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1 Nov 14, 2014 Prestige Philately- Public Auction Australia in WWI Page:1 THE TROOPSHIPS This is one of the strongest sections of the collection. Tony Finlayson has done a lot of personal research into the ships and the soldiers who sent the mail. This valuable background information has been retained with the various lots C Ex Lot 1016 PPCs of vessels identified as troopships including "Beltana", "Grantully Castle", "Wandilla" and Hospital Ships "Aquitania", "Dunluce Castle", "Grantully Castle", "Wandilla" & "Warilda", plus real photo types of "Ballarat" & "Nevasa" x2 different, one card with the ship's name excised by the censor, plus mostly pre-wwi PPCs of ships that were converted to troopships including advertising types for Aberdeen Line and Orient Line vessels, also a few related photographs, condition rather mixed but many are fine to very fine, many unused. (64) 300 T 1017 C Ex Lot 1017 FIRST CONVOY: "Argyllshire" (A8) cover with superb '2nd BATTY 1st FA BDE AIF' cachet & KGV 1d red tied by Perth machine & unused PPC of the ship; "Euripides" (A14) defective PPC headed "HM Troopship Euripides" & "We are at Albany" with '1ST AUST INF BDE FIELD PO/29OC14' cds, Perth machine of 16NOV14, 'T1D'-in-oval h/s of Melbourne & Postage Due 1d cancelled at Sydney; OAS cover headed "Troopship SS Euripides" with '1ST AUST INF BDE FIELD PO/24NO14' cds, Perth machine of 21DE-1914 & superb double-circle '1D' h/s with text Late Fee inscription excised (not previously seen by us); "Hororata" (A20) Ceylon & Aden PPCs to Western Australia, the first dated " " with Melbourne cds of 21DE14 as a result of the mail from Ceylon being sent in a closed bag to Melbourne; "Omrah" (A5) PPC of the ship to Perth with NSW 1d cancelled at Melbourne 29SEP14 (departed the next day) & menu card; "Star of Victoria" (A16) stampless cover headed "No 132 ALHR AIEF" with Sydney arrival b/s of DE & '1D'-in-circle h/s. (11 items) 750 T 1018 C B Lot "Argyllshire" (A8) OAS cover to Sydney with superb '2nd BATTY 1st FA BDE AIF' cachet in violet, Melbourne machine of 21DEC14, mss "T1d" & Postage Due 1d manuscript cancelled. 250 T

2 Page:2 Website: Nov 14, C B Lot "Armadale" (A26) illustrated YMCA lettersheet with the message headed "SS Armadale/Colombo/15 November", to Victoria with superb 'T1D'-in-oval h/s applied at Melbourne & very late usage of Victorian Postage Due ½d pair (rare on cover) with mss "9/12/14". Very attractive. Acquired at our auction of 11/7/2008 for $747. [The writer speaks of his goal of getting into the "ASC" (= Australian Signals Corps) & states "...this boat is a horrible roller...colombo... is a very fine place, typically Indian, all Mosques & pillars..."] 600 T 1020 C B Lot "Benalla" (A24) illustrated YMCA lettersheet with the message headed "HMT Ship Benalla/ " with 'ALBANY/24OC14/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds & 'T' h/s, to Victoria with 'T1D'-in-oval h/s applied at Melbourne, vertical fold. [The writer states "...we recon to reach Albany tomorrow...& stop there for 5 or 6 days...we would not be able to get leave to go ashore...we are not calling at Freemantle they still think we are going to England...". 450 T

3 Nov 14, 2014 Prestige Philately- Public Auction Australia in WWI Page: C B Lot "Geelong" (A2) pre-war PPC of the ship to Hobart with superb 'PAID/1D 26OC14/ALBANY WA' cds. Message states "We are just four days out from Hobart...expect to touch at Albany in a couple of days time. Sighted several whales...". [The message is dated 24/9/1914 which must be an error for 24/10/14. The "Geelong" departed Hobart on 20/10/1914] 1022 C A/B Ex Lot Real photo PPCs of the "Geelong" (A2) showing 1) the crowded ship & a crush of well-wishers on the wharf, and 2) horse-drawn field guns waiting to embark, both unused; "Katuna" (A13) "Departure of Troops from Hobart", unused; and "Omrah" (A5) "Embarkation of the Queensland Contingent...", used under cover: the writer states "...though there are 1300 aboard we see the best of food and accommodation..." (4) 1023 C C/A- Ex Lot 1023 SECOND CONVOY: "Ceramic" (A40) Egyptian PPC to Queensland with boxed 'A.I.F./POST FREE.' cachet presumably applied in Egypt (not recorded by Emery & not seen by us) & 'PASSED CENSOR/15MR15/BRISBANE' arrival cds in red, self-censored by Capt JF Richardson who states "Received the last 2 letters you addressed to Broadmeadows at Aden...We are now in port of disembarkation...it was very interesting coming through the Canal...", and a PPC of the ship from a later unidentified convoy; and "Ulysses" (A38) "Dinna Forget" OAS postcard to NSW headed "At Sea", the writer states "...called at Aden where we stopped 12 hours..." (3)

4 Page:4 Website: Nov 14, C B Lot "Themistocles" (A32) real photo PPC of the ship headed "Dec " with the day blotted-out by the Censor, 'Passed Censor...M' label with 'Australian Imperial Force' h/s in violet, Melbourne tax h/s obliterated with an ancient '1' "killer" handstamp. [Mail was transferred from the other ships of the convoy to the flagship "Ulysses"] 250 T 1025 C A- Ex Lot "Ulysses" (A38) Ceylon PPC heaed "Private JT Gow" with 'Passed Censor...M' label & 'Australian Imperial Force' h/s in violet below, to New Zealand with light Sydney machine of FE & 'UPPER HUTT/23FE15/NZ' cds on the face. With an unused Blue Funnel Line PPC of the "Ulysses". [The censor labels were used aboard the "Ulysses" only & only for the Second Convoy] (2 items) 250 T 1026 C 1027 C (B) Ex Lot 1026 THIRD and FOURTH CONVOYS: Third Convoy - "Clan MacGillivray" (A46) Suez PPC with 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' & 'AIF/PASSED BY CENSOR 46' both used on this ship only, "Chilka" (A51) Ceylon PPC with seriffed 'AIF PASSED BY CENSOR ("51")' & 'PAQUEBOT/PORT SAID' cds, "Star of Victoria" (A16) with superb 'A.I.F. PASSED CENSOR 16' h/s (89x7mm); Fourth Convoy - "Port Lincoln" (A17) PPC of "HMA Transport A17" sent under cover with note "This is the boat we ar sailing [sic] in", and "Star of England" (A15) Ceylon PPC with superb 'A.I.F./PASSED CENSOR 15.' h/s (81x14mm) unusually in red; condition variable. (5) FIFTH CONVOY: "Hororata" (A20) creased pre-war PPC of the ship sent under cover, message with sender's full military address states " Fremantle at anchor in the Swan River waiting for the WA units...still think Egypt or Turkey will be our destination...if I join the Halo Crowd, drop a line to Miss Patricia Beverley Graham...". [The message was written as the first Anzac assault at Gallipoli was in progress. The off-hand comment about death was typical of the casual attitude of many recruits in this early stage of the War] 350 T

5 Nov 14, 2014 Prestige Philately- Public Auction Australia in WWI Page: C 1029 C A-/B Ex Lot 1028 SIXTH CONVOY: "Ajana" (A31) Melbourne YMCA postcard sent under cover with message headed "Bombay/ ", "Berrima" (A35) unused PPC "HMT Berrima" & another with "fancy" 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor No' h/s & separate '35' h/s both in blue; "Borda" (A30) unused PPC of the ship & a cover with largely superb sans serif 'A.I.F./PASSED CENSOR 30' h/s & GB 1d tied by Base Army PO cds used at Alexandria; "Ceramic" (A40) PPC of the ship with "fancy" 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor No ("40")' h/s & KGV 1d red tied by Sydney machine of 19AU-15 (probably sent in a closed bag from Egypt), message states "...I am not allowed to tell you anything about our destination or...military affairs; "Suevic" (A29) cover with "fancy" 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor No ("29")' h/s & superb 'ADEN' b/s; and "Ulysses" (A38) PPC of the ship with "Ulysses" obliterated by the censor, sans serif 'A.I.F. PASSED CENSOR ("38")' h/s (8) SEVENTH CONVOY: "Aeneas" (A60) beautiful Blue Funnel Line ship PPC identified in the message as the "Aeneas" to Hobart with '7th INF BDE/17AU15/FIELD PO' cds applied in Egypt & cover - with contents - to NSW with light 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor ("60")' h/s; and "Geelong" (A2) PPC of the ship to "Coolup/SW Rly/Western Australia" with message headed "Military Camp Cairo" & light '5th TRAINING BATTALION' cachet in violet. (3) 500 T 1030 CL C Lot "Ascanius" (A11) 1915 (May 24) OHMS cover with '91st INFANTRY' imprint at lower-left to Claremont Camp (Tasmania), forwarded to Melbourne then to "Transport/Ascanius" & endorsed "Austn Imp Force/Egypt" in red, part '.../11-AU-15/FIELD PO' arrival b/s in violet. Ex Lot 1031

6 Page:6 Website: Nov 14, C A/B ELEVENTH CONVOY: "Hororata" (A20) NZ Shipping Co PPC of the ship with message headed "TSS Hororata/Red Sea/ " & manuscript "Censored" possibly applied after arriving in Egypt, and an Egyptian PPC written on board but posted ashore; and "Port Lincoln" (A17) Commonwealth & Dominion PPC of the ship & a gorgeous "Allies in Defence" PPC both with faint but obvious "fancy" 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor No ("17")' h/s. (5) 250 T 1032 C B Ex Lot 1032 FOURTEENTH CONVOY: "Beltana" (A72) two Egyptian PPCs both with message headed "Suez" and "fancy" 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor No ("72")' h/s, 'PORT TAUFIQ/8XII15' or very fine 'AIF INTER BASE PO/13DE15/CAIRO' cds; "Ceramic" (A40) PPC of the ship with the name censored & plain postcard both with "fancy" 'A.I:F./Passed by Censor No' - with colon after 'I:' - & separate '40' h/s both in purple, one with Melbourne 'A.I.FORCES/POSTAGE FREE' slogan; and "Persic" (A34) two different PPCs of the ship one with "[signature]/asst Censor 15 Bty" at upper-left & 'A.I.F./POSTAGE/FREE' h/s applied at Perth on return to Australia, the other with oval 'PASSED BY/LIEUT COLONEL/CHIEF CENSOR/THE CENSOR' h/s & initials at upper-left. (6) 250 T 1033 CX B Lot "Beltana" (A72) PPC "Troopship A72 Transport for 30th Inf Battn 11th Refs of 1st 2nd & 3rd Fld Engrs" with "fancy" 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor No ("72")' h/s in violet, the viewside absolutely festooned with numerous autographs of members of the sender's company C A-/B Ex Lot "Persic" (A34) PPC of the ship with the message headed "Troopship A34 at Sea ", superb oval '[crown]/passed BY/LIEUT COLONEL/CHIEF CENSOR/THE CENSOR' h/s & "[signature]/asst Censor" at upper-left, 'PORT TAUFIQ/21.1X.15' cds; & an unused "White Star Line, SS Persic" PPC. (2)

7 Nov 14, 2014 Prestige Philately- Public Auction Australia in WWI Page: C B 1036 C B 1037 C A C B Ex Lot 1035 FIFTEENTH CONVOY: "Mooltan" (no 'A' number) Indian PPC with "fancy" 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor No ("initials")' h/s; "Orsova" (A67) PPC of the ship with similar h/s & mss "67"; and "Orontes" (no 'A' number) Ceylon PPC with message headed "Red Sea " & similar h/s in blue, & Egypt PPC with message headed "Zeitoun Camp/Cairo" and very fine "fancy" 'A,I,F,/Passed by Censor No ("B Details")' h/s (three commas!). [Several troopships that had previously been mail contract vessels were requisitioned for specific voyages only and were therefore not allocated an 'A' number] (4) - "Mooltan" (no 'A' number) Indian PPCs all with "fancy" 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor No' h/s in magenta & each initialled in a different hand, cancelled at Bombay, Aden or Cairo x3. [From the one sender who writes "...on the Mooltan everything is up to date and of the best quality", makes favourable comments about Bombay & disparaging remarks about Aden. (5) - "Orontes" (no 'A' number) Egypt PPC with message headed "Zeitoun Camp/Cairo" and very fine "fancy" 'A,I,F,/ Passed by Censor No ("B Details")' h/s (three commas!; ERD) & 'AUSTRALIAN BASE/9-1-16/DETAILS PO' cds. SIXTEENTH CONVOY: "Demosthenes" (A64) cover with largely fine strike of the small 'Passed by/censor/ ["signature']' h/s in violet overstruck with the scarce 'AI FORCES POSTAGE FREE/8FE16/VIC' cds C A- Lot 1039 EIGHTEENTH CONVOY: "Commonwealth" (A73) cover to Queensland with superb sans serif 'A.I.F./PASSED CENSOR 73' h/s in green C A - "Orsova" (A67) cover with Fremantle machine of 22MAR16 & 'A.I.F./POSTAGE/FREE'-in-circle h/s C A-/B 1042 C A-/B NINTEENTH CONVOY: "Kanowna" (A61) Ceylon PPC with Ceylon 6c & initials of censor; "Makarini" Tyser Line PPC of the ship with name erased by the censor but endorsed "RMS Makarini " on the view side!; and "Nestor" (A71) "War/Special" postcard with 'A,I,F,/Passed by Censor No ("71")' h/s (with three commas!) & British skeleton 'BASE ARMY POST OFFICE/ B /15MY16/ T ' cds. (3) TWENTIETH CONVOY: "Clan MacCorquodale" (A6) Ceylon PPC with very fine sans serif 'A.I.F./PASSED BY CENSOR 6' h/s in violet; and "Euripides" (A14) PPC of the ship with very unusual 'A.I.F./CENSORED' h/s. (2)

8 Page:8 Website: Nov 14, C A/B Ex Lot 1043 CONVOYS via SOUTH AFRICA: Convoy 21 "Afric" (19) South African PPC with superb strike of an unusual 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor' h/s & an unused PPC of the ship; "Argyllshire" (A8) Cape Town PPC with light 'A.I,F,/ Passed by Censor No...' h/s (with two commas), message states "...We are not at CT now but we can't say where we are; "Demosthenes" (A64) PPC of the ship with caption excised by the censor (light h/s) & South African PPC with fine strike of the huge 'A.I.F. PASSED/CENSOR.64' h/s in violet; "Hororata" (A20) Ceylon PPC with 'A,I,F,/ Passed by Censor No ("20") h/s (with three commas); "Suevic" (A29) South African PPC with superb sans serif 'A.I.F./PASSED BY CENSOR ["AWhite Capt"]'. A very desirable group. (7) 300 T 1044 C B 1045 C A Lot Convoy 22 "Barambah" (A37) YMCA envelope with sans serif 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor No ("37")' h/s - another strike on the reverse - to California with 'LARKHILL CAMP/29AU/16/SALISBURY' cds, New York tax h/s & precancelled Postage Due 10c affixed, redirected on arrival with 'SUNNYVALE/1916/SEP/18/CAL' cds on the face. A most unusual troopship item. [The free postage privilege did not extend to foreign countries] - Photograph album of a soldier aboard the "Barambah" with five shipboard shots including an hilarious emergency drill during bath parade, group at Durban, then mostly of Salisbury Plain, London & other tourist spots. Both the album & the 96 small photos are remarkably fine C B Ex Lot "Seang Bee" (A48) Cape Verde PPC with autographs of 15 servicemen mostly from the Medical Corps & quoting their enlistment numbers, headed"hmats Seang Bee" & "At Sea/Sep "; and "Seang Choong" (A49) Sydney YMCA cover with superb 'A.I.F:/PASSED CENSOR 49.' h/s (81x14mm) in violet. (2)

9 Nov 14, 2014 Prestige Philately- Public Auction Australia in WWI Page: C A- Lot Convoy 24 "Seang Choong" (A49) most unusual usage of an OHMS envelope with superb 'A.I.F./PASSED CENSOR A 49.' h/s (86x13mm) in blue, superb 'A.I. FORCES POSTAGE FREE/23SE16/VIC' cds (rated RR) of Melbourne. The only troopship cachet we have noted that includes the prefix 'A' in the inscription. [23/9/1916 was the date the "Seang Choong" departed Melbourne] 1048 C A- Lot 1048 THIRTY FIRST CONVOY: "Boorara" (A42) Ceylon PPC with superb 'A.I.F./ PASSED CENSOR' & separate '42' h/s both in violet, British skeleton 'ARMY POST OFFICE/22JU17/TM1' cds in use at Ismailia & exceptional 'A.I.F. /POSTAGE/FREE'-in-circle h/s applied on return via Perth. The "Boorara" was formerly the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer "Pfalz", captured on 5/8/1914 after what is called "the first shot of the war" was fired across her bow from the fort at Point Nepean (Vic) C B 1050 C A- Lot "Ulysses" (A38) real photo PPC of the hull being repaired with massive steel plates, endorsed on the reverse "HMAT A38 TSS Ulysses/Hole caused by the SS Suffolk colliding with us at Durban SA 14th June 1917", reinforced upper-right corner. CONVOYS via PANAMA: Convoy 33 "Themistocles" (A32) 4pp letter on YMCA stationery from Sgt WJ Holden who writes: "...there are at present four Troop Ships laying here in Colon harbour...the Anchises...the Medic...the Miltidies [he meant "Militiades"]...& Themistocles...The troops are not allowed to go to the town of Colon but are allowed to go on the beach for a swim...the Lunatic...I had under my charge has been placed in Ancon Hospital...there are two towns for the white people & one for the Blacks...that awful decease meningitis has found one or two of our men..." [How odd that he could spell "meningitis" but slipped up on "disease": a Freudian slip perhaps? Also included is an Aberdeen Line PPC of the ship sent under cover] (2 items)

10 Page:10 Website: Nov 14, C B/A Ex Lot Convoy 37 "Nestor" (A71) Australian YMCA envelope & 'LETTER CARD' (a small piece missing from the reverse) both with superb sans serif 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor No ("71")' h/s in violet, the latter item speaks of crossing the International Date Line "...most of the boys are at a loss as regards having two Wednesdays of the same date in the same week..."; also an unused Canadian PPC of the ship. (3 items) 1052 C A- Lot Convoy 38 "Persic" (A34) Australian YMCA envelope with superb sans serif 'A.I.F./Passed by Censor No ("34")' h/s in violet & 'CRISTOBAL CZ/PAQUEBOT' datestamp; and Convoy 40 "Orontes" (no 'A' number) C Ex Lot 1053 The balance of the troopships collection including shipboard usages of PPCs of the "Borda", "Ceramic", "Euripides" (with superb 'A.I. FORCES POSTAGE FREE/6NO15/VIC' cds of Melbourne), "Kyarra", "Mahano", "Persic" & "Suevic" plus another with the ship's name trimmed off by the censor, other unused PPCs of various ships, a good range of shipboard censor handstamps including a few superb strikes, several YMCA items & a cover with 'CHURCH OF ENGLAND/SOLDIERS INSTITUTE/SEYMOUR' imprint, also three New Zealand troopship items, condition rather mixed but many are fine to very fine. Mostly on Tony Finlayson's attractive exhibit pages with lots of background information. (78 items) 2,000 T

11 Nov 14, 2014 Prestige Philately- Public Auction Australia in WWI Page: C A- Lot DIC (Hobart) real photo PPC "Departure of SS Manuka from Hobart with Tasmanian Troops on Board", unused. [The "Manuka" is not recorded as carrying Australian troops. It probably operated between NZ & Australia]