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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A COMMONWEALTH OF - Other Pre-Decimals

Lot 326 326 PB 1958 War Memorial 5½d+5½d setenant die proof in the issued colour ACSC 341-2DP(1) removed from the presentation mount, large margins except at L/R where cut close, light adhesive-stains at left & right, Cat $4000. 500 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (B.C.O.F.)

Lot 342 342 CB 1945 airmail cover with naval crest in green at U/L to GB with KGVI 3d purple-brown x3 tied by the woodcut 'TOKYO BAY/JAPAN' cancel with 'HMAS SHROPSHIRE/Official Signing of/Japanese Surrender' cachet in red and British 'POST/OFFICE - MARITIME/MAIL' machine in red, opened-out & minor blemishes. Unusual usage. 60

Ex Lot 343 343 VA 1946-48 Overprints ½d to 5/- Robes Thin Paper (unusually well centred) tied to plain cover by 'AUST ARMY PO/12OC48/214.' cds, Cat £275. (7) 200T Page:2 www.abacusauctions.com.au 10 - 12 October 2020

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Lot 344 344 CO B 1949 airmail cover (230x168mm) to London with rare franking of unoverprinted 3d 1/- Lyrebird & Robes Thin Paper 5/- strips of 3 (Cat $750 for a single on cover) tied by 'AUST ARMY PO/11JE49/214' cds in use at Empire House in Tokyo, vertical fold & minor blemishes. A very scarce franking in any circumstances, all the more desirable for being a BCOF in Japan usage. ['Tillie' Mitchell's similar cover with 5/- pair sold for $659] 500

Lot 345 345 CL A- - (Nov 5) registered airmail cover with rare solo franking of unoverprinted Thin Paper Robes 5/- (ACSC 213B) tied by 'AUST ARMY PO/214' cds used at Tokyo, boxed R cachet in violet at L/R, 'No 8 BASE PO/ A ' transit b/s of the same date, Adelaide arrival b/s of 11NO49, very minor bends.

This is a really significant item. Firstly, the BCOF Overprints were withdrawn on 12.2.1949, after which unoverprinted stamps were used. Secondly, it is a rare non-Forces cover with imprint & wax seals of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (Tokyo) on the reverse. Thirdly, this is a very scarce stamp on any type of cover. The ACSC prices it at $450 on cover. However, itis not recorded & priced as a solo franking. 500T COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Registration Envs (Official)

Lot 388 388 PS A- 'POSTAGE/5d/PAID AT/SYDNEY' in place of imprinted value at U/R and 'ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE' heading in red at U/L, used 1943 with 'NSW L OF C AREA/RECORDS OFFICE' h/s at L/L, light but discernable 'PAID SYDNEY/REG[ISTERED]' cds and blue GPO Sydney R label, minor blemishes. 100 Online Auction 2 Page:3

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Wartime

Ex Lot 392 392 PS ENVELOPES - MILITARY: WWII selection with 'AUSTRALIAN/DEFENCE/CANTEENS' 1d green x3 (one unused & scarce thus) and 1d brown x4; also POW 6d Postal Card & 1/- Letter Sheet both to Germany, 'POSTAGE/1d/PAID' in red on formular aerogramme used at FPO 26, Air Medal Section 4½d Wrapper (superb unused) & a couple of others; plus Vietnam 5c Envelope, unused (17) 400 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Commemorative Covers & Cancels

Lot 440 440 C A- 1936 Annual Shooting Competititon plain cover with ANZAC 2d with Plate Number '1' x2 & Macarthur 2d tied by three very fine strikes of the 'ANZAC RIFLE RANGE/14OC36/N.S.W.' cds, manuscript "Anzac R Range" on provisional blue & black R label, a couple of insignificant blemishes. Open only in October each year from 1920 to 1938. 150 Page:4 www.abacusauctions.com.au 10 - 12 October 2020

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History

Lot 522 522 CB 1952 (June) airmail to ".../HMS Glory, c/- FMO Hong Kong" [British Fleet Mail Office] with 1d Princess tied by Sydney slogan cancel, "Air Mail" endorsement crossed-out & redirected to "Xmas Island", a few blemishes & L/L corner fault. Rarely seen inwards mail to Korean War serviceman. [HMS Glory was a British aircraft carrier returned to service during the Korean War: her second deployment was Jan to May 1952 & she apparently visited Christmas Island () on her return voyage to the UK] 100

Lot 524 524 CB 1953 (Feb) airmail to ".../HMS Glory, c/- BFMO Tokyo" [British Fleet Mail Office] endorsed "HM Ships in Korea" with 1d Princess tied by Sydney slogan cancel, minor blemishes. Scarce inwards mail to Korean War serviceman. [HMS Glory was a British aircraft carrier returned to service during the Korean War; from her third deployment between Nov 1952 to May 1953] 100

Lot 547 547 C A- 1977 HMAS Stuart envelope with crest at U/L sent airmail to WA endorsed "SEA NAVAL FORCE CONCESSION" with 'POST OFFICE/HMAS STUART/[Crown]/1977/SOUTH EAST ASIA' large cachet in violet on back and Scenes 5c Richmond Bridge 'solo' tied Sydney machine cancel in transit paying Forces Concession airmail rate, couple of very minor blemishes. [The Anti-Submarine Frigate was deployed to South East Asia for the second half of 1977, visiting Surabaya, Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila and Penang before venturing west to Christmas Island to take part in Territories Day celebrations, returning to Sydney on 17.12.1977 in time for Christmas] 80 Online Auction 2 Page:5

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A NORTHERN TERRITORY - Postal History

Ex Lot 707 707 C A/A- 1942-45 Military Mail group comprising registered airmail with 'Aust APO No ["0128"]' R label and ½d Roo & 5d Ram x2 tied 'ARMY PO/0128' cds used at Katherine, 'Aust APO No.0127' label on cover with 4d Koala and 'UNIT POSTAL STATION/LofC-X8' oval b/s used at Larrimah, two KGVI 5½d Registration Envelopes with 'R.A.A.F. DARWIN' red R labels and another with 'Aust PO No.065' label, three airmail covers with either Adelaide or Melbourne civilian censor tape and 5½d Emu 'solos' tied Army POs 066 (Winnelie), 0127 (Adelaide River) & 230 (Darwin), plus 'UNIT POSTAL STATION/D. 13' boxed d/s on 4d Koala in black (1942; at Adelaide River) and on QM 1d in violet (1943; used at Banka Banka), a couple with minor blemishes but generally fine. (10) 200 QUEENSLAND - Postal History

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A QUEENSLAND - Postal History 792 C A- 1904 (Nov 28) '13th Australian Light Horse Regt QMI, Christmas 1904' [Queensland Mounted Infantry] postcard showing cavalry flag-bearer in dress uniform on horseback, sent to the Cook Islands with ½d & 1d tied Brisbane duplex cancels, Auckland '4-DE04' transit and 'COOK ISLANDS/RARATONGA/29JA05' arrival but re-directed to "Mackaytown, Thames" (NZ) with partial 'TRAVG P.O. [AUCK]LAND/16FE/05' d/s alongside, couple of tiny blemishes. Remarkable usage of a rare & attractive card; although a 1d postcard rate applied to New Zealand, the Cook Islands apparently did not benefit from any concessional rate until the introduction of 'Imperial Penny Postage' in 1911. 200 VICTORIA - OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS

Lot 1143 1143 CL A- COMMANDANT LOCAL FORCES: Superb strike in blue on long envelope used locally, superb Melbourne duplex, light but very fine OHMS header & oval 'VICTORIAN NAVAL FORCES' cachets in purple, flap fault otherwise superb. 300 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal History

Lot 1283 1283 C A- 1853 part-entire (address panel only) to "The Admiralty/White Hall" endorsed "Ship Letter by Dido" rated "1/-" with legible strike of the rounded-boxed 'PAID/("28.2.53")/FREMANTLE' h/s in red. 150 Online Auction 2 Page:7

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A COCOS ISLANDS - Picture Postcards

Lot 1341 1341 CA 1914 'Bravo "Sydney" the end of the Emden' real photo (J Allcot) hand-tinted card showing the HMAS Sydney firing upon and receiving return fire from the SMS Emden - whose aft-decks are alight - with a Cocos Islands atoll in background, used under cover, fine condition. [The 'Battle of Cocos' took place on 9.10.1914, with the HMAS Sydney responding to the German light cruiser's attack on the wireless and cable transmission station on Direction Island. The heavily-damaged Emden was beached on Island, and most of the crew were sent to prisoner-of-war camps in Australia. The photographer must have been watching the battle from the Islands; an intriguing possibility is that 'J Allcot' may be the famous shipping artist John Charles Allcot who was working on Australian merchant ships at the time before settling down in Sydney in 1915] 80 GREAT BRITAIN - Picture Postcards

Ex Lot 1463 1463 C A+ ALCOHOL & TEMPERANCE: c.1904 Robert Thompson & Co advertising cards for 'Vibrona: the Ideal Tonic Wine' 'Imperial Army Series' of noble servicemen in their gorgeous uniforms. Superb! Full set? (8) 75 Page:8 www.abacusauctions.com.au 10 - 12 October 2020

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A IRELAND - Picture Postcards

Lot 1473 1473 CA 1918 'Sinn Fein/Rebellion/Dublin - Military/examining/Parcels/before/allowing/Visitors to/Prisoners', used under cover. 75 LIBERIA - Postal History

Lot 1484 1484 C A- 1912 PPC 'Monrovia' (fishing cabin with an outdoor lavatory) registered to Bosnia with 1c pair & Triangular 10c tied by hooded Monrovia d/s, double-circle 'KuK MILIT POST/ a /ZAVIDOVICI' arrival cds. 50T Online Auction 2 Page:9

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A MALAYAN REGION

Lot 1488 1488 C A- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Singapore 1908 PPC 'Parade' a military formation with Chinese onlookers, to GB with fine strike of the 27mm 'TANGLIN/ I-I ' cds. 60 NEW ZEALAND - Picture Postcards

Lot 1584 1584 PS B 1901 Boer War 1d brown/yellow Postal Card 'CAPT DAVIES, FIRST CONTINGENT', hinge remainders on the reverse, unused. 50 Page:10 www.abacusauctions.com.au 10 - 12 October 2020

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Picture Postcards

Ex Lot 1655 1655 C A/A- WWII 'Private Breger' humorous cards by Sgt Dave Breger numbered 302, 305, 307, 310, 312, 315-319 & 321, some minor blemishes but generally very fine used under cover in 1943-44. (11) 60 Online Auction 2 Page:11

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A AUSTRALIAN PICTURE POSTCARDS

Ex Lot 1672 1672 C A/B 1908 Great White Fleet Sydney group with CB & Co arrival of the Fleet (used), WTP chromolithos - beautiful cards - featuring the Fleet & Town Hall and The Fleet & Admiral Sperry (both used; one states "...had a splendid view of the Fleet coming in...such crowds in town..."), Walter Davies (Enmore) 'Admiral Sperry arriving at Review' and 'USA Marines passing The Exchange' and Empire hand-tinted real photo 'REVIEW, CENTENNIAL PARK', a few blemishes but generally fine to very fine. (6) 125 AUSTRALIAN PICTURE POSTCARDS - Australian Capital Territory

Lot 1695 1695 C A- Duntroon: Royal Military College real photo (Howard & Shearsby, Yass) view of buildings & layout from the observatory, unused, a few blemishes mostly on back. 50

Lot 1696 1696 C A- - Royal Military College real photo close-up view of barracks buildings and houses behind with water tanks, unused. 50 Page:12 www.abacusauctions.com.au 10 - 12 October 2020

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Lot 1697 1697 C A- - Royal Military College real photo close-up view of barracks with college buildings in background, used under cover with message dated "Dec 1913", couple of minor blemishes. 50

Lot 1698 1698 C A- - Royal Military College real photo (Howard & Shearsby, Yass) view of path to barracks with college buildings at left, couple of minor blemishes. 50

Lot 1699 1699 C A- - Royal Military College real photo (Lord Dudley, 27.6.1911) view of cadets, officers & dignitaries on parade ground for passing-out parade with spectators behind fence and college buildings in background, used 1912 with NSW 1d Arms tied by just-discernable 'QUEANBEYAN' cds, couple of minor corner bends. 100 Online Auction 2 Page:13

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Ex Lot 1700 1700 C A- - Royal Military College three real photo cards showing different views of cadets, officers & dignitaries on parade ground for passing-out parade with spectators and buildings in background, unused, couple of minor blemishes. (3) 150

Lot 1701 1701 CB - Royal Military College real photo (Nada Studios, Sydney) showing group of cadets in dress unirforms endorsed "Staff Cadets/2nd Class 1913" on view side and "RMC Duntroon, Fed Territory 2/2/1914" on reverse, unused, minor surface fault at U/R. 60 AUSTRALIAN PICTURE POSTCARDS - New South Wales

Lot 1728 1728 CA Liverpool: 'German Concentration Camp Liverpool NSW Australia 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918' postcard-size card (blank on back) showing artist's impression of aerial view of the camp showing huts, guard towers, perimeter fences and buildings outside the camp, inscribed 'Froehliche Weihnachten' [Merry Christmas], unused. 100