with Roo œd unused & used to King Island, Roo 1d unused & CTO but addressed, KGV 1d green Die 1 CTO BW #W12x (2), etc; Stamped to Order KGV 1d violet & QEII 3d green both used; also a packet of fronts only including Roo œd very late usage with KGV œd orange & 1d green both perf 'OS', another with Small 'OHMS' Overprint, and Stamped-to-Order including KGV 1d red, 1d violet x2, 1d green Die I & Die 3, KGVI 2d (stained...
Public Auction #186 - Postal Stationary
By: Prestige Philately Pty Ltd
Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #186 - Postal Stationary
Prestige Philately is proud to present their first public auction devoted to the fascinating world of postal stationery. Offerings include the outstanding collections of Australian Postal Cards and Wrappers formed by Melbourne collectors John Sinfield and Mark Diserio respectively.
John Sinfield, probably the Number One collector of Australian postal stationery and one of Australia's most accomplished exhibitors, has put together a Postal Cards collection that was awarded Large Gold at the international exhibition in China in 2009. This exhibit also won Large Gold - with Felicitations of the Jury - and the National Grand Prix at Sydney Stamp Show in 2011.
Mark Diserio has enjoyed a lower profile as a collector but both his Registration Envelopes and Wrappers (Large Vermeil at Australia 2013) have been accorded high marks in competition.
Combining elements of traditional stamp collecting and postal history, postal stationery is a field of great scope and inherent interest.
Essays, proofs, varieties and freaks - all elements of serious stamp collecting - are all in evidence here. Especially with the Kangaroo and KGV Sideface designs, such items compete for inclusion in collections of stamps and postal stationery. In fact, many sophisticated collectors hold to the view that designs common to both stamps and postal stationery are an integral part of the story of those stamp issues.
Postal history enthusiasts can also look to used postal stationery for evidence of rates, routes, and postal markings. It should be noted that some postal rates are actually best represented by postal stationery.
In addition, thematic or topical collectors can also find much of interest in the field of postal stationery. Scenic and other illustrated issues are obvious candidates but many subtle connections can also be identified by the experienced thematicist. Collectors of underpaid or registered mail, of advertising and official emissions, will also find much of interest here, including some of the rarest items in the latter fields.
It is these intertwined interests that reveal much of the appeal of postal stationery. This is a multi-faceted discipline that can engage on multiple levels.
In particular, I would draw your attention to what is surely the most comprehensive group of 1917 reissued reply postal cards ever assembled in one sale: Lots 2088 to 2095. Also of great note are the exceptional ½d+½d Kangaroo Reply Postal Card (Lot 2173) and the KGVI+Queen Mother “doubleton” Wrapper (Lot 2354).
Unsold lots available at 80% of estimate.
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Lot #2260 - wrappers
comprising KGV œd green x150+, 1d red x16, and œd+œd green x15, some postmark interest. Study potential.
Lot #2261 - wrappers
with KGV œd green cutouts x9 but otherwise stripped bare. [Charlie Fawcett, writing for the "Australian Stamp Monthly" as "Harold Charles", was a leading postal stationery collector & commentator. In the 1960s, his collection was sold by the album (!) by the long-defunct Australian Stamp Auctions. The startling thing is that this album was apparently unsold first time around!]
Lot #2262 - wrappers kangaroo
œd green BW #W1 1) to New Zealand, the rate was œd up to 10oz; 2) to England with superb GB '2D/I.S./G.' tax h/s, the rate was 1d up to 8oz; and 3) to Germany uprated with 1d Roo Die II pair, the rate was 1d up to 4oz + œd for each additional 2oz, so the article weighed between 8 & 10oz. The three overseas rates: to NZ & Fiji; to UK & Ireland; and to Other British Empire & Foreign Countries.
Lot #2263 - wrappers kangaroo
œd green BW #W1 to London with superb 'TOORAK/4SE13/VIC' cds & 'T/10c' h/s, on arrival re-addressed to Germany with '2D/FB/E' tax h/s crossed-through & endorsed "paid" in red. Most unusual. [Usually, forwarding to a foreign country would require additional postage. The rate to GB was 1d for up to 8oz. But the rate to foreign countries was also 1d, up to 4oz. Thus, if the article weighed less than 4oz, the fee paid was adequate...
Lot #2264 - wrappers kangaroo
œd green Miscut with Part-Stamps at Left & Right BW #W1c, a couple of folds, unused, Cat $800. Illustrated at page 307. [The ACSC states this is the only recorded example]
Lot #2265 - wrappers kangaroo
œd green with Smaller 'O.H.M.S.' Overprint (15x3mm) BW #W1e above the stamp, small red inkspot, unused, Cat $300. Illustrated at page 307. [Acquired for $345 at our auction of 24/6/2006]
Lot #2266 - wrappers kangaroo
œd green with Smaller 'O.H.M.S.' Overprint (15x3mm) BW #W1e above the stamp, minor blemishes, to Tanunda (SA) with indistinct Adelaide cds, Cat $200.
Lot #2267 - wrappers kangaroo
œd green with Larger 'O.H.M.S.' Overprint (26œx5œmm) BW #W1e above the stamp, minor creasing, to Tanunda with poor Adelaide cds, Cat $300. Illustrated at page 307. [This type is MUCH scarcer than the smaller overprint]
Lot #2268 - wrappers kangaroo
1d red BW #W2 1) to New Zealand, probably as commercial papers, for which the rate was 1d up to 4oz; 2) to England, probably as printed matter, for which the rate was 1d up to 4oz; and 3) with very scarce 'OHMS' h/s in violet, from Brisbane to the United States, probably as printed matter, for which the rate was 1d up to 2oz; nice trio, Cat $450+.
Lot #2269 - wrappers kangaroo
1d red BW #W2 to Sydney with 'BRISBANE' cds of JUL 22 13, Cat $150+. [The 1d Wrapper was provided essentially for sendings abroad. Only 84,420 were issued, compared with 1,725,552 of the œd. Domestic usages are very scarce]
Lot #2270 - wrappers kangaroo
1d red BW #W2 with printed 'PARCEL WITHOUT LETTER/From/BAGOT SHAKES & LEWIS LIMITED/...' at upper-left, to Monarto South (SA) with superb Adelaide machine cancel of 13AUG15, Cat $150++. Rare private overprint. [Both this & the previous lot were probably sent as printed matter or commercial papers, for both of which the rate was 1d per 4oz. Note that parcel rates commenced at 6d. See also Lot 2295]
Lot #2271 - wrappers king george v sideface
œd green (unusually long) & 1d red Die 1 BW #W3 & 4, both unfolded - rare thus - & unused, Cat $115++.
Lot #2272 - wrappers king george v sideface
œd green BW #W3 range of shades on various surfaced & unsurfaced stocks, one with '20 POSTED' h/s in violet (rare on wrappers), two uprated with œd (one is pre-War Tax & very scarce thus), one used as notepaper with 'CHF COMMR POLICE/14JAN18/MELBOURNE' cachet & note "Who is responsible for the apparent police inactivity regarding these two coppers and boozers referred to by Alderman Ashton [?]" over signature handstamp of '...
Lot #2273 - wrappers king george v sideface
œd green BW #W3 to British Columbia 1) correctly uprated with KGV œd green, Brisbane cds of 13AP18; and 2) "Per RMS Makura" underpaid with Melbourne cds of 3AU15 & 'T/10c' h/s, Canadian '2' h/s & Postage Due 1c pair affixed, Canadian rubber cds in violet & in rosine. The second is Ex John Macdonnell.
Lot #2274 - wrappers king george v sideface
œd green Miscut with Part-Stamps at Left & Right BW #W3c, stained at the top from degraded gum on the flap, unused, Cat $800. Illustrated at page 309. [The ACSC states this is the only recorded example]
Lot #2275 - wrappers king george v sideface
1d carmine BW #W4 1) on thin horizontal-ribbed paper, & 2) on thick vertical-ribbed paper, the stamp with prominent 'AUSTRALPA' Variety; unused, Cat $150++. [A 1d 'AUSTRALPA' cutout was classified by Major Dormer Legge as an electrotype proof! See "The Line Engraved Issues" at page 91]
Lot #2276 - wrappers king george v sideface
1d carmine BW #W4 shades on surfaced or semi-surfaced stocks with pre-War Tax usages within Queensland & to New Zealand (both very scarce), three later internal usages, & 1919 to GB with œd green added for the War Tax, Cat $180+.
Lot #2277 - wrappers king george v sideface
1d carmine BW #W4 pre-War Tax usage to India with 'PORT MELBOURNE/24JE18/VIC' cds, poor Dhanushkodi transit & good 'AHMEDNAGAR' arrival b/s. [It is most unusual for for third-class mail to receive transit &/or arrival datestamps]
Lot #2278 - wrappers king george v sideface
œd+œd green BW #W5 1) folded through the stamps, unused; 2) internal usage, superb; 3) underpaid to GB with British 1d Postage Due affixed, defective; and 4) large piece only to GB with rare endorsement "All Sea Route" with œd green added; Cat $165+. [Imposition of œd War Tax from 28/10/1918 rendered all œd rates invalid so Harrison uprated the stock of wrappers by adding a second impression....
Lot #2279 - wrappers king george v sideface
œd+œd green BW #W5 to a missionary in India with KGV 2d orange - issued late September 1920 - & 2œd Roo tied by Brisbane cds of 5OC20, 'DHANUSHKODI' transit & 'POONA' arrival b/s. [New rate of 1œd per 2oz applied from 1/10/1920. However, this item - which is obviously commercial - suggests there was some confusion. The postage of 5œd suggests overpayment of 1d or underpayment of œd]
Lot #2280 - wrappers king george v sideface
œd green (#W3) with 'NEWSPAPER ONLY.' Type 2 of Adelaide BW #W6(2), part-strike only in black, to Terowie with œd green tied by GPO cds of FE11/21, Cat $150. Illustrated at page 310.
In October 1920, all post offices were advised that in future wrappers were to be used for posting only newspapers. Henceforth, all wrappers were required to bear the inscription 'NEWSPAPER ONLY'. In most cases this was hand-written (or ignored!) but...
Lot #2281 - wrappers king george v sideface
œd green (#W3) with 'NEWSPAPER ONLY.' Type 3 (with quotation marks) of Perth BW #W6(3) in rosine, a bit knocked-about, unused, Cat $100.
Lot #2282 - wrappers king george v sideface
œd green (#W3) with 'NEWSPAPER ONLY.' Type 3 (with quotation marks) of Perth BW #W6(3) in rosine, local usage with 1d red tied by superb 'MRR/7JY21/GPO/PERTH' cds, Cat $100.
Lot #2283 - wrappers king george v sideface
œd green (#W3) with 'NEWSPAPER ONLY.' Type 3 (with quotation marks) of Perth BW #W6(3) in rosine, to Holland with œd x2 tied by Perth cds of 8JL21, Cat $100.
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