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Friday 27th - Section 3 will commence at 3:00pm AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - General | Collections and Accumulations 1022 */U A/A- Selection all used ex noted comprising [1] Queensland 1897-1908 2d blue and [2] South Australia 1905-11 1d rosine both with cracked plate variety, [3] Tasmania 1853 Courier 4d with 2 large margins, (tiny tear) & [4] 1905-12 2d corner copy showing partially perfed right-hand side (*). (4) 1023 U A/B Untidy Array mostly later period including SA rouletted 2d (3), Tasmania imperf Chalons to 1d 2d & 6d, Tablets 10d, Victoria 1867-81 5/- Type I, 2/- & 4/- Tax Instalment, decimal stamp duty to $2, possible postmark interest including Mt Sir Samuel (WA) on 3d; also Australia postages dues with duplicated 1953-59 range to 5/- including multiples. (100s) 1024 U A/B Variety in mixed condition comprising [1] NSW imperf 2d blue Plate 1 SG #110-3 group horiz pair and strip of three on piece cat min £55 as singles; [2] Queensland two strips of 3 and two pairs 2d blue Chalon P13 Plate 1 three are on small piece, plus damaged 5/- rose fiscal use; [3] S. Australia two optd 2d orange, one ‘P.’ (Police dept) and one ‘O.S.’, Long Tom thick ‘POSTAGE’ 4d orange strip of 7 and 1/- brown pair and strip of three. (32) 1025 U A/B Imperf Range from NSW including Sydney View 2d, 3d with good margins, 1851-54 2d blue (2, one on piece with ADVERTISED/UNCLAIMED handstamp), other with WAEES 3 margins, 1854-59 8d (with ‘NSW’ Sunburst and large margin at top), later perf 1/- (trimmed & thinned), also Tasmania 1857-69 1d double print (margins at places, cleaned). High catalogue value but overall condition detracts. (7) 1026 */U/C A/A- Collection on 28 Hagners with much annotation including [1] NSW, [2] Qld 2/- green, [3] SA few ‘Long Toms’ to 1/- (2), [4] Tas 1853 4d Courier (cut to shape), imperf 4d blue pair almost 4 margins, few reprints, noted various fiscals to 10/-, 2 post cards, [5] Victoria QOT 1d, 3d, few later, 3 covers, small notebook with 1d Stamp Duty (16) attached to separate receipts for Suttons, [6] WA, good range papers, wmks, perfs, Dies, few imperfs, Dues, etc, few perfins noted. Some postmark interest. Very mixed condition. 1027 */U A/A- Diverse Array Diverse array including [1] NSW 1897 1/- Consumptive Home (*); [2] QLD 1882-1906 £1 strip of 5, mss cancel; 1890-94 2/- ‘LA’ joined, (fiscal); 1900 2d Charity used; [3] SA ½d GPO perf ‘SA’ twice; [4] TAS, VIC & WA; a few perfins sighted, some postmark interest, condition is very mixed. (49) 1028 * A/C Postal Cards small all States unused selection (ex one spiked South Australia H&G #1) range with 1984 cat cUS$230, majority fine (ex NSW H&G #7 & 8 with peripheral defects). Better noted are Tasmania PTPO uprated H&G #K5 and Western Australian H&G #5, both very fresh. Plus 1979 20c green Letter Card spectacles variety of H&G #A63 (ASC #L71) with uprated normal for comparison. (14)

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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - General | Postmarks 1029 S A 1850s-1930s: all States presentation on 29 very neatly annotated exhibition pages with separate sections on Duplex obliterators, the various date stamp types (framed, unframed, double-ring, coloured), registered markings, killers, manuscripts, rollers (eg parcels), bulk mail types, late usages (eg Commonwealth period to 1930s), machines, postage due types. Includes some s/book pages including Parcel Post markings, interstate usages, registered markings, etc. Very nice indeed. Noted NSW Burraga, Qld ‘27’ on 1st Sideface, unusual very large ‘59’ (railway cancel?), Banana, 1885 Registered Letter Office, Yandaran, Vic ‘686’ on 3d Roo, WA violet Broadarrow, double-oval Parcel Post Perth. An excellent basis to expand for re-exhibiting. (300+) AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | Postmarks A Majura: (February) cds for each of the 28 days of the month applied to Register of Parcels Posted PO Form, generally 1030 * very fine/superb strikes. Rare. PO 1/7/1899; closed 28/2/1958. NEW SOUTH WALES | Collections and Accumulations 1031 */U A/B 1851-1910 Simplified Collection mostly used with imperf Laureates 1851-54 Plate I 2d & Numeral Wmk 3d, Large Diadems 6d x2, P13 (6d) ‘REGISTERED’, perf Large Diadems to 1/- including 6d fawn P12 & 6d Wmk ‘5’ P13, 5/- Coin (3, including SG #297c *), 1888 Centenary mint to 5/- Map (short corner) & 20/- Carringtion, 1891 Surcharges 7½d ‘HALP.NNY’ for ‘HALFPENNY’ *, 1894-1904 10/-, 1897 1/- Charity *, 1902-03 2/6d Lyrebird *, plus ‘SPECIMEN’ or ‘Specimen’ overprints x7 and officials to 1/- mint or used including Centennial 1d P11x12 corner block of 9 & 1892 ½d P11x12 block of 12 *; also duplicates on Hagners with possible postmark interest; condition variable. (100s) NEW SOUTH WALES 1032 F A 1850 1d Sydney Views No Clouds Soft Yellowish Paper reddish rose SG #3, close to large margins, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £425. 1033 F A —- brownish red SG #4, close even margins, fine BN ‘48’ cancel of Tarcutta, Cat £450. 1034 F A 1850 1d Sydney Views No Clouds Hard Bluish Paper pale red SG #5, complete even margins, weak BN ‘62’ cancel of Morpeth, Cat £425.

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1850-51 Sydney Views [1] 1d pale red no clouds blurred print, 3 margins with shallow thin, prob SG #5 cat £425; [2] 3d yellow green on soft yellowish paper, 4 margins very close in places, SG #39 cat £275; [3] a crude 2d forgery with closed puncture. (3) 1850 1d Sydney Views With Clouds Hard Greyish or Bluish Paper brownish red shade, close to good margins, rounded lower-right corner, indistinct BN cancel, Cat £325. —- brownish red shade, very nearly 4 margins quite close, SG #12, Cat £325. Indistinct cancel. 1850 3d Sydney Views Bluish to Grey Wove Paper emerald-green shade, close but largely complete margins (frameline shaved at upper-right), dumb barred oval cancel, SG #43, Cat £225. 1851-52 Imperf 1d Laureates No Wmk Bluish Wove Paper brick-red SG #48 pair, margins just touching to good, indistinct BN cancel, Cat £280+.

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1852-53 Imperf 6d Laureates Plate I No Wmk Medium Bluish Grey Wove Paper plating of 23 of the 25 units in the plate, including the WALLS flaw. generally good condition with quite a few 3 & 4 margin examples, 1 unit slightly affected by toning. Pmks includes ‘19’, ‘23, ‘36’, ‘57’ and light Vic BO ‘1’. Very difficult to assemble these days with a min Cat $6,400. —- chocolate-brown forgery of SG #75, close to fair margins, cancelled with forged BN ‘34’ of Bungonia. 1854 Imperf Laureates Wmk Double-Lined Numerals 1d orange-vermilion no leaves right of ‘SOUTH’ SG #83a, deep colour, margins just touching to large, barred cancel, Cat £100. —- 3d yellow-green on yellowish wove paper three close margins (4th cut into), SG #87, Cat £200, mint part gum. —- 3d yellow-green SG #87, strong colour, large even margins for this issue, unused.

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1854-59 Imperf Large Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 8d golden-yellow, 3 clear margins 4th just touching, contemporary dumb barred cancel, SG #97, Cat £1,400. Very difficult stamp, POR in most lists. A—- 1/- rosy vermilion wmk 8, 4 large margins, SG #99a, Cat £180, minor paper faults. A+ 1856-59 Imperf Registered No Wmk Yellowish Paper (6d) vermilion & Prussian blue SG #102, oversized example with close to huge margins, fragment of adjoining stamp at left, Cat £170. A/B 1892 ‘REPRINT’ SG #1 (6d) Registered P10, 8d Large Diadem P12x10, 1d P11x12, 2d P11x12, 4d P11x12 & 6d P10 DLRs, 5/- Coin P10 & 5/- POSTAGE in black P12x10, most with defects. (8) A C2 1860-63 Registered Wmk Double-Lined 6 Perf 13 (6d) rose-red & pale blue SG #127. A- B2 —- P13 (6d) rose-red & blue with double impression of the frame SG 127a, reasonable centring for this issue, a few characteristically short perfs, indistinct Rays cancellation, Cat £500 & under-rated.

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1860-72 Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 12 2d Prussian blue SG #136 pair imperforate between upper margin and sheet edge, light rays cancel. Very fine. 1861-88 Coin P11, SG #181, Retail $575. 1870-71 ‘SPECIMEN’ Diagonally SG #7 DLR Issues P13 1d (SG #195), 2d (SG #194), 4d (SG #203) x2 (one thinned) & 10d (SG #205). (5) 1867 4d Red-Brown Plate Proof marginal pair wmk 4.

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1871-1902 Wmk 1st Crown/NSW 1d salmon, P10, SG #208a, Cat £250, vertical crease. 1882-97 Wmk 2nd Crown/NSW 8d yellow P12 SG #236a, lightly mounted, Cat £225. —- 9d on 10d red-brown, with double surcharge, SG #236dca, Cat £250. 1885-86 Fiscals Optd ‘POSTAGE’ in Black P12x10 5/- lilac & green SG #238b, unused (gum traces), Cat £475. 1892-93 ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #4 Postal Fiscal ‘POSTAGE’ in Blue 10/- P10 (SG #241as), creased. 1892 Reprints £1 lilac & claret P12x10 optd ‘POSTAGE’ in light blue, wmk ‘NSW’ Type 1, (Butler records 1,200 optd), some toning.

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1072 * A B1 1905 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A 20/- Carrington P11x12, SG #350b, Cat £250. NEW SOUTH WALES | Official Stamps 1073 F B B2 1871-1902 Wmk 1st Crown/NSW 8d P13 optd ‘OS’ in red SG #O9, ironed-out crease at left, shallow thinning & straight edge at top, 1880 Sydney cds, Cat £275. 1074 * A 1880 Small ‘OS’ 10d lilac P10, cancelled with triple-oval ‘N.S.W’ CTO cancel from presentation sets, Only 158 issued. 1075 * B C1 1889 Serifed ‘OS’ on 10/- Mauve & Claret P12, SG #O37, a small thin and a couple of neatly repaired tears. Extremely rare less than 10 mint examples known. Ceremuga certificate. 1076 * A- C2 1889 ‘Specimen’ SG #O38 ‘OS’ ‘POSTAGE’ in blue 10/- P12, ‘OS’ 7mm apart, creased. 1077 * A D1 —- SG #O38 ‘OS’ ‘POSTAGE’ in blue 10/- P12, ‘OS’ 7mm apart, ‘OS’ & ‘Specimen’ double print part albino, Ceremuga certificate. [Only 1 sheet of 50 believed printed double.] 1078 ** A 1888 Centenial 2d Prussian blue P11x12 irregular marginal block of 9 with full gutter imprints, SG #O40. 1079 * A A1 1888 Centenary Small ‘OS’ 5/- lilac map P10, SG #O49, Cat £475.

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1080 * A/A- 1891 Surcharges Small ‘OS’ 7½d & 12½d (rough perfs), SG #O56-7, Cat £107. NEW SOUTH WALES | Revenues 1081 F A 1930s Family & Tax Relief Tax: page from wages book for Dec 1932 - May 1933 with [1] Family Endownment green ovpt - 5d, 2/6d x2, 5/- x4, [2] Relief Tax in black - 6d x2, 4/-, 5/- x4; [3] Relief Tax in black with green underprint 1/- x3, 5/- x4. Elsmore Cat $369. 1082 U A/B Stamp Duty: comprising [1] 1866 QV 4d, 1/-, 2/- & 3/-; [2] QV long bicolours to 4/- (4), 5/- (3), 6/- & 7/- (fault); [3] KEVII long bicolours to 2/- (3), 3/- (3), 4/- (2), 5/- (3) & 6/-; [4] 1929-50 Numerals to 12/-, 14/- (2), 18/- & £1 some with perfins; [5] 1966 Decimals with $1 & $3; [6] Relief Tax 6d & 1/- and 4/- & 10/- on piece. (145) NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards A 1908 USA Fleet Cards 1d red on white, HG #34. 1083 ***

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NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 1084 D** A 1855 Essays [1] 3 strikes (2 overlapping) of 2d black on piece.; [2] 2 overlapping strikes of 2d chestnut on piece. [This Die was never used and the plates were destroyed in 1898.] NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (PTPO) 1085 * A/B 1900-08 Registered Selection of registered envelopes and fronts to overseas; [1] 1900 Coonamble to London, 3d postage; [2] 1904 Thirlmere to USA, 7½d postage; [3] 1907 Sydney to Montreal, 6d postage (front only); [4] 1908 Sydney to USA 7½d postage (front only). NEW SOUTH WALES | Advertising Covers A A.A. Brice & Co 1897 (Oct 19) Illustrated advertising cover for ‘A.A.Brice & Co, Broken Hill Produce Market’ to Clare, SA, 1086 * A very attractive cover with horse & cart and a flag pole with a flag with the Union Jack in the corner (possibly the Federation Flag in common use prior to 1901 in NSW and Qld). Cancelled with 1d Arms & inscribed “20 Posted”.

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NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal History A1845 entire to Launceston with mss ‘6’ in red and ‘8’ in black alongside ‘PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY’ cancel in red. Minor 1087 * blemishes. B 1850 (Mar 21) use of 4-margins 2d dull blue Sydney View Plate I (worn impression - SG #17), on OHMS outer from Sydney 1088 *F to Singleton, faults.

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1856 use of 6d Diadem, cancelled with poor BN ‘49’ tied by large unframed ‘WAGGA WAGGA/[JU]*6/1856/N.S.W’ on cover to England, red ‘3’ accountancy handstamp on face, back is messy. 1865 (Sep 18) envelope from Raymond Terrace, Sydney to England with 1854-59 4-margins 6d slate-green probably SG #91, indistinct BN cancel. [Comes with grubby unused 1905 PPC commemorating 50th anniv of 5d Courbould] (2) 1868-69 covers to England with 6d Diadems [1] cancelled with large ‘N.S.W’ duplex of SE9/1868 with date half upright rather than sideways (Tobin & Orchard type 115), LRD & not recorded with this format; [2] cancelled with small ‘N.S.W.’ of 69/DE3/B with sideways date half (Tobin & Orchard type 118). 1891 (Jun 1) attractive five stamp franking from Ashfield to Saxony paying double 6d rate, a late pre-UPU article, backstampings include ‘K B BAHNPOST’, trivial blemishes.

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1904 (Jan 5) printed envelope to France with scarce franking of 1/- Roo plus QV ½d paying 2½d per ½oz letter rate x5, endorsed per “Orient Co RMS Ophir”, sealed with a part of a printed ‘Drom LOUIS GILLE & CO/Australian General Catholic Depot/...’ label, part of the backflap & sealing label are missing. 1909 use of NSW 1d, 2½d & 1/- pair (2/3½d = 11th weight step), cancelled with ‘RAILWAY STATION/FE9/7.5PM/09/ SYDNEY’ (B2), on long printed cover to France, double-circle ‘ME[L]BOURNE/PM/1 30/10·2·09/24’ (A2) backstamp.

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NEW SOUTH WALES | Postmarks 1095 SD A/B 1853-1900s: in two Euro s/books and three annotated exhibition pages, majority single stamps Adaminaby to Young and many in between, just a few on small piece (Tatts types mostly). One s/book with over 600 different numerals ‘2’ to ‘2094’, the second with a wide range of other types including mss, dumb cancellers, concentric ovals, framed and unframed date stamps, roller and machine types, registereds, interstate use, rubber handstamps, etc. Stamps include ‘OS’ opts, perf ‘OS’ and ‘OS/NSW’, odd surcharge and postage due, few Laureates and Diadems to 1/- but mostly more common values. Some faults but mostly fine. (1,200+) 1096 A Sydney: The General Post Office Sydney, original early lithograph (1860s?) by Gibbs, Shallard & Co, Artists & Lithographers, 70 Pitt St., Sydney, image 44x40cm (approx), framed with glass and in good condition. Attractive. NEW SOUTH WALES | Numerals | Collections and Accumulations 1097 S A/B ‘2’ to ‘1952’ Assembly mostly commoner types but with many fine strikes including Rays ‘122’ on 6d orange, ‘540’ on piece with Hillend oval d/s in violet beneath; Barred Numerals ‘1144’ with large-part Yerong Creek cds alongside, ‘1384’ on 6d orange; condition generally fine. (350 appr) 1098 S A/B ‘2’ to ‘2075’ Accumulation with many fine strikes including Rays ‘462’ on 5d Diadem & ‘709’, Barred Numerals ‘893’, ‘1173’, ‘1367’ & ‘2075’, Concentric Ovals ‘1331’ & ‘1518’; also mostly incomplete datestamps with Boggabri on a pair, Glencoe, South Leichhardt & Wallerawang plus a few TPOs; condition mostly fine. (340 appr) 1099 * A/A- 1901-04 Selection on Registration Envelopes comprising ‘330’ (Menindie), ‘587’ (Gulgong) with GA Russell ‘The Bargain King’ oval advertising cachet, ‘928’ (Tweed Heads), ‘1088’ (Milperinka) & ‘1501’ (Broken Hill), all addressed to Tattersalls, generally fine. (5)

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1941 received Telegram Form in very fine condition from Melbourne to member of HQ Coy 2nd 21st Btn, Darwin, showing very fine “RELIEF/14/11-A 1-JY 41/SOUTH-AUST.” receiving datestamp then in use at Darwin Military P.O. [The receiver, L/Cpl WJ Chung, was later a member of Gull Force, Ambon Is, and was subsequently taken prisoner by Japanese, dying as a POW on Ambon] A/A- 1975 Cyclone Tracy free mail commercial selection 20 Feb 75 – 24 Sep 75 (concession ended 1 Oct 75), comprising cds, 1117 * slogan (7) and duplex (4) cancels, five various Official departments, inscribed/advertising covers for Fannie Bay Bakery, Connair, The Saddle Shed, etc, generally good quality strikes. (12) QUEENSLAND | Collections and Accumulations 1118 */W/U A/B 1862-1911 Simplified Collection with Small Chalons to 1/- postally used, plus 2/6d & 20/- (fault) fiscally used, First Sidefaces to 1/- deep violet *, Large Chalons 2/6d * plus 5/- x6, 10/- x2 & £1 x2, most, if not all fiscally used, 1882 Lined Background 4d * & 2/- unused, 1897-1908 Four Corners to 2/- * plus 2d Cracked Plate used, 1d Charity (heavily aged) *, 1906-10 9d ‘AB’ pair *, Stamp Duty 1871 to 5/- & 1892 long types 5/- & 10/- fiscally used; also duplicates on Hagners; mixed condition. (100s)

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Thiess Village: ‘THIESS VILLAGE/7JY59/NSW AUST’ cancelling QEII 1/7d Registered Letter with office name typed on reg label alongside. Scarce pmk. NORTHERN TERRITORY | Postal History A1907 (Sep 7) registered Tatt’s cover to Hobart bearing South Australia 2d purple x3, tied by squared-circle ‘PT 1114 *F DARWIN/S.A.’ d/s, two other strikes front & back, endorsed “Registered by D Fairweather/Adelaide River”, backstamp of Melbourne & Hobart. Rare. [The normal registered rate was 2d + 3d registration. The additional 1d is likely to be a late fee for placing it on the train from Adelaide River to Darwin.] 1115 * A/A- 1925 inwards registered cover from Brazil to Government Hospital Darwin with Port Said, Adelaide & Darwin backstamp; also 1942 OHMS cover Darwin to Perth with rare solo franking of 5½d on 5d Ram tied by weak strike of ‘RELIEF NO 3/ 18FE42/SOUTH AUST’, sent the day before the Japanese commenced the bombing of Darwin; some blemishes. (2)

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1860 Imperf Small Chalon 1d carmine-rose 4-margins, SG #1, Cat £800. 1860 Small Chalon Wmk Large Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 [1] 2d blue SG 35, centred to left, Cat £110, weak ‘95’ rays cancel of Brisbane. [rated RRRR]; [2] Rough Perf 14-16 6d yellow-green SG #18, Cat £30, light ‘14’ rays cancel of Nulalbin. [rated RR] A C2 1860-61 Small Chalon Wmk Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 1d carmine-rose vertical pair, SG #14, MNG. A/A- —- 3d brown x3 (shades), SG #16, one copy with dot above top centre of stamps (top row stamp), the other with a slight gum bend. A B2 1895 Small Chalon Reprint Wmk Truncated Star Perf 13x12 6d yellow ‘REGISTERED’, double perf at top and possible imperf at base. An interesting item for future study. A C2 1860-61 Small Chalon Wmk Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 Registered (6d) pair, SG #20, Cat £150, centred to top. A- B2 1862-67 Small Chalon Thick Toned Paper, No Wmk Rough Perf 13 1/- grey (brownish), SG #29, Cat £180, trivial mark on face.

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1864-65 Small Chalon Wmk Small Star Perf 13 2d deep blue SG #46 pair, left-hand unit with brown spot on gum, otherwise fine, Cat £170+. Scarce multiple. 1895 Small Chalon Reprints Wmk Crown/Q Perf 12 1d vermilion-red, 2d deep dull blue, 3d brown, 6d green and 1/lilac-grey horizontal pairs, fine mint. [These reprints were prepared for presentation purposes and were never placed on sale to collectors. Printings were made on two different wmks.] (10) 1866-80 Chalons [1] 1866 4d lilac, toned gum; [2] 1880 2/- pale blue & 2/- blue, both tone spots on perfs, SG #55,118,120, Cat £420. (3) 1872 Small Chalons 2d black Plate II imperf on ungummed no wmk paper. 1880 20/- Small Chalon Litho with gum, short stamp with crease, probably re-gummed.

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1882-95 Large Chalons Recess Wmk 3rd Crown/Q Thick Paper 2/- bright blue. a few light tonespots & 10/- brown, a few toned perfs, SG #157,160, Cat £280. —- £1 deep green SG #165, regummed, Cat £275. 1890-94 Lined Oval ½d blue-green imperf plate proof horizontal pair on ungummed wmked paper. 1890-94 Lined-Oval Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12½,13 1d vermilion-red imperforate pair SG #187a, margins shaved/cut into (at right) to good, indistinct cancels, Cat £300.

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1897-1908 4-Corners Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12½,13 2d blue cracked plate SG #234a, being the central unit in a vertical strip of 3, suntanned gum, unmounted, Cat £130+. 1136 */U A/A- 1897-87 Zigzag Roulettes [1] roulette in black corner block of 4 and single; [2] plain roulette x8 plus 1 used; [3] plain & black roulettes pair plus 1 used; [4] plain roulettes & P12½,13 pair & 2 singles plus 1 used, SG #256-59, Cat £282. (22) 1137 W* A/B 1900 Patriotic Fund 1d & 2d SG #264a & b, small faults, plus imperforate 1d colour trial in green with large margins on three sides, stamps alone Cat £420. (3) 1138 U A/A- 1903 Large Chalons Recess Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Sideways P12½,13 selection of 2/6d highlighted for various perf combinations plus two copies perf ‘OS’, one P12 the other P12½,13. Ex Kiddle. (7) 1139 * A1907-11 Large Chalons Litho Wmk Crown/A £1 deep bluish green SG #312c marginal example from the left of the sheet, pinhole in upper-right corner outside frameline, very lightly mounted, Cat £500 (BW #Q65B, Cat $1,000). QUEENSLAND | Revenues 1140 U A/B Selection: including 1974 20/- Stamp Duty (trimmed), Impressed Duty QV 1895 15/- & 20/-, KEVII 1903 10/- black on green & KGV 1920-26 KGV £6 all with embossed cancels, 1923 Unemployment Insurance 2/- & 5/- both with partial Universal Motors cancels, 1933 3d Betting Tax Cut-out, Large Chalons 5/- & 10/- fiscal use, etc plus a few NSW Duties, mixed condition. (39) QUEENSLAND | Railway Stamps A 1940 Essays for a proposed series, on thick unwmked paper, 1/- in deep blue, 2/6d scarlet, and 5/- apple-green. Rare and 1141 * attractive.

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QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery 1142 * A Selection: comprising [1] early commercial use (Aug 14 1895) of 1895 Letter Card to Sydney, backstamped; [2] 1894 philatelic use of 1d Postal Card (uprated ½d) and 1½d + 1½d Reply Card both to Germany; [3] scarce Post Office late uprate (with Australia KGV ½d) of 1d Postal Card, fine unused. (4) QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery - Registration Envs (Formular) B 1879 McCorquodale formular type, a bit of toning on the edges. [Only 5,000 printed; only 1 used copy recorded.] 1143 *** QUEENSLAND | Advertising Covers 1144 * AThe Australia Hotel 1899 (Mar 19) attractive advertising envelope of The AUSTRALIA, Sydney, NSW with ½d green and 1d orange-vermilion x2 prob SG #231-2 each tied duplex ‘BRISBANE/1/MR19/99’, to Jemgum in Germany (b/s); also 1893 (Apr 21) Brisbane-Otago NZ envelope with 1d and 3d tied indistinct rough duplex strikes. (2)

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1903 & 1904 Ravenswood registered Tatts covers, the latter with fine ‘REGISTERED/RAVENSWOOD’ two-line handstamp, both with fine ‘JANG LUM KEE/RAVENSWOOD’ dated oval cachets in violet on reverse, trivial blemishes. (2) 1908 (Jul 30) postcard addressed to Sydney bearing Netherlands Indies 2½c pair optd ‘JAVA’ tied by two fine strikes of Brisbane oval ‘LOOSE/SHIP/LETTER’, Brisbane ‘AU 17’ cds at base. —- (Aug 23) use of Qld 2d on PPC Brisbane to GB. A rare rate. [2d applied rather than 1d postcard rate where written message extended to both sides of a card, as in this instance.] —- (Dec 7) sentimental PPC from Townsville addressed to Middle Farm, Aramadale (sic), with fine ‘MISSENT TO/ ARMADALE’ (Vic) boxed handstamp, manuscript “Try Armidale NSW” applied and presumably successfully delivered as this is where Middle Farm is located, tropicalised condition. [Hodel correspondence]

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QUEENSLAND | Postmarks 1151 SD A/B 1850s-1900s: stockbook collection all periods. Over 200 different numerals two Moreton Bay (one indistinct, one ‘131’ Gladstone rated RRRR). Another RRRR is ‘182’ Silkstone on 1890 6d green sideface. Others include RRR x12, RR x31, R x65+ (vendor counts, some ratings do not conform with latest Manning 2009 ratings). over 140 CDS noting 1880 Fern Vale, 1907 Lytton,1907 Thurrulgoonia Includes over 50 Tatt’s and other small registered pieces with mostly common 1d and 2d values and 33 pieces with all different double-lined registered, ‘SHIP LETTER’, ‘LATE FEE’, ‘PAID’ and other markings with odd TPO. Some assignments uncertain (eg ‘98’ x2 are actually ‘86’, and ‘86’ is actually ‘98’) but these and other mis-rated items do not detract. (600+) 1152 S A 1855-1911: on four exhibition pages from three NSW adhesives with BN ‘95’ numerals on 2d Laureate and 6d Diadem, plus a scarce ‘Q.L’ in three concentric ovals on 1d red Diadem. Datestamp range includes framed and unframed cds and other types including duplexes and rare 1880 boxed with code ‘5’. Also Queensland Government Railway stamps (x4) with numeral and cork dumb killer markings. (25)

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QUEENSLAND | Numerals | Collections and Accumulations 1153 S A/B Accumulation of mostly commoner types on Sidefaces including rated ‘167’ RR, fine ‘332’ on first sidefaces 2d pair RRR, & ‘442’ R. (180+) 1154 S A/B Rated Group on Sidefaces comprising ‘132’ RRR, ‘221’ RR, ‘242’, a weak but discernable ‘396’ RRR, plus ‘305’ & ‘506’. (6)

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Inn-PO 5/1/1852; renamed Burnett Inn PO c.1855; renamed Nanango PO 1/7/1859.

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1869; renamed Clifton PO c.1869.

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Military and RAAF POs cover selection, WWII and few postwar, good range of postal concession handstamps, generally reasonable strikes, odd fault. (21) 1188 S A/B Selection comprising [1] Ayrshire Downs Type 3c RRR on piece with ‘REGISTERED/AYRSHIRE DOWNS’ two-line handstamp alongside, BN ‘546’ tying the stamp; [2] Isis Junction Type 6 RRRR multiple strikes on 1d x4; [3] Kilkivan Type 6 RRRR on 1d x5; [4] large-part Woolooga Type 6 RRRR; mixed quality of strikes. (4) QUEENSLAND | Datestamps 1189 * A B1 Carina East: ‘CARINA EAST/25OC67/QLD-AUST’ on 5c on 4c on Waghorn cover. [Rated RRRR - the only copy recorded by Smithies] PO 31/7/1967; closed 6/10/1978. 1190 * A- B1 Gayndah: ‘GAYNDAH/9—A9JY45/QUEENSLAND’ (arcs 9,9½) on 5½d Emu on cover (torn flap) with blue registration label. [Rated RRRR by Smithies - only recorded copy] PO 1/1/1850. *

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1183 SD A B2 712: & ‘725’ on 1d 4-Corners. [Rated RRR & RRRR respectively] (2) 1184 S A C2 730: on 1d 4-Corners. [Rated RRRR] Unallocated QUEENSLAND | Datestamps | Collections and Accumulations 1185 F/G A/B 1960s-70s collection of ‘PAID’ cds and metered machine-applied cancels, largely 1960s-1970s with a few earlier or later, stated all different, mainly good strikes. Useful lot. (c.125) 1186 S A/B Array on Sidefaces including including Herberton Type 3c RRRR, Duaringa Type 6 in violet RRRRR, Friezeland Type 6 RRR on 9d, plus a couple of TPOs; also mostly pedestrian Numerals including ‘87’ (on Litho 4d Chalon); condition variable. (86)

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A- A1 Oxley: ‘OXLEY/23DE11/QUEENSLAND’ Manning Type #6 cds tying 1d Sideface to Xmas PPC addressed to Townsville. [Rated RRRRR - LRD. Hodel correspondence] Renamed from Oxley Creek PO c.1863. A B2 Townsville: ‘TOWNSVILLE/DE26/02(?)/QUEENSLAND’ Manning Type #4b (duplex) cds tying 1d Sideface to black & 1192 * white PPC showing ‘The Lounge, Queen’s Hotel’, addressed locally. [Rated RRRRR, Hodel correspondence] PO 1/1/1866. SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Collections and Accumulations 1193 U A/D 1850s-1900s Duplicated selection including few imperf issues, range of perf issues including 6d blue (70+), 1/- brown (37), 1860-69 includes 4d (30), 9d (10), 2/- (3), 1902-04 Thin ‘POSTAGE’ 4d (2), 10d (2), 1904-11 Thick ‘POSTAGE’ 6d (5), 9d, 10d, 1/-, 2/6d, 1891-93 5d on 6d (2), few rouletted noted including 2d with reversed wmk, plus good selection of issues optd ‘O.S.’ with different types, several varieties including split dot after S of O.S., No dot after S, possible double opt, etc. Condition is very mixed and there is a lot of postmark potential with ‘T.P.O.’, ‘TOO LATE’ etc, many of the earlier issues having clear dates. (100s) 1194 */U A/B 1855-1912 Simplified Collection with Large Star imperf 2d & 6d both with 3 margins, 1st Roulettes 6d slate-blue, 2nd Roulettes 2d pale red (premium example) & 1/- yellow, P11½-12½ 1d deep yellow-green & 10d (in blue) on 9d, mint Broad Star 6d (short corner/thin), 9d & 1/- large holes x2, Late Period to 6d * with ½d green Bantam proof pair, Long Toms P11½12½ ‘P&R’ 2/6d * plus £5 grey & £20 optd ‘SPECIMEN’ (both with perf blemishes), Thick ‘POSTAGE’ to 5/- used, Thin ‘POSTAGE’ to 1/- *, plus officials & Stamp Duty KEVII 10/- P10; also duplicates on Hagners with possible postmark interest; mixed condition. (100s) 1195 W/*/U A/A- Selection Including 1860-69 6d (unused, no margins), 1891 2½d on 4d, few ‘reprints’ incl 1/- yellow, 3d on 4d, 10d on 9d (2), 8d on 9d, also several later issues with varying degrees of ‘double’ perforations. Mixed condition. (16) *

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1904-11 Thick ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk Crown/SA (Close) Perf 12 10/- green SG #291 & P12½ £1 with small holes SG #292a, Cat £280. (2) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Official Stamps 1222 V A C1 1870-73 Wmk Large Star Perf 10x11½-12½ or Perf 11½-12½x10 or Compound 1d deep green optd ‘OS’ SG #O2 with ‘GPO ADELAIDE/JA 9/74’ cds, Cat £350. RPSV certificate (2009). Very scarce. SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Revenues 1223 * A C1 1915 2d Surcharge: on 1d ochre (well olive-yellow), MW #134, rated R3. Lovely mint example. SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1224 *** A 1908 Scenic Views 1d bright rose, HG #8, with ‘ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL’ view.

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal History A1854 Stampless Entire to Curator of Intestate Estates Melbourne (poor backstamp in red ) with very fine Paid Adelaide My 1225 *F 26 1854 cds in red and mss “6” rate marking in red, vertical fold. A 1863 (May 4) Thomas Must & Co (Port McDonnell) commercial outer to Mount Gambier with twin strikes of ‘PORT MAC 1226 * DONNELL/MY4/63/SA’ tying rouletted 2d, fine ‘GAMBIERTON/MY4/63/SA’ receiving cancel, filing fold well clear of the stamp. B 1880(C) homemade envelope front affixed to framed watercolour (solitary rider with companion horse at water’s edge) 1227 *F bearing 6d tied by indistinct North Adelaide cancel, endorsed “Post Parcel/Photographs only/Per RMS. Auceria”, addressed to Suffolk. Unusual.

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1912 use of SA 1d on invitation-size cover with royal coat of arms on flap (SA Governor or Governor-General), overweight so taxed 2d, 1d Pdue thick pair (one damaged) on face, top torn while opening. 1229 *U/C A/A- Selection Incl [1] 1867 cover with oxidised 2d to Moolooloo, Far North, [2] ‘DRY CREEK RY STATION’, ‘HOYLETON’, or ‘SOLOMONTOWN’ squared circle pmks on 3 PPCs, [3] unused PPC of Smelting Works, Port Pirie, [4] 1894 use of 1d ‘OS’ stationery card, also [5] 1876-1904 1d green imperf between partial vertical pair, (unpriced in SG), used. (7 items) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postmarks 1230 SD A/A- 1855-1900s: in two Euro s/books Aberdeen to Yunta and many in between with 77 different numerals to ‘311’ mostly unrated the best being a good ‘175’ RR, Over 800 cds framed with 1875 Diamond Lake, 1883 Pickering, 1876 Sliding Rock, 1887 Wonoka Creek and unframed noting 1874 Dashwood’s Gully. 1877 Koperamana, North-West Bend, 1878 Red Creek Bridge, considerable quantity squared circles with 1900 Katherine, 1903 Kingston on Murray, 1899 Mutooroo, 1903 Mt Fitton, New Luxembourg, 1894 Punyelroo, 1907 Wisanger, manuscript cancels, registered, late fee, interstate use. Stamps include earlier Humphreys with odd imperf and roulette seen, thin and thick ‘POSTAGE’ long types with values to 10d, several surcharges, ‘OS’ perfins and opt types. Mainly fine to very fine. An excellent well-organised collection. (c900)

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1855-1907: on four exhibition display pages from early numeral and void types, then range datestamps 1865-1904 including split-ring, including rare 1873 Hansborough, and other framed types, duplex types, squared circles with several Pt Darwin incl 9d thick ‘POSTAGE’ with ‘SA’ perfin and 1d optd ‘O.S.’ plus Branch PO’s (Rundle Street, Stock Exchange). Noted nice ‘109, and rare 1873 Hansborough (34) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Diamond Numerals 1232 S A A1 135: on PerfxRoulette 10d (in blue) on 9d SG 59. Allocated to Arkaba-PO 23/11/1869; closed 1/2/1883. SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Datestamps | Collections and Accumulations A/A- 1904-90s Shire/Municipality mail from Adelaide to Yorketown with useful range of ‘PAID’ or meter cancels, with various 1233 * illustrated envelopes, slogans, etc. Ideal starter collection. (Few 100) 1234 U/C A/B A to Y Array of predominantly decimal strikes mostly on piece including 1965 Purnong Landing tying 2/5d Wren, 1971 Pennington,1979 Wild Horse Plains (23SE79 cds - date error? - office closed 7/3/79), also selections of mostly 1930s-80s receiving office cds cut-outs from registered letters including 1936 Mt Bold, 1936 Paradise, 1943 Mount Burr, 1949 Pekina, 1955 Tooligie, 1958 Rendelsham, 1959 Yilki, 1970 Happy Valley (in violet), 1971 Pennington Migrant Hostel; plus Northern Territory decimal era cancels including Alyangula (2, one on 1982 cover), Alice Springs (several types), Batchelor on two 1980s covers, Barrow Creek (poor strike) on 1982 taxed cover, Darwin (several types), Jabiru, Nhulunbuy, RAAF Tindal, Tennant Creek, Top Springs, Winnellie, Yulara, Yuendumu & Yulara; should reward close inspection. (100s) 1235 D A A-Y Collection mostly very good strikes on small piece and nearly all on Commonwealth stamps (handful State issues) with pre-decimals neatly presented in two Chinese s/books (1,450 approx); decimal era in bag not counted (weighs over 800gms). More useful stamps include Roos noting 2d grey large ‘OS’ perfin, KGV includes some 1d reds.Terrific starter, absolute bargain. (100s)

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Selection with squared-circles including Gladstone Type 1 on optd ‘OS’ 2d, Koolunga, part Sutherlands X & Terowie in blue; also single-ring strikes of Talia, Beltana & Uloolo; condition generally fine. (19) SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Datestamps 1237 S A A3 East-West Railway Head Camp: ‘[E-W ]RY HEAD CAM[P]/1OC1915/[STH AUSTRALIA]’ on 1d red KGV. [Extremely rare - copy offered in PPA #49 sold for $525] PO 15/3/1915; closed 13/11/1917. 1238 S A A2 Jubilee Exhibition: squared-circle ‘JUBILEE EXHIBITION/2/JY14/87/S.A’ (ERD?) largely fine & complete strike on P10 marginal 6d. [Rated XXXX]. PO c.1887; closed 23/3/1888. TASMANIA | Collections and Accumulations 1239 */U A/B 1853-1912 Simplified Collection with imperf 1d Courier (faults) & 4d Courier (2, one cut-to-shape with BN ‘44’ cancel, the other cut square but oxidised), numeral wmk Chalons 2d (2, one with complete margins), 6d (2) & 1/- (BN ‘48’ cancel), Sidefaces to 10d * including 4d yellow plus a 4d blue reprint, Tablets to 5/- * plus 2/6d & 5/- used & 10/- fiscal, Pictorials to 6d *, George and the Dragon 5/- brown (faded pen cancel) and perforated 3d (2) & 2/6d (3) fiscals, plus imperf 5/- & 10/- reprints; also a selection of mostly common numeral & cds postmarks; mixed condition. (300+)

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1902-12 2d Pictorials remainder group incl Litho Crown/A mint x2; Stereo wmk sideways P12½ block of 6 with white flaw in sea below boat at left, large white flaw below 2d at right & large white flaw in upper right corner [4/31-33] BW #T41d,e,f Cat $180. 1902-12 3d Pictorials remainder group incl Litho Crown/A P11 mint x4; Electro P11 mint x4, 1912 white paper P12½ mint x3.

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1853 4d Courier Plate II yellowish orange shade SG #12, Cat £350. BN ‘59’ cancel a bit rough, four clear margins huge everywhere except at top. [1976 RPSL certificate.]

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1855 Imperf Chalon Wmk Large Star 2d green 4-margins, SG #16, Cat £450, very small abrasion at left. 1856-57 Imperf Chalon No Wmk Thin White Paper 1d pale brick-red SG #19, just cut-into at base otherwise good even margins with a fragment of adjoining stamp at right, light indistinct cancel, Cat £600. 1857-69 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 1d deep red-brown, margins at places, tiny paper inclusion, SG #25, Cat £550. —- 1d deep red-brown horizontal imperf strip of 3 with end units slight facial faults, almost 4 margins. —- 1d dull vermilion with Double print, three good margins, not recorded in SG.

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—- 1d dull vermilion, SG #28, Cat £150 two margins. —- 2d dull emerald-green 3½-margins, SG #30, Cat £130, cancelled with light penstroke grid. 1860-67 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 6d dull slate-grey 3 - 4 margin examples, one on piece, another with a small tear BLC, SG #44, Cat £260. (4) A/A- 1863-71 Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 10 1d dull vermilion showing nice doubling of design. SG #58. Tiny natural paper inclusion. 1863-71 Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral [1] 1d dull vermilion P10, [2] 1d carmine P12, [3] 1d brick-red P12½, all unused and faults, SG #58-80 range, Cat £250. (3) A- B2 1863-71 Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Walsh & Sons Perf 12 1d carmine P12 (2) one with large margins showing part of three adjoining stamps and a couple of pin holes the other with perfs well into design, both with faults, plus 1d dull-vermilion SG #69 which has been cleaned. (not included in value), SG #70, Cat £140. (3) A- C2 —- 4d blue, SG #73, Cat £150, part og, narrow example of this issue. A/A- 1865-73 Chalons [1] 1865 4d blue P12 (light toning); [2] 1873 1/- orange-red, SG #73,140, Cat £340.

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1889 Reprints 4d pale blue marginal block of 8 on thin card, prepared for UPU distribution. 1870-96 Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type 2 (19x2½mm) multiples ** ex noted, comprises 1870-71 10d black P12 SG #131 horiz pair (weak opt), 1878 P14 2d green left marginal strip of 3 and 8d dull purple-brown horiz pair * SG #156 & 158, 1889 DLR ½d orange P11½ on unwmked thin paper a fresh ** left marginal vertical block of 6. Scarce offering. (13) 1886 set of 9 on thin paper optd ‘REPRINT’ without stop. Fresh colours, variable centring, some perf defects, some hinged with slightly disturbed gum, others no gum (incl 8d and 5/-). [See SG catalogue note following SG #166.] (9) 1892-99 ½d to 10/- SG #216-224 (except that 1/- is later P12½ SG #243), all cds ex 2½d duplex, 2/6d and 10/- with original gum so likely CTO. Current Retail c$300 as singles. (9) 1905-12 Pictorials Litho Wmk Crown/A 4d shades group incl pale yellow-brown P12½ mint x4, orange-buff P11 mint x4, brown-ochre mint x1 orange-yellow P12½ mint x2 & P11 mint pair, SG #247,ba,c,d,da, Cat £400+.

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—- 6d group incl P12½ mint x2; P11 mint x2, SG #248,a, Cat £185. 1905-11 Pictorials Typo Wmk Crown/A 6d group incl P12½ sideways mint x2 used x1; P12½ upright used x1, P11 sideways mint x3 used x2, P11 upright used 1, SG #254,a,ca,cb, Cat £320. 1906-13 Wmk Crown/A 9d blue pair, the right-hand unit being Compound Perf 11x12x11x11 SG #256d, perfs reinforced at right, Cat £425+. 1911 Pictorials Stereotyped 1d Plate 3 complete sheet of 60 with CA & JBC monograms, SG #259b, Cat £570++, minor aging. 1912 ‘ONE PENNY’ Surcharge on 2d complete sheet of 60 with full selvedge including both monograms BW #T23 cat over $200. Some separations, fresh colour. (60)

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1901 Federal Presentation Set of the 1864 St George & Dragon 3d, 2/6d, 5/- and 10/- in NE corner horizontal blocks of 12 optd ‘REPRINT’ on thick gummed paper almost P12. Full selvedge ex 3d NE corner section missing and small reinforcement, also unit R2/2 with slight doubling of right value tablet. [Similar values in blocks of 4 sold for $420 + prem in Sale 11.] (4 blks) 1901 St George and the Dragon Federal Presentation set comprising P12 3d, 2/6d, 5/- & 10/- marginal blocks of 4 overprinted ‘REPRINT’ on gummed thick paper. Scarce. (4 blocks)

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TASMANIA | Revenues 1268 * A 1900 2d Platypus: 1900 Platypus optd REVENUE, variety “TWO PENCE” printed twice. No longer listed by Gibbons, but when listed in the 1980s was Cat £300, Barefoot #21b. 1269 * A 1900 3d Platypus: optd ‘REVENUE’ vertical pair both units with surcharge ‘1d inverted’, the upper unit flat top to ‘1’, lower unit angled ‘1’, Barefoot types 29a & 30a. Scarce as se-tenant varieties. 1270 * A 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’. 1271 W A/A- 1920-66 Selection: of unused with rouletted Numerals to 6d including uncommon 5d, Platypus to 1/- (5) with scarce ½d, 2d with multiples of up to eight, 3d block of 3, 4d strip of three and 6d irregular block of five, good range of printings, shades & roulette variations, etc, generally fine. (133)

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1950s-60s Numeral and Platypus Series: selection on Tasmania Government Tourist and Immigration Dept cheque forms with Numerals to 5/- including scarce ½d on 1d pair & rare 9d; Platypus/Pictorial series to 10/- with scarce ½d, 2½d & 2/6d pairs and 11d single; many multiple and/or combination frankings, no duplication of configurations sighted, with many quaint/defunct business names noted amongst the payees, generally fine. A desirable lot. (152) First Platypus Series: surcharged 9d light red on chestnut single and rare pair on separate 1955-56 cheque forms with contemporary stamp duty issues (latter including uncommon 2/6d orange Numeral); also rare 7/6d black on orange (2, distinct shades) on separate 1955 cheque forms with contemporary Numeral Stamp Duties; fine, group being extremely difficult on ‘entire’. (4)

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Selection: Selection of scarce/rare issues in various combinations with contemporary issues on sixteen 1950s-1960s Tasmania Government Tourist and Immigration Dept cheque forms with First Platypus 9d surcharge on chestnut; Numerals ½d on 1d (10, including block of six), 9d brown, 2/6d irregular strip of three, 5/-, 10/- light apple-green; Platypus ½d (18, including block of six), 2½d (8, including rare block of 4), 9d + 11d, 10/- x2, £1 x3; some stamps overlapped or perfinned, generally fine. An extremely rare ‘entires’ group. (16) TASMANIA | Postal Stationery A1893 Use of 1d Green Advertising Card: (PTPO ?) for ‘BROWNELL BROS’ Half Yearly Sale. This appears to be part of 1275 * a folder rather than a card. ‘HOBART’ cds. Corners trimmed. 1274

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ex 1279 TASMANIA | Postal Stationery - Franks A Tasmanian Railways: 1898 (Apr 4) Frank Stamp in blue on Tasmanian Government Railways advice card sent from 1276 * Devonport station, twin strikes of same-day East Devonport arrival cds on face. Fine condition. TASMANIA | Postal History A 1906 (Jan 31) postcard locally addressed at Hobart bearing curious franking of AP Miller & Son, Chemists & Druggists 1277 * etiquette, tied by apparent intaglio mail bag seal in blue. TASMANIA | Postmarks 1278 SD A/A- 1853-1900s: in two Euro s/books and on three annotated exhibition pages Abbotsham to Zeehan (and many in between), including 1870s Emu Bay and over 200 different datestamps on Pictorials (although nothing highly rated) . Numerals include ten from first allocation, two on cut-to-shape 4d Courier, eight on various imperf Chalons to 6d incl ‘52’ (Ross), plus approx 150 from second allocation (with ‘52’ now Launceston and Ross ‘77’), several late usages on Pictorials, better noted ‘75’ RRR (Recherche Bay), ‘363’ RRRR (Elliott). Wide range others including dumb obliteraters, duplex types, ‘SHIP LETTER’, out-of-state and overseas use. Better stamps include several perf Chalons to 1/-, Pictorials to eng 6d, tablet types to 6d. Mainly very fine. (500+) TASMANIA | Numerals - First Allocation | Collections and Accumulations 1279 S A/B Group Comprising [1] mss “12” of Brighton on half of a 4d Courier; [2] mss “31” of Green Ponds on a trimmed 4d Chalon; plus 2nd Allocation; [3] ‘15’ of Cambridge on 2d Pictorial RR; [4] ‘194’ of Royenrine on 2d Sideface R; [5] ‘303’ of Bradshaw’s Creek on 1d Pictorial RR; [6] ‘326’ of Mills Reef on 1d Sideface pair RR.

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TASMANIA | Numerals - First Allocation 1280 S A 46: mss ‘46’ of New Town on Star Wmk 2d green Chalon with complete margins. TASMANIA | Numerals - Second Allocation | Collections and Accumulations 1281 S A/B Unrated Array of mostly bold strikes on Sidefaces including ‘189’ & ‘315’, also ‘16’ or ‘95’ on 2½d Tablets and ‘20’, ‘91’ or ‘179’ on Pictorials; also a British ½d part-wrapper to Hamilton Parsonage taxed with very nice ‘T’ & ‘6d’ handstamps. TASMANIA | Datestamps | Collections and Accumulations 1282 S A/B Selection of Rated Cancels mainly Rs, including complete strikes of Daniel’s Bay, Fentonbury, Gordon, Koonya x2, Macquarie Plains Stn x2, New Norfolk Ry Stn, St Patrick’s River, Upper Tea Tree, White-Hills; also fair strikes of Upper Huon & Beach End both RR and Hillend x2 RRR; quality of the strikes is a bit mixed. (24) 1283 A/B Selection on Pictorials of mostly fair to fine unrated strikes including complete strikes of Black-River, Eaglehawk Neck, Lietinna, Montagu-River, Rhyndaston and Wilmot and a couple of TPOs, condition generally fine. (144) TASMANIA | Datestamps 1284 D A2 Hobart: 24½mm ‘PAID AT/—.—/2D—3AU37/HOBART’ (type 3R?) in red (cut-to-shape). [Unrecorded type] Renamed from Hobart Town PO 1/1/1881.

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VICTORIA | Collections and Accumulations 1285 */U A/B 1850-1913 Collection with imperf Half-Lengths 1d x4, 2d & 3d x4, 6d Woodblock (5, including a pair & a rouletted example) & 1/- ‘REGISTERED’, Queen-on-Throne 2d x4, 1/- Octagonal, plus Emblems & Beaded Ovals, Laureates V/ Crown P13 1d pale green (*), 8d orange & Wmk ‘8’ 3d lilac (thin), 1901 Without ‘POSTAGE’ 5/- *, 1885-99 to 2/- x2 *, 1900 Empire Fund duo *, postage dues with 1890-94 5/- * and 10d & 2/- optd ‘Specimen’, 1900-04 5/- used, mixed condition. (300+) 1286 */W/U A/B 1854-1913 Collection on album pages (some items removed) with better items remaining including [1] Woodblocks 6d orange (5, one with complete margins another with Serpentine Rouletting); [2] Emblems P12 1d (3, one with fine BN ‘296’) & 4d (8); [3] Beaded Ovals 4d Wmk FOUR PENCE (15, including a pair) & Wmk 4 imperforate SG #95d (2, with BN ‘61’ or ‘64’ cancels); [4] Netted Corners 1d Wmk ONE PENNY (17), Wmk ‘1’ (9), Wmk Double-Lined ‘1’ (2); [5] Laureates with wmk single-lined numerals 4d unused & a used pair with BN ‘333’ cancel, 8d orange (2, both with defects), V/Crown 1d in unusual deep grey-green shade (changeling?), 3d reddish-lilac, 4d SG #135 unused, 5/- blue & red Type 1 (4), Emergency Printings including wmk double-lined ‘1’ 1d (4) & 3d lilac, Surcharges ½d on 1d (3, one in an unusual grey shade, changeling?) & 9d on 10d, 1877 8d Wmk ‘10’ (6, one unused); [6] Bell 1875 P12 9d SG #185 pair; [7] Late Period to 9d with a few mint low values; mixed condition, high catalogue value. (300+) 1287 U A 1860-1900 including Laureates 1d green (block of 4), 2d (2), 4d pink (block of 4), 8d brown on pink (with wmk ‘10’ partially re-joined block of 6) all used with minor but noticable varieties plus 1886-1900 6d (mint block of 4 with similar). (20) 1288 */W/U A 1896-1900 good quality small mint (odd without gum) and used collection on leaves SG #330-366 range, mostly lower values and includes some shades and blocks. wmks may not all be correctly identified, min cat £280. Neat starter. (52) 1289 U A/A- 1901-13 specialist collector’s early Commonwealth duplicated V/Crown and Crown/A wmks ½d to 5/- (x13) shades with inverted and sideways wmk and perforation varieties, shades and a wide range postmarks including duplex types, Melbourne numbered cds, a few TPO’s, registereds. Smattering of * mainly among 1912 ‘ONE PENNY’ surcharges. (700+) 1290 U A/C Huge Selection of specialist postmark collector’s “surplus to requirements”, very heavily duplicated in two large shoeboxes, eg 2d lilacs ‘Stamp Duty’ x4,000 jammed into one long envelope, ditto ‘Postage’ x750 in another, 1,000s upon 1,000s 1d various types, many other values (2½d, 3d, 6d. etc), small s/book where 2/- ‘Postage’ x6 seen (amongst many others). Third shoebox with mixed range of covers incl some GB, bag earlier Commonwealth (low value KGV, Roos, etc). Plus large env with registration labels many in large multiples (eg Omeo, Bruthen, Cann River, blanks). Another large env with Victoria pmk coll on leaves appears early 20th century common values, might surprise. Absolute bargain (but lots of work). (10,000+)

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—- 2d cinnamon pair SG 17, margins shaved to very good, Butterfly ‘15’ cancels of Geelong, Cat £320+. —- 2d cinnamon 4 even margins, SG #17, Cat £160. —- 2d cinnamon pair, SG #17, indistinct barred oval cancels, Cat £320+. Scarce pair. 1852 Imperf Queen-On-Throne Ham Recess 2d reddish brown [YC] 4 good margins, SG #18. Couple of minor stains detract little from an otherwise nice stamp. 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 1d brown 4-margins (1 close to large) [pos 23], SG #26, Cat £120. —- 1d rose (group) [Pos 3] 4 close or touching margins, SG #28, crease, mint no gum.

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1850-53 Half-Length Ham 1st State 2d brown-lilac (stone B) 3 good margins, 4th touching, SG #3, Cat £450, cancelled with mss “X” of Waringal? 1850-53 Half-Length Ham 2nd State 1d pale dull-brown, just touching to good, Butterfly ‘15’ cancel of Geelong, Cat £425. 1850-53 Half-Length Ham Altered 3rd State 3d blue [Pos 4] 4 close to touching margins, SG #14, Cat £70, light Barred Oval cancel. 1850-53 Half-Length Ham Altered 4th State 2d brown-lilac [Pos 26] 3-margins (slightly cut into at top and large at base), SG #16b, Cat £100. —- 2d brown-lilac 3-margins (slightly cut into at left), SG #16b, Cat £100. —- 2d brown-lilac (pale shade) 4 close margins, SG #16b, Cat £100. —- 2d cinnamon 2-margins, others margins close or slightly cut-into, SG #17, Cat £2,500, re-backed, but still attractive & rare.

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—- 1d rose (group) [Pos 14] 4 close or touching margins, SG #28, crease, mint no gum. —- 1d rose (group) 4 close or touching margins, SG #28, stained, mint no gum. —- 1d rose, 4 margins (2 enormous with part of stamp at left), SG #28a, minor scuffing at top. Unusually very fine used with just a minor smudge in the BLC. 1850s Imperfs [1] 1d rose 4-margins, SG #28a, small hinge thin; [2] 3d blue 4-margins, SG # 31b, large thin; [3] 1/REGISTERED 3½-margins. 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 3d bright blue 1 clear margins, SG #29, large thin, mint no gum. —- 3d greenish blue [Pos 16] 3-margins, SG #29a, thinned, mint no gum. —- 3d greenish blue horizontal pair [pos 3-4] 3-margins (4th touching), SG #29a, Cat £100, cancelled with ‘60’ of Maldon. Nice pair. —- 3d greenish blue 3½-margins (2 large) [pos 8], SG #31a 1891 UPU Reprints selection of issues including Half Length 1d, 2d (showing ‘scoring’), 3d, Queen on Throne 1d, 2d, 6d, 1884 Stamp Statutes 3d (thin), 4d, 6d, 1/- (thin), £5, all overprinted with ‘Reprint’ in red (£5) or black (others), minor blemishes, some with original gum. (12)

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1951 RPSV Reprint of Jeffryes Half-Length 2d & 3d Pane A x2 in complete sheets of 50. (3) 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 6d lilac & green ‘TOO LATE’ 4 good to large margins, SG #33. —- 1/- rose-pink & blue ‘REGISTERED’ 4 large margins, SG #34, Retail $275, superb. —- 1/- ‘REGISTERED’, three good margins, SG #34. —- 1/- rose-pink & blue ‘REGISTERED’ 4 good margins, SG #34, Retail $275. —- 2/- dull bluish green/pale yellow SG #35, 4 good even margins, Retail $375. —- 2/- dull bluish green/pale yellow three clear margins, SG #35, soiled thinned, and tear. Just a space filler unfortunately. Cat £2,750.

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—- 2/- dull bluish green/pale yellow SG #35, margins good to very good, indistinct BN cancel, Cat £190. —- 2/- dull bluish green/pale yellow SG #35, 4-margins, Retail $375. —- 2/- dull bluish green/pale yellow 4-margins (good to very good), SG #35, Retail $375. 1922 Emblems 2d Defaced Reprints imperforate in black, blue-green or deep blue plus over-inked examples in black & deep blue, strong colours. (5) —- in violet on surfaced paper (106x138mm). Scarce. —- 2d in black from defaced proof, a bit tatty. —- 2d in reddish violet from defaced proof (reduced). —- 2d in blue-green from defaced proof (reduced). 1857 Imperf Emblems Wmk Large Star 1d yellow-green SG #41, fine unused, Cat £150. —- 1d yellow-green SG #41, with part sheet margin wmk at base, unused, Cat £150.

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1857 Imperf Emblems No Wmk proofs with 4d dull red strip of 3 unused plus 1d dull rose printed on both sides with largepart gum. (2 items) —- 4d dull red on unwmked blueté paper, good even margins, flaw above ‘IA’ of ‘VICTORIA’, unused. RPSV certificate (1991) states “not an issued stamp, possibly of proof status”. 1857 Imperf Emblems Wmk Large Star 4d dull rose SG 44 horizontal strip of 4, margins just shaving to good, Cat £30++. Diena certificate (1954) states “originale e perfetta”. Scarce multiple.

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1857 Rouletted 7-9 By GPO Staff 1d yellow-green Star Wmk SG #46, fragment of adjoining stamp at upper-left, rouletting shaves frameline at right, unused, Cat £500. RPSV certificate (1978) states “that it is genuine with roulettes at both sides...it appears unused.” [Kellow states at page 114 “...a few unused copies are known”] —- 2d pale lilac SG #47 & 4d dull red SG #51, the 4d being particularly fine, both with RPSL certificates, under-catalogued at £88. (2) 1857 Rouletted By Calvert 6d orange-yellow SG #57, BN ‘23’ of Buninyong cancel, Cat £75. —- 6d orange-yellow Serrated P18-19 SG #60, BN ‘1’ cancel, under-catalogued at £110.

1858 Emblems No Wmk Good Quality White Wove Paper Rouletted 7-9 1d pale emerald block of 4, rouletted on all sides, SG 62, with fragments of two adjoining units at top, two clear strikes of BN ‘87’ of Longwood, pencil annotations on reverse. Superb! [Believed to be the equal-largest recorded multiple. Ken Barelli’s similarly fine blocks of 4 sold for $1,207 each]

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—- 1d emerald-green SG 62a from the right edge of the sheet with large chunk of the the sheet edge showing marginal inscription ‘...Stamps in each Sh(eet)...’, paper hinge remainder. —- 4d rose-pink SG #63 vertical strip of 3, weak BN ‘60’ cancels, lower unit creased. Scarce multiple. 1858 Imperf Emblems No Wmk Good Quality White Wove Paper 1d pale emerald SG 64 horizontal strip of 4, unevenly cut from the sheet with margins shaved to good, ironed-out crease at top, minor stain on reverse of 3rd unit, indistinct numeral cancels. [Believed to be the equal-largest recorded multiple, Kellow states at page 117 “an imperf block of 4 seems to be the largest used multiple”] —- 1d emerald-green SG 64a block of 4, margins almost touching to good, barred oval ‘1’ cancels. [Kellow states at page 117 “an imperf block of 4 seems to be the largest used multiple”, Ken Barelli’s fine strip of 4 sold for $862.]

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1858 Emblems No Wmk Smooth Laid Paper Rouletted 5½-6½ 2d dull violet SG 70a strip of 3, indistinct BN cancels, trivial thin on third unit. Multiples are very scarce. —- 4d dull rose-red SG #71b horizontal strip of 3, rouletting reinforced between 2nd & 3rd units, weak BN ‘31’ cancels of Colac. Elusive multiple. 1859 Emblems Poorer Quality Wove Paper Perf 12 4d rose-carmine SG #54 with impressive plate crack extending from upper-left margin to the base at left.

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1859 Emblems Horizontally Laid Paper Perf 12 1d dull green SG 86 showing the rare second state cracked electro, central thinning, BN cancel. A B2 1860-66 Beaded Oval No Wmk Perf 12 3d deep blue, SG #88, Cat £450. A 1860-66 Beaded Oval Wmk Value in Words Perf 12 6d orange SG 93, attractive example with strong colour, tidy BN ‘1’ cancel of Melbourne, Cat £325. [Victoria’s rarest stamp on a simplified basis] A- C2 —- 6d grey-black SG 94 with re-entry to value tablet at right, with a normal stamp for comparison. A/A- 1891 UPU Reprints selection including Beaded Ovals 3d & 4d, Adapted Design 6d (opt in red), Laureates to 5/- with 8d orange, also 4 stamps with italicised ‘Specimen’ overprints, odd blemish, but generally fine. (22)

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1860-63 Emblems Wmk Value in Words Perf 12 2d slate-grey SG #100b with seriffed Type 1 ‘SPECIMEN.’ overprint, overall even toning caused by large-part browned gum. [Only three examples are known of this stamp which is the only Emblems issue recorded with a specimen overprint. Bill McCredie’s example sold for $437] 1863-74 Laureates DLR Paper Wmk Single-Lined Numeral 2d dull lilac P13 pair with part marginal wmk, SG #109b, Retail $350, left unit with coloured flaw on forehead and both stamps affected by many coloured spots. —- 4d deep rose imperforate with 4 good margins, gum appears to be original and printing is quite coarse. Not catalogued. Quite unusual. 1863-74 Laureates Emergency Printing on DLR Paper Wmk Incorrect Single Lined Numeral 10d grey SG 119, colour flaw under right arm of ‘T’ of ‘VICTORIA’, large-part suntanned o.g., Cat £700. [Kellow states at page 175 “Unused copies are rare”] —- 10d grey wmk 8, SG #119, Cat £120. 1867-81 Laureates Wmk V/Crown Perf 13 4d rose (shades) complete reconstruction of the 120 positions from the Third Setting neatly presented on four album pages with a detailed plating key for Settings I & III. (120)

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—- 1d yellow-green pair, SG #131b, Cat £140+, typical brown gum and associated staining. —- 5/- blue on yellow wmk reversed, SG #139a, minor soiling detracts little, Cat £500. 1867-81 Laureates 5/- Bright Blue & Red Type II optd ‘Specimen’ type 14. Just four examples are recorded in this type, one being in the Australia Post collection. 1870-73 DLR Wmk 1st V/Crown 2d mauve (worn plate) P12, SG #170a with spectacular scarred face flaw, TPO cancel. [ex Purves who comments “did not appear until about June 1873 and its scarcity is explained by it only having a life of some 4-5 months”]

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A- C2 1882-84 Wmk 2nd V/Crown Perf 12½ 2d mauve block of 4, SG #211, Cat £116+, gum cracking and tonespot on one unit, Uncommon. A/B 1884 Stamp Statute Wmk 1st V/Crown Perf 13 group comprising 1d pale green (2, one possibly unused), 6d pair, 1/-, Wmk ‘2’ 2/- & V/Crown 2/- (2), 2/6d yellow, 5/- pair, 10/- & £1 (faint pen cancel). (13) A —- 1d green P12½, SG #220a, Retail $325. A —- 1/- deep blue/blue P12½. SG #224c, o/c to left, Retail $325. A —- 1/- deep blue/blue wmk upright P12½. Both SG & Kellow only record wmk sideways.

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—- 2/- blue/green P13. SG #225, o/c to left, gum adhesion, POR on most lists. —- 2/6d yellow, SG #226b, not priced used, cancelled with poor ‘VICTORIA’ duplex. —- 5/- blue/yellow P13. SG #227, o/c to right, a few tonespots, POR on most lists. 1884 Stamp Statute Wmk 2nd V/Crown Perf 13 1891 reprint of £5 black & yellow-green with wmk inverted, crease at right and part o.g. 1884 Stamp Statute Wmk 1st V/Crown Perf 13 6d ultramarine, SG #233a, o/c to left, couple of small tonespots, Retail $350.

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—- ½d surcharge in red on 1d pale green, SG #234, Retail $375. 1884-96 Stamp Duty Typo 2nd V/Crown Perf 12½ £1/10/- deep grey-olive wmk upright, ovpt ‘SPECIMEN’ diagonally. Very rare. —- £1/10/- deep grey-olive wmk inverted, SG #244a, small blue marks on face, MNG, Cat £2,500 (for mint). 1884-96 Stamp Duty Litho 1st V/Crown Perf 13 £5 to £9 set, £8 with sharp horizontal crease, variable centring, all fiscally used between 1881 and 1890, remarkably all are without pinholes. (5) 1884-96 Stamp Duty Typo 1st V/Crown Perf 13 1d yellow-green, SG #253, pulled perf at base, Retail $175. 1884-96 Stamp Duty Typo 2nd V/Crown Perf 12½ 1d ochre block of 4 SG 265, some reinforced perfs, a few short perfs and age spots, large part o.g., Cat £220+. Scarce multiple.

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—- 6d ultramarine, SG #266, Retail $375. —- 4/- red-orange, SG #269, Retail $175. —- 45/- lilac, SG #277, MNG and red ink blob on face, Cat £4,750, a difficult stamp in unused condition. —- £5 pink x3 (one with faults) on piece, SG #278a, cancelled with fine ‘REGISTRAR GENERAL’S OFFICE’ of 23-DEC87. A very high franking and quite desirable. —- £10 SG #279 x5 plus £9 P13 wmk sideways SG #328 horiz pair. Some have pinholes, mss cancels between 1905 (£9) and 1912. (7)

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—- £10 mauve, SG #279, Cat £180, Melbourne CTO of DE22/00. —- £10 lilac ovpt ‘Specimen.’, small pinhole & crease. Rare. —- £10 lilac, SG #279a, Cat £190+ for cto, cancelled with 2 strikes of ‘R’-in-oval, no indication of fiscal use.

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1884-1900 High Values Recess 1st V/Crown Perf 12½ £25 deep green ovpt ‘Specimen.’ twice, small thin. Very rare. 1884-1900 High Value Large Stamp Duty pen cancelled £25 (wmk s/ways) in 1889 pinholes, £50 and £100 (wmk invtd) in 1890 no pinholes. Appear litho printings as SG #286-8. A similar set in similar condition in our July 2009 sale (lot 742) realised $440 plus the premium. (3) 1884-1900 High Values Litho 2nd V/Crown Perf 12½ £25 dull blue-green wmk upright, SG #286ba, not priced, couple of pinholes as usual, fiscal use in 1890. —- Eighth printing £100 bright rosine vertical pair, the upper unit with a cluster of pinholes, the lower unit with two 3-4mm tears at base, 1888 pen cancel. Scarce multiple.

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1884-1900 High Values Typo 2nd V/Crown Perf 12½ Tenth Printing £50 bright magenta with ‘PRT’ perfin of Pentland, Roberts & Thompson, Mathews #PRT.1 rated R, a few pinholes, 1888 pen cancel. Private perfins on ultra high values are extremely rare. —- £100 pink-red CTO AP3/01, SG #291, couple of small thins and light tonespots, Cat £600.

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1884-92 Naish Stamp Duty Wmk 2nd V/Crown P12½ 2/6d yellow, SG #292a, Retail $275. 1897 Hospital Charity Fund 1d (1/-) horizontal pair & 2½d (2/6d) vertical pair each with ‘MELBOURNE/NO16/97’ CTO cancels, without gum. Fine & scarce. (2 pairs) —- duo SG 353-4, unmounted and scarce thus, Retail $275+. (2) —- SG #353-4, current Retail c$275. 2½d (2/6d) o/c left light with gum adhesion, both strong fresh colour. (2) —- set of 2, current Retail c$240+, both well centred and very fresh, SG #353-54, Cat £130. 1899-1901 Stamp Duty Wmk 4th V/Crown 2d violet wmk sideways, SG #359a, not priced. 1905-13 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk Crown/A Perf 12x12½ or 12½ KEVII £1 rose, perf ‘OS’, lightly mounted, BW #V127Cb, Cat $600. (2)

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1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ 9d dull rose-red block of 8 CTO with Melbourne JY19/01 cds, without gum. A rare CTO multiple. 1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/Crown Mixed Perf 12x12½ & 11 1d dull red Die I BW #V35 (SG #410), lightly cancelled, Cat $1,500. ACSC at page 1/251 states “possibly only three or four used examples are known”.

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1905-13 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk Crown/A Perf 12x12½ or 12½ 2½d indigo Single-line P12.4 SG #419b block of 6 from the base of the sheet with retouch to ‘ST’ of ‘POSTAGE’ & ‘FPE’ of ‘HALFPENNY’ [Pl1/117] and retouch to ‘POSTAG’ and ‘OPEN’ of ‘TWOPENCE’ [Pl1/118], BW #V75j & k, unmounted, Cat $320++. 1905-13 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk Crown/A Mixed Perf 1d P11 block of 4 with additional P11.2 vertical line of perfs at right, SG #434 (var), unmounted. Not recorded by BW, RPSV certificate (2012). Rare. 1905-13 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk Crown/A Perf 11 3d ochre SG #437c (wmk inverted) block of 9 from the top of the sheet, a few trivial adhesion marks/gum blemishes, Cat £81++. 1912 Surcharge ‘ONE PENNY’ on 2d lilac SG #456 (BW #V134) complete sheet of 120 (12x10), some edge blemishes & a tad aged, a couple of units mounted otherwise **, Cat $480 (as *).

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1912 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 5th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ 1d rose-carmine SG #458 (BW #V52) ‘CA - JBC’ Double Monogram strip of 12 BW #V52z & za being an Emergency Printing on Stamp Duty Paper, with ‘VICTORIA DUTY’ sheet edge wmk, superb unmounted, Cat $600+ (mounted).

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VICTORIA | Postage Dues 1404 * A 1890-94 Dull Blue & Brown-Lake 1/-, 2/- & 5/-, SG #D8-10, Cat £318, all have disturbed gum. VICTORIA | Revenues 1405 F A/B 1879-1909 Stamp Duty: array including 19th century use of 15/- lilac, £1/5/- dull rose & 45/- lilac, others to £2 including £1/10/- olive-green P12½, condition variable. (56) 1406 * A1882-83 Wmk 2nd V/Crown P12: £2 blue, Craig #3.97, Rated R2, re-gummed, trivial surface abrasion. 1407 F A/B 1882-96 Stamp Duty Selection: comprising 1884-1900 £10 lilac SG 279a, Recess £25 deep green wmk Sideways SG #280c and £50 dull lilac mauve SG 284, Typo £25 dull blue-green (faded) SG 289, 1886-96 Bicolours £5 (fake postal cancel), £6 & £9, mostly with pinholes, all with pen cancels. (7)

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QV High Value Bicolours: on 1960s Transfer of Shares forms (4) bearing P11 £5, £6 (tiny pinholes), £7 or £8 in attractive combinations with other Stamp Duty issues. Rare denominations on ‘entire’, particularly the three higher values, Elsmore Online Cat $660 (as used, off entire). (4) 1409 A/B Stamp Duty: on intact Share Transfer documents bearing good range of issues to £5 and $10 denominations, largely £sd issues, small number without stamps and with ‘NOT CHARGEABLE’ handstamps, generally fine. (c.200) 1410 A/B —- on intact Share Transfer documents bearing good range of issues to £5 and $10 denominations, largely £sd issues, small number without stamps and with ‘NOT CHARGEABLE’ handstamps, generally fine. (c.200) VICTORIA | Railway Stamps 1411 *V A 1958-66 Eleventh Series Parcel stamps 1d to 5/- all ‘CANCELLED/C.C.M.’ in violet, mainly very fine. (17) 1412 F A1887 Sixth Series - 1st Issue 6d black on rose, Cat #3.1345, cancelled with fine & rare unframed ‘CREIGHTON/SE3/90/ VICTORIA’. *

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1962 Commonwealth Railway Stamps 1d to 10/- IPC #1301-17 complete lower-left corner blocks of 4, unmounted, RSA Cat $1,520++. Superb! (17) VICTORIA | Postal Stationery Range: of mixed mint/used/CTO items from 1878 onwards, noted 1892 Letter Card with ‘UNCLAIMED AT/ 1414 **/U A/B ELSTERNWICK’ & ‘NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS/ELSTERNWICK’, Beer & Baccy card with 2 different CTO dates, 2 different MMBW PTPO envelopes etc. (20)

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VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1415 * A 1908 Fleet Cards 1d and 1½d mint Stieg #P33 & 34, Cat $200. Very minor imperfections. (2) VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 1416 * A 1901 ‘One Penny’ on 2d Lettercard Stieg #A12, 1903 (29 May) use from Moyston to Mafeking, cancelled with weak BN ‘292’, manuscript “Received open at Ararat” and “Received open at”.. ‘MAFEKING’ (handstamped) on reverse both initialled and dated, Ararat & Mafeking backstamp. Unusually written in Yiddish, minor soiling. VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes A1892 2d Red on Cream Stieg #B8d variety double impression, one albino the second impression only the lower 50% and 1417 * overlapping top of the original franking. 1893 Melbourne duplex, boxed ‘UNCLAIMED AT/YARRAVILLE’, backstamp Melbourne DLO in red. Very scarce. VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (PTPO) A/B 1893-1914 mixed condition mostly PTPO types OHMS, Shire (eg Moorabbin) and commercial (Vacuum Oil Co) group of 1418 * 14 ½d, 1d and 2d majority ex Melbourne incl three long types to Sydney and two 2d violet unused Australian Mutual Prov Soc. Plus four unused Western Australia ½d postcards and 1953 (July 1) QEII 3d CTO on first day. Useful selection. (19) 1419 * A —- 1d (x10) and 2d (x2) frankings ordinary and PTPO unused range (plus one CTO) in generally fine and fresh condition, mostly more common types but highlighted by Shire of Morang long type with 1d yellow franking Steig #BS11-31 (unpriced). (12) A 1895 (Mar 29) use of PTPO 1d + 1d Envelope tied by Northcote duplex sent locally to Albert Park. 1420 *

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1911 KEVII ½d Apple-Green (Nov 28) uprated with ½d blue-green, the whole cancelled by early use Ballarat Krag machine cancel, to Portland. Scarce and attractive usage. VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes B 1901 3d red-orange horizonally laid paper as Stieg C9b with ‘REGISTERED’ 49mm (including the stop), light foxing seen 1422 *G mainly from the back, Melbourne CTO of JE28/02. Scarce item Cat $225 (see Stieg p9 where he notes that CTO “190102 dates are worth half the value of the stationery...”). VICTORIA | Pictorial Envelopes B ‘MELB FROM QUEEN’S WHARF’, unused and a little battered, but rare. 1423 ** *

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VICTORIA | Postal History A1852 inbound from London (Mar 4) inscribed “per first Ship for Port Phillip” with mss “8” and “3” in black, Lombard Street 1424 * receiving MC handstamp and all in red ‘SHIP-LETTER/(crown)/4MR4/1852’ d/arc datestamp, blurry backstamp ‘SHIPLETTER/(crown)/JY*14/MELBOURNE’. Plus 1860 env to London with 6d blue SG #73, backstamp black thimble ‘MELBOURNE/JY17/60’, red arrival ‘PAID/IO/19SEP60/W/LONDON’ on front. Nice duo. (2) 1425 *F A 1854 entire from Melbourne to Albury, rated “2” in red, cancelled with ‘PAID/[crown]/MA*31/MELBOURNE’ (C2), ‘ALBURY/ [crown]/AP*6/NEW.S.WALES’ (B2) arrival. A—- (Oct 28) cover to Scotland endorsed “Pr Great Britain”, 3-margins 1/- Octagonal cancelled with BO of Melbourne, nice 1426 * ‘24JA1855/LIVERPOO[L]/SHIP’ on face.

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1855 part entire Melbourne to Huddersfield (England), cancelled with Australia Packet cancel on front, ‘Melbourne/C/ AU*22/1855/Victoria’ and partial Huddersfield cds on rear. Vertical 1/- imperf pair, each stamp with neat BO ‘1’, bottom stamp has white dot to the left of ‘N’ in SHILLING. 1862-74 Selection [1] comprising [1] 1862 Melbourne to London with 6d grey-black Adapted Design; [2] 1866 Melbourne to Trentham with 4d Laureate, Tylden, Kyneton & Trentham backstamps; [3] 1869 to London ‘via Marseilles’ with 10d brown Laureate P13; [4] 1872 mourning cover to London with 6d Prussian-blue Laureate; [5] 1873 to Edinburgh (b/s) ‘via Brindisi’ with 9d P13, SG 172; some blemishes.; [6] 1874 use of 1d Laureate pair, cancelled with ‘MELBOURNE/3D/ MR5/74 - VICTORIA’ (A2 - rare D time code), to Hobart, endorsed “Per Derwent”, back flap and TLC faults. 1864 (Nov 26) cover from Paris, France bearing Napoleon 40c (2) addressed to Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, overweight and taxed “1/8” within oval ‘TO PAY’, backstamped Marseilles and Melbourne, some faults, very early tax marking.

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1431 1869 use of 10d dull purple P13 on cover from Melbourne to London endorsed “Via Marseilles”. 1870 (Jan 31) 2d DLR, earliest known usage cover from Melbourne to Carlton where unclaimed, with associated markings front and reverse. Essential item for an exhibit. [Kellow states at page 187 “The official date of issue was 28 January, and the earliest known date of use is three days later]

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1873 (Aug 21) solo use ½d on 1d Laureate on ‘Melbourne Stock Reports’ wrapper, tied by Sale duplex, Stratford backstamp (across join). This stamp extremely rare as solo franking, absent from Purves and Perry collections. 1877 (Aug 21) cover to US with 6d blue tied by ‘MELBOURNE’ duplex alongside violet oval ‘PAID ALL’ and black ‘5CENTS’ handstamps and arrival cds, ‘SYDNEY’ transit cds on reverse, nice trans Pacific cover. Small blemishes.

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1885 (Nov 8) Swallow & Ariel cover Melbourne to Macassar (sic) Netherlands Indies per S.S.”Bucephalus” at 2½d Foreign letter rate, backstamped Singapore and squared-circle ‘N.-I. AGENT SINGAPORE’ and ‘MAKASSAR’ arrival, also unusual 1905 ‘Leon Caroy’ postcard to London. (2) 1897 (Aug 11) insufficiently paid inwards cover from USA to Melbourne with 5c Grant tied by cork cancel, handstamped in US ‘26/CTM’ and overstamped ‘T5D’-within oval upon arrival, Victoria 5d green & red added, various backstamps, blemishes. Scarce due on cover. 1905 (Jan 24) complete copy of the The Argus newspaper for 17th January 1905 with ½d green Bantam tied by doublering Melbourne cds paying newspaper rate to Edendale, New Zealand, somewhat fragile condition. —- (Sep 4) inwards unstamped PPC from Bondi to Elsternwick showing two strikes of handstruck oval ‘T’, neither of which has been endorsed and one unusually cancelling 2d Postage Due SG #D28c, mss “T2d” alongside. Attractive.

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1907-08 [1] 1907 use of 4d, 5d & 1/- on long registered cover to Edinburgh, NB (North Britain); [2] 1908 use of 1d & 2d pair all perf ‘OS’ on cover from Chief Inspector of Factories. Both a little battered. 1908 (April 22) use of Victorian Railways Tourist Series colour PPC of Rubicon River, Alexandra, preprinted for the Claims Agent’s Office, Spencer-street (sic) Station, and written to R Russell Esq at Fitzroy regarding notification of shock received by you in consequence of accident at Sunshine which “will be looked into” (no problem then with sentences ending with a preposition). A well-known and well-documented railway crash (some of which accompanies the card). 1911 Ackland registered cover from Melbourne to Mildura, franked with Queensland 1d (2) & ½d, SA 1d & Tasmania 2½d Pictorial, ‘GPO MELBOURNE’ black registration label (faults), ‘MO&SB/MILDURA’ cds in violet on reverse.

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VICTORIA | Postmarks 1441 SD A/B 1850s-1900s: in three Euro s/books and four annotated exhibition pages, just a few on piece but majority common value single stamps with numerals from ‘1’ to a weak ‘2067’ (Wangrabelle RRRR), and in between we note RRRRs with very clear ‘831’ (Port Campbell), a probable ‘1490’ (Laceby, by elimination), either ‘1803’ (Skenes Creek) or ‘1807’ (Lallat Plains RRRRR!) and a handful identified RRR. Datestamps Abbotsford to Yarrowonga with RRRRR 1911 Brighton Beach, many types incl duplex, Melbourne and other numerals and alpha-numerics, registereds, parcels, coloured types. Stamp values to 2/- including odd postage due, large stamp duty, OS perfin. Nice collection. (1,200+) 1442 SDC A/B Abbotsford to Yundool Mounted Collection: Commonwealth period 1900s to 1990s in two heavy and large boxes on individual pages (some more than one), hundreds of items mostly on small piece with some covers and plenty of predecimals and pre-WWII period. Must be viewed to appreciate extent of this large collection. (100s) VICTORIA | Barred Ovals | Collections and Accumulations 1443 S A/A- Rated Duo comprising [1] fine ‘17’ of Broadford; & [2] weak but complete ‘109’ of Balmoral; both on 2d QOTs & both rated RRR. (2) VICTORIA | Barred Numerals | Collections and Accumulations 1444 U A/B 1 to 2015 Array on Hagners with some fine strikes but with very few rated cancels sighted, some cancels have been misidentified and there is some heavy duplication of commoner types; also a few TPO cancels & Tatts covers. Good starter collection. (100s) 1445 S 172-360 useful mounted range on sheets includes a few datestamps and several examples on 1860s onwards. No rarities but quatilty of cancels is generally good. (100+) 1446 S 873-2015 useful mounted range on sheets includes a few datestamps and several examples on 1880s onwards. No rarities but quatilty of cancels is generally good. (100+)

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Rated Selection comprising RR ‘134’ Type 1BR R, ‘377’ (single sidebar) non-duplex S, ‘434’, ‘463’, ‘892’, ‘MC/80’, ‘MCCC/ 71’ & ‘MCCC/94’. (8) 1448 * A/B Selection on Covers comprising [1] ‘5’ (Ballarat) tying 4d Beaded Oval to cover to Collingwood; [2] ‘8’ (Portland) tying 4d Beaded Oval sent per ‘Queen’ to Melbourne; [3] ‘78’ (St Kilda) tying rouletted 4d Emblems to cover to Portland; [4] ‘294’ (Happy Valley) tying Laureates 2d & 4d to large-part 1865 cover (opened-out & reinforced) to Scotland; minor blemishes. 1449 S A/B Unrated Array with many fine strikes including ‘78’ on 10d grey Laureate (defective), ‘355’ on 1d Roo, ‘577’ on 4d Laureate, ‘693’ on 2d Laureate plus a few coloured cancels including violet ‘810’. A good starter collection. (200+) VICTORIA | Barred Numerals 1450 S A B2 41: 1st type on 4d Laureate. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Euroa-PO 1/1/1854. 1451 S A B1 —- 1st type complete strike on 1858 4d Emblems Wove Paper Rouletted on Four Sides [Rated RRRR]. 1452 S A A2 77: 1st type on 6d black Adapted Design. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Somerton-PO 1/1/1854; closed c.1864. 1453 D A A2 103: Type 1A on 4d Laureate. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Belvoir-PO 1/6/1856; renamed Wodonga PO 26/7/1869.

1454

1455

1456

1457

A B2

1455 D 1456 S 1457 S

A C2 A A2B A2

1458 S 1459 S

A A2 350: ‘350’ on 4d Laureate. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Bald Hills-PO 13/7/1861; closed 1/7/1895. A- B2 599: ‘599’ on 2d Bell. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Faraday-PO 1/4/1867; closed 17/8/1880.

PO c.-/10/1887.

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1462

1461

1463

1464

1465

A A2

636: BN on 2d violet. [Rated RRRR - this is the example illustrated in Freeman & White] Allocated to Lord Clyde-PO 1/1/1868;

1461 1462 1463 1464 1465

A B2A A2 A B2 A A2A B2

728: light 1st type on 1d Bell. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Main Lead-PO 1/1/1871; TO 14/4/1934; closed c.1970. 732: ‘732’ on 1d brown. [Rated RR but quite under-rated!] Allocated to Carpendeit-PO 20/1/1871; closed 30/6/1967. 812: on 1d Laureate. [RRRRR]. Allocated to Alma Lower-PO 1/10/1873; closed 8/11/1882. 832: light clear BN on 2d mauve Naish. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Forest Hill-PO 1/3/1874; closed 8/7/1895. 840: on 2d Bell. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Lyndhurst South-PO 1/7/1874; closed c.-/4/1885.

closed 1/10/1897.

1466

1468 S 1469 S 1470 *

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208: 1st type on 4d Emblems. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Carlsruhe-PO 1/8/1858; closed 21/6/1957. 217: light clear strike of 1st type on 4d Emblems. [Rated RRRRR] Allocated to Strathloddon-PO 18/9/1858; closed c.1880. 289: ‘289’ type 2C on 1d Netted Corners (thinned). [Rated RRR] Allocated to Hotham-PO 20/3/1860; renamed North Melbourne

1460

1466 S 1467 *

$250

Melbourne PO 19/11/1883.

1460 S S S S S S

$100

1459

1458

148: ‘148’ wide-spaced non-duplex on 1d brown. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Emerald Hill-PO 1/10/1857; renamed South

1454 S

$120

1468

1469

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A B2 855: ‘855’ on 2d Bell. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Bullarto-PO 1/9/1874; closed 1/4/1893. B B2- —- light ‘855’ tied by unframed ‘BULLARTO/MY31/83/VICTORIA’ (A2 - only recorded date) on Minister of Justice circular. [Rated RRRR] A B2 878: on 2d Bell. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Merrigum-PO 1/2/1875; renamed Harrison PO 7/12/1887; closed 1/12/1894. A A2 884: ‘884’, 2 strikes on 2d Bell pair. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Wodonga West-PO 27/3/1875; closed 30/6/1887. B A1 887: ‘887’ tied by unframed ‘BURRABUNNIA/SE30/84/VI[CTO]RIA’ (A2+ - ERD - rated RRRR) on Minister of Justice circular. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Burrabunnia-PO 1/7/1875; closed 1/7/1895.

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S S S S S S

A A2A B2 A A2 A B2 A A2 B B2

1477

1472

1473

1474

1476

1475

973: light strike on 2d Bell. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Reefton-PO 1/2/1877; closed 1/4/1886. 1669: ‘1669’ on 2d violet. [Rated RRRRR] Allocated to Booran-PO 1/12/1888; closed 1/7/1893. 1752: 1st type on 1d brown. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Murrumbeena-PO 12/5/1890; LPO 3/5/1993. 1883: on 2d violet. [Rated RRR]. Allocated to Seacombe-PO 29/10/1891; closed 1/7/1897. 1894: 1st type on 2d violet. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Hodgkinson-PO 10/2/1892; closed 1/9/1916. 1934: on 2d violet (damaged corner). [Rated RRRRR] Allocated to Goodhurst-PO 13/10/1892; closed 1/8/1895.

1478

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1477 S A A2 2027: on 5d brown. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Mount William-PO 13/7/1900; closed 18/11/1903. 1478 S A A2 2047: on 1d pink. [Rated RRR] Allocated to McTaggart’s-PO 1/8/1901; RO 15/2/1918; PO 1/7/1927; closed 30/11/1930. VICTORIA | Datestamps | Collections and Accumulations A/B 1930s-90s Aireys Inlet - Yinnar Collection of cds cancels on covers/stationery, largely commercial, appear generally good 1479 * strikes, many scarcer types, stated to be all different. Useful starter collection. (c.1,390) A/B 1950s-60s Abbotsford to Yarraville Registered Selection of pre-decimal covers or stationery mostly local and arranged 1480 * alphabetically with little if any duplication, odd fault, generally good. (145)

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1482 W/S

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1483

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1484 S

A/B

1485 U

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1486

A/B

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1950s-60s Northcote to Yea registered covers/stationery selection arranged by post office, plus others from Melbourne, little if any duplication, odd fault, generally good condition. (142) Abbotsford to Yuroke and virtually everywhere in between (except Melbourne types) on mainly more common lower values in 4 large stockbooks, from state issues through decimal middle period (where odd dollar value seen). Some pictorial and some coloured types plus, at the end, a range of ‘RELIEF’ and several TPO types. Wide range of stamps including KGV and Roos (3rd wmk 3d seen), some ‘OS’ and other perfins, stationary cutouts. [Small s/book with trivial oddments.] (1,000s) Army, RAAF and Navy POs cover selection, a few post-war, all different, good range of censor and concessional handstamps, generally reasonable strikes, odd fault (43) Array of Duplex Types including unframed Bannockburn, Branxholme, Hopetoun, Inglewood, Kaniva on 6d Naish, Mount Egerton twin strikes on 2d pair, MOSB/Mansfield on 2d pair, Raywood, Tungamah; framed types including very nice Hopetoun, Rupanyup & Rochester; also a few TPOs and Melbourne cancels (95) with framed and double-ring types. (190) Array on Hagners on mostly late 19th century issues with framed and unframed datestamps including Melbourne types, ‘UP TRAIN’ & ‘DOWN TRAIN’ cancels, plus cds strikes on KGV low values, also defective examples of £7 & £8 Stamp Statutes and £25 & £100 Stamp Duty. Close inspection should reward. (100s) Large Collection of covers with cds cancellations of 1930s-1990s (mostly), neatly bundled in alphabetical order in carton, stated by collector to contain no duplication, many scarce/rare types, selected quality of strikes a feature, ready to mount up. Exceptional basis for a specialised collection. (c.3,100)

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Melbourne numeral and other cancellation types beginning with low value state issues but majority on pre-decimal Commonwealth issues incl Roos, KGV and KGV period commemorative issues usually more common values. Several Melbourne numbered types from ‘1’ to ‘30’, ‘L.C.ROOM’, ‘SHIP MAIL ROOM’, ‘REGISTERED’, couple red ‘PAID AT’ types, few coloured, etc. Good presentation. (100s) 1488 U/C A/B Mostly 1980s-90s datestamps on letter rate covers in four albums predominantly commoner types plus a few certified mail and meter covers; also decimal A to Y datestamps on piece in two albums with many complete strikes sighted. (100s) A/A- Predominantly 1940s Telegram Forms bearing dedicated type cancels for Bendigo (1923), Camberwell, Essendon, 1489 * Geelong, Prahran, Melbourne (4 types, between 1941-63), Port Fairy, St.Kilda & Warrnambool, square/rectangular datestamps of Balwyn, Flinders Naval Dept (unlisted WWW) and Malvern, oval datestamps for Brighton (2 types), Burwood and Carlton (2 types), generally very good strikes, some are rare, others with the envelopes which conveyed them. Nice lot. (20 + 11 envelopes). VICTORIA | Datestamps 1490 * A A1 Alexandra Road R.S.: ‘ALEXANDRA RD RY STN/OC7/96/VIC’ (month inverted) fine strike on registered OHMS Cashier Remittance printed envelope addressed to PM General Melbourne. [Rated RRRR]. PO 14/5/1891; renamed Alexandra Road PO c.1902.

1491

1492

1494

1493

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1495

1491 D

1492 D

A A2

1493 D

A A1

1494 D

B A2

Gonn Crossing: ‘GONN CROSSING/21AU69/VIC’ (ERD) on 1c brown (cut-to-shape). [Rated RRRRR] RO 1/2/1912; PO 1/7/

1495 D

A A1

Gowangardie (2): ‘GOWANGARDIE/21AU61/VIC.-AUST.’ (mixed dateline) on 5d blue. [Rated RRRRR] Renamed from

Blowhard Rail: ‘BLOWHARD RAIL/28JY52/VIC-AUST’ (LRD) on piece. [Rated RRRRR] Renamed from Mount Blowhard PO

18/10/1915; renamed Blowhard PO 1/12/1954.

Buckland Lower: ‘BUCKLAND LOWER/6NO49/VIC-AUST’ on 2½d von Mueller. [Rated RRRR] Renamed from Lower Buckland PO c.1893; RO 22/5/1923; PO 1/7/1927; closed 9/1/1961.

Bunding: ‘BUNDING/16JL52/VIC-AUST’ (LRD) on 3½d brown KGVI. [Rated RRRRR] PO 10/6/1886; RO 15/7/1919; PO 1/7/

$100 $80

1927; closed 30/9/1969.

$160

1927; closed 30/8/1969.

$100

Gowangardie East RO c.-/2/1924; PO 1/7/1927; closed 15/3/1967.

$120

WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Collections and Accumulations 1496 */U/W A/B 1854-1912 Simplified Collection with imperf 4d blue (2, one with 15-bar ‘11’ cancel of Newcastle), 1861 P14-16 2d unused, 1885-93 Crown/CA to 1/- mint including 1d pair, mint Surcharges including ½d in red and in green on 3d cinnamon SG #111a, 1898-1907 6d *, 1902-12 to 10/- (toning) used including 5/- in both wmks, 1912 Crown/A 1/- *, Postal Fiscals to 1/- (no 2d) used with 1d pairs x16; also duplicates on Hagners with possible postmark interest; mixed condition. (250+)

1497

1498

1499

$450

1501

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1497 F A 1854 Imperf Recess 1d black 4-margins, SG #1, Retail $325. 1498 F A —- 1d black SG #1, 4 even margins, indistinct cancel, Retail $325. 1499 F A 1854 Recess Roulette 7½-14 1d black SG #2, rouletted on three sides, fragment of adjoining stamp at base, indistinct barred cancel, Cat £600. 1500 W A 1979 Reprints of 1854 4d and 1/- made by photographic means from the original lithographic stones discovered that year, the set of six sheets comprising in black for 4d (includes Inverted Frame position) and 1/- actual size, and complete stone in half size and again in the same configurations but similar to the issued colours, numbered #0304 of the 1000 sets issued. Excellent research material, seldom seen nowadays. 1501 V A1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 4d pale blue 3-margins, SG #3, Cat £200, cancelled with 15-Bar ‘20’ of Champion Bay.

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F W W U W F

A AAAA+ A

1508 1508 1509 1510 1511 1512

A A AAA-

1513 W

1514 F F U F

A AC B

1518 F 1519 F

AA-

1520 F

1521 W

A+

1522 1523 1524 1525

A A A A

F V F W

1505

1506

1507

1510

1511

1512

1515

1516

1517

1518

1523

1524

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1519

1854-55 Lithographs Roulette 7½-14 4d blue SG #5, rouletting on three sides, indistinct blue grid cancel, Cat £600. —- 1/- pale brown rouletted on 4 sides, SG #6a, couple of small surface abrasions, Cat £900. 1857-59 Imperf Hillman Litho Wmk Swan 2d brown-black/Indian red, SG #16, cut-to-shape and tear at right, Cat £800. —- 2d brown-black/Indian red printed both sides SG #16a, margins close or just touching on all sides, impression on reverse being upright, light grid cancel, Cat £800. —- 6d black-bronze 4 close or touching margins, SG #18, thin, Cat £650, cancelled with ‘6’ of Albany. —- 6d black-bronze SG #18 with flawed transfer in upper-right corner, margins touching to close/good, fine 15-bar ‘1’ cancel of Perth, Cat £650.

1522

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1513

—- 4d blue with tilted border, 4 margins, SG #3i, paper lightly toned, Cat £1,400. —- 4d blue with tilted border, 4 margins, SG #3i, Cat £1,400. —- 1/- deep red-brown cut square with 4-margins, SG #4a, light toning at top, Cat £1,800 for mint no gum. —- 1/- deep red-brown SG #4a, cut square with margins just touched at top & base, shallow thin, Cat £1,800. —- 1/- pale brown SG #4c, cut square with margins just touched at top & base, fragment of adjoining stamp at right, tidy 15-bar ‘8’ cancel of Fremantle, Cat £325. —- 1/- pale brown SG #4c, cut square with complete even margins, fragment of adjoining stamp at left, unused, Cat £425.

1521

1520

1504

—- 4d pale blue SG #3, good margins,1865 Perth datestamp, unused, Buhler & Kohler guarantee handstamps, Cat £200. —- 4d blue SG #3a, good to large even margins, trivial hinge staining, unused, Cat £425. —- 4d blue, 4 clear margins, SG #3a, Cat £425, nice unused copy, tiny tone spots and small thin under ‘N’ of ‘PENCE’. —- 4d blue, margins close to touching, SG #3a, Cat £250, 15-bar ‘6’ of Albany. —- 4d blue, SG #3a, good to large margins, unused, Cat £425. Lovely example. —- 4d deep dull blue SG #3b, close to large margins with fragment of adjoing stamp at top, Perth dumb cancel, Cat £850.

1509

F F W W F

1514 1515 1516 1517

1503

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1525

—- 6d grey-black SG #19, margins touching to large with fragment of adjoining stamp at base, void grid cancel of Perth, Cat £550. 1860-64 Imperf Recess Wmk Swan 2d orange-vermilion SG #25, strong colour, good to huge margins, Cat £100. Premium example. —- 6d sage-green 4 close or touching margins, SG #28, Cat £400. —- 6d sage-green with pre-printing crease, SG #28, Cat £400. —- 6d sage-green SG #28, close to good margins, 15-bar ‘21’ grid cancel of Vasse, Cat £400. 1861 Recess Perkins Bacon 4d dull claret imperforate plate proof, margins close to large. Attractive.

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1531 F

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1861 Recess Wmk Swan Perf 14 At Somerset House 1d rose SG #38, unusually well centred for this issue, without gum, Cat £325. —- 4d vermilion SG #40, rich colour, large-part gum, Cat £350. 1861 Recess Wmk Swan Clean Cut Perf 14-16 6d purple-brown SG #42, unused, Cat £425. 1863-64 No Wmk Perf 13 6d lilac shades x36, SG #51,51a, Cat £1,500+, noted 15-bar ‘16’, ‘5’ & ‘18’ all in blue & light boxed ‘PERTH/JA1/1869’ (A2-). 1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 12½ 4d carmine SG #56 pair, large-part gum, Cat £200+. Fine & scarce multiple. —- [1] 6d violet x3, 6d violet wmk reversed x4 & 6d indigo-violet wmk reversed x4, SG #57,57x,58x, postmarks include blue 15-Bar ‘6’, light 15-Bar ‘14’ & 15-Bar ‘20’.; [2] 1876-81 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 14 4d carmine, SG #74, Cat £110, a few tone spots.

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1535

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1536

1532 1532 *

A-

1533 F

1534 F

A/A-

1535 * 1536 F

A A-

1537 1537 W 1538 V

A B1 A

1539 F 1540 V

1888 Recess Wmk Crown/CA (Sideways) Perf 14 1d carmine-pink SG #103 block of 6, perfs sensibly reinforced, Cat £156+. A scarce multiple. 1901 Federal Presentation Set dumb barred oval Parliamentary cancels CTO on six values 2d to 1/- Crown CA wmk ex 2½d W(crown)A, all full og unhinged. (6) —- incomplete group of 11 values including 1882-85 4d and 6d, 1885-93 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d and 1/-, 1898-1907 1d, 2d, all cancelled with 7-bar dumb obliterator, generally fine. 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 12½ or 12½x12 £1 orange-brown SG #128, superb centring, Cat £375. 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 11 4d chestnut SG #131, some short perfs, 1906 Kookynie cds, Cat £400. Very scarce.

1538

1539

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1540

—- 2/- bright red on yellow, SG #134 no gum. 1905-12 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A Perf 12½ or 12½x12 5/- emerald-green, SG #148, se-tenant types 2-1-2 strip of 3, BW #W64c, Cat $850+, additionally first unit has retouch upper left frame. 1905-12 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A Perf 11 4d yellow-brown perf ‘OS’ BW #W37b, rounded lower-left corner, Cat $400. 1912 Surcharges ‘ONE PENNY’ on 2d yellow wmk upright pair, SG #172a, tied by First Day of Issue cancel ‘FREMANTLE/6NO.12/WESTN AUSTRALIA’. Unique!!!!

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1542

1543

WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Fiscals 1541 * A 1893 Wmk CA/Crown 1d & ½d green pair on cover from Perth to South Australia, SG #F11, cancelled with fine ‘=FREMANTLE=/4/NO24/1893/WESTERN AUSTRALIA - F’, 23mm framed ‘[TRAVELLIN]G-POST-OFFICE/A/NO23/93/ [W].A’ backstamp. An attractive combination cover. A—- 1d & 2d on cover from Perth to England, SG #F11,12, ‘MR19/1894’ GPO duplex. The 2d used on cover is very rare. 1542 * 1543 * A —- 1d pair, 3d, 6d & 1/- on cover from Perth to USA, SG #F11,13-15, cancelled with poor duplex of OC19/94. An attractive and scarce cover. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Revenues A1883: discharge of 1881 Mortgage with IR 3/- (Thin T variety) & 10/- plus Vic 1d Stamp Duty. 1544 *

1545 */**

A/A-

1920-30 Stamp Duty: 1d scarlet swan, block of ten (2x5) from the upper-left corner of the sheet, showing extraordinary array of mostly diagonal misperforations, sensibly reinforced, odd gumside adhesion. The most spectacular example of this type of mis-perforating we have seen.

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A A1 A

1897 Internal Revenue Wmk W Crown A: 6d dull purple, SG #F21, Cat £65. Selection: comprising 1882 Crown CC P14 optd ‘IR’ (two bars) 1d, 1881-1903 Internal Revenue 1/-, 3/-, 5/-, 10/-, £1 & £1-10/- all pen cancelled, 1904-57 Stamp Duty Bicolours to 30/-, £5 & £10 with oval or boxed dated cachets, 1951-63 New Design 1/- & £1 both punctured, fine condition. (20) WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards A1879(C.) ½d Imperforate Proof of the stamp impression (cut-down) in brown on thin wove paper, cut close at upper-right 1548 *W & a few tiny marks on the face. Status unknown. Dunkerley certificate states “...most likely a proof produced in preparing the postal card, extremely rare”. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 1549 * A/A- 1902-05 Trio comprising 1902 1d red Swan (trivial section of discolouration on reverse), 1902 QV 2d brown-red, and 190205 QV 2d blue, unused. (3)

$160

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1551

1550

WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Franks A Coolgardie Exhibition: 1898 use of OPSO envelope addressed to England with a fine strike of purple ‘WESTERN 1550 * AUSTRALIAN EXHIBITION/FRANK/[swan]/STAMP/COOLGARDIE 1898’ frank stamp, ‘PAID/OFFICIALLY/WEST AUSTRALIA’ handstamp alongside, with twin strikes of ‘TPO EGF/1/NO4/98/WA’ (one overlapping the frank stamp), 2-line Exhibition imprint at lower-left and Exhibition crest in red on the flap, ironed-out central fold. A Land Titles Department: 1898 use of long OHMS registered cover to Melbourne with Land Titles Department Frank 1551 *F handstamp in violet at left with fine NOT KNOWN BY LETTER CARRIERS MELBOURNE oval handstamp in black and fine Dead Letter Office Perth backstamp in red AU8/98.

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1556

WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal History A/B 1907 use of ½d & 1d x2 on Western Australia AR form, one 1d with typical pin hole damage, but a rare survivor. 1552 *F 1553 *F B 1911 use of 2½d on Western Australia AR form, pin holes in stamp. 1554 *F A —- (Jun 11) use of 2d yellow plus ½d green on WA ‘AR’ document, 2d has usual pin-holes from attachment to letter. 1555 * A 1912 (May 12) commercial use to Austria of 1d Coronation Postal Card (KGV in oblong with crown & wreath) in purplebrown uprated with Western Australian ½d green tied by ‘SHIP ROOM/PERTH’ cds, Prague backstamp. Scarce combination franking. 1556 * A1929 (Mar 18) use of ½d orange KGV & WA 1d red Duty Stamp on cover from Perth to London, hexagonal ‘T’ applied in Perth and so GB 2d Postage Due applied. Minor faults. Unusual.

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postmarks 1557 SD A/B 1854-1900s: in two Euro s/books with numerals (9-Bar 1,2,4,8,10 & 12, 12-Bar range from ‘5’ to ‘35’ and 15-bar ‘1’ to ‘24’ missing only ‘4’ & ‘7’, incl blue ‘19’), barred letters, dumb bars, duplex and other date stamps over 200 different noting Edjudina, Trafalgar, odd TPO, rubber handstamps (incl telegraph offices), registered and parcels types, coloured cancels, machine cancels. Plenty of better mostly fine to very fine stamps include 1854 1d black (faults) SG #1, 4d pale blue SG #3 three clear margins, other early Swan types include 4d, 6d x4, 1/- x2, ½d on 1d SG #89, long postal-fiscal types 1d x4, 3d and 6d, later values to 2/-, odd ‘OS’ perfin. Very useful collection. (c500) 1558 S A 1855-1911: on four exhibition pages from cut-to-shape 1854-5 4d blue SG #3 with bright red void grid cancel with other coloured cancels in 1890s incl dumb bar magenta on 1/- and blue 15-Bar ‘21’, blue duplex on 1d long postal-fiscal. Others more useful include scarce 9-bar ‘11’ on 2d yellow, Branch POs with Fremantle Brisbane Street, Perth Pillar Receiver on 3d Postage Due in 1904, 1904 Victoria Park. Attractive presentation. (36) 1559 S A/B Collection of 11-Bar Letter Cancels: An excellent basis for an advanced collection on a wide variety of issues with little duplication. AL x16, AR x6, B x24, BE x15 D x13, E x13 (one in violet) F x18, G x10, GR x11, GT x28 (two in blue), K x12 & P x14. Juhl Cat $3,000 (1992). (c.180) WESTERN AUSTRALIA | PICTURE POSTCARDS A/A- Pre-1918 Selection Including: [1] Bunbury (2), [2] Cue (2, one Fire Station [with fire engines!], the other, Murchison 1560 * Goldfields), [3] Day Dawn (Heffernan Street), [4] Fremantle (2, South Terrace and High St, both with trams), [5] Kalgoorlie (2, Hannan Street, and Artificial Reservoir-104 miles from Kalgoorlie!) [5] Perth (4, Hay Street, Synagogue, Police Barracks and Railway Station), [6] Eastbound Passenger Train 1917, [7] also 1907 Westralia Mine disaster card showing the rescue of trapped Italian miner Varischetti by underwater diver Hughes along with photocopy of rescue details. Most cards are unused and in very good condition. (17)

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A A/B

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ex 1563

ex 1562

WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Datestamps | Collections and Accumulations A/B Ajana to Yuna collection of covers arranged by PO alphabetically in carton, appear largely 1950s-90s, stated to be all 1561 * different, appear generally good strikes and cover quality. (c.1,300) 1562 U/C A/B —- array mostly on decimals on piece but also some pre-decimal strikes including 1909 (?) Esperance Bay on 2d postal stationery cut-out, 1935 (?) Walgoolan, 1935 Young’s Spring, 1936 Baker’s Hill, Holyoake & Metricup, 1945 Forest Grove, 1970 Ord River Dam & 1970 ‘POSTMASTER/ORD RIVER DAM’ oval d/s in violet, 1971 Ajana. Good variety with lots of fine quality strikes. (100s) 1563 DS A/B Albany to East Kirrup 100 different, generally good strikes, including Albany duplex, Beria, Beverley, Broad Arrow, Brookton, Bunbury duplex, Collie Cardiff, Cookernup duplex, Cranbrook, Dardanup.

ex 1564

$600

ex 1566

$1,400

$200 $120

ex 1567

Esperance to Repatriation Hospital Hollywood 150 different, generally good strikes, including Esperence duplex, Fremantle Town hall, Geraldton duplex, Higginsville, Highbury, Holyoake, Israelite Bay, Newlands, North Beach North Greenbushes, Pickering Brook. Field POs cover selection, all different numbers/allocations, range of censor handstamps, generally reasonable strikes, odd fault (16) QV-QEII Accumulation with many ‘Swans’, etc, to 1980s, mostly on piece. Ideal for beginner. (350+) Selection including fine strikes of Eucla, Hall’s Creek, Town Hall/Fremantle & Pinjarrah plus part strikes of Gnowangerup & Maylands; also barred types including 15-Bar ‘19’ of Dardanup, 12-Bar ‘30’ of Roeborne & ‘BE’ of Beverley, mostly fine condition. (21)

$180 $90 $100 $100

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Broken Hill Propriety Limited - An Exhibition Quality Collection

ex 1571 Bromide Essays of Unissued Designs

1569 Engraver’s Pen and Ink Line Drawing

1570 Stamp Design Competition of 1946

ex 1576 ‘With New Year Greetings’

1572 4d Die Proof in Sepia in a Presentation Mount

ex 1598 PPCs from Broken Hill

ex 1603 PPCs from Newcastle

ex 1595 Phamplets from the Era

ex 1604 PPCs from Port Pirie