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Contents Articles Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ...................................................6 Classic pictorials of Uruguay : Christer Brunström .............. 12 Stamps in the News: Margo Campbell .................................... 16 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 .................................................. 56

Information News..................................................................................................... 15 Reviews ............................................................................................... 22 Trading Post....................................................................................... 68 Clubs & Societies ....................................................................... ......70 Calendar.............................................................................................. 73 Products & Services Directory............................................... ......74 Internet & Email Directory...................................................... ......78 List of Advertisers .............................................................. ..............82

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Australian Philately lost two of its trading legends, less than four weeks apart, in January and February.

Moving tributes to Max Stern A.M., by former employee, Tony Shields, and from fellow columnist, Glen Stephens, for both Max, and Ken Baker, who passed away in January, have already appeared in Stamp News.

I remember well Tony in the early 1970s, behind the counter in Max’s shop.

Curiously, as I recall, he always appeared to be glued to a position in the right hand corner behind the counter? Dedication to duty and learning, upon reflection, doubtless. A finer mentor than Max one could not have wished for, and accordingly, Tony truly has justifiably performed. I was amazed how in so short a timeframe after serving with Max, Tony was on his own, bravely bidding in my auctions, on his own account.

Max was just short of 95 years, and Ken 104 years, believed to be a world record innings for a Philatelic Trader. Ken had commenced philatelic trading as a teenager, from the rear of Figure 1. 1932 Ken Baker price list a bookshop in Melbourne, in the 1920s. Figure 1 is an set (5/- is at new issue prices: 6/6d mint, 4/- used). My early Baker price list, issued at the time Ken moved from Queen to Little Collins St, thanks to Danny Jurd, Velvet Collectables Group, who kindly presented me with this gem.

Melbourne. The year is missing, but contents indicate In the February 2012 issue of this column, I paid it appeared shortly after issue of 1932 Sydney Bridge 6 - Stamp News

tribute to Max and Ken, who had celebrated milestones, recently turning 90 and 100, respectively.

In this month’s tribute, which acknowledges the many which have come from others before it, I will share with readers more of my fond personal memories of dealings with Max and Ken, and hope not to repeat comments made by Tony and Glen in their preceding tributes.

I will repeat, however, the historic commentary referred to in 2012, regarding the direct link with 1890s Philatelic Traders, to Max and Ken. Firstly, in those historic connections, Ken Baker, with partner, Bernie Moloney (Baker & Moloney who founded Royal brand FDCs, so well known to this generation of collectors), bought in 1951 the venerable business, J.H. Smyth Ltd, which dated to 1890 in Sydney. That firm originated as Smyth & Nicolle, the respective partners separating in 1902 to form individual trading firms.

Figure 2 is a Dec 1948 registered cover, sent from Ken Baker whilst still a sole solely trader at 12 Royal Arcade, Sydney. From a pure philately viewpoint, it is

Figure 2. 1948 Baker cover with pleasant franking for specialist

interesting that for such a high franking of 6/3d (quadruple airmail rate to US + 3d registration), contemporary stamps were used, rather than obsolete or secondrate quality discount postage, which were abundant at the time? Fortunately, for specialists, the franking includes a highly desirable usage of Robes Thin paper 5/-, a very scarce stamp on cover (auction estimate $400). Ken would be amused that he had unintentionally created an exhibit welcome cover!

A couple of years after the Smyth purchase, Australia’s then longest serving Philatelic Trader, William Ackland of Melbourne, passed away (1953), and the essential Ackland stock (the firm traded lamely until after 1960), was bought by Max Stern. Ackland had arrived in Melbourne from UK in 1892, and commenced trading that year.

So it is, with the passing of these two gentlemen, those last ties to Colonial commercial philately have been severed. Figure 3, kindly given to me by Max Stamp News - 7

in 2012, is a Nov 1949 registered cover from the by then Baker & Moloney partnership (relocated to larger premises at 16-18 Royal Arcade), to Max at home in Middle Park, Melbourne. Max had arrived in Melbourne in October of the previous year. Curious he had kept this item for 63 years, suggesting it may have had a nostalgic connection?

By the way, the oldest philatelic firm still trading in Australia is A.C. Campe of Sydney, established 1917.

(And, yes, I know, Alf doesn’t look a day over 70.)

Coincidentally, I commenced trading with Max Stern and Ken Baker around the same time, in the mid1960s. With Ken I dealt by mail order, but with Max I visited his shop . . . every day! It so happened that in those early days of my philatelic career, I was a moonlighter, commencing weekdays at 6am reading electric light meters (SEC for senior readers in the know!).

Very handy hours, as invariably I would be finished before lunch, in time for the Melbourne stamp auctions . . . and there were four to frequent. As it so happened, the office for we meter readers was annexed to Port Phillip Arcade, and the entrance was via a stairway 8 - Stamp News

Figure 3. Earliest surviving convergence of two trading legends

immediately to the right of the entrance to Max Stern’s shop (Figure 4). Almost creepy.

With so fortunate a location in my formative years, I could check the latest retail prices for Australian stamps at the Stern & Co shop on a daily basis, and they were authoritative, whilst at the same time asking Mrs Stern if she had any Navigator 7/6d used for 6/-, the price indicated under the shop counter (impossible stamp to find used in 1965). Mrs Eva Stern would always smile, and invariably answer “No”. In later years, I would occasionally wonder if Mrs Stern in those days ever thought to herself “Who is that weird little kid?”

It would be 1970 before I had the pleasure of actually meeting Ken Baker. We had spoken by phone many times; he was the wholesaler’s wholesaler, and supplying the Trade was my principal business in the 1960s (Robes £1 Thin paper mint buy price $4.95, sell

$5.50, ad nauseum), prior to opening an office to the general collecting public in CBD Melbourne in 1970.

Mutual friend, Phil Downie, introduced me to Ken, at that time a resident on Norfolk Island, where his K. Baker (N.I.) Ltd took advantage of the tax-free benefits of trading from the island. Later in the 1970s, Ken moved to U.K., sensing the forthcoming Boom. During my frequent buying trips I would team up with him to auction-crawl around London and Provincial auction houses. Ken loved to walk, and would think nothing of dragging me 10 kilometres from one end of London to another.

Ken had suffered a heart attack some years earlier, and his Doctor advised him to curb his activities as a licensed Bookmaker (he fielded in and around Sydney). In London, Ken mentioned that his Doctor felt that, unlike the excitement of the track, stamp auction room competition likely would not do him much harm.

(Heart attack survivors take note: a heart attack was not about to stop Ken Baker making it to just short of 104.)

Figure 4. The Max Stern & Co shop as it was in the mid-1960s

It was not until that same year, 1970, when I joined the Trade organisation ASDA (now APTA), did I sense that in my estimation Max never took much notice of me. At least not until after an Association pre-meeting dinner in South Yarra, from which we walked to the premises of The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, the then meeting place for ASDA. At that point, it was discovered accessing of the key for the evening had been overlooked.

On site at RPSV, the generally advanced age members gazed dauntingly at the 2 metre high back fence, beyond which was a known “secret” entrance to the premises. Whilst those members deliberated, this then State-level competitive athlete leapt the fence in a single bound (I was 21!), and preceded to unlock the entrance. During that exercise, on the other side of the fence, I could hear Max’s distinctive voice excitedly shout: “Who was that, who was that!”

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Figure 5. Rare Max Stern FDC bears gutter pair!

From that evening on, Max seemed different towards me, although I suspect it was the athleticism that impressed him, more so than my philatelic pretensions.

(Coincidentally, many years later, after The Royal had sold 6 Avoca St, South Yarra, friends of my wife bought the place. I thought it best not to tell them that decades earlier I had “broken in”.)

The following year, 1971, I conducted my first postal bid auction. Not expecting it to be the first in a 10 - Stamp News

succession of such events, I didn’t so much as give it a number. As luck would have it, it was a great success; apparently I had the material the market then wanted, and I could let it go for the prices the market was prepared to pay. After packing the lots, I fronted up at Max’s shop, excitedly advising “I’ve sold the lot, Max; I need to restock”. Max, with an all-knowing grin replied, “Sold the lot, eh?”

For my third postal auction (“No.2”), in 1972, I again visited Max; I wanted to buy a knockout item for the upcoming sale front cover. Max showed a superb marginal block of four Kangaroo £2 Third wmk., and $1600 later I walked out the shop, elated to call it my own. Forget making money, I was hopeful I would not lose too much; the prestige in offering such a great item was the principal motivation. Max initially had been reluctant to sell this Blue-chip item: “What will I do with the money; buy more new issues?”

Subsequently, rather unfortunately, the item was

stolen during pre sale viewing. Devastated, I contacted my insurance company, Eagle Star, and an assessor duly arrived. I provided the invoice from Max, whom the assessor subsequently visited. Reimbursement in full later arrived. Max subsequently advised me the assessor had asked him would the claimant be capable of making a false claim? Max told him no, not for $1600, concluding with “Were it $160,000 . . . that I cannot say.” Thanks, Max! Of more than 200 auctions I conducted as principal, over a 30-year span, Max attended but two. Obviously, he was able to buy better elsewhere, but the two occasions he did attend made me wish that he had done so more frequently. The first attendance was in 1974: I had bought the stock of a retired Trader, then resident at Mermaid Beach (yes, one of those sites now worth squillions). Largely Euro-centric material, I confess I took a “punt” in buying the stock; the seller appeared motivated, and the deal just smelt “right”. Max of course smelt opportunity, and cleaned up I subsequently learnt. I could hardly complain.

It would be another six years before I would have the pleasure of Max’s presence at an auction. Towards the height of the Great Boom We Had To Have, in 1980, I resolved to divest myself of the “hot” stock, to which, like most Traders, I was overexposed. Out to the highest bidders would go vast quantities of mint Australia 1930s commems, etc, in unusually large wholesale lots. Again, Max would seize upon opportunity; it transpired the “Boom” still had plenty of steam left in it.

I told the following story in the 2012 article, so my apology to those who have already read it; one of my favourite Max Stern moments, occurring in 1965.

Flush from buoyant trade, I determinedly walked in to Max’s shop: “I want a nice mint 5/- Bridge, please Mr Stern, at the £16/10/- you have it priced under the counter.” Mindful that the stamp was going up in price almost weekly at the time, I didn’t want a shock to learn that the price had changed from that marked.

“I have one, and it’s beautiful”, Max replied, enthusiastically. He departed the counter for the backroom, and returned so fast with an upper left corner of sheet stamp in his cupped hand that a microclimate ensued, causing the stamp to take-off, landing in slow

motion on the floor behind the counter. Max promptly stooped upon it, re-emerging composed, and placing the stamp in front of me, he declared: “Don’t worry, it’s still beautiful”. I wanted it so desperately, I would have bought it even if it wasn’t “beautiful”.

Figure 5 is an improvised FDC for KGV 2½d (issued Apr 12 1950) by Max when still trading at home (see handstamp on reverse). The use of the “cancel lightly” etiquette was adhered to so obligingly that we are in fact deprived of the date on a FDC! Still, a novel item for a FDC specialist.

Ken Baker and Max Stern were the last of the great pre-war Philatelic Traders of Australia, Max also able to relate philatelic experiences on the other side of the world in those challenging times. Founding and Life Members of today’s Australasian Philatelic Traders Association, Inc, lost in less than a month of each another.

As a student of the history of commercial Philately from Colonial times onwards, I know that Ken and Max had dealings with many of the pioneer Traders, not to mention Collectors. Combined with their own recollections, this provided access to a virtual continual timeline of great stories of Australian Philately, from its earliest days.

It was indeed a privilege and pleasure to have known these legendary members of our philatelic community, and to have shared so many great moments and conversations with them for, well, around half a century. I hope to do those memories justice, by in turn sharing from time to time with readers other fond recollections of Ken and Max. 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 CLASSIC PICTORIALS OF URUGUAY The stamps of the South American republic of Uruguay are probably not very popular. The main exception are the first issues released in the 1850s which have a strong following among the world’s serious philatelists. Many of these earlies are also very costly and especially so in very fine condition.

Some have also been cleverly forged.

However, there are other opportunities for the more adventurous and inquisitive collector. In 1895 Uruguay released its first truly pictorial postage stamps and they certainly lend themselves to a specialised collection. They are all quite attractive and they tell a lot about this Latin American nation.

The order to print the new stamps went to Waterlow & Sons Ltd. in England. This company had printed most of Uruguay’s postage stamps since

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1889 but the previous issues had mostly featured numeral designs with a couple of exceptions.

The basic set was released over a period of two years in 1895 and 1896. It comprised 11 denominations ranging from 1 centésimo to 3 pesos. The designs are all beautifully engraved and printed in attractive colours.

The stamps remained valid until the end of 1897 when they were replaced by a new set retaining the same designs except for the 10c value where the goddess Ceres was discarded in favour of the allegory of Electricity. There was also an additional printing of the 5c in 1899. As new colours were used for each new printing most of the stamps exist in two or three different colour versions not counting pronounced shades.

Christer Brunström A single album sheet will probably suffice to hold all the basic varieties of this pictorial set.

However, this is an issue which provides much material for additional study.

Uruguay is famous for producing excellent beef which is one of the country’s major exports. The 1c value shows a gaucho, the Uruguayan equivalent of the American cowboy. The gauchos took care of the herds of cattle. However, on the stamp the gaucho is on foot. The blue version of this particular stamp exists printed on both sides. Scott lists this variety at only $14 but it might be quite difficult to actually locate a copy.

A bull’s head is depicted on the 7c stamp paying tribute to the important cattle ranching industry.

Uruguay was also one of the early nations to

feature a locomotive on its stamps. Such an early steam engine can be seen on the 5c stamp which exists in red, green and blue.

A combined steam and sailing ship is depicted on the 20c value. According to the German MICHEL catalogue the ship was called “Elbe”, named after a river in Germany.

The 50c value depicts Mercury, the messenger of the ancient gods in Roman mythology.

Some of the 1895-1896 stamps exist imperforate but it is believed that they were never officially issued in this way.

The higher values in the set were bicoloured and the 25c value featuring the goddess Minerva is known with inverted centre. This is a major rarity of which less than 100 copies are known to exist.

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THE CLASSIC PICTORIALS OF URUGUAY It has only been found in used condition. The US Scott catalogue lists this stamp at US$ 2,000 and it is thus beyond the reach of most ordinary collectors.

The stamps were perforated without paying too much attention to having the same perforation gauge. They exist in a variety of perforations ranging from 12 to 15½. Occasionally stamps show a compound of different perforations. I am sure that some collectors will take pleasure in this particular area of philatelic study.

Personally I find the missing perforations of far greater interest. These rather spectacular varieties apparently plagued this issue. Shown nearby are

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some of these partly perforated stamps in pairs or blocks of four as well as a few singles to demonstrate the beauty of these classic pictorials.

A complete set of the 1895-99 pictorials comprises 22 different stamps. Some were later overprinted or surcharged and they also exist overprinted to be used as official stamps.

What started out as a single page collection can easily be expanded to several album pages providing a lot of philatelic pleasure. According to our catalogues all the stamps are affordable; some are even very cheap. However, finding these stamps certainly requires a lot of diligent search in dealer’s stock books and on online auctions.

Stamps in the News - Globally!

Lennon’s stamp stash on show Reported at www.rollingstone.com

Beatles fans and philatelists alike will be able to view John Lennon’s childhood stamp collection during the World Stamp Show in New York City, May 28th through June 4th.

According to the Smithsonian National Postal Museum — which first housed Lennon’s stamps in 2005 — the musician began collecting stamps after his older cousin, Stanley Parkes, gifted him a partially filled in album. Over the years, Lennon filled the book with stamps taken from letters sent from the United States and New Zealand.

When the National Postal Museum first purchased Lennon’s “lost album”, late curator Wilson Hulme noted in Smithsonian Magazine that the collection did not boast any notable stamps. “Typically, young boys aren’t interested in rarity,” he said. “They tend to concentrate on geography and colours. If they come back to collecting when they have more time and money, that’s when collections become exceptional.”

Still, the album does offer a unique insight into Lennon’s childhood, and perhaps his budding wanderlust and iconoclasm: The book’s title page features a reprinted stamp emblazoned with Queen

Victoria and King George VI — on their likenesses, Lennon doodled a moustache and beard, respectively.

Down, down, prices are down Reported at www.dailynewsx.com

While consumers in Australia are reeling from a huge increase in postal charges, in the US the price of a postage stamp is set to decrease in April.

According to the US Postal Service, the price of a US-bound first class stamp will decrease 2 cents — to 47 from 49 cents — starting April 10.

Stamp prices last declined in 1919 when the price of a first class stamp fell to 2 cents from 3 cents.

This expected decrease stems from an act of Congress passed in 2013 that allowed the USPS to add a 4.3% surcharge in order to stem the massive losses for the Service because of the GFC. In a release from the USPS, the group said the act expires when the surcharges had accounted for $4.6 billion in revenue, which will happen April 10.

At that time, stamps will revert back to their inflation-pegged pricing, dropping the price to 47 cents for a first class stamp and resulting in an estimated additional $2 billion in annual losses for the USPS. Postmaster General Megan Brennan says this will be a disaster for the postal service.

“Removing the surcharge and reducing our prices is an irrational outcome considering the Postal Service’s precarious financial condition.”

Brennan said in the release that the USPS should be allowed more flexibility in setting its own prices based on its financial conditions, though right now the only way to reverse the change would be an act of Congress or the courts.

The other obvious losers Page from John Lennon’s childhood album- Smithsonian Museum 16 - Stamp News

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here are all those who have purchased forever stamps at the 49c rate and who will effectively lose 2c value on each one purchased and used after April 10.

Meanwhile in the UK

Reported at www.moneywise.co.uk The price of a first class stamp will increase by 1p from 63p to 64p from 29 March, Royal Mail has announced.

Second class stamps will rise by 1p from 54p to 55p, while the price of a large letter (under 101g) will increase by 1p for both first class and second class stamps, taking prices to 96p and 75p respectively.

Royal Mail says it has “carefully considered the impact” on customers and its own business, but says the changes are “necessary to help ensure the sustainability of the Service”.

Consumers have been advised to consider stocking up now at cheaper prices to save.

Royal Mail says that as long as the stamp says ‘1st’ or ‘2nd’ on it rather than an actual price, you can continue to use it after the price rise.

Politics and stamps - United Nations Reported at www.christianexaminer.com

The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) has acknowledged the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) movement through its release of six commemorative stamps promoting the UN “Free & Equal” campaign.

Sergio Baradat, the Cuban-born artist who designed the stamps, said he hoped the stamps would be a step toward changing minds worldwide about the way members of the LGBT community are treated.

“There are some countries right now where we are beaten and killed. I thought that it would be a wonderful opportunity, using stamps as a vehicle art to change hearts and minds,” Baradat said.

According to the UN’s Postal Administration, this is the first time the world body has issued such stamps, dedicated to raising awareness of “homophobic and transphobic violence and discrimination globally.”

In the UNPA’s website, the agency claims all political, cultural and economic systems “have a legal duty to promote and protect the human rights of all.”

Some, however, have been very critical of the new stamps and called on the UN to pull them from circulation.

Nigeria’s ambassador, Usman Sarki, said many of the African states oppose same-sex relationships strongly. Sarki and others want the stamps recalled.

“We wish to remind the UN to limit itself strictly to activities mandated by member states and especially to promote issues that are beneficial to mankind rather than lend itself as tool to promote aberrant behaviour under the guise of promoting human rights,” Sarki said.

“The UN should not take unilateral decisions on such sensitive matters that offend the sensibilities of the majority of its member states, and contradict their religious beliefs, cultures, traditions and laws.”

UN officials, however, are sticking by their decision to issue the stamps.

Charles Radcliffe, who oversees the Free & Equal campaign, said the UN had to speak because 76 countries still penalize LGBT persons. Radcliffe Stamp News - 17

Stamps in the News - Globally! said the UN was going to work to get laws allowing punishment for homosexuality repealed, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said the emphasis is “in line with the mandate” of the UNPA.

Politics and stamps – India Reported at www.mintageworld.com

Gender inequality is one of the most persistent human rights violations of our time.

United Nations Postal Administration has issued six stamps March 8 for International Women’s Day, two for each U.N. post office. The three post offices are located in U.N. headquarters in New York City; the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland; and the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria.

Also on March 8, there was also a joint UN/ India issue of a se-tenant pair of 5-rupee and 25re stamps.

“HeForShe” gender-equality campaign that

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urges men to stand up for the rights of their mothers and sisters. The campaign was developed by UN Women (the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.)

The overall goal of the campaign is to spread awareness and spark action to eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls.

Politics and stamps – Ireland Reported at www.anpost.ie

An Post has issued sixteen 1916 centenary stamps in new definitives series.

Huge national and international demand is expected for the issue which commemorates the key founding event of the modern Irish state.

On Easter Monday, 24 April 1916, around 1,000 poorly-armed members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, Irish Volunteers, Irish Citizen Army and Cumann na mBan occupied the centre of Dublin and proclaimed the establishment of an Irish Republic.

The rebellion ended within six days, leaving almost 500 dead, and much of the city-centre in ruins.

In response, the British authorities executed sixteen of the rebel leaders and imprisoned over 3,000 suspects.

Although a military failure, the Easter Rising transformed Ireland by bringing about popular support for an independent Irish republic.

The stamps are grouped into four categories: Leaders and Icons; Participants; Easter Week and The Aftermath.

Although each image represents an individual subject, the themes also reflect a chronological progression from the lead-up to the Rising through to its aftermath.

The stamps have been designed as a narrative rather than as 16 individual images “These will be the ‘everyday’ stamps, available for the rest of this

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Four of the 16 newly issued series. Top to bottom: Easter Week includes stamps featuring an extract from The Proclamation, and incorporates the wider civilian experiences. Seán Foster, was among the youngest of the 40 children killed during Easter Week.

Louisa Nolan risked her life tending to the wounded. Sir Francis Fletcher-Vane and Francis Sheehy-Skeffington relates to the killing of civilians, including Sheehy-Skeffington, on the orders of Captain J. C. Bowen-Colthurst. year at all Post Offices and in special souvenir packs and booklets too at www.irishstamps.ie,” An Post’s spokesman explained.

“A special feature of the set is the use of Augmented Reality (AR) linking the stamps to a wealth of additional material by scanning them with the CEE Explorer Smartphone App”.

“After Lithuania adopted the euro in 2015, litasdenominated stamps are no longer available for sale,” said a spokesman.

“Many residents had stamps they bought earlier so a two-year transition period was put in place to allow payment of postal services with the old litasdenominated stamps”.

In Romania – oddities rule Reported at www.romfilatelia.ro

Romfilatelia, the Romanian Postal agency, has issued four new stamps to promote a series of superlative Romanian works and discoveries.

The 3-leu stamp shows the smallest banknote in the world acknowledged by the Guinness Book of Records. Measuring 27.5 mm by 38mm , this banknote was issued in 1917, during World War I. The 14-leu stamp pictures Europe’s largest stone sculpture. Sometimes referred to as the “Romanian

In Lithuania – euros rule Reported at www.baltictimes.com

The Lithuanian postal service, Lietuvos Pastas, has confirmed that postage stamps featuring the symbol of the old litas currency will be invalid as of the start of 2017, when euro denominated stamps will only be accepted.

Lithuania transferred from litas to the euro on January 1, 2015.

Residents who still have post stamps with their value indicated in litas are recommended to use them by the end of 2016.

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Stamps in the News - Globally!

The mega-sized mailbox also will house a Post Office museum.

Guinness’s previous record holder was a Japanese collection box that measured 68 cubic metres.

In New Zealand - stamps glow Rushmore”, this sculpture of the Romanian national hero , the last King of Dacia, is 25 metres wide and 45 metres wide (compared to Mt Rushmore’s 18 metres).

The 3.30-leu stamp honours the Gold Museum in Brad, the only gold museum in Europe; and the 5-leu stamp features the largest mechanical organ in Romania. Built in the 19th-century by Carl August Buchholz, the organ of the Black Church in Brasov has 3,993 pipes.

In the US – size matters Reported at http://poaal.com.au

A town in Illinois, USA, has built the world’s largest letterbox.

It was built recently on Main Street in Casey (population: 2,700). The box measures 154 cubic metres, setting a mark recognized by Guinness World Records.

The letterbox is also functional — customers can mail cards and letters from it.

The rural style box sits on a wooden structure that resembles a mailbox post. A tube carries the letters from the top of the box to a ground-level point where Postal Service carriers can collect the deposited mail.

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Reported at https://stamps.nzpost.co.nz

The bioluminescent beauty of the New Zealand native glow worm can be found throughout Aotearoa.

New Zealand Post has produced a stunning stamp issue that features the insect with an exciting twist – the stamps glow in the dark.

Despite the name, glow worms aren’t true worms – they’re the larval stage of the fungus gnat. The fungus gnat can glow at all stages of its life but it’s during the larval stage that it shines brightest. The

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famous blue-green ‘glow’ is a chemical reaction created in what is the glow worm equivalent of the kidney. The total life cycle of the fungus gnat takes around 11 months, with the glow worm stage averaging nine months.

The photographs featured on these stamps have been taken by New Zealand photographer Joseph Michael, using long exposure techniques and were shot over many nights in the caves of the North Island.

“New Zealand Native Glow worms” features four gummed stamps as well as a $2.00 self-adhesive stamp. The stamps have been printed using glow-in-the-dark ink to replicate the effect of glow worms in the wild.

Simply expose them to sunlight and then step into a dark space to see the stamps light up.

In the Philippines – stamps smell Reported at www.stampnews.com

While the history of Valentine‘s Day is debated, there’s no question that roses have come to symbolise love and romance.

To celebrate the holiday of love PHLPost released a special rosescented stamp.

The stamps are specially printed in rosescented paper to warm the hearts of anyone who will receive the limited quantity issue.

PHLPost has also showcased series of scented stamps featuring the late president Cory Aquino’s floral paintings which are among the top selling stamps issued by the postal service

In Australia - Afferbeck Lauder returns Reported at https://shop.auspost.com.au

Test your spelling with a new issue by Australian Post. Five Dinkum Aussie Alphabet stamps revealed!

Have you ever seen a winsome wombat watering a waratah in Western Australia? Or Vince the vague Victorian vanquishing violins with his Victa while devouring his vegemite victuals? How about a quizzical quokka queuing for a Quokkair flight to Queensland, or nautical numbat navigating naughty nippers in New South Wales?

This stamp issue is part one of a series featuring an old-fashioned Aussie alphabet of humorous scenes devised by artist Gavin Ryan. It begins with the letters representing five of Australian states.

N is for … New South Wales, nipper, numbat…

Q is for … Queensland, Quokka, queue, quoll…

S is for … South Australia, shark, sandcastle, surf, starfish, sausage…

V is for … Victoria, Victa, vegemite, vegetables, violin…

W is for … Western Australia, wombat, wattle, waratah, water hose…

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reviews Three catalogues for us to peruse this month. The first, Poland, was actually published in October 2015, December saw the arrival of the 2016 edition of Collect British Stamps. The new edition of Windward Islands & Barbados arrived in Januatry.

All of these catalogues are published by Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 7 Parkside, Christchurch Rd. Ringwood, Hants BH24 3SH U.K.

2015 Poland

Paperback, 171 pages 1st edition

RRP A $59.00

This first edition of Poland without Czechoslovakia follows the trend already set with last year’s new editions of the France (formerly France & Colonies etc) and Belgium & Luxembourg (formerly Benelux including The Netherlands) catalogues of splitting these larger volumes into more manageable sized catalogues.

The editor advises that a new catalogue containing Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia & Slovakia will be published later. The previous (combined) edition was published in mid 2012 As with every country, Poland has managed to

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produce quite a few new issues in 3+ years, and these are listed up to the June 2015 Disney Characters set.

Even though Czechoslovakia and related areas have moved to a new volume, there’s still quite a lot above and beyond the ‘regular’ Polish issues including German Occupation of Poland, Polish Military Post, Polish Occupation – Central Lithuania, Polish Post Offices abroad (Constantinople, Danzig, Odessa), Allenstein, Danzig, Marienwerder & Upper Silesia.

Approximately 30 new varieties have been added for this new edition, and these are listed on page iv together with a handful of listing variations A most worthwhile library addition for any collectors of this area.

2015 Windward Islands & Barbados Paperback, 454 pages, 3rd edition RRP A $68.95

This new 3rd edition of the catalogue, the first since late 2012, covers the issues of Barbados with new issues up to December 2014), Dominica (up to May 2014),

mike lee Grenada (up December 2014), Grenadines of Grenada (Carriacou and Petite Martinique) up to November 2014, St. Lucia (up to December 2014), St. Vincent (up to September 2014),Grenadines of St. Vincent Appendix Issues, 2013 and 2014 for Bequia, Canouan, Mayreau, Mustique, Union Island and Young Island – phew, no wonder there are over 450 pages!

For those who are not familiar with the concept of Appendix listings, these are stamps & mini sheets that are issued above and beyond the postal needs of the country/territory that issued them or were not distributed widely enough to be generally available.

SG just list the title of the issue without illustrating or pricing them. A number of the countries in this volume have appendix issues of these philatelically ‘naughty’ stamps, so it’s up to you to include them in your collection or not.

Newly discovered varieties and errors are also listed & priced The area covered by this catalogue, together with the other BWI areas, contain fertile collecting fields for collectors of just about every taste. Whether your interests lean towards the classic 19th century stamps of say Barbados, Grenada or St Vincent, or the colourful and widely diverse thematic issues of more recent times, there’s something for you here An essential purchase if your collecting interests include this area of the British West Indies

included in future editions is a simplified listing of the large ‘Horizon’ labels, which, in my experience, are also quite popular with collectors.

One great thing about this simplified catalogue is that it’s, well, not exactly simplified! Unlike most simplified catalogues, Collect British stamps includes, for example, QV plate numbers, watermark and perforation changes, and in more recent issues, it identifies, for example, stamps that exist in both traditional gum and self adhesive versions. This is particularly useful for identifying the one or two self adhesive booklet issues that often accompany commemorative or ‘multi’ sets, as these self adhesives can be quite hard to tell from the traditionally gummed stamps of the same design, and you need to know which is which, as these self adhesives, like virtually all contemporary GB self adhesives, won’t soak off in water As always a gold mine of information for the many, many collectors of GB out there!

See you again soon with more new catalogue reviews

2016 Collect British Stamps Paperback, 270 pages, 67th edition RRP A $39.95

Another new year, another new edition of the indispensable (well for collectors of, or dealers in, GB anyway) Collect British Stamps! There’s not as much in the way of new, revised or expanded listings in this edition as there has been in the last couple, but there is still a great deal packed into it’s 270 or so pages.

First off, new issues are complete to the November Christmas 2015 set, which in my book is still an amazing feat for a catalogue published only a little over a month later! The increasingly popular Post & Go issues are complete up to the Feb 2015 Winter Fur & Feathers issue, and, in case you haven’t purchased a new edition for a couple of years, up to date simplified listings of Prestige & Sponsored booklets, together with Philatelic, Numismatic and Philatelic Medallic covers are included right at the back. One thing I’d like to see

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Postal Stationery This month I have a brief look at what is almost certainly the most complex issue of Australian postal stationery, the pre-paid Express Post envelopes and satchels.

Express Post Postal Stationery

On 1 October 1991, Australia Post introduced Express Post, a service offering overnight delivery between capital cities (excluding Darwin) and some provincial cities which replaced the priority paid service.

Special postal stationery was issued for use with the new service. Initially two prepaid enveFigure 1 Express Post envelope issued in 1991 lopes were issued; a C5 (229mm x 162 mm) envelope which sold for with a barcode number on the front of the envelope $2.80 (Figure 1) and a B4 envelope (353 mm x 250 which was removed by Australia Post to indicate mm) which sold for $3.80. The envelopes prepaid that the envelope has been used. Removal of the the Express Post service with guaranteed next-day tab reveals the text ‘Postage Cancelled’. Envelopes delivery within the Express Post Network if posted were usually not cancelled by postmarks but did correctly. The Envelopes had a self-adhesive tab occasionally attract a range of instructional mark-

Figure 2 State-specific Express Post Envelope for sale in Victoria 26 - Stamp News

ings. Two plastic satchels for 500g and 3kg were issued in 1992 and DL sized envelopes in 1994.

Express Post stationery is Australia’s most complex issue of postal stationery with, in the 1990s, five sizes of envelopes and satchels, frequent printings due to the quantity of express post stationery used, frequent changes to the text and design, and different versions of the stationery issued for each state. As Express Post postal stationery was not sold by the Philatelic Bureau the changes in the stationery were not publicised by Australia Post to the philatelic community.

Ian McMahon

The initial C5 and B4 Express Post envelopes had barcodes commencing with the letters C and B respectively followed by a letter (A, B, C etc) and a 6 digit number. They also had an Olympic logo on the reverse as Australia Post was an official sponsor of the Olympic Team for the 1994 Olympics. The reverse of the envelopes had a general text on the Express Post network on the reverse. They were printed by Mercury-Walsh using lithography.

State-specific stationery was issued in 1992 (Figure 2). The state-specific express post stationery had specific details of the express post service for each state printed on the reverse as well as a state specific barcode. The barcode used commenced with a letter denoting the envelope or satchel size followed by a letter corresponding to the state. The envelope and satchel sizes were coded C (C5), B (B5) envelopes, M (500g satchel), S (3 kg satchel), and the codes for the states were N (New South Wales), Q (Queensland), S (South Australia), T

Figure 3 Express Post Envelope for sale in New South Wales with Sydney 2000 logo (Tasmania), V (Victoria) and W (Western Australia).

In addition ‘general’ issues continued usually with the code letter ‘G’ and a general Australia-wide text on the reverse. Thus a 500g satchel with Tasmanian specific text on the reverse had a barcode starting with ‘MT’. The New South Wales envelopes of this period had the Sydney 2000 logo on the front (Figure 3). While initially Tasmania used specific Tasmanian envelopes and satchels (Figures 4 and 5), in later years they used those prepared for Victoria.

What this meant was that there were seven different versions of many of the envelopes and satchels in this period, made more complex by minor changes to the envelopes such as the printing numbers (which appear under the envelope’s flap as ‘10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1’ for a first printing, ‘10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2’ for the second printing etc), minor changes to the Stamp News - 27

Postal Stationery very large!

The basic design of Express Post envelopes and satchels issued in 1991 continued with many minor changes until 2009 when a significant design change was made. The minor changes included addition and removal of Olympic and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logos, changes to the Australia Post logo, changes to the text and boxes on the front and reverse of the envelopes and satchels.

In March 1994 International express post envelopes were issued (Figure 6).

This did not provide a full express service but rather only guaranteed the earliest possible flight out of Australia. Two cardFigure 4 Express Post envelope for sale in Tasmania with board envelopes were issued (C5 and B4).

In July 1994 a DL envelope was made handstamp ‘Posted Incorrectly or Too Late’ available. This envelope was originally sold only in bulk quantities but was later text and changes to the barcode label. sold singly. The DL size envelopes were not issued Clearly the number of different types of express in state-specific text. post envelopes and satchels and their varieties is One interesting experiment was the issuing of a

Figure 5 Text on the reverse of an envelope for sale in Tasmania 28 - Stamp News

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Figure 8 Express Post design from 2009 Figure 6 Express Post International Envelope used to Tonga

Figure 7 ‘Two-Way’ Express Post Envelope

Figure 9 Express Post envelope issued in 2013

‘two-way envelope’ (Figure 7) in 2001 which enabled a sender to prepay a reply by express post.

In 2002 Express Post Platinum satchels were issued for use in a courier service provided in conjunction with Australian Air Express. Also around 2002 5 kg and oversized 3 kg satchels were issued.

They were initially only sold through business contracts and were not available from retail outlets until 2008.

A distinctive new design was issued in 2009 Figure 8). This design had prominent boxes on the front showing the maximum allowable weight and thickness.

The design of the express post envelopes and satchels was changed in 2013 to the design currently in use (Figure 9). The new stationery removed the Express Post logo used since 1991 and included

small (DL), medium (C5) and large envelopes (B4) and small (500g), medium (3 kg) and large (5 kg) satchels.

The overnight delivery was only guaranteed between capital cities and certain provincial cities and if the envelopes are posted in express mail post boxes (or designated post offices) by 6 PM. Envelopes posted outside these conditions were sometimes stamped with instructional markings indicating that the delivery guarantee was void because the envelope had been posted incorrectly (Figure 10) or had labels affixed indicating that the envelope had been posted outside of the Express Post Network (Figure 11).

The envelopes often appear with post office shop security markings intended to restrict theft of the envelopes. Often there will be marking to indicate

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Postal Stationery Figure 10 Express Post envelope (C5) for sale in Victoria with two-part label with handstamp ‘THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN DELAYED BY AIRLINE DISRUPTION’

the office where the envelope was sold, another to indicate that it had been paid for and sometimes a security tag as well.

Envelopes and satchels with missing self-adhe-

sive labels have been reported as well as envelopes with missing yellow as have some cases of anomalous numbering, for example, SQ code numbers on New South Wales satchels (these were actually sold in Queensland).

Collecting Express Post postal stationery poses many challenges. As the envelopes and stationery were produced for postal use without collectors in mind they are utilitarian in design with many varieties and changes produced for operational reasons and are not well documented. They do, however, provide considerable scope for philatelic research and study.

Figure 11 Express Post envelope for sale in Western Australia with ‘Outside Next-Day Network’ label 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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PO Box 4007, Castlecrag, NSW, 2068, Australia. - Phone (02) 9958 1333 e-mail me: glen@glenstephens.com - www.glenstephens.com/rarity.html Life Member: American Stamp Dealers Association (New York.) Philatelic Trader’s Society. (London.)

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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

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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!

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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

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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

F

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

K

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

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P

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

M

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

R

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

S

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

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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

U

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

V

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

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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

Y

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

Z

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.

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APRIL OFFERS DEDUCT 25% FROM ALL ITEMS IN THIS LIST, item numbers MJN1 to J50 NO EXCEPTIONS! Prices valid to April 30th 2016, BE QUICK! Email or phone reservations highly advised.

Prefixes M, MF and FE are not discounted.

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M1) Lighthouse Dark Green leather look Padded 3 ring binder as new, with gold blocking Australia and Kangaroo on face and spine. Contains 28 x double sided White Vario de-luxe sheets 5 and 6 strip. Some of these are a little aged, but mostly fine. Retail when new $140 plus. My price just $42 M2) Seven Seas Australia Brown Padded hingeless album, 1966 – 1989, in good condition, a few mounts strips will need replacing at beginning. Retail if new around $250, very cheap at 25%, just $62.50 M3) Australia 1930 Magnificent Airmail Cover Perth – Yalbalgo Station, Carnarvon, with cds of Perth 4NO30 bearing strip of 3 x 5d KGV Small Multi Wmk, and 2 x halfpenny orange to make 1/4d Airmail rate. Very scarce cover, we sold a similar item recently for $395. This one $349 M4) Another cover to Yalbalgo Station, from Perth with cds 2JE37, bearing 3d Blue SA Centenary and 2 x 1d Green Queen Elizabeth Die 1. This one far more modestly priced at $45 M5) Australia 1946 small airmail cover, Wahroonga, WA cds 31MY46 bearing marginal horiz. Strip of 3 1/4d Magenta KGVI, to Washington DC, USA. Rate form Mar. 1946 for Airmail all the way was 4/-, so thisd 2d overpaid. Scarce and attractive, price $120 M6) Australia 1937 KGVI 3d Blue “White Wattles” on small airmail cover, Brisbane 19/8/1937 cds – Perth, together with 2d red KGV to make 5d rate. Rare dual reign cover, the 3d being cat. $500 on cover. Price $375 M7) Australia 2000 Olympics Athletics PNC. Very scarce, and cat. $120. Price $95 M8) Luxembourg. Lovely collection of semi-postal issues virtually compete from 1921 to 1991. Well over 400 different stamps with a CV of over £3,000 = $6000 plus. The used are generally all very fine used/CTO. Postally used of many of these are almost non-existent & CTO is the only realistic way to collect them. Virtually all complete sets. The mint Pre-1939 are mixed hinged & unhinged. Generally the hinging is pretty light. 1945-1954 are mixed hinged & unhinged, any stamps displayed inverted are hinged. Generally the hinging is light, with just one of the late 1940’s sets being heavily mounted. 1955-1991 are all mint unhinged. A chance to buy at under one third of catalogue for this superb lot, price $1950.

M9) Australia 1913 1st Wmk Kangaroos, 4d, 5d & 6d, all superb Mint Unhinged, post office fresh with white gum. The 5d is particularly well centred and a premium stamp.

Cat. $2150. A rare opportunity to buy these in a group. Price $1595 M10) Australia 1924 6d Chestnut 3rd wmk Kangaroo, mint unhinged, cat $75. My price $55 M11) Australia 1915 2/- Brown 3rd wmk Kangaroo, with “S” Flaw, very scarce stamp, lightish parcel used, cat $450. Price $335 M12) Australia 1932 9d Violet C of A wmk Kangaroo fresh Mint Unhinged, well centred for this most are way off! Cat $125, price $95 M13) Australia 1932 Two Pound “Specimen” Roo, mint lightly hinged, cat $100, price $75 M14) As above, set 10/-, One Pound and Two Pound. Cat $270, price $175 M15) Australia 1945 2/- maroon Redrawn Kangaroo, imprint block of 4, mint **/*, hinged only on top two stamps. Cat. $100, price $75 M16) Australia KGV 4d Orange Single wmk, fresh mint unhinged, cat $125, price $95 M17) Australia KGV 4d Yellow - Orange Single wmk, fresh mint lightly hinged, cat $80,

price $59 M18) Australia KGV Single wmk, 4d Blue, fresh mint unhinged, cat. $150, price $110 M19) Australia KGV C of A wmk, 4d Olive, fresh mint unhinged, cat. $50, price $39 M20) Australia KGV C of A wmk, 4.5d Violet, fresh mint unhinged, cat. $100, centered a bit high, price $65 M21) Australia KGV C of A wmk, 1/4d Turquoise, fresh mint lightly hinged, well centred, cat. $150, price $119 M22) Australia 1914 6d Claret Kookaburra, cto. Centered high, cat $80, cheap stamp at $39 M23) Australia 1932 5/- Harbour Bridge, mint lightly hinged, gum a little aged. Cat $550.

Cheap price $395 M24) Another 5/- Bridge, but fresh mint unhinged, Cat $1500, price $1125 M25) Australia 1934 Vic. Centenary perf 11.5 set, mint unhinged, cat $150, price $110 M26) As above, 3d value in Ash mint unhinged gutter block of 4, inc. “Flag” variety on lower two stamps. ACSC 155za, Cat $225 price $169 M27) Australia 1935 Silver Jubilee set, fresh mint unhinged, Cat $115, price $89 M28) Australia 1935 Anzac Pair, fresh mint unhinged, cat $100. Price $76 M29) Australia 1936 S.A. Centenary set, fresh mint unhinged, cat $45, price $33 M30) Australia 1937 1/- Lyrebird, perf 13.5 x 14 in imprint block of 4, centre of sheet.

Mint hinged, cat $400, price $275 M31) Australia 1937 Robes 5/- Thick paper imprint block of 4, **/* hinged on Top two stamps only, cat $90, price $65 M32) Australia 1937 Robes 10/- Thick paper imprint block of 4, **/* hinged on top two stamps only, facially fine, but some minor toning affecting 2 left hand stamps cat $150, price $75 M33) Australia 1937 Robes One Pound Thick paper imprint block of 4, **/* hinged on top two stamps only, cat $500, price $375 M34) Australia 1937 Robes set 5/- to One Pound mint unhinged set, minor probs. with the one pound cat $200, budget price $99!

M35) Australia 1948 Robes 5/- Thin White paper imprint block of 4, **/* hinged on Top two stamps only, cat $75, price $55 M36) Australia 1940 AIF set mint unhinged, cat $60, price $44 M37) Australia 1940 KGVI 3d blue, die III, mint unhinged, cat $60, price $44 M38) Australia 1948 Arms High Values 5/- to Two Pounds, fresh mint unhinged, cat $325, price $249 M39) Australia 1963 Navigators 4/- to Two Pounds mint unhinged, at $210, price $159 M40) BCOF 1946 set to 5/- thick paper mint hinged, cat $235, price $165 M41) As above but fine used, cat $375, price $295 M42) As above, fine used with 5/- Thin paper, same price $295 M43) GB 1840 2d Blue SG 5a, with variety, double corner letters, 4 margins, close in places lettered O A . Cat $2300. Very scarce stamp, under 20% catalogue, $495 M44) Great Britain 1919 5/- Rose Red Seahorse, SG 426, a brilliant perfectly centred fresh example with full perfs, lightly hinged. Cat $900, a steal at this price under one third catalogue! $295 M45) Australia 1913 1st wmk Twopence Halfpenny Indigo Kangaroo, mlh, retail $70, this one centred low, half price, just $35 M46) Australia 1913 1st wmk 3d Olive, Die 1, perf small OS, mlh, retail $250, this one centered high, just half price $125

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APRIL OFFERS M47) Australia 1929 Small multiple wmk 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, perf OS cto with gum, very attractive stamp. Retail $225. My price $169.

M48) Australia 1913 Halfpenny Green 1st wmk Kangaroo, in mint unhinged strip of 5, superb! retail $125, my price just $85.

M49) Australia 1913 6d Blue 1st wmk Kangaroo, mint lightly hinged, retail $130, my price just $85.

M50) Australia 1915 Twopence Halfpenny Indigo 3rd wmk Roo, mint unhinged, retail $70, my price just $49 M51) ) Australia 1915 6d Ultramarine 3rd wmk Kangaroo perf OS, mint hinged, retail $120, my price under half just $59.

M52) Green real leather Elbe Ambassador album, with gold trim. Includes hand produced album pages for New Guinea and Papua 1884 – 1953. Superb presentation, cost $350, just $98 M53) Australia Seven Seas Album in brown padded binder, with pages 1981 – 88. New Cost $85, just $39 MF3) All new World Mission mix 20kg just arrived, on close clipped paper, very high count with about 7000 to the kg. Plenty of higher values and smaller countries like Finland and Vanuatu noted. Mixture spans over 40 years and is the widest variety I have ever seen in such a mix. Got to easily be worth 3c to 4c a stamp, so here goes: 100g for $26.50, 250g for $62.50, 500g for $118, 1kg for $225, 5kg for $1069, 10kg for $1995.

MF4) Solomon Islands, Mint Unhinged starter collection of 100 different, mainly in complete sets and minisheets, 1980’s & 1990’s, great thematics here inc. Military, planes, ships, yachts, royalty, Olympics, sports, UPU, birds etc. 12 minisheets and approx. 60 stamps you will never see again at this price, $49 the lot. (5 lots available) MF5) 100 different Christmas Island, on my packets list for $100, 1 lot only for $69 MF6) 1500 different Australia, back in stock again, only 5 available. New content, price $109 MF7) 125 Different Australia pre- decimal, lovely lot, only $8.50 per packet.

MF8) 200 Different GB Large, newly made packet, on our packets list for $20, special offer, only $14.50 MF9) Massive green folder weighting 2.25kg, with mostly Australia Commercial mails, 1980’s period, mainly to Dept. of Defence, Canberra. Wide variety of frankings/postmarks, plus some uprated PSE’s. Also some advertising covers. Approx 275 covers, go to be worth 50c a cover or thereabouts. Price $129.

MF10) Spain 1500 different, back in stock again, price $179 MF11) 500 different Israel, lovely lot, on our packets list at $90, only one at this price $69 MF14) Western Australia collection of Swans on remaindered album pages, values to 1/- .

55 stamps in nice condition inc. 2 x SG89 Halfpenny on 1d, SG 67 1d on 1d, SG 143 5d and SG 146 10d, plus a forgery of the 1/- Imperf and 3 stamps perf WA, 4 perf OS, etc, etc.

Lovely lot at just under $10 per stamp, price $549 MF15) Victoria mixture of around 220 off paper, mixed condition, values to One Shilling, nice variety, unchecked for perfs, shades, varieties etc. Price $132 MF16) As above, Queensland, approx. 150 for $129 MF17) As above New South Wales, approx. 300 for $179 MF18) Australia Collection in Green Binder on Seven Seas Pages, contain lovely used collection, with many cto from Official folder. Noted, simplified Kangaroos to 5/-, 3d & 6d Kookaburras cto, KGV 4.5d Die II cto, Kingsford Smith pair ovpt. OS and nearly all KGV Commem period cto (No 5/- Bridge) Robes sets both thick and thin paper, Navigators set of 8 inc. white papers, then virtually complete to end 1975, all cto or very fine used. A great lot. Price $1425

MF20) Victoria 1857 6d orange Roulette 7-9 Raymonds Machine (4 sides) exceptionally rare! Roulette by Calvert on all four sides, the roulette type, very fine points, are identical to the Raymond Machine. It is believed that Calvert perforated only a few such ‘experimental’ sheets. Extremely rare with only a small number recorded or seen. This copy has four full and generous margins, is ‘full bloom” colour and nicely cancelled with barred numeral 1 of Melbourne. This roulette type is exceptionally rare and not even catalogued.

The stamp has been plated and is position number 41 on the plate of 5- (25 x 25) This stamp has no thins, no creases and is in perfect condition. Price $495 MF21) Victoria 1857 small cover to London, bearing 2d & 6d Woodblocks, with 3rd adhesive sadly removed. “Per Colombian” V1 cancel of Melbourne, and oval JY 22 on reverse, vermillion arrival paid cds on face 25 SEP 1857. Attractive and rare early cover. Price $169 MF22 ) Victoria 1879 – 1900 Stamp Duties Melbourne Printing Perf. 13. Postally used 3/Olive – Drab, with Shepparton cds of AUG 3 98, also 5/- Claret on Yellow with Sandhurst cds, and 10/- Brown on Rose with indistinct cancel. Possibly fiscal, together with 2/Blue, postal use but trimmed down one side and 3 different shades of the 1d. All on a well written up album page. PrIce $79 MF23) NSW 6d pale lilac official, SG030 perf 10 in block of 9, hinged only on one stamp, cat $435 as hinged singles. Atttractive piece at under a third cat. $144.50 MF25) Australia JL 3 1920 3d 3rd wmk Kangaroo Die I on small cover Sydney to Sweden, with “The Swedish Chamber of Commerce for Australia and South Sea Islands Sydney” cachet on flap, arrival handstamp for Nybro, 31 8 20. Clean and attractive cover. Cat $100 on cover, price $69 MF26) Australia 4 OC 1928 Registered cover, with manuscript “Seacliff S.A. 473” to Chicago bearing 9d 3rd wmk Kangaroo Die II. Arrival stamps on reverse NOV 14 28. Clean attractive cover, cat $350. Price $210 MF27) Australia 31 JAN 1930 cover Sydney – Chicago, bearing 3d Blue KGV SMW perf 13.5 x 12.5, perf OS, Type A. Cat $150 on cover. Price $110 MF28) Australia small Airmail cover July 1931 Onslow W.A. to Perth bearing 5d Chestnut KGV SM wmk P13.5 x 12.5 Scarce single usage on domestic cover, very clean item. Price $69 MF29) Australia 1934 2d Dark Hills and 3d Blue MacArthur on small airmail cover Hobart – Sydney, with Hobart cds of 8JY36. Very scarce combination. $84 MF30) 1935 Anzac 2d pair with KGV 1d Green on neat small local Airmail cover to Collins St. Melbourne, cancelled by Melbourne 9MY35 cds. Anzac 2d on cover is quite scarce, pairs even more so. $37.50 MF31) Australia 1913 1st wmk 2/- Brown Kangaroo superb used, with full perfs, perfectly centered and with small part of cds cancel to lower left. As good as they come!

Premium quality, cat $250 for “ordinary” fine used. Price $219 MF32) 1929 Small Multiple wmk 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo fine commercially used with clear 12 AU 31 Collins St. Melbourne cds. Centered a little left, but a very scarce stamp in commercial used, cat $700, price $575 MF33) Australia1934 Victorian Centenary, fine used sets of both perfs (6) Retail $70, PRICE $49 MF34) Australia 1934 Victorian Centenary 3d blue, both perfs, each in mint unhinged marginal block of 4, retail $80 as singles, price $59 MF35) Australia 1949 Halfpenny Orange no watermark Kangaroo corner Imprint Block mint unhinged with Coil Perf. Very scarce, cat $100. Price $69 MF36) Australia 1958 Memorial Pair, lower marginal block of 4 (2 pairs) together with 2d Green Queen Elizabeth (QM) to make 2/- Airmail rate to UK, on small Airmail cover to Portswood, Southampton UK, with Melbourne Boxed machine cancel of 18 MAR 1958. A pair is rare on cover, this is almost certainly a unique combination usage. Price $249

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APRIL OFFERS MF39) GB 1925 Wembley 1d used on front of picture postcard “A typical bungalow in the colony Sierra Leone” posted at the exhibition with special Wembley slogan to Onehunga, New Zealand. Rare usage. $96 MF40) GB 1933 West Country Air Services 3d Blue and Orange Imperf Plate Proof, in mini sheetr format on ungummed paper. Very scarce piece for Cinderella, Revenue or Aviation collector. $59 MF41) GB 1948 Channel Islands Liberation set of 2 on neat printed Dealer first day cover.

Very scarce to find in such fine condition. Price $37.50 each MF42) UK 1951 FESTIVAL of BRITAIN STAMPS SET on ILLUSTRATED FIRST DAY COVER, bearing correct date of May 3rd 1951. Most of these that you see have the 4th May, which is the 1st day of the Festival but the 2nd day of the stamps. The real 1st day issue covers 10 times scarcer. $37.50 MF43 ) South West Africa, 1937 Coronation set of 16 in Bi-lingual pairs, on illustrated registered FDC Windhoek – Johannesburg. AS FRESH AS THE DAY IT WAS PRODUCED! Magnificent addition to any Royalty Collection. A less attractive similar cover with damaged corner appears on eBay at $51, my price $49. (5 available) MF44) Seven Seas Pitcairn Is. Hingeless Album 1940 - 1981 in red padded binder, in nice almost as new condition, includes a few sets mint unhinged for free from 1979 – 81.

New price around $295, this one under a third….$95 MF46)) Seven Seas Papua New Guineas Hingeless Album in cream padded binder, 1952 – 1981, in nice almost new condition, includes mint unhinged sets 1980 – 1981 near complete, plus a few mint unhinged sets for free in the last couple of years. Retail for the album alone would be $295, price $95 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.

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 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 FE18) Australia, 1975 – 2002, cto almost complete collection 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) Rwanda 1963 – 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, in padded 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 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 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! 1 only left price $37.50.

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 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 FE36) Great Britain Decimal Commemoratives on hagner 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 fresh. Cat. $120, price $89 FE41) WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1879 Queen Victoria 6d TELEGRAPH 6d fine postally used

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APRIL OFFERS 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 grey-brown 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 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 up to $225! Offered at One Third the price of this block, the complete sheet for $1875. Blocks of 4 available if the sheet does not sell at $95 per block, please enquire.

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 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.

FE65) Australia KGV 5d C of A wmk, Ovpt. OS, mint unhinged, usually $75, now just $55.

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.

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.

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

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APRIL OFFERS 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.

FE76) GB 1955 Waterlow HV Castles, MLH cat 225 pounds, price $125.

FE77) GB 1951 Festival HVs set of 4, SG 509/12 MLH, cat 100 pounds, price $57.50.

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.

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.

FE95) Papua 1/- Lakatoi, airmail overprint in dark carmine, scarce. Mint lightly hinged, $89.

FE96) Brunei, 1942-44 Japanese occupation overprint (SG.J9) 8c grey-black, with overprint in blue fine used. Cat. $1700. Quarter catalogue Price $425.

FE100) 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 FE101) New Zealand 1925 Dunedin set, MUH, Retail $135, my price just $98.

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.

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) 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 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, nice budget priced group $275 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 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 and 70c 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 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

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APRIL OFFERS 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 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 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 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 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 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.

MD2) Australia 1917 3rd wmk 5/- Yellow & Grey Kangaroo, beautiful fine postally used example PERF T, and with partial Tasmania cds. The hardest of all the State Perfins, especially so on the high values. Price $149 MD3) Australia 1940 AIF set, in imprint blocks of 4 */** top two of each block lightly hinged, except the 2d value, which are all unhinged. Cat $275, nice lot. Price $195 MD4) Australia 1934 Victorian Centenary set of 3, cto with gum, retail $50, price $37.50 MD5) Australia KGV general issues perf OS and cto. Set of 6, less the Airmail type B. Retail $75, price $49 (2 available) MD6) Australia KGV general issues, ovpt. OS and cto. Inc. Kingsford Smith pair and 6d Brown Airmail, 1/- Large Lyre and Harbour Bridge pair. Retail $185, price $125 MD7) Australia KGV General issues, cto. Comprises: Canberra, 6d & 3d Kooka, 3d Airmail types A & B, Swan, Sturt pair, 6d brown Airmail, 1/- Large Lyrebird in both shades, 6d Typographed Kookaburra, 1934 VIC. Centenary set, perf 11.5 and 1/6 Hermes no watermark. Retail $160, price $110 MD8) AUSTRALIA – 1920 5d chestnut KGV, single wmk, line perf, rough paper, perf. OS – ACSC 124, superb used, socked on nose with Registered Elizabeth St. Melbourne 20JA21, full pers, fresh colour, truly the bets of these you will ever see! Cat. $250, and well worth that for this one! Price $239 MD10) Australia 1924 One Pound grey 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, lovely fine used cds example with full perfs, centred a bit high. Cat. $500, price $395 MD11) Australia 1932 Two Pound Grey Black and Red Kangaroo C of A wmk, SG138, a superb used well centred and full perfs example, with neat registered cds cancel, one of the nicest you will see! Cat $750, this one $675 MD12) Australia 1932 5/- Green Sydney Harbour Bridge, superb well centered cto example, usual retail $295, my price just $269 MD13) Australia 1929 3d Airmail type A, perf OS, socked on nose with nice Western Australia OC 31 cds, year and town not decipherable. Superb used well centered, cat $40, price just $29 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 MD20) GB Collection remainders on album leaves, KGV to QEII pre-decimal. Some nice surprises, with mint unhinged, mint and used. Noted 1948 Olympics, 1957 Scouts and 1958 Games in mint blocks of 4, plus a mint Lifeboat Phosphor set. 200 plus stamps, price $75 the lot.

MD21) 4 x 64 white page stockbooks, used but in good serviceable condition, 1 x Schaubek, 1 x Ka-Be, 2 x Lion brand, New retail is $60 each, price $98 the lot.

MD22) 2 x Green Lighthouse large size “Vario Giant” padded 4 ring binders, brand new, but each with minor manufacturing defects. Normal retail = $69.95 each, price $79 the two.

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

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APRIL OFFERS 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.

MD29) Australia 1913 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, cto Melbourne without gum, huge stamp with a very big left hand margin, unusual! Cat $300 as normal. Price $235 MD30) Australia 1932 5/- Grey 7 Yellow Kangaroo, C of A wmk, mint lightly hinged, well centred and with good perfs. Cat $325, price $249 MD32) Australia 1927 1/4d Turquoise KGV Head, Small Multi Wmk, perf 14, SG 93, nice cto example, centered left. Cat $300, price just $210 MD33) Australia 1934 MacArthur Set, set of 3 Gutter Imprint Blocks (no 2d Dark Hills) hinged only on the top two stamps of each, lovely well centered (unusual on the 9d), full perfs set. Cat $440, price $329 MD34) Australia 1913 3d Olive Green Kangaroo in Die I /Die II lovely used horizontal pair, with clear Millthorpe NSW cds cancels, 22 10 1913 well centered and good perfs, cat $900. My price under a half, $449 MD35) 500 Different Germany, new packet, only 5 available. Includes all areas and periods. Usual retail $50, special price just $37.50 MD36) Australia 1916 2/- Brown Kangaroo, 2nd wmk, lovely used example with Registered 8 DE 15 cds. Good perfs, centered a little right. Cat. $400, price under a half at $195 MD37) Australia 1929 5/- Grey & Yellow Small Multi Wmk Kangaroo, cto perf OS, cat $225, this is a nice well centred stamp with just a couple of nibbed perfs, price well under a half, $95 MD38) Australia 1932 6d Brown Kangaroo, with OS overprint Small Multi. Wmk. Fine Postally Used with Sydney 9NO32 cds. Well centered with full perfs. Way scarcer than cto., price $66 MD39) Australia 1929 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo Small Multi Wmk cto. Perfect centering an perfs, with gum, cannot be bettered! $225, price $175 MD40) AUSTRALIA 1932 5/- GREY & YELLOW KANGAROO C of A wmk, used on small COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL ADVERTISING COVER TO HAMBURG, GERMANY via GREECE, with clear Sydney Airmail cds 25 JE 1935, with Additional 1/- Large Lyre and 2d KGV Jubilee.

Neat typewritten cover, with usual toning around stamps. Very attractive! Recently sold a similar, but large cover for $1150, this one just $950 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 MD45) Australia 1916 Two Shilling Brown. 2nd wmk, well centred lightly hinged example on THIN PAPER. Cat $4500. My price, well under half. $1950 NOW ONLY $1750.

MD46) Australia 1929, 9d Violet Kangaroo, small multi wmk, Mint Unhinged, perf OS. Minor gum toning, Cat $450, this one $249.

MD47) 4d Ultramarine single wmk, mint unhinged, perf OS, gum evenly toned. Retail $180, my price $135.

MD49) 2d Orange single wmk, perf OS, mint unhinged, centred left as is usual for this issue. Retail $125, my price just $89.

MD50) 4d Purple, single wmk, perf OS mint light hinge, centred to left as is usual for this issue. Retail $125, price $89.

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 MD52) New South Wales: REPRINTS: De La Rue 1/- black block of 24 (12x2) from the top of the sheet with Current Number ‘7’, Plate Number ‘1’ & the sheet number, each unit overprinted ‘REPRINT’ in red, full unmounted o.g., superb! $595.

MD53) Tasmania: Halfpenny on 1d red sideface, plate No. 1, in block of 12 on thin card, overprinted REPRINT from bottom left of sheet. Clean and fresh, superb! $359 MD54) Queensland Queen Victoria Chalon Head 1/- Grey, SG 29, mint hinged. Cat $650.

Very rare mint, unpriced on most dealer lists. Retail $525, my price $329.

MD55) Victoria, neat small cover, bearing 2d Lilac Laureates, with barred numeral 49 and unframed cds of Heathcote AP13 68 to Clerk of Court Heathcote. Very attractive. $99.

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 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!

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 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 preprinting 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,

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APRIL OFFERS 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 MN3) Victoria 1879 Stamp Dury, 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 MN7A) Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo, C of A wmk, nice fine used 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 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 MN35) Australia 1948 5/- Arms, thin paper, very fine used, retail $100, my price just $75 MN36) Tasmania Halfpenny on 1d Red sideface in imperf plate 1 block of 12, from the reprint sheet on thin card, rare and unusual! $420 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! $785.

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.

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 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!

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Looking at New Zealand

1940 Centennial, Part 4: 1½d Fiv Care was taken with the choice of designs for the Centennial issue to not emphasise the British imperial nature of the original transfer of sovereignty but instead to illustrate one hundred years of progress. The exception was the 1½d stamp which pictured the five British monarchs of the 1840 to 1940 period: Victoria; Edward VII; George V; Edward VIII and the contemporary monarch George VI. The Union Flag and New Zealand ensign in the background represented New Zealand’s membership of the Commonwealth – an interesting thought now that some public opinion no longer sees a reason to retain the Union Flag image on the local flag. Presumably it is no longer felt necessary to acknowledge Commonwealth membership in this way.

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In 1940, 1½d paid the overseas surface rate for postcards and the inland rate for commercial papers weighing between 4 ounces and 6 ounces. There were also various combinations of overweight newspapers and printed papers that could attract a 1½d rate. In other words, it was not a rate which generated much demand for stamps.

Bradbury, Wilkinson recess-printed the stamp on esparto paper with ‘NZ & star’ watermark in sheets of 120 (ten rows of 12).

The printer’s imprint was in the middle of the bottom margin with the plate numbers below it. There were two plates for the frame, printed in violet-mauve, numbered 1 and 2. The three centre plates, printed in blue, were marked A, B and C. All possible plate combinations were

Graeme Morriss

Five Reigns & 10d Overprint

used: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2.

The Post Office encouraged the use of the Centennial issue rather than definitive stamps during the Centennial period. The definitive 1½d of the time was the sepia-chocolate George VI portrait stamp, originally issued in 1938 for the Empire Air Mail Scheme basic letter rate. That scheme was dropped with the outbreak of war and apparently the availability of the George VI stamp declined during the period that the Centennial stamp was in use.

By 1943 only the ½d and 1½d stamps of the Centennial issue were still on sale. At that time, New Zealand adopted an airgraph service for which 10d was charged and paid for with stamps. As there was no 10d stamp, combinations such as 8d + 2d or 2 x 5d were used, increasing the demand for 5d and 8d stamps. It was decided to withdraw the remaining stocks of the 1½d Centennial from sale as it was not a heavily used rate and replace it with a new printing of the George VI portrait definitive, this time in

scarlet.

Unsold stocks of the 1½d Centennial were then overprinted ‘TENPENCE’ by the NZ Government Printer for use with the airgraph service.

The overprinted stamp was issued on 1st May 1944. Early overprinting with metal formes was unsatisfactory and some overprints can be found with the letters spread from the pressure. Later overprinting with rubber fillers between the monotype letters proved satisfactory.

The overprinted stamps were from from plates A1, A2, C1 and C2.

Of the original supply of 11,552,000 1½d stamps, 7,348,520 were used as issued; 361,200 were overprinted ‘Official’ and 3,842,280 were overprinted ‘TENPENCE’.

References: Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, Auckland, Campbell Paterson, 1952 – .

The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol. 2, Wellington, RPSNZ, 1952.

McNiven, Andrew, History of Postal rates and Charges from 1840. Unpublished notes in the RPSNZ Library.

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Looking After Your Stamp Collection

One of the things that many stamp collectors are not always good at doing is looking after their collections. After all, we are custodians of our collections for a fixed time and then we hand them on - in one way, shape or form. Not all of what follows as suggestions is expensive but much is just good habit. Stamps are often small and easily misplaced. When you spend hundreds or thousands of dollars a year on your collection isn’t it worth spending a little more to ensure that stamps aren’t damaged while you store them.

One of the first suggestions I would make is don’t leave stamps in the envelope or package they come in. Australia Post recommends that you DO NOT store stamps you buy from them in the clear plastic packets they sell in, especially long term. One time I purchased 100 miniature sheets from Australia Post that only came in a stamp pack.

I was going to overprint them for one of Canberra’s Stampshows and when I attempted to remove one from the pack I found the plastic mount, which fully enclosed the sheet, was completely glued in. My attempt to remove the plastic mount ruined the miniature sheet. They were also very tightly mounted in the pack. I then had to use a sharp box cutter to slit the packs on two edges (very carefully) to release the sheets. This took a long time as you can imagine. I also noted that the plastic used was a soft plastic (suggesting it contained plasticisers which soften plastics but can adversely impact printing), and not recommended for long-term storage. This is also true of some pocket photo-albums that collectors use to store covers, and sometimes stamps. Don’t use them because in the long term they will ruin your covers.

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the original envelopes they had sent to the collector in, be they auction lots or new issues from a post office. Apart from not being suitable for long-term storage this is an easy way to lose items. When you pass on and your spouse finds a whole lot of boring envelopes (as many won’t have stamps on them) he or she is just as likely to throw them out without looking inside. There goes your collection! I once purchased a document with the highest known franking of very modern Israeli revenue stamps on it. One day I couldn’t find it and turned my stamp room upside down looking, to no avail. In the end I started looking in all the old envelopes my auction lots came in, and bingo there it was in a padded bag with no postage on it, so likely to get thrown out. I continued looking and found a few other lots, so it

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Philatelic Development Officer, APF

is a good habit to double check any envelope before consigning it to the bin.

Storage

When you start collecting, especially a new field, you often buy many lots whether they are single stamps or small collections. It is easy to misplace an item so I have started using a couple of items that are available from stationers and art stores. The first is a plastic multi-drawer box (Figure 1) available at most office supply stores. They are designed to hold A4 pages and are ideally suited to stamps and covers. I even store my tweezers and other accessories in the bottom drawer as these are also easy to misplace. The second items are art folders that are acid free and archival quality. They are designed to store artwork but come in a range of sizes (Figure 2) and again are very useful for storing single stamps, small lots, covers and even sheets. There are sheet folders available from stamp accessory companies also.

Stockbooks – I thoroughly recommend that you use the best stockbooks that you can, as cheap stockbooks will damage your stamps. The cheap Chinese origin stockbooks are made of poor quality

materials that both buckle and are certainly not archival. They are very prone to absorbing moisture from the air where bacteria turn any iron in the paper to iron oxide (rust). So called ‘rusty’ stamps (also known as toning) are often valueless and very hard to clean successfully, especially mint stamps. Do not use these stockbooks especially in a climate that has higher humidity.

An alternative to stockbooks are Hagner (or other trade name) sheets which are single pages with clear plastic strips along them to hold stamps. They come with a range of strips from one to eight on a page, black or white pages, and single or double sided.

Their advantages are that they can easily hold stamps of various sizes more safely, and as they are loose pages, they can easily be moved. There are a number of brands and are even available at some post offices. Personally I use both Hagner sheets and stockbooks to store material.

I also mentioned photo albums for storing covers but never use the self-adhesive page type as they are guaranteed to ruin your covers. It is far better to buy a proper cover album from a stamp dealer, as the plastic pockets will more likely be of archival quality.

One final tip, always store your stockbooks, Hagners and albums up right and not flat. The reason for this is that over time the pressure can damage stamps particularly the plastic strips in stockbooks.

Handling Stamps

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation stamps. There are many types of tweezers but use stamp tweezers not the tweezers you use to pluck eyebrows! My personal preference is for longer tweezers as I find them easier to handle. Whether you use spade end or pointy-ended tweezers is one of trial and error. Go to a good philatelic accessories dealer and try a few to see what you are comfortable with. I recommend that when you start, use a few cheap stamps and try putting them into and taking them out of stockbooks or Hagner sheets.

Hinges – Yes people still use hinges, although mostly on used stamps. If collecting postmarks or shades it is not uncommon to hinge examples onto a page in a line to make comparisons easier. Buy the best hinges you can, preferably folded, and only moisten a small portion as it makes it easier to remove them.

Mounts – Plastic mounts, of various brands, are often used by collectors to protect mint or valuable stamps. They usually come in clear or black-backed and come cut to size or in strips, which can be cut using a small guillotine or roller cutter. I recommend buying a special cutter if you are going to use a lot of mounts as scissors rarely, if ever, give a good edge to a cut, especially because of the two layers of plastic. Whilst the mounts have gum to adhere them to a page, they are hard to remove once this is done. What I recommend is that you hinge the mount to a page. The hinges are relatively easy to use and remove, and you not only use a lot less mounts but individual stamps are easy to move from one page to another.

Writing Up Your Collection

There are many reasons to write up your collection other than exhibiting. It makes it easier to put information next to an item so that the two are not lost.

This in turn makes it easier to value a collection should you wish to sell it. It is also makes it easier for you to show your collection to others. However, the main reason I started writing up my own collection (and starting to exhibit) was to organise the material I had. This is hard to do when items are in stockbooks, envelopes or drawers. This is where albums and album pages come into play.

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wanted one of each stamp of a country so buy a pre-printed album in which to put the. Hingeless albums are best as they protect mint stamps but are much more expensive. Some collectors use a normal printed album and either hinge the stamps in place (particularly used stamps) or cut their own mounts as they go.

Blank Albums – There are a wide range of blank albums out there with a variety of pages. Some have a feint quadrille pattern and some are blank. They can vary in price depending on the quality of paper and the quality of the album cover. Some cost hundreds of dollars each. The one you use will depend on your budget but try to ensure the paper used is archival quality to minimise the danger of rust or other damage. Again ensure your albums are stored upright.

Blank Pages – Blank pages are mostly used by exhibitors or collectors putting reference collections together. The pages are usually blank and made from archival quality paper. They are also easy to use with a computer, as most bubble jet printers will take heavier paper. Again source your paper from a stamp dealer or the APF to ensure the paper is archival. Just buying heavier paper from a stationer does not ensure it is archival. The other reason to source the paper from a philatelic source is that the pages are cut to a size that suits collecting.

A4 paper is not the best size for album pages as it is narrow and too high to fit in an exhibition frame in Australia. As most paper is designed for exhibitors, but can be used for anyone, it tends to be about 285mm high and 230mm wide. It also comes as double pages up to 460mm wide, which allows more flexibility, especially with larger covers. Finally you can get pages that are about 307mm wide, which are popular with thematic exhibitors. What each page is designed to do is to allow 4, 2 or 3 to a row (respectively) in an exhibition frame.

Corner Mounts – Photo-corners are used to mount covers on pages. There are many out there but I would recommend getting the larger size mounts. The very small photo-corners are not very useful for covers, whereas the large archival ones give plenty of room and allow thicker covers (such as folded letters) to be mounted. The most com-

Daryl Fuller

Philatelic Development Officer, APF mon brand are Transparols from Germany and I can highly recommend them as they are the only ones I use.

Sheet Protectors – To protect individual pages most exhibitors put their pages in sheet protectors.

There are two common types, ones made from polypropylene and ones made from the proprietary plastic Mylar. Both are considered archival and are the most commonly used. The polypropylene protectors are much cheaper than Mylar but are less stiff and slightly less clear but eminently suitable to both protect and display. Mylar protectors are stiffer and crystal clear and are highly recommended for exhibits. However, their drawbacks are that they show fingerprints easily and over time can rub against the material inside which produces small scratches. Personally I use both, with my more expensive material in Mylars. Some collectors use oven bags (used to cook food in) but these suffer from being too thin.

Some collectors use any plastic sleeve that is available from a stationer, but these are definitely not

recommended as they contain plasticisers, which can affect stamps over time.

There are a number of places you can purchase the above items. As mentioned, the multi-drawer boxes are available at many stores, while the archival folders are available at art equipment stores and good stationers. Other philatelic accessories are available from your local stamp dealer. If you are having trouble finding them check out the APTA website (www.apta.com.au) for one of the specialist accessory dealers. Or attend your local stamp exhibition or stamp fair. Finally, the archival paper, sheet protectors and large corner mounts are all available from the Australian Philatelic Federation store (www.apf.org.au). The APF sells this material largely at cost plus a small percentage as a service to collectors and exhibitors.

If you need any further information see www. apf.org.au or contact me at Darryl.fuller@home. netspeed.com.au.

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Cinderella Corner Auatralia: PALs Labels

The Interwar period in Australia (1919 – 1939) spawned a shift in the types of cinderella philatelic items that were being designed and released to the public. Labels that appealed to the country’s many Great War fundraising efforts quickly (albeit fairly briefly) diminished and focus was then placed on recognising and aiding returning soldiers and supporting their families. Further to this, a number of advertising labels and poster stamps were also produced throughout Australia that promoted a number of products, including soap, electricity and shoes. They showcased mainly local talents and actions and helped further cultivate a national pride and understanding of many trades relatively unique to Australia. Some of the more attractive of these cinderellas is a group known as the PALs labels.

They are nationally iconic as most illustrate Australian workers and industries as well as Australian animals, including koalas and kangaroos.

PALs: An Australian paper for Australian boys was a weekly Victorian children’s periodical released by the Australian Boy Scouts Association (Victorian Branch) and published by the Melbourne Herald and Weekly Times. It ran for several years from late 1920 until its final release in 1927. Several times throughout its span, PALs offered for its readers various labels and large poster stamps. Several of these served as airmail vignettes and these have been researched thoroughly and presented in the acclaimed and widely sold catalogue Australian Airmail Labels and Vignettes 1920-1960. As such, this article explores the other labels issued by PALs that were not associated with air mail.

1. PALS ‘Pictorials’ Stamps Issued in 1922, these stamps were given the title of ‘Pictorials’. One set of six was issued to every reader who completed a coupon found inside the PALs periodical

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Above Figures 3 & 4 Below Figures 5 & 6 and sent it to the Melbourne Editor of the magazine.

Readers were encouraged to send these labels to family and friends abroad to showcase different ‘scenes’ of Australian life.

•• •• •• •• ••

As show in Image 1, the following six pictorial scenes are presented (in the following colours): A Settler’s Home – South Australia (olivegreen and white) Apple Harvest – Tasmania (olive-green and white) Coaching in Victoria (red and white) Cutting Sugar Cane – Queensland (red and white) Mosman’s Bay – Sydney (dark blue and

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Figure 7 white) •• Felling Timber – Western Australia (dark blue and white) Of note, while each of Australia’s six states are represented, one per stamp, the New South Wales stamp text only localises ‘Sydney’ whereas the other five present the actual names of the other five states.

These labels, each perforated 11½ on all sides, measure 48mm x 38mm and the complete sheet is sized at 168mm x 140mm. They were popular and within a short period of time, more than 50,000 sheets were freely issued to readers.

Variations: •• A variation in the complete Pictorials minisheet is evident with the ‘Sydney’ stamp reversed (see Image 2).

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these stamps. A clear shift in the green from olive-green to a brighter, lime-green has been observed in both the South Australia and Tasmania stamps. An example is provided in Image 3 (joined to the Victoria label).

•• Images 4 to 6 collectively present a significantly misperforated sheet, divided into three paired strips. It is unsure whether other sheets similar to this exist or if the provided examples are unique.

2. PALS ‘Zoo’ Stamps

Perhaps the more popular of the PALs cinderellas, the Zoo series is the second set of non-airmail labels offered by PALs. They were first advertised in the August 11, 1923 edition of PALs and were heralded as more ‘splendid’ than the Pictorials set. More than

Vito Milana 50,000 sets were eventually sent to readers and they were all designed by Melbourne artist Mr. Hans Praetorius who, at the time, had illustrated for several years many portraits of Australian animals. The six stamps are arranged in a minisheet (see Image 7) and are the same sizes as the Pictorials’ labels. Animal details and colours are as follows: •• Emu (green and white) •• Platypus (listed in the PALs initial advertisement as a native bear) (green and white) •• Kangaroo (red and white) •• Lyrebird (red and white) •• Koala (blue and white) •• Kookaburra with prey (blue and white) One set was available to any reader who completed a coupon and posted it to the Editor of PALs. No limit was given (i.e., if three coupons were completed by a reader, then three complete sheets would be issued). Unlike the earlier Pictorials set, there was a one week window of opportunity by which the labels would be available.

3. PALS ‘Fleet’ Stamps

In late 1925, another two PALs labels were released and were titled the ‘Fleet stamps.’ Similar to the Pictorials and Zoo stamps, they were offered for free to readers that completed a coupon and posted it to the Editor of PALs. The first of these two labels, coloured blue and white (see Image 8), illustrates the Flagship U.S.S. Seattle (as the text indicates on the cinderella). It was released

by PALs as a souvenir of the 1925 visit of the American warships to Australia.

The U.S.S. Seattle was one of 57 vessels that visited Australia between July 26 and August 6, 1925. The stamp measures 42mm by 37mm and is perforated 11½ on all sides.

The second of the Fleet stamps, coloured red and white (see Image 9), presents an image of Admiral R. E. Coontz (as indicated by the text on the cinderella). It too is perforated 11½ on all sides and is sized at 42mm x 37mm.

Admiral Robert Edward Coontz (June 11, 1864 – January 26, 1935) had a

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Cinderella Corner Coontz label has been cited as a block of 4 minisheet, and the U.S.S. Seattle as a se-tenant pair. Both labels further illustrate the flags for both the United States of America and Australia, signifying a strengthening partnership between the two Nations.

The Fleet stamps appear to have been less popular that the Zoo and Pictorial sets. They were again offered the following year in January 1926, as a number of them had not been distributed to readers.

Variation: A few of the U.S.S. Seattle labels have been recorded as presenting consistent breaks in the Course of the Mainmast as well as towards the rear of the ship. These are illustrated in Image 10.

4. Second Printing

Figure 11 longstanding career in the US Navy and at one time was Admiral for the U.S.S. Seattle (although, it appears, not at the time of its 1925 arrival in Australia).

Both labels bear the initials of the designer (M.T.C.) and were offered as a pair. The Admiral

In the July 26, 1926 issue of PALs, a notice titled Pals Pictorial Stamps: Grand Offer to our Readers was printed. Readers were offered, for a very short period of time, a set of labels that mixed the Pictorials and Zoo sets. Limited to one set per reader, the stamps were: platypus, lyrebird and kangaroo (from the Zoo set) and Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland (from the Pictorials’ set).

It appears that stamps in this second printing

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Figure 12 were offered as six singles to readers and were issued in at least two colours (blue and brown). They were printed in two strips of three and measure the same as those issued in the first printing. These labels are much scarcer that the first printing.

There are two noticeable differences in the printing of the second issue in comparison to the first.

These are as follows: •• In Image 11, there is a flaw in the first ‘A’ of Australia in the lyrebird label. This is evident in both the brown and blue printings.

•• In Image 11, there is partial absence of shading in the PALs banner in the kangaroo label, evident in both the brown and blue printings.

•• In Image 12, two ‘spots’ in the border (left and bottom) of the Western Australia label are

absent in both the brown and blue printings.

Mike Ellis, prominent UK collector of Great Britain and Australian cinderellas, possesses an outstanding set of the second printing labels (in brown) and, in his many years of collecting, has only seen one set, which he purchased in the UK in the early 1990s.

Many collectors of Australian cinderellas will own or have seen examples of the PALs labels. As complete sheets, these are rare and can fetch several hundreds of dollars each. As singles, prices vary: for ones in the Zoo and Pictorials’ series, they can sell for $25 - $50 each, whereas the Fleet labels sell from $75 to $150 each. Any label from the second printing is much rarer and, when offered, often sell for $100+ each.

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Market Matters One of these days, USED BLOCKS of Australia will be listed in the ACSC, alongside mint, used, and on cover - exactly as they are right now, in many European catalogues.

When that occurs, prices will go quite insane, as quite simply - no stock of these things exist. They often have enormous facial eye-appeal as you can see in some of the photos below.

One of my long term campaigns has been to convince readers - dealers and collectors, to put aside EVERY postally used block of Australia you ever see. Right NOW most do not command much, if any, premium over 4 singles. Grab them from ANY era - from 1913 to 2016.

I can guarantee you in a decade or two you will look back on this column, and chuckle to imagine NO-ONE placed a premium on most used blocks of Australian stamps. Especially mid values of sets etc.

It was only 20 years back, that Monogram and Imprint blocks of Kangaroos sold for typically just 5 or so times the single stamp price. i.e. a 25% premium for the margin monogram or imprint. If a single was $10, it meant an imprint block 4 was $50 or so, was dealer rule of thumb.

Arthur Gray’s collection of largely such Roo pieces sold for $A7.15 million at auction in New York, and he was buying them when they were surprisingly cheap, not too long back, and largely ignored by all the rest of the stamp world globally.

$9,000 to $176,000 in 19 years

A world record price was obtained in that sale for a single Australian postage stamp. Lot 287 was a facially attractive 1913 £2 black and red Kangaroo with lower sheet selvedge. This selvedge bore the “JBC” margin monogram of the stamp printer, J. B. Cooke.

Every post office sheet of 120 at that time contained two such margin monograms. The copy shown on the photo nearby is the only example recorded outside the Royal Stamp Collection and the Australia Post archives.

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Eye-catching KGV Top Value.

Simon Dunkerley - buying for a client here. The estimate was “only” $US50,000-$75,000.

This stamp is SG 16, and was then catalogued at only £3,000 as mint hinged. The basic mint stamp in the 2016 SG is cat £6,500 - showing perfectly that buying the tougher stamps from ANY country, soon as you can, always pays off pretty fast!

This record price means the buyer effectively paid over $A170,000 for the tiny piece of selvedge paper! The full ACSC catalogue price for this very stamp in 1988 was just $9,000 (and $4,000 for NON monogram.) So within 19 years it sold for TWENTY times that. Current ACSC value is

Glen Stephens Follow Europe’s Lead

The $170,000 stamp selvedge. $200,000.

Without the marginal marking, the stamp would not have even realised anything like £3,000 then, due to the condition issues in my view. No other country places such gigantic premiums on Monogram or Imprint or plate number markings.

But as I said earlier, 20 years back no-one was especially interested.

The auctioneer of the Arthur Gray Kangaroos collection Charles Shreve, was VERY nervous when I was having this photo taken nearby, in case the $170,000 stamp fell into my coffee, and torpedoed his record sale price!

Many major European basic catalogues as a matter of course, list stamps mint, used, FDC, on cover and in USED blocks of 4. Look at a Swiss/Liechtenstein Zumstein, or leading Italian or Scandinavian catalogues etc, and you will see what I mean.

Even the Stanley Gibbons Specialised catalogues for GB list and price near all pre-war issues from 1840, in used blocks of 4. So it can be done here, and it should be done here.

Stamps worth peanuts as singles, are often worth a FORTUNE in a postally used block, in many European markets. Swiss stamps issued in the Kangaroo era can catalogue 500 times as much in a used block, as for a used single.

The 1914 3Fr Jungfrau is in the basic Zumstein catalogue I have at 3,250 SFr a used block, but only 8 SFr for a used single.

Many Kangaroos should rate high multiples like that in blocks. But right now sell for 5 or 10 times a single stamp!

The same rarity level applies in some Australian stamps of course. But NOT the prices - YET. The market leading Facit catalogue does the same for Sweden and Scandinavia area stamps, and has done for 100+ years.

In a recent Facit catalogue, the common old cheapie Sweden 1858 12öre blue Arms (Facit # 9) is priced at “x 500” for a block of four. That stamp is 18 SEK for the cheapest shade for a used single, but 9,000 SEK for a used block of four of the cheapest shade.

The block shown nearby from a past David Feldman Sweden auction demonstrates the market nicely, that stampboard member Scott Starling Stamp News - 57

Market Matters showed me. It is a rather ugly block of the 3öre brown Lion issue of 1863, Facit Catalogue # 14Bc1 (Scott # 13). As a single this had a 2010 Facit catalogue value of SEK130 – then about $A20.

It is a common shade, and a single with this same centering and cancel would have sold for about $A10, Scott tells me. Facit doesn’t list a price for a used block of four, it just says that there are three known. The starting price was 2,000 Euro (not Swiss Francs) and sold for 5,000 Euros, when the nasty “Buyer Fee” was added.

That was $A8,600 paid then, for a VERY rough looking block, of a stamp otherwise worth $10 a single. Buy such things issued by Australia now.

It is certainly true that virtually EVERY Australia stamp from 1913 to the present date EXISTS in postally used blocks - even for the high values.

Most Used blocks exist

Australia’s leading collector, the late Arthur Gray

$10 a single, $8,600 in block 4! and I discussed this subject at length, and he agrees with me there are very few instances where no used blocks are recorded from 1913 to 2015 - and even then, we are only guessing they are not out there.

The £1 Bi-Colour Kangaroo block 4 shown nearby was used in 1923, and first surfaced on the market in late 2008 - 85 years after being used.

Until then it had been “assumed” no postally used blocks of this value existed.

For years I have been urging the editor of the ACSC to list used blocks of 4 of all Australian issues, and I feel sure one day they will relent, and create this new category. Adding a large slab of brand new collectors.

It will give added reason for folks to buy each new edition of each catalogue, and will not take any more space or pages than they do now, as they will simply add the universal cross hair “block” symbol to all current listings as they now do in Europe.

Attractive Brisbane cancel.

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Dealers agree

I have discussed this with leading dealers, and all

Glen Stephens

Sold $20,000, some years back. agree the demand for used blocks is increasing all the time. Richard Juzwin told me he fully agrees the market vastly under-values such material at present, and that he is actively buying it whenever he sees it on offer, and hopes the ACSC lists them in future.

Juzwin told me he was the under-bidder on the used block of £1 Bi-Colour Kangaroos shown nearby, at Leski’s auction in Melbourne some years back now. Those stamps are 3rd watermark, and were invoiced to the buyer at just on $A20,000. As 4 singles they would sell for about a QUARTER of that.

Indeed both the block 4, or 4 singles, would sell for far more today … the market on £1 Kangaroo bi-colours is extremely strong in all forms and variations. A popular stamp in all its forms, and is the Westpac Bank Share of stamp market.

The auctioneer Charles Leski, told me the vendor bought the block in to show him, housed in a cheap $5 type “Chinese stockbook” of otherwise unremarkable junk. The vendor had no idea it was

valuable, so the $20,000 price must have amazed.

This block had been in the family for decades, and was never sold for 3 generations. It had presumably been soaked off a parcel at the time of receipt in 1923. An equally nice looking 1913 £1 FIRST Watermark Roo, postally used block 4 came up at a stamp auction in Wales UK a few years back.

Myself, Simon Dunkerley and Tony Shields and several others all bid strongly on it, only to see Stanley Gibbons London outbid us all. So these high value used Kangaroo blocks DO exist for sure, and are worth seeking out.

Most of the Kangaroos are known in used blocks, and the archive sales offered the First Watermark bi-colour high values up to £2 in used blocks, with Brisbane cancels, several of which I have handled and sold since - the 10/- is shown nearby. Very pretty piece.

The 1913 £2 with that same cancel is on the cover of the current ACSC “Kangaroos” in block of 4. There is also a used imprint block of 8 of the £2 Third Watermark “OS” in private hands, and other £2 used blocks etc.

11 x £1 Kangaroos on piece

I recall my friend Martyn Greive from A-One stamps showing me a parcel piece with no less than ELEVEN x £1 Grey 3rd watermark Kangaroos on it. Including a block of 6, and also THREE x £2 Small Multiple Roos.

It was a new discovery Martin had found in the past decade or so, among an estate of a man who threw nothing out - even parcel wrappers. This piece was literally lining the bottom of his stamp collection carton!

This piece was used in 1933 from Sydney to Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory, on a 32 lbs car parts air shipment, to rally driver Donald Harkness. These tally to over £17 on a domestic parcel, so MUCH higher value used Roo frankings must certainly exist - especially to USA/Europe.

Rod Perry loses house in bet?

Fellow dealer Rodney Perry suggested I needed

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psychiatric help when I mentioned this parcel piece to him at the Canberra National a few years back. Rod stated nothing of that huge face value existed, domestically used, with Kangaroo franking.

“Impossible”.

Luckily even at 2am I had my laptop with me, and was able to show him the scan nearby - to the vast amusement of the many senior philatelic figures like Geoff Kellow and Arthur Gray drinking with us at the bar, who’d heard Rod declare no such piece existed.

I vaguely seem to recall that Rod bet his house, and first born child, that I was mistaken and delusional, and I need all corroborating witnesses to step forward please. All your legal fees are covered.

Beston, Beston & Sons are handling the case!

OK, it was tatty and creased and stained, and could well have (and should have) borne a block of 60 - Stamp News

1933 Domestic franking: £17/1/4d.

8 x £2 Small Multiple if the clerk had that many in his stamp drawer. Indeed delightfully, a block of 9 x £2 might have been used, if it were overpaid just a tad!

The block of 6 of the £1 here is undoubtedly unique used. The relative pittance this item sold for originally, will have us ALL wincing in 10 years.

Rod had it restored, and now is for sale for a healthy $A155,000, so I suspect he now believes it exists!

Offered here with full story - tinyurl.com/Harknes 32lb exceeded the limit for Parcel Post, and the article was therefore required under Postal regulations to be charged at full Letter rate as follows. £17.1.4d postage for 512ozs (32lb) at 2d per oz. Letter rate = 1024d (£4.5.4d) + Airmail

Glen Stephens imprint pair of these CTO 4½d Violet.

The block 4 shown nearby sold for about $A1,150. As 4 x CTO singles, retail is only $250 or so.

I sold Arthur one of the used blocks 4 for about $200, so 5 or 6 times increase in price shows these pieces are starting to firm up in the market … so do not dillydally if you seek them in blocks!

I once asked dealer colleague Rod Perry if he had even seen or handled a KGV head 4d “Lemon Yellow” in a USED block of 4. Rod thought about it for a while, and agreed he could not recall seeing one, but also agreed one or more very likely existed, if a search were made.

An inexperienced dealer would likely offer a used Lemon Yellow Block 4 for $125 on today’s market, but I’d want $500 at least. See if you can find even ONE! Drop me a line if you have a block, or have seen one - they must surely exist?

Give yourself a challenge!

Used KGV Block gets $1,150. surcharge 3d per half oz = 3072d (£12.16.0d) = Total £17.1.4d.

All KGV Heads too

It is rather likely all the Australia KGV heads, in all the watermarks and perforations, and dies, exist in postally used blocks too - but many would be very rare thus. But not necessarily expensive. A Challenge!

One of the scarcest face different “basic” KGV heads is the 4½d Violet Die 2, and many CTO blocks of that are out there. Most were legally obtained cleverly from PO sheet stock, by the Miller Brother dealers in Melbourne.

I flew down to Arthur Gray’s KGV Auction late 2015, and he had 2 blocks 4, block of 8, and a used

Someone looking for a rewarding new stamp challenge, could do a LOT worse than give themselves a goal to collect all the Australian stamp issues, in postally used blocks of 4. Maybe start on Post War, and work back.

A client recently sold me a large stack of Hagners with postally used blocks, from 1913 Roos to modern, that he’d accumulated over the decades.

So it can certainly be assembled, and he’d made a pretty good stab at it.

Some stamps not pricey on their own, look great in a used block. Last year I sold this CofA 1/4d Block of 6 pictured nearby for a fairly modest sum.

Commercially used from Parliament House, it just seemed to catch my eye as a very pretty piece.

Many folks tried to order it.

If you decided Roos above 5/- were removed off your list, due to high cost, the remainder of the Commonwealth would be VERY doable over time.

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Near all issues in all watermarks are POSSIBLE in used blocks, but locating them will be the big challenge. Most dealers can sell you a MINT block 6 of 1/- Roos, but how many can offer a nice USED block?!

The fresh block of 6 shown nearby, I’ve sold 3 times in 30 years. I mailed it to the most recent buyer for $225 off my Rarity Page. I think the first time I sold it was for $75. That tells you a story. Today if it came back, I’d ask $350.

Used blocks of 6d, 9d, and 1/- and 2/- 1930’s roos ARE certainly fairly plentiful, but near all have truly ugly parcel roller cancels, or those massive rubber ‘Parcel Branch’ ones. Neat circular cancels on Australian pre-war high values are the great exception, not the rule.

1964 7/6d Cook “Sleeper”

As a large dealer I guess I have owned and sold 1,000++ mint copies of this stamp in my time.

Many full sheets of 80 included. Guess show many USED copies I have handled? About 5% of that.

Why so few USED about?

As the August 26, 1964 issued 7/6d was mostly bought up by the stamp trade and speculators, and it had very limited real use by the time of its quick replacement in February 1966 by same design 75c Cook Navigator.

The WRONG “small number sold” figures quoted by all investors for 40 years are quite incorrect, as the ACSC and Geoff Kellow research now confirms for us in the recent QE2 editions of this era.

The number sold was DOUBLE what most think.

Such FACTS do not of course deter those who buy a $6 pocket catalogue, and base $1,000s of purchasing decisions on ancient information! In the 1980s “stamp boom” this stamp mint, got up to $60 apiece.

Try finding postally USED. The current bizarre present situation where MINT is often catalogued higher than used is quite absurd. The 2016 ACSC “QE2” rates this stamp at $A500 on cover or parcel 62 - Stamp News

Try finding one of these! piece. THAT certainly tells you something, if you are savvy.

Genuine dated postally used of the 7/6d Navigator with contemporary cancels SHOULD be priced DOUBLE the mint value. And try finding any postally used BLOCKS! I offered this superb block shown nearby for $95 on stampboards.com, and I have no doubt the buyer in future has a GEM piece. Blocks are gaining in

Glen Stephens Australia Post Gets WORSE

A classic of the future - $95! interest all the time. And as outlined above, USED blocks are my long term hobby horse. In general they are wildly under-valued.

This stamp is plentiful MINT as speculators bought them heavily, but even a genuine date, single used copy is scarce. A postal used BLOCK is a minor rarity, and a block such as the one shown nearby with such brilliant crisp small town dated cancels is a lovely piece.

I sold it for way less than what the current Australia Post Office “annual album” costs! Absurd.

Whomever bought it has a lovely piece for the future. Clean and fresh and nice. SG 357, new catalogue is only £126 for 6 used singles. What a JOKE!

Australia Post’s appalling letter delivery service continues to get worse - not better, despite the price hike earlier this year to $1. It should not be possible to sink back even further, but they have.

I mailed this clearly addressed Registered envelope shown nearby on January 22 from Castlecrag to Canberra.

The time to DRIVE from Castlecrag to Canberra is 2 or 3 hours – all main Hume Highway etc.

Weeks dragged on and Jim had no stamps.

The Post Office tracking showed NOTHING .. just lodgement on Friday January 22 and a usual Black Hole after that.

There is an inverted “SWLF JAN 28” spray jet on the pane - Leighton Field MC Sydney - 6 days after mailing. Nothing else.

Several worried contacts later, he assumed the worst, that his envelope had gone missing, and he would get only the pathetic PO Compensation of $100 maximum. The exact same figure it has been for over 50 years - despite the price of the service now being 20 times higher.

Then magically the envelope tuned up at his PO Box on Friday February 19 – exactly 4 weeks after I mailed it. Absolutely no instructional markings front or back. Postcode ‘2607’ was clearly written, so was not mis-sorted. Simply PO incompetence.

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What did Jim have in the envelope - a set of 6 mint of the scarce “Adelaide 2016” Emergency set. (See last month’s column.) He paid $250 as he got in quite early, and rather foolishly did not ask me to insure the $250 sending, so his MAXIMUM payout would have been $100.

At the time he received it, the set was selling on my website after several price rises in line with the market, for $2,000. So paying only $250, and thinking it was lost, when retail was now $2,000, really had him worried for weeks.

Moral of this story - assume Australia Post operates with the 4 weeks for a 3 hour drive.

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Now $2,000 a set of 6 efficiency of Zimbabwe under the “leadership” of Mr MoneyBags Fabour, and do NOT panic even after a month, if your tracked letter takes 4 weeks to get to where I could drive it in 3 hours.

I now waste 10-15 hours a month on fielding enquiries just like this. Not MY fault Zimbabwe Post now owns AP, and clients do understandably worry. But I resent being a front line apologist for their new appalling Fahour delivery standards.

Write your Senator, and write the Minister, and replace this Flop CEO and appoint PO trained Managers.

eBay Bunnies Breeding Madly

The Mad bidding we see on eBay never ceases to amaze me. There are vast armies of dreamers who ASSUME that $1,000 classic Blue chip stamps can be picked up readily for $300 all day long.

Deluded.

It is like assuming $100 Bills can be bought for $30, or the guy offering you a “Genuine Solid

Gold Rolex” in a pub on Saturday night for $200 is legitimate. There is sucker born every minute sadly - and most of them gravitate to eBay! Stampboards.com has endless scammer sellers, and rip-off deals being highlighted each month.

The vast number of idiots who leap in and hand over $100s and $1000s to these crooks with minimal feedback or track record, astounds me.

Googling the sellers offering things anyone with BRAIN can see are too good to be true is easy. Why or EARTH would anyone imagine an insane fake handle like “artau-0qii7” is genuine?

A 5 second Google leads you RIGHT to this warning on him - tinyurl.com/Bunnyebay - so these greedy idiots deserve to lose their money.

Zero research.

“MUH” £1 Gilberts for $58??

The Gilbert and Ellice 1924 £1 KGV head is RARE. SG 24, Cat £550 as HINGED. A few exist MUH and will be worth twice that. I’d gladly pay $600 for a nice one. Why on earth does anyone sane think a Commonwealth KGV “MUH” Rarity Stamp News - 65

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cats even. Sit back - watch the Army of Bunnies bid like crazy on the “Bargains”, gleefully pay you in full, and then you vanish with all the cash, and abandon that account, and start new ones.

Sounds impossible? Don’t kid yourself. There are $100,000s of totally non-existent stamps “sold” each month globally on ebay. The Bunnies pay in full - the scammers vanish with the loot, and the fun then begins. Sobbing and blubbering via Negative feedback “Eye gurt reeped orf.

BaaWaah.”

Take a look at just SOME of these images nearby that a Sydney forger listed up this week - and see the stupid low prices these folks THOUGHT these key stamps were really being sold for. Durrrhhh. “The Parade Of The Suckers”.

will be selling for $A58?? As you can see - they DO! The clueless dreamers on eBay. This week’s madness involves a popular tactic.

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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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Building Bridges Australia Post Australia Post celebrates three of Australia’s key metropolitan bridges – the Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Gladesville Bridge in Sydney and Story Bridge in Brisbane – with the release of a new stamp issue.

Showcasing engineering achievements from the 20th century, these stamps, says Australia Post Philatelic Manager Michael Zsolt, “recognise bridges not previously shown on Australian stamps”.

“While bridges play an important utilitarian role, they are also striking feats of engineering. The stamp issue pays tribute to the design and construction of this vital form of transportation infrastructure”, he said.

The three domestic base-rate ($1) stamps were designed by Melbournebased designer Sean Pethick.

Tasman Bridge crosses the Derwent River in Hobart, Tasmania, linking the CBD with suburbs in the east.

Completed in 1964 to replace the old Hobart Bridge, it is the main traffic route across the river and forms part of the Tasman Highway.

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ever constructed, a record it maintained until 1980.

The design of the bridge, with its 300-metre arch, was seen as a dramatic departure from existing bridges and it challenged construction engineering at the time. Its high water clearance allows large vessels to pass beneath it.

Story Bridge is a notable landmark in Brisbane, Queensland, built in the late 1930s and opened in 1940. It was designed by John Bradfield, who also designed Australia’s most famous bridge, Sydney Harbour Bridge. Crossing the wide Brisbane River, the heritagelisted steel cantilever bridge was considered a tremendous feat of engineering of its time, and it remains the longest cantilever bridge in the country. Story Bridge allows cars to easily travel from Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley to Kangaroo Point.

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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 Citizens’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

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

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1.30pm - 4pm. PO Box 2261,Mt Gambier.Ph: 08 8724 9474 Para Hills PS: Mtg 1st Sun; Community Hall Wilkinson Rd, Para Hills. PO Box 64, Para Hills; Ph: 08 8522 4345 Phillumeny SC: U3/26-28 Crozier Av, Modbury 5092. Ph: 08 8337 6533 Email: www.users.or.net/ figg/amccs Port Pirie PS: Mtg 4th Mon; PO Box532, Pt Pirie 5540; Ph: 08 8632 1105 Printed Collectables Club (SAPC): Mtg last Tues, Julia Farr Cent. Canteen, Ground Floor, Fisher St. Ph: 08 8265 7395; PO Box 657, Enfield Plaza 5085 PS of South Australia:1st & 3rdTues; 22 Gray Ct. GPO Box 9800, Adelaide 5001; Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Aust. (Aus. Com. Spect.Grp.): Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm;22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Australia (Daytime SC):Mtg 1st & 3rd Thurs; 22 Gray Ct.Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Australia (Study Group):Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm; 22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8522 4345 Postal Stat & Postal Hist Soc: Mtg 2nd Tues; SAPHIL House, 22 Gray Ct, Adelaide. email: psandph@arcom.com.au; Ph: 08 8260 3352 Riverland PS: Mtg 3rd Fri, 10am ;Whitmore Hall, Barmera Village; Ph: 08 8595 3023 SA Junior Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Sun 1pm - 3pm;Anyone over 5years, parents welcome. 22 Grey St, Adelaide. 08 8250 0484 Salisbury PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Mon;StJohns Church Hall. PO Box 336 Salisbury 5108; Ph: 08 8252 2392 Stirling PS: Mtg 4th Fri 7.45pm, Old Railway Station (now Community Services Bldng.); Ph: 08 8370 2680 Strathalbyn PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 8pm; Rosa Hoare Room, Lutheran Church Complex Corner, Commercial Rd/North Pde; C/- Post Office, Strathalbyn 5255; Ph: 0429 693 747 Ukrainian Collectibles Club: Mtg Wed as per syllabus; PO Box 466, Woodville 5011; Ph: 08 8345 4033 Yorke Peninsula Collectors Club: Senior Citizens Club. Taylor St, Kardina. Mtg 3rd Wed ex. Jan; PO Box 178, Bute 5560; Ph: 08 8821 2906 Club Information: Victorian Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Melbourne, Vic, 3001 Italian PS: Mtg 2nd Mon (ex Jan), 7.30pm, Veneto Club, 191 Bulleen Rd Bullen. (PO Box 166, Niddrie, 3042) Latrobe Valley PS: Mtg Last Wed ex Dec 7.30pm, St Lukes Uniting Church Hall, Princes Way, Morwell; Chris Zarb, Sec. ph. 03 5174 3394 Maryborough Stamp Club:Mtg mthly ex Jan 2nd Tues of month 8pm, St Augustine’s Hall, Maryborough. PO Box 295, Maryborough, 3465; Ph: 03 5464 2400. maryboroughsc@eudoramail.com. maryboroughsc.web1000.com Mildura PS: Mtg Last Thurs (ex Dec)Carnegie Building 74 Deakin Ave Ph: 03 5023 8789 Mooroolbark PS: Mtg 1st Tues; Ph: 03 9723 3304 Oakleigh PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan) Oakleigh Public Library, Drummond St, Oakleigh Ocean Grove SC: Mtg 4th Wed. 10am. Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Clubrooms Melways: 234 A. Ph. 03 5255 1372 Peninsula SC: Mtg 3rd Wed, 7.30pm Uniting Church Hall, Murray Anderson Rd, Rosebud. Ph: 03 5975 0574 Polish PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (2nd in Dec) Prahran PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) Ringwood PS: Gen Mtg 1st Thurs; Daytime 3rd Mon Ph: 03 9725 0514 email hanszomer@bigpond.com Royal PS of Victoria:Mtg 3rd & 5th Thurs; Daytime 1st Tues Sale SC: Mtg 1st Mon (ex Jan) Shepparton PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Mechanics Institute, Shepparton. Ph. 0419 560 813 Sherbrooke PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs ex Jan Upwey Fire Brigade Hall, 8pm; Bob Cook Ph: 03 9758 3465 Upper Yarra SC: Mtg 3rd Tues Warragul PS: Mtg 2nd Fri Warrnambool PS: Mtg 3rd Wed 7.45pm St Joseph’s Primary School, Botanic Road;Ph: 03 5561 1470 Waverley PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs 7.30pm, Mt Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Cres, Mt Waverley; Daytime mtg the following Friday, 9.30am, Uniting Church Hall, 482 High St, Mt Waverley. Ph. 03 9898 4102 Obtain Tasmanian clubs information from: Tasmanian Stamp Council, GPO Box 9800, Hobart, TAS, 7001. Ph: 03 6278 7084 Hobart Junior Group: Mtg 1st Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Kingston Junior Group: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Launceston PS: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan) & 3rd Sat (ex. Dec), Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 7.30pm; Ph: 6344 3676 Mersey-Leven PS: Contact: 03 6425 3603 Rosny Junior Group: Mtg Last Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Tasmanian PS: Mtg Last Monday (ex. Dec); www.tps.org.au, Legacy House, 159 Macquarie St Hobart

stamp & coin fairs & events new south wales April 2 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair, Quinn’s Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02 63623754.

April 2 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor, Car park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, cnr Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW. April 2 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am 4pm, Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, Katoomba.

Ph. 0417 802 754 April 2 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin Collectors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea.

April 3 - Twin Towns S.C. Stamp & Coin Fair, Cudgen Leagues Club, Kingscliff, Contact 07 5535 3168 April 16 - Richmond Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am - 3pm, St Monica’s Church Hall, Cnr. Windsor & Bourke Streets, Richmond NSW, Enq: Ann 02 4576 5031 April 17 - (3rd Sun) Stamp & Coin Fair, 10am - 3pm, Pioneers Hall, Cowper St, Wallsend. 8 Dealers. 4971 3483 April 24 - (4th Sun) Epping Stamp & Coin Fair, Community Hall, 9 Oxford St, Epping. 10am - 4pm. Free Entry, 6 Dealers, Buy/Sell

victoria April 3 - (1st Sun) Western Suburbs Stamp, Coin & Banknote Fair, Strathmore Bowling Club, 40 Loeman St, Strathmore. Enq: Chris. 0413355716.

April 17 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair, Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh. Dealers plus huge range activities. Ph: 0418 322 315.

April 24 - (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phonecard Fair, Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. 9am-3pm.

queensland April 11 - (2nd Mon) - Gold Coast PS Sale, Rm 1, Southport Comm. Centre, Lawson St, Southport.

11.30am - 2.30pm Brisbane Table Tennis Association Centre April 24 - QStamp Fair, Southside, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, Memorial Hall, Logan Rd. Free Entry 8.30am - 2pm

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Sel Pfeffer’s BOONAH STAMP SUPPLIES PO Box 155, Boonah Q 4310, Australia Australia & Territories Booklet Catalogue Edition 4, Volume 1 - 1904-1972 - $40.00 Edition 4, Volume 2 - 1979-2009 - $45.00 Supplement 2010 - $18.00; 2011 - $15.00 Australasia & Territories Frama & CPS Catalogue - $45.00 Aust. Postage on cats. $3 - on sups. $2.

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The society has a regular program of meetings, with displays, exchanges and discussion nights, and welcomes visitors to Canberra.

It has a flourishing exchange branch, which circulates to small stamp clubs in the south region, as well as in the Canberra area. It publishes, quarterly, a newsletter and a research journal ‘Capital Philately’. Enquiries about membership or about separate subscriptions to the journal should be directed to: Secretary: Tony Luckhurst Ph: 02 6241 1963 e-mail: tony_luckhurst@bigpound.com

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Fax: 08 9447 8004 Ace Stamp Auctions, PO Box 2076, Ellenbrook, WA, 6069. Ph: 08 08 9297 3040 email: stampdealer@iinet.net.au There are also about 4950 newsagencies in Australia, and most of the major stores carry a number of copies, alternatively you can arrange with your local newsagent to put one by for you each month.

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Stamp News Australasia Advertising Rates & Data Commencing January 2016 Publication details Stamp News Australasia is published

by Kevin Morgan, ABN 61 577 987 652, at monthly intervals, twelve times per year. Publication date is the 1st day of each month.

Advertising deadlines 1st day of month prior to month of publication (eg the June edition advertising deadline is 1st MAY)

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Payment via credit card on a monthly basis is also acceptable for prepayment terms at no surcharge, however American Express, Diners Club and Paypal payments will attract a 2.5% administration fee.

SPECIAL NOTES 1. Advertisers may vary their display advertising sizes within a contract period.

2. If booked advertising material does not arrive by the due date the Publisher reserves the right to publish a previously published advertisement in lieu.

3. Prices are for copy supplied in digital format to the required standard. If production work is required extra charges may be necessary. Please consult.

Required submission format Advertisements should be supplied in digital format (on disk or via email). Advertisements should be provided as high resolution PDF files, with all fonts embedded. All images must be scanned at 300dpi resolution and sent as separate files, and must not be compressed by jpeg below medium quality.

Price lists must be provided in Excel format. Phone to discuss other formats or alternatives. Note that MS Publisher files are NOT accepted.

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SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS Advertisers are hereby notified of the following conditions to which they signify their acceptance in submitting any advertisement: * Although oral instructions may be acted upon, no liability will be accepted for advertising instructions, alterations or cancellations made orally, they must be in writing. * No liability will be accepted for any loss occasioned by the failure of an advertisement or insert or any part of an advertisement or insert to appear in any specified issue, or for any error in an advertisement or insert. * Positions selected for advertisement are entirely at the discretion of the Publisher, except where otherwise arranged (see “Preferred Position�). * The matter, content and style of any advertisement is subject to approval of the Publisher. Advertisements held by the Publisher to be unlawful or undesirable in any way will be declined. * The Publisher reserves the right to suspend, refuse or withdraw any advertisement or order at its discretion at any time without notice. The Advertiser, in submitting an advertisement and/or material, is deemed to have agreed that no liability for claims, damages or compensation in respect thereof will be held against the Publisher. * TRADE PRACTICES: Advertisements submitted must be in strict accordance with the applicable State and Federal consumer and advertising laws in force from time to time. * INDEMNITY: In submitting any advertisement or insert, the Advertiser agrees that if any material, statement, information or matter contained in any such advertisement or insert is in breach of any statute, regulation or law (whether Federal, State or Territorial, directly, by inference or otherwise) and the Publisher publishes the advertisement or insert in good faith with no reason to be aware of such impediment and consequently suffers any penalty by reason of or arising from the publication of such material, then the Advertiser indemnifies the Publisher against the amount of any such penalty and shall pay the amount thereof and any consequential and reasonable legal costs incurred by the Publisher.

Contributor & Advertiser Deadlines May 2016 Issue 1 April 2016 June 2016 Issue 1 May 2016 We reserve the right to repeat advertising from a previous issue if material is not received in time.

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Internet & Email Directory The following is an extensive listing of Stamp Dealer and Internet Website contact addresses worldwide.

Millions of dollars of stock is priced up ready to sell on these sites. All Dealers may list their contact details here for a very affordable $175 per year fee, prepaid annually or only $17.50 a month.

Contact the Advertising Manager on Ph: 0425 795 693, Fax: 03 9758 7506, or email: kevinmorgan2@live.com www.brusden-white.com Publishers of Australia’s Gold Medal catalogue series - The Australian Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue. Order all volumes on line. Special offers also available. info@brusden-white.com

www.gabrieles.com.au Hundreds of new items added to our site each month. Add your email address to our “early bird” notice list, so when new material is added to the site, you get first choice! We also post out a printed copy of our monthly offers, for those who do not use the internet, this service is also free. Our printed, 36 paged price list is also available, just phone write or email today for a free copy today. gabriele@gabrieles.com.au

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.

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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

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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 PSE’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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In 2016 we are making these new subscription offers to make your subscription even more affordable: For each 12 months of your new subscription you may choose 1 of the following: 1) 2 recent Australia PNC covers, our choice retail value $45‌or ask for a list of those available.

2) Approx 1250 Australian Stamps, unsorted, off paper, retail value $30 3) 110mm Illuminated Magnifier on stand, RRP $35 4) Approx 1250 World Stamps, unsorted off paper, retail value $30 5) 30 Eureka stocksheets, made in Australia on a Hagner machine, our choice of strip sizes, retail value $37.50 6) Australian Comprehensive Catalogue, 3 volumes complete, latest edition, RRP $99 7) A mixed selection of Prinz black or clear mounts (state which) retail value $45 8) A pair of European Made stainless steel 150mm pointed tweezers, in safety wallet, plus a perforation gauge RRP $20.00 9) Approx 1250 British Commonwealth stamps unsorted off paper, retail value $30 10) 500 Different Australian stamps, retail value $25 For a lifetime subscription you will receive all 10 gifts.

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