Stamp News Australasia - April 2017

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Contents Articles Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ...................................................6 Rare Australian Decimal Stamp Variations: David Mallen ..... 12 Why not French colonies?: Christer Brunström .................... 14 Stamps in the News: Margo Campbell .................................... 18 Postal Stationery: Ian McMahon ................................................ 26 Looking at New Zealand: Graeme Morriss ............................... 32 Cinderella Corner: Vito Milana .................................................... 48 Introducing the APF: Daryl Fuller .............................................. 52 Market Matters: Glen Stephens .................................................. 58

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Over the years, I’ve featured most of the definitive series’ in ACSC Decimals I and II. Two I know I’ve not featured: 1982-88 Reptiles and Amphibians; 1989-99 Sports.

The first of those two omissions is remedied this month, and Sports will follow later this year.

There were eleven denominations in the series, some of which are found in two Figure 1. Original printing solo distinct perforation gauges. I’ve provided usage examples of ten 1c Lace Monitor denominations, excluding the Letter rate 27c.

This little stamp is quite close to my heart, for we have lace monitors lumbering around our property in Far North Queensland.

They grow to 2 metres in length, and when one goes for a dip in our lake, they can at first sighting be mistaken for a crocodile. Figure 1 is a solo use of the original printing (APWH paper) Oct 22 1987.

The Letter rate was then 37c, so a 36c stamp has inadvertently been left off. Nevertheless, despite the error, the article travelled untaxed. These below base rate solo frankings are keenly sought-after by usage specialists. Auction estimate: $50 The original printing Figure 1A. 1c reprint uprates PSE for rate rise 6 - Stamp News

is quite distinct from the original, much sharper and improved, and on Harrison paper. Figure 1A provides an Aug 19 1987 uprate of 36c PSE. Not a scarce item, but significant in a usage study of the series.

3c Corroboree Frog

Figure 2. 3c solo underpays 36c rate of the 1c was withdrawn from Philatelic Sales centres Feb 27 1987. However, the Letter rate rise from 36c to 37c Jul 1 1987 led to a new demand for a 1c.

The original film used to prepare the first cylinders was mislaid, so it was necessary to rescan the original artwork to make new cylinders. The end result

Figure 2 is another underpaid/untaxed franking error, in this instance on Aug 19 1986, when the Letter rate was 36c, a 33c stamp has been omitted.

The stamp issue is the reprint with changed perforation. Such solo frankings are rarities, I should add (I’ve seen only two of the 3c; three of the 1c!).

The 3c is more typically found uprating 24c, 27c, 30c, and 33c PSEs, for respective Letter rate increases. Auction estimate: $50

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Figure 4. 40c x2 attractive PSE uprate

15c Eastern Snake-necked Tortoise

The 15c, like the 1c and 3c, was intended as a make-up denomination. I’ve not seen a solo franking, so Figure 3 is welcome to represent an unusual example of usage for the 15c. This Oct 31 1986 airmail letter bears seven examples, an apparent overfranking by 5c for Zone 3 20-50gms rate. A $10+ item for a specialist.

40c paying 80c Priority paid fee on 33c PSE at Spit Junction, May 29 1985. The stamps are the

40c Smooth Knobtailed Gecko One of the more attractive uprates of an otherwise rather bland definitive PSE, Figure 4 has a pair of 8 - Stamp News

Figure 5. Unusual usage article for pair of 65c

Figure 6. 70c pair Certified use changed perforation reprint. The Sydney South arrival timeclock is proof of next day delivery offered by the priority service. The coloured timeclocks I find very attractive, particularly in in-

Figure 7. 75c uprates PSE for Certified service

stances where they are used to cancel the stamps.

A $15/20 item.

65c Yellow-faced Whip Snake

ACSC recognizes seven different potential usages for the 65c. Some are quite elusive. Figure 5 has a pair of the perforation change reprint used Feb 3 1986 on “Postage due” card at Thomastown. The P.O. message reverse advises that an unfranked article posted by the addressee should have been franked 90c. A fine (called a “service fee”) of 40c was added, hence the $1.30 postage affixed.

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age articles. A $15+ item.

70c Crucifix Toad

Again, for the 70c, seven possible uses are mentioned in ACSC. Most take some finding. This denomination, and the 85c, are the most difficult of the series on postal articles, according to my census. Figure 6 has elusive use for a pair of 70c, paying Certified fee (85c) + Non- Figure 8. Short-lived 85c pays Certified fee standard Intrastate 50-100gms postage 75c Eastern Water Dragon (55c) = $1.40. Auction estimate: $30 No less than nine possible usages in ACSC, making this a challenging denomination for a usage study.

One of those possible uses is Figure 7, where 75c has been added to 27c PSE for Certified mail service, posted Nollamara Sep 29 1983. A $12/15 item.

85c Centralian Blue-tongued Lizard

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Aside from the 27c of the series, the 85c had the shortest life span, just 16 months.

There were few possible usages for this denomina-

Figure 10. Elusive solo purpose for 95c tion, aside from make-up. Not surprising, therefore, that I’ve found it the most difficult of the series to find suitable usage articles. Figure 8 is a handy example of the 85c paying Certified mail fee, attractively cancelled by Hornsby Northgate rubber datestamp, Apr 18 1984. A $20+ item.

90c Freshwater Crocodile

Figure 9 conveniently bears 90c block of four, used at West Ryde Nov 28 1983, $3.60 paying Registration fee ($3.30) + Letter rate (30c). Multiples, unsurprisingly, very welcome in a usage collection. $15/20 item.

95c Thorny devil

The 95c is elusive as a solo franking, particularly so for the example shown as Figure 10. This Dec

14 1987 article pays Non-standard Intrastate 100250gms by surface within S.A. Auction estimate: $25 My valuations are an indication of what I regard as a reasonable price an interested buyer ought to be prepared to pay. This attractive series represents very good value for money, and would make an inexpensive sideline subject for a budding usage aficionado.

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

Rare Australian Decimal Stamp Variations -

Here are some of the decimal stamps that are hard to find – if they exist at all !

Centenary of Scouting with rare perforation: This set was issued on 19 February 2008. It consisted of 50c, $1.35 and $2 stamps. All 3 stamps were issued in sheets with both 13.9 x 13.9 and 13.9 x 14.6 perforations. The stamps with the 13.9 x 14.6 perf are quite rare. The $2 stamp was reprinted and released in 2 different minisheets on 14 March 2008 (pair) and 14 November 2008 (block of 4). These reprints were 13.9 x 14.6. Singles of the 50c and $1.35 are hard to find. $1 Queen Elizabeth’s 90th Birthday: A special digitally-printed variation of this stamp was re-

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leased on 7 November 2016 in a minisheet attached to the 90th Birthday PNC. It cost $59.95 and only a quantity of 1926 were produced!! The stamp had thicker text than the original and was cancelled with a green foiled cancellation. Another variation that was only released cancelled. No known individual mint stamps or mint minisheets exist.

50c QE2 2006 reprint with yellow wattles: This stamp was issued on 13 April 2004 commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the 1954 Royal Tour.

The wattle flowers were very pale yellow – mostly white. It was reprinted in the ‘Royal Visits to Australia’ prestige booklet released on 28 Feb 2006

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by David Mallen with bright yellow wattle flowers and thick text. (Another reprint with an image closer to the original was released in November 2016 in a se-tenant minisheet.)

Large $2 Jewel Beetle stamp with integrated tab: The reprint of the $2 Jewel Beetle (Temognatha alternata) stamp in the 2016 Multisheet was not separated from the text insert by perforations. Only 250 Multisheets were released. The text on the reprint was thin and pale compared with the original stamp that was issued on 6 September 2016. Have you seen any postally used reprints?

Stamps with Printed Perforations: The first decimal stamps with printed perforations were released in the 150th Melbourne Cup prestige booklet on 1 November 2010. They were reprints of previously issued stamps: 50c Phar Lap, 55c Peter Pan, 45c Rising Fast & 45c Might and Power. They were in pairs on pages 15, 23, 27 & 35 respectively and each stamp had a 2010 microdate. Because these stamps have to be cut-out from the page they are deemed “Collectable Stamps” by Australia Post

and hence are not valid for postage. A complete list of “Collectable Stamps” is available on my free publications website: issuu.com/asvcat.

If you know of any other rare decimal stamps, please let me know.

David Mallen Australian Stamp Variations, Melbourne david@asv.net.au www.asv.net.au Co-author of the Australian Stamp Variations Catalogue 2011-2015 www.blurb.com/bookstore

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WHY NOT FRENCH COLONIES? During the second part of the 19th century France built a huge colonial empire. The expansion continued well into the 20th century. At the height of the French colonial empire it comprised enormous land areas in Africa and Indochina and a large number of islands in the Pacific and the Caribbean.

However, it was in North America where it all started. The early colonies were located in today’s Canada. The Province of Québec is still a mainly French-speaking area. Today only the tiny islands of St Pierre and Miquelon off the coast of Newfoundland remain in French hands.

There was even a French colony in today’s USA – Louisiana. Despite the fact that very few speak French nowadays there still is a lot of French culture in places like New Orleans or Nouvelle Orléans in French.

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In the 17th centuries France was one of many European nations which tried to increase trade with India, China and other Asian countries. A number of trading stations were established along the eastern coast of India. They were united into a colony with the rather cumbersome name of Établissements Français de l’Inde. The territory was returned to India in 1954.

Indochina was another part of the world where France had colonial aspirations. French troops soon occupied Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos which were united as one administrative area. The stamps were inscribed Indochine. Some were also overprinted to be used at French post offices in China.

After World War II strong movements in mainly Vietnam wanted independence. France sent troops to Indochina to suppress the rebellion but the French

Christer Brunström suffered a serious defeat at the battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and basically gave up on their attempts to retain the area.

The Pacific was another part of the world which attracted French interest. It resulted in the occupation of Tahiti (today known as French Polynesia), New Caledonia and the Wallis & Futuna Islands.

But it was in Africa that the French occupied the largest land areas. Almost all of western and northwestern Africa from Congo in the south to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in the north became French colonies or protectorates. The big island of Madagascar and the important sea port of Djibouti were also included in the empire.

Many of the African colonies then had a rather complicated history being joined together for longer or shorter periods of time. The major colonial

creations were French Equatorial Africa and French West Africa.

Collecting the stamps of the former French colonies can be a most interesting pursuit as you learn a lot about the geography, history and culture of the different areas which were once ruled from Paris.

The first stamps specifically issued for the French colonies generally were released in 1859. They were later replaced by key type issues where the names of the different colonies had been added.

Some of the very first colonies to release stamps with local designs were Obock and Djibouti in East Africa. They were quite spectacular stamps which were imperforate but with printed perforations as part of the design. Some of the higher values of these early pictorials are major rarities today.

Starting in the early 1900s, many colonies began

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WHY NOT FRENCH COLONIES? issuing definitive stamps in numerous denominations but all having exactly the same design. Sometimes there were as many as 40 different denominations or more. Shown nearby is a stamp from Dahomey in West Africa depicting a man climbing a palm tree.

Around 1960 most African colonies opted for independence but the French influence remained very strong during the first years. The stamps were still being designed, engraved and printed in France.

The island of Mayotte went a very different way.

After having been a part of the Islamic Republic of the Comoro Islands (located west of Madagascar) for many years the islanders chose to become a French territory once again. Today Mayotte has its own postage stamps with denominations in euros.

France still has a number of overseas territories:

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Mayotte and Reunion in Africa, French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis & Futuna in the Pacific, Guadeloupe and Martinique in the West Indies, French Guyana in South America and St Pierre and Miquelon in North America. Some are French departments and as such part of the French republic. Others are territories with strong ties with the motherland.

None of these areas can be considered to be colonies.

Collectors wanting a new and exciting area of specialisation might want to try the French colonies. Collecting all of them is perhaps too much of a challenge but there is enough on offer for all tastes.

Acquiring the latest edition of the Yvert & Tellier French Colonies catalogue can be a good start. It includes much specialised information such as the local posts of Morocco.

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Tonga’s got mail

Reported at www.abc.net.au/ news The Kingdom of Tonga is getting a formal postal system for the first time.

It joins several other developing countries in adopting new geolocation technology developed by a British company to give everyone an address, but not one involving traditional street names and numbers.

The company, What3Words, developed an algorithm that can provide an accurate location anywhere on Earth down to nine square metres.

A Company spokesman said the developers wanted to simplify global positioning system (GPS) locations from a long chain of numerals to something people could remember — three random words.

“They realised that there were enough words in the English dictionary to give every three metre by three metre square on the planet a unique address,” he said.

“We have a word list in English of 40,000 words ... 64 trillion combinations. There are 57 trillion 3m by 3m squares in the world, so each one can have a unique three word address.”

Deliveries in Tonga, like many Pacific islands, are usually made by a hit-and-miss series of directions using land marks and help from the locals.

It will be the first Pacific nation to adopt the What3Words system to develop a postal service, joining Mongolia, Ivory Coast, Djibouti and Dutch territory Sint Maarten.

The CEO of Tonga Post, said that in contrast to traditional addressing systems, the three-word approach is much cheaper and simpler to use.

“When mail gets to the post office, the sorting is much easier and faster for us because we know the What3Words belongs to Mr X or Mrs X,” he said.

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shortest route and deliver faster.”

Tonga Post becomes ‘international.bashfully. placidity’ Tonga Post hopes to distribute three word addresses to most of the country by the end of the year.

A What3Words spokesman said the technology was free and available to anyone.

“Our algorithm sits on a computer or device and all you need is a GPS connection. We have this equation that translated GPS into three words and back again.”

What3Words is available in 13 languages other than English.

“Simply put, the three metre square that you’re standing in has 14 different layers to it, representing different languages. If you start typing in the Spanish three word, the system will understand whatever language you’re using automatically.”

The technology is also promoted as having a humanitarian application. It is currently used by the United Nations and the Red Cross in the Philippines for disaster response.

Celebrating Presidents past #1

Reported at www.poughkeepsiejournal.com Author Anthony Musso has written a fascinating account of the life of America’s philatelist President in

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his book “FDR and the Post Office: A Young Boy’s Fascination; a World Leader’s Passion.”

The book charts how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s interest in stamp collecting at a young age likely helped save his life and fuelled a passion for social programs when he became president.

Roosevelt’s interest in the post office started as a child, as family members regularly sent him foreign postage stamps from their travels overseas. He used the hobby to bolster his interest in geography and world history by documenting various facts related to each stamp’s origin, and its significance to the

issuing country’s heritage.

When stricken with infantile paralysis at the age of 21, he found comfort and intellectual stimulation from working with his growing stamp collection.

When he entered public service and his pastime became known, Roosevelt became the recipient of numerous philatelic gifts from both admiring supporters and world leaders. As President, Roosevelt appointed his longtime ally James Farley to the position of Postmaster General. The appointment and partnership between the two changed the face of both stamp collecting and the Post Office Department of the United States, the predecessor of the U.S. Postal Service.

Roosevelt designed several commemorative stamps during his terms as President. As part of his New Deal program, Roosevelt created the Works Progress Administration, which created work for the nation’s unemployed during the Great Depression, including construction of hundreds of post office buildings. ​Musso’s book reviews how Roosevelt’s interest in stamp collecting, viewed at the time as being limited to a young audience, and his involvement with the Post Office Department, gave the pastime a new credibility, for both its pleasure and educational value.

Celebrating Presidents past #2 Reported at https://about.usps.com

The U.S. Postal Service has commemorated the centennial of President John F. Kennedy’s birth by dedicating a Forever stamp in his honour at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on Presidents Day. The stamp features a 1960 photograph by Ted Stamp News - 19

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Spiegel of Kennedy campaigning in Seattle. The artwork accompanying the stamp, showing Kennedy in a reflective pose, is a 1970 oil painting by Aaron Shikler.

“Our family is honoured that the Postal Service is commemorating my grandfather with this stamp,” said Jack Schlossberg, grandson. “As we mark the centennial of his birth, we hope that the stamp will be an enduring symbol of President Kennedy’s call for service, innovation, and inclusion, and his belief that we each have the power to make this world a better place.”

Born May 29, 1917, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He remains for many a captivating and charismatic personality — one who appealed to the nation’s higher ideals.

On January 20, 1961, Kennedy, at age 43, became the nation’s first Catholic president and the youngest person elected to the presidency. In his Inaugural Address, he famously called upon Americans to “ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”

In the early months of his administration, Kennedy announced his signature initiative, the Peace Corps, to aid people in developing nations. In May 1961, Kennedy announced the bold goal of landing a man on the Moon before the end of the decade, setting the path toward achieving the historic Moon landing in 1969.

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confronted the Soviet Union in a series of conflicts that could have escalated into a major war. During the summer of 1961, for example, he defended the status of West Berlin, a small pocket of freedom within Soviet-supported East Germany.

Kennedy opposed Khrushchev again in the fall of 1962 after Soviet forces installed nuclear missiles in Cuba. Against the urging of his military advisers to bomb the missile sites, Kennedy decided on a naval quarantine to prevent further shipments of military equipment to Cuba. After suspenseful days in which war appeared imminent Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles.

On June 11, 1963, Kennedy made an impassioned speech on civil rights that characterized the unequal status and treatment of blacks in America as a moral crisis. He then submitted a bill to end racial segregation, which in substance was passed after his death as the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. His death at age 46 left the nation grief-stricken, all the more so because of the unrealized potential of his presidency.

Dirty deeds Buenos Aires-style

Reported at www.voanews.com

Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri has announced that he will annul an agreement his government reached on a 15-year-old debt the country’s

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postal service incurred when it was owned by his father.

Macri spoke after a federal prosecutor asked a judge to open an investigation into Macri and Communications Minister Oscar Aguad earlier this week.

The deal, reached last year, prompted conflictof-interest allegations from another prosecutor who asked a court to block the agreement, calling it a “forgiveness of debt” that benefited the President’s family.

“I have given Dr. Aguad instructions to start over,” Macri said. “The good thing is that this is no

fait accompli, nothing happened yet.”

While his Cabinet Chief maintained that Macri had not done anything wrong regarding the debt deal, Macri conceded that he could have been more transparent.

“I have to admit that something was missing on my part,” he said.

The case dates to 1997, when then-President Carlos Menem privatized the country’s postal service. Control of the service went to Grupo Macri, a company owned Franco Macri, the current President’s father and one of Argentina’s richest men.

Former President Nestor Kirchner re-nationalized the postal service in 2003. The company had declared bankruptcy in 2001, and owed 296 million pesos to the Argentine government.

The debt was worth $296 million in 2001, but today is valued at $19.1 million.

Kirchner’s successor, President Cristina Fernandez, never succeeded in reaching a deal on the debt.

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they buy out all the stamps.”

The little post office is staffed by Assistant City Clerk and Assistant Finance Director who usually Months after taking office in December 2015, Macri’s administration struck an agreement to allow split the postal duties with their regular jobs.

“People tend to like it,” a spokesman said. “They the company to repay the 296 million pesos over 15 say, ‘We love you guys — there are no lines here.’ ” years at 7 percent interest.

The busiest weeks for the Atherton Post Office The Federal Prosecutor said the terms were are just before Christmas and just before tax day, overly generous, given that more than a decade of when the town staffs the little office full time. rampant inflation and devaluation had eroded the Normally, about 10 people per day use the office, peso’s value. He has recommended an investigation into the President on the grounds the deal resulted in to buy stamps or send out mail. The town has been paying attention to traffic for the post office to help a substantial loss to the state. in planning a post office space in the planned new Town Centre.

The PO with no stamps The Town Clerk said people can still send mail Reported at www.mercurynews.com from the Atherton Post Office, even before the new supply of stamps arrives.

The Atherton Post Office — which is basically some “We have a postal meter,” she said. corner and counter space in the town administrative building — is out of stamps, possibly for a week.

Stamps as collateral damage “We are a contract station,” the Atherton City Clerk told reporters. “The Menlo Park Post Office is Reported at www.thetimes.co.uk in charge of providing us with stamps, but they can’t London developers, the Candy brothers are battling always keep track of how many stamps we have on fellow developer Mark Holyoake over a failed projhand. Maybe somebody is having a wedding, and

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ect in London’s Victoria.

The property developer who is suing the Candy brothers considered offering his father’s collection of rare stamps as collateral for a loan, the High Court has heard.

Mark Holyoake, 44, who is battling with Christian, 42, and Nick, 44, over a failed project, discussed giving the brothers security over his father’s collection to keep them at bay over a £12m loan.

Alan Holyoake, 71, who made his fortune in the fish business, has become one of the world’s most successful stamp collectors with highlights of his collection having featured in the Smithsonian postal museum in Washington.

The businessman had a lightbulb moment while on a 2001 having read an article about the Queen selling parts of her stamp collection, and resolved to make it his hobby.

Some 15 years on, his collection includes a handwritten message from the reign of King John in the 13th century, a Old Glory 2017 sealed 1326 letter in the name of Robert the Bruce, a 1564 note from Elizabeth I, the 1690, as well as key examples of the Penny Black. earliest known letter from America from He also owns the 1635 Charles I proclamation which marked the very creation of the post office, a document so rare that even the Royal Mail itself does not hold a copy.

Emails between father and son, read out in court, allegedly showed them discussing a valuation by a stamp dealer.

Flagging fortunes

Reported at http://lmtribune.com

Old Glory 1963

In 1963 the US issued a red, white and blue 5-cent stamp which broke a precedent by being the first to reproduce the U.S. flag and the first to appear without the customary wording, “U.S. postage.”

The stamp was the subject of much controversy with most objections over the appearance of the flag on a stamp. Some asked that the issue be recalled, saying the Stamp News - 23

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flag would be desecrated when letters bearing the cancelled stamp were burned or disposed of as trash.

Sen. Len Jordan, R-Idaho, took note of the objections when he turned over to Postmaster Edward J. Day some complaints he said he had received from Idahoans.

Fans of the stamp pointed out the difference between destroying a reproduction of the flag and desecrating Old Glory itself commenting that printed pictures of the flag, in one form or another, in newspapers or magazines for examples, are destroyed every day without a second thought.

The stamp went on to become a great favourite and 54 years later the USPS has produced a new take on U.S. Flag stamp with its recent forever issue.

Lance Armstrong v the US Post Office Reported at www.theage.com.au

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damages from disgraced former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong to go to trial.

The US Justice Department alleges Armstrong defrauded the government by accepting millions of dollars in sponsorship money from the US Postal Service (USPS) as he led the team to a string of Tour de France victories while doping.

Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour titles and banned for life from racing in 2012 by the US Anti-Doping Agency after he was accused of engineering one of the most sophisticated doping schemes in sports.

Armstrong, who had long denied using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), admitted to doping in January 2013 during a much publicised interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey.

Armstrong’s former teammate, Floyd Landis, originally brought the lawsuit in 2010 under a federal law, the False Claims Act, that lets whistle-blowers pursue fraud cases on behalf of the government, and obtain rewards if successful.

The Justice Department joined the case in February 2013. Armstrong, who contends that the USPS

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benefits outweighed the sponsorship costs, sought to have the case decided by summary judgment in April 2016.

“Because the government has offered evidence that Armstrong withheld information about the team’s doping and use of PEDs and that the anti-doping provisions of the sponsorship agreements were material to USPS’s decision to continue the sponsorship and make payments under the agreements, the Court has ruled.

The USPS paid around $US32.3 million ($42 million) to Armstrong’s cycling team, the now-defunct Tailwind Sports Corp, from 2000 to 2004, looking to capitalise on Armstrong’s Tour de France victories in 1999 and 1998, as well as his “compelling personal story,” the judge said in his ruling. The government has calculated damages at three times this amount.

Landis stands to gain up to 25 per cent of whatever sum the government recovers. Attorneys for Landis did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Back on the rails

Reported at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com In an age where communication is largely digital,

and even personal messages seldom exceed 140 characters, the idea of reclining on one’s chair and penning one’s thoughts on paper can appear quaint, even idyllic. However, postal service is still robust in rural India, and in recognition of its enduring importance to the public, letter boxes have been reintroduced on Railway Mail Service (RMS) coaches on three trains.

Discontinued in the 1980s, the sight of letterboxes affixed to the RMS coaches evoked a sense of nostalgia among passengers. Citizens can drop unregistered letters - posts that do not require processing at the post office - in the letterbox and they will be processed en route. They will be delivered to a set of prescribed stations.

“Letterboxes have been installed on the RMS coaches of Rani Chennamma Express, Siddaganga Intercity Express and Hubballi-Vijayawada passenger train. Posts dropped in the boxes will be processed immediately,” a spokesman said.

“We have decided to provide the service on three trains in accordance with the orders of postmaster general, North Karnataka region, Dharwad,” he said.

However, the service is limited to few stations. If letters are addressed to locations in other places, they will be treated as nonRMS assignments and transferred to the postal department,” he added.

A local resident, recalled the days when he used the letterboxes for speedy delivery.

“The RMS has taken a good decision to reintroduce this service.

People will be able to send letters, applications and invitations at a lower cost.

Instead of spending a minimum of Rs 20 on private couriers, we can now do it for Rs 5 or even 50 paise,” he added.

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Postal Stationery This month’s column looks at New Zealand postal stationery and the literature available on the subject and the Marshall Island advertising postcards.

Postal Stationery Literature: New Zealand

Collectors of New Zealand postal stationery are well served by a comprehensive cataFigure 3 1876 1d Queen VictoriaPostcard, New Zealand's First Postcard logue and handbook.

The standard catalogue New Zealand postal stationery. The Catalogue is the New Zealand was published in five parts. Volume 1 (first pubPostal Stationery Catalogue (Figure 1) edited by lished 1976, last edition 1988) covered postcards Robert Samuel who was, at the time of the Cataincluding official (Department of Education) and logue’s publication, recognised as the expert on printed to private order (PTPO) postcards, Part 2 (first published 1989, last edition 2001) covered lettercards, Part 3 (1993) regular issue stamped envelopes, Part 4 (1992) registered envelopes, wrappers and prisoner of war (POW) aerogrammes and Part 5 (1993) PTPO and official (Department of Education) envelopes.

At the time of his untimely death Robert Samuel had largely completed work on a Figure 2 Postage Stamps of New Figure 1 New Zealand Postal Stationery postal stationery Zealand Volume IX (Postal Stationery) Catalogue Part 2 volume to be 26 - Stamp News

Ian McMahon

Figure 4 Reverse of 1897 Illustrated Postcard

Figure 5 1d Postcard with Boer War View

Figure 6 Auckland Exhibition Postcard

part of the Postage Stamps of New Zealand, a series of handbooks on New Zealand philately published by the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand. While earlier volumes in the series had included some information on New Zealand postal stationery, Robert Samuel’s volume, completed under the editorship of Brian Vincent and which was published in 2007 as Volume IX (Figure 2) in the series, contained considerably more detail than the Catalogue as well as updating the earlier information and is an indispensable reference for collectors of New Zealand postal stationery.

It is the only comprehensive coverage in one volume of New Zealand’s postal stationery. Chapters cover postcards, lettercards, registered envelopes, envelopes, newspaper wrappers, aerogrammes, government department printed franks, the 6d King Edward VII telegraph form, stamped adhesive labels (produced using the postal stationery dies), and postal notes. Coverage ranges from the first postcards of 1876 through 2003. Also covered are the various private stationery issued over the years, Department of Education postcards and envelopes and nondenominated stationery. There are two Appendices with illustrations of pictorial postcards and the advertisements on the reverse of lettercards and a comprehensive checklist.

In addition, Part IX also covers the postal stationery of Samoa, Cook Islands and Niue. Coverage of Samoa includes the German colonial issue, the occupation issues, New Zealand postal stationery overprinted ‘SAMOA’ and the modern aerogrammes.

For Cook Islands the 1882-1884 postcards are listed while for Niue there is a single item, the $1 airmail envelope Stamp News - 27

Postal Stationery of 1994.

Further information on the many nondenominated issues which New Zealand issued from 1988 onwards can be found in Volume VIII of the Postage Stamps of New Zealand which includes coverage of Easipost envelopes and satchels, pre-paid Handibags and prepaid Courier Post satchels.

An update to Volume IX can be found in Volume X of Postage Stamps of New Zealand published in 2013 and which includes new issues to 2009 as well as new discoveries on earlier issues. The listing includes Figure 7 1d Admiral postcard with inverted 'HALFPENNY' non-denominated stationery as well as the Overprint pre-stamped envelopes and stamped postcards issued during this period.

New Zealand Postal Stationery

New Zealand did not issue postal stationery until 1876 when it issued stamped postcards depicting Queen Victoria on 1 November 1876 (Figure 3). Stamped postcards were then issued continuously until 30 September 1980 when the postcards depicting Queen Elizabeth II were withdrawn due to declining use. In addition to the regular single blank postcards, New Zealand briefly issued reply postcards from 1886 to 1907. In December 1897 post-

Figure 8 25c Datestamp Postcard cards were issued with attractive coloured views on the reverse showing Waikite Geyser, Mount Cook, Mt Egmont and the Otira Gorge (Figure 4). From 1899 until 1901 three sets of postcards were issued with views in the bottom left hand corner including a set showing Boer War views (Figure 5). In 1913 a set of postcards showing views of Auckland on the reverse (Figure 6) were issued for sale at the Auckland Exhibition held that year.

Figure 9 2d Department of Education Postcard with 'Official' overprint

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Ian McMahon stocks of postcards revalued by handstamps (Figure 7). The handstamps were applied to both post office stocks as well as stocks held by private businesses.

Not surprisingly the handstamp was applied to current and former issues of postcards and was applied in red, black or blue with a range of handstamp errors including double and inverted overprints.

Postcards were also issued for special services including a printed matter postcards and from 1976 a series of postcards (Figure 8) for a pictorial datestamp service with the postcard paying for the cost Figure 10 Austin Walsh PTPO Postcard of the service. Special postcards were produced for the Department of education postcards from 1927 until 1976.

Until 1965 the postcards were overprinted ‘Official’ (Figure 9). The cards were used by schools to request student progress reports from the student’s previous school. A PTPO service was provided for postcards. One of the best known is the Austin Walsh postcard included in packets of Atlas cigarettes (Figure 10). This postcard was the size of a cigarette card and included space on the reverse to enable the sender to enter a contest and write their name and address.

Although the regular plain single postcards were withdrawn in 1980, Figure 11 $1.50 Frodo postcard from the Lord of the Rings series One interesting feature of New Zealand postal stationery is the effect of three postal rate reductions. For postcards this was from 1½d to 1d on 1 February 1923, from 1d to ½d on 1 October 1923 and (after the rate increased back to 1d) from 1d to ½d on 1 June 1932. The 1932 postage rate reduction resulted in many new items of postal stationery with existing Figure 12 1895 First lettercard used to Berlin (now Kitchener) in Canada Stamp News - 29

Postal Stationery

Figure 13 Illustration on the Reverse of King Edward VII Lettercard commemorative postcards have been issued since then including a ‘Nuclear Free’ postcard in 1990

and stamped postcards depicting Lord of the Rings characters (Figure 11).

Lettercards were first issued in 1895 and remained in use until the Queen Elizabeth II lettercards were withdrawn on 1 July 1990. The first lettercards (Figure 12) were notable because they were subject to high demand by the stamp collectors of the day. The PMG noted that such was the demand …. Largely for stamp collectors’ Figure 14 Advertising for the Telegram Service on the Reverse of a Lettercard 30 - Stamp News

Ian McMahon purposes that it was impossible to keep pace with the sale for a time. The stock of the selected colour [paper] becoming exhausted a variety of different coloured card had to be used and as a result of this becoming known the demand for the different colours was nearly as keen as it was for the original card stamp collector and agents purchasing freely.

As a result, the lettercards can be found with many variations from the different printings and with card on a great range of colours including cream, blue, pink and yellow. Until 1907, the reverse of the lettercards showed a pictorial design showing Mt Cook, Milford Sound, Lake Taupo, Sutherland Falls and a Kiwi on the Queen Victoria cards or Milford Sound, Mount Cook, Wanganui River, Whakarewarewa Geyser, kowhai flowers, native flax and a pair of the now extinct huias (Figure 13) on the King Edward VII lettercards. From 1926 until 1964, the New Zealand Post Office used the reverse of the lettercards for post office advertising (Figure

14) encouraging people to make use of other post office services including telegrams and telephones.

In a future column, I will look at the other issues of New Zealand postal stationery.

Marshall Islands Postal Stationery with Advertising

The Marshall Islands Postal Service uses its postal stationery postcards and lettercards for official business with advertising printed on the front of the stationery mostly to US addresses. Figure 15 shows the 20c Elvis postcard advertising a Marshall Island stamp and coin issue commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Heartbreak Hotel becoming No 1. A list of known postcards and lettercards and the advertisements can also be found at http://www. zirinskystamps.com/Publications/web publications/ Marshall Islands Stationery.pdf.

Figure 15 20c Marshall Island Elvis postcard Used Officially with Advertising Added Stamp News - 31

Looking at New Zealand

1970 Cardigan Bay Cardigan Bay was a standardbred pacer, famous around the world in his time for being the first such horse to win US$1,000,000 in prize money. He was also only the ninth racehorse to achieve this – the previous eight all being thoroughbreds.

‘Standardbred’ is an American breed of horses, though their origin goes back to 18th century England. They are more heavily-built than thoroughbreds and with a calmer temperament. They are bred to race in harness pulling a sulky and driver. Pacers, compared to trotters, race with both left legs moving in unison, then both right legs. Trotters race with their left and right legs moving in opposition.

Cardigan Bay was bred in 1957 in Southland, in the south of the South Island, by Dave and Sandy Todd. His sire was Hal Tryax from the USA and his dam Colwyn Bay. After racing successfully in the 1960 – 61 season, he was sold to Merv and Audrey Dean who continued his successful career in New Zealand and Australia. On one occasion, he was racing at Addington Raceway in Christchurch when a fire broke out in a grandstand. Spectators largely ignored the fire – focusing on Cardigan Bay’s magnificent form. In 1962, while doing trackwork in Perth, Western Australia, he was badly injured.

However, he recovered well and returned to race despite afterwards having one hip lower than the other as a result of the injury.

In 1964, at the relatively-advanced age (for a racehorse) of 8, Cardigan Bay was leased to American driver Stanley Dancer and taken to the USA where he continued his winning form. By the beginning of 1968, when he was aged 12, he was only US$85,000 short of achieving one million dollars in prize money over his lifetime. Stanley Dancer continued to race him until he achieved the milestone in New Jersey later that year. Horse and driver then appeared on television on the Ed Sullivan Show. Upon Cardigan Bay’s return to New Zealand, thousands waited at the wharf to welcome him home. He died in 1988.

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APRIL SALE As usual laybys available for up to 6 months for purchases above $500. (No discounts on Layby items) Orders above $500 are post and insurance free wthin Australia.

Lots of interesting items here from GB, Australia, USA and Br. Empire, most emanating from recent large purchases. Unsold lots from previous lists may still be available, please enquire.

If you wish to view any item we can send a scan by email, or colour photocopy by mail.

Otherwise visit my website www.kevinmorgan.com.au and go to the eBay link where most of the single stamps and sets may be seen, simply search by the item number.

We have a 14 day no quibble refund satisfaction guarantee on all items.

Accessories, Catalogues & Literature AM1) Australia Seven Seas Hingeless Padded Albums, set of 4 complete as new 1966 – 2002.

1st part to 1995 is in Blue, the later in Green. New price approx. $500, my price just $229.

CJ5) Cocos (Keeling) Is., Seven Seas deep red padded Hingeless album and slipcase as new with pages for 1963 - 1998. New price approx. $165. This one under a half, just $79 CO2) Book, Mawson’s Huts, published 2008 for and behalf of the Mawson’s Huts Foundation by Allen and Unwin, and this in No. 172 in a limited edition of 420. A historical book of mammoth proportions with many historical photos, both on colour and monochrome.

Square in shape, running to near 200 pages on heavyweight stock, and weighing nearly 2kg, this luxurious hardback book was sold at $475. Receipt included. Price $395 NOW REDUCED TO $325!

Collections and lots CM1) Australia Lighthouse pre-decimal hingeless album 1913 – 1965 complete in Red Leathergrain Album and Slipcase, almost as new retail $249.95, includes a modest collection of Mint Unhinged 1941 – 1965 with a retail value of approx.. $150. Total retail = $400, price well under a half, $189 CM2) India 1855 – 1993 mostly fine used collection in 2 large grey stockbooks with original board slipcases. Commences with QV to KGVI, fairly sparse with values to 5R (KGV & KGVI) then appears a reasonable degree of completeness with most stamps fine postally used. From 1986 on about 50% are mint unhinged. Must be close to 1500 different stamps. A steal at only $249 CM3) Japan 1872 – 2005 collection in 3 large stockbooks with original board slipcases.

A good degree of completeness here with a mix of mint and fine used. Most of the later mint are fine unhinged. Some of the earlier mint do have overall gum toning, but this is not unusual in this type of lot. Close to 3000 different stamps with the catalogue value stated by the previous owner to be £4450 plus. This is a great buy at well under 20% cat.

Price $1395 CM4) Great Britain 1887 to quite recent used in 3 large stockbooks, 2 with slipcases. Good ranges QEII on, sparse in earlier. Many, many complete sets plus wide range of Machin Heads duplicated to £5 plus a nice used block of 4 of the £10 Britannia. Also includes a few other oddments such as Channel Islands, Local Posts, Burma, Ceylon, USA and Ireland.

Possible postmark interest in the Ceylon KEVII and Burma KGVI. Around 3000 stamps total.

Has to be worth 6.5c a stamp across the board. Price $189 CM5) USA used collection 1880’s to modern in 2 large stockbooks. Not much to write home about but did notice large HV Airmails $9.35 & $10.75 Eagles plus heaps of complete sets in the 22c to 32c eras. About 1500 appear to be all different. Nice cheap lot for someone, 1000 different is on my packets list for $80. around 7c a stamp. Price $110.

CM6) British Asia Collection in large stockbook. Mint and used 1953 – Modern with North Borneo, Malaysia and Singapore. Approx. 900 stamps appear all different. 1000 Different Malaysia & Singapore is in my packets list for $400. Very good value at 25c a stamp, price $225 CM7) Asia Collection 1800’s to modern in large 32 page blue near new German made stockbook. Strong in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan with some Mongolia, Laos, Brunei

Korea (Sth) and Macau. Mostly postally used, and all different. Looks to be around 1100 stamps with many complete sets. Must be worth 20c a stamp, price $219 CM8) Germany 1899 – 1989 in 2 large stockbooks mint and postally used, with original board slipcases. Good lot with many better the 1950’s, plus heaps of 3rd Reich, with Hitler Heads etc, including overprinted for the Ukraine. Many, many sets and semi-postals.

Looks like around 1000 stamps and minisheets, all different. No Berlin or East Germany.

Good value at $129 CM9) Germany used collection commencing States through to around 1975 with Germanias, 3rd Reich, West Germany, Berlin and East Germany. Housed in large blue stockbook and in blue binder on album leaves. Many better and complete sets and all except the East Germany are postally used. Many, many complete sets, semi-postals etc.

Around 1500 mostly all different. Great lot for just $189 CM10) World mostly mint unhinged on stack of 60 near new Hagners, 1940’s – 1980‘s.

Strength in Samoa and USA (Lot of sheet number corner blocks) with French Colonies, Austria, South Africa , Russia, Solomon Is., Singapore, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Tokelau, Tonga, Vatican and others. Counted around 90 complete sets and 19 minisheets. Virtually all different, must be around 1000 stamps, inc. nice long Definitive sets such as Birds and Shells. Hagners alone are now $1.75 each so these alone would be over $100. Countng the sets and minisheets only at $3 each there is another $330, plus the USA which is mainly single stamps and blocks of 4, around 500 at 20c each is another $100. So a total value of approx. $530 for just a half, disregarding all the other single stamps and part sets entirely. Price $265.

CM11) Israel, cover collection inc. Commercial Mail, FDCs, Censor mail etc. Noted 2nd Coins fdcs, inc. some with tabs, Prisoner of War Postal Stationery card, unused from 1956 Suez Crisis, 1948 1st Coins 5 mils Green in Plate 2 Top Corner Block with sheet No. on postcard with 26/12/48 Cancel. 1957 Bastille day flight cover, Registered Jaffa – Paris, 1969 Franking machine cover form the Prime Ministers Office, January 1971 Censored cover from the Arab Israeli War Period, 1948 30 mil blue Israel Flag stationery envelope uprated for registered mail by 10 mil 1st Coins, to Tel Aviv, 1977 1st Flight Cover, Arkia Flight 001 Tel Aviv – Cairo, Pope Paul VI & Pres. Jimmy Carter visit covers, plus much other interesting material. A goldmine for the knowledgeable! 100 items, well priced at around $2.50 each. Price $249 CJ8) New Zealand on stack of 36 as new Hagner Pages, in as new Hagner Green Padded Binder. Commences Queen Victoria, with Chalon 2 blue x 2 and Sidefaces to 1/- (some faults) plus 1895 definitives and 1d Universals (page full of these) KEVII to 1/- then KGV to 2/- Admiral with Airmails to 7d, QEII on horseback 2/6d to 10/- complete later defins. to One Pound Geyser, then decimals to 1978 with $2 multicoloured Geyser. All postally used, with a large degree of completeness. Lovely collection ripe for expansion. Album and Hagners alone worth $95 new. Price for the lot $159 CJ10) West Germany mint unhinged collection/accumulation 1965 - 1984 housed in Black Padded 64 page stockbook in very good condition ($60 new) Pretty well all full sets, with many semi-postal (charity) sets. In quantities of 1 up to 10 of an item. I counted 285 complete sets plus many hundreds of others issued as singles. Will suit hoarder ebayer or re-seller. Keep what you want for your collection and trade the rest! Counting just the sets at $1.50 each, with the stockbook and all the singles for free, the price is $425.

CO10) Australia Post 2006 Commonwealth Games folder, containing 17 sheetlets and 5 stamps released for the Commonwealth Games. The stamps are selling fine commercially used for around $2.50 each, which gives you a vast retail of $325, and these are mint unhinged. My price for the lot of 130 plus stamps is $195 CO16) Australia mint PSE collection in 2 massive PW albums, in as new condition from PSE1 to PSE 310, 20c – 50c period. Albums alone cost close to $250 plus over $125 for the PSEs. A $375 cost for just under 40%, $149 CO24) Australia Cover album of special Pictorial cancellations, 1981 – 1991, inc. St. Patrick’s

KEVIN MORGAN STAMPS & COINS Postal: PO Box 1290, Upwey, Vic 3158 Tel: 0425 795 693

APRIL SALE Day Horse Race Meetings at Broken Hill (12) Stawell Gift (9) First Flight Annivs. (13) etc, etc. all on Illustrated Covers, with relevant cancel. Housed in an as new Cover Album total of 64 items. Great value at under $1.50 each, price $95 CO35) Malaysia, 1967 – 1979 First Day Cover Collection on FDC pages, 97 all different it appears. Mostly complete sets on official Illustrated covers typed address and Airmailed to Australia, with quite a few registered. Nice clean lot, under $1.50 each price $139 the lot CO37) New Zealand. 1920’s Registered part parcel labels, bearing a variety of frankings, mostly KGV heads to make up 3.5d or 4d rate, one with double rate 8d. All appear from Auckland East. 47 pieces. $69 the lot.

Packets and Mixtures Exciting Scandinavia lot just arrived: The term Scandinavia always includes the mainlands of the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Norwegian dependencies, including Svalbard and Jan Mayen, are usually not seen as a part of Scandinavia, nor is Danish Greenland. However, the Danish Faroe Islands are sometimes included, as sometimes are Iceland and Finland, because of their historical association with the Scandinavian countries and the Scandinavian peoples and languages.

SC1) Massive lot of 4300 different Scandinavia, inc. Denmark, Iceland, Norway & Sweden. $695, smaller lot of 2000 for $195 SC2) Denmark 600 diff. $33.50, 700 diff. $39, 1200 diff. $98 SC3) Iceland 200 diff. $39, 400 diff. $95, 500 diff. $185, 800 diff. $325 SC4) Norway 600 diff. $33.50, 800 diff. $85 SC5) Sweden 600 diff. $85, 1000 diff. $139, 1500 diff. $229 BE1) British Empire Queen Victoria 100 different $98 BE2) British Empire KEVII & KGV 100 different $79 BE3) British Empire KGVI 100 different $49 BE4) British Empire Mixed reigns, pre- QEII a) 100 different $75, b) 200 different $149, c) 300 different $225, d) 500 different $495, e) 1000 different $995 PM4) 500 Different Jersey, mostly large and with some nice better values biggest available packet of this small island. 50 different are on my packets list for $13, so a bargain at $89 PM5) 50 Different Indochina, normally $30, one only at $25 PM7) Falkland Islands. Latest available on paper mixture, close clipped single paper noted some make up combinations for the new 31p local postage rate (up from 30p) 100g for $79, 3 lots only available.

PM10) Australia recent on paper mix from a brand new charity source in Canberra . All on single paper, some is clipped, some on torn paper. I would guess around 4000 to the kg. The current mix goes to early 2016 with a smattering of foreign and a fair amount of unfranked seen. Little if any in the way of high values spotted but definitely an unpicked mixture. 40kg currently available, and with a regular source promised. Price per 500g $49, 1kg for $89, 2kg for $169, 5kg for $395, 10kg for $759, 20kg for $1449. Post free on the 10 & 20kg parcels within Australia.

PM11) Russia, 1000 different, mostly large pictorials is on our packets list at $90. Save $16.50, now only $73.50 PM12) New Zealand, pre-decimal off paper mix, from Queen Victoria to 1960’s. Good source of postmarks and varieties. About 1000 only $69, 2000 for $129 PM13) New Zealand, decimal off paper mix, wide ranging with some nice high values.

Very good variety, around 1000 for under 5c a stamp, $49, 2500 for $115.

PM14) Great Britain Six reigns off paper mix, back in stock, really great variety with plenty of better values. You will not better this mix anywhere for the price. Aprrox 1000 for $49, 2500 for $115, 5000 for $219, 10,000 for $419

Great Britain I have more than 60 1d Blacks in stock ranging in price from $75 to $895. Every collector ought to have one!

PB1) GB 1840 1d Black plate 1b, lettered KH, 4 generous margins, showing part of adjoining stamp at top, and a neat Red Maltese Cross. Price $595 PB3) GB 1840 1d Black plate 5, lettered TE, 4 good margins, and a Ruby Maltese Cross which leaves profile clear. Cat. 1200 pounds. Price $665 PB4) GB 1840 1d Black plate 2, lettered KE, 4 good margins, and a neat Red Brown cleanly struck Maltese Cross. Price $595 PB5) GB 1840 1d Black plate 8, lettered BH, 4 good margins, and a lightly struck Red Maltese Cross. Price $595 PB6) GB 1840 1d Black plate 6, lettered AH , 4 decent margins, and a neat Ruby Red cleanly struck Maltese Cross clear of profile. Cat. 1200 pounds. Price $665 PB7) GB 1840 1d Black unplated example lettered AH, 4 margins, showing part of lower stamp, and a neat Ruby Red centrally struck Maltese Cross. Cat 1200 pounds. Price $665 PB8) GB 1840 1d Black unplated example, lettered BF, 3 good margins, just touching at bottom and a neat central Magenta Maltese Cross, cat. 3000 pounds. Price $895 PB9) GB 1840 1d Black plate 2, lettered GB , 4 wide margins, and a neat Ruby Red centrally struck Maltese Cross. Cat. 1200 pounds. Price $695 PB10) GB 1840 1d Black plate 8, lettered JB , 4 margins, and a Red Maltese Cross clear of profile. Price a very reasonable $395 PB11) GB 1840 1d Black, SG 2 lettered H-A. Near 4 margin unplated example showing part of RH adjacent stamp. Cancelled by fine complete black Maltese Cross. Cat. £375.

Price $365 PB12) GB 1840 1d Black, SG 2 lettered O-F. 4 large margin unplated example, cancelled by nice strike of red maltese cross. Cat. £375. Price $525 PB14) GB 1840 1d Black SG2, Plate 1b, lettered L- A. Lovely 4 margin example with clean strike of red maltese cross. Has minor faults hardly visible from the front. Cat. £375. Price $245 PB15) GB 1d 1840 Black SG2, plate 8, lettered J-G. Fault free 4 margin example with neat red maltese cross cancel. Cat. £525. Price $425 PB16) GB 1840 1d Black, SG 2 lettered R-C. Nice 4 margin unplated example, cancelled by complete light strike of red maltese cross. Cat. £525. Price $495 Great Britain other issues GB1) GB 1867 5/- Pale Rose, plate 1 lettered AG. Maltese Cross wmk. As usual for the A row this is a short stamp. Fines used with a No. 49 barred Numeral stamp has just one pulled perf at top right. Attractive and cat. at 675 pounds. Priced very reasonably at $229 GB2) GB 1847 1/- Pale Green Embossed. SG 54. Fine 3 good margin example, 4th just touched at the top. Cancelled by Barred Numeral 41 (2 strikes) Cat. 1000 pounds. Well priced at under 15% cat. $249 GB3) GB 1883 10/- Greenish Grey SG 135, wmk. Anchor. Parcel used, and with A & G Ltd. Private Perfin. Well centered and with good perfs, sadly trimmed perfs along top right. Cat 4500 pounds as used. Bargain spacefiller for GB or perfin enthusiast. Under 5% of cat. $379 GB4) GB 1876 5/- Rose, Telegraphs. Maltese Cross wmk, lettered D H from Plate 1.

Cancelled with cds of Dundee FE 3 80. Well centred and with good perfs. Cat 110 pounds.

Nice looking stamp. Price $89 GB5) GB 1870 4d Vermilion plate 12, SG 94 very fine used, with light steel cds of Swindon FE 24 73. Lettered Q K. This is a fine full perf example with good colour. Cat. 75 pounds. Price $69 GB6) GB 1890 1/- Dull Green Govt. Parcels, SG 068, additionally ovpt. “Specimen” type 9, mint lightly hinged, fresh and well centered, with good perfs. Minimum cat. 300 pounds. Price $295

KEVIN MORGAN STAMPS & COINS Postal: PO Box 1290, Upwey, Vic 3158 Tel: 0425 795 693

APRIL SALE GB8) GB 1951 Festivals High Values 2/6d – One Pound well centered mint unhinged. Some minor gum staining. SG 509/12 cat. 100 pounds. Very cheap at under 25% cat. Price $39 GB9) GB 1872 6d Pale Buff, SG 123, wmk. Spray of Rose. Plate 11, lettered K B, cancelled by centrally struck Dublin steel cds of JU 12 73. Lovely looking stamp with full perfs. Cat. 125 pounds. Price $119 GB11a) GB 1948 Silver Wedding Pair SG493/4. Nice used pair, cat. £40, price $35 GB12) As above, mint unhinged, price $39 GB13a) GB 1915 5/- Pale Rose Seahorse SG410. DLR printing, fine used cds example, well centered and with full perfs. Cat. £500. Nice looking example, and hard to find in this condition. Priced at just 30% cat. Price $249 GB13b) GB 1883 5/- Rose SG 181, fine used. Lovely example with dated Hexagonal Duplex cancel of Threadneedle St. London, DE 17 97. Well centered with brilliant colour and full perfs. Cat. £250. Very Reasonably Priced $119 GB16) GB 1887 1/- Dull Green, SG 211 superb used. Well centered full perf. example with correct unwashed colour and fine centrally struck “thimble” cds of West Malvern 6.15 JY 26 99. Cat. £120 for well centered lightly used. Price $98 GB45) GB 1911 10d SG 309. Lovely mint lightly hinged example, well centered and good perfs. Cat. £95, price $69 GB12) GB 1918 10/- Dull Grey-Blue Seahorse, SG 417. Fine used example with dated London cds. of 8 DE 32. Cat. £175. Full perf. well centered example with good colour. Price $79 Australian States New South Wales DB102) NSW 1850 1d Reddish – Rose, no clouds, SG3. Decent looking 2 margin example, cancelled by barred numeral 63. Cat. £475 well priced at $249 DB99) NSW 1852 6d Van – dyke Brown SG73 with Plate Scratch. Nice 3 margin example with prominent plate scratch diagonally across Queen’s face. Cancelled by indistinct barred numeral. Very attractive specialist item. Cat. £250 as normal. Price $279 DB105) NSW 1890 2.5d Ultramarine Monogram block of 8 mint/mint unhinged. Rare block, with CP, GPrO NSW & 1890 Monograms. Fresh mint, with only 2 stamps lightly hinged at top. Some minor staining in selvedge, and perf separation to top left hand stamp hardly detract from fine appearance. SG 265, individually stamps cat. £128 as hinged unhinged would be at least double. Price $549 DB106) NSW 1897 1d Carmine in Monogram Block of 6. Scarce block, hinged on top 3 stamps only. Monogram CWA and Sheet No. (Inverted) 846999. Tone spots in gum but still a highly attractive piece. Price $129 Victoria DB56) Victoria 1864 2d Violet SG 109 Imperforate! Not listed in SG, definitely big enough margins to be imperf. Nicely used with barred Numeral cancel. Imperf between vertical pair of the 1/- form this issue is Cat. at £6500. Price $495 DB60) 1900 Boer War Charity issue 2d Emerald - Green, SG 375. Lovely well centered cto example with lower left corner cds. Very clean with full perfs. Cat. . £225, price $165 Australia Kangaroos DB825) Australia 1913 2.5d 1st wmk Indigo Kangaroo, MLH. Lovely fresh example with good perfs & centering. Cat. $125, price $69 DB825) Australia 1913 3d Olive, Die I. Nice mint lightly hinged example with good perfs.

Has light gum bend not visible from front. Cat. $250, price $119 LM12) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo, “Kissprint”. Nice well centered example with full perfs, fresh mint very lightly hinged. Coastline appears doubled almost all around.

Cat $250 as normal. Price $495

DB777) Australia 1913 2/- Brown Kangaroo 1st wmk SG 12. Nice used example with corner cds. Good perfs centered a little to lower left. ACSC 35A Cat $250. Keenly priced at $119 DB775) Australia 1913 2/- Dark Brown Kangaroo 1st wmk SG 12. Nice used example with Blue Brisbane Registered Oval cancels. Good perfs, centered a little to the upper right. ACSC 35B Cat $300. Well priced at $119 DB796) Australia 1918 6d Pale Greyish Violet Dull Blue Kangaroo Subs. Cliché. 3rd wmk SG 38ba (shade) , ACSC 19Gja, Nicely centered and with good perfs and 2 x partial Sydney cds cancels. cat $3750. Hard stamp to find, price $1950 DB325) Australia 1918 10/- Grey & Deep Analine Pink “Kissprint”. Harrison printing mint with light hinge, nice fresh gum. Has prominent “Kissprint” of frame clearly visible on map, at top, to right of Kangaroo and clear doubling of shading to left of Kangaroo’s head.

Centered to the lower right, and with some short perfs at base. This is believed unique, and is only recorded in ACSC as Perf. OS used. (ACSC 48Bc) at $3000. I did sell a mint OS example through auction as couple of years ago in Melbourne for $3750 plus buyers’ premium. This example has been submitted to the ACSC for future listing. Price $3950 LM66) AUSTRALIA 1919 Kangaroo £1 Light Brown (Bistre) & pale blue. 3rd wmk ACSC cat $2250 £1 Light brown & pale blue. Fine used well centered and full perf. example with full “socked on nose” Adelaide 12 JA 23 cds. SG 44b cat £1800. ACSC 52D cat $2500. Price $2475 DB303) Australia 1918 3rd wmk £1 Chocolate and Milky Blue Kangaroo. Harrison Printing, ACSC 52F. Superb perfectly centered and full perf example, with Melbourne cds cancel.

Scarcest of all shades for this issue, the majority being used for NWPI overprints. Cat. $4500, price $2985 LM15) Australia 1929 sm wmk, 6d Chestnut “Kissprint “of left frame MUH. Super Post Office Fresh left marginal example, well centered and full perfs. Unrecorded variety. Price $249 DB496) Australia 1929 Small Multiple Wmk. 5/- Grey & Yellow Orange Kangaroo, SG 111 ACSC 45A. Absolutely superb cto example without gum. Bright vibrant colour with full perfs. and perfectly centered. Neat top left corner cancel. Cat. $250. Price $195 DB824) Australia 1929 Small Multiple Wmk. 5/- Grey & Yellow Orange Kangaroo. Perf OS ACSC 45Aba. Lovely fresh lightly hinged mint example. Good strong colour with good perfs. and well centered. Now Cat. $1250! price $350 DB499) Australia 1929 Small Multiple Wmk. 5/- Greyish- Black & Yellow Orange Kangaroo. Perf OS ACSC 45Bba. Lovely commercially used example. Good strong colour with goodl perfs. and well centered. Cancelled by partial Perth cds. Postally used examples are much scarcer than cto. Cat. $250, price $185 K2) Australia 1929 Small Multiple Wmk. 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo, fine used dated Melbourne cds 4NO31, and with variety “Very short Spencer’s Gulf” ACSC49 (D) f, cat $1100, price $695 DB308) Australia 1929 sm wmk £2 Grey & Rose – Crimson Kangaroo. Nice Ovpt. Specimen example, well centered and with full perfs, mint lightly hinged and with fresh white gum. Has unreported varieties, broken top to 2 in value circle and red line at bottom left of map. Cat. $900, price $789 K3) Australia 1929 Small Multiple Wmk. Two Pounds Black & Red Kangaroo, cds used, centered to lower left, and with some shallow perfs at base. Nevertheless a sound and attractive stamp. Cat $1200. Great value at $595 K4) Australia 1932 5/- Grey & Yellow & One Pound Grey C of A wmk. Kangaroos, each cds used and with small Telegraph Punctures. Nice pair, retail as normals in fine used around $450, price $149 the pair.

K5) Australia 1913 1st wmk. 2/- Brown Kangaroo, perf Small OS, and with partial Melbourne cds cancel. Very good perfs. for this issue Cat $350, price $225 K6) Australia 3rd Watermark, Overprinted with Type B "SPECIMEN". Mint Never Hinged, original gum. A very clean and fresh looking stamp with unrecorded variety “break in

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APRIL SALE coastline” at Bight. Cat for hinged is $600, so logically 3 x = $1800 for unhinged given the cat. prices for normal of $2850 unhinged and $950 hinged. Well centered and with some slightly fluffy perfs, this is excellent value at $875.

Australia Pre- Decimal issues DB491) Australia 1920 1/4d Turquoise KGV Single wmk. Mint unhinged Block of 4 perf OS, with variety “Thick 1 at right” and grossly misperfed showing parts of additional stamps at right. Cat $1500. Lovely fresh condition. Supplied with certificate.Price $1150 DB774) Australia 1928 3d Blue Engraved Kookaburra, reprint of the Imperf Minisheet ACSC 133MSb. Cat. $350,000. On thin card, un-numbered. Price $29 LM11) Australia 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- Green, SG 143 Mint Unhinged. Well centered and with full perfs, price on these is tightening now, and the SG catalogue price has risen again. Most dealers are now quoting around $1450 to $1500. Price $1350 DB502) Australia 1942 6d Kookaburra Perf. 15 x 14. Mint unhinged McCracken Imprint pair, with significant misperf at left. Price $69 Australia First Day Covers DB743) Australia 1931 6d Brown Airmail OS FDC. Cat. $1800. The only way this fdc is ever seen, on 1st Flight cover to England. Additionallty bears 2 ordinary 6d Brown Airmails, 3d Green Airmail plus Halfpenny, 1d & 3d KGV. Not bad condition for age, the first I have ever handled. Price $1350 HERE WE HAVE A RANGE OF “ACCIDENTAL” FIRST DAY COVERS, COMMERCIALLY USED ON DAY OF ISSUE. These have become very popular in recent years.

DB751) Australia 1950 2.5d Red KGVI Sideface, “accidental” first day cover on small envelope addressed to Casterton, Vic. Cancelled by 12AP50 cds of Brighton, Vic. Price $39 DB747) Australia 1954 3.5d Black Swan, W.A. Cent. “accidental” first day cover on small envelope addressed to Fairfield Hosptial Vic. Cancelled by Machine cancel cds of Sth. Melbourne 2 AUG 1954 Has been inscribed by a previous owner “First Day Cover “ in black ball point. Price $29 DB749) Australia 1962 5d Christmas, “accidental” first day cover on small envelope addressed to The Basin, Vic. Cancelled by 17 OCT 1962 Melbourne 3 line Slogan “PLEASE POST BEFORE FOUR” Price $29 DB750) Australia 1962 5d Comm. Games, “accidental” first day cover on small envelope addressed to The Basin, Vic. Cancelled by 1 NOV 1962 indistinct Footscray West 3 line Slogan.

Has been inscribed by a previous owner “First Day Cover “ in black ball point. Price $29 DB744) Australia 1963 5d Green Burley Griffin, “accidental” first day cover on small window envelope. Cancelled by 8 MAR 1963 Melbourne large type slogan for the Royal Visit “Royal Visit E II R” Price $29 DB748) Australia 1963 5d Red Cross, “accidental” first day cover on small envelope addressed to Esso Standard Oils, Melbourne. Cancelled by clear strike of 8MY63 Mirboo North cds. Price $29 DB745) Australia 1963 5d Green QEII, “accidental” first day cover on small envelope addressed to Esso Standard Oils, Melbourne. Cancelled by 9 OCT 1963 Melbourne 4 line Slogan “SUPPORT LORD MAYOR’S HOSPITAL APPEAL” Price $29 Australia & States, Postal History and covers.

LM13) Victoria 1854 6d Dull Orange Imperf Woodblock on cover, SG 32a. Neat small cover Melbourne to Dublin via ship Colombia. Nice 4 margin stamp affixed inverted, possibly to warn of bad news. Cancelled by barred numeral 1, and with arrival stamp MR 16 1858. Price $395 APH2) New South Wales, 1908 A SUPERB condition advertising cover from Donald Ross & Co. noted seller of horse Castrator equipment - To Jas Hatrick & Co in London who also sold Surgical Veterinary equipment - This is a COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA cover, as we Federated in 1901. A HIGHLY sought after era these days. And covers from over 100

years back are scarce from here. Clear "London May 16 – 08” arrival cancel on back. Also a brilliant cover for anyone collecting HORSES and related areas. The ½d used on any foreign cover is unusual, as the 2½d stamp was issued for this purpose. These are the scarce FINAL watermark 1907 issue stamps SG 353/354 Cat “From £125 on cover” Price $179 DB519) Australia 1913 AMP Society small illustrated advertising window envelope. Bears 1d red Kangaroo, cancelled by Sydney 1913 machine, date unclear. Fine and clean, price $29 DB340) Australia 1918 small Censored cover to USA. Bears 2.5d kangaroo 3rd wmk, tied by Sydney JA 28 1918 machine cancel and part cds. Neat and clean with “Passed by censor” label in purple on cream. First I have seen in this colour Small tear at top does not detract. Cat. $120 on cover. Price $72 LM1) Australia 1924 3d Die IIb 3rd wmk on small cover to Switzerland. Neat and clean Tied

by Sydney machine cancel cds of JA 23 1924. Cat. $200 on cover, price $119 DB514) Australia 1924 small advertising cover for Carborundum Sydney agent, Roy Miller.

Bears 2 x 1.5d green single wmk KGV and addressed to Carborundum head office in New Jersey. Neat Indian Chief in Headdress Logo. Cancelled by Sydney machine cancel of FE 6 1924. Nice clean cover, price $45 DB794) Australia 1927 Small Gordon & Gotch Advertising Cover to USA. Bears 3d Deep Blue KGV small multi wmk. Perf. 14 Type B, ACSC 105B cancelled by neat full cds of Melbourne 15JE27. Neatly repaired tear at left does not detract. Cat. $180 on cover. Price $129 DB778) Australia 1928 small cover Sydney to Holland. Bears 3d Blue Engraved Kookaburra tied by Sydney 3 line Slogan of 30 NOV 1928 “ADDRESS MAIL TO PRIVATE BOX NUMBER IT EXPEDITES DELIVERY” Cat. $100 on cover, price $69 LM7) Australia 1930 Registered cover to NZ. Bears Halfpenny & 3d KGV plus 1.5d Sturt.

Tied by Registered Sydney cds of 4 NO 30. The 3d alone cat. $100 on cover. Price $59 DB341) Australia 19 NO 31 Registered Elizabeth St., Melbourne 1st Flight Official cover.

Bears 6d Brown Airmail, horizontal strip of 3, ovpt. OS. To Clerk to the Justices, City Police Courts, Liverpool U.K. Elizabeth St. is where many of the Melbourne legal fraternity have their offices, and so this is likely to be Official commercial mail. The OS stamp is cat. singly at $275 on cover. Scarce piece, price $245 LM2) Australia 1932 small airmail cover to “British Dental Journal”. 8d Airmail rate bearing 2d Red KGV and 6d Chestnut Kangaroo sml. Multi. Wmk. Neat clean cover. Price $165 LM6) Australia 1932 2d & 3d KGV & 6d Chestnut Kanagaroo all sml. wmk, on airmail front to London. Tied by Sydney Airmail cds of 4AU32With T40k in red crayon, plus 4d F.B. manuscript, with 4d Greenish Grey GB Postage Due tied by cds. Scarce piece for collectors of taxed covers. Price $89 DB521) Australia 1935 Lovely illustrated advertising cover for James Marsh & Sons, North Melbourne “Manufacturers of tin cannisters & cardboard containers” addressed locally to Dalgety & Co. Ltd. Franked by 2d Red KGV and cancelled by Melbourne 3 line slogan “ INCLUDE POSTAL DISTRICT NUMBER IN MELBOURNE SUBURBAN ADDRESSES” Very clean and neat. Price $63 DB520) Australia 1936 Illustrated Airmail Advertising cover. J. Kennon & Sons Pty. Ltd. Richmond, Melbourne. “Wool, Hide & Skin Merchants.” Bears 1/6d Hermes cancelled by Ship Mail Room cds of Melbourne 29DE36, and sent to the UK. Cover has been folded, with a few tone spots & a little World weary, nevertheless attractive and scarce. Price $48 DB507) Australia 1937 Small Airmail cover, Perth – West Java. Dual reign cover Bears 1d Green QM Die I, 3d Blue S.A. Centenary and 5d Chestnut KGV to make 9d rate. Cancelled by cds of Perth 29MY37 and with arrival cds of Sukubami 5.6.37. Scarce destination. Price $89 DB523) Australia 1941 Military Mails. 2nd Bde. H.Q.P.O. P2 clean strike cds of 19MY41 on small Salvation Army Red Shield Cover, addressed to Barclays Bank Cairo, Egypt. Bears Violet triangular censor cachet No. 3447, and reverse arrival cds of Cairo 23 MAY 1941.

Nice clean cover. Price $54

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APRIL SALE DB509) Australia 1945 small Registered censor cover to USA. Bears 1d Brown – Purple QM & 5.5d Gloucester, cancelled by cds of Glenbrook, NSW 13AP45. Has “Opened by Censor” tape with red text, and diamond shape Censor cachet in Violet No. 733. Neat and attractive, with various arrival stamps on reverse. Price $36 LM4) Australia 1954 2/- Blue Olympics block of 4 on Reg’d. cover GPO Sydney to Botany NSW. Very scarce registered/insured item, may have contained cash or a cheque. Central cds of Sydney 6DE54 confirmed by additional cds on reverse, together with Botany arrival cds the following day. Scarce multiple on cover. Price $59 MY5) Cocos Keeling Is. 1963 1/- Green definitive pair SG4. Small airmail cover to USA, used Sydney to Maine. Scarce mainland usage. Price $29 APH1) Australia 1927 Advertising cover for John McCabe & Sons North Melbourne Vic. Bearing horiz. Strip of 3 of the 1d Green KGV No Watermark, to Hamburg. Cancelled by cds of Melbourne 24 MY 27, and received Boxed Rectangle 29 JUN 1927 in purple on face. Cat at $150 for solo use on cover, this is a very scarce multiple cover. Price $129 APH3) Australia 1973 Airmail Advertising Cover for “Photape Pty. Ltd.” Bearing solo use 25c National Development typed address to New York. This is one of the hardest early decimal stamps to find on cover, and this one is in superb fresh condition. Cancelled by 19 DEC 1973 machine cancel of Melbourne with 3 line slogan “CHECK ADDRESS - IF INCOMPLETE – ADVISE WRITER” Possibly scarcer to find than the elusive 1972 35c Christmas. Price $129 APH4) Australia 1970 Small Airmail Envelope bearing 30c Qantas solo use, RIGHT HAND CORNER EXAMPLE to Germany, cancelled by machine cancel of Chester Hill, NSW 2162 with cds 26 NO 1970 and UNUSUAL 5 line slogan “PLEASE POST - EARLY - BEFORE FOUR O’CLOCK – BEFORE - FOUR O’CLOCK. Scarce solo use. Fine and fresh cover. Price $65 APH5) Australia 1960 Picture Postcard with coloured photo of Macqaurie St. Sydney, bearing 1/- Platypus, solo use SEAMAIL to Leaminster Mass. USA. Cancelled by Box Machine cancel of Sydney 7 MCH 1960 and with 3 line slogan “PROMINENT - HOUSE NUMBERS – HELP EVERYONE” Fine and fresh, scarce solo use underpaying by 2d the Airmail rate for which the 1/2d Thylacine is most commonly seen. Price $98 APH6) Australian Antarctic Territory, 1948 small seamail registered commercial cover from MacQuarie Island to Waterloo, Iowa, USA. Bearing 3.5d Newcastle and vertical strip of 3 1d Princess Elizabeth, to make 6.5d. Cancelled by cds of MacQuarie Is.7 MR 48, and with Registered Label No. 2793. A very scarce cover indeed. Price $135 APH7) Australia 1936 small airmail cover, Fremantle W.A. to Sunderland UK, bearing 1/4d Turquoise KGV C of A wmk, plus 2d Submarine cable to make 1/6d Airmail rate. Cancelled by 3 line slogan “USE THE – POSTAL EXPRESS – MESSENGER SERVICE” AND WITH CDS OF Fremantle (date unclear) The 1/4d alone cat. $300 on cover. Price $210 APH9) Australia 1934 First Australia Autogyro Flight Card, in almost pristine condition, franked with 3 x Halfpenny Orange KGV and cancelled by cds of Portland 16 NO 34.AAMC Cat. Number 461. Numbered 1809. Price $59 APH10) Australia 1936 South Australia Centenary, full set on 7th Australasian Philatelic Exhibition cacheted cover, and cancelled on FDI by Registered cds of Sydney, 3 AU 36.

Clean and fresh, price $79 DB827) Australia 1971 small airmail cover, bearing complete set of 1971 Christmas. (Block of 6 & single) to make 35c Airmail rate to UK. Cancelled by clear cds of New Lambton, NSW 18OC71. The 1st genuine commercial use of this set I have ever seen. I have sold a set of 7c singles on 7 covers domestic use recently in Auction for $115 plus the buyers premium.

This is rare! Price $249 Australian Commonwealth Postal Stationery LM10) 1915 Lettercard KGV, lettercard, Submarine AE1, being 1 of 2 subs. Purchased from the UK prior to WWI. Both were sent to New Guinea during the war, but after New Guinea

was captured it was sent to search the Pacific for the German fleet. Lost without trace 14/9/14. ACSC L27. Bears squared circle April 1916 cancel of Victor Harbor, S.A. Selvedge removed. Price $95 LM26) 1916 1d KGV Sideface. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards in blue, ASC # L9a, "2nd A.I.F. EMBARKING" FU Oct 1916 letter card from Flemington to Northcote. Price $245 LM41) 1916 Envelope Kangaroo & Map - PTP. Australia - Postal Stationery - Envelopes. 1d red Die II on cream stock, with Vacuum Oil Company embossed seal on back flap, franked

by Melbourne '30MAR14' Krag machine cancel, to Bourke St Melbourne, ASC #E2ptpo, roughly opened, aged. Price $25 LM29) 1922 2d red. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards, grey stock inside & out, ASC #LC18, view 'PINEAPPLES QUEENSLAND' unused, fresh. Price $190 LM28) 1943 Lettercard KGVI. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 2.5d red, text on front T base 'DO NOT NEGLECT. . ...', ASC #L44, unused. Price $55 LM24) 1943 Lettercard KGVI. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 2.5d red, text on front at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT. . ...', ASC #L44, unused. Price $55 LM36) 1949 Lettercard KGVI. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 2.5d red, Arms at upper left, 127mm between perforations, text on front in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', ASC #47, small mark at lower left, unused. Price $35 LM35) 1949 Lettercard KGVI. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 2.5d red, Arms at upper left, 134mm between vertical perforations, text on front in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', ASC #L47a, uprated to 3.5d postage with 1d violet QEII (some toned perforations), unused. Price $50 LM34) 1949 Lettercard KGVI. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 2.5d red, Arms at upper left, 127mm between perforations, text on front in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', ASC #47, unused. Price $40 LM43) 1951 Lettercard KGVI. Australa - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3.5d red, ASC #L49,unused. Price $25 LM45) 1951 Lettercard KGVI. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3d red, ASC #L48, unused. Price $35 LM44) 1953 (October) Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3.5d red Die I (base of neck unshaded), Arms at upper left, text on front & back in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', ASC #L51, unused. Price $55 LM42) 1953 (October) Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3.5d red Die I (base of neck unshaded), Arms at upper left, text on front & back in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', ASC #L51, unused. Price $55 LM37) 1954 (March) Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3.5d red Die I (base of neck unshaded), Arms at upper left, text on front & back no longer in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', ASC #L52, unused. Price $35 LM23) 1956 Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3.5d red Die ll (base of neck solid colour), Arms at upper left, text on front & back no longer in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', Sender's Address & three lines added to back, ASC #L54, unused. Price $70 LM38) 1956 Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3.5 red Die II (base of neck solid colour), Arms at upper left, text on front & back no longer in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', Sender's Address & three lines added to back, ASC #L54, unused, edge wear at top. Price $40 LM39) 1957 Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 4d red Die I (base of neck unshaded), Price and Arms at upper left, text on front & back no longer in panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', Sender's Address & three lines on reverse, ASC #L56,unused.

Price $25

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APRIL SALE LM22) 1958 Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 4d red Die l (base of neck unshaded), Price removed, Arms at upper left, text on front & back no longer in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', Sender's Address & and three lines on reverse, ASC #57, variety Misplaced perforations through admonition legend. Price $55 LM40) 1959 Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery- Letter Cards. 5d-and-bars on 4d red Die I (base of neck unshaded), Price removed, Arms at upper left, text on front & back no longer in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', Sender's Address with three lines, obliteration of the legend on reverse, ASC #L8, unused. Price $20 LM21) 1960 Lettercards QEII facing right. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 5d blue, yellow within, ASC #59, variety partial offset of outer cover blue legend within normal for comparison, both unused. Price $145 LM33) 1965 Lettercard QEII facing right. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 5d red, pale yellow within, ASC #L60a, unused, Light bend at lower right. Price $25 LM32) 1965 Lettercard QEII facing right. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 5d red , pale yellow within, ASC #l60a, unused. Price $35 LM20) 1966 Lettercards QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 4c red, pale yellow within & grey within, ASC #61,61a, unused. Price $70 LM19) 1966 Lettercards QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 4c red, both types, pale yellow within & grey within, ASC #L61,61a, unused, (A- condition). Price $55 Australian Territories NWPI/New Guinea/Papua DB397) New Guinea, NWPI 1916 1d Carmine-Red KGVI, SG 67c, Die II fresh mint lightly hinged. Local retail $225. Nice looking stamp with full perfs, centered right Price $149 DB396) New Guinea, NWPI 1916 1d Carmine-Red KGVI, SG 67c, Die II mint hinged. Local retail $225 for lightly hinged. This one looks great from the front, but heavier hinge and paper inclusions on reverse. Price $98 DB398) New Guinea, NWPI 1916 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, 2nd wmk. SG 81, Type A. Neat 1916 cds cancel. Well centered, but with a few perf. faults. Listed retail for fine used $175.

This one $89 DB399) New Guinea, NWPI 1919 10/- Grey & Bright Pink Kangaroo. 3rd wmk SG 117, Type A. Vfu example, well centered and good perfs. with light full cds cancel. List retail $275, price $219 DB400) New Guinea 1932 10/- & £1 Undated Bird of Paradise, vfu nicely centered and with good perfs. Neat partial cds cancels on both. Retail $170, price $119 DB401) New Guinea 1939 10/- Airmail, SG 224, fine used, cat. £425. Key value to the set. Fine used, well centered and good perfs, partial cds cancel at base. Very attractive. Price $325 DB402) New Guinea 1939 £1 Airmail SG225. Top value of the set, mint lightly hinged. Well centered & Full perfs. Gum very slightly toned. Retail $175, my price $119­­ DB793) New Guinea NWPI 1916 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo. 1st wmk, SG 83, type A. Fine lightly hinged mint with good perfs & centering. Cat. £2750. Very rare stamp, additionally has Damaged A in Pacific. Seen elsewhere at $2900, my price $2750 DB799) New Guinea NWPI 1919 – 23 2.5d Indigo Kangaroo. 3rd wmk perf. OS. Very fine used with good perfs. and centering, neat top right corner cds cancel. Cat. £425. Seen elsewhere at $625. My price $549 DB779) Australia used in PNG, 1946. After the Japanese Invasion local stamps were scarce and Australian stamps of KGVI were commonly used. This is however a rare usage of KGV 2d & 5d C of A wmk. On a small registered cover Lae to Suva, Fiji. Cancelled by Relief No. 3 cds of 5JY46 and addressed to Burns, Philp (South Seas) Company Ltd. Also bears Lae (Manuscript) Reg. Label. No. 2307. Price $359 DB524) BCOF 1948 small cover to the UK. Bearing Halfpenny Orange BCOF Kangaroo (late

usage for this) and 1.5d Brown GB KGVI. Unusual and rare combination. Cancelled by 3 MAR 1948 Double Ring RAF Post cds, also typed “By Forces Air Mail” and British Commonwealth Forces Crown logo in blue on reverse. Clean and attractive, very rare cover, price $129 British Empire.

Breaking down an olde tyme dealers' stock, wants lists filled for the period 1840 - 1952 mint and used. Please let me know your requirements.

DB262) St. Vincent 1869 1/- Brown SG14. Nice used with indistinct oval registered cancel.

A few short perfs at base. Cat. £160, good value at $49 DB263) Seychelles 1938 139/41 defins. MLH. 12c Violet, 20c Blue & 25c Ochre, £145, priced very well at under 30% cat. Price $72 DB264) Seychelles 1938 1 Rupee Yellow – Green, SG 146. Nice mint lightly hinged example Well centered. Just one nibbed perf at top. Cat. £150, just 25%, price $64 DB265) Somaliland 1953 2/- - 10/- SG 146/8 MLH. Nice trio of the top 3 values for this set. Cat. £95. Price under a third, $59 DB301) Zanzibar 1895 ovpt. On India, 4a Olive – Green, SG 11. Fine used cds example, well centered and good perfs, with variety B, “broken P for N” cat. £90 minimum, see note in SG. Price $85 DB302) Zanzibar 1921 10R Green & Brown SG 295. Part Original Gum, with toning. Cat. £295. Cheap at just 15% cat. $72 DB181) Antigua 183 6d Green, SG 8a. Wmk upright fine used with barred numeral 02, full perfs and good colour. Cat. £195, price $195 DB182) Ascension 1938 3d Black & Ultramarine, SG 42. Mint hinged, full perf example. Cat £100, price $49 DB183) Bahamas 1942 1/- Landfall SG171c. Broken letters OF and US, mng. Cat. £300, priced to sell at $75 DB184) Barbados 1938 4d black, SG 253c. Scratched plate at right. mint lightly hinged, centered right, fresh with full perfs. Cat. £150, price $74 DB185) Barbados 1938 3d Blue, SG 252cca. Vertical line over horses head, mint lightly hinged, centered high, fresh with full perfs. Cat. £130, price $64 DB186/7) Basutoland 1948 Silver Weding Pair, SG 36/37, MUH. Well centered and fresh with full perfs, cat $50, price $49 DB188) Bermuda 1873 3d Yellow Buff, SG 5. Fine used with light numeral cancel, nice full perf example. Cat. £65 pounds, price $59 DB189) Bermuda 1866 2d Dull Blue, SG 3. Mint lightly hinged, with small part remainder, fresh full perf example, centered left, Cat. £475, price $379 DB191) Bermuda 1886 2d Blue, SG25. Mint hinged with remainder. Nice full perf. example. Cat. £75, price $59 DB192) Bermuda 1918 2/6d Black and Red on Blue, SG52. Nice fine used, full perf. example with 2 partial light steel cds cancels, centered left. Cat. £80, price $64 DB193) Bermuda 1918 10/- Green & Carmine on pale bluish green, SG54. Superb postally used with light steel cds 1923 cancel of Hamilton, well centered and with full perfs. Cat. £350, price $420 DB194) Cayman Is. 1921 5/- Deep Green on pale yellow, SG 64a. Lovely looking fresh mint, well centered example with good perfs. Cat. £100, price $98 DB195) Ceylon 1859 6d Brown, imperf. SG6a. Nearly 4 margins, just touched at both sides of lower left corner. Postally used with lightish barred cancel. Cat. £550, price $269 DB196) Ceylon 1857 1d Blue on blued paper, imperf. SG2b. 3 good margins, postally used with light barred cancel. Cat. £225, price $110 DB197) Ceylon 1857 2d Green, imperf. SG3. 4 good margins, postally used with lightish

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APRIL SALE barred cancel. Cat. £65, price $69 DB198) Ceylon 1862 1d Dull Blue, SG44. Fine used with barred cancel. Straight edge at top and with partial offset on reverse. Cat. £130, price $119 DB199) Ceylon 1861 9d Olive - Sepia, SG33b. Good used example with heavier cancel. Cat. £85, price $39 DB200) Ceylon 1857 10d Dull Vermilion, imperf. SG9. 2 margin postally used example, lightish barred cancel, with paper hinge remainder which should easily wash off. Looks great from the front. Cat. £325, priced well at $138 DB201) Ceylon 1866 5d Yellow - Olive SG54b. Used example with light indistinct cancel.

Cat. £275, price $115 DB202) Ceylon 1858 Halfpenny Dull Mauve, imperf. SG17. Fresh mint original gum, with hinge remainder, 4 big margins, small nick in margin at base. Cat. £190, price $95 DB203) Ceylon 1863 Halfpenny Mauve, SG 48c. Fresh looking well centered, full perf. mint example, with traces of original gum. Cat. £55, price $29 DB205) Ceylon 1941 3c Black and Deep Blue Green, perf 14. SG387c. Mint top marginal example but with around 40% gum loss. Cat. £150, priced cheaply at $24 DB206) Ceylon 1942 50c Black and Mauve Elephants, perf. 14, SG394c. Lovely mint unhinged marginal example, well centered and full perfs. Cat. £110, price $110 DB207) Another example as above, but with some minor gum toning, price $55 DB220) Ceylon 1938 KGVI Definitive set 2c - 2R, SG 386 - 396b (13) Mint Unhinged. Cat. £105 as cheapest perfs. Price $98 DB208) Cyprus 1880 1d Red ovpt. on GB Plate 218, SG2. Fine used with light cds cancel, full perf. example. Cat. £65, price $59 DB209) Cyprus 1880 4d Sage Green ovpt. on GB Plate 16, SG4. MNG, full perf. example centered high. cat. £140 mint £225 used, price $69 DB210) As above, but used with medium barred numeral 975. Cat. £225, price $169 DB211) Cyprus 1881 Halfpenny on 1d Red GB Ovpt. Plate 174, SG 7. Fresh Original Gum full perf. example, centered left. Cat. £375, price $159 DB212) Cyprus 1880 1d Red GB Ovpt. Plate 205, SG 2. Fresh Original Gum full perf. example, centered left. Cat. £90, price $69 DB213) Cyprus 1882 30 Paras on 1p Rose, SG 24. Nice fine used example, with light squared circle cancel at right, leaving profile clear. Well centered and with full perfs. Cat. £110, price $119 DB214) Cyprus 1894 6p Olive - Grey, SG36. Mint original gum example, well centered and with full perfs. Tiny insignificant minor scuff top left corner mentioned only for accuracy.

Cat. £250, price $195 DB156) Falkland Is. 1882 4d Pale Grey-Black, SG 9w. Nice fine used example with cork cancel. Full perfs and good centering. Cat. £55, price $49 DB157) Falkland Is. 1882 4d Pale Grey-Black, SG 6. Nice fine used example with cork cancel. Full perfs and good centering. Straight edge at top. Cat. £95, price $89 DB158) Fiji 1892 5d on 4d Dull Purple, SG 73a. cto with gum, cds cancel of 3 AUG 93. Fine example with good perfs, centered high. Possibly for a UPU distribution? Cat. £75, price $64 DB159) Fiji 1903 5/- Green & Black, SG 113. Mint lightly hinged, with fresh white gum.

Well centered and with good perfs. Cat. £80, price $79 DB160) Fiji 1922 £1 Purple & Black on Red, Die II, SG 137a. Lovely fine used example, well centered and full perfs, with two light partial cds cancels. Cat. £325, price $319 DB161) Fiji 1938 6d Black, Die I, SG 260. Fine and fresh mint unhinged example with good centering and full perfs. Cat. £60, price $59 DB162) Gambia 1880 1/- Green, SG19B. VFU, cancelled by light red cds of JY 25 85, full

perf example. Cat. £150, price $149 DB163) Gibraltar 1886 2d Purple - Brown, Ovpt on Bermuda SG 3. A fine used example, with light barred numeral A26, with full perfs. Cat. £85, price $79 DB165) Gibraltar 1907 2/- Green & Blue, SG 62a. Very fine used cds example with full perfs and good centering. Cat. £150, price $149 DB166) Gibraltar 1938 5/- Black & Carmine, SG 129. Lovely well centered lightly hinged mint example, with full perfs. Cat. £100, price $55 DB169) Heligoland 1873 Quarter Sch. Error of colour, (Colours reversed, background in Rose instead of Green) SG 5a. Genuine example fresh mint unhinged, short perfs at base, cat. £190, price $98 DB170) Heligoland 1871 Half Sch. Yellow Green and Rose, SG 6a. Genuine mint no gum example, well centered and good perfs. Cat. £160, priced to sell at 20% cat. $54 LM64) Hong Kong 1862 12c Pale Greenish Blue, SG 3. Fine used full perf example with clear strike of barred numeral cancel B62 in blue. Cat. £60, price $49 LM62) Hong Kong 1877 16c Yellow, SG22. Fine used full perf. example with indistinct barred numeral cancel. Cat. £65, price $42 LM63) Hong Kong 1880 5c Blue, SG 29. Fine used well centered example, nice used, indistinct cancel, and small red crayon mark on face. Cat. £55, good filler at $17.50 LM60) Hong Kong 1898 10c on 30c Yellowish Green, SG 55a. Nice well centered full perf example, with slightly smudged Hong Kong cds cancel of 1898. Scarce stamp, cat. £110, price $69 LM65) Hong Kong 1900 2c Dull Green, SG 56, Privately Ovptd. SCNP in corners (South China Morning Post) Decent used example with full perfs. Price $69 LM55) Hong Kong 1936 $3 Green & Purple, SG 114. Fine used, full perf example with slightly heavy Hong Kong 23 JA 17 cds cancel. Cat. £130, scarce stamp, price $85 LM52) Hong Kong 1921 $1 Purple & Blue, on blue paper, SG 129. Fresh mint well centered example with full perfs. Cat. £50, price $39 LM54) Hong Kong 1926 $3 Green & Dull Purple SG 131. Superb well centered vfu example with full perfs and cds cancel of 11 MR 37. This value was not replaced in the KGVI set of 1938. Cat. £70. A better example you will not find! Price $85 LM53) Hong Kong 1935 Jubilee set, SG 133/136. Fresh well centred mint lightly hinged set cat. £65, price $59 LM51) Hong Kong 1938 30 Yellow Olive, perf 14 SG 151. Fresh well centered and full perf mint lightly hinged example. Cat. £150, price $79 LM50) Hong Kong 1938 $5 Dull Lilac & Scarlet, SG 159. Mint lightly hinged full perf. example. Some gum toning. Cat. £70, well priced at just 20% cat. $22.50 LM49) Hong Kong 1947 $10 Reddish Violet & Blue, chalky paper SG 162b. Fine well centered lightly hinged mint example with full perfs. Cat. £200, price $98 LM48) Hong Kong 1949 UPU set SG 173/6. Fresh mint lightly hinged set, cat. £65. Price $39 LM47) Hong Kong 1966 Churchill set SG 218/221. Nice fresh mint unhinged set, full perfs.

Top 3 values perfectly centered, 10c is centered to lower left. Cat. £35, price $32.50 LM46) Hong Kong 1966 UNESCO set, SG 239/241. Fresh mint unhinged, well centered and with good perfs. Cat. £35, price $32.50 DB171) Jamaica 1884 1d Blue, SG 17. Mint hinged example, centered left with good perfs.

Some minor gum toning. Cat. £325. Good value at 25% cat., $138 DB174) British East Africa, 1890 Half Anna on GB 1d Lilac, SG1. Full perf., mint hinged example with good centering. Gum a little aged. Cat. £275, price $229 Selling "As is" DB175) British East Africa, 1890 1 Anna on GB 187 2D, SG2. Fine used example with cds cancel, full perfs and well centered, cat. £275. Price $229 Selling "As is" DB178) K.U.T., 1935 10/- Purple & Blue, SG122. Used with light indistinct cancel. Well

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APRIL SALE centered and with good perfs. Cat. £130, price $89 DB179) K.U.T., 1937 £1 Black & Red, SG 150. Fine cds used example, good perfs and centering. Cat. £160, price $159 DB180) Kuwait 1923 4a Olive Ovpt. on India Airmail, SG 33. Nice fine used example with corner cds cancel, well centered and with full perfs. Cat. £225, price $219 DB248) Leeward Is. 1938 full set SG95 - 114b, Mint Unhinged. Lovely set, all super quality mint unhinged, except the halfpenny green which is lightly hinged. Cat. £200, price $224 DB222) Malta 1878 Halfpenny Yellow Buff, SG 16. Fresh mint, lightly hinged example with good centereing and perfs. Cat. £200, price $224 LM69) Malta 1928 2/- Black & Purple, SG 188. Nice postally used example with cds cancel.

Cat. £70, price $45 DB153) Mauritius 1858 - 60, 6d Vermilion on blued paper, SG 28. Lovely 4 margin used example with indistinct cancel. Cat. £120, price $115 LM68) Nauru 1923 2d orange Die II Central Ovpt. On KGV SG 5. Well centered vfu cds example example with full perfs. Cat. £80, price $79 DB246) Lagos, 1876 4d Carmine, wmk swys. SG 14a. Nice used example, with lightish barred "L" cancel. Well centered and full perfs. Cat. £130, price $110 DB245) Lagos 1884 - 1886 1d Rose, inv. wmk. SG 22w. Fine used example with light barred cancel, well centered and good perfs, cat. £120, price $98 DB243) Northern Nigeria, 1902 10/- Green and Brown, SG 18. Nice used example with 2 cds cancels of AP 2 1909. Well centered and with full perfs. Cat. £55, price $37 DB242) Northern Nigeria, 1911 10/- Green Red on Green, SG39. Vfu with light steel cds of 1912. Nicely centered with good perfs, cat. . £48, price $45 DB241) Southern Nigeria, 1903 2/6d Grey & Black, SG 17. Fine used example, with part registered oval cancel, & feint blue crayon mark. Nice perfs & centering, cat. £75, price $49 DB239) Nigeria, 1938 4d Orange, SG 54. Nicely centered, mint lightly hinged example, cat. £50, price $28 DB240) Another similar to above, not quite so fine, $24 DB251) Nyasaland 1938 10/- Emerald & Red on Green, SG 142. Superb lookng mint unhinged example, well centered and with good perfs. Gum a little aged. Cat. £55, price $48 DB249) Nyasaland 1950 Postage Dues, SG D1/5. Nice lightly hinged set, good centering & perfs. cat. £100, price $55 DB316) Papua New Guinea 1952 Definitives, SG 1/15, mint unhinged. Nice fresh set, with the top value being particularly nice and well centered, which is unusual for this set. On most dealers’ lists at $250, my price $195 DB227) Rhodesia 1910 1/- Black & Blue - Green SG 177. Nice looking well centered stamp with partial cds leavng heads clear. A few very minor perf. faults do not detract. Cat. £60, price $39 DB255) St. Helena 1856 6d Blue SG 1. Decent looking almost 3 margin example with indistinct cancel. Cat. £180, priced very reasonably at $75 DB256) St. Helena 1861 6d Blue SG 2a. Clean postally used stamp with lightish bar cancel.

Cat. £130, price $110 DB257) St. Helena 1880 1d Lake SG 27. Very clean and fresh mng example with full perfs.

Cat. £120, price $89 DB258) St. Helena 1894 1/- Yellow - Green SG 45. A very fine fresh mint lightly hinged example with good centering and perfs. Small natural paper inclusion on Queen's neck does not detract. Cat. £65, price $55 DB259) St. Helena 1903 2/- Black & Violet, SG 60. Lovely vfu with small part cds cancel at base. Full perfs, centered to the lower right. Cat. £95, price $79 DB261) St. Helena Black & Blue on Blue, SG 80. Very fine used with neat cds of SEP 24 20.

Good colour and well centered, just one nibbed perf at top left. Cat. £100, price $85 DB260) St. Helena 1923 1.5d Rose Red, Cleft Rock, SG 99c. Nice mint hinged example of this variety, full perfs, centered top left. Cat. £95, price $79 SOUTHERN & SOUTH AFRICA Cape Triangulars DB270) Cape of Good Hope 1855/63 4d Blue Triangular, SG 4a. Fine used example with three full margins. Cat. £200, price $149 DB271) Another similar, price $149 DB267) As above, but SG 6a, attractive 3 margin mint example, with traces of original gum. Cat. £1800, price $775 DB274) Cape of Good Hope 1855/63 1/- Deep Dark Green Triangular, SG 8b. Nice looking 2.5 margin example, two of which are huge. Commercially used with indistinct cancel.

Cat. £550, price $295 DB266) Cape of Good Hope 1863/4 1d Deep Brown - Red Triangular, SG 18b. Mint with traces of gum, scarce shade. 2.5 margins, two of which are huge. Good colour. Some surface wear or maybe just a weak impression. Cat. £650, price to sell at just 20% cat. $219 DB272) Cape of Good Hope 1863/4 1d Brownish - Red Triangular, SG 18c. Nice3 full margin example, with heavyish barred numeral 1 cancel. Cat. £325, price $165 DB269) Cape of Good Hope 1863/4 4d Deep Blue Triangular, SG 19. Nice3 full margin example with indistinct cancel. Cat. £130, price $89 DB273) Cape of Good Hope 1863/4 1/- Bright Emerald Green Triangular, SG 21. Nice 2.5 margin example with indistinct cancel. Cat. £700, price $345 NATAL DB277) Natal 1869 1d Bright Red wmk. reversed, SG 33c, nice used slighty example with indistinct lightish barred cancel. Cat. £90, price $59 TRANSVAAL DB281) Transvaal 1908 £1 Green & Violet, SG 272a. Very fine postally used with cds leaving profile clear. Well centered and full perfs, this is the cheapest KEVII £1 value in the catalogue! Cat. £23 and unashamedly asking full cat. Price $39 ZULULAND DB282) Zululand 1888 5d Dull Purple & Blue Ovpt. on Jubilee type of GB, SG 7. Fine postally used with full perfs, centered left. Cat. £120, price $89 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA DB283) South Africa 1925 Armails, complete set on piece, SG 26/29. Fine used set horizontally pplaced on small piece and cancelled by cds of Durban, 6 MAY 25, coincidentally the 85th Anniversary of the 1d Black! Cat. £100, price $85 DB284) South Africa 1927 2d Grey & Maroon, SG 24. Mint unhinged Imprint Block of 4, attractive ful perfs, centered left Cat. £32 as hinged stamps. Scarce piece, price $49 DB285) South Africa 1927 4d Brown Pair, SG 35bc. mint unhinged pair perf. 14 x 13.5, cat. £60 for hinged. Nice Ink flaw in margin of left stamp. Price $98 DB286) South Africa 1932 2/6d Green & Brown Pair, SG 49. Lovely mint unhinged top left corner marginal pair (light hinge in selvedge) Cat. £120 for hinged. Price $195 DB287) South Africa 1938 2d Blue & Purple Pair SG 58. Mint unhinged top marginal pair, fresh well centered and wth full perfs. cat. £75, price $69 DB288) South Africa 1937 Coronation 1/- Pair, SG 75a. Nice fresh mint unhinged pair, showing the variety as described in SG Part One. Cat. £80, price $98 DB292) South Africa 1949 5/- Black & Pale Blue - Green, SG122. Fine mint lightly hinged pair, well centered and with full perfs. Cat. £45, price $38

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UPDATED JANUARY 2017, KEEP THIS LIST, UPDATES WILL BE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN! Discounts from this list: Spend $100 and deduct 5%, $101 to $250 deduct 10%, $251 plus deduct 15% All different in each packet

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25 AAT ......................................................$ 3.00 50 AAT ................................................... $ 25.00 100 AAT ................................................. $ 99.00 50 ADEN ................................................ $ 12.00 100 AFGHANISTAN .................................. $ 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 ANDORRA - FRENCH MINT U/H .......... $ 20.00 50 ANDORRA - FRENCH MINT U/H .......... $ 50.00 25 ANDORA - SPANISH MINT U/H ........... $ 20.00 50 ANDORRA - SPANISH MINT U/H ......... $ 60.00 25 ANGUILLA ...........................................$18.00 25 ANTIGUA ..............................................$ 5.00 50 ANTIGUA BARBUDA............................ $ 20.00 200 ARAB STATES ................................... $ 12.00 100 ARGENTINA .......................................$ 6.00 200 ARGENTINA ..................................... $ 15.00 300 ARGENTINA.......................................$28.00 25 ASCENSION .......................................$42.00 100 AUST. (DEC MINT U/H) ..................... $ 55.00 100 AUST. (PRE-DEC.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 .................................... $ 65.00 250 AUSTRALIA CTO PACK (MODERN).......$60.00 300 AUSTRALIA CTO PACK (MODERN) ......$70.00 25 AUSTRALIAN STATES .......................... $ 16.00 50 AUSTRALIAN STATES .......................... $ 96.00 10 AUSTRALIAN STATES – NSW ...............$16.00 10 AUSTRALIAN STATES – QLD.................$20.00 10 AUSTRALIAN STATES – SA....................$20.00 10 AUSTRALIAN STATES – TASMANIA .......$20.00 10 AUSTRALIAN STATES – VICTORIA .........$10.00 10 AUSTRALIAN STATES – WA...................$30.00 100 AUSTRIA ............................................$ 7.00 200 AUSTRIA .......................................... $ 18.00 500 AUSTRIA ........................................ $ 130.00 100 AUSTRIA (LRG.COMMEMS) .............. $ 50.00

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100 BAHAMAS ....................................... $ 90.00

50 BAHAMAS (MINT SETS)........................$42.00 25 BAHRAIN ........................................... $ 33.00 50 BAHRAIN ........................................... $ 72.00 100 BANGLADESH ................................... $ 11.00 25 BARBADOS ........................................ $ 12.00 50 BARBADOS ........................................ $ 40.00 100 BARBADOS ...................................... $ 70.00 50 BASUTOLAND/ LESOTHO ....................$40.00 50 BAVARIA ........................................... $ 28.00 100 BELGIAN CONGO ................................$32.00 200 BELGIAN CONGO ............................ $ 100.00 100 BELGIUM .............................................$6.00 200 BELGIUM ..........................................$15.00 300 BELGIUM ......................................... $ 24.00 100 BELGIAN COLONIES ........................... $ 13.00 300 BELGIAN COLONIES .......................... $ 80.00 500 BELGIAN COLONIES .........................$166.00 25 BERMUDA ...........................................$24.00 100 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 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA ....................... $ 33.00 150 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA ................... $ 170.00 25 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA (MUH IN SETS) $50.00 100 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 .............. $ 30.00 100 BRITISH C'WEALTH (MINT U/H) ........ $ 27.00 100 BRITISH C'WEALTH KGVI (MINT U/H) $ 60.00 500 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MINT ....$100.00 1000 BRITISH C'WEALTH LRG (COMMEMS190.00 50 BRIT. HONDURAS (LRG.COMMEMS) .... $ 40.00 25 HONDURAS AND BELIZE .......................$ 9.00 25 BRITISH VIRGIN ISL............................. $ 22.00 100 BRITISH WEST INDIES ....................... $ 14.00 25 BRUNEI .............................................. $ 30.00 50 BRUNEI ...............................................$66.00 200 BULGARIA ........................................ $ 17.00 100 BURUNDI ......................................... $ 20.00

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25 CAMBODIA ........................................ $ 10.00 100 CAMBODIA .................................... $ 115.00 100 CANADA ............................................$ 6.00 1000 CANADA .......................................$100.00 100 CANADA (MINT.COMMEMS) ............ $ 50.00 25 CAYMAN ISL ...................................... $ 15.00 50 CAYMAN ISL ...................................... $ 36.00 100 CHANNEL ISLANDS .......................... $ 19.00 150 CHANNEL ISLANDS(MINT).................$90.00 200 CHANNEL ISLANDS, MINT SETS ...... $ 110.00 100 CHILE .............................................. $ 12.00 200 CHILE .............................................. $ 24.00 100 CHINA ............................................. $ 39.00

300 CHINA ........................................... $ 130.00 500 CHINA ........................................... $ 350.00 50 CHINA & TAIWAN ................................$16.00 200 CHINA & TAIWAN ..............................$60.00 300 CHINA & TAIWAN ............................$130.00 500 CHINA & TAIWAN ............................$260.00 100 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 ....................................... $ 60.00 300 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 COSTA RICA (MINT SETS) .....................$20.00 50 CROATIA (PRE WAR) ........................... $ 20.00 50 CROATIA (POST WAR, MINT) ................$40.00 100 CUBA ................................................$ 9.00 200 CUBA (LARGE PICT.)...........................$18.00 300 CUBA ............................................... $ 30.00 25 CYPRUS.............................................. $ 12.00 50 CYPRUS............................................. $ 30.00 100 CYPRUS............................................ $ 60.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ...............................$ 3.00 200 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ............................. $ 15.00 500 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ............................. $ 17.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (MINT U/H)........... $ 17.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (POST WAR).......... $ 11.00 400 CZECHOSLOVAKIA MINT.....................$30.00

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50 DANZIG .............................................. $ 29.00 100 DANZIG ............................................ $ 66.00 100 DENMARK .........................................$ 6.00 200 DENMARK .........................................$12.00 500 DENMARK .........................................$60.00 25 DOMINICA BR........................................$4.00 50 DOMINICA BR. ......................................$ 6.00 100 DOMINICA BR. .................................. $ 30.00 50 DOMINICA BR. (KGVI & QEII) .............. $ 40.00 50 DOMINICAN REP ................................ $ 18.00 100 DOMINICAN REP. ............................. $ 39.00

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200 ECUADOR ......................................... $ 96.00 400 ECUADOR ....................................... $ 120.00 500 ECUADOR ...................................... $ 150.00 100 EGYPT .............................................. $ 10.00 200 EGYPT .............................................. $ 56.00 300 EGYPT .............................................. $ 70.00 50 EGYPT (MINT/UH IN COMPL. SETS) ..... $ 30.00

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20 FALKLAND ISL. COMPL. MINT SETS.... $ 100.00 25 FALKLAND ISLAND ............................. $ 24.00 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 ......................................... $ 18.00 300 FINLAND ......................................... $ 60.00 10 FIUME ..................................................$ 7.00 300 FRANCE ............................................ $ 30.00 500 FRANCE .............................................$70.00 100 FRENCH COLONIES .............................$ 6.00 200 FRENCH COLONIES ............................ $ 20.00 500 FRENCH COLONIES .............................$70.00 100 FRENCH COLONIES (PRE IND) ............ $ 28.00 100 FRENCH. MOROCCO .......................... $ 25.00 50 FRENCH POLYNESIA ............................ $ 50.00

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50 GERMANY 3RD REICH ......................... $ 13.00 25 GERMANY..............................................$5.00 100 GERMANY .........................................$ 7.00 300 GERMANY ........................................ $ 18.00 1000 GERMANY ...................................... $ 70.00 100 GERMANY (PRE WAR)........................$24.00 500 GERMANY EAST................................ $ 40.00 50 GERMANY INFLATION (MINT U/H ) ..... $ 10.00 100 GERMANY INFLATION (MINT U/H)..... $ 20.00 500 GERMANY WEST ................................$60.00 100 GERMANY WEST (LARGE COMMEMS).$20.00 50 GHANA .............................................. $ 50.00 100 GHANA ............................................ $ 70.00 200 GHANA .......................................... $ 120.00 25 GIBRALTAR ......................................... $ 17.00 50 GIBRALTAR ......................................... $ 45.00 500 GILBERT, KIRIBATI, TUVALU .............$270.00 25 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU ................. $ 12.00 50 GILBERT, KIRIBATI,TUVALU .................$30.00 150 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU ................ $ 90.00 200 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .............. $ 100.00 360 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .............. $ 190.00 400 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .............. $ 225.00 50 GREAT BRITAIN .....................................$ 7.00 100 GREAT BRITAIN ...................................$ 9.00 1000 GREAT BRITAIN ............................. $ 176.00 1200 GREAT BRITAIN ............................. $ 230.00 100 GREAT BRITAIN (LARGE COMMEMS) ..$12.00 200 GREAT BRITAIN (LARGE COMMEMS).. $ 20.00 500 GREAT BRITAIN (LARGE COMMEMS) ..$70.00 100 GREECE ............................................ $ 24.00 200 GREECE ............................................ $ 50.00

300 GREECE ............................................ $ 70.00 100 GREENLAND ................................... $ 100.00 100 GRENADA MINT................................ $ 24.00 50 GUATEMALA ...................................... $ 14.00 100 GUATEMALA..................................... $ 32.00 300 GUATEMALA................................... $ 150.00 25 GUINEA M/S ...................................... $ 10.00 50 GUINEA REP. .........................................$ 6.00 100 GUINEA REP. (LARGE PICT.) .............. $ 10.00

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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 50 HONDURAS .........................................$30.00 100 HONDURAS ...................................... $ 50.00 200 HONDURAS ...................................... $ 80.00 400 HONDURAS ................................... $ 140.00 100 HONDURAS REP. ................................$60.00 25 HONG KONG .........................................$ 6.00 50 HONG KONG ...................................... $ 12.00 200 HONG KONG ................................... $ 100.00 500 HUNGARY ........................................ $ 30.00 2000 HUNGARY ................................... $ 150.00 3000 HUNGARY ................................... $ 440.00 200 HUNGRY ( LARGE PICT) .................... $ 18.00 300 HUNGARY (LARGE PICT.) ................. $ 24.00

I

25 ICELAND ............................................ $ 20.00 50 ICELAND ............................................ $ 40.00 100 INDIA ..................................................$6.00 200 INDIA ................................................$16.00 25 INDO - CHINA ......................................$ 8.00 50 INDO - CHINA ..................................... $ 30.00 200 INDONESIA ...................................... $ 24.00 100 INDONESIAN (RECENT COMMEMS).... $ 33.00 100 IRAN .................................................$14.00 300 IRAN ............................................... $ 30.00 50 IRELAND ..............................................$ 9.00 100 IRELAND ......................................... $ 18.00 300 IRELAND ........................................ $ 210.00 400 IRELAND ........................................ $ 240.00 500 IRELAND ........................................ $ 280.00 100 ISRAEL ..............................................$13.00 20 ISRAEL COMPLETE MINT SETS ............ $ 90.00 25 ITALIAN COLONIES ............................. $ 15.00 100 ITALIAN COLONIES ............................ $ 75.00 200 ITALIAN COLONIES .......................... $ 160.00 100 ITALY ..................................................$ 6.00 200 ITALY ............................................... $ 16.00 300 ITALY .................................................$36.00 500 ITALY ............................................... $ 80.00

J

100 JAMAICA ......................................... $ 50.00 50 JAPAN ...................................................$4.00

KEVIN MORGAN STAMPS & COINS Postal: PO Box 1290, Upwey, Vic 3158 Tel: 0425 795 693

200 JAPAN ...............................................$30.00 100 JAPAN (ALL MINT) ........................... $ 70.00 100 JAPAN (COMMEMS) ......................... $ 20.00 200 JAPAN (COMMEMS) ......................... $ 50.00 50 JERSEY ............................................... $ 13.00

K

50 KOREA NORTH (LARGE PICT.) ................ $ 6.00 100 KOREA NORTH (LARGE PICT.)............. $ 10.00 50 KOREA NORTH (M/SHEET) .................. $ 20.00 50 KOREA SOUTH .................................... $ 24.00

L

25 LAOS......................................................$4.00 50 LAOS ....................................................$ 7.00 20 LAOS PRE WAR .....................................$ 6.00 100 LATIN AMERICA ................................ $ 10.00 300 LATIN AMERICA ................................ $ 50.00 50 LATVIA ............................................... $ 44.00 75 LATVIA (Pre War) ............................. $ 100.00 100 LEBANON ......................................... $ 40.00 200 LEBANON ...................................... $ 100.00 50 LIBERIA ...............................................$ 9.00 100 LIBERIA .............................................$25.00 200 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 .................................. $ 21.00 200 LUXEMBOURG....................................$50.00 300 LUXEMBOURG ...................................$70.00

M

50 MACAU .............................................. $ 60.00 300 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE ................ $ 66.00 1000 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE ........... $ 400.00 100 MALDIVES ........................................ $ 24.00 100 MALAYSIA .........................................$13.00 100 MALDIVES .........................................$24.00 100 MALTA ............................................. $ 10.00 500 MALTA ........................................... $ 140.00 100 MAURITIUS ...................................... $ 60.00 100 MEXICO .............................................$24.00 200 MEXICO ............................................ $ 60.00 50 MONACO ............................................ $ 18.00 100 MONACO ......................................... $ 40.00 100 MONGOLIA ........................................$10.00 25 MONTENEGRO ................................... $ 20.00 50 MONTENEGRO ................................... $ 50.00 100 MONTSERRAT ................................ $ 114.00 25 MOROCCO AGENCIES .............................$8.00 50 MOZAMBIQUE ................................... $ 10.00 200 MOZAMBIQUE .................................. $ 55.00 400 MOZAMBIQUE ................................ $ 270.00 500 MOZAMBIQUE ................................ $ 300.00 50 MYANMAR (BURMA) ...........................$30.00

Pay cents, not $ per stamp!

N

25 NAURU ............................................... $ 11.00 50 NAURU ............................................... $ 33.00 100 NAURU ............................................ $ 93.00 150 NAURU ........................................... $ 134.00 200 NAURU ........................................... $ 160.00 100 NEPAL .............................................. $ 16.00 25 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ................... $ 20.00 100 NEW CALEDONIA .......................... $ 150.00 10 NEWFOUNDLAND ................................$ 8.00 25 NEWFOUNDLAND .............................. $ 16.00 100 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU ............... $ 90.00 200 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .............. $ 260.00 300 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .............. $ 440.00 400 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .............. $ 600.00 100 NEW ZEALAND ....................................$5.00 150 NEW ZEALAND ...................................$ 6.00 200 NEW ZEALAND ................................ $ 14.00 300 NEW ZEALAND ................................ $ 28.00 500 NEW ZEALAND ................................ $ 90.00 25 NICARAGUA .........................................$ 2.00 100 NICARAGUA .................................... $ 12.00 200 NICARAGUA ......................................$24.00 300 NICARAGUA ......................................$40.00 500 NICARAGUA ..................................... $ 70.00 300 NICARAGUA ..................................... $ 40.00 50 NIGERIA ............................................. $ 36.00 100 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 ......................................... $ 90.00 25 NYASALAND ...................................... $ 50.00

P

50 PACIFIC IS (BR) .....................................$ 8.00 100 PACIFIC IS. (BR) ................................$16.00 200 PACIFIC IS. (BR) ................................ $ 56.00 100 PAKISTAN .........................................$12.00 200 PAKISTAN ..........................................$30.00 50 PANAMA ............................................ $ 13.00 25 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .............................$5.00 50 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ............................ $ 7.00 100 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ....................... $ 26.00 150 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ....................... $ 62.00

200 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ....................... $ 88.00 500 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...................... $ 400.00 600 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...................... $ 750.00 800 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .................... $ 1900.00 300 PARAGUAY ...................................... $ 60.00 100 PARAGUAY (MINT U/H)) ................... $ 20.00 50 PENRHYN (MINT SETS) ...................... $ 70.00 100 PERU.................................................$30.00 300 PERU .................................................$50.00 500 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 25 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ........... $ 20.00 100 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ........ $ 150.00 150 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ........ $ 170.00 200 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ........ $ 324.00 50 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MOSTLY MINT) ...... $ 50.00 100 POLAND .............................................$ 4.00 300 POLAND ........................................... $ 12.00 500 POLAND ........................................... $ 30.00 1000 POLAND ......................................... $ 60.00 100 PORTUGAL ...................................... $ 18.00 200 PORTUGAL ...................................... $ 40.00 100 PORTUGAL COLONIES ....................... $ 40.00 300 PORTUGAL COLONIES .................... $ 130.00

Q

50 QATAR .................................................$40.00

R

50 RHODESIA ......................................... $ 16.00 200 RHODESIA ...................................... $ 140.00 300 RHODESIA ...................................... $ 240.00 400 RHODESIA ...................................... $ 400.00 100 ROMANIA ............................................$3.00 200 ROMANIA ............................................$5.00 500 ROMANIA ......................................... $ 31.00 1000 ROMANIA ..................................... $ 100.00 200 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 18 RUSSIA COMP. MINT SETS ....................$30.00 100 RUSSIAN INDP.STATES (MINT U/H).... $ 33.00

S

50 SAAR.................................................. $ 33.00 50 SALVADOR ......................................... $ 40.00 100 SALVADOR........................................ $ 80.00 25 SAMOA ................................................$ 7.00 50 SAMOA .............................................. $ 26.00

100 SAMOA ............................................ $ 66.00 400 SAMOA .......................................... $ 272.00 500 SAMOA .......................................... $ 380.00 600 SAMOA .......................................... $ 780.00 25 SAN MARINO........................................$ 6.00 50 SAN MARINO...................................... $ 11.00 100 SAN MARINO ................................... $ 30.00 50 SARAWAK ......................................... $ 45.00 100 SARAWAK ...................................... $ 200.00 500 SCANDINAVIA ...................................$40.00 1000 SCANDINAVIA .................................$90.00 50 SERBIA ............................................... $ 50.00 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 (NEW REPUBLIC) .............. $ 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 ................................ $ 30.00 100 SOUTH WEST AFRICA ........................$80.00 100 SOUTHERN RHODESIA .........................60.00 100 SPAIN .................................................$ 8.00 200 SPAIN ............................................... $ 24.00 300 SPAIN ............................................... $ 30.00 100 SPANISH COLONIES .......................... $ 36.00 200 SRI LANKA ....................................... $ 30.00 100 SRI LANKA / CEYLON ........................ $ 24.00 10 ST. HELENA ..........................................$ 9.00 50 ST. KITTS ............................................ $ 26.00 75 ST. KITTS ............................................ $ 36.00 100 ST. KITTS ......................................... $ 54.00 100 ST. LUCIA ......................................... $ 60.00 50 ST. THOMAS .........................................$ 8.00 100 ST. THOMAS ..................................... $ 14.00 20 ST. THOMAS (MS) .............................. $ 11.00 50 ST. VINCENT ...................................... $ 18.00 100 ST. VINCENT ..................................... $ 30.00 25 SUDAN ............................................... $ 12.00 100 SURINAME ...................................... $ 90.00 50 SWAZILAND ...................................... $ 20.00 100 SWAZILAND ..................................... $ 60.00 100 SWEDEN ............................................$ 8.00 500 SWEDEN .......................................... $ 70.00 100 SWITZERLAND ................................. $ 20.00 200 SWITZERLAND ................................. $ 40.00 500 SWITZERLAND ................................$120.00 800 SWITZERLAND ............................... $ 150.00 1200 SWITZERLAND ............................. $ 600.00 1300 SWITZERLAND ............................. $ 900.00

Email: kevinmorgan2@live.com Web: www.kevinmorgan.com.au www.stampnews.net.au

Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections 1500 SWITZERLAND ........................... $ 1600.00 50 SYRIA .................................................$16.00

T

100 THAILAND ........................................ $ 40.00 300 THAILAND ...................................... $ 130.00 400 THAILAND ...................................... $ 180.00 600 THAILAND ...................................... $ 370.00 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 TRISTAN DA CUNHA COMPL. SETS ......$110.00 50 TUNISIA ............................................. $ 12.00 100 TUNISIA ........................................... $ 30.00 100 TURKEY ..............................................$ 6.00 200 TURKEY ............................................ $ 14.00 300 TURKEY ............................................ $ 20.00 25 TURKS & CAICOS...................................$ 6.00 100 TURKS & CAICOS (MINT U/H) ........... $ 70.00

U

100 U.N.O ............................................... $ 24.00 300 U.N.O ............................................ $ 120.00 100 URUGUAY ......................................... $ 20.00 100 USA ...................................................$ 4.00 200 USA ...................................................$ 8.00 500 USA.................................................. $ 60.00 1000 USA............................................... $ 80.00 1031 USA (1935/84 50 YEARS USED SETS) ... $100.00 300 USA (COMMEMS) ............................. $ 14.00 100 USA (MINT COMMEMS) .................... $ 50.00 200 USA (MINT COMMEMS) ................. $ 100.00

V

25 VATICAN ...............................................$ 6.00 50 VATICAN ............................................ $ 30.00 100 VATICAN ........................................... $ 70.00 200 VATICAN ........................................... $ 90.00 25 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) ............................. $ 16.00 50 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) ............................. $ 30.00 100 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) ............................ $ 70.00 200 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

W

100 WALLIS & FUTUNA ......................... $ 130.00 200 WALLIS & FUTUNA ......................... $ 300.00 25 WURTTEMBERG ................................. $ 16.00

50 WURTTEMBERG ................................. $ 60.00

Y

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

Z

50 ZANZIBAR ......................................... $ 80.00

THEMATICS

50 AIRCRAFT ............................................$6.00 100 AIRCRAFT ..........................................$12.00 50 ANIMALS..............................................$6.00 100 ANIMALS...........................................$13.00 300 ANIMALS...........................................$40.00 500 ANIMALS ..........................................$60.00 100 ANIMALS (WINDOW DISPLAY)...........$13.00 200 ANIMALS (WINDOW DISPLAY)...........$30.00 50 BICYCLES..............................................$9.00 100 BYCYCLES..........................................$13.00 100 BIKES AND CARS................................$13.00 50 BIRDS ..................................................$7.00 100 BIRDS................................................$13.00 200 BIRDS................................................$20.00 500 BIRDS............................................... $ 80.00 50 BIRDS (WINDOW DISPLAY)..................$8.00 100 BIRDS (WINDOW DISPLAY)................$15.00 200 BIRDS (WINDOW DISPLAY)................$30.00 100 BUTTERFLIES .................................... $ 14.00 300 BUTTERFLIES .....................................$50.00 100 BUTTERFLIES (WINDOW DISPLAY) ....$15.00 200 BUTTERFLIES (WINDOW DISPLAY) ....$30.00 50 CARS....................................................$8.00 100 CARS .................................................$14.00 200 CARS .................................................$30.00 100 CARS ALL MINT..................................$24.00 50 CATS...................................................$10.00 100 CATS..................................................$20.00 50 CATS & DOGS........................................$6.00 100 CATS & DOGS.....................................$10.00 200 CATS & DOGS.....................................$30.00 300 CATS & DOGS.....................................$50.00 500 CATS & DOGS .....................................$80.00 50 COSTUMES...........................................$5.00 100 COSTUMES ........................................$10.00 200 DISNEY ............................................ $ 49.00 50 DOGS...................................................$9.00 100 DOGS ................................................$18.00 100 DOMESTIC ANIMALS (WINDOW DISPLAY) ... $15.00 100 FISH...................................................$12.00 500 FISH ................................................. $ 90.00 50 FISH & SEA LIFE (WINDOW DISPLAY)....$8.00 200 FISH & SEA LIFE (WINDOW DISPLAY).$30.00 100 FISH (WINDOW DISPLAY)..................$15.00 200 FISH...................................................$21.00 100 FLAGS................................................$12.00 50 FLOWERS.............................................$6.00 100 FLOWERS ..........................................$13.00

KEVIN MORGAN STAMPS & COINS Postal: PO Box 1290, Upwey, Vic 3158 Tel: 0425 795 693

500 FLOWERS ......................................... $ 70.00 50 FLOWERS (WINDOW DISPLAY) ............$8.00 100 FLOWERS (WINDOW DISPLAY) ..........$15.00 200 FLOWERS (WINDOW DISPLAY)...........$30.00 50 FOOTBALL .........................................$10.00 100 FOOTBALL..........................................$12.00 50 HORSES................................................$6.00 100 HORSES .............................................$13.00 200 HORSES .............................................$30.00 100 INSECTS............................................$12.00 50 MUSHROOMS (WINDOW DISPLAY).......$8.00 50 MUSIC (WINDOW DISPLAY)..................$8.00 50 PAINTINGS ...........................................$8.00 100 PAINTINGS.........................................$10.00 50 PAINTINGS (WINDOW DISPLAY) ..........$8.00 100 PAINTINGS (WINDOW DISPLAY) ........$15.00 100 REPTILES .............................................$6.50 50 ROSES ................................................$8.00 100 ROSES ...............................................$13.00 100 SCOUTS .............................................$16.00 25 SHELLS ...............................................$4.00 50 SHELLS.................................................$6.00 100 SHELLS .............................................$20.00 50 SHIPS...................................................$8.00 100 SHIPS.................................................$12.00 300 SHIPS................................................ $ 40.00 50 SOCCER (WINDOW DISPLAY) .............. $ 8.00 50 SPACE..................................................$ 6.00 300 SPACE..................................................$9.50 500 SPACE .............................................. $ 66.00 50 SPACE (WINDOW DISPLAY)................. $ 8.00 100 SPACE (WINDOW DISPLAY) .............. $ 13.00 50 SPORT ................................................$ 6.00 100 SPORT................................................$11.00 50 SPORT (WINDOW DISPLAY)................. $ 8.00 100 SPORT (WINDOW DISPLAY) .............. $ 13.00 200 SPORTS............................................. $ 13.00 300 SPORTS............................................. $ 30.00 100 STAMPS ON STAMPS......................... $ 11.00 500 TRAINS ..............................................$90.00 100 TRAINS (WINDOW DISPLAY)..............$15.00 200 TRAINS (WINDOW DISPLAY)..............$30.00 100 TRANSPORT ...................................... $ 6.00 10 TRIANGLES........................................ $ 10.00 50 TRIANGLES........................................ $ 16.00 64 UN FLAGS...........................................$60.00 100 UNIFORMS.........................................$13.00

World Packets

10,000 WORLD (IN 10 ALBUMS) ............$900.00 100 WORLD (IN GLASSINE BAG) ................$4.00 300 WORLD (IN GLASSINE BAG)...............$10.00 5000 WORLD (IN GLASSINE BAG) ...........$300.00 100 WORLD (WINDOW DISPLAY) ..............$4.00 500 WORLD (WINDOW DISPLAY) ...........$18.00 1000 WORLD (WINDOW DISPLAY) ...........$35.00 2000 WORLD (WINDOW DISPLAY) ........$100.00 3000 WORLD (WINDOW DISPLAY) ........$150.00 5000 WORLD (WINDOW DISPLAY) ........ $310.00

Graeme Morriss honour Cardigan Bay on 28 January 1970 (withdrawn from sale on 30 April). It was the first New Zealand stamp printed by Courvoisier of Switzerland. The printer used their own specification of unwatermarked chalk-surfaced white paper with coloured silk fibres and tropical gum. The sheets were of 100 stamps (10 rows of 10) with the printer’s imprint and plate numbers 1111 in the lower right selvedge. The imprint length was the equivalent of the height of five rows of stamps – the longest imprint on any issue of New Zealand stamps.

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

The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol. 6, Wellington, RPSNZ, 1977.

Graeme can be contacted through his website, www. stampsmw.top1.com.au

COINS • STAMPS • BANKNOTES

SUPER FAIR

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Featured Item – April 2017 1939 Melbourne Proof Halfpenny Kangaroo Reverse PCGS PR63BN $9,500

Stamp News - 45

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Exhibition highlights include items from Australia Post’s National Philatelic Collection, more than 20,000 album pages of competitive exhibits, 70 stand-holders, limitededition souvenirs and collectables, postmarking, customized collectables, presentations and free valuations.

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Glen Stephens Rarity Offers For 20 years, my ’Stamp Rarity Page’ has been a “must visit” place for many collectors and dealers, globally - tinyurl.com/ GlenRare Large clear photos, and lots of detail, and FIXED NETT PRICES. “Philatelic Porn” as one client jokingly described it as! No 20% “Buyer Fees” to add on top etc. All credit cards accepted - even Amex, and with NO insulting extra fees to you either!

Each month I’ll add here, a couple of items from that page, for the possible interest of readers. Choice material, and special collection offers etc, from all over the globe. Material on that page often sells FAST - within hours of being listed up, and it changes often - weekly mostly, so do bookmark this page, and check often - tinyurl.com/GlenRare

Canada 1897 $1 Deep Lake Queen Victoria “Jubilee” High Value: From one of the all-time classic super high value

sets of the British Empire. Only 26,700 x $1 ever sold, as you can see - Compare that with 250,000 sold of the same value £1, 1913 Kangaroo: which retails TEN times this! $1 was a large sum of money then - near a week’s wages for a working man. Well centred MVLH, no hinge remains, with excellent perfs for these. Very clean and fresh with NO usual thins or tears or hinge remains, on this coarse grade fibrous paper, that thins readily, and “sticks down” easily - better facially looking than most of these: 120 years old now. Light corner crease, otherwise in the top 5% of these. Deep rich colour and guaranteed original gum - many are regummed. SG #136, £550. Just ~$US300 as I type this. $A395 (Stock 394EA)

General world M+U Stamp Collection untouched 60 yrs. SG £2,400. $A400: Handy lot in an ancient brown spring-back.

Untouched for about 60 years where it has been in a family attic. I removed the Australia & States, and USA and China pages, as much high cat there (some lovely mint Roos!) as it would have caused asking value of this to really soar! Only a very few pix taken above to give you a general idea. MANY more pix here - www.tinyurl.com/WorldCol Correct SG Cat is ~£2,400 and each page clearly marked. That is £2,400 of REAL catalogue. VERY unusually - NO dodgy overprints, surcharges or earlies, that are forged and NO reprints or otherwise dubious material whatever. NO early imperfs cat £1000s but worth little in rough shape.

Indeed not much at all in 19th Century anywhere, to inflate values as usually seen, in these old collections. Just ~£2,400 real cat of REAL stamps. Ancient collection old formed in the WW2 era I'd guess. Strong France and Japan Mint around WW2 era, and good Italy and GB and Russia noted etc. Only 1 page shown above to give you an overview. Generally condition is good to fine, and a cut above the normal for this type of general world collection. Handy lot for the general collector - will save a lot of chasing around eBay and dealers etc! $A400 (Stock 938YR)

Australia 1972 Rehabilitation, 12¢ Wheelchair Worker, “Missing Green”: One of the most spectacular Australia Decimal

colour errors. Top stamp normal, and the lower unit with Green Printing Missing ('REHABILITATION' and near all of 'AUSTRALIA 12¢') ACSC #595cc cat $A2,500 - 15 years ago. Easily double that today, the way Missing Colours have performed. Fresh MUH, clear 2011 RPSV Photo Certificate. ACSC notes that only part of 1 row 10 ever existed in collector hands, so only a few pairs possible GLOBALLY – yet just $US1,425 - $A1,900 (392HYL) Order via: tinyurl.com/GlenOrder All Cards accepted with ZERO fee - even Amex! Bank Deposit fine, or Money Orders.

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Cinderella Corner Backstamps (Correction)

In December last year, I credited Dr. Roger Day for his feedback on some cinderella labels aligned with early Australian Philatelic dealers.

The only problem is that I meant to credit Dr. Ross Eggleton instead!

My humble apologies for this error.

Australia: The Earliest Australian Red Cross Cinderella?

Welcome to the April edition of Cinderella Corner. This slightly briefer than usual issue focuses on one label, and a close derivative of it, to help explore and better understand what is, perhaps, Australia’s earliest Red Cross cinderella. Given the cinderella’s centrally placed EASTER GREETINGS message, it is a fitting item to investigate this month, with Easter falling on Sunday April 16. It also draws upon one of the main (and widest) collecting interests for worldwide cinderella collectors: The Red Cross. It is therefore anticipated that some proactive discussion points will be generated and shared by readers, thereby adding breadth to this intriguing topic. Parts of this piece are reproduced from an article I wrote for a United Kingdom philatelic magazine in early 2015.

At the birth of the 20th century, the production and disposal of anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) labels were successfully used by the Dutch and Danish in awareness-raising efforts. Almost exclusively released at Christmas time, these labels were meant to adorn the reverse of envelopes with specific instructions to not be placed on the front. Several of the rarer varieties of early issued Australian anti-TB labels were il48 - Stamp News

Figure 1 lustrated and discussed in last year’s December Cinderella Corner column. A number of charities embraced this trend and fundraised through the distribution of a wide range of cinderellas, hoping to replicate the success of the early antiTB label movement. Of these charities, the Red Cross began to produce a variety of cinderellas and seals dating as early as the 1870s. Then, in 1914, Australia’s Red Cross counterpart was established with the arrival of the First World War. Subsidiaries and branches then quickly spread countrywide and national and local labels were

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Figure 2 produced in the millions.

Cinderellas affiliated with the Melbournebased Denyer’s Medical Supplies are presented in Mosbaugh’s 1930s/1980s Red Cross catalogue as the likely candidates for the first Australian Red Cross label. Mosbaugh references one of these two labels, assigning it No. 121 under the heading SOCIETY UNKNOWN, with an incomplete date of 191X. Some research, along with postmarked examples of the two Denyer Medical Supplies labels, have since identified that these incredibly scarce items are dated 1915 and were therefore released soon after the Australian Red Cross was formed.

One noted curiosity in Mosbough’s catalogue is the Prince Alfred Hospital’s Easter Greetings cinderella (assigned No. 111), which is also cautiously listed as 191X. To date, a common belief is that the label sits around the First World War period. Decorated in olive, red and white,

the label frame size is 37mm x 24mm with 11 ½ perforated edges. The label itself displays a nurse holding an extended banner reading EASTER GREETINGS. The text above reads ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL, SYDNEY N.S.W. Most importantly, adorning the centre of the image is a pronounced red cross, and hence the platform for the label’s inclusion in Mosbaugh’s revered catalogue. An example of this cinderella is illustrated in Figure 1.

To my own delight, a postcard was purchased a couple of years ago, which was addressed from Sydney to New Zealand with an example of the EASTERS GREETINGS label surprisingly postmarked 26 April 1909. The front of this postcard is illustrated in Figure 2. This remarkable date spurred further investigation; this humble EASTER GREETINGS label could be, potentially, the earliest Australian Red Cross cinderella.

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Figure 3 It has been verified that in 1909 these cinderellas helped raise money for 32 new hospital beds. It was further confirmed that they sold for 1d each, 100,000 were ordered and that they were to be placed on the outside of postal stationery items. Along with assisting the hospital with its bed shortage, the labels helped shaped the tradition of sending Easter greetings in the mail to family and friends near and afar.

Another early mention of the label appears in a charming extract from the Evening News dating 12 June 1909. In this piece, the label is mentioned as having washed up in a bottle, with a note describing events leading up to 5 May 1909.

Adding to the allure of the EASTER

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GREETINGS label is the existence of a similar cinderella produced by the Tasmanian Consumptives Sanatorium (as illustrated in Figure 3). The hospital itself catered for consumption and TB patients from 1906 until its closure, 40 years later, in 1946. In 1910, the Sanatorium began fundraising efforts for their patients. As Christmas approached the decision was made to release a cinderella that adopted many similar design elements, including nearly identical colours, to the aforementioned EASTER GREETINGS label. Its banner is thicker and displays the title CONSUMPTIVE’S SANATORIUM, with the interesting use of the possessive apostrophe, along with the addition of the slogan A LIFE SAVED IS A LIFE GAINED and the phrase THE PURCHASE OF THIS STAMP HELPS TO SAVE A LIFE. Unlike the EASTER GREETING cinderella, its price of 1D is printed. Produced in blocks of 6, an order of 100,000 was placed. The Mercury, dating 8 October 1910, reported that despite efforts sales were slow. This article offered further details about the lacklustre performance of this cinderella and referred to it as a ‘Red Cross stamp’.

It is perhaps not surprising that this version of the Easter Greetings label is far scarcer than its predecessor.

When considering the findings on the EASTER GREETINGS and CONSUMPTIVES labels, and, most importantly, the inclusion of the former in Mosbaugh’s catalogue, they appear to possibly represent the Red Cross and, if they are genuine Red Cross labels, they are two of the earliest used in Australia. Alternatively, the red cross on the labels may rather serve as a component of the design of health fund cinderellas (including those from hospital) of the early 20th century; no less interesting for that proviso, though. The question remains: are these the earliest Australian Red Cross cinderellas?

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Abandonded Australian Stamp Design Cards

Stamp Replica Cards

Stamp Replica Cards were first issued for AUSIPEX 84 following an idea by Ray Chapman to issue a miniature sheet of the unissued 1914 KGV Head and Swan engraved stamps. He had managed to get the Keeper of the Royal Collection to show the complete sheets of each at the exhibition. As a souvenir idea he wanted a special reproduction of each produced as well as reproductions of the 1934 Victorian Centenary set. The dies were found for the stamps and a special “Replica Card” produced. Figure 1 shows the Victorian Centenary card (number 2) also issued at Ausipex. The unissued stamp card actually sold out and the remainder of the Victorian cards were given to the Stamp Promotion Council, which became the APF. This idea worked so well that the APF decided to continue producing the cards, initially at their own expense and eventually at Australia Post’s expense.

Large numbers of cards were produced over the years with sales by both the APF and Australia Post but eventually only by the APF. They have been both an important source of funding and an interesting collectible given they printed by intaglio printing using three methods: •• Printed from a replica die, or dies, made from an impression from an original die; •• Printed from a recess printing plate (in the

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same method as the original stamps were printed); or •• Printed directly from the original stamp die.

In 1998 the organising committee of Natstamp 98 in Canberra asked whether it could have some printed in black as a special item for supporter’s packs at the exhibition. This was card number 36 and most cards produced after that had a black print produced as well. Mostly 200 black prints were printed but some cards have printings as low as 100 whilst the Olympics card, produced in 2000, had 750 done. Card number 49 in black is illustrated in Figure 2. There are 14 black prints of which numbers 40-42 and 50 are the rarest with only 100 produced of each. There is no number 38 black print.

The last replica card was number 50 and it used the 1965 50th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Landing stamp as its design. It was issued for the 2015 Sydney stamp exhibition some four years after the 49th card was issued. The APF stopped issuing the cards because of both falling sales and the expense of production with only one printer left in Australia with the ability to do the work. The 50th card was deliberately held over for the Anzac commemoration.

Given that the cards were coming to an end the APF was lucky to have Martin Walker from South Australia agree to research the history of the cards and produce a book for sale by the APF. As most of the cards were produced with the assistance of the APF’s Philatelic Development Officers he was able to use their memories, and documentation in some cases to complete the book. He also used the APF

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archive which is housed at Philas in Sydney. This book (Figure 3) was released at the Sydney exhibition in 2015 and the 100 black print Anzac cards were included in the first 100 copies of the book and sold at a higher price. These have all sold out but at the time of writing this column there were still a few copies of the book available without the black print. If you are interested contact Mike Kovaleff at the APF store to see (refer www.apf.org.au). There are also some of the later cards still for sale in the store. It would be quite a challenge to get a complete set particularly of the black prints. I certainly don’t have a complete set of the 14 black prints.

Abandoned Australian Stamp Design Cards

Once the APF had decided to stop producing Replica Cards it was decided to look for a replacement product. Richard Breckon from the Australia Post Philatelic Group, who is also a well known phi-

latelist, came up with the idea of using abandoned Australian stamp designs. There have been a number of Australian stamps over the years that have reached design stage, and sometimes production, that were eventually abandoned. It was decided that these stamps would make a great set of designs that could be reproduced and sold to make money. There was much discussion as to what and how many to produce but in the end a decision was made to limit the number of items to make them more collectable.

The final decision was to reproduce the abandoned stamp designs as postcards with information about the design on the reverse. To assist the APF, Australia Post designs the cards both front and back and gives the APF a master to reproduce. The APF then pays to have 256 copies made and numbered.

The first 250 cards are supplied to a national exhibition or exhibitions in case of two half nationals and they are sold for $10 each. Half the proceeds go to the exhibition and the other half to the APF. Any remainders are returned to the APF store for later sale. As to what happens to the remaining six cards, these are overprinted specimen as shown in Figure 4. Of the six, one is given to Australia Post for their archives, one is placed in the APF archive and the other four are auctioned off. They have sold for up to $200 each.

To date three abandoned Australian stamp design cards have been produced, two in 2014 and one in 2016. The three cards are still available at the APF Stamp Store but numbers may be limited. I thought it would interest collectors to show these three designs and the reason behind the stamps.

Card 1 – 1939 Duke of Kent Appointment as Governor-General The first card to be issued is illustrated in Figure 4 and the stamps reached production stage although all were later destroyed. The wording on the back of the card reads as follows: In 1939, a stamp issue was planned to commemorate the appointment of the Duke of Kent as Australia’s Governor-General. Prince George, Duke of Kent, was the younger brother of King George VI. However, the duke was unable to take up his appointment in November 1939 due to World War Stamp News - 53

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II. The stamp design depicted the Duke of Kent in the uniform of a rear admiral of the Royal Navy, a position to which he had been recently appointed.

The portrait of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, features her in Court dress and wearing a jewelled tiara. A coronet of the type worn by royal dukes separates the two portraits. The Duke of Kent stamp issue was intended to comprise three denominations – 2d, 3d and 6d. The stamps reached an advanced stage of production before work was abandoned a few days before the outbreak of war. In the event, the Duke of Kent was killed in an aircraft accident in 1942. Three years later, his brother, the Duke of Gloucester, took up the position of Governor-General. All the Duke of Kent stamps and printing instruments, except for the original die of the 2d stamp, were destroyed at the Note Printing Branch in 1945.

This card was released at Canberra Stampshow 2014 and sold well Card 2 - 1943-44 Charles Sturt, Explorer, High Denomination Definitive Stamp During 1943 and 1944, artists at the Note Printing Branch in Melbourne prepared preliminary designs featuring famous Australians in 5s., 10s., and £1 values. In the event, none of the designs appeared on stamps. Apart from Sturt, the potential stamp subjects included James Cook, Bass & Flinders, John Macarthur and Edward Hargraves. Apparently, a plan existed to issue new high denomination stamps featuring navigators, 54 - Stamp News

explorers and other famous people. They would have replaced the 1938 Robes definitive series featuring King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) in their Coronation robes, as the Robe designs were considered to be outdated.

In 1949-50 the Commonwealth Coat of Arms stamps – Australia’s third definitive series of high denomination stamps since 1913 – was issued to replace the Robes stamps. Three years earlier, the Post Office had staged a public stamp design competition for new definitive stamps embracing the medium and high denominations. Eight winning designs were selected, although only two were issued as medium value stamps. In 1947, the newly-established Stamp Advisory Committee favoured heraldry as the theme for high value stamps, which led to the Coat of Arms

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Philatelic Development Officer, APF stamps to be issued.

The card’s design is shown in Figure 5 and the card itself was issued at Adelaide Stampex in 2014.

Card 3 – 1928 Bert Hinkler’s England-Australia Flight A commemorative stamp was “proposed” for Bert Hinkler’s record flight from England to Australia. Herbert John Hinkler (1892–1933) undertook the first solo flight, leaving England on 7 February 1928 and arriving in Darwin on 22 February. His 151⁄2-day flight was a record achievement. An artist in the Note Printing Branch, Melbourne, prepared a preliminary design for the Hinkler stamp in the expectation that a stamp would be issued. A misunderstanding had arisen, as there was no intention to issue such a stamp. A newspaper report of 7 March 1928 quoted Prime Minister, Stanley Melbourne Bruce as saying “. . . he had not considered having special Hinkler stamps printed. He did not know

how the report could have been circulated saying that the Postmaster-General (William G. Gibson) was against such a proposal.” A newspaper report of 24 March carried the announcement that the Federal Government had rejected the suggestion that a stamp be produced for Hinkler’s flight. The 1928 original artwork for the Hinkler stamp no longer exists. However, a photograph at stamp size of the artwork is held in Australia Post’s National Philatelic Collection.

The mockup of the card is illustrated in Figure 6 and the card was issued at Canberra Stampshow 2016.

There are a number of other designs that may be used on future cards and the following illustrates three that might be used and the stories behind them.

1939 Trans-Indian Ocean “Guba” Flight In June 1939, a survey flight across the Indian Ocean was carried out by Australian aviator, PG Taylor, in the flying boat Guba-II. This was intended to establish a Stamp News - 55

Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation safe air route, should the existing land route through Asia be interrupted by war. Originally, an official air mail was planned for the survey flight, which would involve a postage fee of 5s. per half ounce, in addition to the normal surface postage of 2d. A 5s. commemorative stamp was developed; the production of which reached an advanced stage before the carriage of an airmail was cancelled. All supplies of the 5s. stamp were destroyed, except for a single, imperforate proof sheet of 80 stamps, now held in the National Philatelic Collection.

This design has been reproduced before and used as an insert into an exhibition catalogue and is shown in Figure 7.

1969 Elizabeth II “Hedgecoe” Portrait The 1966 Elizabeth II decimal definitive stamps remained current until the issue of the photogravure-printed Marine Life & Gemstones stamps in 1973. However, a plan existed to replace the 1966 stamps with a design similar in concept to British “Machin” stamps. In mid-1967, Australian authori-

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ties obtained photographs by British photographer, John Hedgecoe, of the Queen in silhouette pro le.

Artists of the Note Printing Branch prepared various preliminary designs with the recommended version being approved by the Queen in November 1968. The production involved engraving a single master die without denomination, from which subsidiary dies would be engraved with individual denominations. By July 1969, the master die had been engraved, but a decision was made to cease work on the project. This was at a time when an upgrading of photogravure printing capacity was planned, which would allow single-colour recess definitive stamps to be replaced by multicolour photogravure issues. In the event, it was four years before this development occurred.

In some ways it is a pity this design (Figure 8) was not used as we may have ended up with our own Machin-type series that has proven so popular as a collecting series.

1980 Moscow Olympic Games Four stamps were planned to commemorate the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Following the invasion of Afghanistan by the USSR in December 1979, a US-led call for a boycott of the Moscow Olympics was launched, which was supported by the Australian government.

Nevertheless, the Australian Olympic Committee decided to participate in the games. In the circumstances, Australia Post did not proceed with the stamp issue. Two of the four stamps had reached the point of being proofed in sheet format, although no printing of the supply of stamps had been carried out. The proof sheets of the two stamps have been retained in the National Philatelic Collection.

The stamp design is illustrated in Figure 9 and shows how politics can affect stamp designs and issues.

Stamp images reproduced with permission of Australia Post and I would like to thank Richard Breckon for making them and the descriptions available.

Daryl Fuller

Philatelic Development Officer, APF wide spread usage of the Opal card. Certainly the end of an era for ticket collectors.

Membership is $15 a year for Australia, $25 for New Zealand, USA and Canada and £20 for the UK. If you are interested in joining contact the Secretary Paul Storm at paulgeraldstorm@hotmail.com or send a letter to Paul at PO Box 889, Chatswood, NSW 2057.

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Cinderella Stamp Club of Australasia

The Cinderella Stamp Club of Australasia was formed in 1984, and currently has about 110 members throughout Australia and New Zealand, and from around the world. The current president is Wilson Ilbery. The Club is affiliated with PHILAS and meets at PHILAS House at 17 Brisbane Street, Surry Hills NSW. It meets at 7.45pm on the third Monday in January in a joint meeting with the Commonwealth Collectors Club of NSW. It also meets at 7.45pm in PHILAS on the second Friday in other odd months. The Society also conducts a postal auction once a year and produces a journal “Cinderella’s Australasia”. It has also produced a number of monographs over the years and a list of these is available from the Secretary Paul Storm.

Figure 10 illustrates the index page of the December 2016 journal. Articles cover wide ranging areas including revenue usage to Christmas seals. One very interesting article in this issue is an article by Richard Peck titled “End of an Era?”. It looks at paper tickets for public transport in NSW and provides an overview from the early days (1879) until the recent announcement that they would no longer be issued because of Stamp News - 57

Market Matters “Melbourne 2017” is upon us!

The large Melbourne FIAP show will be starting very soon after you read this. Starting at 10am on Thursday March 30, to 4pm on Sunday April 2, I am sure many readers will be there in person - please call by and say “Hi” if you are attending! Excellent Show website is here - tinyurl.com/ Melb2017 Held at the famous Caulfield Race Course home of the iconic Caulfield Cup race each year, it is a short and easy commute from Melbourne City. It has the space needed for these large shows, that require a huge amount of ground footprint, to display the world class material entered into these big shows.

The more formal Exhibition Centres in the CBD cost many times this venue, and had that been selected the entry cost to the show would have been prohibitive, as the security costs alone, guarding all dealer stock and the 100s frames of valuable Exhibits in such venues for multi day shows, would blow your mind.

The Committee have kindly offered a large area to www.stampboards.com upstairs right adjacent to these exhibits. As per Melbourne 2013 and other shows, it will be a busy area for collectors to mingle and chat and learn how these online boards work.

And partake of our non-stop supply of high calorie chocolate goodies, and nibbles!

Hope we see a great attendance.

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Mairin Holmes and Kevin Morgan from Stamp News with columnists Glen and Margo Stamp News has a table immediately adjoining our area, so yet another great reason to find us upstairs, and also say “Hello” to Editor Kevin Morgan, and grab a free copy of Stamp News whilst there!

The large 2 metre high vertical stampboards banner shown nearby will be where to find us!

Stampboards turns 10 Years old exactly, on the Saturday of the show, so anyone who is in town is welcome to attend our Saturday dinner. There will be an hour gathering in Meeting Room #1, right

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next to the stampboards area, at noon on Saturday, where we will have a personalised cake etc. More details here - tinyurl.com/2017SB The mind bogging lists of Global exhibits may be found here - HUNDREDS of them - tinyurl. com/2017Exb - so do wander through them. You might never see so much top end material in one place at one time! Allow plenty of time to take it all in - the material is phenomenal contained among them.

Roo Quartet donated by Australia Post.

The Organising Committee sought donations of philatelic items from collectors and others to be sold at a Phoenix Auctions sale on Wednesday 29 March.

The money raised will be used to offset some of the costs associated with the exhibition. Many generous collectors came to the party, and are listed on the website.

The centrepiece of these gifted lots was very kindly donated by Australia Post. It comprises four Kangaroo and Map stamps from the CofA watermark series, being the 5/-, 10/-, £1 and £2 mint single stamps. Each stamp is genuine unmounted mint from the Archive Sheets, and were chosen for freshness and appearance.

Phoenix Melbourne are the Official Auctioneers of the show, and advise me the 4 stamps will be offered separately, and that the estimates are a tad higher than $10,000 the 4, but if they go for anywhere near the estimates, still represent superb buying.

The show website says “in total represent-

All *MUH* - donated by Australia Post. ing around $10,000 in value” and sadly they will never become stamp dealers! Being genuine MUH with brilliant provenance like that, they will be invoiced at about twice that is my strong belief.

Regummed high value Kangaroo plague the hobby, and venues like ebay seem to offer little else.

So don’t be an eBay “Bunny”, and get stuck with paying a silly premium for regummed stamps on eBay - round up your pennies and secure them from the ORIGINAL source .... and financially support a great Exhibition’s funding at the same time.

The four donated Kangaroo high value stamps are shown nearby.

There are “Patron” ($A250) and “Supporting Members” ($A100) packages available, which offer a ton of valuable and Limited Edition goodies - generally worth their cost alone - tinyurl. com/2017MEL The collecting fraternity really should get behind these packages - both are near sold out as I type this, and they financially back these shows. I always buy a Patron package.

Stampboards hits TEN years!

Some 12 years ago, I registered the domain name www.stampboards.com as I recognised there very oddly was no global Stamp Bulletin Board of any real size. Saw no reason why such a board could not be started, even nominally from Australia, and be globally successful. I then forgot the idea for 2 years!

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Market Matters internet - a decade before most small dealers, and my own website has millions of hits a year, as google indexes it very highly, as it is constantly added to and updated glenstephens.com/rarity.html Many small dealers and auctions have near “static” sites with no inward links, and google really hates that.

The largest existing Board then was a strange thing in the USA called “The Virtual Stamp Club” that was based on a totally non-intuitive, and incredibly clunky 1990s Delphi Board software format.

As you’d expect, that was VERY heavy “USA CENTRIC”. At that time it had virtually no images, and I felt that as stamps are a totally VISUAL hobby, there must be a FAR better way to host it.

A couple of super high tech type Stamp Bulletin Boards have come and gone over that decade. All glitzy and shiny, and with a million “Hot Dawg” complex features and functions, run by tech savvy folks, 50 times savvier than their target users!

The REALITY is, most stamp collectors are retirement age plus, and have VERY basic computer skills at best, and the action packed style of board that younger music fans, or gamers, or Hollywood gossips etc are happy with, leaves them cold.

“KEEP IT SIMPLE” policy.

So my vision was to “KEEP IT SIMPLE”.

Stampboards went “LIVE” on April 1, 2007, and this month sees the Tenth Anniversary of that global launch. My client email data base is massive by any philatelic standards, and we quickly attracted a lot of members VERY fast, and things just went from strength to strength.

Every word posted during the decade is still there to read and research. So many specialist websites and blogs simply vanish, as someone chooses not to 60 - Stamp News

pay the $20 domain renewal fee, or passes away etc. Often containing priceless stamp research and info and photos, and that is an appalling loss. I’ve seen 100s of them disappear, and was determined to stem the flow.

Often new discussions are cobbled together from these existing boards, and the info and images are then preserved there forever.

New input then appears from all over the place, and the result is a far stronger data resource than any of the smaller ones, that have likely now vanished anyway.

Near 5 MILLION messages.

We have about 17,000 members from over 150 countries now, who have made near 5 MILLION different messages, on over 70,000 discussions. There are near 300 seperate members who have posted 1,000 messages or more, and 64 of those have made more than 10,000 messages each.

Trust me these are massive user figures. Getting to 100 is hard enough for most - and 1,175 collectors have reached that mark. Far more important, for every signed up member, there are 20 to 50 “lurkers” who read the boards, without joining.

There are members from rank beginners asking about Grandpa’s inherited stamps, to the world’s leading collectors and Large Gold Medal winners, and FIP Judges. The Managing Editor of “Linns Stamp News” and Scotts Catalogs is a long time member - as are Stanley Gibbons UK. There are discussions for every collector, on EVERY level.

Past Presidents of the APF locally, and the American Philatelic Society (APS) in the USA, and the RPSL in the UK are all members. And very large dealers and auction houses globally. Past Presidents of ASDA/APTA are active members. Everyone is equal on the boards! Ask any stamp question, on any level, and you will get an informed answer.

Glen Stephens As the board grew, the smooth and efficient and secure hosting of a massive board that has near 5 MILLION individual messages, became a major issue. I have for 20 years used Future Reality Solutions in Tulsa Oklahoma USA, for all my web hosting, and the CEO there likes the board, and the concept, so we are in luck. Efficient and very reliable and nimble. And SUPER secure.

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The “Pantaloon Flaw” is the tiny red Sporran thing on waist of the Soldier at left, that at stamp size you would never notice, but is cat $1,250 mint, and $200 used, on a common stamp worth near zero without it. As Rod Perry posted on stampboards, it is a rather silly and tiny flaw in itself, and if it was not retouched later, would never have been listed most likely.

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There are 100s of folks swapping postcards with each other to get superb and current foreign stamps on cards addressed to them - you can join in FREE. Or swap stamps, or load up ‘want lists’ for stamps needed, you can’t source readily from dealers. Very often, members give them away free if they have them spare.

You can even sell your surplus stamps to a truly Global market - totally free of any fees or charges or commissions to either buyer or seller. The only place on the planet to offer that option, and it is used by many. No ebay scammers and regummers and stamp forgers are found selling there!

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Market Matters etc, as occurs on near EVERY other Bulletin Board of any size on any topic globally. I wear all the costs of hosting and running it and administering it, and it gives me great pleasure to have seen it grow so large - and many thanks to all collectors who have added to it, and came along for the ride!

Stampboards has ensured that HUNDREDS of dodgy ebay stamp seller accounts have been closed down due to the extensive detective work Add a “like” via Facebook! from members. Exposing the army of frauds and cons that $100s) plus a ton of other very valuable stamp operate there in vast numbers. goodies. Often donated by members, as in this case eBay and paypal does not care one iota about

by JoelK in Kuala Lumpur - full details right here, fake or doctored stamps being sold, as it makes and join in today - tinyurl.com/CompJoel - zero them easy money, so it needs “people power” to skill needed. have them removed, as their heads pop up again and Stampboards is just like a large stamp club in again. cyberspace. Your local stamp Club might have 17

Constant stamp giveaways.

Stampboards always has tons of giveaways and competitions - right now you could win a GB 1840 1d Black AND 2d Blue imperf (retail VERY many

Win these FREE on stampboards!

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members at a meeting (often less!) - stampboards has 17 THOUSAND members reading the boards, globally, so you have potentially around a THOUSAND times more chances of your question or query, or missing stamp item being sourced.

We even have a stampboards Facebook page, which updates each day or so with the latest Hot new stamp discussion - so please add a “like” there for us if you have a FB account - heading for 2,500 very shortly. A level reached by VERY stamp sites globally - facebook.com/stampboards We understand the internet, and make it work for us.

The world’s largest Stamp Auction house by a long way, Christoph Gaertner in Germany

Glen Stephens - has only 133 global “Likes” so stampboards is 17 times higher! Why? As there is zero recent updating of that Gaertner page as you can see - tinyurl. com/GaertnerFB - and that is absolutely the secret, and Margo keeps it ticking along nicely.

Over the decades I’ve seen hundreds of speciality boards vanish. ANYONE can set up a chat board, discussion board, or Bulletin Board or Forum on their website. And many do. However they near all die fast from disuse and/or apathy/or boredom, and/ or get flooded with the army of global spam bots who target such sites, to offer Viagra or Nikes etc.

Google indexing is the key.

Discussion Forums come as part and parcel with many “off the shelf” websites. If a Philatelic Society has say 100 members, only a small % of them are web literate. Of those 10 or 20 folks who are web savvy, only 2 or 3 will be interested in boards, so there is ZERO chance any board will get any real posting momentum, OR google interest.

I have seen club boards or specialist groups with Forums where the last post was 2 or 3 months back.

A wasteland. Boards only work if you get large critical mass and regular content somehow. Until stampboards got to about 5,000 global members, things were often very slow. New posts need to be made each few minutes 24/7, to keep things fresh and new.

Google will not bother meaningfully indexing near moribund sites, and worse still, smaller boards get inundated and totally over-run with “bot” spammers listing up fake Nikes, Viagra, Rolexes, Forged ID documents etc. stampboards has 20 or 30 Volunteer Moderators on 5 continents, across all time zones, who keep the board absolutely free of that junk.

We have 4 software programs in place that block about 1000 attempts a day to join up by cross matching with spammer data bases. The bigger a board gets, the more these pests want to post their junk. They use auto “bots” mostly, and just target large traffic boards of all kinds. We then MANUALLY screen every new application that survives that software.

Spammers overrun many sites.

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The same with stamp images. There are way over 500,000 of them on stampboards, and google has indexed them all, attracting millions of site hits a month. Searching for obscure postmarks and plate flaws or instructional markings etc, if you use the powerful on-board search function at base of each stampboards page, you WILL find your query item.

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Gibbons “New Zealand” just out.

The Stanley Gibbons “New Zealand” + Region Sectional Stamp Catalogue has recently been released - mine arrived from SG Editor this week.

Been a few years since this catalogue was issued, and the previous edition is now out of print. So I suggest you buy this now, as it may be some years until another is issued. If ever.

Indeed the last few SG “Australia” sectionals have sold out very fast globally - the most recent

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New SG NZ Catalogue at last. one included, within months of issue, despite them printing far more of each Lots of plate flaws listed now.

Edition. They are NOT reprinted. cies etc. UK retail is only £25.95, and all dealers They are SG’s best-selling sectional globally should have stock of these. catalogues by far In summary, the new catalogue covers – EVERY dealer must own this new “New Zea• Watermark varieties, shades, plate flaws, major land”, and all serious collectors too. Find just ONE errors, booklets, express delivery stamps, postage medium value watermark variety etc, just once in the period you own it, and it has paid for itself read- dues, Life Insurance Department stamps and postal fiscals are all included. ily. And inverted watermark varieties have often • As well as New Zealand itself, the catalogue lists increased a HUGE amount over last Edition. the stamps of the Antarctic Expeditions, the depenNew and invaluable, this is over 200 pages in dencies of Tokelau and Ross and the pre-indepenfull colour on BriteWhite paper, and accurately dence issues of former dependencies; Cook Islands, priced all through, and adds all the material past Aitutaki, Penrhyn, Niue and Western Samoa.

1970 where the SG “Part 1” ceases. This catalogue • Colour illustrations throughout, and on good provides a comprehensive priced listing of all New quality High Brite paper.

Zealand stamps from the early colonial Chalon • The listings for issues up to 1970 have been exstamps of 1855, to very late 2016 issues. tracted from the 2017 edition of the Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840NZ Antarctic areas covered.

1970. Later issues have been revised and updated This new “New Zealand” catalogue It includes especially for this volume. stamps and errors of the New Zealand Antarctic Ex• A comprehensive introduction gives a full guide peditions, Tokelau and Ross Dependency, as well as to the catalogue and provides helpful information to other “New Zealand” related islands and dependencollectors at every level.

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Glen Stephens 1926 1d red KGV Field Marshall SG 468dw is up to £100 mint from £65. The inverted watermarks very often are doubled or even higher increases.

NZ Inverted Watermarks up strongly.

The 1935 Airmail set INVERTS are all up strongly - the 1d red doubles from £95/£65 to £200/£110 in this new catalogue. A stamp you might easily find in kid’s albums or circuit books etc for a few cents.

Inverted watermarks on the 1935 Pictorials are also up strongly – the 1/- more than doubles from £120 to £250. The 2/- Captain Cook inverted more than doubles from £350 to £850 - SG 589ew. The 3/- invert is up strongly too.

Some flaws like the popular 2/- CAPTAIN COQK” are now priced in used condition for the first time. Pretty lucky as I bought one of those, and the inverted watermark in a nice specialised collection of that stamp this week, with the rare plate numbers etc. “Captain Cook” is a globally popular stamp topical. Same stamp in 1936 set, SG 589ew SG Cat £2,000 - I kid you not! goes from £350 to £850 used!

VERY common stamps with inverted watermark, • An easy-to-use ‘on-cover’ multiplier table allows even used have HUGE cat at times. The 6 stamps the value of stamps on cover up to 1945 to be asshown nearby are cat in this new SG at £2,000. sessed.

EVERY schoolboy album contains these 6 stamps • A priced listing is provided for New Zealand and NO-ONE has even looked at the watermarks. stamps used on Pitcairn Island prior to the issue The 1½d Queen used is cat £500 (and not recorded of its own stamps in 1940, and there is a full list of stamps known used at the New Zealand postal agen- mint!) and the also common 8d QE used is £700 etc.

All superb reasons to buy this new NZ Catacies on Fanning and Washington Islands logue. The modest cost will be repaid several times I spent some time assessing the values in this when you uncover ONE modest level Inverted new Edition compared to the last one a couple of Watermark among your common duplicates. From years back. There are LOT of price increases all through - even the 1855 SG #1, 1d red Chalon is up 1930s to 1970s HUNDREDS of them are listed it seems. Thousands still await discovery – literally, by £1,000 in used, to £17,000 now - a rare stamp.

Some new constant plate flaws are listed all through. so buy your book now!

I noticed on the 1909 “1d Dominion” two new flaws are now illustrated and priced. I forwarded Italian POW buying stamps!

SG the scan they used for the “N” Flaw - now listed I listed this POW Lettercard up for sale on stampin cheapest watermark at £140 mint or £100 used. boards this month, and it sold quickly, and thought As this is a common stamp mint or used, owning it worth adding to the data base for posterity, and this catalogue will pay for itself if you locate one. interest of readers, as we were lucky enough to I noticed prices for INVERTED watermarks source real photos of the Italian Officer writer in seemed to harden and rise in nearly all reigns. The Camp, and his Victorian POW Internment Camp at

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Has anyone seen ANY other mail from Italian POWs in Australia? The only piece I have ever seen. Censored POW lettersheet, from Captain Mariano Iacona in the Italian Army. Captured in North Africa, and transported by ship to the Australian POW Interment camp in Myrtleford, rural Victoria - near the Victorian Alps.

Britain shipped them 10,000 miles to HERE as they were nervous the Germans would invade and free all POWs if interned in UK. On the special POW Stationery, To well-known Melbourne stamp dealer. identical to ACSC POW#2 (sans indicia), and even has the same printer imprint as So in a year a POW earned only 780p pence outlined in ACSC Note #1 – “a.w. 200m 10/43”. = 65/- or £3/5/0. So Our Capitano had spent on These are all scarce, and were NEVER available stamps so far, 35 years of his POW pay so far. Capto the public or collectors, but only to POWs. No tain Iacona had VAST independent means, it seems mint examples are recorded, according to ACSC. clear! Even if officers got more than lower ranks it Clean used to large Melbourne stamp dealer Wilwould not have been much more? liam Ackland, chasing up orders for the 1935 Silver From POW Captain Iacona. Red and white Jubilee stamps - depicting the King Of England “Opened By Censor” tape on reverse. Handstamped weird! POW was also chasing glassine envelopes with the Diamond censor cachet in violet number and a magnifier.

“257” on both front and back. “Approval for transThe Good Captain also reminds dealer Ackland mission by Camp Commandant” handstamp at left he has spent £120 on stamps with him so far, in the in violet. Below that, “ENGLISH” in Red - denotairletter. The Australian War Memorial site tells us ing letter was not written in Italian language. the pay for POWs doing farm work was - “The pay NEVER owned a letter from an Australian oz rate was £1 ($2) per week, of which only 1/3d (15c) based POW before, and being mailed to a stamp was allowed to the worker.” dealer, in ENGLISH, a really superb WW2 POW philatelic collectible. A lot of photos of letter’s internal content, of the sender in POW camp, and the inside of the camp here tinyurl.com/MailPOW

New SIDEWAYS watermark Roos surface.

Double censored POW mail.

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“The last word in Philately is NEVER written” as I very often type. Even over 100 years after issue, NEVER assume we know it all. Closed minds are the curse of this hobby. Negativity and narrow mindedness at the very highest levels is often experienced.

Glen Stephens

Estimated $7,500 – invoiced for $31,200.

“Treated And Faked” - they were serious!

Sideways watermark 1913 ½d Roos had NEVER been sighted for many generations, when Simon Dunkerley found the first one in a junk lot in 1989.

The Royal Philatelic Society Victoria (RPSV) scandalously sent it back to him Certified as “treated and faked”! Quite insane. No way could an oblong perforated stamp pass even a Blind Nun’s muster as “faked”!

It is to my mind THE most inept “Certificate” I have ever seen issued, from any “Expert” (sic) Committee, from anywhere, at any time, for any stamp. Most especially when being submitted by Simon Dunkerley, who knew more about Roos that the entire Committee bundled together.

Simon sold it to Rod Perry who sent it to BPA

London, who did NOT have a narrow minded jealous collector on their Committee who did not own one, and they gave it a “good” cert. Two more were then quickly discovered - the watermarks pointing in the OTHER direction, proving at least 2 master sheets 480 existed. Now, 16 years later, 2 more turn up, both “OS” this time.

Mossgreen auctioned these two examples in Febuary, that had turned up in an unchecked old lot.

One was rather faulty. For the record this very ugly off centred copy with nibbled perfs shown nearby estimated at $7,500, was invoiced for $31,200 over 4 times estimate. Value $1 otherwise.

The auction catalogue stated they had been both been sent off for RPSV Certificates. No certificates were shown on the online sale catalogue, and I asked Gary Watson 3 seperate times after the sale if they did indeed receive them, and he ducked the questions. So maybe Mister “Treated And Faked” still haunts the RPSV building! Who knows?

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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, St. Peter’s Church Hall, 4 Hammad St., Palmyra. Circuit books 7pm, meeting 8pm Ph: 08 9284 7125 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

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

Northern Suburbs PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7.45pm, Naremburn Library, Central St, Naremburn off Slade St; Ph: 02 9419 7354 Orange Coin and Stamp Club: Mtg Last Tuesday, Orange Community Info Centre, 79-81 Kite St, Orange 7.30pm Ph: 02 6362 3754.

Orchid Stamp Club: Mtg 3rd Sat. (Jan and each 2nd mth) Parramatta PS: Mtg 1st Friday Penrith and District PS: Mtg 1st Thursdays, 8pm, Unit 3A Castlereagh St. 02 4733 3062 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, Masonic Centre, 8 Boyd St, 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 Mandurah PS PO Box 625 Mandurah WA 6210 2nd Tues 4.45 - 6.30pm Bortolo Park Pavilion Cnr. Bortolo and Murdoch Drives 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 Brothers Leagues Club, 99 Anderson St. Ph: 07 4055 1302 Sec: Ross Bottomer, email:rbottomer@y7mail.com, web:www.cairnsstampclub.asn.au Caloundra SC: Mtg. 4th Thurs. Catholic Church Hall, Edmund St. 1.30pm. Ph: 07 5494 7233 City Daytime SC: Mtg 2nd Thurs. Ph: 07 3206 6281 City of Brisbane PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs; Ph: 07 3263 8573 (ah); email: desley@mycelebrant.com Collectors Club Queensland: Mtg 2nd Sunday each month 9am to 1pm - RSL Hall, 58 Arnold St, Holland Park. Contact 0409 130 266 or ccqueensland@gmail.com Enoggera SC: Mtg 1st and 3rd Mon. Ph: 07 3264 4157 Gladstone and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed (Ex. Jan) & 4th Wed (Ex.Dec). Ph. Sec: 07 4978 1155 Ian Rippingale, Gold Coast PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 11.30am, Southport Community Centre, Lawson St, Southport. Ph: 07 5546 3801 Gympie SC: Mtg. 2nd Sun. Jessie Witham Centre 1 - 3pm Ph. 07 5483 9188 email: sandandan@bigpond.com Hervey Bay Afternoon Club: Mtg 3rd Wed. Ph: 07 4124 1138 Ipswich SC: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan). Ph: 07 3282 2983 Junction Park SC: Mtg 1st Tues, 7.30pm, Annerley Baptist Hall, Lambton St. Contact: 07 3277 6724. PO Box 177, Annerley, 4103, righteo274@bigpond.com Lockyer Valley SC: Mtg 4th Sun, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’s Hall, Gatton. Kerri Martin, Sec. Ph: 07 5465 3390 Email: lvsc@bigpond.com Logan City SC: Meetings 2nd Thurs, Presbyterian Church, Barry St, Slacks Creek, 6pm. Ph: 07 3805 9226.

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. John Mounce, President 649-291-9381 johnmounce@ihug.co.nz 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

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, 10:00am, Nanango RSL. Contact Ph: 07 3103 8938 or ema il: bowtell_harris@activ8.net.au 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 Red Cross Rms, Price St., Nambour 07 5445 3647 Thematics Queensland: Mtg bi-monthly 9.30am. Ph: 07 3262 5605 email: j.crowsley@ uq.net.au Toowoomba SC: Mtg. 2nd Sat 1pm, Salvation Army Hall, Cnr. West St. 7 Anzac Ave. Ph. 07 4635 5623 Email: bob.benny@bigpond.com Twin Towns SC: Mtg 1st Mon; Ph: 07 5535 3168 Waterloo Bay SC: Mtg. 1st Thurs. 1pm & 4th Mon. 7pm. Redlands Multi SportsClub, Birkdale Ph: 07 3206 0815

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philatelic clubs & societies south australia

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

Australian Airmail Society: 1st Wed. 7.45pm 22 Gray Court, Adelaide. PO Box 395, Edwardstown 5039. Ph: 08 8276 3969 Barossa SC: Mtg 1st Tue 7.30 Greenock Luth Church Hall, Bevan St, Greenock; 19 Evans Street Ancaston 5353; email: ptomely1939@gmail.com; Ph: (08) 8562 8386 Blackwood PC: Mtg 2nd Wed ex Jan; Uniting Church, Main Rd, Blackwood; Ph: 08 8278 1629; PO Box 581, Blackwood 5051; email: teepee@teegee.com.au Bordertown & Districts PS: Mtg: 3rd Thurs. Bordertown PS Contact: K. Grey Tel: 08 8752 0446 or email cdhuntmundulla@yahoo.com.au Community PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Fri - 7.30pm. Marion Bowling Club, off Sturt Rd. PO Box 75 Edwardstown, 5039; Auctions, circuit books. Ph: 0408806894 City of Noarlunga PS: Mtg alternate thurs,-- Community Health Centre, Grand Boulevard, Seaford, Contact 08 85566371 or PO Box 272, Port Noarlunga 5167 Eastern Districts PS: 2nd Thurs (ex. Jan), 7.30pm Senior citizens Hall, 47 Reid Ave. Hectorville; PO Box 240, Magill, 5072; Ph: 0400 156 796 Elizabeth PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Fridays, 7.30pm, RSL Hall, Cnr of Halseys/Midway Rds;PO Box 701, Elizabeth 5112; Ph: 08 8255 0608 Encounter Bay SC: Mtg 1st Wed, 7.30pm; School Hall, Woolworths Centre, Victor Harbour; PO Box 317, Goolwa 5214; aydepe@bigpond.com; Ph: 08 8555 3311 SA Power Networks Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Mon (ex. Jan); Canteen, 1 Anzac Highway, Keswick; PO Box 2079, Magill North, 5072; Ph: 08 8278 7163 Frama Club: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm, members homes; For collectors of CPS, Framas. Newsletter and Auctions. PO Box 62 Campbelltown 5074.

Gawler SC: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Evanston Primary School, Para Rd, Evanston. PO Box 2, Willaston 5118; Ph: 08 8522 2335 Email: jo.trev@bigpond.com German Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd & 4th Mon 8pm; German Club, 223 Flinders St, Adelaide 5000; Ph: 08 8260 2251 Glenside PS: 1st Wed 7.30pm& 3rd Sat 1.30pm; Uniting Church Hall, Carlton St. Highgate. PO Box 29, Glenside 5063. Ph: (08) 8353 8683 Lower Murray PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs,7.30pm, 2nd Sat, 10am; The Lions Den, Murray Bridge. PO Box 810, Murray Bridge; Ph: 08 85704074 lmphilsocsec@gmail.com Mount Gambier PS: Mtg 3rd Tues; Reidy Park Corn Centre. 8pm. Also1st Sunday (ex. Jan)

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

Ph: 5996 3745 Geelong PS: Mtgs 1st Sat 7.00pm, 3rd Mon 1pm (ex Jan) Sat - Diversitat Community Centre, 9-15 Clarence St, Geelong West. Mon - Belmont Library, High St, Belmont Ph: 0438578591 (Sec); PO Box 342, Belmont 3216 Hamilton PS: Mtg 2nd Monday Hungarian PS: Mtg 2nd Wed

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

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1.30pm - 4pm. PO Box 2261,Mt Gambier.Ph: 08 8724 9474 Para Hills PS: Mtg 1st Sun; Community Hall Wilkinson Rd, Para Hills. PO Box 64, Para Hills; Ph: 08 8522 4345 Phillumeny SC: U3/26-28 Crozier Av, Modbury 5092. Ph: 08 8337 6533 Email: www.users.or.net/ figg/amccs Port Pirie PS: Mtg 4th Mon; PO Box532, Pt Pirie 5540; Ph: 08 8632 1105 Printed Collectables Club (SAPC): Mtg last Tues, Julia Farr Cent. Canteen, Ground Floor, Fisher St. Ph: 08 8265 7395; PO Box 657, Enfield Plaza 5085 PS of South Australia:1st & 3rdTues; 22 Gray Ct. GPO Box 9800, Adelaide 5001; Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Aust. (Aus. Com. Spect.Grp.): Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm;22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Australia (Daytime SC):Mtg 1st & 3rd Thurs; 22 Gray Ct.Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Australia (Study Group):Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm; 22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8522 4345 Postal Stat & Postal Hist Soc: Mtg 2nd Tues; SAPHIL House, 22 Gray Ct, Adelaide. email: psandph@arcom.com.au; Ph: 08 8260 3352 Riverland PS: Mtg 3rd Fri, 10am ;Whitmore Hall, Barmera Village; Ph: 08 8595 3023 SA Junior Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Sun 1pm - 3pm;Anyone over 5years, parents welcome. 22 Grey St, Adelaide. 08 8250 0484 Salisbury PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Mon;StJohns Church Hall. PO Box 336 Salisbury 5108; Ph: 08 8252 2392 Stirling PS: Mtg 4th Fri 7.45pm, Old Railway Station (now Community Services Bldng.); Ph: 08 8370 2680 Strathalbyn PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 8pm; Rosa Hoare Room, Lutheran Church Complex Corner, Commercial Rd/North Pde; C/- Post Office, Strathalbyn 5255; Ph: 0429 693 747 Ukrainian Collectibles Club: Mtg Wed as per syllabus; PO Box 466, Woodville 5011; Ph: 08 8345 4033 Yorke Peninsula Collectors Club: Senior Citizens Club. Taylor St, Kardina. Mtg 3rd Wed ex. Jan; PO Box 178, Bute 5560; Ph: 08 8821 2906 Club Information: Victorian Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Melbourne, Vic, 3001 Italian PS: Mtg 2nd Mon (ex Jan), 7.30pm, Veneto Club, 191 Bulleen Rd Bullen. (PO Box 166, Niddrie, 3042) Latrobe Valley PS: Mtg Last Wed ex Dec 7.30pm, St Lukes Uniting Church Hall, Princes Way, Morwell; Chris Zarb, Sec. ph. 03 5174 3394 Maryborough Stamp Club:Mtg mthly ex Jan 2nd Tues of month 8pm, St Augustine’s Hall, Maryborough. PO Box 295, Maryborough, 3465; Ph: 03 5464 2400. maryboroughsc@eudoramail.com. maryboroughsc.web1000.com Mildura PS: Mtg Last Thurs (ex Dec)Carnegie Building 74 Deakin Ave Ph: 03 5023 8789 Mooroolbark PS: Mtg 1st Tues; Ph: 03 9723 3304 Oakleigh PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan) Oakleigh Public Library, Drummond St, Oakleigh Ocean Grove SC: Mtg 4th Wed. 10am. Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Clubrooms Melways: 234 A. Ph. 03 5255 1372 Peninsula SC: Mtg 3rd Wed, 7.30pm Uniting Church Hall, Murray Anderson Rd, Rosebud. Ph: 03 5975 0574 Polish PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (2nd in Dec) Prahran PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) Ringwood PS: Gen Mtg 1st Thurs; Daytime 3rd Mon Ph: 03 9725 0514 email hanszomer@bigpond.com Royal PS of Victoria:Mtg 3rd & 5th Thurs; Daytime 1st Tues Sale SC: Mtg 1st Mon (ex Jan) Shepparton PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Mechanics Institute, Shepparton. Ph. 0419 560 813 Sherbrooke PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs ex Jan Upwey Fire Brigade Hall, 8pm; Bob Cook Ph: 03 9758 3465 Upper Yarra SC: Mtg 3rd Tues St Arnaud SC: Mtg 3rd Mon (excl. Jan & Dec) 03 54951371 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: 1st Thurs. & 3rd Sat. ex. Jan. 6.30 pm, Max Fry Hall,TrevallynLauncestonTel: 03 6331 2580 (A/H) 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

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

April 2 - (1st Sun) Western Suburbs Stamp, Coin &

Quinn’s Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02

Banknote Fair, Strathmore Bowling Club, 40 Loeman

63623754.

St, Strathmore. Enq: Chris. 0413355716.

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

April 16 - (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:

April 1 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am

0418 322 315.

- 4pm, Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, Katoom- April 30 - (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phoneba. Ph. 0417 802 754

card Fair, Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading.

April 1 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin

9am-3pm.

queensland

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

April 16 - (3rd Sun) Stamp & Coin Fair, 10am - 3pm, Pioneers Hall, Cowper St, Wallsend. 8 Dealers. 4971 3483

TBA - QStamp Fair, Southside, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, Memorial Hall, Logan Rd. Free Entry 8.30am - 2pm April 10 - (2nd Mon) - Gold Coast PS Sale, Rm 1,

April 23 - (4th Sun) Epping Stamp & Coin Fair, Com-

Southport Comm. Centre, Lawson St, Southport.

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

11.30am - 2.30pm Brisbane Table Tennis Association

Entry, 6 Dealers, Buy/Sell.

Centre

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

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

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

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

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

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

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WE ARE ALWAYS BUYING, CONTACT US BEFORE OFFERING ELSWHERE! We want to buy collections, accumulations, dealer stocks, etc, etc.

Australia and States, Kangaroos, King George V Heads, Pre-decimal, Decimal, Covers, Great Britain, British Commonwealth, Foreign. Here are some examples of the prices we can pay: Australia C of A wmk Kangaroo High Values 10/- -Two Pounds, Specimen overprints, mint lightly hinged $120 Australia 5/- Harbour Bridge, MUH $795, MLH $295, Fine postally used $225, cto used with gum $150, without gum $135, slightly second grade (no bits missing please but may have minor thins, heavier cancel, short perfs etc) $65 Mint unhinged, pre-decimals in singles, blocks or sheets.

Definitives 1d to 1/7d we pay 4c per stamp, Low value Commemoratives, 2d to 1/- we pay 5c per stamp, High value definitives 2/- to 4/- we pay 10c per stamp, High value Commemoratives 2/- or 2/3d we pay 40c per stamp.

Decimals for postage including AAT, and postally valid issues from Cocos and Christmas Islands may be torn or damaged (no bits missing please) but must have gum.

Values 1c to 68c we pay 40% face value, 70c to $20 we pay 50% face value, must be sorted by value in packets/envelopes and supplied with a concise list. We reserve the right to counter offer on messy lots.

Post Office Packs and Year Books with stamps in place we pay 30% face value, year books with stamps in original stocksheets we pay 45% face value Mint PSE’s 20c - 60c we pay 30% face value, 70c pay 40% face value, no stuck down flaps please Recent Commemorative Bundleware, 55c values and above we pay $1 per bundle.

Small or Large format High value Definitives fine used 1989 to date with circular cancels $1 to $3 we pay 5% face value, $3 to $20 we pay 10% face value.

High value commemoratives, values $1 and above as above again from 1989 onwards, we pay 10% face value.

Coins, Medals, Banknotes We buy Australian coins, loose or in sets, decimal and pre-decimal, including Perth Mint and Royal Australian Mint Product. Also buying Worldwide Gold and Silver coins.

Pre-decimal and Decimal Banknotes also required in all grades, also military medal groups.

Our minimum purchase value is $200, smaller lots respectfully declined, please confirm all lots via phone or email before sending and send via registered/ insured mail, or contact us for an appointment, all transactions carried out in strictest confidence. WE PAY ENHANCED PRICES TO GST REGISTERED DEALERS WHO PROVIDE A TAX INVOICE.

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