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vii. Pioneer leading contemporary Philatelic Traders (contd) Charles B Donne (1863-1916) The aforementioned Sydney pioneer Philatelic Traders did not serve the market without competition. Similarly professional traders were operating in Melbourne from as early as the 1870s. Charles B Donne, and William Ackland were the principal southern contemporaries. Charles Bulwer Donne claimed in his c1909 catalogue below: “The Oldest Established and most reliable Dealer in Postage Stamps in Victoria.” Further, he claimed to have been established 1878. Perforation gauge bearing Donne handstamp when at 346 Little Collins St Melbourne

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vii. Pioneer leading contemporary Philatelic Traders (contd) Charles B Donne (1863-1916) Oct 271887 use of Victoria 2d Envelope when Donne was at 59 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, to E. Granville Miller in Launceston

Curiously, the cover was not received until December 30, more than two months later. (Obverse shown 70%)

Jul 29 1890 use of stamped to-order Stationery for John Robertson & Son, addressed to Donne at his G.P.O. Box in hand of Dawson A Vindin (Obverse shown 75%)

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COMMERCIAL PHILATELY IN AUS vii. Pioneer leading contemporary Philatelic Traders (contd.) Charles B Donne (1863-1916) Jul 8 1898 use Postal card from Philatelic Trader in Romania to Donne, when at 346 Little Collins St, Melbourne, endeavouring to interest the firm in buying Wholesale Romania (Reverse shown 70%)

Feb 16 1899 use Victoria Postal card signed CB Donne, addressed to pioneer Philatelist Rev H.W. Lane, Lara (Obverse shown 80%)

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AUSTRALIA : 1860s TO WWI Part 2 vii. Pioneer leading contemporary Philatelic Traders (contd.) William Ackland (1872-1953) Ackland migrated from U.K. to Melbourne in 1892, aged 20 years, and within a year had bought the business of The Wallace Stamp Co (established 1890). For six decades, he was one of the foremost Australian Philatelic Traders, publishing his own extensive priced catalogues.

Ackland traded from Altson’s Building, 1st floor, Elizabeth & Collins Sts, Melbourne, for decades Perforation gauge inscribed for Ackland, supplied by Peerless hinges Stamp News - 9

COMMERCIAL PHILATELY IN AUS vii. Pioneer leading contemporary Philatelic Traders (contd.) William Ackland (1872-1953) Jun 26 1893 embellished uprated use of Victoria 2d Envelope for registration South Yarra to U.K. (note use of “Belt & Buckle” oval datestamp). Ackland then resided in South Yarra, but initially traded from G.P.O. Box 340, Melbourne. (Handstamp on reverse shown 150%)

Aug 31 1898 registered cover to Paris, Ackland handstamp now showing 162 Elizabeth St, Melbourne. (Handstamp shown 150%)

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AUSTRALIA : 1860s TO WWI Part 2 vii. Pioneer leading contemporary Philatelic Traders (contd.) William Ackland (1872-1953) Jan 16 1895 use of G.B. stationery envelope uprated for registration in Jersey, addressed to Ackland at “162 Elisabeth {sic} St /Victoria’:

The article was missent to Victoria, British Columbia; there is no indication it was ever delivered to Melbourne. The notation in red at left: “M.O. £10 & I Austn P.O. 21/-”, a large order at the time, suggests Ackland would have lamented its non-arrival. Signs of cover trauma may have have occurred during misdirection.

Jan 16 1900 use of Victoria Postal card to Turkey, written in French and signed Wm Ackland (reverse shown 90%)

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23. ACSC 71T: KGV Single wmk smooth paper. 1d PINK (G28). DRURY CERTIFICATE. Mint lightly hinged......................................................... $250 24. ACSC 72C(4)h: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d CARMINE (G62) with NECK FLAW variey. DRURY CERTIFICATE. Mint unhinged... $185 25. SG 47b.k/ACSC 72C.ab: Single wmk rough paper. 1d carmine. A very fine mint lightly hinged example of the RARE NO WATERMARK variety. DRURY CERTIFICATE. ................................................................$7,500 26. .ACSC 72D: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d ROSE RED (G63) DRURY CERTIFICATE. Mint unhinged.................................................................. $100 27. ACSC 72E: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d PALE ROSE-RED (G64). DRURY CERTIFICATE. Very fine, mint unhinged.............................$1,100 28. ACSC 72G: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d PINK (G66). DRURY CERTIFICATE. Mint unhinged. A very scarce shade .....................$1,950 29. ACSC 72G: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d PINK (G66). DRURY CERTIFICATE. Very fine, mint lightly hinged. A difficult shade to locate. DUNKERLEY CERTIFICATE..........................................................$1,100 30. ACSC 72H: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d ROSE PINK (G67). DRURY CERTIFICATE. Very fine, mint lightly hinged...................$1,250 31. ACSC 72Hbb: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d ROSE PINK (G67) OS. A superb example of this scarce shade. DRURY CERTIFICATE. Mint unhinged.....................................................................................................$1,250 32. SG O54c/ACSC 72l.bb: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d ROSINE (G69) OS, die 1. DRURY CERTIFICATE Well centred examples are scarce. Very fresh, mint lightly hinged................................................ $225 33. SG O54f/ACSC 72l(1)ib: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d ROSINE, DIE 2, OS, DRURY CERTIFICATE.Well centred examples of this shade are scarce. Very fine, mint unhinged.................................................$1,500 34. SG 47c /ACSC 72J: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d DEEP ROSINE (G70) die 1. DRURY CERTIFICATE Well centred, mint lightly hinged .......$875 35. ACSC 72K: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d DAMSON (G70½). A SCARCE shade, very fine and mint unhinged. DRURY CERTIFICATE.............$1,500 35..ACSC 72L: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d PLUM (G71). A VERY SCARCE shade. DRURY CERTIFICATE. Mint lightly hinged........$1,500 36. ACSC 72L.bb: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d PLUM (G71) OS. A scarce shade. DRURY CERTIFICATE Mint lightly hinged......... $1,100 37. ACSC 72R: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d MAROON (G77). DRURY CERTIFICATE. Fresh, mint lightly hinged.........................................$1,100 38. ACSC 72S.bb: KGV Single wmk rough paper 1d ORANGE BROWN (G78), OS (only issued as ‘OS’). A superb used example of this RARE shade. DRURY CERTIFICATE. ..................................................................$5,500 39. SG 53a(var)/ACSC 75Am,n: KGV Single wmk 1d carmine-red, die 3. Varieties WHITE FLAW ON ‘S’ and WHITE FLAW ON TIP OF BEARD. Very scarce as a multiple. CHOICE mint unhinged ......................... $825 40. ACSC 75D: KGV Single wmk rough paper. 1d BROWNISH RED, die 3 (G112). A very appealing mint lightly hinged example of this VERY RARE and often misidentified shade. This being the FIRST mint example we have had to offer in over 25 years, very underrated in mint condition. DRURY CERTIFICATE..................................................$7,500 41. ACSC 75D: KGV Single wmk rough paper die 3, 1d BROWNISH RED (G112). DRURY CERTIFICATE M . issing perf in upper right corner, price reduced, used................................................................................................. $875

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Stamps in the News - Globally! The secret language of love Reported at www.pentictonherald.ca

With Valentine’s Day recently celebrated, it is timely to remember how the sexual repression of Victorian and Edwardian times, combined with the new craze of sending picture postcards, led to people devising a secret ‘language of love’ via stamps where various positions and angles of postage stamps held a visible yet hidden meaning. Using postcards rather than letters would allay suspicion, because the written message was out in the open for anyone to read. Postcard manufacturers jumped on the code idea, producing guides or postcards that outlined stamp positions and their particular messages. It was important for both sender and receiver to have the same guide- for example, one meaning of an upper right corner upside-down stamp was “Do write soon,” while the same position in another guide meant “Write no more.” The “Language of Stamps” quickly spread internationally. There are examples of guide postcards in English, French, German, Russian, Dutch, Swedish,

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Finnish, Norwegian, Polish and Czech. The code was so widespread that it actually became a problem to cancel these oddly positioned stamps and some postal authorities introduced requirements that stamps could only be affixed to the upper right corner of a letter or card. The frequent use of a stamp position code certainly continued into World War I. But many cards and letters were sent with a stamp in an “I love you” position as an equivalent to today’s addition of XXX at the end of a letter. No longer a secret code, but just one more way to send kisses to a sorely missed loved one.

Beautiful dreamer in Finland Reported at www.posti.com

A stamp called A Little Dreamer was voted as Finland’s most beautiful stamp of 2020 in a poll conducted by Posti, Finland’s postal provider. Posti reported in a Jan. 26 press release that 29,410 votes were cast in the poll. A Little Dreamer received 3,160 votes. Designed by Netta Tiitinen, this

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Margo Campbell honoured in the 25th annual Australia Post Legends Awards, celebrating their significant contribution to the world of sport and the wider community. The 2021 Legends – Allan Border AO, Adam Gilchrist AM, Jason Gillespie, Dennis Lillee AM MBE, Ellyse Perry and Ricky Ponting AO – will each have their portrait featured on new postage stamps as part of the Australian Legends of Cricket stamp issue. “For more than 200 years, cricket has played an important role in shaping our summers and our culture and has had a profound impact on the way we see ourselves and each other,” the Australia Post GM said. “These Australian cricket stars are sources of great national pride and celebrated all over the world as shining examples of determination, agility and skill. “The very first recipient of the Australia Post Legends Award was Sir Donald Bradman, so it is fitting that we return to the crease in the award’s 25th year”.

Beating bullying in Greece

Reported at https://greekcitytimes.com nondenominated domestic-rate stamp was issued in September. Tiitinen based her design on a commissioned painting of “a girl who loves glitter and sparkles and is reaching upwards.” She described the work as reflecting the courage, enthusiasm, curiosity and spontaneity of children.

Beautiful batters in Australia Reported at www.miragenews.com

Six of Australia’s greatest cricket stars have been

The Hellenic Post has released a commemorative series of stamps dedicated to putting an end to bullying at schools. The initiative is taking place under the auspices of the Education Ministry, which also includes sending posters to all primary and secondary schools. The four stamps which carry the slogan “Stop Bullying”, illustrate the different forms of bullying and highlight the problems of social isolation, cyber-harassment, pain, loneliness, cruelty and marginalization.

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A spokesman said, “The stamps envision love, respect, friendship and gentle rivalry in children’s communities and bring the message into schools.”

Bringing the bear to bear in Japan Reported at https://english.kyodonews.net

Japan Post is issuing a 1 yen stamp to commemorate

150 years of operations, marking the first time in around 70 years it has issued a new design for the denomination. The new stamp, with a print run of only 100 million, will feature Posukuma -- the bear postman mascot of Japan Post. The current 1 yen stamp is a portrait of Hisoka Maejima, known as the father of Japan’s modern postal system. Demand for 1 yen stamps has increased as they are used to make up for the difference between old and new postal costs following the nation’s consumption tax hike in October 2019. “With a bright and colourful design, we hope young children can also enjoy the stamps,” a spokesman said.

Chasing the rainbow in New Zealand Reported at www.hcamag.com

New Zealand Post has reaffirmed their commitment to diversity by commissioning a new Rainbow Pride stamp. “This special edition stamp has been really meaningful to work on,” added a spokesman. “Our stamp programme aims to be inclusive and reflective of our history and the many groups and cultures in New Zealand society. We are so proud to be supporting the 2021 Pride events and LGBTTQIA+ communities in New Zealand. “ 16 - Stamp News

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NZ has long been a pioneering in the world of diversity, with PM Jacinda Arden’s new cabinet lauded as the most diverse in the nation’s history.

The hobby of kings in Romania

Reported at www.newsbreak. com A new stamp from Romania illustrates the saying that stamp collecting is “the king of hobbies and the hobby of kings.” This 10.50-leu stamp picturing King Carol II with his stamp collection was issued in January as part of a new series highlighting the hobbies of Romanian kings. The new-issue announcement from Romania’s philatelic bureau, Romfilatelia, called Carol II (1893-1953) “a controversial sovereign,” but added

that he was known “for his qualities, those of a man interested in the great culture that he systematically sponsored through the prestigious institution of the Royal Foundations.” However, the king’s greatest concern was philately. He is remembered as one of the “most important collectors in the world, both by the theme of the stamps and by the rarity of the philatelic pieces.” The rarest of these rarities was the unique Sweden Treskilling Yellow, the 3-skilling stamp of the 1855 Coat of Arms design erroneously printed in yellow orange instead of blue green. The three other stamps in the new set, called “The Passions of the King of Romania,” feature King Carol I’s interest in horseback riding, Ferdinand I’s love of botany and the piloting skills of Romania’s last king, Michael I.

The matrix is everywhere in Germany Reported at www.iamexpat.de

Deutsche Post announced in January that it was introducing a “new generation of postage stamps” that would enable customers to get basic tracking updates on their items, while reducing forgeries. The new stamps will each feature an individual matrix code that can be scanned - allowing Deutsche Post employees to check its validity. Before posting their letter, customers can also scan the code into the Deutsche Post app to get updates when the letter has arrived in the local processing centre, and Stamp News - 17

Stamps in the News - Globally! when it has reached its target region. However, unlike with parcels, seamless tracking that tells customers when an item has actually been delivered will not be possible, since postal workers usually just deposit letters in mailboxes. The stamps have been available for purchase since February 4, 2021, and by 2022 all German stamps will bear a unique code.

Philatelic politics in Azerbaijan Reported at www.calvertjournal.com

New Azerbaijani postal stamps commemorating the country’s fight against Covid-19 and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War have sparked online outrage amid accusations of anti-Armenian sentiment. The illustration accompanying the stamps shows a disinfection specialist standing over a map of Azerbaijan and fumigating the area of Nagorno-Karabakh — leading many to claim that

ethnic Armenians in the area were being depicted as a virus in need of “eradicating”. Nagorno-Karabakh is a breakaway region claimed by both Armenia and Azerbaijan. Fighting in the area most recently broke out in September, until a Russia-brokered deal put an end to the conflict. The agreement determined that Armenia must withdraw from several territories within Nagorno-Karabakh, which are now under Azerbaijani control. The conflict left thousands dead and tens of thousands more, mostly Armenians, displaced. According to the officials, the new stamps “are dedicated to the two most significant events of 2020 — the coronavirus pandemic and main heroes of the Patriotic War” and will “promote their sacrifice among local and foreign philatelists”. The stamps themselves show collages displaying photographs of doctors side-by-side with soldiers and demining specialists. But their release was followed by a furious backlash, with many taking to Twitter to voice their concern.

Philatelic politics in the West Bank Reported at www.aljazeera.com

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has recently announced it will begin using its own postal codes, a move at easing the delivery of parcels in the occupied territories, as well as asserting sovereignty. International mail sent to or from the occupied West Bank currently has to pass through Jordan or Israel. In both cases, mail intended for the occupied West Bank has to be cleared by Israel, which controls the entry of goods and customs into the occupied territory. But the PA has recently asked the Universal Postal Union to notify its member states that Palestinian postal codes were coming into force. According to the PA, the postcode project would help establish a Palestinian addressing system that 18 - Stamp News

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would facilitate Palestinian mail. “From April, postal items that do not bear a Palestinian postal code will not be processed,” Palestinian Minister of Communications said. “It is a question of asserting Palestinian rights,” he said, adding that postcodes would improve parcel delivery services, postal sorting, logistics services, and emergency and ambulance services. In 2008, Israel agreed to give more autonomy for Palestinian postal services, meaning that some international mail could be flown to Jordan and then transferred to the Palestinian territories. However, the agreement appeared to falter, creating a huge postal backlog in 2010 which resulted in mailed being stuck in Jordan for eight years, before Israel finally processed them to enter the occupied West Bank. Palestinians have long complained that they are forced to use costly private courier services to send or receive parcels.

Breaking bad in Australia Reported at www.news.com.au

A trusted insider to Australia’s postal service has been charged with drug offences after allegedly using his position to facilitate the importation of methamphetamine into NSW. Australian Federal Police began investigating the matter in October after Border Force officers detected an illicit substance inside a consignment of 210 nicotine vape bottles flown into Sydney. Forensic testing confirmed the nicotine vials returned a positive result for methamphetamine. The total estimated amount of liquid methamphetamine was about 12.6 litres, the AFP says. Authorities worked to identify and recover a second identical package delivered to NSW, which was allegedly tampered with by a 35-yearold postal subcontractor who police claim removed an estimated 60 per cent of its contents before returning it to authorities. An investigation resulted in the

AFP executing search warrants at the man’s Parramatta residence where officers seized evidence allegedly related to the offending. “This was an opportunistic attempt to use a position of insight and access into the mail delivery system, motivated by personal gain and greed,” an AFP commander alleged. He was charged in early February and if convicted, faces life imprisonment.

Breaking isolation in the UK Reported at www.cambridge-news.co.uk

Royal Mail’s army of 120,000 frontline postal workers could mirror schemes adopted by postal services in Europe, it has been reported Postal workers could be utilised to check on the wellbeing of the elderly and to deliver essential items, such as prescriptions, a trades union has suggested. The French service, La Poste, operates home checks for the elderly and vulnerable under its “watch over my parents” scheme, costing about £17 a month for one weekly visit from their regular postman or woman. Postal workers enter a customer’s house for a 10-minute chat and check whether they have any urgent health problems or need help with food, medicine or repairs. A service like this has been running in the Chan-

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Stamps in the News - Globally! nel Islands for several years, costing £6.75 a visit. In a 2018 trial, postal workers visited elderly people in New Malden in southwest London, Whitby in North Yorkshire and Liverpool. It was funded by the Home Office to test whether tackling social isolation in the over-65s could make them less likely to fall victim to crime. Postal staff asked participants five standard questions about their welfare and connected them with the relevant authorities if necessary. The Home Office concluded the trial was successful and “had the potential to improve the wellbeing of particiqpants,” but there has been no further action.

Breaking out the woollies in Canada

Reported at www.myprincegeorgenow.com Mail carriers in Prince George, British Columbia, will be fighting through extremely cold temperatures this week. With temperatures dipping to -30 at times, local authorities don’t anticipate any delays but safety will remain the top priority. “Almost all of our mail carriers are used to this of course. It’s all about layers of clothing and making sure you are keeping warm but also listening to your body and if you are getting cold or anything like that then you know you need to do something.”

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“Look out for frostbite, especially in facial areas and even in the hands and toes. We have a lot of veterans here who are used to this now and as far as the mail goes everything should go out on time.” Local residents have been urged do their part by keeping the outside of their home nice and tidy. “Making sure things like the driveway are nice and plowed providing a walkway and putting some gravel down is always nice. Ice can be a big factor for our jobs too during the winter weather and also make sure your dogs are restrained.”

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

GB 1840 “Penny Black” attractive used - $A250:

“The World’s First Stamp” Even 2 or 3 margin, common plate number real roughies these days, can cost $100s, as many 1000’s are sold to China each year by Gibbons and others, in a large consumer marketing drive, and prices are up. This one is Lettered “J.G.” with a lightly struck, crisp Vermillion Red Maltese Cross cancel, as you will agree - so much nicer than a usual heavy BLACK MX as most 1d Backs have! Every collector wants a “Penny Black” on the frontispiece page of their album, no matter what country they collect. If your initials are “J.G.” - even better! SG #1G, with Red MX - “From £425” = $A850. Clean and fresh and flat, and totally free of hinges and gook and gunk and repairs - and now over 180 years old. (Noted a shallow thin, mentioned for accuracy.) GREAT eye-appeal, as you can see for $600 less than Gibbons. Indeed way less than the price of the current PO Year Album - tinyurl.com/ APyear Insane. (I always have several lower priced 1d Blacks - please enquire!) Only $US190 as I type: $A250 (Stock 473JQ)

Australia 1916 2/- Brown Kangaroo INVERTED WATERMARK $1,000 under Cat!:

ACSC lists the Inverted Watermark stamp as 37a, at $1,500, normal or Perf “OS” in average used - and they often are in terrible shape, from heavy parcel use in WWI. As an example, the only used copy in the huge Arthur Gray Gold Medal sale had short perfs, and a missing corner! ACSC 37a, $1,700. This is a 100+ year old stamp, clean and flat and fresh, very attractive used, free of hinges and gook and gunk etc, so that the watermark shows superbly. Most of this watermark 2/- has really “fluffy” perfs - this one is truly excellent as you can see. Quite decent cds cancel for a parcel usage 2/- … many have ugly smeared boxed grids, or machine rollers etc. Better Kangaroos have gone totally GANG-BUSTERS in recent years. A very pleasing looking stamp, superb perfs and centering- the nicest copy I have seen on this for ages, yet just $1,000 less than the ACSC price - $A700 (Stock 539LQ)

Japan 8¥ Postal Week, Flying Geese, UPU 1949, MUH **SHEETLET of 5**!

The key Japanese post-war issue. A huge stamp. A key global “Bird” issue. Now 72 years old. Never had the full sheetlet before in 45 years of dealing - even SINGLES are scarce! Fresh mint perfect centred, and totally **MUH** - these often have bad foxing due to the local made, cheap, coarse and highly acidic wood pulp paper used right after WW2. Japan was rebuilding the decimated country and economy, and quality control was out the window. They often have “splinters” of the coarse wood fibres in the paper, marring the reverse or the front. This is far better than most, and has FRESH MUH original gum - an oily fingermark on left stamp, that will likely remove with care. SG 556, £140 x 5 = £700, or $A1,400 as HINGED! Sakura cat 25,000¥ each, so 5 x MUH singles = $A1,625, and the sheetlet commands a large premium on top of course, as few now exist, ESPECIALLY being totally MUH. Saw one get $A1000 in an overseas Auction. A KEY post War BIRD/UPU item globally, in the full MUH sheetlet - a whopping $900 UNDER the SG price for 5 x hinged copies! $A500 (Stock 892LW) Order via: tinyurl.com/GlenOrder All Cards accepted with ZERO fee - even Amex! Bank Deposit fine, or Money Orders. PayPal is accepted in ANY major currency, saving you fees - contact me first. LayBys/Layaways always OK with me!

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PO Box 4007, Castlecrag, NSW, 2068, Australia. - Phone 0490 399 888 e-mail me: glen@glenstephens.com - www.glenstephens.com/rarity.html Life Member: American Stamp Dealers Association (New York.) Philatelic Trader’s Society. (London.)

Postal Stationery Welcome to the postal stationery column for March 2021. This month’s column includes further information on prepaid postcards issued by Australia Post in 2020, other new issues and new books on postal stationery. Localised Postcards – New Format Many of the views on the localised postcards discussed in previous columns (see the column in the May 2020 issue of Australasian Stamp News 2020) have been reissued without the Post Office name and postcode and the white panel. Some 28 postcards (Figures 1 - 4) have been reported to date and are listed in the February 2021 issue of the Postal Stationery Collector. All have a nominal issue date of 8 June 2020 and unique barcodes. As before, these postcards are NOT available for purchase from the Philatelic Bureau online/mail service. 2020 Impressions Catalogue - Additional Postal Stationery Besides the two items mentioned in the February 2021 Postal Stationery column, there was also a prepaid postcard commemorating Harry Butler included in the album Celebrating the Astonishing Feats of Australian Civil Aviation, 1894 to 1920 which sold for $129.95. In addition, there were also two ‘Stamped envelopes’ sold as PNCs (Figure 5) were offered for Victory in Europe Day and 75 Years of end of WWII but not sold mint. 2021 Lunar New Year – Year of the Ox The annual Lunar New Year postal stationery were issued on 8 January 2021 with domestic (Figure 6) and international (Figure 7) envelopes and a prepaid postcard (Figure 8) being issued for the Year of the Ox. The issue was based on illustrations by Chrissy Lau. Parcel Post ‘Home Compostable’ Formular Satchels Richard Peck has provided information on a trial of ‘Home Compostable Formular Satchels’ (Figure 9) to be used for sending parcels. He reports the trial from 15 December 2020 and purchased 22 - Stamp News

Figure 1 New Format Localised Postcard for Bendigo Figure 2 New Format Localised Postcard for Broken Hill Figure 3 New Format Localised Postcard for Echuca

Ian McMahon copies on 23 December 2020 from the GPO Sydney. They were also available from a number of post offices in Canberra in mid-December. The three sizes were issued matching the regular parcel post satchels and were sold for an additional cost above the flat rate postage: Small $1, postage $8.95; Medium $1.20, postage $15.35; large $1.50 postage $19.70. Pen Pal Prepaid Postcards Four prepaid postcards (Figures 10 and 11) were released on 14 January 2020 as part of Australia Post’s pen pal program and feature drawings by Annie White, who has illustrated over 70 books for children with her drawings also appearing in many other media such as jigsaws and murals (https://www.anniewhite.com/about): Children’s Aquarium, Space Bedroom, Swimming Reef and By The River. The postcards were issued as part of an Australia Post pen pal club for primary and kindergarten teachers ‘to help you connect with other classrooms [for your students] to write letters to, based on your classroom size, location and age group’. The club provides ‘free lessons and activity plans to explore writing conventions – with the help of our pen pal characters Ruby, Jack, Maria and Ahn [the characters depicted on the postcards]’. In ‘The Pen Pal Club’, a picture book written by Sally Morgan and illustrated by Annie White, the four pen pals are followed as they exchange handwritten letters, learning about each other’s diverse families and hometowns in Australia.

Figure 4 New Format Localised Postcard for Parkes Figure 5 Victory in Europe PNC Figure 6 Domestic Stamped Envelope for the Year of the Ox

Greetings From Postcards Greetings From Melbourne’ and ‘Greetings From The Gold Coast’ postcards (Figure 12) were issued during 2020. The nominal issue date was 28 April 2020 for the Stamp News - 23

Postal Stationery Melbourne postcard and 22 June 2020 for the Gold Coast postcard. World Heritage Australia Prepaid Postcards Four pre-paid postcards sold as maximum cards and two other pre-paid postcards were issued on 20 October 2020 showing UNESCO World Heritage sites in Australia. The two latter cards depicted the Sydney Opera House (Figure 13) and the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (Figure 14). 2020 Prepaid Postcards Additional prepaid postcards were issued in April and May 2020 include Australian Animals, ‘G’day from Australia’ (Figure 15), Grampians, Salamanca Market (Figure 16) and Kangaroo Island (Remarkable Rocks). Unusual Aerogramme Usage Figure 17 shows a formular aerogramme produced by Croxley provided by Paul Xavier. It is similar in appearance to those sold by the company in New Zealand but has been approved for use in Fiji with the text on the reverse ‘Approved by the Permanent Secretary for Posts and Telecommunications for posting in Fiji to overseas or inland addresses’. Furthermore, it has a printed return address for Government House, Funafuti, Tuvalu on the reverse and inside the aerogramme which also is printed with the coat of arms. The aerogramme was used from the Library in Funafuti, Tuvalu to the United Kingdom in 1981. Figure 18 shows a Fiji 8c aerogramme used to Iceland. The message appears to be a move in a postal chess match indicating that the usage was commercial. The New South Wales Postal Stationery Handbook: Embossed Letter Sheets The issue of the New South Wales 1838 embossed 24 - Stamp News

Figure 7 International Stamped Envelope for the Year of the Ox Figure 8 Prepaid Postcard for the Year of the Ox Figure 9 ‘Home Compostable’ Satchel Letter Sheets represents a major world first in philately. The letter sheets were not only the first postal stationery items but arguably embossed with the world’s first postage stamp. Their introduction was announced in the Government Gazette of 1 November 1838 and the earliest recorded example postmarked 29 November 1839. The London Philatelist of May 2019 (v.128, no. 1465, PP.154-170) published a major comprehensive and authoritative article by Brian Peace entitled The First Postage Stamp: The New South Wales Embossed Letter Sheet. With the kind permission of the author this account, together with a census of known covers, is now reproduced in the New South Wales Postal Stationery Handbook and available on the web site (https://postalstationeryaustralia.com/postal-stationery-of-new-south-wales-handbook/ ). The section on Embossed Letter Sheets also includes the most recent

Ian McMahon census of known examples of the letter sheets, (originally published as Peace, Brian and Browne, Stephen “Census of Used Lettersheets and Envelopes Bearing the Embossed Stamp” Sydney Views 144 August 2019) together with a priced catalogue listing which includes the reprints. The authors, Dingle Smith, Peter Kowald & Michael Blinman, would welcome corrections, additions and comments to the material provided on the web site. The Postal Card Section will be the next addition to the Handbook hopefully to be added later in 2021. Overprinted British Postal Orders, a Directory by Dr John M Gledhill Overprinted British Postal Orders, a Directory is a directory of British Overprinted Postal Orders (Figure 19) which were used in many countries of the British Commonwealth including New Zealand and Fiji. It is the outcome of many years of research to document all of the known existing copies of these postal notes. This has been achieved as, like banknotes, the postal orders have a unique serial number and in addition for most of the postal notes only a very small number of copies are known. All overprint types and postal order types for each country have been listed. The book is in two volumes with over 2,300 entries spread over 570 pages and more than 650 illustrations, as well as informative appendices on usage of overprinted postal order types, overprint types, denomination quantities, etc. All types of overprinted postal orders are illustrated in colour (apart from some old images only available in black and white). The full study covers 73 countries which used overprinted British postal orders. An historical introduction by Richard Solly covering

Figure 10 Childrens’ Aquarium Prepaid PostcardFigure 11 Swimming Reef Prepaid Postcard Figure 12 Greetings From the Gold Coast Prepaid Postcard Figure 13 Sydney Opera House Pre-Paid Postcard Stamp News - 25

Postal Stationery Figure 14 Royal Exhibition Building Pre-Paid Postcard Figure 15 G’day from Australia Prepaid Postcard Figure 16 Salamanca Market Prepaid Postcard the printers and government policies has been included. The “Directory” has been kindly and generously supported by the Postal Order Society Research Fund and the GB Overprints Society. The book can be purchased by contacting Dr John M Gledhill Email: jmgstamps@jgledhill.me.uk. The cost is £67 plus postage (which given the size of the book may be significant). Victorian Halfpenny Stamped - to - Order Post Cards 1872- 1901: An Illustrated Guide and Preliminary Catalogue by Neil A Sargent There would appear to be little that has been written about the stamped-to-order post cards of the United Kingdom. This new monograph (Figure 20) sets out to illustrate Victorian ½ d post cards between 1872 and 1901. It mainly focuses on the cards embossed with the ½d pink die and, for the first time, tries to provide a new listing of the principal varieties of cards produced, based on the author’s collection. A4 size, full colour, card covers & stapled, 48 pages. Available from the author Neil A Sargent FRPSL 24, Wheal Regent Park, Carlyon Bay Pl25 3SP Price: £7 plus postage. Email: neil.sargent@btinternet.com . World-Wide On-Line Meetings The Postal Stationery Society of Australia (PSSA)’s January 2021 on-line meeting was a presentation by Mike Smith on the Orange Free State. For information on past and future meetings see the PSSA website, Postalstationeryaustralia.com or the Society’s Facebook pages. There have been a wealth of on-line presentations and meetings on postal stationery from around the world. Many of these have been recorded and placed on websites. Of particular note have been the on-line meetings of Mi Oficina Philatelic Society. Some of their postal stationery presentations have included • Enteros Postales Argentinos: Tarjetas y Cartas Postales impresas en Fototipia en 1897 by Alberto Villaronga • Nueva información sobre Enteros Postales de Venezuela by Williams Castillo 26 - Stamp News

• Enteros Postales de Ecuador by Teddy Suarez • Enteros Postales Argentinos contratados con compañías extranjeras by Alberto Villaronga • Enteros Postales de El Salvador en el Siglo XIX by Guillermo Gallegos Videos of these presentations can be found at the Mi

Ian McMahon

Top left :Figure 17 Fijian Formular Aerogramme Used from Tuvalu Middle left : Figure 19 New Zealand Queen Elizabeth Overprinted British Postal Order Left : Figure 18 Fijian Queen Elizabet Aerogramme Used to Iceland Above : Figure 20 Victorian Halfpenny Stamped - to - Order Post Cards 1872- 1901

Oficina Philatelic Society YouTube channel: https:// www.youtube.com/channel/UCoOvgm-B0OyMCl47rqcXXvw/videos. Although in Spanish, the presentations are well illustrated. Other examples include: • UK QEII registered envelopes of the Tudor Rose design by Frank Walton (RPSL, presentation available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYVXpeluZlI&feature=youtu.be. • Exhibit: https://www.rpsl.org.uk/rpsl/Displays/ Exhibits/DISP_20201029/index.html) • 2020-12-17 United Postal Stationery Society (UPSS) - High Denomination US Postal Statio-

nery Envelopes of the 19th Century - Daniel Undersander https://vimeopro.com/upssvideo/ upss-presentations/video/492664290?fbclid=iwar3a0yv3nq7f_n99bvi82fnyxsmhl4fwb5o4moamw-_x9nl2bkebfqzz3h8 • Akthem Al-Manaseer - Postal Stationery of Iraq https://collectorsclubsf.org/ (Collectors Club of San Francisco) • The UPSS [USA] has commenced a regular program of postal stationery on-line presentations (see their website upss.org for details). • The on-line exhibiting seminars held by PHILAVIRTU which are available on their youtube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsde0dIzYfY-vGXP1pXE_2A/videos. Stamp News - 27

Cinderella Corner Introduction Welcome to the March edition of Cinderella Corner. The centenary of white settlement in Australia was met with much celebration over the 1934-1935 period. This time was of paramount philatelic importance as many different cinderellas were issued to commemorate this occurrence, not only in Melbourne, but Australia-wide. Of these, over 30 labels with different designs were produced by companies and organisations throughout Melbourne that featured their buildings of trade, along with several colour variations across each design. The previous two Cinderella Corner articles examined some of these labels, and this exploration concludes with this March piece. Feedback on these cinderellas is, of course, welcome.

Temple Court

The Palazzo styled building, Temple Court, located at 422 Collins Street, Melbourne, is a fourteen-storey building built in 1924. It currently houses several apartments, with an additional two levels added in 2001. It was once the former FIA Insurance Building. The brown and cream cinderella illustrated in Figure 1 measures 30mm x 38mm and is perforated 11.5 on three sides. It features the text: MELBOURNE CENTENARY 1934 1935 / TEMPLE COURT The building was constructed on the remains of the original Temple Court (sometimes referred to as Old Temple Court), which was built in 1859 and

Figure 1 28 - Stamp News

Figure 3 demolished in 1923. The building was named after one of London’s Inns of Court. A similar label with slightly smaller measurements (28mm x 38mm), coloured green and cream, is illustrated in Figure 2. The cinderella also illustrates Temple Court (with the omission of the text TEMPLE COURT and 1934 1935). It also features the additional faded illustrations of adjacent buildings.

Troedel & Cooper Pty. Ltd.

German-born Johannes Theodor Charles Troedel was born in 1836 and died in Melbourne in 1906. A few years after arriving in Australia, Johannes opened a small lithographic shop on Collins Street, Melbourne, in 1863. Nearly three decades later, in 1891, he partnered in Sydney with Edward Cooper and this developed into the firm’s name Troedel & Cooper Pty. Ltd. in 1910, a few years after Troedel’s death. In 1968, the company donated its archive, which included 1,000s of lithographs, to the Library Council of Victoria. The cinderella illustrated in Figure 3 measures 38mm x 28mm and is perforated 11 on all four sides. It features the text: Figure 2 MELBOURNE CENTENARY /

Vito Milana either side of this pair suggests that the labels were printed in small sheets of two columns. It is also likely that the sheet presented a 2 x 4 arrangement like the Troedel & Cooper Pty. Ltd. sheetlet of 1937 Coronation Year cinderellas illustrated in Figure 5.

Figure 4

Victorian Cricket Association

Figure 15 shows the Victorian Cricket Association (VCA) House in the Melbourne CBD. It is also explored, among other Australian cricket cinderellas, in the November 2016 Cinderella Corner. The logo of the VCA is seen at the top right. The building was built by the VCA in 1924 and served as its head office for over 60 years until 1988. Two sizes of the cinderella have been identified (both illustrated in Figure 6): 33mm x 42mm and 33mm x 46mm. Both of the labels are perforated 12. The labels feature the text: VCA / VICTORIAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION / MELBOURNE CENTENARY 1934 – 35.

The Victoria Insurance Company Ltd.

The Victoria Insurance Company Ltd. had a long history and association in Australia, with its establishment dating to more than 170 years ago, in 1849. The two cinderellas illustrated in Figure 7 (blue and white; brown and white) each measure 38mm x

Figure 5 TROEDEL & COOPER PTY. LTD. / ESTABLISHED 70 YEARS A joined pair of this label, in darker brown print, is illustrated in Figure 4. The complete margins on

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central organisational base in Geneva once classified it, in part, as a group of youth hostels and hotels that generated income for a range of charitable activities. The Australian branches formed in 1876. In Victoria, it is known as a community association offering various services and activities, including youth clubs, education and welfare. The 1934 cinderella illustrated in Figure 9 measures 28mm x 38mm and is perforated 11 on all four sides. It features the text: MELBOURNE CENTENARY / STAY AT Y.M.C.A. The building on this label was located on the Corner of Sturt Street and City Road, South Melbourne. It was designed in the 1920s and housed a number of rooms where individuals could stay, as well as others used to host various exhibitions, conferences and competitions. It was demolished in 1988.

Hotel Federal Figure 8 28mm and are perforated 11 on all four sides. Each features the text: MELBOURNE CENTENARY 1934 – 5 / THE VICTORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. The building illustrated on the labels is located on Queen Street, Melbourne.

Woolcott & Mackie Pty. Ltd.

Woolcott & Mackie (later known as Woolcott, Mackie, & Co.) were paper merchants located on LaTrobe Street, Melbourne. The cinderella illustrated in Figure 8 measures 50mm x 38mm and is perforated 11 on all four sides. It features the text: MELBOURNE CENTENARY 1934 – 1935 / WOOLCOTT & MACKIE PTY. LTD. / MELBOURNE

YMCA

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Figure 9

Vito Milana

Figure 10 The Federal Hotel and Coffee Place was a grand Empire style hotel located on Collins Street. From its opening in 1888, it was an alcohol-free establishment. Then, in 1923, it became licensed and was renamed The Federal Hotel. The unaddressed envelope featured in Figure 10 dates to 1934 and features a printed outline of a Federal Hotel cinderella. Coloured red-pink and cream, the printed label is perforated and measures 26mm x 36mm. It features the text: MELBOURNE CENTENARY with HOTEL FEDERAL printed above it. The building featured on the cinderella was demolished in 1973. It is likely that the Hotel Federal image located in the corner of the envelope also exists as a cinderella label, and I am keen to hear from any reader who can confirm this.

Variations In Headings Across The Labels

While each of the 1934 – 1935 labels featured in the three Cinderella Corner articles of this year feature similar text focusing of the centenary, six variations have been noted:

1) MELBOURNE CENTENARY (capitalised) followed by 1934 – 1935 2) MELBOURNE CENTENARY (capitalised) followed by 1934 – 35 (i.e., the ‘19’ in ‘1935’ is absent 3) MELBOURNE CENTENARY (capitalised) followed by 1934 1935 (i.e., the hyphen between the years is absent 4) MELBOURNE CENTENARY (capitalised) followed by 1934 – 5 (i.e., the ‘193’ in ‘1935’ is absent 5) MELBOURNE CENTENARY (capitalised) with no years listed 6) Melbourne Centenary (upper and lower cases) with no years listed

Conclusion

There is considerable breadth to the labels issued as part of Melbourne’s 1934 – 1935 celebrations, with those highlighting various buildings and organisations rich and diverse. Other 1934 – 1935 Melbourne Centenary labels, without buildings as their central motifs, will be explored in next month’s Cinderella Corner. Stamp News - 31

Luxembourg 1956 **RARE** Europa set 3, Hoard - Superb MUH. SG Cat £700=$A1,400, for well under 9% of SG!:

Bought a few sets very attractively this week in an Estate of an old French gentleman, who had bought them off leading dealer BEHR in Paris, as an Investment, some years back. This is the KEY set to the entire EUROPA Omnibus series, and has always been highly sought. Mint Unhinged, with guaranteed fresh original gum. This set is 65 years old now of course. One of the scarcest mint sets from post-war Europe, and the absolute KEY to any “EUROPA” Omnibus collection. Bright, well centred, with good perfs, and guaranteed original gum mint unhinged, and will look brilliant in any album, at under 10% of SG. THREE sets of 3 for the “bottom drawer” - SG cat $A4,200, for just $A350 = just $US260 as I type. (Stock 568UR) One set 3, SG 607/609, cat £700=$A1,400 - $A135 (Stock 568UQ)

Rare Tasmania cds “COMSTOCK” - COMPLETE strike just $A500:

Tasmania cds town cancels on Pictorial Stamps have a mega cult following. Always have had. Single cancels fetch up to $3,620 - lots of them are into 4 figures each - witness here - TinyURL.com/Glen01-19 To get top dollar the strikes must be COMPLETE. And we have that right here - a 100% full strike on piece. Half a cancel is not good, even if it has town name - the DATE is essential to be present. Here we have “COMSTOCK - FE 21 - 02 - TASMANIA” Comstock was a tiny speck of a Mining office on the map, near Western Coast Zeehan, that mined Silver and Lead. The PO was opened 23 September 1901, and closed March 1903, so clearly few strikes were made, much less survived. High rated “RRRR” scarcity rating. Top end Tassie cds on Pictorials are absolutely Blue Chip. Bought well, so not $3,620, or even $2,000 - but just $A500! (Stock 495KQ)

WORLD 2018/19 Scott Stamp Catalogue (12 volumes) just A$495 - Save $800!:

These superb 12 volumes cover the entire world of stamps since 1840 in semi-specialised detail - in fact, far more detailed information than the excellent Stanley Gibbons Stamps of the World catalogues. Unlike SG, Scott includes variations of perforation and watermark, as well as major errors in its equivalent Standard edition. Cost to me A$1,100 plus many $100s in freight just a year or so ago. The 12 volume set actually cost me A$1,085 PLUS super costly freight ex USA! (US$134.99 each before shipping = US$809.94)! Cost to you WAY under HALF that A$495 - $A40 a book. The hundreds of new listings, thousands of value changes, and numerous editorial additions and enhancements in each 2018/2019 volume allow you to stay on the cutting edge of the stamp market. MANY more pix here - tinyurl.com/2019ScottPlus of course, everything is priced in US dollars - and IF you buy or sell on eBay, or deal with other American buyers or sellers, you really NEED to have this essential reference so that you and your vendor or buyer can be sure you are speaking ‘’the same language!’’ Every year or so, I buy the complete set of Scott catalogues so that I remain up-to-date with US pricing trends for the whole world of stamps. They are pretty much in ‘as new’ condition as I seldom use them, but I do need to own a set. There are no pen marks or notes. Indeed for some books I bought the 2019 Edition, including the best seller Vol #1 - which has USA and area, and Australia and States etc - $A495 (Stock 792Q) Order via: tinyurl.com/GlenOrder All Cards accepted with ZERO fee - even Amex! Bank Deposit fine, or Money Orders. PayPal is accepted in ANY major currency, saving you fees - contact me first. LayBys/Layaways always OK with me!

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DISCOUNT SALE MARCH 2021 Visit us at our premises by appointment, Opposite Upper Ferntree Gully Station. 9.30 – 4.30 Monday – Friday and weekends by appt. to view any of the lots in this sale, plus a whole lot more! Suite 1, 1174 Burwood Highway Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic. 3156 Orders up to $100 are strictly net. $101-$250 deduct 10%, $251-$500 deduct 15%, $501-1000 deduct 20% Orders over $1000 deduct 25% Orders over $2500 deduct 30% Layby welcome for orders above $500 however we do not offer discounts on layby sales. Scans or colour photocopies of individual items are available on request. Many smaller items, including many that are not on this list may be found in our eBay listings. Our store name is 21st-century-auctions Postage and insurance extra, Free within Australia above $500 for items purchased at full price. We accept Visa, MasterCard & PayPal at no fee. Hours generally 9.30am – 4.30pm Mon – Fri, but we will often answer the phone after hours. All of our items carry our 14 day satisfaction guarantee. EXCEPTING Collections, packets and mixtures. Collections and Lots Important: Collections and lots are returnable for credit only, if significantly mis-described. No cash refunds on these. 1. Australia 1945 – 1965 Mint Imprint Blocks & Blocks of 4 collection on leaves. Hinged either on selvedge or on top two only. Noted Birds set to 3/& 1965 Anzac MUH. 35 blocks plus a few singles. Must be worth $2 a block, price $69 (CF2) 2. New Zealand range of 1980 - 1990 Minisheets MUH (19 Miniature Sheets) Price $69 (MNZ106) 3. Papua New Guinea complete mint unhinged 2000 – 2011 in an as new Seven Seas Brown padded hingeless album with slipcase. Retail for album alone is $250 plus and the stamps $2340, so a total of near $2600. Our price under a half at $1250. (CMF4) 4. Australia or Worldwide, your choice. Mishmash of stamps, covers, post office packs, recent incoming mail from overseas etc, booklets, complete mint unhinged sets, minisheets etc. You name it, it may well be here! 1kg lot for $95, 2kg for $179, 5kg for $425, 10kg for $795. Massive 20kg lot for $1495 (CMF10) 5. Australia Collection in Green Binder on Seven Seas Pages, contains lovely used collection, with many cto from Official folder. Noted, simplified Kangaroos to 5/-, 3d & 6d Kookaburras cto, KGV 4.5d Die II cto, Kingsford Smith pair ovpt. OS and nearly all KGV Commem period cto (No 5/- Bridge) Robes sets both thick and thin paper, Navigators set of 8 inc. white papers, then virtually complete to end 1975, all cto or very fine used. A great lot. Price $1425 (MF18) 6. Australian States in Green Springback Album. 396 stamps in total, comprising NSW 44 stamps with values to 1/-, SA 93 stamps with Imperfs to 6d, others to 2/-, Qld. 63 stamps inc. small Chalons to 2/-, large to £1, Tasmania 50 stamps inc. Imperf Chalons Complete set to 1/-, tablets to 2/6d, Pictorials all 4 printings inc. 4 x 6d. Victoria 199 stamps inc. Half Length 3d with Butterfly cancel, imperf. Emblems to 4d (8), also a page of 14 mint, values

to 3d. WA 27 stamps to 1/-. A lovely clean lot with plenty of spare pages for continuation. Better than average and mostly all different, unchecked by us for shades, watermarks, perfs. and postmarks. As usual a few earlies have pen cancels. Very good value at under $3 a stamp. Price $1175 (CMN1) 7. World Pre-1900 collection in antique illustrated hardbound “Senf” maroon, Gold & Black album in good cond. for its age (spine needs a repair) Nothing has been removed (incl the few hideously damaged!) & careful inspection will reveal more good, highly catalogued items than may appear at a quick glance. GB incls. A spacefiller 1d black, letter D E, useful officials incl “I.R.” 6d grey, 1½d, 6d, 9d & 1/- “Govt Parcels”, other surface printed incl 1883/84 “Lilac & greens” with true colour 9d pair! 6d single & all other vals in better than average cond. Also 5/- plate 2 & 1891 £1 green sound with pen cancel, Netherlands 1852 imperfs, 1864 10c & 15c, 1870 5c & 10c Postage Due, Norway 1856 2sk & 3sk King Oscar, 1872-75 1sk, 3sk, 4sk & 6sk post horns. Also Sweden 1858 9? violet, Japan 1871 set of 4 imperfs 4 margins sold “as is” but look right, 1872/75 birds & “cherry blossom” (20) forgeries. Incls Chile 1853 1c yellow, NZ 1864/71 4d yellow, Portugal 1898 da Gama set MLH (Cat. £250), the 10r with pulled perf & CGH 1896 5/-. USA with Columbus to 30c, etc,. etc. Also Stationery cut-outs from various countries as popular at the time this album was printed. Despite the mixed cond, this lot has much to recommend it. (Many 100s) Price $3600 (CMN2) 8. British Commonwealth Collection/Accumulation Queen Victoria to about 1970 in Red 64 black page $80 Lighthouse stockbook and in red padded 4 ring binder on 20 Hagner pages. Value is in the dozen or so early QEII Definitive sets which cat. around $1700 alone. Most mint lightly hinged, some unhinged. Plus good ranges QV – KGVI mint & used. Also many 1937 & 1953 Coronations mint, many unhinged. Also Hong Kong used to $10, better KGVI inc. Canada War Effort perfin. To $1 mint perfin. OHMS and some useful mint unhinged South Africa Definitives in plate blocks of 6. 4000 plus stamps here mostly all different, many excellent pickings with huge catalogue/retail value for $2175 (CMN3) 9. Shipping covers and postcards, all from Europe inc. GB & Ireland. Would make a nice display Naval / Nautical / Ship Mail / Paquebot, etc. Many Germany plus Poland, UK, France, Netherlands and Scandinavia, most with Special cachets & Postmarks. Very attractive lot from the mid. 1980’s. Cheap at under $2 an item, price $269 (CMN4) 10. North Borneo/Labuan/Straits Settlements collection/accumulation early to 1963 on around 50 Hagners in near new black padded 4 ring binder. Noted useful Labuan incl MLH/unused Straits Settlements ovpts to $1 but best is North Borneo with occupies c40 Hagners. Noted 1897 8c MLH, 1899 “4 cents” ovpts to $10 MLH (gum varies but Cat. £450), 1901 Protectorate ovpts used/CTO to $10, 1904 “4 cents” ovpts on 25c to $10 (excl $5) MLH, 1909 Pictorials (excl 18c) MLH, 1911 25c to $2 MLH& 1916 carmine cross on 24c MLH (Cat. £120) plus 1918 Red Cross ovpts MLH (TWO CENTS) vals to 50c, FOUR CENTS to 50c with latter x 2. Also 1922 Exhibition ovpts to 50c MLH, 1931 to 25c MLH, 1939 to 50c MLH, $1 used, 1945 & 1947 ovpts to $5 used with extras incl MLH, cypher MUH/MLH blocks of 4 to $5 used, $10 fiscal cds. Also a range of PD’s (no 1939). A Hagner of Labuan & Jap Occ ovpts to 25c on North Borneo & to 20s on Japanese defins MLH. Many blocks of 4, &

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DISCOUNT SALE MARCH 2021 plate blocks both mint & used. Duplication in most areas with some 1886/91 CTO also. North Borneo $10 1948 Silver Wedding mint unhinged, cat. £35 & 1954 Defins. Set mlh, cat. £80. Counted 1680 stamps. Condition varies but inspection will show that this is very good value at around $2.25 per stamp. Price $3825 (CMN5) 11. Burgundy Australia Post Padded Binder with Africa &Omnibus issues on Hagners & Vario sheets. Noted Katanga ovpts on Belgian Congo MUH Some adhered to page. (29), Silver Jubilee used sets (6 plus odds), 1937 Coronation used (c50 sets MLH/used) & 1949 UPU (c24 sets MLH/used) plus odd later Omnibus to 1981. Zanzibar 1957 set of 15 MLH, useful Ethiopia, Basutoland surcharges to 1R (2 different), Somaliland KGVI surcharges to 5/- & QEII to 10/- MLH, S. Nigeria KEVII to 2/6d MLH & Northern Rhodesia KGVI 3/- used plus Rhodesia 1905 2/6d Falls used plus others in mixed cond. (many 100s) Some very good pickings in this lot. Price $1495 (CMN6) 12. Blue Padded Hagner Binder with Asia Range on 70 plus Hagners/ Vario sheets and album pages. Apart from a few Thailand & Tuva, only British Commonwealth countries are represented. Noted Malaysian States butterflies Omnibus, Sabah ovpts to $10 MUH (lightly aged), Sarawak 1950 pictorials to $5 used, Pahang 1934/35 to $1 MLH plus extras, Straits KGV Red Cross surcharges MUH with others in mixed condition incl. India & States, Ceylon & Pakistan, the latter incls 3 Hagners of 2002-2011 MUH. Also Burma vals to 10R, Tangier 1957 Centenary to 10/- MLH plus odd Gibraltar, Aden, Mauritius & Seychelles. Counted 1876 stamps. Priced well around 60c a stamp. A very good lot. Price $1149 (CMN7) 13. Worldwide Forgeries & Facsimiles plus a few Cinderellas, exhibition labels etc. and a page of Stamps on Stamps (some forgeries may be genuine) Mainly 19th Century, in red 32 black page stockbook and on album pages etc. Plus forgeries catalogue of 237 pages by Dorn of Haymarket London. Strength in German States, but also good ranges of British Guiana (inc. The World’s rarest stamp) British West Indies, Cape Triangulars, Newfoundland (inc. Bisect on cover), Mauritius, Italian & Papal States, Tibet and much, much more. Counted 950 plus items. Many of these sell between $10 - $25 each or more. Great reference lot! Around $3.75 each, price $3600 (CMN8) 14. Kampuchea, modern lot of around 200 different all large cto. Very colourful thematic lot. Appear mostly sets. Price $29 (CMN9) 15. Great Britain, mini collection of 25 different mint unhinged complete sets. Nice mixture of Decimal and Pre-decimal sets. Price $49 (CMAU4) 16. As above but all decimal, price $59 (CMAU5) 17. San Marino lovely mini-collection of 25 different complete mint unhinged sets, some great thematics here. Price $49 (CMAU6) 18. Italy, mini collection of 25 complete mint unhinged sets, price $49 (CMAU7) 19. Vatican, mini collection of 25 complete mint unhinged sets, price $49 (CMAU8) 20. San Marino, Italy & Vatican, 75 complete mint unhinged sets, great selection. Price $139 (CMAU8a) 21. British Commonwealth, 50 different mint unhinged minisheets, fine lot. Price $98 (CMAU9) 22. New Zealand 1882 – 2002 used part time dealer stock in 3 large

stockbooks, Davo, Prinz & Lighthouse. 120 years of stamps here, mostly priced and ready to go. From 1 to 10 of each stamp. Noted QV to 4d 1st sideface, KEVII to 6d, KGV to 1/-, Hygea Health, Keyhole Health x 4, Queen on Horseback 2/6d brown & 10/- blue x 2 of each, £1 Magenta Geyser x 2. Stock jumps from 1967 – 1988 so none of the earlier decimals but a very good stock to 2002 with many high value commems. Estimate 3500 to 4000 stamps. Priced under 15c per stamp, $575 (CMAU11) 23. Czechoslovakia 1918 – 1974 on around 50 album pages in Brand New Ring Binder. Commences early Imperfs and appears mostly all different used to 1935, then mostly mint unhinged. Very good degree of completeness, and all identified by SG numbers with prices in pounds from many years ago, when Gibbons minimum price was 5p. Looks like 600 – 700 stamps. Very well priced at around 15c a stamp. Price $98 (CMAU13) 24. Germany 1923 - 2002, useful lot of mainly mint unhinged minisheets from both West & East plus booklets, packet with a few 100 inc. postally used inflation period, 3rd Reich in folder, mint & used on stockcards etc. Counted 41 West Germany & 51 East Germany minisheets plus 5 booklets. Good quality lot. Some duplication in the minisheets, mostly where mint & used of the same are present. Good value at $195 (CMAU14) 25. World Collections early to modern in Albums, Stockbooks on Hagners & album pages, loose off paper etc. Many pickings and good ranges noted in GB, Norway, Japan, South America, Samoa, New Zealand. Weighs 10kg. Must be easily 10,000 – 12,000 here. Great value at around 5c a stamp. Price $575. (CMAU16) 26. Europe to 1910 in Black Springback album. No GB, but most other countries represented. Probably around 1500 stamps. A few mint, most postally used. Pickings throughout, especially in Austria, Bavaria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden & Switzerland. Very good value at $295 (CMAU17) 27. World weird lot in 4 ring binder on stack of about 80 as new 5 to 7 strip Hagner pages, new price $1.75 each = $140. Good ranges of United Nations mint unhinged sets & Sheetlets, Mint unhinged sets of Sharjah, Solomon Is. Decimal Overprints to $2 mint unhinged, useful used Hong Kong about 100 different postally used QEII, France used with some nice Art stamps plus various other odds and ends. Probably 1500 or so, mostly all different. $365 the lot. (CMAU18) 28. Lovely Greece collection form early imperfs to 1973 in large stockbook. Mint & used with a high degree of completion. Some of the mint stuck to pages, but seem to lift without gum damage pretty easily. Looks about 800 mostly all different. Good value at $295 (CMAU19) 29. 4 x official World Wildlife Fund slip-cased albums, just $495. 100s of OFFICIAL WWF World Wildlife Federation Animal First Day Covers and MUH sets - 1983 to 1998. Beautifully engraved and Superbly presented in plastic sleeves contained in four deeply grained leather look binders with official WWF Panda logo on front cover and spine, with 4 slip cases - worth easily $200 alone EMPTY! The Australia agent mails these to clients in “Chapters” each month. Each Chapter is of one animal or bird and comes with all written up detail and all official FDC and MUH stamps. Each set costs $36.85 each! MANY $100s. The albums and slipcases I assume cost extra along the

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DISCOUNT SALE MARCH 2021 line somewhere. Official WWF Patron for these issues was HRH The Duke Of Edinburgh. Price $495 (CMAU20) 30. Australia Territory Year Folders 2008-2017. Each year Australia Post issues an annual Territories Collection stamp album folder. Large A4 size. They started in 1994, when Christmas & Cocos became part of the Australia Post Empire. It contains the mint stamp sets of AAT, Cocos Keeling Islands & Christmas Island, and also included is background information behind the designs/issues, and it is very nicely presented. These items are from Australia’s external Territories and therefore the stamps are issued by Australia Post. 10 years of these complete for $649 (CMAU23) 31. Australia 1999/2003 duplicated used ranges in Red Lighthouse 32 page stockbook. Good lot for re-seller and contains many better values and full sets. Seems like 750 – 1000 stamps with some Faces of Australia, 2000 Olympics Winners, Paralympics etc. Got to be worth 5c a stamp, price $49 (CJE2) 32. South Arica 1910 - 2002 in 3 large stockbooks. Very good degree of completion inc. KGV to 10/- complete defins. inc. coils, 1935 Jubilee (8) complete in singles postally used. KGVI is a mix of mint & used as is QEII with some MUH blocks of 4 . Many sets present in both MUH & Used. Easily 2250 - 2500 here with probably 500 complete sets/minisheets! Price $745 (CJE5) 33. British Commonwealth minisheets 1974 - 2000. A very nice collection of 50 different mint unhinged from around the Commonwealth. Very colourful thematic lot with emphasis on Pacifics. Noted Christmas Is., Norfolk Is., Pitcairn Is., Samoa, Solomon Is., Falkland Is. etc. (2 lots available) Price $98 (CJE8) 34. Australian States, starter collection of 50 all face different, includes Imperfs, Perf OS, State Perfins, OS Overprints etc. May include shade varieties, but unchecked for perforations or watermarks. Very good lot with no heavy cancels, thins tears or creases. Under $2 each, price $98 (CJE11) 35. Australian States, large starter collection of 100 all different, includes Imperfs, Perf OS, State Perfins, OS Overprints etc. May include shade varieties, but unchecked for perforations or watermarks. Very good lot with no heavy cancels, thins tears or creases. Under $2 each, price $195 (CJE12) 36. Australia 1913 – 1975 Used Collection on Seven Seas pages in Dark Green Binder. Much of this collection is cto. Noted Kangaroos to 2/- Brown, KGV Heads to 5d. cto items noted are 3d & 6d Kookaburra, Sturt pair, 3d Airmails types A & B, Kingsford Smith set, plus 6d Brown plus 2d & 3d Ovpt. OS, 1934 Victoria Centenary, 1940 AIF etc. Also noted Robes set to One Pound Fine used. 1953 – 1975 is virtually complete and includes 1971 Christmas blocks of 7 and 9, plus a FDC. A fine lot, price $950 REDUCED TO $710 (CJ1) 37. Worldwide carton lot, with Albums, Covers, Post Office Packs etc. Literally could be anything here, weighs 16kg. Contains 100s of Worldwide covers, commercial & first day, old fast bound Illustrated albums, Seven Seas Albums etc. etc plus some loose stamps. A REAL SORTERS PARADISE! Price $749 (CMM1) 38. Bhutan on album leaves, 1962 – 1970. Near complete for period mint lightly hinged with many complete sets. About 150 all different. Price $75 (CMM4) 39. Iceland 1876 - 1957. Very nice collection on 20 Hagner pages in near new Red Padded Hagner Binder. Most postally used with some mint. High degree of completion with a catalogue price of £3270 in SG Simplified

Stamps of the World. However, there are many shades and perf. variations here that would bring that up to around £4000. Vary good value at around 30% cat. $2225 (CMM16) 40. Switzerland, lovely collection 1862 – 2000 in older Green Springback album. Appears 90% complete for the period. Noted 15c SG 132A cat. £42, 1900 UPU set, cat. £70, 3f Brown SG 157A cat £42, 3c Blue on Buff, SG 256a Cat. £38, 80c on 70c SG 301 cat. £32, 1923 Airs 35c, 40c & 2f, cat. £185, 1935 10c on 15c SG 358 cat. £60, 40c on 20c and 40c on 90c cat. £29 each, Pro Juventute issues virtually complete from 1918, huge catalogue in these. All this mostly used, then mixture of mint & used, some unhinged from about 1940. A lovely lot, probably close to 2000 stamps pretty well all different. Price $925 (CMM18) 41. Massive Worldwide Postcards Collection 19th Century to quite recent, apparently all different (approx. 1200 items), many postally Used to Australia, may include inc. Cook Islands, Croatia, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Mexico, Poland, Slovenia, Russia, Turkey, Vatican & Vietnam. Wide range of views & scenes inc. many Tourist Attractions. Mixed Unused /Used. Good overall condition. (1200+ available) Suit collector, hoarder, re-seller or Ebayer! Just see what this stuff sells for online! Under $1 each! 100 for $89, 250 for $210, 500 for $399, 1000 for $759, the lot of 1200 for $869 (NO59) 42. Gambia. Fresh Mint Unhinged collection 1979 - 1989 in an as new luxury $40 Green Padded Ka-Be 32 black page stockbook. Appears well complete for the period with 295 stamps & 38 minisheets. Very high retail/catalogue value and heaps of thematic interest here. Price $245 (CNO6) 43. Christmas Island First Day Covers all official unaddressed covering the period approx. 1970 – 2000. 50 different for $89 (CMN4) 44. Papua New Guinea First Day Covers all official unaddressed covering the period approx. 1967 – 2000. 50 different for $89 (CMN8) 45. Cocos (Keeling) Is. 50 different official unaddressed FDC’s 1981 – 1988, Inc. Coconut Minisheet. Great value and huge retail value. Price $99 (CNO18) 46. Christmas Is. 50 different official unaddressed FDC’s 1996 – 2010, Inc. Chinese New Year issues & minisheets. Great value and huge retail value. Price $125 (CNO20) 47. Christmas Is. 50 different official unaddressed FDC’s 1983 – 2006, Inc. Chinese New Year issues & minisheets. Great value and huge retail value. Price $119 (CNO21) 48. France. 1946 – 1960 Complete fresh mint unhinged. On as new Safe Dual pages. (Excludes the 1960 “back of book item” Council of Europe set). Cat. £3000 plus. Pages cost $250. Priced very cheaply at under 40% cat. $2195 (CNO41) 49. GENERAL & MISCELLANEOUS: ACCUMULATION IN 2 large STOCKBOOKS WITH KANGAROOS TO 1/-, WITH ½d (35 +) 1d (150+) other values about 50. INCLUDES A FEW PAIRS & A BLOCK OF 4, APPROXIMATELY 25% PERFORATED ‘OS’, KGV HEADS TO 5D WITH 1D REDS (150+), 1½d REDS (230+) & 2D REDS (350+), QUITE A FEW ‘OS’ OR ‘VG’ PERFINS SEEN, VARIETY AND LIMITED POSTMARK POTENTIAL, MIXED CONDITION, some on piece. (1500+) Price $569 (CMS2) 50. Old Spirax sketchbook with Colln. Australia pre-decimal mint & used. Commences Kangaroos ½d – 2/- Brown inc. some perf OS, noted 4d & 5d

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DISCOUNT SALE MARCH 2021 Large OS, 3rd wmk 6d Chestnut perf OS mint light hinge, 3rd wmk 2/- Maroon perf OS, etc. (32) KGV Heads x 135 inc. 3 x 1/4d, 6d Engraved Kooka average. Used, 1/- Anzac x 3 used inc. horiz. Pair, plus MLH. & lots more. Around 500 stamps, price $775 (CMS3b) 51. Australia 1914-1950’s OFFICIAL PERFINS ARRAY MOSTLY USED INCLUDING KGV SINGLE WMK PERF ‘OS/NSW’ 4d LEMON, 4d ULTRAMARINE (2) & 4½d VIOLET, PERF ‘OS’ ROUGH PAPER 5d BRIGHT CHESTNUT, SMULT P13½X12½ 4d OLIVE PERF ‘OS’ & PERF ‘G/NSW’ MINT, ROOS Sml MULTI PERF ‘OS’ 6d, 9d & 1/- MINT, 6d LARGE KOOKA PERF ‘G/NSW’ MINT (2), RANGE OF LATER ‘G/NSW’, ‘VG’ AND ‘T’ PERFINS; nice clean lot on leaves. (300+) Cheap at around $2.50 a stamp, $795 (CMS12) 52. Fiji 1970 – 1999 mint unhinged collection in as new Lighthouse brown padded hingeless album. 130 complete sets/minisheets with a retail value of $895, plus a few extras, plus the album which cost approx $300. $1195 value here for way under half price…. $549 the lot. (CMS19) 53. GREAT BRITAIN: 1968-2015 COLLECTION NEATLY PRESENTED in 16 mostly 16 to 64 page Lighthouse or Ka-Be Black page STOCKBOOKS WITH DECIMALS LARGELY COMPLETE FOR THE PERIOD MUH INCLUDING M/Sheets & SOME BOOKLETS, PLUS REGIONALS, IN ADDITION MANY SETS ARE DUPLICATED in very fine used to 2003 TOTAL Retail Value well exceeds $6,000 (1000’s) Amazing lot for the avid collector or re-seller. Price $3995 (CMS24) 54. Australia 1914 - 1965 complete Mint Unhinged collection (excluding Kangaroos and KGV Heads) in black padded Lighthouse Leather Grain Hingeless Album with slipcase. Absolutely compete, with 6d Engraved Kookaburra, Kookaburra minisheet, 5/- Harbour Bridge, Robes both thick and thin paper to £1, 3d White Wattles & Die 1a, Arms to £2 and 5/- thin paper, 5/- Stockman White paper, Navigators set of 8 inc. White Papers, also Helicon papers. The as new album alone retails at $375 and the stamps in excess of $5800, so a total of $6175 if purchased individually. Price $4750 MJL8) San Marino 1967 – 1989. 103 x large Registered airmail covers to Melbourne from the San Marino Philatelic Bureau bearing multiple frankings of nice complete sets. Similar covers have been seen on eBay for as much as $60 each! Commences 1967 Flowers to 1989 Architecture block of 4. Lovely lot! Price just $15 each, $1545 (MJL1) 55. Luscious leftovers! Stuff we do not know what to do with. May contain any or all of the following: Small collections not large enough to offer individually, packets and loose both on and off paper, complete sets and minisheets mint unhinged, covers both philatelic and commercial, some from our own incoming mail, Post Office Packs, stockbooks of stamps early to modern. Ask for Australia only or all World. 5kg for $139, 10kg for $259, 20kg for $495 (MJL11) 56. Norway 1855 – 1995 Used Collection in Davo Illustrated Album. Good range of Officials, Dues etc. SG Cat. in 2014 was £3500 plus. Includes a passable SG1 and is near complete 1938 – 1993. Norway collections are rarely available here in Australia. Album cost would be around $300 new. Very well priced at below 25% cat. Price $1549 (CA12) Mystery Packages: Not to be confused with Mystery Parcels, these are better value lots with stamps on stockcards, including sets, minisheets etc, mint & used, complete sets in Glassine envelopes, covers, post

office packs, year packs, booklets, album pages of stamps, club sheets etc, any or all of the above may be included. All at about a half of our original price to clear 57. Australia only small lot $49, medium lot $95, large lot $189, extra-large lot $359 (MP1) 58. Australia Kangaroos only, values ½d to 2/- used on stockcards. Prices as above. (MP3) 59. Australia KGV Heads used, values ½d to 1/4d used. Prices as above. (MP4) 60. Australia Pre-Decimal only, prices as above. (MP5) 61. British Commonwealth/Empire, no Australia, prices as above. (MP6) 62. Western Europe, prices as above. (MP7) 63. Worldwide, prices as above. (MP9) 64. Norfolk Island, breaking dealers mint unhinged stock into bite sized portions! The larger lots include many better and mini sheets 25 complete sets 1960’s on for $49, 50 different $119 (CMY10) 65. Papua New Guinea, breaking dealers mint unhinged stock into bite sized portions! The larger lots include many better and mini sheets 25 complete sets 1960’s on for $49, 50 different $119 (CMY15) 66. Nauru, breaking dealers mint unhinged stock into bite sized portions! The larger lots include many better and mini sheets 25 complete sets 1960’s on for $49, 50 different $119 (CMY16) 67. Australia First day Covers, Maximum Cards and PSE’s mint & used. Huge lot of about 500 items housed in 5 as new PW Brand double padded cover albums retail $49 each. Amazing lot of all different it seems with FDC’s to $20 Painting. Also some signed items. Price for the lot less than $1 per cover and the albums come free! $425 (CMY18) 68. Samoa, breaking dealers mint unhinged stock into bite sized portions! The larger lots include many better and mini sheets 25 complete sets 1960’s on for $49, 50 different $119 (CMY19) 69. Wholesale parcels of Australia pre-decimals, made up to order at approx. half current retail. 1913 – 1965. These lots will contain some duplication. State whether you require mint unhinged, mint hinged or used or a mixture of all three. Lots from $50 to $5000 (CMY21) Great Britain 70. GB 1857 4d Rose Carmine, wmk large garter, no corner letters SG66 on entire with Barred numeral 27, London to Marseilles 24 MAR 1859, with arrival datestamps Calais and Paris both 25 Mars 59 and Marseilles, date unclear. Cat 210 pounds = $420 on cover, price $139 (JL31) 71. GB 1867 3d Rose, SG 102 wmk spray plate 8 lettered TG on small entire London to Lyon with oval advertising cachet “ Louis Descrand & Co. London” cancelled by clean strike of duplex 88 of JU 25 72. Arrival stamps of Paris 26 Juin 72 and Lyon 27 Juin 72. Cat 110 pounds on cover = $220, price $69 (JL32) 72. GB 1871 1/- Green SG 117 plate 5, corner wing margin example with top margin showing part marginal inscription “POSTA” of Postage. Cancelled but near complete cds of Liverpool Exchange dated 22 MY 72. Very attractive item, cat. £45, has to be worth full cat. Price $90 (GB662) 73. GB 1873 3d Rose SG 143 wmk spray plate 15 lettered HB on small

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DISCOUNT SALE MARCH 2021 perf. example without gum, centred low. Lettered E H. SG Spec. L235s. Type 9. Prepared for UPU presentation sets. Cat. “from . £360” Price $395 (GB127) 75. Great Britain 1883 10/- Ultramarine on Blued Paper, lettered H – I, I HSG 177 average used. Good centring. One nibbed perf at right. Cat. £8250. Cheap at $1775 (GB105) 76. Great Britain 1883 5/- Rose on White Paper, SG 180, very fine used with nice London T.P.O. cds of JA 25 89. Cat. £250. Beautiful well centred full perf example lettered E – N, N – E. Price $129 (GB100) 77. Great Britain 1887 10d Jubilee Dull Purple & Carmine SG 210. Top marginal example, mint unhinged, post office fresh. Well centred and full perfs. Magnificent example. Price $169 (BD323) 78. GB 1948 Channel Islands Liberation set of 2 on neat printed Dealer first day cover. Very scarce to find in such fine condition. Price $37.50 (MF41) 79. GB 1951 rare cover and letter on Buckingham Palace stationery, bearing 4d 1951 Festival of Britain stamped and cancelled with Balmoral Castle cds of 8 SP 51, surface mail to Germany. Letter reads “Dear Sir, Princess Margaret desires me to thank you for your kind message of congratulations. It gives her Royal Highness great happiness to know that the thoughts and good wishes of so many people are with her on the occasion of her 21st birthday. Yours truly Olivia Mulholland, Lady in Waiting.” Price $159 (NO21) Great Britain Booklets We have a big stock of GB Booklets, please let us know your requirements. We use Stanley Gibbons Numbers from the Concise Catalogue 80. GB FL2B 20 Sep 81 Booklet Postal History £1.30 Downey Head (Sept ‘81) Selvedge Right, price $60 (GBB096) 81. GB FS1aA 5 Apr 83 Booklet Birthday Box £1.60 Birthday Box (Feb ‘83) Selvedge Left, price $150 (GBB177) 82. GB FS1aB 5 Apr 83 Booklet Birthday Box £1.60 Birthday Box (Feb ‘83) Selvedge Right, price $263 (GBB178) 83. GB FT5aA 8 Oct 85 Booklet Social Letter Writing £1.70 Write Now (Revised) Selvedge Left, price $53 (GBB194) 84. GB FT5aB 8 Oct 85 Booklet Social Letter Writing £1.70 Write Now (Revised) Selvedge Right, price $32 (GBB195) 85. GB FX10 £1.90 Christmas Booklet 1988 (Sept ‘88), Price $42 (GBB242) 86. GB FW10 1 Dec 98 £2 Booklet Laminated Cover, Price $38 (GBB230) 87. GB FH42 1 Dec 98 Booklet Laminate Cover £1 Laminated Cover, price $27 (GBB052) 88. GB FW11 26 Apr 99 £2 Booklet Laminated Cover, Price $26 (GBB231) Australia Kangaroos 89. Australia 1913 – 48 Kangaroos perf. OS NSW. Mixed set of 1st & 3rd wmks. 13 stamps, ½d – 2/- inc. both colours of 6d & 2/-. Selected examples from our stock, mostly circular cancels, scarce assembly. Price $459 (K565) 90. Australia 1913 1st wmk Kangaroos set to 1/- nice fine used all circular cancels and several dated examples, inc. 3d Die II. Melbourne retail $440 +, 11 stamps, price $310 (K490) 91. Another as above without Die II, price $135 (K493) 92. Australia 1913 1st wmk Kangaroos set ½d to 2/- punctured large ‘OS’ (ex 2½d), all with cds cancels, mixed centring, odd perf fault, Cat $1100, Price

$699 (K1088) 93. Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroo Die 2. Dry Ink, perf small OS. Not listed in ACSC. Cancelled by Bundaberg, Qld. Cds of 18JE14. Centred a little to the right, one nibbed perf. Top right and minor toning to perfs. lower left. Nevertheless an attractive example of an unlisted variety. Price $249 (K1053) 94. Australia 1913 2d 1st wmk grey Kangaroo used on Thursday Island. Marginal example from centre of sheet showing part gutter at left. Well centred stamp cancelled by full cds of Thursday Is. 1913, full date unclear. Also 1932 9d C of A wmk, similarly cancelled dated 6 JE 38. Price for the 2, $200 (K425) 95. Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroo, Die IIA, fresh used example, with large part original gum, and Strong Offset on reverse under the gum. Cat $600 for mint, unpriced used. Lovely item. $495 (AU12) 96. Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroo Die II, Prominent KISSPRINT. Fine used perf OS with light machine cancel. Supplied with normal for comparison for. The Double print (Kissprint) is only listed as Die IIA at $6500 for used in ACSC. Price $2950 (K248) 97. Australia 1913 2d Grey 1st wmk Kangaroo Fresh Mint Unhinged, Centred to right, good perfs. Cat. $300, price. $119 (K86) 97a. 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 (K386) 98. Australia 1913 3d olive die II Kangaroo ACSC 12B, cat $400 blue Brisbane cds, FU. Price $199 (K369) 99. Australia 1913 First watermark 3d pale olive green die I, CTO with gum, indistinct corner CDS centred top right, one slightly nibbed perf at top. ACSC 12E, Cat. Min. $50, price $29 (ML533) 100. Australia 1913 First wmk 3d olive Kangaroo, variety ‘Watermark inverted’ ACSC 12Aa, well centred with two crisp cds strikes, Cat $225, Price $119 (K749) 101. Australia 1913 1st wmk 3d Yellow Olive Kangaroo, Die I, perf small OS, neat cds cancel. Cat. $100, my price $75 (AP49) 102. Australia 1913 4d Analine Orange Kangaroo, mint very fresh light hinge, almost imperceptible. Centred to top right with good perfs. ACSC 15B, cat $2000 excellent price $595 (K88) 103. Australia 1913 4d Orange Yellow Kangaroo, fine used. Cancelled by Hobart cds of 21 NOV 13. Centred to upper right and with good perfs. Minor toning to 1 perf. ACSC 15E cat. $250, price $165 (K1041) 104. Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo, “Kissprint”. Nice well centred example with full perfs, fresh mint very lightly hinged. Coastline appears doubled almost all around. Cat $250 as normal. Price $495 (LM12) 105. Australia 1913 6d ultramarine CTO with indistinct corner cds, the letter ‘S’ is just visible, indicating it may be a Brisbane CTO, attractive stamp! $99 (ML538) 106. Australia 1913 9d Pale Violet Kangaroo 1st Wmk. PERF SMALL OS. Superb fault free MINT UNHINGED example well centred and good perfs., with doubling of perfin on one hole between 1 & 2 o’clock on the O of OS. ACSC 24Bbb, Cat. $1500 as the cheaper Violet shade, price $1250 (K320)

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DISCOUNT SALE MARCH 2021 108. Australia 1913 2/- Dark Brown 1st wmk Kangaroo. Attractive postally used example with good perfs. Centred to top left. Better shade, ACSC 35B cat. $300. Price $129 (K356) 109. Australia 1913 2/- Brown 1st wmk. Kangaroo superb postally used, with centrally struck “Socked on nose” Perth cds, 5 FEB 15, well cantered and with full perfs, a premium stamp. Cat. $300, price $249 (SE29) 110. Australia 1913 1st wmk 2/- Brown Kangaroo, perf small OS postally used with 28 MY 15 cds of Melbourne. Well centred and with good perfs. Cat $400. Price $345 (MY43) 111. Australia 1913 1st wmk 2/- Brown Kangaroo, perf. Large OS postally used with Melbourne cds. Centred upper right with reasonable perfs. Cat $500. Price $199 (K1051) 112. Australia 1913 10/- 1st wmk. Grey & Pink Kangaroo, socked on nose with late usage cds of Crookwell NSW 12FE17. Lovely looking stamp with full perfs, centred a little high. Has repaired top left corner perf and shallow thin at right. Virtually imperceptible from the front. Cat. $1100. Price $825 (K1101) 113. Australia 1915 2nd wmk. Kangaroos, complete set 2d – 5/- all perf OS, good to fine used. Advertised retail for fine used $1000 plus. Well priced at $495 (K570) 114. Australia 1915 9d Violet 2nd watermark Kangaroo ACSC 25A, good to fine used. Cancelled by rubber cds, well centred. Couple of short perfs lower left. Cat. $90, price $45 (K1050) 115. Australia 1915 9d Violet 2nd watermark Kangaroo ACSC 25A, good to fine used. Cancelled by 2 partial cds’s rubber cds, centred a little low with one short perf at base. Cat. $90, price $36 (K1043) 116. Australia 1916 2/- Brown Kangaroo, 2nd wmk, lovely used example with Registered 8 DE 15 cds. Good perfs, centred a little right. Cat. $400, price under a half at $195 (MD36) 117. Australia 1916 2nd wmk 2/- Brown Kangaroo, good – fine used with 2 partial cds cancels, well centred and with good perfs. Cat $350, price $195 (MMY28) 118. Australia 1915 2/- Brown 2nd wmk Kangaroo. A lovely well centred full perf. example, with slightly heavy partial Sale, Victoria cds. Cat $350, my price under a half…$169 (NO8) 119. Australia 1915 5/- Deep Grey & Yellow Kangaroo 2nd wmk perf OS. Very fine well centred light cds used. Very well centred and full perfs, try to find better! ACSC 43Ab, cat. $700, price $495 (K172) 120. Australia 1919 2½d Deep Indigo 3rd wmk. Kangaroo ACSC 11D fine used. Well centred good perf. Example cancelled by central strike of Sydney cds of 13NO19. Also unlisted varieties “Extra Islands” Cat. $275, price $210 (K1049) 121. Australia 1915 3d Olive Kangaroo 3rd wmk, Die II. Fine postally used with cds of Moonee Ponds, Vic. July 1918. Cat $200, price $119 (DB686) 122. Australia, absolutely magnificent, best I have ever seen! 1915 3rd wmk 3d Olive Die II Kangaroo, with perfect centring and perfs. With light cds cancel. Cat $200. Price $149 (MMY45) 123. Australia 1915 6d Ultramarine 3rd wmk, ACSC 19A, centred to upper right, few nibbled perfs at top, lightly hinged Mint, Cat $225, Price $99 (K747) 124. Australia 1926 1/- Blue-green Die IIB, punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 33Aba, one nibbled perf. at base, centred low, MUH, Cat $375, Price $179 (K751) 125. Australia 1915 2/- Brown 3rd wmk Kangaroo, with “S” Flaw, very scarce

stamp, lightish parcel used, cat $450. Price $335 (M11) 126. Australia 1918 3d Yellow Olive 3rd wmk Kangaroo Die II, Mint Unhinged. Centred left with full perfs, has light overall gum toning. Cat. $1000, bargain at $225 (K93) 127. Australia 1918 3rd wmk 1/- Emerald Kangaroo, very fine postally full perf example Part cds, Watermark Inverted. Cat $200. Price $110 (D29) 128. Australia 1918 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo with RARE Perf. T, also with major unlisted coastline break to left of Spencer Gulf. Centred low and with fluffy perfs. Cancelled by cds of Hobart SEP 22 Price $595 (K1098) 129. Australia 1918 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo Perf. OS with SIGNIFICANT MISPLACEMENT OF THE KANGAROO. Unlisted as such by ACSC. A mint example, not per. OS with a slightly more exaggerated downwards misplacement is listed as ASCS 44ca at $10,000. This example is cancelled by cds of ? Rly. Stn. 15 SE 21, centred to lower left and with a blunt top right corner perf. Price $2695 (K1099) 130. Australia 5/- Grey – Black & Yellow Orange 3rd wmk. Kangaroo. Scarce shade, cat. $275. Well centred with cds cancel., just some ragged perfs to base. Price $165 (K1104) 131. Australia 1918 5/- Grey-Black and Chrome Kangaroo 3rd wmk. Perf OS, well centred cto stamp. Few ragged perfs at top left side. No gum. Attractive looking. ACSC 44wa Cat. $300, price $149 (K23) 132. Australia 1918 10/- Grey & Analine Pink Kangaroo, INVERTED WMK. IN addition has large white void at top of Kangaroo’s leg (not a thin) and a pink spot to left ear (both unrecorded varieties) Cancelled by Hobart cds. Has a blunt top left corner. Well centred stamp cat. $3500 without the varieties. Price $1495 (K1100) 133. Australia 1924 Third watermark 2/- maroon well centred FU, cancelled partial cds of Maryborough Vic. 6FE28. Price $30 (ML419) 134. Australia 1924 £1 Grey 3rd wmk. Kangaroo Ovpt. Specimen type C. Fresh mint unhinged example with full perfs, centred a little to lower right. Cat. $850, price $650 (K157) 135. Australia 1919 £2 Purple Black & Rose 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, ACSC 56C(D) h. Attractive used example with no faults. Cancelled by Port Pirie S.A. cds of 7OC31. Centred to top with full perfs. Has variety “Broken Coast in Bight” Cat. $5500, price $3600 (K424) 136. Australia 1929 6d Pale Chestnut Kangaroo, sml. Multi. wmk. Perf OS Mint Block of 4. Top two stamps are lightly hinged, lower two are fresh unhinged. Centred to lower left and with a few nibbed perfs. Still an attractive block, cat. $370 as singles. ACSC 22Bb. Has unrecorded variety: “Break in lower right frame on stamp 1, Priced very well at $159 (K489) 137. Australia 1929 5/- grey and yellow Kangaroo, perf OS, postally used. Normal price $160, we have four grades to offer: a) Fine used circular date stamp, with clear usage date $129, b) As above but date not clear. $99, c) Light parcel cancel $79, d) Slight seconds with heavier cancels/and or perf faults $39 (MN50) 138. Australia 1932 6d Chestnut C of A wmk. Kangaroo, mint lightly hinged. Well centred, full perf example cat. $50, price $37.50 (K1045) 139. Australia 1932 6d Chestnut Kangaroo Ovpt. OS. Mint unhinged top marginal block of 4. Fine and Post Office fresh with full perfs, centred to top.

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DISCOUNT SALE MARCH 2021 ACSC 23A, cat $500 as singles, blocks are scarce. Price $419 (K385) 140. Australia 1932 9d Violet Kangaroo, C of A wmk. Well centred mint block of 4. Lovely fresh looking block. Top two stamps have the merest touch of a hinge, lower two have been twice hinged. Blocks are scarce, especially so well centred. Price $349 (K383) 141. Australia 1932 9d Violet Kangaroo, C of A wmk. Mint block of 4. Lovely fresh centred high. Tiny natural paper inclusion to top left stamp. Blocks are scarce, good value at $195 (K1157) 142. Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Rose Crimson C of A wmk Kangaroo, ACSC 50B. Fine used with registered cds of 9 AP 39. Centred right with full perfs. Cat. $275, price $185 (K1048) 143. Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Analine Pink C of A wmk Kangaroo. Lovely shade, ACSC 50D, cat. $750. Centred low, with good perfs, cancelled by slightly smudgy cds. Hard shade to find. Price. $395 (K332) 144. Australia 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo, type C Specimen. Fine and fresh well centred example with good perfs. Only 1200 produced of this rare C type specimen. ACSC 50A Cat. $850. This is an exceptionally fine example, price $795 (K245) 145. Australia 1932-36 10/-, £1 (two units very lightly mounted) & £2 blocks of 4 with Type D ‘SPECIMEN’ Overprint ACSC #50xf 54xa & 58xa, mint unhinged, very minor toning to centre perfs of the 10/- block. The £2 is VERY RARE UNHINGED. Extrapolated cat. value $9785. Price $5400 (K1097) Australia KGV Heads 146. 100 mixed KGV Heads, unpicked for watermarks, postmarks, varieties or shades. Values to 5d, great value at under $1 per stamp. Not all are perfect, but you will find some nice stamps. Price $95 (PM30J) 147. As above but 200 stamps, values to 1/4d-, price $195 (PM30K) 148. As above but 400 stamps values to 1/4d, price $389 (PM30L) 149. Australia KGV SM wmk perf 13½ x 12½ set ½d to 1/4d (1d die I, 2d die II, 3d die II & 4½d die I only) most values CTO several with gum including 3d, 4d, 5d & 1/4d, also 2d & 5d surcharges, centring a little mixed, attractive set, Cat $300+, Price $199 (G462) 150. Australia 1914 1d Bright Red Die II KGV. Fine used light slogan cancel. Well centred and good perfs. ACSC 71B (G11) Cat. $100, price $72 (G191) 151. Australia 1914 1d Carmine Red KGV, ACSC 71A, smooth paper in horizontal Die I, Die II pair, perf OS mint lightly hinged. Centred left. Cat. $1250, price $595 (G35) 152. Australia 1914 KGV 1d Carmine-rose single wmk smooth paper Die II/I horizontal pair punctured ‘OS’ BW 71(1)ic, centred high, slight perf separation at top, centrally struck MELBOURNE cds, Cat $275, Price $199 (G459) 153. Australia 1915 KGV 1d deep scarlet rough paper block of 4 punctured ‘OS’ var inverted wmk, ACSC 72Aa/bb centred to top MUH. Price $425 (G271) 154. Australia 1917 KGV rough paper 1d carmine G62 block of 4, ACSC 72C, centred to right, HR Mint. Price $149 (G282) 155. Australia 1916 KGV 4d Lime-yellow ACSC 110D, centred slightly to the upper left, light horizontal bend, fresh Mint, a scarce stamp, Cat $1750, Price $749 (G623) 156. Australia 1916 4d KGV Pale Orange Yellow, ACSC 110E, fine mint lightly hinged, full perfs, centred left. Cat. $350. Hard shade to find. Price $195 (DB792)

157. Australia 1916 KGV 4d Lemon-yellow ACSC 110C, centred a little to the left, fresh MUH, Cat $950, Price $799 (G625) 158. Australia 1916 KGV 4d Lemon-yellow punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 110Cb Fine used, Cat $400, Price $229 (G624) 159. Australia 1916 KGV 4d pale orange-yellow Single wmk ACSC 110E, cat $350, most attractive shade MLH. Price $179 (G108) 160. Australia 1918 KGV 5d Bright chestnut rough paper punctured ‘OS’ BW 124, light, crisp ‘SOUTH MELBOURNE’ cds, unusually well centred for this issue, a premium example, Cat $250, Price $209 (G443) 161. Australia 1921 KGV 4d Violet gutter marginal vertical strip of 5 from the right pane of plate 2 with varieties ‘Thickened lower left frame’ and ‘Damaged SE corner, SE corner elongated’ ACSC 111s/ua faint overall gum suntanning, the two variety units with light perf re-inforcing, attractive positional piece. Mint, Cat $500, Price $349 (G539) 162. Australia 1922 4d Bright ultramarine Harrison printing, variety ‘Watermark inverted’ ACSC 113Aaa, centred to right, barest hinge trace, fine Mint, Price $179 (G417) 163. Australia 1922 4d Bright ultramarine Harrison printing, variety ‘Watermark inverted’ ACSC 113Aaa, centred to right MLH, Price $169 (G635) 164. Australia 1922 4d Bright ultramarine (paler shade) Harrison printing, variety ‘Watermark inverted’ ACSC 113Aaa, centred to top,, fine Mint, Price $169 (G418) 165. Australia 1919 KGV 1d carmine-rose LM wmk punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 74Ab, cat $175, unusually well centred FU (G230) 166. Australia 1919 KGV 1d carmine-rose LM wmk block of 4, some gum suntanning stripes, ACSC 74A MUH. Price $129 (G270) 167. Australia 1919 1.5d Bright Red Brown Die I KGV, Bottom right corner Block of 6 from Electro 12. possible cracked electro 4 stamps in right value tablet, plus large solid brown area to right of crown stamp 6. Some perf separation, and natural inclusion on one stamp. Fresh mint unhinged, (hinged in selvedge) Cat. $120 each as singles MUH. Price $995 (G177) 168. Australia 1922 2d Rose-red ACSC 96B, an unusually bright and intense shade, centred a little to the left, fresh MUH, Price $79 (G629) 169. Australia 1924 3d Blue Single wmk ACSC 104A, centred to right, Mint, Price $29 (G408) 170. Australia 1920 1/4d Turquoise Blue Single watermark ACSC 128A, centred a little to the right, faint overall gum ‘suntanning’ MUH, Cat $675, Price $499 (G630) 171. Australia 1920 1/4d Turquoise Blue Single watermark, perf OS “DRY INK” Mint unhinged, full perfs, centred low, with Watermark misplaced. Cat. $600. Price $449 (G219) 172. Australia 1924 KGV 1d Green Single wmk, variety ‘Watermark inverted’ horizontal pair, the right hand unit showing variety ‘Ferns’ ACSC 77(4)Ba/ ia, a scarce combination, centred to the right, very lightly hinged Mint. Price $149 (G337) 173. Australia 1924 KGV 1d Green Single wmk N over MP Harrison imprint pair with variety ‘RA joined’ ACSC 77(4)z, some vertical perf separation, small green ink mark on the gum of the variety stamp, Mint. Price $49 (G340) 174. Australia 1924 KGV 1d Green Single wmk marginal block of 4 with part

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189. Australia 1926 KGV 2d Red-brown SM wmk perf 14, punctured ‘OS’ BW 98ba, centred to lower left, with the perfin severely misplaced to the side resulting in the ‘S’ being bisected with portions appearing at the left & right of the stamp, unusual, used, Price $129 (G525) 190. Australia 1927 Small multiple wmk Perf 14 1d green part Mullett imprint block of 4 with varieties ‘RA joined’ & ‘Ferns’ ACSC 80A (4) ia & j, the two r/h units with two small faint gum tone spots, otherwise fresh MUH. Catalogued $200+ for hinged, double this for MUH. Well centred with good perfs, price $149 (ML444) 191. Australia 1926 3d KGV Blue, sml. Multi wmk. Perf 14, Die 1a. ACSC 106A. Top right mint lightly hinged marginal block of 4, horiz. pairs are types B – A , A – A. Centred high with good perfs. Cat. $325, price $225 (G71) 192. Australia 1927 1/4d Turquoise KGV smw. SG 93 Perf. 14 Mullett Imprint Pair. Stamps are fresh mint unhinged, with light hinge mark in selvedge only. Very fresh with full perfs. Imprint block of 4 cat. $4000 for hinged, unhinged stamps cat. $1250 each. Price $2350 (G264) 193. Australia 1926 KGV 3d blue SM wmk perf 14, type B, punctured ’OS’, variety ‘Watermark inverted’ ACSC 106ab, unusually well centred, FU, Cat $175. Price $129 (G395) 194. Australia 1930 KGV 2d golden scarlet die III SM P13.5 x 12.5 imprint strip of 4, hinged in gutter only Price: $75 (G45) 195. Australia 1928 1/4d Turquoise KGV smw. Perf. 13.5 x 12.5 Ash Imprint Pair. Stamps are fresh mint unhinged, with light hinge mark in selvedge only. Selvedge gum is toned, stamps only mildly affected. Facially attractive with full perfs. Imprint block of 4 cat. $3250 for hinged, unhinged stamps cat. $875 each. Priced cheaply at $595. (G265) 196. Australia 1931 KGV 1d Green C of A Wmk, mint unhinged block of 12 (3 x 4) with varieties “Dents in Bottom Frame” stamps 1/22, 28, 24 & 30. (Centre row of this block) ACSC82(1) da, db, dc & dd. Cat. $50 each as hinged, indicative pricing as unhinged block with these varieties is $600. Price $449 (G146) 197. Australia 1931 KGV 1d Green C of A overprinted ‘OS’ plate 4 Ash imprint block of 4 with varieties ‘RA joined’ and ‘Ferns’ retouched and ‘White spot on L of AUSTRALIA’ ACSC 82(4)(OS)z, Cat $225 for Mint hinged, this is a fresh mint unhinged block, centred to the left. Price $299 (G332) 198. Australia 1931 KGV 1d Pale green C of A overprinted ‘OS’ ACSC 82(OS) lower left corner block of 4, centred high, fresh MUH Price $44.50 (G333) 199. Australia 1931 KGV 1d Green C of A wmk with a most unusual broken/ jagged colour line, possibly a plate crack between vertical cliches, above the top frame across approximately 70% of the width of the stamp, most unusual, Mint no gum, Price $79 (G401) 200. Australia 1931 KGV 2d Red, overprinted OS. Fine used cds example with unrecorded variety “Overprint misplaced to left” the O being well outside the frame at left. Similar misplacements on the 1d cat. $250 for mint hinged. This is thus far the only one found. Price $495 (G252) 201. Australia 1932 1/4d Turquoise Blue, defective top frame and cross. Fresh mint unhinged, centred left. ACSC 131Bd. Indicative cat $1200. ($600 for the shade, and double for the variety) Very scarce stamp. Price $899

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Were added to Design, $ 2,500.00

2/- Die Proof in Yellow Brown on Green Wove Paper. An Unfinished State, Before J & L were added. $ 1,000.00

Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation A Gift from Australia This month, we look at mid-20th century postal history. Specifically, the use of Parcel Post labels, stamped-to-order (STO) postal stationery labels and related ephemera, as part of the ‘Food for Britain’ campaign in Australia, in the period 1945 to 1950. An example in Figure 1 is a small label that was affixed to some of the Myer gift food parcels. This article evolved from an entry of the same name in AusVipex 2020. That entry, in turn, started as a club competition entry. The collector involved primarily collected postal stationery but realised that if any competitive entry were to be formed, it would need to be Figure 1: This small label was affixed to some of the Myer broader than just STO parcel labels to be able to Gift Food Parcels comprise a one frame exhibit. At this point, the chase was on to locate and acquire relevant and Background interesting material, which has taken several years of In the immediate post-war years, ongoing and severe intensive searching. food rationing in Britain led to food parcel schemes The nature of food parcels usually means the phil- being organised in Australia and other Dominion atelic components are most often damaged in transit countries by a variety of entities. or ripped open in the excitement of receiving the The philatelic legacy of this in Australia includes parcel. That any of this kind of ephemera survives Parcel Post customs labels, STO parcel labels and is more a testament to older times when there was a other related ephemera for department stores and much broader collector-base or the wrapping remain- other organisations involved in providing food parders were kept to initially remind the recipient to cels for Britain. Figure 3 shows paper badges that write a thank you to the sender. Eventually, even the were used in South Australia in a Food for Britain thank you part of receiving the parcels was not left to appeals. chance by many of the organisations who organised the despatch of parcels. Food rationing in Britain Many parcels contained a note to remind the reFood rationing in Britain began on 8 January 1940. cipient to thank the sender or enclosed a postcard for Limits were imposed on the sale of bacon, butter and this use. Examples are shown in Figure 2. sugar. On 11 March 1940, all meat was rationed. Restrictions were gradually lifted with flour on 25 July 1948. On 19 May 1950 rationing ended for canned and dried fruit, chocolate biscuits, treacle, syrup, jellies and mincemeat, followed by soap in September 1950. By Figure 2: Examples of items included with the parcel to remind the recipient to 1953 sales of sugar thank the sender were off ration and in 50 - Stamp News

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Figure 4: Parcel sent from Rosebud, VIC at the 1s 11d rate (up to 3 lbs) on 11 April 1950

Figure 3: Examples of paper badges used in for Food for Britain appeals in South Australia May 1954 butter rationing ended. Quantities of parcels Between 1945 and 1950, 14.5 million food parcels were posted from Australia to Britain, representing more than 75% of all kinds of parcels sent from Australia to all overseas destinations. The peak period was 1947-48 when 3.5 million food parcels were sent. The decline in parcel numbers was brought about by stores such as The Myer Emporium, switching to shipping the food as bulk freight to Britain and then making up the individual gift parcels for lodgement into the local postal system. Individuals continued to send their prepared parcels by mail from Australia. Conditions applicable Initially, in Britain, strict conditions applied to the receipt of food parcels. It was an offence for a British resident to solicit for parcels and receipt was limited to one food parcel a month from the same sender. The maximum weight from Australia was initially 5lbs, then from about December 1945, 7lbs and no single item of food could weigh more than 3lbs (initially 2lbs), except for a cake (up to 5lbs).

In 1946, the one parcel per sender limit was removed and the overall limit of a parcel increased to 22 lbs, although in Australia, the maximum weight the post office would accept for a parcel to any destination was 11lbs. Parcels that did not comply with the regulations were forfeited and given to charity for distribution to the needy. Postage rates During the relevant period (and up to 9 July 1951) the postage on parcels from Australia to Britain was • up to 3lbs – 1s 11d • more than 3lbs and up to 8lbs – 3s 7d • more than 8 lbs and up to 11 lbs – 5s 10d. Labels for parcels at the 1s 11d rate are very

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Figure 6: Post Customs label used on a food parcel from Brisbane scarce and no label was STO for this rate. Possibly senders were viewed as a bit stingy. The 1s 11d rate was often used to send soap which was a precious gift at the time (see figure 4). Prior to the Food for Britain Campaign, was a now lesser-known campaign - ‘Bundles for Britain’ (see figure 5). It started in New York in December 1940, as a response to the need for warm clothing in London because of the Blitz. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, the first shipment from Australia was received on 11 October 1941. The clothing was newly manufactured and used, pressed into wool bales and shipped to Britain in bulk. This may explain the unfamiliar-

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Figure 7: Myer Emporium Ltd label for the food for Britain Campaign ity of modern philatelists with this campaign. By the end of the war, it was food rather than clothing that was in shorter supply. And initially, the food was sent in individual food parcels from Australia. Figure 6 shows a Post Customs label with printer’s code Sch. C.4709.-5/1945 -5498L used on a food parcel from Brisbane at the 3/7d rate due to the then 5lb limit. Commercial senders of food parcels Special labels were soon developed for use in the Food for Britain Campaign by some senders, most notably the Myer Emporium Ltd (see figures 7 and 8). Figure 7 shows a use of Myer Emporium Ltd label at the 5s 10d rate (up to 11 lbs), from Melbourne. A notation on the reverse of this label states it was received on 6 May 1946, (after the 5lb restriction had been lifted). Myer led the way following chairman Norman Myer’s address to shareholders a few months after his return from a visit to Britain in May 1945. A gift scheme was organised allowing Myer customers to choose from seven parcels prepared in its Food Section at prices from 9s 3d to £1, including packaging and postage. Parcels from many of the larger stores were not required to use a customs declaration form due to the standard nature of the contents. Other retailers followed suit using special labels or normal customs labels. These include Barry &

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Philatelic Development Officer, APF Figure 9: Unique examples of both unused Myer 1st type embossed labels

Figure 10: Type 3 Myer label with meter impressions

followed the existing designs for the other embossed postage values. Over the period the labels were embossed, from 1946 to 1949, 107,539 3s 7d labels and 273,772 5s 10d labels were embossed for all users. The total of 381,311 labels embossed represents less than 3% of the 14.5 million food parcels sent from Australia to Britain during 1946 to 1950. There are two other Myer types of embossed labels. The type 2 label has no address lines and no code at the bottom right corner. The type 3 embossed label has no address lines but has code MO/77 at the bottom right corner. The type 3 label was subsequently used with meter impressions instead of embossing (see figure 10). Postage meters were also used by other large retailers, like Grace Bros as in figure 11. The use of meters by retailers was limited immediately postwar, due to their lack of availability in Australia. The embossing of labels was not confined to Myer and included the Department of Agriculture Victoria (DAV) (5s 10d), Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd, Sydney (5s 10d) and Fitzgerald’s Department Store, Hobart (3s 7d and 5s 10d). The DAV had during WW2, organised dispatches by post of 5lb parcels of foodstuffs to civilians at 9s 6d and 7s for service members. After the War ended, the DAV organised annual food parcels. The arrangements followed the war pattern. Donors forwarded their orders to the DAV with a remittance and the names and addresses of the recipients. In

Roberts Pty Ltd, Brisbane; Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd Grace Bros Pty Ltd, Sydney and Adelaide; Boans Ltd and The Bairds Co Ltd, Perth; Moran & Cato, Melbourne and Fitzgerald’s Department Store, Hobart. A highlight of the exhibit is the ‘reunited pair’ of Myer 1st type 3s 7d and 5s 10d embossed labels shown in figure 9. Only one of each 1st type label is believed to exist unused. These were previously owned by WL (Bill) Russell and then by his son-inlaw the Rev Keith Ditterich and were sold separately in 1990. The Myer Emporium (and possibly Bill Russell himself, who was Myer’s Marketing Manager at the time) suggested the idea of the label to the PMG’s Department in June 1946, stating they expected to submit about 5,000 labels a week for embossing. Myer only paid the postage value plus the embossing fee (then 3/2d per 1,000) and the Department paid for the cost of the manufacture of the dies. Figure 11: Grace Bros label with meter cancel The dies were engraved by Thomas Duffell and

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation ria’ in the heading, use of a different font for ‘With Compliments from’ and the return address and the appearance of a printing code ‘MO/76’ on the label. Not all labels were suitable to be STO. Figure 12 shows unsuitable labels as the position for embossing should be free of printing. It became the norm for the Parcel Post customs label to double as the address label and to have the stamps affixed to it. Figure 12: Labels unsuitable for being stamped to order This survivor of part of the parcel’s wrapping in figure 13 shows 1946, the cost was 14s 6d including packing and postage for cheese, honey, marmalade, dripping, beef both an address label and Parcel Post label with imprint St 780. It was sent by F Wagstaff, Toorak, loaf, peaches and raisins. In 1947, the cost was 16s Victoria after 1 September 1949 (when the 1s 6d 6d for an 11lb parcel containing cheese, marmalade, stamp was issued), requesting delivery to another dripping (2 tins), full cream powdered milk, casseWagstaff, if undeliverable to Mrs Miller. role steak, canned peaches and sultanas. In 1948 Figure 14 is a rarely seen label that has been ina similar, but not identical manifest, cost 17s. The sured. The label has 6s 4d in adhesives affixed – 5s DAV dispatched 28,000 parcels in 1948 before supplies were exhausted and the scheme suspended until 10d paying a parcel up to 11lbs (in this instance 8lbs 12ozs) and 6d paying the insurance fee. Also rarely stocks of new season’s foodstuffs could be arranged. seen are instructions requesting its return if unable to The labels became obsolete after the DAV arranged be delivered. It was usual to request undeliverable for supplies to be sent in bulk to Britain to then be parcels be given to hospitals or charities. Two more made up into individual parcels. There were two versions of the Parcel Post label, both with typical DAV labels which differ in the placement of ‘Victocontents at the 5s 10d rate for parcels weighing more than 8llbs and up to 11lbs are shown in figure 15. Bulk shipments By 1948, the availability of increased shipping to

Figure 13: Parcel Post label 54 - Stamp News

Figure 14: Label with insurance

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Philatelic Development Officer, APF Figure 15: Parcel Post labels. Green paper Sch. C.4977─8/1946 – 4982 and white paper in green ink – Sch. C. 5705 ─ 7/1948 used from South Australia. in Britain. Figure 17 is a Printing cut from the bulk food parcel. This food parcel was likely to have weighed up to either 15 lbs or 22 lbs, as it was not subject to the maximum weight limit imposed on parcels physically despatched from Australia.

Figure 16: Label from a bulk food parcel

Further reading Richard Breckon, Food for Britain! Australia’s Embossed Parcel Label, 194649 - GSM February 2011 pp 98-100. Brusden-White, Australian Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue - Postal Stationery, 2nd Edn 2019. Eric J Frazer and Robin Occleshaw, The Official Postal Labels of Australia, 2nd Edn 1999. National Library of Australia, Trove. Neil M Russell, Australian Embossed Food Parcel Labels 1946-49: Some Further Thoughts – GSM September 2011 pp 96 and 97. Stamp Boards – relevant threads.

Britain allowed the introduction of bulk despatches of products which were then made up in Britain for direct distribution through the British mail system. From this time, the large users of direct mailings from Australia switched over to the new method. These included Myer, Department of Agriculture Victoria and many Food for Britain Organisations. The new system resulted in a noticeable falling off in the numbers of parcels being sent from Australia. In the six months to June 1950, 580,966 food parcels were sent to Britain. This was 242,542 less than the comparable period in 1949. The new method also allowed for new Myer parcels, first up to 15lbs in April 1949, then to 22lbs in September 1949, to delivered within Britain from a ‘sender’ in Australia. Figure 16 shows a label from a bulk food parcel sent from a donor in Australia but now delivered Figure 17: Printing cut from a bulk food parcel to the recipient from a warehouse

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Market Matters Penny Black COVID face masks

All around the planet we need to wear face masks more and more these days. We flew to Adelaide this week, and needed by law to wear them in the Taxi both ways, into both airports at all times, in all areas, and on the plane - 4 hours of face masks. And then get COVID tested on arrival, and self-quarantined. Those dinky little blue ones I do not like, as they are small and fall off, and as I wear glasses, they fog up with those types, so I was keen to find something more robust and larger, and that also created a talking point now and again. The question was - WHAT design was it best to use for that? For a stamp dealer there is of course only one obvious choice. THE PENNY BLACK! Stampboards Member Greg Allen is a graphics whizz, and kindly created the artwork for them, offering me many options. The most favoured was creating repeated images of Queen Victoria - each alternating one wearing a blue COVID mask! These looked pretty good I thought, as did

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Her Majesty would not be amused! others commenting on them. I located a FRPSL member, Kapil Gogri, who is a leading figure in organised philately in India. He runs a fabric and associated company there, and after many emails we got a plan and budget organised, to make a small supply of these Penny Black masks. These are not just a 1d Black design transferred onto a single thickness cloth, but it is printed onto a full 5 layer anti-bacterial filter, high rated SSMMS quality protective mask basis, washable, reusable, and in a good generous size - not like those tiny little blue things, that to me seem to offer little real protection. Greg custom designed the 1d Black, all with “S.B.” corner letters for StampBoards, and with Queen Victoria wearing a blue COVID mask on each alternate image. It

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Not just cheap toys these masks. looks pretty cool I think, and it most certainly gets LOTS of comments when worn in public, as I have been doing. If we need to wear one by law, we may as well wear a stamp related one was my thought! They are inexpensive, especially for a 100% custom printed and hand finished design, that needed to be specially designed and printed, and hand stitched up so designs meet exactly at bridge of nose, and I only had a very small number done.

One size does NOT fit all!

These have the robust black fully adjustable securing ear bands as you can see, which are so much better than the ‘one size fits all’ (they do not!) thin white elastic band type deals, on the cheapie throw away blue masks. Mine used to fall off all the time, and my glasses continually fogged up.

I did only one run of them, as DHL Express here was a killer as carton was 5 kilos, and when these are sold they are gone forever. It was just a fun little side project this month. Unit cost is not high, and weight is minor, so grab a half dozen for your stamp club friends perhaps, or overseas correspondents? A dealer friend ordered 10 as he is very confident he will double his money offering these singly on eBay to a global market, so time will tell. For the cost of a beer apiece, he will make a guaranteed buck on them I feel sure, and with a low cost to mail anywhere globally, that is certainly a plus. You’d be amazed how many people you do not know from Adam, comment on the mask when worn on planes, in shopping centres, in airports and trains etc. Lots more folks seem interested in stamps than you’d ever imagine. I should have handed out some business cards to them all! tinyurl.com/1dCovid has much more of this interesting story of the genesis of this mask, and the different designs considered, and the modest costs involved to secure them, and all order details etc. It all promotes stamp collecting to a wider audience, and that is a very good thing that we all should do where possible.

German stamps now with unique bar codes.

German stamps from February 2021 have been

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Market Matters sold, each with an individual and UNIQUE matrix codes printed on them, to help stop letters getting lost in the mail, as they can be tracked, the national postal company Deutsche Post announced in January. There are many other features too - see below. Their customers in Germany will now be able to use these unique codes to track Hi-Tech stamps of the future? when their letter has arrived in the local processing centre, and when it has reached its destination region processing centre, Deutsche Post claimed last month. All for the very modest cost of a local letter. So in short, very soon, every standard letter you mail in Germany, you will be able to see the progress of, through the German mail system. You also can offer proof of where and when it was purchased, when it was mailed, and to where etc, to anyone who wants to know - i.e. eBay buyers and so on. The unique Digital Matrix codes, which are rather similar to the now familiar QR codes, just sit alongside the traditional images on the stamps in each new issue design released, in what will be “a new generation of stamps”, according to the German company. “These new stamps with matrix codes make our service even more reliable - and hence make the postage stamps more interesting,” said Tobias Meyer, head of the company’s German post and parcel division last month in a News Release. The first stamps featuring the codes went on sale in early February, with more different issues to follow later in the year. By 2022, these unique codes will be featured on all German stamps. However, 58 - Stamp News

the codes do not allow for full parcel-style tracking, and they will not tell customers whether a letter has actually been delivered.

Four *BILLION* combos possible.

All new stamp issues it is claimed, will exhibit an individual matrix code DataMatrix digital code complying with the ISO/IEC 16022 standard, in a dimension of 6.8 mm × 20.3 mm, which allows more than four billion numbers within each run. With all of them holding an imbedded unique individual identifier for each stamp. The debut issue - a very Germanic looking red, white and blue 80c issue is shown nearby. The wording on the stamp translates loosely as: “80c - Digital Change - GERMANY - Our Stamps are now going Digital” Stampboards members advise this stamp is sold as normal gummed, also self-adhesive via two printers, Berlin State Printers, and Enschedé in Holland, in different perforations, and even a postal stationery envelope, blank with the stamp imprinted on. Perhaps Germany is running out of interesting things to depict on their stamps? Their March 1 issue duo is shown nearby, and oddly depicts esca-

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Germans go wild with stamp designs! lators at 2 train stations. Now that is plumbing the design depths it seems. What next - historic sewage farms!? The Matrix codes are added to each stamp at the printing stage. The code will allow basic track and trace, and details of the issue can also be called up via a mobile phone app etc. They say the code is also used internally within the PO to automatically determine whether the franking is legal and correct, or has been used before, or is FORGED etc. So in THEORY the global cottage industry of soaking off stamps that have already been through the mail, but are not cancelled, will also stop. Buy 1000 of these off some eBay spiv, sourced from Charity kiloware, and NONE of your “cheap” mint stamps will pass through the system, as it “sees” the stamp unique code has already been used up.

Naturally these codes also make cancelling stamps totally pointless, and that has raised its own issues. Many mail users WANT to see traditional cancels from their post office counter, or the local mail sorting centre, and to that end, all German POs and sorting centres swapped to using BLUE ink on February 4. More on that below. Stampboards members were fast to report this revolutionary new innovation, and German members there were mailing early date covers and ‘last day’ black cancel use of old stamps etc, to other members around the world. A long discussion on this new development, with many images, is here for those interested - tinyurl.com/GermanMatrix It seems the current flower Definitives, which are of course very small sized, will stay unchanged right now, and one assumes a new series later year will be larger, so as to have enough room on them to allow the 7 x 20mm vertical code box to be placed upon them, in a suitable manner, so as to be scannable.

The data embedded in every new stamp

German Post advises the code on each stamp contains all this data: 1. The letters DEA, with DE for Germany and A for Deutsche Post. 2. The Customer Number. 3. If purchased from a Stamp machine, the exact machine identifier number. 4. Type of stamp, i.e. internet stamp, machine stamp, PO bought commemorative stamp etc. 5. Date first scanned in at a PO, or printed out from machine etc. 6. PO Product number of the stamp. 7. The Consignment number.

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Market Matters Can you see this BLUE colour?! 8. Anti-fraud and anti-forgery elements, such as a crypto string. 9. The Issue date, and the face value. It seems that in later 2021, most if not all new issues will have the code. From 2022 ALL German issues sold will have them, the PO claims. There doesn’t seem to be much information available yet about the impact on number of new stamp issues, or how long traditional stamp issues will still be useable etc. And far more importantly, what if these new codes all auto-expire after 2 years, 5 years, 10 years or whatever, even if never used on mail, making them legally invalid for usage. That is surely The Elephant In The Room here? 200 or 500 Euros of mint stamps not able to be used on mail possibly, will not be popular. Here, any Decimal Currency stamp issued since 1966 is valid for posting today. A 1966 $2 stamp is

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BLUE ink Cancel used in first week. still good for $2 postage today etc. In the USA and Canada, France and other places, most stamps issued 160 years back etc, are still valid. Germany not so it seems? All German Post Offices and mail centres were issued with BLUE ink bottles and pads on February 4. Why? As I know from my long background in journalism, advertising, and printing, anything written in a mid-BLUE colour cannot be “seen” by process cameras etc. All correction and grid layout and markings and notes were always done using BLUE ink or crayon, or blue pencil. This colour oddly never showed up when the artwork was copied or scanned in - no idea why. Maybe someone in printing can email me to advise why - it seems strange they scan fine for me. I can scan a mid-blue 1/4d KGV head stamp perfectly well and that works - see a nice looking block from stock nearby I just listed for sale - just one of life’s mysteries.

Three months of colour ink trials.

German PO ran many trials since November, and of course discovered that these new digital matrix codes were messed up, when any parts of the usual BLACK ink cancels got anywhere upon them. The app was reading lines and letters from the cancels as being part of the unique coding, and was obscur-

ing other sections of it. So after much experimenting, a mid-blue colour ink was found not to be “readable” by their sorting and scanning equipment, and so the entire German Post Office moved over to Blue ink for all cancelling functions on February 4. Some recent examples of this postal useage are shown nearby. Naturally, any letter bearing any OLDER stamps now also gets the blue ink cancels. An October 2020, 95¢ issue of German footballer Fritz Walter is shown nearby, that a stampboards member received in the UK, with a February COVID mail centre spray cancel in light blue - “Together Against CORONA”.

German postmarks now all in BLUE!

It was officially confirmed that ALL German postmarkers - handstamps, hammer devices, rollers, old machines, “new” spray device machines etc, in the BZ “Briefzentrum”, central handling, sorting, and postmarking facilities etc, uniformly switched from traditional black postmark colour to BLUE on February 4. stampboards.com members in Germany also have confirmed that all the counter service handstamp pads in actual Post Offices and shop agencies were changed over as well, on or about February 4. Naturally, some staffers and offices did not read the directions accompanying the new inking supplies. Some added the blue ink onto existing pads, that had been earlier inked with the usual BLACK ink, so a strange mixture of a darker violet colour ensued, that still “read” as black on the scanning Stamp News - 61

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Your parcel is probably aboard these! equipment. So a commercial cover collection from February 2021 will be an interesting and very colourful sideline for many! The machine cancelled example shown nearby, on a cover to Ireland along with a 30c Flower, will be a star of the future with a clear BLUE Sorting Centre dated cancel of Hereford - “BRIEFZENTRUM 32” dated February 9 - just 5 days after the Blue ink order on all cancel devices came into effect. Right back to the 1840 1d Blacks and 2d Blues, different colour inks used on Maltese Cross and ‘1844 type’ cancels are very highly collected, and fully catalogued by Stanley Gibbons, and often sell for 4 figures Sterling for the scarcer ones. Well worth looking out for! The background to the introduction of these matrix stamps was of course the vast amount of total forgeries of German mint stamp imitations of very high quality. These included full coil boxes of 500 or 1000 pieces, being sold on eBay etc as cheap postage. Made in China to very high grade standards. 62 - Stamp News

Such wholesale forging of current stamps, the Chinese have been doing for years, and also here, and for UK stamps, Canadian, France, USA etc. eBay of course does nothing about it, as they make a fortune from it, as they do from stamp forgeries of older stamps, as with selling current stolen postage defrauding Governments. I wrote a long piece on this in my column last month, outlining arrests of various Australians, coast to coast by the Federal Police here. They were importing literally TONS of $20 type Express Mail and Parcel Post satchels and selling on eBay, that they were sourcing for 1c each from Alibaba in China, who openly offer them complete with all tracking codes - “500 million pieces a month capacity”. The German PO can certainly afford a few truckloads of blue ink pads etc, right now! A few plane loads in fact. The Deutsche Post AG share price has exploded in the past year, from just over 19 Euro in mid-March 2020, to about 44 Euro as I typed this. What a superb investment that has been.

Glen Stephens more and more consumers shopped online, Appel said the group was now also helping to distribute Covid-19 vaccines “all over the world” he concluded in his report. Still none arrived in Australia, but hardly his fault! A lack of airline cargo space following a near grounding of global passenger flights will continue this year, according to their CEO Frank Appel. That gives Deutsche Post an edge, as it has both an express delivery service with a fleet of more than 260 cargo planes, and is a freight forwarder, with both units benefiting from synergies between their operations. The strong results led the company to announce a new order for eight more huge Boeing 777 long range freighter planes, worth $$ several Billion. Coupled with a previous order, that means the company will take delivery of four new 777F aircraft this year, and a further four in both 2022 and 2023. The company also has an option to add a further four after that. As there have been essentially no commercial flights to Australia for a year, Australia Post needs to send parcels to Europe and beyond via these DHL Freighters, and hence parcel rates from here have skyrocketed. No mid-range options for a year - all top whack airmail or Express tables now.

eBay forgers now doing Monograms.

A Real Deal “CA” Monogram.

66.8 BILLION Euro revenues in past year.

Revenues have climbed 5% year-on-year to 66.8 Billion Euros, buoyed by strong performances from the parcels and express units. “2020 was an exceptional year - despite all the challenges faced, we achieved a record result,” said Frank Appel, Chief Executive Officer of the Deutsche Post DHL group. As well as responding to increased e-commerce, as the coronavirus closes stores, and meant

Nothing surprises me with what scams the FakeBay scammers dream up. Vigilant stampboarders recently reported that the most active Sydney forger has recently turned to faking margin stamp monograms on stamps from Australasia. As most readers know, these sheet marginal monograms from Australia, are super popular, and can literally add $150,000 on top of the value of the same stamp with NO Monogram - hence these waste of space spivs turn to faking them. Printer monograms were of course part of the original plate, and printed at the same time as the stamp. The circle lines are clear and sharp and even, and are in the exact SAME COLOUR of the issued stamp of course. These eBay dopes know Stamp News - 63

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The WRONG ink colour used, you dummy! none of the above. I show one nearby I added to stock today, a Large Multiple watermark KGV, with the rather unusual ‘CA’ Monogram being substituted for ‘JBC’, and seems like it is on very thin paper to boot. But I add the image here, simply as it shows the design crispness of a real Monogram, and the colour matches exactly.

Water based ink pad used!

Shown nearby is one of the current forgeries peddled on FakeBay. As can be seen, he has had a rather fuzzy detail metal handstamp image made of the CA monogram design, and then used a water-based ink pad, in a totally WRONG green colour, to make his total fake nonsense. Such a joke would not fool anyone experienced of course, especially when being peddled on eBay by a known stamps forger, but sadly the Bunnies out there see a perceived “BAHHRGGEEN” and 64 - Stamp News

off they spend. They never have the brains to check the seller, and his other offerings, and past sales. Monograms from this region have got super popular in the past year, with many new deep pocket buyers emerging, so the spivs are keen to cash in on this new increase in demand, and this is their newest money spinner. Who would have thought to check if a monogram itself was faked? Stampboards members have had over 100 eBay accounts of this one Sydney faker ALONE closed down, by persisting with eBay, who are clearly not at all interested, unless beaten around the head relentlessly to do something. That is after getting endless detailed reports, from vigilant and concerned collectors. tinyurl.com/FakesBay contains details and images all these recent swathes of fakes - totally forged Tasmania early imperfs, forged South Australia Departmentals that the Bunnies pay

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Honestly : what would you value it at? $500 each for, and anything overprinted or perfinned that you can dream of is on offer, until the accounts are closed down by eBay. Buying ANYTHING Australian over $100 off eBay, except off a respected high feedback seller is super dangerous - more than even generally savvy buyers realise - google the eBay seller name FIRST, and for the scammers, the first match will often be right to the stampboards Rogues Galley discussions. Try it out! The power of google.

Common looking QE2 FDC worth $US175?

The thing I love about this hobby is that the most unremarkable looking things have great value quite often. As a dealer, knowing WHAT those pieces are is the very tricky part! One learns something new and important EVERY day in this hobby, which is why I love it.

Take a look at the 1955 Penang FDC illustrated nearby, with three QE2 low values upon it. Excuse the cruddy image - the best eBay can offer, as usual. It is grubby, and has just a few no account low values, worth a few cents on or off cover generally. tinyurl.com/PenangFDC is the stampboards link where a member there was offering $US175 to buy one. And as you can see, there were no takers for a long time! You can buy a superb CTO 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge for $US175! That is very serious money for a nothing looking FDC. It simply goes to prove that the ordinary items to some, are real gems to others. If one of these turned up in an estate lot here, it would have gone right into my monthly $100 Junk cartons. Anyway good to see well known Melbourne FDC collector Noel Almeida finally prevailed, and found his FDC! Stamp News - 65

TRIESTE B : A SHORT-LIVED STAMP COUNTRY Wars and conﬂicts often result in interesting postal developments. Sometimes they create entirely new stamp countries; some remain while others disappear into history soon to be completely forgotten. Fortunately there are philatelists who preserve the memories and stamp issues of these “dead” countries and territories. Such an area is Trieste Zone B. This was the ofﬁcial name of the part of the Trieste region that was administered by Yugoslavia. There was also a Trieste A which was run jointly by the United States and the United Kingdom. Strangely, the name of Trieste is almost non-existent on the postage stamps that were released by the two territories. The city of Trieste is located at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea between Italy and the Balkan area. Despite the fact that the city had a mainly Italian-speaking population, it belonged to the Habsburg Empire from 1382 until 1919. After World War I,

Trieste and the surrounding area was awarded to Italy which was quite natural when considering the mainly Italian population of the city. The city became part of the province of Venezia-Giulia. After World War II, the Yugoslav Socialist Republic claimed most of the province which has a sizable amount of Slovenes. However, when the future of Trieste arrived on the negotiating table, the Italians ﬂatly refused to let go of the city. At the end of the war, the Trieste region had a population of some 350,000 of which only some 60.000 were Slovenes. It was decided to turn Trieste into a free territory while waiting for the ﬁnal solution to the problem. The Trieste area was divided into two zones in 1947 – with “Italian” and Yugoslavian administrations. The Yugoslavian zone comprised the area south of the city of Trieste which is known as Capodistria in Italian. In the ”Italian” zone – Trieste A – contemporary

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Christer Brunström Italian postage stamps overprinted AMG FTT (= Allied Military Government – Free Territory of Trieste) were used. However, this article is intended to spotlight the stamp issues of Trieste B, the Yugoslavian zone. Contemporary Yugoslavian stamps overprinted STT VUJA or SST VUJNA were issued. What makes Trieste B so interesting is the fact that there were also quite a few issues with local designs. VUJA or VUJNA is the acronym of the Yugoslavian military administration. Trieste B had a very mixed population of Slovenes, Italians and Croats. Trieste Zone B issued its ﬁrst stamps on 1 May 1948. The set comprises three se-tenant stamps marking May Day. The three stamps had exactly the same design but with wording in Slovene, Italian or Croatian. This ﬁrst set was then followed by a few others with had the same linguistic arrangement. The next issue was released on 17 October 1948

and it publicised an Agricultural Fair in Capodistria (Fig. 1). There was a printing of just 50,000 sets of two. It is interesting to note that many Trieste B issues had even lower printings. Despite these limited printing figures, most issues are still easily affordable although there are a few exceptions. On 1 May 1949 there was a single stamp (Fig. 2) with a strong political message as it featured a handshake and the Hammer and Sickle, an obvious reference to the socialist policies of Yugoslavia. On 1 June 1949, a definitive set for Trieste B was released (Fig. 3). Like the first issue it had wording in the three different languages spoken in the zone. The stamps with text in Italian has the following wording T. L. TRIESTE – V.U.J.A. T. L. TRIESTE is the abbreviated version of “Territorio libero di Trieste” of The Free territory of Trieste in English. In August 1949, the currency was changed from the Yugoslavian lira to the Yugoslavian dinar and

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TRIESTE B : A SHORT-LIVED STAMP COUNTRY contemporary Yugoslavian deﬁnitive stamps were overprinted SST VUJA (or SST VUJNA) and this “country” name can be found on all Trieste B issues (Fig. 4). In 1949 the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union was celebrated all over the world and Trieste B of course wanted to take part. The Yugoslavian UPU set was overprinted VUJA – SST (Fig. 5) and it was picked up by eager UPU collectors as this was one of the most popular themes in 1949. Rather surprisingly, Trieste B decided to celebrate the UPU anniversary once more three years later. In 1952 there were three airmail stamps with local designs and with wording in the three languages. On the value with text in Italian (Fig. 6), the lighthouse in Pirano is depicted. Exactly why this was done is something of a mystery as the 75th anniversary had already received philatelic recognition in 1949.

During the following years there was a steady stream of new Trieste B stamp issues. In most cases they were Yugoslavian issues which were overprinted as described above but in several cases they were unique to Zone B. In 1952 a single stamp and a souvenir sheet depicting a starﬁsh marked the Capodistria Philatelic Exhibition (Fig. 7). During its brief period as a stamp-issuing entity, Trieste B also managed to issue postage due stamps (Fig. 8) and a number of postal tax stamps which were obligatory on mail during certain periods of the year. Trieste B ceased to be a stamp “country” during 1954 and the stamps lost their postal validity on 21 October 1954. By then there had been some 167 different stamps which makes this historically important area quite easy to complete. Today Capodistria is part of the Republic of Slovenia and the area is still home to a signiﬁcant Italian-speaking minority.

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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)

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