August 2019 Quartet A selection of collecting suggestions for adventurous collectors, or to accelerate the scope of an existing collection of the relevant subject. Contact me if you have a particular interest in Australian cover/stationery fields. For individual item offerings, refer to website (www.rap.com.au) and eBay listings (search rap_com_au).
1904: Queensland 29 Annual Show souvenir cover to Tattersalls Hobart
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I’ve previously mentioned in this column and elsewhere that a great sideline collection would be covers to and/or from notable people and/or places. The concept is simple enough: find a cover or perhaps postcard and seek to find a photo of the sender, addressee, or place from which the article emanated, or to which it was delivered. Such a collecting discipline is usually available competitively to Exhibitors, under such classifications as Postal History: Historical, Social and Special Studies, for example, in the upcoming Canberra Stampshow 2020. By way of example, I’ve chosen to feature one of my collections in this genre: items associated with Sir Daniel Cooper (1821-1902). Yes, Cooper was born and died in England, but from 1843 spent a great deal of his life in Sydney. For a time, he was an elected member of the Legislative Council (1849-51 and 1855-56), and in 1856 was elected Speaker in the first NSW Legislative Assembly. Those were amongst other notable
Figure 1. Sir Daniel Cooper, by Edmund Thomas, 1879
public positions including, whilst in England, acting as Agent-General for NSW on numerous occasions. Figure 1 is my choice of several depictions of the subject available online. Initially, we’ll consider Cooper’s philatelic connection, and my contention that he was, indeed, Australia’s first distinguished Philatelist. Cooper (“Sir” from 1857) was a founder, and first president (1869–78) of the
Figures 3/a. 1848 entire letter signed Daniel Cooper 6 - Stamp News
iel Cooper Lectures, sponsored by the Royal Philatelic Society, are in his honour. Perhaps as a consequence of Sir Daniel’s elevation to President of the Philatelic Society of London in 1869, the NSW Colonial P.O. presented him the following year with Figure 2. This amazing block of 15 of NSW 1852 Laureate 3d is actually an extract of what originally was cut from a part-sheet of 38 units. The block is endorsed “Five of these stamps given this day to Sir Daniel Cooper as requested-7 Oct. 70”; further displaying “Storekeeper’s Dept.” and “Stamp Office” circular handstamps at left. Subsequent to the sale of the Cooper collection to Ferrary, the block (or part thereof) passed to Hind, Caspary, Lilly, Thomasini, Boker, Forster Figure 2. Handy to have friends in High places in the 19th century (“Manwood”), Frankenstein. I was seated Philatelic Society of London, the predecessor in the auction room, of today’s Royal Philatelic Society London. His at Harmers of London, in 1981, when Dale Australian postage stamps, sold to Judge FredForster bought the block at the John R Boker erick Philbrick in 1878, for £3,000 (the first Jr sale. Dale and I had months earlier agreed four-figure price for a collection), became part of that we could not possibly compete against one the legendary Ferrary collection. The Sir DanStamp News - 7
Figures 4/a. Henrietta Villa 1820*
*By Richard Read Jnr (Villa scene), Frederick Garling (attributed) (Dome Room), Collections of the State Library of NSW 8 - Stamp News
Figure 5. Map of the Point Piper Estate
another at the Boker sale. That agreement meant I had to buy Dale’s Victoria collection, and subsequently he and I would not compete against one another for Victoria, and NSW.
My thanks to Geoff Kellow, for his encyclopaedic knowledge, and Allan Levy (for his mastery of IT), for this image. Figure 3 is the item which launched my interest in the subject of this article. The wonder that is the Internet can transform seemingly ordinary items in to sources of profound joy. That is the message which this article seeks to promote. This 1848 entire letter, addressed and signed by Daniel Cooper when in London, is to James Cooper in Sydney. Apparently no relative, for Daniel addresses the recipient as “Dear Friend”; the gist of the contents relates to the forming of D. Cooper & Co, which was to earn Daniel Cooper his initial fortune. His signature within appears as Figure 3a. The cover bears the double-oval of Marshall & Edridge, Shipowners, London, and Sydney arrival datestamp. So much for Sir Daniel Cooper’s philatelic connection; time now for some of his exploits, which contribute to the Stamp News - 9
Figures 6/a. The original and later Woollahra House
concept of this Social History introduction. Daniel Cooper’s uncle, also Daniel, bought the Point Piper Estate in Sydney in 1827, upon which the celebrated Henrietta Villa (Figure 4) once stood. Following his uncle’s death in 1853, the younger Daniel Cooper inherited his Estate, which increased his fortune significantly. Figure 4a, the Dome Room 1835-50, provides an indication of the grand style to which wealthy Sydneysiders had become accustomed by the 1830s. Today’s Sydneysiders can but drool over the Estate (1130 acres!) that Daniel Cooper once presided over. In 1856 Cooper began a great 10 - Stamp News
mansion called Woollahra House on Point Piper, on the site of Captain Piper’s Henrietta Villa. The house was to cost over £50,000 (see Figure 6 which follows – original house in foreground). Daniel Cooper was knighted by patent on 18 July 1857, created baronet of Woollahra in 1863, and appointed K.C.M.G. in 1880 and G.C.M.G. in 1888. A second Woollahra House (Figure 6a) was completed in 1883, by Sir Daniel’s son, William. Some subdivision of the Point also began around that time. The house was suggested as a replacement for Government House around 1901 (then occupied by the new Governor-Gen-
eral), but the government did not take up the offer and the estate was progressively sold off, and sadly the house demolished in 1929. The Thrill of the Chase is alive and well when seeking ephemera related to collecting this concept. A Sydney Art Auction recently had several lots of documents relating to Sir Daniel Cooper, some dating from the 1840s. Figure 7 is from that hoard, an 1883 Deed of Covenant between Sir Daniel Cooper (and Thomas Figure 7. Deed of Covenant naming son Buckland) to Daniel Cooper Jnr. rewarding. I hope others will see the merit in So concludes this brief introduction forming a sideline collection of this type! to a collecting discipline which I’ve found most Stamp News - 11
STAMPS TELL ABOUT FRENCH INDOCHINA During the first part of the 20th century numerous European colonies in Africa, Asia, America and the Pacific area released long definitive stamp sets featuring local designs. Today many collectors attempt to complete these long sets which frequently include more than 20 values. This can sometimes be quite a challenge when different denominations were released over a period of many years. For today’s collectors these sets not only serve as a link to times long gone but they also tell us about the history of the early 20th century. For this article I have selected a set of 24 different values issued by French Indochina in 1927. The set has six different designs which reflect the various countries which made up the French colony. In 1888 France began uniting its different colonies and protectorates in South East Asia into a single
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unit starting with Cochinchine, Annam, Tonkin and Cambodia. Laos was added in 1893 and the KouangTchéou area in South China in 1900. At this point it might be a good idea to explain some of the above country names: North Vietnam was called Tonkin, the central part of the country was Annam and the south was known as Cochinchine. The first postage stamps for French Indochina were issued in 1889. Previously stamps had been released for Cochinchine and Annam & Tonkin. At first a hyphen had been inserted between INDO and CHINE but when the 1927 set was released the name of the country was INDOCHINE with no hyphen. The first issues had denominations in French currency (1 franc = 100 centimes). However, in 1918 a new currency was introduced in French Indochina. The piaster was divided into 100 cents.
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Christer Brunström Looking at the illustrations nearby it is fairly obvious that the printed stamps in no way met the standards that the postal service had hoped for. This could very probably be the reason why the 1927 stamps were replaced by a new definitive set in 1931. The lowest values ranging from 1/10 cents to 5 cents (Fig. 1) feature a farmer ploughing his rice fields using an ox. In the background we notice a Confucian temple. In my view this is the best design in the entire set. Very similar designs have been used by many other postal administrations in South East Asia over the years testifying to the importance of rice growing. The values from 6 to 12 cents (Fig. 2) depict a view of Ha Long Bay in North Vietnam. It certainly is the least successful of the six different designs in the set. In view of the stamp’s tiny size, the designer
should have refrained from cluttering the design with a lot of unnecessary doodles. The 15- and 20-cent stamps show a temple in Ankor Wat (Fig. 3), the ruin city in the jungles of Cambodia. In 1992 it was declared a World Heritage site by the UNESCO. The Ankor temple complex was probably built in the 12th century as a Hindu place of worship. In the 14th and 15th centuries it was changed into a Buddhist temple complex and it seems the site was abandoned already in the 16th century only to be visited by Buddhist monks now and then. In 1860 French traveller Henri Mouhot was able to introduce Ankor Wat to a European audience and the Ankor site apparently created a lot of interest. It is noteworthy that the designers of the set wanted to include at least one design for each country making up French Indochina.
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STAMPS TELL ABOUT FRENCH INDOCHINA A wood carver is shown on the 25- and 30-cent values (Fig. 4). Much of Indochina is covered by huge forests and it thus comes as no surprise that wood carving was and probably still is a popular artistic expression. That Luong is a famous Buddhist temple in Vientiane, the Laotian capital. It is depicted on the 40- and 50-cent stamps (Fig. 5). In its present form That Luong dates back to 1566 and it had a roof of gold. During the Thai invasion in 1828 the temple was destroyed but fortunately excellent plans of this structure remained. Using these plans, the French initiated the rebuilding of the temple in the 1930s. Today this stupa is the most important Buddhist monument in all of Laos. The top values of 1$ and 2$ have a historic design – the founding of the city of Saigon (Fig 6). The choice of colours made it extremely difficult to actually see the denomination on the 1-piaster stamp. The denomination of 1 $ is printed in black on a dark blue background which basically makes it invisible. Hence I choose to depict the 2 $ top value nearby.
As stated above the design is supposed to show the founding of Saigon and in all probability this refers to the French occupation of the city in 1859. However, the city had already existed for centuries long before the arrival of the French. It seems the French wanted to create their own history without paying attention to the real facts. The city was renamed at the end of the Vietnam War. Today Saigon is officially named Ho Chi Minh City in honour of the North Vietnamese leader who led the war of liberation first against the French and then the Americans who supported the régime of South Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City boasts a population of 7.2 million and it is the biggest city in the country. Despite the rather amateurish execution of some of the designs, this set still provides us with interesting insights into the long period of French colonial involvement in South-East Asia. A mint complete set catalogues at slightly more than $100 but can probably be purchased for much less in mounted mint condition.
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Stamps in the News - Globally! Blockchain in Austria
Reported at https://cointelegraph.com Thanks to Stampboards member, Tonga2, for the heads up about this new stamp Austrian Post is breaking new ground by offering a stamp which also exists as a digital asset (crypto collectible) in the Ethereum blockchain platform. The blockchain is a special form of decentralised data storage. For this, data are not stored in a single computer centre but are distributed across many independent computers. A sophisticated mechanism ensures that completed transactions cannot be subsequently manipulated. When purchased, the stamp set comes in two parts. The left part is stylized with a unicorn symbol of Ethereum and functions as a standard stamp that can be used to send mail. The right section contains the credentials used to authenticate the crypto collectible via blockchain. Using the QR code printed on the stamp, the owner can look at the digital version of the crypto stamp in the Ethereum blockchain and then transfer it to other users. As well as being an actual stamp which can be used
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on mail, the stamp can also act as a wallet via a private key with a scratchable surface. The postal service issued 150,000 copies sold at ₏ 6.90 apiece – the Austria Post website indicates they have sold out. Now there are full sets on offer on eBay for up to $US10,000 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that central banks may issue digital currencies in the future, according to a recent report by the IMF. Several central banks in different countries are considering implementing some form of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Uruguay has reportedly launched a CBDC pilot program already, while the
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Bahamas, China, Eastern Caribbean Currency Union, Sweden and Ukraine are “on the verge” of testing their systems. Not long ago the IMF was threatening dire consequences for any country that was planning to issue their own cryptocurrency.
Blockchain in Kenya
Reported at https://impactalpha.com Kenya’s unreliable postal service is hampering retailers and consumers among the country’s 20 million internet users. Kenyan startup, Taz Technologies is stepping in to fill delivery gaps for the majority of Kenyans who are without a postal box with its mobile delivery system. Taz partners with national postal carriers to allow individuals to link their phone numbers to a local or regional postal carrier through its app, called MPost. Effectively their phone number becomes a unique postal address. Customers receive notifications on their phone when they have a delivery and can pick up the letter or package from the post office, or pay a fee to have it delivered to them. MPost uses blockchain to ensure its service’s security and traceability. MPost has been “ratified” by the Universal Postal Union, the UN agency that coordinates global postal systems and policies.
Little boy blue
Reported at www.huffingtonpost.com.au In 1847, a young man in Alexandria, Virginia, wrote to the woman of his dreams. Because their love was forbidden at the time (he was Presbyterian; she was Episcopalian), he wrote a note at the bottom asking her to burn the letter after reading it. But she did not burn the letter. And the stamp he affixed to the envelope was only in use during a brief period in America’s postal history ― which meant it would one day become a sought-after collectors’ item. Now known as the Alexandria Blue Boy, the cover was franked with the only known example of the 1846-47 5¢ black on blue type I postmaster’s provisional stamp from Alexandria, Va. and was recently offered at public auction for the first time since 1967. The Harmers auction fielded a single bid for $1 million, meeting the auction firm’s opening price. An 18 percent commission on the hammer price is assessed on all lots sold in the auction. The United States government began standardizing postage rates and issuing prepaid postage stamps in the 1840s. During that time of transition, postmasters in some American cities issued stamps of their own. Now called “postmasters’ provisionals,” these stamps are highly prized. Postmaster Daniel Bryan, of Alexandria, Virginia, issued provisional stamps during this period. The Alexandria stamps consist of a circle of rosettes with the words “Alexandria Post Office.” The Blue Boy stamp is even rarer because it was printed on blue paper, while the other six surviving versions of the stamp were printed on buff-coloured paper. The tale of how this particular stamp survived has added to its mystique over the years. The letter inside the envelope was reportedly written by then 24-year-old James Wallace Hooff to his 23-year-old second cousin, Jannett Hooff Brown. The letter doesn’t contain grand declarations of love. Instead, Hooff appeared preoccupied with figuring out which members of their family knew about the romance and how to continue keeping it secret. Stamp News - 17
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The letter is signed, “Yours with the greatest affection, W.” And at the bottom, Hooff wrote, “Burn as Usual” ― suggesting there were many more letters traveling between the couple. People took their religion very seriously in antebellum America and there were major doctrinal differences between Presbyterians and Episcopalians. There may have also been class differences that could have influenced parents’ feelings about the couple’s relationship. Despite the opposition the couple faced, Hooff and Brown eventually got married in 1853, and had three children. Their oldest daughter found the letter in a sewing box in 1907. The family kept the letter, but sold the envelope with the Blue Boy stamp to a collector for $3,000. News of the sale went viral for its day, and gave the stamp an immediate place in American philatelic history. The stamp is now one of the “unique touchstones” of American philately ― both because of its rarity and because of this love story.
Chinese greens
Reported at www.xinhuanet.com The first environmental protection postal route along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway was launched this 18 - Stamp News
month, according to the China Post Group Corporation. In recent years, garbage can even be found along the remotest parts of the world including this highway. The Qinghai province has come up with a series of ideas to protect the area. The environmental protection post road passes through 23 mail transfer points, with a single journey of 470 km and an average elevation of 4,500 meters above the sea level. “The post road with the longest distance and highest elevation in the world will not only provide regular mail services but also take on environmental protection tasks such as transferring rubbish and distributing environmental-friendly mail boxes,” a
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spokesman said. The postmen will also take packages of fresh beef and mutton from local herdsmen for delivery. Qinghai-Tibet Highway is one of the important passageways to Tibet. It starts from the city of Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, stretching nearly 2,000 km before reaching Lhasa, capital of Tibet.
US tribute to T Rex
Reported at www.webwire.com New Tyrannosaurus Rex stamps are being issued as Forever stamps in the US next month. Tyrannosaurus rex dominated the tail end of the dinosaur age. A recent surge in discoveries has revolutionized our understanding of the fierce carnivore. Four dynamic designs on a pane of 16 stamps depict the awe-inspiring dinosaur in growth stages from infancy to adulthood. One design illustrates a face-to-face encounter with a T. rex approaching through a forest clearing; another shows the same young adult T. rex with a young Triceratops — both dinosaurs shown in fossil form. The third and fourth stamps depict a newly hatched T. rex covered with downy feathers and a bare-skinned juvenile T. rex chasing a primitive mammal.
“The Nation’s T. rex,” the young adult depicted on two of the stamps, was discovered on federal land in Montana and is one of the most studied and important specimens ever found. Its remains are now exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.
UK tribute to V Regina Reported at www.linns.com
On May 24, Royal Mail celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria by issuing a set of stamps called Queen Victoria Bicentenary. Victoria was born Alexandrina Victoria May 24, 1819, at Kensington Palace in London. In announcing the stamps, Royal Mail said: “We mark two significant bicentenaries in 2019 — the birth of both Queen Victoria and of her husband Prince Albert. Queen Victoria’s reign was the second longest in British royal history and the era saw dramatic social, political and economic change.” The six stamps that chart the life of Victoria are in three se-tenant pairs. The Prince Albert souvenir sheet includes four stamps depicting buildings with a connection to the prince consort. A prestige booklet called “Victoria: A Long and Glorious Reign” contains 10 stamps, as well as images and text. The stamp on the right of the £1.60 pair shows VR as a young princess, age 11. Victoria was 18 when she ascended to the throne on June 20, 1837, upon the death of her uncle King William IV. The coronation was held a year later. Her wedding on Feb. 10, 1840, is featured on the other £1.60 stamp. Like all six stamps in se-tenant pairs, it includes a time line at the bottom with the year represented by the design highlighted. The designs of the stamps in the £1.35 pair are based on paintings from 1859 and 1876, respectively. The 1859 portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter shows the Queen wearing the Robes of State with her left Stamp News - 19
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Belgian tribute to millennials
Reported at https://eshop. bpost.be Thanks to Stampboards member, DJCMH, for the heads up about these snarky new stamps.
hand resting on some papers, next to the Imperial State Crown, and in the distance a view of Westminster.” The 1876 work by Charles Burton Barber shows her in black mourning dress on horseback following the death of Albert in 1861. Her Scottish servant, John Brown, is also pictured. On the right-hand stamp in the non denominated first-class pair, the queen is shown two years later, in 1878, with Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli at Osborne House. The final stamp in chronological order depicts Baron Heinrich von Angeli’s 1890 portrait of the queen. Royal Mail is offering various other products in conjunction with the Queen Victoria Bicentenary stamps, including first-day covers; 11 postcards reproducing the designs of the 10 stamps and the souvenir sheet; and a presentation pack with the six 20 - Stamp News
New stamps from Belgium take a humorous look at some characteristics of millennials: people born between 1980 and 2000. Called the Anatomy of a Millennial, the pane of five non-denominated stamps was issued in June as part of Belgium’s Youth Philately series that began in 1979. The new pane features fictional character, Chrostin created by artist Christina De Witte, herself a millennial who has previously designed only personal stamps. Millennials make up the largest and most diverse generation. They grew up with digital technology, so social media has no secrets for them. Work and private life are deeply intertwined and they want to make a mark on this world. De Witt has summed up her generation in 5 postage stamps: Conscious do-gooder, Passion = work , Contemporary romanticist , No place like home , Native Digital.
Breaking bad in the UK Reported at https://metro.co.uk
An Italian father and son have denied forging 3.6 million first class stamps worth more than £2.2 million. Ivan Gallo, 20, and Ciro Gallo, 46, are accused of carrying out the fraud over five years, according to a Royal Mail prosecutor.
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Margo Campbell Postal Route C-032 stretches through West Baltimore. It was William McRae’s postal route, where he would distribute drugs along his way. Federal officials said McRae delivered more than 100 kilograms of marijuana on his route. According to court documents, investigators spotted McRae passing a package to a customer on his route in January 2018. Ten months later, surveillance was set up on McRae’s postal route, where the feds caught McRae passing two kilograms of pot to the same customer. That’s when he was arrested. McRae could get up to 40 years. His sentencing is July 15. Opinions from those on McCrae’s postal route varied. “He didn’t drop none at my house and I don’t know why,” said a local resident who asked not to be identified. “I mean, c’mon, that’s not right.”
Meanwhile in Texas
Reported at www.nydailynews.com Ciro is also accused of laundering more than £1.3 million in ‘criminal property’, according to court documents. Ivan is alleged to have been the forger of the postal stamps, which were then said to have been used by his father. The pair spoke only to confirm their names, ages and enter not guilty pleas. The stamp-fraud scheme was said to have taken place between July 2013 and November 10 last year. It was heard Ciro has been charged with eight counts of concealing criminal property to his Lloyds Bank account. This began in 2009 up until last year, with individual amounts ranging from £1,200 up to more than £315,000. Ciro and his son Ivan denied all charges against them and have been granted unconditional bail.
Breaking bad in the US
Reported at https://baltimore.cbslocal.com A US postman and his co-conspirator pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana on his mail route.
A postal worker was arrested for exposing himself to a customer in her home earlier this year. Byron Milton, 30, was charged with indecent exposure for the March 7 incident in Pasadena. Milton had been asked to hold packages for Tricia Thomas, 59, for several days while she went on a trip. He showed up at her apartment around 5:30 p.m. while he was off duty, but still wearing his postal uniform, to “check to see if she had made it home safely.” Upon first meeting Milton, Thomas told him she was a massage therapist. When he first entered her home, he asked Thomas to give him a massage. After telling him no and that he would have to make an appointment, Milton asked to use her bathroom. She said yes and he went into the bathroom, but came out several minutes later with his pants down and told Thomas “that his groin was hurting.” Thomas told him he needed to leave which he did eventually. After his arrest, Milton admitted to taking his pants off without Thomas’ permission and said “it was possible” he exposed himself to her “by accident.” Stamp News - 21
Stamps in the News - Globally!
Australia Post does the right thing Reported at www.news.com.au
Australia Post has announced a new initiative to help homeless people get back on their feet. The organisation will now offer a free post office box service to the homeless and disadvantaged following a successful trial which means rough sleepers will benefit from a physical postal address so that important documents can be delivered to a secure place. The service will be available at eight post offices
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across Sydney, and eligible people can apply via a letter of introduction from a recognised agency such as the St Vincent de Paul Society. Eligible customers can apply in store, and those with access to email can also opt into Australia Post’s Mail2Day service, which will notify them when mail is delivered to their PO Box. St Vincent de Paul Society senior operations manager Brett Macklin said the initiative offers people the dignity of a fixed postal address and the opportunity to gain more control over their lives.
Spanish postal service gets a facelift Reported at .dezeen.com
Spanish branding agency Summa has subtly rebranded Correos, the Spanish national postal service, with a simplified logo for the digital age and a new typeface. Summa updated the 350 year-old postal service’s
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logo with a “simple” and “purist” design. The studio also added a flexible “visual system” based on the packaging label, consisting of a modular yellow box, for use in advertising, communications and online. The aim was “to embrace its essence and communicate it in a more contemporary and direct way to its audience”. For the logo, Summa got rid of all superfluous elements, retaining “the two most representative anchors”, namely the yellow background colour and the cornamusa – a sort of trumpet with a curled body. Summa found that, while the Spanish public see Correos as a traditional and “endearing” brand, it is not regarded as innovative. By retaining recognisable elements of the branding, the updated logo is clear and easily readable across digital platforms, an evolving area of the business. In collaboration with Monotype, Summa designed a typeface called Cartero, the Spanish word for postman. With light, regular and bold versions, the fonts have softly rounded edges and gently taper where the curves on certain letters meet straight lines. The redesign is being applied to post boxes, consisting of a modular box in the brand’s signature bright yellow, featuring the service’s logo at the top, with
space for text beneath.
Brazilian postal service being circled Reported at www.tecmundo.com.br
As the Brazilian government conducts studies for the privatization of the Post Office, apparently two companies have already shown interest: Amazon e-commerce giant and China’s Alibaba, which both invest heavily in their own logistics operations. The ecommerce giants would be especially interested in the logistics of national delivery for electronic commerce, since the postal service is present in all the municipalities of the Brazil. It is likely they could join a private Brazilian bank to buy the Post Office. Financial institutions could have interest in the Banco Postal division, offering banking services in existing agencies.
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GB 1840 “Penny Black” 4 Margin - Rare Plate 10 - No Faults - $A495: Clean and fresh. Free of the toning and creasing etc, that often
be-devils this issue. “The World’s First Stamp” Even 2 or 3 margin common plate number real roughies these days can cost you $A150, as many 1000’s are sold to China each year by Gibbons and others, in a large consumer marketing drive, and prices are up. If your initials are “S.D.” - even better! This 1d Black is 100% Guaranteed as the scarcer Plate 10 - accurately plated and verified by the Stampboards experts here - tinyurl.com/Plate10 Confirmed by the well-developed Stage 2 “O-Flaw”, position of corner letter “S”, weak frame line at top NW corner, and slight downward extension of frame line bottom right. SG £800=$A1,600 for normal copies. Clean and fresh 4 margin example, with two black Maltese Cross cancels. Portion of left hand stamp frameline also here, as you can see. Absolutely NO usual faults or repairs, or hinge remains, to hide thins and tears and defects etc - GUARANTEED - and only ~$US350 as I type this: $A495 (Stock 682CK)
Australia 1/4d KGV, 1927 Small Multiple, Perf 14, rare *Deep Turquoise*: One of the real legendary shades from the KGV heads. Many
offered are simply NOT. Even deeper than the Arthur Gray example - lot 307 (with Drury Cert), which being MINT should be far darker! From the quite massive THREE Generation “Townsville North Queensland Hoard” collection we flew back with - in 8 huge removalist cartons - tinyurl. com/TownsV None of these stamps has EVER been on the stamp market before, in the past Century or so. You will be the FIRST collector to own it since! ACSC 129c, $2,750. Good perfs and centring for these, (perfs at base all fine - cancel ink on a few), and neat dated MACKAY 1928 Queensland cds. This Small Multi, perf 14 is a scarce stamp in the NORMAL shade - cat $150 used cheapest shade. ACSC tells us there was only ONE quite small printing of this short lived watermark issue in May 1927, which was replaced within a year with the 12½ x 13½ perf version. And ACSC also tells us that most of these SG 93s were used on Telegrams, and destroyed internally by PO. Unlike the Single Wmk 1/4d which was printed in a huge range of shades over 7 years in vast numbers, the usual shade of these is VERY consistent, and is of course far lighter than this - check your own used copy! Used copies fade fast in water, so even more strikingly in used - this MINT copy (clearly same colour) sold for $3,960 in a July 2019 Auction, WAY above est - with NO cert - tinyurl.com/DeepTurq $A995 (Stock 482LA)
Roo 1917 Deep Aniline Pink, with Inverted Watermark *MUH*. Cat $18,000 for just $A7,000 - *save $11,000!* : A super RARE Roo of the highest order. The scarce Third Watermark in INVERTED WATERMARK. A tiny printing of just a few sheets were done in WWI by Harrison, and even USED copies sell for many $1000s. This one is flat bright *MUH* with 105% guaranteed by me ORIGINAL GUM MUH - near unheard of on ANY high value Roo, from over a century back. ACSC 48a cat $18,000 as MUH. Have NEVER seen one ever offered before in MUH. Arthur Gray’s HINGED copy, with “fluffy” perfs, sold for $A4,875, 12 years back - when the ACSC cat figure was 50% lower! ACSC notes MUH is 4 times hinged on this 10/-. The gorgeous Grey and Deep Aniline Pink shade, that this error is only found on, being an early Harrison print. It really GLOWS - a great stamp for the discerning collector, who has a fine eye for QUALITY! Excellent perfs and centering for ANY Harrison 10/-. Which due to WWI equipment shortages of perforating heads that came from GERMANY, were replaced many months after they should have been, hence the blunted pins, giving raggy perfs - this one is as good as you will see. Bought VERY well, so out it goes at $11,000 UNDER Cat! $A7,000 (Stock 394KA) 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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Postal Stationery Welcome to the postal stationery column for August 2019. This month’s column looks at Belgium postcards with private advertising known as Publibel Cards, the ‘Flightless Birds’ stamped postcards issued by Australia Post and an aerogramme which sold at auction for $26,000 excluding the buyer’s commission. Belgium Publibel Cards Figure 1 50c Heraldic Lion Publibel Postcard with Advertisement for Oxade OrOne of the unusual angeade features of Belgian stationery is the cover the full gambit of Belgian life, advertising tremendous number of postal stationery postcards a very wide range of everyday items including with private advertising issued by the Post Office. food, refrigerators and other household appliances, These cards are known as ‘Publibel’ cards. cosmetics, cars, fashion, tourist spots and stamp They contain an advertisement in the lower left- shows. hand comer of the postcard. The advertisements The advertising space was sold by the 1’Agence Beige de Publicite Postale, Publibel, which had an exclusive concession to sell and print the advertisements on these postcards. The cards were sold through post offices in that part of the country in which the advertiser wishes to advertise or throughout the country. Initially advertising income was used to support unemployed workers and later on to the Social Figure 2 75c ‘Lion in a Shield’ Publibel Postcard with Advertisement For Trudo Service of the Belgian Fruit Juice Postal Service for the 26 - Stamp News
Ian McMahon tion. Very few postcards with German heading have been issued, presumably as the German speaking population is relatively small. The cards have been produced in numbers from 500 to about 2 million depending on the requirements of the advertisers. Publibels were first issued in 1933. Figure 1 shows a 50c Heraldic Lion postcard with an unnumbered advertisement for Oxade orangeade. From about card number 209, each Figure 3 showing a 1fr 50 +50c Lion Publibel Postcard with Advertising for postcard has a serial Mustard number at the foot of benefit of retired post office employees. the card on the left side with numbers up to 2790. Like other Belgian stationery the headings can Figure 2 shows a 75c ‘Lion in a Shield’ postcard, be in French, Flemish, bilingual (with either French or Flemish first) or in German and French with the headings usually matching the language of the advertisement. The language of the advertisement matches the language of the area of the country in which the cards were to be sold, that is Flemish cards for sale in Flemish-speaking areas, French cards for French-speaking areas and bilingual cards sold throughout the country or in areas Figure 4 Shows A 65c Lion in a Shield Publibel Postcard Advertising for the Conwith a mixed populatrol of the Colorado Potato Beetle Stamp News - 27
Postal Stationery Publibel number 551, with an advertisement for Trudo Fruit Juice. By 1984 over 2,800 basic cards had been issued including cards at the internal and foreign rates. This number does not, however, include revalued cards with Figure 3 showing a 1fr 50 +50c Lion postcard, Publibel number 1616, with advertising for ‘Mostaard’ (Mustard). On each postage rate increase the Belgian Post Office revalued cards by adding a maFigure 5 shows a 1fr 20 Lion Publibel Postcard for Fort coffee. chine imprint at major post offices. Often the able with the imprint containing a number unique machines used by each post office are distinguishto a particular post office. In addition, a number of Publibels postcards were revalued -10% when postage rates were reduced in 1946. The last Publibel Card was issued on January 16, 1985. A listing of the cards can be found in the catalogue, Les Entiers Postaux de Belgique [Postal Stationery of Belgium], published by the Societe Beige de L ‘Entier Postal [Belgian Postal Stationery Society]. Figure 6 shows a 2 fr 50 lion Publibel Postcard Advertising a Motorised Bicycle for The cards are Kamoto 28 - Stamp News
Ian McMahon Figure 7 6d United Kingdom Aerogramme Redirected to Island ‘X’ (Cocos (Keeling Islands) in 1944.
further clarification West Island was sometimes referred to as ‘Brown’s West Island’. Following the Japanese bombardment in 1944, use of the word “Cocos” in communications was suppressed. Various coded military addresses were used including ‘Operation Wilcox’, ‘Island X’ and ‘Fortress Brown’. Use of such addresses on mail is very rare & the only the examples we have seen are from Colin Riddell’s collection.
popular with thematic collectors as the advertisements cover a wide range of thematic topics. In many cases the advertisements depict commonplace items which are not otherwise commonly featured on adhesive stamps or postal stationery. Figure 4 shows a 65c Lion in a Shield postcard, Publibel number 813, with advertising for the control of De Coloradokever, the Colorado potato beetle. Figure 5 shows a 1fr20 Lion postcard, Publibel number 1197, for Fort coffee. Figure 6 shows a 2 fr 50 lion postcard, Publibel number 2394N (‘N’ for Flemish), advertising a motorised bicycle for Kamoto. Aerogramme Sells for $26,000! At the Abacus Auction No 233 held on 3 March 2019, a United Kingdom King George VI aerorgamme (Figure 7) sold for $26,000, excluding buyers commission. The aerogramme had been used from the United Kingdom to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The catalogue description read: 1944 (Nov 24) civilian 6d aerogramme from GB to “35th British Gen Hosp/RAMC/South East Asia Command”, redirected to “Island X/oc tps/Brown” (= Occupying Troops) & flown to Cocos per Catalina flying boat. The Catalogue also provided
Flightless Birds Pre-Paid Postcards Three pre-paid postcards depicting three of Australia’s flightless Birds were issued on 7 May 2019.
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Postal Stationery The three birds shown were the Emu (Figure 8), Cassowary (Figure 9) and the Little Penguin (Figure 10) and the postcards were based on photographs from Bradda/Shutterstock. com, Tom Kolossa/Shutterstock.com and Arco/ TUNS/Alamy Stock Photo respectively. The postcards sold for $2.20 each, pre-paying postage anywhere in the world. Adhesive stamps with a similar design were issued on the same day.
Figure 9 & 10 Cassowary and Little Penguin Pre-Paid Postcards
Officeworks ™ Mailman™ Parcel Delivery Satchels, Boxes and Mailing Tubes Private courier operators and parcel delivery companies also issue pre-paid stationery. One such
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example is Officeworks™ which offers a parcel delivery service whereby parcels can be sent from Officeworks shops. A range of prepaid Mailman parcel satchels, boxes and mailing tubes are sold for use with the service and prepay national flat rate delivery from any Officeworks store to destinations Australia wide. These include an A5 500g prepaid satchel for $7.75 (Figure 11), 2kg, 3 kg and 5kg satchels for $12.50, $14 and $17 respectively, 5kg and 10kg prepaid boxes for $21.39 and $29.69 respectively, 2kg box for bottles for $15 and a 2kg mailing tube for $17.99.
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Cinderella Corner Batman And The Melbourne Centenary Welcome to the August edition of Cinderella Corner. August has arrived, and as cooler days continue to descend upon Melbourne, the city celebrates 85 years since its centenary of white settlement festivities, having commenced in 1934 and extending into 1935. This period of time was of particular philatelic importance as many different cinderellas were issued to commemorate this occurrence, not only in Melbourne, but Australia-wide. This article considers one branch of these labels, namely those that capture the John Batman and Melbourne city motif (as described further on); other groups of Melbourne centenary cinderellas will be explored in a future Cinderella Corner piece. I welcome, as usual, feedback about this article and other examples of the ‘Batman centenary’ labels that may exist. Original Design The designs of the Batman centenary cinderellas explored in this article drew upon the 1934 Australian stamp issued to commemorate the centenary of Victoria. This stamp, illustrated in Figure 1, was issued in three values: 2d, 3d (as pictured), and 1/-. Each stamp illustrates an engraving of an Indigenous man, with spear in hand, overlooking the Yarra River towards the city of Melbourne, and features the text: 1834 1934 / CENTENARY OF VICTORIA AUSTRALIA Centenary Of Melbourne: Batman Cinderellas
Figures 2 to 11 highlight some of the known Australian cinderellas with designs based on the 1934 centenary of Victoria stamp. The first, illustrated in Figure 2, is shown in a block of five. Two immediate visual differences in Figure 2 (when compared to Figure 1) include: • A more elaborate city design • Different text: MELBOURNE CENTENARY 1934 – 1935 / 1834 BATMAN VISUALISES A CITY • The indigenous man is replaced by the towering and ghostly presence of John Batman Each of the labels measures 43mm x 34mm, is perforated 11 and is coloured light blue and white. John Batman (1801 – 1839), as illustrated in Figure 2, was an early Australian entrepreneur and explorer. Born in New South Wales and dying in Melbourne, he is credited as having founded the current site of central Melbourne, having negotiated with local Aboriginal peoples of the area, in 1835, to acquire the greater Port Phillip Bay area. These negotiations are reported to have been controversial, with some records suggesting that his dealing with the Indigenous peoples were unsavoury. This label is rarely seen in multiples, so blocks of any size are scarce. Figure 3 illustrates an identical label to the one shown in Figure 2 except for its light brown and white colour. It appears to be scarcer than the blue variety. It is possible that other colours for these generic Batman centenary cinderellas exist. The design of the cinderella illustrated in Figure 4 is identical to the one in Figure 2 except for the following text included in the bottom margin: H. J. LANGDON & CO. PTY. LTD. / ESTABLISHED 82 YEARS This label measures 43mm x 37mm and is perforated 11 Figure 1 (top right) and Figure 2
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Top row Figures 3 & 4 Middle row Figures 5 & 6 Bottom row Figures 7 & 8 on all sides. It is the first of several of the Batman centenary labels with added advertising text. Henry Joseph Langdon, from Devon, England, was born in 1822 and died in Melbourne in 1898. Henry founded the merchant and importer company H. J. Langdon & Co. in 1852, no long after migrating to Australia. At the time of the label’s production in 1934, Henry’s son, Charles Tetley Langdon, was managing
director of the firm, and they specialised as spirit merchants at this time. Figure 5 illustrates a second example of this label, with slightly darker blue print, and with a clear 12 June 1934 Melbourne cancel strike on it. A second variety of the H. J. Langdon & Co. advertising Batman label is illustrated in Figure 6. This cinderella is coloured brown and white and includes the text: H. J. LANGDON PTY. LTD. / ESTABLISHED 82 YEARS This label measures 43mm x 34mm and is perforated 11 on all sides. The omission of the ‘Co.’ is fascinating, as the firm was still registered as H. J. Langdon & Co. at the time of Charles Tetley’s death in 1938, approximately four years after the cinderella’s release. The size of the text is also significantly larger than the advertising text presented in Figures 4 and 5. A second advertising slogan on a Batman centenary label is illustrated in Figure 7. This cinderella features the text: TROEDEL & COOPER PTY. LTD. / ESTABLISHED 70 YEARS This label measures 42mm x 33mm and is perforated 11 on all sides. German-born Johannes Theodor Charles Troedel was born in 1836 and died in Melbourne in 1906. A few years after arriving Stamp News - 33
Cinderella Corner A second example of this label is illustrated in Figure 8. It is identical to the one shown in Figure 7, except it is distinctly a lighter blue colour. A third example of this label is then illustrated in Figure 9 and is coloured light brown and white. A third advertising slogan on a Batman centenary label is illustrated in Figure 10. This cinderella features the text: LYELL-OWEN PTY. LTD. / PROCESS ENGRAVERS This label measures 42mm x 32mm and is perforated 11 on all sides. The firm Lyell-Owen Pty. Ltd. were West Melbourne-based process engravers. Part of firm`s activities included the production of photograph negatives. The final advertising slogan on a Batman centenary label is illustrated in Figure 11. This cinderella features the text: COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS PTY. LTD. MELBOURNE This label measures 43mm x 33mm and is perforated 11 on all sides. Commercial Publications Pty. Ltd. was a Melbourne-based company affiliated with the publication of several books and magazines, including some associated with Victoria’s centenary. The firm was deregistered in 1942. The Commercial Publications Pty. Ltd. Batman centenary label, along with the Lyell-Owen Pty. Ltd. one, are coloured deep purple and white, unlike the blue/white and brown/white examples illustrated in Figures 2 to 9. It is therefore likely that other examples of Batman centenary labels in purple/white, or other colours, exist.
Top to bottom Figures 9, 10 & 11 in Australia, Johannes opened a small lithographic shop in Collins Street, Melbourne, in 1863. Nearly three decades later, in 1891, he partnered in Sydney with Edward Cooper and this developed into the firm’s name Troedel & Cooper Pty. Ltd. in 1910, a few years after Troedel’s death. In 1968, the company donated its archive, which included 1,000s of lithographs, to the Library Council of Victoria. 34 - Stamp News
Conclusion There are likely to exist other 1934 Batman centenary cinderella labels in addition to those explored in this Cinderella Corner edition. They collectively form part of a wider group of more than 70 different labels celebrating the 1934/1935 Melbourne and Victoria centenary with advertising from various organisations, companies and products. Further information about the Batman centenary labels is required to broaden the breadth of understanding about them. It is also anticipated that a future Cinderella Corner will offer a more in-depth exploration of these advertising labels and list the different examples that have been discovered. I welcome any readers who have scans to share or can offer some further information about the scope of them.
BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 Buy now at the listed price or bid a lower figure. Bids will be considered at Midday August 31, 2019. Orders and Bids accepted by phone, mail or email. Provided the item has not sold at the full price, bids at 75% to 95% will have a good chance of success; 65% - 74% will have a reasonable chance of success. Bids below 50% to 64% will have minimal chance of success, but still worth a try! Bid for as many alternatives as you wish, but please put a dollar cap on your total spending, and we will allocate lots according to what is available. Orders at full price 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. Many smaller items, including a lot that are not on this list may be found in our eBay listings. Our store name is 21st-century-auctions Postage and insurance extra, Free Within Australia above $500. We accept all cards and PayPal at no fee. Hours generally 10am – 6pm Mon – Fri, but we will often answer the phone after hours. All of our items carry our 14 day satisfaction guarantee, EXCEPTING Collections, packets and mixtures, these may not be returned for any reason. CB509) Supa-Duper Coin Deal: This offer is for 4 + kilograms of unsearched, mostly Foreign coins from a huge old time private collection/accumulation. There is enough silver here for us to guarantee that each lot will have at least 60 SILVER coins with a weight of at least 300 grams, that is around 10 ounces. So, you will receive at least 4 kilos, around 600 Worldwide coins mostly circulated, but maybe some that are not. Some will be 100 years old or more! Price for this lot is $475, double sized lot for $895, half sized lot for $249. If required we can add a genuine Gold Sovereign or Half Sovereign to your lot for an additional $595 or $295 Cinderellas
C1) Australia 1935 WASP Airlines Vignette sheet 6 superb Mint Unhinged Fresh MUH and well centred – unheard of after 83 years – been in the UK near all its life thank goodness. Western And Southern Provincial Airlines Limited Sydney = WASP! The legendary Narromine WASP flight stamp sheet of 6. Only 865 were printed 83 years ago, and a LOT were used on flight covers etc at the time, and for later projected, so the totally MUH ones that exist today will be minimal. Price $249 C2) Australia 1935 WASP Airlines Vignette sheet 6, 2007 reprinted version, no gum and no perforations, but with printed on perfs. Looks great in a Hagner and appears perforated! Price $29, (10 available) Accessories/Albums/Literature
LH1) Fabulous new range of Lighthouse Stockbooks. 64 black pages with padded cover in GOLD, SILVER or BRONZE! Very attractive, and of course the unbeatable Lighthouse German made quality. RRP $89.50 each, our price $69.50, carton of 5 for $329 CA1) Dansco Push in coin albums, were $21.90 each 10 years ago, to clear at $18 each. Choose from : Australia: One Shilling (1/-), Florin (2/-) 1 & 2 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 50 cents, 2 Dollars. CA2) Dansco Luxury Slide in Coin Albums (slide in) Were $64.90 10 years ago,
now $49.50 each. Choose from: Australia: One shilling (1/-), 20c & 50c coins, World: Crown sized coins PP1) “Plating Papua” Book, 563 x A4 pages, RRP $110 for just $89. For Lakatoi lovers - “Plating Papua Stamp Part 1” by Michael Ryan, 563 pages. “The Lithographs, SG 47 to 83” Huge Full colour illustrations throughout, on high grade, thick Bright White paper stock. The Book Review on this by Mike Lee, says “Magnificent - Buy It Now” and “The $110 seems extremely good value to me” Great value at just $89! CAT2) Gibbons Commonwealth & Empire Part One 1840 - 1970Catalogue 2013, one only, quarter price was $180, $45 be quick! ALB4) Lighthouse Brand new “Boga” Mint sheet files, to hold 24 sheets. Normally $44.95 each, two only available at $23.95 each. ALB1) Stanley Gibbons Old Ideal Fastbound Album with maroon cover, 6th Edition to 1913. Contains spaces for all World stamps A - Z. In good used condition. (Spine has been reinforced with cloth tape. These albums are highly sought after and sell for up to $250 at auction. Price $149 ALB10) Brand New Ka –Be New Zealand Hingeless Album 1967 – 1988, the 1st 22 years of NZ Decimals. In Green Padded Binder. Cost $295, my price well under a half, $125 SPECIAL OFFERS of Papua New Guinea, all at 25% off regular retail:
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CJL 1 – 9, KGV Heads Collection in Hagner Pages. All housed in Australia Post Padded Black Binders. Condition generally above average, there are some stamps with aging, but this would be less than 1% of the total stamps. Ask about a special price for the lot! Details below: CJL1) 4d Single wmk, Orange, Lemon shades etc. Mint & Used on Hagner pages, organised by shades. Inc. many perf OS, annotated varieties inc. Line Through Fourpence, inverted wmks etc. A very nice lot many with dated postmarks. 326 stamps, price $4650 CJL2) 4d Violet single wmk. A very good lot with many mint inc. a block of 10 mint unhinged! All on Hagner pages with annotated varieties Thin Fourpence etc. 121 stamps total. Price $4650 CJL3) 5d Brown Single wmk on Hagner pages. Mint & used with scarce imprint pair, rough paper perf OS with Certificate, many annotated varieties. 96 stamps. Price $2475
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 CJL4) 1/4d Single wmk. Collection on Hagner pages, mint & used. Includes annotated varieties inc. Thick 1 at right mint. Also perf. OS. 127 stamps total, Price $3300 CJL5) 1d Red Large Multi wmk mint & used on Hagner pages. Inc. Cooke printing both mint & used, blocks of 4, annotated varieties etc. 79 stamps total, a valuable lot. Price $3300 CJL6) 1½d Black Brown Large multi wmk mint & used on Hagner pages. Includes blocks of 4 mint, inverted wmks. annotated varieties etc. 137 stamps, Price $1985 CJL7) 4½d Violet small multi perf 13½ x 12½ mint & used , inc. mint block of 4, 5d overprint mint blocks etc. Also Die II cto x 30, cat. $120 each! 155 stamps. Price $4650 CJL8) Overprint OS mint & used ½d - 5d mint & used on Hagner Pages. Includes cto, positional & imprint blocks etc. Especially noted 3d mint unhinged plate 1 lower right marginal block of 12. A really good lot. 189 stamps. Price $2325 CJL9) C of A wmk. Extensive collection mint & used on Hagner Pages inc. plate blocks, imprint pairs and blocks, large positional blocks, annotated varieties etc. 2093 stamps inc. well over 100 x 1/4d value. Price $9895 CJL10) Papua New Guinea Mint Unhinged Collection 1952 – 1990, 99.99% complete, missing only the scarce Postage Due SG D1a, and the few Specimen Overprint Stamps. Housed in an absolutely as new Red Padded Ka-Be Hingeless Album and slipcase, retail value $599! The Sydney Retail of the stamps is approx. $1150 so a total value here of $1749. Priced under half retail at $859 CJL11) West Germany 1975 – 1990 Complete Mint Unhinged In Brown Padded Lighthouse Hingeless Album, absolutely as new. Album cost alone $485! Stamps retail approx. $375, a total value here of $860 for less than a third $285 the lot! CJL12) Poland 1959 – 1980’s Old black page stockbook, hand-covered in Woodgrain Fablon. Many full sets of nice thematics, mostly cto but some mint unhinged. About 45 sets, plus some minisheets & oddments also a few Russia at back. A few are a bit aged. Good value at $67.50 CJL13) Worldwide Christmas Stamps collection 1981-1982 in Lindner Green Hingeless Album. Comprises 68 complete issues plus 10 minisheets/sheetlets mint unhinged, also a number of FDC’s Maximum Cards and Aerogrammes. A few album leaves are a little aged, but contents are fine. Christmas is one of the most popular themes. Great value at $159 CJL14) Australian Territories and Pacifics, mint unhinged sets and minisheets in near new Lighthouse Luxury Dark Green Leathergrain 48 page stockbook, cost $55 new. Sets from Norfolk Is, Pitcairn Is., Fiji, Samoa, Nauru, Papua New Guinea etc, mainly 1980’s. Also some used and oddments of other countries not counted. 75 plus sets and minisheets. Noted Norfolk Is. Long Aircraft Definitives to $5. Very well priced and the nice stockbook is free! $149 CJL15) 1953 Coronation Omnibus, the Crown Colonies common type issues complete, 62 values mint unhinged on Hagner pages. Price $49 CJL16) Australia 1913 – 72 collection on Sands & McDougall leaves. Noted Kangaroos to 2/- (28) KGV Heads to 1/4d, inc. many 1d red shades/varieties (127) Then modest collection used to 1972. Value is in the KGV. Few 100s. Cheap lot at $129 CJL18) Worldwide Colln/accum. In 3 large stockbooks. Pickings and god gap fillers throughout. Noted reasonable Sri Lanka, Czechoslovakia, DDR, earlier Germany & States, Rwanda and much, much more. About 3000. Good value at around 6c per stamp. Price $179 CJL19) Police Thematics. Worldwide collection on this theme. Amazing lot, early
to modern in 14 large blue folders. Extremely well written up with stamps, covers, postcards & ephemera. Many 1000’s of items organised by country, must be seen to be believed! Noted Sierra Leone KGV SG 179 mint, cat. £300, Fiji 1950 KGVI £1 mint light hinge and 1954 QEII £1 MUH, these two cat. £87, France Napoleon III imperf, inc. 40c & 80c both fine used 4 margins, cat. £89, plus others cat. a few £100. Also Papua 1932 5/- mint cat. £70, GB 1846 Free Front, signed by Sir Robert Peel, founder of the British Police Force, NSW 1895 Letter from Mudgee Gaol, 2 x 1899 Qld. Reg’d OHMS letters to Commissioner of Police, Brisbane, S A 1892 OHMS Cover from Stockade Labour Prison, with Stockade cds. About 1200 pages all up, and 90% are full. Weighs over 20kg. Price $2695 CJL20) Odd bundle…Old Triumph Hard Bound Album, cover detached, plus Embassy Soft Bound Album full to bulging, largely unpicked plus a large cigar box with World off paper mix. Would be 3500 – 4000 stamps here. Has to be worth $100 CJL21) Hungary substantial collection 1881 - 1967 in 4 dark blue post style albums. Very good degree of completeness with most being fresh mint lightly hinged, or unhinged from 1965. A great opportunity to obtain a fine lot in way better than average condition. Price $895 CJL22) Tuva, 1926 – 1936 fresh mint lightly hinged and cto used on album leaves. 73 stamps cat. £190, inc. the 1934 set imperf. Rarely seen in such a grouping. Price $165 CJL23) Georgia on album pages 1919 – 1923. Very clean lot, mint & used. Includes some imperfs cat. approx. £110. 30 stamps, price $95 CMY2) 1979 International Year of the Child Mint Unhinged Worldwide Collection in Red Springback Album. Vary comprehensive lot, Andorra – Zambia. Counted 159 complete sets/issues & minisheets. Very attractive and clean lot, with very little needed to complete. Cheap at about $1.50 per set. $239 CMY9) 1988 Olympics FDC collection in blue double cover album with padded binder, as new worth $50 alone. 55 unaddressed covers each depicting an Olympic event. Very good value at under $1.50 each and the album is free! Price $79 CMY12) Olympics collection 1920 – 1964 in Red Schaubek Springback Album. Well written up with typed text, flags of nations and reproductions in miniature of original posters. Also some first day covers. Stamps are mostly of the host countries commencing Antwerp 1920. Approx. retail $250. Price $165 CMY13) Mauritius. Useful mint & used lot on double sided Hagner page Queen Victoria – KGVI. Values to R2.50 KGV (fiscally used) 63 stamps. Very good value at under $1 each, $59 CMM2) Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man plus GB Regionals 1944 – 1994 50 years accumulation of mostly mint and mint unhinged. A few are used. Includes complete sets to £1, sets in blocks of 4, booklet panes, gutter pairs etc. Very high retail well above $300. 625 stamps with very little duplication, except in blocks as described. Price $235 CMM7) Australia used collection 1913 – 1978, in 24 page green padded black page stockbook, near new. Commences 1913 6d Kookaburra used, then mostly complete KGV Commems. to 1936 (No 5/- Bridge) KGVI – 1978 is 95% complete with Navigators to £1. 450 – 500 stamps. Well worth 30c a stamp. Price $135 CMA4) Great Britain Mint Unhinged Collection 1989 -1999 in near new Red Lighthouse 48 Page Stockbook. Includes Definitives, Commemoratives, Regionals and Booklet panes. Retail approx. $1150. Also includes a fair bit of used in blocks which has not been valued. Around 1200 stamps. Price $595 CMA4a) Great Britain Mint Unhinged Collection 2008 -2014 in near new Red
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 Lighthouse 64 Page Stockbook. Includes Definitives, Commemoratives, Regionals and Booklet panes. Retail approx. $2950. Price $1750 CMA8) East Germany extensive mint & used colln. In Dark Blue Ka-Be 64 black page stockbook almost as new. Also some duplicated mint unhinged West Germany 1960’s sets, together with some Nauru, South Africa and New Hebrides. Also a 2nd stockbook with duplicated ranges of Australia decimal and more mint unhinged West Germany plus other bits and pieces. A real mishmash, but great value. Must be around 5000 stamps here. Got to be great value at 10c a stamp, price $495 CMAP3) Cyprus. Lovely Mint Unhinged Colln. Accumulation on stockcards Queen Victoria to KGVI. Mostly Very fresh unhinged lot odd minor fault as usual with these lots. Highlights include inc. SG 75, 17 x 4, 19, 46 x 4, 22 x 4, 92 x 2, 130 x 2 and 163. Some plate No. singles, SG 60, 74, 87 plus a good number of blocks of 4, some with sheet Nos. Total SG 2017 Catalogue value, and remember prices for pre. 1937 are for hinged, which are worth at least double, is 2827.50 pounds. Nice lot for research or resale. Current AUD$4800 plus at 10/4/17. Priced at under a third $1595. CF4) Greenland, 200 different mint unhinged. Nice lot at under 60c per stamp. $119 CF5) Iceland, 300 different mint unhinged. Attractive lot, inc. imperfs. Cheap at $99 CF6) Papua New Guinea Big lot of 1000 mint unhinged, 1952 - 2000 values to 5K. Includes blocks, minisheets etc. Many, many complete sets. Price $495 CF6a) As above, but lot of 500. Price $259 CF14) Kev’s Junky box lots. Choose from World or Australia or a mixture of both. Do not expect the earth these are remnant collections/accumulations mostly in stockbooks or cover albums and will contain duplication. Never know what you might get, but great value, we just need more space on our book shelves. 5kg lot for $98, 10kg for $185, 20kg for $349. CF16) Nauru 1995 – 2011 Compete mint unhinged in as new Seven Seas Hingeless Burgundy Padded Album with slipcase. Sydney retail for stamps alone $1129, plus album new cost of around $295. A total retail value of over $1400 for just $565 CF18) Samoa 2004 – 2011 Complete mint unhinged in as new Seven Seas Hingeless Green Padded Album with slipcase. Sydney retail for stamps alone $380 plus, plus album new cost of around $165. A total retail value of over $545 for just $219 CF20) Fiji 2003 – 2011 Complete mint unhinged in as new Seven Seas Hingeless Brown Padded Album with slipcase. Sydney retail for stamps alone $800 plus, plus album new cost of around $225. A total retail value of over $1025 for just $410 CF21) As above, but 2004 – 2011. Retail of stamps $625 plus, album $200, $825 of retail value for $329 CF22) Papua New Guinea Dealer Mint Unhinged stock 1952 – 1986 in Blue 32 pages Lighthouse stockbook. Mostly complete sets, and many odds & a few hinged not counted. 460 plus complete sets, with several long definitive sets. Quantities range from 1 to 10 or more of each. Ideal hoarder, re-seller, ebayer etc. Retail from $1 to $15 a set. Very cheap at under $1 per set, $429 the lot! CD2) Nauru 1916 – 1937 Mostly Mint Lightly Hinged complete per Seven Seas, on Seven Seas Hingeless Pages. Comprises KGV Definitives set of 11, Seahorses 2/6d, 5/- (unhinged off centre as usual), 10/- (Fine used) Freighters set to 10/(Top 3 values are the better Rough Paper), plus unhinged 1935 Jubilee and 1937 Coronation. Very fresh lot. Sydney retail approx $1625. Price $1195 CD3) Nauru from 1954 complete to beginning of 2000, plus a couple of later 2000 sets Mint Unhinged in Seven Seas Dark Blue Album and Slipcase as new. Stamp
retail $825 plus Album is around $375 new. Total value here of $1200 for just $675 CD4) The above 2 lots, CD2 & CD3 for $1775, a further saving of $95 CD8) Victoria Barred Numerals and Post Offices Postcard Collection. Housed in 2 massive “Nostalgia” padded Tan Leather Look Albums, here we have 224 postcards, mostly of Post Offices plus 24 Covers and 97 Stamps. Each town usually has a Postcard of the Post Office, plus another postcard with a barred numeral and many with a stamp also with barred numeral. Some nice highlights inc. some scarcer inc. Nhill barred numeral on superb Art Nouveau card, a cover with 2 x 2d Imperf & a 4d beaded oval to make 8d double rate. Many real photographic cards which sell for $75 pus each on Ebay. All organised numerically. Just superb, $345 items for $11 each average, price $3795 CD28) Germany, 1916 - 1956 mint unhinged in sheets and large blocks in as new Green Lighthouse Mint Sheet File. Includes Germanias and Hitler Heads 1pfg to 1 mark in sheets of 50 or 100, also occupation overprinted issues, inflation issues to 500,000 marks, early DDR depicting Lenin etc. Plus complete sheets of 50 of the Zeppelin Polar Flights reprinted in original colours. Stunning lot, with stamps catalogued up to £3.75 each. Overall very fresh lot, most as they came from the Post Office up to 100 plus years ago! About 3500 stamps. Ideal for specialist study or to split down for re-sale. $1425 the lot. CD31) Falkland Is. Mostly Mint unhinged collection 1949 – 1998 in $40 as new Red Deluxe Padded 32 black page Ka-Be stockbook. Starts with 1949 UPU and 1963 Red Cross sets, these two lightly hinged. Then 1977 – 1998 appears complete mint unhinged. Also 1983 Year of Liberation Collection in maroon binder with descriptive text. Also supplied with latest Gibbons Falkands catalogue. Cat. £650, priced at under 40% catalogue and the catalogue plus stockbook value $75 come free. Price$469 MOC11) Cayman Is. Mainly mint unhinged collection on 6 as new Hagner pages, 1937- 1986. Sparse in earlier but then a good degree of completion with many complete sets. High thematic interest here. 164 stamps & 4 minisheets. Some light duplication. Cheap at $49 MOC22) Germany WW1 Feldpost Postcards, inc. Real Photographic, many groups of soldiers, cavalryman with horse and sweetheart etc. Many clear date readable cds postmarks and various Feldpost markings. As usual for these, no stamps, as not available in the field. 92 items in way better than usual condition for these. $1150 the lot. MOC28) Norfolk Is. 1960 Christmas – end 1987 complete in as new $250 Brown Seven Seas Padded Hingeless Album with Slipcase. Retail of stamps approx. $500 so $750 retail value here for $449 (1947 – 1959 could be provided for an additional $295) CMJ8) Mexico Olympics 1968 Collection in Black Stockbook. 95 plus different complete sets & minisheets, mostly mint unhinged. Very popular theme and with high catalogue/retail value. Has to be worth $2 a set. Price $189 CS5) Worldwide singles and sets, early to modern, mint and used in 2 as new Red & Black padded postcard albums on 2 strip stockcards. Many better countries noted, such as Switzerland, Finland, Japan, China, Ireland, Austria, Denmark, Luxembourg, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Fiji and many more. No Australia. 330 plus items in all, mostly complete sets, many mint unhinged, including several long definitive sets. Priced to sell by now deceased dealer at approx. $1750. Wonderful clean lot, virtually all different. Suit World collector or re-seller. Priced under a third of the marked up price. Albums and stockcards alone would have cost $200 plus. $579 the lot.
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 CS29) France. Substantial 99% complete used collection to 2001 in 3 Lighthouse Illustrated Hingeless Albums, with slipcases. Huge catalogue/resale value, persons interested in a purchase into 5 figures which could be split into several payments should contact us. Price is negotiable. MJL5) Mystery or Clearance boxes, seems every dealer has these, we are no exception! Stamps, Covers, Collections, Packets, huge variety & value. Better than the average clearance lot. Ask for Australia, Worldwide or Mixed. 2kg lot for $169, 5kg for $395, Best value lot 10kg for $695 MJL9) Olympics and Sports, 1924 – Modern Collection in Brown Leather-look 32 page stockbook. Includes both mint & used sets, and is a bit disorganised, but I managed to count at least 175 complete sets. Most are Olympics but there are other sports issues and some bits and pieces of other countries/topics which are not counted in the value. Has to be easily worth $1.50 a set across the board. Price $259 MJL12) Ireland mini collection. All fresh mint unhinged, and mainly complete sets from the mid. 1980’s 50 different stamps. Price $49 MJL24) Papua New Guinea mint unhinged stock 1952 – 2002 in 2 x Brown Davo 64 page stockbooks. Massive lot ideal re-seller, Ebayer or hoarder! Pre-decimals are sparse, but then later sets up to 20 of each. I guestimate there would be 2500 sets total her if not more, with the average retail per set around $5. So that is around $12,500 retail. This is a real steal for someone at ONLY 20% OF RETAIL $2495 FOR THE LOT! CJE1) Australia massive accumulation of Pre - Decimal & Decimal Used, in well filled albums, stockbooks, on Hagners etc. Period covered 1930s – quite recent. Many, many complete sets and high values in these lots, exactly as received ex. Charities, Churches, Deceased Estates etc. Guaranteed value, at around 2c per stamp. We will also add free of charge around 250 High Values to each 5kg lot, for $135, 500 High Values in each 10kg lot for $259, 1000 High Values in each 20kg lot for $495. CJE2) Pitcairn Island. Mint unhinged collection 1967 – 1986, housed in near new Seven Seas Hingeless Green Padded Album. Cost $165 new. Sydney retail of the stamps is approx. $385. A total value here of $550 for just $389 CJE6) Australia Territories and Pacifics, mint unhinged sets. Countries include: Christmas Island, Norfolk Island, Nauru, Samoa, Papua New Guinea plus maybe some from Fiji, Cocos and Pitcairn etc. Please let us know if you wish to have any country omitted. Very high catalogue/retail. Wide range with plenty of thematic interest here. 25 different sets $49, 50 different sets $110, 100 different sets $225, 250 different sets $589 CO10) Australia Post 2006 Commonwealth Games folder, containing 17 sheetlets and 5 stamps released for the Commonwealth Games. The stamps are selling fine commercially used for around $2.50 each, which gives you a vast retail of $325, and these are mint unhinged. My price for the lot of 130 plus stamps is $195 Packets and Mixtures
PM102) Thailand mostly large, with many recent on single close clipped paper. Price per 100g $55 PM103) Philippines many large, with many recent on single close clipped paper. Price per 100g $42 PM104) Indonesia mission mix on single well trimmed paper. 1 lot of 100g only. Price $35 PM105) Australia High Values, both Commems. & Defins. (No internationals) We
have just a small amount of this. About 4000 stamps on single well trimmed paper. Values to $10, $325 per kg, 500g for $169, 250g for $89, 100g for $37.50 PM106) Australia Mostly International High Values on paper. Nice range. 500g for $375, 250g for $195, 100g for $82.50 PM107) New Zealand High Values on paper, 1st lot of these we have had in about 2 years. Nice range of values. 100g for $69, 50g for $36.50 PM107) Ireland charity mix on paper, new lot just arrived. Mixture of mostly single trimmed and torn paper. Always very popular. 1kg for $95, 500g $49.50, 250g $26.50. PM108) South Africa Mission mix, very colourful. Mostly single trimmed paper with perhaps a few homelands. 1kg for $79, 500g $41.50, 250g $21.50 PM95) Malaya/Malaysia plus some Sarawak, North Borneo & Brunei magnificent off paper mixture 1953 – 1980’s. Contains many complete sets and top values. Best mixture from this region we have seen in many years, mostly large. Approx 600 for $89 PM96) Singapore off paper mixture 1953 – 1980’s. Mostly large. 1st time we have ever been able to offer a Singapore Mix. Includes better and top values, mostly large. About 600 for $89 PM93) World on paper, from a brand new supplier. Very well trimmed so high count of around 5000 per kg. (25% great than from our current source) Wide range early – modern, large & small. Price under 4c per stamp. $195 per. kg, 500g for $99, 250g for $52. 100g trial lot for $22.50 PM87) 50 to 150 year old Superlative World off paper mix! Just arrived. Amazing lot, with none it seems of the larger countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, USA etc. But plenty of the smaller European countries, British West Indies, South America, Indonesia, Egypt, Iran, Ireland etc. Next to nothing after 1975, and heaps from the late 19th/early 20th centuries. Never ever have we had a lot like this! Just 30 lots of 100 grams available. Huge opportunity to search for varieties, shades, postmarks, errors, perforation differences etc. Around 1500 to 2000 stamps per 100g, price $89. 2 lots for $169, 5 lots for $349. PM81) Papua New Guinea, 100 different mint unhinged, mostly complete sets. Price $49 PM82) Norfolk Is., 100 different mint unhinged, mostly complete sets. Price $49 PM83) Samoa, 100 different mint unhinged, mostly complete sets. Price $49 PM84) Nauru, 100 different mint unhinged, mostly complete sets. Price $49 PM85) Pitcairn Is., 100 different mint unhinged, mostly complete sets. Price $59 PM72) Australia just received off paper mixture. Very wide ranging from 1930’s to right up to date with recent $1 values, plus other high values to $10 and the odd International spotted. Must be near 20,000 to the Kilogram. Got to be worth 1.5c a stamp! Absolutely unpicked by us. 1kg for $295, 500g for $219, 250g for $115, 100g for $49 PM52) South Africa plus a few Homelands off paper mix, 1940’s – 1990’s. Good mix with wide range of issues, values to 10/-, good for searching postmarks, perfs, varieties etc. About 750 stamps (50g) for $29, 1500 (100g) for $55. PM55) World Mostly Large, on single well-trimmed paper, just in from UK Charity. Super quality lot, great variety with lots of recent. $289 per kg, 500g for $149 PM56) As above, but with bigger % of small & medium, price $149 per kg, 500g for $79 PM57) World off paper, great variety, early to modern most postally used. About 15 – 20,000 per kg. Price $295 per kg, 500g for $154
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 PM21) Carton lots of World on paper mixture. This is a good mix with roughly 50% large. Earlies to modern, wide range of countries mostly on well-trimmed paper. We can offer 5 sizes: Shoebox size lot of around 500 grams $74.50; Double lot as above for $139; Envelope carton of about 2.5 kg $349; Printers box of about 5kg $649; Shipping carton of about 10kg Price $1249 SC3) Iceland 200 diff. $39, 500 diff. $185 SC4) Norway 600 diff. $33.50, 800 diff. $85 SC5) Sweden 600 diff. $85 Great Britain 1840 1d Blacks
I have more than 60 1d Blacks, the World’s 1st postage stamp in stock ranging in price from $100 to $895. Every collector ought to have one! PB3) GB 1840 1d Black plate 5, lettered TE, 4 good margins, and a Ruby Maltese Cross which leaves profile clear. Cat. 1200 pounds. Price $665 PB6) GB 1840 1d Black plate 6, lettered AH , 4 decent margins, and a neat Ruby Red cleanly struck Maltese Cross clear of profile. Cat. 1200 pounds. Price $665 PB7) GB 1840 1d Black unplated example lettered AH, 4 margins, showing part of lower stamp, and a neat Ruby Red centrally struck Maltese Cross. Cat 1200 pounds. Price $665 PB69) Great Britain 1840 1d Black SG 2, plate 5, lettered B – E. Nice 4 margin example on entire wrapper Ireland to Sheffield Yorkshire. Cancelled by bright red Maltese Cross and with cds of Enniscorthy DE 3 1840, and Dublin Diamond arrival handstamp in vermilion of the next day. Cat. £750, for use in England, this is way scarcer. Price $1195 PB65) GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black QV, plate 2, block of 4, used, SG # 2. check letters QG, QH, RG, RH, used with indistinct Maltese Cross Cancels. Blocks of 4 of the penny black are very rare and catalogue at £25,000. This is a very nice item without creases, thins or other faults. The two left hand stamps are 3 margin, the right hand pair each have 4 large margins. Price $22,500 PB66) GREAT BRITAIN- 1840 1d black QV, plate 6, horizontal strip of 4 on cover SG # 2. Plate 6, horizontal strip of 4, check letters SF to SI on an entire wrapper. The 4d franking was for a 2oz letter, so presumably contained several pages of correspondence, most likely of a legal nature. Has a partial 22 FEB 1841 reverse cancel. The stamps are all 3 margin, close at bottom, and showing parts of 2 other stamps at top. Each cancelled by a neat black Maltese Cross, with a double cancel to the 4th stamp (contrary to regulations) A block of 4 stamps not on cover is catalogued at £25,000. Price $7750 LM146) GB 1840 Mint 1d Black, plate 6, with certificate. lettered C –K (SG Spec. AS 41) Mint with gum, 4 margins. Very attractive stamp, cat. £13,500. With David Brandon Certificate. Price $10,500 PB1) GB 1840 1d Black plate 1b, lettered KH, 4 generous margins, showing part of adjoining stamp at top, and a neat Red Maltese Cross. Price $595 PB4) GB 1840 1d Black plate 2, lettered KE, 4 good margins, and a neat Red Brown cleanly struck Maltese Cross. Price $595 PB5) GB 1840 1d Black plate 8, lettered BH, 4 good margins, and a lightly struck Red Maltese Cross. Price $595 PB8) GB 1840 1d Black unplated example, lettered BF, 3 good margins, just touching at bottom and a neat central Magenta Maltese Cross, cat. 3000 pounds. Price $895
PB10) GB 1840 1d Black plate 8, lettered JB , 4 margins, and a Red Maltese Cross clear of profile. Price a very reasonable $395 PB12) GB 1840 1d Black, SG 2 lettered O-F. 4 large margin unplated example, cancelled by nice strike of red maltese cross. Cat. £375. Price $525 PB15) GB 1d 1840 Black SG2, plate 8, lettered J-G. Fault free 4 margin example with neat red maltese cross cancel. Cat. £525. Price $425 PB16) GB 1840 1d Black, SG 2 lettered R-C. Nice 4 margin unplated example, cancelled by complete light strike of red maltese cross. Cat. £525. Price $495 PB18) GB 1840 1d Black SG2. Lovely 4 margin example from plate 7 with neat Black Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered R – I Cat. £400 price $495 PB19) GB 1840 1d Black SG2. Great looking 4 margin example from plate 1 with Full centrally struck Bright Red Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered K – F Cat. £375 price $595 PB21) GB 1840 1d Black SG2. Very good looking 4 margin example from plate 2 with centrally struck Red Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered R – I Cat. £375 price $525 Great Britain other issues
GB162) GB 1840 2d Deep Full Blue plate 2, SG 4 Block of 4. Magnificent 3 margin block just into at top. Each is cancelled by a single black Maltese Cross. Very fine and rare piece. Cat. £32,000, price $27,500 GB190) GB 1841 1d Red Brown with IVORY HEAD, 4 margins mint original gum, lettered N C. Small tone spot at base. Guide line lower left corner SG 8, cat. £600, price $165 GB131) Great Britain 1848 10d brown Embossed Queen Victoria Die 1. Horizontal strip of 3, cut square with generally good margins, plus two horizontal pairs of 1841 imperf. 2d blues, 4 margin plate 3. from the top left hand row of the same sheet check letters AA-AD. Used on cover, part back is missing. Each with ‘107’ numeral cancel of Bradford, Yorkshire 1 MR 1849 to Frankfurt am Main. Has been endorsed at the top in pen (underneath the stamps) “via Ostend” and “Contains only Patterns.” (In German) Has a German Aus England per Aachen Franco boxed cancel. The 38d (= 3s/2d) franking was the rate for an item under ¾oz in weight sent to the German States via Belgium. SG Cat. # 14 + 57 (Specialised Cat. Nos. ES11 + H2(1)) Reverse bears an unframed Bradford cds in Blue of MR 1 1849 plus a red arrival cds dated MR 2 1846! Clearly the year date slug is an error. 1849 A single 10d Embossed is cat. £3200 on cover, however the 1st and 3rd 10d both appear Part Double Impression, cat. £20,000 each off cover. Attractive and rare, price $27,500 GB160) Great Britain 1848 10d Brown Embossed. 3 margin lightly used example. Very presentable example facially, but is thinned. SG 67 Cat. £1500. Budget priced stamp at well under 10% cat. $249 GB2) GB 1847, 1/- Pale Green Embossed. SG 54. Fine 3 good margin example, 4th just touched at the top. Cancelled by Barred Numeral 41 (2 strikes) Cat. 1000 pounds. Well priced at under 15% cat. $249 GB81) GB 1865 – 73, 4d Vermilion, plate 12 SG 94 Mint unhinged, lettered C – G / G - C. Cat. £575 for hinged. Superb fresh premium quality stamp, price $675 GB83) GB 1867 – 80, 1/- Green plate 5 fresh mint lightly hinged. SG 117, lettered G - E / E - G. Cat. £800. Well centred stamp of fine appearance, just a couple of pulled perfs at top. Price $279 GB53) GB 1880 -83, 2.5d Blue plate 23. Mint very lightly hinged. SG 157, lettered L – H/H – L. Cat. £450. Very fresh with great colour and full perfs., centred left. Price £229
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 GB54) GB 1880 – 83, 3d Rose plate 21. Mint lightly hinged. SG 158 lettered K – B / B – K. Cat. £500. Fresh well centred with full perfs. Price $329 GB60) GB 1880 – 83 3d on 3d & 6d on 6d Overprints. SG 159 & 162, mint hinged, the 3d being extremely fine. Lettered A – N / N – A and D – L /L – D respectively. Both full perfs. With reasonable centring for these. Cat. £1325. Price $659 GB56) GB 1880 – 8, 2d Pale Rose SG 168, mint lightly hinged. Fresh full perf. example centred right. Cat. £340, price $239 GB65) GB 1883 5/- Rose SG 180, mint hinged. Lovely example, well centred with good colour and full perfs. Cat. £1100. Price $595 GB66) GB 1883 10/- Ultramarine, SG 183, mint hinged. Lovely example, well centred with good colour and full perfs. Cat. £2250. Price $1475 GB74) GB 1902 – 11 Chalky paper set of 9 to 1/-, fresh mint lightly hinged, Cat. between SG 223 – 259. Price $315 GB71) 1905 2/6d KEVII Pale Dull Purple SG261. Magnificent lightly hinged example, with fresh white gum, full perfs. and perfect centring. Cat. £350 Price $295 GB70) 1905 2/6d KEVII Dull Purple SG262. Lightly hinged example, full perfs. and perfect centring.. £350, Price $275 GB191) GB 1902 KEVII £1 Blue Green, SG 266. Nice used example with 3 partial Lombard St. oval registered cancels. Cat. £825, price $450 GB78) GB 1915 DLR Seahorses set of 3, fresh mint lightly hinged. Lovely set to 10/-, between SG 408 – 413, the 2/6d being the Seal Brown. Way above average for these. Cat. £4,375. Price $3375 GB13a) GB 1915 5/- Pale Rose Seahorse SG410. DLR printing, fine used cds example, well centred and with full perfs. Cat. £500. Nice looking example, and hard to find in this condition. Priced at just 30% cat. Price $249 GB79) GB 1918 Bradbury Seahorses set of 3, fresh mint lightly hinged. Lovely set to 10/-, between SG 414 – 417, the 2/6d being the Chocolate shade. Confirming dot in top margin on all three stamps. Way above average for these. Cat. £960. Price $749 GB89) GB 1929 PUC set of 4, mint lightly hinged, SG 434/8. Cat. £765. The One Pound is particularly nice, once hinged with full perfs, well centred and no gum crackling. Price $859 GB166) GB 1939 2/6d Brown on early 1940 Censored Airmail Cover to Sydney. Rare solo use on cover. Cancelled by London cds of 17 FE 40m and with Red Censor Tape. Roughly opened at top left but still an atttractive typewritten address cover. Very scarce, price $149 GB136) Great Britain 1948 – 51. You will never see this again! The three KGVI One Pound issues on separate Registered covers, all to USA. 1) 1948 Pound FDC London – Michigan, 2) 1948 Silver Wedding pair FDC London – Michigan, 3) 1951 Pound COMMERCIAL ! REG’D COVER, London – Iowa, with London Oval Reg’d cancel 9 JU 51. All with nice arrival backstamps. These are a must for any cover collector of GB, price $1325 GB167) Great Britain 1951 Festival of Britain low value pair plus 2/6d - £1 on 2 Express Delivery Postcards to Cambridge. All but the 5/- are marginal examples. Very clean and fresh, cat. £925 in 2012 as plain covers. All cancelled by neat central cds’s of Cambridge 3 MY 51. RARE! Well priced at a third of outdated cat. Price. $549 GB174) Great Britain 1953 Small Typewritten Airmail Cover to USA. Bears solo use 2/6d Green 1951 Festival. Minor aging. Scarce solo franking. Price $69 GB182) Great Britain 1960 Crowns Phosphor Booklet Panes, all wmk sideways. MUH, ½d, 1d, 1½d & 3d. Cat. £130 Price $165
Australian States New South Wales
DB102) NSW 1850 1d Sydney Views Reddish – Rose, no clouds, SG3. Decent looking 2 margin example, cancelled by barred numeral 63. Cat. £475 well priced at $249 LM87) NSW 1855 small entire Sydney – Maitland NSW, bearing 2d Dark Blue Laureate, SG 54. Tied by barred cancel of Sydney the stamp has a huge margin at top coming from the top of the sheet. Left and lower margins are full, but torn away at top right. Reverse bears Sydney Circular Handstamp of JA 17 1855 and Maitland unframed Oval Handstamp of the following day. Scarce survivor. Price $110 NSW5) New South Wales 1859 small cover Sydney – Auckland. Bears 4 margin 6d Grey Brown Diadem, error of watermark (8 instead of 6) SG 96a (cat. £110 off cover) Stamp has been removed and re-affixed with a hinge to easily display the wmk. Variety. Exceedingly scarce on cover. Cancelled by Sydney cds of OC 13 59, and with Auckland arrival cds on face of OC 28 1859. Neat clean cover, minor tear centre top has been neatly repaired internally with a hinge. Price $525 NSW23) NSW 1880 1d Salmon perf. 10, SG 208a. Mint Original Gum with massive diagonal plate scratch and two white voids either side of the Queen’s Crown. Striking error. Cat. £250 as normal. Price $395 DB105) NSW 1890 2.5d Ultramarine Monogram block of 8 mint/mint unhinged. Rare block, with CP, GPO NSW & 1890 Monograms. Fresh mint, with only 2 stamps lightly hinged at top. Some minor staining in selvedge, and perf separation to top left hand stamp hardly detract from fine appearance. SG 265, individually stamps cat. £128 as hinged unhinged would be at least double. Price $549 NSW24) NSW 1891 12½d on 1/- red, Listed by SG as perf 12 x 11½, but mostly 11½ with error in perf 12 at top right corner in 2 directions. SG 268d. Used by indistinct cancel. Price $149 NSW10) NSW 1904 3d Postal Stationery Registered letter uprated by marginal vertical pair of 2d Cobalt Blue SG 315, to Hobart. Cancelled by clear strikes of Booligal NSW cds’s of AU 3 1904. Reverse bears transit 245 duplex of Hay NSW AU 5 1904 and Melbourne Registered cds 8.8.04 plus Hobart arrival cds of A 11 1904. Rare cancellations. Price $149 NSW66) NSW OVPT O.S. 1888-92 ½d - 5/- Between SG039-058, inc. shades. 2d & 1d used, 5/- MNG, others mainly mint OG, 5/- alone SG049 Cat £650 for mint. Price $300. Queensland
Q19) Queensland 1907 Crown over A wmk. Horizontal pairs. 4d Grey pair, line perf. mint, 1 unhinged. 6d Green pair, mint, 1 unhinged. 1/- Violet pair, MUH, irregular line perf. 12½/13, these were produced when comb perf. machines were under repair. Price $250. South Australia
LM92) South Australia 1862 small cover to UK, bearing 6d Slate Blue Rouletted, SG 17. Cancelled by Adelaide GPO cds of AP26 1862 and with arrival “thimble” cds of Wantage JU 16 62. Cat. Minimum £60 x 3 on cover. Bice clean cover, stamp is a little aged. Price $149 SA28) South Australia 1876-85 4d Deep mauve wmk broad star perf 10 x 11½12½ overprinted ‘OS’, SG O17, few trimmed perfs, full fresh OG, Price $119 Victoria
V23) Victoria 1854 1d Rose Half Length SG 23a. Superb 4 margin example of
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 this scarce Melbourne printing, cancelled by light duplex. Expertised twice on reverse. Cat. £750, price $995 V142) Victoria 1854 1d Brick Red Half Length SG26a. A wonderful left marginal used strip of three with clear to mostly very large margins all round and crisp 2V Barred Oval cancels of Geelong. Some creasing lower left on the left hand stamp only otherwise a superb and rare strip. Ex ‘Chartwell’. Price $1150 V146) Victoria 1854 1d Dull Rose Red Half Length SG 27a in a magnificent 4 margin strip of 4 cancelled by 4 x Clean strikes of 2V Barred oval cancels of Geelong. Wonderful colour. Faultless and rare, with RPS London Photo Certificate from 1930 submitted in 1930 by Heinrich Kohler no less! Expertised on reverse by H G & Co. Stunning. Ex ‘Chartwell’ Price $1625 V96) Victoria 1854-55 Woodblocks imperf 2/- dull bluish green SG 35, three large margins, just touching at base, used on small piece. Advertised retail $375. Price $249 V97) Victoria 1855 6d Too Late stamp, SG 33. Magnificent Huge 4 margin example, neatly cancelled by Barred Numeral 1 of Melbourne. Nicest I have seen in 55 years. Cat. £250. Price $425 V103) Victoria 1854 1/- Registered stamp SG34, Cat £200, attractive example with 4 large margins, very light surface rub at lower left, indistinct barred numeral cancel, fine used. Price $199 V88) Victoria 1860-63 Emblems wmk ‘One Penny’ P12 1d pale yellow-green vertical strip of 3, stated to be one of the largest known used multiples of this issue with the largest believed to be a block of 4, scarce. Price $149 DB56) Victoria 1864 2d Violet SG 109 Imperforate! Not listed in SG, definitely big enough margins to be imperf. Nicely used with barred Numeral cancel. Imperf between vertical pair of the 1/- from this issue is Cat. at £6500. Price $495 V31) Victoria 1895 Halfpenny Yellow/Orange wrapper used to London. Cancelled by Duplex 327 Tarnagulla JE 28 95. Fine and scarce, price $69 LM13) Victoria 1854 6d Dull Orange Imperf Woodblock on cover, SG 32a. Neat small cover Melbourne to Dublin via ship Colombia. Nice 4 margin stamp affixed inverted, possibly to warn of bad news. Cancelled by barred numeral 1, and with arrival stamp MR 16 1858. Price $395 BD515) Victoria 1857 small cover bearing 6d Dull Orange Woodblock 4 margin example, tied by barred Numeral 4 of SANDHURST (renamed BENDIGO) and Red cds “Paid 5 SP 1857” to Essex, UK. Fine and attractive, flap torn on opening. Price $195 V67) Victoria 1895 ½d Yellow-Orange newspaper wrapper simply addressed to “Punch Melbourne” Cancelled by clean strike of Nagambie second 712 Duplex of AP 5 95. Clean and attractive, small tear at left does not detract. Price $59 V84) Victoria 1896 ½d Emerald SG 331 fresh mint lightly hinged with full double row of perfs at top. Well centred with full perfs. Spectacular! Price $169 V41) Victoria 1897 Diamond Jubilee 2/6d Red Brown Hospital Charity stamp, cto Melbourne OC 25 97, 3 days after issue. Clean stamp with gum full perfs. And expertisation mark on reverse. Price $195 V42) Victoria 1897 Diamond Jubilee 2/6d Red Brown Hospital Charity stamp, cto Melbourne AU 24 06, late usage. Clean well centred stamp without gum and full perfs. Price $210 V90) Victoria 1901-13 QV ‘Postage’ 1/- orange or yellow x 10 unchecked for perfs etc, great range of shades, advertised retail $200+. Price $99 V89) Victoria 1901-13 ‘Postage’ 5/- x 5, lovely range of shades, all with cds cancels, one with blue crayon mark, attractive group FU. Price $99
V85) Victoria 1905 1d Rose red SG 417, Double Perfs. Used by Melbourne machine cancel is well centred with full perfs. Complete row of double perfs. at top and also double perfs. along right side. Spectacular! Price $169 DB58) Victoria 1909 5/- Moss Green Stamp Duty re-issue, fresh mint unhinged, perf. 11. Listed only as used in Barefoot No. 103. Scarce thus, price $75 V18) Victoria Revenues 1934 1/8d Yellow & Black Tax Instalment Rouletted stamp with gum in unhinged horizontal pair. Wmk V over Crown. Cancelled by Fountain Pen manuscript 26-1-40 and 2-2-40 respectively . Fine and scarce, price $95 Western Australia
WA128) Western Australia 1854 1d black Swan, SG 1, three close to good margins, touching at top, horizontal crease, nice used, Price $179 WA130) Western Australia 1885 1d on 3d surcharge, both the Pale brown and Cinnamon shades, SG 91 & 91a, Cat £70, fine Used, Price $79 WA26) Western Australia 1885 – 93, Halfpenny Green/Yellow Green SG98/98a. 34 examples on 2 album pages, inc. 2 Fresh Mint Blocks of 9. 1 from left hand side of sheet with Guide Cross in margin. The other is a lower left corner plate 1 block. 6 units on each are unhinged. Then used block of 4, 3 pairs and 6 singles. Mostly very fine. Price $629 WA27) Western Australia 1885 – 93, 1d Carmine, SG 95. 32 examples on 2 album pages, inc. 3 Fresh Mint Blocks of 4. 2 only are hinged on each block, plus a mint pair, 2 used blocks of 4, 3 used pairs and 4 used singles. Very fine group. Price $499 WA28) Western Australia 1885 – 93, 2d Bluish Grey/ Grey, SG 96/96a. 32 examples on 2 album pages, inc. 4 Fresh Mint Blocks of 4. 2 only are hinged on each block, plus 3 used pairs and 10 used singles. Very fine group. Price $375 WA29) Western Australia 1885 – 93, 2.5d Deep Blue/Blue, SG 97/97a. 26 examples on 2 album pages, inc. a block of 4 Fresh Mint, 2 only are hinged, plus 3 mint pairs and a single and 4 used pairs and 7 singles. Very fine group. Price $365 WA32) Western Australia 1885 – 93, 6d Bright Violet, SG 100. 34 examples on 2 album pages, inc. a block of 6 and 2 blocks of 4 Fresh Mint, 2 only are hinged on each, plus a mint pair and 4 mint singles and 14 used singles. Very fine group. Price $569 WA78) Western Australia 1895 ½d surcharge in red & green on 3d Cinnamon, SG 111a, Mint, some hinge remains, Price $199 WA57) 1910 usage of 1d Blue Postal Stationary Postcard, Mount Magnet to Perth. Cancelled by cds of Perth 14 NO 10. H & G 17, cat. $400. Very fine with 2 staple holes and bend to upper left corner. Price $195 WA34) Western Australia 1911 real photographic postcard “Greetings from Fremantle” to St. Louis, USA. Bears Halfpenny Green and 1d Rose Pink SG 138/9. Cat £12.25 and from x 12 on cover. Neat & clean, price $175 WA45) Western Australia 1922 3d Black & Purple Long Swan Stamp Duty. Mint vertical pair, the upper lightly hinged, the lower being fresh unhinged. Light gum bends do not detract. Scarce multiple. Barefoot No. 64. Cat. only as used. Cat. by Elsmore at $45 each for hinged. Price $75 Australia Kangaroos
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 damaged & very heavily cancelled stamps removed. 1d Red 100 for $89 (10 for $10); 6d Brown ovpt. OS 100 for $1000 (10 for $110); 1/- Green 100 for $375 (10 for $39); 2/- Maroon 100 for $125 (10 for $15) K343) Australia 1913 Penny Red Kangaroo used x 36 on annotated album pages. Noted “Rostage” x 2, Coil / Booklet Stamps x 2, + varieties not listed for this value, inc. “Missing Inner Frame Top Left” and “Shading Line Over One Penny Missing”. Condition generally good to fine used. Minimum Cat. $847. Price: $539 K675) Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroo Die IIA showing an early state of the ‘Cracked electro’ variety ACSC 4(G)l with the crack extending from the map to the value tablet (see note 3 ACSC page 2/39) some nibbled perfs, Adelaide cds, Cat $750, Price $229 K86) Australia 1913 1st wmk. 2d Grey Kangaroo. Nice mint unhinged example with good perfs, centred right, cat. $300, price $120 K739) Australia 1913 1st wmk. 2d Deep Grey Kangaroo. A mint lightly hinged example, couple of slightly nibbled perfs, centred high, price $49 K148) Australia 1913 1st wmk. 2.5d Indigo Kangaroo. Superb lower marginal cto example with gum, perfectly centred and full perfs. Melbourne cds of DE 3 13. They honestly do not come better than this! Price $125 DB826) Australia 1913 3d Olive Kangaroo, Die I. Nice mint lightly hinged example with good perfs. Has light gum bend not visible from front. Cat. $250, price $119 K240) Australia 1913 3d Olive Kangaroo, Die I. Nice mint lightly hinged example well centred with good perfs. ACSC 12A Cat. $250, price $129 K88) Australia 1913 4d Analine Orange Kangaroo. ACSC 15B Mint lightly hinged. Lovely fresh example, centring to top right. Rare shade. Cat $2000. Rarely offered. Price $595 K89) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo mint unhinged. Well centred and fresh with a few shortish perfs at base. Cat. $650, very well priced at just $189 K700) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo ACSC 16A, centred low, light hinge remains Mint, Cat $250, Price $99 K744) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo ACSC 16A, centred slightly to lower right, lightly hinged Mint, Cat $250, Price $109 LM12) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo, “Kissprint”. Nice well centred example with full perfs, fresh mint very lightly hinged. Coastline appears doubled almost all around. Cat $250 as normal. Price $495 K555) Australia Kangaroos 1913 5d chestnut 1st wmk ACSC 16Awb, cat $100, no gum CTO, one pulled perf at right. Price $39 K706) Australia 1913 1st wmk. 6d Ultramarine Kangaroo, ACSC 17A, a top right corner example centred to upper right, stamp is fresh MUH, Cat $875, Price $379 K239) Australia 1913 1st wmk. 6d Ultramarine Kangaroo, ACSC 17A. Fresh mint lightly hinged example with good centring and perfs. One slightly nibbed perf at top. Cat. $325, cheap price $125 ML538) Australia 1913 6d ultramarine CTO with indistinct corner cds, the letter ‘S’ is just visible, indicating it may be a Brisbane CTO, attractive stamp! $99 K740) Australia 1913 1st wmk. 6d Ultramarine Kangaroo, Melbourne CTO with full lightly hinged gum, ACSC 17Awb, one short perf at right, centred low, Cat $100, Price $49 K554) Australia 1913 9d Deep Violet 1st wmk. Kangaroo, mint lightly hinged. Nice fresh example with good perfs. and nicely centred. ACSC 24C, cat. $500, price $398 K579) Australia 1913 9d Violet 1st wmk. Kangaroo ACSC 24A,Cat $200, fresh mint lightly hinged nicely centred example Price $149
K550) Australia 1913 9d Deep Violet 1st wmk Kangaroo cto with gum. Decently centred and with good perfs for these. Cancelled by Melbourne DE 3 13 cds. ACSC 24Cwb. Cat. $120 for cheapest shade. Price $69 K735) Australia 1913 9D Violet Kangaroo 1st wmk. CTO with gum. Fresh well centred. ASCS 24Awb Cat. $120 Price $89 K650) Australia 1913 1/- Emerald, variety ‘’Watermark inverted’ ACSC 30Aa,a fine commercially used example, Cat $500, centred a little to the left. ’ELIZABETH STREET NORTH’ cds of December 1913,scarce thus. Price $399 K649) Australia 1913 2/- Brown Kangaroo 2nd wmk ACSC 35A, Cat $250, a superb used example with excellent centring, light oval ‘PERTH REGISTERED’ datestamp, a premium stamp. Price $199 K701) Australia 1913 2/- Brown Kangaroo 1st wmk ACSC 35A, another lovey used example with light, crisp partial Registered cds and very good centring, Price $179 DB777) Australia 1913 2/- Brown Kangaroo 1st wmk SG 12. Nice used example with corner cds. Good perfs centred a little to lower left. ACSC 35A Cat $250. Keenly priced at $119 K122) Australia 1913 2/- Brown Kangaroo 1st wmk SG 12. Nice good used example with 2 partial cds cancels. Few ragged perfs to top, centred a little to left. ACSC 35A Cat $250. Keenly priced at $74 K241) Australia 1913 2/- Dark Brown Kangaroo 1st wmk SG 12. Nice used example from right of sheet with central 1913 Parcel Post cds. Good perfs. & well centred. ACSC 35B Cat $300. Keenly priced at $129 K581) Australia 1913 2/- Dark Brown Kangaroo 1st wmk ACSC 35Bwb CTO, one short perf at top, centred a little to the left. Price $99 K681) Australia 1913 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo, 1st watermark, ACSC 42B, centred to upper left, couple of slightly nibbled perfs, light hinge remains, fresh Mint Cat $900, Price $475 K504) Australia 1913 5/- grey/chrome Kangaroo, 1st watermark, cancelled to order with gum, full perfs. no thins, tears or bends. BW(ACSC) Cat. # 42Awb. Cat. $300, off centre to right, price $169 K483) Australia 1913 10/- Grey & Pink 1st wmk Kangaroo, Ovpt. Specimen Mint Unhinged. Post Office Fresh! Nicely centred for this issue with full perfs. ACSC 47x, Cat. $3500. Price $1950 K925) Australia 1913 £1 Brown & Blue Kangaroo, overprinted Specimen with gum. Centred a little right and has top left corner perf. missing. ACSC cat. $950, priced very well at $325 K736) Australia 1915 2nd wmk. Kangaroos set of 5, G/FU 2d – 1/- Melbourne retail for FU $170 Price $79 ML534) Australia 1915 2d grey Kangaroo 2nd wmk centred high Mint, light HR, advertised retail $175 for well centred, price $89 K737) Australia 1915 2nd wmk. 6d Kangaroos, both shades, nice fine used. Melbourne Retail $95. Price $69 K198) Australia 1915 9d Violet 2nd wmk. Kangaroo perf OS, ACSC 25ba. Extra fine used example with Melbourne Public Offices cds of JE 1 16. Well centred, with good perfs. Cat. $350, price $249 K372) Australia 1/- Bright Blue Green Kangaroo, 2nd wmk, Socked on Nose. Nice scarcer shade, socked on nose by Spencer St. Melbourne cds of 19AU15. Well centred with good perfs. Cat. $150, price $110
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 K204) Australia 1915 1/- Green Kangaroo 2nd wmk. Perf. OS. Good/fine used with 2 partial cds’s of Perth. Well centred, some short perfs at base. Has skipped perf at lower left. ACSC 31Aba, cat. $475, well priced at $89. K937) Australia 1915 2/- Light Brown 2nd wmk. Kangaroo, ACSC 36A. Superb used example with double ring cds of South Yarra Vic, dated 13.7.15. Fine looking stamp, centred to top with full perfs. Cat. $350, price $237.50 K606) Australia 1915 2/- Light Brown 2nd wmk. Kangaroo, ACSC 36A.Cat $1500 Well centred Mint example with some ink suffusion through the paper resulting in the gum side of the stamp having an almost aniline appearance, Price $849 K585) Australia 1915 2/- Light Brown 2nd wmk. Kangaroo, ACSC 36A.Cat $1500 Well centred full perf. MLH example with tiny hinge thin & very slight gum ageing. Price $725 K587) Australia 1913 2/- Dark brown 1st wmk. Kangaroo, Punctured small ‘OS’ ACSC 35Bbb, Cat $400, an unusually well centred example with an indistinct cds cancel. Price $249 K743) Australia 1913 2/- Brown 1st wmk. Kangaroo, Melbourne CTO ACSC 35A, centred slightly to upper left, Cat $300, Price $179 K742) Australia 1915 2/- Light Brown 2nd wmk. Kangaroo, ACSC 36, an attractive well centred example with partial ‘STOCK EXCHANGE MELBOURNE’ cds. Cat. $350, price $229 K137) Australia 1915 2/- Light Brown 2nd wmk. Kangaroo, ACSC 36ba. Nice good used example with lightish parcel cancel. Well centred, with one short perf at left, otherwise good. Cat. $400, priced to sell at $98 K205) Australia 1915 2/- Light Brown 2nd wmk. Kangaroo, perf. OS. ACSC 36Aba. Nice fine used example with light central cds cancel. Well centred with good perfs. Cat. $400, priced very well at $195 K649) Australia 1915 2/-Light Brown Kangaroo 2nd wmk ACSC 36A, Cat $350, a superb used example with excellent centring, light oval ‘PERTH REGISTERED’ datestamp, a premium stamp. Price $299 K244) Australia 1915 2/- Light Brown 2nd wmk. Kangaroo, ACSC 36A. Well centred full perf. used example cancelled by partial Brisbane Qld. cds. Cat. $350, cheap price, $125 K741) Australia 1915 5/- Deep Grey & Chrome 2nd wmk. Kangaroo, ACSC43B. Nice used example with neat partial cds, quite well centred and with strong colours, clean cut perfs (a couple are slightly nibbled}. Attractive stamp, Cat $675, Price $475 K140) Australia 1915 5/- Deep Grey & Chrome 2nd wmk. Kangaroo, ACSC43B. Nice used example with light partial circular cancels. Centred high with some fluffy perfs., usual for this issue Cat. $675 this one cheap at a third cat. $225 K420) Australia 1915 2d Grey Kangaroo 3rd wmk. Fine used with OS NSW perfin. DOUBLED! FIRST I HAVE EVER SEEN. Price $525 (if this were just OS it would be worth $2000 plus) K689) Australia 1915 2d grey Kangaroo, 3rd wmk. Die I variety ‘Watermark inverted’ ACSC 7Ba, quite well centred, hinge remainder Mint Cat $175, Price $119 ML531) Australia 1915 2d grey Kangaroo, 3rd wmk. Die I punctured ‘OS’ two faintly toned perfs Mint unhinged. Centred to top right with good perfs. ACSC 7Aba, cat. $225 price $69 K92) Australia 1918 2d Grey 3rd wmk. Kangaroo Die IIA, mint unhinged, small amount of gum disturbance at top otherwise fresh. Nice centring with good perfs. Cat. $225, price $65 K673) Australia 1915 3d Olive green 3rd wmk. Kangaroo Die I ACSC 13K marginal block of 4 with full clean perfs, centred a little to the right, fresh Mint with light hinge remains on upper units Cat $600, Price $275 K93) Australia 1915 3d Yellow Olive Kangaroo Die II, mint unhinged, full perf example, centred left, minor overall gum toning. Cat. $1000, missing from most dealers’ lists. Cheap price $225.
K686) Australia 1915 3d Olive green 3rd wmk. Kangaroo Die I, variety ‘Watermark inverted’ ACSC 13Ka, centred to right, fresh MUH Cat $525, Price $295 K373) Australia 1915 3d Deep Olive, Die II 3rd wmk. Kangaroo. Lovely “socked on nose” example with Registered cds of 27JY21 (Ballimore NSW?) Well centred and with good perfs. Cat. $250, price $175 K672) Australia 1922 3d Olive Kangaroo Die IIB 3rd wmk. ACSC Block of 4, usual ‘fluffy’ perfs, some gum bends, centred a little low, lower units MUH, Cat $650, Price $249 K141) Australia 1915 6d Milky Greyish Blue Kangaroo, 3rd wmk. ACSC 19G Harrison Printing. Fine used with Condobolin NSW cds of SP 21 19. Well centred and with good perfs, this stamp shows the undocumented variety “Broken/Missing ears” very striking! The bite out of leg of this issue catalogues $2250, and sells for around $1500. Price $995 DB796) Australia 1918 6d Pale Greyish Violet Dull Blue Kangaroo Subs. Cliché. 3rd wmk SG 38ba (shade) , ACSC 19Gja, Nicely centred and with good perfs and 2 x partial Sydney cds cancels. cat $3750. Hard stamp to find, price $1950 K690) Australia 1918 6d Ultramarine Die II ACSC 19A, centred a little to the right, fresh Mint, Cat $225, Price $129 K94) Australia 1923 6d Chestnut Kangaroo 3rd wmk, ACSC 21A. Nice mint unhinged example well centred and with good perfs. Has skipped perfs. at top creating a larger than usual stamp. Cat. $250, priced at just a half catalogue. $125 K610) Australia 1923 6d Chestnut Kangaroo 3rd wmk, ACSC 21A(4)zc Mullett imprint pair Cat $200, quite well centred, l/h unit has small faint soiling spot (not toning) at top Mint. Price $99 K634) Australia 1923 6d chestnut Kangaroo, 3rd watermark, gutter corner marginal block of 4 with the variety ‘broken leg on Kangaroo’. ACSC 21A(3)d, usual ‘fluffy’ perfs and average centring, still a fresh and attractive MUH positional block. Price $225 K639) Australia 1916 9d Pale violet Kangaroo, 3rd wmk. Die II ACSC 26B, Cat $375, centred to right, fresh MUH. Price $199 K613) Australia 1916 9d Pale violet Kangaroo, 3rd wmk. Die II ACSC 26B, Cat $375, centred to right and with tiny natural paper inclusion in the gum, fresh MUH. Price $179 K263) Australia 1916 9d deep Violet Kangaroo, 3rd wmk. Die II. Fine used example of this scarce shade lightly cancelled by cds at left. Well centred with good perfs. ACSC 26C Cat. $200, price $149 K572) Australia 1916 9d Violet Kangaroo, 3rd wmk. Die II punctured OS. ACSC 26Aba, Cat $475, nicely centred for this issue, fresh MUH. Price $349 K200) Australia 1916 9d Violet Kangaroo, 3rd wmk Inverted Die II. Cooke Printing. Nicely centred full perf example, cancelled by partial Bowen, Qld. Cds. ACSC 26Aa, Cat. $325, price $239 K201) Australia 1918 9d Violet Kangaroo, 3rd wmk Inverted Die IIb. Harrison Printing. Nicely centred mostly good perf example, cancelled Armadale NSW cds. ACSC 27Aa, Cat. $275, price $195 K54) Australia 1918 9d Violet Kangaroo, 3rd wmk Die IIb. Nice mint lightly hinged example with perfect perfs, centred a tad high. Has light overall gum toning and one toned perf. at left, not visible from front. Cat. $125, cheap at $37.50 K695) Australia 1918 9d Violet (deep shade) Kangaroo, 3rd wmk Die IIb ACSC 27A, centred to lower right, fresh Mint with barely visible hinge mark Cat $125, Price $75 K592) Australia 1918 9d Violet Kangaroo, 3rd wmk Die IIb, punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 27Aba, Cat $350. Mint lightly hinged example centred slightly to the lower left, faint gum bend at lower right. Price $125
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 K132) Australia 1918 9d Deep Violet Kangaroo, ACSC 26Ca 3rd wmk Die II, Inverted. Nice fine used example, well centred, with a few ragged perfs. Cancelled by circular Brisbane Registered handstamp. Cat. Indication for this scarce shade $2000, price $995. K622) Australia 1918 9d Violet Kangaroo, 3rd wmk Die IIb. Mullett imprint pair ACSC 27(4)ze, Cat $500 centred to upper left, fresh MLH. Price $295 K671) Australia 1918 1/- Blue Green Kangaroo 3rd wmk Die II,ACSC 32A, block of 4 centred to base, upper left unit with small shallow thin spot, light bend through the two right hand units, Mint Cat $500, Price $229 K654) Australia 1918 1/- Blue Green Kangaroo 3rd wmk Die II,ACSC 32A well centred block of 4 with light tidy strike of the ‘PARCELS BRANCH/SYDNEY’ cancel, few nibbled perfs on lower left unit. Price $79 K261) Australia 1918 1/- Blue Green Kangaroo, 3rd wmk Die IIb, mint lightly hinged. Nicely centred with good perfs, ACSC 33A cat. $150, priced well at $64 K593) Australia 1918 1/- Blue Green Kangaroo, 3rd wmk Die IIb, punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 33Aba, centred slightly high, few nibbled perfs at top MVLH. Price $69 K371) Australia 1916 1/- Grey Green Kangaroo 3rd wmk fine cds used. Centred low, with light cds cancel to upper right and with good perfs. Nice example of this scarcer shade, listed as ACSC 32G. Cat. $125. Priced at 30% $37.50 K605) Australia 1918 1/- Blue Green Kangaroo, 3rd wmk Die IIb, variety ‘Watermark sideways’ ACSC 33Aaa Cat $200, centred to lower left, MLH, Price $75 K635) Australia 1918 1/- Blue Green Kangaroo, 3rd wmk Die IIb Harrison two line imprint block of 4 ACSC 33(4)z, Cat $2250, upper right unit slightly damaged at right, some hinge remains on upper pair, lower pair are MUH. Price $1250 K611) Australia 1918 1/- Blue Green Kangaroo, 3rd wmk Die IIb, Mullett imprint pair ACSC 33(3)zc, Cat $450, centred to lower right, some hinge remains, fresh Mint. Price $249 K277) Australia 1918 1/- Blue Green Kangaroo, 3rd wmk Die IIb. Melbourne mint lightly hinged example Sideways Wmk. Centred left with full perfs., ACSC 33Aaa Cat. $200, Priced well at $99 K367) Australia 1916 2/- Greyish Brown Kangaroo, 3rd wmk. Perf OS. Scarce shade, listed as ACSC 37Hba. Indicative cat. $700. The normal OS used being $125, 3.5 times the used regular stamp, and the shade cat. at $200. This stamp is well centred with mostly good perfs, a couple at base are nibbed. Cancelled by 2 x Melbourne slightly heavier cds cancels. A nice stamp for the shades collector. Well Priced at 30%, $210 K528) Australia 1924 2/- Maroon Kangaroo 3rd wmk.perf OS. Faintly toned top right corner perf, centred low Mint lightly Hinged, ACSC 38Aba advertised retail $325 for fine, cat. $550, price $99 ML528) Australia 1924 2/- Maroon Kangaroo 3rd wmk. Nicely centred full perf. mint hinged example, cat. $300. Well priced at under as half. $149 K597) Australia 1924 2/- Maroon Kangaroo 3rd wmk.perf OS. ACSC 38Aab, Cat $550, slightly rounded top right corner perf & central horizontal crease, Mint. Price $99 ML528) Australia 1924 2/- Maroon Kangaroo 3rd wmk. Nicely centred full perf. mint hinged example, cat. $300. Well priced at under as half. $149 K558) Australia Kangaroos 1918 5/- grey & pale yellow 3rd wmk ACSC 44Dwa, cat $200, centred to right, no gum CTO K456) Australia 1918 5/- Grey & Pale Yellow 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, perf. OS, cto with gum. Well centred with goods perfs. ACSC44Db, cat. $200, price $149 K733) Australia 1918 5/- Grey & Pale Yellow Kangaroo, 3rd wmk, perf. OS. CTO with unhinged gum, fresh well centred with good perfs. ASCS 44Dwf. Spencer
Gulf Elongated & Broken Coast near Sydney. Cat $450, Price $359 K734) Australia 1918 5/- Grey Black & Yellow Orange Kangaroo OS, CTO with gum. Centred to top right. ACSC 44BW Cat $300 Price $149 K677) Australia 1918 5/- Grey & Pale Yellow 3rd wmk. Kangaroo ACSC 44D, fresh Mint with light hinge remains, centred slightly to the left, Cat $450, Price $325 K679) Australia 1918 5/- Grey & Deep Yellow 3rd wmk. Kangaroo ACSC 44C, fresh Mint with light hinge remains, centred slightly to the left, Cat $450, Price $325 K676) Australia 1918 5/- Grey & Pale Yellow 3rd wmk. Kangaroo ACSC 44D with ‘LATE FEE/SPENCER STREET’ cds, centred slightly to right, FU Cat $225, Price $145 K680) Australia 1918 5/- Grey & Pale Yellow 3rd wmk. Kangaroo with variety ‘Broken tail on kangaroo’ ACSC 44D(V)e, very well centred with bold Sydney cds which is completely clear of the variety, Cat $325, Price $195 DB325) Australia 1918 10/- Grey & Deep Analine Pink “Kissprint”. Harrison printing mint with light hinge, nice fresh gum. Has prominent “Kissprint” of frame clearly visible on map, at top, to right of Kangaroo and clear doubling of shading to left of Kangaroo’s head. Centred to the lower right, and with some short perfs at base. This is believed unique, and is only recorded in ACSC as Perf. OS used. (ACSC 48Bc) at $3000. I did sell a mint OS example through auction as couple of years ago in Melbourne for $3750 plus buyers’ premium. This example has been submitted to the ACSC for future listing. Price $3950 K645) Australia 1918 10/- Grey & Analine Pink 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, perf. OS. ACSC 48Bwa, Fresh cto with unhinged gum, unusually well centred with full perfs. Cat. $200, price $149 K934) Australia 1918 10/- Grey & Analine Pink 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, perf. OS. ACSC 48Bwa, Fresh cto without gum, unusually well centred with full perfs. Cat. $200, price $139 K646) Australia 1918 10/- Grey & Analine Pink 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, perf. OS. ACSC 48Bwa, Fresh cto used with unhinged gum, centred a little to lower right, pulled perf at base, Cat. $200, price $129 K933) Australia 1918 10/- Grey & Analine Pink 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, perf. OS. ACSC 48Bwa, Fresh cto used with gum, centred right, good perfs, Cat. $200, price $129 K522) Australia 1918 10/- Grey & Deep Analine Pink, 3rd wmk. Kangaroo. Ovpt. Specimen Type B, mint lightly hinged. Nicely centred with full perfs. ACSC 48Bx, cat. $600, price $449 K926) Australia 1918 £1 Chocolate & Dull Blue Kangaroo, overprinted Specimen type B with gum. Well Centred and full perfs. Few perf. tips a little toned along top. ACSC cat. $900, priced very well at $595 K524) Australia 1919 £2 Black and Rose 3rd wmk. Kangaroo. Ovpt. Specimen Type C mint lightly hinged. Centred left with good perfs, cat. $500, price $249 K927) Australia 1919 £2 Black and Rose 3rd wmk. Kangaroo. Ovpt. Specimen Type C mint lightly hinged. Well Centred with some nibbled perfs. Has inking flaw above M of Specimen in the shape of a bird or plane! cat. $500, price $249 LM152) Australia 1924 3rd wmk £1 Grey Kangaroo SG 75S, ovpt. Specimen Type C2. Early state of shaved P. Fresh mint unhinged well centred and with full gum. BW 53xf not catalogued as unhinged, but using the same formula as the normal type C should be $2275. Price $1495 K930) Australia 1924 3rd wmk £1 Grey Kangaroo SG 75S, ovpt. Specimen Type D. Fresh mint well centred and with full gum. Couple of nibbled perfs at base. Cat. $375, price $259 K931) Australia 1924 3rd wmk £1 Grey Kangaroo SG 75S, ovpt. Specimen Type D. Fresh mint centred upper left with full gum and good perfs. Cat. $375, price $259
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 K932) Australia 1924 3rd wmk £1 Grey Kangaroo SG 75S, ovpt. Specimen Type D. Fresh mint centred upper right with full gum and good perfs. Cat. $375, price $259 LM15) Australia 1929 Sml. Multi. Wmk., 6d Chestnut “Kissprint “of left frame MUH. Super Post Office Fresh left marginal example, well centred and full perfs. Unrecorded variety. Price $249 K636) Australia 1929 Sml. Multi. Wmk., 6d Chestnut punctured ‘OS’ lower left corner block of 4, unusually well centred for this issue, upper pair with very faint gum suntanning otherwise fresh MUH, Cat $500, Price $199 K573) Australia 1929 Sml. Multi. Wmk., 9d violet ACSC 28A fresh MUH Cat $375, centred to lower left, one short perf at base. Price $149 K629) Australia 1929 Sml. Multi. Wmk., 9d violet plate 4 Ash imprint second state block of 4 with die II substitution at position 4R49 ACSC 28(4)z, Cat $1500 for hinged, left hand pair centred to left, right hand pair well centred, some gum ‘suntanning’ bands, a scarce imprint, MUH. Price $1475 K601) Australia 1929 Sml. Multi. Wmk., 9d violet punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 28Ab, Cat $325, unusually well centred for this issue, fresh MVLH. Price $175 K619) Australia 1929 1/- Blue Green small multi. wmk. Kangaroo Ash imprint pair ACSC 34(3)za, Cat $350, couple of nibbled perfs, r/h unit has a tiny ink mark on the gum Mint. Price $179 K620) Australia 1929 1/- Blue Green small multi. wmk. Kangaroo Ash imprint pair ACSC 34(4)za, Cat $350, quite reasonable centring, MLH. Price $249 K600) Australia 1929 1/- Blue Green small multi. wmk. Kangaroo punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 23Aba, centred slightly to the left, one nibbled perf at top MVLH Price $49 K653) Australia 1929 1/- Blue Green small multi. wmk. Kangaroo punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 34b block of 4, couple of minor perf faults, multiple strikes of the ‘MELBOURNE/VIC’ cds. Price $69.50 K278) Another as above, but centred right. Price $47.50 K602) Australia 1929 2/- maroon Kangaroo punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 39Ab Cat $450, centred a little to the left, few nibbled perfs and some light gum ageing, Mint Price $149 K556) Australia Kangaroos 1929 5/- grey & yellow orange ACSC 45aw, cat $250, no gum CTO, well centred. Price $199 K509) Australia 1929 5/- Grey & Yellow Orange small multi wmk. Kangaroo. Cto with gum, Centred to upper left. A few short perfs along top. Cat. $250, price $119 DB499) Australia 1929 Small Multiple Wmk. 5/- Greyish- Black & Yellow Orange Kangaroo. Perf OS ACSC 45Bba. Lovely commercially used example. Good strong colour with good perfs. and well centred. Cancelled by partial Perth cds. Postally used examples are much scarcer than cto. Cat. $250, price $185 K510) Australia 1929 Grey & Yellow Orange small multi wmk. Kangaroo. Perf. OS. cto with unhinged gum, ex. Specimen Pack. Centred high with full perfs. Cat. $250, price $129 K512) Australia 1929 Grey & Yellow Orange small multi wmk. Kangaroo. Perf. OS. cto gum, centred high with full perfs. Cat. $250, price $119 K485) Australia 1929 Small Multiple Wmk. 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo. Fresh Mint Top marginal Block of 4! Lower pair are superb unhinged, others lightly hinged. A well centred block with full perfs. Cat. $12,000 as singles, blocks are exceedingly rare. Cat. $8200 as singles, price $7550 K2) Australia 1929 Small Multiple Wmk. 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo, fine used dated Melbourne cds 4NO31, and with variety “Very short Spencer’s Gulf” ACSC49 (D) f, cat $1100, price $695
K37) Australia 1929 Small Multiple Wmk. 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo, mint unhinged. Centred lower left and has a couple of nibbed perfs. Facially quite attractive, but gum is toned. Cat $3000, price just $695 K935) Australia 1929 Small Multiple Wmk. 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo, ovpt. Specimen with gum. Facially attractive, but some small amount of gum toning. Centred top right with full perfs. Cat $475, price just $239 K651) Australia 1932 6d Chestnut Kangaroo C of A wmk ACSC 23A, centred to upper right, fresh MUH. Price $39 K632) Australia 1932 9d Violet Kangaroo C of A wmk. Ash imprint block of 4 from plate 3 ACSC 29(3)z, Cat $650, light overall gum ‘suntanning’ , lower units MUH. Price $299 K270) Australia 1932 9d Violet Kangaroo C of A wmk. Cto with unhinged gum, ex. PMG Specimens pack. Well centred and full perfs, ACSC 29Aw cat. $25, price $19 K612) Australia 1935 2/- Kangaroo C of A wmk ACSC 40A, horizontal marginal pair fresh well centred MUH, the l/h unit showing unlisted variety ‘Colour flaw under P of Postage’ Price $24.99 K638) Australia 1945 2/- Maroon Kangaroo C of A wmk Redrawn die ACSC 41A, lower marginal block of 6, centred slightly high, fresh MUH. Price $49 K502) Australia 1932 10/- grey/rose-crimson Kangaroo, CofA watermark, nicely used – Centred a little high, couple of short perfs. No thins, tears or bends. Cancelled by 2 partial Registered cds’s of Elizabeth St. Melbourne SG Cat. # 136. ACSC Cat. #50B. Cheap at $96 K936) Australia 1932 10/- Dark Grey & Analine Pink C of A wmk. Kangaroo, overprinted specimen fresh mint. Centred to upper left, with full perfs. This shade cat. $2750 as normal. Price $329 K150) Australia 1935 £1 Grey C of A wmk Kangaroo, SG 137S, BW 54x. Vertical pair Mint Unhinged, ovpt. Specimen type D. Multiples are rare and a block of 4 is cat. $1500 for hinged. This pair is very fresh unhinged, with full perfs. and well centred. Using the formula for a mint unhinged single the block of 4 should cat. at $2250 for unhinged. As a pair it is worth approx. 40% of the block price = $900. Price $765… the same price that the late Simon Dunkerley paid me for a similar pair in 2005. K929) Australia 1935 £1 Grey C of A wmk Kangaroo, SG 137S, BW 54x. Mint Lightly Hinged, ovpt. Specimen type D. Centred to upper right. Cat. $80, price $55 K923) Australia 1934 £2 Grey – Black and Rose Crimson C of A wmk, SG 138. Sound used example with two partial Tennant Creek cds cancels, a little smudgy. Centred a little left. Price $459 K924) Australia 1934 £2 Grey – Black and Rose Crimson C of A wmk, SG 138. Used example with three partial cds cancels, a little smudgy. Centred a little left, and has a few nibbed perfs at base, and a missing lower right corner perf. Good spacefiller. Price $297 LM148) Australia 1934 £2 Grey – Black and Rose Crimson C of A wmk, SG 138S. Ovpt. SPECIMEN Mint unhinged with variety “Collar on Roo” BW 58Vr. Nice mint unhinged full perf example, centred left. The normal stamp in mint unhinged cat. $15000, and with this variety an extra 50% = $22,500. The Specimen Mint unhinged is $225, and logically the variety adds 50% to around $350. Cheap buy at $315 K521) Australia 1931-36 10/- - £2 Kangaroos ovpt. Specimen Type D Fresh Mint Unhinged. Perfs and centring vary Cat. $485, price $295 K928) Australia 1934 £2 Kangaroo ovpt. Specimen Type D Fresh Mint Lightly Hinged. Centred left, with full perfs. Cat. $125, price $85
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 Australia KGV Heads
Breaking superb KGV Collection, starting here with the 1d Red Shades, mainly mint with certificate GG4) Australia 1918 1d Rosine Mint Lightly Unhinged. ACSC 72 l (G68) Fresh centred to right with good perfs. Supplied with Drury 2015 Certificate. Cat. $700, price $525 GG6) Australia 1918 1d Rosine Mint Unhinged, perf. OS. ACSC 72ibb (G68) Fresh, centred lower left with full perfs. Supplied with Starling 2014 Certificate. Cat. $875, price $649 GG7) Australia 1918 1d Carmine Pink, Cooke Printing LMWM. Mint Unhinged. ACSC 73A (G101) Fresh, centred left with full perfs. Supplied with Drury 2015 Certificate. Cat. $1250, price $925 GS1) Australia 1914 1d Bright Red (Analine) Die II KGV, MLH. Fresh well centred full perf example, ACSC 71B(1)i. (G11) Very scarce shade supplied with 2 certificates, Brandon 1991 & Starling 2013. Cat. $1250, price $995 G280) Australia 1916 1d Carmine rough paper perf. OS. Used example with STUNNING MISPERF! Misperforated with around 10% of the adjoining stamp at right visible. Far great than the usual off centre stamps from this period. Price $249 GS23) Australia 1917 1d Orange Red KGV. Post Office fresh Mint Unhinged. Nice full perf example, centred left. ACSC71P, (G24.5) Cat. $600. Supplied with Drury 2004 certificate. Price $475 GS25) Australia 1918 1d Pink KGV. Post Office fresh Mint Unhinged. Nice full perf example, centred right. ACSC71T, (G28) Cat. $600. Supplied with Starling 2013 certificate. Rare shade, price $475 GS17) Australia 1918 1d Rose Pink Rough Paper KGV. Post Office Fresh mint unhinged, nicely centred with full perfs. ACSC 72H (G67) Cat. $1500, very rare stamp, Supplied with Drury and Bozic 2011 Certificates. Price $1195 G232) Australia 1918 1d Rose Pink Rough Paper KGV perf OS. Fine used example centred right with good perfs. Cancelled by Melbourne Ship Mail Room cds of 22MY20. ACSC 72H (G67) Cat. $250, rarer shade, price $149 GS20) Australia 1918 1d Damson Rough Paper KGV. Mint lightly hinged. Centred right with full perfs. ACSC 72K (G70.5) Cat. $900. Supplied with Drury 2010 Certificate. Price $725 GS10) Australia 1918 1d Maroon Rough Paper KGV. Mint hinged, perfect centring, and good perfs. ACSC 72R(G77) Supplied with 2005 Drury Certificate. Cat. $750, price $595 G382 Australia 1914 1d Carmine smooth paper punctured ‘OS’ Die II ‘Merged’ spur (position 56 – see ACSC page 4/52). Centred to right, Mint very lightly hinged, Price $275 G361) Australia 1924 1d Green single wmk block of 4, upper l/h unit variety ‘Wattle line’, lower l/h unit variety ‘Flaw under neck’ and upper r/h unit ‘Nick near top of left frame’ ACSC 77(4)f/g/h, upper units MLH, lower units unhinged, centred a little low, Cat $200 as hinged, price $149 G321) Australia 1915 4d Orange KGV variety ‘Watermark inverted’ CTO ACSC 110Ha/w with full slightly ‘suntanned’ unhinged gum, centred to right, Price $49 ML530) Australia 1921 4d Violet single wmk. Nice mint unhinged example, well centred. Has 1 nibbed perf at top, together with a light gum bend also at top. ACSC 111A, cat. $75, price $30 G258) Australia 1923 4d Bright Ultramarine Single wmk. Mint unhinged block of 4 with selvedge at left from gutter. Light gum toning. Well centred with good perfs, cat. $250 each as singles. ACSC 113A, priced very reasonably at $325 G352) Australia 1918 5d chestnut Single wmk with variety ‘Broken NH corner’ ACSC 122Ah, centred to lower left, light gum ‘suntanning’ Mint Cat $200, price $75 DB491) Australia 1920 1/4d Turquoise KGV Single wmk. Mint unhinged Block of 4 perf
OS, with variety “Thick 1 at right” and grossly misperfed showing parts of additional stamps at right. Cat $1500. Lovely fresh condition. Supplied with certificate. Price $1150 G19) Australia 1920 1/4d Turquoise KGV Single wmk. Mint unhinged, centred lower right. Fresh full perf example, advertised retail $650, my price just $295 G377) Australia 1927 1d green N over N Ash imprint pair, ACSC 80za/z (pair), light overall gum ‘suntanning’ Mint, Price $49 G133) Australia 1926 1.5d Rose Red on translucent paper. Plate 1a top right block of 4, with plate dot. Fresh Mint unhinged, with some gum disturbance to lower right unit. Centred to left. Rare! Cat. $1000 as hinged on normal paper. Translucent paper ought to be 5 x that. ACSC 91aa (1a) z. Price $2495 G14) Australia 1927 4d Olive KGV Sml. Multi. Wmk perf. 14, SG 91 fresh mint unhinged. Centred left with good perfs. Advertised retail $300, price only $149 G326) Australia 1927 4d Greenish Olive KGV Sml. Multi. Wmk perf. 14, Ash imprint pair ACSC 115(3)z (pair), centring a little mixed as usual, fresh MUH. Price $795 G243) Australia 1927 Small Multi Wmk Perf.14 4½d Violet, Ash Imprint pair Mint lightly hinged with variety ACSC 119ve “Deformed left bottom frame”. Also has wide untrimmed selvedge at base. Cat. $500 as block of 4. Price $249 G347) Australia 1927 ½d Orange KGV SM Wmk perf. 13½ x 12½ N over N Ash imprint block of 4 With variety ‘Lower end of left fraction bar thickened’ ACSC 68(8)z, fresh MLH, Cat $75, Price $59 G381) Australia 1927 2d Red-brown KGV SM Wmk perf 14 Mullett imprint pair ACSC 98(16)z (pair), centred low, very faint gum ‘suntanning’, very lightly hinged Mint, Cat $1000 for imprint block of 4, Price $149 G70) Australia 1927 3d Dull Blue KGV smw. Perf. 13.5 x 12.5 die 1a. Mint unhinged gutter block of 4, 2 x vertical pairs of type A & B. ACSC 107c, cat. $1150 as two pairs. Very scarce, price $725 G344) Australia 1929 3d Blue KGV SM Wmk. Perf. 13.5 x 12.5 die II vertical pair, lower unit showing variety ‘Retouched shading at point of neck’ ACSC 108Ae, MLH, Cat $125, Price $69 G342) Australia 1929 3d Blue KGV smw. Perf. 13.5 x 12.5 die II punctured ‘OS’ MVLH horizontal marginal pair, the l/h unit showing variety ‘Retouched LI of AUSTRALIA’ ACSC 108Ai, Cat $125, very faint tone spot on r/h unit. Price $79 G9) Australia 1927 5d Brown KGV Sml. Multi. Wmk perf. 13.5 x 12.5, SG 103a, mint unhinged. Centred to upper right, with good perfs. Fresh gum with very light overall toning. Advertised retail $110, price $54. G5) Australia 1932 1/4d Turquoise KGV, C of A wmk. Mint unhinged. Full perf. fresh gum example centred left. Small crease at top left corner. Advertised retail $400, price for this one just $129 G391) Australia 1932 1/4d Turquoise KGV C of A wmk Ash imprint block, ACSC 131Az, one unit MUH, others MLH, stamps centred towards gutter, Cat $1000, Price $725 G392) Australia 1932 1/4d Turquoise KGV C of A wmk Ash imprint block, ACSC 131Az, some perf re-inforcing, mainly in lower right margin, stamps centred towards gutter, Mint, Cat $1000, Price $625 G393) Australia 1932 1/4d Turquoise KGV C of A wmk Ash imprint pair, ACSC 131Az (pair) some very light gum bends, stamps centred towards gutter, lightly hinged Mint, Price $229 Australia Pre- Decimal issues
APD316A) Australia 1913 6d Claret Kookaburra, well centred, full perfs. CTO no Gum. ACSC 69w, Cat. $89, Price $49
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 APD324) Australia 1913 6d Claret Kookaburra, well centred, full perfs, no gum CTO. ACSC 69w, Cat. $89, Price $59 APD320) Australia 1929 WA Cent. 1½d Carmine Red perf OS, fresh mint unhinged. Cat $30 Price $22.50 APD317) Australia 1929 3d Green Airmails, Types A & B perf OS, CTO with unhinged gum. Very Fresh, full perfs. Cat $100, Price $79 APD318) Australia 1931 2d & 3d Kingsford Smith, OVPT OS, CTO with unhinged gum. Nice fresh examples. Cat $80, price $64 APD294) Australia 1931 Kingsford Smith’s set blocks of 4 MUH with toned gum. 2 available. Price: $57.50 APD301) Australia 1931 Kingsford Smith SG121/139A. Kingsford Smith set including CTO. All fresh mint unhinged. Sydney retail $109.25 Price: $83 APD299) Australia 1932 Opening Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d Type A & B & 3d. All fresh mint unhinged. Sydney retail $62. Price: $46.50 LM11) Australia 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- Green, SG 143 Mint Unhinged. Well centred and with good perfs, price on these is tightening now, and the SG catalogue price has risen again. Most dealers are now quoting around $1450 to $1500. Price $1350. APD225) Australia 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge complete well centred set of 4. Fresh mint Unhinged. Price $1495 APD158) Australia 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- Green, SG 143. Fine postally used example. Far scarcer than cancelled to order. Price $450 APD319) Australia 1934 Vic. Cent. Sets, both perfs, good/fine used. Cat. $90, Price $59 APD302) Australia 1934-48 1/6d Hermes SG153,1153a &153ab. All fresh mint unhinged. Sydney retail $108 Price: $80 APD306) Australia 1934 McArthur SG150/2. All fresh mint lightly hinged. Sydney retail $71.00 Price: $53.00 APD304) Australia 1935 Anzac SG154/5. Fresh mint unhinged. Sydney Retail $96.00 Price: $72.00 APD323) Australia 1935 Anzac Pair. VFU CDS. Cat $40+ Price $29 APD165) Australia 1937 3d Blue KGVI Die 1. Mint Unhinged Ash Gutter Imprint Block. Well centred and fresh with full perfs. Very lightly hinged in gutter. ACSC 191z, Cat. $500 price $375 APD162) Australia 1937 3d Blue KGVI Die 1. Mint Unhinged top marginal block of 4. Centred upper right with full perfs. Very minor toning in selvedge at top. Cat. $400 as singles usual retail $300, price $149 APD232) Australia 1941 3½d Surcharge with misplaced overprints. The black extends into the left margin and the gold extends left into the stamp design. Not listed in ACSC. Price $279 APD168) Australia 1951 5/- Arms Thin Paper vfu with partial Sydney cds SG 244aab, cat. £70 together with normal cto with gum example. Nice! Price $98 APD228) Australia 1951 5/- Arms Thin Paper ACSC 268Ba vfu with light corner cds together with FU normal for comparison Price $98 APD170) Australia 1953 3.5d QEII Carmine Red, thin paper. Fresh mint unhinged block of 4, together with normal block for comparison. ACSC 296Aa, Cat. $160 as 4 singles, price $119 APD308) Australia 1953 Produce Food Blocks of 12 SG255 & SG258. All fresh mint unhinged. Sydney Retail $107.00 Price: $80.00 APD314) Australia 1953 Produce Food set Block of 24 SG255 & 258. All fresh
mint unhinged. Sydney Retail $154.00. Price: $115.00 DC71) Australia 1962 Commonwealth Games 5d SG 346 mint unhinged block of 4 with major colour shift of green downwards into margin. Affects all 4 stamps. Normal supplied for comparison Ex. Simon Dunkerley. Rare, price $395 DC72) Australia 1962 Commonwealth Games 5d SG 346 mint unhinged block of 4 with major colour shift of red upwards affecting all stamps. Ex. Simon Dunkerley. Rare, price $295 Australia Decimals
AD138) Australia 1966 60c Booklet - QEII (4c) Red Bklt Pane - Helecon Paper. Fresh MUH Sydney Retail $35 Price $26 AD108) Australia 1970 Cook minisheet, overprinted for Anpex, fresh mint unhinged. Retail $25, price $19 AD108a) Australia 1970 Cook minisheet, overprinted for Tullamarine Airport opening in PALE BLUE, fresh mint unhinged. Retail $25, price $19 AD108b) Australia 1970 Cook minisheet, overprinted for Tullamarine Airport opening in DARK BLUE, fresh cds used at Russell St. Philatelic counter for opening day 1 July 1970, with unhinged gum. Retail $25, price $19 AD108c) All three Cook minisheets as above, save $8, $49 the lot. AD112) Australia 1971 Christmas Cream Paper Block of 25. Cancelled First day of Issue. Fresh. lightly Hinged. Sydney Retail $75 Price $56 AD113) As above, but mint unhinged. $64 AD114) As above, but white paper, mint unhinged. $82 AD82) Australia 1973 $1 Maroon Flinders Perf. 14.78 x 14.10 strip of 3 on piece. Vertical strip used on part Money Order Form O/N C44170/73-L. Cancelled by cds’s of Panania NSW of 2OC73. Very early usage for this perf. All stamps with small spike hole. A scarce piece. The single used stamp on cover cat. $200. Price $149 APD321) Australia 1973 $1 Flinders perf.14¾ x 14 x10 VFU SG401c, Cat. £22 each, Price $135 DC75) Australia 1975 18c Wildflower SG 608 mint unhinged block of 4 with major shift of yellow downwards into margin. Affects all units. Rare, ex. Simon Dunkerley. Price $395 AD122) Australia 1988 $1 Specimens OVPTS Blks 4, Set of 6 MUH. Sydney Retail $30 Price $22 AD90) Australia 2003 Murray River Shipping Prestige Booklet overprinted in Gold for Queensland Stamp Show. Sydney retail $52, price $36 (2 available) AD110) Australia 2010 Australian Legends of Written Word Prestige Booklet SG 179, cat. £35. Issue price $24.95, price $22.50 AD109) Australia 2011 China Exhibition minisheet Mint Unhinged, featuring Kangaroos. Price $9.50 AD111) Australia 2013 Kangaroo and Map Prestige Booklet. Contains $10 Kangaroo stamp both perf and imperf. SG SP199 Cat. £40. This one is scarce! Price $55 Australia First Day Covers
APH107) Australia 1930 Sturt pair on small plain typewritten fdc from Geelong Vic. to a local address, cds of Geelong 2 JE 30. Price $149 ML574) 1938 4d Koala on Haslem FDC, some minor soiling/toning & flap damaged - A rare cover. Price: $150 AFD402) Australia 1945 Duke of Gloucester small registered official PMG’s dept. Hermes Envelope to NZ. Bears full set Gloucester plus additional 5.5d, cancelled by Melbourne Registered cds of 21MY45, and with reg’n label No. 8332 of
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 Stamp Section GPO Melbourne. Reverse bears the following on flap: “CARELESS CHATTER CAN CAUSE CASUALTIES” Neat and attractive cover. Price $42 AFD403) Australia 1945 Duke of Gloucester set on small registered Medawer FDC to UK. Cancelled by GPO Sydney cds of 19FE45. Scarce and attractive, price $39 AFD894) Australia 1945 Duke of Gloucester set on small registered Hunter Stamp Co FDC, Registered Newcastle cds, scarce cachet, Price $49 AFD899) Australia 1946 Peace set on registered Smyth FDC, small tar at top, Price $39 AFD900) Australia 1946 Peace set on registered Hunter Stamp Co FDC, some minor toning around adhesives, Price $29 AFD907) Australia 1946 Peace set on A.C. Campe FDC (Indian Ocean variant) with Sydney machine cancel of the 18th Feb 46, Price $49 AFD909) Australia 1946 Peace set on registered Kugel or Smyth FDC, some toning around adhesives and reg. label, a scarce cachet, Price $24 AFD895) Australia 1946 Mitchell set on registered FDC by unknown maker (probably Hunter Stamp Co as it is addressed to them), design features a map of Qld, attractive and scarce, Price $59 ML577) Australia 1947 Newcastle set on PSA generic FDC with Exhibition postmarks, scarcer cachet. Price: $30 AFD901) Australia 1947 Newcastle set on Exhibition FDC with Exhibition postmarks and Provisional Exhibition registration label, scarce, Price $49 AFD898) Australia 1947 Newcastle set on registered Hunter Stamp Co FDC, addressed to ‘T. William Mappin’ Price $39 AFD902) Australia 1948 2½d Farrer on Hunter Stamp Co FDC, interestingly ‘Farrer’ is incorrectly spelt ‘Farrar’ on the cachet, scarce, Price $49 AFD903) Australia, a similar Hunter Stamp Co. FDC but registered and with 5 2½d Farrer stamps affixed, slight wrinkle, Price $49 AFD906) Australia 1948 2½d Farrer imprint block of 4 on early Wide World FDC, scarce & attractive, Price $39 AFD905) Australia 1949 3½d UPU on Menz ‘Darling Downs series’ FDC, scarce cachet, Price $49 AFD904) Australia 1953 Coronation sets on Turley/Mappin set of colour cachets (red and blue) FDC’s, very attractive pair of FDC’s, Price $24 AFD915) Australia 1954 Royal Visit set on three unaddressed Royal FDC’s, each with different coloured cachet (red, blue-green & yellow, latter with slight toning), Price $59 AFD913) Australia 1954 Royal Visit set on unaddressed Royal FDC with red cachet, Price $24 AFD914) Australia, a similar Royal Visit FDC to above, but with blue-green cachet, Price $24 AFD916) Australia 1954 Royal Visit on unaddressed Miller Bros. FDC, Price $24 AFD910) Australia 1954 3½d Railway blocks of 4 on unaddressed Miller Bros. FDC’s, the two different colour cachets (red & green). A lovely matched pair of FDC’s, Price $49 AFD911) Australia 1954 3½d Railway block of 4 on unaddressed Royal FDC (yellow & black cachet), Price $24 AFD896) Australian 1955 QEII 1/0½d block of 4 on Miller Bros. FDC, light pencil address, Price $25 AFD897) Australia, a similar Miller Bros FDC but block affixed sideways, Price $25 APD908) Australia 1957 QE II 10d definitive on Arnold Wheeler & Co generic FDC, Price $39 AFD912) Australia 1959 QE II 5d blue block of 4 on unaddressed later unbranded Royal Generic FDC, Price $24 AFD917) Australia 1959-60 Flowers set of 5 on individual Royal FDC’s, Price $24
AFD413) Australia 1961 Cattle Industry Northern Territory Black and Orange Boomerang and Shield cachet Royal FDC. Bearing: 5s Red-Brown Northern Territory Cattle Industry. Cancelled by CDS of Philatelic Bureau Melbourne, VIC, 26 JLY 61, unaddressed cover. Price: $25 Australia Postal History
LM123) Australia 1915 Prisoner of War mail. Small envelope addressed to Red Cross Geneva Bearing 1d Red KGV, SG 21 tied by Melbourne cds of 23 MR 15 and with Red Censor tape at top and left. Underpaid by 1.5d and with Hexagonal T10c on face. Has arrival datestamp of Geneva on reverse of 27 IV 15. Scarce item in great condition, price $355 APS31) Australia 1915 1d KGV. ACSC LC25 (M8A) Officers and Crew with King George V on board HMAS Australia. Used by cds of Leichhardt NSW to Five Dock NSW. 18.NOV.15 Scarce and attractive, selvedge removed, correspondence inside. Cat. $120, price $95 APH152) Australia 1916 small cover to Film Co. Los Angeles, USA. Bears 2.5d Indigo 2nd wmk Kangaroo, cancelled by Melbourne Ship Mail Room cds of 4MR16. Additional “Passed” (by censor) in violet. Small opening tear at op does not affect the stamp. Nice clean cover. Cat. $180, price $129 APH577) Australia 1917 KGV 1d Red Embossed Octagonal Stationery Envelope Die 5 to UK cancelled by Queanbeyan NSW cds (date illegible) with boxed “MORE TO PAY” 2d Black Postage affixed and cancelled by London cds of 10 SP 17. Roughly opened at top and stained. Scarce Due Cover, price $159 APH500) Australia 1919 small advertising cover for Pelaco Ltd to Newcastle NSW. Pelaco is an Australian clothing manufacturer based in Melbourne. Pelaco is best known for its men’s shirts. The Pelaco sign over its former factory in Richmond is a Heritage Victoria listed landmark. They also have offices in Sydney. Bears 1½d Black Brown KGV single watermark, cancelled by Sydney Machine cancel of JA3 1919. Neat, clean typewritten cover, roughly opened at back. Price $25 APH523) Australia 1921 small advertising cover for Bay View Motor Garage, Burnie. TAS to Ulverstone, Tas. Bears solo use KGV 2d Orange cancelled by Burnie Tas. Cds of 21MY21. Stamp affixed a little over envelope edge at right. Neat & Clean Typewritten cover. Price $25 ST246) Australia 1923 small advertising cover for Grace Bros. Sydney, addressed to a Mrs. Inman! Pre-dates the TV series “Are you Being Served” starring John Inman by nearly 50 years! This comedy series, which ran from 1972 – 1985 with follow up episodes as late as 2016, followed the exploits of employees at London’s Grace Bros. department store, was full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags and double entendres. Bears 2d Red single wmk, affixed upside down and cancelled by Sydney Slogan of MR 8 1923. Fascinating ! Neat typewritten cover. Price $69 APH661) Australia 1923 small Advertising cover for “The Producers Supply & Butter Coy., Ltd Nuriootpa” Bears KGV 1d Violet cancelled by Nuriootpa SA of 13NO23 (The 23 is not clear) Typed address to local address, Light Pass SA. Two minor tears and some aging but neat cover. Cancellation rated 2R Stamp Cat. $50 for solo use on cover. Price $45 APH112) Australia 1925 2 x 1½d red KGV Head single watermark and 3d pale dull violet blue KGV Head, single watermark, die I on a registered cover (Red Reg. label 649) from WAGGA WAGGA 12 MY 1925, cancelled unusually by Wagga Parcel Post cds. Melbourne registered cds on reverse of the following day, to Fenneberg bei Waltershausen, Germany. The cover has been opened along the flap and the 1½d stamps are slightly damaged from being too close to the edge of the envelope. The back-stamps show an interesting journey, the letter landed in the northern Italian port of Genoa (Genova)15.6.25, then continued north across country to Milan,
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 16.6.25 and into Switzerland via Chiasso and finally to its central German destination the next day. BW(ACSC) Cat. # 89D, 104B. Scarce and unusual. Price $85 APH608) Australia 1927 Commonwealth Bank advertising cover, registered Collins St. – Town Clerk Richmond Vic. Bears 4½d Pale Violet smw Perf. 14 ACSC 119A. Cancelled by Collins St. cds of 5DE27 plus reverse cds’s of Melbourne Registered No. 5 and Richmond of the same date. Also Red Reg’d Label, Collins St. No. 5139 and CBA Unbroken wax seal on reverse. Scarce survivor price $179 APH607) Australia 1928 Commonwealth Bank advertising cover, registered Collins St. – Town Clerk Richmond Vic. Bears 4½d Pale Violet smw Perf. 14 ACSC 119A. Cancelled by Collins St. cds of 20DE28 plus reverse cds’s of Melbourne Registered No. 6 and Richmond of the same date. Also Red Reg’d Label, Collins St. No. 490 and CBA Unbroken wax seal on reverse. Scarce survivor price $179 APH291) Australia 1928 OHMS Registered Cover from “Office of Registrar of Joint Stock Companies” to “The Commonwealth Trust Corporation” Bears solo use 1927 KGV Head SM Wmk Perf 14, 4½d Violet Solo Use. Stamp damaged at lower right corner. Also bears Brisbane Red Reg’n. Label No. 3741 and with Brisbane registered cds of 27NO28 both front and reverse. Cat. $100 minimum as solo use on cover. Price $49 APH715) Australia 1929 long advertising cover for Rosenfelds Oregon, timber merchants Brisbane. Sent surface mail to San Francisco. Bears vertical pair of 1½d Red KGV sml. multi. wmk. Perf 13½ x 12½ cancelled by Brisbane Slogan of 8 JAN 1929 “MINIMUM LETTER RATE/TO USA 3D ADDRESSEE/PAYS DOUBLE DEFICIENCY” This large cover certainly ought to have been double rate, but has gotten through un-taxed. Just two years after this cover was sent the following event happened: AN INFERNO. New Farm Timber Yard Burnt. TWO ACRES OF FLAME. Firemen Battle Against Great Odds. In a devastating fire which swept through the timber yard of Rosenfeld and Co. (Q’land), Ltd., Moray-street, New Farm, yesterday afternoon and evening, several million feet of Oregon timber, as well as a valuable milling plant, were totally destroyed. The damage covered two acres, and is estimated at £25,000. The fire was the most spectacular in Brisbane for years, and the leaping flames, which burst 100 feet in the air, were seen by thousands of people in almost every quarter of the city. Full story here: https://trove.nla.gov.au/ newspaper/article/21670945 Cover has been opened on 3 sides. Impressive item of historical significance, maybe the only one remaining! Price $110 TS215) Australia small advertising window envelope for Milligan’s Ltd., Nurserymen & Seedsmen. Bears 1d Green KGV smw. Perf. 13½ x 12½ (blunt lower left cnr.) Cancelled by Sydney pictorial slogan of 2 SEP 1929 “AIR MAIL/SAVES TIME” Attractive cover, price $25 APH651) Australia 1930 long cover sent surface mail to USA. Bears 3d Blue sml. multi. wmk. Perf. 13½ x 12½ Die 1a, perforated OS. Cancelled by Sydney Pictorial Slogan of 31 JAN 1930 “ AIR MAIL/SAVES TIME” Neat typewritten cover, price $110 APH115) Australia 1930 FIVE PENCE on 4½d violet KGV, small multiple watermark, perf. 13½:12½ used on a small cover from ARTARMON NSW 2 APR 1962 to Lakemba. Cancelled by Artarmon 3 liner slogan “CHECK ADDRESS/ IF INCOMPLETE/ ADVISE WRITER” Has been taxed at 1d and a 1d postage due (no watermark, die II) affixed and pen cancelled. It seems that the letter was incorrectly considered as only being franked at 4½d instead of the required 5d, so was taxed at double the deficiency. The envelope has been opened slightly roughly on two sides, the stamps are sound. BW(ACSC) Cat. # 125 Late usage, but apparently commercial. Cat. $200 on cover. Rare! Price $185 APH579) Australia 1931 long advertising Airmail cover to UK. Bears 2d Red KGV plus 6d & 1/- Kangaroos all small multiple wmk. Cancelled by Sydney cds’s of 5MR31.
Has horizontal crease to base. Pays correct Airmail rate of 1/6d plus 2d Late Fee. The Kangaroos cat. on cover at $150 and $250 respectively. Nice item, price $149 APH733) Australia 1931 small advertising cover for W. J. Moylan, Indent Agent & Broker, Sydney. Sent surface mail to Milan, Italy. Bears solo use 3d Blue KGV sml. multi. wmk. Perf. 13½ x 12½ cancelled by machine cancel of Sydney 16 SEP 1931. Reverse bears arrival cds of Milan, 23 X 31 Neat typewritten cover. Price $75 APH606) Australia 1932 Advertising Newspaper Wrapper for NSW Bookstall Co. Ltd. To Scotland. Bears 2d & 3d Recess Printed Sydney Harbour Bridge and cancelled by Sydney Harbour Bridge cds of 21MR32. One week after the issue of the stamps and 2 days after the opening of the bridge. Correct printed matter rate of 5d. This is a rare survivor. Price $225 LM2) Australia 1932 small airmail cover to “British Dental Journal”. 8d Airmail rate bearing 2d Red KGV and 6d Chestnut Kangaroo sml. Multi. Wmk. Cancelled by Toowoomba cds of 14 NO 1932. Neat clean cover. Price $165 TS249) Australia 1935 small advertising cover for Robertson & Mullens Ltd., Booksellers, Melbourne (Taken over by Angus & Robertson 1960) sent surface mail to Dunedin, NZ. Bears solo use 2d Red KGV C of A wmk cancelled by Melbourne slogan of 16JUL35 “ADDRESS MAIL TO/P.O. BOX NO./IT EXPEDITES DELIVERY” Neat typewritten cover, price $25 APH288) Australia 1935 Anzac 2d Red, Imprint pair on 1937 commercial small Airmail cover Brisbane to Melbourne, together with 1d green KGV , Cancelled by cds of Air Mail Brisbane 3OC37 and with arrival cds’s of Sydney Airmail 9OC37 and Melbourne the following day. Scarce and unusual franking. Price $95 APH200) Australia 1936 small airmail Registered Advertising Cover Sydney – Czechoslovakia. Bears 1/6d Double Globe Hermes, 6d Sepia Airmail & 3d Green Airmail Type A on advertising cover for M. H. Cashmore, cancelled by cds’s of Sydney Registered 6-JA-36. Reverse bears the same Sydney Registered cds and cds’s of Athens 19.1.36, Rome 20.26 and Bologna 21.1.36. Clean neat cover price $75 APH734) Australia small advertising cover for Jones & Hambly “Practical Printers” Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. (Still in business today!) Bears 1d green KGV C of A wmk., cancelled by Brisbane slogan of 6 OCT 1937 “MINIMUM LETTER RATE/TO USA 3D ADDRESSEE/PAYS DOUBLE DEFICIENCY” This slogan was in constant use for a number of years. Sent locally to City Electric Light Company. Price 425 APH290) Australia 1938 KGVI P13½ X 14 3d Blue DIE II thick paper in combination with 2d Scarlet KGV on small airmail advertising cover for Hotel Fitzpatrick, Kuranda North Queensland to Rose Bay NSW. Cancelled by cds’s of Cairns, Qld. Of 6JE38 and with Brisbane 2 line slogan on reverse “AIR MAIL/SAVES TIME” of the following day. Nice dual reign cover. Price $42 APH493) Australia 1945 KGVI 3d Brown on JAPANESE SURRENDER COVER, to Largs, South Australia. Cancelled Tokyo Bay and with H.M.A. Ships h/stamp, plus “H.M.A.S SHROPSHIRE official signing of Japanese Surrender” cachet. Small neatly repaired tear at top. Price $295 APD222) Australia 1949 10/- Robes thin paper plus 2 x 2/- Crocodile cds used on piece to make 7 x the 2/- Airmail Rate to Europe. The 10/- is unknown on cover and only 2 x FDC’s are known, cat. $7500 each. Cancelled by Airmail Section Melbourne cds’s believed 1-4-49 . Unique item, price $10,000 TS697) Australia 1953 small airmail advertising cover for Shell Oil Co. to National Petroleum News, USA. Bears 2/- Green Tasmania Sesqui. Cancelled by Melbourne cds of 2OC53 and with arrival straight line h/stamp in blue 1953 OC
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BUY OR BID SALE AUGUST 2019 6. Reverse flap bears Shell logo & “You can be sure of Shell” slogan in red. Neat & clean typed address cover. Price $40 APH532) Australia 1958 small airmail Optometrist’s advertising cover Wollongong NSW to New York. Bears 2 pairs of 5½d War Memorial in a block of 4 plus 2/Qantas & 2d Green Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, to make 4/- a nice double rate cover. Cancelled by Wollongong slogan of 2 AP 1958 and GPO Sydney Air cds of the following day to cancel those stamps not catching the slogan. The War Memorial pair is rare on commercial mail. Neat typed address cover. Price $59 APH220) Australia 1961 small airmail cover to NZ. Bears solo usage of 8d Tiger cat 2nd master plate, ordinary paper cancelled by slogan of Melbourne 19 JLY 1961 “SERVE PART TIME/WITH THE CITIZEN/MILITARY FORCES” Part flap missing. Neat clean hand addressed cover to Victoria University Wellington. Surviving 8d rate covers are scarce. Price $35 APH219) Australia 1961 Airmail Greeting Card size envelope to Germany. Bears horiz. pair of 11d Rabbit Bandicoot plus 5d 19651 Christmas to make correct 2/3d rate for sealed articles. Cancelled by cds’s Penguin Tasmania 13DE61. Neat clean hand addressed cover. Has minor fold at top with 5mm tear, stamps unaffected. The 11d is scarce on cover, more so in a pair. Price $35 APH573) Australia 1969 5c Edgeworth David Booklet Pane on small Airmail Cover to Germany. Together with 5c Ports & Harbours to make 30c rate. Cancelled by Darwin cds’s of 4MAR69. Booklet panes on commercial cover are rare. Price $69 APH494) Australia 1971 RARE small Airmail cover bearing solo use 15c Australia/ Asia to Pitcairn Is! Cancelled Melbourne 4 line slogan of 3 SEP 1971 “VISIT YOUR / SCHOOLS/EDUCATION/WEEK” Pitcairn receiving cds on front of SP 10 71. The solo use of this 15c was cat. $25 in the 2002 ACSC. Way below today’s value. Price $87.50 APH520) AUSTRALIA 1972 35C BEEF SOLO USE ON SMALL AIRMAIL COVER SYDNEY TO FINLAND. Cancelled by Sydney 4 line slogan “KEEP AUSTRALIA/CLEAN/BY PLANT/QUARANTINE” dated 8 AUG 1972. Scarce usage and destination. Price $39 APH485) Australia 1973 Airmail Registered cover Qld. – WA. Bears 30c Qantas, 10c Oil & Gas plus 2 x 7c Humbug Fish and 1c & 2c QEII to make correct rate of 57c . Scarce franking as the 30c Qantas was intended for overseas Airmail use. Cancelled by cds’s of Fortitude Valley JA 15 73. Price $45 APS33) Australia 1977 18c Red QEII Lettercard used 15MR77 to Hunters Hill NSW, with cds of Lord Howe Island. Scarce. Price $39 APH578) Australia 1977 $1.35 Rate OVERSEAS EXPRESS DELIVERY, with red labels x 2 on face and 1 on reverse. Small Airmail cover WHYALLA SA to GREECE. Bears 25 & 30c Scenes, plus 30c Performing Arts & 45c Cricket. Cancelled by Whyalla cds’s of 8JE77 and with Adelaide transit cds on reverse 2 days later together with Athens arrival cds of 10.6.77. Rare survivor, price $69 APH657) Australia 1988 37c Leadbeaters Possum PSE uprated for Priority Paid by 2c, 25c & $1 Living Together. Sent Bentleigh East to Melbourne SEC and cancelled by single cds of 25OC88. Correct rate of $1.64. Priority paid label to top left. Reverse has violet time date stamps. Rare combination of stamps. Small coffee? stain to front of envelope. Price $39 APH655) Australia 1989 Priority Paid cover Zillmere Qld to Diners Club Melbourne. Bears $1, 39c & 25c Living together to make correct $1.64 rate. Cancelled by Zillmere cds of 3JAN89 and with Zillmere time/date stamp in black on front in black and received time/date stamps in violet on reverse of Brisbane 3/1 and Melbourne 4/1. Nice tri-value franking. Price $35
APH478) Australia 1989 Long airmail cover to Finland. Bears 32c Christmas and 90c Living Together. Cancelled by slogan of Fremantle WA 10 MAR 1989 “ADDRESS MAIL TO PRIVATE BOX NO. EXPEDITES DELIVERY”. Price: $29 APH483) Australia 1989 Small airmail cover to Finland. Bears 35c Blue Tiger Butterfly X 2, 1c Living Together and 39c Merino. Cancelled by slogan of NSW 16 MAR 1989 “AUSTRALIA POST HAS THE SPEED YOU NEED”. Price: $29 APH482) Australia 1989 Small airmail cover to Finland. Bears $1 Corriedale Sheep and 10c Living Together. Machine cancel of Footscray Mail Centre VIC 21 MAR 1989. Price: $29 APH472) Australia 1989 airmail cover to Denmark. Bears 60c Living Together and 53c Microchips. Cancelled by CDS of VIC 30 JUN 89. 3c overpaid. Price: $39 APH476) Australia 1990 Large airmail cover to Finland. Bears 15c Living Together and $1 Fun Run. Cancelled by slogan of Perth WA 10 JUL 1990 “COLLECT AUSTRALIAN STAMPS”. 5c overpaid. Price: $39 APH659) Australia 1991 un-denominated PSE of waterfalls (Auspost ref. DL599/0032) uprated with vertical pair 75 Living Together. Sent Kilcoy Qld to Reg. Births Marriages an Deaths Sydney. Cancelled by Kilcoy cds’s of 22MAR91 and with Priority Paid label to left. Reverse has clear strikes of Violet date/time stamp. Stafford Qld. 22 MAR 1991 and Sydney 24 MAR 1991. (the 22nd being a Friday so the Sydney receiving stamp was Sunday) Neat clean cover, price $30 APH177) Australia 1991 Priority Paid PSE Lismore to Tamworth NSW. Postage paid envelope (PPE) of Rock Falls, PO Ref. DL 599/0032 uprated by horiz. Pair of 75c Living Together. Cancelled by Lismore rubber cds’s of 17 APR 1991 and with 2 line instructional “POSTED INCORRECTLY/OR TOO LATE” Flap missing. Unusual! Price $29 APH584) Australia 1991 Long Airmail Security Post cover to Auckland NZ. Bears $1 Sulphur Crested Cockatoo overpaying by 30c the airmail rate to NZ, & $10 gardens for Security Post Fee. Cancelled by counter h/stamp of Crows Nest NSW 12 SEP 1991. Rare! Price $79 APH470) Australia 1994 airmail cover to Denmark. Bears 60c Living Together and 65c Rock-Climbing. Cancelled by CDS of Glen Waverley VIC 4 MR 94. 5c underpaid. Price: $39 First Flight Covers
AFC30) Australia 1931 Purple H/Stamp cacheted airmail cover, Hobart TAS - Edinburgh Scotland. Bears 2d Red KGV and 3d Green Airmail Type A cancelled by CDS of Hobart 30APR1931 on face. Hand written cover listed as AAMC 195. Price: $112.50 AFC45) Australia 1934 Purple H/Stamp cacheted airmail cover, Australia - France via New Zealand. Bears 1½d Brown KGV, 6d Brown Airmail and 3d Green Airmail Type A cancelled by CDS of Sydney Airmail 10AP34 on face with Auckland NZ 12AP34 and Paris 16V1934 on reverse. Typed address cover listed as AAMC 369. Price: $45 AFC81) Australia 1934 Purple H/Stamp cacheted airmail cover, Australia - France via New Zealand. Bears 1½d Brown KGV, 6d Brown Airmail and 3d Green Airmail Type A cancelled by CDS of Sydney Airmail 10AP34 on face with Auckland NZ 12AP34 on reverse. Typed address cover listed as AAMC 369. Price: $45 AFC90) Australia 1934 Purple H/Stamp cachet Australia & New Zealand airmail Boomerang cover for First Official Airmail Australia - New Zealand. Bears 4d Olive KGV, 3d Green Airmail Type A, + NZ 4d Purple Airmail and 3d Chocolate Airmail cancelled by CDS of Kaitaia 14AP34 and Melbourne 15AP34 on face with Auckland NZ 12AP34 and Sydney Airmail Section 14APR1934 on reverse. Hand addressed cover listed as AAMC 370. Trans - Tasman cacheted misdated 1984! Price: $45
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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation The Olympic Torch Relay 1956
The information below has been taken from the Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956 by Edward A. Dayle and from an Olympic exhibit by John Rennie. The Olympic Games are always associated with Greece, the country of their origin. The tradition of the modern Olympic Torch Relay began at the 1936 Berlin Olympics where a relay of torch bearers carried a flame, kindled in Olympia in Greece, to the main Olympic stadium Figure 1: Zeppelin cover 5.8.36 showing torchbearer stamp where it burned in a special cauldron for the duration of plane also carried 200 kilograms of philatelic mail (see figthe games. Germany issued 8 ure 4). The flight was not the 20 odd hours it is today, with commemorative Olympic stamps on the 8th May 1936. The stops in Calcutta, Bangkok, Singapore and Jakarta where red 12 +6 pf shows a torchbearer. This stamp is used on the city receptions greeted them. The flame arrived in Darwin, Zeppelin cover shown in figure 1. its first landing in Australia, on the evening of the 6th NoOn its first journey to the Southern Hemisphere, for the vember. 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the flame was carried by runners After a civic reception at Darwin, the flame was carried from Olympia to Athens, by a Qantas aeroplane to Darwin 909 miles to Cairns by a Canberra jet bomber of the Royal and a Royal Australian Air Force plane to Cairns. This was Australian Air Force. It arrived on the 9th November. The the starting point of the relay of 2,830 runners who would cover in figure 5, prepared by J. M. Gower, commemorates carry the torch day and night to arrive at the Main Stadium the start of the relay in Cairns. Each runner ran one mile. at 4:32 on the afternoon of 22nd November. The route is In view of the climatic conditions varying from tropical shown on the French Cinderella label in figure 2. to temperate, the times allowed for the At 9:30 on the morning of 2nd Novemrun were: North Queensland 7 minutes, ber at Olympia, a torch was lit and carried South Queensland 6½ minutes, New from the Stadium by the Vestal Virgin of South Wales and Victoria-6 minutes. In the Temple of the Olympian Jupiter. She some areas, the mile posts were already lit the torch of the first runner who started available, but long stretches had to be the 350 kilometres journey to the Acropospecially marked lis, in Athens, see figure 3. Mail from the The route passed through Brisbane, Greek leg is much scarcer than those for Sydney and Canberra. City receptions the journey in Australia. The last runner were held in all major centres, usually handed the torch to the President of the allotted 30 minutes each. CommuniHellenic Olympic Committee who transties waiting in anticipation, businesses ferred the flame to the “Miner’s Lamp”. ceased, and everyone packed the main This was handed by His Royal Highness streets to watch the flame pass. Such the Crown Prince Constantine of Greece was the enthusiasm, dense crowds and to the Australian Consul-General (Mr. J. traffic jams would occasionally delay the J. B. Cliffe). runners and their support vehicles. The torch was formally handed over Figure 2: France cinderella showFor several weeks before the arrival of to Qantas for its flight to Darwin. The ing the Olympic Torch route 52 - Stamp News
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reception was held in a semi-circular area surrounded by the flags of all the competing nations. At Albury, at 1:36 a.m. on 21st November, the flame reached the Victorian border and was given a tumultuous welcome as it crossed the River Murray on its last triumphant lap. The runners moved on through Wangaratta, Benalla and Shepparton receiving great receptions. By now the people were absolutely infected with “Olympic fever”. Out of Shepparton a flooded area added 5 kilometres to the route, and the runners had to make up 20 minutes. Bendigo, however, was reached exactly on time-a great effort. The flame was cheered on by thousands and at 11:30 p.m. Castlemaine, gaily illuminated, was passed. Through the early hours of the morning across hilly, winding roads, the traffic was still very heavy, and in the early dawn at Figure 3: Greek cover 2.11.56 commemorating first leg from Olympus 5:06 a.m. Ballarat, host city for Olympic rowing and canoeing was reached. From the torch the to Athens Mayor kindled a flame in a miniature of the Main Stadium’s cauldron, which was to burn the flame, very heavy rain had fallen over most of the route, until the closing of the Games. On to Geelong, and in the northern section flooding was serious, roads and the second city of Victoria, and the last before Melbourne. bridges being under water. The convoy was able to continue For 3 kilometres, the highway was lined by cheering school except over one river, where arrangements had to be made children, and it was estimated that 12,000 people were at the to carry the flame and vehicles by train over a higher bridge. City Hall for the arrival at 11:06 a.m. This involved delay, as the trucks had to be loaded in pitch There were dense crowds outside Melbourne and scenes darkness, but the over-all loss of time, 65 minutes, was soon of wild excitement as the Town Hall passed. The crowd recovered. Shortly afterwards flooding caused a further erupted as Ron Clarke carried the flame on the final leg, setback, necessitating a long detour through uninhabited entering the MCG at 4:20pm on 22nd November completing country. It was impossible to arrange for extra runners and many volunteered to run twice. The greater the population, the greater the interest. At Brisbane on the 15th November, the first capital city reached, the scene was amazing with people swarming over every possible vantage point. In northern New South Wales between Newcastle and Swansea, the road was blocked with cars crawling along in both directions. Sydney represented a real hazard. The traffic was blocked from about 24 kilometres north of the city, and thousands packed the area in front of the Town Hall. On the next day, 19th November, Canberra was reached. A most impressive Figure 4: Greek cover carried by Qantas on the flight from Athens to Darwin Stamp News - 53
Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation the longest Relay in Olympic history. This is commemorated on the cover by Arthur Bergen in figure 6. After a lap of the stadium, he disappeared momentarily as he climbed the 85 steps to the cauldron. He reappeared to a deafening roar, stood and held the torch high. He then walked out to the rostrum, leant over a lit the cauldron which exploded in flames, sending Clarke staggering back. Let the Games begin!
“Putting Postcards Into The Picture” Figure 5: Gower cover 9.11.56 commemorating the start of the torch relay in Cairns
Many people collect postcards, and they want to know how to convert their collections into a Picture Postcard exhibit. The article below comes from David Figg, the APF Picture Postcard delegate. The illustrations in figures 7 and 8 come from his exhibit “Strike a Light” A lot has happened in the picture post card (PPC) space in the course of the last two years. Finlandia 2017 was the first Continental Federation (FEPA) exhibition to include the class of Picture Postcards. Prior to that PPCs had only featured at national exhibitions in Australia, France, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States. Looking forward over the next three years, no fewer than six International Exhibi-
tions will be including picture postcards as an experimental class, namely: • CHINA 2019, Wuhan (FIP/FIAP) • SINGPEX 19, Singapore (FIAP) • NZ2020, Auckland (FIAP) • LONDON 2020, UK (FIP/FEPA) • Melbourne 2021, Australia (FIAP) • Capetown 2021, South Africa (FIP/FIAP) How did this come all about so quickly? The FIP Board met in Tampere, Finland towards the end of the 2017 exhibition at which a Discussion Paper was tabled along with a draft set of Special Regulations and Guidelines modelled upon those which FEPA prepared for Finlandia 2017. The promoters of the class took the opportunity to “strike while the iron was hot”. Over the course of the next twelve months, the FIP Board deliberated over this submission and in 2018 the finalized Special Regulations and Guidelines for an experimental picture postcard class were placed on the FIP website at https://www.f-i-p.ch/regulations/ Firstly, choose your subject or topic. Name any subject or topic and you will invariably find it exists on picture postcards. Ask yourself, what subject really interests me? Travel, sport, art, space (you name it) then it is a matter of finding the cards. How can I quickly find out what is available I hear you ask? A quick Figure 6: Arthur Bergan cover 22.11.56 commemorating the torch entering the MCG 54 - Stamp News
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Philatelic Development Officer, APF
Figure 7: Title page from “Strike a Light” search of a few of the main sources of postcards on the internet will give you a good idea if there will be enough material for a one frame or multi-frame exhibit on your chosen subject/topic. The sites I regularly check are – www.ebay.com. au; www.delcampe.net; www.trademe.co.nz; www.oldpostcards.com; www.worldpostcards.com; www.ebid.net. This will also give you an idea of how expensive your chosen topic might be. Most items sell at auction, but some will be “buy it now” and some you may be able to make a lower offer on. Overall, it should be either an inexpensive or moderately expensive exercise compared to mainstream philately, however due to the rising popularity, so too are the prices slowly creeping upwards. If you use the internet, frequent stamp dealers (including specialist postcard dealers), antiques & collectables shops, visit stamp & collectables fairs and exhibitions, look in auction catalogues, join a club specialising in PPCs, subscribe to a postcard magazine where you will find “for sale” adverts (e.g. the UK magazine Picture Postcard Monthly) and generally leave no stone unturned, you should find you will gather the required material in a matter of a few years rather than decades.
Figure 8: Typical picture postcard exhibit page from “Strike a Light” Once you have accumulated enough material, start to plan your exhibit. Unlike collecting, where you can “do your own thing” i.e. there is no right or wrong way to collect and display, once you enter the realm of exhibiting you need to follow the rules and regulations as laid down. Ask questions of others who have exhibited in the PPC Class. Look at exhibits in the class at exhibitions and note the medal level they have attained. Start out exhibiting at local shows e.g. State level and progress to National and then to International. I wish you well in your search for the cards on your chosen topic. David also advises people to study the FIP Special Regulations and Guidelines. The main thrust of these are summarised below. Definition of a Picture Postcard A Picture Postcard must have an illustration. The emphasis is on the picture, and not on the use or philatelic peculiarities. Picture Postcards may be unused or used (sent through a mail system). Unused Picture Postcards should have Stamp News - 55
Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation printed address lines, stamp box, or other such markings, showing that it was intended to be sent without cover. A variety of material is important and will be rewarded. Idea, Plan and Treatment A Picture Postcard exhibit can be geographical, topical, thematic, or a special event or aspect (an artist, the printing, the material). The title and plan must be presented on the introductory page. The plan must show the intention and the structure of the exhibit. The introduction should lead to the story line which carries through the exhibit. Each Picture Postcard must have a connection with the chosen topic. Originality, imagination, and creative ideas will be specially awarded. Detailed description of typography, printing method, and printer/publisher is important. If such information is not available, the reason should be given. Original photographic archive material used as a basis for essays and proofs in the production of a picture postcard will be rewarded. Knowledge and Research Research is a prerequisite for knowledge of the topic. This is shown by the choice and variety of the material as well as in a brief text in connection with the Picture Postcards. The texts must contain essential information about the topic and may contain information about photographer or artist. Information about the typography, printing method, and printer/ publisher may be noted. Condition and Rarity The best possible quality available for the chosen subject should be shown. Tolerance for missing or bent corners, scratches, and scuffs is given for older, posted items. Rarity is directly related to the difficulty in finding such postcards. Some ‘Real Photo’ postcards may be unique or produced in very small numbers. Some printed Picture Postcards can be extremely difficult to find. Picture Postcards showing details
Figure 10: USA International Year of Disabled stamp issued 29.6.81 56 - Stamp News
Figure 9: Mounting team at Wuhan with people, activities, transport, etc. are more important than general views. Presentation The text must be attractive and tastefully arranged. The overall impression of the exhibit is important, as is variety in the mounting.
China 2019 Fip World Stamp Exhibition – Wuhan 11-17 June 2019.
The China 2019 FIP World Stamp Exhibition, held at the Wuhan International Expo Centre, broke the record for the greatest number of frames at any exhibition. There were 4,683 frames, of which 3,433 were International exhibits with Regional, Specialised and UPU frames taking up the balance. About 811 exhibits in all FIP classes and the new Picture Postcards Experimental Class from 85 countries were shown. It was reported that attendance eclipsed 400,000 over the 7 days the show was open to the general public. Australia appointed two Commissioners, David Figg from South Australia and Stephanie Bromser from Victoria to carry the 77 frames from Australian exhibitors. Mounting was made easy as we were allocated a mounting team of five personnel comprising a team leader, security
Stephanie Bromser
Philatelic Development Officer, APF person (with frames key) and three mounters. Exhibits were simply taken out of the trunks frame by frame, ensuring pages were mounted correctly before the frames were locked and security tags applied. The team that helped us is seen in Figure 9). Mounting was completed in less than an hour per Commissioner. Australia had twelve multi-frame entries that received 3 gold, 5 large vermeil and 4 vermeil medals plus 2 special prizes. FIP Qualifying Seminars were held in Astrophilately, Postal Stationery and Thematics as well as a seminar on the new Picture Postcards Experimental Class. The Opening Ceremony held in the InterContinental was a lavish affair as was the awards dinner held on the Sunday evening in the same venue. There was an estimated 400500 persons in attendance on each occasion and headphones were provided as speeches in Chinese were translated into English. This was the first time a world stamp exhibition had a section for people with disabilities. Ten years ago, Li Shaohua, a fellow of the All-China Philatelic Federation with
mobility impairment, founded the China Disabled Persons Stamp Collecting Association. The association now has more than 1,000 members. Over 200 members from the association attended the Wuhan exhibition on the first day. Li Shaohua brought his own collection entitled Disability and Recovery, intending to raise awareness for the disabled and motivate them on their road to recovery. In the first frame of his collection, a stamp from the United States sums up his attitude toward disability and his encouragement for all people with disabilities, with a caption that reads “disabled doesn’t mean unable” (see figure 10). Li said “Establishing a section for people with disabilities is groundbreaking. It fulfills the wish of many disabled philatelists across China and shows the care devoted to the disabled. A lot of disabled people are very willing to participate in cultural activities. Stamp exhibitions provide them with a means to communicate with other people. I would like to help them strengthen their love for life and the belief to never give in to disability.”
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Market Matters One of Australia’s scarcest stamps.
If I did a poll of 100 collectors, to list out the 10 scarcest regularly issued Australian stamps, the item shown nearby would not be in ANY of the lists I am sure! I listed this stamp shown nearby on my Rarity Page mid-July, and it sold in an hour. Been years since I had one, and for anyone looking for something way under-valued to pop aside for a rainy day - you could do a TON worse that tracking one of these down. Oddly it seems to be a 1917 issue not a 1921 issue, as all catalogue show us today. The ACSC ”Postage Dues” Cat research shows the single printing was in September 1917, and was delivered into stock in October 1917 - during WWI, but the first reports of it in the stamp press was in May 1921. Given how few top value Dues were used, and how little interest there was then in Dues, I have no doubt they were in POs years before 1921. This KGV 1921 (or 1917!) £1 Postage Due is one of Australia’s VERY rarest stamps - literally. The rare perf 14 issue top value, was on the new thinner paper. Not to Only 798 copies ever sold! be confused with the 1909 Bi-Colour perf 12, a much more common stamp, of which many of those are clearly are not now existing, as Postage CTO copies exist - about a QUARTER of the entire Dues were mostly not saved, a Century back. printing was issued CTO with these cancels, for UPU distribution. Pick of the crop to secure NOW. That 1909 £1 is still a very desirable stamp, and If there was one Australian stamp I could absolutely deducting the CTO copies (one is shown nearby), recommended as being insanely under-priced comonly 1,680 were sold, and quite a few genuine used are seen - mostly with double ring “clock-face” can- pared to numerical scarcity, this would be it. SG D87, £950=$A1,900 mint - and £2,750=$A5,500 for cels in violet. But it is many times more available than the perf 14. And MUCH cheaper! Mint or used used! Scott J49a, $US1,600 = $A2,285, and ASC D77 for $2,000 mint. I sold the one illustrated for and sound, that stamp is also a superb buy, at today $A1,350, and that was very low in my view, given silly low price levels, in my view. the few dozen that survive, and the perfect centering. Dr. Geoff Kellow’s expert ACSC research shows This series was single line perforated. i.e. one line only 798 were ever sold of this £1 perf 14. Comof perfs at a time, up and down the sheet like a sewpare this to 240,000 each sold of the 1913 Kangaroo ing machine virtually. Hence the corners are never top values £1 and £2, which sell for many times neat and tidy like comb perf issues (i.e. like all Kanthis - each. Well worth reading those figures again. garoos etc.) Additionally, the centering is generally Only 798 copies were ever issued of this, and most 58 - Stamp News
Glen Stephens Some Stamp Storage Tips
A genuine CTO, of perf 12 version. appalling on all of these Perf 14, due to the TINY 1mm or so margin tolerances on the laid down plate, as is very evident if you study blocks or multiples. This centering note applies from the ½d value of the perf 14 issue, right through to the £1, and is accepted by all as reality for this series. Bad centred is usual. The illustrated one I sold was perfect centred and fresh bright MVLH, and had a clear Royal Philatelic Society London Photo Certificate (RPS) as genuine, with no faults. Mint examples are what one mostly sees offered real used stamps do exist of course, but are very rare - but no PO CTO examples were ever issued of this perforation. However beware - a leading Melbourne dealer cancelled several hinged and toned gum copies over the years with a totally fake “VIC - AUST” corner cancel to fleece buyers.
Stamp dealers are like doctors. We generally get to tell you about your serious problem only when it is too late to rectify anything. The NUMBER ONE problem for stamp collectors (and dealers) in this part of the world, is our climate. Probably 90% of Australian stamp collectors live in the coastal strip from Melbourne to Cairns. These areas suffer from sustained high humidity over the long Australian summer months from about November to March. Humidity is moisture in the air. Stamps, stamp albums, stockbooks and Hagner sheets - all being paper - absorb this humidity in varying degrees. And then stay very slightly damp for weeks - indeed generally for many months. Damp paper in our warm climate gets slightly mouldy. Or VERY mouldy! The less you “air” and ventilate your albums - and many collectors do not, the faster this mould will grow and spread. This gives rise to small (soon to become much bigger!) brown spots etc. Stamp Collecting was initially a Northern Hemisphere hobby. In Scotland, Scandinavia, Hamburg, Boston, Chicago or Toronto etc, etc, they have no idea how much humidity we get in the Pacific region, each and every Summer. Cartons of old correspondence in the attic of a Glasgow Solicitor etc, generally looks superb when found cleaning up old file boxes. Even if 200 years old, in the pre-stamp era. Caches of this material appear all the time in Europe, and condition is incredibly fresh. HERE it would be rotted to dust! Most stamps here are stored in poorly ventilated rooms. Fact of life. Often in closed boxes or albums that are not ventilated in any way, and do not “breathe”. Or in dark wardrobes, storage cupboards, attics, and garages etc. Slightly damp paper, with no exposure to sunlight or fresh air to dry it, is a disaster waiting to happen in this humid climate, that most of us live in.
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Market Matters Very BAD news for stamps.
Dealers and collectors have varying names for this nasty phenomenon: “spotting”, “toning”, “rust”, “foxing”, “aging”, “tropicalisation” etc. Whatever term you choose to use, it spells BAD NEWS for your stamp collection - or your stock, if a dealer. If you live near the sea (and near all Australians do), the high humidity is also mixed with small (or not so small!) amounts of salt laden air. This quickly makes a really nasty brown-orange sodium rust Stamp slipcases do WORK! “cocktail” that eventually eats, and ruins your stamps. You MUST have Slipcases. How can I prove that slipcases have any bearing Most collectors store part or all of their collection in preventing the amount of “rust” your collection in Hagner sheets. These have been widely available will get, versus NOT using slipcases? Simple. I globally now for about 50 years, and most (if not all) often buy collections of Australia Post annual year readers of this column have some (or many) in their stamp books along with that same collector’s usual stamp den. Inexpensive and very flexible and adaptstamp album/stockbooks. All the PO year books able stamp storage. Tried and proven, very versatile, as we know are issued in slipcases as a matter of and quite good value for money, and they last for course. See photo nearby of a 2001. years. Amount of rust or foxing found on stamps in How many readers have those Hagners and bindthe Year Albums - usually none. Amount of foxing ers are stored in a SLIPCASE? Almost NONE is my found in the NON-SLIPCASED albums and stockexperienced guess. In Australia I often buy 20 or so books stored around them - or right next to them in Hagner binders from Estates. They have been sitting most cases? Well, you already know the answer I on shelving or in cupboards etc for decades generalthink! Over my 40+ years as a dealer, I have purchased and valued literally 1000s of collections from ly. Each one when opened up, shows the TOP row or two of stamps have the worst toning/rust/foxing. within Australia. The condition of many is appallWhy? ing. A mint £2 CofA watermark Kangaroo with bad Airborne dust settles there, and then when comtone spots is basically worth ~$400 as ultimately bined with the humid (often salt bearing) air, which “fine used”, instead of ~$4,000 as fresh mint. All also goes down only a row or two, you have a deadly directly due to careless storage. 60 - Stamp News
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Slipcases protect it all. mixture. Slipcases combat this perfectly. Any dust or gunk settles and sits harmlessly on shiny TOP of the slipcase, and rubbing a finger over it each year or two, will show you how MUCH gook would have gone right down into your stamps otherwise. Slipcases work on a very simple principle. You slide in the Hagner binder, and the TOP of the pages, and the stamps on top rows are then NOT exposed to all that moisture, airborne dust, salt, insects or humidity etc, etc. Pure common sense. Please repeat after me - “Slipcases are THE most cost effective rust prevention accessory available to stamp collectors”. Say it five more times. THEN contact your regular dealer and order as many slipcases, as you have Hagner binders containing stamps! A $20 or so slipcase can prevent a potential loss of $10,000s in extreme cases, and all dealers can tell you of such examples. I sell endless boxes of the black “Leather Look” matched sets shown nearby, and they are very “cheap insurance”. And
look classy too. I have never seen a blue or green cow, so why some folks buy “Leather” albums and slipcases, in those very garish colours really mystifies me. A NSW client built in an entire wall of his lounge room in classy wood shelving to store his black “Leather” binders and matching slipcases. As this design and style has been unchanged for 20 years, he has expanded it to several 100 volumes now, as he collects widely. He says visitors comment the classy gold highlighted spines looks like a Barrister’s Library!
Nasty “Chinese” Stockbooks.
I did an insurance valuation here for $90,000 in value, of pre-war Australia stamps, with many Roos, that were literally housed in four of those horrid $5 “Chinese” stockbooks. The pages as usual, had all buckled and warped and twisted, due to the cheap clear plastic strips shrinking over time. What an ugly mess to house very pricey stamps. MANY were damaged. Naturally I berated the owner about the lunacy of that. The highly acidic and unbleached cardboard used on those appalling Chinese books, and the clear thin strips of a nasty PVC that shrinks and leaches chemicals, is like storing stamps in a weak acid bath in this climate! Needless to say, they are now all safely stored in Hagner binders and slipcases, after giving him my lecture. I sell far more Hagner sheets than any dealer in Stamp News - 61
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Do YOU have slipcases? Australia, as my price is near half retail - tinyurl. com/GlenHags Very often in boxes of 600 or 800 sheets etc, as the price per unit drops markedly for bulk buys, and shipping is more attractive too. Google “Hagner Sheets” and I am generally the match #1 globally. I ONLY stock the genuine British made genuine sheets. A locally made “copycat” version, called Kanga and other similar names, often unbranded, always gave me headache issues re poor quality a decade or so back, with many sheets literally falling apart due to guillotining issues, and the strips falling off due to bad gluing, and so on. The long-term acidic properties of the board I have no data on. Fortunately perhaps, these sheets are no longer made here. If your sheets do not have HAGNER blind stamped at base, or are blank of maker name, be warned. A few binder/slipcase sets are shown nearby, and 62 - Stamp News
it really is a very classy looking and well-made product. “Leather” look deeply grained black covers, and gold bands on the spine. At just $A40 a binder/ slipcase set in a carton buy, they are also surprisingly cheap, and truly essential in this humid climate. tinyurl.com/GlenHags has detail on those too. Each set holds about 50 “Hagner” storage sheets as it has the very LARGE size “D” rings, and I sell literally many 100s of sets a year due to their modest cost. Well worth thinking about. After about 10 years the “D” rings on your current binders have usually started to rust/tarnish, and the very thin chromium coating will start to flake off, and get into your stamps. Toss those away and upgrade. And Hagner sheets, even British ones, do not last forever either - many overlook that. After ten years or so in this climate, that is about the effective life before any aging of the black board starts occur-
Glen Stephens that being smeared all over your stamps is total madness. This slippery gunk NEVER gets off the face of the stamps or covers, and indeed in engraved/ recess printed issues, such as KGV/KGVI/Early QE2 Definitives from nearly all countries, it lodges between the fine recess ink lines. No amount of huffing, puffing, and blowing and wiping EVER gets it off. I’ve bought collections where entire containers of yucky white baby powder have been upended into the storage boxes - “to stop rust, whilst being stored”. So if anyone in your local club advises this totally loopy practice - please take them outside, and beat them mercilessly with a cricket bat! It is madness, pure and simple, and yet to this day, many still do it. I had a carton mailed down from Cairns just this week, that near all went in the bin as it was COVERED with several tubs of baby powder. Albums, binders, FDC, and stamps - all ruined. Sad.
Mail from Australia SUPER slow.
NEVER “Powder” anything philatelic. ring. Hard to see unless you wave a small UV lamp over the pages! They are only a buck or so apiece bought in bulk, so give yourself a weekend project, and swap them over in winter, or at Xmas break etc!
Do NOT “Powder” your stamps!
There are quite a few mad myths regarding wise stamp storage. In Queensland especially, the widely believed and widely acted upon old-wives-tale of pouring talcum powder over your stamps “to stop rust” is to be avoided at ALL costs. And the same goes for “powdering” with the very slimy, slightly less destructive “French Chalk”. These products both make a horrible, messy, oily WRECK of your collection (and albums) in most cases. Most talcum/baby powder has an oil component, and
Seems like a recent thing. I have this year been getting incessant complaints from buyers overseas regarding 2 and 3 and even 4 month delays in AIRMAIL delivery, and often for “signed for” mail. Totally unacceptable in 2019, and the delays appear largely to be with Australia Post holding up mail before it leaves the country. WHY - who knows? On the plus side, the sendings near always arrive EVENTUALLY, the clients report to me. And luckily I am dealing with known regular clients who accept the material has indeed been sent. Ebay sellers are screwed, as often buyers are first time customers, and they will usually lodge ebay and/or paypal Non-Receipt paperwork within weeks. tinyurl.com/OzMails is the long stampboards discussion on this, with lots of specific reports of delays and missing items etc, and has reports some buyers are vowing never to buy stamps from Australia, as the long delays are unacceptable. It is a very bad situation, and is getting worse each month in my experience. Stamp News - 63
Market Matters Americans in particular, expect all mail “YESTERDAY, if not well before” and they do not accept 3 month delays. To compound things, our lazy Post Office offers ZERO on-line tracking, even on the $16 Registered Envelopes, so senders cannot even give that to buyers to placate them. We have Zimbabwe level tracking features, but New York cost of them. A 1962 cover is shown nearby from a Melbourne suburb, to a town well outside of Vienna Australia. Registered letter from St. Kilda South (Melbourne), Victoria, posted on 27 Nov 1962 to Kufstein in the Tyrol district, 100 miles west of Vienna, Austria. Back-stamped at destination on arrival “30. IX.62”. Just THREE DAYS from origin suburb, to destination town - literally 10,000 57 years back they could do it. miles away. The cover paid the 4/3d rate to Europe Quite incredible speed for 1962. 2/3d for the airmail letter, and the 2/- Registered The inaugural QANTAS “direct” route to AUSTRIA fee. So despite the secure and time consuming started in March 1965 and routing was via Perth-SinRegistered handling both ends, we see service and gapore-Bangkok-Karachi-Cairo-Austria. In April speed basically unthinkable - even in 2019. And Qantas also started the Singapore-Cairo-Kararemember in 1962 there were no Airbus A380s, or 777ER or 787 Dreamliner planes etc, that can easily chi-Calcutta-Perth. The planes were the slow lumbering Boeing 707 “V-Jets” that had only a few fly 15 hours non-stop. 64 - Stamp News
Glen Stephens THREE days W. Aust to Ohio - 2nd Class! Wembley Western Australia, to rural Ohio, that also arrived in 3 days. That is about 15,000 air miles. This oversize packet shown back and front nearby, was sent Registered from suburban Perth (“Wembley West”), Western Australia, to Sidney, Ohio - posted on 13 March 1961. And backstamped on arrival at destination in rural Ohio on March 16, 1961 - just THREE DAYS in total. Getting a letter on the fastest possible plane connections even today, would see you hard pressed to replicate that speed in 2019, so how they did it in 58 years back, is simply mind boggling. TODAY the same journey for alleged “Airmail”mail can take 2 months, and of course costs thirty times more. Unacceptable. hours fuel range. So in 1962, the route was more indirect, and far slower than these “faster” 1965 new QANTAS Routes above - so 3 days is simply amazing speed. A stampboards member on that discussion showed a 1961 parcel by “SECOND CLASS AIR” from
Beatles “stamps” sell for $650,000!
You see some strange things offered on the auction block globally. On July 9, an early 1962 management contract that saw each Beatles member sign across a 6d pink Wilding GB postage stamp, to denote the relevant stamp duty was paid, was auctioned Stamp News - 65
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Let’s just add a whopping 25% to bids. by Sotheby’s for a nutty sum. Sothebys are not shy about gouging buyers. Forget the cheeky 15% and 20% Buyer Fees that most stamp auctions extort of top of your maximum bids. As you can see nearby, Sothebys globally add a truly outrageous 25% fee, plus all local taxes and VAT and instance etc - even on the £275,000 hammer price, as we see here - taking invoice to £343,750, or about $A650,000. It wasn’t even the then Beatles Manager Epstein signing this - it was simply his assistant “Alastair” J.A.Taylor, and the Beatles drummer way back then in 1962 was Pete Best, and not Ringo Starr, as can be seen. Full stampboards link to all this discussion to this contract is here - tinyurl.com/Fab5signed What would such a moderately interesting legal paper thing sell for? $1,000? $10,000? $50,000? $100,000 - even $250,000? Try about $A650,000. You can buy a very decent free-standing house in Sydney with that kind of money. Collectibles prices are often hard to fathom. Even for a 1962 contract! Things stamp related, and connected to pop music stars are few and far between, but the cover shown nearby, was mailed by Mick Jagger to then girlfriend Marsha Hunt, an American born pop singer. Jagger 66 - Stamp News
did not stint on the postage cost - he paid the extra EXPRESS fee and SPECIAL DELIVERY fee! Sothebys sold a handful of 10 love letters a few years back, written from Australia by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, to singer Marsha Hunt for £187,250 - about $A375,000. Hunt is stated to be the inspiration for the band’s 1971 huge global hit single “Brown Sugar”. Hunt admitted she sold them because she needed the money.
“John & Yoko boring everybody”
In the ten letters to Hunt that were sold at the auctions as one lot, Mick Jagger describes the Australian outback as the early morning mist “turns red and violent then hard and warm”. Jagger also comments - “John & Yoko boring everybody…” and thanks Marsha Hunt for being “so nice to an evil old man like me”. Mick Jagger, who was only 25 years old when he wrote these ten letters to then 23 year-old Marsha Hunt in England, includes the full lyrics for “Monkey Man” in one, with three additional lines and a track list of songs with his accompanying comments such as “OK” and “dodgy”. (The “dodgy” one was not revealed!)
Glen Stephens
Got the Price of a Sydney home! outback. A more totally unlikely lead actor, to represent rough and tough Irish bushranger Ned Kelly, would be hard to imagine, than the mincing, lisping, effete, lily-white Jagger.
“Ned Kelly” movie a Box Office flop.
The letters were written to Hunt, the then publicity poster face of the West End stage production of “Hair” in July and August 1969, while Jagger was filming the movie “Ned Kelly” in the Australian
Predictably the “Ned Kelly” movie was a Box Office flop - and more telling, was effectively disowned by both Producer Richardson, and lead actor Mick Jagger, neither of whom bothered to attend the London premiere. And indeed, for over for a decade later, Mick Jagger stated he had never even seen the movie! Marsha Hunt told The Guardian newspaper at the Stamp News - 67
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Jagger letter. Australia to Marsha Hunt UK. time of the sale, that she sold the letters that were sent by Jagger, because she had been unable to pay her bills. Hunt, who now lives in France, also told the British newspaper quite bluntly - “I was broke.” The love letters contained references to the death of Stones guitarist Brian Jones. And Jagger’s increasingly difficult relationship with Marianne Faithful, with whom he had been due to co-star in “Ned Kelly”, but who took an overdose of barbiturates, went into a coma, and almost died, soon after her arrival in Australia. Jagger’s relationship with Hunt, with whom he had his first child, Karis, was kept under wraps until 1972. In 1973, When Karis was two years old, Hunt asked the courts in London for a paternity order against Jagger, and eventually settled out of court. Jagger called the suit “silly.” He agreed 68 - Stamp News
to set up a trust fund for Karis, and pay $17 a week (!) for her support until she reached 21, but he was allowed to deny his paternity on the record. In 1978, Hunt filed a paternity suit in Los Angeles asking for $580 a week and for Jagger to publicly claim their daughter. At the time Hunt was unemployed, and received welfare payments from Aid to Dependent Children. In 1979, Hunt won the paternity suit, saying she wanted “only to be able to say to my daughter, when she’s 21, that I didn’t allow her father to neglect his responsibilities.” Through the years, Mick Jagger became close to his first daughter Karis. Jagger ended up being father (admitted) to 8 children, to 5 different mothers. He took Karis on holiday with his family when she was a teenager, attended her Yale University graduation, and her 2000 wedding, and he was at the hospital for the birth of her son in 2004.
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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 9264 8301 Australian Numismatic Society, NSW Branch: Mtg 3rd Monday, Philas House Australian 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 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 Burwood District SC: Mtg 4th Wed 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: Produces “Cinderellas Australia” and monographs; PO Box 889, Chatswood, NSW 2057 Club WIlloughby Philatelic Section : Mtg 4th Thursday Earlwood and District SC: Mtg 1st Wed Eastwood-Epping PS: Mtg 1st Tuesday 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, Tuncurry Enq: Ph 02 6555 5664 Gosford PS: Afternoon Mtg 1st Mon Hawkesbury Valley PS (Richmond Stamp Club): Mtg 2nd Thurs (ex Jan) PO Box 28 Richmond 2753 Illawarra PS: Mtg 3rd Wednesday, Room 2, Illawarra Master Builders Club, 61 Church St, Wollongong 7.00 pm. Lord Howe Island Postal History Society: Mtg by arrangement. Contact Pres: Dr William Mayo, 02 9918 6825 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) Mudgee Coin Note & Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sunday Ph 02 63735324 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
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 4th Monday Wilson Community Hall, Braibrise Rd Wilson. 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
NSW Postcard Collectors Soc: Mtg 1st Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Northern Suburbs PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7.45pm, Naremburn Library, Central St, Naremburn off Slade St Orange Coin and Stamp Club: Mtg Last Tuesday, Orange Community Info Centre, 79-81 Kite St, Orange 7.30pm Parramatta PS: Mtg 1st Friday Penrith and District PS: Mtg 1st Thursdays, 8pm, J3A Bldg. Castlereash St. New PO Box: 252 Kingswood 2750. Ph: 02 4733 3062 Piallaway PS: PO Box 12, Werris Creek PHILAS Stamp Auctions: Mtg 2nd Sat Mar,Jul, Nov Ph 02 9264 8301 PS of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed (exDec) PS of NSW: Mtg 4th Sat (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. 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 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 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 Toronto SC: Mtg 1st Wed Turramurra SC: Mtg 2nd Monday, 7.45pm. 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 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 9305 3130.
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: 4th Tues. 7.30pm Comm. Hall, 15 Kamerunga Rd., Stratford 07 4033 2211 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. Mackay and District PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 4942 5433;
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 john-monica@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
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 & 3rd Sat 1.30pm; Uniting Church Hall, Carlton St. Highgate. c/- 9 Moore St., Tranmere, SA 5073 08 8398 2475 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 Bulleen PS Mtg 2nd Mon (ex Jan) 7.30 pm Veneto Club Upstairs 191 Bulleen Rd Bulleen (PO Box 166, Niddrie VIC 3042)Contact Secretary: Frank 0438830645 Treasurer: Joe 0408560601 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
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 Hamilton PS: Mtg 2nd Monday 7.30 pm ex. Jan. Guide Hall, Foster St. 0407 659664 Hungarian PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 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
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