another example, unused.
Public Auction #186 - Postal Stationary
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Nov 08, 2013 Australia/Sydney
Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #186 - Postal Stationary
Friday Nov 08, 2013 17:00 Australia/Sydney
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 #2052 - postal cards 1911 fullface - victorian scenic issue
ditto, CTO with Melbourne cds of OC10/11 BW #P22(1)x, Cat $500. The only example recorded.
Lot #2053 - postal cards 1911 fullface - victorian scenic issue
ditto, to Cressy (Tas) with 'SOUTH MELBOURNE' cds of 5FE12. [The ACSC states that no proof card is known postally used. However, this appears to be the same stock as the three previous lots, indicating that the proof cards were placed into stock. It also means that 4 of the 8 cards printed are offered here!]
Lot #2054 - postal cards 1911 fullface - victorian scenic issue
1) in black on thick grey unsurfaced stock BW #P22(2), to Belgium, not uprated but untaxed; and 2) in purple-brown on thin white semi-surfaced stock #P22(3) to "Toorak Woodsiding"; Cat $200. [The ACSC states the first of these is on "off-white" stock but it looks decidedly grey to us]
Lot #2055 - postal cards 1911 fullface - victorian scenic issue
1) "GILDEROY RANGES" BW #P21(1) from Sydney to Bairnsdale; 2) "BUFFALO MTS" #P21(8) with Victorian œd added, from Sydney to Germany; and 3) piece only with 'GLENELG' (SA) cds. [Because this issue was distributed only in Victoria, external usages are most unusual & rare. They usually originated with travellers]
Lot #2056 - postal cards 1911 fullface - victorian scenic issue
"GOLD DREDGING" BW #P21(10) in greenish black, to "Duck Creek/Temora" (NSW) with 'BURRUMBUTTOCK/ NSW' cds & 'BECKOM/NSW' transit cds on the face. A very nice "local" Riverina usage.
Lot #2057 - postal cards 1911 fullface - victorian scenic issue
For James Oaten (used 1913, repaired tear) & for Hugh Thomson & Sons (very late usage in 1924, very fine) both on "PHANTOM FALLS" BW #P21(2). Rarely seen on this issue. [The Victorian Scenes remained available at the Melbourne GPO until superseded by the August 1930 rate increase. The 19 year period of availability is the longest for any Australian postal stationery issue]
Lot #2058 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
1d red with Heading Plate 1 (3.7mm between Admonition Lines) BW #P24(1), very fine; another with Large White Flaw at Left of Heading #P24(1)f, with printed address of G Hall & Sons, bumped corners; and with Heading Plate 2 (4.2mm between Admonition Lines) BW #P24(2), (natural?) ridge across the card & minor repaired tear; all unused, Cat $360.
The Original Die has not previously been recognised in the Postal...
Lot #2059 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
1d red with Heading Plate 1 (3.7mm between Admonition Lines) BW #P24(1), printed notice for Philatelic Society of Western Australia, unused, Cat $100+. Superb!
Lot #2060 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
1d red with Heading Plate 1 BW #P24(1) to an Australian officer held prisoner in Germany with superb 'BIRREGURRA/JE5/17/VIC' cds, minor blemishes. [Unnecessary payment of 1d postage to a POW]
Lot #2061 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
ditto, unusually to a naval POW in Germany with very fine 'TPO No1 NR/28MR14/QUEENSLAND' cds & 'PASSED CENSOR/1AP15/BRISBANE' cds in red, British 'POST FREE/P.C/PRISONERS OF WAR' cachet in purple & German 'geprüft' (= censored) h/s in violet, a bit aged. Nice TPO usage.
Lot #2062 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
ditto, with typeset 'Service des prisonniers de guerre' h/s & undated 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE' h/s in violet, very fine boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachet in violet, with message in German dated "14.10.15".
Lot #2063 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
1d red with Heading Plate 1 & 'OHMS' Overprint above the Stamp BW #P24(1)e, printed notice for South Australian Railways, ADELAIDE RAILY/STH AUST' cds, Cat $200.
Lot #2064 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
1d red with Heading Plate 1 & 'OS/NSW' Perfin BW #P24(1)eb, printed notice for NSW Government Printing Office, used at Sydney in 1914, Cat $400.
Lot #2065 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
1d red with Heading Plate 2 (4.2mm between Admonition Lines) BW #P24(2), to Thailand with 'THURSDAY ISLAND/QUEENSLAND' cancel & superb strike of the very scarce 'Passed by Censor.' h/s in violet, 'SINGAPORE' transit & '.../Bangkok 2' arrival cds
Lot #2066 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
1d red with Heading Plate 2 BW #P24(2), to Germany with superb 'SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE' h/s & largely very fine boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachet both in violet, British 'POST FREE/PC/ PRISONERS OF WAR' cachet in rosine, minor blemishes. Pretty.
Lot #2067 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
1d red with Heading Plate 2 BW #P24(2), to Germany with the stamp crossed-out, superb 'SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE' & boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachets both in violet, very fine strike of the very scarce small (62x2œmm) 'GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMP.' h/s in green, minor bends. [POW mail was free so the stamp was unnecessary & treated as void.The writer gives his address as "Trial Bay via Sidney"]
Lot #2068 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
1d red with Heading Plate 2 & Central 'OHMS' Overprint BW #P24(2)e, printed notice for Victorian Education Department 'BOARD OF ADVICE', unused, Cat $200.
Lot #2069 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
ditto, for South Australian Railways Parcels Office, minor stains, unused, Cat $200.
Lot #2070 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
1d red BW #25 with 'ST MARYS/TASMANIA' cds, to an NCO with the 1st Australian Light Horse in Egypt, forwarded to "Royal Engineers/Bilbis" with 'BILBES' arrival cds, 'NOT IN WARDAN' h/s in rosine & endorsed "Last heard of in Palace Hospital Cairo", minor blemishes & small repair at the base.
Lot #2071 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
1d red with 'OS/NSW' Perfin BW #P25e, unusually with no printed advice, unused, Cat $200 used; unpriced unused. [This card has the White Scratch from WA Coast variety #P25f: illustrated at page 14]
Lot #2072 - postal cards 1913 penny kangaroo
1d red BW #P26 with bank handstamped advice, to Java with KGV œd tied by Sydney machine cancel, 'SEMARANG' cds & postman's h/s (?), minor blemishes. [Because most cards previously identified as "Die 2" are, in fact, from the "Original Die", we expect that Die 2 cards will now be found to be very scarce, and that the catalogue values are very conservative]
Lot #2073 - postal cards 1915-18 king george v penny sideface
1d red Die 1 BW #P27, unused, Cat $150. Superb!
Lot #2074 - postal cards 1915-18 king george v penny sideface
1d red Die 1 BW #P27 to America but not uprated, from a sailor aboard HMAS "Stirling", obviously not censored because he mentions the ship is proceeding across the Pacific to Chile! Superb! [From 1912, & prior to introduction of the war tax on 29/10/1918, postcards - but not envelopes - could be sent to the USA at the British Empire rate]
Lot #2075 - postal cards 1915-18 king george v penny sideface
1d red Die 1 BW #P27 with Lorne (Vic) duplex, to Holland with superb 'T/10c' h/s & small 'PASSED' h/s in violet, Dutch 'L347' delivery handstamp, Cat $100. Superb!
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