b'70ex 612606 613606C December 1931 usage of KGV 2d Scarlet tied by oval ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH OFFICE / DAKABINhandstamp in black with mss 29-12-31, on cover to Brisbane. Very fine condition and the only example known in black.Five other examples of the Dakabin date stamp have been sighted. All were used in violet and all have a manuscript date cancellation.The dates recorded are: 1 August 1933 (on piece); 29 May 1935 (on cover); 19 August 1935 (on cover); 23 August 1935 (on piece); 28 August 1935 (on cover). .$300400607C 1930s-50s Cover Assortment, several registered to Ipswich (Qld) incl. 1934 from Toogoolawah and 1936 use of 5d Registration Envelope from same origin, 1935 from Benarkin and 1937 from Yarraman Creek; also FDCs incl. 1938 KGVI 1d Red-Brown (both plain), 1940s KGVI letter-rate covers, some with military postmarks and 3d airmail rate covers many with Australia Military Forces boxed censor handstamps; also Queensland 1905 of illustrated Postal Card for the Oriental Tea Company (Brisbane), 1934 Kavieng (New Guinea) to Qld, 1938 Australia-Papua boomerang flight covers (2); few foreign incl. USA 1921 franked with 5c Pilgrim Tercentenary; mixed condition. (200 approx) .$250350608C PS Late 1970s large quantity of predominantly QEII 18c Stationery Envelopes (some uprated to 20c), used for making Tax Returns, with a wide range of mostly SOUTH AUSTRALIAN datestamps; also some covers franked with stamps or with meter cancels. Likely to appeal to postmark specialists. (many 100s) .$100200Australian ColoniesMixed lots609ONSW, QUEENSLAND & TASMANIA: modest used array on dealer stockcards with NSW 1890 5/- Map P.10 (pulled perf), 1882-97 3d Perf OS/NSW; TASMANIA 1880-91 4d deep yellow (2) & 4d chrome-yellow Sidefaces, 1906-09 Crown/A 8d Sideface P.12 and P.11 and 9d blue P.12; condition variable. (32) .$60100610* O ASSORTMENT ON HAGNERS: mostly commoner later period issues, best item SOUTH AUSTRALIA1904-11 Thick POSTAGE 1 fine mint P.12 (Cat.250); also VICTORIA 2d QOT and QV 5 pink & 5 claret & blue revenues; others from NSW, Qld & Tasmania. (115) $160200611C PS PCPOSTAL HISTORY & POSTAL STATIONERY: Selection with NSW 1856 cover to Shaftesbury, Englandwith imperf 6d Large Diadem tied by weak strike of BN 19 (Rated R), RYLSTONE (Nov.10) departure backstamp, HARTLEY & SYDNEY transits, arrival datestamps including PLYMOUTH/SHIP LETTER, 1897 1d Letter Card used Sydney-Hobart, 1d Shield Reply Postal Card optd Specimen, unused d grey Wrapper, also 1907 PPC Neutral Bay to Natal; SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1907 PPC used Bordertown to Natal & an unused d Wrapper; QUEENSLAND 1d & 1d Postal Cards (2); VICTORIA 1d Postal Card; WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1d on 3d Postal Cards 1898 (thick overprint in blue) and 1902 (thin overprint in violet) usages to UK. (12 items) .$150250'