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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - General | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 753 */U Charity Issues Selection comprising NSW 1897 1d block of 4 mint & single used, 2½d unused; Victoria mint 1897 1d (1), 2½d (3) & 1900 1d & 2d, variable condition; slight faults in places, retail $1,525. (12) 754 **/*/U NSW, Tasmania & WA with duplication in places, in individual stockbooks (WA is a very small one) and in very variable poor to fine condition. [1] NSW over 350 from Diadems to 1/- and including mint 1d (1/-) Consumptives Home (faults), various ‘OS’ opts to 1/-, 5/- Coin optd ‘REPRINT’, low value postage dues; [2] Tasmania 200+ from over 20 imperf and 20 perf Chalons, ‘REPRINT’ opts x7 plus a 4d without the opt, good range pictorial types, postally used Stamp Duty Platypus to 1/-, some on piece in combination with normals; [3] WA sparser (130+) mostly common types from 6d lilac the only imperf. PLUS choc box with 100s low values incl some Queensland and SA. Terrific value, but lots of work! (100s) 755 */W/U Selection with NSW 5/- Coin Perf 13 optd ‘SPECIMEN’ somewhat aged; Queensland imperforate 1d with three complete margins & weak ‘Q.L’-in-rings cancel & and defective 2d (thinned & creasing) which may be a cut-down perforated issue, also mint 5/- yellow-ochre Small Chalon SG #124 (peripheral aging) & 2/6d Large Chalon SG #158 plus unused 2/- Small Chalon & 2/- (2), 5/- & 10/- all without gum or aged (some may be cleaned fiscals) & First Sidefaces 1/- SG #145 mint (toning & gum crease); Tasmania imperf & perforated 1d Chalons both cleaned fiscals; high catalogue value. (13) NEW SOUTH WALES | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 756 * 1846-1912 Covers Collection variety in mixed condition and including couple 1920s and 1930s, mostly local usage with incl PS with some unused, foreign destinations incl GB, Austria, Ceylon, South Africa (taxed) and Belgium. Starts pre-stamp outer to Glasgow pmkd unframed ‘PAID SHIP LETTER/(crown)/NO*7/1846/SYDNEY’, few others to 1890s, then good range incl Tatts types, PPCs, OHMS, commercial cachets, odd taxed. Mostly common lower value stamps, wide range postal markings. (150+) 757 U 1850s-1910 Collection incl 1850 Sydney View 2d (fault), range of later imperfs, few perf Diadems 5d (11), 6d violet (8), 8d (2), 1/- (6), range of later issues, many shades, perfs, etc. Mixed condition. (150+)

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1860s-1910 Collection on Album Pages with perforated Large Diadems to 1/- x2 including Wmk ‘8’ 8d orange P13 x2, 5/Coin, then a range of later issues including 4d Cook with ‘1888’ monogram; also covers including 1881 Young mourning cover (Albury transit backstamp) to England with 6d pair & 2d x2 re-directed on arrival with Salisbury & Swanage backstamps, 1905 Laurieton & 1911 Lithgow both 2½d rate to Germany. (100+ stamps plus 8 covers). NEW SOUTH WALES | Specimens & Reprints 759 ** 1885-86 5/- Lilac & Green marginal vertical pair each unit optd ‘POSTAGE’ and ‘REPRINT’ in black, unmounted. Originals Cat £1,000 as mint singles. 760 * 1871 Imperf (6d) Registered Reprint in salmon & blue optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type 3, moderate central thin, complete margins (wide at base), large-part gum. The Type 3 specimen overprint is only found on this issue. 761 W/* 1871 Imperf Diadem Reprints with ‘SPECIMEN’ Type 4 overprint comprising [1] Wmk Crown/NSW 1d orange-red without gum; & [2] Wmk Single-Line ‘2’ 2d blue plus another shade with watermark reversed, both large-part gum; only 120 of these reprints were overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’. (3) 762 1860-72 Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 13 5d with Type 4 ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint, uniformly aged. Very scarce.

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1888 5/- Deep Violet Map of Australia Wmk ‘5/-’ Perf 10 optd Type 10 specimen overprint with ‘L’ for the broken ‘n’ of ‘Specimen’, some toning at top, large-part gum. 1888 5/- Deep Purple Map of Australia Wmk ‘5/-’ Perf 10 optd ‘Specimen’ Type 10, large-part gum. 1888-89 20/- Carrington Wmk ‘20/- NSW’ Perf 10 in cobalt-blue or ultramarine both optd ‘Specimen’ Type 11 for 1882 UPU distribution, without gum. (2) 1888-89 20/- Carrington Wmk ‘5/-’ (sideways) Perf 10 with tiny ‘Specimen’ Type 9 Overprint, without gum. 1882-85 6d Perf 10 ‘OS’ Overprint with Type 11 ‘Specimen’ overprint & cancelled ‘GPO’ in concentric ovals, with large-part sheet number #2410 printed at the top of the stamp, large-part gum. Most unusual.

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768 * 1891 7½d on 6d Overprinted ‘OS optd ‘Specimen’ in blue SG #O56s with defective ‘E’ of ‘HALPENNY’, large-part gum. NEW SOUTH WALES 769 W 1854-59 Imperf Large Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 1/- imperforate plate proof in dull brownish-red on ungummed & unwatermarked paper, pre-printing paper wrinkle, cut-into at base. Unusual. 770 V 1850 2d Sydney Views Plate I Later Impression 2d greyish blue SG #17, good to huge margins with outer compartment lines largely complete, fine BN ‘4’ cancel of Richmond. Superb! BPA Certificate (2008). 771 F 1850 2d Sydney Views Plate II Worn Impressions 2d dull blue & 2d Prussian blue SG #25-26, both fine examples with good to large even margins, Cat £360. (2) 772 W 1850 3d Sydney Views Bluish to Grey Wove Paper 3d emerald-green SG #43, four clear even margins, repaired 3mm tear at top, unused, Cat £5,500. RPSV Certificate (2012).

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1856-60 Imperf Small Diadems Recess Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 2d blue block of 4, outer margins touching or slightly cut-into, SG #112, cancelled with fine ‘170’ rays of Germanton (rated R). 1860-72 Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 12 2d blue retouched, SG #136b, Cat £400, minor blemish, ex Frankenstein. 1882-97 Wmk 2nd Crown/NSW 3d bluish-green Perf 10x12 SG #227e marginal block of 4, large-part gum, Cat £180+. 1888-89 Centenary Wmk 2nd Crown/NSW 2d Prussian blue Emu imperforate pair SG #254a from the left of the sheet, with part ‘per Sheet of’ marginal inscription, mild tonespots & ink spot on right-hand unit, large-part gum, Cat £300.

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1888-89 Centenary Wmk 2nd Crown/NSW 2d Prussian blue Emu imperforate on piece tied by ‘NSW’-in concentric ovals cancel, Cat £450 (as a used pair). F 1890 High Values Wmk Stamp Value 20/- cobalt-blue P11 SG #264a, Cat £90, few roughish perfs, 1900(?) Broken Hill cds. W 1891 Surcharges ‘Halfpenny’ on 1d imperforate plate proof (from deteriorated cliché) in grey on ungummed wmk Crown/NSW paper, margins just touching (at base) to huge. Very scarce. **/*/U 1897 Diamond Jubilee & Hospital Charity 1d (1/-) green & brown SG #280, six mint (gum faults) and one/CTO no gum, Cat £285. All more or less faulty, local retail as fine $280+ - TLC opportunity. (7)

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1897 5/- Coin Reissue reddish purple P12, SG #297cd, Cat £65 for hinged. Very fresh unhinged example as well-centred as anyone could wish. 1897-99 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Wmk 2nd Crown/NSW Perf 12x11 6d deep orange imperforate pair SG #305a from the upper-right corner of the sheet, shallow thin between units, minor aging, Cat £475. 1897-99 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Wmk 2nd Crown/NSW Perf 12x11 9d on 10d dull brown surcharge double SG #309a, full original gum, possibly MUH, Cat £250.

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1902-03 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Wmk 3rd Crown/NSW Perf 12x11½ 2/6d Lyrebird SG #326 plus 1/- Roo, 4d Cook x2 & 2½d QV tied by Sydney/NSW duplex cancels with adjacent circular ‘LATE FEE PAID’ handstamp on Henry Caulliez (wool trader, Sydney) commercial cover to France (Tourcoing backstamp). Rare usage of the 2/6d, the vendor has only recorded only other on-cover example (on a parcel tag). [The rate was 2½d per ½oz letter rate x20 plus 2½d late fee total 4/4½d]

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1905-10 Wmk Crown/A ½d blue-green P12x11½ top left corner ‘WAG’ monogram block of 6 with damaged top left corner [Pl3 B/1], unit B/12 has white flaw obliterates T of SOUTH, (BW #N4e,z, Cat $125++). Nice MUH positional piece. 1905-10 Wmk Crown/A 1d Arms P12x11½ top right corner block of 4 with sheet number ‘1905’ ornament and part ‘DIAMOND JUBIL’ inscription, top right unit with void corner - late state [Pl5 B/R6], (BW #N12zfa, Cat $100), MUH positional piece. 1905-10 Wmk Crown/A Single-line P11 2d deep ultramarine BW #N18B block of 4, toning between upper two units, lower units MUH, Cat $800+.

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1905-10 Wmk Crown/A 2d deep ultramarine P11 BW #N18B, fine postally used, Cat $200. 1905-10 Wmk Crown/A 2d cobalt Single-line P11 BW #N18, fine mint, Cat $200. 1907 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A 6d orange-buff marginal block of 4 with part ‘GPO/NSW’ monogram, SG #358, MUH, Cat £200+. NEW SOUTH WALES | Official Stamps 791 W 1890-91 High Values ‘OS’ Type O1 5/- dull lilac P12, SG #O49b, MNG, Cat £750 as mint.

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NEW SOUTH WALES | Revenues 793 W Stamp Duty: 1865 Colourless £5 ‘STAMP DUTY’ embossed Proof on white Cowan & Sons watermarked paper (130x210mm), framed and overprinted ‘Specimen’ in blue in a seriffed font. Unusual. 794 ** 1950-66 Third Series Adhesive Stamp Duty: 3d mauve horizontal imperf pair, Cat #2.315p, rated R1. Very minor gum bend. NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery 795 PS 1870s-1920s Telegrams: including [1] 1870s 1/- Form (split & re-joined) printed in black on buff stock with ‘Specimen’ overprint in red; [2] Colonial and Intercolonial Lines Forms printed in red 1879-82 on blue stock x7, 1884-89 on cream stock x3, 18951901 on buff stock x5 used at various offices, the latter group with Windsor x4 or Paddington datestamps; [3] 1917-24 Commonwealth era forms x8 all but one with post office or ‘VIA EASTERN’ (x3) datestamps; condition variable. (24) 796 PS Souvenir Postcard: issued by The Sydney Philatelic Club to commemorate the Jubilee (50th) of the NSW 5d Diadem stamp. Fine unused - haven’t seen one as nice as this before.

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NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 797 PS 1908 USA Fleet Cards 1d red on white NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery - Wrappers 798 PS 1869-99 Selection mint unless otherwise stated [1] 1d red DLR; [2] 1d Centennial; [3] ½d Surcharge; [4] ½d grey plus used on laid paper; [5] 1d Arms on laid paper plus ‘Specimen’; [6] ½d blue-green, plus used to Germany uprated with ½d, HG #E310. (9) NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal History 799 * 1848 (Aug 8) aged outer to Hull (GB) endorsed by Hyderabad & Madras & via Marseilles, manuscript ‘2/2’ alongside unframed red ‘PAID SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/AU*8/1848/SYDNEY’. Backstamped appropriate red GB transit Nov 18 and blue Hull arrival backstamps, inscribed recd Nov 19th 1848. Very nice.

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1851 (Jul 31) entire fragment with 3d emerald-green SG #41 (Cat £300), margins close to good (mounted on a hinge & may not belong) with Sydney bars cancel, manuscript “P Gambia” & ‘PAID SHIP LETTER/(crown)/JY31/1851/SYDNEY’ d/s in red alongside. 1852 (Jan 9) stampless cover from Sydney to Edinburgh endorsed “by the Kate”, rated “3” in red, cancelled with poor Sydney Ship Letter of JA*9/1852, Edinburgh arrival of ‘MAY/F 1 M/1852’ (A2).

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ex 802 ex 803 NEW SOUTH WALES | Postmarks Late Fee Selection on Cover: comprising [1] 1899 (Dec 6) Sydney to USA with circular ‘LATE FEE PAID/GPO’ handstamp; [2] 802 * 1904 (Apr 11) Tatts cover (torn) with ‘SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY’ & ‘SHIP LETTER/1d/LATE FEE’ double-ring oval handstamp alongside, Blank Tablet ½d Dues x2 added on arrival in Tasmania; [3] 1906 (Dec 31) PPC with fine ‘MORE TO PAY/1d’ handstamp; [4] 1904 PPC from Bulli to Sydney with ‘TRAIN LETTER/1d/LATE FEE’ oval double-ring handstamp applied on board the train. NEW SOUTH WALES | Numerals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 803 S 2-1592 Bars & Rays Assortment in Stockbook predominantly duplicated commoner cancels mostly on later period issues (some officials) with some fine strikes on multiples sighted. (100) 804 7-292 Group on Commonwealth Issues with RRRR 50 x2, 74, 110, 119, RRR 172 x2, 176, 217, RR 142, 183 x2, 184 x2. Also 7, 55 x2, 78 x2 (one in blue), 113, 151, 165, 206, 221 x7, 243 BN (only known on Commonwealth issues), 252, 292 x4. Plus Qld rays ‘39’ RRRR. A lovely group of generally rare cancels. (38) 805 370-1025 Group on Commonwealth Issues with RRRR 605, 625 x2, 700, 716, 744, 855, 970, RRR 324, 370, 754 x3, RR 730 x3, 1025. Also 376 x3, 382, 393, 398 x3, 650, 719, 879 x2, 887, 977. Plus Qld rays ‘676’ RRRRR. A lovely group of generally rare cancels. (32) 806 1115-1393 Group on Commonwealth Issues with NNR on CWealth Issues 1280, 1327, RRRRR 1115, 1332, 1886, RRRR 1172 x2, 1173, 1387, RRR 1141, 1213 in violet, 1218, 1287 x2, 1379, 1393 x2, RR 1369. Also 1256 x2, 1300 x2. (23) 807 1425-2069 Group on Commonwealth Issues with NNR on CWealth Issues 1475, 1514, 1708, 1805 x2, RRRRR 2069, RRRR 1489, 1686, 1703, 1946, RRR 1571, 1908 x3, RR 1425, 1443, 1462, 1464 x3, 1741. Also 1437, 1793 on tied cover. (25) 808 Group on Commonwealth Issues Rays 118, 398, 575 & 731, BN RRRRR 856, RRRR 1287, 1318, 1617, 1912, RRR 1287, RR 1425, 1464. Plus Qld rays 157 RRRR. A lovely group of generally rare cancels. (12)

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Rated R Selection comprising Type 2R20 ‘19’, Type 2R24 ‘20’, Type 1B & Type 2R20 ‘21’, Type 2R20 ‘22’, Type 2R22 ‘26’, Type 2R20 ‘34’, Type 1B ‘37’, Type 3R16 ‘39’, Type 2R20 ‘53’, Type 2R21 ‘60’ on perforated (6d) Registered, Type 4B (6x10mm) ‘62’, Type 3R16 ‘71’ & ‘77’, Type 2R21 ‘80’, mostly fine strikes. (15) Rated R Selection comprising Type 2R20 ‘140’, Type 3R16 ‘160’, Type 3R16 ‘171’, Type 2R23 ‘182’ bold strike on perforated 1/- Large Diadem, Type 4B ‘205’ twin strikes tying QV 2d x2 to piece, Type 5R30 ‘234’ bold strike on DLR 2d, Type 2R25 ‘253’, Type 3R16 ‘272’, Type 3R12 ‘281’, Type 3R16 ‘367’ fine twin stikes tying 1d Shield to piece, Type 4B (7x14mm) ‘430’, Type 3R12 ‘617’, ‘647’, ‘680’ & ‘721’, generally fine quality of strikes. Rated R Type 4B Selection comprising ‘978’ on 1d Shield pair, ‘989’, ‘997’, ‘1150’, ‘1189’ twin stikes tying 1d Shield pair to piece, ‘1206’, ‘1207’, ‘1240’, ‘1241’ twin strikes on 1d Shield pair, ‘1324’, ‘1627’, ‘1716’ & 1825, strikes generally of fine quality. (13) Rated RR Selection comprising Type 3R16 ‘135’, Type 3R16 ‘283’, Type 3R16 ‘310’ multiple strikes tying 1d Shield x5 to piece, Type 2R26 ‘389’, Type 4B ‘407’, Type 3R12 ‘709’, Type 3R12 ‘712’, Type 3R12 ‘729’, Type 3R12 ‘735’, Type 4B (7x13mm) ‘868’ & Type 4B ‘883’, quality of strikes good to very fine. (11) Rated RR Selection comprising Type 2R20 ‘4’, Type 2R24 ‘25’, Type 2R19 ‘27’, Type 2R20 ‘32’, Type 4B ‘40’, Type 2R21 ‘47’, Type 2R20 ‘63’, Type 2R20 ‘89’, Type 2R19 ‘123’ (superb), Type 3R16 ‘135’, good to fine quality of strikes. (10) Rated RRR Group comprising Type 3R16 ‘285’, Type 2R35(?) ‘304’ (superior in clarity to example illustrated in Freeman’s book), Type 2R36 ‘329’ & Type 3R16 (4½x11mm) ‘428’, good to fine strike quality. (4)

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Rated RRR Group comprising Type 4B ‘617’ (superb), Type 3R12 ‘671’, triple strikes of ‘691’ tying QV 2d pair & 1d Shield to piece & complete ‘715’ tying QV 2d & 1d Shield to piece. (4) Rated RRR Group comrising Type 3R12 ‘794’ on opt ‘OS’ 1d, Type 4B ‘802’, Type 3R12 ‘824’, Type 4B ‘905’ & Type 5 ‘939’, good to fine quality of strikes. (5) Rated RRR Group comprising Type 2R23 ‘185’, Type 2R28 ‘247’, Type 3R16 ‘249’ & bold Type 2R25 ‘256’ on perforated (6d) Registered, very good to very fine strikes. (4) Rated RRR Group comprising Type 2R20 ‘75’, Type 2R21 ‘88’, Type 2R21 ‘92’, Type 2R20 ‘138’, very good to fine strikes. (4) Rated RRR Group comprising Type 2R20 ‘33’, Type 3R16 ‘36’, Type 2R20 ‘49’ & Type 2R20 on perforated (6d) Registered, very good to fine strikes. (4)

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Allocated to Jamberoo-PO 1/7/1852.

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Rated RRR Type 4B Group comprising ‘985’ (5x13½mm) tying 1d Shield x3 to piece, ‘1073’, ‘1081’, ‘1102’ (6x13½mm) & ‘1167’, good to fine strike quality. (5) Rated RRR Type 4B Group comprising ‘1180’, ‘1208’, ‘1222’, ‘1250’ twin strikes tying 1d Shield x4 to piece & ‘1252’, very good to fine strikes. (5) Rated RRR Type 4B Group comprising ‘1208’, ‘1559’ & complete ‘1805’ tying 1d Shield strip of 3 to small piece. (3) Rays Strikes on (6d) Registered Perf 13 comprising fine Type 2R43 ‘265’ (Moulamein) [Rated R] & an almost fine Type 2R32 ‘335’ (Lime Kilns) [Rated RR]. (2) Selection of Rated Cancels with Rated RR x4, Rated R x20, plus lesser rated/unrated or unidentifiable strikes x12, quality of strikes are variable but many are fine. (36)

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1463: (A2) fine & largely complete Type 4B strike on ½d green. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Kerr’s Creek-PO 1/5/1889; closed 30/10/ 1684: (B2) large-part strike on 2d QV, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Ramornie-PO 1/11/1892; renamed Ramornie Works PO 1/8/1906;

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1287: BN (B1) on ½d Roo tied by ‘KARUAH/1DE13/N.S.W’ (A1) on front with ‘20 POSTED’ handstamp, addressed to England, rare usage of ½d Roo. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Aliceton-RO 16/4/1884; PO 1/4/1885; closed 1/1/1892. 1397: BN (C1) on 1d Roo tied by ‘HUMULA/JU12/1913/N.S.W’ (B1) on spotty front. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Humula-Replaced

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1732: (B1) smudged but complete Type 4B strike tying 1d Arms x2 to printed envelope addressed to New Zealand, backstamps include Glenorie departure cds. [Rated RRR] Allocated to North Dural-PO 1/8/1894; renamed Glenorie PO 1/10/1894. 1779: (A1) Type 4B strike tying 1d Arms x2 to Tatts cover (blemishes), Leura cds on face. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Leura-RO

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2067: (B2) largely fine Type 4B strike tying QV 2d to Tatts cover, fine Shuttleton ‘JU/28/1907’ cds alongside. [Rated RRR] 852 * NEW SOUTH WALES | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 853 SD 1900-80s Datestamps in four stockbooks, mostly 1950s onwards with minor duplication, good range of towns (about 400 with many additional types) and generally good strikes. (100s) 854 * 1960s Albury to Yerong Creek Postmark Selection of single date line or timed single date line cds cancels on 1960s 4c or 5c rate Tatts covers x87 (some are fronts) with 53 different locations identified including Bagnoo, Barham x3, Bourke, Captain’s Flat, Corrimal East, Darlington Point, Delegate, Engadine, Harbord, Khancoban, Lawson, Morundah, Mulwala, Oberon, Rous Mill (front), Urana, Wallerawang & Willow Tree. (87) 855 A-C Collection mounted on pages by PO by type, minor duplication, mainly 1920s onwards with odd earlier item and strength in QEII period. While a previous collector has taken some items, there is still much remaining and the overall quality is quite high. (100s) 856 A-Y Collection mounted on filing cards by PO by type with his earliest and latest dates, otherwise no duplication, strength in QEII period with a few earlier items. While a previous collector has taken some items, there is still much remaining and the overall quality is quite high. (100s) 857 S Aberdare to Young Datestamps Array on AIF 2ds including offices now closed, mostly fine large-part to complete strikes tying stamps to piece with Attunga, Bannister, Bellingen, Bethungra, Belltrees, Captain’s Flat, Ellalong, Eurobodalla, Gubbata, Heron’s Creek, Jeogla, Kurrajong North, Lake Cargelligo, Major’s Creek, North Rothbury, Speers Point, Upper Manilla & Woronora Dam amongst many others, some cancels have been improved. (650 approx). 858 S KGV Era ‘A’ to ‘Y’ Selection mostly on KGV Heads or commemoratives (a few on Roos) with approximately 350 post office represented, no duplication (except for datestamps types), a quick perusal revealed Berry, Byrock, Collarenebri, Euchareena, Gulargambone, Kyogle, Lake Cargelligo, Pelaw Main & Tareena amongst many others; also a few ACT cancels. Good lot. NEW SOUTH WALES | Datestamps 859 * Round Hill: inwards stampless postcard (Soudanese Children, Omdurman) addressed to “Round Hill, Post Office”, with improvised receiving office cancel ‘pO/RH/08’ probably configured using a basic John Bull printing kit, the card with faults. Rare. PO 1/10/1886; closed 31/12/1897.

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QUEENSLAND | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 860 */U 1860s-1912 Specialist Collection with good range of Chalons & Sidefaces, many shades, perfs, etc, mostly used, some numeral postmark interest. STC £1,000+. Mixed condition. (95) 861 **/*/U 1862-1900s small old s/bk from mixed condition perf small Chalons 1d x8, 2d x9, 3d x5 (two with truncated star wmk), 4d x2 (both no wmk), 6d x6, 1/- x3, 5/-. Then wide range sideface types ½d to 2/- with lots of lower value duplication incl 1d perf/ roulette types, ½d and 1d mint blocks with varieties seen, few large Chalons incl 2/6d overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, odd postal-fiscal to 5/- x2. Inspection needed. (100s) 862 Covers Collection 1890s to 1910 variety with some mixed condition, mostly local usage with incl PS wrappers some with per favour cds, foreign destinations incl GB, France (taxed) and Belgium, more useful local usage includes several long OHMS Police envs incl two used 1899, one franked 10d by 5d x2 SG #215 (on cover cat c£80), the other 1/2d by 6d yellow-green x2 SG #250 and 2d blue probably SG #234 (on cover cat £55+). Couple Tatts, couple commercial cachets, few PPCs. (47)

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QUEENSLAND | Proofs & Essays 863 * 1882-91 Lined-Oval Die I Wmk 2nd Crown/Q 4d pale orange perforated plate proof pair on gummed watermarked paper, defaced with blue crayon, large-part og. Ex Colonel Evans. 864 W 1882-91 Lined-Oval Die I Wmk 2nd Crown/Q 1d brown-red imperforate proof pair on thin ungummed card, creased at base. Scarce. QUEENSLAND 865 U 1860 Imperf Small Chalon 1d carmine-rose, 2½ margins, some tonespotting on reverse, rays ‘87’ cancel of Ipswich, also an oxidised 2d blue with margins indents & probably a cut-down perforated issue, Cat £800 (excl 2d). (2) 866 F 1860 Imperf Small Chalon 1d carmine-rose SG #1, two large margins showing fragments of adjoining units, upper & right margins close/very close, Rays ‘201’ cancel; also 6d green SG #3 with complete margins (close a top), lightly cancelled; an attractive duo, Cat £1,600. (2)

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1860-61 Small Chalon Wmk Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 1d carmine-rose SG #14 pair, good colour, large-part gum, Cat £190+. 1866 Small Chalon Litho 1st Transfer No Wmk 4d reddish-lilac SG #53, well centred, large-part og, Cat £300. 1866 Small Chalon Litho 2nd Transfer No Wmk 5/- pale rose SG #58, centred to the base, fine mint, Cat £600. 1880 20/- Small Chalon Litho with gum, short stamp with crease, probably re-gummed. 1895 1d Vermilion-Red Unwatermarked Paper blue burelé band at back SG #206, complete sheet of 120 (full selvedge). Includes variety oval broken by tip of bust [R10/3] SG #206a plus double perforations upper left between selvedge and first column. Small peripheral imperfections (in selvedge), very fresh. 1899-1906 Widow’s Weeds ½d deep blue-green P12 block of 4, BW #Q3A (SG #262b), Cat $2,000+. Ex Manning. 1900 Charity 1d (gum bend at base, MUH) & 2d SG #264a & b, Cat £455. (2)

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QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 874 PS 1880-86 1d Chalon HG #1-3, a mainly fine to very fine selection with two used (prob H&G #1&3) and 12 unused. Shades range between vermilion and lake with many subtly different hues in between (including one with an albino SPECIMEN handstamp), paper stock includes buff, cream and white. (14) 875 PS 1891-92 QV Sideface With UPU Heading 1½d+1½d brown HG #9, three fresh unused all perf 9 approx (one almost completely separated), slightly different paper stock shades; plus one prob philatelic use (no message) to Berlin in June 1897. Very good condition. (4) 876 PS 1898 1d Scenic Postal Cards HG #10 (Collas List A) range eleven all different unused and two commercially used Gympie local. Some small blemishes and removable hinge remains but much better condition than usually seen. Some Collas listed varieties. Popular and attractive postcards. (13)

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1898-1908 Scenic Postal Cards HG #10 & 10a, seven unused (small blemishes) with rounded corners at top of photo six different scenes, two of Parliament House, Brisbane on different paper stocks. Of note, Vineyard Nudgee with ‘a’ for ‘d’ in ‘Nudgee’ and a seriously defective stamp impression, several other Collas varieties. Better condition than usually seen, attractive and popular postcards. (7) 1898 Scenic Postal Cards two each of the 1d and 1½d (small blemishes) HG #10 & 11, [1] A Queensland Schoolhouse incl varieties defective L in second POSTALE plus stop for comma after second POSTALE Collas #34(c) & (d); [2] and Sheep under a Bottle-tree, Western Queensland. Much better condition than usually seen, very attractive and popular postcards. (4) 1898 QV Sideface Views With 2 Line Heading 1½d black pictorial postcard (‘Charleville Bore’) tied by Brisbane ‘DE 11/03’ octagonal d/s, addressed to Singapore with ‘JA 9/1904’ arrival cds, fine condition. Unusual destination.

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1898 1½d Scenic Postal Cards five unused (some small blemishes) HG #11, different photo scenes and sizes, two varieties on A Queensland Schoolhouse’ with defective L in second POSTALE and stop instead of comma after second POSTALE, plus Charleville, Terminus S. & W. Railway with defective E in second POSTALE. Attractive and popular postcards. (5) 1898-1904 1d Scenic Postal Cards two lines in heading x2 different scenes, four lines in heading x6 different scenes, HG #11 & 12. All commercial usage Collas List “B” range with top corners rounded, shades incl bright chestnut and almost red. Some small blemishes and some Collas listed varieties. Popular and attractive postcards. (8) 1904-05 1d Scenic Postal Cards with four heading lines HG #12. Three different scenes 1904 series unused, one 1905 series used in Brisbane, small blemishes, couple with minor Collas listed varieties. Attractive and popular postcards. (4) 1911-12 1d Post Cards three as H&G #17, one unused with ‘A’ of ‘ADDRESS’ below ‘F’ of ‘OF’, two used (one no postmark) with ‘A’ below ‘OF’; plus one scarce PPC with photo ‘A DUCK POND, BOTANIC GARDENS, BRISBANE’ H&G #19a addressed Feb 1911 to Fred Hagen in Sydney but not posted (no pmk). Also fine and fresh unused 1912 Letter Card prob H&G #6. (5)

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QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 884 PS 1895-1902 2d Blue unused comprising H&G #1a, 2 & 2a, 3a x2. Greenish, greyish or ivory paper with some peripheral and other small blemishes, generally fine. (5) 885 PS 1911 1d Letter Card HG #6. Two very fresh unused examples (small imperfections), one has the scarce watermark of paper manufacturer ‘STRATHDEE/FINE’ reading vertically upwards at left. [Collas noted seeing one example only] (2) 886 PS 1911 1d Reply Letter Card not recorded H&G but as HG #6.1. Two unused examples (light foxing at horiz fold), one has the scarce watermark of paper manufacturer ‘STRATHDEE/FINE’ reading horizontally at bottom of outward portion. [Collas noted seeing one example only] (2)

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QUEENSLAND | Postal History 887 * 1869 (Aug 12) inwards cover Great Britain to Brisbane endorsed ‘via Marseilles’ franked with 4d vermilion & 6d mauve (cat from £140 on cover) tied by Winslow duplex, oval ‘ADVERTISED/JA1/1870’ and boxed ‘NOT CALLED FOR’ both applied in Brisbane, large DLO backstamp, later endorsed ‘Cawarral’ where presumably collected. Enclosed letter talks about the addressee’s hard work at the diggings. Rare. 1877 (Aug 15) inwards registered cover Great Britain to Charters Towers franked with 6d grey and 4d sage-green (cat from £475 888 * on cover) tied by Carlisle duplex, Nenthead and London datestamps, on arrival endorsed ‘Registered/No Value’ (initialed) in red, at left ‘Unclaimed’, backstamps of Alston (Cumbria), Townsville (arrival port) and Charters Towers, together with ‘DEAD LETTER OFFICE/a/MR15/78/QUEENSLAND’ cds, on front ‘ADVERTISED/MR3178/UNCLAIMED’ in red. Rare and attractive. 1900s Tatt’s Covers usual condition with spike holes etc, good range of markings although nothing particlarly scarce, saw nice 889 * blue Dunwich ‘544’, also Long cover from Burketown to Richmond with 1½d x7 and 2½d and long OHMS Packet Post Envelope from Australian Customs Port Douglas, with 1d ‘OS’. (50) 890 * 1960s-1990s Shire mail collection from Albert Shire to Winton, few earlier noted incl 1934 ‘PAID AT/TOOWOOMBA’ slogan, few illustrated covers, meters, etc, also from Bundaberg 1934 ‘HINKLER Memorial Appeal’ notice. (100+ items).

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QUEENSLAND | Numerals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 891 SD ‘21’ to ‘712’ Selection on Hagners representing over 300 post offices with lots of rated strikes including Rated RRR ‘49’, ‘112’, ‘154’, ‘155’, ‘280’, ‘285’, ‘331’, ‘377’, ‘452’, ‘596’, ‘701’ & ‘712’; also Rated RR x50, Rated R x93, Rated S x49. Comprehensive vendor’s list included. (380 approx). 892 S ‘21’ to ‘725’ Array on Hagners rays or barred types with rated comprising S x34, R x47, RR x15 including ‘61’, ‘90’, ‘113’ & ‘118’, RRR x2 being ‘96’ & ‘535’, also fair ‘725’ (Booval RRRR) on a Queensland Farmers’ Cooperative advertising cover, some duplication of numbers but no duplication of types, (list included), strikes of generally good to fine quality. (250 approx). 893 27-501 Group on Commonwealth Issues with NNR on CWealth Issues 499, RRRRR 113, 142, 304, 307, 358, 497, RRRR 27 x3, 37, 38, 96 x3 + cover, 151, 201, 267 x2, 313 x2, 346, 373, 376, 404 x2, 419, 422, 486, 501, RRR 125, 489. Also 165 x3. Plus ‘Q.L.’ Rays x5. (43) 894 501-719 Group on Commonwealth Issues with NNR on CWealth Issues 634, RRRRR 510, 518, 546, 586, 599, 713, 717, 719, RRRR 501, 541 x2, 544, 609 x2, 617 x4, 618, 622, 623, 630, 712 x3, RRR 697. (27)

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Group on Commonwealth Issues all RRRR, 96, 148, 346, 376, 609, 622, 712. Very rare group. (7) Mostly Rated Cancels on Chalons or Sidefaces including on [1] Chalons - rays ‘63’ (Bowen) RR, ‘131’ (Gladstone) x2, ‘214’ (Toowoomba) x3 both R plus unrated ‘87’ (Ipswich); on [2] Sidefaces - bars ‘201’ (Rockhampton), ‘298’ (unknown office) both RR, rays ‘40’ (Dalrymple) & bars ‘427’ (Mundingburrah) both R; also a few unrated cancels including ‘548’ (Mackay) on 9d; quality of strikes in generally fine. (16) 897 S Rated Cancels on Chalons comprising rays [1] ‘95’ (Brisbane) on 1d RRRR; [2] ‘110’ (Surat) on 2d RRR; [3] ‘63’ (Bowen) & ‘74’ (Gundawindi) RR; also [4] bars ‘59’ (Townsville) on 1/-, ‘87’ (Ipswich) on 2d & ‘201’ (Rockhampton) all RR; quality of strikes is good to fine. (7) QUEENSLAND | Numerals 898 S 36: (A2) Type 1c clear strike on Crown/Q Chalon, [Rated RRR]. Allocated to St. George-PO 1/1/1864. 899 S 37: (A1) bars on 4d orange KGV. [Rated RRRR for use in Commonwealth period.] Allocated to Curriwillinghi-PO 1/1/1864; replaced S

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145: ‘145’ (B2) rays on Truncated Star 1d (oxidised). [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Rolleston-PO 1/2/1871. 161: (A2) on 3d Chalon wmk Truncated Star. [Rated NNR] Allocated to Normanby-PO 1/4/1872; closed 15/12/1873. 182: (B2) bars on Second Sidefaces 1d. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Neardie-PO 22/9/1881; RO c.1902; closed c.-/7/1909. 201: BN (B1) on 2d red KGV tied by ‘EIGHT MILE PLAINS/29SEP23/QUEENSLAND’ (A2) on cover to Brisbane. [Rated RRRRR - known used before 1895 and 1923 & 1935 only.] Allocated to Eight Mile Plains-Renamed from Underwood PO 1/1/1868; renamed Underwood PO 1/1/1976.

214: (A2) on NSW imperf (6d) Registered (shallow thins). Unusual. Allocated to Toowoomba-PO 1/1/1858.

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Allocated to Flagstone Creek-RO 1/1/1887; PO c.-/1/1909; closed 28/8/1929.

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QUEENSLAND | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 914 * 1930-36 Registered Postal Stationery Use [1] 1930 2d KGV & 3d Kookaburra on 2d on 1½d Envelope, Brisbane to Dunedin (double weight); [2] ‘ROLLINGSTONE R.S./13NOV36/QUEENSLAND’ on 5d Registration Envelope with blue provisional label; [3] ‘CALOUNDRA/23AP36/QUEENS[LAND]’ (B2) on 5d Registration Envelope with blue provisional label; [4] ‘CAMOOWEAL/ 19MR38/QLD.’ on 5d Registration Envelope with blue label. 1930-36 Registered Use [1] 1½d red Die I x5, 1924 use from Brisbane to Dunedin with red C2 label (triple weight); [2] ‘MILES/ 915 * 4SE31/QUEENSLAND’ on 1d green & 2d red KGV pair with blue & black C4 label; [3] mss “Glenview” on blue C5 label, 1d green KGV & 2d Jubilee pair cancelled with ‘MOOLOOLAH/8JY35/QUEENSLAND’ (no pmk recorded until 1947); [4] mss “Dalysford” on red C4 provisional label, 1d green & 2d red pair cancelled with ‘BUNDABERG/1030MR35/QUEENSLAND’ (no pmk recorded); [5] ‘REGISTERED/1245P22JA36/TOOWOOMBA’ on 5d KGV on nice illustrated advertising cover with Kookaburra, blue provisional label. 916 DS Acacia Ridge to Yeppoon Collection on Hagners representing approximately 250 post offices with generally fine strikes on mid to late 20th century issues including Baralaba, Cheepie, Dajarra, Finch Hatton, Goombungee, Jambin, Kin Kin, Millaa Millaa, Pialba, Stones Corner & Woolloongabba. Vendor has provided a list of all the included offices. (100s) 917 Queensland Colonial Postal History - Vol 2 the Town Datestamps new.

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QUEENSLAND | Datestamps 918 * Carina East: ‘CARINA EAST/25OC67/QLD-AUST’ on 5c on 4c on Waghorn cover. [Rated RRRR - the only copy recorded by Smithies] PO 31/7/1967; closed 6/10/1978. Hillview: ‘HILLVIEW/1912/JA3/QUEENSLAND’ Manning Type 4B(ii) cds used as arrival cds on postcard from Brisbane, [Rated 919 * RRRRR]. Renamed from Hill View PO c.1903; closed 1/5/1976. 920 * Townsville: ‘TOWNSVILLE/DE26/02(?)/QUEENSLAND’ Manning Type #4b (duplex) cds tying 1d Sideface to black & white PPC showing ‘The Lounge, Queen’s Hotel’, addressed locally. [Rated RRRRR, Hodel correspondence] PO 1/1/1866. SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 921 U/* 1860s-1900s duplicated mostly used in stockbook from Humphrys imperf 2d and 6d, rouletted and perf Humphrys 1d to 2/various incl surcharged ‘8 PENCE’ on 9d x2. Odd mint among quantity more common lower values. Long types include postal use of ‘POSTAGE & REVENUE’ 2/6d and 5/- as well as various ‘POSTAGE’ - thin 4d to 2/6d and thick to 3d to 2/6d with some perf ‘SA’. Also couple of pages ‘OS’ overprints. Needs tidying up, should reward careful inspection. (100s) 922 U Selection on Stockcards with imperf 2d x2 & 6d SG #3 pair (one complete margin), Second Roulettes 1d yellow-green SG #19 (internal fault) & 10d on 9d SG #35-36 & 2/- rose-carmine, Perf 11½-12½ x roulette 1d bright green SG #51, plus other more modest items, condition variable. (21)

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA 923 W 1855 Imperf London Printing 1d imperforate plate proof in green on ungummed unwatermarked paper, close to good margins, a couple of tiny thins. Scarce. 924 F 1855 Imperf London Printing 6d deep blue SG #3, four good to huge margins with fragment of adjoining unit at left. Very fine example, Cat £160. 925 V 1856-58 Imperf Adelaide Printing 1/- orange SG #12, margins good to huge with fragment of the adjoining unit evident at the base, tidy Paid Adelaide cds in blue. Superb. Ex Heyden. BPA Certificate (2012). 926 U 1872 9d Bright Mauve variety printed on both sides SG #76a. Perf defects, tear and faded, 1873 Port Adelaide sock-it-onthe-nose cds, scarce in any condition, Cat £750. 927 * 1886-96 ‘POSTAGE & REVENUE’ 15/- brownish-yellow Perf 10 SG #198, part og, marginal example from right of the sheet with large-part Plate #1, Cat £600+. Rare unused. 928 * 1902-04 Thin ‘POSTAGE’ Perf 11½-12½ 10/- green, Plate 1 single, SG #278, BW #S33z, Cat $1,200 as a pair, fine mint.

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery 929 PS 1890s to Early 1900s Selection: mostly used with [1] PPCs x4 including 1902 black and white Port Pirie to Germany with Melbourne tram scene, 1910 coloured showing King William St (Adelaide) tram scene; [2] Postal Cards x12 including Armbrüster & Uhlmann (tobacconists, Adelaide) PTPO to Kooringa; [3] Wrappers x6 including two uprated to UK or Germany plus another optd ‘OS’; also [4] with Wirrabara to Adelaide Shierlaw front & 1894 Glenelg cover to North Adelaide. (24) 930 PS Collection: in album with [1] Postal Cards, few Official 1d violet, rose & brown shades with unused (20) & used (26, few uprated) plus ‘SPECIMEN’ opts (19); [2] Wrappers (36) including ‘SPECIMEN’ opts; [3] Envelopes ½d green & 2d unused; also [4] plus other PPCs & covers (13); few in mixed condition, mostly fine to very fine. (115) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Formular) 931 PS 1877-1900s Annotated Range including 1877 1d (10, one optd ‘SPECIMEN’, another PTPO), 1893-1905 1d (11, incl one to NZ stamp dealer, 2 to NSW, 4 local, USA and 3 unused), various plate flaws, squared-circle postmarks, mss ‘Not Known, (initials)’, ‘UNCLAIMED’ & ‘DEAD LETTER OFFICE’ handstamps. Useful reference guide also included. Generally fine. (21) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 932 PS 1870s OHMS Observatory and Telegraph Department printed envelope on blue stock, South Australia crest on flap, trivial bend, fine unused.

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal History 1849 entire from Reverend G Stonehouse to “Wm Bliss Esq” Chipping Norton, England, rated “2” in black & “6” in red & further 933 * endorsed “Paid”, superb ‘GPO/[crown]/JU30/49/SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ datestamp in black [The writer George Stonehouse worked as a minister at a Chipping Norton church from 1838 but due to ongoing health concerns was advised to moved to a warmer climate and subsequently arrived in South Australia in 1846. His intention was to open a Baptist College in Adelaide but the promised funding never arrived so he opened and ran a boarding school in Angaston for two years before becoming pastor at the Baptist Church in Brougham Place, North Adelaide] 934 * 1880 OHMS registered cover with ‘SUPREME COURT HOUSE ADELAIDE’ crest on flap to London, franked with 6d Prussian blue optd ‘OS’ SG #O4 single & pair tied by GPO Adelaide datestamps, rated “8”, complete perforated Post Office admonition label affixed to reverse, stating ‘CAUTION/valuable enclosures should never be forwarded in/unregistered Letters…./This Letter has been registered because it contains—-/”Coins” - (in blue crayon)’, minor soiling mostly confined to reverse, arrival datestamps on both sides. Rare, with SG #O1-13 being unpriced on cover.

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1896 OHMS Education Department printed registered cover to Yorketown (squared-circle backstamp) with 2½d on 4d Surcharge Perf 10 pair optd ‘OS’ SG #051 (the right hand unit flaw on serif of ‘S’ of the ‘OS’ overprint) tied by ‘REGISTERED ADELAIDE/JY1/96’ cds. Very fine.

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1899 ‘Botanic Gardens, Sydney’ printed OHMS registered stampless Envelope to “Linnean Society” in London, fine ‘POSTAGE PAID SYDNEY/JU12/1899/NSW’ & ‘REGISTERED/JU12/99/SYDNEY NSW’ datestamps, London registered arrival datestamp on face, fine condition. 1903 (Sep 25) registered cover to Charles Lathrop Pack in Ohio with long type thin ‘POSTAGE’ 3d Olive x2 tied by squaredcircle ‘REGISTERED/ADELAIDE’ datestamps, backstamps of San Francisco (1902 date error) & Cleveland, minor blemishes. 1912 (28 Jun) cover to New York franked with QV 1d red strip of three each stamp with ‘OK’ private perfin tied by Adelaide machine cancel. Scarce and fine.

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Diamond Numerals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 939 Group on Commonwealth Issues 4-in-circle x2, 8, 26 x1 + cover, 64 x4 + cover, 81, 105 x2, 252 x1 + cover, 295. Plus WA dumb cancel x2 different (one on cover), 9-bar 8 on cover & 15-bar 17. (21) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 940 S ‘A’ to ‘Y’ Selection on KGV Heads representing 480+ offices (approx 20% are squared circles) a quick perusal revealing American River, Borrika, Charra, Darke’s Peak, Fowlers Bay, Kenton Valley, Kybunga, Marmon Jabuk, North Yelta, Second Valley, Tickera, Wirrula amongst many others; also Northern Territory with Alice Springs & Charlotte Waters x2; lots of fine strikes with many on piece. Good lot. (100s) 941 * 1960s Adelaide to Yunta Postmark Selection of single date line or timed single date line cds cancels on 1960s 4c or 5c rate Tatts covers x187 (some are fronts) with 95 different locations identified including Balaklava, Blair Athol x2, Cowandilla, Cowell, Daw Park, Farrell Flat, Gouger Street, Gumeracha x2, Karoonda, Kimba, Langhorne Creek, Leigh Creek Coalfield, Lobethal, Minnipa, Nonning, Parilla, Port Broughton, Rosewater East, St Peters, Tintinara, Virginia; also Northern Territory x4 comprising Alice Springs, Ayers Rock (commemorative) x2 & Elliot (with Tennant Creek backstamp + Alice Springs Registration Section oval backstamp in violet); some faults but mostly fine. (187) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Datestamps 942 S Narridy: ‘NARRIDY/SP7/85/[S_]A’ (A2) on Broad Star 6d P10x11½-12½. PO c.-/12/1873; closed 31/8/1974. TASMANIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 943 */U 1855-69 Chalons with imperf (20) and perforated (950+) issues, all with fiscal cancels, mostly with readable dates from 1860s70s, numerous shades, kiss prints, etc, also few others incl 1945-46 Victory issues (87). Condition is very mixed. (1,100+) 944 U Bundleware 1899-1912 Pictorial 1d & 2d (1,000 of each). Some postmark interest, few perfins and varieties. (2,000) 945 U Bundleware 1899-1912 Pictorials 1d & 2d (1,000 of each), some postmark interest, few perfins, varieties. (2,000) 946 W/U Chalons Selection comprising imperfs (4 margins ex noted) 1857 4d pale blue SG #23 unused ng, 1857-59 wmkd 4d blue x3 shades SG #35-38 range (one 3 margins only), 1865 6d dull cobalt SG #47 MNG, cleaned fiscal; perfs with 1864 P10 1d probably SG #58 MNG, 1865 P12 1d double (kiss) print probably SG #69 used. PLUS 1880-91 P12 ½d deep orange SG #163a mint hinged. Mainly fine, retail c$300. (8)

Phoenix Auctions will be at Spring Stampex in London. Meet us personally at Stand 20 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, 19th - 22nd February 2014. We will also be at the Canberra

$220

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TASMANIA | Specimens & Reprints 947 W 1855 Chalons 2d pale green & 4d pale blue imperforate blocks of 4 on thin card, prepared as reprints for the 1889 distribution to UPU members, fine condition. (2) 948 **/* 1855-80s Chalons 2d, 4d, 6d & 1/- blocks of 4 overprinted ‘REPRINT’ for presentation sets on Perf 12 gummed paper, mostly unmounted. (4) 949 **/* 1886 ‘REPRINT’ Overprints [1] on 1879 reprints of the 1864 P12 Postal Fiscal 3d, 2/6d, 5/- and 10/- (as SG #F12-14, F16), all light hinge; [2] on 1880 P12 Platypus Stamp Duty MUH blocks of 4 with 1d deep blue on thick wove paper (opt reading up) and 6d mauve on white card (opt reading down). Very nice. (12) 950 */W 1889 ‘REPRINT’ Overprints Perf 11½ (ex noted) range on white card with gum [1] of 1855-58 Chalons 4d blue and 6d mauve (both left marginals), plus 1/- vermilion; [2] of sidefaces 1871 4d and 1889 ‘Halfpenny’ on 1d scarlet imperforate without gum right marginal and, on thick white wove paper, on 2½d on 9d (second setting as SG #169). (6)

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952

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1889 Reprints of 1855-8 Chalons unoverprinted on white card with 2d yellow green, 4d blue x3 incl horiz pair, 6d mauve and 1/- vermilion. Very attractive. (6) Stamp Duty 1901 St George & Dragon Federal Presentation set of 3d, 2/6d, 5/- & 10/- in blocks of 4 overprinted “REPRINT” on Perf 12 gummed paper. Scarce. (4)

$450

1855 Imperf Chalon Wmk Large Star unissued 6d dull lilac from creased proof sheet (all known examples are creased), no gum, Cat £750. Extremely rare. [see note after SG 18] 1856-57 Imperf Chalon No Wmk Thin White Paper 1d pale brick-red SG #19, close/very close even margins, Cat £600.

$340 $160

955 955

956

957 958

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958

1856-57 Imperf Chalon No Wmk Thin White Paper 2d dull emerald-green, horizontal pair, 3-4 margins at places, SG #20, with BN 61 of Hobart. Extremely scarce in multiples. 1857-69 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 6d and 1/- imperforate plate proof singles in black on ungummed & unwatermarked paper, complete margins. 1857-69 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 1d pale red-brown SG #26, complete margins, elusive shade, Cat £475. 1857-69 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 1d dull vermilion SG #28, complete margins, fine unused, Cat £275.

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1860-67 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 6d x4 shades SG #44-49 range, one on piece, another with a small tear lower left corner, min Cat £320 (as all less expensive shades). (4) 960 */** 1899-1900 Pictorials Engraved 2d deep violet upper half sheet of 30 with sheet margins intact, some perf separations, mounted in sheet margins only (one corner unit touched), Cat £540+. 961 * 1903 Wmk V/Crown 9d & 1/- optd ‘SPECIMEN’ vertically reading upwards SG #242s-43s, large-part gum, Cat £190. (2) TASMANIA | Postal Fiscals 962 * 1880 Platypus Wmk TAS Perf 14 1d to 1/- SG #F26-29 set, fine mint, Cat £249. (4)

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TASMANIA | Revenues 963 * 1877 £1 Essay: hand-drawn in pencil of a large embossed Platypus design on tracing paper (89x115mm), handstamped date of “22 MAR 77”, numbered with manuscript “10” in red. Ex De La Rue archives. Unique. 964 * 1900 2d Platypus Optd ‘REVENUE’: 2d cinnamon with ‘TWO PENCE’ printed twice. No longer listed by Gibbons, but when listed in the 1980s was Cat £300, Barefoot #21b. 965 * 1903 Surcharged Platypus Optd ‘REVENUE’: 3d chestnut vertical pair both units with surcharge ‘1d’ inverted, the upper unit flat top to ‘1’, lower unit angled ‘1’, Barefoot types 29a & 30a. Scarce as se-tenant varieties. TASMANIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers 966 PS 1897-1906 Selection [1] ½d KEVII used 23JA06, 1d pink KEVII addressed but not cancelled from The Tasmanian Copper Company Ltd; [2] 1d red QV on white laid paper (*); [3] ½d & 1d doubleton for Tasmanian mail, used to London, HG #E78,KE4,6. (4)

TASMANIA | Postal History 1857 (May 9) cover addressed to London and sent at 6d all-in rate with 2d & 4d Chalons tied by fine BN ‘60’ strikes of 967 * Launceston (and by London ‘PAID’ arrival cds), diamond ‘POST-OFFICE/LAUNCESTON/(crown)/9MY/V-D-L/1857’ d/s in red, with rare lozenge ‘PAID22AU57/LIVERPOOL/SHIP’ in red Robertson #S17 which was used for one day only for mail arriving with the SS Great Britain on her final voyage from Australia (departed May 21), flap missing & some edge wear. 1989 Pothion certificate confirming the cover to be Ex Dubus. [Believed to be the only cover originating from Tasmania with this rare Liverpool ship cancel, a cover sent from Victoria with #S17 marking realized £2,990 at a 2002 Cavendish auction]

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970

1890s to 1911 Covers Collection variety incl couple later inbound, some mixed condition with majority local usage with many PS pcds to Launceston, couple to England and several to other Australian States, smattering unused incl a SPECIMEN 2d letter card and couple J Walch & Sons PS Letter Sheet and Postcard, plenty of 1d and 2d pictorial frankings, a remarkable and scarce 1901 front only of a packet intended for registered mail to GPO Suva (Fiji) from GPO Hobart, 1884 use of 6d Stamp Duty SG #F28 on env to England. (47) TASMANIA | Numerals - Second Allocation 969 S 379: (A1) very fine strike on 1d Pictorial, [Rated RRR]. Allocated to Stonor-PO 30/12/1899; closed 30/9/1969. TASMANIA | Travelling Post Offices 5: 1906 (Jan 23) KEVII 1d Postcard from “The Camp, Kindred Siding” (near Leith) to Campbell Town cancelled with ‘TPO No 970 * 5/JA23/06’ cds with same-day Blyth cds alongside, superb strike of double-oval ‘LATE LETTER/”1”d/TO PAY’ (39x24mm) applied on the train, redirected on arrival in Campbell Town (Jan 24) to Melbourne with Victoria 1d due added. Only the second recorded example of this Late (Loose) Letter handstamp and a superior strike to the example which realised $660 in a 2008 Melbourne auction. VICTORIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 971 U 1850s Half-Lengths Accumulation with 1d x28 including Ham x3 with butterfly cancels, Campbell or Campbell & Fergusson printings with complete margins x6; 2d x14 with one possibly unused (heavy crease); 3d x31 including Ham White Veils, others mostly Campbell or Campbell & Fergusson printings including possibly rouletted and perforated examples; also 1d, 2d & 3d forgeries; overall a good range of shades and some postmark interest including BO ‘32’ (Chepstow, Rated RRR) on 2d, BO ‘37’ on 3d, 1858 GPO Adelaide on 3d, BN ‘45’ (Glenorchy) on 1d; condition from seriously faulty to fine. (76) 972 U 1850s-60s Accumulation of mostly imperf issues incl 1850-56 Half Lengths (12 incl strip of 3 with retouch), 1852-64 QoT 2d (34, incl 5 pairs & 3 possibly unused), 1d (9, 2 possibly unused), 6d (14), 1854 Woodblocks 6d (4), 1/- Octagonal, 1857 Emblems 1d (2), 2d (5), 4d (9), etc. Condition is very mixed. (90+) 973 **/*/U 1850s-1900s stockbook assembly in mixed poor to fine condition from Half Lengths 3d x6, 2d QOT x4, 1d green x2, 6d blue x3; also imperf 1/- octagonal, 6d orange Woodblocks x16, range imperf, roulette and perf Emblems, not so many beaded ovals, respectable Laureates range, nice cover Stamp Duty and Postage types to 5/- x6, 1897 Charity pair unused (faults). Then some mint lower values, postage dues, few ‘OS’ perfins, oddments. Plus small choc box with 100s used lower values where pmk interest likely. Terrific value at estimate but inspection strongly recommended. (100s) 974 */**/U 1850s-1900s Accumulation on old album leaves incl 1857-64 Woodblocks 2/- green, blue on green (2), few Beaded Ovals 1860-62, 6d (4), 1863-64 Lauretes 8d orange (8), brown on pink (2), 1/- (5), 2/- blue on pink, many later issues, various Stamp Duty, several pairs, wmk varieties, Dues, etc, also small album with an array of States stamps, some postmark interest. Inspection recommended. Condition is very mixed. (100s) 975 */** 1880s-1900s Accumulation wth some issues MUH, many ‘Stamp Duty’ types incl 1885 2/-blue on blue with broken D of Duty (no gum), 1901 ‘POSTAGE’ 6d (8), 9d (5), 1/- (5), 2/- (8, incl block of 4 with 2 (MUH) another perf ‘OS’ MLH), 5/- (3, incl pair MLH), 1897 Charity (2 sets), etc. Inspection recommended. Condition is very mixed. (100s) 976 */** 1901 No Postage set to 5/- (ex 1/- & 2/-) MH ex noted SG #376-8 & 382. Includes ½d pair and 2d strip of 5 (MUH x3), few wmk inverted incl 5/-. Some gum blemishes, very fresh appearance, min cat £160+. (11) *

977 VICTORIA 977 U 978

979

980

981

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980

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$450

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981

1854 Imperf 1/- Octagonal comprising [1] Retouch below ‘IL’ of ‘SHILLING’ [27], stamp partly split and repaired along a heavy crease; [2] another example with network flaw above ‘T’ of ‘VICT’, two complete margins; interesting specialist items. (2) 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 1d dull brown-red SG #28c, good to large margins, very fine for this scarce shade, Cat £120. 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 3d blue shades, comprising greenish-blue, blue & deep blue SG #31a-31c, all with complete margins, the first two with shallow thinning typical of this poor quality paper issue, weak/indistinct BN cancels, Cat £135. (3) 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 6d TOO LATE, SG 33, margins close (at top) to large, minor stains on reverse, BN ‘1’ cancel, Cat £250. 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 1/- ‘REGISTERED’ rose-pink & blue SG #34, complete margins very close to good, Cat £190.

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983

984 985

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986

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988

989

990

985

986

1922 Emblems Imperforate 2d Defaced Plate Reprints in black, blue-green, deep blue or violet, all in rich colours. Estimated at just $40 each! (4) 1859 Perf 12 By Robinson 1/- Octagonal SG #81 retouch above ‘R’ of ‘VICT’ [35], a couple of short perfs. A very rare retouch. 1884-96 Stamp Duty Litho 1st V/Crown 1d blue-green P12½ SG #235b, large part og, unpriced in SG. 1884-96 Stamp Duty Typo 1st V/Crown Perf 13 2/- indigo/green SG #258c, minor horizontal bend at base, brilliant colour, large-part og, undercatalogued at £250. 1884-96 Stamp Duty Typo 1st V/Crown 5/- pale claret/yellow P12½, SG #260c, undercatalogued at Cat £85.

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984

ex 988

989

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990

1897 Hospital Charity Fund 1d (1/-) blue SG #353, two MUH (gum blemishes) and nine used/CTO (none with gum), Cat £225. All more or less faulty, local retail as fine $460 - TLC opportunity. (11) 1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ 1/- orange watermark sideways BW #V114aa x2, plus 1/reddish orange Watermark Sideways & Reversed BW #V114ac, Cat $750. Rare. (3) 1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ £2 deep blue SG #400, rounded corner perf, mild toning, well centred, Cat £600. 1905-13 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk Crown/A Perf 12x12½ or 12½ KEVII £1 salmon SG #431, superb centring, MUH, Cat £300 plus a considerable premium for centring and MUH gum.

$360

VICTORIA | Revenues Stamp Duty: on 1960s share transfer forms x36 bearing spectacular and perhaps many record frankings of £sd issues 2d to 991 * £10 with 2 or 3 different shades seen for many values usually in combination with other stamps, notably 9d (21), 4/- block of 15, 5/6d block of 4 and a pair (used in conjunction with decimals), 6/- block of 10, 8/- (10), 10/- block of 11 + 8/- strip of 5, 15/- pale brown (8), 15/- dark brown (11), £1 block of 10 or £1 x17 in strips, £1/5/- strip of 4, £1/10/- strip of 6, £2 block of 7, £5 strip of 3, £10 pair & single, etc. (approx 500 stamps on 36 documents).

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Stamp Duty: 1966 decimal series to $200 in multiple frankings on share transfer forms x25 with 15c block of 18, 75c block of 7, $1.50 strip of 6, $5 block of 5, $10 x3, $25 block of 3 (punch holes in one) plus $20 pair, $100 pair plus $50 (punch hole), $200 pair (couple of pinholes, otherwise very fine) plus $20 pair, all in combination with other values. Rare decimal multiples. (25) VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Franks 993 PS Selection of Frank Stamps: all different cut-to-shape, many are handstamps rather than printed types including The Speaker, Governor of Victoria, Minister of Defence, The President Legitslative Council (in red), State of Victoria etc. (20) VICTORIA | Postal History 994 D 1840s OHMS piece with red boxed ‘FREE/KILMORE’ & poor oval ‘KILMORE/[crown]/OC*11/[184?]/PORT PHILLIP’, some toning but quite rare. *

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997

999

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999

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997

1855-1909 variety incl 1/- octagonals x2 (1855 imperf, 1862 perf - both to England), 1894 damaged env with 1d chestnut alongside oval ‘T 2D’ and boxed part ‘CLOSED AGAINST/INSPECTION’ handstamps with 2d blue & red postage due, ½d red on 1896 newspaper piece, eight unused PS items, three used wrappers inc ½d yellow with TPO duplex, a 1904 receipted invoice bought of James Telford and Son of Rutherglen for many items in the previous month incl two of Wine at 1/6d each. Very interesting group, great value. (31) 1856 cover to Van Diemens Land, 3d Half-Length with Donnybrook backstamp with diamond ‘SHIP LETTER INWARDS FREE’ handstamp. A 6d Woodblock, cancelled with BN ‘2’ has been added. Few faults. 1857 (Jul 6) inwards cover from London to Port Albert, endorsed via Marseilles, franked with 2d blue, 1d red & 6d lilac tied by barred numeral ‘8’, London backstamp in blue, Melbourne (3 Sep) transit and Port Albert (10 Sep) arrival datestamps. Cover addressed to John Williams/Messrs Schiller & Theil who was their store manager at Tarraville in Gippsland. One of the earliest overseas covers to this destination.

998 998

996

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1861 (Mar 12) incoming entire letter written at Marseilles (February 8), addressed “Mr J.B. Were/Royal Swedish Norwegian/ Consulate/Melbourne/Australie”, bearing Napoleon imperf 80c with enormous margins three sides (portion of three adjoining units), slightly trimmed at left, tied by Diamond ‘1896’, Marseilles ‘12/MARS’ datestamp alongside, backstamped Melbourne. [Jonathan Binns Were, founder of the venerable sharebroking firm, was revered by his contemporaries for the extraordinary number of his consular posts he held. He was knighted by the Kings of Sweden and Denmark] 1886 two to Henry K. Rusden Esq in the Dept of Police, Melbourne [1] (May 17) inbound from Newcastle NSW with 6d violet P13 tied indistinct sunburst; [2] 1868 (Feb 5) from Brighton with 2d Laureate with poor BN cancel. [Comes with biographical entry from Encyclopedia of Australian Science which - inter alia - notes that he was an accountant in the Police till 1891; quite a famous Victorian.] 1899 (Aug 7) use of Inland Parcel Tag stated to have weighed 5lbs with 6d & 3d with three fine strikes (two tying the adhesives) of ‘VIOLET TOWN/AU7/99/VICTORIA’ cds, initialled “HS” at left, accompanied by a previously adhered-to-the-label 2/6d yellow Stamp Duty cancelled with manuscript “AU/7” x2 which overscore the datelines of a previously applied Violet Town ‘JY17/99’ cds. Interesting item! [It appears that the previously cancelled 2/6d was on a different parcel label and stuck on this one, ‘HS’ presumably the Post Master, authorising this.]

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1902-05 Taxed PPCs with Red & Green postage dues frankings comprising [1] 1902 (27 Nov) from GB to Melbourne franked KEVII ½d with 1d & 2d added, [2] 1903 (22 Jan) from India franked QV ½a with 1d added and [3] 1905 (14 Jun) from Melbourne to Tallangatta (redirected to Elsternwick) with 2d added; all manuscript cancelled, fine overall. (3) Stamp Duty Issues on Cover comprising [1] 1896 (Sep 7) petite cover from Melbourne to Carlton with QV 1d pair cancelled 1002 * by ‘MELBOURNE/11A/SE7/96’ datestamps; [2] 1902 (Aug 27) with Large Numeral 1d, inadmissible and taxed at double deficiency; some aging. VICTORIA | Barred Numerals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1003 Printed Pages For Barred Numerals ‘1’ to ‘2100’ in twenty-one matching 3-ring albums. Brand new. 1004 State Period Group of Railway Station Cancels mounted on pages with clear readable cancels, the highlight is ‘2007’ RRRR. There are several coloured strikes. Quite a useful collection with five covers and little duplication. (89) *

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VICTORIA | Barred Numerals 1005 S 77: (A2) 1st type on 6d black Adapted Design. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Somerton-PO 1/1/1854; closed c.1864. 1006 S 99: (A2) 1st type very fine strike on 4d Beaded Oval. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Wickliffe-PO 1/3/1856; closed 29/4/1988. 1007 D 103: (B2) Type 1A on 4d Laureate. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Belvoir-PO 1/6/1856; renamed Wodonga PO 26/7/1869. 1008 D 103: (B1) Type 1A on part Commissioner of Trade & Customs frank. [Rated RRRR] 1009 S 112: ‘112’ (A2) 1st type largely fine strike on 4d Emblems. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Dunkeld-PO 1/12/1855; LPO 8/3/1994.

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283: 283’ (B2) 1st type on 4d Beaded Oval. [Rated RRRRR] Allocated to McCullum’s Creek-PO 1/1/1860; renamed Craigie PO 14/12/

1874; closed 31/12/1949.

$320

PO c.-/10/1887.

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289: ‘289’ (A2) type 2C on 1d Netted Corners (thinned). [Rated RRR] Allocated to Hotham-PO 20/3/1860; renamed North Melbourne 326: ‘326’ (B2) on 1d Netted Corners. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Traralgon-PO 1/1/1861. 326: (A2) 1st type tied to 2d DLR on small piece with fine ‘TRARALGON/FE6/71/VICTORIA’ cds alongside. [Rated RRRR] 348: (B2) 1st type on 6d black Beaded Oval. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Alma-PO 1/7/1861; TO 31/10/1959; closed 30/4/1969. 350: (B2) part strike on 1d Netted Corners. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Bald Hills-PO 13/7/1861; closed 1/7/1895. 364: ‘364’ (B2) on 6d Adapted Design. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Kangaroo-PO 21/10/1861; renamed Tarilta PO 16/4/1866; closed 31/8/ 367: (B1) on 2d violet Naish, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Burnt Creek-PO 1/11/1861; renamed Bromley PO 1/2/1885; closed 30/6/1942. 369: (A2) on 2d Bell. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Preston Hill-PO 4/11/1861; closed 25/1/1887.

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549: ‘549’ (A2) on 2d violet SDuty. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Mount Cottrell-PO 1/1/1866; closed 1/7/1895. 610: ‘610’ (A2) on 2d brown Naish. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Cabbage Tree-PO 6/7/1867; renamed Yangardook PO 21/4/1875; renamed

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728: (B2) largely complete strike on 2d Bell. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Main Lead-PO 1/1/1871; TO 14/4/1934; closed c.1970. 776: ‘776’ (B2) on 1d Astley. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Lake Town-PO 15/3/1872; closed 1/11/1897. 795: 795’ (C2 - as is usual) on 2d mauve Naish. [Rated RRRR - confirmed by Freeman] Allocated to Magpie-PO 1/1/1873; closed 832: ‘832’ (A2) on 2d violet SDuty. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Forest Hill-PO 1/3/1874; closed 8/7/1895.

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900: ‘900’ (B2) in violet on 2d violet. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Springbank-PO 1/9/1875; closed 31/12/1966. 900: (B2) on 1d pink, [Rated RRR]. 1078: ‘1078’ (B2) 2nd type on 1d pink. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Strathbogie-PO 10/7/1878; LPO 1/7/1993. 1116: ‘MC/16’ (A2) on 2d sepia on piece with very small part [Woosa]ng alongside. Allocated to Woosang-PO 1/3/1879; closed 9/3/

1940.

1161: ‘[M]C/61’ (A2) on 1d green Naish. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Coromby-PO 6/10/1879; closed 14/1/1970.

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1262: ‘MC[C]/62’ (C2) on 2d sepia. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Emu Vale-PO 1/2/1882; closed 1/4/1893. 1345: ‘MC[CC]/45’ (B2) on 1d green Naish. [Rated RRRRR - Freeman & White “known on postal card...and one stamp.”.]

1032 S

1347: ‘MCCC/47’ (A2) largely very fine strike on 1d orange-brown. [Rated RRRRR] Allocated to Bagshot-PO 16/7/1883; closed 1/7/

1034 S 1035 S

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1893.

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1374: ‘MCCC/74’ (B2) on 2d violet SDuty. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Neilborough North-PO 1/11/1883; renamed Summerfield PO 1/11/ 1378: ‘MCCC/78’ (B2) on 2d violet SDuty. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Tittybong-PO 1/1/1884; RO 16/9/1904; PO 1/7/1927; closed 31/3/

1385: ‘MCCC/85’ (B2) on ½d pink SDuty. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Parkville-PO c.-/12/1883; LPO 14/6/1996.

1036 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040

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1030 S 1031 S

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Couangalt PO 1/9/1875; closed 1/9/1895.

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1446: ‘MCCCC/46’ (A2) fine strike on 2d mauve Naish. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Macorna North-PO 1/5/1885; closed c.-/2/1895. 1527: ‘MD/27’ (B2) (non-duplex) on 2d mauve Naish. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Windsor-PO c.-/8/1886; LPO 4/10/1993. 1558: ‘MD/58’ (A2) 1st type on 2d violet. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Timboon-PO 7/3/1887; LPO 3/9/1996. 1596: ‘MD/96’ (A2) on 2d violet. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Wychitella South-PO 4/10/1887; closed 31/10/1907. 1687: (A2) ‘1687’ on 2d violet. [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Kinypanial South-Renamed from Kinneypaniel South PO c.1898; RO 15/8/ 1917; PO 1/7/1927; TO 15/9/1944; closed 19/8/1952.

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1687: (B1) watery complete strike tying 1d pink to postcard (‘Mount Misery and Coal Pit’, NSW) with weak Kinneypaniel South datestamp alongside. [Rated RRRR] 1738: (A2) 1st type (round top to 3) on 2d violet SDuty. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Scoresby-PO 20/1/1890; closed 5/7/1979. 1798: (A2+) superb strike on QV 2d violet. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to McKenzie Creek-PO 17/10/1890; RO c.1924; PO 1/7/1927;

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1894: (B2) 1st type on 2d brown (faults). [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Hodgkinson-PO 10/2/1892; closed 1/9/1916. 2050: (A2) ‘2050 fine and largely complete strike on 1d pink. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Mallacoota West-PO 16/12/1901; renamed

closed 31/8/1976.

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2060: (A2) ‘[2]060’ on 1d pink. [Rated RRR]. Allocated to Clifton Springs-PO 12/3/1902; closed 8/8/1921. 2060: (C1) weak but complete strike tying 1d pink to black and white PPC (“The Hotel, Clifton Springs”), fair 1906 Clifton Springs datestamp alongside, card has age spotting. [Rated RRR] 2063: ‘2063’ (B2) tying 1d pink to PPC, fair 1905 Mt Eccles cds alongdside. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Mount Eccles-PO 7/4/1902; closed 30/6/1951.

2078: (A2 - RR) of Barrapoort Rail, ‘[2]081’ (A2 - R) of Valinda/Evelyn, ‘2085’ (B2 - RR) of Pomonal & ‘[2]090’ (B2 - RRR) of Italian Gully, all on 1d pinks. (4)

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2089: (C1) ‘2089’ smudged but discernible strike tying 1d pink to PPC with adjacent Eurack ‘9JUL08’ cds, addressed to Kirrup (WA). [Rated RRR] Allocated to Eurack-Renamed from Eurack Creamery PO 1/7/1905; closed 29/4/1961. 2099: ‘[2]099’ (A2) on 9d red. [Rated RRRRR] Allocated to Victoria Street, Richmond-PO 3/12/1906; renamed Richmond North PO 1/11/ 1924.

VICTORIA | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1960s Anglesea to Yea Postmark Selection of single date line or timed single date line cds cancels mostly on 1960s 4c or 5c 1052 * rate Tatts covers x253 (some are fronts) with 137 different locations identified including Ballan, Mil PO Bandiana, Beveridge, Boneo Road, Cowangee, Glenthompson, Gormandale, Goroke x2, Heyfield, Jeparit, Landsborough, Marnoo, Merberra, Moyhu, Nullawarre, Picola, RAAF Sale East, Strathmerton, Tangambalanga, Tongala, Wandin North, Warenheip, Wesburn, Yallourn North; some faults but generally fine. Good lot. (253) 1053 State Period Group of Railway Station Datestamps mounted on pages including Massey Railway, Clyde Rly Stn, Everton Station, Ondit Railway Stn, Creighton, Barraport Rail, etc. Nice group with generally good cancels and little duplication, includes seven covers. (34)

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VICTORIA | Datestamps 1054 D Manangatang: [1] blue ‘MANAGATANG/PAID/1030AM-7OC81/VIC-AUST-3546’ (spelling error) used for a few months only rated PPPP; [2] red ‘RELIEF/PAID/5-P16OC81/1/VIC-AUST’, used at Manangatang until a new paid datestamp was supplied. Quite rare. RO 6/1/1913; PO 11/9/1915; LPO 28/9/1993. 1055 D Yungera: ‘YUNGERA/[?]/[VIC-AUS]T’ (A3) on 2½d red KGVI. [Rated PPPP] Renamed from Narrung West RO 1/4/1926; PO 1/7/ 1927; closed 20/2/1952.

VICTORIA | Travelling Post Offices 1056 *D English Mail TPO Cancel Range: with covers comprising [1] India 1909 to Melbourne with superb double-ring ‘ENGLISH MAIL TPO/IN/12/7/09’ backstamp; [2] India 1914 to Samoa backstamped with ‘ENGLISH MAIL TPO AU10 1914’ machine cancel (+ Apia arrival cds); [3] German 1909 ship mail cover to Sydney backstamped with Suez transit cds, ‘ENGLISH MAIL TPO MR22 1909’ machine cancel (+ Balmain arrival cds), [4] English Mail TPO cds cancels (all improved) on piece x13 on Victoria issues (12) or Tasmania 4d Pictorial; also [5] NSW 1910 uprated Stationery envelope from England to Sydney backstamped with ‘ENGLISH MAIL NSW/MR21 _____ 1910’ machine cancel. (17 items)

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1057 F Forgeries predominantly Spiro types including imperf 1854 1d black x2 plus 2d blue & 6d brown!, 1860 2d orange x2 & 6d sagegreen, also rouletted/perforated to 1/- x2, 1874 ‘ONE PENNY’ on 2d yellow x5, very mixed condition. Useful group. (28) WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1058 W 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 4d blue SG #3, good to large even margins, unused, Cat Cat £375. 1059 G 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 4d blue, 4 margins, SG #3a, showing striking pre-printing paper fold at lower left and small Commissariat puncture in centre, cancelled 15-Bar ‘8’ of Fremantle. 1060 W 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 1/- pale brown SG #4c, complete margins, unused, Cat £450. 1061 W 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 1/- pale brown, close to large margins, unused, also showing ‘OS’ of ‘POSTAGE’ in watermark. 1062 W 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 1/- pale brown, SG #4c large example from the base of the sheet with marginal watermark lines, faint crease, good to huge margins, unused, Retail $1,250. 1063 G 1860-64 Imperf Recess Wmk Swan 6d sage-green, 4 good to close margins, SG #28, Cat £400, 15 bar ‘2’ cancel.

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1860-64 Imperf Recess Wmk Swan 6d sage-green SG #28, shaved (at top left) to good margins, tidy cancel, Cat £400. RPSV Certificate (2006). 1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 12½ 1d bistre (Wmk Upright), 2d chrome-yellow, 4d carmine, 6d mauve (no gum), 1/- bright green & 1/- sage-green (bend/crease) SG #52, 54, 56, 60-62, part-gum, some characteristic perf blemishes, strong colours, Cat £1,260. (6) 1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 12½ 1/- bright green handstamped ‘SPECIMEN.’ SG #61s, large-part gum, fine & undercatalogued at £200. 1871-73 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 14 3d pale brown and 3d cinnamon SG #63 & 63a, fine mint, Cat £100. (2) 1871-73 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 14 3d cinnamon handstamped ‘SPECIMEN.’ SG #63s, fine unused, Cat £140. 1882-85 Recess Wmk Crown/CA (Sideways) Perf 14 2d chrome-yellow SG #77 vertical pair, each with pencil annotations on reverse, lower unit MUH; also 1905-12 Crown/A 9d orange Wmk Upright SG #146b mint; Cat £136+ (2)

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1882-85 Recess Wmk Crown/CA (Sideways) Perf 14 6d lilac, handstamped ‘SPECIMEN.’ SG #80s, unused, Cat £140. 1885 Surcharges 1d on 3d cinnamon block of 4 with Thick ‘1’ with Slanting Top, SG 91a, MUH, Cat £320++. 1893 Surcharged in Green Crown CC 1d on 3d pale brown SG #107 block of 42 (7x6) from base of the sheet with lower sheet margin intact, showing progressive downward shift of overprint, 4th unit bottom row with kiss print of ‘ON’ of ‘ONE’, fresh MUH, Cat £588++. 1893 Surcharged in Green 1d on 3d pale brown SG #107 block of 12, fine MUH, Cat £168++. 1898-1907 Wmk W Crown A 2d bright yellow watermark inverted SG #113w, fine used, Cat £120.

1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 12½ or 12½x12 10/- deep mauve with colour flaw in curved line above ‘E’ of ‘POSTAGE’ BW #W65Ad on registered small printed cover to Hungary, fine ‘REGISTERED/17AP03/PERTH WA’ oval datestamp, Napoli & Budapest backstamps. Rare on cover. RPSV Certificate (2012).

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1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 12½ or 12½x12 £1 orange-brown, marginal example from right of the sheet with colour flaw below ‘ND’ of ‘POUNDS’, fine mint, SG #128 Cat £375 (as normal stamp), BW #W66Ad, Cat $750. 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 12½ or 12½x12 £1 orange with Perth CTO for inclusion in 1910 presentation sets SG #128a (BW #W66Bx). Small perf blemishes, hinge remains, well centred and fresh appearance, Cat £400 (BW $300, in 2004). 1905-12 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A Perf 12½ or 12½x12 5/- emerald-green, SG #148, se-tenant types 2-1-2 strip of 3, BW #W64c, Cat $850+, additionally the first unit has retouch upper left frame, cancelled with ‘PINGELLY/30OC/12/WA’ (frame almost completely absent).

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1905-12 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A Perf 11 1d rose-red P11 marginal block of 4 from the right of the sheet, fresh MUH, SG #151 Cat £180 (mounted), BW #W13A Cat $300 (mounted). 1080 ** 1912 Surcharges 1d on 2d wmk sideways horizontal strip of 3 with double surcharge one inverted and light. Not listed in BW. [A pair which originally, with this lot, formed a strip of 5, has a good RPSofV Certificate] WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Fiscals 1081 U 1893-97 Swan Type Selection comprising Long Type Wmk Crown/A 2d (the key value), 3d, 6d, & 1/-, 1897 Wmk W crown A 1d, 6d & 2/6d (postal cancel over manuscript cancel), ‘IR’ Surcharges 2d, 3d & 6d plus 1d ochre with single green bar unused (faults) and 1860 2d orange with commissariat puncture, variable condition, retail approx $1,800. (12)

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Revenues Stamp Duty: 1964 share transfer form (tear at right) for transfer from a Victorian to Western Australian resident with WA 9/- & 1082 * 9d Impressed Duties in red with Victoria 10/- & 5/- Stamp Duties affixed over the top. Remarkable usage. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Franks 1083 PS General Post Office: Karman #W410.2 unusually in green on 1901 (May 8) ‘ON HER MAJESTY’S SERVICE’ (‘HER’ scored through with ‘HIS’ handstamped above) printed envelope addressed to Sir Arthur Snowden in Melbourne, ‘GENERAL POST OFFICE/PERTH WA’ & ‘RESISTERED/PERTH WA’ x2 oval handstamps in violet, Registered Melbourne backstamp.

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ex 1086 WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers 1084 PS 1902 Double Borders ½d green on thick manilla & 1d red on thin manilla, PSSA #WR1-2, some creasing, rare. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal History 1085 * 1908 (Jun 4) cover to Melbourne Tramway & O (omnibus) Company with 3d SG #141 plus ½d SG #138 strip of 3 + single tied by ‘R’-in-oval cancels, double-oval ‘REGISTERED/4 JUN 1908/GPO PERTH’ datestamp, registered Melbourne backstamp. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1086 The Postal Markings Illustrated by the Western Australia Study Group (1984-2002), 975pp looseleaf in two binders. Long outof-print with ten years having passed since the last supplements were completed. An essential reference with recent copies selling for $1,100+ at auction. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Datestamps Mundabullangana: three strikes March 27, 1931 tying KS 2d Plate 3 marginal and 3d (light foxing) to Frank Hedges env to 1087 * Perth, Air Mail etiquette alongside. TLC will help, scarce.

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AUSTRALIA | Collections & Accumulations 1088 */**/U/C 1913-40s in Lighthouse 30 page stockbook incl [1] 1927 Canberra 1½d marginal perf ‘T’ block of 12 (MLH top row & margin), 1929 Swan 1½d Swan, 2 marginal blocks of 4, with one unit in each Re-entry, 1932 1/- Lyre, Hermes (12, incl 2 imprint blocks), few coil pairs & testers, [2] used range incl 1913 6d Engraved Kooka CTO, 1927 Canberra (11 with FDI cancels plus FDC), later 6d Kooka (10, one with partial Norfolk Island cds), 1/- Lyre (9) 1932 Bridge set to 5/- CTO, 1934 Vic Centenary (2 sets plus 4 additional 1/- incl a strip of 3), Macarthur (2 sets), 1935 ANZAC, Jubilee, £1 Robes thick paper (2), [3] other items incl opt ‘OS’ issues Kingsford-Smith pair used, 1/- Lyre, Bridge (2 sets, one CTO), [4] perf ‘OS’ simplified (6, plus few extra), also 10/- Robes optd ‘SPECIMEN’, [5] Cinderellas incl War Savings stamps KGV 6d (2), 5/- (faults), later 6d Plane P11 block of 4, P14 (2), 194646 Myer 5/10d Food Parcel label cut-out, few plate nos, imprints etc. Generally fine throughout. (600+ & 2 FDCs). 1089 */**/U 1913-65 Collection in ‘Old World Stamps Colour Album’ with various used Roos incl 2nd wmk 2/- brown, 3rd wmk 5/-, SM wmk 5/-, CofA 10/-, both 6d optd ‘OS’, few large and small perf ‘OS’ issues, CofA £1 & £2 (2), all 3 optd ‘SPECIMEN’, mixed wmks of KGV to 1/4d (5, incl perf ‘OS’), mostly used, KGV Heads optd ‘OS’ (7), perf ‘OS’ commems and ‘OS’ opts (13, mostly CTO from packs), Kooka M/S, 1932 Bridge set, 1934 Vic Centenary (2 sets P10½), most KGV-KGVI issues incl 1937-49 Robes (both sets, plus 10/- opts ‘SPECIMEN’), 1948-56 Arms (4, plus £2 optd ‘SPECIMEN’), 1963-65 Navigators to £1 (MUH/MLH), £2 CTO, also BCOF 1946-48 set (MLH) with Roller flaw on 1/-. etc. Mixed condition. (Approx 400 & M/S). 1090 U 1913-77 Seven Seas standard pages basically simplified collection in generally fine condition. Roos with each 2/- brown but a bit sparse to a poor 5/- CofA, KGV stronger but still a bit sparse. Other pre-decimals incl Arms set and lower value Robes but lack the higher ticket items (eg 5/- Bridge, £1 Robes, Navigators top values), otherwise nearly complete per pages to 1977 Christmas. Value in the Roos, KGV and all ‘OS’ opts. (100s) 1091 U 1913-2003 Collection in four volumes with Kangaroos 1st Wmk to 2/- including 5d & 6d CTO, 2nd Wmk to 2/-, 3rd Wmk to 5/(2), plus 10/- perf OS CTO (3), & £1 Grey, SMult Wmk to 10/-, CofA Wmk to 5/- plus SPECIMEN set, good range of KGV all wmks and perfs present, including shades, perf OS, later KGV commemoratives incl 5/- Bridge commercially used, KGVI and QEII to £2 King, then a comprehensive range of decimals, also ‘OS’ opts incl K/Smith, Postage Dues mono and bicolours with £1 (small fault), BCOF to 5/-, etc, variable condition, many CTO especially modern issues. (few 1000s). 1092 */** 1936-65 Selection of minor flaws on Pre-decimal issues all illustrated by Jack Peake incl 1936 3d Cable gutter block of 4 N.E & L.A, 1940 AIF 1d strip of 4 one unit Broken Wings, ½d Roo with Ear to ‘O’, Dilly Bag & Foggy Hills Retouch, others incl blocks, strips, etc of 1949 Scout, UPU, 1954 Royal Visit 3d, 1956 Olympics 1/-, 2/-, 1957 Flying Doctor, 1957 Christmas 3d, 1958 Qantas, War Memorial, 1959-64 Flower 2/-, 2/3d, 1960 Guides, 1963-65 Birds incl 1/6d, 2/-, 2/6d, 3/-, Churchill, ANZAC 8d, etc. (300+) 1093 */** 1941-2005 Diverse range incl [1] 1941-44 KGVI 2d mauve corner block of 8, one unit Medallion flaw, [2] 1964 Christmas 5d marginal strip of 5 showing inverted ‘Kiss print’ affecting all units & right hand margin, plus [3] 1974 $2 Painting showing ‘AUSTRALIA’ & ‘$2’ doubly printed with one impression misplaced and reversed, (both pages written up by Jack Peake) [4] 2005 Rotary imperf M/S of 10 (numbered 6809/10500) with logo issued at Pacific Explorer Exhibition. 1094 */**/U 1947-77 Issues in 2 good quality stockbooks, mostly MLH with 1948-56 Arms optd ‘SPECIMEN’ (3), 1959-64 5/- Cattle white paper, 1963-65 Navigators (6), (ex 1966 Decimals), 1971 Christmas bocks of 7 (2), later issues, also few odd imprint blocks, etc, range of fine used issues plus odd unmounted issue throught out. (100s) 1095 U Commonwealth & Colonies Used Collection in stockbook, includes Kingsford Smith OS pair CTO, 5/- Bridge CTO, £1 Robes x3, Arms set x3, range of Roos to 2/- & KGV Heads to 1/4d. Also NSW (60), Qld (75), SA (26), Tas (40), Vic (200) & WA (30), Some earlies in the colonies but condition is more variable here. There is is some postmark potential. Overall a good useful lot. 1096 */**/U Roos to 1965 Issues incl [1] few mint Roos incl CofA £1 grey optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D, few KGV Heads to 4½d, 1934 Vic Centenary, 1937-49 Robes (2 sets), 5/- Cattle (3) plus many KGVI & QE low values, 1963-65 Navigators (6) to £2, etc, [2] used incl ½d Roo wmk inv, 9d (22), 1/- (21), 5/- (5), KGV to 1/4d (2, one perf ‘OS’), range of opt ‘OS’ & perf ‘OS’ issues, 1934 Vic Centenary (2 sets), 1935 Jubilee, 1937-49 Robes (2 sets), 1948-56 Arms £2 (2), etc. Mixed condition. (1150) 1097 ** Sheet Folder variety with [1] £sd 1956 no wmk 1/- lyrebird in badly toned SW corner block of 24 (4x6) incl roller flaw over O of ONE x6 [R1-6/6], 1956 Olympics 2/- lower marginal horiz imprint block of 20, 1958 5½d War Memorial pair irreg large block of 36 from Sheet A incl retouches [8/8 & 9/4] cat $50 each; [2] decimals with 1968 WWW 5c & 20c plus Intelsat 25c half-panes of 50 each, 1969 5c Flight sheet of 100, pane of 50 and strips of 3 x15, 1971 Christmas cream paper sheet of 100, 1973 7c Sydney Opera House sheet of 100 scarcer perf 15x14 BW #654 (Cat $350+). As fine, current retail well over $1,000 but some with usually very light tone spots so very competitive estimate! [Also six mint unfolded “personalised” 30c aerogrammes for 1978 and 1979 Antarctica flights, and large size Postage Paid envs] (100s) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroo & Map Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1098 U 1d Roos Bonanza comprising 3,500+ crammed into stockbook including a strip of 6, strip of 4, blocks of 4 x3, pairs x70, also Watermark Inverted x12, Perf Small ‘OS’ x65, Perf Large ‘OS’ x90, Perf ‘OS/NSW’ x95, Heaps of potential for variety, plating or postmark enthusiasts. (3500) 1099 F 3d Olive Die I Watermark Inverted 1st wmk very w/c greenish shade, 3rd wmk yellowish shade BW #12a and 13a. Small perf blemishes, cat $375. (2) 1100 */**/U Kangaroos in KA-BE Stockbook mixed wmks with ½d green (15, incl 13 used), 1d (27, incl 23 used), 2d (13, incl 11 used), 2½d (10, incl 4 used), 3d (12, incl 9 used), 4d, 5d, 6d blue (11, incl 10 used), brown (14 used, incl 2 opt ‘OS’), 9d (13 used, SM wmk imprint block of 4 - x2 units MUH), 1/- (10, incl 9 used, and MLH wmk sideways), 2/- brown used, maroon (28, incl 7 MLH incl imprint block of 4), 5/- (NWPI opt), £1 grey on piece (faults), many varieties, perf ‘OS’ large & small, ‘OS/NSW’, various shades, also few NWPI issues scattered throughout, etc. Mixed condition. (160+) 1101 U Perf ‘OS’ Selection in mixed fair to fine condition with 1st wmk Large ‘OS’ x5 incl 4d orange x3 and small ‘OS’ x7 to 6d; 3rd wmk x10 to 2/- maroon with some Die varieties, SM wmk 6d, 9d and 1/- fine CTO. Plus KGV ½d greens single wmk x5 and LM wmk x12 (one has ‘T’ perfin). (42) 1102 U Perf Small ‘OS’ Selection in mixed mainly fine cds condition [1] 1st wmk 1d Die II poss unused, 2d pair machine cancel, 3d Die I, 6d, 9d; [2] 2nd wmk 2/- short perfs top left; [3] 3rd wmk 2½d x2 machine cancels. Nice variety, Retail c$500. (9) 1103 **/* Selected Issues mainly fine and fresh lightly hinged with [1] first wmk 2d grey; [2] third wmk 2½d shades x6 (2 perf ‘OS’ - both faulty), 9d Die IIB; [3] SM wmk 6d x2; [4] CofA wmk 6d MUH, 2/- Die II x4, redrawn die x5 (4x MUH incl pair). Odd bend and small perf and gum blemishes, generally well centred, min cat $600 (excludes both 2½d perf ‘OS’). Good value. (20) 1104 **/* Selection reasonably well-centred comprising [1] 1st Wmk 1d red Die II hinged with some ink smearing at left; [2] 3rd Wmk 3d olive-green Die I BW #13G MUH, a strongly inked top marginal with brownish gum (selvedge hinge). Nice duo, min retail $150. (2) 1105 U Stockbook Accumulation all watermarks stock in mixed poor to occasionally fine condition including perf ‘OS’ large and small plus smattering other official perfins. Appears to be presented in watermark order (we haven’t checked all these) with the lower the stamp value, the greater the quantity - eg various ½d x24, 1d x39, 2½d x3, 5d x2, 6d chestnut x50, 2/- brown x7 (all third wmk), 5/- x3 (all CofA wmk), uncounted 2d, 3d, 9d, 1/-, 2/- maroon. Bargain - but needs time, love and affection. (100s)

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Varieties Selection mostly used with [1] 1st Wmk 2d watermark inverted; [2] 3rd Wmk 3d Die I white scratch from left frame to Albany in a vertical pair (variety unit repaired corner) & 3d Die II, 6d chestnut hairline from value circle to map & 6d chestnut mint pair (tonespot) the left-hand unit broken leg, 2/- maroon flaw on ‘S’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’; [3] CofA Wmk 6d oblique scratch from Broome to left frame & mint 2/- maroon Die II corner marginal example chopped neck State II with additional break in coast above kangaroo; condition rather mixed, Cat $600+. (8) 1107 U 2½d Indigo range of shades with some mixed condition comprising [1] 1st watermark x6, one (light stain) islands east of Cape York [2L11] BW #9(2)f, one machine cancel, others cds incl variety (one blunted corner - not the variety); [2] 2nd watermark x8 cds incl horiz pair; [3] 3rd watermark x5 with perf ‘OS’ BW #11b vert strip of 3, islands south of WA [2L30] (cat $125) and retouch first A of AUSTRALIA + + [2L43] (cat $150), BW #11(2)g & l. High catalogue over $1,100, good value. (19) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1108 * ½d to 1/- lightly hinged with just the odd small perf or gum blemish, includes 1d Dies I & II, 3d is Die I, 9d has two white flaws between value circle and SA coast [2L31] BW #24(2)l cat $450. Strong original colours, Cat $1,747. (11) 1109 U ½d to 2/- complete with extras and only small imperfections. 1d is Die II, 3d x2 shades both Die I, 4d orange x2 shades assumed BW #15A&C, 6d x3 shades may be BW #17A and #17C x2, 1/- x2 shades prob both BW #30A, 2/- appears dark brown BW #35B. All cds ex 2/- Perth registered oval, Cat $800+. (16) 1110 U Perf Large ‘OS’ very mixed poor to good all postal cds 1d (Die II) to 1/- (3d Die I). PLUS small ‘OS’ 3rd wmk 3d Die I, 9d and 1/- Die IIb, 5/- very pale shade. High retail c$540, but inspection a must. (12)

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AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark 1111 F ½d Green Plate 2 POSTAGE - weakness retouched (3rd state) [2L12], BW #1(2)eb, tonespot & a short perf, machine cancel clear of the variety, Cat $225. 1112 U 1d Red Flaws comprising [1] Die I Plate B ‘1’ flaw west of Tasmania BW #2(B)f; [2] Die II Plate E Extra Island (two Tasmanias) BW #3(E)d; [3] Die II Plate E diagonal white scratch below ‘A’ of ‘AUST’ BW #3(E)g; [4] Die IIA Plate G cut throat BW #4(G)i; [5] Die IIA Plate K break in lower left of value circle BW #4(K)h; & [6] unlisted Plate H flaw [R3] breaks over top of ‘S’ of Australia, etc; some perf faults/blemishes, mostly fine, Cat $450+. 1113 V 1d Red Die I marginal block of 4 with Melbourne ‘DE3/13’ datestamp BW #2w. Very fresh with full unmounted o.g. Scarce multiple. 1114 * 1d Red Die II CA monogram single, BW #3(F)za, small hinge remainder, rough perfs, Cat $350.

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1118

1119

1d Red Die IIA Plate G cracked electro - state II [G26] (Adams, Bell & Pope state 4) BW #4(G)ka being the upper unit in a vertical pair, woolly perfs, well centred, lightly cancelled, Cat $500+. 1d Red Die IIA perf Small ‘OS’ cracked electro - state II [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope state 4/5) BW #4ba(G)ka, some some nibbed/woolly perfs, Cat $750 as perf ‘OS’. 1d Red Die IIA Plate G cracked electro - state II [GR26] (Adams, Bell & Pope state 4/5) BW #4(G)ka, Geraldton (WA) cds largely clear of the flaw, Cat $500. 2d Grey selection incl Large ‘OS’ horizontal pair and Small ‘OS’ single (perf tone), two varieties [1R37 cds, 2R10 machine cancel], two others (one cds, one BN ‘174’). Small blemishes, good to very good centring, min cat $260. (7) 2d Grey varieties with cds, small blemishes, mainly w/c [1] watermark inverted BW #5a; [2] retouch bottom frame and flaw in Gulf of Carpenteria in horiz strip of three [1L4-6] BW #5(1)d (left unit perf tone); [3] scratch from E of PENCE to map [2L28] and scratch from value circle through map to T of POSTAGE [2L34] BW #5(2)e & f. Cancellations clear of varieties, cat c$320. (6)

$250 $250 $200 $100

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2d Grey Watermark Inverted fresh NE corner block of 8 [2L3-6 & 9-12] with Jubilee lines in full selvedge at top (small adhesions), part selvedge right, light gum wrinkle noted for accuracy. Minor varieties noted at posns 4, 5 and 10 (latter with scratch off Albany coast most easily noticeable of these). Scarce to rare, retail $3,000 (as eight singles).

1121 1121 V 1122 U 1123 U 1124 F 1125 V 1126 ** 1127 V

ex 1122

1124

1125

1126

2d Grey with quarter cancel of Melbourne ‘DE[5]/[13]’ CTO datestamp, excellent centring, without gum, Cat $100. 2d Grey varieties [1] retouch bottom frame at right and flaw in Gulf of Carpenteria [1L6], machine cancel; [2] retouch left frame and shading NW of map [1L55] BW #5A(1)j, 1915 cds. Cancellations well clear of varieties, BW #5(1)d & j min cat $280. (2) 2½d Indigo Perf Large ‘OS’ BW #9Aba. Nibbed perfs at left, light Victoria machine cancel, Cat $300. Difficult stamp. 2½d Indigo Perf Small ‘OS’ BW #9Abb. Off-centre right, small nick right of Tasmania, Melbourne number ‘5’ cds. Very hard stamp, Cat $350. 2½d Indigo with quarter cancel of the distinctive Melbourne ‘[25AP13]’ CTO datestamp BW #9wa, hinge remainder, large-part gum. Only 400 issued. 3d Olive Die I right marginal (hinge traces in selvedge), BW #12, slightly yellowish gum, very fresh, Cat $450. 3d Olive-Green Die I CTO pair with complete strike of Melbourne ‘DE3/13’ datestamp, without gum. Scarce multiple.

1127 1128 V 1129 * 1130 *

1123

1128

1129

$1,600

$250 $120 $100 $100 $400 $140 $250

1130

3d Olive Die I with Brisbane CTO datestamp, BW #12wd, large part gum. Post office records indicate only 32 were issued. 4d Orange BW #15, Cat $150, centred high, fresh MVLH. 4d Orange Perf Large ‘OS’ on 1916 (Jan 16) Perth registered official cover, unclaimed locally, being an attractive late use of this issue which had been replaced by KGV 4d a year earlier, minor blemishes.

$800 $110 $150

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1131 1131

1132 F 1133 *

1134 1134 * 1135 ** 1136 F 1137 * 1138 V

1135

1141 V 1142 F 1143 F

1145 F 1146 V 1147 ** 1148 V

1136

1137

1140

1141

1142

1145

1146

$140 $100 $100

1138

$250 $220 $500 $100 $800

1143

9d Violet with part Melbourne ‘[AP]15/[13]’ CTO datestamp, without gum, Cat $200. Very scarce, only 200 issued. 9d Violet with quarter cancel of the distinctive Melbourne ‘[25AP13]’ CTO datestamp BW #9wa, well centred, large-part gum. Only 400 issued. 9d Deep Violet with Brisbane CTO cancel BW #24wd, trivial thin spot, large-part gum. Rare. 9d Pale Violet Plate 1 break frame in left frame opposite ‘A’ and white flaw below ‘AU’ [1R30] BW #24(1)e, well centred, neat postmark slightly impinges on flaw, Cat $175. 9d Deep Violet Plate 1 break frame in left frame opposite ‘A’ and white flaw below ‘AU’ [1R30] BW #24(1)e, well centred, tidy postmark clear of the flaws, Cat $175.

1144 1144 F

1133

5d Chestnut Plate 2 flaw in grass in front of kangaroo and white flaw in top right corner [2R5] BW #16(2)e, off-centre, fine mint, Cat $450. 6d Blue BW #17C. Few shortish perfs, fresh well centred marginal stamp (hinge rems on selvedge), Cat $750. 6d Blue Perf Small ‘OS’ watermark inverted BW #17bca, a couple of nibbed, perfs, used. Rare - BW states at page 2/77 “Watermark inverted has been recorded previously with Small OS puncture, but no evidence for its existence can be found.”. 6d Blue perf small ‘OS’, BW #17bc, regummed, Retail $375. 6d Blue with Brisbane CTO cancel BW #17Cwd, from base of the pane with marginal watermark line, well centred, without gum. Rare.

1139 1139 V 1140 V

1132

4d Orange Perf Large ‘OS’ tied to 1916 (Feb 3) OHMS registered long cover by Perth cds with large red Perth registration label, manuscript “Unclaimed” and Perth ‘21FEB1916’ DLO boxed handstamp in violet. 4d Orange Plate 2 broken value circle [2R24] BW #15(2)g, postmark clear of the flaw, Cat $150. 5d Chestnut BW #16, off centre, Cat $225.

1147

$160 $420 $750 $90 $100

1148

1/- Emerald wmk inverted, BW #30a, Cat $500 for commercially used, cancelled with unframed ‘M.O&S.B/DE29/13/MILDURA’ (B1). 1/- Green watermark inverted, BW #30a, small tear in lower right perf, centred left, lightly cancelled, Cat $500. 2/- Brown with part Melbourne ‘AP[15]/[13]’ CTO datestamp, excellent centring, large-part gum, minimum Cat $500. Very scarce, only 200 issued. 2/- Brown Perf Large ‘OS’ on thinnish paper, faint offset on reverse, MUH, Cat $3,750. 2/- Brown with quarter cancel of Melbourne ‘[DE]5/[13]’ CTO datestamp, corner perf blemish, without gum, Cat $500.

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2/- Brown CTO block of 4 with ‘BRISBANE/12NO13/QUEENSLAND’ datestamp BW #35wd, very fresh, full unmounted o.g. Rare, only 44 issued.

1150 1150 * 1151 V 1152 V 1153 V 1154 V

1151

1156 F 1157 *

1158 V

1153

1154

5/- Grey & Yellow BW #42B MLH, Cat $900. 5/- Grey & Yellow with Melbourne ‘AP15/13’ CTO datestamp, well centred, without gum, Cat $600. Very scarce, only 200 issued. 5/- Grey & Yellow with quarter cancel of the distinctive Melbourne 24 ‘[25AP13]’ CTO datestamp BW #42wa, marginial watermark line at left, nibbed perf, large-part gum (hinge remants), Cat $750. Only 400 issued. 5/- Grey & Yellow Melbourne 24 CTO for UPU distribution with part cds showing ‘4.30P’ in date line BW #42Bwa. Without gum, couple rounded corners and re-perf at right. Bargain (cat $750). 5/- Grey & Yellow with Brisbane CTO cancel, BW #42wd, well centred without gum, underpriced at $1,000, an example in a different shade realized $1,840 in Sale 25 (Oct 26, 2013).

1155 1155 V

1152

1156

$8,000

$380 $380 $650 $125 $1,500

1157

10/- Grey & Pink with quarter cancel of the distinctive Melbourne 24 ‘[25AP13]’ CTO datestamp BW #47wa, hinge remnant, large-part gum, Cat $2,000. Only 400 issued. £1 Brown & Blue BW #51, with blue dot after POSTAGE, unfortunately with forged machine cancel, otherwise a fine stamp. £2 Black & Rose handstamped ‘Specimen’ with duty plate flaw broken coast in bight [R3] BW #55x(D)r, couple short perfs at top, MLH, Cat $850+.

£2 Black & Rose CTO og hinge remains, part Brisbane datestamp, BW #55Awd. Some uneven perfs top and bottom. Scarce to rare.

$1,600 $2,200 $480

$6,750

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1160

1161

1162

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Second Watermark 1159 U 2d Grey selection comprising [1] varieties retouch bottom frame and flaw in Gulf of Carpentaria [1L6] and scratch under P of POSTAGE [2R10] BW #6(1)d & (2)g; [2] three normal used, two cds (one blue Brisbane registered) and one machine cancel. Small blemishes, nice variety, min cat $400. (5) 1160 F 2d Grey variety retouched left frame and shading NW of map [1L55] BW #6A(1)j. Indistinct Queensland cds clear of variety, difficult stamp, cat $500. 1161 F 2d Grey Perf ‘OS’ with scratch from value circle through map to T of POSTAGE [2L34] BW #6A(2)f (Greg Pope second state). Couple perfs lightly toned, near perfect centring, medium sock-it-on-the-nose cds ‘CAIRNS/7AU15/QUEENSLAND’, cat $300. 1162 * 2½d Indigo BW #10A, light hinge remnants, very fresh, Cat $175.

$150 $225 $125 $60

1163

1166

1167 1163 * 1164 U 1165 U 1166 * 1167 F 1168 *

1164

1165

1168

6d Blue perf ‘OS’, (Retail c$675). Scarce stamp. 6d Ultramarine perf ‘OS’ BW #18ba, vertical block of 8 (2x4), lower left unit trimmed perfs, other small imperfections (couple have red marks on front), with ‘LATE FEE/1/18AP17/SPENCER ST C.1 - VIC’ cds x7 quite heavy uneven strikes. Large multiples not common, cat $80 each. 6d Ultramarine perf ‘OS’ BW #18ba, irregular block of 10 (3x3+1 - latter has damaged lower corners and watermark line at base), couple small surface rubs and other imperfections, with ‘PUBLIC OFFICES/AP18/17/MELBOURNE’ unframed cds x7 uneven strikes. Large multiples not common, cat $80 each. 1/- Deep Dull Green BW #31C, Cat $750. BRC unit. 1/- Bright Blue-Green perf ‘OS’ BW #31Bba. Small perf imperfections, o/c SW, neat cds, good colour, Cat $175. 2/- Brown BW #36, Retail $975, very slight toning of perf tips.

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ex 1170

ex 1171

1172

1173

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Third Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1169 U Watermark Inverted 3d olive Die I BW #13Aa o/c NE cat $150, 9d Die II BW #26a w/c cat $250. Both cds and small perf imperfections. (2) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Third Watermark 1170 U 2½d Blue Plate 2 flaws comprising [1] very heavy coastline to WA - state I BW #11(2)da, stamp is torn; [2] islands east of Cape York & [3] islands south of WA BW #11(2)g; Cat $250 (excl 1st item). 1171 U 2d Grey Die I varieties mainly fine cds selection [1L6, 11, 18 & 55, 1R37, 2L10 & 28]. Scarcest is retouch left frame and shading NW of map BW #7(1)j cat $200. Plus normal block of 4 with heavy Melbourne ‘9’ cds. Small blemishes, good centring with cancellations not obscuring the varieties, cat c$700. Very good value. (11) 1172 * 2d Grey watermark inverted BW #7a, well centred mint. 1173 U 2d Grey Die I perf ‘OS’ varieties cds selection with [1] watermark inverted BW #7a & ba cat $175 (see 2013 BW footnote 3 on page 2/46); [2] retouch upper frame at left [1L18] BW #7ba(1)h; [3] retouch left frame and shading NW of map [1L55] BW #7ba(1)j, hard stamp cat $400; [4] two states of scratch from value circle through map to T of POSTAGE (the earlier one machine cancel and damaged corner). Couple with light staining which TLC sure to help. Some other blemishes and postmarks a bit on the heavy side, cat c$950+. Good value. (53)

1175

1176

$100 $80 $180 $100

$200

ex 1177

1174 1174 * 1175 G 1176 * 1177 U

2d Bluish Grey Die I watermark inverted pair the lower unit with deformed ‘LIA’ BW #7(1)k, well centred, Cat $425+. 2d Grey Die IIA Substituted Cliché late state with inner frame largely absent to left of A of AUST, BW #7(1)jb, two short perfs, Cat $2,000. 2d Grey Die I Plate 2 ‘CA’ Monogram single, BW #7(2)za, the tiniest of tonespots on reverse, Cat $900, a lovely stamp. 2d Grey Die IIA range in mixed generally fine condition cds (ex noted) with [1] varieties break inner frame opposite TWO. . . [3R1] Pope p75, shading line breaks upper third of stamp [3R54] BW #8o; [2] perf ‘OS’ with LATE FEE cds; [3] three normals, one only cds. Nice selection, min cat $250. (7)

1178 1178 ** 1179 * 1180 * 1181 G 1182 F

1179

1180

1181

$180 $700 $400 $100

1182

2½d Indigo islands south of WA marginal single, BW #11(2)g, gum bend, few short perfs at base, stamp MUH, Cat $175+. 3d Olive-Green Die II Perf ‘OS’ plus KGV 2d red perf ‘OS’ on 1923 (22 Jan) OHMS registered window-faced Tax Office envelope (corner crease) used from Sydney to Singleton, ‘AR’-in oval handstamp, BW unpriced on cover. Very rare shade, especially on cover. 6d Grey-Blue Die II BW #19E. Nice example of a scarcer shade, Cat $475. 6d Blue Die II with Inverted Watermark, BW #19a, Cat $175, commercially used. 6d Ultramarine Die II watermark inverted, BW #19Aa. Couple shortish perfs, part 1917 Adelaide registered cds, very well centred and fresh, Cat $175.

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** * F **

1184

1185

1186

ex 1187

6d Blue Die II BW#19B CTO, large-part gum. Only the second example we have offered. A previous example (without gum) sold for $442 in Sale #25 in October 2013. 6d Pale Ultramarine Die IIB BW #20C, woolly perfs and evenly aged gum, MUH, retail $425. 6d Pale Ultramarine Die IIB perf ‘OS’, BW #20Cb, (Retail $250). Lovely stamp. 6d Blue Die IIB broken leg on Kangaroo, BW #20(3)d, Cat $750, faults. 6d Chestnut & 1/- Die IIB perf ‘OS’ BW #21ba & 33ba retail c$325. 1/- has small gum stain, both o/c and very fresh appearance. (2)

$450 $100 $135 $100 $70

1190

1189 1188 1191 1188 V 1189 ** 1190 * 1191 F 1192 V

6d Chestnut Die IIB block of 4 with complete ‘GPO MELBOURNE/3AP39/VIC AUST’ CTO cancel BW #21w, without gum. Rare multiple. 9d Violet Die IIB Plate 3 [3R56], BW #27, lower marginal with Jubilee line showing effect of screw strengthening reinforcement below. Desirable positional variety cat $275 (as normal single). 9d Violet Die IIB wmk inverted, BW #27a, Cat $275. 9d Violet Die IIB wmk inverted, BW #27a, (Retail $275). 9d Pale Violet Die IIB Perf ‘OS’ marginal block of 4 with complete GPO Melbourne CTO datestamp, full unmounted o.g. Multiples are elusive.

1193 1193 F 1194 ** 1195 ** 1196 *

1192

1194

1195

$160 $135 $135 $300

1196

9d Pale Violet Die IIB Plate 3 thin-necked Kangaroo [3R28] BW #27(3)h, some nibbed perfs at left, cds postmark just clear of the flaw, Cat $250. 1/- Emerald Die II BW #32, one short perf, Retail $225. 1/- Emerald Die IIB wmk sideways BW #33a, well o/c NW, a fresh marginal single, retail $250. 1/- Emerald Die IIB wmk sideways pair, BW #33aa, usual centring, Cat $400.

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$200

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** ** F **

1198

1199

1200

1/- Emerald Die IIB perf small ‘OS’, BW #33ba, Cat $225, off-centre to base. 2/- Brown BW #37, fluffy perfs, well-centred, Cat $2,500. Scarce stamp. 2/- Brown with unlocated variety vertical hairline in Bight BW #37(U)g, nibbed perf, postmark just clear of flaw, Cat $300. 2/- Maroon BW #38, Cat $500 (retail c$625). Top marginal o/c left, strong fresh colour, excellent value.

1202

1203

1204

1205

$150 $600 $125 $80

1206

1201 1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206

** * U F * V

1207 **

2/- Maroon marginal pair, BW #38, woolly perfs, evenly aged gum, retail $1,250. 2/- Maroon BW #38, woolly perfs, excellent centring, MVLH, retail $225. 5/- Grey & Yellow perf ‘OS’, few nibbled perfs, BW #42, Cat $500. 5/- Grey & Pale Yellow BW #44D, odd short perf. 5/- Grey & Pale Yellow BW #44D, well centred, fine mint, Cat $400. 5/- Grey & Yellow Perf ‘OS’ CTO with gum, BW #44wa, Cat $200.

5/- Grey & Deep Yellow two breaks in NSW coast [R12] BW #44(D)l, fine unmounted, Cat $2,000+.

$320 $100 $200 $60 $220 $100

$1,000

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1208 1208 1209 1210 1211

F * * *

1209

1210

1211

10/- Grey & Deep Aniline Pink BW #48B, Cat $375, lovely colour with just a couple of short perfs. 10/- Grey & Pale Aniline Pink BW #48C, centred high, Cat $650. 10/- Grey & Pale Aniline Pink BW #48E, rounded corner, small inclusion, fairly woolly perfs, MVLH, retail $850. 10/- Grey & Pale Aniline Pink BW #48E, kangaroo slightly misplaced downwards & colour spur off south-west coast of WA, mint, Cat $750.

1212

1213

$120 $200 $240 $300

1214

1212 * 1213 U 1214 F

10/- Grey & Pink Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type B SG #48x, excellent centring, MLH, Cat $600. £1 Chestnut & Blue BW #52B, few nibbed perfs, large telegraph puncture with blue telephone cancel, Cat $2,250 (as normal). £1 Brown & Pale Blue BW #52D.

$350 $200 $400

1215 G 1216 F

£1 Brown & Pale Blue with slightly misplaced Roo. £1 Chestnut & Blue Wmk Inverted BW #52Ba, few perf faults, Cat $4,250.

$800 $800

1217 1217 * 1218 V 1219 *

1218

1219

£1 Light Brown & Pale Blue optd with Type B ‘SPECIMEN’, BW #52Dx, some fluffy perfs at top, o/c a bit low, good colours, Cat $900. £1 Grey CTO with gum, very well centred, BW #53w, Cat $750. £1 Grey Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C (sub-type 1 - malformed ‘C’), BW #53Axb. Light hinge traces, very fresh, Cat $375.

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1220 1220 1221 1222 1223

* ** * *

1221

1222

1223

£2 Black & Rose Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type B BW #56x, minor perf blemish at base, lightly mounted, Cat $500. £2 Purple-Black & Rose optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C, mild uniform gum toning, excellent centing, MUH, Cat $750. £2 Purple-Black & Rose opt ‘SPECIMEN’ sub-type 1 (Damaged C) BW #56Bxd, very fine mint, Cat $1,000. £2 Black & Rose ‘SPECIMEN’ type C with broken tail on kangaroo [L12], BW# 56xb(V)e, centred to top and gum bend.

1224

$350 $325 $500 $280

1225 1226

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1224 V/F 6d to 5/- Perf ‘OS’ SG #O114-8 CTO og ex 6d postal cds, well-centred ex 5d a bit high, very fresh with Retail $300+. (5) 1225 U Selection 6d, 9d x2 and 5/-, 6d and one 9d with perf faults, well-centred fresh cds examples with Retail c$300. AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark 1226 ** 6d Chestnut Perf ‘OS’ BW #22b, block of 6 with upper three units light horiz crease. Very fresh, retail c$450.

1227

$60 $60 $160

1228

1229 1227 ** 1228 * 1229 V

1/- Emerald BW #34, (retail $175), short top right perf. 1/- Blue-Green BW #34, Cat $150 on cover with 1½d Sturt on commercial cacheted envelope Haymarket NSW to Hamburg inscribed ‘Per Karachi Air Mail’, red transit air mail handstamps of Nurnberg and Hamburg. No backstamp, minor faults. 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB marginal block of 4 from base of the pane with GPO Melbourne CTO datestamp, very mild gum tone at lower-right, one unit lightly mounted, others with full unmounted o.g. Scarce multiple.

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1232

ex 1233

1230 1230 * 1231 ** 1232 ** 1233 V

1234 **

1/- Blue-Green Ash imprint pair from Plate 4 part BW #34za. Better than average centring, both units hinged, right unit light bend, usual gutter fold, fresh appearance. 2/- Maroon BW #39, (retail $575), centred high. 2/- Maroon well centred, fresh MUH, retail $575. 5/- Greyish-Black & Yellow-Orange with vignette plate flaw white flaw at top of kangarooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arm [L41] BW #45(V)m, couple of nibbed perfs, tidy corner datestamp, Cat $400; also a CofA 5/- fine used. (2)

10/- Grey & Pink BW #49, centred to lower left. MUH, Cat $3,000.

1235

1235 1236 1237 1238 1239

* * F V V

1236

1237

$100 $80 $350 $140

$1,200

1238

1239

10/- Grey & Aniline Pink BW #49, very well centred, fine mint, Cat $1,100. 10/- Grey & Aniline Pink BW #49, mild gum toning, MLH, Cat $1,100. 10/- Grey & Pale Pink BW #49, couple nibbed perfs, smudged cds, Cat $700. 10/- Grey & Pale Pink BW #49. Couple slightly nibbed perfs, well centred and fresh, neat Melbourne 1932 cds, Cat $700. 10/- Grey & Pale Pink BW #49, re-perfed at base, light non-contemporary corner cancel, Cat $700.

$400 $300 $200 $240 $180

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1242

1241

1240 * £2 Grey & Rose-Crimson optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D BW #57x, very well centred, Cat $900. AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - CofA Watermark 1241 ** 6d Chestnut BW #23, fresh top marginal block of 4 o/c a bit high, retail $180 as singles. 1242 * 6d Chestnut BW #23, lower marginal block of 4 with three units MUH. Well centred and very fresh, Cat $290.

1244

1244 * 1245 * 1246 F

1247 1247 1248 1249 1250 1251 1252

F F V F F *

$60 $80

1245

1243 1243

$350

1246

5/- Grey & Yellow (excellent centring) + KGV ½d x2 + 3d Air on 1935 (Mar 12) registered airmail cover from Sydney to Germany with typed endorsement “Airmail: Australia-Italy”, redirected to Cologne, backstamps of Sydney, Milano, Luxembourg, Trier, & Koln. Attractive example of triple rate 5/1d+3d registration. 5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange with duty plate flaw Spencer’s Gulf elongated and curved and break in coast [R34] BW #46(D)q, very well centred, fine mint, Cat $1,000. 5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange with vignette plate flaw ewe-faced kangaroo [L10] BW #46(V)fa, MLH, Cat $800. 10/- Grey & Pink BW #50A, pale shade, Cat $300.

1248

1249

1250

1251

$750 $380 $300 $100

1252

10/- Grey & Pink pale shade BW #50A. Smudged Brisbane LATE FEE cds, very well centred Cat $300. 10/- Grey & Pink BW #50AA, 1939 cds Cat $300. £1 Grey BW #54, off-centre to top right. £1 Grey BW #54, Cat $420. Firmly struck part ‘LATE FEE’ cds, couple slightly nibbed perfs, strong colour. £2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson BW #58B, excellent centring, radiant colour. Premium example, Cat $750+. £2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D with vignette plate flaw white scratch through kangaroo’s back [R12] BW #58x(V)o, mild gum toning, Cat £175++.

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