Sideface Issues 1œd green 192mm wide & 160mm wide, 1œd violet & 2œd brown BW #W22B, 23, 24 & 25, all unfolded - scarce thus - & unused, Cat $180++.
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 #2309 - wrappers king george vi
1d green Setting 1 (135mm between last address line & first line of admonition at the base) BW #W20(A) unused, used at Melbourne 9JL39, & CTO on 6AP38 at the Sesquicentennial Philatelic Exhibition (issued there 4/4/1938 but this is the ERD - Ex Julie Resch & Rev JCW Brown), and Setting 2 (110mm) #W20(B) unfolded - rare thus - unused, & used x2 (one with QM 1d green added), Cat $410+. [NB: The catalogue...
Lot #2310 - wrappers king george vi
1d green Setting 1 (135mm) with faint 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp in violet BW #W20(A)w, badly discoloured from exposure to sunlight but presentable, Cat $200. Ex Keith Freebairn. [From a display at the Melbourne GPO. The ACSC states this is the only recorded example]
Lot #2311 - wrappers king george vi
1d green Setting 2 (110mm) BW #W20(B) to "AIF Detention Camp/...Abroad" with 'CAMPSIE/NSW' cds, British-pattern Censor h/s in violet & endorsed "Unknown/ADB" in red, minor blemishes.
Lot #2312 - wrappers king george vi
1œd green BW #W21, unused (with impression of retaining screw at left), and philatelic usage to South Africa with œd Roo added, Cat $600.
Lot #2313 - wrappers king george vi
1œd green BW #W21, unfolded - rare thus - unused, Cat $400.
Lot #2314 - wrappers king george vi
1œd green BW #W21, to the USA with Sydney parcel cancel & superb US Censor cachet in rosine, a couple of minor repaired tears at right, Cat $200.
Lot #2315 - wrappers king george vi
1œd green with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp in violet BW #W21w, one fold only, Cat $500. Illustrated at page 318. [From a display at the Melbourne GPO. The ACSC states this is the only recorded example]
Lot #2316 - wrappers king george vi
1œd green 192mm Wide on Thin Glazed Paper BW #W22A, folded once only, unused; & 160mm Wide #W23 folded once only, unused, and various stocks used internally x2, to GB x2 & to the USA x3; Cat $425.
Lot #2317 - wrappers king george vi
1œd green 160mm Wide BW #W23 1949 usages to GB 1) double-rate by sea with œd strip of 3 tied by 'BUDERIM' (Qld) cds, 'WREXHAM' arrival cds showing 8 weeks in transit; and 2) by air with 1d 3œd & 2/- tied by Sydney cds & QEA/BOAC label affixed, on first day of 2/6d rate. [From 1/7/1949, the rate to GB was 1œd per 4oz. On 6/12/1949, a special airmail newspaper rate of 2/6d per 2oz to GB only was introduced]...
Lot #2318 - wrappers king george vi
1950 1œd violet BW #W24 unused, & three uprated internal usages; and 2œd brown #W25 unused, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' #W25w, & four internal usages (three uprated, the other still with the original small newspaper and rare thus).
Lot #2319 - wrappers king george vi
1950 1œd violet BW #W24 to England with Melbourne cds of 4JY51, underpaid but not taxed, Cat $100 for usage before the domestic rate increased on 9/7/1951. [Contemporary usages of many KGVI & QEII postal stationery issues are extremely scarce, whereas later uprated usages of the same items are common. It would be a rewarding challenge to collect all the post-WWII issues used in-period. The domestic wrapper rate increased to 2œd on 9/7/...
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