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Contents Articles Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ...................................................6 The Stamps of Estonia: Christer Brunström ........................... 12 Stamps in the News: Margo Campbell .................................... 16 Max Stern & his stamp on my life: Tony Shields.................... 22 Postal Stationery: Ian McMahon ................................................ 26 Looking at New Zealand: Graeme Morriss ............................... 44 Introducing the APF: Daryl Fuller .............................................. 46 Cinderella Corner: Vito Milana .................................................... 50 Market Matters: Glen Stephens .................................................. 54

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Continuing with the overview of Australia’s Decimal definitives, this month the quaint little Endangered Species series of six designs is featured. Before continuing, however, elsewhere in this issue the remarkable January 2016 Emergency Adelaide 30c Counterprinted stamps will receive due airplay. Suffice for me to add that covers used in the first three days of issue, January 6-8 are proving very scarce. Just Figure 1. 5c Queensland Hairy-nosed wombat: solo rarity three January 6 “FDCs” have been found at the time of submitting this copy. Replenishment supply of elaide on January 8, to explain why those first three days the regular 30c Saltwater Crocodile* was received at Ad- are significant. (*See footnote end this article)

Figure 2. 5c reprint used for Letter rate 6 - Stamp News

Australia's 1981-85 Endangered Species Usage Whilst those first three days are the most desirable to collect, commercial covers for the first few weeks will be in demand, and I think it fair to conclude that supply will be inadequate for the present and future. Unlike so many “limited issues” of the past several decades, this emergency series came about as a practical initiative, to service a genuine demand for supply of a critical denomination in the postal system. It was unknown to the philatelic community prior to January 8, and not announced broadly until ten days later. Irrespective of how the issue is ultimately treated in Figure 3. 25c Greater bilby: colourful combination the overseas catalogues, I believe demand from collectors of Australia, particularly has to be underpaid. Figure 1 is such a rarity, used Jan for commercial covers, will be evergreen. Remember, 21 1982 Griffith to Alexandria, and is the only example there are six designs, and two visually distinct printings of a solo I’ve noted. The Letter rate at the time was 24c, to exacerbate the finite supply. so this appears to be a case of “mistaken identity”, when Now, our subject usage series: selecting the franking from stock? The postal system did The 5c was a make-up denomination, so a solo use not identify the underpayment, and it travelled untaxed.

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Auction estimate: $100 The 5c and 25c in the series were reprinted in a changed perforation from the original. Figure 2 has two strips of three, the aggregate of 30c representing the Letter rate, when article was posted Jun 8 1984 locally at Hobart. Multiples of make-up denominations for a

Figure 6. 30c pair for airmail to N.Z. 8 - Stamp News

Figure 5. 30c Bridled nail-tailed wallaby: Official solo use specific postal rate are always welcome additions in a usage exhibit. Retail: $15 I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shown a 24c Thylacine usage; it was for the

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Figure 7. 50c Leadbeater’s possum: solo use to less Letter rate. So, on to the 25c, another make-up denomination; Figure 3 has it in strip of three, paying 75c Prior- usual destination ity paid fee on Apr 27 1982 use of 24c PSE, additionally ting this Jun 15 1984 article to Accounts Manager/Myer uprated 3c for increased 27c Letter rate. Together with Credit Limited in Melbourne. Overdue account for music superb strike of Campsie P.P. time clock, and riotous magenta P.P. label, I find this a very pleasing to the eye little item, with subject 25c contributing fee for a specific postal service to justify inclusion in a usage exhibit; all for very modest cost. Retail: $15 Pity Figure 4 couldn’t have “G/NSW” Official puncture, although we have adequate information to confirm State Govt use. I don’t usually pay much attention to sender and recipient details; that’s more for Social philately aficionados. However, it is tantalising to speculate upon just why the N.S.W. State Conservatorium of Music required Priority paid service when remitFigure 8. 50c multiple use for special postal service Stamp News - 9

Figure 9. 55c Stick-nest rat: nice Zone 3 airmail solo cassettes, perhaps? Back to basics, here are four of the 25c, representing Letter rate (30c) and Priority paid fee (70c). Sent from Royal Exchange, Sydney, the “PRIcommercially used in various permutations, rate as ORITY/PAID” logo is handstamped at that Post Office, one of my higher recommendations for collectors who rather than a label being affixed as was usual in most want something out of the ordinary on a limited budget. other offices. The reprint is somewhat more difficult to Figure 8 is a good example of an attractive, scarce, yet find on cover than the original. Retail: $25 inexpensive uprated PSE. On this occasion we have a On this occasion we do have a puncture to confirm 24c PSE uprated $2.50 for Registration fee by way of Official use. Figure 5 has 30c “VG” solo use Oct 27 50c Leadbeater’s possum single and block of four, used 1983 within Melbourne and suburbs. ACSC Decimals Warila to Carlton (NSW). A lot of item for the price, in II mentions only make-up use for this denomination, my opinion. Retail: $20 but Letter rate (from Oct 3 1983) was one specific use. Sir David Attenborough, when asked did he have a The stamp was replaced June 18 1984 (by 30c Choat’s least favourite animal, volunteered the rat. Of course he Wrasse), so an Official use in the timeframe possible will was not referring to Australia’s cuddly “Stick-nest rat”. obviously be uncommon. Retail: $30 Figure 9 has the stamp used solo Aug 11 1982 Sydney to The airmail rate to N.Z. on Oct 17 1983, when FigJapan. Unclaimed in Japan, it picked up some colourful ure 6 was posted at Brisbane, was 45c (up to 20gms). Japanese “Return to Sender” and associated markings. However, above that weight did not incur double the An attractive example of a scarce solo use of the 50c. base charge, rather 60c was all that was required for 20Retail: $40 50gms. Retail: $20 Much is written, particularly on philatelic chatboards, “Zone 1” airmail encompassed N.Z. and PNG, most concerning “is it philatelic, or is it commercial?” I’ve usually, and various South Pacific destinations. A less selected Figure 10, not only as a nice multiple use of the usual country was Fiji, when on Jun 13 1985 Figure 7 55c, but also to pass comment on the respective schools departed Melbourne to Fiji. The rate then was 50c (up of thought for that popular topic. The subject article was to 20gms), and a 50c Leadbeater’s possum conveniently sent registered Feb 7 1984 Taperoo to moi in Melbourne. filled that role. Retail: $30 Aggregate franking was $3.75, utilising stamps then curI wonder how many collectors of PSE’s embrace rent (yes, even the AAT stamp was available at Austrauprates of the respective issues? Probably none is my lian PO’s). The rate represented Interstate non-standard guess, yet this is an inexpensive and attractive field to article 45c (up to 50gms) + $3.30 Registration fee. collect. Indeed, all PSE’s from 1978 Birds onwards, Stamp dealers were then, and still are legally permit-

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ted to receive mail. The question is begged: what other contemporary stamps could reasonably have been utilised for posting of this article? Any number, and probably of a commemorative nature to better bestow upon the recipient a more valuable collectable, it could be argued. The fact is, this article with the chosen franking at Taperoo PO could have been sent to anyone in Australia, outside of the State of departure. It is a commercial article, irrespective of the addressee. It also confirms that this philatelic journalist has been hoarding his inward mail for close on one-third of a century. To conclude, a one-frame exhibit of usage of this little series is highly affordable, even for the most constrained of budgets, can be most colourful, and scarce items are to be found by those who love the hunt, and usually at bargain prices. (* Saltwater Crocodile: “saltie” to locals where I live. I wonder how many philatelists can boast a 5-metre monster of the species in their very own “backyard”? I wonder how many philatelists would want one? It is a fact, however, that as I submit this article, such a creature is

Figure 10. 55c multiple: philatelic or commercial use? just several hundred metres from where I sit, pumping the keyboard. This remarkable beast visits “our” beach every mating season, arriving on queue in the Wet Season for decades. Affectionately known as “Sir”, we have an uncomplicated understanding: we keep our distance, he does not eat us.)

Rod Perry has been a philatelic trader since 1962 and a Stamp News advertiser since the 1960s . He founded Rodney A Perry Auction Galleries (now Millennium Philatelic Auctions) in 1971. As a collector he has exhibited nationally and internationally. Rod prefers his used stamps on cover and likens taking a stamp off its original cover to converting a tree to woodchips. Past editions of this column may be accessed on Rod’s ‘rap.com.au’ Stamp News - 11

The STAMPS OF ESTONIA In 1940 the state of Estonia was incorporated into the Soviet Union and many certainly believed that the small Baltic state had become a “dead” country from a philatelic point of view. However, in 1991 Estonia once again became an independent nation and its name returned to postage stamps after a hiatus of some 51 years. Estonia is located on the southern shores of the Gulf of Finland and has a very long history but it has seldom enjoyed freedom as an independent state. From 1200 until 1558 Estonia was ruled by Germans. In 1558 Sweden took control of the country and it remained Swedish until 1721. Sweden’s second-oldest university was founded in Tartu in 1632. In 1721 Estonia became a part of imperial

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Russia and it was only after World War I that the country achieved independence along with its Baltic neighbours of Latvia and Lithuania. However, Estonia was far from democratic as the country was ruled by a rather totalitarian régime headed by President Konstantin Päts, a fact which is frequently forgotten today. Päts was shown on Estonia’s 1938-1940 definitive stamps. Estonia released its very first stamps in 1918. They were very simple designs which exist both imperforate and perforated. Despite being very common they have been forged. In 1919, existing stocks of Russian definitive stamps were handstamped “Eesti Post” and put into service. Some of these provisional stamps are extremely scarce. As the basic stamps are easily available it comes

Christer Brunström as no surprise that forgeries exist. I have chosen not to include any of them in my collection. From 1918 until 1940 Estonia released slightly more than 200 postage stamps making it quite a handy area. Most of the stamps are still affordable and there are no real rarities. The designs are interesting and tell a lot about this tiny European nation. In 1927 there was a most interesting of ﬁve semi-postals commemorating the war of liberation. It features a variety of buildings throughout the country. Interestingly enough, each stamp in the sheet was numbered! Thus they are extremely easy to plate. Shown nearby is the 10 + 10-mark denomination featuring the ruins of Tartu’s cathedral. In the lower right corner of the central

design the number 68 can be seen. In 1920, Estonia released a 5-mark triangular airmail stamp. It was later used to produce other airmails by surcharging imperforate pairs with new and higher denominations. These surcharged stamps have also been forged. In 1941, German forces occupied parts of Estonia and two sets of stamps were released. The ﬁrst set depicted the Estonian coat-of-arms along with a swastika, the dreaded symbol of Nazi Germany. It seems some Estonians worked closely with the Germans in the extermination of the Jewish population in the country. Following World War II Estonia was made a Soviet Socialist Republic and many Estonians were deported to other parts of the USSR. Thou-

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THE STAMPS OF ESTONIA sands of Russians moved to Estonia and today constitute a considerable segment of the country’s population which is currently estimated at 1.3 million people. In view of recent events in Ukraine many Estonians are concerned about the threat of further Russian aggression in the region. The Estonians have a rich cultural heritage and the country is particularly known for its festivals of choir music. When Estonia resumed its stamp issues in 1991, the Estonian national coat-of-arms was selected to adorn the stamps along with a map of the country. The 1991 issues had denomina-

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tions in kopeks and rubles but the currency was changed to the Estonian Kroon (= 100 sents) in 1992. In 2011 the euro was introduced as Estonia’s currency unit. This led to increased inﬂation in the country but it also resulted in economic growth and closer ties with the European Union of which Estonia is a member. In 1992 there was a joint issue involving the three Baltic states and Sweden. The issue comprised identical blocks of four stamps depicting birds of the Baltic shores and they were all printed in Sweden. As explained earlier Sweden has had a long

Christer BrunstrĂśm common history with Estonia. Until World War II the country had a signiďŹ cant Swedish-speaking minority mostly residing on the islands in the western part of the country. Most of them were evacuated to Sweden at the outbreak of World War II but Estonia still has a very tiny community of Swedish-speaking people. Modern Estonia maintains a rather conservative new issue policy with all stamps featuring local scenery, prominent people, regional wildlife

and important cultural manifestations and international events. Some of these stamps are shown nearby. Estonian stamps and postal history have always attracted a strong following among worldwide collectors. There are numerous people with Estonian roots living in countries like Sweden, Canada and the USA and many have specialised in the stamps and postal history of the tiny Baltic nation. It is also an affordable area to collect.

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Stamps in the News - Globally! Monkey magic worldwide

2016 is the year of the monkey according to Chinese astrology. To celebrate postal agencies around the world are issuing commemorative stamps. Here is a gallery of some of the newly issued â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Monkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stamps:

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Monkey magic China

Reported at http://english.cntv.cn China’s newly issued Lunar New Year monkey stamps are becoming a surprise hit for disappointed investors amid unstable gloomy stocks, currency and real estate prospects.

The stamps, issued on Jan 5, are sold out soon after release and are experiencing a rocketing increase in value. The resale price increased from 420 yuan on the day of issue to 820 yuan within a week, 21 times its face value of 38.4 yuan. A local dealer is surprised by the price surge, saying: “I’m quite experienced in the stamp market but cannot understand the unreasonable price of the monkey stamps.” Others attribute the record prices to a number of factors: the stamps are the first sign of the Chinese zodiac to be commemorated in the fourth series of China’s zodiac stamp collection. The monkey stamps contain two designs. One is a monkey holding a peach as a symbol of good luck; the other one is a female monkey carrying two babies, a hint of China’s two-child policy. The designer is 92-year-old Huang Yongyu who designed the first monkey stamps 36 years ago. The price of stamps commemorating the 1980 Year of the Monkey has rocketed to a historical high. As the first of its kind, the stamps are soughtafter items, with a single stamp fetching 12,000 yuan ($1,820), considerably more than its original face value of 0.8 yuan. A complete set sells for 1.5 million yuan.

Collecting in China - a local perspective Reported at www.shanghaidaily.com

The genuine 1980 stamp but beware- forgeries abound.

MANY things have changed about China over the last 30 years, but one of the few constants is the country’s love of collecting stamps. A reminder came recently, when throngs of people lined up outside post offices and waited for hours in the cold to buy new stamps celebrating the Year of the Monkey. It’s interesting to see that stamps have retained such a strong place in the local consciousness, since the sending of snail mail is quickly becoming a thing of the past. But a closer look at the lingering stamp-collecting craze shines a spotlight on yet another major trend in contemporary China, since a big majority of people who often wait in line for Stamp News - 17

Stamps in the News - Globally! standing in long lines to take advantage of all kinds of promotions. By comparison, younger Chinese seem much more like their US counterparts when it comes to collecting, conducting their business at specialty shops online or at collector events.

hours are often older retirees who actually do still send letters. Among my many memories of China in the 1980s, one of the strongest is the enthusiasm for stamp collecting. It didn’t matter if you were young or old, man or woman. Back then it was easy to find one or more stamp collectors in every family or office all happy to show off their albums full of the latest collectibles. My own theory is that a big part of the hobby’s attraction owes to low costs. Unlike other collectibles, new stamps simply cost the price of their face value, which back in the 1980s was usually less than the equivalent of around 2 US cents. Such low prices made the hobby practical for everyone. Stamp collecting was also a form of investment at a time when most Chinese had few options besides putting their money in the bank, where interest rates were low. The collector impulse extends to other memorabilia. I was recently surprised to see a long line of people stretching from the entryway of a nearby bank branch all the way around the block. People were waiting to buy a new commemorative coin that had just been issued. Not surprisingly, the line was almost entirely made up of retirees and there were few younger people. That kind of scene gets played out regularly in modern Shanghai, with such older retirees often 18 - Stamp News

Polar express delivery: Shackleton’s epic Antarctic expedition commemorated

Reported at www.dailymail.co.uk

Royal Mail have launched eight special stamps to mark Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to the Antarctic 100 years ago. The images were taken by Shackleton’s official photographer, Frank Hurley, who followed the British explorer and his crew on every step of their dramatic voyage on the vessel, Endurance, and their desperate fight for survival. Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. The expedition left England in August 1914, and sailed via Buenos Aires and South Georgia before departing for the Antarctic on December 5. But early in the journey the ship and its 28-man crew became trapped in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea. It drifted northward during the Antarctic winter of 1915 and was crushed and sank on November 21 1915, stranding the crew. After months spent in makeshift camps on the ice, the party took to three lifeboats to reach the inhospitable and uninhabited Elephant Island. Shackleton and five others made an 800-mile open boat journey in the tiny James Caird boat to

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reach South Georgia, crossing the island on foot to raise the alarm, before returning to rescue those still stranded. The final members of the crew were finally rescued in August 1916, after a 22-month fight for their lives. With unique access to the crew, Hurley was able to capture key moments, including when the vessel became trapped, on large format glass negatives. These have now been printed on the eight-stamp series. Sir Ernest’s granddaughter, Alexandra Shackleton, described the stamps as ‘beautiful’, adding: ‘Royal Mail is to be congratulated - I think my grandfather would have been pleased.’ Dr Rita Gardner, Director of the Royal Geographical Society, which worked with the Royal Mail to choose the images, said: ‘Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition is not just an incredible story of leadership and survival, it is a key part of the UK’s history of scientific exploration.’ Postscript: Readers may not be aware of Shackleton’s philatelic enterprises. Before leaving New Zealand on the 1908 British Antarctic Expedition, Captain Ernest Shackleton was appointed as a New Zealand Postmaster, and provided with 23,492 New Zealand “Penny Universal” stamps, overprinted “King Edward VII Land”, for use on the expedition. Postmaster Shackleton was provided with a circular date stamp, “BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD.”, with “N.Z.”, and time, date, year on four lines in the centre, which used to postmark mail from the

continent.[1] Due to ice conditions, Shackleton was unable to reach King Edward VII Land, and established his base in McMurdo Sound. On his ill-fated 1922-22 expedition on the Quest, Shackleton sought a similar arrangement with the New Zealand Postal authority. More information on this enterprise can be found at http://www.south-pole. com/aspp105.htm

Your toast is in the mail…. Reported at www.independent.co.uk

Mail art is a wonderfully weird movement that can take many forms. Peter Liversidge’s interpretation is unique and rather abstract – he sends unwrapped items covered in postage stamps to people around the world “I started posting things a long time ago,” the UK-based artist recalls. “The first thing I ever sent was a piece of toast when I was 11. “ While initially done for fun, he began posting items to galleries: “The first thing I sent to a gallery was a chair which I had taken apart and posted in pieces.” From there, it grew as an immersive art form. Unlike traditional paintings or sculptures, the act of mailing something to a gallery saw the objects being interacted with by numerous other people along the way, not just the recipient of the object. “There is always a sense of an unknown collaborator,” he says. “It is that unknown relationship with these people and the systems involved - both Stamp News - 19

Stamps in the News - Globally! friends and family: “I send them just as much to my mum, people I meet along the way. So what’s the strangest thing he’s ever sent in the post to anyone? “I’m not sure. I’ve sent so many things, broken up table and chairs which can be put together, should the other person get all the parts. Things like fruit and vegetables, I sent a potato to a friend in Kentucky.”

the person receiving the item and the postmen where you have no idea who they are and they have no idea who you are, but they are in contact with the work.” “Just because it has been delivered in the past doesn’t mean it will get there in the future,” he continues. “There’s a leap of faith the moment it goes into a postbox; it disappears in one place then magically appears in another.” In 2011, his postal project transformed once again. When in New York, Liversidge began talking to a postwoman at the Sean Kelly gallery in New York. “She gave me the idea to create a piece of work that would be installed by her rather than me.” Instead of having a curator at the gallery, the only person who could install the work was the wonderfully-named postwoman, Dana Giro. Liversidge would send the gallery numerous items which Ms Giro would arrange at the back of the gallery on her ‘postal shelf’ however she saw fit. “The responsibility for the work was entirely with her, she was the only person who could make that work.” While Liversidge’s work may be on show in galleries, it is still something he primarily does for his 20 - Stamp News

The Bhutan burglar

Reported at www.wpxi.com In Pittsburgh, USA a woman was arrested after an eBay orders for Bhutan Stamps worth up to $1 million went unfulfilled. Colleen Carroll-Dean was charged with stealing stamps from Creative Products International where she previously worked as an accounting assistant, responsible for filling the Bhutan stamp orders. An investigation commenced when the company, received a call from a client who said he purchased Bhutan Stamps in full, but had not received his order. The man who purchased the stamps said that he was directed by Dean to apply his payments to her personal PayPal account. A full inventory was undertaken, revealing approximately six to eight boxes of stamps missing, including 137,000 stamps valued at $266,000 according to Scotts Catalog. Dean sold other specialty stamps from the company and received about $28, 439 without Creative Products International’s knowledge. The client also paid her about $5, 922 in stamp purchases from July 2014 to Mar. 2015. Dean is charged with theft by unlawful taking

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and receiving stolen property.

Croatia sells out

Reported at www.posta.hr In February Croatian Post has issued a commercial postage stamp Mercedes-Benz. The printing quantity is 110,000 stamps with face value of 4.60 HRK. The design of the Mercedes-Benz stamp is the promotional logo She’s Mercedes. The stamp has been issued in 10-stamp sheet with ten labels. Croatian Post has also issued two commemorative First Day Covers (FDCs) and two commemorative cancellations. She’s Mercedes is the tag of Mercedes-Benz as part of their strategic focus on women. The goal of the campaign is to significantly increase the share of female customers by establishing the brand as the most attractive luxury car brand for women by 2020.

UN’s rainbow stamps

Reported at www.telegraph.co.uk Commemorative stamps to promote equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have been released by United Nations postal administration (UNPA). The colourful stamps by artist Sergio Baradat, part of the UN Free & Equal campaign, mark the first time that the global body’s post has issued stamps with an LGBT theme. “We need to change attitudes to one of acceptance,” said a UNPA spokesman. The stamps support the UN human rights office’s Free & Equal campaign, which aims to spread global public education on LGBT equality and to raise awareness of homophobic and transphobic violence and discrimination, according to the UNPA’s website. Charles Radcliffe, chief of the global issues section of the office of the high commissioner for Human Rights, said there have been advances in human rights for members of the LGBT community, but more must be done because hate crimes were still too common and homosexuality was still criminalised in some countries.

The first United Nations stamps were issued in US dollar denominations on United Nations Day, October 24, 1951. As well as human rights, stamp themes have included peace, the environment and endangered species

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Max Stern (1921-2016) and his stamp on my life I have just returned from The Levaya or Jewish Burial service for my old Boss, friend, and mentor, Max Stern. Max would have been 95 in just 2 weeks time and we were preparing a party to celebrate on behalf of the Australasian Philatelic Traders Association. Max was truly a legend in the stamp world, and a trader for nearly 80 years. He knew no political boundaries and was a major trader with communist Russia and Eastern Europe when they were off limits to most people in the west. Likewise he traded with China well before President Nixon or Gough Whitlam opened them up to Western trade, and he even dealt with North Korea. He also traded with most Arab countries and others in the Middle East such as Lebanon and Egypt, despite being Jewish himself. He had major government contacts in many of these countries and could pull strings that no other businessman in Australia could match. He spoke German, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, English and Yiddish fluently. As one of the worlds major new issue dealers, Max helped a lot of poor countries earn desperately needed foreign exchange, and gave their Post Offices many incredibly successful marketing ideas. He was able to organize most of the joint issues that Australia has had with other countries through his personal contacts in both countries at the time. He was a generous benefactor to many Jewish charities, and his business provided income for all his greater family in modern times, and even back to pre war days when the Nazis closed down his family’s haberdashery business because they were Jewish. He survived The Holocaust in World War 2 but most of his family were murdered during it. Throughout that time he exported stamps, earning valuable foreign exchange for Germany. He also sold stamps to Germans in high places - even members of the Gestapo. It gave him immunity from persecution for many years during the war, but in the end he fled when his family was seized, and he lived for months in the roof of a theatre in his hometown of Bratislava in Czechoslovakia until it was directly hit with a 500 pound bomb 22 - Stamp News

dropped by the Americans. Incredibly, it did not explode so Max fled again, living in gutters and the darkest, dirtiest, and most unsavoury places, which were a bit safer to hide in because people kept away from them. Eventually he was caught and taken to a death camp. They were forced to march for hundreds of miles, and anyone who fell or slowed down was shot dead on the spot. Max did fall, as did so many of his people, from starvation and disease and maltreatment, but luck again saved him as he fell in long grass and was not noticed by the guards. The Russian invasion of Germany saved them from certain death. Max has written 2 books about this and other parts of his life, and ends one of them with the question “Did I really survive?” His Great Grand Daughter, in a wonderful eulogy today, put that powerful question. Physically he survived, but his innocence, family, friends, and support group were exterminated, and the places he knew were destroyed. It is nearly impossible for us to imagine. He survived by sheer tenacity and some miraculous escapes from death, but you could not think of his war years as being lucky in any other way. Those times were truly horrific and something Max never talked to me about until the last few years of his life as he confronted it. Max made his own luck, especially in business. It is incredible how lucky people can be in business when they work 100 hours a week, as many of us know. Max was always a very hard worker and expected the same of his staff. The only luck he ever had was at The Casino, and very few dealers or collectors would realize that he loved to play for high stakes. In recent years Max would lecture students at The Holocaust Museum every Thursday, and would finish each time saying of the war “ I try to forget it and can’t - but you must never forget it.” Poignant words indeed. He migrated to Australia after the war and built up a world famous stamp business. He had many passions but family, soccer and stamps were his biggest passions, and three largely separated worlds. He personally knew nearly every major

Tony Shields World Masters Games at The Melbourne Cricket Ground some years earlier. He sponsored The Max Stern Soccer Cup, and a few weeks ago, with great pride he showed me the award and letter he received from The Victorian Soccer Federation naming him as their special player of the year, for all the sponsorship and other support he had given. His living family spanned 4 generations. I well remember working with his late wife Eva, Sonin-Law Sam Seigel, and daughters Judy and Ruth from 1971-76. Max offered me a job in 1970 when he awarded me the Ern Allitt Junior Stamp Trostamp dealer in the world, and traded with most of phy at the Victorian Philatelic Association Annual them. Prior to his death, Max was one of only five Competition. From that day I dreamed of becomliving Life Members of The Australasian Philatelic ing a stamp dealer. In previous years like many Traders Association and served on the forerunner junior collectors I longed to visit Maxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vast shop Australasian Stamp Dealers Association Comwith endless displays of wonderful stamps from mittee for about 30 years from the 1950s till the around the globe. A couple of years after I finished mid 1980s. He was a life member of the American working for Max, I opened my own shop and Max Stamp Dealers Association and like me was given sent the first congratulatory telegram. We became a Rowland Hill Award in Britain by the British Post business colleagues, friends and equals and shared Office. He also served on the Board of The Interthat bond until his death. national Federation of Stamp Dealers for another One of his other passions was Lindt chocolate, 20 years and was always a massive supporter of the which he used to import in large cartons for his trade. The more competitors he had, the happier he own consumption, when it was not yet sold elsewas. Max realised that a strong and numerous trade where in Australia. Max would alway eat a whole was good for everyones business, and he was very block with his lunchtime coffee, just after he had pleased to sell wholesale to them and give them eaten his celery, carrot, gherkins and bread. He ran generous time to pay.It helped me and many other around the office, shop and outside, with boundtraders who are still operating today. He started less energy, and loved to leap over his counter until National Stamp Week, set up the Stamp Promotion he was well into his seventies. He played tennis, Council - a forerunner to The Australian Philatelic swam and played soccer most of his life. On our Federation, and proposed Ausipex 1984 which was trip to Norfolk Island for the APTA Conference Australias first truly international stamp exhibiabout 15 years ago we played golf. This was not tion. In the early1960s Max had the idea to proa strong point for Max and after about 12 fresh mote stamps by giving them away at Ampol petrol air shots on the first hole he started to kick the stations, and this started thousands of collectors, ball around the course. He kept saying that a ball distributed millions of free stamps and was the big- should be kicked, as it was in soccer, not hit as in gest such promotion ever undertaken anywhere in golf. It was quite amusing to watch and next thing the world. He always thought on a large scale. Max pulled a soccer ball out of his bag and was off He played his last competitive game of soccer with it around the golf course. when he turned 90, by which stage he had been Max had no fear and took no nonsense from the oldest registered soccer player in the Southern anyone.He was a masterful negotiator and I reHemisphere for over 10 years. He played in The member one particularly obnoxious person trying Stamp News - 23

Max Stern (1921-2016) and his stamp on my life to beat Max down on the price of a coin. It was $400 and the dealer kept telling Max what a good customer he had been, how overpriced it was, how much the dealer needed it for a customer, but what poor condition it was in. He kept offering Max half the marked price. Max would not budge from his initial offer and eventually the dealer trudged off muttering. Max increased the price to $500. Next day the dealer returned with $400 cash, repeated all the ploys of the previous day and begrudgingly said he would take the coin for Max’s price. Max counted the money and pointed out that the item was now $500, as marked The dealers face contorted with indignation and he demanded to know why the price had increased. “ Good items are always going up in price” said Max, with a deadpan look. Checkmate.The dealer paid and learned a valuable lesson, as I did too. Nobody bullies Max. Max’s ability to source extra supplies of scarce new issues, or anything else philatelic, was extraordinary, but not infallible. In 1979 Nauru issued a set of 4 Provisionals. I had a standing order on the island for many years and had read about this forthcoming issue in the stamp magazines. The face value was 28 cents and I knew they would be scarce, and dealer orders were bound to be slashed, so I ordered 400 sets plus a few used ones to pay the postage. To my delight my order was supplied in full, but Australia Post never received the stamp to distribute to customers, so Max and many other dealers missed out and the set was selling instantly for $30. That gave me my start in stamp dealing, and I was able to supply the iconic Max with a new issue. Max then decided to send Gary Larsen, one of his staff, over to Nauru on the weekly flight, to buy all the remaining stock on the island. Gary was only able to buy one set, so with the cost of the airfare, the accommodation and meals, plus Garys wages, Max paid several thousand dollars for that set!! In 1995 Max and I were in Nuremberg where I had a stand at the IBRA STAMP SHOW and Max was in the room networking and doing significant business. That night we caught the tram home and 24 - Stamp News

had to buy a ticket from the machine. The instructions were in German and so were the fares. Max had spoken German all of his life so I just bought the same ticket as he did, which was the cheapest on the machine. The ticket inspector came on as we were trundling along, and asked to see our tickets, which he seemed very unhappy with. He quizzed us in German and Max said to me in English “Tony do you understand what he is talking about?”. I told him I did not speak German so the ticket inspector then said in English, “You have bought a childrens ticket and I should fine you for that, but because you don’t understand German, I will let you off if you pay the extra fare.” Max, the wily old fox, knew it and loved beating authority and the system. His final comment to me that time was “No German in a uniform scares me”. In the last few years Max had some major health scares. I heard he had been in hospital, so I rang him. Max was quite chuffed as we talked about old times together and told me had had never taken pills and medicine, or been in hospital before. After a long chat I cheekily said “Max I don’t want to know how you are. I just want to know if you are still giving 30 day credit.” Max had a long laugh and then said “Only to you and Richard Juzwin, but don’t tell any other dealers.” Some years ago I was approached by David Maiden to see if I would write a recommendation for Max for the Order Of Australia Medal. I was delighted to do so and have some small part in Max being awarded that worthy honour. I still recall that Max proposed me for membership of ASDA in 1979 and was always happy to offer business advice. For nearly 20 years I was involved with him on various philatelic committees, promoting the trade and collecting and exhibitions. Subsequently he congratulated me on joining him as a life member after a similar period of service. I certainly owe a lot of the success in my career to him. We will never see his like again. VALE Max Stern. Philatelic legend, family hero, Melbourne icon and SURVIVOR.

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Postal Stationery This month’s column highlights printed-to-private order postal stationery also known as stamped to order (STO) and two new stamped postcards issued as part of the AFL and NRL ‘Ultimate Collections’.

Printed to Private Order (PTPO) Postal Stationery

aerogrammes, stamped envelopes and for a brief period stamped lettersheets. The Post Office also offered a service whereby a customer could bring to the post office their own stationery and have that stationery stamped by the post office. Such stationery is known as printed to private order (PTPO) or as stamped to order (STO). The advantages of this service were that the customer could use stationery that suited their own needs. This included the size and shape of the stationery and the use of window envelopes. They usually used stationery with their printed address

Figure 1 Queensland 1d red lettersheet for Harper and Co

Figure 2 Reverse of Queensland 1d lettersheet

Post offices sell a range of postal stationery over the Post Office Counter. In Australia during the period 1913 to the 1970s that range included stamped postcards, stamped lettercards, stamped wrappers,

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Ian McMahon • paper for wrappers had to provided in sheets, and • spoiled envelopes would be replaced by stamped envelopes or wrappers provided by the Post Office The customer was charged 2/3 per thousand (or part thereof) plus the cost of the postage stamps Figure 3 1d Kangaroo and Map envelope for Vacuum Oil imprinted on the envelopes. Lettercards could details and advertising on the front and reverse. In also be stamped with the same minimum number addition they were also able to have the stationery and at the same cost. Postcards needed to less than stamped with denominations to suit their own par5½ inches by 3½ inches with the cardboard or stiff ticular needs. paper provided being easily handled in the post. The Post Office set regulations as to the minimum number of stationery items to be stamped and At least 500 of any one size of postcard had to be provided and the cost was the value of the postage the size and standard of the items and to set the fee stamps only. Application had to be made in writing for the service which was in addition to the cost of to the Deputy-Postmaster General or the postmaster postage stamped on the stationery. at an official post office accompanied by a specimen For example in 1928 the Australian Post Office postcard, envelope or wrapper of approved colour. regulations provided that private envelopes, letThe practice of stamping private stationery was tersheets and wrappers could be stamped provided that: • there were at least 500 envelopes of one size, • the paper was not too thin to bear the impression of the die, • envelopes did not exceed 9 inches in length by 4 inches in width or 8 inches in length and 5 inches in width, Figure 4 1d King George V sideface envelope for Vacuum Oil Stamp News - 27

Postal Stationery utilised by most of the Australian colonies. Figures 1 and 2 show the front and reverse of a Queensland PTPO lettersheet stamped with a 1d Queen Victoria stamp for Harper and Co. The Australian Post Office continued the practice with the first stamp being used being the Kangaroo and Map stamp. Figure 3 shows an envelope provided by Vacuum Oil stamped with the 1d Kangaroo and Map stamp while Figure 4 shows another envelope from the same company stamped with the 1d King Figure 5 1d King George V postcard for Bennett and Fisher, Adelaide George V sideface stamp. Many PTPO envelopes can be readily identified as privately Office issued postal stationery than it can be diffiprovided stationery because they differ from Post cult to tell the envelopes apart. In identifying PTPO Office issued envelopes in some way such as size, postal stationery, it should be remembered that shape, paper colour, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;knifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or because they are win- many firms bought regular post office issues in bulk dow envelopes. If the customer used the same (or and printed their own address details and advertisvery similar) envelope stock to that used for Post ing on the stationery after purchase. These are not PTPO postal stationery. While most PTPO envelopes are stamped with the basic letter rate and the stamp is the same as that used for regular post office issues, in some case envelopes were stamped with stamp denominations for other rates such as a printed matter rate, second

Figure 6 Lettercard for Reid Bros stamped with 1d red King George V sideface 28 - Stamp News

Figure 7 5d Queen Elizabeth II wrapper for the Sydney Stock Exchange

Ian McMahon

Figure 9 1d Kangaroo and Map lettersheet of Roberts & Co, Hobart

Figure 8 4c Queen Elizabeth II lettersheet for the Education Department, Melbourne or higher weight rate or a registration rate. Examples include the wool sample envelopes stamped with 6d Kangaroo and Map stamps on envelopes used for sending wool samples to The United Kingdom and registration envelopes stamped for the Hobart Savings Bank. Envelopes were the most common private stationery submitted to the post office for stamping with many hundreds of users submitting envelopes for stamping. Lettercards, lettersheets, wrappers and postcards were also submitted for stamping. Many of these types of stationery are easily identified as PTPO as, except for the Kangaroo and Map and King George V stamps, PTPO lettercards, lettersheets and postcards were stamped from the envelope dies which from 1916 were distinctively dif-

ferent from those used for regular post office issued postcards and lettercards. Wrappers were stamped with the envelope dies from about 1947. An example of private postcards PTPO is the 1d Green King George V postcard for Bennett and Fisher, Adelaide shown in Figure 5. Figure 6 shows a lettercard stamped with the 1d â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;starâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stamp on stationery provided by Reid Bros Adelaide. The Sydney Stock Exchange was a prolific user of PTPO wrappers in sending out its Gazette such as the 5d PTPO wrapper shown in Figure 7. PTPO lettersheets are not common but were produced from 1913 onwards while post office issued stamped lettersheets were only issued for a short period from 1961 to 1967. They were often used for advertising purposes or were used for forms. Figure 8 shows a 4c Queens Elizabeth II lettersheet stamped for the [Victorian] Department of Education while Figure 9 shows a 1d Kangaroo and Map lettersheet for Roberts and Co Ltd, Hobart. Another category of PTPO stationery were parcel labels. Figure 10 20c Queen Elizabeth II The best known embossed stamp Stamp News - 29

Postal Stationery were the 3/7 and 5/0½d parcel labels stamped for Myers and other companies sending food parcels to the United Kingdom. Collecting Commonwealth PTPO postal stationery is interesting but challenging. Many of Australia’s scarcest postal stationery items are PTPO. Besides a few (mainly Queen Elizabeth II era) PTPO items produced for philatelic purposes, PTPO postal stationery were produced for private firms and not sold to the public. The survival rate was often very low. Figure 11 Stamped postcard from the AFL Ultimate Collection The practice of allowing customers to submit their specifically for customers’ needs. These will form own stationery for stamping ceased when use of the basis of future articles. the 20c Queen Elizabeth II embossed stamp (Figure 10) was ceased following the issue of pictorial NRL and APF ‘Ultimate Collection’ stamped envelopes (PSEs) showing Australian birds Postcards in 1978. Since then Australia Post has at various Further examples of stamped postcards being sold as times provided alternative services of either printing part of a ‘collection’ have appeared. Australia Post addresses or advertising on regular envelopes for issued two stamped postcards as a component of the large users (known as ‘address corners’ by postal Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugstationery collectors) or by producing envelopes by League (NRL) ‘Ultimate Collections’ marketed by the Royal Australian Mint (RAM) for $129. The two prepaid postcards are illustrated in Figures 11 and 12, one for the NRL Collection and one for the AFL Collection. The postcards have an adhesive stamp attached on the reverse cancelled by either a black or a gold cancellation. Cards with gold cancellations are found in 1 in 10 collections. If you have information on new issues of postal stationery, new discoveries or stationery of interest please contact me on ian. mcmahon4@bigpond.com . Figure 12 Stamped postcard from the NRL Ultimate Collection 30 - Stamp News

AAT fully IMPERFORATE Miniature Sheets issued by Australia Post!

In November 2013, Australia Post released 250 x IMPERFORATE panes of 15 mini sheets of stamps. The “1913 Disaster & Isolation” issue, for the Centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) of 1911-14. The AAE left Hobart in December 1911 commanded by Douglas Mawson and returned in February 1914. Mawson was knighted for his achievements, and is regarded as one of the greatest figures of all Antarctic exploration. You needed to phone the PO “800” number, or order online. Cost was well above face value, and the maximum order was ONE sheet a person. Sold out in super-fast time, as you’d expect - within hours I am advised. There will be near none in the secondary market, as collectors who got very lucky, will not be sellers - at any price. I’d guess there are easily 20,000 keen global collectors of AAT, but only 250 of these sheets to go around. If 200 buyers hold on to their sheets for their collections, that leaves just FIFTY to service those 20,000 collectors worldwide. 99% of AAT collectors do not right now realise this IMPERF issue even exists! In the 56 years since AAT first issued stamps in 1957, I can’t recall any other *AAT* imperforates sold by the PO. Each sheet is hand numbered in top left margin, and also comes with a Certificate of Guarantee card from head of AP, confirming that only 250 panes in TOTAL were sold – globally. This is an Official Australia Post Australian Antarctic Territory issue. I am offering these as follows: SUBJECT UNSOLD – please use correct stock code!

A. Fully imperforate MUH or CTO AAT Mini Sheet - $A60 a sheet. (Stock code 629KE) B. An uncut MUH and/or CTO imperf pair of 2 of the Mini Sheets $A80 (Stock code 629KI) C. PAIR of imperf panes from top LH, hand numbered “XXX/250” in margin, AND the matching AP card, $A115 (Stock code 629KM) G. Normal perforated M/S & IMPERF sheet used on 23x32cm air cover to you $A70 post free Global! (Stock Code 629KO) Many more choices, inc. covers, and all photos are here – www.tinyurl.com/imperfsAAT order online: www.tinyurl.com/GlenOrder Cheques, money orders, cash, all credit cards, Amex, PayPal, and bank transfer accepted at ZERO extra fee. Rigidly Packed Post is $A4 in Australia (Add $5 for Registered, if needed), or $A9 Foreign Air (Add $A12 Registered if needed.)

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Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections, pay cents, not $ per stamp! UPDATED JANUARY 2016, KEEP THIS LIST, UPDATES WILL BE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN! Discounts from this list: Spend $100 and deduct 5%, $101 to $250 deduct 10%, $251 plus deduct 15% All different in each packet

25 AAT .............................................................$ 3.00 50 AAT ...........................................................$ 25.00 100 AAT .........................................................$ 99.00 25 ADEN ..........................................................$ 6.00 50 ADEN ........................................................$ 12.00 100 AFGANISTAN............................................$ 15.00 100 AFRICA ......................................................$ 6.00 200 AFRICA....................................................$ 13.00 50 AITUTAKI ...................................................$ 40.00 150 AITUTAKI ...............................................$ 140.00 200 AITUTAKI ................................................$180.00 50 ALBANIA ....................................................$14.00 100 ALBANIA .................................................$ 24.00 50 ALGERIA .....................................................$11.00 25 ANDORA - SPANISH MINT U/H ...................$ 20.00 50 ANDORRA - SPANISH MINT U/H .................$60.00 25 ANDORRA - FRENCH MINT U/H ..................$ 20.00 50 ANDORRA - FRENCH MINT U/H ..................$ 50.00 25 ANGUILLA ..................................................$18.00 25 ANTIGUA .....................................................$ 5.00 50 ANTIGUA BARBUDA ..................................$ 20.00 200 ARAB STATES ..........................................$ 12.00 100 ARGENTINA ...............................................$ 6.00 200 ARGENTINA .............................................$ 15.00 25 ASCENSION ..............................................$42.00 100 AUST. (DEC MINT U/H) ............................$ 55.00 100 AUST. (PREDEC.MINT U/H) $ .......................60.00 100 AUSTRALIA ...............................................$ 4.00 200 AUSTRALIA ...............................................$ 6.00 300 AUSTRALIA ...............................................$ 8.00 400 AUSTRALIA .............................................$ 13.50 500 AUSTRALIA .............................................$ 16.50 600 AUSTRALIA .............................................$ 27.50 800 AUSTRALIA .............................................$ 40.00 1000 AUSTRALIA ...........................................$ 65.00 1500 AUSTRALIA ..........................................$100.00 25 AUSTRALIAN STATES .................................$ 16.00 50 AUSTRALIAN STATES .................................$ 56.00 100 AUSTRALIAN STATES ..............................$150.00 100AUSTRIA ....................................................$ 7.00 200 AUSTRIA .................................................$ 18.00 500 AUSTRIA .................................................$ 45.00 100 AUSTRIA (LRG.COMMEMS) ......................$ 50.00 200 AUSTRIA (LRG.COMMEMS) ....................$ 100.00

1000 AUSTRIA .............................................$ 119.00 1000 AUSTRIA (MINT U/H) ...........................$ 295.00

100 BAHAMAS ...............................................$ 90.00 25 BAHRAIN ..................................................$ 33.00 50 BAHRAIN ..................................................$ 72.00 100 BANGLADESH ..........................................$ 11.00 25 BARBADOS ................................................$ 12.00 50 BARBADOS ................................................$ 24.00 100 BARBADOS ..............................................$ 70.00 50 BASUTOLAND/ LESOTO ...............................$40.00 50 BAVARIA ...................................................$ 28.00 100 BAVARIA .................................................$ 84.00 200 BAVARIA ...............................................$ 210.00 200 BELGIAN CONGO ....................................$ 100.00 200 BELGIUM ..................................................$15.00 300 BELGIUM .................................................$ 24.00 500 BELGIUM .................................................$ 40.00 100 BELGIUM COLONIES .................................$ 13.00 300 BELGIUM COLONIES .................................$ 80.00 100 BERMUDA ...............................................$ 90.00 100 BHUTAN ...................................................$30.00 50 BOHEMIA MORAVIA ....................................$ 8.00 100 BOHEMIA MORAVIA ................................$ 24.00 150 BOHEMIA MORAVIA ................................$ 55.00 25 BOLIVIA ......................................................$ 6.00 50 BOLIVIA ....................................................$ 13.00 25 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA ..............................$ 20.00 50 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA ..............................$ 33.00 150 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA ..........................$ 170.00 100 Br.P.O. AGENCIES ...................................$ 100.00 25 BR. SOLOMONS .........................................$ 10.00 100 BRAZIL ....................................................$ 17.00 200 BRAZIL ....................................................$ 36.00 100 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ........................$ 6.00 200 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ......................$ 10.00 500 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ......................$ 30.00 1000 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ....................$ 78.00 100 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH (MINT U/H) ...$ 27.00 100 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KGVI (MINT U/H) ...$ 60.00 1000 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH( MINT U/H ) .. $ 190.00 50 BRITISH HONDURAS (LRG.COMMEMS) ......$ 40.00 25 HONDURAS AND BELIZE ..............................$ 9.00 25 BRITISH VIRGIN ISL. ..................................$ 22.00 50 BRITISH WEST INDIES ................................$ 10.00 100 BRITISH WEST INDIES ..............................$ 14.00 500 BRITISH WEST INDIES ..............................$ 75.00 25 BRUNEI .....................................................$ 27.00 50 BRUNEI ......................................................$66.00 200 BULGARIA ...............................................$ 17.00 300 BULGARIA ...............................................$ 22.00 800 BULGARIA ...............................................$ 88.00 1000 BULGARIA ...........................................$ 120.00 100 BURUNDI ................................................$ 20.00

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25 CAMBODIA ................................................$ 10.00 100 CAMBODIA ............................................$ 115.00 500 CAMBODIA ..............................................$ 65.00 100 CANADA ....................................................$ 6.00 200 CANADA ................................................$ 258.00 1000 CANADA ...............................................$100.00 1800CANADA ..............................................$ 179.00 100 CANADA (MINT.COMMS) .........................$ 50.00 25 CAPE VERDE ................................................$ 6.00 25 CAYMAN ISL ..............................................$ 15.00 50 CAYMAN ISL ..............................................$ 36.00 100 CHANNEL ISLANDS ..................................$ 19.00 300 CHANNEL ISLANDS ................................$ 130.00 100 CHILE ......................................................$ 12.00 200 CHILE ......................................................$ 24.00 500 CHILE ....................................................$ 110.00 100 CHINA .....................................................$ 19.00 200 CHINA .....................................................$ 48.00 325 CHINA ...................................................$ 130.00 500 CHINA P.R.C ...........................................$ 350.00 100 CHINA (LRG, MINT, COMP.SETS)................$ 60.00 25 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..................................$ 14.00 50 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..................................$ 33.00 75 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..................................$ 50.00 100 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..............................$ 100.00 150 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..............................$ 150.00 200 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..............................$ 230.00 25 COCOS ISLAND ............................................$ 8.00 50 COCOS ISLAND ..........................................$ 38.00 75 COCOS ISLAND ..........................................$ 60.00 100 COCOS ISLAND ......................................$ 132.00 300 COLOMBIA ..............................................$ 60.00 900 COLOMBIA ............................................$ 370.00 300 COOK ISLANDS ......................................$ 350.00 400 COOK ISLANDS ......................................$ 560.00 500 COOK ISLANDS ......................................$ 650.00 750 COOK ISLANDS ....................................$ 1280.00 1000 COOK ISLANDS .................................$ 2,000.00 50 CROATIA (PRE WAR) ..................................$ 20.00 100 CUBA .......................................................$09.00 300 CUBA ......................................................$ 30.00 200 CUBA (LARGE PICT.) ................................$ 18.00 25 CYPRUS ....................................................$ 12.00 50 CYPRUS ....................................................$ 30.00 100 CYPRUS ..................................................$ 60.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ......................................$ 3.00 200 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ....................................$ 15.00 500 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ....................................$ 34.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (MINT U/H)..................$ 17.00 200 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (MINT U/H)..................$ 20.00 400 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (MINT U/H)..................$ 30.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (POST WAR).................$ 11.00 1000 CZECHOSLAVAKIA ..................................$ 85.00

Pay cents, not $ per stamp! D

50 DANZIG .....................................................$ 29.00 100 DANZIG ...................................................$ 66.00 100 DENMARK .................................................$ 6.00 300 DENMARK ...............................................$ 20.00 50 DOMINICA BR. .............................................$ 6.00 100 DOMINICA BR. .........................................$ 30.00 50 DOMINICA BR. (KGVI & QEII) .....................$ 40.00 50 DOMINICAN REP .......................................$ 18.00 100 DOMINICAN REP. .....................................$ 39.00 300 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 .....................................................$ 10.00 200 EGYPT .....................................................$ 56.00 300 EGYPT .....................................................$ 70.00 50 EGYPT (MINT/UH, COMPL. SETS)................$ 30.00 50 EGYPT + 4 M/S .........................................$ 30.00 25 EQUATORIAL GUINEA (M/SHEET CTO) ........$ 11.00 50 ESTONIA ....................................................$ 66.00 1000 EUROPE ...............................................$ 50 .00

20 FALKLAND ISL. COMPL. MINT SETS...........$ 100.00 25 FALKLAND ISLAND ....................................$ 18.00 50 FAROE ISLAND ..........................................$ 60.00 100 FAROE 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 .................................................$ 18.00 200 FINLAND .................................................$ 40.00 400 FINLAND .................................................$ 80.00 500 FINLAND ...............................................$ 140.00 10 FIUME .........................................................$ 7.00 100 FRANCE .....................................................$ 6.00 300 FRANCE ...................................................$ 30.00 100 FRENCH COLONIES .....................................$ 7.50 200 FRENCH COLONIES ...................................$ 20.00 500 FRENCH COLONIES ....................................$70.00 100 FRENCH COLONIES (PRE INDEPENDENCE) $ 28.00 100 FRENCH. MORROCO .................................$ 25.00 50 FRENCH POLYNESIA ...................................$ 50.00

50 GERMANY 3RD REICH ................................$ 13.00

100 GERMANY .................................................$ 7.00 300 GERMANY ...............................................$ 18.00 500 GERMANY ................................................$37.50 1000 GERMANY .............................................$ 50.00 500 GERMANY EAST ......................................$ 40.00 50 GERMANY INFLATION (MINT U/H ).............$ 10.00 100 GERMANY INFLATION (MINT U/H)............$ 20.00 100 GERMANY WEST(LRG.COMMEMS) ............$20.00 50 GHANA .....................................................$ 50.00 100 GHANA ...................................................$ 70.00 200 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 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 ...................................................$ 24.00 200 GREECE ...................................................$ 50.00 300 GREECE ...................................................$ 70.00 100 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

100 HONG KONG ............................................$ 20.00 200 HONG KONG ..........................................$ 100.00 500 HUNGARY ...............................................$ 20.00 2000 HUNGARY ...........................................$ 150.00 3000 HUNGARY ...........................................$ 440.00 200 HUNGRY ( LARGE PICT) ...........................$ 18.00 300 HUNGARY (LARGE PICT.) .........................$ 24.00 1000 HUNGARY (LARGE PICT.) .......................$ 88.00

25 ICELAND ...................................................$ 20.00 50 ICELAND ...................................................$ 40.00 100 ICELAND .................................................$ 60.00 25 INDO - CHINA ..............................................$ 8.00 50 INDO - CHINA ............................................$ 30.00 200 INDONESIA ..............................................$ 24.00 300 INDONESIA ..............................................$ 56.00 100 INDONESIAN ...........................................$ 33.00 50 IRAN ............................................................$6.00 300 IRAN .......................................................$ 30.00 500 IRAN .......................................................$ 60.00 50 IRELAND .....................................................$ 9.00 100 IRELAND .................................................$ 18.00 350 IRELAND ...............................................$ 120.00 400 IRELAND ...............................................$ 194.00 500 IRELAND ...............................................$ 250.00 600 IRELAND ...............................................$ 360.00 100 ISRAEL .....................................................$13.00 200 ISRAEL ....................................................$ 36.00 500 ISRAEL .....................................................$90.00 850 ISRAREL ................................................$ 180.00 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

50 HAITI ........................................................$ 18.00 100 HAITI ......................................................$ 30.00 200 HAITI ......................................................$ 55.00 100 HOLLAND ..................................................$ 7.00 200 HOLLAND ................................................$ 14.00 300 HOLLAND ................................................$ 30.00 400 HOLLAND ................................................$ 40.00 500 HOLLAND ................................................$ 50.00 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 JAMAICA .................................................$ 50.00 200 JAMAICA ...............................................$ 130.00 200 JAPAN ......................................................$30.00 100 JAPAN (MINT U/H) ..................................$ 70.00 100 JAPAN LARGE ..........................................$ 20.00 200 JAPAN LARGE ..........................................$ 50.00 50 JERSEY ......................................................$ 13.00

50 KOREA NORTH (LARGE PICT.) .......................$ 6.00 100 KOREA NORTH (LARGE PICT.)....................$ 10.00 500 KOREA NORTH .........................................$ 80.00 50 KOREA NORTH M/S ...................................$ 20.00 50 KOREA SOUTH ...........................................$ 14.00

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Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections L

50 MACAU .....................................................$ 60.00 300 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE .......................$ 66.00 500 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE .......................$ 96.00 1000 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE ...................$ 400.00 100 MALDIVES ...............................................$ 24.00 100 MALTA ....................................................$ 10.00 500 MALTA ..................................................$ 140.00 650 MALTA ..................................................$ 270.00 50 MAURITIUS ...............................................$ 24.00 100 MAURITIUS .............................................$ 60.00 100 MEXICO ....................................................$24.00 200 MEXICO ...................................................$ 60.00 500 MEXICO .................................................$ 110.00 25 MONACO .....................................................$ 6.00 50 MONACO ...................................................$ 18.00 100 MONACO .................................................$ 10.00 500 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 NEPAL .........................................................$ 8.00 100 NEPAL .....................................................$ 16.00 25 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ..........................$ 20.00 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 .....................$ 600.00 150 NEW ZEALAND ..........................................$ 6.00 200 NEW ZEALAND ........................................$ 14.00 300 NEW ZEALAND ........................................$ 28.00 500 NEW ZEALAND ........................................$ 90.00 1000 NEW ZEALAND .....................................$145.00 25 NICARAGUA ................................................$ 2.00 50 NICARAGUA ................................................$ 5.00 100 NICARAGUA ..............................................$ 8.00 200 NICARAGUA .............................................$24.00 500 NICARAGUA ............................................$ 70.00 300 NICARAGUA ............................................$ 40.00 100 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. ........................................$ 270.00 100 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH.................$ 190.00 120 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH.................$ 200.00 150 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 ...................................................$ 9.00 200 NORWAY .................................................$ 20.00 500 NORWAY .................................................$ 80.00 600 NORWAY ...............................................$ 100.00 800 NORWAY ...............................................$ 135.00 25 NYASALAND ..............................................$ 50.00

50 LAOS ...........................................................$ 7.00 500 LAOS .......................................................$ 70.00 20 LAOS PRE WAR ............................................$ 6.00 100 LATIN AMERICA .......................................$ 10.00 300 LATIN AMERICA .......................................$ 50.00 50 LATVIA ......................................................$ 44.00 200 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

25 NAURU ......................................................$ 11.00 50 NAURU ......................................................$ 33.00 100 NAURU ....................................................$ 93.00 150 NAURU ..................................................$ 134.00 200 NAURU ..................................................$ 160.00

50 PACIFIC IS (BR) ............................................$ 8.00 100 PACIFIC IS. (BR) ........................................$16.00 200 PACIFIC IS. (BR) .......................................$ 56.00 600 PACIFIC ISLANDS ...................................$ 250.00 100 PAKISTAN .................................................$12.00

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50 PANAMA ...................................................$ 13.00 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 ...........................$ 1900.00 300 PARAGUAY ..............................................$ 60.00 100 PARAGUAY (MINT U/H)) ..........................$ 20.00 150 PENRHYN ..............................................$ 184.00 500 PERU .....................................................$ 170.00 600 PERU .....................................................$ 250.00 700 PERU .....................................................$ 470.00 100 PHILIPPINES ...........................................$ 18.00 300 PHILIPPINES ...........................................$ 70.00 800 PHILIPPINES .........................................$ 250.00 900 PHILIPPINES .........................................$ 330.00 1200 PHILIPPINES .......................................$ 500.00 1500 PHILIPPINES .......................................$ 700.00 50 PITCAIRN ISLAND ......................................$ 50.00 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)................$ 324.00 300 POLAND ..................................................$ 12.00 500 POLAND ..................................................$ 30.00 1000 POLAND ................................................$ 60.00 150 PORT AZORES ........................................$ 190.00 100 PORTUGAL ..............................................$ 18.00 50 PORTUGAL COLONIES ..................................$ 6.00 100 PORTUGAL COLONIES ..............................$ 40.00 200 PORTUGAL COLONIES ..............................$ 40.00

50 RHODESIA .................................................$ 16.00 200 RHODESIA .............................................$ 140.00 300 RHODESIA .............................................$ 240.00 400 RHODESIA .............................................$ 400.00 500 ROMANIA ................................................$ 31.00 1000 ROMANIA ............................................$ 100.00 100 ROMANIA (LARGE PICT.) ............................$ 6.00 200 ROMANIA (LARGE PICT.) ..........................$ 11.00 300 ROMANIA (LARGE PICT.) ..........................$ 18.00 200 RUSSIA ...................................................$ 14.00 300 RUSSIA ...................................................$ 24.00 500 RUSSIA ...................................................$ 50.00 1000 RUSSIA .................................................$ 90.00 100 RUSSIA (MINT SHORT SETS) ....................$ 11.00 100 RUSSIAN INDP.STATES (MINT U/H)...........$ 33.00

50 SAAR ........................................................$ 33.00 50 SALVADOR ................................................$ 40.00

Pay cents, not $ per stamp! 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 50 SAN MARINO ............................................$ 11.00 100 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 25 SIERRA LEONE ......................................... $ 24.00] 50 SIERRA LEONE ...........................................$ 50.00 50 SINGAPORE ...............................................$ 12.00 100 SINGAPORE .............................................$ 30.00 200 SINGAPORE ...........................................$ 100.00 75 SLOVAKIA ..................................................$ 17.00 100 SLOVAKIA ................................................$ 22.00 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. .......................................$ 700.00 100 SOUTH AFRICA ........................................$ 12.00 200 SOUTH AFRICA ........................................$ 30.00 200 SPAIN ......................................................$ 24.00 300 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 .................................................$ 40.00 50 ST. THOMAS ................................................$ 8.00 100 ST. THOMAS ............................................$ 14.00 50 ST. VINCENT ..............................................$ 18.00 100 ST. VINCENT ............................................$ 30.00 25 SUDAN ......................................................$ 12.00 100 SURINAME ..............................................$ 56.00 50 SWAZILAND ..............................................$ 20.00 100 SWAZILAND ............................................$ 60.00 500 SWEDEN .................................................$ 70.00 200 SWEDEN ..................................................$16.00

100 SWITZERLAND ........................................$ 15.00 500 SWITZERLAND .......................................$120.00 800 SWITZERLAND ......................................$ 150.00 1200 SWITZERLAND ....................................$ 600.00 1300 SWITZERLAND ....................................$ 900.00 1500 SWITZERLAND ..................................$ 1600.00

100 THAILAND ...............................................$ 40.00 200 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 75 TOKELAU ....................................................$80.00 25 TONGA ......................................................$ 16.00 50 TONGA ......................................................$ 36.00 100 TONGA ..................................................$ 110.00 100 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ...............................$ 76.00 10 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ...................................$ 10.00 50 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ..................................$ 60.00 100 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ...............................$ 170.00 35 COMPLETE SETS TRISTAN DA CUNHA .............$110 50 TUNISIA ....................................................$ 12.00 100 TUNISIA ..................................................$ 36.00 100 TURKEY .....................................................$ 5.00 200 TURKEY ...................................................$ 14.00 300 TURKEY ...................................................$ 18.00 25 TURKS & CAICOS .........................................$ 6.00 100 TURKS & CAICOS (MINT U/H) ...................$ 70.00

100 U.N.O ......................................................$ 24.00 300 U.N.O ....................................................$ 110.00 400 U.N.O ....................................................$ 170.00 100 URUGUAY ................................................$ 20.00 200 URUGUAY ................................................$ 36.00 200 USA ..........................................................$ 8.00 500 USA ........................................................$ 60.00 1000 USA ......................................................$ 80.00 300 USA (COMMEMS) ....................................$ 14.00 100 USA (MINT COMMEMS) ...........................$ 50.00 200 USA (MINT COMMEMS) .........................$ 100.00 1031 USA COMPLETE SETS 1935-1984 ..............$ 100

25 VATICAN ......................................................$ 6.00 50 VATICAN ....................................................$ 30.00 200 VATICAN ..................................................$ 90.00 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 ...............................................$ 17.00 100 VENEZUELA .............................................$ 40.00 700 VENEZUELA ...........................................$ 250.00 800 VENEZUELA ...........................................$ 350.00 100 VIETNAM .................................................$ 30.00

25 WALLIS & FUTUNA ......................................$ 6.00 50 WALLIS & FUTUNA ....................................$ 20.00 100 WALLIS & FUTUNA ................................$ 130.00 200 WALLIS & FUTUNA ................................$ 300.00 300 WORLD ....................................................$10.00 25 WURTTEMBERG ........................................$ 16.00 50 WURTTEMBERG ........................................$ 60.00

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

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

World Packets

1000 WORLD .......................................................$35 2000 WORLD..................................................... $100 5000 WORLD .....................................................$300 10,000 WORLD ..................................................$800

Thematics

500 ANIMALS .................................................$60.00 500 BIRDS .....................................................$ 80.00 300 BUTTERFLIES//MOTHS ............................$ 45.00 500 CATS & DOGS ...........................................$80.00 200DISNEY ....................................................$ 49.00 500 FISH ........................................................$ 90.00 500 FLOWERS ................................................$ 70.00 200 HORSES ...................................................$ 30.00 500 PAINTINGS ...............................................$60.00 300 SHIPS ......................................................$ 40.00 300 SPORTS ...................................................$ 30.00 500 SPACE .....................................................$ 78.00 500 TRAINS .....................................................$90.00 500 TRANSPORT ............................................$ 90.00

Other thematic packets available, please ask. Postage and insurance is extra. For orders up to $50 add $4.00, $51 to $100 add $7.50 $101 plus add $15.

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MARCH OFFERS Lots of nice new lots on offer this month! If you wish to view any single stamp or set we can send a scan by email, or colour photocopy by mail. All orders $500 and above are post and insurance paid. Also please remember that any order above $500 can be put layby for up to 6 months, and that all of our items carry our 14 day satisfaction guarantee. Discounts from this list: Items prefixed FE, MJN, J, are strictly net, MD or D deduct 5%, MN or NO deduct 10%, MOC or OCT deduct 15%, MSP, SE, MAU, AU, deduct 20%, MJY, JY, MJ or JN deduct 25% (all unless already reduced in which case you may deduct a further 10%) FE1) TRANSVAAL · ANGLO-BOER WAR - 1901 May 13th): “On Active Service” cover to TASMANIA from member of the 5th Queen’s Imperial Bushmen (QLD) - a vertical crease and some wear but a scarce item worth preserving. Hobart arrival b/s dated June 12th). Price $110 FE2) QUEENSLAND - 1860: a most collectable example of a 2 mgn, lightly used 1d carmine-rose QV Chalon SG1 - huge mgn at right - c.v. £800 = $1750. Price below 15% cat. Just $249 FE3) TASMANIA - 1892: complete MNH pane of 60x ½d orange/mauve QV Key Plate issue SG 216 - some minor imperfections include a few gum spots, some perf. separation on the bottom selvedge and a hint of creasing in the same are (please view largest image). Overall condition and appearance is still excellent - total c.v. is £125+ = $275. Priced well at 40% cat. $110 FE4) TASMANIA - 1901: a complete sheet of the Halfpenny on 1d surcharged QV S/face printed on ungummed light card and optd REPRINT - condition is excellent to fine (120 stamps)Price less than $10 per stamp, includes plate block $1195. FE5) Great Britain1952 Wildings, Tudor wmk set of 18 mint unhinged, inc. both types of the 2.5d. Plus the wmk swys set of 3, Retail $110, price $85 FE6) As above, 1955 Edward wmk set of 19, no 2.5d type 2, with both shades of the 2d & 6d, plus the wmk swys and inverted sets. Retail $250, price $189 FE7) As above, the 1958 & 1960 Multiple Crowns (17) , and Crowns Phosphor (24) sets, complete mint unhinged. Retail $115, price $89 FE8) Great Britain 1962 – 1967 Commemoratives, phosphor banded, complete mlh, retail for muh or vfu is $235, save $$$$ my price under a half, just $110 FE9) Great Britain 1924 KGV Block Cypher definitives set of 12. 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d & 1/and mint hinged, other values including the key 10d are mint unhinged. Attractive set, retail $250. Price $185 FE10) Great Britain 1934 KGV Photogravure definitives set of 11. Mostly lightly hinged, top value 1/- is mint unhinged, retail $85, price $59 FE11) Great Britain 1939 – 48 Square High Values set of 6. Both 2/6d values are mint unhinged, also the 10/- light blue and one pound. 5/- & 10/- dark blue are lightly hinged. Retail $450, price $329 FE12) Great Britain 1951 Festival High Values, set of 4. 2/6d & 5/- are light hinge, 10/- & One Pound mint unhinged. Retail $90 Price $69 FE13) GB 1959 One Pound Windsor Castle. 2nd DLR printing. Mint lightly hinged. Retail $80, price $59 FE14) Great Britain 1971 1/2p Machin, left phosphor band, ex One Pound Wedgwood Booklet, with perfect perfs, (not trimmed as most of these are) Mint Unhinged, SG X842, retail $55, price $42 FE15)Australia 1913 2.5d and 3d die I, 1st wmk Kangaroos, on registered advertis-

ing cover from Austen’s Tested Seeds, with Sydney Red Reg. label, and Sydney registered cds of 8JL15, to Conneticut, USA, arrival backstamps for New York, 3rd Aug. 1915. Very Attractive cover indeed and scarce combination. The 3d paying the registration fee. 3d cat $600 on cover. Price $450 FE16) Worldwide mostly modern Christmas Collection on 30 plus 7 strip as new Hagners, mostly postally used plus some nice mint unhinged sets. Small amount of duplication, would be close to 1000 stamps if not more. Hagners alone retail $40 plus. Price for the lot $89 FE17) Australia 1966 – 2000 virtually complete used collection, mostly selected for circular cancels, on 42 as new 5 and 6 strip Hagners, these alone worth near $60. Would be 1000 plus stamps most in complete sets. SOLD! FE18) As above, but 1975 – 2002, in 40 Hagners, price $89 FE19) Two x Royal Mail super quality padded postcard albums, in Olive Green, as new, each with 50 brand new 2 division double sided Hagner style sheets. Space for up to 400 Postcards or Covers. Retail value for new albums, plus the Hagners would be $315, price under a half $$149 FE20) Approx 400 Cuba, mostly large MOSTLY IN COMPLETE SETS, CTO. Great lot, price $39 FE21) Rwanda1963 – 1983 Mint Unhinged collection mostly in complete sets, very colourful lot. Looks like 200 or so different. Price $39 FE22) Pitcairn Is. 1983 – 1994 Approx. Mint Unhinged collection in quality near new black page stockbook alone worth $30, looks like 75 complete sets. Included Fish and Ships definitive sets. Retail over $400, price under a half $195, be quick! FE23) Australia Decimal cto collection, 1992 – 1989 approx, lovely clean lot with many top values and complete sets, inpadded green binder with 24 near new Hagner pages retail $30 plus. Appears virtually complete for the period plus a few extras. Approx 500 stamps. Price $84 FE24) Israel 1987 – 1992 Mint unhinged collection with tabs in big Green Stockbook, inc. minisheets and booklets. Very nice lot, looks complete for the period. Price $239 FE25) Syria on Hagner pages, early to 1980’s including overprints on France Sower series. Seems like 300 all different, very hard to source. Price $195 FE26) South Australia. Two early Postcards, with undivided back with views of The Exhibition Buildings Adelaide (Sadly demolished 1962 to make way for University Buildings) and The Congregational Church North Adelaide (Thankfully still standing!) Both used to London from Adelaide (different addressees) each bearing 1d Queen Victoria and Halfpenny light green definitive. Superb condition for postally used! Price $54 the two. FE27) Australia 1928 3d Kookaburra minisheet, on First Day Cover, cancelled by two strikes of the red exhibition cancel with clear 29OC28 cancels to Nyngan NSW. Small clean attractive cover, sheet has a little surface gum seepage. Cat. $1000, good buy at $695 FE28) Australia Replica cards collection in green two ring album, complete from 1 to 49, excluding 39 (Olympic Torch) Original cost $240. Rarely seen in such a complete lot. Price $169 FE29) P.R. China 2003 Prestige Booklet Launch of 1st manned Chinese spacecraft Snenzhou.Very scarce, the only ones of these I have ever owned! 3 only available price $37.50 each. FE30) Australia Seven Seas Hingeless album as new in dark green padded binder for the years 1969 – 1990 normal retail around $295, at under one third retail $95 FE31) As above, in Emerald green padded binder for the years 1996 – 98. New retail $110, very cheap at $35 FE32)USA, two massive Schaubek red padded hingeless albums 1973 – 1998, with a few mint unhinged stamps scattered here and there for free. These are as new, and the retail

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MARCH OFFERS is a massive US$350 = AUD$500. My price under 40%, $195 the two. FE33) GB Selection on stockcards, commencing 1935 Silver Jubilee, then KEVIII set of 4, KGVI Dark Colours, 1940 Centenary, 1948 Silver Wedding, 1946 Victory, 1948 Olympics and 1949 UPU. The QEII 1963 Crowns wmk Castles, 1967 No Wmk Castles and 1969 2/6 – One Pound Machins. Some of this is hinged others unhinged. Price as hinged retail approx $110. Very cheap at $69 FE34) Great Britain Commemoratives 1953 – 65appears complete mint lightly hinged. (3d Nature week is fine used) Retail approx $70, price $49 FE35) GB Decimal Machin Definitives, 1971 – 1993 Approx, appears near complete, values to Ten Pounds all fresh mint unhinged. Very high retail approx 225 stamps well in excess of $250. A few regionals thrown in for free. Price $195 FE36) Great Britain Decimal Commemoratives on hanger pages, mint unhinged 1971 – 1979 near complete plus a couple of extras. 60 plus complete sets. Retail $75 plus, price $49 FE37) Australia 1937 5/- Robes on thin white paper, imprint block of 4 mint unhinged, cat $100, price $69 FE38) Australia 1958 5/- Stockman in bottom left corner marginal block of 4, mint unhinged. Retail $100 as singles, piece. Price $69 FE39) Australia 1936 Submarine Cable pair in mint unhinged imprint gutter blocks, low value hinged in gutter and just touched on one stamp. Very fres. Cat. $120, price $89 FE40) Australia 1940 AIF set in mint unhinged imprint blocks of 4, minor faults, inc. some toning and perf. separation on 6d at bottom. Cat $410. Cheap at $149. FE41) WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1879 Queen Victoria 6d TELEGRAPH 6d fine postally used with light barred P.O. in circle postmark. Dealers retail from 5 years ago $475. Very scarce indeed and the first we have ever handled in such nice condition. Australia leading dealers rarely have this in stock. Price $425 FE42) Australia 1936 Small Airmail Cover with “THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE” insignia on reverse, addressed to Redhall, Beeston, Leeds, England and with 3d blue KGV, 6d greybrown Air Mail Service Kingsford Smith, 3d green DH66 Air Mail , 2d red KGV and 4d olive KGV cancelled ADELAIDE/4/12:30P16MR36/STH.AUST.” with Air Mail etiquette. All together making up the 1/6d Airmail rate. Lovely item price $110 FE43) Australia 1927 Small cover with red Registration label “R.6/R/SYDNEY C/N.S.W./NO. 3502” and red crayon cross sent to The San Francisco Traffic Survey Committee, handstamped “92259”, 6d chestnut 3rd wmk Kangaroo and Map Die IIB and cancelled “REGISTERED/26-OC-27B/SYDNEY.N.S.W.” and “SAN FRANCISCO CALIF./NOV/25/1927/REG. SEC.” on reverse with Coat Of Arms logo, attractive and scarce solo use cover, cat $150, price $110 FE44) Australia 1926 (Feb) small Airmail Cover Deniliquin NSW with manuscript “BY AERIEL MAIL” addressed to Mrs. A. Doyle of Footscray Victoria with 4½d violet single wmk KGV stamp cancelled “DENILIQUIN/1230P 11 FE26” Scarce early airmail cover, price $110 FE45) Australia 1934 MacArthur set of 3 on Registered Illustrated 1934 Victorian Centenary Philatelic fdc to Timaru NZ, with registered Public Offices Victoria C2 Label No. 264. Also Public Offices cds 1st Nov. 1934. Scarce and attractive. Cat $550. Price $395 FE46) Australia 1937, 3d Blue KGVI Die I, 6d Kookaburra & 1/- Lyrebird on small plain registered FDC, Enmore NSW to Christchurch NZ. No toning as usually seen on these covers! Retail in this condition $200 plus. My price just $125 FE47) VICTORIA ASC F25 1 Pound Orange George and Dragon Stamp Duty postally used. Usually these are only seen fiscally used or cto. With socked on nose Octagonal DOWNTRAIN VICTORIA JA 12 04 Cancel, VERY FINE USED. Unashamedly asking double the cto price of $160 for this one, probably 100 times scarcer! $319

FE48) Syria, in the news and hopefully soon in your collection! Nice packet of 100 different, with many earlier. 3 lots only available price $57.50 FE49) USA, 3c Purple THOMAS JEFFERSON – Scott #807 Full sheet of 100 Mint unhinged Double Perf Shift Error.. in two directions. Very impressive. Image shifted up and left, resulting in dramatic double (vertical and horizontal) perf errors on all stamps. Hard to find this error in full, fault-free sheets as the stamps are usually broken up into blocks or pairs. This mint never hinged sheet has full original gum with no perf. separations nor missing selvedge. Block of 4 currently on sale on Ebay for $225! Offered at One Third the price of this block, the complete sheet for $1875 FE50) USA, for the Coinies. Silver dollars: 1921 Morgan Dollar and 1922 Peace Dollar. The last Morgan and the first Peace, both in near uncirculated condition. Price $195 the two. FE51) Fabulous Canada packets, 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 FE52) Canada off paper mixture, nice lot with little duplication (no more than 3 of any stamp) approx 3000 for $225 FE53) 400 Different Sports, all large, one lot only $22.50 FE54) 500 Different Chile, on my list at $110, one only, $99 FE55) New South Africa Mission Mix, on close clipped single paper just arrived. 250g for $25, 500g for $45, 1kg for $80 FE56) 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 FE57) 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. FE59) 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 FE61) Really superb and guaranteed unpicked off paper mixtures just received, you will be extremely pleased you purchased these, from under 2c per stamp. Supplies are very limited. Worldwide. Approx 1000 for $24.95, 2500 for $59.50, 5000 for $110, 10,000 for $199, 15,000 for $295. FE62) Amazing lot of old British Empire, mint unhinged, in blocks of 4. Just surfaced after major dealer’s retirement, this lot is all 65 years old or more, all issued from the 1920’s to around 1950. Absolutely No India, Pakistan, Great Britain or Australia. This lot will include smaller islands, complete sets, and some semi-postals. Countries like Cyprus, Mauritius, Seychelles, NZ, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tonga, Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Values to 1/- and priced from under $2 per block, you could easily pay $5 to $10 per block for many of these if purchased singly. My clearance price, and we only have a few lots is as follows, the larger lots will have better values and scarcer stamps included.: a) Sample lot of 25 different blocks, $49, b) 50 different blocks $99. FE63) Australia 1934 MacArthur, mint unhinged set of 3 (no dark hills 2d) usually $120, now just $89, or the set of 4 with dark hills usually $145 for $109 FE64) Australia 1929 6d Small Multi. Wmk Kangaroo, perf OS, Mint Unhinged, normally $75, now just $55, final price $49

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MARCH OFFERS FE65) Australia KGV 5d C of A wmk, Ovpt. OS, mint unhinged, usually $75, now just $55, final price $49 FE66) Australia 1934 Victoria Centenary, 1/- perf 11.5, mint unhinged marginal block of 8, some faults, 5 stamps are fine, two have minor toning, and one with an ink spot. Normal price $120 per stamp. Very cheap at $450, final price $395 FE67) Australia 1931 Brown 6d Airmail, ovpt. OS, mint unhinged, normally $50, now $35 each (2 only at this price) FE68) Queensland, attractive collection of postal stationery comprising Postcards (14) Lettercards (9) Reply Cards (2) and the scarce 4 corners reply card, H & G 6a (unpriced in the catalogue) Clean and fresh original lot all mint, 26 items. $795, now reduced to $635, FINAL PRICE $495 FE69) Bulk lot of mainly Australian stamps, covers, albums etc, decimal and pre-decimal as cleared ex deceased house recently. Nothing spectacular noted but heaps of fun especially if you love stuff in bulk to sort! This is quite an amazing varied lot. We are parceling out in 3 sizes: a) 5kg lot $129, b) 10kg lot $237.50, c) 20kg lot $449 FE70) A similar lot to the above, but all World: a) 5kg lot $129, b) 10kg lot $237.50, c) 20kg lot $449 FE71) Bulk Prinz mounts, buy at big discounts. Each pack contains a variety of sizes at around ONE THIRD of what it would cost to buy individual packs. Please note that this offer is for CLEAR MOUNTS. A 500 Gram Pack contains around the same amount of mounts as in 15 regular packs of strips. Elsewhere these are selling at up to $89, my price 500 grams just $74, 250 grams $39, 1kg for $159. (I do carry a full range of Prinz Mounts both clear and black so just let me know what sizes you want if you prefer to buy in individual packs) FE72) Tweezers, famous Solingen German Manufacture, the one dealers prefer, 150mm pointed ends supplied in protective sheath. RRP $16.50 per pair, my price NEAR HALF at $8.50, or two pairs for $15. (Dealer special 10 pairs for $62.50) FE73) French Colonies, old packet of 100 different, mostly if not all pre-independence. Made up near 50 years ago! Usual retail around $12, my price just $7.50 per pack, or two for $12! FE74) Old tyme dealers packet stock, mostly single sets in Glassines priced to sell at up to $1.50 each some 30 odd years ago. These are Worldwide mainly thematic sets, in cto condition. A chance to buy at a HUGE DISCOUNT, there will be some duplication in these lots. 100 packets mixed, $150 retail for $49, Triple sized lot, $450 retail for $99. FE75) Victoria 6d Woodblock, 4 margins on 1858 small neat cover Melbourne to Dublin, tied by Barred Numeral 1. Melbourne oval departure cds Jan 6 1858 and Dublin arrival cds MR 16 1858 on reverse. Sent “Per Colombian” Stamp has been affixed inverted, which would probably be to alert the addressee of bad news. We had a similar cover on last month’s list which I could have sold 3 times over, this one is nicer, as is to a way scarcer destination. $395, now reduced, just $295, FINAL PRICE $295! FE76) GB 1955 Waterlow HV Castles, MLH cat 225 pounds, price $125, new stupid price $99 FE77) GB 1951 Festival HVs set of 4, SG 509/12 MLH, cat 100 pounds, price $57.50, equally stupid, just pay $45 FE78) Australia & Victoria Postal Stationery collection, 104 items, mainly postally used in album. Highlight is 1d Red octagonal envelope uprated to Celebes, Dutch Indies, (addressees name deleted. Nevertheless very scarce) Most of this is KGV, with some nice uprates to Holland. Terrific value at under $20 per item, $1950. So cheap now, reduced to $1495. Final price $1195 FE85) Australia KGV C of A, ovpt. OS set Halfpenny to 5d, mint lightly hinged, retail

$75, my price $59 NOW ONLY $52, must go, $42 FE88) Australia 1960 Girl Guides 5d, with offset, ACSC 377c, From a possibly unique block of 48 mint unhinged. Cat. $75 per stamp. I have seen a block of 4 on eBay recently offered by a well known Sydney firm for $175. Blocks of 4 at $149 or singles at $39. FE93) Western Australia 1861 4d Vermilion, cds dated SP 27 1867. SG40, retail $350. My price $198, NOW ONLY $178, final offer $144 FE95) Papua 1/- Lakatoi, airmail overprint in dark carmine, scarce. Mint lightly hinged, $89, reduced to $79, final price $69 FE96) Brunei, 1942-44 Japanese occupation overprint (SG.J9) 8c grey-black, with overprint in blue fine used. Cat. $1700. Quarter catalogue Price $425, reduced now only $379, last offer $295 FE98) Great Britain 1959 Castles High Values, 2nd De la Rue printing, mint unhinged SG 595/8, cat $390, my price just half, $195, now only $185, last offer $166 FE100) World on paper, our popular mix of mainly large, as received form overseas. We only get around 2kg of this each month. Close clipped single paper in the main. Count will be about 4000 – 5000 to the kg. 100g for $29.50, 500g for $129, 1kg for $250 FE101) New Zealand 1925 Dunedin set, MUH, Retail $135, my price just $98, final price $88 FE103) GB 1883 1/- Dull Green, correct colour, with fine RANDWICK GATE EDINBURGH cds. SG 196, cat $650, nice lightly cancelled example worth a 100% premium according to Gibbons, but from me just 15% $195, now discounted to $155, final price $149 MJN1) P R China, 1997 Year Set in Official open out folder. 98 stamps and 4 minisheets all mint unhinged. Price $121.50 (3 available) MJN2) P R China, 1998 Year Book, officially sealed shrink wrapped. Contains 75 stamps and 1 minisheet. Price $121.50 (3 available) MJN3) Australian States, amazing mixture has come to light after decades lying in a bank vault. This lot is mostly off paper and appears to cover a wide period from the 1870’s to 1912. Mostly the more common types, but some better noted, strength is in the Eastern States, but all States are represented. Absolutely unchecked for shades, perforations, postmarks and varieties. Less variety than in our packets of 200, but certainly way more potential for some good finds! The entire lot comprises around 5000 stamps, and we can offer packets weighed out into approx 500 per lot, at under 30c per stamp. Price per lot $149, double lot for $279 (Nearly all gone) MJN6) Denmark, collection of 700 different, supplied by a friend in Denmark who makes up collections to the highest standard. price $79 MJN8) Finland, collection of 700 Different, mostly large. Lovely lot, price $139 MJN9) French Colonies, pre-independence, 500 different, mixture of mint and used. Price $239 MJN10) Australia, 1932 -37 One pound Grey Kangaroo, top right corner repaired, retail $375, good spacefiller at under one third, price $119 MJN11) Australia KGVI 3d Blue Die II thick paper, mint unhinged, cat $75, my price $55 MJN12) Australia 1913 1st wmk Kangaroos set to 1/- lovely fine used, 4d is socked on nose with Katoomba NO 17 1914 cds, and 5d is cto, Price $198 MJN13) Australia January 1920 small cover bearing 3d Olive Die 1 3rd wmk Kangaroo, solo use to Switzerland, with Sydney cds JA 211920 and slogan HELP REPATRIATION BUY WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES. Lovely! Price $129 MJN14) Australia 1929 Two Pound Red & Grey Kangaroo small multiple wmk., Superb top right corner cds POSTALLY USED! Well centered and with full perfs., this is the nicest you will find anywhere! Cat $1200. Price $950

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MARCH OFFERS MJN15) P R China 1992 Complete year set, MUH, 49 stamps and 2 minisheets, price $59.50 MJN15a) P R China 1993 Complete year set, MUH, 49 stamps and 3 minisheets, price $88 MJN16) Australia, small registered cover bearing 6d small multiple wmk. Kangaroo solo use, surface mail Richmond North Victoria to New York. Socked on nose by Richmond North cds 6 FE 31 received 11/3/31… under 5 weeks! Price $129 MJN18) Great Britain 1840 1d Black, 4 margins, with red maltese cross cancel, Lettered P D sadly with small nick and thin at top right, otherwise would be a $250 stamp! Good spacefiller. price $96 MJN19) Australia 1923 6d 3rd wmk Chestnut Kangaroo, lovely mint unhinged example, centered a little to the left, but with extra height, looks like maybe an extra perf. Cat $75, price $55 MJN20) Australia 1924 2/- Maroon 3rd wmk Kangaroo, mint unhinged. Very well centred and with good perfs, retail with usual centering on Melbourne dealers list at $650. Mild overall gum toning, does not detract form superb facial appearance. Good value at $495. MJN23) Western Australia 1902 – 1912 High Values 2/-, 5/- & One pound all cds used. Retail $290. Nice budget priced group, price $195 MJN24) Australia 1964 -66 Navigators set of 6 to Two Pounds, fine cds used, retail $120, my price $95, one set only available at this price. MJN33) Australia 1937 1/- Lyrebird, perf 13.5 x 14, Imprint block of 4, with the longer 42.5mm imprint. Hinged on top two stamps only. Retail $450, price $335 MJN34) Australia 1948 Arms high values, complete set of 4 to two pounds, in Imprint Block of 4, mint unhinged, some gum creasing, largely invisible from the front. Very attractive group, cat $1800, price $1395 MJN35) Australia 1928 3d Blue Kookaburra miniature sheet, lovely fresh mint unhinged example. Retail $325, price $269 MJN36) Australia 1963 – 5 Sterling Navigators, Set of 6 in matching lower corner blocks of 4, mint unhinged. Retail $750, price $649 MJN37) Australia 1929 3d Air type 1, top corner plate 4 block of 4, mint unhinged and Post Office Fresh! Cat $125, price $95 MJN38) Australia 1932 1/- Large Lyre, scarcer yellow green shade in imprint block of 4. hinged on top two stamps. Gum a little aged. Retail $525, price $395 MJN39) Australia 1934 Victoria Centenary set, perf 10.5 in mint unhinged gutter imprint blocks of 4. Cat $660. Price $495 MJN40) Australia 1935 2/- Silver Jubilee in top right plate 1 block of 4. Huinged only in selvedge. Cat $550, price $395 MJN41) GB Collection/accumulation mostly used on hagners, in stockbook and on album leaves, commencing 1841 1d Imperf. Good ranges of surface printed and line engraved, values to 2/- Blue, SG118, then KEV/KGV to 5/- Seahorses (4) and duplicated ranges of KGVI and QEII to about 1980. Many, many 100s, a lot of good pickings, but condition is very mixed, stated to catalogue well over 10,000 pounds = $21,500 dollars.. Very cheap at just 5% catalogue, price $1075 MJN42) Australia 1914 6d Kookaburra in part imprint horizontal pair, fresh mint unhinged, retail $500 as singles, price $375 MJN43) As above, but hinged (these are from a separated block of 4) Retail $95 each, price for the pair $139 MJN44) Australia 1936 SA Centenary set in fresh mint unhinged gutter imprint blocks. Cat $270, price $199 MJN45) Australia 1934 Macarthur 9d in fresh mint unhinged gutter imprint block, caT $575. Few nibbled perfs at top. Attractive piece. Price $429

MJN46) Australia 1936 NSW Sesqui. Set in mint unhinged blocks of 4, the 3d being a gutter imprint block. Cat $195, price $145 MJN47) Australia 1942 1/6d double globe Hermes, thick paper in McCracken scarcer 38mm imprint block of 4, mint unhinged. Cat $175, price $129 MJN48) Australia 1935 1/- Anzac in Gutter imprint block of 4, MNG. Cat $475 as mint hinged. Cheap at $159 MJN49) Australia 1932 6d Kookaburra in mint unhinged gutter block of 4 (hinged in central gutter only) Cat $200, price $149 MJN50) 1937 10/- Robes in mint unhinged imprint block of 4, Cat $250. some very minor tone spots. Price under a half $124 J1) Australia Super Quality Mission Mix, just received from a New Charity Source. This mix is clearly unpicked, wide ranging and goes to end of 2013, with many 60c commems. To be seen. Also lots of unfranked, high values and some foreign noted. Mostly on single paper, with variable trim, some on torn paper. This is a genuine lot, sold exactly as donated. We have less than 20kg of this available. Count will be high, maybe up to 5000 per kg. price per 500g $49, 1kg $89, 2.5kg $209, 5kg $399, 10kg $749 J2) Massive Australia mint and used Collection/accumulation in 10 large and 3 smaller stockbooks, commencing States then 1913 kangaroos and KGV Heads. Unchecked by is for watermarks etc, KGV with 4d Lemon and 2 x 1/4d, around 100 Kangaroos with HVs, 5/- x 3 and One Pound Grey fine used, but nibbed corner perf, and 5/- Harbour Bridge, thinned, but ok from the front. Also KGV & VI fairly complete with 2/- Jubilee, 1/- Anzac, Robes and Arms sets etc., QEII to 1996. Huge lot with great potential. Maybe up to 10,000 stamps in this. $1495 the lot. J3) Romania, lovely collection of 1000 different, mainly large, appears mostly used with much cto. On our packets list at $73, one only at $54.50 J5) As above, but 5/- value only just $5 (4 available) J6) Australia 1913 10/- Deep Pink and Grey 10/- 1st wmk Kangaroo, socked on nose by slightly heavy Melbourne 19JE18 cds, late usage, scarce and attractive, full perfs, centered a bit low. Much deeper shade than is usually seen. Cat. $1100, cheap at below 75% cat. $795. J7) Western Australia One Pound Orange Brown, SG128, cat $400. neat Kalgoorlie cds of MY 12 03, well centered and with full perfs. Price $$295 J8) Western Australia 2d Orange Swan Imperf, SG 25, lovely mint (no gum) Block of 4 with 4 margins. Blocks are very rare. Cat $1100, price $749 J9) Western Australia 2d Yellow Swan, SG 77. Mint unhinged top right corner marginal block of 4, very fresh. Cat $350 as hinged. Unhinged are worth 3 x the price! Price $449 J10) New South Wales 1856 6d Registered Stamp, Orange and Blue, SG 105, superb 4 margin example very fresh with vignette perfectly centered (uncommon!) with lovely clear Rays cancel No. 26 of Shoalhaven. Cat $450, price $345 J11) Australia 1937 Robes One Pound in vertical fine used strip of 4, with cds cancels. Well centred, and with very minor faults to top two stamps. Scarce! $89 J12) Australia 1913 Absolutely Superb 3d Olive Kangaroo 1st wmk, horizontal strip of 3, Die 1/1/II with neat cds cancels of Hamilton, Tasmania NO 24 13. Full perfs all around. Exhibition piece! Cat $900 as a die1 die 2 pair, unashamedly asking near full catalogue for this, Price $875 J13) Australia 1931-36 Kangaroos, C of A wmk, nice fine used set to 10/-, inc both dies of the 2/-, retail $350, my price $275 J14) Australia 1913 6d Blue 1st wmk Kangaroo, very fine used cto example, with full perfs. Cat $100, price $89

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MARCH OFFERS J15) Australia 1913 Halfpenny to 9d, 1st wmk Kangaroo set of 9, fine used selected examples with cds cancels, full perfs and better than average centering on all but the lowest value. Retail $195, my price $119 J16) Australia 1929 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, multiple wmk perf OS, corner cto, full perfs and well centered. Lovely! Cat $225, price $175 J17) Australia 1930 neat small registered Sydney, local cover to Darlinghurst bearing 5d Overprint KGV, Market Street cds, 3 SE 30. Very rare single usage, cat $200. Price $149 J18) Australia, Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Company Limited advertising covers, 1940’s to 60s vintage, Seven long covers, all overweight and taxed with various postage dues, all tied by cds cancels. Values to 1/-. Rare assembly! $239 the lot J21) Western Australia 1890’s Coolgardie Cycle Express Co. Camel set, mint with as usual sandy gum. Retail $800, my price $649 J22) Western Australia 1860 6d sage green, Rouletted. Very fine used with small part blue duplex cancel, clear roulettes on 3 sides, imperf at top. SG32, cat $1350, one of the nicest examples I have seen. Very minor faults do not detract. Price $1125 J23) Western Australia 1893 Long Type Swan 2d postal Fiscal, postally used with light duplex. Retail $125, price $98 J24) Victoria 1880’s Stamp Duties, postally used, comprising 6d Blue, 3/- Grey, 5/Purple, 5/- Red, Two Pounds Blue. Lovely group. Retail $325, my price $289 J26) Postal stationery Newspaper wrapper: c1953 PTPO 2½d blue QEII for Sydney Stock Exchange uprated with 2½d QEII stamp, used. These PTPO wrappers in blue were only used by the Sydney Stock exchange, ACSC cat $200 for normal wrapper + premium for being uprated – scarce. Price $210 J27) NSW Government Tramways 6d Packet stamp on pre printed Sydney Morning Herald cover to Circular Quay cancelled/tied by Newtown newsagent hand stamp. These ‘URGENT’ envelopes were used for sending advertising copy for inclusion in the SMH, roughly opened at base, a rare cover. Price $210 J28) India Feudatory States: Idar 1944? 2r booklet, containing 32 x 1944 1a violet (SG 4) in 8 panes in varying shades with interleaving, back cover of booklet inscribed ‘P. G. Mehta/Himatnagar’. In the footnote after SG 6, SG mentions that this set of stamps is from ‘booklet panes of 4 stamps’, but there is no listing in the catalogue for booklets. Catalogue value as individual stamps is £128. There is a light pencil annotation on the front cover and some rust marks around the staple. Scarce MUH. Price $169 J29) Victoria 1870 5/- Blue Long Type Stamp Statute, pen cancel 26/8/78. Very fine condition. Price $89 J30) As above, 2/6d orange yellow on piece, with Purple oval handstamp, Registrar Generals Office 5 MAR 1879. Rare! Price $210 J31) Victoria 1889 5 pounds Maroon and Blue stamp duty, cto Melbourne FE 28 01. Centered top right. Fine and scarce. $249 J32) Australia 1924 2/- Maroon 3rd wmk Kangaroo, perfect Mint Unhinged, fresh with full perfs. and perfectly centered. Melbourne retail for premium centering $850. My price $649 J33) Iceland Packets, back in stock after quite a while, always good sellers. These do not appear on my packets list and we only have one of each. All postally used 200 Diff. $45, 400 different $98, 600 different $159 J34) Sweden, 1500 different used, One only, very cheap, under 15c a stamp at $219 J35) USA 1893 50c Colombus, Scott. 249, mint part OG, well centred and with full perfs. Tiny thin spot at base. Cat $750. Price $126.50 J37) 1971 Scenes I£3 Haifa sheetlet of 15 with tabs etc MUH, cat $200 plus, Price just $79 J38) Thurn & Taxis Southern District 1863 cover to London with imperf 9k bistre pair, close to touching margins, various transit markings, most attractive cover.

Price just $79 J39) Germany 1937 Culture Fund opt in red on Brown Ribbon mini sheet, faint bend & two tiny gum spots, fresh MUH, cat $450 plus, just $79 J40) Australia 1939-65 range of 23 Advertising covers, some high values, noted 1/6d Hermes, 2/- Flower, 7d RFDS etc, odd fault, very cheap at $70 the lot. J41) USA 1893 Columbus 1c to 8c good used, mixed centering (7) 2015 cat $154.50. Price $69 J42) USA 1893 Columbus 10c, 15c & 30c Mint, some faults, $139 the group. J44)) Australia 1917 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, Late usage 2nd wmk, perf OS, very fine used with light Market St. Melbourne cds cancel 23 AP 22, well centered and with clean cut full perfs, and an unlisted break in lower frame below N of Shillings. All listed varieties are mostly cat. at $1500 plus for OS examples, and $700 without varieties. Nicest you will find and way, way scarcer than cto. Price $495 MD1) Australia 1913 1st wmk 5/- Yellow & Grey Kangaroo, beautiful fine postally used With lovely centrally struck Beaconsfield Tasmania 4 ? 13 (Month unclear) cds. Full perfs and great colour, believe me you will never see another as nice! 20 times harder to find than cto, yet only catalogues $50 more…go figure! unashamedly asking $425 for this beauty! MD14) Great Britain 1951 Festival High Values, 2/6d to One Pound, lovely mint lightly hinged marginal examples, all well centred, fresh and with full perfs. Cat $220, my price very cheap at just $55 MD15) Great Britain 1952 Tudor wmk Wildings, key value 11d, in Mint Unhinged single, cat $75, price $47.50 (2 available) MD16) Great Britain 1952 Tudor wmk Wildings, top values 1/3d & 1/6d in in Mint marginal blocks of 4, top two hinged, lower stamps unhinged, cat $155, price $79 MD17) As above, lower values, halfpenny to 6d all in blocks of 4, some marginal, less the 5d value. Cat $85, price $35 MD18) As above, 7d, 9d, 10d & 11d, all in mint lightly hinged singles, Cat. $180, price $47.50 MD24) Australia 1973 7c Metric Conversion, ACSC 623c, missing pink, with normal for comparison, postally used. Vary attractive and scarce rarity, cat. $1500 as mint unhinged. (see note 1 in ACSC) Price $695 MD25) Australia Mystery Box, 20kg weight of collections, mixtures, packets, mint, decimal, pre-decimal, fully imperforate minisheets, etc, guaranteed a minimum 1500 different stamps in each lot, great value and sorting fun for the Holiday season. $495, huge double lot only $975 MD27) Bulk Kangaroos 200+ Most denominations and all watermarks. Great opportunity Lot! Great range of stamps with most having circular cancels. Noted 9 x 5/- values, 3 x 10/- Specimen Overprints, blocks of 4 etc, unchecked by us and at around $5 a stamp would make a great return for an eBay seller wishing to break them up into small Lots. The Specimens are Mint No Gum. Condition will be mixed. Also would be nice Lot for a collector to sift though! $1075 the lot. MD28) 9d Violet Kangaroo 1915, 2nd wmk INVERTED, Telephone cancel. SG 27w Rare! Scarce stamp with Brusden-White noting that 24 used examples are known of which approximately half are Telephone Accounts Branch usage.BW 25a, Cat $3250, only 12 maximum exist, price $2750 MD41) Norway, lovely packet of 800 different used, instant collection! Comes with a brand new Prinz 32 black page stockbook, worth $32.50! (500 Norway is on our list at $80) Price $122.50 the lot. MD42) 600 different Norway, at less than the price of 500…$79 MD43) No more bulges! If you like to fill your stockbooks to the utmost, then these are great! Just developed and manufactured in Germany by Prinz, this new design 32 black page stockbook is slightly wedge shaped, with the spine being a

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MARCH OFFERS little larger than usual to allow for expansion. A magnificent innovative idea, at around the same price as normal stockbooks! Price $32.50 each, 5 for $159, 10 for $279. LAST TWO NOW, final reduction $26 EACH. MD51) Australia 1960 Girl Guides 5d, with offset, ACSC 377c, From a possibly unique block of 48 mint unhinged. Cat. $75 per stamp. I have seen a block of 4 on eBay recently offered by a well known Sydney firm for $175. Blocks of 4 at $149 or singles at $39. NOW REDUCED TO $125 FOR A BLOCK OF 4, $35 FOR A SINGLE MD57) Western Australia 1909 One Pound Orange, SG 128a Cat $650. Fine postally used, with dated cds of Kalgoorlie, JUL 12 05. Superb! $399, NOW ONLY $359, cannot go any lower! MD59) Brunei, 1942-44 Japanese occupation overprint (SG.J9) 8c grey-black, with overprint in blue fine used. Cat. $1700. Quarter catalogue Price $425, reduced now only $379, last offer $295 MD61) Great Britain 1959 Castles High Values, 2nd De la Rue printing, mint unhinged SG 595/8, cat $390, my price just half, $195, now only $185, last offer $166 MD63) World on paper, our popular mix of mainly large, as received from overseas. We only get around 2kg of this each month. Close clipped single paper in the main. Count will be about 4000 – 5000 to the kg. 100g for $29.50, 500g for $129, 1kg for $250 MD64) New Zealand 1925 Dunedin set, MUH, Retail $135, my price just $98, final price $88 MD66) GB 1883 1/- Dull Green, correct colour, with fine RANDWICK GATE EDINBURGH cds. SG 196, cat $650, nice lightly cancelled example worth a 100% premium according to Gibbons, but from me just 15% $195, now discounted to $155, final price $149 D2) Discounted packets, mostly just one of each of these lot: a) 100 diff. Brazil was $17, now $12.75 , d) 200 diff Spain, was $20, now $15. D3) Pre-loved Seven Seas Australia Albums complete Hingeless 1913 Kangaroos and KGV heads to 1990 (no Kangaroos) in two padded binders. Retail when new a massive $495. At under One Third retail, price $159 D12) Gibbons current Australia Catalogue, 9th Ed. RRP $59.95, my price $54.95 D16) Australia 1915 5/- Grey & Yellow, 3rd Wmk Kangaroo superb cds used, with registered cancel, well centered and full perfs. Retail $175, this one $125 D18) GB KEVII 1/- Dull Green & Carmine, SG 257 DLR printing, mint lightly hinged, fresh and well centered. Cat $210, my price $109 D19) GB Queen Victoria 5/- Rose, SG 180, nice fresh fine used, cat $525. Very cheap at $129! D20) GB 1855, 4d SG62, small garter wmk, missing from 99% of all collections! Nice used example, cat $950, very cheap at $215 D21) Australia 5/- Arms, thin paper Imprint Block of 4, very rare! MLH/MUH. Fine and fresh, ACSC $2500. Price $1750 D23) Australia 1915 2/- Pale Brown Kangaroo, 2nd wmk, nice full perfs fine used example with neat partial Stock Exchange cds to right, clear of Kangaroo. Cat $350, my price $179 D24) Australia 1915 5/- Grey Black and Chrome yellow Kangaroo, 3rd wmk, with socked on nose George St. West, NSW cds, 2 DE 18. Cat $225, my price $149 D25) Australia 1932 5/- green Sydney Harbour Bridge, mint very lightly hinged meerest trace of a hinge) good centering and perfs. Retail $550. This one $425 D26) Australia KGV Heads, ovpt. OS group mint lightly hinged, complete face different set ex. 2d C of A wmk, retail $105, my price $79 D27) Australia 1915 5/- grey & Yellow Kangaroo 3rd wmk, nice used example with full perfs and well centered. Retail $130, this one just $79

D28) Australia 1913 1st wmk 1/- Emerald Kangaroo, very fine postally full perf example Part Registered 1914 cds, Watermark Inverted. Nice bright colour. Cat $500. Nicest I have seen! Price $349 D29) Australia 1918 3rd wmk 1/- Emerald Kangaroo, very fine postally full perf example Part cds, Watermark Inverted. Cat $200. Price $110 D30) Australia 1929 6d Brown multiple wmk Kangaroo, ovpt. OS, mint lightly hinged. Retail $75. Price $56 D31) NSW 1/- Large Diadem, fie used vertical pair, grossly misperfed and with pre-printing paper crease, must be seen! Price $149 D32) Spain 1930 Charles Lindberg 1pta Green, 2 examples, 1 missing Lindbergs head, and other with inverted head, very striking error! $159 the two. D33) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo, perf large OS, cat $475, this one $239 D34) Australia 1913 3d Olive Kangaroo, perf small OS DIE II, with Perth reg. cancel. Full perfs and centered right. Cat. $350, this one just $115 D36) Australia 1915 2d Grey Kangaroo, 2nd wmk, mlh, well centered with full perfs, Cat $150, price just a half! $75 D37) Australia 1927 1/- Emerald Kangaroo, 3rd wmk, die IIb SIDEWAYS, mlh, full perfs, with jumped perf at top, making for a “Jumbo” stamp. Gum evenly toned. Cat $200, very cheap at $65 D38) Australia Kangaroos, simplified set to 5/-, good to fine used with both colours of 6d and 2/- 14 stamps, good starter lot, price $195 D39) As above, but to 2/- only, 13 stamps price $85 D40) Large Red SG Stockbook, plus stocksheets, album leaves etc, with mint & used remnant collection/accumulation pre-decimal Australia, with KGV Head and Kangaroos, to end of KGVI period 1952. Values to 10/-. 250 plus stamps. Condition a bit mixed. Would suit re-seller. Great value at $395 the lot. D42) 1000 Different Czechoslovakia all large! $119 D43) Great Britain QV, KEVII & KGV Collection. Over 120 stamps to include 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue plus a splendid range of Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian stamps. Good to fine used also includes a £1.00 value, a Victorian 10/- value and KEVII 5/-. (SG cat £4800+ = $10,000 plus!) Under 25% cat. $2495 D44) Great Britain QV-KGVI Collection, around 150-200 assorted stamps including all reigns to KGVI and to includes QV 5/- and KEVII 5/-. Not the best quality throughout, but at a tiny fraction of the SG Catalogue value. (SG Cat £2800 = $5900) Price under 10% SG at $567 D45) Great Britain.The complete 1858 2d blue collection. SG plates 7-15(7). All good - fine used examples. Cat 368 pounds = $775. Price just $189 MN1) Kangaroos sale at 50% retail! We just purchased a dealers stock, and can offer values to 2/- mint hinged, fine used and good used at HALF our normal retail. (Higher values will be offered individually via this list over the next few months) So, if you have gaps in your collection, send in your wants list now! If you are new to collecting Kangaroos, or simply want a mixed lot, let us know, we can supply lots from $50 to $5000. MN3) As above, the Two Pound Blue, nice Melbourne Duplex used, normal retail $200, this one under a half, $98 MN4) Australia One Pound Grey Kangaroo, C of A wmk, Ovpt. Specimen, mint lightly hinged. Specimen overprint misplaced left and extends well outside the left frame. Lovely variety, $135 MN7) Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo, C of A wmk, nice fine used with 2 partial cds cancels. Retail $275, this one only $169

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MARCH OFFERS MN7A) As above, but with partial Darwin cds, skilful corner repair at lower left. Only $98 MN9) Australia 1st wmk 2.5d Kangaroo, perf small OS, with scarce FEDERAL PARLIAMENT cds. Lovely looking stamp price $249 MN10) Another as above with a partial cds of the same cancel, not quite so well centred, cheap at $195 MN15) Australia 1932 Two Pound Red & Black Kangaroo, C of A wmk. Very fine used, well centered and full perfs, apart from one nibbed at base. Light partial cds. Cat $750, this one just $565 MN18) Australia 1930’s ovpt. OS selection, inc. 2d & 3d Harbour Bridge, 6d Airmail and 1/- Large Lyre, all mint with light hinge, retail $140. My price $110 MN21) Australia 1915 One Pound Grey Kangaroo, 3rd wmk, ovpt. Specimen type C, mint hinged. Cat $375, two nibbed perfs at right. Price $195 MN22) As above, type D, centered to lower left and some gum toning, cat $275, just $135 MN23) Australia 1915 One Pound Grey, 3rd wmk, cds used example with good centering and perfs. Sadly has a hardly visible tear at base, cat $500, this one just $169 MN25) Cardboard Envelope Box, full of mostly complete sets of stamps, mint and cto used, from a worldwide variety of countries mainly 1980’s period. Wealth of thematics, suite ebay trader,m hoarder or dealer. Weighs 2.5kg, must be close to 15,000 stamps here. This really must be seen to be believed, refund if not delighted. Very colourful lot Price $395. Super double sized lot $749 MN26) Box of World on paper, amazing variety, mostly well clipped, and appears all large with much recent. Must be about 4000 here, under 5c a stamp, $195. MN30) Neat packet of 1000 different British Commonwealth, mint and used included. Very cheap at under 5c per stamp, price $49 MN31) As above, but Western Europe. Price $69 MN32) 1500 Different Spain, magnificent lot, currently on my packets list at $275, save $100, now only $175 MN33) Lovely Old SG Ideal Album, up to 1915, in decent condition. (Spine has been repaired with cloth tape) Mint and used. Strength is in foreign. Highlights include GB KEVII to 5/- (private perfin), a superb used 2/6d 1918 Seahorse, India 1911 KGV complete HVs to 25 rupee used, good ranges of Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Dahomey, Dominican Rep., Durch Indies, Equador, France & Cols. Germany and Cols., Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hungary, Indo China, Italy, Japan, Montenegro, Nicaragua mint, Iran used, Portugal and Cols., Romania, Russia, Salvador mint, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, and much much more. Many thousands of stamps, and plenty of good pickings here, ideal to expand or add to your own collection. I AM SELLING THIS ON CONSIGNMENT, THEREFORE ANY LAYBY ARRANGEMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE BY NEGOTIATION WITH THE VENDOR. Price $4250 MN35) Australia 1948 5/- Arms, thin paper, very fine used, retail $100, my price just $75, l;ast two now, reduced to $69, final price $59 MN36) Tasmanaia Halfpenny on 1d Red sideface in imperf plate 1 block of 12, from the reprint sheet on thin card, rare and unusual! $420, now only $359, final price $329 MN37) Australia Kangaroo, 9d Purple 2nd wmk, fine used, normally $65 each, now just $59. One Only Left Now. MN38) Australia Kangaroo, 5d Chestnut 1st wmk, mint lightly hinged, well centred, normal retail $140, plus premium for the better centering. This one just $98. MN39) New Zealand 1940 Centennial set, mint unhinged, sg 613/25, normally $100, price $59 MN40) The 2010 VST Comprehensive Colour Catalogue Of Australian Stamps - in

full colour - case bound edition - in 3 huge volumes (3rd volume is wire bound) with total of 580 pages! This catalogue is the latest edition available, volumes 1 & 2 have now been reprinted and are in a single hardbound edition. Volume 1 Covers: Australian Colonies, Postage Dues, BCOF, Pre-Decimal Australia, and Australian Decimal Issues(1966-1988) and all related First Day Covers, Post Office Packs etc. Volume 2 Covers the listing of Australian Decimal Issues (1989-2006) and all related First Day Covers, Post Office Packs etc. Volume 3 is the new 2010 Edition - this volume has a complete Re-Pricing of the Australian Pre-Decimal issues 1913-1936, plus new decimal listings for 2007, 2008 & 2009. This is the complete comprehensive 3 volume edition - Colour Catalogue Of Australian Stamps. The 3 Volumes are very detailed with COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS throughout. Note that the prices here are pretty much up to date, there having been little price movement in recent years for most issues. Originally priced at over $100, we can now offer the 3 volumes, currently being sold elsewhere for around $45 for just $24.50 BULK BUYERS SPECIAL: 5 sets for just $99! MN41) Magnificent Magnifier: Large 110mm Illuminated Magnifier with Stand This magnifier can be used with or without the base. It is suitable for stamp and coin collectors as well as art and craft, artists etc. Magnification: 2.5x, plus 4x Spot. Diameter: 110mm, bigger than the Lighthouse similar product. Battery operated: 2 x AA (not included). Adjustable height up to 200mm and angle to 45 degrees. RRP $36.95. Price each only $15, under 50% retail! $69 per 5 why not give away to friends and relations, or do some trading? MN43) World El Cheapo on paper mixture! Plenty from the bigger countries, Germany, South Africa, USA etc, plus other bits and pieces tossed in from ends of ranges etc. As always you get what you pay for, but around 4500 – 5000 stamps to the kg, if you want bulk then this is it! Per kg $45, around 1c per stamp. MN44) As above, but better quality we have 3 better grades of World on paper Mission at $75, b) Super Mission at $125 and c) All large and Commemoratives $295 per kg. MN45) New World Off paper Mix, just received, much better variety than you see in most of these mixes, around 2000 for $39, 5000 for $89, 10,000 for $175 MN47) PNCs (stamp & coin covers) Recently acquired stock, with most at issue price of $14.95, let us know your needs. We can also offer all different lots at under issue price a) 10 Different for $110 b) 25 Different $259 c) 50 Different for $495 MN48) New Zealand, 1981 – 1998 in 3 Warwick 22 ring albums, plus Green 48 page Lighthouse stockbook. Mostly mint unhinged and fine used of each issue, virtually compete for the period, with a little duplication. Great Lot! Was $785, my final price $549 MN49) New Zealand 1967 $1 Glacier, top left corner marginal, mint unhinged, with double perfs, Campbell Paterson Catalogue NZ$450. Nice striking error! Under half catalogue $195, Final price $139 MN50) Australia 1929 5/- grey and yellow Kangaroo, perf OS, postally used. Normal price $160, we have four grades to offer: a) Fine used circular date stamp, with clear usage date $129, b) As above but date not clear. $99, c) Light parcel cancel $79, d) Slight seconds with heavier cancels/and or perf faults $39 MN51) Bulk World Coins, much of it holiday change…we regularly sell this at $37.50 a kg but are a little overstocked just now, so out they go! Around 150 coins to the kg, so under 20c each. Heaps of variety and some spendables from USA, UK, NZ Switzerland etc. 1kg for $29.50, 5kg for $139, 10kg for $259 MN53) Worldwide mainly complete sets, mostly cto used but with some mint unhinged, plus some minisheets. Ex Fair Dealers Stock, mainly in multiples of 5. Ideal for re-sale on Ebay or through club sheets etc. Fantastic variety, and mainly the more popular thematics. We have three lots of this, sold by weight 2.25kg in each lot, but each lot estimate to contain around 2500 sets. Sell at 50c to $2 or more per

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MARCH OFFERS set. Each lot for $750 (That is 30c per set) LAST TWO LOTS NOW, REDUCED TO $600 EACH. FINAL CLEARANCE NOW, $495 FOR THE LAST LOT LEFT, UNDER 20C PER SET! NO10) As above, decimals only, SG 8 – 18, advertised retail $65, my price under a half…$32 (2 available) NO11) As above, the top value $1 Mock Sun in bottom right corner single. Retail $30, my price only $18. NO12) Australia 1937 Animals Perf 13.5 x 12.5 Mint unhinged, (6) Retail $125, my price just $89, one only. NO14) Australia 1924 One Pound Grey 3rd wmk, superb cds postally used, retail value $475, this one just $395 NO15) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo, perf Large OS, mint unhinged, perfectly centred with full perfs, looks great! Just some very minor toning on reverse.Cat $800, very cheap at under a third…$265 NO16) As above, small OS, mint lightly hinged, again well centred and full perfs, suntanned gum. Cat $550, again under a third, price $179 NO19) Australia 1915 2/- Brown Kangaroo, 3rd wmk, perf OS, well centred and with good perfs, mint lightly hinged, gum a little toned. Cat. $1250! Price under a third, $395 NO24) Austria, lovely clean collection in 3 stockbooks. Earlies to approx 1990. Ealier is postally used, with 1960’s onwards mint unhinged. Good degree of completeness and many complete sets it seems, with around 1000 stamps. Price well under 25c a stamp, $228 NO25) GB Royal Mail First Day Cover collection in 2 big black binders, 1969 – 1992, looks nearly complete. Lovely lot of approx 200 covers, All with full sets. Cheap lot at under $1.45 a cover, $289 NO26) West Germany, Berlin and DDR somewhat haphazardly organised in 3 binders on hagners, and in 2 stockbooks. 1950’s to early 1990’s. Many mint unhinged sets, and lots of used, need a bit of work, but is a very clean lot. 1000s of stamps! $339 the lot. NO31) Australia 1927 3rd wmk Kangaroo Die IIb 1/- Emerald with sideways wmk, postally used Melbourne cds, cat $500. As usual for this stamp it is not centered to top left. One of the most difficult kangaroos to find postally used. Price $375 NO32) Australia 1916 1/- Kangaroo Die II, 3rd wmk, nice lightly hinged mint, centred left. Cat $90, my price $59 NO33) Austrlia 1931 One pound Grey Kangaroo, C of A wmk, nicely used, with two partial cds cancels of Melbourne Ship Mailroom. Well centered and with good perfs. Cat $420. This one just $269 NO34) Queensland 1860 1d Imperf SG1, mint with gum, near 4 margins, just touched top right. Lovely stamp, so rare in this condition. Cat $13,000. My price under one third catalogue $3995 NO36) Australia 1932 1/- Large Lyrebird, overprinted OS, mint lightly hinged. Retail $60, this one just $44 NO38) FANTASTIC COLLECTION/ACCUMULATION OF WELL OVER 3,000 AUSTRALIA USED. THIS LOT HAS KANGAROOS SIMPIFIED SET TO 10/-, PLUS A COMPLETE SET OF 1932 HARBOUR BRIDGES TO 5/- , there are at least 1500 different, so only light duplication. Price for the lot $749. (Under 25c per stamp!) NO40) Australia 1915 5/- Grey & Yellow, 2nd wmk Kanagroo, perf OS, good/fine used with circular cancel and well centred. Really hard to find in nice condition. Cat $700, this one just $449 NO41) Australia 1913 1st wmk 2/- Brown Kangaroo, mint lightly hinged, and well centred with full perfs, very scarce thus. Cat $650, price $525

NO42) Australia 1916 One pound Chocolate and Dull Blue Kangaroo, nice used with registered cancel, and well centred with good perfs, cat. $2250, my price, $1695 NO43) Australia 1913 10/- Grey & Pink 1st wmk Kangaroo SG 14 Cat. $2000 very fine lightly hinged mint. My price just $1100 NO44) Australia 1964 Two Pound Navigator, very fine used, retail $80, my price just $69 NO47) Australia 1920 KGV 1/4d Turquoise single wmk, mint lightly hinged, well centred and with full perfs. Retail $200, my price just $149 NO48) British West Indies, amazing collection of 1500 different, appear pretty well all mint unhinged. Many, many sets, vast range of themes and very colourful. Hard to assemble. Price only 25c per stamp, just $375 NO49) GB 1883 5/- Rose Pink QV, SG 180, lovely well centred mint light hinge example with fresh white gum. Cat $2350, my price just $795 MOC2) Queensland 1860 SG3 6d Green x 3 on piece, to make 1/6d letter rate. Each with 3 good margins. Superb item and catalogue $5160 + . My price under one third…$1695 MOC5) Australia 1913 9d Violet Kangaroo 1st Wmk, superb well centred and unhinged, cat $850, my price just $625 MOC6) Australia 1932 6d Chestnut Kangaroo C of A wmk, Ovpt. OS, with Complete Row of Double Perfs. At top. Just a hinge touch at top left, but is Post Office Fresh otherwise, well centred with full perfs. Cat $500, my price $349 MOC7) Australia 1929 9d Violet Kangaroo, multiple wmk, fresh mint lightly hinged, cat $125, this one just $89 MOC9) Spain, very nice used collection, in red padded hanger binder on 40 as new stockpages, retail $65 alone. The collection starts with 1860’s imperfs, nice range of 24 of these, then through to 1991, all appear postally used. 1500 plus stamps. Also Brand New Lighthouse Illustrated pages 1967 – 1994, these alone worth $150. Price $359 MOC10) East Germany DDR, 64 Black Page Posthorn Stock Book containing a fairly complete collection of this now quite popular country, mostly postally used. Around 1000 stamps, many, many complete sets. Plus a further Springback album with a number of cto sets. Price $525. MOC13) C1915 Herald Airmail Label, in brown, with full perfs and some gum has been stuck down at some time. Better than average. $115 MOC15) Germany, all periods, very good collection in big brown padded stockbook. Fairly extensive, with mint and used in earlier, and mainly postally used in post war issues. Close to 2000 stamps I would estimate. Good value at $449 MOC16) Canada in Blue Prinz Stockbook, KGV _ QEII with a lot of Control singles mint unhinged. Many complete sets to around 1984. Approx 300. Nice lot at $149 MOC19) Australia 1948 Arms, One Pound Blue overprint Specimen, Mint Unhinged. Retail $85, my price just $64 MOC20) As above, the Two Pound Green, same price $64 MOC26) Printing, amazing collection covering the history of printing and publishing, in 5 Lindner Maroon Ring Binders, as new (These worth $350 retail) 2 stockbooks and a springback album, plus hundreds of covers, mostly commercial and two further stockbooks with collections of Capt. James Cook, Ships and Shipping, and Railways. Massive lot which took the original owner 30 years to accumulate. Price $1650 the lot, great value at this! MOC29) Great Britain 1840 SG5 2d Blue, magnificent strip of 3 on piece, each with neat red Maltese Cross cancel, letterd BH – BJ, and showing deteriorating B on second stamp and broken B on third stamp. Spectacular variety. Each stamp has three generous margins, with second & third stamp with very nearly 4. Cat. Price as singles near $6000, strips are very rare. Price $4500

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Looking at New Zealand

1940 Centennial, Part 3: 1d Jame In 1768 Lieutenant James Cook of the Royal Navy was ordered to convey scientists from the Royal Society to Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. Tahiti had been discovered by Europeans in 1767. By this time, the north and west coasts of Australia had been known and marked on maps for several hundred years and in 1642 Abel Tasman had been ordered by the Dutch East India Company to sail from Batavia (now Jakarta) and to explore westwards along the south coast of Australia from the previously-mapped area. Tasman discovered and mapped the southeast coast of Australia, Tasmania and the west coast of New Zealand but his report that there were no trading opportunities there for the Company meant that no-one had followed up his discoveries in the next 120 years (see my article on stamps for the 1969 bicentenary of Cook’s voyage in Stamp News Australasia May 2014). Cook was ordered to sail south from Tahiti when the astronomical observations had been completed and to finish the tasks of mapping the entire coast of New Zealand and the east coast of Australia. The importance of these two explorers in literally ‘putting New Zealand on the map’ was acknowledged by the selection of Cook as the subject of the 1d stamp and of Tasman for the 2d stamp. The 1d stamp paid for second-class inland mail, including the large numbers of commercial invoices sent in unsealed envelopes and the 2d paid the standard letter rate. Both stamps were designed by James Berry, though the committee overseeing the selection of designs required that he re-arrange the three images on each stamp in a less strictly-separated way. The engravers at Bradbury, Wilkin-

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son also made amendments to the drawing of Endeavour after referring to a model of the bark at the Naval Museum, Greenwich. They also corrected the drawing of Cook’s map by reference to an engraving of the original chart at the British Museum. Cook’s portrait was taken from bronze statue by Sir Thomas Brock near the Admiralty Arch in London. Tasman’s portrait on the 2d stamp was based on the painting in the Turnbull Library, Wellington by James Ingram McDonald. The images of his ship Heemskercq

Graeme Morriss

ames Cook & 2d Abel Tasman

and part of his chart were taken from the published version of Tasman’s Journal. As shown on the 2d stamp and the image nearby, Tasman’s chart showed the northwest of the South Island joined to the southwest of the North Island. The strait between the islands was later discovered by Cook and is now known as Cook Strait. The chart also shows Tasmania as part of the Australian mainland. Because these two stamps bore high-usage denomina-

tions there were a large number of printing plates prepared for each of them. The ten centre plates of the 1d were marked from A to J and the six frame plates were numbered from 1 to 6. A total of thirty different combinations of these plates were used for printing the stamps. The 2d was printed from twelve centre plates marked from A to L and from ten frame plates numbered from 1 to 10. Forty different combinations of these plates were used. The perforations of both stamps gauged 13½. References: Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, Auckland, Campbell Paterson, 1952 – . The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol. 2, Wellington, RPSNZ, 1952. Te Ara: the Encyclopedia of New Zealand - http://www.teara.govt. nz Graeme can be contacted through his website, www. stampsmw.top1.com.au .

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Is Stamp Collecting an Investment?

This is one of the age-old questions in philately. Many collectors emphatically state they are collectors not investors. Yet few of these collectors would give their stamps away. There are definitely investors out there who buy stamps as an investment and there is nothing wrong with this. After all, if someone hadn’t invested money in stamps in the past there would be a lot less material available for modern collectors. However, this only considers the monetary aspect of stamp collecting. I would make the bold statement that all collectors are making an investment - in time, effort and money to put a collection together. A good comparison is golf. Many millions of people play golf and if they play regularly they spend hundreds to thousands of dollars on a club membership, anything from $30 to $1,000 a week on green fees plus hundreds to thousands of dollars on equipment. What do you get from this expenditure, that ranges from maybe a thousand dollars a year to tens of thousands of dollars? You get enjoyment, exercise and companionship, as you seldom play alone. Given the number of people who play golf they obviously believe it is worthwhile, yet at the end of the day they cannot get anything back from their pastime. Now let’s compare this to stamp collecting. What benefits do you get from philately? Financial – I will consider this aspect first simply because most people equate dollars to investment. As a collector we are only ever the temporary custodians of our stamps. We are expected to pass them onto the next generation. How we pass them on will also determine whether we get a return on our collections. If you have a relative to pass them onto then another generation of your family can benefit from your collection, be it monetary or otherwise. You may leave them to an institution, with or without tax benefits, but usually without money changing hands. Finally you can sell your collection and get a return. Whether you make a profit or not is not what is important (overall). Few other hobbies (that don’t involve forming a collection) or pastimes allow you to get some or all or even better, more money than you spent over the years. This last point is a good way to discuss your hobby with those family members who don’t understand your hobby. This is especially true of your spouse. Let her know what your collection is (realistically) worth. Many a collection has been tossed or burnt because the spouse had been told over the years it was worthless! Also give guidance on how to dispose of the collection (the APF has a brochure entitled ‘I Have Inherited a Stamp Collection’). 46 - Stamp News

One of the things all collectors should be is realistic about what their collection is worth. If you have collected First Day Covers and new issues from the post office over the years, then you are unlikely to get a large percentage of your money back. However, you will have had the fun of putting the collection together and enjoying the ownership. I recall one dealer telling me that years ago a collector would buy his stamps and put his collection together. Say a single country collection or broad ranging British Commonwealth including better material but not say the top rarities, which are beyond most of us. You could then sell that back to a dealer/s for anything up to two thirds of what you paid for it. The other third was what you paid for the enjoyment of the hobby. Obviously some collectors did better than this and some worse, but the basic point is there was a reasonable return. This is, of course, not necessarily true any more, partly because of the fact there are fewer collectors and the impact of the investment bubble of the 1970s.

Daryl Fuller

Philatelic Development Officer, APF Friendship – philately can be the most singular and the most sociable of hobbies. I have always found the latter. One thing stamp collectors do, is stick together because non-collectors do not know what we are talking about. They know what a stamp is and that people collect them but start talking about postal history, thematics or mention you found a pre-substituted cliché in an old packet of penny reds and they think you are talking a different language. Or try to explain why someone just paid $1,000 for a postmark. Therefore stamp collectors tend to have friends who are also stamp collectors. In my own case I have friends around the world and this can only be a good thing. These friendships last a lifetime and I believe they are one of the most underrated benefits of the hobby. They are also a good excuse to see the world. As philately is very much an older person’s hobby it is a good way to maintain friendship and contact with your peers. This is something that often falls away when you get older, but not, in my experience with stamp collecting. Your Mind – One of the things I have noted with the hobby is that I have never met a stamp collector who had Alzheimer’s or Dementia. That is not to say that philatelists are immune, or that collecting is a cure, but the mental activity involved in collecting and studying stamps in all its aspects is almost certainly good for you. An active mind is a healthy one and surely stamp collecting is more fun than endless Sudoku. Increased Knowledge – Many collectors go beyond simple stamp collections and become specialists in one (or several) areas of philately. This new information then gets into the huge pool of human knowledge in one of several ways. Some collectors actively publish their research. Others produce exhibits that contain their research and new information. While a significant number just let the information leech out when their collections are disposed of. Unfortunately there is also a percentage whose research is just tossed into the rubbish after they die. As an editor of a journal in my past I would encourage all of to publish your research, as editors are forever looking for

articles, small and large. When you think about it there is no hobby that remotely compares to philately in terms of the volume of publications (books, journals and articles) that are produced. Maximising Your Investment – We all know it is a great hobby with many benefits that we are not always conscious of but how do we get the most out of investment of time, effort and money? We would all like to have more money to spend on our hobby but I would like to point out that there are other ways to maximise your investment. One of my favourite sayings and one I try to live by is “Know something about everything and everything about something”. To apply this to philately you might collect any stamp your way but also specialise in one area, be it KGV penny reds or the postal stationery of the Leeward Islands, as I do for the latter. It is often much easier to sell a specialised collection than a general one. If you are the [published] expert in an area, have found numerous rare or new items then you are much more likely to make a sound financial return on your investment. As Glen Stephens is always stating - knowledge is money. A good example is that when I much younger I collected the stamps of the Leeward Islands. In 1980 I had a friend buy a small book on the stamps of the Leeward Islands by A.E. Hopkins at London 80 (illustrated). This book was published in 1949 but was still available at Vera Trinder the well-known philatelic book specialists. I read the book and noted that there were some known errors on early KEVII stamps including a dropped R on a one-shilling value. This was not catalogued in Stanley Gibbons at the time. Three years later I was looking at a dealer’s stock in Melbourne and here is said stamp with the error. I duly purchased the stamp for $5. Stanley Gibbons decided to list and price the variety some years later and it is now catalogued at £550. To maximise the friendships the best thing to do is to join one or more stamp clubs, remembering that there are specialist societies out there that are worldwide in membership. Also visit exhibitions, stamp bourses etc Stamp News - 47

Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation and meet your fellow enthusiasts. Don’t forget to look at the exhibits. Study your stamps and covers as there is often some fascinating history out there. Those tattered old WWI envelopes (and letters if you are lucky) are amazing survivors of a war that is beyond comprehension to many. Remember an active mind is a healthy mind. Much of what I have written may seem obvious to those who are deeply immersed in the hobby. However, to those of you who are not yet quite so captured (or is it obsessed?) by the hobby there are ways to maximise the investment you make that do not involve simply more money. Make the most of them and you will get the most from your hobby.

Canberra Stampshow 2016

Canberra Stampshow 2016 will be the 19th consecutive biennial exhibition held in Canberra. It runs from 18-20 March at the Hellenic Club in Woden. These are always popular exhibitions with great displays, 34 dealers from Australia and overseas and one of the best venues in Australia. What is special at this exhibition is that Australia Post will be selling philatelic items that are only available at the exhibition on a one per person basis. Such issues proved very popular at Australia 2013 and Sydney Stamp

Expo last year. Come along as these could prove to be popular items.

Postscript

In my January column I talked about the price rise by Australia Post and its potential to start a new field of postal history from the beginning. There were now a variety of postal rates to collect. What I had not included in that discussion was the field of bulk postage rates. Depending on the volume and amount of pre-sorting Australia Post charges lower postage rates. These are often odd rates such 82 cents or 95 cents and with priority mail anything from $1.125 to $1.45. If you have access to a large volume of mail it may be fun to find as many of these rates as you can. In addition to this, we have the issue of an emergency printing of 30 cent Counter Printed Stamps (CPS) in South Australia. This is the only place that still uses a CPS machine and only issued these stamps (illustrated) as an emergency over a few days in early January. They are genuinely rare (although now much publicised across Australia) and will be key items used on cover in any postal history collection of the period. If you need any further information see www.apf.org. au for electronic copies of our brochures or contact me at Darryl.fuller@home.netspeed.com.au

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Australia Post is selling a range of special items including miniature sheets, a decimal currency sheetlet and two PNCs that are only available at the exhibition on a one per person basis. (Don’t Miss Out – You Need to be There to Buy)

E-mails: Secretary: elspeth@grapevine.net.au Souvenirs: bruceandjudy.parker@bigpond.com Telephone: Darryl Fuller 0417 672 543 Post: The Secretary, Canberra Stampshow 2016 Web: www.canberrastamps.org GPO Box 1840, CANBERRA ACT 2601

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Cinderella Corner Welcome back to Cinderella Corner. This March issue is devoted to the wonderful fantasy issues of Gerald M. King. As content is being prepared for April, May and beyond, I encourage subscribers to email me cinderella material to be researched or published in forthcoming Cinderella Corner pieces. The Australian Cinderellas And Other Philatelic Items Of Gerald King Gerald M. King is an institution in the world of cinderella philately. Based in the UK, Gerald, foremost a creative artist, has been longstanding in his designing and producing of labels and other fantasy items for over 50 years and is still actively involved in philately. Commencing in 1965, Gerald produced a set of 34 stamps to celebrate the wonderful creation of Alice in Wonderland after Great Britain did not issue a commemorative stamp to honour the 100th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s most famous publication. Since that time, more than 50 years ago, Gerald has released hundreds of fantasy stamps and other philatelic items that cover a range of topics and themes, including (but certainly not limited to):

• Wonderland: his most famous serving of delightful and humorous labels, divided into four areas: Pre-Alice stamps; Pre-Alice covers; Alice in Wonderland and Alice through the Looking Glass; Wonderland Commemoratives and Wonderland Christmas Cards. • Snark Island • Alternative Lundy • Elizatoria • Shakespeare • The Tudors • Puffin Post • Burma • Worldwide

This article covers one of his more ambitious and spectacular series of work: Elizatoria (and in particular those stamps that herald Australian and Australian States’ designs). It then covers some of his other items outside of the Elizatoria sets that explore early Australian fantasies. The Elizatoria series created by Gerald King number into the hundreds. They are, foremost, Elizabeth II heads in classic Victorian frames. Across two beautifully detailed A5 catalogues, Gerald numbers each of his created Elizatoria items for many worldwide countries under the British Empire, addressing colour details, varieties and imperforate variations, frame origins and head sources. Countries range from Uganda in Africa to the Falkland Islands. Under Australia and the Australian States, Gerald has produced many unique and gracefully detailed items. These include some unadopted essay designs to high value postage revenues. A few of these are now explored. Queensland Labels In the catalogue Elizatoria Part Two, Gerald King lists a set of Queensland labels. Figure 1 illustrates one of these. Coloured in black and rose, it defines a 1d stamp with Elizabeth II head originally designed by D. Wilding. A second example, presented in Figure 2, shows a slightly higher value 6d Queensland stamp label, coloured in bright blue and black, with adopted head design from A. Machin. Alongside Queensland, Gerald created many high quality labels for all of the Australian States. Victoria: Signed Proof Cards Three examples (Figures 3 to 5) illustrate stunning

A more detailed list of Gerald King’s topics and work can be found on this private collector’s website: www.askmeaboutstamps. com. With such breadth and history at hand, most collectors of cinderellas (and even postage stamps) would no doubt have stumbled Figure 1 across some of Gerald’s work at some point. 50 - Stamp News

Figure 2

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Above: Figure 3 & 4 Left: Figure 5 Gerald King produced coloured, and black and white, proof cards for all states and all are individually signed. They are vibrant and of high quality and mention other prominent Printers across Australia, including: • • • • •

colour proof cards, individually numbered and signed by Gerald King. Measuring 70mm x 65mm, these cards also pinpoint details of the original printers. Figure 3, the Victorian 3/- stamp proof card, is F. Grosse, Melbourne; Figure 4, the Victorian 6d stamp proof card, is attributed to Messrs. De Gruchy & Leigh, Melbourne; Figure 5, the 2d Victorian stamp proof card, is J. P. Atkinson, Melbourne.

Govt. Printing Works, Melb. F. W. Robinson, Melb. Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co. Thos De La Rue & Co. John Ash. Australian Note and Stamp Printer

Imperforated Labels Some of Gerald King’s most highly prized and sought after items drawn from his Elizatoria creations are those rare and wonderful items that are imperforate. Figures 6 and 7 exemplify two imperforate strips, each containing four labels. The first, presented in red and white, is for a 1d issue and the second, in blue and white, is for a 4d. These are scarce and some of the oldest of the issues and are most popular amongst collectors not only for their imperforate states, but also given the Van Dieman’s Land – Tasmania association. Stamp News - 51

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Australia Black Swan This set of six cinderella stamps (see Figure 8) covers the following high values: 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, £1, and £2. The colours are vibrant and keenly selected. This fantasy set is based on essays intended to replace the first Kangaroo and Map types, yet the outbreak of World War I caused the series to be quickly terminated. Each of these labels presents the ‘Crown over A’ watermark imprint on the reverse. Baldy Essay Another fine example of Australian items issued by Gerald King outside of the Elizatoria catalogue are those fantasies based on the so-called “Baldy” essays. Designed by E. A. Arnold for the 1911 stamp design competition, Gerald produced a number of items that celebrated

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Figures 6 & 7 these. Figure 9 illustrates one block of four labels from six bi-coloured colour proofs, and Figure 10 illustrates one six issued 6d colour trial labels. Gerald also completed signed proofs for four higher values in this design in black and white as well as matching proofs (and stamps) in full colour. The Baldy design items are one of several sets completed by Gerald by artists who entered designs in the 1911 competition. Others include fantasy items replicating designs by E. T. Luke as well as Max Tannenberg. Conlcuding Remarks Gerald King’s stunning Australian items are both rare and highly sought after by a string of worldwide collectors. Most fetch, Figure 10

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Figures 8 (above) & (left) at auction, hundreds of dollars each. If you are lucky to find one on the internet or offered through private hands, it would be worth securing as they are a great investment. Only recently, a pair of his imperforate Tasmania labels sold for the equivalent of over $400 Australian dollars. Each of his proof cards, offered with matching stamps, see similar realisations. Given that Gerald does not reprint any of his issues, these are all limited and worthy additions to any cinderella label collection. If you are interested in learning more about any of Gerald King’s items or in collecting some of his incredible work, please contact me. I am also keen to learn more, so any further information is welcomed. Alternatively, you can contact Anne Vickers who is Gerald’s representative and who first introduced me into the wonderful world of Gerald King: a.nne1@ btinternet.com

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Market Matters 2016 “Emergency” stamps sell for $1000s.

Domestic Letter rates were increased heavily on January 4 in Australia - by about 40% for the cheapest speed domestic letter. The new price was $1 so you need an extra 30c to mail legally. This created a stamp shortage, and one State printed their own 30¢ values. The price of these “Emergency” issues is totally going through the roof in Australia, as only about 200 mint sets 6 are estimated to ex- Face value $1.80 – retail $4,000! ist in collector hands globally. A single stamp, along with across all mainstream Australian media, as many a normal 70¢ stamp, both on piece torn off an used copies are in kiloware etc. Commercial covers envelope, just sold for over $2,025 - tinyurl.com/ with single “Emergency” stamps are already sellCPS2025 – and attracted 36 frantic bids. Full story ing for up to $1,700 to keen postal history collechere - tinyurl.com/2016set tors, before the new high $2,025 was reached for a I’d suggest that is a WORLD record price for piece. 2 letter rate stamps on a kiloware snipping from A domestic First Class Australia letter increased ANYWHERE in the world, Post War - can you over 100%, to $A1.50 from 70¢. A new service, think of another?! Probably for the past Century, “standard letter” (Second Class delivery time now I think on it. frame) was introduced, costing $A1 - a hike from The huge prices for these have created stories the 70¢ First Class rate of 2015. And up from just 60¢ in 2014. Australia Post CEO Mr Ahmed Fahour has overseen regular and massive rate hikes in recent years, at all levels, yet the Corporation has slid solidly into the red for the first time. Mr Fahour is paid about $A4½ million - about TEN times what the USA Postmaster General receives. In Australia nearly the entire country takes summer holiday from midDecember until mid-January, and this much delayed and debated price rise was finally approved late 2015, and deemed to take effect almost immediKiloware piece just sold for $A2,025! ately on Monday January 4. When the 54 - Stamp News

Glen Stephens selling their stock.

Stamps needed for just 3 days.

LUMO Envelope gets near $1,700. country was basically closed, business wise!

Bureaucratic incompetence reigns.

The national supply of the 30c Crocodile Definitive “make-up” stamps was not beefed up in the regional distribution centers, as an orderly price rise usually ensured occurred. Due to the frantic pace the rise was implemented. They knew for 6 months this rise was imminent. The Adelaide South Australia, Distributor of Stamps Office for Australia Post, totally ran out of 30¢ stamps the first day of the week the letter rate increased to $1 - on Monday, 4 January 2016. To alleviate the shortfall, the Adelaide GPO hastily printed up a very small “Emergency” issue of 30c Counter-Printed peel and stick Stamps. (“CPS”) They used a slow, clunky, 22 year old “CPS” (Counter Printed Stamps) machine that was only used once or twice a year for stamp show souvenir stamps etc. Adelaide is the only state GPO to have retained one. (All states received these machines in 1994.) Distribution of these “Emergency” 30c issues began on afternoon of January 5 to a wide range of suburban Adelaide PO’s urgently needing 30c make-up values. The earliest potential sale date was 6th January as offices received them, and started

The Emergency lasted only 2 or 3 days. I know of 3 commercial used “FDC” with clear January 6 machine cancel dates, and retail of those is about $3,000 apiece as I type this, but all are in good homes. More details here - tinyurl. com/2016set Supplies of 30c Crocodile stamps were back in the stocks of the Adelaide Distributor of Stamps from Melbourne, by Friday January 8, and NO more 30¢ counter-printed stamps were produced - and this was confirmed by Australia Post on January 27. At no time in history has any CPS machine been used for other than current letter rate I understand. And NEVER for a postal “Emergency” issue. This was a “First” in very many ways. Many collectors and dealers VERY strongly and loudly urged a reprint of these sets, but Australia Post declined. There was zero advance notice given of these 30¢ Emergency issues, and no philatelic stocks were put aside, or sold to collector outlets or standing orders. A sharp eyed Adelaide collector noticed them on sale in his Post Office, and “the hunt was on”. stampboards.com the large postage stamp chat board and Stamp Bulletin Board Forum, broke the story of these emergency issues to the stamp world on January 18. That was a day or so AFTER the copy deadline for last month’s magazine column, hence this lag. These six 30c Emergency produced stamps - three depicting Kangaroos, three Koala Bears, all in different designs, and all inscribed at base “30¢ Adelaide 2016” are peel and stick, on waxed

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Market Matters backing paper, with die cut perforations. This is the very first time since Federation in 1901 that the Australian Post Office has printed an “Emergency” postage stamp issue of any kind. Most unusual, and highly collectible, hence the global wave of interest. I’ve mailed these to collectors in 5 continents already.

100% Official PO Issue.

It was 100% official, authorised by the Manager of a main State GPO in an operational Emergency. They were sold for face value at many large POs for a couple of days, and they were widely used on commercial mail. Many genuine covers, and kiloware used copies Most read story on Linn’s website. exist already. They will doubtless be listed and priced thus, mint and used, in many and specialist pieces etc, has not collected stamps catalogues globally as their background meets listfor decades but the media focus on this caught his ing requirements. The 1994 PNG items of exactly eye, and got him “hooked” again on the hobby. the same background to this day gets VERY high The Australia Post Collectibles Facebook page prices, despite a huge 45,000 sets being produced. added a link to these major news stories, tinyurl. Rodney Perry, well known, and 50 year in the com/OzpostFB adding to their official endorsement stamp trade experienced Australian dealer veteran, of the set - very curious for a stamp new issue that described this Australian 30¢ issue of 6 “Emerthey were unable to ever sell to collectors! gency” stamps on stampboards several times as a The story has made the UK Stamp magazines, “Modern Rarity”. and was a lead story in the mass American magaNational mainstream Australian Fairfax and zine “Linn’s Stamp News” - and the Linn’s website News Limited Media picked up on it late January, reports it was their #1 most read article. American with this story being the most viewed news item on buyers seem very active in this issue. the leading Melbourne daily newspaper The Age The very first eBay sale of a set of 6 of these was website, tinyurl.com/TheAgeMel and the Sydney completed January 24 - tinyurl.com/SA30c which Morning Herald etc. It was the most viewed news sold after 49 bids, for $A1,051. To the great surprise story that day on The Age website. of many - me especially, as I was still mailing out National radio networks followed, with stamp sets clients had ordered at $125 off my email offer dealer interviews nationally on the issue. I was that week! interviewed for over 10 minutes on the highest rated radio station in the country – tinyurl.com/2GB30c Sold for ~1000 times face value. Seldom does a new stamp issue make the wide palA parade of sets then each reached well over that ate of mainstream media, and this is clearly great 4 figure price on eBay, with the highest I personfor the hobby. ally saw early on, being a “Buy It Now” offer One senior medico buying many of the covers 56 - Stamp News

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Prices keep hopping along!

stock dries up. The highest “Buy It Now” offer on eBay I have seen up to mid-February for a set of 6 is $A4,000 tinyurl.com/4000CPS - face value $1.80 - so more than 2,200 times face value. A mint £2 Kangaroo only costs that! Limited issues of some British Commonwealth QE2 sets do get very high prices. The Anguilla 1967 set is listed in Stanley Gibbons at £24,000 mint, and £4,000 used. Scott lists them at similar prices - $US26,935 mint and $US4285 used. The Postmaster there distributed these sets to a selected few, the SG note indicates, yet the prices stay high, and the set is pricey and popular, despite no domestic Anguilla collector market to speak of.

being grabbed on Jan 31 at $A2,800 - tinyurl.com/ Range of Registered sent. Strip2800 - cost price at a Post office 3 weeks earVia a helpful Adelaide friend, I was able to arrange lier $A3 - so that figure was near 1,000 times face for many clients to get real mailed Registered value. covers bearing sets and singles of these stamps A set closed at auction February 4, also about mailed to them in January, for a very modest cost, 1000 times face value - tinyurl.com/Set30c reachas prices were only just rising then. One such cover ing $A1,875 after 27 bids setting a new high water with a single sold for over $1,025 on February 7, level - for a short time. At the time of all these with a January 11 philatelic cancel. many sales in the 4 figure region of stamps and covers outlined above, the “Emergency” set had not Caption on cover with 6 stamps – Totally philatelic even been printed for one month. cover gets $1,880 Most sellers mentioned they’d bought the stamps at various Adelaide POs to add as “make ups” to their existing 70¢ values, and had seen the mass media reports of these, and decided to cash in on their lucky purchase. Most of that kind of “Lucky Break” material has appeared and sold already, and real collectors with them are hanging on tight it seems, so the ride from here on will be pretty interesting I imagine as Totally philatelic cover gets $1,880 Stamp News - 57

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A cover with a set of 6, handed back over the Someone WON this in February. counter at Adelaide GPO got $1,880 after 37 bids - tinyurl.com/1880CPS to the amazement of the is a keen stamp collector and Exhibitor. QUITE sender and the seller. And to me - I’d sold 4 identia story. One went to South Africa with the ozzie cal covers that week for a small fraction of that! Nelson Mandela stamp on it, the owner now loves. A genuine $1 commercial cover bearing an Emergency 30¢ stamp issue, to the Lumo Energy CHECK your kiloware sources! utility company in Victoria, with January 11 maReaders are urged to check recent kiloware and chine cancel, was sold on eBay after 67 bids reachinward mail from Adelaide for these January issued ing $A1,694 on January 31 - tinyurl.com/30cCPS stamps, as even postally used pieces are routinely certainly a world record price for any modern issue obtaining massive sums in Auction and from dealstamp on cover, anywhere, with no variety. ers - $2,025 is the highest price so far, for a torn off That cover was found in a bag of business mail envelope corner. by the Uniting Church “Sammys stamp charity” The stampboards detailed photo discussion has by a stampboards.com member, and the monies it identified 2 different designs (CPS Paper Types raised went to that charity, less eBay fees. An unat3 and 4) among the sets printed, which added to tractive window faced cover was found the same day there, and also got a huge 4 figure price - $1,413 the few specialist error pieces being identified has made this into a true feryile area for serious philaon February 7. telic study. I had an order for a set of 6 covers bearing these I heard about these sets very early in the piece stamps, to be airmailed to Russia, to the Commandluckily, and sold them at ever increasing prices, er of the orbiting “ISS” MIR Space Station, who

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Fifty Years of DOLLARS! as new stocks were sourced. Starting at $50 a set, my price as I type this is $1,600 a set of 6. Stampboards as usual broke the news globally - 600+ posts on it here - tinyurl.com/2016set One client in Cairns bought a set 6 from me for a few $100, and noticed there was a strange sort of albino invert look to the CPS print. As I typed this, it was ebay bid up to $4,500 with days to go although he now greedily wants much more, despite his modest cost only 2 weeks earlier - tinyurl.com/varCPS A Registered postal cover bearing this issue, from Adelaide to Mildura Victoria, clearly cancelled Jan. 24, was offered free to any collector who wished to enter, on stampboards - tinyurl.com/WINcover to celebrate their reaching 15,000 global members this month. Even those are getting 4 figures, and as I type this, it had 50,000 entries! Who says that “Modern” stamp issues are BORING?!

mark this occasion. A great and wonderfully simplified system I must say, as someone who grew up the era where wrestling with ridiculous figures like £36/7/11½d ($72.80 to younger readers!) was encountered in all walks of life, and many can well remember that era. Many stamp collectors do not realise that all pre-decimal stamps were legally valid on mail for a further 2 years - until February 14, 1968. This of course included ANY stamps from the “Australian States” era, even 150 year old issues. No gum or creased versions of many of these were common in dealer stocks, and they were sometimes used on letter mail. So, when we went Decimal on February 14 1966, the public were given 2 years to use up any predecimal stamps they still had in their possession, i.e. until February 14 1968. This was little known, and even by stamp collectors, little used. They were to be accepted at the slightly complicated MANDATED changeover rate where 1d = 1¢ for single stamps. (But a 5d stamp was accepted at only 4¢ – see, I said it was complicated!) In practice this concession was rarely used by the public, and was little publicised. And further, very rarely done in conjunction with the

Half Century of Decimal Currency

Australian readers will be aware that on February 14, we celebrated a Half Century of adopting a Decimal currency. In February, Australia Post issued the $1 stamp shown nearby to

Decimal AND pre-decimal franking. Stamp News - 59

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Decimal issue stamps. Any pre-decimal franking usage I have seen, was mostly early 1966 where folks used up “old” stamps still in wallets and purses, and from postage folders in small offices and businesses etc. This one illustrated is near 2 years on. Shown nearby is a commercial cover from Queensland, addressed to Parramatta in Sydney, and dropped into a pillar box at the GPO after closing time. Has a clear Brisbane GPO roller cancel of “November 10, 1967” with 5.30pm time-slug. The domestic letter rate had increased on October 30 1967 from 4¢ to 5¢, so this is the correct rate, used a fortnight or so after it had been raised. The 3¢ COIL was seldom used on any mail as it never represented any rate, however vending machines for this value oddly, stood alongside the 4¢ or 5¢ coil machines at GPOs. As the 3c COIL is seldom seen on any kind of mail item, the ACSC rates it (14 years back) at minimum $18 on any kind of cover, and its value is a great deal more today. Used as a valid makeup value, on this dual currency combo cover, it is 60 - Stamp News

“ILLEGAL” cover cachet! especially desirable. I sold it on stampboards for $A40, and really think it was a nice piece of apparent non-philatelic mail in this changeover period, allowing a generous 2 year “Grace Period” to use up the old sterling currency denominated stamps. A curious way of proving how seriously the Post Office took this rule was when large Sydney stamp dealer A.C. Campe produced a cacheted FDC design for the 1937 Sesquicentenary issue in 1937. As you can see, he used, as part of the cover design, the NSW 1d red Sydney View “no clouds” stamp. That was NSW 1d Red, 1850 SG #1, and of course was the first stamp ever issued on this continent - just beating the Victoria “Half Lengths” issued in the same year, 1850. And was a very logical design element for the 1937 150th Anniversary series. The Post Office did not agree it was legal use, and came down like a ton of bricks on the hapless

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Campe, as they argued the 1d red stamp on the left could be cut out and used to pay legal 1d postage! As the “Sydney Views” were only issued imperforate, and as this was a very clearly printed reproduction, I suppose the argument had some merit. Some will say “but who would bother to defraud, to save just a penny?” Well in the happier

Above & below: 100% legal rate and frankings. days before Mr Ahmed Fahour’s new $1.50 for a domestic First Class letter, a mere 2d (two pence) sufficed to the entire British Commonwealth Canada in this case. So one mere penny actually had some decent value, as can be seen then.

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The covers were all printed, and rather than reprint them all, I understand Campe gave an undertaking to the Post Office that covers he used after his warning would have an indelible pen or pencil “X” defacing the NSW 1d “Sydney View” and that did happen, as I have seen several such covers. Stampboards.com had a Melbourne member

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A truly ROYAL Joke! show a couple of neat envelopes to Indiana USA postmarked February 14, 1968 the LAST day the “old” stamps were valid. They had a fun mix of “State” stamps, pre-decimal Australia, and Decimal Australia. There is a grand total of 1/7d franking on the first

Glen Stephens cover - 4d + 1d + 2d + 2d + 2d + 1d + 6½d +½d, a total of 16¢ when legally converted. Add 4¢ decimal and we get to 20¢ - the correct airmail letter rate to the USA at that time. The second cover has ½d + 1d + 1d + 2½d + 6d + 2d + 1d = 1/2d = 12¢ legally converted, plus 8¢ in decimal stamps = 20 cents total. Again the exact correct 20¢ airpost rate to the USA.

A Right “Royal” Mess

Most will not be aware, but instead of the perfectly sensible original currency unit the “DOLLAR”, the mega arch Royalist Toadie Prime Minister we had at the time, Sir Robert Menzies, was determined that our new Decimal currency was to be called THE ROYAL. Due of course to his lifelong crush on the Queen, and all things Royal. “I did but see her passing by, and yet I love her til I die” (Menzies speech 1963, at a function at Parliament House Canberra, attended by Her Majesty.) Menzies described himself as being “British To The Bootstraps”. Robert Menzies was so right wing, John Howard looks like Stalin or Mao Tse Tung in comparison! He was commonly known by the population as “Pig Iron Bob” - for many decades after the reason he got that nickname - for an Export order he approved. Selling steel scrap to Japan JUST before WW2. On November 15th 1938, 180 men on the Port Kembla wharves stopped loading scrap iron on one ship, the “Dalfram”. They believed the “pig iron” destined for Japan, was to be used for armaments in the invasion of China, where vast numbers of innocent people were being killed. These workers also held the superbly accurate belief that very soon this same “pig iron” would return as weapons against Australia, in Japan’s advance south. Menzies seems to have personally approved the laughably named “ROYAL” currency, and new banknote dies were designed and engraved, all the complex and expensive steel engraved intaglio recess metal plates were made, and completed banknotes were even PRINTED.

5 “Royals” for a beer!

Until the Cabinet and/or a wave of common sense thankfully beat some sense into his silly old Monarchist head - or we’d still be the laughing stock of the world, for introducing such a wacko and bizarre sounding monetary unit, in the latter half of the Twentieth Century. We got THAT close to that quite absurd name for our new currency being inflicted on us. Fully finished printed banknotes were prepared, as can be seen in the photos nearby. Imagine paying 5 “Royals” for a beer! These images shown here were sent to me by the Reserve Bank of Australia, and had never appeared on the web anywhere until I used them. Took me a week of paperwork to obtain them - you have NO idea the red tape it involved.

R.I.P. - Max Stern, AM.

Just as this column is being typed I heard the sad news that Max Stern had died at home February 11 from a heart attack, following a heavy fall the previous day - just short of his 95th Birthday. Fred Diamond, Max’s multi decade office manager posted on stampboards that Max had spent a day in the office the day of his passing, and that is exactly how Max would have wanted to go - no suffering or pain, and still working hard. I doubt there is a collector in this country who had not dealt with Max in some capacity, and two generations of dealers and collectors overseas also had dealt with Max Stern and Company. He was a dynamo of a man, with endless energy and ideas and enthusiasm, and was truly one of those folks you really imagined would be with us forever. He was still playing competitive soccer each week, until he was about 90!

A man of boundless energy.

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Max Stern, Ken Baker and Kevin Duffy. Arcade (with offices upstairs too as I recall) had been Max was visiting China several times a year even a haunt for collectors for 60 years. (Postcard courtesy then, and other foreign countries, doing deals and moving and shaking, which is was what he had always done for his 80 years or so in the stamp business. The nearby photo I took there, of Max and lifelong dealer friends Ken Baker and Kevin Duffy really does prove that stamps are good for our health - stamp dealers and collectors reaching ages of 90 or ever 100 are commonplace. Must be the gum! This massive 9 shop complex of stamp and coin shops in the Melbourne Port Philip Same shop location for 60 years 64 - Stamp News

Glen Stephens Rod Perry.) Sadly, underground rail lines planned in Melbourne means these legendary shops will likely be demolished soon. Max had a sad and graphic personal tale of the WW2 era, being Jewish and living in Nazi occupied Europe. Hiding in cinema roof spaces, even whilst the cinema was being bombed, and later found by the Gestapo etc. The murder of most of his immediate family, and his VERY near misses personally from the same fate, via his fake Argentinian passport etc, are all recounted in his well-known book of his life - a highly recommended read. “The Max Factor - My Life as a Stamp Dealer”. tinyurl.com/MaxStern is the stampboards tribute discussion to Max, and all who knew him or dealt with him, are invited to leave a personal comment, and it already has input from all over the globe, as he was so well known and liked. R.I.P. Max Stern - one of the true legends of the global stamp business, and a wonderful guy to have ever had contact with. You will be missed, and there will never be another Max.

New ACSC QE2 1953-1966

I have typed this before, but it is true and bears repeating. Australia has THE best and most detailed stamp catalogues of any country on earth in my view. No-one else comes close. The 10 Volume “Australian Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue” (ACSC) edited by Dr. Geoff Kellow leads the world. Germany, the UK and the USA produce nothing even remotely as detailed. That would surprise many readers I am sure, but it is totally true. The “Stanley Gibbons GB Specialised” multi volume set is a very sick joke in comparison. They lack any kind of notes whatever as to numbers extant of errors and varieties, or numbers sold or produced of the basic stamp in most cases. Much other essential detail and constant varieties are also totally lacking, and that is a terrible shame. Even worse is the Scott “Specialised” USA which is a quite pathetic single volume that purports to cover all USA issues from 1847 in specialised form. Like

First Edition for 10 years. the SG Great Britain “Specialised” virtually no detail whatever is given by Scott as to numbers known of key pieces, and details about them etc. And even the Michel German “Specialised” for Germany is nowhere remotely near as detailed as the ACSC. And what detailed info there is written in technical German. I once asked fellow Sydney dealer Manfred Junge to translate a footnote in Michel for me. Manfred was born and raised in Germany until an adult, and obviously speaks fluent German. Manfred simply did not have a clue what much of it said, as it was using technical language and terminology that he simply could not translate. So for the rest of us non German speakers, reading Michel Specialised is a non-starter.

First Edition for TEN years.

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Market Matters back. At $A105 the value is there - finding just ONE half decent stamp - a scarcer type Specimen overprint, watermark variations, printing errors, or recut or re-entry etc will readily repay that outlay many times. All leading dealers should have stock of this new catalogue as you read this. I had a lot of pre-orders. Go and peruse one - you’ll be glad you did. Having these new editions as fast as you can source one is wise as often stamp bargains are a begging in dealer stock! This volume is completely revised, with new details of numbers printed, new shades and varieties, and many dramatic upward price adjustments, based on actual market realisations. On the first few stamps I looked at, many prices were up about FIVE times the old edition. That general trend continues through the volume. Even the very pricey material often increases a lot. The front cover Block of 4 of 7½d violet, Double Print at base goes from $15,000 to $25,000 for instance. There are many other examples of key pieces experience massive price updates. This edition has a very handy new section in the front listing all the postage rates relevant for this era. Most useful, and very difficult data to find published in print elsewhere. This volume also lists flaws on the relevant Australian Antarctic territory stamps and the Cocos Keeling Island stamps, proofs, plate varieties, and Base cancel fdcs etc.

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A meaty 360 pages, so excellent value at $A105. All leading dealers should have stock of this new catalogue as you read this. Go and peruse one - you’ll be glad you did. If you have an earlier edition of the “QE2” Catalogue - just toss it away or give it to someone as a reference - the often massive 500% price rises and new information in here makes the old one totally redundant.

Kudos to publishers

Dr. Geoff Kellow is an editor without par for this series of catalogues. Meticulous and scholarly original research is evident in all volumes. The resultant 10 volume ACSC set is something all parties involved should be enormously proud of. NO other country can boast such a complete set of catalogues. Or indeed anything even close to them.

Glen Stephens has written monthly ‘Stamp Tipster’ Columns for over 30 years - globally. A vast library of his past articles and photos are found at – www.glenstephens.com/column.html

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Germany Third Reich. For Germany Third Reich and other World War II material please visit www.ww2historical.com Magnificent selections on approval from Africa, Pacifics, Nth. & Sth. America, Asia, Europe, Mediterranean, Iceland, Greenland, Venezuela.P & D Nicholls, PO Box 426, Glenbrook, NSW 2773

accessories ALBUMS, CATALOGUES, AND EQUIPMENT for stamps, coins, & banknotes at mail order discount prices. Enquiries or quotes write to: SAPPHIRE COAST PHILATELIC SUPPLIES, PO Box 285, Pambula, NSW 2549, or Phone/Fax (02) 6495 7382.

buying Buying Australia and World Kiloware. We urgently wish to buy quantities of modern Australia and World Kiloware. Regular supplies needed. All mixtures to be close clipped single paper, and will pay as follows, all prices per kg. (a) Australia Commemoratives only to 2013 $12.50, 2014 $15, 2015 $25 (b) Australia Mission modern inc. 2015 issues $10 (c) Australia Territories, inc. Cocos, AAT, Christmas Is. Norfolk Is. etc. $25 (d) Australia Higher values, 53c upwards inc. Commems. $60, defins only $20 (e) Worldwide, modern mix unpicked. $30. Minimum sending $100 please. Single country mixtures also required, please enquire. Phone Kevin Morgan 0425 795 693 Wanted : Sheets or panes of 5Â˝d Emu stamps. Contact Ted on tedg@gj.com.au

approvals European stamps on approval, including all different packets, Guernsey, Austria, France, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain etc, etc. Return unwanted. P & D Nicholls PO Box 426 Glenbrook NSW 2773 Buying Australian Kiloware 55c Or 60c Values, Commemoratives and Definitives and current year kiloware too, 60c bundles wanted too, for more details email: postagestampsonpaper@gmail.com.

Fr. Antarctic, Gibraltar, GB, Ireland, Malta, Namibia, NZ, South Africa

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BRIGHTON PS Inc. Meets 8.00pm 2nd and 4th Tuesday and 10.30am 3rd Tuesday each month. 80 Gardenvale Road, Gardenvale, Vic, 3185. Visitors/new members welcome. www.brightonps.org.au

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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, 07 5535 3168 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. 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 Lockyer Valley SC: Mtg 4th Sun, 1.30pm, Senior Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall, Gat-

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

ton. 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 5535 3168 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

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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 March 5 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair, Quinn’s Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02 63623754. March 5 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor, Car park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, cnr Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW. March 5 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am 4pm, Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, Katoomba. Ph. 0417 802 754 March 5 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin Collectors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. March 20 - (3rd Sun) Stamp & Coin Fair, 10am - 3pm, Pioneers Hall, Cowper St, Wallsend. 8 Dealers. 4971 3483 March 27 - (4th Sun) Epping Stamp & Coin Fair, Community Hall, 9 Oxford St, Epping. 10am - 4pm. Free Entry, 6 Dealers, Buy/Sell March 27 - Milton Ulladulla S.C. Stamp & Coin Fair,10am - 4pm UIladulla Civic CentrePrinces Hwy, (opposite Harbour), Admission free April 3 - Twin Towns S.C. Stamp & Coin Fair, Cudgen Leagues Club, Kingscliff, Contact 07 5535 3168

victoria March 5 - (1st Sun) Western Suburbs Stamp, Coin & Banknote Fair, Strathmore Bowling Club, 40 Loeman St, Strathmore. Enq: Chris. 0413355716. March 14 - Ballarat Begonia Festival Stamp & Coin Fair, Ballarat Specialists School, Gillies St. Ballarat 9.30am 3.30pm March 21 - Dromana Uniting Church Hall, Cnr. Pt. Nepean Rd. & McCulloch St. 9am - 3pm Stamps, coins and cards fair, free admission. Contact John Thomas 0418 322 315 March 21 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair, Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh. Dealers plus huge range activities. Ph: 0418 322 315. March 27- (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phonecard Fair, Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. 9am-3pm.

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www.premierpostal.com PPA holds it’s auctions on the 3rd Sunday of the Month with around 4000 lots per auction. Our auctions include stamps, postal history, postal stationary, postmarks,postcards etc from around the world. We also provide a searchable Post Office reference database for Australia and several other counties. david@premierpostal.com

www.richardjuzwin.com The leading specialist dealers in Australasian stamps and the largest private dealer (non Auction) company in Australia. info@richardjuzwin.com.au

www.varisell.com Worldwide stamps, covers, errors, proofs, specimens, postal stationery, philatelic literature, postcards, paper money, signed FDC-s and more in our easy to use online store. Prompt, courteous service from America. Varisell@aol.com

www.rap.com.au The website for Australia, Australian Territories, commercial and philatelic covers, and informative articles on the subjects. rap@rap.com.au

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www.stampsale.com New Zealand and worldwide in our Ashford Stamps postal auctions. Ask for a catalogue, or view the website. Also ask for direct sales list of NZ Chalons. ashford@stampsale.com

www.sutherlandphilatelics.com.au Long-established mail order dealer comprehensively covering British Isles, Europe, Scandinavia, North America, Australasia and Japan. Prompt courteous service and an extensive user-friendly website. sutherlandphil@bigpond.com

www.stampsaustralia.com.au Sydney Philatelics - Largest On-Line Shop in Australia ! – User-Friendly – 10,000 and more Philatelic Items – Just a mouse click away ! Over 100 Pages of Australasia, British Commonwealth, Booklets, Accessories.etc. Always Buying ! Est 27 Years. info@stampsaustralia.com.au

www.zirinskystamps.com Interested in a interesting monthly electronic stamp newsletter from New York? Take a look at www.zirinskystamps.com/Newsletter

www.sevenseas.com.au Search our website for full listing of stamps and Seven Seas albums and pages and other accessories. We look forward to serving you. stamps@sevenseas.com.au

www.glenstephens.com Largest and most visited Stamp Dealer website in the Southern Hemisphere. 250 different pages of stamp bargains and archives! $4,000 prize always on offer. glen@glenstephens.com

BILBY STAMPS & COVERS _______ www.bilbystamps.com.au ann@bilbystamps.com.au HALLMARK STAMPS ______ hallmark@senet.com.au www.philatelyunlimited.com.au KENNEDY STAMPS P/L _ www.kennedystamps.com.au stamps@kennedystamps.com.au KEVIN MORGAN STAMPS AND COINS _ www.kevinmorgan.com.aukevinmorgan2@live.com NORFOLK ISLAND PHILATELIC BUREAU _______________________ info@stamps.gov.nf PACIFIC STAMPS ___________ www.pacificstamps.com.au info@pacificstamps.com.au STAMP NEWS AUSTRALASIA ____ www.stampnews.net.au stampnewsaus@gmail.com STANLEY GIBBONS UK _______www.stanleygibbons.com sales@stanleygibbons.co.uk STATUS INTERNATIONAL _______________www.statusint.com auction@statusint.com

WE ARE ALWAYS BUYING, CONTACT US BEFORE OFFERING ELSWHERE! We want to buy collections, accumulations, dealer stocks, etc, etc. Australia and States, Kangaroos, King George V Heads, Pre-decimal, Decimal, Covers, Great Britain, British Commonwealth, Foreign. Here are some examples of the prices we can pay: Australia C of A wmk Kangaroo High Values 10/- -Two Pounds, Specimen overprints, mint lightly hinged $120 Australia 5/- Harbour Bridge, MUH $795, MLH $295, Fine postally used $225, cto used with gum $150, without gum $135, slightly second grade (no bits missing please but may have minor thins, heavier cancel, short perfs etc) $65 Mint unhinged, pre-decimals in singles, blocks or sheets. Definitives 1d to 1/7d we pay 4c per stamp, Low value Commemoratives, 2d to 1/- we pay 5c per stamp, High value definitives 2/- to 4/- we pay 10c per stamp, High value Commemoratives 2/- or 2/3d we pay 40c per stamp. Decimals for postage including AAT, and postally valid issues from Cocos and Christmas Islands may be torn or damaged (no bits missing please) but must have gum. Values 1c to 68c we pay 40% face value, 70c to $20 we pay 50% face value, must be sorted by value in packets/envelopes and supplied with a concise list. We reserve the right to counter offer on messy lots. Post Office Packs and Year Books with stamps in place we pay 30% face value, year books with stamps in original stocksheets we pay 45% face value Mint PSEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20c - 60c we pay 30% face value, 70c pay 40% face value, no stuck down flaps please Recent Commemorative Bundleware, 55c values and above we pay $1 per bundle. Small or Large format High value Definitives fine used 1989 to date with circular cancels $1 to $3 we pay 5% face value, $3 to $20 we pay 10% face value. High value commemoratives, values $1 and above as above again from 1989 onwards, we pay 10% face value. Coins, Medals, Banknotes We buy Australian coins, loose or in sets, decimal and pre-decimal, including Perth Mint and Royal Australian Mint Product. Also buying Worldwide Gold and Silver coins. Pre-decimal and Decimal Banknotes also required in all grades, also military medal groups. Our minimum purchase value is $200, smaller lots respectfully declined, please confirm all lots via phone or email before sending and send via registered/ insured mail, or contact us for an appointment, all transactions carried out in strictest confidence. WE PAY ENHANCED PRICES TO GST REGISTERED DEALERS WHO PROVIDE A TAX INVOICE.

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