Auction 99 NORFOLK ISLAND - Flight Covers - Commercial
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| Lot | Type | Quality | Description | Estimate | Realised |
| 164 | C | B | 1947 commercial cover to GB with 5½d Ball Bay & private 'Air Mail' h/s, superb boxed 'AERIAL SERVICE/COMPLETED-SYDNEY' h/s in violet, the address partly obliterated. | 250 | 180 |
| 165 | C | A | 1947 (Oct 8) cover to "SDA Mission/Honiara/British Solomon Is" with scarce franking of Ball Bay 2/- paying rate for a letter between ½-1oz. | 200 | 220 |
| 166 | C | A | 1949 cover to United States with Ball Bay ½d 1d & 5½d x3 paying the overseas airmail rate of 1/6d. | 125 | 95 |
| 167 | C | B | 1950 commercial usage of private formular 'Air Mail Letter Form' to New Zealand with Ball Bay 2d & 5½d & fine 'LATE FEE' h/s in violet, stained on reverse. | 200 | 140 |
| 168 | C | A | 1950-51 covers to New Zealand each with 'LATE FEE' h/s & paid at 8½d or 10d rates, the latter being an advertising cover for Lincoln Lodge. (2) | 300 | 220 |
| 169 | C | A/B | 1950-59 covers to various firms in Sydney each with 'LATE FEE' h/s & paid at 7½d, 8d, 8½d, 9d or 10d (this is philatelic) rates, comprising a "complete set" of Late Fee rates. [In each case the late fee was 2d] (5) | 500 | 380 |
| 170 | C | A | 1951 (July 26) cover to NSW with 6d Ball Bay underpaying the new 7½d rate but not taxed. [The 6d rate was current only from 1/12/1950 until 8/7/1951] | 150 | 120 |
| 171 | C | B | 1955 (c.) cover to NSW with scarce franking of 3d Ball Bay & 6½d Plane tied by indistinct cds, couple of tonespots. | 75 | 67 |
| 172 | C | A | 1958 (c) & 1965 covers to Germany with Ball Bay 2/- bistre, or Austria with Birds 3d & 2/-. Scarce pair. (2) | 120 | 100 |
| 173 | C | B | 1959 cover to NSW with scarce franking of Ball Bay ½d, 3d White Paper & 1/-, couple of minor tonespots. | 100 | 90 |
| 174 | PS | A | 1972 formular PMG's Permit Aerogramme from Sydney with Olympics 7c pair, 'NORFOLK/ISLAND' arrival b/s, readdressed to NSW. Most unusual. [Permit issued to a Sydney solicitor] | 150 | 134 |
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