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Australia Postage Due Issues & Usages

Lots 1681-1690 Lots 1691-1700 Lots 1701-1710 Lots 1711-1716

Lot 1711    

Australia, 1938-72 Australia Postage Due Postal History Exhibition Balance, of 59 covers an cards written-up on exhibition pages showing postage due usages for the period, covers selected for this exhibit for unusual and interesting usages; includes 1940 censor cover from Jaipur, India, 1939 Canada incoming with rate advisory auxilary handstamp, 1941 deficient Papua airmail usage, 1940 unaccepted old Victoria Stamp Duty issue usage, 1949 First Official Airmail Express Delivery use, 1949 incoming from Malta with scarce 6d due block of 5, 1954 domestic compulsory "officially registered" usage, 1958 unfranked airmail cover from England, 1953 underfranked India airmail usage with 7d+4d due combination, 1952 unfranked cover from Lae, Papua New Guinea, 1952 printed matter rate usage from Spain, 1956 Tattersall cover with 1sh due, 1950's business reply cards with high value due assessments for multiple deficient cards, 1961 incorrect due assessment on Tattersall cover from New Zealand, etc.; an ideal collection for the specialist.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

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Lot 1712    

Australia, 1939 R.A.A.F. Laverton, Victoria to Colombo, India, with Colombo Poste Restante date stamp, forwarded to Port Said, Egypt and London, England where postage due stamps were affixed, finally returned to D.L.O. Melbourne, host of marking and condition consistent with misadventure, Fine and rare, an unusual double forwarding usage.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $120

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Lot 1713    

Australia, 1862-1916 Official Imprint Covers, group of 6 covers; with 1862 Ararat to Melbourne Detained for Postage notice, 1883 Melbourne to Ballarat unaccepted Official free frank, 1889 Victoria Postmaster General free frank cover (presumably used to return unclaimed letters), 1895 Melbourne Dead Letter Office entire to Eltham, 1904 D.L.O. cover and a 1916 Official death notice with 1d KGV with "T" perfin, F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 1714    

Australia, 1870-89 Pre-Postage Dues: N.S.W. & Victoria, group of 6 items; N.S.W. with incoming cover and postal card from G.B. showing remnants of the yellow docket (NSW docket system 1886-90) with an additional postal card correctly uprated, Victoria with 1888 G.B. double rate letter with single rate (1s More To Pay) and G.B. to Hong Kong forwarded to Sydney, also a O.H.M.S. legal entire with franked stamp redirected with adhesive stamp, F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 1715    

Australia, 1886-1935 Underpaid International Mail Group, 10 covers and front; includes two 1886-90 G.B. covers with purple "Deficient Postage" box handstamps (3½d & 1/- due rates), later postage due usages with 1930 U.S. 2¢ entire with 3d + ½d due combination, 1930 Aerial Mail 6d due for 3d deficiency, couple 1930's airmail usage from India with mixed due frankings and a 1935 Iraq airmail bearing a high 1sh + 4d pair due frank, F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

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Lot 1716    

Australia, 1930-54 Postage Due Exhibit Balance, 24 items mounted and annotated on exhibit pages, with scarce and interesting usages throughout; includes 1930 Carnarvon - Perth, W.A. aerial mail cover with 1/- due franked with 6d due pair, 1930 Melbourne - New York returned for ½d postage cover uprated with two ½d KGV issues and tied by "Ship Mail Room" cancels, 1935 English - Australian Airmail overweight cover with 1sh due pair, 1938 Austria to Italy cover rerouted to Sydney with Italian and Australian dues, page showing proper and overweight usage of newspaper mailers, two 1946 Pay Train covers to Port Augusta bearing two different combination due frankings, 1951 incoming Fiji "Tattersall" cover usage, 1954 O.H.M.S. "Returned Surcharge Letter" and 1953 "Returned More to Pay Letter" covers, etc., generally Very Fine.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $400

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