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Contents Articles Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ...................................................6 Hamburg & the local post period: Christer Brunström ...... 14 Stamps in the News: Margo Campbell .................................... 20 Looking at New Zealand: Graeme Morriss ............................... 30 Revenue Review: Dave Elsmore ................................................. 44 Introducing the APF: Ian McMahon .......................................... 48 Cinderella Corner: Tony Presgrave ............................................ 54 Market Matters: Glen Stephens .................................................. 58

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More than eight years have gone by since I first featured the 1978-84 Birds series (August 2007). The original article used in conjunction with this latest overview might provide a more rounded study for existing and budding enthusiasts of the series. It can be accessed at: http://www.rap.com.au/vPages.asp?vPagesID=AUG%2007 I have recently sold my Australia Decimals II collection (that ACSC 1975-91 section), to the same collector who bought my Decimals I. This is now the collection of its kind to beat, if usage of the Figure 1. 1c Zebra Finch first 25 years of Decimals is a philatelic pursuit. not seen by me as a solo franking on a commercial Prior to handing over my collection, I took the oppostal article was the little 1c. Such an item of course portunity, with the new ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permission, to spin off has to be underpaid, and just recently a solo 1c on half a dozen or so articles featuring particular seriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of cover, Figure 1, underpaying the 27c Letter rate, used the era, such as the highly infectious Living Together. Liverpool-Sydney Aug 8 1982, appeared on eBay This month, however, given the popularity of the 1978- Australia (ended Aug 15 2015). The underpayment was 84 Birds series, it features first amongst the selected not detected in the post, and travelled untaxed. Starting articles. at $2, three bidders pushed it to $6.50. I missed the aucBack in 2007, the only denomination in the series tion, and would gladly have bid $100+. The collector

Figure 2. 5c Hooded Dotterel 6 - Stamp News

Figure 3. 10c Golden Shouldered Parrot

of searching for such unsung heroes, can sell for less than a glass of House wine. With 20 stamps in the Bird series, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve not featured an item for every denomination, due to space constraints. The offering however should be adequate to demonstrate just what an attractive subject the series is for a usage collection, particularly when applied in conjunction with the inaugural article. It takes little imagination to judge just how diminished in presentation and significance these stamps become once removed from original postal article. The 5c was a make-up value, and it is unusual to see a strip of four utilised for the 20c Letter rate as in Figure 2. This was done at Hobart Nov 6 1979 to New Town. A $25 item in my estimation.

who brought the completed auction to my attention was the underbidder, not then appreciating its rarity. I suggested he contact the seller to see if a deal handsomely rewarding both seller and buyer could be brokered. Alas, the successful bidder knew his/her stuff, and was not interested in a quick and substantial profit. I regard this type of item highly, for it is a usage error, arguably comparable in chance occurrence to an error in a stamp, such as a colour-omission. The market generally does not appear to have recognised the significance of usage errors, however, and whilst a colour-omission error of which dozens were found might realise many hundreds per item, a usage error such as this solo 1c, the only example Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen in 27 years Figure 4. 15c Forest Kingfisher

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Eligible usage items need not be confined to covers; any use on a commercial postal article qualifies for usage determination. Figure 3 is an example of a non-cover use of a pair of 10c, affixed to a Post office “Under Paid” card, which explains (on reverse) to the sender any deficiency in a detected article, and sets out the underpayment and “service fee” to arrive at the payment to be affixed in stamps. In this instance postage paid was 18c rather than the correct Letter rate of 22c, and with “fine” the amount in additional postage due was 20c (4c Figure 5. 18c Spotted Catbird + 16c), hence 10c x2. The 10c is another makereturn of unsold newspapers rate. Figure 3 is a scarce up use value, save for specific use of a 10c multiple for another particular an extremely rare use found by S.A. Philatelist, Martin postal purpose. Auction estimate: $50 Walker, of 10c solo for the little known Newsagent’s

Figure 6. 20c Eastern Yellow Robin 8 - Stamp News

Figure 7. 25c Spur-wing Plover

usages, for Christmas cards in that year. This is destined to become one of the more sought-after items of the series. Actually, the 18c is the most difficult denomination of the ‘birds’ to find on commercial article, and is third overall . . . in the scarcity stakes, by my reckoning.” Back then, I featured one of the two Greetings card rate items mentioned, valued at $100, which I would now revise to $200 as an auction estimate. Figure 5 is another type of solo use, on an aforementioned “Under Paid” card, where 18c became owing on an underpaid by 2c article (plus 16c “fine”). Auction estimate: $100

The 15c was primarily for make-up, but a very uncommon solo possibility was for Greetings card rate. Figure 4 contained a Christmas card, used Frenchs Forest to Roseville Dec 13 1979. Auction estimate: $40 For the 18c, forgive me for repeating what I said in 2007: “Almost a nowhere stamp, the 18c was primarily intended for ‘Bulk pre-sorted letter rate for direct bundle standard articles’ (!), a usage which was current for eight months only, and which I’ve yet to see. There was a brief window of opportunity in 1981 to utilise this stamp solo for the 18c Greetings card rate, although I’ve seen but two such Figure 8. 30c Pied Oystercatcher

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Amongst the most difficult items to find unusual usage examples of are garden-variety Letter rate stamps; a solo franking of a letter rate stamp almost seems like a waste of space. So it is that Figure 6 is a very welcome specific and unusual use for this, the second of the 20c issues in the series. Here we have no less than eleven of the 20c uprating a Stationery 22c envelope for registration ($2.20) on Oct 29 1980 AdelaideFigure 9. 35c Regent Bower Bird Canberra. A usage enthusiast would be unlikely to baulk at, say, $25 for such an item to

Figure 10. 40c Lovely Wren 10 - Stamp News

represent the given stamp in an exhibit. What price the stamps if removed from the cover, and who would want them? I have noted at least four possible solo uses for the 25c (one was featured in 2007), none easy to find. In a well-balanced usage collection, however, a specialist strives to represent more than just solo usage. In the same vein as for Figure 6, I have selected an item (Figure 7) where a block of ten 25c pay for a specific uprate, again for registration, which by Aug 3 1981 had increased from $2.20 to $2.50. Auction estimate: $30 A handy bird to have trained around the house

Figure 11. 45c Masked Woodswallow for oyster lovers, the 30c stamp featuring this creature has a number of solo possibilities, none scarcer than Figure 8. This Nov 30 1982 Official use is franked 30c punctured â&#x20AC;&#x153;VGâ&#x20AC;? for State Govt use in Victoria, overpaying the 27c Letter rate, but C.I.B. paying the gas bill is fairly safe to call non philatelic use. The 30c had been replaced by 30c Wallaby on Jul 15 1981, so a case of using up old stock. A novel item, which would be welcome in an exhibit. Auction estimate: $50 Another novel solo use, Figure 9 is an airmailed postcard with 35c underpaying 45c airmail postcard rate to Zone 5, sent MelbourneGermany Dec 8 1982. This solo use is not amongst the nine Figure 12. 50c Flame Robin

(!) solo possibilities I referred to in 2007. Auction estimate: $80 For the 40c Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve selected a solo use for Non-standard articles 50-100g rate, used Oct 28 1980 East Kew to Carlton. Non-standard items are generally hard to find, more so as attractive as this example. Auction esti-

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mate: $40 In a Usage exhibit, no different from a Traditional exhibit, one strives to present the unusual. Figure 11 is just that for the 45c, where a pair pay 1st weight step Non-standard airmail (40c) + Priority paid fee (50c), Civic Square-Hobart on Dec 11 1981. I love to include Priority paid mail in usage collections, if for no better reason than those gorgeous magenta (and other colours) Timeclock cancellations. The only such usage item Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve noted. Auction estimate: $80 The special services, regFigure 13. 55c Lotus-bird istered, express, certified, etc, are always welcome in a usage exhibit; philatelic bio diversity readers could be forgiven for observing I appear to be shall we call it? Figure 12 has the 50c paying Certimesmerised. It should have been franked 63c, reprefied fee on a Nov 29 1979 cover locally addressed at senting 28c Non-standard up to 50g rate + 35c PriorMelton. Auction estimate: $25 ity paid fee, but went undetected Sydney-Fremantle Not hard to find as a solo franking for Zone 5 on Mar 11 1981. A solo use of which finding another airmail rate, items such as Figure 13 are sought-after would be challenging. My excuse for liking such items by specialists for their diversity in an exhibit. Here we is Philately, that science which stimulates the senses; have 55c x4 paying registration fee ($2.20) on a 28c the variety of life. Auction estimate: $80 rate Non-standard up to 50g article, Armadale (WA) to Committing yet again, Figure 15 is another amongst Ballan. Auction estimate: $30 the novelties which feature in this article. This Jul 14 Figure 14 is another of those novel items for which 1981 solo use of 80c, Marden-Merewether should have been 84c: 24c Letter rate + 60c Certified fee. Coincidentally, the 24c Letter rate was increased from 22c on this day, but still does not account for the Post office miscalculation, which of course creates a cracker item for a usage exhibit, and for a stamp which is so elusive as a solo franking in any form. Auction estimate: $150 Another Priority paid article (Timeclocks on reverse less fortunately) features for the $1, in Figure 14. 60c King Parrot solo form, where the rate 12 - Stamp News

Figure 15. 80c Rainbow Pitta

Rod Perry has been a philatelic trader since 1962 and a Stamp News advertiser since the 1960s . He founded Rodney A Perry Auction Galleries (now Millennium Philatelic Auctions) in 1971. As a collector he has exhibited nationally and internationally. Rod prefers his used stamps on cover and likens taking a stamp off its original cover to converting a tree to woodchips. Past editions of this column may be accessed on Rod’s ‘rap.com.au’

computes as 30c Letter rate + 70c Priority paid fee. A neat cover, sent Merredin-Melbourne Nov 30 1983, late use of the stamp, which had been replaced by $1 Butterfly five months earlier. Auction estimate: $75 To conclude, and on a bird lovers related note, although non-philatelic, our place in the Daintree rainforest is frequented by a trio of Brahminy kite, a superb chestnut and white Bird of prey (sadly, not featured in our subject stamp series!). We occasionally feed them foods suitable for such creatures, and during the years we have been so doing they have become ever more cheeky. Recently, one kite has observed our Great Dane feeding, and when the dog is distracted, usually to extract a bone to devour at another location metres away, the kite swoops in and takes its choice of anything remaining in the bowl. Reminds me of my determination in Philately in my youth. Figure 16. $1 Western Magpie

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Hamburg & the local post period It was certainly not by chance that the city of Hamburg was built where it is located at the estuary of the River Elbe on Germany’s North Sea coast. Here conditions have always been ideal for trade and shipping. Already in the middle ages Hamburg’s merchants began trading with other countries and territories in northern Europe. But Hamburg is older than that. It was built near the fortress of Hammaburg. In 845 the entire settlement was completely destroyed by marauding Vikings. However, the good citizens of Hamburg soon rebuilt their city. For trade to function on an international basis there was a need for reliable partners in other parts of Europe. This cooperation led to the creation of the Hansa, a network of city states specialising in trade. Eventually the Han-

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sa became quite powerful in northern Europe. At first the merchants from Hamburg and the other Hanseatic cities travelled all over northern and western Europe buying and selling goods at a profit. As times went by they preferred to run their businesses from their offices in Hamburg. Hamburg became a free city state and even today it is one of the “Bundesländer” making up the federal German republic. Towards the end of the 19th century many merchants and industrialists in Hamburg began taking an interest in developing their contacts with other continents. They were strong supporters of Germany’s colonial aspirations in Africa, China and the Pacific area. They hoped to develop new markets for the industrial goods manufactured in Hamburg and also to get ac-

Christer Brunström cess to cheap raw materials. Large shipping lines operated from the harbour of Hamburg. Good postal services are essential for trade to flourish. From 1886 until 1900 there were several privately owned and operated local posts serving Hamburg. They distributed letters and commercial circulars at fees considerably lower than those charged by the state postal service. The first such company was Stadtbriefbeförderung which was started in 1886. In 1887, this local post issued a set of stamps showing a sailing ship in the harbour of Hamburg. The original stamps were perforated 11½ while the much more common reprints were perforated 10. The design of course reflects the importance of the city’s harbour. In fact, it was and still

is Germany’s major port handling most of the country’s imports and exports. A very impressive city hall was built in the 1880s. It is certainly worth a visit and this writer recently had a good look at this impressive building. The owners of the local post were also impressed and in 1888 a new set of stamps featuring the new city hall was released. Apart from the central design, the two sets are identical. Once again there are two different perforations: 11½ and 10. The company also handled large quantities of unaddressed circulars. These were not franked but special stamps were issued as receipts for payments. There were two values – 5 and 10 marks – of these very large stamps. They were printed in sheets of 4 x 12 stamps with

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Hamburg & the local post period the six top rows being the 10-mark denomination and the six bottom rows the 5-mark value. Thus vertical se-tenant pairs of the two values exist. Such pairs are quite scarce. These very impressive stamps were produced in three colours – black, red and green. They show the Binnenalster with the Lombard Bridge, one of the most famous sights of Hamburg. In 1888, another local post was started. It was called Privat-Beförderung. In the same year this company released a most interesting set of stamps with designs which would ﬁt very nicely into several categories of thematic collections. Various kinds of transport is the common theme. The 2-pfennig value is dedicated to Hamburg as a maritime centre. It depicts a sailing

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ship. At the time sailing ships were still widely used but would soon give place to steam ships. There was a 15-pfennig denomination intended for registered mail. It shows a globe symbolising the city’s links with rest of the world. Hamburg is an important hub for all kinds of transports in the north-western part of Germany. One of the stamps in the set (10 pfennig) depicts a steam locomotive. In the 1880s and 90s, hundreds of thousands of emigrants travelled by train to Hamburg by train. In Hamburg they then boarded the ships that would carry them to a new and (hopefully) better life in America. An entire section of Hamburg’s Historical Museum is devoted to the emigration to America. However, I have decided to show the 5-pfen-

Christer Brunström nig value which pictures a steam tramway. The ﬁrst horse-drawn tramways could be seen in the city’s streets as early as 1866. Electrically powered trams were introduced in 1894. The entire tramway system was discontinued in 1978 and the trams were replaced by buses. There was only one line served by the steam tramway. It ran from Rathausmarkt to Wandsbeeker Chaussee and it was in operation from 1878 until 1897. Towards the end of the 19th century, bicycles became quite popular not only in Germany but in many other parts of the world. Shown on the 15-pfennig stamp is a rather curious tricycle which reminds you of the famous Penny Farthing bicycle. Most values in this exciting stamp set can

be found with two different perforations – 11½ and 14½. In 1890 Hamburg and surrounding areas had a population of 324,000 people. Many were badly paid industrial workers who lived in crammed and insalubrious dwellings. In 1892, there was a very serious outbreak of cholera which resulted in 8,605 deaths. Despite this the population increased rapidly and by 1900 it had reached 705,000. Today it is Germany’s second-largest city. Due to new legislation all of Germany’s privately run local posts had to close in 1900. The owners of Privat-Beförderung received a compensation of 24,700 marks while the 13 letter carriers were awarded a total of 12,523 marks and 41 pfennig as compensation. Some of them were later hired by the German Post Ofﬁce,

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Stamps in the News - Globally! Don’t mention the war - USA

Reported at www.airforcetimes.com With the recent 70th anniversary of VJ Day on Aug. 15 it is interesting to remember the controversy that erupted on the 50th anniversary of VJ day in 1994 when the U.S. Postal Service cancelled a planned stamp that would have commemorated the end of World War II by showing a mushroom cloud from an atomic bomb explosion. Ron Kaplan, an aviation artist inadvertently joined the fray in 1994 when he saw a TV news report about a decorative stamp that Vietnam veteran Gerry Newhouse had made in protest of the Postal Service proposed stamp’s cancellation. Kaplan went to Newhouse’s office in downtown Columbus, Ohio, to buy three sheets of the decorative stamps, and he told Newhouse the B-29 in the artwork did not look realistic. “I remember saying words to the effect that: ‘Gosh, I wish I had known you before you did these because I’m an aviation artist, and frankly I think the art could be a lot better.’” Newhouse called Kaplan the next day to say the company making the stamps had lost the scan of the original artwork. Newhouse needed more stamps immediately because he was being deluged with orders, so he asked Kaplan if he could come up with a new design. Kaplan quickly turned around a design for a decorative stamp showing a B-29 flying away from a mushroom cloud along with the words, “Atomic bombs end World War II.” The stamps had no postal value, but they could be used along with stamps approved by the Postal Service. Newhouse sold the stamps in 1995 and 1996.

Proposed USPS mushroom cloud design

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Kaplan’s protest cinderella The stamp got a big endorsement from retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets Jr., who flew the Enola Gay on the Hiroshima mission, Kaplan said.

Don’t mention the war - Taiwan

Reported at www.taipeitimes.com A set of four stamps featuring images of wartime scenes and celebrations marking the surrender of Japan, along with a set of coins issued by the central bank to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War, have become bestsellers in Taiwan. The eight-year war was a part of World War II, in which Japan and the other Axis powers were defeated by the Allied powers. On July 2, the central bank issued 20,000 sets of limited-edition commemorative coins, with each set containing a NT$50 coin and a NT$20 coin. The combined value of the two coins — NT$70 — signifies the 70th anniversary of the victory over Japan. The commemorative stamps depict themes such as youth volunteers in the antiJapanese resistance, Chiang Kaishek’s speech marking Japan’s surrender and Taiwanese rural scenes in the early 1960s. In related news, descendants of German businessman John Rabe and US missionary Minnie Vautrin, who made significant Replacement design showing contributions during World Truman announcing Japan’s War II, are in Taiwan to attend surrender

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events in commemoration of the end of the war and to highlight the importance of peace. Rabe and Vautrin were among the foreign nationals who helped create a safety zone in Nanjing in 1937 when the city — then the capital of China — fell to Japanese troops. The zone provided shelter for more than 200,000 civilians and prevented them from being killed by the Japanese army. The government invited Rabe’s grandson Thomas and Vautrin’s great-grandniece Cindy to attend the World War II commemorative events, including historical exhibitions showcasing documents on the war.

Heroes remembered - Australia

Reported at www.jwire.com.au Australia Post will release a 70¢ stamp in October commemorating Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat responsible for saving tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazi death camps. Approaches had been made to Australia Post prior to 2009 resulting in Australia Post and Melbourne stamp dealers Max Stern & Co working together to produce a Raoul Wallenberg Stamp Sheet with 10 generic 60 cent Australia Post stamps on a sheet depicting Raoul Wallenberg and detailing some of his history. This sheet was published in a limited edition of 1,000 nearly all of which have now been sold. Repeated submissions to Australia Post over the years met with rebuffs which stated that Australian

stamps could only have Australians on them with the exception of the Queen. The concept of making Raoul Wallenberg an Honorary Australian Citizen was born and became a reality in April 2013 announced by then Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The result is that a 70¢ Raoul Wallenberg postage stamp will be released on 5 October 2015, one of three to be honoured in this way, the other two depicting Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela.

Heroes remembered – United Kingdom

Reported at www.itv.com A man celebrated as “Britain’s Schindler” for saving hundreds of children from the Holocaust will be immortalised on a Royal Mail stamp after a petition attracted more than 105,000 supporters. Campaigners called for Sir Nicholas Winton, who arranged for eight trains to carry 669 mainly Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to London in 1939, to be honoured with a commemorative postage stamp. A change.org petition, launched by Jewish News, argued the stamp would be a “fitting tribute” to Sir Nicholas, who died last month aged 106. It received over 105,800 signatures. A spokeswoman for Royal Mail said it was “pretty clear” that Sir Nicholas was a “worthy candidate” to be featured in a commemorative stamp set. “One of the purposes of Royal Mail stamps is to honour those who have made important contributions to the UK, and every year we consider hundreds of subjects for inclusion. It is clear that Sir Nicholas Winton is a worthy candidate.” “Now we have consulted with his family, we Stamp News - 21

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Sir Nicholas with one of the children he saved. are delighted to confirm our intention to feature Sir Nicholas on a stamp as part of a commemorative set, subject to the appropriate approvals, in 2016. The details will be confirmed in due course.” Organisers of the petition were delighted. A spokesman commented, “His inspirational story shows that one person truly can make a difference and we hope the stamp will bring his heroic efforts to the attention of even more people.” “We would like to thank the Royal Mail for acting in almost unprecedented speed as well as each and every one of those who signed the petition without whom this triumph may not have happened.” Sir Nicholas, from a German-Jewish family kept his pre-war actions secret for over 50 years. He was reunited with some of the children he saved on Esther Rantzen’s That’s Life TV programme in 1988, after his wife Grete found an old briefcase in the attic with lists of children and letters from their parents.

A collector recalled

Reported at http://allafrica.com Kamal Mohanbhai Patel who died recently in Chililabombwe’s Konkola Mine Hospital was perhaps Zambia’s sole passionate stamp collector. A man with a sweet and phlegmatic personality, Kamal had a knack for detail. Nobody gathered postage stamps quite the way he did. Kamal was driven by the idea that plenty 22 - Stamp News

historical facts, sometimes obscure, can be found on stamps. Stamp collection became an obsession pretty early. Kamal knew that stamp collection in Zambia was rare but for Kamal, his way of telling stories was through a variety of stamps he collected. A year ago, Zambia celebrated its Golden Jubilee and Kamal took advantage to showcase his rare collection to adults and children alike. It contained some of the most precious and rare Zambian stamps, in addition to some of the most popular and widely recognised. “These stamps are incredibly important to me for many reasons. One by one, they are symbols of different parts of our national identity. “All together, they communicate a special Zambian story,” he said. His collection also represented how minorities considered Zambia to be their home, and how it is helping to preserve the great national heritage. After all, Zambia’s first stamp designer, Gabriel Ellison, was also a minority. Until about 20 years ago, the great artist Ellison, who designed the Zambia national flag and coat of arms, designed most of the country’s stamps. Since then, the postal service engaged a company to design the stamps, many of which were created with the help of computer-generated designs. For decades, these stamps have expressed the history, culture, landscape, and natural resources of Zambia.

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Kamal had been collecting stamps for decades. Born in 1967 he started collecting as a young boy. When he started it was mainly stamps that came on envelops, as letter writing was very common and there was no e-mail. Young Kamal started going to the philatelic counter at the post office and started buying Firstday covers, new issues and souvenir sheets. It was in the early 80s that he decided to concentrate on Zambia, but he had many gaps in his collection. To fill up those gaps he started looking around, asking friends and basically just putting the word out. Then came the Internet and that really helped him to almost complete his collection. He was driven by the belief that stamps as small as they are were great story tellers. “Stamps portray a lot of historic events, locally and internationally, they also portray our rich heritage of flora and fauna, our wild life wealth and mineral wealth. Our Zambian stamps also portray our rich cu*lture on stamps that have the Zambian masks, cultural dances and art effects,” he said. Ultimately, Kamal Patel will be greatly missed. At the time of his death, he was director of Mukwa Lodge in Kitwe.

L-o-n-g may she reign over us

Reported at www.iomtoday.co.im The Isle of Man Post Office has released a celebratory set of stamps in honour of the Queen, commemorating her becoming the longest-reigning British monarch having surpassed her great great grandmother Queen Victoria, on September 9. The set of eight stamps is the Isle of Man’s tribute to the long reign of the Lord of Mann and depicts some of her most significant ceremonial occasions during her reign to date. The title Lord of Mann Çhiarn Vannin is used on the Isle of Man to refer to the island’s Lord Proprietor and head of

state. The celebratory stamp issue is complete with text, imagery and embellished with metallic gold ink and includes key milestones such as The Coronation, The Investiture, Order of the Garter, Trooping the Colour, The Golden, Silver and Diamond Jubilees and the opening of Parliament. The Queen appears on every British and Manx stamp and is fundamental to every stamp release as it requires her royal consent. Each stamp design must adhere to strict criteria before being sent to Buckingham Palace which includes being produced to a small size, the incorporation of the Queen’s head or initials, ER, and a denomination. The Isle of Man has been producing its own stamps in this manner since July 5 1973 when it became an independent postal administration. Prior to that it was part of the British Post Office and only used stamps that were called ‘regionals’, which were in part designed by Manxman John Nicholson.

When is a jersey stamp not from Jersey?

Reported at www.stuff.co.nz/sport New Zealand Post has released an All Blacksthemed stamp and coin collection ahead of the Rugby World Cup. The stamp is made of fabric from the 2015 All Blacks home replica jersey and includes details such as All Blacks, Adidas, and AIG logos. Stamp News - 23

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the uniquely shaped All Blacks coins the proposed All Blacks stamp The legal tender silver proof coin is a world first in that it takes the shape of the team’s jersey. Just 2015 of the coins were minted worldwide and the unique shape of the coin is a world first. New Zealand Post’s head of stamps and coins Simon Allison said his designers wanted to come up with unique and eye-catching memorabilia. “The All Black jersey is synonymous with New Zealand the world over,” he said. “The stamps and coins are about honouring the All Blacks, their jersey and its symbolism for fans and supporters.” New Zealand Post is cheering on the All Blacks with an official stamp and coin release to support the team in the lead up to rugby’s biggest event.

Saga of the fruit that changed an island’s history

Reported at www.philatelicdatabase.com Pitcairn Island Post has released a minisheet devoted to the Breadfruit Saga – one of the most important shots of the island’s history. In 1787, Lieutenant William Bligh took command of the HMAV Bounty whose mission was to sail to Tahiti to obtain breadfruit saplings to take to the British Colonies in the West Indies and Jamaica in particular. This was an experiment to find an inexpensive and nutritious way to feed the large number of slaves who worked the island’s numerous sugar plantations. The whole project encountered difficulties beginning with the voyage to Tahiti which was troubled with notoriously stormy weather and forced to take the longer way around Africa. Further delays arose from having to wait over five months for the breadfruit plants to mature sufficiently to 24 - Stamp News

be transported. The Bounty departed Tahiti in April 1789 and sailed into history when Fletcher Christian and the mutineers took over the ship. The story that Bligh took drinking water meant for his crew and used it to water the breadfruit plants has never been proved. After casting Bligh and his followers adrift in a small boat Christian and his fellow mutineers threw the breadfruit plants into the sea and went in search of Tubuai and ultimately Pitcairn Island. According to Bligh’s diary, Fletcher Christian shouted at his former commander, “There goes the Bounty bastard, breadfruit Bligh!” Bligh persevered in his small craft with limited food and water and after being adrift for a remarkable 47 days in the Pacific, covering 3,618 nautical miles with only a sextant to guide him and his men, he arrived at Timor. From there he returned to Britain, where he was court-martialled for the loss of the Bounty. After his exoneration Bligh remained in the Royal Navy and was promoted to Captain. From 1791 to 1793, as master and commander of HMS Providence he undertook again to transport breadfruit from Tahiti to the West Indies. Two thousand one hundred twenty-six breadfruit plants were carried from Tahiti, in pots and tubs stored both on deck and in the below-deck nursery. The expedition’s gardener described ravages inflicted by “exceedingly troublesome flies, cold, unwholesomeness of sea air, salt spray and rationed water” nonetheless, 678 survived to the West Indies, being delivered in 1793. The operation was deemed successful even though the early slaves in the Caribbean islands did not take to it. It is now an important staple crop in Oceania and can be found in over 145 countries worldwide. The presence of the breadfruit trees on Pitcairn

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according to an accurate narrative*, proves that the early settlers came from some volcanic island. The breadfruit is absent in Rapa, so it is assumed that they must have come from the Austral Islands farther to the west or from Mangareva. There are two types of breadfruit on Pitcairn Island. The smooth-skinned, white-fleshed breadfruit is widespread throughout the island. The other breadfruit was introduced from Fiji and has a yellow flesh, a different, sweeter flavour, and a different texture. Eating breadfruit is similar to eating a potato. Some favourites are pilhi, or stewing breadfruit with onion, coconut milk and seasoning; making breadfruit salad; eating it mashed or as chips or making breadfruit puff where boiled breadfruit is mashed, rolled in breadcrumbs and fried. Breadfruit cooked in gravy made from oxtail to give it flavour is also popular.

nationally via the Australia Post stamp,” Dandenong Mayor Sean O’Reilly said. “We love the Dandy Pig in Greater Dandenong and now everyone across Australia will hopefully recognise it when they see it on the stamp. “We’re proud of being Australia’s most multicultural community and it just elevates Dandenong to the national stage.” Built in the 1950s, the Dandenong Ham and Bacon Factory sign was originally on Lonsdale St — welcoming traffic which crossed Foster St from Gippsland — but was taken down in 1989 when the factory closed. It gathered dust in council storage until 2013, when it was resurrected to a new home at Dandenong Market. Australia Post philatelic manager Michael Zsolt hoped the themed stamp would resonate with the public and collectors alike.

We don’t like cricket…we love it

Reported at http://cricketbadger.com Sri Lanka Post will be issuing a special postal stamp on the occasion of Kumar Sangakkara’s farewell Test (August 28-Set. 1) against India at P. Sara Oval. Sangakkara has decided to play the first two of the three-Test series against India commencing on Wednesday before he hangs his boot. “The proposal has been under consideration. We have forwarded the idea to the 8-member advisory

Bringing home the bacon

Reported at www.heraldsun.com.au THE Dandy Pig sign is indelibly stamped in the minds of people across the Dandenong area of Melbourne. Now the neon sign will make its mark on the rest of the country, last week joining Abbotsford’s Skipping Girl and the Pink Poodle of Surfers Paradise on a set of stamps celebrating iconic heritage-listed signs. “It’s great that an iconic Dandenong landmark will be visible

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board and once it gets approved, the postal-stamp, figuring Sangakkara will be released”, the Post Master General said. “Sri Lanka Post issued 9 stamps and a Special Cover for cricket starting from 1996 World Cup win. 1996 - 4 stamps World Cup Win, 2007 - 2 stamps World Cup, - 2 stamps World Cup RunnersUp, - 1 stamp Muthiah Muralitharan 2014 - 1 Special Cover Mahela”. 2007 World cup Runners-Up stamp contain Sri Lanka team including Sangakkara. “We are planning issue set of 12 stamps on “Cricket Legends of Sri Lanka” in this year depicting Test Cricket captains up to Sangakkara”, the Post Master General concluded.

Sovereignty stamped with a post box

Reported at www.straitstimes.com Pos Malaysia has launched a special postal code for Layang Layang island, one of the world’s best diving destinations. The 88005 special postal code symbolises Malaysia’s sovereignty over the remote island located 300km from Sabah or one hour by air from Kota Kinabalu. Layang Layang, which is located near the Spratly Islands, is among a group of 600 islands and reefs claimed by several countries. Pos Malaysia acting chief executive officer Azlan Shahrim said 88 is the Sabah code while 5 refers to 26 - Stamp News

Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) Station Lima based in Layang Layang. “We decided to have a post code to improve postal services,” he said. Also launched was a seabed post box, an initiative of the RMN, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, the National Security Council and Avillion LayangLayang Resort. At 40m deep, the seabed post box made it into the Malaysia Book of Records as the first of its kind in the country. “This underwater post box is our second project, after the first was launched in Mount Kinabalu as the highest altitude post box in Malaysia,” he said after launching the underwater post box. Jailani said the underwater post box allows divers at Pulau Layang-Layang to share their experience with family and friends via waterproof postcards stamped with a special postmark and Malaysia Book of Records logo. Azlan said Avillion Layang Layang Resort was appointed agent with postal delivery by MASWings flights departing Kota Kinabalu twice weekly. Two postmen would be assigned to collect the waterproof postcards from the underwater post box. Victorley Marden, 25, and Ritchie Lester Lee, 35, were selected as the underwater postmen. Lee, a diving centre manager on the island, has more than 10 years of diving experience and has held a diving licence since 2001, while Marden is a dive master who earned his diving licence in 2011. The duo from Kota Belud would ensure that postcards sent through the underwater mail box would be safely delivered to recipients.

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World’s oldest message in a bottle

With the data from the bottles that were found, Bidder was able to prove for the first time that the deep sea current flowed from east to west in the North Sea. He also discovered that plaice generally swim against the deep current – valuable commercial information for the fishing trade. “Most of the bottles were found within a relatively short time,” Mr Baker said. “We’re talking months rather than decades. The association had long given up hope of any more being traced. It is thought the postcard Mrs Winkler discovered may be the oldest message-in-a-bottle ever found. The discovery of an older message-in-a-bottle was claimed in Germany last year, but has not been recognised yet. That message was released by a German hiker in 1913, and had been missing for 101 years. But Dibber’s message-in-a-bottle would beat it. “We think this bottle was one of the last batch he sent out, in 1906, so that would make it 108 years old,” said Mr Baker. It is impossible to tell whether the bottle has been at sea for all that time, or was washed up long ago and buried in sand, or even lay simply unnoticed, he said. But the association made sure of one thing: Mrs Winkler got the shilling reward promised in the note. “We found an old shilling, I think we got it on eBay,” said Mr Baker. “We sent it to her with a letter saying ‘Thank you’.”

Reported at www.telegraph.co.uk A message in a bottle thrown into the sea 108 years ago by British scientists has been discovered washed up on a beach in Germany. It is believed to be the oldest message-in-a-bottle ever found. Marianne Winkler, a retired post office worker, found the message from the past while on holiday with her husband on the North Sea island of Amrum. Mrs Winkler found the bottle in April, but was shy of publicity and the full story has only now emerged. When Mrs Winkler stumbled on her message-ina-bottle, she had no idea quite how old it would turn out to be. Written on a piece of paper inside were the words “Break the bottle”. Inside they found a postcard with no date but a message promising a reward of a shilling to anyone who returned it. The message, in English, German and Dutch, asked anyone who discovered the bottle to fill in some information on where and how they found it. The return address was the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth. “We did as it asked, and the story took its course,” said Mrs Winkler. “It was quite a stir when we opened that envelope, as you can imagine,” Guy Baker, director at the Marine Biological Association, said. It turned out the bottle was one of 1,020 released into the North Sea between 1904 and 1906 by George Parker Bidder, a former president of the association. Bidder released the bottles as part of a project to find out about deep sea currents. The bottles were specially designed to float just above the sea bed, so they would be carried by the currents deep below the surface. “It was a time when they were inventing ways to investigate what currents and fish did,” Mr Baker said. “Many of the bottles were found by fishermen trawling with deep sea nets. Others washed up on the shore, and some the bottle as it was discovered and George Parker Bidder at were never recovered.” work

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reviews Stanley Gibbons Catalogue reviews

Two new editions for us to look at this time that have arrived in the last month or two. All of these catalogues are published by Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 7 Parkside, Christchurch Rd. Ringwood, Hants BH24 3SH U.K.

GB 2015 Concise catalogue

Paperback, 488 pages, 30th edition RRP A $78.50 As I said in the review of the 2014 edition of this catalogue, If you collect GB in greater depth than the SG ‘Collect British Stamps’ catalogue provides for, then this is the catalogue for you! Listings are complete up to the 2015 Comedy Greats, issued April 1st this year. An amazing feat when you consider that the catalogue was published in May!

The preface to the 2015 edition tells us that ‘Interest in traditional philately is as strong as ever, as evidenced by the ever rising prices for pre-Queen Elizabeth in this catalogue, but there is no denying that the current favourites are the ‘security’ Machin definitive and, even more so, Post & Go stamps’ In light of this, it’s great to note that there are now new tables for the popular security Machin date codes, compiled by John M. Deering, and more details are provided for Post & Go issues originating at Exhibitions etc And on the subject of prices, please, please make sure you read the section on prices, commencing on page x, taking particular note of the quality and cancelation type etc that the prices quoted for used stamps in the catalogue relate to. This catalogue has grown by about 30 pages since last year’s edition, and is packed with information that is essential to every collector of GB. Grab one now!

France

Paperback, 480 pages, 1st edition RRP A $TBA You may be wondering how this can be the 1st edition when the 7th edition was published in 2010! Well the clue is in the title, or rather what’s not in the title anymore: ‘and Colonies’. Yes, that’s right, the French Colonies listings have been removed from this catalogue, and will be published in a separate, future volume. The ‘150 Years of Catalogues’ page at the front of this edition indicates that the reason for this is the ever increasing size of this (and most) foreign catalogues. I trust this is the only reason and just getting more money out of the poor collector who will now need to buy two catalogues if their collecting interests extend to France and it’s Colonies, didn’t play a part in the decision. But what of the new edition? Well all French 28 - Stamp News

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issues are covered up to February 2015. And while the Colonies are gone, there are still listings for Council of Europe, UNESCO and Vichy issues, together with French and Spanish Andorra up to late 2014, and Monaco to February 2015. You’ll also find military frank stamps, newspaper stamps and balloon post letters from the Siege of Paris. Priced listings of Sardinian and French stamps used in Monaco are also included. There is a fairly lengthy list of new varieties included for the first time. This list can

be found on page iv. One last rather objective point I’d like to make about the prices for used recent issues. I’m well aware that recent, commercially used stamps from most countries are in demand and usually hard to find. Having said that, and despite being on the other side of the world, recent French issues, at least in my experience, seem to be a little easier to source than many other countries. With this in mind, it seems odd that SG have increased the already fairly high catalogue values of many recent issues (the self adhesive booklet sets of 12 that regularly appear are a good example) by as much as 40% in some cases! I understand that new issue catalogue pricing is usually based on a formula, and that these stamps are definitely going against the trend for recent used, but as these issues can be purchased at a fraction of the old catalogue values, it seems odd to me that prices would increase! Well, sorry for this being a more ‘gloomy’ review than usual, and don’t get me wrong, this is still a great catalogue, crammed with much essential information, and a must have for all France collectors. And if French Colonies are your thing, hopefully that volume is just around the corner! Until next time, happy catalogue buying! Mike

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Looking at New Zealand

Ernest Rutherford, 1871 – 1937 Ernest Rutherford was born in the rural Nelson area on 30th August 1971, the fourth of twelve children of James and Martha. During his school years, the family moved to Havelock in Marlborough. The Havelock School, with its memorials to distinguished former pupils, is shown nearby. He won scholarships to spend his high school years as a boarder at Nelson College and later to study at Canterbury University College in Christchurch. For his degrees he researched the magnetic properties of iron subjected to various strengths of electrical currents – a very new field at the time. His research work won him a University of New Zealand scholarship which he used to go to the University of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory in the UK. There he continued to work on ways to measure electro-magnetic frequencies. When x-rays and radioactive atoms were discovered in 1895 Rutherford switched to studying radioactivity. He continued this work when appointed a professor at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, in 1898. In 1898 he discovered that two quite separate types of emissions come from radioactive atoms and he named them alpha and beta

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rays. Beta rays were soon shown to be high-speed electrons. In 1907 he returned to Britain to Victoria University of Manchester. A plaque at the University of Manchester is shown nearby. At Manchester, he and an assistant, Hans Geiger, developed the electrical method of detecting single particles emitted by radioactive atoms. In 1908 he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his investigations into the disintegration of elements and the chemistry of radioactive substances. By 1918 he had discovered that bombarding lightweight atoms with alpha rays caused oxygen atoms to change to nitrogen atoms, thus becoming the first person to split electrons from the nucleus of an atom. In 1919 he became the Director of the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge Rutherford was knighted in 1914 and in 1931 he was made Baron Rutherford of Nelson. He served on many eminent scientific bodies in both Britain and New Zealand and was a valued advisor to governments on scientific matters in both countries. He died at Cambridge on 19 October 1937, the result of delays in operating on his partially strangulated umbilical hernia. His ashes were interred in London’s Westminster Abbey, under an inscribed flagstone near the choir screen in the nave. His science medals were given to Canterbury University College by Lady Rutherford who

Graeme Morriss had moved back to Christchurch, NZ to live until her death in 1954. The 1971 centenary of Lord Rutherford’s birth was marked by the issue of two stamps in New Zealand. The stamp designs were by Mark Cleverley, featuring a portrait by Sir Oswald Birley which hangs in the Royal Society’s rooms, Burlington House, London. The 1 cent stamp shows a diagram of alpha particles passing near an atomic nucleus. The formula on the 7 cent stamp represents a nitrogen atom changing to an oxygen atom and splitting off a hydrogen nucleus when bombarded with alpha particles. The stamps were lithograph-printed by Bradbury Wilkinson on unwatermarked chalk-surfaced paper and perforated gauge 14. Each value was printed on two plates numbered 111111 and 1a1a1a1a1a1a. A special first-day postmark was used at Brightwater, the nearest post office to Rutherford’s birthplace, Spring Grove in rural Nelson. The postmark pictured the scattering of alpha particles by nuclei. Canada and the USSR also issued stamps featuring Rutherford in 1971 and Sweden in 1968, the 60th anniversary of his Nobel Prize. Other countries have issued stamps commemorating him since. He is pictured on the New Zealand $100.00 bank note. Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, Auckland, Campbell Paterson, 1952 – . 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 . Stamp News - 31

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25 CAMBODIA ................................................$ 10.00

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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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OCTOBER OFFERS Do not forget we can accept Laybys for larger purchases $500 upwards over 3 or 6 months.

Price $1100.

Prices valid to end October 2015 or until sold out.

AU15) Final of these pairs of 1d blacks, these in the scarcer Grey Black shade, and with Black Maltese Crosses. Lettered EC – ED, both are 4 margin examples, close at bottom. Price $1175

LATEST ARRIVALS IN COLLECTIONS, SINGLES, LOTS AND MIXTURES: 0AU1) Scott Speciality Albums, for British Africa, 3 massive albums, finished in Dark Green Rexine, with Gold Titles on Spine. From 1840’s – 1971. In great condition generally, the oldest of the binders just needs a little TLC. New cost would be many 100s of Dollars. Very cheap at $189 0AU2) Czechoslovakia collection in 4 volumes, 1918 to 1980, a Minkus printed album and 3 springbacks all in nice condition. Lovely lot, mostly postally used or mint, some of the later issues are cto. Very many complete sets and minisheets, with a high degree of completeness. Many 100s of stamps, very cheap at $279 0AU3) Fiji, in Seven Seas Hingeless album 1953 to 1988, and on Hagner style pages, Queen Victoria onwards, many complete sets, mint and used, about 250 stamps. Cheap at under 50c a stamp, $119. 0AU4) Australia Territories and Pacifics in large stockbook and 2 ring binders on Seven Seas Hingeless Pages also in packets, vast quantity majority Mint Unhinged with some hinged in the earlier, from Norfolk Is, Samoa, Pitcairn, Nauru, Papua New Guinea and Christmas Is. Value is in the Norfolk Is., which appears complete, 1966 – 1989. 100s of complete sets and minisheets, and a huge retail value, $595 the lot

AU16) Australia 1920 3rd Wmk 1/- Blue-Green, SIDEWAYS WATERMARK, lovely block of 4, top tow very lightly hinged, lower two are unhinged. Centrered a little high, as is usual for this stamp. Cat. $200 each for hinged, and unpriced for unhinged, but other items in this periods are normally near 3 times the price, so around $1600. Never seen a block so nice before! Price $975 AU17) Australia 1913 2/- Brown 1st Wmk. Kangaroo, lovely postally used, with partical cds at base. Centred low, but such a nice stamp! Cat $250, my price just a half, $125 AU18) Australia 1916 2/- Brown 2nd Wmk. Kangaroo, “socked on nose” cds with Sydney 16 MY 16 cds, perfect centering and perfs, a premium stamp! Cat. $350, my price for this one $189 AU19) Australia 1913 6d Engraved Kookaburra, lovely cto example. Cat $80, this one just $65 AU20) Australia 1908 5/- Green Postage Due, with stroke. SGD59, Cat. $95. Lovely well centred, ful perfs and “socked on nose” with scarce Perth Poste Restante cds, 7 AUG 09. Price $72

AU5) Large carton of Australia in 4 stockbooks and Seven Seas Album 1966 – 1989, mostly used, and quantity of Decimal First Day Covers, in albums and loose in opackets and bundles. Massive Bulk lot. Two Available at $289 each or $495 the two.

AU21) Australia 1964 10/- Navigator, overprinted 15.5mm Specimen, on cream paper mint unhinged. OVERPRINT MASSIVELY MISPLACED INTO PERFS AT LHS. Never seen this before and is not catalogued. Stamp is perfectly centred. STRIKING ERROR! Cat. $1500 as normal, Unashamedly asking $3000.

AU6) Stockcard of KGV Heads with noted varieties, including Dot on Emu, Run N, RA Joined, Halepence, plus others, and a pair of 3d Blue types A & B, etc, etc. Priced to sell at over $500. (20 stamps) Selling at UNDER ONE THIRD of retail $165 the lot.

AU22) Australia 1964 One Pound Navigator, cream paper, overprinted Specimen mint unhinged. Well centered with good perfs. Cat $150, price $119

AU8) Great Britain in 2 Springback Windsor Albums, 1840 – 1980. Highlights include KEVII 2/6d & 5/- x 2 of each, and a reasonable 10/-, this stamp alone cat. at $1000 - $1200 depending which printing, also Seahorses to 10/-, one exceptionally nice fine used reengraved, cat $160, 1948 Silver Wedding One Pound fine used, KGVI and QEII Pre-decimals with a large degree of completeness to 1980, with a few mint sets, but mostly a nice used collection, very worthy of expansion. Very good value at $495.

AU24) GB 1840 1d Black, nice 4 margins, approaching the Intense Black shade, unplated, lettered CB, and bearing TWO Red Maltese Crosses, contrary to regulations! Price $895

AU9) Australia Decimal Collection pretty much complete used collection 1966 – 2006, in ring binder on album leaves, plus some useful AAT and Christmas Is. Around 2000 stamps, look to be all different. Lovely lot. Under 10c a stamp $195 AU10) Nice little cheapy lot of New Zealand mint unhinged Decimal sets, 24 different approx 1973 – 1988 in binder on 10 new Hagner style pages, face value NZ$60, and priced to sell at AUD$75. Just $45 the lot. AU11) The Numeral Cancellations of NSW, on CD Rom, by Hugh Freeman, the Hardback Book is out of print, and sold out. Origianl price for the bookwas $225, and 2nd hand copies are non-exisitent. I have just 2 copies of this, price $49 each. Invaluable!

AU23) GB 1955 Waterlow Castles 2/6d to One Pound, mint lightly hinged and well centered. Retail $125, my price $75!

AU25) Australia 1948 5/- Arms, thin paper horizontal strip of 3 POSTALLY USED! Never ever seen a multiple of this in 50 years of stamp dealing, must be a very rare usage. Left hand stamp thinned at top, otherwise fine. Cat $125 each as singles. Must be worth full catalogue. Supplied with normal for comparison. $375 AU26) Australia 1948 5/- Robes, thin tinted paper Imprint Block of 4, mint unhinged, cat $150. Price $110 AU27 World Wildlife Fund, Animals of the World Album. One not seen by us before. A big green peg fitting album, leather grain with gold Panda logo on front. Contains 108 Illustrated cards in full colour, with informative text in reverse, plus a mint unhinged stamp depicting the animal described. Must have been hard to assemble. Very attractively produced album. Less than $150 each, $159

AU12) Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroo, Die IIA, fresh used example, with large part original gum, and Strong Offset on reverse under the gum. Cat $600 for mint, unpriced used. Lovely item. Price $495

AU28) Australia 1948 10/- and One Pound Arms, mint unhinged. Cat $90, asking just a half, cheap at $45

AU13) Great Britain 1840 1d Black, plate 4, in horizontal pair, (Pairs are scarce!) cancelled with nicely struck Red Maltese Crosses. Lettered NG – NH. NG has 4 huge margins, NG has 3 decent margins, but just into at top right. Cat $2400. Lovely piece. $850

AU30) Australia KGV 4d Purple, single wmk, perf OS, MUH, cat $375, with what appears to be a vertical doctor blade line in gum. My price $195

AU14) Similar to the above, but unplated, lettered CI – CJ, this pair both with 4 margins.

AU29) Australia KGV 4d Orange, Inverted wmk, MLH, Cat $80, cheap at $45

AU31) As above, but MLH. Cat. $200, my price under a half, $98 AU32) Australia KGV 3d Blue single wmk, MUH, type A, cat $75, price $45

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OCTOBER OFFERS AU33) Australia KGV, 4d Orange, perf OS, MLH, minor gum toning. Cat $250, under a half at $119

MJY7) Another lot, as above but heavier and mainly decimal, in 8 large stockbooks and Seven Seas Album to 1990. Album alone retails $125 new. Weighs 16kg. Price $225

AU34) Australia KGV, 1d Red single wmk, rough paper, perf OS, MLH. Cat $50, price $39

MJY8) British Commonwealth off paper newly received mixture, this is much better than the average with stamps from Queen Victoria to quite recent. Must be 15 - 20,000 to the kg. Lovely lot at under 4c per stamp, appears unpicked. Around 1500 – 2000 stamps, 100g for $69, 250g $159, 500g $295 Few lots only.

AU35) Australia KGV, 1d Green C of A wmk, Overprinted OS, in a mint unhinged left marginal block of 8. Centered low, with appearance of almost imperf between the vertical rows. Nice fresh appearance. Cat $160. Price $119

MJY9) Old Tyme Oddments lot, loose, on and off paper, on part album leaves, contents of a small shoebox, with items from 19th Century to 1950’s it appears. Strength in Europe and Br. Empire, looks like there would be a couple of 1000 here. $129 the lot.

AU36) Australia KGV 1d Red single wmk smooth paper, plate 4 with part Harrison 2 line imprint, MUH with variety RA joined. Cat $75, price $49 AU37) As above, on 1d Green. Cat $40, price $25 AU38) As above, but on 1d Violet, in horizontal pair with normal at left. $39

MJY10) Argentina, early to modern off paper, sorted into envelopes by SG number. Weighs 1.8kg, could be anything, have not looked. Cheap lot $49

AU39) Great Britain, 1958 Wildings 2nd Graphites, inverted wmk, set of 5, MUH, retail $120, price $89

MJY11) Silk Cigarette Cards, in ancient album, features dogs, coats of arms, Military Crests, Flags etc. approx 95, must be worth $1 each…album is free. $95

AU40) Great Britain 1960 Wildings Phosphor, inverted wmk, set of 9 (exludes 3d sideband at left) Mint unhinged, retail $300, my price $225

MJY12) 1000 different Finland, have never been able to offer this size packet before, and mostly circular cancels! 500 diff. is on our list at $140, so these are a bargain at $185, two only, be quick!

AU41) Great Britain 1960 Wildings Phosphor. 2.5d Red, 1 band, type 1. Scarest of this series, retail $65, price $45 AU42) USA Collectors Duplicates in shoeboxe, sorted in envelopes by SG number, who know what may lie herein! SG1 -4439, plus some back of the book issues. Must be 1000s. The lot for $149 AU43) As above, but South Africa, plus some loose in packets with earlies, between SG3 – 834. Also some Zimbabwe. $69 the lot. AU44) As above, but Philippines, noted Japanese Occupation, some officials etc, $49 the lot. AU45) As above, Canada, some on album pages, $49 the lot AU46) As above, Malaysia, Singapore and Fiji, tightly packed into small shoebox, price $49 AU47) Carton of Philatelic and other Literature, includes: History of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Americas Story as told in Postage Stamps, US 19th Century Fancy Cancels, Paper Ambassadors (the politics of stamps), Dietz Confederate States catalog and handbook 1959, The Blue Mauritius, Billigs Philatelic Handbook, vol 33: 19th Century US Fancy Cancels. Essay – Proof Journal 1944, A Historical Catalog of US Essay and Proof, the 1847 Issue, plus many others. 15 items, fascinating and educationsal lot for the avid reader…you can put down your Harry Potter! price $149.

MJY14) Australia 1916 5/- Pale Yellow and Grey Kangaroo, 3rd wmk, perf OS, cds used, Sydney Rly Stn, Late Fee, 28 OC 21. With Kangaroo Misplaced downwards, in exactly the same position as the known 10/- of this issue, though not recorded for this value. The 10/cat. Price is $5000. This one $2950 MJY15) Australia 1915 5/- Grey and Yellow Kangaroo, 2nd wmk, mint lightly hinged, showing Albino Kangaroo on reverse, and also Double Perfs at left, which is unrecorded for this stamp. Lower left corner a little blunt, mentioned for accuracy only, as this is due to the double perforation. Catalogue price for a normal mint example is $1500. Price ofr this $1250. MJY16) Australia 1929 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, multiple wmk, lovely cto example with bottom left corner cds. Retail $225, this one $179 MJY17) Australia 1913 10/- Grey and Pink 1st wmk, cto with neat Melbourne corner cds. Centred a bit high, but a very attractive stamp in a deeper pink shade. Cat. Minimum $1700. My price $1250 MJY18) Australia 1932 10/- Grey and Pink 10/- Kangaroo C of A wmk, fine used, well centered and full perfs, with Airmail 29 JE 37 cds. Lovely looking stamp. Cat. $300. My price $249

AU48) Poster Stamps Australia 150th Anniversary 1788 - 1938 superb MUH complete set of 49 in fresh, flat unfolded sheet. Individual stamps sell for $3 each. My price for the lot, seldom seen in this condition, $98

MJY19) Australia Simplified Kangaroo used set, all fine used with circular cancels, Halfpenny – 10/-, with both colours in 6d and 2/- values. 15 stamps, usual retail $500 plus, this set $395

AU50) Australia 1966 Navigators Specimen Overprints, the Scarce 75c & $1 smaller 15mm overprints, mint unhinged, retail $350, my price just a half $175. (I also have the same in MLH if required for $89)

MJY21) Australia 1937 KGVI 3d Die I, mint unhinged, retail $75, my price $56

MJY1) Mostly mint unhinged, collection/accumulation of Norfolk Island 1960’s to 1990 approx mainly in pairs, counted over 100 complete sets and minisheets including 4 definitive sets to $3, plus ranges of other British Commonwealth countries in big green stockbook. Many 100s, great value at $375

MJY23) Australia 1915 3d Olive Green Kangaroo, DieII, fine used with Melbourne cds, 23 JY 23 cancel. Very scarce stamp. Retail $120, my price $89

MJY4) Carton of GB stamps, 1953 to quite recent sorted in envelopes by SG number, 100s of stamps! Few mint noted, weighs 7.5kg, $149 the lot. MJY5) Part Contents of huge shipping carton, with mass of World on paper, just as received from local charity appears unsorted, could be anything in here. Many 1000s. Weighs 2kg Another cheap lot $149

MJY13) Australia 1929 3d Airmail Type B, in Commercially used block of 6, which is extremely rare. Melbourne 17 SE 34 cds cancels, price $96

MJY24) Great Britain 1951 One Pound Brown Arms, in used block of 4, with circular cancels. Attractive piece, cat $145 as singles, cheap at one third, $49 MJY25) Australia 1913 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, perf Large OS, parcel used, as is normal for this stamp. Missing from 99% of all collections! Cat. $2000, this one $1250. MJY26) Australia Kangaroos cto selection, all at Half Catalogue Price. a) 3rd wmk 6d Brown $12.50, b) 3rd wmk 1/- Blue-green Die IIb, perf OS $20,

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OCTOBER OFFERS c) 9d multiple wmk, perf OS $25, d) 1/- multiple wmk perf OS $22.50, e) 2/- multiple wmk perf OS $ 50, f) 6d C of A Overprinted OS $50 g) 9d C of A wmk $10

MJY50) Australia 1948 Two Pound Arms, mint hinged, cat $90, my price well under half $39

MJY28) Australia KGV Heads and Commems. collection, used on Hingeless pages, noted 1913 1d engraved deep shade cto, 6d Kingsford Smith and 6d Brown Airmail also cto 63 of a possible 90 basic stamps for this period. Cheap lot at around $1.50 per stamp $95

Never seen by us before, and in a strict limited Australia Post edition of 1000 sets!

MJY29) Australia 1927 small multiple wmk, perf 14 1/4d Turquoise, SG 93, fresh mint example, cat $375. Priced rather optimistically by Melbourne dealer at $415. My price, . $279 MJY30) Australia 1935 Jubilee set of 3, lovely mint unhinged, retail $90, my price $69 MJY31) Australia 1913 1st wmk 3d Yellow Olive Kangaroo, Die I, perf small OS, neat cds cancel. Cat. $100, my price $75 MJY32) As above but 3rd wmk, Die IIb, with partial Federal Parliament cds, Cat. $60, my price $49 MJY33) Australia 1916 5/- 2nd wmk Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, inverted wmk, with repaired small Telegraph Puncture. Hard stamp to find, cat $750 as normal wmk inv. Also has what appears to be pre-printing paper horizontal paper crease. Cheap at $279 MJY34) GB 1902 DLR Prining KEVII 5/-, SG 263, fine used with rubber circular cancel. cat $440 Cheap at 20% cat. $88 MJY35) Victoria 1879 – 1900 One Pound Orange St. George and Dragon stamp duty, fine mint without gum, retail $600, very cheap at under 15% retail, $89 MJY36) Australia KGV 1d Green, perf 13.5 x 12.5, mint horizontal bottom marginal pair, with double perfs through Jubilee Line at base. Gum slightly aged. Priced by another dealer at $100, and Cat. $150, my price $78 MJY37) Australia KGV 4d Orange, vfu, with Socked on Nose Yarraville, Vic. 7 MY 18 cds, and variety “Line through Fourpence” Lovely stamp! Cat $175, my price $149 and well worth it! MJY38) Australia KGV 4d Lemon, mint unhinged, retail $600, but gum has sadly been sweated, nice budget buy at under 20% retail. $119 MJY39) Australia 1.5d Red KGV, no watermark in block of 4, two unhinged. Cat $75, has minor gum wrinkles, but otherwise fresh. Price $49 MJY40) Austrlia KGV 3d Blue, perf 13.5 x 12.5, mint unhinged, perf OS and with inverted wmk, from bottom of sheet and with part imprint, type B. Cat $575 plus 50% premium for mint unhinged = $862.50. My price under half! $395 MJY41) As above, but type A, no imprint, mint hinged. Cat $400. Ideal for comparison with the above, has a couple of missing perfs at right so only $79 MJY43) Australia 1932 1/- Green Large Lyrebird, mint unhinged, retail $100, my price $74 MJY44) As above, overprinted OS, retail $110, my price $79 MJY45) Australia 1941 2d Purple KGVI positional block of 4 with Medallion flaw on bottom right stamp. Variety stamp is Mint unhinged. Gum is toned. Cat $150, cheap at $59 MJY46) As above, but nice unhinged single, Cat. $150, my price $l10 MJY47) Australia KGVI 3d Die Ia, cto with full gum, not listed as such. Never seen one before! Guess it has to be worth $49. MJY48) Australia KGV 4d Violet single wmk, mint unhinged, retail $40, my price $29 MJY49) Australia KGV, 1d Green, no wmk, perf OS, Mint Unhinged. Retail $195, my price under half $95

AUSTRALIA OLYMPIC VICTORY PNC STAMP AND COIN COVERS Compare this with the 2000 Victoria Cross PNC, now selling at well over $200, and catalogued at $350 48,830 issued, or the 2002 QEII Accession PNC, also selling at $200 plus and issued in the quantity of 32,102 and you will see how this offer compares, each of these 7 covers is TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TIMES SCARCER THAN EITHER OF THE ABOVE TWO COVERS! Olympics is one of the most popular themes, collected by countless thousands Worldwide. Yet only 1000 of these collectors can ever hope to own one of these superb collections. I have managed to secure just a small number of these folders, and I urge you to act now to avoid disappointment as I am sure I am going to be oversubscribed. AUSTRALIA POST OLYMPICS VICTORY PNC GOLD MEDALLIST COLLECTION 7 DIFFERENT PNC COVERS IN FOLDER ONE PNC COVER FOR EACH GOLD MEDALLIST An official memento of the 2012 Olympic Games, forming a lasting celebration of Australia’s ‘Golden Moments’ in London. I am delighted to offer the Official Australia Post Olympics Victory Gold Medallist PNC Collection. An extremely exclusive limited edition. Australia Post issued only 1,000 sets. This spectacular release features seven individually numbered PNCs presented in an album. All of the 7 PNCs are all individually numbered from 1 to 1000, the same number on each cover in the set. Celebrating all of the seven Australian athletes to win a gold medal in London. Each PNC features a Gold Medallist 60 cent stamp and an Australian legal tender Australian Olympic Team Uncirculated $1 coin, which was not released into general circulation. The issue price of each set was $159.50, yet we are proud to offer these to you at BELOW ISSUE PRICED AT $149 PER SET! Maximum of two sets per customer. ORDER REF: OLY1 FOR ONE SET OR OLY2 FOR 2 SETS. Extra special offer…. Subscribe to Stamp News Magazine for 5 years for $329, either a new or add on subscription and we will supply one of these superb sets at HALF ISSUE PRICE, just $79.75. See handy subscription form enclosed (Not available with any other offer) JY3) Papua New Guinea, 1952 plus a few earlier to mid 1990s in near new 64 page stockbook, this is an ex dealer stock, with 3 – 5 of most sets mint unhinged, plus some hinged and used. Noted One Pound Fisherman Specimen, MNG, looks like around 1250 – 1500 stamps probably 300 – 400 sets. vals. To 5 Kina (several of those) Very clean lot, and great value at about $1.50 a set across the board. $495 the lot. JY5) I just have 2 packets left of 500 different China, all eras, mint and used. Great starter collection and supplied with a new 32 black page stockbook. To celar these last 3 at $250 each, 50c per stamp for China all different, WOW! and a free stockbook to boot. JY7) Greece off paper mix, very wide ranging with early to modern small and large. Massive variety, I have never before been able to offer a Greece off paper mix before! 100 grams, roughly 1500 stamps for $49, 250g for $115, 500g for $219, 1 lot only of 1kg for $425 JY8) Sweden off paper, back in stock, nice ranges of defins and commems might be the odd Norway or Denmark floating around too.100g, about 1500 stamps for $37.50, 250g for $89. Be quick I only have a small amount of this mix. JY10) World Coins, inc a lot of holiday change, with spendable currency from countries like UK, USA, NZ plus plenty of Europe and Asia in here too. Around 150 coins to the kg, these sell in dealers shops for 50c to $1 or more per coin. My price to clear the last 20kg, $29.50 per kg, 5kg for $139, 10 kg for $265 JY11) GB used collection on leaves, commences 1902 KEVII with set to 5/- nicely used, KGV

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OCTOBER OFFERS with 1924 Wembleys and 5/- Seahorse, KGVI 1939 HVs set of 6 complete, plus 1948 Silver Wedding One Pound and 1951 Festoival HVs complete, then QEII appears mostly complete to 1967 with HVs to One Pound (3) Nice lot for expansion, great value at $149

stunning example, with no faults. Cat. $1050 + +, amazing quality stamp, hard to find better. $639 JY34) Another very nice quality 4 margin example, this one from plate 7 another better plate, and in the normal black shade. Also with red Maltese Cross, lettered RI. Cat $750 plus. Price $449

JY12) Australian States on leaves, nice starter collection, identified by SG catalogue, all States represented, except Victoria. Very nice clean lot with values to 1/-, approx 250, wonderful value at less than 75c per stamp. $185 the lot

JY35) Similar examples, unplated, and just a little closer on the margins, but still very nice stamps. Letters available are : SG (Stanley Gibbons!) or KI Cat $750. Price $399 each

JY14) Collection of 500 different Finland, with new 32 black page stockbook, worth $32.50. The 500 Finland on my packets list is $140 alone, so at $129 this is a great deal! JY19) New Zealand Dealer stock in 2 Green 64 page stockbooks, organised by SG number and priced. Duplication with around 5 or 6 of some stamps. Strength in KGV period onwards, goes to around 2008. Many 1000s, with values to $10. Excellent lot for re-seller, hoarder or researcher! $675 JY20) Germany, dealers stock from SG1 through to 1945 in Green 64 black page stockbook. Magnificent lot, all organised by SG and priced. Many 100s of complete sets, mint and used, 1000s of stamps and lots of items rarely encountered these days. A valuable lot! $995

JY28) DDR (East Germany) dealer stock in 3 x 64 page and 2 smaller stockbooks. Organised by SG number and priced up, starting with SG1, through to the end of the era. Mostly fine used, with much postally used, which is quite uncommon to see, usually we just get the cto. Many, many 1000s of stamps and 100s of complete sets, minisheets etc. Magnificent lot! $1100

JY31) Ireland Charity, a mainly recent lot from our friends in a Co. Cork convent. As usual is on heavier paper. Normally $70 per kg, now only $49 per kg, $30 per 500g, $20 per 250g JY32) South Africa genuine mission mix, on close cut single paper, very high count per kg, with mostly recent issues, but odd nice surprise from earlier times to be found here and there, very colourful mix. Usually $70 per kg, now $49 per kg, $30 per 500g, $20 per 250g. Great Britain 1840 1d Blacks, just uncovered a nice little hoard of these, did you know the Chinese are buying these up like crazy? JY33) Superb 4 even, margin example in the scarce Intense Black shade, from the more scarce plate 8, lettered KJ (My initials!) with centrally struck bright red Maltese Cross,

JY39) A superior example, with 4 nice even margins, unplated, lettered OK! Price $449

JY42) Two further 3 margin examples, each with red Maltese Cross, Cat $750 lettered JB or RB. Price $329 each JY43) We have 3 other examples, which have minor faults, not visible from the face, if you just want a nice looking stamp to fill a gap. Lettered AA (Top left corner of the sheet), EA or IC, these priced very modestly at $149 ea. JY44) Australia 1915 10/- Grey & Pink 3rd wmk perf OS, cto used. Now Cat $200, my price for reasonable examples $119 each

JY27) Canada, mostly used dealer stock in binder of 37 Hagner type pages and some album leaves, commencing Queen Victoria and going to around 2006, plus 1979 UPU Delegates book of Mint Unhinged, very high retail lot and many 100s of stamps, good value at $249

JY30) New Zealand Charity, an older mixture on close cut single paper with issues covering the period 1975 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1995 approx, plenty to interest here in postmarks etc. Normally $90 per kg, now $60 per kg, 500g for $35, 250g for $20

JY38) These next two are all with Black Maltese Cross, 4 margins and lettered NE or SF Price $399 each

JY41) In Grey Black, with bright red Maltese Cross, stunning looker from plate 6, but with minor faults not visible from the front. Cat $1000, price $249

JY23) Great Britain dealer stock in 2 x 64 page, 1 x 48 page and two smaller stockbooks, commencing reasonable examples of 1840 1d black and 2d blue, then Queen Victoria 1d reds, most issues represented from KEVII except for the high values. KGV with values to 2/6d and 5/- Seahorses, 16 in total, then QEII to 2000. One volume is mint unhinged, the rest mainly fine used. Many 100s of sets and 1000s of stamps. Very, very good value at $1750, or without the 1d back and 2d blue, $1350.

JY29) World off paper, normally $300 per kg, vast variety here and about 15,000 to the kg. So well under 2c per stamp, $199 per kg, 500g for $109, 250g for $59

JY37) Another example in the scarce Intense Black shade, with red Maltese Cross, unplated and lettered JD, Cat $1050 price $449

JY40) Now we come to the three margin examples, Intense Black, lettered FK, unplated and with centrally struck Black Maltese Cross, Cat. $1050. Price $295

JY21) West Germany dealer stock in 64 page and 48 page stockbook. Organised by SG and priced. Commences Posthorns with most issues present right through to 2005, many in multiples. This is a very valuable stock , most being fine used with circular cancels. Many, many 100s of stamps and 100s of complete sets here! $649 the lot.

All of the following mixtures are at approx 30% to one third off our normal prices:

JY36) Similar to the above but this one identified as being from plate, and in the Grey Black shade. Lettered BE, Cat. $1000. Price $439

JY45) 1915 5/- Grey & Yellow 3rd wmk Kangaroo, perfect centering and full perfs, cancelled with rubber Hobart cds. Attractive stamp, retail $175, this one just $119 JY46) Twopence Halfpenny 1st wmk Kangaroo, superb used, full perfs, colour and well centred with clear Rialto Vic cds of AP 17 14. Price $26 JY47) 6d 1st wmk Kangaroo, superb used, full perfs, colour and well centred with clear Yarram Yarram Vic cds of 6 NO 14. Price $24 JY48) 1/- small multi wmk Kangaroo, superb used, full perfs, colour and well centred with clear Bridgetown WA cds of 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OCT 31. Price $32 JY49) Nauru, GB 5/- Seahorse, ovpt. Nauru, superb well centred lightly hinged example with full rich colour . Retail $165, my price $119 JY50) Great Britain, 1918 5/- Bradbury printing Seahorse, well centred and full perfs with nice partial cds cancel. Cat $270, my price just one third, $90 MJ5) World collection, 1000s of mainly different in 5 big stockbooks. Early to modern, well presented lot, just $295 MJ6) Australian States mixture, mostly off paper, all States represented, few hundreds, noted better values and some S. A. long types. Unpicked, $179 the lot. MJ8) Australia KGV Heads, Kangaroos and pre-decimal sale Discounts from 10% to 40% off normal prices, send for our list, or supply your own wants list. The more you spend, the bigger the discount! MJ9) Great Britain. Magnificent Postal Stationery collection, KEVII and KGV with many

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OCTOBER OFFERS uprated and double imprint types, some are very scarce. Includes Military cancels, unusual destinations etc. plus a range of rarely seen mint items. Would make a great addition to any collection GB, or a nice sideline collection. 96 items in all, great value at $950. (Under $10 per item) MJ12) Great Britain1840 Queen Victoria 2d Deep Full Blue, SG 4, fine used 3 margin example with black Maltese Cross cancellation, lettered R C . Cat. $2200. Under 20% catalogue at $425 MJ13) As above, but SG 5a, with variety, double corner letters, 4 margins, close in places lettered O A . Cat $2300. Very scarce stamp, under 20% catalogue, $495 MJ15) Great Britain 1847 1/- Green Embossed, SG 55, cat. $2000. Nice 3 margin example cancelled with clean barred numeral. Under 20% catalogue at $395 MJ16 Great Britain Queen Victoria 1891 One Pound Green SG 212, fine well centred registered used with full colour, unusually with private perfin “DB” Cat $1600 for used. Very cheap at $470 MJ17 Great Britain 1902 KEVII One Pound Green, SG 266, fine used with FE 11 07 cds cancels of Hull. Well centre with full perfs and good colour. Cat $1600, well under 40% catalogue at $595 MJ18) Great Britain 1919 5/- Rose Red Seahorse, SG 426, a brilliant perfectly centred fresh example with full perfs, lightly hinged. Cat $900, a steal at this price under one third catalogue! $295

MJ37) Australia 1929 Small multiple wmk 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, perf OS cto with gum, very attractive stamp. Retail $225. My price $169 MJ41) Australia 1964 Navigators 4/- to Two Pounds, mint unhinged set of 6, usual retail $175, my price just $129 JN1) GB QV 1848 Embossed 10d. Brown ON COVER TO YORK Die 2 Cat. £3000 SG 57. Lovely example of local usage on solictors letter. Cat near $6000. My price under 12.5% catalogue $749 JN6) Australia 1913 Halfpenny Green 1st wmk Kangaroo, in mint unhinged strip of 5, superb! retail $125, my price just $85 JN7) Australia 1913 Halfpenny to Twopence Halfpenny, 1st wmk Kangaroo, in mint lightly hinged group of 4, 1d is Die IIa. Retail $165, my price under half just $80 JN8) Australia 1913 6d Blue 1st wmk Kangaroo, mint lightly hinged, retail $130, my price just $85 JN10) Australia 1915 3rd wmk Kangaroos set, 2d to 1/-, mint hinged, retail $390, my price under half $189 JN11) Australia 1915 Twopence Halfpenny Indigo 3rd wmk Kangaroo, mint unhinged, retail $70, my price just $49 JN12) Australia 1932 6d Brown C of A wmk Kangaroo, mint unhinged, retail $50, my price just $35

MJ19) Great Britain 1934 10/- Indigo Re-engraved Seahorse. SG 452, fine used well centred and full perf example with cds cancels. Cat. $160, my price under 25% cat. just $39

JN14) ) Australia 1915 6d Ultramarine 3rd wmk Kangaroo perf OS, mint hinged, retail $120, my price under half just $59

MJ20) Papua New Guinea, 1952 Definitive set complete to 10/- mint lightly hinged, just $39

JN16) GB 1925 Wembley set, fresh mint unhinged. Retail $75, my price $60

MJ21) As above, the top value, One Pound Fisherman, mint unhinged, only $99

JN18) New Zealand, High Values, mainly Commems, on paper, we get very little of this. Attractive and scarce mix on single close clipped paper, count is approx 400 per 100g. Price under 30c per stamp. 50g for $69, 100g for $119

MJ27) Australia 1913 1st wmk Twopence Halfpenny Indigo Kangaroo, mlh, retail $70, this one centred low, half price, just $35 MJ28) Australia 1913 1st wmk 3d Olive, Die 1, perf large OS, well centred example with full perfs, unusally with partial registered cds cancel in red! Retail as normal $60, this one just $49 MJ29) Australia 1913 1st wmk 3d Olive, Die 1, perf small OS, mlh, retail $250, this one centred high, just half price $125 MJ30) Australia 1913 1st wmk 5d Chestnut perf large OS, very fine used, well centred and with full perfs, and with centrally struck (socked on nose) Melbourne Registered cds of 1913. Additionally with unlisted G for C in Postage. Lovely! $125 MJ32) Australia 1913 1st wmk Grey and Pink 10/- Kangaroo, good colour and perfs with Telegraph puncture, retail minimum $800 without puncture, this one $159 MJ33) Australia 1915 1/- Emerald 3rd wmk SIDEWAYS Kangaroo, mint lightly hinged, and with better perfs/centering than is usual for this stamp. Retail $110 +, this one $99 MJ34) Australia 1915 3rd wmk 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, with variety “White faced Roo” not listed as such in the ACSC. Fine used with good perfs and corner cds of Ararat. Retail $225 + Price $169 MJ35) Australia 1915 3rd wmk Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, perf OS and cto Melbourne, with gum. Retail $200 Price $149 MJ36) Australia 1929 Small multiple wmk 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, very lightly used, attractive stamp with very minor perf faults. Retail for fine used $225. This one under half, $98

JN20) World Wildlife Fund, officlal collection in Black Padded Binder/slipcase with Panda Logo for 1998. Includes a wealth of information plus 36 first day covers and 9 complete sets of Mint Unhinged stamps. Price $79 JN21) More secondhand albums, most of the last lot sold really quickly. These are all in good serviceable condition, many are almost as new. b) Green real Leather Elbe Ambassador album, with gold trim. Includes hand produced hingeless pages for New Guinea and Papua 1884 – 1953. Superb presentation, cost $350. Just $98 c) Lindner GB brown padded hingeless album, with illustrations in colour 1987 – 1990, with some spare pages and space to expand. Really nice quality album, new price $169, just $79 d) Seven Seas dark blue padded hingeless albums (2), with pages for Australia pre-decimal, 1927 – 1982. No Kangaroos or Georges. Retail $290, just $115 e) Ka-Be Red padded peg fitting binder, with large all polymer pages for banknotes, covers etc. in configurations of 1 to 4 strips, spaces for 124 items. Real luxury item. Cost $149 new, this one just $69 f) Australia Seven Seas Hingeless Album with Brown Padded Binder and pages for 1981 – 1988. New cost $85, just $39 MMY3) Fabulous Canada packets just arrived, all different collections: a) 1000 Different, my normal list price is $100, just $75 only 2 available at this price b) 1200 Different one only available $105 c) 1800 different one only available $159 d) 2000 different one only available, contains two thirds of all Canadian Stamps $259 MMY4) Canada off paper mixture, nice lot with little duplication (no more than 3 of any

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OCTOBER OFFERS stamp) approx 3000 for $225

$55, final price $49

MMY5) 400 Different Sports, all large, one lot only $22.50

MAY8) Australia 5d C of A wmk, Ovpt. OS, mint unhinged, usually $75, now just $55, final price $49

MMY6) 500 Different Chile, on my list at $110, one only, $99 MMY7) New South Africa Mission Mix, on close clipped single paper just arrived. 250g for $25, 500g for $40, 1kg for $70

MAY9) Australia 1934 Victoria Centenary, 1/- perf 11.5, mint unhinged marginal block of 8, some faults, 5 stamps are fine, two have minor toning, and one with an ink spot. Normal price $120 per stamp. Very cheap at $450, final price $395

MMY8) Ireland, Commems and large on paper, from our “other” source, guaranteed unpicked, but is on heavier paper. We only have 1kg of this, be quick! 250g for $90, 500g for $170, or take the lot for $325

MAY15) Australia 1931 Brown 6d Airmail, ovpt. OS, mint unhinged, normally $50, now $35 each (2 only at this price)

MMY9) Channel Is. / Isle of Man on paper, nice close trimmed, single paper, mostly large. Once again we only have 1kg of this. 250g for $49, 500g for $85, or take the lot for $165.

MAY19) Queensland, attractive collection of postal stationery comprising Postcards (14) Lettercards (9) Reply Cards (2) and the scarce 4 corners reply card, H & G 6a (unpriced in the catalogue) Clean and fresh original lot all mint, 26 items. $795, now reduced to $635

MMY10) PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, just arrived, and we could only get 5 of these, 500 different mostly used, a few mint unhinged. Last time we sold out of these in double quick time. Supplied with brand new 32 black page European Quality stockbook in which to house them plus FREE 100 recent mint unhinged in complete sets, total price $295

MAY22) Bulk lot of mainly Australian stamps, covers, albums etc, decimal and predecimal as cleared ex deceased house recently. Nothing spectacular noted but heaps of fun especially if you love stuff in bulk to sort! This is quite an amazing varied lot. We are parceling out in 3 sizes: a) 5kg lot $129, b) 10kg lot $237.50, c) 20kg lot $449

MMY11) Albums, mostly nearly as new, or brand new simply just been on the shelf to long! Prices to clear: f) SG Favourite Spring Back Binder in Green, almost as new, retail $58.50, under half $29 (2 available) g) SG Senator Spring Back Binder in Black with 50 pages, almost as new, retail $58.50 for the binder alone under half $29 j) Schaubek Australia Hingelesss Album, in Maroon, complete 1913 – 1976 with Dues and AAT, still with dustcover and cardboard slipcase, retails approx. $260, this one $125

MAY23) A similar lot to the above, but all World: a) 5kg lot $129, b) 10kg lot $237.50, c) 20kg lot $449

MMY14) Western Europe, all large and commemoratives superb off paper mixture. Just received we only have 2 kg of this, and the only consignment of this we have had in the past 2 years. Very wide ranging, and at about 12,000 to the kg works out at about 6c per stamp, 100g for $79, 250g $187.50, 500g $372.50, 1kg $740

MAY27) Great Britain collection of KEVII and KGV postal stationery. Very clean and fresh lot in glassine envelopes, 62 items in all, many uprated. Comprises 62 items. Some have military usage, including 1st Bn. Durham Light Infantry registered letter to Lloyds Bank, with oval regimental rubber stamp and Army Post Office Reg’d label. Another reg. envelope to 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers, Br. Exp. Force France, 1918, another to 18th King’s Royal Rifle Corps. 41st Divisional Signal School, BEF France 1918. Other destinations include Guernsey, Germany, Switzerland, Saxony, Austria. 50 items used, 12 mint, all in superb condition. Under $9.50 each $575 the lot. Now reduced to $459

MMY15) New Zealand starter collection of 200 different, our list price, $14, price $10, two only at this price

MAY36) GB, 1952 QEII Wilding Definitives, Tudor Crown wmk set, mint unhinged. retail $100, very cheap at $59, now under half retail, $49

MAY1) Really superb and guaranteed unpicked off paper mixtures just received, you will be extremely pleased you purchased these, from under 2c per stamp. Supplies are very limited. a) Australia, b) Worldwide Approx 1000 for $24.95, 2500 for $59.50, 5000 for $110, 10,000 for $199, 15,000 for $295.

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)

MAY2) Amazing lot of old British Empire, mint unhinged, in blocks of 4. Just surfaced after major dealer’s retirement, this lot is all 65 years old or more, all issued from the 1920’s to around 1950. Absolutely No India, Pakistan, Great Britain or Australia. This lot will include smaller islands, complete sets, and some semi-postals. Countries like Cyprus, Mauritius, Seychelles, NZ, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tonga, Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Values to 1/- and priced from under $2 per block, you could easily pay $5 to $10 per block for many of these if purchased singly. My clearance price, and we only have a few lots is as follows, the larger lots will have better values and scarcer stamps included.: a) Sample lot of 25 different blocks, $49, b) 50 different blocks $99, c) 75 different blocks $159, d) 100 different blocks $219 and finally we have one lot only of e) 120 different blocks for $279. MAY4) Australia 3d Harbour Bridge, overprinted OS, mint unhinged, usually $30, only $15. MAY5) Australia 1934 MacArthur, mint unhinged set of 3 (no dark hills 2d) usually $120, now just $89, or the set of 4 with dark hills usually $145 for $109 MAY7) Australia 1929 6d Small Multi. Wmk, perf OS, Mint Unhinged, normally $75, now just

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.

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OCTOBER OFFERS $395, now reduced, just $295

stockbooks! Price $32.50 each, 5 for $159, 10 for $279

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. a) NSW b) Queensland c) South Australia e) Victoria Price per 100 mixed $69, will include some Tas and WA take different 3 packets for $189

MM2) Lion Stockbooks, Made in Holland, 64 black page, just a few available, RRP $65, unchanged since 2012, when the Australian Dollar was a lot stronger, newly imported stock will be at least $75. My very special price, 1 for $59.95, 3 for $169, 5 for $269

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. Price reduction, now just $149…buy now! AP12) As above, but for 1948 Silver Wedding, the low values only. 59 Plate blocks of 4, price $118, reduced to $95 AP13) Bahamas 1948 Tercentenary set of 18 to One Pound, SG 178/93 MLH Cat 75 pounds. Price $49, reduced to $39 AP14) Malta, 1948 Self Government original set of 15 MLH cat 85 pounds, price $59, reduced to $49 AP16) Gambia 1922 set to 1/- fine used, inc. both 4d. Between SG 118-134, Min cat 80 pounds, price $49, new low price $39 AP17) New Guinea 1939 Airs to 2/- (11v) MLH, min cat is 360 pounds. Price $239 AP19) Jamaica 1921 -29 SG 94/106, complete to 10/- plus extra shades, 20v total, minimum Cat. 175 pounds. MLH, price $115,. Price slashed to $89 AP20) Papua 1932 Pictorials fine used set to 2/6d, SG 130 – 142, min Cat. 95 pounds, price $63. Ultra cheap now just $52 AP23) Antigua 1932 Tercentenary set to 1/-, SG 81-88 MLH, Cat. Min 50 pounds Price $33, bargain price now just $25 AP24) Norfolk Is. 1947 Ball Bays, complete set of 12 to 2/- in MLH Blocks of 4. Cat min 80 pounds price $49, so cheap now, just $39 AP25) 1953 Coronation Omnibus, complete with extras MLH, Cat 140 pounds, price $93, absolute gift now at $75

AUSTRALIA KANGAROOS: MM7) Two Shilling Brown. 2nd wmk, well centred lightly hinged example on THIN PAPER. Cat $4500. My price, well under half. $1950 NOW ONLY $1750, look here, buy now at only $1399 absolute final price. MM16) 9d Violet, small multi wmk, Mint Unhinged, perf OS. Minor gum toning, Cat $450, this one $249 NOW ONLY $225. Final reduction $179 MM18) Twopence Halfpenny Indigo 1st wmk, mint hinged, cat $100, my price just $49, these now only $39 (2 available) each, or nice lightly hinged fresh example for $79 NOW ONLY $69. At rockbottom now, $54 Australia KGV Heads: MM26) 4d Ultramarine single wmk, mint unhinged, perf OS, gum evenly toned. Retail $180, my price $135 NOW ONLY $119, final reduction $99 MM30) C of A, ovpt. OS set Halfpenny to 5d, mint lightly hinged, retail $75, my price $59 NOW ONLY $52, must go, $42 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, NOW ONLY $197, final offer $159 MM38) 2d Orange single wmk, perf OS, mint unhinged, centred left as is usual for this issue. Retail $125, my price just $89, NOW ONLY $79, got to be good at this price…$64 MM39) 4d Purple, single wmk, perf OS mint light hinge, centred to left as is usual for this issue. Retail $125, price $89, NOW ONLY $79, ok final deal $64 MM43) 4d Olive, small multi wmk, perf 13.5 x 12.5, mint unhinged, centred top left. Retail $275, this one just $119, NOW ONLY $109, just $89 now..wow!

AP26) GB 1955 Waterlow HV Castles, MLH cat 225 pounds, price $125, new stupid price $99

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. Now only $69, now final price at $54

AP27) GB 1951 Festival HVs set of 4, SG 509/12 MLH, cat 100 pounds, price $57.50, equally stupid, just pay $45

KGVI and QEII Period:

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, under half retail now at $149 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. So cheap now, reduced to $1495 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, already a steal, but hey, I have to turn things over, give me $1099 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 to allow for expansion. A magnificent innovative idea, at around the same price as normal

MM59) 1964 Navigators, 4/- to Two Pounds, set of 6, fine used, retail $135, my price $95, NOW JUST $85, try this for price, $79, if you find cheaper elsewhere I will match it. MM64) 1960 Girl Guides 5d, with offset, ACSC 377c, From a 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. Blocks of 4 at $149 or singles at $39. 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, NOW ONLY $535. Final price, over another $100 off $425. 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, NOW ONLY $325. Final price $259 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, NOW ONLY $295. Now an absolute giveaway at $245

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OCTOBER OFFERS 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, NOW ONLY $89, reduced now to $74

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

MM81) Western Australia 1861 4d Vermilion, cds dated SP 27 1867. SG40, retail $350. My price $198, NOW ONLY $178, final offer $144

MA21) New Zealand 1925 Dunedin set, MUH, Retail $135, my price just $98, final price $88 MA22) GB 10/- Seahorse, SG417, nice mint example, cat 475 pounds = $950. My price just $360. Now only $289. Final price $180

MM82) Western Australia 1909 One Pound Orange, SG 128a Cat $650. Fine postally used, with dated cds of Kalgoorlie, JUL 12 05. Superb! $399, NOW ONLY $359, cannot go any lower!

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. Reduced, now only $359, final reduction $325

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

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, now discounted to $155, final price $149

MM83) Approx 250 mixed stamps, values to One Shilling, $49. MM84) As above, approx 500 stamps values to 1/6d, $92 MM85) As above approx 1000 stamps values to 2/3d or 2/6d price $179

MMF16) Australia 1914 6d Blue War Savings stamp, mint unhinged, but creased, these usually sell for $240 or thereabouts, this one just $95, now just $75, final price $69

REST OF THE WORLD (Not in any particular order)

MMF17) Australia 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d Overprinted OS, cto used. Usualy retail $95, my price just $46, under half!

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, reduced to $695, last chance, cannot go any lower, $625

MMF18) Australia 1948 5/- Arms, thin paper, very fine used, retail $100, my price just $75, l;ast two now, reduced to $69, final price $59

MM89) Papua 1/- Lakatoi, airmail overprint in dark carmine, scarce. Mint lightly hinged, $89, reduced to $79, final price $69

MMF26) Tasmanaia Halfpenny on 1d Red sideface in imperf plate 1 block of 12, from the reprint sheet on thin card, rare and unusual! $420, now only $359, final price $329

MM90) Zeppelin Cover. Germany 7 OKT 28 Airmail cover bearing 4RM brown Zeppelin, carried by LZ127 to New York. Excellent example. $169, reduced to $149, final offer $119

MMF27) Australia Kangaroos: b) 9d Purple 2nd wmk, fine used, normally $65 each, now just $59, final reduction, few left only $49 c) 5d Chestnut 1st wmk, mint lightly hinged, well centred , normal retail $140, plus premium for the better centring. This one just $98, reduced now to $79

MM91) Brunei, 1942-44 Japanese occupation overprint (SG.J9) 8c grey-black, with overprint in blue fine used. Cat. $1700. Quarter catalogue Price $425, reduced now only $379, last offer $295 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, reduced now only $129, final reduction $105

MMF30) Hong Kong, 1973 QEII Wilding Head definitives, SG283/96 Mint Unhinged, cat 100 pounds = $200, cheap at under a half catalogue, $98, last two of these to clear $79 each. Final price $69

MM93) Great Britain SG126, 5/- Rose, plate 1, used. Nice example for the price, Cat $1350, just 15% cat. $199, reduced now only $159. Final reduction $129

MMF33) New Zealand 1940 Centennial set, mint unhinged, sg 613/25, normal retail $100, my price $59. Now under half retail, wow! $49

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, now only $129. Last offer $99 MM97) Great Britain 1959 Castles High Values, 2nd De la Rue printing, mint unhinged SG 595/8, cat $390, my price just half, $195, now only $185, last offer $166 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, reduced $329, last offer $264 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. Now reduced to $129, final price $119 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

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!

FE2) Magnificent Magnifier: Large 110mm

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Revenue Review Grey

It was a nice surprise to finally pick up a nice tidy receipt with the rare 3d grey [fig 1]. This is the first used copy I have recorded, with all others being remaindered mint with full gum. This tiny receipt also yields a late or ‘correct’ date of use 1942. I have this as being issued in 1929 with a no wmk [war paper shortage] series following on in 1938, which included a 3d violet. So for this to pop up with a 1942 date either tells us it has been sitting in an office draw for at least 4 years, or it was simply old stock at the post office. You would think this low valve numeral would be plentiful. I’m guessing there was plenty of 3d tall Edwards in stock which were used up first. Maybe you have this 3d grey used on a document, if so please share it here in Revenue Review.

Railway Shop

I have mentioned the railway shop at South Brisbane railway station in the past, which was known for selling off all matter of bits and pieces from closed railway stations with figure 2, a parcel stamp obliterator 945 from Rywung in Queensland being one such item. I spied this in auction for $60, a cheap piece of railway memorabilia, which could adorn any display cabinet around your home, and a great conversation piece. And no it does not belong to me!

Betts are Off

Figure 3 is one of those once in a lifetime finds for the revenue collector. Completely unrecorded till now, here in Revenue Review. Betting slips as opposed to card tickets are just never seen. I have only recorded a 2d violet, which I picked up 40 years

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Dave Elsmore ago, and have never seen another till this cracker came up in auction. Please do not write to me stating you have a book full but if you do, lets see it!

Ten or Twenty Pence

Something that has puzzled collectors for 70 odd years is the 1940’s 10d on 10d, or the 10d plus 10d, Victoria Railway wing issue. One possible piece of documented proof of the 10d on 10d actually being a 20 pence issue is figure 4. It is in fact two separate pieces with the latest owner overlaying them as shown in figure 4 to easily fool the judges when exhibited as a 20d, as there is only the top half of the 10d remaining. Apparently used to transport records between radio stations. So what’s to say there was actually two 10d on 10d values originally affixed to the label with one and a half falling off? One would think there would have been a greater

survival rate than just this one piece. These Victorian wings issues were heavily collected, and would have been hunted down and saved in their droves as was all other wing issues. I can find no 1/8d single rate in the Victorian railway rates. Maybe you the reader remember these, and can help fill in the gaps in this puzzling story. But until new information comes to light we will have to go with the two possibilities of Ten Pence or Twenty Pence! If you would like to see the original two pieces separated, I have a one frame, exhibit of ‘Victorian Railway Wings Issues’ put together by Jon Tiernan on my web site via the ‘Exhibits’ tab.

Over Inked

Figure 5 is a rather nice ARBA Tin Mine cheque from Tasmania with a totally over inked 2d numeral

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Sight This

Mike Mulroy of Western Australia has sent me a super sight note [fig 6] he picked up at a local show along with other notes. This has double the attractiveness with 4 bi-colour adhesives on. Two from both Western Australia and South Australia. This would look good equally in either states collection. Thanks for sharing Mike.

Stokoe

Another attractive item from Western Australia is a cheque [fig 8], which originated in Victoria with a 2d

impressed duty paying the Victorian state tax. When presented for payment in Western Australia a further 2d in Western Australian state tax had to be paid. I remember back when an interstate cheque would cost you 10c with a duty stamp placed on the back of a cheque and cancelled.

Scarce N. T.

Most if not all duty stamps coming out of the Northern Territory are scarce to rare. Figure 8 is no exception, showing a lovely block of four of the $5 issue. If you do not have this gap filled in your collection you best hurry, as they will not get any cheaper.

Collection

Corbitts auction house in the UK recently auctioned a nice mixed collection of duty stamps from all

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Dave Elsmore states with an estimate of £500.00. Described as: “REVENUES collection on large Yvert leaves incl. W. AUSTRALIA Internal Revenue 1882 vals to £1 & £1.10s” and showing figure 9 as the only picture, so the mind boggles as to what is actually within. If I am successful in my bidding I will share the contents in future ‘Revenue Reviews’ if not and you are the successful bidder and by chance reading this can you please share its contents.

New Rail

Jon Tiernan a long time collector of revenue and railways of the Australian States along with locals and anything oddball has sent me figure 10. The 1/is unrecorded on Crown over NSW postage stamp paper, and I would like to record it here. This brings the total to 4 values [1d, 3d, 4d & now the 1/-] on this

watermark. There must still be more to find so keep your eyes peels and check the wmk in every stamp you see. Thanks for sharing Jon.

Perfin Corner

As you can see figure 11 is what you may think to be a common 2d on a VOCo.a document. Well it is in fact the very first on a VOCO document to be found for Qld with the 2d numeral on. I can place 500+ documents from Victoria but Qld is a different kettle of fish. Again keep your eyes peeled, see you next month.

I can be contacted by mail: P O Box 66 Springwood 4127 Queensland or an Email link from my web site ozrevenues.com or perfins.com.au

Fig 10

Fig 11

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation This month I look at Canberra Stampshow 2016 and the experimental Topical Class which will be held for the first time at the Exhibition as well as the 2015 APF Research Award.

Canberra Stampshow 2016

Canberra Stampshow 2016 will be held at the Hellenic Club of Canberra, Matilda Street, Phillip, (Woden) from 1820 March 2016. It Examining the exhibits at a Canberra Stampshow is a Half-National Exhibition organised by the Philatelic Maximaphily, Frugal Philately, First Day Covers, Society of Canberra with National-level classes and Topical (Experimental). It will also include all of Postal History, Postal Stationery, Youth, Open, classes at a state level. Other National-level classes

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will be offered in 2016 at Mandurah 2016 which will be a half-national exhibition held at Mandurah (WA) in November 2016. In addition the Australasian Challenge will be held in Adelaide in October 2016. One of the special features of the Exhibition will be the offering of an experimental Topical Class, details of which are given below. Canberra

Ian McMahon

Philatelic Development Officer, APF Stampshow 2016 will also include the Great Australian Stationery Challenge (GASC) – Reprised. GASC was the first of Australia’s many philatelic challenges and was first held at AUPEX 97 in New Zealand. Canberra 2016 is rerunning the challenge and invites both the original participants and new entrants to enter. To be part of the Challenge, the exhibit must comprise postal stationery issued after World War II. It can be from any country and can be 2-8 frames. The themes for the Exhibition are the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Presentation of the 2014 Australian Philatelic Research Award to Ben the Immigrant Ship, the SS Palmer Gange, from Malta and the 50th anniversary of Decimal including the prospectus and entry forms see Currency. http://www.canberrastamps.org/canberra2016. Closing date for entries is Monday, 23 November htm2 or contact Secretary, Canberra Stampshow 2015. For further information on Canberra 2016 2016, GPO Box 1840, Canberra, ACT 2601, Email

Cabani’s Yellow Bunting shown on an aerogramme from Sierra Leone Stamp News - 49

Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation

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Topical Class – Experimental Rules

Frigate Bird shown on a Nauru aerogramme

by topic with the items in the exhibit connected by the topic shown and not by a thematic theme or a Traditional country treatment. All items in the exhibit should fit the topic shown. Examples of a Topical Class exhibit could include birds, vehicles or scientists on stamps. The difference between Thematic Philately and the Topical Class is that a topical class exhibit would show only philatelic items depicting the subject while a Thematic exhibit would have a theme which would allow the inclusion of philatelic items related to the theme, for example, a topical exhibit of motor cars could be arranged by Nankeen Kestrel lettercard with a postmark ‘Falcon’ make, model and year

The Topical Class is an APF Experimental Class to be held for the first time at Canberra Stampshow 2016. The intent of the Topical Class is to provide collectors with the opportunity to exhibit material

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Ian McMahon

Philatelic Development Officer, APF and include material depicting cars while a thematic exhibit could be the history of the motor car and include material showing car manufacturers and designers, factories, road safety, roads and material related to petroleum. The exhibit must include philatelic material only. [Exhibitors wishing to include non-philatelic material need to consider Open Class as the avenue to exhibit while exhibitors wishing to show picture postcards should consider entering the Postcard Class.] The marking system that will be used to assess exhibits is: Treatment 20, Philatelic Knowledge 20, Subject Knowledge 20, Condition 10, Rarity 20, and Presentation 10 for a Total of 100. In topical exhibits, the Introduction Page should introduce the purpose of the exhibit, define the scope of the exhibit, explain the structure of the exhibit, have a plan of the exhibit, and mention the most important literature/references. Topical philately embraces all aspects of philately including those aspects which may be used in other FIP classes and which support the story the exhibitor is telling by his exhibit. This story must be developed according to a logical plan leading through the exhibit. It may include aspects of the story of the stamp such as the development from essays and proofs to the issued stamp with its printing phases and all kinds of varieties of material shown. The topic needs to be shown on each item throughout the exhibit and the written explanations should be concise. Usage showing the correct use of philatelic material by way of commercial material should be included. Topical exhibits should show a knowledge of philatelic material shown and can include a variety of types of philatelic material such as stamps, usage, postal stationery and first day covers showing the subject chosen. Revenue stamps, postmarks, meter material commercial mail with an explanation of postal rates, Postal Stationery with an image of the subject and First Day Covers including information on the release date for the stamps can also be included. The exhibitor must also demonstrate a good knowledge of the subject. A good balance of

information of the subject shown on each page is required. The exhibitor should tell a story rather than just exhibit a collection of items. The written word and other aspects are a secondary part of the story and should not overpower philatelic material on each page of the exhibit. Material shown in the exhibit should be shown in the best condition possible. Mint stamps and mini-sheets may illustrate the story better than used copies where single items are shown. Rarity is directly related to the philatelic items shown and to the relative scarcity of this material (however, not the value). For example usage of material can be inexpensive but difficult to obtain. Presentation should show: a. Good balance in the frames and the individual pages. b. Good use of the page with not too much white space on the pages. c. A clear write up, concise and relevant to the material shown and to the subject chosen for the exhibit. d. Sufficient write up but not too much text. e. Illustrations that are not too dominating. Any

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation photocopies must be a minimum of 25% different in size from the original. The Topical Class is the perfect opportunity to combine your non-philatelic interests with your philatelic activities. Plan now to enter Canberra Stampshow 2016.

APF Research Award awarded to Ken Scudder

the printing plates (all illustrated), the printings made, exhaustive lists of plate flaws, and the essays and proofs. There is also a new look at the famous ‘2-Numeral’ 6d Green. There are chapters dealing with the 1899 ‘Small’ ½d, the 1900 Charity issue, and the 1903 Commonwealth design, as well as Papers and Perforations, and the Specimen overprints. Last year’s APF Research Award was awarded to Ben Palmer. The award was presented to him at the London 2015 exhibition held in May 2015.

Ken Scudder has been awarded the APF Research Award for his research and publications on the stamps of Queensland, especially the sideface issues. Ken has undertaken research over many years on Queensland philately as well as on other Australian states. He has published his research in articles in journals such as Philately from Australia and Sydney Views, the Journal of the Australian States Study Group. In 2013 Ken published an important work, Queensland Postage Stamps, 1879-1912. This publication was a comprehensive study of all Queensland surfaceprinted issues from 1879 to 1912, including the 1881 Chalon Head Lithographed high values, and the 1882 Bradbury Wilkinson Chalon Heads, as well as the duty adhesives of the same period. These neglected issues are full of much philatelic interest, with all the designs from 1882 onwards being derived from a single 2d steel die engraved by Bradbury Wilkinson. The author traces the techniques used to develop these designs from the original 1882 Shaded Background type, through issues with a White Background, the ‘2-Numeral’ and 4-Numeral’ issues. All stamps are dealt with comprehensively, with full details Queensland Postage Stamps 1879 to 1912 of the ‘Types’ used to make-up 52 - Stamp News

NORPEX 2015 SOUVENIRS

The Norpex 2015 Organising Committee is preparing a number of souvenir items to support the running of NORPEX 2015 National One Frame Exhibition, to be held 31 October/1 November, Venue Pioneer Hall, Cowper Street, Wallsend. Item 1. Overprinted FIRST VICTORIA CROSS mini-sheet. The First Victoria Cross commemorative mini sheet depicting a 70 cent VC stamp in green and the $5 stamp in mauve. NORPEX LOGO overprinted in gold. Numbered 51-100*. Priced @ $15 each plus postage (see below). Item 2. $7.00 ANZAC Joint Issue Booklet Overprinted with the NORPEX LOGO and numbered 51-100*. Priced @ $15 each plus postage. Item 3. SUPPORTERS PACK The Supporters Pack ($50 each plus postage) includes the APF Replica Card No. 21 - featuring the 1935, 2d and 1/- Anzac stamps issued for the 20th Anniversary of the ANZAC Landing at Gallipoli overprinted with the NORPEX LOGO numbered 1*-50. One Victoria Cross Centenary Mini-sheet Overprint numbered 1*-50. One ANZAC Joint Issue Booklet Overprint numbered 1*-50. One each of the P Stamps depicting WWI service medals. $5 discount of one Awards Dinner. *Items from pack number 1 to be auctioned during the awards dinner. Item 4. P Stamp sheets depicting the WWI Service Medal, Victory Medal and 1914/5 Star.*Stamp and Tab on left side will be dependent on stamps available from Australia Post in October. Complete sheets of P-stamps will be available. Preexhibition expressions of interest are sought so that requirements will be known before orders are placed. A discount will apply on purchases of all three sheets. Cost of these items will be based on the postal rate current on 31 October 2015. Item 5. 100 souvenir envelopes with a P-Stamp affixed and cancelled with one of the Norpex 2015 date stamps [preliminary designs below]. Prices to be advised when the base postage rate is known in October. Postage and packing, Items 1 and 2 at current postage rates $2.00. Item 3, $2.00 per Pack. Item 4 at current postage rates $3.00; Registration at the rate current at the time. Item 5 Commemorative envelopes up to 4 per package $2.00. Orders to NORPEX 2015, PO Box 34, Jesmond 2299 Email: moore.john@optusnet.com.au Cheques [payable to Newcastle Philatelic Society], Direct Debit (contact Secretary for details), Credit Card and cash accepted. View webpage at newcastlephilatelicsociety.org.au for latest details.

Cinderella Corner

Indemnity Fee. (Fig. 1, 2 And 3).

a connection with the Scouting movement. Maybe there is someone among the readers who can throw some light on the subject for us.

I found three of these stamps on the back of a cover from New Zealand. There were three different denominations, one for 40c, another for 60c and this Melbourne Centenary. (Fig. 5). one for $8. They appear to have been created by or for An Adelaide collector showed a few pages of Donald Ion, stamp dealer and are dated 1991. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Cinderellas at a recent meeting of the Philatelic know whether there are any more denominations or Society of South Australia and allowed me to take what they indemnified the mail from. copies of some of the stamps. I have seen a number of other stamps from this series issued for the Centenary Greece. (Fig 4.). of Melbourne in 1934-35 but this was one I had not A collector in Western Australia has sent me this seen before. photocopy of a stamp he has in his collection. Along Youth Week. (Fig. 6). with it came copies of correspondence he had with According to a web search I did, Youth Week was members of the trade as well as Bill Hornadge, dating back to 1978. No one so far has been able to help him started in New South Wales in 1989 and that was the only reference I found regarding the establishment with the identity of the stamp apart from suggesting of the week. This stamp from South Australia is the that it was probably of Greek origin. I agree that first one I have seen and from the appearance of the it is probably Greek and with the Scout symbol in clothes I suspect it could have been somewhere near the bottom right hand corner I think it could have

Fig. 4

Figs. 1, 2 & 3

Fig. 5

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Tony Presgrave

the first Youth Week which I am guessing was also 1989.

RAA Jubilee. (Fig. 7).

The Royal Automobile Association of South Australia which was founded in 1903, is the oldest motoring association in Australia, and I think this stamp celebrates the 50th anniversary of the founding of the association and since “jubilee” tended to indicate 50 years, that would date this stamp to 1953.

Adelaide Centenary. (Fig. 8).

The centenary of South Australia and Adelaide was celebrated during 1936 and 1937. The Grosvenor Hotel is one of what was a group of hotels along North Terrace in Adelaide, the Gresham on the corner of King William Street and North Terrace, the South Australian, (the “posh” hotel), the Strathmore and the Grosvenor which is opposite the Adelaide Railway

Station. This hotel was the choice of most country people to stay at when coming to Adelaide for any reason as they travelled by train and it was very convenient for them. This stamp appears to be one of a series issued as part of the Centenary celebrations.

Tunarama Festival. (Fig. 9).

This advertising poster stamp for the Port Lincoln Tunarama Festival in 1962 is actually publicity for the first festival. This event has been held every year since then and is a very important event in the South Australian festival calendar. As a fund raiser during World War I the Motor and Allied Trades Association with permission from the Department of Repatriation presented an event on the Unley Oval in Adelaide to demonstrate the tank in action. I wrote about this particular issue in the June

Fig. 7 Fig. 6

Tank Week. (Fig. 10).

Fig. 8

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Cinderella Corner

2002 and January 2006 columns. All funds raised were shared with the Red Cross and Repatriation Funds. This stamp is listed in Mosbaugh’s catalogue of Red Cross stamps as the first entry for Australia, being issued in 1918. There is also another similar stamp for the same event at Victoria Park in New South Wales in October 1918 and I wrote about these in the February 2005 and August 2007 columns.

Queensland Travel Stamps. (Fig 11).

This stamp was illustrated in the Grosvenor Auctions catalogue as lot 246 and described as a Government Savings stamp. There was little else in the description to help, but I suspect it was, as described, a Queensland Government issue possibly sold to be stuck down in a booklet that once filled was redeemed

as payment for travel. There was a similar scheme “Save to Travel” in the late 1930s that I wrote about in Cinderella Corner back in August 2004.

Mysteries.

This stamp, (Fig. 12), is a bit of a mystery. It is a direct copy of a postage stamp but with the value tablet changed to indicate a price rather than postage. There is no indication of what it was for so can any reader enlighten us please. Another little mystery is this stamp, (Fig. 13), that has the image of Britannia on it and that is all. This image is poor quality, but then so is the original. Again if any reader can provide information I would appreciate it.

Top row Figs. 9, 10 & 11 Left Figs 12 & 13

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Market Matters Gray Australia “KGV” Auction

Some huge prices are expected when Arthur Gray’s “KGV” International Large Gold Medal Exhibit collection goes under the hammer October 30th at Mossgreen auctions in Melbourne - a merger of Charles Leski and Prestige Auctions essentially. I estimate that the invoice total of the sale when the Buyer Fee, GST taxes and credit card fees are added, will be approaching $A5 million. Not too shabby for the stamps of just one monarch’s era, from one country! Indeed there are no KGV era Kangaroos here - they sold years back for $A7.15 million. This sale is a combination of TWO of the many Arthur Gray collections – the “Australia KGV Definitive Stamps” and the “KGV Commemorative stamps”. They earned TEN International Large Golds between them. And many International Golds, and many top national awards too. Not bad for a bloke who had never exhibited until 17 years back. Arthur passed away on May 22, and this sale was

An essential KGV colour reference. in the pipeline well before that. A huge loss to the Stamp World globally, and a full summary of his stamp achievements and funeral is at - tinyurl.com/ ArthurRIP Many of the key items were shown in my column last month, and now extra photos are to hand, I am pleased to be able to share a few more with readers, as promised. Much of this material we will not see offered again in our lifetime, I am sure.

Classy hard bound “Leather” Cat.

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The superb Auction catalogues are a classy hard bound “leather” cover look, much like the Shreves “Arthur Gray Kangaroos”. Gary Watson advised me today they will cost $A100 plus postage, to Mossgreen non-subscribers, who want one for reference, as production cost was very high. I ordered a few cartons in, as they, like the Gray “Kangaroos”, will be stand-alone reference works for decades to come. Mine will also be the same $100 until the Mossgreen stock is sold out. General auctioneers tend not to keep many extra copies of past sale catalogues. I sell the “Kangaroos” for $150 as often as I source them, and to this day, 8 years on, use mine

Glen Stephens When the prices realised pages are added, it will be an essential reference book to own.

More a “KGV Handbook”.

The different colour cancels explained.

The characteristically wordy Gary Watson describing style adds more than just catalogue numbers and condition notes to each lot. The detailed background data is often outlined nowhere else, and again makes this a “KGV handbook” as much as a sale catalogue. This opus work has been underway for several months, and had input from many of the great minds on KGV material, and expert dealers, and I’d suggest no sale catalogue ever produced locally has had as much a varied contribution base as this one. For anyone not having a catalogue to hand, fortunately the entire sale is viewable on the Prestige Auctions website - tinyurl.com/KGVGray - I personally find the software used there a LOT easier to navigate and find than the art auction based mossgreen site. A few more of the “KGV” lots are shown here, to give readers a tiny taste of the wonders of the Gray International Large Gold collection, before the Auction and the global viewing roadshow is upon us.

every week to look up something. These are essential reference books in their own right, so $A100 for the “KGV” is a very wise buy – indeed only $US70 to an American! Never assume ANY stamp auction website will be there in future. They disappear all the time due to closures and mergers etc. All the fancy flip-book catalogues on the Charles Shreve website totally disappeared some years back, Gray “Kangaroos” sale included, so owning the printed catalogue is a MUST. “KGV” at 270 pages in hardbound form, no other stamp auction catalogue from ANYWHERE globally is better quality. This is truly a “KGV” handbook, with large scans on every page. Would YOU know this was fake?

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Market Matters

Unique “Rusted Clichés” block 6. Geoff Kellow has penned a scholarly 11 page story with photos of the complicated and complex story of KGV head issue, Printer Politics, and a potted history of all the legendary collectors in Australia - a really wonderful read in its own right, in this Gray catalogue. tinyurl.com/GrayKGV is the detailed ongoing discussion on stampboards of this sale, and was the first report anywhere on this major event. Many of the other stamp photos from his good friend Geoff, and mossgreen are on that link, for those interested. The sale contains not only the KGV heads issues in huge depth, but all the KGV era Commemoratives, the 5/- Harbour Bridge in full sheet etc, many 1927 Canberra imperfs, and corner Plate Numbers and retouches, and re-entries, and Officials etc. One example is the 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge “FDC” shown nearby. It is a total fake and fooled Australia’s largest dealer. Would YOU have known that - read the catalogue for more detail, as to who was behind it all!

Did not like “Fly Specks”.

Arthur did not like tiny “fly speck” varieties (like me!) or commercial covers, and tended to focus on the major and readily visible and spectacular printing errors, and perf and watermark freaks, and liked

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them in positional mint blocks where possible. And there is no more exciting piece to own in mint block form, than the 1d Red block of 6 of the “Rusted” or “Pre-Substituted Clichés”. The only mint block in private hands, and estimated at $A85,000. Geoff Kellow regards it as “The greatest 1d Red item in private hands.” Even single mint copies are rare, (Gray had one too!) as the error was not noticed by the stamp fraternity for YEARS after being issued, the ACSC tells us. Most Australian men in early 1917 when these were issued, were overseas fighting Germans in the midst of World War 1. There are over 500 seperate lots in this sale and all are photographed, often with enhanced detail blow-ups as well, so what are shown here is only a tiny sampling, but it gives readers a small “taste” of what is in the offering.

Super strong in KGV Proofs

The KGV heads Die Proofs are very strongly represented of course, as Gray had chased down most on the open market. Like many things, Arthur was buying scarce things when they were not terribly popular, and VERY cheap by today’s standards. Many pieces in this sale I sold him over the past 35 years, and I shake my head in wonderment at

Glen Stephens for an imprint from this era, and has lovely colour. Lot 232, Cat $20,000 it is estimated at $10,000, and will certainly be invoiced for more than that I can guarantee!

Now for something REALLY odd:

Many of the things in this sale I have never seen before, and will likely never see again. One was Lot 54 - “The Watermark Master Plate” - starting price $380 if you want to add something REALLY left field to your KGV era collection! “The master plate of twelve Crown/A watermark “bits” from which the dandy roll was developed, instrument number ‘1787’ impressed vertically at upper-left, some very minor corrosion. The watermark bits were constructed from fine wire that was affixed to the surface of the 2mm-thick metal backing plate (86x74mm). A remarkable survivor and another highly desirable & unique artefact. Manufactured by the English firm Edwin Amies & Son Not a faded ½d Orange! how he had FAR better forward vision that I did, and the other dealers did, who sold him this material for what now looks like a “pittance”!! Indeed of all the Die Proofs of the Australia KGV era Commemoratives, about 90% that exist in private hands are in this collection, Geoff Kellow’s preface advises. And the proofs of the “Heads” are also incredibly extensive. The ½d watermarked KGV head stamp nearby many would assume was a sun faded or “changeling” ½d orange. It is a plate proof in “lilac brown” Single wmk, comb perforated, and one of two known, and as lot #78 has an estimate of $A20,000 - cat $40,000. Everyone will have their own special “favourites” in this sale based on their own collecting interests. Some collectors only chase 1d Reds. Other specialise in just the 4d value etc. Others in the Commemoratives, and often just one issue of those etc. I personally like the 4d Blue Harrison 2 line The possibly unique 2 line 4d Imprint imprint nearby, as it is unusually well centred Stamp News - 61

Market Matters Ltd.” I hope to be able to fly down for the sale, if a family commitment on same date can be juggled around. Like the Gray “Kangaroos” sale in New York I flew over for, being part of this will be quite an “experience” I am sure. Went just now to book a hotel room, just in case I can make it, and for some reason there are few hotels bookable. Phoned and checked and got told that it is leading into Melbourne Cup Week where the whole place goes on horse race holiday mode! Airfares reflect that too, so book NOW if going down. Anyway a great “Arthur Gray KGV” sale in the offing October 30, with material to suit all budgets for sure. The text above focuses mainly on pricey pieces, but there are $100 You’ll never see these again! type lots in the sale, so something ful way to do my best to promote this sale as best I for all budgets here. could, and that promise has now been kept to an old The day the sale was announced, Arthur spoke to me by phone for 2 hours, and despite being quite friend! Arthur’s fervent belief was that major collections ill at that time, had me promise in his very colourshould NEVER be locked away in damp and dusty institutions, where essentially no-one could then see or enjoy or display them. This sale ensures that fate will not occur. Hear, Hear.

Rocket Mail = Rocket Price!

Over $A12,000 for this Rocket?!

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Ace Auctions in Perth had a nice Aerophilatelic related sale on August 29th, and the realisation of one item took most observers by surprise. The vendor too, no doubt, as the estimate for the cover was a mere $A300! The local agent buyer of the Rocket Mail cover shown nearby, for an Austria client laughed with

Glen Stephens

From an era when Posties CARED! me today that his phone bid was “a tad higher” than his client had expected it to cost him! Please excuse the very fuzzy low resolution scan - that was all they had on the website or on file, despite a good check of resources, but it gives you a blurry idea of what the $12,000 “Rocket” cover looked like! $10,100 was the HAMMER price - the nasty 16.5% “Buyer Fee” is always extra, so invoice to my colleague was $A11,766. Plus goodness knows what his fees and insurance were on top of that to his end buyer overseas. No change out of $12,500 in my guess. 1936 (3rd Oct) Fishermen’s Bend, Victoria firing with 2d SA Cent tied by Melbourne slogan cancel. “EXPERIMENTAL ROCKET TRIAL FLIGHT MELBOURNE, 3’10’6” 4 line in cachet in black. Only 19 flown AAMC states “Covers may exist” extremely rare. AAMC R8 - Unpriced.

When is a FDC, NOT a FDC?!

Strange item I bought today. It is a striking looking cover anyway, having been routed all around the North Shore of Sydney as can be seen. Gordon, North Sydney, Cremorne, and Mosman. A closer look shows it was hand inscribed “First Day Cover” in the same pen handwriting as the original address of “Mr G. Cox, Flat 3, 343 Military Road, North Sydney”. (About 10 miles/16 kms south from Gordon by road.) This was the middle of WW2, and most of the collectors (near all men, as today!) were overseas at War. Things like a colour change on a Definitive stamp did not garner much if any interest or advance publicity, hence all Definitive FDC’s from this mid WW2 era are rare. The cover was mailed from GORDON, a large PO on the Pacific Highway, on the Sydney upper North Shore, at 10.15am on December 10, 1941, and all 8 stamps are clearly and sharply stuck with 3 strikes of that Gordon cds cancel. Stamp News - 63

Market Matters FDCs in infancy in WW2 era.

Pictorial FDC’s were not usual 74 years back in Australia, and plain covers were very commonly seen. Post War, the FDC makers got highly organised, and pictorial or cacheted covers then became the “norm”. But we are 5 years earlier here. As an example, the quite awful looking 1942 1½d Queen FDC nearby is on a Melbourne FDC dealer’s site right now for $US715 = $A1,025 (Full cat $A800) despite it being cut near in half, with chewed corners at right as a bonus! Half a FDC for $1,000! WHY the KGVI cover had 10d of franking, when letter rate was only 2d was the first letter (It appears to have only been a normal weight question in my mind. Even Registered mail fee only one) and Registered, the 10d would still overpay it. added 3d. So even if this were a TRIPLE weight If you pay 5 times the going rate, common sense indicates sender would opt for the Registered Mail Service, seeing that was already overpaid for, if you asked for it. Anyway, that franking aspect was not uppermost in my mind - the value of a 1941 2d KGVI FDC was my main interest, as they usually are very many $100s in retail value. Reached for the new KGVI ACSC catalogue, and went to check the values. Sure enough the 2d KGVI is listed on FDC of December 10, 1941, at ACSC 189y at $A500. Bingo. One Happy Glen.

Oops - right date, wrong colour!

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Very pleased with myself, I was about to list it on my Rarity Page for $500 as it was well travelled, and “interesting” looking, when it occurred to me the 2d KGVI stamps on here were RED, and not the same 2d design issued Dec 10, 1941 in new colour MAUVE! So after 74 years we will never know the story “WHY?” I imagine. It might be a husband sent the

Glen Stephens “Dead Letter Office” handstamps as one usually finds in such cases. The cover has been slit open at left, so perhaps DLO did that, and located a letter with sender address etc, and forwarded it back under separate cover? What the bold “C” in a Diamond marking at lower left is, I have no idea - any guesses from readers? Anyway my “$500” find is now more like a $A50 item in my “re-directed Mail” box, and like all Fishermen, is in the “one that got away” file!

PNG unannounced overprints.

Worth more than mint £1 Kangaroo. wife off with the addressed envelope to friend Mr Cox, and she did not specifically ask for the NEW colour 2d stamp - that was my first thought. More logical is the collector pre-franked cover the day before with the 2d red OLD colour KGVI he had on hand, and assumed he could buy the 2d Mauve NEW colour to place alongside it at Gordon. When told the 2d Mauve had not arrived into stock at 10am, he added 4 x ½d Roos, (2d) instead of that stamp. All very strange. Anyway it shows us an era where Posties CARED about letter mail, even in the peak Xmas Card avalanche. It bears THREE different Mosman cds – Dec 12 and Dec 13 on face, and Dec 16 on reverse, with handwritten “No such Number. Unknown Mosman 15/12/41.” And handstamped top left. There is no sender detail on back-flap, and no

PNG for some years has been creating new higher postal rates at short notice, and overprinting obsolete stamps to create “instant” new stamps to use for that new rate. The famous 1994/95 “Emergency” overprint set 11, I still sell for $A275, as many of those values were totally sold out before collectors even knew they existed. I reported these to the world stamp community 20 years back, and have always held the world’s best stock. They are of course listed at high figures in all catalogues, and all album page makers have spaces for them, so global demand is high and supply was low, the key 50t Gogodala Mask most especially so. MINT, that is modern Pacific rarity, it really is. Even used are scarce. A set of 11 of the PNG 1994/1995 “Emergency Overprints” in blocks 4 with Certificate, sells for way more than a mint £1 Grey Kangaroo in either watermark, strange but true. Full details on the background to these fascinating issues is at - tinyurl. com/PNGop

PNG Stamps in the Air

A feature article on many PNG stamps and unusual and elusive postal history was part of the last Air Niugini “PARADISE” in-flight Magazine. A journalist from Papua New Guinea’s “PARADISE” in-flight magazine contacted me a while back, about writing a story on their stamps, and I was as always, happy to assist him. These non-stamp journalists generally mess some facts up - like the “G.R.I.” overprints being Stamp News - 65

Market Matters made in World War *TWO* etc, but overall a nice general plug for these pretty stamps, to a very wide audience. A lot of folks from all walks of life read these airline magazines whist flying, or when stuck in airports, and who knows, a few brand new stamp collectors may result from it all? writer up a good number of photos to add to the multi-page full colour story - which can be seen here - tinyurl.com/MagPNG for anyone interested. A client in PNG kindly offered to mail me the magazine he picked up on an internal flight as a keep- Good for promoting stamps. sake, and he kindly offered them to other stampboards members in PO add a wide range of recent commemoratives to Germany and Australia who had asked for one. the envelopes, as postally used modern PNG is near impossible to locate. $A45 to mail a magazine! I added up a photo of the cover when it arrived, It is a heavy glossy magazine - weight over 500 and told him Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d mailed it back to him as a courtesy. grams. Normal airmail from PNG was 90 Kina He was shocked to note it bore only a single stamp, about $A45! Outrageous. He asked his staff to have and angrily vowed to kick some butts among his mail room staff.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;O.P.Mâ&#x20AC;? Inverted stamp overprint.

Glen Stephens

Ever seen these stamps before? He was less angry when it was pointed out to him by others on stampboards this was an un-announced 90K overprint, never on sale at Philatelic Bureau, and was indeed by far the highest face value stamp ever issued by PNG! My guess is, despite his clueless staff affixing it at top right so it got a bit crumpled, AND copped the ugly ozzie ink jet spray cancels, it will likely be a unique use on commercial cover, worth already WELL over the $A45 he paid to mail it! So sometimes the Good Samaritans come out on top. Memo to all - NEVER affix any stamp at far top right corner - always place them a few inches in on each side. There is no LEGAL reason not to do so, and stamps then arrives in perfect shape.

“O.P.M. FREE PAPUA” stamp issue.

Another lot of PNG related overprints turned up in a multi carton lot of material I bought this month. 1978 “FREE PAPUA” Operation Papua Merdeka “O.P.M.” stamps x set of 11 different.

Seller had a UK specialist journal from the time - “P.P.S. Stamp News” from March 1979, that shows in full a ‘Letter To The Editor’ to the “Philatelic Exporter” from December 1978, reporting these stamps to the world for the first time. Also comments from “Stamp News” at from the same era. In 35 years of stamp dealing, I have never seen or handled even one of these, much less a set of 11 different of them! All neatly overprinted with metal type, that much I can confirm, from the “bite” visible on back. Overprints in Indonesia Rupiah currency, different overprint positions, and also INVERTED overprints, and even BLUE overprints - many of which seem not to have been mentioned anywhere on the web that I can see. Seller bought these “O.P.M.” FREE PAPUA stamps at the issue time, 37 years back. I loaded up many high rez images on stampboards.com for permanent reference, as a guide to what the genuines look like. To assist others in future in case fakes appear etc. I cannot see a single one offered now or in the past, on the web or via dealers or auctions, via a google search today. So it is clear not very many were sold to collectors 37 years back. They sold within hours of being listed on stampboards for a substantial price, and are recorded here for the record. 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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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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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

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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

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