in boxed KaBe album, virtually complete - no 5/- Bridge - including Engraved 6d (**), Kookaburra M/S, KGVI 3d blue Dies (**), Robes both papers plus 'SPECIMEN' Opts (the 1 is a forgery), Arms 'SPECIMEN' set (**), BCOF set (**), 5/- Cattle White Paper (**), Navigators set of 8 (**) & 'SPECIMEN' set of 4 (**) etc, generally very fine & most are unmounted; also 'Herald' labels in brown & blue & 'Pals' label in red, a few faults. 1,500

17 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 17 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued) 183 V A- A1 Lot International Philatelic Exhibition 3d Kookaburra M/S, Exhibition cds of 1NO28 in red, a few light tone patches on gum, Cat $300. Ex Lot ** A B Kingsford Smith 2d red & 3d blue overprinted 'OS', well centred, unmounted, Cat $800. Ceremuga Certificate (3) states "Mint with never hinged original gum, without any faults". (2) 600 Lot ** A C Kingsford Smith 3d blue overprinted 'OS' upper-left corner block of 4 with Plate Number '1' BW #1421(OS)z, unmounted, Cat $6000 (mounted). Ex Barry Gribble. Simon Dunkerley Certificate (7) states "Upper margin slightly trimmed although unusually fine & fresh condition for this extremely rare item". [The extreme rarity of the Kingsford Smith Plate Numbers is highlighted by the fact that the last significant offering at auction was in 1987!] 3,500 Lot ** A- A Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green, an especially well centred stamp but with a few slightly nibbled perfs, unmounted. 750 Lot ** A A Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green, well-centred, unmounted, Cat $1000. Ceremuga Certificate (7). 1,000

18 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 18 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued) Lot ** A C Definitives Perf 13½x14 KGVI 3d blue Die Ia imprint block of 8 (4x2) BW #192z, unmounted, Cat $0. 1,000 Ex Lot ** A A Christmas 5d with Blue Printing (Robes) Omitted BW #435cb, vertical pair, unmounted, Cat $0+. (2) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues 190 ** A unmounted collection in four volumes virtually complete including Navigators Perf 14¾x14 $1 & optd 'SPECIMEN' set, 1971 Christmas blocks of 7 & 25, ANPEX M/S x2, booklets & panes, etc. Also a small box of "extras" with values to $10 including blocks & multiples. (100s) B*/**O */**O */**O O*/** 195 **C A 196 P A- Accumulation including a reasonably complete collection to 1995 mostly ** including 1971 Christmas block of 25, plus "extras" including a stockbook with a few mint multiples & a small quantity of booklets, yearbooks, etc. Calculators a neccessity. (100s) Accumulation in carton with 1970s-1980s stamp packs, booklets, 1990s-0s unmounted array with sheetlets including 4 Olympics M/Ss x20. Also modest collection of pre-decimals with mint KGV low values, KGVI imprint blocks, etc. Total face value of decimals $500+. (100s) 1990s-3 accumulation of Australia, AAT, Christmas & Cocos Islands on Hagners in 4 Australia Post binders largely complete for the period with a good representation of M/Ss & sheetlets plus selections of stamp packs & maxi cards (face value $100+) and a little modern New Zealand (f/v $75). Vendor's stated face value of the Australian & Territories stamps is $ (100s) Mint (many **) and used collection in 3 volumes with including annotated flaws with re-entries & retouches, perf (including Perf 14¾x14 $1 Flinders **), overprint and flyspeck varieties, paper types, etc; also issues mint or used with a high degree of completion for the period. Good lot for the decimal specialist & sure to reward close inspection. (many 100s) 1990s-0s untidy accumulation of unmounted issues in stamp packs & unaddressed FDCs, face value of the stamps alone is $350+. (100s) 1977 Silver Jubilee 18c & 45c imperforate proof pairs in the issued colours on thick ungummed paper, minor wrinkles as usual, Cat $500 for the 45c pair, the 18c proofs not being listed in the ACSC. [ACSC prices 18c imperforate pair at $] (2 pairs) 1, ,500T 197 ** A Australia Post year albums all except 1989 complete with plastic sleeves. (22) 300 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Booklets 198 B B 199 B B New Design 2/- (CofA Watermark 2d; Watermark Inverted) with 'THERE IS AN AGENCY/.../WHEREVER THERE IS A MONEY ORDER/POST OFFICE' on Front BW #B47Aa, staple rusting & a little toning within, Cat $600 (3) /- (Cofa 2d Watermark Inverted) BW #B48 group, the cover an unusual greenish-buff stock, minor faults, Cat $500+ (3)

19 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 19 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues F A- Lot 1908 High Values with Stroke 2/- dull green BW #D73 (SG D60), weak corner perf at lower-right, indistinct circular cancellation, Cat $3000 (1999); RPSofV Certificate (8) states "the status of the cancel cannot be confirmed". [ACSC states "At present, only one 2/-...is recorded used." Our vendor discovered this stamp in an old collection. However, we both concede that the bona fides of the cancel are at best questionable, hence the conservative estimate, based on mint stamps being catalogued 9 years ago at $0] COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps 500T Ex Lot ** A Commonwealth Railways: d to 10/- IPC # complete lower-left corner blocks of 4, unmounted, RSA Cat $ Superb! (17 blocks) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History 1, C A/B Ex Lot 202 Bundle of covers & PPCs all sent unstamped and taxed with a wide variety of markings & many with Postage Dues or later covers with postage stamps used in lieu of Postage Dues. Attractive lot. (41) Ex Lot C Excellent group of illustrated advertising mail including for MacRobertson Sweets on reverse of 1d Roo Postal Card, 1907 Amateur Photographic Association postcard with Victoria ½d, several music-related envelopes, Australia Day Picnic envelope (unused & rare thus), lovely 1950s-1960s group for Adelaide department stores etc, several underpaid & taxed, some defective but a very attractive lot. (40)

20 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 20 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) Ex Lot C Mostly commercial covers with a variety of invalid stamps including post-1900 demonetised Stamp Duty types, pre-1911 out-of-state usage, 1911 front with NSW 2d bisect, revenue stamps of Victoria, South Australia & Queensland etc, most recognised as invalid & taxed, condition variable. (16) 300 Ex Lot C Interesting group of underpaid mail with a wide variety of postage due markings & many with Australian Postage Dues with 1) internal mail including 1912 with 'TPO FORBES LINE/NSW' & scarce 'LATE FEE/1D', 1914 front with 1d Roo tied by scarce 'RANNOCK/NSW' cds, 1933 with scarce 'LATE FEE/1D/TO PAY' h/s & 1937 to King Island with Postage Due 1d pair & 4d, 1962 large piece with 2/- Flower & rare franking of Postage Due 10d block of 4, etc; 2) mail to overseas mostly to USA with rated h/s of Brisbane '30/CTMS/T' & '50/CTMS/T' (both very scsrce), also 1903 Adelaide to Canada with superb 'T/5CTS'-in-circle h/s, 1954 to Switzerland with Postage 10c in lieu of Postage Due, etc; then 3) mail from overseas including from United States 1880s front with 'RETURNED/FOR/ POSTAGE' & unusual 'HELD/FOR/POSTAGE' handstamp, 1901 with 'RETURNED-FOR/BETTER- DIRECTION' h/s etc, Fiji 1950 front with superb 'T/("1d")' h/s, 1934 from Dutch Indies with Postage Due 1d & 2d, 1937 from Russia with 3d & 4d Postage Dues, etc; condition variable. An enticing basis for a new collection perhaps. (49) C B 207 C Ex Lot (Nov) censor cover to Switzerland endorsed "Enclosed Letter for enemy country" with KGV ½d & Roo 2d only tied by 'BEENLEIGH' (Qld) cds & superb '10/CTMS/T' h/s; and 1928 mourning cover with 6d Roo tied by 'CARINGBAH/NSW' cds & red registration label; minor toning. (2) Bundle of mostly CofA telegram forms & a few 1890s Victorian types & 1885 'TELEGRAPH MESSAGE' Envelope (faults), 1926 'URGENT TELEGRAM', 1930s advertising types etc, condition variable, also Victorian Postal Notes /- & 1974 $1. (40+) CPS A/B Ex Lot three KGVI 1½d Postal Cards uprated with 1½d & 6d and flown to Palestine, WWII 1d brown Defence Canteens Envelope used, KGV ½d+½d Wrapper unused, & 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge NE Pylon registered cover. (6) T

21 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 21 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) C CPS Interesting Toohey family group including 1917 with KGV ½d green perf 'OS', KGVI 2d Letter Card, two registered covers with 'A.R.' h/s, stampless 'WAR CENSUS' cover, WWII covers within Australia including one to "Bde HQ/Wagga" with superb 'OPENED BY O.C./PLACE OF DETENTION' h/s etc, condition variable. (17) Official mail including unused 1½d green & 2d Envelopes for NSW Education Department the first with 'OS/NSW' perfin, 1890s envelope with very fine 'GOVERNOR/NEW SOUTH WALES' Frank h/s, South Australian Education Department registered envelope with 2d & 5d 'SA' perfins, NSW 1d Centennial Envelope with Six Red Bars unused, 1926 stampless Australian Museum cover with 'MORE TO PAY/3D' h/s & 3d Postage Due etc, some faults. (10) C B Lot usage of Brazilian r Envelope to "Rev HW Lane/Australia" (!) with boxed 'INSUFFICENTLY ADDRESSED' h/s added at Melbourne (b/s) but also endorsed "Try Alexandra" (b/s) where it was duly delivered, a couple of minor faults. [Could you imagine it getting to the addressee today?!] 212 CL B 1913 (Jan 25) cover to United States with scarce combination franking of NSW ½d + Victoria 6d pair - paying 2½d rate x5 - tied by Sydney cds, minor blemishes. [Note: the Kangaroo ½d was issued in Sydney 20/1/1913 & the 6d after 18/1/1913] 213 PS B Lot commercial usage of Victorian Registration Envelope 3d carmine with small 'REGISTERED' in Box Stieg C13a, to London with scarce combination franking of Victorian 3d - paying the late fee - & Kangaroo 1d - for the Empire Rate - tied by 'REGISTERED/STOCK EXCHANGE' cds, boxed 'LATE FEE' h/s, minor defects. A very scarce item. [Late fees varied dramatically from State to State. In Victoria, the late fee was 3d up until 3pm, or 6d if posted between 3pm & 6pm] C A Ex Lot & 1915 OHMS & commercial covers to the United States with 1) Kangaroo 1d pair + NSW ½d tied by Sydney machine; or 2) KGV 1d pair + WA ½d tied by Melbourne machine; the latter with 'Passed' h/s in violet. Nice duo. (2)

22 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 22 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 215 C A/B Ex Lot covers to United States comprising 1913 rather boring advertising cover with Roos ½d & 1d x2, 1914 to Kentucky with First Wmk 2½d pair tied by 'LATE/FEE - STOCK EXCHANGE/VIC' duplex, 1922 with KGV 4d violet, 1929 with Roo 6d brown & red 'PORT ADELAIDE' registration label, and 1936 to Long Island per "SS Monterey" with KGV 3d + 1d for late fee tied by 'POSTED SHIP SIDE/SYDNEY' cds. (5) C A- Lot double-rate cover with printed address of Longmores Chemists with rare franking of Engraved 1d pair tied by 'WARRAGUL/VIC' cds. [One of the most attractive Engraved Issue covers we have seen] 217 C A- Lot advertising envelope for P Bird Timber Merchant with ½d Roo only tied by Melbourne machine cancel. [½d was the unsealed printed-matter rate. The flap was sealed so the cover should have been taxed] 218 C A- Lot patriotic cover featuring an all-over Flag of Belgium with crudely rendered Coat of Arms for the address, with KGV 1d red tied by 'BEGA' cds. A very scarce WWI patriotic cover C B Lot (Jan) cover to a German national in Switzerland with 2½d Roo & faint Sydney machine cancel, boxed 'PASSED BY/ CENSOR, S.D.' cachet in rosine, readdressed to Germany & re-cancelled with Geneva machine, opened & resealed with German 'XIV Armeekorps/.../Unter Kriegsrecht geöffnet' label, minor faults.

23 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 23 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 220 C A Lot illustrated advertising cover for the Rosella Preserving & Mfg Co to Holland but with KGV 1d red pair only & 'T/10c'-in-octagon h/s, 'PASSED' h/s in violet. Beautiful! 221 C B Lot Resch's Ltd advertising envelope with illustration of the brewery, to USA with Third Wmk 2½d tied by Sydney slogan cancel, a little discoloured. 222 CL B Lot OHMS cover with rare & remarkable combination franking of South Australian 1d perf 'SA' + KGV ½d & 1d both perf 'OS' tied by Balaklava cds, minor blemishes. 223 C A- Lot Commonwealth Railways OHMS cover to the Atchison Topeka & the Santa Fe Railroad (yes, really!) at Los Angeles, with 3d Roo perf 'OS' tied by South Yarra cds & Melbourne Krag machine cancel. 224 C B Lot commercial cover to Brisbane with 'COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT/LINE OF STEAMERS' imprint on the reverse, KGV 2d orange tied by straight-line 'PAQUEBOT' h/s of 'VALLETTA/MALTA' (b/s), minor blemishes.

24 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 24 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) Lot C C 1923 Wilcox Smith cover to New Zealand with scarce franking of KGV 1d violet & Third Wmk Roos 1/- blue-green tied by Townsville cds, red registration label, split in transit & repaired on three sides with NZ 'OFFICIALLY SEALED' labels. [The rate may have been 6d postage for printed matter weighing 4-6oz - which would account for the splitting - + 3d registration + 3d advice of receipt + 1d late fee = 1/1d. Note that compensation fees were not introduced until October 1924] 226 C B Lot commercial cover to "Sandakan/British North Borneo" with KGV ½d & 1d pairs & 1½d paying the correct 4½d rate tied by 'WODONGA/VICTORIA' cds, red registration label, 'SANDAKAN/BNB' b/s where redirected to "Tokyo/Japan" (b/s in violet), minor flap fault. T 227 C A- Lot MacRobertson's Chocolates advertising window envelope with illustrations on reverse of 3 of their 15 Melbourne factories!, used at Perth. [No surprise this was the company that financed the 1934 Air Race from London] C A- Ex Lot philatelic covers to Egypt each with KGV ½d green strip of 3 tied by superb 'KHEDIVIAL MAIL LINE/SS TALODI' or similar '.../SS BASHIR' undated cachets in violet. (2) 229 CL A 230 C B Lot commercial cover from Korea with Japanese 1½s single & strip of 3 and 2s pair tied by Japanese cds of Fung Yeng (?, printed on reverse), to Dandenong but with straight-line 'MISSENT TO OAKLEIGH' h/s & Oakleigh cds. Excellent origin/destination cover 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) 300

25 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 25 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 231 C A 232 C B Lot (?) illustrated cover urging 'VOTE NO/THAT/HOTELS BE ABOLISHED' with most unusual 'PAID AT/CHILWELL' (Vic) h/s. [The cover is undated but the propaganda was authorised by JJ Liston - after whom both the JJ Liston Stakes and VFL Best & Fairest Medal are named - who led the "Wets" to victory in the 1938 "No Licence" campaign] 1938 commercial cover registered at 'FERN TREE/TASMANIA' & again at 'MOONEE VALE/ VICTORIA' from where readdressed to Moorabbin, repaired flap fault. Most unusual C B 234 CL B Lot commercial cover from Canada with 1c x3 only & 'T/30/CENTIMES' h/s, 'T3D' h/s & marginal example of the scarce Perf 11 3d Postage Due BW #D118 (Cat $300 on cover in 1999) cancelled with pencil registered OHMS cover to Manangatang with scarce solo franking of 6d AIF with 'VG' perfin (sideways) tied by heavy Elizabeth Street cds C B Lot commercial double-rate cover to USA with rare solo franking of 5½d on 5d Ram tied by Sydney slogan. [The rate was 3d for the first ½oz + 2d for each subsequent ½oz + ½d War Tax] 236 C B 237 C A/B Lot commercial surface-rate cover to "Peru" - misread as "Penn" so "USA" added - with KGVI 7½d, 'ALIQUIPPA/PA' b/s & superb 'Missent to...' h/s in purple, 'AREQUIPA' arrival b/s commercial airmail covers to England (2), Canada, West Germany (2) & Czechoslovakia at the 2/3d rate with a "full set" of the six 2/3d Commemoratives tied by various slogan cancels, the ICY on a long cover, a few minor faults. A very difficult "set" to assemble. (6) 238 PS C Lot commercial usage of PPC of the "Orcades" to Canada with rare solo franking of Colombo Plan 1/- tied by very fine 'THURSDAY ISLAND PAQUEBOT' cds. [Rodney Perry has recorded only two such postcard usages of this stamp]

26 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 26 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 239 C A- Lot Tatts cover to Melbourne with 5d & Colombo Plan 1/- x2 tied by Kalgoorlie cds, typed 'TRANS AUST RAIL/SA' on provisional registration label. Most unusual: posted in WA but registered on the train within South Australia. 240 C A- Lot "Forces Air Mail" cover to England with rare franking of 6c Honeyeater tied by 'NAVAL PO BALMORAL/NSW-AUST' cds, boxed 'NAVY POSTAGE/CONCESSION RATE' h/s, from an officer with HMS "Trump", addressee's name obliterated. Rated "very rare" by Rodney Perry. 241 C A- 242 CO A Lot quadruple-rate cover to Luxemburg (!) with rare solo franking of $1 Flinders tied by Warracknabeal (Vic) cds (Sep 23) registered airmail cover to Israel with rare albeit philatelic franking of Captain Cook Miniature Sheet and rare 'Inspected/and Safe for/transmission' label affixed to the face & tied by 'POSTMASTER/FAWKNER VIC 3060' d/s in blue & also signed, Jerusalem arrival b/s. With PMG's Department roneo'd notice "Following explosions in aircraft carrying mail to Israel security aspects of acceptance of airmail to that country are being strengthened..." [The only such anti-terrorism mail we have seen] (2 items) 243 C A- Lot commercial airmail cover to England with rare solo franking of 1972 Christmas 35c tied by slogan cancel. 244 C A- 245 C/L Lot double rate commercial airmail cover to Iran (!) with rare franking of 35c Aerial Mapping pair tied by St Ives (NSW) cds. 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, two 1960s with 'THURSDAY ISLAND PAQUEBOT' cds, 3 philatelic covers & 4 photographs, condition variable; also Lord Howe Island wallet of photographs used. (17 items)

27 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 27 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 246 C B Lot 246 UNUSUAL DESTINATIONS: 1910 (March 7) PPC to "Tabrewa [sic] Ocean Island" c/- Crisby & Co in Sydney with NSW 1d tied by Hurstville cds, very fine strike of the rare boxed 'OCEAN ISD' h/s in violet, the message in code, minor blemishes. Ex Keith Fitchett: cost $920 at auction in 0. A rare forwarding agent's item from the period prior to the establishment of the Protectorate Post Office on 1/1/ , 247 C B Lot 247 UNUSUAL DESTINATIONS: 1916 underpaid PPC from Melbourne with 'T/10c' h/s, to a "S.Lieutenant Aviateur" in France & redirected to "Pilote Escadrille MF70" (= Fighter Squadron), the KGV ½d pair tied by French 'CONTROLE/PAR L'AUTHORITE MILITAIRE' boxed h/s in violet. Very early airforce related mail. 248 C C Lot 248 UNUSUAL DESTINATIONS: 1919 Barter Trading Co cover to a provincial town in Brazil with KGV 1½d black-brown x3 tied by Sydney machine cancel, superb 'NSW/T/20' h/s, Rio de Janeiro transits & Brazil Postage Due 100r pair tied by 'DM DOS C DO PARANA/...' cds (a better strike on the reverse), illustrated advert for Cicada Manure (!) on the flap, opened-out for display, a little knocked-about. 249 C A Lot 249 UNUSUAL DESTINATIONS: 1922 cover to Czechoslovakia with very colourful & scarce albeit philatelic franking of Roos 2½d & 3d plus KGV ½d green pair, 1d violet, 1½d red-brown, 2d scarlet & 4d blue all tied by 'DUNTROON/AUSTRALIA' cds, red 'NSW/DUNTROON' registration label. [Duntroon is in the ACT, and the site of the Australian Military College]

28 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 28 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) C C Lot UNUSUAL DESTINATIONS: 1932 to "Samos/Greece" correctly franked with Kangaroo 6d brown tied by Carlton North cds & blue/black registration label, Athens transit & Carlovasi arrival b/s, docketing in Greek at top, minor faults & a bit soiled. [Samos is one of the Dodecanese (Twelve) Islands in the Aegean Sea] 251 C A Lot 251 UNUSUAL DESTINATIONS: 1933 cover to Ethiopia correctly rated with 6d Airmail tied by Perth cds & blue/black registration label, 'ADEN' transit & bilingual '.../ADDIS ABEBA' arrival b/s. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Commemorative Covers/Datestamps C C Balance of the collection in shoebox including 1938 Empire Games commercially used to Ceylon, many of the Royal Geographical Society issues, 'CAMP ROYAL/ACT-AUST' x2, registered covers form 1938 Motor Show, 1938 Christian Endeavour Convention & 1952 American Memorial etc, lots of Scouting & Exhibition covers including registereds, also a bundle of Trans-Australian & Central Australian Railway covers including 1951 with 'QUORN-ALICE SPRINGS TPO' cds, condition is rather mixed. Carton with bundles of covers sorted by subject including exhibitions, first flights, hospitals, agricultural shows etc, plus some foreign covers. Bargain basement estimate to encourage viewing. (100s) C A-/B Ex Lot Anzac Rifle Range: 'ANZAC RIFLE RANGE/19OC35/N.S.W.' on plain cover, & of 14OC36 with mss "ANZAC RIFLE RANGE" on blue/black provisional registration label, a few blemishes. Rare pair: PMI Cat $ & $600 respectively. The PO was open only during the annual shooting competition, usually in October, between 1920 & (2)

29 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 29 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Commemorative Covers/Datestamps (continued) 255 CD A Ex Lot AIF Golf Days 'FIELD POST OFFICE/ No 1 /VIC-AUST' (2, plus another on multipleresponse postcard) plus similar 'No 2' & 'No 3' (faint) on plain covers and scarce thus (most usage was on postcards), also a fine strike of the very scarce 'No 3' on piece. (6 items) 256 C A Ex Lot AIF Golf Days 'FIELD POST OFFICE/ No 1 /VIC-AUST' and similar 'No 2' & 'No 3' on PPCs of the mobile post office (and another unused example), and 'No 1' on multiple-response postcard. (5) 257 C A-/A Ex Lot AIF Golf Days 'FIELD POST OFFICE/ No 2 /29SE38/VIC-AUST' on PPC of the mobile post office to the United States, and on multiple-response postcard used locally, both registered. (2) 258 C A Lot AIF Golf Days 'FIELD POST OFFICE/ No 3 /28SE39/VIC-AUST' three strikes on Charlie Fawcett cover with '3rd Field Post Office/...' registration label. Rare: only 28 items were registered. By comparison, in were registered.

30 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 30 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Commemorative Covers/Datestamps (continued) 259 C A Lot British Empire Games 36mm 'BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES/14JA38/SYDNEY-AUSTRALIA' cds on plain Leek cover, 'British Empire Games/...' registration label 'No 01'. 260 C A/B Ex Lot Sesquicentennial Philatelic Exhibition set of five covers in different colours all with the hexagonal d/s, three with the special registration label one of which is also endorsed "Express Delivery" the fee being paid with Postage Due 2d block of 4 on the reverse!, two of the registered covers are signed by the President and Secretary or the Postmaster; plus another example of the d/s on 'Easter Greeting/Telegram' envelope. (6) 261 C A Ex Lot International Motor Show 'INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW/23MY38/MELBOURNE N3 VIC' cds on plain cover & of 28MY38 on 5d Registration Envelope (h/s in green inverted on provisional registration label), both with the Motor Show imperf label on face or reverse. (2) 262 C A/A- Ex Lot Christian Endeavour Convention 'CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR CONVENTION/5AU38/ MELBOURNE N3 VIC' cds on plain cover with h/s in violet on provisional registration label, & of 8AU38 on PPC of a Fijian delegate (abrasions on viewside) endorsed "Last use of official/date stamp at 6pm..." (2)

31 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 31 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Commemorative Covers/Datestamps (continued) 263 C A/A- Ex Lot Australian Scout Jamboree hexagonal 'AUSTRALASIAN SCOUTS JAMBOREE/BRADFIELD/ NSW/AUSTRALIA' steel d/s on plain Leek & Allison covers, the latter with Jamboree registration label, plus another strike on commercial usage of printed Jamboree envelope (flap removed). Very scarce trio. (3) 264 C A Lot Australian Scout Jamboree hexagonal 'AUSTRALASIAN SCOUTS JAMBOREE/29DEC1938/BRADFIELD NSW AUSTRALIA' rubber d/s in rosine on plain cover with Jamboree registration label. One of the rarities of the genre. [An almost identical cover sold for $900 at a Sydney auction in 0] C B Lot Australian Scout Jamboree the rubber d/s in violet (rare thus) superb strike on unstamped OHMS cover, superb 'BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE/BRADFIELD NSW' h/s in violet at lower-left, minor blemishes C B Lot Methodist Conference 'WESLEY CHURCH/2MR39/MELBOURNE' cds two strikes on plain cover, 2-line h/s on provisional registration label, minor blemishes.

32 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 32 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Commemorative Covers/Datestamps (continued) 267 C A/B 268 C A/B Ex Lot Opening of Story Bridge 'STORY BRIDGE BRISBANE/6JL40/QLD.AUST' cds on three illustrated covers (one registered, tonespots), two signed by "Amy Huggins" (Miss Post Office), and a plain cover also registered at the Bridge. (4) Royal Geographical Society (Qld) all-different illustrated covers for JP Thompson (minor toning), Leichhardt (2), Mitchell (2), Kennedy (3), Twin Towns, SS Fortitude, Lawson (small fault), Flinders (2), Princess Elizabeth, Nanango and Redlands Centenaries & Pastoral Industry, nine have the relevant commemorative cds. (17) 269 C A Lot ECAFE 'ECAFE/29NO48/SYDNEY-AUST' cds on Thompson OHMS cover, manuscript "Lapstone/Hotel" on provisional registration label C A/A- Ex Lot Pan-Pacific Jamboree hexagonal 'PAN PACIFIC SCOUT JAMBOREE/NSW/29DE52/AUST/ GREYSTANES' d/s on three Jamboree covers (2 different), PPC of Bank of NSW at the Camp, & an FDC for the stamp issue, three of the covers with Jamboree registration label. (5) 271 C A Lot AIF Golf Day 'FIELD PO/VIC/24SE53/AUST/EASTERN GOLF CLUB' cds on plain cover endorsed "AIF Golf Tournament Special Post Office". Rare. Lot C A 1954 Royal Visit 'CAMP ROYAL/18FE54/ACT-AUST' cds superb strike on plain cover.

33 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 33 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Commemorative Covers/Datestamps (continued) Lot C A Royal Visit another strike on plain cover, 'NAVAL SERVICE' h/s, minor blemishes. 274 PS B Lot Royal Visit 'GPO BRISBANE' cds on 1/0½d Registration Envelope, small 'PRESS BUREAU/ROYAL VISIT/ BRISBANE Q' h/s in violet - faint, a better strike on the reverse - on provisional registration label, minor tonespots. Very scarce. 275 C A Lot Royal Visit Victorian 'RELIEF/5MR54/No 28' cds on illustrated cover, 'PRESS BUREAU/ROYAL VISIT/MELBOURNE' h/s in violet on provisional registration label. Rare. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers 276 $C s collection in two cartons with a small selection of mostly WCS pre-decimal covers, decimals with a fair degree of completion for the 1970s-0s era plus some PSEs & aerogrammes; also PNCs including 1995 Australia Remembers, 1999 Older Persons Year, 0 Last Anzacs x2 and 2 Golden Jubilee. (100s) 277 C B 1928 International Philatelic Exhibition 3d Kookaburra tied to plain cover by Sydney cds of 2NO28 with another adjacent strike, tonespot on stamp and minor water stains, some paper adhesion on reverse, Cat $0. [2/11/1928 was the date of issue for general release throughout Australia] C A- Lot Robes Thick Paper 5/- & 10/- tied to plain registered cover to England by 'REGISTERED/ B 1AP38/SYDNEY NSW' cds, a couple of insignificant blemishes. [An almost identical cover sold for $834 at our auction of 1/9/7] COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Flight Covers 279 C B 280 C A/B 281 C A 1925 (July 21) Australian Aerial Services Broken Hill-Mildura intermediate #89a, minor blemishes, Cat $ (2) Queensland Outback flights 1926 from Camooweal, 1927 from Cloncurry & 1929 from Normanton (commercial) each with boxed 'FORWARDED/BY AIR MAIL' cachet, 1929 from Longreach with red registration label & white/red 'See/AIR MAIL/Western Queensland' label, 1929 Brisbane-Charleville & return both with "PHMoody" h/s, and 1929 Melbourne-Longreach. (7) 1931 (July) Manila-Japan #212 with 10-line cachet signed by the pilot "Francis C Chichester", Japanese arrival b/s, addressed to the sender c/- Chichester in Greenland!!, Cat $ (2) T T

34 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 34 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Flight Covers (continued) 282 C A Lot (July) Philippines-Japan-Canada #212 with 10-line h/s signed by the pilot "Francis Chichester", Cat $ (2). [The plane crashed in Japan & much of the mail was destroyed] Ex Lot C Qantas Mornington Island Christmas Parachute Mail covers comprising 1941 from Brisbane (faults), 1942 from Sydney (stained), 1943 from Brisbane & Sydney (2, one being an apparently commercial cover), all from Sydney, all with the appropriate labels; and TAA 1949 from Brisbane (with the accompanying roneo'd letter); several signed by the pilots. Scarce group. [The father of the vendor of this and the next lot was a missionary of Mornington Island] (10 items) 284 C the duplicates from the previous lot comprising 1942 (stained), 1943 from Brisbane (5) & Sydney (4, plus an apparently commercial cover), 1946 (soiled), 1947 (3) & 1949 (2, one with faults), again all the appropriate labels are present & some are signed by the pilots, mixed condition. (16) 285 C B Lot (Feb) Qantas cover from Adelaide to Batavia with typed "Per 1st Air Mail via Darwin Broome Soerabaya", straight-line 'NOT TRANSMISSIBLE', Adelaide DLO cds & huge "fickle finger" h/s both in red, minor blemishes. Unlisted in AAMC. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Flight Covers - Commercial [See also Lots 898 to 914] 286 C/CL A/B 1930s group with 1930 Normanton-Brisbane (2, with boxed 'FORWARDED/BY AIR MAIL' h/s in black or violet), 1932 Brisbane-Sydney with KGV 2d x3 & 3d Air single & block of 4, 1930 to Egypt, 1931 to Ireland, 1935 to Singapore with 9d Roo etc, also 1938 "Calpurnia" crash cover with roneo'd advice from Melbourne GPO (very spotty). (11) 287 CL B 1934 Qantas cover to the Brisbane office with KGV 2d x3 + 3d Air x5 tied by 'DALY WATERS/N.A.' (= North Australia) cds, repaired tear at back. Very attractive. 288 CO B 1961 cover (224x141mm) to New York with 3/- Waratah pair & 10/- Arms paying 2/- rate x8 tied by Melbourne cds, minor blemishes T

35 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 35 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I 289 C/F B/A Ex Lot OAS PPC from Ceylon with straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s & 'A.I. FORCES POSTAGE FREE/22JE15/VIC' cds; plus a part-strike of the cds on Antigua ½d from the Australian Naval Presence in the West Indies. (2 items) 290 C B Lot stampless OAS PPC to Western Australia with Cairo cds & very fine double-oval 'CENSORED BY/No 6/Aust Impr Forces Intermediate Base' cachet (Emery CM51/6) in blue. 291 PS A Lot usage of KGV Sideface 1d Letter Card ("2nd AIF EMBARKING" - troops on wharf) with two light strikes of the rare 'MILITARY CAMP/16AU16/CASTLEMAINE' cds (WWW rated RRR). [Appropriate message: "...working on embarkation papers..."] 292 PS A/B Ex Lot attractive pair of Red Cross Postal Cards from Germany or Hungary to internees at Liverpool Camp (NSW), both with British Censor h/s, the latter also with Austrian & Australian (superb) Censor cachets. Ex Oscar Blau Hoard. (2) C A/A- Ex Lot OAS covers to "Latarah/Pyengana/Tasmania" 1) YMCA 'WITH THE/AIF' envelope endorsed "21st day at sea" with unusual 'PASSED/CENSOR' h/s in purple; & 2) with Capetown cds & scarce 'CL 1/[crown]/PASSED BY/CENSOR' h/s of Launceston. [The sender was Sgt-Maj (later Lt) Stanley Le Fevre MC, who was killed in action at the Somme 30/8/1918] (2)

36 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 36 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I (continued) 294 C A Lot stampless OAS cover to South Australia with Cairo cds & very fine double-oval '16th BATTERY, FIELD ARTILLERY/16JAN1916/6th F.A.B.' cachet (Emery CA74B) in purple. 295 PS B Lot (July 21) Russian stampless POW postcard from an Austrian POW at Nikolsk-Ussurijski in Siberia to the Relief Committee for German & Austro-Hungarian Prisoners of War in Sydney via Vienna (Censor h/s in violet) & London (machine of 'DEC 21 16' in red), docketed "E62/25 II 17" at upper-left confirming total transit time of 7 months!, minor blemishes. Ex Oscar Blau Hoard. 296 C B Lot stampless OHMS cover to London with 'GARRISON-MAIL/DE23/16/SIERRA LEONE' cds & 'AIF/PASSED CENSOR 74' h/s in violet used aboard HMT Marathon. We have recorded only one other Australian WWI cover - & a couple of PPCs - from Sierra Leone. We expect Emery's inaccurate 'GARRISON CAMP' cds was derived from this cover: see p198] 297 PS A/A- Ex Lot printed Red Cross POW Postal Cards from Germany & Hungary to the POW Camp at Liverpool, the first with superb British 'P.C.' Censor h/s, the other with Vienna & Sydney Censor h/s & 'RSands LIEUT-COL/GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMPS/LIVERPOOL NSW' cachet in violet. Lovely pair. (2) 300

37 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 37 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I (continued) Ex Lot CPS stampless POW covers (3, two are printed types) & postcards (different printed types) from Australian POWs in Germany to NSW, South Australia (2) or Victoria (2), various Camp & Censor cachets, the last may have been posted after the Armistice as it has a London transit of DEC 16 18, good to very fine. Very scarce group. (5) PS C Lot Russian POW Postal Card to Adelaide from a German POW at Skoboleff Officers Camp with Cyrillic cachet in purple & double-oval 'PASSED BY/4TH MD /CENSOR' cachet in violet, some soiling. 300 C B Lot (Aug 15) OAS cover unusually to the USA with GB 2d tied by 'FIELD POST OFFICE/TX' cds used by 1 Divisional Train at Messines Belgium, 'FPO TX' h/s on black/pink AIF registration label, '.../RW3' transit b/s, flap fault. [Proud's LRD at Massines 31/7/1917] 301 CPS B Ex Lot (Oct) cover to a soldier abroad with KGV 1d red, endorsed "Deceased ", 'DECEASED' h/s in purple & boxed 'UNDELIVERABLE/ABPO/RETURN TO SENDER' h/s in violet, plus the Melbourne Dead Letter Office 'RETURNED LETTER' envelope in which it was sent back to Sandringham & readdressed to South Yarra, minor faults. [Plus the original letter. Remarkable for such a group to survive intact] (3 items) 302 C B Lot British PPC headed "3rd Aust Auxiliary/Hospital/Dartford Kent" to an Australian soldier, boxed 'NOT AT/3 OR 4 CAMP DEPOTS' h/s, redirection label added with unusual boxed 'MARCHED OUT/...' h/s.

38 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 38 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I (continued) 303 C A- Ex Lot (Jan & Mar) OAS covers to Victoria with double-oval 'AIF ORDNANCE DEPOT/CODFORD' or circular 'AUSTRALIAN ORDNANCE/CODFORD' d/s in violet. Scarce pair. (2)

39 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 39 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I I 304 CPS Ex Lot extensive archive of mail to and from Fritz Guttenberg one of the "Dunera Boys", starting with a PPC of the ship and a letter headed "Richborough/11 August 1939" including a hand-drawn plan of that camp in Kent, then items from Austria (8), GB & USA (the last two with stamps removed by Censor) to Camps on the Isle of Man readdressed to Australia with various cachets, three Postal Cards & a cover from China to Hay Camp NSW again with the stamps removed, later stampless covers from China to Tatura - three with 'AV2' h/s of Hong Kong, further covers from GB & USA to Hay or Tatura including several with the stamps removed, also a couple of Australian covers to the Camps. Most with the enclosed letters, written in German. Mail from Guttenberg includes 18 letters in English from Hay (mostly) or Tatura to his family in Shanghai with stampless covers (3), postcards at 5d rate (2, one overpaid with 6d Kooka) & POW lettersheets sent stampless (9) or with 5d Ram x2 (4) again with various cachets including the very scarce boxed 'PERMISSION/GRANTED' h/s in violet. And that's just Volume One! Volume Two consists of Red Cross Message Forms from Slovakia & China (9, two with Australian censor's cachet re not replying by post on the same form) to Australia, and from Australia to China (15). Many of these have cachets of the Red Cross in Turkey which acted as a forwarding agent. Volume Three includes early mail from Guttenberg at British Camps at Richborough & Mooragh (Isle of Man), more letters from China mostly without their envelopes, a chilling 1944 letter from a former internee advising of the fate of his relatives in Europe ["...Kubi has been taken to a concentration camp...and was never been heard of since. Stella...has been caught by the Gestapo & taken to a concentration camp in Silesia..."], eight more Red Cross Message Forms, plus some post-war letters. Importantly there are also items from GB (5, including two airgraphs) & USA to "Pte F Guttenberg/8th Austn Emp Coy" at various locations, these proving his enlistment in the Australian Army, finally a 1960 Australian Letter Card to "Fred Gordon", our hero's new identity, the letter still beginning "Mein liebe Fritz". [In May & June 1940, the British rounded up 75,000 mostly Jewish refugees from Germany & Austria & interned them. Churchill suspected "Fifth Columnists" among them & wanted them out of Britain. Some 0 were sent to Australia aboard the "Dunera", a ship with a maximum capacity of only 0 including crew. Conditions were appalling & on arrival at Sydney the inspecting medical officer's report resulted in the officer in command being court martialled. The British were acutely embarassed and placed a 100 years embargo on the "Dunera" file! The Dunera Boys were released in late-1942 & hundreds were accepted into the British & Australian Armies. Many, including Fritz Guttenberg, served in the Eighth Australian Employment Company. After the war, many stayed in Australia & achieved prominence in academia, sciences, the arts and in other pursuits. One of the best known was athletics coach Franz Stampfl who was well known to Gary Watson during his time at the University of Melbourne] This collection, without doubt, is the most important social archive we have offered. While much of the correspondence is in German, we have no doubt that it can form the basis for an important academic research project. The philatelic content is also quite extraordinary, with many items that would sell for hundreds of dollars if offered individually. Prestige Philately is honoured to have been given the opportunity to offer this remarkable lot. (170+ items) 10,000

40 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 40 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I I (continued) Ex Lot C Prisoners of War group with covers from Murchison & Tatura Camps, unused POW Christmas Card (Koalas) with text in German, Indian POW lettersheet used in Victoria (!), group of mostly modern prints of camp life from contemporary photographic negatives, plus items from France & India. Interesting lot. (35 items + negatives) 306 C B 307 C Lot cover to a sergeant at Puckapunyal with 'MIL PO PUCKAPUNYAL' cds on face & redirected to Tamworth NSW where 'NOT,ARMD,BGDE,TAMWORTH' h/s applied in violet, endorsed ".../return to sender" & with boxed '.../RETURN TO SENDER/MILITARY SECTION GPO SYDNEY' h/s also in violet. [With the lengthy letter] covers to members of the Armed Forces in Australia or (mostly) abroad with a good variety of 'UNCLAIMED', 'RETURN TO SENDER' and other instructional handstamps, many also with DLO h/s, noted one to "Torres Strait Forces", condition variable. Interesting lot. (20) 308 C A- Lot stampless cover to Victoria with large-part (and better than average) strike of the rare ''[A]UST [FIEL]D PO/4NO45/251' cds in violet used by No 2 POW Reception Unit at Changi. Used 20/9/1945 until 27/11/1945 only: rated 1000pts by Proud. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postmarks SD D CPS Mostly pre-1950 collection in two stockbooks with a high proportion of KGV Heads & a substantial number on piece. Neatly presented but not sorted so inspection will be rewarded. Very little if any Victoria but all other States are well represented. Our necessarily cursory inspection revealed 'WEST RIDGE/FCT' & 'WEST RIDGE/ACT', superb 'ZANTHUS/WESTN AUSTRALIA', 'ENTRANCE NORTH/ NSW', lots of Queensland cds on KGV 1d Reds, etc. (100s) Two stockbooks of mostly modern rubber datestamps from all States. Bound to be lots of goodies here. (100s) Agricultural Shows: Bundle of mostly philatelic covers including 'SHOW GROUND/24MR37/ SYDNEY' superb strike (registered), 'EXHIBITION/15AU38/QUEENSLAND' (registered but underpaid & taxed), "skeleton relief" 'ROYAL SHOW HOBART/19OC/38/TAS' etc, mostly fine to very fine. (41) Offer 300

41 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 41 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postmarks (continued) Ex Lot DC Dams: Mostly NSW group including superb strike of the rare 'BARREN JACK/NSW' cds on piece, 'BURRINJUCK/NSW' on piece from 1911 parcel tag & on 1953 cover, 'UPPER BURRINJUCK', 'BLOWERING' arrival cds on early PPC, 'COPETON DAM'/NSW-2360', 'ADAMINABY DAM' on 1954 commercial registered cover, 'HUME RESERVOIR/NSW' (3), 'HUME WEIR/NSW-3691' (Victorian postcode!), 'WARRAGAMBA DAM', 'WYANGALA DAM'; others from Queensland, South Australia & Victoria. (30+ items) 313 C Ex Lot 313 Trade Exhibitions: Group of covers mounted on leaves including 'MC/97' & 'EXHIBITION/MY17/81/ VICTORIA' cds to USA, 'JUBILEE EXHIBITION/SA' squared-circle (2 part-strikes on DLR 3d adhesives only), 'ALL AUST EXHBTN MELBNE N3/5NO34' on Vic Centenary 1/- black to New Zealand, 'CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION/1AP36/SA' registered, later types to 1980s + a few from New Zealand. ( stamps) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery 314 PS 315 PS A Used scenic Issues comprising Postal Cards Coronation (3, one folded) & Victorian Scenes (5) and Letter Cards (2), plus a range of later mostly KGV Postal Cards, Letter Cards & Envelopes, also a few unused items including KGVI Fullface 2d Letter Card, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. (35) Aerogrammes: Collection of mostly commercially used items from KGVI types, mostly to GB but including usages to New Zealand, Holland, Ceylon, South Africa, Canada etc, Decimal issues mostly unused, also Papua New Guinea commercially used (4). (125+) PS B/C Ex Lot 316 Envelopes - Official: Long Envelopes comprising 'OS'-in-the-Die Sideface 1d red & 1½d red-brown plus "Star" with 'POSTAGE' 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d scarlet HG DB3, 6 & 19 all for Victorian Education Department, the last uncancelled, a few faults, used; and No 'OS' d red+½d green as Menuz #25 window envelopes for NSW Metropolitan Board of Water Supply & Sewerage in sizes 163x92 (faults) & 232x110mm (discoloured). Ex Steve Schumann. (5) 300T

42 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 42 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery (continued) Ex Lot PS Envelopes - PTPO: Issues for Victorian municipalities including Victoria 1d pink for Shire of Warrnambool (2) & 2d violet for Shire of Poowong & Jeetho, 1d Roo for Shire of Charlton, Sideface 1d red for Shire of North Ovens (a new one on us!), "Star" with 'POSTAGE' 1½d red group (7, including for Shire of Buln Buln-Drouin & Boroughs of Shepparton and Wonthaggi), & two others, condition variable. Very scarce group. (14) 318 PS B Lot 318 Envelopes - PTPO: d green + No 'POSTAGE' ½d orange Menuz #42 window envelope for Berlei Ltd with slogan 'BE AUSTRALIAN: BUY AUSTRALIAN GOODS' at the base, some discolouration at left & repaired tear on the flap, Cat $US0. Ex John Sinfield. [The No 'POSTAGE' ½d die was used in error. Apart from this emission, for this user, the ½d orange without 'POSTAGE' is unrecorded. It cannot exist as a solo embossing] 1, PS B Ex Lot 319 Food Parcel Labels: 1946 Myer 3/7d maroon & 5/10d blue, a few minor faults consistent with usage on parcels, Melbourne parcel cancels. Rarely offered as a pair: the 3/7d is particularly scarce. (2) 1, PS A Lot 320 Food Parcel Labels: 1946 Victorian Department of Agriculture 5/10d blue 'With Compliments from' (39mm; no colon) & 'MO/76' at Lower-Left, unmounted mint. [A similar item sold for $977 at our auction of 1/9/7. We have not previously been aware of the two sub-types of the text] 800

43 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 43 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery (continued) 321 PS B 322 PS A/B Lot 321 Food Parcel Labels: 1946 Victorian Department of Agriculture 5/10d blue 'With Compliments from:' (36mm; with colon) & 'MO/76' Omitted at Lower-Left, a few faults including closed tear at base, Melbourne parcel cancel. [The vendor states only 3 examples of this sub-type - all used - have been recorded] Postal Cards: 1911 Coronation 1d P4 all-different selection with portraits of the King (5, one being a variant of the photographer's name), the Queen (2) & Prince Edward (2), fine to very fine unused. Scarce group in this quality. (9) 500 T Lot PS B Registration Envelopes: 1914 Kangaroo 4d with 'REGISTERED'-in-Box R1, flap stuck, unused PS A- Lot 324 Wartime Issues: 1919 late usage of printed lettersheet with large 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/ FREE/ - - -' at upper-right unusually to the Red Cross in Switzerland, with Col Sands cachet & boxed Censor h/s both in violet. 325 PS A/A- Ex Lot 325 Wartime Issues: 1944 usages of 6d POW Postal Card from Myrtleford (Vic) and POW 1/- Letter Sheet from Marrinup (WA) both to Italy, both unusually fine. (2) 350

44 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 44 AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots 326 D A Ex Lot 326 Straight-line ship cancels 'S.S. Indu[...?]', 'TAMBO' (3), & 'MALAITA.' (2), also '[B]URNS PHILP & CO' on NSW stamps. Very scarce group. (7 items) Ex Lot PS Scenic Penny Postal Cards from NSW used (3) and Queensland unused (2) or used (4), good to very fine. (9) 328 O Postmarks collection including New South Wales with an extensive array of Numerals; Queensland including Brisbane datestamps sorted by year plus a small selection of octagonal types; South Australia basic collection of Squared Circle types plus Adelaide sorted cancels; Western Australia with a small selection of Barred Numerals & Letters Codes plus Fremantle, Kalgoorlie & Perth datestamps sorted by year. (100s) O*C Some better Tasmania to be found in this mixed Colonies lot with Imperforate Chalons x10 including Star Wmk 4d, Perforated Chalons to 1/-, mint Sidefaces 4d & 9d pairs and 10d, plus a few covers and revenues; also a modest array from Queensland, South Australia, Victoria & Western Australia. Mixed condition with a good proportion of the early Tasmanian issues fiscally used. Ex Lot C Consignment remainders from New South Wales with two pre-stamp outers & 1903 cover to GB with ½d & 2d both perf 'OS/NSW'; Queensland with 1866 cover to Scotland; Tasmania with 1870 cover from Bothwell to Hobart, 1904 cover to USA with 2½d Tablet & 1903 illustrated Brisbane Hotel (Launceston) cover to England with 2½d Pictorial; and Victoria with neat 1860s Envelopes franked Emblems Rouletted 2d (2) or Redrawn 6d (major flaws at top); etc, condition variable. (20) 500T Ex Lot CPS Covers to German States with 1886 NSW advertising envelope with 6d only & taxed, 1899 South Australia & 1899 Victoria underpaid with 'T/5c' overstruck 'T/25c', all to Bavaria; 1895 Tasmanian 1d Exhibition Postal Card uprated with Sideface ½d orange, & 1899 Victoria with 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No 5' d/s on the face, both to Hannover; 1894 Victorian 1d Postal Card uprated but still taxed, to Prussia; 1887 NSW with 6d "per Nürnberg", 1891 NSW with 2½d Allegorical only & taxed, 1895 NSW uprated 1d Postal Card "via Canada", all to Saxony; condition variable. Scarce and interesting group, especially for postage due enthusiasts. Ex Trevor Davis. (9) 450T

45 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 45 VICTORIA Half-Lengths 447 G B Thomas Ham: White Veils 1d reddish brown SG 12 horizontal pair [6-7], margins close to good, a little aged, bold Barred Oval '1' of Melbourne, Cat G A/A- Thomas Ham: Fourth State of the 2d Die (Vertical Drapes) 2d brown-lilac SG 16b vertical pair [1/7] from upper-left of the sheet, margins close to huge except at extreme lower-right where slightly clipped, Barred Oval '1' cancels, Cat W B Lot 449 Thomas Ham: Fourth State of the 2d Die (Vertical Drapes) 2d cinnamon SG 17 [17], good to large margins except at top where a little cut-into, a slightly more olive shade than the next lot, unused, Cat 950. Ex Pack and Perry W (B) 451 H A 452 W B 453 W B Lot 450 Thomas Ham: Fourth State of the 2d Die (Vertical Drapes) 2d cinnamon SG 17 [4], close to large margins except at right where a little cut-into, small repaired tear & ironed-out crease, unused, Cat 950. Ex Pack and Perry. [An unusually attractive unused example] Campbell & Fergusson: 1d brown SG 28 [1] with Secondary White Flaws at Base, margins good to large, bold part-strike of the rare BN '85' (1st state; rated RRR) of Woodford, Cat Campbell & Fergusson: 1d pink SG 28 [12], margins close to large, tiny pinhole coincident with small black spot, unused, Cat 450. Campbell & Fergusson: 1d rose SG 28a, margins close to large, a little soiled & small crease at lower-left still an attractive example, unused, Cat W A Lot 454 Campbell & Fergusson: 3d steel-blue SG 31 [24], margins just clear to large, unusual Dry Print at upper-right, unused, Cat 425+.

46 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 46 AFGHANISTAN 571 PS A- AUSTRIA Lot usage to South Australia of twice overprinted 8a on 14a Aerogramme with 'POSTES AFGHANES/ HERAT' cds C B CHRISTMAS ISLAND Ex Lot registered covers to Victoria (2) or Queensland with attractive frankings tied by cds of 'PRAG/PRAHA' or 'SOFIENTHAL/b MATHA-MOHREN' (2, one with 'Sophienthal' on label), a few mostly minor faults & opened-out for display. Czechoslovakia forerunners. (3) Lot C A 1962 Radio Australia postcard to Melbourne with QE 6c tied by #2 cds. Very scarce. COCOS ISLANDS - Postal History 624 C A 625 C B Lot (Sep) commercial cover to Melbourne endorsed "From Dr Gibson Hill c/- Cable and Wireless Ltd Cocos Keeling Islands SS" with Straits 4c & 5c tied by Singapore cds, plain brown tape tied by 'PASSED BY/CENSOR 6/ A ' h/s in violet. Rare World War II-period cover stampless airmail cover to England with an unusually fine strike of Indian 'FPO/No 46/2NOV45' cds, minor opening tear at upper-left. 626 PS A 1953 Coronation commemorative formular aerogrammes from GB to Cocos & from Cocos to GB. (2) C A 1954 illustrated Royal Visit "map" cover by air to England, unusually with Australian 7½d Royal Visit tied by 'COCOS/ISLAND' cds of 5APR T 628 CL A Lot commercial window envelope with h/s of Cocos Co-Operative on flap, 'MAINLAND/POSTAGE PAID' Opt on 10c Shell tied by poor cds. [The only such commercial franking we have seen] 100

47 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 47 CYPRUS 634 PS B ETHIOPIA Lot commercial usage to Australia of 2½pi size H Registration Envelope with 1½pi Map tied by 'NICOSIA' cds, two impressions of 'ISLAND POSTMASTER/[arms]/CYPRUS' in red wax (one is superb), a couple of minor blemishes. 636 CPS A/B Ex Lot & 1933 covers to Western Australia (possibly commercial, with large black/pink - printed area 37x28mm - registration label) or Victoria both with 1931 values; also 1952 commercial usage to Victoria of formular aerogramme. (3) 637 C A- Lot printed cover for Commercial Bank of Australia by air to Melbourne, with Coronation 8c & 12c pairs & 25c strip of 4 on the reverse, straight-line 'REGISTERED' h/s & small black/pink - printed area 25x14mm - registration label on the face. 638 C B FRENCH COMMUNITY [See also Lots 938 to 953] Lot 638 ERITREA: 1953 (July 15) Eritrean merchant's cover by air to NSW with Birthday25c x2 & 65c block of 4 plus Federation 50c pair tied by Italian-type 'ASMARA CENTRO/RACCOMANDATE' cds, flimsy black/lemon registration label glued on, minor blemishes. [The Federation of Ethiopia & Eritrea was formalised 15/9/1952] 655 C B Lot 655 New Caledonia: 1945 commercial cover to "HMAS Swan" at Sydney with 4fr50c pair, 'VAITEPAUA/ILE MAKATEA' cds & label, French and Australian censor tapes & cachets, a bit soiled. T

48 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 48 GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History 686 C A- LATIN AMERICA Lot (Sep 16) Coronation Flight PPC in greenish black to Sydney NSW with KGV ½d pair tied by 'FIRST UNITED KINGDOM/AERIAL POST/WINDSOR/ 2 ' cds, readdressed on arrival C B MIDDLE EAST Lot 740 Cuba: 1916 commercial cover to Western Australia "Via San Francisco" with 2c Map x6 tied by 'CIENFUEGOS/SANTA CLARA' duplex, endorsed "Entrega Especiale" (= Special Delivery), a few minor defects. Remarkable origin/destination. 753 C A/B Ex Lot 753 EGYPT: 1902 PPC (soiled), 1906 P&O cover with lovely illustration on the flap (with the enclosed letter), & 1915 cover with 1m & 4m unusually cancelled with 'ALEXANDRIA/DOUANE' (Customs) cds, all to Australia. (3) 755 PS B Lot 755 KUWAIT: 1968 commercial usage to Australia of formular Registration Envelope (205x120mm) with 100f & f tied by oval bilingual '.../SAFAT REGISTERED' d/s, blue/white registration label, minor discolouration. 761 PS B Ex Lot 761 PERSIA: 1898 & 1904 commercial usages to Australia of 12ch Envelopes, the latter registered with 12ch added, minor blemishes. Very scarce usages to an unusual destination. (2) 300

49 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 49 MIDDLE EAST (continued) 762 CPS B Ex Lot 762 PERSIA: 1927 cover from 'BROUDJERD' to Brisbane with 3 different cds of 'RECHT'; 1933 '12 Chahis' on 9ch Postal Card to Melbourne uprated with 16ch; and 1933 linen-lined envelope to New Zealand with 1ch, 2ch, 6ch strip of 3, and 27ch single & pair tied by '.../MASDJID SOLEIMAN (DEPART)' cds; a few minor faults. Very scarce commercial mail to unusual destinations. (3) CL B Lot 764 QATAR: 1955 commercial airmail cover to Australia with Value Only 2a on 2d, 6a on 6d x3 & 1r on 1/6d tied by 'REGISTERED/DOHA PERSIAN GULF' d/s, British type 'DOHA' registration label, minor blemishes. Terrific origin/destination C B 768 CD A NAURU Lot 767 TRUCIAL STATES: 1963 commercial airmail cover to Australia with Palms 40np tied by 'DUBAI' cds, mss "T75np" & worn strike of the 'T/PG' h/s. Terrific origin/destination. IRAQ: Customs Despatch Notes addressed to Australia (6) or New Zealand with frankings including d Flowers block of 15, d Intifada x5, 1 500d Camels block of 8 & various Saddam Hussein issues, plus a group of high values affixed to pieces from similar forms. T 769 Ex Lot 769 * Pre-WWII issues with Overprints on GB to 10/- including 2d Die II & an extra 10/- (very attractive but with aged gum), Central Overprints, Ships Rough Paper (the 10/- with hinge remainder) & Smooth Paper (faults), etc, Cat 1+. (57) 600

50 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 50 NEW GUINEA - German (Deutsch) New Guinea - Postal History 772 C B Lot (May 16) large-part cover to Sydney (b/s) with 10pf single & pair tied by 'KIETA' cds, a little shortened at both ends & minor toning at left. 500

51 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 51 NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues 774 C B Lot (June 4) Kokopo-Sydney emergency airmail per VH-UQL AAMC #P112 with Coronation set tied by 'KOKOPO' cds, signed on reverse "Pilot L McDonald", a little soiled, Cat $350 (2) CL B NEW HEBRIDES (British) Ex Lot two stampless OHMS covers to Brisbane with 'ARMY/NGF 22IV43/SIGNALS' or 'ARMY/NG 4V43 F/SIGNALS' cds, minor blemishes. Very scarce pair. (2) 776 PS A Lot missionary usage to Sydney of Australian "Territories" formular Aerogramme (1959 issue #AP3) with British 25c Fisherman tied by indistinct cds, message headed "Nguna". Rare: the only example known to us. [This is only the second commercially used "Territories" Aerogramme we have recorded from the New Hebrides. It was consigned as a result of us offering a 1953-Issue example in our last auction] NORFOLK ISLAND - Postal History 813 C A- Lot philatelic cover to England with ridiculous franking of NSW 6d orange bisect & 1/- Kangaroo but with two unusually clear strikes of the 'NORFOLK ISNAD/NSW' cds, mss "Reg/95" in red, various b/s, minor staining on reverse. 500

52 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 52 NORFOLK ISLAND - Postal History (continued) Lot C A airmail cover to United States wirth rare commercial franking of Pitcairners 2/ C A- Lot possibly commercial airmail cover to NSW wirth rare franking of Coils 3c & 6c pairs, light vertical fold. 816 C A PAPUA - Postal History Lot commercial usage of pictorial airmail 'Norfolk Island/Photo Letter' to NSW with Trees 30c. [The only such item we have seen] 824 C A/B Ex Lot commercial surface & airmail (2) covers to Australia with Pictorials McCracken ½d + 2d, 4d, & 1d x3 + 4d, various censor h/s & one with Forces Concession h/s in violet. (3) 825 C A/B ST. HELENA Ex Lot Forces covers to Australia with all-different frankings & all-different Forces Concession h/s in violet including the very scarce boxed 'AAMC/POSTAL CONCESSION' h/s. (5) 846 C A registered airmail cover to Australia (b/s) with QE 1½d Falls, 2½d Flax & 2/6d Flax. Offer

53 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 53 SOUTH AFRICA 870 PS A THAILAND Lot apparently commercial usage of Imperial Russian 3k Postal Card to Tasmania with South African 1d tied by superb 'CAPETOWN/PAQUEBOT' cds. Most unusual, & very late usage of an Imperial Russian issue. 877 C A- TONGA Lot apparently commercial cover to Australian Senator JT Walker in Sydney with Garuda 2stg 3stg 6stg & 14stg - making up the 25stg rate - tied by Bangkok cds, Singapore transit & 'ENGLISH MAIL NSW' TPO machine b/s, flap fault. 300T 881 C B Lot Burns Philp cover to Melbourne with 2½d tied by 'HAAPAI' cds, Nukualofa transit b/s, Australian Censor tape & V96 cachet in violet. 100

54 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 54 COMMERCIAL AIRMAILS OF THE WORLD TO The "Biggles" Collection [Long considered a poor cousin of souvenir airmail covers - with all their contrived schlockiness - commercial airmails have in recent years become increasingly more desirable. These are the true artefacts of the intrepid aviators who between them greatly reduced the time an article was in transit. These are the envelopes that carried real mail, often quite literally "on a wing and a prayer". The early rates reflected the high value placed on a speedy delivery option. Internvention of the global conflict of World War II sent those rates to sometimes dizzying heights, and the mail by often circuitous routes, if indeed a service continued to operate at all. The study of commercial airmail is one of the truly great fields of opportunity for the dedicated postal history enthusiast. There are problems still to be solved, rates still requiring unravelling, and routes yet to be understood. In spite of these attractions, this remains a field in which bargains abouns and in which even the rarities are relatively inexpensive. Offered in this fascinating section are many distinctive items including oppressive rates, unusual routes, little-known carriers & exotic destinations. A feature is the many jusqua'a items (covers carried only part way by air and usually identified by the airmail indicium being barred-out). Geographical distribution is very uneven, with a strong emphasis on African material. The collection, really more of an accumulation at this stage, was assembled with the unfulfilled intention of forming a competitive exhibit. Condition is generally good to fine but some faults should be expected. We highly commend this material to all of our clients] Ex Lot CPS AUSTRALIA: Mostly pre-wwii group with better destinations of Kenya at 2/3d rate, South Africa at 2/9d, Egypt at 1/6d + 1d late fee, Tanganyika at 2/3d (Jubilee 3d & 2/-), Sierra Leone (philatelic) & Sudan, also 1½d Postal Cards uprated to 9d to GB (very fine) & Palestine (poor) etc. (16) 300 Ex Lot C AUSTRALIA: Inwards taxed group comprising 1935 from GB paid 1/2d (a 5-colour Recess/Litho mixed franking!) & Postage Due 2d; 1936 from India with 2a & 3a6p and Postage Due 1d & 2d x5; 1938 USA 6c Envelope +25c Air, Postage Due 1d block of 9 on reverse; 1939 from France with 25c 1fr & 5fr and Postage Due ½d 3d & 4d; & one other badly defective item. (5) C B Lot 897 AUSTRALIA: 1934 (Aug 15) to Scotland "Per Air Mail via Karachi" with rare solo franking of Victoria Centenary Perf 10 1/- tied by Sydney cds, 'CULTS/ABERDEENSHIRE' arrival b/s, light horizontal crease affects the stamp. [Prior to -/12/1934, the rate was 6d per ½oz, in addition to the normal surface postage of 2d per ½-oz. While this item may be overpaid 4d, it is more likely that the surface component was overlooked] C A+ Lot 902 AUSTRALIA: 1937 to Italy at 1/9d rate with KGV 3d & Kangaroos 9d x2 tied by very fine 'STOCKINBINGAL/ =NSW=' cds, Bolzano arrival b/s. Superb! 175

55 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 55 COMMERCIAL AIRMAILS OF THE WORLD TO The "Biggles" Collection (continued) 907 C B Lot 907 AUSTRALIA: c.1946 Myer Emporium printed parcel label to England with British 'PARCEL POST/PAID/No 4/South Eastern Parcel Office SE1' h/s in rosine,a couple of minor tears at base. Presumably related to the 1946 Food Parcel Scheme - see Lots 319 to but perhaps for more general merchandise. The only such item we have seen] 908 C A- Lot 908 AUSTRALIA: 1946 (Dec) cover to Germany (American Zone) with scarce solo franking of 1/- Mitchell, from a German internee at Tatura Camp (endorsed on flap + Camp & POW h/s in violet on face), US Censor tape & cachet. Very late internee mail. 909 C B Lot 909 AUSTRALIA: 1949 (March 31) cover to Israel with 3d & 1/6d, two strikes 'NON TRANSMISSIBLE/(NO SERVICE)' h/s in violet, Sydney DLO b/s in red, minor blemishes. Lot C B AUSTRALIA: 1953 (Jan) to Guam with 3½d, 6½d green & 7½d pair - overpaying the 2/- rate by 1d - cancelled at Melbourne. 916 C A Lot 916 BULGARIA: 1938 illustrated advertising cover (sheep at upper-left) to Australia with 7L & 12L Dove x4 tied by '[plane]/poste AERIENNE SOFIA' cds in violet, French/Cyrillic airmail label, Greek currency control h/s on the face. A splendid item.

56 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 56 COMMERCIAL AIRMAILS OF THE WORLD TO The "Biggles" Collection (continued) 922 C A Lot 922 CZECHOSLOVAKIA: 1935 cover to Sydney (poor arrival b/s) with Airmails 1k strip of 3 & 2k tied by 'VRATISLAVICE NAD NISOU/MAFFERSDORF' cds, blue/red registration label. Very attractive. 942 SP A Lot 942 FRENCH COMMUNITY 1952 usage of United States Army formular aerogramme to Australia with 6fr & 50fr tied by 'DJIBOUTI/FRANCASIE DES SOMALIS' cds in blue. Unusual item. 954 CX B Lot 954 GERMANY: 1938 Gottfried Rüppel linen-lined cover (370x143mm) registered to Melbourne with extraordinary franking of 25pf, 50pf pair & 3mk Zeppelin x20 - including a remarkable block of 16 (two units torn & a few minor perf faults, as should be expected) - all cancelled with Bremen roller (?) cancel, boxed 'CARDED/14JUN1938/Spencer Street/GPO C1' (unusual dated instructional handstamp) arrival in violet on the face. Sensational! [We have seen several similar covers from this correspondence but this is surely the finest] PS B Lot 963 GREAT BRITAIN: 1935 usage of 1½d Envelope to the Governor of Tasmania, uprated with Photogravure 1½d pair only, 'T'-in-hexagon h/s & mss "210" converted at Melbourne (b/s) to "1/9", Postage Due Perf 11 1d & 4d strip of 5 incongruously tied to the reverse by 'REGISTERED/HOBART' cds, a couple of small faults.

57 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 57 COMMERCIAL AIRMAILS OF THE WORLD TO The "Biggles" Collection (continued) 986 C B Lot 986 LATVIA: 1938 cover to NSW with Arms 50s & 1m tied by 'RIGA LODPASTES/LATVIJA' cds, 'PAR AVION/GAISA PASTS' label, German oval 'MARIENBURG-...[?]/BAHNPOST' transit b/s, light vertical fold. [A similar cover has sold at a Sydney auction for $950] 993 C A- Lot 993 NEW GUINEA: 1939 Orient Line PPC of "SS Orontes" to Victoria with Bulolo 1½d & 2d tied by Rabaul cds. 995 C B Ex Lot 995 NEW GUINEA: covers to Australia with boxed Censor h/s #1 (from Namatanai), 2, 8 (from Kavieng), 15 (registered at Wau) & 50 (from Salamaua), also 1945 cover with AFPO No 251 cds & very scarce 'RAAF CENSOR/67B' cachet. (6) 998 C A Lot 998 POLAND: 1938 to Australia with 395gr meter (Eagle), 'PAR AVION/LOTNICZA' & black/red 'Expres' labels, small 'Via Athenes' h/s in violet & Greek currency control h/s on the face PS B Lot 1000 PORTUGUESE COLONIES: MACAU: 1948 to Sydney with 1a x2, 20a & 50a strip of 3 tied by hexagonal d/s, red/black registration label, minor blemishes. Scarce destination.

58 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 134 Page: 58 COMMERCIAL AIRMAILS OF THE WORLD TO The "Biggles" Collection (continued) 1012 PS B Lot 1012 SUDAN: 1944 usage to an Australian officer of unusal formular aerogramme with outline boxes for two large-format Camels but with small-format 10m & 15m tied by 'SUDAN AIR MAIL/KHARTOUM' cds, 'AIF FIELD PO/12FE45/No 24' cds (used at Aitape, New Guinea) on reverse & redirected, by which time Major Dunkley had been promoted. Remarkable! 1015 C B Lot 1015 THAILAND: 1940 (Dec) registered cover to Tasmania via Bangkok & Sydney (b/s) with Assembly Hall 10stg x2 & Garuda Bird 25stg pair tied by scarce '.../HUEY MOOD' cds in violet, boxed 'R' h/s also in violet, flap fault. [Huey Mood is a small remote village in southern Thailand] 1021 PS B Lot 1021 ZANZIBAR: 1946 usage to Australia of locally printed formular aerogramme in black on low-grade white paper with printer's imprint 'ZGP TR Y , ' on reverse, redirection stupidly erased, minor blemishes. Very scarce item.