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Contents Articles Postal Stationery: Ian McMahon ...................................................6 Moldova: Christer Brunström ...................................................... 14 Stamps in the News: Margo Campbell .................................... 18 Looking at New Zealand: Graeme Morriss ............................... 30 Revenue Review: Dave Elsmore ................................................. 44 Introducing the APF: Daryl Fuller .............................................. 48 Cinderella Corner: Tony Presgrave ............................................ 52 Market Matters: Glen Stephens .................................................. 56

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Postal Stationery Welcome to the first of a regular column on Postal Stationery. In these columns I hope to cover a range of postal stationery topics including looking at what is meant by the term postal stationery, the types of postal stationery, collecting and exhibiting postal stationery and how to find information about postal stationery as well as introducing you to the wide variety of postal stationery that has been issued by Australia and countries around the world including new issues. Perhaps the place to start is to look at what is meant by the term ‘postal stationery’.

What is Postal Stationery? In philately, Postal Stationery refers specifically Figure 2

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to stationery which has been issued by the post office with an impressed postage stamp. The most familiar postal stationery are stamped envelopes, stamped postcards (sometimes called postal cards) and stamped aerogrammes. Other major types include stamped lettersheets, stamped lettercards, stamped registered envelopes and stamped wrappers. The first postal stationery issued in Australia were the Sydney lettersheets issued by New South Wales in 1838, two years before the first adhesive postage stamps were issued by the United Kingdom. In the early Nineteenth century envelopes were relatively uncommon with people folding their writing paper into the shape of an envelope and writing the addressee details on the back of the writing paper which was often sealed by a wax impression. To some extent this was due to how postage was calculated with the postage charge based in part on the number of sheets so that an envelope was regarded as a ‘sheet’ and doubled the postage cost of sending a letter. It is not surprising then that stamped lettersheets were an Figure 1

Ian McMahon

Figure 3 1892 2½d envelope early form of postal stationery including the first postal stationery issued in Australia and the United Kingdom. The New South Wales lettersheets prepaid the postage for local delivery in the Sydney area and were embossed with the Postmaster General’s Official Seal which depicted the Coat of Arms of King William IV of the United Kingdom (Figure 1), even though he had died and been succeeded by Queen Victoria in 1837.

They were sold for 1½d each or 1/3 per dozen representing a reduction on the standard 2d rate. Subsequently the public were able to have their own envelopes and lettersheets embossed. Despite the cheaper postage rate the embossed stationery Figure 4

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Figure 6 WA Black Swan design

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Figure 5 1888 ‘centennial’ issue

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Figure 7 did not prove popular as they could only be obtained from the GPO, the embossing process was slow and lettersheets had to be folded carefully to ensure that the embossed stamp was visible to avoid additional postage being charged. The Mulready lettersheets (and envelopes) of the United Kingdom (Figure 2) were issued in 1840 to accompany the 1d â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;penny blackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and the 2d blue adhesive stamps. Rowland Hill felt

that the lettersheets would be more popular than the adhesive stamps. This provided however not Figure 8

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to be the case. The Mulreadys had a printed allegorical design which provided unpopular and subject to ridicule and the production of many caricatures. The most wellknown form of postal stationery is probably the stamped envelopes. While many issues today can include colourful designs, most early stamped envelopes were usually of a utilitarian design of a plain envelope with an imprinted postage stamp, often of a design similar 10 - Stamp News

Figure 9 (Above)

Figure 10 (Below)

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to the adhesive definitive stamps of the day or of an embossed stamp design. The Mulreadys, for example, were replaced in 1841 by envelopes stamped with embossed 1d pink and 2d blue stamps depicting Queen Victoria. Figure 3 shows a 2½d grey stamped envelope issued by the UK in 1892 used to Melbourne. All of the Australian states and New Zealand (except for Queensland) sold stamped envelopes over the post office counter. The chief attraction of the envelopes was that the envelope and stamp were bought at the same time over the post office counter so that the customer did not need to have pre-purchased envelopes elsewhere. In addition no glue or licking of stamps were required. No further stamped lettersheets, however, were issued for sale by Australasian post offices until the Commonwealth issues in the middle of the 20th century (Figure 4). The first stamped envelopes issued by New South Wales after the 1838 issues were 1d and 2d envelopes issued in 1870 and depicting Queen Victoria. The imprinted stamps are of similar

Figure 11 designs to the adhesive stamps then in use. They were replaced in 1888 with envelopes imprinted with the 1d and 2d stamps of the ‘centennial’ issue (Figure 5). New South Wales had been preceded by Victoria which in 1869 issued an envelope stamped with a 2d rose embossed stamp depicting Queen Victoria. Tasmania followed in 1883 with a 2d green stamped envelope with an embossed stamp and New Zealand in 1899 with envelopes stamped with ½d, 1d, 2d stamps of the 1900 pictorial issue. New Zealand replaced these envelopes with envelopes stamped with embossed stamps showing Queen Victoria in 1900. South Australia and Western Australia did not sell stamped envelopes over the post office counter until after Federation, Western Australia in 1902 issuing envelopes stamped with 1d and 2d stamps depicting the Black Swan and South Australia in 1911 issuing envelopes stamped with ½d, 1d and 2d stamps showing the GPO Adelaide and Queen Victoria.

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Figure 12 The first Commonwealth of Australia stamped envelopes were imprinted with a 1d Kangaroo and Map stamp, of the same design (and from the same dies) as the Kangaroo and Map adhesive stamps. Both Australia and New Zealand have continued to issue stamped envelopes to this day, although many of the more modern issues have colourful designs. Another long-lived version of postal stationery has been the stamped postcard (also known as postal cards). These were first issued by Austria in 1869 followed by the United Kingdom in 1870 and usually paid a reduced rate of postage. For this later reason they were enormously popular for many decades and in some ways in earlier years when postal deliveries were more frequent formed the function that an email might today, for example, to let your correspondent know you would be visiting later in the day, arriving on the 4 pm train or too sick to come to work. Stamped postcards were issued by all the Australian states and New Zealand with the first being issued by New South Wales (1875), followed by Victoria and New Zealand (1876), South Australia (1877), Western Australia (1879), Queensland (1880) 12 - Stamp News

and Tasmania (1882). Figure 6 shows a Western Australian postcard stamped with its Black Swan design. The Commonwealth of Australia issued its first stamped postcards in 1911 imprinted with a 1d King George V ‘full-face’ stamp, two years before its first issue of adhesive postage stamps (Figure 7). Stamped postcards are still issued by Australia today although they are much more colourful in design than earlier issues with many aimed at the tourist and popular market with colourful illustrations on the reverse of the postcard. One early development of the postcard was the stamped reply postcard. These are effectively a double postcard with an impressed stamp on both halves of the card. The cards are folded and one portion (‘the message portion’) is completed and sent to a correspondent who uses the other half of the card to reply (the ‘reply portion’). Reply postcards were first issued by the North German Confederation and Bavaria in 1871. While many countries made much use of these cards (and some like the United States still issue them), they did not provide particularly popular in Australia and New Zealand although most Australian states and New Zealand did issue reply cards in the late 19th and

Ian McMahon early 20th centuries. Although usually less expensive to post, one disadvantage of stamped postcards is that the message can be read by the postman and by casual observers. To overcome this complaint a number of countries introduced lettercards, a card made of stiff paper or card, folded in half with gummed edges and perforations around the edges. Lettercards were first introduced in 1882 by Belgium. All of the Australian states (except for South Australia) and New Zealand issued lettercards commencing with Victoria (1889) followed by New Zealand, New South Wales and Queensland in 1895, Tasmania in 1898 and Western Australia in 1902. Examples of Belgian and New South Wales lettercards are shown in Figures 8 and 9. The first lettercards issued by the Commonwealth of Australia were issued in 1911 imprinted with a 1d King George V â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;full-faceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stamp, two years before its first issue of adhesive postage stamps. One feature of these lettercards was the range of pictorial scenes printed on the reverse of the lettercards. Australia and New Zealand both continued issuing lettercards well into the Decimal Currency period but they are no longer issued. Stamped newspaper wrappers (sometimes known as post bands) are wrappers used to send newspapers usually at a reduced printed matter or newspaper rate. They were first issued by the USA in 1861 with New South Wales following suite in 1864. All

of the other Australian states and New Zealand later issued wrappers, although Queensland did not do so until 1892 as from 1851 newspapers published in the colony were carried free if posted within 7 days of publication, no doubt at great expense to the colony. Newspaper wrappers are invariably utilitarian in design with imprinted stamps similar in design to the adhesive stamp issues of the time. An example from South Australia is shown in Figure 10. Stamped registered envelopes were first issued by New South Wales in 1880 followed by New Zealand, Victoria and Tasmania with Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia issuing registered envelopes after Federation. Registered envelopes (Figure 11) were usually made of a thick paper to protect the contents and were imprinted either with a stamp paying the registration fee only, requiring adhesive stamps to be added to pay postage or with a stamp paying the registration fee and the basic postage rate. Both Australia and New Zealand still issue stamped registered envelopes. Stamped aerogrammes (also known as airmail lettersheets, air letters and occasionally as airmail lettercards) were developed as light weight stationery intended to make the full use of limited payload in the early years of aviation. Aerogrammes (Figure 12) were first issued by Australia in 1944 and are still issued in Australia, although their use has been severely contained in recent years due to the proliferation of email and their use has been discontinued in many countries.

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MOLDOVA Moldova is one of Europe’s least known countries. This nation of some 3.5 million people is tucked in between Romania and Ukraine. It has a multi-ethnic population comprising mostly Romanians, Russians, Ukrainians as well as other minority peoples. Historically Moldova has been part of the Romanian sphere of inﬂuence and I suppose it still is. During Soviet times it was a Soviet Socialist Republic. With the break-up of the USSR in late 1991 Moldova joined the ranks of independent states. The very ﬁrst Moldovan postage stamp was issued on February 8, 1992. It depicted the Codrii Nature Reserve.

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The stamp looks peaceful enough but so far that has not been the case for this new republic. The Russian population of Transnistria resented being governed by the Chisinau government and established its own regional government at Tiraspol. Transnistria has even issued postage stamps but they can only be used locally as the region is not a member of the UPU. Mail to destinations outside Transnistria obviously needs Moldovan postage stamps. Moldova is often referred to as the poorest country in Europe. The political tensions between the Romanian-speaking majority and the Russian

Christer Brunström minority have not helped to remedy the situation. The Romanian government has frequently tried to provide support for the Moldovan government in Chisenau, the Moldovan capital. However, Moldovan politicians tend to make a mess of everything. It seems that corruption on all levels is rampant. Recently it was reported that one of Moldova’s major banks had lost an incredible amount of money and nobody can explain what happened. Many Moldovans migrate to Western Europe in the hope of getting a job (which is not that easy as there is unemployment almost everywhere). Thus the Moldovans get exploited and are paid ridicu-

lously low wages. Human traffickers have also targeted Moldova and especially its women. They are promised wellpaid jobs in Western Europe but when they arrive they discover that they are expected to work as prostitutes. I fully realise that I draw a rather negative picture of life in Moldova but it is also a country with a lot of history and culture in a multi-ethnic environment. This is frequently reflected in the country’s postage stamps. At first the stamps had denominations in kopeks and roubles but in 1993 the currency unit was changed to the leu which

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MOLDOVA comprises 100 bani. This is also the currency used in neighbouring Romania. One of the earliest issues comprised a number of Soviet deﬁnitive stamps overprinted with the new country name and new denominations. Also there was a bunch of grapes testifying to the fact that Moldovan wines are greatly appreciated both at home and abroad. Recently I attended a meeting at my local stamp club. One of the activities was a 20-lot auction with all lots starting at about $1. Bidding was strong for many of the lots but that was not the case when the auctioneer announced lot # 17 – a three-page selection of unmounted mint complete sets and souvenir sheets of Moldova. Thus my ﬁrst bid of $1 made me the winner of

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the lot. This would suggest that Moldova is not a terribly popular stamp country (at least not among the members of my stamp club). I don’t intend to start a specialised collection of Moldova but the acquisition inspired me to write this story which I hope will be of interest to at least some Stamp News readers. Moldova has now been a stamp-issuing nation since 1992. The stamps feature notable Moldovans, sports, ﬂora and fauna, art and a myriad of other topics. New issue policies don’t seem to be excessive and it certainly is an inexpensive country to collect (however, you will certainly have to pay considerably more than I did). Shown nearby is a selection of 1990s issues of Moldova to whet your appetite.

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Stamps in the News - Globally! Cuba on the rise?

Reported at www.linns.com Values for stamps of Cuba have undergone a thorough review in the 2016 Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue of Stamps and Covers 1840-1940, with many values increasing substantially. The catalogue was released in mid-November. Almost 700 values for Cuba stamps have changed, with significant increases throughout, beginning with stamps issued under Spanish Dominion up to United States intervention (the Puerto Principe issue). Classic Cuba stamps in the grade of very fine, as valued by the Scott catalogue, are rare. Few US dealers carry stamps of Cuba, and most stamps are off-centre and in poor condition, exhibiting the foxing found on stamps from countries with hot and humid climates. Collectors who seek stamps of Cuba in the grades of fine to very fine or very fine can expect to pay high premiums, and the new values assigned in the Scott Classic Specialized catalogue reflect the difficulty in finding sound stamps in these grades. The editorial note at the beginning of Cuba states, “Values for stamps of Cuba are for examples with very fine centering. Stamps of most early issues prior to 1950 are almost always poorly centered and sell for less than very fine examples.

The very fine examples that are valued during this period are fairly well centered.” The introduction to the catalogue explains that “very fine stamps may be slightly off center on one or two sides, but the design will be well clear of the edge. Imperforate stamps will have four full margins. However, early issues of many countries may be printed in such a way that the perforations may touch the design on one or more sides.” Also important are the colour and general condition of the stamp. It should be fresh in appearance and free from defects.

China on the slide? Reported at www.ft.com

A profit warning this week from the Stanley Gibbons Group has raised concerns that alternative investments such as stamps and art, which have soared on the back of strong Chinese demand, could be affected by the emerging markets slowdown. Stanley Gibbons, a beneficiary of the Chinese love of stamp collecting, told shareholders this week that its full-year earnings would be hit by “weakness” in its Asian operations. Its shares slumped by nearly 30 per cent on Tuesday in response. Chinese demand for stamps, along with other luxury or alternative assets such as expensive wines, peaked in 2011, Stanley Gibbons’ spokesman explained. That year, Stanley Gibbons was valuing the famous Chinese “monkey stamp” at £200 apiece. Some even changed hands for £3,000 at Chinese auction houses. Today, however, that intense speculative interest has “deflated,” the spokesman said, although he insists underlying demand from Chinese philatelists and credible investors remains healthy. For example, in February this year, a block of four extremely rare 1968 stamps that featured a propaganda message from Mao Zedong about the Japanese (which were never issued for political reasons) became the Cuban newspaper stamps of 1892 of the less than very fine top selling Chinese stamps on record, fetching £712,000 at an auction in Hong Kong. variety 18 - Stamp News

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Sought after: the 1980 Chinese “monkey stamp” “While the Chinese economy might be in slowdown it is certainly not in a meltdown, and the story of the rising Chinese consumer and their appetite for luxury goods is not going away. As China moves from an export and investment-led economy to one driven by domestic consumption, the rise of aspirational spending should only continue.” “Our wealthier Chinese buyers who have got the domestic stamps they want are now thinking about Penny Blacks.”

Nigeria looks to the future

Reported at http://thenationonlineng.net The Nigeria Postal Service NIPOST is making concerted efforts to expand and upgrade its services by equipping its offices with ICT infrastructure and internet connection. The aim is to widen financial services to Nigerians especially those who live in the rural areas and have no access to financial banks. These announcements were made at the launch of stamps commemorating the 55th anniversary of the University of Nigeria. The Postmaster General commented in his address, “Many people may be wondering why the university authorities have chosen postage stamps as part of activities to mark this important anniver-

sary. All over the world, postage stamps are regarded as one of the most effective means of supplying information about a country’s history, culture and people.” He pointed out that the challenges posed by globalization required governments and institutions to showcase their uniqueness, achievements and contributions to the global community. The Postmaster General assured Nigerians of NIPOST’s readiness to consistently ensure that major events in Nigeria’s national life were documented via commemorative postage stamps, adding that postal services were still essential to every country’s economic and social structure.

Canada recants

Reported at www.thestar.com Canada Post has put on hold plans to switch customers from door-to-door mail delivery to community mailboxes as the federal Liberals, who promised to restore the service, took office in late October. Canada Post issued a short statement on Monday, saying it was “temporarily suspending” the conversion program, and promised to work collaboratively with the federal government to determine the best path forward. “Efforts are now underway to place the comprehensive program on hold in an orderly fashion,” the statement said, noting that service will remain unchanged for about 460,000 addresses that are in process of being switched over. Canada Post has been struggling with declining mail volumes in the age of email and texting, and

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argued that dramatic changes were needed for the agency to remain in the black. Ending door-to-door delivery was a move supported by the Conservative government under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, along with hikes to stamp prices and shrinking the Canada Post workforce. Canada Post’s move to end door-to-door home delivery was touted as a cost-savings measure, though it was opposed by many disabled and seniors’ groups. Residents living in neighbourhoods that have already made the switch, such as Oakville, which was among the first converted last year, will continue to use community mailboxes. The Liberals campaigned on a promise to restore door-to-door mail delivery. In some communities, switchover plans resulted in bitter protests, and even a lawsuit. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers welcomed the news, and argued that the planned cuts should be “permanently cancelled and delivery restored to the thousands of people who have lost it.” The union added in an emailed statement that “there has never been an economic or a moral justification for these cuts,” noting that Canada Post has been profitable.

Stamps save couple

Reported at www.sltrib.com Born in 1901 in Ribnitz, eastern Germany, Max Li20 - Stamp News

chenheim was 7 years old when his father, a collector, gave him a cigar box filled with stamps. Two years later, the youngster had more than 1,000 stamps from around the world. Lichenheim was devoted to the study of philately and investment, and eventually inherited his father’s extensive collection. He also studied law at universities in Hamburg and Cologne. While in school, Lichenheim met his beloved, Margaret Lindenberg. Margaret worked at a nearby firm. Knowing the way to his heart, she cut out every foreign stamp that crossed her desk. In 1933, the couple married and moved to the resort town of Brunshaupten where the attorney opened his practice and the newlyweds envisioned a full and happy life. That soon changed. By Jan. 30, Adolf Hitler became chancellor and head of the German government. On March 10, the Nazi Schutzstaffel, or SS, established Germany’s first concentration camp at Dachau. In April, Jewish-owned stores were boycotted. Jewish doctors, lawyers, and civil servants were forbidden to practice. Max’s law sign was destroyed and he was forced to close his practice. Facing an uncertain future, they returned to Rostock, opened a small tobacco shop to make ends meet and lived in constant fear. In November 1938, their lives were threatened. During the two-day pogrom called Kristallnacht — or “Night of Glass,” a state-sanctioned, violent attack against Jewish communities in Germany — Nazis ransacked thousands of Jewish-owned businesses and homes. “My husband was outside looking at the devastation,” Margaret recalled. “They picked him up right there and took him into Schutzhaft.” Loosely defined as “protective custody,” schutzhaft needed no due process. Many incarcerated Jews were then sent to the Dachau or Buchenwald concentration camps.

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The Licheheims in 1933 Max was fortunate. Imprisoned for nearly four months, he was permitted to write letters and Margaret was allowed to visit him once. When an aunt in Berlin bought Max a ticket to Shanghai, Margaret showed the ticket to the Gestapo and Max was released. Selling some rare stamps to a friend, “a serious collector and Nazi,” he was able to book passage for them both. “We packed under the eyes of the Gestapo,” Margaret remembered. “They tore open feather beds, took a knife to the furniture, stomped on my typewriter, and smashed all the glass.” Allowed to take only 10 marks, the Licheheims rode by train to Italy on April 18. At the border, they and their belongings were searched. Items were confiscated. Margaret’s diamond rings survived hidden inside a cotton potholder. Max’s valuable foreign stamp collection, reported as “valueless” by the Nazi connoisseur and friend, was sanctioned to leave Germany with him. After spending a restless night in a cheap room at the harbour, the following morning they joined

some 700 other Jewish refugees onboard the liner, Guilio Cesare, called the “refugee ship of the East”. 25 days later they were safely in Shanghai.

Couple save stamps

http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tndpt-me-1030-coast-philatelics-20151029-story.html 46 years ago, Bob and Barbara Chisholm met because of stamps when a Santa Ana dealer introduced them. The two soon realized they had a common love — stamps — and their first date was to a stamp show. The courtship was brisk. Within six weeks, they were engaged and four months later, married. Eventually, they decided to take their mutual love of stamps to the next level by opening their very own stamp store, Coast Philatelics, in Costa Mesa. It was tiny. Only 250 square feet. The rent was $85 a month, which they covered with an $85 loan from their firstborn’s bank acStamp News - 21

Stamps in the News - Globally! count. Another $3,000 loan and some of Bob’s personal collection helped get things started. On opening day, Coast Philatelics made $167 — more than enough to pay back that $85 loan from their infant son’s bank account. Forty years later the dedicated hobbyists say it’s fruitful labour. They love the stories behind stamps, their origins — even the history of the postal industry. “It’s a joy to get up in the morning,” Barbara said, “and say, ‘Gotta work.’” Bob and Barbara Chisholm are expert philatelists who — in addition to manning their roughly 1,000-square-foot store at 1113 Baker St., Suite D — frequently sell at industry trade shows. They moved from their first shop in 1977. Walking into Coast Philatelics can be a little intimidating, though certainly not uninviting, for its sheer number of items for sale. It smells like a library and its offerings are categorized into seemingly endless stacks of folders and boxes, all labelled. Between the store and those trade shows, the Chisholms have no time to sell on the Internet. “I don’t knock the Internet. To me, it’s a viable option,” Bob said. “I’m just not one to be on the

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computer all day long.” One thing’s for sure, though: The store hasn’t changed much over the years; it’s just getting fuller. Coast Philatelics remains among the last of a breed. It’s a dedicated stamp store, once common, now less so. The Chisholms attribute their longevity to oldfashioned hard work, good service and loyal customers. They have no plans to retire. “When we were 60, we talked about retiring at 70,” Bob said. “And at 64, we looked at each other and it scared us to death; 70 was three years ago. I

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tell them I’m going to be like Custer. I’m going out with my boots on.”

Stamps pass the touch test Reported at http://gulftoday.ae

Emirates Post Group has issued a set of postage stamps in Braille on the occasion of International White Cane Day. The move aims to raise awareness of visually impaired people and services offered to ensure the safety of the blind in public places. A spokesman said: “The stamps in Braille are aimed to highlight the capabilities of visually impaired people as well as the need for their integration into mainstream society, through closer interaction with students in schools and colleges. Emirates Post is delighted to support the cause of the blind.” The stamps are issued in coordination with Emirates Association for the Visually Impaired, and the Press for the Blind, run by the Zayed Higher Organisation for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs.

Stamps fit for a King Reported at http://delano.lu

Those of us who are not hardcore philatelists, rarely think about how a stamp is made or who’s behind it. So meet Martin Mörck, one of the rare master engravers left with the necessary expertise to make a hand-engraved stamp. He has created more than 800 stamps for some 15 countries (and a few banknotes too), including the stamps of Luxembourg celebrating Grand Duke Henri’s 60th birthday and the one marking the royal couple’s 15th anniversary on the throne, which came out in September. “We pay particular attention to the stamps featuring members of the grand ducal family,” explains Emile Espen, head of Post Philately. “The stamps mark important events and must be worthy of them. By choosing an artist and engraver with a worldwide reputation like Martin Mörck we can’t go wrong. He knows how to show the personality of the person he’s portraying in a subtle way.” Prior to creating the Luxembourg stamps, Mörck spent time with the royal couple, accompanied by photographer Christian Aschman. “We had some

very pleasant sessions. The grand duke and duchess were both easy to talk to and asked a lot of questions about what I do,” he says. “It isn’t always easy to capture feelings and thoughts, but with them it was.” How did Mörck become a stamp engraver? The Swedish-born Norwegian left high school at 16 and headed for art school until a growing interest for engraving impelled him to write to Swedish Post and ask if someone there could teach him more about it. The apprenticeship got him hooked and he soon took off to work as a freelancer. Today, Mörck is just as passionate about his work--and he has to be: he spends up to 15 hours a day hunched over a microscope, engraving minuscule dots and lines on a small steel plate till it forms an image. “I wake up at 5:30 and go into in a very contemplative mode. I don’t feel the time pass. Many would probably find it frustrating but I never get tired of it.” In between stamps, he paints, does illustrations for magazines and designs things like a new medallion for Absolut Vodka and a book for Louis Vuitton. Only about 10% of the stamps issued in the world today are hand-engraved.

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WIlliam Dampier - Ascension Island William Dampier (1651 – 1715) was the first Englishman to explore parts of Australia and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times. He has also been described as Australia’s first natural historian. Born the son of a Somerset farmer he sailed to Newfoundland and the East Indies while still a boy. He returned to England penniless but with his journals and in 1697 published A New Voyage Round the World, an account of his adventures, extensive travels and pursuit of knowledge whilst joining with privateers and pirates between 1679 and 1691. A further publication, A Discourse of Trade-winds, Breezes, Storms Seasons of the Year, Tides and Currents of the Torrid Zone throughout the World in 1699 was of long lasting benefit to mariners. However it was the New Voyage that proved to be a literary sensation. These publications were both an inspiration to explorers, mariners and naturalists such as James Cook, Lord Nelson and Charles Darwin as well as a great influence on the literature of the time, for example Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels and Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. They established Dampier as an authority on the South Seas and enabled him to influence the Admiralty to support him leading a voyage to explore the east coast of New Holland (what is now Australia). As a civilian and former privateer, Dampier’s appointment to command a naval vessel was remarkable, but such was his fame and influence; notably derived from his literary, rather than leadership, talents. Dampier was provided with HMS Roebuck, an armed threemasted vessel, 96 feet long, with a beam of 25 feet and a crew of 50 men. The expedition set out on 14 January 1699, making landfall on the Australian continent in August at the place he subsequently named Sharks Bay on the mid-west coast. There he he collected many plants, shells and other specimens and began producing the first known detailed record of Australian flora and fauna, producing detailed descriptions of all he encountered. As the voyage continued the condition of the Roebuck deteriorated and Dampier was forced to abandon his plans. Having supplied the carpenter with the necessary stores to repair the vessel he records that the ship “prov’d more leaky after he had caulk’d her then she was before”. In danger of sinking, he attempted to make the return voyage to England, but the ship foundered at Ascension Island on 21 February

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1701. While anchored offshore and despite constant pumping the ship began to take on more water. The leak was found but nothing could be done with the worm-eaten planking. The vessel was run aground so that the crews could carry their possessions and bedding ashore on rafts. Finally on 24th February Dampier and the other officers went ashore, having ordered the sails to be cut from the yards for tents. To their great relief a spring of fresh water (Dampier’s Drip) was found a few days later (26th). This and the ready supply of turtle meat assured their survival. Dampier’s crew was marooned on Ascension for five weeks before being returned home aboard an East Indiaman. Although many papers were lost with the Roebuck, Dampier was able to save some new charts of coastlines, and his record of trade winds and currents in the seas around Australia and New Guinea. He also preserved a few of his specimens although he wrote that many strange and beautiful shells were lost. His account of the expedition was published as A Voyage to New Holland in 1703. Despite the detailed accounts of its loss and many searches over the years the Roebuck was never found until the Western Australian Maritime Museum’s Expedition of 2001 located the wreck in Clarence Bay, Ascension Island. Among the finds was a giant clam shell, of the type to be found in the Pacific or Indian oceans but quite alien to Atlantic waters. Also found were the ship’s bell (only the Roebuck is known to have to have carried and lost a bell with a broad arrow in the vicinity of Clarence Bay), a grapnel located near the shore, various ironworks and other debris including ceramics. Upon his return to England Dampier was court martialled for cruelty and dismissed from the Royal Navy. It seems the verdict did Dampier little harm with the War of the Spanish Succession seeing Dampier appointed commander of a new ship. Dampier’s final voyage aboard the Duke amassed quite a fortune (perhaps the equivalent of £20 million today) yet Dampier died in unknown circumstances, before receiving his share of the spoils and in debt.

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British Antarctic Territory Centenary of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Pt III The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (Weddell Sea party 1914–16) is considered by some the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. By 1914 both Poles had been reached so Shackleton set his sights on being the first to traverse Antarctica. The plan was for the Ross Sea party, who travelled aboard the Aurora to a base at Cape Evans (Scott’s HQ during the Terra Nova Expedition), to lay a series of supply depots to the base of the Beardmore Glacier and then return to the base. Meanwhile Shackleton would take Endurance into the Weddell Sea, make his way to the South Pole and then to the Ross Sea via the Beardmore Glacier (to pick up the supplies). Although the expedition failed to accomplish its objective it became recognised instead as an epic feat of endurance. This is the third of the issues, based on the

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photos of Frank Hurley, being released by the Government of the British Antarctic Territory to mark the centenary of the Expedition and continues the story with the launching of the James Caird from Elephant Island. On the eastern limits of the South Shetland Islands Elephant Island was far beyond normal shipping routes and as the expedition had never planned to go there the likelihood of rescue was negligible. Shackleton decided to try to reach help, using one of the boats. The nearest port was Stanley in the Falkland Islands, 540 nautical miles away, but made unreachable by the prevailing westerly winds. After discussions with the expedition’s second-in-command, Frank Wild, and ship’s captain, Frank Worsley, Shackleton decided to attempt to reach the whaling stations of South Georgia, to the

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north-east. This would mean a much longer boat journey, of 800 nautical miles across the Southern Ocean. The heaviest and strongest of the three boats, the 22.5-foot (6.9 m) long James Caird, was chosen. Shackleton’s first choices for the crew were Worsley and Tom Crean, who had distinguished himself on previous expeditions. Worsley later wrote: “We knew it would be the hardest thing we had ever undertaken, for the Antarctic winter had set in, and we were about to cross one of the worst seas in the world”. For the remaining places Shackleton chose two strong sailors, John Vincent and Timothy McCarthy and the carpenter, McNish from those who volunteered. Leaving Frank Wild in charge the James Caird was launched from Elephant Island on 24 April 1916 and so began one of the greatest small-boat journeys ever undertaken. Shortly after noon on 8 May came the first sighting of South Georgia but heavy seas prevented a landing until, after several attempts they made their landing at King Haakon Bay. Shackleton later described the boat journey as “one of supreme strife”. For the rest of the party on Elephant Island there was to be a long and uncertain wait. Frank Wild had instructions to make for Deception Island the following spring, should Shackleton not return. The priority was to find shelter against the fast approaching southern winter; achieved by hastening the excavation of an ice cave started before Shackleton’s departure and by turning the two remaining lifeboats upside down atop rocks and cases to provide some shelter and headroom. This became known as the “Snuggery”. Meanwhile Shackleton took a few days to consider his next move. The populated whaling stations of South Georgia were on the

northern coast so the only options were another boat journey or a land crossing through the unexplored interior of South Georgia. It was determined that just Shackleton, Worsley and Crean would make the crossing. Without a map and with any rest out of the question they crossed the island to Stromness Station. Shackleton wrote afterwards: “I have no doubt that Providence guided us...I know that during that long and racking march of thirty-six hours over the unnamed mountains and glaciers it seemed to me often that we were four, not three”. Shackleton made immediate arrangements for the rest of his James Caird crew to be rescued but it took 4 attempts before those stranded on Elephant Island could be saved due to an impenetrable barrier of ice around the island. Eventually Shackleton was lent the Yelcho by the Chilean Government and on 30 August 1916 all were safely aboard and bound for Punta Arenas, Chile. 66p 66p

Launching the James Caird. Digging a cave for shelter, Elephant Island. 76p The “Snuggery”, Elephant Island. 76p Crossing the South Georgia Mountains. £1.01 The Yelcho rescuing the crew from Elephant Island £1.01 The Yelcho with crew arrives in Chile. Technical details: Layout Bee Design Photography Frank Hurley, Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Printer BDT International Process Lithography Perforation 14 per 2cms Stamp size 28.45 x 42.58mm Sheet Layout 10 Release date November, 2015

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Looking at New Zealand

Vintage Car Rally 1972 The 13th International Vintage and Veteran Car Rally was held in Nelson (on the north coast of the South Island) in March 1972. There were 760 participants from a number of countries â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the largest ever gathering of such cars up to that time. The oldest participating vehicle was a 1900 Wolseley, owned by Mervyn Winter of Dunedin who had owned the car from 1947. Apart from earlier experiments with steam-driven and battery-powered vehicles, the first car powered by a petrol-fueled internal combustion engine is credited to Karl Benz in Germany in 1886. He built several cars of identical design and so is considered to be the first automobile manufacturer. Cars eligible for entry in the Rally had to have been built before 1924 when light-weight economical cars became largely available. This was partly because by that time society had adapted to the car by building better roads and manufacturers no longer considered it necessary to design town cars to withstand rough country tracks. The stamps commemorating the Rally were designed by A G Mitchell. The designs were selected to illustrate the development of the car up to 1923 with background images appropriate to the times and places of the carsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; use within New Zealand.

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3 cent 1895 Benz in Christchurch with Cathedral spire visible 4 cent 1904 Oldsmobile in the Auckland Domain near One Tree Hill 5 cent 1914 Ford Model T at a farm near Lumsden, Southland 6 cent 1915 Cadillac service car taking passengers through the Buller Gorge, North Island 8 cent 1924 Chrysler on the very steep Paekakariki Hill, north of Wellington 10 cent 1923 Austin 7, a car which was very popular in NZ, at Lake Waikaremoana, inland from Hawkes Bay The stamps were lithograph-printed by Bradbury Wilkinson on unwatermarked, chalk-surfaced paper.

1895 Benz

Graeme Morriss

the stamps were withdrawn from sale on 31 March 1972. References: Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, Auckland, Campbell Paterson, 1952 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; . The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol. 6, Wellington, RPSNZ, 1975. Each value was printed from two plates numbered 111111 and 1A1A1A1A1A1A in the bottom selvedge. The date of issue was 2 February 1972 and

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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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DECEMBER OFFERS December 2015 LATEST ARRIVALS IN COLLECTIONS, SINGLES, LOTS AND MIXTURES: Oct1) Australia PSE collection in 3 albums, from the beginning to the 50c period, generally one of each mint and First Day Issue, plus the more recent are all mint. About 500 in all 300 or so being mint. Album cost alone around $150, plus $100 or so face in the mint and $75 face in the used, so original cost roughly $325. My price for the lot, just under a half $160. Oct2) Mass of GB, mostly decimal Commems in large red stockbook. Many top vales and complete sets used, with values to 78p. Looks to be around 1500 stamps. Some duplication, great value at around 6.5c per stamp. $99 the lot. Oct3) The History and Heritage of the Commonwealth, FDC collection from 1983 in special album. 54 FDCs all with complete sets. Great value at around $1.50 per set. Album is worth $40 plus to buy new. $87 the lot Oct4) Nice World Collection early to modern in 5 big stockbooks, little or no duplication, some nice pickings. Must be close to 6000 stamps. Well under 6c per stamp. $335 the lot. Oct5) Charles and Diana, Crown Agents Omnibus Mint Unhinged, complete in official album. If you do not have one of these, grab it now, was $95, reduced to just $40! Oct5) Papua and New Guinea, mint and used collection in big red stockbook, 1952 – 190 approx. Nice lot worthy of expansion, must be at least 30 mint unhinged commemorative sets, plus a swag of used. Great value at $66 Oct6) Large brown paper carrier bag, with world accumulation on paper, early to modern. Who knows what lurks in here! We have had several of these from the same source, and all sold very quickly. Weighs 2.2kg. $165 the lot. Oct7) Australia KGV 4d Blue single wmk, from the Cooke Plates with Sydney 10 OC 1923 cds, and the variety Thin Fourpence retouched (late state) ACSC 112C (2) rb. Supplied with Dr. Scott Starling Certificate. Cat $675, price $495 Oct8) Australia 1932 1/- large lyrebird, overprinted OS, in horizontal pair, cds used in the scarcer Yellowish Green shade, supplied with normal for comparison in the deeper shade. Scarce in pairs, and cat. $100 each as singles. $119 the pair. Oct9) Australia 1914 6d Claret Kookaburra, superb example Melbourne cto cancel. Scace so nice. Cat $80, price $66 Oct10) Australia KGV 1/4d Turquoise. C of A wmk, fresh mint lightly hinged, centred right. Cat. $150, this one just a half…$75 Oct11) Australia 1936 SA Centenary 3d solo use on Surface Mail cover to Denmark. Scarce usage. Launceston 21APR37 cds, with slogan “Post Early Each Day” Cheap at $29 (I have lots of other nice commercial covers if interested, ranging in price from $5 to $500) Oct12) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 4d Orange 1st wmk, mint lightly hinged, well centred. Retail $140, my price $110 Oct13) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 5d Chestnut 1st wmk, mint lightly hinged, well centred. Retail $140, my price $110 Oct14) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 9d Violet 1st wmk, mint lightly hinged. Retail $140, my price $110 Oct15) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 1/- Emerald 1st wmk, mint lightly hinged, Retail $140, my price $110 Oct16) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 1d Red Die 1 1st wmk, perf Large OS, mint unhinged, cat $50, my price $37.50 Oct17) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 1d Red Die 1 1st wmk, perf Large OS, well centred mint unhinged, cat $50, my price $37.50 Oct18) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 3d Olive Die 1 1st wmk, perf Large OS, used, well centred, cat $100, my price $59

Oct19) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 4d Orange 1st wmk, perf Large OS mint lightly hinged, Cat $500, my price $285 Oct20) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 9d Violet 1st wmk, perf Large OS mint lightly hinged, Cat $550, my price $315 Oct21) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 1/- Emerald 1st wmk, perf Large OS mint lightly hinged, Cat $600, my price $345 Oct22) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 3d Olive Die 1 1st wmk, perf Small OS, mint lightly hinged, cat $400, my price $225 Oct23) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 6d Blue 1st wmk, perf Small OS, mint lightly hinged, cat $425, my price $255 Oct24) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 9d Violet 1st wmk, perf Small OS, mint lightly hinged, cat $600, my price $345 Oct25) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 1/- Emerald 1st wmk, perf Small OS, mint lightly hinged, cat $600, my price $345 Oct26) Australia 1915 Kangaroo 2d Grey 2nd wmk, mint lightly hinged, retail $140, this one just $105 Oct27) Australia 1915 Kangaroo 2.5 Deep Blue 2nd wmk, mint lightly hinged, retail $90, this one just $72 Oct27) Australia 1915 Kangaroo 2.5 Deep Blue 2nd wmk, mint lightly hinged, retail $90, this one just $72 Oct28) Australia 1915 Kangaroo 1/- Emerald, perf OS fine used, well centred, retail $160, my price $125 Oct29) Australia 1915 Kangaroo, 6d Brown, 3rd wmk mint unhinged, marginal example, very fresh, retail $50, this one $45 and well worth it! Oct30) Australia 1915 Kangaroo, 2/- Brown, 3rd wmk mint unhinged, very fresh, cat. $2500, my price $1950…a gem! Oct31) Australia 1915 Kangaroo, 2/- Maroon, 3rd wmk mint lightly hinged, retail $175, my price $139 Oct32) Australia 1915 Kangaroo, 5/- Grey & Yellow, 3rd wmk, perf OS, fine used with “Special” cds, 21DE27. retail $130, my price $105 Oct33) Australia 1915 Kangaroo, 10/- Grey & Analine Pink, 3rd wmk, perf OS, mint lightly hinged, cat $2000. Suspect this may have been reperfed, so very cheap at under a quarter cat. Price $495 Oct34) Oct33) Australia 1915 Kangaroo, One Pound Grey, 3rd wmk, perf OS, COMMERCIALLY USED, cat $750 as cto, this one used with heavy cds, but amazingly scarce stamp, thought for a long time not to exist. This has been repaired at some time in the past, but looks fine from the front. Very cheap example of a rarity, price $595 Oct35) Australia 1929 Kangaroo 2/- Maroon small multiple wmk, mint unhinged, cat $850, this one off centre, so only $495 Oct36) Australia 1929 Kangaroo 6d Brown, small multiple wmk, overprinted OS, fine used with 25AU32 cds of Kandos NSW cat $75, price $49 Oct37) Australia 1929 Kangaroo 5/- Grey and Yellow perf OS, small multiple wmk, cto used, cat $225. Centred lower left, under a half… price $105 Oct38) Australia 1932 One Pound Grey Kangaroo, C of A wmk, superb well centred used, with cds 11MR38 Late Fee Melbourne. Nicest you will see, retail in this quality $475 - $525, my price only $375 Oct40) New South Wales, 1/- Red Diadems imperf, lovely fine used 4 margin example, two are huge! Price $75 Oct41) Australia 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge, fine used cto with good perfs and well centred, they do not come better than this! $285

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DECEMBER OFFERS Oct42) BCOF 1947 Ovpt. On 5/- Robes Thock Paper, mint unhinged, retail $225, my price $187.50 Oct43) Australia 1914 6d Claret Kookaburra, mint lightly hinged and well centred, retail $95, my price $72 Oct44) Australia 1964 Navigators, complete set of 8 with white papers good/fine used, retail $165, my price $99 Oct45) Australia 1928 3d Kookaburra Minisheet mint unhinged, retail $325, my price $240. Oct46) Australia 2nd wmk 2.5d Kangaroo, well centred lovely block of 4, with 2 mint unhinged, two lightly hinged, retail as singles $780. Magnificent piece. $585 MSP9) Australia 1955 1/6d no wmk Hermes, in a muh block of 4, retail $80, my price $59 MSP10) Australia 1949 10/- Arms, in a bottom right corner marginal block of4, muh. Very fresh, retail is $120 as singles, my price just $89 MSP12) 1949 Robes Thin Paper set, 5/- to One Pound, nice used. Retail $125, my price just $95 MSP15) Australia pre-decimal mint collection/accumulation in big green stockbook. Includes many, many imprint blocks (approx 40) , blocks of 4 etc, mainly mint unhinged, including 2/3d Commems x 24, 2/5d bird cream paper x 9, etc. etc. Some in earlier pages affected by rust, but most are fine. Few pages of muh decimals not counted in price included at back. Was priced at $290, special deal now only $215 MSP16) Lovely Australia mostly used Collection/accumulation in black padded binder and housed in 44 as new 5 and 6 strip Hagners, retail value of these alone is $60 plus. Noted Kangaroos to 2/-, KGV Heads to 1/4d, KGV Commems to 1/- , 1948 Arms HVs complete set to two pounds, good degree of completeness to 2000, then a packet of 1500 different Australia, which retails alone at around $150. Condition is a bit mixed, but still great value at $395 the lot. MSP19) Massive, yes MASSIVE Australia accumulation in 8 binders and on around 400 as new Hagner sheets, retail alone $560, commencing with a few Australian States and Kangaroos, through to around 2000. Many 1000s of stamps with some nicer higher values, which we are giving away as the price is way under the cost of the Hagners alone. $495 the lot…BE QUICK! MSP20) From the same source as above, but Worldwide collection/accumulation with some very good pickings, housed in 16 binders and on about 700 as new Hagner sheets, this lot must have near 15,000 stamps. Retail of the Hagners alone is near $1000, and my price means that the stamps come free! Price for the lot $929. MSP22) Dark Blue padded as new Seven Seas Binder, with standard pages for 1983 – 2000. New price $195, my price under one third! $59 the lot. MSP23) Australia Seven Seas Green Padded hingeless album in as new condition, with pages for 1953 – 1987. New cost $280, my price well under a half, $119 MSP27) Stanley Gibbons GB dark red padded 4 ring binder, brand new in original box, retails $44.50, one only available, $24.50 MSP28) NZ Seven Seas Hingeless pages1983 - 93 in binder with some extras standard pages, mainly the Health Minisheets, not counted $59. MSP29) Czechoslovakia, mint unhinged collecti0on of 200 different, mostly large commemoratives, on our packets list at $20, (only 6 left) at $14.95 each. Great value! MSP30) New packet collection of 1500 different Australia, including many top values and complete sets, retail elsewhere $150 plus, my price just $89 (6 available) MSP31) New South Wales, 1/- Red Diadems Imperf. With 4 good margins and light cancel, retail is $100 for 3 margin examples. My price for this just MSP33) Prinz Imperial Stockbooks, top of the range 64 white pages, padded cover, brand new shrink wrapped, in Red or Dark Blue, (only 2 of each available) Usual retail

$79 each price just $49 each MSP34) Handy A4 size 8 page stockbooks, with glassine strips and interleaving. Normally $12.95 each, now just $7.95 each (28 available) MSP35) New packet of 125 different Australia Pre-decimal, nice lot. Only $8.95 (17 available) MSP36) Nice packet of 500 different Australia, on our packets list for $16.50, a few surplus to clear at $9.95 (20 available) MSP37) Lucky dip packets, made up by a local part time dealer soon to retire to Queensland, lucky bloke! Each contains a different assortment, comes with a free postcard or maximum card, these are sold unopened as received and is priced at $14.95 per pack, 5 packs for $69, 10 packs for $135, 15 packs for $189 Choose from: a) 25 different worldwide minisheets mint and used, b) 50 grams Animals thematics off paper, c) 50 grams World off paper, d) 50 grams USA off paper, e) 50 grams Australia off paper, f) 50g World on and off paper inc fdc clippings, g) 50g Australia inc. sets clipped from fdcs, h) 50g Europe off paper, i) 35 grams Space Thematics off paper, j) 35 grams Africa off paper, k) 35 grams Middle East & Arab States off paper, l) 30 grams Russia off paper, m) 50 grams Europe off paper, n) 40g GB appears mostly large, off paper, o) 50 grams Czech. Off paper, p) 40 grams Asia off paper. MSP38) Australia 1d Red large multiple wmk, perf OS, mint unhinged, well centered and fresh, cat $400. My price $295 MSP39) Australia Decimals, mostly recent cto with gum, lovely lot of 300 different, inc blocks and strips as issued, plus Internationals. Very hard to assemble, great value at under 20c per stamp, price $59 (6 available) MSP41) Australia 1966 – 1987 mainly complete and mostly cto in Seven Seas Hingeless Album, 140 plus complete sets, plus the album, has to be worth $149! SE1) Australia Decimal dealer stock, 1966 – 2015 mostly fine used in 4 64 page stockbooks, massive lot, with many 1000s of stamps, and 100s of complete sets and top values. Already priced to sell at very reasonable prices. Many of the elusive and better items included. plenty of intact strips of 5, and minisheets too. Usually 5 to 10 of a stamp, must be close to 20,000 stamps. Priced at well under 10c a stamp, price $1725 SE2) Seven Seas Australia Hingeless Album, in 2 padded binders, 1913 – 1990 complete, from KGV Heads except for the Kangaroo pages. Very good condition, most pages being as new. New cost would be $436.50, my price, under one third at $139. SE3) Renniks Coin Albums, brand new, complete with pages and backing sheets to fit all Australian coin sizes, spaces for 227 coins. Retail is $32.50 each, One lot of 10 only at Half Price $162.50 the lot. SE4) Lindner 22 Ring Padded Binders and Slipcases, almost as new, will take standard 22 ring pages. Retail $90 each, One lot of 6 only, under a third of retail, price $175 SE6) Australia 1931 6d Brown Airmail, Overprinted OS, on First Day Cover, 1st Flight Airmail to England, this is the only way you will normally find this FDC, and is extremely scarce, cat. $1500. Missing form 99.999% of all Australia FDC collections! The first I have handled, indeed the first I have seen in over 40 years. Frank Pauer the well known Melbourne FDC collector agrees. With additional franking of a 3d green airmail, two normal 6d Airmails, plus 2 x Halfpenny Orange, 1 x 1d Green & 1 x 3d Blue KGV Head. The cover, an official printed one, is a bit World Weary, however the important stamp is intact with a clear Ship Mailroom Melbourne CDS Cancel, of 17 NO 31. Probably your only chance to secure one of these….Cat. $1500, price would be full catalogue if in a little better condition, this one just a half $750. SE7) Australia 1949 Lovely 10/- Arms on neat clean small typed address First Day Cover, with neat GPO Sydney 9-A3 - OC 49 cds cancel, not obscuring design. A very scarce cover, cat. $450, my price $329

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DECEMBER OFFERS SE8) Australia 1949 5/- & 10/- Arms on similar neat covers as above, each with clean Burwood NSW cds of 11 OC 56, Cat $185 if commercially used, but assuming these are philatelic. $49 the pair. SE9) Australia 1913 1st wmk 5d Chestnut Kangaroo, lovely fresh mint unhinged, well centred top marginal example, cat $550. Nicest I have owned, $475 SE10) Australia 1913 1st wmk 1/- Blue Green Kangaroo, superb postally used example, with Inverted wmk. Socked on nose with Melbourne dated cds of 29 JA 14. Usually these come with faults, or perfs missing. This is the best I have ever seen. Cat $500. Price $450 SE11) Australia 1915 3rd wmk 2/- Brown Kangaroo, perf OS, lovely postally used example, Inverted Wmk, with Melbourne cds. Again the nicest I have ever seen. Cat $1500, price $1125 SE12) Australia 1931 3rd wmk One Pound Grey Kangaroo, nice attractive postally used with light cds cancel, minor perf fault at bottom. Cat $420, my price well under half $189 SE13) Australia 1914 6d Kookaburra, beautiful well centred Melbourne cto example, cat $80, my price just $59 SE16) Australia 1935 Anzac Pair, 2d & 1/-, mlh, cat. $52, price $39 (3 available) SE17) Australia 1915 2nd wmk, 6d Blue Kangaroo, perf OS, mint unhinged. Cat $1750, and missing form 99% of all Australia collections. Nice looking stamp, but does have a diagonal crease, hardly visible from the front, hence below 20% catalogue. Price $349 SE18) Similar to the above, but hinged, well centred. Cat $750, price $149 SE19) Australia 1921 3rd wmk die IIB 6d Pale Ultramarine Kangaroo, from the Harrison Printing, mint unhinged, perf OS. Centrered high. Nice looking stamp, with great colour, nice white gum and full perfs. Under 60% cat. Price $249 SE21) Australia 1918 2d Grey 3rd wmk Kangaroo, Die I, Inverted wmk, nice attractive cds used example, perfect centering and perfs, wmk from the top left cornet of the sheet (bottom right if not inverted) Cat $60, price $49 SE22) Similar to above, with neat corner cds cancel. Not quite so well centered. Price $39 SE23) Australia 1913 3d Olive Green Kangaroo, Die II, perf small OS, nice well centred example, with cds cancel. Cat $350. Price $249 SE24) Australia 1913 3d Olive Green Kangaroo, Die I, inverted wmk, nice well centred example, with cds cancel. Odd minor perf fault, but very attractive example. Cat $225. Price under half $99 SE25) Australia 1918 3d 3rd wmk, Yellow Olive Kangaroo, Die I, mint unhinged. Lovely fresh well centred, full perf. Example. Hard to better! Cat $125, price $99 SE26) Falkland Is. 1d Brown, SG1, reasonable 2nd grade copy, good spacefiller at under 10% catalogue. Cat $900, price $89 SE27) Australia 1915 3rd wmk, 9d Purple Kangaroo, fine used with inverted wmk. Braidwood 4 JL 20 Cancel. Retail $250, my price $185 SE28) Australia 1914 6d Engraved Kookaburra, nice postally used example with Cairns 12 OC 14 cds. Retail $60, my price $45 SE31) Australia 1934 MacArthur set of 4 inc. 2d Dark Hills, mint unhinged, retail $125, my price $95 SE32) Australia 1937 10/- Robes thick paper mint unhinged retail $35, my price just a half! $17.50 SE33) Australia 1937 Robes thick paper set, 5/- to One Pound fine used, retail $60, my price just a half! $30 SE34) Australia 1937 Robes One Pound Thick Paper, used with Wedge Shaped Telegraph Puncture, have never seen this before! Few perfs missing at top, but unusual item, price $45 SE35) Australia 1946 BCOF overprint on 1d Queen, overprint double. Not recorded on

this value. The 3d value catalogues at $2500. Fine used with slightly blunt top right corner perf. Very rare item, price $1495. SE38) Western Australia 1861 4d Vermillion, with Perth cds, SP 27 1867 cleanly struck cds, SG40 retail $350, minor perf faults, but a scarce stamp. My price $198 SE39) Western Australia 1860 -64, 6d Sage Green Imperf, SG28, Local Printing, 3 margins, postally used. Cat. $800, rare stamp, but with repaired tear at top where hinge has been carelessly removed. Nice looker. My price $159 SE40) Western Australia 1902 -1912 2d Yellow, in fine used cds block of 4, Kalgoorlie, 19 JE 09. With clear KALGOORLIF error in canceller on all 4 strikes. Fine and scarce, price $198 SE41) St. Lucia KEVII 5/- , as SG 76, but in Grey and Carmine instead of Green & Carmine, mint lightly hinged. Not a colour changeling, but most likely a colour trial proof, on watermarked. Cat $170 as normal. Unusual. Price $98 SE43) Norfolk Is. pre-loved Seven Seas pages in near new binder 1947 – 1988, same price $29 SE45) Australia 1914 6d Engraved Kookaburra, and 1d Red Die 1, KGV fine used on piece, very unusual to find. 6d Kooka on cover is almost impossible and cat. $2500, selling this at 5% of the cover price, $125 SE46) Australia 1/4d KGV small multi wmk perf 13.5 x 12.5 horiz. Pair on parcel piece, along with 1/- Kangaroo and 3d Airmail making 3/11d, with Use The Airmail slogan cancel. Single 1/4d stamp on cover cat. $400. Attractive piece for rates collector too. Price $49 SE47) Australia 1948 Arms, 5/-, One Pound and Two Pound, cds used on parcel piece, making a 65/- rate. Attractive and scarce, the two higher values cat at $350 and $1250 respectively. Priced at just 5% of the on cover price. Nice piece for the rates collector. Price $80. SE48) Australia 1937 3d Die I, mint unhinged, well centered and with good perfs. Retail $75, this one with ever so slightly toned gum, half price….$37.50 SE50) Australia 1938 1d Green Queen Die II, in coil strip of 3, central stamp is mint unhinged, others have been lightly hinged. Well centered and with full perfs. Cat $150 as a hinged pair. My price for this, just $119 MAU2) USA, great lot of Charity Mix, just received on single paper, very wide variety covering many decades, 1940’s to quite recent. Best mix we have seen out of the USA in quite a while. 250g for $22, 500g for $39, 1kg for $74.50. Be quick and take the lot! around 10kg for $695 MAU3) English Speaking Countries on paper mix, comprises Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, South Africa, Canada, USA, Ireland. 250g for $22, 500g for $39, 1kg for $74.50, 5kg for $349, 10kg for $695 MAU4) As above, but without the USA, same price MAU6) Australia 1931 10/- Grey & Pink C of A wmk Kangaroo, lovely postally used example with Mount Magnet W.A. cds. Nice full perf example, centered a bit to the left. Cat. $300, very cheap at $165 MAU8) Australia 1909 10/- Green & Red Postage Due, SG D72, lovely mint example retail $470, my price $365 MAU9) New South Wales Queen Victoria 10/- Mauve and Claret Long Type, SG 241c perf 12 x 11, superb used with neat central cds strike of Hurstville 19 MR 1900. Full perfs and fresh, a lovely stamp. Unpriced in Gibbons! $95 MAU10) New South Wales 20/- Ultramarine Carrington, SG 264c, Magnificent fine used example with Broken Hill cds of DE 31 1900. Nicest you will find! $139 MAU11) Stanley Gibbons “The Philatelic” album. This is the Rolls Royce of stamp albums, a magnificently leather bound peg fitting binder, plus slipcase in Green and Black Leather, with Gold blocking on the spine. Comes with 50 leaves, which have

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DECEMBER OFFERS previously been used to house postcards, so the photo corners are still in place. This album retails at an astounding $775 new, this one is in great condition, for under 25% of the price. $189 MAU12) Real mish mash of leftovers, from deceased estate. Albums, stockbooks, binders, some with slipcases, with and without stamps/covers, plus loose stamps in packets/envelopes/boxes/tins etc. Mostly Australia but other World oddments to be seen here and there. Great if you need a bit of extra storage for your stamps, and the thrill of the hunt for something different or unusual. 10kg box for $125, 20kg for $239. MAU13) Similar to above, but contents of an old suitcase, weighs 40kg plus! Sent in 2 cartons. Price $395 MAU14) WWI Cinderellas on Hagner. Inc. full colour military types, Loyal North Lancs, Third Dragoon Guards, The Queen’s Own, Prince of Wales Royal Lancers, Royal Fusiliers, The King’s Own Malta Regiment of Militia and The Royal Garrison Artillery, plus 3 different large War Savings Certificate types, and 3 French military types. (13) Nice lot. We had a similar lot a few months ago which were snapped up very quickly by a dealer! $89 the lot. MAU15) Massive lot of Cigarette and trade Cards, in albums, in bundles and loose. Many complete sets, including early Victoria Football League and Australian Cricket cards. Noted Don Bradman. I know next to nothing about cigarette cards, except that many of these popular themes sell for 100s of dollars per set, and up to $50 for a single card. In much better than average condition generally, and got to be very good value at under $1.50 per card. $1650 the lot. MAU16) New South Wales, 1867 4d Red Brown Imperf Plate Proof horizontal pair on ungummed watermarked paper, from left hand edge of the sheet. Attractive and scarce piece. $295. MAU17) South Australia 1860 – 69 4d (Gibbons type 3) Imperf plate proof pair, on ungummed, unwatermarked paper in the rose-carmine colour of the 2/-. A pair in black and a block of 4 as per this example was estimated $300 and sold for $650 at a Prestige auction. Horizontal crease, but still an attractive pair. Price $195. MAU18) Switzerland, lovely postal history collection, well written up on album leaves, dating from 1832 – 1944. 30 items including many scarce, inc. some 1st flights, interesting markings such as “DETAINED IN FRANCE DURING GERMAN OCCUPATION” Also includes seated Helvetias on cover both perf an imperf. A really fascinating lot. Very cheap at average $20 per item. $600 MAU19) Australia, valuable stock of pre-decimal mainly mint unhinged pre-decimal in hagners, noted Sturt Pair in blocks of 16, Robes 5/- Imprint Blocks (4) 1940 AIF set imprint blocks, many, many other imprint blocks and masses of complete sets, inc. many in blocks of 4. Priced to sell at $1750 plus, this lot is great for an Ebayer or re-seller. Price $695 MAU20) Great Britain Military Postal History, 1864 – 1978 approx. Marvellous lot with many regimental markings, handstamps etc. Mostly on OHMS envelopes. The earliest from the Commander in Chief’s Office, Horesguards. Other markings include Scottish Command, Military and Air Attache Oslo, 2nd East Anglian Regiment, Royal Army Chaplains Dept., Royal Artillery Range Hebrides, APO1 Tientsin China, Commander in Chief Far East, eytc, etc, etc. absolutely fascinating! 89 items, two items are priced alone at $75 and $90 each. I do not know much at all about this, except that it is extremely popular! Under $10- an item. Price $795. LOVELY LOT OF KANGAROOS JUST ARRIVED: 1st Wmk. MAU21) 2/- perf large OS, cds used, centered lower right. cat $500, price $395 MAU22) 5/- perf large OS, very scarce stamp and as usual for this issue is parcel used, nice stamp with a couple of nibbed perfs at right and centered low. Cat $2000, price

$1250 MAU23) 2/- perf small OS, well centred and with medium cds. few nibbed perfs. Cat $350, price $225 MAU24) 5/- Postally used, well centred and with good perfs, and centrally struck Sydney GPO cds, this stamp cannot be bettered! Cat at only $350, which will be for parcel cancel stamps. Premium stamp and unashamedly asking $425 MAU25) 10/- Postally used, with 2 indistinct partial cds cancels. Nice colour. Centered low, cat $1100, price $975 MAU26) One pound Brown and Blue, nice looking stamp, with indistinct cds cancel, centered high, and with a few missing/nibbed perfs at right. Cat $3000, cheap stamp at $1500 2nd Wmk. MAU27) 5/- in the Pale Grey and Pale Yellow shade, not listed and a scarce shade, normal cat $675. Well centered with good perfs, parcel cancel, but only affect top 25% of the stamp mainly in right corner. Price $625 MAU28) 5/- Perf OS, lightish parcel cancel, centered right. Has some minor staining on reverse. Cat $700, cheap stamp at $375 MAU29) 9d, inverted wmk, well centred and good perfs and light Brisbane Telephone Accounts Section partial cds to left hand side. Very atttractive. Cat $3250. Only about 24 examples known from a single sheet believed printed 12 of which bear this cancellation. Price $2250 MAU30) 5/- Superb used with light cnr. Vic. cds. Perfs, centering and colour cannot be bettered. A premium stamp, cat. $675, unashamedly asking $850 MAU31) 1/- perf OS, nice clean stamp with medium cds, very hard to find in nice condition, full perfs and well centred, cat $375, price $275 MAU32) 2/-, perf OS, nice well centered full perf stamp with socked on nose Market Street 14 SE 15 cds cancel, very fine and hard to find thus. Cat $350. Price $325 3rd Wmk. MAU33) 2/- Red Brown, analine ink, very scarce stamp. Well centered and good perfs, with Perth registered July 1917 oval cancel, plus partial additional slightly smudged cancel at base. cat $2000, price $1250 MAU34) Absolutely superb 5/- Inverted Wmk, full perfs and well centered, with corner light steel cds top right. Cat $2000. This is a premium stamp, normally selling at 40% to 50% over catalogue and could not be bettered. Price $2250 MAU35) 10/- Grey and Deep Analine Pink, the scarcest shade, with Inverted Wmk., fine postally used with cds cancel, nicest I have seen, one nibbed perf at top right does not detract. Cat $3500, unashamedly asking $3950 MAU36) Two Pound SG45a Grey and Crimson, lovely full perf example centered a bit to the right, and with socked on nose Melbourne Vic cds, 8 JE 22 cancel. Cat $4000, But for the centering this would be a full catalogue price stamp. Price $3250 MAU37) Two Pound in the Black and Rose shade, SG45. Another nice stamp, centered low, but good perfs and crisp cds strike, Vic. (town not visible) dated 6 MR 24. Cat. $4000, price $2750 MAU38) One Pound Brown and Blue, in the scarcer olive brown shade. Nice clean stamp with light indistinct cds, centered low, cat $3750, price $2500 MAU39) One Pound Brown and Blue, in the light brown shade, nice corner cds cancel, centered a bit to the right, couple of shortish perfs at top right. Nice stamp, cat $2250 for $1750 Multi wmk. MAU40) 10/- postally used, with top left corner cds cancel, well centered and with full perfs, cat $700, price $625

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DECEMBER OFFERS C of A Wmk. MAU41) One Pound Grey, nice postally used with two partial cds cancels, centered a bit to the right. Cat $420, price $350 MAU42) Two Pound Grey Black and Rose Crimson, nice fine used with partial cds top right. Nicely centred and good perfs. Cat $750, price $725 Will also price in groups at a slightly reduced price as follows if you wish to buy in this way: 1st Wmk, 6 stamps priced at $4,770, as a group $4,650 2nd Wmk, 6 stamps priced at $4,700, as a group $4600 3rd Wmk, 7 stamps priced at $17,700, as a group $17,250 Multi Wmk and C of A, 3 stamps priced at $1,700, as a group $1650 The whole consignment of Kangaroos above, priced at $28,870 is available for $28,000 could be paid over 2, 3 or 4 months, or another period nominated by you. MAU43) Pitcairn Is. 1940 KGVI Definitives in Imprint/Plate number blocks of 6 or 8, of the values 1d to 1/-, less the 4d and 8d which were issued later. Generally 3 unhinged in each block. Cat as single stamps = $150. Very cheap at $49 the lot. MAU46) As above, the set of plate/imprint blocks in strips of 10 from the bottom of sheets, hinged/unhinged, includes both plates of the 3d and 4 plates of the 6d, one of these only being in a block of 6. Possibly Unique. Cat $675 as single stamps. Price $395. MAU47) Pitcairn Is. 1953 Coronation, imprint/plate number strips of ten, hinged/unhinged, for both plates. (20 stamps) Cat $80 as single stamps, price $49 MAU48) Pitcairn Island, 1963 Red Cross, plate/imprint blocks of ten for both plates of each value, hinged/unhinged (40 stamps) Cat. $120 as single stamps, price $59. MAU49) Pitcairn Island, 1964 Return set, in sheet number top right blocks of 4, as issued on the Island. Hinged/unhinged. Plus 1965 ITU 8 pairs in corner blocks of 4, Cheap lot, $29) MAU50) Australia 1929 Long Airmail Envelope bearing Small Multiple Wmk perf 13.5 x 12.5 2d, 4.5d and 1/4d, all tied by Perth 10 DE 29 cds cancels, to Yalbalgo Station. Yalbalgo Station is a sheep and goat farm in Carnarvon of 86,499.00ha (213,743.69 acres) (approx) Scarce tri-colour cover, price $395 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. 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! 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. $495 AU14) Great Britain 1840 1d Black, plate 4, in horizontal pair, (Pairs are scarce!) cancelled with nicely struck Red Maltese Crosses, AU14) unplated, lettered CI – CJ, this pair both with 4 margins. Price $1100. AU15) Final of these pairs of 1d blacks, this in the scarcer Grey Black shade, and with Black Maltese Crosses. Lettered EC – ED, both are 4 margin examples, close at bottom. Price $1175 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 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 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. AU23) GB 1955 Waterlow Castles 2/6d to One Pound, mint lightly hinged and well centered. Retail $125, my price $75! 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 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 AU28) Australia 1948 10/- and One Pound Arms, mint unhinged. Cat $90, asking just a half, cheap at $45 AU29) Australia KGV 4d Orange, Inverted wmk, MLH, Cat $80, cheap at $45 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 AU31) As above, but MLH. Cat. $200, my price under a half, $98 AU33) Australia KGV, 4d Orange, perf OS, MLH, minor gum toning. Cat $250, under a half at $119 AU34) Australia KGV, 1d Red single wmk, rough paper, perf OS, MLH. Cat $50, price $39 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 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 AU43) As above, but South Africa, plus some loose in packets with earlies, between SG3 – 834. Also some Zimbabwe. $69 the lot. AU45) As above, Canada, some on album pages, $49 the lot 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. 14 items, fascinating and educationsal lot for the avid reader…you can put down your Harry Potter! price $129. 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

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DECEMBER OFFERS the lot, seldom seen in this condition, $98 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) 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, NOW REDUCED TO $295 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. NOW REDUCED TO $119 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 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. 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, NOW REDUCED TO $76 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! MJY13) Australia 1929 3d Airmail in Commercially used block of 6, which is extremely rare. Melbourne 17 SE 34 cds cancels, price $96. NOW REDUCED TO $77 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. NOW REDUCED TO $2350 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 for this $1250. NOW REDUCED TO $995 MJY16) Australia 1929 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, multiple wmk, lovely cto example with bottom left corner cds. Retail $225, this one $179, NOW REDUCED TO $143 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 NOW REDUCED TO $995, 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, NOW REDUCED TO $199 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, NOW REDUCED TO $315 MJY21) Australia 1937 KGVI 3d Die I, mint unhinged, retail $75, my price $56, NOW REDUCED TO $45 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, NOW REDUCED TO $69 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, NOW REDUCED

TO $39 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, 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 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 NOW REDUCED TO $76, MJY31) Australia 1913 1st wmk 3d Yellow Olive Kangaroo, Die I, perf small OS, neat cds cancel. Cat. $100, my price $75, NOW REDUCED TO $59 MJY32) As above but 3rd wmk, Die IIb, with partial Federal Parliament cds, Cat. $60, my price $49, NOW REDUCED TO $39 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, NOW REDUCED TO $223 MJY34) GB 1902 DLR Printing KEVII 5/-, SG 263, fine used with rubber circular cancel. cat $440 Cheap at 20% cat. $88, NOW REDUCED TO $69 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, NOW REDUCED TO $69 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, NOW REDUCED TO $95 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, NOW REDUCED TO $39 MJY40) Austrlaia 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, NOW REDUCED TO $315 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, NOW REDUCED TO $63 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, NOW REDUCED TO $47 MJY46) As above, but nice unhinged single, Cat. $150, my price $110 NOW REDUCED TO $88, MJY49) Australia KGV, 1d Green, no wmk, perf OS, Mint Unhinged. Retail $195, my price under half $95, NOW REDUCED TO $76 MJY50) Australia 1948 Two Pound Arms, mint hinged, cat $90, my price well under half $39 AUSTRALIA OLYMPIC VICTORY PNC STAMP AND COIN COVERS Few only left now, 80% of stock has been sold…be quick. Never seen by us before, and in a strict limited Australia Post edition of 1000 sets!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

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DECEMBER OFFERS 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. (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. NOW REDUCED TO $395 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 clear 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 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 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, NOW REDUCED TO $539 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, NOW REDUCED TO $795 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, NOW REDUCED TO $1395 or without the 1d back and 2d blue, $1350. NOW REDUCED TO $1100 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, NOW REDUCED TO $199 All of the following mixtures are at approx 30% to one third off our normal prices: 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 JY30) New Zealand Charity, an older mixture on close cut single paper with issues covering the period 1975 – 1995 approx, plenty to interest here in postmarks etc. Normally $90 per kg, now $60 per kg, 500g for $35, 250g for $20 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? 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 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 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 JY37) Another example in the scarce Intense Black shade, with red Maltese Cross, unplated and lettered JD, Cat $1050 price $449 JY38) These next two are all with Black Maltese Cross, 4 margins and lettered NE or SF Price $399 each JY39) A superior example, with 4 nice even margins, unplated, lettered OK! 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 JY42) Two further 3 margin examples, each with red Maltese Cross, Cat $750 lettered JB or RB. Price $329 each JY43) We have 1 other example, which has minor faults, not visible from the face, if you just want a nice looking stamp to fill a gap. Lettered EA, this priced very modestly at $149 JY44) Australia 1915 10/- Grey & Pink 3rd wmk perf OS, cto used. Now Cat $200, my price for reasonable examples $119 each, NOW REDUCED TO $95 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, NOW REDUCED TO $95 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 JY49) Nauru, GB 5/- Seahorse, ovpt. Nauru, superb well centred lightly hinged example

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DECEMBER OFFERS 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, NOW REDUCED TO $72 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. MJ9) Great Britain. Magnificent Postal Stationery collection, KEVII and KGV with many 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) NOW REDUCED TO $749 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 MJ20) Papua New Guinea, 1952 Definitive set complete to 10/- mint lightly hinged, just $39 MJ27) Australia 1913 1st wmk Twopence Halfpenny Indigo Kangaroo, mlh, retail $70, this one centred low, half price, just $35 MJ29) Australia 1913 1st wmk 3d Olive, Die 1, perf small OS, mlh, retail $250, this one centred high, just half price $125, NOW REDUCED TO $99 MJ32) Australia 1915 3rd wmk Grey and Pink 10/- Kangaroo, good colour and perfs with Telegraph puncture, retail minimum $800 without puncture, this one $159, NOW REDUCED TO $125 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, NOW REDUCED TO $119 MJ35) Australia 1915 3rd wmk Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, perf OS and cto Melbourne, with gum. Retail $200 Price $149, NOW REDUCED TO $135 MJ37) Australia 1929 Small multiple wmk 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, perf OS cto with gum, very attractive stamp. Retail $225. My price $169, NOW REDUCED TO $149 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 NOW REDUCED TO $595, JN6) Australia 1913 Halfpenny Green 1st wmk Kangaroo, in mint unhinged strip of 5, superb! retail $125, my price just $85, NOW REDUCED TO $69 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, NOW REDUCED TO $64 JN8) Australia 1913 6d Blue 1st wmk Kangaroo, mint lightly hinged, retail $130, my price just $85, NOW REDUCED TO $69 JN10) Australia 1915 3rd wmk Kangaroos set, 2d to 1/-, mint hinged, retail $390, my price under half $189, NOW REDUCED TO $149 JN11) Australia 1915 Twopence Halfpenny Indigo 3rd wmk Kangaroo, mint unhinged, retail $70, my price just $49 JN14) ) Australia 1915 6d Ultramarine 3rd wmk Kangaroo perf OS, mint hinged, retail $120, my price under half just $59, NOW REDUCED TO $49 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 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 NOW REDUCED TO $69, 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 d) Seven Seas dark blue padded hingeless albums (2), with pages for Australia predecimal, 1927 – 1982. No Kangaroos or Georges. Retail $290, just $115 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 stamp) approx 3000 for $225 MMY5) 400 Different Sports, all large, one lot only $22.50 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 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 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. 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) 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

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Revenue Review Francis Kiddle RDP, FRPSL, FBSAP

It is with much regret that I am writing this obituary on Francis who sadly passed away in October after a short illness. Francis was a very good friend and will be greatly missed. In particular for me the regular emails back and forth with lots of banter. He was always willing to share not only his vast knowledge but also his collections. We both had similar collecting interests within the Australian States Revenue & Railway areas, and ended up sharing many an auction lot over the years. In the past when we had visited each other’s homes, the place would be awash with revenues & railways. I remember the preamble he wrote about displaying 600 pages of Qld at the RPSL. In needing page fillers where much swopping took place between us with not 1c of money changing hands! Imagine put-

ting 600 A4 pages together of just one area! Francis being Francis offered much of his collection to friends prior to his passing, rather than see certain areas sent to auction where they would have been broken down into several lots. The balance of Francis’s collection including his large gold Tasmanian revenues [untouched] will be auctioned off in February 2016 at Grosvenor’s in the U.K. His beer duties are fabulous and well worth a bid or two, not to mention his NSW revenues. As FIP Revenue Commission chairman, Francis will leave a huge void both in knowledge, exhibiting and judging skills of not only Australian Revenues but also all world Revenues and Cinderella’s.

Xmas Entertainment

On a happier note, a better start to this Christmas

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Dave Elsmore month is figure 1. A totally unrecorded State Entertainment Tax from New South Wales. I have recorded these from Victoria and the Commonwealth in ‘Revenue Review’ in the past, but this is the first from New South Wales, and the first to actually have gum on the back. A great addition to any collection. Judging by the number on the ticket, one would think there would have been massive survival hoarded away by collectors, but apparently not.

Patent Gone

Figure 2 is the first 2/- Commonwealth Patent Office revenue I have ever seen up for auction in my 50 yrs. of collecting. A snip at US$1,300.00 [with small repair corner] this never lasted long, and was snapped up by a keen collector eager to fill that lifelong gap! One other without and Perfin holes,

Fig 3

was also snapped up by a very keen overseas collector for US$2,000.00. Probably a once in a lifetime offering, and again a snip at the price for such a rare revenue.

£3,500 for $1,800

Figure 3 was in an October auction, and part of a bigger Qld revenue collection. What a great hoard of the 1895 £500 values, not to mention the £500 unfinished die proof. Sounds like somebody got a bargain and no not me!

Barry & Roberts

Surprisingly figure 4 turned up in auction back in September. An absolutely stunning piece of railway usage from Barry & Roberts Department Store in Brisbane. Large store labels rarely survived after being thrown around a railway carriage, delivered then

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Revenue Review the parcel torn open. Adding this one to the count of Railway Parcel Store Labels with stamps, we now have a new total of 2! This nicely tied with 3 Qld railway parcel stamps from the 1927 series. Note the railway station address, with the addressee having to pick it up at the station. The only thing that could better the survival of this would have been the addition of a couple of ‘cloakroom’ stamps paying a 1d for every 24hrs the parcel sat in storage at the station prior to delivery to the addressee.

Sideways

I was amazed to see figure 5 sell on eBay so cheap. Either 98% of the Tasmanian collectors were asleep or they just missed it. This is only the second 10/Dragon with sideways numeral 1 watermark to show up from the sheet of 120. I very much doubt if any more will turn up, at least in the next 5yrs or so. If you see one dig deep and fill that gap.

Broken REVENUE

Staying with Tasmania, the 1/- value from the Platypus overprinted ‘REVENUE’ series appear quite frequently, but when figure 6 turned up I had to take a double look as the overprint is in a right mess. Dated 1901 one would think the overprint would still be in good order, still, it was good to add it to my collection.

Hook

You could be mistaken thinking figure 7 belongs in ‘Perfin Corner’ below but it is not the rare ‘Waterlow & Sons SPECIMEN’ Perfin that took my eye, but the incredibly rare ‘hook’ variety at the top of the central arabesque at right, curving to the right. I have placed an arrow in the right margin to help you identify it. I am yet to see a used or mint one. If you further look at figure 7 the red dotted shading

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Dave Elsmore of the right arabesque is only half printed with the right side 98% missing. If you are lucky enough to have one of the ‘hook’ varieties in your collection I would love to see it.

Perfin Corner

The CM/CO.a [Elsmore Coath] device produced a large pattern [fig 8] and is in keeping with the larger format revenue stamps of the period including the Queen Victoria [QV] and Edward VII bi-colours that were in use until 1928. When applied to the smaller format QV revenue stamps it almost always appears as a partial due to the size of the die. The pattern is found as a single central strike on large format stamps in positions 1 and 2 and accordingly it is most likely a single die device. The pattern is found used on the revenue stamps of NSW and very rarely on the postage stamps of Australia. There is just one difference with figure 8, it is not only a

Fig 7

good-looking revenue, but is on the very rare Crown over A wmk sideways paper, the very first 2/6d to surface with sideways watermark. What a great way to end the year! Can I take this opportunity to wish all of my readers a happy and safe holiday season. I don’t know about you but I’m looking forward to next year to see how many new finds can be added to my free online catalogue of Revenue, Railway, Locals & WWI & WWII Cinderella’s, please keep the letters & emails coming.

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

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Firstly I would like to introduce myself. My name is Darryl Fuller and I am the new Philatelic Development Officer for the Australian Philatelic Federation. I have collected stamps for just over 50 years and I have been involved with organised philately for about 37 years. This includes local, State, National and International activities. I hope to bring this experience to the hobby and work with you to ensure that the hobby has a future.

amongst children. For example, stamp collecting is actively promoted in schools in Indonesia. I believe that stamp collecting will remain strong in Asia whilst in countries like Australia, it will remain a hobby for some time yet. After all humans are very much bowerbirds and few people don’t form some sort of collection at some time in their life. Over the years I have collected rocks, shells, insects and even animation art as well as always collecting stamps. The hobby will change, as it always has – after all postal history was not The Future of Philately an essential part of philately a hundred years The big question that many of today’s collec- ago! tors ask is – what is the future of our hobby? I have not really answered the question of This is the same question that was being asked what is the future of philately because, put 100 years ago and despite the naysayers the simply, it is in your hands. To paraphrase hobby has survived. During that time, stamp President Kennedy, ‘Ask not what your hobby collecting has waxed and waned. Despite the can do for you but rather what you can do Depression in the 1930s the hobby remained for your hobby’. This has been recognised by strong between the World Wars. However, for the APF with a change of approach in which about two decades after WWII, the hobby was potential collectors we will target. Whilst somewhat flat but was still popular, especially youth remain a target it is, in the short term, a amongst children. Then came the investment shrinking pool. As well as youth the APF will boom of the 1970s and whilst some collectors start to target the 40-55 year olds. These are and dealers did very well out of it, the hobby people who have almost certainly collected as suffered and some say it has never recovered. a child and we intend to draw them back into I do not believe that this is entirely true - the the hobby. In addition many are in a position hobby has changed and whilst in Western soto spend more on their hobby as children grow ciety the number of collectors is falling, many and leave the family. of them do more than just fill empty spaces in albums. They research their philatelic material Postal Administrations and often publish the results of their research. Collectors often bemoan the fact that postal I know of no other hobby that produces as administrations are putting out too many ismany books and articles on their hobby as sues or ‘non-relevant’ stamps, or making it philately. hard to use a stamp on a letter. Some of this is In the western world many are concerned undoubtedly true but you need to remember about the impact that aging collectors, and that post offices are changing worldwide. As the lack of new collectors coming through, they are privatised or corporatised they are will have on our hobby. But in Asia the story under pressure to deliver greater profits or is very different. Stamp collecting appears to at least smaller losses. Stamp collectors are be as popular as ever, and it remains a hobby 48 - Stamp News

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Philatelic Development Officer, APF

not a high priority. Despite this pressure, the Philatelic Group at Australia Post remains a strong supporter of the hobby. Yes they produce a number of issues, such as the material in the Impressions catalogue, which are not aimed at stamp collectors. They are aimed at the general public and often sells well â&#x20AC;&#x201C; think the Papal Visit issues for World Youth Day or the stamp issue for Black Caviar. Both were huge successes but neither was aimed at the general stamp collector, in particular. Coin collecting has gone the same way with many collectors only collecting circulating coinage rather than the enamelled coins and special silver and gold issues that are now produced in abundance by both Australian Mints. My only wish was that Australia Post had issued a long series of definitives, such as the Machin stamps of the United Kingdom. This set has

stimulated much interest amongst stamp collectors over the years but Australia has no modern equivalent. The art of collecting modern Australia is to collect the issues used for postage. Indeed buying a few spare copies of modern stamps, and using current issues on the mail, will help support the hobby. Make the effort to use a gummed stamp rather than a self-adhesive and the collectors of the future will thank you. Using up all the masses of material left over from the 1970s and 1980s is not doing the hobby any good at all.

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation barrassed telling their friends and colleagues that they collect stamps, but this is a mistake I have found. Such people are interested in what you do and the hobby remains the hobby of Kings (or Queens or Sheiks) and the king of hobbies. It is only by talking to others about stamp collecting that you find those other collectors and bring them back to the hobby (and hopefully to organised philately in general). A good example of promoting the hobby to the general public happened in Canberra in September this year. The ACT Government promotes a biennial series of events called Windows on the World. They get various embassies to open up for the day and introduce Canberrans to the history and culture of that country. This year the Mauritian Embassy decided to do this through stamps. They sought the help of the Philatelic Society of Canberra. Luckily we had a local member, Jenni Creagh, who collected Mauritius. She put together a display in two parts. Firstly, three frames of her own collection, starting with a forgery of the 1d Post Office Mauritius and going through to more modern material. Figure 1 shows the Mauritian Ambassador Mr Raoul Cavalot discussing the display to a group of local schoolgirls. For the other three frames she used images of stamps to illustrate the links between Mauritius and Australia, historical, trade and immigration. This is illustrated in Figure 2. The links are quite numerous such as Matthew Flinders spending 10 years as a prisoner on Mauritius and the Mauritians helping Australia start the sugar industry in Queensland. The day was highly successful with over 600 people attending. Not only was this a success for the Mauritian Embassy but the Philatelic Society of Canberra used the day to promote itself and Canberra Stampshow 2016. It was very much a win-win situation. More clubs should try 50 - Stamp News

this approach. On another note I recently read a guest editorial in the UK Revenue Journal which talked about using displays of revenue stamps to illustrate aspects of trade, commerce and industry, and give talks/displays to interested groups. This too would help promote the hobby and hopefully broaden interest in (in this case) revenue stamps. There are many organisations out there where you could give such talks and displays on stamps. Think Lions, Rotary and similar such organisations. What about a display of wartime postal history to an RSL club? How do these displays help the hobby? You might rekindle an old interest in stamp collecting. You can use the display to attract new members to your local club. You might even drag some new material out of the “attic” that returns to philately. It just needs each individual collector and club to make the effort. At a rough guess if only one in five collectors from a club is successful in attracting a new member then the clubs in Australia grow by 2,000 members. While the above is aimed at adults we should not forget children. Giving a relative or a child of a friend a small album and some stamps can spark an interest in collecting, especially if you make the effort to keep them in stamps, and make the effort to appreciate what they are doing. This is very much a long term approach but occasionally you will get very lucky and the child keeps up the hobby. Otherwise they may come back it sometime in the future. Both are positive outcomes. So the future of stamp collecting is in the hands of all collectors – don’t let our hobby fade away because of a relatively little effort to attract new and lapsed collectors. Next month I will look at the year ahead as it will be one of the busiest years I can recall for organised philately, starting with Canberra Stampshow in March.

CANBERRA STAMPSHOW 2016 18-20 MARCH HELLENIC CLUB OF CANBERRA, MATILDA STREET, WODEN

Friday 18 March, 10am-6pm Saturday 19 March, 10am-6pm Sunday 20 March, 10am 10am-3pm

“Australia and Malta” 1916 – 2016

Canberra Stampshow 2016 is commemorating the links between Australia and Malta, the 50th Anniversary of Decimal Currency and WWI. Come and join us for great exhibits, dealers, Society meetings and Children’s Day (Sunday) – all in the best all-‐round venue in Australia.

Dealers

AAA Stamps, Andrew Kimonides, APF, Argyll Etkin (UK), Australia P ost, Brisbane Stamps, Burstamp, Chris Rainey (UK), Chris Swinbank, Collectors & Memorabilia, Compustamp (US), Cover Connection, David Bryon, David Morrission (UK), Edlins of Canberra, Euro-‐Yu Oz, Hamiltons for Stamps, J&J Fitzpatrick (NZ), KJB Stamp Sales, M&M Stamps, MPN Stamps, Peter Singer (US), Phoenix Auctions, Pittwater Philatelics, Richard Juzwin, Ritchie Bodley (UK), Shields Stamps & Coins, Stamp News, Torsten Weller, Velvet Collectables, Victorian Stamp Traders, W illard Allman (US), William Leggett (NZ)

Souvenirs

Items are overprinted with the exhibition logo and numbered. • Supporter’s Club Membership includes Animals in War PNC, Joint Malta-‐Australia special postcard pair, Australian Malta Anzac Memorial IPPE and Malta WWI ‘Help the Wounded’ miniature sheet + other benefits (100) $100 • Animals in War Miniature (250) $15 • 50th Anniversary of Decimal Currency Sheetlet of 10 (250) $22 • 2016 Canberra Stampshow Miniature Sheet (250) $15 • Impressions Christmas Blocks (The pack overprinted with Exhibition logo and numbered). Only 50 numbered packs available. $75 • Set of 3 covers each with one of the three exhibition postmarks. $12 • IMPERFORATE 50th Anniversary of Decimal Currency Prestige Booklet (125) $50 • APF “Unadopted Australian Stamp Design” card with 1928 Bert Hinkler Stamp Design. Number 3 in the series (250 numbered only) $10

Orders to Bruce Parker (see below) or order form from the web E-‐mails: All correspondence to: Secretary:

The Secretary Canberra Stampshow 2016 GPO Box 1840 CANBERRA ACT 2601

elspeth@grapevine.net.au Souvenirs: bruceandjudy.parker@bigpond.com Telephone: Darryl Fuller 0417 672 543 Web: www.canberrastamps.org

Cinderella Corner

This is the last Cinderella Corner I will be writing. As I have said for some time now I intend stopping at the end of this year. I have been writing the column for 15 years now. Any items that readers want information on can be directed to me through Stampboards or the Australian Philatelic Federation Research service.

Casino Centenary. (Fig. 1).

Casino is located in Northern New South Wales and in 1939 celebrated the centenary of the establishment of the town. This is the first time I have seen this stamp which appears to be imperforate but I do not have any more information about it.

Fig. 1

Hepburn Springs. (Fig 2).

Hepburn Springs is a resort town located in the middle of the largest concentration of mineral springs in Australia. It is in Victoria, 48 km northeast of Ballarat. The town is named after Captain John Hepburn who was an early squatter of central Victoria. Hepburn Springs was originally known as “Spring Creek”. Hepburn Springs is located on the old gold mining area of Jim Crow Diggings and the town was settled by miners in the 1850s, predominantly from England, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France. The Hepburn Springs Post Office opened on 1 October 1908. Today the village is known as a tourist destination spa town where visitors can sample

Fig. 2

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the local mineral waters, and has spa and massage retreats. Hepburn Springs is predominantly Edwardian architecture due to the devastation of the 1906 bushfire which destroyed most buildings in the settlement. Hepburn Springs is located in the Wombat State Forest between former volcanoes - Mt Franklin and Wombat Hill. The prevalence of mineral water in the area is related to the distance from the Great Dividing Range and the volcanic nature of the geology. This is another stamp I have not seen before and with a denomination of 6 pence I wonder whether it was used as some kind of token for admission to the Springs.

Lions Club. (Fig 3 And 4).

Lions is an international organisation dedicated to serving the community and it was first established in Australia in 1947. In 1997 Lions celebrated 50 years in Australia and this label was one item produced as part of the celebrations. Another item that appears to be a peel and stick type seal was also produced.

Fletchers. (Fig 5).

This stamp appears to be some kind of reward or trading stamp. A search of the web revealed a business named Fletchers Fotographics in Penrith, New South Wales and although this stamp indicates a location in Richmond, there is no indication of a shop there any longer. I have not seen this stamp

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before and so I am only guessing that the stamp relates to this business.

Reward Coupon. (Fig 6).

I don’t know where this coupon was used, but it is definitely Australian. It is from the pre-decimal period as the inscription on it reads “profit sharing as good as money” and is for One Shilling.

Scout And Guide Stamp Society. (Fig. 7).

This is an interesting stamp that came from among a collection lent to me recently. The Jindalee Scout Jamboree in 1967 -68 in Queensland. I don’t know how long the Scout and Guide Stamp Society operated for and I have not been able to find any references to it in either the Australian Stamp Monthly or Stamp News. There may be a reference

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somewhere but without a master index searching for it is difficult.

TB Seal. (Fig. 8).

This TB Christmas seal also came from the same collection. It was issued by the Tubercular Soldiers Aid Society Adelaide with funds going towards the building of a TB camp. I am not aware that one was ever built but it could have been part of a hospital complex. It is listed in Green’s Catalogue of TB Seals of the World as number 581 and the year of issue was 1925, but there is no other information.

Christmas Seals. (Fig. 9).

This set of seals from 1969 was designed by Bernice Kochan and printed by four different printers, Eureka Specialty Printing Company, Fleming-Potter Company, Western Lithography

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Company and Berlin Lithography Company in sheets of 100 with various perforations depending on the company. This information came from Green’s Catalogue of TB seals of the world.

Japanese Christmas Seals. (Fig. 10).

Another one from the same lot, this time from Japan and one of four designs from that issue of 1956. They were Photogravure printed, but no other details are given in Green’s Catalogue.

Bedford Christmas Seals. (Fig. 11).

These have just been released, (early November). The printing is very similar to the 2014 seals in appearance. There are six different designs printed in five colours, Gold, Blue, Magenta, Orange and Green making a sheet of 30 with 12 Card Only tabs at one side. Peel and stick as they have been for a number of years now.

Greek Aeroplane Stamp. (Fig 12).

Back in the October column I made a brief mention of this stamp in the hope that some reader might be able to throw some light on its origin. Nothing much came of it but an Adelaide reader has suggested that it could have a Greek Air Force connection. I mentioned that Bill Hornadge had written about it in this column back in November 1978 to no avail so I guess we will have to be satisfied with what has been put forward now.

Stamp News is grateful to Tony Presgrave for the wonderfully informative articles that he has provided us with over the last 15 years. We’re sorry to see you go, Tony!

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Market Matters Arthur Gray “KGV Era” Sale

The stamp “event” in Australia this year, was without doubt the Mossgreen auction of the “Arthur Gray Australia KGV Era” stamp collection, on October 30 in Melbourne. I flew down for the day long sale, and the dinner the evening before. It was a great success, with Auctioneer Gary Watson advising me as this column went to press, that some 96% of the lots had found new homes, with less than 20 being unsold at that time. A good number of pieces were snapped up after the sale, with many 5 figure items among them - often at the exact same price as offered unsold in the room. Not sure why that pattern occurs, but you see it a lot at stamp auctions here. The auction “Hammer” prices were at time of typing this, over $2.3 million already and some still being negotiated, and with the inescapable auction “add ons”, the buyer invoices are many $100,000s more, on top of that figure. Most of the lots were sold to Australian buyers, who paid 20.9% of top of the “Hammer Price”. i.e.

a “$1,000” lot was invoiced to me at $A1,209 before shipping and insurance. Credit card use attracts an extra, and quite excessive 2.2% for Visa/MC, and 3.3% for Amex, GST inclusive.

Sneaking up to $3 million mark.

So invoice totals were nudging up toward the $A3 million mark when all “adds on” were included. Even the Mossgreen website shows the actual sum invoiced incorrectly, as for all local bidders the 10% GST upon “Buyer Fee” is not shown on their “official” prices realised list, for some very strange reason. So all my purchases are showing as costing me far less than they did! A very impressive result, as this sale literally had 100s less lots than the Gray “Kangaroos” sale in 2007, and far less 6 figure “Super Star” type pieces, as that section of Arthur’s Gray’s collection possessed. It contained to Kangaroo stamp lots at all. Indeed this sale established an Australian record price for a single stamp auction here, nudging out the Phoenix Auctions May 2013 “Stuart Hardy Kangaroos” which invoiced at $2,587,000. And

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Glen Stephens social arrangements were handled by mossgreen, and I took the photo nearby of Charles Leski (left) and Gary Watson, looking VERY pleased with the outcome. Arthur passed away on May 22, and this sale was in the pipeline well before that. Wife Nancy and daughter Rebecca flew down for the sale. This sale was only of the “Exhibits” - the balance of his vast “KGV” stamp holding will be offered early 2016, doubtless also bringing a very large figure. This recent sale was a combination of just two of the very many Arthur Gray “Exhibit” collections – the “Australia KGV Definitive Stamps” and the “KGV Commemorative stamps”.

TEN International Large Golds.

Two VERY happy auctioneers! that figure in turn more than DOUBLED the previous best sale here - by any auction, at any time. So good Aussie pre-war stamps are powering along, and this result shows the global strength and depth of this type of material. That is good for the market. Indeed as much of the sale was bought by local dealers, the material is already selling for way above the auction figures. I bought many lots, and those I’ve offered have sold fast. I must say I was very impressed at the smooth and professional way the sale and viewings and

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. The sale contained 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. 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, plus the high prices obtained. “KGV” ran to 270 pages in hardbound form, and no other stamp auction catalogue from ANYWHERE globally is of better quality. This is truly a “KGV” handbook, with large detail colour scans on every page. When the prices realised pages are added, it becomes an essential reference book to Stamp News - 57

Market Matters identity Ken Pearson, acting on behalf of a client. I got to hold them for a photo, before they were whisked away to a new home! I bought the only Die Proof of either of these stamps that exists in private hands. Even the Royal Collection does not own one, NOR the Australia Post archives. ACSC Cat $25,000, with Drury Cert, it is $A9,950 on my Rarity Page, and even at that level, in my view, was the absolute bargain of the sale. Many of the later 1d KGV Proofs sold for over double that, and yet often exist in multiple copies. I was in the room at Harmers of Sydney in 1979 when the Herbert McNess collection was being sold. I bought a lot of material at that sale too, and was An essential reference book. own. I ordered and sold many. The sale attracted a “full house” in the Mossgreen salerooms, and I took the photo nearby from the rear of the room, just before it started. Gary Watson on podium, and which does not show the dealers and bidders sitting to either side of this view.

Intense bidding at times.

There was active internet bidding globally, plus many “book” bids, and the usual room bids, and quite a deal of phone bidding at times too, so the sale took quite a while, as some lots were very hotly contested, sometimes via all these platforms. The catalogue front cover item, the unissued 1914 pair, sold for around $A185,000 after add-ons, and was bought in the room by Phoenix Auctions 58 - Stamp News

Found a new home at $A185,000.

Glen Stephens Many things got well over the recent ACSC “KGV” catalogue prices, so never assume paying “Full Cat” is wildly overpaying! The rather ugly looking 1d violet shown nearby with inverted watermark, was invoiced for near $A46,000 - well over full SG cat, and indeed is 30% more than the ACSC value of $A35,000.

Inverted Watermarks very strong.

Ugly stamp sells way over cat! an under-bidder on the 1914 pair. Much of it is still buried here untouched on Harmers stockcards! This pair were the front cover item then as well. In the McNess sale, this pair sold for $20,500. This month it sold for over NINE times that. Major auctions then somehow managed to get by wonderfully with a 10% Buyer Fee, and yet still pay city rents, staff, ads, overheads, printed catalogues etc. Fast forward to 2015, and the Buyer Fees are over 20%, to cover the exact same overheads - on FAR higher realisations! There were price highlights and indeed many world records all through the sale, and there are far too many to mention here in depth. My fellow columnist Rod Perry will I am sure have a few favourites of his to outline in detail elsewhere.

Many of the key KGV inverted watermarks sold for ABOVE the recent ACSC “KGV” where many said the new prices were ‘overly high’. So much for those saying inverts are a passing fad! Lot 238, a 4½d Violet used sold for about $26,000, and Lot 308 1/4d Blue getting about $34,000 (ACSC Cat $25,000, and est $12,000) are worth mentioning. There were several FDC in this Gray sale that got World Record prices. PreWar FDC are HOT this year. The 1935 Silver Jubilee trio nearby on a standard Mitchell cover I’d have priced at full cat or $300 if it were mine, and new into stock. It was invoiced for over $A900! Estimate only $200. A 1d Red line perf Fred Hagen cacheted FDC to NSW, sold in the room for $33,850 to someone who really wanted it, at 35% OVER the full ACSC of $25,000. A World Record price for an Australian FDC I have no doubt. I foolishly sold a quite superb and unique Hagen FDC to Germany of the 1913 1d Engraved KGV, along with ½d and 1d Roos, for under $9,000 last month! Even a 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge total forgery FDC sold for over $A2,500. A GENUINE set on Opening Day cover with N.E.Pylon cds, sold for $450 less! A postally used 5/- Bridge single stamp got near $800 - they are on the rise lately, as they are 100s times scarcer than CTO. There are many more highlights of course, and tinyurl.com/GrayKGV contains many of them for those interested in seeing where the trends are, and

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Cat $300, Invoiced for $A900+ reading up on the “Hot” areas to collect, and track down. Many lessons to be learned here. A great result in the end, when after auction sales were processed, and it illustrates yet again after the gang-buster Stuart Hardy KGV and Kangaroo sales, and the Hugh Morgan sales, that this pre-war good material has FAR more buyers than any supply, and has stayed incredibly strong. Arthur would be smiling down on the results, and the keen support I am sure. His fervent belief was that major collections should NEVER be locked away in damp and dusty institutions, where essentially noone can see or enjoy or display them. This sale ensures that fate will not occur.

(USPS) issued new stamps celebrating what promises to be the biggest stamp show in the country next year. Indeed the largest in the world. The two new “World Stamp Show-NY 2016”

USA Stamp Expo, May 2016.

At the biggest stamp show in the USA this year, the United States Postal Service

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Saudi Arabia Revenue Stamps!?

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Not many of these will exist. stamps went on sale August 20, the opening day of the American Philatelic Society’s annual Stampshow, which took place this year in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The once-every-decade international stamp show, “World Stamp Show-NY 2016”, will take place in New York City next year, from May 28 to June 4, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, downtown Manhattan. The stamp PO pane gives the show a nice promotional boost for the Expo, with text across the top reading, “Come explore exciting new worlds at the World Stamp Show-NY 2016, May 28-June 4, 2016, New York City, NY.” Though printed in different colors, red and blue, the two individual stamps share an identical vertical design that positions a single star within a circle at the center, surrounded by intricate geometric patterns resembling engine turning. Around the circle is the text “2016 World Stamp Show” and “New York City” separated by two smaller white stars. Additional patterns, lines and ornaments fill the remaining vignette, with “USA” lettered inside a tablet across the top of the stamp,

and “FOREVER” within a second tablet at the bottom.

“Inspired by 19th Century Issues”

In “Linn’s Stamp News”, Matthew Healey reported that the stamp design was “inspired by early 19th-century banknotes and stamps,” particularly newspaper stamps, according to USPS creative director for stamps William J. Gicker. The stamps also bear some resemblance to certain U.S. revenue stamps of the 20th century, such as the ¾¢ and 75¢ potato tax stamps of 1935 (Scott numbers RI1 and RI10, respectively), which have a central vignette showing a young woman. In a recent news release, the Postal Service reaffirmed Gicker’s observation, describing the stamps as “reminiscent of classic engraved 19thcentury stamps and banknotes.” The self-adhesive stamps, however, are offset-printed in panes of 20, arranged in a checkerboard pattern, that alternates the red stamps with the blue stamps. Personally I think these new stamps look pretty TERRIBLE - more like Saudi Arabia Revenue stamps, or something pedestrian and boring like that! They are “Forever” stamps, hence they are good for USA domestic letter rate postage. Forever. Two stampboards members got a cover created Stamp News - 61

Market Matters and franked with both stamps, postally used, and cancelled in September in Texas. Will there be many real covers bearing both stamps used postally - I doubt it! It is illustrated on the previous page, to Melbourne Australia. The highly anticipated “World Stamp ShowNY 2016” will be the first international show in the USA since the very successful “Washington 2006” show 10 years earlier. The show will include international exhibits, with some of the world’s top philatelic rarities on display - many from Australia. More than 200 dealers (Australians included) are booked to take stands at the show, including the U.S. Postal Service with a huge presence of course, and some 50 postal bureaus from around the world. Visit their superb website (ran by Michael Eastick in Melbourne !) for more details - http://www.ny2016. org I have decided to fly over for a few days for the show and then drive around the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and Kentucky, and come back home via Japan. For anyone reading this, and wants to catch up for a group dinner there, please chime in here - tinyurl.com/Expo2016

Tip of the Month

Dr. Geoff Kellow has in recent times unearthed the number printed and sold for many of the Australian Colony stamps, that had never been known or published before. There were many surprises to me among them. The 1902 South Australia “Thin” Postage set is the big surprise. It appears there were only 9,600 printed of the £1. And small numbers also of the 2/6d, 5/- and 10/-. The 5/- apparently only had 24,000 printed, yet sells for peanuts anywhere on earth, mint or used or CTO. I saw one of these 1902 5/- SA “Long Tom” stamps in official PO cancel CTO condition, in a dealer price list for $15 in recent times. It is really worth TEN times that - even now. And of these small numbers printed, not all were necessarily issued or sold, as the replacement set to £1 with the word ‹Postage› in much thick letters was 62 - Stamp News

Buy this stamp NOW! issued only a year or so later. Additionally much of the use of these high values was on Telegrams, and bulk postage charges, and those copies typically did not enter the stamp market, but were destroyed by Post Offices after audit. For a 100 year old definitive set to have had less than 10,000 sets printed, a value of many times current levels should be prevailing. You can even today buy complete mint sets for about $A500 and somewhat less for used - most of which existing are CTO cancelled - which perversely are catalogued MUCH higher than Mint in the ACSC! This set is my absolute ‹Blue Chip Tip› for 2015.

Glen Stephens Buy every set you can find in nice condition at TODAY›S prices (of up to about $600 very fine mint) - mint, used or better still CTO. The retail price of all three types really should already be 2 or 3 times today›s levels.

Chase down any set you can!

Do NOT be misled by dealer lists here offering “simplified” sets - you want the set where the word “Postage” is in the far thinner letters on all values. The latter issue ‘Thick’ £1 is 6 times The normal issued set 4. more common. If both Gibbons and Scott can clearly list them as separate sets - so can local dealers. The obvious individual standout is the £1 ‹Thin› postage stamp on its own. Some of the lower values in the set have similar print numbers to the ‹Thick› Postage, but to me, the £1 is the clear gem in the entire ‘State’ issue high values - no doubt about it. As a good example, the Western Australia £1 QV issue in the same era had 156,000 copies printed, yet has a similar catalogue and retail value. More tellingly, the 1913 £1 Kangaroo had 240,000 copies printed, and yet sells for about 10 times the value either mint or used than this £1 South Australia, which had under 10,000 printed. The South Australia 1902 £1 “Postage” value is a sleeper among our early issues. It is now widely regarded as an “Australian” stamp, as it was first issued on or after 1901, and as such is in a small but increasingly popular group of high values in that category. As is generally known, Australia became a

“Commonwealth” on January 1, 1901 - the month Queen Victoria died. For postal arrangements, the amalgamation of the six different state Post and Telegraph services was required. This occurred on March 1, 1901. That date can be regarded as the date after which any stamps issued, were done so by the Australian Commonwealth Postmaster-General’s Department.

Modern German stamp set sells $A130,000!

A set of 4 postage stamps from the Federal Republic of Germany was sold by Schlegel Auctions in Berlin on October 5/6, 2015 for a huge price. They were invoiced for 86,000 Euro, or just over $A130,000 as I typed this. Among the lots was the set of 4 Charity or “semi-postal” stamps shown nearby. As you can see, the stamps are all denominated in both Deutschmark currency, and Euro currency, as the practical changeover to the new currency was just occurring as these stamps were issued in 2001. Stamp News - 63

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Many countries do not routinely issue “Charity” stamps - Australia included. They are long established in Germany and several other countries, and as you can see on the lower value, your 150 Pfennigs went as 100pf to pay for postage, and 50 Pfennig was a donation toward funding German sport. The set of stamps from 2001 depicts ordinary German citizens engaged in amateur athletic activities. The scans are not deliberately blurred by me, and your eyesight or computer screen is not defective - that was the finished and approved “design”!

Check your Kiloware!

The set of 4 may look familiar to many readers - as the issued set had the exact same designs and sells for a few dollars mint. With one difference. The ribbon band across the lower part of the stamp saying “Deutschland - fur den Sport”. This loosely translates to: “Germany - For Sport”. On the issued set, this banner was in a light violet colour. See the USED set 4 shown nearby - that is the common issued set. The MINT set auctioned had the band in a bright turquoise blue as you can see. A very subtle and minor difference, and most would not detect it. Check your Kiloware! I have little doubt the normal mint sets exposed to bright sunlight, or even artificial light, or airborne solvents etc, might well see the violet bands turn to blue. So, anyone paying huge bucks for these is a 64 - Stamp News

Set of 4 sells $A130,000. brave person, that is for sure! I for one would never be doing it. Far too easy to fake. According to Schlegel’s auction catalog, 10 mint sets of the turquoise blue version were presented to, and approved by, Germany’s Stamp Committee. However the stamp designer, Fritz-Dieter Rothacker, apparently changed his mind, and later ordered the final banner color be altered to violet on the stamps that were issued. Why these unissued sets were not handed back by the Committee I have no idea, but Schlegel Auctions claim this is the first mint set to appear at auction in those 14 years, and they note a cancelled set sold about 5 years back for 50,000 Euro, or about $A76,000 as I type this.

Max Stern shops to close.

A stamp industry icon Max Stern MBE, will see his arcade of shops closed, as the central Melbourne arcade they are located in, will be demolished, in the name of “progress”. Max has an impressive bunch of adjoining combined stamp and coin shops - 6 or 7 of them as I recall, in the Port Philip Arcade in Melbourne, next to the busy Flinders Street Station, on Swanston Street. Rents being what they are in any large city downtown area, it is thought sourcing a large number of

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Shops make way for this. adjoining retail shops at a favourable rent will be an impossible ask these days. The Victoria Government plans a new underground rail network, to build twin 9km rail tunnels from South Yarra to Kensington, which will pass under the CBD, right under Max, and work on them is expected to start in 2018. The only good news for collectors, is that the many properties required for this new work will not be compulsorily acquired until at least 2017. So nothing will change in the short term. The deep

Max Stern in shock and disbelief.

tunnelling will take place literally from where Max is located! The Melbourne residents and shop owners who will lose their properties to make way for the Melbourne Metro Rail project, were shocked to find notices left on their doorsteps as their first inkling of any changes coming in the future. Well known retailer, Max Stern, aged 94, learned he would lose his stamp business Max Stern and Co in Port Phillip Arcade. He started the large and famous stamp and coin empire there 60 years ago.

“I had to read it twice.”

“I had to read it twice before I realised what was going on’’ Mar Stern was quoted as saying in a Melbourne media interview on the day of the announcement. “I don’t know what I’m going to do - I might not be alive.” Stern’s shops are among 94 to be compulsorily acquired to build tunnel entrances and stations as part of the $9-$11 Billion project. “I started with just one shop during the Olympics in 1956” Stern said. Max Stern received a letter in latter October from the Melbourne Metro Rail Authority, to say his business would very likely have to make way for the project. “I rang the agent, he didn’t know, I rang the owner, he didn’t know - it just came out of the blue” Stern said. “Shock and disbelief - I just had to read it twice before I could realise what was going on.” Max Stern told the media he was not interested in financial compensation. “I’m not after the money. I want to stay right here, because we are an icon in this city” Stern concluded. Stamp News - 65

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Tristan da Cunha - 150th Anniversary Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 2015 sees the 150th Anniversary of the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll it is the story of a girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. At the time of its publication it generally received poor reviews although it is now considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Its popularity increased with the release of Through the Looking-Glass and, by the end of the 19th century, Sir Walter Besant wrote that Alice in Wonderland “was a book of that extremely rare kind which will belong to all the generations to come until the language becomes obsolete”. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by “Lewis Carroll” with illustrations by John Tenniel was first pub-

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lished in 1865. The first print run of 2,000 was held back because Tenniel objected to the print quality and a new edition was quickly reprinted and released in December of the same year, but carrying an 1866 date. The entire print run sold out quickly. Alice was a publishing sensation that could be enjoyed by children and adults alike. Among its first avid readers were Queen Victoria and the young Oscar Wilde. The book has never been out of print and has been translated into at least 174 languages. Dodgson’s family was predominantly northern English, conservative and High Church Anglican. When he was 11 his family moved to the rectory in Croft-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, his father being Rector of Croft and Archdeacon of Richmond from 1843 to 1868. This remained their home for the next twenty-five years and was where his youngest brother, Edwin Heron Dodgson was born. After a brief period of work for the Board of Trade Edwin entered Chichester Theological College in 1871, was ordained deacon in 1873 and priest in 1874. After various ministries Edwin was appointed as Principal of the (UMCA) Kiungani School in Zanzibar in 1879. However, as his brother Charles noted, “the ague (Malaria) was too much for him there”. In 1880, with a stipend of £100 a year, he was appointed by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG) as missionary and school teacher to Tristan da Cunha; a post which the Bishop of St Helena had been attempting to fill since 1866. Tristan da Cunha is the most isolated human community in the world. At that time the population was around 100 and there was no regular transport to the island. He

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landed safely on 25 February 1881. However a gale blew up wrecking the schooner Edward Vittery that Edwin arrived on and he lost all his books and most of his stores and clothing. This spot is now known as Down-Where-The-Minister-Land-His-Things. With great effort he set about his major tasks as priest and school teacher and his reports to England reflect his enthusiasm and energy. In 1882 the Admiralty diverted HMS Diamond to Tristan to deliver books, school materials and a harmonium. However, Dodgson was to lose his optimism and felt that the isolation of the islanders was to blame. He served as the priest in Tristan from 1880 to 1884, when Bishop Thomas Welby of St Helena granted him permission to return to England, having heard from a whaling captain of his “very depressed state of mind”. He arrived back in England in February 1885. In England he continued to work for the well-being of the people of Tristan and he was ably assisted

in this by his brother Charles. In 1885 fifteen working men, a large portion of the adult male population of Tristan, perished in what has come known as the Lifeboat Disaster of 1885; an unprecedented disaster commemorated in Tristan’s previous issue. When Dodgson learned of this he actively sought to aid the surviving inhabitants and the Colonial Office paid for his return to Tristan da Cunha on board HMS Thalia. He arrived on the island on 4 August 1886. “I think it is my plain duty to throw in my lot with them and minister to their souls”, he wrote. He remained at Tristan, for a time without any stipend, until December 1889, when again he had to return to England because of poor health. Once again he had become quite depressed about the isolation of the islanders. Edwin Heron Dodgson died at The Chestnuts, Guildford. His grave is in the Mount Cemetery in Guildford. He never married.

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

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

western australia The Airmail Circle of WA: Mtg 5th Monday “Wellington Fair” Unit 18, 40 Lord St. East Perth Tel: 08 9294 3356 Armadale-Kelmscott PS: Mtg 4th Tues; Ph: 08 9397 6525 email: fit.kanga@bigpond.com Bridgetown-Manjimup SC: Mtg 1st Thurs 4.30pm Bridgetown Library Ph 08 9761 4638 or 08 9761 2005 Busselton SC: Mtg 1st Mon, 5pm 7th Day Adv. Church, Alpha St; Ph: 08 9752 4449, 0400 646 282 email witches1@westnet.com.au Canning SC: Mtg 1st Wed; Ph: 08 9457 7565 Daytime SC: Mtg 1st Thurs; 08 9341 3576 Denmark SC: Mtg 1st Weds Lions Lair Rivermouth Inlet Drive, Denmark. Tel: 08 9848 3325 email: fishneil@westnet.com.au Eastern Goldfields: Mtg 3rd Thurs ; Ph: 0412 156 351 Eaton SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7pm Ph. 08 9795 7744, email: scrapbit@tpg.com Fremantle and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed, Tennis Club House, Parry St, Fremantle at 8pm; Ph: 08 6363 6415 Have a go SC: Mtg Last Thurs. 137 Edward St, East Perth. Tel: 08 9305 2073 email: nigan@iinet.net.au Kalamunda SC: Mtg 3rd Wed; Ph: 08 9291 8484 Mandurah PS PO Box 625 Mandurah WA 6210 2nd Tues 4.45 - 6.30pm Bortolo Park Pavilion Cnr. Bortolo and Murdoch Drives

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lockyer Valley SC: Mtg 4th Sun, 1.30pm, Senior Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall, Gatton. Kerri Martin, Sec. Ph: 07 5465 3390 Email: lvsc@bigpond.com Logan City SC: Meetings 2nd Thurs, Presbyterian Church, Barry St, Slacks Creek, 6pm. Ph: 07 3805 9226. Mackay and District PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 4942 5433; Maryborough and Wide Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Salvation Army Youth 7 Comm. Hall. Bazaar St Maryborough. Ph: 07 41224708 (see also Hervey Bay) Nanango SC: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 07 4169 0256 Philatelic Society of Qld: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm,18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum. Ph: 07 3245 5222 Queensland Study Group: Sunday bi-monthly 1.00pm meets QPS house. Contact Ph: 07 3396 0846 email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Redland Bay Coin and Stamp Club, 4th Thurs. Monthly. John Hardman 07 3206 9996 or 07 3822 6987 Rockhampton SC: Mtg 1st Tues. Ph: 07 4926 3336. email: rockystampclub@gmail.com Sherwood Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 3372 6096 Southport Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 07 55630384 Southside PS: Mtg 3rd Tuesday & 3rd Wednesay (9am) Ph: 07 3848 2304 (ah) email: david.appleton@mailbox.uq.edu.au Sunshine Coast SC (formerly Nambour SC): Mtg 1st Wed, 7.15pm at C.W.A. Hall, Short St. Nambour. Ph: 075445 3647 Thematics Queensland: Mtg bi-monthly 9.30am. Ph: 07 3262 5605 email: j.crowsley@ uq.net.au Toowoomba SC: Mtg. 2nd Sat 1pm, Salvation Army Hall, Cnr. West St. 7 Anzac Ave. Ph. 07 4635 5623 Email: bob.benny@bigpond.com Twin Towns SC: Mtg 1st Mon; Ph: 07 5598 7629 Waterloo Bay SC: Mtg. 1st Thurs. 1pm & 4th Mon. 7pm. Redlands Multi SportsClub, Birkdale Ph: 07 3206 0815

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philatelic clubs & societies south australia

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

Australian Airmail Society: 1st Wed. 7.45pm 22 Gray Court, Adelaide. PO Box 395, Edwardstown 5039. Ph: 08 8276 3969 Barossa SC: Mtg 1st Tue 7.30 Greenock Luth Church Hall, Bevan St, Greenock; 19 Evans Street Ancaston 5353; email: ptomely1939@gmail.com; Ph: (08) 8562 8386 Blackwood PC: Mtg 2nd Wed ex Jan; Uniting Church, Main Rd, Blackwood; Ph: 08 8278 1629; PO Box 581, Blackwood 5051; email: teepee@teegee.com.au Bordertown & Districts PS: Mtg: 3rd Thurs. Bordertown PS Contact: K. Grey Tel: 08 8752 0446 or email cdhuntmundulla@yahoo.com.au 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)

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

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

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1.30pm - 4pm. PO Box 2261,Mt Gambier.Ph: 08 8724 9474 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 9800, Adelaide 5001; Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Aust. (Aus. Com. Spect.Grp.): Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm;22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Australia (Daytime SC):Mtg 1st & 3rd Thurs; 22 Gray Ct.Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Australia (Study Group):Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm; 22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8522 4345 Postal Stat & Postal Hist Soc: Mtg 2nd Tues; SAPHIL House, 22 Gray Ct, Adelaide. email: psandph@arcom.com.au; Ph: 08 8260 3352 Riverland PS: Mtg 3rd Fri, 10am ;Whitmore Hall, Barmera Village; Ph: 08 8595 3023 SA Junior Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Sun 1pm - 3pm;Anyone over 5years, parents welcome. 22 Grey St, Adelaide. 08 8250 0484 Salisbury PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Mon;StJohns Church Hall. PO Box 336 Salisbury 5108; Ph: 08 8252 2392 Stirling PS: Mtg 4th Fri 7.45pm, Old Railway Station (now Community Services Bldng.); Ph: 08 8370 2680 Strathalbyn PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 8pm; Rosa Hoare Room, Lutheran Church Complex Corner, Commercial Rd/North Pde; C/- Post Office, Strathalbyn 5255; Ph: 0429 693 747 Ukrainian Collectibles Club: Mtg Wed as per syllabus; PO Box 466, Woodville 5011; Ph: 08 8345 4033 Yorke Peninsula Collectors Club: Senior Citizens Club. Taylor St, Kardina. Mtg 3rd Wed ex. Jan; PO Box 178, Bute 5560; Ph: 08 8821 2906 Club Information: Victorian Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Melbourne, Vic, 3001 Italian PS: Mtg 2nd Mon (ex Jan), 7.30pm, Veneto Club, 191 Bulleen Rd Bullen. (PO Box 166, Niddrie, 3042) Latrobe Valley PS: Mtg Last Wed ex Dec 7.30pm, St Lukes Uniting Church Hall, Princes Way, Morwell; Chris Zarb, Sec. ph. 03 5174 3394 Maryborough Stamp Club:Mtg mthly ex Jan 2nd Tues of month 8pm, St Augustine’s Hall, Maryborough. PO Box 295, Maryborough, 3465; Ph: 03 5464 2400. maryboroughsc@eudoramail.com. maryboroughsc.web1000.com Mildura PS: Mtg Last Thurs (ex Dec)Carnegie Building 74 Deakin Ave Ph: 03 5023 8789 Mooroolbark PS: Mtg 1st Tues; Ph: 03 9723 3304 Oakleigh PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan) Oakleigh Public Library, Drummond St, Oakleigh Ocean Grove SC: Mtg 4th Wed. 10am. Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Clubrooms Melways: 234 A. Ph. 03 5255 1372 Peninsula SC: Mtg 3rd Wed, 7.30pm Uniting Church Hall, Murray Anderson Rd, Rosebud. Ph: 03 5975 0574 Polish PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (2nd in Dec) Prahran PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) Ringwood PS: Gen Mtg 1st Thurs; Daytime 3rd Mon Ph: 03 9725 0514 email hanszomer@bigpond.com Royal PS of Victoria:Mtg 3rd & 5th Thurs; Daytime 1st Tues Sale SC: Mtg 1st Mon (ex Jan) Shepparton PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Mechanics Institute, Shepparton. Ph. 0419 560 813 Sherbrooke PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs ex Jan Upwey Fire Brigade Hall, 8pm; Bob Cook Ph: 03 9758 3465 Upper Yarra SC: Mtg 3rd Tues Warragul PS: Mtg 2nd Fri Warrnambool PS: Mtg 3rd Wed 7.45pm St Joseph’s Primary School, Botanic Road;Ph: 03 5561 1470 Waverley PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs 7.30pm, Mt Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Cres, Mt Waverley; Daytime mtg the following Friday, 9.30am, Uniting Church Hall, 482 High St, Mt Waverley. Ph. 03 9898 4102 Obtain Tasmanian clubs information from: Tasmanian Stamp Council, GPO Box 9800, Hobart, TAS, 7001. Ph: 03 6278 7084 Hobart Junior Group: Mtg 1st Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Kingston Junior Group: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Launceston PS: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan) & 3rd Sat (ex. Dec), Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 7.30pm; Ph: 6344 3676 Mersey-Leven PS: Contact: 03 6425 3603 Rosny Junior Group: Mtg Last Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Tasmanian PS: Mtg Last Monday (ex. Dec); www.tps.org.au, Legacy House, 159 Macquarie St Hobart

stamp & coin fairs & events new south wales

victoria

Dec 5 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair,

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