1957 -97 AUSTRALIA ANTARCTIC TERRITORY STAMPS USED IN AUSTRALIA 17 COMM. COVERS

Description

This lot consists of 17 commercial and philatelic commercial covers with AAT stamps used in Australia solo and make-up usage :-
1) Australia 1963 (1st Jul) Australian Antarctic Territory 5d/4d sepia,5d blue,8d/7d blue and 5d green stamps (Ref. 2) SG 2,3,6 & 7 (Ref. 1) plus 1d QEII make-up on large (commercial foolscap 230mm x 100mm) air mail cover, cancelled and tied in black by Melbourne cds and paying 2/- airmail rate
to USA. Cover appears commercial and is an attractive usage of A.A.T. stamps in Australia
(see scan 1). Slightly trimmed at right otherwise fine.
2-17) 5 foolscap and eleven standard size covers, generally fine (see scans 2-17).
Stamps of Australia were used from the Australian Antarctic Territory bases before 27th March 1957 (Refs 1 & 2) and remained valid for use there after the introduction of Australian Antarctic Territory issues.
Australian Antarctic Territory issues are also valid for use in Australia where they are put on sale for a limited period when first issued (Ref. 1).
I attest that the 'roo stamps(or any stamps for that matter) in my stock have not been reperfed,reperfinned(if a perfin),regummed(if mint or CTO) or gassed while in my possession. Furthermore I assert that these 'roo stamps have never been so treated because I bought them so long ago before these things were prevalent and/or I bought them from impeccable sources.
Item Reference No.10271,5887
Ref. 1
Stanley Gibbons Australia Stamp Catalogue 11th edition 2018 Ref. 2
'Postal History of The Australian Antarctic 1911-1965' by Roy M. Milner published by Robson Lowe
Provenance:-
Charing Cross Stamp and Postcard Fair.
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