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Roo 1915 SECOND Watermark 2½d fresh Interpanneau Block 4 - 2 x MUH: The rather uncommon Bluish Indigo shade, on this Emergency WWI Printing on the KGV heads watermark paper. MVLH on top two stamps, and lower 2 are superb flat, super fresh *MUH*. ACSC 10b cat. $1,800 as 4 singles. Blocks of this Watermark are RARE. Nicely centred, with full perfs, and most attractive as you can see. Interpanneau pieces are highly sought and VERY scarce. Bought very well, so UNDER half Cat for 4 singles, at just $US620 as I type, at $A899 (Stock 782KQ)
1913 9d Violet First Wmk Roo with ‘BRISBANE QUEENSLAND’ CTO: This distinctive CTO cancel is rare, and ACSC tells us only 1 sheet of each value was thus cancelled, and of those sheets, PO Archives still have many examples still on file of most values. This one has the sheet watermark line horizontally along base, which proves it is from lowest row of sheet. Plate Variety 24(2)r only occurs from that lower row of course. Arthur Gray’s NO variety 9d was invoiced for $845 on estimate $300, when ACSC values were much lower. Mine importantly, has the tell-tale start of the ‘3.15 PM’ time date slug that all these BRISBANE stamps have if genuine. Also this one has the ACSC variety ‘Break In Coast Of Gulf Of Carpentaria’ - ACSC 24(2)r. That is ACSC cat 5 times a normal stamp, so on BRISBANE CTO will be $3,000, and of course is UNIQUE, as only one sheet of each was done. An ugly, humble 1913 ½d green Roo, no variety, ACSC #1wd, was invoiced way above est at $2,675 in the Phoenix, Nov 15, 2019. An equally humble 2d Grey, also with no date on the cds, was invoiced $A2,900 same sale. And that was when ACSC values were much lower than today. Clean and flat and bright and fresh, no hinge remains, aging or faults, ACSC 24wd $600 for any condition BRISBANE cto. With the constant plate variety ACSC 24(2)r it is Cat $3,000. $A750 (Stock 681JE)
PITCAIRN Complete Coll from SG#1 in 1940: On Seven Seas Hingeless pages, Retail $1,550, for just $A600. The set of hingeless pages and binder retails $275 EMPTY!! The stamps are retail $1,237 so total retail here is $1,506. Clean and very fresh quality lot. Near all MUH few earlies MVLH. Collection is 100% complete from SG #1 to mid 1990s, at retail of those is $1,237.10 all neatly erasable 4B pen tallied on each page for your very easy checking. LOTS more pages shown here - www.tinyurl.com/ PitColn - Very clean Estate superb bargain, to clear fast at $900 under retail! In 1980 I ran 2 facing page ads here as ‘The Pitcairn King.’ This tiny country, with tiny print numbers was RED hot. The 1948 Silver Wedding sold for $750 a set, and 10 sets for $7,000 - and they sold well at that. The 1949 UPU was $400 a set etc. This entire book costs way less than a Silver Wedding readily sold for $A600 (Stock 665WP)
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Celebrate the Transformers’ distinctive comic book artwork with a sheet incorporating all eight Special Stamps. Each stamp is paired with a self-adhesive sticker on an illustrated background. And there’s MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE with this special set of stamps…Each stamp is printed with a hidden ink which reveals each of the character’s faction logos and names in the Cybertronian alphabet when UV light is shone on it. Each stamp will also trigger a unique augmented reality animation including a clip from the original Transformers TV series – simply download the Royal Mail App and choose Scan a Stamp to watch it. These Special Stamps will be released by Royal Mail on September 1, 2022.
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Richard Juzwin Stamp Dealers have recently acquired the Rodney Perry “Gold Medal” exhibition collection :
COMMERCIAL PHILATELY IN AUSTRALIA : 1860s TO WWI Part 18 Stamp News has kindly been given permission to publish the entire collection over the coming months.
viii. Other Philatelic Traders by State Albert T. WIlson Dec. 1892 (Beaconsfield datestamp Oct 91 incorrect from Wilson to Melbourne showing his oval handstamp
Apr 28 1894 uprated use NSW Envelope to Wilson
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viii. Other Philatelic Traders by State Western Australia Hamilton, Macrae & Co
The 1900 “List of Cash Prices Paid For Used W.A. Stamps” published when at 479 Wellington St, Perth. Note: “Rarities should be left on ORIGINAL envelope” uncharacteristic for the day.
Cryptic advertisement promoting Price List, published Western Australian Sunday Times, Sunday Dec 23 1900
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COMMERCIAL PHILATELY IN AUS viii. Other Philatelic Traders by State Western Australia Hamilton, Macrae & Co The firm, Western Australia’s only Philatelic Traders of note of the day, apparently strove for a level of excellence in presentation, evidenced from their printed output. Louis Sullivan is shown as manager in 1904 directory.
Dec 20 1900 registered advertising cover to U.S., the 1854 W.A. 1/- just apparent at upper left comer The inscribed label, affixed over relevant details of Louis Sullivan & Co Ltd, Coolgardie (Wine, Spirit and General Merchants) advertising, indicates the firm had relocated to 501 Hay St, Perth. The cover likely contained a copy of buying list shown on previous page.
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AUSTRALIA : 1860s TO WWI Part 18 ix. Philatelic Publishers & Publications The New South Wales Stamp Collectors’ Magazine The item below refers to the second series of the journal, launched by Dawson A Vindin [refer pages 10-15], then aged 14, following upon his acquisition of Buckley, Blunsum & Co [refer pages 7-9], who published the first series (December 1879-February 1880) of the same name. Vindin’s publication survived but one edition, August 1882.
Explaining the five-month gap between the first and second issues of the journal, in what was to have been a monthly publication, Buckley stated in the second issue (April 1880): “Five months since we made our appearance in a neat cover,fondly hoping and foolishly believing the collectors of Australian colonies would rally round...”
The dilemma facing the pioneer Philatelic Publishers in the Australian Colonies is apparent in the comments made by Edward Buckley, editor of the inaugural New South Wales Stamp Collectors’ Magazine.
Buckley’s strain continued with issue three, in April 1881: “Now we make a third appeal to the colonial philatelist, to see if they are willing to subscribe 2/- a year for a quarterly. I¾ heartily thank the thirty-two enterprising friends who favoured us with their names as subscribers.”
Dec 3 1883 use of Colombia 2c Postal card to Vindin, requesting catalogue, price lists, and copy of The New South Wales Stamp Collectors’ Magazine
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philatelic news Abacus Auctions Sale 248 Results Abacus Sale 248 held on 3-5 August 2022 $2360, and a group of modern hand-painted was another successful auction for both FDCs fetched $2124 (estimate $600). Picture vendors & buyers, with well over 80% of Postcards featured many topographicals lots finding new homes for total realisations such as a Tasmania two-album collection for of just under A$1,500,000 (all prices include $1416 (estimate $600) and a box of Western 18% buyer’s premium). Australia for $826 (estimate $400) plus a In a wide-ranging sale encompassing Stamps Queensland Aborigine group that sold for & Postal History, Picture Postcards, Medals $679 (estimate $300). & Militaria, Coins & Banknotes, Cigarette & The Australian Colonies once again Trade Cards, Sporting Memorabilia and Genproved very popular, with realisations eral Collectables, there was strong support including NSW Sydney Views 3d green No from collectors across the board. Whip for $1239 (estimate $750) and a superb Most notable was the vigorous bidding on example of the scarce 3d emerald shade for collections & accumulations in all sections, $856 (estimate $400; SG cat £300) plus an many of which sold for multiples of their preunused Laureates Wove Paper 3d green for sale estimates. An extensive single-volume of $2832 (estimate $1500). Also of note from Queensland a 1860 Kangaroo stamps rose from a $5000 estimate Large Star Wmk 2d blue pair sold for $3068 to sell for an impressive $18,880; a large colLot 358 lection of KGV Heads jumped from $7500 (estimate $1500); from Tasmania an 1853 estimate to $15,930; a more esoteric array of Couriers 1d strip of 3 used for $4484 (estimate commercial perfins doubled its $500 estimate to sell for $1062; $4000) and a 1900 Platypus 1d ‘REVENUE’ Overprint Inverted for $1003 (estimate $500) as well as a small group of postal a 40+kg worldwide estate reached $9440 from an estimate of stationery including a complete set of the twelve 1898 Scenic $2500; and a school-boy collection which happened to include a Envelopes unused sold for $2478 (estimate $2000). From page of 1950s China leapt from a $500 estimate to $1475 while Victoria a group of 71 ‘Specimen’ overprints sold for $10,030 a stockbook with Cultural Revolution used singles and a $300 (estimate $7500) and seven examples of the 1879 35/- Stamp estimate made an astonishing $4012. Duty fiscally used fetched $1888 ($270 each); from Western Similar results were seen in the Coins & Banknotes section Australia an 1854 Penny Black rouletted fine used sold for $944 where an Australian Half-Penny & Penny collection fetched $2714 from an estimate of $400; a batch of German Hyper-In(estimate $600) and an 1895 ‘Half-penny’ on 3d block of 4 flation ‘Notgeld’ estimated at $150 sold for $496; and a group Double Overprint mint made $6195 (estimate $4000). of 150+ world banknotes reached an equally-remarkable $4012 South Australia continued its solid run after the excepfrom its $250 estimate. Not to be out-done, in the Sporting tional prices achieved in the Dr Don Pearce Departmentals Memorabilia section a shoebox of Scanlens 1960s-90s football auction held in April 2022 – and in anticipation of the Pearce cards attracted interest from eight bidders who pursued it from a Perkins-Bacon & De La Rue issues sale slated for November $600 estimate until it sold for $5428. 2022 – with a 1891-96 1d green ‘OS’ Overprint Double selling The Australian stamps section started with a substantial for $708 (estimate $500; SG cat £100 only!) and an 1855 cover offering of Kangaroo singles & positional pieces including a to England with London Printing 2d strip of 3 fetching $2478 4d ‘CA’ Monogram strip sold for $6785 (estimate $5000), a (estimate $500). Also offered were various Postmark collec5d ‘CA’ Monogram strip sold for $4956 (estimate $4000) and tions, the South Australia including squared circles and circular a First Watermark 5/- ‘CA’ Monogram single (only the second datestamps as well as TPOs making $2478 (estimate $1000). known in private hands) sold for $22,420 (estimate $15,000). The Worldwide Stamps & Postal History sections were Other notable results amongst the Australian stamps includhighlighted by the Wilson Wong collection of Canadian ed a KGV 1d red Die II very fine unmounted sold for $1062 Semi-Official Airmails, which proved to be a complete sell-out (estimate $500), a KGV 1½d red Electrotype Proof at $1239 across the 89 lots. Some of the stand-out realisations included (estimate $500), a 1927 Canberra 1½d Imperf Between pair for the Aero Club ‘Zeppelin on Fire’ tied on cover for $1534 (esti$4720 (estimate $2750), and a 1964 Christmas 5d Red Printing mate $1250), the Laurentide Air Service 1924 light green first Partly Omitted strip of 3 sold for $1888 (estimate $1000). issue mint for $1888 (estimate $650), and the Patricia Airways In the Covers & Postal History, a 1921 War Medal envelope Plane Inverted ‘RED LAKE’ Overprint imperforate marginal with Kangaroo 6d blue solo in well above-average condition single for $1888 (estimate $1000), as well as the ‘balance of that was last sold by Prestige in 2010 for $930 this time fetched collection’ lots selling for up to three-times estimate.
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In addition to the many collection lots mentioned above, the various country headings also featured a wide array of individual items including a Bermuda KGVI Keyplate Perf 14 12/6d grey & brownish orange plate number block of 4 unmounted that sold for $3422 (estimate $1000), a Jamaica KGVI ½d with Crown Missing from Watermark used sold for $1888 (estimate $500; unlisted in SG), Japanese Occupation of Sarawak $1 imprint strip of 4 & $2 strip of 7 mint from an
Australian material with a 1918 KGV £5 Cerruty/Collins note graded aFine that sold for $1357 (estimate $800), a 1966 Decimal banknotes Specimen set for $12,900 (estimate $12,500), a very scarce run of three of the 1967 $29 Coombs/Randall signature combination graded EF/gEF which fetched $5900 (estimate $3000) and a pristine 1915-18 Postal Note 10/- Proof that sold for $1475 (estimate $800). Further afield, a New Zealand 1913 (circa) £1 Printer’s Proof note sold for $2006 (estimate $1500) and a 1930 10/- Proof sold for $3068 (estimate $2500), a beautiful Great Britain 1820 George IV Half-Crown coin fetched $3422 (estimate $1000), and a Timor 1933 Macau Provisional Issue 5 Pacatas note (folded; gFine) sold for $1239 (estimate $400). Sporting Memorabilia featured a broad range of material with especially strong sections of both Australian Rules Football and Cricket, the latter offering items from the Barry Jarman collection. Here his ‘Baggy Green’ cap sold for $4484 (estimate $4000), but was eclipsed by that of Norman O’Neill which fetched $11,210 (estimate $6000). Also on offer was a range of early Cricket Season Ticket, with the 1881-82 Melbourne Cricket Club ‘ticket’ in Moroccan leather reaching $3068 (estimate $2500). The Cigarette & Trade Cards sections were once again hotLot 1001 ly-contested. A single Scanlens 1963 ‘Ron Barassi’ card made estate lot that together sold for $1652 and a USA 1847 Franklin $448 (estimate $300). On the Cricket side, twelve cards from the 1901 Wills set sold for $1180 (estimate $600), while only five 5c fine used for $797 (estimate $500). cards from the 1902 set brought $2242 (an astounding $440+ New Guinea and Papua continued their popularity & each) on an estimate of $250. demand with a mint ‘GRI/8d’ on German New Guinea 80pf General Collectables included Historical Documents, Books Yacht selling for $2006 (estimate $600) and a mint ‘GRI/2s’ on 2Mark Yacht for $3068 (estimate $2500), as well as in the & Ephemera, Photographs, Movie & Music Memorabilia, CarLakatois where two of the key 1907-10 Lithographs Watertoons & Comics as well as Vintage Toys where a small group of model trains & trams including two of Melbourne’s beloved mark Sideways Perf 12½ 6d values mint sold for $3540 and W-Class Trams sold for $1888 on an estimate of $300. $4012 respectively and the same stamp with ‘OS’ puncture Although Covid protocols meant that the auction had to be used on piece brought $1239 (estimate $600). delayed by two weeks, this did not affect results, and indeed these The Worldwide Picture Postcards featured subject & show the continuing strength in all areas of collecting during the country group lots which produced a number of surprising results, with a large box of sometimes-unloved actresses fetchpandemic. ing $1180 (estimate $500). A small box of Indian cards then Abacus Auctions’ next sale featuring Stamps & Postal Hisreached $885 (estimate $175), only to tory, Picture Postcards, Medals & Militaria, Coins & Banknotes, Cigarette be overshadowed by the next lot of 33 & Trade Cards, Sporting Memorabilia Undivided-Back cards from India that and General Collectables as well as a soared to $1770 from an estimate of deluxe hard-bound catalogue for the only $250. exceptional Dr Don Pearce collection In the Medals & Militaria sections two medals commemorating the 1914 of South Australian Perkins-Bacon & sinking of the German raider ‘Emden’ De La Rue issues will be held in November 2022. To request your compli– the first produced in Perth, the other mentary catalogue please email info@ fashioned in Sydney from a Mexican abacusauctions.com.au; to enquire Dollar recovered from the sunken ship – sold for $3186 each (estimates $800 about including your consignment in our upcoming auctions please email or each). call (03) 0513 0595 (from overseas dial The Coins & Banknotes section included the usual strong selection of +613 instead of 03). Lot 763
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Stamps in the News - Globally! Delivering the goods in Singapore Reported at www.channelnewsasia.com
Meet Singaporean postman Shahruddin Datok, who braves Pulau Ubin’s hilly terrain and wildlife to deliver mail to the island’s 30 residents Over the course of his four years as the island’s sole postman, the 66-yearold, has had close brushes with wild boars, aggressive dogs and troops of monkeys. Being out in the wild has taught him invaluable lessons including how to slip mail carefully into letterboxes in case a snake is coiled up inside and how to get monkeys to stop hurling coconuts down from trees so that he can pass through safely. As part of his job, Shahruddin takes the ferry to Pulau Ubin up to three times a week, where he braves hilly terrains to deliver mail to residents of the island. He does this entirely on foot, trekking to far-flung areas of the 1,020-hectare island with a bag of mail slung across his shoulders. “I prefer to walk because if you’re on a bicycle, your hands aren’t free and so you can’t really protect yourself from being attacked by monkeys or wild boars,” he said, gesturing to his trusty wooden stick which he carries around in case he needs to defend himself. Recalling his first few months on the job, he said he once spotted a cobra slithering across a road from afar. “I had to pass through that road to deliver mail, so I waited until the snake was gone before continuing.“ While the prospects of encountering a wildlife attack might put off some, Shahruddin believes that it’s the perfect job for him. After working for Singapore Post as a postman for more than three decades, the 66-year-old decided to apply for the part-time Pulau Ubin position after retiring in 2018. 12 - Stamp News
“I wanted a job that was a bit more relaxed and this part-time job only requires five hours (a day) to deliver mail,” he said. Besides shorter working hours, the calm serenity of Pulau Ubin and the idea of being surrounded by serene views and lush greenery also appealed to him. But with some houses located in secluded areas and hidden by overgrown shrubs and trees, things can be difficult. “Here, the house numbers are not in running order and sometimes, the house you need to deliver mail to has been demolished. “I think I only know around 85 per cent of the houses here. For the rest, I would have to go to the National Parks Board office here to find out their exact location,” he added. Despite the challenges, he laughs when asked how long he plans to keep the job. “As long as I can walk and still happy with the job, I’ll continue doing this,” he said.
Delivering the goods in the UK Reported at www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk
Professor Adam Hart was taken aback when he received a handwritten letter vaguely addressed to him after he appeared as a guest on Radio Four programme ‘The Life Scientific’. The envelope had been addressed to the ‘department of Creepy Crawleys (sic) University of Gloucester, somewhere in Gloucester or Cheltenham,
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website doesn’t think an address is needed’. Professor Hart was delighted but surprised how the Royal Mail sorting office still managed to get the letter to him. He loved the fact the letter was hand written and the folks at Royal Mail took the time to find him. Science Communication Professor Hart said: “I was on Radio 4 taking part in The Life Scientific programme and a listener had hand written a letter to me about his observation of wasps. I am an entomologist and study social insects like ants, bees and wasps. “It is always nice to get a handwritten letter but when I saw the address on the envelope I would never have imagined it would get to me. I just thought it was brilliant the sorting office got it to me. “It reminded me of a friend who had a letter delivered and the address was, ‘Somewhere up a hill in Dartmoor by Dave’s house. The postman got the letter there based on that description. “Royal Mail get criticised a lot but they work really hard and do a very good job, clearly.”
stitution was formulated at the Second National Congress of the CPC, which was held in Shanghai from July 16 to 23, 1922. The stamp features the Party emblem, selected chapters of the first Party Constitution, the site of the Second National Congress of the CPC, and the background depicting a Party flag. A government official said that the stamp serves as a reminder of the obstacles the Party has gone through over the past century, and the need for Party members to abide by the constitution and contribute to the future of the nation.
Politics of stamps: Ukraine
Reported at https://odessa-journal.com In late July Ukrposhta, the Ukraine Postal Service, started sales of a new stamp: “Good evening, we are from Ukraine!” The General Director of Ukrposhta, Igor Smelyansky, describes the stamp as “a good slap in the face for Russian ambitions.” More than 340,000 Ukrainians voted for the stamp design in a competition run by the postal service.
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Stamps in the News - Globally! for payment of postal items within the country and 2 million – with the denomination for international mail. Since the start of sales on Amazon and Ebay of the new series of postage stamps and souvenir products with the inscription “Good evening, we’re from Ukraine”, Ukrposhta has received almost 4,000 orders from all over the world.
Politics of stamps : Russia Reported at www.polygraph.info
The winning stamp is the one on which a Ukrainian tractor pulls an abandoned Russian tank. This initially took place in the Mykolayiv region at the beginning of a full-scale invasion, and was later copied by peasants from other parts of Ukraine, where Russian equipment was abandoned. More than 340,000 Ukrainians voted for the sketch with the tractor on Ukrposhta’s social networks, and a total of almost 834,000 people voted for various options. A remarkable surge of interest in philately: in the previous such event, in which the stamp was chosen Russian warship, go…!, only 8,000 people took part. The stamp will have a circulation of 5 million copies, of which 3 million with the denomination 14 - Stamp News
Russian government newspaper Rossiskaya Gazeta, RG has published a fake image claiming it was Ukraine Postal Service’s new “antisemitic” stamp. The paper states: “Ukrposhta [Ukraine’s postal service] is preparing a new postage stamp depicting political figures who ‘played an important role in the country’s history,’ the Ukrainian media write … These figures are a symbol of militant anti-Semitism and Jewish pogroms in Ukraine in 1917-1920.” Under the headline “Bandera, Petlyura, Zelenskyy and Khrushchev - a new stamp has been released in Ukraine.” the RG said the four men pictured on the stamp “played an important role in the country’s history.” It claimed the design was inspired by Mount Rushmore in the U.S. “These figures are a symbol of militant anti-Semitism and Jewish pogroms in Ukraine in 1917-
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1920,” the RG wrote. This claim has since been thoroughly debunked. Ukrposhta, Ukraine’s postal service, currently has 36 postage stamp designs on its website. The “Mount Rushmore replica” with Zelenskyy and the others published by RG is not among them. Ukrposhta has also put its proposed stamp designs for 2022 online for public view. None resembles the stamp described by RG. This has been confirmed by Ukrposhta and the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C., who state that no such stamp exists. Second, Polygraph.info, academics and many other fact checkers have previously debunked Russia’s branding of the Kyiv government as a fascist, “Nazi” regime. (Pointing out, for instance, that popularly elected Ukraine President Volodymy Zelenskyy is proudly Jewish and hardly a “militant anti-Semitic.”)
Politics of stamps: India
Reported at https://currentaffairs.adda247.com India Post has released a special commemorative postage stamp to mark the 146th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, the designer of India’s national flag. The stamp was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event “Tiranga Utsav” in New Delhi. The original design of the national flag made by Pingali Venkayya was on display at the launch. The current flag is the modified version of the first design of the flag. The Tiranga Utsav will also include the grand launch of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” anthem and video. Tiranga is the Indian name for the national flag. ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ is a campaign to encourage people to bring the Tiranga home and to hoist it to mark the 75th year of India’s independence. Bringing the flag home collectively as a nation in the 75th year of independence thus becomes symbolic as an act of personal
connection to the Tiranga but also an embodiment of citizen’s commitment to nation-building. The idea behind the initiative is to invoke the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the people and to promote awareness about the Indian National Flag. Venkayya, born on August 02, 1876, near Machilipatnam town in Andhra Pradesh, was a freedom fighter and a follower of Gandhian principles. In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi approved a design during the Indian National Congress meeting in Vijayawada. The national flag that we see today was based upon his design. He was a farmer, a geologist, a lecturer at the Andhra National College in Machilipatnam, and fluent in Japanese. He became instantly famous as `Japan Venkayya`. The India Post Facebook page states: “Under the #HarGharTiranga campaign, India Post is trying to deliver Tiranga in every nook and corner of the nation. Join us in this great campaign. Visit your nearest Post Office to purchase Tiranga or order online.”
Thai crypto stamps
Reported at www.nationthailand.com/ Thailand Post began issuing its first collectible crypto stamps this month, Thailand Post spokesman
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said. The limited edition of 50,000 NFT (non-fungible token) stamps has been launched to mark the 140th anniversary of Thailand Post. The special stamps are a hybrid collection available exclusively at ThailandPostMart.com. Buyers get a paper stamp with a face value of Bt140, which can be used to send parcels with Thai-
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land Post. Each stamp is printed with a hidden code, revealed by scratching its surface. The hidden code can be used to redeem an NFT stamp, the president said. Each NFT stamp features unique artwork and colours. All are adorned with the postal service’s logo, post box, and other symbols of Thailand Post. Leading Thai artists have given each NFT stamp a unique design to create collectible crypto items. Thailand Post is the first postal service in Southeast Asia to produce NFT stamps, following similar initiatives by other countries including Austria, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands.
Austrian crypto stamps Reported at www.newsbtc.com
Austrian Post has announced that they will launch a unique product – Crypto stamp art (CSA) powered
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by the Ethereum blockchain. Austrian Post has always been an active player in the blockchain space and has sold a couple of varieties of crypto stamps since 2019. However, the previously sold Crypto stamps were solely physical stamps coupled with their digital equivalent. The new stamp is a modern interpretation of 1851 Merkur newspaper stamp and the associated special stamp block was released on July 1st. 2,500 CSA Mystery Boxes will be available for purchase. The CSA Mystery Boxes with four NFTs will be available exclusively on Tokapi.com beginning July 22nd, with a price of 500 euros per box. Each digital mystery box comes with four non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a special stamp block, and a physical trading card called a special art stamp. Each NFT has different colour values that are distributed with increasing rarity. The various rarities are: Red: 100 editions | 1% rarity. Yellow: 1000 editions | 10% rarity. Blue: 3000 editions | 30% rarity. Rose: 5896 editions | 58.96% rarity. Purple/Green/Turquoise/Friedrich: 1 edition each | 0.01% rarity. It should also be noted that only those who purchase the mystery boxes will receive an exclusive physical art stamp. This is a digital collector’s item with a physical counterpart, but the emphasis is on collecting digital works of art and collaborating with NFT greats. An Austrian Post spokesperson said: “There has been a generational shift in collecting. Younger people are using NFTs to make digital collectibles truly valuable and unique. It is the perfect opportunity for us to bridge the gap between physical and digital collecting with the Crypto stamp art that speaks to all generations.”
Something fishy in the US Reported at www.ecowatch.com
On Aug. 5, the USPS released a new series of Forever stamps that celebrates the rich diversity and beauty within US sanctuaries and the marine ecosystems they protect. The collection commemorates the 50th anniversary of the National Marine Sanctuary System. Marine sanctuaries protect the ecological, cultural and historical inheritance of the American people and balance those against their rights to recreate and enjoy these resources. They preserve critical habitat for threatened and endangered wildlife and safeguard the ancients rites and living traditions of Indigenous peoples who have inhabited these regions for millenia. Sanctuaries are also critical in the fight against climate change, to protect biodiversity and to meet the goals of protecting 30% of land and sea
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by 2030. “As these stamps show up in mailboxes across America, we hope they’ll inspire everyone to celebrate, discover, explore, and enjoy the unique wonders of the National Marine Sanctuary System,” said a UPSP spokesperson.
An Englishman’s Post Office is his castle Reported at www.kentonline.co.uk
Customers will be getting Royal Mail as a Kent castle will temporarily home a Post Office. Tonbridge Castle Gateway will provide a temporary service for residents to get services while a WHSmith store closes later this month. The town centre store closed on July 30, with the temporary castle setting coming in to play at the end of August. 18 - Stamp News
The Post Office doesn’t have an official date yet to open at the castle due to staff availability and an official date will be confirmed soon. A Council spokesman said: “It is vital for our residents to have continuity of Post Office services. I am delighted that we have been able to assist the Post Office in finding a temporary viable venue in our magnificent Castle which everyone knows well.”
France no longer seeing red
Reported at www.connexionfrance.com La Poste has announced that it will be discontinuing its timbre rouge red stamp on January 1, 2023. The timbre rouge is for urgent letters needing to be delivered the next working day, but demand for it has fallen in recent years. The red stamp will be replaced by a digital ‘e-lettre rouge’ costing €1.49 – compared to €1.43
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today – and will require customers to send a document of up to three pages through a website before 20:00, to have it printed and distributed to its recipient the next day. The new price will include the paper and envelope. For customers who do not have access to digital [services], La Poste says it will offer the possibility to send a red e-letter from a post office, on a machine or with the help of a staff member. La Poste stated that offering the timbre rouge service generated a “very high energy cost” for the group, which was not sustainable when customer numbers were dropping. “There is less need for speed.” The number of letters being sent with a red stamp is 14 times lower today than it was in 2008,
making up 300,000 of the seven billion distributed each year. “Lettre rouge usage is beginning to disappear; households sent 45 priority postage letters each year in 2010, but only five in 2021,” La Poste added. La Poste has begun depending less on letters and more on parcels, which are becoming more and more lucrative. In 2020, letters only made up 17% of La Poste’s turnover, compared to 40% in 2010.
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Postal Stationery Welcome to the postal stationery column for September 2022. This month’s column looks at Belgian airletters and aerogrammes. Airletters and Aerogrammes of Belgium Belgium issued its first airletters on 13 February 1948. They were denominated 3.15 fr and were intended for use only to European countries and to the Belgian Congo. The airletters had a stamp depicting ‘manufacturing’. Two airletters were issued, one inscribed Figure 1 3.15 fr Aerogramme used to France, Flemish/French Headings in Flemish and French in the north (Flanders), French by about 4 million ‘OMSLAG-BRIEF - ENpeople mainly in the south (Wallonia) and German VELOPPE LETTRE’ (Figures 1-2) and the other in the East by less than 100 000 people. Brussels is with the languages reversed and inscribed ‘ENVELbilingual with both French and Flemish commonly OPPE LETTRE - OMSLAG-BRIEF’. spoken. As a result, Belgian stationery, including Belgium is a multilingual country with Dutch airletters, appears with headings and instructions in (Flemish) spoken by almost 6 million people mainly one or some combination of these languages. On the 15 December 1948, the airletter rate was increased to 4 fr. The 3.15 fr airletters were used with additional adhesives until the 4 fr airletters were released. Figure 1 shows a 3.15 fr airletter used to France from Brussels at the 4 fr rate in February 1949 with the addition of 0.85 fr in additional adhesives. Figure 2 shows usage to the USA with the payment of 3.40 fr in additional adhesives in November 1949. Airletters in the new rate were issued on 4 Figure 2 3.15 fr Aerogramme used to USA, Flemish/French Headings 20 - Stamp News
Ian McMahon new headings to conform to the new UPU regulations requiring airletters to be inscribed Aerogramme to enable them to pass at reduced postal rates. ‘Aerogramme’ replaced ‘Enveloppe-Lettre’ and ‘Aerogram’ replaced ‘Omslag-Brief’. Again, the aerogrammes were issued in French/Flemish and Flemish/ French (Figure 6) forms on paper with vertical or horizontal widely spaced lines. The aerogramme in Figure 6 is used to Australia and is
Figure 3 4 fr aerogramme, French/Flemish Headings
hand stamped ‘Trouvé a la Boîte’ indicated that it was posted incorrectly. In July 1954 the design of the reverse of the aerogrammes was changed so that the sender’s name and address lines were now arranged horizontally. These aerogrammes were issued in French/Flemish, Flemish/French and French/ Flemish/German (‘Aerogramm’) forms on paper with vertical or horizontal widely spaced lines.
November 1949. Once again French/Flemish (Figure 3) and Flemish/French (Figure 4) versions were issued. From 1 December 1949, these airletters could be used to non-European countries on payment of an additional 3fr. From this time until 1957, the issued airletters paid only the rate to Europe and the Belgian African territories. Figure 4 shows an airletter used to Australia in 1952 at the 7 fr non-European rate. In January 1952, an airletter (Figure 5) was issued which had in addition to the French/Flemish heading, the German heading ‘Umschlagebrief’. During 1952, the earlier unwatermarked paper was replaced by paper watermarked with horizontal or vertical lines about 25 mm apart. Airletters with Flemish/French and French/Flemish headings were issued on the new paper. In July 1953, aerogrammes were issued with Figure 4 4 fr Aerogramme used to Australia, Flemish/French Headings
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Postal Stationery On 8 November 1958 a totally new design was introduced depicting a four engine jet (Figures 7-9). This stamp design was to continue until 1982 with many variations in denominations, paper, colour knives and headings. The first issue came in French/Flemish and Flemish/French versions and on blue paper with vertical or horizontal widely spaced lines (25 mm apart). In 1959 forms were issued on a turquoise coloured paFigure 5 4 fr aerogramme, French/Flemish/German Headings per with vertical or horizontal widely spaced vertical or horizontal widely spaced lines about 28 lines about 28 mm apart mm apart and in French/Flemish and Flemish/French and in a German/French/Flemish version. versions. In 1960 forms were issued on blue paper with In 1968, the headings of the aerogrammes were changed to san serifed characters. French only, French/Flemish, Flemish/French and German/French versions were issued. This became the standard ‘set’ of heading varieties for Belgian aerogrammes into the 1990s. Unlike other types of stationery, no Flemish only version could be issued due to the UPU’s requirement that the forms be inscribed ‘aerogramme’. Later in 1968 the Flemish heading for ‘aerogramme’ was Figure 6 4 fr Aerogramme with ‘Aerogram Aerogramme’ used to Australia, Hand changed to ‘Luchtpoststamped ‘Trouvé a la Boîte’ blad’. A new French 22 - Stamp News
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Figure 7 4 fr Jet design, Flemish/French Headings
to 4.50 fr resulting in the issue of a 4.50 fr aerogramme. Figure 10 shows a 4 fr aerogramme used from a Belgian Antarctic Base in 1959. Additional adhesives have been added to pay the overseas aerogramme rate. On 1 June 1972, the three tier aerogramme rates were abolished with the aerogramme rate being set at 8 fr and made uniform to all countries. Between 1972 and 1976 the aerogramme rates rose steadily. As a result the denomination of the issued aerogrammes rose to 8 fr in 1973, 10 fr in 1974 and 14 fr in 1976 (Figure 11). In each case aerogrammes in the same design and with the same heading types were issued. At the time of the increase to 10 fr, the 8 fr aerogrammes were revalued by the addition of an impressed 2 fr Belgian lion
only aerogramme also appeared with the inscription ‘Ouvrir ici’ on the flap in smaller letters (14 mm long instead of 16.5 mm). These aerogrammes were produced using two different knives, one with the flaps with curved edges and the other with straight edges. From 1 October 1957 until 1972, the issued aerogrammes paid only the rate to the Belgian African Territories with adhesives needing to be added for use to all other countries. Different rates continued to apply for use to European and non-European destinations. For example, from 1 October 1957, the rate to European countries increased to 5 fr while the rate to other countries was 6.50 fr. These increased to 6 fr and 7.50 fr respectively in 1959 and 7 fr and 8.50 fr respectively in 1969. In 1969 the rate to the BelFigure 8 4 fr Jet design, French/Flemish gian Congo was increased
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Postal Stationery stamp (Figure 12). The 4.50 fr and 10 fr aerogrammes were also issued revalued to new postal rates by the addition of a machine imprint. In 1982 17 fr commemorative aerogrammes were issued for the Philatelic Exhibition Belgica 82. These aerogrammes have a stamp depicting a medieval postman in lilac brown. With this rate rise, the opportunity was taken to change the stamp design to a plane and globe (Figure 13). This same design was used for the 22 fr aerogrammes issued in 1984 when the aerogramme rate was increased. In 1988 another design depicting a plane over a globe was introduced for 24 fr aerogrammes. This design was used again in 1990 for 25 fr aerogrammes and in 1994 for 32 fr aerogrammes. All of these aerogrammes were issued in French only, French/Flemish, Flemish/French and German/ French versions. Further information on Belgian aerogrammes can be found in Kessler’s Catolog of World Aerograms, Les Entiers Postale de Belgique, Michel Catalogue Postal Stationery of West Europe and Aerogramme von Europa (J and H Greiner). Prepaid Postcards A set of three prepaid postcards were issued by Australia Post on 11 July 2022 depicting photographs of budgerigars by renowned bird portrait photographer Leila Jeffreys and show the wide colour variation achieved through selective breeding (Figure Figure 9 4 fr Jet design, German/ French/Flemish Figure 10 Aerogramme used from the 1959 Belgian Antarctic Expedition Figure 11 14 fr Aerogramme 24 - Stamp News
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Figure 12 8fr + 2fr Aerogramme, French only Heading Figure 13 17 fr Aerogramme used to Israel, Flemish/French Heading Figure 14 Prepaid Postcard depicting Budgerigars (‘The Tweets’)
14). The varieties shown include The Tweets, Bluey and Liquorice, and Celery. A prepaid postcard was issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the knighting of Pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls on 5 July 2022. Postal Stationery at Helvetia 2022 Helvetia 2022 was a World Stamp Exhibition held in Lugano Switzerland from 18-22 May 2022. Helvetia 2022 included a strong postal stationery competition with 22 exhibits on a wide range of topics. Large Gold medals were awarded to German Baschwitz for his exhibit, Spain Postal Stationery of General Use (1873-1938), and Sandeep Jaiswal for British India Queen Victoria Postal Stationary, Frank Walton was awarded a Gold medal with Fe-
licitations for Great Britain QEII Registered Envelopes of the Tudor Rose design. The only Australian exhibitor was Ian McMahon with Envelopes and Postcards of Canada which received a Gold medal. The Postal Stationery Collector, the Journal of the Postal Stationery society of Australia, received a vermeil medal. Future International Exhibitions Entries are now open for IBRA 2023 World Stamp Exhibition which will be held on 25-28 May 2022 at Essen Germany. Information about the exhibition can be found at https://ibra2023.de. Entries should be sent to me at ian.mcmahon4@bigpond.com by 16 September 2022. Stamp News - 25
Discount Sale No. 23 September 2022
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DISCOUNT SALE SEPTEMBER 2022 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 & American Express 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 1. France, 1849 – 1985 terrific postally used collection in 2 Schaubek illustrated albums. Must be 95% complete with good 4 margin Emperor Napoleon III 80c imperf. Noted, also 1949 buildings to 1000f etc, etc. Very comprehensive and clean handpicked examples with mostly cds cancels. Price $2995. (CMY9) 2. The Great Art Stamps of the World, superb brown leather look and gold embossed album with 84 different recess printed special fdc’s each with informative card with full details of the painting and artist. We had a few of these before and they always sell very quickly. Issued 1978 – 80 at a price of $595! Can be yours for well under a third of this. $179 (CMY10) 3. CANADA: PRIVATE COURIER STAMPS & LOCAL: 1960s-1990s in mostly unused assortment in Lighthouse Vario Pages inc. many Juan De Fuca Despatch 19651987 issues, all with specialised catalogue references, many issues in sheetlets or strips, also 1981-89 ‘British Columbia/Private Courier’ issues, plus Canada Strike post, Kaulbach Island and Winnipeg-Pembina Courier emissions etc. etc. Suit specialist or re-seller. 750 or so. Very cheap at around $1 per stamp. $749 (CMY14) 4. Old Tyme World Collection 1840s-1960s in very thick vintage “Century Postage Album” with in strength in British Colonial material (particularly British Africa) and European 19th century issues. Some of the better items sighted includes GB with 1d Black (almost 4 margins), later QV to 10/-, KEVII to 10/-, BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA with COGH Hope surcharges & KEVII to 5/-, Griqualand, Natal 3d Rose (SG.4) tied to piece (Cat.£500), Pietersburg 1901 1/- (4), Transvaal with few early Arms types, QV sideface 3d, 4d & 6d, later Arms to 2/6d, QV Revenues to 10/-, German States with better Imperfs from Hamburg, Prussia & Saxony. German Colonies with PO’s in China 189845c ovpt. 25pfg, cat. £100, & wmk. Lozenges ½d on 1m, also cat. £100. Other better selections from Austria, Barbados, Bechuanaland, Belgium, Br. Central Africa to £1 fiscally used, France & Colonies, Greece, India & States, Italy inc. Roman States Imperfs. Holland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, etc, etc. Also some covers and stationery. Condition as usual for these lots is mixed but many rewards here for the astute purchaser. Appears
unpicked apart form Australia. Many, many hundreds. Price $5495 (CMY15) 5. WORLD 1850s-1950s in thick c.1895 Senf-Schaubek album with GB QV to 2/6d (4, three with ‘BGL’ perfins); France with imperfs (6) plus perforated Ceres/Napoleon issues, Switzerland with unused Standing Helvetias (6), other better representations from Austria, Belgium, Germany and States, Greece, Italy (+ few States), Japan, Netherlands, Rhodesia, Russia, Spain & USA; scattered pickings, condition is very mixed. Mostly unpicked. (many 100s) Bound to be some decent pickings here. Price $925 (CMY17) 6. BRITISH COMMOMWEALTH 1890s-1980s mostly used collection in two Black Cumberland as new padded albums. Good ranges of many countries incl. Canada incl. 1930s Flight Covers (3), Ceylon, Fiji incl. 1961 QEII £1 block of 4, Hong Kong, India, KUT Malaya & States, New Hebrides, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore with 1971 Art FDC, Solomons, South Africa & Tonga; condition mostly fine. (many 100s) A good lot. Price $575 (CMY20) 7. French Polynesia, 1954 – 2000 Complete Mint Unhinged on as new Lighthouse hingeless pages in Burgundy Album & slipcase. (1st two pages are lightly hinged) Album alone cost $500 plus! Retail of stamps approx. $3400. $3900 replacement value here for just $2575. (CMF3) 8. British Commonwealth Minisheets, mint unhinged. All different inc. some better countries like Australia, Great Britain, Channel islands, Malaysia, Pitcairn Is., Norfolk Is., Papua New Guinea, South Africa, South West Africa etc. 25 different for $49, 50 different with great variety for $119. (CMF5) 9. New Zealand used collections 1900 to 1980 x 2 in Tasman & Seven Seas both only partially filled, would be good to combine. Good degree of completion in KGVI & QEII pre-decimals. Noted £1 Magenta Geyser horizontal pair, $2 Multicoloured Geyser very fine used. Many 100s, price $195 (CMF8) 10. French Colonies pre-independence issues. Collection of 500 different mint & postally used with a brand new $52 Prinz Dark Blue 32 black page stockbook. Very hard to fine nowadays. Price $325 (CEN1) 11. 650 different Denmark postally used with brand new $52 Prinz Dark Blue 32 black page stockbook. 500 different is on our packets list at $60, so this is very good value at $115 (CEN3) 12. Australia Yearbook: 1987/88 Bicentennial edition with grey cover (Sydney retail listed price $325) Not in stock anywhere. We rarely see these, maybe 1 every 5 years. Price $375. (CMJ12) 13. Worldwide Junk lots, anything could be tossed in here, schoolboy collections, album leaves, Hagners of stamps, stamps on and off paper, odd packets, first day covers, modern new issues, accessories, outdated catalogues, our own incoming mail etc. any or all of this could be in there. Really do not know what you might get! Not really that bad, but too small to list as individual lots. 1kg for $95, 2 kg for $179, 5kg for $395. (CMJL18) 14. India FDC’s as above, smaller lot of 40 going to 1977 for $29. (CMJL20) 15. Australia High Values, both commems. & defins. Build your collection for under 50c per stamp. Fine used most with cds cancels. Pre-Decimal to £2, Decimal to $10 or $20. All above letter rate at time of issue. 100 different for $49 (CMAP4) 16. Australia High Values, both commems. & defins. Decimals only. Fine used most with cds cancels. Values to $10 or $20. All above letter rate at time of issue. Only values $1 and above. $400 face value for $49, expect duplication 2 to 5 of each. (CMAP5)
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DISCOUNT SALE SEPTEMBER 2022 17. World cover accumulation predominantly 1970s-2000s some earlier including 1930’s flight cover, Ross Dependency 1959 Scott Base illustrated and 1963 regal visit covers, Christmas is 1959 set on FDC; Also, Australia pre-decimal FDCS (foxing), special event covers, and other FDCS from AAT, NZ and PNG; few stamps seen incl. MUH NZ Health M/S. Great lot for re-seller/eBayer etc. All housed in 13 as new/near new quality FDC albums Inc. Lighthouse, Gibbons, Lindner. Cost of albums alone to buy now around $325 (many 100s of covers) Price $449 (CEJ1) 18. Australia - first day & commemorative covers: 1970S- early 2000S FDCS array in kiwi fruit carton, ALL appear unaddressed, many of the 1990s-2000s covers still in their Australia Post display packs, a few internationals also a few PSES; generally, very fine. (FEW 100s) Great re-seller lot. Price $285 (CEJ2) 19. Australia - first day & commemorative covers: 1970S-2000S decimal array with earlies including 1971 Christmas 7c BLOCK OF 7, plus many others early sets on non-generic APO covers; noughties era with M/S to $10, sheetlets etc, all in very fine unaddressed condition. Huge retail potential! (About 1250) very cheap at around 50 cents each. Price $645 (CEJ3) 20. Australia. Deceased New Issue Dealer’s FDC new issue stock. 1971 – 2007 all unaddressed Post Office covers. Quantities vary from 1 to 5 or more of each. Very clean re-saleable stock. Around 3000 covers. Price under 60c each, $1795 (CEJ4) 21. Germany WW1 Feldpost Postcards, inc. Real Photographic, many groups of soldiers, cavalryman with horse and sweetheart etc. Many clear date readable cds postmarks and various Feldpost markings. As usual for these, no stamps, as not available in the field. 92 items in way better than usual condition for these. $1150 the lot. (MOC22) 22. Norfolk Is. 1960 Christmas – end 1987 complete in as new $250 Brown Seven Seas Padded Hingeless Album with Slipcase. Retail of stamps approx. $500 so $750 retail value here for $449 (1947 – 1959 could be provided for an additional $295) (MOC28) 23. Papua New Guinea Big lot of 1000 mint unhinged, 1952 - 2000 values to 5K. Includes blocks, minisheets etc. Many, many complete sets. Price $495 (CF6) 24. As above, but lot of 500. Price $259 (CF6a) 25. KGV Heads C of A wmk. Extensive collection mint & used on Hagner Pages inc. plate blocks, imprint pairs and blocks, large positional blocks, annotated varieties etc. 2093 stamps inc. well over 100 x 1/4d value. Price $9895 (CJL9) 26. Great Britain Mint Unhinged Collection 1989 -1999 in near new Red Lighthouse 48 Page Stockbook. Includes Definitives, Commemoratives, Regionals and Booklet panes. Retail approx. $1150. Also includes a fair bit of used in blocks which has not been valued. Around 1200 stamps. Price $595 (CMA4) 27. France. Substantial 99% complete used collection to 2001 in 3 Lighthouse Illustrated Hingeless Albums, with slipcases. Huge catalogue/resale value, persons interested in a purchase into 5 figures which could be split into several payments should contact us. Price is negotiable. (CS29) 28. Mystery or Clearance boxes, seems every dealer has these, we are no exception! Stamps, Covers, Collections, Packets, huge variety & value. Better than the average clearance lot. Ask for Australia, Worldwide or Mixed. 2kg lot for $169, 5kg for $395, Best value lot 10kg for $695 (MJL5) 29. Olympics and Sports, 1924 – Modern Collection in Brown Leather-look 32 page stockbook. Includes both mint & used sets, and is a bit disorganised,
but I managed to count at least 175 complete sets. Most are Olympics but there are other sports issues and some bits and pieces of other countries/ topics which are not counted in the value. Has to be easily worth $1.50 a set across the board. Price $259 (MJL9) 30. Papua New Guinea mint unhinged stock 1952 – 2002 in 2 x Brown Davo 64 page stockbooks. Massive lot ideal re-seller, Ebayer or hoarder! Pre-decimals are sparse, but then later sets up to 20 of each. I guestimate there would be 2500 sets total her if not more, with the average retail per set around $5. So that is around $12,500 retail. This is a real steal for someone at ONLY 20% OF RETAIL $2495 FOR THE LOT! (MJL24) 31. Australia Post 2006 Commonwealth Games folder, containing 17 sheetlets and 5 stamps released for the Commonwealth Games. The stamps are selling fine commercially used for around $2.50 each, which gives you a vast retail of $325, and these are mint unhinged. My price for the lot of 130 plus stamps is $195 (CO10) Australian Territories AAT/Nauru/NWPI/New Guinea/Papua/PNG/BCOF/Christmas Is./Norfolk Is./Cocos (Keeling) Is. 32. Australian Territories Specimen Pack circa 1960. Includes PNG 10/- Bird, 10/- Rabaul, £1 QEII plus Norfolk Is. 10/- Bird all ovpt. Specimen. Also cto sets of Christmas Is., Nauru, Norfolk Is. & PNG. Still in sealed packets. Overprint on Norfolk Is. Is to bottom centre, PNG Rabaul is 15.5mm ovpt., QEII is 13.5mm ovpt. Minor soiling to front cover. Very Scarce. Price $279 (PNG973) 33. AAT 1954 Commercial Surface Mail cover to Denmark. Bears late usage of 7½d Blue KGVI Sideface cancelled by Mawson cds of 15FE54. Airmail Envelope has Par Avion plane cachet top left scribbled out in pencil. Rare commercial cover. Price $79 (APH468) 34. Christmas Island 2008 Year of the Rat FDC (4 covers). Price $25.50 (CIFD73) 35. Cocos Keeling Island 1963 Definitives MUH set of 6, price $41.25 (CK22) 36. Cocos Keeling Island 1963 Definitives MUH. Price $51 (MCK144) 37. Cocos Keeling Island 1963 Definitives MUH. Price $39 (MCK145) 38. Cocos Keeling Island 1989 World Stamp Expo ‘89 Washington USA $2 imperf minisheet MUH. Price $86.25 (CK23) 39. Cocos Keeling Island 1989 World Stamp Expo ‘89 Melbourne $2 imperf Minisheet MUH. Price $67.50 (CK23) 40. Nauru 1923 2d orange Die II Central Ovpt. On KGV SG 5. Well centred vfu cds example with full perfs. Cat. £80, price $79 (LM68) 41. Norfolk Island 1998 Stamp Sets MUH. Price $51.00 (MNI100) 42. Norfolk Island 1999 Stamp Set & Minisheets MUH. Price $25.00 (MNI102) 43. Norfolk Island 2000 Stamp Sets MUH. Price $48.75 (MNI105) 44. Norfolk Island 2001 Stamp Sets, Minisheets MUH. Price $43.85 (MNI106) 45. Norfolk Island 2002 Stamp Sets MUH. Price $43.85 (MNI108) 46. Norfolk Island 2002 Phillip Island Flowers - Part I & II MUH. Price $35.25 (MNI109) 47. Norfolk Island 2005 New Seabirds Part I + Minisheet MUH. Price $30.00 (MNI117) 48. New Guinea 1914-15 GRI overprints on German New Guinea, 6mm spacing, 1d on 3pf Brown SG 1, small hinge thin, hinge remains Mint, a scarce stamp, Cat £750, Price $599 (BC952) 49. New Guinea 1914-15 GRI overprints on German New Guinea, 6mm spacing, 3d on 25pf Black & red/yellow SG 7, pin head size thin at lower right,
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DISCOUNT SALE SEPTEMBER 2022 expertising mark on reverse, Mint, Cat £375, Price $329 (BC954) 50. New Guinea 1914-15 GRI overprints on German New Guinea, 5mm spacing, 3d on 25pf Black & red/yellow SG 22, pin head size thin at upper left, slight corner bend, expertising mark on reverse, Mint, Cat £190, Price $169 (BC956) 51. New Guinea GRI opts 1914-15 5mm setting 8d on 80pf Black & carmine/rose SG 26 with 2006 RPSV certificate stating ‘is genuine, has been regummed’ Cat £425, Price $499 (GRI49) 52. New Guinea 1914 GRI overprints on Marshall Islands, 5mm spacing, 1d on 5pf Green, SG 51, Mint, Cat £80, Price $109 (BC957) 53. New Guinea GRI opts on Marshall Is. 1914 5mm setting 8d on 80pf SG 58, small thin at left, fresh LHM, Cat £475, Price $429 (GRI55) 54. New Guinea 1915-16 NWPI overprints KGV 5d Brown SG 72, ABC vertical strip of 3, Mint lightly hinged, reinforced perfs between 2nd and 3rd stamp, Price $69 (PNG987) 55. New Guinea NWPI 1918–23 KGV 1d Carmine-red Die II, SG103b, centred slightly high, fresh MUH, Price $229 (PNG818) 56. New Guinea NWPI 1918–23 Kangaroos 3rd wmk 2/- Brown & 5/- Grey & yellow SG 115-116, both well centred very fine used, the 5/- has one slightly nibbled perf at base, Price $179 (PNG275) 57. New Guinea 1925-27 Huts set to 5/-, latter with trimmed/uneven perfs at base, additional shades of the 6d & 9d, some paper adhesions on mainly lower values, Mint, Cat £170, Price $139 (PNG170) 58. New Guinea 1932-34 Undated birds overprinted ‘Air Mail’ 2½d horizontal pair & 3½d on 1935 registered Airmail cover Wau to the UK, endorsed ‘Per Air Mail/Lau – Salamaua’ , fresh attractive cover, Price $129 (PNG322) 59. NEW GUINEA - AEROPHILATELY & FLIGHT COVERS: 23 NOV. 1936 (AAMC. P108) LAE - SYDNEY COVER (VERTICAL FOLD not affecting stamps) FLOWN BY TOMMY O’DEA & LES ROSS ON GUINEA AIRWAYS LOCKHEED ELECTRA VH-UXH WITH UNDATED BIRDS VALUES TO 6D TIED BY LAE ‘22NO36’ DATESTAMPS, COVER ADDRESSED TO ADELAIDE, NO BACKSTAMPS, CAT. $425. Price $319 (AFC252) 60. New Guinea 1937 Coronation set on registered FDC, Wau to Adelaide, the 5d showing the ‘Re-entry’ SG 210a, cover also with straight line ‘GUINEA AIRWAYS LIMITED’ rubber stamp in black, attractive cover, variety cat £130, Price $149 (PNG381) 61. New Guinea 1939 Airmail 1/- Blue Green SG 221 on registered Airmail cover to the UK, cancelled incorrectly endorsed “1st Day of Issue” as these stamps were issued 1/3/39 and the cds though faint appears to be 13/3/39. Couple of toned perf. Tips. Otherwise fine. Price $59 (PNG355) 62. New Guinea 1939 Airmails 1/- SG 221 horizontal pair on 1940 registered cover Kavieng to Auckland NZ with boxed ‘Passed by Censor/T.N.G. No 8’ censor marking in violet, some light soiling, Price $119 (PNG374) 63. Papua 1901-05 Lakatois wmk horizontal 6d Black & myrtle green SG 6, Fresh Mint Price $39 (PNG374) 64. Papua 1906 Lakatoi Large ‘Papua’ overprint wmk horizontal 1/- Black & orange SG 19, crisp ‘socked on the nose’ Port Moresby cds, FU Price $79 (PNG242) 65. Papua 1907 Lakatoi Small ‘Papua’ overprint, wmk vertical thin paper (comb perf) 1/- Black & orange, SG 44b, tiny thin at top, Fine used, Price $39 (PNG230) 66. Papua 1907 Lakatoi Small ‘Papua’ overprint, wmk vertical thin paper 2/6d Black & brown SG 45a, centred to upper left, Fine used, Cat £90, Price $119 (PNG225)
67. Papua New Guinea 1958 1/7d Cattle on 1959 registered cover Rabaul to Victoria with an almost full strike of ‘RELIEF No 6 PAPUA N.G./1 MY 59’ ‘RABAUL S.P.C.’ straight line marking in black directly under the stamp and Rabaul registration label with ‘SPC’ handstamp in violet, REGISTERED MELBOURNE cds on reverse, scarce and attractive cover, Price $179 (PNG757) 68. Papua New Guinea 1958 1/7 Cattle MUH. Price $59 (MPNG201) British Empire/Commonwealth 69. Antigua 183 6d Green, SG 8a. Wmk upright fine used with barred numeral 02, full perfs and good colour. Cat. £195, price $195 (DB181) 70. Bermuda 1866 2d Dull Blue, SG 3. Mint lightly hinged, with small part remainder, fresh full perf example, centred left, Cat. £475, price $379 (DB189) 71. Bermuda 1918 10/- Green & Carmine on pale bluish green, SG54. Superb postally used with light steel cds 1923 cancel of Hamilton, well centred and with full perfs. Cat. £350, price $420 (DB193) 72. British Guiana 1860-63 thick paper perf 12 2c Deep orange SG 30, few nibbled perfs, 1863 thin paper perf 12½-13 24c Green SG 56, small thin, Used, Cat min £105, Price $69 (BC930) 73. Ceylon 1859 6d Brown, imperf. SG6a. Nearly 4 margins, just touched at both sides of lower left corner. Postally used with lightish barred cancel. Cat. £550, price $269 (DB195) 74. Ceylon 1861 9d Olive - Sepia, SG33b. Good used example with heavier cancel. Cat. £85, price $39 (DB199) 75. Ceylon 1866 5d Yellow - Olive SG54b. Used example with light indistinct cancel, but with some minor gum toning, price $55 (DB207) 76. Ceylon 1949 UPU Registered Illustrated First Day Cover, to Elwood, Vic. Australia. Neat typed address and cancelled Colombo cds’s of 10 08 49. Very hard to find in such fine condition. Price $65 (BC1299) 77. Cyprus 1880 4d Sage Green ovpt. on GB Plate 16, SG4. MNG, full perf, but used with medium barred numeral 975. Cat. £225, price $169 (DB210) 78. Cyprus 1882 30 Paras on 1p Rose, SG 24. Nice fine used example, with light squared circle cancel at right, leaving profile clear. Well centred and with full perfs. Cat. £110, price $119 (DB213) 79. Cyprus 1894 6p Olive - Grey, SG36. Mint original gum example, well centred and with full perfs. Tiny insignificant minor scuff top left corner mentioned only for accuracy. Cat. £250, price $195 (DB214) 80. Cyprus 1921-23 KGV Mult Script CA wmk 10pa to 1pi both colours of each value, SG 85-90, some HR Mint Cat £70+, Price $89 (BC739) 81. Dominica 1903-07 Roseau wmk Crown CC 1/- Magenta & grey-green SG 33 Mint, Price $55 (BC934) 82. Falkland Is. 1891-1902 QV 2½d Ultramarine SG 30, Mint, Price $69 (BC945) 83. Falkland Is. Small commercial airmail cover to Hampshire UK. Bears 11p Ship Shore Communications and 1p Pig Vine cancelled by a single cds of Port Stanley, 16 NO 77. Clean and neat typed address. Price $29 (BC175) 84. Fiji 1970-72 Birds set of 16, MUH, Price $39 (BC938) 85. Gibraltar 1907 2/- Green & Blue, SG 62a. Very fine used cds example with full perfs and good cantering. Cat. £150, price $149 (DB165) 86. Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1924 10/- Green & Red on Emerald, SG 35. Fine & Fresh Mint Unhinged. Cat. £160 for hinged. Price $395 (BC245)
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DISCOUNT SALE SEPTEMBER 2022 87. Gold Coast 1935 Silver Jubilee set Fine used, Cat £75, Price $89 (BC541) 88. Hong Kong 1926 $3 Green & Dull Purple SG 131. Superb well centred vfu example with full perfs and cds cancel of 11 MR 37. This value was not replaced in the KGVI set of 1938. Cat. £70. A better example you will not find! Price $85 (LM54) 89. Hong Kong 1946 Surface Mail advertising cover for Tat Kuan & Co. to Melbourne. Bears solo usage 20c Black KGVI SG 147, cancelled by HK cds of 25 SE 1946. Neat typewritten cover to Broken Hill Co. Pty. Ltd. Price $25 (BC588) 90. India 1874 QV 1r Slate SG 79, used in Burma with neat RANGOON cds, Cat £38, Price $59 (BC890) 91. India 1895 QV 2r Carmine & yellow-brown SG 107 with barred ‘B’ cancel of Bandar Abbas, (appears to be SG type Z11) tiny tear at top, this value is not listed in SG as used in Bandar Abbas, the Edw VII 2r is catalogued at £70, Price $99 (BC577) 92. India 1926/33, 5 Rupee Ultramarine & Purple, KGV INVERTED WMK MLH. Attractive high value with deep original colours. Even normal watermark on these are scarce!SG 216w, cat. £120. Price $149 (IN66) 93. Ireland selection including 1922-60 defins Mint values to 6d, used to 1/-, 1933 Holy Year, 1941 Easter Rising opt & 1949 Republic sets Fine used, Postage dues 1925 SE wmk ½d Mint (2), ½d, 1d & 2d Used etc, Price $79 (BC936) 94. K.U.T 1947-50 KGVI 3/- Deep violet-blue & black, both perfs, SG 147a & ac, Mint, Cat £135, Price $129 (BD740) 95. K.U.T., 1937 £1 Black & Red, SG 150. Fine cds used example, good perfs and cantering. Cat. £160, price $159 (DB179) 96. Lagos, 1876 4d Carmine, wmk swys. SG 14a. Nice used example, with lightish barred “L” cancel. Well centred and full perfs. Cat. £130, price $110 (DB246) 97. Lagos 1879 1/- Orange SG 16 well centred used with light barred cancel, slightly aged and with a small thin. Cat. £85, price $52.50 (BC581) 98. Lagos 1884 - 1886 1d Rose, inv. wmk. SG 22w. Fine used example with light barred cancel, well centred and good perfs, cat. £120, price $98 (DB245) 99. Malaysia Postal Union Postage Dues 1938 50c Black SG D6, MUH, Price $39 (BC947) 100. Malaysia Postal Union Postage Dues 1945-49 New values & colours 15c Pale ultramarine SG D12, Mint, Cat £110, Price $99 (BC948) 101. Malaysia – Malaysian Postal Union 1951-63 Postage Dues perf 14 2c, 4c, 5c x 1 ea, 8c, 12c & 20 x 2 shades ea, SG D15, 17-18, 19-21, Fine used, attractive group, Price $89 (BC983) 102. Malaysia – Malaysian Postal Union 1951-63 Postage Dues 4c Sepia perf 12½ SG D17a, fine used, Price $39 (BC984) 103. Malaysian States – Perak 1939 Sultan 25c Dull Purple & Scarlet SG 115, marginal MUH, Cat £50, Price $79 (BC969) 104. Malaysian States – Perak 1940 Sultan $1 Black & Red/Blue SG 119, lightly hinged Mint, Cat £150, Price $169 (BC968) 105. Mauritius 1926 REGISTERED 7 COLOUR FRANKING COVER SENT VIA “CLAN” STEAMER to Madagascar. Bears 1900 8c SG147, 1c, 2c, 6c & 8c 1910 defins, plus 1925 10 c & 15c surcharges all cancelled by Port Louis Centre cds’s of JA 29 26 and with blue reg’n label No. 4631. Reverse bears Tananarive arrival cds of Feb 1927 (date unclear) Very nice postal history item to scarce destination. Price $179 (BC652) 106. Natal 1861-65 No wmk rough perf 14-16 3d Blue SG 12, wmk small star 1d Rose-Red SG 15, & 6d Lilac SG 23, used, Cat £122, Price $129 (BC964)
107. New Hebrides 1977 New currency 500FNH opt Charolais Bull MUH, Price $29 (DB768) 108. New Zealand 1857 1d Dull Orange Imperf Chalon, wmk. Large Star, SG 7. Nice example with 2½ margins and clear barred numeral 14 cancel of Nelson. Minor blue staining on reverse, likely from blue envelope. A HUGE RARITY cat. £30,000. Price $41,500 (NZ34) 109. New Zealand 1890’s pair of full colour undivided back Official Government Dept. of Tourism & Health Resorts postcards. Unused in very good condition, but bearing manuscript text on correspondence panel at front dated 1894 & 1905 respectively. Views are Lake Rotorua & Lake Manawapouri. Very attractive, price $98 (NZ33) 110. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 11 3d Yellow-brown SG 309, light gum bend, usual uneven perfs, Mint, Cat £42, Price $49 (NZ80) 111. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 11 5d Red-brown SG 311, faint gum bends, usual uneven perfs, Mint, Cat £55, Price $69 (NZ81) 112. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 11 6d Rose-red SG 312a, some light gum bends Mint, Cat £42, Price $49 (NZ83) 113. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 11 8d Blue SG 313, top marginal example, usual uneven perfs MUH Cat £55 as Mint, Price $89 (NZ84) 114. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 11 1/- Brown-red SG 315, usual uneven perfs Mint Cat £80, Price $109 (NZ85) 115. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 11 2/- Green SG 316, toned perf, usual uneven perfs Mint Cat £180, Price $119 (NZ86) 116. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 11 5/- Vermilion SG 317b, few gum tone spots, usual uneven perfs Mint Cat £275, Price $349 (NZ87) 117. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 14 2½d Blue & 2½d Deep blue SG 320 & 320a, the former with some gum tones, usual uneven perfs, Mint, Cat £54, Price $59 (NZ88) 118. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 14 1½d, 2d (three distinct shades) & 4d SG 318, 319/a/b & 322, usual uneven perfs, Mint, Cat £52, Price $69 (NZ89) 119. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 14 2½d Deep blue SG 320a, usual uneven perfs, very lightly hinged Mint, Cat £27, Price $39 (NZ90) 120. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 14 5d Black-brown SG 323, some gum tones & a vertical gum bend, usual uneven perfs, Mint, Cat £60, Price $49 (NZ91) 121. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 14 8d Steel-blue SG 325, some faint gum tones, usual uneven perfs, Mint, Cat £50, Price $49 (NZ92) 122. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 14 1/- Orange-brown SG 327, usual uneven perfs, Mint,
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DISCOUNT SALE SEPTEMBER 2022 Cat £80, Price $109 (NZ93) 123. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 14 2/- Green SG 328, usual uneven perfs, Mint, Cat £140, Price $199 (NZ94) 124. New Zealand 1902-07 Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 14 5/- Deep red SG 329, some gum tones & a few gum bends, usual uneven perfs, Mint, Cat £250, Price $299 (NZ95) 125. New Zealand 1907-08 reduced size Pictorials thin hard Cowan paper watermark single NZ & star perf 14 x 15 3d Brown SG 383, Mint Cat £50, Price $69 (NZ98) 126. New Zealand 1909-16 Edw VII perf 14 (line) 6d Carmine SG 398, light overall gum ‘suntanning’ MUH, Cat £42 for Mint, Price $59 (NZ100) 127. New Zealand 1909-16 Edw VII perf 14 (line) 1/- Vermilion SG 399, fresh MUH, Cat £75 as Mint, Price $149 (NZ101) 128. New Zealand 1931 1st Flight cover Invercargill – Auckland. Bears 2d Orange KGV 2d. & 3d Chocolate airmail. Cancelled by cds of Christchurch 11NO31– 2nd day of the 3d. Airmail. Signed M.C. McGregor - pilot. Only 66 flown. Triangular authentication certificate on reverse in violet from the Airmail Soc. Of NZ. Price $179 (BC651) 129. New Zealand 2004 Wearable Art set, SG 2701 – 2705, COMPLETE mint unhinged IMPERFORATE SHEETS OF 25 SETS. Rarely seen, these are a NZ Post limited edition reserved only for those who spent $2000 plus in the preceding 12 months with the Philatelic Bureau. Price $345. (NZ10) 130. New Zealand Wearable Art Imperf Singles $27.50 (NZ10a) 131. New Zealand Wearable Art Imperf lower right corner block of 4 with Imprint and barcode $165 (NZ10c) 132. New Zealand Wearable Art Imperf upper left corner block of 4 with barcode $110 (NZ10d) 133. New Zealand Wearable Art Imperf lower left block of 6 with designer & printer and colour bars $165 (NZ10e) 134. New Zealand Wearable Art Imperf upper right block of 6 with sheet value $165 (NZ10e) 135. NZ 2010 Personalised Stamps set of 2 FDCs. Price $26.00 (NZFD282) 136. NIUE 1926 small registered cover to Chicago via Fiji. Bears ½d, 1d, 1½d,3d, 6d & 1/- defins, inc. 1½d Capt. Cook. SG 38/43 (between) All individually cancelled by Niue cds’s of 16.NO.26 and with reg’n label No. 197 similarly cancelled. Reverse bears Suva, Fiji double ring transit cds of 17 DEC 1926 and with arrival cds’s in violet of Seattle Registered Jan 7 1927 and Chicago Jan 10 1927. Stamps cat. £76.50 as used off cover. Price $269 (BC650) 137. North Borneo 1909 - 23 8c Lake & Black, ploughing with buffalo. Perf 14½ - 15 fresh mint original gum, SG 169a. Unpriced as mint in Gibbons. A rarity, likely missing from 99.99% of all collections. Price $3950 (BC1107) 138. Northern Nigeria, 1911 10/- Green Red on Green, SG39. Vfu with light steel cds of 1912. Nicely centred with good perfs, cat. £48, price $45 (DB242) 139. Nyasaland 1951 Diamond Jubilee set SG 167-70 Mint & FU, Price $35 (BC967) 140. Penrhyn Island, Cook Is. 1914-15 overprints on NZ Edw VII 1/- Vermilion SG 23, hinge remains Mint, Price $65 (BC950) 141. Pitcairn Is. 1953 Coronation unaddressed, illustrated FDC, lower marginal stamp, cover 100% fresh. Good value at $39 (BC2) 142. Rarotonga, Cook Is. 1931 REGISTERED COVER SENT TO UK with ½d Capt.
James Cook Landing, 2½d, 3d & 6d 1920 definitives SG cat. £60 for used stamps, on cover are very rare from this period. Cancelled by Rarotonga cds of 10 NO 31 and with reg’n label No. 137 similarly date stamped. Arrival oval registered cancel of Hendin NW$ dated 31 DE 31 on reverse. VERY SCARCE POSTAL HISTORY ITEM, a little aged. Neat typed address. Price $225 (ROW209) 143. Singapore 1948-52 KGVI definitive perf 14 set to $5 ex the $2, SG 1-13 & 15, mostly lightly hinged Mint, few with hinge remains, Cat £132, Price $149 (BC1175) 144. Singapore 1948-52 KGVI definitive perf 14 set to $5 ex the $2, SG 1-13 & 15, mostly lightly hinged Mint, few with hinge remains, Cat £132, Price $149 (BC1175) 145. South African Commemorative FDC, set of 5, 1970-83, Biblia 70 the Year of the Bible 14 addressed, Steam Locomotives 4.4, CJ Langehoven 30, World Sugar Congress 36, Satellite Communications Systems 2.11, unaddressed. Price $44 (RSA3054) 146. South Africa Commemorative FDC, set of 5, 1974, 1820 Settlers National Monument 38, 50 Years of Broadcasting in South Africa 37, the Burgerspond 34, Restoration of Church Street Tilbagh 1974 3.3, Dr Daniel Francois Malan 35, unaddressed. Price $38 (RSA3047) 147. South Africa Commemorative FDC, set of 5, 1976, Wildlife 2.15, World Tournament Lawn Bowls 2.12, Third World Bowls Championship 2.12A, Emily Hobhouse 2.16, Erich Mayer 2.14, unaddressed. Price $27 (RSA3035) 148. South African Commemorative FDC, set of 5, 1977, Centenary Supreme Court 2.23, Eighth Congress 1977 3.2, Metrication 3.3, Uranium Development 25 Years 3.4, South African Flag 3.5, unaddressed. Price $27 (RSA3035) 149. South Africa Commemorative FDC, set of 6, 1978, World Tournament Lawn Bowls 2.12, Emily Hobhouse 2.16, Ocean Mail Service Contract 2.18, History of Polo in Sth Africa 2.17, Our Childrens Day 2.19, Gary Player 2.20, unaddressed. Price $30 (RSA3036) 150. South Africa Commemorative FDC, set of 5, 1980-84, State President Mr PW Botha DMS4.9(a), Beaches 4.6, Boy Scouts of South Africa 75 Years 3.34, Poet Louis Leipoldt 1880-1947 3.23, unaddressed. Price $39 (RSA3051) 151. South Africa Commemorative FDC, set of 5, 1980-85, Frans David Oerder 1867-1944 4.11, State President Mr PW Botha DMS4.9(a), Beaches 4.6, Boy Scouts of South Africa 75 Years 3.34, Poet Louis Leipoldt 1880-1947 3.23, unaddressed. Price $49 (RSA3050) 152. South Africa Commemorative FDC, set of 5, 1981, State Theatre Pretoria 3.28, The Voortrekker Movement 50 years 3.33, the Battle of Amajuba Sunday 27 February 1881 3.27, Republic of South Africa 3.29, The National Cancer Association of South Africa 3.31, unaddressed. Price $44 (RSA3043) 153. South Africa Commemorative FDC, set of 4, 1982, Boy Scouts of South Africa 75 Years 3.34, the Battle Against Tuberculosis 3.35, Naval Base Simonstown 3.36, Karoo Fossils 4.2, unaddressed. Price $41 (RSA3044) 154. South Africa Commemorative FDC, set of 3, 1982, Boy Scouts of South Africa 75 Years 3.34, the Battle Against Tuberculosis 3.35, Karoo Fossils 4.2, unaddressed. Price $30 (RSA3045) 155. South Africa Commemorative FDC, set of 4, 1983, Beaches 4.6, Sport in South Africa 4.5, Weather Stations 4.3, Steam Locomotive 4.4, unaddressed. Price $46 (RSA3049) 156. South African Commemorative FDC, set of 4, 1984, English Writers of South Africa 4.7, Bridges in South Africa 4.9, Commencement of the New
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DISCOUNT SALE SEPTEMBER 2022 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 4.9, Boy Scouts of South Africa 75 Years 3.34, unaddressed. Price $48 (RSA3057) 157. South African Commemorative FDC, set of 3, 1984, English Writers of South Africa 4.7, Boy Scouts of South Africa 75 Years 3.34, State President Mr PW Botha DMS4.9(a), unaddressed. Price $35 (RSA3058) 158. South Africa Commemorative FDC, set of 5, 1985, Floral Emigrants 4.13, Old Cape Silver 4.14, Frans David Oerder 1867-1944 4.11, the Parliamentary Building 4.12, Port Elizabeth additional stamp value 4.11.1, unaddressed. Price $48 (RSA3040) 159. South Africa Commemorative FDC, set of 4, 1985, Floral Emigrants 4.13, Old Cape Silver 4.14, Frans David Oerder 1867-1944 4.11, the Parliamentary Building 4.12, unaddressed. Price $45 (RSA3041) 160. South African Commemorative FDC, set of 4, 1985-8, Parliamentary Building 4.12, 25th Anniversary the Republic of South Africa 4.16, Rock Paintings 4.21, Flood Disaster 4.22.1, unaddressed. Price $38 (RSA3059) 161. South Africa Commemorative FDC, set of 6, 1986, 25th Anniversary of the Republic of South Africa 4.16, Cultural Heritage 4.17, Johannesburg The Golden City 4.18, Scenic Beauty 4.19, Introduction of Postage Labels 4.16.1, Donate Blood & Save Lives 4.15, unaddressed. Price $52 (RSA3042) 162. South African Commemorative FDC, set of 3, 1986-8, 25th Anniversary the Republic of South Africa 4.16, Rock Paintings 4.21, Flood Disaster 4.22.1, unaddressed. Price $25 (RSA3060) 163. St. Helena 1861 6d Blue SG 2a. Clean postally used stamp with lightish bar cancel. Cat. £130, price $110 (B256) 164. St. Helena 1938 KGVI set minus 5/- 3d FU rest MUH. Price: $96.40 (STH147) 165. St Lucia 1947 1d scarlet perf 12½ SG 129b, complete sheet of 120, cat £180 as singles, some perf separation and creasing affecting two units at upper right, MUH. Price $119 (BC153) 166. Turks & Caicos Islands 1900-04 Badge ½d, 1d, 2d & 4d, few KGV values to 5d and 5 different War Tax opts, all Mint, Price $24.50 (BC966) 167. Virgin Islands 1866-70 St Ursula perf 12 White wove paper 6d Rose SG 3 & perf 15 1d Blue-Green SG 9, both MNG, Cat £155 as Mint, Price $99 (BC979) 168. Virgin Islands 1887-89 wmk Crown CA 4d Brown-Red SG 37 Mint with hinge remains, Price $59 (BC977) 169. Virgin Islands 1887-89 wmk Crown CA 1/- Brown SG 41 Mint with some hinge remains, Price $59 (BC976) Southern & South Africa Cape Triangulars 170. Cape of Good Hope triangle 1853 4d deep blue on slightly blued paper SG4, Cat £170, 1½ margins, others close to touching, FU. Price $129 (BC165) 171. Cape of Good Hope 1855/63 4d Blue Triangular, SG 4a. Fine used example with three full margins. Cat. £200, price $149 (DB270) 172. Another similar, price $149 (DB271) 173. Cape of Good Hope triangle 1853 1d brick red on slightly blued paper SG 5, cat £350, margins close to touching, Used. Price $199 (BC163) 174. Cape of Good Hope triangle 1853 1d brick red SG 5 (pale shade), margins touching all around, used. Price $129 (BC164) 175. Cape of Good Hope 1863/4 1d Deep Brown - Red Triangular, SG 18b. Mint with traces of gum, scarce shade. 2.5 margins, two of which are huge.
Good colour. Some surface wear or maybe just a weak impression. Cat. £650, price to sell at just 20% cat. $219 (DB266) 176. Cape of Good Hope 1863/4 1/- Bright Emerald Green Triangular, SG 21. Nice 2.5 margin example with indistinct cancel. Cat. £700, price $345 (DB273) Natal 177. Natal 1863-65 QV Crown CC wmk 6d Violet SG 24, light horizontal bend, hinge remains Mint, Cat £90, Price $79 (BC912) 178. Natal 1869 1d Bright Red wmk. reversed, SG 33c, nice used slightly example with indistinct lightish barred cancel. Cat. £90, price $59 (DB277) Transvaal 179. Transvaal 1870 6d Dull Ultramarine Roulette. SG 11 fine used, cancelled by Neat Bullseye No. 6. Cat £130. Price $125 (BC103) Union of South Africa 180. South Africa 1927 2d Grey & Maroon, SG 24. Mint unhinged Imprint Block of 4, attractive full perfs, centred left Cat. £32 as hinged stamps. Scarce piece, price $49 (DB284) 181. South Africa 1927 4d Brown Pair, SG 35bc. mint unhinged pair perf. 14 x 13.5, cat. £60 for hinged. Nice Ink flaw in margin of left stamp. Price $98 (DB285) 182. South Africa 1932 2/6d Green & Brown Pair, SG 49. Lovely mint unhinged top left corner marginal pair (light hinge in selvedge) Cat. £120 for hinged. Price $195 (DB286) 183. South Africa 1938 2d Blue & Purple Pair SG 58. Mint unhinged top marginal pair, fresh well centred and with full perfs. cat. £75, price $69 (DB287) 184. South Africa 1954 5/- Black & Deep Yellow Green, SG 122a. Lower right corner plate block of 4, showing plate 8 in pale grey and the sheet No. 75 in pale green. Light hinge on top pair only, and very fresh mint unhinged lower pair. Well centred and with full perfs, cat. £100 for the stamps alone. My price is full catalogue, very reasonable for an item of this scarcity. Price $169 (DB289) 185. South West Africa 1949 3d UPU pair, variety ‘Serif on C’ SG 140a, MUH, Price $89 (BC911) 186. Sudan 1897 10p Mauve, ovpt. on Egypt, SG 9. Nice full perf. postally used example. Cat. £50, price $42 (DB294) 187. Swaziland 1938 KGVI 5/- Grey SG 37. Mint lightly hinged example, full perfs. Centred left and gum slightly aged. Cat. £70, price $35 (DB295) Europe & Rest of the World 188. Andorra (French) 1962 Signed (Gerhard Zucker) Rocket Mail cover bears 50c Telstar stamp with Andorra FDI cancel of 29 SEPT. 62 plus rocket mail label with ZR 122 rectangular rocket handstamp in Purple. Scarce cover in near original condition. Price $45 (ROW176) 189. Argentina 1964 registered airmail letter to The Duke of Argyle, Inveraray Castle. Bears 18 peso Airmail SG 1088 plus 3 other definitive values to make 35 pesos. Sender was Dr. Carelos M Ure-Arenales, of the Central Criminal Court, Buenos Aires. Cancelled by cds’s of October 1964. Reverse bears oval handstamp of the criminal court, bearing sender’s name. Neat typewritten cover. Price $29 (ROW148)
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Glen Stephens Rarity Offers For 20 years, my ’Stamp Rarity Page’ has been a “must visit” place for many collectors and dealers, globally - www.tinyurl.com/RarityGlen 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 - www.tinyurl.com/RarityGlen
1913 4d Deep Orange Roo, superb flat MUH - the very finest copy buyable globally. In 45 years as a dealer I’ve handled 1000s of 4d Roos. This is THE best one. Been in the UK since a new issue, and totally fresh to the market here. The striking and glowing Deep Orange shade, and superb fresh MUH original gum - 105% guaranteed. (Regummers can’t do margin or corner copies.) Additionally, with the highly sought and attractive solid ‘Jubilee’ line at base. Faint hinge mark on lower margin. Stamp is fresh, totally flat, pristine MUH. Incredible perfs and centering for ANY 1913 Roo. Deep vivid vibrant colour as you can see. ACSC 15c, $1,250 for average grade MUH which most 4d Roos are. THIS stunning grade should be double cat after 109 years. This one truly ‘glows’ - scan does no justice. Same UK source had other margin or corner copies of 1913 and 1915 Roos, genuine MUH - ask me, or check my Rarity Page link above! A gem example stamp, for the discerning collector, who is only satisfied with THE very finest quality available. A delight to offer! $A975 (Stock 325JX)
GB 1840 2d Blue Imperf fine 4 margin, with superb crisp strike of rare *RUBY ink* Maltese Cross, with Photo Cert: Lovely looking stamp, with 4 nice even margins, clean and fresh and bright, and totally free of the usual hinge remains and gook and gunk and aging associated with these 182 year old classics. The World’s First stamp - literally, issued same day as 1d Black. Has detailed Mike Jackson (FRPSL) Expert Certificate, respected author on these issues, including the multi volume ‘Encyclopaedia Of The Maltese Cross’ (2006). Has his very detailed 2013 Colour Photo Certificate, stating it is: ‘1840 2d Blue lettered EA, Plate 1, cancelled by Ruby Ink Maltese Cross, and is genuine. SG Specialised Cat DS5uf.’ Cat £7,000=$A14,000. UK retail is £2,295=$A4,600) for the very same looker right now - see www.tinyurl.com/RubyMX - plus 10% GST on the import! Bought well, so out it goes at heaps less - just $A3,250, or just $US2,210 as I type. ‘One for the ‘Bottom Drawer’ (Stock 835LG)
KGV Heads - rare usage of 1928 1/4d Greenish-Blue Small Multiple perf 14: In combination with CofA Watermark 4d Greenish-Olive (2) and 2d red, on inter-bank airmail cover to Germany. Boxed ‘LATE FEE’ handstamp in violet, stamps tied by multiple LATE FEE/MELBOURNE datestamps. Totally commercial bank to bank cover. With late use of the super scarce perf 14, with the distinctive pointy perf tips (SG 93) Small Multiple Watermark, 1/4d - cat $2,500 on cover, even in conjunction use. Attractive franking, the 1/4d alone is Cat $2,500 on cover in new ACSC. Just $US470 at $A695 (Stock 482H)
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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation This month we present the third and final instalment of the three-part article from Darryl Fuller on the myriad of sources from where to obtain material for your collection and an update of forthcoming exhibitions.
Where do I get Material for my Collection? “The fun is in the chase” Part 3 Stamp Clubs
There are enough benefits to belonging to a stamp club that would fill this entire article; however, it is best to focus on finding material in this article. Many clubs run circuit sheets where collectors mount material on sheets and price the items for sale. These sheets are either passed around at meetings or books of sheets are passed from member to member to peruse at home (usually with a 2—3 day time limit). They are both an excellent way to sell duplicates and can be a great source of often cheap single stamps. Some club members have ready sources of modern used Australian stamps which in this day and age can be hard to find. Many clubs also have auctions where you can sell and buy material, some at every meeting and others once or twice a year. Some Australian clubs have quite large semi-regular auctions where a wide range of material can be found. One aspect of club auctions that can be a great benefit is when a member’s collection is disposed of, often sadly after their death, by the family. While high end material is often sold through other means, collectors tend to have a lot of material not always of interest to dealers or auction houses. This material is sometimes given to a collector’s local club to sell. This can be a great source of material and often will contain bargains. It can also be an excellent source for good quality used albums and literature. I remember buying a box of 100 small Hagner type stock cards for $6 at a club auction.
Specialist Societies
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Figure 11 collectors is invaluable. Almost all also run annual auctions with specialist material. Figure 11 illustrates an auction catalogue from the joint British West Indies Study Circle / British Caribbean Philatelic Study group auction from 2010, which was a special joint auction held in conjunction with the London 2010 International stamp exhibition. It had high quality material. Some specialist societies also have packets of material sent around for sale (like circuit books) but these are a lot less common and usually only useful in the country in which the society is based. Finally, of course, you will almost certainly find others in the society that collect what you do, and you end up swapping, trading or buying material that would be hard to find from other sources. I have found this especially true for Israel revenue material.
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Philatelic Development Officer, APF There is some obvious etiquette with this process. It tends to only happen amongst collectors that know each other, and others’ interests, well. If someone buys a not expensive item for you it is polite to accept it and pay for it even if of only marginal interest. You never know when they might find something of great interest. If they give you the item then it is also polite to keep an eye out for items of interest to them so you can reciprocate, when possible.
Friends and Colleagues
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Fellow Collectors
Not everyone out there is a competitor for the material you want. It pays to let others know what you collect in case they come across something of interest at a dealer, especially when overseas. With smart phones they can even take a picture and send it to you. You may ask them to buy it on the spot. Figure 12 illustrates an excellent example. It is a postcard proof of a KGVI Leeward Islands postcard, part of a collection of KGVI material being sold by a collector through an English dealer. I didn’t know the collector and hadn’t dealt with the dealer, but luckily Ed Druce and Bernie Beston saw the lot, knew I would be interested and let me know on their return to Australia. I purchased the lot and it filled a significant hole in my exhibit, which had very few if any KGVI proofs. I regular find that other collectors will buy items that they see at exhibitions and give them or sell them at cost to other collectors they know will be interested. And even if they don’t buy an item, they will often let you know that dealer X has an item of interest.
Many stamp collectors don’t like telling others they collect stamps – they feel it is seen as nerdy. I would emphasise not to broadcast that you have a very valuable collection because you never know who tells who about it and then someone breaks into your home. Rather, I find that because people know I am quite involved with philately that they give you stamps (rarely valuable unfortunately) or they ask your advice about their old collection or that of a relative who has died. It is important to give good advice because this way fewer stamps end up at the tip. I find people are happy to donate a small collection either to you or for sale at your local club or to give to junior collectors. Figure 13 is the cover of a stockbook of stamps from Bhutan that was given to my wife’s last boss at a conference he was at, in Bhutan. He had no interest in them, knew through my wife that I collected stamps and gave them to her to give to me. This happened because I let people know that I am a collector.
Charities/ Businesses / Scrounging
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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation es. Modern kiloware sells for high prices these days but it is always worth trying to cut out the middleman. It doesn’t hurt to ask local church groups or other charities whether they still collect stamps from various sources and sell them. If so, they may be happy to sell them to you at a fair price which may be higher than whatever price they receive at present. Some may even have access to international mail, and this would be a valuable source of modern stamps used. I remember buying small packets of charity mix from a Coles store in Perth in the early 1970s. Even if the charity doesn’t currently collect stamps and resell, you may be able to persuade them to do it as it is an easy source of funds. Businesses are a slightly different approach. You need to find one that receives a reasonable volume of mail, perhaps even larger mail items than the standard envelope. You may be able to simply ask the receptionist or whoever opens the mail to simply keep a box and put all the opened envelopes in it. You can then pick them up once a fortnight or month depending on volume. You may need to sweeten the deal with chocolates or a bottle of wine, but a steady source of such material can be invaluable. Finding Australian sheet stamps correctly used as opposed to peel and stick can be a real challenge but they do turn up on such mail. You might also find some useful postal stationery such as in Figure 14. This is one of the Australia Post Torres Strait Islander PSEs which has an additional corner print for one of the Aboriginal Corporations in the Northern Territory. A
Figure 13 nice item but a shame it wasn’t postmarked in Tennant Creek when posted. By scrounging I mean it never hurts to check out skip bins when someone is emptying a house. Also, check the bins that are usually provided at post offices that have a lot of Post Office boxes as some people throw out envelopes with stamps on them.
Exhibition Catalogues
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International exhibition catalogues are always worth a look as they usually list the dealers attending. Sometimes this may be the only time you see the dealer listed. It never hurts to contact them just in case. Such exhibition catalogues also list
Russell Boylan
Philatelic Development Officer, APF Private Treaty Lists
Dealers and auction houses put out private treaty lists, often in association with an exhibition but at other times as a regular feature. They are not always as well advertised as they could be, and it pays to search them out. Yes, they often have high end material that is expensive, but they often have partially formed collections. This happens because a collector will want to sell what he has as one lot, rather than have the best pieces sold at auction and be left with the rest. If you are after a new collecting area, this can be an ideal way to start. You save time because the previous collector has put in the effort, and you generally get their knowledge, as such material is often written up. The dealer selling it just takes a commission so doesn’t have any outlay. It is often a win all round.
Exchange Partners
I don’t know if exchanging current stamps with other collectors overseas is as common as it once was, but it is worth thinking about. This is an excellent way to get new issues, and modern used material. However, it pays to establish strong ground rules and a level of trust before any in-depth exchange.
Advertise Figure 15 literature entries, and this may be the only time you see a book listed. The hunt will then be on to find who is actually selling the book. Sometimes easy, sometimes harder than it should be. Remember some books are printed in small quantities (100 or less) and some are only printed on demand.
Stamp Shows, Fairs and Exhibitions
These are all obvious sources of material and I don’t need to say much. I always say attend an international exhibition if you can, but smaller exhibitions and fairs are also important. Some small part-time dealers don’t advertise and only attend smaller fairs where table prices are low. You never know what they may have and if they have low overheads you may get some bargains.
If you can’t find what you want then advertise, either in a general stamp magazine or in a specialist society journal. Regular insertions of an advertisement are generally cheaper. The American Philatelist, the magazine for the American Philatelic Society, allows one-line and two-line advertisements that are not bad value when you put them in for a year.
Non-Philatelic Sources
Other societies, such as genealogical or historical societies have great interest in old letters and correspondence. By talking to them, or even joining them you may find new sources of material. In addition, your knowledge of postal history may also be of benefit to them. Such two-way exchanges will lead to some mutual benefit. Secondhand dealers are also a possible source, not always for stamps but it is always worth looking at their postcards. Postcard collectors look at the front and stamp collectors look at the back. Stamp News - 43
Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation One of the themes was the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) building (known as the Shine dome). I found an old Australia Post postcard from the early 1980s sets of 18 cent cards that I happened to have. I then put the then current 50c stamp of the same building on it and had it cancelled at the exhibition with the AAS cancel that we had. This card, as far as I am aware meets the concordance rules for a maximum card. Figure 16
Create Your Own
Sometimes the only way to get something is to create your own. After all, ‘philatelic’ usage in the correct time period is better than no usage at all. Some Australian stamps, that are just regular issues, will be almost impossible to find correctly used, despite being a base rate stamp. One that comes to mind is the 100th Anniversary of the Australian Taxation Office, issued in 2010. It was only issued as a gummed sheet stamp in sheetlets of 10 (Figure 15). It would have seen virtually no usage in post offices, so try and find a used copy on cover! I went to the launch of this stamp in Canberra and never thought to create a cover, despite realising their scarcity. If you collect maximum cards, then you often need to make your own. Figure 16 illustrates one that I made in 2008 at Canberra Stampshow. 44 - Stamp News
Publish
I can’t emphasise this one enough. If you publish articles on what you have or new knowledge you have gained, then it is likely other collectors and even dealers will seek you out. Once a correspondence starts then trading often follows and friendships develop. The world stamp exhibition in Washington DC in 2006 was
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Philatelic Development Officer, APF my first international in another country. It was also an opportunity for me to meet collectors I had been corresponding with for years. It was a great exhibition because of this. I would also argue that it was the peak of world exhibitions this century, for many reasons. I have been to many enjoyable international exhibitions since then, but none had the feel of that exhibition. It had everything – great exhibits, hundreds of dealers, dozens of societies with manned tables and hundreds of meetings. It also had great attendance. Nothing has come close since, not because of poor organisation but simply because collectors are getting older, and it is harder to get the support and volunteers of their time.
The Hunt
The sub-title of this article is ‘The fun is in the chase’ and that is what I have always found. I recently purchased a stamp on eBay that I had been looking for, for 22 years. It felt great to win it at auction and it fills an important gap in a set of stamps I have studied and chased for years. I hope you have found some ideas to use in your own collecting pursuits. I have been a collector for 58 years and considered myself a philatelist for 50 of those years. You learn a lot and especially from the mistakes you make and those around you. Hopefully this article may help you make less mistakes. When hunting for material it is important to realise that the internet (and eBay) are not all that is out there. They have been a boon, particularly if you collect unusual areas, but you always need to keep up the hunt. It is important not to do something once and think that that is the end of it. At regular intervals I repeat what I have done in the past to see if anything new pops up, and it usually does. It doesn’t hurt to look at left field areas also. Back before the internet I wrote to many dealers asking for Leeward Islands stationery. This included an Italian dealer – not that I expected anything. However, he did have a KEVII postcard unused, quite common for 3 euros. It also had the original wrapper band on at no extra cost (Figure 17). This now sits proudly in my exhibit. It would have never happened if I hadn’t been on the hunt – so start hunting and I hope you find something unusual.
Exhibition Timetable 13-16 October 2022 LIBEREC2022/PRAGUE FIAP/FEPA 8-12 November 2022 Capetown 2022 FIP 11-13 November 2022 WPS100/Wellington NZ National 4-7 May 2023 NZ 2023 Auckland FIAP 19-21 May 2023 Hobart One-Frame 2-5 November 2024 Perth National 8-11 September 2024 MELBOURNE 2024 FIAP
Australian Philatelic Federation Web: www.apf.org.au Postal Address: The Secretary PO Box 891 Jamison Centre ACT 2614. Email: Ian.mcmahon4@bigpond.com State Council Addresses ACT: ACT Philatelic Council, GPO Box 1840 CANBERRA ACT 2601 NSW: Philatelic Development Council - NSW, PO Box 220 Darlinghurst NSW 1300 QLD: Queensland Philatelic Council, PO Box 9471 Wynnum Plaza PO Wynnum Plaza QLD 4178 SA/NT: South Australian Philatelic Council, GPO Box 10159 Adelaide Business Hub Adelaide SA 5000 TAS: Tasmanian Stamp Council, 59 Derwentwater Ave, Sandy Bay Hobart TAS 7005 VIC: Victorian Philatelic Council, PO Box 1, Carnegie Vic 3163 WA: Western Australian Philatelic Council, PO Bos 886, Subiaco WA 6904 Stamp News - 45
reviews AUSTRALASIAN CRASH MAIL AND MAIL FROM OTHER INCIDENTS, VOLUME FOUR, 1940 - 1949 by Brian R. Peace This is the 4th book in the series on Australasian crash mail. This book covers all crashes and incidents where mail was involved; but it is much more than that. The author has been thorough in setting a context; not simply explaining the distinction between an accident and an incident. The book is effectively a comprehensive demonstration of the challenges and hazards facing air forces, pilots and the growing airline industry, from a social and historical, as well as a philatelic, perspective. The tables at the end of each of the first four chapters are useful in that it is a relatively simple task to check air mail covers to establish if they could have been involved in an accident or incident. The inclusion in tables of the amount of mail carried, and the recorded or estimated numbers of surviving covers, will be invaluable for auction houses and dealers as well as collectors. Whilst some would prefer to see values, auction realisations or scarcity ratings included, the author has deliberately avoided their inclusion. A detailed census has been prepared for all accidents where more than 5 examples are recorded. It must be stressed that each of these is a preliminary census and must be treated as a work in progress. Where 5 or fewer examples are recorded, they are described and illustrated in the text. The author estimates that at least 20% more covers have survived than are listed in censuses. For example, in the case of 400122, over 50 covers are recorded in the census, yet it is likely that more than 60 probably exist. One of the main reasons for this disparity is that, until fairly recently, images of covers from crashes were not always included in auction catalogues. Chapter Two on New Zealand internal airmails is larger than in previous volumes. Chapter Three includes much of the Pacific theatre during World War II. Research into wartime incidents has been challenging and the attribution of damaged covers to incidents, and the allocation of specific aircraft to incidents where mail was lost or damaged has not always been possible. The extensive list of references points to this study 46 - Stamp News
ken sanford being not only thorough, but wide-ranging. There are several serious incidents involving mail-carrying aircraft in Australia and the Pacific which have remained unrecorded in philatelic literature. The possibility of new crash covers emerging is an incentive for aerophilatelists, and dealers, to re-examine their air mail covers from this period. At 200+ pages the book is the culmination of decades of research and writings. All of the cover images are in color. The author first wrote on the subject 50 years ago, and is the acknowledged authority on the subject. It may be that the readership will turn out to be wider than auctioneers, aerophilatelists and dealers. Postpaid price is £35 in the UK, EUR45 to Europe, US$70 to the USA and AU$100 to Australia. Payment online in GBP to B R Peace Sort 05-00-40 Account 10082204, or in AUD to BSB 063000 Account 12391146 or by Paypal to brpeace@ntlworld. com, adding 4 per cent.
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Beginners please!
Hello and welcome to Part IX of my tour of British Commonwealth stamps. I hope you enjoy looking at this month’s stamps, along with some interesting philatelic details and trivia. I looked at Labuan last month and now I am moving on to the stamps from the Malaysian States. I will do this in alphabetical order so we will start with Johore and then show a few from Kedah. I will also try and avoid earlier issues with various overprints, including Omnibus issues like the 1949 UPU issue and the 1953 Coronation issue, because they are perhaps too
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complicated. For reasons of space and to avoid too much repetition I may decide to miss a few States. Let’s see how I go. I hope you enjoy this part of the journey. The first stamp is from Johore (Fig 1). Johore joined the Federation of Malaya in 1948 and the first Johore stamps were issued in 1891. This and other early issues show just the image of the Sultans, Abu Bakar and then Sir Ibrahim. It was not until 1960 that we started to see pictorial definitives. The first were based on the 1957 designs of Kedah but with the portrait of Sultan Ismail (Fig 1) Not an expensive set of 11, but it is not easy to get a nice copy of each issue. The 10c stamp below is one of the very common ones and rather attractive, I think. One more from Johore (Fig 2) - one of the 1965 Flora Orchids issue. Apart from being a nice stamp it is one to look carefully at. A copy with the green omitted is worth “a nice shiraz” and there is also a watermark sideways copy from a 1979 issue. As I frequently say, do pay attention to the watermark and always have a good catalogue to help you. Now a few stamps from Kedah which has an interesting history since it was very much influenced by the Thai monarchy in the early years with Thai stamps used in the late 1800s. I will start with these three from the 1912 issue. There are just three designs in the set of 14 stamps. The 1c to 8c values show a sheaf of rice (Fig 3)
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Figure 3 & 4 The Malay ploughing design (Fig 4) is used on the 10c to the 50c values and the Alor Star Council Chamber design (Fig 5) is used on the higher values to $5. Do keep a sharp eye open on the 10c value as there is a nice variety termed the “feather in the hat” variety; basically a small flaw found on Plate 1 Row 9/5 which shows like a feather in the right side of the hat on the farmers head. Sadly I do not have a copy to show. This is a rather beautiful issue in my mind, with a few stamps with watermark varieties worth looking out for. Just two more from Kedah which are from the 1957 pictorial definitive issue. The first from a very nice set of 11 stamps each with a design depicting local scenes, events and crafts for example. I particularly like this issue, and this stamp. Why? Because I
have actually had the experience of blowing a blowpipe – aiming at a dartboard in the jungle I might add - and it is not as easy as one might think. The stamps shows the portrait of Sultan Badlishah and as you can see in the next stamp (Fig 7) the same design is used for the 1959 issue but with the portrait of Sultan Abdul Halim Shah. Also to note on this 1959 issue is that there are two perforation varieties: the original 1959 issue was perforation 12½ and there was a 1960 reprint with perforation 12½ x 13. It’s nice to have both in your collection I think, and they are not
at all costly to acquire. In my next piece I will look at some of the issues from Kelantan, again a State with a strong Thai influence. Until then, enjoy your stamps, for the history they show and the stories they can tell, and also for the differences which are not always so obviously seen but which can be extremely important. Michael can be contacted on cddstamps@gmail.com or visit him at his online store - cddstamps - on the Hipstamp Marketplace
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AÉROPOSTALE & the literary connection Philatelic writers have a tendency of frequently returning to exactly the same stamps and in this respect I am no different. There are some issues which I find particularly interesting and which can be discussed from different angles. One such stamp was released by French West Africa in 1947 (Fig. 1). It commemorates the French pilot, philosopher and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (19001944). In addition to the portrait of Saint-Exupéry, the design also features a map of the north-western part of Africa with the territory of Spanish Sahara highlighted. Those who study the design carefully will also discover a book title. Courrier Sud (Southern Mail in English) was one of his more famous short novels. During the past summer I reread this book which was published way back in 1928 according to the stamp; most sources say it appeared in 1929. It is basically the story about a pilot called Jaccques Bernis who works for a company which carries the mail from the South of France to Dakar in West Africa. This was a subject
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which Saint-Exupéry was quite familiar with as he had worked for the Aéropostale company both as a pilot and as manager of the company’s station at Cabo Juby (Fig. 2) in the south of Morocco. At the time Cabo Juby was administered by Spain. In 1918 Pierre-Georges Latécoère founded an airline based in the city of Toulouse in the south of France. The idea was to carry mail and passengers by plane from France to West Africa. The company was known as the Société des Lignes Latécoère but after about a year the name was changed to Compagnie Générale Aéropostale (mostly just referred to as Aéropostale). The first plane took off from Toulouse on 25 December 1918 heading for Barcelona in Spain. In February 1919 the planes flew all the way to Casablanca in Morocco. Starting in 1925, Aéropostale carried the mail all the way from Toulouse to Dakar in Senegal. The company also offered fast communications with South America. At first the mail sacks were carried by ships sailing from Dakar to Brazil where waiting airplanes carried the mail sacks to Buenos Aires
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Christer Brunström and Santiago de Chile. Beginning in 1930, there were direct flights across the Atlantic from Dakar to South America. In 1980 Brazil issued a commemorative stamp (Fig. 3) marking the 50th anniversary of these pioneering mail flights. The stamp shows one of Aéropostale’s planes along with a French flag. After a number of problems, Aéropostale ceased in 1933 and the flights were taken over by the newly formed Air France. During its existence, the company had employed some of France’s most well-known pilots including Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Jean Mermoz. Shown nearby is a poster stamp (Fig. 4) issued in Argentina to collect funds to erect a memorial in honour of Mermoz. This Argentinian poster stamp clearly demonstrates that pilots had a very difficult and physically demanding job. It was hard work keeping the plane on track in adverse weather conditions. The pilots needed to navigate using geographical features on the ground. For this reason they first flew from Toulouse to Barcelona and then
followed the Mediterranean coastline passing Alicante, Murcia and Malaga before reaching Gibraltar where they crossed the sound arriving in Tangiers. They then flew along the Moroccan coastline towards Spanish Sahara and Mauritania before reaching Senegal and Dakar. One of the more dreaded passages was the Saharan desert (Fig. 5). At the time, the Spanish authorities basically only had control of the towns along the coastline. Along the route there were airfields at regular distances. Sometimes the pilots had to make emergency landings if the weather was stormy or visibility was poor. The different airfields communicated with each other using radio telegraphy. When a plane had left, a message was immediately sent to the next station which then confirmed the arrival of the plane. A French West African stamp (Fig. 6) depicts the radio station in Dakar which was of paramount importance for Aéropostale’s communications. But it was not only the weather which could cause problems for the pilots. In case of emergency landings in
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AÉROPOSTALE & the literary connection the Saharan desert, the pilots might encounter hostility from the local tribes (Fig. 7). The Spanish authorities only controlled the towns along the coastline. Courrier Sud is certainly not a treatise of postal history but very much a novel. Before leaving Toulouse, Jacques Bernis had tried to renew his relations with the woman he loves but nothing worked out the way he hoped. The memories of his recent meetings with Geneviève are very much on his mind during the flight which initially proceeds without any major problems. Engine problems develop over the desert resulting in a crash landing. A radio message announcing his departure had been sent by radio from Cabo Juby indicating that Bernis is on his way to Saint Louis du Sénégal via Port-Étienne in the north-western corner of Mauritania but there is no confirmation of his arrival. Airplanes are dispatched to try to find out what has happened. After a day or two, Port-Étienne sends a radio
message to Toulouse telling them that the plane has crashed and that the pilot is dead. However, the mail has been forwarded to Dakar. The novel ends with a oneline radio message to Toulouse: All the mail sacks have arrived safely. Aéropostale printed a propaganda stamp (Fig. 8) showing the map of the route from France to South America. If we are to believe the writing, letters could be mailed without the additional airmail fee if the propaganda stamp was affixed to the letter (in addition to the required postage fee). Saint-Exupéry wrote several novels based on his experiences as a pilot. But for the general public he is probably mostly known for Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince). This book was published in 1943 and has often been considered a story for children but it is rather a serious existentialist discussion of the meaning of life. Perhaps this is what kept him awake during the long flights from Toulouse to Dakar or South America?
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PO Box 9494, Wyoming NSW 2250 Ph: 0403 733 912 craig@coastalstampsandcovers.com www.coastalstamnpsandcovers.com
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56 Gardner Circuit, Singleton Heights, NSW 2330 Ph: 02 6573 4209 alan.devine@devalri.com www.devalri.com
Robert D. Andersen 141 Monash Rd, Tarragindi, QLD 4121 Ph: 07 3892 7066 daleandersen@bigpond.com.au
Ace Stamp Auctions PO Box 2076 Ellenbrook, Western Australia, 6069 (08) 9297 3040 or email stampdealer@iinet.net
Gold Coast Stamp Traders
Stephen Joe GPO Box 302, Suva, Fiji Ph: 679 3319183 stephenj@connect.com.fj
John Hurtado/KGV Collector PO Box 40, Russell Island, QLD 4184 kgv_stamps@live.com.au http://australiankgvusedstamps.blogspot.com
Peter Barrett
Kennedy Stamps P/L
PO Box 5, Dover, UK CT16 1YQ Ph: 013 0482 9827 pjbchelse@aol.com www.stamo-centre.co.uk
Suite 706a, 250 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: + 61 2 92646168 Fax: + 61 2 92645969 stamps@kennedystamps.com. www.kennedystamps.com.au
Bexley Stamps & Coin Accessories Ken Pullen PO Box 36, KURMOND, NSW 2757 02 4573 1332 sales@bexleystamps.com.au www.bexleystamps.com.au
Blue Owls Stamps - Jude Koch 9 Yarra Street, Suite 1207 (12th Floor, Suite 07) South Yarra Vic 3141 Ph: 03 9826 1202 jude@blueowlsstamps.com.au www.blueowlsstamps.com.au
Grant Carter PO Box 16, Northcote, VIC 3020 Ph: 03 9480 2193
John Cornelius PO Box 23, Magill, SA, 5072 joda99@bigpond.net.au
Ken Cowden
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Maree Nieuwenhuizen PO BOX 457, Bayswater, VIC 3153 Ph: 03 9762 1848 maree@mpnstamps.com
Mike Lee 7 Colbury Rd, Bayswater Nth, VIC 3153 Ph: 03 9729 5855 mlphilatelics@bigpond.com
P & D Nicholls PO Box 172, Glenbrook, NSW 2773
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Edenzac Stamps: Tim Papadopoulos Ph: 03 9791 7733 edenzac@optushome.com.au
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Pacific Coast Philatelics
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Chris Snelling Stamps PO Box 121, Kotara Fair, NSW 2289 Ph: 02 4952 8205 orcstamp@bigpond.net.au www.orchidstamps.com
Glen Stephens 4 The Tor Walk, Castlecrag, NSW 2068 PH: 24 hours, 7days : 0409 399 888 glen@glenstephens.com www.glenstephens.com/rarity.html
Sydney Philatelics Graeme Fudge PO Box 122, Milton, NSW 2538 Ph: 02 4455 4011 info@sydphil.com www.stampsaustralia.com.au
Lyndsay Tooley PO Box 441, Norfolk Is. NSW 2899 Ph: 06 7232 3778 stamps@ninet.nf
Con Vayanos 64/3030 The Boulevard, Emerald Lakes, Carrara, QLD, 4211 Ph: 07 5578 1744 convayanos@hotmail.com
ACTS
PO Box 1290 Upwey, VIC 3158
philatelic clubs & societies new zealand Air Mail Society of NZ: Ph: 03 3584838; Email: alant@snap.net Auckland PS: Mtg 1st and 3rd Tues (except Jan). Ph 09 9853212; Email kiwibrooce@ yahoo.com; Website: www.aps.gen.nz Christchurch PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Library night 3rd Tues; GB Machin 3rd Fri odd months; Postal History 1st Mon; Postcard 3rd Tues even months. Email: secretary@ cps.gen.nz; Website: www.cps.gen.nz Dunedin PS: Mtg 4th Thurs (except Nov and Dec). Ph: 03 4557643; Email: davidallison2009@gmail.com; Website: www.dunedinstampclub.org.nz Hastings Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Wed (except Jan and 2nd Wed Dec). Ph: 06 8765911; Email: clairemole@xtra.co.nz Hawkes Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Ph: 06 8439433; Email: dennmarg@paradise. net.nz Horowhenua PS: Mtg 2nd Mon. Ph: 06 3689881; Email: michael.christensen@xtra. co.nz Hutt Valley PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan). Ph: 04 5697439; Email: richards@nec.co.nz Kapiti PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (ex Dec). Ph: 04 2971197; Email: ian.burttt@yahoo.co.nz Manaia PS: Mtg (Hawera) 1st Sun. Ph: 06 2784292; Email: peter.williams@xtra.co.nz Manawatu PS: Mtg 1st Wed, daytime meeting 3rd Tues. Ph: 06 3584565; Email: mps@inspire.net.nz Marlborough Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Mon (except Jan and 2nd Mon Dec). Morrinsville Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Wed. Ph: 07 8893199 Nelson PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 03 5469092; Email: paula.hucklesby@clear.net.nz North Shore PS: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Wed (except Jan and Dec). Email: nsps@xtra.co.nz; Website: www.northshoreps.com NZ Stamp Collectors Club Christchurch: Mtg 4th Wed. Ph 03 3895511; Email: steve@ philatelic.org.nz; Website: www.nzeal.com/philately/nzscc.htm NZ Postcard Society: Ph: 03 3848463; Email: jenny-long@clear.net.nz; Website: www. postcard.org.nz
queensland
Further information can be obtained from the NZ Philatelic Federation, PO Box 58139, Whitby, Porirua, 5245, NZ. E-mail: secretary@nzpf.org.nz Postal History Soc of NZ: Auckland 1st Mon (except Jan). Ph: 09 5220311. Chapter meetings held Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth and Wellington. Pukekohe Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sun. John Mounce, President 649-291-9381 johnmounce@ihug.co.nz Royal PS of NZ: Mtg 2nd Wed (ex Jan). Ph: 04 5899530; Email: office@rpsnz.org.nz; Website www.rpsnz.org.nz South Auckland PS: Mtg last Sat (except Dec), Papatoetoe, day time mtgs 3rd Fri (ex Dec and Jan). Ph: 09 2682245; Email: elowera@orcon.net.nz Southland PS: Mtg 1st Thurs (except Jan), 3rd Tue (daytime) (except Jan). Email: antqgevi@es.co.nz Taranaki PS: Mtg 1st Mon except Jan. Ph: 06 7546212; Email: murray-grimwood@ hotmail.com Tauranga & District Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Mon (except Dec). Ph: 07 5765210; Email: beducker@hotmail.com Thames Valley PS: Mtg 1st Mon (except Jan). Ph: 07 8689190. Thematic Association of NZ: Ph: 04 2347218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Timaru PS: Mtg 1st Wed. Ph: 03 6880343 Upper Hutt PS: Mtg 3rd Mon (except 2nd Mon Dec). Ph: 04 5284123; Email: teme. isaac@clear.net.nz Waikato PS: Mtg 1st (except Jan) and 3rd Wed (except Jan and Dec). Email: c.cameron@agresearch.co.nz Wakatipu PS: Ph: 03 4428865 Wanganui PS: Mtg 2nd Wed. Ph: 06 3427894; Email: g.p.phillips@xtra.co.nz Wellesley PS: Mtg 2nd and 4th Mon (ex public holidays). Ph: 9 8271240 Wellington PS: Mtg 4th Mon (except Dec); Ph: 042347218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Whakatane PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Thurs (except Jan) Ph: 07 3222054 or 07 3086193 Whangarei PS: Mtg 2nd Meeting: 2nd Tues (Ex.Jan) Ph 09 4348000; Email john-monica@xtra.co.nz QLD Philatelic Council, 18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum, Qld, 4178. Ph: 07 3396 0846 Fax: 07 3396 0842. Email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Web: www.qpc.asn.au
Arana Hills SC: Meeting 2nd Tues; 07 3851 0213; email: petermccloskey@bigpond.com Bayside Afternoon SC: Meeting last Wed; Ph: 07 3206 6281. Bundaberg PS: Mtg 2nd Mon 7pm, The Family Centre, Kensington St (in the Show Grounds); Ph: 07 4152 2403 or 07 4151 3062 Caboolture & District SC: Mtg 3rd Sat. Ph: 07 5498 6504 Cairns SC: 4th Tues. 7.30pm Comm. Hall, 15 Kamerunga Rd., Stratford 07 4033 2211 Caloundra SC: Mtg. 4th Thurs. Catholic Church Hall, Edmund St. 1.30pm. Ph: 07 5494 7233 City Daytime SC: Mtg 2nd Thurs. Ph: 07 3206 6281 City of Brisbane PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs Brisbane German Club; Email: ericwilson56@gmail.com
Creek. Tel: 0435 854 680
Ph: 0439977133 Collectors Club Queensland: Mtg 2nd Sunday each month 9am to 1pm - RSL Hall, 58 Arnold St, Holland Park. Contact 0409 130 266 or ccqueensland@gmail.com Enoggera SC: Mtg 1st and 3rd Mon. Ph: 07 3264 4157 Gladstone and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed (Ex. Jan) & 4th Wed (Ex.Dec). Ph. Sec: 07 4978 1155 Ian Rippingale, Gold Coast PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 11.30am, Southport Community Centre, Lawson St, Southport. Ph: 07 5546 3801 Gympie SC: Mtg. 2nd Sun. Avenues, 37 Red Hill Rd. 1-3pm Ph 0428 722 528 email gympiestampclub@gmail.com Hervey Bay Afternoon Club: Mtg 3rd Wed. Ph: 07 4124 1138 Ipswich SC: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan). Ph: 07 3282 2983 Junction Park SC: Mtg 1st Tues, 7.30pm, Annerley Baptist Hall, Lambton St. Contact: 07 3277 6724. PO Box 177, Annerley, 4103, righteo274@bigpond.com Lockyer Valley SC: Mtg 4th Sun, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’s Hall, Gatton. Kerri Martin, Sec. Ph: 07 5465 3390 Email: lvsc@bigpond.com Logan City SC: Meetings 2nd Thurs, 5.30pm, Gracehouse Church, 123 Paradise Rd, Slacks
Redland Bay Coin and Stamp Club, 4th Thurs. Monthly. John Hardman 07 3206 9996 or 07 3822 6987
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Mackay and District PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 4942 5433; Maryborough and Wide Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Salvation Army Youth 7 Comm. Hall. Bazaar St Maryborough. Ph: 07 41224708 (see also Hervey Bay) Nanango SC: Mtg 2nd Sat, 10:00am, Nanango RSL. Contact Ph: 07 3103 8938 or ema il: bowtell_harris@activ8.net.au Philatelic Society of Qld: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm,18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum. Ph: 07 3245 5222 Queensland Study Group: Sunday bi-monthly 1.00pm meets QPS house. Contact Ph: 07 3396 0846 email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au
Rockhampton SC: Mtg 1st Tues. Ph: 07 4926 3336. email: rockystampclub@gmail.com Sherwood Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 3372 6096 Southport Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 07 55630384 Southside PS: Mtg 3rd Tuesday & 3rd Wednesay (9am) Ph: 07 3848 2304 (ah) email: david. appleton@mailbox.uq.edu.au Sunshine Coast SC (formerly Nambour SC): Mtg 1st Wed, 7.15pm Red Cross Rms, Price St., Nambour 07 5445 3647 Thematics Queensland: Mtg bi-monthly 9.30am. Ph: 07 3262 5605 email: j.crowsley@ uq.net.au Toowoomba SC: Mtg. 2nd Sat 1pm, Salvation Army Hall, Cnr. West St. 7 Anzac Ave. Ph. 07 4635 5623 Email: bob.benny@bigpond.com Twin Towns SC: Mtg 1st Mon; Ph: 07 5535 3168 Waterloo Bay SC: Mtg. 1st Thurs. 1pm & 4th Mon. 7pm. Redlands Multi SportsClub, Birkdale Ph: 07 3206 0815
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Sept 3 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair, Quinn’s Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02 63623754.
Sept 4 - (1st Sun) Western Suburbs Stamp, Coin & Banknote Fair, Strathmore Bowling Club, 40 Loeman St, Strathmore. Enq: 0408 148 710.
Sept 3 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor, Car park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, cnr Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW.
Sept 18 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair, Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh. Dealers. Ph: 0408 148 710.
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Sept 25 - (last Sun ex Dec) Ringwood East Stamp Fair Senior Citizens Hall, 2-8 Laurence Grove, (behind the shops, off Railway Ave.) Ringwood East. 9am-1pm. Ph. 0408 148 710
Sept 3 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin Collectors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Sept 18 - (3rd Sun) Stamp & Coin Fair, 10am - 3pm, Pioneers Hall, Cowper St, Wallsend. 8 Dealers. Ph : 4971 3483 Sept 25 - (4th Sun) Epping Stamp & Coin Fair, Community Hall, 9 Oxford St, Epping. 10am - 4pm. Free Entry, 6 Dealers, Buy/Sell.
queensland Sept 12 - (2nd Mon) Gold Coast PS Sale, Rm 1, Southport Comm. Centre, Lawson St, Southport. 11.30am - 2.30pm Brisbane Table Tennis Assoc Centre
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