1930 1œd brown BW #PS24 for the NSW Registrar-General with 'OHMS' heading, to Corowa with Sydney machine cancel of 21SEP/1931, folded at left, Cat $1500.
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 #2210 - postal cards stamped to order king george v oval
1930 1œd brown BW #PS24 for J Kitchen & Sons Soaps (Vic), to Chelsea with superb 'MORWELL/16OC30/VIC' cds, a couple of abrasions on the reverse only, Cat $1500. [Andy Jansen's example - faults on the reverse - sold for $977 at our auction of 7/12/2012]
Lot #2211 - postal cards stamped to order king george v oval
1930 1œd brown Blotter Card BW #PS24c on pinkish buff for W Menz & Co Biscuits & Chocolates (SA) with 'BLOTTER PLEASE TURN OVER' at lower-right, Adelaide slogan cancel of 20OCT/1930 & superb 'STOCKPORT/ SA' arrival b/s, light diagonal crease, Cat $2500. [This is the earliest recorded use of a Postal Stationery blotter card. The ACSC states only one other example is recorded]
Lot #2212 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1937 1d green die proof in the issued colour on highly surfaced card (100x121mm) with 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/.../Proof pulled from the die of 1d stamp design' label affixed at the base BW #ES75(DP)1, Cat $12,500. Superb! Illustrated at page 242. [This embossing was also used for Stamped to Order Envelopes. The ACSC states this is the only recorded example]
Lot #2213 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1937 1d green BW #PS25 1) on white for the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of SA, superb; 2) on pale yellow for Frank O'Brien Glass (NSW), addressed but otherwise unused, fault at right probably caused by the typewriter; & 3) on grey for Adelaide Co-Operative Society, superb; all unused, Cat $750.
Lot #2214 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1937 1d green BW #PS25 for the NSW Registrar-General with OHMS Heading 1) with 'Second-Class Mail Matter', to Corowa in 1940, very fine; & 2) with advice on the face, to Blackheath in 1941, central fold; Cat $300.
Lot #2215 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1937 1d green Blotter Card BW #PS25c on grey-green illustrated for W Menz & Co Biscuits & Chocolates (SA) with 'BLOTTER' printed at upper-left, to Lipson with poor 'BORDERTOWN/SA' cds, a few ink blots on the reverse, Cat $1000. Rare.
Lot #2216 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1937 1d green Blotter Card BW #PS25c on off-white for Motteram & Co Biscuits (SA), the reverse a pink blotter that was used once only, a couple of minor blemishes, Cat $1000. Scarcer than the Menz issues. [Motteram was a competitor of Menz. Perhaps piqued that Motteram had "borrowed" their blotter gimmick, Menz bought out the other firm]
Lot #2217 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
c.1941 1d brown BW #PS28 on buff with 'ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/HOSPITAL REDIRECTION CARD' header and the embossing over 'Affix/1d Stamp/here', 'BAULKHAM HILLS/NSW' cds with unclear date & '103 AGH/ BAULKHAM HILLS' h/s in violet on the reverse, boxed AMF Censor h/s in violet, Cat $3000. Superb! One of the great rarities of KGVI Postal Stationery, & a marvellous item for collectors of redirected mail. [The ACSC states that only one...
Lot #2218 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
c.1947 1d brown BW #PS28 on white for Spectacle Makers Pty Ltd (NSW) uprated with œd Roo tied by part-machine cancel, message dated "7/10/1947", Cat $3000. Superb! Illustrated at page 50. [Almost certainly an error: either the user requested the wrong denomination, or the wrong denomination was impressed. The ACSC states this is the only recorded example]
Lot #2219 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1941 1œd green BW #PS29 1) for Shire of Eltham (Vic), unused; 2) for H Jones & Co (Tas), used in 1949; 3) for Australian Gas Light Co (NSW), used in 1945; & 4) ditto, very late usage in 1954 uprated with œd & 1d; Cat $650. Superb quartet!
Lot #2220 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1941 1œd green BW #PS29 for Department of Immigration with 'OHMS' heading & embossing over a plain stamp box, to Melbourne with 'CANBERRA/30MR48/ACT-AUST' cds, Cat $150. [Unusual ACT user]
Lot #2221 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1941 1œd green BW #PS29 small size (102x75mm) for School Committees (Vic) with OHMS header in red, unused. Very scarce. [This was the last issue of Victorian Board of Advice/School Committee Postal Cards, and the only one to not have 'OS'-in-the-Die]
Lot #2222 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
ditto, endorsed "Would you please forward small parcel of these forms/[signed]/Cororooke State School No 2819" otherwise unused, pinhole & folded at upper-left. A most unusual method of requisition.
Lot #2223 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
ditto, to Prahran with Melbourne slogan cancel of 5MAY/1949. Superb!
Lot #2224 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1941 1œd green with the Embossing Inverted at Lower-Left BW #PS29ca for Stewarts & Lloyds (Vic), unused, Cat $1000. Superb! Illustrated at page 51.
Lot #2225 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1941 1œd green Blotter Card BW #PS29c in blue on light blue for John Danks & Son Hardware (NSW) with 'BLOTTER' printed at upper-left, to Armidale (NSW) with Sydney slogan cancel of 28MCH/1949, minor blemish on the reverse, Cat $1000. Most attractive. [The only Blotter Card we have seen other than from South Australia]
Lot #2226 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1937 2d red die proof in the issued colour on highly surfaced card (100x121mm) with 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/.../Proof pulled from the die of 2d stamp design' label affixed at the base BW #EP40(DP)1, Cat $12,500. Superb! See page 191. [Only three 2d red Postal Cards are recorded, all used. This embossing was also used for Stamped to Order Envelopes. The ACSC states this is the only recorded example]
Lot #2227 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1950 2d green BW #PS31 for Henry Jones & Co (Tas) 1) to Devonport with Hobart slogan cancel of 17JLY/1951, 'T1D' h/s in error overstruck with 'T2D' & another strike above; and 2) to Launceston with Princess 1d tied by Hobart slogan cancel of 15JAN/1953; Cat $400. [The 2d printed matter rate applied only from 1/12/1950 until 8/7/1951. Examples in that period are unknown, the first card here being the earliest recorded...
Lot #2228 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1950 2d green BW #PS31 for Henry Jones & Co (Tas), unused, Cat $400. Superb!
Lot #2229 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1951 New Design 3d green BW #PS31 printed in green on buff for Wallace & McGee Timber Merchants (Dubbo, NSW), unused, Cat $100. Superb! [One of the most attractive STO issues, but also the most readily available in unused condition]
Lot #2230 - postal cards stamped to order king george vi
1951 New Design 3d green BW #PS31 for Stewarts & Lloyds (Vic), unaddressed but with 'TOORAK SE2/ 26OC53/VIC-AUST' cds, small repaired tear at upper-left, Cat $500 used.
Lot #2231 - postal cards stamped to order queen elizabeth ii
1952 highly raised proof of the embossed head only on a dark pink field recessed in a Note Printing Branch mount (80x95mm) BW #EP51(DP)1, the flap - which is damaged - endorsed "B", Cat $4000. A superb example of the engraver's craft. Illustrated at page 199. [The design was used for 3d & 3œd STO Postal Cards, 3œd Post Office Envelopes, 3d & 3œd STO Envelopes, and 2œd 3d & 3œd STO Wrappers. The ACSC states "One example has been...
Lot #2232 - postal cards stamped to order queen elizabeth ii
1953 3d green BW #PS32 for Elder Smith & Co Stock Agents (SA) with advice for fertiliser deliveries, to Sellicks Hill with œd tied by Adelaide slogan cancel of 5APR/1957, light stain mostly on the reverse, Cat $500. [On 1/10/1956, the printed matter rate was raised to 3œd. Usages before that date are extremely rare]
Lot #2233 - postal cards stamped to order queen elizabeth ii
1953 3d green with Albino Embossing Only BW #PS32d for Stewarts & Lloyds (Vic), to Toorak with œd tied by 'NEWSTEAD/11JE57/VIC' cds, Cat $750. Superb! A very striking error. [The ACSC states this is the only recorded example]
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