June 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).
1951: Noosa Shire Tourist Propaganda cover featuring “Heads” before discovery by southerners
1956: Relide Sportsman Watch advertising cover featuring popular Sports
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1930: Cover from France to Victoria assessed liable for Customs Duty to Pay Australia Post Office labels on cover (also unused) a Speciality
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This subject was first featured in the April 2009 column. I've chosen to revisit Queensland Government illustrated "Propaganda" envelopes, introduced in the late 1950s, as they were a unique initiative, at a time when general Government stationery in Australia was Figure 1 Holiday in Queensland A Tourists Paradise positively bland. The designs expounded with appearance dates I've recorded. to the Nation, and internationally, Queensland's Figure 1 is the type for which I have the earTourist, Commerce and Industry potential. As liest date recorded for the series, 21 Aug 1958. will be seen from the scans which follow, a colThe example illustrated is a 26 Jun 1959 use lection of this material could form an unusual, from Brisbane, the very common stamps, lookattractive and interesting exhibit. Research indiing somewhat more dignified used in this mancates there are twelve design types, with a few ner, paid the 2/3d airmail rate to U.K. This type, variants. First appearance was mid-1958, in jetand most others in the series, are found in “7B” black, later in shades of blue-black and blackish (small) and “Foolscap” (large) size envelopes. violet, accompanied late 1960 in shades of blue. The small are generally found in black on buff Illustrations follow, in a sequence corresponding
Figure 2 Tourist Attractions Abound in Queensland 6 - Stamp News
Figure 3 Your Best Investment is in Queensland (rarely on white stock), and are generally scarce. Large envelopes in black come on white or buff stock; in blue I’ve seen only the white stock. Politically incorrect, one could say of the Figure 2 design, but good old fashioned ’fifties fun could be another term. For those so inclined,
this design more so than others has much to offer the printing variations specialist. The design was printed by letterpress, later offset, with some interesting varieties in the second technique! There are at least three design formats in the large envelopes, a circumstance not found for other designs. A Brisbane meter impression for 2 Jul 1959 was utilised for the 3½d Printed matter rate (unsealed). One of the scarcer “7B” envelopes in Figure 3, a 28 Mar 1963 use from Main Roads Dept., Rockhampton North. Following the introduction of Decimal currency in 1966, this design is found with the “£” symbol excised. These are quite rare, found in blue only. Always nice to have Postal History elements
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Figure 5 Queensland the Queen State for Investors present, as in Figure 4. This 30 Apr 1964 registered use from Parliament House, Brisbane, bears 2/5d aggregate franking for combined Letter rate (5d) and registration fee (2/-). The “AR” endorsement indicates the Acknowledgement of Delivery service (Avis de Recéption) service was required,
Figure 6 Queensland The Mecca of Tourists 8 - Stamp News
the fee for which was 9d. Either this was paid in cash (unlikely), or there was a change of mind for that service. Figure 5 is in the blackish violet shade mentioned earlier. A 5 Aug 1965 use from Brisbane to U.S., it bears solo but colourful franking of 2/-
Another of the “millions of worthy subjects” to collect. The designers of the “Propaganda” series could be accused of becoming a little over exuberant having regard to the design in Figure 8. “World Hails”? Perhaps the designers back in Figure 7 Queensland The Industrial Giant of Tomorrow! the 1950s were just a bit ahead of their time, for nowadays Whistler, for airmail rate. many around the world would not argue with this An 18 Jun 1969 use, Figure 6 has received title. The Traffic Engineer’s Dept made this 11 a “Paid” slogan cancel, in that period struck in Oct 1963 use, locally at Brisbane. red, inscribed “1969 HEART / FUND APPEAL / Few would argue with the “World Acclaims” GIVE / SO MORE WILL LIVE”. This is a very title, in the manner it’s featured in Figure 9. I scarce paid cancel, with added interest in being would have preferred to show an example withthe popular theme of Medicine. Paradoxically, out “By Air Mail” etiquettes impinging upon the the sender was the dreaded State Land Tax Ofdesign, but this use is so nice I couldn’t go past fice, which of course does not have a heart. More slogan cancels, Figure 7 shows 11 Dec 1959 use of the “Santa Claus” Christmas slogan, another popular theme. The item was sent from Brisbane to an Orchardist in Wamuran, which doubtless was very rural in the ’fifties. Slogan cancels are a terrific collecting field, somewhat neglected in comparison with their chic cousin, the Circular Date Stamp Figure 8 World Hails Queensland’s Bright Future (CDS) cancellation. Stamp News - 9
Figure 9 World Acclaims Queensland’s Scenic Wonders it. A 27 Mar 1963 use to U.K. from Brisbane, the scarce franking of 1/- and 1/2d strip of three, an aggregate of 4/6d, was for double 2/3d per ½oz. airmail rate. This I’ve found to be easily the scarcest design in the series of twelve. Seen in black only, thus far. Time I featured a blue printing envelope. The design in Figure 10 has at its centre a stylized bundle of banknotes, which prior to 1966 had symbolic “£’s” inscribed thereon (see insert). It’s removal was crudely retouched along top, where the symbol had encroached, which will not escape lover’s of such procedures amongst readers! This “decimalization” of design is similar to the treatment mentioned
Figure 10 Queensland The Land of Opportunity 10 - Stamp News
under Figure 3, although in this instance the revised design is not uncommon. Nice franking for Figure 11, an aggregate of 4/-, which includes uncommon (on cover) 2/6d Aborigine. This 15 Oct 1959 use from Brisbane to Canada was for double 2/- per ½oz. airmail rate. The design in Figure 12 has the latest use of these envelopes I’ve recorded; 9 Sep 1975. The
other designs were exhausted by 197071, so this instance may be a case of using up some previously misplaced stock. Featured is a 30 Aug 1960 use of the rare “7B” envelope on white stock, to our Orchardist in Wamuran. The “Propaganda” series may have developed from a State Government Insurance Office concept, which from at least 1950 produced not dissimilar illustrated Official covers. More or less consecutive with our subject series, was a Main Roads and Dept. of Transport initiative, which produced a series of at least nine designs, relating to Road safely. Figure 13 shows two designs from this particular series, each the only examples I’ve recorded. It would be interesting to assess if this propaganda initiative materially contributed to the subsequent emergence of Queensland as the Tourism and Industrial powerhouse we know today. There is no doubting that many “southerners” have been attracted to Queensland by one Top : Figure 11 Queensland the Magnet for Wise Investors! or more of attributes Middle : Figure 12 Queensland Wonderland of the South Pacific Bottom : Figure 13 Scarce types from another Government series initiative such as these, including me. Stamp News - 11
TURKMENISTAN : A NEW STAMP COUNTRY Turkmenistan has both an ancient and a very recent history as an independent nation. Over the centuries, Mongols, Arabs, Persians and Russians have attempted to control the huge desert area in Central Asia which has always been home to the Turkmen people. It was the Arabs who brought Islam to Turkmenistan in the 7th century. Later Persian inuence was rather important. Turkmenistan borders on Iran and Afghanistan in the south and Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in the north. It also has a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Most of the land area is covered by the Karakum Desert. A map of Turkmenistan is shown on a souvenir sheet issued in 1992 (Fig.
1). The Russian Empire began taking an interest in Turkmenistan in the mid-1860s but it was only well into the 1890s that Russian control was fully established. The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic was established on 23 May 1925. In the early 1900s there was a certain amount of Russian migration to Turkmenistan. The main language is Turkmen but Russian still serves as a lingua franca between the Turkmen majority and the many ethnic minorities. Ashkhabad is the capital of Turkmenistan. Shown nearby is a Turkmen stamp featuring popular art (Fig. 2). Following the collapse of the Soviet Union,
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Christer Brunström Turkmenistan became an independent republic in 1991. Former Communist leader Saparmurat Nijazov (Fig. 3) was elected president of the new state. He remained in office until his death in 2006. Nijazov ruled Turkmenistan as a one-party state promoting a personality cult where huge sums of money were used to build bombastic monuments honouring the great leader. The president’s promises to improve the lot of ordinary people usually turned out to be without substance. Following the passing of Nijazov, the new president has promised economic and political reforms but it seems not much has happened as yet. It rather seems that the new president also
encourages the previous extensive personality cult. The economy of Turkmenistan has been largely based on the growing of cotton in the irrigated oases. However, Turkmenistan has a lot of oil and natural gas which is now of considerable importance to the country’s economy. In 1994 Turkmenistan featured an oil tanker (Fig. 4) as part of a set of four stamps marking the oil industry. Turkmenistan has also been used as a transit country by smugglers of drugs from Afghanistan to other parts of the world. For a number of reasons Turkmenistan has distanced itself from Moscow. The country basically maintains a foreign policy based on
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TURKMENISTAN : A NEW STAMP COUNTRY neutrality. It has received some military aid from the United States and the US armed forces have been allowed to use bases in the country for operations in neighbouring Afghanistan. Turkmenistan is a mainly Muslim country but there is also a significant presence of Russian Orthodox Christians. Turkmen music exhibits many unique features. An early stamp shows a selection of local musical instruments (Fig. 5). Turkmenistan began issuing stamps of its own in 1992. Until 1994 the Russian rouble remained as the country’s currency; it was then replaced by the manat (= 100 tenga). As far as I know, Turkmenistan is the only country in the world using the manat as its currency. President Nijazov was depicted on many of
the early stamps but there have also been quite a few sets of stamps devoted to the flora and fauna of the state (Fig. 6). Unfortunately Turkmenistan is one of several nations which have suffered from illegal stamp issues. There is a long range of thematic stamp sets which carry the country name of Turkmenistan but they have not been issued by Turkmenpoçta but rather by criminal philatelic entrepreneurs. My advice here is to study a major stamp catalogue where these illegal issues are sometimes listed in a footnote. Turkmenistan is probably not one of the more popular countries to collect and one reason for this is of course the proliferation of illegal issues.
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Stamps in the News - Globally! Monuments men star in Italy Reported at www.theguardian.com
Italy has issued a set of stamps depicting stolen artworks recovered by its “monuments men” as it tries to shake off its status as the country with the highest number of art thefts in the world. The stamps, which show works by Van Gogh, Mantegna and Raphael, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. The Italian police taskforce’s nickname comes from the George Clooney film about the allied group of investigators tasked with securing artworks looted by the Nazis at the end of the second world war. The stamps are held in a folio with a background bearing the Nativity with St Francis and St Lawrence, painted by Caravaggio. That work is considered the Holy Grail of stolen art valued at €62 million, is among the FBI’s 10 most sought-after works, missing since 1969. Despite the taskforce’s record of success – more than 3m objects of art and archaeology have been found – the new stamps highlight the fact that more than a million Italian artworks remain lost. Last year alone 8,405 cultural items have gone missing in Italy. Statues and paintings have been taken from churches, which often have no security systems. The stolen items are sold, passed through different owners and often end up in the homes of unsuspecting collectors or in museums, 30 years or so later. According to investigators, the illicit trafficking of art in Italy amounts to billions of euros. The Nativity disappeared in October 1969. Since then, its fate has captured the imagination of art enthusiasts, with some speculating the painting 16 - Stamp News
may have been eaten by rats or used as a bedside rug by a Cosa Nostra boss. Last June, there was a new lead on the painting from a former mobster who said it had once been in the possession of Gaetano Badalamenti, a Sicilian “boss of bosses” ringleader of heroin trafficking. The informant, stated that Badalamenti organised the painting’s transferral to Lugano, where it was delivered to a Swiss antique dealer who burst into tears when he first saw it. The investigation is still under way. In some cases stolen paintings end up damaged or worse. It appears Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of a Woman, stolen in Piacenza in 1997 has been destroyed. DNA traces on the frame led investigators to believe that the painting had fallen into the hands of a satanic sect, used in a ritual and sealed it in the coffin of a dead girl.
Tarts in Canada
Reported at www.cbc.ca Canada Post has issued five colourful stamps depicting traditional made-in-Canada desserts from five parts of Canada on a new series of stamps called Sweet Desserts: sugar pie (Quebec), butter tarts (Ontario), Saskatoon berry pie (the Prairies), Nanaimo bars (B.C.) and blueberry grunt (the East Coast). The butter tart was first immortalized in a Royal
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Raspberry Pi in the UK Victoria Regional Health Centre Auxiliary cookbook almost 120 years ago as a way to help build a new hospital in downtown Barrie. The traditional Nova Scotia dessert, Blueberry grunt, is named for the sound it makes while cooking. But it is the Nanaimo bar which has been the subject of controversy being branded by some as an imposter. Apparently, the ratio of custard filling to crumbly base depicted in Canada Post’s image is all wrong with the yellow filling is overly voluminous, while the crumbly base layer is too thin. Local Nanaimo baker, Jeff Nachtigall, claims the structural integrity of the “alleged” bar is highly questionable. As evidence of the wonky dimensions, he attempted to bake a bar according to Canada Post’s proportions. The results were not pretty. In a statement, Canada Post said it wanted to “best represent the many adaptations and variations of each recipe that occur as professional bakers, chefs and home bakers. There are many variations of
Reported at www.tomshardware. com The UK’s Royal Mail postal service has announced it will be launching a collection of six stamps to celebrate 50 years of British Engineering, and the humble Raspberry Pi has made the short list. For the uninitiated, The Raspberry Pi is a series of small single-board computers developed to promote teaching of basic computing in schools and developing countries. The original model became far more popular than anticipated, selling outside its target market for uses such as robotics. It is credited with revolutionising the hobbyist’s ambitions, getting kids into coding, and expanding possibilities in the corporate tech sector - the small company’s reach has been incredible, selling over 25
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million of the little devices worldwide. Also included with the Raspberry Pi stamp are ones featuring catalytic converters, superconducting magnets for MRI scanners, synthetic bone-graft material, the falkirk wheel rotating boot lift, and Crossrail’s 26 miles of new rail tunnels under London. This set of stamps also commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s MacRobert award, something Raspberry Pi won back in 2017, which is “the UK’s longest running and most prestigious national prize for engineering and innovation”. Raspberry Pi CEO said “Britain has always been one of the best places in the world to do engineering. We’re incredibly honoured to be featured on this special stamp set, alongside world-changing innovations like magnetic resonance imagining and the catalytic converter.”
May the force be with you Reported at www.ecns.cn
Hong Kong Post has issued a set of six special stamps to mark the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Hong Kong Police Force. The “Our Police Force” special stamps aim to showcase the dynamics of police work in the metropolis. The stamps highlight some of the different roles undertaken by the 18 - Stamp News
police, including boundary security, crime investigation and detection, police training, international collaboration, and traffic management, as well as the force’s commitment to cultural diversity and equal opportunity. The Hong Kong Police Force will organize a series of activities under the theme “Serve and Protect Hong Kong 175 Years” in celebration of the milestone anniversary.
May the 4th be with you Reported at www.xinhuanet.com
China Post has issued a set of two commemorative stamps marking the 100th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement. The May Fourth Movement was an anti-imperi-
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alist, cultural, and political movement which grew out of student protests in Beijing on 4 May 1919. The immediate issue was the Chinese government’s weak responses to the stipulations of the Treaty of Versailles, especially the conceding of territories in Shandong to Japan, which had been surrendered by Germany after the Siege of Tsingtao in 1914. The demonstrations sparked national protests and marked an upsurge of Chinese nationalism, a shift towards political mobilization and away from cultural activities. Many of the radical political and social leaders of the next two decades emerged at this time and Mao claimed that the May Fourth Movement was a stage leading toward the fulfillment of his vast Communist Revolution.
La belle France on stamps #1 Reported at www.connexionfrance.com
Stamps featuring the famous prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux have gone on sale in France, for the first time in 51 years. The special stamp features the Lascaux IV caves. Nestled at the foot of the hill below the original Lascaux and Lascaux II, Lascaux IV was opened for public in December 2016. This is the first time in 50
years that there have been official La Poste stamps featuring designs inspired by Lascaux. Designed by Elsa Catelin, the €0.88 stamp features a prehistoric painting that can be found on the walls of the cave - a mountainous scene slung with the wild beasts. Marie Farges, La Poste director in the Dordogne region, said: “This is a great publicity coup for the site, and the department. There have not been stamps of Lascaux since 1968.” The stamps have been deemed a success in the department already; one local La Poste Twitter account said that on the morning the stamps went on sale alone, there were 900 visitors to the temporary post office in Montignac and 6,000 stamps were sold.
La belle France on stamps #2 Reported at www.linns.com
The image of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral on fire was seen on screens around the world on April 15. While its spire collapsed, much of its facade still stands and French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to rebuild. The more than 850-year-old cathedral has been pictured many times on the stamps of France. One of the most beautiful, the 10-franc+6-franc semipostal issued in 1947 (Scott B217) is pictured below. Other notable Notre Dame stamps include: In 1964, France issued a single 60-centime stamp to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the cathedral featuring the Madonna and Child from one of Notre Dame’s three rose windows. According to news reports, all three windows survived the April 15 fire. Construction on the cathedral had actually begun 801 years earlier, in 1163 on the Ile de la Cite in the middle of the Seine. Construction wasn’t Stamp News - 19
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completed until 1345. The stained glass windows are featured again on two stamps issued in 2013 to celebrate the 850th anniversary. The round 1.55 stamp shows the Madonna and Child. The 1.05 stamp, a quatrefoil, pictures a peasant with scythe. One souvenir sheet containing the two 850th anniversary stamps depicts a drawing of the upper part of the cathedral’s facade in the selvage. A second souvenir sheet, also containing the two stamps, depicts a detail of the west entrance in the selvage, according to La Poste’s announcement of the issue. A number of other French stamps include Notre Dame as part of a Parisian scene. For instance, the 2014 joint issue with China features the Seine River 20 - Stamp News
with the cathedral shown prominently in the background. A set of 1936 airmails with a design called “Plane over Paris” also shows the cathedral. It is pictured once again on a 1947 airmail commemorating a Universal Postal Union congress held in Paris that year. Notre Dame is featured on one of five se-tenant stamps issued in 1989 presenting a panoramic view of Paris. Similarly, it is one of four Parisian landmarks pictured on a stamp in a 2010 pane in the European Capitals series. In recent years, France has issued booklets of self-adhesives on various subjects, some of which are related to the cathedral. Stamps in a 2003 Red Cross booklet illustrate characters from French literature, including Esmeralda from Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Hugo’s novel played a major role in restoration of the cathedral after it was damaged and its statues beheaded during the French Revolution. Photographs of the cathedral also are included on stamps in 2004 and 2009 booklets. A decade earlier, a vintage photograph by Brassai (Gyula Halasz, 1899-1984) of the famed gargoyles is reproduced on a semipostal in a booklet. A stamp in a 2013 booklet dedicated to the
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theme of Gothic art (Scott 4460) depicts the frieze Marriage of the Virgin from the cathedral. In addition, Notre Dame is represented on a stamp in the 2016 booklet that highlighted the art of stained glass windows.
Angry boy accolade Reported at www.newsinenglish.no
Norway’s postal service has issued two new stamps to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland, the man behind all the statues in Oslo’s Vigeland Park at Frogner. Two of Vigeland’s most iconic sculptures were chosen for the stamps, with the angry little boy called Sinnataggen adorning a stamp for postage within Europe, and Kysset (The Kiss) adorning one for international postage. It’s by no means the first time Vigeland has been honoured with stamps. News bureau NTB reported that his art has adorned stamps on seven earlier occasions.
design of a rocket about to lift off. The nose cone of the rocket is shown on the top stamp, a $1.20 rate stamp honouring Beatrice Hill Tinsley (1941-81) named by The New York Times as the “world’s leading expert on the aging and evolution of galaxies.” The next stamp, another $1.20 denomination, commemorates Alan Gilmore and Pamela Kilmartin as the discoverers of 41 minor planets. The $2.40 stamp honours Charles Gifford (18611948) as “New Zealand’s most outstanding astrono-
Stardust in New Zealand
Reported at https://stamps. nzpost.co.nz New Zealand Post is honouring the country’s space pioneers on stamps that are dusted with a sprinkling of crushed meteorite, to make them truly out of this world! The five New Zealand Space Pioneers stamps are se-tenant in a vertical strip to form a composite Stamp News - 21
Stamps in the News - Globally! mer in the first half of the 20th century. Using mathematics, he showed that the Moon’s craters were made by meteorite impact.” Pictured on the $3 stamp is Albert Jones (19202013) with the description “visual astronomer.” Among his discoveries or co-discoveries were two comets and a supernova. The final stamp, a $3.60 denomination, shows the bottom of the rocket and honours NZ born rocket scientist William Pickering (1910-2004) who served as director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena from 1954-76. The stamps were printed by lithography with “four process colours plus ground meteor dust applied to overgloss.” Hannah Fortune of New Zealand Post designed the stamps. New Zealand Post isn’t the first postal administration to use meteor dust on a stamp. In 2006, Austria issued a souvenir sheet with a single €3.75 stamp with embedded meteorite particles and Norway included meteorite dust on the two Europa stamps in its 2009 souvenir sheet commemorating the International Year of Astronomy.
Australian whistle blower terminated Reported at www.news.com.au
Australia Post has sacked an employee for damaging its “public reputation” after he filmed truck drivers putting motorists’ lives at risk by illegally running through a stop sign. Joao Oliveira says he “tried to do the right thing” by exposing reckless behaviour earlier this year, after he was “nearly taken out” by trucks exiting the mail centre at Perth Airport. After his internal complaints were ignored, Mr Oliveira anonymously provided the footage to the media — but Australia Post discovered his identity and sacked him last week fol22 - Stamp News
lowing a disciplinary inquiry. Oliveira says he was “called a liar all the way” when he raised the issue. “They seemed to think it didn’t happen,” he said. “The official reason (for the dismissal) was basically for going to the media and bringing Australia Post into disrepute.” The official reason Australia Post has given the media for the termination of his $70,000-a-year role was for “breaches of his contract relating to safety including serious safety breaches involving a forklift.” However, Oliveira’s April 10 termination letter makes no mention of safety breaches and states that he breached Australia Post’s “Our Ethics” guidelines when he “provided video footage” and “false information” to news.com.au. “Your unacceptable behaviour includes but is not limited to … intentionally or recklessly engaging in conduct that damages our interests, employee relations or public reputation,” the letter said. Oliviera is looking to take his grievance to the Fair Work Commission.
US Postal carriers fearing termination Reported at https://miami.cbslocal.com
One Florida neighbourhood has gone without mail for the last couple of days because the local alligator
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has scared away the postal carriers. Kathleen Bonczyk said that she and 65 neighbours have not received mail for two days. According to neighbours and the U.S. Postal Service, it’s because of an alligator living in a retention pond near the local mailboxes. “There was complaint by apparently one mail carrier that she felt threatened by the presence of an alligator,” said Bonczyk. Neighbours said it’s unclear what will happen to the gator, who has been a pond regular for years. They are even putting signs on their windows because they fear their beloved gator will be removed. Bonczyk said she is hopeful that the mail delivery will resume and the gator will be able to stay as well.
Summer school for stamp scholars
Stampboards member, Catweazle, kindly forwarded this story. Reported at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com The Indian Philatelic Bureau is offering an activity-based summer camp for schoolchildren in Chennai to help improve their skills in letter writing and create awareness about the nuances of philately. Participants will be familiarised with basic features of postage stamps and philatelic jargon. They will get training in preparation of stamp books, exhibits and preservation techniques. They will get to know how a post office functions. The duration of the camp would be three half days and the session would start at 9.30am and conclude at 12.30pm.
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Sydney Stamp & Coin Expo 2019 This is your invitation to attend this Full National Level Philatelic Exhibition Thursday 13th June until Sunday 16th June, 2019 The venue is the Johnny Warren Indoor Sports Centre of the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre, located on the corner of Forest Road and King Georges Road, Hurstville, NSW. View the 767 frames of high quality Philatelic and Postcard material on display, including entries in The Australasian Challenge (Philatelic material) and the Picture Postcard Challenge, involving teams from Australia and New Zealand. There is also a non-competitive display of Numismatic material. Australia Post will be present, as well as approximately 40 local and international stamp and coin dealers. These dealers will be both selling and buying. The following souvenir items will be available either for pre-order, or at the show:
Supporters’ Package, which includes the Special Sydney Cricket Ground IMPERFERATE mini sheet overprinted in red with the Show Logo and supporters’ wording, numbered 1/100 to 100/100, plus an ANZAC mini sheet and a Versailles PPE, both overprinted with the Show Logo and supporters’ wording, and both numbered 1/100 to 100/100. $100.00 Special Sydney Cricket Ground IMPERFERATE mini sheet overprinted in gold with Show Logo and supporters’ wording, numbered 1/200 to 200/200. $30.00 Special Sydney Cricket Ground IMPERFERATE mini sheet overprinted in silver with Show Logo and supporters’ wording, numbered 1/200 to 200/200. $30.00 Special offer, one of each of the above two mini sheets for $50.00
Treaty of Versailles PNC, overprinted with show logo, numbered 1/100 to 100/100
D Day Anniversary PNC, overprinted with show logo, numbered 1/100 to 100/100
Rum Rebellion Anniversary PNC. overprinted with show logo, numbered 1/100 to 100/100
The above three PNC’s are for sale at $50.00 each or a set of 3 for $130.00.
Items number 1 and 100 from the Supporters’ Pack, and items number 1 from each of the other souvenir items are not available as they are being retained for auction at the Palmares.
An order form for the above items is available on the Exhibition website.
Further details are available on our website www.sydneystampcoinexpo2019.org.au
Glen Stephens Rarity Offers For 20 years, my ’Stamp Rarity Page’ has been a “must visit” place for many collectors and dealers, globally - tinyurl.com/GlenRare Large clear photos, and lots of detail, and FIXED NETT PRICES. “Philatelic Porn” as one client jokingly described it as! No 20% “Buyer Fees” to add on top etc. All credit cards accepted - even Amex, and with NO insulting extra fees to you either! Each month I’ll add here, a couple of items from that page, for the possible interest of readers. Choice material, and special collection offers etc, from all over the globe. Material on that page often sells FAST - within hours of being listed up, and it changes often - weekly mostly, so do bookmark this page, and check often - tinyurl.com/GlenRare
Aust PNCs 2000 to 2008 ASC value $1,480 - HALF retail - $A700!
Total Retail - $1480. The super popular Philatelic Numismatic Covers (PNC’s) are bought by both STAMP and COIN collectors, so the demand base is massive. Bought cheap in an Estate - owner had paid for them as New Issues from Australia Post or the Royal Mint. Lovely clean condition, and with all the SCARCE pieces that sell instantly - many Military related ones, and with ANZAC Day a perennial favourite upon us soon, they always sell well then. The cover alone Bought cheap to sell cheap at UNDER HALF retail. A brilliant ebayer re-seller - full list and more pix here - tinyurl.com/AustPNC UNDER HALF RETAIL - $A700 (Stock 456CV)
GB 1884 Lilac and Green 1/- Queen Victoria Top Value, superb MVLH:
A highly under-rate set in MINT. Plenty of used about, but MINT are seldom seen, especially the high values, and especially in NICE shape! Clean and fresh MVLH with guaranteed original gum, with no usual ugly hinge remains of any kind, with the deep dark green you ONLY find on mint copies. As deep a shade as you will see on this - SG as you can see calls this issue only 1 shade “Dull Green”. This was the “Doubly Fugitive ink” green - soak off a used copy and HALF the colour vanishes in front of your eyes, and the stamps all get a muddy green yellow tinge as well. Used by printer to stop re-use of stamps used fiscally etc. SG 196, £1,600 = $A3,200. From a superb album of GB I am breaking down. From 1840 1d Blacks (in every Plate!) 2 sets “1d Red Plates’’ to 225 etc. Strong M+U line engraved, often in superb shape. QV and KEVII to £1, and KGV to both £1. Let me know what WANTS you have - all going out CHEAP! This bought well, to clear FAST at just 20% of SG - $A625 (stock 582JA)
Australia Post Year books 8 each x 2001+2002, *under HALF Retail*!
Bulk Australia Post Year Books - 8 each or 2001 and 2002. PO Cost price was $1,023, and retail price is $225 a set - or $1,800 as you can see - tinyurl.com/yearbks - Bought these from an Estate where the buyer made good money when the 2000 Year book shot up fast in price back then, so he bought 8 copies each of the 2001 and 2002, his family told me. They cost him $1,023 to buy at New Issue, as we know, and they did OK retail wise - they retail for $1,800 for the 8 pairs. Each year in hard slipcases of course, and all in PO outer packaging. Superb books, and ANYTHING after 2000 is HARD TO SOURCE. The family were clearing and de-cluttering the house for Auction, so were happy to accept $750 the carton, so out they go for just $A850 - allowing someone else to carry the mantle, or offer on ebay etc as singles indeed each contain fresh MUH stamps sets with a FACE way over $850 - you are paying well under face value in this one-off clearance offer! I just want to mail the carton - and move on! $A850 (Stock 526HU)
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GLEN STEPHENS
PO Box 4007, Castlecrag, NSW, 2068, Australia. - Phone (02) 9958 1333 e-mail me: glen@glenstephens.com - www.glenstephens.com/rarity.html Life Member: American Stamp Dealers Association (New York.) Philatelic Trader’s Society. (London.)
Postal Stationery Welcome to the postal stationery column for June 2019. This month’s column looks at a new handbook on New South Wales postal stationery and new ANZAC Biscuit Tin postcards from Australia Post.
The Postal Stationery of New South Wales
Collectors interested in the postal Figure 2 ‘A P Co’ Watermark stationery of the Australian States have been handicapped by the envelopes, have now been lack of published handbooks and completed and can be found on priced catalogue listings. For most Figure 1 1d Queen Victoria 1864 the Postal Stationery Society of States the only readily available Wrapper Australia (PSSA) website http:// source is the Higgins and Gage postalstationeryaustralia.com/ World Postal Stationery Catalogue postal-stationery-of-nsw/. This first published in 1971 and with an edition limited handbook has been the result of many months of to Australasia published in 1984. For Victoria, work and incorporates research undertaken by the Victoria Postal Stationery, 1869-1917 by Carl late John Bell, much of which was published in Stieg published in 2001 provides a comprehensive Sydney Views and is dedicated to John as a tribute listing but does not appear to have had widespread to his research in this field. The authors are to be use, perhaps because of its complexity while for congratulated on the work done to date and we look Western Australia, The Postal Stationery of Western forward to future chapters on the other types of New Australia, edited by Brian Pope was published in South Wales postal stationery. 2002. The Handbook will provide a comprehensive Dingle Smith, Peter Kowald and Michael account of NSW postal stationery. The catalogue Blinman have been working on a handbook, The listings are presented in chronological order with Postal Stationery of New South Wales. The first the catalogue numbers used to cross reference items two chapters, covering wrappers and registered to the relevant sections of the Handbook. Earlier catalogues often recognise a range of shades but the approach taken is that many of the shades are thought to be due to ageing or minor variations during the printing process and thus not relevant to the catalogue listings. A recurring issue, especially for envelopes, is to distinguish those issued by the post office from those printed to private order (PTPO). This distinction is not always clear in the printing records. All items that are clearly Figure 3 ½d Queen Victoria Wrapper Overprinted ‘O S’ post office issues available to 26 - Stamp News
Ian McMahon will be a useful aid to collectors and help raise the interest in New South Wales postal stationery.
New South Wales Newspaper Wrappers – An Introduction
Newspaper wrappers are one of the most neglected classes of postal stationery but those of New South Wales are of historic importance and the watermarks provide a fascinating field of study. The wrappers were first issued in 1864 (Figure 1) and New South Wales is thought to be only the second postal authority to issue wrappers with the USA the first. The 1d embossed stamps used on the wrappers Figure 4 1d Centennial Wrapper Overprinted ‘O S’, Invertwere initially produced in 1855 for an unissued ed series of postal stationery envelopes. The paper used was supplied by the the general public or marked for use by government London-based firm of De La Rue and early examples departments are listed. Comment and guidance are are known on both wove and laid paper in books of given on PTPO items. 500 sheets with each sheet designed to produce eight Prices are given for good clean copies preferably wrappers (4 x 2). The binding edge has a continuous with used examples bearing a decipherable dated scroll watermark so that top four wrappers are postmark. It is surprisingly difficult to find good watermarked and the lower four unwatermarked. used copies for issues prior to the mid-1870s. As The stamp was initially positioned in the centre of general rule mint copies, often in good condition, of the sheet because the original means of cancellation these earlier issues are much easier to acquire, likely was planned to be by the sender writing across the a result of early collecting interest, in particular, the stamp in order to save time for the Post Office staff. keen interest for mint postal stationery by German This never eventuated but the stamps remained in collectors. a central position until the early 1870s. Later the Major differences in the dies of the impressed positioning showed greater variation before moving stamps are described and illustrated but minor to the right and corner of the wrapper. Uncut sheets variations in the stamps, the OS overprints and in the of the early wrappers are not uncommon and were printed text are not. There is scope for further study of such varieties. Specimen overprints are listed. Proof material is not generally listed but where known are described in the Handbook. The intention is to publish the Handbook on the PSSA’s web site which permits the use of abundant colour illustrations and the opportunity to update future changes and additions to the material presented. Users of the handbook are encouraged to send in updates and modifications. It is intended that the remaining sections will be added to the web site in the next year or two. The Authors Figure 5 1d Arms Wrapper Perforated ‘G R’ hope that the handbook and catalogue listing Stamp News - 27
Postal Stationery likely sold uncut. De La Rue continued to supply the paper until 1903 and throughout that period the scroll watermark on the top binding edge remained in use. About 1869 a `One Penny’ watermark was added so that it appeared on each of the eight sheets. The same 1d watermark was also used for the ½d wrappers introduced in 1891. Little care was taken with how the sheets were fed into the printing press and many examples are known with the watermark reverse and/or inverted. In about 1870, there was a delay in the shipment of watermarked paper from De La Rue and locally produced paper was employed with a watermark showing a kangaroo Figure 6 1d Arms wrapper perforated ‘OS NSW’ for the Government and emu facing each other under Tourist Bureau Sydney the letters APCo, for the Australian Paper Company (Figure 2). None of these wrappers are known mint or from Sydney to subscribers throughout the colony, used although 1504 were overprinted `specimen’. with the Post Office paying the freight. With the In the nineteenth century newspapers were the introduction of the wrappers, on average over a dominant form for distributing news and prior to the million wrappers were printed annually, newspapers introduction of the 1d wrappers postage was free could also be sent without the 1d wrappers but used within the colony. In 1855 80% of the total weight with adhesive stamps but examples of these have of all postage comprised newspapers, many sent not been seen. The costs of distributing newspapers was a fierce political issue. The Newspaper Postage Abolition Act which came into force on 1 January 1873 withdrew all charges for newspapers posted within the Colony within seven days of publication. As a result, the printing of wrappers dropped dramatically with only 64,000 printed in the period 1874-1888. Slowly newspaper charges returned and with Federation standard rates were used throughout the Commonwealth. The ½d wrappers were not produced for use with Figure 7 ½d + ½d PTPO Wrapper for Holdsworth, MacPherson & Co newspapers but were applied to Sydney various of forms of commercial 28 - Stamp News
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Figure 8 Black Thornwaite Essays for New South Wales Registered Envelope
mail. The postage rates are described in detail but analysing the rates on wrappers is a challenge as the datestamps are usually difficult to decipher and the survival rate is extremely small, indeed for the 1d embossed wrappers it is difficult to find a single used example with a decipherable date stamp. Official wrappers overprinted `O S’ (Figures 3-4) or perforated ‘GR’ or ‘OS NSW’ (Figures 5-6) are extremely scarce either mint or used. Examples of PTPO wrappers are listed (Figure 7).
New South Wales Registered Envelopes – An Introduction
In 1880 the NSW General Post Office decided to issue specially manufactured fabric or linen-lined envelopes for registered letters, with the fee impressed on the flap (Figures 8-10). Thereafter, thirty-four readily identifiable NSW registered envelopes were issued until the Commonwealth issues appeared on 17 February 1913. The Handbook includes a detailed Figure 9 New South Wales Registered Envelope: The emergency description of the registered envelopes Issue of 1907 which describes the registration fees, envelope shapes and sizes used, envelope seams, registration labels, printing numbers (Appendices B and C) and issue history including specimens. This information provides a basis for a listing of the 34 types with detailed information to enable identification. Information on Registered and Stamp Box sizes is added in Appendices A1 and A2 as a further aid to precise identification. Estimated values for each type are provided at Appendix D. The following themes emerge about NSW registered envelopes: a. From 1880 until the last issue in 1911 the registration fee only changed Figure 10 New South Wales Registered Envelope: 1911 De La Rue once: from 4d to 3d as a result of UPU Issue membership. Stamp News - 29
Postal Stationery b. The official contractor for most NSW registered envelope stock supplies was McCorquodale except for the last issue of 1911 when the contract was won by De La Rue. c. Local emergency supplies from unknown sources were produced on three occasions as a result of the unavailability of official contractor supplies. d. All NSW official contractor supplies and two of the three local emergency supplies were of three of the eight standard registered envelope sizes relied upon by Britain and its colonies i.e. Size F, G or H2. e. Only one example of an official issue from the general series is known to date.
Postal Stationery Society of Australia Meeting at Sydney Stamp Expo 2019 13-16 June 2019
be holding a meeting at Sydney Stamp & Coin Expo 2019 (SSCE 2019) 13-16 June 2019 at the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre, Hurstville Sydney. The PSSA meeting will be on Sunday 16 June from 12 noon to 12.45 pm. Michael Drury has agreed to display Australian Commonwealth and State official and forged official postcards from the King George V period. For further information about Sydney 2019, please visit the PHILAS website www.philas.org.au.
Anzac Tin Biscuits 2019
Two 2019 ANZAC biscuit tin postcards were issued in late March/early April showing Anzac [sic] Day souvenir booklet 1919 (Figure 11) and Anzac [sic] Day souvenir booklet, Australian Base Depots, Rouelles, France 1919 (Figure 12). The postcards were sold for $14.95 a set with a free biscuit tin and a packet of ANZAC biscuits.
The Postal Stationery Society of Australia will
Figure 11 Anzac Day Souvenir Booklet 1919 30 - Stamp News
Figure 12 Anzac Day Souvenir Booklet, Australian Base Depots, Rouelles, France 1919
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Cinderella Corner German Labels With Australian Ties
Welcome to the June edition of Cinderella Corner. While usually exploring the array of exclusively Australian produced cinderellas, this article instead focuses on some of those labels that herald from Germany with Australian ‘themes’. The texts, often intricate and complex, captured on these cinderellas have been translated by two close friends, and German natives, Felix Matschilles from Großhadern, in Munich, and Franziska Eulenlehner, from Krailling. This piece also deviates somewhat further from previous Cinderella Corner ones as it is driven more towards a visual exploration of various labels that exist in this area, rather than unpack much of the written historical (and occasionally social) contexts associated with them. As usual, feedback is welcomed from readers, along with other examples of cinderellas in this field, especially those with German text.
New South Wales And Flag
The cinderellas illustrated across Figures 1 to 5 all feature the identical central motif of an Indigenous Australian, likely presented as a New South Wales native. The top portion of the label highlights a Federation Flag. It was part of an earlier Australian Ensign to promote federation, particularly in New South Wales and Queensland, and was then only unofficially used after an alternative Federation Flag was adopted from 1902 onwards. Each label was utilised to promote a range of local products and date from the 1920s onwards. Each measures approximately 47mm x 70mm and is perforated 11½ on all four sides. Multicoloured, the German text across each of the five labels translates as follows: Figure 1 Top: From the flag game. Bottom (in frame): No. 45. / New South Wales. Bottom: Published by J. W. Spear & Sons, Nürnberg – D005. Figure 2 Top: Stamp: Flag. Left: Egg noodles. Right: Macaroni. Bottom (in frame): No. 45. / New South
Wales. Bottom: Rot Brothers, Altena Figure 3 Bottom (in frame): No. 45 / New South Wales.. Bottom: ABC Improves every caffeinated drink. Figure 4 Top: O. FRITZE & Co. G.M.B.H. Left: Request Right: the products from. Bottom (in frame): No. 45 / New South Wales. Bottom: Varnish Factory Offenbach/ Main. Figure 5 Top: Pharmacist Wilh. Lahusen. Left: Lahusen 50g Iron cod liver oil: “Jodella”. Right: The best and most effective liver oil imaginable. Bottom (in frame): No. 45 / New South Wales. Bottom: Bremen There is clearly significant breadth in the variety of products advertised in this label’s design, and other efforts by companies clearly exist. Some of the advertisers, including the pharmacist Wilh. Lahusen of Bremen mentioned in Figure 5, appears prolific in their advertising, as he features in many other different cinderella labels produced worldwide.
The German cinderellas illustrated across Figures 6 to 12 each feature the iconic kangaroo. The images in Figures 6 and 7 are identical, and both measure 70mm x 45mm, are perforated 14, and are multicoloured. Figure 6 Details of the featured text from the label illustrated in Figure 6 are as follows: Franz Benjamin Auffarth / Frankfurt a. M., Zeil 124 Figure 7 The translated text from Figure 7 is as follows: Meinholds animal images / kangaroo Figure 8 The cinderella featured in Figure 8 measures 54mm x 61mm, is perforated 11 on all sides, and is multicoloured. Like the labels illustrated in Figures 6 and 7, it too features a red kangaroo in open plains. Translated details of the text are as follows: Top: A. Welsch. Top (in frame): No. 11. Left: German House.
Figures 1 to 5 32 - Stamp News
Kangaroos
Vito Milana
Figures 6 to 8 Bottom (in frame): Red Kangaroo. Bottom: Telephone No. 4239. Figure 9 The cinderella featured in Figure 9 measures 40mm x 59mm, is perforated 11 on all sides, and is coloured purple, red, black and white. In addition to a small central black kangaroo, it features an elegantly dressed man, woman, and a single hanging shoe. The label likely dates to the 1930s and translated details of the text are as follows: In frame: Württemb. Shoe factory / Faurndau next to Göppingen. Bottom: Propaganda Stuttgart Figure 10 The colourful cinderella label featured in Figure 10 measures 43mm x 63mm and is perforated 11½ on all sides. In addition to a boxing kangaroo, it also features an elephant, clown and ringside performer. Multicoloured, the simple text reads: CIRCUS CARRÈ festival German circus director Oscar Carré, in seeking a location for circus performances, opened Circus Carré on 3
December 1887. Given that the name changed to Theatre Carré in 1920, the label likely predates this time. Figure 11 The rather small cinderella label illustrated in Figure 11 measures 41mm x 26mm and is coloured light brown, dark brown, and black. Rouletted 7 on all sides, it features the simple text: KFUK 1967 / AUSTRALIA Figure 12 The cinderella featured in Figure 12 measures 60mm x 40mm, is perforated 11½ on all sides, and is multicoloured. It features four kangaroos and a joey in its frame, as well as several others in the receding background. The translated text reads: In frame: ZOO DRESEND. Bottom: WOLFRUM & HAUPTMANN, NÜRNBERG. Dresden Zoo, which opened
Figures 9 to 12 Stamp News - 33
Cinderella Corner Figures 13 to 15
over 150 years ago in 1861, is Germany’s fourth oldest zoo and currently features over 3,000 animals.
Eucalyptus Oil
The cinderella labels illustrated across Figures 13 to 15 advertise Australian Eucalyptus oil. They all likely dates to the 1950s. Figure 13 The label illustrated in Figure 13 measures 40mm x 61mm and is multicoloured. Perforated 11½ on all sides, it features the translated text: In frame: Real Australian. (abbreviated as ‘austral.’) Eucalyptus Oil / Mumm & Frerichs, Hamburg. In bottle: Trademark Eucalyptus Oil / Real Australian / Mumm & Frerichs, Hamburg. Bottom: LITH. E. ZEPPERMICH, DRESDEN – A. 16. Figure 14 The label illustrated in Figure 14 is an alternative example to the one in Figure 13 (with four Eucalyptus Oil bottles illustrated, rather than one), and it is likely that other versions also exist. It also measures 40mm x 61mm and is multicoloured. Perforated 11½ on all sides, it features the same translated text as the one in Figure 13. Figure 15 The label illustrated in Figure 15 measures 42mm x 58mm and is multicoloured. Perforated 11½ on all sides, it features the translated text: In frame: Mumm & Frerichs Hamburg Hopfenmarkt 29. In bottle: Trademark Eucalyptus Oil / Real Australian / Mumm & Frerichs, Hamburg. Right: KNACKSTEDT & CO. HAMBURG 22.
Perforated 11 on all sides, it features the translated text: Top: Patent and design protection registrations. Middle: New South Wales. Bottom: Credit assistance and protection association in Hamburg. / Manager: S. Schön Altona-Ottensen. Figure 17 The label illustrated in Figure 17 features the Australian Flag. It measures 41mm x 64mm and is multicoloured. Perforated 11½ on all sides, it features the translated text: Top: Bird food for all kinds of birds. Middle: Great Britain (Australia). Bottom: Hirich Drug Store / Ernst Weber Reu-Ruppin. Bottom (outside of frame): Series 6 No. 5
Conclusion
Germany, along with its surrounding European countries, are famed for having produced some of the richest and historically significant poster stamps and cinderellas, some dating to the latter part of the 19th century. This article has explored only a select few of those, all from Germany, that concern Australian products and themes. I once again extend my warmest thanks to Felix Matschilles and Franziska Eulenlehner for their welcomed and volunteered assistance in translating the German text into English, therefore adding clarity to these labels and what they once promoted. I anticipated another Cinderella Corner issue to cover more German labels and their Australian links.
Australian Flags
A variety of Australian flags, and maps of Australia, feature prominently on international poster stamps. The pair of German cinderellas illustrated in Figures 16 and 17 exemplify two examples of these. eFigure 16 The label illustrated in Figure 16 features a variety of the New South Wales federation flag. It measures 49mm x 58mm and is multicoloured. 34 - Stamp News
Figures 16 & 17
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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: PNG144) Papua New Guinea 2008 Marilyn Munroe MNH 2 x Mini Sheets. Sydney Retail $23 Price $17.00 PNG145) Papua New Guinea 2008 Christmas Mini Sheets MNH x 2. Sydney Retail $31.00 Price $23.00 PNG146) Papua New Guinea 2008 Mudmen Legend Set & 2 Mini Sheets MNH (6 items) Sydney Retail $35 Price $26 PNG147) Papua New Guinea 2008 Gold Mining Refinery Set & 2 Mini Sheets MNH. Sydney Retail $49 Price $37 PNG148) Papua New Guinea 2008 Olympic Games Beijing MNH, Mini Sheet. Sydney Retail $6 Price $4.50 PNG149) Papua New Guinea 2008 Protected Birds Wildlife Set of 4. Sydney Retail $5 Price $4 Collections and lots CMY1) Old World collection of Foreign Countries earlies to about 1964 on stack of about 125 Black faced leaves. Lifetime collection Angola – Vietnam with many loose stamps between the leaves, totally unchecked by us, literally could be anything here. Noted good showings of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, French Colonies, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Yugoslavia, Spain, etc. No China, USA, British Commonwealth or GB. Must be around 5000 stamps here with pickings abound, mostly postally used with some mint & cto. Has to be worth 6c a stamp, price $295 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 CMY3) 1980 Olympics, Worldwide mint unhinged Collection Andorra to USSR, in near new Red Padded Binder. Counted 85 complete sets/issues & minisheets, with many long sets up to 10 values each. Very good value at around $2 per set. $179 CMY4) East Germany. Nice collection mainly cto in large black stockbook. Many sets with a lot of nice thematics. Worthy of adding to. 450 to 500 different stamps. Price $45 CMY5) New Zealand FDC collection 1946 – 1971 in dark blue multi-ring binder. Mainly fine a few are a little aged and odd tone spot., inc. 1946 Victory/Peace full set plus 2 others with lower values, 1953 Coronation x 2 with different cachets, 1954 Royal Visit x 2, 1967 Life Insurance Lighthouses, 1967 Decimals complete to $2. Mostly 2 of each many are unaddressed. 65 covers at a little over $1.50 each, price $98 CMY6) Hungary early – 1972 in Old Green Stockbook. Appears about 700 – 750 different with many sets. Nice cheap lot. $59 CMY7) Mexico in Red Stockbook. Earlies used to modern, mint unhinged from 1979 which is mostly complete to 1984. Mostly all different with about 275 – 300 all up. Many complete sets and minisheets. Some aging/toning here and there, but overall a very good lot for $45
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 CMY8) Montserrat in large Green Stockbook, 1977 – 1988 virtually complete mint unhinged (a few are cto) A little toning here & there, but largely fresh. 43 complete sets, inc. 4 long definitive sets and OHMS overprints, 14 minisheets & 1 booklet. Must be worth $2 a set. Price $115 CMY8) British Antarctic Territory 1974 – 1994 mint unhinged collection in near new $30 Lighthouse Blue 32 page stockbook. A good degree of completion here, a few sets are duplicated. Advertised A little aging/toning noted on just 2 stamps. Advertised retail $345, very cheap at under a half retail and the very good stockbook comes free! 25 complete sets inc. 3 long definitive sets. Price $169 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 CMY10) Israel disorganised mainly modern postally used collection in large green stockbook plus some earlier at back of book. About 360 stamps. Cheap lot at $52.50 CMY11) Nice Philippines used collection in large green stockbook. Mainly modern 1982 - 1996 postally used, with some earlier Officials & Special Deliveries. Very colourful lot of around 950 – 1000 stamps, with some minor duplication. Very good value lot at around 6c a stamp $59 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 CMM3) Australia mainly Mint Unhinged/Mint 1913 – 1965 collection in brown as new $35 German Made 32 black pages. Good degree of completeness from 1927 – 1965. Noted 1913 6d Kookaburra mint, 1935 Jubilee set mint, tiny thin to 2/- where hinge removed. Then good range values organised by SG number to 5/- Stockman (2 MUH) Very high retail, 138 stamps. Very clean lot. Must be worth $1 a stamp and the very nice stockbook comes free! CMM5) Australia 1913 – 1978 mostly used collection in large stockbook. Commences 1913 6d Kookaburra fine postally used then noted 1/- Yellow Green Large Lyrebird ovpt. OS, cto., 1936 SA set, 1937 NSW both mint & used, Robes £1 thick paper & AIF set mint unhinged (Minor gum toning on these) Arms set to £2 fine used with extras of lower values, decimals pretty well complete 1966 – 1978. Around 500 stamps nearly all different. Very good value at about 35c each. Price $175 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 CMM8) Solomon Is. Mint unhinged collection in large green stockbook. 1992 – 1995 looks fairly complete for the period. Many nice thematics inc. ships, butterflies, warplanes, orchids, birds, dogs, dolphins etc. 12 sets and 11 minisheets. Minor toning to pages, but stamps appear fine. Cheap lot at $49 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 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 CF8) As above but in 2 large green stockbooks. 2500 – 3000 stamps $120 the lot. 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 CF17) As above but 2005 – 2011, album value $140 plus stamps retail $500 plus. Total retail value of $640 for $259 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 CF19) Pitcairn Is. 2003 – 2011 Compete mint unhinged in as new Seven Seas Hingeless Green Padded Album with slipcase. Sydney retail for stamps alone near $950, plus album new cost of around $250. A total retail value of around $1200 for just $479 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!
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 CF25) Italy mint unhinged 1996 -1997 on new Ka-Be hingeless pages, with extra pages for 1998. Virtually complete for the period. Retail close to $200 for the stamps alone, price $119 CF27) Sweden 1980 – 1998 very near complete mint unhinged on new Ka-Be hingeless pages. Retail for stamps alone approx $1030, price $595 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 MOC1) Trinidad & Tobago mint unhinged collection, 1976 – 1994 on 9 as new Hagner pages, some double sided. Appears almost complete for the period with some extras. 332 stamps & 24 minisheets. Well worth $215. 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 com-
plete 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. 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! MJL25) Papua New Guinea fine used stock 1952 – 1975 in Red Lighthouse 48 page stockbook. Noted 1952 10/- x 3, Pound Fisherman, Malaria x Imprint Blocks 4 plus 4 single sets, 10/- Rabaul with Bulolo cds, dues to 3/- x 20, Butterflies to $2 x 9, Shells to $2 x 3, Panorama to $2 x 3, Large Birds heads x 6 sets plus many, many more. Guestimate around 375 – 400 complete sets. Fine used are actually a lot harder to find than mint. Price $389 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 $589
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 CJE8) Ethiopia, valuable lot, 1890’s – 1960’s mainly mint/mint unhinged, some postally used. In A$ size stockbook. Mainly in complete sets, we rarely see this material. Very high catalogue, estimated around £2000. About 400 stamps, priced very reasonably at 15% cat. Price $539 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 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 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
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 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 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 GB82) GB 1872/3, 6d Pale Buff plate 12, fresh mint hinged. Some very minor toning on a couple of perfs. at top. Lettered C - R / R - C. Very rare stamp to find n such fine condition. Full perf. example. SG 123 cat. £3400, price $1895 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 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 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 GB80) 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. No dot in top margin of 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 GB182) Great Britain 1960 Crowns Phosphor Booklet Panes, all wmk sideways. MUH, ½d, 1d, 1½d & 3d. Cat. £130 Price $165 Great Britain Officials GB134) Great Britain OHMS piece bearing QV 1.5d and KEVII 1d, 2d and 1/- all overprinted “Govt. Parcels” cancelled by indistinct cds cancels. Cat. £410 as used stamps Super scarce dual reign piece! Price $185 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
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 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 11½-12½ 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 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
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 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 WA129 Western Australia 1855 1/- pale brown oval Swan SG 4c, cut to shape, Price $79 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 All of our Kangaroo stamps are accurately described and fairly priced according to condition, you may order with confidence that there are no hidden faults. K652) Bulk used Kangaroos ex. Retired dealer. Unchecked by us for shades, varieties etc. Priced per 100. Assume all to be the cheapest watermark. Obviously 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 K280) Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroo die IIA, from bottom of the sheet perf. small
OS, Grossly Misplaced Perfs. Centred very high to upper right corner and showing Jubilee Line at base. Spectacular! Misperfs of this magnitude are quite rare. Price $89 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
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 NORTH’ cds of December 1913,scarce thus. Price $399 K649) Australia 1913 2/- Brown Kangaroo 1st 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 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 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. 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
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 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 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 K582)Australia 1916 2/- Brown 3rd wmk ACSC 37A Cat $2500 a fresh MUH example with lovely centring, slightly nibbled top right corner perf and gum very slightly aged. Price $1195 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
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 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 with unhinged gum, unusually well centred with full perfs. Cat. $200, price $149 K646) Australia 1918 10/- Grey & Analine Pink 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, perf. OS. ACSC 48Bwa, Fresh with unhinged gum, centred a little to lower right, pulled perf at base, 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 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 K345) Australia 1923 6d chestnut Kangaroo, 3rd watermark, top marginal block of 4 with the variety 'broken leg on Kangaroo' [position = 3L6], used – there is perf. separation in the middle of the block, no thins, tears or bends. BW(ACSC) Cat. # 21A(3)d. SG Cat. # 73a. Cancelled by cds of Newcombe (current spelling Newcomb) Vic. 17 JY 25 Cat. $200 as a single used stamp. Very rare commercial usage. Price $375 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 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, cen-
tred 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 K508) Australia 1929 Grey & Yellow Orange small multi wmk. Kangaroo. Perf. OS. cto with gum, reasonably centred and full perfs. Cat. $250, price $139 K463) Australia 1929 Grey & Yellow Orange small multi wmk. Kangaroo. Perf. OS. cto with gum, nicely centred and good perfs. One lightly toned perf at top. Cat. $250, price $119 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 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 K464) Australia 1932 5/- Grey & Yellow Orange Kangaroo, C of A wmk. Fresh mint lightly hinged example, well centred and good perfs. ACSC 46A Cat. $325. Price $295 K732) Australia 1932 5/- Grey & Yellow Orange Kangaroo. CofA wmk, CTO with full unhinged gum. Very fresh, well centred example. ACSC 46Aw, Cat $60 Price $54 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 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
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 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. LM148) Australia 1934 £2 Grey – Black and Rose Crimson C of A wmk, SG 138S. 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 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 GS5) Australia 1914 1d Carmine Rose Die II KGV, Post Office Fresh Mint Unhinged! Centred right, couple of nibbed perfs. ACSC 71V(1)i. (G30) Supplied with Starling 2013 Certificate Cat. $750 hinged, x 3 for Mint Unhinged = $2250, price $1795 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 GS24) Australia 1917 1d Pale Terra Cotta (Brick) KGV Perf. OS. Superb Post Office Fresh mint unhinged example. Full even perfs, centred slightly right. ASCS 71Q (G25) Cat. $800 for hinged, unhinged at least double = $1600. Supplied with Drury 2004 certificate. price $1275 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 (po-
sition 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 G136) Australia 1915 4d Yellow Orange Analine KGV, Inverted wmk. Mint left mint marginal block of 6, 5 are unhinged. Also with blind perf at top between stamps 1 & 2. Gum with even light toning. Cat. $950 plus as cheapest shade, price $575 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 G345) Australia 1927 ½d Orange KGV SM Wmk perf 13½ x 12½ punctured ‘OS’ lower left corner block of 6, centred to upper left, all stamps are MUH, Cat $120, Price $65 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
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 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 APD316) Australia 1913 6d Claret Kookaburra, well centred, full perfs. CTO with Gum, hinge remain. ACSC 69w, Cat. $89, Price $59 APD316A) Australia 1913 6d Claret Kookaburra, well centred, full perfs. CTO no Gum. ACSC 69w, Cat. $89, Price $49 APD316B) Australia 1913 6d Claret Kookaburra, well centred, full perfs, Full gum CTO. ACSC 69w, Cat. $89, Price $59 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 APD305) Australia 1936 S.A. Centenary SG161/3 & Cable SG159/60. All fresh mint unhinged. Sydney Retail $41.50 Price: $31.00 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 APD322) Australia 1/- Green Lyrebird, no wmk, SG23od, MUH, Blk 4, Fresh, well centred & full perfs. Cat £20 each, Price $45 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 APD309) Australia 1953-1954 QEII Collection Complete per Seven Seas Stamps. All fresh mint unhinged. Sydney retail $44.00 Price: $33.00 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 APD311) Australia 1964 5d QEII Imperf. at left Pane of 9. All fresh mint unhinged. Sydney Retail $48.00 Price: $36.00 APD313) Australia 1964 5d QEII Imperf. at right Pane of 12. All fresh mint, unhinged. Sydney Retail $51.00 Price: $38.00 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 open-
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 ing 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. AD139) Australia 1971 Christmas Cream Paper Block of 25. Fresh, Lightly Hinged on Selvedge. Sydney Retail $85 Price $59 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 AD125) Australia 1987 $5 Mentone Specimen OVPT Blk 9 MUH Sydney Retail $45 Price $36 AD122) Australia 1988 $1 Specimens OVPTS Blks 4, Set of 6 MUH. Sydney Retail $30 Price $22 AD118) Australia 1993 Specimen OVPTS Series VI Blks 4 MUH (8 items) Sydney retail $32 Price $24 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 AFD720) Australia 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge set of 3 on greeting card size plain FDC. Neat hand addressed FDC cancelled by cds’s of Brisbane 14MR32. Has been folded twice, and roughly opened with a small nick between the 2d & 3d stamps at top with part reverse flap missing. (Probably by some eager youngster) Rear has an annotated list of musical instruments in pen. Not the best Bridge FDC, but almost certainly one of the cheapest. Brisbane cancel is much scarcer than Sydney ones. Cat. $8000, probably your only chance to obtain one under 35% of catalogue! Price $2795 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 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 small registered Medawer FDC to UK. Cancelled by GPO Sydney cds of 19FE45. Scarce and attractive, price $39 ML577) 1947 Newcastle set on PSA generic FDC with Exhibition postmarks, scarcer cachet. Price: $30
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 APH525) Australia 1921 small cover to Subiaco WA. Bears solo use KGV 2d Orange cancelled by Sydney “SPECIAL” machine cancel of NO10 1921. 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
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 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, 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 ic 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/articl HYPERLINK "https:// trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21670945"e/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 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 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 APH663) Australia 1947 small registered cover Dooen. Vic. to Maryborough Vic. Bears 5½d Gloucester cancelled by neat cds of Dooen 26AP47 with transit backstamps of Horsham and Ballarat 28AP47 and Maryborough arrival backstamp 28AP47. Neat typed address. Dooen blue Reg’d label No. 909. Price $29
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 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 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 APH732) Australia 1961 small registered cover, Melbourne to Geelong College. A bit of an oddity this. Bears 5/- Stockman cancelled by Melbourne slogan of 28 JLY 1961 (2 days after issue date) “IDEAL FOR/ SMALL INVESTORS/BUY SPECIAL BONDS” Raises a few questions: a) Was it meant for 1st day cancel and was missed? b) Did it contain valuables and the 5/- postage included an element of insurance in which case it should have a counter cds; or c) Is it a complete fantasy and the registration label and red registration cross been added later? Cat. $80 on cover, Price $49 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 APH576) Australia 1970 Registered Airmail Cover to NAURU 65c Rate. Bears 1970 Expo pair plus additional 20c (damaged), 5c Grasslands and 15c Blue Gum. Cancelled by cds’s of Randwick NSW 3JY70. Rare commercial usage of 20c Expo. Price $119 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
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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2019 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 AFC89) Australia 1934 Purple H/Stamp cacheted airmail cover, Australia - New Zealand. Bears 4d Olive KGV, 3d Green Airmail Type A BOOKLET STAMP cancelled by slogan "Airmail saves time" Sydney NSW 5AP34 and on face. With Auckland NZ 12AP34 on reverse. Hand addressed cover listed as AAMC 369. Somewhat aged. Price: $135 AFC86) Australia 1934 Purple H/Stamp cachet Australia & New Zealand airmail Boomerang cover for First Official Airmail Australia - New Zealand. Bears 1d Green KGV, 6d Brown Airmail, 4d Purple Airmail and 3d Chocolate Airmail cancelled by CDS of Kaitaia 14AP34 and Melbourne 6AP34 on face with Auckland NZ 12AP34 and Sydney Airmail 14APR1934 on reverse. Hand addressed cover listed as AAMC 370. Trans - Tasman cachet misdated 1984! Price: $45 AFC42) Australia 1934 Map with Boomerang and Map with Statue cacheted airmail cover for First Official Airmail Australia - New Zealand. New Zealand - Australia. Bears 1d Green KGV, Horizontal pair 3d Green Airmail Type A and NZ 1d Red Admiral cancelled by CDS of Auckland 12AP34 and Mosman 7APR34 slogan "Airmail saves time" on face. With Auckland NZ 12AP34 and Sydney NSW 7APR1934 on reverse. Hand addressed cover listed as AAMC 369. Price: $45 AFC43) 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 Australia inwards Mail BC107) Straits Settlements 1935 small registered re-addressed Airmail cover to Melbourne. Bears 10c & 30c KGV Tablet types tied by cds of Penang 17 JA 1935, and with registration label for Mantin overprinted Penang No. 6. Addressed to Bendigo and re-addressed to Hawthorn. Reverse bears large Red & Black circular seal for “The Chartered Bank of India Australia and China” and with central PENANG” also has cds’s of Singapore 18 JA 1935, Darwin 23 JA 35, Bendigo 28 JA 35, Registered Melbourne 26 JA 35 and finally Hawthorn 30 JA 35. A much travelled cover! Neat and clean (and scarce!) Price $129 Australian Commonwealth Postal Stationery LM26) 1916 1d KGV Sideface. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards in blue, ASC # L9a, "2nd A.I.F. EMBARKING" FU Oct 1916 letter card from Flemington to Northcote. Price $245 LM29) 1922 2d red. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards, grey stock inside & out, ASC #LC18, view 'PINEAPPLES QUEENSLAND' unused, fresh. Price $190 LM28) 1943 Lettercard KGVI. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 2.5d red, text on front T base 'DO NOT NEGLECT. . ...', ASC #L44, unused. Price $55 LM24) 1943 Lettercard KGVI. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 2.5d red, text on front at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT. . ...', ASC #L44, unused. Price $55
LM36) 1949 Lettercard KGVI. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 2.5d red, Arms at upper left, 127mm between perforations, text on front in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', ASC #47, small mark at lower left, unused. Price $35 LM35) 1949 Lettercard KGVI. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 2.5d red, Arms at upper left, 134mm between vertical perforations, text on front in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', ASC #L47a, uprated to 3.5d postage with 1d violet QEII (some toned perforations), unused. Price $50 LM34) 1949 Lettercard KGVI. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 2.5d red, Arms at upper left, 127mm between perforations, text on front in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', ASC #47, unused. Price $40 LM45) 1951 Lettercard KGVI. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3d red, ASC #L48, unused. Price $35 LM44) 1953 (October) Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3.5d red Die I (base of neck unshaded), Arms at upper left, text on front & back in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', ASC #L51, unused. Price $55 LM42) 1953 (October) Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3.5d red Die I (base of neck unshaded), Arms at upper left, text on front & back in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', ASC #L51, unused. Price $55 LM37) 1954 (March) Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3.5d red Die I (base of neck unshaded), Arms at upper left, text on front & back no longer in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', ASC #L52, unused. Price $35 LM23) 1956 Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3.5d red Die ll (base of neck solid colour), Arms at upper left, text on front & back no longer in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', Sender's Address & three lines added to back, ASC #L54, unused. Price $70 LM38) 1956 Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 3.5 red Die II (base of neck solid colour), Arms at upper left, text on front & back no longer in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', Sender's Address & three lines added to back, ASC #L54, unused, edge wear at top. Price $40 LM39) 1957 Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 4d red Die I (base of neck unshaded), Price and Arms at upper left, text on front & back no longer in panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', Sender's Address & three lines on reverse, ASC #L56,unused. Price $25 LM22) 1958 Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 4d red Die l (base of neck unshaded), Price removed, Arms at upper left, text on front & back no longer in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', Sender's Address & and three lines on reverse, ASC #57, variety Misplaced perforations through admonition legend. Price $55 LM40) 1959 Lettercard QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery- Letter Cards. 5d-and-bars on 4d red Die I (base of neck unshaded), Price removed, Arms at upper left, text on front & back no longer in red panel at base 'DO NOT NEGLECT . . ...', Sender's Address with three lines, obliteration of the legend on reverse, ASC #L8, unused. Price $20 LM21) 1960 Lettercards QEII facing right. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 5d blue, yellow within, ASC #59, variety partial offset of outer cover blue legend within normal for comparison, both unused. Price $145 LM33) 1965 Lettercard QEII facing right. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 5d red, pale yellow within, ASC #L60a, unused, Light bend at lower right. Price $25 LM32) 1965 Lettercard QEII facing right. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 5d red , pale yellow within, ASC #l60a, unused. Price $35 LM20) 1966 Lettercards QEII. Australia - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards. 4c red, pale yellow within & grey within, ASC #61,61a, unused. Price $70
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Bunbury 2019 Stamp, Coin, Banknote and Postcard Show National One Frame Exhibition Souvenirs Dear Fellow Stamp Collectors, Attached is your souvenirs order form for the Bunbury 2019 Stamp, Coin, Banknote and Postcard Show. The stamp used for this year’s souvenirs will be the $1.00 Flowering Gum P-stamp with Bunbury 2019 logo in tab. There will also be a special exhibition cover, with a special cancellation for the Show. The following souvenirs will be available for purchase: Full sheet of P-stamps
@ $55.00 per sheet
Exhibition covers with a single P-stamp postmarked for each of the exhibition days Non-perfinned Stamps @ $4.00 per cover Perfinned Stamps @ $4.00 per cover Overprinted minisheet with Bunbury 2019 logo and numbered 1-100 @ $15.00 each Overprinted Booklet with Bunbury 2019 logo and numbered 1-50 @ $20.00 each Bunbury 2019 Supporters Pack numbered 1-50 @ $50.00 each Two Commemorative postmarks will be created for the event. There will be a limited number of P-sheets, supplied to purchasers on a first come–first served basis. Any verbal orders must be confirmed in writing. Payment can be made by Cheque, Visa Card, MasterCard or PayPal. For information, orders or order forms, contact: Glen Stafford Bunbury 2019 Souvenir Manager PO Box 1285 Mandurah, WA 6210 E-mail stafford@southwest.com.au
Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Bruce Chadderton was a judge in Canberra Stampshow 2018. Bruce has written the following article to help Open Class exhibitors improve their results. The FIP guidelines for this class, along with all other classes, can be found on the APF website https://apf.org. au/classes/.
Exhibiting – with a focus on Open Class exhibits
There are many different motivations for exhibiting. These range from participation to support club meetings or local exhibitions, to sharing the joy of the subject, to winning medals. I would like to think that every exhibitor has elements of each because that is how we enjoy exhibiting. I accept that no matter what guidance is provided to some exhibitors they just want to do things “their way”. If they understand this will not help them attain good marks, that is fine. This article and I apologise for its length, is aimed at helping those who want to improve the quality of their exhibits, and hopefully help them achieve better marks. Whilst specific to the Open class, many of the comments Figure 1 – Title page from the author’s exhibit can be applied across all exhibiting classes. Treatment (30) My comments on exhibits throughout the article are Title and Plan (10) based on the 15 Open Class exhibits at the Canberra The title page provides the best opportunity to succinctly Stampshow 2018. The marks ranged considerably, explain what your exhibit is about and how it will flow from Silver-Bronze through to Large Gold medals. (its treatment). You may wish to show an item on the title The highlight was Gary Diffen’s Open class exhibit page, but it shouldn’t be an important or rare item as you (Preparation for War and the Australian Light Horse get little value for showing it there, rather than within Campaign from Egypt to Syria 1914 – 1918) that won the your exhibit. The Title Page is so important. It may only Grand Prix. be one page out of 80, but it defines your exhibit. The title page should contain a title, a purpose, a plan and a
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Figure 2 – A typical plan layout biography. See the Title Page from the author’s exhibit in figure 1. An exhibit title; something pertinent but with a point of difference (if possible), for example • Bees – our little insect miracle • Coconut – the palm of life • Supreme Valour [rather than A History of the Victoria Cross] A purpose statement; “This exhibit will …”. The purpose statement defines what you are exhibiting. Several exhibits lacked a defining purpose statement. Some alluded to the purpose within paragraphs on the title page, without being specific. This leaves the exhibit open to interpretation. There is nothing worse than judges discussing, what they think the exhibitor is trying to exhibit. The purpose statement should also explain what you don’t consider to be part of your exhibit, so the judges don’t look for this material. See the example below from the author’s exhibit. PURPOSE: This exhibit chronicles the impact of Germany’s Third Reich on Europe’s Jews. It traces their fate from 1933, into the post-war period, via events that are now known as the Shoah. A plan; how your exhibit will develop (see Figure 2) Some exhibitors like the idea that each frame is a separate section, but this can lead to balance issues or create artificial end points which hinder development. Some exhibits were lacking a plan, effectively inviting the judges to work the exhibit out for themselves. This can lead to interpretation issues and questions on treatment. Remember, what seems perfectly logical to you, may not be so for the judging panel. A bibliography; list of 4 or 5 key reference materials You should use library type descriptors of Title, Author, Publisher (Year of publication), - e.g. Chinese
Postal Stationery of P.R.C, Liu Guangshi, People’s Postal Printing House [1992]. List important internet websites. If you are the author of articles or publications list them to help the judges when they come to decide on your knowledge and research marks (see knowledge below). Treatment (20) How does the “story” of the exhibit flow and how philatelic and non-philatelic material support that “story”? The treatment must match the purpose statement, plan and other text on the Title Page. Section breaks should be clear, obvious and match what is shown in your plan. Most exhibitors use a section number and a larger font to show these, but a coloured border or shaded background around the section title can help to further highlight section breaks (see figure 3). How the material is integrated into the exhibit is important to Treatment. Some exhibits were ‘clunky” with sections of philatelic material followed by sections of non-philatelic material. If the range of material is integrated across the exhibit, the Treatment marks will be better. I have judged an exhibit with 4 frames of philatelic material and one frame of non-philatelic material; this didn’t score well. Other considerations which might impact, • do you mention something on the title page but never show it in your exhibit? • do you repeat a subject (or use the same material but for a different subject)? Subject balance is a consideration. You need to cover all “obvious” features of your subject. For instance; if your exhibit is Bees, do you have honey as one of your subjects; and similarly, if your exhibit is on Honey, do you cover Bees? A simple way to look at development is to do the “Wikipedia test”; does the exhibit flow in a similar vein to the high-level Wikipedia article on the subject? It doesn’t have to, but this is usually a good first step in terms of establishing a logical Treatment. Dealing with large or oddly shaped material is one of
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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation the difficulties of Open Class. Exhibitors who constrain themselves to a set page size can have difficulty in effectively mounting their material. It’s not unusual to see covers and other larger items presented vertically, on an angle or overlapped. This sort of presentation will impact the result. If it is critical to include this item perhaps it could be mounted on a larger page
other classes. The material used needs to be balanced and support the exhibit and its treatment. P hilatelic Knowledge and Research (20) This is shown within your exhibit narrative and in the description of philatelic items. The former might include explanations of rate or route changes, or new developments in mail services (i.e. V-mail for WWII US servicemen), whilst the latter is associated with each item exhibited. Philatelic descriptions should be as detailed as possible to better illustrate an exhibitor’s knowledge. Compare Airmail letter from China to USA sent 1944; with Airmail letter sent Chengtu, China to Long Island, NY, USA, via the “Hump” route and FAM 19 to Miami, onwards by air to New York (rated $11.20, 5g airmail letter rate). Posted 3 March 1944, arrived 12 May 1944, by an artificer serving with Chennault’s Tigers (an unofficial US Airforce unit in China). b/s Miami (10 May). Unfortunately, some exhibitors just mount an item on a page and expect the judges to work out why it’s there. Beware of simply copying the description from an auction catalogue, especially “sell” terminology, like extremely rare usage (as one Canberra exhibitor did). These make the judges question whether you have any knowledge of your own.
Knowledge & Research (35) Knowledge and Research are about what the exhibitor knows AND how they communicate it. The written content helps with development and to “demonstrate” knowledge. It is there to support the material you are showing and should be minimized as much as possible. Don’t fall into the trap of over-writing your exhibit. Get someone else to read it with a view to qualifying the volume and value of the written content. Knowledge and research marks may come from publications highlighted on the Title Page, and your written content. Have you explained the subject matter well and is your knowledge consistent with what the judge discovered in pre-judging research (and, if not, why not)? Judges are also really interested in elements of personal research found throughout the exhibit. Notations help show we have researched our subject and our material. Examples are; • First (or last) day of use at the new surface rate to Non-Philatelic Knowledge and Research (15) Great Britain. This is like the above and is shown in the exhibit’s nar• The last letter home for prisoners in Stalag XI, as on 3 rative and relevant non-philatelic item descriptions that March 1945 they were liberated by Soviet forces whilst help tie each item to the exhibit. Remember, this is a being force marched to a new camp. • The Watene Coconut Company joined the Viti Levu Coconut Collective some three weeks later and ceased to trade under its own name. • By 2004, prices paid to apiarists for manuka honey had tripled, and 3,500 hectares of scrubland on New Zealand’s East Coast had been converted to manuka plantations to significantly boost honey production. Open class is a great opportunity to use a wider range of philatelic and non-philatelic material than one is accorded in Figure 4 – Range of items for an Open Class military exhibit 54 - Stamp News
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Philatelic Development Officer, APF subject you are very interested in, maybe even passionate about, so judges are expecting this to come through in your Non-Philatelic Knowledge. The philatelic material must be at least 50% of the exhibit, but it is not a requirement that non-philatelic material comprises close to half of the exhibit. The non-philatelic material cannot be dangerous (i.e. match books with the striker attached) or prohibited (i.e. material banned for biosecurity or cultural reasons). New exhibitors in Open class seem to stick to quasi philatelic material (i.e. postcards, cinderellas and vignettes) or pictorial items, like trading cards, as their non-philatelic contribution, but there is a wonderful opportunity to develop your exhibit with the non-philatelic material used. At Canberra, we saw an array of material across exhibits; which apart from postcards and trading cards included original (contemporary) photos, badges, medals, paybooks, cigarette packets, matchbook labels, epaulettes, tickets, advertising brochures, beer mats, packaging material, newspaper clippings and a raft of other items (see figure 3) Scans of should be <75% of the original’s size and noted as such with an explanation of why they are shown; e.g. Scan of the reverse side, showing additional $3 postage to make up rate, A picture copied from a book, downloaded from the internet or photocopies should not be shown. They are, at best, supporting treatment or showing knowledge. An exception is a map where the location is pertinent to the development. Condition (10) Condition is always marked in terms of the quality of the material exhibited. Judges’ scores in this area consider its condition relative to what’s available. An exhibit whose subject matter is best illustrated using modern material can score 10/10, providing all material is in pristine condition. Similarly, an exhibit with several “crash” covers can also score well despite burnt, crumpled or water-damaged material as they are probably the best available condition. Rarity (20) Many exhibitors have a view that the more expensive an item to purchase, the rarer it is and are expecting to get better marks for showing a high number of expensive items. Rarity is more about how hard it is to find an item that fits your subject matter and treatment. In describing Rarity exhibitors should avoid vague terms like “Rare”. If there are only a limited number of recorded covers terminology like 1 of 6 recorded covers
(associated with a publication name) is well regarded. The old chestnut “only known cover/example” is a veritable trap for the exhibitor; judges are left asking: is it the only one known by the exhibitor or the only known cover of its kind? If someone else is exhibiting a similar topic you may suddenly find two examples of the “only known cover” on display. My own view is that Open Class provides a better opportunity to find supportive material. Cheque book philately can contribute to Rarity marks in some classes where sought after one-offs (specimens, proofs and essays) generally command a price premium and are deemed necessary for exhibit completeness These are unlikely to be as critical to an Open Class exhibit’s development. The exhibitor needs to guide the judges on rarity within their exhibit. This can be done with coloured matts or a different border around rarer items. The exhibitor can help by explaining why the item is rare, either by defining rarity on the Title Page or by text with the item. When the judges must trawl an exhibit to try and work out what’s rare, based on what they know, the exhibitor has done themselves a disservice. Rarity equally applies to Non-Philatelic material and exhibitors need to make sure they highlight rarity across the material in the exhibit. Establishing rarity for Non-Philatelic material can be difficult, potentially even an educated guess, but exhibitors are best placed to guide the judges in this area and should be prepared to explain why an item is “Rare”. An item may not be philatelically rare (i.e. it’s not one of 5 recorded of its type) but it may have a social rarity value. I once owned a cover that was one of potentially 20 – 30,000 written by prisoners held in KZ Auschwitz, so not particularly rare. But it was the last letter written by a Polish prisoner before his successful escape in October 1944, and his group of four escapes were the last group to get away safely. So how rare is that? There could only be a maximum of 4 such items … and the chances of all 4 surviving? Presentation (5) The basics of presentation are that your exhibit looks tidy, and your layout lifts it off the pages to improve its visual appeal. Items don’t have to be matted with colour card, or even bordered with an ink frame, however, when these sort of material presentations are done well, they can be the difference between a 4/5 and a 5/5. Conclusion Whilst we all exhibit for different reasons, a “better” Stamp News - 55
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Figure 5 – South West Italian Club, venue for Bunbury 2019 Stamp, Coin, Banknote & Postcard Show exhibit will enthuse not only the exhibitor but also those who view it, and those who judge it. Your good ideas on any of the components of an exhibit may well inspire others to better things within their own collections or exhibits. Bunbury 2019 Stamp, Coin, Banknote & Postcard Show The Bunbury 2019 Stamp, Coin, Banknote & Postcard Show will be held on Saturday 20th July (9 am to 5 pm) and Sunday 21st July (9 am to 4 pm) at the South West Italian Club, 20 White Street, East Bunbury, Western Australia (see figure 5). Bunbury is approximately 180 kilometres south of Perth. There will be about 100 entries, dealers (stamps, coins, banknotes & postcards), youth, information and souvenir tables as well as a refreshments area. The exhibition will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s journey to the moon and back with a one
Selling off a massive 150 stockbooks VFU only, mainly Europe to 1986 plus many cards, envelopes etc. All highly discounted. Payment by Cheque or Money Order, regret no Credit Card Facility
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Social aspects of the Sydney Stamp & Coin Expo 2019 (13 - 16 June) – By John Sadler Most write ups of a stamp exhibition seem to emphasise the quality of material, the medals and prizes won, the suitability of the venue and the number of attendees. With the approaching Sydney Stamp & Coin Expo 2019, a full national level exhibition, one’s thinks of social events related directly to such occasions. Stamp exhibitions bring together similarly minded people from all over Australia and New Zealand, as well as from many different parts of the world. These gatherings create opportunities to catch up on happenings since their previous meeting, which could have been quite some time before. They also allow people who are only known to each other from email communication, to meet, and create new and lasting friendships. Most major exhibitions take from 18 to 24 months from concept to finality, and during this time there will be considerable interaction between the various team members, with highs, lows and often considerable frustration. A very significant part of the organising happens outside of the regular meetings, relying heavily on the communicative skills of the people involved, using both telephone and emails. Most of this activity will have little to do with the material. To be successful, there must be a high degree of trust and understanding between the various people involved, as there are many things happening around the same time. Every exhibition relies very heavily on volunteers, without whom the events would not be practical. These volunteers are thrown together in many varying aspects of organisation both during the planning and conduct of the exhibition. Despite the desired need for continuity from
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Philatelic Development Officer, APF one such event to the next, it would be most unusual for a new committee not to include some new faces. Working in a team builds an appreciation of other people’s opinions and their thinking process, which can have an influence on one’s own approach to both their current tasks and to their collecting interests. Invariably, when collectors relax, the conversation will turn to the material on display, or the dealers, or both. All exhibitors like to hear praise for their own exhibit, which can prove quite exhilarating. But discussions away from the frames, in a more casual atmosphere, can be quite rewarding, as concepts and approaches are explored, without being too explicit. Such conversations can often result in a new understanding of the aim and presentation of an exhibit. A different approach, new material acquired, enthusiasm boosted. One aspect of an exhibition which I have always found very interesting is that it is most unusual to find anyone not happy with what they are doing. You will hear the
occasional grumbles, but these are normally short-lived. Stamp collectors are nearly always in a good frame of mind and will be only too willing to assist other collectors, especially new ones. Usually, the first day of an exhibition is busy saying “hello” to all the people that you have not seen for some time. What an enjoyable way to launch a new exhibition – renewing old friendships and creating new ones – one of the great joys of philately. Over the years club members retire and move out of the hustle bustle of the city into quiet country locations, and a common interest brings them together again at the exhibition. Lunch together, and the friendship is once more renewed. So come along to our exhibition, spend time enjoying the material in the frames, and take some time out to meet some of the people involved in the creation of this experience – you never know, it may turn out to be the beginning of a lifelong friendship and a most enjoyable new experience.
upcoming stamp & coin fairs & events new south wales
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June 1 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair, Quinn’s Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02 63623754.
June 2 - (1st Sun) Western Suburbs Stamp, Coin & Banknote Fair, Strathmore Bowling Club, 40 Loeman St, Strathmore. Enq: Chris. 0413355716. June 8 - (2nd Sat) Salvation Army Stamp Fair, Ferntree Gully. For details see full page ad June 10 - Stamp Coin & Cards Fair, Dromana Uniting Church Hall, cnr. Pt Nepean Rd. & McCulloch St. Dromana Vic. 9am - 3pm Free Tel: 0418 322 315 June 16 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair, Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh. Dealers. Ph: 0418 322 315. June 30 - (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phonecard Fair, Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. 9am3pm.
June 1 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor, Car park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, cnr Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW. June 1 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am - 4pm, Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, Katoomba. Ph. 0417 802 754 June 1 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin Collectors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. June 16 - (3rd Sun) Stamp & Coin Fair, 10am - 3pm, Pioneers Hall, Cowper St, Wallsend. 8 Dealers. 4971 3483 June 23 - (4th Sun) Epping Stamp & Coin Fair, Community Hall, 9 Oxford St, Epping. 10am 4pm. Free Entry, 6 Dealers, Buy/Sell.
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Market Matters What was the “Ponzi Scheme”?
Disgraced USA financial guru Bernie Madoff is serving a 150 year prison sentence for perpetrating the biggest “Ponzi” scheme in history. In March 2009, Madoff pleaded guilty to defrauding investors of $US65 BILLION - not million! Mind boggling numbers. Oddly, that matter seemed to have attracted surprisingly little press attention outside the USA at the time. On June 29, 2009, Judge Chin sentenced Madoff to the maximum sentence of 150 years in Federal prison. Crime does NOT pay! The often seen and often quoted word “Ponzi” isn’t some technical financial jargon - it was somebody’s name. And his scheme involved UPU Stamp Reply Coupons and stamps. I only found this out recently and it is an interesting read. Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant, living in Boston during the First World War. Ponzi, who had previously served time in a Canadian prison for forgery, stumbled upon a loophole in the global postal system regarding “Coupon Réponse International” (all UPU wording is in French) or as we know them - International Reply Coupons, or what were more widely known as “IRC’s”. The design sold globally for 27 years is shown nearby. But it is updated each decade or Heart of the “Ponzi Scheme” so. Ponzi found that he could buy IRC’s in countries with weak currencies, and exchange them for I travel an awful lot overseas, and dual exchange USA Postage stamps at a FAR higher face value than rates are very common. Last time I was in Cuba and what he paid. Many times his cost. In fact you can Venezuela, the black market exchange rate was about do exactly the same thing today - quite legally. Aus- 5 or 10 times the official rate at Banks. So if you tralia Post sells them for several $$s each. However end up with a fistful of local currency, the local Post when I was in Burma last visit, they cost just a few Office would happily sell you 100 or 1000 x IRC iscents each at PO’s when paying in local currency, as sued by that country. Remember in places like Cuba a fake dual exchange rate regime was in place. or Burma, the official price is very low anyway, as The Burma (Myanmar) ones - or better still, their postal rates are low. IRC’s issued from Libya, Bolivia, Zambia or Albania Ponzi went to many of his friends in Boston with etc, you can redeem at any Post Office here, and rethis story, and promised that he would double their ceive a mint $A3 stamp - i.e. the rate of airmail post investment in 90 days. The massive arbitrage returns from here, of one standard letter to Africa, Europe or available from Postal Reply Coupons, he explained South America. That is how the system works - if a to them, made such incredible profits easy - and low cost foreign country sends you the IRC, you still legal. He would end up with a pile of American mint get a $A3 stamp! stamps that cost him a song, and they were readily 58 - Stamp News
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1920’s prison mug-shot of Prisoner Ponzi saleable for cash. Word spread quickly, and early investors were being paid out impressive returns, encouraging yet others to invest. Word of mouth is a powerful selling tool. The guy who got in early, and received $2,000 a few months after investing just $1,000, tells his family and workmates of the amazing deal, and assures them it is all legal, and easy to understand the logic.
Not Pay.” The exact amount that Charles Ponzi bilked from his “investors”, remains unknown. However, at the height of the scheme, he took in $US1 million in three hours according to the SEC. In the end, he only ever actually purchased $30 worth of IRCs! Just telling folks of his THEORY was all he needed to do - it made sense to them, and they handed over their savings. After his jail sentences were completed, Ponzi fled to Italy in the 1930’s. Benito Mussolini for some reason gave him a job in the financial sector of his Government! However, Ponzi mismanaged things so badly there, that he was forced to flee to South America - but not before taking an undisclosed amount from the Italian Treasury. You just can’t make this stuff up!
The “Ponzi” scheme was born.
By May 1920 the historical record shows that Ponzi had made $US420,000 pure profit, as an ocean wave of new investors came flooding in - probably about $US50 Million profit in 2019 dollars. The scheme collapsed in 1921, and Ponzi spent three years in US Federal prisons, and another nine years in State prisons. Again, as the old saying goes - “Crime Does
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Fittingly perhaps, Ponzi died penniless in a charity hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 18, 1949. Some people never learn from history. Bernie Madoff proves that. It was only a decade or so back that people in Spain and Portugal were duped of BILLIONS by a postage stamp investment “Ponzi” type scheme run by Afinsa, and the related Forum Filatelico. AFINSA and FORUM FILATELICO Mega Mess. Afinsa was the third largest trading collectibles dealer in the world, after obtained buying MODERN stamp “investments”, Christie’s and Sotheby’s. Some things never change. nominated to them by the promoters, when mainIt was a massive Ponzi/Pyramid scheme using poststream banks were paying just one third that interest age stamps, that bilked approximately 400,000 unsorate. Crazy. phisticated Spanish/Portugal investors out of about 5 Just not possible, and like all pyramid schemes of BILLION Euros (then $A10 Billion) when it went this type, the bubble bursts eventually. SCARCE belly up - as all such schemes eventually do. stamps will keep increasing in value. The overLurid media reports of 10 MILLION EUROS priced modern junk (valued using catalogues they in cash hidden in home walls being seized in police owned and priced!) that Afinsa ploughed into these raids etc of those involved, ensured it got a LOT of “investment parcels” was never worth anything like press - none of it good for the stamp hobby, sadly. I what the Bunnies paid them for it - as simple as that. wrote extensively on this matter in mid-2006. Police Some folks never learn. needed to guard their deserted offices as hordes of Well known American stamp dealer/auctioneer furious investors descended upon them, to try and Greg Manning was heavily caught up in the mess, as get their money. he was deeply involved in the companies, sourced The Spanish Prime Minister of the time went much of the stock. and owned the catalogue they ballistic over the mess, and threatened all kinds of used to value the “Investments”! In the usual style retribution and justice. There are still annual huge of all things American, he did a money deal with US street demonstrations there - see photo nearby. regulators, and paid a fine of $US669,489, admitted Spanish Justice moves at snail’s pace - 13 years later no guilt, and no conviction was recorded etc. Only a raft of long prison sentences and huge fines were in America, link here - tinyurl.com/ManningSEC handed down to the Spanish big-shots involved in these companies. The end of International Reply Coupons? The old expression - “if it sounds too good to be Like many old traditions, the days of the Internationtrue - it most probably is” always rules supreme. al reply coupons may be numbered globally? As far Essentially these were unsophisticated people, as I can determine it is only the USA who for some believing a 10% p.a. type interest return could be 60 - Stamp News
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What is a “SUPERB USED” stamp?
This was the most recent IRC design. reason have discontinued them, but it might spread. Rather weird the UPU does not insist they be sold at least via some bigger offices in major countries, but the USA seems to have, like many of their agreements, torn it up. They are still sold by most Post Administrations on earth, but have not been sold in USA post offices since early in 2013. The USPS website advises their residents contact Canada to buy them! It literally says to apply to - Philatelic Customer Service, Canada Post Place, Box 90022, 2701 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, K1V 1J8, Canada; or calling 1-800-565-4362. International Reply Coupons issued from 1907 to 2009 are listed and valued in the Scott Specialised Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers. They note in there, that a number of the US types were authorised to have postage stamps affixed by POs when rates went up, so an interesting field to collect I am sure - and not expensive at all oddly. Given that I have been a large dealer for 40 years, I have never once bought even a basic collection of IRC, which is pretty odd seeing their obvious con-
I often get asked how does one accurately value older stamps, that are in far better than the usual condition found for that issue. It is a very complex answer, and there is no real tried and proven formula to be honest, as many different factors are at play. As the rest of this column will hopefully explain in a little more detail, as little is written on this subject. My big speciality is Superb Used Kangaroos. For 40 years I have kept the best stocks in Australia of these issues, and my 5 gradings I set up in magazine full page ads in 1980, are still the ones I use, and are regarded by many as very accurate. No other dealer offers such a choice, and most do not have the stock to even contemplate doing so, even if they took the time to sort them apart. For 40 years of trading, I have used these FIVE grades for every Australian stamp issue - 1. Spacefiller. 2. Average Used. 3. Good Used. 4. Fine Used. 5. Superb Used. All are priced accordingly. And unlike the totally wacky American Voodoo “Numerical Grading” nonsense, these terms are quite easy to follow! There are truly endless factors that separate each grade. Centering, perforations, freshness, type of cancel, heaviness (or otherwise) of that cancel, colour intensity of stamp and so on - in short “Eye Stamp News - 61
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27 Million sold, 2/- Third Wmk Kangaroo.
Why so scarce in top grade used? Who knows. The ACSC tells us there were near 27 MILLION of this 2/- Brown stamp in Third Watermark sold, over 8 years. You’d think stacks of them would still be around, and in dealer stock in top grade. They are 62 - Stamp News
The Third Watermark 2/- brown was issued in 1916, in the middle of World War I. The Germans were sinking shipping out of Britain, and the traditional source of printer ink and equipment was Germany and Austria! So the Printer grabbed ANY ink that vaguely resembled “Brown”. Or in the case
Glen Stephens values were mostly used on parcels, often during WWI, and most got well and truly “clobbered” by the postal staff and the huge Parcels Branch cancels mostly used at that time in all GPOs - and/or mangled or scuffed or creased or torn in transit. And ACSC tells us many were used on Telegrams, and hence never entered the stamp market. Now ask me for a SUPERB used 1913 2/- Brown First Watermark Roo - and no problems. Only 960,000 were issued of that watermark, but I can always find you a superb one like the marginal example shown nearby. Such choice looking CTO copies are out there, and very buyable. Many times the price of 2/- Third Watermark of course, but you CAN get these.
“Fluffy” or “Woolly” perfs.
1913 2/- First Wmk – not difficult. of the 1d “Red” KGV, literally 100 different “Red” shades are recognised, for the same WWI supply issues reasons. This kind of “Holy Grail” quest chasing all the shades in top grade used has kept many of my clients, and myself, and many other dealers, very busy for decades. It is the “fun of the chase” factor, and the very real challenge involved. Often not a lot of dollars are involved but boy, top grade copies of even “common” Kangaroos are of Needle in a Haystack scarcity. These 2/- brown These look the same to you?
Even the choice “VFU” collections of Roos I offer on my Rarity Page are tough to fill for a stamp like the 2/- Brown Third Watermark, as we have many factors to take into consideration. This series often had “fluffy” or “woolly”
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Market Matters perfs which most collectors do not like. No WWI era access to new perforating heads ex Germany and Austria was the reason mostly. (See the nearby photo, left hand stamp for an example of this.) Heavy and/or smeary parcel cancels are of course the next biggest issue, as well as soiling, and scuffing from parcel use, and toning that gathers over a Century, and poor centering and fluffy or woolly ugly perfs - see photo. See the pair of 2/Browns nearby - SG 41 group. The left hand one was a “trade-in” to me from a client who bought it off eBay as “fine used - neat cancel”. I kid you not. By my conservative grading it rates as barely level two in my 5 grade scale - i.e. “Average Used”. He paid $A32 for it on eBay. About treble a real stamp dealer price for that grade. Many collectors of course are perfectly happy with such an average stamp - it has no thins or creases, and my price for that grade is about $A10. Or one third the eBay “bargain” level. The 2/- Brown SG 41 group stamp on the right side in photo nearby is from stock, and is in the top end of examples for this stamp in quality. Forget about $A45 SECOND Watermark VFU - a joy to behold. for “Fine Used” in this value, as being in the uncommon Deep Brown shade, we are talking around $A70 here. ing and perfs. Even with NO GUM it would sell for So from the left hand stamp at $10, to the right around half that - or MANY times the VFU price. hand stamp at $A70 we have a wide spectrum of So buying fine used is a no-brainer in this climate, as condition - and price. Very much like buying a used mint often tone and rust. car - say a 2010 Holden Commodore. The one-laAnd that price differential has always been there. dy-owner, always garaged, low mileage car, versus My point is that no-one would likely EVER have apthe ex-Taxi with a million miles on clock from same plied a fake cancel to an unused 2/- Brown of ANY model, is several times the price! You ALWAYS get watermark. Even a half century back, in my 1965 what you pay for in life. ACSC catalogue this “common” Third Wmk stamp was priced more than twice as much mint as used, so selling it even as “no gum” got you more than used. Buying Used versus Mint? My gold plated tip of the month is to buy up the And remember that no “fake” modern cancel will 1915 2/- Brown SECOND Watermark stamp in nice likely ever appear on this stamp to “improve” rusty USED condition. Check your dealer’s stock - I bet mint copies. In hinged mint this Third Watermark his few copies there (indeed, if he has one at all) all 2/- Brown stamp would be $400++ with this center64 - Stamp News
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SG 29 - almost none recorded on postal piece. look pretty ordinary compared the one nearby, and you’ll only then appreciate, just how hard truly nice examples are to locate. So my “sleeper” from the 3 x different watermark 2/- Brown Kangaroos is the MIDDLE one issued, the “Second” Watermark, SG 29, cat £120 used. Anything really nice you will need to pay $A300-$A350 or so for here, and put that aside with a smile. The superb used “ARALUEN (NSW)” copy shown nearby I sold for $A350, and is as good as you will see offered anywhere on this. Cancelled at a tiny NSW Southern Highlands town of just 200 population now, with a gold-rush history. Cost - what 3 current “Annual Stamp Year Books” are, from your local Post Office! Madness. What will THEY be worth in 10 years? An example in my “Fine Used” strict grading would also delight most collectors, and still be the best looking stamp on their page, and they are priced around $A200. This “Second” Watermark was a single Emergency printing in the middle of WWI. Germans sinking shipping meant the Roo watermarked paper never
arrived from the UK, and in a panic in early WWI, these were issued on the totally wrongly spaced watermark paper, meant for the KGV heads issue. So the watermarks almost always are to either side of the stamps, as KGV heads are much wider than Roos of course.
Stamp Tip Of The Month.
The 1915 Second Watermark 2/- (SG 29) is a hard stamp to find in top condition used - mint are actually relatively plentiful. This stamp rather incredibly sells (now) for around five times more mint, than it does used. That is absolutely absurd, and does not reflect relative scarcity whatever. My old 1971 ACSC says that mint was worth only 3 times used. Today it is ACSC $350 used, $1,500 hinged. (And a truly silly $8,500 “MUH” - 5½ times.) Three times is about the correct ratio, not today’s 5 multiple. So from here, if used prices double and mint hinged stays the same, the ratios are about correct - again! If you want my tip of this month, go and buy all the NICE used copies you can find. Stamp News - 65
Market Matters Light cancels on this 2/- that have no other faults, are truly hard to find - trust me. These seem to have creased readily due to the soft paper etc. There was just a single printing of 960,000 stamps, during a War. Being an “un-sexy” looking pale brown, few were retained, versus the pretty bi-colour 4 high values above it. Until 10 years back this 2/- value SG 29 had never been recorded on cover or parcel fragment - ACSC lists thus as $6,000. I sold the FU example recently on small parcel snipping, also with 2 x 2d Greys, on the day I listed it. Even these are rare. The reason Penfolds Grange Hermitage red wine sells for $500 a bottle when each Vintage is released, and rough reds are always $5 a bottle, is the same as VFU stamps - some savvy folks recognise real quality - and will gladly pay for it! Some folks enjoy filling up “Seven Seas” albums etc, for a kid or grandchild, and really only need “roughies” for that purpose, and happily pay accordingly. Others seek only the very finest. Both sell equally well oddly.
eBay version of “Fine Used”!
eBay Dreamer Tutorial!
Regummed 1932 5/- Harbour Bridge. 66 - Stamp News
Everyone grades differently. Stampboards has a long “eBay dreamer” thread where totally clueless nutters list up stuff like the 1935 2d red stamp shown nearby, time and time again. I kid you not! tinyurl.com/ EBayDreamer is something to spend an hour reading, and shaking your head at in despair, over the absolute stupidity and deception skills of many 100s of eBay sellers. Until you read it you literally have NO idea! Parts of cheap stamps totally missing, or obliterated by truly ugly postmarks. Or totally and hopeless-
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Mint £2 Roos are 25 times used.
Try regumming corner copies! ly mis-described or priced, and they ignore all well-meaning advice relayed to them. The term “Bunny” is being generous in many cases! My “Used” grading was and is very rigorous, but the fanaticism for “MUH” has pervaded this market, and used stamps of all eras have been strangely overlooked for some reason in recent years. And they still often are, however the extensive regumming of “MUH” stamps I’ve warned about for decades, is changing that view rapidly, as folks finally wake up to the silliness of that. As Rod Perry posted on stampboards.com - when he came into the trade 50 years ago, the number of truly “MUH” £2
A £2 Kangaroo cheapest Watermark used is about $600 in decent used, and a “MUH” example is TWENTY FIVE times that at $15,000 for cheapest watermark. Madness. So used is the only realistic collecting option for most. Some present day dealers like Richard Juzwin started to illustrate Kangaroo used stamps in 4 grades on his widely distributed price list, that I have not seen for a few years now. A shame. I have typed a dozen columns over four decades warning folks that paying a 300%-500% premium for “MUH” 100 year old stamps was mostly just lining the pockets of the re-gummers, and their MANY local shonk agents, but I was near a lone voice in the wilderness. I still hold that view. I have seen skilled German re-gumming that 95% of dealers could not pick, much less any collector. Only a fool pays these silly 300%-500% premiums, unless they have GOOD provenance. eBay is awash with them, and the Bunnies still buy them with gusto. When it comes time to sell, and a REAL dealer or REAL auction looks at your folly, the tears will come. One chap brought me over his album of pre-war “MUH” stamps. He had sourced most of them on eBay as “BAAHGEENZ” and spent just over $40,000 his records showed. I gave him 10% of that - $4000, and sold them to a chap intact for $5000. Seller was a not a happy chappy, but years later, the eBay sellers are long gone. Had he bought light hinged of these exact stamps, he would have paid a quarter what he did, and they’d have looked identically nice in his alStamp News - 67
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Brand new ACSC in Colour. bum, and he would not have lost $36,000. Or he could have bought the same stamps in Fine USED condition and saved many $1000s more, over buying even mint hinged. In our climate it seems a no-brainer to me, AND you can afford to complete it then. Some regums can look very convincing. The 1932 5/- Harbour Bridge shown nearby was purchased in Europe by owner. Fresh and clean, it would fool 99% of readers I am sure, but is a quality regum in my view. I’ve seen well centered, good perfs, genuine MUH copies being offered at $1,750 these days by real local dealers. I priced this one at more than $1,000 UNDER that level, and described it as a regum. Offered on eBay etc, goodness knows what it would fetch. 68 - Stamp News
Regumming is very prevalent.
Regumming in Germany is a business, and Germans are very good and diligent at any trade they enter into. It is as legal as the guy who panel beats and resprays your car. They wash the gum off, and then use the same gum mix as on the originals, and use airbrushes like art retouchers, to spray on fine coatings of the gum. The fast rough jobs, are $10 or so a stamp, and are pretty easy for an expert to pick, but even those fool most collectors. Pay them a “DELUXE” fee of $100 or so, and they spend an hour on the stamp, and even most dealers cannot pick the end result. In the case of the 5/- Bridge above, where there is a $1000+ difference between light hinged and unhinged - and very many
Glen Stephens $1000’s extra for higher value Roos, the financial attraction for the shonks is obvious. Lots of Bunny buyers on eBay etc, so they get rich. Air brushing gum onto the back of a single stamp is one thing. But a block 4, or a corner copy is quite different, as the gum spray clearly will get into all the holes, and is thus pretty easy to detect in most cases to the experienced. Also, when regummers soak the stamp to get rid of old hinges, the margins often separate when soggy and wet. Many savvy buyers like buying margin or corner copies on century old “MUH” stamps, as detecting regums is a breeze. $20 used, but $2000 left on cover! I added this 1913 1/- First Watermark Kangaroo to stock this week, which shows readers just how hard it would be to regum it, and previous 2015 editions, and all now in colour and in pass experienced scrutiny. It is MUH original gum, the new big A4 format, means tons more info is in and was in an old glassine since being purchased at each book. The listings have been fully revised, with a PO 106 years ago. Stamps like that you can sell some additions and corrections, and with additional as a dealer with total 105% confidence, and trust me illustrations, and larger ones in many cases. Over - when the buyer of such pieces comes to sell, you 500 pages of superb info here. will thank your wisdom! Two different on-cover prices are now provided Stamps that the regummers have soaked in water for every stamp - for solo usage, and for other uses to remove old hinges or foxing etc, also generally of each stamp. With prices that will often gob-smack lose that nice original “sheen” that flat calendared you! The rather common 1945 2/- CofA Kangaroo printer mill paper typically has. Stamps like the is cat $1,000 for solo use on cover etc. THAT will 1/- Green have that deep original colour and surface surprise many. There were many other eye-popping gloss, that you will never have after immersion in examples I noted when flicking through. water. Small points, and experienced dealers get a The relevant Postage Due issues have also been gut feel for such things, but for casual collectors, included in each volume - a HUGE plus, they were very hard to spot. not included not in earlier Editions - and 2 x on-cover prices for all those too. QE2 includes Australian Antarctic Territory and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands New ACSC Volumes in large format. issues. With both types of on cover prices of course. Copies of these 2 huge new Brusden-White ACSC catalogues have just been issued together. In full co- A 1964 7/6d Captain Cook is worth $A20 used off cover, but is $A2,000 ON cover for example. lour for the first time, and in the new large A4/QuarA 1964 5/- White paper Cattleman stamp is to type size for the first time too. Lots more data, $A1,000 used on cover or parcel piece. The pretty and superb Dr Geoff Kellow research, and the KGVI common 1959 9d Kangaroo is cat $A250 used solo includes all the BCOF issues of course. All Proofs on cover, but only $A25 if used in combination on and essays and trials, and errors and imprints, and cover. Even the exceedingly common 3d Green QE2 plate numbers, and the usual vast amount of ACSC of 1959 is $40 used solo on cover! And the list goes data found NOWHERE else. on and on, so pretty easy to pay for themselves these These new editions supersede and update the Stamp News - 69
Market Matters books, just for the on cover usages etc. As I have typed often - “Knowledge Is Power” and using these just ONCE, can easily pay for themselves. Finding a solo use on cover on eBay etc, from a foreign dealer, of a very common stamp, now Cat $1,000, like the 2/- above, just once in your life, will in fact pay for these 2 books FOUR times over! Retail is $A230 the pair, and sales are very strong already.
I had dinner tonight with someone who was “Stamp News” Editor for years, Editor of the leading Seven Seas “ASC” catalogue for years, and still works in top end commercial printing, and knows this area backwards. He advises the cost of stout board covers is literally peanuts if Brusden White used their head, and specified them. He suggested they also be spiro-bound, at almost zero extra cost, so the large format books lie flat at all pages.
The covers need upgrading.
Glen Stephens has written monthly ‘Stamp Tipster’ Columns for over 30 years - globally. A vast library of his past articles and photos are found at – www.glenstephens.com/column.html
They are available singly of course for those collectors who collect one reign or the other. Oddly I have sold a lot of sets 2, but no single volumes yet. My only complaint is that lightweight board covers are a joke for a large A4 catalogue, as they curl and bend and hence will crease inevitably, when sitting on the desk or bookshelf. These are not cheap books at $230, and deserve to be designed for long life.
Glen Stephens 4 The Tor Walk, Castlecrag, NSW, 2068 Ph: 02 9958 1333 email: glen@glenstephens.com Website: www.glenstephens.com
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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 Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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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