Auction 59 Text

Lot 704: 1949 3½d UPU Pen & Ink Essay by Daryl Lindsay.

Auction No.59 Friday 15th December 2017, commencing at 12.00 Noon Level 2, 170 Queen Street, Melbourne, Australia.

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Lot 517: 1st Wmk 2/- Double Perfs.

Lot 501 (ex): 5/- Bridge.

Lot 521: 1st Wmk 10/- Variety.

Lot 519: 1st Wmk 5/- Lot 570: SMult 10/CTO with variety.

MUH.

Lot 589: Single Wmk ½d Cracked Electro.

Lot 568: SMult 5/- Imprint pair with variety.

Lot 536: 3rd Wmk 2½d ‘OS’ block of 4.

Lot 594:Single Wmk Die II Wmk Inverted.

Lot 729: $2 Navigators Plate 1 centre right block of 4.

Lot 1095: 4d Stamp Statute mint.

Lot 1111: £5 Stamp Statute fiscally used.

Lot 612: Single Wmk 1½d brown Perf ‘OS’ Electro 5 marginal block of 15 with listed flaws.

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Phoenix Auctions - Auction No.59 A warm welcome to our ninth & final Public Auction for 2017 to be held at our Melbourne CBD premises on Friday 15th December at 12.00 Noon. The sale comprises over 1050 lots: Session 1 includes diverse selections of Australian Roos, KGV & QEII decimal material plus a strong Colonies section; Session 2 features Australian Territories including Cocos postal history and yet another enticing array of British Commonwealth varieties.

Prior to Auction #59 we shall be holding Box Lot & Collections Sale #1708 commencing at 9.30am.

‘Auction No 59 commences at 12.00 Noon with:Session 1 (Lots 501-1174)- Australian Commonwealth & Colonies commences with an extensive 1913-93 collection in three volumes, Roos including Third Wmk 5/- varieties, SMult 5/- Imprint pair with listed flaw (lot 568) and 10/- MUH x2 (lots 570-71), Georgian Heads with Single Wmk & LMult Wmk 1½d varieties in mint multiples, KGVI 1949 3½d UPU Pen & ink essay by Daryl Lindsay (lot 704), extensive QEII decimal varieties including 1971 Aboriginal Art 20c Sepia omitted in strip of 5 (lot 736), 1974 9c on 8c Opal Misplaced surcharge block of 15 (lot 744), 1978 Aviators 18c Hawker Yellow & black misplaced block of 4 (lot 761), also elusive Navigators plate blocks including $2 Bass Plate No 1 centre-right block of 4 (lot 729), 1994 Advance Bank 45c trial sheetlet stamp on commercial cover (lot 778), plus 1972 Prime Ministers 70c Fisher & Hughes booklet with Black printing omitted from front cover (lot 817).

Australian Colonies with NSW 1895 2d Emu lithographed postal forgery (lot 941, with certificate), Queensland 1890-94 1d Imperforate pair on cover (lot 980) and 1871-72 5/- Burelé Band Postal Fiscal unused (lot 983, with certificate), South Australia 1874-77 1d green Printed on both sides (lot 1007, certificate), Tasmania 1819 entire from London to a Derwent customs official (lot 1059) and 1892-99 5/- Tablet with Triple ‘SPECIMEN’ Overprint (new discovery, lot 1049), Victoria with attractive 1850s Half-Lengths, 1884 4d & £1 Stamp Statutes mint (lots 1095-96), plus several specimen overprint lots, range of revenues (lots 1107-18) including ultra high values, and an elusive group of TPO cancels (lots 1152-59).

Session 2 (Lots 1175-1552) - Australian Territories, British Commonwealth and Rest of the World material follows at no earlier than 3.00pm starting with Territories including Cocos postal history (lots 1181-1202) including Guba flight covers, Tin Can Mail and WWII Indian Army FPO 46 and Royal Air Force PO 301 covers, one making reference to a Gracie Fields ENSA concert held on Cocos (lot 1201), also NWPI KGV varieties, Papua Lakatois including officials and 1906 BNG 4d rate cover to GB with fine postal markings (lot 1248); British Commonwealth includes Antarctica cover (lot 1264) carried on Shackleton’s 1908-09 & Scott’s 1910-13 Expeditions with stamps including a Victoria Land 1d Missing stop variety, Ascension rarely offered 1924-33 ½d to 3/- Broken mainmast complete set (lot 1267), Bahamas 1942 ‘COIUMBUS’ overprint variety in a pair, Caymans 1907 5/- Dented frame flaw (rare survivor, lot 1318), Jamaica 1905-11 1/- QV ‘$’ for ‘S’ in ‘SHILLING’ in Plate No corner block of 4 (lot 1436), BMA Malaya 1945-48 2c orange Watermark inverted (lot 1441); also foreign material including Germany 1960s-2000s ‘Muster’ (specimen) overprints collection.

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Firstly, we have the lot number. Most lots have at least one illustration in the catalogue and on our website many will have multiple illustrations.

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 15th December 2017 Country and Regional Classification Afghanistan: 1498 Africa: 913,1013,1178,1186,1281-1282, 1294-1295, 1297-1298, 1343-1344, 1369,1372-1373,1377-1382, 1390-1393, 1397-1400, 1453-1456, 1477, 1486-1487, 1489, 1492-1494, 1517-1528,1530-1533,1551-1552 Antarctica: 856,1264,1333-1334 Antigua: 1265 Arab States: 1297-1298,1369,1453-1457 Argentina: 1266 Ascension: 1267-1268 Asia: 881,885,887,889,901,914,962,1186, 11 9 0 , 11 9 6 - 1 2 0 0 , 1 2 0 2 , 1 2 9 9 , 1319-1323, 1341, 1354, 1366-1368, 1373, 1383-1384, 1425-1433, 1439, 1441-1442, 1445, 1478-1485, 1490, 1498-1499,1534,1549-1550 Australasia: 501-1175,1177-1264,1325, 1334, 1388-1389, 1416-1417, 1419, 1461-1476,1509-1516,1529,1547 Australia: 501-1176,1190,1192-1195, 11 9 7 - 1 2 0 0 , 1 2 0 7 , 1 2 0 9 - 1 2 1 4 , 1216-1221, 1224, 1264, 1267, 1306, 1334, 1336, 1414, 1416-1417, 1419, 1443, 1447, 1449-1450, 1455-1456, 1486, 1490, 1495, 1507-1509, 1516, 1522,1526,1529,1541,1547-1548 Australia - Overprinted For Use in Other Countries: 894,1175-1176, 1208-1221,1224 Australia Commonwealth: 501-799,834, 836, 841, 843, 845-847, 900, 1028, 1148,1210,1213,1217,1224 Australian Antarctic Territory: 501,856, 1264 Australian Capital Territory: 667,964,966, 1013 Australian Colonies - General: 522-523, 581, 598, 667, 699, 706, 787, 792, 823, 828,831-832,841,852,854-855,857, 859, 862, 864, 866, 869, 874, 881, 885, 893,898-900,902,908-909,915-917, 921-1175, 1190, 1192-1195, 1207, 1264,1334,1416-1417,1509,1529 Australian Territories: 748,750-753,856, 900,905,1177-1264 Austria: 1269,1394,1496 Bahamas: 1270 Balkans: 882,1476,1496 Baltic States: 1440,1495 Barbados: 1271-1280 Basutoland: 1281 Bavaria: 1356 Bechuanaland Protectorate: 1282 Belgium: 1283,1382 Bermuda: 1284-1287 Botswana: 1282 Brazil: 1288-1293 Bremen: 1345 British Central Africa: 1294-1295 British Commonwealth: 501-1175, 1177-1265, 1267-1268, 1270-1282, 1284-1287, 1294-1322, 1325-1326, 1329-1336,1343-1344,1373, 1377-1382, 1388-1391, 1394-1433, 1436,1441-1444,1446-1457, 1461-1487, 1489-1490, 1492-1494, 1500-1525, 1527-1533, 1535-1544, 1547-1548,1551-1552 British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (Bcof): 894,1175-1176 British Honduras: 1296 British Military Administration: 1297-1298,1441 British Occupation of Italian Colonies: 1297-1298 British Post Offices: 1501 British Post Offices Abroad: 1377,1501

British West Indies: 1265,1270-1280, 1284-1287, 1318, 1420-1424, 1436, 1446-1452, 1500-1508, 1537-1544, 1548 Brunswick: 1346 Burma: 1202,1299 Canada: 912-913,961,1300-1317 Cape Of Good Hope: 1517 Cayman Islands: 1318 Central Africa: 1294-1295,1382, 1486-1487,1489,1531 Ceylon: 913,1201,1319-1322 Channel Islands: 890 China: 1323,1341,1366-1368,1373, 1383-1384, 1425-1430, 1445, 1499, 1549-1550 Christmas Island: 748,750-753,905,1177 Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 1178-1202 Collections & Accumulations: 501-1175, 1177-1265, 1267-1268, 1270-1282, 1284-1287, 1294-1322, 1325-1326, 1329-1336, 1343-1344, 1351, 1373, 1377-1382, 1388-1391, 1394-1433, 1436,1441-1444,1446-1457, 1461-1487, 1489-1490, 1492-1494, 1500-1525, 1527-1533, 1535-1544, 1547-1548,1551-1552 Colombia: 1324 Cook Islands: 1325 Crete: 1476 Croatia: 1496 Customs Duty: 828-831 Cyprus: 1326 Czechoslovakia: 886 Denmark: 870,1327-1329 Dominica: 1330 Falkland Islands: 1331-1334 Falkland Islands Dependencies: 1333-1334 Fiji: 866,1335-1336,1396 Forerunners: 1377 France: 1324,1337-1339,1357-1361 French Colonies: 1340-1341 French Community: 1340-1342 French Polynesia: 1340 Gambia: 1343-1344 German Colonies: 1366-1393,1530-1533 German Post Offices Abroad: 1366-1371 German Post Offices in China: 1366-1368 German Post Offices in Morocco: 1369 German Post Offices in Turkey: 1370-1371 German States: 1345-1350,1356 Germany: 522,871,911,988,1323, 1345-1394,1434,1476,1530-1531 Germany - East: 1323,1362-1364 Germany - Occupied France: 1357-1359 Germany - Occupied France - St. Nazaire: 1360-1361 Germany - Overprinted For Use in Other Countries: 1369 Germany - West: 1365 Ghana: 1397-1400 Gibraltar: 1394 Gilbert & Ellice Islands: 621-622,651-652, 814,1204,1395-1396 Gilbert Islands: 1396 Gold Coast: 1397-1400 Great Britain: 869,884,890,893,895,902, 905,987,1011-1013,1016,1019-1020, 1125-1126, 1185, 1197-1200, 1203, 1220, 1222, 1297-1298, 1326, 1329, 1377, 1396, 1401-1419, 1454-1455, 1501,1517,1525-1526 Great Britain - Overprinted For Use in Other Countries: 1297-1298, 1453-1456 Great Britain - Post Offices Abroad: 1501 Greece: 882,1476 Grenada: 1420-1424 Gulf States: 1434

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Hamburg: 1347 Hong Kong: 1425-1430 Independent Africa: 1397-1400 India: 881,885,887,889,962,1196-1200, 1202,1299,1431-1433,1552 Indian States: 1433 Iraq: 1434 Isle of Man: 890 Israel: 733 Italian Colonies: 1297-1298 Italian States: 1435 Italy: 674,1297-1298,1435 Jamaica: 1436,1548 Japan: 894,1175-1176,1354,1437-1439 Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika: 1373, 1377-1382,1530-1533 Kionga: 1382 Kiribati: 1204 Korea: 1439 Labuan: 914 Las Bela: 1433 Latin America: 1266,1288-1293,1324, 1341,1491 Latvia: 1440,1495 Libya: 1297-1298,1418 Lourenco Marques: 1382,1520 Malaya: 914,1441-1442,1478-1485 Malaysia: 914 Malta: 1181,1443-1444 Marshall Islands (German): 1386-1387 Middle East: 733,1434,1457 Mongolia: 1445 Montserrat: 1446-1452 Morocco: 1369 Morocco Agencies: 1453-1455 Mozambique: 1382 Muscat: 1457 Namibia: 1373,1390-1391 Nauru: 1203-1204,1224 Netherlands Colonies: 880,1458-1460, 1534 Netherlands Indies: 880,1458-1460,1534 New Caledonia: 1342 New Guinea: 1208-1224,1263 New South Wales: 527,551,556,568-569, 598,637,730,819-820,832,853,859, 861,864,866,872,879,885,891-893, 895-896,921,923-965,967-972,986, 1153, 1182, 1207, 1334, 1416, 1509, 1529 New Zealand: 706,877,888,957,967,1206, 1264, 1325, 1396, 1461-1476, 1509, 1516 New Zealand Territories: 1325 Newfoundland: 1300-1309 Nigeria: 1477 Norfolk Island: 1205-1207 North Borneo: 914,1478-1485 Northern Rhodesia: 1486-1487 Northern Territory: 667,831,874,898-899, 915,973 Norway: 1488 Nyasaland: 1294-1295,1489,1531 Occupation Of German East Africa: 1382 Pacific Islands: 866,1203-1205, 1208-1221, 1325, 1335-1336, 1340, 1342,1374-1376,1385-1389, 1395-1396,1509-1516,1535-1536 Pakistan: 1490 Panama: 1491 Papua: 900,1225-1258 Papua New Guinea: 1259-1263 Perak: 1191,1442 Philippines: 906,1430 Pitcairn Islands: 1205 Poland: 1492,1497 Portuguese Colonies: 1382,1520 Prince Edward Island: 961 Prussia: 1348-1350

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Queensland: 522,699,706,852,888,900, 917,963,974-999 Rhodesia: 1294-1295,1486-1487, 1493-1494,1524 Russia - All Periods: 1269,1440,1445, 1495-1499 Russia - Soviet Union (1923-1991): 1498-1499 Sabah: 914,1478-1485 Samoa: 1388-1389,1509 Samoa (German): 1388-1389 Scandinavia: 867,870,1327-1329,1434, 1488 Schelswig-Holstein: 1349 Scotland: 1396,1403,1414,1416 Seychelles: 1183 Singapore: 901,1186,1190 Solomon Islands: 1510-1516 South Africa: 1013,1186,1373,1390-1391, 1487,1492,1517-1523 South African Colonies: 1013,1487,1517 South Australia: 539,667,732,831, 854-855,857,874,898-899,902,915, 973, 1000-1035, 1123, 1132, 1334, 1403,1429,1521 South West Africa: 1373,1390-1391, 1522-1523 Southern Africa: 1013,1186,1281-1282, 1294-1295, 1373, 1382, 1390-1391, 1486-1487, 1492-1494, 1517-1524, 1528 Southern Rhodesia: 1524 Spain: 1324,1525-1526 Spanish Colonies: 1525-1526 Specimens: 559,561,563,720,820,925, 947-949, 975-976, 1000, 1036, 1049, 1054, 1056, 1070-1071, 1099-1100, 1265, 1296, 1336, 1400, 1404, 1409, 1448,1500,1506 Specimens & Reprints: 501,925,1000, 1036,1070-1073,1103,1351 Sri Lanka: 1319-1322 St. Christopher: 1500 St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla: 1500 St. Kitts-Nevis: 1500 St. Lucia: 1501-1506 St. Vincent: 1507-1508 Stamps on Cover: 526 Sudan: 1527 Swaziland: 1528 Sweden: 867,870,1417,1434 Switzerland: 879,1221,1529 Tanganyika: 1373,1377-1382,1530-1533 Tangier: 1456 Tasmania: 581,916,1036-1069,1194,1264 Thailand: 1354,1534 Tonga: 1535-1536 Trinidad: 1537 Trinidad & Tobago: 1538-1544 Turkey: 1370-1371 Tuscany: 1435 United States of America: 699,732,818, 834,857,870,876,883,891-892, 912-913,956-957,959,1010, 1131-1132, 1183, 1340, 1396, 1415, 1429, 1431, 1474, 1477, 1520, 1524, 1536,1545-1548 United States Of America Pos In Shanghai: 1549-1550 United States Territories: 1549-1550 Uruguay: 1341 Victoria: 523,677,698,733,818,823,828, 8 4 1 , 8 6 2 , 8 7 6 , 9 0 8 - 9 0 9 , 9 11 , 9 1 7 , 1070-1159, 1175, 1190, 1192, 1195, 1207,1417 War Savings Stamps And Certificates: 826-827 Western Australia: 787,792,854,869,881, 921,1160-1174,1193,1418

and Miscellaneous Western Europe: 522,871,879,911,988, Collections Groupings: 501-1175,1177-1265, 1221,1269,1323,1337-1339, 1267-1268, 1270-1282, 1284-1287, 1345-1394,1434,1476,1496, 1294-1322, 1325-1326, 1329-1338, 1525-1526,1529-1531 1343-1348,1351-1353,1356, Yugoslavia: 1496 1362-1371,1373-1433,1436, Zanzibar: 1551-1552 1441-1444, 1446-1457, 1461-1487, 1489-1490, 1492-1494, 1500-1525, Thematic And Topical 1527-1533, 1535-1544, 1547-1548, Classification 1551-1552 Combination Covers: 522-523 Advertising: 526,875,959,964,992,1061, Commemorative Covers: 699,851-865, 1131,1134,1431 868,1264 Advertising Covers: 526,875,992,1061, Consular Mail: 886,1394 1134 Aeroplanes: 675-676,827,1266,1328,1352, Covers By Manufacturer: 851-861 Creeks & Streams: 969,995-996,1138, 1418,1546 1141 Agriculture: 880,1013,1062-1066,1068 Crown Seals: 1152 Air Force: 1202 526,828-832,836,866,869, Airmail Stamps: 1238,1302,1304,1308, Customs: 871-872,875-876,879-880,883-884, 1315,1465,1491 888,890-894,919-920,958,960,965, Airmails: 633,667,674,732-733,738, 993, 1011-1015, 1018-1023, 1035, 848-850,868,874,878,882,885-887, 1059, 1122-1124, 1126, 1130, 1135, 889,895-902,905,910,913-915,973, 1170,1174,1395,1473,1546 1 0 1 9 - 1 0 2 0 , 11 3 4 , 11 7 6 , 11 7 8 , 1182-1186, 1192-1194, 1196-1202, Dead Letter Office: 962 1206, 1223, 1238, 1251-1255, 1261, Death: 957,1122 1302, 1304, 1315, 1323, 1327-1328, Disaster: 901 827-828, 1 3 4 2 , 1 3 5 5 , 1 4 1 8 - 1 4 1 9 , 1 4 2 4 , Documents & Ephemera: 919-920,965,1021 1429-1432,1439,1460,1465, 1475-1476, 1486, 1491, 1498, 1521, Dogs: 551,1304 1546 Dolphins: 1332 Alcohol: 965,1060,1062,1064 Early Imperforate Stamps: 927,932, 1037-1038, 1041, 1045, 1078, 1081, Amphibians: 769 1 0 8 3 - 1 0 8 4 , 1 0 8 6 , 1 0 8 8 , 11 6 2 , Architecture: 801,931,1121,1352 1401-1402,1404,1461 autog,: 1172,1251-1254,1264 Education: 823,841,1204 Autographs: 868,1182-1184,1355 Essays: 704,768,954 Aviators: 760-763,1183 Exhibition Collectables: 798-799 Banking & Finance: 778 Exhibitions: 678,799,862,1058,1417,1472, Banking,: 778,889,952-953,1547 1479-1485 bird: 730,764,780-781,1222,1264,1299, Explorers & Pioneers: 501,709-710,712, 1332,1412 720-724, 726-731, 733, 856, 1264, Birds: 501,627,675-676,678,700-701,703, 1270,1273-1275,1325,1333-1334 764,781,835,837,854,905,941, 9 4 7 - 9 4 8 , 9 5 6 , 1 0 1 0 , 11 2 1 , 11 6 1 , Express Mail: 1018,1020,1335 1163-1165, 1172, 1264, 1299, 1332, Fauna - Animals: 501-582,627,675,685, 700-701,703,707-708,749,766,768, 1412,1485-1486,1545 771,773-777,782-784,788,794-796, Bisects: 1504 799, 835, 837, 896, 911, 947, 956, 959, Booklets: 732,778,781,786,800-817,1283, 982, 1010, 1028, 1056, 1067, 1121, 1339,1355,1413,1470 1148,1194,1305,1479-1484 Booklets | Collections & Accumulations: Fauna - Animals, Birds Etc: 960 800 Fields & Paddocks: 914-917,1151,1382 Bridges: 501,657,675-676,681-683,1032 Cancelled to Order (From Specimen First Day Covers: 679,851-861,1194-1195 Sets): 503,510,512,515,519,564, First Flight Covers: 633,868,878,898-902, 1182-1186, 1194, 1251-1254, 1261, 585,596,662,673,677,681-683,945, 1328, 1355, 1419, 1429-1430, 1439, 947-950,979,1072,1105-1106 1521 Captain Cook: 710 Censored Mail: 885-887,889,904,906-907, Fish: 739,787,790,1305 910, 912-913, 915-916, 918, 1196, Fishing: 1307 1 2 0 2 , 1 2 2 0 , 1 2 2 3 , 1 2 6 9 , 1 3 4 2 , Flags: 956,982,1121,1259,1266 1349-1350, 1429, 1460, 1474, 1476, Flight Covers - Commercial: 874,886,902, 1019-1020,1460 1509,1520,1524,1536,1547 Flowers: 734-735,756-757,786,1301,1323 Charity: 982,1103,1283,1339,1342,1464 Forgeries: 671-672,921,941,1172,1225, Christmas: 711,1351,1470 1338,1356,1362-1364 Cinderellas: 827-831,855,922-923,986, Free Mail: 905,924,1011-1013,1015,1058, 1119-1120,1172,1353,1356 1091, 1114, 1122-1124, 1126, 1395, Clothing: 695-697,710 1546-1547 Coastal Features - Bays: 915,1174,1182, Fruit: 738,791,839 1204,1206-1207,1253 Fungi: 767 Coastal Features - Beaches: 1204 738,860,896,901,912,924,957,987, Coastal Features - Ports & Wharves: 539, gb,: 1185, 1187, 1189, 1196, 1220, 1255, 682-683,829-831,862-863, 1263,1432,1541 1 0 1 4 - 1 0 1 6 , 11 8 2 , 1 2 5 0 - 1 2 5 1 , Geology: 740-745,747 1253-1254,1261-1262,1269 Coastal Features - Seas & Oceans: 727, Georgian Head Issues: 584-674,834,836, 841, 843, 845-847, 900, 1210, 1213, 1467 1217,1224 Coffee & Tea: 880,1524 Government & Politicians: 706,755,792, Coil Stamps: 1467 1313,1445,1460 Coins & Banknotes: 1332 Heraldry: 676,700-701,703,860,895-896, 956, 1010, 1121, 1301, 1325, 1417, 1478,1493

Phoenix Auctions - Friday 15th December 2017 Horses: 704,1272,1277,1280,1455,1466, 1518,1526 Hotels: 1060,1131 Illustrated Covers: 838,879,905,913,1057, 1060,1134,1431 Imprints & Plate Numbers: 542,565,568, 574-576,586,592,609,633,654,659, 663-666,681,684,686-687,694-697, 701,713,721,723,726,729,750-753, 826,948,981,1180,1247,1255,1280, 1352,1436,1491 Incidents and Interuptions to Mail to and Within Australasia: 902 Independent Africa: 1282 india: 1380,1530 Indigenous People: 708 Indigenous Peoples: 737,785 Insured Mail: 1250 Interrupted Mail: 902,1418 Islands: 748,750-753,866,890,900,905, 917, 961, 1177-1207, 1224, 1265, 1267-1268, 1270-1280, 1284-1287, 1300-1309, 1318-1322, 1325-1326, 1330-1336, 1340, 1342, 1374-1376, 1385-1389, 1395-1396, 1420-1424, 1430, 1436, 1443-1444, 1446-1452, 1476, 1500-1508, 1510-1516, 1530, 1535-1544,1548,1551-1552 Jusqu’a Air Mail: 1431 Kangaroo & Map Issues: 502-582,799, 1028,1148 Keyplate Issues: 1286-1287,1399,1489 Lakes & Dams: 809,1172,1301,1303,1432, 1474 Late Fee: 535,590,706,823,834,1475 Levant, Post Offices in The: 1370 Local Stamps: 1172,1353 Machine Cancellations Incl Meters: 964, 992,1061,1134 Maps: 501-521,523-582,710,799,949,1028, 1148,1195,1205,1333,1432 Marine Life: 768,1332 Medical & Health: 884,1151,1170,1463 Military & Censor Mail: 827,843-850,885, 8 8 7 , 8 8 9 , 8 9 4 , 9 0 3 - 9 1 8 , 11 5 1 , 1175-1176, 1188-1189, 1196-1202, 1220, 1223, 1269, 1276, 1297-1298, 1329,1341-1342,1349-1350, 1357-1361, 1382, 1429, 1441, 1460, 1474, 1476, 1509, 1517, 1524, 1545, 1548 Military - Boer War Period: 1517 Military - World War I Period: 844, 903-904,1220,1269,1276,1382,1474, 1509 Military - World War II Period: 827, 848-850,885,887,889,894,905-918, 11 7 5 - 11 7 6 , 11 9 6 - 1 2 0 2 , 1 2 2 3 , 1297-1298, 1329, 1342, 1357-1361, 1429,1441,1460,1476,1524,1548 Military Postmarks - World War Ii: 918 Miniature Sheets: 678-679,733,799,1176, 1351,1437-1438 Mining: 962 Missent Mail: 1133 Monograms: 609,948 Mountains: 765,864,1032,1136,1252,1303, 1309,1352,1462,1467,1471 Music & Singing: 1355 Myths & Legends: 782,1272,1277,1411, 1447,1450,1526 Navy: 849,1524,1548 ng: 1226-1227,1248,1257 Number Ones: 954,1037-1038,1160,1180, 1226,1319,1326,1330,1343, 1346-1347,1378,1388,1392, 1401-1404,1488,1502,1517,1552 Numeral & Letter Postmarks: 933,938, 967-972, 994-999, 1024, 1082, 1090, 1127,1135-1143,1248,1495,1528

Official Mail: 505-506,536-537,540, 546-547,549,564,576,587,600, 612-613,627,632,637,641,661,667, 675,681,823,832,835-837,841,859, 866,881,924-925,945-949, 1006-1009,1022-1023,1058, 11 2 2 - 11 2 4 , 11 7 0 , 11 7 5 , 1 2 2 2 , 1244-1247, 1316, 1363-1364, 1471, 1516 Official Stamps: 505-506,536-537,540, 546-547,549,564,576,587,600, 612-613,627,632,637,641,661,667, 675,681,823,835-837,841,859,866, 924-925,945-949,1006-1009, 1022-1023, 1058, 1122-1124, 1170, 11 7 5 , 1 2 2 2 , 1 2 4 4 - 1 2 4 7 , 1 3 1 6 , 1363-1364,1471,1516 Omnibus Issues: 685,704,1179,1192, 1203,1279,1538-1543 Overprinted Stamps: 501,576,675,799, 946,1006,1022,1208-1221, 1224-1225,1259,1284-1285, 1297-1298, 1302, 1308, 1316, 1321, 1366-1371, 1373, 1376, 1390-1391, 1421, 1441, 1453-1456, 1479-1485, 1491,1500,1504-1505,1509, 1522-1523,1525,1527,1535,1537 Parcel: 873,1018,1128 Parcel Post: 523,855,873,880,922-923, 986, 1018, 1021, 1119-1120, 1128, 1249,1432 Parks & Gardens: 765,1027,1174,1472 Patriotic Covers: 913 Perfins: 505-506,536-537,540,546-547, 549,564,598,600,612-613,627,632, 637, 641, 661, 667, 823, 832, 841, 866, 881,1244 ph: 1545-1547 Picture Postcards: 867-868,882,904,993, 1031, 1033, 1062-1068, 1174, 1341, 1419,1474 Polar: 856,1264,1333-1334 Postage Dues: 706,818-825,867,870-871, 876,879,891,909,950,1126,1419 Postal Fiscals: 983,1113,1325,1486 Postal History: 522-523,526,604,658,667, 674,699,704,706,732-733,738,773, 775,778,791,797,818,823,826-827, 838,843-918,957-967,973-974,980, 986,990,992,1011-1021,1027,1031, 1 0 3 3 - 1 0 3 4 , 1 0 5 8 - 1 0 6 8 , 11 2 2 , 1124-1134, 1145, 1151, 1174-1177, 1181-1204, 1206-1207, 1220-1223, 1248-1254, 1260-1264, 1269, 1276, 1297-1298, 1317, 1323, 1328-1329, 1334,1340-1342,1349-1350, 1354-1355, 1357-1361, 1372, 1382, 1395-1396, 1403, 1414-1419, 1424, 1429-1432, 1434-1435, 1439-1441, 1460,1473-1477,1487,1492, 1495-1499,1509,1516-1517, 1520-1521,1524,1528-1529, 1533-1534, 1536, 1541, 1545-1548, 1550 Postal Labels: 919-920,1020,1203 Postal Rates: 522-523,658,667,674,699, 706, 732, 823, 867, 878, 882, 885, 887, 889,895,897,914,957,959,961-963, 973, 1125, 1131, 1145, 1192-1193, 1195, 1204, 1206-1207, 1415-1416, 1424, 1429, 1432, 1460, 1474, 1534, 1550 Postal Seals: 828,1152,1250,1258,1271, 1353,1395,1434 Postal Stationery: 522,823,832-850,862, 872,883-884,890,897,901,905,910, 924,954-956,958,963,987-989,1010, 1018, 1057-1058, 1121-1124, 1145, 1151, 1173, 1176, 1196, 1202, 1206, 1269,1351,1360,1372-1373, 1378-1380, 1394, 1440, 1472, 1477, 1492,1497,1521,1552 Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes: 897, 901,905,1196,1202,1547

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Postal Stationery - Envelopes: 823, 840-842,862,958,1057,1071,1440 Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official): 841 Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Ptpo): 842,958 Postal Stationery - Franks: 924,1058, 1122-1124 Postal Stationery - Letter Cards: 838-839, 910,1281,1326 Postal Stationery - Postal Cards: 523, 832-837, 883, 954-956, 1010, 1018, 1 0 5 8 , 11 2 1 , 1 2 6 9 , 1 3 7 2 - 1 3 7 3 , 1378-1380, 1394, 1472, 1492, 1521, 1552 Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official): 835-837 Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Ptpo): 955 Postal Stationery Registration Envelopes: 522,987-989,1151, 1176,1477 Postal Stationery - Wartime: 843-850 Postal Stationery - Wrappers: 849,1173, 1497 Postmarks: 522-523,526,581,604,658,667, 674,699,704,706,732-733,738,773, 775,778,791,797,818,823,826-827, 838,841,843-918,933,938,957-974, 978,980,986-988,990,992-999, 1011-1021, 1024-1035, 1043, 1052, 1 0 5 8 - 1 0 6 9 , 1 0 8 2 , 1 0 9 0 , 11 2 2 , 11 2 4 - 11 5 9 , 11 7 4 - 11 7 7 , 11 7 9 , 11 8 1 - 1 2 0 4 , 1 2 0 6 - 1 2 0 7 , 1 2 1 6 , 1220-1224, 1248-1258, 1260-1264, 1269, 1276, 1287, 1297-1298, 1317, 1323, 1328-1329, 1334, 1340-1342, 1349-1350, 1354-1355, 1357-1361, 1366,1370,1372,1374,1377, 1382-1384, 1388, 1392, 1395-1396, 1403-1404,1414-1419,1424, 1429-1432, 1434-1435, 1439-1441, 1460,1473-1477,1487,1492, 1495-1499, 1501, 1509, 1516-1517, 1520-1521,1524,1528-1529, 1533-1534, 1536, 1541, 1545-1548, 1550 Postmarks - Colours in Names: 1136, 1341 Postmarks - Duplex Cancellations: 1123 Postmarks - Instructional Markings: 891, 907,1133,1546 Postmarks - Meter Cancels: 912,1177, 1432 Postmarks - Number in Post Office Name: 596, 751, 798, 818, 909, 1028, 1309, 1436,1532 Postmarks - Numerals: 933,938,967-972, 986,994-999,1016,1024,1040-1041, 1043, 1082, 1090, 1127, 1135-1143, 1248,1292-1293,1495,1501,1528 Postmarks - Paid Datestamps: 884,893, 906, 910, 964-965, 992, 1011-1013, 1016, 1061, 1129, 1134, 1148, 1177, 1317,1415,1419,1516 Postmarks - Pictorial: 699,851-865,868, 1264 Postmarks - Relief Cancellations: 1027 Postmarks - Slogan Cancels: 872,893, 964,992,1061,1134,1187,1524 Postmarks - Squared Circle Datestamps: 1123,1294-1295 Postmarks Collection: 963-964,991-992, 999,1061,1134 Postmen: 1527 prates: 960 Pre-Stamp Covers Etc: 679,957 Prisoners of War and Internees: 911, 1269,1476 Proofs: 704,758-759,778-779,954,1001, 1004,1169,1309,1486 Railway Stamps: 855,922-923,986, 1119-1120

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Railways & Trains: 855,922-923,986,1028, 1119-1120,1143 Red Cross: 1269 Registered Mail & Registration Labels: 522,658,674,733,849,852-853,858, 862,869,881,886-887,890,908-909, 918,957,961-962,966,973,987-989, 1019, 1027, 1083, 1131-1132, 1151, 1175-1176, 1182, 1193, 1203, 1207, 1221-1222, 1250, 1257, 1261, 1334, 1360, 1432, 1477, 1498, 1516, 1529, 1533,1546 Registration Labels: 522,674,733,849, 908-909, 966, 973, 987-989, 1151, 1182,1193,1207,1221 Rel: 730,1027,1263 Religion: 711,960 Reprints: 771,774,776-777,781,925,1000, 1003,1036,1070,1072-1073 Revenues: 828-831,855,922-923,951-953, 9 7 8 , 9 8 3 - 9 8 6 , 1 0 9 5 - 1 0 9 6 , 11 0 1 , 1107-1120, 1171, 1299, 1303, 1325, 1471,1486 Royalty: 501,627,696-697,758,826,837, 863-864, 906, 961, 1179, 1191-1192, 1196, 1201-1202, 1206, 1268, 1299, 1305-1306,1312,1466,1538-1543 Science: 1434 Scouts and Guides: 861,1187 Ship Mail: 1185-1189,1548 Ships & Boats: 675,682-683,710,727,905, 9 8 2 , 1 0 1 0 , 11 2 5 - 11 2 6 , 11 3 0 , 1225-1226, 1234, 1236-1237, 1247, 1264, 1267, 1299, 1366-1393, 1396, 1419,1520,1530-1531,1551 Skiing: 864 spacet: 1130,1355 Sport: 864,1351 Stamp Dealers: 870,1096,1098,1529,1546 State Government Officials: 736,832,881 strait: 1179 Streets & Roads: 962 switz,: 904 Telegraph Offices: 1329 Timber & Trees: 1303,1463,1467,1469 Tin Can Mail: 1187-1189 Tobacco & Smoking: 1395 Trams & Cable Cars: 922 Transport: 501,1130,1351 Transport - Flying Boats: 1183 Travelling Post Offices: 1034,1069,1123, 1152-1159,1416-1417 Tree Cutting & Lumber Mills: 1063-1065 Tête-Bêche Pairs: 1529 Unclaimed: 881,1129 Uniforms: 574,710,727,1277-1278 Universal Postal Union: 596,704,820,852, 1019,1049,1173,1410-1411 Unusual Origins or Destinations: 867, 882, 885, 904, 962, 1132, 1186, 1204, 1341,1416,1424 Used Abroad: 1377,1501 Valleys: 997,1066

Varieties: 504,508-509,517,519,534-535, 539-541,543-545,549,552,554-559, 562-563,565,568-569,572-573,577, 580,583-584,588-591,593,595,597, 599-603,606-608,610-614,617, 621-626,628-634,636,639-642, 645-657,659,663,665-666,669-670, 673,685,688,693,698,701-703,705, 7 0 7 , 7 11 , 7 1 4 , 7 1 6 , 7 2 2 , 7 2 8 , 7 3 1 , 734-735,737,739-749,754-771, 773-777,780-785,787-797,802,819, 928,931,943-944,946,980, 1006-1007, 1044, 1049, 1055, 1071, 1086, 1088, 1091-1092, 1094-1098, 1100-1102, 1104-1106, 1125, 1163, 1171, 1204, 1208-1215, 1217, 1219, 1227, 1230-1232, 1234-1235, 1238, 1245, 1264, 1267, 1270, 1273-1275, 1277, 1279-1280, 1284, 1286, 1299, 1302-1304, 1306-1309, 1313-1316, 1318, 1320-1322, 1332-1333, 1352, 1365, 1367-1368, 1407, 1412-1413, 1421, 1436, 1441, 1444, 1449, 1457, 1459, 1467-1470, 1478-1487, 1490, 1503-1505, 1507-1508, 1510-1515, 1518-1519,1522-1523,1527, 1538-1543 War Tax Stamps: 1265,1296,1320-1322, 1336,1400,1443,1449,1500, 1506-1507 Whale: 768 xmas,: 897 Yachts: 1372-1373,1379-1380,1383-1384

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Session 1 will commence at 12:00 Noon AUSTRALIA | Collections & Miscellaneous Groupings 501 */** 1913-93 Collection in 3 (expensive) ‘KA-BE’ hingeless albums incl Roos 1st wmk to 1/-, 1913-14 Engraved 1d (2), 6d Kooka, 2nd wmk to 6d, 3rd wmk to 1/-, 5/-, KGV Single wmk to 1/4d, SM wmk P14 to 1/4d, SM wmk P13½x12½ to 1/4d, 1928 Kooka M/S, KGV commmems complete incl Bridge 5/-, KGVI incl Robes (both sets), (ex Arms), commems complete, QEII complete incl navigators (8). Decimals almost complete to 1993 incl 1966 navigators optd ‘SPECIMEN’ (4, 75c & $1 ‘15mm opt’ plus many later ‘SPECIMEN’ issues), 1970 Cook M/S (2, one ‘ANPEX’ opt), 1971 Christmas (2 sets of singles, 2 blocks of 7 plus pane of 25), 1993 InterParliamentary Union blocks of 25 (both), Framas, numerous booklets, panes, several M/Ss optd for Stamp Shows, plus AAT 195792. Many issues throughout are either MLH or MUH. Generally fine. Inspection recommended. Heavy lot. 6.3kg. (100s) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroo & Map Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 502 U ½d To £2 black & rose, simplified set with 5/-, 10/-, £1 grey & £2 black & rose CofA Wmk, £1 brown & blue 3rd Wmk. Minor blemishes.

(18) 503 */W CTO Selection with First Wmk 6d (no gum), 1/- Wmk Upright (stain), 2/- (nibbed corner perf, no gum), Third Wmk 2/- maroon & Cof A 9d. (5) 504 8 Mint Variety Selection with First Wmk ½d block of 4 upper-left unit Broken ear on Roo lower-left unit Flaw off coast of Sydney.

Third Wmk 3d Die I Scratch under ‘P’ of ‘POSTAGE’ (heavy toning), 2½d Break on tip of Cape York Peninsula, CofA 2/- Die I x2, one with White flaw in Gulf of Carpentaria the other with unlisted Small break in value circle; generally fine. (5) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark 505 U Perf Large ‘OS’ Selection ½d to 2/- (1d Dies I & II, 3d Dies I & II and 4d x3 shades), Cat $2,000+. Fine group (15) 506 U Perf Small ‘OS’ Selection ½d to 2/- (1d Dies I, II & IIA), Cat $1,400+. Fine group (13) 507 ** ½d Green Coil strip of 3, upper unit crease, couple of trivial surface marks, MUH. 508 F ½d Green Watermark inverted BW #1a pair, cds cancel, Cat $150+.

509 F 1d Red Die I variety Watermark sideways crown pointing to right (as seen from front of the stamp) BW #2aa, rounded corner, tidy cancel.

510 V 2d Grey with Melbourne ‘AP[15]/[13]’ CTO half cancel BW #5w, without gum.

511 ** 4d Orange 4d orange, BW #15, superb marginal example, Cat $650++.

512 V 4d Orange with flat-top to ‘3’ in the ‘[DE]/3/13’ CTO cancel, BW #15wb, without gum. Very scarce.

513 ** 6d Ultramarine BW #17, fresh marginal MUH, Cat $875.

514 * 1/- Green BW #30A, well centred, fine mint, Cat $325.

515 V 1/- Green with half strike of ‘[AP]15/[13]’ CTO datestamp BW #30w, perf blemishes including short corner at top right, without gum, Cat $250.

516 F 2/- Brown & 2/- dark brown shades BW #35A&B, odd nibbed perf, fine used, Cat $550. (2) 517 * 2/- Brown variety Double perfs at right BW #35b, fine mint, Cat $2,000. Ceremuga Certificate (2016) states “Very rare”.

518 F 2/- Brown Perf Small ‘OS’ BW #35bb, fine used, nibbed perf, very well centred, Cat $400.

519 V 5/- Grey & Yellow with distinctive quarter cancel of Melbourne ‘DE/[5]/[13]’ CTO datestamp, with no gum Spencer’s Gulf elongated (#42o [R51] Cat $500), Cat $750. Only 120 issued - only 1 with this catalogued variety.

520 * 10/- Grey & Pink BW #47, extremely well centred, faintest trace of crease, very fresh MLH, Cat $2,000.

521 * 10/- Grey & Pink variety Broken tail on kangaroo [L4], BW #47(V)e, very fine well centred mint, Cat $2,750.

AUSTRALIA | State/Roo Combination Covers 522 PS Queensland 1913 use of Queensland De La Rue 3d KEVII Registration Envelope H&G #2 uprated with 4-Corners 2d Sidefaces x2 & 1d Roo (perf faults) for double-rate transit to Germany, Wyandra red/black registration label, Brisbane transit & Riesa arrival backstamps, small tear on upper edge, otherwise fine. Nice item.

523 * Victoria: Domestic Parcel Rate 1913 use of Victoria ‘INLAND PARCEL/POST’ label (a bit tatty), bearing 2d Kangaroo and Victoria 2/- pair, tied by poor Melbourne PP duplex cds. [4/2d: Intrastate 13-14lbs. parcel rate does not match exactly.]

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Second Watermark 524 U Set To 5/- nice group with both shades of 6d. (8) 525 U Set To 5/- Perf ‘OS’ nice group. (7) 526 * 2½d Indigo x4 (2 pairs) on 1915 (Mar 13) Multicoloured window envelope for Chas. R. Barton, Customs Agent, Sydney. Despite small blemishes and missing flap this is still a very desirable cover. [This is the quadruple rate to a non-British Commonwealth country] Plus later Chas R Barton window envelope franked with KGV 1d, 2d & 3d [paying the triple rate of 6d], evidence of bulky contents. (2) 527 U 2/- Brown light NSW cds cancel, BW #36, Cat $350.

528 U 2/- Brown bold Sydney cancel.

529 U 2/- Light Brown x2, one perf ‘OS’ BW #36&36ba, minor tone on unpunctured stamp, cds used, Cat $750. (2) 530 F 2/- Light Brown variety Colour spot on right frame near top [1R6] BW #36(1)k, fine used, Cat $600.

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Third Watermark 531 U 3d To 2/- Inverted Wmk Group with 3d Die I, 9d Die IIB x2, 1/- Die II & 2/- brown, Cat $1,800+ (5) 532 U Set To 5/- nice group with 3d Die I & II & 2/- both shades, ex 6d chestnut. (10) 533 ** 2d Grey Die I BW #7B, faint even gum tone, MUH, Cat $125.

534 ** 2d Grey Die I Wmk inverted, BW #7a, attractive well-centred stamp, MUH, Cat $400.

535 U 2d Grey Die I late printing Substituted cliché (Die IIA) with Wedge-shaped break in upper left frame and Small outwards bulge in right frame 10mm above base with a small break in frame beteween the bulge and the lower corner, minor faults, postmark does not impinge on flaws, Cat $2,250.

536 ** 2½d Indigo Perf ‘OS’ block of 4, BW #11b, well centred, fresh MUH, Cat $1,400+.

537 ** 3d Olive Die I Perf ‘OS’ BW #13b, mild bend, fresh MUH, Cat $475.

538 ** 6d Blue Die II BW #19, faint narrow tone band on gum, well centred, MUH, Cat $575.

539 F 6d Blue Die II Watermark inverted BW #19a, rounded corner, good colour, 1917 Port Augusta (SA) datestamp, Cat $275.

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 15th December 2017 6d Blue Die II Perf ‘OS’ Watermark inverted BW #19aba, fine used, Cat $275+.

6d Chestnut Die IIB variety Broken leg on kangaroo BW #21(3)d, unused, Cat $250.

6d Chestnut Die IIB Mullett imprint pair BW #21(4)zc, fine mint, Cat $200.

9d Violet Die IIB variety Thin-necked kangaroo [3R28] BW #27(3)g, fine used, Cat $250.

1/- Dull Blue-Green Die IIB Watermark sideways pair, BW #33aa, MLH, Cat $400+.

1/- Emerald Die IIB Watermark sideways BW #33aa, Cat $1,000. Attractive with fine corner cancel.

1/- Emerald Die IIB perf small ‘OS’ pair, BW #33ba, aging gum, MUH, Cat $750.

1/- Emerald Die IIB Perf ‘OS’ plate 3 vertical strip of 4 [3R6,12,18,24], BW #33ba, light crease on unit 18, hinged in margin only, Cat $900.

2/- Brown BW #37, some nibbed/pulled perfs, MUH, Cat $2,500.

2/- Brown Watermark Inverted perf ‘OS’, BW #37aba, Cat $1,500. Nice centring.

2/- Maroon unmounted, well centred, very fine. BW #38.

2/- Maroon varieties comprising [1] Two diagonal lines east of NSW coast [1L56] BW #38(1)j; [2] White dog-leg flaw through ‘SH’ to value circle [2L10] #38(2)fa; [3] Break in left frame opposite base of ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [2R30] #38(2)m, toning; minor blemishes, used, Cat $850. (2) 2/- Maroon unlocated variety Vertical hairline in Bight BW #38(U)g, on lower unit of a vertical pair, used, Cat $350+.

5/- Grey & Deep Yellow marginal single [L1], BW #44C, excellent centring, fresh MUH, Cat $2,000.

5/- Grey & Pale Yellow Watermark inverted, BW #44a, fine MLH, good centring & perfs, Cat $2,500.

5/- Grey & Yellow duty plate variety Break in right frame opposite Cape York and vignette plate flaw Tail and grass at right sliced off [R44] BW #44(D)u & (V)u, the latter occurring only in the early Harrison printings, fine MLH, Cat $1,500+. Scarce double variety.

5/- Grey & Yellow variety White flaw off NSW coast [R55] BW #44(D)v, fine used, Cat $450.

5/- Grey & Yellow variety Kangaroo’s ear at right broken [R47] BW #44(V)v, MUH, Cat $2,000 as MUH without premium for the variety, (Cat $750 for mounted mint with variety).

10/- Grey & Aniline Pink BW #48B Roo slightly displaced downwards & to the left, Sydney Registered datestamp, Cat $375.

10/- Grey & Pink Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type B BW #48x, unlisted variety Break in shading line NW of Broome’ [R6], Cat $600. £1 Grey variety Break in left frame below ‘AUST’ [L12] BW #53d marginal watermark line at right, Registered Brisbane datestamp, Cat $900. £1 Grey Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C BW #53xb, few nibbed perfs, well centred, without gum, Cat $375. £2 Black & Pale Rose BW #56, a little faded but presents well with good centring and perfs, neat cancel, Cat $4,000. £2 Purple-Black & Rose Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C sub-type 1 (Damaged ‘C’) BW #56xd, good perfs, MUH, Cat $1,000.

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark 6d To 5/- Perf ‘OS’ CTO group, unhinged, Cat $450. (5) 9d Violet Plate 3 Ash Imprint block of 4, BW #28(3)z, unit 3L60 Flaw in shading off NE Coast of Tasmania, typical centring, mounted centrally in upper gutter just impinging on adjoining units, lower units MUH, Cat $1,500+.

2/- Maroon x2 both well centred with good perfs, one with toned perf and slightly aged gum, Cat $400 2/- Maroon Perf ‘OS’ marginal single, BW #39b, MUH, Cat $850.

5/- Grey & Yellow Ash imprint pair with variety (D)v White flaw off NSW coast, BW #45zg, MVLH, good perfs, Cat $2,900.

5/- Grey & Yellow variety White flaw off NSW coast BW #45(D)v, very fine mint, Cat $950.

10/- Grey & Pale Pink BW #49, MUH, Cat $3,000.

10/- Grey & Pale Pink BW #49, fresh MUH, Cat $3,000. £2 Grey & Rose Crimson with Nick out of Kangaroo’s back. Very fine used. BW #57.

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - CofA Watermark Set To £2 fine used, 5/- with Opened mouth roo variety, Cat $1,200+.

6d Chestnut Ash ‘N’ over ‘N’ imprint block of 4 with variety Hairline from value circle to map [3L54] BW #23(3)z, mild uniform gum toning, MUH, Cat $550+.

6d Chestnut Ash ‘N’ over ‘N’ imprint pair BW #23(3)za, mounted in central gutter only (just touching stamps), Cat $200.

6d Chestnut Overprinted ‘OS’ with Ash Imprint block of 4 (‘N’ over ‘N’), BW #23(OS)3z, MUH, Cat $800 as hinged.

2/- Maroon Die II vertical strip of 3, upper unit (MLH) variety White flaw in Gulf of Capentaria [2L39] central unit (MUH) variety Flaw on ‘S’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [2L45] BW #40(2)h&j, lower unit also MUH, fine strip, Cat $170+.

5/- & 10/- BW #46&50, 5/- well centred, Sydney datestamps, Cat $300+. (2) 10/- Grey & Pink BW #50A, faint bend & nibbed corner perf at top right, very well centred, tidy corner cancel, Cat $300.

10/- Grey & Pink variety White flaw below ‘N’ OF ‘TEN’ [R21] BW #50(D)h, fine used, Cat $550. £1 Grey BW #54, excellent centring, Hobart boxed datestamp in violet, Cat $450. £1 Grey tidy datestamp. BW #54, Cat $450.

AUSTRALIA | Engraved Issues 1d Engraved block of 4 top units Re-entry down right side and Re-entry in top right corner, plus single x2 (one pale carmine) and pair, BW #59(4)g,h, Cat $200++. (8) AUSTRALIA | Georgian Head Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings ½d Green & ½d Orange Collection of mint & used, lots of annotation with many catalogued varieties. No single-line perf or Plate 3 varieties. Incl mint part pane of 36 [6R1-36], mint LMW pair, left unit Thin fraction at right. Stamps in generally fine condition. (c.160) CTO Selection with Single Wmk 1d violet, SMult P14 3d perf ‘OS’ Watermark inverted, SMult P13½x12½ 4½d violet x2 (one rounded corner without gum, the other toned gum), and CofA 5d optd ‘OS’. (5) Georgian Heads Mint And Used Collection with Single Wmk to 1/4d mint x3, 1926-30 SMult Wmk Perf 14 to 1/4d mint x2 and Perf 13½ x12½ to 1/4d mint x2, 1931 CofA to 1/4d mint x3; a few Ash imprint blocks, etc, range of shades, mixed condition. (Few 100s) Used Collection of all watermarks and values on copiuosly typed up pages, includes all perf ‘OS’ (ex 5d rough paper) and optd ‘OS’ issues. Noted VFU 1d Large Multi Cooke, stamps are generally in fine condition. Nice collection. Retail value $1,400+. (c.170) AUSTRALIA | KGV - Single Watermark ½d Green Comb Perf variety Double perfs at left BW #63b, mint, Cat $150. ½d Green Comb Perf Electro 2 variety Crack through ‘P’ of ‘POSTAGE’ [2R35] BW #63(2)j, FU with good perfs Cat $2,250. ½d Green Comb Perf Electro 2 Crack through oval in front of face - late state [2R47], BW #63(2)k, tiny hinge thin, attractive appearance, Cat $2,500. ½d Green Comb Perf Electro 3 variety Clubbed fraction bar at left [] BW #63(3)j, Cat $1,250. ½d Green Comb Perf Electro 6 Harrison one-line imprint (‘COMMONWEALTH’) pair BW #63(6)z, corner perf blemish on one unit, hinged in central gutter (one unit just touched) Cat $750 (as imprint block of 4).

1d Red stock book with nearly 200 Inverted wmk, mostly smooth paper with just a few perf ‘OS’, appears unchecked for shades and few if any faults. A quick glance noted a few minor varieties and the the odd useful pmk. Excellent value at extimate. (198)

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1d Carmine-Red (G10) Die II Smooth Paper Watermark inverted BW #71Aa(1)i, tiny gum bubbles, fresh MUH overall, Cat $1,250++. * 1d Rose (G21) Smooth Paper Watermark inverted with variety Dot before ‘1’ [VI/21] BW #71Ka(3)m, MVLH. V 1d Red Smooth Paper with ‘[G.P.O.]MELB[OURNE]/[2]’ CTO quarter cancel, BW #71w, with gum, Cat $500. Rarely offered. [ACSC states ‘1d red was never sent to UPU and was not included in collector’s sets’. A small number with ‘GPO MELBOURNE/2’ datestamp are known.] * 1d Dull Red (G16) Smooth Paper marginal pair, right-hand unit variety Saddle on emu [I/36] BW #71E(1)e, MLH, Cat $290+. Drury Certificate (2005). * 1d Red Smooth Paper Die II Perf ‘OS/NSW’ BW #71(1)ib, fine mint, Cat $1,000 for perf ‘OS’, state perfin much scarcer. **/* 1d Red Smooth Paper block of 9 [III/37-39,43-45,49-51] unit 37 Four breaks in shading lines at top of stamp & unit 43 Defective final A of AUSTRALIA, BW #71(2)g,i, 5 units MUH, couple of trivial tones, Cat $500+.

U 1d Red Perf ‘OS’ variety Thin ‘G’ (retouch) [IV/40] x2 on Smooth and Rough Paper (shallow edge thin) examples BW #71(2)l,72(2)l, used, Cat $175. (2) * 1d Orange-Red (G24½) Smooth Paper variety ‘RA’ Joined [VII/60] BW #71P(4)j in a pair, fine MLH, Cat $1,000+. Drury Certificate (2015).

V 1d Pale Terra Cotta (Brick) (G25) Smooth Paper variety ‘RA’ Joined BW #71Q(4)j, very fine used with datestamp well clear of flaw, Cat $300.

F 1d Red Smooth Paper variety ‘NY’ joined BW #71(4)o, fine used, Cat $200. * 1d Red Smooth Paper 1d carmine-red vertical pair, lower unit NY joined on cover, BW #71(4)o, Cat $200+ as single stamp. A little tatty but a rare variety on cover.

U 1d Damson (G70½) Rough Paper BW #72K, tidy machine cancel, Cat $200. Drury Certificate (2017).

F 1d Carmine-Rose (G74) Rough Paper Substituted cliché Die II BW #72Q(2)ja, excellent centring, tidy datestamp, Cat $125. Drury Certificate (2004) for then BW #72Q(2)ia.

V 1d Carmine (G62) Rough Paper Substituted cliché Die I BW #72C(2)ka, very fine used, Cat $125. Premium example. ** 1d Red Die III marginal strip of 4 (separated into 2 pairs) [7-10] unit 7 Flaw in lower frame at left & unit 10 White flaw under emu’s tail and shaved upper frame at left, BW #75f,g, tone spot on unit 9, hinged in margin only, Cat $550++. (4) * 1d Red Die III ‘CA’ Monogram single BW #75zc, light hinge reinforcement at base, very fine mint, Cat $750. ** 1½d Brown Die I Wmk inverted marginal pair [5AR50,56], BW #85a, MUH, Cat $350 **/* 1½d Brown Die I Electro 4 [1] block of 7 [4L52-54,57-60] units 60 catalogued variety, MUH; [2] pair [4L17-18] x2 unit 17 catalogued variety, mint; [3] block of 12 [4R4-6,10-12,16-18,22-24] 3 units creased, MUH. (4 blks) ** 1½d Brown Die I Electro 5 perf ‘OS’ block of 15 [5R34-36,40-42,46-48,52-54] catalogued varieties on units 46 & 58 (state III), faults in margins not affecting stamps. A very rare piece Cat $2,625 just as MUH perfin without regard for being from a rare electro or the varieties. **/*/U 1½d Brown Die I Electro 5A [1] block of 12 [5AL49-60] unit 56 catalogued variety, 1 unit creased, MUH; [2] marginal pair [5AL4-5] MUH; [3] pair [5AL59-60] MUH; [4] perf ‘OS’ block of 4 [5AL49-50,55-60] unit 60 catalogued variety, unit 49 faults, lower units MUH; [5] used block of 4 [5AR49-50,55-56] faults; [6] block of 4 [5AR51-52,57-58] 2 units MUH. (6 blks) F 1½d Brown Die I variety Cracked electro from right frame through emu’s feet to E of POSTAGE and then across oval to P of POSTAGE [C238] BW #85(U)o, postmark slightly impinging upon the flaw, Cat $750.

F 1½d Green Die I on Very coarse mesh paper BW #88a, fine used, Cat $400. Drury Certificate (2013). ** 1½d Green Die I Electro 15 gutter block of 32 [15L5-48, R1-44] split in 2 blocks of 16, MUH, one small tone and a couple of small gum defects, BW #88(15). (2 blocks) ** 1½d Green Die I Electro 15 mint blocks ex noted block of 4 [15L39-40,45-46], pair [15L11-12], pair [15L47-48], marginal block of 4 [15R49-50,55-56]. Plus Red pair [15L37-38] unit 38 Spur on left side of first A of AUSTRALIA, marginal pair [15L59-60], block of 4 [15R52-53,58-59] and pair [15R59-60] unit 59 Eight wattles at right, block of 4 [15R41-42,47-48], block of 4 [15R40-41,46-47] unit 40 Moustache flaw. Useful array with odd defect. (10 blocks) ** 1½d Green Die I Electro 15 part pane of 42 [15L19-60] with Spur on left side of first A of AUSTRALIA [15L38], MUH, tone in gutter plus couple of light tones and gum defects, BW #88(15)d. ** 1½d Green Die I Electro 15 half pane of 30 [15R31-60] unit 39 with White flaw on T of AUSTRALIA, unit 40 Moustache flaw & unit 59 Eight wattles at right, MUH, couple of small gum defects, margin faults, BW #88(15)h,i,j. **/* 1½d Green Die I Electro 16 block of 23 [16L3-6,9-12,15-18,21-24,27-30,33-35] unit 22 with Shading lines broken left of crown retouched affecting crown & STR of AUSTRALIA, BW #88(16)fa, 18 units MUH, BW #88(16)fa, Cat $200++. */** 1½d Red Die I Electro 16 mint blocks ex noted, separated block of 4 [16L1-2,7-8] x2 unit 1 Cut in lower frame, unit 7 Eight wattles at left, block of 6 [16L34-35,40-41,46-47], MUH block of 4 [16L49-50,55-56] unit 56 Retouched GE and shading, MUH block of 4 [16R47-48,53-54], MUH marginal pair [16R4-5], MUH block of 4 [16R5-6,11-12] x2, block of 6. Plus Green MUH corner strip of 3 [16L55-57] unit 56 Retouched GE and shading, irregular block 12 [16R39-42,45-48,51-52,57-58]. (10 blocks) */U 1½d Red Die I Electro 16 mint blocks ex noted, separated pair [16L55,56], unit 56 Retouched GE and shading, corner single [16L55], block of 4 [16L1-2,7-8] x2 unit 1 Cut in lower frame, unit 7 Eight wattles at left, block of 9 [16L15-17,21-23,27-29], unit 22 Shading lines broken left of crown retouched affecting crown & STR of AUSTRALIA, used block of 4 [16L2-3,8-9]. (6 items) **/* 1½d Red Die I Electro 17 MUH block of 24 [17L1-24] catalogued flaws on units 1, 16 & 20, mint half pane of 30 (some perf separation and staining) [17R31-60] catalogued flaws on units 43 (original state), 48 (state II) & 39 (original state). (2 blocks) **/* 1½d Red Die I Electro 17 mint blocks, block of 4 [17L35-36,41-43], pair [17L51-52], marginal pairs [17L57-58] & [17L58-59] unit 58 White flaw right of left value tablet (states I & II), block of 8 [17L25-28,31-34], block of 4 [17L29-30,35-36] unit 30 Notch in right frame opposite emu’s head, block of 12 [17L37-48] catalogued flaw on unit 39, flaw on unit 37 not apparent, MUH block of 10 [17L49-53,55-59], catalogued flaw on unit 58 not apparent, MUH pair [27L49-50]. Plus Green block of 4 [17L45-46,51-52]. (10 blocks) **/* 1½d Red Die I Electro 17 mint blocks, block of 4 (staining) [17R21-22,27-28] all 4 units Damaged or retouched corners, marginal block of 4 [17R51-52,57-58], MUH corner block of 4 [17R53-54,59-60], pair [17R3-4] & block of 4 [17R3-4,9-10] unit 3 Scratched electro, block of 3 [17R17-18,24] unit 24 is catalogued state I, block of 4 [17R37-38,43-44], catalogued flaw on unit 43 is state I, strip of 3 [17R43,49,55], unit 43 catalogued state II and unit 49 catalogued retouch. (8 blocks) ** 1½d Red Die I Electro 17 MUH half pane of 48 [17R1-48] catalogued flaws on units 1, 3, 6, 19, 21, 22, 27, 28, 49, flaws on units 24, 26, 27, 29 & 43 have not developed yet, few light creases. ** 2d Orange perf ‘OS’, BW #95a, Cat $750, off centre as usual. **/* 2d Orange Electro 8A blocks [8AL31-34,37-40,43-46,49-52,55-58] MUH (one unit small faults) the bottom row is prior to the substitution, used strip of 3 [8AL20,26,32] and block of 4 [8AR53-54,59-60] the bottom row is prior to the substitution. (3 items) F 2d Deep Orange Die I unlocated variety Cracked electro through right wattles to ‘L’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ BW #95(U)o, fine used, with datestamp well clear of the flaw, Cat $600.

F 2d Dull Orange Die I Unlocated flaw Cracked electro through right wattles to ‘L’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ BW #95(U)o, cds cancel largely clear of the flaw, Cat $600.

F 2d Dull Orange Die I Unlocated flaw Cracked electro through right wattles to L of AUSTRALIA BW #95(U)o, cancel largely clear of the flaw, Cat $600.

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 15th December 2017 2d Scarlet Die I Perf ‘OS’ variety Dry ink BW #96Abc pair, fine mint, Cat $450+. Drury Certificate (2017).

2d Red Die I Electro 10 mint plated blocks, [10L29-30,35-36] 3 units MUH with BW #96(10)da, marginal [10L37-60] part imprint, MUH, perf separation issues, [10R1-3,7-9,13-15,10-21,25-27] MUH with BW #96(10)e, perf separation issues, [10R53-54,59-60] 2 units MUH. (4 blks) 2d Red Die I Electro 11 2d Scarlet pair, left-hand unit variety Retouched (‘Roman’) nose BW #96(11)i, used, Cat $250+.

2d Red Die I Electro 12 variety Crack over emu’s head BW #96(12)e, lightly cancelled, Cat $100.

3d Blue Die Ia with Weak offset on reverse BW #105cc, MLH, Cat $300.

4d Lemon-Yellow Perf ‘OS/NSW’ BW #100Cb, fine MVLH. Very scarce as an official perfin. Drury Certificate (2011).

4d Lime-Yellow BW #110D, very fine used, Cat $600. Rare shade. Drury Certificate (2017).

4d Orange Watermark inverted with variety Line through ‘FOUR PENCE’, BW #110a(2)h, Cat $175+.

4d Orange Line through ‘FOUR PENCE’ in yellow-orange, pale orange & buff-orange, BW #110(2)h, Cat $525.

4d Violet and 4d blue both with Thin FOUR PENCE retouch, BW #111(2)ra,112(2)ra, Cat $850.

4d Blue Cooke Plates Thin FOUR PENCE retouch [2R12], BW #112(2)ra, Cat $300.

AUSTRALIA | KGV - Large Multiple Watermark ½d Green variety Thin fraction at right [5R43] BW #65(5)m, some nibbed perfs, machine cancel clear of the flaw, Cat $250.

1d Carmine-Pink Cooke Printing (G101) BW #73A, fine used, Cat $275. Drury cert (2013) 1d Carmine-Rose variety Dot before right ‘1’ [VI/21] BW #74(3)m, sllight hinge thin, mint, Cat $325.

1½d Black-Brown Die I Watermark inverted BW #84a block of 4, MUH, Cat $600+.

1½d Black-Brown Die I Electro 2 Watermark inverted block of 6 [2R50-52,56-58] 5 units MUH, Cat $825++.

1½d Black-Brown Die I Electro 2 Watermark inverted positional block of 9 with varieties Retouched right frame and shading line below wattle stem, ‘TA’ of ‘POSTAGE’ joined at top & White spot below ‘ST’ of ‘POSTAGE’ BW #84a, few nibbed perfs, lower 6 units MUH, Cat $1,350+ (without premium for the flaws).

1½d Brown Die I Electro 3 [1] block of 12 [3L19-30] units 22 & 26 catalogued varieties, 2 units hinged; [2] block of 12 [3L27-39,4345,49-52,55-57] unit 49 catalogued variety, creasing on 5 units, MUH; [3] block of 4 [3L31-32,37-38] unit 31 catalogued variety 2 units hinged; [4] block of 10 [3R50-54,56-60], 3 units creased, MUH. (4 blks) 1½d Brown Die I BW #86(7)l [7R48] Cracked electro through top of left value tablet, MUH, Cat $250.

1½d Red Die I Electro 17 MUH half pane of 30 [17L1-30] units 7 White flaw below AL of AUSTRALIA, unit 16 White flaw on A of POSTAGE, unit 20 Scratched electro & unit 30 Notch in right frame opposite emu’s head, part pane of 24 [17L37-60] unit 37 Two white flaws on kangaroo’s shoulder, unit 39 GE of POSTAGE joined, unit 58 White flaw right of left value tablet, couple of spots and a few units affected by light creasing. (2 blocks) 1½d Red Die I Electro 17 MUH corner block of 20 (4x5) [17L31-58] unit 37 Two white flaws on kangaroo’s shoulder, unit 39 GE of POSTAGE joined, unit 58 White flaw right of left value tablet, MUH irregular block of 24 (some perf separation) [17R19-22,2542] unit 19 White spot on kangaroo’s body, unit 21 Retouched SE corner unit 22 Retouched SW corner, unit 27 Notched NE corner & unit 28 Notched NW corner. (2 blocks) 1½d Red Die I Electro 17 MUH corner block of 32 (4x8) [17L13-58] catalogued flaws on units 16, 20, 37, 39 & 58, MUH corner block of 20 (4x5) [17R32-60] catalogued flaw on unit 48, few light creases. (2 blocks) 1½d Red Die I Electro 17 mint blocks, imprint pair, pair [17R43-44] unit 43 Gash in left frame & kangaroo, block of 4 [17R2-4,910] unit 3 Scratched electro, block of 4 (some stains) [17R21-22,27-28] all 4 with catalogued Damaged or retouched corners, marginal block of 6 [17R52-54,28-60] unusual block with small perf holes around stamps and large perf holes in margin. (5 blocks) 1½d Red Die I Electro 17 MUH half pane of 30 [17R1-30] catalogued flaws on units 1, 3, 6, 19,21, 22, 27, 28, flaw on unit 24 has not developed yet, few light creases.

AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14 1d Green TLC pair on Translucent paper, left unit with Secret mark, BW #80aa(4)d, hinged in margin only, Cat $200+. Nice multivariety pair.

1d Green 4 marginal blocks of 4 with [1] Wattle Line, Nick near top of left frame & Flaw under neck; [2] Wattle Line - state I, Nick near top of left frame & Flaw under neck - State II retouched; [3] Wattle Line - state II, Nick near top of left frame & Flaw under neck - State III re-entry on bridge of nose & under RVT; & [4] P13½x12½ Wattle Line - state III, Nick near top of left frame & Flaw under neck - State IV re-entry on bridge of nose & under RVT; BW #80(4)f,g,h & f,g,ha & fa,g,hb & 81(4)fb,g,hc, bottom stamps generally MUH, Cat $1,225+. A nice group to show the various states of these flaws. (4 blocks) 1½d Red Die II 1½d BW #91 pair and 6d Kangaroo used on 1926 (Nov 10) registered cover (flapless, blemishes) from Sydney to Perth. Possibly earliest known usage of 1½d red on cover. [ACSC states issued Nov 5 1926.]

1½d Red Die II Plate 1a Mullett imprint pair BW #91(1a)za, right-hand unit Colour flaw on king’s neck, MLH, Cat $1,250 (as a block of 4). Scarce.

4d Greenish Olive BW #115, MUH, Cat $325.

4d Greenish Olive Perf ‘OS’ BW #115b, excellent centring, MLH, Cat $450.

AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½ ½d To 1/4d mint set inc 1d green Die II, 4½d Die II is CTO. Fresh MLH. (15) 1d Green Plate 4 lower half of sheet [VII/31-60 & VIII/31-60] showing original state of listed flaws including Mullett two-line imprint block with Ferns [VII/54] & RA’ joined [VII/60] BW #81(4)z; also Wattle line [VII/31], Flaw under neck [VII/37], Roo’s tongue out [VIII/56], Run ‘N’ (third state) [VIII/60], few trivial marks on gum, very mild even toning. An important positional piece, Cat $2,900++.

1½d Red Die II Transluscent paper Mullett imprint strip of 4 with Fifth void correction showing thick & blotchy second line of imprint and vertical colour dash below R55, fine mint, Cat $500++.

1½d Red Die II Mullett imprint strip of 4 with Fifth void correction showing thick & blotchy second line of imprint and vertical colour dash below R55, outer units MUH, Cat $300 (as an imprint block of 8).

1½d Red Die II Ash imprint block of 9 with variety Shading behind kangaroo, etc - Type B re-entry [4L47] BW #92(4)fa and Notch on outside of right frame - retouch [4L60], few reinforced perf separations and mild gumside toning, seven units MUH, Cat $350+.

3d Blue Die II Perf ‘OS’ BW #108b plus 2d optd ‘OS’ paying airmail rate on 1932 (Jun 22) OHMS printed cover from Canberra to Brock’s Creek (NT) endorsed ‘Via Cammoweal/& Daly Waters’, Brisbane transit backstamp.

5d Orange-Brown Die II BW #126 block of 4, fine mint, Cat $240+.

AUSTRALIA | KGV - CofA Watermark ½d To 1/4d group, with extra ½d x4, 1d x3 (one Wmk inverted), 1½d & 2d x4. 4d has Top of crown broken. (20) 1d Green block of 5 [IV33-5,39-40] with Steel substitutions & Thin G retouch re-entered, BW #82(2)jb,kb,la, nice positional piece, Cat $100++.

2d Scarlet Postal Forgery BW #103cc, fine mint, Cat $900.

2d Red Postal Forgery with official manuscript defacing marks. Ceremuga certificate states gum is never hinged but slightly disturbed, BW #103cc, Cat $1,500.

5d Brown Optd ‘OS’ corner block of 6 with complete and half strikes of ‘BRISBANE/19JA34’ CTO datestamps, gum crease through central units, four units with full unmounted gum.

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1/4d Greenish Blue BW #131 + 3d KGVI used to uprate 5d KGVI Registration Envelope from Sydney to Italy paying 1/9d airmail rate plus 3d registration, Brindisi Transiti, Bologna-Venezia & Udine (arrival) backstamps, 1/4d alone Cat $300 on cover.

AUSTRALIA | Other Pre-Decimals Overprinted ‘OS’ Issues from 1931 Kingsford Smith (Opts appear genuine - small gum discolouration on reverse of both) to 1/Lyrebird. Very fresh. Retail $750+. (15) 1914-65 Collection on 10 Hagners incl 1913 6d Kooka to 1965 commems almost complete (ex Bridge 5/- & 1963-63 Navigators), mostly used. Also few defins incl KGVI to 1/4d magenta, Robes (3), 1948-56 Arms (4), etc. Mixed condition. (Approx 250) KGV CTO Commemoratives selection incl 6d engraved Kooka, 1931 KSmith set of 3, 1934 Vic Centenary set, 1934 9d Macarthur, all non-OS. Most with full gum. (18) 1928 3d Kookaburra Miniature Sheet BW #133, Cat $175.

1930 Sturt pair plus 3d blue Kooka single from MS all with correct FDI cancels from Collins St. (3) 1931 Kingsford Smith Overprinted ‘OS’ BW #141-42(OS), key 3d value MUH, Cat $925. RPSV Certificate (2017) for the 3d. (2) 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge Overprinted ‘OS’ 3d Plate 4 block of four, BW #147(OS)zc, with fine central Brisbane CTO cancel, fresh unhinged gum 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge well centered, CTO, no gum. BW #148w, Cat $300.

1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge CTO, well centred, without gum. BW #148w, Cat $300.

1934 1/6d Hermes No Wmk Ash imprint pair, BW #161z, fresh MUH, fine centring, Cat $600 as block of 4.

1935 Silver Jubilee 3d lower left Plate no. 1 block of 4 with Apostrophe between ‘GEORGE’ and ‘V’ variety. BW #167zb, Cat $120.

1937-38 2d Red KGVI Die I upper-left corner block of 4 showing complete Plate Nº 1 BW #187z, upper units MUH, Cat $600.

1938-41 2d Red KGVI Die I Perf 14¾x14 Wmk CofA No Imprint block of 16 from the lower half of a surplus sheet printed from the coil plate, normal perforation holes, 2 units very lightly mounted. BW #188zs, Cat $550.

1937-41 3d Blue KGVI Die I White Wattles BW #190 marginal example, fresh MUH, retail $325.

1937-41 3d Blue KGVI Die I BW #190 corner block of 16, minor tone specks on three units, otherwise fresh MUH, Retail $1,200.

1937-41 3d Blue KGVI Die I White Wattles marginal block of 4, BW #190, 2 units MUH, Cat $1,150.

1937-41 3d Blue KGVI Die I block of 4, BW #191, 2 units MUH, Cat $280.

1937-41 3d Blue KGVI Die II BW #193 block of 9, fresh MUH, Cat $675+.

1937-41 3d Blue KGVI Die II Thick Paper Ink stripping, BW #193c, Cat $200.

1941-51 3d Brown KGVI block of 4 with gutter at left, top selvedge miscut and showing almost complete ‘By Authority...’ imprint at top. Hinge in margin only.

1938-49 Robes thick paper 5/- imprint blocks of 4 (2), one with extended perfs into margin. BW #212z, Cat $300. (2 items) 1938-49 Robes imprint blocks of four (2, one with tinted paper). BW #213z,za, Cat $250. (2 blocks) 1938-49 Robes Thick paper 10/- ‘ASH’ imprint block of 4.

1951-53 3½d Brown-Purple KGVI commercially used marginal example showing Jumped perforations at right (slightly trimmed) BW #253ba, tied to piece by Preston (Vic) ‘20FEB/1952’ machine cancel. Not previously recorded used.

1952-53 4½d Red KGVI rare use on commercial 2nd Class mail to USA and a 2nd cover with 4½d used to make-up the normal 7½d rate. Both on American Memorial covers with special memorial unveiling cancel. (2) 1949-50 Arms Retail $245, BW #268-71, Cat $325. (4) 1949-64 10/- Arms imprint block of 4 showing misplaced perfs affecting margins & 2 units. Striking. BW #269, Cat $150+.

1950-64 £2 Arms Roller flaw below ‘E’ of ‘POSTAGE’ BW #271d, fine used, Cat $325.

1949-50 £2 Arms marginal strip of 3 with lower unit having Roller flaw variety, slight perf re-inforcement between lower unit & margin. Fine used.

1949 3½d UPU handrawn essay in pen and ink (207x122mm) on thick card by Daryl Lindsay and signed by him, similar to issued design (the aeroplane has been erased from the essay, but appears on the issued stamp) BW #276E(3), fine condition Cat $1,500.

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1953-59 3d Green QEII block of 4 variety Misplaced perforations 3mm to the left, BW #295bg, fine MUH from left margin, Cat $600.

1957 4d Responsible Government BW #336 invalid use on 1958 (Jan 23) SS Strathaird cover posted at Wellington NZ to Qld, taxed 8d upon arrival at South Brisbane, with Pdues 1d Redrawn pair and Third Wmk 1½d marginal strip of four affixed and cancelled in manuscript. Late use of 1½d Dues.

1960-66 8d Tiger Cat corner block of 6, with varieties Retouch shading right of animal’s head State III, and ‘8d’ weak with shading retouched BW #358(II)sb&t, Cat $175.

1961 5/- Cattle White Paper lower left corner block of 4. BW #373C, Cat $500.

1963-65 Navigators 4/- to £2 set including both papers of 10/- and £1, fresh MUH. (8) 1963-64 Navigators 4/- to £2 in lower left corner blocks of 4, (10/- & £1 are cream paper), plus £1 white paper corner block of 4, BW #404-09, Cat $1,000+. (28) 1965 5d Christmas error Blue omitted BW #435cb, faintest trace of hinge, Cat $1,500 (SG #381b, Cat £1,000).

AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues 1966-71 QEII Defintives 1c to $4 set including both perfs of $1 Flinders, SG #382-403 & 401a, fresh MUH, Cat £160. (26) 1966-73 QEII 1c Red-Brown bottom right Plate No. 4 block of 6 BW #436za, fresh MUH, Cat $250.

1966-73 QEII 3c Grey-Green variety Missing right frame and shading at top [ShB 4/4] plus Retouch Types I & II in corner blocks of 18, fresh MUH, Cat $125++. (3) 1967-72 QEII 5c Blue variety Offset BW #444c corner block of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $300+.

1970-73 6c Orange block of 4 with very strong Offset, BW #446c, Cat $400+.

1966-72 50c Navigators Plate No 1 (at left) block of 4 BW #461z, fresh MUH, Cat $275.

1966-72 50c Navigators Plate No 2 (at left) block of 12 BW #461za, fresh MUH, Cat $275+.

1966-72 50c Navigators Plate No 2 (at right) block of 12 BW #461zb, fresh MUH, Cat $275+.

1966-72 Navigators 75c to $4 set optd ‘SPECIMEN’ including 15mm overprints for the 75c & $1 values, fresh MUH, Cat $380. (6) 1966-74 75c Navigators Plate No ‘- 1 -’ bottom centre block of 4 BW #462za, fresh MUH, Cat $250 (as a block of 6).

1966-74 $1 Flinders variety Extensive recut between sails and eye - State II with plate fracture [Shb L10/1] BW #463da, in corner block of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $135a.

1966-74 $1 Flinders Plate No ‘- 1 -’ bottom centre gutter block of 4 BW #463z, fresh MUH, Cat $400+.

1966-74 $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 BW #464, very fresh MUH, Cat $80.

1966-74 $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 BW #464 marginal pair, fresh MUH, Cat $160+.

1966-74 $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 Plate No 3 top centre gutter block of 4 BW #464z, fresh MUH, Cat $400.

1966-74 $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 gutter block of 4 with partial Plate No. 3 in bottom centre, BW #464za, Cat $400. Light fold in gutter.

1966-74 $2 Bass variety Recut shading over ‘AU’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [ShB 1/8] BW #465e in corner block of 6, fresh MUH, Cat $115+.

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 15th December 2017 1966-74 $2 Bass Plate No. 1 centre right block of 4 (Sht B) BW #465z, fresh MUH, Cat $1,000. Rare [Brusden White state “several examples only recorded”] 1966 Navigators $4 & $2 marginal pairs, 75c block of 4, 50c single plus 24c & 6c Birds tied to envelope fragment by ‘RELIEF/ 14DE66/114/NSW-AUST’ datestamps. Early commercial usage of high denomination Navigators.

1966-74 $4 King varieties Vertical scratches inside left frame and Weak entry in bottom right corner - Type I retouch [ShB 10/9-10] BW #466h&ia, in corner block of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $90+.

1968 Famous Australians 5c Sir Edgeworth David booklet pane of 5 plus tab BW #496ca on Riverton (SA) cover to USA, paying correct the 25c airmail rate. Fine condition.

1970 Captain Cook Bicentenary M/S BW #528 on 1970 (Sep 23) registered airmail cover to Israel, ‘Inspected/and Safe for/ Transmission’ signed label affixed & tied by ‘POSTMASTER/2JUN1970/FAWKNER VIC 3060’ d/s in blue, Jerusalem arrival backstamp. Accompanied by PMG’s Department anti-terrorism security notice.

1971-74 7c Sturt’s Desert Pea Coil error Buff omitted being the upper unit of a pair BW #535ce, fresh MUH, Cat $300+.

1971-74 7c Sturt’s Desert Pea Coil error Buff and green omitted BW #535cg pair, fresh MUH, Cat $250+.

1971 Aboriginal Art 20c Bark Painting error Sepia ommitted on the 5th unit of a horizontal strip of 5 BW #563c, fresh MUH, Cat $3,500. Only one sheet recorded with this error, so only 10 such strips can exist. Ceremuga Certificate (2017).

1971 35c Aboriginal Art on KP5D paper incorporating helecon lower pane vertical strip of 5, the lower two units with error Black ‘35c AUSTRALIA’ partially omitted BW #570ca, the the units above all with Varying weaknesses to the black printing of ‘35c AUSTRALIA’, fresh MUH, extrapolated (BW #570a) Cat $1,500.

1972 35c Primary Industries commercial on-cover airmail usage to UK comprising [1] 35c Beef solo franking paying single rate; [2] 35c Beef pair paying double-rate; [3] 20c Fruit pair plus $1 Navigators paying quadruple rate; fine condition. (3) 1973-79 1c Banded Coral Shrimp variety Black misplaced BW #635ce pair, fresh MUH, Cat $150+.

1973-74 7c Agate positional strip of 10 with colour bars, variety Imperforate at right between stamp and margin BW #642b, variety unit toned at top, MUH, Cat $4,500.

1973-74 7c Agate error Black omitted block of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $400+.

1973-80 8c Opal error Black omitted BW #644c, fresh MUH, Cat $500.

1973-80 8c Opal error Black partially omitted (‘8c’ & upper half of gemstone) BW #644cc, being the upper unit of a vertical corner pair, fresh MUH, Cat $450.

1974-78 9c On 8c Opal variety Surcharge misplaced to right over ‘AU’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ BW #646c marginal block of 15, fresh MUH, Cat $1,125+.

1974-80 10c Star Sapphire vertical pair, upper unit error Black omitted, lower unit Black partially omitted, fresh MUH, Cat $500 (as a vertical strip of 5 containing the two errors).

1974-80 10c Star Sapphire error Deep turquoise-blue omitted (highlighting on gemstones) BW #648ce, marginal example with normal stamp for comparison, Cat $250.

1974-80 10c Star Sapphire Printed on gum side BW #648ci, fresh MUH, Cat $100.

1973 7c Christmas Perf 14.06x14.90 error Printed on gum side with variety Green spot in middle of plant at right [ShB L4/10] BW #651ce, fresh MUH, Cat $220+.

1974-78 Marsupial Definitives 30c Brushtail Possum variety Grey doubly printed, most noticeable in word ‘AUSTRALIA’ BW #662cc, with normal stamp for comparison, Cat $250. Undated Brusden White certificate.

1974 10c Christmas Plate No 1/perf pip left and right side gutter blocks of 4 BW #680z&za, MUH, Cat $200. (2 items) 1974 10c Christmas Plate No 2 (no plate number)/perf pip left (on bright yellow-buff) and right (on light yellow-buff) gutter blocks of 4 BW #680zb&zc, MUH, Cat $300. (2 blocks) 1974 35c Christmas Plate No 2/perf pip left and right side gutter blocks of 4 BW #681z&za, MUH, Cat $300. (2 blocks) 1974 35c Christmas Plate No 4/perf pip right side gutter block of 4 BW #681ze, fresh MUH, Cat $350. Seldom offered.

1975 10c International Women’s Year Misplaced perforations - 4mm upwards corner block of 8, Cat $240+.

1975 Prime Ministers 10c Lyons Printed on gummed side BW #694c, with normal stamp for comparison, fresh MUH, Cat $250.

1975-78 Wildflowers 18c error Black omitted BW #725c block of 4, with normal block for comparison, Cat $240+.

1975 45c Wildflower vertical strip of 5 with central unit error Dull yellow-green (twigs) partially omitted from second unit and Completely omitted from third unit BW #727ce, fresh MUH, Cat $750 (for same errors in vertical strip of 10).

1977 18c QEII Silver Jubilee Imperforate plate proof pair (on thicker paper than issued stamp) with issued stamp pair for comparison. Brusden White only list the 45c value in a proof pair (BW #766PP(1), Cat $500).

1977 Silver Jubilee Plate Proof 18c imperforate pair in issued colours, BW #766PP(1) on thicker paper than issued stamp, small surface indent left-hand unit, without gum, Cat $500.

1978 Aviators 18c Hawker variety Misplaced perforations BW #790bd, used, Cat $75 (mint), unpriced used.

1978 Aviators 18c Hawker variety Yellow & black misplaced BW #790c marginal block of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $1,200+. Dramatic & appealing variety. (Recorded on one sheet only).

1978 Aviators 18c Kingsford Smith Imperforate gutter pair BW #792b, fresh MUH, Cat $150.

1978 Aviators 18c Charles Ulm error Black misplaced BW #793ca marginal pair, Cat $300+.

1978-84 Birds 20c Little Grebe error Yellow omitted (bird’s eye & beak) BW #805cb corner block of 4, with normal block for comparison, Cat $1,000+.

1979 National Parks error Se-tenant pair imperforate except at left BW #843b adjoining pairs in a block of 8, fresh MUH, Cat $2,500+.

1981-85 24c Thylacine variety Imperforate pair BW #902b, fresh MUH, Cat $150.

1981 Fungi 24c marginal block of 15 (3x5) with variety Double perfs between first and second columns, fresh MUH, Cat $750+.

1982 60c Whale Essay showing solid blue background BW #930(E)1, fresh MUH, Cat $350.

1982-88 Reptiles & Amphibians 3c Corroboree Frog corner block of 4 variety Black doubly printed (most noticeable on inscription at top) BW #934c, fresh MUH, Cat $200+.

1992 Threatened Species 45c Ghost Bat & 45c Parma Wallaby both Grossly misperforated BW #1541, each stamp with part of design missing, both used on piece. (2) 1992-99 Australian Wildlife 95c Wombat Third Reprint block of 14 (7x2) variety Green doubly printed (6th column, two units) & Green trebly printed (7th column, two units) listed as BW #1618c for the latter variety, Cat $200+.

1993 Unissued Pemara Candlestick trial counter printed stamps in black compring No Value Expressed, 45c & $1.00 labels, fine condition. Seldom offered. (3) 1994 45c Koalas with Major printing/perforation variety lower left, apparently caused by adhesion of foreign matter during printing process, on a 1996 (Sep 1) Adelaide commercial cover (opened on three sides). Presented with typed annotations on exhibit page.

1994-97 Kangaroos & Koalas Second Reprint 45c block of 12 (6x2) Imperforate, vertical crease between 1st & 2nd columns, MUH. Unlisted by Brusden White and of uncertain status.

1994-97 Kangaroos & Koalas 45c Kangaroo in Motion roll stamp variety Imperforate BW #1737Eb on Melbourne local cover.

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1994 Advance Bank 45c orange, green & bronze BW #1784E(1)B tied to commercial cover by 1995 Northern Suburbs (Sydney) datestamp to re-usable Telstra window envelope, white ink beneath and to left of stamp (presumably due to the re-use of the envelope), Cat $750 on cover. [Only two other examples, in different colour combinations to this example, have been recorded on cover, one used in the Hunter Region MC with machine cancellation dated 13th November 1996 and another used at the Gold Coast MC dated 6th March 1997] 1995 Fifty Years of the National Trust $1 & $2 perforated plate proofs in deep olive-green BW #1841PP&1842PP, marginal examples, mild bends, full unmounted gum, Cat $800. Seldom offered. (2) 1997-99 Wetland Birds Roll Stamp part segment BW #1952-55 with all four designs repeated over two rows error Unseparated horizontally between the two rows, backing paper intact, each stamp has ‘SNP CANBEC’ imprinted on reverse of the backing paper. Rare.

1997-99 Wetland Birds Booklet First Reprint Imperforate, paper fold affecting two units. Brusden White only lists this variety for the original printing, (BW #1960(1)b, Cat $750) for which it states ‘Approximately twenty examples...have been found.’ Extremely rare.

1996 45c Children’s Book Council Imperforate se-tenant marginal block of 4 BW #1980b, scissor snip below lower-left unit, some paper adhesion on gum, Cat $2,000. Rare.

1996 45c Children’s Book Council BW #1981-84 45c Roll Stamp part segments with all four designs repeated over three rows error Unseparated horizontally between the three rows, backing paper intact including Tab C ‘only 10/STAMPS left’ which appeared on 5th segment after stamp 11, each stamp has ‘SNP CANBEC’ imprinted on reverse of the backing paper. Rare and unusual.

1996 45c Children’s Book Council BW #1981-84 45c Roll Stamp part segments with all four designs repeated over two rows error Unseparated horizontally between the two rows, backing paper intact, each stamp with ‘SNP CANBEC’ imprinted on reverse of the backing paper.

1997 The Dreaming 45c Imperforate marginal block of 4, fresh MUH, very fine, Cat $700+.

1998 45c Champagne Roses Greetings Stamp Booklet variety Imperforate (non-helcon) BW #2085Ab (#B234b), booklet additionally miscut resulting in wide margins at left, Cat $500. Brusden White state ‘As many as two dozen imperforate booklets have been recorded.’.

2008 Tourist Precincts 55c Fisherman’s Wharf self-adhesive Grossly misperforated, tied to a small piece.

2008 Megafauna 55c Thylacine, variety Imperforate on all four sides, used on piece. Rare.

2008 Christmas 50c Baubles part booklet pane of 8 (4x2), lower stamps removed, upper units Imperforate on upper left & sides and at topb, some internal tears caused by attempts to remove stamps.

2010 Fishes of the Reef four examples from the series, all misperforated, including 5c Coral Rabbitfish Grossly misperforated with part of design missing at base, all used on piece. (4) 2012 Farming 20c Pineapples strip of 5 from base of the sheet showing Misalinged printing, also single examples on cover or on piece. (3 items) 2013 Government Houses 60c Government House (WA), variety Imperforate on all four sides used on piece, with normal stamp for comparison. Modern rarity.

2016 Aussie Alphabet $1 ‘Q is for...’ Die-cut self-adhesive, variety Imperforate at left, used.

2016 30c Adelaide Emergency Counter Printed Stamp (Kangaroo in motion) on small piece, uncancelled.

2016 30c Adelaide Emergency Counter Printed Stamp (Koala on ground), unused.

2016 30c Adelaide Emergency Counter Printed Stamp (Kangaroo & joey) on piece, postally used with adelaide ‘15JAN/2016’ machine cancel.

60c Olivia Newton-John Imperforate on Melbourne local cover, with two normal stamps on piece for comparison purposes. The first example we have seen.

AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues | Exhibition Collectables 2017 Brisbane Stamp & Coin Show ‘PARTICIPANT’ overprint on Women in War M/S. Only 35 produced! This is number 6.

2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps ‘Australia 2013’ imperf M/Ss comprising $10 Kangaroo & Map Intaglio Print and 2012 Colonial Heritage Visualising Australia (3rd Issue) each overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps red logo & ‘PATRONS CLUB/Series’, both limited edition numbered #120 of 250. (2) AUSTRALIA | Booklets | Collections & Accumulations 1966-72 Booklet Selection comprising comprising 60c 4c red (2), Provisional 5c on 4c, 50c (1), $1 (5), $1 5c blue (1), 50c Defence (1), Famous Australians $1 (5), $1.20 (4), Prime Ministers $1 (4), 70c both types (2 each), $1.40 (4), fine, Cat $860+. (31) AUSTRALIA | Booklets 1927 Canberra Booklet very fresh. BW #B38, Cat $125.

1928-30 2/3d Printed From Booklet Plate, New Format green on pale green cover, original text, 11 of the 18 original stamps intact (pane of 6 & incomplete pane of 5), watermark inverted BW #B39Aa, presents well, Cat $600.

1942-49 2/6d 2½d red KGVI (12) black on buff cover. Fine & fresh.

1951-53 3/6d KGVI 3½d purple-brown, wax interleaving. BW #B56Av, Cat $200.

1951-53 3/6d KGVI 3½d purple-brown, wax interleaving. BW #B56Cv, Cat $200.

1953-57 3/6d 3½d No wmk red, Wax interleaving (stapled). BW #B58v, Cat $150.

1957-59 4/- 4d claret, stapled remake. BW #B60Cw, Cat $200.

1957-59 4/- 4d claret, stapled remake. BW #B60Cw, Cat $200.

1959-60 4/- 4d Lake (2). BW #B61, Cat $100.

1962-64 5/- 5d Blue Edition 3/1963, Gen. Wax interleaving. BW #B66Qv, Cat $175.

1964-65 5/- 5d Green (2), Editions V3 & V4. BW #B67 Gd, Jd, Cat $200.

1964-65 5/- 5d Green Edition G1. Wax interleaving. BW #B67Bev, Cat $275.

1964-65 5/- 5d Green Edition S1, stapled remake, no insert pages. BW #B68Adw, Cat $275.

1965-66 5/- 5d Red Editions V5, V6 & V7. BW #B69Ad, Df, Ge, Cat $240. (3) 1965-66 5/- 5d Red Edition S5, no advertising inserts. BW #B70Dd, Cat $80.

1966 QEII 60c (QEII 4c x15) ‘Use Postal Orders’ Edition DS8, wax interleaving, BW #B81Bdv, Cat $250.

1972 Prime Ministers 70c Fisher & Hughes booklet Black printing omitted from front cover. BW #B137c, Cat $2,500.

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 15th December 2017 AUSTRALIA | Postage Dues 1900s-50s Taxed Covers including 1901 from Racine (USA) to Dandenong (Vic) with superb ‘T3D’-in oval with Victoria 1d & 2d Dues added, 1919 Melbourne use of OHMS lettersheet unstamped with ½d Dues x3 added; also early 1900s underpaid PPCs with dues added, 1950s Mutual Life Assurance Co covers or fronts underpaid for weight with single 5d Due added x24, single 7d Due added x2, plus taxed with no dues added x13; condition is quite mixed with a number of front or part-covers only. (65) 1902 Converted NSW Plates 2d x2 with varieties White scratch from upper left frame to lower left spandrel, (mss cancel) & Portion of ‘W’ of ‘NSW’ showing used, BW #D5g&h. (2) 1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/NSW ½d to 20/- set (ex 1/-) optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type 2 horizontally, between BW #D12xD45x, ½d, 4d, 6d & 5/- with gum, Cat $1,950. [Overprints applied in NSW for UPU distribution] (13) 1906-08 Design Completed Wmk Crown/Single Lined A P11½-12x11 ½d to 4d set, BW #D46-53 range, Cat $1,200+. (5) 1907 Design Completed Wmk Crown/Double Lined A ½d to 6d complete set, BW #D56-60, Cat $1,400+. (5) 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A used to pay single deficiency on 1924 (May 2) Victoria Official Education Dept Stationery Envelope (late use) sent from Maindample to Melbourne, underpaid for 1½d Letter rate, the due tied by Colonial-era ‘1’ killer being a rare late use of that device. Very scarce and attractive solo use of the ½d denomination.

1931-37 Wmk CofA 6d carmine & yellow-green P11 BW #D120, mint, Cat $475 (Gibbons SG #D110, Cat £375). Rarely offered.

1931-37 Wmk CofA 6d P11 BW #D120 marginal vertical pair (lower unit nibbed perfs), tidy datestamp cancel, Cat $800+ (SG #D110 Cat £650+).

AUSTRALIA | War Savings Stamps and Certificates WWI War Savings Booklet with horizontal strip of 3 & single P11 6d blue affixed, Albert J. Mullett imprint on reverse. Few blemishes.

WWII No Watermark 6d ‘Spitfire’ P11 x18 affixed to upper portion War Saving Stamps Booklet, stamps in fine condition.

AUSTRALIA | Customs Duty Victoria ‘CUSTOMS MELBOURNE/2 (Crown over Coat of Arms) 6/VICTORIA’ oval brass seal (30x23mm). Very early & extremely rare.

Customs Clearance Seals red/white Port of Newcastle P11½, cancelled 8JAN1904.

Customs Clearance Seals red/white Port of Brisbane Imperf xP11½.

Customs Clearance Seals black/rose HM Customs, SA, imperf, cancelled 26Jan1904 at Port Darwin AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1925-30 1d Green KGV Sideface New Design Die 3 punctured ‘OS/NSW’ BW #P64(2)e, with printed notice for Sydney Harbour Trust, 1927 local use to Customs House Sydney, fine condition, Cat $200.

1930-37 1½d Red-Brown KGV Sideface on flimsy cream stock BW #P68(2), fine unused, Cat $400.

1930-37 1½d Red-Brown KGV Sideface on flimsy cream stock BW #P68(2), 1937 (Nov 11) late uprated use to USA. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official) 1916(?) 1d Red KGV Sideface Dotted ‘OS’ with ‘OS’ in colourless dots (as BW #PO2 Type 2) for School Committee with text & Coat of Arms in black, unused. Unlisted in BW Catalogue.

1919-21 1½d Red-Brown KGV Sideface Solid ‘OS’ Type 2 - ‘S’ slightly lower than ‘O’ - with constant variety White spot under right-hand value tablet BW #PO3B, for Customs & Excise Office (Melbourne), printed notice on reverse in blue, fine condition, Cat $1,000.

1924-30 1d Green KGV Sideface (2), one with ‘OS’ on colourless dots (as BW #PO5A), the other with ‘OS’ in solid engraving (as BW #PO6), both issued for School Committee and showing Coat of Arms that appears on ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ on 1d issues.

Unlisted in BW Catalogue. Minor blemishes. (2) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 1913 1d Kangaroo BW #L14 x2 comprising Queen’s Gardens illustration (Type 108E) in purple-black (band of toning) and Victor Harbour illustration (Type 137A) in chestnut (few surface marks), Cat $200. (2) 1918-20 1½d KGV Sideface 1½d black-brown, view ‘PINEAPPLES QUEENSLAND’ BW #LC41(102B), very fine unused, Cat $200.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 1922 2d Orange KGV Star With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #EP22, flap stuck, minor tone spots, unused, Cat $800.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official) 1913-14 1d Red Kangaroo Dotted ‘OS’ BW #EO1C (Type 3 - Die I) for user Education Department/Melbourne (P2-8480 imprint),1919 (Jul 23) use with KGV ½d green perf ‘OS’ added, tied by Collingwood datestamp, Cat $250.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (PTPO) 1928-37 1d Green KGV Oval x2, one for Borough of Shepparton, soiled, uprated with 1d green oval cut-out for 1931 use Shepparton to Melbourne. The other for Wallace Buck & Goodes Sydney on illustrated window envelope, 1935 use in Sydney, BW #ES64. (2) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wartime 1916 1d Red KGV Sideface ‘AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.’ At the Base Military Envelope Setting 1 x2, both typeset forms of the double lines (see Brusden White notes), fine mint, Cat $600+. (2) 1916-17 1d Red Military Envelope Inscribed ‘A.I.F. ABROAD’ on off-white/cream paper, BW #ME4A, fine unused (flap sealed), Cat $300.

1916-17 1d Red KGV Sideface ‘A.I.F., ABROAD.’ Military Envelope setting 2 (27mm Lines) on buff wove paper BW #ME4B, fine unused, Cat $300.

1917-19 1d Red KGV Sideface ‘AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE,/ABROAD.’ At the Base Military Envelope, setting 1 – top of stamp level with letters, on laid paper, BW #ME5A, fine unused, Cat $300.

1917-19 1d Red KGV Sideface ‘AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE,/ABROAD.’ At the Base Military Envelope, setting 1 – top of stamp level with letters, on wove paper, BW #ME5B, fine unused, Cat $300.

1949 4½d Defence Forces Wrapper inscribed ‘AIR MEDAL SECTION’, fresh unfolded, unused.

1949 4½d Defence Forces Wrapper group comprising [1] Army Medal Section unused (unfolded) plus used x3 each with Bulk Postage Melbourne registration labels; [2] Air Medal Section unused (unfolded) and used; and [3] Navy Medal Section 1951 (Sep 13) registered locally at Elsternwick where unclaimed; the latter item particularly scarce, generally fine. (7) 1949 Medal Section Army Medal, Air Medal x2 (one with ‘MERCHANDISE ONLY’ handstamp), ASC #X4.1,X4.4, fresh unfolded. (3) AUSTRALIA | Covers By Manufacturer APO 1969 5c Flight Anniversary elusive block of 9 tied to generic FDC by Russell St Philatelic Bureau ‘12NO69’ FDI datestamp, fine unaddressed condition.

E.S. Carter 1949 UPU pair tied to registered illustrated FDC by Wandal ‘10OC49’ FDI datestamp, E.S. Carter handstamp on reverse, minor blemishes.

Haslem 1937 NSW Sesquicentennial set to registered printed cover by Melbourne ‘1OC37’ datestamps (two with 1SE37’ slug error); also elusive Laker cover produced only for the 2d tied by Sydney 1OC37 datestamp, Laker handstamped address, fine condition. (2) Jack Peake 1954 3½d WA Stamp Centenary illustrated FDC with Jack Peake woodcut, numbered ‘6/45’ in pencil, Gladstone (SA) ‘2AU54’ FDI datestamp, unaddressed.

Jack Peake 1954 3½d Railway Centenary on illustrated FDC with Jack Peake woodcut, numbered ‘23/35’ in pencil, Gladstone (SA) ‘13SE54’ FDI datestamp, unaddressed.

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Jack Peake 1955 3½d Antarctic Research on illustrated FDC with Jack Peake woodcut, Mawson cachet and ‘16FE55’ FDI datestamp, numbered ‘38/38’ in pencil. Popular thematic.

Jack Peake 1955 3½d USA Memorial on illustrated FDC with Jack Peake woodcut, numbered ‘11/60’ in pencil, Nailsworth (SA) ‘4MY55’ FDI datestamp.

Nelson Eustis 1947 Newcastle Centenary set tied to registered printed FDC bt Adelaide ‘8SE47’ datestamp, Oceanic Australian Stamp Co (Eustis brand name) handstamped address, very fine (unopened) condition, and scarce.

PMG’s Department 1951 2d Green QE block of 4 tied to registered generic by GPO Sydney 130 (Sydney stamp sales counter) ‘28MR51’ FDI datestamp, unaddressed but with curious inverted ‘OATLEY, NSW’ handstamp, unsealed flap. Very fine.

Rex Bodin 1949 10/- Arms tied to Bodin illustrated cover by Melbourne ‘3OCT/1949’ datestamp, typed address to UK, Cat $450.

Swanston 1960 5d Girl Guides on generic unaddressed FDC with ‘BOWENFELLS/NSW’ cds. Retail $185+.

AUSTRALIA | Commemorative Covers 1934 Princes Pier registered use of KGV 2d Stationery Envelope uprated with 3d Victoria Centenary to Footscray tied by superb strike of ‘PRINCES PIER PORT MELBOURNE/18OC34’ datestamps being the first day of use APM #290, black & blue ‘rat’s tail’ registration label numbered ‘260’, appropriate backstamps, Cat $400+.

Princes Pier, Port Melbourne, S.C.7 cds also used as provisional label canceller on Stationery Society Australia envelope registered to Footscray, few minor blemishes. [This cds was used during the Royal visit of HMS Sussex for the Victorian Centenary celebrations] 1955 ‘THE SUMMIT, MT. KOSCIUSKO/23DE55/N.S.W. AUST.’ (APM 1135) on generic Royal QE II FDC envelope used to Goulburn.

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1960 Congress of Scientific Management, Sydney registered use of Congress of Scientific Management special cancel, provisional registration label ‘006’, (APM1410-APM states only 33 registered covers serviced).

AUSTRALIA | Postal History 1907 (Sep 17) use of 1d Arms perf ‘OS’ on Customs & Excise Office, Sydney cover to Levuka, Fiji.

1916 (Jan 9) PPC to Sweden franked with 1d red KGV underpaying the 1½d rate, taxed with ‘LOSEN’ label affixed & 8 ore bright violet added.

1919 Ross Smith Commemorative Collection on mounted annotated pages. There is no original flight material and the collection is organised on anniversarys beginning with a 10th anniversay PPC x2 (one signed by Keith Smith & Wally Shiers), a 20th Anniversay Crome cover (signed by Keith Smith & Wally Shiers), the 50th anniversary is very well represented with 11 different facsimile vignettes and 31 different covers mainly from the race and many signed by the pilots, the last few pages cover the 60th, 70th and 75th anniversaries. An excellent basis for further development. (60+ items) 1921 (Dec 28) registered GB inwards from Manchester to Perth with 9½d postage, red triple-circle ‘H.M. CUSTOMS/PASSED/ PERTH’ on face.

1921-27 KGV Covers With Dues Added comprising [1] 1921 to Denmark with 2d orange with 1ore SG #D214 pair added, Skagen backstamp; [2] 1927 (Feb 6) Orlo-Smith (stamp dealer) to Sweden, postage due label attached & 25ore Gustav SG #129 attached in lieu of postage due; [3] 1926(?) George Wills & Co to USA with KGV 1d green & 1½d red (Perf ‘GW’), five-line handstamped admonition on reverse, USA 2c due added; also [4] 1927 mixed franking cover to Denmark with KGV 1½d & 1d plus Denmark 10ore 75th Stamp Anniv, untaxed; few blemishes, generally fine. (4) 1923 inwards cover from Germany to Melbourne with triple-circle ‘CUSTOMS DUES/T½D/3’ & ½d PDue applied for payment.

1924 -1946 NSW Custom Agents with 1924 (10 Nov) 1d green Die III Postal Card Jackson & Spring, 1933 (27 Sep) James Patrick & Co with ‘BRITISH EMPIRE PAGEANT’ label on reverse, 1946 (13 Feb) Illustrated envelope for Morris Middleton & Co, 1933 covers from C. Aickin & Sons, Sutton Rudder Carrying Co Ltd, Huddart Parker Ltd, Barton & Co,1933-37 Rudder’s illustrated advertising envelopes (10) 1928 (C) parcel fragment with unusual combination franking comprising KGV SMult P13½x12½ 3d Die Ia A-B pair each with Retouched lower right corner [4R59-60] BW #107c(4)k&l & 2d red-brown plus Roos Third Wmk 6d brown Die IIB block of 5, all tied by untidy strikes of Chief Parcels Office/Melbourne large oval datestamp.

1929 (Jul 29) homemade cover to US bearing 3d Airmail and 1½d red KGV pair tied by Darwin cds, endorsed Via Koolinda/thence per/airmail when/available, handstruck ‘T’ and mss “1/6” lower left corner. Early external airmail for Northern Territory.

1930 (10 Mar) Jackson & Spring, Custom Agents, Sydney envelope used locally with ‘DELIVERED RATES ON SMALL PACKAGES’ chart on reverse. Most unusual.

1930s inwards cover from USA to Windsor, Vic with triple-circle ‘CUSTOMS/T1D/DUES’ & uncancelled 1d PDue applied for payment 1931 (Aug 6) registered cover from Manly to NZ, water damage amd ‘OFFICIALLY SEALED’ label applied at Sydney. The sender was the famous philatelist Basset Hull.

1932 (Dec 1) long cover (blemishes) from Sydney to Brisbane addressed to Hudson Fysh of QANTAS Ltd franked 1/9d for 2-2½ ozs airmail (6d letter rate + 1/3d airmail surcharge), and bearing scarce QANTAS first-decade commemorative Air Mail etiquette.

1933 inwards illustrated cover from Switzerland to Sydney NSW with fine red ‘CUSTOMS DUTY/1D/TO PAY’ & 1d PDue applied for payment.

1934 1934 (25 Sep) two tea sample parcel tags from Batavia to a Tea Merchant in Adelaide, each with ‘Nett not exceeding/”100” (mss) grams’ and 2 Custom’s labels with (in Dutch) ‘Export allowed of 50g tea’. (2) 1935 OHMS registered letter with 5d KGV perf ‘WA’ to Hazaribagh, India. Redirected many times with fine unclaimed labels from Madras & Calcutta. A much travelled cover.

1937 (Oct 29) real photo PPC (Botanical Gardens, Melbourne) sent from Melbourne to Germany at rare 1/1d full airmail service postcard rate, carried by IEL Flight IW597, Athens transit.

1939 USA uprated 1c postal card from J.J. Berliner [book publishers & distributors, New York] to Australia with double-ring ‘CUSTOMS/T½D/DUES’ handstamp.

1939 (23 Mar) GB ½d KGV stationery envelope from London to Collins Street doctor with boxed ‘CUSTOMS DUTY/PAID’ in violet.

1940 (Jan 30) airmail cover from Bowral (NSW) to India at scarce wartime 1/1d per half oz rate, carried IEL Flight SW212, Calcutta censor tape and handstamp.

1940-41 Czech Consular Mail mainly from Sydney to the Czech Government in Exile in London. Mostly airmail and registered, many certified official and therefore stamped ‘NOT OPENED’ by the censor. An unusual group and rarely offered. (10) 1941 (Aug 28) registered cover from Cairns intended for airmail to India, correctly franked 1/4d (1/1d per half oz airmail + 3d registration fee) intercepted by censor and returned, diamond ‘1/RETURN/TO/SENDER’ handstamp, three strikes (one reverse), and tape applied.

1941 inwards cover from New Zealand to Ayr, Qld with fine ‘CUSTOMS/½D/DUTY’, unusually with ½d Roo applied for payment.

Extremely rare payment of customs due by postage stamps.

1941 (Nov 6) triple-rate airmail cover to India with 2/- Roo, 1/- Small Lyrebird & 3d KGVI tied by ‘AIRMAIL SECTION/MELBOURNE’ datestamp, censor handstamps & tape, Bombay backstamp. Seldom-seen multiple of the 1/1d airmail rate.

1944 (May & Sep) registered envelopes from Ramsey I.O.W. to sisters at Maroubra, both covers have ‘Opened for Customs’ labels (one brown, one white) & circular ‘(Crown) Customs & Excise’ handstamps. Attractive pair. (2)

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 15th December 2017 1947 (Nov 29) large envelope (20x15cm) to NSW with small green Douane C1 label over which has been placed 1937 blue & white ‘ASSESSMENT LABEL/Customs Duty to Pay - £ : “4/-”‘, alongside poor boxed ‘MORE TO PAY/Postage Due for/special handling/of dutiable goods/3d’, and on reverse Australian Postage Dues 1d (3, incl a pair). Faults.

1948 (Nov 12) Large envelope (20x15cm) to NSW with small green ‘Customs (Douane) C1 label, 1948 blue & white ‘ASSESSMENT LABEL/Customs Duty to Pay £ : “4/-”‘, and white ‘MORE TO PAY’ label [1946 type] with ‘...Postage Due for/special handling/of dutiable goods/3d.’. [No evidence of payment appears on the envelope] Faults.

1951 (Jul 14) Economy envelope (re-cycled paper from ‘The Distillers Co. Ltd with Penecillin mentioned), to NSW with ‘Orpington, Kent 1½d/PAID’ slogan in red alongside bold ‘CUSTOMS DUTY/½d/TO PAY’ cds in red and on reverse ‘(Clock)/CUSTOMS G.P.O./ 19SEP1951/RELEASED/SYDNEY’. Blemishes.

1956 (Jan 26) use of 1/- Lyre & 1d violet QEII x4 on linen bag from Australian soldier with BCOF forces in Kure, Japan to South Aust. special forces Customs Declaration form gives value of contents and total value of sent goods for the calendar year. Most unusual and interesting.

1956 (Nov 23) oversized cover (370x255mm) with 10/- Arms x3 (perf blemishes) plus 2/- Olympics pair (one unit faults) tied by Newcastle (NSW) datestamps paying 2/- per ½oz airmail rate x17. Presentable condition.

1956 (Dec 1) oversized cover (370x255mm) to UK with Arms 5/- pair & 10/- plus 2/- Crocodile tied by Newcastle (NSW) datestamps paying 2/- per ½oz airmail rate x11 for contents weighing up to 5½oz, some wrinkling of cover and stamps, fine overall.

1966 use of 1965 Christmas 10d Aerogramme postally used 1966 (Mar 12) after introduction of decimal currency and uprated with QEII 1c stamp for 9c Aerogramme rate validity (8c + 1c). Very scarce £SD/Decimal combination.

AUSTRALIA | First Flight Covers 1930 Camooweal-Daly Waters (Feb 19) Australian Aerial Services Sheard cover (lightly creased), stamps cancelled at Brisbane, backstamped Daly Waters/N.T. (Feb 20), AAMC #151, Cat $300.

1934 Perth-Daly Waters (Oct 3) MacRobertson Miller Aviation Perth - Victoria River Downs intermediate, backstamped Broome cds and ‘VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS.’ and ‘7 OCT. 1934’ handstamps, signed Pilot HB Hussey, AAMC #429a, Cat $150+.

1935 Sydney-Thursday Island where KGV 1d pair was cancelled, typed endorsement ‘AUSTRALIA..PAPUA..FLIGHT./BY COURTESY OF/FLIGHT LIEUT.S..CAMPBELL.’, guarantee cachet on reverse AAMC #519. Only 12 carried, very fine, Cat $1,000.

1954 ‘Belfast’ Singapore Crash Cover (Mar 11) use of 10d Aerogramme to UK, with fine strike of boxed three-line ‘SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRASH/SINGAPORE 13.3.1954’ handstamp in red.

1968 Heathrow Crash (Apr) aerogramme to Australia salvaged from BOAC Boeing 707 G-ARWE which left Heathrow London on Apr 8 en route to Zurich but shortly after take-off the pilot reported engine on fire, subsequently falling off, with the aircraft burning a forced-landing was attempted and the ensuing crash claimed five lives and 22 injuries. Plus letter from Mail Exchange Branch, Adelaide explaining how the aerogramme was damaged. Nice pair. (2) AUSTRALIA | Military - World War I Period 1916(C.) fresh unused envelope with green ‘OFFICERS’ MESS, A.I.F.,/[rising sun badge]/CLAREMONT’ on flap. very attractive, not seen by us before and apparently not recorded by Emery.

1918 (May 4) PPC from Switzerland to Canterbury in Melbourne bearing very fine and complete ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/3/3rd.

Military District’ three-line censor handstamp in violet. Unusual.

AUSTRALIA | Military - World War II Period Airmail Letter Cards scarce uses by Australian servicemen of GB illustrated Air Mail Letter Cards, the earlier written aboard HMAS Lismore the latter aboard HMS Formidable, between Tarakan and Morotai. (2) Australforce 1940 annotated collection from the units making up Australforce, incl several covers with Tidworth paid cds or Salisbury paid machine cancels used by 18 Bde, FPO 444 used by Australian Forestry companies, FPO 445 used by 25 Bde, FPO 450 used by 2/1 Australian Railway Construction and later use by 2/3 Australian General Hospital on HMT Stratheden. Plus Home Depot REPS 7 used by an AIF detachment with the Royal Engineers Postal Unit. A difficult group to assemble particularly considering the mail problems experienced by Australforce, The Home Depot cancel is extremely scarce. (Most items in this lot are ex Phil Collas.) (22) Australia 1940s-50s Unit Cachets collection on covers or fronts (7). Wide variety of units with little or no duplication. Difficult to assemble. (102) Australia Gavin registered covers x2 (creased clear of stamps) Military P.O. Bendigo No.1 or 2 datestamps and provisional registration labels. Scarce duo. (2) Australia 1941 (Oct 14) Gavin registered cover underfranked with ½d Kangaroo block of eight (two units folded over to reverse) tied by ‘MIL.P.O SEYMOUR No.30’ datestamp, handstamped provisional registration label (number altered in mss.), 1d PDue pair affixed in taxing, cover creases clear of stamps.

Australia 1943 x2 and 1944 uses of ‘POSTAGE/1d/PAID’ Air Mail Letter Cards, one censored uncancelled, another with ‘AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/351’ datestamp, blue on white censor tape & dual censor handstamps; usual rough opening, otherwise good condition.

(3) Australia 1943 (Nov) 1943 POW Christmas postcard depicting a Kangaroo with a joey in its pouch, franked with 6d Kookaburra, used from No. 13 Murchison Camp (Vic) to Germany, various cachets.

Censor Covers with Australian censor handstamps & tape for Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney, Newcastle, Perth & Townsville noting 1940 taxed commercial surface rate to USA, 1941 4/- clipper rate to Canada with meter cancel, 1944 7d Airletter on yellow paper BW #A1A sent from Mildura to UK with Melbourne censor; condition variable. (60+) Inward Censor Covers To Australia to same addressee nearly all with Sydney Censor tape and handstamps, mostly from USA including 1941 1½c x3 printed matter rate, 1942 with ‘JOIN THE MARINES’ label on reverse, others mostly 5c surface rate various frankings includings Prexies, plus a few airmail covers; Canada with a few patriotic types including ‘There’ll Always Be An England’ x2 with Union Jack or Bulldog & Union Jack illustrations, 1942 with numerous PMG’s Dept Officially Sealed labels others from Ceylon, Egypt, Nigeria & South Africa, also OAS stampless cover with boxed ‘DEFENCE FORCES/MAIL/NO POSTAGE REQUIRED’ handstamp applied in Sydney. Interesting lot. (59) Labuan 1945 (Jul 7) cover (flap tear) sent at 3d KGVI tied by “FIELD POST OFFICE/7JY45/037” datestamp (in use at Labuan), paying concessional airmail rate.

Northern Territory Field POs collection including Rear HQ NT Force, 66½ Mile, Adelaide River, Alice Springs, Batchelor (mostly Air Force - one registered), Birdum, Coomalie Creek, Daly Waters, Darwin, Fenton, Gorrie, Katherine, Larrimah, Mataranka, Melville Bay, Noonamah, Sattler, and Winnellie, allocation details lightly penciled reverse, wide range of Censor markings including RAAF, amongst which is little if any duplication, odd fault, generally good average quality, very useful group. (130) Tasmania Field POs selection comprising Anglesea Barracks and Brighton Camp, five different Censor handstamps employed, duplicated, odd fault, generally good. (11) Torres Strait 1945 (May 29) stampless official cover from Torres Strait Coast Arty to Melbourne with fine strike of scarcer ‘FIELD PO/ 29MY45/094’ datestamp, then in use at Thursday Island.

AUSTRALIA | Military Postmarks - World War II Unit Postal Stations 1942-46 all rubber selection with E23, E29, E97, E103, E106, E110, E111, ELC1, ELC7, ELC8, ELC9, ELC12, ELC13, ELC14, unframed ELC16, framed ELC16, ELC18 & ELC 20 registered, generally nice strikes. (19) AUSTRALIA | DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA Assessment Labels: used for the collection of Customs Duty &/or Quarantine Fees, group on Hagner with 7 different types, all used for Customs Duty. Rarely offered. (19)

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1850 2d Sydney Views Plate II Early Impressions 2d grey-blue SG #23, rounded lower-left corner, upper margin shaved, lightly cancelled, Cat £300.

1850 2d Sydney Views Plate II Early Impressions 2d grey-blue [pos 22] 4 margins (2 large, 1 close), SG #23, Cat £300. Hunziker cert (1964).

1850 2d Sydney Views Plate II Bottom Row Retouched 2d Prussian blue [pos 14] 4 large margins, SG #27, Cat £325. Holcombe cert (1989).

1850 2d Sydney Views Plate II Bottom Row Retouched 2d Prussian blue No whip [pos 4] 4 good margins, SG #27a, Cat £375.

Holcombe cert (1989) notes that “SG do not list the retouches in the top row”.

1851 2d Sydney Views Plate V Hard Greyish Wove Paper imperf 2d dull blue, 4 margins, with RPSV Certificate (1980) stating “that the stamp is genuine”. SG #37, Cat £180.

1850 3d Sydney Views Soft Yellowish Wove Paper yellowish-green shade SG #39, close margins shaving frameline at top & at left, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £325.

1851-52 Imperf 1d Laureates No Wmk Bluish Wove Paper 1d scarlet SG #46, margins complete except for clipped upper-right corner, rich colour, BN ‘62’ cancel of Morpeth.

1852 Imperf 3d Laureates No Wmk Thick Blue Wove Paper 3d blue-green SG #70, margins close/shaved at base and at left; also Medium greyish blue wove paper 3d dull yellow-green SG #67, margins largely complete (just touching at right), signed on reverse, tidy cancel; Cat £385.

1853 Imperf 8d Laureates No Wmk Medium Bluish Paper 8d dull yellow SG #79, margins largely complete (just touching at base), good colour, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £600.

1854-59 Imperf Large Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 8d golden-yellow, 4-margins, SG #97, cancelled with contemporary Sydney bars postmark, Cat £1,400, BPA Certificate (1992) for the then SG #125.

1860-72 Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 12 5d dull green SG #141, straight edge at right, unused, Cat £425.

1860-72 Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 12 8d orange, SG #150, ‘88’ Rays cancel, Cat £1,200. BPA certificate (1995) mentions “some staining” but this is a very harsh assessment.

1861-88 Coin 5/- reddish-purple P10 SG #180, some rough perfs, unused, gum traces, Cat £275.

1895 2d Emu lithographed Postal Forgery on No Watermark Perf 11 paper, cancelled by BN ‘698’ of George Street West (Sydney), Cat £450 (see SG footnote). The finest example we have seen. RPSV Certificate (2013).

1888-89 Centenary Wmk Double-Lined 5/- 20/- cobalt-blue SG #262, mild toning, well centred, unused, Cat £700.

1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Wmk 2nd Crown/NSW Perf 12x11 6d emerald-green Imperforate pair SG #307a, very fine mint, Cat £600. Rarely offered.

1907 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A ½d blue-green marginal block of 4 the two right-hand units variety No Watermark, left-hand units with part sheet-edge watermark, upper selvedge with double-lined ‘A’ of the Crown ‘A’ watermark, stamps are fresh MUH. NEW SOUTH WALES | Official Stamps 1880-95 5/- purple P12 optd ‘OS’ (13½mm spacing) with ‘NSW’-in concentric ovals CTO cancel, from a 1895 special printing for inclusion in presentation/collectors sets, fine condition with large-part og Rare, only 158 were sold. Ceremuga Certificate (2017).

1880-88 5/- reddish purple Wmk 5/- Inverted, P12x10 optd ‘OS’ (12½mm spacing) SG #O16 variety Weak ‘S’ of overprint, pulled perf at left, large-part og Cat £750. Very rare. Ceremuga Certificate (2017) notes the overprint variety.

1888-90 ‘OS’ Overprints ½d to 6d & 1/- SG #O39-O42 & O44 (2d crease), with Type 11 ‘Specimen’ overprints & ‘GPO’-in concentric ovals CTO cancels, all with gum. (5) 1888-90 ‘OS’ Overprints 8d lilac-rose Lyrebird ‘CP’ Monogram example (‘OS’ overprints Kiss printed), with Type 11 ‘Specimen’ overprint & ‘GPO’-in concentric ovals CTO cancel, full MVLH gum. Unique with monogram as just 50 sets received the ‘GPO’-in concentric ovals cancel.

1890-91 ‘OS’ Overprints 5/- Map P10 (some nibbed perfs) & 20/- Centennial each with Type 11 ‘Specimen’ overprints, both with ‘GPO’-in concentric ovals CTO cancels, large-part gum. (Just 50 sets issued, McCredie’s examples sold for $640 in the June 2011 sale of his collection). (2) NEW SOUTH WALES | Postage Dues 1891-97 ½d to 20/- set SG #D1-10, ½d mint, other values with ‘NSW’-in concentric ovals CTO cancels, without gum. (10) NEW SOUTH WALES | Revenues 1867-1914 Selection: with QV 1866-1903 Long Types to 10/- x2 & £1 x2 including 7/- x2 & 9/-; 1880 Surcharge Trio, KEVII Bicolours to £1; condition variable but generally above-average for these. (56) Stamp Duty: 1865 Large Format imperf 8/- green & 10/- dull red, variable margins, both with Bank of New South Wales ‘MAR 3/ 1866’ cancels, Elsmore Online Cat $200. (2) Stamp Duty: 1865 Large Format perforated group comprising 4d, 6d (on piece), 8d, 1/-, 2/-, 3/-, 4/- (corner fault), 5/-, 6/-, 9/- (aged) & 10/-, condition variable but generally good for these, pen or bank cancels. The 9/- is particularly scarce, Elsmore Online Cat $720 (ex 4/-). (11)

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NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1875 QV 1d essay on flimsy card with ‘To’ in script type as HG #1, plus issued 1875 1d Card showing ‘To’ in normal type with seriffed ‘T’, fine condition. (2) 1896 1½d blue on cream, HG #18, with amusing printed German cartoon ‘GRUSS AUS AUSTRALIEN/BEI DEN ANTIPODEN’, 1899 use from Sydney to Germany. Plus 2nd card from the same series? of ‘Sonntag im Busch’, 1897 use from Sydney to Germany. Some aging. Most unusual to see pre-printed non-English illustrations on any Stationery. (2) 1908 1d US Fleet Visit very fine unused. HG #34.

NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal History 1848-1911 Cover Selection including 1848 Sydney pre-stamp to England, Manchester backstamp, 1866 mourning cover to NZ with 6d Diadem, Hunters Hill departure and Auckland arrival backstamps, 1886 to USA with DLR 2d strip of 3 & 1d tied by Bars ‘285’ cancels, Milton datestamp alongside, New York backstamps; 1888 to Germany with DLR 2d & 6d tied by Rays ‘231’, Coonamble departure & Riesenburg arrival backstamps, 1887 registered to UK with 2d DLR & 8d Diadem, Sydney Registered Letter Office datestamp, Carisbrook, Isle of Wight arrival backstamp, plus six other items; condition variable. (11) 1895 (8 Nov) 1d PTPO envelope HG #KB3 for Wall & Molesworth sent from The Exchange to Newtown with printed notation on front ‘BUSINESS MATTER ONLY’ and gorgeous artwork on reverse. Flap tear. Plus earlier 1892 1d PTPO envelope HG #KB3 also for Wall & Molesworth, but with address etc on face and blank back. Foxing & flap fault. Uncommon. Ex Druce. (2) 1903 (Mar 3) use of Prescott & Co advertising cover from Sydney to USA, franked with 1d Shield and with ‘ONE HUNDRED POSTED’ handstamp to qualify for Foreign Countries printed matter rated of 1d per 2oz. Most attractive example, low survival rate.

1903 (Jun 15) large cover to Minister for Trade & Customs, Melbourne with 3d Diadem pair & 1/- Roo pair. [2/6d = 7-7oz & 2d per ½doz.]

1903 (Dec) registered cover to Prince Edward Island, Canada with 10d violet (prob SG #323) solo franking tied by smudged ‘REGISTERED/SYDNEY’ datestamp, Charlotte Town (P.E.I.) arrival backstamp.

1907 (Dec 17) Mittagong registered cover to Kolar Goldfields, Mysore, India, manuscript registration marking, Melbourne transit & Champion-Reefs (Kolar Goldfield) arrival backstamps, redirected to Bangalore with Tuticorin transit, undelivered with ‘NOT KNOWN’ handstamp and Madras & Bombay DLO datestamps.

NEW SOUTH WALES | Postmarks Collection 1930s-1990s Datestamp Hoard: on covers or postal stationery, strong in pre-decimal era, apparently no duplication amongst types, many useful usage items noted beyond the cancellation interest, generally in good commercial condition, quality of strikes generally fine to very fine. Inspection sure to delight. (1,800 approx) Paid Slogan Cancel: covers usually in red, some ACT, mostly 1950-90s with sprinkling pre-war, noted advertising and Official covers, moderate duplication, generally average commercial quality. (130+) NEW SOUTH WALES | DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA 1817 Bill of Lading: for goods loaded on the Duke of Wellington at Cape Town for Sydney. The Consignment included 18 pipes (about 126 gallons x18) of rum & 6 pipes (about 92 gallons x6) of Cape Madeira. Import duty of 7/- per gallon was collected by Capt John Piper and paid to the Orphans Fund. A very rare document.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | Datestamps Parliament House: (A1) use on 1937 (Jun 21) The Senate envelope (opening fault), registered at Canberra Parliament House, fine strikes front and reverse ‘PARLIAMENT HOUSE CANBERRA/21JE37/FCT’ datestamp, Canberra transit, blue registration label, Melbourne arrival backstamp. PO 19/9/1927.

NEW SOUTH WALES | Numerals 17: (B2) slightly smudged but complete strike of Rays type 3R16 tying 2d blue to 1882 cover to NZ, Dubbo, Sydney & Auckland backstamps, [Rated 4R], cover with faults. Allocated to Dubbo-PO 1/1/1848.

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NORTHERN TERRITORY | Postal History 1932 (Jan 18) registered cover airmail from Darwin to Brisbane bearing 2d KGV for letter rate and 6d Airmail (3d registration fee + 3d airmail surcharge). Attractive item for NT or usage collection.

QUEENSLAND | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings Zieher/VSM Stamps of Queensland PPCs, mostly embossed, all but three with black & white photo vignettes with ‘Maryborough’ & ‘Warwick’ street scenes, also Brisbane scenes including ‘Observatory, Wickham Terrace’ & ‘Enoggera Creek’; two have Japanese or Czechoslavakian stamps added, otherwise unused. Condition variable. (12) Chalons With ‘SPECIMEN’ Overprint Group all with Type 1 Without Serifs diagonal handstamps comprising Small Star (6d) Registered (straight edge at right), No Wmk 1/- grey & 5/- pale rose (closed tear), Truncated Star 1d x2 & 1/- plus Crown/Q 4d yellow; all but two without gum. (7) QUEENSLAND 1868-74 Small Chalon Wmk Truncated Star Perf 13 6d yellow-green SG #68 variety Overprint ‘SPECIMEN’ doubled, without gum. Rare and absent from the McCredie Collection.

1880 Small Chalon Litho Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12 2/6d dull scarlet SG #121, fine mint, Cat £325.

1880 Small Chalon Litho Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12 10/- red-brown, 10/- bistre-brown pair & 20/- rose SG #125-27, all with dubious postal cancels, Cat £850 for genuine postal usage. (4) 1886-95 High Values 2/6d to £1 with Brisbane quarter cds comprising thick paper 5/-, 10/- and £1, SG #159, 160 & 161a, 2/6d thin paper SG #162. Good perfs and good colours, 5/- no gum, others full gum. (4) 1890-94 Lined-Oval Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12½,13 1d vermilion-red (colour changeling) Imperforate pair SG #187a tied by twin strikes of Rays ‘131’ cancel to 1896 (Oct 30) cover from Carboolture to Brisbane (arrival backstamp), small section of backflap missing. Extremely rare on cover, Cat £325 (off cover).

1899-1906 Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12½,13 ½d grey-green marginal block of 30 (10x3) from base of the sheet, sheet no #408 at lower right, few perf reinforcements, most units MUH. Attractive block.

1900 Patriotic Fund pair, fine used.SG #263-64, Cat £395. (2) QUEENSLAND | Postal Fiscals 1871-72 Stamp Duty Burelé Band 5/- yellow-brown, thin paper, SG #F30, MNG, Cat £650. Ceremuga cert (2017).

QUEENSLAND | Revenues Stamp Duty Selection: with 1868 perforated to 2/- x2 (one with fake Rockhampton datestamp), 2/6d, 5/- & 20/-; 1871-74 to burelé Band 20/-; 1892 Long Types to £5 with colourless embossed cancels, most penetrating paper and paper hinge reinforced; also high value Small Chalons with fiscal cancels. (34)

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QUEENSLAND | Railway Stamps 1977 Blue Security Overprint Rouletted 6-13 $2 x6 plus 50c & 25c all station name ‘YEPPOON’ on adhered to large piece of card with Bars ‘776’ cancels, adjacent Queensland Railways Interstate Parcel label (Form No #24475) dated “6-4-81”, addressed to Grafton NSW (via Kyogle/Wallangarra). Attractive exhibitable piece in fine condition.

QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 1909 3d KEVII McCorquodale 1910 (Mar 5) use from Ipswich to UK, uprated with lined-background 1d Sideface, Ipswich black/ white registration label, Brisbane transit datestamp on reverse, London transit & Barnet arrival datestamps on face. [Believed to be ERD of use of a McCorquodale Envelope, see Collas at page 32] 1909 3d KEVII McCorquodale 1911 (Nov 9) use from Brisbane to Germany, uprated with 4-Corners 2½d purple/blue Sideface, Brisbane red/black registration label, Hamburg arrival backstamp.

1909 3d KEVII McCorquodale HG #C1, uprated with 2d, 1910 (Sep 12) Brisbane to West End with black registration label, cancels in blue. Used examples are rare.

QUEENSLAND | Postal History 1862 (May 11) cover from Rockhampton to Sydney endorsed “p SS Boomerang” franked with Rough Perf 14-16 2d blue Chalon x3 (scissor-cut from sheet) tied by Rays ‘201’ cancels, small part of Sydney backstamp as the backflap is partially missing. RPSV Certificate (2016) states “...correctly rated, and the stamps belong.”.

QUEENSLAND | Postmarks Collection Paid Slogan Cancel: covers usually in red, mostly Brisbane with some regional centres, 1940s-90s, noted advertising and Official covers, moderate duplication reduced by presence of sub-types (some indicated in pencil), generally average commercial quality.

(190+) QUEENSLAND | PICTURE POSTCARDS Queensland Custom Houses: collection with additional photos and illustrations, few postmarks and covers Includes Brisbane, Bundaberg, Burketown, Cooktown, Mackay, Maryborough, Mungindi & Townsville. Noted nice 1904 Health Office Cooktown handstamp. (c.45 items) QUEENSLAND | Numerals 118: (A2) fine and largely complete strike of Rays Type 1c cancel used on 1d Roo, [Rated 4R]. Allocated to Cawarral-PO 15/10/1868;

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QUEENSLAND | Numerals | Postmarks Collection Selection Of Rated Cancels On Commonwealth Issues: comprising [Rated 3R] ‘96’, ‘125’ x2 (one on piece), ‘376’, ‘622’ & ‘682’; [Rated 2R] ‘489’ x2 (one on piece); good to very fine quality of strikes. (8) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Specimens & Reprints Selection with optd ‘REPRINT’ on Crown/SA imperfs x5 (1/- yellow fault), roulettes x5 & perforated issues x7, also optd ‘SPECIMEN’ x10 with values to 5d & 6d, some condition issues, generally fine, most values large-part gum. (27) SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1855 Imperf London Printing Perkins Bacon 2d imperforate plate proof pair in black on ungummed, unwatermarked paper, complete margins (scissor nick in right margin).

1856-58 Imperf Adelaide Printing 1d yellow-green SG #6 marginal horizontal pair, 4mm tear at top of a vertical crease on first unit, close to huge margins with fragment of adjoining unit at base, Adelaide dumb cancels in black, Cat £1,300+. Rare multiple which presents well.

1860-73 10d Surcharges Selection with Blue Surcharges 1860-69 second Roulettes 10d on 9d orange-red x2 & 10d on 9d yellow x2, 1868-79 10d on 9d yellow plus a Crown/SA rouletted reprint, used, Cat £200+. (6) 1883-99 De La Rue 6d Plate Proof perforated corner block of 4 on gummed, unwatermarked paper, small perf separation in selvedge, MUH. 1906-12 Thick ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk Crown/A Perf 12,12½ 3d to 5/- set SG #298-305, a few low values with minor gum adhesions, fine mint overall, Cat £250+. (8) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Official Stamps Overprint Varieties used including 1876-80 2d orange P10 Misplaced overprint (trimmed perfs), 1891-96 1d green x2 on piece one with No stop after ‘S’ SG #O54c (defective corner) and 1899-1901 Wide Setting 2d violet Misplaced overprint x2. (4 items) 1874-77 QV P11½-12½ 1d deep yellow-green, variety Printed on both sides SG #O6a, fine used, Cat £1,300. RPSL Certificate (2001).

1876-85 P10x11½-12½ 4d plum SG #O16, fine mint, Cat £70.

1899-1901 Wide Overpint Setting 1d rosine SG #O81 pair & 6d blue #O85 strip of 3, fresh MUH, Cat £180++. (2 items) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1908 1d US Fleet Visit minor blemishes on address side, unused. HG #9.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal History 1846 (Dec 28) printed ‘On the Service of The Customs/Collector’ entire letter used London to Adelaide, fine crowned Paid datestamp in red (15JU15/1846) and arrival datestamp in black showing only the day and month slugs ‘28DE6’ (appears to be poorly printed FREE handstamp). One of three known examples. Central fold beginning to separate.

1847 (Aug 17) printed ‘On the Service of The Customs/Collector’ entire letter used London to Adelaide, fine crowned Paid datestamp in red (1FE1/1847) and black ‘G·P·/[crown]/AU*17/1847/SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ arrival on face. The message states that promotion is by merit only and applying for promotion is likely to be detrimental.

1849 (Jan 3) printed ‘On the Service of The Customs/Collector’ entire letter used London to Adelaide, fine crowned Paid datestamp in red (14SP14/1848) and black ‘G·P·O/[crown]/JA*3/18 /SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ (no year in date) arrival on face. The message advise that copies of the act have been sent by packet.

1852 (Aug 3) to the Collector of Customs, Port Adelaide black ‘G·P·O/AU3/1852/SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ arrival on face, rated “2” in red. The message asks what happened to the proceeds from a hogshead of gin.

1853 (Jan 7) to the Collector of Customs, Port Adelaide black ‘G·P·O/JA7/1853/SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ arrival on face, red ‘[crown]/ FREE/184’ on face to indicate free postage. The message asks about emoluments and outstanding expenses.

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1879 (Mar 24) Outer to ‘Knock Castle, Ayrshire’ franked with 4d dull lilac SG #94 & 1/- brown SG #125 tied by GPO Adelaide duplex, mss “Via Brindisi” & poor strike of oval ‘ELDER SMITH’ cachet.

1897 (Dec 8) use of Address half of Reply card sent by JR Cocking (Custom House & Shipping Agents) of the Adelaide Parcels Express with printed message advising of the despatch of a parcel of ‘Dr. Ayer’s Almanacs’. The absent reply half was then used to notify another firm that the parcel had been delivered. Unusual & Scarce.

1949 (Nov 15) Registered airmail cover with 2 sets of UPU from Cambridge to South Australia with pink Customs label boxed ‘POSTAL CUSTOMS/SOUTH AUSTRALIA/Passed,’.

1950 (Jun 22) inwards letter from GB to The News, Adelaide, with black/pink ‘POSTAL CUSTOMS/SOUTH AUSTRALIA/Passed’ label on face. Airmail & Express Delivery labels on face, curiously with boxed ‘SECOND CLASS/AIR MAIL’ handstamp also on face.

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA | DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA Parcel Post: gummed Customs Declaration form between United States & South Australia 5000-22.7.05, unused.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Departmental Overprints Customs ‘C’ opt in blue on Large Star Wmk rouletted 1/- brown, ‘C’ opt in black on Wmk Large Star 6d blue, Perf 10 4d purple, Crown over SA Wmk P10 2d orange. Mixed condition. [Vendor states all Presgrave checked as genuine.] (4) Customs black ‘C’ on 1d deep green P11½-12x10x10x10, SG #101, used Adelaide.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Diamond Numerals 3: Numeral-in-circle ‘3’ receiving office cancel used on rouletted 2d, office unknown, [Rated 3R].

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings ‘A’ To ‘B’ Squared-Circle Datestamp Rated ‘RRR’ comprising Alford Type SC1, Bangor, Baratta, Binnum (on 5d), Booleroo Central Type SC1, Boothby Type SC1, Bowmans & Braemar; variable quality of strikes. (8) ‘K’ To ‘L’ Squared-Circle Datestamp Rated Selection with [Rated 4R] Karcultaby, Lower Mitcham (12/9/84 - ERD) [Rated 3R] Koppio, Kulpara, Kybolite, Kybunga Type SC2, Leighs Creek Type SC1, Loxton’s Hut, Lyndhurst (plus Lyndhurst Siding [Rated 2R]), fair to fine quality of strikes. (10) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Datestamps 1940s: Registered Opening Day Webster Covers for Exeter (Relief 1), Grenfell St, Blackwood Park (Relief 16), Semaphore South (Relief 7), Black Forest (Relief 4), Thebarton North (Relief 11), Kent Town (relief 2) & Devon Park (Relief 10). A rare group. (8) 376 Mile Camp: ‘376 MILE E.W[. RLY]/3SP18/[S.A]’ (A2) on 1/- Roo. [Rated 4R] PO 19/9/1916; closed c.-/5/1918. [Trans Australian Railway]

Booleroo Centre: (A2) ‘BOOLEROO CENTRE/MA20/83/[S_A]’ very fine and largely complete Type F1 strike on 2d orange pair, [Rated 3R]. Renamed from Booleroo Central PO c.-/2/1883.

Custon (1): (B2) 1895 Type F1 strike on 2d orange, also largely complete (1920s?) squared-circle datestamp tying KGV 2d red to piece, both cancels [Rated 3R]. PO 20/2/1882; closed 28/2/1908. (2) Klemzig: (B1) complete ‘KLEMZIG/NO1/0[5]/S_A’ squared-circle cancel on message side of PPC addressed to Payneham, [Rated 3R].

Knightsbridge: (B2) large-part Type CMT (27mm) strike on 1d red QV pair [Rated 4R]. PO 1/3/1882; closed 23/5/1911.

Montacute: (B2) almost complete strike of ‘MONTACUTE/DE23/09/S.A’ squared-circle datestamp on 1909 PPC to Semaphore, [Rated 3R]. PO c.1887; CMA 20/11/1993.

Railway: unframed ‘P.O.RAILWAY/OC13/18[6]3/3/S_A’ (Presgrave #6) backstamp on cover from Overland Corner to Adelaide, poor Blanchetown backstamp. [Rated 4R - very early.]

Robe: mss “Robe” on 4d Thick Postage. PO c.1846.

TASMANIA | Specimens & Reprints Selection with Reprints x9 including 1889 1d & 4d Couriers with defacing bars, also perforated 1d, 2d, 6d & 1/- Chalons and 4d blue Sideface; ‘SPECIMEN’ Overprints x10 with Sideface values to 10d black; odd blemish, most values with gum. (19) TASMANIA 1853 Imperf Courier Medium Soft Yellowish Paper 1d blue SG #2, significant fault at upper left & small nick & associated thin at base, unused. Presentable spacefiller, Cat £12,000 (when fine).

1853 Imperf Courier Thin Hard White Paper 1d pale blue SG #3, small corner defects and tiny tear at centre base, complete margins, Cat £1,500.

1853 Imperf Courier Thin Hard White Paper 1d pale blue SG #3, thinned area, complete margins, tidy BN ‘60’ cancel, Cat £1,300 (when fine). Presents well.

1853 Imperf Courier Plate I Early Impression SG #5, faint tone at lower left otherwise very fine with BN ‘59’ cancel, Cat £1,000.

1853 Imperf Courier Plate II 4d orange SG #10, complete margins (close at base), tidy BN ‘59’ cancel, Cat £425.

1853 Imperf Courier Plate II 4d dull orange SG #11, lower left corner repaired/added, minor surface scuffs, balanced margins, unused, Cat £6,000.

1853 Imperf Courier Plate II 4d dull orange SG #11, complete margins. BN ‘53’ cancel of Richmond, Cat £375.

1857-67 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 1d pale red-brown SG #26, variety Double Impression particularly evident in value tablet and in margin below. RPSV Certificate (1978).

1857-67 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 1d dull vermilion SG #28, Watermark inverted, three complete margins, just shaved at left, part og, Cat £375.

1863-71 Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 10 1d dull vermilion SG #58, vibrant colour, mint large-part gum, Cat £190.

1863-71 Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Walsh & Sons Perf 12 1d carmine SG #70, Doubly printed with strong second impression shifted 1mm to right & ¾mm upwards, fiscally used. Impressive example.

1871-78 Sidefaces Wmk TAS & Lines Perf 12 5/- purple pair, SG #149, Cat £160+. Unusual multiple.

1892-99 Tablets Wmk TAS Perf 14 5/- with Triple UPU ‘SPECIMEN’, SG #223s (var), MH, one short perf. Not previously recorded. An outstanding rarity.

1892-99 Tablets Wmk TAS Perf 14 £1 green & yellow SG #225, part 1900 Zeehan cds, Cat £500.

1892-99 Tablets Wmk TAS Perf 14 £1 green & yellow SG #225, part Hobart cds, Cat £500.

1892-99 Tablets Wmk TAS Perf 14 £1 green & yellow SG #225 horizontal strip of 3, cancelled with ‘BURNIE/SP19/00’ datestamp, insignificant crease only visible on reverse, Cat £1,500+.

1892-99 Tablets Wmk TAS Perf 14 £1 green & yellow SG #225, mild aging patch on reverse, Hobart datestamp, fine overall, Cat £500.

1892-99 Tablets Wmk TAS Perf 14 £1 green & yellow optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #225s, hinge remnant, fine mint.

1905-11 Pictorials Typo Wmk Crown/A ½d yellow-green P11 Watermark upright SG #249da marginal block of 6, fresh MUH, Cat £660+.

1880 Platypus Wmk TAS Perf 14 1d to 6d set optd ‘SPECIMEN’ horizontally on 1d or vertically reading downwards on 3d, 6d & 1/, 1d crease & minor toning, others fine, without gum. (4)

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TASMANIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 1898 Views 2½d Waterlow scenic issue, HG #B3 ‘MOUNT KING WILLIAM’, fresh unused. [No more than 312 of any view were issued] TASMANIA | Postal Stationery - Franks Corporation Of Launceston: handstamp in blue on 1891 (12 Mar) envelope used locally at Launceston inscribed ‘Tasmanian Exhibition/Town Hall Launceston’, unusual flap (knife). The only recorded example.

TASMANIA | Postal History 1819 (Jan 6) lengthy entire from London to John Drummond Esquire, Naval Officer (the customs official) at the Derwent, Van Diemans-land, from his brother requesting that he return home, Rated “1/9” in red. Received 28th June. A very early inwards letter.

[John Drummond had been deemed unfit to return to his duties after being arrested for the murder of his sister-in-law’s child, which he had fathered. He was not convicted and returned home to England in 1820.]

1912 (Nov 17) use of 1d Roo on Slater’s Hotel private letter card with nice photo of hotel on back. A few small faults but a scarce early item.

TASMANIA | PICTURE POSTCARDS 1908 Franco-British Exhibition: ‘HOP-PICKING AT NEW NORFOLK’ in bluish-grey, rare contemporary use at Ulverstone.

[Contemporary use is very rare.]

1908 Franco-British Exhibition: ‘HAULING TIMBER THROUGH FOREST’ in bluish-grey, unused.

1908 Franco-British Exhibition: [1] ‘BRITISH AND FOREIGN WOOLBUYERS INSPECTING WOOL’ in bluish-grey, light corner stain; [2] ‘A TASMANIAN TIMBER MILL’ in bluish-grey, violet ‘TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT TOURIST/AND INFORMATION BUREAU/OCEAN HOUSE, MARTIN PLACE/...SYDNEY’ handstamp on address side, damaged corners; [3] ‘PREPARING POULTRY FOR EXPORT’ in brown, repaired corner (3) 1908 Franco-British Exhibition: ‘CARTING BLACKWOOD LOGS TO SCOTTSDALE’ in brown, unused.

1908 Franco-British Exhibition: ‘ORCHARDS IN THE GLENORCHY VALLEY’ in brown, unused.

1908 Franco-British Exhibition: ‘PACKING RABBITS FOR ENGLAND’ in brown, unused.

1908 Franco-British Exhibition: ‘AN APPLE TROPHY’ in brown, unused.

TASMANIA | Travelling Post Offices QUE: 1898 (Oct 18) rare s/ring cds almost perfect strike tying 2d green to small piece. One of the finest examples we have seen.

Used Sept-Dec 1898 by railway construction gang only during Burnie-Strahan line extension.

VICTORIA | Specimens & Reprints 1885-1900 Inscribed ‘STAMP DUTY’ Selection optd ‘Specimen’ Type 21b to 9d green x2, including obsolete Naish 1d yellow-green and 5d brown with partial handstamp only, also 1d Stamp Duty x2 optd ‘Reprint’; mostly without gum. (15) 1885-1900 Naish 2d, 4d, 6d & 1/- with Type 20a ‘SPECIMEN’ (‘PE’ close together) overprints and ½d with Type 20b ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint, (broken ‘N’ of ‘SPECIMEN’), 6d & 1/- values with gum. Scarce group. (5) 1891 Reprints 25 values to 5/- including 1d & 2d Half-lengths, two shades of 1d QOT, 1/- Octagonal & 8d orange Laureate all with Melbourne ‘JE2/02’ CTO cancels, without gum. Stated to be ex Ray Chapman. (25) 1891 Reprints £5 Stamp Statute with ‘Reprint’ scored through and bogus corner cancels applied.

VICTORIA 1850-53 Half-Length Ham Altered 3rd State 1d reddish-brown ‘White Veils’, margins largely complete (just touching at top), faint wrinkle and mild aging at left, quite fine overall, Cat £170.

1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 2d brownish-lilac SG #16b, margins just-shaved to good, light butterfly cancel, Cat £110.

1850-53 Half-Length Ham Altered 4th State 2d olive-drab SG #17d, tied to small piece by complete BO ‘10’ cancel. Fine example of one the scarcer shades of the 4th State printings.

1854 Half-Length Campbell & Co 1d rose SG #23a [Pos 7], fine condition with good to large margins, Cat £750.

1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 1d brick-red SG #26a, good to large margins, minor central thin, tidy cancel, Cat £110.

1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 1d orange-brown SG #27 [Pos 7], trivial edge thin at top right, good to large margins, Cat £140.

1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 1d bright rose-pink SG #27b, complete margins, BO ‘1’ cancel. Very fine example, Cat £160.

1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 1d pink SG #28, fine example with complete margins, and 1d lilac-rose SG #28b, very fine with good to large margins; Cat £96+. (2) 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 3d greenish blue [pos 21] 3 margins, but TRC missing, SG #31a, unused, Cat £1,700.

1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 1/- Registered SG #34, close margins, just touched in places, tiny thin in upper-left corner, tidy barred oval cancel, Cat £200.

1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 2/- dull bluish green/pale yellow SG #35, shallow hinge thin, with large balanced margins, unusual cancel, Cat £200.

1857 Rouletted By Calvert Serrated 18-19 6d orange-yellow SG #60, BN ‘1’ cancel of Melbourne, Cat £160.

1857 Rouletted By Calvert Compound of Serrated 18-19 and Serpentine 10-10½ SG #61, couple of shallow thins at top, lightly cancelled. Attractive example of this underrated stamp, Cat £600. RPSV Certificate (2017).

1858 Imperf Emblems No Wmk Good Quality White Wove Paper 1d pale emerald SG #64 strip of 4, margins complete except a at base of three right units, tied to small piece by BN ‘1’ cancels of Melbourne. Rare multiple.

1859 Perf 12 By Robinson 3d blue Half-Length SG #78, with primary flaw Large white flaw over final ‘E’ of ‘PENCE’ [Pos 16], mild corner bend, fine overall, Cat £140.

1860-66 Beaded Oval Wmk Value in Words Perf 12 6d orange SG #93, tidy cancel, Cat £450.

1860-66 Beaded Oval Wmk Single Lined Numerals 4d dull rose-pink Rouletted 8 SG #96c, BN ‘390’ cancel of Rocky Lead, fine example, grossly undercatalogued at £250.

1867-81 Laureates Wmk V/Crown Perf 13 5/- blue/yellow SG #139, fault-free example, quite heavily cancelled, Cat £425.

1867-81 Laureates Wmk V/Crown Perf 12 5/- indigo-blue & red Type II (glazed paper), SG #148a, part og, Cat £700.

1867-70 Laureates on Saunders Paper Watermark in Words 1d Wmk ‘SIX PENCE’, 6d Wmk ‘FOUR PENCE’, 6d Wmk ‘THREE PENCE’ (faint tonespots) & 6d Wmk ‘FOUR PENCE’, used, Cat £217. Rarely offered Emergency Printings set. (4) 1873-87 Bell Wmk 1st V/Crown Perf 13 2d mauve Perf 13x12x13x13 SG #178d, mild edge toning, used, Cat £375. Rare.

1884 Stamp Statute Wmk 1st V/Crown Perf 13 4d rose watermark sideways SG #222, large-part og, Cat £1,300. [Only 23,600 issued; remains an underrated stamp, despite catalogue value almost doubling in last 6 years] 1884 Stamp Statute Wmk 1st V/Crown Perf 13 £1 slate-violet SG #229, part og, dealer handstamp on reverse, Cat £2,750. Rare.

1884-96 Stamp Duty Typo 1st V/Crown 1/- bright blue/blue P12½ SG #256c, hinge remainder, fine mint, Cat £200.

1884-96 Stamp Duty Typo 1st V/Crown 2/- deep blue/green P12½ SG #258b mint pair, out-of-register, mild crease left hand unit, dealer/guarantee handstamps on reverse. large-part original gum, Cat £700+. Rare multiple.

1884-96 Stamp Duty 2/6d yellow, 3/- drab, 4/- orange, 5/- claret/yellow, 6/- apple-green & £1/5/- pink all with with Type 24b ‘Specimen’ handstamp, without gum. (3)

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1884-96 Stamp Duty Typo 2nd V/Crown Perf 12½ 1/6d pink SG #267, minor wrinkle at base, large-part gum, Cat £275.

1886-96 New Stamp Duty Designs Wmk 2nd V/Crown 1d brownish-orange unlisted variety Watermark reversed SG #313f variant, indistinct BN cancel. Rare.

1897 Hospital Charity Fund pair optd ‘Specimen’ (1d in red, 2½d in black). SG #353s-54s, Cat £200. (2) 1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ £1 carmine-rose SG #399, well centred, fine postally used, Cat £130 (BW #V125, Cat $250).

1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ £1 carmine-rose SG #399, few toned perfs, excellent centring, Melbourne CTO cancel, Cat £130 (BW #V125x, Cat $250).

1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ £2 deep blue SG #400, 1½mm perf groove nick & mild bend, 1903 Melbourne CTO cancel, Cat £300 (BW #V130x, Cat $350).

VICTORIA | Revenues Stamp Duty 1958-69: Share Transfer forms franked with cash register impressions (5, Elsmore Online records from 1966, value $5$50 each on piece, maybe x3 on document), various stamp duties and with ‘DULY STAMPED’ handstamp (7, values to 15/-), also range of others with ‘NOT CHARGEABLE’ or other Stamp Duty Office markings. (45 forms) Stamp Statute: ½d on 1d to £1 selection, ½d on 1d unused (perf defect), others fiscally used (2/6d orange bogus postal cancel), Elsmore Online Cat $900+. (10) Stamp Statute: 1871-84 4d rose-red, 3mm tear at lower-right, bogus corner cancel, Elsmore Online Cat $600 (fiscally used).

Stamp Statute: £5 black & yellow-green, mild wrinkles & a couple of blind pinholes, fine overall, 1883 pen cancel, Elsmore Online Cat $750.

Stamp Statute: £5 black & yellow-green, couple of pinholes, fine overall, 1884 pen cancel, Elsmore Online Cat $750.

Stamp Statute: 1871-84 3d mauve Stamp Statute, with bogus Melbourne GPO part datestamps, stamp has retained large-part gum, Elsmore Online Cat $750 (fiscally used).

Stamp Duty: 35/- purple, single blind pinhole, tidy 1882 pen cancel.

Stamp Duty: 1879 Large Types £5 to £9, £6 minor perf tear, few pinholes on £5 & £6, £7 to £9 pinhole-free, above average condition for these. (5) Stamp Duty: 1885-1900 Ultra High Values Recess Printed £25, £50 & £100, some pinholes (one enlarged on £100), tidy pen cancels. (3) Stamp Duty: 1885-1900 Ultra High Values Litho £25, £50 & £100, few pinholes, pen cancels, fine overall. (3) Stamp Duty: 1962-66 Ultra High Values £25 pale dull green (mild crease), £50 reddish-lilac & £100 salmon, with tidy pen & dated handstamp cancels. (3) Stamp Duty: 1887 Bicolours £5 to £7 with small faults, plus 1950 £8 & £9 P11 issues, both fine, Elsmore Online Cat $1,100+. (5) VICTORIA | Railway Stamps 1958-66 Eleventh Series 1d to 10/- set (ex 4/-) mostly with tidy (Melbourne) ‘CANCELLED/CCM’ handstamps in violet. (17) 1958-66 Eleventh Series 6d black on white complete sheet of 42, Cat #3.1567, minor creasing. Rare survivor as complete sheet.

VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1908 US Fleet Visit 1d & 1½d, very minor imperfections. (2) VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Franks Trade & Customs: 1900-01 various Department Franks on Custom House envelopes (QV with serifs [3], sans serifs), KEVII with ‘Her’ scored out replaced with mss ‘His’ (3), Mourning envelopes (2), Dept of Trade & Customs envelopes (3, one ‘Her’ Majesty’s, two with ‘Her’ scored out & replaced with mss or handstamp ‘His’). All addressed to Serviceton. Generally fine. (13) Trade & Customs: Range of covers to or from non-Melbourne Customs Houses Commisioner - 1890 from Echuca; Department 1900-01 Geelong x2, Penola South Australia x2, Wodonga 1901 x2, Inwards on Custom House, Melbourne envelopes to Serviceton 1900 from Melbourne, 1900-01 from Apsley x7 (one Department of Trade & Customs envelope). (14) Trade & Customs: [1] 1901 (Aug 16) violet Department frank on OH(is)MS Custom House mourning envelope to Serviceton (fine backstamp). Roughly opened. [Unrecorded in Steig & Watson], [2] 1899 (Jun 6) Department frank on OHMS long cover to Kogorah (b/s, also Sydney backstamp), few tone spots. (ex Perry); [3] 1900 (Nov 29) Dept of Trade & Customs frank on ‘NOTICE’ card advising addressee of arrival ex Belle from Hamburg with cargo of salt, cement, etc, signed by the ‘Landing Waiter’ at Shed No. 6, (Victoria) Dock; [4] 1900 (Jul 29) Department frank on ‘NOTICE’ card advising addressee of arrival of ‘Melbourne’ ex New York with cargo of maize, signed by ‘Landing Waiter’, No. 6 Shed (Victoria) Dock; [5] 1901 (Nov 23-ERD) Department violet frank on long envelope to Sydney overstruck with ‘MELBOURNE’ cds, (ex Perry), (Steig & Watson #250). (5) VICTORIA | Postal History 1855 entire per “Champion of the Seas” to England with imperf 6d dull orange Woodblocks x2 (incompete margins, paying ship letter double-rate) tied by Barred Oval ‘1/V’ cancels of Melbourne, Australian Packet ‘JA25/55’ (year slug date error) handstamp in red on face, Manchester ‘JA25/1856’ arrival backstamp, minor blemishes.

1856 (Sep) envelope from GB with 6d Embossed cut square (Cat £1,900 on cover) to ‘Shipping Master’s Office, Board of Trade, Melbourne’, ‘1d’ red charge mark, mss “rec : by Simla = 7 Jan 1857/No.10” and on reverse fair strike of straight line ‘Cambden Town Py Pd’ in blue, London transit cds and in red ‘SHIP LETTER/FREE/JA 7/1857/GPO VICTORIA, flap fault.

1872 cover to Shepparton (backstamp) with 2d Bell tied by fair strike of BN ‘712’ with a weak strike of unframed Nagambie ‘SE27/ 78’ (day slugs inverted) datestamp above.

1892 selection of Parcel Bill forms from Wycheproof x4 (one ‘Belt & Buckle’ double-oval datestamp) to Birchip, Bungeeluke North, Narraport or Towaninnie, all with appropriate unframed arrival datestamps. (4) 1894-1912 Paid datestamps selection comprising Bendigo, 29mm circle (unlisted WWW), Melbourne (2, differing codes), and Richmond (2), three with additional unclaimed markings, odd blemish. (5) 1899-1922 Customs Agents [1] 1899 (Mar 25) Mayne, Nickless advertising envelope locally used. [Melbourne’s oldest custom’s agent was established in 1886, both founders had previously been employed by McCulloch’s]; [2] 1910-11 advice cards (2) from Pearson’s Shipping agents alerting consignor of space availability on forthcoming ship sailings for Hobart; [3] 1905 (Jan 24) use of 1d pink stationery card from custom’s agent EV Burnett to the famous leather processors JH Abbott & Co, Bendigo about cargo delivery to carrier. (4) 1901-04 Registered Selection from Fitzroy (scarce franking No ‘POSTAGE’ 3d and 2d), Geelong (Prince of Wales Hotel advert – restored spikehole), Hochkirch (to USA) and Melbourne x2 (one 2nd weight step with 4d pair); generally fine. (5) 1906 (Apr 3) printed OHMS registered cover to USA with 2½d pair (one unit defective) & ½d tied by ‘CAMPERDOWN/AP3/06/ VICTORIA’ datestamp, Melbourne, San Francisco transits & Camden (NJ) arrival backstamps.

Early 1900s missent selection comprising handstruck markings for Bright and Lara, adapted/shortened handstamp from Wirrimbirchip to Birchip (two strikes, one unusually cancelling stamp), and mss. “Missent/to Kongwak”; odd blemish, scarce group.

(4) VICTORIA | Postmarks Collection Paid Slogan Cancel: covers with pre-war including fronts for 1924 British Empire Exhibition and 1926 Use The Air Mail (in black in error), noted advertising and Official covers, moderate duplication, generally average commercial quality. (130+)

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VICTORIA | Barred Ovals 12: (A2) of Maiden’s Punt on 1d Half-Length. [Rated 3R] Allocated to Brighton-PO 19/4/1853.

VICTORIA | Barred Numerals 148: (B2) almost complete strike of non-duplex type with wide spaced figures, [Rated 3R]. Allocated to Emerald Hill-PO 1/10/1857;

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VICTORIA | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1895-99 Melbourne ‘T’ Timecode Selection all are the rare ‘T’ codes comprising ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’, ‘5’, ‘6’, ‘7’, ‘9’, ‘10’, ‘11’, ‘12’, ‘14’, ‘20’, ‘21’, & ‘23’, with two examples (different datestamp types) of ‘11’, ‘12’ & ‘21’; the two ‘21’ types are particularly sought-after. (17) 1950s-1990s Datestamp Hoard on covers or postal stationery, apparently no duplication amongst types, many useful usage items noted beyond the cancellation interest, generally of good commercial condition, quality of strikes generally fine to very fine. (1,750 approx) Melbourne Provisional/Emergency Duplex Group comprising provisional duplex code ‘20A’ (almost complete strike on piece); emergency duplex codes 24A x2 (one on piece), code 26 Type 1 x2 (letters ‘A’ & ‘H’), code 26 Type 2 x3 (letters ‘A’, ‘O’ & ‘S’); very scarce group. (8) VICTORIA | Datestamps Blowhard (1): ‘BLOWHARD/27MY30/VIC’ (B1) fine complete strike tying KGV 1½d red to piece, [Rated 5R]. TO c.1910; PO c.1911;

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Repatriation General Hospital Caulfield (1): ‘REPAT.GENERAL HOSP.CAULFIELD S.E.8/12JE35/VIC.’ on 5d KGV Registration Envelope with, blue and black registration label, flap intact, very fine. Renamed from Caulfield Military Hospital PO 1/7/1933; renamed Caulfield Military Hospital PO c.1939.

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VICTORIA | Travelling Post Offices ‘TRAVELLING POST OFFICE’ crown seal (B2) on 1865 2d dull lilac Laureate. [Not Recorded in handbook. Very rare] English Mail NSW: ‘ENGLISH MAIL/20JA13/NSW’ (A2) fine strike on ½d Bantam pair, rated [NR], the only known example on a stamp (two known on cover).

TPO 1: small octagon duplex ‘DOWN TRAIN/MG1/SE17/73/VICTORIA’ - T.P.O.’ (A2) tying 2d DLR to small piece. Probably the finest strike known.[Rated 3R on stamp] TPO 2: T.P.O./2’ (A3) fine good-part strike on 2d Laureate, [Rated 4R].

TPO 5: good-part strike of Down Train ‘T.P.[O.]/5’ duplex (A3) on 2d mauve, [Rated 5R] on stamp.

TPO 10: ‘DOWN TRAIN/MG10/FE21/82/VICTORIA’ (A2) crisp strike of 22mm octagon cancel on 2d sepia, [Rated 4R].

TPO 12: T.P.O./12’ (A2) fine strike of oval portion of Up Train duplex on 2d brown, [Rated 5R] on stamp.

TPO 14: ‘T.P.O’/14’ (A2) fine strike of the oval portion of Down Train duplex on 1/6d orange, rated Unique on stamp by Molnar & Waugh.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1854 Imperf Recess 1d black SG #1, margins largely complete (just shaved at top left), fine used, Cat £275.

1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 4d pale blue SG #2, mild aging, complete margins (very close at left), used, Cat £200.

1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 4d pale blue SG #3, margins just clear (at base) to good, trivial paper wrinkle right-hand unit, unused Cat £750+.

1857-59 Imperf Hillman Litho Wmk Swan 2d brown-black/red variety Printed on both sides SG #15a, small hole and associated thin at upper right, lightly used, Cat £800.

1857-59 Imperf Hillman Litho Wmk Swan 6d grey-black SG #19, margins largely complete with fragment of adjoining unit at base, tidy cancel, Cat £550.

1860-64 Imperf Recess Wmk Swan 4d blue SG #26, margins almost complete (just shaved at top), unused, Cat £325.

1860-64 Imperf Recess Wmk Swan 6d sage-green SG #28, crease top right corner, margins close in places but complete, 15-Bar ‘8’ cancel of Fremantle, Cat £400.

1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 12½ 4d carmine, 6d violet & 1/- bright green SG #56-57 & 61, 6d & 1/- without gum, Cat £560. (3) 1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 12½ 1/- bright green SG #61, strong colour, part gum, Cat £250.

1871 3d Pale Brown Imperf Plate Proof corner block of 10 (5x2) optd ‘CANCELLED’ in black on thick unwatermarked paper, faint tones as always found, usual blue crayon marks.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Official Stamps 1902 ‘Medical’ Ovpt on 1d red Swan x2. (2) WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Revenues Stamp Duty: 1951 1d red Swan Stamp Duty marginal block of 12, variety Heavy offset on gummed side, odd bend, fresh MUH. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Local Stamps Lake Lefroy Goldfield 6d Cycle Mail: lithographed forgery tied to small piece by a bogus signature. Impressive reference item.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers 1903 ½d Green Single Line Border 99mm apart, 4-ring UPU specimen cancel, PSSA #WR3, Cat $150.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Datestamps Israelite Bay: framed ‘ISREALITE BAY/JU18/09/W.A’ (A1) on 1d & ½d on coloured PPC of ‘View of Swan River and South Perth W.A., from King’s Park’. TO 5/12/1876; PO c.1895; closed c.-/3/1927.

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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCES (BCOF) | Postal History 1947 (May 29) stampless official cover registered to Melbourne bearing fine strike ‘AUST ARMY P.O./29MY47/241’ datestamp of Eta Jima, ‘ON TO/VICTORY/BUY 5/-/NATIONAL/SAVINGS STAMPS’ indicia at left, handstamped registration details, backstamped ‘No.8 AUST BASE P.O./A’ and at Melbourne. * 1947-49 Selection comprising [1] Stationery Registration Envelope use with unlisted handstamped registration details; [2] registered at FPO 080 and [3] at AFPO Iwakuni with overprinted stamps, plus [4] Aust Army PO/214 tying 6d Kookaburra (unoptd) block of three, airmail to Australia. (4) CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Postal History * 1980s-1990s commercial trio to same addressee in Sydney, comprising rare Government Office Meter cancel, taxed, and Reply paid covers. (3) COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings **/U/C 1950s-1990s Array of mostly covers including 1952 Australia-South Africa (via Cocos) inaugural flight covers x5, 1963 4d airmail concession rate covers x2, both with ‘R.A.A.F./SERVICE’ handstamps in violet, covers or cards with Inaugration flight cachet in violet x20, few commercial covers, 1966 Australian definitives 1c to $4 set on 5 generic APO FDCs, etc; also stamps with Australia used in Cocos, Cocos 1963 set in corner blocks of 4 MUH; condition generally fine/very fine. (60+ covers plus stamps) COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS F 1936 use of Straits Settlements 25c Silver Jubilee with large-part strike of ‘COCOS ISLAND/24AU/1936’ datestamp (Proud second type - thick bar at base). Rare! ** 1963 Pictorials 3d to 2/3d set SG #1-6 in corner imprint blocks of 4, fresh MUH, Cat £80++. (6 blocks) COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | Postal History * 1908 use of Western Australian 1d Postal Card to Malta with message dated “5/4/08” stating “...leaving Cocos in a few weeks...”, Perth departure datestamp & Malta arrival datestamp on face, some edge blemishes and a tad soiled. [Telegraphic message was sent from Cocos to Perth, transcribed onto the postal card and then mailed out] * 1939 Indian Ocean Survey Flight per Flying Boat Guba addressed to Burns Philp Tulagi, British Solomons, cover originating at Port Moresby via Rose Bay (NSW) thence to Mombasa via Cocos with very fine ‘C&W Ltd/12JUN39/COCOS’ transit datestamp and Seychelles, registered at Kisumu (Kenya) for the return flight, signed by four crew members Archbold, Rogers, Yancey & Booth.

Cover slightly reduced on reverse and some condition issues. Still attractive and rare. * 1939 (Jun 3) printed cover originally carried from New York 1938 (May 24), flown on The Guba II flight USA-USA via Australia Hollandia - Cocos Islands (backstamped) and Seychelles, with adhesives except for latter datestamped, signed by Richard Archbold AAMC #867, very fine condition, Cat $1,500. * 1939 Indian Ocean Survey Flight per Flying Boat Guba cover sent from Cocos with John Clunies-Ross’s personal handstamp at top right and Seychelles 2c strip of 3 cancelled on arrival, endorsed on reverse “carried Between/Diego Garcia & Seychelles/.../Jack Percival”. [Percival was the radio operator & official journalist on the flight] * 1950 (Sep 17) commercial airmail cover from UK addressed “c/o Cable & Wireless Ltd/FOR COCOS/PO Box 146/Singapore”, on reverse ‘COCOS Is/PER (“Islander”)’ oval cachet in violet and superb ‘C.& W. LTD/10NOV50/COCOS’ 31mm arrival backstamp. [PO Box 146 in Singapore was reserved for mail to & from Cocos. The Christmas Island Phosphate Co owned the Islander which called at Cocos about three times per year with provisions and mail] * 1950 (Nov 14) airmail cover from South Africa endorsed “(for Cocos)” addressed to “...Cable & Wireless Limited/PO Box 146/ Singapore” (Box 146 was for Cocos-bound mail), on reverse circular ‘ORION/Barrel’ and scarce boxed ‘COCOS’ (dated ‘5JAN51’) cachets, both in violet. Fine condition. * 1951 (Nov 23) cover to UK with very fine to superb strikes of ‘TIN CAN MAIL/COCOS-KEELING IS’ boxed handstamp and ‘Per RMS ORION’ circular handstamp both in violet, franked with 2½d Scouts pair tied by Perth slogan cancel, few minor spots. * 1952 (Feb 29) cover to Melbourne with Australian ½d Roo & 3½d KGVI tied by largely fine strike of ‘RAAF PO/29FE52/COCOS ISLAND datestamp, and a very fine strike of ‘TIN CAN MAIL/COCOS-KEELING IS’ handstamp in violet. Ex Kim Dwyer .[Scarce use by a RAAF serviceman of Tin Can Mail service] * 1952 (Feb 29) cover to UK with 5½d Commonwealth tied by fine strikes of ‘RAAF PO/29FE52/COCOS ISLAND’ datestamp and ‘TIN CAN MAIL/COCOS-KEELING IS’ handstamp in violet. [Scarce use by a RAAF serviceman of Tin Can Mail service] * 1952 cover to Australia with Singapore KGVI 10c & 50c P17½x18 tied by ‘COCOS/[??]SEP52/ISLAND’ datestamp. * 1953-55 philatelic selection comprising Singapore 10c Coronation frankings on 1953 Qantas Coronation aerogramme x2 one with strip of 3, the other with two pairs & single, plus a cover with strip of 4 & single, 1954 Royal Tour cover with block of 4, also 1954 to England with KGVI Perf 17½x18 35c pair, and four Bailey covers with Johore, Penang or Perak issues tied by 1955 Cocos Island datestamps. (9) 1954 (Jun 22) commercial airmail cover to Australia with Singapore KGVI 5c & 25c plus 10c Coronation tied by Cocos Island * datestamp, unsealed flap, fine condition. * 1954 (Aug 21) commercial Meteorological Office registered airmail cover to Perth with Singapore KGVI 50c paying airmail fee & 20c for registration fee tied Cocos Island datestamp, blue/black registration label, Perth arrival backstamps. * 1955 (Nov 23) Australian Administration cover headed “Cocos Island/first day/service” to Hobart with 4d Koala x3 tied by ‘COCOS ISLAND/23NO55’ datestamp with flight cachet in red (scarce, only used in red on mail adressed to Tasmania). * 1963 PMG’s Dept (Perth) printed commercial cover to Australia with 8d Map solo tied by Cocos (Keeling) Islands ‘11JE63’ FD datestamp.

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | Military - World War II Period Indian Army FPO 46 1945 use of formular air letter, headed ‘SECURITY: - THINK - BEFORE YOU WRITE!!’, to UK with good strike * of ‘FPO/No 46/21AUG45’ datestamp, the letter headed “37/13 Ind HAA Regt 1A/SEAC” with fine strike of ‘UNIT CENSOR/R.722’ handstamp in violet used at Cocos. [On completion of the Cocos airstrip in March 1945, the garrison had built up to approx 5,000 personnel including contingents from the Royal Indian Air Force plus Indian and Sinhalese ground troops] * Indian Army FPO 46 1945 (Oct 18) (Oct) stampless OAS cover by air to England with large-part Indian-type ‘FPO/No 46’ datestamp, opened a little roughly. * Indian Army FPO 46 1945 (Oct 25) stampless OAS airmail cover to England with an largely fine strike of the Indian ‘FPO/No 46’ datestamp used on Cocos, opened a tad roughly.

Indian Army FPO 46 1945 (Nov 2) stampless airmail cover to England with an very fine strike of Indian ‘FPO/No 46/2NOV45’ * datestamp, minor opening tear at upper-left. * Indian Army FPO 46 1945 (Nov 23) stampless airmail cover to GB with ‘FPO No 46/23NOV45’ datestamp used at Cocos, opened a tad roughly and some minor blemishes. *

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Royal Air Force PO 301 1945 (Oct 1) stampless OAS cover to England with fair strike of ‘RAFPOST 301/1OCT45’ datestamp, enclosed three-page letter headed “SECTION H / SECTION 301/RAF/CEYLON AIR FORCES” describes an ENSA concert by Gracie Fields compèred by her husband Monty Banks, but complains “the boys disagree with wasting transport to bring stars to the Far East, when the Government babbles about transport difficulties for getting the lads home;- and mail is held up in Ceylon owing to lack of of air facilities to bring it to the remote Cocos Islands!”, cover with minor blemishes only.

Royal Air Force PO 301 1945 (Nov 3) usage of formular air letter with a very fine strike of the ‘RAFPOST 301’ datestamp, the letter headed “Section B/RAF Station Cocos”, The writer states ‘The sun still shines on the Cocos Islands” and “the climate here is the best to be found in the Far East” & “Mail is still uncertain...”, some mild spotting. [On completion of airstrip in March 1945, RAF squadrons ‘99’ & ‘356’ were relocated from the India-Burma region to Cocos, mail was serviced by RAF Post 301 datestamp] NAURU | Postal History 1937 (Jun 15) use of Coronation set on registered OHMS cover to Scotland, badly damaged and repaired at Rutherglen PO. Early 1970s cover to King George V EBS School in Bikenibeu, Kiribati with Overprinted 5c Anibare Bay tied by ‘REPUBLIC OF NAURU/CENTRAL PACIFIC’ cds (dateline not clear). Very scarce origin/destination mail.

NORFOLK ISLAND 1774 Maps of Norfolk Island three examples from different publications; also two Pitcairns lithographs (spotting) one showing John Adams mutineer & Pitcairn settler, the other showing a coastal scene. (5 items) NORFOLK ISLAND | Postal History 1940s-50s Ball Bay Frankings including 5½d solo frankings on airmail covers to Australia (toning) or NZ, 5½d airmail to NZ with ½d, 1d, 1½d & 2½d, David Jones airmail front to Sydney with 4d & 6d, 1957 airmail to NZ with 6d & 2d, also 1953 Qantas Coronation Airletter with 9d & 1d; condition variable. (6) 1952 (Sep 8) registered commercial cover to South Ballarat (Vic) with ½d, 3d & 1/- Ball Bay tied by ‘NORFOLK ISLAND/AUST’ datestamp, blue/white registration label (with ‘NEW SOUTH WALES’ scored-through), Ballarat RS arrival backstamp.

NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1915-22 ½d Selection With Varieties mint or used including Retouched shading behind Roo [4L/7] mint, plus other lesser flaws, some annotated. (7 items) KGV ½d Variety Selection mostly mint selection of annotated varieties x7 (one in a used pair), plus three stamps with overprint varieties; some condition issues, generally fine. (10 items) Selection with used KGV 1d violet Dry ink, 2d orange Splintered upper-left corner & Thin ‘TWO PENCE’ retouch (Cat $125 as unoverprinted stamp); also 3d Roo SG #109 mint. (4) NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk ½d green vertical (abcb) strip from the 3rd setting. This combination only occurs once in the forme of 30.

1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 1d dull red (c) SG #67, variety Rusted top right corner [III/29 - BW #71(2)e], mint, Cat $250 as an unoverprinted stamp.

1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 5d brown variety Retouched NW Corner [1L25] (BW #123k), mild gum toning, MLH, Cat $150 (as an unoverprinted stamp).

1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 5d brown variety Notched left frame above lower corner [1L57] (BW #122r), mildly aged gum, mint, Cat $150 (as an unoverprinted stamp).

1915-16 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 2/- (c) SG #97w, with listed variety Break in left frame opposite base of ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [2R30] BW #37(2)m, well centred, fine mint, Cat $1,250 as an unoverprinted stamp.

1918 ‘One Penny’ Surcharges on 5d brown KGV (a) horizontal strip of 3, SG #100, tied to piece by Rabaul ‘1MY18’ datestamps, Cat £240+. Retail as single stamps, $575.

1918-23 KGV Single Wmk 5d brown variety Damaged NE corner - State II [1L59] (BW #123sa), well centred, hinge remnants, Cat $150 (as an unoverprinted stamp).

1918-23 KGV New Colours 4d violet mint varieties x3 comprising [1] White notch in bottom frame at left corner [1R25] (BW #111(1)n), rounded corner, Cat $150 (as an unoverprinted stamp); also unlisted [2] Broken top line of shading to right of crown, toned gum, MVLH & [3] Colour flaw adjoining top left corner of left value tablet & roo’s leg, MLH. (3) 1918-23 KGV New Colours 4d ultramarine SG #124, variety Break in upper right frame and white spot over FO of FOUR [2R58] BW #112(2)d, MUH with uniformly toned gum, Cat $150 as an unoverprinted stamp. Plus 4d ultramarine Damaged left frame opposite wattles [1R20] fine MUH (2) NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints | Postal History 1918 (Jan 19) Morobe registered Wilson cover to UK via Sydney (backstamp) with Roos 2d, 2½d, 3d Die I & 6d tied by Morobe Powell Type #90 datestamp, German-type registration label, three-line ‘PASSED/by/CENSOR’ handstamp in black, fine condition.

1919 (Sep 5) Namatanai registered Blatter cover to Switzerland (Bern backstamp) with KGV 4d yellow-orange & 5d plus Roos 6d, 9d & 1/- (stained) tied by ‘NAMATANAI/5SEP19/QUEENSLAND’ Powell Type #76 datestamp in violet (Rated D), German-type registration label, fine condition.

NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues | Postal History 1932 (Aug 27) small registered cover to England with Undated Birds optd ‘OS’ 1d, 1½d, 2d, 3d, 4d & 5d tied by Rabaul datestamps (Cat £140+ off cover), some toning. Seldom seen on cover.

1942 New Guinea Mission (Dogura) airmail cover to Sydney, endorsed ‘NO STAMPS AVAILABLE’ with Australia 3d KGVI tied by FPO ‘0139’ datestamp, blue on white censor tape, censor #180 handstamp, some light spotting.

NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues | Postmarks Stephansort: complete Powell Type 7 datestamp tying Australia KGV 1d red to small piece; also Type 126 ‘P.O. PLEASANT ISLAND/AU23/16/(NAURU)’, very fine complete strike tying NWPI 2½d to small piece. (2) PAPUA 1907 Papua Lakatoi Wmk Vertical 2/6d black & brown, Thin paper. ‘Papua’ opt carefully excised and forged indistinct ‘(LAGOS)/15 NO/1901/W.AFRICA’ cds added.

1901-05 BNG Watermark Horizontal ½d to 1/-, SG #1-7, Cat £300+. (7) 1901-05 BNG Watermark Vertical Rosettes Comb Perf 4d black and sepia on Thin paper SG #13b, fine mint, Cat £350. RPSV Certificate (2015).

1907 Small ‘Papua.’ Perf 12½ 2/6d black & brown x4, SG #37, odd trivial fault, Cat £200. (4) 1907-10 Large ‘PAPUA’ Perf 11 ½d black & yellow-green x2 & 2/6d black & chocolate x2, SG #47-8, Cat £158. (4) 1907-10 Small ‘PAPUA’ Perf 11 1d & 2½d wmk upright & ½d, 4d & 6d wmk sideways all with Rift flaw, SG #49,51,59,63,64, Cat £150+. (5) 1907-10 Small PAPUA Wmk Crown/A Upright Perf 11 ½d to 1/-, SG #49-54, 2d with Rift flaw, 1/- a little aged, Cat £110. (6) 1907-10 Small ‘PAPUA’ Perf 12½ 2d & 4d wmk upright & 1d, 2d, 2½d & 1/- wmk sideways all with Rift flaw, SG #55,57,67-69,71, Cat £200+. (6) 1907-10 Small PAPUA Wmk Crown/A Sideways Perf 12½ ½d (both shades) to 2½d plus 1/-, SG #66-69,71, Cat £82. (6) 1916-31 Bicolours ½d to 10/- set SG #93-105 including 1½d ‘POSTACE’ variety, Cat £340+. (13) 1916-31 Bicolours 6d dull & pale purple variety ‘POSTACE’ at left SG #101c, fine mint, Cat from £101c.

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1931 Surcharges set of 6 x2 (one FU), SG #121-6, Cat £110. (12) 1932 Lakatois Wmk CofA 9d & 1/3d, 2 mint sets and 1 VFU set, SG #127-8, Cat £116. (6) 1932 Pictorials ½d (both printings) to £1, SG #130-45, mostly fine used, Cat £450. (17) 1932-40 Pictorials ½d black & buff x6 (incl block of 4), SG #130a, gum a bit aged, nice centring and perfs, MUH, Cat £114+. (6) 1932-40 Pictorials SG #131-143 with 1d to 5/- FU (1/3d MNG), Cat £180+. (13) PAPUA | Official Stamps 1930 Bicolours Perf ‘OS’ ½d to 2/6d set, SG #O46-54, 2/6d small pen mark, otherwise fine mint, Cat £600. Scarce. (9) 1931-32 Officials complete set 6d with ‘POSTACE’ at left cat £170, 3d & 4d both with Rift in the cloud, 2/6d is Ash printing Cat £300 as hinged (12) 1931-32 Officials ½d to 2/6d set optd ‘OS’ SG #O55-66, fine used, Cat £325. (12) 1931-32 Optd ‘OS’ 9d & 1/3d imprint strips of 3 SG #O63,65, fine MUH, Cat £180++. (2) PAPUA | Postal History 1906 (Sep 26) use of 2d BNG x2 on cover to ‘Mrs M.J.W. Mongan/Haselbury Bryan Rectory’, stamps cancelled with fine ‘BNG’ (A1+) tied with ‘SAMARAI/26SP06/BRITISH NEW GUINEA’. Nice cover with just a few rough edges.

1928 (May 28) Gill correspondence address label adhered to parcel fragment, endorsed “Photos only/Value/5/-”, with 4d Bicolour cancelled with fine ‘Samarai ‘24MAY28’ datestamp. Scarce solo usage.

1933 (Jun 12) registered & insured cover to England endorsed “Contents/£2.10.0 in/English/Silver” with Surcharges 5d on 1/- pair & 1/3d on 5/- single tied by Port Moresby datestamps, Papua Treasury wax seal on reverse, minor blemishes and cover a little reduced at left.

PAPUA | First Flight Covers 1933 Daru to Port Moresby flown by pilot W.J. Duncan for Rabaul Airways Syndicate AAMC #P65, fine, Cat $350.

1936 Daru to Mt Blucher Police Camp type-written endorsement, signed by pilots Archbold & Rogers, reverse with O.I.C. signature, AAMC #P104, Cat $200.

1938 Buna Bay to Port Moresby flown by pilot K. Garden, originally flying from Salamaua, a forced landing enabled a small mail to be uplifted, AAMC #P139, fine, Cat $325.

1940 Goilala Police Camp to Port Moresby flown by Guinea Airways, signed by pilot Tommy O’Dea AAMC #P150, fine condition, Cat $400.

PAPUA | Postmarks Ioma Selection: with Lee Type #75 datestamp on large-part 1923 cover front addressed to UK, also on stamps x6 including in violetblue (1918) or red x2 (1932 & 1933); Type #76 used on philatelic covers x3, 1935 with 3d Declaration imprint strip, 1938 registered with Declaration set or 1939 (FDI) with Air set to 1/- (4 covers/front + 7 stamps). PO c.-/6/1905; closed 14/2/1942.

Kanosia: large part strike of Lee Type #79 Kanosia ‘(?)OCT/08’ on 2d Small ‘Papua’ with unusual second strike in pinkish-red, also complete 1911(?) strike on 1/- Large ‘PAPUA’; Rated D PO 17/10/1908; closed 2/6/1917. (2) Samarai: Selection including Lee Type #24 datestamp on BNG 1d, #25 Bars on BNG 2d x2, two-line ‘REGISTERED/SAMARAI BNG’ #26 (Rated D) x2 tying BNG 6d & 1/- to piece or across BNG 1d & 4d, Type #28 on BNG, etc. (15 items) Tamata: ‘POST OFFICE/CROWN/TAMATA’ impression in deep red wax, some minor cracking & small segment missing at right. Ex John Nicholson who believed the seal was discovered in a safe at Abau Distict Office around 1955.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1973 70c Booklet with ‘INTERPEX’ opt on cover. (New York edition - flag just touches stamp design) SG #SB5a, Cat £120.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Postal History 1995-96 Commercial Covers Emergency surcharge frankings with values to 1K, one registered at Balimo, other offices include Buka, Wau, etc. Scarce frankings. (11 covers). (11 covers) PAPUA NEW GUINEA | First Flight Covers 1949 Port Moresby-Sydney (Oct 30) registered cover flown on first official post-war civilian airmail flight AAMC #P164a, fine condition, Cat $300.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Postmarks Higaturu: 1946 (Oct 8) cover to Port Moresby with Australian adhesive tied by 1946 Higaturu cds in violet. Very scarce. [Higaturu was wiped out in 1951 by a volcanic eruption.] PO 1/6/1946; closed 21/1/1951.

Wau: very fine strike of ‘RELIEF No3/PAPUA-N.G’ datestamp used on registered cover to UK. Datestamp was used at Wau for one day only. PO 14/1/1946.

ANTARCTICA British: 1909 cover with ‘BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1907’ printed in blue on flap, addressed to J.J Kinsey in Christchurch, carried on both Shackleton’s 1908-09 Expedition and Scott’s 1910-13 Expedition before being sent to J.K Davis, Captain of the Aurora, and carried on the second cruise to Antarctica, bearing King Edward VII Land 1d tied ‘BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD/MR4/09’ datestamp applied on the Nimrod at Cape Royds, and Victoria Land 1d x2, one with variety No stop after ‘LAND’ tied by Expedition datestamp dated ‘3MR/12’ (applied on the Terra Nova at Cape Evans) or ‘FE4/13’ (applied on the Terra Nova on its final voyage back to New Zealand), plus Australia 1d Roo tied by Hobart datestamp & by ‘LOOSE SHIP’S LETTER/POSTED IN/ANTARCTICA/ [penguin]/S.Y AURORA/A.A.E.’ cachet which overstrikes an ‘AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC/EXPEDITION 1911/COMMANDER OF SHIP’ cachet signed by Harris. One of the few covers known with Victoria Land 1d Missing stop variety SG #A3a.

ANTIGUA 1916-18 War Stamp ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint on ½d (both) & 1½d SG #52-54s, fine mint, Cat £120. (3) ARGENTINA 1930-31 Revolution set to 20p. SG #592-609, Cat £650+. (18) ASCENSION 1924-33 KGV Badge ½d to 3/- set, each stamp showing variety Broken mainmast SG #10a to 20a, 1½d slight toning, the 1/- value MUH, Cat £4,755. Rarely offered as a complete set. (12) 1987 Royal Ruby Wedding 20p gutter strip of 4, each unit variety Overprint double SG #449a, fresh MUH, Cat £200++.

AUSTRIA | Postal History 1917 inwards Russian 3k postal card from Austrian POW to Vienna, indicia cancelled with ‘Franc de port’ and triangular Austrian censor handstamp on face. ‘Croix Rouge Danoise/Copenhague./Agence des prisonniers de guerra’ at top left, central fold.

BAHAMAS 1942 Columbus Anniversary 6d vertical pair, upper unit with overprint variety ‘COIUMBUS’ for ‘COLUMBUS SG #169a, very fine used. Under catalogued at Cat £1,500+.

BARBADOS 1892-1903 Seal of Colony Crown CA ¼d to 2/6d (both) set SG #105-15, generally fine mint, Cat £250. (11) 1897-98 Diamond Jubilee White paper ¼d to 2/6d set SG #116-24, 5d mild gum crease, fine mint overall, Cat £300. (9) 1906 Nelson Centenary ¼d black & grey, variety Watermark inverted SG #145w, very fine used, Cat £65.

1906 Nelson Centenary ½d black & pale green, variety Watermark reversed SG #146x, very fine used, Cat £120.

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1906 Nelson Centenary 1d black & red, variety Watermark reversed SG #147x, very fine used, Cat £120.

1920-21 Victory ½d to 3/- set plus 1d change of watermark SG #201-212, generally fine mint, Cat £150. (12) 1938-47 Badge 2½d ultramarine marginal block of 16 (4x4) with variety Mark on central ornament x3 [1/3, 2/3 & 3/3] SG #251a, reinforced perf separations between rows 2 & 3, uniform aged gum, Cat £165+.

1938-47 Badge 2½d ultramarine marginal block of 4 with variety Mark on central ornament x2 [1/3 & 2/3] SG #251a, uniform gum aging, MUH, Cat £110+.

1946 Victory 1½d red-orange marginal pair right-hand unit variety Two flags on tug SG #262a&63a, very fine used, Cat £42+.

1947 Surcharged Issue ‘ONE PENNY’ on 2d carmine Perf 14, corner Plate Nº 1 block of 6, top centre unit variety Extra frame line [11/9] SG #264a, fine used, Cat £220++. Scarce positional piece.

BASUTOLAND 1935 Silver Jubilee 6d variety Hairline extending from Round Tower to the left of the flagstaff [Pl 1 5/3], fine mint. More impressive than Gibbons listed varieties for this issue.

BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE 1888 Wmk Script ‘VR’ 1/-, 2/-, 5/- (cleaned fiscal) with Francestown ‘OC1/98’ postal cancel, plus 10/- fiscally used, SG #15-16,1819. (4) BELGIUM | Booklets 1953-63 Red Cross Booklets comprising 1953 SG #SB34 x2, and 1963 #SB35 x2, very fine condition, Cat £236. (4) BERMUDA 1874 Surcharges 3d on 1/- Type 6 - ‘P’ same type as ‘R’ SG #13b, minor soiling, Cat £800.

1875 Surcharges 1d on 1/- green, SG #17, Cat £250.

1938-53 KGVI Keyplates 2/6d black & red/grey blue Line Perf 14¼ variety Broken lower right scroll SG #117ae, superb used, Cat £1,100.

1938-53 KGVI Keyplates £1 deep reddish purple & black/pale red SG #121c block of 4, neatly cancelled by central ‘ST GEORGES/ 29JUL43/BERMUDA’ datestamp, Cat £300+.

BRAZIL 1843 Bull’s Eye - Early Impressions SG #2 60r black on yellowish paper, 4 good margins, Cat £250, Dremler & Bühler expertising handstamps. Very fine.

1843 Bull’s Eye - Worn Impressions SG #4 30r black on yellowish paper, 4 large even margins, Cat £275, BPA certificate (2004).

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1843 Bull’s Eye - Worn Impressions SG #5 60r black on thin white paper, 4 good even margins, small repaired tear at base, Cat £150. Attractive 1843 Bull’s Eye - Worn Impressions SG #6 90r black on thin white paper, 4 good even margins, natural paper flaw, Cat £750.

Juchert certificate (1999). Attractive 1850 Upright Numerals Yellowish Paper SG #17A-24A 10r to 600r complete, all 4 margins, Cat £390. (8) 1850 Upright Numerals Greyish Paper SG #17B-21B,23B-24B 10r to 600r, excl 180r, all 4 margins, Cat £330. (7) BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA 1897-1900 Arms £1 black & dull purple SG #51, mild paper wrinkles, 1902 Fort Johnston squared-circle datestamp, Cat £275.

1903-04 Wmk Crown CC KEVII £1 grey & carmine SG #66, fine used with Chickwawa squared-circle datestamp, Cat £225.

BRITISH HONDURAS 1916-18 ‘WAR’ Overprints 1c & 2c optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #119s-20s, fine mint, Cat £120. (2) BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES | Tripolitania 1948 Overprinted ‘BMA/TRIPOLITANIA’ 1l on ½d to 240l on 10/- set SG #T1-T13, fine used, Cat £180. (13) 1948-50 KGVI ‘BMA/TRIPOLITANIA’ & ‘BA/TRIPOLITANIA’ overprint sets, fine mint, Cat £210. (26) BURMA 1946 KGVI Change of Colours 2a6p Royal Barge corner block of 6 variety Birds over trees [R15/3] SG #57aa, fresh MUH, Cat £90++. Scarce positional piece.

CANADIAN PROVINCES | NEWFOUNDLAND 1857-64 On Thick, Machine-Made Paper 8d scarlet-vermilion SG #8, four large to huge margins, lightly cancelled, Cat £950.

1862-64 2d rose-lake Heraldic Flower SG #17, complete close to large margins, fine unused, Cat £300.

1919 Air Surcharge $1 on 15c bright scarlet vertical pair, lower unit variety No comma after ‘AIR POST’ SG #143&a, fine mint, Cat £290+.

1923-24 De La Rue Pictorials 1c to 15c (ex 3c) in Imperforate pairs SG #149v-50v & 152v-60v, on ungummed paper as is usually found, Cat £2,200. Rarely offered. (11 pairs) 1931 Air 15c brown block of 12 (4x3), corner stamps watermarked, central pair variety Watermark Cross, the other six units No watermark SG #192,195&a,e, several units MUH, Cat £346++. Great item for the specialist.

1932-38 Definitives 1c, 2c, 4c & 5c Die II, all Line Perf 14 SG #222c,223c,224b & 225cb in blocks of 4, fine mint, Cat £200+. (4 blocks) 1932-38 Definitives KGV 2c green Die I and II horizontal pairs variety Imperforate SG #223a, fresh mint, Cat £80. (2 pairs) 1932-38 Definitives 48c red-brown Fishing Fleet, variety Imperforate pair SG #228c, fresh MUH, Cat £140+.

1933 ‘L&S Post’ Overprint vertical pair, lower unit variety No watermark SG #229a, variety unit MUH, Cat £26+.

1941-44 Definitive Issue 25c Sealing Fleet Waterlow printing SG #288 selection comprising Plate #41791 corner blocks of 4 from three different corners, plus block of 6 from centre-left with part number; also imperforate and perforate blocks of 4 with Waterlow archives security punch, the former with printer’s mark in red; some units MUH, Unitrade Cat C$400++. (6 items) CANADA 1873-79 Small Heads Montreal Printing Medium to Stout Wove Paper Perf 11½x12 or 11¾x12 10c deep lilac-magenta SG #100, unused (gun traces), Cat £1,100.

1897 Jubilee $2 deep violet SG #137, single nibbed perf, well centred, fine used, Cat £425.

1922-31 Imperf 1c chrome-yellow & 3c carmine blocks of 4 with good margins, some units are MUH, SG #259,261, Cat £164. (2) 1935 Pictorials Perf 12 50c Parliament Building, variety Major re-entry SG #350a, fine used, Cat £85.

1937-38 Pictorials 13c blue variety Imperforate pair SG #364v (see Gibbons footnote), fine mint, Cat £750.

1937-38 Air 6c blue Seaplane, variety Imperforate pair SG #371v (see Gibbons footnote), fine mint, Cat £850.

CANADA | Official Stamps 1949 Officials 10c olive-green, overprint variety Missing stop after ‘S’ SG #o166a, fine used, Cat £85.

CANADA | Postal History 1807 (Jan 23) entire from Berthier to Montreal rated “4½” with ‘paid’ handstamp on face.

CAYMAN ISLANDS 1907 Cayman Islands 5/- salmon & green variety Dented frame (‘Glover’ flaw) SG #16a, very lightly mounted, Cat £5,000. [Only 19 sheets were printed and it is believed only a few examples of this variety have survived. An example in the Richard Maisel sale realised US$8,625 in 2007]

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 15th December 2017 CEYLON 1857 Blued Paper 6d purple-brown, complete margins (close at left), minor colour diffusion, tidy bars cancel, 3l.

1918-19 War Tax 2c brown-orange variety Overprint inverted SG #330a, fine mint, Cat £70.

1918-19 War Tax 2c brown-orange variety Overprint Double SG #330b, fine mint, Cat £64+.

1918-19 War Tax 5c magenta variety Overprint inverted SG #334a, fine mint, Cat £70.

CHINA | Postal History 1964 (12 15) use of 1964 52f Peony on air cover to Leipzig, DDR. COLOMBIA 1918-23 SCADTA mixed mint and used accumulation, SG #22,24,38-41,44,46,R50-1, optd [1] A (Germany) used group 15c x2, 20c, 30c x9, 60c x6, 1p and R on 20c x4 plus registered cover from Berlin to Bogota with R on 20c on face (other stamps removed); [2] E (Spain) mint & used group of 24 incl large & small R on 20c, used 1918 30c & 60c x2, [3] F (France) mint R on 20c plate block of 4 (only 1,150 produced); [4] unoptd used 30c & 60c with control dots. (53+1 cvr) COOK ISLANDS 1931-32 Arms 2/6d to £5 set on Thick Cowan Paper SG #95-98b, fine mint, Cat £949. (6) CYPRUS 1880 Overprints on GB ½d Bantam Pl 15 SG #1, part gum, Cat £120.

DENMARK 1925 Air 10øre, 15øre & 25øre SG #224-6 x3 of each, fresh MUH, Cat £420+. (9) DENMARK | Postal History 1925 (Jul 27) use of 10ø & 25ø Air plus 1ø, 2ø & 27ø on 1k on air cover to Hamburg, 25ø short perfs at base, violet boxed ‘Mit Luftpost/befördert/Hamburg 1’ backstamp. Clean & attractive.

DENMARK | Military - World War II Period 1947 (Sep 19) use of 15ø Train on Postcard (no message) from a soldier in telegrafdetachem Den danske Brigade i Tyskland (Germany) to Ringkøbing, Denmark. British Army Signals cancel.

DOMINICA 1874 Wmk Crown CC 1d lilac P12½, SG #1, fine mint, Cat £150.

FALKLAND ISLANDS 1889-91 Wmk Crown CA 1d red-brown & 4d olive grey-black SG #11&12, fine used, Cat £150. (2) 1975-82 Watermark Varieties Selection with Watermark Crown to right of CA 1975 2p New Coinage SG #316w, 1979 Opening of Stanley Airport 3p to 25p set #360w-63w, 1979 Rowland Hill 3p and 25p #364w & 366w, 1980 15p Dusky Dolphin #375w corner marginal example, 1980 Birds of Prey 3p, 15p and 25p #384w & 386-87w, 1982 Rebuilding Fund £1 + £1 #430w, all fresh MUH, Cat £1,220+. (12) FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES 1946-49 Thin Map ½d to 1/- set in blocks of 4 SG #G9-16, also Thick Map set in pairs showing variety Gap in 80th parallel SG #G1/a-8/a, all fresh MUH, Cat £450+. (52) FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES | Postal History 1945 Operation Tabarin South Shetlands cover registered to South Australia bearing South Shetlands 1d, 3d, 6d & 9d overprinted pictorials, Sydney registration label (hand stamped in red), being the only known example of such usage, affixed over Sydney NSW ‘4JE45’ datestamp.

FIJI 1870-71 Fiji Times Express Batonné Paper 1d black/rose SG #5, thinned at top and edge defects, good-part og, Cat £1,100 (when fine). Useful spacefiller.

1915-19 ‘WAR STAMP’ Overprint KGV ½d and 1d with diagonal ‘SPECIMEN’ handstamps SG #138s-39s, fine mint, Cat £140. (2) FRANCE WWII British Propaganda Forgeries from German Occupied France of 1938-42 Mercury 25c, 30c, 1939-41 Iris 1f50c, 1941-42 30c, 50c, 70c red-orange, 1f, 1f20, 1f50 red-brown, 2f, Mi #36-47 (ex #44) all with Pieles Certificate. Very scarce. (10) WWII British Propaganda Forgeries from German Occupied France of 1941-42 Pétain 50f green, Mi #40 with Pieles Certificate.

FRANCE | Booklets 1958-1982 Red Cross Booklets Range comprising issues for 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1970-71, 1973-80 & 1982-83, Cat £325. (17) FRENCH COLONIES | FRENCH POLYNESIA - OCEANIC SETTLEMENTS | Postal History 1928 (Apr 8) use of 65 on 1f & 85 on 1f, cancelled with ‘TAIOHAE/*/8-4/28/ILE NUKA-HIVA’ (Marquesas Islands) on cover to USA. FRENCH COLONIES | INDO-CHINA | Postal History 1906 (May 31) use of 10c Grasset on PPC from Soldier in Hue, Annam to Montevideo, Uruguay. Unusual origin/destination.

FRENCH COLONIES | NEW CALEDONIA | Postal History 1941 (May 9) printed airmail cover to Red Cross in Geneva with 20f & 2.50f tied by Noumea datestamp circular ‘CENSURE ALLIEE/8/ NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE’ handstamp in violet, cover with mild crease at left.

GAMBIA 1869-72 No Watermark Cameos 4d brown SG #1, largely complete margins (just shaved at lower-left), fine used, Cat £200.

1886-93 QV Cameos Wmk Crown CA 6d yellowish olive-green variety Sloping label [R1/5] SG #32a, mint with hinge remain, Cat £300.

GERMAN STATES | Bremen 1864 Arms Percés Én Scie 16 Mi #6x 3gr black/blue vertical laid paper, Cat €900.

GERMAN STATES | Brunswick 1852 1sgr rose Mi #1, complete margins, tidy datestamp cancel in blue, fine used with Kaufmann guarantee handstamp, Cat €380.

GERMAN STATES | Hamburg 1859 Wmk Wavy Lines ½s black Mi #1, with marginal vertical watermark line, complete margins, fine used, expertising mark on reverse, Cat €750.

GERMAN STATES | Prussia 1850 1sgr Black & Carmine with 3 large margins showing portions of 2 adjoining units tied to piece by 4 ring numeral cancel (No. 183). Maria Brettl guarantee marks on reverse & Certificate (2000). Mi #2c, Cat €600.

GERMAN STATES | Prussia | Military & Censor Mail 1864 (Oct 15) wrapper from Eckernförde to Rendsburg. Part of the occupation of Schleswig-Holstein. Fine double-circle ‘K.Pr.FELDPOST/15/10/VII ARMEE CORPS’ on face and double-circle ‘K.PR.FELDPOST-RELAIS/11/10/I’ on inside.

1870s stampless cover to Potsdam with ‘KON.PR.FELD POST EXPEDITION/3/8/II RES/ARMEE CORPS’ datestamp and very fine blue ‘KON.PR4TBATALLION 1T GARDE-REGT.ZU FUSS’ handstamp at lower left.

GERMANY | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings West Germany & Berlin 1960s-2000 collection in 50 page stockbook of stamps, M/Ss, blocks, 2 stamp booklets, 6 postal stationery items, all overprinted ‘Muster’ (Specimen) in varying sizes with serifs & sans-serifs plus 5 presentation folders (signed by postal ministers and not optd). Very scarce and difficult to assemble. (1,020+)

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 15th December 2017 GERMANY 1944 Postal Employees & Culture Fund [1] 24+36pf with Coloured spot over ‘c’ of ‘Reich [posn 45] Mi #893.II, right marginal with value imprint (selvedge adhesion). Very fine. [2] 24+36pf with Hook on ‘h’ of ‘Deutsches’ [posn 29] Mi #893.III in fresh right marginal pair with value imprint, the variety with Schlegel expert handstamp. Very fine. (2 items) GERMANY | Local Stamps ** 1945 Fredersdorf: Hitler stamps 10pf & 12pf with circular ‘Initials’ [FM] seal in purple obliterating Hitler’s face, signed on reverse with ‘STURM’ handstamp. Rare. Mi #24-5. (2) GERMANY | Postal History * 1897 (Mar 18) use of 10pf x2 on cover from Hamburg to Bangkok, then readdressed to Yokohama, fine private receiving handstamp on back, face a bit soiled.

GERMANY | First Flight Covers * 1934 Zuckers Rocket Mail cover with ½m, 1m & 3m stamps on face with 8pf+4pf & 12pf+3pf Wagner se-tenant pair. Zucker signature on face GERMANY | CINDERELLAS ** Bavaria WWI British Propaganda Forgeries: of 1914-20 5pf & 10pf, with Schmitt handstamp on reverse Mi #as 1A & 2A, Pieles BPP Certificates (2017). (2) GERMANY - Occupied France * 1944 Cholet ‘RF’ Overprint: set of obliterated Petains on covers, 2f on one, 1f50 on one, 70c vermilion & 80c on one and 20c, 60c & 70c blue on the last. All tied with CHOLET/15*/31-8/44/MAINE ET LOIRE’, FFL handstamp at left. Very Fine and attractive. All with Pieles certs (2015). Very rare. (4) * 1944 Hagenau: complete set of obliterated Hitler Heads, fresh MUH, faultless. With Pieles certs (2016). Very rare. (6) * 1945 Tabors Marocains: pair of obliterated Large Hitler Heads, fresh MUH, faultless. With Pieles certs (2016). Very rare. (2) GERMANY - Occupied France - St. Nazaire St. Nazaire: 1945 (28 Feb) Registered 4f50 indicia in red stationery envelope used from BATS s/MER to La Baule. In earlier * catalogues this was catalogued as ‘U1’ and priced at DM1,200. With Pieles Certificate. Rare. * St. Nazaire: 1945 (28 Feb) Registered 4f50 indicia in black stationery envelope used from BATS s/MER to La Baule. In earlier catalogues this was catalogued as ‘U2’ and priced at DM1,200. With Pieles Certificate. Rare.

GERMANY - East ** 1953? West Berlin Propaganda Forgeries 20 on 24pf carmine imperf corner stamp, Mi #7U, MUH and perfect, Cat €c.1,700. König cert (2016). ** 1954? West Berlin Propaganda Forgeries 20pf olive-green Official horizontal imperf marginal stamp, Mi #8Uw, MUH and perfect, Cat €c.2,000. König cert (2016). Only 10 examples recorded. ** 1954? West Berlin Propaganda Forgeries 24pf scarlet Official imperf marginal stamp, Mi #9U, MUH and perfect, Cat €c.1,800.

König cert (2016). Only 20 examples recorded.

GERMANY - West ** 1991 Historic Mail Aircraft 50pf error of colour with brown background instead of blue, Mi #1523 (var). Eichle cert (2006) and 2003 chemical certificate. Both confirming the error. Unlisted by Michel.

GERMAN POST OFFICES IN CHINA F 1898 48° Overprints 5pf to 50pf Mi #2l-6l including 25pf dark orange Mi #5lb, fine used, Cat €190+. (5) * 1901 Overprints on Germany 40pf dark red-carmine & black variety Distorted dot over ‘i’ of ‘China’ Mi #21(VIIg) (see Michel footnote), fine mint Cat €400. Hartung Certificate (2017). ** 1906-19 Surcharges 1c on 3pf with dull overprint’, Mi #38IIb, guarantee handstamp for Type IIb on reverse, MUH. GERMAN POST OFFICES IN MOROCCO F 1899 Surcharges 10c on 10pf deep red-carmine Mi #3c, fine used, Jaschke guarantee handstamp, Cat €260.

GERMAN POST OFFICES IN TURKEY U 1889 Surcharges Mi #6-10 selection comprising 10pa on 5pf Mi #6a,c, 20pa on 10pf #7b,c,d, 1pi on 20pf #8a,b, 1¼pi on 25pf yellowish-orange #9b & 2½pi on 50pf #10ba,c,d, top two values all with guarantee handstamps, used, Cat €360. (11) F 1900-04 Surcharges 25pi on 5m Type II greenish-black & brownish-carmine Mi #23II, 1904 datestamp, Cat €700. Antone Steichele Photo-certificate (1988).

GERMAN COLONIES | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards PS Kaiser’s Yacht Selection with Carolines 5pf and 10pf+10pf Reply Card, German East Africa 4h, German South-West Africa 5pf,10pf and 10pf+10pf Reply Card, Marianas 5pf+5pf Reply Card, Marshall Is 5pf x2, 10pf & 10pf+10pf Reply Card, Togo 5pf; odd blemish, condition generally fine/very fine. (12) PS Selection Of Yacht Types comprising German East Africa 1911-17 4h H&G #23, German South-West Africa 1900 5pf+5pf #15 and Kiautschou 1914 2c #10, minor blemishes, all unused. (3) GERMAN COLONIES | CAROLINE ISLANDS (German) D 1899-1900 48° Overprints 5pf opal-green Mi #2I, tied to small piece by 1901 Yap datestamp, Lantelme guarantee handstamp, Cat €750.

D 1899-1900 48° Overprints 10pf red-carmine & 20pf violet-ultramarine Mi #3I&4I tied to individual pieces by Ponape datestamps, both with Lantelme guarantee handstamps, Cat €320. (2) V 1899 Overprints on Germany 50pf Mi #6,I, tied to small piece by ‘YAP/3’4/01/KAROLINEN’ cds and identifying expert handstamp Dr. Lantelme, Cat €1,800. Very fine.

GERMAN COLONIES | GERMAN EAST AFRICA | Forerunners F 1888-91 Forerunners German 10pf deep rose-red Shield with fine Lamu datestamp Mi #VL41, fine used, Cat €500.

GERMAN COLONIES | GERMAN EAST AFRICA PS/* 1893 PESA Surcharges set of 5, 1896 set of 5 mixed mint & used, Mi #1-10, Cat €270+. Plus used 1893 5p on 10pf Postal Card and used 1896 5p on 10pf Postal Card. (11+pcard x2) */U 1901-05 Yacht No Wmk set of 11, plus Heller set of 8, Mi #11-29, mixed mint & used, 2½h, 4h, 7½h & 30h are mint wmk lozenges, Cat €310+ (19) */U 1905-20 Yacht Wmk Lozenges set of 11, with lower 4 values being in blocks, Mi #30-39, Cat €170+. Plus selection of mainly mint IEF issues, includes ½a strip used at Mombasa. (13+10 blks + pcard+cvr) W 1916 Wuga Provisionals 2½h brown Type II & I singles joined with tape, & 7½h red Type II-I repaired pair with Siebentritt BPP guarantee handstamps, Mi #III.W2,IV.W2 Plus 7½h Type I, fine, and 7½h Type II x2 (thins), both pairs joined with sellotape (no signs of staining), Cat €700+. A very rare group. (3+2prs) GERMAN COLONIES | GERMAN EAST AFRICA | Military - World War I Period *U/W 1918 Nyasaland Field Force set of 4 1911 Nyassa stamps cancelled with ‘NYASALAND/FF2’ with various 1918 dates, applied at Mtangula. Only 207 sets produced. Plus MNG Laurenco Marques surcharged and optd for Kionga with ½c, 1c & 2½c singles and 5c block of 4. Also mint Belgian Congo GEA Occupation issues with 1916 set of 8, 1918 ‘AO’ issue set to 1f, 1922 Surcharges set of 5.

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 15th December 2017 GERMAN COLONIES | KIAUTSCHOU 1901 Yachts 3pf to 3m Mi #5-16, key 2m & 3m with expertising handstamps, fine/very fine used, Cat €600. (12) 1905 Yachts Wmk Lozenges 1c to $2½ (nibbed perf) set (ex $1½) Mi #28-37, fine/very fine used, Cat €860. (9) GERMAN COLONIES | MARIANA ISLANDS (German) 1899-1900 48° Overprints 20pf violet-ultramarine Mi #4I, MUH, Mansfeld guarantee handstamp, Cat €700.

GERMAN COLONIES | MARSHALL ISLANDS (German) 1897-1900 Overprints 3pf bright brown-ochre Mi #1Ib, fine used on piece with Jaluit ‘15/11/99’ datestamp, Cat €2,600. Rare. Steuer Photo-certificate (1996).

1897-1900 Overprints 25pf yellowish-orange Mi #5IIa tied to piece by fine strike of ‘JALUIT/10/08/01/MARSHALL INSELN’ datestamp, Cat €1,100. Very scarce. Michael Jaschke-Lantelme Photo-Certificate (2017).

GERMAN COLONIES | SAMOA (German) 1900-01 Overprints on Germany 3pf to 50pf set Mi #1-6 including 10pf lilac-red #3c, all with expertising handstamps, several stamps tied to piece, fine/very fine used, Cat €415. (6) 1900-01 Overprints 10pf dark red Mi #3b, fine used, Jaschke guarantee handstamp, Cat €250.

GERMAN COLONIES | SOUTH-WEST AFRICA (German) 1897-1900 Overprints 3pf to 50pf set Mi #5-10, key 25pf with 1901 Gibeon datestamp & Bothe guarantee handstamp, Cat €550. (6) 1898 Overprints 3pf bright brown-ochre Mi #5c, Jaschke guarantee handstamp, MUH, Cat €300.

GERMAN COLONIES | TOGO (German) 1897 Overprints on Germany 3pf to 50pf set Mi #1-6, including 3pf shades #1a&b & 10pf shades 3b & 3d (lilac-rose with JaschkeLantelme Certificate) some with expertising handstamps, five of the stamps are tied to piece, fine/very fine, Cat €740. (8) 1900-19 Yachts 3pf to 5m set Mi #7-19,10pf crayon marks on reverse, 50pf on small piece, fine used, 2m to 5m fine/very fine with guarantee handstamps, Cat €1,000. (13) GIBRALTAR | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1898 QV 1d+1d reply card with Dot after RESPONSE, HG #24a, 1899 use to Germany, with consular handstamps for both Germany & Austria on face.

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS | Postal History 1917 (Nov 21) OHBMS cover to WD & HO Wills, Sydney, from ‘Collector of Customs, Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony’, also oval ‘OFFICIAL/POSTAGE/FREE’ handstamp & ‘GILBERT & ELLICE [ISLANDS]/GPO/OCEAN ISLD/NO 21/17/COLONY’, cds. Indistinct blue ‘Protectorate’ seal on reverse. Minor blemishes.

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS | Gilbert Islands | Postal History 1937 (Jun 8) cover to Scotland franked with USA 3c pair tied by ‘U.S.S. AVOCA/CANTON ISLAND’ duplex, uncancelled Fiji 1d affixed, ‘H.M.S. WELLINGTON/N.Z. SOLAR EXP./CANTON ISLAND/JUNE 8TH 1937.’ cachet in blue, and double-oval ‘N.Z. Solar Eclipse Expedition/Phoenix Islands./1937’ cachet in violet.

GOLD COAST 1876-84 Wmk Crown CC 4d magenta SG #7, unused, Cat £275.

1876-84 Wmk Crown CC 6d orange SG #8, large-part gum, Cat £325.

1889-94 5/- dull mauve & blue & 10/- dull mauve and red (tiny pin hole), mint, Cat £220. (2) 1918 ‘ONE PENNY’ War Tax optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #85s, fine mint, Cat £65. Scarce.

GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1a [EE] SG #1, three very good margin, fourth very close at top, red MX cancel, Cat £525.

1840 1d Black Plate 4 [LC] SG #2, margins close but largely complete (very close at upper left & right), red MC cancel, Cat £400.

1840 1d Black Plate 5 [SA] SG #2, margins cut-into (scissor cut into stamp at top) to large, on 1840 (Oct 7) entire from Kilmarnock (boxed backstamp) to Stranraer, stamp cancelled with red MC cancel.

1840 1d Grey-Black [FB] very worn plate SG Spec #AS3, large to very large margins, superb used with orange-red MC cancellation, signed Ferchenbauer.

1840 2d Blue SG #5, two good margins, very close/shaving at top & at base, light MC cancel in black, Cat £900.

1883-84 Wmk Anchor 5/- crimson SG #181, fine used, Cat £250.

1887-92 QV Jubilee Issue 5d dull purple & blue Die II, variety Watermark inverted SG #207aWi, minor toning, Cat £1,250. Very rare.

1887-92 Jubilee £1 green SG #212, perfs improved/repaired at lower right. Presents well, Cat £800.

1902-10 KEVII De La Rue Printing 7d grey-black and 7d deep grey-black shades, both in corner blocks of four from the lower-left of the sheet, date cuts in the margin lines, fine MUH, SG #249&a, (SG Spec #M37 1-2), Cat £770++. (two blocks) 1924 UPU Presentation Pack with the the current set of definitives ½d to 10/- and 1924 Empire Exhibition, all mounted with hinges, some separation of the folder, Stamps are fine & fresh. Rare.

1929 UPU SG #438, spacefiller example with thin & 3mm margin nick, cds cancel, Cat £550.

1966 British Birds set in block of 4 SG #696-99 the lower units (Robin & Blackbird) with Reddish brown (legs) omitted SG #698j & 699j, with normal comparison block, fresh MUH, Cat £250+.

GREAT BRITAIN | Booklets 1972 £1 Wedgewood SG #DX1, including ½d sideband with full perfs; also FDC with multiples taken from booklet panes including the ½d sideband tied by ‘24MAY1972’ commemorative datestamp, typed address. (2) GREAT BRITAIN | Postal History 1749 (Dec 30) entire from Edinburgh to Kirkenbright, rated “3”, in fine condition.

1873 (Apr 24) cover with original letter headed “Wotton” (Wootton) to Pennsylvania USA with 3d Plate 9 SG #103 tied by well-struck BN ‘94’ cancel, superb Charmouth transit backstamp, ‘NEW YORK/PAID ALL’ datestamp in red on face, fine condition.

1884 (Aug 24) cover to Sydney with 6d green & 1d lilac tied by ‘EDINB CARSTAIRS SORTING TENDER’ duplex datestamps, Sydney (Oct 4) arrival backstamp.

1888 (Jan 3) cover London to Sweden franked with QV ½d and 1d pair, used from the London Commission, reverse showing ‘MELBOURNE 1888 CENTENARY/EXHIBITION’ coat-of-arms in mauve on flap, together with Swedish TPO cancel.

1974 (Nov 19) commercial airmail cover at the 10p rate to WA with fine strike of the 2-line ‘DELAYED EN ROUTE/AIRCRAFT HIJACKED’ in black on reverse. Roughly opened and stained. [On 21/11/1974, a British Airways plane en route to Singapore was hijacked at Dubai. 23 passengers, including Australian aboriginal activist Kath Walker, were taken as hostages to Libya. The release of Palestinian prisoners was agreed to after a German national was executed.]

GREAT BRITAIN | First Flight Covers 1911 (Sep 9) First United Kingdom Aerial Post service postcard, inaugural day of event, addressed to Sydney but paid only for internal use, hence taxed 1d (Australian postage due removed). Sender mentions, “This is the first PC I have sent by Air Ship [sic]”.

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GRENADA 1863-71 Chalon Wmk Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 6d rose, SG #6, MNG, Cat £600.

1875 QV 1/- deep mauve, variety ‘SHLLIING’ SG #13a, fine used, Cat £700.

1916 War Tax Overprints 1d red overprint variety Triangle for ‘A’ in ‘TAX’ SG #109b, fresh MUH, Cat £55+.

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1916-18 War Tax Overprints 1d both types, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #109s (without gum) & 111s, Cat £95. (2) 1938-50 KGVI 1/- Badge P12½ strips of 3 x2 plus 2d P13½x12 strip of 4, tied by ‘8NO/49’ datestamps, paying quintuple rate (1/6d x5) on airmail cover to Australia, cover with filing crease at left and slightly reduced at top.

HONG KONG 1903 KEVII Crown CA $2 slate & scarlet SG #73, fine used, Cat £375.

1903 KEVII Crown CA $10 slate & orange/blue SG #76, mild age stain on reverse, fine used, Cat £475.

1904-06 KEVII MCA $2 slate & scarlet ordinary paper SG #87, fine used, Cat £170.

1904-06 KEVII MCA $10 slate & orange/blue ordinary paper SG #90, fine used, Cat £1,500.

HONG KONG | Postal History 1941 (Jul 30) airmail cover to USA carried by Pan Am FAM14 service to San Francisco, attractive and fine franking for $3.50 half oz rate, including $1 Centenary strip of 3, ‘NOT OPENED/BY/CENSOR’ boxed handstamp, typed address.

HONG KONG | First Flight Covers 1928 Manila-Hong Kong Via British Far East Flight franked with Philippines LOF set of 11, all proper postmarks and cachets, couple of small peripheral tears, only 503 carried. AAMC #35.

INDIA | Postal History 1940 (Sep 12) air cover from Bombay to USA with fine illustration for Sahara German-made razor blades, censored. At some point the airmail was cancelled.

1950-70s covers to same addressee in UK with several oversized registered (mostly at Calcutta) covers fashioned from parcel paper including 1956 with 14a Kashmir Landscape block of 14 plus 8a, 1966 Shikohabad RS registered with Map 50np x16, 25np x20 & 5np, 1971 with 32r franking comprising 2r Lake strip of 3 & 1r x26 including block of 16, 1971 with 29.95r franking including 5r Dam x5 & 2r Lake x2, 1973 with 32.50r franking comprising 5r Dam block of 6, 2r Dancer pair plus 50p meter franking, 1973 with 50.25r franking including 5r Dam block of 8 and two singles,1975 with 21.95r franking including 2r Lake x7, Post Office resealing tape applied in UK; also 1954 2r8a airmail cover with attractive Hind Lamps address label with Biplane illustration; condition is very mixed.

(25) INDIAN STATES | Las Bela | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings ½a Used Selection mainly on white paper (green paper x2), all tied on piece. Nice group. (9) IRAQ | Postal History 1916 privately? carried cover to famous Swedish geologist and German sympathiser Dr Sven von Hedin c/- General-Fieldmarschall van der Goltz, in Baghdad. Embossed seal on flap of ‘OBER-HOFMARSCHALL-AMT SR. MAJESTÄT D.KAISERS U.KÖNIGS’ (Head executive? of the court of the Kaiser).

ITALIAN STATES | Tuscany | Postal History 1866 (Sep) use of 10c deep brown Arms on outer from Pontedera to Livorno, small adhesions on face.

JAMAICA 1905-11 QV Wmk MCA 1/- brown, top left corner Plate No block of 4, lower-right unit variety ‘$’ for ‘S’ in ‘SHILLING’ SG #53b, insignificant thin in sheet margin, mounted on selvedge only, stamps MUH, Cat £1,470++. One of few known plate number blocks with this variety.

JAPAN 1941 National Parks m/s, SG #372, MUH, Cat £300.

1941 National Parks m/s with leaflet, SG #372, glassine part adhering to gum, Cat £300.

KOREA | First Flight Covers 1927 Jingsen - Hiroshima (14th Oct.) first flight cover from Jingsen (Chemulpo) to Hiroshima, 3s red Taisho tied by upper wing flight mail cancel of Jingsen and with large boxed two character Aerial handstamp in red.

LATVIA | Postal History 1856 (Oct 25) use of 1848 Russia 10k+1k black Envelope (HG #B12a) from Mitau, a bit worn.

MALAYA | British Military Administration 1945-48 KGVI 2c orange variety Watermark inverted SG #2w, tidy Kuala Lumpur ‘16AUG48’ datestamp, Cat £2,500. Rare.

MALAYAN STATES | Perak 1895-99 Crown CC $2 green & carmine SG #77, small surface mark, hinge remainders/gum adhesions, large-part gum, Cat £450.

MALTA 1917-18 War Tax Overprints KGV ½d and KEVII 3d with ‘SPECIMEN’ overprints SG #92s-93s, fine mint, Cat £150. (2) 1938-43 KGVI 2/6d black & scarlet variety Damaged value tablet SG #229a, fresh MUH, Cat £400.

MONGOLIA 1953 Marshall Choibalsan Anniversary 3t purple-brown SG #98 complete sheet of 50, some peripheral perf separations, fresh MUH, Cat £1,100.

MONTSERRAT 1880 Wmk Crown CC 2½d red-brown P14 SG #4, fine mint, Cat £250.

1916-22 KGV Wmk MCA ½d to 5/- set SG #49-59 including 1d & 3d shades, fine mint, Cat £130+. (14) 1917-19 War Stamp Overprints on ½d (both types) & 1½d, all optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #52s-54s, fine mint, Cat £140. (3) 1917-19 War Stamp Overprints KGV ½d green overprinted in red, variety Watermark inverted and reversed SG #60y, fine mint, Cat £70.

1912-29 KGV Wmk Script CA ¼d to 5/- SG #63-83 with SG listed shades plus some additional shades, fine mint, Cat £100+. (26) 1932 Anniversary of Settlement ½d to 5/- set SG #84-93, fresh MUH, Cat £160+. (10) 1938-48 KGVI Pictorials ½d to 5/- P13 plus 10/- & £1 P12 set, also ½d to 5/- P14 set SG #101-12, some extra shades including 5/P14, fine mint with 10/- & £1 values MUH, Cat £300+. (31) MOROCCO AGENCIES 1899 QV Overprints on Gibraltar varieties comprising 5c (in a pair) & 10c Hyphen between ‘nc’ SG #9c & 10c, plus 25c Broad top to ‘M’ #12b, fine mint, Cat £80+. (3) 1907-13 KEVII Overprints on GB ½d to 2/6d set including 4d orange shade SG #31-38, fine mint, Cat £160. (9) 1914-31 KGV Seahorses 2/6d yellow-brown, 2/6d pale brown & 2/6d chocolate-brown plus 5/- rose-red SG #51,51c,53 & 54, fine mint, Cat £210. (4) MOROCCO AGENCIES | Tangier | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1927-51 Mint Selection including KGV 1927 & 1934-35 Definitive & 1935 Jubilee sets, KGVI 1937 & 1944 Definitives, 1948 Wedding (MUH), 1949 2d to 10/- set & 1950-51 ½d to 10/- set, some hinge remainders, generally fine mint, Cat £325+. (61) MUSCAT 1966 50b Samail Fort Type II SG #101a marginal single, fresh MUH, Cat £325.

NETHERLANDS INDIES 1902-09 ½c to 50c mint, 1g x2 used, plus 2½g mint; also some used oddments plus 1912 1g on blued paper mint, some mostly lower values with toning, Cat £350. (29) 1908 Buiten Bezit Overprints ½c to 2½g set SG #160-77, plus range of inverted overprints to 50c, odd minor tone, generally fine mint, Cat £420. (29)

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NETHERLANDS INDIES | Flight Covers - Commercial 1941 (Jul) airmail covers sent care of Australian Government Commissioner’s Office (Batavia) at 35c or 55c rates, both with Dutch ‘CENSUUR/GEPASSEERD’ censor handstamps, the higher rated cover with boxed ‘By air to Australia and/onward airtransmission’ in violet. (2) NEW ZEALAND 1461 W 1864 Wmk ‘NZ’ imperforate 1/- green SG #100 (CP #A6h), margins largely complete (upper right frameline just shaved), horizontal crease, strong colour, expertised in pencil, unused, Cat £2,000.

1462 U/W 1902-07 5/- deep red SG #329 pen-cancelled and overstruck with Wellington squared-circle (bogus?) datestamp, plus 5/- dull red SG #329b, cleaned and regummed. Presents well. (2) 1463 U 1931 Smiling Boys with circular cancels, very fine. SG #546-7, Cat £135. (2) 1464 F 1931 Smiling Boys SG #546-47, fine used, Cat £135. (2) 1465 F 1931-35 Air 3d chocolate P14x15 SG #548a, fine used, Cat £425.

1466 ** 1953-59 Queen-On-Horse ½d to 10/- set SG #723-36, 2/6d to 10/- marginal examples, fresh MUH, Cat £100. (16) 1467 ** 1996 40c Scenic Views strip of 6 variety Imperforate, colour bars at top, ‘ONLY/25/STAMPS/LEFT’ label at left, ‘Sprintpak-SNP’ inscribed on reverse of each unit.

1468 ** 1996 40c Scenic Views block of 12 variety Imperforate, two ‘ONLY/25/STAMPS/LEFT’ labels at left, ‘Sprintpak-SNP’ inscribed on reverse of each unit. Rare and unlisted.

1469 ** 1996 $1 Scenic Views coil strip block of 8 Unseparated vertically between the two columns, backing paper intact, very fine.

1470 B 1996 $4 Christmas Booklet SG #SB82 variety Imperforate. Very few examples known.

NEW ZEALAND | Official Stamps 1471 * 1907-11 2/- Milford Sound optd ‘OFFICIAL.’ SG #O66, few trivial faint tonespots on gum, fine mint overall, Cat £85.

NEW ZEALAND | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1472 PS 1913-14 Auckland Exhibition ½d green, HG #17, Samuel AB3a Cat $350, black and white view Albert Park, Auckland, Showing Guns Which Were in Action at Waterloo, unused.

NEW ZEALAND | Postal History 1473 * 1846 (Jan 31) outer from London to missionary Ven Arch Brown, Tauranga, c/- Messrs Campbell, Sydney. Additional 4d charged from Sydney to New Zealand. Fine unframed ‘NEW-ZEALAND/JY27/1846’ arrival on face. Capt Porter was the forwarding agent in Auckland. Only three examples recorded using this Forwarding Agent.

1474 * 1900-20s Covers including 1902 registered to Hobart with 4d Lake Taupo solo, four WWI covers to USA (one registered at Spring Creek) each with ‘PASSED BY THE/MILITARY CENSOR/NZ’ handstamps, plus a fifth cover with circular ‘PC/NZ’ handstamp, 1924 2½d rate to Argentina, etc; condition variable. Worthy of inspection. (18 covers, 1 PPC & 1 front). (20) 1475 * 1946c. Large Commercial Airmail Cover (35½x25½mm) to BHP, Melbourne, Australia with 1946 Peace 4d & 1/- (4) tied by 2 indistinct ‘AUCKLAND’ cds strikes with mss “LATE FEE” at left.

NEW ZEALAND | Military - World War II Period 1476 * Crete (June 26) Postal Card sent from NZ POW held at a German POW transit camp in Crete sent to NZ via Stammlager VIIIB Camp (oval handstamp on face) in Lamsdorf Silesia, then by air to Lisbon & London where censor handstamp applied some mild aging as to be expected. Nice item.

NIGERIA | Postal History 1477 * 1924-35 group of Registration Envelopes with [1] 1924 Zaria to Kano x3 (provl registration labels x2); [2] 1926 Sapele to England; [3] 1935 Forcados to England; [4] 1925 Lagos to Germany; [5] 1930 Makurdi to Germany; [6] 1930 Benin City to USA. (8) NORTH BORNEO 1478 * 1891-92 Surcharges 6c on 10c blue Arms variety Surcharge inverted SG #56a, fine mint, Cat £300.

1479 * 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 1c brown variety Stop after ‘EXHIBITION.’ SG #253c, fine mint, Cat £110.

1480 * 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 5c chestnut strip of 3, left-hand unit variety Stop after ‘EXHIBITION.’ SG #259a, fine mint, Cat £150+.

1481 * 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 6c apple-green strip of 3, centre unit variety Stop after ‘EXHIBITION.’ SG #260a, fine mint, Cat £85+.

1482 * 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 8c dull rose strip of 3, centre unit variety Stop after ‘EXHIBITION.’ SG #261a, fine mint, Cat £120.

1483 * 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 10c turquoise-blue variety Stop after ‘EXHIBITION.’ SG #263a, fine mint, Cat £130.

1484 * 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 12c deep blue pair, left-hand unit variety Stop after ‘EXHIBITION.’ SG #265a, fine mint, Cat £108+.

1485 * 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 24c mauve variety Stop after ‘EXHIBITION.’ SG #270a, fine mint, Cat £250.

NORTHERN RHODESIA 1486 */*/U 1924-64 mixed mint & used 15 page mounted display, blocks of 4 are plentiful, also several air covers are included. Includes KGV to 20/- x3 (fiscally used), KGVI to 10/- used with ½d block of 4 Waterlow proof with small punch holes (cost vendor $350+), 1½d yellow-brown Tick bird used (Cat £70), ½d Rhodes plate block of 4 with Re-entry [R10/6]. Nicely presented with plenty of room for expansion. (35+ items) 1487 * 1963 QEII Arms 4d green, variety Value omitted SG #79a, used on 1964 (Aug 21) cover Choma to Durban, SG #79a as a used stamp. Extremely rare on cover.

NORWAY 1488 F 1855 4sk blue SG #1, four good to large margins, gridiron cancel, Cat £180.

NYASALAND 1489 * 1938-44 KGVI Keyplates Chalk paper 5/- pale green & red/yellow and Ordinary paper green & red/pale yellow SG #141,141a, plus Chalk paper 10/- emerald and deep red/pale green and Ordinary paper 10/- bluish green & brown-red/pale green (nibbed perf), fine mint, Cat £600+. (4) PAKISTAN | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1490 */U 1948 Selection incl Peshawar handstamps, some on local issues used due to shortage of KGVI issues. Noted a few inverted, double and misplaced ovpts, also KGV 25r VFU and KGVI 1r, 2r & 10r mint. A very good lot for the specialist. (20) PANAMA 1491 ** 1932 Air Optd ‘HABILITADA’ 17mm overprint in red SG #260a, marginal example with part imprint, MUH, Cat £250+.

POLAND | Postal History 1492 * 1914 (Feb 25) use of 4k Postal Card from Lodz to Sulphur Spring, South Africa.

RHODESIA 1493 * 1892-93 Arms Perf 14,14½ £1 deep blue SG #10, mint, Cat £325.

1494 * 1910-13 Double Heads Perf 13½ ½d yellow-green SG #182, mint, Cat £300.

RUSSIA - ALL PERIODS | Postal History 1495 * 1859 (Dec 23) use of 1858 10k blue & brown cancelled with ‘1’ tied by St Petersburg, on entire to Riga.

1496 * 1875 (Aug 4) outer with 1875 8k, from Taganrog to Orebich (modern Croatia).

1497 * 1893 (Apr 29) use of 2k green wrapper from Moscow to Warsaw.

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RUSSIA - Soviet Union (1923-1991) | Postal History 1928 (Jul 11) use of 1924 Air set plus 3k & 10k on registered air cover from Moscow to Kabul, via Tashkent, Termez backstamp. Rare early flight cover to Afghanistan.

1932 (Aug 27) Postcard from Moscow to The American Barracks, Tientsin, China - Asia. [The US 15th Infantry used the former German Barracks from 1917 until 1938.]

ST. KITTS-NEVIS | St. Kitts 1916-18 Columbus ½d optd ‘WAR TAX’ & 1½d opt ‘WAR STAMP’, each stamp with ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint SG #22s,23s, fine mint, Cat £105. (2) ST. LUCIA | British Post Offices 1858-60 Issues 1d rose-red with largely complete fine strike of ‘A11’ cancel SG #Z1, fine used, Cat £1,300. RPSL Certificate (1980).

ST. LUCIA 1860 Wmk Small Star (1d) rose-red SG #1, fine mint, Cat £100.

1883-86 QV Die I Wmk Crown CA 4d brown variety Top left triangle detached SG #34a, fine used, Cat £140.

1891-92 QV Surcharges ½d on half 6d dull mauve & blue variety No fraction bar SG #54a, fine used, tied to small piece, Cat £130.

1891-92 QV Surcharges ½d on 3d variety ‘ONE’ misplaced (‘O’ over ‘H’) SG #56f, fine used, Cat £90.

1916 War Tax Overprints 1d scarlet with ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint SG #90s, Cat £55.

ST. VINCENT 1916 War Stamp Overprints 1st Setting Overprint on KGV 1d, variety Overprint double SG #122a, fine mint, Cat £180.

1916 War Stamp Overprints Third Setting (1½mm) on KGV 1d SG #123, fine mint, with normal stamp for comparison, Cat £120.

SAMOA | Postal History 1916 (Oct 20) cover to Australia with Overprints on New Zealand ½d & 1d tied by ‘APIA/20OC16’ cds, fine boxed PASSED BY/ CENSOR/2/GRI SAMOA’ handstamp in violet, minor aging.

SOLOMON ISLANDS 1907 Large Canoes ½d ultramarine horizontal strip of 6 (stamps 49-54) on annotated page noting the transfer varieties etc. A few tonespots. Scarce multiple.

1907 Large Canoes 1d rose-carmine horizontal strip of 6 [stamps 49-54] on annotated page noting the transfer varieties etc. A few tonespots. Scarce multiple.

1907 Large Canoes 2d indigo horizontal strip of 6 [stamps 55-60] on annotated page noting the transfer varieties etc. A few tonespots. Scarce multiple.

1907 Large Canoes 2½d orange-yellow horizontal strip of 6 on annotated page noting the transfer varieties etc. A few tonespots.

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1907 Large Canoes 5d emerald-green horizontal strip of 6 [stamps 31-36] on annotated page noting the transfer varieties etc. A few tonespots. Scarce multiple.

1907 Large Canoes 6d chocolate horizontal strip of 6 [stamps 49-54] on annotated page noting the transfer varieties etc. A few tonespots. Scarce multiple.

SOLOMON ISLANDS | Postal History 1927 (Apr 21) Tulagi registered official cover to NZ with boxed ‘BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS/(Crown)/PAID/TULAGI’ handstamp in violet overstruck with Tulagi ‘21AP27’ datestamp, Tulagi, Sydney & Apita (NZ) backstamps.

SOUTH AFRICAN COLONIES | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - Mafeking Siege 1900 Surcharges 1d ‘MAFEKING/BESIEGED’ on ½d green Seated Hope SG #1, fine used, Cat £85.

SOUTH AFRICA 1930-44 Pictorials 1/- brown & deep blue bilingual pair variety Twisted horn SG #48c, fine mint, Cat £350.

1942-44 Reduced Size War Effort 2d violet bilingual pair, variety Rouletting (between) omitted SG #100b, very fine mint, Cat £1,300. Rare.

SOUTH AFRICA | Postal History 1941 (Feb 27) use of 1d Ship x3 on censored cover to USA, re-addressed to Inharrime, Portuguese East Africa (arrived 30.5.41) and re-censored again in South Africa.

SOUTH AFRICA | First Flight Covers 1925 Capetown-Durban 1d Postal Card uprated with 1d Airmail, blue ‘S.A. AIR MAIL/28FEB1925/S.A. LUGPOST’ handstamp alongside.

SOUTH WEST AFRICA 1923 Overprints on South Africa KGV 1d rose-red KGV bilingual pair, variety Overprint inverted SG #2a, fine mint, Cat £500.

1943-44 Reduced Size War Effort 1/- brown vertical pair variety ‘S.W.A.’ Overprint Inverted (Type 29) SG #130a, lower unit MUH, Cat £800. RPSL Certificate (1962). Ex His Highness the Ameer of Bahawalpur.

SOUTHERN RHODESIA | Postal History 1940 (Sep 6) cover to USA franked with 1½d Rhodes x2 tied by Bulawayo Drink Rhodesian Tea slogan datestamp, censor tape folded back to reveal scarce tied patriotic label extolling virtues of The British Navy.

SPANISH COLONIES | MOROCCO (Spanish) 1907-12 KEVII Spanish Currency Overprints on GB 5c on ½d to 12p on 10/- set including 10c on 1d, 50c on 5d, 3p on 2/6d & 6p on 5/- listed shades between SG #112-23, fine mint, Cat £280+. (16) 1916-26 KGV Spanish Currency Overprints on GB 6p on 5/- rose-carmine, 6p on 5/- pale rose-carmine, 12p on 10/- indigo-blue (patch disturbed gum) & 3p on 2/6d grey-brown SG #136-39, fine mint overall, Cat £348. (4) SUDAN 1940 Surcharges 5m on 10m carmine & black, marginal block of 12, with variety Broken Iam, SG #78d, MUH, Cat £87+.

SWAZILAND | Postal History 1896 (Jul) use of ½d pair & 2d ovptd ‘Swazieland’ (cancelled with poor ‘718’ of Embekelweni) on reduced cover to Pietersmaritzburg SWITZERLAND | Postal History 1929 three Lucerne registered Bela Sekula covers to Australia, all with franked with Tell multiples, two incorporating tête-bêche pairs, all with Sydney transits & Mittagong (NSW) arrival backstamps. Attractive trio. (3) TANGANYIKA | Mafia Island 1915-16 ‘G.R./POST/MAFIA’ On IEF Stamps 3p (dull blue) ½a x2 (dull blue & green) 1a (dull blue) & 3a (green), SG #M33-5,M38, Cat £360. (5) TANGANYIKA | Nyasaland-Rhodesian Force 1916 ‘N.F.’ On Nyasaland mint set, 3d cancelled with FPO 3 datestamp, SG #N1-5, Cat £110. (5) TANGANYIKA 1917-22 ‘G.E.A’ Overprints [1] 1917-21 mixed mint & used 1c to 5r, [2] 1922 1c black plate & sheet number block of 30 & 10c orange corner block of 6, SG #45-59,72-3, Cat £200. (16 items) TANGANYIKA | Postal History 1919 (Jan 31) use of GEA ovptd 25c, 50c & 75c blocks of 4, on registered cover from Bagamoyo to New York, mss registration label in red ink, attractive.

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 15th December 2017 THAILAND | Postal History 1937 (Jan 20) printed cover to Netherland Indies with 3s King Rama VII tied by bilingual Bangkok 6 datestamp paying the printed matter rate, Semarang (Jan 29) arrival backstamp, fine condition.

TONGA 1895 2½d on 2d pale blue SG #27 marginal block of 6 from the base of the sheet, Cat £240+ TONGA | Postal History 1942 Mission cover to USA with 3d Pictorial tied by Vaini datestamp, ‘PASSED/BY/CENSOR/2’ handstamp in violet (CCSG H2, just one recorded) and black on brown censor tape (CCSG L1b, just 3 usages recorded), Nukualofa transit backstamp, small piece missing a top right, otherwise fine. Rare censor markings.

TRINIDAD 1879-82 Surcharges comprising 1879-82 ½d on ½d & 1d on 1d rosy carmine, 1882 Surcharged by Hand 1d on 6d bright yellowgreen & 1d on 6d deep yellow-green, SG #98, 101, 104-05, fine mint, Cat £125. (4) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 1935 Silver Jubilee 2c to 24c set perforated ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #239-42, fine mint, Cat £110. (4) 1935 Silver Jubilee 2c lower-left corner block of 4, variety Extra flagstaff SG #239a, lower units MUH, fresh block, Cat £35++.

1935 Silver Jubilee 2c variety Extra flagstaff SG #239a, fine used, Cat £55.

1935 Silver Jubilee 2c to 24c set on (Dec 19) registered cover to UK, the 2d being a marginal example with variety Flagstaff on right-hand turret, SG #239d, unpriced used/on cover. Very scarce.

1935 Silver Jubilee 2c variety Double flagstaff SG #239e, fine mint, Cat £140.

1935 Silver Jubilee 3c variety Lightning conductor SG #240c, fine mint, Cat £80.

1935 Silver Jubilee 24c variety Extra flagstaff SG #242a, faintest trace of hinge, Cat £180.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Postal History 1860s Civil War Union patriotic cover printed by D. Murphy’s Son, NY with additional patriotic cut-out on address side, corner fault.

1936 (Oct 7) registered cover Cessnock to Nebraska, USA, franked with 6d Airmail alongside ‘PASSED FREE/OF DUTY/U.S.CUSTOMS/OMAHA, NEBR.’ and ‘COLLECT 10 CENTS/CUSTOMS CLEARANCE FEE’ handstamps. Transit marks on reverse. Few edge faults.

1942 (Feb 21) Censored ES & A Bank cover to USA with ‘SEALED PACKAGE/Secure owner’s/permission/to open’ & ‘SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN MATTER/SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF/EXECUTIVE ORDER 8389 AS AMENDED’ all scored out with blue crayon alongside oval ‘CUSTOM HOUSE/PASSED FREE OF DUTY/PITTSBURGH, PA. in violet.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Military - World War II Period Portland Bight, Jamaica (Dec 6) from US Alcyone to Portland Bight with 1c & 2d Defense tied by US Navy datestamp, ‘PAQUEBOTKINGSTON/JAMAICA’ datestamp alongside, Portland Bight arrival datestamp.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA POs IN SHANGHAI 1919 Overprints on US Stamps group of used with 4c on 2c, 6c on 3c pair 10c on 5c x2, 14c on 7c, 16c on 8c, 30c on 15c pair & 40c on 20c, Sc #K2-13, Cat $1,645. (8 items) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA POs IN SHANGHAI | Postal History 1898 (May 14) use of 10c blue-green to New Jersey, nice Agency duplex cancel, central tear on face, double-weight cover.

ZANZIBAR 1913 Dhows Wmk Rosettes 30r black & brown SG #260c very fresh MVLH (almost MUH), Cat £400.

ZANZIBAR | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1895-96 ‘Zanzibar’ On East India blue ovpt on East India ¼a brown, HG #1, 1896 local philatelic use.

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Decimal Varieties Selection.

Lot 744: 1974-78 9c on 8c Opal Misplaced Surcharge block of 15.

Lot 761: Aviators 18c Hawker variety Yellow & Black Misplaced marginal block of 4.

Lot 737: 35c Aboriginal Art error Black partially omitted on lower two units.

Lot 765: 1979 National Parks pairs error Imperforate except at left on adjoining pairs in block of 8.

Lot 522: 1913 Qld Registration Envelope uprated with State/Roo combination franking.

Lot 1264: Antarctica Shackleton/Scott Expedition cover with Victoria Land 1d Missing Stop variety.