jul 27, 2009 prestige philately - auction no 147 page: 1 · 2009. 6. 29. · 1955-56 'roof of...

Prestige Philately - Auction No 147 Page: 1Jul 27, 2009Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

THEMATICS & SUBJECTS

Ex Lot 35

CW ROCKET MAILS: The balance of the collection with useful sections from Great Britain, Canada & the USA (including 1936 parchute rocket mail mini cover), others from Andorra, Iceland, Italy, Yugoslavia etc, also Cuba 1939 with the world's first official rocket stamp & non-postal block of 4 with Overprint Omitted from Two Units. Colourful lot. The material in this section is Ex Peter ("Joe") Duif from Adelaide. (52 items)

35 A/B

400

Ex Lot 36

C* ROCKET MAILS: AUSTRALIA: 1934-37 group comprising 1934 SS "Cannonbar" cover with purple label on the reverse + M/S; 1935 SS "Maheno"-Fraser Island with red label + red & green M/Ss; 1935 Silver Jubilee with blue label & blue "flimsy", + red & blue M/Ss both signed by "AHYoung" of the Queensland Air Mail Society; 1935 Moggill-Riverview with brown label; 1937 Camp Mountain with blue label; 1937 Enoggera with brown label; & 1937 Coronation flight; generally very fine, AAMC Cat $1100. (13)

36 A/A-

400

Ex Lot 38

C ROCKET MAILS: AUSTRIA: 1933-35 covers per rockets V18 K1 & N1 (3g Envelope) all signed "Schmiedl", plus five 1960s items. (8)

38 A400

C ROCKET MAILS: BELGIUM: 1935 per K1 signed "GZucker", 1935 "Belgica" signed "KRoberti", 1935 "Zeemeeuw", 1936 "Barbara" signed CRoberti", and 1962 "Europa" & M/S both signed "GZucker". (6 items)

39 A

200

CW ROCKET MAILS: FRANCE: 1935 "Paris P27" (2, one with label on the reverse), 1935 "Guynemer" with accident cachet, 1935 "La Douce France" & "Garrot" both with 'Expérience Interrompu/...' cachet and the M/Ss in red or blue. (7 items)

40 A/A-

250

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Ex Lot 41

CW ROCKET MAILS: GERMANY: 1933 "Herta" night firings (8), 1934 Winter Relief (3, two with sets of imperf labels), two more 1933 "Herta" covers (one re-carried on 1960 Jubilee flight), 1960-67 colourful group, most items signed "GZucker". (67 items)

41 A/B

400

Ex Lot 42

CW ROCKET MAILS: INDIA: 1934-38 group including 1934 Saugor Island covers signed "WShenton/Lighthouse Keeper" or "Mary Shenton", 1935 transport of livestock flight (did the animal survive?!), 1937 Boy Scouts flimsy, 1938 "Rowland Hill" & "Martha Paganini" flights etc, most with labels affixed, also some tête-bêche labels, also three Sikkim covers plus labels. Naturally Stephen Smith's signature is everywhere! (22 items)

42

600

Ex Lot 43

CW ROCKET MAILS: NETHERLANDS: 1934 "Meteor P9" with minor burn-marks & two contemporary photos of the preparations & the explosion, 1935 Roberti & Zucker flights + 8 labels & two M/Ss (one with no selvedge at left but Imperf Between Vertically), & 1945-62 group. Colourful lot. (37 items)

43 A/B

600

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimal Frankings

Ex Lot 166

C 1936 & 1940 Hotel Kosciusko covers with different illustrations at upper left, 2d Cable or KGVI 3d blue Die II tied by untidy strikes of the 31mm 'MT KOSCIUSKO/N.S.W.' cds, each with a small tear. (2)

166 B100


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers

Ex Lot 234

C Accumulation of mostly pedestrian pre-decimal & early decimal FDCs including £sd Navigators on 5 covers, a couple of Parade types, modern FDCs including International Post, some other covers including 1971 Strike Mail. (100s)

234

400

Ex Lot 235

C Array including 1934 Vic Centenary & 1936 SA Centenary on registered plain covers; 1930s-50s private producers including Mappin & Curran, Smyth, Hunter Stamp Co and Wide World, 1940s-80s Wesley types from Largs North (the office run by Wesley founder J.M. Gower) including registered & unaddressed, 1950s-60s Royal types; also commemorative cancels including for Mount Kosciusko 1955-56 'ROOF OF AUSTRALIA' (3, Pictormarks Cat $250 each) plus conference & philatelic exhibitions including ANPEX and a few QANTAS flight covers; toning particularly on the earlier material. (100s)

235

400

Ex Lot 236

C/CL Modern assortment including oversized FDCs & souvenir covers including 2000 Olympic Games gold medallists FDCs including International Olympic Committee set of 12 each numbered #475 (of 500), two sets of 33 covers with 'OLYMPIC VILLAGE' cancels for each day of the games; also Pictormark-listed cancels on commemorative covers with sport & railway/train themes well represented, some duplication. (100s)

236 A

400

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Lot 237

C 1913 Engraved 1d + 1d Roo tied by superb Perth machine cancel of 15DEC13. OK! We know it's not a First Day Cover but on the back it's endorsed "These two penny stamps were purchased at the GPO 12/12/13...This was the first day the King's Head stamp was on sale in Western Australia & then not more than 6 to any one person".

237 A

Offer

C 1927-46 group including 1927 Canberra (commercial cover), 1928 Exhibition 3d quarter-M/S (& 3d on Ackland souvenir card with 31OC28 cds), 1930 Sturt, 1931 KSmith 6d Airmail (toning), 1932 6d Large Kooka & 1/- Large Lyre (registered), 1934 Vict Centenary set (not FDI), Macarthur set on separate covers, 1938 5d & 9d on illustrated covers, 1946 Mitchell set on OHMS cover etc, condition variable. (23)

238

500

Lot 239

PS 1928 Kookaburra 3d blue tied to KGV Oval 4½d Registration Envelope by 'REGISTERED/2NO28A/ SYDNEY NSW' cds, 'MILSONS POINT/2NO28/NSW' arrival b/s: BW #133y, Cat $2000. Superb! [Self-addressed by Colaco Belmonte, the Dutch consul in Sydney, a prominent collector & creator of philatelic covers]

239 A+

1,500

Ex Lot 240

C 1936-52 private producers including Ackland SA Centenary & KSmith; SA Stamp Co SA Centenary x2 different, KGVI 1½d block of 4 & 1/4d all registered; Gower Cable registered with 'CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION' cds; Kufner 1937-38 values to 9d; Campe NSW Sesqui x5 different; Hagen 1928 Exhibition ¼-M/S; Laker NSW Sesqui, 1952 KGVI 6½d brown; Standard SA Centenary, KGVI 3d Die I x2 (one White Wattles) & 1/0½d; Haslem group; etc, generally fine. (54)

240

1,000

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Lot 241

C 1942 plain cover addressed to Lindfield with 1942-50 1½d Queen Mother By Authority Imprint block of 4 tied by 'KILLARA/1DE42/N.S.W.' cds, some faint toning, Cat $800++.

241 B400

Ex Lot 242

C 1949 Henry Lawson illustrated generic covers by Neville Menz in different colour combinations, both with 3-line h/s for the Lawson issue, unaddressed & unused, a few faults; also cover for the 1949 Royal Visit that did not happen, pen notations on the face, unused. Very scarce. (3)

242 B/C

150

Lot 243

C 1950-52 Definitives 2½d scarlet SG 234 tied to Ogden screen-printed cover by 'PARKVILLE/ 12AP50/VIC' cds, signed by the artist, unaddressed.

243 A300

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers - "Jack Peake" Covers[All of lots in this section are covers hand-illustrated in colour by the late AJ ("Jack") Peake of Adelaide. From the early-1950s Jack also handmade his covers from high-quality art paper. Jack's family have now consigned all of the remaining covers in their possession. They will be offered in our sales throughout 2009. We have been advised that of most subjetcs Jack produced no more than 4 covers of varying designs (of which most have been previously dispersed). However, on occasion he produced separate covers for each value in a set plus covers bearing the full set. Where possible, sets are offered complete.

Ex Lot 244

C 1950 Stamp Centenary 2½d se-tenant pair tied by Karoonda cds of 27SE50, 'CENTENARY' misspelled as 'CENENTARY' below the illustration. (2)

244 A150

Prestige Philately - Auction No 147 Page: 6Jul 27, 2009COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers - "Jack Peake" Covers (continued)Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 245

C 1950-52 Definitives comprising KGVI 3d scarlet (& the previous 3d brown); 3½d brown-purple block of 4; and 4½d & 6½d red-brown; all tied by Karoonda cds. (3)

245 A350

Lot 246

CL 1951 Federation Jubilee complete set tied by Karoonda cds of 1MY51.246 A 175

Lot 247

CL 1951 Gold and Responsible Government Centenaries se-tenant pairs in a block of 4 - on a long cover depicting Bendigo goldfields - tied by Karoonda cds of 2JL51.

247 A175

C 1947-52 Definitives KGVI 3½d blue tied by Karoonda cds of 9JL51. 248 A 150

C/CL 1952 Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree three covers with 3½d Scout single, block of 4 (on long cover) and 2½d & 3d, all tied by Karoonda cds of 19NO52, different illustrations. (3)

249 A200

Lot 250

CL 1953 Coronation complete set tied by Gladstone cds of 25MY53. Elaborately illustrated. 250 A 175


Ex Lot 251

C 1954-56 Peake covers with woodcut illustrations mostly in black, comprising WA Stamp Centenary, Railways, ANARE (2, in black or black & blue), Nursing (3, in brown, red and blue), Olympics 4d & 7½d on separate covers and SA Stamp Centenary cancelled on the appropriate dates at Gladstone (4), Nailsworth (5) or Anpex, a few minor blemishes. [A similar but not identical group sold for $1495 in our sale of 1/12/2007] (10)

251 A/A-

800

Lot 252

CL 1954 Royal Visit complete set tied by Gladstone cds of 2FE54. 252 A 175

Lot 253

C 1955-57 QEII Definitives 1/0½d grey-blue tied by Nailsworth cds of 9MR55, registered.253 A 150

C 1955 Nursing Profession 3½d tied by Nailsworth cds of 21SE55.254 A 150

Lot 255

C 1958 Trans-Tasman Flight 8d tied by Stock Exchange Adelaide cds of 27AU58.255 A 150


Ex Lot 256

C 1964-65 Birds set of 7 on three covers each cancelled on the appropriate dates with Stock Exchange (SA) cds, two have been sealed with "sticky tape" on the reverse which has slightly bled through to the face on one cover. (3)

256 A/A-

400

Ex Lot 257

CL 1966-73 Birds 5c to 30c on two covers all tied by Stock Exchange (SA) cds of 14FE66, both sealed with "sticky tape" on reverse. (2)

257 A-300

Ex Lot 258

C 1968-71 State Floral Emblems 6c to 30c on individual covers each tied by Stock Exchange (SA) cds of 10JY68. (6)

258 A300

Lot 259

C 1968 Soil/Medical 5c se-tenant gutter pair tied by Stock Exchange (SA) cds of 6AU69.259 A 200


Ex Lot 260

C 1969 Primary Industries set of 4 on individual covers each tied by Stock Exchange (SA) cds of 17SE69. (4)

260 A175

C 1970 Expo 5c & 20c tied by Stock Exchange (SA) cds of 16MR70.261 A- 150

Lot 262

CL 1970 Captain Cook Bicentenary 5c se-tenant strip of 5 all tied by Stock Exchange cds of 20AP70, Cook's Cottage illustration, unaddressed. [Cook's Cottage was originally built in 1755 and relocated in 1933 from Yorkshire to Melbourne's Fitzroy Gardens. It is often referred to as "the oldest building in Australia"]

262 A

400

Lot 263

CL 1971 Australia-Asia Congress 7c 15c & 20c tied by Glenelg FDI cds of 6JAN1971. 263 A 175

CL 1975 Famous Australians complete set tied by Hindmarsh FDI cds of 6AUG1975, unaddressed.264 A 175

Lot 265

CL 1975 Christmas 15c & 45c tied by Hindmarsh FDI cds of 29OCT1975, unaddressed.265 A 175


Ex Lot 266

CL 1976 Explorers set of 6 - five are tied to separate covers by Hindmarsh FDI cds of 9JUN1976 and the Gosse cover by Ayers Rock 29JE76 cds (not FDI), unaddressed. [Lovely watercolours of Australian landscapes] (6)

266 A

300

Lot 267

CO 1976 Australian Scenes complete set tied by Hindmarsh FDI cds of 25AUG1976. [Lovely landscape illustration in watercolours]

267 A200

Lot 268

CL 1978 Trees complete set tied by Hindmarsh FDI cds of 1JUN1978, unaddressed.268 A 175

Lot 269

CL 1981 Funghi complete set tied by Hindmarsh FDI cds of 19AUG1981, unaddressed.269 A 150


Lot 270

CL 1982 Whales complete set tied by Hindmarsh FDI cds of 17FEB1982, Blue Whale illustration, unaddressed.

270 A150

Lot 271

CL 1981-83 Wildlife (Butterflies) 4c to $1 tied by Hindmarsh FDI cds of 15JUN1983, unaddressed.271 A 150

Lot 272

CL 1984 Paintings $5 tied by Hindmarsh FDI cds of 4APR1984, unaddressed. 272 A 175

CL 1984 Bicentenary of Settlement - The First Australians Aboriginal rock paintings set of 8 on two covers tied by Hindmarsh FDI cds of 7NOV1984, unaddressed. (2)

273 A175

CL 1987 Bicentenary of Settlement - First Fleet at Teneriffe 36c se-tenant pair & $1 tied by Hindmarsh FDI cds of 3JUN1987. [Evocative illustration of ship approaching port] (2)

274 A200

CL 1988 Aboriginal Paintings from Central Australia set of four tied by Hindmarsh FDI cds of 1AUG1988, unaddressed.

275 A150

Ex Lot 276

CL 1993-94 Australian Wildlife seven values to $1.35 on two covers tied by Glenelg FDI cancels of 12AUG1993 or 10MAR1994, attractive Cockatoo and Emu illustrations, unaddressed. (2)

276 A175

CL 1993-94 Kangaroos 45c block of six tied by Glenelg FDI cds of 12MAY1994, unaddressed.277 A 175


Ex Lot 278

CL 2000 Handover of Olympic Flag 45c and International Post $1.50 on two covers tied by Glenelg cds of 15SEP2000, unaddressed. (2)

278 A200

Ex Lot 279

CL 2004 Tasmania Bicentenary 50c x2 & $1 on three separate covers tied by Glenelg FDI cds of 3FEB2004, unaddressed. (3)

279 A200

CL 2005 Parrots nine 50c values on separate covers tied by Glenelg FDI cancels of 8FEB2005, each with a different parrot illustration. (9)

280 A250

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Flight Covers

Lot 283

CL 1933 (June) Australia-England per "Faith in Australia" #313 with KGV 2d uncancelled but with 'DERBY/22JUN33/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds at top, then 'CUSTOM HOUSE/JUNE1933/RANGOON', 'CIVIL AERODROME/27JUN1933/CALCUTTA-DUM DUM' & 'CUSTOMS HOUSE/("28/6")/KARACHI AIR PORT' cachets all in violet, GB 1½d with 'TK/M' perfin tied by 'LONDON FS/11JLY/1933' machine cancel, finally on-forwarded to the United States with 'UTICA/JUL19/NY' arrival, all markings on the face, Cat $550+. Superb!

283 A+

400


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I

Ex Lot 294

CPS Useful group with three Comfort Funds illustrated envelope fronts including two with 'LIVERPOOL MILITARY CAMP' cds, four Field Service postcards to South Australia (one from Gallipoli signed "AlfEWeymouth" who won the Military Medal at the Somme), etc, condition variable. (12)

294

300

NEW SOUTH WALES

Lot 358

C 1904 (Mar 2) Harding & Billing Panoramic Letter Card (Graphic Series No 5 showing "rounded" sheep) from Sydney to Canterbury (b/s) with a good strike of the rare 'RECEIVED OPEN' boxed h/s.

358 A200

NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal Stationery

Lot 367

PS ENVELOPES - PTPO: 1912 usage of QV 2d HG KB8 with illustration of Resch's Brewery to Germany with ½d tied by Redfern cds.

367 A-150

VICTORIA

Lot 450

C 1888 cover to Marysville (b/s) with Astley 1d x2 & the address incorporated into a charming all-over India ink illustration incorporating medical & cricket themes, opened roughly & with a diagonal crease still most appealing. Offered with no reserve.

450 (B)

300

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Lot 455

C 1897 cover to a hospital in London (b/s) with 2½d red/yellow, the address incorporated into a charming all-over India ink illustration of three children rowing a tub, & on the reverse a resplendent duck captioned "Fellow Royal College of Swimmers", minor blemishes.

455 A-

300

VICTORIA - Relief Datestamps:

Ex Lot 528

C MILITARY ENCAMPMENT TYPES: 1900-14 annotated group begiining with Boer War period 1900 from Langwarrin Camp (5) with Shield '1' & superb BN '231' (rated RR), 1901 from Langwarrin Camp (6) with superb Shield '1' & 1902 from Langwarrin Military Camp (1) with Shield '2' (with the enclosed Langwarrin notepaper); Annual Easter Camps 1910 from Sunbury with Shield '2' (fair only) on a nice PPC with printed 'Kitchener Camp/Seymour', 1912 from Kilmore (a Receiving Office only) with Shield '2', 1913 from the previously unrecorded camp at Wallan (stamp removed from PPC with printed 'YMCA Military Camp'), 1914 (Feb) from Lilydale with cds on Letter Card & 1914 (April) from Bundoora with Shield '2' on YMCA PPC (this item illustrated by Watson Webster & Wood); finally World War I 1914 (Sep) from Broadmeadows Military Camp (1) with cds on YMCA envelope registered with 4d Kangaroo (with the enclosed YMCA letterhead). A few faults but this is by far the best group of this rare material we have ever seen. (9 + enclosures)

528

3,000

VICTORIA - Instructional/Functional Postal Markings:This is by far the finest selection of this interesting material we have offered. Most of the lots are from the wonderful collection formed over many years by Hugh Freeman from Sydney. Hugh sold parts of the collection privately some years ago and has now decided to dispose of the balance of his holding.

Lot 556

C MORE TO PAY: boxed 'REFUSED/ON ACCOUNT/OF TAX' double-strike on 1898 US illustrated envelope (dog) with 2c only & superb '40/CTMS/T' h/s, Postage Due 4d pair affixed & cancelled with boxed LC2 h/s (unfortunately sliced-out, but later replaced), also with manuscript "Refused on a/c of tax" on the reverse, returned with 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/F.D.' b/s & "fickle finger" both of Washington, overall soiling. [No surprise it was refused as the tax should have been 4d only]

556 (B)

250


AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY

Ex Lot 642

C 1954-55 six covers hand-illustrated by AJ ("Jack") Peake, cds & boxed cachet in violet of Mawson (2), Heard Island or Macquarie Island (3). (6)

642 A250

Ex Lot 643

C 1959 two covers hand-illustrated by Jack Peake for the opening of Wilkes Post Office, both with cds & boxed cachet in violet, one cover registered with 'WILKES/Aust Antarctic Terr' registration label, some edge blemishes. (2)

643 A-

200

CANADA

Ex Lot 650

C/CL 1951-55 hand-illustrated FDCs by noted Australian illustrator AJ (Jack) Peake, comprising 1951 Stamp Centenary (addressed), 1952 7c Goose block of 4, 1953 QE II 1c to 5c (horizontal pairs, addressed), $1 Totem Pole and Coronation 4c block of 4, also Prime Ministers blocks of 4 1952 4c and 1954 4c & 5c, mostly unaddressed. A most appealing selection. [Peake's Australian illustrated FDCs often sell for $150+ each] (8)

650 A

350

COOK ISLANDS

Lot 665

C NIUE: 1933 locally addressed cover with Captain Cook 1½d pair & attractive watercolour illustration.665 A 125


FIJI

Lot 676

C 1902 usage of beautiful Pan-American Exposition illustrated envelope to America with rare franking of 1881-99 QV 1/- Perf 11x11¾ SG 67 (Cat £12 x20+) tied by Suva cds, light strike of the boxed registration h/s at upper-left, various New Zealand & US transit b/s, redirected and with very fine 'Forwarded from/Springfield, Mass' h/s in violet. A gorgeous and extraordinary usage. Ex Peter Robertson, Donald Welsh & Hugh Freeman: acquired for $1725 at our auction of 14/4/2005. [Illustrated by Duberal at page 37]

676 A-

2,000

GREAT BRITAIN

Lot 732

CL 1902 cover to "Axim/West Africa" with beautiful Dickensian pen-&-ink illustration of 2 urchins & a Romany fortuneteller - boy urchin "And ter think that I squandered me las coin only ter find that she's goin ter marry a blonde millionaire"! - 'AXIM/GOLD COAST' arrival b/s. Marvellous! [Initialled "FGP" = FG Pitts?]

732 A

400

MIDDLE EAST

Ex Lot 775

C BAHRAIN: c.1946 two hand-illustrated (Eid Greetings ?) covers to Bombay, Overprints on KGVI ½a & 1a x2 tied to the reverse by Bahrain cds, minor soiling. A pretty pair. (2)

775 B100T


NEW ZEALAND - Flight Covers

Ex Lot 818

C 1930-44 apparently all-different array of printed covers both generic & for specific flights with numerous intermediates, some better frankings & many signed by the pilots, condition a bit variable but generally fine to very fine. Ex James Stapleton. A ready-made collection. (200+)

818

2,000T

Ex Lot 819

C 1931 (Mar-Apr) Kaitaia Aero Club printed covers for Auckland-Kaitaia, signed by the pilot, or Kaitaia-Auckland with pilot's autograph handstamp, twelve pairs, fine to very fine. Ex James Stapleton. Wholesale opportunity. (24)

819 A-/A

150T

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Ex Lot 842

C 1952 Jack Peake registered hand-illustrated covers of Birds of Paradise with Australian adhesives cancelled at 'AITAPE', 'KEREMA', 'KIETA', 'MILNE BAY' or 'POPONDETTA', red/black registration labels, some minor blemishes. (5)

842 A/A-

300

Ex Lot 843

C 1952 Jack Peake registered hand-illustrated covers of boat, ship or river scenes with Australian adhesives cancelled at 'ANGORAM', 'KOKOPO', 'MAPRIK', 'RIGO' or 'SOGANO', red/black registration labels, some small blemishes. (5)

843 A/A-

300

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Ex Lot 844

C 1952 Jack Peake registered hand-illustrated covers of native dress/ceremonial scenes with Australian adhesives cancelled at 'CHIMBU', 'ESA'ALA', 'IHU', 'KOKODA' or 'LORENGAU', red/black registration labels, a few minor blemishes. (5)

844 A/A-

300

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ex Lot 870

C Four different Union patriotic envelopes all used, cover from 'PORTSMOUTH GROVE/R.I.' (a Civil War hospital), and 1903 cover with all-over adverts for Schepp's Cocoanut (repaired at upper-left), minor faults. (5)

870 B

750

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