21st CENTURY AUCTIONS

Australia Postal History

RVC255) Australia selection of 8 S & M Miller Bros (Victorian stamp dealers) 1940-1951 covers including different types, registered (3), censored, red paid meter etc, some with better franking, interesting group, Price $179
 
APH5106) Australia 1914. Small printed advertising cover for and to the YMCA San Francisco bearing 1d & 2d 1st wmk. Kangaroos, tied by Melbourne machine cancel of 28AU.14. Clean neat cover, overpaid ½d. Mailed exactly 1 month after the beginning of The Great War, not censored as the USA did not enter the war until April of 1917. Germany had made a secret offer to help Mexico regain territories lost in the Mexican–American War in an encoded telegram known as the Zimmermann Telegram, which was intercepted by British intelligence. Publication of that communique outraged Americans just as German submarines started sinking American merchant ships in the North Atlantic. Pres. Woodrow Wilson then asked Congress for "a war to end all wars" that would "make the world safe for democracy", and Congress voted to declare war on Germany on April 6, 1917. The 2d cat. $275 on cover. Price $210
 
APH5048) Australia 1915 (Nov 27) use of 2½d Roo strip of 3 (1st Wmk) on cover to USA, with Sydney machine cancel, endorsed per s.s. "Sonoma". Strips of 3 are rare. Neat typewritten cover, small part flap missing. Price $295

APH5047) Australia 3d Olive 3rd wmk. Kangaroo Die I BW #13 (fine) solo franking on 1917 (Mar 23) colour PPC of breaking waves from Albany to Refugee Committee in Folkestone, England. Price $98
 
APH2009) Australia 1922 cover with KGV Single wmk 1d Violet BW 76 paying the printed matter rate tied by Adelaide machine cancel, Cat $50 on cover, Price $39

APH5056) Australia 6d Chestnut Die IIB 3rd wmk. Kangaroo BW #21 solo franking on 1924 (May 10) Toowoomba (Qld) small registered cover to Brisbane, red Q4A registration label, light soiling. An illustrated Southern Cross Assurance self-addressed cover, Cat $250 (on cover). Slightly roughly opened with minor tear not affecting stamps & small part of flap missing. Price $195

APH5056) Australia KGV Large Multiple wmk. 2d Red-Brown and 1d green both perf 'OS' on small cover, BW #97ba, tied by Melbourne machine cancel to USA 1925 (May 20), reverse beards Australian Coat of Arms on flap. Cat $400, price $295

APH5057) Australia 6d Chestnut Die IIB 3rd wmk Kangaroo BW #21 solo franking on 1925 (Nov 28) Launceston (Vic) small registered cover to USA, red T6B provisional registration label, Cat $250 on cover. Price $185
 
APH5380) Australia 1928 cover to Switzerland with KGV SM wmk perf 14 3d Blue die I type A BW 106A, some soiling on top perfs, tied by Sydney machine cancel, Cat $100 on cover, Price $59
 
APH4631) Australia 1929 Airmail cover to Perth with 1929 3d Airmail type B x 2 & KGV SM wmk perf 13½ x 12½ 1½d Rose-red all tied by strikes of ‘CARNARVON/31JUL29/WESTERN AUSTRALIA’ cds, cover has been ‘sealed’ with hinges at top with one 3d partially covered by hinges, 3d Cat $75 on multiple franking cover, Price $69
 
APH4049) Australia 1929 Airmail cover with 1929 3d Airmail Type B BW 135 & KGV SM wmk perf 13½ x 12½ 1½d Red x 2 all tied by two strikes of ‘M.R.R./3.30P 4 NO 29/GPO/PERTH’ cds of the Mail Receiving Room Perth GPO which came into use c1904, endorsed ‘’Aerial’, attractive cover with unusual cds, 20mm tear on back, 3d Airmail Type B Cat $75 on multi franking cover, Price $69
 
APH4046) Australia 1929 cover to Perth with 1929 3d Airmail Type B BW 135 x 2 & KGV SM wmk perf 13½ x 12½ 1½d Red, endorsed ‘Aerial Mail’, 3d Airmail Type B Cat $75 on multi franking cover, Price $79

APH4037) Australia 1929 cover to Perth with 1929 3d Airmail Type B BW 135 & KGV SM wmk perf 13½ x 12½ 1½d Red, tied by ‘CARNARVON/27OC29/WESTERN AUSTRALIA’ cds, endorsed Per Airmail, 3d Airmail Type B Cat $75 on multi franking cover, Price $69

APH2077) Australia 1930 small official envelope printed H.I. (His Imperial) Japanese Majesty’s Consulate Adelaide S. A. Bears solo use of 2d Red KGV SMW. Stamp has striking pre-printing paper crease from base through E N of pence and to King’s Neck. Cancelled by Adelaide slogan of 15 NOV 1930 “COMMONWEALTH LOANS /NOW OPEN/APPLY AT ONCE” neat typewritten cover. Price $149
 
APH3030) Australia 1930 ‘Melbourne Pottery Co’ advertising cover to Essendon with KGV SM wmk perf 13½ x 12½ 1d Green paying the printed matter rate tied by Melbourne machine cancel, with straight line ‘Commercial Papers Only’ handstamp, attractive, Cat $10 on cover, Price $19.99
 
APH5382) Australia 1931 cover to Switzerland with 1931 3d Kingsford Smith BW 142, tied by Melbourne machine cancel, Cat $50 on cover, Price $39
 
APH5371) Australia 1932? Cover to Switzerland with 1932 3d Bridge tied by indistinct MYRTLEFORD ? VIC cds, Cat $40 on cover, Price $29
 
APH2007) Australia 1933 Airmail cover to Perth with KGV C of A 2d Scarlet & 1929 3d Airmail type A tied by ‘CARNARVON/????33/W.A.’ cds, 3d Cat $30 on multi franking cover, Price $24.99
 
APH5350) Australia 1933 cover to Germany with KGV C of A 3d Blue BW 109, tied by Sydney machine cancel & Sydney cds, Cat $30 on cover, Price $24.99


APH2062) Australia 1934 “Bantam” cover to Manchester UK, bearing solo use of Vic. Cent. 2d perf. 11½. Cancelled by Sydney Slogan of 18 JLY 1934 “VISIT/SUNY/AUSTRALIA” Scarce usage, price $39
 
APH4100) Australia 1934 cover to the USA with 1934 2d Macarthur & KGV C of A wmk 1d Green, tied by ‘SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE/230P 15AU34/N.S.W.’ cds, small bend at lower right, attractive cover, 2d Bridge Cat $25 on multi franking cover, Price $29
 
APH443) Australia 1935 ‘THE ROOFSAVER COY’ advertising cover with 1934 2d Macarthur ‘Dark Hills’ tied by Newcastle machine cancel, attractive advertising cover with scarcer franking Cat $75 on cover, Price $69
 
APH5330) Australia 1935 ‘P & O BRANCH SEVICE’ Airmail cover to Vic with 1929 3d Airmail type A & 1935 2d Jubilee tied by Perth machine cancel, with original letter from SS Baradine on pictorial ‘P & O Branch Service (One Class Only)’ letterhead stationery in brown, most attractive, 3d Cat $30 on multi franking cover, Price $39
 
APH1619) Australia 1935 Airmail cover to the UK with 1934 No wmk 1/6d Hermes BW 151, tied by Perth machine cancels, Cat $40 on cover, Price $29
 
APH2003) Australia 1936 cover to Geelong with KGV C of A 1d Green paying the printed matter rate tied by Melbourne machine cancel, with boxed ‘TRAVEL INTERSTATE/- BY SEA –‘ handstamp in red, attractive, Cat $10 on cover, Price $14.99
 
APH5376) Australia 1936? Airmail cover to Switzerland with 1934 No wmk 1/6d Hermes BW 151 & 1936 3d Cable (perf faults) with indistinct cds cancels, endorsed ‘Australia - Italy’, 1/6d Cat $40 on multi franking cover, Price $39
 
APH2090) Australia 1936 Airmail cover to the UK with no watermark 1/6d Hermes with ‘3 MELBOURNE 3/29DE36/VIC’ cds, re-directed upon arrival with GB Edw VIII 1d Red affixed & tied by ‘LONDON F.S./ 11 JA/37/9’ cds, with ‘BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR machine cancel on reverse, missing flap, attractive cover, 1/6d Cat $40 on cover, Price $49
 
APH1113) Australia 1936 Airmail cover to Java with 1932 6d Kookaburra BW 150 & 1936 3d SA Centy tied by ‘3 AIR MAIL 3/ 5.15 P 18SE36/SYDNEY N.S.W.’ cds, flap torn, 6d Cat $50 on multi franking cover (3d also Cat $50), Price $49
 
APH4058) Australia 1936 cover to the USA with 1936 3d Cable BW 170 tied by Melbourne machine cancel, Cat $40 on cover, Price $35
 
APH4062) Australia 1936 ‘ELLIOTT & DIBB’ cover to NZ with 1936 3d Cable BW 170 not cancelled in Australia but tied by ‘AUCKLAND N.Z./6JL36/LOOSE LETTER’ NZ cds, with typed ‘Per s.s. MONOWAI’ Cat $40 on cover, tear on back due to carless opening, attractive & unusual, Cat $40 on cover, Price $49
 
APH1118) Australia 1936 Airmail cover to Batavia with 1932 6d Kookaburra BW 150 & 1936 3d SA Centy, tied by Sydney machine cancel, Batavia arrival backstamp, stamps are each Cat $50 on multi franking cover, Price $59
 
APH1100) Australia 1936 Airmail cover to Batavia with 1932 6d Kookaburra BW 150 & 1936 3d Cable, tied by Sydney machine cancel, Batavia arrival backstamp, stamps are each Cat $50 on multi franking cover, stamps are each Cat $50 on multi franking cover, Price $59
 
APH1115) Australia 1937 Airmail cover to Batavia with 1932 6d Kookaburra BW 150 & KGV C of A wmk 3d Blue, tied by Sydney machine cancel, Batavia arrival backstamp, 6d Kooka Cat $50 on multi franking cover, Price $49
 
APH3005) Australia 1937 ‘Blue Funnel Line’ colour postcard showing single funnel steamship with KGV SM wmk perf 13½ x 12½? 1½d BW 93 tied by indistinct SA cds, with straight line ‘PAQUEBOT’ handstamp in black, few minor wrinkles, attractive, Cat $50 on cover ($100 if C of A wmk), Price $49
 
APH1119) Australia 1937 Airmail cover to Java with KGV C of A wmk 3d & 1932 6d Kookaburra BW 150 tied by ‘3 AIR MAIL 3/ 4 P 25MR37/SYDNEY N.S.W.’ cds, flap torn, 6d Cat $50 on multi franking cover, Price $39
 
APH1111) Australia 1937 Airmail cover to Java with KGV C of A wmk 1d, 1932 6d Kookaburra BW 150 (fault) & 1936 3d SA Centy BW 172 tied by ‘4-AIR MAIL-4/6P 5FE37/SYDNEY N.S.W/’ cds, total of 10d paying Airmail, postage & Late Fee, flap torn, 3d SA Cat $50 on multi franking cover, Price $75
 
APH3004) Australia 1937 Airmail cover to Melbourne with 1929 3d Airmail Type B BW 135 & KGV C of A 2d Scarlet tied by ‘1 AIR MAIL 1/7 P 7SE37/BRISBANE QLD’ cds, 3d Airmail Type B Cat $75 on multi franking cover, Price $69
 
APH1633) Australia 1938 Airmail cover to Sydney with KGV C of A wmk 5d Orange-brown tied by Brisbane machine cancel, missing back flap, Cat $30 on cover, Price $24.99
 
RVC269) Australia 1938-1959 selection of 28 covers & 1 wrapper from Australian stamp dealers, mostly different with many registered, noted Arnold Wheeler, Australian Stamp Auctions, K Baker, Baker & Moloney, A Campe, Goulburn Stamp Co, Kelson & Co, Miller Bros, Orlo Smith (censored), Public Stamp Co, Peter K Stalley/Wide World & Stalley’s Stamp Shop, Standard Stamp Co, Max Stern etc, also Sydney Philatelic Club, Philatelic Soc of NSW and RPSV, also an ASM wrapper, wide range of interesting & better franking, condition a little mixed, a great opportunity, Price $629
 
APH5009) Australia 1946 Peace 2½d Pair, 3½d x 3 & 5½d on 1946 registered Airmail long cover to Switzerland, tied by ‘RIALTO/330P 22FE46/MELBOURNE VIC’ cds, various backstamps, some edge tears & vertical filing folds, 3½d Cat $30 on multi franking cover (5½d is $25) Price $29


RVC406) Australia 1947 large registered ‘D.K.L. King & Co’ cover to NSW with 1945 5½d Gloucester & 1d Green Queen Elizabeth die I pair tied by ‘G.P.O. SYDNEY/18SE47P/c/N.S.W. AUST’ cds, 5½d Cat $25 on multi franking cover, Price $24.99
 
APH1623) Australia 1950? ‘The New York Junk Co’ Airmail opened out , cover to the UK with 1931 6d Sepia Airmail & 1/- small Lyrebird, tied by Melbourne machine cancel, unusual late usage, 6d Cat $125 on multi franking cover, Price $79
 
RVC402) Australia 1956 registered Airmail ‘Max Stern’ cover to NSW with 1941 3½d on 3d surcharge block of 4 & Vic QV 1½d Green with faint strikes of ‘COMMERCE HOUSE/17JA/56/MELB’ cds & Commerce House reg. label, attractive cover with unusual franking, Price $39

APH5051) Australia 1968 (Mar 26) use of 1c & 4c on CSIRO OHMS Post Card from Melbourne to USA, ‘PRINTED MATTER ONLY’ handstamp on face. Ex Arthur Gray. Price $119
 
APH2040) Australia 1970. Small airmail cover to Switzerland. Bears 1970 Expo pair plus 5c Royal Visit to make correct airmail rate, all tied by Perth Royal Visit Slogan of 13 APR 1970. Neat clean cover. Rare usage, Price $125 

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