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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - General | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 572 */U Array On Stockbook Pages with Tasmania including Chalons 1d x15 including Serrated Perf x3, imperf 2d & perforated 1/-, mostly fiscal cancels, also Sidefaces to 9d x5 (two perf ‘OS’), 1/- Tablet perf ‘OS’ x2, Pictorials Wmk ‘TAS’ x2 sets mint, plus V/ Crown & Crown/A selection with a few mint oddments; also lesser selections from NSW, Qld, SA & WA with the odd picking, some mixed condition, generally fine. (100s) AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - General 573 ‘SPECIMEN’ Overprints on Postal Stationery including Type 20 handstamp on Victoria 1885 4d Registration Envelope Stieg #C2a, 1d+1d Bell Design Reply Card optd ‘STAMP DUTY’ #P8a and on 1d Naish Design Postal Card; also NSW ½d & 2d Envelopes, SA ½d Newswrapper with 22x5mm overprint in red; also Tasmania 1d on ½d Postal Card + Reply Card CTO. (7) 574 Eclectic Range Of Postmarks On Hagner with Victoria barred numerals very fine ‘MCCC/13’, ‘1871’ (Rated RR), ‘2049’ in violet, datestamps with fine and complete 1918 ‘HURDLE FLAT, on KGV 1d; Queensland datestamps ‘TPO No5 NC’, Kolan South and part Mount Cuthbert (in magenta) on 3d Roos & Mt Larcom on 4d Roo, also handy items from Tasmania & WA. (70) AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - General | Postal History with [1] NSW 1896 registered from Hurstville (NSW) to USA with 5d & ½d tied by BN ‘1486’ cancel; [2] SA 1883 cover to 575 * England with Broad Star P10x11½-12½ 6d tied by indistinct cancel, Lancelot, Railway PO (SA) & Terowie transits & Norwich arrival backstamps, defects; [3] Victoria 1887 1d Postal Card used Queenscliff to Geelong and [4] 1912 QV 1d pink tied by Sydney machine cancel to cover addressed to Mossman. (4) Assortment Of Covers & Postal Stationery with NSW 1906 PPC (Wesleyan Corner, Orange NSW) to Junee with 576 * ‘TRAVELLING PO WEST/NSW’ cds tying stamp; [Queensland] 1908-11 PPCs to Ireland x5 with fair/poor Finch Hatton datestamps, 1908 PPCs to Scotland x5 all with TPO cancels tying stamps; [SA] 1855 stampless outer to Edinburgh with ‘PAID/ ADELAIDE SA’ datestamp in red & ‘AUSTRALIAN PACKET/PAID/LIVERPOOL’ arrival datestamp; [Victoria] 1901 registered Tatts cover with 5d brown pair, 1912 to USA with two largely fine strikes of ‘SOUTHERN CROSS/AU19/12/VIC’ datestamps; condition rather mixed. (55)

NEW SOUTH WALES 577 F 1850 1d Sydney Views No Clouds Soft Yellowish Paper reddish rose, SG #3, 4 margins, BN ‘55’ of Newcastle, Cat £475. 578 F 1850 1d Sydney Views No Clouds Hard Bluish Paper 1d pale red SG #5, complete margins (tiny nick at base), tidy bars cancel at left, Cat £475. 579 U 1850-51 Sydney Views [1] 2d deep blue Plate II (repaired tear) 4-margins; [2] 2d dull blue Plate V 4-margins; [3] 3d yellowgreen on yellowish wove paper 4-margins; [4] 3d emerald-green on bluish wove paper (crease) 4-margins, SG #29,37,39,43, Cat £930. 580 F 1851-55 Imperf 2d Laureates Plate I No Wmk Blue to Greyish Medium Paper Fine Impression 2d chalky blue SG #53 Double impression, complete even margins, tidy bars cancel. 581 1852-53 Imperf 6d Laureates Plate I No Wmk Medium Bluish Grey Wove Paper chocolate-brown shade SG #75, margins very close to good, BN ‘118’ cancel of Frazer’s Creek, [Rated RR], Cat £250. 582 F 1854-59 Imperf Large Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 5d dull green SG #88, largely complete close margins (just touched at base), fine BN ‘23’ of Wollongong (in use between 1850-57) confirming this to be a genuine imperforate used within the correct period, Cat £550.

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1854-59 Imperf Large Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 6d x3, premium 4-margin examples in different shades. 1856-60 Imperf Small Diadems Recess Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 2d blue Wmk ‘5’ horizontal pair, SG #112c, showing nice displacement of watermark on 2nd stamp due to wmk ‘5’ paper being designed for larger stamp, good top & bottom margins, Cat £140. NEW SOUTH WALES | Official Stamps 585 **/* 1892 ½d Grey Overprinted ‘OS’ P11x12 marginal block of 12 (11 **), SG #O58a.

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part 587 NEW SOUTH WALES | Postage Dues 586 F 1891-97 20/- green P10, SG #D10, Cat £100 for CTO. NEW SOUTH WALES | Revenues 587 W 1865 Stamp Duty: Colourless £5 ‘STAMP DUTY’ embossed Proof on white Cowan & Sons wmked paper (130x210mm), framed and overprinted ‘Specimen’ in blue in a Gothic font. Unusual. NEW SOUTH WALES | Railway Stamps 588 Mainly Decimal Period Group with good range of mint and used, includes ‘OS’ pairs to $1, ‘SPECIMEN’ x24 (2 different types) to $4 all from Berala. (80+)

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1887 Silverton Tramway No Watermark 1½d green rouletted 8½, complete sheet of 60, fresh MUH. 1935 Silverton Tramway No Watermark 6d blue perf 12 complete sheet of 60, fresh MUH. 1966 Silverton Tramway No Watermark 1c red Coloured Roulette 9½ complete sheet of 60, fresh MUH.

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NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery 592 PS Selection: with 1888-91 OHMS 5d ‘OS’ (in white circles) Registered Letter to Department of Public Instruction unsealed CTO; Envelopes with 1883 QV OHMS 1d Optd ‘OS’ unused, 1888 OHMS 1d ‘OS’ (in white circles) scored through with obliterating bars unused, plus three other items, condition variable. (6) NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 593 PS 1907 Use of 1½d Blue Postal Card perf ‘OS/NSW’ H&G #7 for Department of Mines and Agriculture, addressed to Italy. Rare survivor. 594 PS 1891 1d+1d Postal Card & Reply Card H&G #12 uprated use in 1894 (Feb 8) from Inverell to Germany, attached Reply Card addressed & uprated but uncancelled, Sydney & Erfurt backstamps, minor blemishes.

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595 595 PS 1908 USA Fleet Cards 1d red on white NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal History 596 * 1839 (Jul 7) pre-stamp inwards lettersheet from Exeter England addressed to Thomas Sloman in Bathurst NSW, with Exeter three-line departure datestamp, fine strikes of London Ship Letter and Sydney Type S7 ‘NO10/1839’ Crown Oval receiving crown oval datestamps. Contains an extensive letter from his sister, offering plenty of career advice! [Thomas Martin Sloman was a banker and pastoralist, arriving in Sydney in 1833 on the Ann, he was manager of the Bathurst branch of the Savings Bank of New South Wales for 25 years, popularly known as “Sloman’s Bank” during his tenure.] 597 *F 1852 (Jan 9) stampless cover from Sydney to Edinburgh endorsed “by the Kate”, rated “3” in red, cancelled with poor Sydney Ship Letter of JA*9/1852, Edinburgh arrival of ‘MAY/F 1 M/1852’ (A2).

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1853 & 1856 entires from Wesleyan minister James Someville based in Moruya to a fellow minister in Goulburn both with imperf 2d Laureates (margins complete on the former) tied by indistinct cancels, the latter cover with Broulee transit & Goulburn arrival backstamps, small blemishes. (2) 1880-1920s Accumulation including 1880 to London with 1/- black SG #221 solo franking, St Mary’s, Sydney, Plymouth Ship Letter backstamps, 1890 & 1893 use of OHMS 1d ‘OS’ Stationery Envelopes, 1892 double-rate & 1894 triple-rate covers to a London school, 1900 Gilgandra registered to Sydney with fine Armatree, Mundooran & Gulgong backstamps, 1901 cover with TPO cancel, 1901 to Scotland with Carlisle Sorting Tender backstamp, 1906 Sydney to Molong ½d printed matter rate 1914 Queanbeyan to Brisbane with KGV 1d deep red (G13); also unused Postal Stationery including ½d on 1d Wrapper & 3d on 4d Registered Envelope, 1882 2d x2 & 3d x2 Jubilee Postal Cards, etc; condition mixed in places. (50) 1896 (Apr 23) use of NSW PTPO 1d violet Envelope, with full back panel advert for Wall & Molesworth/Custom House Sydney, cancelled with very fine The Exchange duplex, to Newtown, Sydney. Curiously has violet boxed ‘PIROSCAFI/ESTERI’ (foreign steamers) paquebot handstamp on face.

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1899 ‘Botanic Gardens, Sydney’ printed OHMS registered stampless envelope to Linnean Society in London, fine ‘POSTAGE PAID SYDNEY/JU12/1899/NSW’ & ‘REGISTERED/JU12/99/SYDNEY NSW’ datestamps, London registered arrival datestamp on face, fine condition. 1900(C.) complete Inland Parcel Post for 4lb with 1/- brown roo x2 & 2d blue Jubilee. 1902 (Jul 9) use of delightful Coronation patriotic cover from William Brooks & Co, Sydney, sealed without enclosure and used locally to the Deputy PMG, GPO.

1904 (3 Sep) PPC franked with 1d Shield, used from Sydney to Chatswood with Bland Holt’s barometer illustration on the address side, the message side illustrated with cigar-smoking fireman and headed “Theatre Royal Sydney 1904” & “See - The Drury Lane Melo-Farce, The Flood Tide”. Very attractive and in very fine condition. 1908 (Mar 19) solo use of 4d Cook on printed matter cover from Sydney to Clare, South Australia, minor faults. Unusual rate. 605 * [4d = 12-16oz interstate rate.] NEW SOUTH WALES | Numerals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings ‘RRR’ Rated Strikes on Covers or PPCs ‘788’ (Wallendbeen), ‘1403’ (Davistown), ‘1500’ (Martinsville), ‘1755’ (Billinudgel), 606 * ‘1908’ (Brighton Le Sands), ‘1921’ (Suntop), ‘2006’ (Berowra) x2; also Darlington Railway 1909 datestamp on PPC, the corresponding numeral being rated RRR. (9)

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Rated ‘RRR’ Selection comprising ‘530’ (Locksley, small ‘0’), ‘1534’ (Alison) tying 1d & 2d pair to piece, very fine ‘1751’ (Bywong) tying 2d x2 & 1d to piece, ‘[1]559’ (North Springwood) and ‘1639’ (Grabben Gullen). (5) Rated ‘RRRR’ Strikes Type 4B ‘1553’ (Keiraville) tying 2d x2 & 1d to piece and Type 4B ‘1886’ (Dark Corner) on a small piece. Rated RRR Type 4B Group comprising ‘985’ (5x13½mm) tying 1d Shield x3 to piece, ‘1073’, ‘1081’, ‘1102’ (6x13½mm) & ‘1167’, good to fine strike quality. (5) Rated RRR Type 4B Group comprising ‘1208’, ‘1559’ & complete ‘1805’ tying 1d Shield strip of 3 to small piece. (3) Rated Strikes On Covers Or PPCs comprising [Rated ‘R’ or ‘S’] x18 and [Rated RR] x15; many have datestamps alongside the numeral, some items have datestamps only, the rating having been applied from the corresponding numeral, quality of strikes is variable. (33) Selection comprising [Rated RRR] Type 2R20 Rays ‘7’; [Rated RR] Type 4B Bars ‘395’, ‘407’, ‘593’, ‘1275’ & ‘1599’; also [Rated R] x10, plus ‘SS’, ‘S’ or common strikes x20; quality of strikes variable, some are fine. (36 items + 2 duplicates) Selection Of Rated Cancels with Rated RR x4, Rated R x20, plus lesser rated/unrated or unidentifiable strikes x12, quality of strikes are variable but many are fine. (36)

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SOUTH WALES | Numerals 614 s 103: (A2) bold Type 1A strike on 2d Laureate. [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Ophir-PO c.-/7/1851; closed 31/12/1855. 615 s 104: (A2) Type 1a strike on 2d Laureate. [Rated RRR]. Allocated to Sofala-PO 1/11/1851. 616 s 106: (B1) watery but obvious Type 1A strike on 3d Views bluish to grey wove paper (ironed-out crease, incomplete margins). [Rated RRR - Not previously recorded on Sydney Views] Allocated to Euston-PO 1/5/1852; closed 31/10/1853. 617 s 120: (B2) almost complete strike on 6d Laureate wing-margin (repair at base). [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Moree-PO 1/5/1853. 618 s 132: (A2) Type 1A largely complete strike on 2d Laureate. [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Glen Innes-PO 1/8/1854.

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620 s 1272: (A2) bold strike tying 2d QV to small piece. [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Upper Coldstream-PO 1/1/1885; closed 31/10/1963. NEW SOUTH WALES | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings Selection On Turn-Of-The-Century PPCs including Currabubula & Annandale on same card, Casino & Moree on same card 621 * (Casino Post Office and Commercial Bank), also Blackheath (Lookout, Govett’s Leap, Blackheath), Michelago, Morpeth, Tweed Heads, etc. (9) NEW SOUTH WALES | Datestamps 622 * Greta Mil. P.O.: ‘MIL PO/10APR1940/GRETA NSW’ double-ring rubber datestamp on PMG’s Dept Cover with Ornamental Telegraph Forms advertising on flap. PO 16/12/1939; closed 31/5/1949.

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Mascot Aerodrome (1): (Feb 7) Airport Opening Day registered cover to Parramatta franked KGV 4d tied by relief ‘RG/NSW’ another tying provisional registration label Nº 013 and another on reverse, manuscript Mascot Aerodrome. Pictormarks unlisted. Rare. PO 7/2/1938; closed 20/6/1942. 624 * Round Hill: inwards stampless postcard to “Post Office, Round Hill”, with improvised receiving office cancel ‘pO/RH/08’ probably configured using a basic John Bull printing kit. Not seen by us before. Rare. PO 1/10/1886; closed 31/12/1897. Sydney Showground: ‘SHOW GROUND/9AP36/SYDNEY’ (A1) on 3d Vic Centenary on 2d red KGV Envelope with blue C6 625 * provisional registration label. Rare. PO c.1916. NORTHERN TERRITORY | Postmarks 626 * 1942-75 Trio of Covers: comprising [1] 1942 surface to UK with KGVI 2½d tied by fine ‘DALY WATERS/10DE42/NT’ cds, cover with repaired tears; [2] 1947 Alice Springs registered to UK with 1/6d Hermes & KGVI 3d brown tied by ‘ALICE SPRINGS/ 29SE47/NORTH AUST’ cds; [3] 1975 Cyclone Tracy stampless illustrated cover to Victoria with Darwin Paid ‘2 JAN/1975’ slogan cancel. (3)

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NORTHERN TERRITORY 627 s Arltunga: large-part squared circle cds on Thick Postage 2/6d perf ‘SA’. PO 1/1/1891; RO c.1917; PO 4/3/1920; closed 31/12/1928. Selection On Covers: with [1] Alice Springs (3) comprising worn Williams Type 8a(f) on Commonwealth of Australia 628 * Paymaster cover to Wangaratta (Vic), plus Type 9a used as FDI cancels on 1962 Inland Mission FDCs x2 signed by Jean Flynn; [2] Darwin Type 4(h) used as transit backstamp on 1937 registered cover from Ceylon to New Zealand and on 1938 multifranked cover from Germany to Melbourne; Type 4(j) 30mm used as arrival datestamp on 1937 (Mar 5) Guinea Airways flight cover AAMC #707; also Type 9a used as 1960 FDI cancel & 1977 use of the 36mm FDI handstamp; also [3] 1980 Katherine commemorative cancel & 1985 Ti Tree cds on philatelic cover; condition generally fine. (10) QUEENSLAND | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 629 */W/U 1879-1911 Sidefaces Collection in Two Volumes with First Sidefaces including 1d reddish-brown Die I P12 SG #128 mint, plus range of unused 1d shades, 1/- violet x6 mint or unused including mint example with Fat ‘C’ for ‘G’ in ‘SHILLING’, used with 1d Die I-II pair, also strips, blocks, shades, dated examples & fiscal usages, plus varieties including 1d ‘QOEENSLAND’ flaw x4 fiscally used, 2d ‘PENGE’ flaw, 1/- Stroke over ‘H’ of ‘SHILLING’ & Long second ‘I’ of ‘SHILLING’ in fiscally used block of 4; Second Sidefaces with 1882-91 with range of moulds and sub-types noting used 1d Watermark inverted, 2d Imperforate single (with outer frameline of adjoing stamp at left), 4d ‘EN’ in ‘PENCE’ joined, mint 1d corner blocks of 4 with Double perfs x2, 1/- pale mauve block of 10, 1890-94 onwards with blocks and multiples, 2d Cracked plate x4 mint (one in a pair). 4d lemon block of 4 & ‘PENGE’ flaw x2, 2/- turquoise x7 mint, 1906-10 9d Type A block of 6 mint, 1907-11 Crown/A 4d grey Double perfs and 4d Die II pair, also range of mostly used P13x11 values to 1/-, etc. Very good lot which formed part of a reference holding for a gold-medal winning Sideface exhibit. (100s) QUEENSLAND | Proofs & Essays 630 W 1882-91 Lined-Oval Die I Wmk 2nd Crown/Q 1d brown-red imperforate proof pair on thin ungummed card, creased at base. Scarce.

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1882-91 Lined-Oval Die I Wmk 2nd Crown/Q 4d pale orange perforated plate proof pair on gummed wmked paper, defaced with blue crayon, large-part og. Ex Colonel Evans. QUEENSLAND 632 * 1880 Small Chalon Litho Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12 2/6d bright scarlet SG #122, strong colour, mint, Cat £250. 633 W 1879-80 Sideface Wmk 2nd Crown/Q 1d dull orange with ‘QOEENSLAND’ flaw SG #135ab, unused, Cat £200. 634 ** 1879-80 Sideface Wmk 2nd Crown/Q 4d orange-yellow, SG #141, tiny gum fault, rough perfs, MUH, Cat £275. 635 **/* 1897-87 Zigzag Roulettes 1d vermilion (type b - plain rouletting) SG #257 lower-right corner block of 30 (5x6) with sheet number #247, twenty-four units MUH, Cat £480++. 636 W 1900 Patriotic Fund colour trial or plate proof of 1d (6d) in slate (or deep grey) green without gum on Crown/Q watermarked paper (as SG #264a). We don’t see these very often. 637 * 1900 Patriotic Fund duo, SG #264a-b, trivial gum blemishes, 2d hinge rem, fine overall, Cat £490. (2) 638 V 1900 Patriotic Fund duo, SG #264a-b, 1d light crease, VFU, Cat £395. (2)

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QUEENSLAND | Railway Stamps 639 U 1927 2/6d Blue & Orange Rouletted 9 x P13 for Edwards Dunlop, indistinct cancel. Rare especially for a private user [Elsmore only records perf x roulette for the 6d value] QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 640 PS 1880-86 1d Chalon HG #1-3, a mainly fine to very fine selection with two used (prob H&G #1&3) and 12 unused. Shades range between vermilion and lake with many subtly different hues in between (including one with an albino SPECIMEN handstamp), paper stock includes buff, cream and white. (14) 641 PS 1898 QV Sideface Views With 2 Line Heading HG #10 & 10a, seven unused (small blemishes) with rounded corners at top of photo six different scenes, two of Parliament House, Brisbane on different paper stocks. Of note, Vineyard Nudgee with ‘a’ for ‘d’ in ‘Nudgee’ and a seriously defective stamp impression, several other Collas varieties. Better condition than usually seen, attractive and popular postcards. (7)

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1898 QV Sideface Views With 2 Line Heading two each of the 1d and 1½d (small blemishes) HG #10 & 11, [1] A Queensland Schoolhouse incl varieties Defective L in second POSTALE plus Stop for comma after second POSTALE Collas #34(c) & (d); [2] and Sheep under a Bottle-tree, Western Queensland. Much better condition than usually seen, very attractive and popular postcards. (4) 1898-1904 1d Scenic Postal Cards two lines in heading x2 different scenes, four lines in heading x6 different scenes, HG #1112. All commercial usage Collas List B range with top corners rounded, shades incl bright chestnut and almost red. Some small blemishes and some Collas listed varieties. Popular and attractive postcards. (8) 1910-11 QV Sideface 3 Line Heading three as H&G #17, one unused with ‘A’ of ‘ADDRESS’ below ‘F’ of ‘OF’, two used (one no postmark) with ‘A’ below ‘OF’; plus one scarce PPC with photo ‘A DUCK POND, BOTANIC GARDENS, BRISBANE’ H&G #19a addressed Feb 1911 to Fred Hagen in Sydney but not posted (no pmk). Also fine and fresh unused 1912 Letter Card prob H&G #6. (5)

QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 645 PS 1895 QV Greenish Paper unused comprising H&G #1a, 2 & 2a, 3a x2. Greenish, greyish or ivory paper with some peripheral and other small blemishes, generally fine. (5) 646 PS 1912 QV Numerals in 4 Corners HG #6. Two very fresh 1d unused examples (small imperfections), one has the scarce wmk of paper manufacturer ‘STRATHDEE/FINE’ reading vertically upwards at left. [Collas noted seeing one example only] (2) 647 PS 1912 QV Numerals in 4 Corners 1d+1d Vermilion Reply Letter Card HG #6. Two unused examples (light foxing at horiz fold), one has the scarce wmk of paper manufacturer ‘STRATHDEE/FINE’ reading horizontally at bottom of outward portion. [Collas noted seeing one example only] (2)

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QUEENSLAND | Postal History 648 * 1869 (Aug 12) inwards cover Great Britain to Brisbane endorsed ‘via Marseilles’ franked with 4d vermilion & 6d mauve (cat from £140 on cover) tied by Winslow duplex, oval ‘ADVERTISED/JA1/1870’ and boxed ‘NOT CALLED FOR’ both applied in Brisbane, large DLO backstamp, later endorsed ‘Cawarral’ where presumably collected. Enclosed letter talks about the addressee’s hard work at the diggings. Rare. 1877 (Aug 15) inwards registered cover Great Britain to Charters Towers franked with 6d grey and 4d sage-green (cat from £475 649 * on cover) tied by Carlisle duplex, Nenthead and London datestamps, on arrival endorsed ‘Registered/No Value’ (initialed) in red, at left ‘Unclaimed’, backstamps of Alston (Cumbria), Townsville (arrival port) and Charters Towers, together with ‘DEAD LETTER OFFICE/a/MR15/78/QUEENSLAND’ cds, on front ‘ADVERTISED/MR3178/UNCLAIMED’ in red. Rare and attractive. 650 * 1895 (Oct 29) inwards underpaid registered Tatts cover from NSW to Brisbane, addressed to George Adams during the short period when his lottery enterprise was based in Queensland, prior to his move to Tasmania. Commonwealth Era Covers including 1914 White Mercantile Agency 1d Roo PTPO window envelope with Brisbane ‘3FEB14’ 651 * machine cancel, 1924 PPC to England with Victoria Point cds, 1931 Mount Isa Mines Late Fee cover to Sydney with 1d Due added, 1947 inwards 6d aerogramme from UK with boxed ‘UNKNOWN/CITY POSTMEN’ handstamp & Brisbane DLO cds in red, 1950 OHMS cover with [WACOL] EAST IMMGN CNTR cds, 1959 ‘BROADBEACH/ECAFE/CONFERENCE/18MAR59’ on front & reverse of PPC showing Lennons Broadbeach Hotel, 1977 Priority Paid with Kippa-Ring rubber datestamp in violet. (55)

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QUEENSLAND | Numerals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 652 S Rated ‘RR’ Selection comprising ‘29’, ‘31’, ‘35’, ‘42’, ‘43’, ‘47’, ‘48’, ‘51’, ‘58’, ‘71’, ‘93’, ‘113’, ‘137’ & ‘163’ on Chalons, ‘26’, ‘38’ (in red), ‘52’, ‘61’, ‘66’, ‘69’, ‘88’, ‘118’, ‘167’, ‘181’, ‘217’, ‘239’, ‘254’, ‘264’ & ‘287’ on Sidefaces; also Commonwealth Period ‘27’ & ‘125’ on 1d Roos; mostly good quality strikes, vendor’s list included. (31) 653 S Rated ‘RR’ Selection on Sidefaces comprising ‘334’, ‘351’, ‘359’, ‘362’, ‘413’, ‘415’, ‘416’, ‘420’, ‘424’, ‘438’ (in red), ‘443’, ‘449’, ‘452’, ‘459’, ‘463’, ‘520’, ‘524’, ‘535’, ‘540’, ‘545’, ‘551’, ‘578’, ‘579’, ‘586’, ‘594’, ‘597’, ‘604’, ‘611’, ‘617’, ‘618’, ‘668’ & ‘697’ quality of strikes variable but many are fine, some on multiples, vendor’s list included. Good lot. (32) 654 S Rated ‘RRR’ Selection x15 comprising ‘38’, ‘39’, ‘41’, ‘79’, ‘89’, ‘133’, ‘138’ (in red) & ‘178’ on Chalons and ‘49’, ‘112’, ‘119’, ‘150’, ‘155’, ‘172’ & ‘189’ on Sidefaces, generally very good to fine quality strikes. Excellent value at estimate. (15)

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Grantham: (B1) ‘GRANTHAM/2JA13/QUEENSLAND’ complete and almost fine Type 6 strike tying 1d Sideface to piece, [Rated RRRR]. RO c.1876; PO 1/1/1890. Lytton Mil. P.O.: 1940 registered covers x2, the earlier (Mar 28) with scarce 25mm datestamp tying stamp, the latter with 29mm datestamp tying the stamp, both covers addressed to Strathfield (NSW) with appropriate backstamps. PO 29/1/1940; closed 11/11/ 1944. (2)

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North Isis Central Mill: (B2) ‘[N]ORTH ISIS CENTRAL MILL/2JL10/[QUEENS]LAND’ Type 6 large-part strike on 2d Sideface [Rated RRRR]. Renamed from North Isis Central Station RO c.1898; PO 3/9/1909; renamed Isis Central Mill PO c.-/4/1930. 682 s St. Lawrence: (B2) ‘ST LAWRENCE/17AP13(?)/QUEENSLAND large-part Type 6 strike tying 1d Sideface to piece, [Rated RRRR]. PO 1/1/1864. 683 s Wellington Point: (B2) ‘WELLINGTON POINT/31OC12/[QUEEN]SLAND’ light but discernible Type 6 large-part strike on 1d Sideface pair, [Rated RRRR]. Renamed from Wellington PO 1/2/1890. 684 s Woolooga: (B2) ‘WOOLOOGA/1(?)DE12/QUEENSLAND’ almost complete Type 6 strike tying 1d Sideface to piece [Rated RRRR]. 685 s Yandina (2): (C1) ‘YANDINA/(?)12/QUEENSLAND’ patchy but complete Type 6 datestamp tying 1d Sideface to piece, [Rated RRRR]. PO 3/2/1891. SOUTH AUSTRALIA 686 * Selection with optd ‘REPRINT’ rouletted values x8 to 1/- yellow including 10d on 9d x2, perforated values x7 to 1/- brown; also optd ‘SPECIMEN’ 6d, 9d & 2/-; part gum. (18) 687 W 1899-1905 ½d GPO imperforate plate proof corner block of 4 in black on ungummed & unwatermarked thick paper. 688 W 1855 Imperf London Printing 6d imperforate plate proof pair in the issued colour on ungummed unwmked paper, complete margins. Scarce.

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1886-96 ‘POSTAGE & REVENUE’ 12½mm ‘SPECIMEN’ 2/6d to £20 all P10 and Wmk sideways. Some aging issues, still a difficult complete set. (13) 1886-96 ‘POSTAGE & REVENUE’ 12½mm ‘SPECIMEN’ 2/6d to £20 all P11½-12½ and Wmk upright. Odd fault, still a difficult complete set. (13) 1886-96 ‘POSTAGE & REVENUE’ 15mm ‘SPECIMEN’ 10/- to £20 (£10 is 12½mm ‘SPECIMEN’), P10 except for 5/-, £3, £4, £5 brown, £5 grey & £10 which are P11½-12½. All wmk sideways except the 5/-, £3, £4, £5 brown, £10 which are wmk upright, mainly part og. A very rare set. The P10 values are rated R3 by Walker. (13)

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1886-96 ‘POSTAGE & REVENUE’ Perf 11½-12½ £3 sage-green commercially used, SG #202a, thinned, Cat £550. 1886-96 ‘POSTAGE & REVENUE’ Perf 10 £3 sage-green with 18½mm ‘SPECIMEN’, SG #202s. This is the only ‘SPECIMEN’ stamp described, by Williams, as very rare. 700 ** 1901 Federal Parliament Presentation Set comprising 16 stamps current at Federation - wmk Crown over SA (close) Perf 13 ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d De La Rue designs, wmk Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ 9d, 1/- and 2/- Perkins Bacon designs, and wmk Crown over SA (wide) Perf 11½-12½ Postage & Revenue 2/6d, 5/-, 10/-, 15/- and £1, all CTO with Adelaide single-circle or double-circle datestamps between 14 and 29 March 1901. A difficult set to complete especially MUH. Includes a photocopy of the letter and envelope used to send the stamps. 701 ** 1904-11 Thick ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk Crown/SA (Close) Perf 12 10d deep brownish orange value page number block of 4, BW #S53z, couple of gum bends, MUH, Cat $230+ for hinged. Attractive block. 702 * 1906-12 Thick ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk Crown/A Perf 12,12½ 3d to 5/- in SG #298-305 range. All perf 12 ex 8d, 9d, 1/- & 5/- which are P12½, Cat £240+. (8) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Official Stamps 703 F 1899-01 4d violet variety No stop after ‘S’ SG #O84b fine used, Cat £225 mint, unpriced unused. Seldom offered.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Revenues 704 U KEVII Range: (15, with shades) to 6d incl TWO PENCE surcharge on 1d attached to invoice, various other invoices with KEVII some with illustrated or fancy letterheads from 1915-1927, odd filing hole, few later squared-circled or decimal low values with a little duplication plus Northern Territory 1935 1d, used & 1966 1c gutter block of 8 (MUH). Mixed condition. (75 & 14 documents). 705 * Duty Stamp - 1915 2d Surcharge: on 1d ochre (well olive-yellow), MW #134, rated R3. Lovely mint example. 706 W Jetty Tolls: 1915 1d blue P12, unused, Elsmore Online Cat $160. 707 W Jetty Tolls: 1915 1d blue P12 x2 (shades), without gum, Elsmore Online, Cat $320. (2) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery 708 PS 1877-1911 Unused Range: all different with 1883-1904 Reply Cards x6 incl one ‘OS’ opt (separated) as H&G #2 but not recorded; one 1911 ½d green env H&G #B1; postcards x12 (some quite brittle) 1877-1908 incl five ‘OS’ optd (two with reverse pre-printed for the Agricultural Bureau); Wrappers 1882-1911 x16. Condition is quite mixed (eg earlier postcards particularly are very brittle) - careful inspection recommended. (35)

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Specimen Overprints: Postal Cards 1d violet HG #1; Reply Cards 1d+1d rose HG #2 x2 (‘SPECIMEN’ complete & ‘Specimen’ with halves separated); Wrapper ½d violet HG #E2. SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal History 1849 entire from Reverend G Stonehouse to “Wm Bliss Esq” Chipping Norton, England, rated “2” in black & “6” in red & further 710 * endorsed “Paid”, superb ‘GPO/[crown]/JU30/49/SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ datestamp in black [The writer George Stonehouse worked as a minister at a Chipping Norton church from 1838 but due to ongoing health concerns was advised to moved to a warmer climate and subsequently arrived in South Australia in 1846. His intention was to open a Baptist College in Adelaide but the promised funding never arrived so he opened and ran a boarding school in Angaston for two years before becoming pastor at the Baptist Church in Brougham Place, North Adelaide] 1857 inwards cover from United Kingdom with fine ‘GPO/FE16/1857/SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ arrival datestamp, stamp removed 711 * (1/- Embossed ?) at lower-left corner, with faint impression of ‘752’ barred numeral cancel still evident, ‘1d’ in red handstamp & “Paid” in manuscript, backstamped Stowmarket ‘DE 4/1856’ in blue & Port Adelaide ‘FE16/1857’ in red.

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1912 (Jun 28) cover to New York franked with QV 1d red strip of three each stamp with ‘OK’ private perfin tied by Adelaide machine cancel. Scarce and fine. 1912 (Sep 6) inwards PPC from UK with largely fine Type #CRO-1 double oval (45x28mm) ‘DELIVERY WINDOW/5OCT1912/ 716 * GPO ADELAIDE’ handstamp in violet (used between 2-9-1911 to 22-11-1920). Very scarce. SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Datestamps 717 s Blood’s Creek: 28mm framed (arcs removed?) ‘BLOOD’S CREEK/SE5/20/S_A’ (A2), late use on 1d Roo (sm tear) perf large ‘OS’. PO c.1910; closed 23/11/1942. 718 s Railway PO: ‘RAILWAY PO/AP6/82/SA’ on 2d P10 optd ‘OS’ used on Burra and Morgan Railways between 1876 and 1894. This type not recorded by Presgrave nor ‘The Hand-Held Postmarks of South Australia and the Northern Territory’.

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ex 719 TASMANIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 719 */U 1870-71 Sidefaces Sideface Wmk Single-Line Numeral Selection including P12 1d red x9, 2d green x4, 4d blue x2 (one a proof thinned, other opt ‘REPRINT’), 10d black x12 (with mint block of 4, two optd ‘SPECIMEN’, five CTO and one used), P11½ 1d x2, 2d x8 (three are mint), 10d mint x24 (including irregular mint block of 13 and a corner strip of 4 with Current Nº 44 & variety Flaw on ‘T’ of ‘TASMANIA’), variable condition, Cat £1,950+. (80) TASMANIA 720 U/* 1853 Imperf Courier Plate II 4d dull orange, 3 close to large margins, ‘68’ BN cancel Cat £375+, 1889 official reprint from defaced plates of 4d in brown on thick card from bottom right hand corner of sheet, also 1870-71 P11½ 10d black, block of 4 (2) 721 F 1853 Imperf Courier Plate II 4d dull orange, SG #11 three good margins just cut-into at base, Cat £375. 722 * 1857-69 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 1d pale red-brown SG #26, complete margins, elusive shade, Cat £475.

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TASMANIA | Railway Stamps 731 Decimal Period Mint Group 1966 (Feb 14) 1c to $2 range, incl 80c strip of 5; 1968 1c to 80c range incl strips of 5 of 1c, 30c, 35c and blocks of 10 of 1c, 2c, 10c, 20c, 30c, 35c, 60c & 80c; 1976 15c to $1 incl strips of 5 of 15c, 20c, 25c, 40c, 50c & $1. (150+) TASMANIA | Postal Stationery 732 PS 1882-1905 Unused Range: all different mainly fine with PTPO types. Postcards incl Reply cards from 1882 1d carmine H&G #1 includes 1894-5 Exhibition H&G #5 and #6, PTPO types incl 1882 1d+½d H&G #K4; Registration envs x5 H&G #1-3a; envelopes from 1883 2d green including multiple frankings, 2d Pictorial letter cards Lake Hartz H&G #A2(4) and Great Lake H&G #4(3). Wrappers also incl PTPO types. Good variety, good value (56) 733 PS 1882-1905 Used Range: incl CTO from 1891 use of 1d red PTPO wrapper for The Federal Australian Philatelist H&G #KE3, to England. PTPO’s also include postcards x4 H&G #K3 to Germany each with Ulm railway station arr cds. Also includes 1900 use of NV Registration env H&G #C3a. Condition a bit mixed, excellent value. Old 1984 H&G cat cUS$350. (18) TASMANIA | Telegram Forms 734 PS 1870s & 1880s telegram messsages. Plenty of medical types, a couple 1880s Repeated Telegram forms, also four pro forma Letter Bills from Green Ponds. Very mixed poor to just good condition. Research material really. (c75)

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737 TASMANIA | Postal History 735 * 1843-45 Entires From NSW to merchant William Johnstone all with Sydney crown oval datestamps of varying quality and most with Launceston double-circle arrival backstamps, very mixed condition. (9) 736 * 1880-1900s Covers mostly used within Tasmania many with Pictorial 1d or 2d frankings tied by datestamp cancels including Buckland, Forcett, Flowerdale, Lebrina, Lymington North (tying 2d perf ‘OS’ x2 on cover to Evandale), Osterley, Piper’s River, Seymour, many with backstamps including Bream Creek type 2b x7 ([Rated RR+], one with early date of ‘12NO10’) & Little Swanport; also two 1899 covers to Brisbane with Parliament House Queensland Type 3c backstamps [Rated RR] and a few incoming covers from UK. Condition variable. (80) 1901 (Feb 20) large front (206x123mm) addressed to Sydney headed in manuscript “On Public Service Only” with Corporation 737 * of Launceston 30mm Frank Stamp in blue overstruck with twin strikes of ‘LAUNCESTON/FE20/1901/TASMANIA’ 22mm cds, endorsed with circular 28mm ‘TASMANIA/OFFICIAL PAID’ handstamp struck in black, trivial tonespotting. A rare survivor. [‘Green Books’ Part 1 records only 4 other examples of the Official Paid handstamp on cover, with no examples recorded in black]

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1919 (Oct 7) late use of 1d on 2d Pictorial plus KGV ½d, tied by Healesville (Vic) datestamp, on small cover to England. 1923-28 covers x49 to same addressee in Newcastle (NSW) each with ‘PAID AT/1½D/HOBART’ slogan cancels in red, various slogans including ‘SAY IT BY/TELEPHONE’, ‘BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/ALWAYS ASK FOR/AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS’, ‘POST EARLY/EACH DAY’, ‘COMMONWEALTH ROLLS/REMEMBER! CORRECT/ENROLMENT COMPULSORY’, ‘ADDRESS MAIL TO/P.O.BOX NO/IT EXPEDITES DELIVERY’, ‘USE THE/AIR MAIL’, condition generally fine. VICTORIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 740 U 1850-57 Half-Lengths Selection with 1d x6 including Ham Printing x2, 2d x8 including one with Butterfly ‘7’ cancel [Rated RR], 3d x15 including Ham Printing x2 and perforated examples x3; usual mixed condition, many attractive examples, some are fine, Cat £2,200+. (29) *

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1850-53 Half-Length Ham Altered 3rd State 1d reddish-brown White Veils, SG #12 pair [9-10], margins just shaved to good, light barred oval cancels, Cat £340+. Appealing multiple. 1850-53 Half-Length Ham Altered 3rd State 3d blue White Veils, SG #14 strip of 4 [7-10], small nick at top, heavy smudged barred oval cancels; also 3d deep blue pair #14a [4-5], right unit ironed-out crease; Cat £450+. (2) 1850-53 Half-Length Ham Altered 4th State 2d olive-drab SG #17d, margins in places, some small blemishes, large-part original gum, Cat £3,250. A rare shade unused. 1850-53 Half-Length Ham Altered 3rd State 3d blue SG #24 Stone A partial reconstruction of 12 of the 24 transfer positions, plus one duplicate, including two pairs [15-16 & 17-18], condition variable, some are fine, Cat £650+. Ex Purves. (13)

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1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 6d in dull orange shade SG #32a, display pages with two fine used four-margin examples imaginatively affixed to January 1855 envelopes from Melbourne with unframed crowned oval datestamps, one to the Orkney Islands (Scotland), the second to Richmond, Surrey (England). Neither stamp was on the cover when it was put in the mail, an “artist” has attempted to convince the unwary that both are tied by barred oval handstamps, one ‘1/V’ (common), the second ‘30/V’ of Port Albert (rated RR). (2) 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 1/- Registered Die I SG #34 (complete margins, very close at top) tied to piece by BO ‘1/V’ Type (3) cancel, part Melbourne Crown oval datestamp below, Cat £190. 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 1/- ‘REGISTERED’ Die I SG #34, variety No centre bar second ‘E’ of ‘REGISTERED’, minor edge tone, complete margins, indistinct cancel, Cat £190. 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 1/- ‘REGISTERED’ Die I SG #34, variety Pink line extending into ‘ONE SHILLING’ value tablet at lower-left, good even margins, indistinct BN cancel, Cat £190. 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 1/- ‘REGISTERED’ Die II SG #34, complete margins, manuscript cancel & non-Victorian dumb cancel, Cat £190. 1860-66 Beaded Oval No Wmk Perf 12 4d rose marginal single with part inscription, SG #89a, large part typical brown gum, selvedge re-attached, Cat £500.

1863-74 Laureates DLR Paper Wmk Single-Lined Numeral 2d dull violet SG #109a with electro flaw Doubling of value tablet (see Kellow at page 153), nice example with cancel largely clear of the variety. RPSofL Certificate (1968). 1863-74 Laureates Emergency Printing on Saunders Paper Wmk Incorrect Single Lined Numeral 2d grey SG #127, Small colour flaw over Queen’s lower lip, mild toning, unused, Cat £200. 1864-80 Calvert Woodblocks DLR Paper 2/- greenish blue/green P12 SG #129ca, some mild peripheral aging, unused, Cat £375. 1864-80 Calvert Woodblocks DLR Paper 2/- deep greenish blue/green P12½ SG #129d, some nibbed perfs, faint bend, unused, Cat £350.

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1864-80 Calvert Woodblocks Saunders Paper 2/- Deep greenish blue/green P12½ SG #130c, wide example, without gum, Cat £350. 1867-81 Laureates Wmk V/Crown Perf 13 2d lilac ‘TWO PENCE’ doubled double-strike variety (see Kellow p153), postmark well clear of the flaw, single pinhole, used. 1867-81 Laureates Wmk V/Crown Perf 13 3d lilac SG #133, centred to the right, a few mild tonespots, Cat £425. 1867-81 Laureates Wmk V/Crown Perf 13 5/- blue/yellow SG #139, 2mm perf groove nick, well centred, full perfs, Cat £425. 1867-81 Laureates Wmk V/Crown Perf 13 5/- blue & carmine Type I SG #140a, mild aging, unused, Cat £550. 1867-81 Laureates Wmk V/Crown Perf 12 1d pale green SG #142, nibbed perf, tiny thin spot, large-part gum, Cat £100.

1867-81 Laureates Wmk V/Crown Perf 12 8d red-brown/pink SG #146, some mild toning, Cat £170. 1867-81 Laureates Wmk V/Crown Perf 12 5/- bright blue & red Type II SG #148, vivid colours, unused, Cat £500. Attractive example. 1873-87 Bell Wmk 1st V/Crown Perf 12½ 2/- deep blue/green (glazed paper) SG #190, strong colours, unused, Cat £225. 1878 Bell Emergency Printings Perf 13 1d yellow-green/yellow SG #196, some nibbed perfs, unused, Cat £130. 1878 Bell Emergency Printings Perf 13 1d yellow-green/drab SG #197, crease, centred to the right, unused, Cat £225. 1882-84 Wmk 2nd V/Crown Perf 12½ 2d brown Perf 12 SG 210ab, lightly cancelled, Cat £425.

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1884-96 Stamp Duty Litho 1st V/Crown 1d blue-green P12½ SG #235b, large part og, unpriced in SG. 1885-95 Naish Stamp Duty Wmk 1st V/Crown P12½ 2/- olive/bluish green SG #295, mint, Cat £130. 1885-95 Naish Stamp Duty Wmk 2nd V/Crown Perf 12½ 2/- apple-green SG #304 block of 4 fine mint, lower units MUH, Cat £120+. (s) 1897 Hospital Charity Fund duo, SG #353-4, current Retail c$275, both strong fresh colour. (2) 1897 Hospital Charity Fund 1d (1/-) MUH & 2½d (2/6d) unused, Cat £150. (2) 1900 Empire Patriotic Fund 1d (1/-) & 2d (2/-) set SG #374-75, the later with a few mild tonespots on gum, Cat £390. (2) 1900 Empire Patriotic Fund nice looking set, SG #374-5, Cat £425. (2)

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1900 Empire Patriotic Fund SG #374-75. Usual yellowish brown gum, the 1d (1/-) hinged, the 2d (2/-) may be MUH, so extrapolated Cat £525. 1900 Empire Patriotic Fund set SG #374-75, fine mint, Cat £425. (2) 1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ ½d green with quarter Melbourne CTO & blue ‘ULTRAMAR’ handstamp. From UPU distribution sets to Portuguese Colonies. Quite rare. 1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ 4d bistre-yellow with quarter Melbourne CTO & blue ‘ULTRAMAR’ handstamp. From UPU distribution sets to Portuguese Colonies. Quite rare. 1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ 5d reddish brown with quarter Melbourne CTO & blue ‘ULTRAMAR’ handstamp. From UPU distribution sets to Portuguese Colonies. Quite rare.

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VICTORIA | Postage Dues 787 * 1895-96 New Colours 5/- Pale Red & Yellowish Green SG #D20, fine mint, Cat £140. 788 * 1905-07 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A 1d & 2d SG #VD35D & VD36B (SG #D35b & D36a) on underpaid 1908 (Nov 11) USA 2c PSE (vertical crease clear of stamps) to Melbourne from Columbus, Ohio. USA and Australian Tax handstamps, the dues tied Dec 29 Box Room cds.

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VICTORIA | Revenues 789 * Cattle Duty: Array on late 1950s cattle auction agent receipts x48 with values to £2 x2 (faults), £1 x8, 15/- x5, 6/- x13 plus abundance of lower values including 2/1d block of 9, condition of receipts is pretty mixed, and some stamps are damaged, nevertheless these are hard to find in quantity “on cover”, Elsmore Online Cat (off cover) well over $500. (48 items). 790 * Stamp Duty: 1974 Bill of Lading made out on behalf of the Australian Wheat Board and processed through Banque Nationale de Paris (Melbourne) for supplies distributed to Ministry of Food Bangladesh with $2,972.30 Stamp Duty franking including $200 x14, $100 & $50, some pinholes. Elsmore Online Cat $1,200 plus a considerable premium as a rare on cover multiple franking.

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VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 796 PS Postal Card Unused Assortment with 1876 1d violet Laureate unused Stieg #P1, 1881 1d violet #P4 & #P4a (thicker card) x2, 1882 1d +1d violet #P5 x2 (unseparated & separated) & 1885 optd ‘STAMP DUTY’ separated Message Half Type 1 + Reply Half Type III #P8, 1885 1d dull rose #P7 x3, 1886-87 Astley 1d #P9-10 x8 including #P9 No comma or stop after ‘South Australia’ & #P10 with Stop for comma after ‘South Australia’ x2, 1889 3d carmine on light green #P12, 1891 UPU 1½d on 2d violet #P14 x3 (poor/fair condition only), 1900 Formation of Commonwealth 1d sepia and 1d orange (poor condition) on greywhite #P25 & #P25c, 1906 1d rose x6 on cream or pale buff card #P32/P32a, condition variable. (23) 797 PS 1891 1½d On 2d Postal Card with ‘UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION’ 69mm overprints Stieg #P14 x28(!) all appear to be on chalky stock with some variations in colour, generally fine unused. (28) 798 PS 1893-99 1d Reading Unused Group comprising 1d Stieg #P16 in yellow-brown x3 (one with Stop for comma after ‘South Australia’), orange on buff or yellow on light cream, 1d orange-brown #P17a x2, 1d+1d brick-red on cream stock #P20, minor aging on a couple, fine overall. (8)

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1905-07 Usage of Pictorial Envelopes comprising ‘Melb from Queens Wharf’ x2, ‘Botanic Gardens, Melb’, ‘Collins St, Melb’ x3 (one unused), Flinders St & Viaduct’ x2, ‘Exhibition Buildings, Melb’, & ‘St Kilda Pier’ (unused); all but one sent Victorian destinations; some faults, however hard to acquire in quantity. (10) VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Franks 803 PS Chief Secretary: 1904 use of OHMS lettersheet from Mitiamo to Rochester (superb backstamp) with ‘CHIEF SECRETARY’ printed Frank tied by ‘MO&SB/MITIAMO’ cds, fine ‘PAID AT/MITIAMO’ boxed handstamp alongside, Electoral Registrar’s Office imprint in lower-left corner. [Free frank priviledge was invalidated on 1/11/1902, hence the use of the paid at handstamp.] 804 PS Cut-Out Assortment: on stockbook pages with many departments represented including Attorney General, Minister of Justice, Minister of Lands & Agriculture, Minister of Lands and Survey, Minister of Public Instruction, Solicictor General; handstamps mostly in blue or in black, some in red, a few in violet, possible postmark interest; also a few other staionery cut-outs. Inspection suggested. (100s)

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Cut-Out Selection: of all different types incl the very scarce ‘ROYAL MINT’ in black, ‘THE SPEAKER’ in blue, ‘MINISTER OF LANDS & AGRICULTURE’ in blue, ‘MINISTER OF WATER SUPPLY’ in red, rubber ‘GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA’ in violet etc. Plus ‘CLOSER SETTLEMENT COMMISSION’ seal. Nice group. (20) VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers 806 PS 1885-87 Unused Selection comprising Naish ½d salmon Stieg #E9 & 1d olive-green #E8 on watermarked paper, Bell 1d green optd ‘STAMP DUTY’ inverted watermark E13a, also Astley ½d in lilac x2 or pink/carmine x2, fine condition overall. (7) VICTORIA | Postal History 1849 (Jun 28) inwards part-entire from Paddington, London to Geelong, with fine Geelong crowned oval in red, Rated “1/4” in 807 * red & “6” in black. 808 * 1850 (Jul) petite cover from Portland (oval backstamp) to Wando Vale (Vic) with 2d yellowish brown-lilac Half-Length SG #15c tied by indistinct barred oval cancel, cover with faults, stamps just shaved at right, otherwise fine. 1855 (Mar 22) small envelope to London per Shalimar with horiz pair 6d dull orange SG #32a (shaved at top, otherwise large 809 * margins) and tied barred oval ‘V/1’ cancels, alongside an unframed oval ‘MELBOURNE/(crown)/MA23A/1855/VICTORIA’. Backstamp chamfered ‘8JU1855/LIVERPOOL/SHIP’ in dull green, small s/ring London arr next day. Slightly reduced, descriptive write-up includes a picture and short history of the ship.

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1855 small piece of cover to Adelaide, probably originating in the Riverina with imperf 6d Woodblock SG #32a and NSW Laureate 2d Plate III SG #85. Indistinct postmark, appears to be a part of a scarce to rare Cross-Border piece, 2001 certificate of Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel (incorrect description of the NSW stamp) notes that the piece bears Holcombe signature (initials) beneath the stamps. Adelaide double arc receiving handstamp Feb 1855. Offered As Is. 1856 (Jun 7) cover from Melbourne to Avoca (fine crown oval backstamp) with Campbell & Fergusson 1d pink (corner fault) & 3d blue Half Lengths tied by BN ‘1’ cancel & ‘TOO LATE’ boxed handstamp, missing backflap.

1857 (Jul 6) inwards cover from London to Port Albert, endorsed via Marseilles, franked with 2d blue, 1d red & 6d lilac tied by barred numeral ‘8’, London backstamp in blue, Melbourne (3 Sep) transit and Port Albert (10 Sep) arrival datestamps. Cover addressed to John Williams/Messrs Schiller & Theil who was their store manager at Tarraville in Gippsland. One of the earliest overseas covers to this destination. 1857 (Jul 28) entire with 6d reddish-brown Woodblock SG #32 very fine marginal example tide by BN ‘4’ cancel of Sandhurst, addressed to Sydney, Sandhurst (poor), Melbourne & fine ‘SHIP LETTER/A/AUG 3/1857/SYDNEY’ backstamps. Ex Geitenbeek 1857 (Oct 14) cover to from Melbourne to England endorsed “per S.S.S. Simla” with 6d orange-yellow Rouletted 7½-8½ by the Raymond machine tied by BN ‘1’ cancel, Melbourne & Birmingham backstamps, filing crease at base. Not listed separately by Gibbons and exceedingly rare on cover. Ex Geitenbeek.

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1857 (Nov 14) mourning cover with 6d orange-yellow Serpentine Roulette 10-10½ (on all four sides) SG #58 tied by BN ‘1’ cancel, sent from Melbourne to England, Brighton arrival backstamp, incomplete backflap & some spotting. Extremely rare stamp on cover. Ex Geitenbeek. RPSL Certificate (1958). 1858 (Aug 18) with 6d orange-yellow Rouletted 7-9 (at left and at right) SG #57 tied by BN ‘1’ cancel to cover from Melbourne to Cape of Good Hope, rated ‘8’ in black, Melbourne departure and very fine ‘CAPE TOWN/NO 5/1858/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE’ (in red) backstamps, some soiling, rare destination in this period. Ex Geitenbeek. [COGH#2 in Ben Palmer’s census and illustrated at page 61 of his book] 1861 (Mar 12) incoming entire letter written at Marseilles (February 8), addressed “Mr J.B. Were/Royal Swedish Norwegian/ Consulate/Melbourne/Australie”, bearing Napoleon imperf 80c with enormous margins three sides (portion of three adjoining units), slightly trimmed at left, tied by Diamond ‘1896’, Marseilles ‘12/MARS’ datestamp alongside, backstamped Melbourne. [Jonathan Binns Were, founder of the venerable sharebroking firm, was revered by his contemporaries for the extraordinary number of his consular posts he held. He was knighted by the Kings of Sweden and Denmark]

1861 (Mar 23) registered cover to Locarno Switzerland with rouletted 6d blue Queen-on-Throne & perforated 2/- Woodblock paying ¼oz via Southampton registered rate, Sandhurst oval departure datestamp, ‘CROWN/REGISTERED’ arc handstamp in red plus Melbourne & London registered datestamps in red, ‘CHARGE’ (in black) & ‘PD’-in-oval (in red) handstamps on face, backstamped with French boxed ‘POIDS - CACHETS’ handstamp plus Paris & Basel transits & Locarno arrival backstamps. Ex Geitenbeek. [Switz#135 in Ben Palmer’s census] 1862 (Jul 26) Brown Brothers merchant’s outer to England, endorsed “via Marseilles” with perforated 1/- Octagonal, 6d Adapted Design & 3d Beaded Oval tied by Melbourne duplex cancels, Birmingham backstamp. 1863-65 6d Adapted Design solo frankings on [1] 1863 (Nov 13) Creswick (Vic) cover to Tasmania, Melbourne transit & diamond ‘SHIP-LETTER INWARDS FREE/27NO27/1863’ backstamps in red and [2] 1865 (Jul 25) Castlemaine (Vic) cover to Scotland with Castlemaine, Melbourne (in blue) and Tain (Scotland) backstamps.

1865 (Feb 24) cover from to London endorsed “per Madras/via Marseilles” with 1/- Octagonal & 4d Laureate tied by Melbourne duplex, London Paid cds in red. Attractive franking. 1866 Riverina Combination Cover (Sep 18) use of Victoria 2d and NSW pair 1d wmk ‘1’ on neatly addressed cover to Captn Horatio Nelson R.N., P.&O. S.S. “Madras”, Melbourne. Indistinct Victoria BN cancel (must be ‘80’). Backstamp oval ‘SWAN HILL/ SE*18/66/VICTORIA’ and small blue s/r arrival cds ‘MELBOURNE/2H/SE20/66’. Neat display page write-up of a nice States combination cover. [Like most Riverina covers the extra postage was paid to ensure that the letter went the fastest way possible to reach a departing ship.] Stamp Duty Issues On Cover comprising [1] 1896 (Sep 7) petite cover from Melbourne to Carlton with QV 1d pair cancelled by ‘MELBOURNE/11A/SE7/96’ datestamps; [2] 1902 (Aug 27) with Large Numeral 1d, inadmissible and taxed at double deficiency; some aging.

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VICTORIA | DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA 824 Post Office Reports: [1] 1856 Steam Postal Communication report; [2] 1871 Post Office & Telegraph Department report, includes all PO and their postmasters, Telegraph Offices, Mail routes etc; [3] 1872 Mail Service report on proposed mail service via San Francisco; [4] 1900 Post Office & Telegraph Department report, provides summary information only; Plus [5] NSW 1898 Land Tax documents x2. VICTORIA | Barred Numerals 825 s 77: (A2) 1st type on 6d black Adapted Design. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Somerton-PO 1/1/1854; closed c.1864. 826 s 208: (A2) largely complete Type 2A strike on 4d Emblem, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Carlsruhe-PO 1/8/1858; closed 21/6/1957. 827 s 326: ‘326’ (B2) on 1d Netted Corners. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Traralgon-PO 1/1/1861. 828 s 348: (B2) 1st type on 6d black Beaded Oval. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Alma-PO 1/7/1861; TO 31/10/1959; closed 30/4/1969. 829 s 350: (B2) part strike on 1d Netted Corners. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Bald Hills-PO 13/7/1861; closed 1/7/1895. 830 s 369: (A2) on 2d Bell. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Preston Hill-PO 4/11/1861; closed 25/1/1887. 831 s 596: (A2-) light clear cancel on 6d Laureate. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Cobbler’s Gully-PO 1/1/1867; closed 31/12/1874. 832 s 900: ‘900’ (B2) in violet on 2d violet. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Springbank-PO 1/9/1875; closed 31/12/1966.

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1304: ‘MCCC/4’ (A2) on 2d lilac, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Mount Alfred-PO 12/10/1882; closed 17/6/1895. 1660: (B2) on 1d Roo. [Rated RRRRR - a great rarity.] Allocated to Dunmore-PO 15/10/1888; RO 1/9/1917; closed 16/1/1922.

2060: (C1) weak but complete strike tying 1d pink to black and white PPC (“The Hotel, Clifton Springs”), fair 1906 Clifton Springs datestamp alongside, card has age spotting. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Clifton Springs-PO 12/3/1902; closed 8/8/1921. 2086: ‘2086’ (B2) on 1d pink adhered to postcard to which it doesn’t belong. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Laver’s Hill-RO c.1902; PO 1/8/1904; LPO 10/8/1993.

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VICTORIA | Datestamps 839 D Bairnsdale: unframed ‘M.O.&S.B/DE19/88/BAIRNSDALE’ (A1) on ½d pink on piece. The only recorded example. Renamed from Lucknow PO 3/4/1862.

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Field P.O. No.2: ‘FIELD POST OFFICE/No2/29SE38/VIC AUST’ x3 fine strikes tying KGV ½d orange x4 to ‘First Field Post Office, Eastern Golf Links’ illustrated postcard; also 1937 ‘FIELD POST OFFICE/No1/30SE37/VIC AUST’ on local cover to Camberwell. [Both datestamps were used for one day only] PO 29/9/1938; closed 29/9/1938. (2)

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Mount Alexander (2): 23x21mm ‘MT ALEXA[ND]ER/JA*29/1857/VICTOR[IA]’ crown oval on piece. Extremely rare and probably ERD. PO 6/8/1856; replaced by Harcourt PO 27/2/1858. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 844 U 1854-64 Selection with 1854 imperf 4d (tiny nicks at base) & 1/- (fault), 1857-59 Litho 6d grey-black SG #18 with Void spot on swan’s breast and Numbered Grid ‘14’ cancel of Albany, 1860-64 2d x2 (one with fake perfs), 1861 P14 at Somerset House 1d, 2d & 4d, Clean-cut Perf 2d & 6d (trimmed perfs), Rough Perf 1d rose-carmine with fine 15-bar ‘21’ cancel of Vasse, 186364 1d pair 15-bar ‘20’ cancels of Champion Bay, Cat £1,100+ (ex imperf 1/-). (11 items) 845 U 1861-88 Selection with 1861 P14 (Somerset House) 4d, Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 2d x6 & 6d x4, Rough Perf 1d x2, 1864-79 6d violet P12½ SG #57 unused, 1882-85 Crown CA 1d pair [Pos 27-28] right-hand unit with Double-tailed swan, cancel well clear of variety, 1888 4d red-brown, condition variable, majority fine, Cat £800+. (22) 846 **/* 1871-1912 Mostly Mint Selection including 1871-73 Crown CC 3d P14 pair (MUH), 1885-93 2½d pair & 4d x2 (one with ‘WA’ perfin), Surcharges 1885 1d on 3d mint & used and 1893-95 Crown CC 1d on 3d pair & ½d on 3d pair, 1898-1907 2½d vertical Plate #1 vertical pair (MUH) & 1/-, 1902-12 V/Crown 2/- bright red/yellow, etc; generally fine, Cat £500+. (22) 847 U 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Compound Perf (12½ or 12½x12) & 11 on album pages comprising 1d (15), 2d (15), 4d (16), 5d (6, Cat £480), 8d (16, two with ‘CUBALLING cds), 9d (12, one is Wmk Upright), 10d (16), also a few 1898-1907 issues including 2½d block of 4, Cat £1,000. (110) 843

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 848 F 1854 Imperf Recess 1d black SG #1, close to good margins, Cat £275. 849 F 1854 Imperf Recess 1d black SG 1, shallow central thin & minor edge blemishes, just shaved to very good margins, void grid cancel in red, Cat £275. 850 W 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 4d blue SG #3a, scissor nick outside frameline, faint ironed-out vertical crease, good to large margins, minor aging, unused, Cat £450. 851 W 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 4d blue with transfer variety ‘T’ of ‘POSTAGE’ shaved to a point at foot SG #3d, faint vertical crease, couple of pre-printing paper wrinkles, minor aging, Cat £1,700. 852 F 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 4d blue (dullish shade, but not deep dull blue) SG #3b, close to good margins, 15-bar ‘6’ cancel of Albany, Cat £250.

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1860-64 Imperf Recess Wmk Swan 6d sage-green, shaved (at top left) to good margins, SG #28, tidy cancel, Cat £400. RPSV Certificate (2006). 1860-64 Imperf Recess Wmk Swan 6d sage-green, SG #28, 4-margins (one just touching), light cancel, Cat £400. 1860-64 Recess Wmk Swan Rouletted 7½-14 6d sage-green with evidence of rouletting in base and left margins SG #32, good colour, 15-bar ‘1’ cancel in blue, Cat £650. 1861 Recess Wmk Swan Intermediate Perf 14-16 6d purple-brown SG #36, 15-bar ‘1’ blue grid cancel, Cat £110. 1861 Recess Wmk Swan Perf 14 At Somerset House 1d rose SG #38, unused, Cat £375. 1861 Recess Wmk Swan Clean Cut Perf 14-16 2d blue SG #41, unused, Cat £100.

1861 Recess Wmk Swan Clean Cut Perf 14-16 6d purple-brown SG #42, some nibbed perfs at base, unused, Cat $500. 1863-64 No Wmk Perf 13 6d deep lilac SG #51, strong colour, large-part gum, Cat £275. 1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 12½ 1/- bright green SG #61, regummed, Cat £225. 1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 12½ 1/- bright green handstamped ‘SPECIMEN.’ SG #61s, large-part gum, fine & undercatalogued at £200. 1871-73 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 14 3d pale brown and 3d cinnamon SG #63 & 63a, fine mint, Cat £100. (2)

1876-81 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 14 6d reddish lilac SG #75c, partial Offset, re-gummed, Cat £170. 1882-85 Recess Wmk Crown/CA (Sideways) Perf 14 4d carmine Wmk upright SG #78a, mild central age spot & a single pinhole, unused and unpriced as such by Gibbons. Rare 1882-85 Recess Wmk Crown/CA (Sideways) Perf 14 6d lilac, handstamped ‘SPECIMEN.’ SG #80s, unused, Cat £140. 1885-93 Typo Wmk Crown/CA (Sideways) Perf 14 ½d green handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #94s, without gum. 1885-93 Typo Wmk Crown/CA (Sideways) Perf 14 1d carmine Wmk Crown to right of CA SG #95w, paper wrinkle, used. Only a dozen or so examples recorded.

1885-93 Typo Wmk Crown/CA (Sideways) Perf 14 2d grey Wmk Crown to right of CA SG #96w, mild tonespots, Perth duplex cancel. Only six examples recorded according to vendor. 1895 Surcharged in Red & Green ½d on 3d wmk Crown/CC, SG #111a, fine MLH, Retail $275. 1898-1907 Wmk W Crown A 1d carmine, 2d bright yellow & 1/- olive-green all Watermark inverted SG #112w, 113w & 116w, odd perf blemish/tone, Cat £290. (3) 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 12½ or 12½x12 1d carmine-rose block of 4 with each unit handstamped ‘Medical’ in violet, 1904 Albany duplex cancel. Very rare or possibly unique as a block of 4.

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1905-12 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A Perf 12½ or 12½x12 1d rose-pink SG #139 pair & single with variety Watermark reversed, used. [ACSC records this variety for P11 issue only, however most known examples are P12x12½ usually found dated between Jan-April 1911.] (2 items) 877 F 1905-12 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A Perf 12½ or 12½x12 2d yellow variety Watermark reversed, ACSC #W22ab, who state ‘probably half a dozen used examples are recorded with watermark sideways reversed’, Cat $750. 878 U 1912 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A (Sideways) Thin White Pregummed Paper 3d brown P12½ Watermark Upright fine used BW #W31b (Cat $250) SG #170a (Cat £190). [ACSC states ‘a small number of sheets were printed on paper with the watermark upright’.] WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Official Stamps 879 U Commissariat Punctures Group of eight stamps including 1861 Clean-Cut Perf 2d x2 (one with corner fault) & 1/- yellow-green SG #43, condition variable. (8)

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ex 886 WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Private Carrier Stamps 885 **/*/W Coolgardie Cycle Express: 1895 Bicycle 1/- fine MUH & 2/6d sweated gum, both marginal examples, 1896 Camels 6d with brownish part-gum, plus 2/- (small tear & crease) & 5/- both without gum. (5) 886 ** Coolgardie Cycle Express (Bicycle): 1895 1/- sweated gum, & 2/6d patchy gum, corner blocks of 6 (3x2), odd tonespot, fine overall. 887 * Coolgardie Cycle Express (Bicycle): 1895 1/- blue & 2/6d blue marginal singles.

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery 889 PS 1890-1912 Unused Range: mainly fine all different with 2d Letter Cards x5 incl ‘ONE PENNY surch and scarce 1902 2d redbrown H&G #2 (Pope #LC2 cat $400); envelopes x2 H&G #1&2 (latter Pope #EN2 cat $600); 1902 Reply Cards x2 H&G #7&8; postcards with shade varieties various sizes x16 incl surcharges in H&G #5-15 range. Monster Pope catalogue over $3,000. (25) WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Franks 890 PS Premiers Dept: Type W420.2 in violet on 1899 OHMS cover to Sydney, Ship Mail Room Perth ‘AU24/99’ datestamp, Premiers Department oval cachet in lower left corner, [Rated R]. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 891 PS 1903 3d Registration Envelope (128x77mm) text & stamp in brown, UPU 4-ring CTO cancel, fine unused, Cat $150.

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894 WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal History 892 * 1949 advertising postcards for Lamson Paragon each with 2½d Perth meter impression and overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ in black. Fine & Unusual. (3) WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 893 S Datestamps On 1/- Roos including 1915 ‘[POST & T]EGRAPH OFF[ICE]/(?) MAR 1915/[MOU]NT MAGNET’ Type ORS 4 oval datestamp, otherwise mostly fine strikes of commoner types including 1915 Marvel Loch x2, 1921-22 Meekatharra x2, etc. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Datestamps 894 The Postal Markings Illustrated: by the Western Australia Study Group (1984-2002), 975pp looseleaf in two binders. Long outof-print with ten years having passed since the last supplements were completed. An essential reference with recent copies selling for $1,100+ at auction. 895 * Bulong: 1899 (Jun 26) cover to Catlemaine (Vic) with 1d Swan pair tied by fine strike of scarce Bulong duplex PMI Type Dxf, TPO EGF & Castlemaine backstamps. PO 2/1/1896; RO 1/7/1921; TO 1/10/1924; closed 30/8/1956. Kunanalling: almost fine Kunanalling datestamp on 1900 cover to Baulkam Hills NSW, appropriate backstamps including 896 * Coolgardie, roughly opened at top. Renamed from 25 Mile PO 15/11/1895; TO 28/11/1927; closed 31/3/1946.

Number Six Mill: (A1) two fine strikes tying 1d & ½d Swans to 1912 (Jul 19) PPC to Sweden. Rare so fine. 897 * WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Travelling Post Offices Eastern Goldfields: (Jan 10) Davyhurst cover to Baulkham Hills NSW with fine ‘TPO EGF/JA20/02/WA’ transit and Baulkham 898 * Hills arrival datestamp, some age-spotting. AUSTRALIA | Collections & Miscellaneous Groupings 899 W ‘A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia - Federation’ boxed hardbound presentation book (2001) with proofs x30 reprinted in blue from the original dies including 1½d WA Centenary, 9d NSW Anniversary, 1/- Victoria Centenary, 1/- ANZAC, 1/- SA Centenary, 1/- Mitchell, 10/- Arms, etc. Highly collectable. 900 W ‘A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia - Royalty’ boxed hardbound presentation book (2003) with proofs x27 reprinted in red from the original dies including KGV 1d Engraved, Unissued KGV 2d, 5/- & 10/- Robes, Unissued 2d Duke of Kent as Governor-General, Unissued 7½d & 1/6d Royal Visit, undenominated QEII proposed issue, etc. Highly collectable, especially so with the proofs of unissued stamps. 901 W ‘A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia - Transport & Communication’ boxed hardbound presentation book (2005) with proofs x32 reprinted in green from the original dies including 6d Kingsford Smith Airmail x2 (one being the unissued version), 5/- Bridge, 1939 unissued 5/- First Trans-Indian Ocean Aerial Survey, 10/- Flinders, 1950 stamp Centenary 2½d se-tenant pair, etc. Always popular. 902 W ‘A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia’ boxed hardbound presentation book (1999) with proofs x28 reprinted in black from the original dies including KGV 1d Engraved, 1½d Canberra, £1 Robes, £1 Arms, 2/- Olympics Propaganda & 7/6d Captain Cook, plus AAT 2/- etc. Highly collectable and always popular.

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*/**/U 1913-65 Collection in ‘Old World Stamps Colour Album’ with various used Roos incl 2nd wmk 2/- brown, 3rd wmk 5/-, SM wmk 5/-, CofA 10/-, both 6d optd ‘OS’, few large and small perf ‘OS’ issues, CofA £1 & £2 (2), all 3 optd ‘SPECIMEN’, mixed wmks of KGV to 1/4d (5, incl perf ‘OS’), mostly used, KGV Heads optd ‘OS’ (7), perf ‘OS’ commems and ‘OS’ opts (13, mostly CTO from packs), Kooka M/S, 1932 Bridge set, 1934 Vic Centenary (2 sets P10½), most KGV-KGVI issues incl 1937-49 Robes (both sets, plus 10/- opts ‘SPECIMEN’), 1948-56 Arms (4, plus £2 optd ‘SPECIMEN’), 1963-65 Navigators to £1 (MUH/MLH), £2 CTO, also BCOF 1946-48 set (MLH) with Roller flaw on 1/-. etc. Mixed condition. (Approx 400 & M/S). V/U/* 1913-65 Collection mostly used in Lighthouse hingeless album with Roos First Wmk 2½d, 4d & 6d CTO & 5/- used, Second Wmk 2d to 5/-; Third Wmk to 10/-, SMult & CofA to 5/- plus CofA 10/- & £1 optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D; KGV Heads complete on simplified basis with Single Wmk 1/4d x2 & SMult P13½x12½ x2; also Engraved 6d Kooka x2 (one CTO), KGV commemoratives complete (ex Kooka M/S) with 5/- Bridge CTO, KGVI Robes to £1 x2 & Arms set, therafter apparently complete including Navigators set, condition variable in places, mostly fine. (100s) */** 1913-65 Mint Collection on hingless Seven Seas pages. Includes Roos all wmks high-values being Specimens, no 3rd 5/- & SMW £2 otherwise only missing a few cheaper items, 3rd £1 blue & brown is telegraph punctured, simplified small ‘OS’ to 5/plus £1 brown & blue (forgery ?). KGV complete ex 1d Die III & SMW P14 2d red-brown, simplified perf ‘OS’ complete. Later issues complete, includes 3d MS, KS ovpt ‘OS’, 5/- Bridge, £1 Robes thin is MUH. Retail $15,000+. Mint collections as complete as this are rarely offered. */**/U 1913-1980s Collection in DAVO album with Roos 1st Wmk to 2/-, later Roos to 2/- (4), KGV Heads most to 1/4d (4), few KGV commems, 1938-49 Robes (3), 1963-65 Navigators 10/-, £1, Postage Dues incl 1953-60 1/- to 5/-. later to 2/- all used, plus mostly MUH issues incl 1935 ANZAC 1/-, Jubilee 2/-, many later defins (incl 1942-50 2d bright purple coil join pair),1959-64 Cattle 5/-, Decimals include 1971 Christmas block of 25, 1974-79 Paintings (5), etc, AAT complete to 1981 (57), BCOF set to 5/-, etc. Generally fine. (100s)

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AUSTRALIA | State/Roo Combination Covers NSW 1913 (Aug 8) usage of NSW 1d Postal Card to Waterford New Zealand uprated with ½d Roo (surface abrasion), boxed 912 * ‘INSUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED’ handstamp in red & ‘NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS/ASHBURTON’ handstamp in green, Wellington, Katikati & Ashburton (machine) transit datestamps, minor blemishes. 913 * Victoria 1913 (Jul 15) registered cover to New Zealand with scarce combination franking of 1d Roo paying empire rate & Victoria 3d paying registration fee, GPO Melbourne red/white registration label, fine Wellington Registered backstamp, mild aging. Victoria 1913 (Sep 16) PPC (coloured image of Main St, Allora, Qld) with 1d pink and ½d Roo tied to view side by Kew 914 * datestamp. Most attractive.

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AUSTRALIA | Kangaroo & Map Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 917 U 2d To 10/- Telegraph Cancels with various wmks comprising 2d Die I x3, 3d Die I pair & 10/- (7) 918 F 3d Olive Die I Wmk Inverted 1st wmk very w/c greenish shade, 3rd wmk yellowish shade BW #12a and 13a. Small perf blemishes, cat $375. (2) 919 U 5/- To £1 Telegraph Punctures with various wmks comprising 5/-, 10/- x5 (one with prominent Left frame flaws [R60]) and £1 brown & blue. (7) 920 U 9d To 10/- All Watermarks Assortment mostly used with 9d x60 including First Wmk Perf Small and Perf Large ‘OS’, Third Wmk Die II perf ‘OS’ & SMult Perf ‘OS’ CTO; 1/- x120+ including First Wmk perf Large ‘OS’ x2 & perf Small ‘OS’ x2, 2nd Wmk 1/- shades x10; 2/- brown x22 including First Wmk perf Small ‘OS’ pair and two singles and 2nd Wmk single; 2/- maroon x170+; 5/- Third Wmk x10, SMult x3 & CofA x2; 10/- Third Wmk perf ‘OS’ CTO & SMult 10/- both with faults; good range of shades, official perfins well represented, possible postmark interest, condition variable. (100s) 921 * Mint Array with First Wmk 2½d & 6d, Second Wmk 2d, 2½d x2 & 6d, Third Wmk 3d Die I x3 & Die II, 6d blue Die II x3 & 6d Die II milky blue x2, 9d Die II x2 & 1/- Die IIB, etc, a few minor varieties, condition a bit variable, Cat $2,700+. (32) 922 **/* Mint Selection with First Wmk ½d 1d & 4d; Third Wmk 2d Die I, 2½d, 3d Die I, 6d brown Die IIB, 9d Die II with Breaks in shading under ‘NINE PENCE’ (not the listed flaw), 1/- Die II & a well centred 2/-; CofA 9d x3, 2/- maroon Die II x2 and Redrawn Die left corner imprint block of 4 (MUH), hinge marks/remainders, generally fine, Retail $1,000+. (16 items)

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*/W/U Mostly 9d Array predominatly used with First Wmk mint (thin), plus unused (defect) and used x2, also perf Small ‘OS’ & Large ‘OS’; Second Wmk perf ‘OS’, perf ‘OS/NSW’ or with a private perfin; Third Wmk x11 including Die IIB variety White flaw below ‘IA’ mint & used, perf ‘OS’ with Chillagoe (Qld) datestamp in blue, CofA mint & used x3; also Third Wmk 1/- Die IIB block of 4 (toning) with variety ‘LI’ of ‘SHILLING’ deformed; condition a bit mixed. (32) */U Mostly Mint Array On Hagner including First Wmk 5d, 6d, 1/- x2 & 2/-, Third Wmk 3d Die I perf ‘OS’ pair, SMult 6d perf ‘OS’ pair, duplicated lower values majority being Third Wmk, some stamps in mixed condition & variable centring. (75 approx). * Mint Selection with Second Wmk 2d, 2½d & 9d (heavy hinge remainder); also Third Wmk 6d blue Die II; Cat $800. (4) U/* Roos ½d To 6d Used Assortment on Hagners x13 with First Wmk ½d x50 (incl perf Small ‘OS’ x4) with a couple of varieties, 1d x58 (incl perf Large ‘OS’ x4, perf small ‘OS’ x4 & perf ‘OS/NSW’ x20), 2d x73 (incl perf Large ‘OS’ x19), 4d x38 (incl perf Large ‘OS’ x4), 5d x6 (incl perf Small ‘OS’ x3), 6d x52 (incl perf Large ‘OS’ & perf Small ‘OS’ x3), duplicated array for other watermarks, marjority being Third Wmk; possible postmark interest including BN ‘247’ (Rosedale, Vic) cancel on ½d Roo; mixed condition, inspection suggested. (100s) U Selection with First Wmk perf Large ‘OS’ 1d, 2d, 4d (very fine), 6d & 9d plus 1/- with fake punctures, Small ‘OS’ 1/-, Second Wmk 2d, 6d & 5/- (parcels cancel), etc, centring variable, retail $600+.

SMult & CofA Wmk Range On Album Pages mostly used with SMult 6d x9, 9d (perf flaw) with Colour flaw off coast of Brisbane MUH plus used x9 including 2 pairs, 1/- x11, 2/- maroon x17 including two pairs, CofA 9d x2 MUH (one has gum toning) and used x16 including a pair, 2/- maroon Die II x3, 2/- Re-engraved strip of 3 MUH plus imprint block of 4 mint, 5/- used, etc, some blemishes but mostly fine. AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 929 U ½d To 2/- complete with extras and only small imperfections. 1d is Die II, 3d x2 shades both Die I, 4d orange x2 shades assumed BW #15A&C, 6d x3 shades may be BW #17A and #17C x2, 1/- x2 shades prob both BW #30A, 2/- appears dark brown BW #35B. All cds ex 2/- Perth registered oval, Cat $800+. (16) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark 930 * ½d To 5/- ex 1/-, MLH. (11) 931 V ½d Green with flat-top to ‘3’ (although not visible) in the [‘DE/3/13’] CTO cancel, full MUH. Scarce. 932 U ½d Green Plate 1 varieties comprising White flaw on the left base of 2nd ‘N’ of ‘HALFPENNY’ x2 (one in a pair) Large coloured flaw off coast at Sydney, White scratch left of value circle x2; also Plate 2 Break to right leg of ‘A’ of ‘LIA’ x2 BW #1(1)e,f,gx2, mixed condition, Cat $350. (7)

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2½d Indigo marginal example with flat-top to ‘3’ in the ‘[DE/3/13]’ CTO cancel, full MUH. Scarce. 2½d Indigo perf large ‘OS’, BW #9ba, fine MUH, Cat $800. 2½d Indigo perf large ‘OS’, BW #9ba, few nibbed perfs, excellent centring, cds cancel, Cat $300. 2½d Indigo perf small ‘OS’, part ‘BENA(LLA) VIC’ cds BW #9bb, Cat $350. 2½d Indigo with ‘DE 3/13’ CTO datestamp (‘3’ with flat top), BW #9Awb. Plus 4d orange with round top 3 CTO cancel (thinned). (2)

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4d Orange with ‘DE/[3]/1[3]’ CTO cancel, without gum. 5d Chestnut BW #16, off centre, Cat $225. 6d Blue with [‘DE]/3/[1]3’ CTO cancel, full MUH. 9d Violet BW #24, MVLH, Cat $175. 9d Violet BW #24, creased & probably regummed, MUH, Cat $125 as an unused stamp.

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9d Violet variety Break in coast in Gulf of Carpentaria [2R60] BW #24(2)r, stamps with Pre-printing paper wrinkles, used, Cat $220. 9d Violet with DE[3]/13’ round top 3 CTO cancel, BW #24wb, Cat $150, with unplated Missing outline to top left serif of first N of NINE. 9d Violet x2 with varieties Break in top frame over last ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ and shading line below [2L9] & Two white flaws between value circle and SA coast [2L31] BW #24[2]g & l, cds postmarks, Cat $350. (2) 1/- Blue-Green with ‘[JY]/17/[13]’ CTO cancel, without gum. Extremely rare. [Brusden White state at page 2/13 ‘A very few other c.t.o. dates can be found (for example ‘JY 17 13’) for which no archival reference can be traced.’]

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AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Second Watermark 970 * 2d Grey with Scratch from value circle through map to T of POSTAGE [2L28], BW #6(2)f, MLH, Cat $400. 971 * 6d Ultramarine BW #18A. MVLH, very fresh with good perfs and centring, Cat $400. 972 ** 6d Ultramarine Perf ‘OS’ BW #18ba, MUH, Cat $1,750. 973 * 6d Ultramarine Perf ‘OS’ BW #18ba, just the lightest hinge trace. Fresh with good perfs and centring, Cat $750. 974 * 6d Ultramarine Plate 2 JBC Monogram single with Partial offset, BW #18c(2)zc, light uniform aging, well centred, MLH, Cat $6,000 (plus another $3,000 for the offset). Exceptionally good value at estimate. 975 F 1/- Green Perf ‘OS’ BW #31ba, very well centred, cds cancel, Cat $375. 976 F 2/- Brown BW #36A, tidy registered cancel in blue, Cat $350. 977 F 2/- Light Brown BW #36ba, minor aging on reverse, fine used, Cat $350. 978 * 5/- Grey & Yellow fresh well centred MLH, Cat $1,500.

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984 AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Third Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 979 U 2d To £1 Array on Album Pages with good range of shades including 2d Die I x12 plus Die IIA strip of 3; 2½d x17 including strips of 3 x2 plus two stamps with unlisted Island flaws; 3d Die I x12, Die II x7 including a possible Die I-II pair, Die IIB x8 including pair; 6d blue Die II x14, Die IIB x13, 6d Brown x27; 9d x19 including Die II Oblique Scratch from ‘G’ of ‘POSTAGE’ to Map and Die IIB Shading flaw above ‘I’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’; also 1/- x23; 2/- brown x7, 2/- maroon x5 including a pair, 10/and £1 Grey (crease); condition variable but mostly fine, Cat $3,000+. (160+) 980 **/* Mint Selection with 2d Die I, MUH 2½d single & marginal pair, 3d Die I, Die IIB x6 including marginal examples x2 MUH & a vertical pair */**, 6d blue Die IIB x2 (one with nibbed perfs), 6d brown x12 MUH including corner block of 4 and pair, condition variable but many are fine, Retail $1,200+. 981 U Wmk Inverted 3d olive Die I BW #13Aa o/c NE cat $150, 9d Die II BW #26a w/c cat $250. Both cds and small perf imperfections. (2) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Third Watermark 982 * 2d Grey Die I with Watermark inverted, BW #7a, well centred, fine MLH, retail $125. 983 * 2d Grey with Watermark inverted, BW #7a, well centred mint. 984 G 2d Grey Die IIA Substituted Cliché late state with Inner frame largely absent to left of A of AUST, BW #7(1)jb, two short perfs, Cat $2,000.

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2½d Blue BW #11A block of 4, upper-left unit MVLH, others units MUH, Cat $260++. 2½d Indigo BW #11C block of 4, very well centred, lower units MUH, Cat $230+. 3d Olive-Green Die II Perf ‘OS’ Plate 1 White flaw over ‘T’ of ‘THREE’ [1L55] BW #13ba(1)d, small 2½mm closed tear top left corner, MUH, Cat $800++.

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3d Olive-Green Plate 1 ‘JBC’ Monogram block of 4, BW #13(1)zc, with Break in top frame over ST of AUSTRALIA (BW #13d), MVLH. Rare. 6d Grey-Blue Die II BW #19E. Nice example of a scarcer shade, Cat $475. 6d Blue Die II with JBC Monogram single, BW #19(1)zc, nice centring, Cat $3,000. Rare. 6d Blue Die IIB MUH block of 20 (4x5) from bottom right of the pane, BW #20. Large blocks of this stamp are quite rare.

$800 $80 $1,500 $5,500

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9d Violet Die II Perf ‘OS’ BW #26ba (excellent centring) paying correct 9d concessional rate on 1942 (Jan 10) cover to Melbourne with ‘2ND BDE HQ PO/W2’ military datestamp probably used at Khassa Palestine (as a borrowed datestamp), censor handstamp in violet. Very scarce solo franking. 9d Pale Violet Die IIB BW #27B vertical pair, mild uniformly toned gum, lower unit MUH, Cat $375+. 9d Violet Die IIB variety Thin-necked kangaroo [3R28] BW #27(3)h, fine used, Cat $250. 1/- Blue-Green Die II Watermark inverted BW #32a, Hobart cds, Cat $200. 1/- Emerald Die IIB perf small ‘OS’, BW #33ba, Cat $225, off-centre to base. 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB x2 with varieties ‘LI’ if ‘SHILLING’ deformed [4L11] & ‘1’ for ‘I’ in ‘SHILLING’ [4R38] BW #33(4)h & l, both varieties partly obscured by cds postmarks, Cat $300. (2) 2/- Brown BW #37, very light gum disturbance, Cat $2,500. Scarce stamp with exceptional perfs and centring.

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2/- Brown Watermark inverted BW #37a, fine used, Cat $1,500. 2/- Maroon marginal pair, BW #38, woolly perfs, evenly aged gum, retail $1,250. 5/- Grey & Yellow block of 8 with telegraph punctures & ‘TELEPHONE/ACCOUNTS’ cancels. Large blocks are very unusual. 5/- Grey & Pale Yellow BW #44D, odd short perf. 5/-, 10/- & £1 Brown & Blue with telegraph punctures, BW #44,48,52, 10/- has 1mm tear. Handy space-fillers. 5/- Grey & Deep Yellow variety Two breaks in NSW coast [R12] BW #44(D)l, fine unmounted, Cat $2,000+. 10/- Grey & Pink BW #48, well centred with good perfs.

$200 $120 $140 $100 $150 $120 $1,000

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10/- Grey & Deep Aniline Pink BW #48B, very good centring, strong colours, Melbourne Ship Mail Room datestamp, Cat $375. 10/- Grey & Pale Aniline Pink BW #48E, mild soiling, Georgetown (Qld) datestamp, Cat $375. 10/- Grey & Aniline Pink optd ‘SPECIMEN’ type B, fresh MUH, Cat $600 (as mounted), with Break in shading NW of Broome [R6]. £1 Brown & Pale Blue with Slightly misplaced Roo. £1 Chestnut & Blue Wmk Inverted BW #52Ba, few perf faults, Cat $4,250. £1 Grey BW #53, well centred, full perfs, fine used, Cat $500.

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£1 Grey CTO with gum, very well centred, BW #53w, Cat $750. £1 Grey Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C BW #53xb, few nibbed perfs, well centred, without gum, Cat $375. £1 Deep Grey ‘SPECIMEN’ type D, BW #53Bxf. Small faint pink stain at top probably removable with care, Retail $425. £2 Black & Rose BW #55, well centred, Sydney datestamp, fine used, Cat £5,000. £2 Purple-Black & Rose optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C, mild uniform gum toning, excellent centing, MUH, Cat $750. £2 Purple-Black & Rose optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C, BW #56Cxb, MUH, Cat $750.

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AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark 1018 * 6d To 5/- set of 5, fine mint, Retail $900+. 1019 F 9d Violet Perf ‘OS’ BW #28b block of 4, some mild toning, central cds, Cat $180+. 1020 F 9d Violet with variety Thin-necked kangaroo [3R28] BW #28(3)h, lightly cancelled, Cat $250. 1021 * 9d Violet Plate 4 Ash Imprint pair, BW #28(4)za, mildly toned gum. Plus 6d Chestnut Ash Imprint pair BW# 22(3)za. 1022 ** 2/- Maroon fresh MUH, retail $575. 1023 F 5/- Grey & Yellow with fine rare ‘OAHU’ part-duplex from Hawaii. It is most unusual to see this cancel on such a high-valued stamp.

$120 $100 $600 $525 $525 $180

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10/- Grey & Pink BW #49, centred to lower left. MUH, Cat $3,000. 10/- Grey & Pink with White flaw before POSTAGE [R16], BW #49(D)g, Cat $1,350, partly obscured by light postmark. 10/- Grey & Pale Pink Vignette Plate Muzzled kangaroo, BW #49(V)q, slight wrinkling, Cat $1,350. £2 Grey & Rose-Crimson top marginal with selvedge, Duty Plate variety Colour spot on map north of Bight (partly concealed by registered cds) BW #57A(D)q, small thin bottom right corner, Cat $1,750.

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - CofA Watermark 1028 ** 6d Chestnut Overprinted ‘OS’ top right corner block of 4, top right unit with Retouched top frame line with additional scratch from Broome to left, BW #23(OS)(3)ha, Cat $475+. 1029 **/* 9d Violet BW #29 block of 4, some perf blemishes, lower units MUH, Cat $370+.

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9d Violet bottom left corner block of 4 [3L49-50,55-56], one unit MUH. Cat $300+. 9d Violet variety Thin-necked Roo [3R28] BW #29(3)h, a few nibbed perfs, Cat $300. 9d Violet Die II substitution in pair with Die IIB [4L10-11] BW #29(4)hb Break in outline of first ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ on [4L11] confirms, Cat $400 mint, unpriced used. The first such used pair we can recall offering.

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2/- Maroon Redrawn Die Authority imprint left corner blocks of 4 x8 all but one from the left pane, a few toning issues, six of the blocks are MUH, Cat $800+. (8) 5/- Grey & Yellow with fine rare double-circle ‘POSTED.SH[IPSIDE]/-1?2J[?]/SYDN[EY]’. It is most unusual to see this cancel on such a high-valued stamp. 5/-, 10/- & £1 nice used trio with small telegraph punctures, odd light tonespot, BW #46,50,54. 5/- has rare Open-mouthed kangaroo variety 5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange BW #46A, perf blemishes at base, Cat $325. 5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange BW #46A, very well centred, fine MVLH, Cat $325. 5/- Grey & Yellow with variety Open-mouthed Roo [R55] BW #46(V)v, part Ash imprint, excellent centring, fine used on small piece, Cat $150.

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10/- Grey & Pink BW #50A, very well centred, faint crayon lines, fine used, Cat $300. 10/-, £1 & £2 nice used trio, BW #50,54,58. 10/- Dark Grey & Aniline Pink BW #50E, excellent centring, fine used, Cat $1,250.

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£1 Grey BW #54, off-centre to top right. £1 Grey BW #54, couple nibbed perfs, Canberra datestamp, Cat $420. £1 & £2 Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D MUH, Cat $295. (2) £2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson BW #58B, cds cancel, Cat $750.

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