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Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 1Apr 30, 2011Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

MISCELLANEOUSCPS Eclectic mix mostly Australian including three contrived covers with Post Office Training School

stamps tied by FPO 7 cds used at Townsville Mil PO, 1947 Sydney-Norfolk Island flight, 1911 usage of NSW illustrated PTPO Envelope for Resch's Brewery to Bavaria, 1906 PPC from Victoria to Turkey, etc; also GB 1948 Wedding £1 on registered airmail cover to Melbourne, etc, generally fine. (21)

22

600

*O Oldtime schoolgirl's collection in two well-packed looseleaf albums with Australia including some CTO Roos and £1 brown & blue Type B 'SPECIMEN' plus some useful 1930s commemoratives, not much else of note but worth a look. (1000+)

30

300

Lot 36

PS Round the World postcard 1902 German 10pf Postal Card to San Francisco where readdressed to Brisbane with 2c added, then to Sydney where NSW 1d & 1½d added for return to Germany, a few blemishes.

36 B

400

CINDERELLAS

Lot 49

P UNITED STATES: c.1920 (?) 'AUSTRALASIA/PARCEL/POSTAGE' 1c die proof in grey-green on wove paper. Curious!

49 A250

COINS & BANKNOTESAUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: Cobb & Co 1855 London Chartered Bank of Australia (Melbourne) large bound chequebook (260x375mm) with about 100 pages of cheques (four per page), the earlier forms removed & with various interesting entries on the remaining stubs including regarding purchase of hay and provisions along the Bendigo Road, endorsed "Cobb & Co" on the face. Damp-spotting affects the stubs and the first few remaining pages of cheques but the majority of the forms are remarkably fine.

62

1,000

DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA

Ex Lot 67

C AUSTRALIA: 1911-13 Sydney Technical College Engineering group 1) 1911 Ex-Students Sixth Annual Dinner souvenir on a beautifully illustrated piece of blueprint with several autographs on the face, superb!; 2) 1913 Students First Annual Dinner menu with autographs on the reverse; & 3) 1913 Eighth Annual Dinner & Smoke Concert invitation. (3)

67 A/A+

100

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Lot 68

C AUSTRALIA: 1917 official war photograph of mass graves and 12 Australian soldiers awaiting burial, each corpse with a cloth over the face & a simple wooden cross with a nameplate affixed across the body, caption on the reverse "Preparing the graves for AIF dead, France, 1917", minor creasing. A graphic reminder of what war is really all about...and not a politician in sight.

68 B

200

Ex Lot 70

C AUSTRALIA: 1932 NSW Government Railways illustrated First Class ticket for the inaugural crossing of the Sydney Harbour Bridge by rail, also the gold-blocked 'TIME TABLE' card. Both superb. [Maurice Williams' similar ticket signed by the Governor, the Premier & the train driver, and the Time Table signed by the designer of the bridge, sold for $5750 at our auction of 24/5/2008] (2 items)

70 A+

1,500

Ex Lot 71

C AUSTRALIA: 1934-35 Australian Scout Jamboree at Frankston (Vic) six photographs of scouts attending from New Zealand (2), Fiji, USA, France & India (the caption states "...2 Princes and bodyguards"!). (6)

71 A

250

C AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA: Penguin Silver Mines Co 1870 blue/white 'Scrip Certificate' for 100 shares from the initial offering of 60,000 One Pound shares, light fold.

72 A-240

C AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA: 1901 illustrated invitation (250x195mm) to Hobart Town Hall Reception on 5/7/1901 for the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall as part of their Royal Tour after the Opening of Federal Parliament on 9/5/1901, upper-left corner missing otherwise very fresh & attractive notwithstanding some minor silverfish marks. Rare.

75 B

200

C AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: 1893 5/- Miner's Right issued to Henry Pollard at Bendigo, minor stains.77 B 100T

PICTURE POSTCARDSC AUSTRALIA - QUEENSLAND: 1902 small (120x80mm) flimsy PPCs with Brisbane scenes mostly

used at Albion & one unused. (8)83 A/B

150

C AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: 1908 Melbourne Show postcard with illustration of the 'Weekly Times Pavilion' offering postage stamps & free stationery, dated "2-9-08" but sent under cover.

84 A75

C AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: 1911 Empire Press "Finish of VRC Derby" (won by "Wilari") & "Finish of Caulfield Cup" ("Lady Medallist"), and similar F&J "Melbourne Cup" ("Parisian"), minor blemishes but facially very fine, unused. (3)

85 A-/B

300


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous LotsO 1913-65 collection with Roos to 5/-, KGV to 1/4d (4, two perf 'OS') with varieties including 4d orange

Line through 'FOUR PENCE', 6d Engraved Kooka, most KGV/KGVI commemoratives including Kingsford Smith duo optd 'OS' CTO & 5/- Bridge (parcels cancel), mixed condition. (100s)

87

350

Lot 88

*O 1902-1968 collection with used Roos First Wmk 1d varieties including Watermark Sideways (short perfs, Cat $400) & Extra Island BW #3(E)d, 1/- Watermark Inverted pair the left-hand unit with Break in Top Frame over 'L' (parcels cancel, Cat $800+), Second Wmk to 1/- & 5/-, Third Wmk 5/- 10/- & £1 brown & blue (well-centred, tonespots), CofA 10/-, £1 (spacefiller) & £2; KGV Heads used to 1/4d (4); also mint Engraved Kooka 6d pair, 1/- ANZAC (2), Robes Thick Paper 10/- & £1, Arms £1 & £2 and £sd Navigators; plus 1902-38 Postage Dues range * or used; mixed condition.

88

1,000

*/**O 1913-1992 collection in three volumes with used Roos Third Wmk £1 brown & blue (torn, spacefiller) & CofA £1 (short corner perf), KGV Heads to 1/4d, Engraved Kooka 6d CTO, 5/- Bridge with parcels cancel (ink spot), decimals reasonably complete mint or used to 1983, 1984 onwards apparently complete unmounted, condition is very mixed with many earlier stamps discoloured or faded. (many 100s)

89

450

P "A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia" boxed presentation book with 28 proofs reprinted in black from the original dies. Includes KGV 1d Engraved, 1½d Canberra, 2d Bridge, 1934 Hermes, £1 Robes, £1 Arms, 1950 Stamps se-tenant pair, 2/- Olympics Propaganda & 7/6d Captain Cook etc, also AAT 2/-. [Given that these proofs are highly collectable & otherwise unavailable, these books are, without doubt, the BEST "product" released by Australia Post in recent years.]

90 A

250

Ex Lot 91

*/**O Stockbook accumulation mostly mint including duplicated KGV Heads to 1/4d (4, two are Single Wmk), Engraved Kooka 6d x2, Kooka M/S x3, Kingford Smith 2d optd 'OS' Plate 6 block of 4 (left-hand units with faults, Cat $3500), 5/- Bridge x2, Silver Jubilee x2 sets in imprint blocks of 4, KGVI 2d red "Medallion Flaw" in a used pair, 3d "White Wattles" x3, Robes Thick Paper 10/- imprint blocks of 4 x2, Arms £2 x3 plus optd 'SPECIMEN' £1 & £2, BCOF sets x2, also pre-decimal varieties & multiples, mixed condition. (100s)

91

1,500

*/**O Array on stockcards with State perfins including Roos 2d 2½d & 4d perf 'OS/NSW' *, First Wmk 5d perf 'T' * Second Wmk 2½d perf 'WA' **; also Colonies with pickings including South Australia Thick 'POSTAGE' £1 & Victoria 3d Half-Length with full margins; mixed condition. (140)

92

200

*/**O Selection comprising Roos First Wmk 1/- mint plus CTO 4d 9d & 1/- (Watermark Inverted), Third Wmk 1/- Die II perf 'OS' block of 4 (the lower units **); KGV SMult Wmk Perf 13½x12½ 2d brown Plate 1 ('N' over 'N') Imprint block of 8 six units **) & 3d Die II imprint block of 4 mint (lower units **); also Kingsford Smith 6d violet imprint block of 8 (2x4, with Re-Entry) & QEII 1967 5c marginal block of 4 with Strong Offset **; the mint blocks mostly with "suntanned" gum. (12 items)

93

250

*/**O Hingeless album with a few Roos ** & used, KGV to 1/4 perforated 'OS' used, 1932 Lyrebird, 6d Airmail, 1934 Centenary & Macarthur sets, Anzac set (minor toning), SA & NSW Centenary sets, Arms to 10/-, £2 Navigator, decimals to $10 including Navigators set & 1966 AAT set, plus a few strips, sheets & M/Ss ** & used.

94

400

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Lot 95

**O Assortment with KGV including Single Wmk 4d orange Line through 'FOUR PENCE' #BW110(2)h, plus 1927 Parliament House block of 4 with Flaw in First 'A' of 'Australia' #BW132g *, 1935 2d Silver Jubilee Colour Spot Over Hills at Left #BW166(1)d used, Retouch to Crosshatching #BW166(2)ia **, Vertical Line through Right Numeral #BW166(2)e used, Retouch between 'IA' of 'Australia' #BW166(2)ea used & 3d Strong Retouch under 'U' and 'Postage' #BW167e used, 1938 2d block of 4 including Medallion Flaw #BW188e **, 1941 3½d 'White Face' *.

95

1,000

Ex Lot 96

*O 1913-52 collection mostly mint with Kangaroos including First Wmk to 5/-, Second Wmk 5/-, Third Wmk to 5/-, SMult Wmk to 10/-, CofA to 10/- plus used £1, KGV Heads to 1/4d (3), 1930 Commemoratives complete including 5/- Bridge (2, one CTO), Robes Thick Paper set + 'SPECIMEN' Opts (no certificate) & £1 used block of 4, Thin Paper used set, BCOF set, Arms to £2 (2) etc, generally fine to very fine. (200+)

96

3,000T

Ex Lot 97

*/**O Hagners with pre-decimals including 1960 Northern Territory 5d corner block of 4 with Misplaced Perfs BW #378bb (gum-glazing, Cat $300+), 1963 Royal Visit 5d corner block of 4 with Misplaced Perfs BW #392bb ** (Cat $200+), QEII 1963-65 5d green booklet plate Plate Number ' 2 ' block of 6 **; decimals including 1967 5c blue block of 4 with Offset BW #444c ** (Cat $300+), 7c gem strip of 7 with Major Pre-Printing Paper-Fold across 4 units, AAT 1966 Pictorials (ex 25c) in blocks of 4 **, condition variable. (200+)

97

400

C Box of pre-decimal covers including a 1952 large cover to California with Arms 5/- pair, plus KGV, high denomination solo frankings, and some Colony Covers. (100s)

98200

C Box of mostly decimal FDCs plus airmail, registered post, and vending machine labels. (100s)99 200

*/**O Stockbook with 5/- Bridge ** (toned gum), heavily duplicated used Roos to 5/- (13) & KGV to 1/4d (14), plus 1934 Centenary 1/- x38, Macarthur 9d x14 & Anzac Commemorative x6, 1935 Jubilee 2/- x7, 1936 Centenary 1/- x26, 1937 NSW 9d x5, and 1940 Nurse 6d x2 used, Cat $3000+.

100

500

*/**O Stockbook array with a large accumulation of mint plus Roos to 2/- & KGV to 1/4d used (various watermarks), 1928 Philatelic Exhibition 3d Kookaburra block of 4 *, 1934 Centenary 1/-, Macarthur set including 9d vertical pair used, Robes 5/- & 10/- pairs *, Navigators to £2 **, decimals to $4 including 1970 Captain Cook Anpex sheet **, and 1966 AAT **. (1000+)

101

500

O State perfins including First Wmk Roos perf 'OS/NSW' 3d, 4d (4, including yellow-orange), 6d (7, including a block of 4) & 1/- and Second Wmk 9d, CofA perf 'G/NSW' 10/- (faults) & perf 'VG' 9d *, commercial perfins including 'VOC' on Third Wmk 5/-, also perf 'T' & a few Perf 'OS' mostly on Tasmanian pictorials, mixed condition. (113)

102

200T


**O Shoebox with a partly sorted array of mostly 1930s & 1940s mint blocks including Victoria Centenary imprint pairs & blocks of 4, No Watermark Hermes x4, WWII War Savings 6d block of 4 etc, a quantity of low denomination large blocks & part-sheets, also some used material noted. Could be a goldmine! (Qty)

103

750

Ex Lot 104

OC Officials collection on leaves with perf 'OS' Roos First Wmk Large & Small 'OS' to 2/- including perf Large 'OS' 1d on an official postcard, Third Wmk to 5/- (2, one CTO) & 10/- CTO, SMult 5/- x4 CTO, KGV Single Wmk to 1/4d (CTO), SMult Perf 14 3d Type B Watermark Inverted, Perf 13½x12½ 1/4d CTO, also some perf 'OS' or optd 'OS' commemoratives and two other covers, condition variable. (145 + 3 covers)

104

600T

Ex Lot 105

**V PRESENTATION PACKS: S&M Miller Bros privately produced specimen folder with values to CofA 5/- Roo, KGV 1/4d & a few 'OS' Overprints, and commemoratives including a lovely 5/- Bridge (full unmounted o.g.) & Kingsford Smith 'OS' Overprints (**, no Certificate), mostly without gum & some with dubious cancels; plus a second pack crammed with a fine used selection many of which are not CTO. (2 packs)

105 A

300

Ex Lot 106

V** SPECIMEN FOLDERS: c.1932 inscribed 'AUSTRALIAN POSTAGE STAMPS' & annotated in pencil "ISSUED OCT 18 1932" with Kangaroos to 5/- plus perf 'OS' 2/- 5/- & 10/-, Third Wmk £1 grey & £2 and the very scarce Small Multiple Wmk 10/- (well centred) all with 'SPECIMEN' overprint Type C, Engraved Kooka, KGV to 1/4d including 4½d Die II plus some 'OS' perfins & overprints, commemoratives including 5/- Bridge, overprinted 'OS' including Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d etc. All values to 5/- are CTO, and all have full unmounted o.g. [A similar folder sold for $2345 at our auction of 18/12/2010] (65)

106 A

2,000

Ex Lot 107

V** SPECIMEN FOLDERS: a similar lot. (65)107 A 2,000

PR SPECIMEN FOLDERS: c.1941 horizontal format with Roos to 5/- plus CofA 10/- to £2 with 'SPECIMEN' overprint, KGV SMult 4½d Die II plus some 'OS' overprints, many KGV commemoratives (no 5/- Bridge), values to 5/- CTO.

108 A

300


Lot 109

PR SPECIMEN FOLDERS: 1947 brown-red/dark grey vertical format with imprint 'C.277.47.' at lower-left containing 17 values to 5/- Robes all CTO plus Robes 10/- & £1 (rounded corner at upper-left) overprinted 'SPECIMEN', all unmounted. A rare composition. RPSofV Certificate (2010) for the £1.

109 A

600

Lot 110

PR SPECIMEN FOLDERS: 1947 brown-red/dark grey vertical format with imprint 'C.277.47.' at lower-left containing 17 values to 5/- Robes all CTO plus Robes 10/- & £1 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', all unmounted. A rare composition. RPSofV Certificate (2010) for the £1.

110 A

1,000

PR SPECIMEN FOLDERS: c. 1954 brown/grey collector's presentation folder with 20 values to 5/- Arms CTO, plus Arms 10/- to £2 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', all with full unmounted o.g.

111 A250T

PR SPECIMEN FOLDERS: c.1962 vertical format with values to 5/- Cattle plus Arms 10/- to £2 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint - rarely seen in an original pack - (22); all values to 5/- are CTO, and all have full unmounted o.g. (22)

112 A

250

**PR SPECIMEN FOLDERS: 1963 black/green folder with issues for Australia (no 'SPECIMEN' Opts), AAT & Cocos; and 1966 black/buff folder with c.1969 makeup including Flowers & Primary Industries; also $1 Navigator with 15½mm 'SPECIMEN' Opt.

113 A

150

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo IssuesO Varieties comprising First Wmk ½d Bite out of Kangaroo's Tail, Third Wmk 1/- Deformed 'LI' of

'SHILLING' in a pair and Die IIB with unrecorded Broken Stroke of '1/-', CofA 5/- Weeping Kangaroo unlisted in ACSC but similar to the flaw found on the final printing of the 10/- BW #50(V)s, some minor blemishes. (4)

114 A/B

200

Ex Lot 115

* £1 grey (2, off-centre, one with slightly aged gum); also First Wmk 10/- grey and pink BW #47A faded with a few shortish perfs and redistributed gum; Cat $2400. (3)

115 A C1500

Ex Lot 116

O 'SPECIMEN' Overprints comprising Third Wmk Type B £1 brown & blue, Type C £1 grey & £2 (heavily mounted), SMult Wmk 10/- & £2, CofA 10/- (4), £1 (2, one toned) & £2 (3), variable centring & some perf blemishes, Cat $2500+. (14)

116

750T

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*/** Mint selection including First Wmk 5d, 6d, 9d (well centred) & 1/- (the 5d, 6d & 1/- possibly **), Third Wmk 1/- Die IIB Watermark Sideways (gum faults) & perf 'OS' 3d Die I and SMult Wmk 2/-, condition variable many with more-or-less toned gum. (23)

117

300

Ex Lot 118

*/** Mint selection with First Wmk to 1/- including 4d (2) & 9d (3, one with Break in Left Frame and White Flaw below 'AU'), Second Wmk 6d, Third Wmk 3d Plate 2 'JBC' Monogram BW #13zg (gumside toning, Cat $600), 1/- Die II Watermark Inverted, 2/- maroon (2, one possibly **) & 5/- (small thin), SMult 5/- (very lightly mounted) plus 9d & 2/- ('N' over 'N') imprint pairs; some perf blemishes and/or heavy mounting, Cat $3500+. (35)

118

750T

Ex Lot 119

O Perforated 'OS' selection with First Wmk perf Large 'OS' ½d to 5/- (short perfs) including 4d yellow-orange, perf Small 'OS' ½d to 2/-, Second Wmk to 2/-, Third Wmk to 5/- (3, one with Roo Misplaced 2mm into Bight) & 10/- (2, one a corner marginal) and CofA to 5/- (2); mixed condition with some stamps heavily cancelled, Cat $2500+. (74)

119 A- C2

500T

Ex Lot 120

*/**O Selection mostly mint including First Wmk 1d with The Big Crack (Advanced State) BW #4(G)ia (crease & toning), 9d Break in Upper-Right Frame BW #24f & 2/- (2, one creased); Third Wmk 2d Watermark Inverted (**), 2½d block of 4 with Shaved '1' in Fraction & other flaws, 1/- Die II 'CA' Monogram pair (monogram & right-hand unit partially washed-out) with 'TELEPHONE ACCOUNTS' cancel, SMult Wmk 1/- Ash ('N' over 'N') Imprint pair, CofA Wmk 10/- used; many stamps affected by toning. (50)

120

600

*/**O Selection with mint Third Wmk perforated 'OS' 2½d, 2/- brown (short perfs) & 5/- (marginal example, ragged perfs at base) and used to 2/- brown plus 2/- maroon & 5/- CTO; CofA Wmk to 5/- (CTO) plus optd 'SPECIMEN' Type D 10/- & £1 ** and £2 *; condition variable, Cat $2300+. (43)

121

500

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Ex Lot 122

* Selection comprising Second Wmk 6d, Third Wmk 6d Die II (gum blemishes), 5/- (short perfs) & 10/- grey & deep aniline pink, all with hinge remainders (heavy on 5/-), Cat $1350. (4)

122 B250

O Selection on Hagners including Second Wmk 2½d (2), 6d, 9d (4) 1/- (8) & 5/-, Third Wmk 1d to 6d, 1/- (3), 2/- & £1, SMult Wmk 1/- & 2/-, CofA Wmk 6d, 9d (3), 10/- & £1; also Large 'OS' 1d (2), 2d (2) 4d & 6d & Small 'OS' First Wmk ½d, 1d (3), 2d (2), 3d (2) & 6d, Second Wmk 2d, 6d & 9d, Third Wmk 2d (2) to 3d olive (9), 6d (3), 1/- & 2/- plus 2/- brown Watermark Inverted (worn perfs) and SMult Wmk 9d (x3) & 1/- (3) used. (81)

123 A/B

750

O Used selection comprising First Wmk 5/- CTO (light tonespots), Second Wmk 2/- well centred with cds, Third Wmk 1/- Watermark Inverted & 10/-, CofA 5/- (19, five CTO & fourteen - several with vignette plate varieties - postally used) and 10/-, condition variable, Cat $1500. (24)

124

400T

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark

Ex Lot 125

*W ½d to £1 complete, variable centring but with generally strong colours, the 10/- with Inking Flaw Next to 'P' of 'POSTAGE' (regummed), the £1 with vertical gum bend, most with hinge remainders (heavy on 2/-), Cat $6000+. (14)

125 A/B

1,250T

Ex Lot 126

V ½d to 5/- complete plus 3d Die II & 1/- with the Watermark Upright (very scarce), a few short perfs, CTO, Cat $1380 plus the 3d Die II which is not priced CTO (Cat $175 postally used). (14)

126 A/B750

O 1d red accumulation with multiples, listed varieties, shades, officials and mostly Victorian postmark interest. (approx 1000)

127250

Lot 128

G 6d blue Defective Second 'E' of 'PENCE' BW #17g, indistinct cds cancel clear of the variety, Cat $1250.

128 A C1350T

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Lot 129

* 10/- grey & pink, Cat $1000. Advertised retail $1275.129 A B1 600T

Lot 130

* £1 brown & blue, well centred, a few nibbled perfs, hinged several times, Cat $3000. Advertised retail $3500.

130 B B21,500T

G £2 black & crimson, well centred, 8mm telegraph puncture & 'TELEPHONE/ACCOUNTS' machine cancel, Cat $3500 postally used. A very fine spacefiller.

131 A B1150

Ex Lot 132

*/** ½d green to £2 black & carmine complete set, very fresh with the 3d 4d 6d 2/- 5/- & 10/- all apparently unmounted. An extremely rare set. (15)

132 A25,000

Lot 133

F 6d ultramarine with Retouched Second 'E' of 'PENCE' BW #17e, rough perfs at right, Hobart cds well clear of the variety, Cat $1250.

133 A- C2500T


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Second Watermark

Lot 134

F 2d grey with Tiny Breaks in Coast of WA & Value Tablet being an early state of the White Scratch from Map to Value Tablet listed in the Third Wmk as BW #7e, with First Wmk ½d on 1915 cover to the USA. Unlisted in the Second Watermark. [Greg Pope at page 39 states the variety "does not occur on first watermark stamps". This implies that he had recorded it in the Second Watermark. However, he does not illustrate this early state]

134 A A1

250

Lot 135

* 2½d indigo Plate 1 Inserted 'CA' Monogram single BW #10za, one short perf, lightly mounted, Cat $1250. [Better centred than Greg Pope's example that sold for $1344 in our auction of 24/1/2004]

135 A B11,200

Lot 136

*/** 6d deep ultramarine BW #18B block of 4, excellent centring, the lower units unmounted, Cat $4000++ (2004). An exceptional and rare multiple. [More attractive than Arthur Gray's unmounted block of 4 that sold for $US4887 (= $A6788 at the time) in February 2007]

136 A A1

4,500T

Lot 138

G PERFORATED 'OS': 6d ultramarine being a previously unrecorded Dry Ink variety, well centred, minor stain & coincident ironed-out crease at upper-left, indistinct cds of -AU17 largely off the stamp. A remarkable stamp.

138 A- B1

600

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third WatermarkG/F 3d (short perfs), 6d blue x2 (one a Die IIB), 9d & 1/- all with various oval 'RECORDS/MELBOURNE'

datestamps used internally at the Melbourne GPO. [Although examples of these datestamps are known on cover, no example actually cancelling a stamp on cover has been seen] (5)

139 A/B

200

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Ex Lot 140

*V 10/- perf 'OS' CTO, 10/- with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Opt & £2 (characteristically off-centre) with Type C 'SPECIMEN' Opt, Cat $700. (3)

140 A400

Ex Lot 141

* 2d to 10/- (well centred, lightly mounted) including 2/- maroon with Two Diagonal Hairlines East of NSW Coast and a marginal 5/- (very well centred), the 2½d with a pinhole, most stamps with hinge remainders, Cat $1750+. (11)

141 A/B

400T

Lot 142

G 2d grey Substituted Cliché BW #7ib (late state with Deteriorated '2d' - no top on 'd' - and 'TWO PENCE' and Frame Break opposite Bass Strait), Adelaide cds just intrudes on the break in the left-hand frame, Cat $1250+. [The late state comprises several different flaws and justifies a separate catalogue listing]

142 A C1

2,000

Lot 143

G 2d grey Die IIA Watermark Inverted BW #8a (SG 35daw), rounded corner at upper-right & repaired corner at lower-right, 'LATE FEE/ADELAIDE RLY' cds is clear of the small but distinctive frame-break at left, under-catalogued at $7500 (2004); £8000. BPA Certificate (2006) & RPSofV Certificate (2008). [The ACSC states "One used example with watermark inverted is recorded". A fine example, tellingly with the same postmark, sold for $26,450 at our auction of 22/4/2006, highlighting that this error is significantly under-valued in the ACSC]

143 C

2,750


Lot 144

** 3d olive-green Plate 1 'JBC' Monogram pair with Break above 'ST' of 'AUSTRALIA' on monogram stamp BW #13ze, excellent centring, a band of toning across lower third of the stamps and the sheet margin, unmounted, Cat $500++ (mounted). [There is an uncharacteristic error in the ACSC, where it is stated that the variety occurs on the Plate 2 monogram unit]

144 B A1

500T

* 1/- blue-green Die IIB Mullett Imprint pairs from Plate 3 (pale shade) & Plate 4 (deep shade), Cat $2000 as blocks of 4. (2 pairs)

145 A C1400

Lot 146

F £1 chocolate & dull blue BW #52A, quite well centred, strong colours, repaired upper-right corner perf, Melbourne cds, Cat $1750.

146 B B2400T

Lot 147

* £1 purple-brown & blue BW #52C, strong colours, a few nibbled perfs, lightly mounted, Cat $2500. 147 A- C2 1,000T

Lot 148

** £1 light brown & pale blue BW #52D, unmounted, Cat $7000. [A similarly centred unmounted example sold for $4830 at our auction of 2/9/2006]

148 A C15,000


Lot 149

* £1 grey with Colour Flaw over Second 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' BW #53h, lightly mounted, Cat $850. Advertised retail $850 (plus premium for the variety).

149 A B1600

Lot 150

V £2 purple-black & rose, CTO at Melbourne BW #56Cw with full unmounted o.g., Cat $4500+. Rare: most high values for presentation sets or collectors' sets were overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. [An example - not unmounted - sold for $4600 at our auction of 1/9/2007]

150 A B1

3,200

Lot 151

O £1 brown and blue, faded, ragged perfs, indistinct cds cancellations. Cat $4000.151 B B3 500

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark - Official Stamps

Lot 152

G PERFORATED 'OS': £1 chestnut & blue BW #52Bb, excellent centring, some shallow thinning at top, part strikes of 'PR BOX/MELBOURNE' cds, Cat $4000. An attractive commercially used example.

152 B A11,000

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Lot 153

* PERFORATED 'OS': £1 grey with CTO cancel BW #53wa, very well-centred, a few slightly nibbled perfs, hinge remainder, Cat $1000. Very scarce.

153 A- A2500T

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark

Ex Lot 154

* 6d to 10/- (ex 1/-), the 5/- is possibly unmounted & the 10/- is very well centred, Cat $1250+. (5)154 A 600T

Lot 155

** 5/- grey and yellow BW #45A, unmounted, Cat $700. 155 B B1 400

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - CofA Watermark

Ex Lot 156

* 5/- (couple of tone spots), 10/- (lightly mounted) & £1, Cat $1500. (3)156 A/A- 500T

V 10/- grey and pink, excellent centring for this issue. Cat $200.157 A B1 200

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Issues*O Accumulation including ½d green Electro 2 'CA' Monogram pair BW #63(2)zb, the monogram unit

with some hinge remainders/perf reinforcing, Cat $600; plus issues to 1/4d (16, including SMult Wmk Perf 14 Retouched S.W. Corner) with 1d reds x1200 approx plus official, state & private perfins, cds postmarks including 'MUNGALLALA' (Qld) on 2d strip of 3, 'TANNYMOREL' (Qld), 'BLAMPIED' (Vic) & 'MYSIA' (Vic) in violet, 'NARRAWONG' (Vic) in blue, TALLANGATTA VALLEY' (Vic), 'ERADU' (WA) and 'No2 STATE MILL DWELLINGUP' (WA); also a few Roos to 1/-; condition variable. (many 100s)

158

400

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Ex Lot 159

O Almost complete basic set with First Wmk to 1/4d (2) including 4d lemon, SMult Perf 14 to 1/4d & Perf 13½x12½ to 1/4d including 4½d Die II CTO; perf 'OS' including Single Wmk to 1/4d (2, one is CTO) including Smooth Paper 1d Die II, Die III (perf 'OS/NSW'), 4d lemon & Rough Paper 5d bright chestnut, LMult 1d carmine, No Wmk 1d (2) & 1½d, SMult Perf 14 to 4½d (2) & 1/4d (3), Perf 13½x12½ to 1/4d (CTO) excluding 1d Die II but including 4½d Die I, also optd 'OS' issues complete; some variable centring but generally fine, better items alone Cat $2500+. (178)

159

800

Ex Lot 160

*/** Array with duplication including Single Wmk Penny Reds x18 including 1d rosine perf 'OS' (Cat $300) & Die III x2, 1d green Harrison ('N' over 'MP') imprint block of 4 **, 4d lemon; SMult Perf 14 1½d red Plate 4 Type B Re-Entry: Duplication of Shading above Right Wattles BW #91(4)ga being the first unit in an Ash Imprint block of 8 (blemishes & no gum, Cat $1000), 4d olive x6, Perf 13½x12½ 1d block of 4 with 'PENAVY' & Rusted Top-Right Corner, 5d x5 including a pair; also imprint & plate dot pairs; some items heavily mounted but generally fine. (250 approx)

160 A/B

400

Ex Lot 161

*O Hagners with annotated varieties mostly used including Single Wmk ½d "Cyprus" green, Penny Reds Smooth Paper Plate 4 'CA' Monogram single BW #71(4)ze (Cat $300 as *, unpriced used), Die III Diagonal Break in N.W. Corner and White Flaw under Emu's Tail, 3d Dry Ink * & used, 4d orange Line Through 'FOUR PENCE' & 4d lemon Watermark Inverted; LMult Wmk 1d red Thinned Left Frame; SMult Perf 13½x12½ 4½d Deformed Left Bottom Frame * & Die II with CTO cancel cleaned-off; Perf 'OS' Watermark Inverted 2d orange x2 & 2d red (Cat $300), plus Perf 'OS' 3d 'GE' of 'POSTAGE' Joined *, condition generally fine. (170)

161

800

Ex Lot 162

*/** Mint selection with Single Wmk to 4½d including 1d Die III (**), 4d orange Wmk Inverted & Harrison 4d blue Watermark Inverted, SMult Perf 13½x12½ to 1/4d including 4½d Die II (CTO), CofA to 1/4d (**), also optd 'OS' issues; some toning issues but generally fine, many are unmounted. (64)

162 A/B

800


Ex Lot 163

*/**O Mostly mint assortment including Single Wmk to 1/4d (2, * & **) including 4d lemon-yellow ** (Cat $750) & 4d pale orange-yellow *, SMult Perf 14 1/4d lightly mounted, Perf 13½x12½ 'L'-shaped strip of 3 **, CofA 1/4d *, odd blemish but mostly fine. Advertised retail $3000+. (95)

163 A

1,000T

Multiples accumulation with Single Wmk 2d red-brown Harrison Imprint pairs x3 *, blocks of 4 x7 */** with varieties including Diagonal White Flaw through 'TWO', Large White Flaw in Left Value Tablet,

164200

* Neat little collection with selection of Penny Reds & others to 1/4d (4), many blocks of 4 to 4d plus perf 'VG' 5d, lots of varieties including SMult Wmk Perf 13½x12½ 1d green Die II (4), etc, condition variable. Inspection may be rewarded. (100s)

165

600T

*/**O SMult Perf 13½x12½ 3d Plate 3 imprint block of 4 ** (hinged in central gutter, Cat $750) and 3d Die II block of 4 */**, also imprint pairs and & marginal blocks, and varieties mint or used, gumside toning issues throughout. (80 items)

166

300

O Used array on Hagners with annotated varieties including Single Wmk 1d red Die II Substituted Cliché x2, LMult Wmk ½d Thin Fraction x2, CofA 5d Ash Imprint block of 4 with Flaw in Crown, plus others with duplication. (100s)

167

250

Ex Lot 168

*/** Varieties including Single Wmk Smooth Paper 1d Die II (excellent centring) *, War Savings Paper Die III 1d pair * & marginal single **, 4d orange Watermark Inverted (3 **, plus another with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' *), LMult Harrison 1d Plate 3 Thinned Left Frame *, SMult Perf 14 3d Die 1a 3d strip of 3 with Type A-B pair ** & Perf 13½x12½ 3d Die II imprint pairs x2 *, 5d Thin Words of Value in a pair **, Cat $2800+. (14 items)

168 A

1,000T

Ex Lot 169

O Varieties comprising Single Wmk 2d red ink clog variety with Lower Portion of 'O' in 'TWO' Obliterated, 2d red with transient Roo Bouncing Basketball, SMult Perf 14 1½d red with heavy Kiss Print most noticeable on shading lines under King's neck & around the lower inscriptions, SMult Perf 13½x12½ 4d olive pair the left-hand unit with unlisted Break in Upper Frameline Left of Crown. Interesting group. (4)

169 A

150


Ex Lot 170

O*/** PERFORATED 'OS/NSW' or 'G/NSW': Duplicated array on Hagners mostly used including Single Wmk Perf 'OS/NSW' 1d red block of 4 (*/**), 1d violet block of 8 with Ferns & 'RA' Joined, 1½d red irregular block of 20 (extensively reinforced), 4d orange (31, three are *) & 4d lemon (4, one *), 4d violet (54, including 10 used pairs and a single *), 4d blue (16, including 4 pairs) & 5d *, CofA Wmk perf 'G/NSW' ½d to 5d *; also some 'T' perfins on 1d reds; mixed condition. (100s)

170

500

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark

Lot 171

G ½d emerald Electro 5 Cracked Electro BW #63A(5)h (Advanced State), Melbourne machine cancel largely clear of the flaw, Cat $4000+. [This is a major intermediate state of the flaw, in which the crack is quite wide in the upper section & has extended to the Kangaroo's head. Acquired for $5520 at our auction of 19/3/2005]

171 A B1

4,000

Lot 172

P 1d deep carmine perforated plate proof - Comb Perf 14¼x14 - on Victorian V/Crown Paper with the Watermark Inverted BW #70PP(4), Compartment Lines at Right & Base, characteristically much off-centre to the upper-left revealing an additional Compartment Line to the left of the adjoining unit at right, large-part thick yellowish gum, Cat $15,000. A great Georgian rarity. [The ACSC states that only two singles - one defective, Ex Holbeach - and a horizontal strip of 3 are recorded. This is apparently a "new discovery", though our vendor has owned it for may years. This makes only three examples in private hands, of which this is - believe it or not - the best centred and almost certainly the finest. Sadly, the strip is locked-away in the Vickery Collection in Sydney's Powerhouse Museum. See Dr Geoff Kellow's article in the ACCCofNSW "Bulletin" (June 2010)]

172 A D1

10,000T

Ex Lot 173

*/** 1d red blocks of 4 with Smooth Paper x2, one with traces of Compartment Lines around all units */** the other unmounted with Printing Flaw on Right-Hand Value Tablet of the last unit; Rough Paper deep red (aniline) and carmine-rose blocks */**; also War Savings Paper Die III block *, some minor blemishes, Cat $700+. (5 blocks)

173 A/A-

350

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Ex Lot 174

O 1d red annotated collection including plate proof single in carmine, Monograms (2), Die III (6), then an array of varieties including Pre-Substituted Clichés BW #72(2)i - fault - and #72(2)j, Subsituted Clichés (2), etc, condition variable. (100s)

174

800T

Lot 175

* Smooth Paper 1d carmine Die II BW #71(1)f, exceptional centring, lightly mounted, Cat $600. Advertised retail $625 +50% for centring.

175 A A1450T

Lot 176

** Smooth Paper 1d red block of 4 comprising of two Dies I-II pairs BW #71(1)fa, unmounted, Cat $2400+.

176 A C11,500

Lot 177

F Smooth Paper 1d red Pre-Substituted ("Rusted") Cliché [34] BW #71(2)i, tied to piece by 'BIRCHIP/15JA17/VIC' cds which slightly obstructs the flaw at the back of the King's neck, Cat $750.

177 A C1400


Ex Lot 178

O Smooth Paper 1d red Plate 4 'CNE PENNY' BW #71(4)p x2, one an Early State (a few short perfs) the other showing a more Advanced State of the flaw, cancellations are well clear the flaws, Cat $3000. (2)

178 A/B1,200

Lot 179

* Rough Paper 1d pink BW #72G with Compartment Lines at Top & Right, Cat $600. Simon Dunkerley Certificate (2008).

179 A C1400

G 1d deep aniline violet BW #76G horizontal strip of 3, reinforced perforations, Melbourne cds, Cat $300+. A rare multiple of this distinctive shade. RPSofV Certificate (2010). [A similar strip sold for $604 at our auction of 7/2/2009]

180 A C1

300

Ex Lot 181

O 2d orange Electro 1 Cracked Electro Below '2' at Right BW #95(1)g; also 2d pale orange Electro 3 Cracked Electro Through Base of Left Wattle BW #95(3)g with a further Crack Through the Top of the Left Value Tablet; both with cancellations that don't obstruct the flaws, Cat $750. (2)

181 A

350

Lot 182

** 4d orange with Watermark Inverted BW #110a block of 12 (2x6) from the upper-right of the sheet with the major varieties Line through 'FOUR PENCE', Horned Emu, Scratch behind Emu & 'PE of 'PENCE' Joined BW# 110(2)h j L & m, exceptional centring, minor ink marks in the margin otherwise superb unmounted, Cat $1260++. Ex "Holding" & Sir Gawaine Baillie: acquired for $3680 at auction in July 2005.

182 A+ A1

4,000T


Lot 183

* 1/4d greenish blue large-part Mullett Imprint strip of 3 BW #128za, the last unit with Thick '1' at Right, hinge remainders, Cat $850+.

183 A-250T

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark - Official Stamps

Lot 184

** PERFORATED 'OS': Rough Paper 1d carmine-red Plate 1 Dies I-II pair BW #72Pbb(1)fc, unmounted, Cat $850. Sydney Philatelic Research Service (Drury) Certificate (2005).

184 A- C2400

Lot 185

G PERFORATED 'OS': Rough Paper 1d carmine with No Watermark BW #72bbab, poorly centred, Melbourne cds of 26NO17, undercatalogued at $5000 (2007).

185 A D16,000

Lot 186

* PERFORATED 'OS': 2d intense aniline scarlet BW #96I, hinge remainder, Cat $1000. Simon Dunkerley Certificate (2007) states "As of this date I have only seen six examples of this shade - all are mint, perf 'OS' and show similar centring - making this one of the rarest KGV shades"

186 B C1

750

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Lot 187

** PERFORATED 'OS': 1/4d greenish blue upper-right corner block of 15 (3x5) with major plate varieties Colour Flaw in King's Hair, Flawed Right Frame and Shading & Retouched N.E. Corner BW #128 h i & j, variable centring, unmounted, Cat $2550+. A fine positional piece. Stated to be Ex Field.

187 A

1,000T

Lot 188

** PERFORATED 'OS': 2d scarlet Watermark Inverted BW #96ba, well-centred, unmounted, Cat $2500.188 A B1 1,400

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P14

Lot 189

W 1d green Saddle on Emu BW #80(1)e, exceptional centring, no gum, Cat $2500.189 A- A1 1,000

Lot 190

** - 4d olive BW #115b, well centred, unmounted, Cat $850.190 A B1 400

Ex Lot 191

* 1/4d including two "deep" shades, variable centring, one stamp with even toning, Cat $1250. (5)191 A/A- 300


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P13½x12½

Lot 192

* 1d green Wattle Line State IV (9mm of Upper-Right Frame Missing) BW #80(4)fc, lightly mounted, Cat $3000.

192 A C11,500

Lot 193

*/** 1½d red Plate 1 vertical pair from the top of the sheet with part of a pink Coil Starter Strip attached at top as BW #92bb but without the inscription, well centred, some shortish perfs, hinge remainders, Cat $6000 (when complete). [See ACSC Note 6 on page 4/196]

193 A- A2

300

Lot 194

G 3d blue Die I Type A with the Watermark Inverted BW #107Aa, slogan cancel, Cat $7500. [The ACSC states "probably only about half a dozen used examples are recorded". A similar example sold for $2185 in our auction of 10/4/2010]

194 A C1

2,000T

Lot 195

*/** 1/4d greenish blue Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #130z, hinge remaider at the top of the central gutter just touching the adjoining units, lower units unmounted, Cat $2500+.

195 A2,000T

** 1½d red Plate 1 BW #92(1) largely complete sheet with the imprint block of 4 & final unit removed and without left and right sheet margins but including the Plate Dot unit and a few listed varieties, some perf separations, fresh unmounted, Cat $2300++. (115)

196 A

250T

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - CofA Watermark*/** 1/4d greenish blue Imprint strip of 4 (1+3) BW #131za, the last unit with Retouched Thick '1' at Right

BW #131ma, the two central units unmounted, Cat $800+.197 A C1

300T

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Lot 198

** 1/4d turquoise BW #131 marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1200+. Advertised retail $1500+.

198 A B11,000

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals*/** Predominantly unmounted collection in hingeless Seven Seas album including Engraved Kooka 6d,

Kooka M/S (gum faults, *), most KGV/KGVI commemorative sets (no 5/- Harbour Bridge), Robes Thick & Thin Papers sets (the Thick Papers with toning), Arms set, 5/- Cattle White Paper, Navigators including White Papers, some toning concerns. (100s)

199 A/B

400

*/**O Imprint multiples including Kingsford Smith 6d violet Re-Entry in block of 8 (tonespot & one unit thinned) ** and 6d brown strip of 3 **, Large Kooka Plate 1 & Plate 2 blocks of 4 */**, Robes Thick Paper 10/- block of 4 ** plus KGVI imprint blocks */**; also ANZAC & Jubilee 2d plate blocks */**, condition variable. (170+ items)

200

300

** Complete sheets including Canberra 1½d (perf separations), Food 3½d (plus four panes of 50), Kangaroo No Watermark ½d orange, 1953 Coronation set, Royal Visit 3½d & 7½d, Cobb 2/- x2, also multiples including KGV CofA 1d green imprint blocks of 24 x4, some toning issues.. (100s)

201

300

Ex Lot 202

*/** KGVI selection comprising Robes Thick Paper 5/- 10/- & £1 Ash Imprint blocks of 4 */** (the 5/- & 10/- mounted in the margins only), Thin Paper £1 **, 1941 5½d on 5d corner block of 4 with 2mm Surcharge Misplacement, BCOF x2 mint sets with 5/- Thick (**) or Thin Paper (gumside tonespot), Cat $900+. (31)

202 A/A-

350

Ex Lot 203

** KGVI Thin Papers comprising 1942-50 3½d blue BW #231a block of 4 from the top of the sheet **, 1947-52 3d scarlet block of 4 ** & left corner imprint block of 4 ** (mounted in sheet margin only), 3½d brown left corner imprint block of 12 **, Cat $2100++, plus 3d scarlet & 3½d brown include normal blocks for comparison. (46)

203 A

600

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Ex Lot 204

*/** Mostly mint array including Engraved 6d Kooka x3 * & two used (one is CTO), 1927-40 commemoratives largely complete (no Macarthur Dark Hills) including 5/- Bridge (2, both quite well centred) & Kooka M/S x2; also Canberra booklet, 6d airmail optd 'OS' imprint block of 6 */**, NSW Anniversary 2d Man with Tail used on piece, WA Centenary & Sturt complete in plate blocks of 4 */**; condition variable. (approx 100)

204

800T

Ex Lot 205

*/**O KGVI array including Perf 13½x14 3d Die I (11, including an imprint block of 4 ** & corner block of 4 */**), Die Ia *, Die III Corner Imprint block of 4 */**, 1/- Small Lyrebird Ash Centre Imprint block of 4 **, Robes Thick Paper set in Ash Imprint blocks of 4 (£1 some perf separation, most units **) plus 5/- with Partial Offset * and 10/- & £1 (without certificate) optd 'SPECIMEN' *, Robes Thin Paper set mint (5/- & £1 **) plus £1 block of 4 commercially used (very scarce), Arms optd 'SPECIMEN' set **, 1d & 2d coil pairs or strips of 4 */**, Cat $2800+ (ex the £1 Robes 'SPECIMEN'); also a British Waterlow No Denomination essay in green. (approx 125)

205

1,000T

*/** 1927-1965 accumulation including 1931 6d Airmail optd 'OS' x2, 6d Large Kooka (2, one perf 'G/NSW'), 1937 NSW Sesqui set x3, AIF set **, Arms to £1 (2, one **), mostly unmounted multiples including coil perfs, KGVI imprint blocks (some heavily duplicated) and a few part-sheets, condition generally fine. (many 100s)

206

400

Lot 207

* 1914 Engraved Kookaburra 6d Kookaburra, "jumbo" example & very well centred, lightly mounted. Magnificent stamp!

207 A+ A1400T

Lot 208

** 1914 Engraved Kookaburra 6d maroon marginal horizontal strip of 4 from the top of the sheet with Plate 'No 1' BW #60Az, well centred (especially the second unit, which is superb!), unmounted, Cat $1000+.

208 A

1,000


Lot 209

**/* 1914 Engraved Kookaburra 6d maroon BW #60A marginal block of 4 from the left of the sheet, well centred (especially the right-hand units, the second unit with a hinge remainder otherwise unmounted, Cat $850+. A most attractive block.

209 A

750

Lot 210

D 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d optd 'OS', slightly overlapping on piece tied by 1931 Canberra machine cancel, Cat $450. Rare commercial usage.

210 A-400T

O 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green CTO with some short perfs, plus low values. (7)211 B 150

*/** 1934-40 Commemoratives imprint blocks of 4 comprising Macarthur (including 2d "Dark Hills"), ANZAC (1/- gumside tonespots) & South Australia Centenary (one 3d stamp with short perfs) sets */**, plus NSW Anniversary & AIF sets **, Cat $1000+. (16 blocks)

212 A/B

350

Ex Lot 213

*/**(O) 1938-49 Definitives selection comprising Perf 13½x14 3d blue Die I White Wattles block of 4 with fake cancels, Die 1a pair **, Die II Chalk Surfaced Paper imprint block of 4 perf 'VG' *, 1/- Ash Centre and Corner Imprint blocks of 4 */**, Perf 15x14 3d brown Authority Imprint block of 4 (lower units with White Face) */** and 1/- corner block of 4 Misperforated Vertically *, some hinge remainders, Cat $1500+. (7 items)

213 A/A-

750

Lot 214

** 1938-49 Definitives Perf 13½x14 KGVI 3d blue Die I White Wattles BW #190 marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet, unmounted, Cat $900+.

214 A C1600


Lot 215

V 1938-49 Definitives Perf 13½x14 KGVI 3d blue Die I White Wattles gutter block of 4 with Ash Imprint BW #190za, lightly cancelled, Cat $800 mint; unpriced used.

215 A B1400

Lot 216

** 1938-49 Definitives Perf 13½x14 KGVI 3d blue Die Ia imprint gutter block of 4 BW #192z, minor gum blemishes but unmounted, Cat $1500. Very scarce.

216 A- B1800

Lot 217

W 1938-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 1½d green BW #185B marginal block of 6 (2x3) the third unit with printing flaws on a creased 'V'-shaped flap resulting from an internal tear probably caused by adhesion to the plate, without gum. Striking "Masked Ball" freak.

217

200

Lot 218

*/** 1938-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 KGVI 2d scarlet Die II Plate Number '4' (Top-Centre) block of 4 BW #188zc with One-Hole Extension At Top, hinge remainders in central gutter & in sheet margin (stamps **), even gum toning, Cat $2000.

218 B B1

600


Lot 219

*/** 1937-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 KGVI 2d red Coil Pair with Uniformly Large Holes block of 4 from sheet stock with Ash Imprint BW #184zqa, the upper units with a large hinge remainder, the lower units unmounted, undercatalogued at $2000. RPSofV Certificate (2010). [Considering that a block of 4 - BW #184bk - is catalogued at $1000, an imprint block should priced a lot higher than merely double that figure]

219 A/A-

750

Lot 220

** 1937-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 KGVI 2d red Coil Pair with Uniformly Large Holes block of 4 from sheet stock with Ash Imprint BW #184zqa, well centred, unmounted, undercatalogued at $2000. RPSofV Certificate (2010).

220 A B1

1,500

Lot 221

** 1937 NSW Sesquicentenary 2d Man with Tail BW #175e in marginal pair from the left of the sheet, excellent centring, the upper - normal unit - with some short perfs, unmounted, Cat $500.

221 A A1400T

Ex Lot 222

** 1938-49 Robes Thin Paper 5/- 10/- & £1 (off-centre) Authority Imprint blocks of 4, unmounted, Cat $1000. (3 blocks)

222 A/A-400


Lot 223

* 1948-56 Arms £2 overprinted 'SPECIMEN' 3mm high BW #271xc, a few nibbled perfs, lightly mounted, Cat $3500. Unfortunately, this is a forgery.

223 A- A2Offer

Lot 224

O 1952-65 Aborigine Watermark Sideways 2/6d sepia with the Watermark Sideways Inverted (Top of Crown Facing to the Left as seen from Behind) BW #265a (SG 253aw) horizontal pair, the first with a tiny tear & both with shallow thinning, indistinct NSW cds, Cat $10,000+ (£10,000+). A recent discovery. [The ACSC states that only two examples are recorded. However, this and another pair - offered by a dealer for $15,000 - were discovered in the past 12 months]

224 B A1

5,000

Lot 225

** 1956 Olympic Games 3½d carmine-lake BW #332E(1), well centred, unmounted, undercatalogued at $5000 (2006). Ex Australia Post Archives. An internationally important item for an Olympic Games collection.

While the ACSC characterises this item as an "essay", it is more correctly an unissued stamp. 27,000,000 booklet stamps had been printed when the decision was made to raise the basic postage rate to 4d. The Post Office destroyed all but a few sheets. At the two Archival Sales conducted in 1986 & 1987, a total of 40 stamps were sold, comprising 4 singles - one sold for $12,075 at our auction of 22/4/2006 - 4 booklet panes of 6, and a plate number block of 12 - sold for $109,250 at our auction of 25/5/2008.

225 A A1

8,000T


Lot 226

** 1959-63 QEII New Designs 2d brown Coil Perf block of 8 from the top of the sheet with complete Plate Number '1' & Three Lines to the Left BW #348z, excellent centring, unmounted, Cat $1000. [The ACSC states "There are probably 8-10 surviving blocks"]

226 A A1

1,000

Lot 227

** 1959-63 QEII New Designs 2d brown Coil Perf block of 8 from the base of the sheet with complete Plate Number '1' & Three Lines to the Left BW #348z(var), excellent centring, unmounted. Unrecorded in the ACSC.

227 A A1

1,250

Lot 228

** 1959-63 QEII New Designs 2d brown Coil Perf block of 8 from the base of the sheet with complete Plate Number '2' & 'XXXXX' to the Right BW #348za(var), excellent centring, unmounted. Unrecorded in the ACSC.

228 A A1

1,250

Lot 229

** 1959-63 QEII New Designs 2d brown Coil Perf block of 8 from the base of the sheet with complete Plate Number '3' & Three Lines to the Left BW #348zb, excellent centring, unmounted, Cat $2500. [The ACSC states "...is rare, with perhaps only three or four examples recorded"]

229 A A1

1,500

** 1960 Centenary of Northern Territory Exploration 5d magenta block of 4 from the base of the sheet with Misplaced Perfs BW #378bb, unmounted, Cat $300+. Dramatic error.

230 A200


Ex Lot 231

** 1963-65 Navigators 7/6d to £2 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', the Cream Paper 10/- with 15.5mm opt, variable centering, unmounted, Cat $600. [The ACSC erroneously catalogues the 10/- at $1500.] (4)

231 A B1500

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues*/** 1960s-2000s unmounted array in stockbook with some duplication, se-tenant strips, M/Ss &

International Post to $10; 1966-1999 mostly unmounted collection on Seven Seas leaves largely complete to 1993 including 1971 Christmas block of 25, thereafter patchy; also stamp packs, booklets & FDCs plus 1988 Bicentennial Collection. Face value unknown so calculators recommended.

232

600

** 1981-2001 Australia Post year albums (ex 1995) mostly with protective sleeves, 1992-94 & 1996-2001 being the "de-luxe" editions. (20)

233400

**O 1980s-2002 accumulation of stamp packs with some duplication, plus envelopes with mint & used including mint multiples. Face value unknown, so conservatively estimated. (100s)

234 A300

** 1981-2005 Australia Post year albums complete including an extra 1981 edition. (26)235 A 500

C Predominantly 1980s issues with complete sheets including $1 Birds, plus part-sheets, strips & and large multiples **. (1000s)

2361,250

Lot 237

** 1966-71 QEII Definitives 7c purple upper-right corner block of 4, the second unit Partly Imperforate at Top & Right as the result of a paper-fold, unmounted.

237 A850

Lot 238

** 1966-71 QEII Definitives 7c purple upper-right corner block of 4, the second unit Largely Imperforate at Top & Right as the result of a paper-fold, unmounted.

238 A1,250

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Lot 239

** 1970-75 Floral Coils 7c Desert Pea with Buff Printing Misplaced vertical strip of 4, unmounted. Not listed in the ACSC.

239 A300

Lot 240

** 1975 Wildflowers 18c vertical strip of 4, the first two units with Dark Green Printing (Leaf Highlights) Omitted BW #725ci , unmounted, Cat $1300 (2002).

240 A A11,500

Lot 241

** 1978 Aviators 18c Bert Hinkler upper-left corner vertical pair, the upper unit Completely Imperforate BW #790ba, unmounted, Cat $2500 (2002).

241 A1,250

Lot 242

** 1990 Australia-Russia (Antarctica) Joint Issue 41c+$1.10 miniature imperforate pair, unmounted. One imperforate sheet of 25 miniature sheets was sold by the Russian Post Office.

242 A1,600T

** 1994-97 Kangaroos & Koalas 45c self-adhesives die-cut blocks of 8 comprising two se-tenant strips of 4 designs, the two left-hand units apparently with Yellow Printing Partly Omitted plus a vertical pair of the same design similarly affected but a little more-so, 'LEIGH-MARDON' imprint on the backing-papers. (3 items)

243 A

150T

$/** 2000 Sydney Olympic Games "Olympic Coin Collection" (28 x $5), Australia Post "Prestige Stamp Album" and "Australian Gold Medallists" (2).

244 A100


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues*/**O Selection on Hagners including 1902 2d *, 1902-04 ½d to 8d optd 'SPECIMEN' plus Compound Perf

2/- & 5/- blocks of 4 used, 1922 Perf 14 set, 1938 1/- x2 **, 1946-57 5d Ash Imprint block of 4 */**, plus other handy oddments, condition variable. (130)

245

200T

**O 1922-30 1½d BW #D107 half-sheet (minor toning) **, 1946-56 3d #D132 large-part sheet (12x7) **, 1953-59 1/- #D139 half-sheet (6x10) (perf separations) and 1959 ½d #D144 full sheet (full o.g.) with per favor cancels , 1958 ½d #D143 full sheet ** with a few varieties and minor vignette shifts, Cat $1850+. (5 items)

246 A/A-

350

**O Blocks, strips and sheets including 1922-1930 Third Wmk 3d; 1931-37 CofA Wmk ½d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d; 1946-56 ½d, 1d, 3d, 5d, 7d; 1958-63 ½d (two complete sheets) 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d (sheet) & 10d (on piece) with some listed ACSC varieties. (100s)

247

300

Ex Lot 248

*/**C Attractive collection on leaves with Blank Tablet to 5/-, Filled Tablet Perf 11½ 2/-, Compound Perf 8d, 1/- & Watermark Inverted 5/-, Perf 11 10/- & 20/- optd 'SPECIMEN', 1906 Crown/A ½d to 6d, Stroke 1/-, 1909 2/- & 10/-,1922 Third Wmk to 6d, 1931 Perf 11 3d to 6d, 1938 set, 1947-57 set plus 6d imprint block of 8 (**), 1953-54 High Values & 1958-60 set, plus a few covers, some toning on earlies but mostly fine to very fine. (104 + 4 covers)

248

1,250T

Lot 249

* 1922-30 Third Watermark 2d carmine & yellow-green interpane pair the right hand unit with Double Perforations Vertically BW #D108a, hinge remainder, Cat $100+ (1999).

249 A-100T

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Revenues

Ex Lot 250

D PATENT OFFICE: 1953-66 Coat-of-Arms 2/6d, 6/8d strip of 3 (used to make-up £1 rate when the 6/8d rate became redundant, Cat $450+), 10/-, £1 (2, shades), £2 (2, shades), £4, £5, £6 (2, shades) & £10 (2, shades both with perfins), odd perf blemish, all on document fragments with boxed cancels except the £4 which is uncancelled, Elsmore Online, Cat $845+. (13 items)

250 A/A-

500

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Lot 251

D PATENT OFFICE: 1953-66 Coat-of-Arms 6/8d red & green strip of 3 used to make-up £1 rate (6/8d rate became redundant in January 1958), 1960 boxed cancel, Elsmore Online Cat $450+.

251 A250

D PATENT OFFICE: 1953-66 Coat-of-Arms £1 £4 & £10 solo usages tied by boxed cancels to header cut-outs from Patent Office documents, Elsmore Online Cat £100+. (3)

252 A100

O PATENT OFFICE: 1966-78 Coat of Arms $1 to $20 blue & red, the $15 & $16 values on piece, boxed cancels, Elsmore Online Cat $180. (12)

253 A100

C PATENT OFFICE: 1966-78 Coat of Arms $10 $20 & $60 tied to Patents Office Request for Examination Form by 1978 boxed cancels. Scarce; only two such complete forms are believed to exist.

254 A100

C PATENT OFFICE: 1978 Coat of Arms Modern Design $50 block of 12, block of 8, block of 6 x2, pairs x3 & single plus $40 & $2 x2 tied to Patent Attorney's headed document by 'TRADE MARKS/SUB-OFFICE/6JUN1986/PERTH W.A.' boxed cancels, Elsmore Online Cat $435++.

255 A

250

Lot 256

C PATENT OFFICE: 1978 Coat of Arms Modern Design $100 block of 35 (7x5) plus 3 singles and $10, $5, $2 & $1 all tied to Patent Attorney's headed document by 'TRADE MARKS/SUB-OFFICE/20AUG1987/PERTH W.A.' boxed cancels, Elsmore Online Cat $630++. Spectacular!

256 A

350

OD PATENT OFFICE: 1978 Coat of Arms Modern Design $1 to $100 (ex $4, $8, $12, $15, $16 & $30) on piece plus $1 x9, $2 x14, $5 x4, $10, $20 x5, $60 & $100 x22 on document fragments x9 and a complete document, Elsmore Online Cat $900+. (66)

257

350

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal HistoryC Mostly 1950s-70s to England with pre-decimal solo frankings including 2/- QANTAS (2, one on an

illustrated cover), 2/3d ICY, 2/3d Cable, 2/3d White Paper (2), also 1958 double rate with 2/- QANTAS pair; decimal solo frankings on PPCs including 12c Animal Science (on aerogramme), 18c Fauna Conservation, 18c Rehabilitation with Fremantle paquebot cancel, 25c Diving, 30c Performing Arts, 35c Yacht, 35c Whale & 63c Robotics; multiple frankings including two cards with Gems 9c on 8c pairs & another with a 9c pair, condition variable. (115)

258

400T

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Ex Lot 259

C/CL Advertising covers including Fox World's News with 'OVER 20 POSTED' h/s and "Gems of Sydney" pictorial lettersheet with ostrich illustration, 1918 Launceston registered with 4d buff-orange, 1916-23 OHMS lettersheets notifying infectious diseases with 1d 1½d or 2d frankings, others including "Penny Red" varieties, registered covers & 1930s internal airmail, condition variable. (125)

259

400

Ex Lot 260

C/CL Kangaroo frankings including ½d only on PPC to France, 3d on 1919 cover to the USA, 4d Registration Envelopes with black & red registration labels of Broken Hill & Cowra, 1931 experimental airmail postcard to GB at 11d rate (philatelic), 1938 Tait Bros quadruple-rate airmail cover to Germany with CofA 5/- + 4d Koala & 1/6d Hermes, etc, condition variable. (16)

260

850

C Selection including Queensland 1897 wrapper to Java (stamp removed), 1915 PPC to Japan (creasing), 1920 cover to Sweden, 1926 PPC to Cambodia, 1928 registered cover to South West Africa (KGV 4½d faded).

261

150

C/CL Large bundle with many KGV frankings stated to include LMult Wmk 1d green (2), noted 1918 'BARINGHUP/VIC' to France x2 (one taxed), 1937 airmail to Belgium, 1927 to Bahamas, 1930 registered with red/white 'Devonport West' registration label, etc, later material including KGVI 4½d scarlet on postcard to the USA, advertising covers including 1973 airmail to the USA with 1972 35c Christmas etc, also modern PNG group & a bundle of American covers, finally some GB stamps. Inspection recommended. (100+)

262

400

C Two shoeboxes of mostly post-WWII advertising covers including coloured types, postal stationery etc. A good basis for an interesting social history collection. (many 100s)

263400

Ex Lot 264

C Australia-wide collection of advertising covers in three huge albums, mostly KGV to 1960s but with a smattering of earlier types and many better items including postal stationery, apparently all different, condition variable. Lots of potential. (100s)

264

1,000

C/CL 1934 insurance company cover registered to Barbados, two vertical folds; 1938 commercial covers to Bahrain (2), small faults; WWII POW lettersheet with 1/- to Italy, very fine; 1957-61 airmail PPCs to GB with 1/- Small Lyrebird, 1/- Olympics, or 1/- Platypus + QM 2d. (7)

265 A/B

200

CPS Mostly 1930s accumulation in a carton with lots of KGV Heads and base-rate commemoratives, possible varieties interest & some useful postmarks, noted some registered covers, postal stationery including PTPO issues, advertising covers, a few perfin frankings etc, also some PPCs and a bundle of inwards covers including from many unusual countries. Allow time to view. (1000+)

266

500


C 1907 Tatts cover from Flemington to Hobart with 2d but overweight so 'T4D' h/s applied at Melbourne, Postage Due Blank Tablet 6d vertical pair - very scarce franking: unpriced on cover by the ACSC - for three such items added & with faint Hobart cds.

267 A-

300

Lot 268

C 1913 cover to New Jersey with NSW ½d & 1d pair and Kangaroos ½d & 1d pair tied by Sydney cds, minor blemishes. [The arrangement of the stamps suggests that the cover was handed in pre-stamped 2½d but was found to be overweight, the Roos being added at the counter]

268 B

250

Ex Lot 269

PS 1913 usage to Germany of Kangaroo 4d orange Registration Envelope with boxed 'REGISTERED' RE1 with Roos ½d & 1d tied by Perth d/s, red/white registration label, Hamburg arrival b/s. Very scarce. [With a CTO example in a yellow-orange shade] (2)

269 A-

400

Lot 270

CL 1913 Perth registered usage of OHMS cover to Narrogin (no b/s) with rare combination franking of 1d Kangaroo perf Large 'OS' & Western Australia Perf 12½ 5d perf 'OS' BW #W41ba (pale greenish-yellow shade?), tied by 'REGISTERED PERTH/ 2DEC13' cds, red registration label, minor edge blemishes.

270 A-

500T

Lot 271

CL 1913 Perth registered OHMS cover to New York with rare solo franking of First Wmk Kangaroos 9d violet perf Large 'OS' tied by oval 'REGISTERED/PERTH W.A.' d/s, superb oval 'MINES DEPARTMENT/1DEC1913/ ACCOUNTANT'S BRANCH' cachet in violet, vertical fold at left & opening fault at right. Unpriced on cover in ACSC.

271 A-

1,500T


CL 1914 triple-rate cover to an officer in India with Roo 1d pair & KGV 1d tied by Launceston cds, 'COLABA/BOMBAY' arrival b/s, endorsed "Field Service" & "Left Bombay" and forwarded to the regiment in GB with boxed 'REEXPEDIE' h/s, minor blemishes. [With the enclosed letter]

272 B

200

Ex Lot 273

CL 1914 NSW Police Department OHMS covers to Sydney with very scarce frankings of Kangaroos First Wmk 3d pair or 4d all perf 'OS/NSW' tied by 'DENILIQUIN' or 'BATHURST' cds, minor blemishes. (2)

273 B600

C 1914-19 covers to the USA comprising 1) underpaid & with boxed 'This letter was insufficiently prepaid...' h/s, 2) Bennett & Barkell (motor cycle manufacturers) advertising cover, & 3) Southern Insurance Agency cover to the USA with the ½d war tax unpaid but not taxed. (3)

274 A/A-

400

Lot 275

C 1915 (Jan 20) triple-rate airmail cover to New York with scarce franking of Kangaroo First Wmk 6d ultramarine (Cat $400+ on cover) & KGV 4d orange tied by 'LATE/FEE - STOCK EXCHANGE/VIC' duplex, 'PASSED' h/s in violet, a few blemishes. [The rate was 2½d x3 + 2½d late fee]

275 B

350

Lot 276

C 1916 cover to Switzerland but with typed "Enclosed Letter for Germany" with well centred 5d Roo (a couple of short perfs) tied by 'SHIP ROOM/SYDNEY NSW' cds, light boxed censor h/s, Geneva arrival b/s.

276 B

300T

CL 1916 (Mar) double-rate cover to the Red Cross in France with scarce franking of Kangaroos Second Wmk 2½d & KGV 5d tied by 'LATE/FEE - STOCK EXCHANGE/VIC' duplex, 'Passed' h/s in violet, vertical fold.

277 B

250

CL 1916 (Dec 30) window envelope for Henry Bull & Co with Second Wmk Kangaroo 2d (superb centring, Cat $250 on cover) with boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/ 2 GRI/SAMOA' h/s in black, minor peripheral blemishes.

278 C

200T

PS 1917 usage of KGV Star 1d red Envelope uprated with 1d red from Brisbane to "GSgt L Martin/Governor-General's Office/The Palace/Khartoum/Sudan", Egyptian transit & 'SHELLAL-HALFA/TPO/No 1' transit b/s. Exotic destination.

279 B

200T


Lot 280

CO 1917 (Dec 17) double-rate cover (209x132mm) to "British Embassy/Tokio/Japan" with Kangaroos Third Wmk 2½d blue x2 tied by Hobart Krag continuous-machine cancel, 'TOKIO/JAPAN' arrival b/s & again on the face when redirected to British Columbia with 20s x2 for the forwarding fee tied by Japanese language cds, peripheral creasing and the adhesives are somewhat crumpled. [Kevin Nelson's similarly redirected single-rate cover from the same correspondence but in better condition sold for $920 in our sale of 27/11/10]

280 C

500T

C 1919 cover to the USA with KGV 1d & 1½d tied by Wahroonga cds & attractive diecut 'WAR CHEST/DAY/...' label on the flap, ½d War Tax not paid so 'NSW/T/10' h/s applied, New York 2c postage due h/s.

281 A

150

Lot 282

D 1920s complete parcel label with scarce franking of Kangaroos Third Watermark 2/- maroon well-centred pair - single Cat $400 on cover - & KGV Single Watermark 4d olive pair tied by very fine & almost complete strike of the massive rubber oval 'CHIEF PARCEL OFFICE/MELBOURNE' cancel. Impressive!

282 A

400T

C 1921 commercial double-rate cover to USA "Per SS Niagara" with scarce franking of Kangaroos Third Watermark 6d grey-blue BW #19E (Cat $450 on cover) tied by Sydney cds.

283 A-200

Lot 284

C 1930 Prime Minister's Office cover to Canada with rare franking of SMult Wmk Perf 14 perf 'OS' ½d orange (unpriced on cover, Cat $200 used) & 1½d red (trimmed perfs) tied by 'CANBERRA/FCT' cds, some staining.

284 B

200T


Lot 285

C 1932 Commonwealth Railways cover with 'SAVE DAYS/Travel across Australia/[map & train]/by/TRANS-/ AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY' illustration at left, to Brisbane with scarce franking of Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d optd 'OS' (Cat $300 on cover) tied by Melbourne slogan cancel, minor blemishes.

285 B

400

CL 1932 (June 1) Registrar General's Department OHMS airmail cover to Somerset with scarce solo franking of CofA Kangaroos 6d optd 'OS', Government Insurance Office of N.S.W. advertising on reverse, central vertical fold & small blemishes.

286 B

300T

C 1933 usage of Port Macquarie tourism envelope cover to Sydney with illustration featuring surfer cresting the waves. Very early surfing item.

287 A200

CL 1934 Qantas cover to the Brisbane office with 'DALY WATERS/1MR34/N.A.' (= North Australia) cds tying KGV 2d x3 + 3d Air x5, repaired tear at back. Very attractive.

288 B100T

Lot 289

CO 1936 (March 10) airmail cover (355x125mm) weighing between 4½ & 5 ounces to London with Kangaroos CofA 5/- (wrinkled) & 10/- tied by 'AIRMAIL/SYDNEY NSW' cds, vertical fold well clear of the stamps, peripheral faults. [The rate was 1/6d per ½oz x10 = 15/-]

289 B

1,000T

CL 1938 Tait Bros quadruple-rate airmail cover to Germany with KGV 4d, 1/6d Hermes & Kangaroos CofA 5/- (excellent centring) tied by 'LATE FEE/MELBOURNE VIC' cds, a few wrinkles. [The rate was 1/9d for the first ½oz + 1/8d for each subsequent ½oz x3 + 1d late fee = 6/10d]

290 B

300

CL 1938 double-rate airmail cover to France with Roos 2/-, KGV 1/4d & KGVI 2d tied by 'LATE FEE/MELBOURNE VIC' cds, superb 'LATE FEE' h/s in violet, a few blemishes. [The rate was 1/9d for the first ½oz + 1/8d for each succeeding ½oz + 1d late fee]

291 B

150

C/CL 1960s-2000s decimal covers mostly addressed to United Kingdom with better 1970s-80s solo frankings including 35c Beef, 1980 60c Christmas, 55c Funghi, 60c Heads of Government, 60c Sailing, 60c Lindrum x2 and 60c Whale x2. We have had only a cursory glance so close inspection may reveal more hidden "gems". (400+)

292

250

CL 1969 (Dec 1) Mount Isa to Italy with 25c Orchid & 5c Flight Anniversary paying airmail rate, 770L in dues added on arrival in San Remo for re-direction by railway to Perugia, small faults on right edge. Most attractive.

293 A-

250

C 1977 British Forces in Australia double-concession rate airmail cover to England with 6c QEII & 6c Gemstone (unusual make-up) tied by Canberra machine cancel, 'BRITISH DEFENCE FORCES MAIL/(crown)' circular h/s in rosine, vertical fold & repaired tear on the back.

294 B

125

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day CoversC Album with pre-decimals including 1937 Perf 13½ x14 6d Kooka & 1/- Lyrebird Ash Imprint blocks of 4

on separate covers with Summer Hill FDI cds of 2AU37, Navigators set on 4 covers (toning), also some private producer types & lots of APO covers; also seven albums with decimals to 1999 mostly unaddressed many with pictorial cancels; toning issues mostly confined to the pre-decimal covers. (100s)

295

350

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Ex Lot 296

C KGVI group including 1938 ½d Roo, KGVI 2d Die II & 1/3d Bull all unaddressed, Robes 5/- & 10/- on separate plain FDCs registered to New Zealand, 3d green Bergen FDC (unaddressed) and a couple of others, a few with blemishes. (8)

296 A/B

500

Lot 297

C 1941 Definitives Queen Mother 1d purple-brown & KGVI 2d mauve tied to plain cover by Sydney slogan of 10DEC/1941, each value Cat $500.

297 A500

C 1950-52 KGVI Definitives comprising 2½d scarlet, 2½d purple-brown, 7½d blue, 3d green, 3½d lake-brown & 6½d brown all by Arthur Bergen & all unaddressed; also 1958 War Memorial pair on privately produced generic cover, unaddressed. (7)

298 A

350

CL 1981 Gold Mining (Illustrations by ST Gill) 22c set of 4 on hand-illustrated cover signed "FA Tite", unaddressed.

299 A100

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Flight Covers - Commercial

Lot 300

C 1920 (Jul-Aug) commercial cover to Melbourne endorsed "By the De Haviland No 9" with Straits Settlements KGV 4c carmine cancelled with Brisbane Krag machine cancel of 19AUG20, some light toning/staining but most presentable. A rare and important cover being the only recorded item carried into Australia by Ray Parer and John McIntosh: see AAMC #34. With Merv Cobcroft's article published in "Philately from Australia" regarding the recent discovery and history of what he calls the first "ordinary" airmail letter to Australia.

Parer & McIntosh had intended to enter the England-Australia Air Race. However, by the time their Airco (later de Haviland) DH9 was ready for the flight, Ross & Keith Smith had already arrived in Australia! Despite this setback, their wealthy backer encouraged them to undertake the flight anyway. The entire journey took 208 days - almost 7 months - being marred by inclement weather, landing accidents and other incidents. The AAMC lists postcards carried from Chahbar (Persia) to Manora (Karachi) - of which two examples are known, Cat $4000 - as the only mail carried on this epic adventure. That makes this cover carried from Singapore (or, possibly, Penang) all the more significant.

300 B

5,000


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military & Censor Mail

Lot 301

PS WORLD WAR I: 1916 usage of POW envelope with 25mm printed Free "cachet" & seriffed heading, to Liverpool Camp with large Lt Col Holman cachet in blue & fine strike of the scarce 'CENSORED/DETENTION BARRACKS/TRIAL BAY NSW' cachet in violet, Kempsey transit cds, endorsed "Lt Dietrich Officers/Mess/Trial Bay" on the flap, minor blemishes.

301 B

200

C WORLD WAR II: 1941-42 bundle of covers to an officer with "Rabaul Fortress Coy/RAE/Rabaul/TNG" with various 'ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/DELIVERY IMPRACTICABLE/RETURN TO SENDER' handstamps, condition very mixed but five are quite presentable. [Lieut Larkin was taken prisoner & sent to Japan where he was interned at Zentsuji Camp. The lot also includes a bilingual Red Cross broadcast message form to him & American Red Cross list of contents of a POW Food Parcel] (15 items)

302

300T

Lot 303

PS WORLD WAR II: 1941 formular aerogramme with 'AUSTRALIA.' at lower-right & 'POSTAGE PAID/12 CENTS/JOHORE' h/s in red at upper-right with 'AIF FIELD PO/30DE41/No 17'. Issued 13/12/1941. [Four examples sold for an average of $813 at our auction of 5/3/2011]

303 A-

600

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal StationeryP ENVELOPES: 1980 Museums 22c Diprotodon printer's proof on wove paper, & couple of ironed-out

folds. Unusual & rare.304 B

200

Lot 305

PS LETTER CARDS: 1915 KGV Sideface 1d Die I Perf 12½ with White Inside L9 "BILLABONG RIVERINA DISTRICT NSW" in brown-purple, message headed "At Sea/31.12.16" from an NCO with the 7th Reinforcements but posted from England with 'CODFORD ST MARY/20JA/17' cds. Exceptional usage abroad of a rare view.

305 A-

250

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Ex Lot 306

PS REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: Useful bundle with Kangaroo 4d RE1 used (poor), RE2 unused, RE3 used (toning), KGV 4d RE5 unused, 5d with Orange Star RE8 unused, with Red Star RE9 used, later issues mostly unused or CTO but including KGVI 5d with Flap at the Right RE30a used (opened-out for display) etc, condition variable. (35)

306

500

Lot 307

PS WARTIME ISSUES: WWII Air Force Section 4½d Registered medal Wrapper, unused. Superb!307 A+ 100T


AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous LotsO Shoeboxes with quantities of low denominations from Queensland & Victoria including packets and

bundleware. (Qty)308

200

Ex Lot 309

C 1894-1908 maritime group on exhibit pages illustrating various shipping routes with Canadian Australian Steamship Line (via Vancouver), P&O and Orient Line (via Suez), Union Steampship Co & Oceanic Steamship Co (via San Francisco) including 1902 Melbourne to New Brunswick with 6d late fee added, Oceanic Steamship Co & Australia Mail Line (via San Francisco) including 1901 posted on board S.S. Ventura with NSW 2½d strip of 4 paying double the loose letter rate, Burns Philp & Company (via Vancouver) and Le Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes for mails carried under French contract including 1894 Postal Card from Victoria in French Guinea to Adelaide via Konakry, Calais & Marseilles, condition variable. (16)

309

600

Ex Lot 310

*WO Above-average collection remainders with lots of Classics, some unusual items, and unused/mint values to 1/- & perf 'OS' to 5/-. Enticing estimate, designed to attract lots of viewing! (100s)

3101,000T

Ex Lot 311

O Array including Western Australia imperf "Penny Black" (thinning) & 6d sage-green, 1861 1d (3), 2d (3), 4d & 6d (2, one with 15-Bar '20' of Geraldton), official & private perfins; also a few Tasmania including Tablets Crown/A Compound Perf 12½x12 10/- marginal * (gum toning, Cat £550); mixed condition. (few 100s)

311

500

Lot 312

C British 1832 largely printed entire to a church in Saffron Walden advising of the government's policy promoting emigration to Van Dieman's Land [sic], NSW, Swan River and the Canada's [sic] by providing assisted passage (financial subsidies), rated "7" in black, London 'LS/17FE1832/LS' Maltese Cross b/s in red. Interesting document.

312 B

200T

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Ex Lot 313

*WO Collection on leaves from Queensland with three pages of Small Chalons, First Sidefaces 6d mint pair, Large Chalons postally used to £1 (3, one a Litho printing), CofA 9d Types A-B pairs (2) etc; South Australia with two reprinted die proofs with blank value tablets, 4d & 9d plate proof blocks of 4 in black, Railway Stamps to 2/6d etc; and Tasmania with Couriers 1d & 4d, Chalons including No Wmk 1d & 2d and two reprinted die proofs with blank value tablets, Tablets mint to 10/- etc, condition a bit mixed. (300 approx)

313

1,000T

C/CL Covers including NSW 1857 cover & part-entire each with 2d Small Diadem and 1857 & 1858 to England each with a single Large Diadem 6d, Victoria 1850s x3 all with stamps removed; Tatts covers including NSW 1901 registered x4 each with 5d, Queensland 1901 OHMS; also NSW & Victoria postal stationery mint or used including Victoria 1901 registered Postmaster-General Frank Stamp cover; mixed condition. (45)

314

250

C Cover selection including NSW 1858 Sydney to Newcastle with Small Diadem 2d, Tasmania 1841 & 1844 pre-stamp entires to London each containing a Derwent Bank receipt, Victoria 1858 (?) outer with imperf 1d Emblems x2 (shades), 1861 Sandhurst to England with rouletted 6d Queen-on-Throne and 1880 Heywood to England with 6d blue; also Australia 1917 censored to Switzerland (fine Schaffhausen b/s) with 2½d Roo, and PNG 1947 registered to USA; the 19th century items are in mixed condition. (8)

315

300T

SD Large carton of postmarks in albums etc. Take time to inspect. (Qty)316 350

SDC Large carton of postmarks including machine types, a quantity of mostly NSW red 'PAID' types etc, also registration labels. (Qty)

317200

Ex Lot 318

*/**O Mostly pedestrian lot on Hagners with a few better items including NSW 9d on 10d optd 'OS' & 'Specimen' in blue, South Australia imperf 2d red strip of 3 with full margins & Perf 11½-12½ 3d on 4d pair, Tasmania ½d to £1 Tablets optd 'SPECIMEN', mint 5d on 10/- Revenue pair ** & single *, condition variable. (200)

318

350T

O REVENUES: Array with NSW including Stamp Duty QV Bicolours to 6/- (3) & 10/-, KEVII Bicolours to 10/- (12) & £1, Numerals to 2/- (28, ten optd 'RELIEF TAX'), 10/- (3) & £1; Western Australia Stamp Duty 1904 to £5, £10 & £25; also a little South Australia; heavy duplication of low values, mixed condition. (100s)

319

300


QUEENSLAND - Moreton Bay District

Lot 368

C 1859 outer to "Brisbane/Moreton Bay" with NSW Diadems Imperf 2d blue (full margins, a bit stained) tied by Rays '131' of 'GLADSTONE/=NSW=' (b/s), Sydney transit & fine 'BRISBANE/=NSW=' arrival b/s, a bit stained - mostly on the reverse - but an unusually fine Moreton Bay District cover. Ex Bernie Beston. [Gladstone is 550km N or Brisbane. Did the coastal vessel go directly to Sydney or was the letter missent there?]

368 B

1,500T

QUEENSLAND O Disorganised accumulation with First Sidefaces to 6d (8) & 1/- (4), later Sidefaces to 2/- brown (4) & 2/-

turquoise (9, one *) including a few middle values mint but mostly heavily duplicated 1d & 2d values with varieties (sighted 2d Cracked Plate x2), multiples and postmarks including numerals, datestamps & a few registered two-line handstamps (including 'TPO No2 CENTRAL'), plus heaps of fiscals. Sure to reward close inspection. (many 100s)

369

350

O Small Chalons accumulation on Hagners with imperforate 1d (3 large margins, but faults), perforated (6d) 'REGISTERED' (5, including Perf 12 Reprint), 1d (150+, including 8 pairs), 2d (145 including 4 pairs), 3d (43), 4d lilac (4), 4d yellow (24), 6d green (80) 1/- grey (4) & 1/- violet (52), plus fiscally used 2/6d (2), 5/- (4), 10/- & 20/- (3), also Large Chalons to £1 including a few postally used, mixed condition. (500+)

370

500

Ex Lot 371

*WO Untidy mostly used selection including Small Chalons 6d SG 6, 'REGISTERED' SG 20 (mint with large-part o.g.), 6d apple-green SG 26 (unused), Crown/Q 6d strip of 3, & a couple of forgeries; Large Chalons including postally used values to £1, Litho £1 SG 312 mint & 2/6d with 'OS' Perfin Inverted; and Postal Fiscals imperforate plate proofs in issued colours comprising 1866-68 No Wmk 2/- (mss "Cancelled"?) and 1871-72 Crown/Q 1/- 2/- & 5/-; condition rather mixed. Inspection recommended. (70 approx)

371

500

Lot 372

G 1860 Imperf 2d blue SG 2 horizontal pair, margins good to large except at top of the first unit where the design is a little cut-into, with outer framelines except at top of the first unit, bold Rays '151' cancel of Condamine (as was the case with Stevenson's strip of 3), Cat £3400.+. Ex Ferrary (Lot 199) & Manning: sold for $2645 at our auction of 29/3/2008. [8 strips of 3 - one in the Royal Collection - & 7 pairs are recorded, of which many have faults]

372 B/A

2,000

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Lot 373

W 1860 Large Star Perf 14-16 6d dark green SG 6, remarkably well centred, excellent colour, unused, Cat £750.

373 A B1450T

Lot 374

W 1860-61 Small Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 (6d) 'REGISTERED' olive-yellow SG 11, an unusually large stamp mis-perforated with part of the the unit at the base, unused with traces of o.g. (?), Cat £550.

374 A400T

Lot 375

W 1860-61 Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 1d carmine-rose SG 14 block of 4, well centred, unused, Cat £320++. [An unused block of 4 sold for $834 at our auction of 10/3/2007]

375 A450T

Lot 376

* 1880 Lithographed High Values 20/- rose SG 127, good colour & very fresh, minor horizontal bend, large-part o.g., Cat £1100. RPSofV Certificate (2010).

376 A-600

O 1882-1911 Large Chalons selection comprising 2/-, 2/6d x13, 5/- x7, 10/- x5 (one with Victorian Barred Numeral '935' of Blackburn!) & £1 x8 from various printings with a range of shades, generally very fine, STC £2000+. (35)

377

750


Lot 378

* 1882-1911 Large Chalons Thin Paper £1 deep green with horizontal 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in blue block of 4, large-part o.g. Scarce multiple.

378 A C1300

V 1882-95 Large Chalons Thick Paper 5/- 10/- & £1 plus Thin Paper 2/6d, large-part o.g., CTO. (4)379 A 200

OP POSTAL FISCALS: 1871-72 Crown/Q 1d x5, 6d x3 & 1/- x3 SG F16-18, all apparently postally used, Cat £250+; and 1878-79 Sideface 1d stamp-size imperforate proofs in dull brown-lilac and bright violet both on thick ungummed unwatermarked paper, minor creasing. Rare. The proofs are Ex Ron Butler. (13)

380 A/A-

300

O REVENUES: Array on Hagners with Stamp Duty 1866 to 10/- & 20/- (2), 1871 to 10/- and 1892 Long Types to 10/- (3) & £1, also Impressed Duty to 45/-, Adhesive Duty, Large Chalons 2/- (19), 2/6d (12), 5/- (12), 10/- (7) & £1 (6) fiscally used; also Railway Parcels Stamps with Decimals to $5 (4); mixed condition. (250+)

381

350

Ex Lot 382

V REVENUES: 1895 Impressed Duty QV 3d to £500 complete, the £17 damaged otherwise an unusually fine set with large-part o.g. & colourless embossed cancels, Elsmore Online Cat $500. (63)

382 A500

OC RAILWAY STAMPS: Small packet of mostly Queensland values to 2/6d plus Australian General Electric parcel tag with 'Rockhampton' 3d 6d & 1/- affixed to the reverse.

383150

P RAILWAY STAMPS: 1940 'LAY BY TO TRAVEL/THROUGH/BEAUTIFUL/QUEENSLAND' 1/- blue, 2/6d scarlet & 5/- emerald imperforate plate proofs in the issued colours on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins good to large. Rated RRRR. [See Elsmore at page 16. The design features a banana tree & waterfall] (3)

384 A

200T

Ex Lot 385

P PRIVATE RAILWAY STAMPS: Buderim 1918 'MAROOCHY SHIRE COUNCIL/BUDERIM TRAMWAY' 1d scarlet, 3d blue-green & 6d light blue imperforate plate proofs in the issued colours on thin wove paper Elsmore #ST21-23, margins good to large. Rated RRRR. [Bill Hornadge's set sold for $550 at our auction of 1/9/2001] (3)

385 A

350T


Ex Lot 386

P PRIVATE RAILWAY STAMPS: Mapleton 1918 'MAROOCHY SHIRE COUNCIL/MAPLETON TRAMWAY' 1d indigo, 3d scarlet & 6d pale emerald imperforate plate proofs in the issued colours on thin wove paper Elsmore #ST33-35, margins good to large. Rated RRRR. [Bill Hornadge's set sold for $550 at our auction of 1/9/2001] (3)

386 A

350T

Ex Lot 387

O CARRIER STAMPS: City & Parcel Delivery Bryce Ltd c.1908 3d red & 6d blue plus Phone Numbers Added 9d green on piece, all with Watson Ferguson & Co imprint at the base, characteristic faults (more so on 9d) but overall presentable to attractive condition; also 1950 5/- on 9d & 10/- on 1/- forged surcharges **; Elsmore Online Cat $1100. (5)

387 B/C

600

QUEENSLAND - Postal History

Lot 388

C 1860 (Nov 19) outer with rare solo franking of Imperf 2d blue SG 2 (margins in places, faults) tied by concentric ovals cancel of Brisbane (b/s), poor Rockhampton arrival cds unusually on the face, some staining. A remarkably early Queensland cover, in the first month of issue of the imperf Chalons. [Richard Stevenson's very fine solo franking sold for SFr27,600 in May 2003]

388 C

4,000

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Lot 389

C 1861 ? (Feb) outer to "the Surveyor General/Brisbance" with Imperf 6d green SG 3 - margins just touched at lower-right to huge with virtually complete outer framelines & fragments of adjoining units at top & right, a couple of small blemishes - tied by fine Rays '151' of Condamine, poor Drayton (?) transit b/s, minor soiling/staining & internal reinforcing with archival tape. Ex Charles Lathrop Pack (1944) & Wise (1956). [Our vendor has compiled a census of 15 covers franked with the Imperf 6d, one of which sold for $21,850 at a Melbourne auction in March 2006]

389 B

15,000

Lot 390

C 1861 (Feb 11) double-rate cover to England "Via Marseilles" with rare franking of Imperf 6d green SG 3 x2 (overlapped but apparently both with margins good to large) tied by Rays '87', 'IPSWICH/=NSW=' & 'BRISBANE/ =QUEENSLAND=" transit backstamps & 'ILMINSTER' arrival cds on the face, the upper-right corner with the two stamps stupidly excised but neatly replaced. Acquired for $2640 at a Melbourne auction in 1989. [There is only one other cover bearing 6d x2 in our vendor's census]

390 B

7,500

Lot 391

C 1861 (Oct 25) cover to Scotland "Via Southampton" with attractive franking of Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 2d blue SG 5 or 7 single & pair tied by Rays '86' of 'GAYNDAH' (b/s), Brisbane transit b/s & Edinburgh arrival b/s, horizontal fold clear of the stamps. RPSofV Certificate (2009).

391 B

2,000T

Lot 392

C 1862 (Mar 3) local letter to Reverend Rumsey at Fassifern with 1860 Imperf 1d carmine-rose SG 1 - three margins & a little cut-into at the top - tied by Rays '87' of 'IPSWICH' (b/s). An attractive "Number One" cover.

392 B

4,000


Lot 393

C 1863 (Oct 17) part-entire to NSW with Rough Perf 14-16 6d deep green SG 17 tied by light Rays '151' of 'CONDAMINE' (fair b/s), very fine Brisbane transit & Sydney arrival b/s. Ex Bernie Beston.

393 B300T

Lot 394

C 1863 (Nov 1) local letter to "Mr Wm Wilson/Mount Sturt/Freestone Creek" with a very fine 1860 Imperf 1d carmine-rose SG 1 (margins good to large with virtually complete outer framelines - except at upper-right - & a fragment of the unit at left) tied by a light & indistinct strike of the Rays '81' of 'WARWICK/QUEENSLAND' (small cds alongside), a little soiled. A rare provincial town-letter & almost certainly one of the finest of the few recorded franked with SG 1. RPSofV Certificate (2008).

Our vendor states that less than ten such town letter covers are recorded, and only two are from settlements other than Brisbane. Freestone Creek is some 14km NE of Warwick. The 1d rate was for letters collected from the post office of origin. Freestone Creek opened as an RO in 1873; elevated to PO 1/1/1875]

394 A-

12,000T

Lot 395

C 1864 cover to GB with scarce franking of No Wmk 6d apple-green SG 26 & Rough Perf 'REGISTERED' (6d) orange-yellow SG 20, indistinct cancels, oval 'REGISTERED/MR18/1864/BRISBANE' d/s in red at lower-left, Birmingham arrival b/s, a bit soiled.

395 B

750T


Lot 396

C 1864 (July 6) cover to "Presidency of Madras" with No Wmk 6d pale bluish green SG 28 pair (the perfs stained by the gum) tied by Rays '131' of 'GLADSTONE' (b/s), Brisbane, 'MADRAS' & hexagonal 'BANGALORE' transit & 'MERCARA' arrival b/s, minor blemishes & repaired flap fault.

396 B

350T

C 1867 cover to GB "Via Marseilles" with No Wmk 2d blue x2 & 6d yellow-green tied by Rays '131' of 'GLADSTONE' (poor b/s), poor Brisbane transit b/s & 'WINCHESTER' arrival b/s, piece of the flap missing.

397 B

250T

Lot 398

C 1871 cover to GB "via Marseilles" amended to "Via Brindisi" with rare three-colour franking of Small Star 2d blue pair, 3d olive-brown pair & 6d yellow-green tied by poor strikes of Rays '62' of 'BOWEN' (b/s), Brisbane transit b/s & London arrival in red on the face, flap fault & a couple of minor repairs. Scarce 1/4d per ½oz rate.

398 (A-)

1,500T

Lot 399

C 1872 mourning cover to Massachusetts "Via Brindisi" with rare three-colour franking of Litho 4d plus 6d green & 1/- brownish grey tied by 'Q.L.' cancels & superb Brisbane cds alongside, London & New York transits plus curved ' 4 /CENTS' postage due h/s all in red, some very minor soiling. Very attractive.

399 A-

4,000T

Lot 400

C 1875 cover to England "via Brindisi" with rare franking of Truncated Star 3d brown SG 67 vertical strip of 3 tied by poor Rays cancels of 'WARWICK' cds cancel & another strike below, Brisbane transit & 'TUNBRIDGE-WELLS' arrival b/s, repaired tear across the flap.

400 B

400T


Lot 401

C 1907 lettersheet with illustrated advice within for Thomas Brown & Sons Merchants used Maryborough to Gympie, creased across the back panel (not affecting the illustration within) & minor blemishes.

401 B150T

S POSTMARKS: Numerals-in-Rays on Chalons comprising '21' (probably) on 6d rated RRRR on Chalons, '36' on 1/- grey rated RRR, '59' on 6d rated RRR, '107' on 1/- rated RRRR, First Type '108' on 2d rated RR, & '145' rated RRRR; also BN '308' on Large Chalon 2/- pair. (7)

402 A/B

250

SDC POSTMARKS: Brisbane two stockbooks of early types plus an album of annotated covers with a few better items. Some sub-types & timecodes noted as very rare or as the only recorded examples. Ex Marius Wytenburg. (Qty)

403

300

QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery

Lot 404

E POSTAL CARDS: 1880 essay for a 1d+1d reply postal card with two impressions of the First Sideface 1d - remarkably, the second being Die II! - both on the face, the divided address panel endorsed 'NAME & ADDRESS OF PERSON TO WHOME SENT' [sic; the offending 'E' being crossed-through] at left & 'NAME & ADDRESS OF SENDER' at right and also 'Before reposting please obliterate this address' at lower-left & 'Over' at lower-right, the reverse with pencilled "Communication only" at left & "Reply only" at right, manuscript "Essay 1880" in the upper margin, vertical fold apparently to simulate a printed rule on the reverse. By any measure, an extraordinary item. Ex Ron Butler.

Almost certainly modeled on a private essay for a British reply postal card on which both stamp impressions were also on the face. Neither of these innovative, but confusing, ideas was adopted. This item preceded a very similar essay but with the Bell ½d essay x2, with the heading corrected & the reverse also divided and headed 'MESSAGE TO BE SENT' at left & 'REPLY' at right and also 'When no reply is required both Spaces may be occupied' at lower-left & 'The Card must not be cut' at lower-right. That item sold for $16,100 at our sale of Bernie Manning's Sidefaces & Chalons on 13/6/2009. In our opinion, principally because this is the earlier and bears both dies of the issued 1d stamp, this is the more important item.

404 A-

15,000T

Lot 405

PS PTPO ENVELOPES: 1903 local usage of 1d illustrated advertising envelope for New Zealand Insurance Co, a bit crumpled & ironed-out. Most attractive.

405 (B)300T


GERMANY

Ex Lot 665

C ALLIED OCCUPATION - FRENCH ZONE: 1949 airmail cover to South Australia with Württemberg 1948 New Colours 10pf 20pf pair & 80pf Schiller Mi 36 (Cat €150 on cover) tied by Reutlingen cds of 13.12.49 being the last day the Zone stamps were valid for postage; also 1951 airmail cover from the same correspondence with scarce combination franking of US & British Zone Buildings Perf 11 2mk (Cat €50 on cover) + West Germany Posthorns 20pf pair, flap removed; both with minor blemishes. (2)

665 B

400

GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History

Lot 703

C 1974 (Nov 18) commercial airmail cover at the 5p unsealed greeting card rate to Western Australia with superlative strike of the 2-line 'DELAYED EN ROUTE/ - AIRCRAFT HI-JACK - ' handstamp in blue, a couple of very minor blemishes. Ex Santangelo. [On 21/11/1974, a British Airways plane en route to Singapore was hijacked at Dubai. 23 passengers - including Australian aboriginal activist Kath Walker - had stayed aboard & were taken as hostages to Libya. Demands for the release of Palestinian prisoners in Holland & Egypt were agreed to after a German national was executed]

703 A-

1,000T

NEW GUINEA - 'G.R.I.' Overprints

Ex Lot 754

* 1914 Overprints on Marshall Islands '1d.' on 3pf to '8d.' on 80pf SG 50-58, plus '1d.' on '2d.' on 10pf SG 63, condition variable, some lightly mounted, Cat £1460. (9)

754750

NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints

Ex Lot 755

*/** Selection including 1915-16 Kangaroos First Watermark 3d abc strip and £1 brown & ultramarine SG 85 type c; Third Watermark 2/- SG 97 (3, one Watermark Inverted), 5/- grey and yellow SG 116 & £1 chocolate & dull blue SG 99 (2, types a & b, both well-centred, one with a couple of short perfs) & Fifth Setting 3d Die I block of 4 (**) & 10/-, condition variable, Cat £1300+. (25)

755

750T

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*/** 1915-16 Kangaroos First Watermark 2½d indigo SG 74 complete forme of 30 from the upper-left of Plate 2 with Scratch off Coast of WA [5], Islands East of Cape York [11], Thickened WA Coast [13] & Islands to South of WA [30] from Third Setting with the bottom row being acccbc, even gum toning, most units unmounted. [Tim Rybak's fine forme - with Overprint in Purple - sold for $805]

756 A-

250T

* 1915-16 Kangaroos First Watermark 10/- grey & pink DG 84 type b, excellent centring, Cat £150.757 A A1 125

NORFOLK ISLAND - Postal History

Lot 766

C 1940 (Nov 5) New Zealand YMCA cover to "Cascades/Norfolk Island/Via Australia" by air with Egypt Army Post 10m x4 tied by British 'FIELD POST OFFICE/245' cds in use with the 7th Armoured Division, minor blemishes & the flap removed. Outstanding origin-destination cover.

766 B

400

Lot 767

C 1940 airmail cover to "Norfolk Island Chemical Depot/Norfolk Island/Via Sydney" with 9d Platypus tied by British 'FIELD POST OFFICE/245' cds in use with the 7th Armoured Division, superb boxed 'AERIAL SERVICE/COMPLETED SYDNEY' h/s in violet & the airmail label crossed-out. Outstanding origin-destination cover.

767 B

400

Lot 768

C 1942 surface cover from New Zealand to a soldier with "2nd NZEF/NZ PO 50/Norfolk Island", NZ censor tape & cachet in violet, a bit spotty & a little reduced at the right. Rare inwards soldier's mail.

768 C300

SOLOMON ISLANDSPS 1959-72 commercially used Aerogrammes comprising 1) Australian Territories 'BY AIR MAIL' from a

native to USA with 'MUNDA' cds; 2) Australian Territories 'Overseas Service' from a missionary with 'WORLD UNITED/AGAINST MALARIA' h/s in blue; & 3) 8c Fishing (rare used) to Germany with message in German. A very scarce trio. (3)

780 A

450


ZANZIBAR

Lot 790

C 1915 stampless Nathani PPC ("Mkunazini Church Tower") to Western Australia endorsed "On active service/Stamps unprocurable" & the message headed "Zanzibar/EA/7 2 15", 'ZANZIBAR/FE8/15' cds & 'T'-in-circle h/s, bumped corners & some creasing. [From a crewman aboard HMAS "Pioneer" states "Arrived here from Mombasa today, leaving tonight again. Can't send any news." The "Pioneer" was sent from WA to assist with the blockade of German East Africa & the "Konigsberg". This is the only Australian cover we have seen from the East Africa Campaign]

790 C

500

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