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AUSTRALIA - Postal History |
| 2584699 | ✉ | | 1930 (Aug 13 & 14) two somewhat roughly opened and lightly soiled envelopes to Croydon with KGV SM wmk P13½x12½ 2d stamps, the first red-brown BW #99, the second (commercial cachet) golden scarlet Die II BW #100. Both tied Melbourne slogan 'ADDRESS MAIL TO PRIVATE BOX NUMBER. . .' (2)
![Lot 775 [1 of 2]:1930 (Aug 13 & 14) two somewhat roughly opened and lightly soiled envelopes to Croydon with KGV SM wmk P13½x12½ 2d stamps, the first red-brown BW #99, the second (commercial cachet) golden scarlet Die II BW #100. Both tied Melbourne slogan 'ADDRESS MAIL TO PRIVATE BOX NUMBER. . .' (2)](/jpg2584/AUSTRALIA_-_Postal_History_1930_2584699_.jpg) ![Lot 775 [2 of 2]:1930 (Aug 13 & 14) two somewhat roughly opened and lightly soiled envelopes to Croydon with KGV SM wmk P13½x12½ 2d stamps, the first red-brown BW #99, the second (commercial cachet) golden scarlet Die II BW #100. Both tied Melbourne slogan 'ADDRESS MAIL TO PRIVATE BOX NUMBER. . .' (2)](/jpg2584/AUSTRALIA_-_Postal_History_1930_2584699-2_.jpg) | 48.00 |
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| 2587258 | ✉ | | 1940 (Sep 9) from GB by air, envelope inscribed 'VIA TRANSATLANTIC AMERICA' franked 4/6d by KGVI 4d, 10d x2, and 2/6d brown SG #468, 474 & 476. Sender Lieut N.M. Cahill, AIF, UK, who signed the env on front (his own censor?), addressed to (presumably) his parents in St Kilda, Victoria. Nice example of this routing.
 | 60.00 |
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AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II Period |
| 2588715 | ✉ | | Greece (Apr 16) use of lightly stained ACF envelope inscribed 'Air Mail' addressed Pierre Gorman, Caulfield, Victoria (a Gorman signature appears alongside triangular censor handstamp - family correspondence?). 9d Platypus tied 'RAILHEAD/16AP41/R.M.1' cds. Roughly opened, damaged flap, rare. [Australian Forces began evacuation eight days later, on April 24]
![Lot 836:Greece (Apr 16) use of lightly stained ACF envelope inscribed 'Air Mail' addressed Pierre Gorman, Caulfield, Victoria (a Gorman signature appears alongside triangular censor handstamp - family correspondence?). 9d Platypus tied 'RAILHEAD/16AP41/R.M.1' cds. Roughly opened, damaged flap, rare. [Australian Forces began evacuation eight days later, on April 24]](/jpg2588/AUSTRALIA_-_Military_-_World_War_II_Period_Greece_2588715_.jpg) | 70.00 |
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