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Lot 1203: Second Wmk 5/- Roo block of 4, Watermark Inverted with Varieties.

Auction No.45 Friday 13th May 2016, commencing at 9:30am Level 2, 170 Queen Street, Melbourne, Australia.

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Lot 275: Germany 1934 Zeppelin PPC to Australia

Lot 550: Leewards 7d Opt Doubled

Lot 1110: Victoria BN ‘1613’ - Only known example.

Lot 1193: First Wmk £2 Brisbane CTO

Lot 1223: Third Wmk 10/- Wmk Inverted

Lot 552: Liechtenstein Vaduz M/S

Lot 1192: First Wmk £1 CTO

Lot 1393: £2 Arms Specimen Roller Flaw

Lot 1531: Royal Visit Aerogramme unique Specimen handstamp

Lot 1688: 1d Die II Substituted Cliche

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Welcome to Phoenix Auctions Auction No.45 Welcome to our third major Public Auction for 2016 comprising 1,700+ lots to be held on Friday 13th May commencing at 9.30am. Please note we are reverting to our usual Friday date for this auction.

This is our second catalogue for 2016 in the new two-part format, which features an image supplement, with illustrations for every lot, to be used in conjunction with our text catalogue. This was trialled in our March sale to almost universal praise from our catalogue subscribers, especially as image quality remains undiminished. If you are tempted to bid on any of the philatelic treasures offered in this sale, we would like to remind you that our Buyer's Commission of 19.25% compares favourably with that of our competitors and thanks to a review of our operating procedures we have no plans to increase this figure.

We continue to actively seek consignments for upcoming auctions, so if you are planning to liquidate part or all of your collection, maybe to offset against the cost of future purchases, please speak to Matt, Ian or David who will be happy to advise on the best way to market your material. Our next public auction Sale No.46 is scheduled for 24th June, so consignments of better single items or collections for inclusion in this sale will need to be with us by Friday 13th May. Box Lot Auction #1603 commences at 3:00pm on Thursday 12th May. General Sale #45 Session 1 will start at 9:30am on Friday 13th and comprises over 850 Foreign and British Commonwealth with Canada & Newfoundland imperforate varieties, Germany including Occupied Territories and locals plus an important group of 1920-30s flight covers (including Zeppelins) into Australia. The whole section is well supported with another healthy portion from Rod Perry's Collection of Airborne Commercial Mail to Australia with the GB, India, Netherland Indies, Sweden & USA sections worthy of special mention, plus lot #640 being the earliest international commercial airmail service item into New Zealand.

Session 2 will start at lot 852 no earlier than 1:30pm, comprising nearly 500 Australian Colonies, Kangaroos and KGV Sideface lots, with rarities including lot #1203 Roos Second Wmk 5/- Inverted Watermark mint block of 4 with listed varieties and Third Wmk 6d blue Substituted Cliche - Die IIA used, plus another nice offering of CTO issues.

Session 3 will start at lot 1349 no earlier than 3:30pm, comprising over 350 lots with the balance of the Australian material including Postage Due imprint blocks, Decimal flaws, Postal Stationery including Aerogramme rarities, plus New Guinea & NWPI with varieties.

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Special Mention for this Auction to: David Wood, Matt Hancock, Alison Burns, Cathy Bishop, Chamu Chander, and Ian Matthews.

Special thanks to Mark Knothe, our Consulting Philatelist, and to Ken and Betty Pearson for their continued support at Auction times

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My Auction 44 Bidsheet.

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Terms and Conditions: These are found on the rear of your printed bidsheet and on the Phoenix website. At this auction the Buyer’s commission is 19.25% (incl GST) Contact Details: Web: www.PhoenixAuctions.com.au email: phoenix@PhoenixAuctions.com.au Phone: 03 8682-9876 +613 8682-9876 Fax: 03 8677-2858 +613 8677-2858 Offices and Auction Room: Level 2, 170 Queen Street, Melbourne.

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How to Get the Most from Our Catalogue These notes are offered as a guide to understanding the information given as symbols.

1.

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

2.

The second column contains a symbol, which represents the item(s) in the lot: ** Mint, unmounted o.g. * Mint, mounted o.g.

V Used, Very fine.

F Used, Fine G Used, Good H Used, Heavy U Used,quality unspecified P Proof W Unused, no gum D Piece * Cover, card S Specimen or Stamp (“Postmarks” lots) PS Postal Stationery B Booklets or Booklet Panes R Reprint

3.

The 3rd column contains the general description of the lot and should be self-evident with one exception.

When a catalogue value is extrapolated the value is followed by a ↕, e.g. $2000↕. Typical extrapolations are 40% of the catalogue value for hinged mint when the catalogue only provides values for MUH, 200% for MUH when the catalogue value is for mint hinged.

The following notes apply specifically to postmark description.

Whenever possible postmarks will be described in full, except that the top portion of a postmark is only spelt out when it differs from the post office name or requires some clarification. Bracketed shaded text within a description indicates that these characters cannot be read, while greyed characters are hard to read or are only partly present, as is the case when part of the postmark is on the edge of a stamp.

Very large or small letters are represented by large and small fonts respectively; small fonts are particularly used to indicate the presence of small nylon wheels in the datestamp. The following example illustrates these points: '[POST] OFFICE/21DE86/GARAH'.

After the forscription of the postmark we will indicate the overall quality of the cancel with a bracketed 2 character code. The first character is A-D where A is a fine clear postmark through to D which is barely legible. The second character is a number from 1 to 4 where 1 is complete including all the frame through to 4 where only 25% or less of the cancel is visible. For exceptional strikes we will further qualify the quality code with a ‘+’ and for items which are light etc the code will be qualified with a ‘-’.

For postmark lots the condition of the postmark is the most important aspect of our descriptions. Minor defects in the stamp or cover are mentioned only when the value of the item is significant. Naturally, major defects will always be described.

4.

The symbols in the second column, and the illustrations of lots, form part of the lot description.

5.

The last column is the estimate. The reserve is almost always 75% of the estimate and bids below the reserve will not usually be considered.

6.

No GST is added to the hammer price. The vendors have accepted responsibility for any tax payable.

7.

We use the following standardised abbreviations: og original gum opt(d) overprint(ed) d/s datestamp cds circular datestamp h/s handstamp mss manuscript; handwritten ERD earliest recorded date LRD latest recorded date o/o opened-out RLabel registration label M/S(s) miniature sheet(s) PPC picture postcard impt imprint mtd mounted provl provisional wmk watermark LDL large dateline (postmarks) SDL small dateline (postmarks) TLC,TRC,LLC,LRC Top Left Cnr, Top Right Cnr, Lower Left Cnr, Lower Right Cnr

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Country and Regional Classification Aden: 21-23,50,1582,1584 Africa: 1-2,48,50,61-63,85-86,166, 168-172,202,206,209,213,308, 311-312,339,352-353,363-365,437, 457,533-540,549,555,587,648, 6 5 5 - 6 5 7 , 6 8 3 , 7 0 4 - 7 0 7 , 7 11 - 7 2 2 , 725-732,737-740,805-806,822,1050, 1600,1633,1636,1640,1651, 1659-1660 Antarctica: 24-26,83-84,178-179,643-646, 723-724,1354,1449 Antigua: 27 Arab States: 1,6,21-23,48,50,54,168-172, 2 0 2 , 2 0 6 , 2 0 9 , 3 0 8 , 3 11 - 3 1 2 , 3 3 9 , 352-353,429,457,534,547-549,587, 662, 699, 755, 805-806, 1582, 1600, 1636,1639-1640,1659-1660 Argentina: 28-31,184,361,561 Ascension: 32-33 Asia: 5,46,50,55,71,90-96,116-144,199, 205,270,273,294-296,312,416,426, 428,451-452,465-475,480-513,526, 532,541-543,556-573,582-583,588, 615,649-654,658-661,666-667, 678-680,682,697,707-708,711,749, 754,773,775,779,783-790,819,825, 828,923,1541,1599,1608,1636-1637, 1641,1645,1648,1652,1668-1669 Australasia: 2-3,7,10,13,18-19,28-31, 48-51, 60, 68-71, 75-81, 93-94, 96, 112-115,137-138,140,142,147-148, 153-156,158,165,167,184,190-193, 195-200,205-206,208,270-274, 277-297,359,364,395-398,400-405, 407-423,425-436,446-449,451-452, 454-456,458,464,470-473,475, 478-479,500-508,515-520,526, 528-531,533-534,538,540,546,549, 557-558,560,567,573,577,579-581, 591-592,594,597-608,610,612, 616-620,622-642,654,663-666, 675-681,692-696,709-710,715-717, 719,721,726,732,738-739,742, 744-756,759,761,768-770,773-775, 777-779,782,795,801,803-806,808, 812-815,817-819,821,823-825, 827-828, 845, 849-850, 852-1673, 1675,1677-1715 Australia: 2-3,13,18-19,28,30-31,40,43,45, 48-51, 60, 68-71, 75-80, 92-94, 96, 99-100, 103, 105-106, 108, 113, 115, 120,137-138,140,147-148,153-155, 165,167,177,182,184,190-193, 195-196,198-200,205-206,208,212, 270-274,277-296,337,356-357,361, 364,392,395-398,400-404,407-423, 425-429,431-436,446-449,451-452, 454-456,458,464,470-473,475, 4 7 8 - 4 7 9 , 4 8 4 , 4 9 9 - 5 0 8 , 5 11 , 5 1 3 , 515-520,526,530-531,533-535,538, 540,546,549,557-558,560,567,573, 577,579-581,591-592,594,597-608, 610,612,618-620,622,629,635,637, 648,654-655,658,664-666,675-681, 691,694,697,709-710,715-719,727, 729-730,732,738-739,742,744-755, 761,768-770,773-775,777-779,782, 788,795,801,803-806,808,812,814, 817-819,821,823-828,845,849-850, 852-1672,1675-1677,1682, 1684-1689, 1691, 1693, 1695-1697, 1699-1701,1714 Australia - Overprinted For Use in Other Countries: 1161,1648,1674-1676, 1685-1701 Australia - Transit or Destination Mail: 269 Australia Commonwealth: 472, 1160-1448, 1507, 1516, 1579, 1582, 1586-1587, 1589, 1602, 1616, 1634, 1686,1689,1691,1696,1699 Australian Antarctic Territory: 1354,1449, 1623

Australian Capital Territory: 153,455,1662 Australian Colonies - General: 13,18-19, 28, 30-31, 48-51, 60, 68-71, 75-80, 93-94, 96, 113, 115, 137-138, 140, 147-148,153-155,165,167,184, 190-193,195-196,198-200,205-206, 208,270-274,277-296,364,395-398, 400-404,407-423,425-429,431-436, 446-449,451-452,454-456,458,464, 470-473,475,478-479,500-508, 515-520,526,530-531,533-534,538, 540,546,549,557-558,560,567,573, 577,579-581,591-592,594,597-601, 603-608,610,612,618,654,664-666, 675-681,694,715-717,719,732, 738-739,742,744-755,761,768-770, 773-775,777-779,782,795,801, 803-806,808,812,814,817-819,821, 823-825,827-828,845,849-850, 852-1159, 1162-1164, 1168, 1193, 1223, 1287, 1332, 1356, 1358, 1374, 1376,1414,1422,1501-1503, 1508-1509, 1512, 1519, 1522, 1524, 1543,1545,1552,1566-1567, 1580-1581, 1589, 1595, 1599-1600, 1615, 1626, 1629, 1633-1636, 1638, 1640-1644, 1654-1655, 1658, 1660, 1662-1663,1670-1671,1700 Australian Territories: 616-617,619,696, 1161, 1354, 1449, 1579, 1651, 1673, 1677-1715 Austria: 34-52,74,149,151,186,259,262, 270,304,836 Austria - Transit or Destination Mail: 47, 151,1158 Autographed Covers: 337,595 Bahamas: 53 Bahrain: 54 Balkans: 44-45,74,149-152,164,186,307, 332-337,340-342,403,438-458,477, 584-586,674,681,700-702,796-799, 803,835-851,1639,1641 Baltic States: 173,319-320,544-546,554 Bangladesh: 55 Barbados: 56-60 Bavaria: 210-213,689 Bechuanaland Protectorate: 61-63 Belgium: 64-71 Belgium - Transit or Destination Mail: 189 Bermuda: 72-73 Bohemia & Moravia: 344 Bosnia & Herzegovina: 45,74,836 Botswana: 61-63 Brazil: 75-82,287 British Antarctic Territory: 83-84 British Central Africa: 85-86 British Commonwealth: 1-8,10,13,18-23, 27-33, 48-51, 53-63, 68-73, 75-81, 83-121,135,137-138,140-142, 147-148,153-158,165-172,174-179, 181-185,187,190-193,195-200,202, 205-206,208,213,270-274,277-297, 3 0 8 , 3 11 - 3 1 2 , 3 3 9 - 3 4 0 , 3 5 5 - 4 3 7 , 446-449,451-452,454-458,464-475, 478-511,514-520,526-531,533-540, 546,549-551,555-581,587-588, 591-592,594,597-608,610,612, 616-646,648-666,675-681,683, 691-697,703-732,737-740,742, 744-756,759,761-763,768-770, 773-775,777-779,782,789,791-795, 800-806,808,812-815,817-819, 821-825,827-828,845,849-850, 852-1673,1675-1715 British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (Bcof): 1648,1674-1676 British Guiana: 87 British Honduras: 88-89 British Military Administration: 561-562, 650,697 British Somaliland: 711 British West Indies: 27,53,56-60,72-73, 154,527-530,800-801 Brunei: 90-91

Burma: 92-96,296,413,416,420,452,680, 1637 Canada: 2,8,97-115,393,620,641,816, 1529,1615 Canal Zone: 60,132 Cape Of Good Hope: 712 Central Africa: 85-86,655-657 Ceylon: 5,116-121,773,923,1586 Ceylon - Transit or Destination Mail: 308, 311 China: 46,122-144,205,312,465-475,498, 582-583,666,682,779,825,828,1648 China - Japanese Occupation: 144 China Provinces: 127 Christmas Island: 103,619,1351,1579, 1622,1626 Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 1354,1651 Collections & Accumulations: 1-8,10,13, 18-23, 27-35, 48-51, 53-63, 68-73, 75-81,83-121,125-126,135,137-138, 140-142,147-148,153-158,165-172, 174-179,181-185,187,190-193, 195-200,202,204-206,208,213, 217-218,270-274,277-297,308, 3 11 - 3 1 2 , 3 1 9 , 3 3 9 - 3 4 0 , 3 5 5 - 4 3 8 , 446-449,451-452,454-458,464-475, 478-511,514-520,526-531,533-541, 546,549-551,555-581,587-589, 591-592,594,597-608,610,612, 616-646,648-666,675-681,683,688, 691-697,703-732,737-740,742, 744-756,759,761-763,768-770, 773-775,777-779,782,789,791-795, 798,800-808,812-815,817-819, 821-825,827-828,845,849-850, 852-1673,1675-1715 Colombia: 145-148,1595 Cook Islands: 663 Crete: 403,1641 Croatia: 45,149-152 Croatia - Transit or Destination Mail: 584-585 Cuba: 153-154 Curacao: 155-156 Cyprus: 157,1600,1615 Czechoslovakia: 158-159 Danzig: 160-161,252 Denmark: 162-163,695 Denmark - Transit or Destination Mail: 736 Denmark Colonies: 180 Djibouti - Republic: 50 Dodecanese Islands: 164 Dominican Republic: 165 East Africa & Uganda: 166 Ecuador: 167 Egypt: 1,48,77,168-172,202,308,311-312, 339,400,403,457,534,549,662, 805-806,1600,1636,1640,1659-1660 Estonia: 173,319-320 Falkland Islands: 174-179,723-724 Falkland Islands Dependencies: 178-179, 724 Faroe Islands: 180 Fiji: 158,181-185,561 Finland - Transit or Destination Mail: 267, 304-305 Fiume: 186,1158 Fiume - Transit or Destination Mail: 1158 France: 14,75-76,79-81,139,187-202,206, 212,306,321-322,345-346,358,399, 421,425,526,579-580,640,674, 1094-1095,1664-1665 France - Transit or Destination Mail: 212, 306,851 French Colonies: 203,205-206,209 French Community: 202-209,620-621,828 French Polynesia: 203-204 French Post Offices in Egypt: 202 G.R.I. Surcharges: 696 Gallipoli: 1656

Phoenix Auctions - Friday 13th May 2016 German Colonies: 352-354,696, 1683-1684 German Post Offices Abroad: 352-353 German Post Offices in Morocco: 352-353 German States: 210-216,689 Germany: 14-16,35,46,50,160-161, 210-354,545-546,554,590,688-690, 693,696,744-748,750-755,807,919, 928, 1092, 1376, 1384, 1430, 1590, 1643,1683-1684,1701 Germany - Allied Occ (French - Saar): 345-346 Germany - Allied Occupation (Soviet): 347 Germany - Berlin (West): 269,311,350-351 Germany - East: 269 Germany - General Government: 343 Germany - Lodz Ghetto Post: 344 Germany - Occupied & Plebiscite Territories: 554,807 Germany - Occupied Estonia: 319-320 Germany - Occupied France - Lorient: 321 Germany - Occupied France - St. Nazaire: 322 Germany - Occupied Gulf of Kotor: 323-324 Germany - Occupied Ionian Islands: 340 Germany - Occupied Kurland: 325-328 Germany - Occupied Macedonia: 332 Germany - Occupied Serbia: 333-337 Germany - Occupied Slovenia: 329-331 Germany - Occupied Ukraine: 338-339 Germany - Occupied Zara: 341-342 Germany - Overprinted For Use in Other Countries: 352-353,807 Germany - Transit or Destination Mail: 307,312,334-335,702,736 Germany - West: 269,311,348-351 Germany - Western Military Command Area: 318 Ghana: 363-365 Gibraltar: 355-358 Gilbert & Ellice Islands: 359-362 Gold Coast: 363-365 Great Britain: 1-4,6-7,20,35,48,119,146, 168-169,187,213,366-437,485,578, 641,736,747,762-763,801,970-973, 1029, 1050, 1083, 1092-1093, 1098, 1377, 1384, 1395, 1424, 1432, 1533, 1586, 1596, 1603, 1606, 1611, 1617, 1622,1634,1636,1639-1641, 1643-1645,1675-1677,1680,1715 Great Britain - Overprinted For Use in Other Countries: 587 Great Britain - Transit or Destination Mail: 269,308,312,736,1586 Greece: 164,340,403,438-458,674,681, 747,803,846,850,1639,1641 Greenland: 459-463 Guam: 464 Gulf States: 54,68,195,277-278,283-284, 297, 411, 429, 433, 515-518, 528, 699, 755, 757, 804-806, 817, 847, 1533, 1634,1639 Hawaii: 665,826-827 Hong Kong: 135,138,140-141,465-475, 498,666,779,825,828,1648 Hungary: 45,74,150-152,476-479,771,836, 1148 Hungary - Transit or Destination Mail: 263,343,736 Independent Africa: 166,363-365,704-706 India: 5,50,71,92-96,121,270,273,296, 402-403,415-416,426,428,452, 480-511, 515, 526, 573, 588, 605, 661, 680,711,749,754,775,817,819,1089, 1599,1636-1637,1641 Indian States: 509-511 Indonesia: 512-513 Ionian Islands: 340,438,514

Iran: 515 Iraq: 1,68,195,277-278,283-284,297,400, 407, 411, 430, 433, 516-518, 528, 757, 804-806,817,847,1533,1634 Ireland: 519-520,1635 Ireland - Transit or Destination Mail: 212 Israel: 1,6,662,1575 Italy: 7,41,164,186,323-324,331,341-342, 358,521-526,576,584-586,796-799, 834,1148,1376 Italy - Overprinted For Use in Other Countries: 796-797 Italy - Transit or Destination Mail: 186, 358,445 Jamaica: 527-530 Japan: 11,271,531-532,613-615,708,1648, 1674-1676 Japan - Occupied Territories: 91-92,144, 613-615,667 Japanese Post Offices in Korea: 532 Johore: 563-564 Jordan: 1640 Kathiri State of Seiyun: 23 Kedah: 565-567 Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika: 166, 533-540 Korea: 532,1668-1669 Laos: 541-543 Las Bela: 510 Latin America: 28-31,60,75-82,145-148, 153-154,165,167,184,361,561, 579-581,647,664-665,1595 Latvia: 544-546 League of Nations - Geneva: 808 Lebanon: 547-549 Leeward Islands: 550-551 Liechtenstein: 552-553 Lithuania: 554 Lithuania (German Occupied): 554 Madagascar (British): 555 Malaya: 90-91,556-573,615,649-654,697, 789 Malayan States: 563,568 Malta: 574-577,747,1569 Marshall Islands: 354 Marshall Islands (German): 354,1684 Mauritius: 578 Mexico: 579-581,831 Middle East: 1,6,21-23,48,50,54,68, 168-172,195,202,277-278,283-284, 297, 308, 311-312, 339, 411, 429, 433, 457,515-518,528,534,549,662,699, 755, 757, 804-806, 817, 847, 1533, 1582, 1600, 1634, 1636, 1639-1640, 1659-1660 Mongolia: 144,582-583 Montenegro: 584-586 Morocco: 352-353 Morocco Agencies: 587 Nabha: 511 Nauru: 1677-1680 Nepal: 588 Netherlands: 155-156,589-595,617 Netherlands - Transit or Destination Mail: 256,736 Netherlands Colonies: 592,596-618,1644, 1707 Netherlands Indies: 592,596-615,1644 Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation: 613-615 Netherlands New Guinea: 616-617,1707 New Brunswick: 110,393 New Caledonia: 207-208,828 New Guinea: 616-617,694-696,1161, 1683-1708 New Hebrides: 619-621 New Hebrides (British): 619 New Hebrides (French): 620-621

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New South Wales: 12,28,30-31,48,50-51, 60,75-76,78,80,93-94,115,138,140, 147-148,154-155,165,167,184, 190-193,195-196,206,208,270-271, 273-274,279,285,288,296,365, 395-398,404,408,410,412,414-415, 417,419,421,423,433,457,464, 471-472,478,501-503,508,517,526, 539,546,558,567,576,581,591-592, 594,598-600,605,607,610,612,618, 654,664,666,694,732,738,744-746, 751,761,769,777-779,782,795,806, 808,814,821,823,825,827-828, 849-850, 852-907, 975, 1047, 1049, 1102, 1126, 1162, 1174, 1205, 1223, 1249, 1265, 1296, 1301, 1305, 1315, 1332, 1358, 1371, 1401, 1410, 1412, 1414, 1422, 1451, 1455, 1501, 1520, 1522, 1532, 1559, 1583, 1585, 1592, 1597,1600,1620,1634-1635, 1642-1643,1660,1662,1671 New Zealand: 2,7,10,29,31,81,93,112,114, 138, 142, 156, 158, 197, 208, 297, 359, 405,414,430,475,507,517,528-529, 567,581,622-643,692,694,721,726, 732,739,756,759,813-815,827,1162, 1406,1433,1538,1551,1589,1645 New Zealand - Transit or Destination Mail: 212,311,1589 New Zealand Territories: 643-646,663 Newfoundland: 97-102 Newspaper Stamps: 40,705,1173,1406, 1685-1701 Nicaragua: 647 Nigeria: 648,727 Norfolk Island: 1673,1681-1682 North Borneo: 649-654 Northern Rhodesia: 655-657 Northern Territory: 93,196,419,431-432, 454, 506, 517, 803, 908-909, 1358, 1545,1635,1638,1647 Nyasaland: 85-86 Obligatory Tax: 40,1092 Pacific Islands: 113-114,148,158,181-185, 203-204,207-208,354,359-362,464, 469,530,561,619-621,663,692-696, 709-710,791-795,822,824,826-830, 833,1572,1677-1680,1684-1701 Pakistan: 294,658-661,678 Palestine: 1,6,662 Papua: 1709-1711 Papua New Guinea: 1523,1712-1715 Penang: 138,288,418,561-562,568-569, 789 Penrhyn: 663 Perak: 570-573 Persia: 1,515 Peru: 664-665 Philippines: 666-667,825 Poland: 160-161,343-344,668-681 Portuguese Colonies: 682 Proofs & Essays: 74,219,672,733,835-836 Queensland: 51,113,402,419,431,455,458, 472, 475, 516, 531, 560, 577, 597, 606, 610,665,717,774,910-956, 1193-1194, 1229, 1374, 1554, 1561, 1595, 1610, 1614, 1625, 1633, 1636, 1641-1642,1654-1655,1663,1700 Rhodesia: 85-86,655-657,683,728-732 Romania: 477 Ross Dependency: 205,644-646 Russia - All Periods: 15,21-22,144,173, 253-254,319-320,338-339,347, 544-546,554,582-583,684-687 Russia - Imperial: 21-22,544,684-685 Russia - Soviet Union (1923-1991): 554, 686-687 Saar: 224,345-346,688-690 Sabah: 649-654 Samoa: 692-696 Samoa (German): 696 Sarawak: 697 Saudi Arabia: 699

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Scandinavia: 162-163,180,459-463,695, 741-763,806 Scotland: 1029,1384,1606,1639,1680 Scotland - Transit or Destination Mail: 263,881 Serbia: 333-337,700-702 Serbia - Transit or Destination Mail: 337 Seychelles: 703 Sharjah & Dependencies: 429,755,1639 Sierra Leone: 704-706 Singapore: 137,205,557-560,573,707-708, 1652 Solomon Islands: 709-710 Somaliland (British): 711 South Africa: 2,213,437,533,540,707, 712-722,725-726,822,1050,1651 South Arabian Federation: 21-23,50,1582 South Australia: 30,76,93,112,148,167, 184,196,198,268,272,419,428, 431-432,454,506-507,517,530,540, 603,641,698,715-716,726,779-780, 803,813,815-816,823-825,849,884, 908-909,957-1036,1053,1255,1358, 1373,1376,1519,1524,1545, 1551-1552,1565-1567,1572, 1580-1581, 1587, 1608-1609, 1622, 1626,1635,1638,1656,1707 South Australia - Transit or Destination Mail: 1656,1670 South Georgia: 179,723 South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: 204,724 South West Africa: 725-726 Southern Africa: 2,61-63,85-86,213,437, 533,540,655-657,683,707,712-722, 725-726, 728-732, 740, 822, 1050, 1651 Southern Nigeria: 727 Southern Rhodesia: 728-732 Spain: 16,733-736,801 Spain - Transit or Destination Mail: 236 Specimens & Reprints: 145,232,821, 854-855 Sri Lanka: 5,116-121,773,923 St. Helena: 691 Stamps on Cover: 1101,1214,1338,1652 Straits Settlements: 556-560,563 Sudan: 364,737-739,1633 Surinam: 618 Swaziland: 740 Sweden: 463,741-763,806,1601 Switzerland: 399,764-782,808,1095,1588, 1657 Switzerland - Transit or Destination Mail: 702,736 Syria: 202 Tanganyika: 536 Tasmania: 205,470,573,717,1037-1054, 1096, 1163, 1287, 1577, 1658, 1660, 1670 Thailand: 199,295,451,505,679,783-790, 1645 Timor: 408,447,500,744,746,1608 Tonga: 791-795 Tonga - Transit or Destination Mail: 811 Trieste - Zone a: 796-797 Trieste - Zone b: 798-799 Trinidad: 800 Trinidad & Tobago: 801 Tristan Da Cunha: 802 Turkey: 1,270,803-806 Uganda: 166,533-540 Ukraine: 15,253,338-339,807 United Nations: 616,808

United States of America: 2,8,25,30-31, 35,60,112,143,148,153-154,156,165, 258,297,312,354,361-362,394,464, 497, 553, 561, 579, 581, 618, 639, 641, 647,662-665,736,763,779-780,801, 809-833,926,1083,1163-1164,1358, 1395, 1407, 1433, 1456, 1572, 1584, 1586, 1591, 1604, 1607, 1657, 1662, 1706-1707,1714 United States of America - Transit or Destination Mail: 269,301,312,736 United States Territories: 60,464,833 Usa - Overprinted For Use in Other Countries: 464 Vanuatu: 619-621 Vatican: 834 Victoria: 13,49,68-71,79,96,113,115,148, 153,199,277,280-284,286,289-295, 395,400-401,403-404,409,411,413, 416,418,420,422,425-427,429, 435-436,446-449,451-452,455-456, 471,473,500,504-505,515,518-520, 530-531,533-534,538,549,557,573, 579-580,597,601,604,606,608,610, 664,675-681,715-717,719,739,742, 747-750,752-755,768,770,775,801, 804-805,812,817-819,821,824,845, 975, 1055-1126, 1159, 1168, 1183, 1190, 1255, 1296, 1349, 1353, 1376, 1378, 1455, 1503, 1508-1509, 1512, 1518, 1543, 1560, 1566, 1574, 1583, 1587-1588,1615,1640,1660 Victoria - Transit or Destination Mail: 392, 1603,1670 Vietnam: 1541,1608 War Savings Stamps And Certificates: 1494-1495 Western Australia: 18-19,77,137,200,278, 287,291-292,364,404,407,432,434, 454, 479, 506, 557, 597, 607, 612, 773, 804,811,1127-1159,1164,1172,1194, 1356, 1502, 1589, 1599, 1611, 1629, 1644,1671,1674 Western Australia - Transit or Destination Mail: 811,1674 Western Europe: 14-16,34-52,74,160-161, 187-202,210-358,399,421,425,526, 545-546,552-554,590,640,688-690, 693,696,733-736,744-748,750-755, 764-782,807-808,836,919,928,1092, 1094-1095, 1376, 1384, 1430, 1588, 1590,1643,1657,1683-1684,1701 Wurttemberg: 214-216 Yugoslavia: 44-45,74,149-152,186,307, 332-337,341-342,584-586,700-702, 796-799,835-851 Yugoslavia - Transit or Destination Mail: 343

Thematic And Topical Classification : 14-15,25,84,92,108-109,126,166,168,252, 254,305,310,312,320,327,368-369, 527,590,623-624,627,632,688, 717-718,837,858,879,884,930, 932-933,935,1035,1037,1052,1076, 1083, 1085, 1089-1101, 1105-1106, 111 9 , 11 6 2 - 11 6 4 , 11 7 2 , 1 2 1 0 , 1237-1238,1244-1246,1250, 1255-1256,1259,1261-1262, 1264-1266,1269-1270,1288, 1294-1295, 1350, 1352, 1357, 1362, 1378, 1383, 1385-1388, 1398, 1403, 1408,1415-1416,1429,1466, 1475-1476, 1481-1482, 1490, 1492, 1505, 1516, 1519, 1542-1544, 1573, 1575, 1580, 1582, 1586-1588, 1605, 1631,1634,1643,1646-1647, 1666-1670,1674,1701 Accountancy Markings: 8,1095 Advertising: 151,154,163,189,234,255, 259,312,336,559,702,736,883,1583, 1586,1593,1629,1651 Advertising Covers: 189

Aeroplanes: 190,217,254,395-398, 440-441, 523, 851, 1357, 1404, 1436, 1638 Agriculture: 452,882,922,925-926, 965-968,997,1395 Aircraft Names - Arethusa: 280-281,408, 416-417,426,447-448,502,676,744, 746,749,845,1641 Aircraft Names - Astraea: 416,749, 1636-1637 Aircraft Names - Atalanta: 423 Aircraft Names - Athena: 289,406,408, 410,413,446-447,500,526,598,719, 744-746,819,1635 Aircraft Names - Aurora: 193,288,415, 418, 420, 422, 426, 592, 676, 769, 818, 1633,1637 Aircraft Names - Boadicea: 421 Aircraft Names - Brisbane: 288,418-419, 503,603,818 Aircraft Names - Caledonia: 70,293 Aircraft Names - Calpurnia: 49,69,291,430 Aircraft Names - Calypso: 1643 Aircraft Names - Canberra: 285-286,449, 750 Aircraft Names - Canopus: 199,296,452, 478,680,777 Aircraft Names - Capella: 71,428,504,754, 775 Aircraft Names - Carpentaria: 199,456, 478,777 Aircraft Names - Cassiopeia: 295,451, 505,679,1641 Aircraft Names - Castor: 49,69,291,580, 1641 Aircraft Names - Centaurus: 675 Aircraft Names - Centurion: 1643 Aircraft Names - Ceres: 71,428,504,754, 775 Aircraft Names - Challenger: 292,427,752 Aircraft Names - Champion: 433 Aircraft Names - China: 825 Aircraft Names - Circe: 429,755 Aircraft Names - City of Alexandria: 400, 403 Aircraft Names - City of Athens: 400 Aircraft Names - City of Baghdad: 400 Aircraft Names - City of Coventry: 402 Aircraft Names - City of Khartoum: 48 Aircraft Names - City of Stonehaven: 1639 Aircraft Names - Clio: 51,433 Aircraft Names - Cooee: 294,429,456,594, 678,755 Aircraft Names - Coogee: 51,546,677,753, 824 Aircraft Names - Coolangatta: 426,676 Aircraft Names - Coorong: 431 Aircraft Names - Cordelia: 295,425,434, 451,505,546,677,679,753,823-824 Aircraft Names - Corio: 70,293,429,432, 454,506,755,1644 Aircraft Names - Coriolanus: 434,594 Aircraft Names - Daedalus: 824 Aircraft Names - Diana: 592,1633 Aircraft Names - Dorado: 824 Aircraft Names - Graf Zeppelin: 78, 271-272,275 Aircraft Names - Hadrian: 409,768,1639 Aircraft Names - Hannibal: 407 Aircraft Names - Hanno: 277-278,407,411 Aircraft Names - Helena: 68,195,283-284, 528,817,1634,1636 Aircraft Names - Hengist: 423,747 Aircraft Names - Hindenburg: 287,818 Aircraft Names - Hippomenes: 592,1633 Aircraft Names - Honolulu: 113 Aircraft Names - Horsa: 277-279,411, 1640-1641 Aircraft Names - Koranga: 432,454,506

Phoenix Auctions - Friday 13th May 2016 Aircraft Names - Laurence Hargrave: 1642 Aircraft Names - Pacific: 530 Aircraft Names - Philippine: 824-825 Aircraft Names - Satyrus: 675,748 Aircraft Names - Scipio: 403,748 Aircraft Names - Sydney: 280-281,448, 502,845 Aircraft Names - Sylvanus: 408,447,744, 746-748 Airgraphs & V-Mail: 1-8 Airmail Stamps: 107,112,140,158,163,171, 188,191,196-198,271,499,576,674, 715-716,738,743,756,771-772,776, 778,781,812-814,820-822,826,830, 834, 846-848, 850, 1351, 1358, 1360, 1373,1404,1638,1703-1704 Airmails: 11,24,28-31,34,39,48-51,60, 68-71, 75-82, 93-96, 107, 112-115, 118-121,137-143,147-148,153-156, 158-161,163,165,167,170-172, 184-185,190-200,205-208,212,217, 221,254,258,261,264,266,270-301, 345-346,364-365,395-438,440-441, 446-458,468-475,478-479,498-508, 515-520,523-524,526,528-531, 533-540,545-546,549,553,557-560, 562,567,573,576-577,579-581,586, 591-595,597-612,618-620,640-642, 647,654,664-666,673-681,683, 709-710,715-722,726,732,736, 738-739,742-763,768-782,787-789, 8 0 1 , 8 0 3 - 8 0 6 , 8 0 8 , 8 11 - 8 3 1 , 8 4 1 , 845-851,1049,1351,1356, 1358-1360, 1373-1377, 1384, 1395, 1404, 1424, 1426, 1429-1433, 1435, 1437,1496-1497,1521-1541, 1545-1546,1578,1586-1587, 1590-1593,1595-1596,1598, 1600-1603, 1607, 1611, 1613, 1615, 1617, 1620-1622, 1624, 1626, 1630, 1632-1655,1672-1675,1682,1714 Alcohol: 255,879,1034,1636 Architecture: 64-65,72,152,160,168,173, 218,224-225,231-232,259,263, 306-307,319,329,345,350,440,444, 509, 512, 523, 613-615, 690, 1158, 1160,1362,1447,1538,1583 Army: 43,121,230,267,302-303,306,318, 381, 518, 663, 757, 1050, 1546, 1666, 1668-1670,1675 Art & Craft: 20,131,133,1620 Autographs: 595,1426,1604,1645,1648, 1653 Aviators: 190 Banking & Finance: 152,330,414,535,702, 969 Banking,: 93,142,152,414,427,431, 473-475,499,507,517,535,573,702, 726,878,969,1583-1584,1715 Bicycles: 45,189,1155-1157 bird: 9,83,175-176,622,724,1163,1412, 1414,1617,1623,1702-1705,1712 Birds: 39,92,173,175-176,207,239, 459-460,527,615-616,741,761,782, 941, 1128, 1133-1134, 1139, 1141, 1145, 1250, 1257, 1259, 1272-1279, 1355, 1406-1407, 1410, 1414, 1422, 1437-1438, 1538, 1553, 1611-1612, 1614, 1619-1620, 1623, 1702-1703, 1708,1715 Bisects: 88,180,186,682,1048 Booklets: 181,238,541,1430,1435, 1448-1454, 1547-1548, 1569, 1571, 1624,1626,1681 Booklets | Collections & Accumulations: 1449 Bridges: 319,799,837,984,1111,1160,1349, 1361-1369,1593

Cancelled to Order (From Specimen Sets): 130,173,232,269,320,552, 619, 649, 870, 873, 878, 920, 1046, 1 0 5 5 , 1 0 6 5 , 1 0 6 8 , 1 0 7 0 , 11 6 0 , 1165-1166, 1168, 1175, 1177, 1180, 1182, 1185, 1189, 1192-1193, 1212, 1217, 1228, 1235, 1254, 1316, 1349, 1353-1354, 1361, 1365-1369, 1390, 1449, 1458, 1503, 1508-1509, 1512, 1516 Captain Cook: 1417-1418 Censored Mail: 30-31,35,60,92,95-96,113, 115, 121, 142, 148, 153-156, 184, 186, 200,205,207-208,267,297,304-306, 334,336-337,343,361,364-365,406, 453,455-457,479,507-508,515,518, 530,539-540,549,560,577,581, 584-585,606-608,610-612,618,638, 654,664-666,694-695,707,735-736, 739,743,757-763,778-780,782,789, 795,801,804-806,820,826,828-830, 849, 1526, 1586, 1593, 1601, 1603, 1605, 1657, 1659-1660, 1665, 1670, 1700-1701,1706-1707 Charity: 64-65,173,225,298,337,345-346, 349,630-631,690,836,838,867, 1063-1064,1579 Christmas: 345,538,634,690,1424,1434, 1453,1538,1644 Cigarette Cards: 17,20 Cinderellas: 9,35,52,67,122-124,162,211, 213,218,239-251,310,313,339,344, 360,477,497,581,595,607,669-672, 772, 789, 811, 918, 1081-1082, 1126, 1155-1157,1494,1578,1654-1655 Coastal Features - Ports & Wharves: 168, 177, 192, 202, 308, 312, 434, 520, 534, 699,709,715-716,739,801,970-972, 982,984,1030-1031,1053,1126,1223, 1356,1636,1653,1709 Coastal Features - Seas & Oceans: 46-48, 85, 167, 201, 308, 311, 408, 425, 447, 500, 524, 538, 627, 632, 664, 733, 744, 746,811,1092,1362,1406,1421,1439, 1441,1502 Coffee & Tea: 120,908 Coil Stamps: 590,1378 Coins & Banknotes: 10 Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings: 1-8,10,13,18-23,27-36, 44-45, 48-51, 53-63, 68-73, 75-81, 83-121,125-126,135,137-138, 140-142,147-148,150,153-158, 160-161,165-172,174-179,181-185, 187,190-193,195-200,202,204-206, 208,210,212-214,217-218,220-235, 237,249,254-256,260-262,270-274, 2 7 7 - 2 9 8 , 3 0 8 , 3 11 - 3 1 2 , 3 1 9 - 3 3 4 , 339-343,345-348,350-351,353-438, 446-449,451-452,454-458,464-475, 478-511,514-520,526-531,533-541, 546,549-551,554-581,584-585, 587-592,594,597-608,610,612, 616-646,648-666,672,675-681,683, 688-697,701,703-732,734,737-740, 742,744-756,759,761-763,768-770, 773-775,777-779,782,789,791-795, 798,800-808,812-815,817-819, 821-825,827-828,836,842-843,845, 849-850,852-1673,1675-1715 Combination Covers: 1162-1164,1616, 1618 Commemorative Covers: 394,477, 787-788, 1361, 1521, 1547-1573, 1578-1581,1682 Consular Mail: 29,143,399,555 Covers By Manufacturer: 1547-1573, 1580-1581,1682 Creeks & Streams: 894-895,942,949,1032, 1122 Customs: 435,970,1587,1672 Cycling: 189,1449 Dancing & Dancers: 613 Dead Letter Office: 935,1010,1017,1575, 1589,1672

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Disaster: 48,346,501,1092 Diving: 19,1622,1630 Documents & Ephemera: 11-15,314,708, 1672 Dogs: 811,1583 Early Imperforate Stamps: 104,116,366, 764,856,858,888,911,958,972,1038, 1040,1091,1128-1133,1135-1136 Education: 1499,1501,1518 Esperanto: 278,841 Essays: 1439,1532 Exhibition Collectables: 1448 Exhibitions: 37,160-161,219,236,269,552, 627,767,1449,1453 Explorers & Pioneers: 24-26,83-84, 178-179,643-646,663,723-724,1354, 1 4 11 - 1 4 1 3 , 1 4 1 5 , 1 4 1 7 - 1 4 1 8 , 1421-1423,1428,1449,1564 Express Mail: 161-162,168,240,244,331, 424,468,523,525,593,734,789-790, 811,820,1006,1155-1157,1634,1672 Falk: 179,724 Fauna - Animals: 11,92,102,104,175,227, 459-460,462,523,559,572,613-614, 652-653, 687, 713, 723, 963, 1157, 1162-1242, 1250, 1259, 1272-1279, 1375, 1380, 1389, 1402, 1431-1433, 1538, 1563, 1583-1584, 1587, 1634, 1685,1691,1699 Fauna - Animals, Birds Etc: 1045,1626 Fdi: 224,333,394,467,469,837,1549-1551, 1554-1556, 1558-1561, 1566-1569, 1571-1575 Fields & Paddocks: 47,121,518,710,922, 925,940,1656,1665 First Day Covers: 35,224,266,333,392, 4 6 7 , 4 6 9 , 7 9 2 , 8 11 , 1 5 2 4 - 1 5 2 6 , 1547-1577, 1580-1581, 1646, 1682, 1709 First Flight Covers: 11,82,161,185,264, 266,287,298-301,399,553,591,595, 642,715,726,787-789,831,851,1426, 1495,1522,1526,1528-1529, 1534-1535,1537,1633,1638, 1645-1655 Fish: 98,444,619,1407,1411,1414,1439, 1441,1620 Flags: 132,229,258,312,615,841,922,1105, 1160,1427,1579,1583 Flight Covers - Catapult: 258,274,301, 1653 Flight Covers - Commercial: 28-31,48-51, 6 0 , 6 8 - 7 1 , 7 5 - 8 1 , 9 3 - 9 6 , 11 2 - 11 5 , 118-121,137-143,147-148,153-156, 158-159,163,165,167,170-172, 190-200,205-206,208,270-297, 364-365,395-437,446-458,470-475, 478-479,499-508,515-520,526, 528-531,533-540,545-546,549, 557-560,567,573,576-577,579-581, 591-594,597-612,618,640-641,647, 654,664-666,673-681,715-722,726, 732,738-739,742-763,768-782, 787-788,801,803-806,808,812-830, 845-850,1602,1632-1644,1672 Flight Covers - Commercial Inwards: 640-641 Flowers: 72,134-135,568,1401,1608, 1610-1612,1614,1616,1628 Forests & Woods: 305,979,982,999,1021, 1052 Forgeries: 187,791,854-855,1127,1227, 1392 Free Mail: 501,683,1046,1087,1096,1608 Fruit: 360,922,997 gb,: 200,402,404,431,468,482,528,712, 758-762,780,817-819,825,830,848, 935, 973, 1037, 1296, 1358, 1373, 1375-1376, 1395, 1399-1400, 1408, 1411, 1424, 1429, 1431, 1435, 1437, 1521, 1547-1548, 1587, 1591, 1593, 1603, 1606-1607, 1611, 1613, 1617, 1620-1622,1624,1628,1639, 1643-1644,1675,1715

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Georgian Head Issues: 472,1247-1348, 1507, 1516, 1582, 1586-1587, 1589, 1602,1686,1689,1696 Golf: 786 Gorges & Canyons: 893,994 Government & Politicians: 12,129,261, 434-435, 582-583, 611, 882, 1435, 1495,1568 Heraldry: 437,652,657 Horse Racing: 227 Horses: 232-233,404-405,412,414,424, 588,811,1158,1661,1677-1678 Hotels: 112,307,477,605,818,908 Illustrated Covers: 190,395-398,811, 922-927,1501,1521,1553,1565,1593, 1604,1651 Imprints & Plate Numbers: 25-26,84,109, 166,221,223,228,230,232-233,235, 324-325,345,347,363,796,855,1213, 1237-1238, 1244-1246, 1258, 1284, 1288, 1320, 1324, 1334-1335, 1346, 1352, 1359, 1362, 1372, 1383, 1388, 1406,1416,1459-1462,1464, 1466-1471, 1473-1478, 1480-1493, 1565,1576,1704 Incidents and Interuptions to Mail to and Within Australasia: 289,405-406, 419,580,602,829-830,846-847, 1634-1641,1643-1644 Independent Africa: 61-63 Indig,: 18,1711 Indigenous People: 588,621,652,695 Indigenous Peoples: 94 Insects: 543,1583 Interrupted Mail: 48,199,277-278,289,296, 403, 411, 416, 421, 426, 429-432, 452, 454,506,526,680,749,819,824,1642, 1652 Islands: 5,27,32-33,53,56-60,72-73, 97-102, 116-121, 157-158, 174-185, 203-204,207-208,295,354,359-362, 403,451,464,505,527-530,550-551, 555,561,574-578,619-621,663, 666-667,679,691,696,703,709-710, 723-724,773,791-795,800-802, 825-828,833,884,887,893,923,980, 1011, 1354, 1569, 1577, 1579, 1600, 1604, 1615, 1641, 1648, 1651, 1673, 1677-1682,1684 Judaica: 316,344 Junctions & Crossings: 941 Jusqu’a Air Mail: 77,515,534,597,717,732, 758,782,816,1601 Kangaroo & Map Issues: 1162-1242,1587, 1634,1691,1699 Keyplate Issues: 551 Lakes & Dams: 71,97,428,430,504,623, 754, 775, 921, 975, 977, 1053, 1102, 1163,1704-1705 Late Fee: 35,276,408,412,447,493-494, 500, 516, 594, 612, 639, 712, 744, 746, 748, 758, 773, 778, 1056, 1588, 1594, 1602,1656 Law & Order: 769,1100,1615-1616 Local Stamps: 35,122-124,162,211,213, 239-251,339,344,360,477,669-672 Machine Cancellations Incl Meters: 698, 1585 Maps: 92,126,339,444,613,615,645-646, 6 5 2 , 8 5 3 , 11 6 3 , 11 6 5 - 1 2 4 2 , 1 3 5 7 , 1417-1418,1584,1600,1685,1712 Marine Life: 11,179,438,723-724,1158 Maximum Cards: 167,227,1541 Medical & Health: 113,472,543,630,1406, 1412

Military & Censor Mail: 1-8,14-16,43, 4 5 - 4 6 , 9 5 - 9 6 , 11 5 , 1 2 1 , 1 8 4 , 1 8 7 , 200-201,205,207,212-213,267, 302-307,314,318-347,361,364-365, 394,453,457,497,507-508,515,518, 539,549,554,560-562,584-585,590, 611,638,663,693-696,707-708,736, 757,780,782,789,795,806-807,820, 826, 828-830, 849, 923, 1050, 1378, 1448, 1494, 1496, 1502, 1533, 1541, 1545-1546,1560,1582,1593, 1603-1604, 1608, 1648, 1656-1671, 1674-1676,1683-1684,1700, 1706-1707 Military - Boer War Period: 213,1050 Military - Korean War Period: 1668-1669 Military - Vietnam War Period: 1541,1715 Military - World War I Period: 46,212,302, 318, 554, 693-696, 807, 1502, 1582, 1604,1656-1665,1683-1684,1700 Military - World War II Period: 1-8,14-16, 95-96,115,121,184,187,200-201,205, 207,267,303-307,314,318-347,361, 364-365,453,457,497,507-508,515, 518,539,549,560-562,584-585,590, 611, 638, 663, 707-708, 736, 757, 780, 782,789,795,806-807,820,826, 828-830,849,1378,1494,1533, 1545-1546, 1560, 1582, 1593, 1603, 1648,1665-1671,1674-1676, 1706-1707 Military Stamps: 340 Miniature Sheets: 35,66,133-135,204, 236-237,346,541,543,552,668,699, 765-767,798-799,840,1349, 1405-1406,1428,1553 Mining: 437,573 Missent Mail: 815,998 Motor Vehicles: 426,659,676,1606 Mountaineering: 32,46,614 Mountains: 76,136,218,225,230,364, 439-440,524,898,950,956,974-975, 977,987,1025-1027,1053,1111,1114, 1582 Music & Singing: 226,351,440,524,1627 Myths & Legends: 424,734 Navy: 115,439,811,1706-1707 nindie: 513 Number Ones: 124,149,166,179,203-204, 248,256,320,331-332,343,613,684, 727, 729, 911, 921, 929, 1038, 1046, 1379,1448,1677 Numeral & Letter Postmarks: 878, 885-903, 936-955, 1063, 1085, 1095, 1098,1103-1114,1710 Official Mail: 45,168,204,338,345,351, 381-390,509,511,521,539,635-636, 688,713-714,792-794,807,870-872, 941, 957, 961, 986, 1010, 1046, 1053, 1087, 1100, 1161, 1166, 1169, 1188, 1195-1196, 1199, 1201, 1205, 1210, 1217, 1231, 1235, 1253-1254, 1257, 1259, 1265, 1285, 1291, 1293-1294, 1297,1313,1315,1318,1322, 1332-1333, 1337-1338, 1341-1342, 1353, 1355-1356, 1360, 1371, 1499, 1518, 1521, 1584-1585, 1589, 1597, 1599,1611,1617,1698-1699,1705 Official Stamps: 45,168,204,338,345,351, 381-390,509,511,521,539,635-636, 688,713-714,792-794,807,870-872, 941, 957, 961, 986, 1010, 1046, 1053, 1087, 1100, 1161, 1166, 1169, 1188, 1195-1196, 1199, 1201, 1205, 1210, 1217, 1231, 1235, 1253-1254, 1257, 1259, 1265, 1285, 1291, 1293-1294, 1297, 1313, 1318, 1322, 1332-1333, 1337-1338,1341-1342,1353, 1355-1356, 1360, 1371, 1499, 1518, 1521, 1585, 1589, 1597, 1611, 1617, 1698-1699,1705 Olympics: 218,261-263,1399,1522, 1534-1535,1537,1607 Omnibus Issues: 62,89,473,502,527,740 Onwards Air Transmission (Oat): 758-762

Other Collectables: 16-17 Overprinted Stamps: 34-35,57-59,61,64, 73, 87, 91-92, 135, 152, 160-161, 164, 168,201,217,248,306,321,323-328, 331-332,336,338,340-343,345, 352-353,382-383,385-390,438,441, 443, 509, 511-512, 521, 525, 550, 554, 561-563,571,584-585,587,589-590, 616,635-636,643,649,652,681, 688-689,694,696-697,700,704-706, 713-714,725-726,735,793,796, 799-800,804,807-808,836,838-839, 842,871,1042,1145,1161,1166,1230, 1233, 1235, 1356, 1360, 1405-1406, 1419-1420, 1428, 1448-1449, 1453, 1499,1514,1586-1587,1674, 1677-1678,1683-1701,1705,1712 Parcel: 67,385-387,414,662,874, 1169-1170, 1211, 1364, 1542-1543, 1587,1606,1609 Parcel Post: 45,67,152,162,209,328,414, 462, 662, 844, 918, 1081-1082, 1101, 11 5 5 - 11 5 7 , 1 2 1 4 , 1 3 8 9 , 1 4 3 9 , 1542-1543, 1574, 1587, 1606, 1609, 1672,1674 Parks & Gardens: 307,904,982,997,1085, 1587 pcl,gb,: 1543 perfin,: 1252 Perfins: 23,95,175,405-406,436,473,499, 507,702,820-821,909,941,957,1053, 1161, 1166, 1169, 1188, 1195-1196, 1199, 1201, 1205, 1210, 1217, 1227, 1231, 1248, 1253, 1259, 1264-1265, 1285, 1291, 1293-1294, 1297, 1313, 1315,1318,1322,1332-1333, 1337-1338,1341-1342,1353, 1355-1356, 1584-1585, 1587, 1589, 1597,1599,1611,1616,1698-1699 ph: 810-811 Photography: 94,218,255,263,275,287, 303, 308, 311, 314, 323, 332, 343, 507, 554, 695, 826, 835, 1158, 1535, 1582, 1615,1666,1668-1669,1711 Picture Postcards: 18-20,26,34,46,50,94, 186,212,218,241,259,262-263, 269-270,275,278,300,306-308, 311-312,315-318,324,343,395-396, 398, 477, 519, 554, 604, 621, 695, 742, 756, 770, 790, 815, 883, 885, 890, 922, 973, 985, 990, 992, 998, 1003, 1007, 1015, 1032, 1051, 1083, 1102, 1111, 111 4 , 11 2 2 , 11 5 8 , 1 4 3 3 , 1 4 5 6 , 1582-1583, 1586, 1593, 1611-1612, 1622, 1624, 1626, 1628, 1630, 1656, 1711 Plains & Flats: 154,205,224,304,319,336, 392, 469, 530, 584, 979, 1035, 1502, 1560,1574,1577,1580-1581,1587 Polar: 24-26,83-84,178-179,643-646, 723-724,1354,1449 Post Offices: 138-139,520,676,697,761, 789,816,822,828,889-901,903,909, 939-942,944-945,947,949-950,953, 955-956,986-1036,1050,1054, 1108-1114, 1116-1117, 1119-1126, 1159, 1426, 1579-1581, 1584, 1608, 1656, 1661, 1670-1672, 1675-1676, 1679,1708 Postage Due Handstamps: 493 Postage Dues: 34-35,122,150,168,186, 189, 204, 209, 297, 330, 395, 428, 438, 441, 499, 501, 564, 575, 642, 717, 725, 763,773,780,797-798,802,842-843, 873, 1006, 1052, 1067-1070, 1083, 1094, 1161, 1455-1493, 1591, 1596, 1611,1619 Postal Fiscals: 210,253,260,262,269, 325-327,339,344,351,1087, 1153-1154

Phoenix Auctions - Friday 13th May 2016 Postal History: 1-8,13-16,18-22,24-26, 28-31, 34-35, 40, 42-51, 54, 60, 68-71, 75-82, 88, 93-96, 112-115, 118-121, 137-143,147-156,158-159,161,163, 165,167,170-172,177,180,184-187, 189-202,205-208,212-213,215-216, 224,227,234,236-237,251,255-307, 309-312,314-315,317-347,354,358, 361-362,364-365,391-437,445-458, 462-464,467-475,477-508,510, 513-520,525-526,528-540,544-546, 549,553-554,557-562,567,573, 576-581,584-585,587,590-612,618, 621,634,638-642,647,653-654, 661-666,669,673-687,693-697,702, 707-708,712,715-722,726,732, 735-736,738-739,742-763,768-782, 785,787-790,792,795,801-808, 810-833,837,844-851,879,881-885, 890,908,920,922-923,934-935, 970-973,975,979,982-988,990-992, 996-1000,1002-1007,1010, 1012-1017,1019-1023,1025, 1027-1032, 1034-1035, 1037, 1045, 1047-1052, 1063, 1086, 1089-1102, 1111 , 111 4 , 11 2 2 , 11 2 6 , 11 4 8 , 1158-1159, 1162-1164, 1214, 1296, 1338, 1356, 1358, 1373-1378, 1384, 1389, 1395, 1399-1401, 1407-1408, 1410,1412,1414,1422,1424, 1430-1433, 1435, 1437, 1448, 1456, 1494, 1496, 1502, 1533, 1541-1542, 1545-1556, 1558-1564, 1566-1672, 1674-1676, 1679-1680, 1683-1684, 1700-1701, 1706-1707, 1710-1711, 1715 Postal Labels: 762,1672 Postal Rates: 50,93-96,112,118-121, 137-138,140-141,158-159,163, 170-172,184,191-192,194,196-198, 200,205-206,270-276,282,287,290, 364-365,394-399,401,404-406,412, 414,424,436-437,453,455,457-458, 470-475,479,499,507-508,515, 517-518,520,533-538,540,545,549, 557-560,567,576-577,591,593,611, 639-641,654,662,673-674,681, 715-718,720-722,726,732,738-739, 742-743,751,756-757,759-761,763, 770-774,776,778-782,803-806, 812-816,821-822,826-830,846-850, 1090-1091,1093,1098-1099, 1162-1164, 1358, 1373, 1375-1377, 1384,1395,1399,1401,1408, 1410-1411, 1414, 1429, 1431-1432, 1437, 1587-1588, 1590-1593, 1598, 1600-1601, 1606, 1608-1609, 1611, 1617, 1619-1624, 1626, 1628, 1630, 1632-1633,1635,1646-1647 Postal Stationery: 41,45,92,149,152,162, 177,182-183,211-212,218,251-254, 256-257,264,297-298,302,312, 337-338,343-344,351,391,396-397, 404-406,413,416,494,558,585,588, 619-620,637,660,687,693,696, 709-710,718,786-788,816,827-828, 878-880, 919-933, 962-969, 1037, 1046, 1083-1088, 1162, 1496-1546, 1587, 1593, 1615, 1630, 1650, 1673, 1682,1714 Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes: 619-620,709-710,978,980,982,1497, 1521-1541, 1615, 1650, 1673, 1682, 1714 Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Formular): 619-620,709-710,1524, 1533-1538,1615,1673,1682,1714 Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Official): 1539-1540 Postal Stationery - Envelopes: 162,177, 182,397,660,816,920,930-933,1046, 1085-1086,1496,1504-1518 Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official): 1518 Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Ptpo): 1496

Postal Stationery - Franks: 1046,1087 Postal Stationery - Letter Cards: 45,211, 297,929,1037,1046,1083,1500-1503 Postal Stationery - Letter Sheets: 1541 Postal Stationery - Miscellaneous: 41 Postal Stationery - Parcel Labels (Ptpo): 1542-1543 Postal Stationery - Postal Cards: 149,162, 252-254,256,264,297-298,312,337, 343-344,351,588,660,687,693,696, 764,786-788,880,919-928,963-969, 1046, 1083-1084, 1162, 1496-1499, 1630 Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Formular): 344 Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official): 351,1499 Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Ptpo): 254,1496 Postal Stationery Registration Envelopes: 183,404,413,416,558, 637,718,786,919,1519-1520,1587 Postal Stationery - Wartime: 1496, 1545-1546 Postal Stationery - Wrappers: 1088,1497, 1544 Postal Stationery - Wrappers (Ptpo): 1544 Postmarks: 1-8,13-16,18-22,24-26,28-31, 34-35, 40-51, 54, 60, 68-71, 75-82, 85, 8 7 - 8 8 , 9 3 - 9 6 , 11 2 - 11 5 , 11 7 - 1 2 1 , 137-143,147-156,158-159,161,163, 165,167,170-172,177,180,184-187, 189-202,205-208,212-216,218,224, 227,234,236-237,251,255-312, 314-315,317-347,353-354,358, 361-362,364-365,391-437,445-458, 462-464,467-475,477-508,510, 513-520,525-526,528-540,544-546, 549,553-554,557-563,567,573, 576-581,584-585,587,590-612,618, 621,625,634,638-642,647,653-654, 661-666,669,673-687,693-697,702, 705,707-708,712,715-722,726,732, 735-736,738-739,742-763,768-782, 785,787-790,792,795,801-808, 810-833,837,844-851,878-879, 881-909,920,922-923,934-956, 970-1037, 1045, 1047-1054, 1063, 1070, 1085-1086, 1089-1126, 1148, 1154, 1157-1159, 1162-1164, 1168, 1214,1223,1255-1256,1261, 1275-1277, 1279, 1287, 1296, 1338, 1356, 1358, 1361, 1373-1378, 1384, 1389, 1395, 1399-1401, 1407-1408, 1410,1412,1414,1422,1424, 1430-1433, 1435, 1437, 1448, 1456, 1494, 1496, 1502, 1505, 1508-1509, 1512,1519,1521-1522,1533, 1541-1543, 1545-1556, 1558-1564, 1566-1672, 1674-1676, 1679-1680, 1683-1684, 1700-1701, 1706-1708, 1710-1711,1715 Postmarks - Colours in Names: 1035, 1281 Postmarks - Instructional Markings: 50, 118, 140, 158, 171, 493, 499, 508, 516, 520, 535, 816, 822, 828, 998, 1095, 1456,1593-1594,1596,1634 Postmarks - Manuscript Cancellations: 152,481-483,485,487-490,514,541, 618, 712, 815, 956, 1054, 1089, 1120, 1455 Postmarks - Meter Cancels: 79,194,281, 289,406,661,747-750,752-755,758, 760,1451,1583 Postmarks - Numerals: 366,859-861,874, 878, 885-903, 936-955, 971, 1042, 1045, 1063, 1085, 1095-1096, 1098, 1103-1114,1710 Postmarks - Paid Datestamps: 77,168, 171, 287, 366, 395, 434, 481, 488, 493, 516, 717, 722, 826, 884, 971, 1006, 1034,1049,1090,1456,1521, 1539-1540, 1545, 1585, 1591, 1630, 1634,1672

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Postmarks - Personal Names - Female: 1027 Postmarks - Personal Names - Male: 1027 Postmarks - Pictorial: 161,224,227,236, 259-260,262-263,269,320,343,394, 477,787-788,1361,1521,1547-1573, 1578-1581,1682 Postmarks - Relief Cancellations: 1552 Postmarks - Slogan Cancels: 218,259, 262, 268, 305, 317, 337, 392, 1049, 1160, 1296, 1435, 1585, 1589, 1600, 1644 Postmarks - Squared Circle Datestamps: 995,1018,1036 Postmarks Collection: 1053 Postmen: 184 Prisoners of War and Internees: 297,335, 707-708,1662,1667-1669 Private Carrier Stamps: 786,1155-1157 Proofs: 9,74,190,219,547-548,623-624, 672,728,733,835-836,1141,1501 Radio: 464,533,833,1715 Railway Stamps: 67,918,1081-1082 Railways & Trains: 67,799,840,918,975, 1006,1081-1082,1114,1155-1157 Rare or Unusual: 4-5,7-8,19,29,48,51,60, 63, 76, 80, 94-95, 118, 146-147, 167, 181,183,202,219-220,234,236,254, 260, 272, 275, 278, 315, 327, 339, 355, 396, 399, 405, 407, 412, 437, 454, 462, 467,506,519,526,528,533,538, 547-548,567,604,608,617-618,620, 623-624,654,661,684,706-707,715, 726,742,756-757,760,770,785,808, 813, 819, 825, 855, 862, 918, 930, 934, 1042, 1045, 1082, 1097, 1101, 1105, 1148, 1156, 1182, 1193, 1203, 1255, 1315, 1355-1356, 1380, 1389, 1393, 1397, 1442-1444, 1446, 1490, 1494, 1532, 1536, 1540, 1552, 1579, 1581, 1594, 1602, 1616, 1642, 1650, 1656, 1662,1672,1676,1688,1702,1715 Red Cross: 212,335,438,798,843 Registered Mail & Registration Labels: 28-29, 60, 79, 92-93, 141-142, 152, 158-159,183-184,193,196,200,202, 206,234,236,268,280,282-283,286, 290,295-296,322,334,336,354,361, 404-405,413,416,434,437,457,463, 474,498-499,517,554,558,562,573, 576-577,584,598,600,602,610,612, 637,653,661,664,681,686,717-718, 722,736,769,772,777,779-781,786, 790,792,817,822-823,826-827, 829-830,846,848,850-851,919,934, 988, 1030, 1095, 1148, 1338, 1378, 1384, 1411, 1519-1520, 1559, 1580, 1587, 1592-1593, 1599, 1616, 1623, 1633,1646,1660,1666-1670,1674 Religion: 64-66,350,1428 Reprints: 854-855,912,1442-1444 Revenues: 13,40,55,67,269,461,476,659, 731,785,874-877,916-918,924,957, 1037, 1045, 1055, 1071-1082, 1087, 1153-1154,1494,1585 River Fords: 1007 Rivers: 311,393,432,454,506,837,924-925, 1032,1037,1051,1644 Rocket Mail: 52,300,1654-1655 Royalty: 12,36,43,46,62,89,92,266,438, 459-460,466-467,469,502,509,512, 527, 532, 616, 700, 743, 751, 761, 786, 835,839,883,1087,1250,1272-1279, 1352, 1397, 1409, 1427-1428, 1449, 1531, 1534-1535, 1537, 1562-1564, 1575,1583,1607,1613 Sailing: 11,265,1406 Scenic Postal Cards: 922-923,1502 Science: 1612 Scouts and Guides: 686,783-784,1583 Self-Adhesives: 1449 Sheep: 289,923,925,968,1374 Shells: 509,908,1651

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Ship Mail: 366,1047,1089,1092,1099 Ship/Paquebot Markings: 21-22,308-312, 578,1522 Ships & Boats: 11,46-47,109,115,168, 173-174,179,201,258,269,308-312, 352-354,360,366,439,444,472,485, 604, 627, 632, 652, 696, 733, 773, 811, 820,881,923,1089,1094,1096,1160, 1362-1363, 1369, 1376, 1415, 1421, 1423, 1502, 1594, 1604, 1632, 1680, 1682-1684 Soccer: 164,262,265,1630 Specimens: 23,127-128,157,175,182-183, 372, 375, 465, 571, 624, 648, 727, 800, 880,921,962,1046,1144-1145,1224, 1230,1233,1240,1354,1380, 1390-1391, 1393, 1405, 1419-1420, 1530-1531, 1534-1535, 1537, 1539, 1586,1678 Sport: 164,218,260,262-263,440,1399, 1440 Stamp Dealers: 39,145,269,334,1645 Stamps on Stamps: 348,767 State Government Officials: 16,234,311, 351, 423, 541, 634, 771, 818, 1092, 1128,1310,1315,1349,1599,1629 Streets & Roads: 123,156,184,201,212, 322,369,376,378,424-425,479,482, 540, 684, 691, 742, 773, 811, 855, 923, 956, 1051, 1116, 1338, 1501, 1573, 1575,1588,1603 Submarines: 733 Swamps & Marshes: 1011 Telegrams: 1610,1614,1672 Telegraph Offices: 41,1225,1594 Telegraph Stamps: 41,662,1225,1575 Theatre & Dance: 883 Thematics & Topicals: 34-35,176,204,438, 541,688,1712 Timber & Trees: 225,240,432,440,454,506, 615, 632, 837, 887, 908, 1045, 1089, 1437,1442 Tourism: 1713 Trains: 67,494,840 Trams & Cable Cars: 1051,1606 Transport: 232,307,840,1155-1158 Travelling Post Offices: 87,93,193,196, 408,517,546,598,600,744-755,789, 932,1006,1094,1097,1159 Unclaimed: 189,1589,1599 Uniforms: 314,1492 Unissued Stamps: 144,547-548

Universal Postal Union: 28,68,75-76, 137-138,141,148,155,159,170, 182-183,192-193,196,198,206,209, 268,270-278,280,283,287,290,312, 446-447,450,456,479,516-517,531, 545-546,549,593,597-600,603-604, 641, 674, 676, 681, 742, 756, 758, 761, 768-770,774,779,782,848-850,1503, 1508-1509,1512,1516,1530,1561 Unusual Origins or Destinations: 50,54, 6 0 , 7 5 , 9 3 - 9 6 , 11 4 , 11 8 , 1 2 0 - 1 2 1 , 137-138,140-141,158-159,163,165, 167,170-172,184,190,192,194, 196-197,200,205-206,270-276,282, 287,290,361,364-365,395-398, 453-455,457-458,470-475,479,499, 501,506-508,515,517-518,520,526, 533-540,545,549,557-560,567, 576-577,591,593,654,673-674,676, 681,715-718,720-722,726,732, 738-739,742-743,751,756-757, 759-761,763,770-774,776,778-782, 803-806,812-814,819,824,846-850, 1092, 1148, 1358, 1531, 1581, 1587, 1595, 1600-1601, 1621, 1624, 1630, 1633 Valleys: 953,986,989,1012,1020,1108 Varieties: 2,8,33,35,37,39,56-59,61-63,87, 89-90, 98-99, 102, 105-108, 110, 122, 125-126,130,136,151,166,169,205, 210,220-223,225-226,228-235,249, 319,323,325-329,332,340-341, 347-348,367,438,441-443,453,508, 527,550-551,565,568-569,574, 632-634, 649, 657, 701, 711, 713, 721, 725,728-729,734,740,794,796,802, 837,842-843,858,861,868,871,931, 1037, 1041-1042, 1044, 1061-1062, 1 0 6 5 , 1 0 8 6 , 1 0 9 9 , 11 2 7 , 11 3 4 , 11 4 7 - 11 5 1 , 11 5 6 , 11 6 6 , 11 6 8 , 1172-1173, 1175, 1179, 1183-1184, 11 9 4 , 11 9 8 - 11 9 9 , 1 2 0 2 - 1 2 0 3 , 1205-1206,1209-1210,1212, 1216-1218, 1221, 1223, 1230, 1246, 1248, 1250-1252, 1255-1256, 1259, 1261-1262, 1264-1266, 1269-1270, 1272-1278, 1284, 1287-1289, 1294, 1296-1299, 1301-1313, 1315-1316, 1318-1320,1323,1326-1327, 1329-1330, 1333, 1335, 1340-1341, 1343, 1350-1351, 1355, 1391, 1393, 1396-1397, 1399, 1404-1406, 1409, 1421,1423,1427,1436,1438, 1440-1446,1461,1467,1470, 1473-1474, 1478, 1498, 1502, 1523, 1532, 1539, 1682, 1686-1689, 1691, 1693,1695-1697,1699,1709,1713

Wa: 1131 Whale: 174,1439,1623,1627 Writers: 20,131 Zeppelins: 47,78,82,261,266,271-272,275, 287,553,818,1595 Zeppelins on Stamps: 82,261,282,290,313

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Session 1 will commence at 9:30am Military - World War II Period 1 Airgraphs collection on hagners with East Africa letters x7 (incl illustrated x1) plus envelope; South Africa letters x8 (illustrated x1) plus envelope x3; Central Mediterranean Force illustrated letters x3 British North Africa Force letters x7 (illustrated x2); Palestine letters x4; Persia & Iraq Force letters x2; Madagascar letter x1; Turkey letter x1 & Egypt letter x1. All annotated with reference to Keeton. Unusual group. (30) 2 Airgraphs & V-Mail collection of mainly unused forms with GB x10 (incl 1943 Christmas), South Africa x4 (incl 1943 Christmas x3), East Africa x1, BNAF x1, NZ x3 (incl Christmas x2), Australia x6, USA x7 (incl illustrated x2) & Canada x3 (incl mailed airgraph with Unsuitable for Filming handstamp) . (37) 3 Airgraphs - Australia collection on hagners with both envelopes (7 - including GB types) and letters x14 (including 1943 QANTAS Christmas). (21) 4 Airgraphs - Great Britain collection on hagners with letters x45 and envelopes x22, plus souvenir booklet and advertising card. All annotated with reference to Keeton. Includes several illustrated types and example of last civilian airgraph from England. Rare group.

(69) 5 Airgraphs - India collection on hagners with letters x35 (incl illustrated x2) plus envelope and rare strip of 4 piece of film, plus souvenir booklet and advertising card. Plus Ceylon group with 8 letters (illustrated x2). All annotated with reference to Keeton.

Unusual group. (44) 6 Airgraphs - Middle East Forces collection on hagners with letters x62 (incl illustrated x5) plus envelope. All annotated with reference to Keeton. Unusual group. (63) 7 Airgraphs - New Zealand collection on hagners with both envelopes (7 - including GB types) and letters x9 (including 1944 BNAF Christmas, 1944 Normandy Invasion, 1945 ‘The Lights of Britain Shine Again’ 1944 Buon Natale Italy, 1944 2nd NZEF Italy Christmas & 1944? HMNZS Achilles). Rare group. (16) 8 V-Mail - USA collection on hagners with both envelopes (13) and letters x14 (including three illustrated types). Plus end of film Vmail, Target account V-mail, Envelopes wrapper, single sample film for training and film strip of 6 for USA from APOs in England. Also Canadian group with letters x6 & envelopes x3. Rare group. (41) CINDERELLAS 9 **/W Australia: Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service 1989 $5 Plumed Whistling Duck single stamp, Leigh Mardon proof, also photographic negatives x5, four showing images of the stamp. (7 items).

COINS & BANKNOTES | Banknotes 10 gVF New Zealand 1977-79 Hardie Type 1 signature $20 Star Note prefixed ‘YJ’, in circulated condition with flattened wrinkles & small manuscript marking on obverse.

DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA 11 1919(C.) World Air Derby: document in Japanese relating to this proposed race, which included landing in Tokyo. The document has printed signatures of EW Frazer of Tokyo and Yokohama, Sidney Veit of Paris and Louis Beaumont, Charles Glidden & Benjamin Hillman. Accompanied by a 2nd Japanese document illustrated with a sailing junk and turtle. (2) 12 Australia: collection of seven historic 1901 Foundation of the Commonwealth items - in date order [1] January 1 ornate colourful Inaugural Celebrations invitation (264x174mm on thick card) of the NSW Govt to Mr W.J. Gollin’s & lady’s to attend the ceremonies; [2] January 3 two serially numbered tickets (154x114mm) for a Commercial Demonstration and Welcome to The First Governor General, one in blue in name of Colonel Penton, the other in pink headed ‘LADY’S BALCONY TICKET’, unused; [3] Government of Victoria undated colourfully illustrated thick card (306x260mm) requesting the presence of Col Arthur Pole-Penton at the opening of Parliament celebrations, some surface damage; [4] May 9 invitation card (corner crease - 222x155mm) to the reception following opening of the Parliament of Australia “to meet Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York . . .”, in the name Colonel A. Pole-Penton . . .; [5] May 9 a more ornate and larger souvenir invitation on thick card (290x226mm) to same reception, this in the names of Mr & Mrs W J Gollin; [6] May 11 invitation card (215x153mm) to Colonel Pole Penton “In the presence of Their Royal Highnesses . . .” (as above) from The Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Council of the University of Melbourne to their Annual Commencement. Amazing assembly. (7) * 13 Australia - Victoria: 1892 ‘COLONY OF VICTORIA/Miner’s Right’ (219x144mm) with printed ‘FIVE/SHILLINGS’ at upper-left, issued at Bendigo, unusually to a female miner, rounded corner and some soiling as to be expected.

14 Germany: 1944 Work Book for Foreigners, issued for a French man. Unusual.

15 Germany: 1944 Work Book for Foreigners, issued for a Ukranian woman. Unusual.

OTHER COLLECTABLES 16 Lapel Badge - Spain: for the so-called ‘Blue Division’ volunteers, a metal badge depicting five Falangists’ arrows behind a German helmet showing laurel leaves. The reverse of the badge stamped ‘8797/A’.

17 Silk Cards: selection of flags most believed to be Godfrey Philips. Nice group with minor duplication. (110) PICTURE POSTCARDS * 18 Australia: black & white cards showing [1] ‘Australian Natives’ Corroboree’ featuring indigenous group from WA; also [2] ‘Australian Natives’ group also believed a WA scene; some minor spotting, unknown publisher, unused. * 19 Australia - Western Australia: EL Mitchell coloured card showing Pearling scene off Broome, inscription in Japanese & English, postally used, stamp removed, corner blemish. Rare card. * 20 Charles Dickens: all different collection in 7 volumes with Tuck’s Oilette, Art, Aquarette & Dickens series (203 - 55 used), Other identified producers (187 - 52 used), unidentified producers (43 - 4 used), miscellaneous group (51 - 2 used). Total of 484 cards (113 used). Plus two complete sets of Dickens cigarette cards and a modern reproduction of Players 1912 Dickens characters. Plus Collection of 22 books & 6 booklets about Dickens & his family (no novels). Impressive collection. Very Heavy (600+) ADEN | Postal History * 21 1935 (Oct 5) use of Imperial Russia 20k Arms on small cover with Paquebot cancel. * 22 1935 (Oct 5) use of unissued Ukraine 1920 50gr Musician on small cover with Paquebot cancel.

ADEN | Kathiri State of Seiyun 23 ** 1946 Victory Perforated ‘SPECIMEN’ set SG #12-3, fresh MUH, Cat £120.

ANTARCTICA * 24 1930 Little America: Antarctica cover, 5c Air cancelled by USS City of New York duplex, several cachets on back and front. * 25 1934: use of 3c Byrd Expedition plate number strip of 3 cancelled with fine Little America machine cancel of Jan 30, with Little America duplex on face of Jan 31. Handstamp on face explains that delivery to USA delayed for 1 year due to transportation problems. * 26 1934: use of 3c Byrd Expedition cancelled with fine Little America machine cancel of Jan 31, on PPC with whales, Greetings cachet on face signed by Robert AJ England.

ANTIGUA 27 W 1863-67 6d green, fine unused. SG #8, Cat £700.

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ARGENTINA | Flight Covers - Commercial * 28 1937 (Jun 11) Via Panagra o Panair attractive registered cover Buenos Aires to Sydney endorsed ‘Via Panama &/Mailboat’, franked 1p35 (UPU 15c plus airmail surcharge 1p per 5gms plus 20c registration), backstamped Buenos Aires, Sydney. * 29 1939 (Jul 21) registered Official cover Buenos Aires to Argentinean Vice Consul Wellington New Zealand, franked 1p95 being a rare combination of regular 5c and 25c, and overprinted ‘M.R.C.’ 15c and 1p and ‘SERVICIO/OFFICIAL’ 50c, backstamped Sydney.

Attractive. * 30 1943 (Apr & Jun) dual censored registered covers from same correspondence La Plata to Sydney where redirected, earlier 2p65 rate with USA Censor tape and Cairo (‘71’) handstamp, backstamped Leopoldville, Perth, Sydney, Kensington, later at 1p35 rate with handstamped (both sides) ‘Por Avion hasta E.E.U.U. de N. Amarica’, backstamped New York, San Francisco, Sydney Kensington, USA Censor tape with Sydney tape/handstamp affixed thereover, excellent pair of routings for exhibit. * 1943-45 censored trio Buenos Aires to Sydney (2) and Auckland, rates of 1p40 and 1p20 (2), bearing framed ‘Por Avion hasta 31 E.E.U.U. de N. America’ handstamp (two variants), dual censored USA/Sydney, USA only, and Sydney only (corner fault), respectively. (3) ASCENSION 32 * 1938-53 KGVI Pictorials ½d to 10/- set SG #38-47, most perfs/colour changes (excl 5/- P13½) including 1d Green Mountain & 3d black & ultramarine, some duplicates, mostly fine mint, Cat £500+. (43) 33 * 1938-53 KGVI 1½d black & rose-carmine P14 variety Cut mast and railings SG #40db, fine mint, Cat £130.

AUSTRIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 34 **/*/U 1918-37 collection SG #299-825 range (Mi #228-659 range) on Lindner hingeless pages mint and/or used (where both, mint may be found underneath used) and including newspaper, airs and Postage Dues for the period, total cat c£2,300. Plenty of more useful seen noting fine used 1919 2kr P11½ SG #314a (Mi #243B), MUH 1931 Writers set of 6 SG #672-7 (Mi #524-9), MLH 1933 WIPA 50+50g SG #703 (Mi #555A) tiny gum discolouration, lots more incl covers and PPCs. Some mixed condition but mainly fine to very fine, certainly worth careful inspection and very good value. (100s) 35 **/*/U 1945-67 Lindner h/less pages mint and/or used collection (mint placed under used where both present) from various overprints on Third Reich Mi #660 (incomplete but incl 30+ different Senftenberg 1945 locals, odd opt variety seen) to 1967 3.50S Salzburg Mi #1239. Includes censored covers from late 1940s/early 1950s (to GB, USA, Germany), Postage Dues, long defin sets. Hardly a gap to be seen, generally fine to very fine throughout, cat well over €1,200. Well worth careful inspection. (100s) AUSTRIA 36 F 1910 Franz Joseph 80th Birthday SG #223-39 (Mi #161-77 Cat €900+). All except 2Kr on small piece, all ex 2Kr with ‘4/1 WIEN 6/12.IX.10’ cds (2Kr with ‘2/1 WIEN 23’). Three top values with Richter expert handstamp. Fine to very fine. (17) 37 ** 1933 WIPA 50g+50g Granite Paper SG #704. A premium quality very fine to superb right marginal with full selvedge.

38 ** 1936 10s Dollfuss SG #793. Superb.

39 V 1950-53 Airs SG #1215-21. Very fine to superb, includes both papers 20s, Some have unobstrusive ‘GJ’ dealer stamp on back. (8) AUSTRIA | Newspaper Stamps * 40 1853 Imperial Journal 2Kr Green SG #J15 (slightly cut into) on front of the only page of the Paris newspaper Journal des Débats issue of Saturday, Dec 30, 1854 with, alongside, the French ‘TIMBRES IMPERIAL/cen/6/SEINE’ pictorial handstamp. The Austrian adhesive cancelled by a mostly indistinct ‘1/1/MILANO’ datestamp. Scarce on such a large part, possibly the entire, newspaper.

AUSTRIA | Postal Stationery - Miscellaneous 41 PS Austrian Post Office Telegraph Receipts three 1876 series 5Kr brown (Italian text) H&G #H21 used 1878 - [1] Cattaro two to Cetinje (Feb 24, May 18) each cancelled twice on front by black oval handstamp ‘I.R./OFFICIO/TELEGRAFICO/IN/CATTARO’ handstamp in black; [2] Risano to Trieste (Aug 3) cancelled ‘I.R.OFFICIO TELEGRAFICO/RISANO’ in greenish blue. Scarce trio.

(3) AUSTRIA | Postal History * 42 1833 entire (some damage) with firm boxed ‘ZARA’ handstamp in red, indistinct address, clearly 1833 with the date 16th of ??. Most of wax seal broken away leaving only the ornate Arms embossing.

43 1849 entire written Dec 10 to the Royal KK Justice Office in Agram (previous name for Zagreb) from Commanding General of the * Austria Army of Occupation in Croatia and postmarked open 2-line ‘WIEN/19.DEC’ at right, plus d/ring arrival ‘AGRAM/21/DEC’ cds.

Numbered within and on the outside ‘A10826’ (file number of some sort?), ornate embossed shield seal (red wax traces). * 44 1864 (Sep 21) entire franked 5Kr rose perf 9½ Mi #32 tied 2-line ‘RAGUSA/21.OTT’ datestamp. Addressed to Sarajevo via Metkovich. Removable hinge rems, light soiling, near complete black wax seal. Scarce. * 1894-1918 Selection mainly fine from 1894 (Dec 16) use of 5Kr red PS Letter Card Solon-Trogirto; 1901 bi-lingual French-German 45 10h brown registration receipt many extra stamps added; 1906 Bosnia official envelope (damaged) used outside Bosnia to Croatia with 10h red Mi #15 added and Railway Post cds, sender’s cachet; two 1917 Feldpost Postal Cards (handstamp Ballonabteilung Nr 8 with ‘FPO 195/IV’ cds on one, Feldlagerbataillon Nr. 29 - bicycle unit - with ‘FPO 393’ cds on the other); 1918 Hungary 10f parcel card for registered item Zagreb to Belovar uprated 1Kr95f (creased). Nice group. (6) * 46 1916 (May 21) Feldpost use of colour PPC of Austrian battleship Kaiserin Elisabeth and German destroyer Jaguar in joint action against the on-land Japanese and British troops which were attacking their Tsingtau base. The PPC pmkd ‘KLINGENMUNSTER/21/5/5-6Nm./16’ addressed to a member of No. 3 Reserve Coy, No. 4 Mountain Infantry at Metz (Western Front). Small peripheral faults, very unusual usage.

1917 (Jul 15) field post letter addressed to Vienna with handstamp ‘K.u.K. MOB.SCANNZZEUGSDEPOT No 1.’ upper right and FPO 47 * No 564 datestamp. The envelope iteself has an imaginative illustrated interior depicting simultaneously a Zeppelin bombing raid over the white cliffs of Dover, the sinking of a ship, multiple cliff-top explosions.

AUSTRIA | Flight Covers - Commercial * 48 1935 (Dec 23) cover Vienna to Sydney franked 3s20, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE405 where City of Khartoum on Dec 31, two kilometers from Alexandria harbour, experienced total engines failure for lack of fuel. It plunged in to the sea, killing the nine passengers and three crew members. The mail was recovered the following week; Sydney GPO issued an advice to accompanying articles from the incident (included). Covers from this disaster other than from GB are rare. Sanford #351231. * 49 1938 (Apr 23) cover (trifle stained) Wien to Melbourne, early Anschluss period, franked 1s68, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE647 where Castor landed at Corfu Apr 24 due to unspecified aircraft problems, the mail load was transferred to Calpurnia, which left the same day, backstamped Melbourne (May 5). * 50 1939 (May) Germany frankings on postcard and covers (2) sent Vienna to Böhmer family members aboard passenger ships in Australia or destined thereto, the postcard franked 26pf only (rate to Australia 65pf, although transit time of nine days to Sydney suggests it travelled by airmail full distance), covers addressed to “Aden/Arabia” and India, former with ‘Received after/Ship’s departure’ handstamp and Djibouti transit, latter with handstruck ‘rééxPedié’, Bombay transit, both with Sydney arrivals, blemishes, unusual trio. (3) * 51 1939 (Jul 17 & 18) Anschluss era covers Wien to Sydney written in same hand with varying compositions for 75pf rate, boarded to Imperial Airways service flight SE154, the Clio leg of which on Jul 27 developed engine trouble north of Townsville Australia, necessitating transfer of load to Coogee, opening faults, covers from this event rare. (2) AUSTRIA | CINDERELLAS 52 **/* 1931 Rocket Mail: (‘mit RAKETEN FLUG-POST’) vignette se-tenant pair Mair #C9a & 10a. One unit adhesion, one MUH, both fine and very fresh.

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1937-52 KGVI Issues Complete between SG #149-99, many additional shades identified by SG and Murray Payne numbers, including 1938-52 5/- SG #156a & £1 SG #157a and Columbus £1 etc, all used, mostly fine, Cat £1,490. (102) BAHRAIN | Postal History * 54 1947 (Oct) cover to Cable & Wireless in Batavia, Java with nine KGVI values to 12a including 3½a & 6a tied by indistinct Bahrain machine cancels, Batavia backstamp. Scarce origin/destination for the period.

BANGLADESH | Revenues 55 D/U Array: many on complete documents with 1983 Court Fee document with Surcharged 50p on 80p, 1984 insurance form with Overprinted 10T Insurance x42 & 5t 2008 Traffic Offence Fine form with 5T x50 and another form with 50T x14; also various single stamps on hagners with Foreign Bill, Insurance including 1981-83 local overprints, Share Transfer, Special Adhesive, Traffic Offence, etc. Unusual and seldom offered. (100+ forms x14).

BARBADOS 56 ** 1906 Nelson Centenary ¼d Watermark Inverted SG #145w, corner block of 4, MUH. 57 F 1947 Surcharges 1947 ONE PENNY on 2d carmine P13½x13 marginal block of 32 (8x4, sensible reinforcing), the second stamp on top row variety Broken ‘E’ [R7/4], SG #264ed, very fine used, Cat £420+.

59 V 1947 ‘ONE PENNY’ on 2d Carmine bottom left corner block of 20 with variety Broken ‘E’ (R11/4) SG #264ed, very fine used, Cat £350++.

BARBADOS | Flight Covers - Commercial * 60 1943 (Nov 8) dual censored registered cover to Sydney franked aggregate 4/7d for PanAm service combined airmail rate 4/4d per ½oz (to Canal Zone only) plus 3d registration, endorsed at top ‘Tdad - ?’ (Trinidad?), reverse with circular handstamp ‘CURRENCY CONTROL OFFICER/APPROVED’ (initialled/dated) and backstamps of GPO Bahamas, Trinidad, Balboa, Christobal, Sydney, Hornsby, censored USA (tape has not survived) and Sydney, small blemishes. Rare origin/destination.

BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE 61 * 1888 Overprints ½d vermilion with ‘Protectorate’ doubled SG #40a (Robson Lowe #40 footnotes double overprints on No. 40 are kiss-prints). Heavy hinge remains, fresh, Cat £350. [Offered as is] 62 * 1935 Silver Jubilee 6d slate & purple variety Extra flagstaff SG #114a, very fine MLH, Cat £200.

63 ** 1961 Surcharges 1r on 10/- Type I SG #167, marginal example, mild band of tone on gum, MUH, Cat £450. Rare.

BELGIUM 64 * 1929 Restoration of Orval Abbey overprinted set of 9, SG #543-81. All except the first with Richter expert handstamp, very light hinge traces, very fresh, Cat £800. (9) 65 * 1933 Orval Abbey Restoration Fund set of 12, SG #633-644. Very lightly hinged, some brownish gum, fresh appearance, Cat £1,000. (12) 66 ** 1952 Consecration of Basilica set of 3 plus M/S SG #1389-92, fresh MUH, Cat £523. (4) BELGIUM | Railway Stamps 67 ** 1953 Railways Parcels 200F Inauguration of Nord-Midi Junction set of 2 SG #P1451-52, fresh MUH, Cat £525.

BELGIUM | Flight Covers - Commercial * 68 1936 (Jan 31) Fernand Lenain (Verviers) cover to Melbourne franked 8f25 [UPU 1f75 plus airmail surcharge 6f50 per 5gms], carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE415 where Helena force-landed Feb 7 at Felujah (Iraq) due to storms, the service resuming the following day, backstamped Melbourne (Feb 17). * 1938 (Apr 22) Fernand Lenain (Verviers) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 8f25 for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways 69 service flight IE647 where Castor landed at Corfu Apr 24 due to unspecified aircraft problems, the mail load was transferred to Calpurnia, which left the same day. * 70 1938 (May 20) Fernand Lenain (Verviers) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 8f25 for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE655 which experienced multiple delays: (i) Caledonia experienced consecutive delays, firstly due to weather at Marseilles May 22-23, and May 23-24 at Athens, following collision with a buoy, (ii) Corio was delayed May 27-29 with mechanical problems, backstamped Melbourne (Jun 5). * 1938 (Jun 3) Fernand Lenain (Verviers) Belgium cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 8f25 for single rate, carried on Imperial 71 Airways flight IE660, the Ceres leg of which was caught in heavy monsoon rain en route from Karachi to Singapore, and made a forced-landing in Lake Dugari (Central India). The aircraft was unable to continue, being stuck in soft mud in the shallow lake, and the mail was carried by bullock cart for 32kms, and by car for a further 15kms, to join the railway at Lake Gwalior, where the relief aircraft Capella was waiting on the day of the incident. Backstamped Melbourne (Jun 24).

BERMUDA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 72 **/* 1953-70 MUH Sets comprising 1953 ½d to £1 set 5/- to £1, 1970 Buildings Surcharges 1c on 1d to $2.40 on £1 set, 1970-75 Flowers 1c to $3 set, Cat £198. (59) BERMUDA 73 * 1875 Surcharges 1d on 1/- green, SG #17, Cat £500.

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | Proofs & Essays 74 W 1906 Franz Josef I 5k Die Proof imperf in black on ungummed chalk-surfaced paper 61x56mm (may have been trimmed). Small surface abrasions away from stamp design, fine.

BRAZIL | Flight Covers - Commercial * 75 1929 (Sep 14) Compagnie Générale Aéropostale cover from Rio de Janeiro to Sydney bearing aggregate franking of 3,000r, typewritten ‘PAR AVION VIA TOULOUSE’, conveyed by Air France, rate representing UPU 500r + airmail surcharge 2,500r per 5gms, Sydney (Oct 25) backstamp. Attractive. * 76 1932 (Sep 26) cover to Mt Lofty SA bearing aggregate franking of 7,700r, stamps tied by double-circle ‘CORREIO AEREO/4a.S.TARDE-PERNAM’ datestamp, rate to Europe was UPU 700r plus airmail surcharge 3,500r per 5gms x2, possibly by Air France, no indications, rare early airmail acceleration to destination. * 77 1933 (Feb 3-10) trio of Pan American Airways System covers Parana to Perth (two addressees, same sender), franked 920r, 1,220r, and 1,200r, paid for internal airmail service only, thence surface via Egypt, where backstamped, faults, including adhesive tape remnants, reasonable presentation, early jusqu’a airmail items.

78 1936 (Sep 9) General Electric cover Rio de Janeiro to Sydney franked 12,500r showing handstruck ‘SERVICO AEREO * TRANSOCEANICO/CONDOR/ZEPPELIN/LUFTHANSA/BRASIL-EUROPA’, carried by Graf Zeppelin to Germany (Sep 13 flight), where airship service terminated, subsequently at Paris (Sep 17) to join with Imperial Airways service (flight IE480), Sydney arrival (Sep 30), small cover faults, only one other recorded commercial Zeppelin cover Brazil-Australia. * 79 1937-38 R. Clerle (São Paulo) covers to Henry B Smith Melbourne, comprising [1] 1937 (Jun 26) franked 6,200r for Air France/ Imperial Airways services, [2] 1937 (Aug 13) Meter franking 5,600r registered cover with two applications of framed handstamp ‘Surtaxe acquittée/pour VOIE AÉRIENNE/JUSQU’EN FRANCE’, and [3] 1938 (Mar 24) 7,200r franking endorsed ‘Via Panair’, odd small fault. * 80 1938 (Jan & Jul) Usina Brasil (Pará) covers to Sydney with very high frankings of 27,000r and 33,700r (registered), sent by Air France where at Marseilles they would have joined the Imperial Airways service, the first flight IE622, second a very early Empire Air Mail Scheme period item (flight SE2), which would have journeyed by Flying boat all the way, backstamped Paris and Sydney, and Sydney only, little roughly handled, rare duo.

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1939 (Jun & Sep) covers (one censored) to New Zealand comprising [1] (Jun 2) Harry Blossfeld (São Paulo) cover to Nelson franked 7,200r, no indication of routing although this rate is consistent with PanAm, and [2] Pan American Airways System cover Rio de Janeiro to Dunedin franked 5,400, the Air France combined airmail rate per 5gms, censored on arrival, small blemishes.

BRAZIL | First Flight Covers * 82 1930 Graf Zeppelin Rio De Janerio - Friedrichshafen with 500r Hermes & 10,000r Zeppelin on first pan-America round flight, Condor air label on face. Large special Recife cancel also on face.

BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY 83 **/*/U 1963-2013 Complete Collection as per Davo hingeless pages in album with slipcase, 1973 Definitive set and some 1970s/early 1980s commemorative sets MLH, others MUH. Expensive to replace, lots of thematic content especially birds, Cat over £2,000.

84 ** 1966 Churchill ½d to 2/- set SG #16-19, in matching bottom right corner blocks of 4 with plate numbers and colour bars, fresh MUH, Cat £160++. (4) BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA 85 V 1897-1900 3/- black & sea-green Arms SG #49, superb strike of ‘FORT JOHNSTON/D/JU7/98/B.C.A.’ datestamp, Cat £375++.

86 V 1897-1900 4/- black & carmine Arms, SG #50, superb strike of ‘ZOMBA/MR11/98/B.C.A.’ datestamp, Cat £100+.

BRITISH GUIANA 87 V 1899 Surcharges ‘TWO CENTS’ on 5c variety No stop after ‘CENTS’ SG #222a, superb strike of ‘T.P.O. RAILWAY/22/AUG/1899’ datestamp, Cat £140+.

BRITISH HONDURAS * 88 1891 2c Surcharge Bisect on locally addressed home-made covers x2 (each with half of same stamp), SG #37a.

89 * 1935 Silver Jubilee 25c marginal example with variety Extra flagstaff SG #146a, very fine mint, Cat £250.

BRUNEI 90 * 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 1c to $1 set, the 1c to 10c values with Broken ‘N’ variety SG #51c to 56c and SG #57-59, fine mint, Cat £248. (9) BRUNEI | Japanese Occupation 91 F 1942-44 Handstamps on Brunei Pictorials 25c, 50c & $1, SG #J14 & J16-17, fine used, Cat £180. (3) BURMA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 92 */U/C 1937-40s Collection incl 1937 Opts to 2r, range ‘MILY ADMIN’ opts, various 1939 Officials to 5r, Japanese Occupation issues incl 1943 Independence set (3), selection of postmarks on Indian adhesives, few QV to 1r, mainly KGV, also 16 covers mostly registered and to India, one with boxed ‘NOT OPENED BY/D/CENSOR/’ cachet. Mixed condition. (100s & 16 covers).

BURMA | Flight Covers - Commercial * 93 1937 (Sep 8) Imperial Bank of India registered cover (280x120mm) from Rangoon to Wellington New Zealand franked 33a (2r1a) representing Imperial letter 4½a (1-2ozs.) plus airmail surcharge 8½a per ½oz x3 plus 3a registration, sent Imperial Airways service (flight IE583), backstamped Darwin, TPO 2 South NSW, Sydney, little creased at left.

94 1937 (Dec 16) real photo postcard (Padaung tribe woman) Taunggyi to North Sydney franked 4a for combined airmail rate postcard * being extremely rare pre-war for this origin/destination. * 95 1940 (Sep 4) The East Asiatic Co (Rangoon) censored cover bearing aggregate 14a franking for combined airmail rate per ½oz, stamps ‘E A C’ perfins, handstamped ‘By British Overseas/Airways Corporation’ not noted elsewhere, sent via Horseshoe route, Rangoon Censor tape and handstamp. Rare and attractive. * 1941 (Oct 11) censored cover from Bawdwin to Melbourne franked 14a for combined airmail rate per ½oz, sent via Horseshoe route, 96 Rangoon Censor tape tied (both sides) by ‘X 49’ code triangular handstamp, horizontal cover crease not detracting.

CANADIAN PROVINCES | NEWFOUNDLAND 97 V 1862-64 New Colours 6½d rose-lake SG #21, superb used, large to huge margins, Cat £450. Premium stamp.

98 W 1932-38 1c Codfish block of 4 variety Imperforate SG #222a, no gum as issued, Cat £96+.

99 ** 1932-38 2c KGV marginal pair variety Imperforate SG #223a, fresh MUH, Cat £40+.

100 1932-38 2c KGV block of 4 variety Imperforate SG #223a, lower units MUH, Cat £80+.

101 * 1932-38 4c Duke of Windsor pair variety Imperforate SG #224a, fresh MUH, Cat £70+.

102 ** 1932-38 5c Caribou 5c violet pair, variety Imperforate SG #225ca, fresh MUH, Cat £70+.

CANADA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 103 U QV-KGV Array On Hagners with 1859 1c, 5c Beaver x2 & 12½c x2, 1868-97 Large Queens 12½c & 15c and Small Queens to 8c x2, & 10c, 1893 50c x2, 1897 50c Jubilee, 1897-98 4-Corner Maples 6c mint, 1898 2c Xmas mint & unused, KEVII to 20c & KGV to 50c, usual variable condition, some are fine. (90+) CANADA 104 W 1852-57 Imperf Handmade Wove Paper 3d red Beaver SG #5, four good to large margins, fine unused, Cat £2,750. Philatelic Foundation Certificate (1984).

105 ** 1922-31 KGV New Colours Imperf x Perf 8 block of 4, variety Imperforate horizontally SG #256a, fresh MUH, Cat £360 as two mounted pairs.

106 V 1922-31 KGV New Colours Imperf KGV 1c, 2c, 3c Imperforate blocks of four SG #259-61, very fine used, Cat £390+. Seldom seen as blocks. (3 items).

107 * 1928 Air 5c olive-brown variety Imperforate pair SG #274 variety, very fine MLH, Cat £275.

108 **/* 1930-31 KGV Imperf x Perf 8½ 2c deep brown, coil perf strip of 4 variety Cockeyed King on third stamp SG #307, three normals MUH, Cat £107++.

109 ** 1933 Trans-Atlantic Steamboat 5c blue Steamboat Centenary SG #331 top left and right Plate Nº 2 corner blocks of 4, fresh MUH, Cat £160++. (2 items) 110 * 1934 Anniversary of New Brunswick 3c Imperforate pair SG #334 variety, very fine MLH, Cat £850.

111 * 1875 Registration Stamps 1875-92 8c dull blue SG #R9, hinge remain, otherwise fine mint, Cat £425.

CANADA | Flight Covers - Commercial 112 * 1928 (Oct 20) King Edward Hotel Toronto cover to Christchurch New Zealand franked Canada Special Delivery 20c for accelerated delivery to Detroit, and USA Air Post 5c and Washington 2c x2 for USA internal airmail service and foreign postage, the whole tied

by Detroit duplex, connecting with National Air Transport to Chicago, thence Boeing Air Transport to San Francisco (backstamped Oct 22), surface by SS Maunganui (Oct 31), arriving Wellington New Zealand (Nov 19), opening faults. Attractive and probably unique combination use Special Delivery stamp to this destination.

113 * 1941 (Jan & Mar) duo from PanAm Trans-Pacific Clipper service at 90c rate, both experiencing delays at Noumea New Caledonia, comprising [1] (Jan 27) Winnepeg-Townsville Queensland, flight 16 Honolulu which was delayed owing to outbreak of bubonic plague, no planes being permitted to land, Townsville Censor handstamp, and [2] (Mar 19) registered Vancouver-Melbourne, Foreign Exchange Control Board handstamp, flight 18 American delayed owing to engine problems, small blemishes, unusual pair.

114 * 1941 (Jul-Oct) covers Kingston to Remeura New Zealand from same correspondence, most RCAF stationery, carried on PanAm Trans-Pacific Clipper service at 75c single (5) and $1.50 double rates, frankings include $1 Chateau de Ramezay, some faults, uncommon origin/destination by this route. (6) *

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1941-42 covers with framed ‘From H.M.C. SHIP/PASSED/BY CENSOR/Signature Date’ handstamp, comprising [1] hand dated ‘22/7/ 41’ to Melbourne where redirected franked 90c for single Clipper rate, additionally censored Melbourne, Malvern transit, and [2] handstamped dateline ‘SEP 23 1942’ to Sydney where redirected, franking of $1.80 for double rate includes $1 HMS Cossack, Collaroy Beach transit, varying dumb cancels, small faults.

1857-59 Imperf Chalon Wmk Star 5d chestnut, SG #5, part original gum, clear margins three sides, Cat £1,600. BPA Certificate (1997).

117 */W/U 1872-80 Wmk Crown/CC used set of 12, SG #121-32 (includes both listed 8c shades) plus extra 2c, 14c and 16c, all barred cancels, mainly fine, cat c£166; plus unused 2c and 24c og disturbed, 36c without gum. (18) CEYLON | Flight Covers - Commercial 118 * 1929 (Nov 18) cover from Ceylon to North Brighton Victoria with typewritten ‘Per Perth-Adelaide Air Route’ and bearing 20c and 10c tied by Colombo datestamp (which also ties ‘AIR MAIL’ etiquette), rare and early use of the Australian internal airmail service, for which surcharge was 21c per ½oz in additional to 9c Imperial rate, sent to Bentleigh owing to insufficient address and with scarce label to that effect affixed.

1934 (Feb-Oct) group of commercial airmail covers from Cutler, Palmer & Co (Colombo) to their London Office flown on Imperial 119 * Airways flights IW252-90 range, earliest of which stopped at Delhi owing to engine trouble, rates between 39c and 79c, mostly roughly opened although would generally respond to some TLC. (17) 1937 (Mar 1) Heath & Co Colombo linen tea sample tag Colombo to Auckland endorsed ‘Per Air Mail/By the internal/Australian Air/ 120 * Service’ and bearing scarce and attractive franking of KGV 2r and various Pictorials making up aggregate 2r94, largely representing Australian internal airmail surcharge (20c per ½oz), typically a little creased.

1943 (Sep 18) ‘On Active Service’ cover franked 52c, two of four stamps cancelled ‘Nº 9 ADVANCE BASE OFFICE’ datestamp, 121 * another by circular ‘UNIT CENSOR/209’, triangular ‘FIELD/CENSOR/INDIA/59’ at right, flap with ‘A E Hawkins, Sister/P208385’ & signed by the same on front at lower left, small faults.

CHINA | Chinkiang Municipal Posts | Postage Dues 122 W 1895 5c green (inscribed ‘FIVR CENTS’ sic) and 6c plum SG #D36-37 horizontal pairs, both with Double perfs between stamps, unused, Cat £240+.

CHINA | Kewkiang Municipal Posts 123 U 1894-96 used selection comprising 1894 2c, 5c & 10c to 40c, New Design ½c (crease) & 1c, 1896 Surcharge trio; also postage dues ‘D’ under ‘st’ ½c (black/Ventetian red), 1c to 6c, 15c & 20c (faded), Cat £500+ (ex 20c due). (18) 124 *W 1894 ½c (both) to 40c set SG #1-10, mint or unused, Cat £150+. (10) CHINA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 125 **/*/W/U1942-49 Mostly Offset Group with 1992 50f Year of the Monkey corner block of 6 Offset on reverse, East China 1949 $1,000 Mao Offset on reverse, North-East China 1950-51 unissued $50,000 bright green Offset on reverse, also various other issues with surcharge offsets, etc. (29) 126 W 1943-49 Unused Group comprising 1948 $30,000 on 30c P10½ SG #1011a, 1948-49 4c on $1 Indian red SG 1054b & 50c on 40c P10-11½ SG 1083a pairs; also Sinkiang 1943 Fifth Sun Yat-sen issue 30c SG #230 pair the left-hand unit with Cheek flaw caused by foreign matter on plate, and East China 1949 $5 Map with dramatic Kiss printing. (5 items).

CHINA 127 * 1923 ‘SPECIMEN’ Group 15c deep blue Sower SG #323, 1c & 3c Temple of Heaven & Sinkiang 10c Temple of Heaven. (4) 128 W 1923 Adoption of Constitution set of 4 optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #362-65s, without gum. (4) 129 * 1929 Unification of China 1c to $1 set SG #376-379, fine mint, Cat £250.

130 V 1940-41 Provincial Surcharges 5c green Die II marginal block of 4 with 3c Kansu unofficial inverted surcharge and CTO cancel.

131 F 1968 Revolutionary Literature & Art Set (2nd Issue) SG #2393-95, fine used, Cat £110.

132 ** 1972 Construction of Red Flag Canal set of 4 SG #2494-7, fresh MUH, Cat £180. (4) 133 * 1978 Arts & Crafts 3y Flying Fairies M/S SG #2815, MLH, Cat £500.

134 ** 1979 Camellias of Yunnan M/S Overprint For Hong Kong Stamp Exhibition 2y Camelias M/S overprinted in gold in upper margin SG #2923, MLH, Cat £850.

135 * 1979 Stamp Exhibition Hong Kong M/S 2y Camelias M/S overprinted in gold in upper margin SG #2923, MLH, Cat £850.

136 ** 1989 Mount Huashan 8f SG #3623 vertical strip of 5 from left of the sheet, with with partial Frontal offset in sheet margin, MUH. CHINA | Flight Covers - Commercial 137 * 1936 (Aug 18) cover Mancun to Perth with rectangular handstamped ‘SINGAPORE-AUSTRALIA AIR MAIL’, franked aggregate 93c (stamps affixed by local glue) representing UPU 25c rate plus airmail surcharge 34c per 10gms x2, backstamped Perth.

138 * 1936 (Oct 29) cover Shanghai to Auckland endorsed ‘Hong Kong-Penang-Singapore-Australia’, and with Shanghai PO handstamp ‘By I.A.L.’ in red, franked 75c for UPU 25c plus airmail surcharge 25c per 5gms x2, Hong-Kong and Sydney transits, this origin/ destination scarce pre-war.

1936-37 Harvie, Cooke & Co (Shanghai) covers to Henry B Smith (Melbourne), comprising [1] 1936 (Sep 29) endorsed ‘BY FRENCH 139 * AIR MAIL SERVICE/VIA HANOI’ and with Shanghai PO ‘AIR MAIL VIA HANOI’ handstamp in red, conveyed by combination of CNAC, Air France, and Imperial Airways services at rate of $1.75, backstamped Melbourne, and [2] 1937 (Jan 6) endorsed ‘VIA HONGKONG & BY IAL’, handstruck ‘Via Hanoi’ apparently applied in error, scored-over and replaced with ‘VIA HONGKONG AND

BY I.A.L.’ handstamp (both Shanghai PO markings), a participant in Imperial Airways Hong Kong Feeder Service, again at $1.75 rate, backstamped Hong Kong, Melbourne; fine pair. (2) 140 * 1938 (Apr & Jun) covers from Hankow or Shanghai to Sydney featuring frankings of 1932 Air series, rated $1.25 and 85c, earlier endorsed ‘Eurasia to/Hong Kong/thence by/I.A.L./and via/Qantas, latter ‘From HongKong/Via I.A.L.’ and with Post Office ‘By I.A.L.’ handstamp in violet, backstamped Hong Kong, Watson’s Bay, and Victoria Hong Kong, flap opening faults. (2) 141 * 1938 registered cover Shekki to Sydney franked 85c for UPU 25c plus airmail surcharge 30c per 5gms plus 25c registration (overpaid 10c), sent via Imperial Airways Hong Kong Feeder Service (flight HB53) where at Bangkok the item joined the first England-Australia flight (SE1) at All-up rate (for certain British Empire countries only), proven by Sydney arrival of Aug 6, transits of Canton, Hong Kong, an extraordinary participant in this watershed flight (refer AAMC #819), roughly opened at side.

142 * 1945 (Feb 18) censored registered Bank of China cover Chungking to Napier New Zealand franked $15, Calcutta Censor handstamp, backstamped Napier (Apr 10), and Hop Dock Chong (Sheungchak) registered cover (dated in Chinese characters) to Wellington franked $16, NZ censor tape, (2). (2) 143 * 1949 use of $10,000 Sun Yat-sen x3 on face and $1,000 Sun Yat-sen x9 on back of air cover from the American Consulate Chungking to New York. [The US Consulate was in Chungking for about 1 month only, between mid-October and mid-Novenber.]

CHINA - JAPANESE OCCUPATION | Mengkiang 144 W 1945 Unissued Sun Yat-Sen & Martyrs 2c, 5c x2, 8c, 16c, 50c, $2 (plus 1 damaged) Sun Yat-sen and 15c Martyrs, all poorly perfed 13x13½ and with no gum. These were prepared but not issued due to the Japanese surrender.

COLOMBIA 145 * 1921-28 SCADTA Group all oveprinted ‘S’ for Switzerland, with 1921 30c, 1923 5c x5, 10c x8, 15c x8, 20c x4, 30c x8, 50c, 60c, 1p x2 & 20c R ovpt, SG #22,37-41,43,44,R50, mint, a few with dealer handstamps. It is believed that less than 2,000 were surcharged.

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1923 SCADTA 60c yellow-brown complete sheet of 25 (margin faults), ovptd ‘GB’ for Great Britain, SG #44, mint, odd adhesion trace and some perf re-inforcement. Very rare. [These stamps were only available at the Colombian Embassy in England.]

COLOMBIA | Flight Covers - Commercial 147 * 1939 (Aug 30) cover Bogota to Sydney endorsed ‘Avion/hasta/Baranquilla’ bearing aggregate franking 30c (plus ½c Obligatory tax), framed ‘Transportada por via aerea/unicamente hasta Barranquilla/Tranportée par la voie aérienne/seulement jusqu’à Barranquilla.’ handstamp, roughly opened, rare Colombian internal airmail system item to this destination.

148 * 1942-45 trio of censored covers, two dual censored, comprising [1] 1942 (Jul 30) Bogota-Melbourne and redirected endorsed ‘Air Mail to San Francisco/U.S.A.’, franked 45c (plus ½c), Melbourne Censor tape affixed over that for USA, handling faults, [2] 1944 (Apr 22) Tia cover Bogota-Sydney franked 2P15 (plus ½c) for UPU plus airmail surcharge 2p per 10gms for PanAm service, Sydney/USA Censor tapes, endorsed ‘Letter written in Czeck’, and [3] 1945 (Mar 27) Irvin Strauss cover Bogota-Sydney franked 4P15 (plus ½c) for PanAm Trans-Pacific double rate, associated handstamps, scarce lot. (3) CROATIA | Postal History 149 * 1870 (Jul 4) use of 2kr yellow letter card H&G #1 addressed to Pest postmarked s/ring ‘KRANJEK/4/7’ and alongside poor strike s/ ring ‘PEST/6/7/???’. Fine and scarce.

1886 (Jan 21) use of Hungary 5kr rose Mi #23B on small originally underpaid registered envelope tied s/ring ‘ZLATAR/21/4’, the same 150 * tying 10kr blue Mi #24B affixed on the back to pay the full rate. Addressed to Zagreb where arr backstamp ‘ZAGREB/25/1/8.C’ alongside ornate but fragmented red wax seal. Some wrinkles and faint fingerprint, otherwise fine and scarce.

1897 (Jun 21) commercial envelope franked Hungary 5Kr rose tied oval ‘ZAGRAB/*97JUN.21 E 9/ZAGREB’, Addressed to Vienna, 151 * two backstamps - in blue ‘WIEN 1/1/1/BESTELLT/23/6.97/8-9½V.’ and in black ‘WIEN 18/1/110/BESTELLT/23.6.97/11.V’. Damaged flap, otherwise very fine, scarce.

1918 (Nov 2?) bank business registered use of Hungary 10f parcel card uprated Hungary 1k pictorial SG #259 and Croatia 2f on 2f 152 * opt SG #61 tied Zagreb cds, reg label top left, backstamp ‘PAKETBESTELLUNG/7.XII.18/SARAJEVO 1’, same date mss and Central Bank receiving handstamp. A fine and very scarce survivor, cat c€390.

CUBA | Flight Covers - Commercial 153 * 1938-42 selection Habana to Canberra (2) and Melbourne at 13c rate for airmail to USA, one registered (8c), small stain, 1940 cover censored at Melbourne upon arrival. (3) 1942 censored covers Habana-Sydney, one attractive Editorial González Porto advertising cover, franked 13c, handstamped 154 * ‘PASSED/USA/CENSOR’ (on Spanish overinked handstamp which we cannot decipher), plain Censor tape tied by ‘PASSED BY/ CENSOR’ (‘1702’ inserted within - West Indies?), Sydney Censor tape affixed over, other franked 1p38 (plus ½c Obligatory tax) with USA Censor tape. (2) CURACAO | Flight Covers - Commercial 155 * 1941 (Dec 12) Philips’ Gloeilampenfabrieken (Willemstad) dual censored cover to Sydney franked 1931 Air franking aggregate 1g30 for PanAm service UPU 15c plus airmail surcharge 1g15 per 5gms, triangular Curaçao Censor handstamp, Sydney Censor tape/ handstamp applied upon arrival, trifle creased.

156 * 1945 (Jul-Aug) censored duo Aruba St Nicolaas to New Zealand featuring 1942 Air series frankings, comprising [1] (Jul 31) cover with ‘Lago Camp’ endorsement on flap to Hastings, franked 2g25, double-circle ‘GEZIEN/CURACAO/CENSUUR’ handstamp, and [2] (Aug 3) to Invercargill franked 75c, handstamped ‘PAR AVION JUSQU’AUX E.U.A./BY AIRMAIL TO U.S.A.’, Aruba Censor tape tied by ‘50’ within circle handstamp, blemishes.

CYPRUS 157 * 1928 50th Anniversary ¾pi to £1 set optd ‘SPECIMEN’ in red or in black SG #124s-32s, very fresh and fine, Cat £700. (10) CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Flight Covers - Commercial 158 * 1935-39 selection with rates varying from 7k50 to 22k50, good range of stamp issues, including 1930 Air 10k (4), 20k, and 1931 10k, five registered (one of these with Exchange control labels on reverse), two with Czech handstruck/handstamped instructional markings, 1938 to New Zealand redirected to Suva (‘PAQUEBOT’ on reverse), then to Australia, a few with faults, mostly fine. (17) 159 * 1939 (Jan 11) cover (230x150mm) registered Topol’cany to Sydney bearing impressive franking including 1930 Air 20k x3, 5k, and 3k (on reverse), etc, endorsed ‘65gr’ for weight and sent on KLM service via Naples to Netherlands East Indies, aggregate 74k50 representing UPU 7k (60-80gms) rate plus airmail surcharge 6k50 per 10gms x7 (to NEI) plus 1k50 per 5gms x13 (NEI - Australia) + 2k50 registration, minor blemishes, scarce routing.

DANZIG 160 ** 1932 ‘LUPOSTA’ Air Post Exhibition set Mi #231-35 (SG #221-25. £225 for hinged). Very fresh MUH. (5) DANZIG | First Flight Covers 161 * 1932 (Jul 23) ‘LUPOSTA’ optd set of 5, Mi Cat #231-35, on registered envelope to Lage (Lippe) each with special cancel on first day of the show alongside registered, express and air mail etiquettes and red handstamp verifying air transport to Hannover. Arrival backstamp following day. Very colourful.

DENMARK | Postal Stationery 162 PS Local Post: unused group with [1] Aarhus 1884 3ø red Brev-Kort & 1884 15ø red/yellow Parcel Card; [2] Randers 1887 3ø grey Numeral, 1888 Envelopes, 2ø greyish green x2, 5ø red Express & 10ø greyish violet Telefon-Meddelelse; [3] Viborg 1887 5ø brown COD Card & 1887 5ø red Expres Envelope (sharp flap). (9) DENMARK | Flight Covers - Commercial 163 * 1935-40 covers with frankings including 1934 Air 10ö (13, including strips of six x2) and 20ö, 50ö and 1kr pairs, from Copenhagen, Skodsborg (advertising cover - small flap fault) and Odense, to various Australian destinations, rates of 2kr70, 1kr25 and 2kr40. (3) DODECANESE ISLANDS 164 * 1934 World Football Championship overprinted ‘ISOLE ITALIANE DELL’EGEO’ set of 9 (5 Postage and 4 Airs) SG #128-36, Cat £800. Some gumside blemishes, very fresh appearance, scarce and very popular thematic. (9) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Flight Covers - Commercial 165 * 1932 (Apr 18) J.R. Bournigal (Puerto Plata) cover to Sydney franked 22c for airmail to USA only, backstamped Santo Domingo, bit stained, flap fault, however not unattractive, very early for this particularly exotic origin/destination.

EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 166 * 1903-04 KEVII Crown CA 2a dull & bright purple Watermark inverted SG #3w, with Plate #1 tab, mint, Cat £200.

ECUADOR | Flight Covers - Commercial 167 * 1933 (Aug 26) Max Müller & Cia (Guayaquil) cover to Sydney franked aggregate 3s90, handstamped ‘CORREO AEREO/PANAGRA’ for airmail to San Francisco, thence sea, small cover faults, attractive, extremely rare early airmail item for this origin/destination.

EGYPT | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 168 */**/U/W1866-1926 Extensive Collection on annotated pages in SG Facile album with 1866 Khedive issues to 2pi, 1867-71 to 5pi (2), 187275 to 5pi (2),1874-75 to 5pi (2), 1878 Opts, 1881-1902 to 5pi, 1886-87 Dues, 1889-97 Dues, 1914 Picts, commems from 1925 complete to 1926 Port Fouad 15m opt, various Inv wmks, few plate flaws, Officials incl 1914 2m with Opt inverted, Express letter stamps, Interpostal Seals (14) from Kafr-Amar, Tanta, Zagazig, etc, also 1866 Outer to GB with 6d lilac pair tied by 2 strikes of ‘BO1’ cancel alongside ‘ALEXANDRIA’ cds in black & ‘LONDON/PAID’ cds in red. Plus selection of French PO’s in Egypt with ‘PORTSAID’ opts to 5f, and British Levant with 1902-05 KEVII 12pi on 2/6d, 24pi on 5/- (latter on piece), 1909 Opts (6). Catalogue is approx £4,000+. Condition is generally fine. (100s)

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1932 1p Postal Seal SG #A1 imperforate marginal block of 4 from the right of the sheet, fresh MUH, Cat £380 as normals, considerable premium as an imperforate block.

EGYPT | Flight Covers - Commercial 170 * 1934-36 early Imperial Airways service selection, earliest Oct 9 1934 endorsed ‘up to/Kchi at 45m rate, airmail terminated at Karachi, highest aggregate franking 268m (UPU 28m - 20-40gms Empire rate plus airmail surcharge 120m per 20gms x2), balance varying franking compositions for 135m single rate, one with 10m x5 on reverse cancelled by diamond lozenge pattern, another with scarcer franking of 1936 Exhibition 15m and 20m, odd fault, generally good. (5) 171 * 1935-38 trio to same addressee, featuring frankings of 1933 Air series, earliest Jul 9 1935 endorsed ‘K.L.M.’ subsequently revised for Imperial Airways service, underpaid in bearing solo 90m and with ‘POSTAGE INSUFFICIENT FOR AIR MAIL’ handstamp x2, 1936 135m airmail service fully paid, and Jul 28 1938 scarce All-up 15m, inaugural flight for that service. Fine lot for exhibitor. (3) 172 * 1938-39 selection of Imperial Airways All-up 15m rate covers, one with attractive hand drawn design, some blemishes, useful group of this short-lived rate. (4) ESTONIA 173 V 1940 Relief set of 4 SG #152-55. Very fine CTO-quality cancels, cat £110. (4) FALKLAND ISLANDS 174 * 1933 Centenary ½d to 2/6d SG #127-35, fresh mint, Cat £490+. (9) 175 * 1938-50 KGVI ½d to £1, thirteen of 16 values all perforated ‘SPECIMEN’, missing only 1941 1d, 2d & 3d, and with none of the short perfs usually associated with this issue, MLH, Cat for the complete set £2,500. (13) 176 ** 1960 QEII Birds ½d to £1 set SG #193-207 193-207, fresh MUH, Cat £170. (15) FALKLAND ISLANDS | Postal History 177 * 1914 (Jul 23) use of KGV 1d red Envelope H&G #2 addressed locally, uprated with 1d pair and 2½d strip of 3 tied by multiple strikes of Port Stanley datestamp. Most attractive.

FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES 178 **/* 1944-49 KGVI issues complete including 1944 Overprints 6d shade, ‘Thick’ Maps MLH including 6d ochre, ‘Thin’ Maps MLH others MUH, Cat £360+. (61) 179 ** 1953-70 QEII Pre-Decimal issues complete betweenSG #G25-44 and South Georgia #1-17, includes De La Rue printings, fresh MUH, Cat £466. (40) FAROE ISLANDS | Postal History 180 * 1919 (Jan 22) use of 4ø bisect (SG #176a, Cat £1,000) & 5ø green on local cover, slightly reduced at left.

FIJI | Booklets 181 B 1939-40 3/- Booklet SG #SB3a containing ½d x8, 1d x8, 2d x12, cover detached from staples, toning, taped etc, Cat £1,100. Still a most collectable example of this very rare booklet.

FIJI | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 182 PS 1921-31 2d Grey KGV [1] with UPU ‘SPECIMEN’ ovpt, fresh, only 399 produced, [2] greenish grey shade different knife, thought to be the last printing of 2,500 from 1931, flap tip small buckle, otherwise fresh unused.

FIJI | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 183 PS 1911 KEVII 1d+3d blue size G with UPU ‘SPECIMEN’ ovpt, fresh, only 404 produced. This is a very rare envelope, only 529 were produced without the Specimen overprint.

FIJI | Postal History 184 * 1945 inwards registered airmail cover from Argentina with 1944 Postman’s Benefit Fund set plus 20c Air tied by Buenos Aires datestamps, addressed to Sydney but readdressed on arrival to Cable & Wireless in Suva, Sydney censor handstamp & tape, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Sydney, Out Of Course/Sydney & Suva backstamps, minor blemishes. Scarce origin/destination item.

FIJI | First Flight Covers 185 * 1941 Fiji-Canton Island with 1½d Die I, 3d & 5d Blue Canes.

FIUME | Postal History 186 * 1919-33 Covers mainly fine - [1] 1919 (Jan 13) inbound with optd ‘HRVATSKA/SHS’ underpaid with Hungary 20f Postage Due (bisect & single) not optd and cancelled ‘FIUME/919JAN13/5’ and an ECHT expert handstamp; [2] 1920 (Mar 12) colour PPC to Rimini with 15c on 15c grey SG #107 and censor handstamp; [3] 1933 Italian Period PPC to Budapest with 60c chestnut SG #358 tied ‘ABRAZIA-ARRIVA PARTENZE/11.7.33.XI-8/FIUME’ cds.

FRANCE | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 187 */U WWII Resistance Forgeries selection of stamps produced for the French Underground by Britain, also two examples of the scarcer Marquis-produced 1f50 Petain. Illustrated to show differences with the originals. (11 forgeries).

FRANCE 188 ** 1957-59 Airs 300f to 1,000f set SG #1318-20, fresh MUH, Cat £130. (3) FRANCE | Advertising Covers 189 * 1923 5c Sower (Mar 29) advertising envelope of CYCLES “Monotube” Clermont-Ferrand to Brussels with Yvert #158 (cds).

Underpaid with Belgium 30c Postage Due affixed, refused (label affixed on back) and returned to sender (bi-lingual handstamps).

Central fold hardly detracts from colourful and attractive cover. Strong thematic.

FRANCE | Flight Covers - Commercial 190 * 1910 (Jun 22) use to Sydney of attractive illustrated cover for Grande Semaine d’Aviation (English translation: ‘Grand Week of Aviation’) in Rouen, attended by the leading aviators of the day, bearing France 25c tied by Rouen datestamp, North Sydney (Jul 25) backstamp. [Whilst there is no proof this cover was airlifted at the event, such flown souvenirs were produced. The only recorded use of the commemorative cover to Australia.]

191 * 1920 (Aug 25) cover Paris to Sydney endorsed ‘Air mail by London’ bearing early tied use of pictorial ‘Par Avion’ etiquette, reverse franked 60c x5 and 25c for 3f25 rate including 2f Paris-London airmail service surcharge, thence by P&O Malwa to Australia, Sydney arrival date indeterminable, some opening faults. The earliest commercial international airmail service item to terminate in Australia.

192 * 1932 (Aug 13) cover Brest-Port de Commerce Finistere to Port Kembla NSW bearing colourful franking of aggregate 5f50, unusually routed via northern side of Persian Gulf, representing UPU 1f50 plus airmail surcharge 4f per 10gms, flap fault, backstamped Paris, Marseilles, Sydney.

193 * 1935 (Jul 10) registered cover Paris to Sydney franked 30f50 [UPU 1f50 plus airmail surcharge 4f50 per 5gms x6 plus 2f registration], carried by Imperial Airways service flight IE359 where Aurora was delayed at Bangkok Jul 28 1935 due to a faulty undercarriage, the service resuming the following day, small faults, transits of Darwin (Jul 31) and TPO 2 South NSW (Aug 2), Sydney arrival (Aug 3).

194 * 1935-40 commanding accumulation of generally standard-size (few smaller) covers, wide range of frankings, many attractive, rates between 5f50 to 52f50, one of 9f30 for ‘Imprimes’ (unsealed) airmail, noted 1937 cover (roughly opened) with scarce franking 1936 100th Flight 10f, a few Meters (one in combination with postage stamps), little if any duplication, odd fault, generally suitable for exhibiting. Great hoard, with much potential. (70) 195 * 1936 (Feb 1) cover Paris to Sydney franked 7f, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE415 where Helena force-landed Feb 7 at Felujah (Iraq) due to storms, the service resuming the following day, backstamped Paris, Sydney (Feb 17), Lindfield (Feb 17).

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1936 (Oct 24) registered cover Marseilles to Sydney bearing aggregate franking 17f, including scarce use of 1936 100th Flight 10f, representing UPU 1f50 rate plus airmail surcharge 4f 50 per 5gms x3 plus 2f registration, framed ‘CLOSED’ applied at Sydney, backstamped Marseilles, Darwin, TPO 2 South NSW, and Registered Sydney.

197 * 1936-37 selection bearing frankings of 1936 Air series, comprising 1f50 x2, 3f x5 (including pair) and 3f50, also 1934 2f25 Air, rates from 6f to 29f75, one registered to New Zealand, odd fault, attractive group. (5) 1937 cover from Marseilles to Adelaide bearing 75c and 1936 100th Flight 10f, 10f75 for UPU 1f75 rate plus airmail surcharge 4f50 198 * per 5gms x2, backstamped Paris, Adelaide.

1939 (Mar 3) Orient Line cover France to Melbourne franked 16f25, carried on Imperial Airways service flight SE95, the Carpentaria 199 * leg of which, while moored at Bangkok Mar 9, was damaged by a Chinese junk, and the mail load transferred to Canopus.

200 * 1939-45 selection with censored in Australia (5, one scarce early WA Civil Censor tape), dual censored France/Australia and France/UK, and censored UK only, sent via Pan Am Trans-Atlantic service (4, one registered), frankings to 52f, uncommon 20f Normandie Arms solo, etc, odd fault. Desirable group from this difficult era. (11) FRANCE | Military - World War II Period 201 * St. Nazaire 1945 (May 9) use of right margin Chamber of Commerce 50c and Marshall Petain 70c and 80c all diagonally optd ‘LIBERATION’ and tied by two strikes single ring cds of ‘LA TURBALLE/12*/9-5/45/LOIRE-INFRE’, another alongside and two line cachet in black ‘Front de l’ATLANTIQUE/Poche de ST-NAZAIRE’. Addressed to La Baule, expert handstamp Pickenpack. Very fine, very scarce.

FRENCH POST OFFICES IN EGYPT | Postal History 202 * 1899 (Nov 25) The Roodepoort Bottling Co registered cover to Beyrouth Syria with Local Surcharges ‘VINGT-CINQ’ in red on 10c SG #121 & ‘VINGT-CINQ’ on ‘25c’ (both in red) on 10c SG #119 (Cat £140 off cover), tied by fine ‘PORT-SAID/25/NOV/99/EGYPTE’ datestamps, boxed ‘R’ registration handstamp numbered “154” in manuscript alongside, fine Beyrouth (Nov 28) backstamp, filing folds and backflap missing. The 1899 Surcharge series issues are rare on commercial cover, particularly the double surcharge.

FRENCH COLONIES | FRENCH POLYNESIA - OCEANIC SETTLEMENTS 203 **/* 1892-1956 complete collection on hagners between SG #1-215 & V#128-47, including Postage Dues, Vichy issues, odd perf blemishes, 1892 Commerce mostly MLH, thereafter mostly very fine MUH, Cat £1,750. (225) FRENCH COLONIES | FRENCH POLYNESIA 204 ** 1958-92 Complete Collection in high quality Safe hingeless binder housing all issues between SG #1-822, including M/Ss, Postage Dues, Officials, etc, few additional imperf M/Ss, very fine MUH, Cat approx £6,000. (100s) FRENCH COLONIES | INDO-CHINA | Flight Covers - Commercial 205 * 1940 (Jul 17) dual censored cover Saigon to Ross Tasmania franked 45c, ‘CONTROLE POSTAL MILITAIRE’ censor tape tied by handstamps (2 types), and plain censor tape tied both sides by ‘PASSED BY/CENSOR 68/SINGAPORE’ handstamp, scarce Singapore ‘A V 2’ in red, backstamped Saigon, some local glue distribution on cover.

FRENCH COLONIES | MOROCCO (French) | Flight Covers - Commercial 206 * 1928 (Sep 20) ‘PROTECTORAT DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE AU MAROC’ registered cover Rabat to Sydney, bearing range Airmail issues with aggregate franking 4f25, representing UPU 1f50 + 1f25 per 10gms airmail surcharge to France + 1f50 registration, tied by Rabat cds. [The addressee, EC Belmonte was Dutch Consul in Sydney.]

FRENCH COLONIES | NEW CALEDONIA | Postal History 207 * 1941-43 WWII Group of Noumea covers to same Sydney addressee comprising [1] 1941(?) airmail with 4.50fr Flying Boat & 3fr, ‘CONTROLE/POSTALE’ censor handstamp & black/green censor tape; [2] 1941 registered with 5fr solo, Sydney censor handstamp and tape; [3] 1943 registered airmail cover (tear) with 10fr Kagu Bird solo franking, New Caledonia censor handstamp in violet & black/red censor tape; [4] 1943 dual censor cover with 2.50fr franking, New Caledonia ‘CENSURE ALLIÉE’ handstamp & black/red tape; some age spotting/toning. (4) FRENCH COLONIES | NEW CALEDONIA | Flight Covers - Commercial 208 * 1943-45 censored airmail selection Noumea to Sydney (3) or Wellington New Zealand, varying New Caledonia Censor tapes and/or handstamps, one additionally censored at Sydney, good range stamp issues to 10f, generally fine, scarce lot. (4) FRENCH COLONIES | TUNISIA 209 1924 UPU Congress Presentation Booklet with 1906-21 Mosques etc simplified set 17, 1906 Parcel Post set of 10 and original 1923 Postage Due set of 10. Good condition.

GERMAN STATES | Bavaria 210 U 1920 20 (Pf) Violet Type 2 with Closed foot of ‘2’ in value Mi #181.II. Pulled perfs upper left hardly detract from a scarce highly catalogued variety with neat corner cds Cat €1,800+ (SG #260b £2,500).

GERMAN STATES | Bavaria | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 211 PS 1897 Courier Local Post 3pf blue on green, 1899 use.

GERMAN STATES | Bavaria | Postal History 212 * 1842-1919 with [1] 1842 (Apr 17) stampless entire to Dublin inscribed Via France with range postal markings incl red ‘BAVIERE/20/ AVRIL/42/ST?? B.’; [2] Postal Cards 1911-15 three unused with two different Red Cross (one Mi #97, other ?) and 1911 Air Mi #SFP1, 1911 (Jun 10) 5pf Jubilee PPC plus stamps (Mi #92-3A) with FDI cancels with 3pf added later cancelled Dec 12, 1912 (day that Prince Luitpold died), unaddressed, very scarce; [3] 1919 (Dec 12) lightly soiled registered long env to New Zealand with eight various optd values Mi #152-167 range (creased). (6) 213 * 1899 Courier Local Post 1½pf blue on pro-Boer Postcard, however the message is strongly pro-British. Unusual GERMAN STATES | Wurttemberg 214 F 1873 70k Red-Violet fine and fresh example with 4 large even margins, Mi #42b (SG #85, Cat £6,500), clear ‘HOCHDORF/2/DEZ/ 74’ central cds, Cat €4,000. An exceptional example of this key stamp, Bühler signature, Thomas Heinrich certificate (2003) & Klaus Irtenkauf certificate (2003).

GERMAN STATES | Wurttemberg | Postal History 215 * 1811 (Aug 7) partly opened out entire to Carlsruhe postmarked single line ‘Nr-THAILFINGEN’ (abbreviation for the small town now spelled ‘NECKARTAILFINGEN’). Quite early (exact date taken from entire’s contents).

216 * Early 19th Century outer to Stuttgart with single line unboxed ‘EHINGEN’ in red, closure is a waxed embossed Crown over Shield with surrounding inscription ‘KONIGL:’ at left and ‘EHINGEN’ at right.

GERMANY | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 217 F 1912 Air Mail Rhine/Main special issue 10pf loose, 20pf and 30pf each on small piece, Mi #I-III. Plus 1919 pair Mi #111-12, plus 40pf of the latter overprinted (and used) for May 1925 Heilbronn Flug-Platz. Nice group, min cat €235. (6) 218 */U 1936 Olympic Games Potpourri of Postal Cards, PPCs, cinderellas, all related in some way to the Berlin games in August except two from February Garmisch-Partenkirchen winter games. Four have pictorial slogan cancels, three with special pictorial handstamps incl PPC of Hans Tschammer u. Osten, President of the German Olympic Commitee used 1938. Unused PPC of Hitler parading past the Brandenburg Gate en route to the games. Cinderella types incl 1996 (Atlanta games) copy of a 1936 label and a modern copy of a daily program cover. (12) GERMANY | Proofs & Essays 219 W 1922 Munich Exhibition seven designs in various colours, by Professor Ehmcke and Von Weech including one of 1¼M which was the design adopted for issue. Rare. (7) *

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1920 1¼m on fiscal stamp paper with quatrefoil wmk Mi #151Y, Cat €1,300 (SG #150a £1,500). Neat Jan 1921 cds. Rare stamp.

1922 2M Air complete sheet of 100 Mi #216 containing variety Incorrect value totals over columns 5 & 6 the stamp pair being Mi #216.I, together with a NE corner horizontal block of 14 (selvedge hinge) showing the correction of the column values by pasting selvedge pieces cut from another sheet over the incorrect values, the stamp pair being Mi #216.II. (114) 222 ** 1923 10pf lilac-rose shade variety Mi #340.Pb. A superb MUH bottom marginal copy with burelé and ‘9’ imprint and identifying expert handstamp E.Peschl BPP (when this was Mi #340F).

223 ** 1923 20Pf variety of Mi #341, Value misplaced high to left in SW corner marginal block of 4 with value and column imprints. Left margin blemishes don’t detract from a scarce multiple.

1938 Opening of Gautheater Mi #673-74 tied to plain FDC by Oct 9, 1938 pictorial Saarbrücken datestamp. Addressed to Berlin.

224 * 225 **/* 1939 Winter Relief Fund set of 9 Mi #730-38y, fresh marginal blocks of four with lower units MUH, all ex 40+35pf with marginal imprint value or row numbers. The 12+6pf has the more difficult Vertically ribbed gum Mi #735x.

226 ** 1941 Mozart 6+4pf purple with Spot at top over ‘OZ’ of ‘MOZART’ [posn 4] Mi #810.II in fresh horizontal top marginal block of 6 including column value imprints. Very fine.

227 * 1942 Brown Ribbon 42+108pf Mi #815, on Maximum Card (small tone spot) depicting the original artwork and with the issued stamp tied by Munich pictorial cancel July 19, 1942 - the day of the Alpine Prize race. Scarce early maxicard.

228 ** 1943 Hitler’s Birthday 3+7pf with ‘F’ for ‘T’ in ‘DEUTSCHES’ [posn 39] Mi #844.1 in fresh right marginal horiz pair incl value imprint.

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229 ** 1944 Third Reich 11th Anniv 54+96pf brown with Broken wing upper right [posn 17] Mi #865.II in fresh MUH left marginal block of 4 incl row number imprints. Very fine.

230 ** 1944 Armed Forces & Heroes Day 30+20pf variety Ski lift flaw [posn 25], Mi #885.I. A very fresh MUH right marginal with value imprint.

231 ** 1944 Fulda 1,200th Anniversary Mi #886, complete sheet of 50 with full selvedge including variety First ‘S’ in ‘GROSS’ broken [posn 11] Mi #886.II cat €100. Small storage related gum bends.

232 ** 1944 Postal Employees & Culture Fund [1] 8+12pf blackish green with Coloured spot under ‘s’ of ‘Deutsches’ and ‘R’ of ‘Reich’ [posn 14] Mi #889.III. Perfectly centred, very fresh, superb. [2] 12+18pf claret with Broken first ‘S’ in ‘DEUTSCHES’ [posn 36] MI #890.I in fine used (prob CTO) left marginal block of 4, the variety with Peschl expert handstamp.

233 ** 1945 600th Anniversary of Oldenburg with Broken sword [posn 18] Mi #907.IV in top marginal block of 4 with value imprints. Very fresh.

234 * 1945 12+8pf Home Guard Mobilisation variety White shoulder lapel [posn 35] Mi #908.VII on locally used registered envelope (with Hitler 6pf and 12pf pair) tied ‘LUDWIGSHAFEN (RHEIN)/12.3.45-17/b’ cds alongside registration label and handstamped commercial cachet of the local iron foundry. Backstamp following day, some pencil notations. Rare stamp on cover, even more so with the variety. Expertised E Peschl.

235 ** 1945 12+38pf Third Reich 12th Anniversary both values in SW corner marginal blocks of 4 with imprints, each Completely imperforate varieties of Mi #909-10. These were never available to the public. [These blocks sold at auction in 1996 for $600!] (2 blocks) 236 * 1930 IPOSTA Miniature Sheet plus two low value defins on c5+ size envelope registered to Barcelona tied one of four ‘BERLIN W62/IPOSTA’ pictorial cancels on exhibition last day (Sep 21, 1930). Flown to Stuttgart (b/s same day), thence presumably overland (Barcelona arr backstamp Sept 24). Rare, this MS on cover cat €2,400+.

237 * 1937 Hitler’s Birthday perfed m/s, Mi #Block 7, on back of cover to Edinburgh, 1pf Hindenburg on face, a few faults. Unpriced used on cover.

238 **B 1929 Welfare Fund 1.50M Booklet Michel #MH28.1 (SG #SB25), fine condition, Cat €600 (SG Cat £550).

GERMANY | Local Stamps 239 */U Altona 1888-98 Issues: with 1888 Surcharges set of 8 mint, 1888 Letter & Feather set of 5 used (plus extra 100p x2), 1889 Portraits set of 5, 1898 Bird set of 6, mounted on album page. (26) 240 U Apolda 1886-1894 Issues: with all used Express 1886 set of 5 x2 (types I & II), 1887 Tree set of 6, plus 2b extra with different perfs, 1889 New colours set of 3; Courier 1893 2pf Leipzig Courier with Apolda handstamp rejoined pair, 1893 3pf dark blue pair & 3pf blue, 1894 Rathaus x2, mounted on album page. (28) 241 U Auerbach 1886-88 Issues: with good selection of complete sets, including colour changes and ‘BRAND/1888’ ovpts, mixed mint & used, some units stuck together or to page, includes 3pf brown Briefverkehr 1889 use on PPC and a few imperfs, mounted on album pages. (180) 242 U Darmstadt 1895-99 Issues: mainly used with, 1895 Hess’sche set of 2 (10pf mint, extra 2pf), 1895 PRIVAT-BEFÖRDERUNG large size set of 5 (5pf mint, extra 3pf orange x2), 1897 small size set of 2, 1897 STADT-BRIEFBEFÖRDERUNG mint (stuck down), 1899 3pf x2, 1899 Surcharges 2pf, 3pf & 15pf, 1899 Lion x2, mounted on album page. (19) 243 U/* Dortmund 1895-98 Issues: mainly used with, 1895 set of 3 (5pf mint & extra 2pf mint) 1895 POST Obliterated set of 3 (2pf & 5pf mint), 1895 Oval set of 3, 1898 set of 2 (2pf mint x2, extra 3pf), mint often stuck down, mounted on album page. (14) 244 U/* Dresden 1886-1900 Issues: mainly used with, Express-Packet-Verkehr 1886 perf & imperf sets of 4, 1887 set of 6 (extra 20pf x2 & 20pf), 1895 set of 3, 1898 Surcharges set of 3, 1900 Surcharges 5pf, 15pf & 25pf x2, 1900 5pf & 10pf, 1907 5pf & 10pf x2. Plus Sächsischer Expres, imperf ¼g green, ¼g violet, ½g red-orange, 1g rose & 2g blue, mounted on album page. (41) 245 U/* Dresden 1886-1900 Issues: mainly used with, HANSA 1898 Hive 5pf brown-lilac, 1900 Numeral x2 (mint x1), 1887 set of sixteen mint, 1888 Surcharges P11½ set of 6, P14½ set ex large ‘10’, plus inverted surcharges x3 all mint, 1888 3pf on 2pf x6, 1888 Buildings set of 6 (plus imperf 13pf mint), 1888 black numbers set of 2 (2pf mint), 1889 800th Anniv set of 2 (plus 2pf mint), 1889-90 Hives various x8, 1890 Surchages set of 4 mint (plus 3 on 15pf used), 1891 surcharges set of 3 mint, 1892-94 Hives various x21 (plus 1894 imperf set of 4), 1888 Control Marke set of 5 mint; Dresdener Transport complete set of 8; Phoenix set of 2 mint, mounted on album pages. (108) 246 U/* Duisberg 1896-97 Issues: mainly used with, 1896 2pf & 3pf x2, 1897 set of 3 x2 (3pf &10pf mint x1, extra 3pf), mounted on album page. (10) 247 U/* Dusseldorf 1894-98 Issues: mainly used with, 1894 Courier 2pf & 3pf, 1895-98 Arms various x12, 1898 Bear set of 2 (plus 2pf mint x2), HANSA 1st type x2, 2nd type x3 (mint x2). Plus Dessau 1896 set of 5 (12pf mint, extra 2pf & 3pf), 1897 set of 2 (extra 3pf mint x2), mounted on album page. (35) 248 * Herrnut Provisional 1945: Hitler 10pf brown overprinted ‘XEPHXYT/HERRNHUT’. Very fresh MLH with correctly placed ZIERER BPP expert handstamp, cat MUH €400 - 1,000.

249 ** Niesky (Oberlausitz) 1945: (large type) interpanneau with Emergency Gum MUH vertical pair Mi #SZ 2x. Very fresh, cat c€350+.

250 PS Postal Stationery: mainly used with, with items from Dresden, Halle, Berlin, New Berliner, Hamburg, Strasburg, etc (35) 251 U/* Weisbaden 1886-98 Issues: mixed mint and used with Michel catalogue numbers, good range of later issues, odd bits of Stationery and two covers (mint x70, used x48), seems to be minor duplication, mounted on album page. Plus 1938 Newspaper article on the Local Posts. (120+)

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GERMANY | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 252 PS 1934-46 mixed unused and used group incl 1939 Hitler scenes x6 (4 different), 1942 Goldsmiths, 1941 6pf Hindenburg x3 (unused ovpt for Luxembourg & ovptd Lothringen x2 used), 1945 French Zone 6Rpf on 6pf violet with obliterated Hitler head, 1940 6+19pf Hitler, 1942 Stamp Day Ukraine ovpt special cancel, 1939 Winter Relief Fund with Danzig Stamp Day cancel, 1940 6pf green Hindenburg with doubled PTPO message for the Stamps as Propaganda Show, 1940 German Philatelists Day, 1934 6pf green Hindenburg Mourning Card, plus others. (37) 253 PS 1943 Hitler Head 6(pf)+6(pf) violet, HG #P310. Five used examples to Ukraine, all censored, Cat $400.

GERMANY | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (PTPO) 254 PS 1925 20pf Blue Mi #PP76 with allegorical picture of Germany’s air industry being shackled by the Versailles Treaty 1925 (May 5) use from Berlin to Rossitten (now Rybachy, Russia). Rare.

GERMANY | Postal History 255 * 1872 (Jul 25) scarce letter-headed entire from a liquor merchant in Posen (Prussia) franked two ½gr orange Mi #14 cancelled crisp ‘POSEN/25.7*8-12N’ rectangle datestamp alongside the merchant’s handstamped cachet. Very attractive, Martin-Wolfgang Sommer colour photo-certificate (2001).

1874 (Aug 27) use of ½Gr brown PS pcd H&G #1 uprated large shield ½Gr and 1Gr Mi #18 & 19 all cancelled cds ‘LEIPZIG P.A.No 256 * 2/27 8/74/n 2/7-8L’ x2 with another alongside. To Rotterdam with arr cds next day. Light staining and small peripheral blemishes scarcely detract.

1900-30 group of covers with strength in the 1923 hyper-inflation period, most have the Michel number of the stamp and the rate 257 * period identified in light pencil on the face, noted some stationery items. Useful group. (40) 1929 Catapult Mail (Aug 2) SS BREMEN with red pictorial cachet, USA AAMC #2. Lightly soiled envelope (flag emblem of the 258 * shipping line on flap) to Bremen with blue airmail label, handstamped in red ‘Mit Katapultflug’ and cachet ‘KATAPULTFLUG/ vom/D.”BREMEN”/des Norddeutschen Lloyd/nach/BREMEN. 2.8.1929’. Very attractive.

1931-44 Pictorial & Slogan Collection mostly on small piece incl meters, WWII exhortation types, some envelopes and PPCs incl 259 * some Feldpost. Earliest seems to be a 1931 Berlin commercial cachet postcard advertising a postcard album, the last a 1944 (Nov 2) env with Kattowicz (Oberschl) cds and slogan. Many in between with lots of Hindenburg and Hitler frankings. (60+) 260 * 1936 Summer Olympic Games ornate descriptive A4 size folder entitled within ‘Deutsche Reichspost/Telegramm/aus. . .’ where 20 different special pictorial postmarks dated last day of the games (Aug 16) are tying twelve 3+2(pf) Gymnast Mi #609, four by roller type cancels (for the Olympic Stadium, Olympic Village, the Regatta, and the Press HQ), each of the remaining eight by two of 16 different handstamps. The cover of the folder depicts a laureated athlete and the Brandenburg Gate, the back the Olympic bell. Rare.

261 * 1936 Summer Olympic Games (Aug 1) the Hindenburg Olympic flight with special reddish lilac cachet Sieger #427B (Mi #32a), franked pair LZ129 75pf Mi #607 and block of 4 Local Govt 5pf Mi #618 tied two strikes Frankfurt Airport cancel (registration request cancelled, not available on this flight). Addressed to Chemnitz, very fine.

262 * 1936 Summer Olympic Games colourful publicity card of the Austrian Olympic Foundation for the Berlin games, unaddressed with pre-printed message from the President of the Austrian Olympic Committee. Franked 6+4(pf) Soccer Player Mi #611 tied August 12 Olympic Stadium pictorial cds. Plus a similarly franked card for the Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen earlier in the year with pictorial slogan cancel. Fine and scarce duo. (2) 1936 Summer Olympic Games official real photo PPCs with Olympic rings symbol printed upper left and depicting different, three 263 * sent during the games with pictorial cancels, two ‘BERLIN OLYMPIA-STADION’ to Frankfurt and Budapest, one ‘BERLIN OLYMPIA REITERPLATZ’ (Equestrian) to Frankfurt; two have violet cachets. One to Scotland sent from Hanover in September with a red ‘Amtliche Postkarte’ d/ring cachet’. (4) 264 * 1937 cards and covers with Five Year Plan, Hitler’s Birthday x6 different Postal Cards, air cover Mainz to Sydney, Nüremberg Stadium x3 different, and others. (14) 265 * 1937 Special Event cards and covers with Winter Relief Fund x2, Trachtenfest, Postal Museum, Stamp Day, England-German football match, Barmisch-Pertenkirchen, Anti-Bolshevism Exhibition, Greiz Millennium, Kieler Woche, plus others. (17) 1939 Special Events cards and covers with Launching of the Turpitz, Hitler’s Birthday x7, 1939 & 1940 Police Day, Köln Carnival 266 * Greater Germany, Lost Colonies, Return of the Condor Legion x4, Yugoslavia Royal Visit x3, plus others. (20) 1942 (Apr 3) fine onion-skin type envelope inscribed Feldpost addressed to Helsingfors C, Finnland (sic) from a Finnish member of 267 * the German Waffen-SS. Black ‘FELDPOST’ datestamp, blue official censor handstamp similar with Unit No. ‘11464’ (same as written on back of envelope by sender).

268 * 1942-43 Special Events and Slogans cards and covers with 1943 3rd Reich Anniv x3, 1943 Stamp Day x2, 1942 SA Sports Medal x2, 1943 Schönerer Exhibition x2, 1943 23 Million Tonnes of Shipping Sunk slogan, 1942 UPU Congress, 1942 UPU Signing, 1934 German-Italian Culture Day, 1943 Romantic Kayserberg on registered NSDAP cover to Paris, 1943 Peter Rosegger, 1943 AntiBolshevism, plus others. (21) Group wide ranging assembly mostly modern era philatelically inspired with special pmks for ship mail, show cancels, 1950s CTOs 269 * on piece, combination covers to Australia, 2000s group from James M Hatridge (dealer), etc. Also a tatty 1874 env Münchengladbach to Neuenkirchen, few 1930s oddments. Inspection needed. (c80) GERMANY | Flight Covers - Commercial 270 * 1927 (May 18) postcard (creases) from Schneidemühl Germany to Sydney bearing Airmail 10pf x2 and 20pf, endorsed for transmission via Constantinople, Bombay and Netherlands Indies, the 40pf franking representing 25pf UPU rate plus 15pf BerlinVienna airmail surcharge. The earliest recorded postcard Europe to Australia accelerated by an airmail service. [The reduced UPU rate of 15pf for postcards was not introduced until Aug 1 1927] 271 * 1929 (Aug 15) remarkable and unique commercial usage of cover (small flap faults) from Freidrichshafen to Sydney carried to Japan aboard Graf Zeppelin Round The World Flight (Aug 7-Sep 4), bearing 1928 Graf Zeppelin 2Rm pair (airmail surcharge) and 25pf (UPU rate), typewritten ‘Mit Luftschiff “Graf Zeppelin” bis Tokio’, handstamped ‘Friedrichshafen (Bodense) - Tokio’, and pictorial ‘LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN/WELTRUNDFAHRT 1929’, light arrival datestamp ‘TOKIO/19.8.29’ upper right.

272 * 1930 (Jun 22) use of Graf Zeppelin postcard addressed to South Australia carried on Graf Zeppelin Germany Round Trip (Jun 2125) Munich-Berlin sector, bearing Airmail 1Rm for 15pf UPU postcard + 85pf airmail surcharge tied by ‘LUFTSCHIFF/22.6.1930/ GRAFZEPPELIN’ datestamp, Berlin arrival of same day. Extremely rare commercial use destined for Australia. [Father (possibly Walter Schrapel Tanunda) writing to daughter states ‘I am writing on board the Airship ‘Graf Zeppelin’. We had booked for Berlin but have been several trips over Hamburg. Think we are going to land again as we left Captain & II Officer behind.’]

273 * 1932 (May 3) cover Dresden-Sydney franked 2Rm65 with typewritten ‘By airmail to/Delhi and in/Australia’, representing UPU 40pf (20-40gms) rate plus airmail surcharge 40pf per 5gms x4 (to Karachi) plus 65pf (within Australia where rate was 3d per ½oz), tear on reverse, scarce early composite use of Imperial Airways Karachi service (IE163) and Australian internal airmail; also 1930-31 covers, earlier with stamp missing, the other (front only, stamp faults) franked 5Rm95 for airmail within Australia. (3) 274 * 1934 (Oct 9) Lufthansa airmail cover accelerated by catapult-launched aircraft from Norddeutscher Lloyd liner Europa to connect at Southampton with Imperial Airways service (flight IE290) terminating at Karachi, franked aggregate 75pf (UPU 25pf rate plus airmail surcharge 50pf per 5gms), cancelled by appropriate datestamp, the handstamp in green below, Lufthansa Reise im Flugzeug sealing etiquette affixed to reverse, minor blemishes. Very few catapult service items recorded to Australia.

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1934 (Oct 21) real photo postcard (LZ127 Graf Zeppelin) to Melbourne carried to Friedrichshafen by Graf Zeppelin (arrived Oct 23), thence surface to Australia, franked 1Rm40 for UPU 15pf postcard rate plus airmail surcharge 1Rm25, appropriate handstamps applied. Extremely rare to Australia. [Message reads: ‘22 oct 1934/Flying to Europe/on the Zeppelin/I hope I can pay/you some day/a visit/Best regards/Pierre Noiseux’(Buenos Aires)] 1934-37 Fischer & Krecke covers from Bielefeld to Melbourne carried airmail within Australia only and by through airmail service (2), franked 45pf (UPU 25pf rate plus 20pf Australian internal airmail surcharge) and 75pf (UPU 25pf rate plus 50pf per 5gms), these carried by Imperial Airways flight IE429 which experienced engine trouble Karachi (Mar 26-27 1936), or IE608, last with typewritten ‘Via BPA 1 Munchen!’ bearing unusual late usage of 1931 ‘Mit Luftpost’ black/blue etiquette (Mair #GER-A-16). (3) 1935 (Feb 22) Gottfried Rüppel (Bremen) cover to Melbourne franked 1Rm25 [UPU 25pf plus airmail surcharge 50pf per 5gms x2], carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE317 where Hanno suffered a damaged undercarriage upon landing Feb 27 at Rutbah (Iraq), mail and passengers were transferred to Horsa, which resumed the service Mar 1, confirmed by Melbourne arrival (Mar 11).

1935 (Feb 21) postcard Essen to Perth franked 65pf [UPU 15pf postcard plus airmail surcharge 50pf], pre-war airmail postcards rare, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE317 where Hanno suffered a damaged undercarriage upon landing Feb 27 at Rutbah (Iraq), mail and passengers were transferred to Horsa, which resumed the service Mar 1, confirmed by Perth arrival (Mar 12).

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1935 (Mar 29) cover Hamburg to Sydney franked 75pf for single airmail rate, not backstamped, but posted with ample time to join Imperial Airways flight IE327 at Brindisi (departed Apr 1), Horsa on Apr 3 experienced damage to undercarriage at Basra, delaying the service one day.

1935 (Nov 15) Gottfried Rüppel (Bremen) registered cover (370x140mm) to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked aggregate 21Rm [UPU 1Rm60 (180-200gms) plus airmail surcharge 50pf per 5gms x38 plus 30pf registration] carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE393 where Arethusa was delayed from Nov 24 for three days at Hua Hin (Siam) due to the airfield being waterlogged; the mail load was railed to Bangkok and transferred to Sydney on 27 November, arriving Darwin three days later, backstamped Brindisi (Nov 18), Darwin (Nov 30), Melbourne (Dec 3).

1935 (Nov 11-16) covers Salach and Bremen Germany to Henry B Smith Melbourne at 75pf (Meter) and 1Rm25 single and double rates, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE393 where Arethusa was delayed from Nov 24 for three days at Hua Hin (Siam) due to the airfield being waterlogged; the mail load was railed to Bangkok and transferred to Sydney on 27 November, arriving Darwin three days later, backstamped Melbourne (Dec 3). (2) 1935-39 Selection with frankings from 15Rm45 to 75Rm80 (with 3Rm Zeppelin x25!), including 2Rm (40) and 3Rm (107). (11) 1936 (Jan 31) Gottfried Rüppel (Bremen) registered cover (370x140mm) to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked aggregate 37Rm80 [UPU 2Rm80 (340-360gms) plus airmail surcharge 50pf per 5gms x71 plus 30pf registration - underpaid 80pf], remarkably little stamp damage for a 355gms article, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE415 where Helena force-landed Feb 7 at Felujah (Iraq) due to storms, the service resuming the following day, backstamped Brindisi (Feb 3), Darwin (Feb 14), Melbourne (Feb 17), two-line German instructional marking on reverse.

1936 (Jan 31) Herrmann Gottschalk (Hamburg) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 1Rm25 for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE415 where Helena force-landed Feb 7 at Felujah (Iraq) due to storms, the service resuming the following day, backstamped Melbourne (Feb 17).

1936 (Apr 14) August Spitta Söhne (Brandenburg) window envelope to Sydney franked 2Rm25 for quadruple rate, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE437, where at Surabaya on Apr 27 Canberra burst a tyre upon landing, delaying the service by a day, backstamped Sydney (May 2).

1936 (Apr 3-17) Gottfried Rüppel (Bremen), two registered covers (370x140mm) to Henry B Smith Melbourne, aggregate frankings of 43Rm40 (400gms) and 33Rm80 (310gms - stamps on reverse ‘killed’ on arrival), the first loaded to Imperial Airways service flight IE432, apparently in error for that terminated at Singapore (Apr 9 arrival backstamp), after a delay of a day at Rangoon with engine problems, for unknown reason held at Singapore until loaded to flight IE437, joining the second cover, experiencing a delay at Surabaya NEI owing to Canberra bursting a tyre on landing, both covers backstamped Melbourne (May 2) confirming joint arrival, some stamp damage, 3Rm x2 missing from earlier cover, however a remarkable pair of interrupted mail articles. (2) 1936 (Apr 10) real photo postcard (LZ129 Hindenburg) to Perth carried to Friedrichshafen by Hindenburg on maiden voyage for the return flight from Brazil, thence surface to Australia, franked 1Rm50 which paid UPU 25pf letter rate (should have been 15pf for postcard) plus airmail surcharge 1Rm25, appropriate special datestamp and handstamp applied. [Message reads: ‘Tomorrow I will arrive in/Germany after a most/delightful trip on this, the/new Zeppelin Hindenburg./It is the last word in/luxury and comfort/and I am enjoying/every moment of it./With kindest regards to/you all/Adele Veronica Vail.’]

1936 (May 16) cover Dresden to Sydney franked 75pf for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service Flight IE445 where Aurora on May 24 developed engine trouble at Penang, necessitating mail load being transferred to Brisbane, which departed the following day.

1936 (Sep 23) Schachenmayr, Mann & Cie Salach Germany cover to Henry B Smith (Melbourne) with 75pf denominated Meter (wool topical) without usual indications of presence in the Athena incident (Athena which caught fire Sep 29 at Delhi, while the engines were being started; it transpired that oxygen bottles rather than compressed air were used to start the engines, and the aircraft was destroyed), but Melbourne arrival (Oct 7) confirms it was on board. Sanford #360929.

1937 (Nov 12) Gottfried Rüppel (Bremen) registered linen-backed cover (folded at right by sender to 345x145mm) to Henry B. Smith Melbourne endorsed ‘752g’ and bearing amazing franking of 1934 3Rm Count Zeppelin block of 20, strip of seven (on reverse), and 10pf, aggregate 81Rm10 representing UPU 5Rm80 (740-760gms) rate plus airmail surcharge 50pf per 5gms x150 plus 30pf registration, few faults, however remarkably good for a cover which weighted over three-quarters of a kilogram, Melbourne arrival backstamp. The record franking pre-war airmail cover to Australasia.

1938 (Apr 25) W.A. Buhmeyer (Bremen) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 75pf for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE647 where Castor landed at Corfu Apr 24 due to unspecified aircraft problems, the mail load was transferred to Calpurnia, which left the same day, backstamped Melbourne (May 5).

1938 (Apr 18) W.A. Buhmeyer (Bremen) cover to Melbourne franked 1Rm25 for double rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE646 where Challenger was caught in a storm leaving Rome, and on Apr 21 was struck by lightning necessitating return for repairs to damage, the service departing the following day, backstamped Athens (Apr 20), Melbourne (May 2).

1938 (May 22) cover (small faults) Koblenz Germany to Adelaide bearing unusual franking for 75pf single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE655 which experienced multiple delays: (i) Caledonia experienced consecutive delays, firstly due to weather at Marseilles May 22-23, and May 23-24 at Athens, following collision with a buoy, (ii) Corio was delayed May 27-29 with mechanical problems, backstamped Adelaide (Jun 2).

1938 (Jun 10) Gottfried Rüppel (Bremen) registered cover (365x145mm) to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 45Rm05 (415gms), some stamp damage, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE661, where Cooee developed engine trouble Jun 15 after leaving Karachi, necessitating return, service resuming two days later, backstamped Brindisi (Jun 12), Melbourne (Jun 24).

1938 (Jul 1) Gottfried Rüppel (Bremen) registered cover (365x145mm) to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 26Rm60 (160gms), one 3Rm small damage, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE666 where Cassiopeia landed Jul 6 at Koh Samui, an island off the coast of Siam, with engine trouble, Cordelia took over the mail load, departing Jul 7, backstamped Darwin (Jul 9), Melbourne (Jul 12), Spencer Street ‘CARDED’ datestamp (Jul 13) on front.

1938 (Nov 11) Stöhr & Co (Leipzig) registered cover (310x145mm) to Sydney office franked 7Rm05 (60gms), small blemish, carried on Imperial Airways service flight SE44 during which Canopus was delayed Nov 10 at Rangoon after colliding with an oil barge, damaging a float, losing one day due to the incident, backstamped Brindisi (Nov 5), Sydney (Nov 15).

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1941-44 Prisoners-of-War Postal Stationery from New Zealand internees, comprising various editions Lettersheets (3) and Postal Cards (10, three franked 40pf Hitler), earliest two endorsed ‘Air Mail From Baghdad’, balance via USA Trans-Atlantic services, multitude of camp, ‘Taxe perçue’, transit, censor markings, etc, few with faults, generally good, useful lot. (13) GERMANY | First Flight Covers 298 * 1912 (Jun 23) special 30pf Air Mi #III x3 with 5pf Germania each tied to special postcard by ‘Flugpost am Rhein u am Main/ Darmstadt/23.6.12/*’ cds. [Michel cat a single 30pf on special card at €400 with individual used stamps cat €120+ each] 299 * 1923 Berlin-Leipzig (May 30) envelope (vertical fold) clear of 13 various 1922-23 Airmail issues 25pf to 100M all individually cancelled ‘BERLIN C/30.5.23.1-2N/LUFTPOST’ alongside red boxed ‘Leipzig 2.’.

300 * 1934 Zuckers Rocket Mail [1] PPC with ½m, 1m & 3m stamps; [2] ½m & 3m on cover with 8pf+4pf Aachen.

1935 Catapult (Jun 25-26) first flight via SS Europa to New York. Small env (light stains barely seen from front) with lower value 301 * adhesives tied special cancel alongside pictorial handstamp cachet in violet.

GERMANY | Military - World War I Period 302 * WWI Army Feldpost postal card, black & red border lines, with printed ‘A.P. & Co 1503’ at lower right, minor blemishes, unused.

GERMANY | Military - World War II Period 303 * Dachau B. München small Feldpost envelope with photo contents addressed to an SS Stormtrooper with red eagle/swastika handstamp ‘4 (MG)/I.SS - Totenkopf Standarte...’ Machine Gun bearing. The photo depicts 11 SS soldiers around a table of rifles (we understand these are K98’s). (2) Finnish Legion 1941 (Nov) unfranked plain envelope (incomplete wmk, roughly opened) from member of the Finnish Legion in 304 * Vienna to a family member in Turku, Finland. Various markings incl ‘OY-INSINOORITOIMISTO RATAS’ one line handstamp in blue, plus boxed ‘G’ and backstamp scarce SS-Feldpost censor both in magenta, also two ‘TURKU/12 XI 41.15/ABO’ arr cds. Shame about the rough opening, very scarce.

Finnish Legion 1943 (May 5) unfranked flimsy envelope (reinforced) to a member of the Finnish Legion in Magdeburg, redirected 305 * to Bori in Finland. Slogan ‘BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG 2/05.5.43.-19/bn’ pmk exhorting care with fire in the forest and heath, ‘SSVAPAAEHTOISTOIMISTO’, poor eagle & swastika cachet, magenta ‘FELDPOST/F/*’ s/ring, light Finnish censor handstamp and part PORI arr backstamp. Some imperfections, pinholes, very scarce.

France with [1] 1940 (Aug 20) use from Moselle to Offenburg of PPC depicting Hitler at the Paris Army Museum, philatelic franking; 306 * [2] censored envelope with contents (1943) and two postcards (1944, one 15c Postal Card) to the Perrot family in the Jura from forced labourers in Germany; [3] 1944 (Mar 22) censored env to a French worker at a German camp. Condition a bit rough, not surprising really. (5) Occupation Of Jugoslavia beautiful sepia monochrome PPC of street scene in Bled depicting the Park Hotel (directly opposite a 307 * casino apparently) and some wonderful automobiles. Addressed to Lubeck, pmkd ‘KRAINBURG(KARNTEN)/02.11.42—0’, and violet ‘SS Feldpost’ plus s/ring eagle & swastika ‘Pol.Rgt.19 - III.Bataillon/11.Komp/Briefstempel’ handstamps. Very attractive.

GERMANY | Ship/Paquebot Markings 308 */U Australische Hauptlinie: two to England with ‘SEEPOST/(alpha)’ cancels, one env with ‘g’ in 1890 unknown ship sent from Port Said, one PPC Genova scene with ‘e’ in 1905 and annotated SS Gneisenau. Also small piece with Germania 5pf pair and 10pf with two 1913 strikes with check letter ‘c’ of SS Gneisenau (3) 309 * Australische Hauptlinie: 1905 (Aug 28) env to Freidberg (near Frankfurt) with 20pf Germania tied on board ‘SEEPOST/a’ cds of ship Grosser Kurfürst. Blue crest on flap alongside Freidberg August 30 arr cds. Light cleanable soiling on back does not detract from an attractive cover.

Australische Hauptlinie: 1908 (Jan 2) env to Posen with 20pf Germania tied on board ‘SEEPOST/f’ cds. The env is inscribed on 310 * the back Grosser Kurfürst but pmk code letter ‘f’ is not for this ship but for Prinzregent Luitpold. Blue crest on flap alongside partly unclear ‘COLOMBO/JAN21/??’ cds and a superb black label ‘5/FLOTTENMARKE’ tied by another unclear cds probably Posen arrival.

311 * Australische Hauptlinie: three to New Zealand with ‘SEEPOST/(alpha)’ cancels, one ‘f’ 1905 Prinzregent Luitpold, one ‘e’ 1909 SS Kleist, one 1902 indistinct (poss ‘g’ SS Barbarossa); one landed Colombo, one Anvers. one not postmarked but PPC of Nile river so poss Egypt. Also 1954 uprated Postal Card from Berlin to Christchurch a bit scruffy. (4) Ost-Asiatische Hauptlinie: selection of ‘DEUTSCHE SEEPOST’ pmks [1] 1896 use of 10pf Postal Card, pmk with check letter ‘f’ 312 * of the SS Prinz Heinrich, from a migrant to China; [2] 1911 env with blue crest on flap by Kobe cds, to Frankfurt, 20pf Germania pmkd with ‘d’ of the Derfflinger; [3] 1912 battered PPC of Port Said, address/message side with advert flag and logo of NDL, Bremen, to USA with 10pf Germania tied cds ‘OST-ASIATISCHE/LINIE/* f/8/10/12’ of the ship Yorck. (3) GERMANY | CINDERELLAS 313 Zeppelin-Shaped: stickers inscribed ‘GOTT STRAFE ENGLAND’ nine different colours, including metallic blue on gold. Attractive.

GERMANY | DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA 314 Hitler Youth: group of 14 small black & white photographs, all Deutsche Jugend related. Not many happy faces here. (14) GERMANY | PICTURE POSTCARDS 315 * 1927 Mjölnir: ‘Unter die Zukunft’, a few small tears, unused and rare.

316 1937 The Eternal Jew: group of 10 cards with pictures of prominent historical German Jews.

317 * 1939 Great Anti-Bolshevism Exhibition: unaddressed with appropriate Vienna slogan cancel.

GERMANY - Western Military Command Area | PICTURE POSTCARDS 318 * Belgian (Walloon) Legion - Recruitment Drive: stylised picture of a world-beating soldier over the exhortation ‘Viens a la/SS BRIGADE WALLONIE’ with more of the same on the address side, demanding that the reader join the Storm Trooper brigade at the address given (no s’il vous plait here). Quite a scarce survivor.

GERMANY - Occupied Estonia | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 319 **/F/W 1941 Tartu and Reconstruction Issues complete fine to VFU Mi #1x-3x & #4-9 and Reconstruction set MUH. Plus unused without gum Completely imperforate 20+20K Stone Bridge single on network underprinted paper (as normal) and vertical pair on plain paper with Double print. (17) GERMANY - Occupied Estonia 320 V 1941 Tartu Issue: on thinner paper Mi #1-3y in blocks of four with central pictorial pmk ‘DORPAT/11.1.1942/TAG DER BRIEFMARKE’. Fine to very fine (SG #3-5B, £212). (3 blks) GERMANY - Occupied France - Lorient 321 * 1945 ‘Festung Lorient’ Overprints: 1.50Fr Mi #10. Overprint a bit weak, expert handstamp FUST BPP, Cat €450 (as MUH).

GERMANY - Occupied France - St. Nazaire 322 * 1945 4.50Fr Registration Fee Stamp Type I: Mi #3.I on pre-addressed envelope (trivial corner blemishes noted for accuracy) with boxed pre-printed registration label and red ‘RECOMMANDE’ handstamp, the adhesive tied cds ‘BATZsMER/15*/28-2/45/LOIREINFERIEURE’, another alongside. Backstamp La Baule following day, expert handstamp MUST BPP. GERMANY - Occupied Gulf of Kotor 323 ** 1944 Overprints Watermark Varieties: 1Lit on 25c green Watermark upright and 1.50Lit on 50c violet Watermark inverted Mi #2.X & 3.Y. Very fresh with Gerhard Krischke 1993 photo certificate. (2)

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1944 Overprints on Italy: 1.50L on 50c violet Mi #3.X, a top marginal horiz block of six with imprint, tied (with Italy 1942 Rossiniano Anniv 30c) to PPC by ‘KOTOR/28.VIII.44-8-/KOTOR’ cds, another alongside. We note that each ‘4’ in the date is in a different font, that there appear to be opt varieties (Small ‘a’, squeezed ‘u’), that a pencil address may have been erased. Very good condition, very attractive (SG values used opt £140 each!).

GERMANY - Occupied Kurland 325 V 1945 Hitler 6 on 10(Pf) Dark Brown: Mi #2 in a large per favour cancelled block of 44 with all 15 listed overprint varieties Mi #2.II to 2.VI (cat c€1,300). These, plus the 29 remaining normal Type I opts, gives a total cat well over €2,000. Exhibition quality large multiple. (44) 326 V 1945 Hitler 6 on 10(Pf) Dark Brown: with very shiny (glossy) gum Mi #2wz. A fresh MUH horizontal block of 6 [posns 23-5,33-5], includes Narrow ‘6’ [posn 24] and Hole in top left overprint [posn 33] Mi #2.II and 2.VI. Three other units have lesser uncatalogued Broken ‘6’ varieties (none look to be Narrow ‘6’ types).

327 ** 1945 Hitler 6 on 20(Pf) Cobalt: with Overprint doubled, Mi #3dd. A fresh horizontal block of 6 being plate positions 16-18/26-28 including Type II and Type III overprint varieties Narrow ‘6’ and Broken top of ‘6’ [posns 17 & 18] Mi #3dd/II & III. Some trivial gum imperfections don’t detract from a rare block - all units with Van Loo expert handstamp.

328 ** 1945 Overprinted Parcel Feldpost Roulette: perf 14x13¾ Mi #4Ax, a horizontal pair incl Sloping serif on ‘2’ [posn 8 or 19] Mi #4Ax.III. PLUS rouletted horiz pair smooth gum Mi #4Bx and single Ribbed gum Mi #4By (Van Loo expert handstamp). Very fine, nice specialist lot. (5) GERMANY - Occupied Slovenia 329 ** 1945 50c Violet: horizontal pair each with variety Two telegraph wires crossing church steeple Mi #49.I, Cat €280. One unit has natural gum inclusion, very fresh nicely centred. A popular and desirable variety.

1944 Postage Due: a postal cheque issued March 23, 1944, for L108.75 with a prodigious number of handstamps including, on the 330 * back, a fine horiz pair 30c on 50c violet Mi #5, tied neat cds ‘LUBIANA 1/31/25.3.44/LJUBLJANA 1’ d/ring cds on encashment alongside (we believe) a hospital fund violet cachet and a later dated handstamp. Very attractive.

GERMANY - Occupied Slovenia | Postal History 331 * 1944 German Occupation large envelope addressed in pencil to Cetinye franked Mi #1-15, 20 (one unit scuffed, odd overprint idiosyncracy seen) tied four strikes ‘LUBIANA/4/4.4.44/LJUBLJANA’ d/ring cds with arrival backstamp May 22.

GERMANY - Occupied Macedonia 332 ** 1944 Stamps of Bulgaria Overprinted: Type II, 1L on 10St and 3L on 15St in very fresh MUH interpanneau pairs Mi #1.Z & 2.Z. With Gerhard Krischke 1997 photo certificate stating condition is pristine.

GERMANY - Occupied Serbia 333 * 1942 Anti-Masonic Exhibition: set of 4 anti almost everything Mi #58-61 (SG #G54-57) tied to gold-imprinted serially numbered FDC by gold cds ‘1.1.1942/BEOGRAD’. [Comes with reference material.]

GERMANY - Occupied Serbia | Postal History 334 * 1941 (Oct 18) registered censored envelope Belgrade-Leipzig with optd King Peter 4d and 5d Mi #7-8 (SG #G7-8), arr backstamp.

Stamp dealer to stamp dealer.

1941-42 Prisoners of War Mail two reply portions from prisoners at KRAGUJEVAC (in Serbia), one 1941 (Nov 27) to Stalag XVIII.C, 335 * the other 1942 (Apr 1) to Stalag XVIII.B. Each with bi-lingual cds and Red Cross cachet in red, each censored on arrival approx two weeks later. (2) 336 * 1942 (Aug 31) c5 size advocate’s registered envelope (central fold) locally used in PANĆEVO tied 6.50D optd King Peter values (correct local registration rate) alongside plain reg label tied violet censor and a one-line PANĆEVO handstamp. On the back the following day cds of PETROVGRAD (where censored) and PANĆEVO arrival. Very colourful.

1943 (Dec 29) use of Feldpost postcard by Serbian in Berlin to his wife in Belgrade with violet handstamp of the SS main office, red 337 * Feldpost handstamp alongside handstamp ‘225’ censor and, finally, machine slogan postmark of ‘BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG 2/2.1.44/ac’, the slogan publicising 10 years of the Winter Charity Drive.

GERMANY - Occupied Ukraine 338 * 1942 5pf Postal Stationery Postcard: overprinted ‘UKRAINE’, further handstamped ‘KIEW’ for Official purposes, the franking prob per favour cancelled Kiev cds April 4, 1942, alongside Kiev eagle swastika handstamp in black. No message, address crossed out in blue crayon, philatelic.

339 W 1944 Horochow Commissariat Area: 12+28(pf) red & black Local Post (‘HILFSPOST’) Mi #16A, believed only 200 printed, unused without gum as issued, Cat €2,000. Rare. [Ex Farouk certificate.]

GERMANY - Occupied Ionian Islands | Military Stamps 340 ** 1944 (November) Agram INSELPOST Overprint in Black: on brownish red with Inverted Doubled overprint, Mi #10B.b.I.DDK. Some storage-related gum adhesions don’t detract from a well-centred MUH example of a scarce variety with Pickenpack BPP expert handstamp.

GERMANY - Occupied Zara 341 ** 1943 Imperial Stamps of Italy Overprinted: 20c carmine Overprint inverted Mi #4K. A fresh MUH scarce and desirable variety.

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342 * 1943 Imperial Stamps of Italy Overprinted: 50c to 2.50L Mi #32-34 & 37-38 (SG #46-58 & E57-58) on locally addressed envelope, all tied ‘ZARA SUCC/13.11.43 X XI 10/BARCAGNO’ cds. On the inside of the envelope are five expert handstamps of LUDIN BPP roughly behind where the stamps are placed (presumably these expertise the overprints). [SG catalogues these stamps used at c£775] GERMANY - General Government | Postal History 343 * 1940-44 Selection with [1] two uprated and censored 12pf on 15Gr optd Postal Cards, Mi #P3II, to Jugoslavia (‘TELEFON USPRAWNIA’) and to Hungary (‘TELEFON ZAOSCZEDZA’), both with red roller censor marks, same addressee (? - last name scratched out); [2] 1943 Warsaw photo PPC to Blankenfeldt with top marginal Hitler 12Gr Mi #75, roller cancel; [3] two philatelic items with special cancels - 1941 (Aug 1) env with 60 & 80 Gr Mi #49-50, 1944 Copernicus Monument PPC with Hitler 6 & 8 Gr Mi #72-3. (5) GERMANY - Lodz Ghetto Post | Postal History 344 * 1942 (Jul 13) use of 3(pf) brown Hitler on postcard to Mlkorzb, Bohemia, with printed message stating that the Karl Fischer family is healthy, ‘CH. RUMKOWSKI’ is printed at the bottom.

GERMANY - Allied Occ (French - Saar) 345 **/*/U 1947-56: close to complete incl 1957-59 German issues on Lindner hingeless pages mint and/or used (where both included, mint is usually placed under used) in Mi #206-378 range. Lots of more useful seen incl all the key 1950-51 issues Kolping Mi #289 to Christmas Charity set of 5 Mi #309-13. Also 1949 Officials and complete MUH sheets of100 1947 10c and 60c overpints Mi #2267Z.II. Attractive presentation mainly fine to very fine - min cat €1,300. Excellent value. (c290) 346 * 1948 Flood Disaster Relief Fund - Air Mail Miniature Sheet: Mi #Block 2. Lightly hinged and very fresh (SG #MS256a, £350↕).

GERMANY - Allied Occupation (Soviet) 347 ** 1945-46 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 6pf black on green shade (maigrun) variety Mi #8y. A superb top marginal MUH stamp with 1976 Heinz Egon Sturm clear certificate and handstamp.

GERMANY - West 348 F 1949 Stamp Centenary 30pf with Damaged ‘0’ of ‘30’ [posn 50] Mi #115.I. Corner cds, Cat €380+.

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GERMANY - Berlin (West) 350 F 1953 Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church set of 4 Mi #106-09. Fine to very fine cds (ex 10pf incl small part wavy lines as well). (4) GERMANY - Berlin (West) | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official) 351 PS 1950 10+5(Pf) Re-Establishment of Berlin Philarmonic and 50th Anniv Berlin Postal Stationery Collector’s Club - 50 Jahre Berliner-Ganzsachen-Sammler-Verein inscribed lower left, Mi #P23II. Light corner bend, otherwise pristine, Cat €300. Very scarce, especially so fine.

GERMAN POST OFFICES IN MOROCCO 352 F/V 1900 Overprints comprising 5c on 5pf #8II, 1p25c on 1m #16II, 2p50c on 2m x2, #17II/I & 17II/II, 3p75c on 3m #18II/II & 6p25c on 5m #19II, all but two with guarantee handstamps, fine/very fine used, Cat €1,295.

353 F/V/D 1905-1919 Selection comprising [1] 1905 Overprints 3c on 3pf to 6p25c on 5m set, 2p50c on 2m & 3p75c on 3m both neatly tied to piece, mostly clear contemporaneous postmarks including Mazagan & Tanger, key top value is signed by Richter; [2] 1906-11 Overprints 3c on 3pf to 6p25c on 5m set plus second 25c on 20pf Mi #37c (expertised with Jaschke-L handstamp), two values are neatly tied to small pieces, most stamps with tidy contemporaneous postmarks including Larache & Tanger, all have expert handstamps from Richter or others; [3] 3c on 3pf to 6p25c on 5m set, three values including 1p25c on 1m & 2p50c on 2m are neatly tied to piece, generally crisp contemporaneous postmarks including Casablanca, Rabat & Tanger, all stamps with expertising handstamps; generally fine to very fine condition. Valuable selection. (39) GERMAN COLONIES | MARSHALL ISLANDS (German) | Postal History 354 * 1900 registered cover to Germany franked 20pf Marschall-Inseln (Marschall with ‘c’) and 25pf (Marshall without ‘c’) tied by Jaluit datestamp, Nuernberg arrival backstamp, Mi #4 & 11 (SG #4 & 9), Cat €690 with this franking.

GIBRALTAR 355 F 1906-11 KEVII Wmk MCA 6d dull and bright purple SG #70, fine used with 1912 Registered datestamp, Cat £375. Rare.

356 U 1912-32 KGV MCA 2/- & 4/- SG #82-83 and Script New Colours 2/- & 5/- SG #103 & 105, Cat £170. (4) 357 * 1912-24 KGV 4/- black & carmine (some paper adhesion on gum) & 8/- dull purple & green (mild gum toning and crease) SG #8384, mint, Cat £133. (2) GIBRALTAR | Postal History 358 * 1849 (Feb 17) pre-stamp entire written in Italian to Genova (Italy), from an Andrea Razeto to an Angelo Razeto apparently on a matter of (family?) business. Overland via France and Nice (then in Italy) with range of transit markings (none British) incl red ‘25/ FEVR/. . DE LUZ’, black ‘AIX-EN-PROVENCE/27/FEVR/49/12’ cds. Somewhat aged.

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS 359 D 1925-26 New Zealand 1½d orange-brown block of 21 (3x7), 2d yellow block of 4 and 3d chocolate strip of 3 all tied to separate pieces by 1925 or 1926 Fanning Island datestamps. (3) GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS | Local Stamps 360 ** 1934 Local Issue: 10c multi-coloured Cocoanut Plantations Ltd complete sheetlet of 4, without the right-hand selvedge, stamps fresh MUH. GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS | Postal History 361 * 1943-44 inwards covers to Fanning Island from Argentina x4 (one registered, registration label on reverse), all with US censor tape, the registered cover (Dec 9, 1943) backstamped New York (Jan 26, 1944), Honolulu (Feb 21) and with a US military datestamp (Feb 25, probably applied at Honolulu), none have Fanning Island arrival datestamps. [The addressee, William Sanders worked for Cable & Wireless on Fanning Island and assisted the American garrison in servicing the submarine cables located there] (4) 362 * 1944 inward covers to Fanning Island from USA x10, mostly FDCs, four are censored in Sydney, two censored in USA, two have Fanning Island arrival cancels on reverse, condition a bit variable. [The addressee, William Sanders worked for Cable & Wireless on Fanning Island assisting the American garrison in servicing the submarine cables located there.] (10) GOLD COAST 363 ** 1938-43 KGVI 10/- Christiansborg Castle SG #132, Sheet #0452 corner block of 6, MUH, Cat £72++.

GOLD COAST | Flight Covers - Commercial 364 * 1938-39 covers from same correspondence Tarkwa to Mt Lawley (WA) bearing varying franking compositions for 1/9d per ½oz combined airmail rate with 1938 original perf issues, indications for Imperial Airways service including only known use to Australia of ‘Per IMPERIAL/AIR MAIL’ handstamp, later item with good strike Gold Coast censor hexagonal handstamp (code ‘5’) in red, earlier backstamped Accra, Khartoum, Perth. Fine duo. (2) 365 * 1940-41 censored covers from Dunkwa and Accra to NSW at reduced 1/3d combined airmail rate per ½oz, reasonable strikes of Gold Coast censor hexagonal handstamps, codes ‘8’ and ‘6’, sealing tapes of distinct stocks, very scarce to this destination. (2) GREAT BRITAIN 366 F 1847-54 Embossed 1/- deep green Die II SG #56 vertical pair, margins shaved (at right) to large with fragment of adjoining unit at top, tied to small piece by BN ‘466’ of Liverpool cancels, the upper unit additionally tied by partial ‘PAID/SHI[P]’ handstamp in red, Cat £2,100+. Peter Holcombe Certificate (1991).

367 F 1855-57 No Corner Letters 6d pale lilac Watermark Inverted SG #70wi, used, Cat £350.

368 W 1862-64 Small White Letters 9d straw Plate 2 [IJ] SG #87, regummed, Cat £3,750.

369 F 1867-83 Uncoloured Corner Letters 5/- pale rose SG #127 Plate 2, mild wrinkles & aging, 1874 Leadenhall St (London) datestamp, Cat £1,350.

370 * 1873-80 Large Coloured Letters Wmk Large Garter 8d orange [RA], SG #156, mint, Cat £1,800.

371 U 1873-80 Large Coloured Letters Wmk Large Garter 8d orange [QD] SG #156. Nicely centred, London W. duplex, Cat £350.

372 W 1880-83 Large Coloured Letters Wmk Imperial Crown 3d on 3d lilac handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ Type 9 SG #159s, without gum, Cat £300.

373 F 1883-84 High Values on White Paper 5/- crimson, SG #181, Cat £200.

374 * 1883-84 High Values on White Paper 10/- pale ultramarine [JD] SG #183a, hinge remainder, mint, Cat £2,500.

375 W 1887-92 QV Jubilee Issues without gum 4d green & purple-brown and 9d dull purple & blue optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type 9 SG #205s & 209s. Both well-centred and fresh, min Cat £130. (2) 376 F 1887-92 QV £1 Green SG #212, couple of faint ironed-out vertical bends, tidy Cannon St (London) cancels, Cat £800.

377 U 1902-10 KEVII High Values 2/6d and 5/- Ordinary Paper prob SG #260 & 263. The 2/6d with indistinct 1902 cds, the 5/- corner commercial cancel. Good colour and centring, Cat £340. Good value. (2) 378 U 1902-10 KEVII 10/- ultramarine, bold ‘THREADNEEDLE ST’ oval datestamp. SG #265, Cat £500. German (Knopke) Certificate, 2006.

379 F 1902-10 KEVII £1 Dull Blue-Green SG #266, small surface scuff in upper margin, tidy cancel, presents well, Cat £825.

380 F 1913-19 Seahorses Waterlow 10/- indigo-blue SG #402, couple nibbed perfs, well centred, rich colour, Cat £475.

GREAT BRITAIN | Official Stamps 381 */U 1896-03 Army Officials SG O41-O50 group with QV ½d to 2½d mint (1d small discolouration) & 6d used, KEVII ½d & 1d mint, plus 6d used with heavy cancel, Cat £240+. (8) 382 */W/U 1882-1904 I.R. Officials Group with 1882-1901 QV ½d pale green, ½d slate-blue & 2½d purple/blue & 6d grey Pl18 (trimmed) & KEVII 1d unused; also Board of Education 1902-04 KEVII ½d & 1d; a few blemishes, generally fine, Cat £300+.

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1882-1901 I.R. Official 1/- dull green QV, SG #O15, a tad faded, creased, Manchester Registered datestamp, Cat £350.

1902-03 O.W. Official 1d scarlet KEVII, SG #O37, lightly cancelled, Cat £180.

1887-1902 Government Parcels Group with QV 1887-90 1½d, 6d & 9d, 1891-1900 1d & 2d x2, KEVII 1d, 2d, 6d & 9d, some heavy cancels as to be expected, Cat £600+. (10) 386 F 1887-90 Government Parcels 1/- dull green QV, SG #O68, minor colour diffusion, tidy parcels cancel, Cat £260.

387 U 1891-1900 Government Parcels 4½d green & carmine QV, SG #O71, some fading/colour diffusion, Cat £260.

388 U 1903-04 Admiralty Officials KEVII Type O10 Overprint ½d, 1d, 1½d & 2½d plus Type O10 opt 1d, a few nibbed perfs, generally good to fine, Cat £345. (5) 389 F 1903 Admiralty Official 2d yellowish-green & carmine-red KEVII, SG #O104, tad faded, BN ‘484’ cancel of Lyme, Cat £160.

390 U 1903 Admiralty Official 3d purple/yellow KEVII, SG #O106, Greenock double-ring cancel, Cat £160.

GREAT BRITAIN | Postal Stationery 391 PS 1840 2d Mulready Envelope: SG-Spec#ME4, Stereo ‘A200’, unused. cat £450. Some light aging as to be expected.

GREAT BRITAIN | First Day Covers 392 * 1952-54 QEII Wildings SG #515-531 range on plain envelopes with small peripheral blemishes, addressed to Victoria with Hackney E.8 slogan or wavy line cancels and comprising 1952 (Dec 5) blocks of 4 x2, 1½d & 2½d; 1953 (Aug 31) blocks of 4, ½d, 1d & 2d; 1953 (Nov 2) with 4d x3, 1/3d & 1/6d cat £170 each; 1954 (Jan 18) 3d, 6d & 7d (with 2d uprate) cat £110; 1954 (Feb 8) 9d, 10d & 11d cat £225. Very high catalogue over £950. [Sadly, the two 5d, 8d and 1/- (also included) must have missed the post since they are pmkd July 10 instead of July 6.] (10) GREAT BRITAIN | Postal History 393 * 1812-36 Pre-Stamp Selection with 1812 front from Bishop of Durham to Dean’s Yard, Westminster with fine ‘DURHAM/1AU1/1812’ datestamp, 1816 London entire to Halifax, Nova Scotia with ‘HALIFAX/AU27/1816’ arrival datestamp, 1822 entire London to Scotland, boxed Haddington arrival handstamp, 1827 London front to Lady Barbara Crawford, 1836 front from London to Sheffield, 1835 Howden outer to London with ‘HOWDEN’ arc handstamp, also New Brunswick 1861 land purchase request sent from Andover to Fredericton for block of land at Red Rapids on the Tobique River, handstamped ‘7/CENTS’, with Andover, Woodstock & Fredericton transit datestamps. (7 items).

1960s Wildings, Castles, Commemorative & Regional Frankings mostly small covers with a nice mix of commercial and philatelic 394 * usage, better items include 1964 3d Wilding with ‘FPO/340’ (Germany) cds, 1964 Telegraph Form with 5/- Castles + 5d Wilding tied

by Hemel Hempstead datestamp, 1965 to USA with 2/6d Castles solo, 1965 2/6d Parliament solo to USA; philatelic including 1961 Europa flight with 3d Wilding & BEA 11d Airway Letter Service label, also commemorative cancels, FDCs, etc, condition generally fine. (100+) GREAT BRITAIN | Flight Covers - Commercial 395 * 1911 (Sep 12 & 13) fourth and fifth day use of purple-brown postcards at inaugural British air mail service, to Sydney and Melbourne respectively, latter paid at ½d internal rate only and accordingly taxed 1d upon arrival. (2) 396 * 1911 (Sep 9) first day use of bright rose envelope (with insert) at inaugural British air mail service to Sydney. The envelopes were sold at 1/- (postcards were 6d) and are rare to Australia. This is the only recorded example in this colour.

397 * 1911 (Sep 9) first day use of deep dull green envelope (with insert) at inaugural British air mail service to Sydney. Two examples recorded in this colour to Australia.

398 * 1911 (Sep 14) sixth day use of purple-brown postcard with Organizing Committee printed inscription on reverse for inaugural British air mail service, to Cessnock. The only recorded example of this special printing to Australia.

399 * 1929 (May 9) cover from London to Consulat of Switzerland (Melbourne) endorsed alongside and tying ‘Par Avion’ etiquette ‘Till Marseilles/and again in/Australia’, franked 7½d for 1½d Empire letter rate plus airmail surcharge 3d per ½oz (to France) plus Australian internal airmail surcharge 3d per ½oz, despatched in time for first acceptance of Perth-Adelaide airmail (AAMC #137), in which it is a rare external entrant.

400 * 1929 (Oct 24) cover London to Cohuna Victoria franked 4½d for 1½d Empire rate plus airmail surcharge 3d per oz to Iraq, boarded Oct 26 on Imperial Airways flight IE31, which was to experience dual aircraft incidents in Egypt: (i) City of Alexandria upon landing Oct 30 for refueling at Mersa Mutruh experienced a wingtip striking a buoy, the aircraft was damaged, passengers and mail were transferred to (ii) City of Athens which, due to lack of wind on take-off had difficulty lifting, and ran in to a reef, ripping the hull. Pilot and passengers escaped unhurt, mail was subsequently loaded aboard City of Baghdad, which resumed the flight Nov 2 arriving Basra the following day, thence surface to Australia. Paper remnants reverse which may be removed with care, the only recorded item to Australia from this dual incident. Sanford #291026.

401 * 1929-30 covers London to Victoria franked for Australian internal airmail surcharge, comprising [1] 1929 (Oct 17) to Cohuna franked 7½d (1½d Empire letter rate plus 3d per ½oz x2); and [2] 1930 (Jul 10) to Melbourne franked 11½d including scarce on cover Wmk Block Cypher 10d (Empire letter rate 2d (1-2ozs) plus 3d per ½oz x3 - overpaid ½d), blemishes. (2) 402 * 1931 (Feb 26) cover (small opening fault) London to Toowoomba Queensland franked 6½d for Imperial Airways Feb 7 introduced new timetable for services to India [rate of 6½d for 1½d Empire letter plus airmail surcharge 5d per ½oz to Karachi], loaded Feb 28 to City of Coventry flight IE101, the service to Delhi, which Proud in Intercontinental Airmails Vol II records as having force-landed at Lympne (UK) the following day; no explanation for the incident is provided. The only recorded item to Australia.

403 * 1931 (May 22) cover Yarlet to South Melbourne loaded May 23 to Imperial Airways flight IE113 during which Scipio on May 26 suffering slight damage to one wingfloat at Heraclion (Crete), flight continued to Mirabella Bay where, when landing, the float was totally destroyed. City of Alexandria was dispatched from Egypt to take delivery of African and Indian mails, resuming the journey the following day, franked 11d for combined airmail rate to India (6d 1st ½oz, 5d additional ½oz). Very few examples recorded to Australia. Sanford #310524.

404 *PS 1931 (Jun 11) uprate from London to Sydney of Stationery 4½d Registration Envelope (size ‘K’), aggregate franking 8/5½d, including scarcer Bradbury, Wilkinson Seahorses 2/6d and 5/-, cover endorsed ‘VIA DELHI & AUSTRALIAN (INTERNAL), carried by Imperial Airways service (flight IE116), Perth, Melbourne, Sydney transits/arrival datestamps, minor blemishes, the tying by London datestamp of Australian ‘BY AIR MAIL’ etiquette suggests a stock of that device was maintained at some UK POs. 405 * 1931-38 excellent selection featuring usage of GB Wmk Block Cypher and Seahorses series, including Proud ‘Intercontinental Airmails Vol II’ detailed interrupted/delayed flights (19) former including 6d solo (5, one airmail to Karachi only, others postcard rate, one to New Zealand, another rare registered), 9d scarce solo (Karachi plus internal services), 10d (2), latter with 2/6d (12), one franked Bradbury Wilkinson, re-engraved issue with perfin ‘WJB/& Cº’ pair, 5/- (2, one rare solo from Imperial Airways flight IE309 which forced-landed at Surabaya due to broken exhaust pipe), some unusual/attractive franking compositions, perfins (nice ‘CWF’ on 9d x3), Stationery uprates, etc. Some faults, generally good & of exhibitable quality. Very fine basis for exhibit. (60) 406 * 1931-40 extensive collection of Imperial Airways service different flights, largely featuring those from IE298 (Singapore-Australia extension) to SE242, five in the difficult early 1930s period include IE109 franked perfin ‘A P/Cº’ 1/- block of four, 196 9d scarce solo (Karachi plus internal services) and 279 scarce 11½d rate (perfin ‘K’ 9d + 2½d), Proud ‘Intercontinental Airmails Vol II’ detailed interruptions/delays (28) with 309 (forced-landing Surabaya due broken exhaust pipe), 335 (oil tank damaged landing Akyab), 387 (right wing and nose damaged landing Rangoon - nice 2/6d Seahorses franking), 482 (Athena fire), etc, many attractive frankings (only three Meters), perfins, censored, Stationery uprates, uncommon 6d postcard rate, some faults, generally good, exhibitable quality; also selection (20) for BOAC Horseshoe route and later indeterminate flights to 1944. Commanding lot for the specialist.

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 13th May 2016 1934 (Nov 22) cover Filton to Perth endorsed ‘By Air to Karachi/& in Australia’ franked 9d solo [6d combined airmail per ½oz to Karachi plus Australian internal airmail service 3d per ½oz - rare rate], loaded Nov 24 to Imperial Airways flight IE296, Hanno leg experiencing engine trouble Nov 28 at Rutbah (Iraq), returning to Cairo, where mail load was transferred to Hannibal and the service recommenced the same day. Two items recorded to Australia from this incident.

1934 (Dec 31) cover London to Cootamundra NSW at 1/3d ½oz rate carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE303 which throughout its duration experienced three incidents, two significant, comprising (i) Sylvanus after leaving Athens Jan 9 1935 force-landed at Mirabella with engine trouble, (ii) the Arethusa leg was delayed at Jodhpur Jan 12 January, also due to engine trouble, and (iii) Athena, which had assumed the service at Singapore Jan 15, a day behind schedule, attempted to make up time; the pilot flew without rest throughout the evening, which was prohibited. Halfway across the Timor Sea the aircraft encountered a violent storm, with thunder and lightning. It reached the Australian coast after 4½ hours, just before dawn, and the pilot was unable to sight Darwin Airport, opting to follow the coast eastward and force-landing Jan 16 at Point Stuart, on a beach 100 kms from Darwin. After being refueled by a QANTAS DH71 (which was damaged upon take off), Athena continued on to Darwin, departing Jan 17, just one day late. Backstamped TPO 2 South NSW and Cootamundra (both Jan 19). This lot and the following six lots comprise most of the recorded examples terminating in Australia from this eventful flight. Sanford #350116 (Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways & Predecessor Airlines) states: ‘No mail is known in collectors’ hands’.

1934 (Dec 21) cover Sheffield to Linton Victoria at 1/3d ½oz rate (introduced Nov 30 1934) loaded Dec 22 to Imperial Airways service flight IE300, Hadrian experiencing Dec 26 a burst tyre when landing at Baghdad, delaying the service for one day.

1935 (Jan 25) Eyre and Spottiswoode (London) cover to Sydney bearing solo franking of 2/6d Seahorses for double ½oz rate, carried

by Imperial Airways service flight IE309 in which Athena force-landed at Surabaya Feb 4 due to broken exhaust pipe, the service resuming following day, confirmed by Sydney arrival (Feb 9). Sanford (Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways & Predecessor Airlines) states: ‘No mail is known in collectors’ hands’.

1935 (Feb 22) cover Bradford Yorks to Melbourne franked 1/3d ½oz rate carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE317 where Hanno suffered a damaged undercarriage upon landing Feb 27 at Rutbah (Iraq), mail and passengers were transferred to Horsa, which resumed the service Mar 1, backstamped Melbourne (Mar 11). Sanford #350227.

1935 (Feb 15) cover (230x155mm) from London to Sydney aggregate 12/6d franking comprised of 2/6d re-engraved Seahorses and rare late use of 10/- Bradbury, Wilkinson, cover endorsed ‘Received/in City Section/with cover torn/[initial] 1/3/35’, backstamped Sydney.

1935 (Apr 24) use at London of Stationery 4½d Registered envelope uprated 2/9½d (including 2/6d Seahorses) to Melbourne, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE335 during which Athena on May 4 made an unscheduled stop at Akyab (Burma), owing to damaged oil tank, Melbourne arrival (May 10).

1935 (Apr 12) use of parcel label with printed address for National Bank of New Zealand on reverse, front bearing scarce and attractive franking of 10/- re-engraved Seahorses block of four & single, plus 1/- and 3d, tied by London FS Air Mail cds, Sydney (Apr 23) arrival backstamp. [£2/11/3d for 1/3d per ½oz inclusive airmail x41] 1935 (Aug 3) cover Paddington to Sydney franked for 1/3d ½oz rate, carried Imperial Airways flight IE363, Aurora being delayed at Allahabad (India) for three days owing to the aerodrome being unserviceable, an unusual interruption, backstamped Sydney (Aug 17), four covers to Australia recorded (all from GB).

1935 (Oct 25) uprate of 6/1½d (including 1/- block of six) at London to Stationery 4½d Registered letter (opened two sides) to Melbourne [1/3d per ½oz x5 plus 3d registration], carried on Imperial Airways flight IE387 where Astraea, when landing Nov 2 at Rangoon, skidded on a wet runway and crashed through the boundary fence, slightly damaging the starboard wing tip and cabin floor. The Captain was hurt, and mail load was transferred to Arethusa, departing two days later. Melbourne arrival (Nov 10). A significant incident of which very few are recorded to Australia. Sanford #351102.

1936 (Mar 5) J. Browett Lindley (Letchworth) Herts cover to Sydney bearing scarce solo franking of 5/- Seahorses (creased prior to affixing), paying quadruple 1/3d ½oz rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE425 which experienced two delays: (i) Mar 13 Arethusa was delayed at Alexandria owing to errant passengers, an unusual circumstance, and (ii) Arethusa on same day at Jodhpur was delayed two days owing to engine problems, backstamped Sydney (Mar 22).

1936 (May 15) Fred Pattison & Co (Bradford) cover (small blemishes) to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked for 1/3d ½oz single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service Flight IE445 where Aurora on May 24 developed engine trouble at Penang, necessitating mail load being transferred to Brisbane, which departed the following day, backstamped Melbourne (May 30).

1936 (May 28) cover from GB to Sydney franked for 1/3d ½oz single rate carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE449 during which Brisbane force-landed Jun 9 at Waingapoe NEI, the service resumed Jun 10, arriving Darwin the same day, backstamped South Kensington (Jun 13).

1936 (Jul 31) Sydney Morning Herald London Office cover (small flap fault) to The Argus Melbourne bearing solo franking of 2/6d Seahorses for double rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE467 where Aurora was delayed at Akyab, Burma Aug 8-9 due to aerodrome being waterlogged, backstamped Melbourne Aug 15.

1936 (Sep 24) postcard Surrey to Sydney from Boadicea incident (see details preceding lot), with ‘ambulance’ cover (defect) and the Returned Letter Section London explanatory memo (foxed), cover backstamped Northbridge (Nov 27) indicating it was also from the Nov 10 salvage. A census taken for this event records just 17 survivors to Sydney, from which this is the only postcard.

1936 (Nov 17) Fred Pattison & Co (Bradford) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked for 1/3d single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE498 during which Aurora was delayed Nov 25-26 with damaged undercarriage, backstamped Melbourne (Dec 1).

1937 (May 25) cover (blemishes) Southgate to Sydney franked 1/3d for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE552, featuring the so-called ‘near miss’ event, where Hengist, which had delivered the mail load on May 31 to Karachi, was destroyed by fire in the hangar at Drigh Road during cleaning, fortunately not before load had already been transferred to Atalanta, backstamped poor strike Willoughby (Jun 8). A little known Imperial Airways major tragedy.

1937 (Sep 27) cover (255x175mm) to Newspaper office in Melbourne bearing impressive franking of re-engraved Seahorses set, comprising 2/6d x3, 5/- x4 and 10/- x3, 6d for Express Delivery additional service, tied by Wilton Rd datestamp, Melbourne (Oct 12) arrival datestamp, some creasing does not unduly detract. [£2/18/- for 1/3d per ½oz. inclusive airmail x46 + 6d Express Delivery fee] 1938 (Jan 21) Fred Pattison & Co (Bradford) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 1/3d for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE621 where Cordelia force-landed Jan 23 at sea, 20kms from St. Nazaire (France), due to engine problems, compounded by inclement weather. It was towed to shore by launch, departing the following day, and spent two days in Rome, presumably for repairs. Backstamped Melbourne (Feb 4). Sanford #380123 (Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways & Predecessor Airlines) states: ‘No mail is known in collectors’ hands’.

1938 (Jan 5) Ravenhose Ltd (Salford) cover to Melbourne franked 1/3d for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE617 which experienced dual incidents, commencing with (i) Coolangatta force-landing at Corfu Jan 10-11 owing to inclement weather, resuming the following day, and (ii) relieved on Jan 15 by Aurora, that aircraft was unable to land at Delhi due to fog, and forcelanded 50kms northwest. The aircraft was slightly damaged; passengers and mail load were transferred to Delhi by motor vehicle, thence load to Arethusa for resumption of the service, backstamped Melbourne (Jan 22). Sanford #380115.

1938 (Apr 20) The British Overseas Bank (London) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 1/1½d (underpaid 1½d for single rate but untaxed) carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE646 where Challenger was caught in a storm leaving Rome, and on Apr 21 was struck by lightning necessitating return for repairs to damage, the service departing the following day, backstamped Melbourne (May 2). Dramatic event.

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1938 (Jun 7) cover Brighton & Hove to Adelaide endorsed ‘Airmail’ but franked 1½d (pre-empting the All-up 1½d rate which was to be introduced to Australia the following month), appropriate tax markings and Australia Postage Dues (2d x13 and 1d) affixed, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE660, the Ceres leg of which was caught in heavy monsoon rain en route from Karachi to Singapore, and made a forced-landing in Lake Dugari (Central India). The aircraft was unable to continue, being stuck in soft mud in the shallow lake, and the mail was carried by bullock cart for 32kms, and by car for a further 15kms, to join the railway at Lake Gwalior, where the relief aircraft Capella was waiting on the day of the incident. Backstamped Adelaide (Jun 24). [The letter is addresed to Mrs Richard Tauber (wife of the great singer), on the SS Orantes.]

429 * 1938 (Jul 12) European Wool Co (London) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 1/3d for single rate, carried by Imperial Airways service flight IE670 during which at Sharjah on Jul 16 Corio was involved in a collision with Cooee, Circe took over the mail load Jul 17, backstamped Melbourne (Jul 25).

1938 (Nov 23) cover London to Collington New Zealand bearing scarce solo franking of 3d KGVI for double All-up rate, on board 430 * Imperial Airways Calpurnia which, when attempting to land Nov 23 during a severe sand storm, and in the dark, struck the water too hard and crashed in Lake Habaniyah (Iraq), killing all four crew members, handstamped ‘RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION/EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA.’.

431 * 1938 (Dec 2) Bank of New South Wales cover (275x115mm) London to Brisbane office, franked 2/4½d, carried on Coorong leg of Imperial Airways service flight SE57 which, during its scheduled stop at Darwin, came loose from its moorings when subjected to 100kms per hour cyclonic winds, much of the mail becoming immersed in water and salvaged later. Brisbane inscribed repair tapes affixed, tied by informative handstamp ‘DAMAGED BY WATER/THROUGH ACCIDENT/TO FLYING BOAT’ (both sides), as it was to mail on the earlier arriving Calpurnia. The two incidents are often confused, however, it is possible to positively identify items from the two events by the departure dates; UK originating Coorong mail will have posting dates of between Dec 2-4; Calpurnia will more likely be Nov 22-23. Three covers recorded from this incident, one (without handstamp) realized $3,910 in our Nov 2011 sale. AAMC #835 - unpriced.

432 * 1939 (Jan 6) Bar-Lock Typewriter Co (Nottingham) cover bearing 1½d for All-up rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight SE72 Corio which arrived at Darwin Jan 18, where mail was transferred to Guinea Airways Koranga, which took off in a heavy rainstorm, struck a tree, and plunged in to the Katherine River. The crew of four was killed, reverse with Deputy Director Perth informative memo.

1939 (Sep 22) cover (adhesions reverse which may be removed with care) London to Sydney franked 1/3d for single rate, carried 433 * on Imperial Airways service flight SE180 where Champion experienced engine trouble at Corfu (Sep 25-27), necessitating mail load transfer to Clio, which in turn was also delayed by mechanical problems, at Habbaniyah Iraq (Sep 28-29).

434 * 1939 (Nov 10) Agent General for Western Australia registered cover London to Midland Junction WA franked 1/3d (registration fee 3d not paid), carried on Imperial Airways service flight SE194 where Coriolanus experienced engine trouble (port outer engine) Nov 15 at Athens, mail load being required to be transferred to Cordelia, the service delayed two days, backstamped Perth (Nov 27), Midland Junction (Nov 27).

435 * 1940 (Oct 22) Northern Transport Agency (London) address label to Dept of Information Melbourne, affixed to cinema film canister, Customs declaration attesting to length of 367 feet, franked £20, comprised of KGVI 10/- dark blue x40, block of twelve front, blocks of ten and eighteen reverse, unsurprising some damaged in transit, and a 5/- missing (originally to left of Customs label), to complete £20/5/- franking, or Clipper service rate 4/6d per ½oz x90 (= £20/5/-). The record franking for 10/- dark blue, and for a postal article pre-1950 to Australasia.

1941 (Oct 29) Gordon & Gotch London cover (280x125mm) to Melbourne branch bearing perfin ‘G’ KGVI 10/- dark blue block of four 436 * and pair front, 1/- pair, 2/6d, 5/- pair/block of four reverse, aggregate £4/14/6d for Clipper service 4/6d per ½oz x21. Attractive.

437 * 1942 (Jan 4) use of cotton bag originally containing platinum, registered from London to Sydney bearing KGVI 10/- dark blue x3, 2d, 4d and 1/- [£2/11/3d for 1/3d per ½oz inclusive airmail x41], carried by Richmond Castle departing United Kingdom Jan 9 1942 for Durban to connect with BOAC Horseshoe route NE163. Rare and attractive survivor.

GREECE | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 438 */U 1924-67 quite comprehensive mint and/or used collection on Lindner h/less pages (where both included, mint placed under used).

Starts Byron Centenary SG #403-04 mint and used, then many more useful seen noting 1926 Air Espresso Co pastel coloured set of 4 SG #406-09 MLH cat £90, 1930 Centenary set of 18 SG #433-450 used cat c£110, Arkadi Monastery SG #451 MLH cat £70, 1935-39 Airs both papers complete SG #480-88e used and odd mint cat £65+, 1939 Ionian Islands set of 5 SG #523-27 VFU plus three MLH incl 20d carmine cat £125+. 1940s and post-WWII sets include MUH blocks of 4, odd variety (eg odd inverted opt, 1942 25d Double impression SG #577b VFU, complete sheets MUH 5d and 200d), Postage Dues, charities, couple of covers. More useful from 1950s incl 1952 Air set SG #698-701 MUH and VFU cat £97, 1958 Marine sets SG #778-90 MUH cat £128. Plenty to inspect here, mainly fine to very fine, min catalogue £1,800 (post-1945 hinged at 40% MUH). Terrific collection. (100s) GREECE 439 * 1927-28 Centenary of Battle of Navarino set of 6 SG #427-32. 5d De Rigny with tiny pinhole otherwise fine and very fresh Cat £250. (6) 440 * 1940 Fourth Anniv Greek Youth Organisation SG #534-53. Very fine and very fresh, single hinge remains, one lower value with adhesion, some marginals, Cat £1,750. Rarely seen in such excellent condition. (20) 441 ** 1942 Air rouletted Postage Due with Surcharge double (ie two planes) SG #554b. A very fresh top marginal MUH example with expert monogram handstamp, Cat £130 .

442 ** 1942 200d Ultramarine bottom right marginal block of 9, SG #581, with a spectacular Double perforation, the second strike of the comb perforator at a slight angle to the normal one. (9) 443 ** 1946 10d On 10d Surcharge variety Surcharge inverted SG #622a. Very well centred MUH cat £150. [With normal MLH for comparison] (2) 444 ** 1951 Re-Construction Issue complete set, SG #692-7, MUH, Cat £275. (6) GREECE | Postal History 445 * 1865 (Sep 18) entire letter from Corfu to Venice with 10l red-orange prob SG #48 x3 (one upside down) cancelled Kerkyra cds, another alongside, plus poorly struck boxed ‘PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/AUSTRIACCI’. On the back oval ‘25’, Brindisi transit Oct 1, Venice arr Oct 2 - all in black. Very attractive.

GREECE | Flight Covers - Commercial 446 * 1935 (Jan 27) Panos J. Gravaris (Athens) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 58d [UPU 8d plus airmail surcharge 25d per 10gms x2], carried by Imperial Airways service flight IE309 in which Athena force-landed at Surabaya Feb 4 due to broken exhaust pipe, the service resuming following day, confirmed by Melbourne arrival (Feb 9). The only recorded cover Greece-Australia on this flight. Sanford (Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways & Predecessor Airlines) states: ‘No mail is known in collectors’ hands’.

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 13th May 2016 1935 (Jan 5) Panos J. Gravaris (Athens) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 33d [UPU 8d plus airmail surcharge 25d per 10gms], carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE303 which throughout its duration experienced three incidents, two significant, comprising (i) Sylvanus after leaving Athens Jan 9 1935 force-landed at Mirabella with engine trouble, (ii) the Arethusa leg was delayed at Jodhpur Jan 12 January, also due to engine trouble, and (iii) Athena, which had assumed the service at Singapore Jan 15, a day behind schedule, attempted to make up time; the pilot flew without rest throughout the evening, which was prohibited.

Halfway across the Timor Sea the aircraft encountered a violent storm, with thunder and lightning. It reached the Australian coast after 4½ hours, just before dawn, and the pilot was unable to sight Darwin Airport, opting to follow the coast eastward and forcelanding Jan 16 at Point Stuart, on a beach 100 kms from Darwin. After being refueled by a QANTAS DH71 (which was damaged upon take off), Athena continued on to Darwin, departing Jan 17, just one day late. Confirmed by Melbourne arrival (Jan 20). The only recorded cover Greece-Australia on this flight.

1935 (Nov 19) Panos J. Gravaris (Athens) cover to Melbourne franked 33d for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE393 where Arethusa was delayed from Nov 24 for three days at Hua Hin (Siam) due to the airfield being waterlogged; the mail load was railed to Bangkok and transferred to Sydney on 27 November, arriving Darwin three days later, backstamped Melbourne (Dec 3).

1936 (Apr 22) Panos J. Gravaris Athens cover to Melbourne franked 58d for double rate, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE437, where at Surabaya on Apr 27 Canberra burst a tyre upon landing, delaying the service by a day, backstamped Melbourne (May 2).

1936-37 selection from Athens to Melbourne at 58d rate (UPU 8d plus airmail surcharge 25d per 10gms x2), differing franking compositions, including 1933 25d Air x2 and 50d x3, 1933 50d Kondouriotis, and 1935 50d Air, generally fine. (7) 1938 (Jun 30) Grecian Wool Selling Agency (Athens) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne with franking including 50d Air, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE666 where Cassiopeia landed Jul 6 at Koh Samui, an island off the coast of Siam, with engine trouble, Cordelia took over the mail load, departing Jul 7, Sydney machine cancel is set for ‘6 -PM/9 JLY’, which is an error for Jul 12. [See Lot 679] 1938 (Nov 5) Grecian Wool Selling Agency (Athens) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 28d for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight SE44 during which Canopus was delayed Nov 10 at Rangoon after colliding with an oil barge, damaging a float, losing one day due to the incident, backstamped Melbourne (Nov 16).

1939 (Aug-Oct) quartet of censored covers J. Molinari (Athens) to Henry B Smith (Melbourne), one very early use of Melbourne uncoded ‘PASSED BY/CENSOR’ handstamp (Sep 8), others with codes ‘V 38’ and ‘V 48’ in blue and ‘V 39’ in red, and first type ‘Opened by Censor’ label, generally fine. (4) 1939 (Jan 9) cover Thessaloniki Greece cover to Perth franked 23d (another stamp lost in event), carried on Imperial Airways service flight SE72 Corio which arrived at Darwin Jan 18, where mail was transferred to Guinea Airways Koranga, which took off in a heavy rainstorm, struck a tree, and plunged in to the Katherine River. The crew of four was killed, Perth informative memo, an attractive cover for this incident, from rare origin.

1939-40 censored selection to Victoria (5) and Queensland with censor handstamps and/or tapes (some fragments only), two additionally with exchange control tapes, also 1945 cover from Florina to Canberra with Greek circular censor handstamp, condition mixed. (7) 1940 (Jun 6) John C Molinari (Athens) censored cover (little roughly handled) to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 178d [UPU 13d (20-40gms) plus airmail surcharge 25d per 5gms x6 plus 8d registration - overpaid 7d], carried on BOAC service flight SE252 where Cooee developed engine problems Jun 5 at Alexandria, necessitating mail load transfer to Carpentaria, which departed on Jun 7, Melbourne Censor tape/handstamp.

1940-43 censored selection via Horseshoe route to NSW, Victoria (3) and New Zealand last endorsed ‘On Active Service’, censored Egypt and Melbourne, Melbourne and Greece (2, handstamp only, one registered at Akrata), Greece (tape and handstamp), and Melbourne and Greece (both tapes and handstamps), odd fault, scarce group. (5) 1940-45 selection from one correspondence to Cairns Queensland, censored Queensland (2, tape and handstamp), and Greece (4, tape and handstamp), three with handstamped ‘PAR AVION/AU DELA CAIRE’ in black, blue or violet, condition mixed, later period very scarce. (6)

GREENLAND 459 ** 1945 Pictorials set of 9, SG #8-16, MUH, Cat £300.

460 ** 1945 Liberation Overprints set of 9, SG #17-25, MUH, Cat £1,200.

GREENLAND | Revenues 461 F 1939 Savings Stamps: 2 sets of 25ö & 1k. (4) GREENLAND | Postal History 462 * 1930(C.) use of 1918 10ø blue & 1930 1k ochre-yellow (SG #P7A,P11A) on parcel card. From Kobenhavn to Jakobshavn. Rare stamps on cover.

463 * 1939 (Jul 13) use of 1ø, 5ø pair, 7ø pair and 30ø on registered cover from Scoresbysund to Sweden, Copenhagen registration label on face.

GUAM | Postal History 464 * 1940 (Apr 1) US Forces in Guam cover to NSW with 2c Prexie strip of 3 tied by Guam duplex cancels, with enclosed letter from a radio operator based there. Nice Item.

HONG KONG 465 * 1900-01 Crown CA 30c brown optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #61s, couple of adhesion marks on reverse, large-part gum.

466 ** 1937-41 1937 Coronation and 1941 Centenary of Occupation sets SG #137-39 &163-68, fresh MUH, Cat £110. (9) 467 * 1948 Silver Wedding 10c block of 4 & $10 single on separate FDCs, the latter registered, both with typed addresses to Cable & Wireless in Hong Kong. The $10 is rare on FDC. HONG KONG | Postal History 468 * 1930s-90s Covers mostly 1960s era with registered mail, express & taxed mail, some with instructional markings, some earlier including 1941 registered surface mail to Scotland with KGVI 25c pair & 5c University, 1955 printed matter airmail to UK with $5.50 franking. Excellent variety. (140+) 469 * 1946-55 Selection with 1946 Victory on plain FDC addressed to Java, 1948 10c Wedding on China Philatelic Association illustrated FDC, 1953 Coronation 10c blocks of 4 x2 on separate registered illustrated FDCs; also 1949 (Sep 22) 40c aerogramme sent on Canadian Pacific Air Lines Hong Kong-Vancouver first flight, and 1955 Hong Kong Furniture Co 20c surface rate cover to Singapore containing invoice receipted with 15c Stamp Duty; generally fine. (6) HONG KONG | Flight Covers - Commercial 470 * 1935-36 multiple rate covers comprising [1] 1935 (Feb 1) to Hobart franked aggregate $1.05 for triple 35c per ¼oz, an apparent misinterpretation of rate scale which was 35c only under ¼oz and 60c per ½oz beyond, roughly opened; and [2] 1936 (Apr 2) Cheong Hing Store cover $1.60 for double 80c per ½oz; both covers backstamped.

471 * 1936-37 colourful selection of varying KGV franking compositions for combined airmail rate of 80c per ½oz to Sydney or Melbourne, fine trio. (3) 472 * 1937 (Mar 3) cover from Goulburn NSW to ship Taiping at Hong Kong sent at 9d ½oz airmail rate, returned to Australia utilising KGV 50c and 5c x2 for 60c ½oz rate, backstamped Cloncurry, Sydney, and with maritime receipt details.

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1937 (July & Aug) Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank covers to same addressee in Melbourne featuring frankings of Coronation 15c (2) and 25c (5), later with KGV 5c perfin, both with ‘IMPERIAL AIRWAYS/SERVICE’ private handstamp, backstamped Melbourne, attractive and scarce frankings for 80c per ½oz rate. (2) 474 * 1940 (Jan 20) Chartered Bank registered cover to Melbourne franked aggregate $3.70 comprising KGVI 25c, $2, $1, 15c and 30c, representing post-EAMS $1.15 per ½oz rate x3 plus 25c registration, small portion of perforated sealing tape at top tied by manuscript Chinese characters on reverse (Post Office repair?), most attractive.

475 * 1940 (Feb-Dec) Chartered Bank covers to Brisbane and Wellington New Zealand franked $1.15 and $1.50 for combined airmail rate per ½oz to respective destinations. (2) HUNGARY | Revenues 476 U 1830s (earliest seen - 1833) to earlier 20th century documents with, to start with - Austrian documentary revenue forerunners, then from 1868, Hungarian. Includes cheques, bills and other documents, even the odd birth certificate, many with one or more adhesive, also wax seals and range of handstamps. (c100) HUNGARY | Local Stamps 477 * 1906 Hotel Post: PPC with Kurhaus Hohe Rinne, 2h black on rose tied by 1906 commemorative datestamp, Hungary 5f tied to reverse by Nagyszeben datestamp, Kis-Apold arrival datestamp alongside. Fine condition.

HUNGARY | Flight Covers - Commercial 478 * 1939 (Mar 2) cover Magyarovar Hungary to Sydney bearing franking aggregate 1p80 for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight SE95, the Carpentaria leg of which, while moored at Bangkok Mar 9, was damaged by a Chinese junk, and the mail load transferred to Canopus.

479 * 1940 (Apr 26) tri-censored cover from Budapest to North Dandalup (WA) redirected to Perth and Nedlands, bearing aggregate franking of 10p40 representing UPU 60f (20-40gms) rate plus airmail surcharge 1p40 per 5gms x7, remarkably censored in Singapore, Netherlands East Indies and WA. INDIA | Postal History 480 * 1700s Chilka Dak entires with hand drawn symbols including of Sun x2 and of Trident x2. Mixed condition. (4) 1822 (Mar 30) stampless entire to CH Higginson, Negapatam with mss “Post Paid” on front and on reverse fine ‘Madras/POSTPAID/ 481 * 30MR30/1822’ oval ds in red. Roughly opened.

1823 (Apr 26) entire from Fort St George, Madras (Military mail) to Yorkshire with ‘MADRAS/GPO/26AP26/1823/SHIPLETTER’ 482 * cancel and UK arrival cds (6 Nov) in red on reverse and boxed ‘INDIA LETTER/DEAL, and mss “per Agincourt” on front.

1825 (Aug 2) part entire with enclosure to Calcutta with mss “Per Indiana” on front and on reverse fine boxed ‘KEDGREE/ 483 * POSTOFFICE/SHIPLETTER’ (Giles S2) & mss “4 Augt” below and poor boxed ‘CALCUTTA/G.P.O./5AG5/1825’ (Giles Type G8) in red.

484 * 1835 (Jul 31) entire from Madras to Kamptee with red oval ‘MADRAS/POSTPAID/31JY31/1835’ cancel. [Stated by Giles as current 1826-34. Type 16 of Giles 1824-Dec 1837] 485 * 1836 (Jul 6) part entire (dated 29 May) to London with boxed ‘INDIA LETTTER/DEAL’ & mss ‘Per Bengal Packet’ and on reverse boxed ‘CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SH[IP LET]TER/9JU9/1836’ cancel (Giles SD 11) & GB double ring ‘C/8NO8/1836’ arrival cds in red.

486 * 1836-46 Selection of ‘NUSEERABAD’ strikes (mostly Giles Type 1), poor to fair on pieces/folded letters. Condition mixed. (27) 487 * 1849 (Jun 2) entire from Allahabad to ‘Captain John Clarke/Deputy Commifsioner/Goojurat/Punjab’ and Urdu text on front, on reverse is a fair boxed rectangular ‘SIMLAH/184(9) JUNE 28/BEARING...’. (Giles Type 4) with mss “4-” alongside. [This entire is from one Officer to another during the 1848-49 2nd Punjab War] 1851 (Nov 3) stampless cover and contents with boxed ‘KAMPTEE/18(mss) “51-3-11”/Paid (mss) “A2”‘ in red. Fragile. [Kamptee was 488 * a town with cantonment in Nagpur District-10 miles from Nagpur & 529 miles from Bombay. The cantonment was established in 1821 & was the HQ for the Subsidiary Force maintained by the British under treaty with the Nagpur Raja.]

489 * 1852 (Mar 1) cover with boxed’ LUCKNOW/(mss) 1852 March 1/ 4 as’ (Giles Type 10) also unidentified rectangular marking alongside, plus another cover with boxed fair ‘ALLAHABAD/RECEIVING HOUSE’ (unlisted variation of Giles Type 4).

490 * 1853 (Jan 18) entire from IRVINE (b/s, Scotland) to “Mrs. Black, Capt Black/Artillery/Madras” and re-directed to “Mount” with mss “Via Southampton” and ‘2/-’(?), and on reverse boxed ‘MADRAS/STEAM LETTER/1853 Feb. 27/Bearing... and boxed ‘ST.THO. (MOUNT)/1853 February/Bearing.. cancels.

491 * 1853 Ajmere Post Office documents with poor to fair multiple strikes of boxed ‘AJMERE/(FEB or NOV) 1853’ handstamp (Giles Type 4) in red or black. (2) 1857-58 (?) part entire with poor ‘KEDGREE’ cancel in red and backstamped with black arrival handstamp in Hindi and partial 492 * ‘DISTRICT AJMEER’ seal in black on the inside.

1870-1955 Early stampless covers, etc, with array of boxed & semi-circular ‘POSTAGE DUE’ markings, ‘UNPAID’, ‘LATE FEE/ 493 * DETAINED/NOT PAID’, ‘TOO LATE’, one cover with 10 cds strikes. Mixed condition. (32) 494 *PS 1882-1904 Range of ¼a East India Postal Stationery cards, many with ‘POONA’ or ‘SHOLAPUR’ cds, also boxed ‘TRAIN LATE’ handstamp. Mixed condition. (64) 495 * 1928 use of ½a Postal Card with fine hand-painted illustration of a blue-skinned god and woman. Attractive.

1935 use of 9p Postal Card with fine hand-painted illustration of a musical instrument. Attractive.

496 * 497 * 1944 (Oct 25) use of 3a6p Camel on censored cover to USA, 1a red Madras War Fund label on reverse.

498 * 1948 (Sep 4) Calcutta registered airmail cover to Hong Kong wirh 1½a Gandhi x4 (one on reverse) plus KGVI 2a & 3a pair tied by Esplanade Calcutta datestamp.

INDIA | Flight Covers - Commercial 499 * 1930-37 selection featuring frankings of 1929 Air series, comprising 2a (4), 3a (7), 4a (5), 6a (4), 8a (3), and 12a (4), two registered, including earliest 1930 at 22a for Indian (Delhi-Dhanushkodi) and Australian (Perth-Adelaide) internal airmail services, 1931 first service extended experimentally to Australia (Imperial Airways flight IE106) at correct 24a rate, 1931 with Air Mail etiquette invalidated and handstamped ‘No air service available/Despatched by rail route.’, 1934 The Chartered Bank of India registered cover with 2a plus 4a pair plus KGV 1½a ‘CBI’ perfin, highest frankings (there are two) 30a (1r14a) for 1½-2ozs rate, 1935 underpaid 9½a for 11a and bearing Australia 1d & 2d Postage Dues, etc, odd fault, generally fine, excellent group suitable for advanced usage exhibit of the series. (14) 500 * 1935 (Jan 9) Ormerods (Bombay) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne at 19½a rate [Imperial letter 2½a plus airmail surcharge 8½a per ½oz x2], carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE303 which throughout its duration experienced three incidents, two significant, comprising (i) Sylvanus after leaving Athens Jan 9 1935 force-landed at Mirabella with engine trouble, (ii) the Arethusa leg was delayed at Jodhpur Jan 12 January, also due to engine trouble, and (iii) Athena, which had assumed the service at Singapore Jan 15, a day behind schedule, attempted to make up time; the pilot flew without rest throughout the evening, which was prohibited. Halfway across the Timor Sea the aircraft encountered a violent storm, with thunder and lightning. It reached the Australian coast after 4½ hours, just before dawn, and the pilot was unable to sight Darwin Airport, opting to follow the coast eastward and force-landing Jan 16 at Point Stuart, on a beach 100 kms from Darwin. After being refueled by a QANTAS DH71 (which was damaged upon take off), Athena continued on to Darwin, departing Jan 17, just one day late. Experiencing (iii) the major event, avoiding (ii) the Jodhpur problem, as it was loaded at Calcutta (Jan 11) to join the flight, confirmed by Melbourne arrival (Jan 20).

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1935 (Jun) stampless covers posted at Quetta to Sydney following the devastating earthquake of May 31, endorsed ‘QUETTA EARTHQUAKE/No stamps available or ‘Quetta Earthquake/Free Post’, former with square ‘T’ and ‘1/10’ (amended from ‘2/2’) and with Australian Postage Due 6d x3 and 2d pair affixed, initialled and dated ‘21/6/35’, latter with handstamped ‘QUETTA EARTH QUAKE POSTAGE FREE’, carried by Imperial Airways service flights IE347 and 349, Homebush, and Indian (indistinct) and Sydney backstamps, respectively, small handling faults. Very few airmail covers recorded to Australia and an excellent pair for major exhibit. (2) 502 * 1935 (Nov 20) cover Bombay to Sydney bearing aggregate franking 11a for single rate, including scarce on cover Silver Jubilee 3½a x3, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE393 where Arethusa was delayed from Nov 24 for three days at Hua Hin (Siam) due to the airfield being waterlogged; the mail load was railed to Bangkok and transferred to Sydney on 27 November, arriving Darwin three days later, backstamped Haymarket (Dec 3).

1936 (Jun 3) M. Krishnasawmy Pillay & Co (Madras) cover (faults) to Sydney carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE449 during 503 * which Brisbane force-landed Jun 9 at Waingapoe NEI, the service resumed Jun 10, arriving Darwin the same day, backstamped Sydney (Jun 13).

504 * 1938 (Jun 8) Moolchand Jeykishhandas & Co (Ahmedabad) cover (small corner fault) to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 12a for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE660, the Ceres leg of which was caught in heavy monsoon rain en route from Karachi to Singapore, and made a forced-landing in Lake Dugari (Central India). The aircraft was unable to continue, being stuck in soft mud in the shallow lake, and the mail was carried by bullock cart for 32kms, and by car for a further 15kms, to join the railway at Lake Gwalior, where the relief aircraft Capella was waiting on the day of the incident. Backstamped Jodhpur (Jun 11).

505 * 1938 (Jul 1) Omerods (Bombay) cover (minor flap fault) to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 19½a for double rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE666 where Cassiopeia landed Jul 6 at Koh Samui, an island off the coast of Siam, with engine trouble, Cordelia took over the mail load, departing Jul 7, backstamped Melbourne (Jul 12).

506 * 1939 (Jan 8) cover Quilon India to South Perth franked 2½a for All-up rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight SE72 Corio which arrived at Darwin Jan 18, where mail was transferred to Guinea Airways Koranga, which took off in a heavy rainstorm, struck a tree, and plunged in to the Katherine River. The crew of four was killed, Perth informative memo, rare origin, important addition for EAMS exhibit.

1939-45 trio comprising [1] 1939 (May 23) Kodak Ltd advertising cover from Bombay to Adelaide franked KGVI 2a6p for Empire Air 507 * Mail Scheme All-up 2½a per ½oz rate, attractive example of this scarce rate to Australia; [2] 1940 (Feb 2) National Bank of India censored registered cover Bombay-Brisbane franked aggregate 45a (2r13a) for triple rate (14a x3 plus 3a registration), stamps perfin ‘N B I’, Calcutta Censor; and [3] 1945 (Sep 24) cover endorsed ‘Via New Zealand’ at 17½a rate (PanAm service?). (3) 1944 (Jul 3) censored cover from Bombay to Sydney franked aggregate 18½a (1r2½a) and intended for QANTAS India-Australia 508 * service introduced Apr 1944, however for undetermined reason (records for most of July 1944 have not been found) ‘AIR MAIL SERVICE/NOT AVAILABLE.’ handstamp has been applied, together with Bombay Censor tape tied by two types of handstamp, and Sydney Censor tape, blemishes, survivors from this service are very scarce; also 1941 (Oct 19) dual censored cover PoonaMelbourne at 14a rate, unusual ‘V’ monogram etiquette on reverse. (2) INDIAN STATES | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 509 */**/U Feudatory States collection on 20 Hagners incl Charkhari 1909-19 ½a vermilion (52 incl blocks, strips, pairs, etc.), Cochin incl Officials, Hyderabad, Indore, Kishangarh 1899-1901 Pin-perf ½a block of 16, few damaged tête-bêche pairs, Travancore range of opts, Officials, also few Convention States incl Chamba, Patiala KGVI 1r (incl block of marginal block of 6, MUH). Few mulltiples, generally fine. (100s) INDIAN STATES | Las Bela | Postal History 510 * 1900s group of 3 covers each with a different ½a printing. Scarce group.

INDIAN STATES | Nabha | Official Stamps 511 ** 1932-42 KGV Nasik Printing 1942 4a sage-green SG #O49, a fresh well-centred MUH horiz block of 10. Plus 1935 1a chocolate SG #O48 vert strip of 4 (top stamp crease). Small imperfections, very good value. (14) INDONESIA 512 * 1948-49 Overprints on 2½g orange, 10g green, 25g orange, 1949-50 New Currency 3r, 10r, SG #538-40,568A,570A, Cat £760. (5) INDONESIA | Postal History 513 * 1946 (Dec 3) covers x3, to Cable & Wireless Batavia, franked with various perforated pictorial issues to 200s. Quite scarce on cover.

(3) IONIAN ISLANDS 514 * 1834 Lettersheet written in Greek from Cefalonia to Corfu, red “4” rate mark plus British ‘Officio Della Posta Di Cefalonia’ handstamp (RL HS 22) plus ‘Cefalonia/12 Aprile/1834’ scroll (RL HS 71) & ‘Corfu’ arrival ds.(RL HS 62), also 1844 outer ‘Corfu’ handstamp (RL HS 62) to Cephalonia (RL HS 71) with mss “3”. Latter with Simmermacher certificate (2011). (2) IRAN | Flight Covers - Commercial 515 * 1942 censored cover from Abadan to Melbourne bearing 10r50 for airmail to India only, where service was terminated, Melbourne Censor tape/handstamp, blemishes.

IRAQ | Flight Covers - Commercial 516 * 1930 (May 14) cover Iraq to Cairns Queensland, inscribed ‘AIR MAIL’ segment scored-over and handstamped ‘RECEIVED TOO LATE/FOR INCLUSION IN AIR DESPATCH’ applied, bearing British Occupation of Iraq 6a and 3a tied by Mosul double-circle cds, Baghdad (May 15) backstamp, minor flap fault. Given the article at 9a is sufficiently paid for airmail service to Karachi, for which rate was UPU 4½a (20-40gms) plus airmail surcharge 1½a per 10gms x3, the “too late” must refer only to Imperial Airways flight IE59, which departed Basra May 15 1930.

517 * 1937 (Nov 13) Ottoman Bank Basra registered cover to Wellington New Zealand franked high aggregate 386f, including King Ghazi 100f strip of three, representing UPU 31f (40-60gms) rate plus airmail surcharge 85f per 10gms x4 plus 15f registration, backstamped Darwin, TPO 2 South NSW, minor blemishes, record pre-war franking to Australasia, impressive.

518 * 1941 (Jul 11) ‘O.A.S.’ cover to Melbourne franked 125f, stamps tied by ‘FPO/Nº 48’ datestamp, Unit and Field censor handstamps.

IRELAND | Flight Covers - Commercial 519 * 1936 postcard Cloch Liath to Melbourne franked 3½d, a rare pre-war airmail postcard rate.

520 * 1941 (Feb 24) roughly handled cover (230x155mm) to East Melbourne bearing 1/- x 13 (including block of eleven) and 9d tied by Port Lairge double-circle, carried via Horseshoe route at rate of 1/3d per ½oz. inclusive airmail x11, handstruck ‘RECEIVED TORN AT/GPO MELBOURNE’ applied upon arrival. At 13/9d, the highest franking of era recorded by vendor.

ITALY 521 * 1878 Surcharges 2c opt on Official 0.02 claret SG #23. Adhesions, fresh colours, Cat £190.

522 F 1923 Fascist Black Shirt Fund set of 3 SG #152-4 with light indistinct corner cancels prob per favour, Cat £275. (3) 523 */** 1932 Tenth Anniversary - Fascist March postage, air and express set of 20, SG #350-67, E368-69. All very fresh MLH ex the two express even better MUH, Cat £170+. (20) 524 **/* 1935 Bellini complete mint SG #462-72. Postage MLH, Airs MUH, small gumside blemish on a couple, very fresh, Cat £200↕+. (11) ITALY | Postal History 525 * 1944 Italian Social Republic set of seven overprinted (probably at Rome) stamps SG #57-61 & E62-63 tied to printed envelope by ‘ROMA CENTRO CORRISP e PACCHI/4.6.44-7/(ESPRESSO)’ - the last day of Fascist rule at Rome. Offered ‘as is’. *

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JAMAICA 527 * 1935 Silver Jubilee 1d SG #114 with unlisted variety Bird by turret, similar but not the same as the Plate 7 variety illustrated in SG, MLH. JAMAICA | Flight Covers - Commercial 528 * 1936 (Jan 15) Hand, Arnold Ltd (Kingston) Jamaica cover to Christchurch New Zealand franked 3d pair, another stamp, a 3/- to complete 3/6d combined airmail rate per ½oz, has not survived journey, received in UK in time to be loaded to Imperial Airways service flight IE415 where Helena force-landed Feb 7 at Felujah (Iraq) due to storms, the service resuming the following day, confirmed by Sydney arrival (Feb 17), particularly rare with New Zealand as destination.

1940-41 covers Kingston to same addressee in Auckland bearing varying and attractive KGVI Pictorials frankings for 3/6d combined 529 * airmail rate per ½oz to destination, scarce duo. (2) 1942 (Nov 16) cover (200x145mm) Myers Wharf to Melbourne bearing KGVI Pictorial 2/- block of four for PanAm Clipper combined 530 * airmail rate 4/- per ½oz x2, carried by Pacific on final flight of the Tran-Pacific service, which departed San Francisco Dec 1, reaching Auckland, minor blemishes, plain Censor tape affixed over which is Melbourne Censor tape tied by handstamp JAPAN | Flight Covers - Commercial 531 * 1937 (Jan 6 & 13) early participants in Imperial Airways Hong Kong Feeder Service from Tokio-Melbourne and Kobe-Brisbane joining at Singapore flights IE513 and 515, varying franking compositions for 95s rate, UPU 10s plus airmail surcharge 85s per 5gms, Hong Kong transit and respective arrivals, little roughly opened.

JAPANESE POST OFFICES IN KOREA | Postal History 532 * 1915 commemorative postcards x2 one with Enthronement 3s, 4s & 10s, the other with Enthronement 3s & 10s (two other stamps removed), pencil annotations indicating stamps were cancelled in Doten, Korea. (2) KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA | Flight Covers - Commercial 533 * 1933 (Nov 28) use of QSL card from Nairobi to Colac Victoria endorsed ‘BY AIR/MAIL/VIA CAPETOWN’ and bearing 25c franking for combined airmail postcard rate, carried by Imperial Airways service to Cape Town (flight AS143), extremely early and rare use of airmail postcard.

534 * 1933 (Nov 4) Thos Cook & Son Ltd (Nairobi) cover to branch in Melbourne franked aggregate 65c for combined airmail rate per ½oz to Cairo only, fine strike of ‘PAR AVION/JUSQU’A CAIRO’ handstamp applied at Nairobi, the only example recorded to Australia, carried by Imperial Airways service (flight AN140), backstamped Cairo, Port Said. Important item.

1934 (Dec 27) Barclays Bank cover (opened at base) Nairobi to Melbourne bearing aggregate franking 3s80 for combined airmail 535 * rate 1s90 per ½oz x2, endorsed ‘By air via Singapore and with Nairobi applied ‘BY AIR IN AUSTRALIA/PAR AVION EN AUSTRALIE’ handstamp, carried by Imperial Airways services (Northbound AN199, Eastbound IE301), backstamped Melbourne, attractive example of double rate.

536 * 1938 (Jul 29) R.K. Patel Dar es Salaam Tanganyika cover endorsed ‘all up - airmail/service’ to Melbourne, very fine example of the All-up 20c per ½oz airmail scheme which is very scarce to Australia.

537 * 1938-40 selection featuring 1938 Pictorials frankings for 1s90, very scarce (to Australia) 20c All-up, and 1s30 (3) rates, from Nakuru and Kilindini to same addressee in Sydney, odd blemish, generally fine. (5) 1939 (Dec 2) postcard adapted as Christmas card from Molo to Rosebud Victoria franked aggregate correct 50c for airmail postcard, 538 * rare in this era, sender states ‘We are all well and awaiting quietude of enemy sea raiders to return’.

1940-41 ‘ON ACTIVE SERVICE’ covers from same correspondence to Goulburn NSW, varying compositions for civilian 1s30 single 539 * rate, ‘APO/U/MPK/6’ and ‘APS/EAF’ datestamps, both with ‘PASSED/BY/MILITARY/CENSOR/No 258’ duly signed and earlier additionally with boxed handstamp ‘OHMS/N 258/MILITARY/FRANKED’, one little roughly opened, very scarce pair. (2) 1944 (Feb 19) censored cover Nairobi to Balhannah South Australia where redirected to Glenelg bearing 1s30 franking for single 540 * rate, South African Censor tape/handstamp, Balhannah arrival, minor blemishes.

LAOS 541 ** 1952 Souvenir Booklet of 26 Miniature Sheets with the original booklet incl the paper band to keep the MSs in place, SG #MS21b cat £550. Includes all the interleaving so nothing stuck to anything! All MSs displayed on Lindner hingeless pages. Superb. (26+) 542 ** 1954 Golden Jubilee of King Sisavang Vong MUH set of 3, SG #40-42, Cat £400.

543 ** 1962 Malaria Eradication MUH M/S, SG #123a, Cat £400.

LATVIA | Postal History 544 * 1922 (Jul 27) use of Russia 1906 5r & 20r x4 on cover from Riga.

LATVIA | Flight Covers - Commercial 545 * 1937 (Aug 3) Pavils Buchs (Riga) cover to Melbourne franked 1L25 for UPU 35s rate plus airmail surcharge 45s x2, backstamped Berlin and Melbourne.

546 * 1938 (May 28) cover Riga Latvia to Sydney endorsed ‘Per/”Lot”‘, franked 1L50 [UPU 35s plus airmail surcharge 1L15 per 5gms], carried on Imperial Airways flight IE658 during which Cordelia Jun 7 developed mechanical trouble at Bangkok, and mail load was transferred to Coogee, which departed two days later, backstamped Marienburg-Eydtkuhnen/Bahnpost (May 29), Edgecliff (Jun 14).

LEBANON 547 ** 1936 Franco-Lebanese Treaty proofs of set of 4 unissued stamps on cream paper, MUH. Very rare.

548 ** 1936 Franco-Lebanese Treaty proofs of unissued stamps, without values, on white paper x4 (grey, deep blue, orange & milky blue), MUH. Very rare.

LEBANON | Flight Covers - Commercial 549 * 1944 (Oct 24) censored cover Zahle to Melbourne franked 70p representing UPU 12p50 rate plus airmail surcharge 57p50 per 10gms, carried on BOAC service from Cairo to Karachi, which had recommenced early July 1944, ‘CONTROLE’ black/orange censor tape tied by circular ‘C P’ & Cross of Lorraine symbol handstamp, further censored on arrival in Melbourne.

LEEWARD ISLANDS 550 * 1897 Diamond Jubilee 7d dull mauve & slate variety Overprint double SG #14a, few toned perfs at top, mint, Cat £1,700. Philatelic Foundation (1968) and BPA (1993) certificates, Cat £1,700.

551 * 1907-11 KEVII Keyplates Wmk MCA 2½d bright blue, variety Wide ‘A’ in ‘LEEWARD’ SG 40a, fine mint, Cat £300. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. BPA Certificate (2007).

LIECHTENSTEIN 552 V 1934 5fr Vaduz Philatelic Exhibition M/S SG #144, CTO with FDI commemorative datestamp, full unmounted gum, Cat £4,000.

LIECHTENSTEIN | Postal History 553 * 1936 (May 2) registered airmail cover franked with 1fr & 2fr Zeppelins SG #151-2 flown from Triesenberg to New York, Frankfurt 3line and circular flight cachets both in red, stamps alone Cat £300.

LITHUANIA (German Occupied) | Postal History 554 * 1941 (Jul 22) registered real photo PPC franked 1940 5c Mi #437 strip of three and USSR stamps optd ‘VILNIUS’ 5K and 30K Mi #10 & 14. All tied cds ‘VILNIUS 10/22.7.41’ alongside handstamp registration cachet and KAUNUS arr cds July 25. Probably philatelic, unusual mixed franking.

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MADAGASCAR (British) 555 * 1886 British Consular Mail 3d rose, handstamped ‘BRITISH VICE-CONSULATE MAIL ANTANANARIVO’ in violet, SG #30, slight crease (faults always found), with corner gum as issued, Cat £1,300.

MALAYA | Straits Settlements 556 * 1882 ‘TWO CENTS’ Surcharges Type 20f (wide ‘E’) overprint on 5c blue SG #78, hinge remains, part gum, Cat £170.

MALAYA | Straits Settlements | Flight Covers - Commercial 557 * 1938-39 varying franking compositions for Empire Air Mail Scheme All-up 8c per ½oz, Singapore to Perth and Singapore to Melbourne, small blemishes. Scarce to Australia. (2) 558 *PS 1939 (Dec 16) use of Stationery 15c Registration Envelope from Singapore to Sydney uprated 55c for post-EAMS combined airmail rate 55c per ½oz, cancelled by double-circle ‘SINGAPORE/3/REGISTRATION’ datestamp, superb strike reverse, ‘PASSED/FOR/ TRANSMISSION’ handstamp, minor blemishes.

559 * 1940 (Mar 8) Mayfield Kennels & Zoo (Singapore) cover to Adelaide franked 55c for combined airmail rate per ½oz, ‘PASSED/FOR/ TRANSMISSION’ on front, advertising on reverse.

560 * 1940 (Sep 28) Fraser & Co (Singapore) dual censored cover to Brisbane with unusual franking composition for 55c combined airmail rate, comprising (front and reverse) 1c, 2c (11) and 4c block of eight, triangular ‘PASSED FOR/TRANSMISSION/49/SINGAPORE’ handstamp, unusually in black rather than violet, additionally with Brisbane Censor tape/handstamp applied. Attractive.

MALAYA | British Military Administration | Postal History 561 * 1945 (Oct 19) covers x6 each with franked with six values to 10c (ex 5c) tied by Penang Type D110 datestamp, addressed to Fiji x2, Penang x2, Argentina & USA; also (Nov 19) covers x2 additionally franked with 5c, 12c & 15c tied by Type D110 datestamp, both addressed to Fiji. (8) 1945-48 covers to Australia from Klang, Batu Pahat, Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Singapore and Penang, mostly by air mail, two 562 * registered, one ‘On Active Service’ at 6c concession rate, another with tax marking, various attractive and uncommon frankings of BMA overprints. (6) MALAYAN STATES | Johore 563 V 1891 Surcharges 1891 2c on 24c Type 17 Surcharge SG #17 strip of 6, very fine used, Cat £240.

MALAYAN STATES | Johore | Postage Dues 564 * 1938 1c to 12c set SG #D1-5, fine MLH, Cat £200. (5) MALAYAN STATES | Kedah 565 ** 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 3c purple upper-left corner block of 36 showing the four listed varieties between SG #46-46f, fresh MUH, Cat £278.

566 * 1937 Sultan Abdul Hamid Halimshah complete set, 10c to $5, SG #60-68, fine mint, Cat £275. (9) MALAYAN STATES | Kedah | Flight Covers - Commercial 567 * 1937 (Jul 10) cover from Kulim to Wellington New Zealand bearing solo franking Sultan 25c for combined airmail rate per ½oz, backstamped Sydney, fine and rare origin/destination.

MALAYAN STATES | Penang 568 ** 1965-68 Orchids 5c error Blue (background, value & inscription) omitted SG #68d, fresh MUH, Cat £950. Popular thematic.

569 ** 1965 Orchids 15c marginal pair error Green partially omitted SG #71b variant, fresh MUH. MALAYAN STATES | Perak 570 * 1880-81 QV Wmk Crown CC 2c brown Overprint Type 7 SG #7 mint, Cat £200.

571 * 1892-95 Tigers 1c to 5c set plus 1895 3c on 5c rose all optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #61s-65s, fine mint, Cat Cat £155. (5) 572 * 1895-99 Tiger & Elephants set to $1, SG #66-76, fine mint, Cat £800. (11) MALAYAN STATES | Perak | Flight Covers - Commercial 573 * 1937-38 covers from Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd Kamunting to Melbourne bearing 25c for single rate, cancelled Taiping, and The Chartered Bank of India registered cover Taiping-Hobart also at single rate (plus 15c registration), backstamped Melbourne, and Taiping, Singapore, Melbourne, Hobart. (2) MALTA 574 ** 1965-70 Definitives Errors comprising [1] 2½d Gold (‘SARACENIC’) omitted SG #334b; [2] 4d Silver (‘KNIGHTS OF MALTA’) omitted SG #336a; [3] 4d Silver ‘MALTA’ omitted SG #336b [4] 6d Silver (‘MALTA’) omitted SG #338a; and [5] 8d Gold (centre) omitted, SG #339a; fresh MUH, Cat £307. (5) MALTA | Postage Dues 575 ** 1967-70 Ordinary Paper 1d to 4d set in blocks of 4, all but the 4d in marginal blocks SG #D28-31, fresh MUH, Cat £220. Scarce.

MALTA | Flight Covers - Commercial 576 * 1931-32 covers from Valletta to Melbourne or Canowindra NSW franked 10½d and 4½d for double and single airmail surcharge to Italy (3d per ½oz), thence by surface to Australia, former registered and with three Australian backstamps, latter with bold doublecircle ‘AIR MAIL/MALTA’ handstamp in violet. (2) 577 * 1944 (Feb 7) registered cover Notabile to Babinda Queensland, redirected Brisbane, franked 4½d strip of four plus 1d tied by ‘NOTABILE BO/MALTA’ double-circle cds, scarce Malta ‘OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD/26’ tape and ‘1’ within circle handstamp in violet, Perth, Babinda, Brisbane transit/arrivals. [Despite use of airmail, journey took virtually three months; such were the vagaries of wartime services] MAURITIUS | Postal History 578 *F 1852 stampless outer from Col Waters to London, cancelled with double-oval ‘PACKET LETTER/SP9/1852/MAURITIUS’ (B1), rated “8” in black, filing hole in front hardly detracts.

MEXICO | Flight Covers - Commercial 579 * 1933-37 selection to Henry B Smith Melbourne, earliest 75c rate (25c damage) by Air France to Paris thence surface, three to USA at 70c, 80c and 60c (underpaid) rates, last with handstamped ‘Recorded for accounting purposes/at Brownsville, Texas’, two of these with instructions for surface per SS Mariposa, finally 2p25 for Imperial Airways service combined airmail rate per 20gms (flight IE484), odd small fault. (5) 580 * 1938 (May 5) La España Industrial cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked attractive composition for 2p25 rate, including 1938 1p Carranza’s pair, sent Air France to join with Imperial Airways service, flight IE647, where Castor landed at Corfu due to aircraft problems Apr 24, subsequently delayed at Tiberius Apr 25-26, backstamped Paris, Melbourne.

581 * 1942-45 covers to same family in New Zealand and Australia (2), two censored, earliest with 20c tied by ‘AGENCIA 127/23NOV.42 12/MEXICO, D.F.’ datestamp, censored USA, Holanda/Resurgira cinderella reverse tied by Wellington arrival, other registered at 1p20 rate, ‘ADMON. No.29/2.ABR.45 12/MEXICO, D.F.’ datestamp, USA and Sydney Censor tapes, and uncensored 1945 (Apr 24) cover at 90c, first has flap tear, otherwise fine. (3) MONGOLIA 582 ** 1951 Honouring Lenin 3t half-sheet of 25, SG #76, one unit small internal fault, a few gum wrinkles, fresh MUH, Cat £900++.

583 ** 1953 Marshall Choibalsan Anniversary 3t purple-brown SG #98 complete sheet of 50, some peripheral perf separations, fresh MUH, Cat £1,100.

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 13th May 2016 MONTENEGRO 584 * 1941-43 Italian Occupation ten various low values totalling 2.05L in Mi #23-38 range used 1941 (Oct 28) on flimsy envelope (vertical central fold) registered to Dubrovnik. ‘NIKSIC’ bi-lingual cds and registration label, ‘VERIFICADO PER/CENSURA’ handstamp in violet tying plain round reseal label front and back, arrival backstamp Nov 11. Odd spot and peripheral imperfections don’t detract from an attractive survivor. Scarce.

1941-43 Italian Occupation overprinted Postal Card 30c brown Victor Emmanuel III with occupation imprint beneath design Mi #P30 585 * and uprated by same design 30c brown optd in red Mi #28, addressed to Ragusa (Croatia) and postmarked censor’s large boxed handstamp ‘VERIFICATO/PER/CENSURA’. Premium condition, very scarce usage.

MONTENEGRO | Occupation by Italy 586 ** 1943 National Poem Competition complete set, plus Air complete set, both in marginal MUH blocks of 4. (64) MOROCCO AGENCIES | Postal History 587 * 1936 KEVIII ten covers with Spanish Currency set (SG #160-3) cancelled with ‘BRITISH POST OFFICE/*/17MR/37/TETUAN’. (10) NEPAL | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 588 PS 1887-1904 Stamp in Red unused on native paper, HG #10, x10.

NETHERLANDS | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 589 **/*/U 1852-1992 Collection in Stockbook and Davo Album including 1852 6c & 10c, 1872-91 values to 2.50g, 50c, 1876-94 to 2½c, 1891-96 Wilhelmina values to 25c, 1899-1923 values to 2½g, 1906 TB set, 1913 Independence to 1g, 1919 Surcharges, 1920 2.50g on 10g Wilhelmina, 1923 Accession to 1g, Surcharge opt pair, 1924 Lifeboat, 1924-39 various to 5g, 1924-26, 1930, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940 and later Child Welfare, 1942 Legion Fund M/Sheets, Welfare and commemorative sets, etc, variable condition, but generally fine. (many 100) NETHERLANDS 590 ** 1940 German Occupation - Stylised Carrier Pigeon Overprints complete set of 18 Mi #357-74 (SG #522-39), plus two each 2½c & 7½c pair and strips of 3 coil configurations as per Michel. Very fine and fresh, min Cat €320 (18 singles, 2 pairs & 2 strips of 3).

NETHERLANDS | Flight Covers - Commercial 591 * 1931-39 selection to Andriesse family in Sydney, earliest (Dec 30 1931) by KLM service flight 58 from Amsterdam to Dutch East Indies thence surface, highest franked being 1935 at 1g32½, 1935 and 1938 KLM inaugural flights, some useful frankings including 40c solo x2, etc, odd fault, generally fine. (14) 592 * 1934 (Dec 13 & 15) covers Netherlands East Indies to Sydney, comprising (i) from Makasser at 90c and (ii) Batavia at 60c, carried

by Imperial Airways first service (flight IE298) to be extended Singapore-Australia, an eventful service which (i) (Dec 13) saw Aurora damage its undercarriage at Calcutta, and (ii) (Dec 19) Diana damaged its tailskid, necessitating transfer of part of load to Hippomenes, backstamped Sydney (Dec 21), scarce commercial intermediates, AAMC #469p. (2) 593 * 1938 (Jan 7) Express airmail cover (255x170mm) Amsterdam to Argus newspaper Melbourne franked aggregate 17g92½, including Wilhelmina 5g x3 (including a pair), representing UPU 80c (180-200gms) rate plus airmail surcharge 40c per 5gms x42 plus 32½c Express delivery, backstamped Melbourne. Record pre-war franking to Australia.

594 * 1938 (Mar 30) cover Gouda Netherlands to Sydney franked 67½c, including uncommon on cover 60c black, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE640 where Coriolanus was delayed Mar 31-Apr 2 by engine trouble at Marseilles, the mail load necessarily transferred to Cooee, which resumed the service two days late, backstamped Sydney (Apr 12).

NETHERLANDS | First Flight Covers 595 * 1935 NRB ‘P12’ & ‘P14’ Rockets covers with vignettes tied special cachets [1] (Jan 24) ‘Poolster’ (P12) proving flight, signed; [2] (Mar 21) ‘Mercurius’ (P14) first night flight with special additional pictorial cachet and on the back handstamp ‘CERTIFIED GENUINE/ (star)/(R.K. DALWOOD)’. Fine scarce duo.

NETHERLANDS INDIES | Postal History 596 * 1946-47 issues tied by Batavia ‘1/X/47’ datestamps on covers x6, most are endorsed ‘FIRST DAY OF ISSUE’ which contradicts the Gibbons listed first day (Sep 25), includes 5g optd ‘1947’ SG #512 x2 on separate covers, all but one with typed addresses. (6) NETHERLANDS INDIES | Flight Covers - Commercial 597 * 1931 (Mar-Jun) very early jusqu’a airmail trio comprising [1] (Mar 6) Tandjong Priok cover to Melbourne at 25c rate (UPU 15c plus airmail surcharge 10c per 20gms), typewritten for airmail ‘Batavia-Soerabia’, thence surface per SS Malabar, backstamped Batavia, Soerabaja, [2] (Jun 25) M.P. Pattist (Capt 1st Java-Australia flight) cover Bandoeng to QANTAS Queensland endorsed ‘From Brisbane by air’ at 60c rate including Australian internal airmail service, scarce use K.N.I.V. v.L etiquette, and [3] (Jul 21) N.V. Handel cover Batavia to Beverley W.A. at 25c rate by airmail Batavia-Soerabaja, thence per SS Nieuw Holland, backstamped Soerabaja, odd blemish, generally good.

598 * 1935 (Jan 31) registered cover Modjoagoeng NEI to Sydney franked aggregate 85c [UPU 15c plus airmail surcharge 45c per 20gms plus 20c registration - overpaid 5c], carried by Imperial Airways service flight IE309 in which Athena force-landed at Surabaya Feb 4 due to broken exhaust pipe, the service resuming following day, confirmed by Darwin (Feb 6), TPO 2 South NSW (and TPO 1 both Feb 8), and Lindfield (Feb 9) backstamps. The only recorded cover NEI-Australia on this flight. Sanford (Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways & Predecessor Airlines) states: ‘No mail is known in collectors’ hands’.

599 * 1935 (Mar 19) cover Batavia to Hamilton NSW endorsed ‘PER QANTAS/LUCHTMAIL’ franked 1g05 for UPU 15c plus airmail surcharge 45c per 20gms x2, an early Imperial Airways/QANTAS service item (flight IE321), backstamped Sydney.

600 * 1935 (Apr 29) G.A. Chevalier (Bandoeng) registered cover to Belmore NSW bearing aggregate franking of 80c including Christian Military Home set, correct rate (UPU 15c plus airmail surcharge 45c per 20gms plus 20c registration), backstamped Darwin, TPO 2 South NSW, Belmore, attractive and scarce franking.

601 * 1935 (Aug 6-23) trio of covers with lengthy enclosures on K.P.M stationery from staff member aboard SS Nieuw Zeeland to sweetheart in Melbourne, endorsed for QANTAS service, one at 90c and others varying compositions for 60c, backstamped Melbourne and/or Caulfield East, trifle soiled, also earlier cover/letter with stamp removed (portion of uncommon maritime handstamp remains).

602 * 1935-39 selection with good range of rates and franking compositions, comprising 60c (4), 50c, 45c (3), 25c (2), 37½c, 35c, 65c and 55c (3, one registered Laboeha), towns include Banjoewangi, Pematang Siantar, Pontianak, Djokjakarta, two with handstamped ‘By air to Australia and/onward airtransmission’, one of these 1939 with ‘POSTAGENT ROTTERDAM-BATAVIA’ datestamp (three strikes, two with 1934 date error), Medan transit, sender details on reverse ‘Sabang-Blaoeran’, other additionally with handstamped ‘NACHTEXPRESSE’, a few sent via KNILM, mostly Imperial Airways/QANTAS service, including flight SE36 which was delayed at Batavia 1938 (Oct 22-23) with mechanical problems, some useful items, attractive frankings, etc, odd fault, generally fine. (16) 603 * 1936 (Jun 6) Rowley Davies & Co (Batavia) cover to Adelaide (address partly erased) endorsed ‘per “Qantas”‘, franked 60c [UPU 15c plus airmail surcharge 45c per 20gms], carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE449 during which Brisbane force-landed Jun 9 at Waingapoe NEI, the service resumed Jun 10, arriving Darwin the same day, backstamped Adelaide (Jun 13).

604 * 1938 (Aug 11) postcard (SS Nieuw Zeeland) Garoet to Rye Victoria franked 20c (UPU 10c postcard plus airmail surcharge 10c), rare pre-war airmail postcard, backstamped Melbourne.

605 * 1939 (Jan 31) Bali Hotel (Denpasar) cover addressed in hand of H.G. Wells to Smith’s Weekly Sydney, franked 1g75, accompanied by photocopy from same correspondence when Wells was at Jodhpur India with his handwritten ‘HGW’ monogram on obverse, minor blemishes.

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1939-40 censored covers endorsed for KNILM service Bandoeng-South Melbourne and Semerang-Brisbane, last registered, franked 35c and 1g95, first with early unnumbered Melbourne Censor tape (opening fault at right top) and handstamp, other Brisbane Censor handstamp only, backstamped Melbourne or Brisbane. (2) 607 * 1940 (Jan & Nov) Nederlandsch Indische Handelsbank censored registered covers (250x155mm) Semerang-Brisbane and Makasser-Perth franked 2g05 and 1g75, censored Brisbane and Soerabaja, respectively, last with two large Nederland Zal Herrijen multicoloured labels affixed to reverse, backstamped Brisbane and Darwin, Perth, small blemishes.

608 * 1940 (Jun 25) censored cover Medan to Melbourne franked 35c carried on inaugural Horseshoe flight, a rare commercial intermediate, confirmed by Melbourne Club arrival time clock (Jul 1), rare ‘Militaire (arms) Censuur - Medan’ label and handstamped ‘2’ lower right corner, small blemishes, AAMC #903d.

609 * 1940-41 Dual censored selection, two with Batavia/Melbourne tape and/or handstamp combinations, one Medan/Melbourne, and Batavia Centrum/Melbourne, odd fault, very scarce material. (4) 610 * 1941 (Apr-Sep) censored registered selection Batavia Harmonieplein-Sydney, Medan-Melbourne, Batavia-Sydney, and BataviaBrisbane, censored NEI, last additionally with Brisbane Censor handstamp, very scarce group, generally fine. (4) 611 * 1941 (Jul) airmail covers sent care of Australian Government Commissioner’s Office (Batavia) at 35c or 55c rates, both with Dutch ‘CENSUUR/GEPASSEERD’ censor handstamps, the higher rated cover with boxed ‘By air to Australia and/onward airtransmission’ in violet. (2) 612 * 1942 (Jan 13 & 14) late censored covers Batavia to Perth and Sydney, latter registered, Censor tapes and variety of handstamps, little roughly opened, last backstamped Sydney, very scarce.

NETHERLANDS INDIES - JAPANESE OCCUPATION 613 * 1943-45 Java Issues complete, SG #1-14, Cat £210. (14) 614 * 1943-44 Sumatra Pictorials SG #15-26, very lightly mounted, Cat £95. (12) 615 * 1943-44 Issues [1] Naval Patrol Area 1943 Picts (11) SG 152-62, [2] Riau Archipelago 1943 Picts (10) SG 297-310, Savings Campaign (2), 1944 ‘Re-birth’ of Malaya (2). Cat approx £300. (25) NETHERLANDS NEW GUINEA 616 ** 1962-63 UNTEA opts (19), SG #, Cat £70+.

617 1961 Presentation Folder inscribed ‘BEDRIJF DER PTT/NEDERLANDS/NIEUW-GUINEA’ containing booklet presented by Postmaster General on occasion of opening of New Guinea Council, with contemporary photographs affixed showing aspects of Posts & Telegraphs operations, PTT Directory, and a stockcard of current postage stamps affixed. Rare and very fine.

SURINAM | Flight Covers - Commercial 618 * 1943 (Dec 30) tri-censored cover endorsed on flap ‘Military Headquarters’ to Sydney franked 1g35, Censor tapes of Suriname and Sydney at left, tied by respective handstamps, USA Censor tape at right, circle ‘8’ (with mss. ‘36’ added at centre), K.P.M. Sydney arrival (Feb 2 1944), small handling faults, rare.

NEW HEBRIDES (British) | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Formular) 619 PS 1968-69 Australian Territories unused duo, 25c Fish on 1968 design and 35c Surcharge on 1969 design with CTO cancel or 15.10.70. Plus Christmas Island 10c on 1969 design, unused (3) NEW HEBRIDES (French) | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Formular) 620 PS 1954-59 Red & Deep Blue/blue Australian Territories 1954 commercial use with 25c from Santo to Canada, BW #FA3. Very rare.

NEW HEBRIDES (French) | Postal History 621 * 1908 10c adhesive tied by Noumea cds 5-8 08 on fine early native PPC of ‘New Hebrides - Bignambo Village, Malakula’.

NEW ZEALAND | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 622 */W/U 1882-1950 Array on Album Pages mostly mint with QV Second Sidefaces to 1/- mint or unused and used, 1907-08 Reduced Sized Birds 3d x2, 6d x2 & 1/- x2,1920 Victory, KGV Sidefaces, Recess/Surface Printed to 1/-, 1925 Dunedin, 1931-35 Airs (3d stain), 193642 Pictorials, 1940 Centennial, etc, generally fine, Cat £1,200+. (150+) NEW ZEALAND 623 1930 Waterlow & Sons Printer Sample 1d black and green Lake Taupo imperforate with diagonal ‘WATERLOW & SONS LD’ ovpt.

Mounted on thick card, Part of an early 1930s Spanish language sample book. Very rare, Derek Diamond in his book on the 1898 Pictorials has only recorded one example p78 D4.

624 1930 Waterlow & Sons Printer Sample 5/- black Mount Cook imperforate with diagonal ‘WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN’ ovpt. Mounted on thick card, Part of an early 1930s Spanish language sample book. Very rare, Derek Diamond in his book on the 1898 Pictorials has only recorded one example p78 D4.

625 F 1901 1d Universal Perf 11 on thin hard Basted Mills paper, barely distinct mesh, SG #286, Cat £130. Unclear s/ring cds appears March 1902. [1979 PFSA certificate identifying at the time as SG #316] 626 * 1906 Christchurch Exhibition ½d to 6d set SG #370-73, fine mint with strong colours, Cat £275. (4) 627 * 1906 Christchurch Exhibition 3d and 6d SG #372-3. Some woolly perfs as usual, very minor imperfections don’t detract from very attractive stamps Cat £255 (NZ retail c$675). (2) 628 * 1909-16 KEVII ½d to 1/- simplified set, 6d tiny thin spot, overall fine fresh mint, Cat £160. (9) 629 **/* 1915-30 KGV range of values 1½d grey-slate and 1/- vermilion in blocks of 4 including 2d yellow & 4½d green corner blocks (both MUH), CP catalogue identifications beneath each block, lower units in each block usually MUH, strong colours, Cat £430+. (13 Blocks).

630 * 1931 Smiling Boys SG #546-7, 1d MUH, 2d MLH, Cat £150.

631 ** 1931 Smiling Boys 1d & 2d set fresh MUH, Retail NZ$1,000+. (2) 632 **/* 1936 Pictorial Definitives 2/- olive-green, a top marginal horizontal pair [R1/3&4] incl CAPTAIN COQK MLH at right. Left unit [R1/3] MUH, selvedge with light pencil mark and hinge trace. Pairs not often seen.

633 ** 1970-76 Pictorials 18c Maori Club block of 4 variety Watermark inverted SG #927w, MUH, Cat £220.

634 * 2003 Christmas Decorations 40c self-adhesive variety Black ‘Silver Fern’ omitted SG #2649a (CP #SC45f[Y]) on Inland Revenue cover, approximately 200 examples known, less so on commercial cover, CP Cat NZ1500+ (Pierron Cat £350+).

NEW ZEALAND | Official Stamps 635 * 1907-65 Selection on Album Pages including 1907 6d bright carmine-pink SG #O64 (edge blemises), 1919-30 Postal Fiscals 2/#O87 & 5/- #O86, 2/- Admiral #O112, KEVII ½d to 1/- set (½d Broken ‘OF’ of ‘OFFICIAL’), KGV Surface/Recess Printed ½d to 1/set, 1936-61 ½d to 3/- Pictorials, 1940 Centennial, 1938-51 KGVI ½d to 2/-, 1954 QEII 1d to 3/-, condition generally fine, Cat £1,500+.

(74) 636 * 1907-11 Pictorials optd ‘OFFICIAL’ ½d to 5/- set SG #O59-67, minor staining 1/-, generally fine mint, Cat £650. (8) NEW ZEALAND | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 637 PS 1931 KGV 6d Brown on White H&G #13 fine unused. Scarce as most stock was overprinted in 1932.

NEW ZEALAND | Postal History 638 * 1942 (Jan 19) cover from Auckland to Tahiti with NZ censor cachet & black/white censor tape, Papeete ‘CONTROLE/POSTAL’ censor handstamp; also Jagger & Harvey (Auckland) undated WWII long cover to same addressee with French ‘Contrôle postal militaire’ tape and cenor handstamps. (2) 639 * 1951 (Feb 16) double rate cover to USA with KGVI 2/- pair plus 2d Canterbury Centennial paying Late Fee. Attractive. *

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NEW ZEALAND | First Flight Covers 642 * 1936 Dunedin - Palmerston North Boomerang cover with Crusader & Keyhole plus 6d Air pair, underpaid and 2d Postage Due applied to face at Dunedin. Nice cover.

NEW ZEALAND | Antarctic Expeditions 643 * 1908 King Edward VII Land 1d rose carmine SG A1 Cat £400.

ROSS DEPENDENCY 644 ** 1967 Decimals 2c to 15c set in blocks of 4, SG #5-8, fresh MUH. Retail $400. (16) 645 ** 1967 Decimal pictorial 3c marginal block of 4 with Watermark inverted, SG #6w, Cat £300.

646 ** 1967 Decimal pictorial 3c with Watermark inverted. SG #6w, Cat £75.

NICARAGUA | Flight Covers - Commercial 647 * 1935 (Jun 23) Pan American Airways (Managua) cover to Sydney where redirected, franked 24c for airmail to USA only, backstamped Sydney, little creased, and 1940 (May 29) Official cover Managua to Melbourne bearing 20c solo for Nicaraguan internal airmail service only, censored on arrival in Melbourne. (2) NIGERIA 648 * 1914-29 KGV Wmk MCA ½d to 10/- optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #1s-11s, perf blemish 4d, otherwise fine. (11) NORTH BORNEO 649 *V 1901-05 ‘BRITISH PROTECTORATE’ Overprints range on hangers, various perfs, comprising 1c x5, 2c x14 (one CTO), 3c x4 (two CTO), 4c x3 (one CTO), 5c x4 (one CTO), 6c x7 (incl block of four, one CTO), 8c x5 (incl CTO vertical pair Imperforate horizontally between), 10c x3, 12c x2, 16c x3 (one CTO), 18c x3 (one CTO), 24c x2 (one CTO), 25c x2, 50c x2, $1 opt in black x3 (incl imperf pair – printers waste), & in red x2, $2, $5 CTO x19, $10 CTO x13. Suitable for research. (99) 650 F 1945 BMA Overprints 1c to $5 set SG #320-34, minor aging on a few low values, fine used, Cat £130. (15) 651 **/* 1950-52 KGVI Pictorials 1c to $10 set SG #356-70 with both 50c types, some hinge remnants on low values, key $5 & $10 are MUH, Cat £140.

652 * Japanese Occupation 1944 (30 Sept) Opts on North Borneo, lightly mounted. SG #J20-32, Cat £325. (13) NORTH BORNEO | Postal History 653 * 1914 (Oct 9) use of 10c black & blue Wild Boar (SG #171) strip of 5 on reduced registered cover from Sandakan to Chicago.

NORTH BORNEO | Flight Covers - Commercial 654 * 1940 (Dec 9) censored cover Sandakan to Yass NSW endorsed ‘By BOAC’ for Horseshoe route, franking of 60c for combined airmail rate, obverse with superb and rare triangular ‘PASSED FOR/TRANSMISSION/19/NORTH BORNEO’ (height 39mm) handstamp.

NORTHERN RHODESIA 655 **/*/U/C 1925-63 Collection on Album Pages with KGV 1925-29 to 1/- mint, 2/6d & 3/- used plus 5/- & 10/- fiscally used, 1935 Jubilee used, 1938-52 ½d to 20/- set (Cat £250) and used part set with 5/- & 10/-, 1948 Silver Wedding mint, QEII 1963 Arms set MUH, also Dues 1929 set used, some condition issues, generally fine, Cat £600 approx.

656 **/* 1937-63 KGVI and QEII Issues complete on album pages, between SG #22-88, the 1963 Arms set is MUH, others fine mint, Cat £500+. (69) 657 ** 1963 Arms 1d Value displaced plus 1d & 3d listed variety Value omitted SG #76a & 78a, 3d with normal stamp for comparison, fresh MUH, Cat £126. (4) PAKISTAN | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 658 U 1948 Peshawar ‘PAKISTAN’ Handstamps used group on KGVI values to 25r, includes a few Double overprints. Plus six KGV Service issues to 8a with handstamps. Very scarce. (29) PAKISTAN | Revenues 659 **/U Arms Licence: 1973-2004 predominantly used selection, with values to 250R x2, 300R x2 plus Motor Tax receipt page with 10R block of 5 & 15r x2, and a fragment with 50R & 10R; plus MUH issue date ‘2000’ 10R, 15R, 175R, 225R & 250R and issue date ‘2004’ 5R, 10R, & 50R, all corner marginal example with partial imprints; also West Pakistan 1970 7.50R Arms Licence, value not listed by Barefoot; condition generally fine. (70) PAKISTAN | Postal Stationery 660 PS Interim Period Stationery: unused group of local overprints on Envelopes 1½a x2, one with Double overprint; Postal Cards all with North Western Railway messages, ½a on 9p uprated with 3p, ½a uprated with 3p, ½a x2. (6) PAKISTAN | Postal History 661 * 1949 (May 5) registered cover from Karachi to Rawalpindi, franked by 3½a meter x2, the ‘INDIA’ part of the meter has been handstamped ‘PAKISTAN’. Very rare meter registered cover from the interim period.

PALESTINE | Postal History 662 * 1930 (Mar 4) black/blue Despatch Note for an insured parcel weighing “4kg 700g” to New York via Egypt with Pictorials 20m, 50m & 100m plus black/white perforated coupon all tied by ‘ALLENBY ROAD/TEL-AVIV’ datestamps, Post Said & Alexandria transit backstamps, fine condition.

PENRHYN | Military - World War II Period 663 * 1944 stampless self-censored cover from Capt Haddock to Washington, fine ‘U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/720/MAR/14/ 1944/A.P.O.’ cancel.

PERU | Flight Covers - Commercial 664 * 1940-43 censored selection to Australia, three registered, comprising [1] 1940 (Dec 11) registered Lima-Sydney where redirected with handstamped ‘SERVICIO AEREO TRANS - PACIFICO’, franked 3s05 for PanAm service, Sydney Censor, [2] 1942 (Oct 14) Lima-Sydney franked 2s45, USA/Sydney Censor tapes, [3] 1943 (Jan 20) registered Lima-Sydney franked 4s30 for Pan-Am airmail service to Honolulu, thence sea, USA Censor tape, Brisbane handstamp, and [4] 1943 (Nov 24) registered Talara-Melbourne with handstamped ‘SERVICIO AEREO NOR - ATLANTICO’, franked 4s30 for same service as 3, USA Censor tape, excellent group for exhibit.

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1943-44 censored registered duo from same correspondence Talara to Brisbane franked 4s and 4s30, former for PanAm service to Hawaii, latter with handstamped ‘SERVICIO AEREO NOR - ATLANTICO’, USA Censor tapes, last with Brisbane handstamp.

PHILIPPINES | Flight Covers - Commercial 666 * 1940 (Jun & Sep) censored covers for the PanAm Clipper service via Hong Kong to connect with Imperial Airways at Singapore, comprising [1] (Jun 8) Manila-Sydney at 1p rate rectangular ‘VIA CLIPPER’ and triangular ‘PASSED CENSOR/HONG KONG’ (too faint to determine no.) handstamps, curiously the Hong Kong backstamp dated Jun 4, and [2] (Sep 2) Manila-Sydney at 36c rate, reasonable strike of Censor handstamp coded ‘9’, some handling faults.

PHILIPPINES | Japanese Occupation 667 * 1942 Red Cross Fund set of 3, very lightly mounted. SG #J9-11, Cat £180.

POLAND 668 ** 1948 Presidents M/S SG #645d, fresh MUH, Cat £425.

POLAND | Local Stamps 669 * Przedborz Locals: on 1918 Austrian military occupation covers comprising [1] Aug 18 from Gorzkowice with KuK Feldpost 3h & 12h with Przedborz 5h pair added for local delivery; [1] (Jan 6th) Przedborz local cover with 4g Eagle Arms tied by Przedborz datestamp, expertised beneath. (2) 670 F Sosnowiec 1916: all 5 issued stamps used Cat €570.

671 ** Warsaw 1916: perfed Monuments set of 4 MUH marginal blocks of 4 (20gr off centre), Cat €1,280++.

672 W Warsaw 1916: 20gr Sobieski Monument proof block of 4 in black, printed on both sides Mi #VIP, Cat €1,000, Ceremuga certificate (1999).

POLAND | Flight Covers - Commercial 673 * 1934 (Aug-Nov) Markus Silberberg (Lodz) covers to Henry B Smith (Melbourne), with attractive franking compositions of 360g and 365g via Karachi Imperial Airways service (flights IE283 and 294), earlier with manuscript ‘poczta lotnicza’ on front and ‘CHALLENGE 1934’ segmented (Aug 21 1934) backstamp. (2) 674 * 1935 AIR FRANCE covers from Carl Jankowski (Bielsko) to Henry B Smith (Melbourne) with varying franking compositions featuring 1925 Air series for 1z55 rate composed UPU 55g plus airmail surcharge 1z per 5gms, backstamped Lwow, Athens, Melbourne. (2) 1936 (Dec 24) Walter Eichler (Bielsko) Poland cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 2z75 for double airmail rate, carried 675 * Imperial Airways flight IE509 wherein Centaurus developed a mechanical problem Dec 30 at Athens, necessitating transfer of mail load to Satyrus for onwards flight to Alexandria, backstamped Athens (Dec 27), Melbourne (Jan 9 1937).

676 * 1938 (Jan 6) Herman Grün (Todz) Poland to Henry B Smith Melbourne, PO handstamp ‘Via Athènes’, bearing aggregate franking 4z [UPU 55g plus airmail surcharge 1z15 per 5gms x3] carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE617 which experienced dual incidents, commencing with (i) Coolangatta force-landing at Corfu Jan 10-11 owing to inclement weather, resuming the following day, and (ii) relieved on Jan 15 by Aurora, that aircraft was unable to land at Delhi due to fog, and force-landed 50kms northwest.

The aircraft was slightly damaged; passengers and mail load were transferred to Delhi by motor vehicle, thence load to Arethusa for resumption of the service, backstamped Warsaw (Jan 7), Athens (Jan 10), Melbourne (Jan 22). Exotic origin to Australia for this eventful flight, very few recorded. Sanford #380115.

677 * 1938 (May 31) cover Lodz, Poland to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 1z75, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE658 during which Cordelia Jun 7 developed mechanical trouble at Bangkok, and mail load was transferred to Coogee, which departed two days later, backstamped Warsaw (Jun 1), Athens (Jun 2), Melbourne (Jun 13).

678 * 1938 (Jun 8) cover Bielsko, Poland to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 1z50 for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE661, where Cooee developed engine trouble Jun 15 after leaving Karachi, necessitating return, service resuming two days later, backstamped Warsaw (Jun 9), Melbourne (Jun 24).

679 * 1938 (Jun 29) cover Lodz, Poland to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 1z75 for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE666 where Cassiopeia landed Jul 6 at Koh Samui, an island off the coast of Siam, with engine trouble, Cordelia took over the mail load, departing Jul 7, backstamped Warsaw (Jun 30), Sydney machine cancel is set for ‘6 -PM/9 JLY’, which is an error for Jul 12.

[See Lot 451] 680 * 1938 (Nov 2) cover Lodz, Poland to Henry B Smith Melbourne franked 1z50 for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight SE44 during which Canopus was delayed Nov 10 at Rangoon after colliding with an oil barge, damaging a float, losing one day due to the incident, backstamped Warsaw (Nov 3), Athens (Nov 5).

681 * 1939 (Apr 1) registered cover from Krakow to Melbourne with attractive and scarce 5z aggregate franking which includes Pilsudski opt on 25g x4 and 3z paying UPU 55g rate plus airmail surcharge 1z per 5gms x4 plus 45g registration, currency control label on front, Warsaw, Athens, Sydney, Melbourne backstamps.

PORTUGUESE COLONIES | MACAU 682 * 1910 3a Bisect x4 on cover to Hong Kong, cancelled 1NOV10, SG #174a, Cat £110 on cover.

RHODESIA | Postal History 683 * 1959-80 Forces Free Mail Selection most with cachets identifying military/police regiment or division including 1959 1st Bn NRR Headquarter Company Ndola to Lusaka, 1972 BSA Police from Binga to Natal, 1976 Llewellin Barracks to Salisbury, 1975 4th Manicaland Bn from Umtali to Marandellas, 1977 ‘C’ Squadron Rhodesia Special Air Service from Cranborne to Mabelreign, 1977 from District Commissioner in Mrewa, etc. Good variety. (26) RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 684 * 1858 Imperf Arms 4-margins 10k, SG #1, Cat £1,300, on 1858 wrapper from Odessa to St Petersburg. Rare.

RUSSIA - IMPERIAL | Postal History 685 * 1882 (Mar 4) use of 1k x2 & 5k on cover from Moscow to Nuremberg.

RUSSIA - Soviet Union (1923-1991) | Postal History 686 * 1929 (Sep 28) use of 14k Pioneers’ Gathering pair on registered cover from Moscow to Austria, with 5k on 100k Obligatory Tax stamp on reverse. [The Pioneers were derived from the pre-revolution Scouts.]

687 * 1931 (Jul 23) use of 1930 5k advertising card (HG #156d, a bit soiled) with picture of ХОМЯКА (hamster). Uprated with 2k green x2 & 5k chestnut, to Vienna?

SAAR | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 688 **/*/U 1923-1950s mainly fine assembly a bit higgledy-piggledy on s/book pages from range 1922-3 pictorials then respectable representation for the period mint and/or used with little duplication. Includes officials, post WWII opts and on to return to Germany period mint. Many fine used as well MUH, good expansion potential with SG cat £250+. (120+) SAAR 689 V 1920 Overprints on Bavaria 10M yellowish green Mi #31. Neat March 1920 cds, Cat €320 (SG #31 £350).

690 * 1932 Christmas Charity set Mi #161-67. Well centred and very fresh, Cat €300+. (7) ST. HELENA 691 * 1912-16 KGV MCA ½d to 3/- SG #72-81, the 2/- mild crease, MLH, Cat £150. (10) SAMOA 692 * 1935-42 £10 Arms in deep blue on Cowan paper, very fine mint. Listed as a footnote which states “known to exist with postal cancellations’’. Holcombe Certificate (1993). [The unoverprinted NZ stamp (SG #F168a) Cat £1,400.] *

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 13th May 2016 SAMOA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 693 PS 1899 use of German 10pf postal card to Oppeln, Germany tied by ‘APIA//KAISERL.DEUTSCHE/POSTAGENTUR/8-7/99’ datestamp, greeting message on reverse from W von Bulow, fine condition.

SAMOA | Postal History 694 * 1916 (Oct 20) cover to Australia with Overprints on New Zealand ½d & 1d tied by ‘APIA/20OC16’ cds, fine boxed PASSED BY/ CENSOR/2/GRI SAMOA’ handstamp in violet, minor aging.

695 * 1919 (Aug 24) use of ovptd 1d Universal on real-photo PPC (native in canoe) to Denmark, nice double-boxed ‘PASSED BY/ CENSOR/2 G.R.I./SAMOA’ on face. Message is in English. Unusual destination.

SAMOA | G.R.I. Surcharges | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 696 PS 1914-1916 ‘G.R.I.’ Overprints Group comprising watermarked ½d on 5pf, unwatermarked 1d on 10pf x2 one with Apia ‘13.9.14’ datestamp, also with Reply Cards ½d+½d on 5pf+5pf, 1d+1d on 10pf+10pf x2, one with Apia ‘13.9.14’ datestamp on the reply card, plus front half of Reply Card with unlisted thick overprint, generally fine. Scarce group. (7) SARAWAK 697 * 1945 BMA (Dec 17) unaddressed cover with opts to 25c tied by 5 strikes of ‘No.6 AUST BASE P.O./2100HRS17DE45/C’ cds (1st day of stamps) also similar with adhesives to $1 tied by 6 strikes of VICTORIA/18 12 1945/LABUAN’ straight line cancels (2nd day cover). Minor blemishes. SG #126-37. (2) SAN MARINO 698 1961 500L Europa SG #640 sheetlet of 6, marginal bends, stamps fresh MUH, Cat £330.

SAUDI ARABIA 699 ** 1961 Damman Port Extension set of three imperforate Miniature sheets, fresh MUH, Cat £600. [See footnote under SG #448] SERBIA 700 * 1914 King Peter Changed Colours set of 10 SG #169-77, Cat £225. 5d toned perf otherwise fine and fresh, key 3d well centred.

(10) 701 ** 1915 King Peter set of 7 SG #178-79e (Mi #130-31 & I-V). 15p slate with toned perf, only the 5p and 10p may have ever seen postal use, Cat £185↕. (7) SERBIA | Postal History 702 * 1905 & 1912 Registered Mail to foreign destinations [1] 1905 (Sep) folded env of the Serbian Credit Bank to Switzerland with bilingual Belgrade cds tying two 25p King Peter SG #121, backstamp Bellinzona arrival alongside deep carmine bank seal perfin ‘BELGRADE’; [2] 1912 (Mar 30) advert envelope to Germany with 50p King Peter SG #134b tied Belgrade cds, no backstamp, ornate blue and white seal.

SEYCHELLES 703 * 1938-49 KGVI 2c to 5r basic set SG #135-149 complete except for 1r yellow-green, a few changes of paper type extras, 75c greyblue with some toning, hinge remnants, mostly fine, Cat £350+. (28) SIERRA LEONE 704 W 1897 Fiscal Stamps Overprinted 2½d on 1/- dull lilac SG #66b. MNG with usual water stains, Cat £425 as water-stained.

705 F 1897 Fiscal Stamps Overprinted 2½d on 1/- dull lilac SG #66b, rounded NW corner. Part ‘FREETOWN/A/AP8/97/SIERRA LEONE’ cds, Cat £1,700.

706 ** 1963 Second Anniversary of Independence Surcharges 11/- on £1 black & orange SG #269, fine MUH with minor toning on gum side as always found. Seriously under-catalogued at £750 with only nine sheets of 60 overprinted of which it is believed only two mint sheets survived. A modern rarity. RPSL certificate (1986).

SINGAPORE | Military - World War II Period 707 * 1944? stampless uncancelled inwards cover from South Africa to E Strandberg (from his wife). South African censor label at right.

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1945 Proclamation notice (293x535mm) pasted on buildings occupied by the Japanese that is now being handed back to the Allies 708 * after the surrender. Collected by E Standberg. Despite a few tears, still in quite good condition. An unusual item for the military collector.

SOLOMON ISLANDS | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Formular) 709 PS 1945-50 Deep Blue/Grey Australian Territories commercial use from Solomon Islands to Port Moresby, with 2d & 6d adhesives, BW #FA1C, Cat $200.

710 PS 1957-61 Use of Australian Territories with 8d Henderson Field on 1954 style (#FA3D - commercial) & 9d New Constitution on 1959 style (#FA4D - commercial) (2) SOMALILAND (British) 711 F 1903 QV Overprints At Top 2a pale violet variety ‘No second ‘I’ in ‘BRITISH’ SG #3a, fine used, Cat £500.

SOUTH AFRICAN COLONIES | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | Postal History 712 * 1858 (Feb 15) inwards entire from UK per “Lady McNaughton”, ‘CAPE TOWN/JU18/1858/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE’ arrival handstamp in red, mss “Rec 18 June” on face indicating a voyage duration of over 4 months, opened-out for display, fine condition. [In the late 1830s The Lady McNaughton carried convicts & emigrants from Ireland to Australia] SOUTH AFRICA | Official Stamps 713 F 1935-49 1/- brown & chalky bilingual vertical pair, top stamp variety Diaerisis over second ‘E’ of OFFISIEEL SG #O25c, fine used, Cat £1,500. RPSL certificate (1982).

714 * 1950-54 ½d to 10/- bilingual pairs set, all shades with additional 2d in a deeper shade, SG #O39-51, very fine mint, Cat £510+.

Difficult assembly. (17 pairs) SOUTH AFRICA | Flight Covers - Commercial 715 * 1929 (Aug 26 or 29) covers carried on South African internal airmail services to South Australia and Victoria, earlier on the Port Elizabeth-Durban inaugural service, latter Durban-Cape Town, franked 1/7d and 1/6d, respectively, one with black/orange Air Mail etiquette, minor adhesions reverse. Rare to Australia. (2) 716 * 1929 (Oct 31) cover South Africa to Melbourne endorsed ‘To Australia via SA Air Mail Service/Port Elizabeth to Cape Town’ bearing 4d Airmail plus 1d pair for internal airmail service surcharge.

717 * 1932-38 covers paid for airmail service to Cape Town only, comprising 1932 registered Johannesburg to Geelong Victoria at 1/6d rate, franking including uncommon on cover KGV 1/3d and 1d coil (cover blemishes), and 1935 Queenstown to Melbourne and Huguenot to Brisbane franked varying compositions for 6d airmail service, former with ‘T’ scored-over (presumably initially an error for assuming 1/8d full airmail service underpaid), scarce jusqu’a items, and 1938 cover Cape Town-Wynyard Tasmania franked 1/4d only endorsed in manuscript ‘over ½oz/Internal flight/only. (4) 718 * 1934-41 Selection at combined airmail rates per ½oz of 1/4d (2, underpaid, one taxed), 1/8d (6, two fronts only), 1½d All-up (3, one Robertson Stamp Co registered with KGV 1½d coil and Official stamp franking), and 1/3d (3, one Stationery 4d Registered letter uprate - flap missing), condition generally mixed. (14) 719 * 1935 (Apr 23) cover Durban to Melbourne franked 3/4d for double ½oz rate, carried Imperial Airways African Northbound service (flight AN 232) to join at Alexandria (Apr 30) Imperial Airways flight IE335, detailed in preceding lot, backstamped Melbourne (May 10), some handling faults, extraordinary participant in this event, very few of which are recorded to Australia.

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1935-38 Selection of bi-lingual pairs utilised in franking compositions for 1/8d combined airmail rate per ½oz, comprising 1935 3d plus 1d pairs on one cover, 1936 6d pair, 1937 4d pair, and 1938 1d plus 6d pairs, generally fine, elusive items for usage specialist.

(4) 721 * 1938 (Apr 16) Thos Cook & Wagons-Lits (Johannesburg) cover to Wellington New Zealand office being bi-lingual pairs of 6d plus 4d for 1/8d combined airmail rate per ½oz, the 6d at left with ‘Molehill’ flaw SG #61b, clear despite intrusion of postmark, Cat £250 in used pair, very scarce as such on cover.

722 * 1938-39 Selection of covers paid at 1½d All-up airmail rate, comprising varying franking compositions for single (2) and 3d double (2) rates, and registered single rate (2), scarce lot, generally fine, also novel Jul 12 1939 cover fully paid at 1/8d former ½oz rate during the 1½d rate regime. (7) SOUTH GEORGIA 723 ** 1963-69 South Georgia QEII ½d (both perfs) to £1 (both colours) Pictorial set SG #F1-16, fresh MUH, Cat £200+. (17) SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS 724 ** 1986-2013 complete collection with M/Ss between SG #153-597 on KA-BE hingeless album pages in ringbinder, strong thematic content particularly birds & marine life. (100s) SOUTH WEST AFRICA | Postage Dues 725 * 1923 rouletted 1½d bilingual pair, variety Wes for West SG #D8a, mint, Cat £130.

SOUTH WEST AFRICA | Flight Covers - Commercial 726 * 1940 (June 12) Standard Bank of SA (Omaruru) cover to Wellington New Zealand at 1/3d combined airmail rate per ½oz introduced following abandonment of All-up scheme, carried on BOAC inaugural flight of Horseshoe route (flight NE1), departing Durban Jun 19, extremely rare intermediate of AAMC #903d.

SOUTHERN NIGERIA 727 * 1901-12 Sets Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ comprising 1901-02 QV ½d to 10/-, 1903-04 KEVII Crown CA ½d to £1, 1912 KGV MCA ½d to £1 SG #1-20,45-56, generally fine, Cat £825.

SOUTHERN RHODESIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 728 1940-56 Imperforate Proof Selection comprising 1940 Rhodes 1½d x2 (one frame only), 1953 Rhodes Birth Centenary vignettes only set of 5; also Rhodesia & Nyasland 1954-56 QEII ½d pair, 1d pair & block of 4 (shades), 2d pair, 2½d pair, 3d pair & block of 4 (shades), 4d & 1/- blocks of 4; all are in issued colours on gummed paper & have a single security punch, some blemishes as is usual (creasing on Rhodes vignettes). Desirable group. Ex Waterlow Archives. (16 items) SOUTHERN RHODESIA 729 * 1924-29 KGV Admirals ½d to 5/- set including both perfs of 1d, SG #1-14, also ½d, 1d, 1½d marginal examples variety all Imperforate one side plus 1d gutter pair lower unit Imperforate at top, mostly fine. (20) 730 * 1931-37 KGV ½d to 5/- set including all perforation changes between SG #15-27, mostly fine mint, Cat £845. Seldom offered complete. (31) SOUTHERN RHODESIA | Revenues 731 U Personal Tax: 1961-64 3d to £1 including 3/4d x2 perforated or rouletted, 10/- & £1 both perf x roulette, undervalued in Barefoot. (7) SOUTHERN RHODESIA | Flight Covers - Commercial 732 * 1936 (Mar 30) cover Bulawayo to Hamilton East New Zealand bearing KGV 10d vertical pair (scarcer Perf 11½), paying 1/8d combined airmail rate per ½oz, carried by Imperial Airways services Northbound AN330 and Eastbound IE433, backstamped Sydney where airmail service concluded, creasing at left, very scarce origin/destination.

SPAIN 733 W 1938 Submarine Service set of 6 posthumous black proofs taken from defaced plates of SG #857a-f (cat £600 as mint) on ungummed unwatermarked medium card, EDiFiL #775-80PR €220 (2002). Very fine. (6) 734 ** 1932 20c Express Perf 11½ with Control Number backprint SG #E522a (Mi #442.IB). Very fresh MUH, Cat £190 (as MLH).

SPAIN | Postal History 735 * 1937 Civil War (May 10) censored env registered to Cadiz, propaganda handstamp, 5c grey-blue ‘PRO MALAGA’ and five different Malaga opts on Spain SG #5, 9, 15, 17, 18 - all tied three strikes boxed ‘CERTIFICADO/10MAY37/MALAGA’ datestamp, arr backstamp same date. Vertical fold, peripheral imperfections, cleanable stains. Very scarce.

736 * 1937-42 range plus one modern philatelic. Two 1937 Civil War - registered Tarragona-Barcelona with backstamp ‘NO CONTIENE BILLETES’, commercial cachet Lanzarote-Glasgow with Military Censor handstamp. Then WWII era foreign destinations - GB, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Hungary (philatelic), Switzerland, USA - mostly by air with many different censor handstamp and reseals. Wide range contemporary stamps, equally wide range postmarks front and back. Inspection needed. (15) SUDAN 737 * 1940-41 Surcharges 4½p Surcharges set of 2, SG #79-80, fresh MLH, Cat £90. (2) SUDAN | Flight Covers - Commercial 738 * 1936-38 Younis Ahmed & Abdel Moneim Mohamed (Khartoum) to Keith Harris & Co (Sydney) covers at 6p40, 20p, 10p, and 9P10 rates, attractive range of frankings featuring 1931-37 Air series, backstamped Sydney, odd blemish, very scarce and eminently exhibitable group. (4) 739 * 1941-42 Covers from same correspondence to Nelson New Zealand, varying franking compositions for 45m rate, earlier being a Sudan Railways (Port Sudan) cover, censored on arrival, the other cancelled at Erkowit, also 1944 cover Khartoum to Victoria at same rate, censored in Melbourne, odd fault. (3) SWAZILAND 740 * 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d ultramarine & grey-black, variety Extra flagstaff SG #22a, fine mint, Cat £140.

SWEDEN 741 F 1924 Carrier Pigeon 2kr & 5kr, SG #174-5, Cat £300.

SWEDEN | Flight Covers - Commercial 742 * 1928 (Aug 21) postcard Stockholm to St Kilda Victoria endorsed ‘Per Air Mail/via London’, bearing ‘Par avion’ label and 25ö stamp for 15ö UPU postcard rate plus 10ö airmail surcharge to Great Britain. Rare and very early airmail accelerated article Scandinavia to Australia.

743 * 1932-41 selection of covers with generally scarcer frankings, including 1935 35ö Riksdagen 500 x2 and 60ö x2, 1936 1kr Postverket 300 pair solo, 1937 with 1930 50ö Air x4, 1938 100ö Swedenborg (10, with pairs x2 and strip of three), 1941 censored with 1931 5kr Royal Palace, etc, odd fault, generally fine. (13) 744 * 1934 (Dec 31) unsealed cover Stockholm to Swedish Chamber of Commerce Sydney underfranked at 95ö for 10gms and with ‘Taxe perçue’ handstamp, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE303 which throughout its duration experienced three incidents, two significant, comprising (i) Sylvanus after leaving Athens Jan 9 1935 force-landed at Mirabella with engine trouble, (ii) the Arethusa leg was delayed at Jodhpur Jan 12 January, also due to engine trouble, and (iii) Athena, which had assumed the service at Singapore Jan 15, a day behind schedule, attempted to make up time; the pilot flew without rest throughout the evening, which was prohibited. Halfway across the Timor Sea the aircraft encountered a violent storm, with thunder and lightning. It reached the Australian coast after 4½ hours, just before dawn, and the pilot was unable to sight Darwin Airport, opting to follow the coast eastward and force-landing Jan 16 at Point Stuart, on a beach 100 kms from Darwin. After being refueled by a QANTAS DH71 (which was damaged upon take off), Athena continued on to Darwin, departing Jan 17, just one day late. Confirmed by Berlin-Sassnitz Hafen/ Bahnpost (Jan 1 1935) and Sydney arrival (Jan 20). One of two covers recorded Sweden-Australia on this flight. *

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1935 (Jan 24) cover Stockholm to Swedish Chamber of Commerce Sydney franked 110ö, carried by Imperial Airways service flight IE309 in which Athena force-landed at Surabaya Feb 4 due to broken exhaust pipe, the service resuming following day, confirmed

by Berlin-Sassnitz Hafen/Bahnpost (Jan 25) and Sydney arrival (Feb 9). The only recorded cover Sweden-Australia on this flight.

Sanford (Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways & Predecessor Airlines) states: ‘No mail is known in collectors’ hands’.

746 * 1935 (Jan 3) cover Stockholm to Swedish Chamber of Commerce Sydney, correctly franked 110ö for 5gms, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE303 which throughout its duration experienced three incidents, two significant, comprising (i) Sylvanus after leaving Athens Jan 9 1935 force-landed at Mirabella with engine trouble, (ii) the Arethusa leg was delayed at Jodhpur Jan 12 January, also due to engine trouble, and (iii) Athena, which had assumed the service at Singapore Jan 15, a day behind schedule, attempted to make up time; the pilot flew without rest throughout the evening, which was prohibited. Halfway across the Timor Sea the aircraft encountered a violent storm, with thunder and lightning. It reached the Australian coast after 4½ hours, just before dawn, and the pilot was unable to sight Darwin Airport, opting to follow the coast eastward and force-landing Jan 16 at Point Stuart, on a beach 100 kms from Darwin. After being refueled by a QANTAS DH71 (which was damaged upon take off), Athena continued on to Darwin, departing Jan 17, just one day late. Confirmed by Berlin-Sassnitz Hafen/Bahnpost (Jan 4).The other of the two recorded covers Sweden-Australia.

1935 (Mar 5) Carl Persson & Söner (Ystad) Sweden cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne, Meter denominated 110ö, carried by Imperial 747 * Airways Hengist flight IE321 which was diverted Mar 14 via Malta and Benghazi (Libya) owing to an attempted coup in Greece, which had broken out on Mar 1, confirmed by Berlin-Sassnitz/Bahnpost (Mar 7) and Melbourne arrival (Mar 24). This and one other item (from GB) are the only examples recorded to Australia on this flight.

748 * 1935 (Oct 29) Carl Persson & Söner (Ystad) Sweden cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne, Meter denominated 110ö, carried during extreme disruptions due to weather conditions in Mediterranean on Imperial Airways flight IE388, loading confirmed by BerlinSassnitz Hafen/Bahnpost (Oct 30), Melbourne arrival (Nov 16). [Imperial Airways flights IE388-89 were disrupted as result of very bad weather in Mediterranean late October-early November 1935. Mail loads for both flights IE388 and 389 went by S.S. Calitea Brindisi to Athens, Satyrus, Scipio and Sylvanus then flew the mails Athens-Alexandria, departing Nov 7. IE388 terminated at Bangkok Nov 11, and combined mails with IE389 went on to Australia.]

749 * 1935 (Oct 28) Carl Persson & Söner (Ystad) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne, Meter denominated 110ö, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE387 where Astraea, when landing Nov 2 at Rangoon, skidded on a wet runway and crashed through the boundary fence, slightly damaging the starboard wing tip and cabin floor. The Captain was hurt, and mail load was transferred to Arethusa, departing two days later. Backstamped Berlin-Sassnitz (Hafen)/Bahnpost (Oct 29), Melbourne (Nov 10). The only recorded cover Sweden-Australia on this flight.

1936 (Apr 15) Carl Persson & Söner (Ystad) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne, Meter denominated 100ö for single rate, carried on 750 * Imperial Airways flight IE437, where at Surabaya on Apr 27 Canberra burst a tyre upon landing, delaying the service by a day, backstamped Berlin-Sassnitz/Bahnpost (Apr 16), Melbourne (May 2).

751 * 1937-38 covers to Swedish Chamber of Commerce Sydney franked for 6kr45, 8kr35 and 6kr rates, each cover bearing 1931 5kr Royal Palace, Berlin-Sassnitz Bahnpost oval (two types) and/or Sydney backstamps, some handling faults, scarce frankings. (3) 752 * 1938 (Apr 21) Carl Persson & Söner (Ystad) cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne, Meter denominated 180ö for double rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE646 where Challenger was caught in a storm leaving Rome, and on Apr 21 was struck by lightning necessitating return for repairs to damage, the service departing the following day, backstamped Berlin-Sassnitz (Hafen)/ Bahnpost (Apr 22), Melbourne (May 2).

1938 (May 30) Carl Persson & Söner (Ystad) Sweden cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne, Meter denominated 105ö for single rate, 753 * carried on Imperial Airways flight IE658 during which Cordelia Jun 7 developed mechanical trouble at Bangkok, and mail load was transferred to Coogee, which departed two days later, backstamped Berlin-Sassnitz Hafen/Bahnpost (May 31), Melbourne (Jun 13).

754 * 1938 (Jun 4) Carl Persson & Söner (Ystad) Sweden cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne, Meter denominated 105ö for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE660, the Ceres leg of which was caught in heavy monsoon rain en route from Karachi to Singapore, and made a forced-landing in Lake Dugari (Central India). The aircraft was unable to continue, being stuck in soft mud in the shallow lake, and the mail was carried by bullock cart for 32kms, and by car for a further 15kms, to join the railway at Lake Gwalior, where the relief aircraft Capella was waiting on the day of the incident. Backstamped Berlin-Sassnitz (Hafen)/Bahnpost (Jun 5).

755 * 1938 (Jul 14) Carl Persson & Söner (Ysatd) Sweden cover to Henry B Smith Melbourne Meter denominated 105ö for single rate, carried by Imperial Airways service flight IE670 during which at Sharjah on Jul 16 Corio was involved in a collision with Cooee, Circe took over the mail load Jul 17, backstamped Berlin-Sassnitz (Hafen)/Bahnpost (Jul 15), Darwin (Jul 22), Melbourne (Jul 25).

756 * 1939 (Mar 6) use of postcard from Stockholm to Auckland New Zealand bearing 1930 Air 50ö and 1936 Aerodrome 50ö for UPU 20ö postcard rate plus airmail surcharge 75ö (overpaid 5ö). Pre-war airmail postcards to this destination are extremely rare.

757 * 1941 (Apr10-26) trio of covers to Swedish Chamber of Commerce sent via BOAC Horseshoe route during time of the Iraqi Revolt, with Baghdad backstamps (Apr 27, 30 and May 11) and Arabic triangular (2) and circular handstamps in dark mauve, black or violet, respectively, some handling faults, very rare to this destination. [The 1941 Iraqi coup d’état was a pro-Nazi coup on Apr 1 1941 that overthrew the regime of Regent ‘Abd al-llah, and installed Rashid Ali as Prime Minister. It was led by four Iraqi nationalist army generals, who intended to use the war to press for full Iraqi independence, following the limited independence granted in 1932. To that end, they worked with German intelligence and accepted military assistance from Germany, which led to a British invasion of Iraq, and subsequent occupation until 1947] (3) 758 * 1942 (Jul-Nov) covers from Malmo and Karlskrona to Melbourne at 1kr05 rate (UPU 30ö + airmail surcharge 75ö per 5gms) endorsed ‘Via England’, earlier (Jul 16) being Perspektiv (Malmo) Meter cover denominated 1kr with additional 5ö stamp, apparently received too late for airmail service ex-UK, the latter (Nov 11) with London oval ‘O.A.T.’ handstamp (51x33mm unlisted Heifetz type), censored in UK. (2) 759 * 1942 (Sep 8) cover from Malmo to New Zealand franked 95ö with London oval ‘O.A.T.’ (50x32mm) handstamp and UK censor tape affixed thereover, small flap fault, handstamp very scarce to this destination.

760 * 1942-43 selection with London oval ‘O.A.T.’ handstamps 50x32mm (6) and 51x33mm (unlisted Heifetz), various rates/frankings, four Meters (one with additional stamps), two censored UK, another UK and Sydney and additionally with rare ‘PASPRESS’ labels tied by ‘AUSTRALIAN PUBLICITY CENSORSHIP/PASSED’ handstamp, some faults, very scarce group. (7) 761 * 1943 (Nov 25) Svenska Fläktfabriken (Stockholm) cover (355x250mm) to Sydney bearing remarkable aggregate franking of 134Kr50, representing UPU 6kr50 (620-640gms) rate plus airmail surcharge 1kr per 5gms x128, including perforated all round 1942 Mute Swans 20kr x5 (with strip of four) and 1941 Royal Palace 5kr x5, some stamp and cover faults as to be expected, London oval ‘O.A.T.’ and Darlinghurst PO handstamps on front, UK censor tape at right. The record franking for era for this origin/destination.

762 * 1944 (May 5) Carl D Haas Stockholm censored cover to Sydney franked 95ö, evidence of exposure to water visible at right base, over which UK ‘Found open or damaged/and officially Secured’ tape has been affixed, London oval ‘O.A.T.’ at left over which is placed UK Censor tape. An incident between Sweden and GB for which we can offer no explanation.

763 * 1945 (Jun-Jul) selection of commercial covers destined for Australia carried via First (2) and Second (4) Swedish Trans-Atlantic Flights from Stockholm to New York, two with ‘Via England’ handstamp, three with tax or ‘Taxe perçue’ markings, censored in USA and/or Melbourne/Sydney, some faults, scarce and unusual group to this destination. (6) SWITZERLAND 764 F 1850-51 ‘RAYON I’ 5r red, black & blue, central cross without frame SG #6(b), Zumsteim 15 IIc, four large margins, strong colours, dividing lines clear on three sides, neat ‘P.P’ cancel, Cat £750.

765 ** 1934 NABA Miniature Sheet SG #357, fresh MUH Cat £550.

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766 ** 1936 National Defence Fund Miniature Sheet SG #367, fresh MUH, Cat £60.

767 ** 1943 Cantonal Stamp Centenary Miniature Sheet of 12, SG #430a, fresh MUH, Cat £60 SWITZERLAND | Flight Covers - Commercial 768 * 1934 (Dec 22) W.B. More & Kruger (Montreux) Switzerland cover to Melbourne endorsed ‘London Karachi - Singapore - Darwin’ franked aggregate 1f90 [UPU 30c plus airmail surcharge 80c per 5gms x2], which joined Imperial Airways service flight IE300, Hadrian experiencing Dec 26 a burst tyre when landing at Baghdad, delaying the service for one day, confirmed by Melbourne arrival (Jan 5 1935).

1935 (Jul 19) registered cover Zurich to ‘Police de crimminal/Albury’ (some pinholes upper left suggest this article may have been 769 * used in evidence?) franked aggregate 4f30 [UPU 50c (20-40gms) plus airmail surcharge 70c per 5gms x5 plus 30c registration], carried by Imperial Airways service flight IE359 where Aurora was delayed at Bangkok Jul 28 1935 due to a faulty undercarriage, the service resuming the following day, transits of Brindisi (Jul 22), Darwin (Jul 31) and Cootamundra (Aug 2), Albury arrival (Aug 3).

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1935 (Jul 12) airmail postcard Luzern to Ballarat Victoria at 90c rate (UPU 20c postcard plus 70c airmail surcharge), little soiled. Early 770 * and rare pre-war airmail postcard to Australia.

1935-37 quartet of attractive frankings featuring 1923 Air issues, including 35c x3 and 75c (dated 6 IV 37 so likely the chalk-surfaced 771 * paper), rated from 1f to 2f30, the latter unusually routed via Hungary, odd blemish, generally fine and desirable group. (4) 772 * 1937 (Jul-Aug) trio of attractive frankings featuring 1923 Air and/or 1936-37 Surcharges, rated 1f90, 2f70 and 3f80 (registered), last with pair ‘AROSA’ poster stamps on reverse. (3) 773 * 1937-38 selection of attractive frankings for 2f70, 1f60 and 1f90 rates, second underpaid and with handstruck ‘T’ and manuscript ‘50’ inserted, last to Colombo Ceylon with note from sender to redirect to Fremantle WA if too late for Ship Romolo, which was the case, making taxing unnecessary as cover was adequately prepaid for Australia, odd minor blemish. (3) 1938 (Feb-Apr) covers from same correspondence Zurich to Maryborough Queensland unusually forwarded via KLM services, earlier 774 * endorsed ‘Napel-Bandoeng’, later ‘Via Basel/K.L.M., rated 1f10 (UPU 30c rate plus airmail surcharge 80c per 5gms), backstamped Brisbane. (2) 1938 (Jun 7) cover (blemishes) Zurich to Melbourne bearing 1f10 for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE660, the Ceres 775 * leg of which was caught in heavy monsoon rain en route from Karachi to Singapore, and made a forced-landing in Lake Dugari (Central India). The aircraft was unable to continue, being stuck in soft mud in the shallow lake, and the mail was carried by bullock cart for 32kms, and by car for a further 15kms, to join the railway at Lake Gwalior, where the relief aircraft Capella was waiting on the day of the incident. Backstamped Melbourne (Jun 24).

1939 (Feb-Nov) selection with varying franking compositions for 1f single (2, both 1f solo), 1f70 double (2), and 3f10 quadruple airmail 776 * rates, last with the uncommon on cover 1938 3f Symbolische Bilder granite paper, odd fault, generally fine. (5) 777 * 1939 (Mar 3) registered cover Locarno Switzerland to Sydney franked 1f30, carried on Imperial Airways service flight SE95, the Carpentaria leg of which, while moored at Bangkok Mar 9, was damaged by a Chinese junk, and the mail load transferred to Canopus, backstamped Brindisi (Mar 4) and Sydney (Mar 14).

778 * 1939-41 selection of censored covers to Sydney featuring late frankings of 1923 Air series, comprising 65c x2, 1f x3 (one solo), 2f x2 (one scarce solo), one endorsed ‘via Genf-Lisboa-New York’ for the Pan Am service, otherwise carried by Imperial Airways (one via Horseshoe route), censor tapes/handstamps applied at Sydney, odd fault, scarce and attractive group. (5) 779 * 1940 (Aug 29) registered cover Zurich to Sydney carried by PanAm service flight 178 Lisbon-New York and FAM14 San FranciscoAuckland, franked 2f30 representing UPU 30c rate plus 1f70 airmail surcharge per 5gms plus 30c registration, Hong Kong and Sydney censor tapes, backstamped Lisbon, New York, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Sydney. Very scarce routing in this era.

780 * 1941 (Sep 29) registered cover from Lugano to Sydney bearing 1938 5f Symbolische Bilder granite paper, 1924 2f Wappenschild pair, and 30c, an aggregate 9f30, endorsed ‘33g’ and for PanAm service via Lisbon and USA, the rate for which should have been 12f70, tax marking applied at Genève indicating 3f40 deficiency, backstamped New York, San Francisco, Honolulu, Sydney, censored in UK. Scarce and attractive item.

781 * 1942-45 selection featuring frankings of 1941 Air series, values to 2f (2, one scarce solo, other registered), earliest bearing 1f block of four + 50c uncensored, balance censored twice or thrice, most if not all sent via PanAm service, odd fault, emminently exhibitable and important group. (9) 782 * 1945 (May 31) cover from Chur to Sydney via Basel bearing scarce solo franking of 1945 1f Pax (UPU 30c rate plus airmail surcharge 70c per 5gms), airmail service termination bars apparently applied at Sydney where censor tape was affixed, minor blemishes.

THAILAND 783 * 1920 Scout’s Fund set of 6 with ¼-handstamp on back of all but the 3st, SG #205-10, Cat £725.

784 * 1921 Scout’s Fund set of 7, SG #223-29, Cat £450.

THAILAND | Revenues 785 * 1899-1960 Array on Documents: comprising approximately 900 predominantly large types, with multiples, high values, scarce to rare issues plus varieties which have been identified on the protective sleeves. An impressive lot. (941 stamps on 47 documents).

THAILAND | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 786 PS 1903 (Mar 21) 1a red on yellow TPSC PC-0001A1 used locally in Bangkok by Royal Bangkok Golf Club as an AGM notice; also 1941 15st blue on buff Registration Envelope TPSC #ER-0002 minor aging, flap unsealed, unused. (2) THAILAND | Postal History 787 *PS 1923 (Jan 23) air cover from Nong Khây to Bangkok on uprated 3st Postal Card.

788 *PS 1929 (Dec 17) air mail from Bangkok to London on 15st Envelope uprated with 50st Garuda, over-inked magenta cancel and small fault at right.

789 * 1940 (May) Yip In Tsoi & Co (Tungsong) censored cover to Penang endorsed “FIRST FLIGHT COVER/PER AIR MAIL/SOUTH EXPRESS”, South Express (TPO) backstamp, Re-Po polish label adhered to backflap, small faults.

790 * Mostly 1950s-80s Covers lots of attractive frankings including 1954 registered with Siam/Thailand combination franking, 1962 registered to London with 2b Exhibition x2, 1965 PPC with 3b Correspondence & 15s King, 1967(?) registered with 16.25b franking including 5b Stork & 5b Orchid pair 1970s registered express mail with 10b solo franking, 1972 PPC with 4b King solo, etc, plus other registered & express mail covers. Nice lot! (approx 120).

TONGA 791 W 1897 2/- View of Haapai oversized reproduction (42x29mm) P11½, age spot at base, without gum. Not seen by us before.

792 * 1963 First Polynesian Gold Coinage foil stamp set of 13 SG #129-40 on two oversized covers, one registered and bearing the 15/Official SG #O17, Nukualofa ‘17JE63’ FDI datestamps on both covers. (2) TONGA | Official Stamps 793 * 1893 Officials 1d to 1/- set optd ‘G.F.B.’ SG #O1-5, 2d without gum, others part gum, Cat £275. (5) 794 ** 1974 Commonwealth Games $1.50 Official self-adhesive, error Double overprint, SG #O111a, fresh MUH, Cat £170.

TONGA | Postal History 795 * 1942 (Sep 25) outward Tin Can Mail postcard to Sydney, written by Quensell, with Little Type H3-2a ‘ASSED’ (‘P’ missing) censor handstamp, boxed ‘OUTWARD/TIN CAN/MAIL’ handstamp on reverse.

TRIESTE - ZONE A 796 ** 1948 15L Donizetti SG #85, an upper right corner imprint block of nine - five stamps surrounding an imprint on 4 labels. Very fresh, hardly ever seen.

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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | Flight Covers - Commercial 801 * 1943 (Apr 10) Wal H Kennedy & Co Port-of-Spain censored cover to Melbourne franked 30c for PanAm combined airmail service 30c per ½oz to USA only, Trinidad Censor tape tied on reverse by Chicago transit, blemishes.

TRISTAN DA CUNHA | Postal History 802 * 1937 (Mar) commercial cover to Cape Town with two fine strikes of Cachet V in blue on front and on reverse, ‘CAPETOWN/8MAR37/ PAQUEBOT’ datestamp on face, taxed on arrival with 1d Due added tied by Capetown datestamp, cover with central fold, fine overall.

TURKEY | Flight Covers - Commercial 803 * 1938-39 duo Istanbul to Henry B Smith (Melbourne) at 116k20 and 120k60 rates, endorsed via Athens and/or Darwin, earlier with Obligatory tax 1k x5 on reverse and Athens and Sydney backstampings. (2) 804 * 1940-41 censored covers from Izmir to Melbourne and Mersin to Perth via BOAC Horseshoe route franked 50k and 58k, last with scarcer franking of 9k on 15k Air x2 and 40k (cover small corner fault), censor tapes/handstamps of Melbourne or Perth, backstamped triangular Adana/Mardin/Seyyar datestamp and Baghdad, and Adana, Istanbul and Baghdad, respectively, scarce pair.

(2) 805 * 1941 (Jun 11) censored cover from Beyoglu to Melbourne carried by BOAC via Horseshoe route, attractive franking for 58k rate (plus Obligatory tax 1k), backstamped Baghdad, censored at Cairo and Melbourne upon arrival.

1941-42 censored group to Swedish Chamber of Commerce (Sydney) from Beyoglu, Çankaya and Ankara, various rates from 30k 806 * to 176k, some larger covers (‘LÉGATION DE SUÈDE’ inscribed x3 are 245x135mm), most additionally with Obligatory tax stamps on reverse (one on front), sent via BOAC Horseshoe route, backstampings include Adana/Mardin/Seyyar triangular datestamp, Cairo, Baghdad, Basra, Iraqi Censor handstamps (four types, and ‘NOT EXAMINED’), one with both Iraqi and Sydney Censor handstamps, some censored Cairo, odd fault, a useful resource. (12) UKRAINE | German Occupation | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 807 V Official Postmarks on small piece majority Hindenburg 3pf or overprinted Hitler lower values cancelled mostly ‘KAMENKASCHIRSK/12.5.42.-11/c/DEUTSCHE DIENSTPOST UKRAINE’ or similar. All different. Highly specialised. (28) LEAGUE OF NATIONS - GENEVA | Flight Covers - Commercial 808 * 1939 (Dec 27) Societe des Nations - League of Nations officially inscribed Imprime cover to Sydney bearing overprinted 2f and 15c representing Imprime 5c rate plus airmail surcharge 70c per 5gms x3, repaired tear at front although presents reasonably, extremely rare this destination.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 809 ** 1918 $2 Franklin black & orange-red Sc #526 (Scott #523), fresh MUH, Cat £700 (as hinged), Scott Cat $1,200.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Postal History 810 * 1870 cover to New Brunswick with 6d blue Washington, with grill, cancelled with ‘HOLDEN/MAR24/MASS’ with Dorchester and New Brunswick MR28 1870 backstamps.

811 *** 1934-1996 Covers Collection small odd-ball assembly from 1934 illust ‘Alaska Cruise’ submarine cover with USS Bushnell cancel to a huge 1996 envelope with over 30 stamps Phoenix Arizona to WA. In between, a 1937 Nebraska env addressed Tin Can Mail Man in ‘Tongo Islands’ (sic), FDCs include two 1940 3c Pony Express with St Joseph and Sacramento FDI cancels, also neat 1940 ‘Alaska Dog Team Post’ inscribed Bethel to Russian Mission, two 1969 (Jul) Apollo 11 covers, 1994 29c Legends of the West mint sheetlet of 20. Mainly fine. (17) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Flight Covers - Commercial 812 * 1919 (Oct 27) cover from New Jersey to Melbourne bearing 6c Air Post for 1oz USA internal airmail service, thence by surface. The earliest known airmail service accelerated item from USA to Australia.

813 * 1926 (Oct 6) Post Office approved printed air mail cover Chicago to Hastings New Zealand, franked USA 16c Air Post and ½c block of four tied by Chicago duplex, typewritten ‘VIA AIR MAIL-CHICAGO TO SAN FRANCISCO’, 18c being correct rate for airmail service 1,000/1,500 miles plus 5c Overseas surface, backstamped Chicago. Rare early use of USA internal air service to New Zealand.

1927 selection of USA internal airmail service covers to Australia (5) or New Zealand comprising three foolscap ‘Via/Air Mail’ inscribed 814 * covers (a little stained, handling faults) from same Danbury to Sydney correspondence at 44c, 23c and 26c rates, respectively, last two with ‘AIR MAIL VIA NEW YORK’ handstamp, also 14c rate Detroit to Melbourne cover with inset of Lindbergh, 2c Stationery envelope uprated to 15c Newcastle IND to Victoria, plus the New Zealand cover from Los Angeles to Christchurch at 10c rate. (6) 1929-30 selection of US internal airmail service covers to Australia (5) or New Zealand at 8c, 9c, 10c (3) or 12c rates, two of 1929 815 * with large format ‘AIR MAIL’ etiquettes (2 types) tied, another with ‘MISSENT TO/WARBURTON’ handstamp, 1930 postcard at 8c, New York to Tasmania with tied ‘AIR MAIL’ etiquette and mss ‘to San Francisco’ beneath. (6) 816 * 1930-34 selection accelerated by USA internal airmail service to West Coast, rates (in date sequence) of 8c, 10c (3, one Stationery 6c Air Mail Envelope with ‘Returned for additional Postage’ handstamp), 9c (plus Special Delivery 10c), 26c (endorsed ‘By Air Mail/ America-Canada’), 13c, 14c, 17c, 15c, 20c (has Special Delivery 16c - apparently philatelic use), two with early PO ‘Via Air Mail’ handstamp (San Francisco?), some mixed condition, elusive jusqu’a era. (11) 817 * 1936 (Jan 15) registered cover New Bedford Mass. to Carapook Victoria endorsed ‘Via England’ and ‘Eng to India’, franked 64c, received in UK in time to be loaded to Imperial Airways service flight IE415 where Helena force-landed Feb 7 at Felujah (Iraq) due to storms, the service resuming the following day, transits of New York (Jan 16), Melbourne (Feb 17), Carapook arrival (Feb 19), highly unusual participant in this incident.

818 * 1936 (May 10) The Willard Hotel (Washington D.C.) cover and letterhead enclosure to Melbourne, endorsed ‘VIA ZEPPELIN TO EUROPE/THENCE AIR MAIL TO AUSTRALIA’, Hindenburg requisite handstamp, and Frankfurt arrival (May 14), arriving UK in time to be loaded to Imperial Airways interrupted flight IE445 (details in preceding three lots), confirmed by Melbourne arrival (May 30).

The quintessential Zeppelin cover to Australia, only four commercial Hindenburg items recorded to that destination. [Sender comments: ‘We saw the arrival of the Hindenburg the day before last, she arrived about 5 o’clock just as dawn was breaking and really Eve I have never seen a more wonderful sight, she was all light [sic] up and looked simply marvelous with the blue sky in the back ground, she flew right down Broadway right over the Mc Alpin and we had a wonderful view of her from our windows, Evan was awake from 2.30 waiting for her, he was so thrilled when she did arrive. Don is arranging to have this letter sent back by her & then mailed from Germany’.]

819 * 1936 (Sep 12) B & B Chevrolet Co (Knoxville) Tennessee cover to Melbourne endorsed ‘Via/New York/&/London Eng’, franked 50c, arriving in UK in time to join Athena event (Athena which caught fire Sep 29 at Delhi, while the engines were being started; it transpired that oxygen bottles rather than compressed air were used to start the engines, and the aircraft was destroyed), confirmed participant by Melbourne arrival (Oct 7), extremely rare this origin. Sanford #360929.

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1936-39 selection sent by ship across Atlantic to join with Imperial Airways west-east service, mostly 49c rate (52c from West Coast including USA internal airmail surcharge), including attractive franking compositions, some with indications of ship engaged, includes one each of registered, Express delivery and perfin (‘RWC/CO’), a few ancillary markings, very early Melbourne censor handstamp (departed USA Aug 23 1939), etc, odd fault, generally fine, very useful lot for specialist. (25) 821 * 1937-38 selection of R W Cameron & Co and S B Penick & Co, (New York) covers to Melbourne and Sydney via USA internal airmail system, franked varying range of perfin ‘RWC/CO’ or ‘PEN/ICK’ issues, rates of 16c (3), 11c (2), 37c, and 14c, odd fault, generally fine. Unusual group. (7) 1937-38 PanAm Trans-Pacific Clipper service FAM14 quartet, comprising [1] Flight 62 attractive franking for $1.40 double rate, South 822 * Africa Par Avion etiquette; [2] Flight 73 $2.80 quadruple composed entirely of 20c Golden Gate; [3] Flight 93 single rate PO repaired and tied ‘Damaged by cancelling machine’ handstamp; and [4] Flight 99 registered triple rate ($2.10 plus 15c), upper right unit fault.

(4) 823 * 1938 (Mar 30) registered cover New York to Sydney endorsed ‘CLIPPER AIR MAIL’ franked $1.55 [combined airmail rate 70c per ½oz x2 plus 15c registration] carried by PanAm FAM14 service flight 100, which developed an oil leak en route to Honolulu and returned to San Francisco, flight resumed and arrived Hong Kong Apr 11, joining Imperial Airways Hong Kong Feeder service same day (flight HB21) to Bangkok, where in turn it was loaded to flight IE642 (arrived Brisbane Apr 18), backstamped Honolulu (Apr 3) and Sydney (Apr 18), small corner fault.

824 * 1938 (May 21) cover Oakland California to Glenelg SA, posted final day of National Air Mail Week (May 15-21), franked 75c, forwarded via PanAm Trans-Pacific service FAM14 flight 108 Philippine Clipper departing San Francisco May 25, subsequently to be involved in two incidents: (i) Hong Kong Feeder Service (Imperial Airways flight HB36) took over mail load and Dorado caught fire just before take-off for Bangkok, load transferred to Daedalus, (ii) From Bangkok Imperial Airways IE658 Cordelia developed mechanical problems, necessitating transfer of mail load to Coogee, sequence confirmed by backstamps of Hong Kong (Jun 2), Melbourne (Jun 13), Adelaide (Jun 13), reverse with evidence of trauma consistent with water damage. Almost certainly unique origin/destination for these dual events. Sanford #380603.

825 * 1939 (Dec 27) S.L. Jones & Co (San Francisco) cover to Sydney franked $1.40 for double PanAm Clipper rate, FAM14 flight 179 Philippine initially departed S.F. Jan 3 1940, but returned owing to mechanical problems, and departed again two days later, but was forced to return. On Jan 11 a third attempt to continue was aborted by adverse weather, the flight was cancelled, and mails were placed aboard SS Matsonia, which left the following day. The Hong Kong backstamp (Jan 27 1940) confirms this item went by flight 180, China Clipper, joining the Imperial Airways Hong Kong Feeder Service (flight HB206), departing for Bangkok Jan 28 arriving same day, where it would have been loaded to any one of flights SE214-220, there having developed considerable delays to flights and a backlog of mail built up owing to no aircraft leaving Poole UK between Jan 20-Feb 2, owing to the harbor being ice-bound. A most unusual and rare delayed item.

1940-41 PanAm Trans-Pacific Clipper service FAM19 selection to Australia, comprising inaugural Flight 1 selection (6), at rates of 826 * 70c (4), 50c from Los Angeles (rate to New Zealand only?) and Kodak Hawaii cover from Honolulu, odd fault amongst these, also final flight 37 registered cover, and early post-Pearl Harbour (Dec 18 1941) cover paid at Trans-Pacific 70c rate, but likely sent via Europe. (8) 827 * 1940-41 PanAm Trans-Pacific Clipper service FAM19 selection, comprising scarce registered cover New York to Hawaii only by airmail, thence surface to Australia, 50c solo Honolulu-Sydney, censored upon arrival, and covers (3) USA to New Zealand, one overpaid at 70c (rate to Australia), others include uprated Stationery 3c envelope, generally fine. (5) 1940-41 PanAm Trans-Pacific Clipper service FAM19 selection to Australia, all different flights, generally more attractive franking 828 * compositions, highest unusually large $7.70 (70c x11) but cover traumatised, two stamps defective, includes three Stationery uprates, one a 1941 (Feb 14) 3c envelope with typewritten ‘VIA HONG KONG’ and manuscript ‘Not working to Australia/owing to stoppage/of section Hong Kong-/Singapore’, noted 1941 (Oct 2) franked $2.10 (Wilson $1 pair) repaired at New York, unusually offloaded at Noumea for direct flight to Australia, most censored upon arrival, odd fault, generally fine, also 1940 cover (rest of date unclear) to Rockdale NSW franked $2.10 (another Wilson $1 pair), repaired by PO and with ‘Received at Rdale/in busted condition’ (initialled), nice lot. (14) 829 * 1940-41 PanAm Trans-Pacific Clipper service FAM19 selection to Australia, between flights 2 and 36, 29 different with several duplicates, largely 70c single rate, highest $3.50, includes a few delayed flights including 16 (bubonic plague outbreak at Noumea), many censored upon arrival in Australia, mixed condition, generally good. (39) 1940-41 PanAm Trans-Pacific Clipper service FAM19 selection to Australia, between flights 2 and 36, mostly different with a few 830 * duplicates, largely 70c single rate, highest $3.65 (registered), includes a few delayed flights including 16 (where bubonic plague outbreak at Noumea prevented planes landing), one to UK at 30c redirected without surcharge, many censored upon arrival in Australia, mixed condition, generally good. (26) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | First Flight Covers 831 * 1929 Brownsville-Mexico City (FAM 8) 5c Envelope with fine cachet on face. Flown by Charles Lindhberg.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Confederate States | Postal History 832 * 1863 cover with 1863 10c blue Davis, from Mobile Alabama to Caliborne Rivers, redirected back to Mobile and a 2nd 10c blue blue added and pen-cancelled. Both 10c are Die B. United States Territories 833 * Palmyra Island cover (USA Radio and Airbase in the South Pacific) to Australia with US adhesives, hand drawn Palmyra Island cancel ‘PALMYRA/AUG/10/330 PM/1940/ISLAND’ and cancelled by Honolulu machine cancel Oct 1 1940. Scarce Pacific Island wartime mail.

VATICAN 834 ** 1951 Decree of Gratian Airs 300L & 500L (slight bend) set, SG #173-4, MUH, Cat £550. (2) YUGOSLAVIA | Proofs & Essays 835 W 1935 King Peter II complete set of 10 differently coloured 3Din values imperf on ungummed unwatermarked paper by the Delniska Piskara printing works. Unadopted design, photo certificate by Dr J. Velickovic (1986). Scarce complete set. (10) 836 ** 1918 Overprint In Red on Bosnian Invalids’ Fund 10+2h, a proof of Mi #20.I on line P12½ (one missing at top) gummed paper.

Expert monogram ‘JV’ of Dr J. Velickovic. Fresh and scarce.

YUGOSLAVIA 837 * 1940 500th Gutenberg Anniversary variety with White dot over ‘DIN’ in value tablet, tied to illustrated FDC by golden Zagreb special pictorial cancel. Expert handstamp initials ‘MON’ on front (x3), his monogram and full name (not fully legible) on the back.

838 ** 1926 Danube Flood Fund set of 12 SG #221-32 fresh MUH. Some trivial gum imperfections quite typical for the period and this country, Cat £235↕ (SG £95 is for MLH). (24) 839 ** 1933 King Alexander Overprinted set of 12 SG #278-89. Very fresh MUH, Cat £550↕ (SG £225 is for MLH). (12) 840 ** 1949 Railway Centenary Miniature Sheet Perf 11½x12½ SG #633Ab, Cat £225. Very fresh.

841 V 1953 Esperanto Congress Air 300d green & blue SG #756, Cat £225. Neat NOVI socked-on-the-nose s/ring cds Aug 5 1953.

YUGOSLAVIA | Postage Dues 842 ** 1933 Inverted Overprint varieties of SG #D293a, D296a&b (Mi #69A, 72A&C). Not recorded SG, Michel nor Scott - all have K.CEREMUGA expert backstamp lower left reading upwards. (3) *

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1960 2(Din) Red Cross Compulsory Tax imperforate variety Mi #20.U (not priced) with 1990 Dr Jovan Velickovic clear certificate.

PLUS 1963 similar but not Compulsory Tax only (ie not Postage Due), Mi #29.U similar certificate. The designs are as SG #D956 and #1073 and we understand these are listed and valued quite highly by Zumstein. (2) YUGOSLAVIA | Postal History 844 * 1924-26 Parcel Card Collection many with spectacular frankings incl 30D King Alexander top value. Unusual material. (50) YUGOSLAVIA | Flight Covers - Commercial 845 * 1935 (Nov 15) cover Belgrade to Henry B Smith Melbourne bearing attractive franking of 1934 Air series aggregate franking 27d50 for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE393 where Arethusa was delayed from Nov 24 for three days at Hua Hin (Siam) due to the airfield being waterlogged; the mail load was railed to Bangkok and transferred to Sydney on 27 November, arriving Darwin three days later, backstamped Zemun (Nov 16) and Athens (Nov 16).

1935-36 group all but one registered, various compositions for single airmail rate, each cover bears 10d x two/three, carried by 846 * Imperial Airways service, flights IE421 (inclement weather Athens), 450 (crew problems Karachi), and 507 (unspecified problem Athens) experiencing delays, fine. (4) 847 * 1935-36 group all but one registered, various compositions for single airmail rate, each cover bears 10d x two/three, carried by Imperial Airways service, flight IE415 involved in major incident which involved forced landing at Fallujah Iraq due to severe storms (Feb 7-8 1936), fine. (4) 848 * 1936 (May 5) registered cover from Belgrade to Melbourne bearing 1934 Air 10d x3, 50p and 1d, representing UPU 3d rate plus airmail surcharge 25d50 per 10gms plus 3d registration, carried by Imperial Airways first bi-weekly UK-Australia airmail service (flight IE442), backstamped Zemun, Athens, Darwin, Melbourne, significant item also for Australian Aerophilatelists, from exotic origin.

1939-40 censored covers to NSW from Bribir and Novi Sad franked 21d50 for UPU 3d rate plus airmail 18d50 surcharge per 10gms, 849 * Sydney Censor tapes/handstamps, earlier backstamped two Yugoslav towns (one unclear, other Zemun) and Athens, later (roughly opened) Zemun and Sydney. Censored mail this origin/destination very scarce.

1940 (Mar 11) registered cover from Belgrade to Sydney from Nesztel correspondence, franked 25d50 for UPU 3d rate, plus airmail 850 * surcharge 17d50 per 10gms plus 5d registration, backstamped Zemun, Athens, Sydney, Rose Bay, trifle soiled, attractive.

YUGOSLAVIA | First Flight Covers 851 * 1930s Flights selection with the usual triangle flight cancels comprising [1] 1930 (Oct 4) Belgrade-Paris registered envelope, front and back triangle cancels (different); [2] 1933 (Aug 20) Lubljana-Zagreb, env and three PPCs of the plane (under construction, waiting for take-off, and in the air), all with pictorial cachet (dated Aug 21); [3] 1934 (Jun 15) Belgrade-Zagreb with illustrated ‘HAIMOV’ aero-philatelic envelope (returned to sender). (6)

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Session 2 will commence at 1:30pm NEW SOUTH WALES | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 852 */U 1851-1910 Array on Hagners with imperfs including 1851-53 No Wmk Laureates 1d x2, 2d x4 & 6d x2; 1854 Numeral wmk 1d x2 one with apparent Retouch on Queen’s neck, 2d x2 one with variety ‘WALES’ partly covered with wavy lines SG #86a, Large Diadems 6d x5 including Wmk ‘8’ 6d fawn & 6d greyish brown & 1/- x2, perforated (6d) Registered x2, perforated Large Diadems to 1/- including P13 8d & 1/- Watermark inverted, 5/- Coin x3, 20/- Carrington P11 fine used, later issues with mint to 10d x3 & 1/- and 2/6d used; also Officials to 5/- Coin optd ‘OS’; imperfs in very mixed condition, improves thereafter. (250+) 853 U Accumulation In Stockbook Pages with earlies in very mixed condition with imperf Laureates No Wmk 1d, 2d x4 & 3d, Wmk ‘3’ 3d x2 (one with good to large margins), Diadems including 6d with complete margins x2, perforated including 5/- Coin x2, 5/- Map x2, 20/- Carrington, 10/- Long Type; also officials, postage dues to 6d & 5/-, etc, mixed condition. (few 100s).

NEW SOUTH WALES | Specimens & Reprints 854 W 1880s Van Dyck Reprints 6d brown pane of 30 (5x6), fine unused. Scarce multiple.

855 W 1880s Van Dyck Reprints 6d yellow block of 50 (10x5) ‘ENGRAVED BY H.C. JERVIS. PITT ST SYDNEY’ imprint at base, fine unused. Rare with the complete imprint.

NEW SOUTH WALES 856 F 1850 1d Sydney Views No Clouds Soft Yellowish Paper 1d reddish rose SG #3, minor thin top right, complete margins, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £475.

857 F 1851-52 Imperf 1d Laureates No Wmk Thick Vertically Laid Bluish Paper 1d claret SG #50, margins shaved/cut-into to very good, fragment of adjoining stamp at top, tidy cancel. Underrated stamp, Cat £475.

858 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.

859 V 1854 Imperf Laureates Wmk Double-Lined Numerals 1d red-orange SG #82 pair, complete margins, very fine used, Cat £64++.

860 W 1854 Imperf Laureates Wmk Double-Lined Numerals 1d orange-vermilion SG #83, corner crease top left, margins almost complete, Cat £400.

861 F 1854 Imperf Laureates Wmk Double-Lined Numerals 1d orange-vermilion variety No leaves right of ‘SOUTH’ SG #83a, margins shaved in places, grid cancel well clear of the flaw, Cat £100.

862 * 1860-72 Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 12 1/- brownish SG #152, surface wrinkles from gum shrinkage, overall fine example, Cat £1,300. Rare.

863 * 1860-72 Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 13 8d red-orange SG #167a, mint Cat £450. Superb example.

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

865 * 1885-86 Fiscals Optd ‘POSTAGE’ in Blue 10/- mauve & claret P12 SG #241b, mint part-gum, Cat £300.

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

867 F 1897 Diamond Jubilee & Hospital Charity set SG #280-1, fine used, Cat £275. (2) 868 ** 1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Wmk 2nd Crown/NSW Perf 12x11 2d cobalt-blue QV Imperforate pair SG #302a, minor colour transfer on gum, good even margins, MUH, Cat £300.

869 * 1905-10 Wmk Crown/A 6d deep orange P11 SG #342a, couple of small marks on reverse, otherwise fine mint, Cat £350. Difficult stamp.

NEW SOUTH WALES | Official Stamps 870 W 1882-97 8d yellow P11 optd ‘OS’ in red, concentric ovals CTO corner cancel, without gum. Very scarce. [Only 159 sold, as part of collectors sets.]

871 F 1880-88 5/- rose-lilac P11 optd ‘OS’ SG #O18, variety Broken/defective lower limb of ‘S’ of ‘OS’ overprint, fine used, Cat £95+.

872 **/* 1892 ½d Grey Overprinted ‘OS’ P11x12 marginal block of 12 (11 **), SG #O58a.

NEW SOUTH WALES | Postage Dues 873 F 1891 ½d to 20/- set with ‘NSW’-in concentric ovals CTO cancels SG #D1-10, 5d small perf fault, few minor tones, Cat £225. (10) NEW SOUTH WALES | Revenues 874 */U Assortment On Hagners: with Relief Tax 1930 range including £5 & £10, Stamp Duty 1880 2d on 1d and 3d on 1d, 1929-56 Numerals with 1938 3d imperf pair, 1950 to £1 including 14/- x2 & 18/-, £5 & £10 plus small piece with £10 pair, £5 & £1, decimals mostly mint to $10; also 4d Railway Parcels stamp & Williams Brothers 1/- cinderella. (130+) 875 U Stamp Duty: 1865 perforated 4d x2, 6d x2, 8d x2, 1/- x2 (both perf faults) one is on very thin paper (Rated R1) with 1866 pen cancel, 2/-, 2/6d (scarce), 3/-, 4/-, 5/- & 6/-, condition variable but generally fine for these, Elsmore Online Cat $550+. (14) 876 U Stamp Duty: 1886-1909 QV Bi-colours sorted by denomination with 4d x3, 6d x8, 8d, 1/- x10, 1/6d x3, 2/- x6, 2/6d x5, 3/- x3, 4/- x5, 5/- x5, 6/- x2, 7/-, 8/-, 9/-, 10/- x3, 15/- (scarce) & £1 x3, usual variable condition but generally fine for these. (61) 877 U Stamp Duty: 1909-1929 KEVII Bi-colours sorted by denomination with 1d x3, 2d x7, 3d x2, 4d x4, 6d x2, 8d x6, 9d x2, 1/- x9, 1/6d x3, 2/- x3, 2/6d, 3/- x6, 4/- x2, 5/- x2, 10/- & £1 x3; also a piece with overlapping 8d, 2/- x3 & 5/- tied by 1919 Insurance Co datestamp; good range of shades/printings, condition variable but many are fine. (61) NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery 878 PS 1888-91 Public School Savings Bank Returns: 5d green Cook ‘OS’ and 6d violet DLR ‘OS’, both on envelopes without a seal on the flap, HG #DC1c,2, and both with BN ‘986’ (Chatswood) CTO cancel.

879 PS 1897 Jubilee PTPO Envelope: 1d Arms with fine Reschs Limited illustration in left corner, uprated with ½d & 1d for use to Germany, small flap problem, otherwise fine.

NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 880 PS Specimen Selection 1889 Greater Jubilee Issue 2d & 3d H&G #7&8 both overprinted centrally ‘SPECIMEN’ in black; also Change of Text 2d & 3d BW #10 & 11 with diagonal ‘Specimen’ overprints in black in upper-left corner. (4) NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal History 881 *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).

882 * 1856(?) (Jul 12) petite cover addressed to pastoralist William Pitt Faithfull M.P. at Springfield with imperf 2d Diadem SG #110 tied by smudged BN ‘35’ of Goulburn, wax seal & Goulburn transit on reverse.

883 * 1904 (Sep 3) 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.

884 * Pre-Decimal & Decimal Cover Accumulation including 1944 Garden Island to SA with ‘NAVAL SERVICE’ handstamp, 1949 OHMS with ‘KM/NSW’ relief cancel,1955 RAAF Rathmines datestamps tying QEII 1d solo to cover to Sydney, ‘RAAF/SERVICE’ boxed handstamp, blank envelope with ‘GERMANTON RAILWAY/10MR1916’ datestamp posthumously applied in 1960s; also taxed, RTS, Postage Paid & relief covers, plus some fronts and postmarks on piece. Good variety. (450)

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NEW SOUTH WALES | Numerals 889 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.

890 * 121: (A2) fine and largely complete strike tying 1d Shield to PPC, largely very fine Guyong datestamp alongside, [Rated RRRR].

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1183: (B2) largely fine Type 4B (6x16mm) strike on 1d Shield, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Sherbrooke-PO 1/5/1883; closed 31/12/1886.

1272: (A2) bold strike tying 2d QV to small piece. [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Upper Coldstream-PO 1/1/1885; closed 31/10/1963.

1332: (A2) fine Type B4 strike used in Commonwealth Period on 1d red KGV, [Rated RRRRR]. Allocated to Brindabella-RO 1/10/1884;

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1525: (B2) largely fine Type 4B stike on 1/- brown, [NNR]. Allocated to Mount Browne-PO 1/2/1890; closed 31/12/1893.

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902 s 1876: (B2) largely fine & complete Type 4B strike on 1d Shield [Rated RRRR]. Unallocated 903 s 2045: (B2) largely fine Type 4B strike on 2d QV, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to East Orange-PO 1/12/1901.

NEW SOUTH WALES | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 904 S ‘A’ To ‘C’ Selection on Georgian Heads Array on Hagners including closed offices, ERDs or LRDs for Albion Park, Barham, Barmedman, Boorowa, Boree Creek, Bulli, Campsie, Collarenebri & Coola. Quality of strikes variable but many are fine. Vendor’s list included. (107) 905 S ‘D’ To ‘L’ Selection on Georgian Heads Array on Hagners including closed offices, ERDs or LRDs for Eugowra, Garah (only one date previously recorded, ERD by 7 years), Gilgandra, Gulargambone, Gunning & Howlong. Quality of strikes variable but many are fine, some are on piece. Vendor’s list included. (97) 906 S ‘M’ To ‘R’ Selection on Georgian Heads Array on Hagners including closed offices, ERDs or LRDs for Miller’s Point, Nymagee & Riverstone. Quality of strikes variable but many are fine, majority are on piece. Vendor’s list included. (82) 907 S ‘S’ To ‘Y’ Selection on Georgian Heads Array on Hagners including closed offices, ERDs or LRDs for South Annandale, Tocumwal (ERD by 7 years), Trunkey Creek, Uranquinty, Watersleigh, West Ryde, Wollombi & Yass (datestamp type not previously recorded).

Quality of strikes generally fine, many are on piece. Vendor’s list included. (116) NORTHERN TERRITORY | Postmarks 908 * 1966 Oversized Cover: festooned in datestamps struck between 23rd June and 9th July including Alice Springs South, Batchelor, Hayes Creek, Kataranka, Pine Creek, Tea Tree Well (in violet), Three Ways (in violet) & Wauchope Well; also South Australia datestamps between 11th July and 12th July including Copley, Parachilna & Wilpena Pound; on the the reverse are a few pictorial handstamps for Shell service stations in NT including Aileron Hotel, Wauchope Hotel & Daly Waters Pub; all the strikes are of very fine to superb quality. Nice item.

909 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.

QUEENSLAND | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 910 U 1860-1911 Acuumulation in Stockbook with Chalons including Large Star Perf 14-16 1d, Small Star Rough Perf 1/- violet, 2/6d & 5/- ochre fiscally used, Large Chalons to 10/- x4 & £1 x4 all appear to be fiscals, duplicated Sidefaces including perf ‘OS’ 4d yellow x15, 6d green x39 including block of 6 & block of 4, 1/- mauve x56 & 2/- turquoise-green x23, also Railways Stamps to 1/- and few low value revenues. (100s) QUEENSLAND 911 U 1860 Group comprising [1] imperf 1d carmine-rose SG #1, close margins, 5mm tear at top, Rays ‘86’ of Gayndah; [2] 6d green #3, three good margins, incomplete at right with clipped at upper-right corner & small surface scuff, strong P14-16 1d carmine-rose, perforations top margin only, deep colour, lightly cancelled. (u) 912 **/* 1895 Small Chalon Wmk Truncated Star Reprint block of 43, the configuration including two complete strips as a block of 24 (12x2) with sheet selvedge at each side, a few sensible perf reinforcements, many units MUH. Impressive multiple.

913 * 1880 Small Chalon Litho Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12 5/- yellow-ochre SG #124, large-part gum, Cat £450.

914 * 1880 Small Chalon Litho Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12 10/- bistre-brown SG #126, small gum wrinkle, rough perfs, large-part gum, Cat £800.

915 * 1879-80 Sideface Wmk 2nd Crown/Q 1/- pale lilac SG #145 horizontal pair, fine mint Cat £300+. Scarce multiple.

QUEENSLAND | Revenues 916 U Stamp Duty Selection: with 1866 1d (x3) to 2/- & 10/-, 1871-74 to 20/-, 1892 Long Types 6d to £1, mostly fine. (26) 917 U Impressed Duty: 3d to £300 (ex 6d, 9d, 2/6d, 5/-, £10, £30) embossed remainder cancels, 16/- defective, many others with staining/ toning or other blemishes, 20/- to £40 appear to be in better condition, Elsmore Online Cat £600. (55) QUEENSLAND | Railway Stamps 918 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 919 PS 1889-91 1d + 1d Postal Card: HG #7 uprated with ½d for 1894 (Nov 16) transit from Brisbane to Germany, uprated Reply Card attached and similarly cancelled; also 1911 3d Registration Envelope with Mccorquodale imprint under flap #C1 unused. (2) 920 PS Unused Selection: with 1895 2d Printed to Private Order Envelopes x3 comprising ultramarine on blue, on brown or on buff stock, hinge marks; also 1881-96 1d Postal Cards x2, 1891-91 1½d Postal Cards unused x2 plus CTO, some blemishes, mostly fine. (8)

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QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 921 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) 922 PS 1898 1d Scenic Postal Card 1d brown on buff stock ‘Pineapple Field’ the scenic view originating from the design used in the accompanying patriotic PPC produced by Aristophot Co in London showing the same scene but entitled ‘Pine-apple Plantation, Mudgee’ inset within the Queensland flag, both items fine unused. (2) 923 PS 1898 QV Sideface Views With 2 Line Heading 1½d black on buff scenic card showing ‘Sheep drinking at an Artesian Stream’ HG #11 1898 (Dec 23) usage from Thursday Island to “German Warship Bismarck, Thursday Island”, undelivered and forwarded to Brisbane (Jan 3 1899 transit) and re-addressed (in purple crayon) to Colombo which operated a regular mail service to Diego Garcia where the Bismarck was docked, Columbo ‘JA25/99’ arrival datestamp. Nice item.

924 PS 1908 QV Sideface Views 4 Line Heading Commencing ‘POST CARD’ HG #15, inset illustration of ‘Brisbane River, from Parliament House’ uprated with ½d for transit to Germany, all tied by 1909 Brisbane duplex datestamps, message written In German, minor wrinkling, fine condition overall.

925 PS 1908 QV Sideface Views 4 Line Heading Commencing ‘POST CARD’ 1d HG #15 x3 with inset illustrations, comprising in 1d violetbrown Nambour to Gympie showing ‘Vineyard, Nudgee’ and Bowen to Sydney showing ‘Arrowroot Field, Coomera River’, also 1d chocolate Yandina to Gympie showing ‘Jondaryan Woolshed, Loading Wool’, fine condition. (3) 926 PS 1908 QV Sideface Views 4 Line Heading Commencing ‘POST CARD’ HG #15a, inset illustration of ‘Harvesting, Green Hills Farm, Warwick’ uprated with ½d for transit to USA, all tied by Manly ‘MY10/1910’ datestamps, fine condition.

927 PS 1910-10 Four Courner 1d Postal Card mostly unused selection including Laidley Courthouse divided card for response to a printed questionnaire in esperanto, two picture postcards showing ‘A Duck Pond, Botanic Gardens, Brisbane’ or ‘Views of Townsville’ (addressed to Fred Hagen in Sydney, but not postally used), plus five other items, two of which are postally used. (8) 928 PS 1911 Reply Postal Cards comprising separated 1d+1d HG #20 unused and separated 2d+2d #21 unused plus 2d+2d unseparated used to Germany x2, fine condition. (4) QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 929 PS 1895-1912 Unused Selection with 1d H&G #5 x3 and With Reply #6 x2, 2d x4 between H&G #1-4, three of the cards with paired perfs, condition a little variable, mostly fine. (9) QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 930 PS 1895 PTPO Two-corners void background 1d vermilion on grey-blue stock Envelope, fine unused. Unlisted in Higgins & Gage. Rare.

931 PS 1895-96 Without Figures in Corners 1d HG #2 unused and postally used (scarce), plus 2d H&G #3 with Kiss print within the void oval, fine condition. (3) 932 PS 1895 PTPO Without figures in corners 2d ultramarine Envelope HG #K3, postally used in 1903 from Gladstone to Toowoomba, backstamped with ‘TPO3NCR/DOWN’ & Toowoomba (duplex) datestamps. Fine condition and very scarce.

933 PS 1896 PTPO Four-corners 1d lilac-red Envelope HG #K4, postally used from Wolloongabba to Brisbane, printed address, Brisbane code B backstamp, trivial blemishes.Very scarce.

QUEENSLAND | Postal History 934 * 1889 (Oct 25) cover to Melbourne with 6d sideface tied by two-line ‘REGISTERED/BOWEN’ handstamp, ‘BOWEN/OC25/89/ QUEENSLAND’ datestamp alongside, Melbourne & Flemington backstamps, edge blemishes. Rare.

935 * 1940s-90s Covers Array predominantly 1970s-90s era, some pre-decimal including 1947 Bulimba South opening day cover with ‘PMG’S DEPT/1MY47’ datestamp, 1957 to Brisbane with ‘UNCLAIMED COORPAROO’ handstamp, 1957 (Aug 16) Brisbane Exhibition registered to UK, decimal covers with various tax markings, RTS & DLO handstamps, mail to Bangladesh, etc. Lots to View.

QUEENSLAND | Numerals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 936 S ‘21’ To ‘647’ Collection well-presented on album pages with mostly above-average quality strikes of lower rated or commoner cancels with [RRR] x3 comprising ‘174’, ‘246’ & ‘566’; [RR] x35 with higher numbers including ‘524’, ‘586’ ‘594’, ‘597’, ‘615’ & ‘617’;and [R] x94, minor duplication. Nice lot for the specialist, with over 250 different numbers represented. (250+) 937 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) 938 S Rated ‘RRR’ Selection comprising ‘236’, ‘246’, ‘248’, ‘367’, ‘437’, ‘439’, ‘538’, ‘540’, ‘562’, ‘596’, ‘620’ & ‘701’ on Sidefaces, also Commonwealth Period ‘267’ on KGV 1d red and ‘313’ & ‘346’ (superb strike) on 1d Roos, condition of strikes variable, but generally fine. Good lot. (15) QUEENSLAND | Numerals 939 s 55: ‘55’ (first ‘5’ weak but discernible) (B2) on 6d Chalon No Wmk. [Rated NNS] Allocated to Gatton-PO 1/1/1866.

940 s 83: (B2) rays large-part strike on 1d Chalon [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Copperfield-PO 1/10/1866; RO c.1900; closed 31/1/1929; 1 1/15/

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132: (B2) Rays Type 1e strike on 4d yellow Sideface, [Rated RRR]. Unallocated 151: (B2) largely complete Commonwealth Period strike on KGV 1d red, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Tieryboo-PO 21/5/1856; replaced

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437: (A2) fine strike of Bars Type 2b cancel on 2d Sideface, [Rated RRR]. Allocated to Mount Shamrock-PO 7/11/1886; closed c.1920.

466: (A2) light but discernible bars cancel on 2d Sideface, [Rated RRRR]. Unallocated 466: (A2) bold strike of Bars Type 2a cancel on 1d Sideface, [Rated RRRR].

494: (B2) ‘[4]94’ strike in blue-green on 2½d Sideface [Rated RRRRR]. Allocated to Birkdale-RO 1/10/1892; PO c.1896.

680: (A2) bold strike on Type 2A cancel on 1d Sideface, [Rated RRRRR]. Unallocated 712: (A2) bold strike of Bars Type 2a cancel on 4d grey Sideface, [Rated RRR]. Allocated to Yungaburra-Renamed from Ball Pocket RO

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 13th May 2016 QUEENSLAND | Datestamps 956 D Gordon Lane: manuscript undated “Gordons Lane” cancel tying 2d Sideface to small piece. [3kms north of Mt Morgan] RO c.1900; renamed Walterhall PO c.-/2/1911.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 957 */U 1855-1912 Collection in Stockbook with a few imperfs in very mixed condition, rouletted issues including Surcharged in Blue 10d on 9d orange & 10d on 9d yellow, perforated Middle Period to 2/- x3, Long Toms with P&R 2/6d, 5/- & 10/-, Thick ‘POSTAGE’ to 2/6d & £1 (diffused colour), Thin ‘POSTAGE’ to 1/-; also Officials overprinted or punctured, few KEVII Stamp Duty to 2/-, etc, condition variable. (few 100s).

SOUTH AUSTRALIA 958 F 1855 Imperf London Printing 6d deep blue SG #3 pair, margins just touching to very good, deep colour, void grid cancel, Cat £320+.

959 W 1860-69 Second Roulettes 1d bright yellow-green SG #19, fine unused, Cat £110.

960 W 1860-69 Second Roulettes Surcharged (in blue) 10d on 9d SG #36, fine unused, Cat £700.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Official Stamps 961 U 1874-77 Large Star Perf 11½-12½ 1d deep yellow-green SG #06, thin patch, Adelaide GPO datestamp, Cat £375. Very scarce.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery 962 PS Specimen Selection: with ½d Wrappers x2 & 1d Wrappers x2 and 1d Postal Cards x4, various specimen overprints, odd blemish, mostly fine. (8) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 963 PS 1908 QV 1d Violet-Blue ‘Carting Far North’ (Oxen) Melbourne printing, very fine unused.

964 PS 1908 QV 1d Red-Brown ‘Clarendon’ Melbourne printing, very fine unused.

965 PS 1908 QV 1d Red ‘Dairy Farm Near Adelaide’ Adelaide printing, very fine unused.

966 PS 1908 QV 1d Black ‘Poultry Farm’ Adelaide printing, very fine unused.

967 PS 1908 QV 1d Purple-Black ‘Stack of Wheat’ Adelaide printing, very fine unused.

968 PS 1908 QV 1d Green-Black ‘Wool Carting’ Adelaide printing, very fine unused.

969 PS 1908 QV 1d Green-Black ‘Savings Bank’ Adelaide printing, very fine unused.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal History 970 * 1852 (Sep 1) inwards printed OHMS stampless entire from Custom House London with fine ‘GPO/DE10/1852/SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ arrival datestamp and ‘PORT-ADELAIDE/DE10/1852/SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ backstamp. Attractive.

971 * 1857 inwards cover from United Kingdom with fine ‘GPO/FE16/1857/SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ arrival datestamp, stamp removed (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.

1858 (Oct 11) cover to England with imperf 6d deep blue SG #3 - just shaved at base, three large margins with portion of adjoining 972 * stamp at top - tied by DN ‘1’ cancel, fine ‘PORT ADELAIDE/OC11/1858/SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ datestamp alongside, London ‘DE20/ 50’ arrival cancel, address scored through, some minor aging.

973 * 1912 (Sep 6) inwards PPC from UK with largely fine Type #CRO-1 double oval (45x28mm) ‘DELIVERY WINDOW/5OCT1912/GPO ADELAIDE’ handstamp in violet (used between 2-9-1911 to 22-11-1920). Very scarce.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 974 SD ‘A’ To ‘Y’ Selection of Squared-Circle Datestamps on KGV Heads with Rated RRR Bowmans, Moorook (superb 1923 strike tying 5d to piece) & White’s Flat; Rated RR Ashville, Bookabie, Glen Boree, Huddleston, Mount Compass, Mt Mary, Mt McIntyre, Muloowurtie (superb strike), Sandilands & Yardea x2 (one a fine strike on KGV 4d blue); Rated R Blackhill, Canowie Belt, Coulta, Coppio, Dawson, Hookina (superb strike on piece), Mannahill, Parachilna, Ramco, Rendlesham, Sanderston, Stone Hut, Yatina; many fine to very fine strikes, some on piece. (134) 1951-53 Covers x4 festooned with datestamps comprising [1] 1952 oversized with 35 datestamps between 15th Sept & 16th Oct, 975 * including Kirton Point, Lipson, Mudamuckla, Pimbaacla, Rhynie, Stone Hut, Thevenard & Wanilla; [2] 1952 cover of similar proportions with SA x14, NSW x2 & Vic x25 datestamps between 3rd Nov and 3rd Dec including Cobdogla, Lyrup, Mt Mary & Taldra in SA. Gol Gol in NSW & Boigbeat, Boinka, Chillingollah, Chinkapook, Lake Charm Rly & Wood Wood in Victoria; also [3] 1951 cover with SA x8 & Vic x4 datestamps & 1953 cover with Food strips of 3 tied by SA datestamps x7. Unusual lot for the datestamp specialist.

976 SD Datestamp Selection On KGV Heads predominantly on values from ½d to 5d including Rated RRR Butler Tank Type C4-1, Cobdogla Type C2-1 (on 4d orange) & McLachlan; squared-circle types including Rated RRRR Mutooroo (part strike), Rated RR Muloowurtie & Sandilands, sure to be other better cancels to be found, quality of strikes variable but generally fine. (450+) 977 S/D Datestamp Selection Used In KGV Era (no squared circles) with Rated RRR Bumbunga, Carpa, Cortlinye, Coward Springs, Cunliffe, Green’s Plains, Rated RR Clinton Centre, Everard Central, Glanville Blocks Koppio, Mt Drummond, Warrow, Rated R Boolgun, Boowillia, Brimpton Lake, Cockaleechie, Colton, Mount Hope, Poonindie, White’s Flat; other rated cancels will be found, many very fine to superb quality strikes. Good lot. (500 approx).

978 DC Mostly 1920s-40s Datestamps On Piece In Two Stockbooks with lots of very fine complete strikes of mostly commoner datestamps Pt Pirie Up two fine stikes on piece (rated RRR) plus a smattering of squared-circle types including P.A. Railway SC two strikes on piece (rated RR); also a few Pre-Federation including Mundoora SC (rated R) plus several squared-circles on covers or fronts including Black Rock, Glanville Blocks (rated RRR) on OHMS front, Kongal (rated RR), Lights Pass, Sedan on OHMS cover, etc; also a few Northern Territory datestamps on piece. (800+ plus 22 covers/fronts) 979 * Rated Squared-Circle Cancels On Covers And PPCs Selection comprising [Rated RRR] x9 comprising Carey’s Gully, Clarendon, Gepps Cross, Hadden, Lower Broughton, Loxton Hut, Montacute, Mutooroo, Reeves Plain; [Rated RR] x16 including Amyton, Anama, Arwakurra, Barunga, Belvidere, Black Forest, Bulls Creek, Merriton, Mylor, Paratoo, Waterloo; mostly fine to superb strikes, covers in mixed condition. (41 items).

980 D Squared-Circle Complete Strikes Tying KGV Heads To Piece comprising Aberdeen, Belair, Black Rock, Glencoe, Gulnare, Hawker, Hindmarsh Island, Hookina, Langhorne’s Creek (Type C4a cds), Laura, Marrabel, Morphett Vale, Mount Pleasant, Mount Torrens (Type C2T cds), Mount Wedge, Muloowurtie, Mundalla, Ovingham, Owen, Palmer, Parrakie, Pinnaroo, Point Pass, P.A. Railway, Riverton, Stockton, Victor Harbor, Wilmington, Yongala; a few are rated [R] or [RR]; quality of strikes generally very fine to superb. (29 pieces).

981 S/D Squared-Circle Datestamps Used In KGV Era with Rated RRR Eba & Inglewood, Rated RR Ashton, Bookabie, Clements Gap, Glencoe, Huddleston, Mannanarie, Merriton, Rated R Bakara, Bethel, Calca, Clements Gap, Parachilna, Petina, Stone Hut & Ucolta; quality of strikes generally fine to superb. (40) 982 * Squared-Circle Rated ‘R’ Selection On Cover Fronts comprising Allendale East, Barunga North, Bimbowrie, Bungle Ranges, Burnside, Cape Willoughby, Charra, Coulta, Cradock, East Park PA, Eudunda, Farina, Forest Range, Greenock, Henley Beach, Hog Bay, Hookina, Houghton, Hummock’s Hill, Kangarilla, Largs Bay, Laura, Lower Light, Lyrup, Mannahill, Manoora, Mingary, Mortana, Mount Torrens, Mundorra, Myponga, Nantawarra, Nortons Summit, Oodnadatta, Overland Corner, Pekina, Percyton, Pertina, Port Augusta (type SC3), Port Germein (type SC1), Port Pirie West, Ramco, Rockleigh, Scottsdale, Sellicks Hill, Stewart’s Range, Stone Hut, Talia, Warooka and Wilson, mostly on QV issues, few on KGV, all legible strikes, mostly good to superb strikes. (48 items).

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Squared-Circle Rated ‘RR’ Selection On Cover Fronts comprising Albert Hill, Ashville, Athenna, Bookabie, Butler, Burrungull, Chain of Ponds, Charleston, Conmurra, Cookes Plains, Coonawarra, Dawesley, Fulham, Glen Boree, Glencoe, Golden Grove, Gumbowie, Hanson, Huddleston, Hynam, Johnburgh, Kilkenny, Lochiel, Lyndhurst Siding, Meadows, Mile End, Mitcham, Modbury, Nildottie, Outaalpa, Parachilna, Peterhead, Petersburg (type SC2), Piccadilly, Purnong Landing, Redruth, Rochester, Sandergrove, Sandilands, Stokes, Utera, Wattle Flat, Wood’s Flat, mostly on QV issues, few on KGV, all legible strikes, mostly good to superb strikes. (40 items).

984 * Squared-Circle Unrated Selection On Covers comprising Farina, George Town, Hallett, Halley Bridge, Hergott Springs, Kapunda, Little Hampton, Mannum, Milang, Mitcham Railway, Mundalla, Port Augusta, Port Germein (registered), Red Hill, Tantanoola, Unley, Wallaroo, Wasleys, Wolseley, mostly “Tatts” covers, generally very good to superb strikes, covers in variable condition. (20 items).

985 * Unrated Squared-Circle Cancels on Shierlaw fronts x156 or PPCs x12 mostly pre-Commonwealth plus a few Commonwealth era with Kangaroo x2 or KGV frankings x10, appear to be all different, a few official frankings, generally fine to superb strikes with nearly all being clearly legible. Ideal basis for a starter collection in this popular area. (190) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Datestamps 986 * Arden Vale: two strikes (one very fine) of ‘ARDEN VALE/02 9/90/S.A.’ (year slug reversed) squared-circle datestamp [Rated RRR] use as transit cancel on reverse of part OHMS, also squared-circle backstamps for Yarrah [Rated RR] & Quorn x2. PO 1/8/1883; RO *

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Chandada (1): two very fine to superb strikes, one tying stamp, of ‘CHANDADA/SE12/03/SA’ squared-circle datestamp on Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR]. PO 1/8/1890; closed 30/1/1906.

Cherry Gardens (2): largely fine strike of ‘CHERRY GARDENS/JU9/09/SA’ squared-circle datestamp tying QV 1d x2 to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR]. PO 1/1/1855, provisionally closed 4/11/1974; closed 1/7/1976.

Cockburn: superb strike of ‘COCKBURN/JU14/11/S.A.’ Type SC2 squared-circle datestamp tying QV 1d to PPC addressed to Dulwich, handstamped ‘MISSENT TO’ with Parkside Type SC3 squared-circle alongside. PO c.1887; closed 29/1/1988.

Collinsville: two fine to very fine strikes of ‘COLLINSVILLE/FE15/09/S.A’ squared-circle datestamp tied QV 2d to Shierlaw front.

[Rated RRR, and illustrated on page C36 in PSSA handbook.] PO 1/4/1896; closed 1/12/1917.

Copperhouse: two fair strikes of ‘COPPER HOUSE/?/SA’ (date line not legible) squared-circle datestamp, one tying QV 1d pair to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRRR]. PO c.-/9/1878; RO c.-/1/1910; PO 1/7/1927, provisionally closed 1/3/1949; closed 1/8/1954.

Cordillo Downs (2): complete Type C4 ‘CORDILLO DOWNS/15FE28/SA’ tying 1½d red KGV to piece, [Rated RRRR]. PO c.1905; closed 13/6/1931.

Curramulka: very fine and complete strike of ‘CURRAMULKA/DE 8/03/S.A’ Type SC2 (stop after S.) squared-circle datestamp tying QV 2d to Shierlaw front. [Rated RRR - in use 24/8/1901 to 11/3/1902 this being LRD] PO c.-/8/1877; CMA 29/10/1993.

Custon (2): largely fine strike of ‘CUSTON’ squared-circle datestamp tying QV 1d x2 to PPC addressed to Mundalla. PO 1/10/1908; Erith: two fair to good strikes of ‘ERITH/SE8/03/SA’ squared-circles, one tying QV 2d to cover with Balaklava & Kadina Railway transits & Melbourne arrival backstamp. PO 3/1/1877; closed 2/2/1911.

Erudina: fine to very fine strikes of ‘ERUDINA/NO20/0(?)/S.A’ squared-circle datestamps (one tying stamp), on Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR]. PO 1/4/1895; closed 30/11/1916.

Express Railway: ‘EXPRESS RAILWAY S.A./1911 JA21 – UP’ machine cancel used as backstamp on deficiently paid greetings postcard to Auburn, 2d Due affixed and pen cancelled, circled ‘T’ handstamp alongside. [Rated RRR]. PO c.1890; closed 30/9/1917.

Fords (2): two fair strikes of ‘FO[RD]S’ squared-circle datestamp one tying QV 1d to locally addressed PPC, [Rated RRR]. PO 6/3/ 1882.

Giles’ Corner: complete Type C4 ‘GILES’ CORNER/SA’ tying 1½d red KGV to piece, dateline smudged possibly 1929, [Rated RRR].

Replaced Navan PO 1/11/1889; closed 24/11/1930.

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Goode: two very fine strikes of ‘GOODE/AP4/05/SA’ squared-circle datestamps [Rated RRR], on large-part of unclaimed OHMS cover to Murat Bay, backstamped with part squared circle of Murat Bay [Rated RR] and Streaky Bay & Adelaide DLO (in red). PO Hindmarsh Island (3): complete Type C4 ‘HINDMARSH ISLAND/26??30/SA’ tying 1½d red KGV to piece, [Rated RRRRR]. PO

Hornsdale: two fine to very fine strikes of ‘HORNSDALE/DE17/02/SA’ squared-circle datestamp, one tying QV 1d pair to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR]. Renamed from Tarcowie East PO 1/6/1881; closed 1/3/1966.

Innamincka: good strike of ‘INNAMINCKA/(?)6/05/S.A.’ squared-circle datestamp tying QV 2d to Shierlaw front, [Rate RRRR]. PO c.1881; RO 1/4/1917; PO 1/1/1922; closed 31/12/1923.

Islington: largely complete strike of ‘ISLINGTON/AU24/(?)/SA’ (year date unclear) squared-circle datestamp tying 2d QV to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR]. PO 1/7/1881; renamed Prospect West PO 11/1/1965.

Kilkerran: very fine strike of ‘[KIL]KERRAN/NO27/07’ squared-circle tying QV 1d to PPC addressed to Sandilands. [Rated RRR].

PO 1/10/1879; closed 31/12/1955.

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Boothby (1): fair strikes of ‘BOO[THB]Y squared-circle datestamp one tying QV 2d violet to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR]. PO 1/6/

Glynn: two very fine to superb strikes of ‘GLYNN/DE6/07/SA’ datestamp tying QV 2d to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR]. PO 2/1/1903;

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Bald Hills (3): two fair strikes of ‘BALD HILLS/SE/?/SA’ Type SC2 squared-circle datestamp tying QV 1d pair to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR]. PO 1/12/1884; closed 10/8/1918.

Baratta (1): three strikes, one very fine, of ‘BARATTA/SE17/O(?)/S.A.’ squared-circle datestamp tying QV 2d pair and 1d tied to Shierlaw registered front addressed to Adelaide, [Rated RRR]. PO 1/9/1890; RO c.-/1/1910; PO 18/1/1911; closed 31/10/1916.

Beetaloo Valley: ‘BEETALOO V[ALLEY]/2MR26/S.A.’ largely fine strike of Type C4 datestamp tying KGV 1½d red to small piece [Rated RRRRR]. PO 18/10/1904; closed 30/4/1932.

Binnum (2): fair strike of ‘BINNUM/OC26/(?)/[S.A.]’ squared-circle tying QV 1d to PPC addressed to Melbourne, [Rated RRR]. PO

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Killalpaninna (2): two superb strikes of ‘KILLAPANINNA/NO23/04/SA’’ Type SC1 squared-circle datestamp, one tying QV 2d to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRRR ]. PO 6/8/1900; closed c.1924.

Klemzig (1): two superb strikes of ‘KLEMZIG/SE12/04/SA’ squared-circle [Rated RRR] on front & reverse of an unclaimed OHMS cover (small corner piece missing), Payneham & Adelaide DLO (in red) backstamps. PO 1/8/1903; renamed Gaza PO 1/7/1918.

Kybybolite: ‘KYBYBOLI[TE] part squared-circle cancel on ½d green, [Rated RRR]. PO 1/8/1906.

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[Rated RRR & illustrated on page K44 of PSSA handbook] Lilydale: largely very fine strike of ‘LILYDALE/(?)/07/(SA)’ squared-circle datestamp tying QV 2d to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR].

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Longwood: two good strikes of ‘LONGWOOD/JY(?)/SA’ squared-circle datestamp, one tying QV 2d to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRRR]. PO 2/4/1898; CMA 10/9/1993.

Lyndhurst (1): two largely superb strikes of ‘LYNDHURST/DE10/97/S-A’ squared-circle, one tying QV 2d to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR]. Renamed from Oomberatana PO 1/1/1879; closed 1/8/1901.

Merghiny: complete strike of ‘MERGHINY’ (datelines not legible) squared-circle tying QV 2d to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR]. PO 9/4/

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Mount Pleasant: (A2) ‘MOUNT-PLEASANT’ fine Type UF4a large-part strike on Second Roulettes 2d orange, [Rated RRRR]. PO

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Mount Vivian: two largely fine strikes of ‘MOUNT VIVIAN/JU2/98/SA’ squared circle, one tying QV 2d to Shierlaw front. [Rated RRR and illustrated on page M80 in PSSA handbook.] PO 18/2/1898; renamed Bon Bon PO 1/12/1908.

Penong: two fine to very fine strikes, one tying stamp, of ‘PENONG/MR23/04/SA’ squared-circle datestamp on Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR]. PO 1/8/1891.

Petersburg: one part-strike tying 2½d on 4d stamp and a superb complete strike alongside of ‘PETERSBURG/2/JY25/93/SA’ Type SC4 squared circle datestamp (joint ERD for this type) on cover to Scotland, [Rated RRR]. PO 13/12/1880; renamed Peterborough PO 1/7/1918.

Port Lincoln: ‘PT LINCOLN/8-JUN 1951/S AUST’ (LRD) rubber handstamp in violet tying 9d Platypus to registered cover to Adelaide. [Rated RRRR]. [This is the cover illustrated in The Hand-held Postmarks of South Australia.] PO 20/6/1839.

1031 * Port Vincent: two good to fine strikes of ‘PORT VINCENT/JU17/09/S.A.’ squared-circle, one tying QV 2d to Shierlaw front, [Rate RRR]. PO 1/5/1878.

1032 * Rocky River: two good to fine strikes of ‘ROCKY RIVER/DE15/07/SA’ datestamp tying QV 1d to PPC (faults) addressed to Narridy, [Rated RRR]. PO 1/8/1887; closed 31/8/1924.

1033 s T.R. Head Camp: four strikes, two largely complete of ‘T.R. HEAD CAMP/MA16/89/S.A.’ squared circle on QV 1d block of 4, [Rated RRR]. PO c.1888; closed c.1891.

1034 * Thebarton: Type Pd2 ‘PAID/1D/OC 1/30/THEBARTON’ datestamp on Walkerville Co-operative Brewing Co (red crest on flap) cover to Plympton, [Rated RRRR]. PO 24/10/1850.

1035 * White’s Flat: two strikes (one complete) of ‘WHITE’S FLAT/MR10/14/SA’ squared-circle datestamp, one tying damaged 1d Roo to Shierlaw front, [Rated RRR]. PO c.1898; replaced by White Flat PO c.1950.

1036 s Wokurna: (B2) ‘WOKURNA/JY14/(?)/SA’ (month slug inverted, no year date), largely complete squared-circle cancel on 2d violet, [Rated RRR]. PO 1/4/1886; closed 28/6/1971.

TASMANIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1037 W/U/C 1835-1900s Useful Selection comprising 1835 entire letter Hobart to UK, 1853 4d Courier with complete margins, 1855 imperf Star Wmk 4d x5 (variable margins, one on cover), 1863-91 Numeral Wmk 1d strip of 3 pen cancelled, 6d shades mint x5, 3d Sideface corner example with Plate scratch on 1909 cover, Impressed Stamp Duty 1885 without plugs in red for 1/-, 2/-, 7/6d & 10/-, unused 1900 2d Lettercard, view ‘RIVER DERWENT’; condition variable, mostly fine. (17 + 4 covers).

TASMANIA 1038 U 1853 Imperf Courier Medium Soft Yellowish Paper 1d pale blue SG #1, thins & repaired fault, complete margins, Cat £1,500.

1039 U 1855 Imperf Chalon Wmk Large Star 1d carmine (just shaved at left) plus 2d green & 4d blue both with complete margins, Cat £1,400+.

1040 W 1855 Imperf Chalon Wmk Large Star set, 1d three margins, cut-into at upper-left, 2d green close but complete margins, 4d complete margins, thin spot; all with strong colours, Cat £1,400 when fine. (3) 1041 V 1880-91 Sideface Wmk TAS Perf 12 1d pink variety Imperforate pair, SG #164a, very fine used, Cat £425.

1042 * 1891 Surcharged in Numerals Perf 11½ 2½d on 9d pale blue variety Surcharge double, one inverted SG #168a showing an additional inverted surcharge in selvedge at left, fine mint, Cat £800++. Rare. RPSV Certificate (2015).

1043 F 1892-99 Tablets Wmk TAS Perf 14 ½d to 10/- SG #216-24, fine used, Cat £150+.

1044 F 1902-11 Pictorials V/Crown 2d SG #239 marginal example from base of the sheet & Crown/A 1d SG #250 both apparently Imperforate, offered as is. (2) TASMANIA | Revenues 1045 * Stamp Duty: 1920-55 Numerals 9d Brown use of a pair plus two singles alongside King William Pine 1/- x4 and Platypus 5d on a 1958 cheque form. The 9d is particularly rare used on ‘entire’.

TASMANIA | Postal Stationery 1046 PS Specimen Selection: with [1] Office of Stores Envelope with superb strike of Colonial Storekeeper Frank Stamp Karman #315.1 in black, endorsed “Specimen” in manuscript; [2] 1898 2d Lettercard H&G #1 with ‘SPECIMEN’ handstamp in black; [3] 1905 1d on 1½d Reply Card with Hobart ‘31JA06’ datestamps. (3) TASMANIA | Postal History 1047 * 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) 1048 * 1886 (Jul 27) cover to Scottsdale with 2d Sideface bisect by BN ‘115’ cancel with largely fine Ellesmere datestamp alongside, cover with small internal fault. Unusual.

1049 * 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.

TASMANIA | Military - Boer War Period 1050 * 1900: (Nov 15) envelope (peripheral faults, stains) inscribed On Active Service and ‘No Stamps Available with a fair ‘ARMY P.O. 55/ 15NO/00/S.AFRICA’ and sender’s details From R.O.W/No 110/TBC. Sender was Trooper RO Wyatt of the small 3rd Tasmanian Contingent (only 122 men), addressed to a Mr H Wyatt at Dunorlan (his father?). backstamp CDSs - transits Hobart and Launceston, arr Dunorlan, all seasonally timed on Dec 24. Very scarce item.

TASMANIA | PICTURE POSTCARDS 1051 * Tasmania: c.1910 small group with scenes Elizabeth St, Hobart showing tram, Crossing on the Mersey between Devonport & Latrobe, Mount Lyell Railway at King River, River Derwent at New Norfolk, plus another card used from Queenstown to Melbourne showing a British scene. (5)

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TASMANIA | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1052 * Mostly 1980s Era datestamps on cover including Dodges Ferry, Epping Forest (in blue), Poatina & Rocky Cape, also sighted Relief, rubber types & commemorative cancels plus RTS & taxed items, also a few pre-decimal items. Good lot, with many fine strikes.

(250+) 1053 U/C Tasmanian Pictorials with good selection of cds from A to Z, many nice clear cancels, some scarcer types noted incl Daniel’s Bay, Koonya, Mengha, few perf ‘OS’, ‘T’, few multiples. Little duplication. Also 1871 receipt with imperf 1d Chalon pair attached, and South Australia 1863 outer with 2d roulette tied by two strikes of ‘PORT MACDONNELL/SA’ cds, to Mt. Gambier with ‘GAMBIERTON/SA’ cds on reverse. Worth inspection. (500+) TASMANIA | Datestamps 1054 s Hamilton: fine mss “Hamilton/1-3-55” on cut-to-shape 4d Courier. PO 1/6/1832.

VICTORIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1055 V 1884-1913 CTO Selection comprising Stamp Duty Arms types 3/-, 4/-, 5/-, 10/- & £1, also QV 1½d to 5/- values including 8d bright scarlet/pink and 2/- apple-green, also 2/- perf ‘OS’, most part to large-part gum. (15) 1056 U* Accumulation In Stockbook with imperfs in very mixed condition including Half-Lengths 1d x2 & 3d x7, 2d QOT x5, 1/- Octagonal, Woodblocks 6d x3 & 6d ‘TOO LATE’, 1/- ‘REGISTERED’, & 2/-, also Emblems, Laureates to 5/- x6 including Wmk ‘8’ 3d mauve & 10d grey, Middle Period including 9d on 10d x2, 8d on 9d, optd ‘STAMP/DUTY’ 3d & 4d, 1/6d blue Arms, 1897 Diamond Jubilee set mint, Late Period to 5/- x4 including ‘OS’ perfins to 2/- x16; mixed condition.

VICTORIA 1057 F 1850-53 Half-Length Ham Altered 4th State 2d drab SG #17a, tiny edge fault in lower-left margin, complete margins, BO ‘1’ cancel, Cat £95.

1058 W 1857 Imperf Emblems Wmk Large Star 1d yellow-green SG #41, good to large margins, fine unused, Cat £225.

1059 W 1857 Rouletted By Calvert 6d orange-yellow Serpentine Roulette 10-10½ SG #58, small faults & slight surface abrasion, unused, offered as is.

1060 W 1858 Emblems No Wmk Smooth Laid Paper Rouletted 5½-6½ 2d violet SG #70, flattened corner crease, fine unused overall, Cat £350.

1061 F 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).

1062 **/* 1885-95 Naish Stamp Duty Wmk 2nd V/Crown Perf 12½ 1d yellowish-green SG #297 block of 4, upper left unit ‘RA’ joined & flaws at top of oval, upper-right unit Small flaws top of oval, lower-right unit Spur on first ‘I’ of ‘VICTORIA’, selvedge attached upper-right unit, others MUH, Cat £112+.

1063 * 1897 Hospital Charity Fund 1d SG #353 solo franking tied by very fine strike of Bendigo ‘OC28/97’ duplex to local addressed cover, endorsed “Packet only”, note inside written in German.

1064 * 1900 Empire Patriotic Fund 2/- emerald-green SG #375, trivial tonespot, well centred, fine mint, Cat £275.

1065 V 1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ £2 deep blue with 1902 (June) CTO datestamp BW #V130x, without gum, Cat $350.

1066 F 1905-13 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk Crown/A Perf 12x12½ or 12½ £1 salmon SG #431, postally used with Melbourne ‘17AP07’ datestamp, Cat £140.

VICTORIA | Postage Dues 1067 U/* 1890-1909 Accumulation in Stockbook with ‘Claret & Blues’ to 4d mostly used plus 5/- mint (thin), 1895-1909 ‘Green & Reds’ sorted by denomination with ½d blocks of 4 postally used x5, 2d block of 4, 5d singles x17 & 6d singles x21; also a section of crayon/ pen cancelled stamps with multiples including 5/- blocks of 8 & strips of 3 x2; unchecked for varieties, possible postmark interest.

Nice lot for the specialist. (100s) 1068 V 1895-96 New Colours ½d to 5/- set mostly with Melbourne ‘FE5/01’ CTO datestamps (5d & 6d with different CTO dates), all but 6d with gum, Cat $600. (10) 1069 * 1895-96 New Colours 5/- Pale Red & Yellowish Green SG #D20, fine mint, Cat £140.

1070 V 1905-09 Wmk Crown Over A ½d dull scarlet & pea-green marginal block of 6 (2x3) with three full strikes of Melbourne ‘NO1/09’ CTO datestamp and a block of 4 with four strikes of ‘NO30/09’ CTO datestamp, both blocks without gum, neither date recorded by Kellow; also a block of 6 (3x2) with two strikes of ‘SOUTH MELBOURNE/AU18/09/VIC’ datestamp, full unmounted gum. (3 items) VICTORIA | Revenues 1071 U Stamp Statute & Stamp Duty Assembly: with fiscally used Statute 6d x80, 1/- x175 & 2/- x120 including a pair, Stamp Duty including 6d x53 and 1/- x70; also 10/- brown Stamp Duty x55 (shades) all with bogus postal cancels. Nice lot for specialist study.

(100s) 1072 U Stamp Duty Assortment: with 1871 Stamp Statute 6d x7, 1/- x7, 2/- x14, 2/6d & 5/-, 1882 Stamp Duty to 15/- lilac, £1 x8, £1-10/x2, £2, 45/- & £10 (used in 1962), also £5 Bi-colour with fake postal cancel. (74) 1073 U Stamp Duty: 1879 Ultra high values comprising £25 with 1902 pen cancel, £50 (thin) with 1911 pen cancel & £100 (faults at base) with 1889 pen cancel, pinholes as is usual. (3) 1074 Victoria Stamp Duty 1958-67: Share Transfer forms, collection/accumulation organised roughly by duty stamp affixed showing host of different shades, usage combinations, multiples, etc, values to £5 (3), £6 (tiny faults), and £10 (3), and to $50, over 70% predecimal, includes a few without stamps but with Stamp Duty office markings, typically 1-5 stamps per form, several have 10 or more.

(Approx 650 forms).

1075 Victoria Stamp Duty 1958-69: Share Transfer forms franked with cash register impressions (5, Elsmore online records from 1966, value $5-$50 each on piece, maybe x3 on document), various stamp duties and with ‘DULY STAMPED’ handstamp (7, values to 15/), also range of others with ‘NOT CHARGEABLE’ or other Stamp Duty Office markings. (45 forms) 1076 Victoria Stamp Duty: Victorian & Numeral designs, plate varieties mostly 9d, 5/-, 6/- & 10/-, usually 2 shades of each variety, which are mostly quite prominent, used with other values on 1959-65 share transfer forms (77 forms with 1 to 5 stamps per form).

1077 * Stamp Duty: Post 1901 Perf 11 mint group comprising 5/- yellow-green, 6/- apple-green, 8/- carmine (nibbed perfs) & 10/- yellowbrown (disturbed gum), generally fine. (4) 1078 ** Stamp Duty: 1951-66 10/- orange-brown P11, fresh MUH. 1079 ** Stamp Duty: 1932-66 £1 orange-yellow/yellow P11, fresh MUH. 1080 U Stamp Duty: 1879 £5 pink, £7 violet/blue, & £8 brownish-red/yellow pen cancelled, without the usual pinholes. (3) VICTORIA | Railway Stamps 1081 U 1878 Owner’s Risk 1d green on yellow with latticed security grid, signed, mild gum staining, Elsmore Online Cat $120. Seldom offered.

1082 ** 1934 Winged Series 3d Die II emerald on white with grey pattern corner block of 4, Craig Cat #3.1457II. Rare multiple. [Rated R1] VICTORIA | Postal Stationery 1083 PS Selection: with 1d Postal Cards 1896 (Oct 20) to England, underpaid with ‘T/5c’ & British ‘I.B./1d’ tax handstamps, plus circular Inland Bureau dated handstamps, 1884 Permewan, Wright & Co Bairnsdale to Melbourne, 1884 Hamiltion to Hochkirch, 1886 & 1889 Cards with printed notifications; also ‘ONE PENNY’ on 2d Lettercard Stieg #A16 unused and 1906 PPC to USA, taxed with US 2c Due added. (7)

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 13th May 2016 VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1084 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) VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 1085 PS 1891-97 1d Orange-Brown postally used trio, comprising [1] 1894 to Germany uprated for transit to Germany with ½d pink strip of 3, all tied by Melbourne duplex, Hannover & Lauterberg backstamps; [2] 1895 local use of doubleton Stieg #KB13 from Fitzroy to Albert Park, backstamped South Melbourne; [3] 1897 PTPO use from Melbourne to Bairnsdale, Powers, Rutherford & Co imprint at upper-left; generally fine.

1086 PS 1892 2d Carmine with Albino second impression, unused, flap sealed.

VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Franks 1087 PS 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 1088 PS 1886 1d Yellow-Green Stieg #E15, irrregularly separated with second impression of indicia at left. Most unusual.

VICTORIA | Postal History 1089 * 1845 (17 Jan) from Melbourne to Wales with poor ‘SHIP LETTER/MELBOURNE’ in red, mss “Ship/Ellen”, “3” & “8” with boxed ‘INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH in red & Monmouth arrival markings. [Letter (dated 17 Jan) written by Thomas George who traces his family tree to 1770, in order to claim part of a £200 inheritance left in the will of a Mrs. Smallgood.]

1854-71 Selection with 1854 stampless outer to “Chief Harbor Master/Victoria” with superb strike of ‘PAID/(crown)/JY18/1854/ 1090 * GEELONG’ datestamp in red, Crown Oval datestamps on reverse for Geelong ‘JY18’, Melbourne ‘JY19’ & Williams Town ‘JY20’; also 1867-71 outers x4 & front from Melbourne to “Pilot Board/Williamstown” with 2d Laureate or 2d DLR, three have Williams Town backstamps, condition variable. (6) 1855 (May 14) Germain Nicholson cover from Geelong to Melbourne with imperf 6d Woodblock pair (usual Geelong vertical knife 1091 * cuts between stamps) tied by barred oval ‘2’, Geelong & Melbourne backstamps, some age-spotting.

1857 (Aug 10) restored entire to Bremen endorsed “per Steamer Emeu to Suez” & “Via Marseilles” with Rouletted at GPO 6d 1092 * Woodblock & 4d Emblems tied by BN ‘1’ of Melbourne, Paris ‘28/NOV/57’ transit datestamp, fine ‘BREMEN TH & TX/30/11/1857’ arrival datestamp, redirected to Detmold. [The rate via Marseilles was 1/5d, so assumed that stamp(s) are missing. The Emeu departed Melbourne 16/11/58, struck Gutta el Bunna reef in Red Sea on 22/11/57, the Marseilles bound mail transferred to the Madras, eventually arriving in Bremen on 30/11/57. This is the earliest recorded missive from Victoria to Bremen and not recorded in Ben Palmer’s census] 1093 * 1860 tatty cover fom Melbourne to England with perforated 1/- Octagonal tied by BN ‘1’ cancel, endorsed “via Marseilles”, Ampthill (Beds) backstamp, receiver has poignantly noted on face “The last letter Wm ever wrote”.

1094 * 1860 (Aug 24) cover to France endorsed “per Salselle/via Marseilles” with 6d QOT underpaying ¼d oz ship letter rated, ‘AUSTRALIE/14/OCT/60/V.SUEZ’ transit datestamp in red on face, marked ‘10’ (centimes) in black as indication of postage due, backstamped with Paris A Lyon & Lyon A Paris transits and Chalon-S-Saone arrival datestamps.

1095 * 1861 (Nov 28) registered cover to Switzerland with Perforated 2/- Woodblock SG 82, and 6d black Beaded Oval tied by BN ‘4’ of Sandhurst, ‘CROWN/REGISTERED’ arc handstamp in red plus Sandhurst, Melbourne & London registered datestamps, rated ‘1/-’ in red, Calais transit on face, backstamped with French boxed ‘POIDS - CACHETS’ plus Paris transit and Locarno arrival datestamps.

[Switz#141 in Ben Palmer’s census] 1096 * 1862 (Jan 26) entire to Hobart Town with 6d Beaded Oval tied by BN ‘31’ of Colac, Colac crown oval & Melbourne transit backstamps, boxed ‘SHIP-LETTER INWARDS FREE/30JA30/1862’ arrival datestamp, some small defects.

1097 * 1868 (Jan 30) Dyason cover from Elphinstone to Bendigo with 2d Laureate tied by BN ‘38’, on reverse Sandhurst & rare TPO 4 large octagon transits and White Hills arrival datestamp.

1875 (Dec 1) cover to Draycott Hall, England with 6d P13 dull ultramarine SG #136f tied by Fitzroy ‘824’ duplex, Melbourne transit 1098 * and Derby arrival backstamp, Ecroyd & Danby (accountants) imprint on flap, flap faults.

1877 (Sep 3) cover to London “per RMS Tanjore” with V/Crown 8d Laureates x2 tied by twin strikes of Geelong ‘SE3/77’ duplex, 1099 * paying 1/4d 1oz rate via Brindisi, London arrival datestamp on face, flap damage.

1100 * 1883 (May 23) use of Crown Law Offices OHMS circular form to/from East Brighton bearing two strikes of the Minister of Justice handstamp in blue, outward pmkd Melbourne duplex, the return with neat light BN ‘524’ strike. Aged, adhesions, partly opened out for display.

1911 use of 1/- & 2d on complete Inland Parcel Post Label. Rare.

1101 * VICTORIA | PICTURE POSTCARDS 1102 * Victoria: Turn-of-the-century group, predominantly used with scenes including The Hydro Look-out Medlow Baths (in NSW), Toorloo Bay Lake Tyers, Kilmore town view and The Rockies Seven Creeks Euroa as well as Melbourne street scenes, mostly fine. (15) VICTORIA | Barred Ovals 1103 s 12: (A2+) superb strike of BO ‘12’ (Maiden’s Punt) on rebacked 2d Half-length, [Rated RRR].

1104 s 23: (A2+) very fine strike of BO ‘23’ (possibly Swan Hill or Violet Town) on 1d Half-Length, [Rated RRR].

VICTORIA | Barred Numerals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1105 S ‘1’ To ‘2098’ Collection well-presented in three volumes with Rated RRRR ‘1331’ & ‘1818’ (part strike); Rated RRR x12 comprising Type 2C ‘289’, ‘349’ (spaced figures), ‘485’, ‘490’, Type 5 ‘545’, ‘601’, ‘939’ (thick figures), ‘1096’, Type 12B ‘1260’, ‘1378’, ‘1735’, ‘2022’ (on 1d Roo); Rated RR x80 & Rated R x220; also a study of Melbourne BN ‘1’ & Killer ‘1’ cancels and a rare example of Melbourne flag cancel used in 1912, quality of strikes generally well above average, occasionally on piece or in multiples. Some better stamps sighted with Emblems (including 4d on cover & pairs off cover), 6d Woodblocks & Beaded Ovals. A very good lot.

(2,200+) 1106 W/U ‘2’ To ‘1977’ Duplex Cancels Collection in two volumes, predominantly on piece with many complete or largely compete strikes including ‘195/Stratford’ (in blue), ‘304/Smeaton’ (tying KGV 1d red to piece), ‘428/Flinders’, ‘545/Toongabbie’, ‘889/Cudgee’, ‘961/ Drouin’ (on cover front), ‘999/Wunghnu’, ‘1091/Nurmurkah (in blue), ‘1131/Korong Vale’, ‘1251/Kaniva’, ‘1264/Spottiswoode’, ‘1875/ Hopetoun’ (the example illustrated in Freeman’s book), some moderate duplication, 200+ different types. (300+ items) 1107 Barred Numerals ‘1’ To ‘2021’ Array in stockbook with many fine strikes of lowly rated or unrated cancels, a few speculatively identified higher rated, also some Commonwealth period including ‘43’, ‘44, ‘362’, ‘447’, ‘517’, ‘673’, ‘M53’, & ‘MC/52’ on 1d Roos, plus 1883 Majorca ‘438’ duplex on Registered Mail Despatch Slip, and some Melbourne coded datestamps on Hagners. (many 100s).

VICTORIA | Barred Numerals 1108 s 17: (B2) almost complete strike on 4d Laureate (thin), [Rated RRR] Allocated to Bellarine-PO 1/1/1855; renamed Drysdale PO 7/1/1862;

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$250 $350

LPO 29/5/1999.

$60 $300

Allocated to Bringalbert North-PO 11/6/1888; closed 1/7/1895.

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343: (A2) fine and largely complete Type 3 strike on 4d Laureate, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Tallarook-PO 1/4/1861; LPO 27/10/1994.

1613: (B1) complete and largely fine strike tying 2d mauve to small piece [Rated NNR]. Believed to be the only known example.

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1850: (C2) blurry but large complete strike [Rated RRR] tying 1d pink to PPC, very fine unframed ‘CAPE BRIDGEWATER/AP8/08/ VIC’ datestamp alongside also [Rated RRR]. Allocated to Cape Bridgewater-PO 25/5/1891; RO 1/9/1917; PO 1/7/1927; closed 30/3/1968.

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1948: (A2) largely complete and fine strike on 2d violet [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Airey’s Inlet-PO 1/4/1893; LPO 3/3/1994.

2077: (A2) fine and almost complete strike on 1d pink, [Rated RRR]. Allocated to Nalangil-Renamed from Cororooke West (Nalangil) PO

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15/10/1903; closed 30/6/1967.

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1904; LPO 10/8/1993.

$50

VICTORIA | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1115 SD ‘A’ To ‘Y Datestamp Selection on Commemoratives with Rated RRR Boxwood, Rated RR Ashens, Bamganie, Bagshot North, Brown Coal Mine, Katyil, Larpent, Kurting, McMillan’s, Mollongghip, Moolort Rail, Rated R Fumina South; sure to be other better cancels lurking; generally large-part or complete strikes, some on piece. Handy lot. (500 approx).

1116 W ‘A’ To ‘Y’ Datestamp Selection Tying KGV Heads to Piece predominantly fine complete strikes including Ancona, Bay St Brighton (on 4½d), Bearii, Bolton, Boonoonar, Brandy Creek (on 5d), Christmas Hill, Elizabeth St North (on 4d Lemon), P.O. Gould, Mack’s Creek, Mount Burnett, Murray Lock No 7, Murray Lock No 9, Osborn’s Flat, Otway Saw Mills, Pennyroyal Creek, Pompapiel; plenty of other rated cancels, inspection sure to delight. (800+ items) VICTORIA | Datestamps 1117 s Blowhard (1): ‘BLOWHARD/27MY30/VIC’ fine complete strike tying KGV 1½d red to piece, [Rated RRRRR]. TO c.1910; PO c.1911;

$500

$1,250

TO c.-/4/1923; closed 20/9/1954.

$150

TO 1/12/1926; closed 31/3/1951.

$150

PO 1/7/1927; closed 5/12/1942.

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Boneo (3): ‘BONEO/24AU/21/VIC’ two strikes, one very fine, tying KGV 2d orange x2 to small piece, [Rated RRRRR]. RO 9/9/1912;

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Bringalbert North (2): (B2) ‘[B]RINGALBERT NOR[TH]/2JE14’ large-part RO period datestamp on 1d Roo, [Rated RR]. RO c.1902;

1120 s 1121 s

Bullengarook East: ‘BULLENGAROOK EAST/AU11/21/VIC’ (dateline inverted, “11” entered in mss) superb strike tying KGV 2d orange to piece, [Rated RRRR]. PO 15/4/1880; renamed Bullengarook PO 24/5/1972.

Cornella East: (B2) ‘[CORNE]LLA EAST/8MR18/VIC’ large-part datestamp on 1d red KGV, [Rated RRRR]. PO 1/12/1885; RO 1/7/

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Diamond Creek Upper: (B1) largely fine ‘DIAMOND CK UPPER/DE24/08’ datestamp tying 1d pink to PPC. PO 1/11/1901; renamed

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Dollar: (A2) ‘[D]OLLAR/3AP27/VIC’ large-part strike on 1½d red KGV, [Rated RRR]. PO 1/10/1902; closed 30/5/1971.

Edgecombe: (B2) ‘[E]DGECOMBE/2JL(??)/[VI]C’ large-part RO-period datestamp on 1d red KGV, [Rated RRRR]. PO 1/1/1877; RO

1125 s

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$100

1920; PO 1/7/1927; closed 1/10/1942.

$150

Wattle Glen PO 1/11/1922.

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1/10/1917; PO 1/7/1927; closed 30/4/1966.

$150

Leongatha South (1): ‘LEONGATHA SOU[TH]/21MR27/VIC’ near complete strike of 29mm datestamp in violet tying 1½d KGV to piece, ERD, [Rated RRRR]. RO c.1902; PO 1/2/1927; closed 28/2/1947.

1126 * Prince’s Pier, Port Melbourne: ‘PRINCES PIER, PORT MELB S.C.7/26OC34/VIC’ two superb strikes on cover to NSW, one tying KGV 2d red, Victoria Centenary label between the datestamps. PO 18/10/1934; closed 16/11/1934.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1127 */W/U 1854-1912 Collection in Stockbook with imperfs in extremely mixed condition including 1854-55 1d Black x4 one with complete margins, another with apparent rouletting (repaired), also a forgery, 4d x3, two cut-to-shape the other with commissariat puncture, 1/- x2, one cut-to-shape,1857 6d black Hillman cut-to-shape, 1861 Very Rough Perf 1d x4, Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 2d blue mint (tiny thin), 1864-79 1/- x3, 1874 1d on 2d, 1885 1d on 3d Slanting Top vertical pair, 1902-12 V/Crown 2/- mint x2, 2/6d mint, Crown/A 5/mint, also postally used Internal Revenue 2d (trimmed), 3d x4, 6d x3 & 1/- x3, 1879 6d Telegragh Stamp (trimmed), condition variable.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1128 * 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs SG #3 with locally applied brown blackboy gum, fine mint, Cat £375+. [See note in Gibbons - “The 1854 issues are hardly ever seen with gum, so the unused prices quoted are for stamp without gum.”]

1129 W 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 4d pale blue SG #3, fine unused, Cat £375.

1130 F 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 4d pale blue SG #3, shallow thin at left, four good even margins, void-grid cancel, Cat £200.

1131 F 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 4d deep dull blue SG #3b, margins just shaved (at base) to close, 15-Bar grid cancel of Vasse in blue, Cat £850. Difficult stamp.

1132 F 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 1/- pale brown SG #4c, marginal example, lightly cancelled with part duplex, Cat £325.

1133 F 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 1/- pale brown SG #4c, four margins, lightly cancelled in blue, Cat £325.

1134 W 1860-64 Imperf Recess Wmk Swan 4d blue Watermark upright inverted with very eye-catching and opened out Pre-printing paper crease. An impressive double variety on SG #26, (Cat £300 as normal mint).

1135 F 1860-64 Imperf Recess Wmk Swan 6d deep sage-green SG #28a, margins just shaving to good, tidy grid cancel, Cat £550.

1136 F 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.

1137 W 1861 Recess Wmk Swan Perf 14 At Somerset House 1d rose SG #38, unused, Cat £375.

1138 W 1861 Recess Wmk Swan Clean Cut Perf 14-16 2d blue SG #41, unused, Cat £100.

1139 W 1861 Recess Wmk Swan Very Rough Perf 14-16 1d rose-carmine SG #44, fine unused, Cat £350.

1140 W 1882-85 Recess Wmk Crown/CA (Sideways) Perf 14 4d carmine SG #48, rich colour, very fine unused (gum traces), Cat £190.

1141 W 1864-79 Imperforate Proof of 2d chrome-yellow on Wmk Crown CC paper, fine unused.

1142 W 1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 12½ 6d violet SG #57, deep colour, fine used, Cat £170.

1143 * 1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 12½ 1/- bright green SG #61, rounded upper-right corner, rich colour, large-part gum, Cat £225.

1144 * 1888 Recess Wmk Crown/CA (Sideways) Perf 14 1d, 2d & 4d handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in black, SG #103s-105s type WA1, the 1d being a vertical pair the upper unit handstamped in violet. The 1d vertical pair certainly unique.

1145 * 1898-1907 Wmk W Crown A 2d yellow SG #113, handstamped ‘ULTRAMAR’ in blue, trace of vertical crease along right edge, very fine appearance.

1146 **/* 1898-1907 Wmk W Crown A 2d bright yellow & 2½d blue SG #113-4 mint blocks of 4, lower units MUH, Cat £180+.

1147 * 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 12½ or 12½x12 2/- brown-red/yellow SG #124c with perfs at top officially repaired, fine mint. Unusual.

1148 * 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 12½ or 12½x12 10/- deep mauve with Colour flaw in curved line above ‘E’ of ‘POSTAGE’ BW #W65Ad on registered small printed cover to Hungary, fine ‘REGISTERED/17AP03/PERTH WA’ oval datestamp, Napoli & Budapest backstamps. Rare on cover. RPSV Certificate (2012).

1149 F 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 12½ or 12½x12 £1 orange-brown SG #128, fine used with Kalgoorlie datestamp, Cat £190.

1150 * 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 12½ or 12½x12 £1 orange SG #128a mint pair, few toned perfs at top, Cat £1,400 as mint singles.

1151 * 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 11 2/- orange-brown/yellow SG #134a, mint pair, two toned perfs, fine appearance, Cat £850 as mint singles.

1152 **/* 1905-12 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A Perf 11 1d rose-pink SG #151 marginal block of 10, very fresh with seven units MUH, Cat £480 as hinged singles. Scarce multiple.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Fiscals 1153 F 1893 Wmk CA Over Crown 1d to 1/- set SG #F11-15, including very scarce 2d with 12-bar BN ‘7’ cancel of Northam and 6d strip of 3, fine used. (7)

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1897 Wmk W Crown A 1d to 1/- set SG #F19-22, postally used, 3d Broad Arrow datestamp, 6d Peak Hill datestamp, fine condition.

(3) WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Private Carrier Stamps 1155 */** Coolgardie Cycle Express 1895 (Cycle): 1/- MLH and 2/6d MUH. Appears original gum, small light adhesions, well centred and fresh. (2) 1156 **/* Coolgardie Cycle Express 1895 (Cycle): 1/- and 2/6d mint with original gum in vertical right marginal blocks of 14 (2x7) with full selvedge. Each block with rare variety Imperf horizontally between rows 2&3 and 3&4 (ie posns 9-10, 14-15 and 19-20).

Accompanied by Holcombe certificate (1986) which refers to these when part of complete sheets (copies of which are also included).

Unique exhibition blocks. (2 blks) 1157 * Coolgardie Cycle Express 1896 (Camel): 6d, 2/- and 5/- mint with near complete original brownish gum, the 2/- with near complete violet (or purple) handstamp ‘Per COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS CO.,/HUNT STREET’. Well centred, strong colours. (3) WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal History 1158 * 1905 (May 18) use of real photo ‘High Street, Fremantle, W.A.’ franked ½d and 1d Swans with Perth machine cancel, addressed “K.u.K Marine-Akademie, Fiume, Austria-Hungary, Europe”. Weak but clear Fiume arr handstamp June 17 at left. Wonderful destination.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Datestamps 1159 * Bulong: (May 29) cover to Newstead (Vic) with 2d Swan tied by scarce Bulong duplex, TPO EG (Eastern Goldfields), Creswick & Newstead backstamps, bulky original correspondence enclosed, edge tears. PO 2/1/1896; RO 1/7/1921; TO 1/10/1924; closed 30/8/1956.

AUSTRALIA | Collections & Miscellaneous Groupings 1160 1932 Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations incl a silk flag (approx 30x20cm, very fragile), few Cinderellas, Tramways tickets incl various to 9d, selecton of covers (43) with ‘Bridge’ cancels, some registered (with special regn labels) posted on the Pylons, also cover with Sydney GPO Telegraph cancel (APM144) tying odd stamp that was not cancelled by the Bridge machine canceller, plus cover with ‘2nd April’ slogan cancel [Pictormarks states ‘last day was 1st April’], several covers have KGV varieties, 2 imprint blocks of 2d CTO with Bridge cds, selection of badges (2) incl ‘Auburn, Granville, Blacktown & Holroyd’ on commem badge with illustration of Parramatta Bridge’ with’1932/Harbour Bridge Celebrations’ & medallions (3). Condition is mixed.

Worth inspection. (88 items) 1161 U Assortment In Stockbook with KGV Heads 1d Reds x190 approx with good variety of shades, also lots of 1½d browns, 1½d reds and other values to 1/4d x6 with plenty of official and private perfins throughout; Roos with First Wmk perf Small ‘OS’ 4d, 5d, 1/- & 2/-, Second Wmk 9d perf ‘OS’; Third Wmk to 2/- brown & 2/- maroon both perf ‘OS’, also few commemoratives, postage dues & NWPI. Interesting lot, should reward closer inspection. (100s) AUSTRALIA | State/Roo Combination Covers 1162 * NSW 1913 (Aug 8) usage of NSW 1d Postal Card to Waterford New Zealand uprated with ½d Roo (surface abrasion), boxed ‘INSUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED’ handstamp in red & ‘NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS/ASHBURTON’ handstamp in green, Wellington, Katikati & Ashburton (machine) transit datestamps, minor blemishes.

1163 * Tasmania 1913 (Feb 25) with 1d Roo Die II & Tasmania ½d Lake Marion & 1d Mount Wellington tied by Penguin datestamp, faults on back due to rough opening. Fine and scarce use to Denmark.

Western Australia 1914 (Nov 2) cover to USA with WA ½d + First Wmk 1d red Die II pair tied by ‘TORBAY/WESTN AUST’ 1164 * datestamp, minor edge defects.

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroo & Map Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1165 V/U 5/- Selection with Third Watermark x5 postally used, SMult CTO, CofA x6 including two CTO (one without gum), CTO stamps alone Cat $220. (12) 1166 U 1913-46 on 7-Seas hingeless pages with [1] 1st Wmk ½d to 9d incl ½d Wmk invtd and 1d Die IIA Cut throat [4(G)R12] (9); [2] 2nd Wmk 2d x2 to 9d (5); [3] 3rd Wmk various dies 2d to both 2/- incl three 2/- brown and 3d Die I perf ‘OS’ (13); [4] SM Wmk 6d to 1/(3); [5] CofA Wmk 6d to 5/- incl two redrawn 2/- and two 6d ‘OS’ opt (8). Some CTO cancels, mostly fine, retail c$900, excellent value. (38) 1167 * Mint Selection with Second Wmk 2d, 2½d & 9d (heavy hinge remainder); also Third Wmk 6d blue Die II; Cat $800. (4) 1168 U/* Roos Accumulation In Stockbook sorted by watermark & denomination (watermarks misidentified occasionally) with First Wmk 1d x100+, 4d x35 (one CTO), 5d x9, 2/- x2, Second Wmk including 1/- pair, Third Wmk 2/- brown x31 & 2/- maroon x23, etc, plus a few mint oddments. Unchecked for varieties, postmark interest likely with plenty of fine datestamp cancels sighted. (100s) 1169 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+.

1170 U Selection with First Wmk 3d Die I, 4d x4 (shades) 5d x3, 6d x2, 9d x2, 1/- x4 and 2/-; Second Wmk 2d, 2½d, 6d blue x2, 9d x2, 1/- x2 & 2/-; Third Wmk to 2/- brown x2, 2/- maroon & 5/- x2 (parcels cancels) including Watermark inverted 2d & 3d Die I; some nibbed perfs and variable centring, mostly with cds cancels, Retail $1,500+. (41) 1171 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.

1172 */U Varieties Selection mostly used with First Wmk with ½d ‘ROSTAGE’, 1d red varieties x6 including Die IIa White flaw joining Tasmania to first ‘N’ of ‘PENNY’ & Vertical scatch through last ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ (crayon cancelled) and Plate G pair [L49-50]; Third Wmk Islands south of WA, 9d Die IIB White flaw below ‘IA’; CofA 2/- maroon Die II pair mint left-hand unit Cut throat kangaroo; condition variable. (15 items).

1173 U Varieties Selection with unlisted [1] First Wmk 3d perf Small ‘OS’ with Break in inner frameline next to ‘E’ of ‘PENCE’; [2] First Wmk 6d with Shading flaw off cost of Broome to frameline; [3] Third Wmk 9d Die II White scratch from ‘G’ of ‘POSTAGE’ to top of map, tear at top; [4] 1/- Die II with Retouch/shading flaw at NW edge of value circle and off coast of Esperance; also [5] CofA 2/- maroon pair lower unit with Cut-throat kangaroo BW #40(1)l.

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1174 U Officials Selection with perf Large ‘OS’ to 1/- (ex 2½d), perf Small ‘OS’ to 1/- (ex 2½d & 4d), perf ‘OS/NSW’ 1d, 2d 3d, 4d (crease) & 6d, some blemishes, generally fine for these. (22) AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark 1175 V 2d Grey variety Scratch from value circle through map to ‘T’ of ‘POSTAGE’, Melbourne ‘[DE]3/[1]3’ CTO half cancel BW #5wb(2)f, without gum.

1176 ** 3d Olive Die I BW 12A, single nibbed perf, quite well centred, MUH, Cat $450.

1177 V 3d Olive Die I with Melbourne ‘AP[15]/1[3]’ CTO half cancel BW #12w, excellent centring, large-part gum, Cat $100.

1178 * 5d Chestnut BW #16, off centre, Cat $225.

1179 F 6d Blue Watermark Inverted BW #17a, well centred, tidy cds cancel, Cat $1,000.

1180 W 6d Blue Die II with Melbourne ‘[AP1]5/[13]’ CTO half cancel BW #17w, excellent centring, without gum, Cat $200.

1181 * 6d Blue perf small ‘OS’ BW #19 block of 10, defects and perf separation/reinforcing, mint, Cat $4,250+.

1182 V 1/- Blue-Green wmk upright with ‘[JY/17/13]’ quarter CTO cancel, without gum, nibbed perf at right. Extremely rare, the only other example sold by us realised $2,500+. [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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1/- Blue-Green with Watermark inverted BW #30Ca, postally used with neatly struck part Fitzroy (Vic) January 1914 cds. Very small perf blemishes, strong fresh colour, Cat $500.

1184 * 2/- Brown BW #35, Weak coastline at base of Gulf of Carpentaria, quite well centred, fine mint, Cat $650.

1185 V 2/- Brown with Melbourne ‘DE [3]/13’ half cancel, light gum bend, hinge remnant, Cat $300.

1186 W 10/- Grey & Pink BW #47, nibbed perf, regummed, well centred, Cat $2,000.

1187 U 10/- & £2 BW #47&55, each with filled telegraph punctures, £2 with surface abrasion. (2) 1188 * 10/- Grey & Pink Perf Large ‘OS’ as BW #47b, sadly with bogus ‘OS’ puncture, faintly toned perf at left, excellent centring, MVLH, Cat $10,000 when genuine.

1189 V 10/- Grey & Pink with quarter cancel of Melbourne [25AP13]’ CTO datestamp BW #47wa, large-part gum, Cat $2,000. Only 400 issued.

1190 F £1 Brown & Blue BW #51, crumpled lower-left corner, well-centred, Gaffney’s Creek (Vic) datestamp & registration crayon lines, Cat $2,000.

1191 U £1 Red-Brown & Blue BW #51B, filled thin patch on reverse, very well centred, postmark at right has been improved possibly to help conceal the repair. Attractive spacefiller. Cat $3,000.

1192 V £1 Brown & Blue with Melbourne ‘[AP]24/[1]3’ CTO half cancel BW #51wa, lightly mounted, Cat $3,750.

1193 V/* £2 Black & Rose variety White flaw in Gulf of Carpentaria [L18], Brisbane CTO half cancel BW #55wc(D)g, reperfed at base, largepart gum, Cat $7,500. Rare, only 85 issued.

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Second Watermark 1194 F 2d To 2/- fine used, 2½d pair with variety Heavy coastline to WA, 2/- with tidy Beaudesert (Qld) datestamp, Retail $450. (6 items).

1195 * 2d Grey Perf ‘OS’ BW #6ba, superb centring, fine mint, Cat $375.

1196 * 6d Ultramarine Perf ‘OS’ BW #18ba, MVLH, Cat $750.

1197 * 9d Violet hinge rem, plus 2/- maroon SMW, lightly aged gum, BW #25,39, Cat $550.

1198 F 1/- Green Perf ‘OS’ BW #31ba, very well centred, cds cancel, Cat $375.

1199 F 1/- Green Perf ‘OS’ Double perforations BW #31bba, scarce commercial usage, indistinct datesamp, Cat $750.

1200 F 2/- Brown BW #36A, tidy registered cancel in blue, Cat $350.

1201 F 2/- Light Brown BW #36ba, minor aging on reverse, fine used, Cat $350.

1202 * 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #43a, Watermark inverted, couple minor tonespots on reverse, redistributed gum, very well centred, signed on reverse, Cat $2,000.

1203 * 5/- Grey & Yellow Watermark inverted block of 4 [53-54/59-60] with varieties on lower units, Break in coast of Gulf of Carpentaria and Spencer’s Gulf short, very fine mint with original fluffy perforations, BW 43a(D)j,va, Cat $9,300++ as singles (SG 30w £5,200+).

Very rare multiple of which just a handful now survive.

1204 5/- Grey & Yellow Perf ‘OS’ Watermark inverted BW #43ba, some nibbed perfs, cds cancel, Cat $750.

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Third Watermark 1205 U 2d Grey ‘OS’ Varieties comprising perf ‘OS’ Watermark inverted (mild toning, Cat $175), Retouched upper frame at left [1L18] perf ‘OS/NSW’ (rounded corner), also another stamp identified as having ‘BENCE’ flaw but just a shading flaw (no break on ‘P’), Cat $255. (3) 1206 * 2½d Indigo Watermark Inverted BW #11Ca, Cat $275.

1207 * 2½d Indigo Watermark inverted, well centred. BW #11Ca, Cat $275.

1208 * 3d Olive Die I Perf ‘OS’ Watermark inverted BW #12bca, nibbed perf, mint, Cat $400.

1209 F 3d Deep Olive Die I Watermark inverted BW #13a block of 4, lower right unit corner crease and associated small tear, perf reinforcing, very well centred, Stock Exchange Melbourne datestamps, Cat $600+.

1210 ** 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++.

1211 F 6d Ultramarine Substituted cliché - Die IIA BW #19(1)ha, mild even toning, very well centred, part Chief Parcels Office cancel in blue well clear of the frame break, Cat $3,750. Drury Certificate (2016).

1212 V 6d Blue Die IIB CTO BW #20w, Thickened shading lines inside left frame line, Cat $150+.

1213 ** 6d Chestnut TS Harrison - N over M imprint pair, BW #21(3)zc, odd short perf and usual gutter fold, Cat $600+↕. Very fresh appearance.

9d Violet Die II pair with 2d Die I, 1919 use on Victorian Interstate Parcel label.

1214 * 1215 ** 9d Pale Violet Die IIB perf ‘OS’ Harrison two-line ‘N’ over ‘MP’ imprint pair BW #27ba(4)zc, fresh MUH, Cat $550+.

1216 F 9d Violet Die IIB variety Thin-necked kangaroo [3R28] BW #27(3)h, fine used, Cat $250.

1217 V/* 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB Perf ‘OS’ variety Break in north coast of Tasmania CTO BW #33baw(3)h, quite well centred, Cat $90++.

1218 F 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB x2 with varieties ‘LI’ of ‘SHILLING’ deformed [4L11] & ‘1’ for ‘I’ in ‘SHILLING’ [4R38] BW #33(4)h & l, both varieties partly obscured by cds postmarks, Cat $300.

1219 ** 2/- Maroon marginal pair, BW #38, woolly perfs, evenly aged gum, retail $1,250.

1220 F 5/- Grey & Pale Yellow BW #44D, odd short perf.

1221 U 5/- Grey & Yellow variety Ewe-faced kangaroo - State I BW #44(V)f, few nibbed perfs, smudged cds cancel, Cat $650.

1222 F 10/- Brownish-Grey and Deep Aniline Pink BW #48C, well centred, deep colours, lightly cancelled, Cat $1,000.

1223 F 10/- Grey & Deep Aniline Pink Watermark inverted BW #48Ba (SG #43aw) very fine used with ‘PORT KEMBLA/MY2/1922’ datestamp, Cat $3,500 (SG Cat £1,600), retail is higher.

1224 * 10/- Grey & Pink Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type B BW #48x, few nibbed perfs, excellent centring, dulled gum, Cat $350.

1225 U £1 Brown & Blue BW #52, with filled telegraph puncture, repairs at base & upper-left corner, excellent centring, part oval ‘TELEGRAPH OFFICE/GPO BRISBANE’ cancel in blue.

1226 F £1 Olive-Brown & Pale Blue BW #52A, a tad faded, excellent centring, Adelaide registered datestamp, Cat $3,750.

1227 F £1 Brown & Pale Blue Perf ‘OS’ as BW #52b, sadly with a faked ‘OS’ perfin (there is a blind pinhole under the tail of the ‘S’ of the puncture), excellent centring, registration datestamp, Cat $9,000 when genuine.

1228 V £1 Grey CTO with gum, very well centred, BW #53w, Cat $750.

1229 F £2 Black & Rose BW #56A, ironed-out crease & concealed associated fault at base, excellent centring, Gympie (Qld) datestamp, Cat $4,000. Presents very well.

1230 * £2 Purple-Black & Rose Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C, overprint variety Shaved ‘P’ BW #56xf, well centred, Cat $1,000.

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark 1231 ** 9d Violet Perf ‘OS’ interpanneau left marginal block of 4 fresh MUH BW #28b. Some trimmed perfs at right, Cat $1,800 (as MUH singles).

1232 ** 10/- Grey & Pink BW #49, centred to lower left. MUH, Cat $3,000.

1233 * £2 Grey & Rose-Crimson Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D, BW #57x, superb centring, mint, Cat $900.

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - CofA Watermark 1234 ** 6d Chestnut BW #23, marginal block of 10, fresh MUH, Cat $800+.

1235 V 6d Chestnut Overprinted ‘OS’ CTO at Sydney BW #23(OS)w, marginal block of 8, full unmounted gum, Cat $800+.

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9d Violet BW #29 block of 4, some perf blemishes, lower units MUH, Cat $370+.

9d Violet Plate 3 Second State Ash ‘N’ over ‘N’ imprint pair BW #29(3)zc, fresh MUH, Cat $225+.

9d Violet Plate 4 Second State Ash ‘N’ over ‘N’ imprint pair BW #29(4)zc, fresh MUH, Cat $200+.

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) 1240 * 10/- Grey & Pink optd SPECIMEN type C, BW #50x, blunt perf at top, fine mint, Cat $650.

1241 * £1 Grey BW #54, mild stain at upper left, very well centred, Cat $1,000.

1242 F £2 Grey-Black & Crimson BW #58, well centred, neatly cancelled, Cat $750.

AUSTRALIA | Engraved Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1243 **/* Shades Group In Multiples with 1d pale red block of 14 (7x2), 1d rose-red block of 12 (6x2), 1d carmine-red block of 4, 1d bright scarlet marginal blocks of 9 and of 4 both with part imprints, first two items with perf separations, many units are MUH, Cat $500+. (five blocks).

AUSTRALIA | Engraved Issues 1244 * 1d Engraved 1d pale red Plate 1 & 1d carmine-red Plates 2, 3 & 4 imprint blocks of 4 from top of the sheet, some blemishes, Cat $1,175 as imprint blocks of 8.

1245 ** 1d Rose-Red Plate 1 imprint block of 20 [1/4-7,14-17, 24-27, 37-37] with various Retouched frame and segments varieties BW #59(1)z, odd perf separation, stamps are MUH. 1246 ** 1d Carmine-Red plate 4 bottom imprint block of 14 [101-7,111-7] with additional catalogued flaws on units 101,111 & 113, BW #59(4)za,n,p,q, pencilled annotation in margin, MUH, Cat $450++.

AUSTRALIA | Georgian Head Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1247 * 1/4d Mint Selection comprising Single Wmk, SMult P14 (mild stain) & CofA x2, Retail $900. (3) 1248 U 1d Reds (107), 1d green (133), 1½d red (7), on annotated pages with many varieties noted, shades, papers, wmks, few perfins, several pairs, few dated examples, some postmark interest. Generally fine. (Approx 250).

1249 U 1d Reds Accumulation in 30 page stockbook with many shades, papers, dated examples, varieties, Die II (2), Die III (10+), etc, also range of other Heads incl 3d blue (37), 4d blue (7), orange (6), violet (3), olive (21), 5d brown (53), few perf ‘OS’ or ‘OS/NSW’. Mixed condition. (Approx 1,350). (100s) 1250 U 1½d Red Accumulation with many varieties identified, some pmk interest. Mixed condition. (1500++) 1251 */U Watermark Inverted Group of 20 (used x6), noted ½d orange SMW P14 mint, 2d orange ‘OS’ used, 2d red Die I perf ‘OS’ used, 3d blue SMW P14 perf ‘OS’ used, 4d blue mint. Cat c.$1,300.

1252 */U Mint And Used Assortment on stocksheets & album pages including 1d Engraved part imprint block of 6 MUH, mint Single Wmk 4d lemon-yellow, 1/4d x2 (one off-centre), SMult P14 ½d orange Watermark inverted (Cat $250), 3d blue perf ‘OS’ Watermark Inverted x2 (Cat $150 each), SMult P13½x12½ 4½d Die I variety White flaw in left side of right value shield & 1/4d, CofA 1/4d, etc, some condition issues, mostly fine. (approx 130) 1253 U Perf ‘OS’ Selection with Single Wmk to 1/4d, LMult including 1d carmine, No Wmk 1d & 1½d (pinhole), SMult P13½x12½ to 5d (ex 2d brown & 4½d) including 3d Die I, some perf blemishes/faults. (52) 1254 V/U Used Array On Album Pages mostly used with Single Wmk to 1/4d x2 plus perf ‘OS’ CTO, SMult P14 2d, 4d & 1/4d, SMult P13½x12½ 4½d Die II, 1/4d & 1/4d perf ‘OS’ all CTO, condition generally fine. (115) 1255 U Used Group in stock book with c.250 1d reds plus over 200 other values and about 100 early commems. Plenty of shades a few varieties seen in passing, also quite a few which appear to have been collected for their pmk interest with strength in Vic and SA, incls a nice rare Myola, Butcher’s Ridge. (650+) 1256 */U Varieties Group in stock book (mixed mint & used), mainly values from ½d to 2d (excl 1d red) with many varieties including 4d orange Line through FOUR PENCE, Inverted wmks. Good lot for the specialist. (240+) AUSTRALIA | Georgian Head Issues | Official Stamps 1257 * Optd ‘OS’ Selection with SMult P13½x12½ 4d variety Kangaroo’s tongue out BW #116OS(4)e, CofA ½d to 5d, also Roos CofA 6d & 1/- Large Lyrebird; odd mild tone, generallly fine mint, Retail $250+. (8) AUSTRALIA | KGV - Single Watermark 1258 **/* ½d Green Comb Perf Electro 2 ‘CA’ Monogram right corner pair BW #63(2)zb, hinge remnants on monogram unit, adjoining unit MUH, Cat $750.

1259 */U 1d Reds Untidily arranged in stockbook with strength in used, and identified by ‘G’ shades (some appear to be incorrect), selection of varieties, smooth & rough papers, inverted wmks, dated examples, range of perf ‘OS’, few mint incl ‘Secret Mark’ in pair MLH, 1d Die III MUH, etc. Mixed condition. (100s) 1260 * 1d Red Mint Selection with Single Wmk Smooth paper x15, Rough Paper x2 both perf ‘OS’, Die III x2, LMult Wmk x9, various shades, generally fine. (28) 1261 U 1d Red used group in stock book with wide ranges of shades and many varieties including Substituted cliché, Inverted wmks.

Good lot for the specialist. (280) 1262 U 1d Red Die II group of 12 different plate positions in glassine envelopes, all with some duplication, mostly smooth paper. An unusual opportunity for the specialist.

1263 U 1d Red Accumulation on Stockbook including varieties plus Inverted watermark, Die II & perf ‘OS’ examples, certain to be some shade interest. (1400+) 1264 U 1d Reds on annotated pages incl smooth & rough papers, shades, Die II (30+), inverted wmks, many minor varieties, ‘RA joined, run ‘N’, etc, retouches, re-entries, several ‘OS’ perfins, few multiples, pmks incl range of TPO’s, etc. Generally fine. (500+) 1265 U 1d Reds on Hagners incl perf ‘OS’ (225+), ‘OS/NSW’ (35+), many shades, papers, several dated examples, few inverted wmks, etc.

Generally fine. (Approx 300).

1266 U 1d Reds on 54 Hagners with many shades, papers, some varieties, many dated examples, etc. Hours of fun. (100s) 1267 1d Reds in 64 page Lighthouse stockbook where some attempt has been made to sort these into date order and shade, (not always correct), plus another 1,000+ neatly arranged on the album pages. Worth inspection. Generally fine. (1,400++) 1268 U 1d Reds Accumulation with 400+ neatly arranged on Hagners plus 48 horizontal pairs, 29 vertical pairs & 3 strips of 3. Postmark interest. Generally fine. (550+).

1269 U 1d Reds on 29 Hagners with some sorted into date order, plus selection of Die IIs (19), various shades, papers, few varieties, etc, some postmark interest. Generally fine. (Approx 500).

1270 U 1d Reds crammed haphazardly into thin stockbook with shades, smooth & rough papers, postmarks, dated copies, varieties. Mixed condition. (100s) 1271 U 1d Reds shoved into stockbook with smooth & rough papers, shades, Die II incl (approx 50), few Die IIIs, some dated examples, pmks. Mixed condition. (300++) 1272 U 1d Reds in large stockbook with numerous varieties identified, some stating their positions, shades, papers, selection of Die IIs (approx 100), few 1d greens (mixed wmks), dated examples, some postmark interest. Inspection recommended. Mixed condition.

(100s) 1273 U 1d Reds Untidily arranged accumulation in thin stockbook with many ‘G’ shades, dated examples, papers, varieties, etc, plus few mint 1d reds & greens. Mixed condition. (100s)

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 13th May 2016 1d Reds Arranged By Month from August 1914 through to December 1918 with numerous shades, papers, few varieties. Mixed condition. (100s) 1d Reds Accumulation in Chinese stockbook incl shades, papers, varieties, perf ‘OS’ (100+), many Queensland pmks, some dated.

Mixed condition. (100s) 1d Reds Accumulation in stockbook mostly 1917-18 dates sorted into month order, shades, postmarks, etc. Generally fine. (100s) 1d Reds Accumulation in Chinese stockbook incl many shades, papers, varieties, some dated examples, etc. Mixed condition.

(Approx 1,200).

1d Reds Accumulation in Chinese stockbook incl varieties, shades, papers, inverted wmks, Die II (40+, incl pair), etc. Generally fine.

(1,200) 1d Reds arranged by date order from March 1915 to 1922 with many shades, etc. Generally fine. (800++) 1d Reds Accumulation in Stockbook with variety and shade potential. Always popular. (1,450+) 1d Bright Brown-Red (G24) deeper brown hue with the distinctive ‘flat brown’ ultra violet reaction BW #71O, used, Cat $250.

1d Pink (G28) BW #71T, light gum bends, well centred, MUH, Cat $600. Drury Certificate 2015.

1d Deep Carmine-Pink (G29) BW #G29, ‘[6]FE18’ datestamp, Cat $100. Starling Certificate (2014).

1d Carmine-Red (G31) strip of 4 from base of sheet, part Harrison imprint & variety ‘RA’ Joined BW #71Y(4)j, couple of tears in sheet margin, MUH, Cat $215+. Drury Certificate (2006).

1d Red mint group with smooth paper x10 (single-lined perf x1) and rough paper x4 (‘OS’ x2). Range of unchecked shades. (14) 1d Rose-Pink Rough Paper (G67) BW #72H(1)i BW #71(1)i, mild edge toning, used, Cat $175+. Drury Certificate (2015).

1d Red with variety Dot before right ‘1’ [VI/21] BW #71(3)f, Burnie (Tas) datestamp, well clear of the flaw.

1d Carmine-Red (G31) Plate 3 Harrison one-line imprint pair with variety White flaw in right frame opposite emu’s feet 71(3)zf, few small gum bubbles, Cat $1,000 (as a mounted block of 4).

1d Red Secret mark, BW #71(4)d, MVLH. Described by the vendor as dull rose pink. Plus 1d carmine-rose LMW, Cat $150+ 1d Deep Aniline Scarlet Rough Paper (G60) BW #72A block of 4, MUH, Cat $200+.

1d Rosine Rough Paper Perf ‘OS’ BW #72, unusual ribbed gum, MUH, Cat $625.

1d Damson Rough Paper (G70½) BW #72K, fine used, Cat $200. Drury Certificate (2011).

1d Carmine-Rose Rough Paper (G74) perf ‘OS’ BW #72bb block of 4, lower units MUH, fresh multiple, Cat $350+.

1d Red Rough Paper Perf ‘OS’ from Plate 2 Substituted clichés Die II & I [IV/34, 35] BW #72(2)ja,ka. Appear common shades, Die I with rounded corners at base. Good cds examples, Cat $250 (as most common shade). (2) 1½d Brown Die I Well presented selection of varieties on album pages, identified by plate position & usually accompanied by blownup illustrations of each flaw. (32) 1½d Varieties on Cover comprising 1½d Brown [1] Electro 12 flaw Spot at extreme right of beard [12R8] on cover to UK tied by Sydney Repatriation slogan cancel; also 1½d red [2] Electro 15 flaw Small flaw at junction of frame and left side of crown [15L48] in a vertical pair tied by Murrayville (Vic) datestamp; [3] Electro 18 flaw Blurred flaw to right of heel cutting through leg [18L34], tied by Leura (NSW) datestamp; [4] Electro 25 variety ‘PQSTAGE’ flaw [25R29] tied by Coff’s Harbour datestamp. (4) 1½d Brown Die I Perf ‘OS’ with unlocated constant variety White flaw obliterating emu’s rear foot [C130], BW #85(U)g. Woolly perfs at top, corner Queensland cds, cat $1,000 (twice normal).

1½d Brown Die I variety Cracked electro through emu’s feet to right frame (c170a) BW #85(U)n, postmark slightly impinging upon the flaw, Cat $750.

1½d Bright Red-Brown Die I variety Cracked electro - through Roo’s legs to oval [12R22] BW #87(12)n, corner fault, postmarks clear of the flaw, Cat $400.

1½d Green Die I printed on Very coarse mesh paper BW #88a, characteristic yellowish gum, fine mint, Cat $600.

1½d Green Electro 1 with Cracked electro [12R22] BW #88(12)l cat $400. Per ACCC of NSW catalogue this is clearly the 3rd state of the crack. Firm strike cds part of Melbourne machine cancel clear of the flaw.

1½d Red Die I Electros 17-18 Flaw Study on Album Pages including ACSC listed varieties for Electro 17 x16 including Retouched SW corner states [L24] x5, Substituted cliché [R27] & Large white flaw on King’s neck [R49] x2 and Electro 18 x12; plus many more plated flaws, some extensively annotated, a little duplication, generally fine, listed varieties alone Cat $500+. (148) 1½d Red Die I Electro 19 Flaw Study on Album Page with ASCS listed flaws BW #(19)d x2,e,f,h x2,i x2,j x3,k x3,l,m x4,n & o, many of the flaws with extensive annotations, condition generally fine, listed varieties alone Cat $1,000+. (36) 1½d Red Die I Electros 21-22 Flaw Study on Album Pages with ACSC listed varieties for Electro 21 BW #89(21)d x4,f x3,g x2,h x2,i,j x2 & k,l x2,m x4,n x2,p&q, and Electro #(22)d x3,e x3,f x2,g x2,h,i x6, jx4,k x3,l x4,m,n,o x2,p x2,r x2,s x8 (various states) & u, extensive annotations for many of the flaws, condition mostly fine, listed varieties alone Cat $1,000+. (87) 1½d Red Die I Electro 22 right pane interpanneau horiz block of 6 [22R43-6/49-51] (one lower unit MUH) with ACSC varieties Eight wattles retouch and PQSTAGE [22R44-5], BW #89(22)s,q, ACCC of NSW varieties in posns 43 (1st state), 50 (1st state) and 51.

Hinge remains, a very fresh and desirable positional block. (6) 1½d Pink Die I scarce pink shade double variety lightly hinged horizontal pair with Eight wattles retouch - State III and PQSTAGE [22R44 & 45] BW #89(22)sb,q. Well centred and very fresh, scarce shade extrapolated cat c$1,650↕. [PLUS common scarlet shade pair with exactly the same varieties BW #89A(22)sb,q cat a mere $55] (4) 1½d Red Die I with variety Cracked electro from middle of King’s neck to emu’s foot [23R44] BW #89(23)r, some edge toning, cds cancel mostly clear of the flaw, Cat $300.

1½d Red Die I Electros 23-24 Flaw Study on Album Pages with ACSC listed varieties for Electro 23 BW #(23)d x5,f x2,g,h x3,i x2,j,k,l x5,n x2,p x3,s,t x2,u x4, Electro #(24)d x4,e x2,f (Cracked electro),g x2,i x4,j,k,l x2,m x2,n x2,o,q x4; many of the flaws extensively annotated, condition generally fine, listed varieties alone, Cat $850+. (114) 1½d Red Die I with unlocated constant variety Cracked electro through right value tablet to right frame BW #89(U)n, machine cancel clear of the flaw, Cat $600.

1½d Red Die I common shade with unlocated constant variety Cracked electro through RVT to right frame [H205] BW #89(U)n.

Small perf blemishes noted for accuracy, Nov 1924 Sydney cds (so can’t be later than Electro 18). All these cracked electros are scarce.

2d Orange Die I with Cracked electro through base of left wattle [3L19] BW #95(3)g, Cat $500. This first state much scarcer than State II. [ACSC incorrectly allocates this variety to 3R19.]

2d Orange Die I with unlocated constant variety Cracked electro vertically through right side [A27] BW #95(U)m, trimmed perfs at top right, Cat $600.

2d Red Die I and 2d orange (quite off-centre), both with Watermark inverted perf ‘OS’, BW #96a,95a, Cat $400.

2d Red-Brown Die I BW #97A block of 6 (3x2), few minor tones on gum MUH, also 2d deep red-brown block of 4 mounted mint, Cat $500+.

4d Violet used varieties, Lower left frame worn x2, Splintered SW corner & perf ‘OS/NSW’ Thin FOU of FOUR retouch (largely corrected by makeready and rare), BW #111(1)i,k(2)ea, Cat $440. (5) 4d Violet variety Line through FOUR PENCE retouched (thin FOUR PENCE) [2R12] BW #111A(2)ra. With some woolly perfs, very light hinge traces, regummed, fresh colour, Cat $800 (SG #64b cat £450). Popular variety with the fuzzy flaw above RVT to margin less pronounced (prob owing to make-ready). [A CTO example was knocked down for $575 plus premium in Hardy KGV sale]

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4d Blue Cooke Plates BW #112 block of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $600+.

4d Blue Cooke Plates Perf ‘OS’ prob dull ultramarine shade, variety Thin FOUR PENCE later state (deteriorated) [2R12] BW #112(2)rb. Appears BSAP’s third state, indistinct corner cds and evidence of cleaning. Very scarce Cat $900 (2x normal).

1319 ** 4d Olive variety Roo’s tongue out [4L25] BW #114(4)e, being the lower-left unit of a well centred block of 4, MUH, Cat $400+.

1320 **/* 5d Chestnut Die I Smooth Paper Comb Perf SE corner ‘JBC’ monogram double variety pair [1R59&60]. Quite a pale shade prob ACSC #123Azb. Right unit MUH, left unit and selvedge light hinge traces, very fresh, Cat $1,250.

1321 ** 1/4d Greenish Blue perf ‘OS’ marginal, BW #128ba.

1322 * 1/4d Greenish Blue Perf ‘OS’ BW #128ba, lightly hinged with unplated light Vertical scratch in top margin over right wattles, Cat $175 as normal; also 5d line perf with faked ‘OS’ perfin, MUH. (2) 1323 * 1/4d Greenish Blue with Thick 1 at right [1R57] BW #128Bn. Couple slightly short perfs, fresh colour, Cat $400.

1324 * 1/4d Greenish Blue Mullett imprint pair, some toning, mint, Cat $3,500 (as an imprint block of 4).

1325 * 1/4d Greenish Blue three mint, BW #131, mixed centring, Cat $450. (3) AUSTRALIA | KGV - Large Multiple Watermark 1326 ** ½d Green Thin paper marginal block of 4 with varieties SW corner broken & Retouching shading in oval and flaw on head BW #65ac(7)d&e, fresh MUH, Cat $1,000+, plus premium for the flaws.

1327 * ½d Green variety Thin fraction [5R43] BW #65(d) in a marginal block of 6 (2x3), Cat $200+.

1328 ** 1d Carmine-Rose (G104) BW #74A, block of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $280+.

1329 **/* 1½d Black-Brown Die I Watermark inverted BW #84a block of 8 [2L37-40, 43-46], six units MUH, Cat $550+.

1330 **/* 1½d Black-Brown Die I Watermark inverted strip of 6 [2L31-36], four central units MUH, Cat $400+.

1331 U 1½d Brown Flaw Study on Album Pages with flaws from various Electros including ACSC listed #86(4)i, (7)n, (8)j, l&o and (12)k, most flaws extensively annotated. (14) AUSTRALIA | KGV - No Watermark 1332 ** 1½d Red Die I Perf ‘OS/NSW’ pair, fresh MUH, Cat $400+ (as a Perf ‘OS’ pair).

AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14 1333 F ½d Orange Perf ‘OS’ variety Cut in left wattles and top of crown [8R10] BW #67ba(8)r in a horizontal pair, Cat $1,750.

1334 **/* ½d Orange Electro 8 Mullett impirnt block of 4 with variety Break in top frame left of crown [9L60] BW #67(9)z, hinged in central gutter (upper units just touched), lower units MUH, Cat $250+.

1335 **/* 1d Green Mullett imprint block of 8 with RA joined, Ferns & Kangaroo’s tongue out, translucent paper, BW #80(4)z, MUH x4, Cat $500+ as ordinary paper.

1336 ** 4d Olive BW #115, fresh MUH, Cat $325.

1337 U 4d Olive group of 10, (perf ‘OS’ x6), BW #115,b, typical centring of ‘OS’ is poor, odd small fault, Cat $840.

1338 * 4d Greenish Olive + 1d green both perf ‘OS’, tied by Elizabeth St, Melbourne cds to 1929 (6 Mar) registered cover to Mortlake.

AUSTRALIA | KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½ 1339 ** 1d Green Die II-II BW #81(1)i block of 4, MUH, Cat $400+.

1340 **/* 1d Green Die II-I pairs BW #81(1)ia x2 in block of 4, lower units MUH, Cat $230+.

1341 * 1d Green Die II Perf ‘OS’ BW #81(1)ib, very well centred, MVLH, Cat $350.

1342 ** 3d Blue Die II Perf ‘OS’ BW #108b corner block of 4, very mild toing on gum, hinged in upper sheet margin only, stamps MUH, Cat $360.

1343 ** 4½d Violet Die I block of 8 from base of left pane with varieties Defective ‘G’ of ‘POSTAGE’ [1L56] & White flaw on ‘S’ of ‘AUSTRALIA [1L58] BW #120m&n, hinged in sheet margin only, stamps fresh MUH, Cat $1,450+.

1344 ** 5d Orange-Brown Die II BW #126 block of 4 from the top the pane, hinged in marginal selvedge only, stamps MUH, Cat $500+.

1345 **/* 5d Orange-Brown Die II BW #126 upper-right corner block of 4, perf re-inforcement in upper margin only, faint bends, three units MUH, Cat $435+.

1346 **/* 5d Orange-Brown Die II Ash ‘N’ over ‘N’ imprint block of 4 BW #126z, upper units MVLH, lower units MUH, Cat $475.

1347 ** 1/4d Greenish Blue BW #130, marginal MUH, Cat $750. Very fresh.

AUSTRALIA | KGV - CofA Watermark 1348 ** 3d Blue Die II block of 4 BW #109.

Lots 1490 & 1492: Postage Due Plate Number Blocks.

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Session 3 will commence at 3:30pm AUSTRALIA | Other Pre-Decimals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1349 **/*/V 1914-65 On Album Pages mostly mint including 1914 Engraved Kooka CTO, 1928 Kooka M/S (faults), 1/- Large Lyrebird plus CTO 1/- optd ‘OS’, 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d optd ‘OS’ CTO, 1932 Harbour Bridge set (5/- hinge thin), Vic Centenary (both perfs), Macarthur, ANZAC & Jubilee sets, Robes Thick & Thin Papers, Arms (10/- to £2 MUH), Navigators 7/6d to £2 MUH, some described items with condition issues so conservative estimate applied. (few 100s).

1350 **/* 1940-1970 Mint Collection with many pairs and blocks of 4, with KGVI & QEII coil pairs, QEII booklet panes, plus lots of ACSC listed lesser flaws catalogued between $20-$50, other useful oddments including 10/- Arms (MUH), £sd Navigators 4/- to 7/6d plus £2.

Good lot with potential for further specialist development. (100s) 1351 ** 1959-65 4d Or 5d Complete Sheets comprising 1959 4d Self-Government 1963 5d Export with variety Retouched ‘IA’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [ShB 4/4], 1964 5d First Airmail & Xmas, 1965 5d Churchill & Hargrave with variety Kink in outer vertical line of tailfin [RtSh 3/3] & Xmas, fresh MUH. (7 Sheets).

1352 ** Plate Number Selection with 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d blocks of 4 comprising Plate ‘2’ (toned), ‘4’ x2, ‘5’ & ‘6’, 3d Plate ‘1’ singles x2, 2/- Plate 1 singles x2 all mounted in margins only (stamps MUH); also a small selection of other KGV Plate Nos. (16 items).

1353 V/U Used Collection In Two Albums with useful CTO issues including 6d Engraved Kooka, 2d & 3d Kingsord Smith optd ‘OS’, 1/Lyrebird x2 (one optd ‘OS’), Vic Centenary P10½ set, also postally used issues including Macarthur & ANZAC sets, Robes Thick Paper 5/- to £1, Navigators set, etc; also a few early decimal sets; condition variable, many are fine. (100s) 1354 V** 1963-65 Specimen Folder in black/green imprinted ‘C.11841/63’ containing CTO values to 5/- Navigators, ‘SPECIMEN’ overprints on 7/6d to £2 Navigators MUH, plus AAT x5 values and Cocos 1963 set CTO, very fine condition. (35 stamps).

AUSTRALIA | Other Pre-Decimals 1355 ** 1928 3d Kookaburra perf ‘OS’ Inverted. Rare.

1356 * 1929-38 3d Airmail Type B Perf ‘OS’ BW #135b x4 plus Kingsford Smith 6d Air optd ‘OS’ #144(OS) x2 on 1933 (16 Sep) OHMS cover to Perth tied by Port Hedland datestamps, slightly reduced at top. Rare & desirable combination franking.

1357 */** 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d Plate Nos 1-8, three sets in top left corner blocks of 4, (one set is mounted in margins). BW #141z-zg, Cat $720. (96) 1931 Kingsford Smith issues on cover with [1] 2d plus 6d pair & single and 3d Airmail on cover from Cummock (NSW) to UK 1358 * endorsed “By Air all the Way”; [2] Northern Territory to Switzerland by air to Sydney thence by surface to destination with 2d x2 & 3d tied by Katherine datestamp; [3] 6d, 3d & 2d tied by Canberra City FCT datestamp on airmail cover to Darwin; [4] 3d solo paying surface rate to USA: [5] 3d pair tied by Darwin datestamp endorsed “with the Marella/via Java” to Switzerland. Nice usage group. (5) 1359 ** 1931 6d Airmail Ash imprint block of 6 BW #144zd, MUH Cat $325.

1360 ** 1931 6d Air Mail Service Optd ‘OS’ BW #144(S) top marginal block of 20 (5x4), few perf separations, fresh MUH, Cat $1,000+.

1361 V 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge complete set plus optd ‘OS’ 2d & 3d all CTO, also 2d & 3d with part 5th Australian Philatelic Exhibition ‘22MR32’ first day datestamps in red, with or without gum. (8) 1362 **/* 1932 2d Sydney Harbour Bridge right marginal Plate 3 (3 dots) block of 4 with lower pair MUH, BW #146zc. Light selvedge stain, otherwise fresh appearance.

1363 * 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge tiny gum thin, BW #148, Cat $550.

1364 U 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge BW #148, very well centred, parcels cancel, Cat $500.

1365 V 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge CTO BW #148, Cat $300.

1366 V 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge CTO, with gum, BW #148w, Cat $300.

1367 V 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge CTO. BW #148w, Cat $300.

1368 V 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge CTO. BW #148w, Cat $300.

1369 V 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge CTO. 1370 ** 1932 6d Large Kookaburra BW #150 block of 9, couple minor gum bends, fresh MUH, Cat $225+.

1371 F 1932 1/- Large Lyrebird Overprinted ‘OS’ with large thick violet ‘OS’ ovpt, NSW cancel with indistinct date.

1372 ** 1934 1/- Victoria Centenary P10½ Ash imprint pair BW #153z, MUH, Cat $550 (as an imprint block of 4).

1373 * 1934 1/- Victoria Centenary P11½ BW #156 plus 1/- SA Centenary, 3d Cable, 3d Airmail & 6d Kingsford-Smith tied by Air Mail Sydney datestamp paying airmail double-rate on 1937 (Jun 29) cover to UK. Gorgeous five-colour franking.

1374 * 1934 9d Macarthur BW #160 plus the 2d, 3d and two other 2d commems tied on 1934 (Dec 7) 1/6d airmail cover flown to England stamps tied by ‘GLASS HOUSE MTS/DE34/QUEENSLAND’ cds. The 9d Macarthur alone Cat $350 on cover.

1934 9d Macarthur BW #160, plus 3d Airmail x3 tied by Melbourne machine cancel, paying airmail rate to UK, some peripheral 1375 * aging. Scarce on cover.

1936 SA Centenary frankings on commercial airmail covers comprising [1] 1937 (Jan 11) to UK with 1/- & 3d x2 tied by Cowes (Vic) 1376 * datestamp; [1] 1937 (Jan 12) to Germany endorsed ‘Australia-Italy’ with 3d plus 1/6d Hermes tied by Melbourne Ship Mail Room datestamp.

1377 * 1936 1/- South Australia Centenary BW #173 plus 6d Large Kooka tied by Melbourne datestamp on 1936 (8 Dec) airmail cover to England, Cat $200 on cover. Fine item.

1378 * 1938-41 2d Red KGVI Die II coil pair with Uniformly large holes BW #188bh tied two strikes ‘MIL.P.O.ROYAL PARK.N.2./6JE40/ VIC-AUST’ alongside provisional reg label. Central fold doesn’t detract from a very scarce usage, Cat $800↕.

1379 ** 1937-41 3d Blue KGVI Die IA marginal block of 6 (2x3), BW #192, Retail c$2,100; a scarce fresh block.

1380 ** 1938-52 5d Ram P13½x14 McCracken imprint block of 4 BW #200za signed “W.C.G. McCracken/22.6.45” in black ink, lower units MUH. Rare.

1381 ** 1938-49 Thick Paper Robes £1 ASH imprint block of 4, BW #216z, Cat $750.

1382 ** 1940 AIF 1d to 6d set BW #218-21 in marginal blocks of 12, fresh MUH. (4 blocks).

1383 ** 1942 1½d Green QE gutter block of 8 from top showing portion (as always found) of Plate Nº 19 without crack at base of figures, BW #227za, MUH, Cat $4,000.

1384 * 1946 1/- Mitchell on-cover usage comprising [1] on 1947 cover with 6d Small Kooka paying 1/6d airmail rate to Allied Soviet Zone in Germany & [2] on 1948 cover to Scotland with 3d KGVI, 2½d Farrer pair & 1d QE paying 1/9d registered airmail rate.

1385 ** 1951 3d Scarlet KGVI coil roll stated to contain 205 pairs with 41 joined pairs. Retail as pairs A$4,100. (410) 1386 U/D 1951-53 KGVI 3d green with striking paper fold prior to printing, also QE 1953 3½d on piece showing spectacular white flaw resulting from foreign object on printing plate. (2) 1387 ** 1951 3d Green KGVI coil roll stated to contain 146 pairs with 28 joins, BW #252bd, Cat $5,840. (292) 1388 **/* 1951-53 3d Green KGVI Gutter imprint block of 8 - repaired tear and reinforced showing portion of Plate Nº 6, BW #252zk, four MUH, Cat $5,000.

1389 * 1948-53 1/3d Hereford Bull on registered parcel label from Miller’s Point. Very rare solo franking.

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 13th May 2016 1949 10/- Arms Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ BW #269x with additional CTO corner datestamp, toned perf, with gum. Extremely scarce. [ACSC states at page 6/211 “At least one example of the SPECIMEN overprint is known with cto postmark applied inadvertently.”]

1391 * 1949 £1 Arms optd ‘SPECIMEN’ BW #270x variety Overprint misplaced 5mm down & 5mm to the left, MLH. Very few examples have been recorded.

1392 * 1949 £1 Arms optd ‘SPECIMEN’ BW #270x with faked ‘O’ for ‘C’ in the ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint (as BW #270xc), hinge remnants. Well executed and a handy reference item.

1393 ** 1949-50 £2 Arms Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ with variety Roller flaw below ‘E’ of ‘POSTAGE’ BW #271dx, fresh MUH. Rare.

1394 ** 1949-50 Arms £2 No Imprint block of 4, fresh MUH, BW #271zd, Cat $1,500.

1395 * 1953 Produce Food frankings on small covers comprising [1] 1953 to USA with 3d strip of 4, 3½d strip of 3 plus 1½d QM paying correct 2/- airmail rate; [2] overpaid airmail cover to UK with 3d block of 6, 3½d block of 4 plus two singles.

1396 * 1953 3½d Young Farmers variety Vignette slightly misplaced downwards, MLH. 1397 U 1954 3½d Royal Visit variety Curved lines retouched in front of ‘AUSTRALIA’ BW #308f, Cat $400. Very rare.

1398 ** 1954 3½d Red Cross Plate 3 without dashes bottom left corner block of 4, BW #312zj, MUH. 1399 * 1956 2/- Olympics BW #335 x2 tied by Sydney machine cancel paying double rate on 1957 cover to UK, one stamp with unlisted variety Water lilies over ‘2s’ in lower-right corner, fine condition.

1400 * 1959-64 Flowers on cover commercial usage comprising [1] 3/- Waratah strip of 3 tied by Sydney machine cancel to small cover paying quadruple rate to UK; [2] 2/3d White Wattles strip of 3 paying triple-rate to Germany. Very scarce frankings, particularly the 3/- strip. (2) 1959-65 3/- Waratah BW #372 pair plus QEII 2d tied by Bankstown (NSW) datestamps paying postage due on 1963 Dunlopillo 1401 * business reply card.

1402 ** 1961-64 5/- Cattle cream & white papers BW #373A&C, fresh MUH. 1403 ** 1963-65 5d QEII Green Booklet Stamps complete sheet of 288, Plate 1 (without dashes) at top centre, few small tears on right edge (well clear of stamps), fresh MUH. Just 1,500 sheets were issued.

1404 ** 1964 5d Air Mail Anniversary corner block of 16 with variety Re-entry to second ‘A’ of AUSTRALIA and back of fuselage of plane, fresh MUH, SG #370a, Cat £275+.

AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1405 ** 1966-2007 Collection complete in Seven Seas hingeless albums x7, with additional pages for perf changes, paper types, peel & stick, ‘SPECIMEN’ overprints, and various configurations for se-tenant issues & sheetlets, etc. Very expensive to duplicate, albums alone retail $1,000+. (1,000s) 1406 ** Selection MUH with [1] 1968 Soil & Medical top marginal gutter block of 4 incl Needle in thumb [RP 2/1] BW #490z; [2] 1970 Cook MS optd ANPEX incl Double spear on 30c stamp; [3] 1980 Eastern Yellow Robin NW corner marginal block 10 (2x5) with a large Doctor blade flaw cutting sharply through left column of 5 units; [4] 1994 Aviation Feats 45c BW #1763-4 sheetlet of 25 with serial no ‘1666’ in black cat $120 (2002 - over 12 years ago); [5] New Zealand America’s Cup sheetlet of ten 45c Team New Zealand optd Victory 1995 SG #1883 x10. Nice colourful lot. (5) AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues 1407 * 1966-71 Fish & Bird Definitives on cover usage predominatly commercial including 7c Humbug Fish solo franking on covers England or USA, 8c Coral Fish solo to USA, also aerogramme usage, make-up or combination frankings with commemorative issues, good variety of rates and destinations. (25) 1408 * 1966-71 QEII Defintives on-cover usages including 1967 4c red on Melbourne local cover with ‘ACCIDENTALLY DAMAGED BY/ STAMP CANCELLING MACHINE’, 1967 4c solo on registered Melbourne local cover with ‘DEBIT DOCKET/ISSUED’, 1967 4c coil strip of 3 surface to Hungary, 1972 7c solo on taxed cover to UK, handstamp, also taxed covers, registered and certified mail, makeup usage, postal stationery uprates and philatelic usage. (47) 1409 **/U 1966-73 1c-7c Definitives annotated study with singles, blocks, varieties identified, flaws, helecon reactions, shades, weak entries, retouches, experimental papers, etc. A very difficult group to assemble. BW #436-47. (525) 1410 * 1966-68 30c Ibis BW #459 strip of 3 (one stamp damaged) tied by Bankstown (NSW) datestamps paying postage due on 1966 Dunlopillo business reply card.

1411 1966-72 Navigators usage collection for all values to $1 used mostly to UK in combination with other decimal and/or Navigator issues including 1968 (?) with $1 & 50c, 1970 registered with 75c plus 10c Fish, 1971 with $1 plus 20c Seacraft, 1972 registered with $1 & 50c plus QEII 5c, 1972 registered with 75c plus 10c oil, condition variable. (27) 1412 * 1966-72 40c Navigators BW #460 plus 30c Ibis & 4c Gynaecology pair tied by Bankstown (NSW) datestamps paying postage due on 1967 Dunlopillo business reply card.

1413 ** 1966-72 50c Dampier BW #461 complete sheet of 100, fresh MUH, Cat $1, 500+. Rarely offered.

1414 * 1966-72 50c Dampier BW #461 strip of 3 plus 30c Bird and 10c & 8c Fish tied by Bankstown (NSW) datestamps paying postage due on 1968 Dunlopillo business reply card. Very scarce multiple on cover.

1415 ** 1966-72 50c Dampier top left corner block of 12 (2x6) showing complete Plate number ‘1’ at left with perf pip, BW #461z. Cat $275+ as block of four.

1416 ** 1966-72 50c Dampier Plate -2- top right block of 14, BW #461zb, Cat $275 as block of 4.

1417 ** 1966-74 75c Navigator vertical marginal gutter block of 4, folded in gutter [Brusden-White states ‘... most if not all of which appear have been folded prior to distribution to post offices.’] BW #462ca, Cat $300. (4) 1418 */** 1966-74 75c Cook vertical gutter pair, (lower unit MUH) folded in gutter, BW #462ca. [Brusden-White states ‘.. most if not all of which appear have been folded prior to distribution to post offices.’]

1419 ** 1966-74 Navigators 75c to $4 optd ‘SPECIMEN’, fresh MUH, Cat $100.

1420 ** 1966 Navigators 75c and $1 marginal examples, with 15mm ‘SPECIMEN’ overprints BW #462xb & 463xa, fresh MUH, Cat $280.

1421 ** 1966-74 $1 Flinders detailed study showing various upper & lower frame breaks [R9/3,10/3 pairs (4)], recuts, ‘damaged letters’ with ‘LIND’ of Flinders, and ‘N’ of Flinders in corner block of 6, marginal pair showing ‘Hole in Sea’, vertical marginal strip of 4 [R8/4] showing ‘Broken lower left corner, also 40c Tasman gutter block of 8 with each pair showing ‘skipped perf’. (29 MUH, 11 cds) BW #463, Cat $.

1422 * 1966-74 $1 Flinders $1 Navigators BW #463 plus 50c Navigators & 5c Bird tied by Bankstown (NSW) datestamps paying postage due on 1968 Dunlopillo business reply card.

1423 ** 1966-74 $1 Flinders showing Extensive recut between sails & eyes [ShB L10/1] in corner block of 4. BW #463h, Cat $80.

1424 * 1967 25c Christmas BW #479 solo franking on 1968 (Feb 3) airmail cover to UK. 1425 1969 Primary Industries set in complete sheets of 100 BW #503-6, 7c & 20c sheets with the listed varieties BW 503d&e & 505d-g, fresh MUH. Seldom offered as a complete set. (4 sheets).

1426 *** 1969 5c Flight Strip of Three the central unit inscribed ‘CAPT.WRIGLEY, POINT COOK-DARWIN’ signed by pilot Captain “H.N. Wrigley”, also a PO Pack advertising leaflet also signed by him.

1427 ** 1970 Royal Visit complete sheets of 100 comprising 5c with RP column 5 variety Top of tiara extends beyond top frame BW #519d and 30c with all the listed retouch varieties [RP 3/1, 4/2 & 7/3] BW #520d-f, both sheets fresh MUH. 1428 ** 1970 30c Cook Bicentenary Miniature Sheets privately optd for Tullamarine Airport opening, 1973 Eucharisitc Congress & 1977 Royal Visit plus one perforated M/S, fresh MUH. (4)

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1970-74 Floral Coils on-cover usage selection, most make-up, multi-frankings or philatelic usage including 1971 airmail to UK 1972 5c + 7c Telegraph surface mail to Hungary, 1971 5c & 2c strips of 5 paying 35c airmail rate to UK, 1977 to UK with 5c x9 paying 45c airmail rate. (18) 1430 * 1970 Famous Australians set of 4 in booklet panes of 6 BW #548ya-551ya on separate airmail covers to Germany. Scarce.

1971-72 Animals 12c & 18c BW #560-61 paying airmail rate on 1971 (Oct 6) airmail cover to UK. 1431 * 1432 * 1971-72 Animals 24c BW #562 plus 10c Oil & QEII 1c paying airmail rate on 1972 (Feb 14) cover to England.

1971-72 Animals usage selection with solo frankings 1972 12c to NZ, 1971 18c on PPC & 18c greetings card rate both to England; 1433 * also 1971 with 24c plus 6c RSPCA & QEII 6c to England, 1972 with 12c x2 plus 6c Famous Australians airmail to USA, 1972 7c stationery envelope to England uprated with 18c plus 10c Oil. (6) 1434 ** 1971 Christmas cream paper block of 25.

1435 * 1972 Prime Ministers 7c Andrew Fisher booklet pane BW #586ca tied by slogan cancel to 1972 airmail cover to UK. Scarce commercial usage paying correct 35c rate.

1436 1978 Famous Australian Aviators - Hawker with Yellow and black misplaced BW #790c. A fresh right marginal block of 4 from the only known sheet with this spectacular shift, Cat $300 each (2002).

1437 * 1978 45c Trees plus 55c Lotus Bird paying airmail rate to UK. Hard-to-find value on cover.

1438 ** 1978-79 20c Little Grebe marginal block of 4 with Yellow omitted (beak & eye), very fine fresh MUH, BW #805cb, Cat $1,000.

[With normal block for comparison.] (8) 1439 F 1982 60c Whale Trial Printing BW #930E(1) fine used with others and tied to parcel piece by small part cds of Tooronga (ex inadvertent usage in 1985 by a well-known Melbourne stamp auctioneer).

1440 ** 1984 30c Nordic Skiing with, as per ACSC, Black, magenta and yellow omitted which is qualified in footnote as In addition has superimposed a print of the Slalom design lacking the cyan colour, BW #1036c, Cat $400. Very striking - with normal for comparison. (2) 1441 ** 1985-88 33c Leafy Sea-Dragon BW #1048 vertical strip of 4 Misperforated, the accompanying RPSV Certificate (2012) stating ‘deep blue-green colour missing from the first unit & partly missing from the second unit’ & ‘stamps are genuine with varieties as noted’, MUH. Striking flaw not listed by BW or Pierron.

1442 ** 1994-97 Kangaroos & Koalas Roll Stamps 1st Sprintpac Cambec reprint imperf marginal block of 24 (6x4) right unit of top 2 rows Koalas in Tree, right unit of bottom 2 rows Pair of Kangaroos. Unrecorded by BW which only records imperf strips from the 4th reprint.

Rare, status uncertain.

1443 ** 1994-97 Kangaroos & Koalas Roll Stamps Cambec SNP 2nd reprint marginal block of 24 (6x4) with ‘ONLY/10/...’ tab at right, surplus paper removed. Unrecorded by BW which only records imperf strips from the 4th reprint. Rare, status uncertain.

1444 ** 1994-97 Kangaroos & Koalas Roll Stamps Cambec SNP 2nd reprint marginal block of 24 (6x4) with ‘ONLY/25/...’ tab at left, surplus paper removed. Unrecorded by BW which only records imperf strips from the 4th reprint. Rare, status uncertain.

1445 ** 1994 ATM Sheetlet Trial Printing Sheetlet of 45c x20 with Kangaroo facing left BW #1784E(1), Cat $500. Seldom offered.

1446 ** 1995 Centenary of Cinema imperf marginal strip of 5 with ‘All five Cinema/...’ tab at left, couple of creases. BW reports the existance of an unguillotined block of 10. Rare.

1447 ** 2007 Modernist Architecture Limited Edition Imperf Sheets both left & right panes with certificates in their original Australia Post storage & wrappings. (2) AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues | Exhibition Collectables 1448 B 2012 Kokoda Booklet overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in black, limited edition numbered #1 of 500.

AUSTRALIA | Booklets | Collections & Accumulations 1449 ** 1980-94 Unofficial Booklets with 1980 Royal Wedding $3.36 RHS staple Pfeffer #UB08b, 1981-83 National Stamp Week promoting AUSIPEX 1984, each RHS staple Pfeffer #UB09b, 10b (quite scarce) & 11b; ‘SOUTHPEX’ group with scarce 1988 x2 (one has one stamp with special pictorial CTO), 1990 (4x 41c Cycling self-adhesive strip), 1994 - Pfeffer #UB14-88, 90 & 94a. (8) AUSTRALIA | Booklets 1450 B 1966-73 Selection with 1966-67 60c Edn DN11 x2 & N67/2, 1967 $1 N67/3, 1968-69 $1 Famous Australians N68/3 x3, 1969-70 $1 Prime Ministers N69/3 x2, 1970-71 60c Famous Australians x3 (one is Edn N70/3), $1.40 Prime Ministers N71/3 & V72/2. (14) 1452 B 1953-57 3/6d with QEII 3½d No Wmk x12, wax interleaving, BW #B58v, Retail $150.

1453 B** 1989 $3.60 Christmas Booklet optd ‘World Stamp/Expo ‘89/17 Nov-/3 Dec 1989’. [This optd booklet was only on sale at the Expo in New York], BW #B170ca, Cat $175. Retail $175.

1454 B** 2003-09 Group 2003 1st set of Greetings (set of 6), SG #SP4-9, 2nd set of Greetings (set of 4), SG #SP12-15, 2008 Greetings (set of 7) SG #SP158-64, 2009 Legends of the Screen (set of 4) SG #SP166-69. Face value $240. (21) AUSTRALIA | Postage Dues 1455 W/U/C 1902-60s Accumulation incl 1907 ½d wmk inv vertical strip of 3, pencil cancel, 1909-10 1d to 2/-, 1946-47 5d part imprint block of 4, 1953-59 2/-, marginal block of 12 with ‘SYDNEY’ cds cancels, various Dies, perfs, shades, few multiples, etc, values incl 1/- (15), 2/- (16), 5/- (3) also few NSW & Vic Dues, many pen cancelled, plus covers incl 1940s OHMS stampless cover (roughly opened) from ‘LUCIND[A]’ cds to Adelaide with mss ‘4d’ in red and obliterated by indistinct numeral cancel, alongside oval ‘T’ and boxed ‘T2D’ both in black, 1951 stampless cover with oval ‘T4D’ & 4d Due affixed, 1953 OHMS cover with 3½d stamp and alongside oval ‘T2½D’ in black, etc. Vendor states Retail $1,600+. (200+ & 5 covers).

1456 * 1929-60 Postage Dues on Cover Group comprising [1] 1929 PPC bearing 2c used from USA to Sydney, circled ‘CENTIMES/10/T’, paid by Third Wmk 1d; [2] 1950 cover from USA to Melbourne bearing 10c and 15c (damaged), circled ‘T/(mss.150)/CENTIMES’ in violet, pencilled “4/2”, with 1946-56 2d single and 3d block of 16 affixed and tied to reverse by North Fitzroy datestamps; [3] 1960 (8 Jan) business reply envelope used at Sydney with 1953 2/- and 1958 No Wmk 1/- pair, paying for multiple taxed items; mixed condition.

1457 F 1906-08 Design Completed Wmk Crown/Single Lined A 1d light green P11, BW #D55, a couple of minor faults, lightly cancelled, Cat $1,250 (SG #D51, Cat £900). Very scarce. RPSV certificate (2013).

1458 V 1909-10 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thick Paper £1 rose-red & green CTO with part ‘SE3[O]/09’ CTO datestamp, without gum, Cat $300.

1459 **/* 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A ½d carmine and pale yellow-green P14 Harrison two-line imprint (‘N’ over ‘MP’) block of 4 BW #D105z, upper units MVLH, lower units MUH, Cat $450+.

1460 ** 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A ½d carmine and yellow-green P14 Ash (‘N’ over ‘A’) imprint block of 4 BW #D105zb, fresh MUH, Cat $175+.

1461 ** 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A ½d Ash imprint block of 4 with variety Break in frame ‘U’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [LP60] BW #D105Zb (FP1g), fresh MUH, Cat $175 as hinged.

1462 **/* 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A 1d carmine and yellow-green P12 Ash (‘N’ over ‘A’) imprint block of 4 BW #D106zb, upper units MVLH, lower units MUH, Cat $175+.

1463 **/* 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A 1½d carmine and pale yellow-green P14 Harrison two-line (lower line partially guillotined-off) imprint (‘N’ over ‘MP’) block of 4 BW #D107z, upper units MVLH, lower units MUH, Cat $475.

1464 **/* 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A 1½d Ash imprint block of 4 BW #D107zb, lower units MUH, Cat $275+.

1465 ** 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A 2d carmine & yellow-green P14 Harrison two-line (whole of lower line & half of upper line guillotinedoff) imprint (‘N’ over ‘MP’) block of 24 (12x2) BW #D108z, fresh MUH, Cat $800+. (a4)

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1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A 3d carmine & yellow-green P14 Ash imprint block of 4 with Value Plate variety Broken frame and shading right of stop BW #D109zba, upper-right unit torn, light paper wrinkles, lower units MUH, Cat $275.

1467 * 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A 3d Ash imprint block of 4 with variety Broken frame and shading right of stop [E10] BW #D109zba (VPi), fine mint, Cat $275.

1468 **/* 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A 4d carmine and yellow-green P11 Ash imprint pair BW #D111z, Cat $200 as block of 4, one unit MUH. 1469 **/* 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A 4d carmine and yellow-green P11 Ash (‘N’ over ‘N’) imprint block of 4 BW #D111z, lower-right unit defective, lower units MUH, Cat $200.

1470 **/* 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A 6d carmine and yellow-green P14 Harrison two-line imprint (‘N’ over ‘MP’) block of 4 upper-left unit variety White flaw right of ‘D’ [B9] BW #D112z, perf separation at base, lower units MUH, Cat $750+. Very scarce.

1471 **/* 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A 6d carmine and bright yellow-green Mullett imprint block of 4 BW #D112za, lower-right unit variety White flaw at junction of right and lower-right frames of value tablet’ [B5], upper units MVLH, lower units MUH, Cat $400+.

1472 * 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A 6d carmine and bright yellow-green P14 Mullett imprint pair BW #D112za, lower-right unit variety White flaw at junction of right and lower-right frames of value tablet’ [B5], mint, Cat $400 (as an imprint block of 4).

1473 ** 1931-37 Wmk CofA ½d Ash imprint block of 4 with varieties Break in frame over ‘U’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [LP60] & ‘RA’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ joined [RP55], BW #D113z (FP1g&m), one unit mild gum bend, fresh MUH, Cat $250+.

1474 ** 1931-37 Wmk CofA ½d carmine yellow-green P11 Ash imprint (‘N’ over ‘N’) block of 4 with two listed varieties BW #D113z, mild gumside tone banding, MUH, Cat $250+.

1475 **/* 1931-37 Wmk CofA 1d deep carmine & yellow-green P14 Ash imprint block of 4 with Value Plate varieties Left frame of value tablet broken at base & Left frame of value tablet buckled in centre [R 9/1 & 10/1] BW #D114z, lower units MUH, Cat $225+.

1476 ** 1931-37 Wmk CofA 1d carmine & yellow-green P14 Ash imprint block of 4 with Value Plate varieties Left frame of value tablet broken at base & Left frame of value tablet buckled in centre [R 9/1 & 10/1] BW #D114z, MUH, Cat $225+.

1477 **/* 1931-37 Wmk CofA 1d P11 Ash imprint (‘N’ over ‘A’) block of 4 BW #D113z, lower units MUH, Cat $100.

1478 **/* 1931-37 Wmk CofA P11 Ash imprint selection comprising 1d imprint pair & block of 4, 2d block of 4 & 4d block of 4 (mild gumside toning) 2d & 4d blocks both with ‘RA’ joined flaws, BW #D115z, D117z & D119z, some units MUH, Cat $360+. (4 items).

1479 **/* 1931-37 Wmk CofA 1d carmine yellow-green P11 Ash imprint (‘N’ over ‘A’) block of 8 with Buckled left frame retouch BW #D115zb, lower units MUH, Cat $125+.

1480 * 1931-37 Wmk CofA 2d deep carmine & yellow-green P14 Ash imprint (‘N’ over ‘N’) block of 4 BW #D116z, hinged in gutter (stamps just touched), Cat $200.

1481 **/* 1931-37 Wmk CofA 2d carmine & yellow-green P14 Ash imprint (‘N’ over ‘N’) block of 4 with Frame Plate variety ‘RA’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ joined [RP55] BW #D116za, lower units MUH, Cat $250.

1482 **/* 1931-37 Wmk CofA 2d P11 Ash imprint (Frame Plate 1), block of 4 BW #D117z, lower units MUH, Cat $125.

1483 **/* 1938-63 New Frame Plates ½d to 1/- set in Ash imprint blocks of 4 BW #D122z-128z, lower units MUH, Cat $1,460+. (7 blocks).

1484 **/* 1938-63 New Frame Plates 1d, 2d & 4d Ash imprint blocks of 4, latter two without dots, BW #D123za,124z & 126z, 4d block MUH, Cat $185. (3 blocks) 1485 **/* 1938-63 New Frame Plates 4d carmine and yellow-green Authority imprint blocks of 4 BW #D126zb, lower units of each block MUH. 1486 ** 1938-63 New Frame Plates 6d carmine and yellow-green Ash imprint block of 4 (no dot) BW #D127, mild toning, MUH, Cat $800 (as a block of 4).

1487 ** 1938-63 New Frame Plates 1/- carmine and yellow-green Ash imprint pair (no dot) BW #D127b, mild toning, MUH, Cat $700 (as a block of 4).

1488 **/* 1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates 1d (2, upper & lower plates), 2d & 3d Ash imprint blocks of 8 BW #130-132zb, fine mint. (4 blocks).

1489 **/* 1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates Imprint block selection comprising Ash 1d imprint block of 8 (with dot) & 5d imprint block of 4 and imprint strip of 4, Authority Imprint 5d pair & 6d block of 8 (with dot), BW #D130zd, D134z x2, D134za & D135ze BW #D130zd, one 6d unit hinged otherwise fresh MUH, Cat $400+.

1490 **/* 1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates 3d carmine & yellow-green Plate 1 (bottom centre) gutter block of 4 BW #D132za, few toned perfs, lower units MUH, Cat $1,250. Rare.

1491 **/* 1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates 2d, 5d & 6d Without Dot Ash imprint blocks of 4 BW #D132zb,134z,135zb, fine mint, Cat $210. (3) 1492 W 1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates 6d carmine & yellow green Plate 2 (top centre) gutter block of 8 BW #D135za, mild uniform toning, without gum, Cat $1,000+. Scarce.

1493 ** 1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates 8d red and deep green Authority imprint block of 8, BW #D137z, fresh MUH, Cat $325.

AUSTRALIA | War Savings Stamps and Certificates 1494 W WWII 6d Canberra War Memorial Savings Certificate Stamp vertical pair, mild adhesions to reverse do not detract. Rare multiple.

1495 WWII War Savings Card with 6d Defiant P14 x24, some age staining, FL Johnston (Commonwealth Govt Printer) imprint on reverse.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery 1496 PS 1916-33 Selection: used [1] envelopes with six KGV 1d Stars types from BW #EP7 and incl PTPO’s (red x4, green x2); [2] two 1d green 1929 (Die III) and 1933, latter Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works pre-printed acknowledgment; [3] four 1944-45 cutout of Air Mail lettercards franked QM 1d purple-brown with cds cancels ‘A.I.F./No 14’ or ‘AUST UNIT.../158, 214 & 368’. (12) 1497 PS Unused Selection: with 1944-57 Lettercards 2½d KGVI BW #LC71 & LC73, 3d LC74 uprated for rate change, 3½d QEII Die II LC79 x2, a few minor blemishes; also Aerogrammes KGVI 7d on grey & on pale yellow x2 and Wrappers 2½d QEII x7 of which four uprated with 2d QEII; condition of wrappers & aerogrammes is variable. (15) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1498 PS 1941-43 QEII 1d + 1d Green BW #P71 mint example Misprinted resulting in right impression being partly printed over design of left hand impression in a deeper colour. Most unusual.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official) 1499 PS 1930 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 1d Green Die I With Solid ‘OS’ in Die on School Committee meeting card, BW #PO9, scarce.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 1500 PS 1925-80 Unused Collection (generally fresh condition), noted 1937 2d red KGVI x4 with different perfs & stock, reasonably complete, with many different papers etc. Very good basis for expansion. (50+) 1501 PS C.1911 Undenominated Illustrated Lettercard showing St Stanislaus College (Bathurst) printed on cream stock, of similar layout to Text Setting B (no comma after ‘Australia’, as per BW #LC10) but with ‘COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA’ omitted, ‘LETTER CARD’ (same font) more compressed and a different spacing between the words of the text. The card is straight-line rouletted 7 and has gummed edges within, slight scuffing at top otherwise very fine. Believed to be of Proof status.

1502 PS 1914-18 1d KGV Scenic Views postally used [1] South Perth in blue P12½ BW #LC18 Scene #124b; [2] ‘OFF FOR THE SEAT OF WAR’ grey-green P12½ as BW #LC27, Scene #M7Ba (ie ‘A40’ not deleted) - pinholes through plain part of card doesn’t detract. Both somewhat roughly opened. (2) 1503 PS 1923-24 1½d Green KGV Sideface P12½, view ‘THE GILDEROY RANGES/VICTORIA’, CTO at Melbourne for UPU distribution BW # LC51(52)x. Superb & fresh and much rarer than catalogue suggests.

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AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 1504 PS 1915-78 Unused Collection (generally fresh), noted 1d red Star x4, 1½d brown Star x2, 2d orange Star no ‘POSTAGE, 1½d on 2d red Star x4, 1½d green Star, reasonably complete 1930s onwards, with many different papers etc. Very good basis for expansion. (c.130) 1505 PS 1913-78 Used Collection (generally nice condition), noted ½d green Star (PTPO) uprated with ½d KGV pair, 1d red Star x11, 1½d black-brown Star x2, 1½d brown Star x3, 2d orange Star no ‘POSTAGE, 2d orange Star ‘POSTAGE’, 5d blue QEII 1st Postal Station envelope, reasonably complete 1930s onwards, with many different papers etc. Very good basis for expansion. (c.90) 1506 PS 1913-14 1d Carmine Kangaroo unused x3 (Original Die, Die 1 & Die 2), BW #EP1-3, Cat $600.

1507 PS 1915-16 1d Red KGV Sideface Die I, BW #EP4, fresh unused, Cat $250.

1508 PS 1916 ½d Green KGV Star ‘MELBOURNE/17/3JL16/VICTORIA’ CTO datestamp, BW #EP6, fine condition, Cat $250. Only 378 issued for UPU distribution.

1509 PS 1916 2d Violet KGV Star with Melbourne ‘3JL16’ CTO cancel, BW #EP12, fine, Cat $300. [The entire printing of 390, of which 378 were required for UPU distribution, was cancelled to order at Melbourne] 1510 PS 1918-19 1d Red KGV Star + ½d Green KGV Star x2, one with 1d Die 3 on grey, the 2nd with 1d Die 5 on off-white, BW #EP13,15(1), fresh unused, Cat $250.

1511 PS 1918-19 1½d Black-Brown KGV Star Die 2 x2, one on grey stock and second on uncatalogued brownish stock, both with same knife, BW #EP17, both unused.

1512 PS 1919-20 1½d Brown KGV Star Die 2 with Melbourne ‘28NO18’ CTO cancel, BW #EP17w, fresh, Cat $150. [The entire printing of 375, required for UPU distribution, was cancelled to order at Melbourne] 1513 PS 1922 2d Orange KGV Star With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #EP22, flap stuck, minor tone spots, unused, Cat $800.

1514 PS 1923-24 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 2d KGV Star orange without ‘POSTAGE’ (EP21), BW #EP24. minor hinge damage to flap, otherwise fresh unused, Cat $750.

1515 PS 1923-24 1½d Green KGV Star both types, [1] white unsurfaced paper (flap stuck down), [2] white with blue security lining (fresh unused), BW #EP27(1),(2), Cat $400.

1516 PS 1928 1d Green KGV Oval 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] 1517 PS 1930 ‘TWO/PENCE’ On 1½d KGV Star, BW #EP34, fresh unused, Cat $750.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official) 1518 PS 1923 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 2d Red KGV Star Embossed BW #EO14 for user Education Department (Vic), addressed but uncancelled, Cat $250 used, unpriced unused.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 1519 PS 1914-69 Used Collection (generally nice condition) all originating from South Australia, noted 4d Roo with 1d red KGV x3 Adelaide to England, 5d brown KGV red start with 2d orange, 4½d on 5d x2, reasonably complete 1930s onwards, with many different papers etc. Very good basis for expansion. (40+) 1520 PS 1916-20 4d Orange KGV Sideface on NSW Stock with obliterating device in orange, setting 2 (115mm), uprated with 1d red KGV, 1917 use from Adelaide to Melbourne, BW #RE7B, fine, Cat $200.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes 1521 PS Accumulation In Shoebox majority pre-decimal with FDCs, first flights, privately printed, pictormark cancels, unused, commercially used, uprated & taxed items, etc. Better items include 1964 OHMS BW #AO3 to Belgium with ‘PMG-OFFICIAL-PAID’ datestamp, 1963 10d Christmas with Adelaide FDI datestamp, used as remittance reminder, four-line Wesley Cover Service address handstamp on reverse, illustrated permit types for 1960 & 1962 Moomba and 1961 ICN Congress, also 1965 Singer & Co commercial permit aerogramme used to UK. Sure to be plenty of other items of interest. Good lot. (210+) 1522 PS 1944-97 Collection all used in 2 binders from BW #A2. noted ‘ANZAC RIFLE RANGE/9OC52/N.S.W’ on 10d on 7d, 10d Globe with Paquebot handstamp, one used from the SS Orcades, Ballarat Village Olympic Games on 10d Olympics. Plus a 3rd binder with 1970s onwards Aerogrammes on First Flights, a collection of 1982 Commonwealth Games pmks (22 different) on Commonwealth Games Aerogrammes and a binder of mint & used duplicates. (100s) 1523 PS 1944-99 Comprehensive Collection all unused in 4 albums, from the first 7d BW #A2 (with admonition removed) onwards, many varieties, paper and printing shades represented, includes 57mm First Flap issued for PNG BW #A2c unpriced mint & $300 used.

Organised in ASC order. (270+) 1524 PS 1950-2001 Comprehensive Collection all unused in 3 albums (130+), all with FDI cancels. Organised in ASC order. Plus 1989 South Australia formular aerogrammes 1st & 2nd print sets of 6 mint and 1st print set with FDI cancels. (160+) 1525 PS 1952-99 Collection mainly unused in 2 albums, from the 10d on 7d BW #A5 onwards, modest duplication, later issues often with additional examples with FDI cancels. Organised in ASC order. (150+) 1526 PS 1944 ‘AIR LETTER’ with Unaltered yellow paper unused (unfolded - small fault), used to serviceman, stone paper used x2 (both to civilians - 1 First Day); Admonition scored out yellow paper unused, used to England, stone paper used to England; QANTAS private cachet stone paper x2 with typed messages from QANTAS, one signed by “Bennett Bunne”? only 75 were produced. Cat $1,200+. (9) 1527 PS 1944-45 7d Blue KGVI - Admonition Removed with kangaroo Christmas greetings cachet, BW #A2d, mailed without message, Cat $800.

1528 PS 1944-45 7d Blue KGVI - Admonition Removed with Lancastrian service cachet and pilot signatures, BW #A2e, typed letter signed

by Hudson Fysh, Cat $300.

1529 PS 1945-50 7d KGVI New Layout [1] Australia - England via Singapore intermediate to Singapore x2 (one with violet cachet and pilot signatures); [2] Australia - England via Karachi with red cachet and pilot signature; [3] Australia - Canada Transpacific x3 (1st with violet cachet and heading, 2nd with heading only, 3rd with cachet only).

1530 PS 1950-83 Specimen Group [1] 1950-62 group of 12 (11 different) with red printed specimen for UPU distribution Cat $1,250; [2] 1960 10d Jet ‘Overseas Service’ with violet ‘SPECIMEN’ handstamp, Cat $750; [3] 1962-65 group with archival violet ‘SPECIMEN’ handstamp x7 (5 different) Cat $1,050; [4] 1971-83 Decimal group of 10 with various ‘CANCELLED’. ‘TEST LETTER’, ‘PMG/TEST LETTER’, ‘SPECIMEN’, ‘TEST MAIL’ & ‘SUPERSEDED’ handstamps. These are believed to have been used for staff training purposes. [5] four labels (2 different) for packs of aerogrammes. (34) 1531 PS 1963 10d Royal Visit with magenta ‘SPECIMEN’ handstamp (28x4mm), unrecorded by ACSC. The purpose or origin of this handstamp is unknown.

1532 PS 1968-69 10c Jet [1] group of 3 essays the three Stein types A, B & C for 1969 Jet with oval ‘0’, plus issued example; [2] 1968 10c Jet with round ‘0’ perf ‘G/NSW’ sideways; [3] 1976 25c Jet grossly miscut. Rare group. The essays have sold for $2,400+ a few years ago. (6) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Formular) 1533 PS 1940s Collection of Air Mail Letter Cards comprehensive collection of mint and used with Collas catalogue numbers. Includes types 1 x2, 2 x4, 6 x4 (unused x2), 8 x1, 8A x2 (unused x1), 9 x2, 10 x2, 10A x2 (unused x1), 14 x8 (unused x2 - one with Red Shield handstamp), 18 x10 (unused x6). The collection opens with a fresh mint 1933 Iraq Air Letter (the first issued anywhere) and closes with a couple of GB Air Letters. Rarely offered material. (38)

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Phoenix Auctions - Friday 13th May 2016 1953-2001 Private Aerogrammes mixed mint and used in album, noted 1953 Coronation Aerogramme set of 24, Jack Kock S15 with ‘SPECIMEN’, Lloyd Triestino, Olympic Village (total 104). Plus duplicated collections of Georgepex private aerogrammes and other modern aerogrammes (700+). Good range in generally fine condition. (800+) 1535 PS 1970s-90s Private Photo Letter Types all different mainly mint in album with a few ‘Greetings ...’ types. Plus 2nd album with range of types including 7 1953 Coronation aerogrammes. Good range in fine condition. (104) 1536 PS 1977-82 Hallmark Private Aerogrammes unused and unfolded in album, mainly Christmas themes, 5 have the rare ‘SAMPLE/...’ handstamp. Nice group. (73) 1537 PS 1980s-90 Private Aerogrammes all different mint in album with John Sands x32, Valentine x15, Valentine Sands x7 & Momentum x6. Many with Christmas themes. Good range in fine condition. (60) 1538 PS Privately Issued Aerogrammes collection incl Craftprint (NZ), Hallmark, John Sands, Valentines, etc, several ‘Approved by Postmaster-General... Nos. 2 (2 different), 21, 26’, some ‘Approved by Australia Post.. Nos 17 (45+ different), 19 (18 different), S15, W38, W39, W40, several with ‘no permit number’, etc, also few overseas issues. Interesting lot. (110+) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Official) 1539 PS 1952-73 Group with with range of ‘Postage/Paid’ including mint, used Specimens, AI flaw, Ammended headings, unused OHMS jet (BW unpriced), commercial use of 1973 Jet. Nice lot. (23) 1540 PS 1952 ‘POSTAGE/PAID’ BW #AO2 with PMG’s roneo’d advice re new issue, 1954 use to England with Melbourne machine cancel, Cat $750. Rare. [The ACSC states “Less than ten examples have been recorded”.]

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Sheets 1541 PS 1961-66 Group with 1961 5d orange & emerald-green x5 (unused x2, ‘printed ‘SPECIMEN’ x3) plus 1962 use of 5d orange & light green with PMG deficient postage message, 1964 5d orange & light green x5 (used x1, unused x3), 1966 4c x2 (unused x1, ‘SPECIMEN ONLY’ handstamp x1), 1967 5c x2 (unused). Plus 5c Defence Forces Air Letter x3 (unused x1 & 1967 use to Australia without message). (18) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Parcel Labels (PTPO) 1542 PS 1946 Myer 5/10d Blue KGVI Embossed Myer Emporium 5/10d blue parcel label BW #PL4, trimmed at base, Melbourne roller cancel, Cat $800.

1543 PS 1946 Myer 5/10d Blue KGVI Embossed label BW #PL4A, addressed to Birmingham with Melbourne parcel roller ‘VIC-3’ cancel, Cat $800.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers 1544 PS 1913-80 Unused Collection (generally good condition) with 29 different, noted ½d Roo, ½d green KGV x4, ½d+½d green KGV, 1d red KGV x4. Plus used 1d green QE uprated with ½d orange Roo, 1d green QE PTPO used. Good basis for expansion. (c.60) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wartime 1545 * 1942 1d Postage Paid Air Letters with 11x2 (one unsed, the other cancelled with UPS 418 in violet, used in the Batchelor area and recorded NS by Proud), 12 unused x2 & 13 x2. (5) 1546 PS 1949 4½d Medal Section Wrapper Army Medal, Air Medal x2 (one with ‘MERCHANDISE ONLY’ handstamp), ASC #X4.1,X4.4, fresh unfolded. (3) AUSTRALIA | Covers By Manufacturer 1547 * APO 1967 5c on 4c Booklet Panes on separate APO and Parade FDCs both tied by Melbourne ‘29SEP67’ FDI datestamps, APO cover with typed address to UK, Parade cover unaddressed. (2) 1548 * APO 1968 5c Famous Australians Booklet Pane FDI set of 4 tied to separate APO generic FDCs by Melbourne ‘6NOV68’ FDI cancels, all have typed addresses to UK, fine condition.

1549 * Bergen 1950 2½d Scarlet KGVI BW #249 tied to illustrated FDC by Largs North ‘12AP50’ FDI datestamp, fine unaddressed condition.

1550 * Bergen 1950 1½d green QE BW #247 tied to illustrated FDC by Largs North ‘19JE50’ FDI datestamp, fine unaddressed condition.

Bergen 1952 6½d brown KGVI BW #255 tied to FDC with aircraft illustration by Hindmarsh (SA) ‘20FE52’ FDI datestamp, 1551 * handstamped address to Jim Stapleton in NZ. 1552 * Frank P Smith 1938 5d Ram Ash imprint pair tied by Norwood (SA) ‘1DE38’ FDI datestamp to registered cover with typed address to England, inside is a South Australia Railways Sender’s Receipt with Frank P Smith oval handstamp in blue on reverse. Rare.

1553 * Fred Hagen 1928 3d Kookaburra single (from M/S) tied to illustrated cover by Exhibition ‘30OC28’ second day cancel in greenishblue.

Griffiths 1948 2½d Farrer BW #272 tied to illustrated FDC by Charters Tower (Qld) ‘12JY48’ FDI datestamp, minor wrinkles, printed 1554 * address.

Knight 1950 8½d Aborigine BW #258 tied to illustrated FDC by East Geelong ‘14AU50’ FDI datestamp, minor edge blemishes, 1555 * locally addressed.

Knight 1952 KGVI 4½d & 6½d BW #254-5 tied to illustrated FDC by Hobart ‘20FE52’ FDI datestamp, minor edge blemishes, locally 1556 * addressed.

1557 Mitchell 1951 3d Foundation of Commonwealth se-tenant pair block & 5½d block of 4 tied to separate (the former unaddressed) FDCs by Perth ‘IMY51’ FDI datestamps, fine condition. (2) 1558 * Northern Stamp Company 1935 ANZAC locally used registered FDC to The Northern Stamp Co, Newcastle.

1559 * Northern Stamp Company 1937 NSW Sesquicentenary set tied to registered FDC by Sydney ‘1OC37’ FDI datestamps, some agespotting at top.

1560 * Orlo Smith 1945 Peace set BW #236-8, tied to plain FDC by South Yarra (Vic) ‘18FE46’ FDI datestamp, distinctive sloping OrloSmith text at base, unaddressed.

1561 * Oxford Press 1949 3½d UPU BW #276 tied to illustrated FDC by Rockhampton (Qld) ‘10OC49’ FDI datestamp, typed address.

1562 * PMG’s Department 1961 1/- Colombo Plan on ‘ON HER MAJESTY’S SERVICE/POSTMASTER-GENERAL’ envelope tied by ROYAL SYDNEY PHILATELIC EXHIBITION’ cds (last day) and neatly addressed to J.W. Rawlinson. [J. W. Rawlinson was PMG Public

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Royal 1966-73 Definitves with 1c to 75c Navigators in blocks of 4, plus $1, $2 & $4 singles on separate illustrated FDCs tied by Philatelic Bureau Melbourne FDI datestamp, lightly applied pencil addresses, partly erased on the $2 & $4 covers. Fine condition.

(22 covers).

SA Stamp Company 1936 SA Centenary set in Ash imprint blocks of 4 tied to separate illustrated FDCs by Adelaide ‘3AU36’ FDI datestamps, fine condition. Seldom offered with imprint blocks.

SA Stamp Company 1936 SA Centenary Set Set tied to FDC with John Hindmarsh illustration by Public Offices (Vic) ‘3AU36’ FDI datestamp, blue/white registration label, typed address.

SA Stamp Company 1936 SA Centenary 2d & 3d tied to FDC, with illustration of ‘Warship ‘Buffalo’, by Glenelg (SA) ‘3AU36’ FDI datestamp, blue/white registration label, typed address, opened on two sides.

Unknown 1951 3d Foundation Of Commonwealth tied to illustrated FDC, showing image of Federal Parliament House, by Sydney ‘1MY51’ FDI datestamp, minor toning.

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WCS 1957 4d claret QEII Booklet pair BW #320 plus 1/7d #324 tied to illustrated FDC by Melbourne ‘13MR57’ FDI datestamp, typed address to Malta.

1570 * WCS Navigators FDCs comprising 4/- solo, 5/- solos x2 on covers with different illustration colours, 7/6d with £2, 10/- with £1 plus another £1 on a separate cover, all unaddressed with Adelaide, Melbourne or Sydney FDI datestamps. (6 covers).

WCS 1964 5d green QEII Booklet Pane of 6 BW #400c tied to Wesley illustrated FDC by Clarence Street (Sydney) ‘17JE64’ FDI 1571 * datestamp, fine unaddressed condition.

1572 * Wide World 1948 2½d Pan-Pacific Jamboree block of 4 tied to illustrated FDC by Largs North (SA) ‘15NO48’ FDI datestamp, red/ blue registration label No 182, typed address to Bill Mayo in USA, business card within for Australian Correspondence and Exchange Club run by John Gower. Very fine condition.

Woodger 1948 2½d Farrer pair BW #272 (plus ½d Roo) tied to illustrated registered FDC by Russell St (Melbourne) ‘12JY48’ FDI 1573 * datestamp, addressed to Jamaica, flap tear.

AUSTRALIA | First Day Covers 1574 * Most Decimal Array of FDCs & commemorative covers including 1969 5c ILO FDC with Brighton East type 30B datestamp (‘S6’ 7 & right arc removed, rated RRR), 1991 Across Town Parcel Post labels for Sydney & Perth tied by FDI cancels, some pre-decimal items including 1946 Mitchell set on plain registered cover with Dooen (Vic) FDI cancels, etc, general fine condition. Worth investigating. (250 approx).

1575 * 1960-61 FDCs to Israel comprising [1] 1961 5/- Cattle on WCS FDC with Hobart FDI datestamp; also [2] 1960 Northern Territory Exploration 5d x3 on Royal FDC tied by Melbourne FDI datestamp, addressed to Tel Aviv with arrival datestamp, RTS & Melbourne DLO handstamps, RTS label on reverse. (2) 1949-51 Imprint Blocks on separate illustrated FDCs comprising 2½d Forrest, 2½d Lawson x2, (different cover illustrations, one 1576 * with toning), 1½d green Queen Elizabeth & 2d yellow-green Queen Elizabeth. (5) 1960 8d Tiger Cat tied to plain cover by very fine strike of ‘EGG LAGOON K.I./11MY60/TAS’ (King Island) FDI datestamp, typed 1577 * address, very fine condition. Unusual.

AUSTRALIA | Commemorative Covers 1578 * 1937 Airmail Exhibition registered covers x2 with Airmail Exhibition labels in red or in greenish-blue, typed addresses, very fine condition, Pictormarks Cat $160 each. (2) 1979 National Stamp Week 4th Annual Gala Dinner charity souvenir menu bearing 1979 25c Christmas tied by ‘GALA DINNER/25 1579 * SEP 1979/NATIONAL STAMP WEEK’ being a PO sponsored cancel, inscription states “. . . limited to 250 copies (guests at the dinner)”. Rare survivor, unlisted APM. 1947 registered plain cover for OPENING DAY, LARGS NORTH P.O./17th JUNE,1947.’ operated by John Gower with KGVI 3d brown 1580 * & ½d Roo tied by ‘RELIEF NO 3/17JE47/SOUTH-AUST’ datestamp, Largs North No 11 blue/black registraton label, typed address to Brisbane, some mild aging.

1581 * 1947 plain cover for OPENING DAY, LARGS NORTH P.O./17th JUNE,1947.’ operated by John Gower with KGVI 2d mauve tied by ‘RELIEF NO 3/17JE47/SOUTH-AUST’ datestamp, typed address to Venezuela. Rare.

AUSTRALIA | Postal History 1582 * 1890s-1960s group, with a good range of PPCs, a few WWI & WWII forces mail etc, strength in the pre-1930 period, good range of pmk with strength in Victoria, noted MD/70 of Menzies Creek & 2098 of Mt Martha. Amongst the odds and ends is a nice used 1906 real-photo PPC of Aden Post Office Bay. Nice lot. (c.90) 1583 * 1911-91 Advertising 1911 Royal Agricultural Show Melbourne illustrated folder for ‘J.C. Hutton’s Hams & Bacon’ with illustration of a pig & dog & 2 factories, 1938 Bank of New South Wales PPC of their branch at 1938-39 Scout Jamboree, Bradfield, 1947 ‘BRITISH TRADE IN THE MIDDLE EAST’ cover NSW to Vic, 1953 3M meter cover to Vic, and 1991 APost ‘Insect’ poster plus labels. (6 items) 1585 * 1913-30s Covers Used From Sydney including 1913 stampless to Binda (NSW) with ‘SYDNEY NSW/20MY/PAID ½D’ machine cancel, 1932 with 2d Stamp Duty tied Sydney slogan cancel, also lots of 2d KGV Head or 2d commemorative frankings, plus postage paid types, official perfins, postal stationery etc. Condition rather mixed. (65 approx).

1586 * 1914-40 KGV Period social and commercial usages to Ceylon (OHMS - Telegraph Office cds), USA (2), Ireland, Scotland (2) and England (11). All envs ex noted, frankings include Roo 1d, several KGV thru CofA wmk from 1½d brown s/wmk, 1d violet on Melbourne PPC, comm/spec issues include a 1935 env to GB franked 1/6d by 1/- Large Lyre and 6d Kooka typo, several with 1/6d Hermes no wmk and 1937 wmk, various others (few later dates censored). Typical non-philatelic usage, min on cover cat $425. (18) 1587 */W 1914-1940s Array with 1930 airmail to UK with 3d Airmail x3 & 2d on 1½d KGV, 1931 airmail to UK with 9d Roo & 2d KGV, 1934 Melbourne to Rochester (Vic) with 1d KGV opt ‘OS’ pair, 1935 airmail to UK with 9d Roo pair, 1938 Parcels Post label with 1/4d KGV & 1/- Small Lyrebird tied by Bondi North datestamp, 1948 plain parcel tag with 1/6d Hermes & 6d Small Kooka tied by Unley Park (SA) datestamp, addressed to British Zone Germany, 1940s Parcel Wrapper fragment with Boans Limited (Perth) address label, CofA Parcel Post Customs Declaration label, plus defective stamps with ‘B/Ltd’ perfins; also postal stationery including 4d KGV Registration Envelope Setting 2 obliterating device BW #RE6B used; condition is very mixed including some of the described items.

(20 items).

1588 * 1922 (Mar 27) Butler & Co (Melbourne) cover to Switzerland with Third Wmk 6d Die IIB (Kiss print - doubling of frameline a right) and KGV ½d pair plus two singles all tied by Late Fee/Spencer St Vic datestamps, paying 4d foreign letter rate & apparently a 4d late fee charged at single rate of postage, 6d Roo with rounded corner otherwise fine condition.

1589 * 1929 (May10) use of long OHMS env by Office of Titles in Perth to Waihai, New Zealand, with 1½d SM wmk P12½x13½ perf ‘OS’ tied Perth slogan plus plethora postmarks front or back incl ‘NZ/THAMES/15JULY1929/UNCLAIMED’, Wellington (NZ) and Perth DLOs, plus a large Perth ‘Returned to Sender’ reseal label.

1590 * 1930 (Aug 2) Rinne, Harris commercial cover to Germany with 3d Sturt & 3d Airmail paying combined 3d internal airmail, 1½d internal letter rate & 1½d foreign letter rate, Western Australian Airways vignette at left is also tied by the Melbourne machine cancel.

1591 * 1930-50 Insufficiently Prepaid or Returned For Additional Postage Covers on exhibit pages comprising [1] 1930 to UK with ‘INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR/TRANSMISSION BY AIR MAIL’ two-line handstamp; [2] 1930 to USA with ‘INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/FOR AIRMAIL SERVICE’ boxed handstamp in red on reverse; [3] 1930 R Moore & Son (Perth) advertising cover to USA with ‘RETURNED FOR/ADDITIONAL POSTAGE/SHORT PAID “1” d’ boxed handstamp; [4] Lancaster Cotton Co covers to same addressee in UK with Returned For Additional Postage Labels attached showing the postage shortfall for each item in manuscript.

(5) 1592 * 1930s-60s Internal Airmail Covers including 1936 Cairns to Melbourne with 2d x6 including strip of 4, 1939 Brisbane to Sydney with 5d Ram, 2d KGVI & 1d QM, 1945 Queensland to Melbourne with 5½d Gloucester solo, 1946 Adelaide registered with 5d Ram & 3½d Peace, 1956 Bellingen (NSW) to Tasmania with No Wmk 4d Koala pair (elusive on cover), etc, generally fine. (12) 1593 * 1930s-1960s Cover Assortment with better items including 1932 surface to Switzerland with 2d & 3d Bridge tied bt Darwin datestamp, 1932 airmail to Switzerland with 3d Airmail x2 & 3d Bridge, 1939 airmail to UK with 5d Ram solo paying shortlived (Aug 1938 - to Sep 1939) 5d airmail rate, 1941 to UK with 5/- Robes & 1/- Small Lyrebird paying quadruple rate (1/6d x4), 1942 censored to UK with 5/- Robes, 1/- Small Lyrebird & 3d KGVI paying triple rate (2/1d x3), 1965 PPC to UK with 1/2d Tiger solo, also registered, advertising/illustrated, censored, taxed & instructional marking covers, good variety of rates/usages including uprated postal stationery. (140) 1594 * 1930s-2000s covers (incl 24pp of mounted covers), all with instructional markings, some quite rare, such as ‘Approval is given for the/return...’, ‘Address not visible’, ‘Ship left/please return to sender’ . Nice group. (140+) *

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1931 (May 16) 6d Kingsford Smith and five different Columbian adhesives on printed Colombia 4c Stationery Envelope cover flown from Brisbane on SCADTA flight to Cali via Barranquilla connecting with a Zeppelin service from Friedrichshafen, Colombian stamps cancelled on 16 June, two airmail vignettes including scarce ‘See/BY AIR MAIL/Western Queensland’ in white/grey. Scarce origin/ destination.

1934 Postage Due Covers comprising [1] (Dec 7) underpaid airmail cover from GB to Melbourne franked KGV 1½d x3, ‘T’-in hexagon & “1/210” tax markings, and additionally upon arrival with ‘T’-in oval & manuscript “1/9”(d) with postage dues 3d plus 6d strip of 3 added and tied by manuscript cancel in pencil; & [2] airmail cover endorsed “per QANTAS” to Sydney franked Netherlands Indies 15c strip of three tied by Batavia cds, manuscript “T50 cms” in red at lower left, Postage Dues 1d x3 including pair (one defective) and 3d applied on arrival & tied by Sydney GPO Delivery Room cds, minor blemishes. (2) 1934-36 OHMS ‘COMMERCIAL PAPERS ONLY’ printed covers x3 from Sydney to same addressee in Pleasant Hills, with KGV perf ‘G/NSW’ 3d blue, 4d olive or 5d brown solo frankings. Scarce trio. (3) 1935 (Feb 7) Swift & Co cover from Sydney to Scotland, endorsed ‘Per Adelaide-Perth Air Mail’with 3d Macarthur plus KGV 1d & 2d tied by Airmail Sydney datestamp, paying 5d internal airmail rate plus 1d Empire letter rate.

1935 OHMS registered letter with 5d KGV perf ‘WA’ to Hazaribagh, India. Redirected many times with fine unclaimed labels from Madras & Calcutta. A much travelled cover.

1936 (Jun 12) cover from Larnaca to Sydney sent airmail from Alexandria via Imperial Airways service (IE453), bearing 1934 18pi for ½oz inclusive airmail tied by double-circle cds with ‘CYPRUS/(Map)/FOR A HOLIDAY’ slogan to left, backstamped Cairo, Sydney.

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1936-47 Selection comprising [1] 1936 2/1d airmail rate to Holland via Singapore; [2] 1936 1/9d rate jusqu’a cover to Sweden; [3] 1936 1/9d airmail rate to Germany; [4] 1940 5/10d clipper rate to England; [5] 1946-47 1/6d rate covers to Germany x3, each with ‘US CIVIL CENSORSHIP/GERMANY’ handstamp; condition variable. (7) 1937-47 KGV & KGVI Range incl [1] 1937 Philatelic Investment Coy private reversable letter card x2; [2] late-1930s air letters to Germany x2, one with 5/- Robes; [3] 1940 Flying Boat covers to New Zealand x3; [4] ‘VG’ covers x4; [5] rare unused Australian Air League cover; etc. Reasonable condition overall. (21) 1940 (Sep 9) from GB by air, envelope inscribed ‘VIA TRANSATLANTIC AMERICA’ franked 4/6d by KGVI 4d, 10d x2, and 2/6d brown SG #468, 474 & 476. Sender Lieut N.M. Cahill, A.I.F., U.K, who signed the env on front (his own censor?), addressed to (presumably) his parents in St Kilda, Victoria. Nice example of this routing.

1940 Schooner Yankee Third World Cruise illustrated cover franked AIF 1d & 2d tied by Thursday Island Queensland ‘1AU40’ datestamp, signed by Irving Johnson.

1943 (Nov 18) Red Cross Bureau printed envelope to Switzerland with 5/- Robes, 2/- Roo, 4d Koala & 1d QM tied by Sydney datestamps, Sydney censor cachet & tape, minor edge blemishes.

1946 Barry & Roberts (department store, Brisbane) illustrated parcel label, showing motor cars & tram (?) in foreground, dated ‘1 OCT 1946’ with 5/- Robes, 9d Platypus & 1d QM paying 5/10d 11lb parcel rate to UK. Minor wrinkling but most attractive.

1953-56 7½d Surface Rate Overseas Airmail Covers with solo frankings comprising 1953 Angus & Robertson to USA with 7½d Coronation, 1954 to UK with 7½d Royal Visit, 1956 to USA with 7½d Olympics. Scarce trio. (3) 1958-99 Concession Rate Covers comprising [1] 1958 (Jul 12) to Adelaide with QEII 1d tied by ‘MIL PO WOODSIDE’ (SA) cds; [2] 1960 (May 10) 1d rate for serviceman based at Puckapunyal camp; [3] 1971 Forces in Vietnam with 30c Flower, FREE FORCES MAIL’ handstamp with ‘FREE’ scored through; [4] 1999 (Dec 12) stampless cover from East Timor with ‘AFPO 5/12DEC1999/ AUSTRALIA’ oval datestamp.

1959 (C.) (year date unclear) parcel label with 2/6d Aborigine pair, 1/6d Hermes pair & 4d Koala sent from Loxton (SA) to Brisbane paying 8/4d rate for parcel weighing between 8lb & 11lb sent to a non-adjoining state, some blemishes.

1959-64 Stamps on Telegrams 2/- Flannel Flower (pair) tied to Telegram form by ‘CHERMSIDE WEST/5-P20NO64/QLD-AUST’ cds. with TG 41. C 9061 - 11/62. at base.

1960-70s Covers With Definitive Issues some solos including 1966 5c Bird on Forces Mail cover to WA with ‘DEFENCE FORCES CONCESSION POSTAGE’ handstamp & boxed ‘INTERSTATE’ backstamp, 1966 airmail to Germany with 25c Robin, PPCs 1966 with 13c Avocet & 1968 with 15c Galah, 1972 to UK with 7c QEII taxed with 3p due added; multiple frankings 1966 to UK with 1c QEII plus 24c Kingfisher, 1970 OHMS from Tasmania to UK with ‘T’ punctured 5c QEII pair plus 20c Flower; condition variable but generally fine. (70) 1960s-70s postcard rate usage selection comprising solo frankings of 13c Avocet, 15c Blue Gum, 15c Timber, 15c Pioneer Food & 25c Broken Bay; also 9c on 8c Opal pair and a 15c Science Education + 3c Crab combination franking. Scarce group in generally fine condition. (7) 1963-65 2/3d Commemorative Solo Frankings comprising 1963 2/3d Royal Visit to Paris & 1964 2/3d Airmail to Germany both on small covers, also 1965 2/3d ICY on long cover to UK. Elusive frankings. (3) 1964-65 Stamps on Telegrams 6d Anteater & 3/- Waratah tied to Telegram form by ‘BROADWAY/15MY64/QLD-AUST’ cds alongside boxed ‘TELEPHONED/TO..... handstamp. Sch. C-8526 - 12/60 at left. Small fault at upper left.

1965 (Mar 29) use of Canadian Forces formular aerogramme with printed ‘FORCES/AIR LETTER/LETTRE AVION/POUR MILITAIRES’ in red, serial no ‘5 A.M.S - 20.12.63’ at base franked with Australian 1963 5d green QEII. Sender was Ian F Hardy, who was part of the first Police contingent from Australia which landed in Cyprus in 1964. Carried by diplomatic bag & cancelled on arrival in Canberra then forwarded to Victoria. [Ian Hardy’s photo disembarking from his flight featured on the Australian Federal Police website.]

1966 (Oct 11) official ‘LEGAL DOCUMENTS ONLY’ cover with Law Courts Melbourne registration label addressed to Manangatang bearing QEII 4c plus 2/- Flannel Flower both perf ‘VG’ being a rare £SD/decimal combination offficial cover, small faults. [A virtually identical cover realized $900 at a Melbourne auction in 2011] 1966 Decimal/Pre-Decimal Mixed Franking on commercial OHMS small cover to UK with Birds 6d Thornbill & 20c Golden Whistler (damaged) paying 25c airmail rate. Scarce combination franking.

1966-68 pre-decimal/decimal combination covers with 5d+1c (3), 4c Envelope uprated 5d+1c, & 5d+3c all used locally with 1968 (13 Feb) last day of validity, plus registered covers (3) two used in Melbourne, other to East Germany multi-franked. Attractive assembly.

(8) 1966-68 Dunlopillo Business Reply Cards x11 plus two card fragments, with various decimal frankings paying postage due including 1967 with 24c Bird strip of 3, 1967 with Navigators $1 strip of 3 & 40c plus 30c Bird, 1968 with 30c Bird strip of 3, etc.

Scarce group. (13) 1968-83 Decimal Multiple Frankings on Cover mostly airmail to UK including 1966 OHMS with QEII 1c & 4c + 20c Bird perf ‘G/ NSW’, 1968 with 25c Intelsat+QEII 5c pair, 1970 with 20c Wheat + 10c Fish 1970 with 25c Wool + 5c Cook, 1971 $1.37 multiple franking including 75c Cook, 1971 triple rate with 35c Grave Posts strip of 3, 1972 with 30c Fish plus QEII 2c & 3c, 1972 with 20c Aboriginal Art pair, 1982 surface with 25c Border Collie pair, etc, condition variable. (19) 1970-73 National Development Issues on cover usage array including 1970 7c solo paying surface mail unsealed greetings card rate to UK, 1973 25c Iron Ore + 5c Pioneers airmail to Germany, plus various other make-up usages plus philatelic mail.

1970s Decimal Selection mostly on airmail rate covers to UK with plenty of better items including 15c Blue Gum paying PPC rate to UK and a pair on Kingswood (SA) registered cover to Marion (SA), 1972 35c Xmas solo, 1974 Xmas 35c solo, 18c Rehabilitation paying PPC rate, 25c Diving paying unsealed greetings card rate, 45c Test Cricket solo, 1977 45c Xmas solo, and x2 paying double rate, 1977 45c Silver Jubilee pair paying double rate, etc. Good lot. (22)

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1970s-80s Illustrated Covers mostly ‘Greetings From’ Types, various overseas destinations, some better solo frankings sighted including 1977 45 Cricket x2, 1982 35c Whale, 1982 75c Rose x2, 1982 AAT 75c Mawson x2, 1983 85c Lizard; also 1980 registered to Germany with Birds $1 pair, 60c & 10c pair. Attractive group.

1624 * 1970s-90s Booklets Stamps on cover with a mix of philatelic and commercial usage including including 1970 30c airmail cover to Netherlands with 5c Barton pairs x2 & 5c Deakin pair, 1983 Eucalyptus Flowers pane of 6 BW #982c plus 15c Tortoise on airmail cover to Germany, 1986 (?) 33c pair on PPC to UK, etc, various rates and destinations. (21) 1625 * 1970s-90s Queensland Taxed Covers many underpaid as non-standard articles, good variety of tax handstamps and associated markings, possible Qld datestamp interest, mixed condition with some covers reduced/fronts only. (160 approx).

1626 * 1970s-90s Solo Frankings [1] on covers with 5c Chisholm booklet stamp sent surface to Rhodesia, 35c Mapping, 40c Performing Arts, 45c Test Centenary, 1978 55c Xmas, 75c Aboriginal Culture; [2] on PPCs including 5c World Weather Watch surface rate to Scotland tied by Leigh Creek Coalfield (SA) cds, 15c Blue Gum, 18c Rehabilitation, 18c Fauna conservation, 25c Australian Scenes, 30c Performing Arts, 63c Living Together; plus excellent range of 1980s solos, condition variable but mostly fine. (150 approx).

1970s-2000s mostly solo franking on PPCs to overseas destinations including 1971 15c Music, 1974 with 9c on 8c Gem pair, 1975 1627 * 18c Rehabilitation, 1976 25c Anteater, 1981 35c Yacht, 1982 35c Whale, also good representation of International Post Frankings, etc. Nice lot. (115 approx).

1970s-2000s Decimal Dual Franking Covers all franked with pairs or singles x2 mostly to UK including 1971 with 15c Blue Gum 1628 * pair, 1974 with 15 Pioneer pair, 1974 with 30c Cave Painting pair, 1975 PPC with 9c Gemstone pair, 1976 with 45c Flower pair, 1976 (?) with 18c Anniversary of Nationhood pair (to Tuvalu), 1981 with 60c Christmas pair, 1983 with 27c Frog pair taxed, 1997 surface (seamail) to Switzerland with $1.20 von Mueller pair, etc. Unusual assembly. (60) 1980s-90s Return to Sender WA Covers many if not all with varieties of fickle finger of fate handstamp usually town specific and, 1629 * if not, with datestamp to tell us from where the return was made. So postmark interest for sure. Mostly commercial (several certified), little if any duplication, hard to replicate assembly. (200+) 1989 Sports Series on Cover with solo frankings including 1992 90c Soccer to Thailand, 1993 85c Diving economy air to Belgium; 1630 * also multiple frankings, combination usage with commemorative issues, Economy Air, Priority Paid, PSE & aerogramme uprates and PPC usage; some out-of-period usage or philatellically inspired frankings, mixed condition, majority fine. (85) Certified Mail - Decimals Era over 300 mostly 1980s with wide range of frankings incl $$$ values. Many are to Registrar Births, etc, 1631 * in Sydney, also to Book Clubs. Huge variety, no obvious duplication. This vendor’s cover lots are always popular (and good value!).

(325) AUSTRALIA | Flight Covers - Commercial 1632 * 1929 (Dec 29) attractive 10½d franking of KGV 4d and ½d and 3d Airmail pair tied by ‘SHIP MAIL ROOM/MELBOURNE’ cds, paying Australian domestic and Karachi-London airmail services, a tad roughly opened [rate was 1½d letter rate + 3d airmail surcharge + 6d Karachi service] 1633 * 1934 (Dec 8) registered cover Khartoum to Brisbane, which joined the Imperial Airways first service to be extended from Singapore to Australia, AAMC #469f, bearing aggregate franking 10p20, representing 10p combined airmail rate per ½oz plus 20m registration, message on flap indicating this was commercial in nature, although typical of the era sender concludes with ‘Keep this envelope as a curio’, small blemishes. [Carried by Imperial Airways services Northbound flight AN196, and Eastbound IE298; the latter eventful: Aurora damaged its undercarriage at Calcutta (Dec 14), Diana at Camooweal damaged is tailskid (Dec 19), necessitating transfer of section of mail load to Hippomenes (Dec 20), which in turn transferred to VH-UJS at Mount Isa, and later to VH-URV.] 1634 * 1934 (Dec 17) Sun Newspapers (Sydney) cover (225x190mm - flap fault) franked aggregate 8/-, including 5/- Roo, framed ‘EXPRESS FEE PAID 6d’ handstamp [combined airmail rate 1/6d per ½oz x5 plus 6d Special delivery fee], boarded to Imperial Airways service flight IW299, Helena experiencing an unscheduled landing at Rutbah Iraq with engine trouble Dec 28-29, London arrival (Jan 1 1935).

1635 * 1935 (Jan 10-15) covers Sydney to London and Sydney to Galway Ireland franked 3/- double and 1/6d single ½oz airmail rates, carried by Imperial Airways service flight IW306, Athena experiencing delayed take off from Darwin Jan 17-19 owing to becoming bogged down in sodden ground, first with ‘received/28 Jan 35’ lower right, last roughly opened. (2) 1935 (Jan 17) cover (opening fault) Port Douglas Queensland to Retford GB franked for single rate, carried on Imperial Airways 1636 * service flight IW308 which experienced multiple incidents, (i) Astraea delayed due to engine trouble Jan 29 at Rangoon, (ii) engine trouble again Jan 30-31 at Cawnpore India, and (iii) Helena force-landed at Cairo Feb 3 due to weather, mail by rail to Alexandria, ‘FOSTER’S EXPORT/SPECIAL/LAGER BEER’ etiquette on reverse.

1637 * 1935 (Aug 26-27) covers from Adelaide to London and Sydney to London, varying franking compositions for 1/6d single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IW370, the Aurora leg of which developed engine trouble Sep 2 at Akyab Burma, mail load taken over by Astraea two days later, roughly opened. (2) 1638 * 1935 (Sep 2) cover Darwin NT to Nailsworth SA, flown Monospar VH-UTZ which crashed Sep 6 at Aileron (138kms north of Alice Springs). A relief plane piloted by H Boston took delivery of the mails at Alice Springs, and reached Adelaide Sep 11, signed ‘H Boston/VH-U11/D H Moth’, opening faults, absent from most Australian Aerophilately collections, and considerably undervalued at $600 as AAMC #525, and an equally important item for the NT postal historian.

1639 * 1936 (Mar-Sep) delayed covers to UK franked for single rate on Imperial Airways service flights, comprising [1] (Mar 24) flapless cover Melbourne-London carried on IW430 where Hadrian was delayed Apr 1-3 at Sharjah with engine trouble; and [2] (Sep 22) Brisbane to Glasgow carried on IW482 in which City of Stonehaven force-landed Oct 3 at Rhodes, departing following day exAthens. (2) 1640 * 1936 (Nov 13) cover (reduced at base) from Melbourne to London franked unusual composition for 1/6d single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IW497 during which Horsa due to inclement weather could not land Nov 23-24 at Amman, subsequently force-landed Nov 24 at Gaza, mail railed to Alexandria. Very scarce incident.

1641 * 1937 (May-Sep) covers Australia to GB franked for single rate, involved in Imperial Airways service interruptions, comprising (i) (May 27) Buderim Queensland to London by flight IW553, the Castor leg of which developed mechanical problems Jun 8 at Crete, requiring mail load to be transferred to Cassiopeia two days later, and (ii) (Sep 6) cover (handling faults) Sydney to Urmston GB by flight IW582 where Arethusa was damaged Sep 14 at Cawnpore India, Horsa taking over the mail load. (2) 1642 * 1937 (May 17) cover Townsville Queensland to Sydney endorsed ‘First Flight/Townsville-Sydney/Junkers Diesel VH-UYA/Laurence Hargrave’, crashed at Coffs Harbour, backstamped Sydney (May 18), unlisted AAMC, Nierinck #370518. Rare.

1643 * 1938 (Aug 24) duo from Sydney to UK/Germany by Imperial Airways service flight SW8 where Calypso developed engine problems Aug 27 at Surabaya NEI, and Centurion took over mail load two days later, comprising [1] Sydney to London at 5d All-up rate, small corner fault; [1] and Sydney to Braunschweig Germany bearing Kangaroo 9d pair, underpaying 1/9d ½oz rate, faint taxing details at left. (2) 1644 * 1939 (Dec 20) cover from Perth (Santa Claus slogan) to UK at single rate, carried on Imperial Airways service flight SW200 where Corio was involved in two incidents in Netherlands East Indies, as follows: (i) forced-landing Dec 26-27 near Batavia, and (ii) further forced-landing Dec 27-28 Tjitaroom River at Klabat Bay. AUSTRALIA | First Flight Covers 1645 * 1929-57 Selection including 1929 Brisbane-Charleville AAMC #132 x2 plus return flight #133, 1931 Ackland illustrated for AustraliaEngland flight #203, 1932 Sydney-Lismore #281a, 1953 Sydney to Lae-Hollandia #1323 signed by Capt Fawcett, 1951 MelbourneChristchurch signed, 1953 Sydney-Bangkok & return flight both signed, plus three others, condition mostly fine. (12) *

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1929-34 Mostly Australia-England flight covers with 1929 (Jun 9) Adelaide-Perth x2, 1931 (Mar 19) City Road (Melbourne) registered with Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d (+ 3d Airmail) tied by FDI cancel, 1931 AAMC #222 registered with Third Wmk 2/- Roo solo, 1934 (Oct 1) Melbourne-Launceston, etc; condition somewhat variable. (13) 1647 * 1931 Australia-England (Apr 27) return flight cover AAMC #188 endorsed ‘AIRMAIL/FIRST FLIGHT’ with SMult Wmk 2/- Roo (Cat $300 on cover) tied by Darwin NT ‘26AP31’ datestamp, Imperial Airways timeclock cachet on reverse, Tynygongl (Anglesey) arrival backstamp.

1648 * 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 Hong Kong; AAMC #950, 1038a, 1124-25, 1128-29 & 1218. (5) 1649 * 1949 Australia-Hong Kong flight covers x2 comprising (Mar 15) First Charter return flight AAMC #1205 with Qantas vignette in red/ black signed by pilot EC Sims and scarce thus; also (Jun 26) First Regular Service AAMC #1218 with Qantas vignette in blue/grey; both in fine condition. (2) 1951-67 Group of cacheted flights on aerogrammes, includes 1951 Melbourne-Christchurch with 3 line cachet (Cat $375), plus 15 1650 * others, such as very rare 1951 KLM, 1959 1st Jet Service with violet ‘FIRST JET/SERVICE’ handstamp instead of red cachet. Nice group. (16) 1952 Qantas Australia - South Africa flight covers x4, three are intermediaries carried to Cocos Is AAMC #1308a (all backstamped), 1651 * one cover with ‘All fuel and lubricants by Shell’ illustration, others the more usual Qantas illustrations, all with flight cachets in violet, minor edge blemishes, Cat $185+. (4) 1652 * 1954 ‘Belfast’ Singapore Crash Cover with red boxed ‘SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRASH/SINGAPORE 13.3.1954’ on face; [1] 10d Aerogramme from Melbourne to England, in quite good condition; [2] Similar item but accompanied by Melbourne GPO Return to Sender Letter as address no longer legible. Nice pair. (3) 1937 Sydney-Rabaul Seagull SE2-5 flight catapulted from HMAS AUSTRALIA at Port Moresby, signed by pilot W.Gibson and 1653 * postmaster, on reverse Ernie Crome has noted “One of twelve”, Rabaul backstamp, some mild aging.

1654 * 1935 KGV Jubilee Rocket ‘ZODIAC’ Flight (Oct 28) Riverview-Moggill AAMC #R4a with KGV 2d red tied Moggill cds and special vignette tied Australian Rocket Society cachet, serial no 225. Comes with uncancelled blue vignette and blue flimsy facsimile of Telegraph front page (uncancelled, flown in the cover), AAMC #R4d & f. Undercatalogued, very scarce, very nice. (3) 1936 Rocket ‘RT6’ Flight (Jul 13) Moggill-Riverview AAMC #R6 with KGV 1d green tied Riverview cds alongside special brown 1655 * triangle vignette tied special Australian Rocket Society cachet, serial no 174. Comes with another vignette for a later firing inscribed ‘RZ2/YOUNG ROCKET EXPERIMENT/13-7-37/AUSTRALIA’ AAMC #R10c. Undercatalogued at $175, scarce and very fine. (2) AUSTRALIA | Military - World War I Period 1656 * 1915 (Jun 23) unfranked formula postcard (central fold) from Gallipoli to Aldgate (SA) with cds ‘4th.AUST.INF./BGDE/23-VI-15/ FIELD/P.O.’ quite weak and noting ‘B’ of ‘BGDE’ under ‘A’ of ‘AUST’, as Emery Fig DS #20/1 p50 - who suggests this canceller may have been “lost due to enemy action” in June 1915 (not illustrated in Proud). Could be quite a rare late date.

1657 * 1915-17 Censored Mail covers (6 to USA) in mixed condition with 1d Reds or ½d greens with a variety of Censor markings, 1915 cover with ‘OPENED BY/CENSOR.’ label, 1916-17 incl straight line ‘PASSED’ (4, three with octagonal ‘T/30c’ handstamp), 1915 ‘PASSED CENSOR/BRISBANE’ in red alongside US Tax markings & on reverse 2c Due, 1917 oval ‘PASSED BY/4th M.D. [at left] CENSOR’, & one to Switzerland with boxed [P]ASSED BY/[C]ENSOR, 3.’ and on reverse ‘MILANO/POSTA ESTERA’ in red alongside Swiss arrival cds. (8) 1658 * 1916 Tasmania ‘MILITARY CAMP .1/TASMANIA’, 2 covers (MY8 & MY12) with bold strikes of this cds on 1d reds, also c1916 Yarrawonga cover to ‘Bombadier P.K.Clark, 21st Howitzer Bge, 1st Division, Aust. Imperial Forces-Abroad’ with boxed UNDELIVERABLE/A.B.P.O./RETURN TO SENDER’ (Emery CA.145) in violet. Mixed condition. (3) 1659 * 1916 (Jan 13) cover to Melbourne with superb strike of triple-oval ‘SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION/ZEITOUN’ and multiple strikes on improvised resealing label with handwritten “Opened by Censor” in red ink and endorsed “J.H. Hobbs” (censor). A British cachet used on Australian troop mail.

1916 (Aug 7) registered cover to Egypt franked with NSW 2d & Tasmania 2d tied by Prahran datestamps, red & white registration 1660 * label, backstamped ‘M.O. PRAHRAN’, Melbourne & Cairo, Egyptain blue and white ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ label and ‘PASSED/ CENSOR/11’ chamfered handstamps in blue x2. Most Attractive.

1917 (Mar 12) small envelope from Melbourne with KGV 1d red (damaged) addressed to a trooper in the Australian Light Horse. Not 1661 * delivered and handstamped on front with violet boxed ‘UNABLE TO TRACE/MILITARY BASE POST OFFICE/VICTORIA BARRACKS/MELBOURNE’ (Emery Fig CA.4B), plus two PO instructionals. On the back part of smudged magenta cds of the Return Letter Office, Base Records Melb (Emery Fig DS.2) Inscribed ‘SWAK/X’ on the flap. Scruffy and scarce.

1917 Rare inwards cover to Menangle Military Camp (NSW) from USA, fine ‘MENANGLE MILITARY CAMP/20DE17’ arrival 1662 * datestamp.

1663 * 1918 (Nov 15) cover to Melbourne, with KGV 1d & ½d tied by fine ‘ENOGGERA CAMP/15NO18/QUEENSLAND’ datestamp, cover crease well clear of stamps.

1664 * Bundle Of Western Front Covers Or Cards including three covers identified as having not been seen by Proud comprising 1st Inf Bgde at Kenmel (Belgium), 2nd Inf Bgde at Messines (Belgium) 15th Inf Bgde at Armentieres (France), well above-average condition for this type of material. (50+) 1665 * France Australian Red Cross (crest on flap) OAS envelope sent from Bruyeres Camp (Rouen) to Harrods in London with British ‘APO/S15’ datestamp & hexagonal ‘PASSED FIELD CENSOR/3629’ in red, fine condition.

AUSTRALIA | Military - World War II Period 1666 * Comfort Funds - ACF collection of mainly used covers in photo album, little duplication and a wide variety of logo types, formats and combinations, noted ‘ACF/YMCA’ Mother’s Day Letter Card, ‘Salvation Army/ACF/YMCA’ logos in blue & red, ‘YWCA/ACF’ in blue, ‘Toc H/ACF’ in blue, Brighton ‘Y.M.C.A. Hut’ handstamp (Tasmania). A difficult assembly in generally good condition, pmk interest as well. (100+) 1667 * Comfort Funds - Headed Writing Paper collection of mainly used letters and lettersheets in album, little duplication and a wide variety of logo types, formats and combinations, some with their envelopes, noted POW related material. A very difficult assembly in generally fine condition, some pmk interest as well. (c.100) 1668 * Comfort Funds - Minor Funds collection of mainly used covers in photo album, little duplication and a wide variety of logo types, formats and combinations, with Church of England National Emergency Fund, Church of England Rest Hut, The Church Army, League of Soldiers Friends, Church of England Federated War Work Council letter card, Catholic Soldiers Guild, Catholic United Service Auxiliary, Catholic Welfare Organization, Methodist Padres Auxiliary, Methodist Chuch of Australasia, Presbyterian Welfare Hut with skull & swastika, Presbyterian & Methodist Welfare Association, Australian Defence Canteens Club (incl 1d green x6 and 1d brown PTPO Envelopes x2), RS&SILA Camp Service, Patriotic Funds (3 different), and others. A difficult assembly in generally good condition, pmk interest as well. (80+) 1669 * Comfort Funds - Red Cross & Salvation Army collection of mainly used covers in photo album, little duplication and a wide variety of logo types, formats and combinations, noted 5/- Robes on Australian Red Cross messenger Service covers x3, Red Cross Malaya Christmas Card, POW mail to Germany, Red Cross illustrated covers (3 different), POW mail to Malaya (2 different), Amercian Red Cross x10, South Korea Salvation Army x2. A difficult assembly in generally good condition, pmk interest as well. (120+)

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North Borneo FPO/APO small brown env censored variety (Tatts, Book Depot, etc) with mid-1945 x2 from ‘037’ (Labuan) each Proud 750 pts, Sept 1945 ‘035’ (Beaufort, Br N. Borneo) quite difficult Proud 1,500 pts; couple earlier with Feb 23, 1944 ‘182’ (Finschhafen, Kelona) Proud 200 pts, Mar 3, 1945 ‘AUST ARMY PO/242’ Tatts Proud NS (not seen). Mainly fine, good value. (5) 1671 * Western Australia (Nov 15) cover from RAAF Station, Pearce to NSW with provisional registration label, AIF 1d & 3d tied by RAAF PO Pearce datestamps, Perth & Sydney backstamps.

AUSTRALIA | DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA 1672 Australia Post Labels Collection: in 9 volumes. An extraordinary annotated collection with many usages on cover some of which are quite rare, blocks, forms etc etc. [1] is air mail related labels, economy & SAL labels; [2] certified and receipted delivery labels; [2a] security post and modern registered post, collection cards, person to person labels; [3] parcel post labels internal & for overseas; [4] express post; [5] customs & COD; [6] return to sender, DLO, more to pay, delivery difficulties, reply paid, no attendance labels, etc; [7] internal use & tracking labels, air express, destination indicator labels; [8] dangerous goods, repair tape, articles for the blind, Santapaks, Postpak material. Plus small box of PO Advice Cards, with Advice of Delivery, Item Awaiting Collection, Telegram Advice etc (440+). Very difficult to assemble. (1,000s of items - very heavy).

AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Formular) 1673 PS 1954-60 unused group with 1954 type x3, 1959 type x3 (two with Norfolk Island 10d Salthouse), 1960 type x1, BW #FA3, FA4, FA4C (not priced by BW), FA5 x2, Cat $420++. (8) BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCES (BCOF) 1674 * A.F.P.O No. 30/R.A.A.F-JAPAN selection of usages [1] 1949 (Jul 23) tying 3d optd BCOF BW #J3 to envelope air mail to WA; [2] Registered parcel pieces x2 with special IWAKUNI registration label and contemporaneous defins, one in 1949 incl KGVI 3d brown x12, the second incl 1/- lyrebird pair; [3] two ordinary pieces incl 2/- Roo (1949), 3d Foundation and 6d kooka (1951). (5) BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCES (BCOF) | Postal History 1675 * 1948-49 group of five commercial covers to UK, all but one sent airmail, with British KGVI frankings, four tied by ‘AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/388’ datestamp, the fifth (a bit tatty) franked with KGVI 4d x30, including block of 18, tied by ‘AUST ARMY PO/21’ datestamp.

(5) 1949 (Aug 26) cover from Kobe to Sydney, with unusual franking of Aust 1d Princess x5 & 3d brown KGVI x3 PLUS GB 1d pale red 1676 * x2 & 3d pale violet x10. Cancelled with poor strikes of Aust Unit Postal Stn 452 (Osaka). Opened a little roughly at left. Rare. Civilian mail could be sent through this PO from about July 1949.

NAURU 1677 U 1916-23 KGV with 12½mm Overprints ½d to 1/- set of ten in pairs (ex 1½d), 13½mm Overptrints ½d to 2d singles plus 1½d pair, also 2/6d & 5/- Seahorses, SG #1-16 (ex #3) & 21-22, all but two with forged cancels. Interesting reference material, Cat £700+ (with genuine cancels). (28) 1678 * 1916-23 Seahorses Waterlow printing 10/- indigo-blue optd ‘SPECIMEN’, SG 18s, fine mint, Cat £1,000.

NAURU | Postal History 1679 * 1923 2d orange Die II SG #5 tied by faint ‘PO NAURU/PLEASANT ISLAND’ datestamp on Wilson cover to England, Cat £1,000 on cover.

1680 * 1954 (Apr 23) cover to Scotland franked with 10/- Ship SG #39B tied by ‘NAURU/CENTRAL PACIFIC’ datestamp, Cat £600 on cover.

NORFOLK ISLAND 1681 ** 1966-2010 Decimal Collection complete on Seven Seas hingeless album pages in two albums, few extra gutter pairs, booklets, etc, between SG #60-1102, fresh MUH, Cat £1,475 approx. (1,000+) NORFOLK ISLAND | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Formular) 1682 PS 1953-67 Use of Australian Territories with Airletter on blue (#FA2B) with 10d Salthouse x2 (philatelic, one with AI flaw), 1954 style (#FA3C) with 3d & 2/- Pitcairn Landing with Bergen printed cachet, 1966 type with 1c & 3c Ship and Bergen printed cachet. (4) NEW GUINEA | ‘G.R.I.’ Overprints 1683 F 1914-15 6mm Overprint Setting ‘4d’ on German New Guinea 40pf black & carmine [Stg 1 Pos 4] SG #9, shallow thinning at upper left, part two-line ‘RABAUL/Oct 17 1914’ FDI handstamp in violet Powell Type #49c, Cat £500+.

1684 ** 1914 (Dec 16) 5mm Overprints on Marshall Islands 4d on 40pf black & carmine (setting 2) SG #56, excellent centring, fresh MUH, Cat £425 (as hinged).

NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1685 */U 1915-23 Range of mint issues incl Roos 1st Wmk 10/-, 2nd Wmk 9d (6), 3rd wmk 2/- Wmk Inv, 1921-22 KGV 2d orange (2), red (2), 4d violet, blue, used issues incl KGV 1915-16 KGV 4d orange (3), Roos 1918-23 1/-, 1921-22 KGV 1d (3) also 2d KGV (2, both perf ‘OS’). Mixed condition. (43) NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints 1686 * 1915-22 KGV Single Wmk 1d red x2 for both Overprint Settings SG #67 & #103 both type a & both with variety Saddle on emu [I/36 - BW #71(1)e], fine mint, Cat $500 as unoverprinted stamps. (2) 1687 * 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 1d dull red (c) SG #67, variety Rusted top right corner [III/29 - BW #71(2)e], mint, Cat $250 as an unoverprinted stamp.

1688 S 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 1d carmine-red Die II (a) variety Substituted cliché [Pl2 rt pane 6/4 - BW #71(2)ja], SG #67ca, fine used, Cat £1,500. Rare.

1689 * 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 4d orange (a) variety Line through ‘FOUR PENCE’ SG #70c, well centred, fine mint, Cat £425.

1690 */U 1915-16 Kangaroos 1st Wmk 2½d SG #74 abc strips of 3 MLH and used (perfs re-inforced, mild toning), Cat £56+.

1691 **/* 1915-16 Kangaroos 2nd Wmk 9d violet (mild gumside toning) & 1/- emerald SG #89&90 abc strips of 3, Cat £108+. (2 items).

1692 * 1915-16 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 3d yellow-olive Die II (b) SG #96a, excellent centring, MUH, Cat £110.

1693 * 1918-23 KGV Single Wmk 1d carmine-red (a) SG #103v, variety Thin ‘G’ of ‘POSTAGE’ (retouch) [IV/40 - BW #71(2)l], well centred, fine mint, Cat $600 as an unoverprinted stamp.

1694 ** 1918-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk Harrison printing 6d pale greyish-violet Type a (BW #19G), well centred, MUH, Cat $875 as an unoverprinted stamp. Elusive shade.

1695 * 1918-23 KGV Large Multi Wmk ½d green variety Watermark inverted SG #119aw, well centred, fine MLH. Retail $225.

1696 ** 1918-23 KGV New Colours 4d ultramarine (a) variety Splintered SW corner [1L58 - BW #112(1)k] SG #124, excellent centring, fresh MUH, Cat $150 (mounted) as an unoverprinted stamp.

1697 * 1918-23 KGV New Colours 4d ultramarine variety White scratch from crown to head [1R11 - BW #112(1)m] SG #124, excellent centring, MVLH, Cat $150 as an unoverprinted stamp.

NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints | Official Stamps 1698 ** 1919-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk Perf ‘OS’ 3d greenish-olive (a) SG #O8, quite well centred, mild gum tone, MUH, Cat £650.

1699 F 1919-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk Perf ‘OS’ 3d greenish-olive (a) SG #O8 variety Broken top of ‘3’, part Talasea datestamp, few nibbed perfs, well centred, Cat £140+.

NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints | Postal History 1700 * 1916 (Jan 22) missionary cover to Brisbane franked opt NWPI 1d KGV red (tear) tied by Madang datestamp, with light strike of German ‘KAISERLICHES OBERGERICHT RABAUL’ cachet in violet, “Censored” in manuscript with ‘PASSED CENSOR RABAUL’ tape at top, two Brisbane censor datestamps in red, Brisbane arrival backstamp, minor opening faults. *

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1919 (Nov 17) Neu Guinea Compagnie Rabaul (Rabaul scored through, Kokopo pencilled in above) cover to Berlin with ½d KGV & 2d Roo tied by ‘KOKOPO/17NO19’ cds (‘QUEENSLAND’ removed at base), black/yellow-buff ‘Opened by Censor Rabaul’ tape, & fair strike of oval ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/No 2/AN & MEF’ cachet in violet. Fine and attractive.

NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues 1702 F 1932-34 Undated Birds rare McCracken 3d bright blue shade SG 180 variant with normal Ash printing 3d blue for comparison.

1703 F 1932 Undated Birds Airs ½d to £1 set SG #190-203, 1/- rounded corner, fine used, Cat £275.

1704 ** 1932-34 Undated Birds Airs 2/- dull lake SG #200, complete sheet of 30 with Ash imprint, fresh MUH, Cat £360++.

1705 ** 1932-34 Undated Birds 2/- dull lake optd ‘OS’ SG #O53, complete sheet of 30 with Ash imprint, some perf separations, otherwise fresh MUH, Cat £900++.

NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues | Military - World War II Period 1944 group of 5 censored letters from sailor in 122nd Naval Construction Battalion at Milne Bay, writing home to his wife.

1706 * 1707 * 1944 group of 4 censored letters from sailor in 122nd Naval Construction Battalion at Milne Bay and Hollandia, writing home to his wife. Plus a sad letter from his friend, trying to patch things up.

NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues | Postmarks 1708 s Wewak: ‘POST OFFICE/12AP35/WEWAK’ largely complete strike in violet of Powell #114 on 2½d Undated Bird, [Rated F]. PO

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PAPUA 1709 */U/C 1937 Coronation set mint & used, plus 1d Halo flaw mint and used on a registered cover, 1d & 5d imprint blocks on piece with FDI cancels, plus a further nine covers with seven registered including FDCs serviced at Buna Bay, Ioma (staining), Kulumadau, Samarai or Port Moresby plus another predating the official FDI with Port Moresby ‘2APR37’ datestamp. (14 items).

PAPUA | Postal History 1710 *F 1906 (Sep 26) use of 2d BNG x2 on cover to ‘Mrs M.J.W. Mongan/Haselbury Bryan Rectory’, stamps cancelled with fine ‘BNG’ (A1+) tied with ‘SAMARAI/26SP06/BRITISH NEW GUINEA’. Nice cover with just a few rough edges.

1926 black & white real photo PPC showing Papuan Dandy with 1½d Lakatoi tied by ‘TAHIRA/19JY26/PAPUA’ datestamp. message 1711 * side blank, fine condition.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1712 **/*/U 1952-1996 Collection in Two Volumes largely complete mint or used including 1952 Pictorials used, 1963 Map MUH & £1 Queen used, 1994 Provisional Surcharges set used, 1995 Birds Thick & Thin Surcharges set MUH (Cat £120++), many of the 1980s-90s sets are MUH, condition mostly fine. (100s) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1713 ** 1995 65t Tourism Surcharges comprising two se-tenant imprint blocks of 12, third unit of each block variety ‘65t’ omitted [R8/3] SG #751a&b, MUH. (24) PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Formular) 1714 PS 1954-59 Red & Deep Blue/blue Australian Territories 1957 commercial use of 2/- Masks & Spears from Samarai to USA, BW #FA3E. PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Postal History 1930s-80s Selection with pre-decimal including 1955 ‘MV MALAKUNTA’ oval cancel on Voyce cover, 1962 bank cover to Germany 1715 * with 2/- Malaria (rare on cover) & 3d Elder, 1965 Vanimo registered to UK, 1965 Bundi surface to UK with 6d Conference &1d Bird pair, 1965 Madang registered to Gilbert & Ellice with 3/- bird solo; decimal including 1970 Rook’s Radio (Lae) to UK with GB 8d, 3d & 2d Dues added, 1986 Wards Strip registered to UK. (65 approx).

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