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AUSTRALIA | Engraved Issues 900 ** 6d Kookaburra BW #60 marginal pair, mild gum wrinkles, fresh MUH, Cat $500+. 901 **/*/U 6d Kookaburra BW #60, a well-centred MUH single with small corner crease, a reinforced vert pair hinged (tone), three o/c cds (one with short perfs top left). Good value. (5) AUSTRALIA | Georgian Head Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 902 * 1/4d Mint Group comprising Single Wmk turquoise-blue (wrinkle), plus SMult P13½x12½ & CofA greenish-blue shades, hinge remainders, Retail $800. (3) 903 U 1d Green Study mostly used all wmks (incl no wmk) and perfs with shades (annotated by F16-21 numbers) and varieties. Generally fine condition with almost all positionally identified (which may not always be accurate). Listed varieties clearly seen include Watermark inverted (CofA), RA joined (and the retouch), Flaw under neck x2 MLH, etc. Also includes ‘OS’, ‘OS/NSW’ perfins, odd pair and blocks. Very specialised assembly, inspection sure to reward. (275+)
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$80 $250
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1d To 5d KGV Heads Assortment on album leaves & stockbook pages, single and multiple watermark issues with varieties including on Single watermark 2d oranges & 2d reds & SMult 1½d red Perf ‘OS’ issues, CofA 1d green multiples, lots of Single & Mult watermark 5ds many with WA datestamps, Perf ‘OS’ & ‘OS/NSW’ including 4d orange x2. Inspection recommended. 1914-36 almost complete all perfs and wmks (no wmk 1d only). S/wmk includes 1d red x6 incl Die II prob pink shade and a poss terra cotta, 4d orange x5 shades incl a certain lemon, 1/4d x2 shades: LM wmk incl 1d carmine-pink Cooke (tone). Many CTO og seen incl 4½d Die II as well as Roos 6d chestnut 3rd wmk, 6d to 2/- SM wmk. Excellent value. (70) All Values Array haphazardly presented range mainly fine condition in envelopes, etc., with quantities particularly 1d red s/wmk (some in bundles), 1½d reds (incl ‘TWO PENCE’ surch) and 2d reds. Some on piece, postmark interest (eg Melbourne and other numeral types). Not certain if there are any 1/4d, but all others well represented incl perf ‘OS’, odd private perfin. PLUS range Roos to 2/- in mainly fair only condition. Lots of value, lots of work. (1000s) Small Multiple Watermark hagners with [1] P14 MUH 1d green and 1½d red blocks of 6 latter with faulty vert pair; [2] P13½x12½ 1½d golden scarlet MUH bottom marginal horiz block of 6, 2d red Die II MUH block of 4 and horiz pair; [3] 1930 surcharges 2d on 1½d x20 incl block of 12 MUH, 5d on 4½d x6 incl block of 4 (two units MLH); [4] CofA wmk MUH 1d green x2 different shades and 2d block of 4. Some separations, few spots and small gum imperfections. Overall fine and fresh, cat $725+. Good value. (60) Stockbook with numerous minor varieties, many identified, values incl 3d blue (3) 4d blue (4), orange (2), olive (4), few perf ‘OS’ incl SM P13½x12½ 1/4d cto, some postmark interest. Mixed condition. (100s) Selection incl 1d red s/wmk and 1d green CofA wmk each with White line under RVT [III/42], 2d orange perf ‘OS’ Watermark inverted BW #95a&ba, 2d red CofA Watermark inverted, other oddments. Some imperfections, worth a look. (9)
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$280
$200 $200
$300
$140 $80 $100
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AUSTRALIA | KGV - Single Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 910 U 1d Red Accumulation on 14 Hagners incl numerous minor varieties, extra frames, shades, papers, some postmark potential with many dated examples, few perfins, etc. Generally fine. (500+) 911 F 1918-23 Changed Colours Perf ‘OS’ ½d to 1/4d SG #O66-75 complete cds with extra shades 1d, 1½d browns, 2d orange, 2d red, 4d blue. Generally well centred, good colours, min ACSC cat $250 (as all least valuable shade). (15) 912 */** Perf ‘OS’ Selection lightly hinged very fresh and reasonably well centred ex noted with 4d orange, 5d pale chestnut (retail $400 for just these two); 2d orange (gum stain), 1/4d greenish blue (o/c left); 2d red-brown (light crease). PLUS 2d scarlet perf ‘OS/ NSW’ fresh MUH. Nice group, retail $750+. (6) 913 * Watermark Inverted Selection lightly hinged ½d orange and 1½d black-brown and 4d orange BW #66, 83 & 110; retail (as least expensive shade) $155. (3)
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AUSTRALIA | KGV - Single Watermark 914 ** ½d Green Comb Perf plate 4 right part-pane of 36 with ‘CA’ monogram, Eight wattles at left [4R34], Barb on fraction bar at right [4R40] & White spot before 2 in right value tablet [4R55], hinged in selvedge only, part of bottom selvedge missing. 915 * 1d Carmine-Pink Die II BW #71T(1)f [G29] tied to small advert cover of CHEER-UP HUT, Adelaide by Mt Morgan cds Feb 27,1918. The envelope has some peripheral faults, light foxing and a crease (which occurred BEFORE the stamp was put on somewhat skew-whiff). [The CHEER-UP Hut was a serviceman’s social/R&R facility established in 1915] 916 **/* 1d Red Rough Paper perf ‘OS’ Die II-I pair, BW #71(1)fc, typical ‘OS’ centring, Die I MUH, retail $1,000+. 917 F 1d Damson Rough Paper (G70½) BW #72K, fine used. Drury Certificate (2008). 918 F 1d Damson Die II Rough Paper (G70½) BW #72K(1)f, well centred, cds cancel. Drury Certificate (2007).
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1½d Red BW #89. Three multiple variety blocks of 4 (lower units MUH) slightly different shades - [1] Electro 22 HALEPENCE and Thin RAL retouches [2L22 & 28] BW #89(22)i&j; [2] Electro 24 ‘Spear’ right wattles and ‘ALIA’ retouch and Retouch value LVT (curved ‘1’) [24R34 & 41] BW #89(24)l&m; [3] Electro 24, the block one unit to right of previous block with Retouch value LVT (curved ‘1’) and Retouch SE corner [24R41 & 42] BW #89(24)m & n. Hinge traces, very acceptable centring, very fresh, retail c$250. (3) 1½d Red Die I varieties lightly hinged comprising ‘HALEPENCE’ [22L22] x2, Thin ‘RAL’ [22L28] x2, ‘Spear’ right wattles, etc [24R34], Retouch value LVT (curved ‘1’) [24R41] x3 plus two more in pairs with Retouch SE corner [22R42], ‘Neckless emu’ retouch and flaw below LVT [25-8R30] - BW #89(22)i&j, (24)l&m, (25-8)m. Generally well-centred with very fresh appearance, min cat $400. (13) 1½d Red Die I varieties lightly hinged comprising ‘HALEPENCE’ [22L22] in pair and single, Thin ‘RAL’ [22L28], ‘Spear’ right wattles, etc [24R34] Retouch value LVT (curved ‘1’) [24R41] in pair and single - BW #89(22)i&j, (24)l&m. PLUS No imprint pair part BW #89zb (one unit MUH). Generally well-centred with very fresh appearance, min cat $180. (8) 2d Orange Die I variety Cracked electro below ‘2’ at right [1R10], BW #95(1)g. Firmly struck cds clear of the variety, Cat $250. 2d Orange Die I with Cracked electro through right side [1R27] BW #95(1)k. Light bends and centred to left, South Australia April 1921 cds (year slug inverted), Cat $350. 2d Orange Die I with Cracked electro through base of left wattle - state II, further crack through base [3L19] BW #95(3)ga, June 1921 Latrobe Tasmania cds, Cat $250. [ACSC incorrectly allocates this variety to 3R19]
$120
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2d Orange Die I unlocated variety Two white flaws in right wattles plus Notches in top frame right of crown above right wattles being BSAP UCV#Ba24 (which states this is from Electro 5, 5A, 6 or 6A). Off-centre right, ‘T’ perfin, NE corner toned perf good perfs, indistinct Tasmania cds. Scarce variety. 2d Intense Scarlet (Aniline) Perf ‘OS’ BW #96I, minor gum bend, MLH, Cat $1,000. 2d Red-Brown Die I fresh block of 4 BW #97, Cat $140 (Retail $200 as singles). Very fresh.
$125 $400 $65
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3d Violet-Blue Die I perf ‘OS’ Dry ink, BW #104c, and 1½d tied to 1925 (Feb 9) Official cover registered at Perth to Maylands where unclaimed. 3d Blue Type A Perf ‘OS’ BW #106ba + 1½d red Perf ‘OS’ on Perth Land Titles Office unclaimed registered covers 1927 to Fremantle or 1929 Perth locallly addressed, both in fine condition. (2)
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4d Yellow-Orange (with badly faded 1/- Roo 1st wmk) tied to somewhat battered registered env by two strikes Adelaide cds on May 10 1915 (quite an early date), To The Willys-Overland Co, Toledo, Ohio from a correspondant c/o American Consul, Adelaide and bearing unboxed violet ‘PASSED’ censor handstamp. 4d Violet Perf ‘OS’ BW #111b, retail c$175; PLUS 1/4d greenish blue Perf ‘OS’ BW #128Ba, o/c high with light storage-related bend and some woolly perfs, retail c$100. Both fresh. (2) 4d Blue Perf ‘OS’ believed all Cooke plates in BW #112 group, mixed mainly good to fine condition, nine cds incl varieties Splintered SW corner [1L58], White scratch crown to head [1R11], three with heavier commercial cancels, total cat c$330. (12)
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4d Blue Cooke Plates variety Thick ‘4’ at right [1L54] BW #112(1)f, fresh MUH, Cat $200. 4d Blue Cooke Plates with Thin FOUR PENCE - later state (deteriorated) BW #112(2)hb. Appears a very late, very deteriorated state. Light hinge rems, fresh, Cat $900. 4d Blue Harrison Plates Watermark inverted BW #113a. 5d Bright Chestnut Die I Rough Paper Line Perforation Perf ‘OS’ BW #124, Cat $175.
$400 $400 $50
1/4d Greenish Blue variety Thick ‘1’ at right BW #128m MUH in fresh lower marginal block of 4 [1R50-1 & 56-7], two other units MUH with the upper left unit single hinge remains. Very fresh, an important positional block with retail, as single stamps, over $2,650.
$750
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ex 940 AUSTRALIA | KGV - Large Multiple Watermark 938 * ½d Green variety thin fraction at right in slightly better pale shade prob BW 65E(5)m, couple shortish perfs, extrapolated cat c$325. 939 **/* 1½d Black-Brown Watermark Inverted BW #84a fresh very well-centred MUH retail $150+; plus ½d green (pale shade) o/c hinged BW #65a. (2) 940 * 1½d Brown Die I two multi-variety blocks of four most units light hinge traces (couple may be MUH) [1] well-centred block of 4 [3L21-2,27-8] incl Long top bar to second E of THREE at 3L22 BW #86(3)f, plus two specialist varieties at 3L21 and 3L27; [2] Electro 8 o/c right L53-4/59-60, the upper pair both No top to crown BW #86(8)j&k plus specialist varieties both lower units. Strong colours, exceptional positional blocks.
$80 $80
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ex 941 AUSTRALIA | KGV - No Watermark 941 **/* 1d Green & 1½d Red BW #78 & 90. Hagner assembly comprising 1d x12 MUH two horiz pairs and a horiz block of 8, 1½d red x31 incl SE corner MUH marginal block of 4, three more blocks of 4 (two MUH) and an MUH vert block of 6, two MUH horiz pairs and five singles (three MUH). Pencil ‘x’ marks the spot on the back of several (suggestive of a plate variety). Some small imperfections in places, overall very fresh, min cat $475. (43) 942 U 1d Green Perf ‘OS’ & 1½d Red Perf ‘OS’ BW #79ba & 90ba, cds cancels, Cat $250. (2) 943 U 1d Green Perf ‘OS’ & 1½d Red Perf ‘OS’ BW #79ba & 90ba, slogan cancels, Cat $250. (2) AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14 | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 944 F 1d To 4½d Perf ‘OS’ mainly fine used cds ex 1d light slogan, incl two shades 3d Die 1a (one perf ‘OS/NSW’), 4½d likely pale reddish violet shade. Reasonable centring, retail c$280. (7) 945 * SM Watermark simplified hinged sets [1] P14 ½d to 4½d cds plus sunlight-faded 1/4d; [2] P13½x12½ ½d to 1/4d set of 11 (2d Die III, 3d Die Ia, 4½d Die II CTO og - rounded corner), plus both surcharges and both ‘OS’ opts. Variable centring and some small perf or gum imperfections, retail (without first 1/4d) $330+. (23) AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14 946 */** 1d Green Plate 4 block of 4 the lower-left unit with Flaw under neck - state II retouched BW #80(4)ha, the variety unit MUH, Cat $200+. 947 F 3d Blue Die Ia Wmk inverted perf ‘OS’ Type A, BW #106Caa, cds cancel, Cat $150 (current retail $200+).
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4d Greenish Olive perf ‘OS’ rare solo franking (blunt corner perf) and combination with 1d covers for registered Printed Matter and Letter rates, 1929-30 legal-sized envelopes Melbourne to Mortlake, Cat $1,200. (2) 4d Greenish Olive + 1d green both perf ‘OS’, tied by Elizabeth St, Melbourne cds to 1929 (6 Mar) registered cover to Mortlake.
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AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½ | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 950 F ½d To 1/4d SG #94-104 complete incl 1d Die II, both 2d red dies, both 3d blue dies (Die 1a Types A & B), both 4½d dies (Die II CTO) and extra shades ½d, 1½d red. Generally well centred cds, good colours, min ACSC cat $375 (as all least valuable shade). Excellent value. (18) AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½ 951 U 1d Green Die II Perf ‘OS’ BW #81ba(1)fb. Light machine cancel, Cat $300. 952 ** 1½d Red Die II Thin Paper BW #92aa, unmounted, Cat $150. 953 U 2d Red Die III 10 examples all with wmk inverted apparently from booklets (trimmed perfs) BW #102a, retail as fine $20 each. (10) 954 F 4½d Violet Die I two shades Perf ‘OS’ BW #120b. The first very well centred cds near premium quality, the second well o/c SW with rounded corner and machine slogan cancel, Cat $350. 955 * 1/4d Greenish Blue BW #130A, fine mint, Retail $275.
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1d Green wmk Reversed rejoined pair, BW #82aa, light machine cancel. A unique multiple.
$4,200
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3d Blue Die II Overprinted ‘OS’ Plate 7 complete sheet of 120 with full selvedge, Retail $3,000+. Fine condition with minor perf separation. 3d Blue Die II Overprinted ‘OS’ BW #109(OS) pair used on 1933 (Jun 8) PMG’s Dept Records Section (Sydney) OHMS registered small cover to Hamilton (NSW), appropriate backstamps, Cat $1,200 on cover. Rare. 1/4d Greenish Blue BW #131A, lightly hinged and very fresh, Cat $150. 1/4d Greenish Blue BW #131A, lightly hinged and probably from top row (upper frame blotchy), very fresh, Cat $150.
$2,250 $750 $50 $65
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AUSTRALIA | Other Pre-Decimals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 961 */** ‘G/NSW’ Perfin Collection on KGVI/QEII Issues including 1937 1/- Lyrebird P13½x14 corner marginal with part imprint, Olympic Games Publicity 2/- blue, lots of multiples including imprint blocks with 6d Kooka P15x14 imprint block of 6, 9d Platypus P14x15 imprint block of 4, etc, toning in places, many stamps MUH. (300) 962 */** 1931-49 Array mostly blocks of 4 */** with 1934 P10½ Victoria Centenary 2d & 3d Ash Imprint blocks, KGVI Zoological P13½x14 4d Koala & 6d Kooka Ash Imprint blocks,1949 Arms set in singles plus 5/- Thick Paper Authority imprint blocks of 4 mint or MUH and £2 Arms optd ‘SPECIMEN’ mint; some toning issues, majority fine. (44 items) 963 ** 1965 Post Office Specimen Folder in Blue-Green inscribed ‘Sets of current postage stamps/of/AUSTRALIA/AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY/and/COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS’, containing Australia (24) with CTO values to 5/-, 7/6d to £2 Navigators optd ‘SPECIMEN’, AAT (5) and Cocos (6) Fine and fresh. A scarce folder with original envelope. .
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965 AUSTRALIA | Other Pre-Decimals 964 * 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge Overprinted ‘OS’ 2d & 3d (defects) BW #146-7(OS) tied to 1935 Broken Hill-Adelaide flight cover AAMC #563 by Broken Hill ‘26NO35’ datestamps, forwarded to Bourke (NSW) then on to Brisbane, 3d alone Cat $800 on cover. 965 ** 1928 3d Kookaburra Miniature Sheet BW #133MS, very well centred, MUH, retail $275+. 966 * 1928 3d Kookaburra Miniature Sheet BW #133MS on cover to USA tied by REGISTERED ELIZABETH ST/6AP29’ cds & by New York ‘MAY8-1929’ single line datestamp & ‘Second Notice. No Reply/To First Notice, Mailed————’ two-line instructional handstamp, Elizabeth St red/white registration label, Melbourne & New York backstamps. Very scarce on cover. 967 ** 1929-38 3d Airmail Type A BW #134 Plate 1 corner block of 20, minor toning at top, MUH, Cat $260+. 968 * 1929-38 3d Airmail Type A booklet stamp on 1933 (26 Jul) cover from Morven (Qld) to USA, BW #136 cat $125 on cover. 969 ** 1932 1/- Large Lyrebird BW #145a pair fresh MUH, retail $170+.
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1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge set BW #146-48, 5/- very well centred, fine mint, retail $500+. (3) 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge set of 4 CTO BW #146w-149w, 5/- well centred, without gum, Cat $300. 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge CTO, no gm.
$300 $180 $200
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1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge BW #148, imperceptible thin does not detract, light cds. 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge CTO BW #148w. Fresh og, retail around $400 now. 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge fresh CTO set of 4, no gum. Well-centred.
$160 $180 $175
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1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge Sheet A plate dot corner single, BW #148z, Cat $2,500 for mint, MUH. Fresh & well-centred. Very rare, absent from both the Hardy and Morgan auctions.
$2,500
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1932 6d Large Kookaburra BW #150 block of 6 (2x3) MUH, Cat $120+. 1934 Vic Centenary Perf 10½ see BW #151-53 set in vertical pairs (1/- gum bend), some nibbed perfs, Retail $240+. (3) 1935 Silver Jubilee Set complete set on registered air cover to Selfridge & Co, London. 1937 2d NSW Sesquicentenary varieties comprising [1] Man with tail #175e, tidy Streaky Bay cds; [2] Pantaloon flaw retouched - State I #175fa, some short perfs, slogan cancel; [3] Overinking flaw along lower frameline at right (red orbs), lightly cancelled; Cat $260+. (3)
1938-41 1d Green QE Die II BW #182 pair & bisect on 1941 (Dec 10) cover being the first day of the new 2½d letter rate following the introduction of ½d War Tax, some toning. 1938-41 KGVI 2d Scarlet Die II with ‘Medallion’ flaw [R2/5 - lower sheet] BW #188e, cds clear of variety, Cat $250.
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1937-41 3d Blue KGVI Die I BW #191 corner block of 8 (2x4), uniform gum toning, Cat $480+. 1937-41 3d Blue KGVI Die IA BW #192 block of 4, minor paper adhesions on upper units, mild gum toning, lower units MUH, Cat $800+. 1938-49 Robes Thick paper 5/- to £1. BW #212-14. (3) 1949 £1 Robes Thin Paper BW #217, tied to large registered packet front to GB. Commercially used with additional frankings of two 2/- Crocodile imprint blocks plus KGVI 2½d & ½d Roo, paying the £1/16/3d rate equating 24 x 1/6d airmail + 3d registration, some blemishes. Thin Paper £1 Robes exceedingly scarce on cover, with very few recorded.
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1940 AIF set BW #218-221 in marginal multiples comprising 1d & 2d blocks of 6 and 3d & 6d blocks of 4, fresh MUH, Retail $160+. 1942-50 2½d Scarlet KGVI BW #230 bisect on 1942 (Nov 30) cover to Wagga endorsed “No 1d/stamps/available” tied by ‘BASE PO 1MD/02’ datestamp, censor cachet in violet, upper edge blemishes. 1951 3d Scarlet KGVI booklet pane issue in complete sheet of 144 comprising of 3 panes of 48 (16 x3) with horizontal gutter margin between. BW #251c.
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1951 3d Scarlet KGVI booklet pane issue, 71 panes of 6 in part sheets or large multiples. BW #251c, Cat $710. (426) 1951-53 3d Green KGVI coil strip of 14 with coil join and coil starter strip BW #252be, also 1938-66 No Wmk ½d Roo coil strip of 11 with coil join and coil starter strip #180bi, MUH. Nice duo. (2) 1961-64 5/- Cattle cream paper corner block of 4 & white paper corner single, fresh MUH, Cat $200+. (2 items). 1963-64 Navigators 4/- to £2, unmounted (6).
$160 $300 $90 $110
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ex 1003 ex 1004 1963-65 Birds & Navigators mostly fresh unaddressed (couple typed, one mss) with Birds complete on ten (WCS x5, Royal x3, two others) and Navigators complete (ex £2) on 7 all single value franking (all WCS). (17) AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 995 F 1,600 - All Different fine used, including some internationals and earlier issues. 996 F 1,600+ - All Different fine used, earlier commemoratives mainly letter rates with some higher values. 997 F 1,650+ - All Different fine used, earlier commemoratives mainly letter rates with some higher values. 998 F 1,700 - All Different fine used, including some Internationals, earlier and some scarcer issues. 999 F 1,700+ - All Different fine used, earlier commemoratives mainly letter rates but some higher value and scarcer issues. 1000 F 1,750 - All Different fine used, including some Internationals, earlier and some scarcer issues. 1001 F 1,800 - All Different fine used, earlier commemoratives mainly letter rates but some higher values, international and scarcer issues. 1002 F 2,000 - All Different fine used, including internationals, earlier commemoratives and some of the scarcer issues. 1003 1966-68 Semi-Specialized Collection on annotated album pages, issues represented as blocks of 4 with sheet number and gutter blocks where applicable, singles MUH or FU, few commems, mostly definitives with Fish, Birds & Navigators, some booklet panes incl 4c red set of slogans, etc, majority MUH. (few 100s). AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues 1004 * 1966-73 QEII Definitives with usages to mid-1970s; booklet types incl 4c and 5c on 4c plus 3c 4c & 5c coils, at least one of each value on 80 covers incl one jumbo-sized, 6 PPCs and a concertina, 3 aerogrammes, few taxed, odd uprated PSE; Many combination frankings with 3c, not so many with 2c, also several OHMS and other official envs some with official perfins affixed. Overseas addressees in GB, Canada, USA, Sweden, Singapore, Switzerland, NZ, as well as domestic. Mainly fine and an excellent basis for a usage collection with exhibit potential. (75)
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1966-71 Birds one or more 5c to 30c on 26 mainly commercial or social covers incl PPCs (one concertina type), all late 1960s usages with overseas destinations - GB, USA, Switzerland, Holland, Czechoslovakia, France, South Africa. Many single frankings as well as multiple and mixed frankings, one underpaid and taxed, one concession rate, one OHMS env, one Special Delivery (to New York 1967). All different and an excellent foundation for a usage collection of this series with exhibit potential. (26) 1966-70 Fish one or more 7c to 10c on 25 mainly commercial or social covers. Includes PPCs, usages to mid-1970s with overseas destinations - GB, USA, Switzerland, Czecho, Germany, NZ. Many single frankings as well as multiple and mixed frankings incl uprated aerogramme, one ‘AUST FPO’ cds (Vietnam). Generally fine and an excellent foundation for developing a new collection or exhibit. (25) 1966-74 $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 BW #464.
1970 (Sep 7) Stamp Pack containing the 23 definitive stamps in use at the time. Included are the 6 Navigator stamps, the States’ Floral Emblems series, the 4 Barrier Reef stamps plus the Queen definitives (to 5c). Several stamps are askew. Unopened. BW #466w. Retail $650. 1970 Cook Miniature Sheet Overprinted ANPEX 1970 serial number 5935 with miniature sheet miscut giving impression of stamp images misplaced approx 7mm to the right thereby giving the further impression of the ‘ANPEX 1970’ exhibition overprint shifted to the left and partly on the 30c “stamp”. Quite a striking variety. [Comes with normal for comparison] (2) 1972 35c Christmas solo franking on 1973 (Feb 15) cover paying airmail rate from Canberra to England. Very scarce. 1974-78 9c On 8c Opal variety Surcharge misplaced to the right prominent example with bars over ‘AU’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ and with the ‘9c’ numeral over the top left corner of the opal, plus comparison block of 4 showing normal surcharge, MUH.
$240
$160 $70
$200 $320 $100 $60
ex 1013 ex 1012 1974-78 25c Spiny Anteater pair on 1975 (Dec 18) cover to England paying twice the 25c airmail (unsealed) greetings card rate, some trivial aging. Extremely scarce use and the first example we have sighted. 1013 **/*/C 1976 75th Anniversary of Nationhood BW #732 & 733. A highly specialised collection including three complete sheets of 100 (sheets A, B, C) plus sheet A upper pane. The detailed and comprehensively annotated display pages collection comprising 204 MUH stamps (selvedge hinge traces in places) in positional blocks with 22 constant varieties, doctor blade flaws, pre-printing paper crease, etc; covers include FDCs, special pmks (eg Eleventh Scout Jamboree, Youth Expo, ANZAAS Congress, Local Govt Centenary x2), one with the International Postmasters silver medallion, 1976 Balloon flight (pilot signed), PHILAS perfins. The varieties incl the scarce Gold omitted and Gold misplaced. A marvellous ‘labour of love’. (550+)
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1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 18c Imperforate marginal block of 4 BW #765b, minor indent lower-left unit, fresh MUH, Cat $400+. 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 18c Imperforate marginal block of 6 (3x2) BW #765b, fresh MUH, Cat $600+. 1977 Silver Jubilee Plate Proof 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 Group of items including 18c Hawker Misperforated - perforations shifted 2mm to right & 18c Hinkler Out of register single both MUH, plus a few other items including signed flight cover AAMC #1846b. (7 items).
$160 $300 $300 $80
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1978-82 Birds Definitives one or more of each ex 18c, usages to early 1980s on 81 covers incl few uprated PSEs and aerogrammes, 10 PPCs, odd official incl ‘G/NSW’ and ‘VG’ perfins. Lots of single frankings include several 30c, 35c and 45c, also noting P14 10c and 2x 45c BW #817 & 819. Overseas addressees in GB, Finland, USA, NZ, as well as domestic. Generally fine and an excellent foundation for developing a new collection or exhibit. (81) 1978-79 20c Little Grebe error Yellow (beak & eye) omitted, very fine fresh MUH, BW #805cb $250. 1982 60c Whale Essay BW #930E(1), fresh left marginal block of 4, cat $350 each. Pristine.
$240 $120 $600
1982 60c Whale Essay with solid-blue green background, BW #930E(1), fresh MUH, Cat $350 - 12 years ago - (SG #841a, Cat £250). 1983 27c Ulysses Butterfly Imperforate Pair BW #1001b, mild corner bend at upper-left, fresh MUH, Cat $600.
$225 $350
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1023 **
1984 Skiing-Slalom gutter pair with 30c Slalom superimposed on right hand unit resulting in missing black.
$1,000
1025 1024
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1994 ATM Trial Printing with Kangaroo facing left BW #1784E(1) single stamp tied to unaddressed cover by LPO Cudal (NSW) ‘5MAY1988’ datestamp, Cat $750. [ACSC records only two examples used on cover] 1996 Queen’s Birthday Essay top right Imperforate block of 4, just showing the background design without the head and 45c (which was printed separately at the Note Printing Branch). Top 2 units creased. Ex Sleigh estate. [A pair realised $3,400 in #8.]
1026 1026 ** 1027 ** 1028 ** 1029 **
$300 $1,600
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1997 The Dreaming 45c Imperforate BLC block of 4, BW #2043b, small crease in bottom margin. 2000 Sydney Gold Medal Medallists Sheets (2 sets of 17 in special Australia Post album) also similar item for 2004 Athens Games. Face Value c.$240. 2007 Modernist Architecture Limited Edition Imperf Sheets both left & right panes with certificates in their original Australia Post storage & wrappings. (2) 2008 $2 Airbus A380 two huge (close to 600x330mm) panes of 12 imperforate miniature sheets of 4 with label description Limited Edition Imperforate Print Sheet, each with marginal imprint ‘RIGHT PANE’ and ‘LEFT PANE’ respectively, latter has a card within stating this from the left half of the pane and that ‘This collectable is number 199 of 750’ alongside facsimile signature of Noel Leahy of Australia Post. The right pane has no insert card. [Imperf MSs only found in these sheets] (2)
$250 $120 $160
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AUSTRALIA | Booklets | Collections & Accumulations 1030 ** 1927-66 Range from 2/- Canberra BW #B38 x2 in average condition (one has one pane only) plus a 1935 3/- Airmail BW #B50 with no stamps (only two panes air mail etiquettes), two 1953-7 3/6d BW #B57, 1957 4/- BW #B60B (only three stamps), two 1960-62 5/- Edn ‘2/1960’ BW #62Be (two stamps removed) and 3/1960 as BW #B63Am but first inserted advert is 12b (not 12a), 1962-4 5/- Edns ‘3/1963, Vic’ and ‘V7’ BW #B66P (pen number on cover) & #B69G. High catalogue, mainly fine, shame about the missing stamps. (10) 1031 B** 1960-82 Booklets Accumulation with 1960 5/- Edn 1/190 BW #B62, 1964 5/- (5d green x12) x2 Edns N2 & V5 BW #B67, 1966 decimal 60c (4c red x15) x4 Edns DV9, N67/2, V/67/2 x2 (different slogans), also 1967-70 Surcharged Booklets, various Prime Ministers & Famous Australians series, 1984 Ausipex x4, 1992 Wetland $2 x4 with different overprints, etc. Good value range. (46) AUSTRALIA | Booklets 1032 B** 1942-49 KGVI 2/6d Black on Buff Cover BW #B53A & Aa, Cat $150 each if complete. None are, but two - each wmk inverted - have only one stamp removed; a third with only 4 stamps from one pane left also wmk inverted (SG #206w priced $10 each per a major dealer’s list - there are 26 of them here), the last only two stamps with wmk upright. Plus 1962-64 5/- QEII x2 BW #B66 cat $75 each but both have two stamps removed from one pane. (6)
$110
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1988 $3.70 Postal Services, CPE Printing remarkable New Discovery, an unrecorded unguillotined ½-panel of 5 panes with cover (ie 5x BW #B156). Light foxing does not detract from a hitherto unheard of booklet variety. 1034 B** 2003 Range of Overprinted Booklets including Legends ‘APTA Melbourne’ opts, Blooms ‘NSW Cricket’ & ‘ANDA/APTA Sydney’ & ‘Brisbane’ opts, Coronation ‘Melbourne Fair’ & ‘Albury’ opts, Rainforests ‘APTA/QPC’ & ‘Northern Beaches’ opts, Murray River ‘Qld’, ‘Newcastle’ (gold) & ‘Stampex’ opts, Bugs ‘Brisbane AFL’, ‘Melbourne & ‘Sydney’ ‘ANDA/APTA’ opts, all with philatelic and general barcodes on booklets. (28) AUSTRALIA | Postage Dues 1035 ** 1902 Converted NSW Plates simplified set of 8 to 5/-, BW #D1-15, 5/- slightly aged gum, otherwise fine MUH, Cat $996 (SG #D1-8, Cat £475). 1036 F 1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/NSW 4d watermark inverted BW #D26 from the lower-left corner of the sheet with large-part sheet number ‘249’ printed on lower-edge of the stamp, tidy 1904 Perth cds. Not previously recorded on any Postage Due issue. Unique! 1037 F 1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/NSW 5/- line P11, BW #D43. Neat corner cds, Cat $375. 1038 ** 1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/NSW 10/- dull green P11 BW #D44 (SG #D43), mild uniform gum toning, MUH, Cat $7,500. Rare 1039 U 1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/NSW 10/- dull green P11 BW #D44 (SG #D43), central cancel in red indelible pencil, Cat $2,750 so cancelled.
$400
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1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/NSW 20/- dull green P11 BW #D45 (SG #D44), well centred, concentric ovals CTO cancel, Cat $3,500 CTO ($10,000 as postally used). Extremely scarce
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part 1044
1041 F
1906-08 Design Completed Wmk Crown/Single Lined A 1d light green P11, BW #D55, a couple of minor faults, lightly cancelled, Cat $1,250 (SG #D51, Cat £900). Very scarce. RPSV certificate (2013). 1042 */** 1909-10 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thick Paper simplified set to £1, BW #D76-92, some low values MUH, fine mint, Cat $1,550+. (11) 1043 V 1959 5d Die II NW corner block of 24 with full selvedge top and left including gutter, 20 units left pane, 4 units right pane, CTO with full og and six light strikes ‘ST KILDA/22AU60/VIC-AUST’ cds. Key to the estimated value of the block is the presence of four horizontal strips of 5 with selvedge both sides BW #D151c proving Die II (not priced used, cat $400 each strip MLH). (24) AUSTRALIA | War Savings Stamps 1044 * 1945 War Savings Certificate Card with 6d War Memorial & Mt Ainslie blue certificate stamp x13 (one defective) affixed, some staining/small faults but a scarce card especially with adhesives attached.
$320 $650 $320 $350
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AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery 1045 PS 1919: (Apr 18) ‘ON ACTIVE SERVICE’ League of Soldiers Friends printed postcard sent free from Australian serviceman stationed at a British camp after returning from France, minor soiling. 1046 PS 1960s-70s Assortment: mint & used with [1] Aerogrammes including 1964 Xmas used to Germany x2, 1962, 1963 & 1965 Xmas unused; [2] Wrappers unused QEII decimal 4c x2, 5c x2, 6c x2 (one with 1c added), 11c on 7c x7, 25c on 7c x8; [3] QEII Lettersheets 4c x2 & 5c x2. Mostly fine. 1047 PS 1952-82 QEII: array with odd used/CTO but mostly unused, light duplication in places, £sd and decimal postcards, letter cards, letter sheets, registration envelopes, aerogrammes some specially optd types (eg 1980s Moomba on formular types) and including some uprated types. More useful seen noting 1960-65 QEII 5d light blue env with ‘AUSTRALIA’S FIRST/AUTOMATIC POST OFFICE’ overprint in 1962 unused and CTO BW #EP60(7)c cat $100 each.
$50 $65
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ex 1048 AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1048 PS 1911-21 Used Selection with some mixed condition comprising KGV Fullface 1d red BW #P23, Roo 1d BW#P24, KGV Sideface 1d red BW #P27 & P28, 1½d brown BW #P52 - three have pre-printed details on the back. Plus two 1930s (one unused) souvenirs of the golfing Field Post Office at Doncaster. Also a 1968 and 1972 PPC, each with infrequently seen single 13c frankings to o/seas destinations. (9) 1049 PS 1913-15 1d Kangaroo OHMS Printed Above Stamp Original Die on White Surfaced Card, Heading Plate 1 BW #P24(1)e, South Australia Railways ‘23SEP14’ use from Adelaide to Unley, small edge blemishes, Cat $200. [These cards were used both by the Commonwealth & State Government Departments in South Australia] 1050 PS 1913-15 1d Kangaroo Punctured ‘OS/NSW’ Die 1 on Buff Unsurfaced Card BW #P25, without the usual printed advice on reverse, unused, minor toning, Cat $200 used, unpriced unused. Scarce. [These cards were used by NSW State Goverment Departments]
1051 PS 1052 PS 1053 PS
1054 PS
$80 $150 $200
1915-16 1d KGV Sideface Die 2 Type 1, BW #P27(d), headed in manuscript “Yongala Vale/17.4.17” with stationery order beneath, addressed to “Public School, Terowie”, uncancelled, small corner crease, Cat $400 as unused. 1915-16 1d KGV Sideface Die I Punctured ‘OS/NSW’ BW #P27ea used locally on ‘28SEP1916’ by Sydney Harbour Trust NSW State Government Department, trivial stain, Cat $200. 1918-19 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 1d KGV Sideface, New Design Punctured ‘OS/NSW’ on unsurfaced buff card BW #P48E for Government Printing Office, used locally with Sydney ‘20FE19’ cds, some staining, Cat $500. [ACSC state that “the card used for this issue was highly acidic with a tendency to strong discolouration”.]
$250
1918-19 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On KGV 1d, Obsolete Stock BW #P50, trivial tonespots a top, Cat $2,500. Rare. [ACSC states “Although no record exists of the number of this card surcharged, it must have been small. At least three mint examples are recorded.”]
$1,500
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1055 PS 1056 PS 1057 PS
1920-22 1½d Red-Brown KGV Sideface - Footnote Deleted Punctured ‘OS/NSW’ BW #P52(2)e for Sydney Harbour Trust dated ‘24AUG1921’, no postal cancel but stamp scored through in blue pencil, Cat $200 used, unpriced unused. 1923 2d Red KGV Sideface For Foreign Use on off-white card BW #P55, fine unused, Cat $500. [ACSC states “no overseas use of this card has been recorded”] 1923-24 1d Violet KGV Punctured ‘OS/NSW’ on buff stock BW #P56(1)e for theSydney Harbour Trust, sent locally with ‘JE2/ 24’ Sydney machine cancel, Cat $400. Fine example.
$180 $400 $300
ex 1060 1058 PS 1059 PS 1060 PS
1923 ‘ONE PENNY’ on 1½d Emerald Green KGV Sideface, Obsolete Stocks (No P54) Surcharge misplaced to the upper left corner of the stamp impression BW #P60c, fine unused, Cat $300. 1930 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 1d Green KGV Sideface Die 3 BW #P66 unused plus used for Melbourne And Metropolitan Board of Works with Melbourne ‘9OCT/1930’ slogan cancel, Cat $140. (2) 1938-41 1d Green Queen Elizabeth Printed Matter Card BW #P69 x3 comprising [1] 1939 (Dec 25) usage with Myer Summer Sale 1940 advertising on reverse; [2] very pale green printing for Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works with Top of ‘S’ of ‘STAMP’ missing in the admonition at base; [3] for Wranglers Debating Society, undated ‘REGISTER/VALUABLE/MAIL’ slogan cancel. (3)
$200 $100
$120
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1941-43 1d+1d Green Queen Elizabeth BW #P71 [1] fine unused & [2] 1944 late local use in Warburton, Cat $190. [This card complied with new 2d Postcard rate introduced on 10/12/1941 to absorb ½d War Tax fee. The stock of existing printed matter cards was uprated with a further 1d impression] 1062 PS 1957-59 ‘FOUR PENCE’ on 3d Queen Elizabeth with boxed ‘REVALUED/4d/PMG’S DEPT’ alongside 3d dark green Die 1, variety No stop after ‘D’ of ‘4D’ BW #P77d, used locally in Melbourne, Cat $1,200. Fine & rare. [ACSC states it is believed only three examples (inclusive of #P77d) are recorded] AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official) 1063 PS 1919-21 1½d Red-Brown KGV Sideface - ‘OS’ in Solid Engraving Type 3 (white flaw in tail of kangaroo) BW #PO3C unusually printed in black (more usually red) for Victorian Education Department, very fine unused, Cat $1,000.
$120 $1,000 $1,000
1064 1064 PS 1928 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 1d Green With Solid ‘OS’ in Die on School Committee meeting card, BW #PO9, scarce. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (PTPO) 1065 PS 1913-15 1d Red Kangaroo Die 2 on buff stock, BW #PS4, for Vacuum Oil Company at Melbourne, a small fibre indent runs through the Die 2 break under ‘Y’ of ‘PENNY’, fine overall, Cat $200.
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1067 PS 1068 PS
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1914-16 ½d Emerald George V Sideface BW #PS5 (140x79½mm) for Alexander Fergusson Pty Ltd (Lead, Oil, Colour & Varnish Merchants, Melbourne), the ½d impression with White scratch from frameline to lower-right value tablet, used locally with Melbourne ‘24AP15’ machine cancel, corner crease. [Department of Defence was the major user of this card, Fergusson examples are much scarcer] 1918-19 1½d Brown Octagonal Die III on Registrar General’s Department (Sydney) OHMS Postal Card, BW #PS15, used to Corowa in 1921. Very fine condition and a rare survivor. 1919-21 1½d Red-Brown KGV ‘STAR’ Embossed - No ‘POSTAGE’ Die 3, BW #PS17, for Registrar-General’s Department (Sydney) to Adelaide, Sydney ‘AP27/1920’ machine cancel, Cat $400.
1924-28 1d Green KGV ‘Star’ Embossed With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #PS22 for Registrar General’s Department (Sydney) to Coogee with Sydney machine cancel, ‘UNCLAIMED’ & RTS Fickle Finger handstamps, DLO backstamp, Cat $200. 1928-37 1d Green KGV Oval Embossed BW #PS23 for Grace Bros (Sydney), uprated with KGV ½d to meet postcard rate increase (as of 4/8/30), superb ‘TOORAWEENAH/1NO30/NSW’ arrival datestamps on front & on reverse, Cat $200. 1938-41 1d Green KGVI Oval Embossed BW #PS25 for Edible Oil Industries (Sydney) to Banaba, fine ‘RG/15AP/39/NSW’ cut-down relief datestamp, Cat $150.
1072 PS
1941-50 1½d Green KGVI Oval Embossed BW #PS29 for Registrar-General’s Department (Sydney) to Coonabarabran with Sydney ‘25NOV/1942’ machine cancel, Cat $150. [Printed matter rate increased from 1d to 1½d on 1/10/1941] 1073 PS 1953-56 3d Green QEII Embossed BW #PS32 for Stewart & Lloyds (Australia) based in Melbourne, addressed to Yarram with ½d Roo added, central fold from being posted under cover, uncancelled, Cat $500 used, unpriced unused. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 1074 PS 1911 1d+1d Full-Face Design Reply Lettercard BW #LC13 (c) 142B (2) and 3A in blue (views of ‘ZOO, ADELAIDE, SA’ + ‘ALBERT BRIDGE, QUEENSLAND’), Melbourne ‘NO10/11’ CTO datestamp, Cat $200.
1075 PS 1076 PS
1077 PS
1915 Military Views KGV 1d Sideface Die I P12½ (pink inside), with view in black of OFFICERS & CREW including H.M. KING GEORGE..., BW #LC25, fine unused. 1917 1d Divided Reply Lettercards - Reply Half King George V Full Face in olive-green on buff stock, ‘REPLY’ scored through with red obliterating bars, zig-zag roulette 15, view PHANTOM FALLS/VICTORIA’ BW #LC30(100A), card sealed then neatly opened along the rouletting, uprated with KGV ½d and sent from Brighton to Middle Park, 1924 Melbourne machine cancel, Cat $600. 1917 1d KGV Fullface Divided Reply Lettercards - Outward Half in brown on buff stock, ‘REPLY’ scored through with red obliterating bars, perforated 12½, view ‘HOBART, FROM THE BAY’ BW #LC31(63), small tear, Cat $200.
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1079 PS 1080 PS
1081 PS
1082 PS 1083 PS 1084 PS
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1918 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ In Blue on 1d KGV Sideface Design Cooke Printings dark brown on grey surfaced card with offwhite inside P12½, view ‘SUBMARINE A.E.I. (NOW SUNK)’ BW #LC39 (M10B), sent from Smithton Tasmania to Grenada, weak arrival datestamp on face, re-directed to Canada with Montreal backstamp in pale blue, faint bend, Cat $500. Exotic destination with this view not recorded in ACSC for the 1918 1½d on 1d series. 1920-22 2d Orange KGV Sideface Design on grey surfaced card P12½, view ‘BURRINJUCK DAM...IRRIGATING CITRUS ORCHARDS’ BW #LC48 (23C), addressed to Spain, Brisbane ‘16JAN22’ machine cancel, Madrid backstamp. Rare card to an unusual destination. 1923-24 1½d Green KGV Sideface Design P12½, view ‘G.P.O. HOBART’ BW #LC51(58B), very fine unused, Cat $150.
1924 ‘THREE HALFPENCE’ on 2d Orange King V Sideface Design on off-white card P10, view ‘LOG TRAIN/JARRAH FOREST. W.A.’ BW #LC52 (71B), card sealed then neatly opened along the perforations, Melbourne ‘3JA/[1924]’ (ERD) machine cancel. A howling rarity - only one used and one unused example are recorded [AA Rosenblum reported in a 1924 philatelic press article that only forty 2d orange Letter Cards received this surcharge]
1924 ‘THREE HALFPENCE’ on 2d Red King V Sideface Design on grey card P12½, Surcharge misplaced, view ‘GIBBERABONG CREEK, N.S.W.’ BW #LC54c(51), fine unused, Cat $400. 1924-25 1½d Red KGV Sideface Design on off-white card P12½, view ‘Blue Lake Mt Gambier SA’ BW #LC57(12), minor blemishes, unused, Cat $750. A scarce view for this design. 1959-65 5d Dark Blue QEII optd ‘SPECIMEN’ in red BW #LC84wa. Only 420 prepared for UPU distribution.
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$4,000
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AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Lettercards (PTPO) 1085 PS 1918-19 1½d Black-Brown KGV Sideface on grey-blue card for WH Burford & Sons unlisted in ACSC but similar to BW #LCS3B, front only with Burford’s printed advertising on reverse, vertical fold, Cat $3,000 (as a complete card). Rare. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 1086 PS 1913-14 1d Carmine Kangaroo Original Die BW #EP1, flap never sealed, fine used, Cat $200. 1087 PS 1915-16 1d Carmine KGV Sideface Die I BW #EP4, minor toning, flap sealed, Cat $250.
1088 PS 1089 PS 1090 PS
1091 PS 1092 PS 1093 PS
1094 PS 1095 PS 1096 PS
1916 ½d Green KGV ‘Star’ Embossed with Melbourne ‘3JL16’ CTO cancel BW #EP6, flap sealed, fine, Cat $250. [The entire printing of 378, required for UPU distribution, was cancelled to order at Melbourne] 1916-18 1d Red KGV ‘Star’ Embossed with Melbourne ‘3JL16’ CTO cancel BW #EP7 flap unsealed, fine, Cat $100. [The entire printing of 390, of which 378 were required for UPU distribution, was cancelled to order at Melbourne] 1916-18 1d Red KGV ‘Star’ Embossed Die 2 Knife 2 with variety Die crack over ‘E’ of ‘PENNY’ BW #EP8(1)e, central fold as sent under cover to be used as a return envelope to Melbourne stamp dealer W Ackland, minor edge toning, Cat $200.
1916-18 1d Red KGV ‘Star’ Embossed Die 3 Knife 1 variety Left point of star broken BW #EP9(4)f (Cat $200) tied by Brisbane ‘7FEB18’ machine cancel and sent to POW held in Rheinland Germany, censor label, POW Camp handstamp in blue, Victoria Barracks (Brisbane) RTS label on reverse, some aging. [This is the earliest recorded date seen for Broken star flaw] 1916 2d Violet KGV ‘Star’ Embossed with Melbourne ‘3JL16’ CTO cancel BW #EP12 flap sealed, fine, Cat $300. [The entire printing of 390, of which 378 were required for UPU distribution, was cancelled to order at Melbourne] 1918-19 1d Red Die 3 + ½d Green KGV ‘Star’ Embossed on light grey paper BW #EP13, trivial marks on reverse, unsealed flap, fine unused, Cat $150.
1918-19 1½d Black-Brown Die 1 KGV ‘Star’ Embossed on grey paper BW #EP16, uprated with KGV 1½d brown for transit to Holland, Melbourne machine cancel, weak The Hague backstamp, trivial toning, Cat $250. 1918-19 1½d Black-Brown Die 2 KGV ‘Star’ Embossed with Melbourne ‘28NO18’ CTO cancel, BW #EP17w, flap unsealed, minor edge toning, Cat $150. [The entire printing of 375, required for UPU distribution, was cancelled to order at Melbourne] 1918-19 1½d Black-Brown Die 3 KGV ‘Star’ Embossed on grey paper BW #EP18, fine unused, flap unsealed, Cat $350.
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1097 PS 1098 PS 1099 PS
1100 PS 1101 PS 1102 PS
1103 PS 1104 PS
1105 PS 1106 PS 1107 PS
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1919-20 1½d Brown Die 3 KGV ‘Star’ Embossed with Melbourne ‘14AP19’ CTO cancel BW #EP20(1)w, flap unsealed, Cat $150. [The entire printing of 375, required for UPU distribution, was cancelled to order at Melbourne] 1919-20 1½d Brown Die 3 KGV ‘Star’ Embossed on off-white wove paper BW #EP20(2), flap unsealed, fine unused. [With post-war supplies of ink and paper becoming more readily available the Post Office introduced, in March 1919, new stock envelopes that were manufactured from an off-white or cream laid paper] 1920-21 2d Orange KGV ‘Star’ Embossed - Without ‘POSTAGE’ BW #EP21, trivial toning, unsealed flap, Cat $400.
1923-24 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 2d Orange KGV ‘Star’ Embossed without ‘POSTAGE’ BW #EP24 tied by Goroke ‘18DE23’ datestamp and sent to Ballarat, Cat $250. [ACSC state that AA Roseblum believed that only 50 Envelopes had been revalued, and “both mint and used are known, the latter being scarcer with usage from Victoria and South Australia recorded”] 1923-24 1½d Green KGV ‘Star’ Embossed - With ‘POSTAGE’ on off-white unsurfaced stock BW #EP27(1), unsealed flap, unused, Cat $200. 1928 ½d Orange KGV Oval Embossed with part Melbourne ‘■■DE28’ CTO cancel BW #EP29, flap unsealed, very fine, Cat $350. [The ½d oval embossed die was not used for Post Office stationery being utilised for PTPO stationery only, however 416 Post Office envelopes prepared for UPU distribution]
1928 1d Green KGV Oval Embossed with part Melbourne ‘DE28’ (day absent) CTO cancel BW #EP30, flap unsealed, very fine, Cat $200. [This 1d Die was only used for PTPO stationery, with just 416 Post Office envelopes prepared for UPU distribution] 1928-30 1½d Red KGV Oval Embossed on white stock with blue security lining, part Melbourne ‘■■DE28’ CTO cancel BW #EP31(1)w, flap unsealed, very fine, Cat $200. [An unknown number prepared for UPU distribution, but presumably 416]
1928 2d Red-Brown KGV Oval Embossed on white stock with blue security lining, poorly struck Melbourne CTO cancel, flap unsealed, very fine, Cat $350. [A single small supply was prepared for UPU Distribution, number unknown, but presumably 416] 1942-50 2½d Red KGVI Oval Embossed BW #42 sent registered airmail from Port Moresby, PNG to Norwood (SA), uprated with Papua 2d & Australia QM 1½d & 1d all tied by ‘RELIEF NO 2/1FE47/PAPUA-N.G’ datestamp, boxed ‘RAAF Concession/ Postal Rate’ boxed handstamp, Melbourne & Adelaide backstamps. Unusual usage. 1942-50 2½d Red KGVI Oval Embossed (132x88mm) on off-white stock with blue security lining BW #EP44(1), gum on flap with some adhesions from previous partial sealing, small corner wrinkle, unused, Cat $500.
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1978 20c Gouldian Finch PSE No. 001, ASC #E58 variety ungummed (except on flap). Light cleanable soiling, unused except for original owner’s rubber handstamped address on flap. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official) 1109 PS 1920 2d Orange KGV Sideface BW #EO9 window envelope for Commonwealth Treasury, Melbourne 1922 (Jun 15) machine cancel, fine condition, Cat $500. 1110 PS 1921 2d Orange KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #EO10 window envelope for Commonwealth Treasury, Melbourne 1923 (Jan 24) machine cancel, fine condition, Cat $350.
1111
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1112
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1113
PS
1923 1½d Green KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #EO13 window envelope for Commonwealth Treasury, Melbourne ‘1AP/1924’ machine cancel being the earliest recorded date of use by some three weeks, opened on three sides & small tear top right, Cat $250. 1923 ‘THREE/HALPENCE’ On 2d Red KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #EO14, long envelope for Education Department, Melbourne, Eldorado (Vic) ‘17AP26’ datestamp, some blemishes, $250.
1924-28 1½d Red KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #EO15 for Commonwealth Sub-Treasury (NSW), minor toning, flap unsealed, unused, Cat $250. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (PTPO) 1114 PS 1913-15 ½d Green Kangaroo BW #ES1 for Shire of Colac, flap unsealed, fine unused, Cat $400. 1115 PS 1913-14 1d Red Kangaroo Die 1 BW #ES3 used locally in 1914 (Jun 26) for Standard Publishing Co (Melbourne), advertising panel at right for ‘The Standard Australian Poets’, flap sealed, minor edge blemishes.
1116 1116
PS
1117
PS
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1117
1913-14 2d Grey Kangaroo Die 2A BW #ES6 used locally in 1921 (Feb 12) for Henry Berry & Co, backflap tear & small opening faults, at top, Cat $1,000. Very scarce. 1914-16 1d Red KGV Sideface Die I, BW #ES14 window envelope for Rosella Preserving & Manufacuring Co with gorgeous multicoloured parrot illustration, central fold, stamp tied by Melbourne ‘9JE15’ machine cancel. Most attractive.
$600 $800
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1914-16 1d Red KGV Sideface Die II BW #ES15 for Vacuum Oil Co Ltd, some pinholes & central fold, unused, Cat $500. 1918-18 ½d Green KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #ES25 (pale green shade) for Australian Drug Co (NSW) used in 1918 (Jan 31) from Sydney to Hobart, ‘20 POSTED’ handstamp in violet, small piece of brown paper adhered to reverse, flap unsealed, Cat $200. [Shade variations were due to ink shortages during WWI] 1918-18 ½d Green KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #ES25A for an unknown user, slight edge toning, flap unsealed, Cat $400. [Identical to the Post Office envelope, however ACSC state that none were issued to the public]
1919-20 ½d Green + 1d Red Die 5 KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #ES27 presumed to be for Evangelical Lutheran Synod, uprated for transit to Germany in 1921 (Sep 5) with KGV 1½d brown to pay foreign letter rate, flap sealed, edge blemishes, Cat $500. [Seldom-seen 1½d uprating of a scarce doubleton envelope] 1918-19 1d Red Die 4 + ½d Green KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #ES34 for Vacuum Oil Co Ltd (crest on flap) used in 1920 (Mar 12) from Sydney to Scone (NSW), minor edge toning & opening blemishes, Cat $250. [This uprate was the result of the introduction of ½d War Tax] 1922-24 1d Violet KGV ‘Star’ Embossed - With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #ES41 for British Australian Wool Realisation Ltd (Vic), flap unsealed, without the usual fold found on unused envelopes, very fine, Cat $400.
1922-24 1d Violet KGV ‘Star’ Embossed - With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #ES41 for British Australian Wool Realisation Ltd (Vic) used in 1923 (Nov 27) from Melbourne to Ballarat, flap on left side of envelope to allow easy insertion of a pre-paid returns envelope, some trivial toning, Cat $100. 1923 1d Violet + ½d Green KGV ‘Star’ Embossed - With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #ES42 for Fisken, Read & Co 1924 (Mar 17) local use being a front only, Cat $5,000 (for a complete envelope). Rare [ACSC states “About six envelopes are recorded & “This envelope represents the only recorded use of the ½d ‘Star’ embossed design in green with ‘Postage’ added] 1924-28 1d Green KGV ‘Star’ Embossed - With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #ES43 window envelope for Ford Sherington Ltd (Sydney), internal tear to central window, flap partly stuck down, unused, Cat $200.
1918-1919 1½d Black-Brown Die 1 KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #ES47 illustrated advertising window envelope for Perdriau Rubber Co (Sydney) used in 1918, minor aging, Cat $200. 1918-1919 1½d Black-Brown Die 2 KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #ES48 for the Shire of Heidelberg uprated with KGV 1½d brown pair for 1920 (Jan 7) registered use to Melbourne, Fairfield red/white registration label, fine condition.
$300 $180 $350
$400 $200 $300
$80 $750 $120
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1918-1919 1½d Black-Brown Die 2 KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #ES48 1918 (Nov 2) window envelope use for Peterson & Co Pty Ltd (Melbourne), some discolouration on reverse. [The first PTPO order was printed on 31/10/18, so this example represents the earliest recorded use and quite probably the first day of issue and as such is extremely rare] 1918-1919 1½d Black-Brown Die 3 KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #ES49 for Vacuum Oil Co used in 1919 (Aug 15) from Adelaide to Eudunda, Cat $100. [Post Office changed colour to brown as of 13/3/19 as cancellations were difficult to read on the blackbrown printing] 1920-21 1½d Brown KGV ‘Star’ Embossed + ½d Green KGV Sideface BW #ES53 for Henry Berry & Co (Melbourne) used in 1920 (Nov 12) from Melbourne to Ballarat, opened on 3 sides, central folds, Cat $600.
1921-23 1½d Red-Brown KGV ‘Star’ - With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #ES54 window envelope for Elliot Bros Ltd, Brisbane ‘20JAN22’ machine cancel, being the earliest recorded date. [ACSC records an ERD of 27/1/1922. Queensland users of KGV PTPO Envelopes are seldom seen] 1923-24 1½d Green KGV ‘Star’ Embossed With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #ES55 for Government Chalet, Mt Buffalo, Victoria, flap never sealed, very fine unused, Cat $300. 1924-28 1½d Red KGV ‘Star’ Embossed With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #ES56 for Bagot, Shakes & Lewis Ltd (Adelaide), central fold, hinge remainders on reverse, flap never sealed, unused, Cat $200.
1916-1917 2d Violet KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #ES58 window envelope for Ronaldson Bros & Tippett, Ballarat tied with Ballarat ‘25OCT20’ machine cancel, all-over advertising on reverse with machinery illustrations, vertical folds, Cat $500. [This user not recorded by ACSC] 1916-1917 2d Violet KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #ES58, stain at right, flap stuck down, unused, Cat $1,000. [Identical in colour and style to the Post Office issued envelope, however ACSC states there was a distribution of 1,000 PTPO, without user identification, probably ordered by Melbourne philatelist PT Berry]
1920-21 2d Orange KGV ‘Star’ Embossed - Without ‘POSTAGE’ BW #ES59 advertising envelope for Alexander Mair & Co (Melbourne) tied by Melbourne ‘16OC/1920’ machine cancel being the earliest recorded date, some staining at left. [ACSC records an ERD of 31/10/1920 so this example precedes that date by some 15 days] 1920-21 2d Orange KGV ‘Star’ Embossed - Without ‘POSTAGE’ BW #ES59 for Central Wool Committee (Melbourne), tonespotting, flap stuck down, unused, Cat $350. 1922-23 2d Red KGV ‘Star’ Embossed - With ‘POSTAGE’ on blue stock BW #ES61 for International Harvester Company of Aus Pty Ltd, central folds, gum residue on flap, unused, Cat $200.
$300 $80 $450
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1924 ‘THREE/HALPENCE’ On 2d Red KGV ‘Star’ Embossed - With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #ES62 for Shire of Phillip Island & Woolamai used 1923 (Dec 19) to Ballarat, opened on three sides, Cat $200. 1928-37 1d Green KGV Oval Embossed advertising envelope for H Perry & Co Pty Ltd (Melbourne), 1931 (Apr 20) local use, unsealed flap, very fine.
1142 1142 PS 1143 PS
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1930 1d Green + 1d Green KGV Oval Embossed BW #ES66 for The Texas Company (Australasia) Ltd tied by Melbourne ‘1OCT/1930’ slogan datestamp, being the earliest recorded date of usage, Cat $1,000. [These envelopes were uprated to comply with the postage rate increase as of 4/8/1930] 1930 ‘TWO/PENCE’ On 1d Green KGV Oval Embossed BW #ES67 window envelope for HC Sleigh (Melbourne), tied by Melbourne ‘7JAN/1932’ slogan cancel, spikehole and large part of backflap missing, Cat $1,500. Rare. [ACSC records that “one unused and three used examples are known]
1928-30 1½d Red KGV Oval Embossed BW #ES69 for Bebarfalds Ltd (Sydney), ½d orange KGV added, central fold & minor wrinkling, unused, Cat $300.
$1,000 $900
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1930 ‘TWO PENCE’ on 1½d Red KGV Oval Embossed BW #ES70 for The Texas Company (Australasia) Limited (Brisbane), handstamped ‘FIRST DAY COVER’ with ‘WOONDUM/4AU30/QUEENSLAND’ datestamp being the first day of issue for this envelope in line with the 1½d to 2d letter rate increase which took effect on this date, some tonespots & missing backflap. Exceedingly rare. [ACSC records earliest recorded date of use as 17/9/30 some 6 weeks later!]
$1,000
1930 ‘TWO PENCE’ on 1½d Red KGV Oval Embossed BW #ES70 for Dennys, Lascelles Limited, Geelong, surcharge slightly displaced, minor staining, unused, Cat $400.
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1933-37 1½d Red-Brown KGV Oval Embossed BW #ES71 window envelope for an unknown user with POB address of Box 390d, GPO Melbourne & PMG permit number 84, Melbourne ‘19JUL/1937’ slogan cancel, opened on three sides, edge blemishes, Cat $6,000. Extremely rare. [A new discovery with the three covers recorded by ACSC identified for user Warburton Franki]
1930-37 2d Red KGV Oval Embossed BW #ES72 advertising long envelope for Invincible Motors ltd (Sydney), uprated with KGV 1d for transit to New York tied by Sydney ‘24NOV/1932’ slogan cancel, redirected on arrival, Brooklyn backstamp, fine condition. 1941-42 1d Brown KGVI Oval Embossed ACSC #ES77 for Australian Defence Canteens, some mild creasing, flap unsealed, unused, Cat $500.
1941-50 1½d Green KGVI Embossed BW #ES79 window envelope for unknown user, corner blemish & discolouration from window on reverse, also 1951 (Jan 30) used example for user AG Healing (Melbourne), fine condition. (2) 1946-47 1½d Green on 2½d Red Defaced KGVI Oval Embossed BW #ES81 (oval of four obliterating bars) window envelope for Warburton, Franki (Melb) Ltd, some age stains on reverse, opened on three sides, the backflap stuck down, Cat $2,000. Rare. [ACSC states “about one dozen used entires are recorded”] 1942(?)-50 2d Mauve KGVI Oval Embossed BW #ES84 for an unknown user with POB address of Box 2668x, GPO Melbourne & PMG permit number 340, sent locally with Melbourne ‘16MAR/1948’ slogan cancel, Cat $200. [From 10/12/1941 2d was the permit mail rate for sealed carriage of printed matter circulars]
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$5,000
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1950-51 2d Violet Error of Colour KGVI Oval Embossed window envelope for Harris Scarfe Ltd (SA) with Adelaide ‘5MAR/ 1951’ slogan datestamp, some discolouration at right, also a comparison example with the correct embossing in green BW #ES85, Cat $800. [ACSC states that following 1/12/1950 postal rate increases 2d became the printed matter rate and as a result the colour of the embossing was changed to green, however “at least one order for printed matter rate envelopes from Harris Scarfe Ltd (SA) was printed in violet instead of green”] (2) 1950-51 3d Red KGVI Oval Embossed BW #ES88 advertising envelope for Brook’s Lemos Ltd (Melbourne) uprated with ½d Roo and tied by 1951 (Nov 17) Melbourne slogan cancel. Attractive advertisement for Brooke’s Concentrated Soups. 1953-57 3d Green QEII Embossed BW #ES91 advertising window envelope for Four Square Cigarettes (Richmond, Melbourne), unused, Cat $100.
$500 $100 $100
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1965-66 5d Red QEII Embossed - Helecon in Ink BW #ES99 for Dist Millennium Co-op Soc Ltd SA, flap unsealed, very fine unused, Cat $100. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 1157 PS 1913 4d Orange Die 2 Kangaroo Long Envelope (230x100mm) on cream stock BW #RE2, central fold & other blemishes, Cat $1,000; also Smaller Envelope Size G2(146x88mm) with variety Large ‘T’ in MUST #RE3d fine unused, Cat $250. (2)
1158 PS 1159 PS
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1913 4d Orange Kangaroo, ‘REGISTERED LETTER’ At Top on cream stock BW #RE3, uprated for transit to Switzerland with combination franking of NSW ½d & 1d Roo Die I, provisional Dubbo orange/white registration label, Dubbo, Sydney & Berne backstamps. Attractive tri-colour State/Commonwealth combination franking. 1916-20 4d Orange KGV Sideface on NSW Stock with obliterating device in orange on flap, Setting 2 (115mm, printed crossed lines out of postion) BW #RE7B, trivial stains, unused, Cat $500.
1920-21 5d KGV, De La Rue Stock horizontal laid paper, obliterating device in red on flap, Melbourne ‘26OC20’ CTO cancel BW #RE10Ax, Cat $150. 1923 ‘FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY’ On 5d KGV Revalued on Old Middows Stock Setting 1, text ends “conditions prescribed” (#Re11A) tied by Murwillumbah ‘6MAY24’ datestamp and addressed Taxation Office in Sydney, flap repair at lower left, trivial toning, Cat $1,500. Rare. [Only two unused and four used examples are known, this is the latest recorded date for a used example]
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1923 ‘FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY’ On 5d KGV on De La Rue Stock With Address Panel At Right BW #RE15 addressed to England & tied by Registered Perth ‘14JL24’ datestamp, Cat $500. [ACSC states “This is a very scarce envelope of which only a small quantity were revalued. presumably returns from post offices”] 1930 ‘FIVE/PENCE’ On 4½d KGV, Revalued on Old Stock, Long Envelope Setting 2 BW #RE25B, minor wrinkling; also a used example of #RE24B, sent Bathurst to Sydney with a boxed ‘CLOSED’ handstamp in red; Cat $190. (2)
$400 $150
1938-51 KGVI Embossed Oval 5½d brown on buff with printing in red & rounded flap at the right, BW #RE30, used July 21, 1942, Queenscliff to Geelong. Light cleanable soiling, neatly opened, very good overall condition. Rare. 1938-51 KGVI Embossed Oval 5½d brown on buff, text in red, rounded flap on the right, BW #RE30. Some aging and small blemishes, from Merah North to Swansea, backstamp include ‘T.P.O.1 NTH WEST/UP20FE43/N.S.W’. Scarce and difficult cat $300. [Comes with later cream paper, rounded flap on left as usually seen, BW #RE32.] (2) 1942-48 5½d KGVI Oval Embossed - Text in Red on cream stock with error Curved flap at the right BW #RE32c, addressed to Sydney and tied by Wahroonga ‘25FE48’ datestamp, minor blemishes, Cat $500. [ACSC states “Examples with the flap on the right are rare and can be considered errors”] 1959-62 2/5d QEII Embossed - Provisional on 1/7d Stock Setting 1 (C.T.B. 1481 below last line of compensation clause), eleven obliterating lines on reverse BW #RE40B, fine unused, Cat $400.
$300
1965 2/5d QEII Embossed - New Text Setting with ‘REGISTERED LETTER’ reset in larger type with ($100) added after £50 in the compensation clause BW #RE45, very fine unused, Cat $1,000. Extremely rare. [ACSC states “the setting of the text is exactly the same as that used for the first decimal 24c registration envelope...It is apparent that the Post Office requested a further small printing of 2/5d envelopes to ensure supplies were adequate until decimal currency, and that the envelope blanks intended for the 24c envelopes were used”]
$900
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AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes (PTPO) 1169 PS 1942-49 5½d Brown KGVI Oval Embossed cut-out for Hobart Savings Bank, distinguishable from the post office issue by paper thickness and colour, tied by Registered Hobart ‘12OCT48’ datestamp. Extremely rare. [ACSC states “Only one envelope is recorded” and “no cut-outs have been reported” although two are known this being one of them] AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes 1170 PS 1946-1990s Accumulation used and unused in mixed condition from KGVI 7d ASC #A2 to late 1990s Christmas ASC #137. Duplicated quantity in between incl several commemorative types (eg 1956 Olympic Games mint and used, 1960 QANTAS 40th Anniv mint), wide range destinations majority USA, GB, Holland and other Europe. Big range and well worth a look. (100s) 1171 PS 1944-45 7d Blue KGVI - Admonition Removed with Qantas Christmas greetings message and Kangaroo Postman printed within BW #A2d to England, 1944 Sydney cds, fine condition, Cat $800.
$250
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1945-50 7d KGVI With Qantas Cachet for Australia-England flight via Singapore two used examples one signed by pilots Solly & Nicholl BW #A3d (AAMC #1038a), fine condition, Cat $450+. (2) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Official) 1173 PS 1952(?) ‘POSTAGE/PAID’ Airletter No denomination in blue BW #AO2, typed PMG’s Dept message within dated “24th May, 1954”, tear on reverse, uncancelled. Rare [ACSC records “Less than ten examples have been recorded.” No unused examples are known] AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Sheets 1174 PS 1961-66 5d QEII printed in orange and light-emerald green on yellow-buff paper BW #LSP1 [1] used examples from PMG’s Dept x2 each advising clients of letters found with insufficient postage paid, printed ‘T’-in oval fines marked “3/-” for 1/6d in underpayments or “13/6d” for 6/9d in underpayments, some blemishes; also [2] unused example with stamp impression cancelled by five printed wavy lines and ‘PRICE: SIXPENCE’ blocked out plus [3] another unused example without wavy lines cancel or the blocking out of the price. [ACSC records that these Lettersheets were used by PMG’s Dept to advise senders of postage underpayments] (4) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Sheets (Printed-To-Order)
1175 PS
1950-51(?) 3d Green KGVI Crowned Oval Embossed BW #LSS13 for Education Department (Vic) addressed but uncancelled, unsealed flap, some mild aging, Cat $500. This is the example illustrated in the ACSC. [Date of printing and quantity issued unknown. No used examples have been recorded]
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1924(?) 1½d Red KGV ‘Star’ Embossed BW #LSO6 example of a Victoria Education Department Final Caution Notice for school non-attendence, philatelically used in 1926 (Oct 13) from Exchange (NSW) to Kirribilli, the flap sealed, minor tear at top. Unique. [Assigned catalogue number BW #LS06 by ACSC although no examples recorded however its use is inferred by the existence of the surcharged ‘TWO/PENCE’ on 1½d red lettersheet BW #LS07 the only known user also being the Victorian Education Department]
AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers 1177 PS 1913 Kangaroo & Map ½d Wrappers x3 all being 1914 postally used examples from Sydney used July 9, July 17 or Nov 4, all addressed to Commercial Banking Coy in Blayney. (3) 1178 PS 1920 ½d + ½d KGV Sideface with Type 1 ‘NEWSPAPER ONLY’ rubber handstamp in green BW #W8(1) uprated with KGV ½d green for transit to USA, 1921 (Jan 11) Sydney datestamp, Cat $100. [ACSC only records use of the Type 1 handstamp in Melbourne] 1179 PS 1920 ½d + ½d KGV Sideface with Type 1 ‘NEWSPAPER ONLY’ rubber handstamp in green BW #W8(1), fine unused, Cat $150.
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1920 KGV ½d Green + ½d Green ‘NEWSPAPER ONLY’ Setting 3 BW #W9(3), unused, Cat $150. 1920 ½d + ½d KGV Sideface with Type 4 ‘NEWSPAPER ONLY’ rubber handstamp in violet BW #W8(4), 1921 (Mar 15) use from Melbourne to NZ, front of wrapper only, Cat $100 unused; unpriced used. 1924-27 1d Green Die 2 KGV Sideface on vertically laid paper BW #W13(2), fine unused, Cat $400. KGV Selection comprising 1922-24 1d violet BW #W11, 1d Green 1924-27 1d Die I #W12 (Bullet holes variety) & 1d Die III #W14 x4 (one with Dot before ‘1’ at left), 1927-31 Die I #W15, 1931-38 New Layout #W19 x2, also 1913-15 ½d Roo #W15, condition variable, unused, Cat $340. (10)
$1,500
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1938-41 1d Green Queen Elizabeth BW #W20 uprated for registered transit to USA with 1d Queen Elizabeth & KGVI 3d, tied by Swansea (NSW) ‘11MR40’ datestamp, ‘PASSED FREE/US CUSTOMS/AC SEATTLE/WASHINGTON’ handstamp. Most unusual registered use of a wrapper. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers (PTPO) 1185 PS 1949 (?) 1½d + 1½d Green KGVI Letterpress BW #WS26 for an unknown user, addressed to Canada with Ship Mail Melbourne ‘3MR50’ datestamp being the earliest recorded date by over four months, vertical fold, Cat $500. [A compound 3d stamping was made available for users requiring wrappers for overweight newpapers in the 1½d newpaper rate period]
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1951-53 3d Green KGVI Crowned Circle Embossed BW #WS30 oversized wrapper for Education Department (Vic) used 1954 (Mar 22) from Rupanyup to Melbourne, opening blemishes, Cat $250. 1187 PS 1959-65 5d Blue QEII Embossed for Stock Exchange of Sydney in dark blue and in light blue ACSC #WS35 & 36, the former untidily opened at top, Cat $200. (2) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wartime 1188 PS 1943-44 6d Airmail Postcard 1946 (Nov) late use from Tatura (Vic) to Germany, ‘APPROVED FOR TRANSMISSION BY CAMP COMMANDANT’ one-line handstamp in blue, minor aging, fine overall, Cat $400 for destinations other than Italy.
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AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Miscellaneous 1189 PS 1946-49 3/7d Magenta KGVI PTPO Parcel Label for Myer Emporium sent from Heidelberg (Vic) to England, Melbourne parcels cancel, minor blemishes, Cat $2,000. Rare. [Issued as part of the post WWII “Food for Britain” campaign, the 3/7d label paid for parcels weighing up to 7lbs] 1190 PS 1946-49 5/10d Blue KGVI PTPO Parcel Label for Victorian Department of Agriculture, couple of repaired tears, slightly trimmed at base, ‘18AUG1947’ handstamp in violet, parcels cancel, Cat $1,500. Rare used.
$1,800 $600
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1946-49 Food For Britain Fund Express Parcels Label complete in red & white with printed “GREETINGS from AUSTRALIA” & “TO THE FOLKS AT HOME”, counterfoil attached with printed “Received Ten Shillings”, trivial wrinkles, fine unused. Scarce. AUSTRALIA | Covers By Manufacturer 1192 * Bergen 1949 Grain Race illustrated cover carried on board winning ship Passat in a journey time of 110 days, Pt Victoria ‘12MY49’ datestamp tying stamps, Falmouth (UK) ‘28SEP/1949’ arrival backstamp. Fine condition.
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Bergen 1949 Royal Show Adelaide illustrated cover with 1d & ½d tied by Wayville Showgrounds ‘5SE49’ cds, addressed to James Stapleton in New Zealand. Fine condition. Bergen 1949 30th Anniversary of Ross Smith Flight ½d & 1d cancelled Darwin cds of 10DE49, clean pencilled address. Bergen 1950 150th Anniversary of Mt Gambier illustrated cover with QM 1½d tied by Mt Gambier ‘3DE50’ cds, addressed to Bergen in pencil.
Bergen 1951 Melbourne-Christchurch First Official Direct Air Mail hand-printed flight cover, adhesives tied by Melbourne ‘28JE51’ cds, boxed flight cachet in violet, handstamped address to James Stapleton in New Zealand, with Christchurch backstamp. Bergen 1951 KGVI 3d Green FDC tied to cover with Bergen hand-printed cachet by Allenby Gardens (SA) ‘14NO51’ FDI datestamp, unaddressed and very scarce thus. Bergen 1951 KGVI 3½d Brown FDC tied to cover with Bergen hand-printed cachet by Allenby Gardens (SA) ‘28NO51’ FDI datestamp, unaddressed and very scarce thus.
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Bergen 1952 KGVI 4½d Red FDI on Postcard tied by Hindmarsh (SA) ‘20FE52’ FDI cds to ANA airmail postcard with DC4 Skymaster image on viewside & Bergen hand-printed cachet on message side, handstamped address to James Stapleton in New Zealand. Bergen 1956 3½d Responsible Government tied to illustrated FDC by Adelaide Airport ‘26SE56’ FDI cds, fine unsealed & unaddressed condition. Very scarce. Challis 1954-55 Generic FDC Selection with 3½d commemoratives in blocks of 4 for 1954 Red Cross, 1954 Railway Centenary, 1955 Rotary & 1955 USA Memorial, all are registered & tied by Perth FDI cancels with typed addresses. (4)
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Hunter Stamp Company 1942 5½d Emu tied to by neat cds of ‘GERALDTON/12-FE42/WEST-AUST’. Accompanied by copy of Brian Pope’s ‘Black Swan’ discussion piece. [This very cover was sold at Rod Perry’s April 1997 Covers sale and was knocked down there for $6,500]
$3,200
McDonald 1929 WA Centenary tied to FDC by ‘MALVERN/28SE29/VIC’ datestamp, ‘AUSTRALIAN/FIRST DAY COVER/ POSTAL AND STAMP ISSUE’ double-ring circular cachet in violet, addressed to Melbourne dealer D. McDonald. McDonald 1936 Cable 2d & 3d tied to FDC by ‘RICHMOND SOUTH/1AP36/VIC’ datestamp, ‘AUSTRALIAN/FIRST DAY COVER/POSTAL AND STAMP ISSUE’ double-ring circular cachet in violet, addressed to Melbourne dealer D McDonald, stamps with some toning. McDonald 1944-51 GVI 2d Purple marginal block of 4 tied to illustrated Barney Marshall patriotic cover by ‘BROADMEADOW/ 4DE44/NSW’ datestamps, printed address label. Scarce.
$240
Mitchell 1946 Peace complete set on registered air cover to New Zealand. Mitchell 1948 2½d Pan-Pacific Jamboree brown, green & blue, neat printed Cattley address. Very fine and rare. Mitchell 1948 2½d Pan-Pacific Jamboree red & green, unaddressed. Very fine and rare.
$180 $180 $180
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Mitchell 1949 2½d Forrest blue & red, unaddressed. Very fine and rare. Mitchell 1949 2½d Forrest grey-brown & red, neat typed address. Very fine and rare. Parade 1968 5c Soil Congress unfolded thin lines gutter pair on unaddressed cover dated Clarence St 6AUG68.
PMG’s Department 1948 Pan-Pacific scout Jamboree 2½d imprint block of 4 tied to PMG’s Department OHMS long cover by ‘GPO SYDNEY/15NO48/NSW-AUST cds, fine ‘FIRST DAY COVER’ handstamp in violet. RA Kingston 1946 Peace tied to FDC by ‘CHIEF PARCELS OFFICE/5/18FE46/N.S.W.’. Light foxing, hand addressed, one of only six known by this maker.
$180 $180 $120
$75 $100
SA Stamp Company 1936 SA Centenary set of 3 tied to illustrated FDC by ‘Registered Adelaide ‘3AU36’ FDI cancel, endorsed “Express Delivery” in blue crayon, mild aging. SA Stamp Company plus 6d Kooka & 1/- Lyrebird tied by Ayr (Qld) ‘2AU37’ cds to Small Crown FDC with typed address, trivial soiling. Rare. Segnit 1947 1d Marriage of Princess Elizabeth tied to illustrated FDC by Yaninee ‘20NO47’ FDI cds, fine unsealed & unaddressed condition. Rare. Smyth 1952 1/0½d KGVI tied to unaddressed & unsealed FDC by Sydney ‘19MR52’ FDI cancel, fine condition.
$150 $60
Smythe 1938 £1 Robes tied to Smythe registered FDC (small peripheral blemishes) BW #216y by ‘REGISTERED/1NO38/ BRISBANE’ s/ring cds, another alongside. Addressed to New Jersey USA, backstamp Hong Kong and Honolulu transits, Pitman NJ arrival. Rare FDC.
$1,600
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Standard Stamp Co tied to illustrated FDC by ‘BRISBANE/2AU37’ datestamp, some aging, scarce. Unknown 1944 KGVI 2d Purple tied to FDC with kookaburra illustration (unknown producer) by ‘4DEC/1944’ FDI datestamp, typed address. AUSTRALIA | First Day Covers Collection Incl [1] Bodin 1946 Mitchell; [2] Guthrie 1949 UPU with ‘WOOLNERS ARM/NSW’ cds; [3] Haslem KGVI 3d; [4] Wide 1221 * World 1950 8½d Aborigine & 1951 KGVI 7½d both with ‘WOOLNERS ARM/NSW’ cds, also [5] 1947 Newcastle with (late use of) ‘POLDA/SE 8/47/SA’ squared circle. Minor blemishes on some covers. (6) * *
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1931 6d Air Mail Service Overprinted OS two copies tied (with KGV 2d red and Air Mail 3d green) on first day of issue by strikes of ‘RIALTO/17NO31/VIC’ cds to long plain registered envelope (trivial faults) and carried on ANA Ltd’s First All-Australian Air Mail to England (AAMC #222), initially on Southern Sun (which crashed at Alor Star), then by Southern Star. Scarce FDC (not to mention the plane crash).
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1932-37 6d Large Kookaburra BW #150 pair tied to plain cover (mild edge toning) by Albion (Qld) ‘1JE32’ FDI datestamps, Cat $275+. 1934-65 Group of 152 FDCs and miscellaneous covers, range of cover makers and generally good condition. 1937 Submarine Cable 2d Plate 1 & 3d Plate 1 corner singles tied to plain registered cover by Registered Adelaide ‘1AP36’ cds. Fine condition.
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ex 1237 AUSTRALIA | Philatelic Numismatic Covers 1237 * 1994 Year of the Family, 1997 Bradman, 2007 Kangaroos, 2008 World Youth Day, 2009 Stargazing, also 2009 numbered ‘Monster’ commemorative medal covers x2. (7 items) AUSTRALIA | Commemorative Covers 1936 Queensland Philatelic Society First Exhibition registered cover with rare franking of KGV ½d orange optd ‘OS’ BW 1238 * #69(OS) block of 4 (+ KGV 1½d brown pair) tied by ‘26SE36’ APM #360 datestamp, fine condition. [½d optd ‘OS’ Cat $800 on commercial cover!]
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1930-62 Covers Collection one first flight Devonport (Tas) to Dublin by 1931 Australia-England AAMC #222, otherwise commercial and social usages incl advert covers domestic and overseas destinations (GB, USA, Canada, Fiji, Austria, Denmark, Germany). More useful earlier frankings include KGV 4½d SM P14, 4d olive and 5d brown CofA, 1/6d Hermes no wmk x2, KGV 2/- Silver Jubilee (cat $400). Condition varies, terrific range, on cover cat well into four figures. (36) 1932 (Mar 29) illustrated Harbour Bridge letterette with Recess 2d tied by Sydney Harbour Bridge ‘29MAR/1932’ opening celebrations slogan cancel, some faults & minor aging. 1933-51 Selection comprising [1] 1936 Hobart ‘PAID AT’ machine covers to South Australia all with Adelaide DLO cds and RTS labels on reverse; [2] 1949 Tatts 2½d machine cover to WA, unclaimed with RTS label; [3] 1950 Tatts cover to Brisbane with ‘INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS/NO POST TOWN’ handstamp in red & Brisbane DLO ‘EXAMINER 1’ & ‘EXAMINER 2’ handstamps in violet; [4] 1951 Hobart local cover with ‘CALLED-POSTMEN/22JAN1951/GPO HOBART’ boxed handstamp and oval DLS handstamp (on reverse) both in violet; also [5] 1933 Pyengana (Tas) uprated Wrapper front to North Wales; condition variable. (7)
1935 (Sep 24) Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen cover to Thüringen with typed endorsement ‘BY AIR MAIL AUSTRALIA-GREECEGERMANY’, tri-colour franking of 1/6d Hermes, 6d airmail & 3d airmail tied Air Mail Brisbane datestamp, Greek transit backstamp, fine condition. 1936 inwards airmail cover from Singapore with Straits Settlements 25c KGV tied by slogan cancel, Sydney ‘26 JUN’ arrival backstamp, re-directed on arrival to Java with KGV 3d & 1d plus 3d airmail x2 added to pay 9d airmail rate plus 1d late fee all tied ‘AIRMAIL LATE FEE/SYDNEY’ datestamps, Soerabaja ‘29/6/36’ arrival backstamp, openining blemishes. Most Unusual. 1937 (Apr 9) Colyer Watson & Co 1/8d correctly rated airmail cover to Syria with 1/- Large Lyrebird & KGV 4d pair, typed endorsement ‘AIR MAIL AUSTRALIA-EGYPT-SYRIA’, Sydney Late Fee datestamp, Alexandria transit and Beyrouth arrival backstamps, backflap missing, mild tonespots. Scarce origin/destination mail.
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1937 Airmail OHMS Cover to ‘Discovery’ Committee, London bearing KGV 5d tied by ‘FREMANTLE/W.A.’ cds along side boxed ‘2/2(mss)(d)/F. S./MORE TO/PAY/RATE/ABOVE....’ scored out, alongside mss “T260” in blue pencil. Flapless and slightly trimmed at top. 1938 (Dec 12) small cover to Monaco (backstamp) with combination franking of 1½d brown KGV & 1½d brown KGVI paying 3d surface rate. Scarce destination. 1939 (Aug 2) Oswald-Sealy (Sydney) surface rate cover to Berlin Germany undelivered due to outbreak of WWII, twin strikes of ‘UNDELIVERABLE/RETURN TO SENDER’ boxed handstamp in violet, Sydney DLO ‘18DE39’ cds.
1940 (June 13) triple censored airmail cover to Switzerland with 1/6d Hermes & 1½d brown KGVI pair, minor blemishes. 1940 (Sep 10) Stavros Cratsis (Adelaide) 1/6d rate commercial cover to Greek trading partner in Egypt, Australian & Egyptian censor handstamps and tape, redirected on arrival in Alexandria (backstamp) with additional same day backstamps for Dumiat & Mansoura, opened on three sides, edge blemishes.
1940 Clipper Mail quintuple rate from Sydney to London with 10/- Robes x2 (one torn), 5/- Robes, 4d Koala x12 & 2d red KGVI. A couple creases but otherwise in good condtion. [Rate £1/9/2 = 2½-3ozs] 1941 (Mar 21) 1/6d Horseshoe route censored cover to Stanley Gibbons in England with KGV CofA 1/4d (Cat $250 on cover), 1d AIF & ½d Roo pair tied by Melbourne datestamps.
1943 (May 4) Gollin & Co censored commercial surface-rate meter cover to Mauritius, ‘29MY/43’ arrival backstamp. Unusual WWII destination mail. 1951 Adelaide local cover with 3d Federation, probably suspected to have contained cash by Post Office so compulsory registration enforced, ‘OFFICIALLY REGISTERED’ handstamp & mss “T 1/5” marking in red crayon applied with Dues 6d pair, 1d pair & 3d added on reverse, opened on three sides. Postage dues are seldom seen on registered covers. [Deficiency of 1/5d = 2½d 2nd weight step + 6d Registration + 8½d fine.] 1953 (Nov 27) 1/0½d registered surface rate cover to Pakistan with 6d Small Kooka pair & ½d Roo tied by Alexandria (NSW) cds, Lahore arrival backstamp, opening blemishes. Scarce destination at a seldom-seen rate (3½d empire rate + 9d registration).
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1960s-70s postcard rate usage selection comprising solo frankings of 13c Avocet, 15c Blue Gum, 15c Timber, 15c Pioneer Food & 25c Broken Bay; also 9c on 8c opal pair and a 15c Science Education + 3c Crab combination franking. Scarce group in generally fine condition. (7) 1960s-90s Decimal Multiple Frankings predominantly to UK plus other destinations including Cyprus, Denmark, India & Liechtenstein; noted uprated PSEs, various rates including greetings card, some out-of-period usage or overpaid/philatellically inspired frankings, condition variable but generally fine. (190) 1964 (Mar 10) despatch note (stapled to customs declaration & Indonesian receipt form) from Anthony Hordern & Sons addressed to Evangelized Field Mission Sentani, West Irian, Indonesia, the receipt with overprinted West Irian 40s postage due SG #D19 tied by ‘KOTABARUIRIAN’ cds. Most unusual.
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1970s-90s Solo Frankings [1] on covers with 5c Chisholm booklet stamp sent surface to Rhodesia, 35c Mapping, 40c Performing Arts, 45c Test Centenary, 1978 55c Xmas, 75c Aboriginal Culture; [2] on PPCs including 5c World Weather Watch surface rate to Scotland tied by Leigh Creek Coalfield (SA) cds,15c Blue Gum,18c Rehabilitation, 18c Fauna conservation, 25c Australian Scenes, 30c Performing Arts, 63c Living Together; plus excellent range of 1980s solos, condition variable but mostly fine. (150 approx). 1972 (Feb 1) registered airmail cover to Netherlands with scarce franking of 5c Famous Australians Adam Gordon booklet pane of 5 + tab, plus 75c Navigators, 1971 Xmas 7c x2 & QEII 1c. 1973-1990 Greetings Card Rate unsealed covers mostly to United Kingdom with better solo frankings including 18c Rehabilitation, 30c Performing Arts, 25c Spiny Anteater, 55c (1985) Christmas, 63c (1988) Christmas, 85c Pelican on 1998 Economy Air cover (to Austria), also 2c Living Together & AAT 45c Brash Ice on a 1988 Sea Mail cover. (13)
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1989 Sports Series on Cover with solo frankings including 1992 90c Soccer to Thailand, 1993 85c Diving economy air to Belgium; also multiple frankings, combination usage with commemorative issues, Economy Air, Priority Paid, PSE & aerogramme uprates and PPC usage; some out-of-period usage or philatellically inspired frankings, mixed condition, majority fine. (85) Decimal Array 2008-12 mostly commercial array including stampless from Hong Kong with bi-lingual ‘INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/FOR AIRMAIL TRANSMISSION/SENT BY SURFACE MAIL’ & ‘T/”290”/230’ handstamp, Registered Post/AR with $2 Colonial Heritage, Christmas label tied by ‘DLO/UNDERPAID/to be paid by Addressee’ dated handstamp, stampless with ‘RECEIVED IN THIS/CONDITION DUE TO/WET WEATHER’ handstamp, 2009 Mount Compass (SA) to Melbourne with ‘RELIEF SA’ cds, others with Lord Howe Island cancels, also a good selection of 60c Southern Cross with AFL or NFL Club tabs. (90+) Noughties International Post Array with a wide range of frankings on covers & PPCs, values to $2.35, very little (if any) duplication, mostly fine. (80)
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Stamps on Cover 1953 and 1955 philatelic correspondence, three registered air mail Springvale (Victoria) to Burbank (California) with kaleidoscopic frankings incl [1] in 1953 (Apr 27) 6d blue Die II perf ‘OS’ BW #19ba also 2/- Croc with pre-printing horiz crease creating void line across upper third of stamp; [2] two with 5/- BW #44 (one 1953 creased, one 1955 torn), the second including 9d 1st wmk BW #24 (catalogue an amazing $1,000 in proper period of use). Interesting group, must have value at estimate. (3) AUSTRALIA | First Flight Covers 1929-34 Group comprising [1] 1929 (Jun 4) Perth-Ceduna intermediate AAMC #137a registered; [2] 1931 (Nov 19) Australia1274 * England #222 registered, unusually with registered Dover ‘17DEC31’ & Rtd Ltr Section ‘18DEC31’ oval backstamps, RTS handstamps on face, returned by ship to Fremantle (faults); [3] 1933 (Aug 25-26) Melbourne-Launceston #324 registered; [4] 1934 (Apr 10-14) Australia-NZ #369 x2; [5] Australia-Papua-Australia #393; Cat $350+. (6) 1934-51 Group [1] 1934 GB Airmail Exhibition PPC to Australia; [2] 1937 China Clipper first flight cover to Perth #728; [3] 1940 1275 * TEAL Australia - NZ #900; [4] 1951 Melbourne Christchurch and Christchurch - Melbourne, 2 covers with special ovpt and cachets #1272,1275. (5) 1273
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1934-52 small collection from 1934 (Feb 17) NZ-Australia AAMC #360 and (Mar 29) AAMC #367 x2 (one special env registered, one plain), then range 1950s inc two Christchurch-Sydney AAMC #1264, nine 1952 QANTAS Australia South Africa and return incl three intermediates (Mauritius x2, Cocos) AAMC #1307-08 group. Also internal New Zealand flights 1936 (3) and 1938 (2) incl couple real photos, NZAC #126a & b, 127b, 179c & d plus 1982 SAA Joburg-Perth. Mainly fine, min cat $625. (20) 1934 England-Australia Imperial Airways generic illustrated envelopes (serially numbered), typed addresses ex the first, very minor imperfections with [1] registered London to Victoria with 1/6d KGV franking by 3d x2 plus 1/-, various backstamps; [2] inscribed London-Camooweal franked 1/3d by KGV 1/- and 3d AAMC #469 cat $75, backstamp Camooweal Dec 20th, New York return address; [3] inscribed Singapore-Brisbane franked Straits Setylements KGV 25c AAMC #469n cat $150, backstamp Brisbane Dec 21st, Algeria return address. (3)
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1938 Holland-Java-Australia illustrated pair [1] Holland-Australia-Holland AAMC #815a, the return franked 2/1d by 1/6d Hermes, 4d Koala & KGVI 3d blue, small faults (opened out); [2] flimsy aerogramme (light central fold) Java-Australia AAMC #815, fine. Good duo, min cat $250. (2) 1940 Australia-New Zealand-New Caledonia cover originally mailed from Sydney on 31AU39 by RMS Niagara to NZ, held there for 11 months due to the outbreak of war and then finally flown to New Caledonia by Califormia Clipper on 18JL40. 1942-49 QANTAS special covers with vignettes and signed by the pilots, comprising [1] 1942 Sydney to Mornington Island; [2] 1946 Australia to England AIRLETTER for the re-opening flight of the Qantas/BOAC service to London; [3] 1947 Australia to England & return flight; [4] Australia to Japan & return flight (BCOF); [5] Australia to Hong Kong; AAMC #950, 1038a, 1124-25, 1128-29 & 1218, Cat $925. (7)
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2008 Tullamarine-Los Angeles with special Airmail vignette and digitally printed postmark (in colour!!) and backstamped with special Australia-Los Angeles cachet. (APM40710). AUSTRALIA | Military & Censor Mail 1940s censored mail majority South Australia, other destinations include England (incl 1941 Airmail with 1/6d Hermes), New 1288 * Guinea (1942 Bank of NSW env), USA (several with range reseal label types), several to other Australian states, few Concession rate. Wide range of postmarks inc two ‘HMA/SHIPS’ alongside ‘PASSED FREE OF POSTAGE’, various datestamps (eg Army PO, AIF, Air Force PO, etc), wide range censor handstamp types. Some later oddments, mixed condition, already priced to sell at well over $1,000! (60+) AUSTRALIA | Military - World War I Period 1289 * 1915 (Jan 15) Humourous PPC showing two jolly Australian servicemen on a camel & headed ‘Britannia rules the Waves/ Britannia rules the Sands’ sent from “Mena House/Hospital” to South Australia with Egypt 5m tied by ‘1st AUST BDE cds and Adelaide machine receiving cancel on view side. Fine & attractive. *
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ex 1295 AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES | Postal Stationery 1295 PS Postal Stationery: unused mainly fine range comprising [1] Norfolk Is formular type letter card BW #FLC3A cat $50; [2] Christmas Is with Registration envs 1959 30c (Malay currency) BW #CI1 and 1972 25c (Aust currency) ASC #RE2 cat $150, Aerogrammes 1971 10c ASC #A1 x2; [3] Nauru two small (1970) and one large (1971) 10c Aerogrammes ASC #A1 & 2; [4] PNG 1961 envelope BW #PNG1 plus 1959 and 1963 10d Aerogrammes BW #PNG7&8, decimals long envs 5c blue x2 and 7c brown ASC #E2&3, decimal Aerogrammes 9c, 10c small x2, 10c large ASC #A6, A8&9. Good variety, not often offered. (2) NAURU 1296 ** 1916-23 Overprints 1½d red-brown SG #3 marginal block of 4 with ‘N/P/IMPRIMATUR’ handstamps on reverse, MUH, Cat £220+. Ex National Postal Museum Archives, sold through 1984 Christie’s Robson Lowe sale. NAURU | Postal History 1297 * 1920 (Jul 24) philatelic cover to New York with Overprints at Base ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d & 1/- tied by ‘P.O.PLEASANT ISLAND/ JL24/20/(NAURU)’ cds, fine boxed registration handstamp in purple, minor aging/toning, small tear on left edge.
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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 1299 ** 1947-59 Ball Bay White Paper 1d orange complete sheet of 80 with full selvedge including imprint (several right column units have Light shading on the hill), 1d violet right marginal block of 12 (3x4), SG #1a & 2a, Cat £150. Fresh. (92) NEW GUINEA | German (Deutsch) New Guinea | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1300 **/*/U 1897-1919 mostly fine from 1897 first opts mint complete (ex 10pf) with two 3pf shades, the same cds (ex 25pf); 1900 Yachts eleven values to 2M and 3M mint and to 40pf cds (30pf faulty); later low vals mint. Several expert handstamps (eg Grobe, Jaschke-L), generally fine throughout, min cat €500+. (26) NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues 1301 * 1931 Huts Overprints ½d to £1 set SG #137-149, fine mint, retail $475. (13)
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1931 Huts Air complete SG #137-149. Small imperfections, good colours, generally well-centred Cat £250 (local retail c$475). Very good value. (13) NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues | Official Stamps 1303 * 1937 OHMS small cover to United States with 3d Undated Birds pair oveprinted ‘OS’ (Cat £70 x8 on cover), Rabaul cds & registration handstamp, arrival backstamps, trivial edge blemishes. NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues | First Flight Covers 1932 Guinea Airways (23 Mar) flown Salamaua to Port Moresby franked with Huts Air opt on 1d & 2d, framed cachet in red, 1304 * signed by pilot Orme Denny, AAMC #P43, Cat $175. Only 48 carried.
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1306 1305 PAPUA | Official Stamps 1305 **/* 1931-32 Lakatois 9d optd ‘OS’ top left corner block of 4, variety Rift in clouds, SG #O63 (var), three units MUH, Cat £120 as normal mint singles. 1306 ** 1931-32 Lakatois 1/3d optd ‘OS’ top left corner pair, variety Rift in clouds, SG #O65 (var), stamps fresh MUH, Cat £60 as normal mint singles.
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part 1309 PAPUA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 1307 PS 4d Orange Lakatoi on Buff Stock small standard format HG C2, only 1,000 issued, very fine example. PAPUA | Postal History 1308 * 1934 (Jan 8) cover to Cayman Islands with ½d Pictorials pair tied by Port Moresby datestamp, taxed with Caymans 2d DoubleHead tied by ‘GEORGETOWN/MR12/1934’ datestamp.Visually appealing. PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1309 * 1970s Artwork for proposed “Must See PNG” Tourism set, comprising four multicoloured values each numbered “66” on thick white card, artist’s note states “‘Must see...PNG’ should follow established style. The size of these stamps would be as the Bird of Paradise issue in 1973”. Most attractive. 1310 ** 1952 Pictorials 10/- Map & £1 Fisherman optd ‘SPECIMEN’, fresh MUH. 1311 ** 1994 Surcharges set of 11, SG #730-40, Cat £200, unmounted.
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1312 ** 1995 (Mar-Aug) Overprinted Surcharges on Bird of Paradise, Thin and Thick opt types, SG #755-8 & 755a-8a. (8) PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Booklets 1313 B 1973 INTERPEX Booklet New York edition, retail $225, SG #SB5a, Cat £120. PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Postage Dues 1314 ** 1960 (Mar) Postal Charges SG D2-6, plus (June) 1d to 3/- SG D7-14, all MUH. (13)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Postal History 1315 * 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.] 1947 (Feb 24) cover to Burns Philp Port Moresby with Australian adhesive tied by Kairuku ‘24FE47’ cds. 1316 * 1317 * 1950 (May 31) registered cover to England with Australian adhesives tied by Abau ‘31MY50’ cds, red & black Abau registration label.
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Postmarks 1318 * Badili - Boroko Relief Cancels: 1960s-70s collection of registered covers comprising Badili (2), Baimuru, Baiyer River, Balimo (3, including provisional use of Momote registration label), Banz, Bogia (3, including Relief No 4 on 2/5d Cattle) & Boroko (4), generally fine. (15) Boroko - Buin Relief Cancels: 1950s-90s collection of registered covers comprising Boroko (6), Buambub (3) & Buin (6, 1319 * including 1956 Relief No 6 on Voyce cover from the second period of use at Buin), generally fine. (15) PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Postmarks Kabwum - Kerowagi Relief Cancels: 1960s-80s collection of mostly registered covers comprising Kabwum, Kagau (4), 1320 * Kainantu, Kairuku (3) Kar Kar, Kavieng, Keravat (name scored through on registration label), Kerima & Kerowagi (2), mostly fine condition. (15)
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