Two items of considerable interest were found on Australian stamp auction sites. The first was a rare cover with faint markings dated 5-SET 1930/ PARAGUAY of the first internal flight from Ascunsion to Colonia Nueva (New) Australia (as an arrival cds) franked with 2 Republic of Paraguay stamps (Scott 288, 291), total postage of P2.50 (Peso), and the stamps were postmarked in a diamond with ‘ENSAYO/ SEVICIO/ AEREO/ INTERNO’. It
A very ordinary cover can be a source of an unusual story about a famous man who wore a special hat at an important WWII conference. The cover bearing a green 1d KGV head stamp cancelled by a partial VISIT/ SUNNY/ AUSTRALIA and a boxed SYDNEY/ N.S.W./ 6 PM/14 NOV/ 1935/ POSTED/ OVERSEAS BOX is addressed to Mr. C.A, Arcentales, P.O. Box T., GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR, S.A. (Figure 1). The arrival
The front of the South Australian one penny purple postcard is postmarked with a duplex cancel of G.P.O. ADELAIDE/ MY 14 / 91/ S.A, and is addressed to the Hon F.E.H.W. Krichauff M.L.C., Flinders Street (Adelaide) (Figure 1). The reverse is printed for the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch with a printed and manuscript message:An Ordinary Meeting of the Council will be held in the Room, Broken
The first cover has the careful placement of the three war tax surcharge overprint stamps, the red 2½d on 2d, the blue 3½d on 3d KGVI and the purple 5½d on 5d merino sheep, all issued on 10 December 1941, but this is not a first day cover. The three stamps are ‘socked on the nose’ WYNDHAM/ -4 MAY 42/ WEST AUSTRALIA. The 2½d stamp is a perfin, probably W.A.
A series of 7 covers addressed to Edwin Nowell in Hobart from January 1850 to February 1860, from South Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania appeared in a Tasmanian stamp auction in April 2005. The covers were well described and many were of more than passing notice, but no details were given concerning the addressee, who was an early Tasmanian of considerable importance. The covers are presented here in chronological
The pre-stamped cover has a red ‘ONE PENNY’ KGV Head stamp plus an additional red 1d KGV Head stamp cancelled WEDDDERBURN/ MR 30/ 18/ VICTORIA and it was addressed to E. Jowett Esq M.H.R., for Grampians, Federal Parliament House, Melbourne(Figure 1). The long cover has three KGV Head stamps, the green 1d, blue 3d and a red 1½d canceled with 2 examples of the LATE FEE/ 11P 21JE26/ SPENCER ST.
The postcard had a brown One Half-Penny Swan stamp of Western Australia postmarked FREMANTLE/ 1/ JY 14/ 94/ W.A, and it was addressed to Mr. A,M. Josephson, Fremantle (Figure 1). The reverse was headed WEST PROVINCES ELECTORS, and the message was somewhat unusual: ‘It is reported that MR. D. K. CONGDON is safe for election, and canvassers are asking for pumpers for their candidate. The friends of Mr. D.K. Congdon are asked
This long cover was sent from the American Consular Service, Melbourne Australia with ‘Accounts & Returns’ to The Honorable, The Secretary of State, Washington, D.C., United States of America.. It had a copy of the Blue 3d KGV head stamp canceled MELBOURNE/ 18/ 6-P 13 JY33/ VIC (Figure 1). The reverse had a red handstamp ‘FROM THE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT COLLECTION/ AUTHENTICATED BY H.R. HARMER INC., N.Y.’ This was but
The ‘On Service’ cover had a manuscript ‘Free’ and a large oval originating hand-stamp POST [Crown] OFFICE/ PORT LINCOLN/ 8 (–)/ 28 MY/ 1847 and a reception postmark of G.P.O/ [Crown]/ JU 3/ 1847/ SOUTH AUSTRALIA and it was addressed to Chas Bonney, Esqre Commissioner of Crown Lands, Adelaide ( Figure 1). Charles Bonney was born on 31 October 1813 at Sandon, England son of Rev. George Bonney and his wife
The above paper appeared on an Australian auction site and the reverse had a blue Legislative Council crest of Tasmania on the flap. The vendor had identified the sender’s manuscript as C.H. Grant, at top left on the front. The Hobart duplex read: HOBART/ A/ OC 8/ 97/ P-R, and there was also a red TASMANIA/ OFFICIAL/ PAID mark. The cover was addressed to A.W. Pearse Esq, 6 Spring Street,