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5d Brown (shades) selection comprising Plates 2 (4) and 3 (6), one perf ‘W/A’ for each Plate, includes some attractive advertising covers, scarce Plate 2 solos for 1932 ‘BOOKS ONLY’ label on parcel-wrapping fragment [1d per 6ozs Newspapers rate x5] and airmail cover Cloncurry to Brisbane bearing scarce QANTAS black on red etiquette, three items with ‘unclaimed’ markings, etc, generally fine (10) 5d Brown (shades) solo frankings on 1934-35 on three Perth to Carnarvon airmail covers with ‘PER AERIAL MAIL.’ private handstamp of The Union Bank of Australia unusually in blue, red or violet. (3) 5d Brown solo frankings (shades) cover selection for domestic registration (4) including two perf ‘W/A’, one being ‘AR’, both unclaimed with associated markings; ‘all-up’ airmail covers to UK (3, one carried on first flight); also 5d optd ‘OS’ solo registered, tear at right although presentable (BW $750 on cover); generally fine. (8)
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5d Brown Ovptd ‘OS’ paler Bluish opt, tied by Registered Perth cds to 1934 (21 Aug) Official registered cover locally addressed at Perth. Fine and late usage. [BW states “Discontinued February 1933”.] 5d Brown Ovptd ‘OS’ (well centred) tied by Registered Perth cds to 1933 (31 Aug) Official registered cover to West Guildford, where unclaimed. Particularly nice quality for this scarce franking.
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1/4d Greenish Blue accompanied by an attractive variety of contemporary issues, including NSW Sesqui set, on 1937 airmail cover to US via Hong Kong (b/s). 1/4d Greenish Blue on 1935 or 1938 commercial covers to UK or France with additional frankings of Jubilee 2d or KGV 5d paying the 1/6d and 1/9d airmail rates. An attractive duo. (2) 1/4d Greenish Blue (shades) selection of combination frankings for 1935 and 1937 airmails to UK at 1/6d and 1/7d rates, latter thence by surface to USA, and 1937 use of ‘PARCELS POST’ label from Childers [3/6d: 3-5lbs. Scale 4 parcels rate], generally fine (3 items), also portion of label, rated 3/9d, used from Toorak. (4)
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