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MISCELLANEOUS*OC Carton with collector's clean-out including Australian official perfins (noted 1935 Jubilee 2/- perf

'G/NSW' **), Australian Colonies with pickings, NZ oddments including Revenues, Pacific Islands etc, plus an array of mostly post-WWII PPCs & photo-wallets including from Singapore & Thailand etc. (Qty)

8

200

Ex Lot 10

CPS 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)

10

800

THEMATICS & SUBJECTS

Ex Lot 20

C ESPERANTO: 1922 covers (2, both with contents) & postcards (3, one with Zamenhof label) all from Russia to Melbourne with an array of adhesives including imperfs & inflation surcharges, two with 'T3D'-in-oval h/s & Postage Dues affixed, degrees of soiling still attractive. Colourful group. (5)

20 B/C

300


DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA

Lot 30

L AUSTRALIA: c.1915 "Poems from the Peninsular" by Signaller T Skeyhill, a bit knocked-about, endorsed within "They are selling these for the poor blind schoulders" [sic]. Rare Gallipoli relic.

30 B100

Ex Lot 32

C AUSTRALIA: 1943 Christmas cards with humorous military illustrations by "Such" (?) & whimsical verses, unused. Superb! (6)

32 A+100

Lot 33

C AUSTRALIA: 1948 Motor Spirit Consumer's Licence (NSW) issued at Corowa to a Journalist/Theatre Proprietor for a monthly ration of 13 gallons of motor spirit, very fine condition. A rare survivor.

33 A150

Ex Lot 34

C AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA: Bank of Van Diemen's Land 1824 (watermarked) & 1826 (2) all-different cheques drawn in Spanish dollars, minor faults. Rare. [Between 1822 & 1826 Van Diemen's Land used both pounds sterling & Spanish dollars because of the then shortage of British currency in the Colony] (3)

34 B

1,000

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Lot 35

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

35 A-300

Lot 38

C AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA: Black & white photograph of Dilston Falls (186x151mm) by Stephen Spurling to whom the design of the 1900 6d Pictorial stamp (showing an almost identical view) has been attributed. Ex Keith Lancaster.

38 A

Offer

Lot 39

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.

39 B

250

PICTURE POSTCARDS

Ex Lot 44

C AUSTRALIA: Aboriginal subject cards including a fabulous shot of at least 30 mostly full-blood adults & picanninnies crowded onto a Cobb & Co coach, VSM x3 including "Natives of Lake Tyers" & Kerry group x11 including fantastic "Aboriginal with Devil's Mask", some address-side blemishes but generally fine to very unused. (15)

44 A/B

400

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Ex Lot 45

C AUSTRALIA: 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)

45 A-/B

400

Lot 46

C AUSTRALIA: 1911 real photo "Melbourne Cup" triptych of the finish, the winner & jockey, and the Cup, unused.

46 A-150

Ex Lot 47

C AUSTRALIA: c.1917 Trans-Australian Railway Series 2 complete set of six Aboriginal studies including topless dancers (très risqué) & the formidable "Winnie, the Belle of the Camp), unused. Superb! Also the orioginal black/orange packet with repaired tears & opened-out. (6 + packet)

47 A+

200

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots

Ex Lot 50

PR c.1932 black/green specimen folder inscribed 'AUSTRALIAN POSTAGE STAMPS' with Kangaroos to 5/- plus perf 'OS' 2/- 5/- & 10/- (fault at upper-left) plus Third Wmk £1 grey & £2 and the very scarce Small Multiple Wmk 10/- (the first example we have seen in a specimen folder) all with 'SPECIMEN' overprint Type C, Engraved Kooka, KGV to 1/4d 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. Superb! This folder is unusual in having four pages & opening horizontally. [A similar but vertically-opening folder with CofA Wmk 10/- Type Cvar sold for $3105 at our auction of 12/6/2010] (65)

50 A+

2,750

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Ex Lot 51

*/**O Array on Hagners mostly unmounted including Roos First Wmk 4d yellow-orange (possibly **), KGV Heads to 5d, Silver Jubilee, Arms (2 sets, one optd 'SPECIMEN'), 5/- Cattle White Paper, 1960 Northern Territory 5d strip of 3 with Misplaced Perfs BW #378bb (Cat $225+), etc, condition generally fine. (65 items)

51 A/B

300

Ex Lot 52

C 1930s wholly handpainted covers (2) & PPCs (2) by Madeleine Nauth (3, one with phantom stamp) or AJ Shearsby, the last flown on the First Air Mail to the Moon with phantom space stamp & signed by the pilot! Great fun! [Shearsby is well known for his artwork for early First Day Covers] (4)

52 A/B

300

*/**OC Lighthouse binder with Thick Paper Robes imprint blocks of 4 plus 10/- & £1 imprint pairs, 1930s-50s low value imprint blocks, Navigators £2 ** (tonespots), Postage Dues used, 1960s-70s decimals in multiples mostly **; 1930s-60s FDCs or commemorative covers; also WWII National Savings 5/- * and War Savings 6d Perf 11 McCracken Imprint pair & Perf 14 6d Authority Imprint pairs x2 **; mixed condition with toning issues throughout. (100s)

53

300

PR/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/- Map. [Given that these proofs are highly collectable & otherwise unavailable, these items are, without doubt, the BEST "product" released by Australia Post in recent years]

54 A

250

Ex Lot 55

**O$ Two stockbooks with an array of mostly QEII pre-decimal & decimal blocks with a few better values, unmounted; plus a few coins & banknotes & used decimal scraps etc. (100s)

55Offer

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Ex Lot 56

CL Carton of 1990s to early-2000s mostly long envelopes selected for rubber datestamps from all States with strength in NSW & Victoria. Wonderful lot for the modern postmark enthusiast. (many 100s)

56250

Ex Lot 57

*O Scrappy array with Roos to 2/- including perf 'OS' Third Wmk 1/- & SMult Wmk 1/- *, KGV Heads with mint low values including Single Wmk Rough Paper 1d perf 'OS' Die I-II-II-I strip of 4 * (Cat $1200+), SMult Wmk Perf 13½x12½ 4½d Die II CTO, condition variable. (81)

57

250

Ex Lot 58

B BOOKLETS: Handy selection including 1927 Canberra (cover blemishes), KGVI 2/6d (2½d) & 3/6d (3½d), 1966 50c, Vietnam Forces (both) etc, generally very fine. (16)

58150

Ex Lot 59

** OFFICIAL PERFINS: 1940s-60s mint multiples with 'VG' punctures including CofA Hermes 1/6d black block of 60 & 2/- Aboriginal Art block of 30, 1/6d Flower blocks of 40 & 50, QEII 2d brown sheet of 160, some blemishes & perf separations but mostly fine, unmounted. (16 items)

59 A/A-

150


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo Issues

Ex Lot 60

*/**O Selection including mint First Wmk ½d to 5/- (ex 1d) plus perf Small 'OS' 3d Die I & 4d; also ½d to 5/- CTO all but the 2/- being marginal examples; Third Wmk 2d Die I part-imprint block of 4 (upper units creased) */**, 3d Die I Watermark Inverted used, perf 'OS' 2½d 9d & 1/- * plus 5/- & 10/- CTO, CofA 9d Plate 4 (Second State) block of 4 **, mixed condition, Cat $3000+ [This lot was sold for $2300 at our auction of 12/6/2010 but the bid was a sham] (100+)

60

1,000

Ex Lot 61

*O Selection on leaves with many better values including Third Wmk to 1/- (2) + 10/-; Second Wmk to 2/-, Third Wmk including 10/-, £1 brown & blue & £2 each with a corner fault; a few mint with First Wmk to 5/-, Third Wmk £2 with 'SPECIMEN' Opt Type C (rough perfs) & 6d optd 'OS' (both); also KGV SMult Wmk Perf 13½x12½ mint set including 1d green Die II, generally fine; overall rather mixed condition but generally better than spacefillers. (100 approx)

61

1,250

Ex Lot 62

*/** Mostly mint selection including First Wmk ½d block of 12 */** and a single 2/- *, Third Wmk 2½d indigo lower-left corner block of 8 */** units [49] & [55] with Thick Coastline on WA BW #11(2)e, 6d brown perf 'OS' Broken Leg, CofA £2 optd 'SPECIMEN' **, etc, condition variable. [This lot was sold for $978 at our auction of 12/6/2010 but the bid was a sham] (52)

62

450

Ex Lot 63

O High Values group with 5/- Second Wmk (2, one with a neatly repaired telegraph punch), Third Wmk x2 (+ perf 'OS' x4, one with Roo slightly Misplaced) & CofA x5 (one CTO); 10/- Third Wmk x2 (both perf 'OS', one unused, the other apparently commercially used) & CofA Wmk x2; £1 brown & blue Third Wmk (a shocker, with filled telegraph punch); and £1 grey Third Wmk & CofA Wmk; condition very mixed; also mint pre-Decimals comprising KSmith set & 'OS' Opts (no certificate) & 1963-65 Navigators. [This lot was sold for $1207 at our auction of 12/6/2010 but the bid was a sham] (33)

63

750


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark

Ex Lot 64

G/F ½d green to 5/- grey & yellow, mostly well centred, neat cds cancellations. A premium set. Advertised retail is $575+. (12)

64 A/A+400

Ex Lot 65

F/V ½d green to 10/- grey & bright pink, mostly very well centred, neat cds cancellations (the 10/- with Brisbane cds in blue, a stunning combination!). Assembled by a connoisseur & the finest set we have seen. Advertised retail $1950 +50% for centring. (13)

65 A+

1,750

Lot 66

F 1d red Die II with the Watermark Sideways (the Crown Pointing to the Right) BW #3aa horizontal pair, ironed-out horizontal pair, light Brisbane cds, Cat $800+. A very scarce multiple.

66 B C1400

Lot 67

G 5/- grey & chrome BW #43B, well centred, neat NSW cds. Advertised retail $525.67 A B1 400

Lot 68

V 10/- grey & pink, excellent centring, light 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds. Advertised retail $975 + 50% for the centring.

68 A A1850

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Lot 69

* £1 brown & blue BW 51A with unlisted Break near North-West Cape, short perf at base, very lightly mounted or unmounted, Cat $3000.

69 A- C22,000T

Lot 70

* £2 black & rose with Broken Tail BW 55A(V)d, a "jumbo" example & well-centred, one pulled perf at left, lightly mounted, Cat $7000.

70 A- A25,000T

Lot 71

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

71 A B1200

Lot 72

* PERFORATED LARGE 'OS': 5/- grey & yellow BW #42ba, exceptional centring, hinge remainders, Cat $1000. [More attractive than Gribble's lightly mounted example that sold for $1495 in our auction of 10/3/2007]

72 A- A1

600T

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Lot 73

* - 5/- grey & chrome with Double Printed Frame Plate BW #42Abac, tiny stain at the lower-right, redistributed gum. [The ACSC states "The only recorded examples are a mint pair [not perforated 'OS'] showing a faint second impression of the frame plate 5mm above the other", Cat $12,500 for a single]

The doubling is most apparent within the value circle where the lower-left corner framelines are reproduced 4½mm above the bottom frameline & 8mm to the right of the left-hand frameline. There is also a small yellow mark in the white margin at lower-left. The mint pair referred to above is Ex Arthur Gray & sold for $US20,700 (= $A28,750 at the time) in February 2007.

73 B C1

4,750

Lot 74

** - 10/- grey & pink BW #47b from the top of the sheet (marginal horizontal watermark-line), unmounted & very fresh, Cat $3500. Rare.

74 A B13,000T

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Second Watermark

Lot 75

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

75 A B11,500

Lot 76

* 2½d indigo Plate 2 'CA' Monogram single BW #10zc, hinge remainder & a little aged/toned, Cat $1250.76 C C1 500

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Lot 77

** 2½d indigo Plate 1 Inserted 'JBC' Monogram Single BW #10ze, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1250 (mounted). Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie: sold for $1437 at our auction of 2/9/2006.

77 A B12,000

Lot 78

* 1/- emerald BW #31A, exceptional centring, faintest evidence of having been mounted, Cat $225. Superb! Advertised retail $275 +50% for the centring.

78 A+ A1300T

Lot 79

W 2/- light brown BW #36, regummed, Cat $850.79 A- B1 200

Lot 80

* 2/- light brown BW #36A from the right of the sheet (marginal vertical watermark-line), well centred, faintest evidence of having been mounted, Cat $850. Superb! Advertised retail $925 +50% for the centring. [Better centred than the very fine example that sold for $1552 in our auction of 12/6/2010]

80 A+ A1

1,250T

Lot 81

* 5/- deep grey & yellow with Broken Tail BW 43A(V)d & the Roo Misplaced (Tail Dipping in the Pacific), lightly mounted, Cat $1350+.

81 A C1850

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Lot 82

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.

82 A- B1

750

Lot 83

* - 2/- light brown BW #36ba, faint toning, lightly mounted, Cat $2250. 83 B C1 500T

Lot 84

* - 5/- deep grey & yellow BW #43a, very lightly mounted, Cat $2000.84 A C1 1,000T

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark

Lot 85

G 2d grey with the Watermark Inverted BW #7a with unlisted Deterioration around 'TWO PENCE'. 85 A B1 150

Ex Lot 86

* 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)

86 A C1500

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Lot 87

* 5/- grey & deep yellow BW #44C from the right of the sheet (marginal vertical watermark-line), well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $300. Advertised retail $350.

87 A B1250T

Lot 88

* 10/- grey & deep "aniline" pink BW #48B, rich colour, very lightly mounted, Cat $650. Advertised retail $850.

88 A B1600T

Lot 89

V 10/- grey & deep "aniline" pink BW #48B, well centred, sharp WA cds. Advertised retail $425. Stunning!

89 A+ B1400

Lot 90

F 10/- grey & deep "aniline" pink BW #48B horizontal pair, well centred, Fremantle cds. Advertised retail $850++. A rare multiple, especially this fine.

90 A B11,000

Lot 91

G 10/- grey & deep "aniline" pink with the Watermark Inverted BW #48Ba, ironed-out crease & small associated tear, bold 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/ MELBOURNE' cds, Cat $2500.

91 B C1400

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Lot 92

V 10/- grey & "aniline" pink with Melbourne CTO cds BW #48Cx, exceptional centring, Cat $600. 92 A A1 600

Lot 93

** £2 purple-black & rose BW #56C, marginal example from the right of the sheet, clean-cut perforations, unmounted, Cat $7500.

93 A C16,000T

Lot 94

** PERFORATED 'OS': 5/- grey & yellow-orange with Clipped Tail BW #44b(V)d, well centred, minor offset on reverse, unmounted, Cat $1000+.

94 A A1850T


Lot 95

** - 10/- grey & deep "aniline" pink BW #48Bba from the right of the sheet (marginal vertical watermark-line), couple of shortish perfs at upper-right, unmounted, Cat $1750.

95 A- C21,000T


Lot 96

* - £1 grey BW #53Ab, exceptional centring, tiny central thin, a couple of gum-side blemishes, Cat $1500. Very scarce.

96 A- A1800T


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark

Lot 97

** 2/- maroon BW #38A with large-part Ash Imprint, well centred, unmounted, Cat $300. Advertised retail $625.

97 A B1400T

Lot 98

** 5/- grey & yellow-orange BW #45A, faint bend & a couple of nibbled perfs, unmounted, Cat $700.98 A- C2 400T

Lot 99

* PERFORATED 'OS': 10/- grey & pale pink BW #49b from the base of the sheet with large-part Ash Imprint, lightly mounted, undercatalogued at $4000. Very rare. [The first example we have offered. Arthur Gray's used example - also Cat $4000 - sold for $US15,525 (= $A21,560) at auction in 2007]

99 A C1

5,000T

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - CofA Watermark

Ex Lot 100

F/G 5/- CTO, 10/- a little aged, £1 with a couple of toned perfs, & £2 very fine, all with cds cancels, Cat $1085. Advertised retail $1350. (4)

100 A/B600

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Lot 101

** 10/- grey & pink John Ash Imprint pair BW #50za, quite well centred for an imprint piece, unmounted, Cat $2250 (mounted).

101 A B13,000

Lot 102

* £1 grey BW #54, well centred, gum a tad aged & hinge remainder, Cat $700.102 A- B1 250T

Lot 103

* £2 grey-black and rose-carmine BW #58B, well centred, minor hinge remainder, Cat $3750.103 A- B1 2,000T

Lot 104

** £2 grey-black and rose-carmine BW #58B, marginal example from the left of the sheet, unmounted, Cat $6000.

104 A C14,000T


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark

Lot 105

G ½d emerald Electro 3 Cracked Electro through Lower-Left Corner BW #63A(3)h, light Melbourne machine cancellation largely clear of the variety, Cat $2000. [Similar examples sold for $1092 at our auctions of 7/2/2009 and 5/12/2009 (light crease)]

105 A C1

800

Lot 106

G ½d dull green Electro 5 with Cracked Electro from Wattles at Upper-Left to 'U' of 'AUSTRALIA' BW #63C(5)h (Early State), well centred, a couple of blunt perforations at upper-right, Sydney machine cancellation clear of the variety, Cat $4000.

106 A- B2

2,000

Lot 107

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]

107 A B1

4,500

Lot 108

P 1d imperforate plate proof vertical pair in carmine-rose BW #70PP(2)C, a couple of faults, Cat $400.108 C/B 100

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Lot 109

F 1½d brown Cracked Electro through R/H Value Tablet & above 'THREE' BW #85(U)x (early state), neat WA cds partly obscures the flaw, Cat $1500.

109 A C1500

Lot 110

F 1½d brown with Frame Missing below 'HALFPENCE', excellent centring, light machine cancel completely clear of the flaw. Unlisted.

110 A A1500

Lot 111

** 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.

111 A+ A1

5,000T

Lot 112

** 4d violet Plate 1 marginal block of 20 [R21-24/45-48] with White Flaw on Roo's Foot [45] BW #111(1)L, generally very well centred, a couple of very minor characteristic gum-bubbles, unmounted, Cat $1000+. [This lot was sold for $805 at our auction of 12/6/2010 but the bid was a sham]

112 A B1

500

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Lot 113

* 1/4d greenish blue with unlisted Disfigured King (apparently a "Tin-Shed" Variety), very lightly mounted. Very attractive.

113 A B1200

Lot 114

G PERFORATED 'OS': 2d orange with the Watermark Inverted BW #95aba with blind perfin that at first glance makes this look like there is no perfin!, Cat $100++.

114 A A2100

Lot 115

* - 2d orange with the Watermark Inverted BW #95aba block of 4, lightly mounted, Cat $1600+.115 A C1 600

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Large Multiple Watermark

Lot 116

G 1½d brown with major Void Area 2½mm Wide at left, shallow thin at right, slogan cancel across the void area at top. Remarkable error.

116 B300T


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P14

Lot 117

** 1/4d pale greenish blue Mullett Imprint pair BW #129z, the gum a trifle aged but facially very fresh, unmounted, Cat $1800+ (as two unmounted singles). A very scarce imprint pair.

117 A-1,000

Lot 118

** PERFORATED 'OS': 2d red-brown BW #98ba marginal example from the lower-right corner of the sheet, unmounted, Cat $850. Very scarce.

118 A C1600T

Lot 119

** - 4d olive BW #115b, well centred, unmounted, Cat $850.119 A B1 500

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P13½x12½

Ex Lot 120

**V ½d to 1/4d (a bit aged) complete including 1d green Dies I & II (toned), 2d red Dies II & III, 3d Dies I & II, 4½d Dies I & II (CTO, no gum), variable centring, unmounted. Advertised retail $1500. (16)

120 A/B500

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Lot 121

* 2d golden scarlet No Watermark BW #102aa block of 4, lightly to very lightly mounted, Cat $16,000+. [The ACSC states "The largest pieces now surviving are believed to be blocks of 4". Sir Gawaine Baillie's block of 4 - the lower units unmounted - sold for $13,225 at our auction of 26/11/2005]

121 A C1

7,000

Lot 122

** 4½d violet Die II BW #121 marginal example from the base of the sheet, well centred, aged gum as usual still very fresh, unmounted, Cat $12,500. Stated to have been acquired from a Downies auction "about 40 years ago". [This stamp was unissued, virtually all examples on the market being cancelled to order (CTO) from Post Office Specimen sets. The ACSC states "Mint stamps are rare..."]

122 B B1

6,000

Lot 123

** PERFORATED 'OS': 2d on 1½d BW #101 and 5d on 4½d BW #125 both punctured 'OS', unmounted. [The ACSC states "All punctured OS stamps are believed to be N.S.W. State Government punctures"]

123 A B1500T

Lot 124

** - 5d yellow-brown BW #126b block of 12 (6x2) from the top of the left-hand pane, poor centring but very fresh, unmounted, Cat $2500+.

124 A D1500T

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Lot 125

** OVERPRINTED 'OS': 2d red with Double Perforations BW #102(OS)c, unmounted, Cat $250.125 A C1 150

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - CofA Watermark

Lot 126

G 1d green with the Watermark Reversed BW #82aa, diagonal machine cancel, Cat $3000.126 A C1 1,500

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals

Ex Lot 127

** Album of mostly imprint blocks of 4 including 3d Air, Kingsford Smith 6d block of 8 with Re-Entry, 6d Airmaill (2 blocks of 6, one hinged, the other optd 'OS'), NSW Sesqui 9d, Arms (faint toning) etc, these are all very fine; then others of lesser quality including Kooka M/S, 1932 Kooka 6d imprint block, Robes Thin Paper 10/- imprint block etc; unmounted. (100+ blocks)

127

600

Lot 128

* 1913-14 Engraved 6d Kookaburra, "jumbo" example & very well centred, lightly mounted. Magniifcent stamp!

128 A+ A1500T

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Lot 129

** 1927 Canberra 1½d lake upper-left corner block of 4 with almost complete Plate Number '12' BW #132zk, well centred, lightly mounted in the left-hand margin only otherwise unmounted, Cat $500 (mounted). Superb! [Better centred than the similar block that sold for $690 at our auction of 29/11/2008]

129 A+ B1

500

Ex Lot 130

** 1934-36 Commemorative imprint blocks of 4 comprising Macarthur 9d, ANZAC 1/- (light toning on one unit) & South Australia Centenary set, some mounting blemishes in sheet margins but the stamps are unmounted, Cat $900. (5 items)

130 A/B

350

Ex Lot 131

** 1934 Macarthur (Merino Ram) 9d violet & 1935 ANZAC 1/- black imprint blocks of 4, both unusually well centred, unmounted. (2 blocks)

131 A A1400

Ex Lot 132

**/* 1937 NSW Sesquicentenary 2d complete sheet of 80 (8x10) on annotated double-page noting unlisted varieties on 11 units; and Robes Thin Paper block of 16 (2x8) from the left of the sheet with minor Double Perfs just into the left-hand units; most units unmounted. (2 items)

132 A

400


Ex Lot 133

** 1938-49 Definitives Perf 13½x14½ 3d blue Die II Thick Paper & Perf 15x14 3d blue Die III Ash Imprint blocks of 4, both unusually well centred, unmounted. (2 blocks)

133 A A1250

Lot 134

V 1938-49 Robes Thick Paper £1 dull blue block of 4, exceptional centring for this notoriously off-centre issue, "socked-on-the-nose" 'GRENFELL STREET/SOUTH AUST' cds, Cat $120++. A rare multiple, especially this fine.

134 A+ A1

200

Lot 135

G 1938-49 Robes Thin Paper £1 grey-blue block of 4, good centring 'GPO SYDNEY/ AIR /NSW-AUST' cds, Cat $360++. Rare multiple, in fact one of only two used blocks we have seen of this stamp.

135 A B1500

Lot 136

** 1938-49 Robes Thin Paper £1 grey-blue Authority Imprint block of 4 BW #217z, unmounted, Cat $650.

136 A B1400


Lot 137

P 1958 Trans-Pacific Flight 8d Kingsford Smith die proof in the issued colour in recessed card BW #343DP(1), boxed 'CBA/NOTE PRINTING/BRANCH/("28/9-6-58")' cachet in violet on the reverse, Cat $3500. Superb! Ex JRW Purves. [Nine such proofs were prepared, of which two are in the Royal Collection and Australia Post Archives. #28 was presented to Mr Purves in his capacity as a member of the Stamp Advisory Committee]

137 A+

3,500T

Lot 138

** 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.

138 A250

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues

Lot 139

** 1966-73 selection of better issues including 1971 Christmas blocks of 7 (2) 9 & 25, 1972 Christmas blocks of 4 etc.

139 A150

** 1970s-80s issues with complete sheets including $4 Paintings, plus part-sheets & large multiples, some mild toning but mostly fine, unmounted. Face value $1900+. (many 100s)

1401,000

PR Suitcase packed with duplicated 1970s-80s stamp packs. Vendor's stated face value is $1450 but we suggest you bring your calculators to verify. (100s)

141500

Lot 142

V 1973 Architecture 7c Sydney Opera House with Dark Blue Printing (Inscription & Base of the Building) Omitted BW #653c, a couple of faults, part-'NORMANHURST' (NSW) cds, Cat $3500 (mint). RPSofV Certificate (2010) states "it is genuine, with posthumous cancellation".

142 B B1

1,000

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Lot 143

V 1973 Architecture a similar but slightly superior stamp from the same source. RPSofV Certificate (2010). [Our vendor states that the stamps were bought at Pennant Hills post office at the time of issue. They were put on envelopes & cancelled when the error was noticed and the envelopes retrieved. He then peeled-off the stamps, causing the damage noted. This refutes the statement "posthumous cancellation", and indeed the cds was in use in 1973-74]

143 B B1

1,000

Lot 144

** 1974 Non-Olympic Sports 7c Golf horizontal strip of 8 [R1-8] with the last two units Black Printing (Golfclub & Player's Outline) Partly Omitted, unmounted. [This is a different configuration from BW #671ca & cb - strips of 10 & 4 - each with one unit partly omitted]

144 A A1

3,000

Lot 145

** 1984 Skiing 30c Nordic Skiing pair in cyan (blue) only but with the Slalom Design Superimposed in Orange Purple & Black BW #1036c horizontal pair, Cat $800. With a normal single for comparison. A truly weird item!

145 A B1

800

Lot 146

** 2009 Stargazing the Southern Skies imperforate sheet of 16 miniature sheets, number 307 of 750.146 A A1 150


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues

Lot 147

* 1902-04 Filled Tablet Perf 11 10/- emerald BW #D50 (SG D43), excellent centring, very lightly mounted, Cat $2750 (£1800 ). A very fine example of this rare stamp. [John Williams' similar example sold for $2415 in our sale of 6/3/2010]

147 A A1

1,750T

Lot 148

* 1902-04 Filled Tablet Perf 11 20/- dull green BW #D51 (SG D44), excellent centring, very lightly mounted, Cat $4500 (£4000). Superb! [John Williams' similar very fine example sold for $4140 in our sale of 6/3/2010]

148 A+ A1

3,500T

Lot 149

* 1908 High Values with Stroke Perf 11 2/- emerald BW #D73 (SG D60), minor overall gum-toning, very lightly mounted, Cat £1000 ($1500; 1999).

149 A- B1600

Ex Lot 150

* 1909-10 Victorian Design Thick Paper ½d to 10/- BW between D76 & 92 (SG D63-73) a few gum-side adhesions or toning, the 10/- very lightly mounted, plus a poor £1. (11)

150300T

Lot 151

* 1908 High Values with Stroke Perf 11 2/- emerald BW #D73 (SG D60), tonespot at base & hinge remainder, Cat $1500 (£1000).

151 B B1400T

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Lot 152

* 1908 High Values with Stroke Perf 11 10/- emerald BW #D74 (SG D61), toning, Cat $2500 (£2500). [John Williams' exceptional example of this rare stamp sold for $3335 in our sale of 6/3/2010]

152 B B11,000T

Lot 153

* 1908 High Values with Stroke 20/- dull green BW #D75 (SG D62), excellent centring, Cat $7500 (£6500). A very fine example of Australia's rarest face-different stamp. [John Williams' similar example sold for $6900 - a bargain - in our sale of 6/3/2010. Sir Gawaine Baillie's example with only part-o.g. sold for $8050 (2005)]

153 A A1

7,500T

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History

Ex Lot 154

C Extensive collection of mostly 1950s-1970s postage due markings on covers in 8 volumes, the commercial items being mostly from larger offices, the philatelic covers including many tiny and long-closed offices among which we noted small dateline cds from 'BOORHAMAN/VIC-3678', 'BOLTON/VIC-AUST', 'CLYDESDALE/VIC', 'FOSTERVILLE/VIC-AUST', 'NEWHAVEN/VIC-AUST' (Phillip Island), 'STUARTMILL/VIC', 'WOOLAMAI/VIC-AUST', 'YAMBUK/VIC-3285' etc etc. Terrific basis for expansion. Ex John Webster. (100s)

154

1,000

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Ex Lot 155

C/CL Shoebox of decimal covers including 1970s-90s to United Kingdom or Europe with solo frankings including 13c Avocet (on PPC), 25c Broken Bay. 55c Horse Racing, 60c Airmail Anniversary, 1986 90c Christmas & 90c Horses, 63c Robotics (on PPC), multiple frankings including 1984 5c Wattle coil strip of 5; also Overseas Express Delivery, Economy Air, registered, taxed and return to sender covers & PPCs; condition variable. (approx 200)

155

350

Ex Lot 156

CL Two small cartons of 1990s to early-2000s mostly long envelopes selected for rubber datestamps from all States with strength in NSW & Victoria. Wonderful lot for the modern postmark enthusiast. (1500+)

156200

Ex Lot 157

CL - another similar lot in one larger carton. The rarities of tomorrow! (Qty)157 200

Lot 158

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.

158 A-

400

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Lot 159

C 1921 commercial cover to Slovakia with 3d Roo tied by Melbourne machine.159 B 150

Lot 160

CO 1939 (Jan 6) large cover (290x127mm) from GB to Perth with WA GPO post office notice re crash of the "Koranga" at Katherine River (NT) affixed to the reverse, some damage & attractive staining on the reverse.

160 C

100

Lot 161

C 1968 registered airmail to Austria with 20c Weather Watch & 25c Intelsat tied by Hobart cds. 161 A 150

Ex Lot 162

C TEST MAIL: 1990s Test Mail covers with various handstamps including 'TESTMAIL/09/Toshiba' and 'TEST MAIL' in blue (on 40c aerogramme), also meter cancels for 'TEST MAIL/HQ ENG' & 'NEOPOST/SPECIMEN' x2. (18)

162

100


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Commemorative Covers/DatestampsAll but Lot 166 are covers hand-illustrated in colour by the late AJ ("Jack") Peake of Adelaide.

Ex Lot 163

C/CL Ayers Rock in five different designs (one a long cover) with commemorative cds of 1MY64, 19AUG65 (3) or 29JE76; also a 1963 cover (edge blemishes) commemorating the last voyage of P.S. Marion. (6)

163 A/A-350

Lot 164

C 1942-51 Definitives KGVI 3½d blue tied by Karoonda cds of 9JL51 which was the date of the change in letter rate within Australia and the British Empire.

164 A150

Lot 165

C 1953 Coronation 7½d tied by Gladstone cds of 2JE53 (date of Coronation, not FDI). Lovely watercolour illustration of Westminster Abbey.

165 A150

Lot 166

C 1956 Olympic Games two VPA covers with 'Main Stadium (Press)' or 'Richmond Park Kiosk 1' registration labels.

166 A175

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Ex Lot 167

C SCOUTING: 1960-2004 jamboree/corroboree covers all signed by attending Scouting dignataries including the 1960 cover signed by Charles Maclean Chief Scout of the Commonwealth. (6)

167 A250

Ex Lot 168

C SCOUTING: 1960-1988 jamboree/corroboree covers all signed by scouting dignataries, one signed by Peake himself, some minor soiling. (4)

168 A/A-250

Lot 169

C FIRST DAY COVERS: 1932 Large Kookaburra tied to plain cover to the USA by 'ST GEORGES TERRACE/ 1JE32/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' cds & paying the correct rate of 3d + 3d registration.

169 A200T

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers - "Jack Peake" Covers[All 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. 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 170

C 1948-49 early Peake covers comprising 1948 Von Mueller with 2½d pair and 1948 Scouts with 2½d (minor bends), 1949 Lawson and Forrest (on blue stock), with appropriate Karoonda cds. (4)

170 A/B300

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Ex Lot 171

C 1950-52 Definitives comprising 4½d red & 6½d brown, 3d red with the replaced 3d brown, plus a single franking cover with 7½d blue, all tied by Karoonda cds. (3)

171 A250

Lot 172

C 1950 8½d Aborigine tied to registered cover by Karoonda cds of 14AU50. 172 A 150

Ex Lot 173

C/CL 1951-57 selection comprising 1951 Federation set & 1951 Victorian Government (both long covers), QEII 1953-59 1d block of 4 and 3d on separate covers, 1953 Coronation 3½d and 7½d on separate covers, 1955 YMCA, 1957 AAT 2/-, all with the appropriate cds. (8)

173 A

500

Lot 174

C 1951 Federation complete set tied by Karoonda cds of 1MY51. Very attractive. 174 A 250


Ex Lot 175

C 1953-55 Commemoratives comprising 1953 Tasmanian Stamp Centenary (with 3d pair), 1954 WA Stamp Centenary, Telegraph Centenary, 1955 Rotary and YMCA on separate covers tied by the appropriate Gladstone (3) or Nailsworth (2) cds. (5)

175 A

350

Lot 176

C 1953 Coronation complete set tied by Gladstone cds of 25MY53.176 A 150

Lot 177

CL 1953 Tasmanian Sesquicentenary set tied to long cover by Gladstone cds of 23SE53, unaddressed. Colourful heraldic illustration.

177 A150

Ex Lot 178

C 1954-56 Peake covers with woodcut illustrations mostly in black, comprising Telegraph Centenary, Red Cross, WA Stamp Centenary, Railways, ANARE, USA Memorial (in blue), 3½d Cobb & Co (in brown), YMCA (in red & green) and Nursing (in brown, unaddressed), cancelled on the appropriate dates at Gladstone (5) or Nailsworth (4), a few minor blemishes. (9)

178 A/A-

500


Ex Lot 179

C 1954-56 ditto, comprising Red Cross, WA Stamp Centenary, Railways, USA Memorial and YMCA cancelled on the appropriate dates at Gladstone (3) or Nailsworth (2), a few minor blemishes. (5)

179 A/A-250

Ex Lot 180

C 1957-58 Commemoratives comprising 1957 Flying Doctor Service, 1958 "Round the World" Flight, Broken Hill and Christmas (3½d only) cancelled by appropriate Nailsworth or Stock Exchange Adelaide (3) cds. (4)

180 A

250

Ex Lot 181

C 1966-70 Commemoratives comprising 1966 Dirk Hartog and Christmas, 1968 Building Societies, 1969 Christmas, 1970 5c Expo and 6c Qantas, with appropriate Stock Exchange (5) or Hindmarsh cds. (6)

181 A

350

Lot 182

CL 1968 Olympics 5c and 25c tied to unusual-size cover by Stock Exchange Adelaide cds of 2OC68, unaddressed.

182 A200


Lot 183

CL 1972 Olympics set tied to a long cover by Hindmarsh cds of 28AUG1972, unaddressed.183 A 200

Ex Lot 184

C/CL 1976-2005 selection mostly with singles or part-sets including 1978 Birds (4 values), 1984 Aboriginal Art 30c x2 & Olympics 30c, 1994 Thinking of You set, all with the appropriate Hindmarsh or Glenelg cds, unaddressed. (10)

184 A

500

Ex Lot 185

C/CL 1978-1996 selection of broken sets & singles from various definitive sets with values to $5, all with appropriate Hindmarsh (10) or Glenelg (5) cds, unaddressed. (14)

185 A600

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Flight Covers

Lot 186

C 1917 Casterton-Melbourne illustrated Basil Watson PPC with very fine 'CASTERTON/ 2 /15FE17/VICTORIA' cds & KGV 1d red tied by superb double-oval 'AUSTRALIAN.MELBOURNE/27FEB1917/VIC/AERIAL MAIL' d/s AAMC #13, minor blemishes on the reverse, Cat $600. Most examples have significant defects.

186 B

400

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Lot 187

C 1917 another unused example #14a, some soiling mostly on the face, Cat $250.187 B 150

Lot 188

C/L 1919 (Nov 12) England-Australia per Vickers "Vimy" AAMC #27 with a very fine example of the blue vignette (graded A A1) & two strikes of the oval 'FIRST AERIAL MAIL/RECEIVED/26FEB1920/GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA' datestamp applied on arrival at Melbourne, very fine 'PER/VICKERS VIMY AEROPLANE/TO AUSTRALIA' handstamp in blue, addressed to "Andrew Smith/Mutooroo Station/Cockburn" (SA) & signed by "Keith Smith". One of the finest examples in existence. Also with the enclosure headed "Hand & Spear Hotel/ Weybridge/.../9th Nov 1919" which states "...We are all ready to start now but the weather is very bad & foggy..." & signed "Your loving Ross", with another strike of the 3-line handstamp. A marvellous pair signed by both pilots & addressed to their father.

188 A

8,000

Lot 189

C 1933 (July 17) Ulm/Allan/Taylor England-Australia cover from the ill-fated "Faith in Australia" Round the World attempt abandoned in Ireland & carried on the record-breaking return to Australia #337 signed "CTP Ulm" at lower-left, on arrival at Sydney KGV 2d added for redirection to Melbourne - where certified on arrival on the reverse - & tied by slogan cancel of 6NOV/1933, Cat $950. Also a letter on Ulm's illustrated letterhead dated 27/2/1934 & unusually with his full signature "Charles Ulm"; and 1959 Francis Field advice re the cover.

189 A

1,500

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Ex Lot 190

CL 1951-1970 Jack Peake hand-illustrated flight covers comprising 1951 Around Australia and Australia-Holland, 1952 Australia-South Africa, 1958 30th Anniversary of Tasman Flight and Qantas World Flight, 1970 Qantas 50th Anniversary Flight, some minor peripheral blemishes. (6)

190 A/A-

400

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military & Censor Mail

Lot 191

PS WORLD WAR I: c.1915 printed POW Envelope ASC #X3.5 with Lt-Col Sands cachet unusually in black & double-boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/S.D.' h/s in violet, from Berrima to "Swatow/China", British-type 'SWATOW' arrival b/s, minor creasing, Cat $500 (2002). Scarce destination.

191 B

400

Ex Lot 192

C WORLD WAR II: Packet of mainly commercial covers mostly at concessional rates with a good range of concessional handstamps including a few for specific bases, also a range of base & other Forces cachets, a few civilian items including two with ' 3 /NOT/OPENED BY/CENSOR' h/s, generally fine to very fine. (41)

192 A/B

400

Ex Lot 193

C/L WORLD WAR II: Family correspondence mainly from the one soldier mostly with various Camp or Base PO cds but one with 'RHODESIA/...AIR TRAINING CAMP' h/s, also "Record of Service Book" & "Demobilization Procedure Book" plus two different "SPECIAL CLOTHING RATION BOOK/PRE-NATAL ISSUE", condition rather mixed. (100+)

193

200

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Ex Lot 194

C WORLD WAR II: WWII military group in awful condition but a couple of handy items including one from 'CAPE OTWAY/VIC.'. (19)

194100

Lot 195

PS WORLD WAR II: 1942 Australian Red Cross POW Envelope with Solid Bar at Base ASC #X2.8 to Malaya with superb Censor h/s applied at Melbourne, endorsed "Japan Force", a couple of minor imperfections. [Prior to WWII, the addressee, Charles Hughes Cousens, was a radio broadcaster. At Changi he refused to make broadcasts for his captors. He was removed to Tokyo and "persuaded" to make propaganda broadcasts, in which activity he was later joined by the infamous Japanese-American "Tokyo Rose". After the war he was charged with treason but the charges were dropped. He was, however, stripped of his rank. See also Lot 653]

195 B

400

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery

Lot 196

P ENVELOPES: 1980 Museums 22c Diprotodon printer's proof on wove paper, & couple of ironed-out folds. Unusual & rare.

196 B300

Lot 197

PS FOOD PARCEL LABELS: 1946 Myer 3/7d complete label, three repaired tears at top & one at the base and ironed-out creases but still a presentable example, the sender unusually having an Indian address, Melbourne parcels roller cancel.

197 (B)

1,000

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Lot 198

PS WORLD WAR I PRISONERS OF WAR ISSUES: c.1915 Envelope with printed 'POST/FREE'-in-Double-Circle ASC #X3.4 with Lt-Col Sands cachet & double-boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/S.D.' h/s unusually in black, from Liverpool to Germany, minor blemishes, Cat $500 (2002). Rare.

198 B

750

Lot 199

PS WORLD WAR I PRISONERS OF WAR ISSUES: 1919 (Feb) usage of Letter Sheet with printed 28mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE'-in-Double-Circle ASC #X3.7a with Lt-Col Holman cachet & double-boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/S.D.' h/s, from Holdsworthy to Germany. Superb!

199 A+

300

QUEENSLAND

Ex Lot 238

*W 1879-1912 Sidefaces with multiples including 1879 Wmk Crown/Q (Type 6) to 1/- including 1d reddish-brown & 1d dull orange strips of 3 unused and 1/- pale lilac pair *, 1880 ½d on 1d unused, 1890-94 Comb Perf blocks of 4 with 3d (3, one with Double Perfs) 4d (plus a strip of 5), 6d (2, shades), 1/- lilac, 1/- mauve and 2/- red-brown, plus single 4d 'EN' Joined & 'PENGE' Flaw (in a pair), 1895 Perf 12 1/- corner block of 9, 1895-96 2d, 2½d (2, shades) & 5d blocks of 4, 1896 Two Corners 1d block of 4, 1897-08 2d Cracked Plate plus 2½d rose x2, 3d, 4d x2 & 5d blocks of 4, 1907-11 to 2/- (2) including 4d yellow & 4d grey-black Die I x2 blocks of 4 plus 4d grey-black Die II (3, including a pair), some blemishes but generally fine, Cat £2500+. (approx 200)

238 B

1,000

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Lot 239

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]

239 B/A

2,400

Lot 240

F 1860 Imperf 2d blue SG 2 vertical pair, margins just shaved (at upper-left) to good with outer framelines except at left, light Brisbane duplex cancels of NO21/60, Cat £3400+. Rare usage in the first month of issue. [Most multiples of this stamp - 8 strips of 3 & 15 pairs are recorded - have significant faults. Only one other pair is vertical, and it is on cover. Perhaps the finest pair extant sold for $8960 at our auction of 24/1/2004]

240 A-/A

2,400

Lot 241

P 1860-61 Small Star 3d imperforate plate proof single in brown on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins good to large with complete outer framelines, shallow thinning.

241 B150

Lot 242

* 1860-61 Small Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 3d brown SG 8, part-o.g., undercatalogued at £450.242 A B1 600T


Lot 243

W 1880 Lithographed High Values 2/6d dull scarlet SG 121 horizontal strip of 8 [8-10+6-10], rejoined between the 4th & 5th units, unused, Cat £1280++. Ex Ron Butler & Manning.

243 A750

Lot 244

P REVENUES: 1871-72 Medium Chalons 20/- perforated plate proof in dull rose on thin ungummed unwatermarked paper with 'POSTAGE' Overprint (Inverted), some shallow thinning & minor stain at top. Ex Ferrary and Manning.

244 B

300

Lot 245

L REVENUES: 1895 trial pull (die proof?) of the Crown-&-Flowers device for cancelling the Impressed Duty stamps in turquoise on thick wove paper with part of an elaborate watermark at the base. Superb! A very unusual item of great visual appeal.

245 A+

500

Lot 246

P REVENUES: 1901 KEVII Impressed Duty £500 die proof in bright blue on unwatermarked wove paper, blue borders at top & base, tiny rust marks at the upper-right (well clear of the impression) hardly detract from what is a beautiful and highly desirable proof of the highest value in the series.

Dave Elsmore has a similar die proof in black in his exhibit. This is of a significantly larger impression - 27x53mm compared with the 19x37mm of this item - is in black and is noted as the "Only known die proof recorded". He also has an issued £500 in red, the same size as his proof. Was there another, smaller, issue?

246 A

1,500


Ex Lot 247

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)

247 A

300T

Ex Lot 248

P PRIVATE RAILWAYS: Beaudesert 1906 Railway Scene 1d to 1/- imperforate plate proofs of the five values in close to the issued colours on ungummed unwatermarked paper Elsmore #ST11-15, margins generally good to large although the 3d & 6d are close at the base. Rated RRRR. [Note that the 1/- is orange: Elsmore incorrectly states that it is "scarlet". Bill Hornadge's set sold for $990 at our auction of 1/9/2001] (5)

248 A/A-

750T

Ex Lot 249

P PRIVATE RAILWAYS: 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)

249 A

450T

Ex Lot 250

P PRIVATE RAILWAYS: 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)

250 A

450T


CHRISTMAS ISLAND

Lot 585

S Straits Settlements KGV 3c red with good strike of the rare 24mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/SE14/1916/ + ' cds (Proud #D3).

585 A B2-200

Ex Lot 586

PS AEROGRAMMES: 1974 Ray Simpson usages of 10c (+ Fish 1c & 9c), 12c (+Ships 8c & $1, registered) & 14c (+ Ships 6c) all to Sydney. Rare albeit philatelic items, of which we have never seen a single commercially used example! (3)

586 A

200

COOK ISLANDS - Postal CardsThe lots in this section are from the comprehensive collection formed by Robert Shoemaker from the United States. The collection was previously offered intact but was surprisingly unsold.

Lot 605

PS 1892 FEDERATION PENNY: 1894 commercial usage to Victoria with Makea 1½d tied by Rarotonga cds of 11AP95, Auckland transit, message signed "JScard" asks for best price for 12 Bismarck lamps. Remarkably fine. Ex Jensen.

605 A

300T

Ex Lot 613

PS 1894 MAKEA PENNY: 1895-97 usages from J Scard to philatelic friends in GB, Victoria ("...hurricane season we missed a boat & consequently a mail hence delay...") or Bohemia (superb, signed over "Amer Philatelic Assn No 866"). (3)

613 A-/A+

300T


NAURU

Ex Lot 686

* Overprints on GB Low Overprints & Central Overprints, and Seahorses 2/6d De La Rue (2) & Bradbury Wilkinson, 5/- (a litle aged) & 10/-, also Ships Shiny Paper set, some hinge remainders, Cat £715. (34)

686 A/A-300

Lot 687

* 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d orange SG 41 horizontal strip of 3 from the left of the sheet Imperforate at Left, minor gum-bend across the first unit, lightly mounted. A highly significant item for the collector of Nauru or the Silver Jubilee issues.

687 A-

4,000

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

Lot 689

* 1914-15 4mm Spacing on High Values '1s.' on 1mk red SG 12 [Stg 1, Pos 2], well centred, hinge remainders & minor associated thin at the top, large-part tropicalised o.g., Cat £1700. RPSofV Certificate (2006). [Better centred than Tim Rybak's fine example that sold for $3680 at our auction of 26/4/2008]

689 B A1

1,000

Lot 690

** 1915 '3d.' on Registration Labels 'Herbertshöhe/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 36 vertical pair, unmounted, Cat £400+.

690 A C1400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 158 Page: 46Oct 02, 2010NEW GUINEA - 'G.R.I.' Overprints (continued)Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 691

C c.1915 internal cover to "The Adjutant/37th Batt HM Forces/Headquarters/Rabaul" with 'O.S./.../1d.' on 3pf SG O1 tied by defaced post office seal of Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen (#P21; rated F), a little split/reinforced along central fold & minor blemishes. A very scarce internal cover from one of the smaller garrison towns.

691 B

1,000


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

Ex Lot 692

* On leaves including 1918 Surcharge duo, Roos to 5/- SG 92 & 10/- SG 84 & 10/- SG 117, KGV New Colours set, a few blemishes but mostly fine, Cat £800 approximately. (35)

692250

Lot 693

**/* 1915-16 Kangaroos First Watermark 2½d indigo SG 74 complete forme of 30 [31-60] from the left-hand pane of Plate 2 with Thick Upper-Right Frame [31], Scratch over 'W' of 'TWO' [32], Heavy WA Coastline [43] & Retouch to U/R of Value Circle [55], sheet margins at left & at base with the 'JBC' Monogram, most units - including the six abc strips and the Monogram strip of 3 - are unmounted. Remarkably fresh and probably the finest of the few surviving formes of 30. Ex David Banwell: acquired at a Sydney auction for $9430 in 2007.

Only the initial shipment of blocks of 30 of the Kangaroo 2½d and the KGV 1d were despatched to Rabaul with the margins attached. Very few complete formes of either value have survived. All other formes of 30 had the margins removed in Melbourne.

693 A/A+

10,000

Lot 694

C 1918 Foster cover to England with Kangaroos 2d grey abc strip tied by Rabaul cds, German 'Deulon' registration label with 'RABAUL' h/s.

694 A-250

PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Postal History

Ex Lot 739

DC Duplicated array of commercial (including a few registered items), official & philatelic covers mostly with Australian & some PNG frankings & all with 'RAN POST OFFICE/NUMBER 3' cds, also 1952 Pictorials set to £1 on separate pieces similarly cancelled, 1950 stampless with 'PASSED FREE/OF POSTAGE' h/s, and a few with ships' cachets, condition variable. (49 covers)

739

300T


SOUTH WEST AFRICA

Ex Lot 773

C/CL UNTAG: 1980s from United Nations Transition Assistance Group members including Australia (3), Canada (2), Poland (6), GB (5, one inwards & redirected), etc, also UNTAG covers to GB & Holland (oversize) & internal official envelope with boxed cachets, plus a couple of covering letters. Attractive albeit mostly philatelic group. (30 covers)

773 A/A-

250

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