Auction No. 20 Saturday, 29 October 2016 / 2:00 pm start

First Day Covers 1937-1968 range noting 1937 Die I ...

Estimate $120

Realised: $160 plus premium

Category: Collections, Accumulations and Selections  >  Australia

Lot Details

First Day Covers 1937-1968 range noting 1937 Die I 1d & 2d & 1940 AIF plus several later on plain envs both ordinary & registered incl two illust 1956 Scout Jamboree covers with round & hexagonal strikes of special cachet. Also noted Guthrie 1956 Olympics, 1958 Christmas, 1959 2/- flower, 4d QEII (with & without 1d) & AAT 1957 2/- with a few WCS, Royal & unattributed pictorial types. All addressed incl 1940 NZ centennial ½d x 2, 1½d & 2½d on cover with boxed violet "New Zealand-Australia-England Through Airmail Service Inaugural Flight 1940" & 1952 Australia to S.Africa first Regular Airmail Qantas cover. Interesting lot with the 9 Guthrie covers. (57)