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Contents Articles Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ...................................................6 A Pioneer Stamp Dealer: Christer Brunström ........................ 14 Stamps in the News: Margo Campbell .................................... 18 Looking at New Zealand: Graeme Morriss ............................... 26 Farewell Arthur Gray: Rod Perry ................................................. 30 Revenue Review: Dave Elsmore ................................................. 42 Introducing the APF: Ian McMahon .......................................... 48 Market Matters: Glen Stephens .................................................. 54 Cinderella Corner: Tony Presgrave ............................................ 66

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Spink in London conducted the sale of the Vestey W.A. on May 19. The collection was claimed to be “without doubt the most important to have appeared at auction”. This was a very traditional collection, often featuring more than I would regard as necessary representation of the given stamp issues, and I would have liked to see many more covers substituted for the perceived “duplication”, but irrespective I cannot argue with the Spink claim. Unsurprisingly, it did very well. This month I’ve selected an even dozen Vestey items which particularly caught my eye, and I’ll share with readers comments on why I like the subjects selected. Realisations throughout are exclusive of Buyer’s premium. My thanks to Spink, and Nick Startup in particular, for use of the imagery. Hard to argue that Figure 1 (Lot #4) does not make for an impressive first page for a bespoke W.A. collection. A complete sheet of 240 of W.A. “number 1” once existed, reduced to four blocks of 60, of which this is one of the more desirable given the sheet margins three sides. That other great W.A. collector, John Gartner, mentioned to me in the late 1960s that he was offered one of those blocks for £2000 (not necessarily the Vestey block), the exact same price he had paid for his 4d Inverted frame. This block sold for £35,000 (estimate £40,000/50,000), and the Vestey Inverted frame went for £102,000 (est £50,000/60,000), which suggests to me the 1d block was particularly good value. A comparison with Lot #5, an unused block of “just” 12 1d’s, which fetched £13,000 (est £10,000/12,000), suggests that on a pro rata basis

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Figure 1. Impressive item, realisation not necessarily commensurate the block of 60 might have been worth closer to £65,000? What a wonderful challenge to attempt to reconstruct that sheet of 240! I last saw Figure 2 (#30) in 1980 when I owned it. The Spink description “One of

as late as 1864. Remember, the perforated 4d vermilion had been issued in 1861. It begs the question, and this may previously have been addressed in learned circles, why produce another imperf. 4d, three years after a perf. issue in that denomination? The answer may well be in that the New Issue services in U.K. and Europe were well established by 1864. Was the second imperf. 4d a Figure 2. We should not have parted company, old friend deliberate, unnecessarily issued initiative by W.A. the finest “Black Swan” penny covers extant.”, I to cash in on the burgeoning worldwide demand by heartily endorse. That balance of stamps in strip form, with largely intact margins, the cancellations, 1864 for it’s uniquely designed stamps? Back to the auction subject, against an estimate and the ancillary markings converge to fulfil my of £5000/6000, this beautiful cover made a very interpretation of Philately as Art. Clearly, I am respectable £8000. not alone in that assessment, for the item realised I confess for most of my career when I checked £25,000 (est £15,000/20,000). Ahem, somewhat a 1854 4d for the possibility of one or other of more than I achieved 35 years earlier. the many variants listed in SG, I did not know Mixed issue W.A. covers seldom come along what I was looking for when I came across the in a more attractive combination for my eyes than Figure 3 (#87). This Nov 25 1864 late use of imperf. 4d together with perf. 6d I find a charmer. It provides an indication of just why the second imperf. 4d, issued Jun 21 1864, is such a rarity genuinely postally used. SG have the second issue at £300 unused (a very readily available stamp) and £2250 used (wouldn’t I love to see a cover). It would appear that ample stocks of the original imperf. were widespread Figure 3. Imperforate and perforated, irresistible combination Stamp News - 7

“Tilted border” entry (presently S.G. 3i). No more do we need to be confused, I’m delighted to add, for Figure 4 (#97) reveals all . . . to perfection, clearly provided by unit three in the strip. This gorgeous multiple, cancelled “14” at Marradong, perfectly illustrates what we should be seeking. I still wonder, however, how does one determine the variety in single stamp format? Figure 6. Inverted stamp not to everyone’s taste The strip fetched £2400 (est £800/1000), considered to be the finest of the small number suggesting someone extant. It is ex-Yardley (Dec 1944), who was a wanted to lock-in the terminology in perpetuity. connoisseur of Classics; I had a handful of Yardley The initial printing of the first 1/- was in an items in my Victoria, and they were a delight. For unsatisfactory shade, at least in terms of the a key stamp, which I do not consider overpriced in instructions for colour specified to the printer. SG at £24,000, I feel the realisation of £12,000 (est With just four sheets printed (960 units), it is a £15,000/18,000) was an astute purchase. very scarce stamp used, an absolute rarity unused. Most collectors I encounter prefer their stamps Figure 5 (#123) is a remarkable unused example, on cover to be placed upright. I confess I’m generally of that persuasion, although perhaps, perversely, I don’t mind the odd sideways configuration? However, when the inverted stamp is an 1857 Hillman 2d in such superb condition as in Figure 6 (#189), one must recapitulate. Described as “splendid example” and “A remarkable example of this stamp on cover” (and I would add off cover!), one must acquiesce. It realised £5200 (est £6000/8000). This item once graced the fabulous Dale-Lichtenstein collection. To conclude, over the years one sees hundreds upon hundreds of this 2d stamp used off cover in varying grades. A cover such as this is 1:1000 of the subject stamp. Still on Hillman’s 2d, a variant was a glamour Figure 5. Rarity perhaps not fully stamp for my philatelic friend of nearly half a reflected in result century, Allan Levy. When I first met Allan in the 8 - Stamp News

the 2d is an extremely rare stamp, but the force of single-country collecting has clearly been an advantage in the case of the Canada stamp. Vestey was particularly well represented in the rouletted 2d, remarkably having three examples. Figure 7 (#192), an example tied to piece, must be one of the finest, if not the finest extant. Ex “Austin” (the notorious John du Pont, one time owner of the British Guiana 1c Black on magenta, the world’s most valuable stamp), it realised £2500 (est £1000/1200). Very respectable (given SG is £1700), but for a stamp that is rarer than the Canada 12d Black, a disappointment for we philatelic historians. Rouletted stamps generally have largely fallen out of favour with today’s generation of collectors. Perhaps not surprising as so many Figure 7. Once a challenger to Canada’s 12d Black offered nowadays are questionable, thanks to the mounting number of the unscrupulous who 1960s, amongst other unexpected favourites, he was have entered Philately. Not so any such doubts enamoured with the rouletted form of the Hillman 2d. Allan explained that in the 1890s that stamp was for Figure 8 (#223), an extremely rare Hillman 6d catalogued by SG on a par with Canada’s 12d Black. pair (not mentioned as such in catalogue, but that appears to be the case insofar as I can observe) on I took notice of such learned research, and went Sep 24 1860 cover Perth to London. Possibly a out of my way to seek out what was clearly a very unique franking, it realised a perhaps disappointing rare stamp. The census? I’ve handled one Canada £8000 (est £12,000/15,000). I found it interesting, 12d Black, and just two rouletted 2d’s. Undeniably, and a reaffirmation that roulettes have fallen by

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the wayside, that #217, a rouletted of the elusive Golden bronze shade of this stamp issue (unlisted SG), estimated at £1000/1200, fetched just £700. It was listed for Private Treaty by Robson Lowe in 1943 for the then princely sum of £100. The price of a beach shack on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula at that time. Probably a Figure 9. Delightful solo franking struggle to find such a shack there these of £4500 (est of £6000/8000 perhaps unduly days for 700 Quid. optimistic). If one were to attempt solo frankings of all of The De La Rue Archival sale in Melbourne the reasonably possible subjects for W.A. (given in the mid-1970s was an event very close to my stamps such as the 1902 £1 are unlikely to exist in heart. Robson Lowe Australasia conducted that such form), Figure 9 would be hard to better as the landmark sale, and I arranged a 90-day credit line. I incumbent representative for the 1861 clean-cut reasoned I could process my purchases for offer in perf. 14-16 6d (SG 42), a rare stamp on cover. It’s my own auctions, and turn around the cash flow in rarity was confirmed by a respectable realisation

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Figure 10. Charming Essay time to fulfil the payment deadline. It was a heady time, but I made it (just). I would have liked to include amongst my purchases the charming early 1860s Mute Swan Essays, but Mike Brachi was a good client and asked me to “be gentle”. Figure 10 (#325) was one of Mike’s wins, and what a wonderful item it was at Vestey for just £800 (est £1000/1200). I see uber common mint and used stamps of Australia and the World sell ad nauseum for such Figure 12. A sleeper? a sum, and multiples

thereof, to my utter bewilderment. Covers are one of a few categories in Philately which lend themselves to multiple applications for exhibitors. Figure 11 (#373) is a case in question. More obviously, a spectacular item for a W.A. exhibit, but what an exotic item for an Italian Postage due exhibit! I wonder was it an Italyspecific collector who paid the £4500 (est £500/600) for this character-filled item. I can’t help myself in mentioning what price those stamps had they have been removed from that unique cover? Under Figure 9 I raised the challenge of seeking solo frankings of those stamps of W.A. that one could reasonably hope to find. I could extend that challenge to include multiple frankings of the given stamp, and under that banner Figure 12 (#494) would be imminently desirable. I have found the 1888 4d red-brown to be very elusive on cover. In this example we have no less than a pair of the stamp, used Apr 16 1890 Perth to Philadelphia. A great example of usage of this stamp, it realised £700 (est a tantalising £200/250). So ends the Vestey overview, and to conclude this month, I offer two items from the Phoenix May 30 sale, which I found to be excellent examples of the extremes one often encounters in auctions, representing each end of the philatelic poles.

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I appear to have increasingly few allies nowadays in my assessment of many aspects of philatelic preferences pursued by the present generation of Commonwealth collectors. Philatelic generation-gap at play, perhaps? So it is that I find it difficult to reconcile that Figure 13 (Phoenix #606), the Figure 13. Great 5d Kangaroo item for less than the price of an off-centre best Kangaroo 5d/State “unmounted mint” combination cover I’ve seen (with NSW 2½d) was overweight when presented at P.O. (next weight sells for just $270 (albeit est $250). A 5d Kangaroo step was 2½d), or alternatively was posted “too on cover, in it’s most garden-variety format, late” (for which the fee was also 2½d). Lousy, less catalogues in ACSC at $1000. This combination is than centred “unmounted mint” (you hope) of the possibly unique. The Sydney datestamp is not clear 5d sell for more than this great cover. from the scan, but most probably the item departed At the other end of the Philatelic poles, Phoenix Australia in Nov 1913, judging from date of U.S. delivered a remarkable result for a Navigator 7/6d transit marking. The placement of the NSW stamp usage item. Figure 14 suggests it was an afterthought, possibly as the item (#1113) was a Feb 9 1966 solo use of this incredibly rare correctly commercially used stamp on intact postal article. From a known collector in Shepparton to U.K., it overpaid by 1/- the double airmail rate (4/6d) + registration fee (2/-). Nevertheless, from a pre-sale estimate of $150, it went on to realise $1000. Sometimes I have to invoke one of my great friend Mark Knothe’s favourite lines: “Well, cut off me legs and call Figure 14. Great realisation, not necessarily for the right reasons me shorty!” 12 - Stamp News

WORLDWIDE NEW ISSUES

Islands of Australia Australia Post is showcasing the stunning scenery of four beautiful Australian islands in a new stamp release. The islands featured are Phillip Island, Victoria; Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland; Bruny Island, Tasmania; and the Buccaneer Archipelago, Western Australia. Australia Post Philatelic Manager, Michael Zsolt said: “Australian landscapes are renowned for their natural beauty and diversity, drawing visitors from around the world. The Islands of Australia stamp designs capture those qualities and will appeal to Australians and tourists alike.” “Australia comprises more than 8,000 islands - this stamp issue presents four Australian islands, with a focus on showcasing their diverse and interesting terrain,” Mr Zsolt said. Designed by Jo Muré from the Australia Post Design Studio, the stamps include: • Phillip Island, Victoria: located just over 100 kilometres south of Melbourne. The stamp features the rugged and rocky Cape Woolamai, which offers beautiful views of the Pinnacles rock formation. • Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland: an uninhabited, coral cay

located in the Great Barrier Reef and forms part of the Capricorn Cays National Park. The navigable lagoon featured on the stamp, boasts an abundance of coral, fish and turtles. • Bruny Island, Tasmania: located south of Hobart. North and South Bruny Islands are connected by an isthmus, known as The Neck, which is featured on the stamp. The isthmus provides a home to native wildlife and offers magnificent 360-degree views from Truganini’s Lookout. • The Buccaneer Archipelago, Western Australia: the Archipelago is a spectacular collection of around 1,000 islands in a remote and pristine area off the Kimberley coast. Strong tidal movements create an amazing natural phenomena – the Horizontal Falls in Talbot Bay, which are featured on the stamp. The stamp issue comprises two domestic base rate (70c) and two large letter rate ($1.40 and $2.10) stamps. The products associated with this stamp issue include a first day cover, stamp pack, booklet of 10 x 70c self-adhesive stamps and a set of four maxicards. The Islands of Australia stamp issue is available from 2 June 2015 at participating Post Offices, via mail order on 1800 331 794 and online at auspost. com.au/stamps while stocks last. Stamp News - 13

A PIONEER STAMP DEALER It is now 175 years since the very ﬁrst postage stamp – the Penny Black - was released on May 6, 1840. In 1890, the ﬁrst issue of the Gibbons Stamp Magazine was printed. Today, 125 years later, it is the leading philatelic magazine in the UK. Stanley Gibbons was born just a few weeks after the issue of the Penny Black. We can safely assume that stamp collecting has its origins in the British Isles as people started collecting the novelty almost immediately. As a schoolboy Stanley became interested in postage stamps and he was allowed to deal in stamps from his father’s chemist’s shop in Plymouth. He also helped out in the shop

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whenever his assistance was needed. In 1864, Stanley issued his first printed pricelist. His stamp dealing activities got a real boost the day a sailor entered the shop offering the young dealer a sack full of stamps from Cape of Good Hope. Stanley acquired the sack and his business increased considerably. Stanley needed more space for his stamp business and had to leave his father’s store. In 1867, Stanley’s father passed away and the young stamp dealer had to sell the chemist’s shop as he didn’t have the time to run it efficiently. Stanley Gibbons married the first of five wives in 1872. His wives usually passed away

Christer Brunström after a few years of marriage but Stanley never had any problems ﬁnding a new partner. Some suspicious people have suggested that all these deaths were due to Stanley’s knowledge of drugs but there is absolutely no proof for these theories. Stanley Gibbons moved his company to London where it operated from different addresses. At one point in time he employed a number of young women to work in the evening hours at his premises to tear up stamp sheets and assemble sets of stamps and packets. Not knowing the exact nature of Stanley Gibbons’ business, many of the neighbours reported the regular arrival of the young ladies

to the police as a very suspicious activity. I suppose they all got a good laugh when they discovered what was really going on in the building. Stanley Gibbons was only 50 years old when he decided to sell his stamp business in 1890. It was acquired by Charles Phillips for £25.000, a very large sum of money at that time. Soon after taking over the Stanley Gibbons ﬁrm Phillips launched his stamp magazine. Until his death in 1913, Stanley Gibbons travelled a lot in both Europe and South Asia. Sometimes he acted as an agent for his old company buying stamps wherever he could ﬁnd any.

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A PIONEER STAMP DEALER Stanley Gibbons Ltd has undergone many changes during its long existence. At one time it was owned by Esselte, a Swedish company which knew nothing about the stamp business. Today it is a large concern with numerous associated companies. The SG ﬂagship store is located on The Strand in central London. From this address they also run public and postal auctions. The SG catalogue business and the editorial ofﬁces of the Gibbons Stamp Monthly are located in Hampshire. The SG group also includes several other auction companies and dealerships not only offering stamps but many other collectables.

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Benham is one of those associated companies. It specialises in the creation of very attractive First Day Covers. Senior Development Designer Leanne Sherliker has been working here since 1998 mostly designing the company’s covers. In connection with the 175th anniversary of the the Penny Black and the birth of Stanley Gibbons and the 125th anniversary of the Gibbons Stamp Monthly the SG ﬁrm joined forces with the Isle of Man Post Ofﬁce to release a commemorative set comprising six values. The designs were the work of Leanne Sherliker. The set was issued on February 17, 2015.

Christer Brunström The 1p value depicts a nice copy of the Penny Black. Today a 1 penny denomination is pretty useless but I guess they found it appropriate to use the same denomination as on the world’s ﬁrst stamp issued in 1840. The Two Pence Blue was also released in 1840 and it is depicted on the 42p value. The Penny Black was replaced in 1841 by the Penny Red. This really was a security measure to avoid the reuse of the black stamps where the postmarks were not always that easy to see. A beautiful Penny Red is depicted on the 90p stamp. As a longtime contributor to the Gibbons Stamp Monthly I was particularly interested

in the £1.20 value depicting the likeness of Stanley Gibbons and the front page of a magazine published in 1940 marking the centenary of the Penny Black. William Mulready and postal reformer Rowland Hill are depicted on the £1.60 and £2.30 respectively. They are both well-known names in British postal history. In my opinion Leanne Sherliker has created a very nice set of stamps. The stamps were printed in sheets of 20 with decorative margins. A complete set of sheets is quite costly; I guess most collectors will settle for just a set of the six stamps which provide an excellent lesson in early philatelic history.

Stamps in the News - Globally! WWI remembered - UK Reported at www.express.co.uk

The tragic tale of an English mother deprived of her soldier son’s final letter home before he was killed because it was destroyed by the censor has been revealed as the Royal Mail releases commemorative First World War stamps. Lance Corporal Sydney Speed was fighting on the Western Front when he was killed in action on October 28 1915. But his mother was robbed of the chance to read his final words home as the letter he sent the day before his death was destroyed by censors because it was sent in the wrong-coloured envelope. His heartbroken mother told of her anger in a letter published in the Daily Express in 1915. She had waited for weeks “with unspeakable anxiety” for a letter from her son when the green envelope finally arrived. “Picture my dismay when on opening it I found not the long-delayed letter from my son but typed notice, ‘Letter destroyed; this pattern of envelope is obsolete and its use is forbidden’ and the return of a family letter I had sent for him to read.” “Six days later I was notified that my son had died in the field.” “By this heartless piece of red-tapeism I have been deprived of my son’s last words to his mother.”

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The destruction of letters by the censor purely because they were sent in green envelopes, which had become obsolete, had sparked criticism in the press. The Speeds’ story was discovered by the Royal Mail as they researched what images to put on their 2015 First World War commemorative stamps. One of the stamps features the image of a football which was kicked by British troops in the Battle of Loos on the Western Front in 1915, in which L/Cpl Speed fought shortly before his death. Royal Mail spokesman said: “The Battle of Loos was a major battle and there was this legendary football that soldiers smuggled in and played with. “When all the soldiers were going over the top they kicked it over towards the German front, it was meant to be a morale booster, to keep them going. “As they were hammered with machine gun fire and gas, the football survived.” “There are so many tragedies and stories from the Great War it is hard to tease out just a few.”

Vietnam war remembered - USA Reported at www.signaltribunenewspaper.com

Nearly a dozen Vietnam Medal of Honour recipients helped the United States Postal Service dedicate the limited-edition “Medal of Honour: Vietnam War” forever stamps on Memorial Day this year. The Vietnam War prestige folio stamp sheet depicts 48 of the more than 50 living Vietnam War recipients – some have chosen not to be included. Several million service men and women fought in the conflict, which claimed the lives of more than 58,000 Americans. Two hundred fifty-eight people who served during the war received the Medal of Honour.

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Margo Campbell for a formal means of recognizing or rewarding acts of heroism. There are now three similar, yet distinct, versions of the Medal of Honour, one for each military department (Army, Navy and Air Force).

WWII remembered Vatican

Reported at www.vaticanstate.va

More than six out of 10 recipients were honoured posthumously. The Vietnam War was a protracted conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, beginning in the mid-1950s and ending with the fall of Saigon in the south in 1975. Several million Americans served on active duty in Vietnam until March 1973, when U.S. troops were withdrawn. The Medal of Honour is the nation’s most prestigious military decoration. It is awarded by the president of the United States on behalf of Congress to members of the armed services who distinguish themselves through “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty” while engaged in action against an enemy of the United States. It traces its origins to the first year of the Civil War, when Congress saw the need

2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the founding of the United Nations. The largest conflict in human history embroiled most nations around the world and caused destruction and massacres which led to over sixty million deaths. From the rubble of the Second World War came the creation of the United Nations in 1945, the organization with the responsibility precisely “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war…and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small… “

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Stamps in the News - Globally! Vatican Post marked these two anniversaries with the issue of a miniature sheet consisting of two postage stamps of 2.00 euro each. The stamps feature work by artist Marco Ventura who on the first value depicts an injured hand against a dark background to symbolize the defeat of humanity in the face of the horrors of war. The second stamp shows three hands symbolically holding up the world, the UN headquarters in New York, and an olive branch against a fair sky, all representing the possibility of building together a future of peace. The contrast between the two opposing realities is accented further with the barbed wire which appears in the stamps on the left side of the sheet, while exiting on the right side transformed into the colours of a rainbow, a universal symbol of peace.

Armenian Genocide remembered Armenia Reported at www.lragir.am

As part of the commemoration of the Armenian

Genocide, Cyprus and Armenia have jointly issued two stamps picturing the Melkonian Orphanage and its orphans. The Melkonian Educational Institute was established by Melkonian brothers on February 15th 1924 as an orphanage in Cyprus, providing shelter to hundreds of survivors of the Armenian Genocide. In 1925 the Melkonian Orphanage (Nicosia) received the first 103 orphans; later the orphanage became known as the Melkonian Institute. One of the stamps depicts the building of the Melkonian Orphanage and the trees planted by the orphans in memory of their parents. The other stamp depicts the first orphans at the background of the Melkonian Orphanage building.

Message in a bottle

Reported at www.abc.net.aunews A message in a bottle has returned from Turkey to a boy in Geeveston, Tasmania only a matter of weeks after he placed it in the ocean. Joshua Manning, 9, and his mother, sent the bottle from Surveyors Bay, south of Hobart in mid-February. The small vanilla extract bottle included Joshua’s name, age and return address.

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Margo Campbell mysterious sender was, Ms Manning is grateful the person sent the bottle back. “I think they were trying to engage in the whole pirate theme but Josh is very excited to think about the journey it could have gone on.” “We were the only ones there at that beach - it’s very quiet, it’s very secluded.”

“We just pretty much forgot about it and went home for the day,” said Ms Manning. “On Tuesday I got a suspicious-looking package in the mail with Josh’s name on it from Istanbul in Turkey. I think it’s probably real. The stamps say Istanbul on them and you can’t really get Istanbul stamps over here. “So I decided to open it myself before he saw it, just in case, and inside, wrapped up in a purple napkin, was exactly the same vanilla extract bottle.” “Inside it was a burnt piece of paper with burnt edges like a treasure map,” Ms Manning said. “On it, the person who received it had drawn a map of the presumed journey of the bottle.” “So they weren’t too sure what date it had left us - which was actually the 22nd of February - and they think it went all the way around Africa and in to Turkey that way.” “[It] arrived there, in Istanbul, on the 16th of April. It’s pretty unbelievable.” The package had been stamped by a Turkish post office but it contained no return address or letter in the bottle apart from the map. While it is not known who the

Your postcard is in the mail….29 years later

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A man in Swansea, Wales has been left scratching his head after receiving a postcard from Spain 29 years after it was sent. The card, dated September 25 1986, dropped through the letterbox of Gethin Davies last week. Bearing two 1980s Spanish stamps and a British second-class stamp, it was sent by someone called Phyl, to a Mrs E Leon. Mr Davies now hopes to reunite it with the

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Stamps in the News - Globally! person it was intended for. In his postcard, Phyl writes that the weather is nice, he has a self-catering apartment near a pond, but complains about the “expensive” cost of Spanish bread at £1 a loaf. Although it was delivered to the right address on the card, Mr Davies said he has no clue who either Phyl or Mrs Leon could be. “I suppose Mrs Leon once lived in my flat, but I’ve asked around neighbours who have lived here 20 or 30 years, and none of them have ever heard of her. “The Post Office say they have no idea what could have happened to the postcard for 29 years, may be it got stuck in a sorting machine, may be given that it’s got both British and Spanish stamps on it, someone found it and posted it on.

Canadian collector’s error scoop Reported at www.vernonmorningstar.com

A stamp collector has won what amounts to the postal “lottery.” A set of stamps issued by Canada Post in March 2015, designed by Kelowna artist Laurie Koss, has been discovered with a significant printing flaw. The two stamps issued as part of the 2015 floral series are based on Koss’ paintings of a purple ice and blue pansy. The stamps were issued in a miniature sheet, and four sheets have been found where the perforations cut right through the design.

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“These errors are very rare and can be worth several hundred to several thousand dollars,” said Mark Oakley, with the Okanagan Mainline Philatelic Association. “For example, one of the most famous Canadian errors is the 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway stamp which has a catalogue value of $16,000.” Oakley said the value of the Pansy error is yet to be determined as none have been offered for sale. “Finding a stamp error is one of the great thrills in stamp collecting — it’s something everyone dreams about, but like winning the lottery, happens to only a very few and lucky collectors,” said Oakley.

The world’s most accomplished stamp collector? Reported at www.stampnews.com

William “Bill” Gross started collecting stamps because his mother made a mistake. When he was small, she had bought sheets of newly issued stamps in the belief that when young Bill was 18, they would be so valuable that they would pay for his college education. But when he tried to sell them, he found they were worthless. Gross won a scholarship to college and went into the bond market, trading so successfully that the PIMCO Total Return fund that he manages became the world’s largest bond fund. But he never forgot his mother’s adventure in stamp collecting. “She had the right idea”, he says. “She just bought the wrong stamps. When I was 40 and I’d made some money, I got the notion that I would do it right”. He developed his own system, designed to take the guesswork out of the stamp market. Gross’s theory is that prices of all collectibles are heavily influenced

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by a nation’s wealth: therefore a stamp’s price should rise in tandem with the GDP. He studied auction catalogues going back 60 years to trace the relationship between price and prosperity. “No one had ever tried to value stamps this way”, he says. Applying his system meant that he bought stamps that were undervalued because their price had risen more slowly than GDP, and he bought on a grand scale. After almost 20 years of collecting, he has become a legend. He admits to spending more than US$100,000,000 on a collection that includes stamps from America, Britain and the British Empire, and Scandinavia. As his acquisitions multiplied, his system failed to keep pace with his ambition. To complete his collection of 19th century American stamps, he needed the 1868 one-cent Z-grill. But only two existed. To obtain one, he took part in one of the most famous swaps in the history of stamp collecting, exchanging a sheet of four “inverted Jennys” for his Z-grill. His Jennies had cost him US$3,000,000, but he went ahead nonetheless. For him, the stamp he needed was beyond price. Gross’s pricing system had

also stopped working for British stamps. A strong pound and an influx of petrodollars into the market for British stamps meant prices were rising faster than his system dictated they should. Consequently, he decided to sell his British collection in June 2007 and donate the proceeds to Médecins Sans Frontières. The British collection had cost him US$2,500,000 and his dealers, Spink Shreves Galleries in New York, hoped to double that at auction. In fact, it sold for US$9,100,000. “It’s better than the stock market”, said Mr Gross. In 2008 Gross put two more of his collections on the market. His Scandinavian stamps were sold in May, and his British Empire collection went on sale in New York on October 3rd at Spink Shreves. It included a rare 1849 Indigo Blue two-pence from the island of Mauritius. The estimate for this one stamp is $75,000 to $100,000, and the total for the 138 items is $1.25m to $1.5m. For these sales the charitable beneficiary was the Millennium Village

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Stamps in the News - Globally! Project at Columbia University.

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1971 One Ton Cup New Zealand has a long tradition of yacht (decked) and sail-boat (undecked) designing, building and racing. Auckland, with its fine harbour, has the highest ownership of sailing boats per-capita in the world. From the 1840s onwards, local designs were built and raced in formal classes administered by the sailing clubs. Later, British and international designs were built and racing competitions for these classes were held. New Zealand-built boats were sought after by Australian yachtsmen. After World War II, New Zealanders began to participate in international competitions. Peter Mander and Jack Cropp won a gold medal in the Sharpie class at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and in 1958 Geoff Smale and Ralph Roberts won the Prince of Wales Cup in the International 14 class at Cowes, England. In 1964 New Zealand again won an Olympic gold medal

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Graeme Morriss

in the Flying Dutchman class. The One Ton Cup event was founded in Paris in 1899 and was originally competed for in 7-metre dinghies weighing up to one tonne.

From 1907 to 1964 the cup was competed for in International 6-Metre class yachts. In 1965 it was made an ocean-racing event for 22-feet class boats. The cup itself was designed in 1897 by the jeweller Robert Linzeler and was made by Bratiau in 1898. It is made of planished solid silver and weighs 10 kilos. It is 58 centimetres wide (81 with the handles) and 57 centimetres high, on an ebony plinth. It is considered a masterpiece of Art Nouveau style. In 1968 Rainbow II , skippered by Chris Bouzaid, came second in the One Ton Cup and in 1969 she won the event at Heligoland, Germany. New Zealanders Stamp News - 27

Looking at New Zealand heard the news of the One Ton Cup victory on 21 July 1969, the same day they heard of the successful landing of men on the moon. Bouzaid had sold his house to finance the designing of Rainbow II by the Florida-based Sparkman & Stephens company and had it built in New Zealand by M C Carter Ltd. Figure 2 shows Rainbow II training in the Hauraki Gulf. A full restoration of the yacht has been completed this year in the Wayne Olsen yard north of Auckland. Because of the 1969 victory, the 1971 event was held in New Zealand, in the Hauraki Gulf east of the entrance to Auckland Harbour. This was marked by the issue of two stamps. The 5 cents, designed by James Berry, showed a One Ton class yacht (ie a 22-footer) sailing on Auckland Harbour with Rangitoto Island in the background. The 8 cents, designed by Geoff Fuller, showed the One Ton Cup trophy against a schematic drawing of such a yacht. The stamps were printed in four-colour lithography

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by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co on chalk-surfaced paper without watermark. Both values were printed in sheets of 100 stamps (10 rows of 10) on two sets of cylinders numbered 1111 and 1a1a1a1a. The perforation gauged 13Â˝ x 13. The date of issue was 3 March 1971 and the stamps were withdrawn on 30 April. Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, Auckland, Campbell Paterson, 1952 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; . The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol. 6, Wellington, RPSNZ, 1975. Te Ara: the Encyclopedia of New Zealand http://www.teara.govt.nz Graeme can be contacted through his website, www. stampsmw.top1.com.au .

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Farewell Arthur (“The Guv’nor”) Gray Philately lost a gem on May 22, when Arthur Gray passed away after a long illness. The funeral at North Ryde on May 29 brought together a huge reunion of his many philatelic friends from various parts of the nation. Moving eulogy’s from Arthur’s children, Danielle, Rebecca and Cameron, and Philatelist, Michael Drury, ensured a dry eye would not be found in the Chapel. Cameron provided a narration which included a resume of Arthur’s professional and business careers, plural for he had three lives in commerce, each providing “windfalls” as Cameron so precisely expressed. Arthur seldom spoke to we in Philately about his commercial success, and to some mourners present this information may well have been a side of Arthur of which they knew little or nothing. The revelation, however, would go a long way to explaining just how Arthur was able to facilitate the amassing of the greatest Commonwealth collection ever formed. This tribute to Arthur will share some of the fond memories I have from the 45 years I knew him. Although largely personal, I hope that I can capture the essence of the man that so many came to admire, indeed love in Philately. I first met Arthur at a Harmer’s of Sydney auction in the late 1960s. My philatelic business was then getting in to gear, an auction house was about to be launched, and I had the cash flow that enabled me to be able to buy the Commonwealth “hero” items for which Harmer’s in those times had the monopoly. Arthur and I would conduct a post mortem of an auction over a few beers at the Sydney Hilton. Many years later, Arthur confided “Perry, I hated you in these days, buying all those items I could only dream of owning.” Only Arthur could have made such a comment so graciously. Of course, eventually he would come to own

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virtually every great item of Commonwealth. After I bought the publishing rights to The Australian Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue (ACSC) in 1992, Arthur become a regular around the corridors. He, Editor Geoff Kellow, and I enjoyed many meals together, designated Editorial Board meetings. It was thirsty work, but someone had to do it. Arthur’s collection was always at Geoff’s disposal, and over the years provided many of the illustrations in the catalogue, and assisted in solving many issues, which regularly arose in a constantly evolving publication. Arthur lobbied for some years to be included in the ACSC Pricing sub-committee. I had respectfully declined his kind offer, as he could be very persuasive when it came to valuing items in his collection. Eventually I relented, and invited Arthur to join me in the final pricing revision for one of the 1990s editions of Kangaroos. Madel, my wife, prepared us a fabulous dinner, after which we retired downstairs for the “arm wrestle”, as Arthur put it. Apparently by way of celebrating Arthur’s appointment to the illustrious Pricing subcommittee, Madel kept bringing down fine bottles of wine all evening. Meanwhile, I had been noting Arthur’s comments in a numbered list. There were 27 notes on subjects considered worthy of inclusion in the catalogue. The following morning, Arthur and I, in a very sad state, reconvened to review those 27 comments. I mentioned to Arthur that my writing after item 21 had deteriorated to such an extent that I was unable to read my own hand, and could he recall the subject matter of the six items after No. 21? Arthur blurted back: “Hey, Perry, I can’t even recall the first 21 subjects. Arthur was a relative latecomer to philatelic exhibiting; Gary Brown of the APF summed it up perfectly when he described Arthur as a former “closet collector”. His Australia 99 highly successful exhibit would introduce the world to the best-kept secret in Philately. Lamenting that 20th century exhibits don’t receive Grand Prix awards at

International exhibitions, Arthur asked why is that so. I suggested that after 1913, the centenary of the Kangaroo issue, judging opinion might shift more favourably towards his beloved series. In response, Arthur became fidgety and boomed “I’ll be dead by then!” Come 2013, I was delighted to point out that for once he was wrong. Arthur had once told me that he admired me for having won the Grand Prix at AUSIPEX 84, at such a young age. I would like to think that this was an inspiration to him in his remarkably successful exhibiting career. It was at London 2000, while clowning around together delivering poor renditions of Cockney that the nickname “Guv” was born (“care for a pint, Guv?”). Arthur at the time referred to me as “M’ Lord”, a reference to a short-lived Manorial brokerage sideline I had in the 1980s. As part of the conveyancing process I had to personally assume these Manorial titles (so-called Lordships of the Manor), and Arthur thought one title, The Lord of Parlington, suited me. He thought so much of

that title, in fact, he nearly talked himself in to buying it. “I’d love to see Nancy addressed as The Lady of Parlington”, he would say as if to convince himself. A few years later, after I began to write regular columns in this magazine, waxing lyrical on the subject of commercial covers, Arthur would demote me from “Your Lordship” to “Li’l chippie”. He made no secret of his disapproval that in his opinion I had turned my back on Traditional Philately, once uttering “I haven’t liked you as much, Perry, since you turned to the dark side.” In 2001 I resolved to divest myself of my philatelic auction and publishing businesses. 30 years in auctions was a life sentence, and I knew there would be a dearth of takers for such a gruelling enterprise (affectionately referred to by those in the industry as “the treadmill”). Knowing Arthur had recently sold his multi-store health food business, and would be itching for a new challenge, I hatched a plan to bundle the auction and publishing businesses in to a single package, and raise the prospect of Arthur buying it. Unlike the auction business, the ACSC would be saleable to multiple prospects, and I knew Arthur would be nervous about it falling in to the “wrong hands”. Over a few beers, conceding he would have to buy the package, Arthur commented “You’re a “b”, Perry, but I would have done exactly the same”. He reached for a serviette, and asking me to repeat the offer, drafted the contract. By settlement time, the canny Arthur had formed a consortium of three, which gave birth to Millennium Philatelic Auctions. The ACSC now in safe hands, Arthur gracefully exited the consortium.

I’ll miss you, “Guv”. Rod Perry

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100 CAMBODIA ............................................$ 115.00 500 CAMBODIA ..............................................$ 65.00 100 CANADA ....................................................$ 6.00 100 CANADA (MINT.COMMS) .........................$ 50.00 25 CAPE VERDE ................................................$ 6.00 25 CAYMAN ISL ..............................................$ 15.00 50 CAYMAN ISL ..............................................$ 36.00 100 CHANNEL ISLANDS ..................................$ 19.00 150 CHANNEL ISLANDS ..................................$ 80.00 300 CHANNEL ISLANDS ................................$ 130.00 200 CHILE ......................................................$ 24.00 500 CHILE ....................................................$ 110.00 100 CHINA .....................................................$ 19.00 200 CHINA .....................................................$ 48.00 325 CHINA ...................................................$ 130.00 500 CHINA P.R.C ...........................................$ 300.00 100 CHINA (LRG, MINT, COMP.SETS)................$ 50.00 25 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..................................$ 14.00 50 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..................................$ 33.00 75 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..................................$ 50.00 100 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..............................$ 100.00 150 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..............................$ 150.00 200 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..............................$ 230.00 500 CONGO ..................................................$ 140.00 25 COCOS ISLAND ............................................$ 8.00 50 COCOS ISLAND ..........................................$ 38.00 75 COCOS ISLAND ..........................................$ 60.00 100 COCOS ISLAND ......................................$ 132.00 300 COLOMBIA ..............................................$ 60.00 900 COLOMBIA ............................................$ 370.00 300 COOK ISLANDS ......................................$ 350.00 400 COOK ISLANDS ......................................$ 560.00 500 COOK ISLANDS ......................................$ 650.00 750 COOK ISLANDS ....................................$ 1280.00 1000 COOK ISLANDS .................................$ 2,000.00 50 CROATIA (PRE WAR) ..................................$ 20.00 300 CUBA ......................................................$ 30.00 200 CUBA (LARGE PICT.) ................................$ 18.00 25 CYPRUS ....................................................$ 12.00 50 CYPRUS ....................................................$ 30.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ......................................$ 3.00 200 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ....................................$ 15.00 500 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ....................................$ 34.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (MINT U/H) .................$ 17.00 200 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (MINT U/H) .................$ 20.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (POST WAR) ................$ 11.00 400 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (MINT U/H) .................$ 30.00 1000 CZECHOSLAVAKIA ..................................$ 85.00

50 DANZIG .....................................................$ 29.00

Pay cents, not $ per stamp! 100 DANZIG ...................................................$ 66.00 100 DENMARK .................................................$ 6.00 300 DENMARK ...............................................$ 20.00 500 DENMARK ...............................................$ 60.00 25 DOMINICA BR. .............................................$ 4.00 50 DOMINICA BR. .............................................$ 6.00 100 DOMINICA BR. .........................................$ 30.00 50 DOMINICA BR. (KGVI & QEII) .....................$ 40.00 50 DOMINICAN REP .......................................$ 18.00 200 DOMINICAN REP. .....................................$ 33.00 300 DOMINICAN REP. .....................................$ 70.00 90 DUTCH EAST INDIES ................................$ 100.00

300 ECUADOR ................................................$ 77.00 400 ECUADOR ................................................$ 80.00 500 ECUADOR ..............................................$ 110.00 700 ECUADOR ..............................................$ 250.00 100 EGYPT .....................................................$ 10.00 300 EGYPT .....................................................$ 70.00 1000 EGYPT .................................................$ 155.00 50 EGYPT (MINT/UH, COMPL. SETS) ...............$ 30.00 50 EGYPT + 4 M/S .........................................$ 30.00 50 ESTONIA ....................................................$ 66.00 25 EQUATORIAL GUINEA (M/SHEET CTO) ........$ 11.00 1000 EUROPE ...............................................$ 50 .00

20 FALKLAND ISL. COMPL. MINT SETS ..........$ 100.00 25 FALKLAND ISLAND ....................................$ 18.00 50 FAROS ISLAND ..........................................$ 60.00 100 FAROS ISLAND ......................................$ 130.00 50 FIJI ............................................................$ 18.00 100 FIJI ..........................................................$ 50.00 150 FIJI ..........................................................$ 70.00 200 FIJI ..........................................................$ 80.00 250 FIJI ........................................................$ 140.00 400 FIJI ........................................................$ 300.00 100 FINLAND .................................................$ 18.00 400 FINLAND .................................................$ 80.00 500 FINLAND ...............................................$ 140.00 10 FIUME ....................................................... $ 7.00 100 FRANCE .....................................................$ 6.00 200 FRANCE ...................................................$ 16.00 100 FRENCH COLONIES .....................................$ 7.50 300 FRENCH COLONIES ...................................$ 30.00 50 FRENCH COLONIES (PRE INDEPENDENCE) ..$ 12.00 100 FRENCH. MORROCO .................................$ 25.00 50 FRENCH POLYNESIA ...................................$ 50.00

50 GERMANY 3RD REICH ................................$ 13.00 25 GERMANY ...................................................$ 5.00 100 GERMANY .................................................$ 7.00 300 GERMANY ...............................................$ 18.00 1000 GERMANY .............................................$ 50.00 50 GERMANY (PRE WAR) ...............................$ 11.00 100 GERMANY (PRE WAR) .............................$ 22.00 500 GERMANY EAST ......................................$ 40.00 50 GERMANY INFLATION (MINT U/H ) ............$ 10.00 100 GERMANY INFLATION (MINT U/H) ...........$ 20.00 500 GERMANY WEST ......................................$ 50.00 100 GERMANY WEST(LRG.COMMEMS) ............$20.00 100 GHANA ...................................................$ 50.00 200 GHANA .................................................$ 120.00 25 GIBRALTAR ................................................$ 17.00 50 GIBRALTAR ................................................$ 45.00 25 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .........................$ 12.00 50 GILBERT, KIRIBATI,TUVALU .........................$30.00 150 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .......................$ 90.00 200 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .....................$ 100.00 300 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .....................$ 150.00 360 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .....................$ 190.00 400 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .....................$ 225.00 500 GILBERT, KIRIBATI, TUVALU ...................$ 270.00 25 GREAT BRITAIN ............................................$ 2.00 50 GREAT BRITAIN ............................................$ 7.00 100 GREAT BRITAIN ..........................................$ 9.00 1000 GREAT BRITAIN ....................................$ 176.00 1200 GREAT BRITAIN ....................................$ 230.00 100 GREAT BTITAIN (LARGE COMMEMS) ........$ 12.00 200 GREAT BRITAIN (LARGE COMMEMS).........$ 20.00 100 GREECE ...................................................$ 14.00 200 GREECE ...................................................$ 30.00 100 GREENLAND ..........................................$ 100.00 50 GRENADA ....................................................$ 8.00 100 GRENADA (MINT U/H) .............................$ 10.00 50 GUATEMALA .............................................$ 14.00 100 GUATEMALA ...........................................$ 32.00 300 GUATEMALA .........................................$ 150.00 25 GUINEA M/S ..............................................$ 10.00 50 GUINEA REP. ................................................$ 6.00 100 GUINEA REP. (LARGE PICT.) ......................$ 10.00

500 HOLLAND ................................................$ 50.00 1000 HOLLAND ............................................$ 120.00 50 HONDURAS ................................................$30.00 100 HONDURAS .............................................$ 50.00 200 HONDURAS .............................................$ 80.00 400 HONDURAS ...........................................$ 140.00 25 HONG KONG ................................................$ 6.00 50 HONG KONG ..............................................$ 12.00 100 HONG KONG ............................................$ 20.00 200 HONG KONG ..........................................$ 100.00 50 HUNGARY ...................................................$ 2.00 500 HUNGARY ...............................................$ 20.00 1000 HUNGARY .............................................$ 65.00 2000 HUNGARY ...........................................$ 150.00 3000 HUNGARY ...........................................$ 440.00 300 HUNGARY (LARGE PICT.) .........................$ 24.00 1000 HUNGARY (LARGE PICT.) .......................$ 85.00

200 INDIA .......................................................$16.00 300 INDIA ......................................................$ 24.00 25 INDO - CHINA ..............................................$ 8.00 50 INDO - CHINA ............................................$ 30.00 100 INDONESIA ................................................$ 6.00 300 INDONESIA ..............................................$ 56.00 300 IRAN .......................................................$ 30.00 50 IRAN ............................................................$6.00 500 IRAN .......................................................$ 30.00 500 IRAQ .......................................................$ 60.00 50 IRELAND .....................................................$ 9.00 100 IRELAND .................................................$ 18.00 350 IRELAND ...............................................$ 120.00 400 IRELAND ...............................................$ 194.00 500 IRELAND ...............................................$ 250.00 600 IRELAND ...............................................$ 360.00 200 ISRAEL ....................................................$ 36.00 25 ITALIAN COLONIES .....................................$ 15.00 50 ITALIAN COLONIES .....................................$ 24.00 100 ITALIAN COLONIES ...................................$ 75.00 200 ITALIAN COLONIES .................................$ 160.00 100 ITALY .........................................................$ 6.00 200 ITALY .......................................................$ 16.00 500 ITALY .......................................................$ 80.00

100 HAITI ......................................................$ 30.00 200 HAITI ......................................................$ 55.00 100 HOLLAND ..................................................$ 7.00 200 HOLLAND ................................................$ 14.00 300 HOLLAND ................................................$ 30.00 400 HOLLAND ................................................$ 40.00

100 JAMAICA ..................................................$50.00 200 JAMAICA ...............................................$ 130.00 50 JAPAN .........................................................$ 4.00 1000 JAPAN .................................................$ 140.00 100 JAPAN (MINT U/H) ..................................$ 60.00 50 JERSEY ......................................................$ 13.00

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Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections K

50 KOREA NORTH (LARGE PICT.) .......................$ 6.00 100 KOREA NORTH (LARGE PICT.)....................$ 10.00 500 KOREA NORTH .........................................$ 80.00 50 KOREA SOUTH ...........................................$ 14.00

25 LAOS ...........................................................$ 4.00 50 LAOS ...........................................................$ 7.00 500 LAOS .......................................................$ 70.00 20 LAOS PRE WAR ............................................$ 6.00 300 LATIN AMERICA .......................................$ 19.00 50 LATVIA ......................................................$ 22.00 200 LATVIA ..................................................$ 170.00 75 LATVIA (Pre War) ....................................$ 100.00 100 LEBANON ................................................$ 40.00 200 LEBANON ..............................................$ 100.00 50 LIBERIA .......................................................$ 9.00 200 LIBERIA ...................................................$ 35.00 300 LIBERIA ...................................................$ 70.00 25 LIECHTENSTEIN .........................................$ 10.00 50 LIECHTENSTEIN .........................................$ 30.00 25 LITHUANIA ................................................$ 10.00 50 LITHUANIA ................................................$ 30.00 100 LITHUANIA ............................................$ 100.00 50 LUXEMBOURG .............................................$ 8.00 100 LUXEMBOURG .........................................$ 21.00 2000 LUXEMBOURG .......................................$ 50.00

50 MACAU .....................................................$ 60.00 200 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE .......................$ 20.00 500 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE .......................$ 96.00 1000 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE ...................$ 400.00 25 MALAYSIA ...................................................$ 2.00 100 MALAYSIA ...............................................$ 13.00 100 MALDIVES ...............................................$ 24.00 100 MALTA ....................................................$ 10.00 500 MALTA ..................................................$ 140.00 650 MALTA ..................................................$ 270.00 50 MAURITIUS ...............................................$ 24.00 100 MAURITIUS .............................................$ 30.00 200 MEXICO ...................................................$ 54.00 500 MEXICO .................................................$ 110.00 25 MONACO .....................................................$ 6.00 100 MONACO .................................................$ 40.00 500 MONGOLIA ..............................................$ 65.00 25 MONTENEGRO ...........................................$ 20.00 50 MONTENEGRO ...........................................$ 50.00 100 MONTSERRAT ........................................$ 114.00 50 MOZAMBIQUE ...........................................$ 10.00

200 MOZAMBIQUE .........................................$ 55.00 400 MOZAMBIQUE .......................................$ 270.00 500 MOZAMBIQUE .......................................$ 300.00 50 MYANMAR ................................................$ 20.00

25 NAURU ......................................................$ 11.00 50 NAURU ......................................................$ 33.00 100 NAURU ....................................................$ 93.00 150 NAURU ..................................................$ 134.00 200 NAURU ..................................................$ 160.00 50 NEPAL .........................................................$ 8.00 100 NEPAL .....................................................$ 16.00 25 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ..........................$ 20.00 500 NEVIS (MINT U/H) .................................$ 260.00 50 NEW CALEDONIA ......................................$ 36.00 100 NEW CALEDONIA ..................................$ 150.00 10 NEWFOUNDLAND .......................................$ 8.00 25 NEWFOUNDLAND .....................................$ 16.00 50 NEWFOUNDLAND .....................................$ 44.00 100 NEWFOUNDLAND .................................$ 190.00 50 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .........................$ 40.00 100 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .......................$ 90.00 200 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .....................$ 260.00 300 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .....................$ 440.00 400 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .....................$ 600.00 100 NEW ZEALAND ..........................................$ 5.00 150 NEW ZEALAND ..........................................$ 6.00 200 NEW ZEALAND ........................................$ 14.00 300 NEW ZEALAND ........................................$ 28.00 400 NEW ZEALAND ........................................$ 33.00 1000 NEW ZEALAND ....................................$ 105.00 25 NICARAGUA ................................................$ 2.00 50 NICARAGUA ................................................$ 5.00 100 NICARAGUA ..............................................$ 8.00 500 NICARAGUA ............................................$ 70.00 25 NIGERIA ......................................................$ 6.00 100 NIGERIA ..................................................$ 60.00 25 NIUE .........................................................$ 20.00 50 NIUE .........................................................$ 40.00 100 NIUE .......................................................$ 88.00 150 NIUE .....................................................$ 140.00 200 NIUE .....................................................$ 200.00 25 NORFOLK ISL. ............................................$ 11.00 50 NORFOLK ISL. ............................................$ 26.00 100 NORFOLK ISL. ..........................................$ 90.00 200 NORFOLK ISL. ........................................$ 150.00 300 NORFOLK ISL. ........................................$ 270.00 50 NORTH BORNEO ........................................$ 50.00 100 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH ................$ 190.00 120 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH ................$ 200.00

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150 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH .................$ 240.00 200 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH .................$ 360.00 250 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH .................$ 460.00 300 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH .................$ 700.00 100 NORWAY ...................................................$ 9.00 500 NORWAY .................................................$ 80.00 25 NYASALAND ..............................................$ 50.00

50 PACIFIC IS (BR) ............................................$ 8.00 100 PACIFIC IS. (BR) ........................................$16.00 200 PACIFIC IS. (BR) .......................................$ 56.00 600 PACIFIC ISLANDS ...................................$ 250.00 50 PANAMA ...................................................$ 13.00 25 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...................................$ 5.00 50 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...................................$ 7.00 100 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...............................$ 26.00 150 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...............................$ 62.00 200 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...............................$ 88.00 500 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .............................$ 400.00 600 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .............................$ 750.00 800 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...........................$ 1900.00 100 PARAGUAY (MINT U/H)) ..........................$ 20.00 150 PENRHYN ..............................................$ 184.00 500 PERU .....................................................$ 170.00 600 PERU .....................................................$ 250.00 700 PERU .....................................................$ 470.00 100 PHILIPPINES ...........................................$ 17.00 800 PHILIPPINES .........................................$ 250.00 900 PHILIPPINES .........................................$ 330.00 1200 PHILIPPINES .......................................$ 500.00 1500 PHILIPPINES .......................................$ 700.00 25 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ...................$ 20.00 100 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ...............$ 150.00 150 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ...............$ 170.00 200 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H)................$ 324.00 50 POLAND ......................................................$ 2.00 100 POLAND ....................................................$ 4.00 300 POLAND ..................................................$ 12.00 500 POLAND ..................................................$ 30.00 1000 POLAND ................................................$ 60.00 150 PORT AZORES ........................................$ 190.00 200 PORTUGAL ..............................................$ 39.00 50 PORTUGAL COLONIES ..................................$ 6.00 200 PORTUGAL COLONIES ..............................$ 40.00

50 RHODESIA .................................................$ 16.00 200 RHODESIA .............................................$ 140.00 300 RHODESIA .............................................$ 240.00 400 RHODESIA .............................................$ 400.00

Pay cents, not $ per stamp! 50 ROMANIA ....................................................$ 2.00 100 ROMANIA ..................................................$ 3.00 200 ROMANIA ..................................................$ 5.00 500 ROMANIA ................................................$ 31.00 1000 ROMANIA ..............................................$ 73.00 100 ROMANIA (LARGE PICT.) ............................$ 6.00 200 ROMANIA (LARGE PICT.) ..........................$ 11.00 300 ROMANIA (LARGE PICT.) ..........................$ 18.00 100 RUSSIA .....................................................$ 7.00 300 RUSSIA ...................................................$ 20.00 1000 RUSSIA .................................................$ 90.00 500 RUSSIA (LARGE) ......................................$ 40.00 100 RUSSIA (MINT SHORT SETS) ....................$ 11.00 100 RUSSIAN INDP.STATES (MINT U/H)...........$ 33.00

50 SAAR ........................................................$ 33.00 50 SALVADOR ................................................$ 20.00 100 SALVADOR ..............................................$ 80.00 25 SAMOA .......................................................$ 7.00 50 SAMOA .....................................................$ 26.00 100 SAMOA ...................................................$ 66.00 400 SAMOA .................................................$ 272.00 500 SAMOA .................................................$ 380.00 600 SAMOA .................................................$ 780.00 25 SAN MARINO ..............................................$ 6.00 100 SAN MARINO ..........................................$ 30.00 50 SARAWAK .................................................$ 45.00 100 SARAWAK .............................................$ 200.00 500 SCANDINAVIA ..........................................$40.00 50 SERBIA ......................................................$ 40.00 25 SEYCHELLES ..............................................$ 40.00 100 SEYCHELLES ............................................$ 90.00 50 SINGAPORE ...............................................$ 12.00 100 SINGAPORE .............................................$ 30.00 200 SINGAPORE ...........................................$ 100.00 75 SLOVAKIA ..................................................$ 17.00 150 SLOVAKIA ................................................$ 30.00 50 SOLOMON ISL. ...........................................$ 20.00 100 SOLOMON ISL. .........................................$ 60.00 150 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 100.00 200 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 160.00 300 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 300.00 400 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 520.00 500 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 700.00 25 SOUTHERN RHODESIA .................................$ 6.00 150 SOUTHERN RHODESIA .............................$ 70.00 300 SPAIN ......................................................$ 30.00 500 SPAIN ......................................................$ 66.00 1000 SPAIN ..................................................$ 135.00 1500 SPAIN ..................................................$ 275.00

50 SPANISH COLONIES ...................................$16.00 100 SPANISH COLONIES .................................$ 35.00 200 SRI LANKA ..............................................$ 30.00 10 ST. HELENA .................................................$ 9.00 50 ST. KITTS ...................................................$ 26.00 75 ST. KITTS ...................................................$ 36.00 100 ST. KITTS .................................................$ 54.00 100 ST. LUCIA .................................................$ 30.00 50 ST. THOMAS ................................................$ 8.00 100 ST. THOMAS ............................................$ 14.00 50 ST. VINCENT ..............................................$ 18.00 100 ST. VINCENT ............................................$ 30.00 25 SURINAME ................................................$ 12.00 100 SURINAME ..............................................$ 56.00 50 SWAZILAND ..............................................$ 20.00 100 SWAZILAND ............................................$ 60.00 500 SWEDEN .................................................$ 70.00 200 SWEDEN ..................................................$16.00 100 SWITZERLAND ........................................$ 15.00 300 SWITZERLAND ........................................$ 44.00 800 SWITZERLAND ......................................$ 150.00 1200 SWITZERLAND ....................................$ 600.00 1300 SWITZERLAND ....................................$ 900.00 1500 SWITZERLAND ..................................$ 1600.00 50 SYRIA ..........................................................$ 9.00

200 THAILAND ...............................................$ 70.00 300 THAILAND .............................................$ 130.00 400 THAILAND .............................................$ 180.00 600 THAILAND .............................................$ 370.00 800 THAILAND .............................................$ 800.00 100 TOGO ..........................................................$7.00 50 TOKELAU ...................................................$ 60.00 25 TONGA ......................................................$ 16.00 50 TONGA ......................................................$ 36.00 100 TONGA ..................................................$ 110.00 10 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ...................................$ 10.00 50 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ..................................$ 60.00 100 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ...............................$ 170.00 35 COMPLETE SETS TRISTAN DA CUNHA .............$110 25 TUNISIA ......................................................$ 4.00 50 TUNISIA ....................................................$ 12.00 100 TUNISIA ..................................................$ 36.00 100 TURKEY .....................................................$ 5.00 300 TURKEY ...................................................$ 18.00 25 TURKS & CAICOS .........................................$ 6.00 50 TURKS & CAICOS .......................................$ 20.00 100 TURKS & CAICOS (MINT U/H) ...................$ 70.00

100 U.N.O ......................................................$ 24.00

300 U.N.O ....................................................$ 110.00 400 U.N.O ....................................................$ 170.00 200 URUGUAY ................................................$ 36.00 100 USA ..........................................................$ 4.00 200 USA ..........................................................$ 8.00 1000 USA ......................................................$ 80.00 300 USA (COMMEMS) ....................................$ 14.00 100 USA (MINT COMMEMS) ...........................$ 50.00 200 USA (MINT COMMEMS) .........................$ 100.00

25 VATICAN ......................................................$ 6.00 200 VATICAN ..................................................$ 90.00 300 VATICAN ................................................$ 132.00 25 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) .....................................$ 16.00 50 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) .....................................$ 40.00 100 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) ...................................$ 80.00 200 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) .................................$ 180.00 50 VENEZUELA ...............................................$ 17.00 700 VENEZUELA ...........................................$ 250.00 800 VENEZUELA ...........................................$ 350.00 100 VIETNAM .................................................$ 30.00

25 WALLIS & FUTUNA ......................................$ 6.00 50 WALLIS & FUTUNA ....................................$ 20.00 200 WALLIS & FUTUNA ................................$ 300.00 300 WORLD .........................................................$10 1000 WORLD .......................................................$35 2000 WORLD .....................................................$100 5000 WORLD .....................................................$300 10,000 WORLD ..................................................$800 25 WURTTEMBERG ........................................$ 16.00

100 YUGOSLAVIA .............................................$ 9.00 200 YUGOSLAVIA ...........................................$ 17.00 300 YUGOSLAVIA ...........................................$ 20.00 500 YUGOSLAVIA ...........................................$ 80.00

50 ZANZIBAR .................................................$ 76.00

THEMATICS

500 BIRDS .....................................................$ 80.00 500 CATS & DOGS ................................................$80 500 PAINTINGS ....................................................$37 300 SHIPS ......................................................$ 40.00 500 TRANSPORT ............................................$ 90.00

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JULY OFFERS Prices valid to end June 2015 or until sold out. ARRIVALS IN COLLECTIONS, SINGLES, LOTS AND MIXTURES: AP1) VAST WORLD COLLECTION IN 59 STOCKBOOKS. Terrific lot, untouched for 25 years from deceased estate. Organised by country/area chronologically, this lot must contain close to 30,000 stamps, if not more with some very good pickings noted throughout. Plenty of earlier material, going up to around 1990 at the latest, majority is postally used. Will pack into 4 or 5 cartons and we will post free to anywhere in Australia, just pay for insurance. Priced very reasonably at $2950. Lay-by available by negotiation. AP2) Bulk Prinz mounts, buy at big discounts. Each pack contains a variety of sizes at around ONE THIRD of what it would cost to buy individual packs. Please note that this offer is for CLEAR MOUNTS. A 500 Gram Pack contains around the same amount of mounts as in 15 regular packs of strips. Elsewhere these are selling at up to $89, my price 500 grams just $74, 250 grams $39, 1kg for $159. (I do carry a full range of Prinz Mounts both clear and black so just let me know what sizes you want if you prefer to buy in individual packs) AP3) Tweezers, famous Solingen German Manufacture, the one dealers prefer, 150mm pointed ends supplied in protective sheath. RRP $16.50 per pair, my price NEAR HALF at $8.50, or two pairs for $15. (Dealer special 10 pairs for $62.50) AP4) French Colonies, old packet of 100 different, mostly if not all pre-independence. Made up near 50 years ago! Usual retail around $12, my price just $7.50 per pack, or two for $12! AP5) Old tyme dealers packet stock, mostly single sets in Glassines priced to sell at up to $1.50 each some 30 odd years ago. These are Worldwide mainly thematic sets, in cto condition. A chance to buy at a HUGE DISCOUNT, there will be some duplication in these lots. 100 packets mixed, $150 retail for $49, Triple sized lot, $450 retail for $99. AP6) Victoria 6d Woodblock, 4 margins on 1858 small neat cover Melbourne to Dublin, tied by Barred Numeral 1. Melbourne oval departure cds Jan 6 1858 and Dublin arrival cds MR 16 1858 on reverse. Sent “Per Colombian” Stamp has been affixed inverted, which would probably be to alert the addressee of bad news. We had a similar cover on last month’s list which I could have sold 3 times over, this one is nicer, as is to a way scarcer destination. $395

AP11) Range of British Commonwealth Omnibus stamps for 1949 UPU, in a range of imprint and plate No. blocks of 4, and corner pairs mostly hinged on top two stamps, pairs are MUH. A total of 68 blocks and 43 pairs. Price $179 AP12) As above, but for 1948 Silver Wedding, the low values only. 59 Plate blocks of 4, price $118 AP13) Bahamas 1948 Tercentenary set of 18 to One Pound, SG 178/93 MLH Cat 75 pounds. Price $49 AP14) Malta, 1948 Self Government original set of 15 MLH cat 85 pounds, price $59 AP15) Ascension, 1922 overprints on St. Helena set to 2/- SG 1-7 and SG 8, all mint lightly hinged cat 200 pounds. $133 AP16) Gambia 1922 set to 1/- fine used, inc. both 4d. Between SG 118-134, Min cat 80 pounds, price $49 AP17) New Guinea 1939 Airs to 2/- (11v) MLH, min cat is 360 pounds. Price $239 AP18) Bermuda 1936 KGV Pictorials complete to 1/6d, MLH cat 28 pounds, price $19 AP19) Jamaica 1921 -29 SG 94/106, complete to 10/- plus extra shades, 20v total, minimum Cat. 175 pounds. MLH, price $115 AP20) Papua 1932 Pictorials fine used set to 2/6d, SG 130 – 142, min Cat. 95 pounds, price $63 AP21) Papua 1938 Airs, 5v, complete fine used Cat. 55 pounds price $36 AP22) North Borneo 1931 50th Anniv. Set to 25c SG 295-299 MLH, Cat 80 pounds, price $53 AP23) Antigua 1932 Tercentenary set to 1/-, SG 81-88 MLH, Cat. Min 50 pounds Price $33 AP24) Norfolk Is. 1947 Ball Bays, complete set of 12 to 2/- in MLH Blocks of 4. Cat min 80 pounds price $49 AP25) 1953 Coronation Omnibus, complete with extras MLH, Cat 140 pounds, price $93 AP26) GB 1955 Waterlow HV Castles, MLH cat 225 pounds, price $125 AP27) GB 1951 Festival HVs set of 4, SG 509/12 MLH, cat 100 pounds, price $57.50

AP7) Great Britain 1934 10/- re-engraved Seahorse, SG 452 cat 80 pounds each in postally used block of 4, cancelled by circular (unusual as these are normally oval) London W1 hooded registered cds cancels. Some minor faults but this is a very scarce block. Total cat around $600, under 25% at $149

AP28) GB 1948 One Pound Brown MLH cat 25 pounds, price $16.50

AP8) Bulk Australian States, ideal for searching postmarks, shades and varieties. We can now offer by State. In mixed packets of 100. Smaller States will contain more duplication.

AP30) Australia & Victoria Postal Stationery collection, 104 items, mainly postally used in album. Highlight is 1d Red octagonal envelope uprated to Celebes, Dutch Indies, (addressees name deleted. Nevertheless very scarce) Most of this is KGV, with some nice uprates to Holland. Terrific value at under $20 per item, $1950

a) NSW b) Queensland c) South Australia d) Tasmania e) Victoria f) W.A. Price per 100 mixed $69, take different 3 packets for $189 AP9) Lovely collection of mainly Australia 1st flight and exhibition covers, many scarce items here including Pilot signed items, and AAT Base flown covers dating from 1929 to 1956. Highlights are 1933 “Faith in Australia” card, AAMC No. 348 signed by both Allan and Ulm, cat $200, and 1956 Olympics full set on official cover with OLYMPEX registration label. 93 items, Priced very reasonably at $15 per item. $1395 AP10) Western Australia officials, Perf OS. Commonwealth period 1910 -1912 values Halfpenny to 5/- all postally used including scarce 4d perf 11. A very scarce assembly, comprising SG 125, 126, 138, 139b, 139c, 140, 141a, 141b, 142, 142a, 142b, 143, 145, 153 and 154. Price $595

AP29) GB Phosphor issues 1962 NPY, 1963 Freedom from Hunger, 1963 Cable, 1963 Nature, 1964 Forth Road Bridge, 1965 Churchill, Parliament Salvation Army and Battle of Britain in blocks 4 (4d in block of 6) , generally 2 in each block are MUH. Price $195

AP31) Heavy binder with Collections MUH of Fiji, Nauru & Norfolk Is. 1947 to 1998 stored in around 100 new double sided Hagners, retail of these alone $225. Absolutely huge retail! $1350 AP32) Worldwide collection in heavy Binder full of around 100 new double sided Hagners, retail of these alone $225, plus approx 2000 stamps. Good ranges of Austria & GB noted. Selling for the price of the Hagners only, price $225 MM1) No more bulges! If you like to fill your stockbooks to the utmost, then these are great! Just developed and manufactured in Germany by Prinz, this new design 32 black page stockbook is slightly wedge shaped, with the spine being a little larger than usual

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JULY OFFERS to allow for expansion. A magnificent innovative idea, at around the same price as normal stockbooks! Price $32.50 each, 5 for $159, 10 for $279

MM30) C of A, ovpt. OS set Halfpenny to 5d, mint lightly hinged, retail $75, my price $59 MM31 Halfpenny Orange, small multi wmk, perf 13.5 x 12.5, imprint block of 4, stamps unhinged Retail $60, a steal at $39

MM2) Lion Stockbooks, Made in Holland, 64 black page, with PADDED COVER. We have never been able to offer these on special before, just a few available, RRP $72, unchanged since 2012, when the Australian Dollar was a lot stronger, newly imported stock will be at least $79. My very special price, 1 for $59, 3 for $169, 5 for $269

MM33) 4d Olive, small multi wmk, perf 13.5 x 12.5 mint unhinged, retail $80, price $59 MM34) 2d Brown Single wmk, mint lightly hinged imprint pair retail $100, price $63

MM3) Lion Stockbooks, Made in Holland, 32 black page, RRP $31.50, my price $29.50 each, 5 for $142.50, 10 for $275

MM35) 3d Blue small multi wmk perf 13.5 x 12.5 Die II mint unhinged. Retail $60, price $45

AUSTRALIA KANGAROOS:

MM36) 5d Chestnut, small multi wmk, perf 13.5 x 12.5 mint unhinged, perf OS, centring to top left as is usual for this issue. Retail $265, this one just $110

MM4) 1932 Ten Shilling Grey & Pink C of A wmk, Imprint pair very fresh lightly hinged mint. Retail $2750, my price $2495. I challenge you to find another of this quality at the same price!

MM37) 4d Olive Green, small multi perf 14, perf OS, mint unhinged, centred low, as is usual for this issue. Retail $550, this one just $219

MM5) The same stamp as above, but a lovely well centred single, fine used, with Melbourne cds, dated 1 FE 38. Retail value $300, this one just $225

MM38) 2d Orange single wmk, perf OS, mint unhinged, centred left as is usual for this issue. Retail $125, my price just $89

MM6) Halfpenny Green, JBC Monogram strip of 3 from right of sheet, fresh mint hinged. Retail $1000, my price just $585

MM39) 4d Purple, single wmk, perf OS mint light hinge, centred to left as is usual for this issue. Retail $125, price $89

MM7) Two Shilling Brown. 2nd wmk, well centred lightly hinged example on THIN PAPER. Cat $4500. My price, well under half. $1950

MM40) 1.5d Red, small multi wmk perf 13.5 x 12.5 Inveerted Wmk block of 4, two hinged. Ex booklet, therefore some blunt perfs at base on two stamps. Very fresh. Retail $100, these just $63

MM8) Two Pound Purple- Black and Rose, third wmk, horizontal pair from the top of the sheet, showing watermark border line. Lovely circular dated cancel, showing late use. Counter Section Melbourne 16NO31. Each with neat small telegraphic puncture. Retail if postally used, around $8000, the pair for $1495!

MM41) As above, but the 2d red, full perfs. Retail $90, my price $49 MM42) 2d Brown, small multi wmk perf 14, Mullet imprint pair, gum a bit aged, mint hinged. Cat $800 as an Imprint Block of 4. Very cheap at $95!

MM16) 9d Violet, small multi wmk, Mint Unhinged, perf OS. Minor gum toning, Cat $450, this one $249

MM43) 4d Olive, small multi wmk, perf 13.5 x 12.5, mint unhinged, centred top left. Retail $275, this one just $119

MM17) 6d Ultramarine 3rd wmk, Die II, mint hinged, cat $200, good value at $95 MM18) Twopence Halfpenny Indigo 1st wmk, mint hinged, cat $100, my price just $49 (2 available) each, or nice lightly hinged fresh example for $79 MM19) One Pound Blue and Brown 3rd wmk, light circular cancel used, with circular telegraph puncture. Minor thin where hinge has been removed. Retail for fine used $2250. This one at one 6th catalogue $375

MM47) 2d and 1/4d KGV, C of A wmk on neat clean small airmail cover to London, UK, re-addressed. Clear bright Vic circular cancel dated 15OC37 (My birthdate! But I was not born until 1951) The 1/4d is cat. $300 on cover. Delightful! $225

MM20) 4d Olive, small multi wmk, perf 14, mint unhinged, slightly aged gum. Retail $175, my price $125

KGV Period:

MM21) Single wmk, 1d Carmine, Harrison one-line Imprint pair, with variety â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dash in lower R frameâ&#x20AC;?; BW.71(3)zf, VI/55. Stamps MUH. Cat $1000 as hinged imprint block of 4. Price $249

MM48) 1930 Sturt pair on neat clean Reg. envelope, the 3d being top marginal. From South Singleton NSW. FDC cat $200. Way better than average! $149

MM22) 5d Orange-Brown, Ash imprint pair. MUH. Small multi wmk, Perf 13.5 x 12.5, Ash Imprint Pair, cat $475 as Hinged Block of 4. Price $119 MM24) 4d Orange, single wmk, Mint Unhinged, lovely example, Retail $80, my price $55 MM26) 4d Ultramarine single wmk, mint unhinged, perf OS, gum evenly toned. Retail $180, my price $135 MM28) 1/4d Turquoise, small multi wmk, perf 14, fine postally used, retail $150, one only at this price $69

MM45) 1/4d Turquoise single wmk lightly hinged mint perf OS. Retail value $175, centred lower left as is usual for this issue. Price $79 MM46) 3d Blue Die Ia, Type A small multi wmk perf 13.5 x 12.5 perf OS, lightly hinged mint. Retail $150. Centred right. This one just $60

Australia KGV Heads:

MM25) C of A wmk set Halfpenny to 5d, vfu, some cto. Retail $50, my price $39

MM44) 3d Deep Blue, small multi wmk perf 13.5 x 12.5, Ash Imprint Pair. Stamps Unhinged, cat $250 as a hinged imprint block of 4. Cheap at $110

MM49) 1931 Kingsford Smith and 1935 Jubilee both in cto sets. Retail $78. Just $39, HALF PRICE! MM50) 1913 6d Kookaburra, fine postally used example, retail $60, just $48 MM51)As above, but horizontal used pair, very scarce in multiples. $139 MM52) 1931 6d Airmail in top right mint unhinged block of 4. Some gum wrinkling/ creasing on lower pair, but a lovely block. Retail $160 as singles. $79 MM53) 1932 large Lyrebird, in the yellow green shade, mint unhinged. Retail $150. My price just $119

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JULY OFFERS KGVI and QEII Period:

Australia pre-decimal mint unhinged lots, many in blocks of 4:

MM55) 3d Blue KGVI Die 1 mint unhinged, retail $75, this one $59

MM83) Approx 250 mixed stamps, values to One Shilling, $49.

MM56) As above, but Die II thick paper, retail $60, price $45

MM84) As above, approx 500 stamps values to 1/6d, $92

MM57) As above, but thin paper, retail $55, price $39

MM85) As above approx 1000 stamps values to 2/3d or 2/6d price $179

MM58) 1948 Arms 10/- to two pounds Overprinted Specimen. Without gum. Retail for mint unhinged $250. Price $95

REST OF THE WORLD (Not in any particular order)

MM59) 1964 Navigators, 4/- to Two Pounds, set of 6, fine used, retail $135, my price $95 MM60) As above, mint unhinged set of 8 including the scarce white papers. Retail $275. My price $195 MM61) 1966 decimal Navigators Specimen Overprints, mint unhinged set of 6 inc. scarce 15mm overprints. Retail $450, my price $329 MM62) 1975 45c flower, ACSC 727ca, Green grey omitted and partially omitted, cat $2500 as a pair, this is a vertical strip of 5, mint unhinged, including 3 normals. VERY RARE. Under half catalogue at $1149 MM63) 1979 Steam Locomotives COLOUR TRIAL without value, based on the 50c design. Vertical block of 4, with part of 5th stamp, plus normal 50c stamp for comparison. Singles have fetched $275 plus buyer’s premium at auction. This piece is probably unique. Price $995. MM64) 1960 Girl Guides 5d, with offset, ACSC 377c, possibly unique block of 48 mint unhinged. Cat. $75 per stamp. I have seen a block of 4 on eBay recently offered by a well known Sydney firm for $175. Total catalogue for the block is $3600, my price well under half at $1695. Enquiries invited for blocks of 4 at $149 or singles at $39, if the larger block is not sold. Australian States: MM65) New South Wales: REPRINTS: De La Rue 1/- black block of 24 (12x2) from the top of the sheet with Current Number ‘7’, Plate Number ‘1’ & the sheet number, each unit overprinted ‘REPRINT’ in red, full unmounted o.g., superb! $595

MM86) Canada, Mint unhinged imprint and plate blocks covering a 40 year plus period from late 1940’s. All appear different, stored on around 300 x 3 strip stock cards, with and average of 3 blocks per card, so probably around 900 total. Plus around 20 booklets. Great value at around $1.50 per block, the stockcards worth $100 are thrown in, price $1350. MM87) New Guinea Bulolo Two Pound and Five Pound Airmails, superb postally used. (Often seen cto) Lovely pair, Cat $1180 and retail $900 plus in this condition. My price $795 MM88) Spain, 1930 Lindbergh Airmail 1 peseta green stamp, SG650. Normal catalogues 900 dollars mint, these two are the famous missing head and inverted head varieties. Both mint lightly hinged. $595 the pair. MM89) Papua 1/- Lakatoi, airmail overprint in dark carmine, scarce. Mint lightly hinged, $89 MM90) Zeppelin Cover. Germany 7 OKT 28 Airmail cover bearing 4RM brown Zeppelin, carried by LZ127 to New York. Excellent example. $169 MM91) Brunei, 1942-44 Japanese occupation overprint (SG.J9) 8c grey-black, with overprint in blue fine used. Cat. $1700. Quarter catalogue Price $425 MM92) Sarawak, 1942 Japanese occupation overprints (SG.J11 & J16) 8c Carmine & 15c Blue with overprints in violet, FU on piece with Japanese cds. Cat $580, quarter catalogue $145 MM93) Great Britain SG126, 5/- Rose, plate 1, used. Nice example for the price, Cat $1350, just 15% cat. $199

MM66) Tasmania, one pound Queen Victoria tablet issue, used and overprinted Revenue. Normal used $275, this one $169.

MM94) Great Britain 1883 Lilac and Green set, SG 187-95, cat. $2800 plus! Nice clean set, but green colours as usual are a bit washed. Priced as spacefillers at 5% catalogue, just $139

MM67) Tasmania: Halfpenny on 1d red sideface, plate No. 1, in block of 12 on thin card, overprinted REPRINT from bottom left of sheet. Clean and fresh, superb! $359

MM95) Great Britain 1958 Graphites set, SG 587/94 mint unhinged, cat $220, my price just $149

MM68) Queensland Queen Victoria Chalon Head 1/- Grey, SG 29, mint hinged. Cat $650. Very rare mint, unpriced on most dealer lists. Retail $525, my price $329

MM96) Great Britain 1959 Phosphor Graphites, mint unhinged SG 599/609 Cat $170, my price just $95

MM69) Queensland Queen Victoria Large Chalon Head, one pound deep green. SG161 mint hinged. Cat $600. My price just 25% of Cat. $149

MM97) Great Britain 1959 Castles High Values, 2nd De la Rue printing, mint unhinged SG 595/8, cat $390, my price just half, $195

MM70) Victoria, neat small cover, bearing 2d Lilac Laureates, with barred numeral 49 and unframed cds of Heathcote AP13 68 to Clerk of Court Heathcote. Very attractive. $99

MM98) New Zealand KEVII Officials, SG between 059/77, halfpenny, 1d, 3d. 6d, 8d & 1/-. Mint Lightly Hinged, cat $240 at minimum, cheap at $59

MM80) Victoria 1901 – 1912 One Pound and Two Pound KEVII both cto, the One Pound is with gum in the scarcer dull rose shade, with MAR221911 central date stamp, the two pound with a partial June 1903 cds. Cat $875, price $550

MM99) New Zealand KGV Officials, between SG 0100/05, cat $150, lightly hinged mint, cheap at $39

MM81) Western Australia 1861 4d Vermilion, cds dated SP 27 1867. SG40, retail $350. My price $198 MM82) Western Australia 1909 One Pound Orange, SG 128a Cat $650. Fine postally used, with dated cds of Kalgoorlie, JUL 12 05. Superb! $399

MM100) New Zealand 4c Moth, SG 919ba, Green (wing veins) omitted, in imprint lower left block of 20, with 3 stamps showing colour completely missing, and 5 others with varying degrees of partial missing colour. Possibly unique piece, cat $500 per stamp. Excellent value 25% catalogue, $375 MA1) China Peoples Republic, nice colln. Of 300 diff. inc. MUH and Postally used. A very few are cto. Very hard to assemble, and prices are quickly rising. $165, one lot only.

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JULY OFFERS MA2) Deceased Estate, worldwide colln. In 12 handmade albums, many 1000s of stamps with a lot of earlier and lots of better stamps and sets, not much past 1975. Organised alphabetically. Good original lot with nothing removed, great price $625 MA5) USA off paper mixture, very wide ranging from 1940’s to 1980’s. Around 1000 for $24.50, 2500 for $57, 5000 for $110, one lot only of 10,000 for $199 MA6) China, Peoples Republic, mainly larger envelope pieces dating from around the mid 1980’s to about 2012. Mainly large Commems, scarce lot, but it is on heavier paper. 100 grams for $29.50 MA7) World on paper, our popular mix of mainly large, as received form overseas. We only get around 2kg of this each month. Close clipped single paper in the main. Count will be about 4000 – 5000 to the kg. 100g for $29.50, 500g for $129, 1kg for $250 MA10) Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroo, Die II with clear Melbourne 3rd July 1913 cds cancel Perf Large OS, and with complete double perf at top, SPECTACULAR ERROR, much more commonly seen on Die 1. Rare and attractive, ACSC cayt. $275 for non OS stamp. $135 MA12) Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroos, each perf small OS, one showing dry ink, the other slurred print (kissprint) varieties. Neither is listed in ACSC. Uncommon. $125 the two or $65 each

MMF18) Australia 1948 5/- Arms, thin paper, very fine used, retail $100, my price just $75 MMF19) Australia 1958 5/- Stockman, mint unhinged, both cream and white papers (2) retail $180, my price under half! $89 MMF20) As above but lightly hinged mint, only $69 MMF25) Australia 1979 Steam Engine, COLOUR TRIAL without value in vertical strip of 4, based on the 50 cent design. Only one sheet exists and singles have sold at auction recently for $265 plus the buyer’s premium. Supplied with an example of the issued stamp. Exhibition piece and priced well below auction price $995. MM26) Tasmania, Halfpenny on 1d Red sideface, in imperf plate 1 block of 12, from the reprint sheet on thin card, rare and unusual! $420 MMF27) Australia Kangaroos: b) 9d Purple 2nd wmk, fine used, normally $65 each, now just $59 c) 5d Chestnut 1st wmk, mint lightly hinged, well centred , normal retail $140, plus premium for the better centring. This one just $98

MA21) New Zealand 1925 Dunedin set, MUH, Retail $135, my price just $98

MMF28) Spain 1927 Linbergh 1 Peseta green mint, SG 650, two major varieties: 1) Missing Lindbergh’s head, and 2) Lindbergh’s head inverted. $100 each for either or both for $175

MA22) GB 10/- Seahorse, SG417, nice mint example, cat 475 pounds = $950. My price just $360.

MMF29) Samoa, Express stamps, complete set 1d to 5/-, mint. Believed reprints, cute lot. $49

MA23) West Berlin, SG B21 – 34, RED OVERPRINTS, MUH. Cat 1600pounds, and retail 750 Euros in Europe. Selling these as is, but look pretty good to my untrained eye. If correct these are remarkably cheap at just $5% of cat. Value $159

MMF30) Hong Kong, 1973 QEII Wilding Head definitives, SG283/96 Mint Unhinged, cat 100 pounds = $200, cheap at under a half catalogue, $98

MA24) GB 1854 10d Brown Embossed, the hardest of this set. Clean stamp, not cut to shape as many of this issue are. Cat $3000, lovely stamp at just 15% cat. Value. $450 MA25) GB 1883 1/- Dull Green, correct colour, with fine RANDWICK GATE EDINBURGH cds. SG 196, cat $650, nice lightly cancelled example worth a 100% premium according to Gibbons, but from me just 15% $195 MA30) Lovely old World Accumulation, collection, in albums, stockbooks, packets etc. very heavy lot, must be some decent pickings in here! $485 MMF10) China, Nationalist and PRC cut short collection, sadly caused by owners demise who had just started to collect this country. Comprises 1) Crocodile 32 page stockbook of partially duplicated used, some on piece, around 500 stamps cheap lot $66. 2) Hagner page of better items mint and used $85 3) Packet of 200 plus seemingly all different, with some complete sets to around 2008. $66 SOLD 4) Envelope of 500 plus containing partially duplicated wide range of issues, mostly postally used, $215 5) 1994 Year set mint unhinged complete with Minisheets $66 MMF13) Australia 1913 6d Kookaburra, cto used, very nice! Usually $60 plus in this condition. My price $49 MMF16) Australia 1914 6d Blue War Savings stamp, mint unhinged, but creased, these usually sell for $240 or thereabouts, this one just $95 MMF17) Australia 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d Overprinted OS, cto used. Usualy retail $95, my price just $46, under half!

MMF31) Papua New Guinea, 1952 One Pound Fisherman, Mint Unhinged, SG 15, well centred and fresh. Normal retail $100 plus, if you can find one! Probably your one and only chance at this price $89 MMF32) BCOF 1946 2/- Kangaroo in Mint Unhinged imprint pair, retail $60 each, plus the value of the imprint. My price $89 MMF33) New Zealand 1940 Centennial set, mint unhinged, sg 613/25, normal retail $100, my price $59 MMF35a) Australia KGV 1/4d Turquoise C of A wmk, Mint Unhinged, beautifully fresh. Retail $400, my price under half! $195 FE1) the 2010 vst comprehensive colour catalogue of australian stamps - in full colour - case bound edition - in 3 huge volumes (3rd volume is wire bound) with total of 580 pages! This catalogue is the latest edition available, volumes 1 & 2 have now been reprinted and are in a single hardbound edition. Volume 1 covers: australian colonies, postage dues, bcof, pre-decimal australia, and australian decimal issues(1966-1988) and all related first day covers, post office packs etc. Volume 2 covers the listing of australian decimal issues (1989-2006) and all related first day covers, post office packs etc. Volume 3 is the new 2010 edition - this volume has a complete re-pricing of the australian pre-decimal issues 1913-1936, plus new decimal listings for 2007, 2008 & 2009. This is the complete comprehensive 3 volume edition - colour catalogue of australian stamps. The 3 volumes are very detailed with colour illustrations throughout. Note that the prices here are pretty much up to date, there having been little price movement in recent years for most issues. Originally priced at over $100, we can now offer the 3 volumes, currently being sold elsewhere for around $45 for just $24.50 BULK BUYERS SPECIAL: 5 sets for just $99!

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JULY OFFERS FE2) Magnificent Magnifier: Large 110mm Illuminated Magnifier with Stand This magnifier can be used with or without the base. It is suitable for stamp and coin collectors as well as art and craft, artists etc. Magnification: 2.5x, plus 4x Spot. Diameter: 110mm, bigger than the Lighthouse similar product. Battery operated: 2 x AA (not included). Adjustable height up to 200mm and angle to 45 degrees. RRP $36.95. Price each only $15, under 50% retail! $69 per 5 why not give away to friends and relations, or do some trading? FE3) West Berlin, complete collection Mint Unhinged 1960 – 1990 30 years of stamps and minisheets. Bargain! $275 FE4) Worldwide carton of 11 stockbooks/albums. Very wide ranging, with some nice China, French Colonies etc. Many thousands, weighs 17.5kg. Super lot, condition a bit mixed but many nice pickings throughout. $285 FE5) World El Cheapo on paper mixture! Plenty from the bigger countries, Germany, South Africa, USA etc, plus other bits and pieces tossed in from ends of ranges etc. As always you get what you pay for, but around 4500 – 5000 stamps to the kg, if you want bulk then this is it! Per kg $45, around 1c per stamp.(If you want better quality we have 3 better grades of World on paper at $75, $125 and $295 per kg. Call them FE5a, FE5b and FE5c) FE6) Australia El Cheapo Mission on paper, just bought 200kg of this, wide ranging and mostly on single well trimmed paper, great variety going up to 2009 or so…only $22.50 per kg. Or if you want better grade FE6a is a more recent mix with stamps up to around 2013, $49 a kg. ASK ABOUT BULK BUYS FOR BOTH OF THSE MIXES, PRICES WILL BE CHEAP AS WE NEED TO SHIFT IT! FE7) Papua New Guinea, packet of 150 different, currently on our list at $62, this one includes some nice mint unhinged too…special price $49 FE9) New World Off paper Mix, just received, much better variety than you see in most of these mixes, around 2000 for $39, 5000 for $89, 10,000 for $175 FE9) Australia very wide ranging off paper mix, from the same source as above, lots of better values, have noted values to 10/- in the pre-decimal, and $10 in the decimal, going very nearly up to date with recent 70c letter rate values spotted here and there. FE10) Deep discounts on World and Australia Packets, just arrived. Mostly postally used with many better values, not your usual packets, these are quite a lot better. FE10a 1000 different World, normally $24.50, now $16.50 FE10b 500 different World, normally $12, now $7.25 FE10c 250 different World, normally $5.50, now $3.95 FE10d 750 different Australia, normally $33.50, now $23.50 FE10e 500 different Australia, normally $16.50, now $11.50 FE10f 250 different Australia, normally $6.95, now $4.95 Quantity and wholesale enquiries for all of the above packets are welcomed. FE11) British Commonwealth Collection in 2 big stockbooks, arranged alphabetically and chronologically. Looks to be around 2000 all different, with plenty of early material from Queen Victoria onwards, no Australia. Many many high values and better items seen. Largely postaly used with some mint. Great value at under 15c per stamp! $295 FE12) As above, smaller lot, around 1000 different under 10c each $95 FE13) Kabe Australia Hingeless pre-decimal album, 1934 – 1965. Plus heaps of spare blank pages at back. Near new, Retail $149, only $49

FE14) World and Australia in 64 page King, red padded stockbook. Looks like around 3500 stamps, all organised by country, in near chronological order, and A –Z with Australia at the end. Massive lot, neatly organised, and virtually all postally used. You will love this! Under 10c per stamp $349 FE15) Big World Lot in 2 old stockbooks, organised A – Z and in Chronological order, no Australia. Around 2500 stamps it looks like, again under 10c per stamp $249 FE16) As above, in a single stockbook, around 1500, only $149 FE17) Australia Collection, looks like 1000 stamps or so, all different postally used in an old stockbook, commencing Australian States, no Roos or Georges, but good ranges to 10/- in pre-decimal, right up to around 2013. Nice lot, at under 7c per stamp, only $69. FE18) PNCs (stamp & coin covers) We have a brand new stock, with most at issue price of $14.95, let us know your needs. We can also offer all different lots at under issue price a) 10 Different for $110 b) 25 Different $259 c) 50 Different for $495 d) Our complete range, 56 different for $529 (under $9.50 each!) FE19) Dream Mix on paper of Australian & New Zealand Territories and Pacifics. All on close clipped paper, from KGVI issues to very recent (2014) Many, many high values, much from an accountants office. Sensibly a lot have a complete circular dated postmark. Included are Papua New Guinea, Christmas Island, Fiji, Samoa, Pitcairn Is., Vanuatu, Palau, Solomon Is., Cocos (Keeling) Is., and maybe small amounts of Norfolk Island, AAT, Kiribati and Tonga. Believe me this mix is RARE! All postally used, not from FDC clips. I agree it is not cheap, but many of these stamps sell for $2, $3 each or more! One lot only of 110 grams, be quick! $169 FE20) Similar to the above, but Fiji only not quite as recent as the above, but with plenty of KGVI values to 1/- and $5 seen floating around in this mix, we have around 300g. 100g for $159, 50g for $85 FE21) Papua New Guinea in Green Stockbook, mainly Mint Unhinged to 1990, most in complete sets, some toning mostly on earlier. Very nice collection of 390 different here. $119 FE22) Canada, QEII collection to about 1990 in Warwick 22 ring album, mainly Mint Unhinged with some used. Nice lot! $149 FE23) Vatican in Minkus printed album, lovely mint and used colln., mostly complete sets, 1929 – 1991, with a few dubious Papal States issues. Mostly complete from 1960. $198 FE24) New Zealand, 1981 – 1998 in 3 Warwick 22 ring albums, plus Green 48 page Lighthouse stockbook. Mostly mint unhinged and fine used of each issue, virtually compete for the period, with a little duplication. Great Lot! $785 FE25) Untidy average used Australian Collection, commencing States, then a few Roos and Georges, through to about 2006 in near new Blue Hagner Binder with slipcase. Plus around 50 hagners, some double sided. New cost $130 plus. The stamps are free! Just $65 FE27) Malaya/Malaysia all different in packets: 50 different $5, 200 different $29, 500 different $79 FE30) 1984 Auspex Official Album, with Mint Unhinged sets from a wide range of countries, A – S. 54 mint sets and minisheets. Under $2.25 a set $119 NOW REDUCED TO $95

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JULY OFFERS FE31) 1981 Charles and Diana Royal Wedding, in two Stanley Gibbons printed albums. Looks pretty well complete Mint sets and minisheets unhinged for Commonwealth Countries, plus 8 prestige style booklets. Rarely offered these days, a must for the Royalty fan. Very clean lot $295, now only $235

MMJ31) Bulk World Coins, much of it holiday change…we regularly sell this at $37.50 a kg but are a little overstocked just now, so out they go! Around 150 coins to the kg, so under 20c each. Heaps of variety and some spendables from USA, UK, NZ Switzerland etc. 1kg for $29.50, 5kg for $139, 10kg for $259

FE35) Benham “The Royal Golden Wedding Collection” in padded binder, with Covers and Coin Covers from Great Britain, many signed, including:

JA2) Papua New Guinea 1952 One Pound Brown Fisherman, superb Mint Unhinged, normally $125, this one just $75, Bargain!

Princess Alexandra, Lady Pamela Mountbatten, Patricia Mountbatten of Burma, etc, etc. Many of these are scarce and valuable signatures. 17 items including 4 Crown size coins. Great value at under $20 each. $329 NOW JUST $265

JA6) Australia Navigators, 1964 mint lightly hinged pre-decimal set of 8, inc. White papers, normally $200, this set just $169. Fine used also available at $125.

FE38) Victoria, the 1901 Queen Victoria Federation Definitives series to Five Shillings, in nice fresh mint condition on Seven Seas Album Page. Very hard to assemble these days. Out of date 2013 catalogue states 290 pounds = $575. Melbourne retail in 2012 was $395. Under half catalogue for this scarce set $279

JA7) Australia 1948 Arms set to Two Pounds, mint lightly hinged, usually $125, two sets only to clear at $99 each JA8) Austria, collection of 1000, all mint unhinged, earlies to quite recent. Magnificent lot! Under 25c per stamp, $249

FE40) New Zealand pre- decimal Collection in 64 page blue stockbook. Commences Perforated Chalon Heads, to 1/-, plus a pair of the 2d imperf Hausberg reprints. 2nd sidefaces to 1/-, then good ranges of the 1900 definitives to 6d, with shade and perf varieties, 2/- Admiral used, 1935 Definitives to 2/- mint unhinged, then later issues mostly complete. Nice back of the book section with Dues, Officials, and long type Queen Victoria Postal Fiscals and Arms to 10/- and One Pound. Nice lot worthy of expansion. $525 reduced, now only $425

JA9) Superb Iceland collections, just arrived from Icelandic Mission, one of each only:

FE41) New Zealand 1967 $1 Glacier, top left corner marginal, mint unhinged, with double perfs, Campbell Paterson Catalogue NZ$450. Nice striking error! Under half catalogue $195, now reduced to $159

DE7) Great Britain, duplicated ranges of used in stockbook and on leaves, with many high values to One Pound, both KGVI and QEII pre-dec. Castles various printings, plus a mint unhinged and used collection of Commems. To around 1977. Nice traders lot! $165, now reduced to $129. Final reduction, just $99

a) 200 Different $49, b) 275 Different $65, c) 300 Different $75, d) 400 different $125, e) 625 different $249 f) 200 Diff. Mint Unhinged $59, 300 Diff. Mint Unhinged $95 JA10) 500 Diff. Greece, mostly large, $36

MMJ10) Three thick old stockbooks, each filled with World array with plenty of earlier stuff here, seemingly all different, each contains 1000 plus stamps, so about 3000 here for a few cents per stamp $159.

DE10) GB Wildings 1955 Edward Crown Watermark MUH, retail $175, my price $115, reduced to $92

MMJ11) Another lot similar to the above, $159 or buy both for $299! MMJ16) CHINA, Peoples Republic. 1992 Complete Year set, mint unhinged, 49 stamps and 2 minisheets. Bear in mind that year sets from the 1970’s and ‘80s are now selling at $350 - $650 US Dollars! 2 only available. $49 each. BE QUICK! MMJ17) CHINA, Peoples Republic. 100 mint unhinged stamps in complete sets. All recent issues from the past 20 years or so, up to 2013. $49 few only! MMJ20) Australia 1929 5/- grey and yellow Kangaroo, perf OS, postally used. Normal price $160, we have four grades to offer: a) Fine used circular date stamp, with clear usage date $129 b) As above but date not clear. $99 c) Light parcel cancel $79 d) Slight seconds with heavier cancels/and or perf faults $39 MMJ29) All different packets clearance, all of the following reduced heavily in price: a) 500 different World Large $14 b) 500 Birds $49 c) 500 Hungary $24, 800 $33, d) 500 Romania $24 e) 500 Cambodia $35 f) 300 Haiti $52 g) 1000 Egypt $93, h) 1000 Austria Mint Unhinged $165 i) 500 Greece $24 k) 500 Olympics $34 m) 500 Russia Mint Unhinged $28 n) 500 Transport $34 o) 500 Sport $19 p) 500 Trains $59 r) 300 Luxembourg $33 t) 1000 New Zealand $63 u) 1000 Japan $89 v) West Berlin complete Mint Unhinged 1960 -1990 $275 MMJ30) Finland, new lot of 470 different, just arrived. Lovely lot with early to modern plus high values. Under 20c per stamp $89

DE12) Great Britain QEII Commems. 1953 – 1967 complete, plus pre-decimal Machins to one pound, and Castles High Value Definitives, both crowns and no wmk. Sets. Al Mint Unhinged, retail $300, my price $195, now only $159 NO5) Ireland Mission on paper nice mix 500g $40, 1kg for $70 SA1) Minisheets by weight, 1st time we have been able to offer these in quite a few years, used to be one of our best sellers! Mixture of mint and cto used, all different in every lot, 150 plus sheets in each 100 grams. $99 per lot, 5 lots available, all are completely different. REDUCED IN PRICE TO $79 PER LOT! Final reduction, now just $62.50! SA13) Pitcairn Is. 1966 World Cup, illustrated First Day Cover, un-addressed. Hard to find! Other dealers list at $55, my price just a half! $27.50 Now reduced to just $19.50! final clearance price, now only $15. AA2) Worldwide mainly complete sets, mostly cto used but with some mint unhinged, plus some minisheets. Ex Fair Dealers Stock, mainly in multiples of 5. Ideal for re-sale on Ebay or through club sheets etc. Fantastic variety, and mainly the more popular thematics. We have three lots of this, sold by weight 2.25kg in each lot, but each lot estimate to contain around 2500 sets. Sell at 50c to $2 or more per set. Each lot for $750 (That is 30c per set) LAST TWO LOTS NOW, REDUCED TO $600 EACH. FINAL CLEARANCE NOW, $495 FOR THE LAST LOT LEFT, UNDER 20C PER SET! AA4) Great Britain 1924 Wembley set in Mint Unhinged blocks of 4, very fresh. Cat. Price is 100 pounds for hinged. Unhinged usually at least double, so around $375, cheap at 30% catalogue: Price $115, sale price now only $99! Final clearance price, now just $89

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Revenue Review Just Plain Nice

Great stamp on so many levels, this single copy [fig 1] being picked from a 2000 plus hoard, the star item within. Level 1. Small Town. Level 2. Postal Cancel. Level 3. Wartime paper shortage with the printer issuing plain paper with grey security underprint ‘Q.G.R.’ in large letters at the top with ‘QUEENSLAND RAILWAYS’ on all four sides. Level 4. Clean stamp neat cancel. I do not think another like this will be turning up for a very long time.

Essay

Grosvenor auctions in the UK had a super railway parcel stamp collection recently going off. One of the more attractive essays from the Australian Colonies

was figure 2 from South Australia.

Thursday Island Customs

Another new Qld Port Customs duty revenue [fig 3] has turned up in a mixed lot from the UK, this time from the Port of Thursday Island. I believe the buyer [a UK dealer] will be selling it shortly on eBay. This is another one of those ‘outside the box’ areas you need to keep you eye on.

Junior Shooter

One of the things I love about eBay is the fact you can view items you would rarely see in any dealers stock. Figure’s 4 & 5 are 2 such items. The first [fig 4] being the very last issue by Victoria for a Shooters

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Dave Elsmore Permit from the late 1980â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, giving the holder the right to hunt. The second, and far more rare is a Junior Shooters Permit from 1977. Strangely the instructions on the back do not list any age restrictions, or clarify at what age one must be to be classed as a junior. Maybe you used to get these and can remember. If so can you please make contact with me? and a thank you in anticipation. This is the first Junior Permit I have seen and would like to record it here in Revenue Review. This issue of hunting stamps were remaindered in very large quantities. Used on full document is scarce, as the majority, were discarded by non-collectors.

More Rubbish

More Torres Strait Settlement rubbish Cinderellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

[fig 6] have turned up, this time from Europe. As with an earlier note I have made on this issue, they belong in the bin! There was not even a settlement when these were purportedly issued. Alas they have been somewhat glamorised to fool the unsuspecting collector through the years. Totally unofficial and classed as wallpaper by more sensible collectors.

Cobb This

Early ephemera from Cobb & Co, Queensland is hard to find. Surprisingly no parcel stamps are recorded until c1930â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. All I have on this company is figures 7 & 8. If any of you out there reading this has anything at all on this company no matter how insignificant you may think it may be, can you please make contact with me,

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More Wine

Mossgreen auction house has unearthed a super Wine & Spirit document [fig 9] bearing a 1½d bi-colour from Western Australia. These are sort after by collectors of several disciplines. This 1½d value in bi-colour is the only value recorded, can you add to it?

Multiples

It is always nice to see usage of a single value stamp in large multiples, and figure 10 is no exception. This little THREE PENCE surcharge on the 1d is always a delight to add to your collection. Last month fortunately figure 10 made its way to Qld! Coming from a collection of

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revenues sold off by Grosvenor auctions in the UK and onto eBay. Its surprising how many times these large auction houses attempt to sell ‘general’ revenues only to have them bought and placed onto eBay, where they can achieve 10 fold in the realized pricing. Of course quality revenue and railway items will fair better in a large public auction. Figure 11 is another one of those multiples you rarely see, this being the rouletted 1d in a blk of 6, very nice indeed.

Stamped Paper

It’s always nice to see quality revenues stamped paper and figure 12 is no different. I just happen to be a Queensland ‘Miner’s Right’. For a 10/- annual fee back in 1869 it gave the said holder a right to mine for gold,

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Dave Elsmore tin or copper. The first I have seen with a postal cancel on. In this case ‘96’ from Gympie, a well known gold mining town. I spied this in one of Status International auctions.

Perfin Corner

This month I have two nice items to share with you all. Firstly figure 13 a lovely blk of 8 of the £1 KEVII from NSW. Multiples are hard to find from this 4-die device. As you can see the blk was folded prior to punching in the large LLG Perfin for Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company. This company is well documented on Perfins.com.au. Secondly figure 14 [lucky for some] a very nice pair of Qld 1892 Stamp duty issues with the so called faded one inscribed ‘THREE’ issued after

the 3d one on the left. Surprisingly the common 3d received multiple bids in auction, whereas the right copy was picked up for the reserve, and what a bargain it is. The ‘THREE PENCE’ is rare enough genuinely used but to have a Perfin within makes this doubly rare, and the first copy of this Perfin to come to light in the ‘THREE’ issue. Of course this so called ‘faded’ copy is common from the remainder sets with the colourless impressed cancel on. My guess is many collectors are yet to educate themselves on this issue and may have just looked at it as a faded poor quality stamp. To me it is eye candy at the highest level. Ok back to the Perfin within N.Z./I.C. is again well documented on perfins. com.au if you have not found time to check it out, get to it!

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The Stamp News Quiz No. 3 by David Keane 1. How is the country name for Norway depicted on their stamps ? 2.

Beginning with ‘S’, where is the world’s oldest post office, established in 1712 ?

3. What was the spurious occupation of Jean de Sperati and Francois Fournier ? 4. What was the first Melbourne Cup winning horse depicted on an Australian stamp ? 5. Which ‘Penny Red’ plate number (71 - 225) is worth over half a million dollars or more ? 6. What do the letters BCOF stand for, overprinted on early Australian stamps during the war ? 7. Which country has ‘Island’ as the nations name on their stamps ? 8.

The first Gibraltar stamp was overprinted on stamps from where: a) NSW, b) Bermuda or c) Spain ?

9. What do the letters CTO stand for? 10. Who is considered the father of the US post office, being the first postmaster in 1775 and the first non President to appear on a US postage stamp ?

The first all correct entry drawn will win a prize. Entries must be received by August 1, 2015 This month the prize will be 1000 different all World stamps Please send your entries to Stamp News Quiz May 2015 PO Box PO Box 1290, Upwey, Vic, 3158, Australia Don’t forget to include your name & address! Answers for Quizzes 1 & 2 Quiz 1 Answers: 1) 1680s 2) Sydney 3) Brazil 4) Blue 5) Finland 6) True 7) Watermarks 8) Charade 9) Half penny 10) Queen Victoria Quiz 2 Answers: 1) 45 cents 2) Bavaria 3) Perforation types 4) Brown 5) Canada 6) Winston Churchill 7) Fifteen (18 stamps) 8) Greece 9) Gutter 10) Scott’s (John Walter Scott)

Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation This month I look at one of the lesser known exhibiting classes, Astrophilately, a class which came out of the excitement and interest born of the first manned flights, the ‘space race’ and the moon landings of the 1960s and 70s.

Astrophilately Class

be clearly laid out in an introductory statement. Special value is attached to the exact technical evolution of the events shown in the Exhibit. A high degree of knowledge is also required on precursors related to space exploration and space flight. The criteria and points for judging exhibits are: • Treatment (20) and Philatelic Importance (10) 30 • Philatelic and related Knowledge and Personal Study and Research 35 • Condition (10) and Rarity (20) 30 • Presentation 5 • Total 100

Astrophilatelic exhibits are built on the historical, technical and scientific aspects related to space research and space programs. Philatelic material which can be shown in an astrophilatelic exhibit includes: • Documents handed over by a postal administration for despatch by stratosphere An astrophilatelic exhibit comprises philatelic balloons, rockets, spaceships, rocket planes, material related to space exploration. It does not recovery ships, rescue helicopters and other develop a theme. It is a philatelic study of the supporting aircraft or vice versa. scientific and technical progress achieved in the • Stamps, leaflets and vignettes related to rocket conquest of space, including stratosphere research, mail, postal stationery, mailgrams and special envelopes and cards of relevance to the different early rocketry and the precursors to the various parts of the space programme including: related types of spacecraft, chronologically recording the relevant events within the different programs. precursors; the launch, flight and landing of The exhibit may also include varieties of stamps spacecraft; and participating tracking stations, such as perforation, error in colour, overprints, as ships and supporting aircraft. well as essays and proofs. Mailgrams transmitted by • Envelopes and cards cancelled by the post office at the place and on the exact date of special events. An astrophilatelic exhibit may be broad in scope or be limited to one of the following areas: From the period of pioneers to the conquest of space, Rocket Mail, Space programs of individual countries (USSR/Russia, USA, Europe, China or other countries), Unmanned space programs and Manned space programs. The exhibit’s write-up should cover all aspects of the technical data, the dates, the place and the purpose or mission of space craft, including the activities of the astronauts and cosmonauts Personalised stamp sheet showing the Cosmonaut Victor Gorbatko involved. The plan or the who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions concept of the exhibit should 48 - Stamp News

Ian McMahon

Philatelic Development Officer, APF

Cover with Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station cachet cancelled during the Apollo 14 mission satellites, covers carried around and on the Moon, stratosphere mail and space mail, and messages dispatched by rockets, may also be included. Special cancellations for anniversaries of space events should be avoided except when no original event cancellation is available. Special attention should be given in the exhibit to the origin of the postmarks and the date and time related to the different space events. Also of importance is demonstrating knowledge of the different types of postmarks applied for the same event. USSR Space Programs: In the early period, as a rule, no announcement was made in advance of the launch site or date of a rocket or spaceship launch. Prior to 1975 it is possible to record space events with stamps, postal stationery, envelopes and cards with special cancellations referring to the mission and duration of flight time. From April 1975 onwards, official postmarks are available from the Baikonur Cosmodrome recording the launch of space stations, supply and manned spaceships. The postmarks of the Cosmodrome are preferable to those of the official trading company. Postmarks for

launches should be shown from post offices nearest to the launch sites (Cosmodrome) cancelled on the date of the event. Space Mail is philatelic material that was flown aboard a spacecraft. post offices functioned in space stations from 1978 on. For manned space programs and for deep space missions (after launch) the postmark of the corresponding mission control centre responsible for supervision can be shown. Postmarks from tracking sites and ships participating in the mission may be shown as a supplement if they are dated during the mission. Landings of spacecraft should be recorded by the postmark of the post office near to the landing site. USA Space Programs: Envelopes and cards recording launches, landings or other space activities should be postmarked with the exact date on which they took place. Where the post office was closed at the time when launches, landings or other space activities took place, the postmark of the next working day can be shown. Postmarks for launches should be shown only from the post office nearby to the site of the launch. Postmarks of the launch sites and different rocket test sites in the

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Cover with Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station cachet cancelled during the Skylab mission USA can be included in the exhibit. Envelopes and cards with an official NASA cachet applied at the post office in Kennedy Space Centre (KSC) from 1965 to 1975 are desirable. Envelopes and cards recording splashdowns (landings) should have the postmark of the post office launching places for rockets and/or stratosphere balloon ascents known as well as postmarks of national mission control centres on board the main recovery ship with the date of recovery of the astronauts and/or space capsule. If not available on the ship, the postmark of the port of landing or of the nearby supply base after arrival of the ship can be shown. Mail from ships, helicopters and/or airplanes participating in the recovery should be postmarked with a date during the mission. Recovery ships covers can have additional official cachets, referring to the mission. Space Shuttle landings should be recorded by the postmark of the post office nearby to the landing site. For the different missions (after the launch ), within the scope of the US space programs, the postmarks of the corresponding mission control centre responsible for the supervision can be shown for manned programs, for earth orbiting satellites 50 - Stamp News

and for lunar and space probes. Postmarks from tracking stations and ships participating in the mission may be shown as a supplement. Covers and cards with official cachets are important and should be included. European Space Programs: Postmarks recording the launch of satellites and/or research and experimental rockets should be shown from the post offices of the launch sites in chronological order within the different programs including the Europe/ USA and the Europe/USSR co-operation programs. Covers with an additional official European Space Agency (ESA) cachet (from 1979 onwards, Kourou) are of particular interest. Since the development of the first space rocket A4/V2 in Germany during World War II was top secret, this important period in space exploration can be recorded by philatelic items not relating to the launch date of an A4/ V2 but showing the postmark of place and/or additional specific marks referring to a military unit or a detachment, which can be demonstrated to have been responsible for the development and/ or the construction of such rockets. After launch, the mission control centre responsible for the

Ian McMahon

Philatelic Development Officer, APF

Cover with Tidbinbilla DSS 42 cachet cancelled during the Apollo 7 mission supervision is usually European Space Operations Centre (Darmstadt) and to some extent German Space Operations Centre (Oberpfaffenhofen). For different national space programs the national mission control centres are responsible. Postmarks from tracking sites participating in the mission may be shown as a supplement. China Space Programs: In the early period, no announcement was made in advance of the launch site or date of a rocket or satellite launch. Prior to 1986, it was not possible to obtain a record of space activities. There were no postmarks from the launch site, date cancellations of space events or special cancellations for the event. Thus the early period may be covered by commemorative cancellations and similar items. After 1986, postmarks recording launches of spacecraft should only be shown from the post office near by the launch site with the exact date of the event. Flown covers from unmanned recoverable satellites, or manned spacecraft may be included. For the missions of unmanned and manned space programs (after launch) the postmark of the corresponding mission control centre, responsible for the supervision of the spacecraft can be shown. Postmarks from tracking stations,

ships and supporting aircrafts may be shown as a supplement if they are dated during the mission. Landings of unmanned and manned spacecraft should be recorded by the postmark of the post office nearby to the landing site. Other Countries Participating in Space Programs: For launches the postmarks of the post office nearby to launch sites can be shown. An astrophilatelic exhibit may be broad in scope or relate to a self-contained section. Some examples are outlined below. From the period of Pioneers to the Conquest of space: Such an exhibit may comprise those astronomers and scientists who contributed by their researches to modern space exploration and space flight, early experimental rocketry, mainly related to rocket mail experiments, rocket pioneers and their inventions, unmanned and manned stratosphere balloon research flights, experimental rocket plane flights, the development of the first space rocket A4/ V2 rocket and satellite launches of all countries with space activities and manned space flights. Rocket mail: Such an exhibit should consist of flown items by rockets constructed by key rocket pioneers who by t heir technical and scientific Stamp News - 51

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Cover with Orroral Valley Tracking Station cachet inventions contributed to later conquest of space. Postal stationary, rocket stamps, vignettes issued for the purpose of rocket mail flights, reduced newspapers and messages transported by rockets as well as covers and letters carried into space by rockets and spaceships may be utilised. Space programs of individual countries: • USSR/Russia including rocket pioneers and their inventions, stratosphere balloon research flights, the different programs of unmanned and manned space flights from Sputnik I until the Interkosmos programs, including the related precursors and Space Mail. • USA including early experimental rocketry performed by rocket pioneers also related to rocket mail, unmanned and manned stratosphere balloon research and experimental rocket plane flights, the programme of unmanned and manned space flights, including the related precursors, as well as covers and letters flown into stratosphere and space. • Europe including the astronomers and scientists who paved the way by their laws

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for modern space exploration, the rocket mail experiments carried out in various countries, the stratosphere balloon research flights, the first space rocket A4 (V2), the experimental rocket launches for different scientific purposes undertaken by several countries, sometimes in co-operation with the USA and USSR, the European Launcher Development Organisation, European Space Research Organisation and ESA programs, the European space launcher “ARIANE”, and European co-operation on missions performed during manned and unmanned multinational space flights. • China including the programs of unmanned and manned space flights, as well as covers and letters flown into space. • Other countries with private or state-owned space programs and launch sites, such as Australia, India, Japan, etc. may be utilized shown by recording the different rocket and satellite launches and the purpose of their mission.

Ian McMahon

Philatelic Development Officer, APF

Exhibits on Unmanned Space Programs can cover: • Astronomy: The exploration of the Moon, the Sun, the planets and star systems by use of stratosphere balloons, rockets, satellites and space probes recording the various events, and also the related precursors. • Meteorology: The beginning of weather forecasting and the use of observatories, research balloons and high altitude ballistic rockets, with emphasis on modern data collection and transmission by recording the launches of the various types of meteorological satellites. • Telecommunication: Following a brief survey on the initial means of transmitting news, show the progress in technology from the launch of the first telecommunication balloon and satellite test flights to the present world-wide network of different types of telecommunication satellites launched by activities of participating countries. • Exploration of the Earth: The progress in exploring the Earth ‘s magnetic field, the atmosphere, and the radiation belts, as well

as geographic, geodesy and geological data collection by use of stratosphere balloons, rockets and satellite Beginning of the Conquest of Space: The space research programs of the International Geophysical Year 1957-58 and the International Geophysical Cooperative Year 1959 are an acceptable way to introduce an exhibit on the beginning of the conquest of space. Manned Space Programs: Manned space flights of USSR/Russia, USA, China and multinational flights as well as the missions performed by the astronauts/cosmonauts are the basis of this study. The space events of all countries or one country may be shown in chronological order. Related precursors (e.g. scientific and medical manned stratosphere balloons, rocket plane flights, rocket experiments with animals, capsule recoveries, tests of survival equipment, test flights of satellites and rocket carriers) may be included together with space probes exploring the Moon. If you are interested in space flights, perhaps you should try exhibiting in the Astrophilately class which is available at National exhibitions.

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Market Matters VALE - Arthur Gray 1939-2015.

Many readers will not know yet, but well known collector Arthur Gray passed away peacefully on May 22 in Sydney, from a long illness, aged 76. As I commented on the “Sydney Morning Herald” Memorial page – tinyurl.com/GrayTribute that many of his stamp world friends have added to, and keep adding to “Larger Than Life” really sums up Arthur perfectly, and he will be sadly missed by all his many stamp collecting friends - globally. In my lifetime there has never been, and I am sure will there ever be, any more influential or knowledgeable collector of this Australasian region. A true Philatelic LEGEND in every sense of that word. I have met no other collector in my 35 years as a full time dealer that you’d also brand “Larger Than Life”, and Arthur “Nugget” Gray held that title all on his own in my view. Always the life of any party, and the focus of World’s best stamp Auction Catalogue. attention in any stamp hall. Arthur left an indelible impression on all who ever met him - indeed his stamp research and exhibits touched thousands who Below: Australia’s largest stamp funeral.

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Glen Stephens

RIP Arthur William Sinclair Gray never met him. Stamp collectors are generally quiet and reserved, indeed they are often intensely private, and downright withdrawn and reclusive - but not Mr Arthur Gray.

The cheeky prankster.

The family members recounted his practical jokes and cheeky pranks right up to his passing, and at

his home we saw home videos of him cavorting in sequinned dresses and wig, and (badly) singing Johnny Cash songs at family gatherings, beer in hand etc. As a perfect example of the intensely private collector type, UK collector Sir Gawaine Baillie did not exhibit, or belong to any clubs, attend any auctions, or even discuss stamps with those in his closest circles. Sotheby’s auctioned his superb stamp collection, and it realised £15,975,438 - or near $A40 million at the time. This represents the highest total ever achieved for any single owner series of stamp sales in Europe. Sir Gawaine Baillie’s family and close friends did not even know he collected stamps - literally. They thought he was in his office doing “company bookwork” all those long nights. Contrast that with Arthur Gray who for the past 15-20 years of his life had stamps as a dominant and major factor in his life, and he “lived the dream”. Travelling the world exhibiting, selling, buying and discussing them. By 1999 Arthur had his successful business career largely behind him, and in very good hands. The children were all educated and independent and successful, and it was now the hour for his stamp collections to blossom onto the global stage.

Never exhibited until aged 60.

Arthur never exhibited anywhere until 17 years back, and was aged 60 when he won his first serious level medal at “Australia 99”. Since then he won at least 21 Large Gold, and 11 Gold Medals at world philatelic exhibitions, for his various Australian Stamp News - 55

Market Matters Commonwealth exhibits. No other collector from here has come even close. This is an object lesson to all collectors that starting to exhibit a collection later in life can be done well, and done VERY successfully. All you need is the material! I took some photos of the many attendees at the first “wake” and one is shown on page 54. Many dealers and collectors flew in, from all states, to pay their last respects. It was the best attended funeral in Australian philatelic history. From left to right: great friend Dr Geoff Kellow, Editor of ACSC Catalogues, talking to Melbourne dealer Richard Juzwin. At far right of photo is well known dealer/collector Rodney Perry who flew down from Cairns. After the Funeral Service Two troublemakers in New York there was a public “wake” in the Centre to farewell Arthur, two daughters and son told stories brimming with in accordance with his very stamp related anecdotes of their father. specific wishes. There was a far smaller gathering later on, at the family home in St. Ives, wonderfully hosted by wife Nancy. A Bankstown Boy. Youngest daughter Rebecca said during the He was a Bankstown Sydney born man, from very service: “Dad said he wanted a bloody ripper of a humble beginnings, and his father worked for Wake, so let’s give him one today!” And so it came the Post Office there, we were told at the funeral to pass - exactly as Arthur wished and planned. service. The strong attendance pushed the large chapel to Arthur had no airs and graces, and was total well over capacity, and Gary Watson, Geoff Lewis no nonsense. The family members recounted that and I were seated together upstairs in the choir he never had any time for designer clothes, fancy room. food and wine, or any of the usual trimmings and Old friend Michael Drury, President of the trappings of success. ACCC gave a long and interesting summary of his He owned an ancient and beat up Suzuki Rav4 stamp exploits with Arthur over the decades. His car, that was literally falling apart, and the family

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Glen Stephens world record price for a 20th Century collection of anything philatelic, indeed a world record price for a single stamp issue EVER, of any era. The Harrison Imprint block of £1 Brown & Blue Kangaroos set a then world record price of $A265,000. Charles Shreve nearly had a fit thinking I might drop it into my coffee, when this nearby photo was being taken! Complete rundown of that historic sale, with masses of pics, are at tinyurl.com/GrayRoo

The Party King.

World record price for Australian stamps. joked his shoes all had holes in the soles, and he used packing tape to line them, to keep water out! His frequent world travels to Stamp Expos in Europe were often 24-30 hours of flights each direction, and Arthur insisted on only flying economy class, shrugging off the “soft yuppie excesses” of pointy end travel. The family members joked at the wake, they were thereafter now always going to fly long haul in some kind of comfort, and would toast Arthur with Champagne each time, to his memory! His sparring with dealers over prices was absolutely legendary, and he won nearly every time. No matter how scarce or fine it was, Arthur would heap friendly scorn and derision on your major rarity piece, and offer you half the asking price! I spent several days with Arthur in New York in 2007 when his “Kangaroos” Collection was sold by Charles Shreve. They sold for $A7.15 million - a

That was a truly amazing few days, and we’d go out partying every night until 3am at Irish pubs etc, with another sadly departed friend Simon Dunkerley, and others. Next morning Arthur was in FAR better shape than any of us “youngsters”! We took Simon one bleary early morning to the legendary Stage Door Deli as he had never had a Pastrami Sandwich. Arthur vigorously shook “salt” over it for a minute, to discover it was SUGAR. His schmoozing of these tough New Yorkers to get it replaced free, was something to behold! The Shreves hard bound ‘leather’ Kangaroos catalogue is THE finest stamp auction catalogue ever produced in my view. Superb scans, and exact colours, and a reference text then, now, and into the future. “Kangaroos” were of course only the tip of the Gray Collection. Many other sectors won International Large Gold Medals in their own right. When it came to Australian stamps, Arthur pretty much had it all - in depth. The “KGV” as I reported here recently, are to be auctioned by Mossgreen Melbourne in October, and of course are worth many millions, with numerous unique and mega rare pieces. More photos of them next month. The “KGVI” and “QE2” and “Booklets” are also stand-alone major collections, as well as the best collection in existence of Kangaroo “CTO” and Specimen stamps, and very many sideline areas. Postage Dues, Postal Stationery etc, etc. What separated Arthur from many collectors, was that he was always very keen to share his Stamp News - 57

Market Matters material and knowledge. I never once saw him look at a catalogue, but the detail stored in his head on his stamp areas was encyclopaedic. He followed the long stampboards thread on the many variations of the CTO official cancels, as this was an area he had always been keenly interested in.

Great sharer of material.

Arthur lived quite nearby to me in Sydney, and one day he phoned Arthur making a new friend! to say he could bring over his collection if I wished, so it could be Gray was a Team Leader sort of guy. Whether as scanned for the benefit of others studying the field, President of the ACCC in Australia, or VERY active as he had much totally unrecorded material. Vice President of the mega successful “Australia He is photographed nearby sitting outside whilst 2013” World Stamp Expo etc. I did this, admiring one of the many cheeky Eastern Some people are born leaders, and Arthur was Water Dragons on the chair, that run wild all around one. I am sure if he was born a little earlier and the place here. Not a lot of top end collectors are joined the services in WW2, he’d have riser to a high willing to share their knowledge, and encourage rank very rapidly. He was popular with everyone, others to add to his research. and knew just how to get his way in every situation. tinyurl.com/ozCTOs is the detailed discussion I can remember being at a few Palmares Award on these CTO cancel variants, and the new research dinners where numbered booklets or MS were being always going on there. Hard to imagine there can auctioned off as fundraisers etc. Arthur’s booming be 4000 detailed messages solely on official CTO voice would bellow: “I am SURE I just heard Glen Australia stamps, but that is the case. Stephens bid $500”. Laugher all round, and me or Arthur’s well written collection of these official some other luckless dealer got “Arthured”! CTO issues and Specimens was duly scanned in and Arthur was keen on stamps to the very end. He loaded up, and is constantly being referred to there, attended the Sydney Stamp Expo at Hurstville for as a benchmark reference point. For many cancels, several days in mid-April, only a month before he he owned the only copies recorded. passed, despite being in less than perfect health. He was still buying major pieces there, and chided me Team Leader. for not mailing him something he wanted. Many leading collectors very sadly, put nothing R.I.P. to one of Australia’s greatest philatelists whatever back into the hobby. In contrast, Arthur of all time, and it was a great pleasure to have dealt 58 - Stamp News

Glen Stephens

Yours for just $A600,000. with him for 35 years, and the local stamp world will simply not be the same after his passing. tinyurl.com/ArthurGray contains pages of tributes and stories and stamp dealer anecdotes from all over the globe to this remarkable philatelist. A great man, sadly missed by all in this hobby.

However just for the fun of it, for anyone interested in perusing it all, the discussion of this lot and many pix of the contents is here tinyurl.com/475Kstamps It is housed in 270 albums, in shelving, and my professional guess is that in the real world the rest of us live in, is worth about a quarter the asking price, but of course on eBay anything may occur. The same seller has an eclectic selection of stamp material on approval dealer cards mostly, often forged or misdescribed, with alleged cat $US500,000 offered as “$1/2 Million Dollar ($500,000) WORLD RARITIES Investment Portfolio!” Fellow dealer colleague Rodney Perry described it on that discussion thus - “it would be …. a very poor investment.” The world is full of optimists. Price of these gems was only $US175,000 or about $A230,000, for the budget

$600,000 collection on eBay!

Only on eBay. Some USA dealer has listed up a world stamp collection for sale on eBay as “Buy It Now” for $US475,000 - a tad over $A600,000 as this is typed. For a change, it is not the usual eBay dreamer kiddies book of mangled and dead common childhood stamps, in a battered ETA peanut butter album collection etc. However it is of course worth nothing like $A600,000! A few Scott “International” albums. Stamp News - 59

Market Matters minded buyer who does not have $600,000.

World Record Price for Australasia

A good used, 3 margin Western Australia 1854 4d Blue Swan “Inverted Frame” stamp has just sold for around $A250,000. The stamp sold for £122,400 at the Spink Lord Vestey sale of May 19 - around $A250,000. More than DOUBLE their top estimate of £50,000£60,000. My checking reveals it is a world record price for ANY single stamp from Australasia, from 1850, to the present day. Pretty amazing, and is WAY over full Gibbons catalogue of £90,000 for SG 3h. World Record Price - $A250,000 The 1928 Imperforate Kookaburra Miniature Sheet at $A326,000, and the unissued block 6 of the 2d red KEVIII stamp at $A500,000 (also ex Vestey) got more in dollars, but have 4 and 6 stamps in them. The Arthur Gray Imprint block 4 of the £1 Brown and Blue Kangaroo shown nearby was invoiced at $A265,000 in 2007, but again is 4 stamps, and not one. At the time of that sale it held the record price.

Woo Hoo!

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The stamp I understand was secured via phone bid by retired Hong Kong physician, Dr Arthur Woo, adding this example to his absolute fistful of these stamps. He now owns near all the few examples of this classic “Bird” rarity not in Institutions and Museums etc. Woo’s tally, among many other examples now, includes the “forged” example sold in 1980s by Christies in the “Isleham” collection for £31,000. Some opinion now seems to lean to it NOT being forged. And the damaged strip of 3 x 4d used stamps, showing part of an inverted frame on one! The damaged strip of 4 is weirdly overlooked by many in the “count” - however it was the “PROVING” find that showed clearly it was the

Glen Stephens Bought £850, sold for £122,400.

Pretty 1d Swan with red cancel. FRAME inverted, and not the centre inverted, as was widely believed for decades.

In December 1942 this single 4d Swan was bought by the original Lord Vestey for the princely sum of £850 by Private Treaty from Robson Lowe. Some 73 years later, it achieved a World Record price of £122,400 near enough to $A250,000 exact when bank rate conversion charges were added. I was having a drink with Richard Juzwin at Arthur Gray’s funeral last week, and he’d just got back from London from the auction. He bought the 1854 4d Swan imperforate full sheet of 60 he told me - no invert on that one sadly! The WA prices were incredibly strong Richard told me, even for “bread and butter” basic WA stamp single items, and he said the SG valuations on WA in next SG will increase widely as a result of this sale. About time - to this day I sell presentable used 1854 1d Black Swans, SG #1, for under $A100, so the time is long overdue for some price movement UP!

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Really NICE 1d Swans did however get strong prices at Vestey. The attractive red barred cancels always look pretty, and this stamp shown nearby was invoiced for about £700 - near 3 times full SG catalogue. tinyurl.com/SwanWA is a detailed rundown with good photos of the results of the Lord Vestey Western Australia stamp auction, and some of the results will blow your mind! I contacted the Stanley Gibbons catalogue editor to alert him that many current SG prices are way on the low side now, and he had finalised Australia for “Part 1”, but agreed to try and adjust these, given the huge prices.

Cream always rises to the top.

Nothing is truer than typing that rare and eye catching stamp pieces invariably go UP in price, whilst the junk settles to the bottom of the philatelic pond mud. The lovely Western Australia cover shown nearby I advertised in the Australian magazines in May and June 1982 for $A5,500, and it was bought by Lord Vestey, and was this month just sold by him. At that “stamp boom” time, the “smart money”

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Most of the world’s supply! was buying truly scarce pieces like that. The Bunny Money was on lining up at Post Office buying First Day Covers and full sheets of the “RARE” 1982 Roses and Yachting PO new issues! I’d bought the cover for WAY less than that at Feldman’s Switzerland Auctions a few months earlier, when an Australia dealer was having a bit of ‘fire sale’ for various reasons. He probably netted half that for it. As chance had it, I had dinner with that same dealer a week after the Vestey sale, and when in town for Arthur Gray’s funeral, and nobly did not mention this recent bullish sale of it! However he recounted how he bought a half dozen of the huge Australia early £1 Booklets when they were auctioned in New York from the collection of the booklet doyen, Harriett Work, for around $US200 each, as “our booklets were dead back then”.

£1 Stamp Booklets Hoard.

Each of those rare £1 booklets are worth today around $50,000, some higher, and are each great

Glen Stephens

Complete £1 Victoria stamp booklet rarities, so in stamps there are very many “overs and unders” - you win some, you lose some! Several of those booklets - near unseen here for decades at that time, ended up in the Gold Medal Booklets collection of the late Arthur Gray. These very early £1 Booklets are MASSIVE. They are near the size of a Hagner sheet, and each contained 240 stamps. TWO complete sheets of 120 x 1d Kangaroos or 1d State stamps, or 1d KGV folded, each into 4 blocks of 30 - WITH all monograms etc! Indeed in the case of Tasmania, the huge 1d red Pictorial stamps were printed in sheets of 60, so FOUR complete sheets of 60 needed to be folded up, and stapled to inside cover of each book. Arthur Gray once kindly bought his Gold Medal

“Booklets” collection to my home, so that I could scan the covers in high resolution, so as the Stanley Gibbons catalogue could be updated in future with photos of many of the covers. Other than the examples Arthur owned, there were generally no other examples available to scan, as they are all incredibly rare. Collectors pre-war simply had no interest in stamp booklets it seems clear, despite rather large numbers being sold.

Never sighted by modern collectors.

Most of the booklets shown or described in this article have never been seen by existing dealers

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Market Matters or collectors. Arthur Gray was keen they be shown more widely, to create interest in this neglected field, and I am keeping my word to him here. Before his sad passing Arthur said he would call me to outline more detail on these, as the “Booklets” ACSC 2nd Edition, is 12 years old now. Sadly that chat never took place and my account below is based on the ACSC, and Arthur’s album page scans I took. Both inner covers of these huge books had a ledger style ruled page with columns as you can see. Arthur told me they were bought mostly by small companies, and the clerk would note who used what of the 240 stamps. “Mr Smith x 10, Mr Jones x 17, Mr Brown x 22” etc. A complete and unique Victoria (2 sheets of 1d) £1 Booklet of the same massive size shows this well nearby. The front cover ink colour and board colour varied. The reverses of the State issues Unique £1 Kangaroo complete booklet. showed images of the various Capital City GPO’s mostly, but a few had pictorial scenes. 6 Australian States. ACSC notes the following based Indeed until recent very times, only the GPO on Kellow archive research. reverses were known or recorded, as so few of those The first of the £1 booklets were prepared in booklets, or even the covers had survived. These extra Adelaide by Government Printer Mr J. B. Cooke, scenes appear to be only on the £1 pre-Kangaroo era and were issued in late 1903, and contained the buyer booklets. In 1918, Harrison dispensed with the back choice of 1d or 2d stamps, with stamps of all 6 states cover scenes entirely. done, and books shipped to those states alone. The geometric design at corners of cover were at right angles - a subtle change to the later “swirly” Large numbers Booklets sold. A LOT of these booklets were sold rather surprisingly corner 1908 design you see on the blue cover nearby, over 15 years, and they contained the stamps of all the as well as small font differences, as you can see if you 64 - Stamp News

Glen Stephens examine each one. Usage in the early period was not great although Kellow records near 5,000 £1 x 1d stamp booklets were sold in Victoria alone during the years 1904/1905/1906. Only one survives today it seems, and for most States, no books or even covers survive. No 2d stamp booklets survive, although all states sold them in many 1000s of units total. Only one Queensland cover survives, that a Melbourne dealer foolishly added a sheet 120 of the wrong watermark 2d stamp inside, issued long after the books were made up in 1903. Production of these large booklets with 1d stamps between 1909 and 1912 was greater - Kellow records 57,407 of these huge books were prepared for all States, with each state’s stamps inside. Again sent only to those states. From 1913-1918 with the 2 sheets each of x 1d Kangaroos, and later 1d red KGV heads, sold around 74,000 x £1 of the Cooke and Harrison printing booklets of this huge size, yet only a tiny few covers or booklets survive. These being the first AUSTRALIAN stamp issues, they were distributed nationally, and it now seems only State GPO’s were on reverse and not state scenes. Whether SA got only Adelaide GPO back covers etc is not known.

Even an empty cover $10,000+

I have NO doubt examples of these booklets - perhaps the covers only, exist in company archives filed away, to record who used what stamps each month etc, and in old estates. Even a cover in good shape is worth $10,000+ I’d suggest, and some discoveries are certain yet to be made. These booklet updates are a work in progress at Gibbons, but many covers

have been added, right back to 1919, to what was shown before. There was nothing illustrated pre-war until recently in SG, and some more earlier ones are in the pipeline. Collectors have Arthur Gray to thank directly. The Stanley Gibbons Catalogue editor told me this week the “2015” Part 1 Australia section is now completed, but he will take a look at these again for next edition to try and add more photos. Arthur’s superb and unparalleled “Booklets” collection was entered into some future overseas Exhibitions prior to his passing, his very good friend Gary Brown from the APF told me at his wake. The first one will be at Singapore shortly, where it is expected to score a high level Gold medal, which seems to be normal for the superb Arthur Gray collections. I hope so – that would be a fitting farewell to a LEGEND of the hobby. Glen Stephens has written monthly ‘Stamp Tipster’ Columns for over 30 years - globally. A vast library of his past articles and photos are found at – www.glenstephens.com/column.html

Glen Stephens 4 The Tor Walk, Castlecrag, NSW, 2068 Ph: 02 9958 1333 email: glen@glenstephens.com Website: www.glenstephens.com

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Cinderella Corner

A bit light on for illustrations in this issue as I decided to list a lot of philatelic exhibitions that were held around the Sydney suburbs from 1951 to 1972 and a number of them did not have souvenir items although there were special postmarks. This column is also being prepared in early May as I will be away when the deadline comes around.

South Australia. (Fig. 1).

This item, (Fig. 1), was the subject of discussion on Stampboards for a while and finally I came in on the conversation. It does not have any connection to stamps issued by South Australia that either I or other knowledgeable students of South Australian philately know, however my suggestion is that it was probably a printers sample done in the hope of gaining a stamp printing or stamp engraving job. It is quite well executed, but not good enough to have come from an English company, so I think it could be a local Colonial production. As to date, well it could be 1885 when South Australia was legislating to introduce stamp duty and preparing the high value long stamps. As to who was responsible, that is yet to be established. I class it as something similar to the American Banknote Company issues.

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Perth Commonwealth Games 1962. (Fig. 2).

Noel Almeida sent this item to me. It is one that neither he nor I have seen before and Bill Hornadge did not write it up during his time writing this column. It is a peel and stick type label and must have been a very early example of that type of label.

Sydney Philatelic Exhibitions.

This month I thought I would list some of the philatelic exhibitions held around Sydney in earlier years. I have extracted a lot of the information about these from Kennedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two volume set of books entitled Handbook of Australian and New Zealand Philatelic Exhibitions that was published by The Cinderella Stamp Club of Australia in 1988. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have examples of these stamps or cachets but they are illustrated in the books.

Religion On Stamps Exhibition 1953.

One of the lesser known exhibitions was this specialised one entitled Religion on Stamps organised by the Strambian Philatelic Society held on April 18th in conjunction with the National Eucharistic Congress. There was no special postmark or souvenir label, but a special cachet was applied to souvenir covers.

Georgepex 1958.

The St. George Philatelic Society held an exhibition

Fig. 2

Tony Presgrave

on October 11th at the Palais Grande, Rockdale, to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Society. A souvenir sheet featuring the Society logo of St. George and the Dragon was issued printed in five different colours, red, blue green mauve and brown.

by E.J. Gawthorne with 1,000 printed. The design was two images to a sheet with one being inverted in relation to the other, printed in blue and red or brown and green.

ANPEX 1959.

Held as part of the celebrations to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of Captain Cook’s discovery of Australia, this exhibition ran from April 27th to May 1st in the Sydney Town Hall. Stamp News conducted a stamp design competition in 1968 to seek designs for a stamp series that had been announced by the Post Office. The winning design by Richard Bates was produced as a miniature sheet and sold with the proceeds donated to assist with the costs of the exhibition.

Held from the 2 to 7 February in the Sydney Town Hall. There was a souvenir stamp issued that featured an Aborigine sending a smoke signal and an aeroplane overhead. It was designed by Colonel F.V. Thompson, printed by John Sands in sheets of 15 and rouletted nd

Royal Sydney Philatelic Club 70Th Anniversary.

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Club an exhibition was held at David Jones Art Gallery from June 19th to 30th 1961. There was a special post office but there is no record of any souvenir items although the One Shilling Colombo Plan stamp was issued during that time.

Georgepex 1962.

The St. George Philatelic Society celebrated their silver jubilee with an exhibition again at the Palais Grande, Rockdale, on September 22nd and 23rd 1962. A souvenir sheet featuring the Society logo was issued printed in red with some inscriptions in silver.

Rockdale 1964.

Organised by the Australasian Stamp Dealers Association, this exhibition was held on August 1st and 2nd at the Palais Grande, Rockdale. The souvenir item was a reproduction of the 1894 Coolgardie Cycle Express stamps in a miniature sheet backed on to a facsimile of the advertising card for the business. There was a re-enactment of the cycle express by the St. George Amateur Cycle Club.

Arncliffe 1967.

Again the St. George Philatelic Society was busy. This time celebrating their 30th anniversary with a two day show on November 18th and 19th in the Coronation Hall Arncliffe. A souvenir sheet was produced, designed

ANPEX 1970.

Sydney 1972.

The Philatelic Association of New South Wales organized an exhibition that was held at the Farmer’s Blaxland Gallery from May 8th to 15th. The displays included Australia Post Archival items. The souvenir item was a folder that had the current 7c Country Womens’ Association stamp attached and cancelled on the opening day with the special postmark of the exhibition.

Arncliffe 1972.

This exhibition was hosted by the St. George Philatelic Society. There was no souvenir item but mail was franked with a meter cancellation, the first time such a franking had been used at an exhibition.

Adelaide Scenes.

Remember those three stamps with Adelaide scenes from the May column? Well after asking around I finally got the picture postcard images that I referred to that had scenes in a similar style. The postcards are believed to have been printed by Vardon & Pritchard printers in Adelaide. One of the cards has correspondence on it that is dated September 1904 and since the scenes on the stamps are from a similar period, the horse trams being used as the guide, (Adelaide did not have electric trams until 1909), the stamps probably date from around 1904. Stamp News - 67

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philatelic clubs & societies new south wales Armidale Circle RSPC: Mtg 2nd Wed Australian Cmwlth Collectors Club of NSW: Mtg 3rd Mon 7.45pm, 1st flr. Philas House, 17 Brisbane St, Darlinghurst, Sydney 2001. Ph 02 9267 8301; Fax: 02 9264 4741. GPO Box 1971, Sydney NSW 2000 Ph: 02 9264 8301 Aust. States Study Circle: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Bathurst Stamp Coin and Collectables Club: Mtg 1st Mon 7.30pm, Old Eglinton fire shed, Park St, Elington PO Box 151, Bathurst NSW 2795 Bega Phil. & Numismatic Society: Mtg 3rd Friday 8.00pm. Mthly Newsletter. PO Box 370, Bega NSW Blue Mountains Stamp Club: Mtg 4th Friday (ex Dec) 8.00pm Katoomba Public School; PO Box 76, Blackheath Boambee East PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan) 6pm Boambee East Comm. Centre, Bruce King Dr. Ph: 02 66581385 Campbelltown District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan - 4th Wed); @ Catholic Hall Acacia St, Ruse. Inquiries: mystampclub@yahoo.com.au; PO Box 478, Campbelltown 2560 Castle Hill SC Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm, Hills District Bowling Club, Jenner Street, Baulkham Hills; PO Box 151 Castle Hill NSW 1765 China Study Group of PSNSW: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Cinderella SC: Mtg 2nd Friday, even months; Produces “Cinderellas Australia” and monographs; PO Box 889, Chatswood, NSW 2057 Coffs Harbour SC: Mtg 2nd Wed Earlwood and District SC:Mtg 1st Wed Grafton SC: Mtg 2nd Wed (ex. Dec) Grafton Stampers & Everything Philatelic: Mtg 1st Sun 2pm (ex School Hols). Grafton Baptist Church Hall, Cnr Queen & Oliver Sts. Ph 02 6642 1363. email gbchurch@bigpond.com. Great Lakes SC: Mtg1st Sat 9.30am , Workshop & Market 1st Sat 9-12, Great Lakes Campus Annexe, Taree St, Tuncurry Enq: Ph 02 6554 9776 Gosford PS: Afternoon Mtg 1st Mon; Evening Mtg 2nd Thurs Hawkesbury Valley PS (Richmond Stamp Club): Mtg 2nd Thurs (ex Jan) PO Box 28 Richmond 2753 Illawarra PS: Mtg 3rd Thursday (ex. Jan) Wollongong Master Build. Club Ltd, Oasis Room, 7.30pm. All welcome. Tel. (02) 42252011. Kempsey RSL PS: Mtg 2nd Wed Lake Macquarie Stamp Club:: Mtg 2nd Sat 9am; Combined Pensioners & Community Care Services 130 Josephson St, Swansea. Enq: 02 4392 5211 Lord Howe Island Postal History Society: Mtg by arrangement. Contact Pres: Dr William Mayo, 02 9918 6825 Lower Clarence PS: Mtg 4th Tues Macquarie Valley PS: Mtg 2nd Tues Maitland SC: Mtg 2nd Mon ex Jan. ‘Show & Tell’ every mtg E. Maitland Bowling Club, Bank St. Pres. Mark Saxby; Sec. David Carratt; Ph: 02 4932 4045 Email: carrotspatch@tpg.com.au Manly-Warringah Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Tues, cnr. Pittwater Rd & Federal Pde, Brookvale. Sec. Graeme Morriss Ph: 02 9905 3255 email: stampsmw@bizland.com.au Milton-Ulladulla SC: Meeting 1pm on 4th Monday of each month (ex Dec.) Milton Ulladulla Bowling Club, St. Vincent Street, Ulladulla Sec. POBox 670, Ulladulla, NSW 2539 Tel. Barbara Smith 0244555214 Morisset Uniting Church SC: Mtg 4th Sat 10am (ex Dec) Enq: 4977 2525 (Jenny) Mudgee Coin Note & Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sunday Ph 02 63735324 Nambucca River PS: Mtg 1st Sunday Newcastle PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs, 7.30pm Mayfield Ex-Services Club; 10am 3rd Wed, 48 Mackie Ave, New Lambton, Juniors 11am 3rd Sun, Wallsend Pioneers Hall NSW Postcard Collectors Soc: Mtg 1st Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301

act Canberra, Philatelic Society of: 1st Thursday: General Meeting,3rd Thursday: Afternoon Meeting (IF REQUIRED),3rd Thursday: (Evening) Exchange Night, 2nd Tuesday: Postcard Group, 4th Monday: Machin Collectors Group. All meetings 7:45pm, Griffin Centre, Genge Street, Canberra City Postal Address:PO Box 1840,Canberra ACT 2601,Email:psc@netspeed.com.au www.canberrastamps.org

western australia The Airmail Circle of WA: Mtg 5th Monday “Wellington Fair” Unit 18, 40 Lord St. East Perth Tel: 08 9294 3356 Armadale-Kelmscott PS: Mtg 4th Tues; Ph: 08 9397 6525 email: fit.kanga@bigpond.com Bridgetown-Manjimup SC: Mtg 1st Thurs 7.30pm Masonic Hall, Hampton St, Bridgetown Ph 08 9761 4638 or 08 9761 2005 Busselton SC: Mtg 1st Mon, 5pm 7th Day Adv. Church, Alpha St; Ph: 08 9752 4449, 0400 646 282 email witches1@westnet.com.au Canning SC: Mtg 1st Wed; Ph: 08 9457 7565 Daytime SC: Mtg 1st Thurs; 08 9341 3576 Denmark SC: Mtg 1st Weds Lions Lair Rivermouth Inlet Drive, Denmark. Tel: 08 9848 3325 email: fishneil@westnet.com.au Eastern Goldfields: Mtg 3rd Thurs ; Ph: 0412 156 351 Eaton SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7pm Ph. 08 9795 7744, email: scrapbit@tpg.com Fremantle and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed, Tennis Club House, Parry St, Fremantle at 8pm; Ph: 08 6363 6415 Have a go SC: Mtg Last Thurs. 137 Edward St, East Perth. Tel: 08 9305 2073 email: nigan@iinet.net.au Kalamunda SC: Mtg 3rd Wed; Ph: 08 9291 8484 Mandurah PS PO Box 625 Mandurah WA 6210 2nd Tues 4.45 - 6.30pm Bortolo Park Pavilion Cnr. Bortolo and Murdoch Drives

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NSW club information:The Philatelic Association of NSW, PO Box220, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 Phone: 02 9264 8301

Northern Suburbs PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7.45pm, Naremburn Library, Central St, Naremburn off Slade St; Ph: 02 9419 7354 Orange Coin and Stamp Club: Mtg Last Tuesday, Orange Community Info Centre, 79-81 Kite St, Orange 7.30pm Ph: 02 6362 3754. Orchid Stamp Club: Mtg 3rd Sat. (Jan and each 2nd mth) Parramatta PS: Mtg 1st Friday Penrith and District PS: Mtg 1st Thursdays, 8pm, CWA rooms, Baby Health Ctr, Tindale St PO Box 393, Kingswood NSW 2747 PHILAS Stamp Auctions: Mtg 2nd Sat Mar,Jul, Nov Ph 02 9264 8301 PS of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed (exDec); Ph 02 9399 7556 PS of NSW: Mtg 1st Tues (Philas House), 3rd Tues (Chatswood); Ph: 02 9264 8301 Richmond River (Lismore) PS: Mtg 4th Thursday Royal Sydney Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd Tues. (ex Jan); Ph: 02 9264 8301 Sapphire Coast Stamp & Coin Club: Mtg Enq 02 6495 7308. Mail to PO Box 285, Pambula, NSW 2549 St. George PS: Mtg 1st Mon Shoalhaven PS: Mtg 2nd Monday (Ex Jan) PO Box 4047, East Nowra 2541. Ph 02 44472976 Smithfield SC: Mtg 2nd Mon Society for Polar Philately: 2012 meetings: 2nd Wednesday of February, March, May, July, Sept and November held at Ryde Ex-Services Club 724-730 Victoria Rd, Ryde, NSW Tel: 9807 3344 (in Mackinnon room) starting at 8pm.Enq 0407 277 223 or email penviews@hotmail.com Strathfield-Burwood PS: Mtg 4th Wed Sussex Inlet and District: Mtg 3rd Mon Sutherland Shire PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. , 7:30pm, Sutherland Uniting Services Club, 7 East Pde, Sutherland. Information Secretary, PO Box 339, Sutherland, NSW 1499 Sydney Anglican Stamp Society: Mtg 2nd Sat, even months 9.30am - 2.30pm, St Paul’s, Carlingford. Details: www.philas.org.au/sysdneyanglicanstampsociety Tamworth PS: Mtg 1st Mon ex. Jan. Tamworth Bridge Club, 7 Hilton St, Tamworth Sec. Graeme Mitchell. PO Box 678, Tamworth NSW 2340 Ph. 02 67664853 Taree RSL Club Ltd SC: Mtg 3rd Mon Thematic Society of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed Toronto SC: Mtg 1st Wed Tuggerah SC: Mtg 4th Sun (ex Dec.) Turramurra SC: Mtg 2nd Monday, 7.45pm. Ph: 9144 4225 Twin Towns Stamp Club Inc.: Mtg 1st Monday, 7.30p, Home & Comm. Centre, Tweed Heads Wagga SC: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) ARCC Building, Tarcutta St, 7.30pm. Secretary: Peter Simpfendorfer Ph:02 6922 3393 Willoughby Legion Philatelic Section: Mtg 4th Tues Wyong PS: Mtgs: 3rd Tues 7.30pm, daytime meetings 1st Weds, KGV Heads group 4th Weds. Jim Spence Sec. 02 4392 3610 email: dandasonter6@bigpond.com

northern territory Alice Springs SC: Meet Informally; PO Box 1529, Alice Springs, NT, 0871. Ph 08 8953 3054 Darwin Philatelic Circle: 1st Sun. 10am - 2pm. 53 Flametree Crt, Rosebery; Ph:(08) 8931 2898; PO Box 1624, Palmerston, NT, 0831; Email: Nadine.Tinsley@nt.gov.au-. WA club information: WA Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Perth, WA, 6001 Greenfields WA 6210 08 9581 1083 keithmich@bigpond.com Northern Districts SC: Mtg 2nd Mon; Ph: 08 9329 0117 Philatelic Forum: Mtg 1st Mon (ex Jan); Ph: 08 9294 4277 Rockingham & Kwinana (PS of): Mtg 3rd Tues (NB 2nd in Dec) Pres. Malcolm Brown; Sec. Terry Boyd; PRO Lucie Schokker Ph. 08 9419 1604; email: malcolm.b@iinet.net.au PS of WA: Mtg 3rd Tues; Ph: 08 9294 4277 Stirling PS: Mtg 4th Wed (ex Dec); Clubrooms, Charles Riley Reserve, Wendling Rd, North Beach, Ph: 08 9447 7256 The Postmark Circle (WA): Mtg 2nd Mon; Ph: 08 9294 4277 Victoria Park SC: Mtg 1st Wed; Ph: 08 9472 8072 or 08 9450 5280 WA Study Group: Mtg 4th Thurs (ex Dec) 08 9384 1050 Wanneroo SC: Mtg 3rd Mon; Ph: 08 6106 0874.

philatelic clubs & societies new zealand Air Mail Society of NZ: Ph: 03 3584838; Email: alant@snap.net Auckland PS: Mtg 1st and 3rd Tues (except Jan). Ph 09 9853212; Email kiwibrooce@ yahoo.com; Website: www.aps.gen.nz Christchurch PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Library night 3rd Tues; GB Machin 3rd Fri odd months; Postal History 1st Mon; Postcard 3rd Tues even months. Email: secretary@ cps.gen.nz; Website: www.cps.gen.nz Dunedin PS: Mtg 4th Thurs (except Nov and Dec). Ph: 03 4557643; Email: davidallison2009@gmail.com; Website: www.dunedinstampclub.org.nz Hastings Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Wed (except Jan and 2nd Wed Dec). Ph: 06 8765911; Email: clairemole@xtra.co.nz Hawkes Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Ph: 06 8439433; Email: dennmarg@paradise. net.nz Horowhenua PS: Mtg 2nd Mon. Ph: 06 3689881; Email: michael.christensen@xtra. co.nz Hutt Valley PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan). Ph: 04 5697439; Email: richards@nec.co.nz Kapiti PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (ex Dec). Ph: 04 2971197; Email: ian.burttt@yahoo.co.nz Manaia PS: Mtg (Hawera) 1st Sun. Ph: 06 2784292; Email: peter.williams@xtra.co.nz Manawatu PS: Mtg 1st Wed, daytime meeting 3rd Tues. Ph: 06 3584565; Email: mps@inspire.net.nz Marlborough Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Mon (except Jan and 2nd Mon Dec). Morrinsville Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Wed. Ph: 07 8893199 Nelson PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 03 5469092; Email: paula.hucklesby@clear.net.nz North Shore PS: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Wed (except Jan and Dec). Email: nsps@xtra.co.nz; Website: www.northshoreps.com NZ Stamp Collectors Club Christchurch: Mtg 4th Wed. Ph 03 3895511; Email: steve@ philatelic.org.nz; Website: www.nzeal.com/philately/nzscc.htm NZ Postcard Society: Ph: 03 3848463; Email: jenny-long@clear.net.nz; Website: www. postcard.org.nz

queensland Arana Hills SC: Meeting 2nd Tues; 07 3851 0213; email: petermccloskey@bigpond.com Bayside Afternoon SC: Meeting last Wed; Ph: 07 3206 6281. Bribie Island SC: Meeting 4th Wed; Ph: 07 3408 2238 Bundaberg PS: Mtg 2nd Mon 7pm, The Family Centre, Kensington St (in the Show Grounds); Ph: 07 4152 2403 or 07 4151 3062 Caboolture & District SC: Mtg 3rd Sat. Ph: 07 5498 6504 Cairns SC: Mtg 3rd Wed. 7.30pm Star Services, 115 Lyons St, Bungalow Ph: 07 4055 1302 Sec: Ross Bottomer, email:rbottomer@y7mail.com, web:www.cairnsstampclub.asn.au Caloundra SC: Mtg. 4th Thurs. Catholic Church Hall, Edmund St. 1.30pm. Ph: 07 5494 7233 City Daytime SC: Mtg 2nd Thurs. Ph: 07 3206 6281 City of Brisbane PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs; Ph: 07 3263 8573 (ah); email: desley@mycelebrant. com Collectors Club Queensland: Mtg 2nd Sunday each month 9am to 1pm - RSL Hall, 58 Arnold St, Holland Park. Contact 0409 130 266 or ccqueensland@gmail.com Enoggera SC: Mtg 1st and 3rd Mon. Ph: 07 3264 4157 Gladstone and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed (Ex. Jan) & 4th Wed (Ex.Dec). Ph. Sec: 07 4978 1155 Ian Rippingale, Gold Coast PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 11.30am, Southport Community Centre, Lawson St, Southport. Ph: 07 5546 3801 Gympie SC: Mtg. 2nd Sun. Jessie Witham Centre 1 - 3pm Ph. 07 5483 9188 email: sandandan@bigpond.com Hervey Bay Afternoon Club: Mtg 3rd Wed. Ph: 07 4124 1138 Ipswich SC: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan). Ph: 07 3282 2983 Junction Park SC: Mtg 1st Tues, 7.30pm, Annerley Baptist Hall, Lambton St. Contact: 07 3277 6724. PO Box 177, Annerley, 4103, righteo274@bigpond.com

Further information can be obtained from the NZ Philatelic Federation, PO Box 58139, Whitby, Porirua, 5245, NZ. E-mail: secretary@nzpf.org.nz Postal History Soc of NZ: Auckland 1st Mon (except Jan). Ph: 09 5220311. Chapter meetings held Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth and Wellington. Pukekohe Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sun. Ph: 09 2357737; Email: pukekohestampclub@ gmail.com Royal PS of NZ: Mtg 2nd Wed (ex Jan). Ph: 04 5899530; Email: office@rpsnz.org.nz; Website www.rpsnz.org.nz South Auckland PS: Mtg last Sat (except Dec), Papatoetoe, day time mtgs 3rd Fri (ex Dec and Jan). Ph: 09 2682245; Email: elowera@orcon.net.nz Southland PS: Mtg 1st Thurs (except Jan), 3rd Tue (daytime) (except Jan). Email: antqgevi@es.co.nz Taranaki PS: Mtg 1st Mon except Jan. Ph: 06 7546212; Email: murray-grimwood@ hotmail.com Tauranga & District Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Mon (except Dec). Ph: 07 5765210; Email: beducker@hotmail.com Thames Valley PS: Mtg 1st Mon (except Jan). Ph: 07 8689190. Thematic Association of NZ: Ph: 04 2347218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Timaru PS: Mtg 1st Wed. Ph: 03 6880343 Upper Hutt PS: Mtg 3rd Mon (except 2nd Mon Dec). Ph: 04 5284123; Email: teme. isaac@clear.net.nz Waikato PS: Mtg 1st (except Jan) and 3rd Wed (except Jan and Dec). Email: c.cameron@agresearch.co.nz Wakatipu PS: Ph: 03 4428865 Wanganui PS: Mtg 2nd Wed. Ph: 06 3427894; Email: g.p.phillips@xtra.co.nz Wellesley PS: Mtg 2nd and 4th Mon (ex public holidays). Ph: 9 8271240 Wellington PS: Mtg 4th Mon (except Dec); Ph: 042347218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Whakatane PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Thurs (except Jan) Ph: 07 3222054 or 07 3086193 Whangarei PS: Mtg 2nd Meeting: 2nd Tues (Ex.Jan) Ph 09 4348000; Email johnmonica@xtra.co.nz QLD Philatelic Council, 18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum, Qld, 4178. Ph: 07 3396 0846 Fax: 07 3396 0842. Email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Web: www.qpc.asn.au

Lockyer Valley SC: Mtg 4th Sun, 1.30pm, Senior Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall, Gatton. Kerri Martin, Sec. Ph: 07 5465 3390 Email: lvsc@bigpond.com Logan City SC: Meetings 2nd Thurs, Presbyterian Church, Barry St, Slacks Creek, 6pm. Ph: 07 3805 9226. Mackay and District PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 4942 5433; Maryborough and Wide Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Salvation Army Youth 7 Comm. Hall. Bazaar St Maryborough. Ph: 07 41224708 (see also Hervey Bay) Nanango SC: Mtg 4th Thurs. Ph: 07 4162 2945 Philatelic Society of Qld: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm,18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum. Ph: 07 3245 5222 Queensland Study Group: Sunday bi-monthly 1.00pm meets QPS house. Contact Ph: 07 3396 0846 email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Redland Bay Coin and Stamp Club, 4th Thurs. Monthly. John Hardman 07 3206 9996 or 07 3822 6987 Rockhampton SC: Mtg 1st Tues. Ph: 07 4926 3336. email: rockystampclub@gmail.com Sherwood Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 3372 6096 Southport Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 07 55630384 Southside PS: Mtg 3rd Tuesday & 3rd Wednesay (9am) Ph: 07 3848 2304 (ah) email: david.appleton@mailbox.uq.edu.au Sunshine Coast SC (formerly Nambour SC): Mtg 1st Wed, 7.15pm at C.W.A. Hall, Short St. Nambour. Ph: 075445 3647 Thematics Queensland: Mtg bi-monthly 9.30am. Ph: 07 3262 5605 email: j.crowsley@ uq.net.au Toowoomba SC: Mtg. 2nd Sat 1pm, Salvation Army Hall, Cnr. West St. 7 Anzac Ave. Ph. 07 4635 5623 Email: bob.benny@bigpond.com Twin Towns SC: Mtg 1st Mon; Ph: 07 5598 7629 Waterloo Bay SC: Mtg. 1st Thurs. 1pm & 4th Mon. 7pm. Redlands Multi SportsClub, Birkdale Ph: 07 3206 0815

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philatelic clubs & societies south australia

Information about clubs in SA can be obtained from the SA Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Adelaide, SA 5001. Daytime Ph: 08 8212 3557 or 8223 4435

Australian Airmail Society: 1st Wed. 7.45pm 22 Gray Court, Adelaide. PO Box 395, Edwardstown 5039. Ph: 08 8276 3969 Barossa SC: Mtg 1st Tue 7.30 Greenock Luth Church Hall, Bevan St, Greenock; 19 Evans Street Ancaston 5353; email: ptomely1939@gmail.com; Ph: (08) 8562 8386 Blackwood PC: Mtg 2nd Wed ex Jan; Uniting Church, Main Rd, Blackwood; Ph: 08 8278 1629; PO Box 581, Blackwood 5051; email: teepee@teegee.com.au Bordertown & Districts PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs; Bordertown PSchool; Ph: 08 8752 1297 Community PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Fri - 7.30pm. Marion Bowling Club, off Sturt Rd. PO Box 75 Edwardstown, 5039; Auctions, circuit books. Ph: 0408806894 City of Noarlunga PS: Mtg alternate thurs,-- Community Health Centre, Grand Boulevard, Seaford, Contact 08 85566371 or PO Box 272, Port Noarlunga 5167 Eastern Districts PS: 2nd Thurs (ex. Jan), 7.30pm Senior citizens Hall, 47 Reid Ave. Hectorville; PO Box 240, Magill, 5072; Ph: 0400 156 796 Elizabeth PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Fridays, 7.30pm, RSL Hall, Cnr of Halseys/Midway Rds;PO Box 701, Elizabeth 5112; Ph: 08 8255 0608 Encounter Bay SC: Mtg 1st Wed, 7.30pm; School Hall, Woolworths Centre, Victor Harbour; PO Box 317, Goolwa 5214; aydepe@bigpond.com; Ph: 08 8555 3311 SA Power Networks Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Mon (ex. Jan); Canteen, 1 Anzac Highway, Keswick; PO Box 2079, Magill North, 5072; Ph: 08 8278 7163 Frama Club: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm, members homes; For collectors of CPS, Framas. Newsletter and Auctions. PO Box 62 Campbelltown 5074. Gawler SC: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Evanston Primary School, Para Rd, Evanston. PO Box 2, Willaston 5118; Ph: 08 8522 2335 Email: jo.trev@bigpond.com German Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd & 4th Mon 8pm; German Club, 223 Flinders St, Adelaide 5000; Ph: 08 8260 2251 Glenside PS: 1st Wed 7.30pm& 3rd Sat 1.30pm; Uniting Church Hall, Carlton St. Highgate. PO Box 29, Glenside 5063. Ph: (08) 8353 8683 Lower Murray PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs,7.30pm, 2nd Sat, 10am; The Lions Den, Murray Bridge. PO Box 810, Murray Bridge; Ph: 08 85704074 lmphilsocsec@gmail.com Mount Gambier PS: Mtg 3rd Tues; Reidy Park Corn Centre. 8pm. Also1st Sunday (ex. Jan) 1.30pm - 4pm. PO Box 2261,Mt Gambier.Ph: 08 8724 9474

victoria Australian PS: Bi-monthly meetings on 3rd Monday in February, April, June, August, October and December at RSL Homes, 152 Canterbury Road [cnr Keats Street] Canterbury. Secretary, PO Box 156 Balwyn Vic. 3103 Bairnsdale SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs Ballarat PS:Mtg 3rd & 5th Mon Balwyn PS: Mtg 3rd Friday; Daytime 1st Friday Bendigo PS: Mtg 1st Tues Berwick SC:Mtg 2nd Sun (ex Jan); Ph: 03 5942 7626 Blackburn Baptist SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs Brighton PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Tues; Daytime 3rd Tues Camperdown SC: Mtg 1st Tues Castlemaine SC: Mtg 3rd Tues (ex Dec) Colac PC: Mtg 4th Mon (ex. Dec), Colac Community College, Bromfield St, Colac. Ph:52314746 Corner Inlet SC: Mtg 4th Thurs, Foster, Ph: 03 56881100 Dandenong PS: 4th Thurs. ex Dec. 7.30pm, Meeting Room, Church of Christ, David St., Dandenong 03 5996 9501 Diamond Valley PS: Mtg 3rd Mon Essendon-Broadmeadows PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs; St Johns Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Mt Alexander Rd & Buckley St, Essendon; Murray Gorham, Ph 9306 7480 Footscray PS: Mtg 1st Mon (2nd in Jan); Maribyrnong Comm. Centre, 54 Raleigh Rd, Maribyrnong. PO Box 2477 Taylors Lakes 3038. PH. 0438 901 144. email: footscraystamps@gmail Frankston & District SC: Mtg 3rd Tues (2nd in Dec) Seaford Community Centre, Broughton St Seaford. Ph: 5996 3745 Geelong PS: Mtgs 1st Sat 7.00pm, 3rd Mon 1pm (ex Jan) Sat - Diversitat Community Centre, 9-15 Clarence St, Geelong West. Mon - Belmont Library, High St, Belmont Ph: 0438578591 (Sec); PO Box 342, Belmont 3216 Hamilton PS: Mtg 2nd Monday Hungarian PS: Mtg 2nd Wed

tasmania Derwent Valley PS: Mtg 4th Mon Devonport Junior SC: Mtg 1st & 3rd Mon Devonport SC: 4th Fri, except Dec. 3rd Fri. 7.30pm, Oldaker Christian Centre, Oldaker St, Devonport, 03 6424 3449 devstampclub.org Devonport Stamp Group: Mtg 4th Fri, Public Library Mtg Rms, 7.30pm Ph. 03 6424 3449 Glenorchy SC: Mtg 1st Tues

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Para Hills PS: Mtg 1st Sun; Community Hall Wilkinson Rd, Para Hills. PO Box 64, Para Hills; Ph: 08 8522 4345 Phillumeny SC: U3/26-28 Crozier Av, Modbury 5092. Ph: 08 8337 6533 Email: www.users.or.net/ figg/amccs Port Pirie PS: Mtg 4th Mon; PO Box532, Pt Pirie 5540; Ph: 08 8632 1105 Printed Collectables Club (SAPC): Mtg last Tues, Julia Farr Cent. Canteen, Ground Floor, Fisher St. Ph: 08 8265 7395; PO Box 657, Enfield Plaza 5085 PS of South Australia:1st & 3rdTues; 22 Gray Ct. GPO Box 1937, Adelaide 5001; Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Aust. (Aus. Com. Spect.Grp.): Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm;22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Australia (Daytime SC):Mtg 1st & 3rd Thurs; 22 Gray Ct.Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Australia (Study Group):Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm; 22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8522 4345 Postal Stat & Postal Hist Soc: Mtg 2nd Tues; SAPHIL House, 22 Gray Ct, Adelaide. email: psandph@arcom.com.au; Ph: 08 8260 3352 Riverland PS: Mtg 3rd Fri, 10am ;Whitmore Hall, Barmera Village; Ph: 08 8595 3023 SA Junior Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Sun 1pm - 3pm;Anyone over 5years, parents welcome. 22 Grey St, Adelaide. 08 8250 0484 Salisbury PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Mon;StJohns Church Hall. PO Box 336 Salisbury 5108; Ph: 08 8252 2392 Stirling PS: Mtg 4th Fri 7.45pm, Old Railway Station (now Community Services Bldng.); Ph: 08 8370 2680 Strathalbyn PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 8pm; Rosa Hoare Room, Lutheran Church Complex Corner, Commercial Rd/North Pde; C/- Post Office, Strathalbyn 5255; Ph: 0429 693 747 Ukrainian Collectibles Club: Mtg Wed as per syllabus; PO Box 466, Woodville 5011; Ph: 08 8345 4033 Yorke Peninsula Collectors Club: Senior Citizens Club. Taylor St, Kardina. Mtg 3rd Wed ex. Jan; PO Box 178, Bute 5560; Ph: 08 8821 2906 Club Information: Victorian Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Melbourne, Vic, 3001 Italian PS: Mtg 2nd Mon (ex Jan), 7.30pm, Veneto Club, 191 Bulleen Rd Bullen. (PO Box 166, Niddrie, 3042) Latrobe Valley PS: Mtg Last Wed ex Dec 7.30pm, St Lukes Uniting Church Hall, Princes Way, Morwell; Chris Zarb, Sec. ph. 03 5174 3394 Maryborough Stamp Club:Mtg mthly ex Jan 2nd Tues of month 8pm, St Augustine’s Hall, Maryborough. PO Box 295, Maryborough, 3465; Ph: 03 5464 2400. maryboroughsc@eudoramail.com. maryboroughsc.web1000.com Mildura PS: Mtg Last Thurs (ex Dec)Carnegie Building 74 Deakin Ave Ph: 03 5023 8789 Mooroolbark PS: Mtg 1st Tues; Ph: 03 9723 3304 Oakleigh PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan) Oakleigh Public Library, Drummond St, Oakleigh Ocean Grove SC: Mtg 4th Wed. 10am. Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Clubrooms Melways: 234 A. Ph. 03 5255 1372 Peninsula SC: Mtg 3rd Wed, 7.30pm Uniting Church Hall, Murray Anderson Rd, Rosebud. Ph: 03 5975 0574 Polish PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (2nd in Dec) Prahran PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) Ringwood PS: Gen Mtg 1st Thurs; Daytime 3rd Mon Ph: 03 9725 0514 email hanszomer@bigpond.com Royal PS of Victoria:Mtg 3rd & 5th Thurs; Daytime 1st Tues Sale SC: Mtg 1st Mon (ex Jan) Shepparton PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Mechanics Institute, Shepparton. Ph. 0419 560 813 Sherbrooke PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs ex Jan Upwey Fire Brigade Hall, 8pm; Bob Cook Ph: 03 9758 3465 Upper Yarra SC: Mtg 3rd Tues Warragul PS: Mtg 2nd Fri Warrnambool PS: Mtg 3rd Wed 7.45pm St Joseph’s Primary School, Botanic Road;Ph: 03 5561 1470 Waverley PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs 7.30pm, Mt Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Cres, Mt Waverley; Daytime mtg the following Friday, 9.30am, Uniting Church Hall, 482 High St, Mt Waverley. Ph. 03 9898 4102 Obtain Tasmanian clubs information from: Tasmanian Stamp Council, GPO Box 9800, Hobart, TAS, 7001. Ph: 03 6278 7084 Hobart Junior Group: Mtg 1st Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Kingston Junior Group: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Launceston PS: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan) & 3rd Sat (ex. Dec), Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 7.30pm; Ph: 6344 3676 Mersey-Leven PS: Contact: 03 6425 3603 Rosny Junior Group: Mtg Last Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Tasmanian PS: Mtg Last Monday (ex. Dec); www.tps.org.au, Legacy House, 159 Macquarie St Hobart

stamp & coin fairs & events new south wales July 4 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair, Quinn’s Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02 63623754. July 4 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor, Car park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, cnr Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW. July 4 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am -

victoria July 5 - (1st Sun) Western Suburbs Stamp, Coin & Banknote Fair, Strathmore Bowling Club, 40 Loeman St, Strathmore. Enq: Chris. 0413355716. July 19 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair, Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh. Dealers plus huge range activities. Ph: 0418 322 315. July 26 - (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phonecard Fair, Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. 9am-3pm.

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TBA - Queensland Stamp & Coin Fairs, 8:00am -1:00pm,

Contract Bridge Club, 67 Ipswich Road,Woolloongabba. Check ‘Weekend Shopper’ to confirm or contact 0428 450 616 day only.

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Pioneers Hall, Cowper St, Wallsend. 8 Dealers. 4971

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