Stamp News Australasia - January 2020

January 2020 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).

1902: Perth taxed cover bearing Postage due 1d pair and rare framed “RECEIVED AT/ G.P.O. WITHOUT/CONTENTS”

Australia Taxed / Instructional Markings Covers a Speciality 1925: Stamped-to-order Stationery Envelope cancelled by superb strike of “BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/ALWAYS ASK FOR/AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS” slogan

1938: 150th Anniversary commercial souvenir cover

by L. Alavoine registered to Holland

Australia Commercial Souvenir Covers a Speciality 1944: Christmas Greetings card from H.M.A.A.S. Kalang, Sydney Ferry converted to repair ship for War Campaign in PNG

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Australia Stationery / Slogan Cancel Covers a Speciality

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I’ve previously featured usage of Australia’s Kangaroo Series on commercial postal articles, such as Parcel labels, Tags, Covers, Postcards, etc, on numerous occasions in this column. I’ve made it no secret that I believe such material to be underrated, in the extreme, in relation to more Traditional material.

The recently offered Goldmine collection of Kangaroos, auctioned

by Phoenix November 15 2019, was completely devoid of usage material, which was a pity. Such inclusion would have distinguished the collection from so many other Traditional collections of this nature. This omission has prompted Figure 2. The lowest denomination, punching above its weight me to focus upon Kangaroo usage this Brisbane a sheet of each denomination of First wmk. month. Before so doing, I’ll comment series “is not known”. Geoff’s own write-up of the upon one item from Goldmine, Lot 49, a First wmk. page of these CTO stamps in the Arthur Gray col2d with Brisbane CTO. lection: “The purpose of the datestamp is uncertain, The Brisbane CTO cancels, notably on lower but it may represent a means of defacing remainders denominations, have achieved a cult-like following since their listing in ACSC. I’ve contended from the of First watermark stocks held in Queensland prior outset that the separate listing of CTO Brisbane, and to their return to Central Office in Melbourne.”

Remainders! Does it get much less distinguished in Melbourne date “batches”, ought never have been philately? introduced; on the basis such are beyond the scope So, what’s this Brisbane CTO cult thingy all of a Traditional catalogue. If Kangaroos, why not about? Of Figure 1, the Phoenix catalogue states: the various dates to be found for KGV and subse“Only 17 issued”. I’m unsure of from where this quent issues CTO? figure derives, and other stated numbers “issued” for Indeed, why not these CTO stamps. However, unless those figures list other types of cancellations? A for- were arrived at by an actual headcount of the remidable power, with mainders in P.O. Archive (i.e. the remains of the set of sheets of 120), accuracy may be unreliable. Why? a vested agenda, Simply, because I bought in 1970s an enormous forced this aberrahoard of Brisbane CTO Kangaroo/KGV material tion to the long-esfrom a retiring P.O. employee. Paying an agreed tablished catalogue Downie buying price applicable to used, for denommantra. inations to 10/- (there were just two of these), in sinIn ACSC, Geoff Kellow states reason gles, pairs, strips, I wrote a cheque that day for over $7000. “That will pay for the overseas trip”, said for cancelling at the vendor, with a twinkle in his eye. The punters for this material, in today’s values, would Figure 1. Just under $3000 for an have made possible that overseas trip indeterminate purpose cancel?

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Figure 3. Stunning uprate of Kangaroo Stationery – to Djibouti, no less!

Figure 4. Less usual solo use for a 2d

Figure 5. Second wmk. 2½d x4 gem usage

dential suites, daily bathing in Dom Pérignon.

Ok, the “Only 17 issued” clearly is driving demand, along with speculation. But, aligned with rarity, isn’t importance supposed to be a crucial element? I suggest on the “importance” scale, it’s difficult to mount an argument that these CTO cancels should rate even a 1 out of 10. Isn’t rarity without importance an irrelevancy? As the late, great Ed Druce would have said of these things: “So what!”

So, well may a reader ask: what has this Brisbane CTO to do with Kangaroo Usage?

That $3k punted on Figure 1 would buy probably 10 of the 15 items featured this month, by my valuations. Those ten items would make at least five interesting pages in a serious exhibit, a delight to behold for enlightened Philatelists. I rest my case. That little 2d CTO, in comparison, would not rate a second glance, at least not to these eyes. And so we progress to the featured subjects.

The ½d usage in ACSC is given as (i) Newspaper and magazine rates; (ii) printed matter within Australia; and (iii) make-up with 1d for 1½d foreign postcard rate (there being no such denomination in the series, of course). Figure 2 is a delightful (ii) usage: Jul 30 1915 solo franking punctured Small “OS”,

by Military Area Office Woollahra, 21A, with “20 Posted” handstamp, signifying eligibility for the Printed matter rate. The Goldmine Brisbane CTO ½d (Lot 11) made $2740. I rate the cover as x100 more important, yet in reality it would realise just a fraction of the CTO price.

The only problem I foresee with Figure 3 is where does the owner feature it in an exhibit; under which denomination, ½d or 1d? A pleasant dilemma, indeed. This November 4 Stamp News - 7

1913 uprate of 4d Registered Letter, utilising ½d and 1d, for combined Foreign letter (2½d) + Registration fee (3d) is to Governor of French Somali Coast Protectorate at Djibouti. A more exotic destination would be hard to find.

ACSC gives primary usage for the 2d as nd 2 weight step for a Letter within Australia/British Empire. Figure 4 is an unusual solo use of a First wmk. 2d, March 4 1913, paying Late fee (1d) at Spencer Street on a cover to Maryborough Qld. The 2½d was primarily for Foreign letter rate (prior to October 28 1918). Figure 5 has Second wmk. issue x4, including a strip Figure 6. 3d to less usual destination of Japan of three, used at Sydney May 29 1916 to The Diamond State Fibre Co in U.S., paying quadruple rate. This cover, and a number of the others kindly provided by an enthusiastic new collector of Kangaroo usage, has some bumps ’n bruises which are easily remedied with a little TLC, prior to mounting in an exhibit.

For the 3d in Third wmk. era, ACSC usage is given as (i) Registration fee; (ii) letter rate to foreign countries; (iii) commercial papers rate to British Empire; (iv) airmail fee. Figure 6 is a (ii) usage, Sydney to Japan, which is unusual; perhaps 90% or more of 3d solo covers seen are to Figure 7. Delightful 4d usage item U.S. The Sydney repeater slogan cancel of Dec 24 1919 is the “HELP REPATRIATION/BUY/WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES”, an increasingly popular study in its own right.

The 4d was primarily for combined registration fee and letter rate within Australia/British Empire. Figure 7 has a pair registered at Sydney Jul 5 1915 to U.S., paying double Foreign letter rate (2½d x2) + Registration fee (3d). A contender for the most attractive 4d usage item extant.

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Figure 9. Move over imprint block, to make space for this

Figure 10. Elusive use of 6d chestnut at Norfolk Is

Figure 11. Unusual solo usage for 9d

The 4d No monogram strip of three is in ACSC at $20000 (believe it or not), approximately x8 what this item realised when auctioned. I’d rather own the cover.

The 5d was primarily for 2nd weight step Foreign letter rate (2½d x2). Figure 8 has a 5d with ½d used at Sydney Apr 3 1913 for registered Foreign Letter rate to U.S. Those colourful handstamped markings, one of which additionally ties the 5d, add character and appeal.

ACSC gives Intrastate parcel rate as the primary usage of the 6d blue. Solo frankings are occasionally met with for registered Foreign letters (3d + 3d). Figure 9 is a usage which even a determined cover-avoider might find irresistible? An “Inexpressibly Delightful” solo usage of Jan 26 1921 on advertising cover Melbourne-U.S., another Spencer Street Late fee item, paying 3d Foreign letter rate + 3d Late fee to foreign country (prior to 1922 the Late fee was equivalent to letter postage). The shade is from the scarcer Harrison printings. I suspect even that great cover recalcitrant, dear Arthur Gray, would have rearranged his imprint block page to accommodate this item!

The 6d brown solo commercial usage at N.I. in Figure 10 is scarce. To U.S. on Jan 20 1931 it paid double Foreign letter rate. Wmk. is most likely Small multiple.

Unusual to find Norfolk Is cds so clear, which is a bonus.

By the appearance of the CofA wmk.

9d, ACSC has usage as (i) Parcel (Scale 2) rate; and (ii) airmail rate to British S.E. Asia and Dutch East Indies. Figure Stamp News - 9

11 is unusual in bearing a solo 9d for Express Delivery, Melbourne-Sydney Feb 14 1938.

The rate is calculated as: 2d Letter + 3d airmail surcharge + 4d Express delivery fee = 9d. The handstruck “EXPRESS/DELIVERY” was a Melbourne device.

ACSC provides usage for the 1/- for telegram and parcel rates only. Usage on cover is difficult, particularly solo. Figure 12 is a good example, from Broken Hill to Canada on Jun 6 1929; Wmk. must be Third. The rate was British Empire 1½d per oz. x6 (i.e. 9d) + 3d Registration fee. Canadian Customs handstamp applied lower left.

I haven’t been supplied a 2/- brown usage item (they are rare), and the 2/- maroon is one Figure 12. 1/- hard-to-find solo on cover of the more pedestrian Kangaroo usage items (other than CofA wmk. that’s generally not so), so we’ll move on to the 5/-. ACSC states for the Bicoloured denominations usage was for: Make-up use for higher telegram, parcel and bulk postage charges. From mid-1930s, added to those possibilities were higher airmail charges. Figure 13 is a lovely combination with KGV 1/4d for triple airmail rate Apr 6 1938 to Denmark via Greece. The 6/4d postage is arrived at as follows: 2/2d 1st half oz. + 2/1d per additional half oz. x2.

Very unusual franking, enhanced greatly by a “near miss” incident en route. The cover was carried by the QANTAS/Imperial Airways service IW643, which departed Brisbane Apr 9. Flying Boat Caledonia Figure 13. Unusual and attractive Kangaroo/KGV combiforce-landed with engine trouble at Raj Sanation, with a twist mand (India) Apr 15. Centurion took over mail load same day.

A “forced-landing”, in aviation speak, is a prayer short of a catastrophe.

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Figure 15. Subjects to choose from in short supply Kangaroos 10/- and above. Not so those stamps on intact commercial postal articles. They seldom are offered, for the simple reason they are genuinely very scarce/rare, which the mint/used versions are not. Figure 14 is a nice 10/- usage, in combination with 6d Airmail, on an Albert Herbert (Aust) Ltd inscribed cover Sydney to Head Office in U.K. Sent Jun 5 1936, the rate of 10/6d represented 1/6d half oz. airmail x7.

The £1 Bicolour exists only on a philatelic cover (I hope to be proven wrong!), and even the £1 grey is no slouch in the rarity stakes on commercial postal articles. Covers are rarer than parcel tags, and Figure 15 is a stunning multi-coloured franking combination. A Jun 16 1936 registered airmail cover Sydney-U.K., the aggregate rate of 37/9d represented 1/6d half oz. airmail x25 (i.e. 37/6d) + 3d Registration fee. Items such as this are rarer than a CofA £1 imprint block (ACSC $17500) but sell for a fraction of the prices achieved for imprints.

Figure 16 is one of the few “usage” items formerly in the collection of Stuart Hardy (Phoenix Auctions Lot 646 – May 9 2013). Stuart made an exception to his cover-aversion for the two highest denominations! On one of many visits to Stuart’s unassuming Stamp Den, as if to rib me, he mentioned: “Rod, you would be horrified to know of the hundreds of 4d Kangaroos I’ve soaked off registered covers over the decades.” The lot real-

Figure 16. Subjects to choose from in even shorter supply ised $1050, which was extremely good value, even six years ago. The tag was sent from Perth to U.S. (there is a S.F. backstamp) Feb 14 1939, and likely was attached to a package containing gold. Precious metals could not be sent at parcel rates; Letter rates applied. I believe the rate of 60/10d is arrived at as follows: 3d up to 1oz. + 2d each additional oz. x362 (!) + 3d Registration fee = 60/10d. The Hardy sale was a masterstroke in marketing timing. So many ex-Hardy items have fetched much less in the interim. Lot 646 is a notable exception, in the opposite direction.

The Kangaroo series never look better to these trained eyes than when used for the purpose for which they were intended: on commercial postal articles. Kangaroo aficionados will thank themselves one day for taking that leap of faith, and including some examples of usage in their collections. Such material has a very bright future. Every item is unique in its own way, generally at a fraction of the price one is required to front-up with for so-called “rare” Traditional material. Long after flavours-ofthe-month, such as CTO, have come crashing back to earth, the finite supply of nice Kangaroo commercial postal articles will remain sought after by enlightened Philatelists. Just don’t expect prices to remain at present levels indefinitely.

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The Faroe ISLANDS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC We live in a world where digitisation is rapidly transforming everything and the change has been particularly rapid in the Nordic countries. Today people communicate using smartphones sending both text messages and pictures. Digital platforms like Facebook and Instagram have millions of users who are busily paying attention to the ever increasing flow of new messages and pictures.

This trend has led to a huge reduction of letter mail for the Nordic postal services which have had to adapt the best they can to the new situation. Many people simply never send physical letters any more. I recently spoke to a lady in her early 70s who told me that she relies entirely on her smartphone to keep in touch with friends and relatives even sending electronic Christmas cards.

She is quite typical of the vast majority of people in the Nordic area – this columnist is one of very few exceptions.

The Nordic postal services still operate daily deliveries but the cost to deliver each piece of mail has become more expensive. In order to reduce costs, Post Nord (the joint Swedish-Danish postal service) has closed basically all post offices in Sweden. Instead postal counters have been established in supermarkets and news agents. Letter boxes are only emptied from Monday to Friday and there is talk about reducing deliveries to every second day in the near future. On 1 January 2020 the cost of a 50-gramme inland first-class letter went up to SEK 11:- (AUD $1.67). A similar letter (or picture postcard) to any foreign destination

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now costs SEK 22:- (AUD $3.34). Denmark has the highest postal rates in all of Europe mainly due to an incredible drop in mail volumes.

Thanks to the dramatic rise in on-line sales, the amount of parcels has increased enormously but the postal services have quite a lot of competition from private delivery services.

Last year the Icelandic postal service announced that the philatelic service would be closed and that there would be no new stamp issues for the immediate future. The CEO of the Icelandic postal service explained that they had sufficient stocks of postage stamps to last for quite some time. Exactly what will happen with Icelandic postage stamp issues in the future is unclear.

It is quite obvious that sales of stamps and other

products to collectors is of very limited interest to postal administrations as they don’t generate enough profits. The Swedish part of PostNord only advertises its philatelic services in the magazine of the Swedish Philatelic Federation and nowhere else. The distribution of new stamps to standing order customers has been sublet to a private company.

However, Posta, the postal service of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, a nation of some 49,000 people, still seems to be operating profitably. I frequently notice full-page advertisements in the philatelic press promoting new issues of Faroese stamps. Posta (or their agents) still takes stands at international exhibitions or major stamp fairs selling their stamps and other related pro-

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THE FAROE ISLANDS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC tects.

Let’s take a quick look at the stamp output of 2019 which comprised 12 different issues released in sections of four each in January-February, April and June-September. I have selected five stamps and one souvenir sheet which will provide an insight into the kind of stamp designs you can expect from the Faroe Islands.

On 11 February 1919 a souvenir sheet (Fig. 1) was issued to mark the centenary of the 1919 provisional 2-öre stamp. In 1919 a new rate of 7 øre had been introduced but supplies of the new stamp took a very long time to reach the islands. To solve the problem bisected 4-øre stamps were first used together with 5-øre stamps. Later 15.500 5-öre stamps were surcharged 2 ØRE.

The Faroes offers amazing views of a rather unique landscape. In February there were two stamps featuring freshwater lakes one of which (Fig. 2) is shown nearby.

Wildlife and especially birds have frequently been shown on Faroese stamps. In April there were two stamps depicting black guillemots (Fig. 3).

The shipping industry is of course vital importance for an island nation like the Faroes. Fishing is one of the main economic activities. Thus it comes as no surprise that the Faroes have issued numerous stamps depicting all kinds of boats and ships. In September there was a single stamp showing old smacks (Fig. 4).

In April 2019 there was also two stamps devoted to old watermills (Fig. 5). They were designed

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by Daniel Bruun and engraved by Martin Mörck.

One stamp (Fig. 6) was issued in April 2019 marking the moon landing in 1969. I suppose this memorable event created a lot of attention in the Faroes as in the rest of world.

With the last issues of 2019, the Faroe Islands has released 915 stamps and souvenir sheets since the start in 1975. What makes them stand out is the fact that the stamps of this tiny Nordic nation, with its own language, portray the culture, geography and history of the islands which undoubtedly is something appreciated by worldwide collectors.

Sometime in 1976 I wrote a story for a US magazine catering to collectors interested in stamps as a profitable investment. I touted the

new issues of the Faroes which had created a huge interest worldwide with many issues selling out quickly. Collectors and speculators acquired full sheets of all new issues in the hope that they would soon increase in value. The Faroese post office just increased the print runs to meet the demand. When collectors started unloading their hoards the prices came tumbling down. Today the first 20 years or so of Faroese stamp issues can often be obtained at auction for less than face value. As it turned out my optimistic advice was not particularly good.

For this readers wanting to find out more about Faroese postage stamps there is an English-language website at www.stamps.fo.

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Stamps in the News - Globally!

US Christmas stamp a bust?

Reported at http://nymag.com/

In 1965 the USA issued its first religiously themed Christmas stamp. Previous Christmas stamps had featured candles, wreaths and tree but this stamp depicted the angel Gabriel based on a painting of an historic New England weathervane.

Predictably there was a controversy about whether issuing an overtly religious stamp contravened the 1st amendment re separation of Church and State.

But the most interesting discussion revolved around whether the stamp represented Gabriel or Gabrielle. The stamp clearly shows the angel represented with breasts. This caused much consternation and a spirited public discussion on the correct gender of angels. The Post Office called in religious scholars for assistance – the prognostication was that “angels are sexless”.

One biblical expert explained the bulge this way: “Theologians tend to use anthropomorphism in describing God and the angels.”

“But it has been traditional for religious artists to picture the angel with an effeminate and female aura, substance or form, although no one knows why.”

A postal spokesman at the time announced, “We’re going to continue to call it the Gabriel stamp.”

Interestingly, Gabriel would return for Christmas three years later, this time based on The Annunciation, a painting

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by the 15th century master Jan van Eyck. Perhaps because of the painting’s prestigious provenance, the 1968 stamp did not invite any ire, although its Gabriel could also be mistaken for a female—though a decidedly less buxom one.

The 1968 Gabriel stamp

Star struck in Europe Reported at www.linns.com

The Star of Bethlehem shines extra bright on Portugal’s new Christmas souvenir sheet, thanks to a light-emitting diode that is activated by cell phone.

This is the world’s first postage stamp with an LED, according to Correos Portugal.

The LED is part of the star at the top of the single €3.50 stamp in the souvenir sheet. The star’s light illu-

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minates the baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

Meanwhile, in Austria the star of Bethlehem shines brightly too on the 2019 Christmas stamp.

Austrian Post described the design: “A glittering cut crystal adorns the top of this extraordinary, typographically designed Christmas tree and conjures a festive mood on your Christmas mail.”

A feather in Norway’s cap Reported at www.thelocal.no

international recognition for its stamps in the past, this is the first time the country has topped a world list.

300 people from post and philately organizations worldwide were present at the Madrid awards.

The snowy owl depicted on the stamp comes from a watercolour painted by Ree several years ago. The stamp was released in April last year as part of a three-part series depicting birds.

Holy Rendang, Batman!

Reported at www.marketing-interactive.com Pos Malaysia has launched a limited-edition stamp series featuring Batman to rekindle stamp collecting

A Norwegian postage stamp depicting a snowy owl has been named the world’s most beautiful design of 2018.

Designed by artist Viggo Ree, the 21-krone stamp was awarded the honour in Madrid in November.

A jury consisting of around 40 internationally qualified philatelists evaluated stamps from all over the world in different classes.

The Norwegian snowy owl stamp came out on top in the prestigious Nexofil competition, organized by the stamp magazine El Eco in Spain.

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Stamps in the News - Globally! interest among the young generation. The move also commemorates Batman‘s 80-year anniversary.

According to a press release, POS Malaysia partnered Warner Bros and DC to produce the stamp series. It is available for purchase in a complete folder set at all its general post offices nationwide and its online store.

The set comprises perforated Batman stamps, a holographic “Batman 80 Years” logo stamp, souvenir covers with five stamps each, Batman-themed postcards, and a special Dark Knight folder.

Postal workers are revolting In Finland Reported at https://www.foreigner.fi/

A two week postal strike which threatened to escalate to other industries and shut down transportation in the nation is now over. During the strike, Finnair was forced to cancel two-thirds of its flights.

The origin of the conflict was the decision of the national postal agency, Posti, to transfer 700 workers in parcel sorting services under the scope of a new collective agreement.

It was estimated this would have meant wage cuts by as much as 30% and important reductions on other work conditions.

The strike-ending agreement provides for those 700 workers to return to the previous collective agreement, which will be in force until January 2022.

The Finnish Prime Minister said it is “excellent” that both parties have reached an agreement in the middle of such a difficult labour dispute. And he noted the importance for a state-owned company of not undermining the employees’ working conditions.

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In Slovenia

Reported at www.total-slovenia-news.com Postal workers in Slovenia will go on strike on this week as the Trade Union of Postal Workers and the management of the national postal company Pošta Slovenije have failed to find common ground on the workers’ demands, including higher wages, after the move was announced two weeks ago.

The union demands the number of employees to be increased by 300 so that Pošta Slovenije could meet its obligations and the workers could perform a normal number of hours.

It has also demanded a 10% raise in wages as they believe that the current wages are too low.

The union claims that the management of Pošta Slovenije had been rejecting its proposals in the past few months and had not been willing to talk about them.

The strike will affect shipping of advertisements, parcels heavier than 10 kg, payment services and some other services, such as sale of goods.

In the United Kingdom Reported at www.bbc.com

Royal Mail has won its legal battle to prevent a postal

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strike after the High Court backed its application for an injunction.

The decision is a setback for union plans to stage strikes in the run-up to the general election and Christmas.

Last month, 100,000 Royal Mail staff were balloted with 97% voting in favour of a nationwide strike, saying the company had failed to adhere to an employment deal agreed last year.

But Royal Mail argued that the ballot had “potential irregularities” and was null and void. They have accused the union of interfering in member ballot results.

The union has accused Royal Mail of a “cowardly and vicious attack on its own workforce” and said it intended to appeal.

The Court’s decision means there’s little chance of strike action before the new year, meaning postal workers have lost their moment of maximum leverage.

A Christmas strike plus a threat to postal votes during the election would have been very damaging for the Royal Mail. It’ll now be breathing a temporary sigh of relief. But the dispute, which covers a wide range of issues, is far from over.

In France

Reported at www.thelocal.fr People living in 15 French départements will be seeing a lot less of their post arriving on time as a series of strikes affect La Poste services.

Since the beginning of October unions have been in dispute with La Poste over reorganisation of working patterns for delivery staff which has resulted in a series of short-term strikes that are gradually spreading across the country.

The core of the dispute is working hours and working patterns. As the number of letters sent every year decreases, and the number of parcels sent increases, La Poste has been reconfiguring the rounds that postal carriers do and moving their starting time back from an average of 6am to 9am.

La Poste declined to say how much mail had been delayed by the industrial action but said that it was prioritising parcels over letters.

Postal workers unions have also indicated that staff in about 20 départements will be joining in the mass strike action on December 5th in protest at

plans to reform French pensions.

The real reason for French postal strike?

Reported at www.theguardian.com

Fertility experts, Roger Mieusset and Bourras Bengoudifa, have measured the temperature of French postmen’s testicles, both naked and clothed.

In their research “Thermal Asymmetry of the Human Scrotum” published in the journal Human Reproduction, the researchers explained their experiment involved measuring scrotal temperatures with probes every two minutes.

They asked 11 postal workers to stand for 90 minutes while they measured the temperature of their scrotums.

The test results have only deepened the mystery. According to Mieusset’s studies, the left one is warmer, but only when a man has his clothes on.

Mieusset has invented heated pants for men to wear as an aid to contraception – he appears to be the sole purveyor of the unorthodox intervention.

Extensive research has suggested the temperature around testicles can affect men’s fertility. The quality of men’s sperm in the Western world is in decline, but little is known about how to improve it.

Dogmas in space

Reported at www.space.com A new set of Israeli postage stamps celebrates both the first Torah to be flown in space and the astronaut who read from it more than 20 years ago. More than just commemoratives, the stamps support the completion of a documentary film that aims to share the story of the “Space Torah” with a wide audience for the first time.

Jeffrey Hoffman, who on his first spaceflight in 1985 became the first American Jewish man to enter Earth orbit, took the Torah with him on his fifth and last space shuttle mission in 1996.

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I say? To actually be on a stamp and I’m not even dead yet.”

NASA astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman flew and read from the Torah on board the flight deck of space shuttle Columbia during the STS-75 mission, his fifth spaceflight, in 1996.

“It didn’t become a big story when it flew because I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it. It was something that I did privately for me and for our congregation,” he said.

In fact, the original idea to fly the Torah came from his rabbi in Houston, who then sourced the smaller size scroll from another rabbi in New York.

“The space Torah is now in the congregation in Houston and it’s used regularly,” added Hoffman.

“A lot of the kids like to use it for their bar and bat mitzvahs.”

To date, the Space Torah Project team has completed filming and has all of the material needed to assemble the film. Producers hope to have the documentary ready in early 2020.

First though, they need to raise $20,000 to finish production, hence the sale of the postage stamps.

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The Israel Post produced 200 sheets of the Space Torah stamps, which feature photos of the Torah and Hoffman. The producer is offering the individually-numbered sheets at $100 each, or $360 if autographed by Hoffman, though the Space Torah Project website.

Emirate mandate Palestine state?

Reported at www.middleeastmonitor.com

A commemorative stamp entitled “Al Quds – the Capital of Palestine” has been issued by the UAE in support of the occupied state.

In collaboration with Arab Postal Authorities, Emirates Post is presenting 25,000 stamps as a message of support to Palestine.

The stamps feature an image of the Dome of the Rock Mosque which sits in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem and the flag of Palestine, along with a white dove symbolising peace.

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Quds – capital of Palestine” stamp aims to uphold the cultural importance the city holds in the eyes of Arabs, and it comes amid increasing violent attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli settlers.

For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the world’s third holiest site, after Mecca and Medina. Jews, for their part, refer to the area as the “Temple Mount”, claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.

Israel occupied East Jerusalem, in which the Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Middle East War. It later annexed the entire city in 1980, claiming it as its capital – a move never recognised by the international community.

The move to provide the stamps comes after a decision in 2018 when the Arab Permanent Postal Committee agreed to provide such stamps in every Arab country, in response to Palestine’s request.

An Emirates Post spokesman said: “Such initiatives are proof that all Arab countries continue to stand by Palestine and support Al Quds’ cause, as well as a confirmation of the existing national ties and the special status Al Quds holds as an Arabic

city and an important religious landmark.”

This show of support comes as Israeli-Emirati relations reached new heights in 2018, against the backdrop of Israel’s efforts to normalise ties with Arab countries.

In August the same year, an Israeli journalist claimed that an Emirati pilot participated in the bombing of Palestinian targets in the besieged Gaza Strip during his training with the Israeli Air Force.

In addition, Palestinian officials say many Palestinians have been forced to leave UAE in recent months.

And free stamps for all…..

Reported at www.thecrimson.com

The Undergraduate Council (UC) at Harvard has recently voted to launch pilot programs to provide free laundry detergent and postage stamps to students in the spring semester.

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to gauge the potential for future expansion of the program.

The UC also voted to allocate $400 to provide postage stamps to students starting in the spring.

Undergraduates will be able to receive free stamps at the Harvard Yard Mail Centre. It is estimated the funding will cover the costs of roughly 700 stamps and last several semesters.

The pilot sponsor said sending mail is important for many activities, and stamps are not currently available at Harvard mail centres.

“Our country relies on stamps and the mailing of paper mail for the electoral as well as a lot of financial processes,” he said.

The UC receives its money from the student activities fee that undergraduates pay annually.

Campobello’s unhappy fellows Reported at bbc.com/news

Campobello, a small Canadian island on the southwestern tip of New Brunswick, is only accessible year-round by bridge from the US state of Maine.

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about their privacy.

It was late summer when packages began arriving at the post office in the Campobello with bright green labels declaring they’d been inspected by US customs.

Some days every item of mail - which are placed in a bonded truck in Canada and then sent about 80km through Maine and over the international Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - is inspected. Some packages have been seized.

There are confidentiality concerns about private medical and financial documents sent via the post.

Some residents say there have been long delays in getting their packages delivered, inspected or not.

And there are worries that someone could receive mail or a package with content that could get them banned from entering the US. Cannabis New Brunswick, the government-run marijuana retailer, has temporarily halted the deliveries to the island. Both recreational and medical cannabis is legal in Canada but banned under US federal law.

The bridge that connects Campobello to the fishing village of Lubec, Maine was built in 1962 and since then has been the only option for islanders to travel into Canada for most of the year. A

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private ferry brings Canadian passengers to the island during the summer months.

Campobello residents cross into the US regularly for everything from filling up their car with petrol - Campobello has no bank, gas station, or hospital - to driving an hour through Maine to New Brunswick for access to government and medical services.

Why the sudden vigilance by US border officials? Some think Canada’s legalisation of recreational cannabis last year prompted the change.

US Customs and Border Protection hasn’t confirmed that’s the case.

Canada Post confirmed that US agents have

the right to stop and search any truck at their discretion and detain or seize inadmissible items - and says it’s working on a solution.​ A number of residents are pushing for year-round ferry access to the island. Supporters argue it would help them build a more self-sufficient community and help prevent population decline.

Festive favourites

Stampboarders have continued the tradition of voting for their favourite Xmas stamps for the year from a selection of 34 countries.

In voting to date the top five are: Greenland, Norway, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland.

All the best to Stamps in the News readers for the festive season and 2020.

Margo

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Victoria 1879 3d Pale Lilac “Stamp Statute” fine MVLH, SG £2,000 for $A995: Kellow “Stamps Of Victoria” states only a miniscule

4,552 were used to end 1884, after which all stocks were destroyed. Rare even when fiscal used. Kellow states this value was issued to cover the 3d Fee charged by Registrars for each copy of the State Electoral Rolls sold (I kid you not!) and hence almost none were saved. Genuine MVLH, original hand applied Gum Arabic, with only a hinge mark, and no usual ugly remainders typical over the past 140 years.

In over 40 years of stamp dealing have NEVER owned this incredibly rare stamp mint or used, or even fiscal used. Free of the usual gook and gunk and ugly hinge remains of this period. Kellow states this stamp in any condition is RARE. SG 221, £2,000=$A4,000. Elsmore Cat $A3,600 in Mint (and $950 FISCAL used - tinyurl.com/ Elsmores !) Government overprinted these REPRINT many year later, and even those are scarce. Bought well, so out it goes for a QUARTER Gibbons. $A995 (Stock 613AX)

France 1878 25¢ Peace and Commerce “Sage” superb MLH, cat £1,600 for just $A600! Black on the distinctive stippled

India Red paper. The key value of this popular series. Outstanding perfs and centering for these, fresh MLH with no hinge remains. (The French catalogues have a note that well centred for this series adds 50% to cat values.) SG 262, Cat £1,600-$A3,200, for the typical bad centering. and bought well, so out to clear today for just: $A600 (Stock 738KA)

New Zealand 1891 rare official mail “O.P.S.O” overprint, 2½d QV superb MVLH, with RPSL Cert:

These crude handstamped overprints - denoting “On Public Service Only” are very scarce, and have been WIDELY faked as wise buyers realise - ebay is awash with them of course. You *MUST* Buy these only with clear RPS type Photo Certificates, such as this one has. 1891 Second Sideface issue, perf 10 x 11, diagonal overprint in Violet Rose. Superb fresh MVLH original gum - amazing for 129 year old. Bright vibrant colour, and VERY attractive. Exceptional perfs and centering for these QV issues. The VERY finest example you will encounter globally. SG #013, cat £850 = $A1,700. $1,100 UNDER Gibbons. Just over $US400 right now! $A600 (Stock 794RX)

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Postal Stationery Welcome to the postal stationery column for January 2020. This month’s column looks at the postal stationery of St Pierre and Miquelon, a New Zealand formular aerogramme used in the United Kingdom and forthcoming exhibitions.

Postal Stationery of St Pierre and Miquelon This article provides a quick overview of the postal stationery issues of St Pierre and Miquelon, the last French out- Figure 1 10c French Colonial General Issue Postcard Used from St Pierre to Halipost of its once extensive fax, Canada in December 1891 territories in what is now The postal stationery of the Colony followed the Canada and the USA. usual pattern of postal stationery issues of French The Islands are located about 25 km off the coast of colonies issuing postcards, lettercards and envelopes Newfoundland, Canada and provided access to the with stamp designs based on standard French colonial once rich cod fishery of the Grand Banks. They are currently administered as an ‘Overseas Collectivity’ of designs.

Prior to 1892, French colonial general issue postal France. stationery of the 1885 ‘Dubois’ or ‘Commerce’ design were sold at the St Pierre and Miquelon post office.

10c black postcards as well as 15c and 25c lettercards have been recorded used from the Islands. Figure 1 shows a 10c postcard used from St Pierre to Halifax, Canada in December 1891.

In 1892 instructions came from Paris to overprint the colony’s name or initials on stamps and postal stationery held in St Pierre Figure 2 French Colonial General Issue 10c Postcard Overprinted ‘SPM’ and Miquelon. Statio26 - Stamp News

Ian McMahon nery stocks of the 1885 French colonial ‘Dubois’ general issue were overprinted locally at St Pierre in serif capitals ‘SPM’ (Figure 2-3). A 10c postcard, 15c lettercard for internal use and a 25c lettercard for use to France and foreign countries were issued. Two versions exist of the 25c lettercard, one with the bottom line of perforations extending past the vertical lines of perforations and the other where the bottom line of perforations does not extend past the vertical lines of perforation.

These issues were followed in the same year by postcards, lettercards and enveFigure 3 French Colonial General Issue 25c Lettercard Overlopes stamped with the French colonial printed ‘SPM’ key plate allegorical design of ‘Navigation and Commerce’ inscribed ‘St Pierre et Miquelon’ in blue or red. The issue, as were all of the postal stationery of St Pierre and Miquelon was produced by the State Printing Works in France and comprised postcards, lettercards and envelopes.

Single 10c black postcards were issued as well as 10c +10c reply postcards. Figure 4 shows a 10c postcard used to Berlin (now Kitchener) in Canada. 15c blue and 25c black lettercards were issued with the 15c lettercard paying the internal rate and 25c lettercard paying the UPU rate to foreign countries. Figure 5 shows a 25c black Figure 4 10c Postcard Used to Berlin (now Kitchener) in Canada lettercard used to Berlin, Canada in 1905.

Envelopes were issued for the printed matter rate (5c green), the internal letter rate (15c blue) and the UPU foreign rate (25c black). The 15c and 25c envelopes were issued in three different sizes. Figure 6 shows the 5c envelope used to France in 1901 at the printed matter rate while Figure 7 shows the 15c blue envelope used to Russia in 1908 with a 10c adhesive added to make up the 25c UPU rate.

In the period 1898-1901, the colour of the 10c postcards were changed to red, the colour of the lettercards changed to 15c grey and 25c blue (Figure 8) and the coFigure 5 25c Black Lettercard Used to Berlin, Canada in 1905 lour of the envelopes to 5c yellow-green, Stamp News - 27

Postal Stationery 15c grey and 25c blue (Figure 9) to accord with UPU regulations. Most of these issues have a printing date printed in either the lower left-hand corner of a postcard or lettercard (Figure 10) or under the flap of an envelope.

The date has three digits, the first is the last digit of the year while the second and third digits give the number of the week. For example, 046 is the 46th week of a year ending in 0 (eg 1890 or 1900). In 1901, these postcards, lettercards and envelopes were reissued without the printing date.

A 10c red envelope and a 10c red lettercard appeared in the period 1908-1911 following the decrease in the single letter rate to France and French colonies from 25c to 10c effective from 16 April 1906.

In 1909 St Pierre and Miquelon issued adhesive stamps with pictorial designs showing local topics designed by C J Housez. The 10c, 15c and 20c stamps depict a fisherman, representing the Island’s principal industry, while the 25c stamp a glaucous gull. In 1912 10c red lettercards (Figure 11) were issued in the new designs. In 1917-18 envelopes were issued in 15c (Figure 12) and 25c (Figure 13) denominations for use to France and colonies and the UPU rate respectively while a 15c carmine and violet postcard (Figure 14) and a 15c violet and carmine lettercard were issued in 1921. The 25c envelope occurs on pink paper (issued in 1918) and on white paper (1920). A 20c postcard is listed in Higgins and Gage as having been issued in 1925.

These were the last issues of postal stationery for St Pierre and Miquelon until a 2.30 fr postcard was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of General Charles de Gaulle’s call for French resistance against the German occupation of France in 1940. Figure 15 shows the postcard with a commemorative cachet and cancel for the 50th anniversary of the Free French occupation of St Pierre and Miquelon in December 1941. On Christmas Eve 1941, Free French forces (three corvettes and the Figure 8 25c blue Lettercard 28 - Stamp News

Figure 6 5c Envelope Used to France in 1901 at the Printed Matter Rate

Figure 7 15c Blue Envelope Used to Russia in 1908 With a 10c Adhesive Added to Make up the 25c UPU Rate

Ian McMahon submarine Surcouf, led by Rear-Admiral Émile Muselier) reclaimed the islands from the Vichy Government. The adhesive postage stamps held at the Post Office were overprinted by the Free French. Perhaps fortunately there were no postal stationery in use on the Islands at the time.

Figure 9 25c blue Envelope

Figure 10 Printing Date ‘049’ on 25c Blue Lettercard

New Zealand Formular Aerogramme Rejected for Use in the United Kingdom Unstamped or formular aerorgammes were allowed to pass at the aerogramme rate in most countries provided that they were similar in design and on similar light weight blue paper as stamped aerorgammes and provided that the design had been approved by the Post Office.

Figure 16 shows a ‘Croxley’ aerogramme which had been approved for use in New Zealand by the New Zealand Post Office. The sender has, however, used the aerogramme from the United Kingdom adding a 6d adhesive stamp to pay the aerogramme rate to New Zealand. The aerogramme form, while approved for use in New Zealand, was not approved by the British Post Office. As a consequence, the aerogramme has had a handstamp applied ‘PATTERN OF FORM NOT APPROVED BY P. M. G’. In addition, the printed ‘airmail label’ has been crossed out by a series of bars indicating that the aerogramme was to be carried by surface mail.

Canberra Stampshow 2020 The national postal stationery competition for 2019 will take place at Canberra Stampshow 2020 which will be held at the Hellenic Club Woden, Canberra on 13-15 March 2020. The main theme of the exhibition will be a celebration of Pacific Exploration including the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook voyage to the Pacific including his visit to New Zealand and the Eastern Coast of Australia. Other themes include the 50th anniversary of the completion of the single gage track for the intercontinental railFigure 11 10c Lettercard Depicting a Fisherman Stamp News - 29

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Figure 12 15c Envelope Depicting a Fisherman way line from Perth to Sydney (2020 is also the 50th anniversary of the commencement of the Indian Pacific railway service) and the 150th anniversary of the commencement of the Sydney to San Francisco mail steamship service. More information on the Exhibition can be found at available at http://canberrastamps. org/canberra-2020/. The Postal Stationery Society of Australia will meet at Canberra StampFigure 13 25c Envelope Depicting a Glaucous Gull 30 - Stamp News

Ian McMahon show 2020. Plan now to attend!

NZ2020 International Stamp Exhibition NZ2020 Stamp Exhibition, an Asian international exhibition, will be held 19-22 March 2020 at the Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland. The Exhibition will include a strong postal stationery class and a postal stationery seminar. More details can be found at https://www.nz2020.nz/.

Figure 14 15c Postcard Depicting a Fisherman

Hobart Stamp Show National Oneframe Exhibition The 2020 one-frame competition will be held 13-15 November 2020 in Hobart.

One-frame postal stationery exhibits are most welcome at the Exhibition. Further details are available from hobartstampshow2020.com.au.

International Exhibitions in 2020 World stamp exhibitions will be held in London and Jakarta in 2020. London 2020 will be held from 2-9 May 2020 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London in the United Kingdom. Further information can be found at http://www. london2020.co/. Indonesia 2020 will be held in Jakarta from 6-11 August 2020, see https://indonesia2020.com/. There will also be an Asian exhibition Taipei 2020 from 23-27 October 2020. All will have significant postal stationery classes.

Middle Left : Figure 15 Postcard Commemorating the 50th anniversary of General Charles de Gaulle’s Call for Resistance against German Occupation with a Commemorative Cachet and Cancel for the 50th anniversary of the Free French Occupation of St Pierre and Miquelon in December 1941 Left : Figure 16 New Zealand ‘Croxley’ Aerogramme Used from the United Kingdom with Handstamp’ PATTERN OF FORM NOT APPROVED BY P.M.G’ Stamp News - 31

Cinderella Corner Australian Department Stores Welcome to the first 2020 edition of Cinderella Corner.

The post-Christmas end of year period, and the days extending into early January, signals stocktake shopping, nationwide, and this time accommodates the countless individuals on the hunt for a bargain. This piece is inspired by those who brave the crowds from Boxing Day onwards to catch a sale by exploring some of the department stores that have, and some that to continue to exist, across Australia.

Buckley & Nunn Ltd. The centenary of white settlement in Australia was met with much celebration over the 1934-1935 period. This time was of particular philatelic importance as many different cinderellas were issued to commemorate this occurrence, not only in Melbourne, but Australia-wide.

Over 50 of these labels advertised Melbourne buildings and department stores, including one design for Buckley & Nunn.

Buckley & Nunn Limited was a popular Melbourne department store that opened on Bourke Street in 1851

by Mars Buckley (1825 – 1905) and Crumpton John Nunn (1828 – 1891. It was a popular store, in particular, for ladies’ garments and fashion. After more than 130 years in operation, Buckley & Nunn closed in 1982; David Jones purchased its business and properties that same year.

Figure 1 presents a Buckley & Nunn Ltd. cinderella

issued as part of the 1934-1935 centenary celebrations.

As illustrated, it was issued in four colours: red, blue, pale green, and burgundy. The labels each measure 34mm x 42mm, are perforated 11 on all sides, and feature the text: MELBOURNE CENTENARY 1934 – 1934 / BUCKLEY & NUNN LTD / BUCKLEYS / MAIN STORE – MENS STORE / BUCKLEY & NUNN LTD. The pictured main store building is still the site for part of Melbourne’s David Jones.

David Jones David Jones Pty. Limited (David Jones) is one of Melbourne’s oldest department stores. It was founded more than 180 years ago, in 1838, by Welsh-Australian merchant David Jones (1797 – 1873). As of 2019, it is the oldest continuously operating department store, worldwide, trading under its original name. It currently has over 40 stores located throughout Australia as well as one in New Zealand.

Several Australian labels have been issued to help promote and commemorate David Jones. The first explored in this Cinderella Corner is highlights in Figure 2. It is one of several Parcel Post labels believed to have been issued by private companies rather than the PMG and is thereby relatively scarce. The label measures 57mm x 34mm and features the black on white text: PARCEL POST. SYDNEY, N.S.W. / 23536 /DAVID JONES LTD. / FOR SERVICE. The top and base of the label is rouletted.

The cinderella label illustrated in Figure 3 is provided courtesy of Dr. Ron Lafreniere of Canada. The label was issued in 1955 to celebrate David Jones’ 117th birthday.

It features images of its buildings in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth. The cinderella is blue, pale red and white and

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features the text: 117 BIRTHDAY DAVID JONES’ / 1955 / SYDNEY – WAGGA WAGGA – ADELAIDE – PERTH. The following year, in 1956, another label was issued to help celebrate David Jones’ 118th birthday. This Sydney-produced item is illustrated in Figure 4 and features the storefront of the Brisbane store and is coloured black, white and red. Measuring 37mm x 39mm and perforated 11 on all sides, the cinderella features the text: DAVID JONES’ 118 BIRTHDAY / SYDNEY – ADELAIDE – PERTH – WAGGA WAGGA – BRISBANE. It was printed in sheets of 15 (3 x 5). Other David Jones’ labels celebrating different birthday and milestone years are likely to exist.

Foy’s Foy & Gibson (once more commonly known as Foy’s), like David Jones, was one of Australia’s earliest department store chains. Founded by Bendigo-born prominent businessman Mark Foy in Collingwood, Melbourne, in the 1860s, it sold a significant array of goods including clothing, hardware, food and furniture. After several name changes and purchases from other stores, including 10 by David Jones in 1964, it closed in 1977.

Figure 5 illustrates an imperforate ‘coupon label’ advertising Foy’s. Coloured pale red, black and white, the label measures 47mm on all four sides and features the text: FOY’S Melbourne CENTRAL / The Family Department Store Since 1866 / SWAP EXHANGE HEADQUARTERS For Melbourne / BOURKE STREET ONLY. The reverse of the label, as illustrated in Figure 6, is text heavy and reads: This Square could help you win £50 and a chance to take your Mother with you for a holiday trip by TAA Vickers Viscount. / If you are quick and clever enough to collect more Foys Swap Cards than anybody else, then Foys will give you £50 spending money to take your Mother on a holiday to either Sydney or Hobart./ Return tickets will also be provided for your

Figure 7 flight in a TAA Vickers Viscount – Australia’s most modern commercial airliner. / Start to collect NOW! These swap cards appear to have been issued and available in the mid to late 1950s, placing a similar date for the label itself.

Bright & Hitchcocks The business Bright & Hitchcocks Pty. Ltd. was established in Geelong in 1850 shortly after the three brothers G. M., William, and W. M. emigrated from London to Geelong. They shortly after formed a partnership with W. M. Hitchcock in 1853 and the store was then opened in 1855. Bright & Hitchcocks then operated at the same site for more than 125 years, closing its doors in 1979.

The label illustrated in Figure 7 is one of several issued to help celebrate Geelong’s centenary celebrations in 1938, with similar styles to the Melbourne ones. Measuring 42mm x 32mm and perforated 11 on all sides, it features an image of the department store situated on the corner of Moorabool and Little Malop Streets. The text on the label reads: GEELONG CENTENARY CELEBRA-

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Cinderella Corner TIONS OCT. 1938 / BRIGHT & HITCHCOCKS PTY. LTD. / EST. 1850 / THE STORE OF HAPPY SHOPPING. Peoplestores Peoplestores drapery was found over a century ago, in 1905, by W.H., Williams (1874 – 1938). It was built in Adelaide near its central market and expanded several times over the years at the same location, including major renovations in the 1930s. It had several locations, including a number of stores in country South Australia. After nearly 75 years in operation, all Peoplestores buildings closed down.

The cinderella label illustrated in Figure 8 is also one of the labels issued to celebrate the 1936 to 1937 Adelaide centenary. The navy and white label features an image of the original Peoplestore building, since demolished, in front of the Adelaide GPO, and is perforated 11 on three sides. Measuring 47mm x 37mm, it features the text: ADELAIDE CENTENARY 1836 – 7 In the shadow of the G.P.O. - / PEOPLESTORES LTD. GOUGER STREET – NEW ADELAIDE. Myer Myer is a popular Australian department store, wellknown nationwide. It was established in 1900 in Bendigo, with a second store also opening in Bendigo, in 1908.

Over the

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years, Myer developed into the largest chain of department stores and the only one with stores in all Australian States. Part of the Myer chain was the Myer Philatelic Department in Melbourne (also known as the Myer Emporium Philatelic Department). It was established in 1938

by Phil Downie and his wife Zita and the following year the Department began circulating Myer Philatelic News.

Over the span of many decades, The Myer Philatelic Department helped nourish the philatelic needs of many collectors from the Myer store in Bourke Street, Melbourne.

It has also been documented that some of the cinderellas that have been seen on Myer-related items were produced within the Myer Philatelic Department in Melbourne.

The February 2018 Cinderella Corner piece is devoted to exploring Myer cinderella labels. One large label, personally acquired after the 2018 Cinderella Corner publication, is illustrated in Figure 9. Measuring 49mm x 86mm and roughly rouletted 7 on three sides, the 1936 label features the Myer Emporium building in Adelaide and is coloured pale red and white. The cinderella features the text: SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CENTENARY 1839 – 1936.

MYER’S For Value and Friendly Service / The MYER EMPORIUM (S.A. Ltd.) RUNDLE STREET, ADELAIDE. Shop In Wollongong The final cinderella explored in this Cinderella Corner is illustrated in Figure 10. The green and white label measures 35mm x 27mm, is perforated 10 on all four sides, and features the text: SHOP IN WOLLONGONG. While the label does not directly advertise a department store, it does encourage individuals to shop in Wollongong where, situated on one of the main streets, a David Jones exists.

Department stores have a long history in Australia and many, with the ongoing rise of online shopping, struggle to remain open. Images of other department stores nationwide on cinderellas are welcomed.

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BUY OR BID SALE JANUARY 2020 Buy now at the listed price or bid a lower figure. Bids will be considered Midday 31st January 2020.

Bids accepted by phone, mail or email. Provided the item has not sold at the full price, bids at 75% to 95% will have a good chance of success; 65% - 74% will have a reasonable chance of success. Bids 50% to 64% will have minimal chance of success, but still worth a try. Bids below 50% are respectfully declined. Bid for as many alternatives as you wish, but please put a dollar cap on your total spending, and we will allocate lots according to what is available.

Orders at full list price above $500 are post free within Australia. Layby welcome for orders above $500. Scans or colour photocopies of individual stamps, covers or sets are available on request.

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All of our items carry our 14 day satisfaction guarantee (Excluding packets, mixtures, collections and items with certificates, these items are not returnable unless significantly mis-described and then only for credit or exchange, not for refund) Australia Post Publicity Posters, For Displaying And Advertising New Issues In Post Offices.

We have a wide range of these, and becoming quite popular now, each with either FDC or Post Office Pack attached. Also some posters without product. Some examples below, all prices at $29.50 each, 3 for $79, 5 for $129, 10 for $249. Let us know which you need if not listed below.

SP4) 1982 Australia Post Poster New Stamp Pack Selected Issues Commemorative Issues SP5) 1982 Australia Post Poster New Stamp Pack Aboriginal Culture Music & Dance SP7) 1982 Australia Post Poster New Stamp Pack Brisbane Commonwealth Games minisheet SP8) 1982 Australia Post Poster New Stamp Pack Brisbane Commonwealth Games set SP6) 1982 Australia Post Poster New Stamp Pack Issue Christmas SP3) 1983 Australia Post Poster New Stamp Pack Historic Fire Engines SP10) 1983 Australia Post Poster New Stamp Pack Australian Animals, Reptiles 3c, 27c, 40c, 65c, 75c, 90c.

SP1) 1983 Australia Post Poster New Stamp Pack Australian Animals Reptiles 1c. 70c, 85c, 95c.

SP2) 1984 Australia Post Poster Australian Paintings Specimen Issue $2, $5, $10 Accessories & Publications Stockbook and Binder spectacular!

Mix and match for the deal that suits you best, way cheaper than eBay! All famous German made brands.

SSP8) Giant Binders and slipcases, Lion Brand. We used to sell these years ago, superb quality, and double the size of the equivalent Seven Seas Product at a cheaper price! 50mm spine padded binder and slipcase in Black, Blue, Brown, Green or Burgundy. Gold blocked on spine with the Lion logo. Price each $49.50, 3 for $139.50, carton of 6 for $269 SSP1) Lighthouse LUXURY METALLIC FINISH GOLD, SILVER OR BRONZE 64 black page padded stockbooks RRP $90 each, price on eBay $88.95 postpaid, price here $77.50 each

SSP2) Ka - Be, one of the most respected German manufacturers now has a 64 black page padded binder stockbook, with double linen hinging. Price on eBay $79.50 postpaid, my price $62.50 each Colours available are Black, Blue, Green or Maroon SSP3) Prinz 64 black page hard cover stockbooks RRP $81.75 each, price on eBay $87.50 postpaid, price here $73 each, Black, Brown Blue, Green or Maroon SSP4) Prinz 32 black page hard cover stockbooks, price on eBay $49.50 postpaid, price here $35 each 3 for $100, Black, Brown Blue, Green or Maroon.

SSP5) Mix and match any three 64 page stockbooks from the above list and save $5 from each stockbook SSP6) Mix and match any five 64 page stockbooks from the above list and save $7.50 from each stockbook SSP7) Mix and match any ten 64 page stockbooks from the above list and save $10 from each stockbook Other Accessories And Publications

ACC17) VST Pre-Decimal Coin Album, post type with spaces for all Australian coins 3d to Crown 1910 – 1964. Available in Black, Blue, Brown, Green or Burgundy. Price on eBay $54.50, price here $39.95 ACC16) 1896- 1897 Gibbons Stamp Monthly! 12 editions from January – June 1896 and July – December 1897. Fantastic mine of information for collectors of 19th Century. These are in very good condition for their age. Other editions may also be available. Step back into your Grandparent’s day, over 120 years old! Less than $20 each, $239 the lot!

ACC15) Pre-owned empty stockbooks in decent condition. Good brands, no oriental rubbish! Mix of sizes and brands. Cheap storage! 5kg lot for $99, 10kg for $195 ACC12) Springback binders x 5 large inc. SG Philatelic & Favourite, in good condition, various colours. New price $59 each! $89 the lot.

YB1) Australia Post Yearbooks, 2000 – 2012 minus the stamps. In original plastic sleeves and slipcases, as new. A mine of information here. Leave as is or fill up at your leisure. $65 the lot.

ACC11) Recraft Magnifying Aid with Adjustable Stand Dies Cast Metal Base (100mm Lens 2.5x Mag) Price $39.50 (1 only) ACC12) Stamp Tweezers – Pouched. VST Brand Solingen Stainless Steel, 150mm Pointed End. Listed retail $18.70, price under a half….One pair for $9.50, 2 for $17.50 Dealer special, 5 pairs for $40, 10 pairs for $75 ACC9) Super Clip-on Eye Glass Magnifier - with Protective Pouch - 2x Magnification, Clear acrylic Optical clarity for every day usage Distortion free Shatterproof price $17 ACC7) Lighthouse - Mini UV Lamp model L75. Long wave. Operates on 2 x AA Batteries (not supplied) Price $17 ACC6) Lumagny - 6x Illuminated Magnifying Glass - 1.25inch Diameter. Compact High power For artists, engineers, hobbyists, photographers, scientists, stamp collectors and students Takes two AA Batteries (not supplied) Price $18 ACC10) 75mm Diameter 5x Magnification Stand Loupe Prefocused dual Handsfree observation Clear acrylic base permits ambient light to illuminate subject for clear, bright, viewing. Price $35. Also available 7 x Magnification 50mm diameter for $29, 10 x Magnification 30mm diameter for $25 ACC1) Prinz Guillotine 7004 - 170mm. The Cutting Machine with many advantages: *High precision cutting *Simple handling *Solid construction *Self-sharpening stainless steel blade. Price $75

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BUY OR BID SALE JANUARY 2020 ACC2) Prinz Guillotine 7001 - 100mm. PRINZ cutting tools are an indispensable tool for all collectors who want to cut their Prinz strips themselves. The encapsulated measuring scale and the movable stop angle allow precise, quick cutting to any desired size. The blade made of special stainless steel sharpens automatically at the edge of hardened steel with every cut. The sturdy stand and the even stronger cutting lever. Max. 100 mm cutting width. Price $47 ACC3) Hands-Free Magnifier - Bi-Focal Lens - 110mm. Comes with adjustable around the neck cord for a comfortable fit. Magnification is 1.5X with 4.25X bifocal segment for fine detail. Price $25 AAP15) Seven Seas Hingeless Album 1914 – 1987 complete, inc. Dues, Framas etc. in Deep Green Padded Binder, near new, cost $299. Lacks pages only for Kangaroos & KGV Heads. Bargain price only $149 AAP16) Australian Antarctic Territory 1957 – 2007 Seven Seas Hingeless Album in Brown Padded binder with slipcase, as new. Cost price approx. $149. Price under a half $69 AAP17) PW Postcard Album, brand new. Burgundy padded 4 ring binder with gold blocking. Spaces for 60 postcards to view both sides, and 120 single sides.

Listed price $69, only $39 to clear.

AP13) Ka-Be Stockbooks. Clearing our shelves of almost as new (some may just be old stock that got a little shop soiled) 64 white page padded cover, available in Black, Green or Blue. Retail $64. Half price, $32 each, carton of 5 for $155 AAP11) Scott Specialty Album for AAT & Christmas Island 1957 – 2011 near new. Regular for earlier years, then Hingeless from 1990. Supplied in Heavy Duty Dark Green Binder. Current retail around $295, price $149 PZM1) Prinz Mounts, clear, mixed sizes, as they come, big bag of 500g, elsewhere $89, my price $69…will keep you going for ages!

AMMY2) As new Stocksheets, some never used. Mix of brands like Hagner, Prinz & Eureka. Now at UNDER HALF NEW PRICE OF $175 per 100 our choice of sizes.

Single sided sizes available 1 - 3 strips, $72.50 per 100. Double sided available in 1 – 5 strips, $137.50 per 100.

ACC1) Australia Comprehensive Catalogue Hard Bound Edition, with Spiral Bound Update. This is the most recent edition with most prices still being current. Prices for all Australia, Australian States and AAT in semi-specialised listings, every stamp illustrated in full colour. Contains issues to 2010. Originally sold via Bookshops and Newsagencies at $99, clear-out price of less than 25%, and $24 per set. Re-sellers special….5 sets for $99!

MN41) Magnificent Magnifier: Large 110mm Illuminated Magnifier with Stand This magnifier can be used with or without the base. It is suitable for stamp and coin collectors as well as art and craft, artists etc. Magnification: 2.5x, plus 4x Spot. Diameter: 110mm, bigger than the Lighthouse similar product. Battery operated: 2 x AA (not included). Adjustable height up to 200mm and angle to 45 degrees. RRP $36.95. Price each only $15, under 50% retail! $69 per 5 why not gives away to friends and relations, or does some trading?

AAP7) Schaubek Drying Books, A4 with 12 drying sheets, just arrived. We only have 10 of these. On eBay at $27.99 plus $5 postage, my price $30 post free, two for $55.

Postcards

PC6) Germany 1898- 1943 Picture Postcards. Includes Gruss Aus, scenic, real photographic, shipping, greetings etc. Some early cards with undivided backs.

Wide range of postmarks inc. slogans. Frankings mostly Germanias, Hindenberg or Hitler. 87 cards at under $5 each, price $395 PC5) Germany 1930’s/40’s Real Photographic view cards. 16 varied cards in

mono/sepia. Many show places damaged or destroyed in WWII. Various postmarks inc. slogans. Most franked with Hindenberg or Hitler stamps. Good value at around $10 each, $159 PC4) Mainly Australia, 70 + early cards, many used with Victoria & NSW stamps.

Some possible postmark interest here. Noted real photographic, postal stationery cards, Broken Hill Silver Mines etc. Mixed condition. Price $110 Cinderellas and Revenues

T80) Tasmania, Independent Order of Oddfellows National Bank of Australia Illustrated cheque in red of 26 AUG 1906 in the sum of £19/9s/8d. Bears Tasmania 1s Blue Stamp Duty cancelled by date in red manuscript. Rare survivor! Price $249 T75) Tasmania, Tatlow’s Royal Mail Coaches Illustrated photo in blue of Coach & Horses outside Post Office on 14th March 1905 National Bank of Tasmania Cheque of 14th March for £6/13/- Fine condition and scarce. Bears Tasmania 1d Blue Stamp Duty manuscript cancelled with date. Price $89 T76) Tasmania, Tatlow’s Royal Mail Coaches Illustrated photo in blue of Coach & Horses outside Post Office. 1905 National Bank of Tasmania Cheque of 17th March for £10 Fine condition and scarce. Bears Tasmania 1d Blue Stamp Duty manuscript cancelled with date. Price $89 T78) Tasmania, Tatlow’s Royal Mail Coaches Illustrated photo in blue of Coach & Horses outside Post Office. 1905 National Bank of Tasmania Cheque of 2nd Oct. for £11 Fine condition and scarce. Bears Tasmania 1d Blue Stamp Duty manuscript cancelled with date. Price $89 T74) Tasmania, Tatlow’s Royal Mail Coaches Illustrated photo in blue of Coach & Horses outside Post Office. 1907 National Bank of Tasmania Cheque of 7th Jan. for £1/17s/3d Fine condition and scarce. Has Impressed Tasmania 1d Stamp Duty. Price $89 T73) Tasmania, Tatlow’s Royal Mail Coaches Illustrated photo in blue of Coach & Horses outside Post Office. 1913 National Bank of Tasmania Numbered Cheque of 4th Sep. for £20/7s/9d Fine condition and scarce. Has Impressed Tasmania 1d Stamp Duty. Price $89 CN8) Collection of 22 DIFFERENT Pristine, mint unhinged minisheets and sheetlets of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway 1992 - 2000. All are illustrated and detailed below. The stamps have a 2008 Catalogue Value of Over 260 Euros, around AUD$350 (Phillips British Locals Philatelic Agency, Vol. 3). The North Yorkshire Moors Railway Letter Stamps set a new standard for Railway Stamps in the UK, producing high quality perforated stamps using commissioned photography and artwork, professional publishing and design studios, and internationally recognised stamp printers such as Walsall Security Printers. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (formerly the Whitby and Pickering Railway) was reopened to the public on 22nd April 1973. The line runs from Whitby to Pickering, serving Grosmont, Goathland, Newtondale Halt and Levisham. The NYMR signed the agreement for the Railway Letter Service in August 1976, but didn’t introduce the Service until April 1981. Price for the lot, under $10 each, $210 CN10) Australia 1934 Christmas Scouts Jamboree edition of Melbourne Centenary labels complete Flora & Fauna sheet of 20 fresh mint, hinged only in corners.

Features Lyrebird, Koala, Crimson Rosella, Platypus, Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Australian Magpie, Wattle, Tree Fern, Eucalypt Gum Tree, Flowering Gum & Fuchsia.

Scarce is such fine condition. This Jamboree sheet is very rare! Price $395 CN11) Australia 1934 Victorian Centenary labels sheet of 25, mint with gum. Shows scenes such as The Shrine of Remembrance, Exhibition Buildings, Royal Melbourne Show, Horseracing, Gold Panning etc. 25 different labels. These sell for $10 each on eBay. Minor faults, and some gum toning not visible form front. Has been split into a panes of 15 and 10. Could easily be re-joined with hinges. Price $225

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BUY OR BID SALE JANUARY 2020 CN1) Australia Pals Labels Minisheet. Reprinted set of 6 labels. Emu, Kangaroo, Koala, Platypus, Lyrebird & Kookaburra. Price $29 CN2) Australia 1934 Victoria Centenary reprinted 1st set of 25 labels. Platypus, Rosella, Koala, Lyrebird Kookaburra, Magpie, Kangaroo etc. Price $29 CN3) Australia 1934 Victoria Centenary reprinted 2nd set of 25 labels. Plane, Wheat, Vineyard, Gold Panning etc. Price $29 CN4) Australia Commonwealth Beer Duty Labels, complete reprinted set of 26, 2 gallons to 400 gallons, Rouletted. Price $39 CN5) Australia set of 12 full colour Unadopted Essay sheetlets. Produced some years back in a limited edition of 2500. We have just 4 sets available at $69 per set.

HR1/6) Hutt River Province 1986 Australian Wildflowers Original Artwork of the 6 accepted designs in full colour. Each measures 130 x 185. Unique! Price $1750 SPECIAL OFFERS of Papua New Guinea If you collect this territory we have excellent stocks of both mint and used. I reckon our prices to be at least 20% cheaper than other major dealers, so please let us have your wants lists. In the meantime here are some specials!

PNG5) PNG 1990 Year set mint unhinged, 7 complete issues plus set of 3 Framas, price $23.50 PNG14) PNG 2003 Anniv. Of Powered Flight. Minisheet & sheetlet, SG 987/88 mint unhinged cat. £11, price $9.95 PNG13) PNG 2003 Tree Kangaroo sheetlet of 4 sets, SG 989/92, cat. £28, stunning price $7.95 PNG10) PNG 2004 Dolphin surcharges blocks of 4 mint unhinged, price $4.95 PNG12) PNG 2005 Mushrooms minisheet SG MS 1090 mint unhinged, cat. £5.50, price $4.95 PNG17) PNG 2007 Orchids, 1st personalised stamps. 5.35K in sheet of 20 with Orchid in Tab, SG 1180, cat. £120, so cheap at only $23.95 PNG18) as above, but with Port Moresby Waterfront in Tab, price $23.95 PNG7) PNG 2007 Contemporary Art Minisheet SG MS 1220, cat. £12.20 mint unhinged, price $8.95 PNG11) PNG 2008 World Aids Day 10K Minisheet, SG MS 1285 mint unhinged.

Cat. £14, price $7.95 Collections & Lots

IMPORTANT! When buying collections and lots you are buying at a fraction of retail for the individual stamps. There are times when some stamps may not be perfect; we simply do not have time to check every item. We regret that we are not able to accept individual stamps or sets for return from these lots. Our 14 day guarantee covers return of complete lots for credit only against future purchases, not for a refund.

CD1) Oceania letters A -C. Home-made Post Style album containing a wide array of mainly postally used from Ascension to Cook is to about 2005. Strength in Christmas Is, 200 plus inc. several minisheets values to $5, Cocos (Keeling ) Is., 150 plus, values to $3 and Cook Is., about 325. A mostly all different with many stamps rarely seen postally used. Close to 700 stamps, well worth 25c each on average. Price $175 CD2) AAT on leaves, 1954 – 2017 mainly postally used collection. Commences pre-decimals with 4 different 1954 Expedition labels, then fairly complete to early 2017. Noted Singapore Ovpt. On 1995 Whales minisheet. 250 plus mostly all different. Very cheap at $75 CD3) Lighthouse Blue Padded album with modern mint 1979 to 1983 unhinged British Commonwealth collection on Lighthouse Vario Black stock pages. Most fine mint unhinged, a very few with some toning. Commences Seychelles/Zyl

Eloigne Sesel, about 35 sets, Tristan da Cunha about 50 sets, Pitcairn about 25 sets, Jersey about 20 sets, British Antarctic Territory 10 plus sets, Tokelau about 15 sets, St. Vincent 10 plus sets, Kiribati about 10 sets, Guernsey about 20 sets, Alderney 6 sets, Isle of Man about 25 sets, Kiribati 10 plus sets. (sets will include minisheets) Most countries have 1 long definitive set. Values to £5. A very attractive lot with many nice thematics. 235 plus sets and minisheets. Price $469 CD4) QEII 1977 Jubilee Omnibus mint unhinged collection in ($35 new) Lighthouse Red Padded 32 Block page stockbook. Aitutaki – Seychelles. 80 plus complete sets & minisheets with very minor duplication. Purchased on new issue from Urch Harris UK for some £350 (approx $600) said to include some inverted wmks. Also a small Lighthouse stockbook with duplicates, another 21 sets (toning to some of these), and 7 booklets. A very nice lot overall, very cheap at $165 the lot.

CD5) QEII 1977 Jubilee Omnibus mint unhinged collection in Blue & Silver WHITE ACE HINGELESS ALBUM cost $100 alone. Aitutaki – Turks & Caicos.

Missing Cook Is. & Maldives, also Br. New Hebrides (French is there) 90 sets, minisheets & booklets (6). New issue cost around $600. Price $145 CD6) Animals, Insects & Butterflies, mostly used in large old blue stockbook.

About 675 different plus maybe 100 oddments of GB & NZ etc at back. Got to be worth 10c a stamp, price $67.50 CD7) Ethiopia modern collection on stockcards, mostly postally used. Rare lot seldom seen. Approx. 300 nearly all different. Where there is duplication it is usually a mint unhinged and used of the same stamp. Cheapest price we could find on eBay for a 300 different packet was $679 inc. postage and GST from the UK. Price for this lot which is way better, $649.

CD8) Olde Tyme red “Wyndham” album (NZ) containing pre-QEII World collection. Pickings in Australia, Cook Is. Fiji, France, Germany, Niue & Samoa. (NZ has been looted!) A few hundred. Well worth $39 CD9) Br. Commonwealth Anguilla – Turks & Caicos 1977 Royal Visit overprints on Hagner pages. Approx 28 mint unhinged sets & minisheets. Very cheap at $1.50 per set. Price $42 CD10)French Colonies, Cameroun – Tchad in 32 page Green Lighthouse Stockbook. Mixture of pre & post Independence issues. Most postally used, which is unusual, as most seen are cto these days. Few oddments of other countries at back. 1150 – 1200 stamps here for $235 CD11) Birds, collection in 32 black page Green Lighthouse stockbook ($35 when new) 330 mostly postally used, minor duplication here and there. Our price for a packet of 300 diff. mostly cto is $50, so at $49 this is great value including the stockbook for free!

CD12) Fish & Marine life, collection on stock pages. Most postally used, with some multiples. Counted 269 stamps, should yield at least 250 different. Price $59 CD13) Nigeria on stock pages, KGV – 1988 approx. Most postally used, a few mint, also a few multiples., values to £1. Counted 247 stamps, ought to yield around 225 different. 200 different is on our packets list at $100, so good value here at $75 CD14) Flowers, collection of mostly postally used on stock sheets. 400 plus, appear all different. Noted $10 Australia fine used. Price $49 CD15) Transport, collection on stock sheets. Most postally used, early – modern. Noted Ross Dependency set of 6 mint unhinged. About 250 pretty well all different. Price $45 CD16) Worldwide collection remainders in stockbooks, on stock sheets, in packets, covers, booklets etc. Strength in New Zealand, noting many nice mint unhinged blocks, block of 4 $10 Kiwi commercially used, about 20 modern FDC’s unaddressed (These alone worth about $100) Also some sheetlets mint unhinged from various countries inc. St. Vincent London 1980 stamps on stamps and National Trust. A good lot, weighs near 3kg. Priced very cheaply at $189

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BUY OR BID SALE JANUARY 2020 CD17) Childhood collection in Globe loose leaf album. Nothing past 1974 it looks like with many filled pages from Australia, NZ, Belgium, Greece, Germany, GB, India, USA etc. Plenty of pickings here, many 100s, good value at $59 CD18) Olympics & Sports in multicoloured stockbook and in glassine packet 1956 – 1980. Nice lot, mostly cto. 200 plus appear all different. Next year is Olympics year. Good clean lot, only $29 CD19) New Zealand 1975 – 2010 mainly used, some mint collection on album leaves, appears all different. About 600 stamps with many top values and complete sets, values to $10. Nice clean lot, well worth 15c per stamp average. Price $89 CD20) World Album leaves, big stack of about 250. Wide range of stamps from about 3 collections, with virtually no duplication. Ranges from Queen Victoria to very modern. Noted very good ranges of Canada, GB plus regionals and Channel Is, Isle of Man etc., Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, USA, Vanuatu, Vietnam & Yugoslavia. Most postally used with some mint & a few cto. Very clean lot, mostly all different. Way better than the average lot, would have to be 4500 – 5500 stamps. Many many nice pickings here. Has to easily be worth 10c per stamp. Price $495 CD21) Used stock of Australia 1930’s – 1990’s in red stockbook. Very clean lot with values to $5. Noted 2/5d Blue Wren x about 100 with some cream papers, 2/6d Robin x 15, 3/- Waratah x about 75, etc, etc. plus heaps of better values in decimals. Postmark & variety potential here. Guesstimate 1500 plus stamps here for around 6c a stamp. Price $89 CD22) Pitcairn Is. MUH colln/accumulation in large green stockbook. Many blocks of 4 and definitive sets like Fish, Ships etc, blocks of 4, gutter blocks and the like. 1970’s – late 1980’s. 7 definitive sets, 17 minisheets & 64 commem. sets. Values to $5. Great lot at $229 CD23) GB & Norfolk Is. Used accumulation in Blue Stockbook. Plenty of Machins and commems. with some high values here to £5 (several) Then Norfolk Is. Inc. $5 tree x 7, $3 x 3, eclectic lot. About 500 stamps, under 10c each. Only $49 CD24) South Arabia Federation, complete country Mint Unhinged inc. Red Cross, Churchill, 1966 World Cup etc. Cat. approx. £42. 1 lot only, $47.50 CD25) World Collection early to modern in 3 large stockbooks. Organised A – Z and mostly postally used. About 4000 stamps, mostly all different, loads of pickings here. Well under 5c per stamp. $179 the lot.

CD26) Germany WW2 Feldpost stampless covers and cards. Varied lot of 26 most with Swastika and Eagle postmarks in a variety of sizes and colours. Some with correspondence. Good lot in nicer than average condition. Priced well at around $6 each. $149 CD27) Germany covers, 3rd Reich to 1980, many with pictorial cancels. Big lot in very clean condition, mostly all different. About 150. Really cheap at under $1 each. Price $139 CD28) Germany (West) range of minisheets 1960’s-1980’s inc. 1972 & 1976 Olympics. All but one are mint unhinged. Minor duplication. 13 sheets, very cheap at $29 CD29) Taiwan 1970’s-‘80’s FDC’s. Very clean colourful lot of 20 different. Good value at under $2 each, price $39 CD30) Austria 1961 – 1980. Wide range of covers to Germany, most with Pictorial Cancels. Inc. Trains, Concorde, Christmas, Flight Covers, Ferries etc. Nice clean lot of 52 items, some duplication. Cheap at under $1 each, price $49 CD31) Norway, commercial mail 1977 – 84. 40 covers with a variety of frankings & postmarks. Mostly to Stavanger and including some advertising covers. Also includes 4 covers to Switzerland bearing 3.50 Lighthouse stamp, each from a different town. Neat lot at under $1 each, $35 COCT1) Amazing carton lot of mainly Australia Slogans on piece, 1929-1967, plus

some Meter marks. Frankings range from 1d Green KGV – 5c Blue QEII. Also some USA and a few GB Metermarks/Slogans. Must be 4000 – 5000 total with a huge variety of slogans and postmarks. Has to be worth 10c and item. Price $449 COCT4) United States Forces in New Guinea, 1943 – 45. 15 covers & 1 front, most bear Australia 3d Brown KGVI postmarked Townsville Qld, but emanating from New Guinea. Most have boxed US Army Examiner censor marking, and with name & number of servicemen. Included are 2 x American Red Cross covers.

Deployments include Milne Bay, Port Moresby, Admiralty Is., Goodenough Is., Finschhafen, Nadzab, Oro Bay, Dreyer Harbour & Dobodura. The Battle of Finschhafen was part of the Huon Peninsula campaign during World War II and was fought between Australian and Japanese forces. The fighting took place between 22 September and 24 October 1943 following the landing at Scarlet Beach, which was followed by a two-pronged advance on Finschhafen as the Australian 20th Infantry Brigade advanced on the town from the north, while the 22nd Infantry Battalion drove from the south, having advanced from the landing beaches east of Lae. After the capture of Finschhafen, the Japanese forces in the area withdrew towards Sattelberg where they sought to hold the Australians before launching a counteroffensive, which subsequently threatened the landing beach. This attack was repelled by American and Australian forces, with heavy casualties being inflicted on the Japanese. In the aftermath, the Australians went on the offensive, capturing Sattelberg, and then advancing towards the Wareo plateau. Dreger Harbour was used by Allied forces after the capture of Finschhafen in October 1943. Very good lot at $479 COCT5) Australian Forces in New Guinea WWII 1943 – 45. Collection of 39 covers, expertly described with FPO details etc. Includes 19 registered covers. Most bear 3d Brown KGVI. Deployments include Bougainville, Torokina, Motpena Point, Milne Bay, Port Moresby, Wau, Salamua, Nadzab, Jacquinot Bay, Rabaul, Dobodura, Goodenough Is.,Emirau Is., NGF Training area, Siwai District, Madang, HQ NGF, Yakamul - Aitape area, Lae, Wewak etc. A fine lot, priced to sell at $1389 30 years ago! Price $1100 COCT8) Australia Decimal very fine corner used cto quality collection 95% complete 1966-1988 in Blue Padded near new Seven Seas Hingeless Album, currently $209 on their website. Includes Navigators to $4, 1971 Christmas Block of 7, and pretty well most other stamps. (Excludes booklet panes & Gutter Pairs) Very cheap at $7 per year for album and stamps, price $154.

COCT10) Norfolk Is. 1953 – 2002 90% plus complete in near new $65 Lighthouse green padded 64 black page stockbook. Around $1200 retail for the stamps alone. Odd earlier stamp is a little aged, otherwise Post Office Fresh.

Norfolk Is. In in great demand right now. Great price, $695 the lot.

CAU1) Massive lots of Australia KGV to modern-ish ex deceased estates. On Hagners, in stockbooks, albums, pages, loose off paper etc, must be over 20,000 stamps, mostly used but some mint. No stamps on paper! Noted KGV to 1/4d, Kangaroos to 10/-, Decimals to $10 etc. Condition very mixed, but will repay sorting…weeks of fun here!

Weighs 20kg! Great value at $595. (Half lot for $325 with Kangaroos to 5/- at $325) CAU2) Similar to the above but Worldwide as above (no Australia) 20kg for $595, 10kg for $325.

CAU3) GB Modest used collection on leaves and in glassine envelope 1841 – 1953.

Commences 1841 2d Red Brown imperf. Lettered R A, nice 4 margin example, also 2/6d & 5/- Seahorses, duplicated KGVI Square High Values inc. 10/- Dark Blue & £1 Brown x 3, 1948 Silver Wedding £1 plus 1951 Festival £ x 3. Nice little lot for $59.

CJU1) Iceland new collection of 300 different mint unhinged, just arrived. Wide range of issues covering many years, mainly large pictorials. Price $98 CJU2) Iceland new collection of 100 mint unhinged blocks of 4. Wide range of

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BUY OR BID SALE JANUARY 2020 issues, covering many years. Hard to repeat, price $98 CJU3) Greenland, 300 different, very wide ranging. Seen on another dealer’s list from the UK for $745 Save $500! Our price just $245 CJU4) Greenland 200 different Mint Unhinged. Great starter collection, price $145 CJU5) As above, but 100 different, price $69.50 CJU8) The 1983 Commonwealth Collection. As new Sumptuous Dark Blue & Gold Blocked Leather bound album with slipcase, for-word by HM Queen Elizabeth II. Contains full mint unhinged sets from 57 countries, plus Black Prints from Cana and Falkland Islands. Originally marketed at $625 in the 1st ever TV promotion of a stamp collection Worldwide. Price just 20% of the original price! $125 (2 available) CJU13) West Berlin in Dark Blue as new Lighthouse padded springback album and slipcase 1971 – 1990. 99.5% complete, mint unhinged except for a few specialised definitives, and with the added bonus of 2 booklets, some Framas & a Cars minisheet. The album & slipcase alone cost near $350 Stamps retail around $200, so a total value here of $550 for under 40%, just $219 CJU15) Norfolk Is. cto used collection on stocksheets, 1947 – 1990. Appears complete except for 1947 Ball Bay white papers & 1974 UPU minisheets. A few of the minisheets are mint unhinged. Nice clean lot. Cto of Norfolk Is. Is not easy to find, especially in collection form. Retail approx. $865, price $625 CJU16) Australia Pre-Decimal mint unhinged collection in Seven Seas Green Padded Album & Slipcase as new. Commences 1914 6d Kookaburra and is NEAR complete (less Kangaroos & KGV Heads & perf OS issues) to 1965 ICY. Missing only 3d KGVI Die 1a & KGVI £1 Robes thin paper. 3 stamps have faults, the 6d Kookaburra and 3d Kookaburra Minisheet are creased. The Kookaburra minisheet is hinged in the margin and the 5/- Harbour Bridge is lightly hinged, with some light gum toning. The Kingsford Smith OS Overprints are cto. Other than that, here we have a very nice clean collection. The as new binder & slipcase retail at $50 and the Sydney Retail for the Stamps is $3925. So a total retail value here excluding the Album Leaves, which are little aged in places is $3975, Price $2625 CJU17) Norfolk Is. Decimals 1966-2002 compete mint unhinged, housed in as new Seven Seas Hingeless Album, with pages 1947 – 2002. Album new cost approx. $425. Stamps retail at $1695. Total value $2120. Price $1275 CJU18) West Germany 1950 – 1974 in as new Lighthouse Hingeless Album with Slipcase. Would be 95% complete, either postally used or mint unhinged with just the odd gap from 1954, and all mint unhinged from 1969. 1949 – 1953 is 75% complete used. A very nice lot. Album alone retails at $400 plus the stamps cat. very high. So we figure it at $575, that is around $15 a year for the stamps and half price for the nearly new album. $575 the lot CJU25) BMA Malaya 1945 on album page, complete set fine used to $5 ex. SG 12 & 16, cheap & easy stamps to replace. In addition a horiz. Strip of 3 of the $1, SG 15. 23 stamps, cat. circa £170. Price $195 CJU27) Western Australia 1882 - 1897 Internal revenue stamps, nice lot of mint & postally used on album pages. Comprises various printings inc. 1d x 7 used, 3 mint, 3d x 7 used, 6d x 2 used & 1/- x 1 MNG. 20 stamps in total cat. £492 = $925. Price $595 CJU29) Australia West-East Air Service 1929 - 1931. Range of 11 flight covers priced to sell at $860. Includes inwards mail from UK, with airmail advert. from booklet pane, Germany 1R Red Zeppelin on cover to Adelaide etc. Very clean lot extensively written up. Price $675 CJU30) Cocos (Keeling) Is. 50 different unaddressed official FDC’s issued between 1987 – 2004. Great source for fine used sets if you do not collect covers.

Price well under $2 each. $89

CJU31) Similar to above, but ranging from 1988 – 2013, price $95 CMAP1) Fiji, 25 different complete mint unhinged sets just $49 CMAP2) Papua New Guinea, 25 different complete mint unhinged sets just $49 CMAP3) Western Samoa, 25 different complete mint unhinged sets & minisheets, price $49 CMAP4) Nauru, 25 different complete mint unhinged sets & minisheets, price $49 CMAP5) Norfolk Is. 25 different complete mint unhinged sets & minisheets, price $49 CMAP6) 125 different complete mint unhinged sets as above only $225, save $20 CMAP7) 250 different complete mint unhinged sets from the countries above, also including some Pitcairn Island. Normally $99, now save $50, Price $449 CMAP11) As new Prinz $55 black 48 black pages padded stockbook. Contains varied world collection early to modern. Noted Papua New Guinea mint unhinged sets, inc. Australia 1999 Sailing Ships minisheets & Philex France set x 3. Decent range of Scandinavia used, early Japan, good range of Czechoslovakia & Romania, Austria, some mint unhinged 3rd Reich etc, etc. 1800 – 2000 stamps here, mostly all different.

Have to be worth 10c each, and the very nice $55 stockbook comes free! Price $189 CMAP17) Commercial Mails from all over the World. Most if not all Airmailed Covers. All Very nice range of covers 1980’s to recent that sell for up to $3 each.

Price per lot of 100 all different covers $98 CMAP18) Worldwide First Day Covers, all in nice clean condition. Many of these sell for up to $4 each. Price for lot of 100 all different $98 CM3) South West Africa early – modern on 6 Hagners, mint /mint unhinged & used in black binder. Ex part time dealer stock, priced up to sell years ago at around $150, inc. 1973 Definitives cancelled FDI in official folder and 2001 Universal Suffrage overprints in corner blocks of nine. 130 plus stamps. Price $115 CM10) Japan approx 500 different all large with $30 Blue German made 32 Page stockbook, as new. Nice lot, price $98 CM13) Prinz “Princess” red 64 black page padded stockbook near new. Retail $65, housing Hungary early to modern used collection neatly laid out in chronological order. Roughly 1150 – 1250 stamps all different. Very nice lot. Cheapest we could find for 1200 a different packet on eBay/dealers lists was $110. Our price including the very nice stockbook $105 CM19) Worldwide earlies to about 1990 in 4 large heavy stockbooks, near 7 kg in weight. Contains World collection organised alphabetically. Most are postally used, condition a bit mixed here & there, and appear mostly all different. About 2500 stamps at an educated guess, price $235.

CMF5) Great Britain 1957 – 1965 Commemorative sets in fresh mint unhinged blocks of 4. Commences 1957 Scouts and includes scarcer sets such as Lifeboat, Botanical, Red Cross also ITU Phosphor. Missing the odd low value, which are easy to pick up. 14 sets with a total catalogue of 173 pounds. Price under a half cat. $149 CMF12) Great Britain QEII 1952 – 1980 in Blue Padded Lighthouse 32 black page stockbook, mint & used. Noted Phosphor Commemoratives, inc. Lifeboat, Red Cross, FFH, Cable etc. Wilding Definitives inc. Graphites with Inv. Wmks.

Commem. Sets from 1953 Coronation with most sets represented in Mint & used, then HV Castles and pre-decimal Wildings mint & used sets to One Pound (approx. 20 sets total) then Machin Definitives to 5 pounds & Britannia 10 pound x 5. Also Jersey War Time issues, Regionals, Locals of Lundy, Herm & Alderney etc. A great lot! Must be 1500 plus stamps. Price $595 CJ8) Europa 1981 – 1986 complete mint unhinged collection on Lighthouse Hingeless pages. Includes sheetlets. Cat. £1735 plus = $3050 at time of writing.

Very cheap at less than 25%. $749

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BUY OR BID SALE JANUARY 2020 CJ9) Sweden Booklet Collection 1978 – 1988, plus panes and single booklet stamps. Most mint unhinged, a few of the single stamps are used. Counted 36 complete booklets plus many panes and singles. High retail. Housed in as new $40 Ka-Be Brown Leather Look 32 black page stockbook. $245 CJ12) Australia 1950 – 2009 Dealer’s fine used stock in 14 x 16 page plus 4 x 32 page near new Lighthouse German Made black page stockbooks. Stockbooks alone new cost near $500! Appears all selected examples mostly with cds cancels, all neatly organised from 1 to 10 of each with many complete sets, top values, se-tenant strips etc. Must be close to 20,000 stamps. Ideal re-seller, immediate Stamp Show or eBay stock! Noted pre-decimal Navigators to £1 both papers with several each of the 10/-, also $4 decimal Navigator x 10. Assume the stockbooks are free and the stamps at 5c each, then it is well worth $995 CJ16) GB Soccer. 28 x Official FA, EUFA & League Cup illustrated covers 1981 – 1988, plus Edinburgh Tattoo covers & a few other FDC’s Inc. Trains, Birds etc. All contained in as new $50 Brown Padded FDC album. 39 covers in all. Have to be worth $1.50 each, price $59 CJ21) World carton lot, in 15 smaller stockbooks/albums. Mint/used/early/modern. Many thousands of stamps, nearly all different it seems. Great sorting lot, weighs near 8kg. Noted some decent India & Japan. $295 the lot.

CJ35) GB & Br. Commonwealth useful mostly used early – modern in large green stockbook. Noted GB KGVI Square HV’s with 10/- Dark Blue and £1 Brown, good ranges Machin heads and Commemorative sets with some mint unhinged, values to £5. Also Br. Commonwealth with good range of countries, mainly KGVI – QEII. About 1000 mostly all different. Well worth 10c a stamp. Price $98 CJ36) Czechoslovakia mainly used collection 1918 – 1976 with some mint & minisheets in older pale blue post fitting album. Appears 75% complete. Useful lot with 750 – 800 different stamps. Post 1955 is mainly cto. Price $65 CJ42) Australia Packet maker’s stock 1927 – 2005. Sorted neatly in envelopes, way better than the average similar lot. Weighs 14.3kg overall. Guestimate close to 150,000 stamps here, with many hundreds of high values spotted. No Kangaroos or KGV Heads. Must go at around 1c per stamp! Big opportunity here for someone. $1495 the lot.

CMN2) Finland 1970 - 1998, not far off complete mint unhinged for the period 1980 - 1998 in as new Ka-Be Hingeless Illustrated pages. Lovely lot, retail approx $700, plus the pages must have cost near $150. $850 retail value here, only $349 CMN9) West Germany mint unhinged collection 1977 – 1989 in $40 Luxury Red Padded Ka-Be 32 black page stockbook as new. Has a few earlier used at front but then appears pretty well complete for the period. 600 + stamps, 1 booklet & 9 minisheets. Very reasonably priced at $189 CMN11) Dominica. $40 Black Padded Ka-Be Deluxe 32 black pages stockbook, as new containing neatly organised mint unhinged Malta Collection 1977 -1989.

Appears pretty well complete for the period. Highly thematic content with approx. 115 stamp & 24 minisheets. Lovely clean lot priced cheaply at only $75 CMA1) Vast lot of World and Australia! From Deceased Estates and other sources such as charities and auctions, also private purchases. We have 12 big shipping cartons which we are breaking down into smaller lots of 10 kg. Each will contain 15 – 20,000 stamps unchecked off paper plus albums, stocksheets, stockbooks, covers, minisheets etc. Virtually all is postally used with some mint, early to modern. There really is no telling what you might find in these lots. Price per 10kg lot, inc. Post and Insurance Australia Wide, around 3c per stamp $695.

Supersized double lot for $1295 (post-paid) Half lot for $375 (post extra) Remember to choose World or Australia, or a mixture of both.

CMA3) Jersey Complete mint unhinged 1941-2017. Supplied in 5 Top quality German LINDNER T albums in matching slipcases. SG catalogue value £4,068 (=$A7,500) for stamps alone and albums are another $2000. Great condition - formed in Europe, so no rust. Books and stamps look almost as new. Appears 100% complete. The top quality German Lindner Albums with matching slipcases have mega thick quality pages, all stamps illustrated, and onto which is affixed a clear overlay (like a Vario sheet) with applicable pockets, into which you add the mint stamps and on the printed paper page underneath, you can then hinge on USED stamps if you want, of the same issue. i.e. the albums can house a mint AND used collection if you wish. Each book is lightly annotated in erasable soft 4B pencil with SG value alongside each set (took a full day to do it!) and we have – 1941 to 1990 SG value £385 1991 to 2002 SG value £629 2003 to 2008 SG value £827 2009 to 2013 SG value £1,092 2014 to 2017 SG value £1,133 SG total catalogue value £4,068. MASSIVE face/retail, lots of £5 stamps in here too. ANYTHING post 1990 is very tough for Jersey, and post 2000 near impossible. At 40% of cat. for the stamps and with $2000 worth of albums thrown in, this is remarkable value at just $2995 CJL5) Papua New Guinea 1990 - 1998 50 different Official First Day Covers, all clean unaddressed. Very cheap at $99 CJL6) As above, but 1990 – 2001, price $110 CJL13) China, People’s Republic. Wide ranging lot of 500 different mostly used, with brand new 64 black page padded German Made stockbook. Price $295 CMMY1) Worldwide in Albums & Stockbooks, early – modern. Mainly used. As received from Estates. Honestly could be anything in here, as we only give each lot a cursory glance. There will be a % of Australia in these lots. 5kg lot for $129, 10kg for $249, 20kg for $495 as above but AUSTRALIA only, same prices. as above but 50% Australia and World, same prices.

CMMY2) Germany 1936 – 1954 on Hagners. Commences 1936 Brown Ribbon minisheets, mint x 7 with original interleaving. 1937 Hitler minisheet rouletted mint unhinged, Michel 648. 1948/9 British and American Zone issues used to 75 pfg, the West Berlin views to 5DM used, red & black Berlin Overprints mint & used to 84pfg. Then Berlin 1949 UPU used, Stamp Ex. Set of 3 mint, Bell with clapper central complete used etc, etc. W. Germany Heuss defins Mint Unhinged and fine used to 3DM. All in all a lovely lot. Some duplication. SG Cat. £2250.

Good value at under 20% cat. Price $749 CMMY7) Australia KGV Heads in red 16 page Lighthouse Stockbook. All 1.5d Red and Brown values, sorted by watermark. Must be some postmark interest etc. here. All good examples it looks like. Not checked by us for varieties, postmarks or shades. 1079 stamps. Price $649 CMMY10) Australia 1975 – 95 Australia Post un-addressed First Day covers, massive clearance. 100 different for $89, 250 mixed for $169, 500 mixed for $325, 1000 mixed for $595. Massive lot of 2000 mixed for $1100. (Duplication will be kept to a minimum in the mixed lots, depending upon stocks) CMMY11) British Commonwealth, 1953 Coronation Covers, many with additional stamps & markings. Amazing lot of 65 small seamail covers virtually all to Melbourne. Wide variety of usages and cancels inc. Interbank mail, Official Mail, Registered Mail, Postage Dues, Taxed Covers, Meter Frankings, Perfins,

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BUY OR BID SALE JANUARY 2020 etc. Mainly not FDCs, with a variety of cancels through 1953/54. Many better countries represented inc. Singapore, Hong Kong, North Borneo, Sarawak, Falkland Is., Gibraltar, Cayman Is., St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha, Ascension, Cyprus etc. Most are neat typed address. A superb addition to any Royalty or British Commonwealth Collection. Priced well under $6 a cover, $375 the lot.

A similar lot to the above, these all on Artcraft Cacheted covers, mostly light penciled address to Brooklyn, USA. Included GB Set of 4, plus the sets of 4 for Kuwait, Bahrein, Muscat and Tangier. Includes re-addressed and registered items. 36 covers in all again at less than $6 per cover, price $198 CMMY13) New Zealand 2001 – 2014 Collection in $60 64 Page as New Red Lighthouse Stockbook. Mostly one of each Mint Unhinged and very fine used with Circular cancel, appears complete for period. About 250 complete sets with a retail of around $3500. Priced very reasonably at 40% retail, price $1395 Packets and Mixtures: Important: Packets and mixtures are not returnable for any reason. Our mixtures are sold as received and unchecked by us. Expect duplication, unless stated as all different.

PM109) Liberia. Packet of 150 plus different, appears mainly postally used, which is unusual for this country. 100 different, mostly cto is on our packets list for $25. Price for this lot $35 AD139) Australia latest received $1 values, all large mostly commems. On close clipped single paper. Unchecked by us, and so could include some scarcer sheet stamps. 4000 – 4250 to the kg, so a very high yield. Priced at around 4c per stamp. $169 per kg, $89 per 500g, $49 per 250g. Sample 100g for $25 PM100) Double sized lot of Australia on paper mixture, wide span covering 50 plus years to near up to date. Unpicked by us, as supplied by church group. Price $45, 3 lots for $125 PM99) Big bag of World genuine unpicked on close clipped paper. A really nice mixture of about 1250 stamps for $45, 3 bags for $125.

PM98) New Zealand off paper. It is a very long time since we had any of this.

This is a very nice lot, ideal for postmark/variety hunters. A good range covering at least 70 years, 1935 – 2005 approx with a few earlier. Noted pre-decimal values to 5/-, decimal to $1. Price per 100g, approx 1500 stamps for under 4c per stamp. $59 Double lot for $110 PM92) Worldwide early-modern on and off paper in Blue Zip Seal Wallet. Very varied mix, looks like 2500 – 3000 stamps. Could be anything in here, ex. Estate.

Cheap at around 3c per stamp. Price $95 Similar to above, but all off paper. Must be around 7000 stamps here. Again at about 3c each, Price $225 1 of each lot PM92 & PM 92a as above, save $25 price $295 Similar lot to above with duplication 1 to 4 of each. Good for re-seller. 60 items in total, price $110 PM91) Australian International Stamps, selected used examples on paper. Some nice high values included and maybe some blocks of 4 or 6. Hard to source, 100 mixed for $49 PM90) Australian Antarctic Territory off paper mix pre-decimal to 1990’s mostly postally used, maybe some cto. Inevitably a fair bit of duplication. About 12,500 to 15,000 to the kg. Around 4c per stamp, 100g for $59 (Only 2 lots available) PM88) Straits Settlements, Malayan States, Malaysia, Singapore & Hong Kong.

Off paper mixture, Queen Victoria to modern. We only have a few lots of this weighing 50 grams. Around 600 stamps. Very good lot for $89 PM86) China Peoples Republic, 500 different, new lot just arrived. Great lot! Price $245 PM79) Australia latest received Mission Mix on paper with recent and latest.

Absolutely unpicked, includes a small amount of foreign high values etc. Trim varies as is from a variety of sources. about 4500 stamps per kg. 100g for $12, 250g for $26.50, 450g for $45, 1kg for $89, 2.5kg for $210. Very small quantity available, be quick!

PM77) World Minisheets by Weight! Many years since we first offered these.

Approx 1100 sheets per kg. Great mixture of mint unhinged and cto from both British Commonwealth and Foreign Countries. We keep duplication here to a minimum, depending upon our stocks at the time of ordering. High catalogue/ retail value. 100g for $33, 250g for $79.

PM76) New lower price! Was $295 per kg. World off paper, latest arrivals gathered together from various sources and simply mixed into the very best available mixture.

Completely unchecked by us and representing well over a century of stamps here.

Roughly 12,500 stamps to the kg, cheapest way to build your World collection at around 2c per stamp. Price per kg $249, 500g for $129, 250g for $69, 100g for $35 PM75) World mostly large and commemoratives mainly on single well-trimmed paper. Very colourful lot with many better values. Latest arrivals from various sources around the world. 1kg for $325, 500g for $169, 250g for $89, 100g for $45 PM74) Channel Islands charity mix on paper, just received, great variety, gathered from various sources, the Guernsey mostly on single well-trimmed paper.

The Jersey on single torn paper.

Jersey only $195 per kg, $110 per 500g, $59 per 250g, $29 per 100g Guernsey only $235 per kg, $129 per 500g, $69 per 250g, $34.50 per 100g A mixture of both islands $215 per kg, $115 per 500g, $64 per 250g, $32.50 per 100g PM71) Australia & Territories decimal mint lots, as pulled from collections, stockbooks etc. Mostly mint unhinged, and will include Singles & Blocks of 4 (The odd few may be hinged as we do not have time to check all of this) You may also find complete sets and minisheets etc, whatever we have to hand. Will cover the period 1966 – 1986 Approx. Will include Australia, AAT, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Is.. We can also add some Papua New Guinea, Norfolk Island & Nauru if required. Price per lot of 1000 mixed $110, half lot of 500 for $60.

PM69) Australia decimals, cto with gum, mid 1990’s – 2011. Nice clean lot all with corner Melbourne cto cancels. Includes high values, Internationals, a few territories, se-tenant strips and blocks etc. Good variety, but expect duplication.

Under 10c a stamp, approx 1000 for $98, 500 for $55 (4 lots available) PM62) Ireland, 500 different, 1 only was on our packets list at $280, price to clear $210 PM67) Australia International stamps used on/off paper. Many good values here, huge face value. 100 mixed for $49 PM49) World mixture on mostly single well clipped paper. Latest lot to arrive from major charity in the UK. Could be anything from older to recent. 500g for $93.50 1kg for $179.

PM50) Ireland, latest arrived mission mix from a new source in the “Emerald Isle” Better clip than usually seen from this popular country. Lots of stuff we have never seen before inc. a lot of Wildlife issues, plus high values to 1.25 Euros. 250g for $29, 500g for $56, 1kg for $95 PM51) South Africa Mission mix on close clipped single paper. Sold as received.

Latest lot just arrived. 250g for $29, 500g for $56, 1kg for $95 PM42) Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroos, bulk lot off paper, unchecked for Dies, Varieties, Postmarks etc. 100 for $59, 250 for $139, 500 for $265, 1000 for $495 PM45) Papua New Guinea off paper mixture, mostly 1960’s – 1980’s but some more recent. Good for postmark hunters! Price per 50g $62.50, per 100g $119 PM25) Australia, off paper. Contents of a shoebox ex deceased estate. Must be close to 15,000 stamps here dating from 1913 with a few Kangaroos and KGV

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BUY OR BID SALE JANUARY 2020 to quite recent with many higher values, Internationals etc. noted. Huge variety here and at about 2c per stamp. Price $295.

PM26) Similar lot to the above, but Worldwide, same price $295 PM27) Contents of a Brown Paper carrier Bag of World on paper, overall weight 2.15kg.

Looks like a decent mix, early to modern. Brought in by Catholic Charity. Price $249 MAP10) Worldwide contents of a Box File. A super quality lot of World on Paper, early to recent, from Deceased estate, could be anything here, good variety with some better values. Around 1.5kg, must be 6000 stamps for $179 MAP11) As above, but mainly Australia. Price $129 Great Britain 1840 1d Blacks

PB80) GB 1840 1d Black, unplated example lettered D C. Just 3 margin example with small bite out of lower left, otherwise would be 4. Cancelled by light red Maltese Cross.

Has some paper adherence to the reverse. Better than average spacefiller. Price $149 PB70) Great Britain1840 1d Black superb 4 even margin example from Plate 1b lettered I- D from plate 4. Cancelled by full central Red Maltese Cross. Very attractive stamp, cat. £400, price $465 PB23) GB 1840 1d Black SG2, plate 1b. Nice 4 large margin example with red Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered M-C. Nice looking stamp. Cat. £375. Price $469 PB27) GB 1840 1d Black SG2, plate 4. Nice deep colour, tending towards Intense Black. 4 margin example with red Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered K-E. Attractive stamp. Cat. £375. Price $469 Other Great Britain

BD222) Great Britain 1855 4d Small Garter, white paper, SG62b Fine Used. Rare stamp, and under-catalogued at £1100. Bargain Price $445 BD329) Great Britain 1855 4d Small Garter, white paper, SG62b Very Fine Used, cancelled by clean strike of barred numeral 88. Rare stamp, and under-catalogued at £1100. Bargain Price $695 BD339) Great Britain 1874 5/- Rose, plate 2, SG 127 On piece. Lovely looking stamp on small piece cancelled by clean strike of EC 2 Barred number. Possibly a closed tear at top.

Nevertheless a nice looking piece, cat. £675. Selling as is at under 10% cat. Price $110 BD340) Great Britain 1880 1/- Orange Brown, SG 151 plate 13. Fine used example cancelled by clearly struck cds barred numeral 105. Lettered H- J, J – H. Well centred with full perfs. Premium stamp! Cat GB SG62b 4d Small garter white paper1400 inc. 100% premium for lightly cancelled well centred. Well priced at around 20% cat. $479 BD403) Great Britain 1883 2/6d Lilac on Blued Paper, SG 175. Lovely well centred, full perf example lettered H – K, K – H. Late usage, cancelled by Continental Night Mail cds of AU 21 96. Much nicer than most of these that you see, no creases, thins, rubbing or crayon marks! Cat. £1500, plus 50% premium for well centred, lightly used. Price $825 GB112) As above, another as above, with double ring cds, date unclear. Lettered C- F, F – C. Price $775 GB165) Great Britain1883-84 2/6d Deep Lilac, SG 179. Fine used well centred example with full perfs. London Hooded Cancel. Cat. £225. Much nicer than usually seen with fresh original colour. Price $119 GB128) Great Britain 1883 10/- Ultramarine on Blued paper, SG 177. Lovely well centred example lettered G – H., Well centred and with good perfs. Cancelled by oval registered cancel to top left. Much nicer than most of these that you see, no creases, thins, rubbing or crayon marks! Cat. £8250, plus 50% premium for well centred, lightly used. Dealer expertisation mark on reverse. A great price, only $1695

GB113) Great Britain 1883 10/- Ultramarine on Blued paper, SG 177. Lovely well centred example lettered G – G. , perfs slightly ragged at top and trimmed at lower left. Cancelled by neat corner Frampton squared circle of SP 25 87. 96.

Much nicer than most of these that you see, no creases, thins, rubbing or crayon marks. Cat. £8250, plus 50% premium for well centred, lightly used. A great price, only 5% cat. Price: $745 GB114) As above, this one centred high, lettered G – H, H – G. Cancelled by barred cancel “L.S. 6”. Perfs slightly trimmed at base. Cheap at only 7.5% cat. $1100 GB109) Great Britain 1883 9d Dull Green, SG 195 Vertical Pair Used in Ireland!

Cancelled by Duplex of Armagh dated AU 19 84. A stunning and rare piece, never seen by us before. Multiples of this stamp are rare, used in Ireland are impossible! Full perfs, good colour, minor stain & wrinkle to top left in no way detracts. Cat. £480 for a single stamp, £2250 for a block of 4. Price $1725 GB164) Great Britain 1951 Festival of Britain PTS FDC. Neat hand addressed cover with London SW1 3rd May 1951 machine cancel. Scarce and attractive, price $82.50 DB684) GB 1996 Christmas 43p, Missing Gold used on piece. Found in Kiloware, with normal for comparison. Entirely genuine, with no tampering or evidence that the gold was ever there. Previously unrecorded. Magnificent error. Price $1665 Australian States New South Wales

NSW59) New South Wales 1850 Sydney View Plate 1 later impressions 2d Dull blue SG 18, three large margins, closer at base, Nice used, with 1984 RPSL certificate stating ‘is genuine’‘Surface scuffed’ this appears to be a small area at the base, Cat £180. Price $199 NSW46) New South Wales 1862-86 1d Brownish-red completely imperf all around with large margins and full gum, has only a single horizontal line watermark, small thin at top Mint, does not appear to be listed in SG, Price $495 NSW15) New South Wales 1867 Queen Victoria 10d Lilac, striking Imperforate pair: Watermark “10” in single lined figures, SG watermark number 35. Fresh attractive unused pair, with no thins, creases or hinge remains. From an Estate.

SG 205a, cat £3,000 for imperf between pair. Probably from same error sheet.

Nice rich colour, and most attractive for something 150 years old now! $3250 NSW4) NSW 1875 small re-addressed cover to Aldershot Camp. Bears 6d QV Bright Mauve, SG 216 Endorsed “via. San Francisco” in Manuscript and tied by Sydney Duplex of JA 15 75, and with arrival cds on face of Farnborough (Hants) Station MR 8 75. Also reverse cds of Aldershot Camp of the same date, and of Chatham Kent the following day. Addressed to Colonel Jfy. Kent of 77th Reg’d at Aldershot Camp and re-addressed to Exeter Devon. The 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot was a line regiment of the British Army, raised in 1787. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 57th Regiment of Foot to form the Duke of Cambridge’s Own in 1881. Nice scarce military item. Price $179 NSW42) NSW 1885/6 NSW £1, rare clear DOUBLE SPECIMEN overprint! SG 240a, perf 12 with BLACK POSTAGE overprint. SG does not even list a Specimen overprint for this stamp, and the normal non-specimen is cat. £10,000. Mint lightly hinged, with minor gum aging. Price $10,000 NSW50a) New South Wales 1888-89 Centennial of New South Wales imperforate 5/- colour trial in Dull Violet on ungummed unwatermarked paper. Price: $200 NSW50) 1888-89 Centennial of New South Wales all-different imperforate colour trials on ungummed unwatermarked paper comprising 1d x4, 2d x6, 4d x6, 6d x10, 8d x8, 1/- x6, 5/- x 3 & 20/- x11, all but one 2d with full margins, a couple of minor blemishes. Largely complete & colourful array. Most of these are

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Q26) Queensland 1868-78 Chalon perf 13 4d Yellow 1st transfer SG 89 Nice used, Cat £110, nice $79 Q21) Queensland 1868-78 Chalon perf 12 1/- Mauve SG 108, Mint no gum, Mint cat £100, Price $49 Q25) Queensland 1880 Lithographed Chalon 5/- Pale Yellow-ochre SG 123 Mint with small paper adhesion, Cat £550, Price $449 Q49) Queensland 1880 Lithographed Chalon 10/- Reddish-brown, 1880-86 Large Chalons 2/- Blue & 2/6d Vermilion, all with fiscal cancels, Price $69 Q50) Queensland 1882-95 Large Chalons 2/- Bright blue SG 157 with REGISTERED cds, horizontal crease, Cat £65, Price $39 Q14) Queensland 1906 Large Chalons litho printing 5/- Pale bright carmine,

horizontal pair punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 57b. ‘OS’ inverted (refer ACSC note at page 1/98 2004 edition) indistinct starburst cancels, attractive multiple, Price $299 Q51) Queensland 1895 unwatermarked 1d Red-orange with blue burele band SG 206c, marginal block of 15, most unites with some degree of toning & crease through centre row, MUH, Price $39 Q47) Queensland 1871-72 Postal Fiscal 1d mauve on small 1890? cover paying the town letter rate from/to South Brisbane, perfs at top and base of the stamp have been trimmed, missing back flap, Stanley Gibbons do not price these Postal Fiscal issues on cover, Price $129 Q48) Queensland 1892 QV long type fiscals with colourless embossed CTO cancels 3d Very light reddish-purple, 6d, 1/- Blue (2 shades), 2/-, 3/-, 5/-, 10/-. £1 (faults) & £5, also 6d with fiscal cancel removed and postal cancel added & 2/- deep orange shade with partial SPECIMEN handstamp, refer Elsmore on line catalogue for more information regarding the 3d & Specimen opt, attractive group, Price $299 South Australia

SA5) South Australia 1904 1d Scarlet SG 179a, wrong perf! Fresh mint unhinged example, perf 12 all around instead of 12 x 11.5. This perf. not recorded by SG. Price $149 SA19) South Australia 1911 long OHMS envelope from Surveyor’s dept. Bears 1d Red QV Sideface 1d Rosine perf. SA, cancelled by Adelaide double ring cds of DEC 21 1911 and with oval Surveyor General’s Dept. h/stamp in blue of the same date.

Neat handwritten cover in fine condition, just a small tear top left. Price $36 Tasmania

T16) Tasmania 4d Bright Red Orange Courier, Die 1. Unused cut to shape on small piece. SG 5, Cat. £8500 for cut square. Good spacefiller at well under 5% catalogue, price $595 T40) Tasmania 1855 - 64 Imperforate, 1d Dull Vermilion Chalon. Mint without Gum 3 margins, SG 28 - ASC 3a. Price: $225 T55) Tasmania 1863-71 QV 2d yellow-green perf 12 SG 7, FU. Price $179 T81) Tasmania 1865-71 1d carmine perf 12 SG 70, showing a spectacular vertical mis-perforation resulting in the stamp being only 20mm wide, Mint no gum, striking ‘miniature’ stamp with strong colour and full perforations. Price $99 T53) Tasmania 1880 Postmasters Letter Bill from Campbell Town with ‘CAMPBELL TOWN JN 9/80’ cds rated ‘R’, and partial Brighton cds rated ‘RR’ some damage from opening, scarce and attractive. Price $179 T72) Tasmania 1891 ½d Orange Queen Victoria Sideface Imperf Pair mint SG 172a. Nice original gum pair. Left stamp is 3 margin right has 4 good margins.

Very fresh looking. Cat. £300, price $275 T86) Tasmania 1892-99 QV Tablets 10/- Mauve & brown SG 224 overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ hinge remains, Mint, Price $149 T83) Tasmania 1909 Coloured picture postcard of Glenorchy falls rivulet to USA. Bears ½d & 1d Scenes SG249/50, cat. from x 10 on cover. Cancelled by VERY WORN Beaconsfield cds’s of JA 19 09. Price $69 T34) Tasmania 1879 Postal Fiscals 2/6d George & Dragon overprinted “Reprint” half sheet of 60 perf 12 on thin card with full unhinged gum. Originals cat. as SG F13 at £350 each = £21,000 as mint hinged. Price $1995 T69) Tasmania 1d Pink Queen Victoria Sideface Postal Stationery Postcard uprated with Halfpenny Orange Oval. Fresh mint condition, price $49

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V162) 1850 QV Half-length Ham printing 3d Bright blue, SG 4, 3 close to good margins, just touching at left, area of thinning at left, still a very attractive example with bold colour, faint indistinct Butterfly cancel, Cat £600, Price $349 V163) 1850 QV Half-length Ham printing 3d Blue SG 4a, close margins at top and base, touching at sides, small repaired thin at left and small repaired tear at lower right, indistinct Butterfly cancel, Cat £450, Price $249 V164) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 1d red-brown SG 5, margins close to touching all around, repaired lower left corner, very faint indistinct cancel, Cat £450, Price $149 V165) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 1d red-brown SG 5, uneven margins close to cut into, indistinct Barred oval cancel, Cat £450, Price $299 V169) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 1d Dull orange vermillion SG 8, 3 good margins with part of the adjoining stamps at left and at base, cut into at top and missing lower right corner, Cat £650, Price $299 V170) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 1d Dull red SG 8a, margins close to just touching, light indistinct Barred oval cancel, Cat £200, Price $179 V171) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 1d Brownish red SG 9a, margins close to touching all around, Barred oval 1 cancel of Melbourne, Cat £180, Price $149 V172) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 1d Dull rose SG 9b, close to touching margins all around, lower right corner fault & a small nick at top, indistinct cancel, Cat £180, Price $129 V173) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 2d Olive grey SG 10a, margins close to touching all around, indistinct Butterfly cancel, Cat £200, Price $179 V175) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 3d Pale greenish blue SG 11b, margins close to touching on 3 sides, uneven margin at right with a small nick, indistinct Barred oval cancel, Cat £170, Price $129 V176) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 1d Reddish brown ‘White veils’ SG 12, 3 large to just touching margins, cut into at base, Barred oval 1 cancel of Melbourne, Cat £170, Price $129 V178) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 2d Drab SG 13, margins close to touching, small nick at base and small central thin, indistinct Barred oval cancel, possibly ‘54’ – the ‘5’ is clear but not the other numeral, which is rated RRRR, Cat £190, Price $99 V180) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 3d Blue ‘White veils’ SG 14, margins touching all around, indistinct barred oval cancel, Cat £80, Price $69 V181) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 3d Deep blue ‘White veils’ SG 14a, small margins at left and base, others touching, indistinct barred oval cancel, Cat £80, Price $79 V182) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 2d Red lilac, SG 15, close margins on three sides, thinned and small fault at top, Butterfly 1 cancel of Melbourne, Cat £325, Price $129 V183) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 2d Grey, SG 15b, margins touching all around, small thin at right, Butterfly 15 cancel of Geelong, Cat £425, Price $249 V188) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 2d Cinnamon SG 17, close to good margins on two sides, touching to just cut into on others, Cat £170, Price $139 V189) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 2d Drab SG 17a, close to touching margins all around, Barred oval 1 cancel of Melbourne, Cat £95, Price $69 V191) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 2d Olive drab SG 17d, good margin at left, other close to just touching, indistinct barred oval cancel, Cat £190, Price $179 V192) 1850 QV Half length Ham printing 2d Buff SG 17e, cut into slightly at left, other margins close to touching, indistinct barred oval cancel, Cat £250, Price $149

V193) 1854 QV Half length Campbell printing 1d Orange-red SG 23, margins close to touching all around, thin at right, indistinct barred oval cancel, Cat £140, Price $79 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 V154) Victoria 1854 8d Orange Laureate, SG 112, a fine Mint example of this scarce stamp with fresh, almost full original gum (there is a small area of gum loss at the left), Cat £850, Price $995 V124) Victoria 1884-96 10/- Brown/rose wmk V over Crown perf 12½, Stamp Duty, SG 240b. Nice postally used with Ballarat duplex, centred to top right, unpriced in Gibbons. Price $249 V133) Victoria 1896-99 4/- Orange wmk V over Crown Stamp Duty SG 346, MELBOURNE CTO with slightly suntanned gum, light vertical bend, centred to lower left, Cat £50, Price $39 V118) Victoria 1897 £25 Dull Blue Green Stamp Duty SG 289. Clean 1902 fiscally used example. Good perfs, centred a little right. One pinhole to lower left corner. Cat. £500 for cto. Price $249 V119) Victoria 1884 – 1900 £50 Dull-Lilac SG 284. Clean fiscally used example.

Good perfs, well centred. No pinholes. Price $349 V108) Victoria 1897 Charity set CTO, very attractive Price $199 V144) Victoria 1897 Charity set, the 1d CTO, the 2½d with indistinct cds, attractive set, Price $179 V109) Victoria 1901-10 ‘Postage’ perf 12½ 5/- Rosine & blue, advertised retail $150, Mint with some hinge remains. Price $119 V111) Victoria 1901 QV 2/- blue/pink SG 382 Mint, advertised retail $150, some hinge remains, Price $79 V21) Victoria 1893 small cover to House of Commons, London. Bears 2 x 1d QV SG 332a, cancelled by Melbourne duplexes of JE 13 93, and with arrival cds on reverse of London S.W. JY 17 93. Addressed to James Hogan MP. James Francis Hogan MP (29 December 1855 – 9 November 1924) was an Irish history professor at University College Cork, author and Member of Parliament for Mid Tipperary 1893–1900. Born in County Tipperary in 1855, to Rody and Mary Hogan, he had one sister, Margaret. The family emigrated to Melbourne in 1856, when he was at the age of 1, and lived in Geelong, attending St. Mary’s Catholic School there, before a year at St Patrick’s College, Melbourne. He graduated and began to teach in 1872. He began writing in local newspapers on Catholic topics, before later editing the Victorian Review. Joining the Victorian Catholic Young Men’s Society in 1884 he admired the legacy of Daniel O’Connell and campaigned to erect a memorial to him. He published works on the Irish colonisation of Australia, including “The Gladstone Colony: An Unwritten Chapter of Australian History and The Irish in Australia” in the late 1880s. He then returned to England, and in 1893 was elected unopposed to the House of Commons as MP for Mid Tipperary. He served as secretary of the Colonial Party under Sir Charles Dilke. Following retirement as an MP in 1900, he moved to Ireland to teach at the University College, Cork. There, he became associated with the Blueshirt movement, advocating a Christian democracy which clashed with the more right-wing aims of their leader Eoin O’Duffy. He remained unmarried at his death, and was survived by his sister. Great historical piece, $249 V78) Victoria 1898 small cover to USA. Bearing: Orange on Yellow 2.5d. Can-

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WA80) WA 1854 1d Back Swan Rouletted SG 2. Complete roulettes easily visible on 3 sides. Shows part of adjoining stamp at right. Tiny thin at base. Cancelled by light barred numeral (number no legible) Cat. £700. Price $675 WA79) WA 1857 6d Grey Black Swan Imperf. SG 19. Fine 4 margin example cancelled by neat Barred Numeral 6. Dealer expertisation marks x 2 on reverse.

Cat. £550, price $425 WA73) WA 1861 1d, 2d, 4d & 1/- Swans fine used, each with neat Commissariat puncture. Scarce. Price $295 WA116) Western Australia 1872 6d Lilac Swan, wmk Crown CC perf 12½ SG59, some minor hinge related toning along top perfs, full dull original gum Mint, Cat £300, Price $199 WA69) WA 1893 Swans Half Penny & One Penny surcharges on 3d Mint, some HR. Price $34.50 WA119) Western Australia 1902-11 9d Orange-yellow Swan wmk V over Crown perf 12½ variety watermark upright, SG 122a, hinged Mint with one lightly toned perf at top, Cat £120, Price $79 WA118) Western Australia 1905-12 2d Yellow Swan wmk Crown over double lined A, variety watermark upright, SG 140a, central horizontal crease, indistinct cds, a scarce stamp, Cat £350, Price $179 WA15) Western Australia 1905 undivided back Sepia Picture Postcard of Barrack Street Perth incorrectly addressed to Niagara Falls. Bears Halfpenny Green and 1d Carmine Swans cat. from x 12 on cover, tied by cds of Town Hall Fremantle JU 30 06, and Niagara Falls arrival machine cancel, plus cds of AUG 6 1905 and similar return cds of the following day. No indication of its final resting place as it bears no sender’s address. Scarce and attractive, price $179 WA47) Western Australia 1906 Christmas Postcard to Subiaco WA, with horiz. Pr. Halfpenny Green, SG94a priced from x 40 on cover! Cancelled by cds’s of Fremantle 19DE06. Price $89 WA51) Western Australia 1907 coloured picture postcard to Victoria of Miss Marie Studholme. Bears Penny Swan, SG 139, cat. from x 12 on cover. Cancelled by Brownhills cds OC.26.07. Nice clean card, minor crease to top left cnr. Price $60 WA123) Western Australia 1907 Real Photographic postcard to Sweden (Dwelling & figures outside) Bears Halfpenny Green and 1d Carmine Swans cat. from x 12 on cover, tied by cds of Perth 25.NO.07 Correspondence in Swedish for you linguists might yield more info. On the photo.. scarce and attractive, price $60 WA46) Western Australia 1908 coloured picture postcard to Sweden “Log hauling on Timber Station W.A.” (repaired lower right corner) Bears Halfpenny & Penny swans, SG 138/9, cat. from x 12 on cover. Cancelled by Bridgetown WA cds’s of 6-AUG08 and with arrival cds of Stockholm 7 9 08. Price $49 WA49) Western Australia 1910 Booklet ACSC B5B(W) Rare booklet cat. $15,000. Has scuffed front cover. 8 x Halfpenny stamps and 14 x Penny Stamps remaining. Price $6000 WA143) Western Australia 1910 Colour Picture Postcard, general view of Albany, used Perth – USA. Bears ½d Green & 1d Rose Pink Swans on face, SG 138/9 cancelled by Perth cds of 16.MY.10. Cat. x 12 on cover. Price $149 APS48) Western Australia Postal Stationery 3d Green H&G #4 Western Australia Postal card circa 1890/1899. Fine mint tiny nick to top right hand corner, mentioned only for accuracy. Price $85

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APH171) Australia 1913 1d Engraved KGV, Rose Red plate 1 on small commercial use cover to UK. Cancelled by Sydney Machin Cancel of DE 13 1913, just 4 days after issue date, with arrival cds of West Norwood also cancelling stamp of JA 16 14 and with manuscript “New Stamp Just out” at top. 2 arrival cds’s on reverse.

Stamp has coloured flaw to top right corner, which was later corrected by a retouch. Cover has a light central fold. ACSC 59B Cat. $750 on cover. Price $675 BD234) Australia 1914 small neat cover bearing 2.5d 1st wmk Kangaroo, Perth to USA. Franked by Machine canceller of 2 JUL 14. Cat. $150 on cover, this is way nicer than usually seen. Price $129 APH151) Australia 1915 small cover to Paris, France NOT CENSORED. Bears 2.5d 1st wmk Indigo Kangaroo cancelled by cds of Mosman NSW 6AU15. Quite late use for this, the 2nd wmk. being issued in July 1915. Clean attractive cover cat. $150, price $110 LM134) Australia 1915 small OHMS cover for Government Railways NSW to Somerset House London. Bears 1d Red Kangaroo…DRY INK…not recorded in ACSC and perf. OS NSW. Cancelled by Redfern NSW cds of 3 AP 15. Fine and rare, price $295 LM121) Australia 1916 small censored re-addressed cover to Germany, Via Switzerland. Mail for Germany from Australia & other countries was routed via Switzerland on a fee for service basis. Generally the letter was enclosed with the fee of 10/- or so for onwards consignment under new cover. Bears 2nd wmk 2.5d Indigo Kangaroo, tied by Smithfield NSW cds of OC 5 1916, and with St. Moritz arrival cds of 23.XI.16 on front and reverse, together with Ruvigliana receiving cds on the next day for the re-direction. Black print “Opened By Censor” tape at left. A very rare survivor. Price $210 APH427) Australia 1921 small typed address cover to Germany with Die II 3d Kangaroo. 3rd wmk Die II 3d Olive solo use to Germany cancelled by Melbourne machine cancel of 27JA21. Stamp displays the die II elongated top ‘ball’ of the 3. The inner frame break (as displayed in many catalogues) is obscured by the postmark but the ‘tear drop 3’ is a more reliable test and is accepted by experts. Dated 27/1/1921 which is before the release of die IIB stamps. The top right outer frame is not rounded, and the date used completely rules it out. Cat. $500 on cover, price $395 APH526) Australia 1921 small surface mail cover to UK. Bears 2d Orange KGV cancelled

by Binnaway cds of AP 28 1921. Scarce postmark on cover this period. Price $49 LM94) Australia 1922 small Orient Line cover bearing 2d Red KGV Single Wmk, cancelled by Paquebot machine cancel of Toulon 22 IV 22, addressed to Cambridge UK. Reverse bears the logo of “Orient Line of Royal Mail Steamships.

Clean, attractive and rare! Price $110 APH429) Australia 1923 5d Bright Chestnut KGV Head Single Wmk Rough Paper Perf OS. Solo usage on long OHMS reg’d cover Perth to Victoria Park W.A. Office of titles cover with original Transfer of Land Act Caveat Document enclosed. Nicest of these I have seen, with Jumbo sized stamp neatly cancelled by Perth oval Reg’d cancel of 18 AP 23. Large red Perth Reg’d label No. 2781 and with “unknown” manuscript, boxed unclaimed and DLO rectangular handstamp in Violet on face. Victoria Park receiving cds on reverse of the same date, plus another on the face of 28 AP 23. Scarce, clean and attractive. Cat. $1500, price $1249 LM98) Australia 1923 late fee cover Tasmania – USA. Bears 4d Dull Blue KGV Head, ACSC 112C (3d Postage & 1d Late Fee) Cancelled by Launceston machine cancel of 24MAR23. Some minor damage to LH corners. Scarce stamp on cover. Price $129 LM130) Australia 1923 small cover to USA bearing 2d Pink, UNSURFACED PAPER, ACSC 96E and horizontal pair Halfpenny Orange KGV Heads. Cancelled BY CDS OF Albury 27? DE 23. The unsurfaced paper is a scarce stamp, catalogued at $150 used, unlisted on cover. Nice clean cover, flap is missing. Price $495

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BUY OR BID SALE JANUARY 2020 BD677) Australia 1924, superb small commercial (NOT 1st flight) Aerial Mail cover to W. D . & H. O . Wills Ltd. (Tobacco & Cigarette Company) Perth, W. A. Bears 4.5d Violet Single Wmk KGV Head, tied by cds of Carnarvon, W. A. 30 MR 24, and with incorrectly dated received stamp in violet of 1 APR 1925. (Some April foolery?) “AERIAL MAIL” straight line handstamp on front. Neat clean hand addressed cover , with “Copperplate” handwriting. (Cover has been opened on 3 sides) Carnarvon is some 900 km from Perth, so 2 days delivery time from posting is quite remarkable for the period. A scarce and attractive item. Price $389 APS5) Australia 1925 4½d Violet Registered Envelope used to UK, no Cross to Crown ACSC RE19a. Uprated by 1.5d red KGV and with Kilmore Vic. Cds’s of 17 AP 25 and Kilmore red Reg’n label No. 97. Reverse bears a Melbourne registered cds of the following day. Scarce and attractive usage, price $65 APH988) Australia 1925 4½d Violet Registered Envelope, variety “Pre-printing crease to flap.” Used Melbourne to Moe, Vic. Cancelled by Collins St. cds of 14OC25 and with R.6. Red Stock Exchange reg’n label No. 2798, overprinted with boxed Collins St. Melbourne in black. Reverse bears Melbourne Registered cds of the following day and Moe arrival cds also of the 15th. ACSC RE19d, no cross to crown.

Great variety and have not seen this overprinted reg’n label before. Price $120 DB543) Australia 1929 Small Registered Cover to Yugoslavia. Bears KGV Halfpenny Orange single wmk x 3, plus 1d, 1.5d & 2d Brown Small Multi. Wmk. Perf 13.5 x 12.5 to make correct registered rate of 6d. All are tied by cds of Cumborah NSW 24SE29, and with red Cumborah Reg’d label No. 552. Reverse bears arrival markings of Sydney Registered cds 25SE29 and of Ljubljana in red, date not legible. A very rare destination, with equally rare franking. Price $465 APH199) Australia 1930 4.5d Violet Registered postal stationery cover, uprated by 5d on 4.5d Violet KGV. Cancelled by Tooraweenah, NSW cds of 14OC30, plus Violet Gilgandra double ring Violet cds of the following day, also Sydney registered cds of the 16th. Reverse has registered violet arrival cds’s of Seattle Term Station NOV 7 1930 and Berkeley, Ca. on the 9th. Also bears Tooraweenah Blue “Rat’s Tail” Reg’n. label No. 459. Tooraweenah is a small village just off the Newell Highway about 44 km north east of Gilgandra in the central west of New South Wales, Australia. This is a very rare item! Price $449 APH987) Australia 1930 small PS envelope to Carnarvon WA, 2d on 1½d KGV ACSC EP34, with Variety “Ovpt. Misplaced.” Uprated for airmail with 3d blue KGV smw perf.

14 die 1a, type B and cancelled by Perth slogan of 16 DEC 1930 “COMMONWEALTH LOAN/NOW AVAILABLE/APPLY AT ONCE” Stamp cat. $120 on cover, envelope cat. $200 for used. Very scarce and misplaced overprint previously not seen. Price $595 APH105) Australia 1933 small PTPO cover to London. KGV 2d red Oval PTPO cover for S. Cooke Pty. Ltd. Uprated to double airmail rate by 1/4d KGV C of A wmk & 1/6d Hermes. 1/4d is rare on cover and cat. $375 alone. Cancelled by Melbourne 2 line Slogan of 20AUG33 “Always buy Australian Products” Cover has been folded twice horizontally, but still highly desirable. Price $225 APH568) Australia 1935 2/- Violet Silver Jubilee Solo Use Cover. Small airmail cover to Woodbridge Suffolk UK, re-addressed to Salop. Cancelled by cds of Downside? NSW of 24JE35, (Post office supposed to have closed in 1905) and also Woodbridge of 10 JY 35. Opened a little roughly at top. Very rare solo use, cat. $400 on cover. Price $280 APH225) Australia 1930’s Pink Parcel Post Customs Declaration Label, bearing 2/Maroon C of A wmk Kangaroo Die II & 1/4d magenta KGVI. Cancelled by undated oval violet handstamp. Sent from Hawthorn Vic. Fire Station to The Red Cross at Ipswich UK, for a weight of 4lbs 1oz and with a value of 7/9d. Scarce complete label, price $125 APH992) Australia 1937 long airmail cover to Germany, via Italy. Bears 1/6d No wmk Hermes plus 4d Yellow Olive KGV C of A wmk. Cancelled by Sydney Airmail Section GPO machine cancel of 10 SEP 1937. Neat typewritten cover. Price $59

APS43) Australia KGVI period OHMS un-denominated registered envelopes for the PMG’s dept. Two different. One with circular ad. For Bonds & Savings Certificates, the other without. Size 9” x 4” printed in Red on Buff. Not listed in ACSC, and the first we have seen. Slight faults. $119 the two.

APH609) Australia 1942 small censored surface mail cover to USA. Bears compete set of 3 1941 Surcharges, cancelled by Canberra cds’s of 5.JA.42. Red censor tape at left and with violet diamond h/s 2/PASSES/BY/CENSOR/1243.

Neat typed address cover. Price $145 APH630-634) Australia series of 5 small surface mail covers, sent NAB to Batavia Java. Each bears 3½d KGVI surcharge with a different Sydney slogan on each sent between 31 Jan and 23 Feb 1942. All have 2 line “NOT TRANSMISSIBLE/SERVICE SUSPENDED” in violet and RTS finger in red. All additionally bear Sydney double ring DLO Office cds in red. All also with red censor tape. Probably a unique lot. Price $450 APH207) Australia 1947 small airmail cover to Ceylon. Bears 2d Mauve & 1/4d Bright Magenta KGVI cancelled by Ipswich, Qld. Slogan of 8 APR 1947 “SEND MONEY/BY POSTAL NOTE/OR MONEY ORDER” Price $35 TS895) Australia 1950 registered airmail cover to Dorset UK. Bears KGVI 1/4d + 1949 3½d UPU & 1d Princess to total 2/-. Cancelled by Guildford NSW cds of 28JA50 and with GPO Sydney Air transit cds of the same date. Also Guildford R.6 registration label. Neat typewritten address. Price $29 APS6) Australia 1952 un-denominated Airletter, ovpt. “SPECIMEN” DIAGONALLY IN Violet. Fine mint, with variety “Postage/Paid” misplaced to right. Not listed in ACSC, however misplaced to left is priced at $150 for used. ACSC AO1B. Price $149 APH180) Australia 1955 small airmail cover to Austria. Bears 4 x 6.5d Orange QEII no wmk, overpaying the 2/- rate by 2d. This stamp is scarce as a solo usage on any domestic cover, and incredibly rare to find in multiple use on overseas mail. Cancelled by a Sydney Two Line Slogan of 15 JLY 1955 “ENLIST IN THE/ REGULAR ARMY” This is a slogan I have not seen previously. Reverse bears an arrival cds of Lustenau of 21 7 55. In 1951, during the Korean War, national service was introduced under the National Service Act (1951). All Australian males aged 18 had to register for 176 days training (ninety-nine days full-time) and two years in the CMF. Later the obligation was 140 days of training (seventy-seven days full-time) and three years of service in the CMF. The regular military forces were kept as voluntary. Fine and rare neat typed address cover, price $149 APH26) Australia 1960 small Airmail commercial use 5d Turquoise QEII prestamp envelope uprated by 1/6d Christmas Bells and COIL PAIR of 2d Green QM, SG 237a to Malvern UK. Cancelled by Woomera S.A. cds. Correctly paying the 2/3d Airmail rate. Woomera Village initially operated as a “cloed town” between 1947 and 1982, when the facility supported the operations of the Woomera Rocket Range during the Anglo-Australia Project. Only Australian Government personnel (mostly Defence) and contractors to the Commonwealth are able to live at Woomera on a permanent basis. The current permanent population of the town is 136 (2015). The Woomera Range was first established in 1947 as a Department of Defence rocket testing range. Since its construction over 1947–53, Woomera Village has essentially operated under a specialised Commonwealth/ Defence township management model rather than a local government (council) model. This is very late usage for the QM Coil pair, which is unpriced on cover by the ACSC, and an extremely scarce combination franking. Price $265 APH984) Australia 1962 triple rate airmail cover to Germany. Bears horiz. Pr. Of 2/6d Aborigine NO Wmk., 1/- Colombo plan, 8d Tiger Cat and 1959 1d Purple QEII to make 6/9d = 3 x 2/3d letter rate. Cancelled by cds’s of Strathfield NSW 31 JY 62. Neat typewritten cover, opened a little roughly at right. Price $59

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BUY OR BID SALE JANUARY 2020 APH991) Australia 1963 triple rate airmail cover to Germany. Bears 5/- Stockman, 1/- Colombo plan, 8d Tiger Cat and 1959 1d Purple QEII to make 6/9d = 3 x 2/3d letter rate. Cancelled by cds’s of Strathfield NSW 27 JY 64. Neat typewritten cover, opened a little roughly at left. Price $59 APH605) Australia 1964 small window advertising envelope for Eltham Engineering, Vic. Bears 2/3d Airmail, marginal horizontal pair of 2/3d Cable & 9d Sepia Kangaroo cancelled by cds’s of Eltham 3SE64. Total of 7/6d paid…..for what? postage paid for bulk mail? 7/6d is 18 x the 5d letter rate. Price $79 APH986) Australia 1966 small Certified mail advertising cover for Electro-Mechanical Products Carlton, Vic. Bears solo use 9c Hermit crab cancelled by Nth. Carlton cds of 8MY66. Neat typed address cover to local address. Price $29 APH359) Australia 1970 American Express printed Airmail long commercial cover to USA. Bears 5c & 20c Expo pair to make correct 25c rate. RARE COMMERCIAL USE! Cancelled by cds of Melbourne 19 AP(?) 70. Price $129 APH181) Australia 1982 small underpaid cover South Wagga Wagga to Sydney.

Bears pairs of the 2c & 10c Flower coils (Late use) to registrar of Births Marriages and deaths, cancelled by 3 line slogan of 5 JUL 1982 “POST EARLY/AND SOEEO/YOUR MAIL” Whatever that may mean! Postage rate was increased to 27c on 19th April 1982 and so this is underpaid 3c. Bears a 3 line violet handstamp “UNDERPAID/ Postage/Collected from Sender” with 23 in manuscript. Attractive item, price $49 APH602) Australia 1974 – 1999 lovely range of 11 Tourism Greetings envelopes from Katoomba, Blue Mountains, Gosford, Jenolan Caves, Perth. Western Australia, Brisbane, Gold Coast & Surfers Paradise, variously to UK(9) & Denmark (2) All bear better usage of higher value commems, defins. Price $72 APH176) Australia 1985 Tourism greetings envelope, Toormina to Tamworth.

Bears strips of 3 each of the 1971 flower coil stamps, plus 2 x 2c & 1 x 5c additional to make 30c correct domestic rate. Very late commercial usage of this issue. Cancelled by cds of Sawtell NSW 25 JA 85. Price $39 APH457) Australia 1986 Greeting card size Airmail cover S.A. to W. Germany.

Bears strip of 5 x 36c Animals to make double 90c rate. Cancelled by Adelaide Pictorial Slogan “ Get Stuck Into Stamps” of 21 SEP 1986. Very rare commercial usage unlisted as such in ACSC. Price $49 APH604) Australia 1986 Christmas card size Airmail cover Perth to UK. Bears strip of 5 x 36c Animals to overpay by 30c the double concessional rate of $1.20, or underpay by 50c the zone 5 double airmail rate. Cancelled by Perth cds 9.DE.86. Very rare commercial usage unlisted as such in ACSC. Price $49 APH603) Australia 1986 Greeting card size Airmail cover Perth to UK. Bears strip of 5 x 36c Animals to make double 90c rate. Cancelled by Perth cds 10.FE.87.

Very rare commercial usage unlisted as such in ACSC. Price $49 APH475) Australia 1989 small airmail cover to Finland. Bears 4 x 39c Living Together cancelled by MAR 1 1989 slogan cancel of Hunter Region Mail Centre NSW 2310 “COLLECT/AUSTRALIAN/STAMPS” Have worked out the rate as double the Zone 3 Surface Air Lifted of 80c, underpaid by 4c. (Unless anyone else knows better!) Rare usage of the domestic letter rate. Price $29 APH473) Australia 1990 small airmail cover to Denmark. Bears 80c 1989 Christmas and 30c Living Together to make $1.10 Airmail rate. Nice combination. Cancelled by Geelong Vic. Pictorial cancel “City By The Sea” 2 JAN 1990. Clean and attractive, price $29 APH490) Australia 1992 small airmail cover to Denmark. Bears $1.05 1992 Australia day and 15c Living Together to make $1.20 Airmail rate. Cancelled by OC 1 1992 machine cancel of Victoria 3077 (Northern Mail Centre) Clean and attractive, price $29

APH187) Australia 1990 28c Salmon Gums perf 14.6 x Imperf, make up rate from vending machine booklet. Solo usage on small commercial cover Terrigal – Punchbowl NSW. Handstamp at left states ‘UNDERPAID POSTAGE COLLECTED FROM SENDER” Postage at the time being 43c. Scarce attractive cover on written up album page. Cancelled by Terrigal Handstamp of 20 JUN 1991. RARE! Price $89 First Flight Covers

AFC26) Australia 1931 small FFC 1st Official Airmail, Sandringham, Vic CDS 16 AP 31 to Glasgow, bears 2d Kingsford Smith, 9d Violet and 1/- Light blue Roos. Violet cachet applied to front. Opened at the top, with hinge mounting marks. AAMC188, price $30 AFC33) Australia small 1931 FFC Launceston – Melbourne. Bears 3d Airmail Type A & 2d on 1½d red KGV head cancelled cds’s of Launceston of 1MY31. Front & rear also each bear large circular violet Cachet. Reverse has Melbourne 1 MAY 1931 slogan “ADDRESS MAIL TO PRIVATE BOX NUMBER/IT EXPEDITES DELIVERY” Small tear at top and slightly aged. Still an attractive item. AAMC 198a. Price $35 AFC36) Australia 1931 FFC Launceston – Melbourne, bears ½d orange KGV, 1½d Canberra & 3d Airmail type A, three strikes of ‘LAUNCESTON/A1-MY31/TAS’ cds, large violet cachet on front and rear, AAMC 198a, Price $39 AFC93) Australia 1931 long typewritten FFC. Sent from Commonwealth Oil Refineries Melbourne to Anglo-Persian Oil Co. Ltd. London. Bears block of 4 6d Brown Airmail & 2d Red KGV Head. Cancelled by Melbourne Ship Mail Room cds of 18NO31. Has Violet Special Air Mail Flight cachet. Nice clean cover. Used multiples of the 6d Air are scarce. Price $59 AFC39) New Zealand 1933 Faith in Australia cacheted cover for 1st Auckland – Invercargill flight. Bears 3d Brown Airmail & 1d Red KGV Admiral cancelled by cds’s of New Plymouth 8DE33 and with arrival cds on face of Auckland 12DE33 and Invercargill cds of the same date on reverse. Attractive cover. Price $39 AFC52) Netherlands – Australia Macrobertson Air race illustrated cover. Bears 30c Green Triangular plus 70c & 12½c Wilhelmina, cancelled by cds’s of Amsterdam Central Station of 15 X 1934. Sydney Air Mail Section arrival machine cancel of 26 OCT 1934 plus Royal Dutch Airways Black oval arrival in Melbourne cancel of 24-10-34Also red Oval Macrobertson handstamp of 20 October 1934 to left. Listed as AAMC 444, cat. $80. Neat and clean, price $59 AFC69) Australia 1934 Autogyro Card. Sent Portland to ASM Lending Library Melbourne. Bears ½d Orange and 1d Green KGV cancelled by neat Portland cds of 16 NOV 34 and with Airmail Soc. of Australia Blue double ring cds to left.

Front bears illustration of the Autogyro and Aboriginal with spear. This card numbered 1832 is perfectly clean and undamaged unlike most of these which are usually creased and dog-eared. Listed as AAMC 461. Price $69 AFC18) Australia 1934 ‘Boomerang’ FFC Australia – NZ – Australia, Bears KGV 4d olive & 3d Airmail type A, NZ 7d Airmail & 1d Admiral, appropriate violet cachets on front and back, some minor perf toning, AAMC 371, Price $39 AFC80) Australia 1934 ‘Boomerang’ illustrated FFC showing CTP Ulm, Australia – New Guinea – Australia then onwards to the UK, Bears 6d Airmail, KGV 2d red, New Guinea 2d undated bird, circular violet cachet, Lae backstamp, attractive cover AAMC 395, Price $49 AFC67) Australia 1938 small plain airmail cover , Blackheath NSW – Papua.

Bears 2d Red KGVI die 1 plus 3d Blue die 2 thick paper cancelled by cds’s of Blackheath 27MY38 and with Sydney Air Mail cds on face of 30MY38. Neat handwritten cover, listed as AAMC 809. Price $25

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APH454) Australia 1957 Lord Howe Island Advertising cover to Melbourne. Doery & Tilley (famous Melbourne Soft Furnishings firm) small advertising cover, used LHI to Brighton Beach Victoria. Bears 2.5d Henry Lawson plus Halfpenny Orange Kangaroo & 1d Violet QEII to make 4d rate. Cancelled by 3DE57 cds of LHI. Scarce dual reign cover. Price $89 APH459) Australia 1976 Lord Howe Island small surface mail commercial cover to Registrar Generals Dept., Sydney. Bears 18c Wildflower cancelled by LHI cds of 3SE76. Opened 3 sides. Price $33 APH812) Australia 1979 Lord Howe Island commercial DL size cover to Sydney Solicitor.

Bears AAT 20c Albatross cancelled by LHI Pictorial cancel of 12 MAR 1979. Price $29 APH810) Australia 1979 Lord Howe Island commercial DL size cover to Sydney Solicitor. Bears 20c Fishing cancelled by LHI Pictorial cancel of 2 NOV 1979. Price $29 APH452) Australia 1980/81 Lord Howe Island. 2 x “Trader Nick” Tourist Covers, 1 used to Melbourne with LHI Pictorial cancel of 14 MAY 1980, the other unaddressed with LHI Post Office Centenary Cover Pictorial Cancel depicting Woodhen, dated 1 JUN 1981. Clean and attractive pair of covers. Price $54 APH809) Australia 1980 Lord Howe Island commercial DL size cover to Sydney Solicitor.

Bears 1980 22c Queen’s Birthday cancelled by LHI Pictorial cancel of 4 JUN 1980. Price $29 APH813) Australia 1980 Lord Howe Island commercial DL size cover to Sydney Solicitor.

Bears 1980 22c Kingfisher cancelled by LHI Pictorial cancel of 11 JUL 1980. Price $29 APH811) Australia 1980 Lord Howe Island commercial DL size cover to Sydney Solicitor.

Bears 1980 22cLife be in it cancelled by LHI Pictorial cancel of 13 AUG 1980. Price $29 APH815) Australia 1980 Lord Howe Island commercial DL size cover to Sydney Solicitor. Bears 1980 22c National Stamp Week ASC 779 cancelled by LHI Pictorial cancel of 13 OCT 1980. Price $29 APH814) Australia 1980 Lord Howe Island commercial DL size cover to Sydney Solicitor. Bears 1980 22c National Stamp Week ASC 780 cancelled by LHI Pictorial cancel of 11 JUL 1980. Price $29 APH797) Australia 1983 Lord Howe Island Commemorative Cover, No. 743 of a limited edition of 1000. Depicts map of island and HM Brig Supply in full sail.

Bears 27c 1983 Australia Day, HM Brig Supply, cancelled by LHI pictorial cancel of 17 FRB 1983. Clean unaddressed cover. Price $31.50 APH799) Australia 1983 Lord Howe Is. Long OHMS typed address Cover from Admin. Officer top Elec. Commission of NSW. Bears 27c Butterfly cancelled by LHI pictorial cancel of 26 JUL 1983. Opened 3 sides as much official mail is. Price $39 Inwards Mail

APH68) Netherlands Indies 1931 Flight Cover to Consulate General of the Netherlands, Sydney. Bears 15c Blue Wilhelmina tied by Sceraba cds of 11.5.31 and Blue & Brown Flight Stamp SG 130 with Abel Tasman special Diamond cancel of 11 MEI 1931. Sydney Airmail Section arrival machine cancel of 18 MAY 1931 on reverse flap. Listed as AAMC 196. Price $69 APH78) Straits Settlements 1935 25c Jubilee solo use on small airmail cover to Bendigo, Vic. Cancelled by 1935 cds of Singapore. Unusual and scarce solo use of top value. SG 259 Cat. £12 plus from x 4 on cover. Price $59 LM8) Bahamas - Sydney 1948 Long Registered OHMS envelope, sent by airmail.

Bears 2d & 2.5d definitives of KGVI franked by cds of Nassau 19MAR48, and with blue Nassau Reg’d Label No. 0678. with cachet at left “WAR ECONOMY RE-USE OF ENVELOPES - Open by slitting along flap edge” Neat typed address and with arrival cds’s of Miami MAR 23 1948, San Francisco MAR 27 1948, Sydney 28 MY 48

and Edgecliff 29MY48. Not a bad turnaround time for those days and probably started its journey by Flying Boat. Very attractive piece, price $129 GER1) Germany Inflation Period. Small 1923 Advertising cover, Leipzig – Melbourne Law Courts, bearing 20 x 3000 mk. Brown Michel No. 254. Cancelled by Leipzig cds of 27 8 23. Scarce survivor, price $125 Australia Kangaroos

K670) Australia 1913 – 46 simplified set ½d to 5/- good to fine used. All will have circular cancels. 14 stamps including both colours of the 6d & 2/-. Some may have slight defects. Usual retail $250 plus. A good starter collection, price $145 K444) Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroo Die 1 Plate 2 Monogram strip of 3, fresh mint unhinged. Well centred strip with CA monogram at centre. ACSC 2A(C)z.

Cat. $1500 for a hinged cnr. Strip. Price $1195 K642) Australia First wmk 1d red die I punctured small ‘OS’ ACSC 3bb, horizontal pair, Cat $550, unusually well centred for this issue, some fluffy perfs as usual, Fresh MUH. Price $349 K414) Australia 1913 2d Grey Kangaroo 1st wmk. Strong Offset, unlisted! Mint example with faults, but very strong offset on reverse. Not catalogued as such.

Offset on the 1d red Die II perf large OS is listed at $750. Price $395 K308) Australia 1913 2d Grey 1st wmk. Kangaroo THIN PAPER. Well centred and cancelled Launceston Tas. Cds of 22SE14. Has a few nibbed perfs, but almost unavoidable given the softness of the paper. Cat. $200 as mint, no used price listed. Price $149 K386) Australia 1913 2.5d Indigo Kangaroo in superb top left corner mint unhinged block of 15. Fresh white gum, pretty much “Post Office Fresh” hinged only in selvedge. Includes the variety on stamp 1/2, “Break in inner frame over R of Australia” Large blocks of this stamp are exceedingly rare, and there were none in the Arthur Gray collection. Cat. $325 each as normals, plus the variety stamp would be at least double. Superb exhibition piece! Price $3895 K525) Australia 1913 2.5d Indigo Kangaroo perf Large OS in mint unhinged block of 4. Cat. $1000 each for single stamps = $4000 plus, blocks are RARE. Decent centring and perfs for this, gum very slightly aged. ACSC 9Aba. Priced very reasonably at $1365 K630) Australia 1913 2½d indigo Kangaroo 1st wmk ACSC 9A, horizontal strip of 4, Cat $160 as singles, centred to right, l/h unit with a couple of perf faults, light, crisp cds cancels, attractive multiple. Price $99 K633) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 3d olive die I 1st wmk ACSC 13E horizontal strip of 4, centred to upper left, r/h unit with slightly rounded corner perf, multiple crisp strikes of Brisbane cds. Price $39 K368) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 3d olive 1st wmk die I punctured large ‘OS’ with variety ‘Colour flaw off Queensland coast’ similar to BW 12(U)d but larger & a little further ‘north’, cat for the listed variety $360, couple of nibbled perfs. Price $125 K257) Australia 1913 Kangaroo 3d olive-green 1st wmk die II BW 12D, centred low FU. Price $149 K222) Australia 1913 4d Orange Analine Kangaroo perf. large OS. Neat steel cds of 1915 to right. Nicely centred with good perfs. ACSC 15B Cat. $275 as normal, large OS is x 2. Price $385 K223) Australia 1913 4d Orange Yellow Kangaroo perf. large OS. Neat cds of Queensland to left. Nicely centred with good perfs. ACSC 15E Cat. $250 as normal, large OS is x 2. Price $349 K618) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo ACSC 16A horizontal pair, centred slightly to the right, very faint tone spot on l/h unit MLH. Price $229

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BUY OR BID SALE JANUARY 2020 K553) Australia First wmk 5d chestnut ACSC 16 well centred, one slightly nibbled perf at top, HR Mint. Price $119 K131) Australia 1913 1st wmk. Kangaroos fine used set to 1/-Retail $220, my price $169 K526) Australia 1913 9d Violet 1st wmk. Kangaroo, Melbourne cto. Very well centred, mng with good perfs. Cat. $120, price $79 K952) Australia 1913 9d Violet 1st wmk. Kangaroo, BRISBANE cto. Very well centred, mng with SLIGHTLY FLUFFY perfs. Cat. $600, price $450 K364) Australia 1913 1/- Green (Analine) Kangaroo 1st wmk. ACSC 30B. Nice fine used example of this scarce shade cancelled by 2 partial cds. Centred high, with good perfs. Cat. $750, price $495 K256) Australia 1913 2/- Brown 1st wmk Kangaroo. Well centred cto with generally good perfs. 1` slightly nibbed at base. Cancelled by Melbourne 3 DE 13 cds. Cat. $300 Price $179 K432) Australia 5/- Grey & Yellow 1st wmk. Kangaroo, postally used. Cancelled by 2 Melbourne partial cds’s of 8 JL 13. Nice well centred stamp, cpl. Of short perfs at base, almost unavoidable given the softness of the paper. Cat. $350, price $195 K208) Australia 1915-16 2nd wmk. Kangaroos set to 2/- (6) Very Fine Used, cds. Cat. $645 in ACSC. Other dealers’ retail for regular fine used $390, Premium examples.. My price $365 K753) Australia 1915 Kangaroos 2nd wmk 2d grey ACSC 6A, centred slightly to upper right, Mint, Price $129 K754) Australia 1915 Kangaroos 2nd wmk 2½d Indigo ACSC 10A, centred a little low, hinge remains, fresh Mint, Cat $200, $109 K586) Australia 1915 2nd wmk 5/- deep grey & yellow punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 43Ab Cat $700. Centred to left, indistinct cds. Price $349 K295) Australia 1915 Kangaroo 6d pale grey-violet 3rd wmk punctured ‘OS’ BW 19Gba, cat $150 for non OS, unusually well centred, steel cds, superb used. Price $110 K360) Australia 1915 6d Deep Ultramarine Kangaroo, 2nd wmk perf. OS. Very fie dated example with Registered Elizabeth St. Melbourne cds of 7AU17. Good perfs and centring. Hard shade to fine OS, price $225 K307) Australia 1915 1/- Analine Green 2nd wmk. Kangaroo. Fine used example of this rare shade Cancelled by partial cds to right. Centred reasonably well, a little to the right. Has jumped perf at base making this a larger than usual stamp. ACSC 31E Cat. $500, price $375 K340) Australia 1915 2/- Light Brown 2nd wmk. Kangaroo. Fine used, well centred and full perfs. Cancelled by blue Brisbane cds. Cat. $350, price $175 K279) Australia 1915 Kangaroo 2d grey 3rd wmk die I var Inverted wmk BW 7a, centred upper right FU. Price $29 K609) Australia 1915 2d deep grey Die I 3rd wmk showing variety ‘Scratch from value circle through map to T of POSTAGE’, Cat $150, centred to lower left, MLH. Price $99 K361) Australia 1919 2.5d Intense Indigo 3rd wmk. Kangaroo. Well centred example of this difficult stamp. Cancelled by Wandin Vic. cds, ACSC 11D, cat. $275, price $139 K575) Australia 1918 2½d blue punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 11Ab Cat $450. Unusually well centred for this issue, Fresh MUH. Price $299 K643) Australia 1915 3d Olive Kangaroo Die I, 3rd wmk. Inverted ACSC 13Ea Cat $275, excellent centring, barely visible hinge mark MVLH. Price $199 K213) Australia 1915 3d Olive Kangaroo Die I, 3rd wmk. Inverted, perf OS. Good perf. example with cds cancel centred low. ACSC Cat. $450 ($150 x 3 for OS) Retail $360, Price $275 K310) Australia 1915 3d Yellow Olive Kangaroo 3rd wmk, Die II pair with variety.

Fine postally used horizontal pair with Reg’d cds of Sydney 8MR17. Well centred

and mostly good perfs, scarce in multiples. Left stamp has the variety “White flaw over T of THREE” ACSC 13B (1)d Cat $450 & $200, price $429 K616) Australia 1915 3d Yellow Olive Kangaroo 3rd wmk, Die II pair with variety ‘White flaw over T of THREE” ACSC 13B (1)d Cat $900 (see note 2 in ACSC), centred to upper left, light roller cancel, a scarce combination of die, variety & OS puncture! Price $399 DB686) Australia 1915 3d Olive Kangaroo 3rd wmk, Die II. Fine postally used with cds of Moonee Ponds, Vic. July 1918. Cat $200, price $119 K954) Australia 1916 1/- Blue Green 3rd wmk. Die 2, perf OS. Fresh mint unhinged example with inter-panneau margin at left. Well centred and with good perfs. Shows wmk. misplaced right with margin line through stamp at left. Cat. $475, price $359 K498) Australia 1920 1/- Blue Green Kangaroo Die IIB, Mullett Imprint Pair.

Fresh mint unhinged, with good centring and perfs. Cat. $375 per stamp for hinged, plus value of the imprint. Price $749 DB503) Australia 1920 1/- Bright Blue Green Kangaroo Die IIB, OS Imprint Pair.

Wonderfully fresh looking pair of this scarce shade. The stamps are fresh, well centred and with full perfs., hinged only in the central gutter. Also has unrecorded retouch to shading around “ONE” on right hand stamp. Cat. For a single unhinged stamp is $450, plus the value of the imprint. Price $750 K357) Australia 1916 2/- Brown Kangaroo 3rd wmk. Superb Fresh Mint unhinged. Impossible to better in my opinion, with full perfs and perfectly centred. ACSC 37A Cat. $2500, price $1875 K437) Australia 1924 2/- Maroon 3rd wmk. Kangaroo mint lightly hinged. Very fresh example with good perfs., centred slightly right. SG74, ACSC 38A. Cat. $300. Price $165 K83) Australia 1918 5/- Grey Black & Pale Yellow, 3rd wmk. Fine postally used example from right of sheet with neat Williamstown, Vic. Partial cds to left. Full perf. well centred, with slightly fluffy perfs. Cat. $225, Price $129 K173) Australia 1918 5/- Grey & Chrome Kangaroo 3rd wmk. ACSC 44A, fine used. Well centred and with good perfs, cancelled by cds of Geelong Vic. 18NO19. Nice misplaced wmk. variety with part at top and part at bottom of stamp. Cat. $225, price $159 K174) Australia 1918 5/- Grey Black & Yellow-Orange Kangaroo 3rd wmk. ACSC 44B, fine used. Well centred and with generally good perfs couple at base are nibbed. cancelled by partial cds of Exchange? Vic. 2nd Hardest of all shades for this wmk. Cat. $275, price $175 K176) Australia 1918 5/- Grey & Pale Yellow Kangaroo 3rd wmk. ACSC 44D, fine used. Centred high, cancelled by central cds (socked on nose) of Abbotsford Vic. A few nibbed perfs. Cat. $225, price $125 K83) Australia 1918 5/- Grey Black & Pale Yellow, 3rd wmk Kangaroo. Fine postally used example from right of sheet with neat Williamstown, Vic. Partial cds to left. Full perf. well centred, with slightly fluffy perfs. Cat. $225, Price $129 K590) Australia 1917 10/- Grey & Deep Analine Pink, showing variety ‘Broken tail’ ACSC 48A(V)e. Cat $650, Fine used example, nicely centred with unusually clean & full perfs. Price $475 K449) Australia 1917 10/- Grey & Pale Analine Pink, ACSC 48E. Fine used example with part Melbourne cds. Centred to lower right, and with fluffy perfs, as usual for this issue. Cat. $375, price $239 K452) Australia 1919 £1 Chocolate & Dull Blue 3rd wmk. Kangaroo fine used, well centred and with mainly good perfs, lower left cnr. Has been repaired.

Cancelled by light cds. ACSC 52A, Cat. $2500. Good spacefiller at just $749 K149) Australia 1923 6d Chestnut Kangaroo 3rd wmk, ACSC 21Aba. Superb mint

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BUY OR BID SALE JANUARY 2020 unhinged block of 4, perf OS. Extremely well centred and with perfect perfs.

Post Office fresh Gum. Impossible to better! Cat. $600 as singles, blocks are rare, particularly as nice as this. Price $575 K446) Australia 1923 Kangaroo 6d chestnut 3rd wmk Mullett imprint pair BW 21zd cat min $200 Mint. Price $129 K950) Australia 1923 Kangaroo 6d chestnut 3rd wmk mint block of 4 perf. OS. Lower 2 are unhinged. Block shows misplaced wmk. With A at top and crown at base of each stamp. Well centred and fresh with good perfs. Cat. $420 as singles, price $349 K596) Australia 1924 £1 Grey 3rd wmk Kangaroo ACSC 53A, centred to left, a lovely fresh MUH example with a slightly blunt corner perf at upper left, Cat $3750, excellent value at only $1750 K453) Australia 1924 £1 Deep Grey 3rd wmk Kangaroo Ovpt. Specimen Type. C. Fresh mint hinged example. Centred to left with full perfs. ACSC 53Bxb cat. $375 Budget priced stamp at under 50% catalogue. $149 K451) Australia 1924 £1 Deep Grey 3rd wmk Kangaroo Ovpt. Specimen Type. D. Well centred, full perf. lightly hinged example. ACSC 53Bxg cat. $375, much better than average, price $269 K341) Australia 1918 £2 Purple – Black & Crimson Kangaroo 3rd wmk. Mint Unhinged “Specimen” Type C with shaved P. ACSC 56Cxf. Fresh mint unhinged with full perfs, centred left. Indicative cat. for MUH $2600, price $1950 K440) Australia 1929 6d Pale Chestnut sml. Multi. Wmk Kangaroo Die IIB Fresh Mint lightly hinged Imprint strip of 6. Well centred and with full perfs. ACSC 22Bza. Minimum Cat. $375, price $279 K563) Australia 1929 9d violet sml Multi. Wmk Kangaroo ACSC 28A, nicely centred and very lightly hinged, Cat $175. Price $89 K392) Australia 1929 1/- Blue Green sml. Multi. Wmk Kangaroo Mint unhinged Bock of 4. Well centred full perf block of 4. Right hand pair with lovely fresh gum, left two are “suntanned” visually very striking piece. Cat. $1200 as singles, price $595 K438) Australia 1929 1/- Blue Green sml. Multi. Wmk Kangaroo Fresh Mint lightly hinged plate 4 Imprint strip of 6. Well centred and with full perfs. All “Jumbo” sized stamps due to skipped perf at top of all 6 stamps. ACSC 34Aza. Minimum Cat. $750, price $595 K942) Australia 1929 5/- Grey & Yellow Orange Kangaroo, small multiple wmk. cto. perf.

OS with lightly hinged gum. Centred a little to right, good perfs. Cat. $250, price $175 K81) Australia 1929 5/- Grey & Yellow Orange Kangaroo, small multiple wmk. Perf OS cto. Has broken coast near Sydney, and elongated Spencer Gulf. ACSC 44(D)f, full perfs, centred to top left. Cat. $450, nice fresh looking stamp. Price $269 K397) Australia 1929 Grey & Rose Crimson £2 smw Kangaroo, Ovpt. “Specimen” Lovely POST OFFICE FRESH mint unhinged, full perf. example, centred left. Cat. $1750, price $975 K418) Australia 1929 Grey & Rose Crimson £2 smw Kangaroo, Ovpt. “Specimen” Fresh mint lightly hinged, full perf. example, well centred. Kangaroo slightly misplaced downwards. Cat. $900, price $549 K460) Australia 1929 Grey & Rose Crimson £2 smw Kangaroo, Ovpt. “Specimen” Mint lightly hinged, full perf. example, well centred. Kangaroo slightly misplaced upwards and with mild Kissprint through left of Map and above. Cat. $900, price $549 K409) Australia 1929 Grey & Rose Crimson £2 smw Kangaroo, Ovpt. “Specimen” Lovely well centred, full perf. mng example, with unrecorded variety “Red flaw in value tablet” ACSC 57xa cat. $900, price $720 K265) Australia 1932 Kangaroo 6d pale chestnut SM wmk opt ‘OS’ BW 22(OS)B FU. Price $59

K476) Australia 1932 Kangaroo 6d chestnut 3rd wmk block of 4 BW 21, centred a little low MUH. Price $129 K441) Australia 1932 6d Pale Chestnut C of A Wmk Kangaroo Die IIB Fresh Mint lightly hinged Imprint strip of 6. Well centred and with full perfs. ACSC 23Bza. Minimum Cat. $400, price $295 K439) Australia 1932 9d Violet C of A Wmk Kangaroo Die IIB Plate3 1st state.

Fresh Mint lightly hinged Imprint strip of 6. Centred to left on 1st 3 stamps, and well centred on 2nd 3, all with full perfs. ACSC 29Aza with variety f, “Vertical white scratch over 2nd N of Nine”. Lovely positional piece. Minimum Cat. $660, price $525 K496) Australia 1940 2/- Maroon Original Die II C of A wmk. Kangaroo. Ash Imprint Gutter block of 4 from plate 1 (N over A) of sheet mint lightly hinged.

ACSC 41Az. Cat. $125, price $75 K497) Australia 1945 2/- Maroon re-drawn die C of A wmk. Kangaroo. Commonwealth Imprint block of 4 from left of sheet mint unhinged. ACSC 41Az. Small tone spot to lower left stamp, not visible from front. Cat. $100, price $49 K626) Australia 1932 5/- grey & yellow –orange Ash imprint block of 4, lower r/h unit variety ‘Opened mouth roo’ ACSC 46Aza, Cat $5000, l/h pair with very faint vertical bend, upper r/h unit with faint tone spot, lower l/h unit is MUH, attractive exhibition piece. Price $2995 K415) Australia 1932 10/- Grey Black & Pink Kangaroo C of A wmk ACSC 50Azc Well centred very fine & fresh mint unhinged hinged imprint pair, perfectly centred with full perfs. Includes the variety va, Open Mouthed Kangaroo. A very RARE Exhibition Piece. The pair is not priced unhinged, but at $3750 for hinged.

The Imprint adds a big premium. There was no such pair or block in the Arthur Gray Collection. Figuring this logically, the Imprint pair for the normal Grey & Pink printing catalogues $3750 for hinged and do sell close to this price, 5 x the mint stamp and the premium for mint unhinged is x 2.5. This gives us a value of $9375. Price for this stunning piece $7500 K116) Australia 1932 10/- Grey Black & Analine Pink Kangaroo C of A wmk, ACSC 50D cat $750. Centred to left, with a couple of missing perfs at top.

Cancelled by BENDIGO Vic. Cds. Colour suffuses strongly through to the back.

Rare shade. Price $249 K389) Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Pink C of A wmk Kangaroo. Mint lightly hinged, ovpt. Specimen type C. Full perf example, centred high. ACSC 50Ax, scarce stamp, cat. $850 price $675 K615) Australia 1932 10/- Grey Black & Analine Pink Kangaroo C of A wmk, ACSC 50D cat $750. With telegraph puncture, centred to lower left, pulled perf at top, a rare shade. Price $149 K430) Australia 1931 – 36 10/- - £2 C of A Kangaroos, ovpt. Specimen Type D. Fine mint unhinged, better centred than average for these and with good perfs.

Cat. $485, Price $269 K471) Australia 1945 Kangaroo 2/- maroon C of A wmk die II 14mm gutter Imprint blk of 10 BW 41zb, Price $149 K472) Australia 1945 Kangaroo 2/- maroon C of A wmk die II corner imprint blk of 4 BW 41z MH Price $69 K473) Australia 1945 Kangaroo 2/- maroon C of A wmk die II 25mm gutter imprint blk BW 41zd, cat $150 for hinged, MUH Price $129 K442) Australia 1945 Kangaroo 2/- maroon C of A wmk die II 25mm gutter imprint blk BW 41zd, cat $150 for hinged, MUH Price $129

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

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

Australia 1968 5¢ Xmas - “MISSING GOLD” superb MUH!: One of the more striking Decimal errors. The

metallic gold printing over dark green church window was entirely overlooked, and is missing. Over a half century old now, and the printer laser ID checking was not as precise as it is now! 20 or so mint exist globally from the part sheet discovered. (Any ebay “used” copies are chemically treated fakes of course - easily spotted visually, and on UV!) Obtained from Tom Pierron in a trade, who formed the finest QE2 Commonwealth missing color collections ever, and published the massive 800 page full colour catalogue of them - this one is on page 334. In daylight even more evident, as the normal shimmers with that gold ink. Normal stamp included for comparison. Guaranteed 105% Genuine by both he and I - pristine and fresh, superb centred MUH! SG 431a £850=$A1,700. ACSC 494ca, Cat $A1,500 (18 years back!) The identical Hugh Morgan example got £575 at Spink. To clear at HALF SG! $A850 (Stock 782JA)

Australia 1915 SECOND WMK - 6d Blue Kangaroo (unique?)

“CA” Monogram Perf “OS”: Striking looking piece, and this past year, Roo Monograms

and Imprints have gone INSANE price wise - see tinyurl.com/Glen12-19 for full details. Things are getting full catalogue etc. Perfs impossible to improve on for this - many are perfs touching one side, and this has 100% FULL Monogram at base - as we know, many of them are guillotined off badly at base. Very fresh and bright MVLH, with no usual ugly hinge remains. The single emergency WWI “Second Watermark” print on the wrong sized KGV heads paper, as German shipping was sinking paper and ink supplies, and are rare in ANY form.

(A NON monogram hinged 6d “OS” is cat $750 - have a superb lower marginal copy in stock at $A400, which was the adjoining stamp to this, Stock 852LR) Men (i.e. all the stamp collectors!) were overseas fighting, and this watermark change got ZERO publicity and was replaced with no fanfare by Third Wmk months later. Normal Monograms of this are rare, and perf “OS” Monograms are near unknown - indeed have NEVER seen another, and this well may be unique. The $7¼ million Arthur Gray mega, Large Gold Kangaroo collection did NOT own this stamp. The massive Stuart Hardy Roos collection did not either. Own a stamp the 2 very finest Roos collections of the past 60 years did not! ACSC 18(2)za $9,000 as hinged in “OS”, and likely unique, for just - $A4,750 (Stock 852LQ)

Victoria 1901 KEVII £1, perfect centred fresh Mint:

Most attractive looking stamp. Really weirdly, this and same design £2 were the ONLY postage stamps from any state, to issue stamps depicting KEVII. QV died in 1901, yet until the Kangaroo stamps in 1913, these 2 were the only postage stamps to show KEVII - Q.Vic was depicted on every other State’s stamps. If this was the £1 Roo that replaced it, in Mint, ACSC Cat for that is $5,000.

Today’s prices are ABSURD. (I have the £2 blue mint in stock as well for $A500.) This is a fully Australian Commonwealth stamp - first issued a year after Federation. Better States stamps prices are going NUTS this year, see - tinyurl.com/GlenFeb19 so secure key examples NOW, before retail prices keep climbing. Fine mint, clean and free of the usual foxing, and with vibrant deep colour, as you can see: $A325 (Stock 716BX)

Order via: tinyurl.com/GlenOrder All Cards accepted with ZERO fee - even Amex! Bank Deposit fine, or Money Orders.

PayPal is accepted in ANY major currency, saving you fees - contact me first. LayBys/Layaways always OK with me!

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.)

Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation The APF Website About the APF The Australian Philatelic Federation (APF) is the peak body with responsibility for promoting and developing organised philately in Australia. In this series of articles, we explain what the APF does by looking at the APF website. The APF is always happy to provide information about our activities and functions. Enquiries should be sent to our Secretary Ian McMahon Email: Ian.mcmahon4@ bigpond.com This month we Figure 1: The 7 pages listed explore the “About APF” under the “About APF” tab tab on our website. This is where the purpose and aims of the APF are documented, as well as details of the APF’s cooperative arrangements with other countries (Accords). Information on APF personnel is also listed here as is information about APF awards and recipients. To view this information on your computer, go to the website at https://apf.org.au and click on the About APF tab to see the drop-down menu (image). There are 7 pages listed and the APF Awards menu lists a further 4 sub-pages (See figure 1). While there is a lot of detailed information on these pages, here is a brief summary of the more significant points.

What is organised Philately?

This page explains the three elements of organised philately - clubs and societies, the philatelic trade and postal administrations. As the article says, each party is dependent on the other two in various ways. The APF Board is elected by delegates from each of the States who in turn have the right to vote at elections of APF Board members.

The Philatelic trade has its own association - the Australasian Philatelic Traders Association or APTA. The APF has a strong working relationship with APTA. APTA appoints a representative to attend APF quarterly Executive meetings.

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Ian Bolton of Ace Stamp Auctions is our current APTA representative.

The APF also maintains a close relationship with Australia Post which is our major Sponsor. Australia Post has shown enormous appreciation for our hobby over the years and their on-going support is very much appreciated.

APF Mission Statement.

The objectives of the APF are listed here and these are supported by a more detailed Strategic Plan. The Mission Statement lists 5 key points: • To promote and further develop organised philately within Australia; • To function as the national voice and coordinating body for organised philately in Australia; • To increase public awareness of stamp collecting as an interesting, rewarding and educative hobby; • To promote and encourage an increased understanding of the art and science of philately among stamp collectors; • To positively and effectively represent the interests of organised philately within Australia to: * The Australian community and government organisations; and * International philatelic federations and other major international philatelic bodies.

APF Executive, Project Officers and FIP Commission Delegates Three pages under the ABOUT APF Tab list some of the key people who volunteer their time to ensure the APF can operate. It may come as a surprise that so many volunteers support the activities of the APF. The APF is only as good as the people who perform the various roles and we are very grateful to each of them for their efforts. Each tab lists the person responsible for a role and provides contact details should you need to contact them

Figure 2: The 4 pages under the “APF Awards” tab

Stephanie Bromser

Philatelic Development Officer, APF

Figure 3: Examples of picture and citation for individual APF awardee

Figure 4: Signing the NZ Accord

APF Executive As mentioned above, the APF Executive are elected by State delegates at an Annual General Meeting. The 6 Directors each have specific responsibilities.

Without detailing all responsibilities, the President, currently Peter Allan (Tas) chairs meetings and represents the APF in an official capacity. He also maintains regular contact with the Head of Australia Post. The Vice President, currently Frank Power (Victoria) deputises for the President as required, manages the Strategic Plan and a range of other administrative duties. The Immediate Past President (IPP), John Moore (NSW), manages our Accords with other countries. This is a big job, involving liaison with the seven Accord countries and exchange of judges, exhibits and commissioners. The IPP is also responsible for managing APF Medals and other administrative duties.

The APF International Officer (Glen Stafford (WA) manages the Federation’s International responsibilities and relationships with the world body, the Federation Internationale de Philatelie (FIP) and the Asian body, the Federation of Asian Philately (FIAP). The IO develops and maintains the APF International policy and appointments.

This includes maintaining records of internationally qualified judges and commissioners and acting as Australia’s delegate to both the FIAP and the FIP. The IO also manages the development, appointment and training of National Judges David Figg (SA) is the APF Treasurer. As the APF is

incorporated as a Company, financial management and reporting are rigorous. David maintains the books, does the banking, pays accounts and manages the Insurance policies.

Ian McMahon (ACT) is the Secretary and is the first point of contact with the APF. Ian maintains minutes of meetings, organises meetings and coordinates agendas. This applies both to the quarterly Executive meetings and the Annual General meeting. The formal requirements imposed by legislation relating to Companies add to the responsibilities of this position.

The Philatelic Development Officer, Stephanie Bromser (Victoria) is responsible for all aspects of promotion of philately including the provision of articles to Stamp News each month. Specific on-going projects include the Visiting Speakers Program, One-up Club, exhibition manual, publication of classic exhibits, and other promotional activities aimed at informing, encouraging and supporting our hobby.

Project Officers and FIP Commission Delegates Our Project Officers carry out essential functions such as managing the display frames, managing the website, maintaining the Judges Register, providing research and archival services, managing the APF Store, Awards secretariat, assistance with philatelic publications, State Council forum, Exhibitions Database and Exhibition management software (the recently developed Exhibition Aide which replaces the old Showman application.)

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation FIP Commissions, each of which has responsibility for development and promotion of a specific Exhibition Class.

APF Awards The Australian Philatelic Federation maintains an Awards system that aims to recognise and honour philatelists and others who have made a significant contribution to the development and promotion of philately in Australia. The APF’s Award system comprises two main components – the Australian Philatelic Order Awards and the APF Services to Philately Award (at the National Level) or SPAN. Nominees are considered based on their services to organised philately, which includes distinguished philatelic study and research, judging, and promotion of philatelic and public dissemination as well as teaching.

There are 4 pages under this menu item (See figure 2). The award recipients are listed in 2 tabs, one for MAP/FAP and Research awards and one for SPAN recipients. To see the pictures and citations for the individual awardees click on the name on the relevant tables (see figure 3).

The Australian Philatelic Order (APO) Awards.

The APO award comprises three awards. Fellow of Australian Philately (FAP), the highest level of philatelic recognition, Member of Australian Philately (MAP) and the APF Research Award To become a FAP or MAP a person must display not just distinguished philatelic study and research but also distinguished judging and promotion of philately and public dissemination including teaching. The Research Award recognises outstanding research achievements.

Service to Philately at the National Level (SPAN) A SPAN award recognises service to philately above and beyond the bounds of a single State. It is intended to acknowledge major contributions and honour the unwavering commitment of those who encourage and inspire people of all ages to become involved in organised philately in a wide variety of ways.

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Country, where the two parties specify arrangements for cooperation on philatelic matters. Our accords are effective in ensuring interchange of ideas and exhibits between countries and offer development experiences for both new and experienced judges and commissioners.

These accords set down arrangements between Australia and other Countries to provide judges, commissioners and exhibits, including the financial contributions each Country will offer. An example of this is our accord with New Zealand which can be seen on the website.

Australia currently (as at Sept 2019) has signed Accords with the following 7 countries: Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States of America. (See figure 4, signing the NZ Accord).

Youth Philately: Starting an Exhibit The following article on youth exhibiting was written by Linda Lee. Linda is a MAP (Member of Australian Philately), the FIP Australian commission delegate for Youth and is an International judge for youth philately.

In recent years, it has become more difficult to interest young people in stamp collecting and even more difficult to keep them on board. Today philatelic societies are mainly made up of older people. Some started as young collectors, stopped at secondary school and finally come back to the hobby as mature adults. It is a worry for the hobby’s future if there are only a few young collectors.

The hobby struggles to escape its unfashionable image, but it has had some high-profile devotees. Philatelists have included John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, Ronnie Wood,

Stephanie Bromser

Philatelic Development Officer, APF

L-R Figure 5: Example of a youth traditional page Figure 6: Example of a youth thematic page Figure 7: Example of a youth topical page Figure 8: Example of a youth open page Nicolas Sarkozy and Maria Sharapova as children. Howevhibitors are Traditional Philately, Thematic Philately, Topical er, you rarely discover that they are stamp collectors while Philately, Open Philately and Picture Postcards. they still collect.

Traditional Philately is called “traditional” because it was Young people collect stamps because they enjoy the chal- the very first class. Choose it if you want to show stamps of lenge. They usually have their stamp collections in albums a country and the envelopes that were used for postage. We which they enjoy going through themselves or with a few hope to see more and younger exhibitors exhibiting in the friends.

Modern Traditional class using modern stamps and not havBut collecting stamps is only part of the hobby. Stamp ing to compete against the classic exhibitors. See examples exhibitions are an opportunity for showing other people in Figure 5. what they collect. If you are a young collector, then here are Thematic Philately exhibits must tell a story using a wide some steps that can be followed when you are ready to start variety of philatelic items. Themes such as the life of a fathis hobby’s other side. mous person, the Harry Potter stories, or evolution of a sport 1. Pick a subject or area in which you want to exhibit. are popular. See examples in Figure 6.

Look at what you collect and work out what your exhibit subject will be. You can ask someone to help you choose, but it is important to pick a topic which really interests you. You should also check that there is enough philatelic material for your chosen subject. Popular exhibiting areas are a country you have lived in, the story of famous people such as Captain Cook or Queen Elizabeth, the history of gold or musical instruments, a favourite sport or animal. Exhibits on birds are very popular.

2. You need to select an exhibit class.

Youth exhibitors can choose from all classes except Literature. In Australia, the most popular classes for young exFigure 9: Example of a postcard for an exhibit Stamp News - 55

Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Topical Philately shows the philately available for a topic such as Birds and Olympic Sports. The exhibit is arranged as a classification and not as a story. See examples in Figure 7.

In Open Philately the exhibitor tells a story using their material. However, they must use both philatelic and non-philatelic items. The philatelic material must be at least 50% of the exhibit. See examples in Figure 8.

Picture Postcards exhibits use only picture postcards to illustrate a country, place or area, a story or an event, person or printing process. See examples in Figure 9.

Further information and pamphlets on all classes can be found on the APF website: www.apf.org.au 3. Find out about the rules of exhibiting.

Your stamps, covers and other material must be placed on white or light coloured pages together with words that say what it is you are showing. These pages are put in a frame that holds 16 A4 or Letter pages or 8 A3 pages or 12 square pages. The detailed rules can be found on the APF website under Exhibiting. In brief there are 3 age classes with different numbers of frames and mark allocations. Your age on 1st January in the year the exhibition takes place decides the relevant Age Class.

A: 10-15 years old – 1 to 3 frames B: 16-18 years old – 2 to 4 frames C: 19-21 years old – 3 to 5 frames Your exhibit will be marked by Youth Philately judges using special score sheets. A total of 100 points is awarded divided into treatment, knowledge, material and presentation.

Medals are awarded with the highest being large gold and the lowest bronze.

4. Work out an exhibit plan, do a rough draft and get comments from others.

Your first page is called the Title Page. This is an important part of your exhibit and it should include the following: the exhibit’s name, the aim and a plan. You can highlight any original research you have done and important items. You should list the reference material you used. Some people complete their exhibit before doing a title page, but a draft title page can help to keep the development of the exhibit on track.

Work out what you are going to write on each page. You can write by hand, but most people use a computer. It is easier to use spell check and to rewrite or add pages. If you are telling a story make sure your exhibit has a beginning, a middle and an end. Do a rough plan on draft paper. You should put your material on sheets to see if there are other items you need to find. You can use hinges or Hawid mounts for fixing your stamps to the page. Photo corners can be used to attach covers/envelopes to the page.

Check that the exhibit fulfils the rules of the exhibition.

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5. Continue with your exhibit until it is completed.

If you exhibit in a State or National show you will need to fill in an entry form which will include a short description of your exhibit for the show catalogue. The catalogue entry, the title page and the exhibit should relate to each other.

After the exhibition, check out the feedback sheet that comes back with your exhibit to see about how you can improve your exhibit and maybe get a higher medal next time. If you visit the exhibition, you can look at other youth exhibits and adult exhibits in your class. When the results are known you can ask the judges about ways to improve your exhibit.

6. Keep developing your exhibit.

This is important because you can improve your exhibit over time by getting better material and learning more about your subject. Talk to other exhibitors and read widely. Stamp catalogues and the internet are great resources.

Case Study A Youth Annual Stamp Competition is held in Sydney as part of the PHILAS Open Day in February to encourage young collectors to try out exhibiting. It is organised by the Philatelic Development Council (PDC) and sponsored by the Smithfield Stamp Club Inc. (NSW). Young people aged 12 -18 years can enter a display of 4 to 8 pages. Their entries are judged by popular vote at the Open Day. Tanisha and William were first time exhibitors. They entered 5 pages in the NSW Youth Annual Stamp Competition (see figure 10). The PDC gave each of them “vouchers” to spend at the dealers and stamps clubs attending the Open Day (see figures 11 and 12). Tanisha and William stayed for the afternoon auction and bid on lots they had previously looked at on a display board.

Further information on Youth Exhibiting and the APF pamphlets is on the APF website: apf.org.au. The State Stamp Councils can also provide information on youth collecting and exhibiting

Stephanie Bromser

Philatelic Development Officer, APF

Figure 10: PDC Chairman Linda Lee, Tanisha’s entry can be seen on the display frame behind them Figure 11: Tanisha looking at NSW Stamp Club’s items for sale Figure 12: William is “spending” the vouchers he was given for entering the competition with the stamp dealers and stamp clubs to improve his exhibit

upcoming stamp & coin fairs & events new south wales

victoria

Jan 4 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair, Quinn’s Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02 63623754.

Jan 5 - (1st Sun) Western Suburbs Stamp, Coin & Banknote Fair, Strathmore Bowling Club, 40 Loeman St, Strathmore. Enq: Chris. 0413355716.

Jan 4 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor, Car park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, cnr Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW.

Jan 18 - Stamp Coin & Card Fair 9am -3pm Dromana Uniting Chruch Hall, cnr. Pt. Nepean Rd & McCulloch St. Dromana Vic. Free admission. 0418 322 315

Jan 4 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am 4pm, Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, Katoomba.

Ph. 0417 802 754

Jan 19 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair, Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh. Dealers. Ph: 0418 322 315.

Jan 4 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin Collectors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea.

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

Jan 19 - (3rd Sun) Stamp & Coin Fair, 10am - 3pm, Pioneers Hall, Cowper St, Wallsend. 8 Dealers. 4971 3483

queensland TBA - QStamp Fair, Southside, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, Memorial Hall, Logan Rd. Free Entry 8.30am - 2pm

Jan 26 - (4th Sun) Epping Stamp & Coin Fair, Commu- Jan 13 - (2nd Mon) - Gold Coast PS Sale, Rm 1, Southnity Hall, 9 Oxford St, Epping. 10am - 4pm. Free Entry, port Comm. Centre, Lawson St, Southport. 11.30am 6 Dealers, Buy/Sell.

2.30pm Brisbane Table Tennis Assoc Centre

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Market Matters Money cannot buy wisdom.

One of the more fascinating aspects of the famed British Guiana 1856 1¢ Magenta stamp is the reverse side, which shows the personal owner marks of several of its famous (and infamous) owners. Few stamps have so many owner marks. Few stamps COST this much!

The new owner of the ~$A14 million British Guiana stamp decided recently to flamboyantly add his initials to the reverse of it. Nothing really unusual about that, as many past owners have done that just that - see photo nearby and index of those markings.

Current owner, Nu Yoiker, Stuart Weitzman does not collect stamps. But he does sell expensive women’s shoes.

So his brainstorm was not just to initial the back of the stamp at far left with “SW”, but to add a large stylised wom- Just so subtle, Mr. Weitzman. an’s Stiletto shoe under his SW initials.

Looks better in Mono than Colour!

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Brilliant stuff.

Having apparently far more money than sense, Weitzman appears to have executed this vandalism using heavy pressure, with a sharp HB pencil. See photo nearby. I have little doubt the next time this stamp is scanned, the heavy graffiti will show on the face of this very thin paper. Very clever.

We are all but temporary custodians of any stamp we own, and this kind of dopey stuff is infuriating - to me anyway. Sure, he can slice it all into little pieces if he really wishes, but he is purely an investor who bought it for bragging rights to his buddies it seems, so cutting it up might harm his “investment.”

Anyway, what is done is done, and hopefully when Weitzman tires of it, someone with a bit more common sense will own it, and not repeat the same wanton madness.

The different markings you see on reverse

Glen Stephens are outlined in this list - mostly very discreet 1. Two strikes of Count Philipp von Ferrary’s famous “trefoil” owner’s mark. One impression is very faint, at lower left. It sold for then $US32,500 in 1922 2. A large faint “H” of new owner, American Billionaire Arthur Hind at top - said to have burnt a second copy sold to him. “It is now STILL unique”.

3. A small “FK” of Finbar Kenny, the manager at Macy’s Stamp Department,

who brokered the sale by Hind’s widow to Fred Small for $US45,000 in 1940.

4. Large, ornate 17 pointed star of Anna Hind, placed OVER her 30 year older husband’s “AH” cloverleaf, who had largely cut her out of his will.

5. A small discreet shooting star lower right, added by Australian born Gallipoli hero, Frederick Small, who owned it under total secrecy from 1940-1970.

6. A pencilled “IW” by Irwin Weinberg, head of a group of investors who bought it 1970 for $US280,000 at Siegels, and later sold it to du Pont via Siegel Auction.

7. A large pencilled “J E d P”, initials of the late John E. DuPont who bought it for $US935,000 in 1980, and died in prison.

His heirs sold it in 2014.

8. Vandal scrawl added 2019 of “SW” and a vertical stiletto squiggle in pencil or metallic ink pen, by NY shoe seller, Stuart Weitzman who paid $US9.48m.

This poor old stamp, damaged and repaired, has been exposed to so much light over its long history, it is now faded beyond recognition. A blurry pinkish little smudge basically.

The black and white photo nearby is what is looks like under an infra-red filter, and it is one of the few mega rare stamps to look FAR better in mono than colour!

Could be yours totally FREE - $A1,254 retail!

WIN a $A1,254 18K Gold and Silver Pen! I was talking today with Ian Pitt, the Managing Director of Renniks/Lighthouse, who recently became Australian agents for this prestige and century old brand of bespoke German made specialty pens.

This one shown nearby is THE very top of the line item, in the extensive OTTO HUTT craftsman pen series as you can see on their website. Based in Stamp News - 59

Market Matters Pforzheim, Germany - in the Black Forest, OTTO HUTT has been a leader in quality pens for a Century.

I bought a few sets of these for stock, as many of my clients will like such a cool and functional piece at this time of year, (the Australia Post allocation totally sold out at $1,254 as you can see!) and added them as an introductory special at $A250 off.

Anyway, Ian Pitt was interested in doing something BIG promotional over the Christmas/New Year break, to bring this superb range of famous German Pens he was now the agent for, to the wider attention Even an OLD Will may be invalid. of a global audience.

He thought that “Stamp News” Mention stamps in your WILL and stampboards.com would help achieve that, and Over HALF of all Australians die intesoffered me a boxed set of the absolute Top Of The tate. That is, they die without leaving a valid, Range of the product line to give away right here! legal Will. Not my guess, but hard facts reported So, with thanks to the wonderful generosity of Ian recently by News Limited. Victoria (who has the and Renniks, here we go. A fun thing for readers most stamp collectors!) is the worst offender to take a few guesses at, over the long Festive 54% of them do NOT have a Will. See - tinyurl. break. com/ZeroWill Truly weird, and VERY sad, but You can enter 10 times, or a 100 times, or 1000 times etc - all totally FREE. No matter what coun- true.

I have no doubt similar figures apply to British try you live in. All details on HOW you could win this superb gift boxed pen valued at $A1,254 retail and American and NZ readers etc. Naturally, none of us wishes to pass away unexpectedly - but we price, are at tinyurl.com/WinGoldOtto are ALL mortal, and accidents happen every day.

All German made fountain pen, top end qualSudden illness, car accidents, or many other relity. In a stunning Design award-winning Italian made gift/storage box, with slide out drawers, with evant issues. Ask yourself, do YOU have a will, and if so, WHEN did you make it - it may well be polishing cloth, and Deluxe leather carry case, extra ink cartridges, and ink converter etc. A hand invalid.

Less than 50% of Australians prepare a legal numbered and timeless pen, for those who like the Will, often in the mistaken belief that all their VERY finest things in life. worldly goods and chattels will automatically go VERY expensive 18 carat solid GOLD nib. to where THEY wanted them to go. Without a This exact same pen was advertised in the current Will, the Government may levy imposts, and the Australia Post Philatelic “Impressions” Deluxe catalogue, page 41, for $A1,254, which is the RRP Government agency of Public Trustee also often decides on the final distribution, and disposal of and it totally sold out fast as you can see - see tinyurl.com/OttoAP - full details of this pen on that the assets.

With the common situation that prevails today, link. Good luck!

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Mossgreen lessons NOT learned.

Often not even to a stamp auction!

If your family gets only HALF as much nett after the rafts of fees and taxes, than dealer “X” would have paid in cash on the spot - too bad for you. Your spouse or family gets NO say whatever on this, in most cases. If the Public Trustee gets involved, they direct all stamps go to auction UNLESS you have very clearly stated otherwise in your Will.

Even accepting that many adults do not make any kind of Will, I’m darn sure that 90% of those who DO have Wills, and are connected with stamps (even when dealers) do NOT make any specific written arrangements in there, as to the disposal path of their stamps upon death. Be honest - think about your own situation - how do YOU score here??!!

Sometimes, a family member is also keen on philately, and the stamps are passed on to that person, which is a very sensible and preferred option.

Clearly if that person eventually dies without a Will, the same situation exists, and the scene plays out all over again.

where many folks have re-married and re-partnered over their life, and often have children from both lives, even an OLD Will may not be valid at all, if new partners are on the scene. They generally get clear legal precedence.

As usual the only winners are the Lawyers, who often chew up near all the assets in fees and legal disputes and hearings etc. These cases can become Legal Picnics, and drag on for years, pitting many family members against each other, ALL because the deceased was cavalier about THEIR WILL. All this bitter wrangling often rips the family apart, and ALL resulting from the laziness of the deceased in not making a clear and legal Will. Or in the case of an OLD Will, you not updating it to reflect the changing circumstance of your later life, can be VERY bad news. We have all read media reports of such disputes, and it often destroys families.

For instance, you may wish your stamps or coins or notes to be sold direct to dealer “X” - and you may have made that 100% clear to your spouse for decades. NO WAY will the Public Trustee do that automatically, if you have no Will - all stamps then generWhat notes do YOU have on these? ally go straight to a Public Auction.

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Market Matters How do YOU score here?

The reality is that, given our aging demographic, countless thousands of Australian stamp collectors die every year, leaving absolutely NO guidance to their non-collecting families as to their specific wishes, re the most preferred disposal of their stamp and coin collection.

Even if you DO have a valid Will, and even if the Executor is a spouse or family member, is there ONE word in there as to where YOU’D direct your stamps to be sold to? No - I bet there is not. Many collectors own stamps worth more than their home, yet make no mention of them whatever in their Wills.

The disinterested family may toss them in skip bins when clearing out the family home for auction. (Happens FAR more often than you imagine!) Or consign them to an auction like Velvet Collectibles or mossgreen, which of course both went broke, as has been widely reported.

These collapses left vendors with goods that were sold, and often paid for by buyers who then took the goods. However the OWNERS got zero back, after the Administrators/Liquidator/Lawyer leeches bled the carcass totally dry. with obscene $1000 an hour fees etc. When the funds run out, these pariahs just move on to the next juicy victim.

The recent mossgreen collapse saw $ MIL-

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LIONS spent on dozens of lawyers and endless high level Court hearings, and Administrator fees, and associated nonsense. A 1000+ detailed message very gory account of this terrible and greed laden train-wreck is here for those who missed it tinyurl.com/mossAuct There are still NO legal Trust Fund requirements for Stamp Auctions here, to escrow vendor monies via audited Trust Accounts, as Real Estate agents need do. They can sell your stamps, use those funds to pay rent, Director Fees, wages, car leases, utility bills, and airfares etc, and sellers can receive not one cent. It seems we learned absolutely nothing from history here.

Did any of the Directors and Managers from these defunct Auctions above incur even a fine, or were any charged by any authorities with ANYTHING at all - of course not. Seems like everyone pretty much went back to what they were doing before, and the hapless sellers were as usual, the innocent victims - for many $ millions.

And many forget that the time lag from lodging auction lots, to receiving your payment can be much longer than 6 months - and can indeed be 9 months, often not an ideal or suitable option when an Estate is being wound up. However if Stamp Auction is your choice, why not specify a specific reputable firm YOU wish to handle your material?

One hour, versus many 1000 of hours.

Often a collector will spend very many thousands of hours over a lifetime buying, mounting, studying, sorting and enjoying their stamps. It really does seem odd to me that they can’t bother taking just one hour of this time to briefly outline clear instructions for their eventual disposal,

Glen Stephens

Simply not worth the huge risk.

to best effect.

In view of the above, please give some serious thought to leaving a precise note NOW among your personal papers, or with your Solicitor, or better still in your signed Will. Simply advise precisely HOW you wish your philatelic and numismatic material disposed of in the event of your death, and to exactly WHOM you would suggest it be sold to, if something happens to you in the future.

If you are lazy, why not at least tear or print out this page, and leave that with your papers, which at least will serve as a warning to the family not to accept the local second-hand dealer’s insulting low offer at least. Or see them simply consign to auction, and see up to 70% of the value of that lifetime of collecting gobbled up in buyer/seller

fees, insurance and taxes! Would your spouse or family want that to happen?

Read my story below, about the PITTANCE a family often gets, when a collector passes away, and stamps are simply sold to a general second-hand dealer, or bric-a-brac store, along with household contents. You could see your family lose $10,000’s if they take that course. Those general second-hand dealers know NOTHING about stamps, and allow virtually that same amount, when they buy them!

Either way, you surely owe it to your family to do something pro-active? Often the dealer from whom you mostly purchased will be precisely aware of the special value of any unusual or specialist or unusual or even unique items you have - as he sold them to you! That is just common sense.

Send your stamps to auction, and such specialist material may go totally unrecognised, as stamps are lotted there with lightning speed, and only barely glanced at, in many cases. Flaws and errors and variations the selling dealer is aware of, are not always evident to someone quickly skimming the pages.

I often see lifetime collections lotted up at auction along these lazy type of description lines “Estate collection in 3 cartons, in about 30 albums of stamps and covers. Lots of interesting looking material among it. Please inspect - might be surprises here. Estimate $400.” They often sell for LESS than estimate.

Use your personal stamp contacts.

Often your wife or husband will have met or spoken to your most usual suppliers, by phone or in person, which makes the process a lot easier and far more comfortable after a bereavement. A lot easier than dealing with a totally unknown person or Auction firm, selected from the local Yellow Pages, or whatever.

Over my 40+ years as a dealer, I am privileged and honoured to have had stamp material specified to be sold direct to me in HUNDREDS of casStamp News - 63

Market Matters es, via Wills and/or via specific directions left to family members prior to their passing. Makes life so much simpler for all parties then.

I often have spoken to and/or met the wife and/ or family over the period of our dealing relationship, and thus this process is much easier, and far more comfortable and amenable, and smooth for the family, than dealing with total strangers. Just common sense really.

An informed collector who chose to deal with a dealer, from a free choice of 100s of stamp dealers, as they felt he supplied nice material at fair prices, with friendly service, is often the obvious source a family is most likely, and most comfortable, in offering those stamps back to - in the event of the collector passing away.

A short simple sentence like this is all you need in your Will to save your family from worrying about disposal of your collection. “I direct that all my stamps and all my related philatelic possessions, be disposed of directly to xxxxxxx, a well-established stamp dealer, that I know and trust.”

I have always had a very personal and “folksy” touch to my business. Sure I make a buck from stamp dealing, but I make a lot of friendships too, which is a lovely sideline to this most personal of businesses. I know many clients extremely well. I share with them many stories about their stamps, their holidays, their families, and even their football teams etc.

I have been fortunate to have been invited to stay with clients in their homes on 5 different continents when I am travelling. I’ve often met their spouses and families, and/or spoken to them on the phone. You will seldom get that personal interaction with a large auction house!

Reminding ourselves of our mortality is never a cheerful experience, which is why more than HALF of us have no legal Will, but pure common sense dictates this MUST be addressed. I do hope some readers take steps to ensure their philatelic pride and joy does NOT end up in the local brica-brac shop for a “‘song” in the event of their 64 - Stamp News

passing.

Why not make avoiding this exact situation for your family your No #1 ‘Must Do’ New Year Resolution?? You can of course prepare your own Will, but this is not a great idea as the smallest wording errors, or omissions, then may make it legally invalid. Simply not worth the risk in my view.

There are plenty of instant Will Kits on sale at bookstores globally etc. As a personal comment I would advise you instead go visit a Solicitor experienced in Wills. I paid only a few $100 for mine to be drawn up, which is reasonably complex - and that was the best money I spent all year. What value do YOU place on peace of mind?

True story - worth reading ……

To ensure readers dwell on this topic a little longer, let me relate a totally true story. I received a phone call from a second-hand furniture ‘bric-abrac’ type store owner I know. This was to advise a bulky stamp collection had been purchased within a complete ‘household effects’ type of deal.

This accumulation ‘owed’ the store owner $1,000 and “did I want to take it off his hands??”

Knowing how low this chap purchased most things, I was immediately interested, and visited that afternoon. The stamps were jumbled up in 7 large cartons.

Untidily arranged in albums, stockbooks, packets, tins etc - exactly as removed from the deceased collector’s ‘stamp den’. I looked quickly through the first two albums (Great Britain), and the asking figure of $1,000 was very easily surpassed wholesale, with nearly 7 cartons to go!

I told ‘Mr. Bric-A-Brac’ there was certainly some interesting material here, and casually checked he was asking $1,000 for the lot, not for each carton. He just smiled, and said something like - if I knew what HE had paid for it all, I’d probably be embarrassed to hand over as much as $1,000!

Among professional dealers, the asking price is either agreed to, or dickered down somewhat.

Glen Stephens

Honest: I spend nothing much on stamps!

If Kevin Morgan or Rod Perry etc offers me something for $500 nett, I am never going to say - “sorry, but you are WAY too low on that Kevin I’ll offer you $5,000 for it.”. And vice-versa!

This brings me to the point of this article. After lugging home the 7 cartons and breaking it down into lots for my Rarity Page internet ads, it became quickly apparent a collector with whom I’d dealt extensively by mail, for well over a decade, had formed the collection.

Quite a few stamps and sets were still in stockcards and glassines with my name printed on them.

Had I been called in by the man’s family and asked to price the Estate, I can honestly say that the cash price offered would have been many, many, many times more than I paid the smiling ‘bric-a-brac man’, and yet I’d still have made a nice profit, instead of a simply obscene profit.

The family lost about $25,000.

The family lost around $25,000, purely and simply because that collector didn’t nominate in his Will that myself, or indeed one of his many other dealer

contacts, be called in to quote on, or advise upon the wisest dispersion of the stamp collection.

This scenario is not unique EVERY large dealer anywhere in the world can tell you similar stories of buying material ‘for a song’ via similar channels, when they in fact have supplied a good part of it themselves, at their normal retail prices.

In my long experience, 95% of collectors are MALE, and they very often advise their families, and the wife in particular, that stamps are a very low cost pastime, with little or no “real” money ever being spent on them, and they do it all just for fun.

These same clients quietly spend $1000’s a year with me, and goodness knows what with other dealers and auctions. The number of orders I ship Registered Mail to business addresses, and get paid by business credit cards for this precise reason, would astound many (female) readers!

I’m just as often paid in ‘cash’ via Money Order, or bank transfer using cash, for the same reasons. One chap buys only by me, as his credit card charge shows up only as “Glen Stephens” and no other wording, and he tells his wife these are accountant and book-keeping and audit fees etc, that are all business related!

The buyers go to great pains to ensure the ‘good lady’ doesn’t realise that each month a $250 CTO 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge, or a 2015 Year album, set of 1994 P.N.G. overprints, or a “Penny Black” etc, is being quietly purchased. I’m certain EVERY large dealer and Auction house in the world will have clients doing precisely the same thing.

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Market Matters ilies. ”George DID say he never spent any money on them, so I suppose $300 is a fair enough offer” scenario. For a lifetime they have heard George stress: ‘the stamps are of little value’, or - ‘I only collect the cheap ones, for the fun of it’ etc.

Season’s Greetings To All! The stamp business for me has gone totally BALLISTIC this year. The weak $A has seen a vast surge in orders from overseas, USA especially, and particularly for better pieces in the 3 and 4 figure plus range, that I mostly deal in. Other dealer colleagues report the same kind of story and pattern this year.

Super low (or negative!) interest rates globally, often nervous and overvalued share markets, and even more nervous real estate markets in many countries, has seen a good deal of savvy money switching into better stamps. Which often rise 5% or more a year - and that rise is mostly Tax Free, for private collectors.

Margo and I spent last Christmas Day at a sunny family BRAAI (BBQ!) in coastal Swakopmund in Namibia (once German South West Africa) a very pretty old town. Days later we climbed the massive red Christmas Day on the beach in Swakopmund. sand “Dune 45” in Sossusvlei at sunrise, and we had a fun NYE in Windhoek. na, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbawbe. Flying back Climbing up that massive sand dune we photo’d we had 44 hours in planes and airports and no hotel nearby, is harder than it looks - seemed about a mile beds! Heaps of pix here of the adventures for anyone long, and you sink to your kneees in the super fine interested - tinyurl.com/EithoGlen sand with each step. We’d slept the night before on We also visited the vast Etosha and Chobe Game the hard ground in a tent, so the old bones were not Parks in Namibia and Botswana. Saw 400 Elephants enjoying the 5am workout! one afternoon in Chobe, and “The Big 6”, and all All via the usual whirl of endless flights, and a kinds of other animals and birds. I’ve been to Africa week visit to Ethiopia (truly fascinating place), Chivery many times, but seeing 400 Elephants is always 66 - Stamp News

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Getting too old for this caper as well!

exciting to anyone!

Then flew to Victoria Falls, and went over one morning and had breakfast literally in the Zambesi River on Livingstone Island in Zambia, and later literally hung right over the edge of Victoria Falls, risking death in the fast moving Zambezi waters!

Getting way too old for this stuff. 25 years back it did not seem so scary!

We travelled an awful lot during this year as usual, domestically and overseas - keeping many airlines solvent! One real highlight was flying to the absolutely gorgeous, remote Pacific Island Atoll of Aitutaki. One of the visual gems of the Pacific for sure.

We spend this Christmas in the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay Of Bengal, flying in via China and Chennai via a convoluted string of flights. We later travel across India, later ending up in Nepal for New Year’s Eve, and back home via Thailand and Chengdu China again.

Thank You to all readers.

“Thank You” to all readers globally, for the many phone calls and letters and emails with comments - both for AND against what has been written here, over the past year! All input is greatly appreciated and taken on board. It has been a most interesting

one, and an exciting year for the entire stamp world.

“Merry Christmas and Happy New Year”, to one and all, and to all you and yours. Be safe, have a great time among your family and friends, and then get stuck into the STAMPS - and enjoy the long holiday break! We are all part of THE most amazing Hobby. See you all in 2020.

Glen Stephens has written monthly ‘Stamp Tipster’ Columns for over 30 years - globally. A vast library of his past articles and photos are found at – www.glenstephens.com/column.html

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PO Box 1290 Upwey, VIC 3158

philatelic clubs & societies new south wales Armidale Circle RSPC: Mtg 2nd Wed Australian Cmwlth Collectors Club of NSW: Mtg 3rd Mon 7.45pm, 1st flr. Philas House, 17 Brisbane St, Darlinghurst, Sydney 2001. Ph 02 9264 8301 Australian Numismatic Society, NSW Branch: Mtg 3rd Monday, Philas House Australian States Study Circle: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Bathurst Stamp Coin and Collectables Club: Mtg 1st Mon 7.30pm, Old Eglinton fire shed, Park St, Elington Blue Mountains Stamp Club: Mtg 4th Friday (ex Dec) 8.00pm Katoomba Public School; PO Box 76, Blackheath Boambee East PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan) 6pm Boambee East Comm. Centre, Bruce King Dr. Ph: 02 66581385 Burwood District SC: Mtg 4th Wed Campbelltown District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan - 4th Wed); @ Catholic Hall Acacia St, Ruse. Inquiries: mystampclub@yahoo.com.au; PO Box 478, Campbelltown 2560 Castle Hill SC Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm, Hills District Bowling Club, Jenner Street, Baulkham Hills; PO Box 151 Castle Hill NSW 1765 China Study Group of PSNSW: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Cinderella SC: Produces “Cinderellas Australia” and monographs; PO Box 889, Chatswood, NSW 2057 Club WIlloughby Philatelic Section : Mtg 4th Thursday Earlwood and District SC: Mtg 1st Wed Eastwood-Epping PS: Mtg 1st Tuesday Grafton Stampers & Everything Philatelic: Mtg 1st Sun 2pm (ex School Hols). Grafton Baptist Church Hall, Cnr Queen & Oliver Sts. Ph 02 6642 1363. email gbchurch@bigpond.com.

Great Lakes SC: Mtg1st Sat 9.30am , Workshop & Market 1st Sat 9-12, Tuncurry Enq: Ph 02 6555 5664 Gosford PS: Afternoon Mtg 1st Mon Hawkesbury Valley PS (Richmond Stamp Club): Mtg 2nd Thurs (ex Jan) PO Box 28 Richmond 2753 Illawarra PS: Mtg 3rd Wednesday, Room 2, Illawarra Master Builders Club, 61 Church St, Wollongong 7.00 pm.

Lord Howe Island Postal History Society: Mtg by arrangement. Contact Pres: Dr William Mayo, 02 9918 6825 Maitland SC: Mtg 2nd Mon ex Jan. ‘Show & Tell’ every mtg E. Maitland Bowling Club, Bank St. Pres. Mark Saxby; Sec. David Carratt; Ph: 02 4932 4045 Email: carrotspatch@tpg.com.au Manly-Warringah Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Tues, cnr. Pittwater Rd & Federal Pde, Brookvale.

Sec. Graeme Morriss Ph: 02 9905 3255 email: stampsmw@bizland.com.au Milton-Ulladulla SC: Meeting 1pm on 4th Monday of each month (ex Dec.) Milton Ulladulla Bowling Club, St. Vincent Street, Ulladulla Sec. POBox 670, Ulladulla, NSW 2539 Tel. Barbara Smith 0244555214 Morisset Uniting Church SC: Mtg 4th Sat 10am (ex Dec) Mudgee Coin Note & Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sunday Ph 02 63735324 Newcastle PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs, 7.30pm Mayfield Ex-Services Club; 10am 3rd Wed, 48 Mackie Ave, New Lambton, Juniors 11am 3rd Sun, Wallsend Pioneers Hall

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

western australia The Airmail Circle of WA: Mtg 5th Monday “Wellington Fair” Unit 18, 40 Lord St. East Perth Tel: 08 9294 3356 Armadale-Kelmscott PS: Mtg 4th Tues; Ph: 08 9397 6525 email: fit.kanga@bigpond.com Bridgetown-Manjimup SC: Mtg 1st Thurs 4.30pm Bridgetown Library Ph 08 9761 4638 or 08 9761 2005 Busselton SC: Mtg 1st Mon, 5pm 7th Day Adv. Church, Alpha St; Ph: 08 9752 4449, 0400 646 282 email witches1@westnet.com.au Canning SC: Mtg 4th Monday Wilson Community Hall, Braibrise Rd Wilson. Ph: 08 9457 7565 Daytime SC: Mtg 1st Thurs; 08 9341 3576 Denmark SC: Mtg 1st Weds Lions Lair Rivermouth Inlet Drive, Denmark. Tel: 08 9848 3325 email: fishneil@westnet.com.au Eastern Goldfields: Mtg 3rd Thurs ; Ph: 0412 156 351 Eaton SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7pm Ph. 08 9795 7744, email: scrapbit@tpg.com Fremantle and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed, St. Peter’s Church Hall, 4 Hammad St., Palmyra. Circuit books 7pm, meeting 8pm Ph: 08 9284 7125 Have a go SC: Mtg Last Thurs. 137 Edward St, East Perth. Tel: 08 9305 2073 email: nigan@iinet.net.au Kalamunda SC: Mtg 3rd Wed; Ph: 08 9291 8484

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

NSW Postcard Collectors Soc: Mtg 1st Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Northern Suburbs PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7.45pm, Naremburn Library, Central St, Naremburn off Slade St Orange Coin and Stamp Club: Mtg Last Tuesday, Orange Community Info Centre, 79-81 Kite St, Orange 7.30pm Parramatta PS: Mtg 1st Friday Penrith and District PS: Mtg 1st Thursdays, 8pm, J3A Bldg. Castlereash St. New PO Box: 252 Kingswood 2750. Ph: 02 4733 3062 Piallaway PS: PO Box 12, Werris Creek PHILAS Stamp Auctions: Mtg 2nd Sat Mar,Jul, Nov Ph 02 9264 8301 PS of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed (exDec) PS of NSW: Mtg 4th Sat (Philas House), 3rd Tues (Chatswood); Ph: 02 9264 8301 Richmond River (Lismore) PS: Mtg 4th Thursday Royal Sydney Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd Tues. (ex Jan); Ph: 02 9264 8301 Sapphire Coast Stamp & Coin Club: Mtg Enq 02 6495 7308. Mail to PO Box 285, Pambula, NSW 2549 St. George PS: Mtg 1st Mon Shoalhaven PS: Mtg 2nd Monday (Ex Jan) PO Box 4047, East Nowra 2541.

Smithfield SC: Mtg 2nd Mon Society for Polar Philately: 2012 meetings: 2nd Wednesday of February, March, May, July, Sept and November held at Ryde Ex-Services Club 724-730 Victoria Rd, Ryde, NSW Tel: 9807 3344 (in Mackinnon room) starting at 8pm.Enq 0407 277 223 or email penviews@ hotmail.com Sussex Inlet and District: Mtg 3rd Mon Sutherland Shire PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. , 7:30pm, Sutherland Uniting Services Club, 7 East Pde, Sutherland. Information Secretary, PO Box 339, Sutherland, NSW 1499 Sydney Anglican PS: 2nd Sat. even months 9.30-2.30 North Rocks Community Church132 North Rocks Road North Rocks Tamworth PS: Mtg 1st Mon ex. Jan. Tamworth Bridge Club, 7 Hilton St, Tamworth Sec. Graeme Mitchell. PO Box 678, Tamworth NSW 2340 Ph. 02 67664853 Taree RSL Club Ltd SC: Mtg 3rd Mon Toronto SC: Mtg 1st Wed Turramurra SC: Mtg 2nd Monday, 7.45pm.

Twin Towns Stamp Club Inc.: Mtg 1st Monday, 7.30p, Masonic Centre, 8 Boyd St, Tweed Heads, 07 5535 3168 Wagga SC: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) ARCC Building, Tarcutta St, 7.30pm. Secretary: Peter Simpfendorfer Ph:02 6922 3393 Wyong PS: Mtgs: 3rd Tues 7.30pm, daytime meetings 1st Weds, KGV Heads group 4th Weds. Jim Spence Sec. 02 4392 3610 email: dandasonter6@bigpond.com

northern territory Alice Springs SC: Meet Informally; PO Box 1529, Alice Springs, NT, 0871.

Ph 08 8953 3054 Darwin Philatelic Circle: 1st Sun. 10am - 2pm. 53 Flametree Crt, Rosebery; Ph:(08) 8931 2898; PO Box 1624, Palmerston, NT, 0831; Email: Nadine.Tinsley@nt.gov.au-.

WA club information: WA Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Perth, WA, 6001 Mandurah PS PO Box 625 Mandurah WA 6210 2nd Tues 4.45 - 6.30pm Bortolo Park Pavilion Cnr. Bortolo and Murdoch Drives Greenfields WA 6210 08 9581 1083 keithmich@bigpond.com Northern Districts SC: Mtg 2nd Mon; Ph: 08 9329 0117 Philatelic Forum: Mtg 1st Mon (ex Jan); Ph: 08 9294 4277 Rockingham & Kwinana (PS of): Mtg 3rd Tues (NB 2nd in Dec) Pres. Malcolm Brown; Sec. Terry Boyd; PRO Lucie Schokker Ph. 08 9419 1604; email: malcolm.b@iinet.net.au PS of WA: Mtg 3rd Tues; Ph: 08 9294 4277 Stirling PS: Mtg 4th Wed (ex Dec); Clubrooms, Charles Riley Reserve, Wendling Rd, North Beach, Ph: 08 9447 7256 The Postmark Circle (WA): Mtg 2nd Mon; Ph: 08 9294 4277 Victoria Park SC: Mtg 1st Wed; Ph: 08 9472 8072 or 08 9450 5280 WA Study Group: Mtg 4th Thurs (ex Dec) 08 9384 1050 Wanneroo SC: Mtg 3rd Mon; Ph: 08 9305 3130.

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

Morrinsville Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Wed. Ph: 07 8893199 Nelson PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 03 5469092; Email: paula.hucklesby@clear.net.nz North Shore PS: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Wed (except Jan and Dec). Email: nsps@xtra.co.nz; Website: www.northshoreps.com NZ Stamp Collectors Club Christchurch: Mtg 4th Wed. Ph 03 3895511; Email: steve@ philatelic.org.nz; Website: www.nzeal.com/philately/nzscc.htm NZ Postcard Society: Ph: 03 3848463; Email: jenny-long@clear.net.nz; Website: www. postcard.org.nz

queensland Arana Hills SC: Meeting 2nd Tues; 07 3851 0213; email: petermccloskey@bigpond.com Bayside Afternoon SC: Meeting last Wed; Ph: 07 3206 6281.

Bundaberg PS: Mtg 2nd Mon 7pm, The Family Centre, Kensington St (in the Show Grounds); Ph: 07 4152 2403 or 07 4151 3062 Caboolture & District SC: Mtg 3rd Sat. Ph: 07 5498 6504 Cairns SC: 4th Tues. 7.30pm Comm. Hall, 15 Kamerunga Rd., Stratford 07 4033 2211 Caloundra SC: Mtg. 4th Thurs. Catholic Church Hall, Edmund St. 1.30pm. Ph: 07 5494 7233 City Daytime SC: Mtg 2nd Thurs. Ph: 07 3206 6281 City of Brisbane PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs; Ph: 07 3263 8573 (ah); email: desley@mycelebrant.com Collectors Club Queensland: Mtg 2nd Sunday each month 9am to 1pm - RSL Hall, 58 Arnold St, Holland Park. Contact 0409 130 266 or ccqueensland@gmail.com Enoggera SC: Mtg 1st and 3rd Mon. Ph: 07 3264 4157 Gladstone and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed (Ex. Jan) & 4th Wed (Ex.Dec). Ph. Sec: 07 4978 1155 Ian Rippingale, Gold Coast PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 11.30am, Southport Community Centre, Lawson St, Southport. Ph: 07 5546 3801 Gympie SC: Mtg. 2nd Sun. Jessie Witham Centre 1 - 3pm Ph. 07 5483 9188 email: sandandan@bigpond.com Hervey Bay Afternoon Club: Mtg 3rd Wed. Ph: 07 4124 1138 Ipswich SC: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan). Ph: 07 3282 2983 Junction Park SC: Mtg 1st Tues, 7.30pm, Annerley Baptist Hall, Lambton St. Contact: 07 3277 6724. PO Box 177, Annerley, 4103, righteo274@bigpond.com Lockyer Valley SC: Mtg 4th Sun, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’s Hall, Gatton. Kerri Martin, Sec. Ph: 07 5465 3390 Email: lvsc@bigpond.com Logan City SC: Meetings 2nd Thurs, Presbyterian Church, Barry St, Slacks Creek, 6pm. Ph: 07 3805 9226.

Mackay and District PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 4942 5433;

Further information can be obtained from the NZ Philatelic Federation, PO Box 58139, Whitby, Porirua, 5245, NZ. E-mail: secretary@nzpf.org.nz Postal History Soc of NZ: Auckland 1st Mon (except Jan). Ph: 09 5220311. Chapter meetings held Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth and Wellington.

Pukekohe Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sun. John Mounce, President 649-291-9381 johnmounce@ihug.co.nz Royal PS of NZ: Mtg 2nd Wed (ex Jan). Ph: 04 5899530; Email: office@rpsnz.org.nz; Website www.rpsnz.org.nz South Auckland PS: Mtg last Sat (except Dec), Papatoetoe, day time mtgs 3rd Fri (ex Dec and Jan). Ph: 09 2682245; Email: elowera@orcon.net.nz Southland PS: Mtg 1st Thurs (except Jan), 3rd Tue (daytime) (except Jan). Email: antqgevi@es.co.nz Taranaki PS: Mtg 1st Mon except Jan. Ph: 06 7546212; Email: murray-grimwood@ hotmail.com Tauranga & District Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Mon (except Dec).

Ph: 07 5765210; Email: beducker@hotmail.com Thames Valley PS: Mtg 1st Mon (except Jan). Ph: 07 8689190.

Thematic Association of NZ: Ph: 04 2347218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Timaru PS: Mtg 1st Wed. Ph: 03 6880343 Upper Hutt PS: Mtg 3rd Mon (except 2nd Mon Dec). Ph: 04 5284123; Email: teme. isaac@clear.net.nz Waikato PS: Mtg 1st (except Jan) and 3rd Wed (except Jan and Dec). Email: c.cameron@agresearch.co.nz Wakatipu PS: Ph: 03 4428865 Wanganui PS: Mtg 2nd Wed. Ph: 06 3427894; Email: g.p.phillips@xtra.co.nz Wellesley PS: Mtg 2nd and 4th Mon (ex public holidays). Ph: 9 8271240 Wellington PS: Mtg 4th Mon (except Dec); Ph: 042347218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Whakatane PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Thurs (except Jan) Ph: 07 3222054 or 07 3086193 Whangarei PS: Mtg 2nd Meeting: 2nd Tues (Ex.Jan) Ph 09 4348000; Email john-monica@xtra.co.nz QLD Philatelic Council, 18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum, Qld, 4178. Ph: 07 3396 0846 Fax: 07 3396 0842. Email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Web: www.qpc.asn.au

Maryborough and Wide Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Salvation Army Youth 7 Comm.

Hall. Bazaar St Maryborough. Ph: 07 41224708 (see also Hervey Bay) Nanango SC: Mtg 2nd Sat, 10:00am, Nanango RSL. Contact Ph: 07 3103 8938 or ema il: bowtell_harris@activ8.net.au Philatelic Society of Qld: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm,18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum. Ph: 07 3245 5222 Queensland Study Group: Sunday bi-monthly 1.00pm meets QPS house. Contact Ph: 07 3396 0846 email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Redland Bay Coin and Stamp Club, 4th Thurs. Monthly. John Hardman 07 3206 9996 or 07 3822 6987 Rockhampton SC: Mtg 1st Tues. Ph: 07 4926 3336. email: rockystampclub@gmail.com Sherwood Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 3372 6096 Southport Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 07 55630384 Southside PS: Mtg 3rd Tuesday & 3rd Wednesay (9am) Ph: 07 3848 2304 (ah) email: david. appleton@mailbox.uq.edu.au Sunshine Coast SC (formerly Nambour SC): Mtg 1st Wed, 7.15pm Red Cross Rms, Price St., Nambour 07 5445 3647 Thematics Queensland: Mtg bi-monthly 9.30am. Ph: 07 3262 5605 email: j.crowsley@ uq.net.au Toowoomba SC: Mtg. 2nd Sat 1pm, Salvation Army Hall, Cnr. West St. 7 Anzac Ave. Ph. 07 4635 5623 Email: bob.benny@bigpond.com Twin Towns SC: Mtg 1st Mon; Ph: 07 5535 3168 Waterloo Bay SC: Mtg. 1st Thurs. 1pm & 4th Mon. 7pm. Redlands Multi SportsClub, Birkdale Ph: 07 3206 0815

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philatelic clubs & societies south australia

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

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

Gawler SC: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Evanston Primary School, Para Rd, Evanston. PO Box 2, Willaston 5118; Ph: 08 8522 2335 Email: jo.trev@bigpond.com German Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd & 4th Mon 8pm; German Club, 223 Flinders St, Adelaide 5000; Ph: 08 8260 2251 Glenside PS: 1st & 3rd Sat 1.30pm; Uniting Church Hall, Carlton St. Highgate. c/- 9 Moore St., Tranmere, SA 5073 08 8398 2475 Lower Murray PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs,7.30pm, 2nd Sat, 10am; The Lions Den, Murray Bridge. PO Box 810, Murray Bridge; Ph: 08 85704074 lmphilsocsec@gmail.com Mount Gambier PS: Mtg 3rd Tues; Reidy Park Corn Centre. 8pm. Also1st Sunday (ex. Jan)

victoria Australian PS: Bi-monthly meetings on 3rd Monday in February, April, June, August, October and December at RSL Homes, 152 Canterbury Road [cnr Keats Street] Canterbury. Secretary, PO Box 156 Balwyn Vic. 3103 Bairnsdale SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs Ballarat PS:Mtg 3rd & 5th Mon Balwyn PS: Mtg 3rd Friday; Daytime 1st Friday Bendigo PS: Mtg 1st Tues Berwick SC:Mtg 2nd Sun (ex Jan); Ph: 03 5942 7626 Blackburn Baptist SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs Brighton PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Tues; Daytime 3rd Tues Bulleen PS Mtg 2nd Mon (ex Jan) 7.30 pm Veneto Club Upstairs 191 Bulleen Rd Bulleen (PO Box 166, Niddrie VIC 3042)Contact Secretary: Frank 0438830645 Treasurer: Joe 0408560601 Camperdown SC: Mtg 1st Tues Castlemaine SC: Mtg 3rd Tues (ex Dec) Colac PC: Mtg 4th Mon (ex. Dec), Colac Community College, Bromfield St, Colac. Ph:52314746 Corner Inlet SC: Mtg 4th Thurs, Foster, Ph: 03 56881100 Dandenong PS: 4th Thurs. ex Dec. 7.30pm, Meeting Room, Church of Christ, David St., Dandenong 03 5996 9501 Diamond Valley PS: Mtg 3rd Mon Essendon-Broadmeadows PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs; St Johns Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Mt Alexander Rd & Buckley St, Essendon; Murray Gorham, Ph 9306 7480 Footscray PS: Mtg 1st Mon (2nd in Jan); Maribyrnong Comm. Centre, 54 Raleigh Rd, Maribyrnong. c/24 Carrington Street Sydenham 3037. 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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