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Contents Articles Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ...................................................6 Guam’s Guard Mail: 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 .............................................. 48 Cinderella Corner: Vito Milana .................................................... 52 Market Matters: Glen Stephens .................................................. 56

Information News..................................................................................................... 23 Reviews : Mike Lee .......................................................................... 66 Trading Post....................................................................................... 68 Clubs & Societies ....................................................................... ......70 Calendar.............................................................................................. 73 Products & Services Directory............................................... ......74 Internet & Email Directory...................................................... ......78 List of Advertisers .............................................................. ..............82

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It’s a very popular chat topic, that “What’s a bargain?” subject. Rightfully so. It can be a stimulating aspect of philatelic life. For example, I have fond memories of the post mortem the Trade conducted in the 1970s, over a refreshment or two at The Sydney Hilton, following the conclusion of a Harmer’s of Sydney auction. What was “The Buy of the Sale?” Opinions, of course, varied greatly, and it would Figure 1. Wyong NSW multicoloured Tourism cover: Fruit/Fishing/Swimming. often take months for Gorgeous. the verdict to crystallize. Usually, it was only when will always, however, remain a readily available when the secondary market results became public item. Nothing special to recommend it. (i.e. as in the re auctioning of a “bargain” contender) To others, an item which sells for “Y” in fine conthat any of us had clear evidence of a “bargain”. dition, for one-tenth of “Y”, in poor condition, will “Bargains” can come back to haunt one! be a bargain. It will always, however, be an item in In those heady days, Harmer’s was where the real poor condition. A “spacefiller” is seldom a source of philatelic market lay for most of the decade, along perpetual pleasure. with Robson Lowe (Australasia) Pty Ltd. These I could go on (and on). What most consider a were the Clearinghouses of choice, by the leading “bargain” on chatboards, I consider a good outcome philatelists in the Land (or their widow’s), and Ausfor the seller. tralasia collectors abroad. I’ll now focus upon eBay for my thoughts on the These days, Australian philatelic auctions still topic of “bargains”. By way of background informahave their fair share of “bargains”, albeit at increastion, since 2000, I’ve bought and sold in that extraoringly diminished levels, given how well informed dinary medium: the broadest reach of any auction buyers now are, courtesy of the Interweb. business in history. I refer specifically to auctions of So where does one turn for the broadest offering Collectables, wherein my experience lay. As a buyer/ of potential bargains? The answer to that, of course, seller with over 11,000 feedbacks (100% positive I’m is eBay (and for those with the patience, Delcampe). proud to add), I feel I have the credentials to make But first, let’s consider “What’s a bargain?” My reasonably informed comment on observations of overview of this analysis will, of course, be through eBay. my eyes alone. So, on this occasion, I will make those comments Back to the question: the answer is all sorts of limited to my own selling experiences, derived over things, to all sorts of people. To some, a readily the months of March/April just gone, during which available item, which normally retails for “X”, for period I have offered close on a thousand items for half “X”, would be a bargain. In my eyes, that item auction. My signature starting price is AU$9.99, 6 - Stamp News

I require to make an impression on the hoard. With my interpretation of a “bargain”, therefore, I give you some of my less jubilant eBay cover selling experiences in recent months; a kind of perverse tutorial! The sub-titles are virtually the same as the eBay descriptions. Few would argue Figure 1 is not an eyecatching cover. Made to order for a KGV Heads Figure 2. Victoria: 1890 early pre-UPU 1d Printed matter rate cover to US collector looking to spice up a page, or for a Tourism exhibit, with appeal which is generally sufficiently attractive to ensure a sale. With that model, one has to take the bad (often) also for Fruit, Fishing and Aquatic sports aficionados. From a Regional perspective, of considerable with the good (less often!), and hope it all averages local interest for Wyong district. I thought up to out. $100 was likely on eBay, however the lot stalled at Given I have a hoard of mostly covers, largely falling within the AU$10 to $100 per unit span, eBay $21.70. Bargain. I’m sure more than one reader will is a most suited outlet for my material. It is probably be muttering, “I would have paid more than that!” A also the only viable outlet, at least on the grand scale signature starting price model of $9.99 often does not

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deliver for this seller. I really should know better. Very few will be aware of just how rare Figure 2 is, and taking a leap of faith that I will find such knowledgeable collectors on eBay was very unsound judgement. I did find a knowledgeable collector, but alas, in solitude. Probably a $150 item, properly described and marketed at an Australian public auction, instead went for $9.99 start price. Horses for courses, Figure 4. 1935 John Batman landing at Indented Head Centenary private iniI have to keep reminding tiative cover - 2 produced myself. mint example. The eBay description was precisely as above. “2 produced” didn’t inspire collectors of souveGeneral collectors, by and large, are “happy’ with a nir/commemorative covers, so $9.99 was the fate of mint or used off cover $20 Painting, and perhaps take Figure 4. I would have thought that the Centenary of comfort in the knowledge there are thousands upon Batman’s landing was worthy of much more interest thousands, just like themselves. Meanwhile one, just (perhaps Robin’s landing will do better?). one, smart collector (and not a collector in Australia, I always know something is special when the buyI am embarrassed to report) bought Figure 3, a $20 er of Figure 5 enters the bidding arena. I had two of Paintings item head and shoulders above the rest, for these, bought perhaps 20 years ago, the only exama lousy $9.99 (half “face”!). I wouldn’t pay that for a ples I’ve seen. Would appear the buyer may not have seen one previously? No one else in eBay World shared our perspective, so $9.99 it was. When two leading specialists in their field believe something is “special”, it probably is. The key item in Figure 6 is Perf 13½x12½, and the supporting stamp (for registration fee), the 3d, is Perf 14 (and note better than average centring). This is the comment regarding this cover made in the extended area Figure 5. 1970s (?) Priority Paid Australia Post cover unused (Stationery) 8 - Stamp News

Figure 6. 1928 unclaimed Official registered cover punctured OS SM wmk: 1½d Salmon shade for an eBay lot description: “Herein lies a mystery: At a time when ACSC is expanding its shade repertoire, the SM wmk 1½d perf 13½x12½ has been placed on a diet, down from 14 shades in 2007 edition to 11 in 2014. The reasoning escapes me, but gone in the latest edition is the aptlynamed “Salmon”, which is now on offer. In 2007 the “on cover” price was AU$100. Does it now qualify for “Pink”, the closest possibility (but it’s Salmon!), which catalogues (2014) AU$200 on cover. To conclude, and don’t forget the 3d alone is AU$100 on cover, if you can buy this item for AU$9.99 you can justifiably pat yourself on the back (with my blessing).” Despite my Election-quality, arousing commentary, the lot bombed, making just $15.50 (my congratulations to the astute buyer). I do have a problem, I must say, with the present generation of KGV collectors; few have covers to speak of. When a knockout exhibit of KGV Heads Usage hits the exhibition trail (a matter of when, not if), and this subject would have a place in such a collection, I would not want to be the exhibitor the judges direct the inevitable “Well, where’s ya usage material?” observation towards.

Cinderellas rightly are popular. Many are attractive, unusual, indeed compelling. I like them on contemporary cover, particularly when tied. It was with surprise, therefore, that Figure 7 made only $12.50? Australia’s Own car: “Holden”, elusive Cinderella, on cover, and tied. But it went to a friend, so a happy ending! To conclude, here is my impression of a real bargain, Figure 8, it’s a “postmark”. Now, as most of us know, cancellations can fetch a pretty penny. If they are the right Numeral (from Colonial times), or circular datestamp (cds), Tasmania being particularly notable when the cds is on a Pictorial stamp, sparks fly, and thousands of dollars can be achieved. These are the so-called “5R” cancels. Well, there are other “5R” cancels, which sell for more modest sums. I actually prefer them to the “high flyers”, certainly in terms of value for money. These “5R” rarities are included amongst Post Office “Paid” slogans, and Meter “slogans”. Figure 8 is one of the latter: a 1930 cancel with reference to “Surfing”! Surfing officially began in Australia just a decade and a half earlier; I suspect this is the first Australian

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Figure 7. 1964 GMH Dealer cover bearing Holden Cinderella tied cancellation to refer to the term? peruse my weekly offerings . . . rap_com_au. A specimen strike, from Bondi Council; fit for a place in a Large Gold medal collection of Aquatic Sports . . . for $9.99? I rest my case. I wonder, are their readers, perhaps some of them eBayers, who have previously seen some of these results, and agree with me, upon reflection, that herein lie some items which are candidates for Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bargain? If Australia-centric covers are amongst your interests, you would Figure 8. 1930 Bondi NSW Surfing Beach superb meter Specimen cover - early serve yourself well to and desirable Surf related Topic/Theme 10 - 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.)

GLEN STEPHENS

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.)

GUAM’S GUARD MAIL Guam is a 549 km² large island in the Pacific Ocean which was discovered by the Portuguese explorer Fernäo de Magalhäes in 1521. It is part of the Marianas which became a Spanish possession in 1667. In connection with the SpanishAmerican war, US forces landed on the island on 20 June 1898 and assumed control of Guam. In 1899 contemporary US definitive stamps were overprinted GUAM to be used on the island. At that time the island was administered by the US Navy. The overprinted stamps were in use from 7 July 1899 until 29 March 1901 when the US Post Office Department took over the post office in the capital of Agaña. Around 1900 Guam had a total population of some 9.000 people. Since 1898 Guam has been a US territory

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which today enjoys a certain degree of self-determination. US postage stamps are of course used. In the 1941-1944 period Guam was occupied by Japanese forces and this certainly were difficult times for the local population. Strangely enough a Japanese soldier called Yokoi Shoichi fled into the jungle area in the interior of Guam in 1944 and was only discovered in 1972! Today Guam has a population of more than 170.000 people. The native Polynesians speak Chamorro but the main administrative and commercial language is English. Filipino is widely spoken as relations with the Philippines have always been important as this story will show. In the early part of the 20th century the island’s only post office was located in Agaña (today spelt

Christer Brunström Hagatña) and it was in charge in all mail arriving and leaving the island. However, with a growing population and economic development throughout Guam the need for a functioning local mail service linking Agaña with the smaller villages in other parts of the island arose. Apparently the US Post Ofﬁce Department did not offer this kind of essential service. In 1930 Commander Willis W. Bradley, Jr. was governor of Guam. He was apparently deeply involved in the creation of the Guam Guard Mail, a semi-ofﬁcial local post linking Agaña with the rest of Guam. He inaugurated the local post on 8 April 1930. The local post had obtained 2.000 copies of a Philippine 2-centavo stamp and 3.000 copies of a

4-centavo value. They were overprinted GUAM GUARD MAIL and put into service. Today they are quite rare and forgers have been at work producing fake overprints. In my opinion these stamps should only be acquired along with a certiﬁcate of genuineness. They are shown in Fig 1 and Fig 2. In July 1930 there was a new issue of stamps which apparently had been printed locally. The denominations are 1 (Fig 3) and 2 cents (Fig 4) and they depict the Seal of Guam featuring a canoe and a palm tree. The stamps were ungummed and printed on paper with the watermark CLEVELAND BOND parts of which can be seen on a few stamps in some sheets. The stamps were perforated 12 but the perforation was rather poor

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GUAM’S GUARD MAIL and numerous stamps have faulty perforations which more or less appears to be normal for this issue. I have been unable to ﬁnd any information regarding the numbers printed of this interesting issue but the 2c is far more common than the 1c value. In August 1930 there was a new issue of two Philippine 2c and 4c stamps once again overprinted GUAM GUARD MAIL in black. There were 20.000 copies of the 2c value and no less than 80.000 copies of the 4c value making this the most common of all Guam Guard MailIMG492 Fig 5

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Finally in December 1930 five Philippine definitive stamps were overprinted GUAM GUARD MAIL but this time in red. Denominations ranged from 2c to 10 c. The printings varied from 25.000 to 50.000 copies and this set is still quite inexpensive in mint condition. The 2c value exists with two rather scarce overprint errors – GRAUD and MIAL. Only 500 copies can exist of each error. On 8 April 1931 the Guam Guard Mail was closed for good and the US Post Office Department took over the operation. The Guam Guard Mail was just in existence for a year providing a vital postal service for the residents of this Pacific island.

WORLDWIDE NEW ISSUES

Beautiful Butterflies Australia Post’s latest stamp issue celebrates four spectacular Australian butterfly species: the Pale Triangle (Graphium eurypylus), the Bordered Rustic (Cupha prosope), the Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion) and the Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus). Showcasing bold and striking butterflies, these stamps, says Australia Post Philatelic Manager Michael Zsolt, “remind us of the beauty of the natural world”. “Australia is home to more than 400 butterfly species. The stamp issue features eyecatching photographs of four bright and beautiful butterfly species”, he said. The three domestic baserate ($1) and one international rate ($2.75) stamps were designed by Sharon Rodziewicz, Australia Post Design Studio. The Pale Triangle (Graphium eurypylus) is a large and eye-catching butterfly. The species is part of the Graphium genus of swallowtails, of which only six of the almost 90 species occur in Australia. The Bordered Rustic (Cupha prosope) is a mediumsized butterfly. It is seen in sunny areas, small clearings and along creeks, at the edges of thick rainforest in some coastal areas of New South Wales and Queensland.

The Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion) is boldly coloured and is found only in coastal and montane rainforest areas of northeast Queensland. The female of the species is the largest butterfly found in Australia, with a wingspan of around 15 to 20 centimetres. The Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus) is a large butterfly, found in most parts of mainland Australia as well as on Lord Howe Island. Its larvae feed on a wide variety of Cullen species, groundcover plants or shrubs that occur in the arid and tropical zones of northern Australia. The products associated with this stamp issue are a minisheet, first day cover, stamp pack, sheetlet of five $2.75 stamps, booklet of 20 x $1 self-adhesive stamps, roll of 100 x $1 self-adhesive stamps, postal and numismatic cover and a set of four maxicards. The Beautiful Butterflies stamp issue is available from 3 May 2016 at participating Post Offices, via mail order on 1800 331 794 and online at auspost. com.au/stamps while stocks last. Visit the Australia Post Collectables website australiapostcollectables.com. au for an article on Beautiful Butterflies. The Australia Post Collectables website is a central resource for stamp collectors and philatelic enthusiasts across the globe. Stamp News - 15

Stamps in the News - Globally! Return of the Jenny

Reported at www.cbsnews.com One of the longest mysteries in the stamp-collecting world is starting a new chapter. Six decades after four of the U.S. Postal Service’s most celebrated misprints were stolen from a collectors’ convention, one of the missing “inverted Jenny” stamps surfaced this month at a New York auction house. The 1918 stamps, featuring an airplane printed upside-down, are among the world’s most famous. “It’s one of the most notorious crimes in philatelic history,” said a spokesman for the American Philatelic Research Library, which owns the stamp. It was submitted to auctioneer Spink USA by a man from the UK who had inherited it from his grandfather. His name has not been released. The philatelic library is now working with Spink USA and federal authorities to reclaim the stamp. There has been no sign of any of the four stolen Jenny stamps in over 30 years, since two others were recovered in the 1980s and ‘70s. The whereabouts of the fourth are still unknown. Worth 24 cents when issued, inverted Jenny stamps fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars today. While other stamps are rarer, the Jenny is one of few that is readily recognized even by non-collectors. It made its way into popular culture in movies such as 1985’s “Brewster’s Millions and TV including “The Simpsons,” in which Homer finds a

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sheet of them at a flea market and figures it’s worthless. To celebrate the launch of U.S. air mail, the Postal Service designed a stamp featuring a Curtiss JN-4H “Jenny” biplane. Some were printed with the plane inverted, and a savvy customer bought a 100-stamp sheet before anyone realized the error. Over the years, they were separated, coveted, counterfeited, stolen on more than one occasion and narrowly saved from the blitzkrieg of London and from a flood in Pennsylvania. Ethel B. Stewart McCoy, a New York heiress, lent her block of four Jenny stamps to the American Philatelic Society to exhibit in 1955 in Virginia, where the stamps were stolen from a display case. Two were recovered in the ‘70s and ‘80s from different Chicago collectors, who said they’d bought the stamps from people who had since died or whose names they didn’t know. Those stamps went to the philatelic library, as McCoy had given it rights to all her stolen Jenny stamps before her 1980 death.

Philatelic research goes online Reported at www.linns.com

The major philatelic library built up by the 26th Earl of Crawford will be made available online via Global Philatelic Library from May 30 as announced in a press release from the Royal Philatelic Society London. The Crawford philatelic library comprises more than 1.3 million pages and represents approximately 95 percent of the world’s published philatelic knowledge at the time it was created. James Ludovic Lindsay, the 26th Earl of Crawford, was born July 28, 1847. When he died in 1913, he left his magnificent philatelic library to the British nation. It has been conserved by the British Library in London, where it is available for researchers. The British Library said that it “is probably the most complete collection of philatelic literature covering the period 1861 to 1913, comprising approximately 4,500 volumes.” In an exciting collaboration, staff at the British

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Library and volunteers from the Royal Philatelic Society London, have been digitising every page of every volume. The work has been funding by the British Library, the British Philatelic Trust, the Philatelic Fund, and the Royal Philatelic Society London. More details of this project were given by David Beech, in a supplement published with the March edition of The London Philatelist, journal of the Royal Philatelic Society London. The text can be downloaded from the Global Philatelic Library website. The Global Philatelic Library is an initiative to provide a consolidated listing of philatelic publications, archives, museum items, etc. held by libraries. For more information see http://www.globalphilateliclibrary.org/

Fahour fail #1 Proposed $9 pick up service Reported at www.brisbanetimes.com.au

Australia Post customers are furious at plans to charge them up to $9 if parcels aren’t picked up within five days. As well as being unpopular there have been questions asked about the legality of such a move. Australia Post has no contract with the recipient of the package. The contract to deliver, for which payment has been made, was with the sender. One commentator remarked “You can’t forcibly create a contract for which payment is demanded just by holding onto somebody’s stuff and putting out your hand. Not unless you’re going into competition with the mafia.” According to Australia Post PR, the plan to charge people to collect their own parcels is an exciting enhancement of the Post Office’s customer service offerings.

Fahour fail #2 Parcels doing laps of Australia before being delivered Reported at www.smh.com.au

Complaints are mounting about Australia Post’s

parcel delivery service and an automatic scanning system that sends parcels thousands of kilometres in the wrong direction, or refuses to recognise home addresses that have been used for decades. Australia Post has been relying on revenues from the parcel business as letter volumes decline, with parcels contributing half of the group’s $6.3 billion revenues. However, new automated parcel systems installed in late 2014 appear to be wasting resources by sending packages the wrong way or failing to recognise established addresses. And after several bad experiences people, Melbourne cartoonist Oslo Davis said he would rather hand-deliver parcels whenever possible. “Earlier this year I sent an artwork from Collingwood to South Yarra and it went via western Sydney then Perth then Sunshine [Victoria]. Took thirteen business days. Should have just driven it myself,” he said. Sydneysider Alexandra Hordern ordered a parcel from South Australia and online tracking service shows it arrived in Chullora, New South Wales on a Thursday, but the next day it went to Sunshine, Victoria, then back to Adelaide. After complaining she was told automatic scanners missed the post code and the parcel could not be manually sorted until it “is misread by a post code scanner three times “. And when one woman bought Christmas gifts for her family, they never arrived because Australia Post no longer recognised the address her parents have been using for several decades. The parcel bounced between Queensland and New South Wales before finally being returned to the retailer. When she complained, Australia Post said the address her parents had been using for 30 years did not exist. Another woman told Fairfax Media she sent out 40 invitations for a work function, but all were returned the next day. She suspects sorting machines read the return addresses as the delivery address, a mistake that a human sorting through dozens of envelopes would be unlikely to make. Spokesperson for an environmental non-profit, says expensive air monitoring equipment ordered from the United States was returned to the sender despite her attempts to collect it from the post office. Tracking information showed Australia Post attempted delivery three times, then gave her only Stamp News - 17

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one minute to collect the parcel before switching status from “awaiting collection” to “returning to sender”. Australia Post’s own belt tightening now appears to also discouraging letter writers. Melbourne resident Petra Stock recently sent a letter containing two photographs to her parents in Adelaide. She let her child choose the envelope, but because it was an irregular size she asked how much postage to pay. A few days later she received a bill for $2.50 for underpaying by $1. “I was a bit shocked because I had done all the right things and I felt like I would have even preferred they returned the letter than sending this unexpected bill in the post.” “Letter writing is something that I love and want my kids to enjoy as well. It doesn’t bother me about increasing postage, but now I wonder if my kids will get a bill. It has really changed my impression of Australia Post.”

Fahour fail #3 Selling off the crown jewels Reported at www.afr.com.au

A $300 million slice of Australia’s history will go under the hammer as Australia Post uses its heritage buildings to restore its flagging finances. The stunning, colonial-era GPOs have long been at the heart of city life across Australia’s seven capitals. Now they are the centrepiece in chief executive Ahmed Fahour’s latest bid to save the ailing postal business. The rescue plan to attract property 18 - Stamp News

investment into a fund run by Eureka Funds Management was revealed in confidential investment documents obtained by The Australian Financial Review. “This is truly an exceptionally rare offering of prime real estate, unlikely ever to be repeated,” the prospectus said. The GPOs, many of them than 150 years old, comprise some of the country’s most significant public buildings, including Sydney’s GPO building at 1 Martin Place and Melbourne’s GPO in the Bourke Street. The freehold of six of the properties, and the leasehold of the Canberra GPO, would be transferred into a property trust, according to the confidential investment documents. Under the proposed deal, Australia Post would initially retain a 40 per cent stake in the unlisted Australian GPO Trust, to be run by Eureka. An incoming investor would take the remaining a 60 per stake. Each co-investor would have first right of refusal to buy each other’s units. Knight Frank institutional sales head James Parry said overseas investors were showing considerable appetite for investing in premium commercial real estate, including heritage sandstone buildings. “There’s some good track record in overseas buyers buying heritage-listed property, like the Bridge St sandstone properties that were sold to Asian investors for conversion into hotels,” Mr Parry said. Australia Post lists more than 4400 properties in its financial accounts, including 728 corporate offices, 2899 post offices and franchises, and another 779 post agencies. The properties were listed with a gross book

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value of $1.5 billion at June 30, 2015. Australia Post have confirmed but sought to downplay the leaked documents saying no final decisions have yet been made and that Australia Post would “ensure the heritage significance of these properties is maintained.” Eureka Funds Management has declined to comment.

Thai mail fail

Reported at http://bangkok.coconuts.co If you’ve ever sent someone a postcard from Thailand but it never arrived at its destination, this is probably why. A man from Nakhon Sri Thammarat, in Southern Thailand, has just found out that a postcard he dropped in a local post box in February is still there, with some other letters and pieces of garbage. Ninenot Tanate, a postcard enthusiast, posted on Facebook, saying he took a photo of the inside of the post box out of curiosity to see if the postman ever opened it. Ninenot made the postcard himself using a photo he had taken of the city’s beautiful landscape. “I’m afraid that postcard lovers will be disappointed to see this ... I still love sending stuff via mail and don’t want to see it end,” Ninenote wrote. Meanwhile, the local post office manager said an investigation discovered that the officer responsible for the box had lost the key. The officer was reportedly placed on disciplinary probation.

The manager has promised to get Ninenot’s postcard to its destination.

Philatelic politics #1 China & Fiji Reported at www.fijitimes.com

POST Fiji Ltd has launched the 2016 Year of the Monkey stamps in collaboration with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China and the China Cultural Centre in Fiji. China Cultural Centre in Fiji director Xianfu Deng said the event commemorated the significant achievement of cultural exchange and co-operation between China and Fiji. “Because of the special historical and cultural features of the zodiac animals, many countries in the world have issued zodiac animal stamps to express their Chinese New Year blessings to people. “The successful launching of this set of stamps has highlighted the friendship between China and Fiji, set a good example of the cultural exchange and co-operation between China and Fiji, and will be recorded into the history of the cultural exchange and cooperation between China and Fiji.”

Philatelic politics #2 China & South Korea Reported at www.koreaherald.com

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Reported at www.taipeitimes.com

island. The stamp set was issued the same day that the President of Taiwan led an entourage of political veterans to visit the island. The set of stamps is called the “South China Sea Peace Initiative”. The NT$5 stamp shows a map of Taiwan in relation to other island groups, including the Spratly Islands the Paracel Islands and the Pratas Islands as well as the Macclesfield Bank and the Scarborough Shoal. On the foreground stands a monument marking the completion of the pier construction on Itu Aba, inscribed with the Chinese characters signifying “peace in the South China Sea” and Itu Aba’s status as part of Taiwan’s “national borders.” The NT$9 stamp, with peace as its theme, shows the Nansha Hospital and lighthouse on Itu Aba. The NT$13 stamp shows the national monument on Itu Aba in the foreground and solar energy panels in the background, highlighting the government’s plan to turn the island into a low-carbon territory. The NT$15 stamp features a walking trail, farm animals, vegetables and trees to show that the island is capable of sustaining life. The stamps are the latest move by Taiwan to protect the nation’s territory, ahead of a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on a case brought by the Philippines against China. China argues that Itu Aba is a rock, not an island.

Chunghwa Post has issued a set of stamps featuring Itu Aba Island as part of the government’s efforts to assert its sovereignty over the South China Sea

And while we’re on Taiwan…..what the??

be featured on Chinese postage stamps, as part of the Dream China project jointly organized by China’s Ministry of Communications and China Post to recognize the 100 most influential cultural figures in China. Park is the first South Korean actor to feature on Chinese stamps after boy band Super Junior-M made a brief appearance for charity stamps back in 2008.

Philatelic politics #3 China & Taiwan

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A pixelated set of commemorative stamps for the inauguration of the new Taiwanese president and her deputy have attracted praise in the island-nation. The stamps feature line drawing and pixelated versions 20 - Stamp News

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of incoming president Tsai Ing-wen and vice-president-elect Chen Chien-jen. “The aim is to reflect contemporary art and culture with a fresh new look,” Taiwan’s Chunghwa Post said. “The pixelated faces express the idea that heads of state are not only individuals, but also embodiments of the collective spirit and style of the nation. “Breaking new ground in design… the images fully demonstrate the ideas of beauty, emotional connection, diversity, abstraction and freedom,” the government postal service added. The set of stamps were the first set of inauguration commemorative stamps which did not include the flag of the Republic of China. Chunghwa Post spokesperson said that the flag was not used so as to match the design concept as the designers wished to avoid distorting the flag.

worse, the bank told her it could take up to 45 days to get her money. After being told she couldn’t have her money, Brown called the police and then called local TV station. Channel 2’s Carl Willis spoke with a bank employee, who admitted the person who fills the ATM mixed up the cash and stamp canisters. She said there was a procedure to follow since Brown didn’t bank with Fifth Third. “We have to do a dispute and it’s going to take up to 45 days,” Brown said, “I don’t even have 24 hours. “$280 may not seem like a lot of money to somebody, but it’s a lot of money to me.” Shortly after Willis left the bank, Brown got a money order from Fifth Third Bank. It was a relief for her, but according to the bank there are at least 10 other people who also need this straightened out.

Gross profit from stamp sales Reported at www.reuters.com

ATM with a difference Reported at www.wsbtv.com

A woman in Atlanta, Georgia received a shock when she got a sheet of postage stamps instead of cash when she tried to withdraw $280 from One of the rarest philatelic items in the world is this mint bloc of a Fifth Third Bank ATM. To make it six of the 1843 10 centime black-on-yellow green Double Gene Stamp News - 21

Stamps in the News - Globally! Billionaire Bill Gross has sold part of his famed stamp collection for $4.5 million and will donate some of the proceeds to a philanthropic arm of his former employer, Pimco which he is now suing. Gross, who left Pimco in 2014 and is now a portfolio manager at Janus Capital Group, will donate $2 million to the Pimco Foundation. Last October, Gross sued Pimco for more than $200 million, claiming he was pushed out so other executives could divvy up his bonus. Pimco has denied his claims and said Gross’ own behaviour and treatment of colleagues would have justified his firing. Despite the acrimonious dispute, Gross has pledged to keep supporting the Pimco Foundation, which he helped found. Gross’ sale included a block of six “Double Geneva” stamps from 1843 that could be worth as much as $1.5 million. Gross is estimated to have spent more than $100 million on his stamp collection. A stamp gallery is named for him in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.

Stamps to guide urban wayfarers Reported at http://torontoist.com

Return to Centre is a clever and insightful take on urban wayfinding, unexpectedly directing passers by to the First Post Office while packing in an abridged history of Canada. It’s all told through a collection of stamps, handpicked by artists Joanne Tod and Jon Reed, who were 22 - Stamp News

enlisted to pay homage to the 1834 first post office, a historic fixture in Toronto’s St. Lawrence area. They have distilled Canada’s cultural memory down to 12 images (from 1897 to 1993) reflecting both history and a few personal references. Beyond referencing the post office’s existence, the ribbon of images ties pieces of a collective past from different corners of the country. So which iconic figures and milestones made the cut? Philatelists, or stamp-collecting enthusiasts, may be disappointed that the beloved beaver, which debuted on Canada’s first-ever stamp, doesn’t make an appearance. But perhaps it was more fitting to pay tribute to the woman who appeared on the world’s very first stamp, who also happened to be the former monarch: Queen Victoria. Other noteworthy individuals in the mix include Idola Saint-Jean, a Quebec suffragette; the Fathers of Confederation; Vincent Massey, the first nativeborn Canadian to hold the governor-general post; and Louis Riel, who founded Manitoba and fought for the Métis people. Return to Centre digs up long-forgotten figures who have played pivotal roles in securing rights for Canadians.

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Star TrekTM 50th anniversary collection ready to warp into the hands of fans and collectors! OTTAWA, CANADA, PLANET EARTH – Stamp collectors and fans of Star Trek will long for a working transporter on May 5, 2016. That way they could beam themselves to the nearest post office and be among the first to take home their favourites from the multi-stamp and collectible issue that pays homage to the original television series. Under license by CBS Consumer Products, the collections includes five stamps depicting cast members from Star Trek: The Original Series. The U.S.S. Enterprise and a Klingon D7-class battle cruiser blast their way onto the coil stamps, while two special-effect lenticular stamps allow for continuous reruns of classic scenes. Along with a prestige booklet, official first day covers, souvenir sheets, uncut press sheets, panes, and booklets, fans will discover a galaxy of memorabilia, including postcards and stamp dispensers. Four limited-edition items add to the fleet of collectibles: a framed print signed by William Shatner, a framed stamp pane cancelled with a goldink postmark of the Enterprise’s trusty shuttlecraft, a lenticular enlargement, and a lenticular uncut press sheet which is a first for any postal administration. Three of the five characters – Captain James T. Kirk, Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, and Klingon Commander Kor – were played by homegrown actors William Shatner, James Doohan and John Colicos, who hailed from Montréal, Vancouver and Toronto, respectively. Spock too, can claim a

connection to Canada via Vulcan, Alberta, which shares its name with his home planet. Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy rounds out the issue. The Star Trek stamps featuring five characters from Star Trek: The Original Series measure 45 mm x 30 mm and are available in a booklet of 10 Permanent™ domestic rate stamps. They are also available in mixed rates in a prestige booklet and a souvenir sheet of five stamps. Two additional Permanent™ domestic rate stamps featuring the U.S.S. Enterprise and the Klingon battle cruiser measure 24 mm x 20 mm and are available in a souvenir sheet of two stamps, a coil of 50 stamps, a prestige booklet, and strips of four and 10 stamps. The high-value ($5) lenticular stamps measure 46 mm x 34 mm and are available in a souvenir sheet of two stamps. The stamps were printed by LoweMartin and the lenticular by Outer Aspect based on designs by Kosta Tsetsekas of Signal Design Group. Official First Day Covers featuring the various stamps were cancelled in Montréal, Vancouver, Toronto, and Vulcan, Alta. To purchase philatelic products, please visit canadapost.ca/shop. Stamp News - 23

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Postal Stationery In this month’s column I do a brief survey of Australian aerogrammes and briefly mention two new issues of Australian stamped envelopes.

Collecting Australian Aerogrammes

Stamped aerogrammes are a popular postal stationery collecting area. Although there were some early issues such as the airmail lettercard issued by Iraq in 1933, aerogrammes came into their own during the second world as a form of communications with members of the armed forces overseas. Figure 1 Military Formula Airmail Lettercard The lightweight airmail lettersheets (variously known as airletters, airmail letter cards early airletters were unstamped (known as ‘formuor aerogrammes) were provided to military personal lar’ airletters). Examples are shown in Figures 1 for use to write home. For Australia, most of these and 2. Australia issued its first stamped airletter on 11 September 1944. The 7d King George VI airletter (Figure 3) was originally intended for use by members of the public to overseas military personal as shown by the inscriptions on the airletter which read “For letters to members of the Forces Overseas”. Before the airletter was issued, however, it was decided to make the airletter available for general use and as a result it saw both civilian and military use, with and without the inscription being crossed out. On 11 October 1944 a 7d airletter without the inscription was issued and latter reissued with ‘airletter’ Figure 2 1d ‘Postage Paid’Airmail Lettercard 26 - Stamp News

Ian McMahon The Comet featured on the 10d aerogrammes from 1959 until replaced by a design showing a jet tail in 1965. The 1959 aerogrammes also had a border of red and blue lozenges (Figure 6). The aerogramme rate was increased to 9c on 14 February 1966, 10d aerogrammes used after the introduction of decimal currency Figure 3 7d King George VI Air Letter with inscription ‘For letters to Members of required the addiForces Overseas’ tion of a 1c stamp as 10d was convertas one word (Figure 4). The aerogramme rate was ed to 8c (Figure 7). increased to 10d in 1952. A variety of changes were made in the aerogramme The post-war period was also a period of the formats culminating in aerogrammes which fold to development of airmail services and aerogrammes approximate a DL envelope in size in 1971 (Figures were convenient for being used as first flight cov8 and 9). From 1981 aerogrammes were issued with ers such as the use of the first stamped aerogramme pictorial panels with the 33c aerogramme issued by QANTAS with a special cachet in red for the in 1981 showing a rural scene of a mob of sheep first Australian civilian airmail on the 11 September (Figure 10). From the issue of the National Park 1944 flight from Sydney to London (Figure 5). The name aerogramme was adopted by the UPU as the ‘official’ name for airmail lettersheets at its Congress in Brussels in 1952 and recommended that the term should be used on all airmail lettersheets from 30 June 1953. As a result Australia issued a form inscribed AEROGRAMME” and with a 10d ‘plane over globe’ imprinted stamp on 29 July 1953. Definitive aerogrammes continued to be issued with utilitarian stamp designs Figure 4 7d King George VI aerogramme used to Jamaica of aircraft or aircraft tails. Stamp News - 27

Postal Stationery stamp was an adaption of the adhesive Christmas stamp issued in the same year or the theme of the aerogrammes was related to the adhesive stamp issue. The 1968 aerogramme was an exception with the aerogramme having the plane silhouette of the definitive issue but with a decorative panel and the inscription Figure 5 Australia’s First Stamped Aerogramme used as a first flight cover of the Christmas Greetings resumption of QANTAS Services to London from in the letter area. No Christmas aerogrammes on 4 February 1993, all aerogrammes were issued without a face value but were inscribed aerogrammes were issued in 1969 or 1970. The Post Office used a range of official aero‘Postage Paid’. One exception was the 70c aerogrammes for their own use. While unstamped they th gramme issued in 1995 for Aeropex 94 and the 50 are of interest to aerogramme collectors and were in anniversary of the first Australian stamped aerothe same format as the general issues in use at the gramme. time they were issued and either inscribed ‘Postage The first Commemorative aerogramme was isPaid’ (Figure 12) or OHMS (Figure 13). Some of sued to mark the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games the issues were overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ for sale to and was issued on 12

November 1956. Other early commemorative aerogrammes include 12th International Congress of Scientific Management (1959), 40th anniversary of QANTAS (1960),1962 Perth Commonwealth Games, and the 50th anniversary of QANTAS. Christmas aerogrammes were first issued by Australia in 1961 and were then issued for most years until the last Christmas aerogramme was issued in 2012 (Figure 11). In many years the design of the imprinted Figure 6 10d Plane and Globe Aerogramme used to Egypt 28 - Stamp News

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Figure 7 10d Aerogramme uprated with 1d adhesive to pay the 9c decimal currency rate

Figure 9 14c Large Format Aerogramme, posted after the aerogramme rate had risen to 25c and returned for additional postage.

Figure 8 12c Large Format Aerogramme sent by registered mail

Figure 10 33c Pictorial Aerogramme uprated for Express Post to Israel

Figure 11 2012 Christmas Aerogramme Australia’s last Christmas aerogramme collectors. Many of the Australian aerogrammes were overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ for distribution to the UPU. Inclusion of these aerogrammes will add interest to a collection. A 5d Queen Elizabeth II aerogramme was issued for use by the Defence Forces in 1967 (Figure 14). The aerogramme was mainly used by Australian

Figure 12 Official Aerogramme inscribed Postage Paid forces in Vietnam with 5d paying the concessional military rate. A 1/- aerogramme was issued in 1943 for use by prisoners of war held in Australia (Figure 15). They are most commonly seen to German and Italian addresses. A 5d aerogramme was also issued for use by POWs to Japan in 1945 but is extremely Stamp News - 29

Postal Stationery

Figure 13 1961 Official Aerogramme

Figure 15 1/- POW Aerogramme used to Italy

Figure 17 Private AirletterForm used to Canada, PMG Approval No 9 scarce. Unstamped (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;formularâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;) aerogrammes were produced by the post office for sale in Australian territories including Papua New Guinea, Nauru and Norfolk Island (Figure 16). The stampless forms were similar in design to the stamped definitive aerogrammes issued at the time. Some of the 30 - Stamp News

Figure 14 5c Aerogramme intended for military use in Vietnam

Figure 16 Australian unstamped aerogramme used in New Hebrides

Figure 17 Private AirletterForm used to Canada, PMG Approval No 9 stampless aerogrammes were also used in the British Solomon Island and the New Hebrides. Commercially used stampless aerogrammes used from the territories are generally quite scarce although pilatelically used are more common. Although not postal stationery, as they have no imprinted stamp, privately produced aerogrammes are also interesting to collect. In order to pass at the

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aerogramme rate, privately produced aerogramme forms had to be approved by the Post Office which required that a sample of the aerogramme be sent to them for approval and that the private form meet the aerogramme requirements as to size and the weight and colour of paper. The privately produced aerogrammes had similar headings to the post office aerogrammes of the time. They required the addition of adhesive stamps to pay postage (Figure 17). On approval the aerogrammes were allocated an approval number which had to be printed on the aerogramme. The forms were produced in substantially numbers mainly by stationery companies (for on selling) and by larger companies. They were extensively used by banks, universities and other larger users. The aerogramme rate represented a real discount on the cost of an airmail letter, especially to Europe. For example, the 10d rate valid until the change to decimal currency compared with an airmail letter rate to Europe of 2/3 effective from 14 July 1958. As a result aerogrammes were a popular form of communications. While the aerogramme rate still represents a discount on an air mail letter to Europe or North America ($2.30 compared with $2.75) it does not represent a discount on letters to New Zealand ($1.85) or Asian/Pacific countries ($1.95). The role of the aerogramme has largely been taken over

Figure 19 Year of the Monkey Stamped Envelope by email and cheaper phone rates. While Australia still issues aerogrammes, the number used must have declined in recent years and many other countries have discontinued issuing aerogrammes. The most recent aerogramme issue will be on 5 April 2016 and features Western Australian indigenous art by Patrick Mung Mung and Jan Billycan.

Stamped Envelopes Issued in 2016

Two new issues of stamped envelopes appeared in January 2016. The first was an issue titled â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Terra Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; showing a map of Australia (Figure 18) have been issued on 4 January 2016. The envelopes were designed by Sharon Rodziewicz of the Australia Post Design Studio and printed by A & G Envelopes by Offset lithography. Five envelopes were issued (DL, DL window, C5, C4 and B4) The second issue was the annual Lunar New Year envelopes (Figure 19) which were issued on 3 February 2016. Two envelopes were issued, one for the domestic rate and one for international use, for the Year of the Monkey. They are based on the stamp designs of Dani Poon with product design by Sharon Rodziewicz. In addition a prepaid postcard was also issued. Stamp News - 31

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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

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

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

Pay cents, not $ per stamp! D

50 DANZIG .....................................................$ 29.00 100 DANZIG ...................................................$ 66.00 100 DENMARK .................................................$ 6.00 300 DENMARK ...............................................$ 20.00 50 DOMINICA BR. .............................................$ 6.00 100 DOMINICA BR. .........................................$ 30.00 50 DOMINICA BR. (KGVI & QEII) .....................$ 40.00 50 DOMINICAN REP .......................................$ 18.00 100 DOMINICAN REP. .....................................$ 39.00 300 DOMINICAN REP. .....................................$ 70.00 90 DUTCH EAST INDIES ................................$ 100.00

300 ECUADOR ................................................$ 77.00 400 ECUADOR ................................................$ 80.00 500 ECUADOR ..............................................$ 110.00 700 ECUADOR ..............................................$ 250.00 100 EGYPT .....................................................$ 10.00 200 EGYPT .....................................................$ 56.00 300 EGYPT .....................................................$ 70.00 50 EGYPT (MINT/UH, COMPL. SETS)................$ 30.00 50 EGYPT + 4 M/S .........................................$ 30.00 25 EQUATORIAL GUINEA (M/SHEET CTO) ........$ 11.00 50 ESTONIA ....................................................$ 66.00 1000 EUROPE ...............................................$ 50 .00

20 FALKLAND ISL. COMPL. MINT SETS...........$ 100.00 25 FALKLAND ISLAND ....................................$ 18.00 50 FAROE ISLAND ..........................................$ 60.00 100 FAROE ISLAND .......................................$ 130.00 50 FIJI ............................................................$ 18.00 100 FIJI ..........................................................$ 50.00 150 FIJI ..........................................................$ 70.00 200 FIJI ..........................................................$ 80.00 250 FIJI ........................................................$ 140.00 400 FIJI ........................................................$ 300.00 100 FINLAND .................................................$ 18.00 200 FINLAND .................................................$ 40.00 400 FINLAND .................................................$ 80.00 500 FINLAND ...............................................$ 140.00 10 FIUME .........................................................$ 7.00 100 FRANCE .....................................................$ 6.00 300 FRANCE ...................................................$ 30.00 100 FRENCH COLONIES .....................................$ 7.50 200 FRENCH COLONIES ...................................$ 20.00 500 FRENCH COLONIES ....................................$70.00 100 FRENCH COLONIES (PRE INDEPENDENCE) $ 28.00 100 FRENCH. MORROCO .................................$ 25.00 50 FRENCH POLYNESIA ...................................$ 50.00

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

100 GERMANY .................................................$ 7.00 300 GERMANY ...............................................$ 18.00 500 GERMANY ................................................$37.50 1000 GERMANY .............................................$ 50.00 500 GERMANY EAST ......................................$ 40.00 50 GERMANY INFLATION (MINT U/H ).............$ 10.00 100 GERMANY INFLATION (MINT U/H)............$ 20.00 100 GERMANY WEST(LRG.COMMEMS) ............$20.00 50 GHANA .....................................................$ 50.00 100 GHANA ...................................................$ 70.00 200 GHANA .................................................$ 120.00 25 GIBRALTAR ................................................$ 17.00 50 GIBRALTAR ................................................$ 45.00 25 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .........................$ 12.00 50 GILBERT, KIRIBATI,TUVALU .........................$30.00 150 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .......................$ 90.00 200 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .....................$ 100.00 300 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .....................$ 150.00 360 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .....................$ 190.00 400 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .....................$ 225.00 500 GILBERT, KIRIBATI, TUVALU ...................$ 270.00 50 GREAT BRITAIN ............................................$ 7.00 100 GREAT BRITAIN ..........................................$ 9.00 1000 GREAT BRITAIN ....................................$ 176.00 1200 GREAT BRITAIN ....................................$ 230.00 100 GREAT BTITAIN (LARGE COMMEMS) ........$ 12.00 200 GREAT BRITAIN (LARGE COMMEMS).........$ 20.00 100 GREECE ...................................................$ 24.00 200 GREECE ...................................................$ 50.00 300 GREECE ...................................................$ 70.00 100 GREENLAND ..........................................$ 100.00 50 GRENADA ....................................................$ 8.00 100 GRENADA (MINT U/H) .............................$ 10.00 50 GUATEMALA .............................................$ 14.00 100 GUATEMALA ...........................................$ 32.00 300 GUATEMALA .........................................$ 150.00 25 GUINEA M/S ..............................................$ 10.00 50 GUINEA REP. ................................................$ 6.00 100 GUINEA REP. (LARGE PICT.) ......................$ 10.00

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

25 ICELAND ...................................................$ 20.00 50 ICELAND ...................................................$ 40.00 100 ICELAND .................................................$ 60.00 25 INDO - CHINA ..............................................$ 8.00 50 INDO - CHINA ............................................$ 30.00 200 INDONESIA ..............................................$ 24.00 300 INDONESIA ..............................................$ 56.00 100 INDONESIAN ...........................................$ 33.00 50 IRAN ............................................................$6.00 300 IRAN .......................................................$ 30.00 500 IRAN .......................................................$ 60.00 50 IRELAND .....................................................$ 9.00 100 IRELAND .................................................$ 18.00 350 IRELAND ...............................................$ 120.00 400 IRELAND ...............................................$ 194.00 500 IRELAND ...............................................$ 250.00 600 IRELAND ...............................................$ 360.00 100 ISRAEL .....................................................$13.00 200 ISRAEL ....................................................$ 36.00 500 ISRAEL .....................................................$90.00 850 ISRAREL ................................................$ 180.00 25 ITALIAN COLONIES .....................................$ 15.00 50 ITALIAN COLONIES .....................................$ 24.00 100 ITALIAN COLONIES ...................................$ 75.00 200 ITALIAN COLONIES .................................$ 160.00 100 ITALY .........................................................$ 6.00 200 ITALY .......................................................$ 16.00 500 ITALY .......................................................$ 80.00

50 HAITI ........................................................$ 18.00 100 HAITI ......................................................$ 30.00 200 HAITI ......................................................$ 55.00 100 HOLLAND ..................................................$ 7.00 200 HOLLAND ................................................$ 14.00 300 HOLLAND ................................................$ 30.00 400 HOLLAND ................................................$ 40.00 500 HOLLAND ................................................$ 50.00 50 HONDURAS ................................................$30.00 100 HONDURAS .............................................$ 50.00 200 HONDURAS .............................................$ 80.00 400 HONDURAS ...........................................$ 140.00 25 HONG KONG ................................................$ 6.00 50 HONG KONG ..............................................$ 12.00

100 JAMAICA .................................................$ 50.00 200 JAMAICA ...............................................$ 130.00 200 JAPAN ......................................................$30.00 100 JAPAN (MINT U/H) ..................................$ 70.00 100 JAPAN LARGE ..........................................$ 20.00 200 JAPAN LARGE ..........................................$ 50.00 50 JERSEY ......................................................$ 13.00

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

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Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections L

50 MACAU .....................................................$ 60.00 300 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE .......................$ 66.00 500 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE .......................$ 96.00 1000 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE ...................$ 400.00 100 MALDIVES ...............................................$ 24.00 100 MALTA ....................................................$ 10.00 500 MALTA ..................................................$ 140.00 650 MALTA ..................................................$ 270.00 50 MAURITIUS ...............................................$ 24.00 100 MAURITIUS .............................................$ 60.00 100 MEXICO ....................................................$24.00 200 MEXICO ...................................................$ 60.00 500 MEXICO .................................................$ 110.00 25 MONACO .....................................................$ 6.00 50 MONACO ...................................................$ 18.00 100 MONACO .................................................$ 10.00 500 MONGOLIA ..............................................$ 65.00 25 MONTENEGRO ...........................................$ 20.00 50 MONTENEGRO ...........................................$ 50.00 100 MONTSERRAT ........................................$ 114.00 50 MOZAMBIQUE ...........................................$ 10.00 200 MOZAMBIQUE .........................................$ 55.00 400 MOZAMBIQUE .......................................$ 270.00 500 MOZAMBIQUE .......................................$ 300.00

50 NEPAL .........................................................$ 8.00 100 NEPAL .....................................................$ 16.00 25 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ..........................$ 20.00 50 NEW CALEDONIA ......................................$ 36.00 100 NEW CALEDONIA ..................................$ 150.00 10 NEWFOUNDLAND .......................................$ 8.00 25 NEWFOUNDLAND .....................................$ 16.00 50 NEWFOUNDLAND .....................................$ 44.00 100 NEWFOUNDLAND .................................$ 190.00 50 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .........................$ 40.00 100 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .......................$ 90.00 200 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .....................$ 260.00 300 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .....................$ 440.00 400 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .....................$ 600.00 150 NEW ZEALAND ..........................................$ 6.00 200 NEW ZEALAND ........................................$ 14.00 300 NEW ZEALAND ........................................$ 28.00 500 NEW ZEALAND ........................................$ 90.00 1000 NEW ZEALAND .....................................$145.00 25 NICARAGUA ................................................$ 2.00 50 NICARAGUA ................................................$ 5.00 100 NICARAGUA ..............................................$ 8.00 200 NICARAGUA .............................................$24.00 500 NICARAGUA ............................................$ 70.00 300 NICARAGUA ............................................$ 40.00 100 NIGERIA ..................................................$ 60.00 25 NIUE .........................................................$ 20.00 50 NIUE .........................................................$ 40.00 100 NIUE .......................................................$ 88.00 150 NIUE .....................................................$ 140.00 200 NIUE .....................................................$ 200.00 25 NORFOLK ISL. ............................................$ 11.00 50 NORFOLK ISL. ............................................$ 26.00 100 NORFOLK ISL. ..........................................$ 90.00 200 NORFOLK ISL. ........................................$ 150.00 300 NORFOLK ISL. ........................................$ 270.00 100 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH.................$ 190.00 120 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH.................$ 200.00 150 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH.................$ 240.00 200 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH.................$ 360.00 250 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH.................$ 460.00 300 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH.................$ 700.00 100 NORWAY ...................................................$ 9.00 200 NORWAY .................................................$ 20.00 500 NORWAY .................................................$ 80.00 600 NORWAY ...............................................$ 100.00 800 NORWAY ...............................................$ 135.00 25 NYASALAND ..............................................$ 50.00

50 LAOS ...........................................................$ 7.00 500 LAOS .......................................................$ 70.00 20 LAOS PRE WAR ............................................$ 6.00 100 LATIN AMERICA .......................................$ 10.00 300 LATIN AMERICA .......................................$ 50.00 50 LATVIA ......................................................$ 44.00 200 LATVIA ..................................................$ 170.00 75 LATVIA (Pre War) ....................................$ 100.00 100 LEBANON ................................................$ 40.00 200 LEBANON ..............................................$ 100.00 50 LIBERIA .......................................................$ 9.00 200 LIBERIA ...................................................$ 35.00 300 LIBERIA ...................................................$ 70.00 25 LIECHTENSTEIN .........................................$ 10.00 50 LIECHTENSTEIN .........................................$ 30.00 25 LITHUANIA ................................................$ 10.00 50 LITHUANIA ................................................$ 30.00 100 LITHUANIA ............................................$ 100.00 50 LUXEMBOURG .............................................$ 8.00 100 LUXEMBOURG .........................................$ 21.00

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

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

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50 PANAMA ...................................................$ 13.00 50 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...................................$ 7.00 100 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...............................$ 26.00 150 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...............................$ 62.00 200 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...............................$ 88.00 500 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .............................$ 400.00 600 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .............................$ 750.00 800 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...........................$ 1900.00 300 PARAGUAY ..............................................$ 60.00 100 PARAGUAY (MINT U/H)) ..........................$ 20.00 150 PENRHYN ..............................................$ 184.00 500 PERU .....................................................$ 170.00 600 PERU .....................................................$ 250.00 700 PERU .....................................................$ 470.00 100 PHILIPPINES ...........................................$ 18.00 300 PHILIPPINES ...........................................$ 70.00 800 PHILIPPINES .........................................$ 250.00 900 PHILIPPINES .........................................$ 330.00 1200 PHILIPPINES .......................................$ 500.00 1500 PHILIPPINES .......................................$ 700.00 50 PITCAIRN ISLAND ......................................$ 50.00 25 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ...................$ 20.00 100 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H)................$ 150.00 150 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H)................$ 170.00 200 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H)................$ 324.00 300 POLAND ..................................................$ 12.00 500 POLAND ..................................................$ 30.00 1000 POLAND ................................................$ 60.00 150 PORT AZORES ........................................$ 190.00 100 PORTUGAL ..............................................$ 18.00 50 PORTUGAL COLONIES ..................................$ 6.00 100 PORTUGAL COLONIES ..............................$ 40.00 200 PORTUGAL COLONIES ..............................$ 40.00

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

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

Pay cents, not $ per stamp! 100 SALVADOR ..............................................$ 80.00 25 SAMOA .......................................................$ 7.00 50 SAMOA .....................................................$ 26.00 100 SAMOA ...................................................$ 66.00 400 SAMOA .................................................$ 272.00 500 SAMOA .................................................$ 380.00 600 SAMOA .................................................$ 780.00 25 SAN MARINO ..............................................$ 6.00 50 SAN MARINO ............................................$ 11.00 100 SAN MARINO ..........................................$ 30.00 50 SARAWAK .................................................$ 45.00 100 SARAWAK .............................................$ 200.00 500 SCANDINAVIA ..........................................$40.00 50 SERBIA ......................................................$ 40.00 25 SEYCHELLES ..............................................$ 40.00 100 SEYCHELLES ............................................$ 90.00 25 SIERRA LEONE ......................................... $ 24.00] 50 SIERRA LEONE ...........................................$ 50.00 50 SINGAPORE ...............................................$ 12.00 100 SINGAPORE .............................................$ 30.00 200 SINGAPORE ...........................................$ 100.00 75 SLOVAKIA ..................................................$ 17.00 100 SLOVAKIA ................................................$ 22.00 50 SOLOMON ISL. ...........................................$ 20.00 100 SOLOMON ISL. .........................................$ 60.00 150 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 100.00 200 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 160.00 300 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 300.00 400 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 520.00 500 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 700.00 100 SOUTH AFRICA ........................................$ 12.00 200 SOUTH AFRICA ........................................$ 30.00 200 SPAIN ......................................................$ 24.00 300 SPAIN ......................................................$ 30.00 500 SPAIN ......................................................$ 66.00 1000 SPAIN ..................................................$ 135.00 1500 SPAIN ..................................................$ 275.00 50 SPANISH COLONIES ...................................$16.00 100 SPANISH COLONIES .................................$ 35.00 200 SRI LANKA ..............................................$ 30.00 10 ST. HELENA .................................................$ 9.00 50 ST. KITTS ...................................................$ 26.00 75 ST. KITTS ...................................................$ 36.00 100 ST. KITTS .................................................$ 54.00 100 ST. LUCIA .................................................$ 40.00 50 ST. THOMAS ................................................$ 8.00 100 ST. THOMAS ............................................$ 14.00 50 ST. VINCENT ..............................................$ 18.00 100 ST. VINCENT ............................................$ 30.00 25 SUDAN ......................................................$ 12.00 100 SURINAME ..............................................$ 56.00 50 SWAZILAND ..............................................$ 20.00 100 SWAZILAND ............................................$ 60.00 500 SWEDEN .................................................$ 70.00 200 SWEDEN ..................................................$16.00

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

100 THAILAND ...............................................$ 40.00 200 THAILAND ...............................................$ 70.00 300 THAILAND .............................................$ 130.00 400 THAILAND .............................................$ 180.00 600 THAILAND .............................................$ 370.00 800 THAILAND .............................................$ 800.00 100 TOGO ..........................................................$7.00 50 TOKELAU ...................................................$ 60.00 75 TOKELAU ....................................................$80.00 25 TONGA ......................................................$ 16.00 50 TONGA ......................................................$ 36.00 100 TONGA ..................................................$ 110.00 100 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ...............................$ 76.00 10 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ...................................$ 10.00 50 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ..................................$ 60.00 100 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ...............................$ 170.00 35 COMPLETE SETS TRISTAN DA CUNHA .............$110 50 TUNISIA ....................................................$ 12.00 100 TUNISIA ..................................................$ 36.00 100 TURKEY .....................................................$ 5.00 200 TURKEY ...................................................$ 14.00 300 TURKEY ...................................................$ 18.00 25 TURKS & CAICOS .........................................$ 6.00 100 TURKS & CAICOS (MINT U/H) ...................$ 70.00

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

25 VATICAN ......................................................$ 6.00 50 VATICAN ....................................................$ 30.00 200 VATICAN ..................................................$ 90.00 25 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) .....................................$ 16.00 50 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) .....................................$ 40.00

100 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) ...................................$ 80.00 200 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) .................................$ 180.00 50 VENEZUELA ...............................................$ 17.00 100 VENEZUELA .............................................$ 40.00 700 VENEZUELA ...........................................$ 250.00 800 VENEZUELA ...........................................$ 350.00 100 VIETNAM .................................................$ 30.00

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

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

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

World Packets

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

Thematics

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

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

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JUNE OFFERS Prices valid to June 31st 2016, BE QUICK! Email or phone reservations highly advised. If you wish to view any item we can send a scan by email, or colour photocopy by mail. Post and insurance is free within Australia on all orders above $500 from this list. Also please remember that any order above $500 can be put on layby for up to 6 months, and that all of our items carry our 14 day satisfaction guarantee. DISCOUNTS: This month each prefix section, apart from newly acquired stock in 2016, has a discount, as follows, ranging from 10% to 30%...check out the bargains! Starting for the back of the list Prefix letters AU or MAU 30%, SE or MSP 25%, OCT or MOC 20%, NO or MN 15% D or MD 10% MY1) NSW 1894, magnificent small cover, with “copper plate” handwriting bearing 2.5d Ultramarine SG265, cancelled by Sydney cds of OC 19 94 to Boston, USA via RMS Miawera. Nice clean cover price $35 MY2) DDR 1962 Space block of 8 on Registered & Express envelope to Plon Holstein via Hamburg, tied by cds cancels of Erfurt 10.1.63, with arrival backstamps of 11.1.63 at Hamburg and 12.1.63 at Plon Holstein. Scarce commercial use of Cold War period. Price $20 MY3) GB 1912 KGV 3d Brown small registered envelope, uprated by halfpenny & penny Downey Heads tied by indistinct oval registered cancels JUN 8 12 to Vevey, Switzerland. Arrival backstamp at Vevey of 10 6 12. Lovely piece, price $39 MY4) Australia 1956 Olympics Card, Airmailed to USA with set of Australian stamps tied by special Olympics Village handstamp and with set of 4 Olympics Cinderellas on reverse. Very fine and scarce in this condition. Price $35 MY5) Cocos Keeling Is used in Australia. Small Airmail cover to Maine, USA with neat typed address bearing vertical pair of 1/- Green SG4 tied by Sydney GPO handstamp. Scarce usage of pre-decimal territory stamps. Price $29 MY6) Australia, Bowls thematic. Scarce Henshall & Son, manufacturer of Henselite Bowls small pictorial advertising cover, bearing 4 x 6d small Kookaburra, no wmk. Tied by machine cancel of Melbourne 15 JAN 1957 via Airmail to Orlando, Florida. Correct 2/- rate. Highly attractive, price $35 MY7) Australia 1947 local advertising cover for Jack & Jill florists, Railway Station Adelaide, bearing 1.5d green Queen Elizabeth, tied by Adelaide slogan “Send money by postal note or money order” with cds of 3 DEC 1947. Price $22 MY8) Australia Military, WWII dual censored small cover bearing 3d Blue Die II tied by AIF Field PO 15 to New York. Very attractive. Price $45 MY9) Australia 1932 Advertising window cover for Yalumba Vineyards, bearing 1d Green KGV Head tied by cds of Angaston 26 OC 32 and with received stamp on reverse of 27 OCT 1932. Price $42 MY10) Australia 1933 small advertising cover for The Goulburn Seed & Nursery Company bearing 1d green KGV Head tied by Gouldburn 11 SE 33 cds to Vaucluse. Very attractive, price $25 MY11) Australia 1932 5/- Harbour Bridge. Absolutely pristine example. Full perfs and well centered and Mint Unhinged, with creamy white flat gum. Post Office fresh! Expect to pay $1450 plus elsewhere for this quality. My price just $1149 MY12) Guernsey 1944 WWII German occupation 2.5d Blue on FDC SG#3 - cat £15 for the used stamp. Top value of the set on clean small typed address cover. Price $37.50 MY13) GB an accumulation including many blocks & multiples mint never hinged from 1950s to 1970s ( 1000 or so) inc. many complete sets both decimal and pre-decimal inc. better like 1963 Red Cross and FFH plus another 100 assorted used in fine clean ROYAL MAIL Stockbook and super quality mint sheet file, plus a couple of 5 pound prestige booklets for the Financial Times and Royal Mail. Price for the lot $289

MY14) Australia: Three albums of AUSIPEX 1984 stamps and related material and issues. AUSIPEX 84 was a MONSTER show, At the absolute height of the stamp boom globally and every stamp issuing entity was there. Sydney Dealer Manfred Junge had the clever idea of making a set of superb albums to house these. He commissioned nice Gold Blocked Burgundy ring albums and has superb heavyweight parchment colour pages with the attractive “AUSIPEX 84” logo at top. Then he sourced all the gazillion of different stamp issues ,and proofs and stationary etc, made for the show. Some of it was made in small numbers and have always been elusive. There are things here like the Hungary perf AND imperf numbered sheets. Die Proofs, overprints and special issues. Pricey NUMBER sheets and covers. The always short supply issues like Lesotho Set of 5 sheetlets, Tonga, and all sorts of exotic places like Albania Cuba and Mongolia issues etc. All fresh MUH. Also much special stationery etc. Ex Deceased estate and the owner had receipts in there for $850 for these items, plus the albums cost close to $200. So a total cost 30 odd years ago of $1050 for just some of this lot. About 150 pages of goodies it looks like, so my price around a very reasonable $4 a page…. $595 MY15) Surinam 39 first day covers 1960 – around 1973 all with full sets or souvenir sheets and some semi- postals, clean unaddressed illustrated. Plus folder with 1961 Yuri Gagarin/Alan Shepherd Space issue on embossed full colour card. Well under $2.50 per item, price $89 MY16) Similar to above, from Netherlands Antilles, 55 covers here $119 MY17) Another similar lot, from Holland. This lot goes a bit later to around 1980, 43 covers for $64 MY17a) Special deal, the3 lots as above for $245 (Save $27) MY18) Australia Commercial covers, 4kg in weight, around 1000 covers I would guess bearing a wide range of commems and defins from the 33c to 50c period. Postmark possibilities abound! Mostly clean and slit open at top. A lot are from competition mail Nestle, Maggi etc. Selling at around 20c each… $195 the lot. MY19) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut 1st wmk Kangaroo, superb Mint Unhinged, lower marginal example, clean white gum well centered and full perfs. I challenge you to find a better example! ACTUALLY BETTER THAN MY ITEM SE9, which you can buy at $475 less the discount of 25% = $356.25. But for this one cat at $550 I can sell at $479 MY20) Western Australia 6d sage green, rouletted. Lovely used example with light barred cancel in blue. SG32 cat 650 pounds. SG is way too cheap on these rouletted stamps.This is in a lighter shade and a bigger stamp than our item J22 which is priced at $1125.This one is better….price $1249 MY21) Australia 1929 5/- Grey and Yellow Kangaroo, small multi wmk, perf OS and cto used with full unhinged gum. Perfect centering and perfs too! Cat $225. Roo is moved upwards…getting it’s ears wet, and also has the end chopped off it’s tail. You will not better this example! Price $189 MY22) Australia 1915 5/- 2nd wmk Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, used by Brisbane Telegraph office oval blue cancel and with large Telegraphic Puncture. Well centered, with fluffy perfs, as this issue often is. Cat as normal at $675, this one $179 MY23) Australia 1915 5/- 2nd wmk Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, perf OS, used by Melbourne cds. Well centered, with fluffy perfs, as this issue often is. Chopped tail. Cat $700 my price $295 MY24) Australia 1917 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo, perf OS and cto, with full mint unhinged gum. Fresh with good perfs, centered high. Cat $200, this one $149 MY25) WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1860 SWAN 2d Orange IMPERF WITH PRE-PRINTING PAPER FOLD at right, resulting in the stamp having a small wing at bottom right, in addition there is a vertical paper crease running the whole height of the stamp. Cancelled by clear strike of numeral 8. Unusual. Price $159

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JUNE OFFERS MY26) Papua New Guinea, Imprint Blocks of 4, mint unhinged collection in as new Lighthouse 32 page stockbook ($30 value) Magnificent lot of 195 blocks, all in complete sets, 1982 – 1990 plus some extras and minisheets, values to 5 Kina. Appears pretty well complete for the period. Retail as 4 x single sets would be $1350, plus the stockbook plus something for the imprint blocks, so say $1500 plus plus! My price just 40% of the stamp price alone $540. MY27) Papua New Guinea superb mostly mint unhinged collection in as new $65 Red padded Lighthouse black page stockbook, plus a blue black page KEK stock book, commencing 1952 with definitives to One Pound Fisherman x sets, this is a $250 set alone. Then 1958 Pictorials inc. 1/7d Brown cattle, all commems with some duplicated plus 10/- Rabaul & One Pound Queen x 2 of each, the duplicates appear largely lightly hinged. The PostageDues, SG2/6 are there a $150 set, the 1966 Butterflies x 2 plus the extra dies of the $ & $2, Then pretty well complete to 2002 it seems, with many extras. Also includes some of the scarcer overprints and Exhibition minisheets. Retail must approach if not exceed $2000. My price just $795. MY28) Papua New Guinea: 36 Hagner pages mint/unhinged and used collection, in binder. Inc. many mint unhinged sets and some imprint blocks of 4 inc the 5 Kina bird of paradise. Values in pre-decimal to One Pound. Looks like 100 plus sets here with a retail value of $500 plus, my price just $195 MY29) Christmas Island in Seven Seas Padded Hingeless Album 1958-1991 Mint Unhinged collection, complete except for the Birdpex Overprint on the Abbott’s Booby mainsheet. Tiny bit of toning on just a few stamps does not detract. Retail of around $285 for the stamps, plus the album would be around the $195 mark. $480 retail value for just $239 MY30) Norfolk Island in as new Seven Seas Hingeless Album 1990 - 2003 mostly complete. This is a hard to get period. Retail of the stamps alone approaching $700 plus the album retail around $175, a total value of $875 for just $345 MY31) Pitcairn Islands mint/unhinged collection on Seven Seas pages 1940-1967 complete. 1940 Definitives and sets to 1963 are lightly hinged, except the 1948 Silver Wedding which is superb mint unhinged. Retail is $370 counting the hinged at half price. A great lot for just $149 MY32) Territories & Pacifics 2000 – 2003 Mint Unhinged starter collections in Seven Seas Hingeless Album. Comprises Norfolk Is., Nauru, Samoa, Papua New Guinea. Retail of stamps alone $200 plus plus. Bargain at just $119 MY33) Flowers, 600 different. Colourful collection….One only $69 MY34) Victoria 6d Orange- Yellow Woodblock, Rouletted all four sides, SG 57, lovely example with No. 1 Barred Numeral. Cat. 95 pounds. Price $139 MY35) Queensland 1d carmine-rose, SG1. Super 4 large margin example with light oval ring cancel., cat 800 pounds. Price $1275 MY36) Australia 1932 C of A 5/- yellow and grey. Varieties: “Wet ears” & white notch on Kangaroos tail ( BW 46 (V) Variety not catalogued. Price $125 MY37) AUSTRALIA. WA FREEMANTLE PAQUEBOT ON POSTCARD TO GB 1931, bearing GB KGV 1.5d brown with Freemantle cds of 17MR31 (St. Patrick’s Day!) and boxed “PAQUEBOT” to Co. Durham. Cute! Price $57 MY38) Australia Northern Territory. Darwin to Finland Registered letter MR 6 73 serviced with $1.21 via an NCR label in red. These are becoming quite popular as they are rare to find. See Rod Perry’s column in May Stamp News. Price $42 MY39) Germany, Saxony. RARE c. 1863 ish? Sachsen Entire ties 2 NGr Blue Coat of Arms stamp with Meissen 19 OCT cds cancels on front, sent to Lauenstein Germany. Receiving cds on reverse. No contents. Lovely! Price $59 MY40) Australia 1915 2/- Brown 2nd wmk Kangaroo, superior used example with

corner cds. Nice centering and good perfs. Cat. $350. Price just a half, $175 MY41) France. 1935 Delightful Sepia Real Photographic Postcard used to Melbourne, Australia 12 x 1935 bearing 90c Le Pu yen Velay & 30c Green definitive. Nice! Price $29 MY42) Australia 1988 80c Living Together, Missing Orange (Sand and Juggling Balls) postally used. Uncatalogued and believed unique. Supplied with certificate of authenticity and normal for comparison. Price $1450 MY43) Australia 1913 1st wmk 2/- Brown Kangaroo, perf small OS postally used with 28 MY 15 cds of Melbourne. WEell centered and with good perfs. Cat $500. Price $345 MY44) AAT 1957 – 2006 mint starter collection on Seven Seas pages. Just the 1st 4 pages 1957 – 73 is lightly hinged, the balance are unhinged, with the face value of the decimals alone at $53.75. Most of these sets retail for double face or more, snap up a bargain, one lot only $74 MY45) Christmas Is. Mint unhinged starter collection Seven Seas Pages, 2001 – 2006, plus extra pages for years 1988, 1990 & 1994. Face value is $77.30, plus includes the scarce limited edition 2004 Year of the Monkey minisheet ovpt. Hong Kong, sold only at the exhibition. This alone retails at $55, and the remainder at about double face. So not counting the pages, $200 plus retail for just $139. MY46) Cocos (Keeling) Is. Mint unhinged on Seven Seas Pages 2001 – 2006. Face value is $26.90. Most of these sets sell for double face at least plus the pages would cost around $20. Nice starter lot, price $29 MY47) Fiji QEII Definitves collection, mint and used in big stockbook. Inckludes 1954 set to One Pound both mint and used 1979 Buildings to $5 mint umhingd and used plus 1971 Birds to $2 mint unhinged, plus other oddments and the two different 20c booklets. Cat 100 pounds or so, very cheap at $65 MY48) Massive World Collection in 12 large stockbooks, each organized alphabetically, and appears all different in each book. 1000 plus in each book. Some nice pickings, early to modern. 12000 plus stamps at say 6c per stamp, $720 the lot. MY49) Victoria on stockcard comprising full length Queen on Throne 1d green imperf x 2, 6d blue x 5 imperf and 5 rouletted, plus 4d Orange woodblock imperf, and 1d Apple Green Commonwealth period and 2/- Blue on blue duplex used, cto. 15 stamps in all. Condition a bit mixed, but got to be worth $10 a stamp. $149 the lot. MY50) Australia 1920 neat small cover Adelaide to New York bearing 3rd wmk 3d Kangaroo Yellow Olive Die 1 nicely centered and with full perfs. Tied by Adelaide 15JAN20 machine cancel. Nice item, cat at $100 on cover. Price $74 MAP2) Australia 1932 10/- C of A wmk 10/- Grey & Pink, postally used with two partial STEEL cds CANCELS of 22 DE 36. Well centred and good perfs, cat $300, price $229 MAP3) Australia 1932 10/- C of A wmk 10/- Grey & Pink, postally used with socked on nose with rubber Canberra cds of 4 JE 35. Lovely colour and good perfs, cat $300, price $239 MAP4) Australia 1932 10/- C of A wmk 10/- Grey & Pink, postally used with two partial Sydney cds cancels of 1937. Lovely colour, well centered and good perfs, cat $300, price $249 MAP5) Australia 1932 10/- C of A wmk 10/- Grey & Pink, postally used with two partial Sydney 1937 cds cancels of 3 NO 36 Lovely well centered example, cat $300, price $254 MAP6) Australia 1932 10/- C of A wmk 10/- Grey & Pink, postally used with two partial Sydney cds cancels of 1937. Good well centered example with bright colour, cat $300, price $259 MAP6a) 5 x 10/- Kangaroos as above, MAP2 – MAP 6, priced to sell at $1200, save $100, $1100 for all 5 stamps. MAP7) Queenland Imperf Die Proof of 1864 6d Chalon Registered stamp SG 48 in issued deep green colour on cream unwatermarked paper. Very fine and fresh. Price $395

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JUNE OFFERS MAP8) Great Britain 1840 1d Black in the intense shade, with black Maltese cross postmark and 3 big margins. Unplated example, lettered KA and with nice pre-printing paper crease, unusual. Price $259 MAP10) As new Box File crammed, yes I mean crammed! With approx. 1.5kg of World on paper quality charity mix, just received, all on close clipped single paper, early to recent, totally unpicked as received and with great variety. I estimate 6000 + + stamps per kg, so anything up to 10,000 stamps in this lot. Magnificent value at under 2 cents per stamp, price $179 MAP11) Another box file as above, containing only Australia with maybe a smattering of foreign with mostly modern issues to 2015, good ranges of definitive and commemoratives. Noted unfranked and some better values. Count must be 5000 plus per kg, so around 7500 stamps for under 2c per stamp just $129 MAP12) Australia 1935 2d red Jubilee in mint unhinged imprint block of four from plate 2, with variety ea, retouch between IA of Australia. Cat. $375. KGV Jubilee issues are widely sought after. Price $149 MAP14) NZ Health Fdcs, 1936 & 1937 plus ANZAC 1937 pair also on fdc, very scarce. Lifebuoy stamp sadly has a missing left lower corner, but still very rare on fdc. Nice lot, price $49 MAP15) Australia 1913 6d Ultramarine Kangaroo, 1st wmk, with gum, believed from the UPU distribution and with light top left corner cancel. Cat. Min. $200. This example is well centred and fresh, but with fluffy perfs. Cheap at just $79 MAP16) 1913 Halfpenny Green Kangaroo in mint block of 6, (3 x 2) with 4 stamps unhinged. Some gum bends but a scarce and attractive block, looks very nice from the front. Price $119 MAP19) Large shoebox with very nice World off paper mixture old and new, small and large. As donated to leading charity. Weighs 2.15kg inc. the box, must be 25,000 stamps with a great variety here. Has to be worth 2 cents a stamp, price $495 MAP20) Worldwide Cinderellas, Revenues, Reprints, Bogus issues, amazing lot of around 500 most if not all different, ranging from the 1940’s to quite recent. Priced under 20c per stamp, $98 per lot, half lot for $49. MAP27) Great Britain King Edward VII One Pound Green, SG 266 Late usage vertical pair! With registered cancels of 11 APR 1913. Both stamps are well centred with full perfs, both with neat Richter expertisation mark on reverse. Great exhibition piece, as multiples are very rare. Cat $3000 as singles. Fine used with Threadneedle Street registered oval cancels. Small light stain left side barely noticeable and a very slight two tone colour difference. No creases thins or pinholes. Clean reverse. Price $1595 MAP32) Hong Kong 1937 neat small 1st Flight Cover, K to Honolulu FAM14. Bears KGV 30c, 50c & $1, cancelled by cds of 29 AU 37, arrival backstamp: Honolulu MAY 2 6PM 1937 Hawaii. Scarce and attractive, price $149 MAP34) Australia, magnificent lot of cto Commems ex PO presentation folders. Includes 1914 6d Claret Kookaburra, 3d Air type B, Sturt pair, 6d Brown Airmail normal and ovpt. OS, 1/- Yellow Green Lyre, 3d Vic. Cent. Perf 10.5, 1/- Vic. Cent perf 11.5, 2/Jubilee, 2d & 1/- S.A., then perf OS….Canberra, 3d Kookaburra, 3d Airmails both types, 1.5d Swan and Sturt pair. A magnificent group, retail approx. $525, my price $349 MAP37) South Australia 1908 neat and clean small registered cover bearing 5d dull purple SG 240 and halfpenny Yellow- Green SG 242 cancelled by registered Adelaide squared circle AU 26 08 to Milwaukee, with arrival stamps Seattle SEP 25 1908 and Milwaukee SEP 29 1908. Scarce and fine example of a Commonwealth period cover. Price $110 MAP39) Tasmania pair of KEVII Newspaper wrappers in denominations Halfpenny Green and penny Salmon unaddressed and each cto Hobart 29 JAN 06 for the UPU

distribution. Fine and scarce Commonwealth period items. Maximum 400 produced. Price $235 MAP40) Australia 1939 Dual Reign small Airmail cover bearing 1/4d Turqoise KGV And 3d Blue Die II thick paper KGVI. Scarce combination to New York via England overpaid by 1d, cancelled by neat cds of WATSONS BAY NSW AUST 3AU39 stamps appear hurridly applied and envelope a bit roughly opened, but a very scarce item indeed. 1/4d cat. on cover at $300 as the cheapest wmk (C of A) Price $249 MAP45) Australia Mining Ephemera. Comprising ancient map reproduction of Eureka Street Ballarat (Vic) and two large original 1880’s official Notices “Application for a Gold Mining Lease” and “Forfeiture of a Gold Mining Lease” the 1st printed by Robt. S. Brain (Gov’t printer) and the 2nd by John Ferres: John Ferres (1818-1898), government printer, was born 1 October 1818 at Bath, England, the second son of Robert Ferres (d.1820), printer. Read more here: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ferres-john-3513 Fascinating historical documents. Price $149 MAP46) Br. Commonwealth mission mix on paper, 250 grams. Wide range of countries and ranging from early 1950’s to quite recent on close clipped single paper. Price $75 MAP47) Br. Commonwealth off paper mixture, mostly QEII period but with some earlier and from the larger nations, a good mix of large and small with close to 15,000 per kg. 100 grams for $39, 250g $89, 500g $175 or 1kg for $329 MAP48) Malta off paper mixture. Fairly recent mix, with values to M2 pounds. Round 12,500 to the kg. Recommend you buy in 50g lots, as quite heavy duplication 50g for $39 MAP49) British Empire, pre QEII with a decent range of issues mostly postally used, but some mint unhinged spotted. This is a very scarce mix, with roughly 15,000 to the kg. Values to One Shilling. Does contain some Australia and GB. Price per 25 grams (350 – 400 stamps) $59, 50g $110, 100g $195. MAP50) Australia Commemoratives only on close clipped single paper. Approx 4000 per kg. Wide range of issues to 2014. Very scarce now as few people are still actively clipping mail Price per 500g = $79, 1kg = $149, 2.5kg = $349 AP1) New magnificent stockbook offer! Many of you will be unaware that Windmill and Importa the famous Dutch firm of Album and Accessory Manufacturers has ceased to exist. This means that the VST brand of stockbooks which were sourced form that firm will no longer be available. Other German manufacturers are now having stockbooks made in Hungary, and in our opinion quality has suffered. We do however have a great new item: Ka Be, one of the most respected German manufacturers now has a 64 black page padded binder stockbook, with double linen hinging. These retail at $66 each, however as an introductory offer we can supply at $55 each or $249 for a carton of 5. Colours available are Black, Dark Blue, Dark Green or Maroon. We only have an initial supply of 40 stockbooks so please be quick! AP2) India, Collection/Accumulation of mainly postally used in Red Favourite Springback Album and in packets.Commencing 1855 and mostly pre- 1970 with good representation of the Colonial period. Included are a good number of many complete sets. A good original lot of 2000plus stamps. Price $179 AP6) Croatia, modern collection in near new 16 black page stockbook, looks virtually complete for the period 1994 – 2003, with both mint and used stamps. Around 250 stamps cat close to $400. A very clean lot, price $149. AP8) Japan, very nice Commemorative Kiloware mix on single paper, very colourful and wide-ranging with excellent variety. Covers from mid 1970’s to around 2011 by the look of it. This is hard to come by, high count, around 4000 to the kg, and excellent value at $54 per 100g, 250g for $129, 500g for $245. AP10) GB off paper, wide ranging QEII mix, Wildings to quite recent inc. Regionals. 1kg only of this available, price $30 per 100g, $69 per 250g, $136 per 500g.

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JUNE OFFERS AP11) Animals, lovely collection of 500 all different, mostly large. Price $49 AP12) AIF WW1 Military Mails: 3 amazing covers to and from a Sgt. In the AIF 14th Field Ambulance: a) YMCA cover, NO 5 16 censored cover to Mrs. B. R. Rainsford at Wahroonga NSW. b) 20.1.16 Red cross Cover, to Sergeant B Rainsford, at Gezira, Cairo, from Paris c) 20.1.18 Censored Cover Australian Field Ambulance AIF France 1918, addressed to Bruce Rainsford, Sergent Fournier, 14th Australian Field Ambulance, Armee Australienne, en campagne, (in the field) As 2 are dated Jan. 20 are we to assume that was or was close to his birthday? Magnificent grouping, price $269 the lot. AP15) Victoria 1879 £1 Orange George and Dragon STAMP DUTY with oval date stamp in black OFFICE OF TITLES 22.DEC.85. Price $29 AP16) Aircraft & aviation, collection of 300 different, colourful and mainly large, price $69 AP17) Nice little starter collection of 50 different Australian States. On our list at $56, special price $49. AP19) Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Pink C of A Kangaroo, superb used, with light cds cancel across top right third of the stamp. Good perfs, centering and colour, cat $300, you will not better this for $265. AP20) GB 1841 Queen Victoria Imperf. 2d Blue with town cancel No. 21, 3 good margins, close at top, and large at right showing part inscription. Cat $200. Very attractively priced at $49 AP21) GB 1847 1/- Green Embossed, asttractive near 4 margin example, close at bottom, clean attractive stamp with no faults, cat $2000, very cheap at $329 AP22) Australia 1935 Anzac. Lovely illustrated FDC with both 1/- plus a pair of the 2d, to make 1/4d seamail rate to USA. Highly under rated, and missing from 99,.99% of all collections, in fact the1st I have handled in over 40 years of dealing! Another dealer has a plain FDC on his website at $420. This one $398 AP23) Australia 1935 C of A wmk One Pound Grey Kangaroo, lovely used example, with cds cancel leaving ‘roo clear and with good centering and perfs. Very fine stamp, cast $420 for just $298 AP24) Another as above, with Tirrikiba, NSW cds of 5JE37, well centered and with full perfs, sadly a small thin at top left. Budget priced stamp $98 AP25) Australia 1932 10/- Grey& Pink Kangaroo, C of A wmk, very fresh, mere trace of a hinge, good perfs and nicely centered. Very attractive stamp cat $700, this one $629 and worth every penny! AP28) GB 1840 1d Grey Black, SG 3 superb 4 large margined example with lightly struck red Maltese Cross cancel, from Die 1a, lettered F L , a better example you will not easily find. Cat $100, price $549 AP29) GB 1840 1d Intense Black, SG1, superior quality 4 margin example, with lovely centrally struck red Maltese Cross cancel. Unplated, but most likely from one of the later plates. Lettered H I, Minimum catalogue $1050. Price $398 AP30) GB 1840 1d Black, SG 2, budget priced stamp, very attractive, no faults, with 2.5 margins, neat black Maltese Cross cancel, unlettered, but most probably from an early plate. Lettered A L, Minimum catalogue $750. Price $169 AP31) GB 1840 2d Blue,SG5 nice 4 margin (close at left) with clean strike of black Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered BL. Min. Catalogue $1800, price $649 AP33) Australia 1917 3rd wmk 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo oveprinted Specimen mng, type.B , Perfect centering and perfs, great colour. Cat $600, price $349 AP35) GB 1884 9d & 1/- Queen Victoria Dull Green, nice cds used. Cat a massive $1550.

1/- is correct colour, 9d just slightly faded. VERY CHEAP Price $175 AP37) Australia Green Certified labels, in mint unhinged block of 25 (5 x 5) very rare to see these! Numbered U 5055 to U 5071 in reverse as issued. Price $29 AP38) Victoria 1858 6d Orange Woodblock on cover to Ireland. Nice clean 2 margin example franked by barred numeral 1 of Melbourne to Mallow, Co. Cork, via Dublin with arrival cds of AU 16 1858. Scarce and attractive, price $195 AP39) Western Australia 1960’s 2/- brown swan revenue in fiscally used block of 18 (6 x 3) Unusual. Price $39 AP40) Western Australia 1d on 2d Yellow SG 172 in mint unhinged block of 9. Minor toning on reverse does not detract from fine facial appearance. Price $39 AP41) Australia 1928 3d Kookaburra minisheet, mint lightly hinged, fresh and well centered from the centre of the sheet. Price $175 AP42) Australia KGV 5d single wmk on reg’d cover with red registered label, Preston, Vic. 1 SEP 1923 to St. Kilda, with 3 boxed instructional markings: Not known by postmen St. Kilda, Not know by letter carriers Caulfield and Unclaimed St. Kilda. Eventually ending up at the Melbourne Dead letter office eon 12 SP 23. Lovely! Price $119 AP43) Mostly mint unhinged, collection/accumulation of Norfolk Island 1960’s to 1990 approx mainly in pairs, counted over 100 complete sets and minisheets including 4 definitive sets to $3, plus ranges of other British Commonwealth countries in big green stockbook. Many 100s, great value at $375 AP44) Australia 1916 5/- Pale Yellow and Grey Kangaroo, 3rd wmk, perf OS, cds used, Sydney Rly Stn, Late Fee, 28 OC 21. With Kangaroo Misplaced downwards, in exactly the same position as the known 10/- of this issue, though not recorded for this value. The 10/- cat. Price is $5000. This one $2950. AP45) Australia 1915 5/- Grey and Yellow Kangaroo, 2nd wmk, mint lightly hinged, showing Albino Kangaroo on reverse, and also Double Perfs at left, which is unrecorded for this stamp. Lower left corner a little blunt, mentioned for accuracy only, as this is due to the double perforation. Catalogue price for a normal mint example is $1500. Price for this $1250. AP46) Australia 1913 10/- Grey and Pink 1st wmk, cto with neat Melbourne corner cds from the UPU distribution, only 400 issued. Centred a bit high, but a very attractive stamp in a deeper pink shade. Cat. Minimum $1700. My price $1250 AP47) Australia 1937 KGVI 3d Die I, mint unhinged, retail $75, my price $56. Ap48) Australia 1915 3d Olive Green Kangaroo, DieII, fine used with Melbourne cds, 23 JY 23 cancel. Very scarce stamp. Retail $120, my price $89. Ap49) Australia 1913 1st wmk 3d Yellow Olive Kangaroo, Die I, perf small OS, neat cds cancel. Cat. $100, my price $75. Ap50) As above but 3rd wmk, Die IIb, with partial Federal Parliament cds, Cat. $60, my price $49. Ap51) GB 1902 DLR Printing KEVII 5/-, SG 263, fine used with rubber circular cancel. cat $440 Cheap at 20% cat. $88. AP52) Victoria 1879 – 1900 One Pound Orange St. George and Dragon stamp duty, fine mint without gum, retail $600, very cheap at under 15% retail, $89. AP53) Australia KGV 4d Lemon, mint unhinged, retail $600, but gum has sadly been sweated, nice budget buy at under 20% retail. $119. AP54) Australia 1.5d Red KGV, no watermark in block of 4, two unhinged. Cat $75, has minor gum wrinkles, but otherwise fresh. Price $49. AP55) As above, but type A, no imprint, mint hinged. Cat $400. Ideal for comparison with the above, has a couple of missing perfs at right so only $79.

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JUNE OFFERS AP56) Australia 1941 2d Purple KGVI positional block of 4 with Medallion flaw on bottom right stamp. Variety stamp is Mint unhinged. Gum is toned. Cat $150, cheap at $59. AP57) As above, but nice unhinged single, Cat. $150, my price $110. AP58) Papua New Guinea, 1952 plus a few earlier to mid 1990s in near new 64 page stockbook, this is an ex dealer stock, with 3 – 5 of most sets mint unhinged, plus some hinged and used. Noted One Pound Fisherman Specimen, MNG, looks like around 1250 – 1500 stamps probably 300 – 400 sets. vals. To 5 Kina (several of those) Very clean lot, and great value at about $1.50 a set across the board. $495 the lot. AP59) Collection of 500 different Finland, with new 32 black page stockbook, worth $32.50. The 500 Finland on my packets list is $140 alone, so at $129 this is a great deal! AP60) New Zealand Dealer stock in 2 Green 64 page stockbooks, organised by SG number and priced. Duplication with around 5 or 6 of some stamps. Strength in KGV period onwards, goes to around 2008. Many 1000s, with values to $10. Excellent lot for re-seller, hoarder or researcher! $675. AP62) New Zealand Charity, an older mixture on close cut single paper with issues covering the period 1975 – 1995 approx, plenty to interest here in postmarks etc. Normally $90 per kg, now $60 per kg, 500g for $35, 250g for $20 AP63) GB 1840 1d Black, four margin, unplated, and just a little close-ish on the margins, but still very nice stamps. Letters available are : SG (Stanley Gibbons!) or KI Cat $750. Price $399 each AP64) GB 1d Blacks with Black Maltese Cross, 4 margins and lettered NE or SF Price $399 each AP63) GB 1d Black A superior example, with 4 nice even margins, unplated, lettered OK! Price $449 AP65) GB 1d Blacks. Now we come to the three margin examples, Intense Black, lettered FK, unplated and with centrally struck Black Maltese Cross, Cat. $1050. Price $295 AP66) A further 3 margin example as above, with red Maltese Cross, Cat $750 lettered RB. Price $329 each AP67) Again as above, we have 1 other example, which has minor faults, not visible from the face, if you just want a nice looking stamp to fill a gap. Lettered EA, this priced very modestly at $149 AP68) 1915 5/- Grey & Yellow 3rd wmk Kangaroo, perfect centering and full perfs, cancelled with rubber Hobart cds. Attractive stamp, retail $175, this one just $119, NOW REDUCED TO $95 AP69) Twopence Halfpenny 1st wmk Kangaroo, superb used, full perfs, colour and well centred with clear Rialto Vic cds of AP 17 14. Price $26 AP70) Nauru, GB 5/- Seahorse, ovpt. Nauru, superb well centred lightly hinged example with full rich colour . Retail $165, my price $119, AP71) Great Britain, 1918 5/- Bradbury printing Seahorse, well centred and full perfs with nice partial cds cancel. Cat $270, my price just one third, $90. MM8) TASMANIA 1935 SMALL AIRMAIL COVER bearing 1934 3d & 9d MACARTHUR, plus strip of 3 x 2d Anzac making 1/6d rate to ENGLAND, cancelled by 9 AP 35 Devonport cds, neat clean cover. 9d alone catalogues at $400 on cover. Price $329 MM9) VICTORIA Sg 17b; 1851 2d Dull-brown Half-length. Ham Printing 4th State “Vertical Drapes” . VFU with No Faults. Fine 4 margin example, cancelled by clean complete strike of No. 1 (Melbourne) Butterfly cancel. Just superb! $249 MM10) Western Australia Sg 1, Sc# 1; 1d Black Swan Superb VFU 4 margins with neat numeral cancel 1 of Perth cv $500++ Nicest you will find! $350 MM11) Denmark, 700 different, back in stock again, price $79 (1 only available) MM12) Ireland, 500 all different , lovely new collection just arrived, very hard to find, price $245 (under 50c per stamp)

MM18) Australia 1927 small registered cover, bearing 6d Chestnut 3rd wmk. Kangaroo to Coogee to San Diego USA, cancelled by full clear strike of Coogee cds, 24 AUG 27. Arrival cds of Sep 19 1927. Fine and attractive with red Reg. label No. 2495. Cat $150. Price $97.50 MM19) Australia 1937 3d KGVI Die II thick paper, mint unhinged, fine and fresh. Cat $75, price $55 MM20) Australia pre- decimal commercial mail, range of frankings, mainly single usage definitives and commemoratives, 1930’s – 1965. Will contain postmark interest and some better items. Around 100 covers, condition variable. Price $299 MM22) Australia 1943 Censored Red Cross message service Airmail Cover to Geneva bearing 5/- Robes and 9d Platypus, cancelled by square duplex type cancel of Melbourne 8 MCH 1943. With red print “3 OPENED BY CENSOR” tape and violet diamond “3/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/250” Scarce and attractive item, price $96 MM23) World Mission on paper, from a new source, early to modern with most on single close clipped paper, well worth a look at around 2.5c per stamp, approx. 5000 to the kg, price per 250g $35, per 500g $65, per kg $125, 5kg for $595, 10kg for $1125 MM24) Similar to above, but with some off paper and some on torn rather than clipped paper, same prices as above. MM25) TASMANIA 1900 Set of 6 MINT LETTERCARDS, 2d Pictorial on pale blue stock with a different view on the reverse of each. Believed less than 300 sets produced, this is a nice clean set in fine condition, just a little toning around edges in places, all that I have ever seen have this. These are on eBay as single cards at $125 each, sets normally get a lot more. My price, as I bought them quite well just $595 the set! MM27) Tasmania, 1853 1d Blue Courier SG 2, fine 4 Margin VFU, nicest I have seen in a very long time! Cancelled by neat barred numeral 68 of Hobart. Cat $2600. This is way more attractive and superior in every way to an SG1 on another dealers website at $1900, however there is a small expertly repaired hole at the centre, where a hinge has been carelessly removed. Price would have been $1650, now just $649 MM28) New South Wales, NSW 1854 8d DIADEM IMPERF, SG97 Golden Yellow, FINE USED with 3 Huge Margins, and showing part of adjoining stamp at the top, proving this is not a cut down perforated stamp, as so many of these are. Cancelled by oval rings NSW handstamp. Scarce and attractive, cat $2800. Price $1495 MM31) Budget offer For Booklet collectors. 1927 Canberra Booklet of 16 x 1.5d Canberra, one stamp removed. Cover and stamps as usual have some tone spots. Retail if finer $140, this one just $39 MM32) As above but containing only 3 stamps, price $29 MM33) Australia 1952 small neat typed address surface mail cover bearing 5d on 4.5d Violet KGV, plus 3d Red sideface KGVI to make 8d rate to USA. Has been neatly opened at top. Scarce dual reign commercial cover, cancelled by a clean single GPO Sydney cds of 27 FE 52 the 5d alone being cat at $200 on cover. Price $149 MM35) Australia 1945 (Mar) OHMS Dept of Air Redirected Cover to RAAF HQ Prahran. From Group 10 Darwin to Officer In Charge Records RAAF Headquarters Prahran Vic then cancelled and inscribed D. Manning with 5½d indigo Duke and Duchess of Gloucester with CDS “”AIR FORCE P.O./8MR45/NO. 20” and 3 x indistinct CDS “AUSTRALIA/??” with reverse inscribed “PEACE 1945” and “2½ SURCHARGE” Nice military/ aviation item. Price $79 MM36) Australia 1931 Airmail Cover, Carnarvon, WA to Yalbalgo Station Carnarvon. These covers are highly sought after. Yalbalgo is one of the largest sheep stations in WA, and the mail must have been delivered by aircraft. This cover bears 6d & 1/- Kangaroos, plus 3d KGV all with small multiple wmk, Perf 13.5 x 12.5. The 1/- is cat. $250 on cover, and the 6d at $150. Nice clean, fresh item. We sold a similar cover recently for $395, this one is just as nice, price $349

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JUNE OFFERS MM37) Great Britain 1840 2d Pale Blue SG6 , lovely 4 margin example with light black Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered PL. As nice as they come! Cat $2000. Great value at less than 40% price $795 MM38) Australia 1928 part parcel label, bearing 6d Tasmania Tablet and 3d Blue Kookaburra, canclelled by cds of 9 DE 28 in Violet, believed to be Hobart Parcels Branch, but rather indistinct. Very scarce combination usage of State and Federal stamps. Price $149 MM40) Victoria 1854 Imperf 6d Dull Orange Woodblock, SG32a. Almost 4 margin mint example without gum, just touching at left hand side. Very fresh looking, tiny scuff at top left does not detract from appearance. Cat $1000. Attrasctive and scarce, price $295 MM41) Victoria 1854 Woodblock, 1/- Red & Blue registered stamp, 4 margins used, with clean strike of V oval handstamp. Budget priced at $149 MM44) Victoria 1884 – 1901 1/- Stamp Duty, pale blue on pale yellow, fine mint lightly hinged. Retail $200, my price $149 MM45) Australia 1918 1/- 3rd wmk Turquoise Kangaroo, fresh mint unhinged, cat $275. Couple of nibbed perfs at top and a bit of a gum bend, hardly visible form the front make this a great budget buy at $98 MM47) Australia 1918 3rd wmk 3d Yellow Olive Kangaroo, Die II, mint unhinged, cat $800. Light overall gum toning. Nice budget price stamp at $259 MM48) Australia 1918 2d & 2.5d 3rd wmk Kangaroos, both mint unhinged. Cat $150, nice budget pair with only very minor imperfections, price $79 MM49) Australia 1964/5 5d QEII Green and Red, both in Booklet Panes of 6, mint unhinged, cat $80, price $59 MM50) Australia 1930/31 5d Chestnut KGV Heads, Smalll Multi Wmk and C of A wmk mint unhinged, in very differing shades. Cat $190, price $139 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 C of A Kangaroo Specimen type D, mint lightly hinged, cat $100, price $75 M14) As above, set 10/-, One Pound and Two Pound. Cat $270, price $175 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 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 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) GB 1840 2d Blue SG 5a, with variety, double corner letters, 4 margins, close in

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JUNE OFFERS places lettered O A . Cat $2300. Very scarce stamp, under 20% catalogue, $495 M43) Australia 1913 1st wmk Twopence Halfpenny Indigo Kangaroo, mlh, retail $70, this one centred low, half price, just $35 M44) Australia 1913 1st wmk 3d Olive, Die 1, perf small OS, mlh, retail $250, this one centered high, just half price $125 M45) Australia 1929 Small multiple wmk 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, perf OS cto with gum, very attractive stamp. Retail $225. My price $169. M46) Australia 1913 Halfpenny Green 1st wmk Kangaroo, in mint unhinged strip of 5, superb! retail $125, my price just $85. M47) Australia 1913 6d Blue 1st wmk Kangaroo, mint lightly hinged, retail $130, my price just $85. M48) Australia 1915 Twopence Halfpenny Indigo 3rd wmk Roo, mint unhinged, retail $70, my price just $49 M49) ) Australia 1915 6d Ultramarine 3rd wmk Kangaroo perf OS, mint hinged, retail $120, my price under half just $59. M51) 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. MF10) Spain 1500 different, back in stock again, price $179 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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JUNE OFFERS 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 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 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! 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 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 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 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 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.

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Looking at New Zealand

1940 Centennial, Part 6: 3d Immigrants Landing at Petone Beach, Wellington Harbour Prior to the extension of British sovereignty to New Zealand with the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi from 6 February 1840, settlement by Europeans had been sporadic. Apart from missionaries settling near Maori villages and a few sheep farmers in the South Island, the main areas of settlement were in the north of the North Island where whalers and sealers were based and where timber for ships and flax for rope were obtainable.

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In 1837, the New Zealand Association (from 1839, the New Zealand Company) was formed. Its leader, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, advocated founding settlements in New Zealand with a mixture of relatively well-off landowners and poorer settlers who were available to be employed on the landownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; farms. In practice, this model never worked as poorer settlers preferred to seek their own opportunities rather than work for others.

Graeme Morriss the harbour. This area was quite swampy at the time but later, in 1855, a major earthquake raised the land and improved drainage. The first settlers arrived in the ships Aurora, Oriental, Duke of Roxburgh and Bengal between 22 January and 28 February 1840. A New Zealand Company ship, Cuba, had arrived on 3 January and a trading ship from Sydney, Helena, arrived at the same time as the settlers. This was the first organized settlement of Europeans in New Zealand. The 3d stamp, designed by L. C. Mitchell, shows the first group of 148 immigrants and 21 cabin passengers landing on Petone Beach on 22 January at the small pier which had been built by the advance party. They are greeted by local Maori chiefs. The ships depicted anchored near Somes Island are the settlers’ ship Aurora, the trading ship Helena and the Company ship Cuba. The other settlers’ ships had not yet arrived at that date. One small design error is the depiction of double yardarms on the ships. This type of rigging was not introduced until the mid-1850s. To assist with the design, Mitchell was In 1839, the New Zealand Company sent an advance party of agents and surveyors to Port Nicholson (Wellington Harbour) under Colonel William Wakefield, Edward Gibbon’s brother. They arrived in the brig Tory in September 1839 and surveyed land which they bought from the local Maori. The land was at Petone (Pito one) at the mouth of the Hutt River valley in the northeast of Stamp News - 45

Looking at New Zealand referred to a sketch by Charles Heaphy of Petone Beach seen from the hills above. Heaphy was employed as a draughtsman by the Company and in later life continued to work in New Zealand in various capacities for the next forty years, while also compiling a valuable portfolio of sketches and watercolour paintings of New Zealand. Bradbury, Wilkinson printed the stamps in sheets of 120 on esparto paper watermarked ‘NZ & star’. There were two centre plates marked A and B and two frame plates numbered 1 and 2. The adjacent illustrations show a map and view of the Petone area of Lower Hutt today; Heaphy’s sketch from 1840; the stamps and two covers with different first day cancels from the Centennial Exhibition. References: Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, Auckland, Campbell Paterson, 1952 – . The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol. 2, Wellington, RPSNZ, 1952. Graeme can be contacted through his website, www.stampsmw.top1.com.au .

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Christoph Gärtner acquires the Auction House Schwanke in Hamburg On the 27th of April 2016 Hans-Joachim Schwanke, CEO of the Schwanke GmbH based in Hamburg, Germany and the German auctioneer Christoph Gärtner, CEO of the CG Company Group, laid the foundations for the philatelic future of the international well know German Auction House Schwanke. The first auction sale under the name “Auction Galleries Hamburg formerly Schwanke GmbH” (Auction Galleries Hamburg vorher Schwanke Gmbh) will be held from the 2nd until the 3rd of September 2016 at its usual location in Hamburg “I am glad, that our customers will continue to be supported by our proven team at its usual location. In addition they benefit from the access to the CG Company Group which may have recourse to a competent network”, says HansJoachim Schwanke. Christoph Gärtner makes clear that it is important for him to get philatelists, collectors and investors their philatelic home with the experienced Schwanke team in the far north of

Germany. The official address from the 1st of July 2016 is “Auction Galleries Hamburg vormals Schwanke GmbH”, Kleine Reichenstrasse 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany. At the beginning of 2015 the auctioneer Christoph Gärtner acquired the Auction House Edgar Mohrmann in Hamburg for his company group and therefore he made a postive contribution to preserve the auction culture at the most important auction place in Germany.

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Collecting Picture Postcards

Postcard collecting, or deltiology as it is formally named, is increasing in popularity and according to Wikipedia is the third most popular collecting hobby after stamps and coins/banknotes. What has this to do with stamp collecting you may ask, except for the fact that postcards are often sent through the mail? Aside from the many people who only collect postcards, many stamp collectors often have a side collection of postcards on their topic of interest. The history of postcards is not simple with examples of self-produced cards existing prior to 1869. In 1869 the Austrian post office produced the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s firs postal stationery card that could be written on and sent through the mail at a cheaper rate than a letter. These quickly caught on across the world. The period 1870 to 1898 is often considered the pioneer period for picture postcards when individuals or companies printed images on or illustrated cards but they tended to not be commercially produced illustrated postcards for general sale. However, late in the 1890s illustrated postcards were produced for

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people to send through the mail. These were souvenirs of a place or a person or event. They proved extremely popular both to send and to collect. It became a very popular pastime with women, who became very avid collectors particularly in the Edwardian era. It is not always easy to date postcards although the earliest postcards tended to have what are called undivided backs. These cards could only have the address written on the back, with the picture on the front and a small space for a few words of greeting, often limited to five words (see figure 1 for an early card with an undivided back from the small island of Montserrat in the Caribbean). If more words were used post offices often charged the letter rate. The exact period for undivided backs varies but covers the first few years of the twentieth century through to about 1905. After that time most post offices relaxed the rules and allowed the back to have a dividing line with address on the right and unlimited words to be written on the left. This basic design continues through to this day although the dividing

Daryl Fuller

Philatelic Development Officer, APF line was not always used. The volume and variety of cards issued is hard to fathom but they are an important record of history. Postcards often illustrate places, peoples and events that would not be easy to find in other ways. It is not uncommon to find in Australia, images of small towns that barely exist today, and not only one image but also multiple images from different vantage points. There are images of mines, ships, and vehicles and of course people. Figure 2 illustrates a Zeppelin postcard from WWI. There seems to be a lot of interest in such cards, possibly because many of us wish we could travel in a Zeppelin, and such cards are highly collectible and often moderately expensive. The list is endless and it easy to see why people collect postcards of a particular town or region as the images are often quite evocative. In addition to postcards produced from printing plates there are also real photo picture postcards where a photographic image is printed and the back has the usual wording for a postcard. These are often highly collectible because they were often of people or

families or events, but also scenery (Figure 3 is a real photo postcard of the Cotter Dam in the ACT). Part of the reason for their collectability is that they may be unique or printed in very small quantities. I had the privilege in 2015 of taking a one-frame postcard exhibit of Gallipoli real photo postcards of Tasmanian soldiers to an exhibition in Turkey. These cards are of great historical importance and rarity because they represent a small subset of Gallipoli soldiers. A number were unique and it took great perseverance by the owner to put even this small display together. Another popular type of card are postcards that have silk embroidery on them. These cards were popular during WWI and are by their nature usually patriotic. The Australian War memorial has a good collection of these cards (see https://www.awm.gov.au/findingaids/guidesilk-postcard-collection/). There were also series of cards called instalment cards which you could buy and when you had the complete set of say 9 or 16 cards they could be put together to produce a picture, somewhat like a jigsaw with very large pieces.

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation

Some people sent these off to a relative or friend as single cards and over time the receiver would be able to put them together. Postcard collecting certainly had its heyday in the Edwardian era and probably through to the start of WWI. The cards were often stuck in albums and such albums still turn up today. Postcard collecting became less popular during WWI and after. Although many postcards were issued, they tended to be used by tourists as souvenirs of visits, as mass 50 - Stamp News

travel became cheaper over time. There were obviously still collectors of postcards in this time but nowhere near the extent of the Edwardian era when there were even correspondence clubs to exchange postcards. The renewed interest in postcard collecting over the last few decades has inevitably led to people wanting to display their postcards. Obviously exhibiting postcards is no different to stamp exhibits. About 20 years ago a few Australian collectors decided to formalise postcard collecting and exhibiting by writing some rules for judging postcard exhibits. Initially these displays were added to stamp exhibitions but had a completely separate jury. Due to the limited number of exhibitors there tended to not be many separate postcard exhibitions, rather it remained part of stamp exhibitions. However, over time it became more popular and many (but not all) postcard collectors were also stamp collectors. The need to have a separate postcard jury became an expense to exhibitions that was not always justified so the APF began working with the postcard groups around Australia to change this. At the same time postcard collecting and exhibiting was also taking off in New Zealand. As so many Australians and New Zealanders exhibit in each country we worked with New Zealand to come up with a set of rules for judging that was the same in both countries. This was largely completely in the last two years. In addition to New Zealand there are a number of countries around the world that are exhibiting postcards. These include the USA, the United Kingdom, Finland and other Scandinavian countries, and I believe that some Asian countries are looking at it as well. This interest in exhibiting is really taking off to the extent that both Australia and the United States have been invited to Finlandia in 2017 (a FEPA exhibition) and will take a number of postcard exhibits. I believe this will be the first

Daryl Fuller

Philatelic Development Officer, APF continental Federation to have such a class at an exhibition. The APF, in order to both welcome postcard collectors into the fold and to simplify procedures at exhibitions has just released “Special Regulations for the Evaluation of Picture Postcard Exhibits at APF National Exhibitions”. These will be used to judge all future postcard exhibits, and in addition all postcard judges are now part of the philatelic jury. Most judges are expected to also gain philatelic qualifications where possible so that they can be used more efficiently in a jury. In developing the rules, similar regulations from other countries were also looked at and in consultation with postcard clubs the regulations were finalised. They are very similar to philatelic regulations with the following points split: Title page & Plan (10) and Treatment (20) Knowledge and Research Subject Knowledge (15) Card Knowledge (20) Condition (10) and Rarity (20) Presentation (5) TOTAL

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The biggest difference between postcards and philately is the removal of the importance criterion, which realistically would be difficult to apply to postcards. The area that caused the most discussion in developing the regulations was the split between condition and rarity. Rarity can be difficult to judge in postcards (since there isn’t the same knowledge base as philately) but in the end it was thought best to leave it the same as philately. A higher mark for condition could skew the judging of more modern exhibits. The complete regulations are on the APF website. One of the attractions of postcard collecting is that they don’t have the very high cost of rare philatelic material, and in general it is often easier to carve out a niche that you collect with limited competition. If you are interested in finding out more there are Postcard Societies in each State and Territory except the NT. Five of them (NSW, QLD, ACT, SA and TAS) are affiliated with the Philatelic State Councils

whilst in WA and VIC they have decided not to affiliate. You should be able to use Google to find them although note the Victorian society is called the Cartophilic Society of Australia and covers postcards, trade cards and cigarette cards. APF Frame Sponsorship In the lead up to Australia 2013 a lot of work was undertaken by a number of people to refurbish the APF frames which had first been used in Australia in 1998. This refurbishment cost a significant amount of money, the majority of which was donated by individuals, clubs, State Councils and other bodies. This was greatly appreciated by the APF and at all exhibitions in Australia where the frames are used we have a special frame that details the major sponsors. On the rest of the frames we place a sponsorship tab indicating who has sponsored the refurbishment of that frame. At present not all frames are sponsored. There is an ongoing need to continue this refurbishment, as the frames are continually in use, and even with rotation through the frames, there is always repair work needed. The other major cost we have is the containers used to store and transport the frames. We use ‘20 foot’ shipping containers and we have progressively been buying new containers over the past few years. The reason for needing new containers is that they need a compliance plate for transport and most of ours were out of compliance. We still have one or two containers to replace over the next two years, and they are not cheap. We also need to pay to ensure containers don’t fall out of compliance. What the APF is now seeking is further sponsorship to assist with the ongoing maintenance of the frames and the purchase of new containers. As in the past we are seeking donations from individuals, clubs and other organisations to assist with the cost. As previously done, $25 will sponsor one side of a frame or $40 both sides of one frames. If you would like to assist please contact the APF vice president, Mr John Moore at moore.john@optusnet.com.au who will send you a sponsorship form. If you need any further information see www.apf. org.au or contact me at Darryl.fuller@home.netspeed. com.au. Stamp News - 51

Cinderella Corner Welcome to another issue of Cinderella Corner. As the middle of 2016 quickly approaches, I draw the readerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention to an earlier issue, dating back to February of this year. Across the pages of that issue, I discussed and illustrated several Grahame Book Company labels from Sydney. One reader who I happily spoke to on the phone, Mr. Bernard Walker of New South Wales, recalled some fond memories when, in 1951 at the age of 17, Bernard worked a summer job at the Grahame Book Company and was in charge of the Engineering book section. Bernard remembers not selling a single book during his time there, as at his job was to visit other bookstores, including nearby retail giants Dymocks and Angus and Robertson, to locate books not currently stocked in the store. If a required book was found, any book label affixed inside of the book was quickly removed and replaced with an official Grahame Book Company label, like one of those illustrated in Cinderella Corner. And now, 65 years on, Bernard happily remembers the events and the various book labels he encountered back then. Image 1 re-illustrates on these Grahame Book Company labels. Bernardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anecdote is a warm one that helps place cinderella labels in the personal histories of collectors. I openly welcome any other readers who also have similar stories to share about their encounters with cinderella labels over the years.

Australian Porte Timbre Label

The types and styles that grace the wonderful world of early issued cinderellas are often rich and colourful. From advertising poster stamps to fantasy and bogus issues, the scope of these items is fascinating and forms an important part of worldwide philately. The breadth of labels explored in Cinderella Corner is now expanded to consider Porte Timbres, French for Stamp Carriers, and in particular briefly reflect upon an example of one atypically produced and issued in Australia. Porte Timbres were popularised in the early part of the 20th Century and were used throughout many parts of Europe during that time. They were labels, often affixed to the front of envelopes, postcards and other forms of mail correspondence, with a central blank space where a postage stamp could be easily applied. They were used to promote various 52 - Stamp News

charitable messages, highlight patriotic slogans or just advertise products and events. The blank space itself, often rectangular, occasionally offered printed instructions about the porte timbre and its purpose. The border of the combined issue (stamp affixed onto the blank-centred portes timbre) often contained a message of promotion. Many varieties of these labels exist including several from famed World War I propaganda poster stamp designer and producer Delandre. His popularised French cinderellas still continue to surface on eBay, Delcampe and various other auctions sites and are documented across several well-researched and published catalogues. Very recently, Mr. Charles Kiddle, celebrated and renowned collector from the United Kingdom and expert on early worldwide poster stamps, provided me with a scan of an early Australian postcard with the name: Mr. J. Kelly penned on the front. In the top right corner is a clear and extraordinary example of an Australian porte timbre, the only example of one from Australia that Charles had seen in over 30 years of collecting. As illustrat-

Vito Milana ed in Image 2, it is coloured in red and white and contains the following text: Centre: AFFIX STAMP HERE – Commonwealth One Penny – Foreign, Ordinary Letter Rate. Border: ST. KILDA PIER PAVILION SOUVENIR PAPER’S The central square measures 25mm by 20mm and the label is perforated 14 on all four sides. Given the design and presentation of the postcard, along with the currency rate of 1d, the porte timbre likely dates to the early 1900s. Being born and bred in Melbourne, and still a frequenter to St. Kilda during the warmer months, the scanned item reminded me of my childhood when I would walk along the pier, eat a doublescooped ice-cream, and visit the St. Kilda Pavilion, the historical kiosk built in 1904 by John W. Douglas and unfortunately destroyed following an arson attack nearly a century later in 2003 (it was fortunately re-opened using original salvaged parts three years later in 2006 where is still stands today). As I told Charles the morning after the scan arrived, it was surprisingly only the night before, during an evening of unseasonably warm weather, that I had eaten out at St. Kilda and listened to some live

music. We were both amused at such a remarkable coincidence! A few curious questions remain about this attractive label: Do other similar ones exist in Melbourne or other parts of Australia? When was the year it was issued? Did its release coincide with the opening of the pavilion over 100 years ago? Were similar paper products sold at the pavilion during this time? If you have any further insight, or interest, about this important piece please contact me. While much needs to be developed to further knowledge about this Australian porte timbre, it nonetheless offers an interesting snapshot into Melbourne’s philatelic history and St. Kilda’s advertising motions during the early 1900s.

Australian ‘Soap’ Labels

Cinderella collectors throughout Australia and other parts of the world are all too familiar with the topic ‘giants’ that draw the interest of enthusiasts. These include cricket (and sports in general), Christmas, philatelic exhibition items and the Red Cross. Another lesser explored genre that has had a presence in the Australian cinderella labels’ arena for at least

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Cinderella Corner a century are those that advertise soap. If the reader has any other different ones to those discussed, I would love to know.

Sunlight Soap

This piece is a rather large label ‘lifted’ from a Registered envelope dated 1923 (measuring 64mm x 38mm). It bears the attractive slogan Happiness, Health, Economy – All in Sunlight Soap. More fascinatingly is the almost illegible word enclosed in the star at the base of the label, which reads LEVER. This references the Lever brothers (William Hesketh and James Darcy) who ran the Lever Brothers Factory, a soap factory in the Sydney suburb Balmain, which operated for nearly a

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century from 1895 to 1988. Their success followed from their investment into a new soap-making product invented by chemist William Hough Watson. Before establishing in Sydney, the brothers had operated in the United Kingdom since forming in 1885. The large Sunlight Soap label is believed to

Vito Milana have also been affixed to Lever Brothers products as a form of advertising. These cinderella label is rather rare and only a few have been cited. An example is illustrated in Image 3.

Witch Soap

This delightfully colourful and elaborate label features a kangaroo presenting an image of a witch stirring a cauldron, which has inscribed on its side NO RUB ONLY BOIL. This image is embedded in a larger image of an advertising company called Storbridge Posters. The label dates to 1972 and was produced in South Australia. An example of this label affixed to a South Australian cover is also illustrated in Image 4. The brand Witch Soap was active in Australia since the 1910s and promoted a simplicity to washing clothes: the process was to simply slice a piece of witch soap bar into a copper of cold water, put in some dirt clothes, bring to the boil, and the clothes would be rendered clean.

Pamaba

Perhaps the better known (and most expensive) of the three illustrated Australian soap-related labels illustrated in this edition of Cinderella Corner, the Pamaba cinderellas have been found in two different sizes. They were issued in 1912 and were designed by R. W. Viney, whose initials are printed on the label. An advertising piece in 1910 offers the slogan: Pamaba is good enough for PA – PAMABA is also good for MA – There’s no other so good for BA – by. Further details about the Pamaba labels have been offered in earlier Cinderella Corner editions from a few years ago, and an example is presented in Image 5.

Garden Week Revisited

In a previous issue, I illustrated a couple of Garden Week labels. To add to these colourful items, I now present a fifth type that dates 1938 and is coloured in stark orange and red. Given that the five labels I have so far discussed span a total of more than 15 years, it is highly likely that others exist for different years. This label is illustrated in Image 6. I welcome any further information about Garden Week, as well as further scans from this annual event. Stamp News - 55

Market Matters Hidden Stamp Treasures Still Exist

Many collectors and dealers despair that no great “finds” are still to be made, as it is near certain all old albums around the globe have been checked/picked over already, by generations of other collectors or dealers that walked before them. Whilst that is largely true, re finding key face different pieces like 1913 £2 Kangaroos, or GB £5 Oranges, or USA $5 Columbians etc, even they still do Never seen for over 100+ years. turn up from time to time in old collections, that have bons/Mowbrays) but as they just had their office remained tightly held in padlocked by landlord, and an Administrator apfamilies. pointed, to salvage a few pennies of the $A million An elderly lady this week bought over a huge of monies owed to over-trusting vendors etc, she red SG “Ideal” album that had been in her family decided a cash sale was FAR wiser! for over a century, and she was downsizing to a These books are generally sparsely filled, as they care unit, and did not want to take it with her, and are so huge, and so it was with this one. The first none of the family were interested in stamps. pages of all these books contains AUSTRALIA, She had planned to consign it to Velvet Colas they are arranged alphabetically. On that page lectibles Auctions here (previously Stanley Gibshe had among other nice pieces, a complete set 15 of the 1913 Kangaroos, from ½d to £2. The values to 5/- all had the glossy CTO cancels, and as always, the 3 high values were handstamped “Specimen” with a rubber stamp pad. All lightly hinged in there over 100 years back, and had never been seen by any dealer since. They are shown nearby, and worth $1000s thus.

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All with fresh full gum, and super light peelable Gibbons hinges, and a client in South Africa is now the

Glen Stephens rid, really heavy thick smeary rubber “Killer” cancels, and/or many missing perfs due to the thick fibrous paper.

Just try finding one for sale!

“FU” with RPS Certificate thus. Faked! proud owner of them today. The 1913 “Specimen” issue is not common at all, and indeed to this day, we do not know for certain what packaging the set or folder it was sold in, consisted of, as none have survived. Another nice piece in the old book was the GB 1913 £1 Green “Seahorse” VFU nearby. This is by far the scarcest face different GB stamp from the past century+, and is missing from nearly EVERY GB collection globally. It is cat way over twice used, the GB “Glamour” item, the £1 PUC, and even almost double the £1 KEVII. A rare stamp: I get one every 5 years or so in stock. So nice stamps still DO surface, after a century of being hidden. The £1 Seahorse is THE most attractive GB stamp ever, in my view. And luckily, this one was superbly centred, within wide margins as you can see - most are not. Near all on the market have hor-

In my view it is the most underpriced high value in the book. Even VF examples like this sell for exactly what a MUH 5/Harbour Bridge does. Any of 30 dealers in this country have those in stock right now - but likely none of them have a £1 Seahorse, in any condition, at ANY

price! Ask around. It will have been used on a parcel from the UK to Sydney, where the collection was formed. Postal use of £1 back in this era was most unusual. Many all the UK high values “used” are from Telegrams or revenue use. Near ALL the existing “used” QV £5 Oranges are from Excise payments etc - even the ones with superb steel cds cancels, far more on that here - tinyurl.com/QV5PD. The £5 stamp illustrated nearby is a truly lovely looking example of a key stamp, I am sure you’ll agree. Nicely centred, great colour and perfs, and attractive. This 1882 GB £5 Orange stamp is cancelled with a neat “Registered - Threadneedle Street - London” oval cancel of “24 - JA - 83”. Has the usual large single lined Anchor watermarks on each side. SG 133. Cat £15,000 used. With a 1985 Royal Philatelic Society London

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(RPSL) clear photo Certificate of Genuiness saying - “SG 133 £5 Orange on blued paper, used, is genuine”.

The oblique angles show it all

Overprint handstamp was easily removed. These stamps (and the many other KGV stamps that were in the same pack) were sold for £1 a set at GPOs, with the intention of interesting youngsters in collecting Australian stamps. The composition of the stamps changed over the ensuing decades, as new stamps were issued.

So a lovely looking stamp, cat £15,000 with a clear RPSL Certificate, should be worth about $A10,000 or more - correct? Wrong - it is a FAKE! A forger carefully picked/scratched off those “SPECIMEN” letters, and then added a dodgy cancel on top, makWhat a fantastic contents range ing it worth $1000s more than a “Specimen”. The Shown nearby is a full page ad for these in the oblique photos above show it well. April 1935 “Walkabout” magazine - a mass circuIndeed the very REASON the Australian Post lation publication to the public, and even then few Office moved from the handstamped “SPECIMEN” sets were sold, despite them having a CTO 1932 overprint used on these 1913 stamps nearby, was Sydney Harbour Bridge set 4, Kingsford Smith their fear that sharpies would buy the sets for £1, overprinted “OS” trio, and the high value Roos and get £3½ of usable postage if they removed the non-fast handstamp letters by simple bleaching, AND got a bunch of other FU stamps VFU to 5/- “free” as well. Memos flew, and the often very faintly applied 1913 rubber stamp ink handstamps were replaced on all issues for the next 50 years with sold black letter “SPECIMEN” wording, in a very bold CAPS font, and machine metal type applied, using jet black letterpress permanent printer ink. The Australian Post Office for over 50 years created a wide range of different outer design packs to sell these packs. The empty pack montage shown nearby I passed on to a client, and many are surprised at just how many variances came out over the decades. A wide variety of Folders exist. 58 - Stamp News

Glen Stephens often, and will cost you not much more than $A100 or so. The policy right to the end was that the higher values were handstamped (1913 only) or overprinted (all other issues) with the word “SPECIMEN”. Obtaining a CofA watermark Specimen set of 3 high value Kangaroos “SPECIMEN” is a remarkably affordable way to fill those 3 gaps - costing $150 or so hinged. Even a USED trio will set you back $1,000 these days!

Packs never sold very well

Quite a deal for just £1!

The packs never really sold well, given the quite superb value they represented. For generations the corner CTO and “Specimen” contents were heavily sneered at by “serious” philatelists, being regarded as “Kiddies goodie bags” etc. stampboards.com has a long 4,000+ message thread on these CTO/Specimen stamps – tinyurl. com/ozCTO - that in parts has re-written sections of the ACSC with new findings. Prices today have gone nuts for many pieces. Tons of original research in there. Many issues were short lived with “SPECIMEN”

overprinted “Specimen” etc. Australia sold these “Specimen” packs well into the 1970s at all Philatelic Bureaux - even then still at only $2 (=£1) a pack, and as always the content altered to include newer sets that had come on stream. The 1966 era pack with all the 24 diff Decimal issues up to $4 Navigators are still seen pretty

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Market Matters overprints, and are costly. The 1937 £1 Coronation “Robes” issue was done in small numbers starting 1944 in WW2, as the £1 grey Kangaroo was held in large numbers in Melbourne, so not many of that stamp were done but of the 10/- “Robes”, plenty were sold. Odd. The partial insides and cover, of an original pack I sold to a client are shown nearby to demonstrate how these stamp were arranged inside each “Specimen” pack in this pre-war era. Here glassine strips were mostly employed, but the later 1960s issues were simply placed in a heap, into a small glassine, licked to inner cover of the folders.

$750 return on a $2 outlay

Even as recently as the 1960s some rather rare sets were buyable for the same £1 ($2) purchase cost. The 4 high value Navigator “Specimens” shown

nearby I sold recently for $A750. Not a bad return on the original PO investment of $2! Easily the smallest PO issue of anything Australian since WW2. Recent ACSC research shows only 3,480 sets of 4 were ever supplied by Note Printing Branch to the Post Office, and many believe not all those were sold before the Decimal issue of February 1966, and hence were later destroyed. Most sets were bought as gifts for young collectors as the “Specimen” set only cost £1. I was given a set of these in 1964 by an uncle, and proudly affixed them all into my little album - each with a large, yellow, vigorously licked stamp hinge! I’ve even bought collections where kids have LICKED these sets into albums, as of course they all had gum on the back in the packs. Nearly all “Robes” Specimens offered on amateur seller sites like eBay are Forgeries, and any Bunny buying ANYTHING pricey there gets zero guarantee of course. Genuine copies are pretty easily spotted by experienced dealers, but the forger cowboys who inhabit eBay LOVE this stamp, as each fake makes them many $100s of easy profit, as GENUINE examples MUH fetch well into 4 figures these days.

eBay Bunny Fodder Heaven

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Anyone buying ANYTHING overprinted or perfinned on eBay, where the overprint or perfin is worth much more than the normal, needs rocks in their heads. As you are near

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always buying forgeries in that “Bunny Bargain” NEVER buy these on eBay etc. deal. I offered a seller $50 for his £1 as a curio reference this week - he paid $800 for it on eBay early transaction, whether the stamps are faked or not, last year, via a long departed spiv seller. Brilliant and are clearly not the slightest bit interested in “Investment”. even banning the most active and most blatant forgMy sad seller blurted out that the dodgy uners, as they make good money from them. known eBayer had as part of his description: ”All stamps fully genuine - 100% money back GuaraneBay loves stamp forgers tee”. I laughed, and asked if some shifty spiv in a This current account (from the 100 or more this one smoky pub offered him a “Solid Gold Rolex watch” guy has used on eBay) has 44 NEGATIVE feedwith the same guarantee, if he would place much backs in the past month, all from Gullible Bunnies weight on THAT warranty! So he lost $750. who have “bought” and paid $10,000s for material The lack of IQ and savvy shown by many stamp that they never received, or is forged, and eBay buyers on venues like eBay astounds me, week in STILL has not banned the account! and week out. Stampboards.com has endless new Stampboards.com has endless scammer eBay threads from “Bargain Buyers” proudly showing their latest “treasure” purchased for $100s or “half retail”, and being shown it was nothing but a crude fake. eBay do not care one iota they make about 10% eBay and paypal fee total 44 Negatives in ONE month on eBay. from EVERY Stamp News - 61

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sellers, and rip-off deals being highlighted each month. The vast number of idiots who leap in and hand over $100s and often $1,000s each week 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 obvious fake handle like “artau-0qii7” is genuine? A 5 second Google leads you RIGHT to this strong warning on him - tinyurl.com/BunnyEbay - so these greedy idiots deserve to lose their money. Zero research.

Fahour to sell all GPOs?

Australia Post CEO Ahmed “Wrecking Ball” Fahour has presided over yet another short sighted plan, that will create an even bigger mess for his successor to clean up, when he is hopefully sacked VERY soon. Fahour seems determined to sell off the Capital City GPOs freehold titles - a super valuable asset 62 - Stamp News

“For Sale”- Fahour BONUS to Fund. for the future of Australia Post. Why? As it will give a short sharp profitable, one-off, line entry to the AP coffers that he has run totally into the red since being appointed. Allowing more immediate mega bonuses for he and his hand-picked cronies. “See - we got profitable fast!” “We always want to make sure the money that’s deployed in that real estate portfolio is being used to support the core business of who we are, and what we are” Fahour told the “Australian Financial Review”. i.e. “I want a FAST one-off cash injection to the balance sheet to make me millions”.

All 7 Capital City GPOs to go

The seven historic GPOs - those in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra are also in the offer - representing the Crown Jewels for the 207 year old postal service, now fallen on hard times under Fahour’s wacky decisions.

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Lost in Chullora for over a week. Fahour’s master plan appears to be setting up a deal with “Eureka Funds Management”. Under the proposed deal, Australia Post would initially retain only a 40 per cent stake in the unlisted Australian GPO Trust, to be run by Eureka. It is well advanced and VERY secret – and bids closed May 20. AP is of course making large losses (first in history) under this walking wrecking ball, who has seemingly managed to alienate near EVERY staff member, union, and related employee and client nationwide with his wacko policies. Hard to do that so successfully, and get paid $5m a year to do it. Near trebling the cost of a first class letter in recent years, huge parcel and overseas post increases, and now this month, destroying the overseas mail system, where it is now impossible to mail a small Registered packet marked REGISTERED, so it is not stolen by mail staff overseas, or even delivered signed for. His madness never stops.

“You valued clients asked for this”

Announcing his brilliant plan this month - “you valued clients asked us for this” - to charge RE-

CIPIENTS $9 a parcel “storage” if held at POs for a week or so, is equally insane. Half the time his underpaid parcel contractors leave PO collection notes, even when folks are home, so they save time. The “$9 holding fee stealth plan” was leaked into the press from an AP insider, and AP got totally clobbered nationally in mass media in May. Fahour was on top rating 3AW radio May 13, desperately backflipping very weakly on the $9 holding fee, and floating other barely developed thought bubbles. Full Fahour radio interview, and more detail on the GPO freehold selloff bubble is on: tinyurl.com/FahourFee He also oversaw buying $500 MILLION of IKEA sounding, kit form mail sorting machines from Holland, that clearly do not work, a year or two after being glued or taped together. And bolting on 5 software systems that did not talk to each other. I had an urgent parcel last week that sat in Chullora Mail Centre for over a week, getting scanned afresh each few days. Madness. A team of randomly selected Chimps from Taronga Zoo would do a far better job running Australia Post, and not cost the $20 a million that this flop and his clueless mates are paid. Write to the Minister of Communications now please, and demand he be expunged ASAP, or we will not have a working PO soon. His new plan that leaked into the media this week sees Fahour hell-bent into moving all the prime CBD GPO premises freehold titles, that are now leased on VERY attractive yields long term, into a Trust, managed no doubt by his ex-banking and legal buddies, all extracting vast juicy fees to “help out” this pointless idea. Long term clearly not a good idea financially, but these carpetbaggers like Fahour never think long term. Juicy Bonus to Juicy Bonus is their attention span, and what happens to the picked over corpse of AP that remains in 5 years, is none of his concern. “Selling off the farm” essentially to buy himself another $5m Mansion. Stamp News - 63

Market Matters Cricket Cancel Craziness This cancel sold at auction to intense bidding last year for £2,650 - or well over $A5,000. Why? Because it is worded “Cricket Ground - Brighton JY 12 : 02”. The stamp had no Certificate, but was certainly 100% genuine I’d suggest. Amazing - about $A5,000 for an off centre stamp, with gum soaked lower perfs, and a corner crease, otherwise worth ten bucks on a VERY good day! ALL these CRICKET GROUND cancel stamps were all in fact stolen property from the Post Office, being from the GB Telegraphic Offices CDSs used at Cricket Grounds. These stamps were affixed to telegram forms and, as we know, none should have escaped Royal Mail shredders at that time etc. Those seen, are on higher face value stamps, and perhaps the postal clerks thought it was a chance to obtain some high value stamps, and onsell quietly to the nearest stamp dealer?

A $5,000+ Cricket Cancel!

All copies of these cancels STOLEN

Anyway, the few that do trade in the marketplace get amazing 4 figure sums. I recently added one to stock, that has a clear RPSL Certificate. At $A1,500 it may seem pricey, but others have sold for over treble that, and it proves that “cricket on stamps” is a red hot topical. GB 1887 6d Queen Victoria, Purple on Rose Red with crisp “TAUNTON CRICKET GROUND” cds. This one will have read TAUNTON - 2 AU (97) I feel sure, as another stamp of that exact date is recorded, for Taunton Cricket Ground Somerset. This one shown has a clear 2016 Royal Philatelic Society London (RPS) Photo Certificate – “Used with Taunton Cricket Ground obliteration - is genuine.” A most unusual item, and do keep your eyes peeled for these cancels. I’ve seen examples were only ONE letters of a cancel get 4 figures!

China Remains Hot

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Finally this month an overdue note to those who deal and sell CHINA, that the opus new catalogue

Glen Stephens China in a single volume. Local retail in Australia is about $A130. Worth EVERY cent!

Much new info added this Edition

Over 500 full colour pages. is now on hand at your local dealer. “Knowledge Is Power” as I type incessantly, and owning this arms you to the teeth for this tricky region. Now in its 11th Edition, this is a huge book - over 500 full colour pages. Prices are carefully adjusted in line with the global prices - up massively on many earlies and fine-tuned down a little on the more modern where warranted. The catalogue contains detailed and up to date listings of all current stamp issuing countries in that orbit - (China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) as well as many other areas of interest including Japanese Occupation of China, Kiachow, Kwangchow, Manchukuo and Tibet. Prices have been thoroughly revised throughout by leading experts in the field. The Stanley Gibbons “CHINA” Catalogue is the only catalogue published in English which covers all the stamp issues of

It is a detailed and highly informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specialises in the stamps of this area. UPU “Specimen” stamps have been included for the first time, assisted by expert dealer James Bendon. Over 50 new stamp varieties are listed as well. Information is provided at the beginning of each country covering history, early stamp issues and currency changes etc. This information is designed to aid the collector in identifying their stamps, and also to provide an historical reference for the information contained on the stamps. Apart from the stamps of the current issuing countries noted above, the Stanley Gibbons “China” Catalogue covers a number of other areas of interest in this popular region: Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports - Chinese Empire - Chinese Imperial Post - Chinese Republic - Chinese Provinces - Communist China -Japanese Occupation of China - British Post Offices in China - China Expeditionary Force -French Post Offices in China - German Post Offices in China - Indo-Chinese Post Offices - Italian Post Office - Japanese Post Offices -Russian Post Offices - United States Postal Agency in Shanghai - Chinese Post Offices in Korea Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong - Kiachow Kwangchow - British Post Office in Macao - Manchukuo - Tibet.

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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reviews Five new catalogue arrivals for us to have a look at this month: China, Falkland Islands, Northern Caribbean, Bahamas & Bermuda, and Collect Channel Islands and Isle of Man and the just arrived Arabia. All of these catalogues are published by Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 7 Parkside, Christchurch Rd. Ringwood, Hants BH24 3SH U.K.

2016 China

Paperback, 525 pages

11th edition

RRP A $TBA

It seems like only a few months ago that I was writing about the 10th edition, although it was actually nearly two years! It just seems that new editions of this particular catalogue appear with rapid regularity, probably due to the constant, mainly upward, movement of prices. And of course there are always new issues! PRC, Hong Kong and Macau are listed up to the mid 2015 issues, while Taiwan is up to April 2015. The design index for each of these has also been updated. As well as the current stamp issuing countries listed above, there are also more than 20 other areas covered in this catalogue’s listings including: Municipal Post of the Treaty Ports, Chinese Empire and Imperial Post, the issues of at least 7 different country’s POs in China, Kiachow, Kwangchow, Manchukuo and Tibet Approximately 50 new varieties have been added for this edition, most of which are also priced. Details of these new listings can be found on page iv of the catalogue. Specimen (UPU) listings have also been included for the first time. I’m not sure how many collectors of, or dealers in Chinese stamps would rely on SG pricing when buying or selling, but the publishers assure us that the prices in this new edition ‘have been thoroughly revised by leading experts in the field’ A most comprehensive and worthwhile volume!

2016 Collect Channel Islands and Isle of Man stamps

Paperback, 408 pages, 30th Combined edition RRP A $TBA

This new 30th edition of the catalogue, is the first in around 2 years and covers the issues of Guernsey up to the November 2015 Stories of the Great War issue, Alderney to the November 2015 Anniversary of the Alderney Homecoming miniature sheet, and Isle of Man and Jersey are both covered up to their 2015 Christmas issues. All of

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these add up to a total of around 250 new stamps, miniature sheets and booklets being added since the last edition! Apart from new issues, we also have some items listed that tend to only be listed in SG Great Britain or Channel Islands catalogues such as Souvenir Postal Stationery Postcards for IOM and Commemorative Postal Stationery Envelopes for Jersey. There is also information about designers, printers, plate & cylinder numbers, sheet sizes and layouts, paper changes, printing errors, and where known, quantities sold. And of course, we have all stamp designs illustrated in full colour. First Day Covers are also listed & priced. Listed for the first time in this edition are the new Post and Go stamps from Guernsey & Jersey. The wartime German Occupation issues for Guernsey and Jersey are fully listed, with several price increases to be found in these areas If you are a collector of GB (or anywhere else for that matter) and are perhaps wanting to expand or diversify your collection, then the Channel Islands are well worth considering, and this is the essential catalogue for the job!

2016 Falkland Islands

Paperback, 112 pages, 7th edition RRP A $TBA It’s been three years since the last Falklands catalogue, and even though it’s the slimmest volume in this month’s reviews, there’s still quite a bit packed into the just over 100 pages! Of course we have the last couple of years worth of new issues with Falkland Islands up to January 2016 Birds of Prey issue, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands to the December 2015 Biodiversity set, and the last of the current stamp issuing areas in this volume, the British Antarctic Territory, up to the November 2015 Historic Huts issue. Also included are listings for the Falkland Island Dependencies in all of their stamp issuing iterations (if you collect them, you’ll know what I mean!). As always, prices have been reviewed and adjusted – mostly upwards – as required. One of the main areas of increase is in watermark varieties. For example, the humble 1965 1d ITU, catalogued at 50p MUH and 30p used for the normal upright watermark, comes in at a whopping £2750 mint or used for the watermark inverted variety, up from £2000 for mint, and priced for the first time used in this edition. Falkland Islands continues to be one of the more popular British Commonwealth collecting areas, so it’s good to see the prominent ‘Break in cloud’ plate variety on

mike lee the 1½d 1933 Centenary listed in this volume for the first time (it is already listed in the Commonwealth & British Empire catalogue). Not a variety for the faint hearted though, as it debuts at a catalogue value of £1200 for mint! It is unpriced used, so I would suggest checking any used examples you may have, just in case. This catalogue is always a fast seller, so if you need one (and if you collect this area, then you DO need one), grab one as soon as you can!

2016 Northern Caribbean, Bahamas & Bermuda Paperback, 224 pages, 4th edition RRP A $TBA

With the publication of this volume we now have all three volumes of the British West Indies/Caribbean area catalogues, The Leeward Islands 2nd edition was published in 2012, and the 3rd edition of Windward Islands & Barbados arrived last year. It is worth noting that the last edition of this catalogue, the 3rd, was published in 2013, so it’s likely that a new edition of The Leeward Islands catalogue is just around the corner. The countries/areas included in this edition are: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands (including stamps of Jamaica used in the Caymans), Jamaica, Great Britain used in Bahamas and Jamaica, Turks & Caicos Islands and Caicos Islands (1981-85). New issues, for countries that still issue stamps, are generally listed up to late 2014/early 2015, the one exception being Bahamas which is covered up to October 2015. The Crowned Circle handstamps of Bahamas, Bermuda & Turks Island are also listed & priced. Some new plate and watermark varieties have been added in this edition, with Bermuda boasting a range of newly listed plate varieties including the ‘Flag’ flaw on the 1910-25 1d Caravelle, the ‘Registration line’ variety on the 1958 First Settlement Anniversary 3d and 8d values, and the ‘Broken cable’ on the 1967 1/- Telephone Service issue. As I said in my review of the Windward Islands catalogue earlier this year, together with the other BWI areas, this section contains fertile collecting fields for collectors of just about every taste. If the early portrait and key type stamps of Queen Victoria, Edward VII and George V are your philatelic ‘thing’, there’s plenty, if you prefer the KGVI period, and it certainly does have a large following, then there’s plenty there too, or if the more recent thematics issues take your fancy, you certainly won’t be disappointed! Another great catalogue!

2016 Arabia

Paperback, 375 pages, 1st edition RRP A $81.00 This first edition of the new Arabia catalogue certainly covers a lot of areas! I think the most helpful place to start is to provide an idea of just what is included. While the catalogue index shows 21 different headings with numerous listings under each, I’ll stick to the main areas: Abu Dhabi, Aden, Ajman (including Manama), Bahrain, British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia, Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat, Oman, Qatar, Ras al Khaima, Saudi Arabia, Sharjah & Dependencies, South Arabia Federation, Trucial States, Umm al Qiwain, UAE and Yemen. Fully priced listings of Indian stamps used in Bahrain and Muscat are also included. As I said, a lot! SG tells us that a ‘Middle East’ volume will be produced in 2017 which will include Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, The Palestinian Authority and Syria. It’s been a while since an SG catalogue covering this area was published, so there are quite a lot of new issues from the current stamp issuing countries: Bahrain to February 2014, Kuwait & Oman to November 2014, Qatar to January 2015, Saudi Arabia to October 2014, UAE to December 2014 and Yemen Republic to January 2015. Make sure you check out page iv which shows a listing of stamps added and numbers altered. There are quite a few, so this may be a good first port of call. As you might expect, there are many price increases throughout the catalogue, including some fairly recent issues. There are some very useful notes about postal history, currency changes, forgeries, imperforate stamps, printers and unauthorised issues There are also Appendix listings for a number of countries including Ajman, Fujeira, Ras al Khaima, Sharjah, Umm al Qiwain and parts of Yemen. Amongst some of these Appendix listings you’ll find an interesting note regarding several of them being known postally used – most unusual! The note explains that ‘the circumstances around their release are unknown’ and that the denominations of the various sets that are known postally used are indicated in bold. Appendix listed stamps commercially used, maybe even on cover. Now there’s a very interesting collection sideline! This catalogue truly is jam packed with information and listings, and will be indispensable to all collectors of this area.

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

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

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

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Northern Suburbs PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7.45pm, Naremburn Library, Central St, Naremburn off Slade St; Ph: 02 9419 7354 Orange Coin and Stamp Club: Mtg Last Tuesday, Orange Community Info Centre, 79-81 Kite St, Orange 7.30pm Ph: 02 6362 3754. Orchid Stamp Club: Mtg 3rd Sat. (Jan and each 2nd mth) Parramatta PS: Mtg 1st Friday Penrith and District PS: Mtg 1st Thursdays, 8pm, CWA rooms, Baby Health Ctr, Tindale St PO Box 393, Kingswood NSW 2747 PHILAS Stamp Auctions: Mtg 2nd Sat Mar,Jul, Nov Ph 02 9264 8301 PS of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed (exDec); Ph 02 9399 7556 PS of NSW: Mtg 1st Tues (Philas House), 3rd Tues (Chatswood); Ph: 02 9264 8301 Richmond River (Lismore) PS: Mtg 4th Thursday Royal Sydney Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd Tues. (ex Jan); Ph: 02 9264 8301 Sapphire Coast Stamp & Coin Club: Mtg Enq 02 6495 7308. Mail to PO Box 285, Pambula, NSW 2549 St. George PS: Mtg 1st Mon Shoalhaven PS: Mtg 2nd Monday (Ex Jan) PO Box 4047, East Nowra 2541. Ph 02 44472976 Smithfield SC: Mtg 2nd Mon Society for Polar Philately: 2012 meetings: 2nd Wednesday of February, March, May, July, Sept and November held at Ryde Ex-Services Club 724-730 Victoria Rd, Ryde, NSW Tel: 9807 3344 (in Mackinnon room) starting at 8pm.Enq 0407 277 223 or email penviews@hotmail.com Strathfield-Burwood PS: Mtg 4th Wed Sussex Inlet and District: Mtg 3rd Mon Sutherland Shire PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. , 7:30pm, Sutherland Uniting Services Club, 7 East Pde, Sutherland. Information Secretary, PO Box 339, Sutherland, NSW 1499 Sydney Anglican Stamp Society: Mtg 2nd Sat, even months 9.30am - 2.30pm, St Paul’s, Carlingford. www.sass.asn.au Tamworth PS: Mtg 1st Mon ex. Jan. Tamworth Bridge Club, 7 Hilton St, Tamworth Sec. Graeme Mitchell. PO Box 678, Tamworth NSW 2340 Ph. 02 67664853 Taree RSL Club Ltd SC: Mtg 3rd Mon Thematic Society of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed Toronto SC: Mtg 1st Wed Tuggerah SC: Mtg 4th Sun (ex Dec.) Turramurra SC: Mtg 2nd Monday, 7.45pm. Ph: 9144 4225 Twin Towns Stamp Club Inc.: Mtg 1st Monday, 7.30p, Home & Comm. Centre, Tweed Heads, 07 5535 3168 Wagga SC: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) ARCC Building, Tarcutta St, 7.30pm. Secretary: Peter Simpfendorfer Ph:02 6922 3393 Willoughby Legion Philatelic Section: Mtg 4th Tues Wyong PS: Mtgs: 3rd Tues 7.30pm, daytime meetings 1st Weds, KGV Heads group 4th Weds. Jim Spence Sec. 02 4392 3610 email: dandasonter6@bigpond.com

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

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

queensland Arana Hills SC: Meeting 2nd Tues; 07 3851 0213; email: petermccloskey@bigpond.com Bayside Afternoon SC: Meeting last Wed; Ph: 07 3206 6281. Bundaberg PS: Mtg 2nd Mon 7pm, The Family Centre, Kensington St (in the Show Grounds); Ph: 07 4152 2403 or 07 4151 3062 Caboolture & District SC: Mtg 3rd Sat. Ph: 07 5498 6504 Cairns SC: Mtg 3rd Wed. 7.30pm Star Services, 115 Lyons St, Bungalow Ph: 07 4055 1302 Sec: Ross Bottomer, email:rbottomer@y7mail.com, web:www.cairnsstampclub.asn.au Caloundra SC: Mtg. 4th Thurs. Catholic Church Hall, Edmund St. 1.30pm. Ph: 07 5494 7233 City Daytime SC: Mtg 2nd Thurs. Ph: 07 3206 6281 City of Brisbane PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs; Ph: 07 3263 8573 (ah); email: desley@mycelebrant. com Collectors Club Queensland: Mtg 2nd Sunday each month 9am to 1pm - RSL Hall, 58 Arnold St, Holland Park. Contact 0409 130 266 or ccqueensland@gmail.com Enoggera SC: Mtg 1st and 3rd Mon. Ph: 07 3264 4157 Gladstone and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed (Ex. Jan) & 4th Wed (Ex.Dec). Ph. Sec: 07 4978 1155 Ian Rippingale, Gold Coast PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 11.30am, Southport Community Centre, Lawson St, Southport. Ph: 07 5546 3801 Gympie SC: Mtg. 2nd Sun. Jessie Witham Centre 1 - 3pm Ph. 07 5483 9188 email: sandandan@bigpond.com Hervey Bay Afternoon Club: Mtg 3rd Wed. Ph: 07 4124 1138 Ipswich SC: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan). Ph: 07 3282 2983 Junction Park SC: Mtg 1st Tues, 7.30pm, Annerley Baptist Hall, Lambton St. Contact: 07 3277 6724. PO Box 177, Annerley, 4103, righteo274@bigpond.com Lockyer Valley SC: Mtg 4th Sun, 1.30pm, Senior Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall, Gat-

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

ton. Kerri Martin, Sec. Ph: 07 5465 3390 Email: lvsc@bigpond.com Logan City SC: Meetings 2nd Thurs, Presbyterian Church, Barry St, Slacks Creek, 6pm. Ph: 07 3805 9226. Mackay and District PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 4942 5433; Maryborough and Wide Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Salvation Army Youth 7 Comm. Hall. Bazaar St Maryborough. Ph: 07 41224708 (see also Hervey Bay) Nanango SC: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 07 4169 0256 Philatelic Society of Qld: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm,18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum. Ph: 07 3245 5222 Queensland Study Group: Sunday bi-monthly 1.00pm meets QPS house. Contact Ph: 07 3396 0846 email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Redland Bay Coin and Stamp Club, 4th Thurs. Monthly. John Hardman 07 3206 9996 or 07 3822 6987 Rockhampton SC: Mtg 1st Tues. Ph: 07 4926 3336. email: rockystampclub@gmail.com Sherwood Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 3372 6096 Southport Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 07 55630384 Southside PS: Mtg 3rd Tuesday & 3rd Wednesay (9am) Ph: 07 3848 2304 (ah) email: david.appleton@mailbox.uq.edu.au Sunshine Coast SC (formerly Nambour SC): Mtg 1st Wed, 7.15pm at C.W.A. Hall, Short St. Nambour. Ph: 075445 3647 Thematics Queensland: Mtg bi-monthly 9.30am. Ph: 07 3262 5605 email: j.crowsley@ uq.net.au Toowoomba SC: Mtg. 2nd Sat 1pm, Salvation Army Hall, Cnr. West St. 7 Anzac Ave. Ph. 07 4635 5623 Email: bob.benny@bigpond.com Twin Towns SC: Mtg 1st Mon; Ph: 07 5535 3168 Waterloo Bay SC: Mtg. 1st Thurs. 1pm & 4th Mon. 7pm. Redlands Multi SportsClub, Birkdale Ph: 07 3206 0815

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

Australian Airmail Society: 1st Wed. 7.45pm 22 Gray Court, Adelaide. PO Box 395, Edwardstown 5039. Ph: 08 8276 3969 Barossa SC: Mtg 1st Tue 7.30 Greenock Luth Church Hall, Bevan St, Greenock; 19 Evans Street Ancaston 5353; email: ptomely1939@gmail.com; Ph: (08) 8562 8386 Blackwood PC: Mtg 2nd Wed ex Jan; Uniting Church, Main Rd, Blackwood; Ph: 08 8278 1629; PO Box 581, Blackwood 5051; email: teepee@teegee.com.au Bordertown & Districts PS: Mtg: 3rd Thurs. Bordertown PS Contact: K. Grey Tel: 08 8752 0446 or email cdhuntmundulla@yahoo.com.au Community PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Fri - 7.30pm. Marion Bowling Club, off Sturt Rd. PO Box 75 Edwardstown, 5039; Auctions, circuit books. Ph: 0408806894 City of Noarlunga PS: Mtg alternate thurs,-- Community Health Centre, Grand Boulevard, Seaford, Contact 08 85566371 or PO Box 272, Port Noarlunga 5167 Eastern Districts PS: 2nd Thurs (ex. Jan), 7.30pm Senior citizens Hall, 47 Reid Ave. Hectorville; PO Box 240, Magill, 5072; Ph: 0400 156 796 Elizabeth PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Fridays, 7.30pm, RSL Hall, Cnr of Halseys/Midway Rds;PO Box 701, Elizabeth 5112; Ph: 08 8255 0608 Encounter Bay SC: Mtg 1st Wed, 7.30pm; School Hall, Woolworths Centre, Victor Harbour; PO Box 317, Goolwa 5214; aydepe@bigpond.com; Ph: 08 8555 3311 SA Power Networks Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Mon (ex. Jan); Canteen, 1 Anzac Highway, Keswick; PO Box 2079, Magill North, 5072; Ph: 08 8278 7163 Frama Club: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm, members homes; For collectors of CPS, Framas. Newsletter and Auctions. PO Box 62 Campbelltown 5074. Gawler SC: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Evanston Primary School, Para Rd, Evanston. PO Box 2, Willaston 5118; Ph: 08 8522 2335 Email: jo.trev@bigpond.com German Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd & 4th Mon 8pm; German Club, 223 Flinders St, Adelaide 5000; Ph: 08 8260 2251 Glenside PS: 1st Wed 7.30pm& 3rd Sat 1.30pm; Uniting Church Hall, Carlton St. Highgate. PO Box 29, Glenside 5063. Ph: (08) 8353 8683 Lower Murray PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs,7.30pm, 2nd Sat, 10am; The Lions Den, Murray Bridge. PO Box 810, Murray Bridge; Ph: 08 85704074 lmphilsocsec@gmail.com Mount Gambier PS: Mtg 3rd Tues; Reidy Park Corn Centre. 8pm. Also1st Sunday (ex. Jan)

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

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

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

stamp & coin fairs & events new south wales

victoria

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

June 5 - (1st Sun) Western Suburbs Stamp, Coin &

Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02

Banknote Fair, Strathmore Bowling Club, 40 Loeman

63623754.

St, Strathmore. Enq: Chris. 0413355716.

June 4 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor,

June 19 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair,

Car park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club,

Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd,

cnr Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW.

Bentleigh. Dealers plus huge range activities. Ph: 0418

June 4 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am 4pm, Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, Katoomba. Ph. 0417 802 754 June 4 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin Col-

322 315. June 26 - (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phonecard Fair, Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. 9am-3pm.

queensland

lectors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea.

June 13 - (2nd Mon) - Gold Coast PS Sale, Rm 1,

June 19 - (3rd Sun) Stamp & Coin Fair, 10am - 3pm,

Southport Comm. Centre, Lawson St, Southport.

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

11.30am - 2.30pm Brisbane Table Tennis Association

3483

Centre

June 26 - (4th Sun) Epping Stamp & Coin Fair, Com-

June 12 - QStamp Fair, Southside, Mt Gravatt Show-

munity Hall, 9 Oxford St, Epping. 10am - 4pm. Free

grounds, Memorial Hall, Logan Rd. Free Entry 8.30am

Entry, 6 Dealers, Buy/Sell

- 2pm

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

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

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