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Contents Articles Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ...................................................6 Birds of Lundy: 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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This month I’ve overviewed the Ronnie Winchester collection of Victoria Registered Mail (1847-76), conducted by Spink in London on July 12 2017. This collection contained a number of items from my former personal collection of Victoria, and provides an opportunity to compare price movements Figure 1. One that slipped through the cracks over two decades or more, as well as affordLot 1009 (Figure 1) I was particularly fond of ing a forum for what I hope will be constructive during my ownership tenure. Early mail between observations, with more general applications. Chinese who arrived in the Colony in the 1850s in Ronnie was an auction client of mine in Melsearch of gold, and who subsequently went in to bourne, and entered the field of Victoria philately commerce, is very scarce. This 1861 (Aug) handafter I had dispersed most if not all of my collecmade envelope from Castlemaine to Melbourne, tion. That wonderful merry-go-round we enjoy in addressed to what was to become the landmark Chicollecting would subsequently deliver several ex natown, paid the Inland letter rate (4d) + registraPerry items in to the Winchester collection. tion fee (1/-). Previously, the item once graced three My thanks to Spink for use of the images prefamous collections: Pack, Forster, Perry. I had paid sented. Forster an estimated $500 for this item when I bought his great Victoria collection in 1980. Estimated at £150/180, the item sold for £100 (excluding Buyer’s premium, as do other realizations). This was just $170 at the auction, for the buyer a very attractive purchase indeed. I have little doubt that the loss over the years of provenance attached to this item contributFigure 2. To German States from an Australian Colony ed to this disappoint6 - Stamp News
Figure 3. A fair performer over the decades ing result. More on that phenomenon later. Unsurprisingly, mail from the Australian Colonies to former German States is elusive, and such items can fetch quite huge sums. #1020 (Figure 2) is an 1859 (Aug) envelope from Back Creek to Altona (now part of Germany), bearing 3/2d franking, which represented a special Combined registration and postage rate (not exceeding a quarter oz.). Estimated £1200/1500, it realized a respectable £1700 ($2890). From the Forster collection, I had paid $600 in 1980. #1031 (Figure 3) was one of the more attractive items from a well-known correspondence to Locarno, Switzerland. Swiss folk in 1850s had settled near Hepburn Springs (mineral water region), and had named their Figure 4. Swiss quality
new home place after their Swiss town of origin. Some very high rates of postage emanated from this correspondence, the impressive 5/2d in this instance representing 4/2d quarter-half oz. postage + 1/- registration fee. I had bought this in a Purves sale (1981), paying equivalent of AU$990. Estimated £1200/1500, it went on to realize £8500 ($14450). I had not done so well when I sold it in 1990s. #1035 (Figure 4) I stumbled upon at a European exhibition in the early 1980s. It was on offer by a famous Trader in classic material. Upon requesting the customary Trade discount, I was greeted with: “Just look at it, I could sell this to anyone”. I agreed, and promptly paid full price, lest someone was intently waiting in line. This 1857
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(Oct) cover from the renowned Locarno correspondence remarkably bears no less than three marginal stamps, including the coveted 1/- Registration stamp. The 2/6d postage was triple 6d quarter oz. (i.e. half/three-quarter ozs.) + 1/- registration. Estimated £1500/2000, it realized £3500 ($5950). The catalogue attributed provenance to Roland Geitenbeek, to whom I had sold the Figure 5. Later 2/- stamp not easy to find on cover item in 1995, for $3000. A “Swiss quality” item, ter oz.) + Colonial registration fee (6d). Estimated which was not overpaid £600/800, the realization was £480 ($815). I had for at the auction. purchased this item at a 1983 Purves auction, for #1046 (Figure 5) features the final incarnation $260, so it fared reasonably in the interim. of the famous Woodblock 2/-, used 1866 (Feb) to #1058 (Figure 6) is one of a number of covers that wonderful Locarno destination, the aggregate existing from the Aldridge correspondence. They 2/2d postage representing registered letter rate to are generally very desirable; a few are to die for. Switzerland via France (1/8d not exceeding quarIt is most fortunate that this correspondence remained intact on cover. Its loss to grandma’s scissors would have been tragic. An 1857 (May) double 6d rate + 1/- registration fee cover, estimated at £400/500, it went on to £1700. I had bought it at the Henry Harvey sale in London in 1976, for a modest sum. The Harvey collection was an exciting auction to attend. I did so in London, in my twenties. Harvey had been a member of the London Figure 6. The Aldridge correspondence a blessing to Victoria collectors 8 - Stamp News
Figure 7. Colourful, character-laiden
items Auctioneer’s love to describe as “full of character”. I don’t disagree with that definition, and apparently neither did the buyer, as we shall see. Sent 1859 (May) from Melbourne to London via the Marseilles route, the aggregate postage of 2/3d represented a combination of the 6d half oz. and via Marseilles 9d quarter oz. rates + 1/- registration fee. Estimated at £300/400, it sold for £1400. I had sold it for $1350 in 1989. #1085 (Figure 8) is from a small cache of covers, Victoria-Tennessee, which surfaced in early 1980s. This 1869 (Jan) was one of the more attractive of the ‘find”, from which I bought the two I deemed best o’ the bunch. The correspondence contained original letters, always a welcome bonus.
Philatelic Elite since the 1880s, rubbing shoulders with the likes of the founders of The Royal Collection. He died in 1933, but the Victoria collection reposed in a London Bank vault until 1976. Fair to say, this historic collection I was not about to let slip through my fingers. I bought every lot I wanted, an invoice of £39000 my reward: Close to four median houses in Melbourne at the time. Opportunities such as that come but once in a generation. Footnote: Be proactive when rare opportunities arise, if circumstances permit, or consequently be eternally regretful of unfulfillment. #1068 (Figure Figure 8. To Tennessee, no less, in 1869 7) is one of those
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Estimate was £600/800, realization £480. I sold this item in a 1996 auction for $850. The Winchester sale of Victoria registered covers generally did well. A few items, which I did not own, did very well. I do believe, however, that the results for this collector could have been enhanced if provenance was more exhaustive. The items featured were once in an FIP Grand Prix collection and, by the omission of successive owners, this fact was not acknowledged. I highly recommend that collectors, when able to attribute a given item to a “name” collection, feature that attribution prominently in their presentation. The proliferation of tampering with philatelic material in modern times can often be negated if one is able to refer to original sources. On the day I was to submit this copy, my friend “Dave”, who is forming one of the most exciting philatelic collections in Australia, indeed the British Commonwealth, Figure 9. A wow factor item to conclude sent me a scan of Figure 9. Dave is a fairly recent devotee to collecting Rod Perry has been a philatelic trader since 1962 and stamps on intact postal articles, and has embraced the concept with exceptional a Stamp News advertiser since the 1960s . He founded enthusiasm. He has a particular penchant for high denomination frankings. The GB SeaRodney A Perry Auction Galleries (now Millennium horses are one of the more popular designs of the Empire, and many aspire to own the Philatelic Auctions) in 1971. As a collector he has ex£1 denomination, mint and/or used. I’m not hibited nationally and internationally. Rod prefers his amongst those aspirants, but the item featured gets my philatelic corpuscles rapidly multiplyused stamps on cover and likens taking a stamp off ing. Recently acquired by Dave, a pair no less of the £1, on an early use 1914 Parcel Post its original cover to converting a tree to woodchips. label. One hundred times more desirable, in my opinion, than a soulless used ‘off cover” Past editions of this column may be accessed on Rod’s example of the stamp. ‘rap.com.au’ A fitting conclusion for the month. 10 - Stamp News
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Stanley Gibbons Catalogue reviews Well, it’s been a few months, but we have two new catalogue arrivals to have a look at this month The 3rd edition of Leeward Islands and the first edition of the Czech Republic & Slovakia ‘stand alone’ catalogue. Both catalogues are published by Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 7 Parkside, Christchurch Rd. Ringwood, Hants BH24 3SH U.K. 2017 Leeward Islands Paperback, 330 pages 3rd edition RRP A $64.95 It’s been almost five years since the second edition was published, so once again there are plenty of new issue listings for the current six stamp issuing countries: Anguilla to Oct. 2016, Antigua & Barbuda to July 2016, British Virgin Is to Dec 2016, Montserrat to Nov 2016, and St Kitts-Nevis to June 2016. The Antigua & Barbuda, Montserrat and St Kitts-Nevis listings also include the postal fiscal issues of 2012/15.
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Apart from the countries already mentioned above, the catalogue also has listings of the previously either combined or separate issues of Barbuda, Leeward Island, St. Christopher, St. Kitts-Nevis, and St. Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla. Some West Indies countries are somewhat notorious for producing ‘issues in excess of postal needs’ and at least one such country is listed in this catalogue, namely Barbuda from the late 1970’s through to 2000. While these listing haven’t been sent to the philatelic ‘naughty corner’, the appendix listing, and are listed and priced, very few are illustrated. Even without illustrations the listings for these take up nearly 20 pages! Redonda, however, is only represented by a half page of appendix listings, although the reason the catalogue gives for their issue and relegation to appendix status is probably more valid than some! (Sorry, you’ll have to buy the catalogue to find out more). The editor tells us that there are ‘hundreds of price
mike lee priced’. This area has long been amongst the most popular British Commonwealth collecting fields, with it’s many early classic stamps, and it’s more recent colourful issues a magnet for the thematic collector. An essential catalogue for the many BWI collectors out there. Czech Republic & Slovakia Paperback, 200 pages, 1st edition RRP A $62.95 The publication of this catalogue completes the replacement of the previously combined Poland and Czech area catalogue, with the stand alone Poland volume having been published in 2015. Again, new issues abound with Czech Republic issues covered right up to Feb 2017 and Slovakia to Nov 2016. The design indexes for both of the current stamp issuing countries above have been updated, and prices have been revised and updated, (the front cover actually
states that this edition has been ‘extensively repriced’) and as with most new catalogue editions, new varieties have been added to the listings and priced. As well the issues of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, you’ll also find listings for Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak Army in Siberia, East Silesia, and Bohemia & Moravia. While it would seem that the splitting of some of these area catalogues is unavoidable due to the sheer number of pages you’d need to negotiate (not to mention carry around with you), I’d be interested to know just how well these ‘split’ catalogues are selling compared to the original combined editions. Sorry, I don’t mean to come over all cynical, but still... Despite my gloomy tailpiece, this is still a great catalogue in it’s own right, and definitely a must have for collectors of this part of Europe. See you again soon with more new catalogue reviews.
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Birds of Lundy Birds are one of the most popular topics for thematic stamp collectors. That comes as no surprise as most people enjoy watching birds. Some even feed them during the difficult winter months. The tiny island of Lundy is somewhat of a paradise for birdwatchers. In fact, some 35 different bird species breed regularly on the island which is located in the Bristol Channel between England and Wales. Even the island’s name has a connection to birds. It is believed to be a combination of two Old Norse words – lunde (puffin) and ey (island). Thus in English the name would be Puffin Island. And sure enough puffins nest on the island each spring although not in the huge numbers of yesteryear. Lundy has been running its own private postal
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service for many years. As Royal Mail has no presence on the island, the Lundy Postal Service carries the mail to the nearest post office on the British mainland where it enters the regular mailstream. Local postage stamps have been issued since 1929 and many of the early issues featured puffins. The stamps also have denomination in puffin (worth exactly the same as a penny). After an absence of many years, puffin birds returned to Lundy’s stamps on 13 May 2017. Puffins were featured on the 70-puffin denomination. This is the current rate for first class letters and picture post cards to the United Kingdom. The 55-puffin second class stamp shows wheatears sitting on a wall with St. Helena’s Church in the background. The church building is in need of
Christer Brunström urgent repairs and an appeal has been launched to secure the necessary funding. The remaining stamps in the set depict the following bird species: 30 puffin Water Rail, 125 puffin Manx Shearwater and 200 puffin Peregrine Falcon. The designs are based on paintings by local artist Sharon Read based at Bideford on the British mainland. She is a regular visitor to Lundy and knows the island well. The designs were the joint effort of Ms. Read and Mr. Lars Liwendahl who is based in Sweden. Mr. Liwendahl has been involved in Lundy’s stamps for at least 15 years. Quite early on it was decided to show the birds in a Lundy setting. Mr. Liwendahl travelled all the way from
Stockholm to Lundy to help local postmaster Ceri Stafford prepare 1.000 first day covers and 500 presentation packs. The stamps were printed by Cartor in France. Lundy is owned by The National Trust and administered by The Landmark Trust. Some 30 people live and work on the island which receives thousands of tourists each year. The local post handles about 30.000 mail items a year. The new stamps (and a selection of older issues) can be purchased from the Lundy Postal Service, Lundy, Bristol Channel, EX39 2LY, United Kingdom. Mastercard and VISA payments are accepted but please note that there is a £4 postage and packing charges on orders to addressees outside Europe.
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Chinese Imperial Post, 1894 12ca, Brown Orange Dragons high value:
60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress. Superb used. Quite UNBEATABLE perfs and centering for this primitive issue, that is 123 years old. Clean and flat and fresh, with no hinge remains, or gook or gunk to hide creases and tears and thins as usually seen on these. Light genuine postal ‘Tombstone’ cancel. Check GLOBALLY to see if a finer copy is offered at ANY price - no, it is NOT! Even roughies are seldom offered. China is THE hottest stamp area on the planet. They like CHINA stamps only, they like dragons, and as with jade and ceramics etc they crave quality, and pay large premiums for top grade. One for the bottom drawer - this has a TON of upside. A £1 Kangaroo type high face value. SG 23 £425 for average used. $A400 (Stock 683TA)
G.B. 1867 5/- Queen Victoria, scarce *Plate 2* Superb Used, yet UNDER 20% of SG!:
Superb used appearing example, lovely colour, with a light corner cancel “LONDON SP 19 – 77”. And superb centering that is unheard of on these 150 year old stamps, that OFTEN are perfs touching 2 sides! And are OFTEN re-perfed as well. Clean and fresh, with NO usual hinges, or creases or toning, or gook or gunk, or creases or thins etc. The critical plate number 2 is totally clear of the postmark as you can see. (Plate 2 are worth TREBLE the “common” Plate 1’s.) Superb used. SG 127 Cat £1,500 as average used and SG says 75% more for well centred light cancel = £2,625. For this attractive 5/- … Well UNDER 20% of the SG price - $A800 (Stock 651ER)
Australia 1916 2/- Brown Kangaroo INVERTED WATERMARK - in rare Perf “OS”:
ACSC lists the Inverted Watermark stamp as 37a, at $1,500, normal or Perf “OS” in average used - and they often are in terrible shape from parcel use in WWI. As an example, the only used copy in the huge Arthur Gray Gold Medal sale had short perfs, and a missing corner! SG 049w, £850. ACSC, $1,500. This is a 100+ year old stamp, clean and flat and fresh, very attractive used, free of hinges and gook and gunk etc, so that the watermark shows superbly. Most of this watermark 2/- has really “fluffy” perfs - this one is truly excellent as you can see. With very light cds cancel for a parcel usage 2/- … many have ugly smeared boxed grids, or machine rollers etc. Neat “Brisbane - 10 AU 17” cds. Better Kangaroos have gone totally GANG-BUSTERS in recent years. A very pleasing looking stamp, nicest “OS” I have seen, at just HALF the ACSC price - $A750 (Stock 539LQ)
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Stamps in the News - Globally! The French outsource their parents to the Post Office
Reported at https://www.laposte.fr/particulier/veillersur-mes-parents La Poste in France is offering a new service whereby postal workers will make regular visits to the elderly 1, 2, 4 or 6 times a week starting at the rate of € 19.90 per month. The service is available Monday to Saturday from 8:30 am to 7 pm excluding public holidays. La Poste’s website proclaims: “Today’s aging is above all to preserve its autonomy, its housing and the habits of its daily life as long as possible. Thanks to its “Watch over my parents” (Veiller sur mes parents) business, the La Poste group facilitates the care of seniors at home by providing them with practical and reassuring services for themselves and their families.” “To help and reassure the relatives of an aging parent and to make well-aging at home accessible to everyone, the “Watch over my parents” service, through regular visits by the postman, aims to avoid isolation and contribute the social life of the elderly.” “These visits are based on the shift of the postman at home, 6 days out of 7 and on the relationship of trust which unites him to his customers. They are done at the rate and on the days chosen by the subscriber in agreement with the parent.” “Every day, you are informed directly by the “Keep My Parents” application of the visit and the possible needs expressed by your parent. You are thus reassured, especially in case of geographical
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distance. As part of the service all the participating postmen have undergone specialised training.” “With connected equipment installed at home, your parent is never alone - even outside the postman’s visits! They can contact the tele-assistance teams at any time for an alert, a question or just a call of conviviality. The care and support centre will talk to your relative and can assess the situation: if necessary, the tele-assistant will warn the designated trusted persons and can call for help.”
Audrey still wowing them Reported at www.linns.com
Just 40 (four panes of 10) of Germany’s unissued 2001 Audrey Hepburn semipostal stamp are known to have escaped destruction. Recently, an example featuring the actress’s name in the selvage, realized $US176,000 during the June 20-23 Christoph Gaertner sale in Stuttgart, Germany. The stamp featuring Hepburn was to have been part of a 2001 German semipostal set featuring international film stars. Hepburn (1929-1993), the Oscar-winning star of Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, My Fair Lady, and many other films, came to exemplify 20th-century chic with her distinctive style and carefree innocence. Later in life, she devoted herself to working with UNICEF to protect children in some of the world’s poorest communities. Reams of 110-pfennig+50pf stamps, showing Hepburn smiling under a broad-brimmed hat and seductively gripping a long cigarette holder in her mouth, were prepared by Deutsche Post. But at the last minute, the German postal authorities realized they needed the permission of Hepburn’s son, Sean Ferrer, to use the image they had selected for the stamp. Ferrer declined and the entire print run was destroyed, except for four panes of 10. One pane had apparently gotten out to the public, because four or five examples are known postally used. Two other panes were retained by the German post office, while the pane sent to Ferrer remained in his possession.
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Amid worldwide media attention, Ferrer’s sheet was auctioned in 2010 for about $600,000, with proceeds benefitting the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund. That sheet has since been broken up, and a bottom-right corner margin single from it, with Hepburn’s name in the selvage, was offered in Christoph Gaertner’s June auction in Germany. The only single on the market with the actress’ name in the margin, it was described as “postfrisch” — post office fresh — and faultless. Eager bidding in the packed auction room resulted in a final price, including the 22 percent buyer’s premium that Gaertner adds to all lots, of slightly more than €150,000, or $US176,000. As Hepburn’s character, Reggie Lampert, said when the Parisian dealer informed her of her rare stamps’ value in the movie ‘Charade’: “May I sit down?”
the Marvel Value Stamp program more than four decades after it was originally shelved. The original Marvel Value Stamp program ran in two series from 1974-1976, with each series featuring 100 stamps printed in different issues of Marvel comics at the time. Fans were invited to clip and save, or collect in a stamp album sold via mail order direct from Marvel’s offices. Though it was popular at the time, the program has become less beloved in later years for the simple fact that it left literal holes in a number of back issues from the period. The new program will feature 53 stamps — one for each comic book series included as part of the Marvel Legacy branding — printed on inserts to be included inside the first Legacy-branded issues of each title, thereby avoiding the potential for having to cut up the comic itself to get to the stamp. Once again, Marvel will offer a stamp book, with details to be released at a later date. The first Marvel Legacy titles, complete with new Marvel Value Stamps, will be released in October.
Marvel at these new cinderellas Reported at www.hollywoodreporter.com
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Stamps in the News - Globally! Mark of honour: Canada
Reported at www.cbc.ca (With thanks to Stampboards member Aethulwulf) It’s been 135 years since Albert Jackson had his first day of work as Toronto’s first black letter carrier, a job of which the then-25-year-old had long dreamed. Heritage Toronto honoured that achievement by unveiling a commemorative plaque which stands at the old Toronto General Post Office, where Jackson used to pick up mail to deliver on his routes. He worked his first day on May 12, 1882. Jackson’s success came after a difficult and discriminatory beginning. That first day on the job, his white colleagues refused to train him. “The black community banded together, there were protests, the newspaper actually picked up the story and kept running it until local politicians championed it (as they needed the black vote).”
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Jackson was born in the state of Delaware during the 1850s. His two eldest brothers were sold as slaves, which is said to have triggered the death of Jackson’s father. His mother, Ann Maria, escaped from the United States to Canada with seven children on the underground railroad. Albert was the youngest and just a toddler at the time. They ended up at the home of Lucie and Thornton Blackburn, where they stayed until they made enough money to get on their feet. Albert worked at the post office for 36 years until his death in 1918. And his living relatives knew little of his achievements until recent years after an archaeological dig at the Blackburn home turned up several artefacts. The plaque is just one of several dedications Jackson has received across the city and beyond. In March 2013, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers presented a commemorative poster to
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Jackson’s family. In July of that same year, a laneway behind his former home in Harbord Village was named Albert Jackson Lane. A play and a book have also been created in his name.
Book of salvation featured on stamp Reported at www.sightmagazine.com.au
A Bible credited with saving the life of a World War I soldier is featured on a new stamp in the UK. The stamp, one of six in a Royal Mail set marking the centenary of the war, depicts a small Bible that was carried by Private Lemuel Thomas Rees at the Battle of Passchendaele. When a German shell exploded nearby, Rees was struck by shrapnel but the Bible, which was in his breast pocket, is credited with preventing his wounds from being fatal. Rees, who was conscripted into the 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, in 1917, subsequently spent four months in a field hospital and then on leave before returning to the Western Front when he was wounded in a gas attack, dying from bronchial pneumonia and the effects of the gas on 13th November, 1919, just two days after the Armistice was
signed. The Royal Mail said the Bible was specially photographed for the stamp. Other stamps in the series - the fourth issued in the UK to mark the centenary of World War I - feature a shattered poppy, nurses Elsie Knocker and Mairi Chisholm, an extract from British painter and poet Isaac Rosenberg’s poem Dead Man’s Dump, a warship in dry dock, and Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium. Philip Parker, of the Royal Mail, said the Royal Mail was “proud to present the fourth part of our commemorative programme marking the contribution and sacrifice of those who took part”.
Somalia reimagined in optimistic stamps Reported at https://twin-cities.umn.edu
How do you create a country’s identity? For recent University of Minnesota graphic design graduate Kaamil Haider, it starts with a postage stamp. Haider’s exhibit, “Stamps of Somalia: Illuminating a Nation,” explored Somalia’s design style through the creation of 56 original postage stamps
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Stamps in the News - Globally! depicting everything from Somali national monuments, its alphabet, and even its animals. The only problem: Somalia doesn’t have a postal service. Haider left Somalia when he was just 6 years old, and the civil war that tore that country apart took much with it, including its postal service. His stamps are both a vision for the country and a reminder of its rich history and culture. “Though small, stamps are primary ingredients in building a state and unifying a group of people. With a stamp, you speak visually to the world and say ‘this is who we (as a nation) are,’” says Haider. With his degree fresh in hand, Haider now works as a graphic designer for Soomaal House of Art—a Minnesota-based Somali art collective he co-founded in 2014 that provides studio space and mentors to young Somali artists. The stamp exhibit and the art collective go handin-hand. While Haider no longer lives in Somalia, he maintains a vision for that country and its people, no matter where they are. “Somalia is rebuilding itself and design and art are at the core of it. As Somalia assumes leadership in its political affairs and efficacy, we need to
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remember that every one of us is responsible for imagining ways we can help rebuild,” says Haider.
Scotland reimagined in optimistic stamps Reported at www.dailymail.co.uk
Stamps designed optimistically to celebrate a Scotland win at 1978 World Cup - which never happened – are to be part of new museum archive. Royal Mail occasionally produce stamps in expectation of an event happening. In a brilliant show of optimism before the 1978 World Cup, the Royal Mail commissioned a special stamp to celebrate Scotland lifting the trophy. Unfortunately for Tartan Army fans, the Scots crashed out at the group stage and their commemorative stamp never saw the light of day. But now, nearly forty years later, the unique design is available on request when the Postal Museum opens in London. This is one of the stamps designed in case Scotland won the 1978 World Cup in Argentina Scotland were among the sides tipped for glory at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina but
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a defeat by Peru and draw against Iran scuppered their chances. A famous 3-2 win in the final group game against the Netherlands was not enough for Ally McLeod’s side to progress. Another stamp was also created in anticipation of Scottish devolution in 1979 but as the Act was repealed after a referendum, that design was never mass produced either. ‘If Scotland had been fortunate enough to win the World Cup that year, Royal Mail would obviously want to produce a stamp to mark it, and this was produced and designed but sadly never released. ‘They don’t do them for every World Cup on the off chance, but that year they obviously decided the chances were high enough to warrant a design,’ a Museum spokesman said.
may not know is that director, Tobe Hooper, was also heavily inspired by artist Andrew Wyeth’s 1948 painting, Christina’s World. Wyeth’s painting, housed in the Museum of Modern Art, was itself inspired by a young girl who suffered from polio, and it’s likely that no one would’ve bat an eye had it been used as the poster for Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The image of a woman crawling on the ground with a lone farmhouse in the
Texas chainsaw massacre stamp? Reported at http://z-news.link
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Stamps in the News - Globally! distance very much evokes the feeling of Hooper’s 1974 horror flick, so it’s not hard to see how it influenced the film. The US Postal Service is releasing a set of stamps that celebrate Andrew Wyeth’s haunting and enigmatic paintings, and Christina’s World is one of twelve that they’ve chosen to honour. This is close enough to USPS issuing horror movie stamps. Issued to commemorate the centennial of his birth, these stamps celebrate Wyeth as one of the most prominent American artists of the 20th century. This sheet includes 12 stamps that each feature a detail of a different Andrew Wyeth painting.
World’s wordiest stamp?
Reported at https://unstamps.org (With thanks to Stampboards member Tonga2) A planned United Nations souvenir sheet designed to honour a world record might set a world record of its own, thanks to microprinting and a lot of words. The United Nations Postal Administration will issue the sheet in October 27 during the United Nations Stamp and Postal History Show, UNExpo 17, at the American Philatelic Center in Pennsylvania. The three-stamp souvenir sheet pays tribute to the Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Passing the 500 Mark. (The declaration was drafted on December 10, 1948 and has been translated into 503 languages at last count. Guinness World Records recognizes it as the world’s most translated document.) The sheet has one stamp each denominated in U.S., Swiss, and Austrian currency. Those countries are home to the U.N.’s three main headquarters. Each stamp has a title in different languages, but includes the entire text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its preamble in English. 24 - Stamp News
Malli Hui, of the U.N. Postal Administration, noted that the document, unofficially, has 1,778 words! Those words are spread across 60 lines of microprinting on each stamp. Blow it up big enough and the words are legible. The stamp will likely be eligible for world-record status once it is formally issued. At the left is an image of Eleanor Roosevelt holding up the original document featuring the 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A swirling grid pattern and bleeding muted hues from yellow to blue tie the historic photo to the stamps, giving it a modern feel. The words “United Nations Expo 2017 Pennsylvania, USA” are at the bottom left. The current record for words on a stamp is 606 for a 2014 International Women’s Day stamp from Belgium in 2014, according to the Guinness World Records website.
Know when to hold them, know when to fold them Reported at http://wopa-stamps.com
The Spanish postal service, Correos, has managed to make the first stamp in the world of origami with the shape of a bow tie. Origami is defined as the art of creating paper
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figures without cutting or using glue, only folding a square of paper. The paper figures resulting from the folding are of various shapes such as flowers and animals. The origin of the Origami is attributed to China in the first or second century AD, arriving in Japan in the sixth century AD, and becoming integrated into Japanese culture starting as an art that only the nobility could enjoy because of the high price of paper. Interestingly Spain has also developed a strong origami culture. In both countries two classic figures of great tradition were developed: the crane in Japan and the bow tie in Spain. The selection of the bow tie as the first postage stamp of origami is because it is recognizable throughout the world as an element of origami and relates to the pigeon messenger, which in turn is part of the history of mail delivery in the world. The seal is based on the square base well known for its simplicity and versatility. In the block sheet
there are instruction to create the bow tie by folding the seal by the lines that have marked. In addition the seal incorporates Augmented Reality to download a tutorial of how to mount the bow tie. Both the unopened seal and the folded seal in the form of a bow tie can be used as seals to place on a letter and be sent to your destination.
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This new catalogue covers all the stamps of the Australian Commonwealth, Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands to the beginning of 2017. It includes full lists of ‘Koala’ reprints, booklets and stamp-and-coin covers and a comprehensive Postal Stationery section including war-time issues. Order from: Seven Seas Stamps Pty Ltd P O Box 7346, Warringah Mall, NSW 2100 ph. (02) 9905 3255 email: stamps@sevenseas.com.au www.sevenseas.com.au or your nearest stamp dealer.
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Postal Stationery This month’s column looks at Fijian postal stationery and where to find information on postal stationery new issues.
Collecting Fiji Postal Stationery
Many Australian collectors collect the stamps of Pacific Island countries such as Fiji. Fiji has issued a relatively modest amount of postal stationery but with enough variety to Figure 1 1½d + 1½d canoe and palms reply postcard provide an interesting was its joining the UPU, which it did as one of the collecting area. It is British Australasian colonies on 1 October 1891. also served by an excellent handbook The Postal UPU regulations provided for members issuing Stationery of Fiji by Ross Duberal published by postcards, reply postcards and lettercards. The imThe Pacific Islands Study Circle of Great Britain in printed stamp of the first issue had a design showing 1998. a canoe and palms (Figure 1). 1d single and reply Fiji did not issue postal stationery until May 1895. The impetus for Fiji issuing postal stationery postcards for domestic use, 1½d single and reply postcards for use to UPU countries and 1d lettercards (Figure 2) were ordered from the New South Wales Government Printer and first used in Fiji on 24 May 1895. Postcard rates were reduced to ½d within Fiji and to 1d elsewhere in 1903 and as a result the 1895 1d and 1½d postcards were surcharged Figure 2 1½d 1895 lettercard ‘HALF PENNY’
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Figure 3 ½ d on 1½d 1903 postcard
postcard rate to 1½d. No 1½d reply or ½d King George V postcards were issued. A 2d King George V lettercard was issued in 1928. Fiji did not issue stamped envelopes until 1912 when 1d embossed King George V envelopes (Figure 6) printed by De La Rue were issued. The envelopes were issued in three different sizes and with a number of knife and paper variations. As with the postcards and lettercards, a small number were overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ for distribution to members of the UPU. De La Rue also produced a ¼d King George V wrapper which was issued in 1917. Following an increase in the postage rate to
(Figure 3). The surcharged postcards were replaced by ½d single and reply and 1½d single and reply postcards depicting King Edward VII (Figure 4) in early 1904. The cards were produced by De La Rue, and as was common practice for British colonies at the time, a small number of the postcards were overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ for distribution to members of the UPU. The reply postcards were not used to any great extent and were separated and sold as single cards. No King Edward VII lettercards were issued by Fiji. The King Edward VII postcards remained on sale for some time with King George V 1½ d postcards (Figure 5) being issued in 1927 following the increase in the UPU Figure 4 1d King Edward VII postcard overprinted 'SPECIMEN'
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Figure 5 1½ King George V postcard overprinted 'SPECIMEN'
Figure 6 1d embossed King George V envelope
Figure 9 2d + 3d King George VI registered envelopes
Figure 11 3d + 9d Queen Elizabeth II registered envelopes
Figure 12 8c + 4c registered envelope used to Australia Figure 7 3d Queen Elizabeth II envelope
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Queen Elizabeth II envelopes were produced by McCorquodale & Co. This was followed by a 2c green envelope in 1969 following the introduction of decimal currency and 3c and 4c envelopes in 1973 and 1977 as a result of postage rate increases. These envelopes show some knife and gum varieties and variations in the shades of the imprinted
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Figure 8 2d + 3d King George V registered envelopes.
Figure 10 2 ½ d + 6d Queen Elizabeth II registered envelopes
stamp. No further stamped envelopes were issued for many years. While Fiji has issued relatively few postcards, lettercards, wrappers and stamped envelopes, registered envelopes proved more popular. The first registered envelopes were issued in Fiji about 1911. These envelopes depicted King Edward VII and were denominated 1d + 3d (1d postage and 3d for the registration fee), produced by De La Rue and produced in three sizes. 1d + 3d King
George V registered envelopes were issued in 1914, again in three sizes. Following the reduction in the registration fee to 2d, a 1d + 2d registered envelope was issued in 1923 in two sizes. 2d + 2d and 2d + 3d (Figure 8) registered envelopes were issued in 1926 and 1928 respectively following postage rate changes. 2d + 3d King George VI registered envelopes (Figure 9) appeared in 1944 (again in two sizes) with 2d+4d registered envelopes being issued in 1952. 2½d + 6d Queen Elizabeth II registered
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Figure 13 11c + 75c registered envelope with Queen's portrait removedÂ
envelopes (Figure 10) were issued in 1955-1959. In 1962, the contract for producing registered envelopes passed to McCorquodale who produced 3d + 9d Queen Elizabeth II registered envelopes in a new design (Figure 11). Registered envelopes of this design (Figure 12) continued to be issued (in two sizes) with frequent changes for postage rate increases until 1992 with the last issue being the 9c + 60c value. In 1992 an 11c + 75c registered envelope (Figure 13) was issued with the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II removed.
Information on New Issues of Postal Stationery
Figure 14 Greetings from Christmas Island postcard.
Information on many of these issues can be found in the Postal Stationery Collector, Journal of the Postal Stationery Society of Australia. While it can be frustrating, many collectors enjoy collecting material where they have to chase new issues by frequently visiting post offices and working through a network of like minded collectors. You never know when a trip to a post office will turn up
Finding information on new issues of postal stationery can be a challenge. For Australia, the Philatelic Bulletin, and the Australia Post website, provide details of some new issues including many new pre-stamped envelopes, aerogrammes and some prepaid postcards (Figure 14). Generally, however, Australia Post does not report on new issues of express post, registered mail and parcel post postal stationery nor does it report new issues Figure 15 Canada prepaid postcard showing the Banff Hotel of many pre-paid postcards. 30 - Stamp News
Ian McMahon a new issue and as the material sold by each post office varies so much, you need to visit as many different post offices as you can. There have been examples where a pre-paid postcard has been only known from sales from a single post office. How many of you have Australia Post prepaid postcards with the overprint Greetings from Nimbin? How many postal stationery items have been issued and gone unnoticed and unrecorded? A similar situation applies in other countries including Canada and New Zealand. In Canada, an arrangement with a card manufacturer, The Postcard Factory, has meant that prepaid Figure 16 Canada Postcard Factory prepaid postcard. postcards (Figures 15-16) are sold at post offices and postal agencies as well as greeting card shops and even newsagents, all selling different stock. Many of the postcards are sold only in the city or province depicted on the reverse. A complete collection of these cards would be almost an impossibility. To keep track of all of the new issues you would need to visit as many outlets as possible across the country or cooperate with a network of collectors. Information on these cards is monitored by the [Canadian] Postal Stationery Study Group. Collecting these cards in Australia poses special problems as they are not sold by the philatelic bureau and you can’t easily visit Canadian post offices. To do so would require a reliable contact (or contacts) in Canada. Finding information on new issues in other countries is also a challenge and requires access to philatelic bulletins, specialised journals and a reliable contact (preferably another collector of postal stationery) of the country you are interested in collecting. Gibbons Stamp Monthly does publish a worldwide survey of Commonwealth and Foreign postal stationery each year in 3-4 parts. The survey of 2016 postal stationery can be found in the May to August issues. The German postal stationery society (Berliner Ganzsachen-Sammler-Verein), publishes a new issue review in its journal, Die Ganzsache. Stamp News - 31
Looking at New Zealand 1979 Three Statesmen Sir Julius Vogel (1835 – 1899) was born in London into a family with connections to wealthy Jewish merchants on his mother’s side. He received a limited education including some part-time study of metallurgy before, aged 17, he travelled to the Victorian goldfields. After unsuccessful business ventures he was employed as a journalist and editor of several goldfields newspapers, a job in which he showed talent and flair. By 1861, Victoria was in recession, the newspapers were sold and after an unsuccessful attempt to be elected to a seat in the Victorian parliament he moved to Dunedin in New Zealand. He was again unsuccessful in business but became the founding editor of the Otago Daily Times, a newspaper that continues to this day. During the 1860s and 1870s he served in the Otago provincial government and in the national parliament where he was influential as the finance minister and served as
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Premier (ie Prime Minister) for two periods in 1873 – 75 and in 1876. He advocated expansionist policies financed by borrowings and increased immigration and was responsible for major public works, particularly the building of the main trunk railway lines. After serving as New Zealand’s Agent General in Britain from 1876 to 1880, during which time he fostered the immigration programme, he died there in 1899. Sir George Grey (1812 – 1898) was born in Portugal a few days after his father was killed in Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. He became an officer in the British army and served in Ireland
SEPTEMBER SALE EARLY AUGUST OFFERS 2017. Orders above $500 are post free within Australia. Layby welcome for orders above $500. Scans or colour photocopies of individual stamps, covers or sets are available on request. Most smaller lots are also available on eBay, post free to Australia. Our store is 21st-century-auctions. Just Purchased…. Highlights BD787) Germany 1935 Ostropa Minisheet, fresh mint never hinged. Gum on these was acidic, so as usual it has been carefully removed. Michel Block 3, SG MS576a, cat. £1300. Price $549 K98) Australia 1913 6d Ultramarine Kangaroo 1st Wmk. PERF LARGE SMALL OS. WITH RETOUCH TO “DAMAGED E” AT RIGHT. Superb fault free central cds example well centred. ACSC 17(1)j Cat. $1500 as normal, Large OS adds 50%. This is rare, 1st I have owned or seen! price $1795 BD782) Australia 1928 Kookburra Minisheet, lower left cornet example fresh mint very light hinge with nice variety, showing perfs not completely punched through along top. Price $295 BD785) Australia 1929 3d Green Airmail; Type B in superb Mint Unhinged Booklet Pane of 4 complete with selvedge at left, ACSC 137c, cat.$800. Very rare in such fine condition. Price $695 BD794) Australia 1931 3d Kingsford Smith Ovpt. OS, mint unhinged, with certificate. Fine fresh and well centred. Has the lower left margin guide hole, used to secure the sheets for overprinting, which is a tell- tale sign that this is genuine.SG 0124, ASCS 142(OS) Cat. $750. Price $495 APH36) Australia 1931 6d Brown Airmail. Small neat typed address Airmail First Day Cover. Cancelled by full cds of Perth 4NO31 to Carnarvon. Opened at top suggests this may be an Accidental First Day Cover, as it is not inscribed in any way. If this is the case, then it overpays the airmail rate by 1d. Cat. A very rare cover, cat. $700, price $495. APH46) Australia First Flight Cover 1933. Hand illustrated Ernie Chrome cover, signed by his monogram plus signatures of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Jack Perceval, P.G. Taylor, John Stannage, J Pethybridge and R.E. Wilson? Or Nielson? Certified on reverse by Perceval and Pethybridge as having been carried on both the Jan 12 and 26 March flights, AAMC Nos. 295c & 299a. Each of these were known to carry only 10 pieces of mail, most likely the Ernie Chrome covers of which he is known to have produced only 10 of each. He is also known to have routinely distributed 3 of these covers to dignitaries so only 7 of each are likely to be in private hands, if indeed they survive. These covers catalogue at $1750 and $1500 respectively and as a piece of Australian Aviation History this is an item of high importance. Price $1625 Superb Commonwealth of Australia Postmaster General’s Dept. UPU Presentation Folders. BD771) Green Booklet, issued 1932 with ranges of KGV Heads, Kangaroos & Definitives cto, plus Specimen C of A Kangaroos mint unhinged. Highlights include 5/- Harbour Bridge, 6d Engraved Kookaburra, 10/- Analine 3rd wk Kangaroo, perf OS, etc, etc. All fresh never hinged. 65 stamps. Price $2950 BD772) The scarcest of all these, only 200 produced. In blue leather “Passport” type folder, with Gold Blocking on face, this is the 1942 issue. Contains mint lightly hinged as follows: Page 1) 1940 AIF, 1937 NSW Sesqui
Page 2) 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1936 Cable, 1936 South Australia Page 3) 1.5d Canberra. 1.5d Swan, 1934 Victoria Centenary Perf 10.5 Page 4) 1932 Harbour Bridge set of 4 to 5/-, 1930 Sturt, 1935 Anzac. Page 5) 1931 Kingsford Smith, 1934 MacArthur set of 3 Pages 6 & 7) KGVI Definitives 18 values to One Pound Robes Page 9) KGV Definitives 10 stamps to 1/4d,mix of small multiple and C of A wmk, 4.5d Violet is Die II cto. Page 10) 3d & 6d Engraved Kookaburras, 6d Typo. Kookaburra, 6d Chestnut 3rd wmk , 9d & 1/- C of A Roos. 5/- Cof A, 10/- Small Multiple, One Pound Grey and two Pounds 3rd wmk. Page 11) Low value KGVI definitives to 3d Die I Page 12) 3d Air, 6d Brown Air, 1/- Large Lyrebird plus the KGV & KGVI surcharged values. Incredibly fresh and clean, few of these survive in private hands. 89 stamps, price $9950 BD770) Cream Booklet issued circa 1960, all mint lightly hinged stamps, including the 1948 Arms set of 4. 22 stamps. I have not seen this one before! Price $375 BD788) Australia 1954 3.5d Red Cross, mint unhinged block of 4, with misplaced cross to left, touching left frame on top two stamps, and nearly so on the lower two. Supplied with normal for comparison. Nice block showing the progressive shift. ACSC 312c, Cat. $150 each. Price $315 BD781) Papua New Guinea 1952 £1 Fisherman in superb mint unhinged block of 4. Blocks of these are very rare, 1st I have owned! Virtually impossible to find another. SG 15. Price $225 Coins CB32) Australia 1916 One Shilling in Very Fine condition, 6 pearls clearly visible. Cat $28, only $18 CB33) Australia 1922 One Shilling in Extremely Fine condition, 6 pearls and centre diamond clearly visible. Nicely toned and with some original lustre. Cat $280, price $185 CB34) Australia 1926 One Shilling in Extremely Fine + condition, 8 pearls and centre diamond clearly visible. Nice original lustre coin. Cat $135, price $98 CB35) Australia 1931 One Shilling in Extremely Fine condition, 8 pearls visible. Nice coin with some original lustre. Cat $120, price $79 CB36) Australia 1932 Florin in Fine + condition. Scarcest date of all florins, in better than usually seen condition for this coin. 4 pearls visible. Cat $375 +, price $359 CB37) Australia 1934 Florin in Uncirculated condition. Nicely toned and with original lustre. Lovely coin. Cat. $1250. Price $995 CB40) Australia 1934 Victoria Centenary Florin, amazing hoard of 11 Choice Uncirculated from Mint Roll, ex. Deceased Estate. Cat. $1450 each, price $1090 each or ask for my special price for the lot. CB41) Australia 1934 Victoria Centenary Florin, Proof Like with flat rim all the way around reverse, Brilliant Uncirculated. Cat. $1750, Price $1650 CB42) Australia 1934 Victoria Centenary Florin, uncirculated “GEM” as fine as you will ever see, with even natural overall toning. Cat. $3000, price $1995 CB53) Australia QEII Sixpences, nice little hoard all uncirculated. Comprises 1954, 1955 x 2, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 x 3, 1963 x 3. 13 coins cat. $261 in Renniks 27th edition. Price under a half…$125 CB44) Royal Australian Mint 1999 Proof set in perfect original packaging, as issued.
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SEPTEMBER SALE Cat. $180, price $119 CB45) Royal Australian Mint 2000 Proof set in perfect original packaging, as issued. Cat. $250, price $179 CB46) Royal Australian Mint 2001 Proof set in perfect original packaging, as issued. Cat. $175, price $159 CB47) Royal Australian Mint 2002 Proof set in perfect original packaging, as issued. Cat. $120, price $79 CB48) Royal Australian Mint 2003 Proof set in perfect original packaging, as issued. Price $98 CB50) Royal Australian Mint 2005 Proof set in perfect original packaging, as issued. Cat. $110. Price $79 CB51) Royal Australian Mint 2006 Proof set in perfect original packaging, as issued. Cat. $95. Price $79 CB83) Royal Australian Mint Proof sets in perfect original packaging, as issued. A run of 18 Years. 1993 – 2010. Cat. $2500 Price $1995 CB39) Great Britain 1902 One Shilling, King Edward VII, nice uncirculated $110 RECENT MINT UNHINGED PAPUA NEW GUINEA WHOLESALE, WAY UNDER FACE! Less than 40%! PNG1) 2002 Royalty QEII – Golden Jubilee set of 2 stamps in full sheets of 50, unfolded gutters Face K205, price $32 PNG2) 2005 Rotary Fighting Against AIDS set of 4 stamps in complete sheets of 25 FV K226.25, price $36 PNG3) 2008 World AIDS Day Eradicating Stigma Mini Sheet x 25 FV K250, price $39 Cinderellas and oddities BD628) Renault Formula 1 Team signed New Year’s card for 1994, containing 4 large Cinderellas featuring the 1993 winning World Champion Alain Prost. Never seen one of these before! Price $49 BD324) Australia 1915 Pals Label, deep greenish blue WING- COMMANDER GOBLE. Scarcest of all these labels and highly sought after. Clean well centred full perf. Example. Price $179 Collections & Lots CA1) Sir Winston Churchill. Magnificent collection Mint Unhinged in 2 peg fitting albums. Commences with a signature on piece of his father, Lord Randolph Churchill, this alone worth $100 plus. Then stamps from1946 – 1974 including the 1966 and 1974 Omnibus issues, plus masses of extras. I counted over 200 sets and minisheets. The 1966 Omnibus alone is cat. at £275. Amazingly well written up in black ink, with hand drawn maps etc, exceptionally neat and tidy. Wonderful lot! Price $595 CA2) Malay States & Straits Settlements, duplicated used accumulation in small stockbook KEVII to early QEII with Tigers to 50c, looks to be close to 500 stamps, unchecked for postmarks, varieties etc. Got to be worth 10c a stamp. Price $49 CA3) Belgium, duplicated bulky lot in big green stockbook with pre-cancels 1913 -–1966 plus wide range of definitives to 50f. Nice lot for research. 2500 – 3000 stamps for only $89! CA4) Great Britain mint and used accumulation in Red Lighthouse 32 page Stockbook, 1850s – 1970. Commences 1858 Penny Red Plates, about 25 – 30 of these, then nice ranges of surface printed with Queen Victoria to 2/6d (3) quite a nice lot of Official Overprints, then KEVII to 2/6d (6) and 5/- (1) KGV commences with some mint inverted wmks (4) then complete set of 1934 photogravure to 1/- mint. A
large lot of used Seahorses, with 2/6d x 17, 5/- x 9 & 10/- x 2. A few nice examples noted here. Plenty of high values to the one pound in KGVI, with a few mint then, QEII to the Pound Castles and mint unhinged commems. To 1970. Looks like 750 – 800 stamps all up. As usual with this type of lot condition is mixed. Must be very good value at 50c a stamp…price $375. CA5) Christmas Island. Magnificent complete Mint Unhinged Collection 1958 – 1999 in Seven Seas Dark Blue Hingeless Padded Album with slipcase in as new condition. Retail of the stamps is $1000 plus and album would cost around $250 new. A total value of $1250. Very well priced at $610 CA6) Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Complete Mint Unhinged Collection 1963 – 1999 in Seven Seas Dark Brown Hingeless Padded Album with slipcase in as new condition. Includes the scarce overprints, except for the cto Coconut, which does not exist in mint. This could be supplied at an extra cost. Retail of the stamps is $800 plus and album would cost around $195 new. A total value of $995. Very well priced at $510 CA7) Nauru 1935 – 1991 Mint Unhinged Collection in Seven Seas Dark Blue Padded Album with slipcase in as new condition. Commences 1935 Jubilee, and is about 80% complete for the period, could easily be completed. 80 complete issues inc. minisheets and nearly all long definitive sets. Retail estimate of $250 plus the value of the album which would cost around $300. A total value here of $550 for just $195 CA8) Papua New Guinea. Tremendous complete Mint Unhinged Collection 1952 – 1993 in Seven Seas Dark Blue Padded Hingeless album with slipcase in as new condition. Retail of the stamps is $1275 plus and album would cost around $675 new. A total value of $1950. Very well priced at $779 CA9) Australian Antarctic Territory. Complete mint unhinged collection 1957 – 2000 in Deep Red Padded Seven Seas Hingeless Album with Slipcase, in as new condition. Retail of the stamps is $400 plus the album cost around $125, total value of $525 for just $215 CA10) Australia 1914 – 1965 Complete Mint Unhinged Pre-Decimal Collection (No KGV Heads of Kangaroos) excepting the 5/- Harbour Bridge which is lightly hinged. (Unhinged could be supplied at an additional cost) Housed in as new Seven Seas Deep Red Padded Hingeless Album, with pages also for the KGV and Kangaroos, value $165. Retail value of the stamps is $4835, plus the value of the album, a total of $5000. Includes 3d Kookaburra Minisheet, all high value definitives Robes thick and thin paper, 5/- Cattle White Paper, Navigators set of 8, etc, etc. Excellent value at $2995 the lot. CA11) Singapore. Excellent collection mint and used KGVI – 2009 with a very high degree of completeness. KGVI has SG 1-15 and 16 -30 mint and used, 1948 Wedding pair mint, 1949 UPU mint & used etc., from QEII appears mint unhinged plus used of each in most cases. A great lot housed in around 75 as new Hagners and Black Padded Binder with Slipcase. Retail of these alone is $175! Just the better items have been catalogued, and these come to £1520, plus there is heaps not added into the total. Retail would be very high, in the order of $1650 - $1750. These lots rarely come along…great value at $995 the lot. CA12) Norway 1855 – 1995 Used Collection in Davo Illustrated Album. Good range of Officials, Dues etc. SG Cat. in 2014 was £3500 plus. Includes a passable SG1 and is near complete 1938 – 1993. Norway collections are rarely available here in Australia. Album cost would be around $300 new. Very well priced at below 25% cat. Price $1549 CA13) Cocos (Keeling) Is. Absolutely complete mint unhinged collection 1963 – 2015, in as new Ka – Be Padded Hingeless Dark Blue Album with slipcase, cost around $350 alone. This is a wonderful chance to acquire a complete collection at well under replacement cost. Retail of the stamps is $1485 plus, so a total value here of $1835, for just $1195
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SEPTEMBER SALE CA14) Christmas Island Absolutely complete mint unhinged collection 1958 – 2006, in as new Ka – Be Padded Hingeless Dark Blue Album with slipcase, cost around $350 alone. This is a wonderful chance to acquire a nearly up to date collection at well under replacement cost. Retail of the stamps is $1765 plus, so a total value here of $2115, for just $1349 CA15) Great Britain 1840 – 2011 in massive stack of around 100 as new Hagner pages in binder cost alone here $175. Commences 1840 1d black, plate 4, lettered G.B.! Nice clean example with neat red Maltese Cross cancel, then 1841 1d Red - Brown and 2d Blue. Other Queen Victoria to and KEVII to 2/6d (3) KGV with Seahorses to 10/-, and KGVI to One Pound (2) QEII is largely complete with much being mint unhinged, the face value of the decimal is close to 100 pounds. Lovely lot, with little duplication. Condition in the earlies a bit mixed but overall a very nice lot. About 3000 stamps. Great value at around 25c per stamp. $749 the lot. CA16) NWPI KGV, New Guinea and Papua Lakatois, mint & used collection on Minkus Pages in Blue Minkus Binder. Contains KGV to 5d, Dated Birds OS complete to 5/- Mint, Undated Birds complete the One Pound and a couple of low values are fine used, otherwise mint, Undated Birds Airmails complete mint to 2/-, top three values to One Pound are fine used. Lakatois, 1907 to 6d mint or fine used, Small Papua to 6d mint, 1910 Large Papua Mint complete to 2/6d, Monocolours mint & used mixed complete, 1917 – 31 Bi-colours mint & used mixed to 5/-, OS Overprints mint complete to 2/6d, etc. etc. Condition of this lot is very fresh, much better than is usually seen. Many of the mint are marginal or corner examples. 2004 Retail approx. $1725, must be at least 50% more today so say $2500. My price a very reasonable $1250 CA17) Norfolk Is. Complete mint unhinged collection 1947 – 1993 in Deep Red Padded Seven Seas Hingeless Album with Slipcase, in as new condition. Retail of the stamps is $1215 plus, and the album cost around $395, total value of $1610 for just $729 CA18) Papua New Guinea, Complete QEII Collection, 1952 – 2000 in as new Burgundy Springback Ka-Be Hingeless Album, with extra pages and a few stamps through to 2002. Album album worth $300 to buy new. All are mint unhinged, excepting the Postage Dues, some of which are lightly hinged. The scarce 1995 Overprints are there, and even includes a lightly hinged example of the rare SG D1a cat. alone at £850. Retail of the stamps is over $2250, plus the album at $300, a total value of $2550 for just $1495 CA19) Spain 1870 – 1992 mostly used collection in near new heavy duty black Norman 3 ring binder on quality album pages. Pretty complete coverage for the period of 80 – 90%. Generally very clean fine used, condition is bit mixed in the earlies as is usual with these Spanish lots. Do not see many Spain collections and the last I had sold in record time. About 1500 all different. Price a very reasonable $119 CA20) Great Britain 1841 – 1986 mostly used collection in Red Padded Gibbons Illustrated album, worth $125 new. Commences 1841 Imperforate 2d Blue, earlies are sparse and mixed condition. Does have Seahorses to 10/- plus a nice very fine used 1948 Silver Wedding Pound. Also both sets of KGVI High values. QEII is about 80% complete and includes over 30 mint Decimal Commemorative sets. Nice lot for expansion. Many 100s. Price $129 JL9) USA Silk FDC Collection in dark blue Cumberland padded ring album. Covers the period 1982 – 84 and appears complete. 105 unaddressed Colorano silk covers, values to $9.35 Airmail issue. Lovely lot, a little mild toning on a very few covers. Huge retail, my price under $1.50 each, $149 REDUCED TO $109! CMJ12) Duplicated range of New Zealand first day covers, 1969 – 1979 in bulging green near new Thames double cover album. Lots of the more difficult stuff here, including Scenes, Lakes and Mountains, Fire Engines, Vintage Farm Transport etc.
Mostly official unaddressed, with duplication up to 5 of each. 185 covers plus 20 plus items of Postal Stationery. Very cheap lot at about 65c each, price $139. CMJ16) France 1849 – 1989 Collection in 2 x Davo Hingeless Albums in very good condition. Albums alone cost $600 new. Used from 1849 – 1935, then mostly mint unhinged from 1950. Best stamp is SG 4, 15c Ceres, near 4 margins cat. £1,200. Very clean lot. Collection is around 95% complete and Gibbons Cat. Around £7800. This is a steal for someone at 25%. $3450 CMJ18) Australia Collection of 1500 different used, plus 125 different pre-decimal used, plus pair of quality tweezers and perf. gauge, and a brand new 64 black page padded Ka-Be stockbook. All for $189! CMJ21) Large Black Quality Cumberland Padded Binder with as new Hagner Pages, retail $1.75 each = $105 new cost. Contents: AUSTRALIA 2004 Olympics Composite Sheet (only available in year books) 2004 Gold Medalist Gold Medal (16) Sheetlets 2006 Commonwealth Games sheets complete set 17 sheets. 2006 Torino Winter Olympics sheet Dale Begg-Smith Beijing 2008 sheets -- 14 sheets Paralympian sheet 2008 Matthew Cowderoy Vancouver 2010 Winter sheets x 2, Torah Bright + Lydia Lassila 2012 UK set of sheets set of 7 sheets 2012 Paralympian sheet Jacqueline Freney Lovely complete lot. Price $675 CMJ22) Luscious leftovers! Stuff we do not know what to do with. May contain any or all of the following: Small collections not large enough to offer individually, packets and loose both on and off paper, complete sets and minisheets mint unhinged, covers both philatelic and commercial, some form our own incoming mail, Post Office Packs, stockbooks of stamps early to modern. Ask for Australia only or all World. 5kg for $139, 10kg for $259, 20kg for $495 CMY2) Great Britain mint/mint unhinged in big green stockbook.1st 2 pages contain small amount of Gibraltar, then commences KGV/VI (sparse) and QEII pre-decimals with about 20 pre-decimal commem. Sets plus Wildings and pre-decimal Machins to 1/9d. Decimals commence 1971 and there are approx. 30 complete sets to 1980. Last few pages are regionals and Channel Islands. A nice lot, condition a bit mixed, but good value at $119 REDUCED, NOW ONLY $89 CMY14a) World Wildlife Fund, official edition collection in 2 albums with slipcases, containing 20 complete issues both mint unhinged and on first day covers from 1980 – 2000. Price $245 CMY18) New Zealand 1981 – 1998 in 2 x 22 padded ring albums, a stack of Album Pages, and in a blue ring binder plus Lighthouse 48 page green stockbook. Mostly a mint unhinged and used set of each. Many Hundreds of sets! Huge retail/Catalogue value. Price $779. REDUCED, NOW ONLY $585 CMY19) Australia in Bulging Padded Seven Seas Album containing mostly used collection 1913 – 1984 commencing Kangaroos x 30 with values to 5/- (2) & 10/- (1) Then KGV x 80 plus to 1/4d, (3) KGV Commems. Mainly complete, less Kookaburra minisheet and 5/- Bridge. KGVI with Robes to One Pound, Arms to Two Pounds. QEII to 10/- Navigator, both papers. Decimals are 75 – 80% complete. Nice lot, well worth $675. REDUCED, NOW ONLY $495 CMY20) Germany in Dark Blue padded 64 black page stockbook, almost as new. Magnificent lot ion mostly fine condition. Has been catalogued up at £2101 plus in Gibbons. Would be much higher in Michel German catalogue. Stamps are identi-
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SEPTEMBER SALE fied by SG number and with catalogue price. Beginning with 3rd Reich appears near complete mainly used with minisheets to 1939, then mostly mint from 1939. Then from 1945 has occupation issues from all zones, mix of mint and used plus a German Occupation to 1945 section and 1919 – 23 Old Germany. All in all a great lot. Must be 1500 – 2000 stamps. Priced at around 25% cat. $875. REDUCED, NOW ONLY $650 CF2) Ireland, 1930 - 1965 nice batch of 15 pre - decimal commercial covers to USA. Includes Airmails, registered items, advertising covers, censored etc. Values to 1/3d. Neat little lot, price $110. REDUCED, NOW ONLY $85 CF7) Huge batch of Australia Pre- Decimal Commercial covers, KGV & KGVI reign, including many highly catalogued 2d & 2.5d surcharged overprint stamps of both reigns, advertising covers, censor covers and the like. There must be interesting postmarks and varieties to be found too. Sold as purchased, weighs approx. 1.9 kg. Total number of covers is around 350 - 400. Gold mine for the enthusiast at around $2 each, price $749. REDUCED, NOW ONLY $559 CF10) Australia & Worldwide Mishmash of stamps, covers, post office packs, recent incoming mail from overseas etc, booklets, complete mint unhinged sets, minisheets etc. You name it, it may well be here! 1kg lot for $95, 2kg for $179, 5kg for $425, 10kg for $795. Massive 20kg lot for $1495 Packets and mixtures CF16) South Africa Mission Mix on single well trimmed paper. Latest shipment from our suppliers overseas. Very cheap as mixes go these days, 500g for $49, 1kg for $89, and 2kg for $159 CF17) Latest World on paper mixes to arrive in our office. Mostly on close clipped single paper, with wide variety early to modern, and with very high count. a) Mission Mix, as donated to a UK TV Appeal 500g for $69, 1kg for $129, 2kg for $245, 5kg for $579 b) Super Mission, with 50% of the regular stuff and 50% large only. 500g for $98, 1kg for $195, 2kg for $369, 5kg for $879 c) Virtually all Large, great mix from near & far, you will love this! We do not get much of this mix. 500g for $144, 1kg for $274, 2kg for $519 PM16) Turkey, massive lot of 1000 Different with many scarcer and higher values, price $189 PM17) Denmark, 1000 different many better and larger types. $69 PM21) Ireland, latest mission mix on paper to arrive here in Australia. 500g $49, 1kg $89. PM22) Channel Is & Isle of Man, lovely close clipped on single paper mix. Mostly large and very colourful modern lot. 250g for $49, 500g $93, 1kg $176. PM23) 1000 Different Austria, covering all periods. Lovely collection of pretty well all postally used. 500 different is on my packets list at $130, so this lot which has many more higher values and variety is good value at $259 PM24) Australia, with recent and latest, values to $1 Commems/Large on single close clipped paper. Very held around 5000 to the kg. Price $17.50 per 100g, $41.50 per 250g, $79 per 500g, $149 per kg, and 2kg for $289 PM30) Older Australia off paper lot sold as received. This is an all new lot, sold as received by us, and totally unchecked for watermarks, perforations, shades, varieties etc. Pack A) 50 Kangaroos, 75 KGV Heads, 75 Australian States, values to 5/- Price under $1 per stamp $195 Pack B) 200 Kangaroos values to 10/-, under $2 per stamp price $395
Pack C) 200 KGV Heads, values to 1/4d, well under $1 per stamp, price $179 Pack D) 200 Australian States, values to 9d or 1/-, well under $1 per stamp, price $179 Pack E) One of each of packs B, C & D, special price $675 PM31) Australia magnificent off paper mixture, all periods included with some very modern, but mainly decimal. 1500 – 2000 different represented in this entire mixture. There may be a few Kangaroos, KGV Heads and States stamps here too. Guaranteed 10% are better values and High Value Commemoratives, denominations up to $10 or $20. Priced at around only 2c per stamp, roughly 12,500 – 15,000 to the kilogram. 100g for $29.50, 250g for $69, 500g for $129, 1kg for $249 PM32) Similar to the above, but High Values Only, mainly decimal, Commems. And Defins. All above letter rate at time of issue. Very good value at around 10c each. 100g for $149, 250g for $349. Very limited supply. PM40) Just arrived from retired collector/hoarder. Mass of World off paper, better than usual mixture. This man belonged to several clubs and used to produce circuit sheets. This is his remaining material which he had not gotten around to putting on sheets. Really could be anything in here, early to modern, just about every country represented. We have just 5kg of this mix, and there would be 15 – 20,000 stamps per kg. Sample lot of 100g for $39, 250g for $89, 500g for $169, 1kg for $295. PM41) Spain off paper mix, mostly Franco & King Carlos definitives going back to the 1930s. Nice lot for the postmark or variety seeker, and very cheap. 15 – 20,000 to the kg. 100g for $19.95, 250g for $44, 500g for $79, 1kg for $149. Australia Kangaroos K86) Australia 1913 2d Grey 1st wmk Kangaroo Fresh Mint Unhinged, Centred to right, good perfs. Cat. $300, price. $119 K87) Australia 1913 2.5d Indigo 1st wmk Kangaroo Mint hinged, centred to upper left, with good perfs. Cat. $125 Bargain price. $29 K69) Australia 1913 2.5d Indigo Kangaroo Flat top 3 cto with gum, Melbourne FE 3 13. Centred to upper left, and with tiny thin on perfs. at top left. Good example of the flat top 3 at a bargain price. $29 DB408) ) Australia 1913 2.5d 1st wmk. Indigo Kangaroo, perf small OS. A good used example, with heavyish cds cancel and some perf faults. Normal retail for fine used $250, this one just 25%, $62.50 K88) Australia 1913 4d Analine Orange Kangaroo, mint very fresh light hinge, almost imperceptible. Centred to top right with good perfs. ACSC 15B, cat $2000 excellent price $595 K13) Australia 1913 4d Orange Kangaroo, cto example with gum. Well centred. Few ragged perfs at right. Minimum Cat $100, price $66 K89) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo, fresh mint unhinged. Well centred and good perfs except a couple of shortish ones at base. Great stamp at this price. Cat. $650. My Price $249 K14) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo, superb mint unhinged. Well centred and good perfs. Brilliant stamp hard to better! From top of sheet and showing borderline above watermark. Cat. $650. Price $595 K90) Australia 1913 6d Ultramarine Kangaroo 1st Wmk. Superb fault free well centred full perf. example. Cat. $875, price $549 K15) Australia 1913 6d Ultramarine Kangaroo 1st Wmk. Inverted. Superb fault free cds example centred just a little to the right. Cat. $1000, price $875 K16) Australia 1913 6d Ultramarine Kangaroo 1st Wmk. Inverted. PERF SMALL OS. Superb fault free cds example well centred. Cat. $1500, price $1250 K91) Australia 1913 9d Violet 1st wmk. Kangaroo fresh mint light hinge, centred to
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SEPTEMBER SALE top. One shortish perf at top. Cat. $200, price $69 K17) Australia 1913 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, perfectly centred and full perfs. Cto Melbourne with small lower right corner cds. Brilliant stamp, cannot be bettered! Price $500 K18) Australia 1913 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo 1st wmk. Handstamped Specimen. Nice looking stamp. Couple of perf faults at lower left side, and gum a little aged. Cat. $750. Well priced at $465 K92) Australia 1918 2d Grey 3rd wmk Kangaroo, mint unhinged. Centred to lower left and has light diagonal gum bend, and small amount gum loss to top. Nice gap filler, cat. $125, price $29 K93) Australia 1918 3d Yellow Olive 3rd wmk Kangaroo Die II, Mint Unhinged. Centred left with full perfs, has light overall gum toning. Cat. $1000, bargain at $225 K94) Australia 1923 6d Chestnut Kangaroo 3rd wmk, mint hinged, with full perfs, centred left. ACSC 21, cat $40, bargain to get your Kangaroos collection started, just $15 K21) Australia 1923 6d Chestnut Kangaroo 3rd wmk, with variety “Broken Leg” superb used example with central cds of Burwood NSW dated 9 AP 2?. Centred a little to the right and with 1 nibbed perf at lower right. ACSC 21(3)d, cat. $200. Price $129 K95) Australia 1924 2/- Maroon 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, mint hinged. Well centred with full perfs, has some hinge remainder. Cat. $300, price $149 K22) Australia 1918 5/- Grey-Black and Chrome Kangaroo 3rd wmk. Well centred stamp with full perfs and slightly heavier cds of Melbourne dated 24.11.20 Cat. $225, price $96 K23) Australia 1918 5/- Grey-Black and Chrome Kangaroo 3rd wmk. Perf OS. Well centred cto stamp. Few ragged perfs at top left side. No gum. Attractive looking. ACSC 44wa Cat. $300, price $149 K26) Australia 1916 10/- Grey and Deep Analine Pink Kangaroo 3rd wmk. Ovpt. SPECIMEN type B. Perfect centring and perfs, MINT UNHINGED. Post Office fresh and stunning colour. ACSC 48Bx Cat. $3000 without overprint, indicative Cat. price for this would be $2400 based on scarcity. Price $1795 K99) Australia 1924 £1 Grey 3rd wmk. Kangaroo Ovpt. Specimen type D. Fresh lightly hinged example with full perfs, centred to top left. Cat. $375, price $169 K96) Australia 1929 1/- Emerald small multi wmk Kangaroo, mint lightly hinged. Centred to upper right, with full perfs. Cat. $75, price $32.50 K97) Australia 1932 6d Chestnut C of A wmk Kangaroo, fresh mint unhinged. Well centred full perf example, cat. $80, cheap price, $39 K100) Australia 1932 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo C of A wmk, cto. Fresh with gum, full perfs, centred left. Cat. $60, price $39 BD11) Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Pale Rose Crimson Kangaroo, C of A wmk. Scarcest shade of this stamp, ACSC 50C. Cancelled by Sydney cds, and with MISPLACED KANGAROO, not listed for this stamp. The Kangaroo is shifted approx. 5m to the right leaving the tail 3mm outside the map. Misplacements such as this are usually cat. Around the $5000 level. Visually very attractive. Price $2950 K79) Australia 1945 – 48 2/- Maroon Re-drawn Kangaroo C of A wmk. Left corner Commonwealth Imprint Block mint unhinged. Shows unrecorded coloured flaw North of Cape York to top right stamp. Nice well centred block with full perfs. Gum has overall toning and gum crease to lower right stamp. Price $42 K78) Australia 1945 – 48 2/- Maroon Re-drawn Kangaroo C of A wmk. Left corner Commonwealth Imprint Block mint hinged Shows unrecorded coloured flaw North of Cape York to top right stamp. Nice well centred block with full perfs. Gum has
light overall toning and gum crease to lower right stamp. Price $35 K76) Australia 1945 – 48 2/- Maroon Re-drawn Kangaroo C of A wmk. Left corner Commonwealth Imprint Block mint unhinged. Centred high, with a few nibbed perfs. to top left stamp. Price $45 Australia KGV Heads G24) 1½d KGV NO TOP TO CROWN 23R58 & Double Perfs through selvedge in two places. ACSC 89(23)bt, lower marginal horizontal pair, fresh unhinged. Stunning piece! Price $195 G25) 1d KGV Carmine Rose. Substituted Cliche Die 1. ACSC - 2007 - No. 71V(2)ja. Supplied with Drury certificate. Price: $110 G26) 1d KGV Carmine Red. Substituted cliche Die2. ACSC - 2007 - No. 71Y(2)ia. Supplied with Drury certificate. Price: $110 G27) 1d KGV Carmine Red. Die 2. Perf "OS". ACSC - 2007 - No. 71Y(1)fb. Supplied with Drury certificate. Price $140 G28) 1d KGV Dull Red. ACSC - 2001 - No. 72M. Supplied with Drury certificate. Price $49 G29) 1d KGV Brownish Red. Die 2. ACSC - 2007 - No. 72N(1)f. Supplied with Drury certificate. Price $120 G30) 1d KGV Brownish Red. Substituted Cliche Die 2. ACSC - 2001 - No. 72N(2)ia. Supplied with Drury certificate. Price $110 G31) 1d KGV Red Brown. Die 2. ACSC - 2007 - No. 72O(1)f. Supplied with Drury certificate. Price $175 G32) 1d KGV Carmine Rose. Inverted WMK. ACSC - 2001 - No. 72Qa. Supplied with Drury certificate. Price $78 G33) 1d KGV Carmine Pink. Cooke 1918 LMWM Printing. ACSC - 2001 - No. 73A. Supplied with Drury certificate. Price $195 G34) 1d KGV Carmine. Harrison Printing LMWM. ACSC - 2001 - No. 74D. Supplied with Drury certificate. Price $49 G35) 1d Carmine Red, ACSC 71A, smooth paper in horizontal Die I, Die II pair, perf OS mint lightly hinged. Centred left. Cat. $1250, price $595 G36) 1d Carmine Red, ACSC 75A, Die III on War Savings Paper, fresh mint unhinged. Centred right. Cat. $225, price $89 G37) 1d Scarlet ACSC 71 I, in horizontal Die II pair, the left stamp being merged Die II. Fine used with slogan cancel, centred to left. Plate 1, Positions 10/2 – 10/3. Scarce find as a used pair. Price $79 DB792) Australia 1916 4d KGV Pale Orange Yellow, ACSC 110E, fine mint lightly hinged, full perfs, centered left. Cat. $350. Hard shade to find. Price $195 LM16) Australia KGV 1d Green Single wmk. Perf OS, with massive perf shift. This stamp is centred very low and to the left and showing part of the stamp above. Great variety. Nice cds example with good perfs. $69 Australia Pre-Decimal BD780) Australia 1914 6d Claret Kookaburra, superb fresh well centred lightly hinged mint example. Way better than average, price $79 BD775) As above, but cto with full unhinged gum, price $59 DB500) Australia 1927 KGV 1.5d Red, small multi. Wmk. Perf. 13.5 x 12.5 mng. Complete double horizontal row of perfs. right through centre of the stamp just under the King’s nose! Stunning variety, never seen by us before. $195 BD777) Australia 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d, ovpt. OS, cancelled to order. Cat. $85, well centred and full perfs, price $59
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SEPTEMBER SALE BD304) Australia 1934 MacArthur 2d Dark Hills part imprint vertical strip of 4, mint unhinged. Cat $140 as singles. Price $95 BD301) as above, bottom right corner, mint unhinged vertical strip of 3. Cat $105 as singles, price $69.50 BD303/306/307) Australia 1934 – 40 Victorian Centenary P. 10.5, Sth. Australia Centenary & 1940 AIF all in mint unhinged complete sets. (9) Retail $190, my price $115 the lot. DB310) Australia 1937 2d Red NSW Sesqui, Man with Tail variety, commercially used. SG 19a cat. £140. Price $129 BD791) Australia 1937 10/- Robes Thick Paper Ash Imprint Block of 4, fresh mint unhinged. Price $210 BD744) Australia 1942 5.5d Deep Blue Emu, in mint lightly hinged on top two stamps Imprint Block from centre of sheet and showing the variety “Retouched Clouds”, minor perf fault at top right does not affect the variety stamp, which is unhinged. Cat. $125, price $79 BD745) Australia 1947 5/- Robes Thin White Paper Imprint Block, stamp fresh mint unhinged, has been hinged in selvedge. Nicely centred and with full perfs. Price $79 DB498) Australia 1963 5d Green Royal Visit, Misperf Vertically Mint unhinged vertical pair. This is very unusual and not the same as the listed variety in the specialised catalogue, which is misperf vertically and horizontally. Stunning Error! Price $195 BD790) Australia 1948 Arms set of 4, fresh mint unhinged. Price $225 BD789) Australia 1964 Pre-decimal Navigators set of 6, fine used, super cheap price! $99 Postage Dues BD773) Australia 5/- Green Postage Due “With stroke” SG D59. Nice fine used with small part cds cancel at right. 2004 retail $75, Cheap at $49 Australia Decimal BD336) Australia 1966 20c Golden Whistler (Bird) in complete mint unhinged sheet of 100. Overprinted with Post Office Training “SPECIMEN ONLY” handstamp in Violet. Large multiples are rare. Price $995 BD337) Australia 1966 30c Straw-Necked Ibis (Bird) in complete mint unhinged half sheet of 50. Overprinted with Post Office Training “SPECIMEN ONLY” handstamp in Violet. Large multiples are rare. Price $495 BD338) Australia 1978 15c Christmas block of 16 ( 8 x 2) mint unhinged, with Massive pre-printing paper crease across upper 8 stamps. Spectacular and stunning piece! Price $325 Australia Postal History DB475) Australia 1913 small Censor cover to New York, bearing 2.5d Indigo Kangaroo 1st wmk. Franked by Melbourne machine cancel cds of 15FE13. Additionally with violet "PASSED" handstamp. Flap has printed H.V. McKay, SUNSHINE. Scarce very early use cover. Neat and clean, price $159 DB477) Australia 1914 small cover bearing 2.5d Indigo Kangaroo 1st wmk, franked by machine cancel cds of Sydney DE22 1914 to Beverley, Mass. USA. Neat & clean typed address cover. Price $110 DB484) Australia 1915 small Censored advertising cover for the Australian Journal
of Pharmacy, bearing 2d Grey 2nd wmk Kangaroo. Untaxed cover, underpaid a halfpenny to Detroit, USA. Cancelled by machine cancel of Melbourne 29MY15, additionally with violet "PASSED" handstamp on front. Scarce stamp on early advertising cover, cat. $400 if used correctly to the British Empire. Price $329 DB481) Australia 1915 small Censored cover, bearing 2.5d Indigo 2nd wmk Kangaroo. Franked by Melbourne machine cancel cds of 10.SEP.15. additionally with violet "PASSED" handstamp on front. Neat typewritten address to Taunton, Mass. USA. Cat. $180 on cover. Price $110 DB489) Australia 1916 OHMS long printed cover, with 1d KGV & 2d 1st wmk Roo BOTH PERF "T" Very scarce cover cancelled by Hobart machine cds of 21.JAN.16 to Constable Brown at Police Station Kempton. Opened a little raggedly at right, but does not affect stamps. Price $219 DB474) Australia 1917 small Double Rate cover, bearing 2d Grey & 3d Olive both Die I 3rd wmk Kangaroos. Franked by cds of Sydney 21MR17. To Standard Bank of South Africa, New York, and with embossed oval Australian Bank of Commerce imprint on flap. Almost undiscernible facial tear does not detract from the fine appearance. Scarce piece, price $119 BD381) Australia 1917 Kangaroo UNIQUE FIRST DAY COVER? Censored cover to Sweden bears Horizontal Pair (double rate) of 2.5d Indigo 3rd wmk. Kangaroos, cancelled by Ship Mail Room cds of Melbourne dated 3 JL 17, and confirmed by Gothenburg receiving cds on reverse of 21.9.17. Reverse flap has logo of C. STEAKMEST, 26 Market Street, Melbourne, and with “PASSED” handstamp in violet on face. Kangaroo First Day Covers are very rare and this is dated 2 months earlier than the previously recorded date in ACSC. Catalogue No. ACSC 9A. There is virtually no possibility that an earlier cover than this exists. All Kangaroo First day Covers are priced in the ACSC catalogue at $15,000 each. Price $9950 APH43) Australia 1920 small Commonwealth Bank envelope to “Norrkoeping”, Sweden. Bears 3d Die I Yellow Olive 3rd wmk Kangaroo, cancelled by Sydney Machine Cancel of DE 8 1920. Franking includes the Halfpenny War Tax, which was replaced by the new 3d rate from December 1921. Reverse bears “Commonwealth Bank Sydney” on flap along with the Arms of Australia in Dark Green. Also arrival cds of Norrkoping 21.1.21. Nice clean cover with well centred stamp. Price $149 DB487) Australia 1932 small registered cover to Hawaii. Bears 6d Chestnut Kangaroo SG 107. Cancelled by Adelaide Railway cds of 25FE32 and with Reg'd label No. 4783 with "Ratstail" R. Reverse bears Melbourne Registered cds of 27FE32 and Honolulu registered arrival cds of MAR 18 1932. Scarce destination, price $179 APH31) Australia 1934 small airmail envelope bearing 2d Light Hills & 9d MacArthur to Burnley, Lancashire. Cancelled by Melbourne 3 line Slogan of 16 NOV 1934 “VICTORIA AND - CITY OF MELBOURNE - CENTENARY 1934 – 5” Appears to underpay the airmail 1/6d rate by 7d. No reverse markings. 9d MacArthur alone on cover is cat. $400. Price $279 APH42) Australia 1938 Airmail Cover for 1st flight of K.N.I.L.M. of 3 JULY 1938 to ”Military Aviation Division” Bandoeng, Java. This cover did not make the flight, and in fact the flight may not have taken place, as it is not listed in the Australian Airmails Catalogue. Cancelled by Sydney Machine Cancel of 22 JLY 1938. Bear 6d Typo. Kookaburra to pay the Military Airmail rate instead of the normal 9d. Reverse bears arrival cds of Bandoeng 17.8.38, which would indicate that this item was probably sent by Surface Mail or was held for a later flight. Fascinating! Price $89 APH35) Australia 1940 small airmail envelope bearing 1/- small lyrebird SG174 & 1931 6d Brown making correct 1/6d airmail rate to Scotland. Cancelled by Melbourne 3 line slogan cancel of 10 FEB 1940 “REGISTRATION – The SAFEGUARD – FOR VALUABLE MAIL” 6d Airmail alone cat. $100 on cover. A couple of small light
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SEPTEMBER SALE Tasmania T5) Tasmania 1d Pale Blue Courier, SG 1. Fine 3 margin early use example correctly pen cancelled by Postmaster’s initials., nice clean stamp, no faults. Cat. £1500. Price $595 T4) Tasmania Sg 70; 1d Carmine Chalon. Variety, "DOUBLE PERFS" through right hand stamp. Watermark Double Line "1", Perf 12. Superb VFU horizontal Pair with No thins, tears, bends. An Exhibit Item. Ex Estate Sale, price $189
age spots at left, otherwise a nice clean cover. Price $69 BD330) Australia 1951 small envelope bearing Coil Strip of 6, Halfpenny Orange No Wmk. Kangaroo. Melbourne to Hobart. Cancelled by Melbourne Slogan cancel “SEND MONEY BY POSTAL OR MONEY ORDER” Also Ship Mail Room cds both dated 18 FE 51. Very rare, and top pair are a coil join! Price $495 DB488) Australia Kookaburras on cover. Wide range of destinations, with covers from 1935 - 1958, solo usage and in combinations, some with 2/- Kangaroos. Includes registered items, double and triple rate covers, censored covers, used in Papua New Guinea, overpaid, first flight and much more interesting stuff, including an early coloured Sydney lettercard. Fascinating stuff, and ideal for expansion into a nice display. 19 items. Price $695 APH40) Australia 1965 small 5d Red QEII Postal Stationery Envelope, uprated to Special Delivery by 1d slate purple QEII and 1/2d Thylacine to 1/8d. Cancelled by circular handstamp of Narrabundah A.C.T. 6DE65 addressed to Grace Bros. Sydney. Adorned by no less than 6 PM127 Red Express Labels, 3 on either side. Very unusual usage especially of the 1/2d Thylacine, not normally seen on domestic mail. Price $54 Inwards Mail BD792) Palestine 1940. Censored envelope to Sydney, Australia franked with 5 & 10m Defins. cancelled by cds of Haifa 27 MR 40. Has small double ring Military censorship cds in both English and Arabic at front and on reverse, (Egyptian?)plus red censor tape Passed by censor S. 90. Attractive cover. Price $69 Australian States New South Wales DB114) NSW 1854 5d Dull Green Imperf Diadem SG88. Deep shade. 2 margins, and cut into at right. NSW ringed oval cancel. Nice looking stamp, cat. £650, good spacefiller and cheap at $125 DB115) NSW 1855 8d Golden Yellow Imperf, SG 97. Fine used 4 margin brilliant colour example, with neat rays cancel No. 60. Cat. £1400. Price $885 DB116) NSW 1855 8d Dull Yellow Orange Imperf, SG 98. Fine used 4 large margins brilliant colour example, with neat NSW duplex of 1860. Cat. £1300. Price $975 DB107) NSW 1860 - 72, 6d Analine Mauve, SG 167, vfu well centered and with full perfs. NSW ringed oval cancel. Cat. £140, price $139 DB120) NSW 1890 20/- Carrington, Perf 11 x 12, SG 264cb with centrally struck cancel, big stamp with extra perf at base. Price $98 South Australia DB404) South Australia 1859 1d Yellow Green, SG 13 Mis-roulette. Nice used example with 1859 cds cancel. Has been completely mis-rouletted in two directions so that "One Penny" appears at top instead of the base and part of adjoining stamp is shown at left. Not seen by us before. Some years ago I sold an 8d long type similarly mis-perfed at a Prestige auction for $1000 plus buyers’ premium! Price $895 BD299) South Australia 1890 3d Olive De la Rue Imperf Plate Proofs. Mint unhinged block of 18 (6 x 3 ) on gummed paper. Rare large multiple. Price $960 Queensland DB322) Queensland One Pound Green Chalon Head. SG 165, corner cto without gum. Full perfs, centred a little left. Cat. £100. Price $89
Victoria V1) Victoria 1869 – 1880 Study on annotated pages of the 5/- Laureated. 41 used examples, plus a Reprint organised by printing, shade and perf. Magnificent lot. Price $1195 BD566) Victoria 1884 10/- Brown on Pink mint light hinge, SG 228. Lovely well centred, fresh gum example. Has tiny paper inclusion hardly visible from front. Cat. £2250, price $2150 BD310) VICTORIA 1879-1900 STAMP DUTY Arms 3/- Drab, cto with gum, full perfs and well centred. price $52.50 BD318) VICTORIA 1879-1900 STAMP DUTY Arms 5/- Rosine, cto without gum, full perfs and well centred. price $45 BD319) VICTORIA 1879-1900 STAMP DUTY Arms 6/- Apple Green, cto with gum, full perfs and well centred. price $58.50 BD309) VICTORIA 1879-1900 STAMP DUTY Arms 15/- Brown cto without gum, full perfs, centred a little left. Price $85 BD315) VICTORIA 1879-1900 STAMP DUTY Arms One Pound Orange intense Analine cto without gum, full perfs, well centred. Price $149 BD311) As above, paler shade with gum, centred left. Price $125 BD564) Victoria 1879-1900 £2 deep blue Stamp Duty, SG 276a. Nice postally used example with Melbourne cds of SE 7 09. (This is not a cto cancel) Cat. By Gibbons only as cto, this is 10 to 20 times as scarce. Price $345 BD312) VICTORIA 1879-1900 STAMP DUTY Arms 45/- Lilac cto without gum, full perfs, centred top left. Price $295 BD313) VICTORIA 1879-1900 STAMP DUTY Arms Ten Pounds Mauve cto without gum, full perfs slightly fluffy, centred to top. Price $329 BD316) Victoria 1884-92 2/6d Yellow, SG 292a, cto with gum, unhinged. Fresh full perf stamp, centred a little left. Price $49 LM25) Victoria 1892 Taxed 1d Postal Stationery Envelope error of colour. Erroneously printed in Carmine Pink. Used Melbourne to Geelong with duplex cancel of OC 15 92 and small thimble cds of Geelong on front of NO 18 92. Also rectangle instructional markings "NOT KNOWN BY LETTER CARRIERS" and "UNCLAIMED GEELONG" also with red crayon manuscript "T 2d" Reverse bears arrival cds of Geelong OC15 92 and purple Melbourne dead letter office cds of NO 21 92. Additionally blue crayon manuscript "Not known as addressed" Fascinating item. Price $210 BD562) Victoria 1897 10/- Grey Green, SG 349, with Victoria Barred Cancel, postally used. Clean example with full perfs. Hard stamp to find postally used. Price $89 BD320) Victoria 1901-12 £1 KEVII Bright Rose, perf. 11. Perfin. OS sideways cto with gum. ACSC 126Aba. Nice full perf. stamp centred left. Cat. $350, price $295
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SEPTEMBER SALE Western Australia APH44) Western Australia 1901 Halfpenny Brown Postal Stationery Post Card, franked by small cds of Perth NO 25 01. Addressed locally and overprinted on reverse with Voting Info. For Perth Electorate. Price $49 WA15) Western Australia 1909 2d Yellow Small Postal stationery envelope cancelled by Busselton cds of 6 – NOV 09 to Dr. Barnado’s Homes, London. London N.E. receiving cds on reverse of DE 6 09. Neat and clean, with central fold. Price $149 Australia Postal Stationery Letter Cards DB7) 1d Overprinted in Blue 1.5d, 1918 Lettercard. ACSC LC36 perf 12.5 with view of Government House Perth (ACSC 56E) Postally used by Sydney Machine cancel of NO29 1918. Contents blank and selvedge removed. Nevertheless this is a very scarce card, cat $400 mint, unrecorded used. Price $695 DB338) 1.5d KGV Brown card uprated with halfpenny green ACSC LC42. With view of Hawkesbury River (ACSC 62) Used Sydney to Toogoolawah Queensland and cancelled by Sydney cds of 21FE21. Selvedge removed for ease of reading. Late use, the rate was raised to 2d on 1 Oct 1920. Cat. $100, price $69 DB337) As above to same addressee but ACSC L44. Used 21 MR 21. Price $69 DB339) As above to same addressee, ACSC L44 with view of the GPO Hobart (ACSC 58A) Used by indistinct cds of Queensland. Price $59 Military DB332) 1917 1d Red KGV Military Envelope ACSC ME5A. Nice fresh mint envelope unsealed, with just a little aging at left and right edges. Very scarce in this condition. Cat. $300, price $225 Registration Envelopes DB336) 4d Orange KGV ACSC RE8, uprated to 5.5d to cover with 1.5d Red Brown, being the new rate of 5d from October 1920 plus the Halfpenny war tax. The 5d RE10 envelope was introduced in the same month, and so this is quite late usage. Cancelled by Melbourne registered cds of 18OCT20 and with Bulk Reg'n. Melb. red registration label No. 6142. Addressed to The Police Station, Prahran and believed to have contained 10/- and 20/- money orders, numbers of which are recorded on the face upon receipt on 19.10.20, presumably to pay a fine. Received cds of Windsor on reverse of 19OC20. Scarce and unusual. Price $149 DB334) 5d Chestnut KGV ACSC RE13, with early Registration Label. Nice Used example with Yass, NSW cds of 14MR23 and red NSW reg. label No. 63. Clearly the date slug at Yass was wrong since it also bears a Registered cds of Murrumbateman of 14MY23 both front and reverse and a Registered Sydney cds on front of the next day. Fascinating! Price $149 DB476) 5d on 4.5d KGV ACSC RE23, very late use uprated for War Tax. This is a very rare envelope and this example even more so, possibly the latest recorded use. Uprated by a halfpenny orange Kangaroo to take account of the War Tax introduced 10 December 1941 and cancelled by a large blue oval handstamp of Caulfield South 18 NOV 1944, plus reg'n. label No. 5968. This was a Saturday, Reverse bears Melbourne registered cds of Monday 20NO44. Also partial received cds of Ulverstone Tasmania. A choice rarity, price $995 Printed to Private Order Australia 1915 Small Window Envelope with 1d Red KGV Head, printed in dark
blue with: “Two Good Lines… GLEN VALLEY TEA UNION JACK COFFEE” reverse has “Henry Berry Collins Street Melbourne on flap. Cancelled by Melbourne Machine cancel of 3 SEP 15. Fine and scarce, price $54 Great Britain 1d Blacks PB28) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 4, SG2. Lovely 4 margin example with neat Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered K-I. Cat. £375, price $495 PB29) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 5, SG2. Lovely 4 large margin example with neat Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered K-I. Cat. £375, price $595 PB30) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 5, SG2. Decent 4 margin example with neat centrally struck Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered C-I. Cat. £375, price $595 PB31) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 5, SG2. Tidy 4 margin example with Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered D-D. Cat. £375, price $495 PB32) Great Britain 1840 1d Intense Black plate 5, SG1. 4 good even margined example with Exceptional Nice Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered I-E. Cat. £525, price $695 PB33) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 5, SG2. 4 margin example with Black Maltese Cross cancel, lettered I- E. Cat. £375, price $395 PB34) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 6, SG2. Nice 4 margin example with neat lightly struck Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered C-I. Cat. £375, price $495 PB35) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 7, SG2. Attractive 4 margin example with neat Red Maltese Cross cancel leaving profile clear, lettered F-E. Cat. £400, price $495 PB36) Great Britain 1840 1d Intense Black plate 8, SG1. Exceptional 4 margin example from a scarcer plate with big even margins and Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered L-K. Cat. £525, price $695 PB37) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 3, SG2. Nice looking 4 margin example with neat Bright Red Maltese Cross cancel, from this more difficult plate. Lettered Q-E. Cat. £500, price $625 PB38) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 3, SG2. 4 margin example, a bit close at bottom, with neat centrally struck Red Maltese Cross cancel tied to small piece, lettered O-F. Cat. £500, price $425 PB39) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 1b, SG2. 4 margin example, 3 are very large, with Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered J-J. Cat. £375, price $425 PB40) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 5, SG2. Lovely 4 even margin example with neat Vermilion Maltese Cross cancel, lettered K-B. Cat. £3000, price $2495 PB41) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 3, SG2. Lovely 4 large margin example from a better plate with neat Red Centrally Struck Maltese Cross cancel, lettered K-I. Cat. £500, price $625 PB42) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 6, SG2. 4 margin example with neat centrally struck Back Maltese Cross cancel, lettered L-I. Close at top Cat. £375, price $395 PB48) GB 1840 1d black, unplated example, with 2 generous margins, plus part margin on other sides, and neat ruby red Maltese cross cancel of Aberdeen, lettered A - L. Nice example with minor faults at base. Min. Cat. £1200. Attractive used example at 10% cat. $195 PB49) GB 1840 1d Grey black SG3, unplated example, with 4 good margins, and neat ruby red Maltese cross cancel of Aberdeen, lettered O - C. Lovely example with minor faults at base. Cat. £1200. Price $395 PB53) GB 1840 1d black, unplated example, with 4 margins, (2 are close) Nice red Maltese cross cancel, lettered F - I. Nice looking stamp, min. Cat. £375. Price only 40% of cat. $245
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Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections, pay cents, not $ per stamp! 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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Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections 50 EGYPT + 4 M/S .................................. $ 30.00 25 EQUATORIAL GUINEA (M/SHEET CTO) .$ 11.00 50 ESTONIA ............................................ $ 66.00
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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
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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
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100 JAMAICA ......................................... $ 50.00 50 JAPAN ...................................................$4.00
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200 JAPAN ...............................................$30.00 100 JAPAN (ALL MINT) ........................... $ 70.00 100 JAPAN (COMMEMS) ......................... $ 20.00 200 JAPAN (COMMEMS) ......................... $ 50.00 50 JERSEY ............................................... $ 13.00
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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50 QATAR .................................................$40.00
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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
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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
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Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections 1500 SWITZERLAND ........................... $ 1600.00 50 SYRIA .................................................$16.00
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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
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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
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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
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100 WALLIS & FUTUNA ......................... $ 130.00 200 WALLIS & FUTUNA ......................... $ 300.00 25 WURTTEMBERG ................................. $ 16.00
50 WURTTEMBERG ................................. $ 60.00
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100 YUGOSLAVIA ......................................$ 9.00 200 YUGOSLAVIA ................................... $ 17.00 300 YUGOSLAVIA ................................... $ 20.00
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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................................................$19.50 500 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 in 1866. He was successful on the goldfields there before establishing a store and hotel. His four surviving siblings then emigrated from Britain to Westland. Seddon served in local government in the early 1870s before being elected to Parliament in 1879 where he served continuously until his death in 1906. He was Prime Minister from 1893 until his death – this 13-year period making him New Zealand’s longest-serving Prime Minister. In 1890 he joined the Liberal Party whose platform was the reform of land ownership and labour laws. He became Minister of Public Works and introduced a cooperative contract system for road building projects. In
before leading two unsuccessful exploring expeditions in north Western Australia. He was then appointed a magistrate in Perth and from 1841 to 1845 served as Governor of South Australia. He then served as Governor of New Zealand twice: from 1845 to 1853, and from 1861 to 1868 (he was Governor of Cape Colony in the intervening years). He was arguably the most influential figure during the European settlement of New Zealand during much of the 19th century. European settlement was accelerating and there were conflicts with Maori over the ownership of land. Grey strived to be fair to Maori in the face of aggressive public opinion in the settler community. He instigated a new constitution in 1852 which established an elected parliament and provincial assemblies. After a period back in England Grey returned to New Zealand. He was a Member of Parliament for much of the 1870s and Premier from 1877 to 1879. Grey retired from active politics in 1890 (though he remained an elected MP until 1895) and returned to Britain where he died aged 86, a greater age than any other New Zealand Prime Minister achieved. Richard John Seddon (1845 – 1906) was born in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia in 1862, aged 16. He worked in the Melbourne Railway Workshops and on the Bendigo goldfields before moving to Westland on New Zealand’s South Island
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Looking at New Zealand by John Waddington of Kirkstall in sheets of 100. The three stamp designs were printed se-tenant with an extra ‘Julius Vogel’ stamp completing the row of 10. The printing plate had two panes numbered 1A1A and 1B1B, the plate numbers appearing in the bottom of the left margin; the sheet value at the right of the top margin and the printer’s imprint at the left of the bottom margin. The comb perforations gauged 13¼. The issue was withdrawn from Post Offices on 3 April 1979 and from the Philatelic Bureau on 30 April 1980. References: Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, Auckland, Campbell Paterson, 1952 – . The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol. 8, Wellington, RPSNZ, 1998. Te Ara: the Encyclopedia of New Zealand - www. teara.govt.nz Graeme can be contacted through his website, www. stampsmw.top1.com.au Sir Julius Vogel 1893, on the death of the serving Prime Minister, Seddon took the role. His government is credited with the introduction of New Zealand’s ‘welfare state’ with votes for women and an Old-Age Pension but his authoritarian attitude towards his fellow MPs earned him the nickname ‘King Dick’. He was widely respected for improving the rights and conditions of ordinary New Zealanders and for his support of British Imperialism. There is a memorial to him in St Paul’s Cathedral, London and a suburb of Melbourne, Seddon, is named for him. He died of a heart attack on board ship when returning from a trip to Australia. New Zealand issued a set of stamps honouring these three statesmen on 7 February 1979. They were designed by Allan Mitchell from historical photographs. Printed in twocolour lithography on unwatermarked paper
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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
New Zealand 1935 “ARMS” £4 Light Blue, superb MVLH super high value:
On the thick chalk faced ‘Cowan’ paper, with very obvious HORIZONTAL mesh. The much later, and half the SG cat value in VERTICAL mesh, SG 212 is often passed off by spivs as this rare stamp. SG F166, Cat £600 for AVERAGE hinged. This one is clean and fresh and superb MVLH, sharp plate impression - and with NO usual facial “rubbing”. The chalk faced paper also MOSTLY tones and foxes badly here, or in NZ, after 82 years, as it absorbs summer humidity each year like a sponge. This one was in UK most of its life. Superb perfs for these “terrors”, printed during the Great Depression - £4 was a FORTUNE then - a month’s wages for those that DID have a job. When did you last see a mint PAIR of £2 Roos? Answer almost NEVER - same era, same face value, and same reason! Cat SHOULD be THREE times this. (SG on a pair of same period 1934 £2 Roos mint = £4 face, is £8,500!) One of the highest face values in entire KGV reign, indeed most KGVI collectors seek this stamp too, as in the KGVI album, and Murray Payne KGVI cat. Show me another for sale ANYWHERE on this planet, fine MVLH at ANY price: $A550 (Stock 295BX)
Australia 1985 Children's Books 33c se-tenant strip of 5 "Imperforate Three Sides” stunning error: One of the greatest modern printing errors, as computer electric eye checking ensure this kind of major error does NOT occur generally in recent decades. ACSC tells us this was caused by the omission of a single strike of the perforating comb, from the 5th vertical column, of a right hand pane of 50 stamps. Fresh superb centred MUH. ACSC #1111b, Cat $750, back 15 years ago in 2002 when last printed, so would likely be DOUBLE that, in any new edition. The error is one of the classic stamp designs, from the “Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie” i.e. the best known of the May Gibb's stories of the Gumnut Babies. The other 4 stamps feature art designs by Norman Lindsay, Charles Bancks ‘Ginger Meggs’, and ‘Blinky Bill’ etc. Iconically Australian. NEVER handled this one before in the 37 years since issue - just $A565 (Stock 793EQ)
Tasmania 1855 2d Queen Victoria Chalon Imperf. Superb De La Rue London, Plate Proof pair:
Stunning looker as you can see - have never had this one before. Razor sharp plate impression, deep intense colour, as you can see, with 4 excellent straight margins. Fresh and fine, and free of any faults or hinges or usual foxing etc. Issued colour SG 15 is Cat £11,000, so these are the next best thing! Phone every dealer on this PLANET seeking these, and not ONE will be able to assist, at any price! $A350 (Stock 592XA) Order via: tinyurl.com/GlenOrder All Cards accepted with ZERO fee - even Amex! Bank Deposit fine, or Money Orders. PayPal is accepted in ANY major currency, saving you fees - contact me first. LayBys/Layaways always OK with me!
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PO Box 4007, Castlecrag, NSW, 2068, Australia. - Phone (02) 9958 1333 e-mail me: glen@glenstephens.com - www.glenstephens.com/rarity.html Life Member: American Stamp Dealers Association (New York.) Philatelic Trader’s Society. (London.)
Cinderella Corner This month’s Cinderella Corner edition reproduces the second half of Mr. Vito Milana’s and Mr. Patrick Brown’s single Frame: War Loan Bond and Liberty Loan Labels 1917 – 1918: A Centenary Exhibition. One page, illustrating a complete cinderella sheet, is excluded. I also encourage readers to visit Dave Elsmore’s comprehensive website that further considers these labels, amongst others from the Great War era: http://www.ozrevenues.com/Revenue-RailwayLocal-Perfin-Catalogue/Australia-ww1-cinderellas. html
yellow, red). Figure 2 highlights another example of Label 5, this time with 18mm imprint and the presence of red dots.
Label 6: Before Sunset Buy A War Loan Bond.
Label 5: I Own A War Loan Bond Do You?
A second set of different War Loan Bond and Liberty Loan labels was ordered, following the success of the initial four. An article dated 7th March 1918 defines these four designs, with each of the slogans included. They are presented hereon as Labels 5 to 8. These labels are characterised by letter imprints, A to D. Label 5 was issued in sheets of 25 (5 x 5) and separated by rouletting. Each measures approximately 38mm x 50mm and bears the imprint By Authority: A. J. Mullett, Govt. Print. Most also illustrate the letter A towards the bottom of the cinderella. Figure 1 illustrates an example of Label 5 with 31mm imprint and colour bars at base (black, 48 - Stamp News
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Label 6 was issued in sheets of 25 (5 x 5) and separated by rouletting. Each measures approximately 38mm x 50mm and bears the imprint By Authority: A. J. Mullett, Govt. Print., and the letter B, towards the bottom of the cinderella. Figure 3 illustrates a block of 4 of Label 6 with 31mm imprint. An extra star on flag (C5) is evident. Figure 4 highlights another example of Label 6 with 18mm imprint.
Label 7: Guard Your Future Buy A War Loan Bond Label 7 was issued in sheets of 25 (5 x 5) and separated by rouletting. Each measures approximately 38mm x 50mm and bears the imprint By Authority: A. J. Mullett, Govt. Print., and the letter C, towards the bottom of the cinderella. Figure 5 illustrates an example of Label 7, with 31mm imprint and broken ‘G’ in ‘Guard’ (R1C5). Figure 6 presents a different version of Label 7 with ‘YOUR’ in red and underlined. Figure 7 illustrates another Label 5 example
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Cinderella Corner with 18mm imprint and the ship’s shadow extending through ‘WAR LOAN.’
ences in: shading, outlines, and the intensity of the black surrounding the text ‘Have YOU Bought A WAR LOAN BOND?’ Figure 8 illustrates Label 8 with 31mm imprint; Figure 9 with 18mm imprint; Figure 10 with no imprint.
Label 9: Buy War Bonds Label 8: For Freedom Have You Bought A Label 9 is heralded as a curiosity amongst the World War Loan Bond? Label 8 was issued in sheets of 25 (5 x 5) and separated by rouletting. Each measures approximately 38mm x 50mm with the letter D present and some bear the imprint By Authority: A. J. Mullett, Govt. Print. Label 8 is the final example in the second release of the four cinderellas and, perhaps, the one possessing the most variations. These include differ-
War I War Bond and Liberty Loan labels. While it bears the familiar Mullet imprint, there are no numerical or letter references like Labels 1 to 8. It also bears a different sheet arrangement to the other 12 labels in this set, with a 4 x 6 organisation. Each label measures 42mm x 50mm. An example of Label 9 is illustrated in Figure 11.
Label 10: Buy War Loan Bonds
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Vito Milana sures approximately 38mm x 50mm. An example of Label 10 is illustrated in Figure 12.
Label 11: Have You Done Your Bit? Buy War Loan Bonds
Label 11 is the first of the final three labels to feature the imprint: By Authority: H. J. Green, Actg. Gov. Print. It was issued in sheets of 25 (5 x 5) and separated by rouletting. Each measures approximately 38mm x 50mm. An example of Label 11 is illustrated in Figure 13.
By Authority: H. J. Green, Actg. Gov. Print. It was issued in sheets of 25 (5 x 5) and separated by rouletting. Each measures approximately 38mm x 50mm. An example of Label 12 is illustrated in Figure 14. Another example, illustrated in Figure 15, highlights a rarer ‘blue text’ variety of Label 12.
Label 13: Keep It Up! Buy War Loan Bonds
Label 13 is the final in the World War I War Loan Bond and Liberty Loan series. It was issued in sheets of 25 (5 x 5) and separated by rouletting. Each measures approximately 38mm x 50mm and bears the imprint By Authority: H. J. Green, Actg. Gov. Print. All known examples of Label 13 demonstrate a constant flaw - a white dash underneath the ‘a’ and ‘n’ of ‘Loan’. An example of Label 13 is illustrated in Figure 16.
Label 12: “Every Little Bit Will Help Save The Empire” So Buy War Loan Bonds
Akin to Label 11, Label 12 also shares the imprint:
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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Returning To Stamp Collecting Before continuing from last month’s article on philatelic trends in collecting and exhibiting I thought that it would be best to take a step back and discuss Returning to Stamp Collecting. I started collecting stamps when I was six years old and have never stopped, even as a teenager. Most of my friends were stamp collectors when I was in primary school but only a few followed through into their teenage years. In fact, I became more serious as a teenager because I had more money to spend on stamps. However, I was an exception to the rule as most collectors give up collecting at some stage in their lives, due to girls, other interests, money or family commitments. What I want to discuss is where do start when you return to stamp collecting? It is not a simple issue so I thought some discussion on approaches would be appropriate. The spark to restarting stamp collecting may be the discovery of your childhood stamp collection, inheriting a stamp collection or perhaps you were a reasonably experienced collector who stopped because you started a family and now wish to return in your later years. This discussion was inspired by a course run by the Western Australian Philatelic Council for new collectors/exhibitors. It was originally designed to help new collectors write up their collections. They were writing it up not as an exhibit but more so that they know what they had, and most importantly were able to protect their investment. After all, virtually all of us have boxes of philatelic material that needs sorting, or worse are not able to put our hands on an item that we know we have but simply can’t find. I have two personal examples of this. Firstly, my grandfather was a well-known collector and exhibitor in Western Australia in the 1930s. He was given a large pile of Australian KGV 1d reds to sort through and one of the items he found was a pre-substituted clichÊ with inverted watermark. One of only a few known 52 - Stamp News
I believe, but when sorting his stamps in the 1970s he could not find it again, a sad loss to philately. I once misplaced a rare revenue document (Figure 1, a modern Israeli document with the highest recorded franking of this tax issue from the mid 1980s) that was virtually irreplaceable and I searched high and low for days trying to find it. Eventually I thought to look through all the envelopes that I keep from items received and sure enough it was still in the envelope it had been sent in. I also found two other items still in their envelopes! I now never throw out an envelope or add it to the pile before double checking it. The course for new collectors, mentioned above, had a simple aim, to improve the way collectors
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handled and managed their collections, thus hopefully leaving good quality material for future generations. What happened to this course was that the group had to be split into two groups. One group continued along on the course (to write up their collections), while the second group went back to the very basics of stamp collecting. One collector didn’t know what unhinged meant (some might say it is the collective noun for a group of stamp collectors), and whilst some collectors may snigger at this, we should remember that stamp collectors (as in many hobbies) speak another language. I know from personal experience that most people outside the hobby are not familiar with terms like cover, postal stationery or unhinged nor what postal history entails, let alone thematics, open class or worse still try to tell someone that you collect Israeli Revenues. So where do you start when you want to return to stamp collecting. The APF has a series of brochures that have been written and updated by various Philatelic Development Officers over the years. They provide an excellent overview of many topics,
some of which are quite relevant to returning collectors. They are as follows, and all are available for downloading from the APF website: 1 Why Collect Stamps? 2 Why Join a Stamp Club? 3 I have just inherited a stamp collection - Where do I go from here? 4 I have just rediscovered my old stamp collection –where do I go from here? 5 Where do I get stamps for my collection? 6 Beyond Australia! 7 How can I identify and value my stamps? 8a An introduction to exhibiting – Part 1 8b An introduction to exhibiting – Part 2 9 Thumbnail Descriptions of the Exhibition Classes 10 An introduction to stamp collecting 11 Using the Internet to Widen Your Research Boundaries Brochures 1-7 & 10 are the most relevant to returning collectors and even brochure 1 on “Why Collect Stamps?” may give you ideas beyond what you are currently contemplating. After all - why are you coming back to stamp collecting? You may simply have the collecting bug and remember stamps from your youth. An inheritance may direct you toward collecting the stamps of your country of birth. You may like a particular aspect of stamp collecting such as studying one stamp or set of stamps in great detail. This is the reason that the Australian KGV 1d red stamp is so well studied. It was used over many years, there were many millions printed and in sometimes relatively primitive conditions, particularly during WWI. This led to a stamp with a fascinating array of shades, errors both minor and major, and watermark and paper varieties. Some collectors love the minutia of such stamps and others cannot see the attraction. However, philately is one of those hobbies where you can pursue a passion at a great many levels, and in general be accepted by other collectors. Other collectors find postal history a great attraction because of the challenge of interpreting a cover for its rates, routes and markings. It is also one of those areas where original research is much more likely than say with
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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation research on the 1d red (although new finds are still being made with the 1d reds). As I mentioned in a previous article, worldwide airmail rates and routes from the 1930s to mid 1940s can be tricky and require research particularly during the latter part of WWII. On a personal level, I have made interesting new discoveries in postal stationery and revenues. Revenues are, in particular, ripe for major discoveries with new stamps being found all the time. Figure 2 is a page from an Israeli gunlicense with the top stamp. The 8Lira blue Agra Sherutim (service fee) stamp being unlisted in any catalogue. It is also the latest use of any of these stamps that I have recorded. If you inherited a stamp collection this may influence your choice of collecting interest. Few people collect the whole world these days, largely due to cost, but one member of the Philatelic Society of Canberra does do this. She may not buy world rarities but she is never able to say that she cannot find stamps for her collection. As I was writing this article I read the President’s Column in the August issue of the American Philatelist, the journal of the American Philatelic Society (APS). For those who don’t know, the APS is a national society of stamp collectors in the USA (and abroad, as I am a member) comprising just under 29,000 members. In the column, Mick Zais asked the question - whether there was a collecting gene? I won’t detail all the reasons he stated but I would like to emphasise three of the points he made about why we collect: • The pride of finding and owning beautiful and rare items • The excitement of finding something new or unusual, often referred to as “the thrill of the chase”. • The sense of accomplishment that comes from creating order (organising and mounting a collection) out of chaos (piles of stamps and items acquired from many sources). As these three points emphasise, you can get a
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lot of enjoyment from your hobby, either individually or (preferably) with others. Having decided to return to the hobby, where do you start? Literature I recommend getting hold of some basic literature on stamp collecting, even though many seminal works are now quite old. At this stage I do not mean catalogues, because although these are essential to the hobby, until you know at what level you want to collect, you could easily overspend buying catalogues that may be beyond what you need. (I will discuss this further later in the article). Over the
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years there have been many books written on stamp collecting, from the most basic through to investing in stamps and exhibiting. A lot of the literature was written decades ago 1940s to 1970s, yet despite this some of the better written books can give you a good overview, particularly of the nomenclature used in collecting. Figure 3 illustrates one of these books which is called “Stamp Collecting” and was written by Stanley Phillips and published originally by Stanley Gibbons. The example show is a paperback version from 1968 and earlier versions were larger hardbacks. It is a worthwhile introduction to basic philately. In the 1970s Stanley Gibbons also produced some basic guides to philately. They were titled; “Introducing Postal History” (Figure 4), “Forming a Specialised Stamp Collection” and “Philatelic Exhibiting”. Of these three, my favourite by far was “Forming a Specialised Stamp Collection” which I read a number of times, as it was only
about 32 pages, but inspired me to really start a specialised stamp collection. Another excellent introduction to philatelic nomenclature is the book “Fundamentals of Philately” by L. N. Williams and is still sold by the APS (see www.stamps.org). It is a large book of 862 pages and is currently a reprint of a revised 1990 issue. It may be a little US-centric for Australian collectors but is a book worthy of any philatelic library and explains many of the complex ideas and technicalities of philately. As to where to get books such as these it may still be worthwhile trying your local library, although most such books have probably long left the shelves. A far better source will be one of the stamp clubs in your State, as many have libraries which will include some, or all, of the books mentioned. One other book that is worth seeking out is called “Caring for your Stamp Collection” (Figure 5) and was published in 1994 by the Philatelic Group within Australia Post, and was prepared in conjunction with the Australian Archives. It may be a little tricky to track down but again try one of the larger philatelic libraries. If you intend to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on your hobby this book will assist with the preservation of your collection. There are many old and new books on stamp collecting and the easiest thing to do is to Google stamp collecting and see what is out there. If you intend to collect stamps from before about 1980 then the fundamentals have not changed. However, to collect the more modern material that has been issued over the last 30 years, you may need to seek out more specialised information. eBay is also a reasonable source of books on stamp collecting. You may also want to try one of the specialist philatelic literature dealers, such as Vera Trinder in the UK. This company has been taken over by Prinz Publications UK Ltd and can be found at www.prinzuk. Stamp News - 55
Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation co.uk. Also, try your local Australian dealer, as they often have some books on hand, sometimes sourced from the material they buy and may have just what you are looking for at a low cost. Finding a Mentor I was lucky enough to have several mentors over the years that greatly assisted my stamp collecting. My first was Wim Smits, a Western Australian dealer who worked from home and was on my school bus route. I spent many afternoons after school talking to him at home and he was always willing to give me his time. I greatly appreciated this as we all know time is money. When I was 19 I joined a local stamp club which just happened to have a number of Western Australia’s better philatelists as members. I was keen and more important quite serious about my collections so they were always willing to provide advice. We all make mistakes when we start collecting, but a good mentor/s will help you minimise these errors of judgement. I was fortunate indeed to end up working with fellow columnist Rod Perry, who taught me a lot about both philately and the business side of the hobby. Last but not least I was ended up with Ed Druce as a mentor (he was mentor to many lucky philatelists) and this stroke of luck greatly helped me to achieve the high exhibition awards I have received. Therefore, after reading about the hobby and its intricacies, I seriously suggest you look for a mentor. I don’t mean that you to have anything formal in place but it really pays to find a fellow collector to bounce ideas off, especially when you are starting afresh. Ask around, you may find a friend or work colleague is a fellow collector. Just having someone to talk stamps to is a good start. They can usually give you advice on what and whom to avoid, because although the majority of dealers and fellow collectors are honest, there are crooks out there. Indeed, even if you can’t find anyone, you could try your local stamp dealer. I always advise you to use APTA dealers but that is not 56 - Stamp News
to say that there is anything wrong with the many dealers that are not APTA members. Of course, a dealer is interested in selling you stamps and accessories, but it is their interest to keep you as a long term customer. Thus, they are likely to give you advice and help steer you in the right direction. I have been dealing with two dealers, one in the USA and the other the UK, for nearly forty years, and the key take away from this is that they have gone out of their way to find me material for my collections. Before the Internet it could be a lot harder finding obscure material than it is today. I even have one of the two as a Facebook friend! Of course, the other place you will find a mentor is at your local stamp club. There will be a member who either collects what you do, or at least has knowledge of the area you collect. I appreciate that
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Philatelic Development Officer, APF for some people they are reticent to join a club, or even approach one. And indeed, some clubs are not always welcoming of new members. It is not that they are hostile, but more they get set in their ways and forget to make new members welcome. At the Philatelic Society of Canberra, when a new member turns up, we try hard to make them welcome and find out what they collect, and more importantly, what we can offer to help them. Also, every two years we sign up a number of new members at our biennial stamp exhibitions. We then hold a special new members’ night to introduce them to the society and its benefits. We never keep all the new members but we do keep some and over the last two decades it is surprising how many of them have found their way onto our committees. Joining a Stamp Club There are probably a few hundred thousand stamp collectors in Australia, and the majority of them are not members of a stamp club. While I personally find this frustrating, it is not just stamp collecting that has this problem. Aside from it being the best place to find a mentor, there are many advantages to belonging to a stamp club. So much so I wrote one of the APF brochures about it. What can you gain from joining a club? I urge you to read the APF brochure available on the website but I would like to emphasise a few points from that brochure. Stamp clubs have much to offer new collectors. Apart from mentors and friendly advice, they are an excellent source of material for your collection. Most have circuit books where you can both buy another collectors’ spares, or sell your own. Many also have small auctions where you buy and sell stamps. You may also meet collectors who are happy to help with spare material, usually at a price but I also know many collectors who pass on material that they don’t need or want for free. Literature is also a part of many clubs. Many will have a small library even if it is only a range of world catalogues, and some have significant libraries such as PHILAS, The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, the Philatelic Society of Canberra, the SA Philatelic Council, the WA Philatelic Council and the Queensland Philatelic Council. They are all worth a look, for no
other reason than you will start to see how specialised stamp collecting can get. They don’t just have books but also journal runs for when you start to get quite specialised. There are a number of other reasons outlined in the brochure but my final point is that you will make friends that last a lifetime. It is enjoyable going to a meeting to see friends, talk stamps, look at someone’s collection and often have refreshments. After all talking about stamps to a non-collector usually elicits blank stares or the question, “Do people still collect stamps?”. It is much nicer to talk to someone who understands the hobby and your passion. If you are having trouble finding or contacting your local club then go to the APF website and look under the State tab at the top. This lists the contact pages for the State Councils and the State Council websites will have lists of clubs and contacts, as well as where and when they meet, usually. Next Steps Firstly, if you have read this far and are thinking of coming back to the hobby – welcome. It is a great hobby and I have made many friends all around the world because of it, something that could not have happened easily any other way. Knowledge is everything in this hobby so I suggest the following: • Buy some basic books on stamp collecting and start reading; • Find a mentor or friend or dealer to bounce ideas off; • Get a basic catalogue for the area you are interested in; • Join a stamp club; and • Don’t rush in financially. This last point is important. This is a hobby where you can spend very little or millions, but it is very important to know what you are doing before spending large sums of money, so never rush in. But most importantly, have fun, collect what you want and in the long run you will get much enjoyment (and usually new friends) from your hobby. If you need any further information about stamp collecting see www.apf.org.au or contact me for information pertaining to this article at Darryl.fuller@ home.netspeed.com.au. Stamp News - 57
Market Matters NZ ceases “Health” Stamps.
New Zealand post have just announced that the very familiar NZ “Health” stamps, which have been issued annually in New Zealand since 1929, will now cease - ending an 88 year tradition for this popular series. In 1929 New Zealand Post worked with Children’s Health Camps - now called Stand Children’s Services (“STAND”) - to create an annual stamp issue, to help New Zealand’s most at risk children with the funds raised, via the surcharge visible on each stamp.
All time Classic NZ Health set. The members of the public and collectors who purchased the stamps, in effect donated the surcharge to the “Health” cause. The iconic New Zealand “Smiling Boys” stamp pair issue from 1931 shown nearby, as can be seen, raised 2d to the cause (1d each stamp) and were only valid for 3d of postage value. Near half was donated. Each issue had a different theme, with the aim to educate New Zealand children and their families about good health. The donation from the sale of each stamp provided important funding for the Children’s Health Camps across New Zealand. In later years sets of stamps AND Miniature Sheets were issued, for each year since 1957 - so 60 years of Mini Sheets exist.
Very last Health issue off sale soon. 58 - Stamp News
“Not financially viable.”
In recent times, NZ let-
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NZ 40¢ “Teddy Bear” normal and coil. ter mail volumes have been in decline, and this has of course been reflected in the number of Children’s “Health” stamps sold. Unfortunately, this has led
to it no longer being financially viable for New Zealand Post to administer this stamp issue each year, they advised this month. Not sure why - the “Health” surcharge was only 10¢ on the current $2 health stamp as can be seen nearby, versus near HALF of the purchase cost of the 1931 set shown above, so the monies raised one imagines were not breaking NZ Post - or the public who bought them?? So these Health issues survived each year right through the Great Depression, and even right through World War 2 they did not miss a beat, and a set was issued every year. Sad to see them go, and at least a “complete” col-
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Handle these with Extreme Care! lection can now be formed with some certainty. Try getting them all on FDC - THAT is a tough ask! As a result, this annual stamp issue will be no longer. However New Zealand Post claims they will continue to support the great work that STAND does, by other means. I hope so. September 7, 2016 was the date of issue for the 2016 set, and that issue is still on sale in NZ until 6 September 2017. I imagine many “Last Day Covers” will be done?
The NZ 1996 “Teddy Bear” Healths.
The most notorious issue of these NZ Health stamps was in 1996. The 40¢ value was about to go on sale when the Road Safety “powers that be” noticed the baby in the back seat was facing forward. Shown clearly, as the Teddy Bear toy had a belt across the left shoulder, proving both it and the baby were fac60 - Stamp News
ing forward. In this PC world, that is not OK it appears, and I gather the NZ law even back in 1996 stated babies in these pods or capsules must face backwards in the car, so they do not get flung forward in an accident. The stamp issue depicting “Road Safety” was not doing a great job here! So all hell broke loose in PO Headquarters. The offending design was amended at the last moment, and the original large printing supposedly destroyed. The final issued design having no Teddy Bear, and no seat belt, it was not apparent if the restrained child was facing in the “illegal” direction. Kept everyone happy. The amended design stamps were issued on June 5, 1996. It soon became apparent, due to an alert stamp collector, that at least some of the original
Glen Stephens “Teddy Bear” stamps had not been destroyed. A few commercial covers were sighted, one of which was a FDC. The hunt was on! Further investigations showed that a financial institution, The Auckland Savings Bank, had purchased most of the error stamps, and used them on normal business mail. A part sheet was sold broken down somewhat, and the $60,000 proceeds donated by the Bank to charity. A daily newspaper clipping of the time is nearby, re that auction. The error stamps were sold from only two NZ Post Offices that did not bother to read their “DO NOT SELL THESE STAMPS” Memos - Royal Oak PO in Auckland, and Te Ngae PO of all places - near Rotorua. The only stamps sold, and only in a few 100 total, were 40¢ sheet and coil stamps never the Miniature Sheets for some reason.
Rapid Global publicity.
I wrote extensively about these “Teddy Bear” issues at the time, and several of my stories were on page 1 of the mass selling “Linn’s Stamp News” in the USA. This link shows some of my 20 year old reports - tinyurl.com/TeddyStamp A Linn’s reader in the USA read one, and bid for 2 singles, paying $A2,640 and $A2,210 in the sale below. Stanley Gibbons Auctions in Australia offered three lots of these stamps in their Sydney auction on February 25, 1997. These lots were a corner block of 6, and two single stamps. The corner block of 6 sold to a telephone bidder in Japan for $A10,450. No Miniature Sheets were ever sold by NZ Post, to anyone, at any time. The Linn’s reader had no idea these errors even existed until that article he told Linn’s staff, so it does prove that stamp magazines articles DO sometimes get read! The self-adhesive 40¢ single is known to be many times scarcer than the regular gum version, so him paying 20% more for it was a good buy, but I think he bought right at the top of the market. The New Zealand Post Office was NOT amused when Dutch dealers and individuals started offering the “Teddy Bear” Miniature sheets to dealers here
- mainly because the sheet had never ever been on sale in NZ! I refused to handle them, as it appeared they were stolen property, and NZ Post was breathing fire and brimstone that legal action would ensue, if anyone offered them. I am most surprised to see that the Auckland City Stamp Catalogue offers these sheets in their latest 2017 catalogue. None were sold by the Post Office, and their legal status would be “very dark grey” at best I’d suggest, even today. Stanley Gibbons quite correctly does not list or price these Dutch printed unissued sheets. From what I have been offered over 2 decades, MANY exist. The Error 40¢, and the Miniature Sheets were printed in the Netherlands by Enschedé in Haarlem. The Miniature Sheets exist both normal, and with “CAPEX 96” wording on them. It seems clear that staffers at Enschedé got their hands on these sheets despite NZPO never “issuing” them. I do know the brass at NZPO were furious with this breach, and as far as I know Enschedé has never printed another stamp issue for NZ.
Unusual Tibet for auction.
Many readers have very tightly focused collecting areas, and find even they are perfectly challenging enough. Imagine taking on something like early TIBET stamps? Especially when you do not read any of the languages involved! Now THAT is a serious challenge. Swedish collector Bo Olsson from Goteborg, did just that. Bo started to collect Tibet stamps and postal history in 1956, over 60 years ago. He was a schoolboy back then, and had been fascinated by his teacher’s stories at school about the mysterious and mountainous country of Tibet. A Gibbons “Simplified” catalogue was a Christmas gift to Bo in 1956. He contacted Stanley Gibbons to send him a selection of approvals. Their stock of Tibet was very limited, and he was sent just a few stamps. Needless to say, he bought them all, and that was his start of a lifelong relationship with Tibet stamps. The XIIIth Dalai Lama sent ornate covers to high
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Market Matters ranking dignitaries each New Year. Enclosed in this 1925 one was a large white handmade silk scarf with woven lucky signs, and also a small envelope filled with gold dust. This cover or satchel is stamped with a pair of ⅓ TR Blue stamps. Not sure if the gold dust is still part of the lot! Bo’s major interest was to study the different early Tibet printings and colour shades, to learn all he could about them. His checklist completed Arnold Waterfall’s Handbook list. Only a few “impossible” printings are missing in his collection, such as the super-rare PastelPink (Bluish Pink) printings of 1TR of 1912, and 8TR of 1925 Silk Scarf from Dalai Lama. 1914.
The benchmark TIBET Auction.
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This world leading collection is for sale at David Feldman Switzerland in early December. The catalogue will essentially be a handbook on classic Tibetan philately. tinyurl.com/TibetColl has many more details on the gem material being offered then - well worth having a look. Start a “new” country perhaps? Tibet does always seem shrouded in mystery. I started looking at ways to visit it next year. I can get flights to Bangkok, Beijing, then Chengdu where Lhasa flights are from. Never heard of Chengdu? - neither had I. Population is a mere 15 Million! Tibet visas are a hassle, but will be an interesting trip I think. We liked Mongolia last year, and the Gobi Desert. One Tibet related “issue” I’ve always really liked, is not a postage stamp at all, but the 1924 Mt. Everest “Cinderella” that one sees
Glen Stephens were used. One at the “17,000 feet Base Camp” as you can see nearby.
1924 Mount Everest Expedition.
Unique Mt. Everest multiple on cover. on postcards, and less so on letters. Getting up near 100 years old, they are generally not expensive for single use copies. A number of different cancels
tinyurl.com/Tibet1924 has numerous examples of this “stamp” shown and discussed - many on cover, and some fascinating background to the entire 1924 Mount Everest Expedition. A great sideline collection for someone to get into! Not madly expensive really for an issue near 100 years old. Shown nearby is a rather eye-catching genuine early cover, sent from the Base Camp of the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition, to Major Bailey in Gyantse Tibet, via Phari. Sent with a runner to British PO in Pharijong. British postage postmarked in Pharijong. Arrival postmark from Gyantse, Tibet. This block 6 on cover is unique, from the Bo Olsson collection. Even the TIBET cancel on this cover, is the rarest of those found. Olsson is the main person to expertise this Tibet area, and it carries his Certificate that a block 6 is the unique largest franking on any cover or piece. Estimates on much of this material will be tough to arrive at. What price does one put on a handmade silk scarf gift from a Dalai Lama nearly a century back, in the large ornate envelope it was contained in? So prices might be rather modest, or
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Modern GB stamps on the move. “go through the roof” - welcome to the world of real auctions.
New SG “Concise” Catalogue.
The new Gibbons 2017 “Concise” catalogue of Great Britain postage stamps has just been released in the UK, and all main dealers globally will have stock. If you collect or stock GB stamps, you MUST get a copy, or you will be way behind the market on current stamp prices and listings. Hugh Jefferies and his co-editors of this huge full colour opus, on low glare BriteWhite paper should be very proud, as it is now nearly 550 pages thick, and weighs in at a very impressive 1.1 Kilos. It really is becoming a “one stop” volume for all UK stamp related areas, falling little short of other very specialised material. This catalogue features a semi-specialised listing of all GB postage stamps, giving more detailed information than the “Collect British Stamps” but less than the rather infrequent Great Britain Specialised catalogues - and 99% of collectors will be quite happy with it for that coverage. 64 - Stamp News
Includes all definitives, commemoratives, regionals, Postage Dues, officials, postal fiscals, post office label sheets (Smilers), First Day Covers, Booklets, PO packs, PHQ cards etc. Prices are given for both hinged and unmounted mint from 1887- 1935, and on cover prices up to 1910. The LATTER should certainly be expanded to 1953 at least. For the more advanced collector, there are details of cylinder varieties, errors (missing colours, missing embossing, imperforates, phosphor omitted varieties etc), all known inverted and sideways watermarks, “Specimen” overprints, popular plate varieties and re-entries, Telegraph stamps, layout of decimal booklets etc. Australian RRP is very similar to the UK retail of £38, so the local price of $A85 is most attractive, being near same as in England - most especially as they are heavy to ship here being well over 1 kilo packed up. I’ve pre-sold many so far locally on a $10 flat freight globally deal.
Perfect size to work from.
The new David Bowie cover “Concise” will stay
Glen Stephens GB FDC’s which were up nicely over last edition - not bad, as I was working with a box of them! Much of the increased Market activity in the past 12 months seems to have been around more recent issues, with prices for security Machins, booklet commemoratives and “Post & Go” stamps continuing to rise. There are even substantial increases to be found among the ‘Post Office Label Sheets’ (“Smilers”) some of which are clearly very scarce. The ongoing global interest in Machin heads stamp issues is also creating demand for the earlier ‘X’ and ‘Y’ series, and while most of these are still quite plentiful, some are becoming surprisingly hard to find, and prices in the “Concise” are continually moving up to reflect this reality. Increases are not only found among stamps of the present Queen Elizabeth reign of course. The Queen Victoria “Penny Reds” are clearly very popular at the moment, with increases among both the 1841 imperforate stamps, and the ever popular 1864-1879 Plate numbers.
“Concise” near 550 pages thick. open on your desk, without the need to balance something on one side. This makes it much easier to use, and the spine is likely to stay intact for a great deal longer. I always find it a perfect physical size for looking things up adjacent to an album. This new 2017 “Concise” catalogue of course lists and prices all FDCs and PO packs, and PHQ cards, and all watermark and missing colour variations where recorded, and that is a huge plus for collectors and dealers. I was looking up some modern
New additions in GB “Concise”.
Previously unknown items added this Edition include the 3½p UPU stamp of 1974 with the bright mauve ‘Southampton Packet Letter’, postmark completely omitted, the imperforate 2003 “Wildings” miniature sheet, of which only a single example has been reported, and the fully imperforate 6d pre-decimal Machin. Known stamps which have been added this time include two of the most prominent varieties from the Queen Victoria “Jubilee” and Edward VII sets, the ‘Deformed Leaf’ on the 1½d, and the ‘DeStamp News - 65
Market Matters formed Value Tablet’ on the Edward VII 2d, affecting both the De La Rue and Somerset House printings. Among more modern issues, there is a missing phosphor variety on the 63p “Water and Coast” Millennium stamp of March 2000, depicting the Portsmouth Harbour Project, and the Wales 5½p from cylinder 2, with displaced emblem and value is now included in the “Concise” for the first time. The ever popular 1840 Mulready envelopes and letter sheets are now listed sporting conventional catalogue numbers for the first time, and the opportunity has been taken to also add the “SPECIMEN” overprints found on them (each £7,000+), and the many examples of these with advertisements printed on the inside.
High flyers often up too.
Some already high priced earlier stamps go up again. Mark my words - you will see this same pattern occur for several years to come in SG catalogues for better early GB. The lesson? Buy the stamps you need These will NEVER get cheaper! NOW in this better grade of material. The common $5 type items will likely still be $5 in 10 years’ time. Maybe less. other dealers report the same experience with top The $500 item might however become $1,000, shelf material. With the weak $A in recent times, and the $5,000 stamp might be $15,000. Or far most of what I list goes to the USA or Europe both more, in some instances I can think of. And the of whom have strong currencies lately, and Eurosame money in the bank will likely to have gone peans and Canadians and Kiwis dodge the 20% or up somewhat less than 10% or so in 5 years after so import tax too. tax, the way low interest rate are globally right Hugh Jefferies and the team there do a wondernow. ful job. Having a very steady, savvy, and expeAnd if left in the stock-market, or traditional rienced hand at the tiller for such important refunds, it may well have DECREASED, as we sources, is a stabilising and secure outcome, and do can all see from some recent annual returns! As not EVER underestimate the value of that, for an an example of how easy the pricier material is to ordered stamp market - Globally. sell, I have set up a “Rarity” page offering choice Collectors and the trade are often very short single items and covers, priced mainly around the sighted - catalogue sales help keep this hobby $A1,000 mark. No buyer fees - just fair NETT balanced. If they do not sell well, publishers are prices. minded to cease publishing them altogether. They Shameless plug, but many items sell in a day or are businesses, not charities. When did YOU last so of listing them - tinyurl.com/StampRare - and 66 - Stamp News
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Long Live The £5 Queen! buy one?! The often clueless pair that were running Gibbons in recent years have gone out the door thank goodness. After losing it countless MILLIONS on hare brained “Internet” total flop follies, that I predicted in writing some years back would founder horribly. As well as absurd acquisitions that did not fit in any way, and wiser heads are back at the helm - thank goodness.
What to include - or not?
An Editor’s job is not as simple as many feel. The following is part of the Preface of this new work. The reworked £5 Queen illustrated nearby is quite superb, and agree it would be a folly not to have included it. I wish dealers mailing me packets from UK would buy up and use these, and not the
worthless £1, £3 and £5 small Machins. “For a start, there are decisions to be made. The recent 65th Anniversary of The Queens Reign stamp is a case in point. This certainly very attractive stamp is available only by mail order from the Philatelic Bureau at Tallents House, and from just 27 post offices in the entire United Kingdom. “The criteria for listing state that a stamp “must be issued by a legitimate authority, valid for proper postal use, and be available at face value in reasonable quantities, without any artificial restrictions being imposed on its distribution.” “A good case can be made that a stamp not available more widely that at 27 post offices has had an ‘artificial restriction imposed on its distribution’ and does not therefore, meet the listing criteria for the catalogue. “We have some sympathy with this view, but where listing decisions are involved it is always necessary to consider precedent. The 1924 and 1925 Wembley Exhibition stamps were only available at post offices within the exhibition, or by mail order. “The pre-decimal Machin multi-value coil was only available from a handful of machines, and the 1984 “Royal Mail Postage Labels” - Framas to us - were similarly restricted. Slightly different, perhaps, but the 1948 Channel Islands Liberation pair could only be purchased at eight post offices in the UK. “On balance therefore, and bearing in mind that the vast majority of collectors would expect the new £5 to be listed, we found the decision an easy one. The Editors.” Glen Stephens has written monthly ‘Stamp Tipster’ Columns for over 30 years - globally. A vast library of his past articles and photos are found at – www.glenstephens.com/column.html
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philatelic clubs & societies new south wales Armidale Circle RSPC: Mtg 2nd Wed Australian Cmwlth Collectors Club of NSW: Mtg 3rd Mon 7.45pm, 1st flr. Philas House, 17 Brisbane St, Darlinghurst, Sydney 2001. Ph 02 9267 8301; Fax: 02 9264 4741. GPO Box 1971, Sydney NSW 2000 Ph: 02 9264 8301 Aust. States Study Circle: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Bathurst Stamp Coin and Collectables Club: Mtg 1st Mon 7.30pm, Old Eglinton fire shed, Park St, Elington PO Box 151, Bathurst NSW 2795 Bega Phil. & Numismatic Society: Mtg 3rd Friday 8.00pm. Mthly Newsletter. PO Box 370, Bega NSW Blue Mountains Stamp Club: Mtg 4th Friday (ex Dec) 8.00pm Katoomba Public School; PO Box 76, Blackheath Boambee East PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan) 6pm Boambee East Comm. Centre, Bruce King Dr. Ph: 02 66581385 Campbelltown District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan - 4th Wed); @ Catholic Hall Acacia St, Ruse. Inquiries: mystampclub@yahoo.com.au; PO Box 478, Campbelltown 2560 Castle Hill SC Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm, Hills District Bowling Club, Jenner Street, Baulkham Hills; PO Box 151 Castle Hill NSW 1765 China Study Group of PSNSW: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Cinderella SC: Mtg 2nd Friday, even months; Produces “Cinderellas Australia” and monographs; PO Box 889, Chatswood, NSW 2057 Coffs Harbour SC: Mtg 2nd Wed Earlwood and District SC:Mtg 1st Wed Grafton SC: Mtg 2nd Wed (ex. Dec) Grafton Stampers & Everything Philatelic: Mtg 1st Sun 2pm (ex School Hols). Grafton Baptist Church Hall, Cnr Queen & Oliver Sts. Ph 02 6642 1363. email gbchurch@bigpond.com. Great Lakes SC: Mtg1st Sat 9.30am , Workshop & Market 1st Sat 9-12, Great Lakes Campus Annexe, Taree St, Tuncurry Enq: Ph 02 6554 9776 Gosford PS: Afternoon Mtg 1st Mon; Evening Mtg 2nd Thurs Hawkesbury Valley PS (Richmond Stamp Club): Mtg 2nd Thurs (ex Jan) PO Box 28 Richmond 2753 Illawarra PS: Mtg 3rd Thursday (ex. Jan) Wollongong Master Build. Club Ltd, Oasis Room, 7.30pm. All welcome. Tel. (02) 42252011. Kempsey RSL PS: Mtg 2nd Wed Lake Macquarie Stamp Club:: Mtg 2nd Sat 9am; Combined Pensioners & Community Care Services 130 Josephson St, Swansea. Enq: 02 4392 5211 Lord Howe Island Postal History Society: Mtg by arrangement. Contact Pres: Dr William Mayo, 02 9918 6825 Lower Clarence PS: Mtg 4th Tues Macquarie Valley PS: Mtg 2nd Tues Maitland SC: Mtg 2nd Mon ex Jan. ‘Show & Tell’ every mtg E. Maitland Bowling Club, Bank St. Pres. Mark Saxby; Sec. David Carratt; Ph: 02 4932 4045 Email: carrotspatch@tpg.com.au Manly-Warringah Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Tues, cnr. Pittwater Rd & Federal Pde, Brookvale. Sec. Graeme Morriss Ph: 02 9905 3255 email: stampsmw@bizland.com.au Milton-Ulladulla SC: Meeting 1pm on 4th Monday of each month (ex Dec.) Milton Ulladulla Bowling Club, St. Vincent Street, Ulladulla Sec. POBox 670, Ulladulla, NSW 2539 Tel. Barbara Smith 0244555214 Morisset Uniting Church SC: Mtg 4th Sat 10am (ex Dec) Enq: 4977 2525 (Jenny) Mudgee Coin Note & Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sunday Ph 02 63735324 Nambucca River PS: Mtg 1st Sunday Newcastle PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs, 7.30pm Mayfield Ex-Services Club; 10am 3rd Wed, 48 Mackie Ave, New Lambton, Juniors 11am 3rd Sun, Wallsend Pioneers Hall NSW Postcard Collectors Soc: Mtg 1st Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301
act Canberra, Philatelic Society of: 1st Thursday: General Meeting,3rd Thursday: Afternoon Meeting (IF REQUIRED),3rd Thursday: (Evening) Exchange Night, 2nd Tuesday: Postcard Group, 4th Monday: Machin Collectors Group. All meetings 7:45pm, Griffin Centre, Genge Street, Canberra City Postal Address:PO Box 1840,Canberra ACT 2601,Email:psc@netspeed.com.au www.canberrastamps.org
western australia The Airmail Circle of WA: Mtg 5th Monday “Wellington Fair” Unit 18, 40 Lord St. East Perth Tel: 08 9294 3356 Armadale-Kelmscott PS: Mtg 4th Tues; Ph: 08 9397 6525 email: fit.kanga@bigpond.com Bridgetown-Manjimup SC: Mtg 1st Thurs 4.30pm Bridgetown Library Ph 08 9761 4638 or 08 9761 2005 Busselton SC: Mtg 1st Mon, 5pm 7th Day Adv. Church, Alpha St; Ph: 08 9752 4449, 0400 646 282 email witches1@westnet.com.au Canning SC: Mtg 1st Wed; Ph: 08 9457 7565 Daytime SC: Mtg 1st Thurs; 08 9341 3576 Denmark SC: Mtg 1st Weds Lions Lair Rivermouth Inlet Drive, Denmark. Tel: 08 9848 3325 email: fishneil@westnet.com.au Eastern Goldfields: Mtg 3rd Thurs ; Ph: 0412 156 351 Eaton SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7pm Ph. 08 9795 7744, email: scrapbit@tpg.com Fremantle and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed, 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, J3A Bldg. Castlereash St. New PO Box: 292 Kingswood 2747. Ph: 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 PS: 2nd Sat. even months 9.30-2.30 North Rocks Community Church132 North Rocks Road North Rocks 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: 3rd Tues. 7.30pm Leagues Club 99 Anderson St. Cairns. Ph 07 4055 1302 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
Sept 2 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair,
Sept 3 - (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.
Sept 2 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor,
Sept 17 - (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:
Sept 2 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am
0418 322 315.
- 4pm, Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, Katoom- Sept 24 - (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phonecard ba. Ph. 0417 802 754
Fair, Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. 9am-
Sept 2 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin
3pm.
queensland
Collectors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Sept 17 - (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 Sept 11 - (2nd Mon) - Gold Coast PS Sale, Rm 1,
Sept 24 - (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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In 2017 we are making these new subscription offers to make your subscription even more affordable: For each 12 months of your new subscription you may choose 1 of the following: 1) 2 recent Australia PNC covers, our choice retail value $45‌or ask for a list of those available. 2) Approx 1250 Australian Stamps, unsorted, off paper, retail value $30 3) 110mm Illuminated Magnifier on stand, RRP $35 4) Approx 1250 World Stamps, unsorted off paper, retail value $30 5) 30 Eureka stocksheets, made in Australia on a Hagner machine, our choice of strip sizes, retail value $37.50 6) Australian Comprehensive Catalogue, 3 volumes complete, latest edition, RRP $99 7) A mixed selection of Prinz black or clear mounts (state which) retail value $45 8) A pair of European Made stainless steel 150mm pointed tweezers, in safety wallet, plus a perforation gauge RRP $20.00 9) Approx 1250 British Commonwealth stamps unsorted off paper, retail value $30 10) 500 Different Australian stamps, retail value $25 For a lifetime subscription you will receive all 10 gifts. In the event of your chosen gifts being unavailable, we reserve the right to substitute. Please circle the gifts required and return with your completed subscription form on the facing page together with and payment to: Stamp News Subscriptions, PO Box 1290, Upwey Vic. 3158 Australia. Email and telephone subscriptions always welcome. 80 - Stamp News
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