RETURNED/UNCLAIMED/UNKNOWN MAIL ETC: 1953-2007 The remarkabl...

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RETURNED/UNCLAIMED/UNKNOWN MAIL ETC: 1953-2007 The remarkable assembly of internal Australian commercial covers with a wide range of h.s. inc a large number of pointing finger return to sender and boxed multi-reason cachets. Representative examples of h.s. inc. 1953 "UNKNOWN BY POSTMEN/THORNBURY N17", 1954 boxed "MUTILATED BY/STAM CANCELLING/MACHINE", 1955 boxed "MISSENT TO/QUEENSCLIFF". 1956 boxed "NOT KNOWN BY/POSTMEN ST. KILDA" & "UNCLAIMED AT/ST KILDA". 1959 "UNCLAIMED AT/BRIGHTON" and "UNCLAIMED AT/OAKLEIGH". 1961 boxed "ACCIDENTALLY DAMAGED BY/STAMP CANCELLING MACHINE". 1966 "Unknown by/Postmen Sebastopol". 1972 "CONTENTS FOUND/LOOSE IN MAIL". 1981 & 1982 "STAMP FALLEN OFF". 1983 "DAMAGED BY WATER" and 1989 "THIS IS A DELIVERY". Also small sections of Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territories. Selected strikes with much on display pages [ex Colin Salt] (200+ covers) Cross Reference: INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, MISSENT MAIL, REDIRECTED MAIL

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Auction Date:
26th Sep 17 at 1pm BST

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