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AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1300 ** 1928-2014 M/S Collection in three volumes with basic sheets including 3d M/S, largely complete with lots of extras including 2006 Red-Back Spider M/S, 2012 Road Trip Australia Limited Edition pack, 2013 Banknote Centenary M/S with Australia 2013 show overprint numbered #206 of 250, plus show overprints, imperforate sheets, limited editions, etc, face value $900+, however this is much more than just a ‘postage’ lot, a number of the specials retail at over $50 each.

AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues 1972-76 Rehabilitation usage selection comprising [1] 18c solo frankings on 1972 greetings card rate cover & on 1974 PPC, 1301 * both to Germany; [2] 12c & 18c paying airmail rate on 1973 cover to Germany; [3] 24c + QEII 6c paying airmail rate on 1973 cover to USA & 1974 cover to USA with 24c + 1c Shrimp paying the reduced airmail rate. (5) 1302 * 1981 Sporting Personalities on-cover usage selection comprising [1] 22c Munro domestic solo usage on cover or on PPC; [2] 55c Brookes solo on 1981 ‘Greetings from’ cover to NZ; [3] 60c Lindrum solo on 1981 airmail cover to Denmark; [4] 1981 22c + 55c on 1981 underpaid cover to USA. (5)

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1966-74 Navigators selection incl set 4 optd ‘SPECIMEN’, 50c horizontal strip of 5 showing ‘grossly misplced perfs’ to the right, $1 Flinders perf 14¼, BW #460-66. (10) 1966-74 $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 BW #464.

1966-74 $2 Bass BW #465 plus 10c Oil & Gas on 1972 Bank of NSW cover to London. Very scarce on cover.

1967 25c Christmas BW #479 scarce solo franking on 1968 (Nov 11) Business Reply cover to USA. 1968 Olympics 5c x2 & 25c x2 BW #491-92 on 1968 (Oct 16) De Wolf Fletcher commercial double-rate cover to Germany, fine condition. Attractive and scarce franking.

1970 15c Timber BW #504 x2 paying postage plus registration on 1970 (Feb 13) small cover from Bilpin to Yamba (NSW).

1969 15c Timber BW #504 solo frankings paying [1] unsealed greetings card rate on 1969 (Dec 9) cover to UK; [2] combined postage plus certified fee on 1969 (Sep 22) cover, stamp with some edge toning. (2) 1969 25c Christmas BW #208 solo franking on 1969 (Dec 15) airmail cover to Canada.

$1,400

$150 $75

$120 $60 $100

$65 $100 $100 $120 $65

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1970 20c Expo BW #518 pair paying combined airmail & special delivery fee on 1970 (May 8) cover to Ceylon, Colombo backstamp, minor edge blemishes. Unusual usage.

1970 20c Expo usage on cover comprising [1] pair on 1970 (Nov 4) registered cover to New Zealand & [2] in combination 5c Expo & 5c Rail on 1979 (Mar 31) airmail cover to USA; both items in fine condition. (2) 1970 Captain Cook various frankings including [1] 30c solos paying combined postage & registration fee within Tasmania or paying airmail rate to USA; [2] 5c se-tenant strip of 3 paying combined postage & certified fee; [3] 5c strip of 6 paying airmail fee to Switzerland or 5c strip of 5 plus 5c Expo paying airmail to Germany; [4] double-rate to USA with 5c strip of 5 plus 25c Orchid or to UK with 30c plus 20c Expo & 10c Fish also [5] imperforate 30c single on philatelic cover to Germany and two other items. (10)

1970 30c Captain Cook BW #527 x2 on small 1970 (Jun 28) double-rate airmail cover to Germany. Rare franking.

1970 30c Captain Cook imperforate (from M/S) with Flinders Island Tourist Committee private overprint in upper and lower margins, tied to a cover by Whitemark ‘23DE70’ datestamp, addressed to UK, fine condition. [Cover is believed to have been serviced by RJ McIlroy the government medical officer on the island at the time] 1971 Australia - Asia 1971 on cover usage group comprising [1] 7c Theatre perf ‘T’ on Tasmanian Tourist Bureau intra-state cover; [2] 15c Music solo airmail to Austria plus a pair on airmail cover to UK’; [2] 20c Sea Craft solo airmail to Hawaii plus in combination with QEI 1c & 4c to USA; generally fine condition. (5)

$100 $100

$160

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1971-72 Animal Science usage selection including [1] 6c in combination with other issues paying 25c airmail rate to USA; [2] 12c plus QEII 3c paying unsealed greetings card rate to USA; [3] 18c solo paying unsealed greeting card rate to UK; [4] 24c in combination with 6c on two covers paying 30c airmail rate, or in combination with 10c & 1c paying 35c airmail rate;. (6) 1971 Christmas cream paper, complete sheet of 100, tone spots in gutter only. BW #572-78, Cat $380.

1972 Primary Industries solo frankings comprising [1] 20c Fruit solo on 1973 (Jan 15) surface rate cover to Germany, stamp with small fault; [2] 30c Fish on 1972 (Jul 6) airmail cover to USA & [3] 35c Beef solo on 1972 (Nov 5) airmail cover to Germany.

(3) 1972 18c Rehabilitation usage group to UK with solo frankings 1972 on PPC and 1972 (unsealed greeting card rate) & 1974(?) on covers, the latter with ‘AUSTRALIAN POST OFFICE/POSTAGE DEFICIENCY ADJUSTED’ oval handstamp in red; also pair on 1975 commercial cover. (4) 1972 35c Christmas BW #621 paying airmail rate on 1972 (Dec 4) unsealed cover to Botswana. Elusive destination, very fine condition.

$160 $200 $100 $80 $75

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1973 National Development on-cover usage group comprising [1] 20c Shipping (+50c Pioneer Transport) on 1973 double-rate cover to Switzerland; [2] 25c Iron Ore solo on 1973 airmail cover to Hawaii; [3] 30c Beef Roads solo on cover to USA; [4] 35c Mapping solo on 1973 airmail cover to Italy, cover central fold & without flap. (4) 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. 1973 30c Christmas BW #652 solo franking on 1973 (Oct 8) airmail cover to Germany.

$120 $50 $65

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1973 Architecture 40c & 50c BW #656-57 on 1973 (Nov 9) Krutsch& Co (Melbourne) registered cover.

1974 30c UPU BW #677 scarce solo franking paying airmail rate on small cover to USA. 1974 Christmas complete sheets with 10c ‘pip’ & ‘5’ at right, 35c ‘pip’ & ‘2’ at right. Minor blemishes on 35c. BW #680zi,681za, Cat $300+. (200)

$80 $65 $100

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1976 45c Christmas BW #756 strip of 5 on 1977 (Jul 18) registered cover from Sydney to Marion (SA). Rare multiple franking.

1976 45c Christmas BW #756 solo franking paying airmail rate on small cover to Germany.

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

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1977 45c Christmas BW #788 solo franking on 1977 (Dec 9) cover to Iceland. Rare destination.

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).

1978-79 20c Little Grebe error Yellow (beak & eye) omitted, very fine fresh MUH, BW #805cb $250.

1983 45c Masked Woodswallow P14x14.40 solo frankings on PPCs to UK x2, also on cover to Germany or in combination with 30c Wallaby to UK. Hard-to-find usage items. (4) 1978 Horse Racing on-cover usage group comprising [1] 20c local use on 1979 Sydney cover; [2] 50c solo on 1978 (Dec 28) Queen’s Beach (Qld) cover to USA; [3] 35c & 55c on 1979 (Jan 5) double-rate cover to Switzerland. (3) 1979 55c Christmas BW #852 solo franking on 1979 airmail cover to Denmark.

$65 $65 $100

$80 $65 $60

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1982 60c Whale Essay with solid-blue green background, BW #930E(1), fresh MUH, Cat $350 - 12 years ago - (SG #841a, Cat £250).

1992 Imperforate Threatened Species 45c Dunnart from 2nd to 6th Reprint on 1993 (Jul 30) cover from Sydney to Clovelly (NSW), Cat from $400 off-cover, especially rare on cover.

1992-94 Threatened Species 45c sheetlet of 5 with ‘WORLD COLUMBIAN STAMP EXPO 92’ overprint in gold Completely imperforate BW #1567cb, in the original pack accompanied by Wetlands vending machine booklet and an Exhibition card with 45c Wallaby tied by Koala cachet, Cat $500. [Imperf sheetlets were sold by Australia Post at the exhibition and it is believed a full printer’s sheet, comprising 48 units, was sold in this way]

$225 $250

$350

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1992 Imperforate 45c Threatened Species Sheetlet with World Columbian Stamp Expo overprint BW #1567ca, Cat $500.

[These sheetlets came from the stock sold by Australia Post at the exhibition and probably a complete printer’s sheet of 48 units were sold] 1994-98 ATM Sheetlet Stamps reprint solo frankings on 1998-99 covers x8 between BW #1784B-1791B, generally fine. (8) 2001 $1 Koala Greetings Stamp overprinted with International Post signifier at right BW #2418 plus 55c Rat tied by Perth machine cancel. The first example of this overprint we have recorded on cover.

$250 $75 $120

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2012 Farming (2nd Series) 20c Pineapple block of 10 (5x2) with Narrow margin between stamps on lower row resulting in an apparent misperforation, fresh MUH. The first mint example we have offered.

$250

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1348 ex 1349 AUSTRALIA | Booklets 1346 B 1913-17 2/- Red on Pink inside cover printed in red on blue-green BW #B7A, exploded with 1d x6 remaining (one with Break in lower left of value circle #4(K)h), staple removed, with tissue interleaving intact, edge blemishes, Cat $3,000 (as an incomplete booklet). Rare survivor.

1347 B** 1928-30 2/3d Green on Pale Green cover with three panes KGV 1½d red P13½x12½ Watermark inverted (BW #92cc cat $325 each), BW #B39Aa, perfs at top of each pane trimmed, the back cover with some small rust marks.

1348 B 1990 Sydney International Airport Provisional with strip of 70c x5. Pfeffer catalogues the 75c & $1 but does not list the 70c.

Extremely rare, available at the airport for about 3 months. Includes letter from the Postal Manager explaining how these booklets came about.

AUSTRALIA | Postage Dues 1349 U 1909-1938 1/- Postage Due Selection with 1909-10 BW #D88 marginal block of 15 (3x5), strips of 3 x2, pair, plus singles x2, 1931-36 CofA P11 #D121 pair, plus 1938 #D128 block of 15 (3x5), Cat $650.

To avoid errors, please check your Lot Numbers and Bids carefully.

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1913-30 Selection of used blocks [1] Thin Paper Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A 1d P11 wmk sideways rejoined block of 8 with poor BN ‘376’ used at Sydney GPO & 1d P14 ‘CA’ monogram vertical strip of 3; [2] 3rd Wmk 1d block of 4, 3d block of 4 x2, 4d P11 blocks of 4 & 6.

1902-58 Collection on Album Leaves with 1902 Converted Plates ½d block of 4 with Hobart CTO cancel, 2d Compond Perf P11½x11 SG #D10 (Cat £170), 3d x3, 4d x3, 1902-04 Completed Design 4d P11, 1931-36 P11 ½d used & 2d mint; Tasmanian datestamps sighted including 1902 Liffey & 1906(?) Adventure Bay. (125) 1902 Converted NSW Plates ½d to 5/- complete set P11½-12. Retail $750.

1902 Converted NSW Plates ½d to 5/- complete set P11½-12. Retail $350, good used with cds cancels.

1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/NSW ½d to 5/- complete set (ex 8d, plus extra 2d) P11½-12x11 or P11x11½-12.

Retail $250+, good used with cds cancels. (12) 1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/NSW 3d P11, BW #D25, Cat $275. Fine mint.

1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/NSW 5/- line P11, BW #D43. Neat corner cds, Cat $375.

1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/NSW 5/- line P11, BW #D43. Neat corner cds, Cat $375.

1906-08 Design Completed Wmk Crown/Single Lined A 1d light green P11 Wmk inverted, BW #D48a, Cat $2,000, fine 1908 cds of Carcoar. A very rare stamp.

1906-08 Design Completed Wmk Crown/Single Lined A 3d light green, BW #D52, few perf faults, Cat $450, rare.

1906-08 Design Completed Wmk Crown/Single Lined A 3d P11½-12 x11, BW #D52, neat cds corner cancel. Cat $450.

1907 Design Completed Wmk Crown/Double Lined A complete set (½d Wmk inverted), BW #D56-60, Retail $1,500, Fine mint. (5) 1908-09 Stroke After Shilling Values 1/- BW #D61 strips of 3 x9 and pairs x12 plus a single all with Perth datestamps, some blemishes, mostly fine, Cat $1,500++. Seldom offered in this quantity, especially as multiples.

1908-09 Stroke After Shilling Values 2/-, BW #D63, fine mint, Cat $1,500. A rare stamp.

$150 $275 $550 $250 $150 $175 $110 $110 $1,000 $120 $350 $1,100 $350 $1,000

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1909-10 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thick Paper complete set (1d & 2d are both Die I) Perf 12x12½, BW #D76, Cat $1,700+.

1909-10 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thick Paper complete set (1d is Die II & 2d Die I) Perf 12x12½, Retail $970. All with cds cancels, 10/- is CTO. (11) 1909-10 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thick Paper Hagners with used 4d x35 including block of 9 & blocks of 6 x2, 6d x5 including marginal block of 4, 1/- x41 including marginal block of 4 (one unit torn), strip of 3, and pairs x5, BW #D85-86 & 88 group, some blemishes mostly fine, Perth datestamps, Cat $1,000+. (81) 1909-10 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thick Paper 10/- Perf 12x12½, Retail $425. Fine mint.

1909-10 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thick Paper 10/- Perf 12x12½, CTO, BW #D91w, Cat $200. Only 480 produced.

$1,400 $650 $240 $325 $150

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1913-21 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thin Paper ½d Watermark Sideways P11 SG #D94 marginal block of 18 (6x3, seventeen units MUH), plus blocks of 6 & 4 MUH, fine and fresh, Cat $800++.

1370 **/*/U 1922-60 Array on Hagner with 1922-30 4d P14 block of 4 used, 6d P14 MUH and 4d P11 pair **/* and two singles MUH, 194657 3d block of 6 */**, 4d block of 13, 6d block of 4 & 8d block of 7 all MUH, 1958-60 No Wmk 10d gutter block of 6 and pair MUH plus a used pair, Cat $1,000+. (49) 1371 **/* 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A Third Wmk 6d Harrison and Mullett imprint blocks of 4, slight separations, BW #D112z & za, Cat $1,150. (2 items) 1372 U 1931-37 Wmk CofA 1½d to 1/- (ex 6d) P11 set, BW #D113, Retail $170.

1373 * 1938-63 New Frame Plates set of 7, BW #D122, retail $220.

1374 U 1938-63 New Frame Plates set of 7, BW #D122.

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1938 Original Plates 4d Authority imprint blocks of 4 without dot from upper and lower plates, BW #D126zb, Cat $150.

1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates 1d Authority imprint block of 8 with dot showing variety White flaw in base of ‘1’ with additional notch & break in top frame, BW #D130da&zd, fresh MUH, Cat $115.

1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates 2d block of 4 with Misplaced centre, BW #D131c, one unit MUH, Cat $550+.

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1953-59 New Value Plates For Shilling Values 1/- carmine & deep yellow-green, 2/- carmine & deep green & 5/- carmine & deep green Die I, BW #D139B,140C,141C, Cat $210.

1958-63 No Wmk complete simplified set, fine used.

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) 1958-63 No Wmk 8d Die II top right hand corner block of 30 with variety Crack in upper portion of ‘8’ [B29] BW #D154f, fresh MUH, Cat $785.

$125 $75 $250 $150

1394 AUSTRALIA | War Savings Stamps 1382 * 1940 6d Defiant [1] 3rd Wmk pale blue imprint block of 4; [2] No Wmk McCracken imprint pair.

1383 W WW1 6d Blue Savings Stamp without gum. Very slight perf tone, good centring, strong colour.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1384 PS 1911 Coronation Queen Mary in ornate shaded frame in slate-green, BW #P12A, small red ink flecks, cancelled with very fine ‘ALICE SPRINGS/AU24/11/S_A’ (A1+) squared-circle, to Germany.

1385 PS 1386 PS 1387 PS

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.

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.

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”.]

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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.”]

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”] 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) 1930-37 1½d Brown King George V Oval Embossed BW #PS24 for user Registrar-General’s Department (NSW) used to Blackheath (NSW), some discolouration otherwise fine, Cat $1,500. A rare card..

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official) 1392 PS 1930 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 1d Green King George V Sideface - ‘OS’ in Colourless Dots Type 1 BW #PO8A Victoria Education Department 1933 (Sep 7) use for Korumburra School committee meeting announcement, minor spotting & clipped corner, Cat $800. [ACSC states “Used cards are rare.”]

1393 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) 1394 PS 1916-19 1d Red Star Die 1 for Customs House, Sydney, BW #PS9, 1917 use in Sydney.

1395 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 1396 PS 1913-70s Group of eight, incl 1d Roo Die 2 (pineapples) unused #LC16, 1½d KGV #LC58 unused; 2d red KGV #LC64 used to South Africa via SS Ulysses; plus three Registration Envelopes. (13)

$1,000

$200 $80 $750

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1911-12 1d Purple-Black KGV Fullface First Line Ending ‘To’ on thick white enamelled stock, P10, text setting B, with view ‘COLLINS ST. MELB.’, BW #LC11(40)d, couple of hinge marks on view side, unused.

1911-12 KGV Fullface - 1st Line Ends ‘To’ with view National Park N.S.W and text setting ‘B’ (no comma after ‘AUSTRALIA’).

To Shanghai uprated Queensland 1d red postmarked machine cancel ‘BRISBANE/OCT12/QUEENSLAND’, and part Shanghai B.P.O. arr cds Oct 24. A bit battered but an unusual usage.

1911 1d+1d Full-Face Design Reply Lettercard BW #LC13(50)+(108A) in purple (views of ‘GIANT RED GUM VIC’ + ‘QUEEN’S GARDENS PERTH, W.A’), minor perf separation, fresh unused. Only c.38,000 of all sorts were sold.

$80 $100 $200

1913 1d Black-Brown Kangaroo & Map Original Die with ‘BOTANIC GARDENS, PORTLAND, VIC.’ framed oval, BW #LC14(15A). Fresh unused.

1913 1d Red Kangaroo & Map Original Die with ‘THE GORGE, LAUNCESTON, TAS.’ framed oval, BW #LC14(55B). Fresh unused. This card has text setting B, whereas BW notes that all examples have text setting A. 1913 1d Red Kangaroo & Map Original Die with ‘MT LOFTY RANGES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.’ framed oval, BW #LC14(84C).

Fresh unused. This card has Part dot after AUSTRALIA, whereas BW notes that all examples of this view have no dot.

$100

1913 1d Red Kangaroo & Map Die 2 with ‘THE TWO BROTHERS QUEENSLAND.’ framed oval, BW #LC16(135B). Fresh unused.

1914-18 1d KGV Die 2 Perf 10 with view ‘HUONVILLE, TASMANIA’ in purple-black, BW #LC21(66). Fresh unused.

1914-18 1d KGV Die 2 Perf 10 with view ‘PINEAPPLES QUEENSLAND’ in deep blue, BW #LC21(103). Fresh unused.

$100 $100 $100

$100 $100

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1914-18 1d KGV Die 2 Perf 10 with view ‘WATERFALL GULLY ADELAIDE’ in deep blue, BW #LC21(140). Fresh unused.

1914-18 1d KGV Die 2 Perf 12½ with view ‘MT. BUFFALO, VICTORIA’ in deep blue, BW #LC22(80). Fresh unused.

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.

$100 $100 $100

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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.

1920-22 2d Orange KGV Perf 10 view ‘GIBBERABONG CREEK, N.S.W.’, BW #LC45(51), uprated with 1½d green KGV pair for 1921 use to USA, no message.

1920-22 2d Red KGV Perf 12½ view ‘GIBBERABONG CREEK, N.S.W.’, BW #LC49(51), partly stuck down.

1922-23 2d Red KGV grey surfaced stock P12½ with view of ‘GOVERNMENT HOUSE PERTH’, BW #LC49(56E), partly stuck down. Fresh unused.

1923-24 1½d Green KGV Sideface Design P12½, view ‘GPO. HOBART’ BW #LC51(58B), a bit of perf separation at right, otherwise, fresh unused.

$200 $120 $200

$200 $150 $120

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1923-24 1½d Green KGV Sideface Design P12½, view ‘MURRUMBIDGEE IRRIGATION SCHEME...’ BW #LC51(88), very fine unused.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 1416 PS 1915-16 1d Carmine KGV Sideface Die I BW #EP4, minor toning, flap sealed, Cat $250.

1417 PS 1916 ½d Green King George V Star Embossed ‘MELBOURNE/17/3JL16/VICTORIA’ CTO datestamp, fine condition, Cat $250. Only 378 issued for UPU distribution.

1418 PS 1419 PS 1420 PS

1916 1d Red King George V Star Embossed ‘MELBOURNE/17/26JE16/VICTORIA’ CTO datestamp, fine condition, Cat $100.

Only 378 issued for UPU distribution.

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]

$150 $120 $150

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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.

1920-21 2d Orange KGV ‘Star’ Embossed - Without ‘POSTAGE’ BW #EP21, trivial toning, unsealed flap, Cat $400.

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 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 (used at Port Moresby), boxed ‘RAAF Concession/Postal Rate’ boxed handstamp, Melbourne & Adelaide backstamps. Unusual usage.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official) 1428 PS 1920-59 Vic Education Department all different used selection of long P2-style covers; [1] 1½d brown ‘OS type 2, 1920 use from Lancefield; [2] 1½d red Star ‘OS’. 1920 use from Moonee Ponds, endorsed “Commercial papers only”; [3] 2d on 1½d red Star ‘OS’ uprated with ½d Roo & 1d violet QEII, 1953 use from Richmond North; [4] 2d red KGV Oval ‘OS’, 1950 use from Kongwak; [5] 2d on 1½d KGV Oval ‘OS’ uprated with 2d green QE, 1959 use from Nathalia. BW #EO7B,12,16,17,18, a few faults, but difficult group, Cat $480.

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1920 2d Orange KGV Sideface BW #EO9 window envelope for Commonwealth Treasury, Melbourne 1922 (Jun 15) machine cancel, fine condition, Cat $500.

1922-23 2d Red King George V ‘STAR’ Embossed 2d scarlet for Education Department, Melbourne BW #EO12, used locally, fine condition Cat $100.

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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) 1433 PS 1930-70s Accumulation of mint and used with mix of Stamped-to-Order and PO issues, wide range of users. Condition a bit mixed. Noted unused 1½d on 2d red Star, used 1½d green Star. Good research material with strength in the pre-decimal QEII period. (170+) 1434 PS 1913-15 ½d Green Kangaroo BW #ES1 for Shire of Colac, flap unsealed, fine unused, Cat $400.

1435 PS 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]

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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] 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.

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.

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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 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.

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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]

$750

1928-30 1½d Red KGV Oval Embossed BW #ES69 for Bebarfalds Ltd (Sydney), ½d orange KGV added, central fold & minor wrinkling, unused, Cat $300.

1930 ‘TWO PENCE’ on 1½d Red KGV Oval Embossed BW #ES70 for Dennys, Lascelles Limited, Geelong, surcharge slightly displaced, minor staining, unused, Cat $400.

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) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 1450 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)

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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.

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)

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1455 PS 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 - Wrappers 1456 PS 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.

1457 PS 1920 KGV ½d Green + ½d Green ‘NEWSPAPER ONLY’ Setting 3 BW #W9(3), unused, Cat $150.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wartime 1458 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.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Miscellaneous

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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]

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AUSTRALIA | Telegram Forms 1460 PS Selection Of Forms And Envelopes with illustrated 1936 Congratulatory form + envelope used at Perth plus 1936 & 1937 Forms only used at Perth or Dubbo, 1941 Birthday Greetings form + envelope used at Port Lincoln; also undated envelopes for Greetings x3, Birthday, Mothers’ Day and Christmas & New Year, plus a plain 1943 form used at Lorne (Vic). Attractive group.

(12) AUSTRALIA | Covers By Manufacturer 1461 * Bergen 1951 Melbourne Christchurch Direct Flight AAMC #1274, 3d Federation pair cancelled Melbourne cds of 28JE51, clean Stapleton cover.

London Assurance 1962 Commonwealth Games 5d & 2/3d tied by Perth Games Village ‘14APR65’ pictorial FDI datestamp 1462 * Pictormarks APM #1705, typed address, very fine condition. Seldom offered.

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London Assurance 1963 Royal Visit 5d & 2/3d tied by Sydney ‘18FEB63’ FDI datestamp, typed address, fine condition.

Seldom offered.

London Assurance 1964 First Air Mail 5d & 2/3d tied by Sydney ‘1JLY64’ FDI datestamp, typed address, very fine condition.

Seldom offered.

London Assurance 1965 ANZAC set of 3 tied by Sydney ‘14APR65’ FDI datestamp, typed address, very fine condition.

Seldom offered.

Mitchell 1938 5d Ram tied to registered cover by Perth ‘1DEC38’ FDI datestamp, cover with light central fold, typed address to Mitchell.

Mitchell 1950 8½d Aborigine tied to illustrated cover by Perth ‘14AU50’ FDI datestamp, flap unsealed, very fine unaddressed condition.

Nirlay Kundu 2009 Dolphins 55c tied by Sorrento (Vic) pictormark FDI cancel APM #41310, numbered #2 of 10; also 2009 (Jun 9) 55c Queensland Anniv tied by Brisbane FDI cancel APM #41330, also numbered #2 of 10; both with hand painted allover illustrations and in fine unaddressed condition. (3) Nirlay Kundu Laser-printed copies of original Nirlay artwork on FDI covers with pictormark datestamps comprising 2007 Blast Off (Space) x2, 2008 Hot Air Balloon, 2009 Astronomy & 2009 Let’s Get Active (Cricket), all in fine unaddressed condition. (5)

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Nirlay Kundu 2007 Christmas hand painted covers each bearing $1 Hubble Telescope tied by Woomera (SA) pictormark FDI cancels APM #39620, each cover numbered #1 of 1 and unique thus, both in fine unaddressed condition. Delightful! (2) Nirlay Kundu Laser-printed copies of original Nirlay artwork on FDI covers with single stamp frankings tied by pictormark datestamps comprising 2007 Christmas x2 (Australia & Christmas Island), 2008 Love Blooms, 2008 Legends, 2008 Working Dogs & 2008 Quarantine, all in fine unaddressed condition. (6) Nirlay Kundu 2008 Australian Legends 50c Dame Murdoch tied by Hope Valley pictormark FDI cancel APM #39861, numbered #7 of 10; also 2008 (Mar 25) Centenary of Rugby League with 50c Panthers tied by Glebe pictormark FDI cancel APM #40050, numbered #7 of 27; both hand painted and in fine unaddressed condition. (2)

Nirlay Kundu 2008 Organ & Tissue Donation 50c tied by Hopetoun (Vic) pictormark FDI cancel APM #39890, numbered #8 of 10; also 2008 (Jun 24) 50c Olympic Games tied by Loch Sport (Vic) pictormark FDI cancel APM #40230, numbered #10 of 12; both hand painted and in fine unaddressed condition. (2) Nirlay Kundu 2008 Scouts hand painted cover with 50c tied by Frankston pictormark FDI cancel APM #39900, signed by artist, unusually unnumbered, fine unaddressed condition.

Nirlay Kundu 2008 Scouts hand illustrated covers x4 with 50c or $2 tied Frankston pictormark FDI cancel APM #39900, all are signed by the artist but unusually not numbered, fine unaddressed condition. (4)

Nirlay Kundu 2008 International Post Gorgeous Australia $1.35 Grose River Gorge tied by Halls Gap (Vic) pictormark FDI cancel APM #39970, numbered #11 of 13, attractive hand painted illustration of a rock climber, fine unaddressed condition.

Nirlay Kundu 2008 Hot Air Ballooning 50c tied by Ayr (Qld) pictormark FDI cancel APM #40161, numbered #10 of 20; also 2008 (June 10) Working Dogs 50c Labrador tied by Mount Barker (SA) FDI cancel APM #40221, numbered #3 of 11; both hand painted and in fine unaddressed condition. (2) Nirlay Kundu 2008 Olympic Games 50c tied by Loch Sport (Vic) pictormark FDI cancel APM #40230, numbered #3 of 12; also 2008 (Oct 1) $1.10 Megafauna tied by Monash University (Vic) FDI cancel APM #40640, numbered #5 of 18; both hand painted and in fine unaddressed condition. (2) Nirlay Kundu 2008 Living Green 50c Save Energy tied by Greenacres (SA) pictormark FDI cancel APM #40261, numbered #3 of 10; also 2008 (Oct 31) 50c Christmas tied by St Marys (NSW) FDI cancel APM #40761, numbered #3 of 8; both hand painted and in fine unaddressed condition. (2)

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Nirlay Kundu 2008 150th Anniversary of Australian Football 50c tied by Melbourne pictormark FDI cancel APM #40360, numbered #3 of 10; also 2008 (July 15) 50c Quarantine tied by Canberra FDI cancel APM #40440, numbered #3 of 10; both hand painted and in fine unaddressed condition. (2) Nirlay Kundu 2008 Aviation 50c Bristol Tourer tied by Sydney Airport (NSW) pictormark FDI cancel APM #40390, numbered #7 of 13, attractive hand painted illustration of biplane in flight, fine unaddressed condition. (1) Nirlay Kundu 2008 Tourist Precincts set of 7 to $2.75 tied by Mount Pleasant (Qld) pictormark FDI cancel APM #40540, numbered #1 of 1, quirky hand painted illustration, fine unaddressed condition. Unique!

Nirlay Kundu AAT 2008 International Polar Year $1.10 se-tenant pair tied by Kingston (Tas) pictormark FDI cancel APM #40550 numbered #5 of 8, hand painted penguin illustration, fine unaddressed condition.

Nirlay Kundu 2008 Christmas attractively handpainted covers x2 with 50c or 50c, 55c & $1.20 tied by St Marys (NSW) FDI cancels APM #40761, numbered #5 of 8 & #4 of 4 respectively, fine unaddressed condition. (2) Nirlay Kundu 2007 Christmas 45c and 45c se-tenant tied to separate covers by Christmas Hills (Tas) pictormark FDI cancels APM #39720, numbered #4 of 10 or #9 of 10; also Christmas Island 45c tied by pictormark FDI cancel APM #39730, numbered #10 of 10; each cover hand painted with colourful illustrations and in fine unaddressed condition. (3) Nirlay Kundu 2009 With Love 55c Red Roses on hand painted covers x2 tied by Darlington (WA) pictormark FDI cancels APM #41040, numbered #2 of 10 & #5 of 10, both in fine unaddressed condition. (2)

Nirlay Kundu 2009 Desserts 55c Pavlova tied by Eaton (WA) FDI cancel APM #41280, numbered #2 of 10; also 2009 (July 28) Micro Monsters 55c Beetle tied by Sydney pictormark FDI cancel APM #41450 numbered #5 of 10; both hand painted and in fine unaddressed condition.

Nirlay Kundu 2009 International Post $1.45 Koala tied by Gumly Gumly (NSW) pictormark FDI cancel APM #41380, numbered #5 of 10; also (Jun 26) Australia’s Favourite Stamp 55c Kangaroo £2 tied by Sydney FDI cancel APM #41362, numbered #5 of 10; both with hand painted illustrations and in fine addressed condition. (2) Nirlay Kundu 2009 Parks & Gardens 55c tied by Botany (NSW) pictormark FDI cancel APM #41400, numbered #5 of 10; also 2009 (Aug 11) Corrugated Landscapes 55c Water Tank tied by Rippleside (Vic) FDI cancel APM #41510, also numbered #5 of 10; both hand painted and in fine unaddressed condition. (2)

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Nirlay Kundu 2010 Mary MacKillop 60c tied by Sydney pictormark FDI cancel APM #42800, numbered #2 of 3, hand painted illustration, fine unaddressed condition.

Nirlay Kundu 2011 Royal Wedding 60c Royal Wedding tied by Williamston (Vic) pictormark FDI cancel APM #43361, numbered #5 of 6, hand painted illustration, fine unaddressed condition.

Overseas Mailers 1954 Gloucester set of 3 tied to cover by North Melbourne ‘19FE45’ FDI datestamp, Crown cachet unusually at upper-right, flap unsealed, typed address, very fine condition.

Plunkett trio comprising 1949 Forrest, 1951 Commonwealth with 3d se-tenant pair & 1951 KGVI 3½d brown all with FDI datestamps with generic Flag cachet, typed or handstamped addresses to USA. (3) Plunkett 1948 2½d Farrer tied by Chelsea (Vic) ‘12JY48’ FDI datestamp, generic Koala cachet, unsealed flap, typed address to USA. SA Stamp Company 1936 SA Centenary set tied to registered cover with Buffalo Warship cachet by Collins St Melbourne ‘3AU36’ FDI cancel, typed address to UK, fine condition. (1)

Unknown 1945 Gloucester set of 3 tied to registered cover by Cremorne (NSW) FDI datestamp, generic Kangaroo cachet in brown, addressed to USA with censor tape & cachet at left, appropriate backstamps.

AUSTRALIA | First Day Covers 1497 * 1937-2012 Assortment with 1937 NSW Anniversary x2 (one registered), 1940 AIF registered, 1953 Food x2 (one illustrated, one registered), 1971 Xmas block of 7, 1977 $10 Paintings, 1989 41c Cycling x2 & 43c Skateboarding booklet panes, 1990 $20 Paintings, 1991 Across Town Postage Paid & 1992 Box Link, 2001 International Post Panoramas to $20, also commercial 1939 KGVI 3d blue Die III on cover to USA & 1965 Vietnam Force Mail concessional cover with 5c Bird, toning in places, mostly fine.

(60) 1937-65 Accumulation good range, mainly Officials, Royals & Wesleys. Nowever noticed 2½d Lawson block of 4 on PMG’s 1498 * Department Sydney reg cover tp NZ & JJ Potts, Kaniva 1d Princess (we have not heard of this maker before). Good lot. (100+) 1499 * 1927-65 Range from 1927 (May 9) 1½d Canberra on cacheted env of Messrs Buckley & Nunn Ltd., ‘The Great Mail Order House. . .’ (not shy, were they?) to 1965 (Apr 21) reg illust env with 2/-, 2/6d & 3/- Birds. In between 1929 (Sept 28) with pair 1½d Swan on commercial env, 1937 (Aug 2) KGV 3d Die I plus 6d Kooka & 1/- Lyrebird, 1937 (Oct 1) NSW Sesqui set BW #177y, 1938 9d Platypus (Sept 1) and 5d Merino (Dec 1) BW #200y & 205y. Couple others, small blemishes, min cat $300. (11)

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AUSTRALIA | Philatelic Numismatic Covers 1969 50c embedded in Nuphil Associates PNC and sealed in cellophane giving the coin a somewhat dulled appearance, 1500 * serviced and registered at Yarralumla (ACT), with registration label No #0186, fine condition. [A special striking of the 50c had to made at RAM Canberra to service the Nuphil order. Although 1130 covers were produced the survival rate appears to be quite low, with examples selling for $750+ in recent years] 1501 1994-2001 group incl 1994 Year of the Family, 1995 Weary Dunlop, 1997 Bradman, 2000 Victoria Cross & 2001 Army Centenary. Retail $500+. (5) AUSTRALIA | Commemorative Covers 1502 * 1932-60s Assortment with Bodin, Guthrie, Royal & WCS FDCs, 1945 RGS Leichhardt illustrated cover with Roper River (NT) datestamp,1956 Melbourne Olympics covers with 7½d x23 or 4d x3 tied by event/commemorative cancels, a few flight covers, etc, very little duplication, aging in places mostly fine. (170)

1937 Airmail Exhibition array attractively mounted on display sheets with [1] covers x5 all with printed exhibition cachet, four with commemorative winged postmark tying stamps of which two are registered with Air Mail Exhibition registration labels (Pictormarks Cat $160 each); also [2] exhibition vignette perforated sheetlets x4 in blue, red, brown or green plus imperforate sheetlet in red, some perf separations/blemishes, Frommer Cat $320. (10) 1939-73 Selection including 1940 Story Bridge cover (faults) with War Fund label, 1949 RGS SS Fortitude sailing ship 1504 * centenary illustrated cover, 1955 Mt Kosciusko ‘29DE55’ pictorial cancel APM #1120 on cover (Cat $250), etc, condition is quite mixed. (10) 1505 * 1936 Scouts Centenary Corroboree (Dec 26) souvenir registered cover used to Norwood franked with KGV 2d plus 3d Cable tied by ‘SCOUTS CENTENARY CORROBOREE/BELAIR’ datestamp, Nº 25 registration label, appropriate backstamps. Rare scouting item..

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1910-70 Selection with 1913 PPC (Port Pirie view) to Germany with 1d & ½d Roos, 1929 PPC to Germany with 3d Kooka, 1938 airmail to Greece with 1/- Roo, 3d Jubilee, 3d Kooka & 1½d WA Centenary pair, 1943 registered to India with censor tape, 1945 registered Army Postal Service concession rate Tatts cover, 1959 Seymour (Vic) registered concession rate cover, etc; also New Guinea 1933 to Switzerland with Undated Birds Air 2d pair; condition variable. (16) 1914-30s KGV Cover Selection with 1914-16 1d red covers x6,1919 1½d black-brown on Methodist Book Depot cover to UK, 928 cover with International Philatelic Exhibition datestamps in red and in blue, 1929 PPC to Czechoslovakia with 3d, 1932 registered cover to USA with 3d pair, lots of 1½d red covers, etc; condition is very mixed. (38) 1915 (May 23) double-rate cover to Holland with 1d red x5 including two pairs tied by Ship Room Sydney datestamp, circular ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/25MY15/CS’ Emery #CM41 in violet applied in Sydney (Rated ‘A’ - rare by Humphreys), indistinct arrrival backstamp.

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1916 (Sep 25) oversized cover (260x202mm) from Melbourne to Sydney, headed ‘PHOTOGRAPHS ONLY’, franked with KGV 1d red pair for payment of the 8oz printed matter rate, framed ‘CLOSE AGAINST/INSPECTION’ handstamp in black, ‘T’ handstamp & “1/6” (mss) tax markings with 1d Postage Due blocks of 6 and 12 affixed and cancelled by pen-strokes. It can be presumed that the contents were not photographs and payment for 5½oz-6oz letter rate should have been 1/8d, thus the 1/6d deficiency. Faults as to be expected for a cover of this size.

1916-33 Kangaroo Cover Group comprising First Wmk ½d pair on PPC, 1d solo, 2½d to USA, 4d perf large ‘OS’ registered Perth to Gosnells, various DLO markings; Second Wmk 2½d to Denmark; Third Wmk 2½d (3, two solo frankings, other a strip of 4 + KGV 1d red pair), 3d (3, two solo frankings, other 3d + KGV 2d registered to Singleton), 6d blue (2, one solo, other 6d + KGV 5d – both registered); Small Mult Wmk 6d (3, one solo perf OS, others 1929 endorsed “Commercial Papers Only”, franked 6d + 1/- per Aerial Mail with boxed ‘CLOSED AGAINST INSPECTION’ handstamp, both registered and 1932 6d + 2d Bridge to Brisbane); condition variable, Cat $2,500++. (16)

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1917 (Oct 24) First Overland Mail illustrated cover with KGV 1d red tied by Perth machine cancel, addressed to Melbourne, design of cover necessitated it being inverted before the machine cancel could be applied.

1917 (Oct 24) ‘THE LINK THAT BINDS’ illustrated cover lo London with KGV 1d red tied by Perth machine cancel, some minor aging.

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1918 (Mar 27) double-rate cover to Rome with KGV 1d strip of 3 and pair, tied by Perth slogan cancel, ‘PASSED BY/CENSOR, 2’ boxed handstamp in blue applied at Perth, Rome backstamp.

1918 (Jul 26) Bank of Australia cover to New Zealand with KGV 1d red paying postage plus KGV ½d & 2½d Roo paying registation fee, Ipswich (Qld) red/black registration label, Ipswich & Brisbane backstamps.

1918 (Nov 20) cover to USA with 3d Roo plus KGV 1d Red & 1½d brown paying double foreign letter rate plus ½d War Tax, ‘PASSED BY CENSOR’ handstamp in blue, edge blemishes.

1918 (Nov 9) authorised use of KGV 1d bisect commercially used on KGV 1d Stationery Envelope within Melbourne. [The new 1½d stamps issued after the imposition on War Tax did not arrive in Melbourne until November 9th, and in most cases bisected stamps were accepted by postal authorities without additional charge. In December 1918 the post office published a notice announcing the mutilation of stamps in this way was contrary to regulations and they would no longer be accepted.]

1919-1960s Cover Selection with KGV 1919 Melbourne to Broadford with LMult 1d plus Third Wmk 2½d Roo, 1933 State Electricity Commission with 2d perf ‘VG’; advertising types including 1930 & 1932 for Melbourne Technical Correspondence School, 1931 Warburton, Franki advertising card showing radio set, 1931 Angus & Robertson with KGV 2d perf ‘A&R’, etc, mixed condition. (30+)

1920 (Mar 20) registered cover to Parkville with KGV 1d red plus 4d orange paying 2d postage plus 3d registration, Hamiltion (Vic) red/white registration label, fine condition.

1922 (Nov 14) cover from Russia to Sydney with imperf 200r, 250r & 300r tied to the reverse by cyrillic cds of Kharkiv (Ukraine), taxed “100c” due to de-monetising of stamps in the previous month, Postage Dues 2d x4 applied on arrival & tied by ‘DELIVERY ROOM/GPO SYDNEY’ cds, opened-out for display. Remarkable item. [Between 1/1/1922 & 28/2/1925, 1d equated to 12½ gold centimes therefore 100c equated 8d.]

1927-53 Group including 1927 PPC from Perth to Czechoslovakia franked on view side with 1½d Canberra with message about the visiting Czechoslovakian soccer team; 1927 Brett & Coy registered to Austria with 1½d Canberra pair & KGV 3d, 1936 to UK with No Wmk 1/6d Hermes P11 pair & single,1930 Brisbane 6d meter franking on printed cover to Norddeutschen Lloyd in Germany with ANA airmail label, 1932 to 2/8d rate to UK with 1/- Roo pair, 6d Airmail & KGV 2d, 1936 2/1d rate jusqu’a covers to Germany x2, Late 1940s (datestamp unclear) Murray’s (health food store) gift parcel label with 8/5d franking, 1951 BCOF Tatts cover with KGVI 3d brown tied by ‘AFPO No30/RAAF JAPAN’ datestamp, 1953 express mail to Holland, condition a bit mixed, some are fine. (15)

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1930 underpaid airmail cover to Perth franked with 5d on 4½d (Cat $200 on cover) tied by Carnarvon cds, 1oz rate was 8d, framed ‘T’ in black, mss 6d, Postage Dues 2d strip of 3 affixed to pay double deficiency and tied on arrival.

1932 (Apr 12) cover from USA to Thomas Cook Sydney with 2c Washington x2 & 1c Franklin tied by Belmont (Mass) machine cancel, redirected on arrival by air to Darwin with 3d Airmail x2 added and tied by Sydney datestamps, ‘Thomas Cook ‘21MAY1932’ datestamps on reverse, a few stains on reverse.

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.

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1933-64 Group of Taxed Covers mostly addressed overseas, including 1933 to France with KGV 2d red, superb NSW ‘Shield’ tax handstamp in red, 1957 to UK with Olympics 1/- pair & 4d marked “above ½ oz”, with two tax handstamps, 1957 to Scotland underpaid with ‘2½D/ISP’ handstamp in green, 1964 to USA to New York with “Postage Due 6 Cents...” handstamp with 6c Roosevelt added & tied by Lake Placid datestamp, plus others with a good variety of tax markings, condition variable but mostly fine. (14) 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 (Sep 18) cover from internee at Bathurst Internment Camp to Sydney, violet ‘PASSED BY/CENSOR 4’ on face. Rare mail form this early and short-lived camp. [Bathurst Internment camp was at Bathurst Gaol and was only opened from 7/9/1939 until 5/10/1939.]

1940 (Oct 17) use on 10/- & 5/- Robes with 2/- Roo & 9d Platypus on registered Clipper cover from University of Melbourne to London, endorsed ‘Air Mail (America)’.

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1946 (Nov 26) use of 7d Airletter from Italian POW at Cowra to Naples, violet ‘Service of Prisoners of War’ and ‘Approved for Transmission/by Camp Commandant’ both on face.

1948 (Apr 28) use of 1/6d Hermes, cancelled with Relief 3, on air cover from Bonegilla Immigration Camp to Lubeck, Germany.

1950s-70s Covers Mostly With Melbourne Tax Markings on annotated exhibit pages showing tax handstamps used in the period, including [1] 1953 to UK with 2/- franking underpaying 2nd weight step, taxed at double deficiency, octagonal tax handstamp; [2] 1950s-60s covers x5 with various circular or oval tax handstamps, taxed at double deficiency; [3] 1968 Special Despatch business reply envelope with 10c Fish solo, circular ‘T7c’ handstamp indicating the postage and fee to be paid the permit holder upon receipt; [4] 1971 & 1977 covers to UK, earlier cover with ‘CLOSED AGAINST/INSPECTION’ boxed handstamp & circular tax handstamp, the latter with CME (Central Mail Exchange) rectangular tax handstamp (‘MELBOURNE’ misspelled ‘MELBOURE’), introduced after the formation of the Australian Postal Commission in 1975, both with British dues added; also [5] 1978 Darwin cover to USA with 18c Flying Doctor underpaying 25c overseas rate, tax handstamp applied at Adelaide. (10) 1950s-80 Accumulation including 1953 parcel tag from Rockhampton to Melbourne (address partly excised) with ½d Roo (4), KGVI 6½d (6), 3d Wheat (making up 3/8d rate), 1950s (?) Ginger Meggs illustrated (poor condition), 1968 with ‘PAID AT NARROMINE’ datestamp, 1988 with ‘NOT AT/PRINCESS ALEXANDRA/HOSPITAL’ handstamp, plus range of advertising covers, Postage Paid, RTS, & taxed items, mixed condition. (100+) 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 Concessional Mail to UK comprising [1] (Oct 29) QEII 1d violet tied by Melbourne slogan cancel, with ‘UK SERVICE LIAISON/ON ACTIVE SERVICE/.../STAFF IN AUSTRALIA’ oval cachet in violet, used on mail from the Atomic Testing Site at the Montebello Islands off WA, endorsed on flap “Major A Brooks/Design and Inspection Branch”; [2] 1953 (?) QEII 3d tied by ‘NAVAL PO BALMORAL/NSW-AUST’ datestamp with ‘CONCESSION RATE/R.N./ON ACTIVE SERVICE’ three-line handstamp in blue, from an officer serving at HMAS Penguin; both covers with some blemishes. (2) 1953-62 Postage Due Covers x11 (+3 fronts) including QEII 3½d Stationery Envelope from Timboon (Vic) to Tatts Melbourne, compulsorily registered at Melbourne due to valuable (cash) enclosure with 1/6d in dues added, 1955 with sellotape over 3½d stamp preventing cancellation with 7d added, 1956 Australian Institute of Archaeology stampless with Melbourne Olympic Games slogan and 7d added, 1959 with 7d Flying Doctor & QEII 4d underpaid for weight step with 9d in dues added, 1961 Forests Commission (bushfire illustration) unstamped with 10d due added, etc. Interesting group. (14 items)

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1954-73 Covers With Instructional Markings including 1954-59 x3 with ‘INSUFFICIENTLY/PAID FOR/AIR TRANSMISSION’ boxed handstamp, 1954 registered with ‘SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN A/VALUABLE ENCLOSURE’ boxed handstamp, 1963 Sandown Village (Vic) registered with ‘DEBIT DOCKET/ISSUED/GPO MELBOURNE’, 1970 Fortitude Valley to Melbourne with ‘PRIORITY PAID/TEST ARTICLE’ handstamp in violet, 1973 inwards from Ministry of Defence UK to Perth with RTS handstamp, WA 1957 & 1964 OHMS unclaimed, etc, condition variable. (18) 1960s-80s Taxed Covers to Overseas Destinations with large variety of tax markings with several underpaid Co-operative Insurance Society covers to UK including 1972 with 12c Animal Science solo, 1972 with Prime Ministers booklet stamps x5, 1973 airmail with 30c Fish & 7c Cook booklet stamp & ‘EXCEEDS 1½oz’ handstamp, 1974 surface with 11c Schools & ‘EXCEEDS 20G’ handstamp, 1978 with 35c Gorge & ‘INSUFFICIENT/POSTAGE FOR/AIRMAIL’ boxed handstamp; good lot worthy of closer inspection. (80+)

1962 (Apr 3) airmail cover from Sydney to UK, with 2/- Royal Visit underpaying 1st weight step by 3d and the 2nd weight step by a further 2/3d, deficiency requested from sender with 2/6d Aborigine added on receipt of funds and tied by April 6th datestamp, cover reduced at slightly at left.

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.

1964-65 Covers x5, all taxed at double deficiency comprising four stampless covers with QEII 10d or 5d pair added, plus a fifth cover from Tolga (Qld) to Melbourne underpaid by 4d, with 6d Bird plus QEII 1d pair added. (5)

1964-66 Interrupted Mail Covers both accompanied by PMG’s Dept letters of apology comprising [1] 1964 (May 8) OHMS firedamaged cover sent from Sydney to Melbourne, PMG’s letter stating “the enclosed letter...was included in a quantity of mail damaged by fire as a result of a road accident”; also [2] 1966 (Aug 23) Adelaide cover to Melbourne, the PMG’s Dept note explaining “the attached article was recently found amongst a quantity of mail stolen on 23rd August,1966 and deposited in a disused quarry...”. (2) 1965 (Aug 12) cover to UK with Birds 1/6d pair plus 6d tied by Pennant Hills (NSW) datestamps paying 2/3d airmail plus 1/3d Express Mail fee, boxed ‘EXPRESS FEE PAID’ handstamp, arrival backstamp, fine condition.

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1966 (Mar 19) commercial decimal/pre-decimal combination cover to UK with 2/3d White Wattles (22c equivalent value) plus QEII 3c paying 25c airmail rate, tear on reverse, presents well.

1966-87 Decimal Solo Frankings including 1966 24c Kingfisher to Germany, 1966 30c Ibis to Germany, 1966 15c Galah to Pakistan, others mostly to UK with 1968 50c Navigators, 1970 25c Wool, 1970 30c Cook, 1972 35c Beef, 1972 35c Olympics, 1974 35c Xmas, 1975 11c Schools (unsealed surface rate), 1976 45c Xmas, 1977 45c Xmas, 1981 35c Funghi on PPC, 1982 75c Rose, 75c Commonwealth Games & 75c Xmas, condition generally fine. (63)

1966-91 Covers mostly illustrated ‘Greetings From’ tourism promotional envelopes types including 1966 Brisbane to Pakistan with 6c Bird & 9c Crab, 1977 with 15c Christmas strip of 3, 1981 Narooma to UK with 60c Funghi; also 1967 registered special delivery to USA, 1974-79 uprated aerogrammes x4 & 1978 Overseas Express Mail to Mexico, condition mostly fine. (36) 1967-84 Taxed Covers with decimal stamps added including 1966 unstamped Melbourne local cover with 4c Life Saving pair added, 1970 Canberra unstamped local cover with 10c Fish added, 1971 12c airmail to Launceston with ‘EXCEEDS DIMENSIONS/FOR FREE AIR CARRIAGE’ with 7d Theatre & 5c QEII added tied by Mowbray Heights datestamp, etc; also 1967-71 covers x4 with cash register labels added. (15 covers + 2 fronts).

1971-77 Covers with multiple frankings of single commemorative values, usually to UK including 1971 with 30c QANTAS strip of 3, 1974 unsealed greetings card rate with 10c Pioneer Water pair, left hand unit with variety White flaw adjoining top of pump, 1974 with 15c Pioneer Food strip of 3, 1975 with 20c Wombat block of 4 (one unit torn), 1976 with 25c Anteater x2, 1977 with 45c Test Centenary x2, 1977 with 45c Xmas pair (very scarce), etc; also a couple of items from AAT; mostly fine. (13) 1971-84 Underpaid Covers to UK taxed with British dues added including 1973 with 7c Metric Conversion and 3p added, 1974 Cowandilla (SA) stampless with 11p in dues added, 1977 with 18c Jubilee and 20p Due added, 1978 with 25c Plover and 16p in dues added, 1984 with 30c Moth and 32p in dues added, etc. Generally fine and a colourful lot. (17) 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.

1975 (July) post Cyclone Tracy free mail covers comprising Darwin registered mail & certified mail items to same addressee in Mortdale (NSW). (2)

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1975-79 Bulk Postage account payment cards nearly all with perf ‘VG’ multiple frankings with Victorian datestamp cancels, some stamps damaged, mostly fine. Colourful. (approx 250 cards).

1978-79 Australia Post Redirection of Mail Forms (PM15) x4 used at Trentham (Vic) franked with 1978 15c Christmas x12 on three of the forms or 1979 15c Christmas x12 on the other form. Umusual usage. (4 forms) 1979 (Oct 15) Telecom Australia registered cover from Currie, King Island to Burnie with rare Paintings franking of $1 Sergeant, $2 Red Gums & $5 McMahon’s Point, fine condition.

1992-93 Box Link Covers x3, two commercially used within Sydney with boxlink machine cancels, the third philatelically used with Brisbane boxlink clock cancel. (3)

Lord Howe Island Collection with four covers incl 1952 registered to Sydney and 1953 paquebot from MV Malaita, also 1949 Flying boat ticket from Rose Bay, including accomodation voucher. Variety of articles etc. Nice lot.

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1917 (Feb 15) Hamilton-Melbourne illustrated Basil Watson PPC with fine ‘HAMILTON/15FE17/VIC’ datestamp with KGV 1d red tied by superb double-oval ‘AUSTRALIAN MELBOURNE/27FEB1917/VIC/AERIAL MAIL’ datestamp AAMC #12, very fine, Cat $600. [Although postmarked 15th Feb the card was not picked up by Watson until the 20th] 1921 Geraldton - Derby plain cover endorsed “per Aerial Mail” with 5d KGV [1L53], from Subiaco to Broome (19DE21 backstamp), WAA Perth Derby cachet on face, AAMC #56a, Cat $1,100. Small faults. The flight was abandoned at Geraldton and mail to the north continued on the Bambra. Plus photo of plane crew and pasengers. Both the photo and the cover have been signed by Norman Brearley in his later years.

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1931 Chichester Lord Howe Island - Australia AAMC #184a, with 3 lined violet handstamp, 6d violet KSmith cancelled with ‘LORD HOWE ISLAND/6JU/1931/N.S.W’. Fresh & clean.

1931 KLM Flight Australia-Holland AAMC #205 small cover franked at correct 3/7d rate to Europe with SMult 2/-, 1/- & 6d Roos plus KGV 1d green tied by Airmail Sydney datestamp, Cat $150.

1933 (Oct 12) Faith In Australia England - Australia signed and posted on arrival in Sydney. With original letter explaining that the writer was invited to be a passenger on the flight, but declined as he preferred to travel by boat. He sent half-a-dozen letters instead. A rare flight.

1935 Last Flight of the ‘Southern Cross’ (July 18) from Mascot to Richmond, signed “C Kingsford Smith” AAMC #514, perforated silver vignette designed by EA Crome affixed, horizontal fold & some tonespotting, Cat $650.

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) 1942 Mornington Island QANTAS label on cover (Dec 23) from Brisbane, AAMC #951, tied by QANTAS cachet & signed on front by Commm W.H. Crowther and on reverse single line ‘MORNINGTON ISLAND’ cachet and pencil mss “R Bromholz/Missy in Charge/27/12/42”. The cover has been opened out for display.

1943 &1946-48 Mornington Island QANTAS Parachute Mail labels, (1948 has minor hinge mark). Frommer #60a, 62a, 76a & 79a. Cat $400. Very fresh. (4) 1944 ‘Coolangatta’ Crash Cover AAMC #984, (faults) carried by air from Sydney aboard QANTAS Coolangatta, which crashed in Sydney Harbour 11 Oct. Includes the original cover to Cpl Dollin, the ambulance envelope and the roneoed explanatory letter from the Army. A scarce group of 3, mounted on page.

1945 Australia-Singapore Per Flying Boat ‘Coriolanus’ being the first civil air service flight to Singapore after WWII AAMC #1009, signed by pilots Caldwell & Reeve, Cat $200 (as an unsigned cover).

1947 (16 Dec) QANTAS printed covers flown Australia to Japan & return flight, both with special vignettes affixed, signed by pilots Morton and Harding, AAMC #1128-1129a, Cat $300. (2)

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(100s) AUSTRALIA | Military - World War I Period 1580 *U/D/C1901-18 Selection of cancellations on stamps for 1901-13 Easter Camps x6, plus WW1 military camps including Ballarat, Dubbo, Flinders Naval Base strikes x3 tying KGV 1½d perf ‘OS’ pair & strip of 3 to piece, Langwarrin, Menangle, Trial Bay & Warrnambool, also covers x5. A good lot well worthy of inspection. (51 +five covers).

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1915 (Apr 14) cover to Private Ralph Summers of the 1st Infantry Brigade based at Mena Camp Cairo, mss “Recd 10/5/16” in red ink, however by this time the brigade had departed for Gallipoli where Pte Summers was killed in action on May 2 1915 reflected in the manuscript marking “Missing” signed “A R Dignam Capt” and boxed handstamp ‘UNABLE TO TRACE/RETURN TO SENDER’, subsequently backstamped on return ‘RETD LETTER SECTION/15MY16/BASE RECORDS MELB’ and returned to sender in Woollahra. [Private Summers is buried at 6 Lone Pine Cemetry, Gallipoli. Captain Arthur Reginald Dignam was court-martialled at Gallipoli on 27th July 1915, just prior to the Lone Pine assault, for being drunk on duty. He was found guilty, dismissed and returned to Australia. In 1917 he re-joined the AIF as a private in the 54th Battalion, and ended the war as a sergeant in the 53rd.]

1915 Gallipoli Covers comprising [1] (Jun 18) Field Service Postcard to Ballarat with fine strike of 4th.AUST.INF.BGDE datestamp; [2] (Oct 27) PPC to Sydney headed “Gallipoli/25.10.15”with 5th.INF.BDE. datestamp; [3] (Nov 26) battered cover to Newcastle (NSW) with two strikes of 5th.INF.BDE. datestamp; [4] (Oct 1) cover to Sydney with fine strike of 6th.INF.BDE. datestamp; upper edge tears. (4) 1915 Gallipoli Related Selection comprising [1] (June 25) defective postcard with Australian Intermediate Base PO datestamp, Adelaide machine arrival datestamp; [2] (June 28) PPC to Tasmania message reads “We have just finished a week in the trenches and are now camped down in a gully”, part Australian Intermediate Base PO datestamp; [3] (Aug 26) PPC headed “Alexandria/August 14 1915” written on board ship on night of departure for Gallipoli, APO SZ5 datestamp; [4] (Sep 8) aged cover to Sydney with fine strike of ‘AUST & NZ ARMY CORPS/HEADQUARTERS/FIELD PO’ datestamp; [5] PPC headed “Gallipoli/Xmas 1915” addressed to Tasmania, marked in mss “No Stamps/On/Active/Service”, no postal markings. [6] British type APO SZ5 ‘1NO15’ datestamp used on Active Service Envelope addressed to Bowraville (NSW). Sent by A. Lang serving with 4th Battalion at Anzac Cove, see Emery page 92.

1916 (C.) POW envelope from Berrima Detention Camp to Danzig, with violet ‘’SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE’ and ‘PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE’ h.s on face.

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1916 POW envelope and letter from Berrima detention Camp to Germany, mounted on page with rare card giving instruction on how to send mail to the camp.

1916 Trial Bay POW Stationery Envelope and letter to Germany, with appropriate censor handstamp on the face. Very good condition.

1916-19 Convoy/Transport Mail with [1] 1915 PPC from Ceylon with fine ‘A.I. FORCES POSTAGE FREE/22JE15/VIC’ datestamp; [2] 1917 (Jan 11) cover from Convoy 27 serviceman aboard A24 Benalla anchored off Dakar Senegal, processed through Lark Hill Camp England due to a submarine blockade; [3] Convoy 33 cover sent from the A32 Themistocles which travelled to Europe via Panama Canal route; [4] 1919 (Aug 18) to Sydney with two-line ‘TRANSPORT A42/SS BOORARA’ handstamp in violet, with contents; plus three other items. (7)

1917 covers x3 all addressed to Pte Higgins of the Army Medical Corp all sent prior to his embarkation to Europe comprising (Jun 14 & Jun 26) to the Isolation Camp at Ascot Vale & (Jul 12) to the Military Rest Camp at Macleod, all with KGV 1d red tied

by Melbourne x2 or Brighton datestamps. Lot includes printout of addressee’s embarkation roll & vendor’s notes. (3) 1917-18 Citizens War Chest Fund 1917 cover & 1918 postcard (tear at base) both addressed to local coordinators of the fund, both with KGV 1d reds tied by Sydney machine cancels. (2) 1918 (Apr 16) Win the War League New South Wales Recruiting Committee long cover to Singleton with KGV perf ‘OS/NSW’ tied by Sydney ‘ELIGIBLES ENLIST’ slogan cancel. [The use of a perf ‘OS’ stamp shows the level of government support for such organisations]

Egypt : 1916 [1] PPCs x3 to Australia with triangular ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/(Crown)/No. 3257’ (8th Infantry Brigade), & ‘FIELD POST OFFICE/AN8’ alongside, ‘No. 3274’ & ‘FPO/A.N.13’( 13th Infantry Brigade) & ‘No.3725’ & FPO/159; [2] 2 OAS covers & a front with ‘MILITARY RECREATION/FREE/....../E’, ‘A,I,F,/Passed by Censor No___/’ with “B” DETAIL/ZEITOUN’ cachet alongside, ‘CENSORED BY/No.Aust. Imp.Force Intermediate Base’ cachet in green and faint AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE/NO/STAMPS/AVAILABLE/1.A.A.P.C./ON SERVICE cachet. Mixed condition. (6) AUSTRALIA | Military - World War II Period 1595 * Brighton, Tas, POW Camp 1944 (Sep 13) use of stampless lettersheet from Italian POW to Sicily. Red on white ‘6 OPENED

BY CENSOR’ label Little #L6-6a (LRD). This was a very small camp with only 300 POWs, and mail from here is rare.

Queensland & New Guinea Unit Postal Station 412 datestamp used ‘20DE44’ at Petrie Staging Camp (Qld) on airmail cover 1596 * to NSW and on ‘15MR45’ at Marooka (New Guinea) on a Tatts cover, the latter usage not seen by Proud. (2) 1597 * UPS - Western Command on cover comprising [1] UPS W4 ‘21DEC43(?)’ datestamp tying 4d Koala to airmail cover to Yarram (Vic) and [2] UPS W31 ‘27OCT/1942’ (5 Inf Tps Workshops, Wongon Hills) to Merredin (datestamp on face), redirected to Kalgoorlie, small tear; neither cancel seen by Proud. (2) 1598 * UPS 313 - Nauru UPS 313 ‘28NO45’ datestamp tying KGVI 3d to cover to Sydney with another fine strike alongside. Used at Nauru between 13/9/45 & 20/12/45, and not seen by Proud.

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UPS 376 & 407 - New Guinea Unit Postal Station 376 ‘13FE44’ datestamp tying QM 1d to Air Letter, used at Cape Hoskins, New Britain; also UPS 407 ‘9SE44’ datestamp tying KGVI 3d, used at Potsdam (village in Madang district) by 11 Div PU, not seen by Proud. (2) UPS 416 - Timor UPS 416 ‘11OC45’ (Koepang 12/40 Battn) tying KGVI 3d & QM 1d x2 to airmail concession rate cover to New Zealand, Proud 1,000pts.

UPS ELC9 - Queensland Largely fine strike of framed rectangle ‘UNIT POSTAL/2APR1943/STATION ELC9’ tying QM 1d to cover to Brisbane, AMF boxed censor handstamp in violet. Used at 116 General Hospital, this cancel type not listed by Proud.

UPS ELC24 - Queensland Framed rectangle ‘UNIT POSTAL/23OCT1944/STATION ELC24’ tying 4d Koala (torn) to airmail 1603 * cover to Patonga Beach (NSW), AMF censor handstamp, Used by HQ 1 Armd Regt at Southport and not seen by Proud.

UPS S89 - Queensland large oval ‘UNIT POSTAL STATION/24AUG1942/S89’ tying QM 1d to cover to Victoria, AMF boxed 1604 * censor handstamp in black, some age spotting and small tear at right. Used at Atherton and not seen by Proud.

1605 * UPS Y9 - Queensland fine unframed rectangle ‘UNIT POSTAL/11JUL1943/Station Y9’ tying 4d Koala to airmail cover to Lithgow, boxed AIF censor cachet in red, section missing from the back. Not known by Proud.

AUSTRALIA | Patriotic Covers 1915 (Feb 11) patriotic propaganda PPC illustrated on the view side with a letter mocking Kaiser Wilhelm and his fear of the 1606 * Royal Navy’s firepower, sent from Hobart to Bothwell (Tas) and in fine condition.

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1914 (Oct) early use of illustrated patriotic cover showing flags of Britain, France & Belgium plus flag of Czar of Russia and the Japanese naval ensign, used from Sydney to Melbourne, small edge fault at top.

1914 (Oct 31) early use of patriotic envelope illustrated with flags of allies, sent from Brisbane to Armstrong Creek (Qld), couple of upper edge tears & flap repair.

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1612 AUSTRALIA | Postmarks 1610 SD 1890s-1940s: accumulation of stamps, mainly KGV Heads, collected for their pmks, many are obviously common, but a few scarcer were noticed such as, 1924 Dudley, 1921 Lyndoch, 1921 MO&SB Clunes, 1938 Groote Eylandt, 1922 Yalgarup Mill, 1913 Perth TPO. Plus a range of WWII Military POs with UPS Ws x4, W24 & W31 (Not Seen). About 50% are of WA origin.

(250+) AUSTRALIA | CINDERELLAS 1611 1937 Hubert Opperman: autographed large black and red stamp (minor faults) commemorating his arrival in Melbourne in Nov 1937 as part of his ride from Fremantle to Sydney. The proceeds supported infantile paralysis care in Victoria. [Hubert Opperman won enormous fame for his long distance cycling, in the 1920s & 1930s, winning many race in Australia and Europe.]

1612 1938 NSW Sesquicentenary: sheet of 30 labels, with margins, perfs separation issues. Rare as complete sheet.

1613 Western Australia Motor Spirit Ration Tickets: unused group with 1 Gallon Series ‘A’ black/salmon single, Series ‘1949 expiry’ 1 Gallon green/pale green tête-bêche block of 4, and 2 Gallon black/pale green single. Pristine. (6) 1614 Western Australia Motor Spirit Ration Tickets: unused Series ‘B’ 2 gallon blue, 5 Gallon violet & 10 gallon yello-green. Both 5 & 10 Gallon are endorsed by the consumer. Clean & fresh. (6)

AUSTRALIA | PICTURE POSTCARDS [1] multi-coloured ‘Borthwick’s Puncture Cure’, 1907 use from Collingwood; [2] multi-coloured Singer Sewing Machine ‘Familar 1615 * Australian Singers’ featuring birds; [3] Victorian ‘Beer and Backy’ card with light CTO cancel.

1616 Comic: used group with [1] Red Nolan ‘Bull & Bush’, Nuttall x2 ‘Tennis’ & ‘Down the Bay’; [3] PS ‘I’M NOT AS GREEN AS I LOOK’; [4] Taylor ‘The break-up of the Drought’.

1617 Swallow & Ariell’s: attractive multicoloured PPC with Zeppelin flying over the factory, unused.

1618 World War I: three different Tom Cross cards, unused, two are fine, the other is a bit spotty. Rare.

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ex 1622 AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1619 **/*/U Array with singles, blocks and sheets AAT 1966 Decimals to $1, 1972 Cook & 1973 to $1 (x2 sets of each); Christmas Island 1971 Christmas (x50 sets); Norfolk Island 1967-68 Ships to $1 (x7 sets); PNG 1966 Butterflies to $2 (x5 sets), 1969 Shells to $1; etc, mostly MUH. (100s) AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES | Booklets 1620 B 1990s Lord Howe Island Courier Post [1] booklet with four $1.80 Courier Post stamps; [2] booklet with for $1.80 emergency labels.

AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY 1621 ** 1966-68 Pictorials complete sets x2 in two Post Office Packs with Japanese inserts. (2) 1622 ** 1966-72 Sets Comprising 1966-68 Definitives to $1, 1971 Treaty and 1972 Cook SG #8-22 all in fresh MUH corner blocks of 4, Retail $320. (60) 1623 ** 1971 Treaty 6c & 30c SG #19-20 in complete panes of 50, fresh MUH, Retail $300.

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1625 AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY | Postal History 1960 (Feb 10) use of 5d brown AAT on Russian PPC. Sent by Christopher Armstrong the expedition Surveyor, to a friend in 1624 * England. Christopher got the card when the Russian Polar ship Ob visited. The stamp is cancelled with Mawson cds of 10FE60 and also a Davis cds of 3FE60. Non-Philatelic mail is very rare from these bases.

CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Booklets 1625 B 1995-96 Provisional with 45c White-eye gutter block of 6 stapled to booklet cover made from surplus presentaion packs. (see note at beginning of section in SG Australia catalogue.) Rare.

NAURU 1626 * 1916-23 Seahorses DLR Printing 5/- bright carmine, SG #22, Cat £100.

1627 * 1916-23 Seahorses DLR Printing 10/- pale blue, SG #23, Cat £250.

1628 * 1916-23 Seahorses DLR Printing 10/- deep bright blue, SG #23d, hinge rem, Cat £500.

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1632 NAURU | Postal History 1629 * 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.

1943? Japanese Occupation cover and letter from Tadao Hashiba, who was a member of the Yokosuka 2nd Special Land 1630 * Marines. A partial translation is included, stating that he is kept awake by the air raids and that everyone is coming down with dengue fever.

1631 * 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 1973 35c Cook Bicentenary imperforate die proof (small fault top left) mounted on Harrison & Sons presentation card plus an 1632 * issued perforated stamp for comparison. Rare.

NORFOLK ISLAND | Booklets

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1989 Unissued SPCE Booklet with 41c Internal Government x10. While 1,000 were printed these were withdrawn and destroyed. Only thirteen are believed to have survived.

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ex 1634 NORFOLK ISLAND | Postal History 1970-80s commercial covers to NSW with attractive variety of commemorative solo frankings or multiple frankings with make1634 * up use of 1c, 2c or 4c values, generally fine. (67) NEW GUINEA | German (Deutsch) New Guinea 1635 * 1897 Overprints on Germany set of 6, Mi #1-6, fine mint.

1636 U 1897 Overprints on Germany set of 6, plus extra 10pf, Mi #1-6. 3pf, 5pfm 10pf & 25pf on piece, Cat €215. 25pf with cancel from SS Kiatschou of the East Asiatic Line. (7) 1637 F/V 1897 Overprints on Germany set of 6 Mi #1-6. All have expert handstamps incl Jaschke-L identifying 3pf Mi #Ib. Fine to very fine, Cat €215+. (6)

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1897 Overprints on Germany 25pf orange gutter block of 4, Mi #5ZS, cancelled with ‘STEPHENSORT/30/9/01’. Used gutter blocks are rare.

1639 V 1900-01 Yachts set of 13 Mi #7-19. Various clear contemporaneous postmarks incl Friedrich Wilhelmshafen, Rabaul, Stephansort. All with expert handstamps, the key 5M with Dietrich. Very fine near premium quality stamps, Cat €1,000+. (13) 1640 * 1914-19 5m Yacht Mi #23IIBI, Jäschke guarantee handstamp, mint, Cat €40. [Lot includes a 1988 BPA Certificate incorrectly identifying the stamp as Mi #23IIBII] NEW GUINEA | German (Deutsch) New Guinea | Postal Stationery 1641 PS 1901: 2m Parcel Post Form on grey granite stock H&G #1 used by New Guinea Compagnie for sending parcels, superb unused.

NEW GUINEA | German (Deutsch) New Guinea | Postal History 1642 * 1895 (Mar 15) commercial cover to Germany with German 20pf tied by ‘DEUTSCHE/SEEPOST/AUSTRALISCHE/ HAUPTLINIE’ code ‘f’ datestamp (SS Oldenburg), Colombo backstamp & French ‘LIGNE N/PAQ FR No 4’ marine sorter datestamp on the face, Nordern arrival backstamp, flap fault.

1643 * 1897 1897 (Mar 22) use of German 5pf Postal Card from Matupi to Herbertshöhe. Scarce internal mail.

1901 (Mar 21) commercial usage to Germany of German 2pf Postal Card Reply Half uprated with GNG 3pf tied by Herbertshöhe 1644 * datestamp, Sydney transit (‘10’ for ‘01’ year slug error) & Halle arrival cds. Unusual item. [Message side headed “Ralum Bism Arch”, a plantation on Blanche Bay]

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1905 (Nov 11) use of 5pf Postal Card to Germany, message side headed “Sattelberg” (Saddle Mountain) “11 Nov 05”, weak Finschhafen datestamp, fine Gunzenhausen ‘12JAN/06’ arrival datestamp.

1906 (Dec 23) commercial used to Germany of Germania 3pf + 2pf Postal Card uprated with GNG 5pf tied by FriedrichWilhelmshafen datestamp, the Germania 3pf & 2pf cancelled on arrival in Germany by Wilhelmshafen datestamps, corner bend otherwise fine.

1910 (Mar 29) use of 5pf Postal Card to Namanula, Rabaul, message side headed “Kabaira 29/III/10”, fine Simpsonshafen cancel.

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NEW GUINEA | ‘G.R.I.’ Overprints 1648 * 1914-15 GRI Overprints comprising [1] 6mm Setting 2½d on 20pf SG #4 fine mint; [2] 5mm Setting 2½d on 10pf SG #20, some minor toning; also [3] 1d on 3pf overprinted ‘O.S.’ SG #O1, small surface scuff top left, mint; Cat £347. (3) 1649 F 1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 6mm Setting 1d on 5pf, 2d on 10pf & 2d on 20pf, SG #2,3,4, all with Rabaul first day cancel of OCT17 1914.

1650 ** 1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 6mm Setting 2½d on 10pf MUH block of 4, SG #5, Retail $500 for hinged.

1651 F 1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 6mm Setting 2½d on 10pf, SG #5, 1915 oval Rabaul cancel.

1652 F 1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 6mm Setting 3d on 25pf, SG #7, on piece with 1915 Rabaul cancel.

1653 V 1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 5mm Setting 1d on 3pf with 1 with straight top serif, SG #16c, vertical crease detracts little, blue straight-line ‘Rabaul’ cancel (used December 1914 only) 1654 * 1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 5mm Setting 1d on 5pf SG #17 with No serif at top of ‘1’, MLH. 1655 V 1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 5mm Setting 1d on 5pf pair, right unit with 1 with straight top serif, SG #17c, blue Stephensort CTO cancel.

1656 V 1657 ** 1658 F 1659 * 1660 * 1661 W

1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 5mm Setting 1d on 5pf with 1 with straight top serif, SG #17c, on piece with 1916 oval Rabaul cancel.

1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 5mm Setting 2½d on 10pf SG #20, fresh MUH, Cat £225+.

1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 5mm Setting 3d on 25pf, SG #22, Cat £250, violet Rabaul oval cancel.

1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Sans-Serif Registration Labels ‘Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea)’ from Setting A Position 1 SG #33 marginal example from left of the sheet, part-gum, Cat £275.

1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Sans-SerifRegistration Labels ‘Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen/(Deutsch Neuguinea)’ from Setting B Position 3, SG #35, a few short/nibbed perfs, large-part gum, Cat £250.

1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Sans-Serif Registration Labels ‘Herbertshöhe/(Deutsch Neuguinea)’ from Setting B Position 5, some short/nibbed perfs, unused, Cat £300.

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1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Sans-Serif Registration Labels ‘Käwieng/Deutsch Neu-Guinea’ SG #37b Setting B positions 1 & 2 block of 4, unused, Cat £1,300+.

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1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Sans-Serif Registration Labels ‘Manus/(Deutsch Neuguinea)’ SG #39 Setting C Position 5 marginal example from right of the sheet, part-gum, Cat £325.

1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Serif Registration Labels ‘Käwieng/(Deutsch Neuguinea)’ SG #42 x5 for Setting A Positions 1 to 5, three with gum, a few blemishes, Cat £1,250+. Difficult assembly. (5) 1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Serif Registration Labels ‘Käwieng/(Deutsch Neuguinea)’ Setiing B Positions 3 & 4 block of 4 with No Stop after ‘3d’ on the two right-hand units SG #42 & a, unused, Cat £1,450+.

1666 **/*/U 1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 1d on 5pf unused & used (rounded corner, Brisbane cds), 2d on 10pf mint (minor toning) & 2d on 20pf fresh MUH, SG #51-53 group, Cat £207. (4) 1667 * 1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 2d on 20pf SG #53 (surface abrasion) tied to unaddressed cover by Rabaul ‘JAN 26 1915’ oval datestamp in violet.

1668 * 1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 3d on 30pf, 2nd setting, SG #55, fine mint, Retail $875. BPA certificate (1984).

1669 * 1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 4d on 40pf SG #56 fine mint, expertised on reverse, Cat £170.

1670 * 1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 8d on 80pf, 2nd setting, SG #58, ovpt ink across top, part o.g, Retail $875. Only about 490 printed. Ceremuga certificate (2012).

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NEW GUINEA | ‘G.R.I.’ Overprints | Official Stamps 1671 V 1915 Overprinted ‘OS’ 1d on 3pf, SG #O1, neatly tied to piece with fine oval Rabaul of FEB28 1915 (2nd day of use).

NEW GUINEA | ‘G.R.I.’ Overprints | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1672 PS 1914 G.R.I. 1d on 5pf H&G #1, watermarked lozenges, fine unused.

1673 PS 1914 G.R.I. 2d on 10pf H&G #2, minor aging, unused.

1674 PS

1915 1d On 2d Surcharge 2d struck out and ‘Sold at 1D.’ typed at side of indicia, ‘Stephensort’ CTO, a few small insect holes.

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1675 NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints 1675 * 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk ½d green (acccb) horizontal strip of 5, transfer error. Toned gum and minor separation, 2nd unit with White marks in bottom frame and right value tablet [2R26], & 3rd unit with Scratches on King’s beard and neck [2R27] (BW #63(2)g,h). A rare strip.

1676 */U 1915-16 Range [1] Single Wmk KGV with ½d x6 (mint x3 incl (bc) pair), 1d x2 mint, 4d x4 mint (incl White scratch behind emu (ACSC #110(2)v)), 5d 3x mint; [2] 1st Wmk Roo 2d x2 mint, 2½d x2 (one mint); [3] 2nd Wmk Roo 2d x3 (one mint), 6d x3 mint, 9d x2 (one mint), 1/- x3 (2 mint incl Break in bottom frame under O of ONE (ACSC #31(2)j)); [4] 3rd Wmk Roo 2d x3 (mint x2), 3d Die I x3 (mint x3). Nice group in generally fine condition, Cat £380+. (37)

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1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 1d red (c) with Run N state II (BW #71(4)va), SG #67.

1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 1d carmine-red Die II (c), SG #67c.

1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 1d red (a) with Die II substituted cliché, SG #67ca, Cat £1,800.

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1915-16 Varieties 2d grey used except noted, [1] 1st wmk Extra islands around Tasmania (BW #5(2)i), mint; [2] 2nd wmk Scratch from value circle through map to T of POSTAGE (BW #6(2)f); [3] 3rd wmk Scratch of coast at Albany (BW #7(2)d) and Coloured flaw at SE corner (BW# 7(U)e). Retail as normal stamps $175. (4) 1915-16 Kangaroos 2nd Wmk 5/- grey & yellow (a) purple-black overprint, SG #92 with Break in coast in Bight (BW #44(D)t).

1915-16 Kangaroos 2nd Wmk 5/- grey & yellow (b) purple-black overprint, SG #92 on registered cover from Rabaul (German New Guinea label) to Switzerland.

1915-16 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk £1 chocolate & dull blue (c), SG #99, small surface abrasion, fine Kokopo of 10AP20, Retail $725.

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1915-16 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk £1 chocolate & blue (abc) strip of 3, SG #99, perfectly centred with good perfs, middle unit MUH. A very fine strip.

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1918 ‘One Penny’ Surcharges 1d on 5d KGV (a) strip of 6, SG #100, on piece with Rabaul cancel of 31MY18. Retail $1,000+

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1686 F

1918 ‘One Penny’ Surcharges 1d on 1/- green Kangaroo (abc) strip of 3, SG #101, violet 18MY18 Namatanai per favour cancel.

1687 F 1918 ‘One Penny’ Surcharges 1d on 1/- green Kangaroo (b) strip of 6, SG #101, on piece with Rabaul cancel of 31MY18.

Retail $2,000+ 1688 **/*/U 1918-23 Range [1] Single Wmk KGV with ½d x2 (one mint); [2] 3rd Wmk Roo all MUH except noted 2d Die I, 2½d (hinged), 3d Die I, 6d Die II, 9d Die IIb, 1/- Die II & 2/- (hinged); [3] Large Mult Wmk KGV ½d mint. Nice group in generally fine condition, Cat £80+. (10) 1689 * 1918-23 Varieties mint [1], Single wmk 5d brown White flaw on emu’s breast and breaks in shading lines in lower part of oval (BW #123u); [2] 3rd wmk 2½d Roo with unplated Coloured flaw on S of AUSTRALIA and 3d Roo Die II. (3) 1690 **/* 1918-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 2d grey Die IIA block of 12 [3L10-12,16-18,22-24,28-30] unit 10 with White scratch below AU (BW #8e). 9 units MUH. Retail $480 as hinged singles, generally fine.

1691 * 1918-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk Kangaroo 3d olive Die II, SG #109a, fine mint. Retail $225.

1692 V 1918-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk Kangaroo 3d olive Die II, SG #109a, very fine used. Retail $275.

1693 V 1918-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 5/- grey & yellow, SG #116, 1933 Rabaul cds, Retail $175.

1694 ** 1918-23 KGV Large Multi Wmk ½d green Inverted wmk, SG #119w, attractive MUH.

NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues 1695 U 1931 Huts Ovpt Airmail complete set to 2/-, SG #137-46, Cat £75, good used.

1696 * 1931 Huts Ovpt Airmail complete set of 13, SG #137-49, Cat £250, fresh mint.

1697 * 1931 Dated Birds to £1 set to 5/-, SG #150-60, very fresh. (11) 1698 * 1931 Dated Birds Overprinted Airmail complete set to 5/-, SG #163-74, Cat £75. Fresh mint. (12)

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1931 Dated Birds Overprinted Airmail complete set of 14, SG #163-76, Retail $450. Fresh mint.

1931 Dated Birds Overprinted Airmail complete set of 14, SG #163-76, Retail $475.

1932-34 Undated Birds ½d to £1 set SG #177-89, odd minor perf blemish, generally very fine for this issue, mint/MLH, Cat £250. (15) 1932-34 Undated Birds SG #177-89, good condition. Retail $325. (15)

1932-34 Undated Birds SG #177-89, average condition. Retail $325. (15) 1932 Undated Birds 10/- pink MUH corner block of 4, SG #188, odd gum bends on lower units detract little from this desirable block.

1932-34 Undated Birds - Air complete set, SG #190-203. Very fresh with good centring. Retail $375. Good value. (16) 1932-34 Undated Birds - Air complete set, SG #190-203, retail $325. (16) 1935 Bulolo Air £2 Bright Violet SG #204, very fine used, Retail $225.

1939 Bulolo Airs set of 14 to £1, SG #212-25, lightly toned gum, MUH, Cat £1,100+.

NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues | Official Stamps 1709 * 1925 Huts set of 9, SG #O22-30.

1710 * 1932 Undated Birds complete set to 2/-, SG #O42-53, Fresh mint.

1711 * 1932 Undated Birds complete set of 13, SG #O42-54, Retail $375 for mint.

PAPUA (Queensland Stamps) 1712 Port Moresby & Samaria: [1] Port Moresby 2d blue Sideface pair; [2] Samarai 2½d Rose, 1d vermilion pair & 1d vermilion & 4d yellow on piece. (4)

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1901-05 BNG Lakatoi Wmk Horizontal thick paper set to 1/-, SG #1-7, Retail $265. Odd small fault, generally fine mint. (7) 1901-05 BNG Lakatois Wmk Horizontal 2/6d black & brown thick paper, SG #8, very well centred, with good perfs, Cat £550.

With rare, German Seepost cancel possible from the SS Coblenz.

1901-05 BNG Lakatoi Wmk Vertical thick paper set to 1/-, SG #9-15, Retail $290 (8) 1901-05 BNG Lakatoi Wmk Vertical thick paper set to 1/- plus thin paper 2/6d, SG #9-16a, Cat £830. (8) 1907 Lakatois Optd Small ‘Papua’ thin paper wmk vertical set SG #38-45, both 6d & 1/- have variety inverted ‘d’ for ‘p’.

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1907 2/6d Small ‘Papua’ Ovpt Thick Paper Wmk Vertical SG #45, light cds, Cat £9,500. An exceptionally rare stamp missing from most collections. It is believed that only 60 stamps were produced. Ceremuga certificate (2012).

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1916-31 Lakatois 1½d cobalt & light brown Mullett imprint strip of 3.

1916-31 Lakatois 3d black & bright blue-green Cooke double monogram strip of 3.

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1930 Airmails 1/- sepia & olive Harrison printing with deep carmine-lake overprint. Only 400 were printed in this dark shade.

Ceremuga certificate (2014).

1931 Surcharges 2d on 1½d bright blue & bright brown corner block of 4 with POSTACE and Rift flaw.

1932-40 Pictorials ½d black & buff McCracken imprint block of 8, light banded gum toning, top row hinged. A rare imprint.

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1932-40 Pictorials 1d McCracken imprint block of 4, light banded gum toning, MUH. A rare imprint.

1932-40 Pictorials 1d and 1½d Ash imprint blocks of 4, MUH. 1932-40 Pictorials 1d to 10/-, SG #131-44, nice used, 5/- is CTO, Cat £270. (14) 1932-40 Pictorials 4d Ash imprint block of 4, MUH. 1932-40 Pictorials 4d McCracken imprint pair, MUH.

$600 $120 $250 $80 $160

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1932 Pictorials 5d Masked Dancer marginal example from right of the sheet, the selvedge showing printed reversed ‘5d’ in upper left quartile of printer’s guide cross, MUH. Extremely rare.

1932-40 Pictorials 2/6d & 5/- Ash imprint pair, both with slightly discoloured gum.

1935 Silver Jubilee set of 4 in MUH imprint blocks of 4, 1d, 3d & 5d with Accent flaw, 3f with some tone spots.

1939-41 Air complete set of 6 in MUH imprint blocks of 4.

$1,000 $200 $250 $225

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1735 1737 PAPUA | Official Stamps 1733 * 1930 Lakatois Perf ‘OS’ ½d myrtle & apple-green Ash imprint strip of 3, light tonespot on central unit.

1734 ** 1931-32 ‘OS’ Ovpt 9d lilac & violet Ash imprint strip of 3, SG #O63, hinged in margin only, scarce MUH strip.

1735 **/* 1931-32 ‘OS’ Ovpt 9d 9d lilac & violet top left corner block of 4, variety Rift in clouds, SG #O63 (var), three units MUH, Cat £120 as normal mint singles.

1736 * 1931-32 ‘OS’ Ovpt 1/- brown & yellow-olive Ash imprint strip of 3, SG #O64.

1737 ** 1931-32 ‘OS’ Ovpt 1/3d lilac & pale greenish blue Ash imprint strip of 3, SG #O65, hinged in margin only, scarce MUH strip.

$80 $375 $150 $70 $375

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PAPUA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 1738 PS 4d Orange Lakatoi on Buff Stock small standard format HG C2, only 1,000 issued, very fine example.

PAPUA | Postal History 1934 (Jan 8) cover to Cayman Islands with ½d Pictorials pair tied by Port Moresby datestamp, taxed with Caymans 2d Double1739 * Head tied by ‘GEORGETOWN/MR12/1934’ datestamp.Visually appealing.

PAPUA | Postmarks 1740 s Woodlarks: Very fine strike of ‘REGISTERED/WOODLARKS B.N.G.’ Type 61 two-line registration handstamp [Rated D] on Small ‘Papua’ 1d SG #39 pair. Superb!

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1741 ** 1961 Unissued 5/- Native Policeman very rare example. All but two sheets were destroyed.

1742 ** 1952 Pictorials 10/- Map & £1 Fisherman optd ‘SPECIMEN’, fresh MUH. 1743 ** 1985 Unissued Ceremonial Dwellings set of 4.

1744 ** 1985 Unissued Ceremonial Dwellings set of 4 in blocks of 4 with issued set of singles for comparison. (20) 1745 ** 1994 Surcharges 5t on 35t Musical Bow marginal block of four showing shift in surcharge making a triple overprint, minor ink smudges, a fine modern printing error.

1746 ** 1995 Peter to Rot Beatification se-tenant strip of 3 with Surcharge omitted, SG #746a, Cat £120.

1747 ** 1995 (Mar-Aug) Overprinted Surcharges on Bird of Paradise, Thin and Thick opt types, SG #755-8 & 755a-8a. (8)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Postal History 1748 * 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.]

1749 * 1947 (Feb 24) cover to Burns Philp Port Moresby with Australian adhesive tied by Kairuku ‘24FE47’ cds.

1750 * 1950 (May 31) registered cover to England with Australian adhesives tied by Abau ‘31MY50’ cds, red & black Abau registration label.

$500 $120 $250 $1,000 $400 $120 $160

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