1917 Hamilton-Melbourne Basil Watson Postcard with 15 FEB departure cds, franked KGV 1d red tied by double oval 'Aerial Mail Melbourne 27 FEB 1917' pmk. VF. AAMC 12 cat $600+. Only 299 flown. (P)
Stamps & Covers Public Auction 352
By: Status International
Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 352
Status International - Sale 352 - July 19th, 2019.
Auction 352 has 3,483 lots, catering for all types of collectors & dealers - from bulk accumulations and intact collections to desirable single items. This auction offers a huge range of material, with special emphasis on lotting stamps to cater for collectors with varying types of interests and budgets. Items range from $30 to $200,000 so there's something for everybody. This auction offers strong representation of Australia & Colonies, strong British Empire material of all areas & periods, as well as General Foreign including small and large collections. There are over 300 lots of Australian Collections (Lots 87-398) and 600 lots of World collections (Lots 399-999). Following on there is almost 900 lots of Australia which consist of singles, sets and covers including Australian colonies (Lots 1078-1959). The Australian lots cover all periods, from the Kangaroo issues up to Decimal and contains numerous number of mint & used £1 & £2 top values. This auction includes the very rare 1936 KEVIII 2d red wmk Crown CofA UNISSUED due to his abdication. A full sheet was presented to the Governor of Victoria when he visited the printer. When the decision was made not to issue KEVIII stamps the Governor was asked by the printer to return the sheet which he did, with the exception of the blk of 6 removed from the LL cnr of the sheet, which he had sent to William, Baron Vestey in England, so the printer did not press the point. Vestey's grandson offered the blk of 6 in 2014 through Spinks London, where it sold for £240,000. A single was sold at a 2015 Melbourne auction for almost $173,000. Comes with copies of correspondence between the printer & the Governor regarding the return of the stamps. VF fresh MUH. A great rarity of Australian philately. (Lot 1209). There are over 1,500 lots of World stamps, covers and single country collections (Lots 1960-3483). Numerous other British Empire, European, The Americas and Asian rarities.
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Lot #1734 - Australia AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHT & AIRMAIL
1922 Charleville-Cloncurry FFC franked KGV 1½ black-brown & red-brown large multiple wmk plus Queensland ½d & Stamp Duty 1d, to pay 1½d postage plus 3d Airmail Fee, tied by 'Red Hill 30 OC 22' cds -use of Stamp Duty not noticed. Would have gone by rail to Charleville then by QANTAS Armstrong Whitworth FK8 to Longreach by pilot PJ McGinnes & on to Cloncurry under Hudson Fysh. As usual w/o vignette or b/s, with research pages &...
Lot #1735 - Australia AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHT & AIRMAIL
1925 Angel vignette sheet of 15. F-VF MNH, sl edge blemishes, mostly very fresh. AAMC 90d cat $175 for M, should be at least double, $350 MNH. (P)
Lot #1736 - Australia AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHT & AIRMAIL
1925 Airmail cover with 'Angel' vignette & franked Kangaroo 2½d, KGV 1d violet & 1d green tied by 'Echuca 23 SE 25' cds being FDI of 'Angel'. AAMC 90a cat $30 on cover, premium for FDI.
Lot #1737 - Australia AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHT & AIRMAIL
1931 Norfolk Island - Australia FFC use of 2d Surch envelope with 'Norfolk Island 30 MR 31' & 'Lord Howe Island 1 AP 1931' cds at left plus 2-line signed Francis Chichester cachet (no 68). AAMC 184 cat $950. Only about 80 flown. (P)
Lot #1738 - Australia AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHT & AIRMAIL
1931 Norfolk Is - Lord Howe Is FFC use of 2d Surch envelope with 'Norfolk Island 30 MAR 31' & 'Lord Howe Island 1 AP 1931' cds at left plus 3-line signed Francis Chichester cachet (no 18). AAMC 183 cat $950. Only about 50-60 flown. (P)
Lot #1739 - Australia AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHT & AIRMAIL
1931 Lord Howe Island - Australia FFC franked Kingsford Smith 2d & Airmail 3d, tied by 'Lord Howe Island 6 JU 1931' cds plus 3-line signed Francis Chichester cachet (no 94). AAMC 184a cat $650. Only 110-130 flown. (P)
Lot #1740 - Australia AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHT & AIRMAIL
1934 Wyndham-Daly Waters intermediate FFC with 'Wyndham 25 SEP 34' cds & Daly Waters b/s. 1935 Darwin-Newcastle Waters intermediate with 'Darwin 21 AU 35' cds & Newcastle Waters b/s. 1935 Townsville-Cairns intermediate Adelaide '23 OCT 35' cds, Cairns & many other b/s. AAMC 429a, 523a & 555a cat $275 (3)
Lot #1741 - Australia AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHT & AIRMAIL
1938 (1st Aug) First Flying Boat Service Australia - England franked 3d & KGVI 2d, tied by 'Airmail Section GPO' & 'Sydney 6 PM 1 AUG 1938' boxed pmks. AAMC 822b cat $275. Very scarce with only tiny amount of mail carried. (P)
Lot #1742 - Australia AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHT & AIRMAIL
1947 Australia - Norfolk Is & return FFC pr with Sydney & Norfolk Is cds of 14 OC 47. Signed by pilot. AAMC 1113-14 cat $250. (2)
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