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Section 4 begins at 4:45pm AUSTRALIA | Booklets 1576 ** A 1970s-90s Collection stitched, vending, barcode (not checked by us), Prestige, exhibition opts, couple sponsored types, few packs including Counter Printed ‘NPC1’, total FV c$560. (c120) 1577 ** A 2005 Overprinted Issues [1] ‘Legends’ with Rotary International tsunami appeal (3), [2] ‘Legends’ APTA Melbourne and APTA/ANDA Sydney, both barcodes (4), [3] ‘Wildflowers’ APTA Melbourne, Queensland and Northern Beaches with both barcodes (6), [4] ‘Down on the Farm’ ANDA/APTA Melbourne with both barcodes (2) [5] Others include; Australian Wine, Christmas. (See website for full list which includes all catalogue Nos) STC $433. (20) 1578P ** A 1974-91 Unofficial Booklets with left & right staples where issued as such, from UPU Centenary pair and including 1981 Royal Wedding blue and purple covers, all 1981 Ausipex types; ends with 1987 and 1991 South-Pex folders. Good clean lot Pfeffer #UB01a to UB14-91 range c$400. (18) 1579 ** A 1992-3 Overprinted Issues [1] ‘Threatened Species’ 1K with Orange Blossom ‘92 and 2k & 3K with ‘93 ovpt, [2] ‘Thinking of You’ Boonah Rotary, [3] ‘Roos & Koalas’ SCDAA Petersham, [4] ‘Endeavour’ with Illawarra PS, [5] Others include: Xmas ‘93 Perf & Imperf, Xmas ‘92, Trains (3), Dinosaurs. (see website for full list which includes all catalogue Nos), STC 557.

(20) 1580P ** A1927 Canberra in good condition with some very light toning on face and slight rusting of the staple.

1581P ** A 1928-30 2/3d Green on Pale Green complete ½d red KGV Die II wmk inverted, original text, BW #B39Aa. 1582P ** A 1930-34 2/- Green on Pale Green complete, 2d red KGV x12, wmk inverted, 2nd revised text format, BW #B41Ca, very fine condition.

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1935-37 KGV 2/- Black on Green Cover ‘WHEREVER THERE IS A MONEY ORDER ...’, both panes wmk inverted, BW #B47Ba (Pfeffer Cat $850). No trimmed perfs but panes off-centre, front cover slightly oxidised, otherwise excellent condition.

- ‘IN MOST MONEY ORDER POST OFFICES’, both panes wmk inverted, BW #B48Aa (Pfeffer Cat $900). Stamps are in perfect condition. Exceptional, the booklet looks like it was bought yesterday.

1942-49 KGVI 2/6d Black on Fawn Cover both panes wmk upright, BW #B53B (Pfeffer Cat $300). First pane has trimmed top perfs and both panes off-centre slightly. Appears to have been mis-stapled (near base) by PO and then re-stapled.

- two expolded booklets on annotated pages, one set of panes wmk inverted and the other wmk upright, BW #B53B (Pfeffer Cat $600), a few trimmed perfs, otherwise fine.

1942-49 2/6d (12 x 2½d Scarlet KGVI) two wax interleaves and watermark inverted BW #B54A, Cat $500; perfs slightly trimed at top, very fresh (current retail c$525) as fresh as we’ve seen.

- two wax interleaves and watermark inverted BW #B54a, Cat $500; perfs slightly trimed at top, very fresh (current retail c$525) and as fine as we’ve seen.

1949 2/6d New Format 2½d red KGVI with wmk inverted, BW #B55, Cat $75. fresh, but some perfs trimmed off.

- 2½d red KGVI, BW #B55 (Pfeffer Cat $100). Fresh and no trimmed perfs.

1953-57 3/6d with 3½d red QEII no wmk, stapled remake with wax interleaving, BW #B58v, both panes have trimmed off perfs.

1957-59 4/- QEII 4d claret with wax interleaving & ‘British Commonwealth’, BW #B60Bv, fine.

- 4d claret with wax interleaving & ‘British Commonwealth’, stapled remake with thick staple, BW #B60Bwv (Pfeffer B60BSTa, Cat $280), cover a little faded but rare combination.

1959-60 4/- QEII 4d lake with wax interleaving & ‘British Commonwealth’, BW #B61v, fine.

- 5d blue ed 1/1960, ad seq 2,4a,5,6,7,8,9, BW #B62Af, very fresh.

1962-64 5/- 5d blue edn 1/11963 NSW ovpt GEN in black ad seq 20,18a,44,36,15,6,19a,68,16c (not recorded by BW), BW #B66Jdw, Cat $250.

1964-65 5/- 5d green edn G1 ad seq 20,18,44,53,54,6,19a,52b,16c, BW #B67Bev. The Directories Australia ad on the inside front is an undescribed sub-type with both 14,000,000 and Pty Ltd. Very fine.

- 5d green edn G1 ad seq 20,18a,44,53,60,6,19a,52b,16c, BW #B67Ce. The Directories Australia ad on the inside front is an undescribed sub-type with both 14,000,000 and Pty Ltd. Very fine.

- 5d green edn G5, BW #B67Nd. 1964-65 5/- QE II 5d green Edition G6 with wax interleaving BW #B67Pdv. 1965-66 5/- 5d red edn S4, no ads, BW #B70C. The first pane only has a bright white uneven floresence under UV. - 5d red edn S5, no ads, BW #B70D. 1966-67 60c QEII helecon in ink set of six slogans BW #B71-76, Cat $780 (Pfeffer $900), one white stitching (“Send Money. . .” edition ‘DG9’), others pink various ‘D’ edition numbers. (6) - helecon in ink wax interleaving set of six slogans in range BW #B71Fev-80Bdv, Cat $1,500 (Pfeffer $1640), two white stitching (“Post Your Parcels. . .” edition ‘DG10’ and “Post Early. . .” edition ‘DS9’), others pink various ‘D’ edition numbers two of which BW does not record with wax interleaving. Difficult booklets. (6)

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1966-67 60c 4c red helecon ink Ed DS9, wax interleaving, ‘Post your/Parcels...’, BW #B78Cdv, cancelled with ‘G.P.O. MELBOURNE/20NO67/C.1.’.

1966-67 60c QEII helecon in ink “Use Postal Orders. . .” edition DS8 wax interleaving - stapled remake; panes with stitch holes, covers without. Neither BW nor Pfeffer record this combination for this edition number.

- helecon paper set of six slogans BW #B95-100, Cat $780 (Pfeffer $990), three each editions ‘G67/2’ and ‘N67/2’. (6) 1967-68 QEII provisional covers 50c and $1, permanent cover $1 sets of six slogans, QEII 5c blue in 50c BW #125 & 126d, in $1 BW # B127B & 127CT waxed interleaves, range BW #B101-B127, Cat $668 (Pfeffer $800+), all white stitching, edition ‘G67/3’. (22) 1967 $1 QEII Permanent Cover wax interleaving set of six slogans in range BW #B119CFv-B124CFv, Cat $600 (Pfeffer $625), all white stitching, edition ‘G67/3’. (6) 1967-68 Australian Defence Forces 50c with 5c Thornbill from pane of 50 attached left selvedge, from pane of 100 attached right selvedge, 5c blue QEII attached left selvedge, BW #128Aa, 128Bc and B129a, Cat $290 (Pfeffer $340). As fresh as we’ve seen. (3) 1968-72 stitched range various editions FA and PM BW #B130-9 (Pfeffer same), includes four with wax interleaves ($1 FA edn G68/3, $1 PM G69/3, $1.20 FA no edn, $1.40 PM G71/3), otherwise contents unchecked, min Pfeffer $600. (13) 1968-72 Stapled Remakes $1 FA edn N69/2, $1.20 FA no edn, $1.40 PM edn V71/3 Pfeffer $365. (3) 1969-70 Prime Ministers edition G69/3 with Wax Interleaving x2, BW #B132Cv, Cat $230.

1979-2005 extensive collection in three Lighthouse special booklet albums (slipcases, Optima pages) from 60c and 80c Test folders to 2005 Christmas. Includes extensive reprints, perf and imperf selvedge varieties, exhibition overprints, printer (SNP, Pemara) and paper (cream/white) varieties, good coverage security tabs and foil strips various sizes, better barcode types, etc. Pfeffer #B140-287 range with no duplication and monster catalogue in excess of $6800 (FV c$1350 not really the point here). (c295) 1979 $1 St George Winners APO first and second trial booklets overprinted Pfeffer #B140(1) & B141(1) $320. Very popular. (2) 1978-79 80c Parramatta Little Grebe and Yellow Robin contents Pfeffer #B142 & B142a $440. (2) 1978-79 80c Rockdale Little Grebe and Yellow Robin contents Pfeffer #B143 & B143a $430. (2) 1979 $1 Rockdale Little Grebe and Yellow Robin contents Pfeffer #B144 & B144a $560. Much scarcer than Parramatta or Rockdale 80c. (2) 1989 $3.90 Fishing three reprints P14x14.4 on Harrison cream paper BW #B164, Cat $200 each. Comes with one original white paper same perfs BW #B163 for comparison. (4) - four reprints P14x14.4 on Harrison cream paper BW #B164, Cat $200 each (two have covers with heavy-handed writing impressions). Comes with one original white paper same perfs BW #B163 for comparison. (5) 1989 Stampshow With ASDA Overprint in reception dinner folder with Tram badge on front and TPO tram cancel inside.

Rare only 250 produced.

1989 Stampshow Tram specially overprinted for Victoria chapter ASDA dinner Pfeffer #B160(1) $260.

1989 $3.60 Christmas with scarce World Stamp Expo ‘89 opt BW #B170ca, Cat $175 (current retail c$200).

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1996 AFL Centenary scarce general barcode ‘. . 273729’ set of 16 booklets, Pfeffer #B187A-202A $1220. (16)

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1997 Classic Cars overprinted for Queensland ASDA Dinner - June 7th, first overprint on first Prestige booklet Pfeffer #PB1(2) $280.

1626P ** A 1997-2005 Prestige near complete run ex long AFL, Zodiac sets and other oddments, Pfeffer #PB1-83 range c$820 and total FV c$365. (35) 1627 ** A 1979 Sydney Football 80c Rockdale with 20c Eastern Robin strip of 4.

1628 ** A - 80c Rockdale with 20c Eastern Robin strip of 4.

AUSTRALIA | Postage Dues 1629P F AA 1902 Converted NSW Plates 1d emerald line P11x11½ with watermark upright SG #D9w cat £130, BW #D5a, Cat $150 - sadly only mss cancel but still a difficult perforation variety.

1630P ** A B1 - 3d emerald with wmk upright, BW #D10a.

1631P F A- C1 1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/ NSW ½d P11, BW #D17, Cat $300, faint crease.

1632P F A/B 1906-09 Issues 1d, 2d, 4d & 6d, SG #D46-7 & #49-50, 1/- and 5/- with stroke SG #D58-9, Cat £115 (local retail c$180).

All have Perth cancels with registered oval (5/-), Poste Restante cds (4d), others registered cds. (6) 1633 ** A B2 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/ A 1½d carmine and yellow-green frame plate 2 part sheet of 103, BW #D107C, Cat $618, includes variety k but imprint block of 8 has been removed. Retail c$1500.

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1931-37 Wmk CofA marginal block of 12, BW #D117, Cat $150, small pen mark in margin.

1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates 4d carmine and yellow-green almost complete, 57 of the 60 stamps on LHS of sheet in three pieces, the two larger ones showing variety d, Partial outlining of ‘4’, ‘D’ and stop in positions 5/1-6 and 10/1-6 and also a partial McCracken imprint, BW #D133, Cat $676.

1636P ** A A1 1958-63 No Wmk 5d Die II BW D151.

1637P V A B1 - 1/- Die I marginal single with misplaced centre.

AUSTRALIA | Railway Stamps 1638P ** A 1962 Commonwealth Railways complete set of 17 in MUH TLC blocks of 4, Craig #1.1301-17, 1d, 2d, 5d, 6d, 7d, 10d & 10/- on cream paper the remainder on white. Ultra fresh and exceptionally rare set of blocks.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery 1639P * A/B Roos Selection: 1913 range comprising postal card 1d Die II white front and buff back H&G #6a used Melbourne to London, entire ½d wrapper H&G #1 Broken Hill to Sydney (scarce as such), 4d registered env H&G #3 uprated 1d Die I used Brisbane to London backstamp registered hooded circle in red (quite scarce). (4) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1640P *** A 1911 KGV Fullface 1d red ‘The left half...’, ASC #P3.

1641P *** A/A- 1911 Coronation Issue 2 cards; [1] 1d black with young prince in oval and unsurfaced back; [2] 1d dark sepia with queen in oval and surfaced back, minor toning, ASC #P4.

A 1915-16 KGV Sideface 1d red Die I on white, ASC #P8.

1642P *** 1643 *** A 1916 KGV Sideface 2 Line Admonition Added 1d red Die I on buff, ASC #P10.

1644 ***/F A/A- 1918-30 KGV Selection [1] 1918 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ surcharge on 1d red (#P14) [2] 1925 1d green single heading uprated with ½d orange used 1930 [3] 1925 1d green Die III single line heading [4] 1930 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ surcharge on 1d green Die II (#P31), ASC #P17,P30,P31,P33.

1917-22 KGV Arms in Heading 2 cards; [1] 1919 1½d brown with footnote; [2] 1921 1½d brown without footnote, City of 1645P ***/F A Perth message, used, ASC #P18,19.

1646 *** A - 1½d emerald without footnote, ASC #P20.

1647P *** A 1922-24 KGV POST CARD Unshaded 1d violet, 2 cards on different buff stock, ASC #P27a. (2) A - 1d green Die III, ASC #P29.

1648 *** A/A- 1925-30 KGV Single Line Heading 1½d brown, 2 cards, one with 82mm footnote (a couple of pen marks on face) and 1649 *** 2nd with 87mm footnote, ASC #P34,34a. (2) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official) 1650P *F A 1925 1d Green KGV Octagonal With ‘POSTAGE’ on white stock with ‘O.H.M.S.’ heading, used by the NSW Registrar General. Very rare.

1651P *F A1932 KGV 1d Green Opt THREE HALFPENCE OHMS card with ‘OS’ in Die canc Footscray 12MY32, stain at left but scarce Official card HG D16.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (PTPO) 1652 * A1d Red Die II Roo white front (light stain) and buff back, printed to private order by Government Printing Office, Perth for The Philatelic Society Of West Australia with pre-printed message announcing a meeting; indistinct machine cancel July 1915.

1653P * B 1929 1d green KGV ‘OHMS’ embossed oval, HG #K6, few faults but very scarce Official Post Card.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 1654 *** A1915 KGV Sideface 1d grey black Die II with scene ‘Pineapples Queensland’ ASC #L8.

1655P ** A1918-30 KGV Sideface 2d red on grey, grey within P12½, ASC #L26, view ‘SYDNEY HABOUR/N.S.W.’, selvedge partly stuck and small tear.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 1656P *** A1916-20 KGV Embossed Octagon Without ‘Postage’ 1d red on cream paper, ASC #E5, minor creasing.

A - 1½d red-brown on cream paper, ASC #E8.

1657 *** A 1920-24 KGV Embossed Octagon With ‘Postage’ 2d scarlet on cream paper, ASC #E11.

1658P *** 1659 *** A- ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ on 2d scarlet on cream paper (#E11), ASC #E14, slight sun discolouration.

A - 1½d red on white paper, blue within, ASC #E16a.

1660 *** 1661P * A 1960 QEII 5d Light Blue Embossed fresh unused with commemorative overprint ‘AUSTRALIA’S FIRST AUTOMATIC POST OFFICE/SEPT 62’ at the Royal Agricultural Show in Melbourne, ASC #E38a. [A similar item realised $240 plus premium Lot 1021 in Sale 3 - November 28, 2009.]

1662P ** A 1985 Bowls photographic proof by Lowanna Cummins, mounted on page, rare.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official) 1663 *W B 1929 KGV embossed Octagon Three Halfpence on 2d red with ‘OS’ in die issued for the Education Department Melbourne addressed but not cancelled, fold at left, very scarce.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (PTPO) 1664 * A1d Red Die II Roo envelope of Vacuum Oil Co (neat advert on flap) used 1913 (June 13) Melbourne to Coburg, machine cancel.

1665P *F A 1916-20 No POSTAGE Octagon Doubleton ½d green + 1d red Die 2 on grey stock, WM #PE24B, cancelled with squared-circle ‘GREENOCK/SE22/19/S.A’. Fine.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 1666P *F A 1922 5d KGV ‘ADDRESS HEREUNDER’ uprated with 2d red KGV for use to London, ASC #R14, cancelled with framed ‘PYRMONT/MR12/1923/N.S.W’ (B1), red C3 registration label.

1667P *F A 1953-65 QEII Embossed Circle 2/5d red on brown with 11 obliterating lines on back, used in Tynong in 1960, ASC #R41a.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Formular) 1668 *** A/A- 1960s Selection Approval No 21 for Moomba, 3 different designs; Approval No 61, with coloured picture of Southgate Fountain, Melbourne; Approval No 54 for ES & A Bank x2. (6) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Official) 1669 * A/B 1944-81 Accumulation from two KGVI 7d ‘AIRLETTER’ diagonally optd ‘SPECIMEN’ one with Sydney CTO cds prob ASC #A2 and including another optd ‘SPECIMEN’ (1960 formular type for ‘Moomba Art Festival’), also two more KGVI 7d types mint and used. Others include Christmas Island 33c and Norfolk Island 33c x10, unused wrappers with KGVI 1½d green and QEII 2½d brown x6, oddments. Although stored flat most have been folded. Big variety. (44) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers 1670 *** A/B Group 1931 1d green KGV ‘additional postage’ box, 5d blue QEII x2, 6c red pre-uprated with 1c brown, 7c magenta, 11c on 7c, 25c on 7c, a few extra creases, otherwise fine. (7) 1671 *** A1922 KGV Sideface ‘NEWSPAPER ONLY’ 1d violet on buff laid paper, ASC #W8, minor creasing on flap.

$100 $240 $100 $90 $1,000

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AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wartime 1672P * A WWI? Australian Commonwealth Military Forces envelope 118x94mm of Australian YMCA further inscribed at upper right ‘ON/ACTIVE/SERVICE.’ Light peripheral foxing otherwise in excellent fresh unused condition.

A1916 Australian Imperial Force Military Envelope with ‘AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE’ at base ‘Regimental’ 8mm 1673 *** below line, on white laid paper, ASC #X2.3A, a few tonespots.

A- Military Envelope with ‘A.I.F, ABROAD.’ at base, ASC #X2.4, Cat $400, minor water stain.

1674 *** A- Military Envelope 1d red KGV with ‘A.I.F, ABROAD.’ at base, on white, ASC #X2.4.

1675P *** A - Military Envelope with ‘A.I.F, ABROAD.’ at base, on white, ASC #X2.4.

1676 *** AUSTRALIA | First Day Covers 1677P *F A1930 Sturt set of 2 on cover with Sydney machine cancel, small stain on face.

$100 $90 $150 $150 $150 $100

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1932 ½d Orange KGV Overprinted ‘OS’ block of 4, plus 3d Air perf ‘OS’, tied to airmail cover to Brisbane by three light clear strikes of ‘AIR MAIL/2 3P 8JE32 2/SYDNEY NSW’, ‘BRISBANE/1P 9JE32/QLD’ backstamp. Exceptional quality. [BW records no FDCs. Colaco Belmonte was the Dutch consul in Sydney and he was an enthusiatic collecter who often selfaddressed his covers.] $12,000

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1937 3d Blue KGVI Die I tied to plain FDC by Moreland of 2AU37.

1938 1½d Maroon KGVI tied to Small Crown FDC, by ‘ALBURY/210P20AP38/N.S.W.’, unaddressed.

- tied to Kufner green lyrebird FDC by ‘ALBURY/210P20AP38/N.S.W’, unaddressed.

1948 2½d William Farrier tied to Bodin FDC, by ‘ALBURY/12JY48/N.S.W.-AUST’, unaddressed.

1949 £1 Arms on registered cover to London, poor cancel on face but nice proving backstamp, vertical crease from original mailing of self-addressed cover to Australia.

1951 7½d Blue KGVI tied to hand-illustrated Ogden FDC, by ‘COBURG.N.13 No.1/31OC51/VIC-AUST’. Unique item and most attractive.

1951 3d Green KGVI pair, tied to hand-illustrated Ogden FDC, by ‘COBURG/14NO51/VIC-AUST’, unaddressed. Highly sought after item.

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1952 1/0½d Indigo KGVI tied to hand-illustrated Ogden FDC, by ‘COBURG.N.13 No.1/19MR52/VIC-AUST’. A very attractive cover.

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1952 6½d Green KGVI tied to World Wide FDC, by ‘MOORABBIN/9AP52/VIC-AUST’, unaddressed.

1953 3½d, 2/- Tasmanian Sesquicentenary tied to Royal FDC, by ‘EPPING/23SE53/N.S.W AUST’, unaddressed.

1954 2/- Blue Olympics tied to Gower FDC, by ‘MELBOURNE/17/1230P1DE54/VIC.AUST’, unaddressed.

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- tied to AWCO? green and red FDC, by ‘MELBOURNE/330P1DE54/VIC-AUST’, erased pencil address.

- tied to Mappin & Curran FDC, by ‘CRIMEA/1DE54/VIC-AUST’, unaddressed.

1955 3½d American Friendship tied to coloured card by Aberdare cds 4MY 55, scarce early 1st day maxim card, produced by Hunter Stamp Co?.

- tied to Guthrie FDC, by ‘G.P.O. PERTH/4MY55/WEST-AUST’, unaddressed.

1955 3½d, 2/- Cobb & Co tied to Mappin & Curran FDC, by ‘CRIMEA/6JY55/VIC-AUST’, unaddressed.

1955 3½d Centenary of Nursing tied to Guthrie FDC, by ‘G.P.O. PERTH/21SE55/WEST-AUST’, unaddressed.

1955 2/- Green Olympics tied to APO FDC, by ‘PHILATELIC BUREAU/30NO55/MELBOURNE-AUST’, unaddressed.

1956 Olympics Set tied to APO FDC, by ‘PHILATELIC BUREAU/31OC56/MELBOURNE-AUST’, unaddressed.

- tied to V.P.A. FDC, by ‘PHILATELIC BUREAU/31OC56/MELBOURNE-AUST’, unaddressed.

- tied to V.P.A. FDC, by ‘PHILATELIC BUREAU/31OC56/MELBOURNE-AUST’, unaddressed.

- tied to Wide World FDC, by ‘MANIFOLD/31OC56/VIC.’, unaddressed.

1957 Christmas set tied to Guthrie FDC, by ‘G.P.O. PERTH/6NO57/WEST-AUST’, unaddressed.

1958 2/- Air Service tied to Guthrie? FDC, by ‘G.P.O. PERTH/6JA58/WEST.AUST’, unaddressed.

1958 5½d Australian War Memorial Pair tied to Guthrie FDC, by light Mount Lawley of 10FE58, erased pencil address remnants.

1959 4d Red QEII booklet pane of six, tied to WCS FDC, by ‘MAYFIELD EAST/18MR59/N.S.W AUST’, addressed to “Donald G Cox” of Tighes Hill NSW. 1959 4d Blue Birth of the Post Office tied to Guthrie FDC, by ‘G.P.O. PERTH/FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 22APR59/WESTAUST’, unaddressed.

1959 3d Green QEII pair, tied to APO FDC, by ‘SOUTH SINGLETON/20MY59/N.S.W-AUST’, unaddressed.

1959 9d Kangaroo pair, tied to APO FDC, by ‘THOMASTOWN/21OC59/VIC’, unaddressed.

- tied to coloured MaxiCard of Kangaroos by Philatelic Bureau FDI. very scarce MaxiCard FDC combination.

1959 5d Christmas tied to APO FDC, by ‘BRUNSWICK SOUTH/4NI59/VIC-AUST’, unaddressed.

1960 2/5d Banksia tied to APO FDC, by ‘THOMASTOWN/16MR60/VIC’, unaddressed.

1961 5/- Cattle tied to WCS FDC, by ‘SOUTH FREMANTLE/26JY61/WEST-AUST’, unaddressed.

- tied to APO FDC, by ‘PHILATELIC BUREAU MELBOURNE/FIRST DAY/OF/ISSUE/26JLY61/VIC-AUST’, unaddressed.

1964 2/3d Wattle tied to grey APO FDC, by ‘MALVERN S.E[4]./28OC64/VIC-AUST’, unaddressed.

1966 Decimal Currency complete set 1c - $4 on 4 covers, tied to WCS FDC, by ‘ARARAT/14FE66/VIC-AUST’ unaddressed, [1] 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c, 7c, 8c; [2] 9c, 10c, 13c, 15c, 20c, 24c; [3] 25c, 30c, 40c, 50c, 75c; [4] $1, $2, $4.

1967 5c Blue QEII Booklet pane of 5 with label ‘Use Postal/Orders/for/Small Sums/of Money’, tied to grey APO FDC, by ‘PHILATELIC/FIRST DAY/28SE67/OF ISSUE/RUSSELL STREET C.1.VIC’, addressed to Mr Johannes Jansen of Montrose.

1969 Primary Industries set of 4 stamps, tied to grey APO FDC, by ‘PHILATELIC/FIRST DAY/17SE69/OF ISSUE/ RUSSELL STREET VIC’, unaddressed.

1970 5c Grassland Congress tied to brown APO FDC, by ‘MOSMANS BAY/13AP70/NSW-AUST’, unaddressed.

1970 30c Cook Bicentenary tied to APO small envelope by Parramatta FDI cds - still a seriously scarce FDC.

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1984-99 Framas sets and singles collection on APO FDCs, from 30c Barred Edge types to 1999 Tiwi (general distribution), high catalogue in excess of $230. (175) AUSTRALIA | Commemorative Covers 1720P *F A 1946 Mitchell Centenary on range of all different issues with neat typed local address for R Lomas, most with ‘BACK TO ST. GEORGE’ labels on face. NIce group. (8) A 1950 Central Queensland Industries Fair of 27SE50 on 2½d Stamp Centenary pair (First Day) on 2½d red Letter Card.

1721P *F 1722P *F A 1950 150th Anniversary of Mt Gambier rare illustrated cover by Arthur Bergen with 1½d QM tied by Mt Gambier cds 3DE50, unaddressed.

A+ 1997 Arthur Streeton [1] Australian Impressionists - Our Heritage in Stamps book has a $5.00 McMahon’s Point 1723P * stamp affixed to the title page cancelled with the Olinda Pictorial Postmark + a clean strike of the postmark on 17 April 1997, which was the First Day of Use of this postmark at the Olinda PO. [2] An Arthur Streeton print ‘Impression for Golden Summer’ + 41¢ stamp MUH; affixed to the print is a $5.00 McMahon’s Point stamp cancelled with the Olinda Pictorial Postmark on 17 April 1997. [3] A very fine cover with a cachet of Arthur Streeton’s House at Longacres + a $5.00 McMahon’s Point stamp cancelled with the Olinda Pictorial Postmark on 17 April 1997. [4] An Arthur Streeton Maximum Card with the 41¢ stamp cancelled with the FDI National postmark for that issue + a $5.00 McMahon’s Point stamp cancelled with the Olinda Pictorial Postmark on 17 April 1997. [5] An Australian Impressionists FDC (23 August 1989) with full set of stamps + a $5.00 McMahon’s Point stamp cancelled with the Olinda Pictorial Postmark on 17 April 1997. [6] A 1997 Lions cover and a 1997 Queens Birthday cover both cancelled with the Olinda Pictorial Postmark on 17 April 1997, which was the FDI of both of these two stamps. So a combined FDC and FDU of a pictorial postmark. [Sadly the current owners of the Olinda PO no longer have this postmark and neither does the Postmarking section of the Philatelic Bureau.]

AUSTRALIA | Postal History 1724P *F A 1901 (May 21) use of “Feld-Post” endorsed stampless PPC of Collins Street, from sailor on German cruiser SMS Hansa, which was visiting for the Federation celebrations on annotated page. The first such item we have seen. A most important addition to a Federation collection. [The Hansa was assigned to duties in China relating to the Boxer rebellion and, along with the Kormoran, was sent to Australia for the ceremony. Other ships sent to Melbourne were the USS Brooklyn, the Russian vessel Gromoboi and the Netherlands Navy’s Noordbrabant, The Royal Navy’s Australia Squadron was there with flagship Royal Arthur, and HM ships St George, Juno, Ringarooma, Wallaroo and Mildura. Australian Colonial navies were represented by South Australia’s Protector (recently returned from China) and the Victorian Navy’s Cerberus.]

A1911 registered envelope Hobart to Powlett River, Victoria with esoteric franking of six low values from Queensland (2), 1725P * South Australia (2), Victoria and WA; backstamp Wonthaggi.

1726P *F A1913 (Dec 23) use of 1d Roo cut-out on cover with fine ink cartoon. Couple of small faults at top otherwise very attractive.

A 1914 envelope to Germany franked 2½d by five lightly foxed ½d Roos in horizontal strip of 3 and pair affixed upside down 1727P *U all tied machine cancel ‘SYDNEY/5/JY22—1-30P/N.S.W/1914’ with alongside violet ‘RETURN TO SENDER’, blue boxed ‘UNDELIVERABLE/MAY19.1915/II.M.D.’ and mss ‘L’ in blue; on the back partial red cds of Sydney DLO on June 3, 1915.

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B - envelope to Germany franked damaged 1st wmk 2½d Roo light foxing tied machine cancel ‘THE EXCHANGE/ 1728P *U 8JUL14.2.30PM/SYDNEY.N.S.W.’ with alongside violet ‘RETURN TO SENDER’, blue boxed ‘UNDELIVERABLE/APR 291915/II.M.D.’ and pencil mss ‘J?’; on the back clear strike in red cds of Sydney DLO on May 6, 1915. Central fold and small peripheral faults.

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1915 to Sunbury with 1d red KGV smooth paper Die II tied by light Fern Tree Tas of AP15, nice Die II cover.

- commercial cover to USA with ½d & 2d Kangaroos tied by Melbourne machine cancel 29JA15, with red ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ label.

1731P *F A- (26 May) use of 1d roo on cover from Sydney to Colombo and then redirected to Daru, Papua. [Freshwater missionary horde.]

1732P *F A- use of 2½d blue, cancelled with ‘TINGOORA/22NO15/QUEENSLAND’ (B1) on cover from Swiss Consulate staff member to Switerland, red on white rouletted ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ label at left.

A1917 Long OHMS registered cover with 4d yellow-orange KGV tied by Perth Registered of 19OCT16 with large red Perth 1733P *F Registration label, addressed to Brookton (backstamp on reverse) readdressed to Dangin (26 May 17 on front) and returned Unclaimed, large boxed DLO Perth handstamp 28 MAY1917 in red.

C 1920s use of 6d chestnut Roo (1-2oz rate) on registered cover from Adelaide to Dunedin, badly torn and repaired with 1734P *G multiple NZ Officialed Sealed labels.

C 1926 use of 3d & 4½d KGV (2-3oz rate) on registered cover from Brisbane to Dunedin, badly torn and repaired with 1735P *F multiple NZ Officially Sealed labels.

1736P *F A 1929 use of long OHMS cover to Waihi New Zealand with 1½d red KGV perf ‘OS’ tied by Perth machine cancel of 10 MAY 1929 with boxed ‘UNCLAIMED’ (A1) in purple and octagonal ‘NZ/THAMES/15JUL1929/UNCLAIMED’ (a1-) in red together with ‘WAIHI/8JU291030AM.N.Z.’ (A1-) arrival & ‘DEAD LETTER OFFICE/29JL29/PERTH W.A.’, backstamped with ‘WAIHI/ 21MY29.4PM/N.Z.’ (A1) & ‘DEAD LETTER OFFICE/18JL29.2/WELLINGTON NZ’ (A1-) with nice large ‘Returned to Sender’ label in red.

1737P *F A- (Oct-Nov) registered Official unopened covers Perth to Subiaco and “Hampton Hill Swamp” South Fremantle, bearing perf ‘OS’ S.M. wmk P13½x12½ 3d (Die 1a) + 1½d and with early use of two types of blue and black registration labels, one ‘rat’s tail’, unclaimed markings.

A 1930 OHMS small envelope Registered from Perth to Waroona WA with ½d orange, 1½d red and 3d blue KGVs all perf 1738P *F ‘OS’ tied by Perth cds 26 AUG 30 with fine Waroona 27 AU 30 backstamp, fine three colour franking.

1739P *F A1931 Registered cover from Manly to New Zealand with water damage and resealed with PMG ‘Found Open’ label in Sydney, nice cover.

1740P *F A1934 Townsville - Sydney Flight large registered envelope with Vic Centenary set, 6d Kingsford Smith ‘OS’ and 6d violet Kingsford Smith (AAMC #395b), fold not affecting stamps.

1741P * A1935 (20 Aug) cover Melbourne to Egypt at uncommon 1/7d ½oz airmail rate, endorsed “Via Singapore Karachi Air Mail”, backstamped Alexandria, Port Said.

1742P *F A - (12 Nov) airmail cover for Brown and Dureau Ltd, Melbourne to Java, franked at 1/7d for 1/6d ½-1oz airmail plus 1d Late Fee. 1743P*F A 1935 OHMS long Registered cover with KGV 5d brown perf ‘OS’ tied by Perth cds 5SEP35 with ‘NOT KNOWN BY LETTER CARRIER’, ‘UNCLAIMED’ and ‘INSUFFICENTLY ADDRESSED’ handstamps in black together with boxed ‘CALLED/6SP35/L.C.R.’ in black.

1744P *F A 1936 Registered cover with KGV 5d tied by Melbourne cds 5JE36 with ‘AR’-in-circle and boxed ‘UNCLAIMED AT/ ABBOTSFORD’ and ‘NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS/ABBOTSFORD’ together with large ‘RETURNED TO SENDER’ hand in violet, nice cover.

A 1937 (18 Mar) to England bearing 1½d brown KGV pair + 6d Kookaburra tied by Caloundra datestamps on real-photo PPC 1745P *F of ‘CALOUNDRA ‘.

1746P *F A- (28 Jun) airmail cover Newcastle to US, endorsed “Australia/Hong Kong/&U.S.A./Air Mail” bearing 2/- Roo x2, 2d KGV and 6d Kookaburra paying the scarce 4/8d ½oz rate, backstamped Sydney, Hong Kong, tape at base.

A - covers (2) from same correspondence Melbourne to Germany at via Italy airmail rates of 1/9d (½oz) and and 3/5d (½1747P * 1oz) latter Jusqu’a and a particularly scarce rate, attractive frankings.

1748P *F A 1938 air cover from Sydney to Germany, 1/9d rate (via Italy) made with 1d Die I x2, 2d Die I, 3d Die II, 4d pair & 6d. Very attractive multi-coloured franking.

A- (25 Nov) cover Cunnamulla to New York with attractive franking for 1/7d ½oz airmail rate via UK where airmail service 1749P *F concluded.

A 1939 (12 Apr) cover Melbourne to India at 5d ½oz all-up airmail rate which is scarce to destinations other than UK, Calcutta 1750P *V backstamp.

1751P *F B - flying boat Centurion crash cover with 5d KGV, magenta ‘SALVAGED MAIL/EX. CENTURIA’ (B1 - sic) and ‘This letter went to the bottom of the sea with the/ill-fated Centurion, but the mail-bags were salved’ (sic - not recorded by Nierinck) label both on face, usual faults.

A 1940 use of 1d, 9d & 5/- Robes on air cover (via San Francisco) to “Aliens Department”, London from Internee at Hay 1752P *F Internment Camp 8, violet ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/S.51’ on face. [At this stage Internees were not given reduced postal rates.]

1753P *F B 1940(C.) underpaid letter to Holland, octagonal ‘T/16⅔C’ on face, violet boxed ‘INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID LETTER/...’ handstamp on back asks the addressee to return the envelope to the sender so that they will have the correct postal rates.

1754P *F A 1941 (Mar 20) use of 1/6d Hermes on cover from Sydney to “Society of Friends (Quakers) Germany Emergency Committee, London” endorsed “Air-Mail via South-Africa”, violet ‘PRISONER OF WAR SERVICE’ & ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/S.59’ both on face, from prisoner at Camp 8, Eastern Command.

1755P *F A 1945 registered Rockhampton cover to Australian Base Post Office London, with 2½d & 3½d x2 Gloucesters & 5/- Robes, backstamps include R.A.A.F. Base P.O./Brisbane and R.A.A.F. Base P.O. London arrival cds in violet (not recorded by Proud but similar to D8).

1756 *F B 1946 reduced double-weight air cover from Sydney to USA, 8/- rate made with 1/-, 2/- roo & 5/- Robes.

1757 *F A1950s Collection of 8 registered letters with their 8 ‘AR’ cards. All from Narrogin and all stamps perf ‘W/A’. (16) 1758 *F A1962 commercial cover (282x225mm) originating in Brisbane sent via Lae to Western Pacific High Commission, Honiara, British Solomon Is. by T.A.A. Air Express Cargo (colourful label affixed), with typewritten ‘THIS ENVELOPE MUST CATCH/ THE PLANE LEAVING LAE/TOMORROW, 15/5/62/FOR HONIARA’. Scarce and expeditious example of document transmission by alternative means to Post Office service.

1759P *F A 1963 (Feb 20) rare single-use of 6d Numbat on air cover to Melbourne from Lieut Commander E. W. Tapp on the HMAS Voyager, on annotated page. The 6d was the special air concession rate for servicemen. [A sad footnote is that Cmd Tapp was among the 81 sailors killed when the Voyager collided with the Melbourne on 10th Feb 1964.]

AUSTRALIA | Flight Covers 1760 * A/B 1929-51 Range of Harvey covers, no rare flights seen and some significantly over-franked, includes a few NZ-Australia flights. Strength in the 1934 flights, but quite a bit of duplication and toning affects a few items.

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1911 Coronation Flight ½d green pair cancelled with ‘FIRST UNITED KINGDOM/AERIAL POST/SP13/1911/LONDON/3’ (flight was delayed and took place on 14th Sep) on brown Flight PPC to Lowood, Queensland and then redirected to Forest Hill. Only a few cards were mailed to Australia. Odd crease or bump.

1924 Adelaide - Sydney (June 2) with KGV single watermark 1½d green x2 and 2d scarlet tied double-circle cds ‘ADELAIDE/0/JU2/1115AM/24/STH-4-A’ and backstamp Sydney machine cancel of June 4. Light soiling and slight peripheral damage, very scarce HL White cover.

1929 Adelaide - Perth - Adelaide (June) fifteen covers in mixed condion with some more renowned makers including two Davis types AAMC #137 with the ‘Earliest Delivery’ vignettes on the back, two registered Ackland one an intermediate Adelaide - Kalgoorlie, a good SE Whellams Kalgoorlie - Adelaide. In summary AAMC #136 x3, #137 x8, #137a x4, condition varies. (15) - seven Frank Hedges neatly addressed registered envelopes for six different intermediate sectors AAMC #137a, Cat $350 (“from”); comprises Perth - Ceduna, Perth - Forrest (2), Ceduna - Forrest, Ceduna - Kalgoorlie, Ceduna - Adelaide, Forrest - Kalgoorlie. All are West-East sectors (even though some are inscribed in the opposite direction) franked 7½d in total, all include 3d Air Mail, four have KGV 4½d not checked. some small faults, attractive group. (7) 1929 Sydney - Brisbane (Jan 1) group in somewhat aged condition comprising [1] AAMC #148 Cat $250 signed GU Allan pilot and registered to Ipswich, centre fold beginning to separate, 10½d franking with 3d Air Mail, 3d Kooka and KGV 4½d SM wmk P14; [2] AAMC #149 Cat $225 (in fact a Crash cover - see 2008 AAMC p44) registered and addressed to JH Smyth Ltd, esoteric 7½d franking including Victoria ‘ONE PENNY’ on 2d, KGV single wmk ½d green, 1d red, 1½d blackbrown and SM wmk ½d orange, 1929 3d Air Mail; [3] comes with Sydney - Brisbane originated Hurstville NSW on Jan 3 so is not first flight despite being inscribed thus; 3d Air Mail and one in ½d orange strip of 3 with scissor cuts. (3) 1930 Daly Waters - Camooweal three folded and pilot-signed (FNeale) envelopes inscribed for intermediaries to Camooweal (from Newcastle Waters, Anthonys Lagoon and Brunette Downs) each addressed Adram Ersle in Perth and franked 1929 3d Airmail and 9d Roo SM wmk (cat $180 on cover), one additionally with KGV 4½d SM wmk P14. All stamps tied by Camooweal cds, two on Feb 21, one Feb 23; no backstamps but the pilot signature almost certainly shows they were among the 30 recorded as having been carried on these sectors. PLUS a long registered envelope inscribed as being for the first Camooweal - Daly Waters service but not in fact carried until July 30! (4) 1930 Melbourne - Sydney and Sydney - Melbourne (June 1) AAMC #161-2 Cat $200, a much better than run-of-the-mill duo in good condition comprising [1] the first a hand addressed envelope to Messrs Fred Hagen at The Same Mouldy Firm in Sydney, 4½d rate by 3d Air Mail, KGV SM wmk ½d orange P13½x12½ and Victoria ONE PENNY on 2d all tied Melbourne machine pictorial slogan, Sydney/22 backstamp; [2] reverse direction a long registered envelope machineaddressed to Tanganyika, backstamps of Sydney, Melbourne, DHANUSHKODI-F, Dar-Es-Salaam (arr). (2) 1931 Melbourne - Sydney registered cover with 2d & 6d Kingsford Smith (First Day of Issue) to “A. Rosenblum, Sydney” signed by Kingsford Smith, AAMC #181, Cat $350, odd tonespot on face.

1931 England - Australia - England (April 4, April 27) three Imperial Airways special long envelopes, two inbound AAMC #187 with KGV frankings London FS and WC machine cancels, one clean to Brisbane with publicity letter contents, the second foxed to Sydney, one return AAMC #188 clean franked 2/- Roo SM wmk (cat $200 on cover) tied clear cds ‘DARWIN, N.T./26AP31/AUSTRALIA’. Plus a third inbound small plain envelope (folded) to Sydney lightly soiled KGV frankings as before. (4) 1931 Australia - England (April 23) return flight (First Experimental), five covers in mixed condition, one a foxed long plain type from Cairns with 1929 3d Air Mail and various Kingsford Smith to 2/2d total, one with neat advertisement for LENROC Ltd in Adelaide to Birmingham franked 1/11d including SM wmk Roos 9d (cat $180 on cover) and 1/-, three Royal Mail ‘ALL THE WAY BY AIR’ types (one a registered front only), two with frankings including KGV SM wmk P13½x12½ 1/4d BW #130 (cat $350 each on cover), another with ‘FIVE PENCE’ on 4½d BW #125 (cat $200 on cover). [For a similar item see Lot 1362.] (5) 1931-40 Selection in mixed condition with total AAMC c$310 and comprising [1] 1931 Australia - England Imperial Airways illust env AAMC #188; [2] 1934 boomerangs Australia - Papua AAMC #393, Australia - New Guinea AAMC #395 x2, illust envs; [3] 1938 Port Moresby - Rabaul - Australia AAMC #811 foxed long registered envelope; [4] 1940 Australia - New Zealand TEAL illust env AAMC #900, clean. (6) 1930s-60s Collection [1] 1931 (May 1) Hobart & Launceston to Melbourne registered covers; [2] 1967 Johannesburg to Sydney; [3] 1967 Sydney Amsterdam & Amsterdam Sydney; [4] 1969 50th Anniversary flights intermediates from Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Singapore, India, Burma, Indonesia, Cloncurry, Thailand, Timor, France, Channel Islands, R.A.F. Lyneham & Cairo, all signed by a variety of people, Pilot, Hostess PR Manager etc.; [5] 1964 Sydney to London via Mexico with intermediates from Tahiti, Mexico, Bermuda & London. In a folder with a few other miscellaneous covers. (c.45) 1931 Townsville - Brisbane three Les Wright hand-addressed envelopes inscribed Per Final Official Flight and carried by QANTAS on Sept 25, to himself c/o SH Sheard and one to Adelaide. Various etiquettes, two franked KGV 2d red and 3d Air Mail Type A, the third by Kingsford Smith 6d violet (cat $90 on cover). Light soiling, small peripheral faults, attractive items, may be scarcer than the first flights (which were AAMC #202 Cat $150 each). (3) 1931 Australia - Java (May 22) fancifully franked registered envelope with 6d chestnut roo, Kingsford Smith set of 3 and others, AAMC #204, boxed ‘TOO/LATE’ on face.

1931 Brisbane - Sydney ½d orange KGV, 1½d Sturt & 6d Kingsford Smith sepia overprinted ‘OS’ on registered cover to Sydney, AAMC #225, Cat $100, cancelled with ‘REGISTERED/3P24NO31/BRISBANE’ (B1).

1932 England - Australia (Jan 7) delayed Christmas flight Cat $125 each and comprising [1] two ANA Greetings envelopes one registered to Brisbane with 1/7d KGV frankings including 1929 PUC ½d, 1d, 2½d Brisbane arrival backstamp Jan 21 (not in AAMC), one to Port Adelaide franked 1/4d including KGV 5d strip of 3; [2] late use (by AgentGeneral for Tasmania in London) of a special envelope (torn corner) prepared for Nov 19 ANA Australia - England flight (AAMC #222), to Tasmania, Hobart machine arr Jan 23; [3] plain registered JH Smyth Ltd envelope to Sydney 1/7d franking various KGV stamps, slightly foxed. (4) 1932 Brisbane - Camooweal (Feb 17 - Apr 8) twelve registered AN Deane covers addressed to him at Magill in South Australia variously inscribed and flown on sectors of the Brisbane - Camooweal (including Normanton) and Brisbane Sydney services; none are first flights, all franked 8d including Kingsford Smith 6d violet BW #143 x 11 (cat $90 on cover) and 6d Air Mail Service BW #144 (cat $100 on cover). Plus two 1934 registereds also not first flights addressed to him in Renmark from Mt Coolon - Rockhampton service (June 7) and Camooweal from Daly Waters - Brisbane service (June 15) both 9d frankings with 1929 3d Air Mail and 1931 6d Air Mail Service (latter Cat $100 on cover). Some small imperfections and cleanable soiling, very attractive group. (14) 1933-34 Ulm Flights [1] 1933 (Dec 12) Auckland - Invercargill on illustrated cover; 1934 (Feb 24) New Zealand - Australia on blue on manilla cover; [3] 1934 (Apr 10) Australia - New Zealand - Australia signed black on white cover, addressed to AA Rosenblum; [4] 1934 (Jul 23) Australia - Papua - Australia signed cover.

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1934 New Zealand - Australia (Feb 17) three envelopes prepared for the ‘Faith in Australia’ flight only two of which made it AAMC #360, Cat $150. All three franked overprinted 7d sky blue SG #554 (cat from £84 each on cover), the last lightly foxed on a KGV 1d red postal stationery envelope hand-stamped unboxed ‘TOO LATE’. One additionally franked Australia KGV 1d green pair for return to NZ. (3) 1935 Australia - New Zealand - Australia (April 10-14) 26 covers of which 13 are boomerang types AAMC #369-71, Cat $1,300. Eleven one way originate Australia, and of the two prepared for the return flight only one made it, the other (for ‘The Bank of Adelaide’ neatly handstamped in reddish ‘Too Late’). All four envelope designs seen plus a long type for CTP Ulm himself which he, GU Allan and R Boulton signed. Also noted is one addressed to A. Rosenblum with the same three signatures. Many exotic, not to say esoteric, frankings including New Zealand 3d Chocolate SG #548 x6, 4d purple SG #549 x4, 7d Air Mail SG #550 x5 plus various KGV; Australia with odd pre-Commonwealth, lots of 3d Air Mail unchecked, Kingsford Smith 6d Air Mail Service x12 including one ‘OS’ opt BW #144(OS) Cat $250 on cover. Condition varies. (26) 1934 New New Zealand - Australia - Papua - New Guinea - Australia special cover with photos taken of the Faith in Australia taking off from Muriwai Beach on the face and a photo of the news report on the back, all tied to the cover which is addressed to ‘The Chief Postmaster, Melbourne’, AAMC #389a. Most unusual.

1934-35 New Zealand - Australia selection in mixed condition in range AAMC #389a-503, and comprising [1] 1934 (July 2) to Hobart, destination could be added to AAMC #389a description; [2] two 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee attempt AAMC #499 one plain with contents (reasonable condition), the other addressed to England and additionally franked in Wellington (central fold, soiling, and other faults), Cat $175 each; [3] three 1935 illustrated envelopes intended for the return KGV Silver Jubilee flight but forwarded to Australia by sea AAMC #503 (one to Queensland NZAC #117c, two to England NZAC #117d), all franked various 1935 Air and Silver Jubilee values SG #570-5 and others. (6) 1934 New Guinea - Papua - Australia [1] part of OHMS canvas bag to Melbourne cancelled with ‘LAE/30JL34/NEW GUINEA’; [2] red airmail parcel tag from Brisbane to Melbourne, dated on back “1st Aug 1934”. Unusual.

1934 Sydney - New Guinea - Sydney Harvey registered cover simply festooned with an wide array of stamps, includes 6d sepia Kingsford Smith, 3d KGV, 3d Airmail, AAMC #395.

- Amazing Harvey registered cover simply festooned with an wide array of stamps, includes 1/- Anzac, 6d sepia Kingsford Smith, 4d KGV, 3d Airmail, AAMC #395.

1931 Sydney - London Harvey registered cover with a wide array of stamps, includes 3d Kooka M/S, 6d violet Kingsford Smith pair, AAMC #395. Unfortunately toning is a problem and the M/S has some creases, but it still has all its selvedge.

An amazing item to find on anything other than an FDC. 1934 Launceston - Melbourne - Launceston and Hobart - Launceston (Oct 1) in range AAMC #423-426a, Cat $480.

Five registered A. Sinclair envelopes franked 8d all except one by KGV 5d and 3d Air Mail Type A, all typed addresses and redirected so a bit cluttered, one plain AAMC #425 neatly typed. (6) 1934 MacRobertson Air Race England to Australia illustrated cover carried on aeroplane Tainui ZK ACO and signed by pilot CE Kay AAMC 438.

1934 Macrobertson Air Race Miles Hawk cover, AAMC #440, Cat $300, signed by pilots. This plane was one of the 2 NZ teams and finished 4th.

- and others in variable condition, min total Cat $500, comprising - [1] 1934 (Oct 20) KLM DC2 Uiver PH-AJU env to Sydney AAMC #444 Cat $80, plus aerogramme (folded) to Java with on the back return address in Holland alongside oval rubber handstamp ‘ROYAL DUTCH AIRWAYS/K.L.M.LINER “UIVER”/P.H.A.J.U./Arrived at Melbourne 10.54 A.M./ Wednesday, 24-10-34/255 GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY’, franked 3d Macarthur tied Sydney machine slogan November 9, Airmail etiquette cancelled by two red crayon bars, no further backstamp (is this AAMC #457a, Cat $300?); [2] 1934 (Dec 8) England - Australia AAMC #469 Cat 475 each, a postcard registered from Holland to Sydney some foxing, a Qantas illustrated envelope Belgium to Qantas in Camooweal (neither with backstamps), another London to Brisbane; [3] 1936 (Oct 27) Port Moresby - Australia plain damaged envelope AAMC #647 Cat $125, the ‘Melbourne Cup’ flight; [4] USA 1928 (Feb 6) two ‘Spirit of St Louis’ Lindbergh covers from Dominican Republic, one to Haiti with special cachets in red (2) and blue, one to Cuba special cachet in blue only; [5] Hawaii - Hobart with fancy cachet of ‘National Air Mail Week/ May 15-21, 1938’, social contents. (9) 1934 Sydney - London - Sydney another amazing Harvey registered cover festooned with an wide array of stamps, includes 1/- Vic Centenary, 6d sepia Kingsford Smith, 9d Macarthur, AAMC #469.

- Harvey registered cover simply festooned with an wide array of stamps, includes 1/- Vic Centenary, 6d sepia Kingsford Smith, 1/4d KGV, 9d Macarthur, GB 2/6d Seahorse for return flight, AAMC #469.

1934 Charleville - Cootamundra (Dec 13) four in range AAMC #472-472c, Cat $220. Three intermediates very neatly addressed to HS Thirkell being AAMC #472a x2 and #472c and franked 3d Air Mail Type A and 2d Macarthur dark hills, the fourth not so tidy AAMC #472. Comes with 1934 Melbourne - Portland (Nov 16) autogiro postcard AAMC #461 fine plus an uncertain Katherine - Darwin (Dec 14) which may be AAMC 474 (burn mark). (6) 1935 Brisbane - Townsville - Brisbane (Sept 15-17) New England Airways Ltd extension to their Sydney - Brisbane service, one all-the-way in each direction AAMC #527-8 (one a Queensland Air Mail Society envelope), six intermediates either direction AAMC #528a (two foxed are the airline’s special envelopes, another a Nelson Eustis cover), one we’re not sure about from Alf Campe in Sydney on Sept 13 to well known aero-philatelist L Wright in Cairns backstamped only in Brisbane on Sept 14. Various frankings including Kingsford Smith 6d violet (cat $90 on cover) and a 1929-38 3d Air Mail Type A with vertical scratch from R of AUSTRALIA to L of MAIL (which might make it BW #136d Cat $125 on cover). Some imperfections, Cat $400+. (8) 1935 Melbourne - Sydney - Melbourne (Oct 7) including intermediates, ten covers AAMC #536-537a, Cat $420+. Five flimsy ‘Pioneer Airmail Envelope’ types addressed to Col W.H. Berry and one to Nelson Eustis. Several to/from Tasmania including King Island, one with cachet of Queensland Air Mail Society, various mainly more common frankings. Some spots and other small faults. (10) 1935 Adelaide Airways Ltd (Nov 25-26) seven flights with Adelaide as the hub AAMC #558-563 range, Cat $305.

Interesting makers include two John W. Gower or Gower’s Stamp Den, one each Ernie Crome and Nelson Eustis. Better postal markings include two with ‘UNCLAIMED AT/MELBOURNE’ alongside the ‘RETURN TO SENDER’ finger, oval rubber handstamp ‘DELIVERY WINDOW/27NOV1935/G.P.O.ADELAIDE’ x2. Good attractive lot. (7) 1936 ‘Scipio’ crash cover, boxed ‘DAMAGED BY IMMERS[ION]/IN SEA WATER I.S[.]’ in black on face, as usual the stamp is missing.

1936 Adelaide - American River and return (Jan 1) AAMC #699-700 Cat $100 each, two Nelson Eustis hand-written envelopes, the return with machine backstamp ‘ADELAIDE/8PM/1JAN/1937/S.A’ (AAMC suggests only ‘7PM’ used). Plus Kingscote - Adelaide intermediate AAMC #700a Cat from $100 (very few intermediates known) also with ‘8PM’ in arrival backstamp, SA Centenary label affixed. (3) 1938 Carpenter Airlines Sydney - Port Moresby - Sydney Harvey registered cover simply festooned with an amazing array of stamps, includes 9d Roo, 6d Large Kooka, 2d Dark Hills etc, AAMC #812. Has to be seen to be believed.

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- Harvey registered cover simply festooned with an amazing array of stamps, includes 9d Roo, 1/4d KGV, 6d Large Kooka, 2d Dark Hills etc, AAMC #812. Has to be seen to be believed.

1801 * A1940 New Zealand - Australia (Apr 27 - May2) and return flying boat service AAMC #899-900, Cat $200. The inward a plain envelope (small nick at top) with ‘FIVE PENCE’ on 3d SG #551 tied Auckland machine slogan, Sydney backstamp; return TEAL illustrated envelope (couple spots) with ½d orange Roo Ash imprint pair and 4d Koala tied Sydney May 1 machine slogan. (2) 1802P *F A 1941 Mornington Island Parachute Mail with blue & black label, flying boat Corinna, AAMC #936, Cat $150, signed Qantas cover.

1803P *F A 1945 Australia - Singapore Developmental Flight Coriolanus flying boat, AAMC #1009, Cat $200, signed Qantas cover.

1804P * A/B 1946-55 Collection in range AAMC #1057-1351, Cat $2,100 at least; domestic smaller sector as well as long-haul inbound/outbound first flights, others include commemorative and some not flown. More useful noted include 1946 Sydney - Mornington Island (Dec 24) AAMC #1089, 1947 England - Australia (Dec 1) AAMC #1025. Not recorded includes 1948 Brisbane - Dalby (Apr 12), 1949 Moree - Sydney (Nov 25). Typically mixed condition. (c70) A1946 Australia - USA - Reduced Rate commercial cover with 2/- roo & 3d brown KGVI x2 dated 13SEP/1946 from 1805 *F Adelaide to California. The letter commences “At last the price of air mail letter is down 2/6, so in future I will post that way”.

The reduced rate of 2/6d commenced on 15/9/1946.

B 1954 ‘Belfast’ Singapore Crash AAMC #1337, Cat $100+; envelope Sydney - Singapore recovered and, naturally, water 1806 * stained.

A 1981-2004 Collection fairly extensive run AAMC #1907-2265 (which is where AAMC listing stop), Cat $3,000 at very least.

1807 * Several may be covered more than once insofar as some are represented by, for example, complete PS or illustrated envelope sets, otherwise no obvious duplication seen. First and commemorative flights inbound and outbound, round the world, intermediates, parachutes, model planes, helicopters, military as well as civilian, mint vignettes, some not flown, some flown but not in AAMC, some documentary support. Huge variety. (300+) AUSTRALIA | Military & Censor Mail 1808 * A/B 1960s & 70s covers (some very large) and small pieces in mixed condition from the Vietnam war and Malayan emergency periods with some philatelically inspired. Range of markings include Concession, Duty Free, FPO pmks and franked with a variety of Australian stamps including Navigators, 1972 National Development etc (10) AUSTRALIA | Military - World War I Period 1809 * A 1914-18 Postcards & Photos selection of mainly Australian related items. Noted 1914 French PPC of Service at an Australian Camp; HMAS Australia PPC, Indian Camel Corps photo; Convoy ship with hand-drawn sails that were erected to get air into the holds for the horses; Hospital patients in Malta; Consecrating the Colours PPC at the MCG in Melbourne?. (16) 1810P DF A 1915 [1] GB 2d orange & 6d purple on separate pieces both cancelled with violet ‘A.I.F. BASE/21-AP-15/POST OFFICE’ (A2+ - ERD by 2 mths); [2] GB ½d pair & 1d pair on separate pieces cancelled with ‘AUSTRALIAN.IMP.FORCES/16-NO15/BASE/POST OFFICE’ and 25-JL-15 respectively. (4) 1811P * A/B 1915 Gallipoli [1] Field Service Post Card cancelled with ‘4th AUST.INF./BDGE/16-VII-15/FIELD.P.O.’ (A2 - Anzac Beach) to Perth; [2] Field Service Post Card cancelled with ‘[1ST AUST] DIV. FIELD P.O./[27]MY15’ (A3 - near Anzac Cove) to Corop, Vic; [3] OAS cover cancelled with ‘1ST AU[ST DIV. INF. BD]E P.O./5AU15’ (A3 - Anzac Beach) to Adelaide.

1812P *F A- ‘1ST [AUS]T DIV. INF. BDE [FIE]LD P.O./5AU15’ (A2 - Lemnos) on OAS PPC with fine red ‘PASSED BY/[crown]/NO2201/ CENSOR’ on face, to Sydney. [Rated 200 by Proud] 1813P * A/B 1915-16 Egypt group of OAS covers; [1] with letter, cancelled with ‘7TH INF.BDE./28-JA-16/FIELD P.O.’ (A1 - Ismailia Ferry Post) to Walkerville, SA Rated 150; [2] cancelled with ‘BRITISH CAMP/P.O./21AU154-5PM/HELIOPOLIS’ to Westbourne Parks, SA; [3] cancelled with ‘AUSTRALIAN BASE/4—X-15/DETAILS P.O.’ (B1 - Tel el Kebir) to Prospect, SA; [4] cancelled with poor Heliopolois of 26.IX.15 in blue.

A-/B 1915-16 Egypt to WA 2 covers [1] Egypt 5m cancelled with poor ‘MILITARY CAMP/9AP157-8PM/AERODROME 1814P *F HELIOPOLIS’; [2] stampless OAS cancelled with poor ‘1ST AUST. DIV.FIELD P.O./22FE15’ (Mena Hotel).

A-/B 1915-16 YMCA [1] 1915 use of Egypt 5m cancelled with ‘MILITARY BASE/22MA154-5PM/AERODROME HELIOPOLIS’ 1815 *F on YMCA cover with soldier guarding camp to Adelaide; [2] stampless OAS endorsed primitive YMCA cover to Prospect SA, cancelled with poor AIF Inter Base PO Cairo of 22-MR-16, red triangle ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/[crown]/NO 3267’ on face.

A/A- 1915-18 Egypt PPCs all OAS, [1] ‘A.I.F.INTER, BASE[ P.O.]/11-JA-16/CAIRO’ (B2) to Adelaide; [2] ‘A.I.F.INTER, BASE 1816P *F P.O./30-AU-15/CAIRO’ (B1) to Hobart; [3] double-circle ‘FIELD POST OFFICE/B/1OC/18/T.M.1’ to Tasmania, black triangle ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/[crown]/NO 3668; [4] ‘AUSTRALIAN BASE/27-V-16/DETAILS P.O.’ (C1 - Zeitoun) to Genelg, SA. 1817P *G A/B 1916 Egypt group of OAS PPCs and cover [1] PPC endorsed Zeitoun Camp to Tasmania, censored by writer; [2] PPC endorsed Tel el Kebir to Parkside SA, light magenta diamond censor; [3] PPC to London; [4] cover to Uraidla SA, mss censor.

1818 *F A/B - two OAS covers, one to Midland Junction WA and the other to Hindmarsh SA, both with poor red ‘MILITARY RECREATION/FREE/E’ handstamp.

1819P *G B 1916 Palermo registered cover from Capt RE Smith to Tasmania, file holes and a few tone spots. [Capt Smith was recuperating in Palermo after being wounded at Nek.] 1820 * A 1916 Pass on scrap of note paper issued to Bombadier Clark to leave the trenches at Fleur-Baise to go to Army HQ and then return. An extraordinary survivor.

1821 *F A/B 1916 Stampless OAS Cover [1] unframed violet ‘A.I.F./PASSED BY CENSOR’ (A1) applied in Egypt; [2] red oval ‘MILITARY RECREATION/FREE/..../E’ (C1), applied at YMCA, Cairo.

1822P *F A/B 1916-17 France [1] Field Service Post Card to Adelaide; [2] Field Service Post Card cancelled with double-circle ‘FIELD POST OFFICE/B/14JU/17/d.60’ (B1 - Western Front) to Murray Bridge SA; [3] poor ‘4th AUST.INF./BGDE/25-II-16/ FIELD/P.O.’ on OAS cover to Orkney, Scotland, magenta ‘PASSED BY [CENSOR]/[crown]/NO 3188’ on face.

1823P *F A/A- 1916-19 Egypt [1] 1916 OAS PPC from Tel-el-Kebr to Hawthorn, Vic, poor red Military recreation Free E handstamp on face; [2] 1918 Egyptian 3m Postal Card from Cairo to Maj Simpson at the Australian Hospital Port Said; [3] 1919 use of stampless PPC of Egyptian Woman to Tasmania, cancelled with double-circle ‘FIELD POST OFFICE/X/19FE/91/T.M.1’ (date error).

1824P *f A1917 use of NZ Salvation Army OAS cover to Melbourne, cancelled with ‘ARMY POS[T OFFICE]/A/2AP/17/S.W.4’ (B2 France), magenta oval ‘PASSED FIELD CENSOR/[crown]/1934’ (A1) on face.

1825 *F B 1917 Service Club Envelopes - 4 covers from AIF Camp 9, two with different printed YMCA cachets, one with violet ‘AUSTRALIAN/YMCA/WITH A.I.F’ in map of Australia handstamp applied to back, one with red ‘AUSTRALIAN/+’ on back flap.

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Collection of Ephemera mainly Australian, with ‘We Left Our Homes’ poem on Postcard; Silver Leaf postcard from South Africa; YMCA writing pad cover; 1916 Christmas card with patriotic verse; Australian Engineers 1918 Christmas card & 1915 letter from Mex Camp, Alexandria. (7) A/A- Honour Envelopes three, all from Egypt?, to South Australia (one with ‘COIN OR ARTICLES OF VALUE...’ admonition).

1827P *F 1828P * ATobacco Ration Card produced by NSW Division of the Red Cross for Pte Palmer. Unusual.

AUSTRALIA | Military - World War II Period 1829P *F A/B 1940-45 selection of covers mainly to Australia. Noted 1940 Base PO (Jerusalem) with ‘PC.22/OPENED BY/CENSOR/69/ 6333’ red on white label; 1941 FPO 443 (Egypt?) with censor handstamp 3037; 1945 APO 197 (Moratai) from War Correspondant John Daniell on the MV Sentani at Tagulandang; 1943 APO 197 (Thursday Island); 1942 Sydney to England with Lady Gowrie label on back 1943 Italian POW Postal Card to New Zealand; 1945 No 7 Base PO (Labuan); 1942-3 German POW Postal Cards x3;. (16) A/B 1940-45 Inwards Censored Covers mainly to Australia, including 1940 from Canada; 1940 air mail from Italy x2; 1941 1830P * from Switzerland; 1942 from USA double censored; 1941 air from USA double censored. (15) 1831 *F A/B 1940s Camp Covers [1] ‘MIL P.O. GRETA/19JY40/N.S.W-AUST’ on 4d with provisional blue registration label [2] ‘MIL.P.O.HUME/11MY45/N.S.W-AUST’ on 1d QE on Mother’s Day Post Card [3] ‘MIL.P.O.TAMWORTH NO2/ 1FE45/N.S.W-AUST’ on 5½d Registration Envelope [4] ‘NAVAL.P.O.HERNE BAY/17MY46/N.S.W-AUST’ on telegram [5] 1945 (Jun) registered cover with poor Repat Genl Hosp Caulfield cancel.

A/C 1941-46 [1] 1d QE on cover cancelled with ‘MILP.O.MT MARTHA/1/9JY41/VIC-AUST’ [2] 1946 Hollandia (west New 1832 * Guinea) to Melbourne from the Parachute Trooper School [3] battered Japanese army PPC showing soldiers looking at burning city on horizon.

1833P * B Labuan 1945 (Jul) covers (roughly opened) from Australian Serviceman to same addressee in Sydney with scarce ‘FIELD POST OFFICE/037’ datestamp, in use at Labuan, one very good strike, others fair only. (3) A/B New Guinea Registereds [1] 1942 (Nov) Army PO 210 (Dobadura, NG) [2] 1945 (Dec) Field PO 080 on 5½d Registration 1834 *F Envelope [3] 1945 (Feb) UPS 303 (Labu NEI) [4] 1944 (Nov) UPS 360 (Dobadura, NG) from Robert H Seymour US Camp Commander at Ora Bay. *

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Philippines 1944 (30 Sep) airmail cover from unknown location in the Philippines to Tatt’s, 1d brown x3 cancelled with AIR FORCE POST OFFICE/NO 254’, double-oval ‘R.A.A.F. CENSOR/711’ also on face.

1837 *F/G A/B Queensland range with numbers/allocations (per Proud), details lightly pencilled on reverse, several noted as ‘not seen’

by Proud, the desirable rubber datestamp types (25) include at least one unrecorded, stated to contain no duplication, condition generally good as is quality of strikes. Excellent lot. (130) AUSTRALIA | Postmarks 1838 D A/B 1910s-1980s Postmark Collection: on leaves of miscellaneous cancellations on piece and stamp, includes Paquebot, military, TPO, relief used in PNG etc, noted 1970 Mail Office HMAS Hobart, Peace & Mitchell sets in blocks of 4 used in Rabaul, roos to 1/- and 1/4d KGV also seen. (100+) 1839 D A/B Datestamps: unsorted small accumulation in packets mostly cds types on piece from Victoria and NSW, latter including odds from other states; plus few parcel and other types. (100+) AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES | Collections and Accumulations 1840 ** A Retired Dealer’s Stock 1960s to 2000 issues sorted in glassines, with mix of Territories and themes including small quantities of hi-value definitives all MUH and labelled for retail sale, ideal for market trader or eBay. Price at retail in excess of $1500. (c1000) AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY | Collections and Accumulations 1841 **/F A 1967-2008 near complete on 7-Seas h/less pages. Pre-decimals used, most decimals including first set of 11 fresh **, 1995 Whales & Dolphins MS with Singapore and Capex opts, some earlier decimals used or CTO not counted in total FV just over $100. (c200) AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY 1842 ** A 1966 Definitives presentation pack (2), one with Japanese text, the other English, also 1973 definitives (3), all packs unopened and in original condition. SG #8/18. (5) 1843 ** A 1972 Cook Circumnavigation set of 2 in complete sheets, SG #21-2, Cat £450.

CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Collections and Accumulations 1844P ** A 1958-2005 appears complete on hagners with the three 1958-68 definitive set retail c$110, local admin FV $170, Australia admin FV $175. (100s) 1845P ** A 1958-2002 almost complete with pre-decimals and first decimal sets ret c$115, local admin FV c$180, Aust admin FV $84. (c465) CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 1846 *** A 1970 25c QE II red on buff ACS 2. *

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COCOS ISLANDS | Collections and Accumulations 1847P ** A 1963-2005 complete (ex 1990 $5 Aircraft opt and 1991 provisionals) on hagners with pre-decimals retail c$50, local admin FV $230, Australia admin FV $71. (c420) 1848P ** A 1963-2007 almost complete ex Provisional opts. Pre-decimals and first decimal sets ret c$60, local admin FV c$185, Aust admin FV $76. (c450) COCOS ISLANDS 1849P **/V A 1990-91 Provisionals including $5 Aircraft opt SG #230, 234-9 & O1 (latter CTO as issued), local retail c$385. (8) COCOS ISLANDS | Official Stamps 1850P V A A1 1991 Surcharge on 90c Palm SG #O1, Cat £90, only issued CTO. COCOS ISLANDS | Flight Covers 1851P *F A 1952 illustrated Qantas cover with Australian adhesives cancelled cds ‘R.A.A.F. P.O. COCOS ISLAND/1SE52’ and backstamped Mauritius 3 SEP 1952 and return flight to Cocos 8SE52, boomerang cover.

NAURU 1852P **/* A 1916-23 ‘NAURU’ At Base [1] ½d green marginal block of 4 with ‘I16’ control number; [2] 1d bright scarlet BRC block of 4 with control ‘H16’; [3] 1d bright scarlet BRC strip of 3 with control ‘I16’ 1853P * A- 5d yellow-brown BLC strip of 3 with ‘H16’ control number, some gum toning.

1854P ** A - 6d purple BLC pair with ‘I.16’ control number.

1855P * A- B1 1916-23 Seahorses Waterlow Printing 5/- rose-carmine, SG #17, BRC perf repaired. RPSL Certificate. Significantly under-catalogued, Buckingham states p.67 “certainly seems as scarce as the 10/- indigo”, a stamp which catalogues at £11,000.

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1857P ** A- A1 - 10/- deep bright blue, SG #23d, toned gum.

1858P ** A 1979 Rowland Hill imperf M/S, SG #207a.

NAURU | Postal History 1859P * A 1924 registered ‘Bank of New South Wales’ letter to Sydney with 12 KGV stamps ovpt ‘NAURU’ (T1) SG #1-12, cancelled with ‘P.O.PLEASANT ISLAND/NO 2 24/(NAURU)’, also with Rabaul transit and Sydney arrival backstamps.

NEW GUINEA | ‘G.R.I.’ Overprints 1860P V A- A1 1914-15 Second Setting 2d on 20pf ultramarine with kiss print producing double overprint, SG #19, cancelled with violet double-oval Rabaul, small thin.

NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints | Collections and Accumulations 1861P **/*/U A/A- 1d Reds collection of shades with four vertical strips of three with (a), (b) and (c) opt types - one **, two with one or more units *, one used with minor opt variety. Also 1915-16 various opt types ** (7 incl vert pairr), * (4 incl horiz pair), used; 191823 * (4), used (4), PLUS three ‘OS’ perfins incl rough paper rosine shade SG #O16 off-centre but otherwise sound with neat corner Rabaul cds (retail $375). Good range of shades mainly fine to very fine and local retail over $700. (37) NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints 1862 **/* A B1 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 4d yellow-orange block of 9 with three abc strips, minor perf separation.

1863P **/* A B2 1915-16 Kangaroos 1st Wmk 2½d strip of 6 with (acccbc) transfer error, SG #74, one unit hinged.

1864P ** A A1 - 9d violet SG 79.

1865P * A A1 - 1/- green SG 81.

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1868 V A A1 - 6d greyish ultramarine SG #110a.

1869P ** A B1 1918-23 KGV Large Multi Wmk ½d green with Wmk Inverted, SG #119a.

NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints | Official Stamps 1870P */U A/B 1919-23 Perf ‘OS’ 2d grey Roo mint plus 1d violet with double-circle Kokopo, unusually in black, 2d orange & 2d rosescarlet with white flaw on T of TWO [11L7] (BW #96(11)d), faults. (4) 1871P F A A1 1919-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk Perf ‘OS’ 1/- emerald, SG #O11.

NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues 1872P * AA 1925-8 Huts part set to 2/-, excluding 1/-, 4d with part imprint and 6d three shades, SG #125-31,133, Cat £100. (11) 1873 ** B/C 1937 KGVI Coronation 5d green, five ASH imprint large blocks of 15 from Plate 2a and each with variety Re-entry - design completely duplicated at R5/2 SG 210a cat £60 each, each more or less tropicalised gum. (5) NEWGUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues | Postal History 1874P * A 1931 ‘OHMS’ cover to New Zealand with 2d ‘OS’ Hut, cancelled with ‘RABAUL/13AU31/NEW GUINEA’ cds, Nice official cover.

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- (30 May) cover carried on 1st Official airmail to New Guinea bearing Australia 6d and 1/6d cancelled at Sydney, and uncancelled New Guinea 5d, intended for Scotland and endorsed ‘Via English Air mail’, reverse with PMGs Dept label inscribed ‘It is regretted that the provisions of the/Postal Convention do not permit of the/desired indirect routing of this article.

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1961 10/- Tropic Bird with three different ‘SPECIMEN’ types and setting.

1997 Butterflies 75c Missing Gold marginal single with ‘TRACEY YAGER’ imprint. A great item for any Norfolk Island collection.

NORFOLK ISLAND | Postal History 1879P *F/G A/B 1980s-90s selection of commercial airmail covers to Mail Order firm in Australia, comprising different franking compositions during 22c to 45c rate regimes, mostly fine, hard-to-get material. (c.45) PAPUA | Collections and Accumulations 1880P **/* A/A- Monograms and Varieties [1] 1d on 2/6d monogram block of 10; [2] 5/- black & deep green ‘CA’ monogram single; [3] 3d black & bright blue-green ‘JBC’ monogram block of 4; [4] 6d dull & pale purple marginal block of 4 with POSTACE; [5] 1/- brown & yellow-olive ovptd ‘OS’ marginal block of 4 with rift flaw. Odd small fault but generally fine. (25) PAPUA 1881P * A A1 1906-07 Large ‘Papua’ Wmk Horizontal Thick Paper 2/6d black & brown, SG #20, Cat £140.

1882P **/* A/A- 1906-07 Small ‘Papua.’ Wmk Vertical Thin Paper 1d & 2d in blocks of 4 (2d MUH), SG #39-40, couple of minor gum creases.

1883P ** A1916-31 Bicolours 2d purple-brown & brown-lake, 2½d myrtle & ultramarine & 4d brown & orange all in Harrison imprint blocks of 20, SG #96,97,99, gum a bit aged.

1884P **/* A 1929-30 Airmail Overprints [1] ‘AIR MAIL’ on 3d Ash imprint block of 6 MUH; [2] plane on 3d Ash imprint block of 8 MUH; [3] 9d on 2/6d Ash imprint block of 6, SG #114,118,126.

1885 ** A/A- 1929-30 Airmails 6d dull & pale purple Harrison imprint block of 15, unit 6/2 with POSTACE (SG #116a), couple of small tone spots.

1886P ** A A1 1931 Surcharges 2d on 1½d bright blue & bright brown (Ash printing) TLC block of 9, unit 1/1 with POSTACE and unit 1/2 with retouched rift flaw.

1887P ** A - 5d on 1/-; two Ash imprint blocks of 10 and block of 20, SG #125. (40) PAPUA | Official Stamps 1888P V A 1910-11 Large ‘PAPUA’ Perf ‘OS’ 6d black & myrtle-green TRC block of 4, plus four singles, three plated as Pos 4, 25 & 28, SG #O34, all CTO’d Port Moresby 28AUG11. (8) 1889P ** A- C1 1930 Bicolours Perf ‘OS’ 1d intense black & red MUH TLC marginal block of 4, SG #O47, unit 1/2 with rift flaw, gum starting to tone.

1890P ** A A1 - 1½d bright blue & bright brown with POSTACE in MUH TLC marginal block of 4, SG #O48a, unit 1/2 with rift flaw.

1891P ** A A1 - 2d deep brown-purple & lake MUH TLC marginal block of 4, SG #O49, unit 1/2 with rift flaw.

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