14181934 MacRobertson Air Race GB-Australiacarried by Hewett, Kay Stewart, franked GB 1½d tied by Mildenhall cds & Australia 2d tied by "Sydney 14 NOV 1934" machine pmk, with cachet & signed by Kay. Returned to GB by surface mail, with "Mildenhall 17 DE 34" b/s. VF. AAMC 438 cat $150. Only 200 flown (P) $100$150
14191934 MacRobertson Air Race GB-Australia carried by McGregor & Walker, franked GB 1½d tied by "19 OC 34" cds & Aust KGV 2d red tied by "Melbourne 30 OC 34" cds, with cachet signed by Walker. VF. AAMC 440 cat $300. Only 160 flown (P) $200$300
14201934 MacRoberton Air Race GB-Australia cover carried by Hanson & Jensen (Denmark), franked GB KGV 1½d tied by Mildenhall cds & Australia 2d tied by "Melbourne 7 NO 34" cds, with cachet signed by Hanson, then returned to England with "Mildenhall 11 DE 34" b/s. Also comes with a label used on the Calcutta-Rangoon leg. AAMC 441 cat $400. Only 110 flown, plus the label (only 21 flown). (P) $250$400
14211934 MacRobertson Air Race GB-Abadan carried by Wright & Polandro with large map cachet (engine trouble forced retirement at Calcutta), franked GB ½d tied by Mildenhall cds & with Iran 30d tied by Abadan cds. All covers from this plane were confiscated by Iranian govt for 24hrs & then returned to the pilots, with cachet to this effect, plus rev cachet & endorsement & "Utica NY Jan 18 1935" b/s. VF only 13 of 179 flown had GB ½d stamps, with 110 reported destroyed. AAMC 451a (P) $600$1000
14221934 MacRobertson Air Race GB-Australia printed Airmail envelope opt for RAF/Airbase "Mildenhall" to "RAAF Headquarters, VIC Barracks, Melbourne with Mildenhall 19 OC 34" cds & numbered "54" at LL plus printed Air Race cover franked KGV 4d tied by "Mildenhall 20 OC 34" cds to Germany with red Berlin airmail cachet & "Berlin 21 10 34" b/s - A rare intermediate England-Germany Air Race cover. AAMC ??? Unlisted (P) $200$400
14231934 MacRobertson Air Race GB-Australia, then to NZ, carried by Hewett, Kay & Stewart, printed envelope franked GB 1½d tied by Mildenhall cds & NZ 1d tied by "Palmerston Nth 15 NO 34" cds, signed by Kay. VF. AAMC 438a cat $150. Only 100 flown to NZ (P) $100$150
14241935 Australia-England return flight by Brook after MacRobertson Air Race, franked KGV 1d green tied by "Darwin 21 MR 35" cds & GB KGV 1½d tied by "Croydon 1 APR 1935" machine pmk, plus endorsed & signed by pilot who set a then record time for the flight. VF. AAMC 493 cat $400. Only 85 flown (P) $300$500
14251935 (2 Oct) Melbourne-Whitemark registered crash cover franked Air 3d & KGV 5d tied by Bourke St cds (5d floated off & reattached), with Bourke St East reg label. AAMC 535. Plus slip of paper with typed "Recovered from Air-liner 'Loina' in saturated condition" with light strike of double oval "Superintendent of Mails General Post Office Hobart 6 OCT 1935" cachet, plus a small newspaper clipping about recovered mail. Amazingly also comes with the original PO "Registered Articles Despatch List" showing this 1 of only 5 registered on the flight, same endorsement & cds. Unique group! (P) $800$1200
14261934 Brisbane-Adelaide Centenary Air Race cover (19 Dec) signed by pilot Ernest O Collibee. AAMC 687. Odd minor tone but scarce, only 51 flown. (P) $150$200
14271937 Brisbane-Capetown FFC by Mrs Bonney, franking inc Queensland QV 1d & KGV Duty stamp!, then returned to Brisbane by surface mail with Brisbane & Capetown cds, plus usual cachet & signature. VF. AAMC 716. Very rare franking. (P) $350$500
14281937 FFC Brisbane-Capetown by Mrs Bonney, intermediate to Thailand franked KGV 2d red tied by "Brisbane 8 APR 1937" machine pmk, then franked Thai 6s & 10s tied by "Bangkok 24 4 37" cds for return to Australia with Brisbane arrival b/s, special cachet front & back plus signed by pilot. AAMC 714f. Extremely rare, only 7 flown to Thailand of which 2 were sent back by sea. (P) $900$1500
14291937 Australia-USA FFC via Hong Kong use of KGV 1½d brown Postcard uprated + 2/6½d, tied by "Adelaide Raily 19 AP 37" cds & with special FAM 14 plane cachet, to Canada with b/s of Hong Kong & San Francisco. AAMC 727 cat $200++. Only 186 flown & most unusual as stationery. (P) $130$200
14301938 Java-Australia franked 25c tied by "Bandoeng 2 7 38" cds with KNILM cachet & Sydney arrival b/s. F-VF. AAMC 815 cat $125 $60$80
14311938 "Calpurnia" Crash cover (27 Nov) from Sussex to Victoria with original contents (Christmas card). Stamp floated off & ragged lower edge. VF for this type of crash cover. With PO "Advice Note". AAMC 834 cat "from $125". (3 Items) $80$150
14321939 "Guba" large cover front franked Queen 1d tied by "Rose Bay 3 JE 39" cds, Seychelles 6c tied by "Victoria JU 17 39" cds & KUT 20c, 50c & 1/- tied by "Kisumu 23 JU 39" cds, with reg label. Originally with Sydney return address, changed to Papua address & endorsed at UL "First Airmail flight from Australia to Africa across the Indian Ocean by the Guba". Several folds. AAMC 866 cat $950+. Probably unique combination & usage (P) $300$600
14331939 (22 July) Dilly (Portuguese Timor) to Adelaide franked Timor 20a tied by Timor pmk & signed by all crew & passengers. VF. AAMC 874(var). (P) $500$800
14341945 Airmail cover franked KGV 3d brown, 6d kooka & 9d Platypus tied by "Sydney 30 OCT 1945" machine pmk, to France with O.A.T. underlined h/s in red. $70$100
14351945 Airmail cover franked Kooka 6d & Lyre 1/-, tied by "Rose Bay 16 NO 45" cds, to Switzerland with small boxed "OAT" in red & "Unterengstringen 27 XI 45" arrival b/s. VF. $80$120
14361945 Airmail cover franked Queen 1½d, Roo ½d, Platypus 9d & Lyre 1/-, tied by "Rose Bay 11 DE 45" cds, to Switzerland with censor tape & cachet, plus large oval OAT h/s in red, arrival b/s of "Unter Engstringen 4 VI 45" cds. $80$120
14371946 (15 Sept) 7d KGVI Airletter printed for "Trans-Pacific Air Service", Australia-Canada, framed cachet in violet, Vancouver arrival b/s. AAMC 1066a cat $400. Only 100 flown. (P) $275$375
14381947 (14 Oct) Qantas FFC to Norfolk Is & return. 2 covers with special vignettes & Norfolk or Australia 5½d, both signed by pilot. AAMC 1113-14 cat $200 which is way too low. (2) (P) $150$250
14391949 Sydney-Hong Kong with vignette & signed by pilot, franked KGVI 2½d tied by "GPO Sydney 5 MR 49" cds & Hong Kong KGVI 2c tied by "Kowloon 17 MR 49" cds. AAMC 1204 cat $150. (P) $80$120
14401949 Sydney-Hong Kong & return flight covers, both signed by pilot & with appropriate vignettes (gum spot on 1). F-VF. AAMC 1218-19 cat $200. (2) (P) $100$150
14411949 (28 Jul) Hong Kong-Sydney with blue vignette "First Regular Service" printed at angle, signed by pilot, franked Hong Kong 10c (2) tied "28 JU 49" cds. VF fresh. AAMC 1219 cat $100. $60$90
1442Australian Airmail Catalogue, current 2008 edition by Eustis & Frommer. 278 pgs. New A4 soft cover format with upwards price revisions & updated historical notes. Essential reference $90$120
AUSTRALIA - FIRST DAY COVERS
1443 1928 Kookaburra 3d single from sheet of 120 on plain FDC tied "Fremantle 2.11.28". Superb. ACSC 133y cat $2000. The best quality we've seen. A great rarity, very few known (P) $1000 $2000
14441932 (1 June) Kooka 6d on plain registered cover tied by "Tooraweenah NSW" cds, to Philippines with 4 diff transit & arrival b/s plus arrival cds on front. ACSC 150g cat $275, premium for rare destination (P) $200$300
14451932 (1 June) 6d Kooka on registered FDC tied by "Sydney 1 JE 32" cds. F-VF, sl aging. ACSC cat $275. Scarce. (P) $130$200
14461932 Lyrebird 1/- on plain FDC cancelled at Bourke 15 FE 32. Superb (P) $250$300
14471934 Victoria Centenary set 2d, 3d & 1/- on plain FDC used Camberwell (2 Jul) to Adelaide, very minor tone on an odd perf. ACSC 153y cat $600. The scarcest of the 1930s FDC. (P) $400$600
14481935 ANZAC 2d & 1/- on plain reg'd FDC, East Geelong (18 Mar) to USA, various b/s, odd blemish. ACSC 165y. Scarce. (P) $250$300
14491943 (1 Jan) Queen Elizabeth 1d brown marginal blk of 4 tied by "Killara 1 JA 43" cds with neat typed address. VF fresh. ACSC cat $400+. (P) $300$400
14501949 Arms 5/- on illustrated type-written cover used Sydney to England. Clean. $50$75
AUSTRALIA - POSTAL STATIONERY
1451Aerogramme: 1952 KGVI 10d/7d opt SPECIMEN in large red hollow capitals. VF fresh UN, folded once. (P) $80$120
1452Aerogramme: 1952 Constellation 10c opt SPECIMEN in large red hollow capitals. VF fresh UN, folded once. ASC A5(s). $80$120
1453Aerogramme-Official: 1952 On His Majesty's Service Postage Paid Airletter, h/s SPECIMEN in violet. Superb fresh UN. ASC OA2s cat $150 for normal. (P) $100$150
1454Aerogramme-Official: 1955 use of stampless "Postage Paid" with "On His Majesty Service" opt & variety "spur on A of MAIL". VFU to England with "Melbourne 8 SEP 1955" machine pmk. ASC OA2a. Late usage of KGVI era stationery. $60$100
1456Envelope: 1923 KGV Octagonal 1½d green with postage. Superb fresh UN. ASC E15 cat $75+. $40$60
1457Envelope: 1922 KGV Octagonal 2d red with postage. VF fresh UN, typical paper for issue. ASC E11 cat $80. $40$60
1458Envelope: 1953 QEII Large Die 3½d orange PTPO printed matter rate, opt SPECIMEN. Superb fresh UN. From special small printing of less than 400 for UPU sets, not sold w/o opt. $80$120
1459Envelope-Official: 1919 use of Victoria QV 1d red with OS dots in die on Education Dept long envelope uprated KGV ½d green with "Merton 29 JL 19" cds. The scarcer smooth paper. VF. Stieg DB3f cat US$100++. (P) $70$100
1460Envelope-Official: 1919 use of KGV 1d red with OS dots in die on Education Dept long grey envelope uprated KGV ½d perf OS, with "Walpeup 13 AU 19" cds. Superb fresh. (P) $70$120
1461Envelope-Official: 1919 use of Victoria QV 1d red with OS dots in die, uprated KGV 1½d brown with "Koroit 15 JL 19" cds. FU. Rare mixed franking. (P) $100$200
1462Envelope-Official: 1919 use of Victoria QV 1d red with OS dots in die, uprated KGV ½d perf OS (4), with "Yarragon 16 JL 19" cds. FU. Rare mixed franking. (P) $100$200
1463Envelope-Official: 1930 KGV Octagonal Postage with OS in die & surch TWO PENCE on 1½d red long Education Dept envelope. 2 sm tones at left hardly detract, VF fresh UN. Scarce as such. $70$100
1464Envelope-Official: KGV selection of OS in die long OHMS Education Dept envelopes, with Octagonal Postage 2d uprated KGV 2d red (1923), THREE HALFPENCE on 2d (1924), 1½d uprated QEII 1d pr (1955), then KGV Oval OS die TWO PENCE on 1½d uprated ½d roo x3 (1956), 2d uprated Queen 2d (1957) - no flap & the same UN. Odd fold or tear, overall VF appearance. Nice group. (6) $100$150
1465Envelopes-PTPO: 1918 KGV "Star" 1½d black-brown & red-brown die 3 (tall thin "1½d"), no "Postage", with printed company name, logo, or return address, inc coloured papers (3). Fair to mostly F-VFU. All diff. (16) $250$400
1466Envelopes-PTPO: 1924 KGV "Star" 1½d red with printed company name, logo, or return address, NSW, SA, Tas & Victoria. Fair to mostly F-VFU, plus 5 UN (scarce) inc extra-long type. All diff (45) $400$600
1467Envelopes-PTPO: 1928 KGV Oval 1½d red with printed company name, logo, or return address (some uprated ½d), plus surch "Two Pence" (3) -these retail $50+ ea. Fair to mostly F-VFU, a couple UN, all diff. (16) $220$300
1468Envelopes-PTPO: 1928 KGV Oval 1d green with printed company name, logo, or return address, a few pictorial or "all over" reverse text, various sizes. Fair to mostly F-VFU. All diff. (115) $800$1200
1469Envelope-PTPO: 1930 KGV Oval 2d red with printed company name, logo, or return address for NSW, Qld, SA, Tas & Victoria inc OHMS & long types. Fair to mostly F-VFU. (3 are fronts only). (58) $450$650
1470Envelope-PTPO: 1951 KGVI 3d green round die PTPO Printed Matter rate opt SPECIMEN (80x13mm). Superb fresh UN. From special small printing of 356 for UPU sets, not sold w/o opt. (P) $150$250
1471Envelope-PTPO: Ca1930 KGV 1d green oval Die window envelope with pictorial "Medallion Saline" red logo UL, as seen on similar Groves McVitty envelopes. Superb fresh UN, rare thus. (P) $70$120
1472Food Parcel Label: 1948 5/10 blue cut-out with huge margins MLH (1). CTO/VFU (2) inc 1 with variety "teardrop". (3). (P) $60$120
1473Food Parcel Label: KGVI 5/10 blue Myer label with Melbourne roller pmk. Trimmed at base, o/w FU. (P) $180$300
1475Lettercard: 1914 use of Kangaroo 1d dark brown die 2 with view Zoological Gardens Perth WA in unframed part oval w/o sky, uprated KGV 1d red engraved & South Australia QV 1d red, with "Adelaide 5 FEB 14" machine pmk. To Germany, with long message & margins intact. VFU. Unusual mixed franking/uprating. ASC L6. (P) $300$500
1476Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d violet-black die 1, perf 10, with view "Murray River West Aust ". Superb fresh UN. ASC L7 cat $100+. Rare so nice. $70$100
1477Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d black, Die 2, perf 12½, with view Railway Sleepers. Superb U. ASC L10 cat $90+. Scarce so nice. $60$80
1478Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d blackish-brown, Die 2, perf 12½, with view Railway Sleepers. FU. ASC L10 cat $90. $50$70
1479Lettercard: 1915 KGV 1d dark greenish-black, Die 2, perf 12½, with view Railway Sleepers. FU. ASC L10 cat $90. $50$70
1480Lettercard: 1960 QEII 5d blue opt SPECIMEN. VF UN. ACSC 59. Only 420 opt. $50$80
1482Lettercard: 1921 KGV 2d orange on grey stock with view "Government House Sydney NSW". UN, edges stained/stuck or part missing on address side, view itself still nice. ASC L25 cat $350. $50$70
1483Lettercard: 1922 KGV 2d red with view Log Train Jarrah Forest WA. VF UN, evenly yellowed stock. ASC L26 cat $175. Rare view on this card. (P) $180$250
1485Lettercard-Military: 1916 KGV 1d red "Australian Imperial Force" at base. Superb fresh UN, impossible to find better. ASC X2.1 cat $350+++, unchanged for 10+ years! Very rare in such pristine condition. (P) $550$750
1486Official "OHMS Returned Letter DLO" envelopes from same correspondence, Apr & Jun 1915, 2 distinct envelope types (rounded & printed flaps) & variations in text on reverse, Sydney to Kogarah & redirected to Rose Bay. F-VF. Scarce. (2) $80$120
1487Postcard: 1911 KGV 1d black Coronation card with Prince in rectangle with oak leaves. Superb fresh UN. ASC P4 cat $95+ Scarce so nice (P) $80$120
1488Postcard: 1911 KGV 1d purple-black Coronation card with Queen in rectangle with unshaded scrollwork. VF UN. ASC P4 cat $95 (P) $70$100
1489Postcard 1911 KGV 1d red with Bourke St Melb in grey black. F UN. ASC P5 cat $150. (P) $70$100
1490Postcard: 1911 KGV 1d red with view Bourke St Melb in black. Superb fresh UN. ASC P5 cat $150++. Rare so nice. (P) $110$150
1491Postcard: 1911 KGV 1d redwith view Flinders St, Station & Trains, Melbourne in greyish black. F UN. ASC P5 cat $150. (P) $70$100
1492Postcard: 1911 KGV 1d red, view Gilderoy Ranges, Vic, used to Ireland, cancelled "T.P.O.3/UP20JE12/VICTORIA". ASC P-5. Pristine (P) $100$150
1493Postcard: 1911 KGV 1d red with view Gold Mine Victoria in dull black. F UN. ASC P5 cat $150. (P) $70$100
1494Postcard: 1911 KGV 1d red with view Spring St Melb in dull black. F UN. ASC P5 cat $150. (P) $70$100
1495Postcard: 1911 KGV 1d red with Swanston St Melb in brownish-black. UN, sl flts. ASC P5 cat $150 $50$80
1496Postcard: 1952 KGVI 3d opt larger SPECIMEN (105x17mm) with h/s date on reverse "5 NOV 1952". Superb fresh UN. ASC P40(s). Only a total of 356 printed of both opt sizes. (P) $150$300
1497Postcard: 1952 KGVI 3d opt SPECIMEN (80x13mm). Superb fresh UN. ASC P40(s). Believed only a tiny quantity printed of this smaller size opt, possibly as few as 20, to fill a later UPU order. (P) $500$1000
1498Postcard-Official: 1928 KGV 1d green with solid OS in die & printed message for School Committee Meeting & imprint date of "4.28". VF fresh UN. (P) $150$250
1499Registered Envelope: 1913 Kangaroo 4d orange long type, uprated KGV 1d violet for later re-issue. UN, minor edge tones. ASC R3 cat $350. Very scarce. (P) $100$200
1503Registered Envelope: 1951 KGVI 1/0½d opt SPECIMEN (80 x 13mm). Superb fresh UN. ASC R37(s). Only 356 printed. (P) $100$200
1504Registered Envelope: 1958 QEII 1/7 on cream opt large SPECIMEN (115 x 17mm), with h/s date on reverse "8 JUL 1957". VF fresh UN. ASC R39(s). Only about 400 printed. $100$150
1505Registered Post - International Envelopes both sizes, standard size with registration panel & tags totally omitted, large size registered numbers omitted. VF UN. (2) $50$100
1506Wrapper: 1960 QEII 5d blue opt larger SPECIMEN (115 x 17mm). Superb fresh UN. ASC W22(s). Only 420 printed. $80$120
1507 Wrapper-Official: 1919 use of KGV 1d red with OS dots in die type A on Education Dept long wrapper uprated KGV ½d green perf OS, Mansfield 5 AU 19 cds. Superb condition for a wrapper. (P) $1000 $1500
1508Wrapper-Official: 1920 use of KGV 1d red with OS dots in die type B on Education Dept long wrapper uprated KGV ½d green perf OS with "Terang 31 AU 20?" cds. VF fresh in unusually nice condition for a wrapper. (P) $600$900
AUSTRALIA - OTHER COVERS
15091917 cover franked Kangaroo 2½d 2nd wmk, tied by "Hobart 5 MR 17" cds, to Belgian soldier on the front in Holland, with censor tape & h/s plus arrival notation "25/5/17". VF. ACSC 10 cat $120++ on cover. Most unusual usage & destination. (P) $100$200
15101918 Censor cover franked Kangaroo 2d 3rd wmk & KGV ½d green single wmk, tied by "Sydney JL 24 1918" machine pmk. To Switzerland with censor tape & Basel 12 X 1918 " arrival b/s. (P) $100$150
15111919 use of OHMS Lettersheet for Notification of Infections Disease, w/o stamp & thus taxed, with "T 1½d" in oval, "Melbourne 3 FE 19" machine pmk. VF. $80$120
15121919 use of OHMS Lettersheet for Notification of Infections Disease, franked KGV 1½d black-brown, tied by Melbourne 7 FE 19 machine pmk. $50$100
15131919 Registered cover franked Kangaroo 6d blue 3rd wmk (perf flts), tied by "Enmore 7 OC 19" cds & with reg label, to USA with b/s inc Sydney, New York, Boston & West Somerville. ACSC 19 cat $200 on cover. (P) $100$150
15141931 cover to England franked Sturt 1½d & 3d tied by strikes of "LORD HOWE ISLAND/NSW" (16 Mar) cds. VF (P) $100$200
15151933 Western Australia Referendum Day 8th April pictorial cover "Vote Secession" pictorial printed cachet in red with green hand struck cachet "Secession Victory/10th May 1933/Celebration Day Cover" franked KGV 1d tied by Perth 10th May machine cancel. Odd tiny tones. A rare cover as this movement failed. (P) $100$200
15161933 Western Australia Referendum Day 8th April pictorial cover "Vote Secession" pictorial printed cachet in red with blue hand struck cachet " Referendum Day Cover" franked KGV 1d tied by Perth 8th April machine cancel. Odd tiny tones. A rare cover. (P) $100$200
15171934 Macarthur 9d purple single franking (minor tones) on Aust-England FFC addressed to Penang Straits Settlements. Scarce solo usage. ACSC 160 cat $350. (P) $200$300
15181935 airmail cover (roughly opened) by Sydney (3 Dec) to Japan, typewritten "Passenger - "President Wilson" (Lincoln m/s above) from Hong Kong - December 18th", plus Shipping Line d/s, Japanese boxed h/s & m/s markings on front, b/s Yokohama. Rare 10d per ½oz air mail from Australia. (P) $275$400
15191936 KGV 5d Registered Envelope uprated Cable 3d & KGV 1/4d (unusually w/c) for air mail Biloela (Qld) to Greece, provisional registration label, Rockhampton, Darwin, Athens. Attractive example of ½oz 1/9 rate, plus 3d registration. (P) $150$250
15201937 Registered airmail cover to Brazil franked 1d QM + 3d KGV + 1/6 Air paying 1/7 airmail + 3d registration air service via Singapore/England, surface mail to Germany where 7.7.37 Berlin b/s applied for airmail carriage to Brazil, pictorial "DEUTSCH LUFTPOST / EUROPA-SUDAMERICA" airmail/zeppelin cachet in magenta. Rare Australian original German South America service airmail cover. (P) $300$500