Stamps, Coins & Postal History

MG063

incorporating STAMPS, COINS & POSTAL HISTORY – JUNE 19 2015

STAMPS, COINS

926–930 High Street Armadale, Victoria 3143 & POSTAL HISTORY 03 9508 8888 MELBOURNE SYDNEY BRISBANE HOBART LONDON www.mossgreen.com.au Melbourne, Friday 19 June 2015 COVER ILLUSTRATIONS: MG063 Front Cover: Lot 63 Back Cover: Lot 431

MOSSGREEN BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES SPECIALISTS

Jack Gringlas OAM Charles Leski Paul Sumner AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY AUSTRALIAN & INTERNATIONAL ART Chairman Deputy Chairman Chief Executive Officer Tom Frommer Stamps and Postal History Jon Dwyer [email protected] 0422 344 250 [email protected] Anna Hombsch [email protected] Paul Sumner [email protected] TASMANIA MANAGEMENT TEAM Malcolm Groom Stamps and Postal History SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTIONS 0407 314 112 [email protected] Paul Sumner [email protected] Warwick Oakman Paul Sumner Kylie Keyhoe Doug Harris 0439 990 854 [email protected] AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS ART Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer D’lan Davidson [email protected] WESTERN AUSTRALIA Jesse De Deyne [email protected] Ross Duberal Stamps and Postal History Shaun Dennison [email protected] 08 9341 3576 [email protected] OCEANIC & TRIBAL ART QUEENSLAND Bill Evans [email protected] Jan Manton 0419 657 768 [email protected] CHINESE & ASIAN ART Abby O’Donnell Ray Tregaskis [email protected] 0414 305 504 [email protected] Allan Rae [email protected] Luke Guan [email protected] NEW SOUTH WALES Martyn Cook Martyn Cook Galleries ANTIQUES & DECORATIVE ARTS 02 9011 6686 98 Barcom Avenue Sandy Bruce [email protected] Rushcutters Bay, NSW 2011 Richard Gordon [email protected] [email protected] Harry Glenn [email protected] UNITED KINGDOM Jennifer Gibson [email protected] Johnny Messum STAMPS, COINS & POSTAL HISTORY +44 (0) 7971 676 451 [email protected] Gary Watson [email protected] Patrick Reid Stamps and Postal History Charles Leski [email protected] +44 (0) 1344 867 311 [email protected] Nick Anning [email protected]

SPORTING MEMORABILIA Max Williamson [email protected] Benjamin Goller [email protected] Charles Leski [email protected]

HISTORICAL & AUSTRALIANA Harry Glenn [email protected]

Melbourne Sydney BOOKS & HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS 926–930 High Street 98 Barcom Avenue Charles Leski [email protected] Armadale, Victoria 3143 Ruschutters Bay, NSW 2011 t +61 3 9508 8888 t 02 9011 6686 JEWELLERY f +61 3 9508 8899 e [email protected] Incorporating Leski Auctions e [email protected] Patti Sedgwick [email protected] w www.mossgreen.com.au Jane Shannon [email protected] Ray Schlager [email protected]

Brisbane London Unit 1, 98 Fortescue Street 28 Cork Street Spring Hill, QLD 4000 London W1S 3NG t 07 3831 3060 t +44 (0) 207 437 5545 e [email protected] e [email protected] STAMPS, COINS & POSTAL HISTORY Melbourne, Friday 19 June 2015 2

ADMINISTRATION ENQUIRIES

Department Administrator Accounts Maja Gojkovic Cassandra Hilder [email protected] Finance Assistant [email protected]

Telephone & Absentee Bids Collections & Shipping Leanne Kibby Chris Baldwin Finance Assistant [email protected] [email protected]

Condition Reports Packing & Despatch & Photo Requests Sam Laidlaw Nick Anning [email protected] [email protected] 3

SPECIALIST ENQUIRIES

Stamps & Postal History Stamps & Postal History Gary Watson Charles Leski [email protected] [email protected]

Stamps & Coins Nick Anning [email protected] 4 HOW TO BUY AT MOSSGREEN AUCTIONS

We have compiled the following guide to assist you with the exciting process that is bidding at auction.

Viewing

Mossgreen’s printed catalogues are available approximately TALK TO OUR SPECIALISTS two weeks prior to an auction sale date. Online catalogues are who are always happy to discuss any lot with you in greater posted at www.mossgreen.com.au approximately three weeks detail. Their contact details for a particular sale are published in prior to the auction date. Catalogues can be subscribed to each appropriate catalogue and on the website. yearly, or you can collect a complimentary copy at the viewing. The viewing days are typically the three or four days prior to the Auction date from 10.00am–5.00pm at the location/s printed in CONDITION REPORTS the catalogue and on the website. are available upon request. These supplement the catalogue description and provide guidance on a lot’s condition. They are LOT DESCRIPTIONS advisable to obtain if you cannot view the item in person and have any queries. Please send email request to: are the basic catalogue information given such as dimensions, [email protected] date or age, medium, attribution, provenance, quantity and so on. All lots are guaranteed for 30 days from the auction date. The website gives a clear size guide in relation to the average SYMBOLS sized person, as well as signature and multi-view details for occasionally, a symbol is printed next to a lot number, indicating selected higher priced items. a special clause regarding the sale of that lot – you may come across the following at our sales: ESTIMATES † GST on HAMMER, meaning this GST added onto not just the are printed for all lots and can take into account rarity, condition, Buyers Premium, but the hammer price also. quality and provenance. The reserve is the undisclosed § Artist copyright resale royalty, meaning that this lot is subject confidential amount at, or below the low estimate for which the to an artist’s resale royalty. lot is buyable at. The reserve will never exceed the low estimate at Mossgreen and many lots are sold without reserve. 5 Bidding

Mossgreen Auctions offers all clients four options to bid at our lot be knocked down to a lesser amount than recorded under auctions: your number, and you are the highest bidder on the auctioneer’s book, then the lot will be sold to you for the lesser hammer 1. AT THE AUCTION price. Please note absentee bids must be received no later than 24 hours prior to the auction commencement time. Experience the excitement, theatre and fun of bidding at a To organise an absentee bid, please refer to the absentee live auction. bidding form at the back of this catalogue, and further details To bid in person, make sure you arrive with enough time to are available in the Terms and Conditions of Sale section, also register for a bidding number, and if you haven’t purchased with at the back of this catalogue. An email must be supplied at the Mossgreen before then you will need to bring along some photo time of submitting your absentee bid, along with a clear copy identification such as a driver’s licence or passport. of your photo identification if you have not purchased with Mossgreen before. 2. TELEPHONE BIDDING The perfect solution for when you can’t attend in person. 4. ONLINE BIDDING Mossgreen staff bid individually with you over the telephone, Mossgreen Live is an online bidding service created relaying each bid and what is happening in the room itself and exclusively for Mossgreen clients. You may register at will bid on your behalf upon your instructions. www.mossgreen.com.au. Please note there is no additional Please note that telephone bids must be organised with at least commission added for lots purchased via Mossgreen Live. 24 hours notice, and that on occasion telephone bids will be limited if the auction is offsite. You will be advised if this is the INTERNATIONAL BIDDING case in the catalogue and on the website. If you are an international bidder who has not purchased with To organise a telephone bid please refer to the telephone Mossgreen before, you must make sure your identification, your bidding page at the back of this catalogue. The “Cover Bid” signed bidding form and a deposit at our discretion has arrived section is optional, however useful if you are uncontactable and is confirmed prior to the auction date. This deposit is at the last minute, or the telephone line drops out- you are refundable within 48 hours should you not be successful. If you authorising Mossgreen to bid to that amount on your behalf. are successful it will be deducted from your purchase total and Mossgreen offers telephone bids on all lots, in all auctions. any remaining balance must be paid via direct deposit. Bank details are provided in the Payment section at the back of this 3. ABSENTEE BIDS catalogue. The ideal solution when you can’t attend in person, action a telephone bid, or simply have a budget you wish to stick to. An absentee bid requires your maximum bid to be recorded for the lot numbers you are interested in bidding on, and should the

Payment & Collection

YOUR FINAL INVOICE DELIVERY If you are successful you will receive your invoice emailed to Small items can be wrapped by Mossgreen following payment you, and you will pay the hammer price of your lots, plus the and inspection of your items, and larger items can be packaged buyer’s premium on each lot – 17% plus GST, together with any into boxes or bubble-wrapped for your convenience. Please additional applicable charges such as GST on hammer, or the note, should you request Mossgreen to pack your items for Artist Resale Royalty if applicable. you, we take no responsibility for any breakages. Mossgreen is Payments must be made in full by the final collection day after happy to assist and provide you with recommended transport the auction date as printed in the catalogue. Personal, company companies whether it be a local, interstate or international and bank cheques are not accepted. We accept Eftpos, (up delivery. to $1,000AUD or your daily limit), direct deposit or credit card (2.2% merchant fee for Visa and Mastercard or 3.3% for STORAGE American Express). Please note that credit card transactions All items must be paid for and collected within the collection over $5,000 will not be accepted over the telephone unless by times advertised for each individual auction. prior arrangement. If items are not collected within this time-frame, Mossgreen Up to $10,000AUD can accepted in cash, and for any amount reserves the right to charge removal and storage fees. over this, it must be deposited directly into a Bank of Melbourne / St George branch. Please refer to the Payment Form at the back of this catalogue for further details. 6

MALVERN ROAD

NORTHCOTE ROAD

ORRONG ROAD ARMADALE Tram No.6 KOOYONG ROAD

HIGH STREET

GLENFERRIE ROAD

SUTHERLAND ROAD DANDENONG ROAD

WATTLETREE RD Melbourne Viewing, Auction & Collections Mossgreen Auctions 926–930 High Street Armadale, Victoria 3143

Recommended Auction Agent Well-known philatelic identity Mark Knothe regularly represents multiple clients at our auctions. His services as a bidding agent are highly regarded. You can contact Mark by phone on +61 414 894991 or by email to [email protected] 7 STAMPS, COINS & POSTAL HISTORY Melbourne, Friday 19 June 2015

Viewing times Viewing & Auction location Auction Saturday 13 June 10am–5pm Mossgreen Auctions Friday 19 June 2015 Sunday 14 June 10am–5pm 926–930 High Street Session One: 10am Monday 15 June 10am–5pm Armadale, Victoria 3143 (Lots 1 to 403) Tuesday 16 June 10am–5pm Wednesday 17 June 10am–5pm Session Two: not before 2pm Thursday 18 June 10am–5pm (Lots 404 to 801)

GST Payments & Collections Telephone/Absentee Bids In cases where the Mossgreen is Payments & Collections can be made Please complete the Telephone or selling property owned by an entity at: 926–930 High Street, Armadale, Absentee bid form/s at the end of registered for GST, Mossgreen will Victoria 3143 this catalogue and fax to Mossgreen charge GST on the hammer price in Monday 22 June 10am–5pm Auctions on 03 9508 8899. Bids must addition. This is denoted by a dagger Tuesday 23 June 10am–5pm be received 24 hours prior to the symbol placed next to the estimate † commencement of the auction. All payments must be made in Buyer’s Premium Australian dollars. Credit cards will International Buyers be accepted in person only with a A buyer’s premium of 17% applies to surcharge of 2.2% (inc GST) for Visa International buyers not previously all purchases. GST is applicable to the and Mastercard and 3.3% (inc GST) registered with Mossgreen will be buyer’s premium only, unless indicated for American Express. Please refer required to transfer a AUD$500 otherwise by the symbol † to the payment form at the back of deposit in cleared funds to Mossgreen this catalogue for further details. Auctions account in order to be Images Personal company and bank cheques able to bid at this auction. These funds must be cleared in Mossgreen Please note that images illustrated in are not accepted. Auctions account 24 hours prior to this catalogue are not all to scale. the Auctions start. For bank account details please see Payment Form at Registration the end of this catalogue. To register to buy, all potential purchasers not known to Mossgreen will be asked to provide an accredited form of photo identification. 8

CATALOGUE INTRODUCTION JUNE 2015

1. To say that “Things are cooking at Mossgreen” is quite established as THE auction house for New Guinea and an understatement. Our specialised New South Wales Papua. Following on from the outstanding success of sale on 20th April was #54 in the Mossgreen system. Fast RAD Heward’s collections in March, once again we are forward to our next offering of stamps and coins, and we able to present lovely selections from both these popular have skipped over ten numbers with this auction, only territories. Postal History buffs will savour the material two months later, being Number 63! If you have collecting offered under “Malaya - Straits Settlements”, where ship interests outside of stamps and coins, I invite you to mails including rare markings are featured. investigate all our categories - antiques, art, jewellery, sporting memorabilia, motor vehicles, etc etc - and If you’re looking for a new challenge, I recommend that request relevant catalogues be sent to you. you consider the collections of Albania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela as offering great value, and the 2. Our June auction features an unusually strong selection opportunity to acquire excellent foundations from which of the ever-popular “Kangaroo & Map” issues of Australia, to develop this material further. from attractively priced selections, to several of the great rarities of the field. If you collect shades, varieties, 4. Looking to the future, we are now accepting official perfins, ‘SPECIMEN’ Overprints, or monograms consignments for general auctions in September and and imprints, you will be delighted with the range of fine December. There are also two important “Firsts” looming. material on offer. Even for the most outstanding items, Our initial auction devoted to Coins & Banknotes is the estimates are set at levels that we believe will attract scheduled for September; and Australia’s first major strong interest. We have been careful to set estimates for public auction devoted to Picture Postcards, Cigarette similar items at levels that reflect the relative condition Cards and Trade Cards will be held in November. Again, and/or attractiveness of the stamps. In some cases, we are inviting consignments for both sales. If you are unmounted items that are poorly centred are priced at interested in being a vendor in any of these forthcoming less than well-centred lightly mounted examples. auctions, please phone me, Nick Anning or Charles Leski to discover how you can benefit from partnering with The KGV Heads section includes many very scarce stamps Mossgreen. including four Halfpennies with Single-Line Perfs, two “salmon eosins”, three ‘CNE PENNY’ varieties, several On top of all this, we are delighted to have been selected major Cracked Electros, and a few significant watermark to offer the fabulous collections of Australian King errors. Two spectacular decimal errors are on offer, along George V Heads and Commemoratives formed by Arthur with a newly discovered “Missing Colour”. The Postage Gray from Sydney at auction in late-October. Arthur is Dues selection is one of the finest offerings we have seen, Australia’s most highly decorated international exhibitor with a number of rare stamps having full unmounted gum. ever and both these collections have been awarded multiple Large Gold Medals, and other prestigious awards. The Australian Colonies section is relatively small, with only 125 lots going under the hammer. However, we 5. Now for a little house-keeping. do have rarities and other desirable items from all the It is to be expected when two companies merge into Colonies/States, Victoria being the best represented on a single entity that there will be, as in any “marriage”, this occasion. The offering as one lot of perhaps the two some interesting issues. The IT and operational systems finest die proofs for the King Edward VII high values is an developed by Prestige Philately and Mossgreen Auctions eye-popper. are rather different, and cannot easily be assimilated into one another. I want to thank, most sincerely, all clients 3. The Rest of the World sections run to some 270 lots. A feature is the fine collection of Bahamas and Bermuda who drew our attention to difficulties they experienced in formed by Russell Stern from Sydney, with lots of stamps relation to our auctions in March. This valuable feedback rarely available at auction in Australia. Modern China has enabled us to clearly identify the issues and seek to includes a range of the ever-popular Miniature Sheets. A overcome them for this and future auctions. mint “Penny Black” is the standout item in an appealing We are also aware that clients in North America, in selection of lots from Great Britain. Mossgreen is well particular, have had recent catalogues delayed in transit. 9

This is an intolerable situation for an auction house and I assure you that we are taking all necessary steps to overcome that problem. However, if a catalogue is delayed, isn’t it great to know that you can see everything you need by visiting our website www.mossgreen.com.au?

It’s only by clients alerting us to challenges they have encountered that we can strive to create better systems for you and deliver better service to you.

6. By the time you receive this catalogue, the major international exhibition in London will at least be in full swing. If you are fortunate enough to be able to attend the show in person, we wish you a safe and stimulating trip. If your exhibit has been accepted, we wish you compassionate and knowledgeable judging.

And, as always, I wish you successful bidding in this fine auction.

Gary Watson and your Team at Mossgreen: Maja Gojkovic, Nick Anning, Yang Liu, Yoga Ganason and Charles Leski (Consultant). 10 UNDERSTANDING OUR SYMBOLS & UNIQUE GRADING SYSTEM

At Prestige Philately we utilise much the same symbols as other repaired and improved to the grade indicated by the letter. firms, but with some additional categories that you should be The brackets indicate a qualified grading, the cause for aware of. We are the only major firm in the world that actually which will be mentioned in the description of the lot. grades the quality of the material we offer. While some clients 4. The fourth column is relevant to perforated stamps, and also have struggled with the whole concept of grading, most have to lots listed under the sub-heading ‘Postmarks’. clearly embraced the idea and we receive much favourable comment about the system. It is important that you understand For perforated stamps, this column gives a grading for our Grading System because the symbols used form part of the both centring and perforations. The letter ‘A’ to ‘D’ relates lot description. We are confident that once you are comfortable to centring. ‘A’ stamps are very well centred; ‘B’ stamps are with our gradings, you will always be satisfied with the quality slightly off-centre; ‘C’ stamps are significantly off-centre, of the material you purchase from us. And, in the event that we and may have the perforations slightly into the design; ‘D’ have missed a tear or a thin and consequently overgraded an stamps are badly off-centre, with the perforations well into item, we WANT you to return it. We stand behind the Prestige the design. Grading System. [NB:These gradings are the same for all perforated issues, 1. Firstly, we have the lot number. If it is in bold and printed whether Australian Decimals, De La Rue Colonial keyplates in bright red, the item is illustrated: e.g. 1234. (The actual or 19th Century American issues. However, it should be location of the illustration is given at the end of the understood that for many issues poor centring is the norm. description: e.g. {Page 41.8} is position 8 on page 41.) Thus ‘C’, and even ‘D’, gradings should be expected and accepted. For such issues a ‘B’ stamp will be above-average 2. The second column contains a symbol, which represents the and an ‘A’ stamp will be considered an exceptional copy.] item(s) in the lot: Following the letter ‘A’ to ‘D’ is a number ‘1’ to ‘4’. A stamp ** Mint, unmounted o.g. * Mint, mounted o.g. with all perforations intact is ‘1’. One or two short perfs, or normal rough perforations, will drop the grading to ‘2’. More Ω Unused, no gum Δ Piece notable perforation problems such as the perfs down one C Cover or card CL Cover, long side being trimmed will result in a ‘3’ grading. A stamp with PS Postal Stationery CX Cover, oversize major perforation faults will be a ‘4’. A Albums and accessories B Booklet [NB:A stamp graded ‘A1’ is well-centred with all perforations intact. In many cases, particularly with modern issues, this is E Essay L Literature the norm. However, for many issues, ‘B2’ or even ‘C3’ may be P Proof R Reprint normal and quite acceptable.] S Stamp (“Postmarks” lots) For lots listed under the sub-headings “Postmarks” and “Ship/Paquebot Markings”, or similar, this column gives a or, in the case of used stamps, a grading of the cancellation: grading for quality of the strike of the marking itself, and completeness. Quality is graded from ‘A’ (very fine) to ‘D’ V Neat postmark, leaving most of the stamp design clear (poor). Completeness is graded from ‘1’ (complete) to ‘5’ O Used, quality unspecified (identifiable only). ‘+’ is used for superb strikes; ‘-’ is used F Neat postmark, across at least half of the stamp design for postmarks that are lightly struck, a little doubled, or otherwise a bit short of the mark. G Untidy or indistinct postmark 5. The symbols in the second, third and fourth columns, and H Heavy or poorly struck postmark the illustrations of lots, form part of the lot description. 3. The third column gives an overall quality assessment for the 6. Figures in the right-hand column are our estimate of value. lot, from ‘A’ to ‘D’. The same standard applies to mint and (If a lot attracts tax for Australian buyers, the estimate is used stamps, to covers, postal stationery, literature etc. An in green, followed by a small "T".) You may bid at, above item graded ‘A’ is very fine; it has no faults. ‘B’ items are fine or below estimate. The reserve price for almost every lot is and may have minor imperfections. A ‘C’ item will exhibit 75% of estimate (rounded to the nearest bidding step). Bids obvious faults. Items in poor condition are rated ‘D’. below this level will not be considered. Occasionally, an item in truly superb condition will be rated 7. We use the following standardised abbreviations: ‘A+’. This grading is used sparingly and is not applied to modern material, which one would normally expect to be in o.g. original gum very fine to superb condition. opt(d) overprint(ed) An otherwise very fine item which has a subsidiary problem PPC picture postcard may be allocated an ‘A-’. This may be a stamp with writing d/s datestamp or a hinge remainder on the reverse. A cover may have a receiver’s endorsement on the face. The halves of a letter cds circular datestamp card may be stuck together. A book may have a previous h/s handstamp owner’s notations. Whether this factor makes the item an ‘A-’ or ‘B’ is a matter of degree. NB: An expertiser’s signature mss manuscript; handwritten or handstamp on a cover or the reverse of a stamp will not ERD earliest recorded date normally be cause for downgrading the quality of an item: such marks will be mentioned and you should make your LRD latest recorded date decision as to whether or not such an item is of the standard o/o opened-out that you personally require. RLabel registration label Occasionally, the symbol ‘A’ to ‘C’ will appear in brackets: miniature sheet(s) eg (B). This signifies that the item has been renovated or M/S(s) 11 TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE (as at 7 May 2015)

1. AUCTIONEER 6. LIVE INTERNET BIDDING 10. RETURN OF LOTS Mossgreen Auctions (Mossgreen), a company Bidding from your own computer during the A lot may be returned, within a reasonable incorporated in the State of Victoria, is the auction is available. However, clients wishing time, only because of an error in the descrip- auctioneer, and adheres to the standard terms to use this service must contact Mossgreen at tion: see clause 2 for the definition of “the of sale of the Australasian Philatelic Traders least 24 hours before the auction. description”. A lot that has been inspected by Association. the buyer or by the buyer’s agent cannot be returned for any reason. A lot that is illustrated 7. GOODS & SERVICES TAX in the catalogue or of which an illustration has 2. DESCRIPTIONS (GST) been supplied to the buyer or to the buyer’s We endeavour to describe lots fully and ac- Australian law requires that GST equal to 10% agent cannot be returned for any reason that curately. The description of a lot comprises 1) of the knock-down or sale price of a taxed lot is apparent from the illustration. A lot ex- the codes to the left of the description; 2) the shall be payable by the buyer, unless the taxed pressed to be a “range”, “group”, “selection”, description; and 3) any illustration of the lot or lot is exported to another country. Taxed lots “array”, “collection”, “accumulation” or similar, part of the lot. (The various codes and symbols are indicated in the catalogue by a dagger or any other lot containing more than 10 items are explained on the previous page). symbol following the estimate figure: eg 150 T. - excepting sets of stamps - is always offered GST equal to 10% of the amount of any fees or “as is” and cannot be returned for any reason. 3. ESTIMATES charges added by Mossgreen is also payable by Similarly, other lots offered “as is” cannot be Australian buyers. returned. The figure in the right-hand column following each lot description is a usually conservative estimate of the auction value of the lot in 8. BUYER 11. “EXTENSIONS” Australian dollars. A bidder may bid at, above The buyer of a lot shall be the person to whom A request for an extension to submit a lot to or below the estimate. Bids below the reserve the lot is sold (“knocked-down”) by Mossgreen. a recognised expert or expert committee for price (usually 75% of the estimate) will not be In the event of equal bids being received, the a Certificate of Authenticity must be made in accepted. There is no reserve on lots listed at earliest such bid shall be successful. In the writing prior to or on the day of the auction. $50 or less, or lots for which the word “Offer” is event of a dispute, Mossgreen shall have abso- Mossgreen shall have an absolute discretion used in place of the estimate.. lute discretion in the settling of the dispute. A not to grant an extension. [In particular, an ex- lot is at the buyer’s risk once it has been sold tension will not normally be granted if the lot is 4. BIDDING (“knocked-down”) but ownership (legal title) offered with a recent Certificate of Authenticity will not pass to the buyer until Mossgreen has or if the stamp(s) has/have perforated initials Bids may be made to Mossgreen from the com- received payment in full for the lot (perfins).] If an extension is granted, the buyer pany’s website, by mail, by fax, or by e-mail. must make payment in full for the lot including Bids may also be made in person, by phone or the buyer’s premium, in accordance with the from the internet during the auction (by prior 9. PAYMENT terms of Paragraph 9. The amount paid includ- arrangement) or through an agent attending Payment is due immediately a lot is sold, or ing the buyer’s premium will be refunded in full an auction. An agent must advise Mossgreen of immediately upon receipt of an invoice. In addi- if the lot is returned with an acceptable “bad” the person(s) for whom bids are being submit- tion to the price for which a lot is sold, the buy- Certificate. All costs associated with obtaining ted or else the agent will be personally liable er shall pay a premium of 17% of that price, plus a certificate shall be borne by the buyer, unless for payment and delivery of any lots purchased. any fees for postage packing and insurance ap- the lot is found to be not as identified in the Mossgreen reserves the right to refuse any bid, plicable or credit card fees that are charged by catalogue, in which case all costs associated or to refuse bids from any person, for any rea- Mossgreen, plus GST as appropriate. (Payment with obtaining the Certificate shall be refund- son. In most cases, Mossgreen’s bidding steps should always be made in Australian dollars. If ed to the buyer, and borne by the seller. A lot are as follows: payment is made in another currency the buyer described as being defective in any way may Increment Amount Dollar Range shall add the equivalent of $A50 or 3% of the not be returned should the Certificate obtained invoice total, whichever is higher, towards bank mention any fault not noted in the lot descrip- $20 $0–$500 fees. In the event that the buyer does not make tion. The buyer shall not be entitled to reject an $50 $500–$1,000 payment in full for the lot(s) within 30 days item if the certificate includes any finding that $100 $1,000–$2,000 from the date of the invoice, Mossgreen shall does not materially affect the grading of the $200 $2,000–$5,000 have the right to exercise any one or more of lot. Unless otherwise agreed, nomination of the $500 $5,000–$10,000 the following rights and remedies appropriate expert or expert committee shall be made by Mossgreen, and Mossgreen will be $1,000 $10,000–$20,000 1) To impose an accounting fee of $100 per responsible for submitting the lot to that expert $2,000 $20,000–$50,000 month (or part thereof) plus compound interest at the rate of 5% per month (or part or expert committee. NB: Should Mossgreen $5,000 $50,000–$100,000 thereof) of the total amount outstanding; agree to the buyer’s nomination of an expert or $10,000 $100,000–$200,000 expert committee, the extension granted will $20,000 $200,000–$500,000 2) To terminate the contract with the buyer, in be for a period of no more than 90 days from which case any monies received from the $50,000 $500,000–$1,000,000 the date of the auction. If a Certificate has not buyer shall be forfeited to Mossgreen; been obtained within 90 days from the date Mossgreen reserves the right to raise or lower 3) To terminate the contract and resell the of the auction, the extension shall lapse and postal bids (depending on the bidder’s ap- lot(s) at any time, in which case any result- Mossgreen may thereafter refuse to accept the parent intention) to conform to these bidding ing shortfall, plus costs including account- return of the lot. steps. ing fees, interest, insurance and resale ex- penses, shall be met by the original buyer; 12. GOVERNING LAW 5. TELEPHONE BIDDING 4) To apply any monies due at any time from These Terms of Sale shall be governed by and Bidding by telephone during the course of a Mossgreen to the buyer in payment of the interpreted in accordance with the laws of the public auction is permitted. However, cli- outstanding amount; State of Victoria. ents wishing to use this service must con- 5) To take legal action against the buyer for tact Mossgreen at least 24 hours before the damages for breach of contract. 13. auction regarding the special conditions that apply. [To see these special conditions, go to Payment by credit card will incur a surcharge of Submitting a bid by any method constitutes www.prestigephilately.com from where the 2% for MasterCard and Visa payments and 3% acknowledgment and acceptance of these “Assistance for Phone Bidders” can be read and for Amex payments, plus GST. Terms of Sale. downloaded.] 12 TABLE OF CONTENTS

COINS & BANKNOTES...... 1–41 COMMONWEALTH PERIOD CIRCULAR General & Miscellaneous Lots...... 1-2 DATESTAMPS...... 453-457 AUSTRALIA - Pre-Decimal Coins...... 3-6 TASMANIA...... 458-463 AUSTRALIA - Pre-Decimal Gold...... 7-9 TASMANIA - Postal History...... 464-466 AUSTRALIA - Decimal Coins...... 10-17 VICTORIA...... 467-490 AUSTRALIA - Decimal Gold Coins...... 18-26 VICTORIA - Postal History...... 491-516 AUSTRALIA - Pre-Decimal Banknotes...... 27-32 VICTORIA - Postmarks...... 517-521 AUSTRALIA - Decimal Banknotes...... 33-36 WESTERN AUSTRALIA...... 522-524 REST OF THE WORLD...... 37-41 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Revenues...... 525-529 MISCELLANEOUS LOTS...... 42-54 ALBANIA...... 530 CINDERELLAS...... 55-64 AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY...... 531 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA...... 65-403 AUSTRIA...... 532 General & Miscellaneous Lots...... 65-70 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCES Kangaroo Issues - General Lots...... 71-72 (B.C.O.F.)...... 533-544 Kangaroos - First Watermark...... 73-114 BRITISH WEST INDIES...... 545-586 Kangaroos - First Watermark - Official Stamps...... 115-135 CHINA...... 587-602 Kangaroos - Second Watermark...... 136-148 CHRISTMAS ISLAND...... 603-606 Kangaroos - Second Watermark - COCOS ISLANDS...... 607 Officialtamps S ...... 149-151 FIJI...... 608-610 Kangaroos - Third Watermark...... 152-184 GERMAN COLONIES...... 611-621 Kangaroos - Third Watermark - Official Stamps...... 185-194 GREAT BRITAIN...... 622-638 Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark...... 195-214 GREECE...... 639 Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark - INDIAN STATES - Feudatory States...... 640-642 Officialtamps S ...... 215-216 IRAN...... 643 Kangaroos - CofA Watermark...... 217-233 ITALY...... 644 King George V Issues - General Lots...... 234-239 KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA...... 645 KGV - Single Watermark...... 240-277 MALAYA - Straits Settlements - Postal History...... 646-664 KGV - Single Watermark - Official Stamps...... 278-284 NAURU...... 665-677 KGV - Large Multiple Watermark...... 285-290 NAURU - Postal History...... 678-686 KGV - No Watermark...... 291-293 NETHERLANDS INDIES...... 687-690 KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P14...... 294-299 NEW GUINEA - General Lots...... 691 KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½.....300-304 NEW GUINEA - German (Deutsch) New Guinea - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½ - Postal History...... 692-703 Officialtamps S ...... 305-308 NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' KGV Heads - CofA Watermark...... 309-317 Overprints...... 704-720 KGV Heads - CofA Watermark - Official Stamps....318-320 NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues...... 721-733 Other Pre-Decimals...... 321-339 NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues - Decimal Issues...... 340-353 Postal History...... 734-736 Postage Dues...... 354-369 NEW ZEALAND...... 737-739 Postal History...... 370-388 NEW ZEALAND - Postal History...... 740-743 Commemorative Covers/Datestamps...... 389 NYASALAND...... 744 Flight Covers...... 390-392 PAPUA...... 745-762 Military & Censor Mail...... 393-397 PAPUA - Postal History...... 763-764 Postal Stationery...... 398-403 PITCAIRN ISLANDS...... 765 AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES – RUSSIA...... 766 General & Miscellaneous Lots...... 404-406 SAUDI ARABIA...... 767-791 NEW SOUTH WALES...... 407-413 SOUTH AFRICA - Provinces...... 792 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History...... 414-418 THAILAND...... 793-794 QUEENSLAND...... 419-425 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...... 795 QUEENSLAND - Postal History...... 426-428 VENEZUELA...... 796 SOUTH AUSTRALIA...... 429-440 PHILATELIC LITERATURE...... 797-798 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History...... 441 PHILATELIC LITERATURE - Proud Bailey Titles...... 799-801 SQUARED-CIRCLE DATESTAMPS...... 442-452 13 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COINS & BANKNOTES - General & Miscellaneous Lots

1 $ Carton containing mostly Australian copper (approx 5kg) in bags and Dansco albums, other bits 'n' bobs include 1974 decimal proof set, World banknotes and coins. (100s) �� $250

2 $ World Collection in Safe album, noted Australia Florins 1927 x8 (cleaned), 1951 x6 & 1954 x3, 1966 50c aUnc x6, GB George IV to QEII 6d, USA Bicentenary quarter, half-dollar & dollar etc. (200+) �� $250

COINS & BANKNOTES - AUSTRALIA - Pre-Decimal Coins

3 $ 3d in bag (250g) and Dansco album, some 6d 1/- & Florins, 1937 Crown (3) & 1966 50c (24). (100+) ��$150

4 $ ES & A Bank cloth bag containing nearly 4kg of mostly KGV Pennies, the vendor's list stated to contain 1919 (33), 1920 (19) and 1925 (sighted), not checked by us for varieties, condition varied. (350+) ��$150

Lot 7 Lot 8 Ex Lot 5

5 $ 1915 group with 1/- VF, 1/- 1915H EF and Florin gVF. ��$1,000†

6 $ B INTERNMENT CAMPS: 1915 copper 1d, gVF. ��$100†

COINS & BANKNOTES - AUSTRALIA - Pre-Decimal Gold

7 $ A HALF SOVEREIGN: 1915S Half-Sovereign, aUnc. ��$150

8 $ C SOVEREIGN: 1878M Sovereign, F. ��$300

Lot 9

9 $ A/B - 1887M Sovereign mounted to 9ct gold watch chain (29g). ��$600 14 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COINS & BANKNOTES - AUSTRALIA - Decimal Coins

10 $C A 2000 "The Last ANZACS" & "For Valour" PNCs, plus "Australia's First VC" $1 Unc pack and 2001 "Centenary Of The Army". (4 items) ��$100†

11 $ A+ Proof year sets 1978-2007 (ex 1980 1985 1990-94 1996 & 1997) plus 2001 State & Territory Proof sets and $1 Unc coin packs (8). (24 sets) ��$800

12 $ A 1984-2005 Unc sets, the 1984 and 1985 are in yellow plastic, a few problems in the 1966-69 issues otherwise fine. �� $400

13 $ A 1998-2005 Australian Baby Coin Unc sets, Cat. $1040. (8 sets) �� $400

14 $ A+ 1998-2005 Australian Baby Coin Proof sets, Cat $2515. (8 sets) �� $750

15 $ A/B ONE DOLLAR: Group including 1984 (2),1993 Landcare C S & M x5 of each, 1994 Dollar Decade S & M x4 of each, 1995 Waltzing Matilda C S M & B x5 of each, 1996 Parkes C x6, S x5 & A x5, 1997 Kingsford Smith C x5 & S x4, 1998 Florey C S & B x5 of each, and 1999 Last Anzacs C x5, S x10, B x5 & A x5, some folders - mostly the "Last Anzacs" - with stains, Cat $2000+. ��$600

16 $ A - 2000 HMAS Sydney C & S x5 of each and Olymphilex C & S x5 of each, 2002 Outback B, 2003 Korean War S & M x2, 2004 Eureka C x2 S x3 & E x2, 2005 Gallipoli C & S x5 of each, B & M x3 of each, 2006 Television C x3 & S x2, 2007 Sydney Harbour Bridge C x2, S x4, B x2 & M x3, 2008 Coat of Arms C x2, S x6, B x3 & M x2, 2009 Citizenship C x4, S B & M x2 of each, 2009 Master Mintmark with additional "C", 2010 Centenary of Coinage C x15) & 2013 Holey Dollar S (5); plus 50c 2007 Wedding Anniversary, 2009 Moon Landing; and 20c 2009 Australia Remembers, Cat $1500+. ��$600

17 $ A/A+ TEN DOLLARS: 1982-97 $10 Proofs comprising 1982 Games & 1985/1986/1987 State Series (all x2), 1988-1993 and 1991 Tasmania, Hobart Coin Fair. 1995 Numbat standard & Piedfort plus 1996 Whale & 1998 Wombat Piedforts. 1997 Sydney pair Unc, 1982 Games &1986-93 State Series, Cat $840. �� $400

COINS & BANKNOTES - AUSTRALIA - Decimal Gold Coins

18 $ A+ 1990 $5 Gold Proof "Australian Nugget" 1/20th oz (1.571g) 24ct and $5 Platinum Proof "Australian Koala" 1/20th oz 99.95% pure. (2) ��$100

19 $ A+ TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS: 2005 2009 & 2013 "Australian Sovereign" proofs in as new packaging. Total 0.706oz agw. (3) ��$900

Ex Lot 20

20 $ A+ ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS: 1995-2003 $100 "Floral Emblems of Australia" full set of nine proofs in presentation box, 24ct (99.9%), each 1/3 troy oz (Total 3oz agw). ��$3,500 15 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COINS & BANKNOTES - AUSTRALIA - Decimal Gold Coins (continued)

21 $ A TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS: 1980 $200 Koala in blue vinyl packet, Unc. �� $350

Ex Lot 19 Ex Lot 22

22 $ A - 1980 Koala, 1981 Royal Wedding (2), 1983 Koala and 1987 First Fleet. Unc (5) �� $1,750

23 $ A - 1980 & 1985 Koala & 1981 Royal Wedding x 4. Unc, 22ct (0.916%) Total 1.767oz agw. (6) ��$2,000

24 $ A+ - 1980 Koala, 1982 Commonwealth Games x2, 1983 Koala, 1987 First Fleet Departure and 1988 First Fleet Arrival proofs. (6) ��$2,400

25 $ A+ - 1980-88 (ex 1981) 22ct proofs in presentation box, including 1982 Commonwealth Games, 1987 First Fleet Departure and 1988 First Fleet Arrival, Total 2.358oz agw. (8) ��$2,800

Ex Lot 26

26 $ A+ - 1989-94 Pride of Australia 22ct proofs in presentation box, Total 1.767oz agw. ��$2,000

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COINS & BANKNOTES - AUSTRALIA - Pre-Decimal Banknotes

27 $ B/C KGVI 10/- Coombs/Wilson x2 (VF), circulated £1 x4 & £5 Coombs/Watt, plus QEII £1, £5 and £10. (10) ��$300

Ex Lot 28

28 $ 1949 Coombs/Watt 10/- centre fold aUnc; £1 light creases, crisp EF; £5 light staining, strong centre crease F; and £10 Coombs/Watt flattened of creases and folds otherwise gF.(4) ��$1,500

Lot 29 Lot 30

29 $ B TEN SHILLINGS: 1928 'HALF SOVEREIGN' (10/-) Riddle/Heathershaw A/84 881175 McDonald#14, light soiling and folds, tiny nick at top, paper still crisp, F/VF, Cat $2200 for VF. ��$300

30 $ A+ - 1939 10/- Sheehan/McFarlane McDonald #20, Cat $3750, Unc. ��$1,500

Lot 31 Ex Lot 32

31 $ A+ ONE POUND: 1938 £1 Sheehan/McFarlane McDonald #45, Cat $2500. Unc. ��$1,200

32 $ A - 1942 £1 Armitage/McFarlane McDonald #46 consecutive run of 3, pay packet bends otherwise natural and crisp, Cat $1725, aUnc. ��$500

COINS & BANKNOTES - AUSTRALIA - Decimal Banknotes

33 $ A Private $2 First & Last Prefix folder, NPA "product" with 1995 $50 Florey stamp & note folder, 1996 $5 black serial uncut block of 4 and vertical pair, red serial vertical pair, also portfolio #397 of polymer notes to $100 each overprinted 'First Issued' with date and serials 'OO96 000397'. (6 items) �� $400

34 $ A 1996 $5, $10, $20 & $50 matching serials AA96 001254 in 'Low Numbered Uncirculated Deluxe' folders, Unc. (4 folders) �� $400 17 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COINS & BANKNOTES - AUSTRALIA - Decimal Banknotes (continued)

35 $ A FIVE DOLLARS: 1990 $5 three uncut blocks of four McDonald #$5 U5, Cat $450. ��$150

36 $ A ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS: $100 Fraser/Cole McDonald 224blast prefix ZLD 092925, Unc. ��$200

COINS & BANKNOTES - REST OF THE WORLD

37 $ GREAT BRITAIN: Silver group with Crowns Charles II 1673, George III 1820 1821 & 1822, QV 1845 x2, 1887, 1935-65 set of 6 in presentation box, 1951 Festival of Britain x2 (purple cases) & 1972-1981 Commemoratives x4; Half-Crown George IV 1817 & 1825 & QV 1887; Shillings George III to QV (4); Maundy Money 1817 1d & 1911 3d; also USA 1889 Morgan Dollar; condition varied but mostly better grades. (32) �� $250

38 $ - Gold group with 1828, 1907 & 1910 Half-Sovereigns and 1910 Sovereign, condition varied. (4) �� $750

Ex Lot 39 Lot 40

39 $ A+ - 1979 & 1980 proof sovereigns in Royal Mint casings. (2) ��$600

40 $ A+ - 1981 proof sovereign in Royal Mint casing. ��$300

Ex Lot 41

41 $ A/B SOUTH AFRICA: Gold 1897 Transvaal 1 Pond VF & 1974 Krugerand, aUnc. ��$1,600

MISCELLANEOUS LOTS

42 **/*O Two Schaubek hingeless albums with mainly unmounted sets, Great Britain includes QEII pre-decimals and decimals to 1990, Russia 1970-81 with a fair degree of completion from 1978, plus a few world stamps. (100s) ��$200

Ex Lot 43

43 O*/** British Commonwealth with Canada 1868-1984 used in Gibbons One-Country album, useful QV & KGV range with Large Queens to 15c, Small Queens to 10c, 1908 Quebec to 20c, Registration Stamps & Special Delivery; and Springback album with Cyprus, Gibraltar, QEII Hong Kong, Malta, Nigeria, KGVI Nyasaland, etc; also in packets including Great Britain. (100s) �� $400

44 */**O$ World in carton off/on piece sorted by country into packets and in schoolboy albums, plenty of Australia in Springback albums & pre-decimals in box with KGV Heads, noted Sigma (9) & Allen and Hanbury's (2) FDCs seven with promotional contents, USA Annual commemorative mint sets 1975 to 1983 (ex 1980), also Australia Unc Coin sets 1992 to 1996 x2. (1000s) ��$300

45 */**O Above average schoolboy collection in four exercise books, Egypt in Springback album, two albums of modern mint issues, lots of variety. (100s) �� $250 18 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

MISCELLANEOUS LOTS (continued)

Ex Lot 46 Ex Lot 49

46 *ΩO Carton with a basic British Commonwealth collection in eight albums, Great Britain including 1841 2d blue with part-o.g., Surface Printed array to 10/- including 10d brown corner example on piece, some postmark interest; pickings from Australia, Falklands & Dependencies, India, New Zealand etc, also numerous Omnibus mint sets with 1935 Jubilee including Falklands, Hong Kong & South Africa horizontal pairs, 1949 UPU including Hong Kong, etc. (Qty) �� $1,000

47 **C A/B Album leaves with Cocos Islands, Norfolk Island to 1970, PNG to 1970, British Antarctic Territory 1963 to £1, also Queensland £1 Chalon SG 161 mint. (100s) ��$200†

48 **/*V Single-volume collections of Australian Territories, Tuvalu and Horses, another album with useful sets from Hong Kong, Singapore etc, high proportion unmounted. High thematic content. (many 100s) �� $350

49 *O Pacific Islands with Papua 1932 Pictorials plus ½d 1d & 3d shades, the £1 with a couple of short perfs; and Solomons collection with 1908 'GAVUTU' cds on 1d Large Canoe, 1918 'AOLA' cds on KGV 1d red, Jubilee set mint & used, KGVI Pictorials mint & most values used, Wedding *&U, 1956 QEII Pictorials mint, etc; generally very fine.(160+) �� $350†

50 A A Set of seven enormous Minkus illustrated albums for stamps of the world, largely empty but smatterings of stamps noticed. Essentially an opportunity to start a world collection from scratch. VERY heavy. ��$100

51 */**C Large carton with four expensive albums of United Nations Geneva Vienna & New York issues, also Minkus "World Refugee" album & two "Freedom from Hunger" albums with an array of issues including the "weird & wonderful" from South America & the Middle East & lots of FFH FDCs, finally White Ace album for 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee issues apparently complete including the Tonga self- adhesives, M/Ss & booklets, & some other BCW Omnibus issues, a high proportion of the stamps are unmounted. High thematic content. Heavy. (Qty) ��$300

Ex Lot 52

52 **OΔ Carton of collector's remainders with an album of unmounted mint Venezuela Australia & Israel with lots of pickings, large envelopes of World on-paper mix, two Swiss Imperfs with Certificates, Expo 67 collection with M/Ss & Overprints, etc. Lots to look at. (Qty) ��$300

53 O*C World in three boxes mostly used and sorted by country, some commercial covers, cinderellas, 1956 'Olympic Qantas Torch Flight' covers etc, sure to be pickings. (many 1000s) ��$500

54 C A OLYMPIC GAMES: 1928 Universala Esperanto Asocio page (220x283mm) headed 'AMSTERDAM/ OLIMPAJ LUDOJ/1928' with Dutch Olympics set tied by Star-in-Hexagon cancels, unfolded. Not previously seen by us. �� $180†

CINDERELLAS

55 Ω A c.1870 (?) Torres Strait Settlement 4c to 36c complete (missing the 2c brown), the 4c is marginal, the 16c & 36c have one straight edge, unused. Very scarce "phantom" issue. The Torres Strait labels offered here are all part of the "Brussels Find": see our auction #180 of 7/5/2013. . Most of these labels were stuck fast in a stiff paper "pancake". Some had been damaged as a result of a misguided attempt to separate them: they have been discarded. As a result of being soaked, most of the labels now have no gum. Remarkably, not a single example of the 2c brown was included in the find.(5) �� $250† 19 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

CINDERELLAS (continued)

56 Ω A - 4c to 36c complete, the 4c 16c & 24c are marginal, the 36c has a straight edge at the base, unused. (5) �� $250†

Lot 57

57 Ω A - 4c to 36c complete corner blocks of 4 with straight edge at the top (8c & 16c) or at the base, the last 36c unit has a significant repaired tear, unused. [This is the only "set" of blocks of 4 in the Find] ��$1,000†

Lot 58 Lot 59

58 Ω A/A- - 4c ultramarine complete sheetlet of 20 (4x5; missing the lower-left corner unit) with straight edges at the top & the base, a couple of minor blemishes, unused. [We expect this is the first time that the sheet format of these issues has been recorded. Of the 4c, a single, blocks of 4 12 & 15, and one similar sheet - also missing one unit - are yet to be offered] ��$750†

59 Ω A - 8c orange block of 15 (3x5; missing the left-hand column) with straight edges at the top & the base, the last unit badly defective, unused. [Ten examples of the 8c - in singles & pairs - are yet to be offered] �� $450† 20 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

CINDERELLAS (continued)

Lot 60

60 Ω A - 16c green complete sheetlet of 20 (4x5; missing the upper-left corner unit) with straight edges at the top & the base, the seventh unit with a major repaired tear, unused. [Of the 16c, nine units plus a block of 15 are yet to be offered] ��$750†

61 ** B AUSTRALIA: World War I two different Liberty Loan labels with Soldier & Flag (one unit thinned) or Sailor & Flag both with 'Govt Printer AJ Mullett' imprint at the base of each unit, upper-left corner blocks of 9, some wrinkling/creasing but most units with full unmounted o.g. Scarce multiples. (2 blocks) ��$200

Lot 62 - Extract

62 ? B - 1915 photographic 1d 'SOUVENIR/WAR STAMP' based on the KGV 1d, four different of young women affixed to a single piece (175x125mm) with their (?) initials below, faults but the "stamps" are sound. �� $250 21 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

CINDERELLAS (continued)

Lot 63

63 ** A+ A1 - 1919 'FIRST/AERIAL POST/ENGLAND-/AUSTRALIA' label in deep blue with full margins, exceptional centring, very lightly mounted in the margins only, the stamp itself with full unmounted o.g., pencilled guarantee "David Field Ltd" in the margin at the base, AAMC Cat $18,000 (mounted). A gem! ��$12,000

64 Ω A - c.1920 PALS 'WING-COMMANDER GOBLE' in red, well centred, unused. ��$100

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots

65 **O A Mainly unmounted accumulation in one Leuchtturm and three Schaubek hingeless albums including Kookaburra M/S **, a folder of sheets and blocks, 2 binders of PO packs, 2006 Commonwealth Games Collection, a few PO packs, M/Ss & booklets, bundle of mainly unused Leuchtturm hingeless pages to 2004, binder with 1995-2009 Territories Annual Packs and a Territories collection on Seven Seas hingeless pages. Bring a calculator. (100s) ��$500

Ex Lot 66

66 O A 1913-87 fine used collection in SG One Country album, many better items noted with Roos First Wmk to 5/-, Second Wmk to 2/-, Third Wmk to £1 grey, SMult to 5/-, CofA to £2, KGV Heads complete as per SG pages, Vic Centenary (both perfs), Robes, Arms and Navigators etc. (900+) �� $1,000

67 */** A/B 1926-84 mint collection in Lighthouse album with Roos to 2/- plus CofA Specimen set, KGV Heads SMult to 5d, CofA to 1/4d, 1928 Kooka M/S, Vic Centenary (both perfs), Macarthur, Robes (both papers), Arms, £sd Navigators **, AAT and Cocos. (100+) ��$600

68 */**V Hagner album with useful KGV Heads, 1930s Commems largely complete including Officials (5/- Bridge & KSmith 'OS' duo are CTO), KGVI 3d blue Dies, Robes both Papers (Thin Paper set **), BCOF set to 5/- Thin Paper, £sd Navigators set of 8 **, then Decimals largely complete to 1981, condition of the earlier material is variable. (100s) ��$600 22 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued)

Ex Lot 69

69 */** Mostly KGV Heads including Single Wmk 1d red Harrison One Line Imprint pair, 1½d brown & 4d olive Harrison Two Line Imprint pairs & 2d brown Large White Flaw in L/H Value Tablet in block of 4 (variety unmounted); LMult Wmk ½d 'JBC' Monogram block of 15 & 1d green perf 'OS' block of 4; etc; also 1928 3d Air corner block of 12 (2x6) **, KGVI 3d blue Die I block of 4, etc; condition a bit mixed, many units are unmounted. (25 items) ��$500

Ex Lot 70

70 O*C Three boxes mostly used and sorted by issue, album with pre-decimals including fine used Roos, KGV Heads, Vic Centenary (both), 'VG' & 'G/NSW' perfins and FDCs to 2007 including $10 Gardens & Kakadu, possible postmark interest, noted 'SPARGO CREEK/VIC' on 1935 Jubilee 2d. (1000s) ��$500

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo Issues - General Lots

Ex Lot 71

71 * Attractive selection with First Wmk to 2/-, Second Wmk to 1/- including an unusually well centred 9d, Third Wmk to 2/- brown including 3d Die II, SMult Wmk to 2/-, CofA Wmk to 5/-, both 6d optd 'OS', etc, a few problems but generally fine(51) ��$850

Ex Lot 72

72 */**Ω - First Wmk 4d both shades, 5d, 9d, 1/- & 5/-, £2 with 'Specimen' Handstamp, Large 'OS' 2d & 6d, Small 'OS' 3d & 2/-; Second Wmk 2d; Third Wmk 3d 6d 9d 1/- & both 2/-; SMult Wmk to 2/- + 6d optd 'OS'; CofA Wmk 10/-; etc, also a few watermark varieties including 1/- with the Watermark Sideways, condition variable, many are very fine & unmounted but the more valuable stamps have been regummed. (51) ��$600 23 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark

Lot 73

73 E A ½d half-tone proof of a Type 3a essay (with Value Tablet at Upper-Left & "Rabbit Ears") in red on highly surfaced white paper (72x76mm) BW #KE34, Cat $10,000. Ex Kevin Nelson & Arthur Gray. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012). The ACSC states that only four examples are recorded, of which two have been significantly reduced from this size. �� $4,000

Ex Lot 74

Lot 75

74 ** A B1 ½d to 3d Die I, well centred, unmounted, Cat $970. (5) ��$500

75 */** B B1 ½d green No Monogram corner block of 6 from the left-hand pane BW #1(1)z, well centred, minor aging & wrinkles, the lower strip of 3 is unmounted, Cat $1250+ (mounted). �� $400

76 F A C1 1d red Die IIA with White Patch on Roo's Back BW #4(G)g in a strip of 4 on cover front with 'KOJONUP' (WA) cds & scarce red/white registration label. ��$200

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark (continued)

Lot 77

77 **/* A B1 2½d indigo marginal block of 12 (6 x 2), seven units unmounted, Cat $2400+. �� $1,000

Lot 79

Lot 78

78 * A B1 2½d light bluish-indigo 'JBC' Monogram single BW #9(2)za, lightly mounted, Cat $1750. ��$500

79 P B 3d "makeready" plate proof in black on poor quality blue-grey wove paper, a marginal Dies II-I pair from the right of the left-hand pane BW #12PP(1)Ba, the right-hand (Die I) unit with Large Void Areas at Right, margins large to huge, minor writing-ink spot at upper-right, a couple of very minor thins, Cat $4750. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012). [This item may be the adjoining pair from the base of the pair illustrated in the ACSC] ��$1,500

Lot 80 Lot 82

Lot 81

80 * B C1 3d olive Die I with minor Doubling of the Design most evident at the upper-right margin & along the Queensland coast, the gum a little aged. Unlisted in the ACSC & stated to be the only mint example recorded, along with a single used stamp. �� $250

81 * B C1 3d olive Die I No Monogram strip of 3 from the rigt-hand pane with Early States of Break in Top Frame above 'ST' of 'AUSTRALIA' & White Flaws below 'CE' of 'PENCE' BW #12(1)za, the gum a little aged, Cat $6000. Very scarce: absent from Arthur Gray's collection. ��$2,000

82 ** A C1 3d olive Die II BW #12B, unmounted, Cat $1750. �� $750 25 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark (continued)

Lot 83

Lot 85

Lot 86

Lot 84

83 ** A C1 4d orange 'CA' Monogram single BW #15(2)zc, minor diagonal "scratch" on the gum but unmounted, Cat $4000 (mounted). �� $1,000

84 ** A 5d chestnut Plate 2 upper-right corner block of 14 (2x7) with Snake in the Grass & Small Void at Upper-Right BW #16(2)e and Retouch off Queensland Coast #16(2)f, variable centring, very minor gum disturbance on a few units, unmounted, Cat $7700++. Advertised retail $5600 as singles, plus a significant premium for the varieties. Five Pence multiples larger than blocks of 4 are rare. �� $4,000

85 Ω A-/B 5d chestnut No Monogram strip of 3 from the right-hand pane the last unit with Damaged Frame above 'ST' of 'AUSTRALIA' BW #16(1)za, well centred, a few short perfs at left & a thin spot on the central unit, no gum, Cat $11,000. Ex Arthur Gray. ��$2,000

86 ** A B1 6d ultramarine, unmounted, Cat $750. �� $350 26 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 87

87 ** A-/B 9d violet No Monogram strip of 3 from the left-hand pane BW 24(1)z, a pulled perf at right, the gum a trifle aged, unmounted, Cat $40,000. A very rare & desirable item: Hugh Morgan's strip sold on 13/11/2012 for £15,600. ��$20,000

Lot 88 Lot 89

88 F A B1 1/- blue-green with the Watermark Inverted BW #30a showing watermark lines from the corner of the sheet, light 'MONEY ORDER/--JA14/KYNETON' (Vic) cds, Cat $500. One of the finest commercially used examples we have seen. ��$300

89 */** A-/B 1/- emerald 'CA' Monogram strip of 3 BW #30(2)z guillotined through the monogram, the gum a trifle aged, the last unit with a hinge remainder, the other units are unmounted, Cat $12,000. [Hugh Morgan's similar hinged strip - one unit creased & the monogram similarly trimmed - sold on 13/11/2012 for £6600] �� $6,000

Lot 90 Lot 91 Lot 92 Lot 93

90 ** A+ C1 2/- brown, unmounted, Cat $2500. Superb! �� $1,250

91 * A B1 5/- grey & yellow BW #42B, very lightly mounted, Cat $900. �� $350

92 ** A C1 5/- grey & chrome BW #42A, unmounted, Cat $5000. �� $1,500†

93 ** A B1 5/- grey & chrome BW #42A, deep rich shade, well centred, unmounted, Cat $5000. ��$2,000

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Lot 94

94 * B C2 5/- grey & chrome 'CA' Monogram single BW #42za with a huge sheet margin, very fresh but with a few short perfs, faint vertical bend & hinge remainders, Cat $35,000+. Mint 'CA' Monograms are extremely rare: the ACSC records only one mint single. However, that stamp sold at the Hugh Morgan auction on 13/11/2012 for £15,600. ��$15,000

Lot 95 Lot 96

95 ** A- B2 10/- grey & pink BW #47A, well centred & extremely fresh, a couple of slightly short perfs at the base, unmounted, Cat $7500. ��$3,000

96 * A B1 10/- grey & pink with Significant Doubling of the Design in the Upper Section BW47var, lightly mounted. The only recorded example. ��$10,000

Lot 98 Lot 99 Lot 97

97 ** A B1 10/- grey & pink BW #47A, well centred, unmounted, Cat $7500. Raybaudi Certificate (1994) states "...in ottimo stato di conservazione" (= in ultimate state of preservation). ��$3,500

98 ** A C1 10/- slate-grey & bright pink BW #47B, unmounted, Cat $7500. Raybaudi Certificate(1989). ��$2,500

99 ** A C1 10/- grey & pink with 'Specimen' Handstamp BW #47x, unmounted, Cat $3000. Advertised retail "POR". �� $750 28 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 100

100 ** A C1 10/- grey & pink 'CA' Monogram single BW #47z, the monogram slightly trimmed at the base (as usual), unmounted, Cat $75,000+ (mounted). [The ACSC states that only three mint examples are recorded, of which this must surely be the finest] ��$50,000

Lot 101

101 Ω B C2 10/- grey & pink 'CA' Monogram single with 'Specimen' Handstamp BW #47xz, the monogram slightly trimmed at the base (as usual) & the corners in the margin clipped, a couple of short perfs & with very little gum. [The ACSC records a 'Specimen' block of 6 with 'CA' monogram, but no singles. Hugh Morgan's fine Specimen single with 'JBC' Monogram sold on 13/11/2012 for £16,800] ��$10,000

Lot 102 Lot 103

102 Ω A- £1 brown & blue, apparently unmounted but it's a clever re-gumming job, Cat $4000 (mounted). Briefmarkenprüfstelle Basel Certificate (2003) states "mint with full original gum is genuine in every respect". [Just as nobody in Switzerland would hold an RPSofV Certificate for a Swiss stamp in high regard, so Australians need to be aware that the Europeans lack the day-to-day experience of our stamps to provide consistently credible opinions] ��$500

103 ** A- D2 £1 brown & blue BW #51A, nibbled perfs at left, unmounted, Cat $15,000. Peter Holcombe Certificate (1988). Advertised retail "POR". ��$3,000 29 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 104

104 ** A C1 £1 brown & blue BW #51A corner example from the upper-right of the sheet, very fresh with good colours & perfs, unmounted, Cat $15,000. ��$9,000†

Lot 105

105 ** A- C1 £1 brown & blue BW #51A upper-right corner block of 4, the third unit [R11] with UFO Over Cape York #51(D)k, the gum a little "suntanned" but unmounted!, Cat $60,000+ (as singles). An attractive and very rare block. Our vendor states that only four blocks of four are recorded, of which this is the only corner block. Arthur Gray's mounted block of 4 - both right-hand units with repaired perfs - sold in February 2007 for $US35,000 (= $A48,500 at the time). ��$50,000 30 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 106 Lot 107

106 * A- B2 £1 brown & blue with 'Specimen' Handstamp BW #51x, well centred, a couple of short perfs, Cat $950. ��$300 107 ** A B1 £1 brown & blue with 'Specimen' Handstamp BW #51x, well centred, unmounted, Cat $3750. ��$1,500

Lot 108

108 * A B1 £1 brown & blue 'CA' Monogram single BW #51zb, the monogram slightly trimmed at the base (as usual), Cat $90,000. A great rarity of Commonwealth philately. Ex Arthur Gray: acquired 22/2/2007 for $US63,250 ($A87,800+ at the time). [The ACSC states that only five mint singles - one in the Australia Post Archives- and no strip of 3, have been recorded] �� $75,000

Lot 109

109 * A B1 £1 brown & blue 'JBC' Monogram single BW #51zb, the monogram slightly trimmed at the base (as usual), Cat $90,000. A great rarity of Commonwealth philately. Ex Arthur Gray: acquired 22/2/2007 for $US57,500 ( �� $A79,800+ at the time). [The ACSC states that only two mint singles - & a strip of 3 in the Royal Collection - have been recorded] This is a fantastic opportunity to acquire both One Pound monograms at the same time. �� $75,000 31 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 110

110 * B B1 £2 grey-black & rose-carmine BW #55C, well centred, minor wrinkles & a small tear at upper-left, the gum redistributed to appear unmounted, Cat $10,000 (mounted). ��$2,000

Lot 111

111 ** A C1 £2 black & rose-carmine with Kangaroo's Foot Broken and Pointed Tail BW #55A(V)n, unmounted, Cat $30,000. Enzo Diena Certificate (1990) states "è perfetto" (= is perfect). �� $7,500

Lot 112

112 * B/C £2 black & rose-carmine BW #55A block of 4, well centred, the third unit with a couple of slightly nibbled perfs at left, some mostly minor tonespots, lightly mounted, Cat $40,000+ (as singles). Another attractive and very rare block. Our vendor states that only three blocks of four are recorded in private hands, of which this is the finest. Arthur Gray, Stuart Hardy and Hugh Morgan were all missing a block of four. �� $40,000 32 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 113

113 P A SPERATI FORGERIES: £2 stamp-size photographic "proofs" of the Roo (2, one a negative image) & of the Map & Frame all on gloss paper, each with 'SPERATI/REPRODUCTION' h/s on the reverse. [A similar group sold at the Prestige auction of 20/3/2004 for $920] ��$500

Lot 114

114 G A- B2 - £2 black & rose-carmine forgery with the tell-tale white flaw off Warrnambool, Adelaide cds, well centred, a couple of short perfs, 'SPERATI/["129"]/REPRODUCTION' h/s on the reverse, Cat $7500. [The £2 Roo was the only Commonwealth of Australia issue produced by master-forger Jean de Sperati. His method was to fade-out the design of a genuine low denomination stamp then print the desirable high value by photolithography. The paper & postmark are therefore genuine. This is the stamp illustrated in Robson Lowe's "Empire in Australasia" at page 348. Greg Pope's example - with machine cancellation !! - sold at the Prestige auction of 24/1/2004 for $4140] ��$5,000

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Lot 115 Lot 116 Lot 117 Lot 118

115 *Ω A/A- PERFORATED LARGE 'OS': 2½d indigo, very lightly mounted & 5d regummed, Cat $925 (mint). �� $350

116 ** A C1 - 2½d indigo BW #9ba, unmounted, Cat $800. �� $400

117 * A A1 - 3d olive Die 1 BW #12ba, very well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $400. �� $250

118 ** A B1 - 5d chestnut BW #16ba, well centred, unmounted, Cat $800. �� $400 33 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 119 Lot 120 Lot 121

119 */** B/C - 5d chestnut No Monogram strip of 3 from the right-hand pane the last unit with Damaged Frame above 'ST' of 'AUSTRALIA' BW #16ba(1)za, aged gum & the first unit with a tonespot that somebody has tried to "improve" otherwise unmounted, Cat $11,000+ (mounted). ��$2,000

120 * C B1 - 5d chestnut 'JBC' Monogram single BW #16ba(2)za, well centred, some toning on the reverse & a surface thin to the right of the monogram, Cat $3500+. Rare. ��$600

121 ** A C1 - 9d violet 'JBC' Monogram single BW #24ba(2)zc, unmounted, Cat $7500+ (mounted). A very rare stamp, absent from all the major collections we checked. �� $4,000

Lot 122

122 * A B1 - 1/- pale blue-green 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 BW #30(2)zb guillotined well clear of the monogram, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat $12,000+. Extremely rare & desirable: only one other strip has been recorded. ��$10,000

Lot 123 Lot 124

123 ** A C1 - 2/- brown BW #35ba, unmounted, Cat $3750. ��$2,000

124 *O A - 5/- grey & chrome-yellow with Double Perforations at the top BW #42Ab, Cat $2000 used but unpriced mint. A "must have" for the collector of Official Stamps. [The ACSC states that Double Perfs are found only on stamps perf Large 'OS'] �� $4,000 34 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 127 Lot 128

Lot 125 Lot 126

125 F A B2 PERFORATED SMALL 'OS': 1d red Die IIA with a Major Kiss Print resulting in Doubling of the Design especially the Left Frame & South of Western Australia BW #4c, two short perfs at upper-left, 'LANG LANG/MY22/15/VIC' cds, Cat $6000. RPSofV (2009) & Chris Ceremuga (2012) Certificates. As suggested by the diagonal interruption to the printing from the 'T' of 'AUSTRALIA' to above the 'O' of 'ONE', the doubling was probably caused by the sheet of paper being retarded in the press. First listed in the ACSC 2013 Edition, which states "Two examples punctured 'OS' representing a divided horizontal pair are known". This is the example illustrated in the ACSC. ��$2,500

126 * A B1 - 2d very deep grey 'CA' Monogram single BW #5(2)za, unusually well centred, a couple of split perfs so neatly reinforced, Cat $1000+ �� $350

127 ** A C1 - 2½d indigo BW #9bb, unmounted, Cat $1000. RPSofL Certificate (1991) for a horizontal pair, of which this is the first unit. �� $400

128 ** A C1 - 4d orange BW #15bb, unmounted, Cat $1750. ��$850

Lot 130 Lot 131 Lot 129 Lot 132

129 * B C2 - 4d orange 'JBC' Monogram single BW #15bb(2)za, the margin trimmed through the monogram, a couple of short perfs at the top & with a hinge remainder, Cat $4000. ��$500

130 ** A B1 - 6d ultramarine BW #17bc, unmounted, Cat $850. ��$450

131 G A B1 - 6d ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted BW #17abc horizontal pair, well centred, 'MELBOURNE/ 10 /9JL15/VICTORIA' cds. A very rare stamp of which only a handful of examples have been recorded, this believed to be the only recorded multiple. [The ACSC states "Watermark Inverted has been recorded previously with Small OS puncture, but no evidence for its existence can be found"] ��$1,500

132 * A C1 - 6d ultramarine 'CA' Monogram pair BW #17(2)za, lightly mounted, Cat $4500 (as a monogram single). ��$2,500

Lot 133 Lot 134

133 * A B1 - 9d violet BW #24bb, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $600. ��$300 35 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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134 ** A C1 - 1/- blue-green BW #30Cba, unmounted, Cat $475 mounted but unpriced unmounted, a most uncharacteristic oversight. �� $750

135 G/H A/B PERFORATED 'OS/NSW': 1d red block of 10 (5x2), corner fault at lower-right, ten strikes of NSW BN '879' of Adamstown. ��$100

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Ex Lot 136 Ex Lot 137

136 * A/B 2d grey (a bit aged) to 5/- grey & yellow complete, 2d to 1/- with hinge remainders, the 2/- & 5/- lightly mounted, Cat $4450. Advertised retail $4000+. (7) ��$1,400

137 ** A 2d to 1/-, generally attractively centred, unmounted, Cat $7000. (5) ��$3,500

Lot 138 Lot 139 Lot 140

138 ** A C1 9d violet BW #25A, unmounted, Cat $2250. ��$1,000†

139 F A- A2 9d violet with the Watermark Inverted BW #25a, unusually well centred, a couple of slightly nibbled perfs, light oval Telephone Accounts cancel in violet, Cat $3250. ��$600

140 F A B1 9d violet with the Watermark Inverted BW #25a, well centred, fine 'ARAMAC/11MY17/QUEENSLAND' postal cds, Cat $5000 postally used. The ACSC states "Approximately...two dozen used examples are known". �� $1,250

Lot 141 Lot 143

Lot 142

141 ** A B1 1/- dull green BW #31C, unmounted, Cat $1250 mounted; unpriced unmounted. A very scarce stamp, especially in this condition. �� $1,500†

142 * A- C2 1/- bright blue-green 'CA' Monogram single BW #31(1)za, a most attractive shade, a couple of short perfs at left, lightly mounted, Cat $9000. ��$3,500

143 Ω A- 2/- brown, apparently unmounted but it's a clever re-gumming job, Cat $1500 (mounted). Briefmarkenprüfstelle Basel Certificate (2003) states "mint with full original gum is genuine in every respect". [See also Lot 102] �� $250 36 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 144

144 * B B1 2/- brown 'JBC' Monogram single BW #36(2)zc, thinned at the base of the monogram which fortunately does not detract from the very fine facial appearance, Cat $27,500. [The ACSC states that only three mint singles - one in the Australia Post Archives - and a strip of 3 - in the Royal Collection - have been recorded] ��$15,000

Lot 145

145 ** A B1 5/- grey & chrome-yellow BW #43B, very well centred, rough perfs have been tidied-up, unmounted, Cat $6000. ��$2,500

Lot 146 Lot 147

146 G A B2 5/- grey & chrome-yellow BW #43B horizontal pair, characteristic rough perfs, Melbourne cds, Cat $1350+. A very scarce multiple. ��$300†

147 * B A1 5/- grey & chrome-yellow with the Watermark Inverted BW #43Ba also with Dent in Lower Frame below 'E S' #43(D)m, exceptional centring, central paper inclusion & "suntanned" gum that don't affect the very fine facial appearance, very lightly mounted, Cat $2900+. �� $750

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Lot 148

148 * A C1 5/- deep grey & chrome-yellow 'JBC' Monogram pair BW #43Bzc, very lightly mounted, Cat $35,000 (for a single). The ACSC states that ten examples are recorded: a strip of 3, a block of 4 in the Royal Collection, four pairs (one in the Royal Collection), and four singles (one is used). More attractive than Hugh Morgan's similarly centred pair - with fluffy perfs and a hinge remainder - that sold in November 2012 for £11,000 (= $A18,000 at the time). ��$15,000

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Lot 149

149 ** A C1 PERFORATED 'OS': 6d ultramarine BW #18Aba marginal example from the left of the right-hand pane, unmounted, Cat $1750. ��$800

Lot 150 Lot 151

150 ** B C1 - 9d violet BW #25Aba, light horizontal bend, unmounted, Cat $3250. �� $750

151 * A- A1 - 5/- grey & chrome BW #43b, well centred, a little aged, lightly mounted, Cat $2500. �� $750 38 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Ex Lot 152 Ex Lot 153 Lot 154

152 */** A/B Selection with 3d olive-green with the Watermark Inverted (VLMtd), 6d brown Broken Leg in marginal pair (**), 1/- with the Watermark Sideways x2 (one regummed, the other unmounted), 2/- brown with fluffy perfs, 2/- maroon with fluffy perfs (creased) & £1 grey with Type D 'SPECIMEN' Overprint (unmounted but aged gum); and SMult Wmk 6d imprint pair (unmounted); wayward centring, Cat $2000+. (10) �� $400

153 ** A 2½d 3d 6d brown 9d & 1/-, slightly variable centring, unmounted, Cat $775. (5) �� $350

154 ** A B1 2d grey, 2½d indigo & 3d olive-green Die 1 all with the Watermark Inverted BW #7Ba 11Ca & 12Ca, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1300. ��$600

Lot 156

Lot 155 Lot 157

155 * A B1 3d olive-green with the Watermark Inverted BW #13Ka block of 4, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $900++ (plus a significant premium for the attractive shade). ��$600

156 ** A B1 6d ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted BW #19a, well centred, a couple of tiny & insignificant black spots on the gum, unmounted, Cat $1500. ��$500

157 * A C1 6d chestnut block of 4 affected by the removal of a piece of foreign matter resulting in a Dramatic Void across Three Units, lightly mounted. �� $400

Lot 158

158 * A B1 9d violet 'JBC' Monogram single BW #26(1)zc, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $3000. �� $1,000 39 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 159

159 * A/B 1/- Die IIB Harrison, Mullett with the Watermark Sideways (a couple of minor blemishes) & Ash with Jumped Perfs at Base imprint pairs BW #33(4)za, #33a(3)ze or (4)ze and #33(3)ze, Cat $1800 approximately. ��$500

Lot 160 Lot 161

160 * A B1 1/- dull blue-green Die IIB Plate 4 Mullett Imprint block of 4 BW #33(3)zd, unusually well centred, Cat $1750. ��$600

161 */** A C1 1/- blue-green Die IIB Mullett Imprint block of 4 BW #33(4)zd, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $1750 (mounted). Ex Kevin Nelson & Hugh Morgan. ��$500

162 Δ A 2/- brown x2 & 2d grey tied to small 1924 parcel piece by 'BRUNSWICK/VIC' cds. The rate was 4/2d for an interstate parcel weighing between 7 & 8Lb (pounds). ��$100

Lot 163

163 G A- B1 2/- brown with the Watermark Inverted BW #37a, a couple of tiny red pencil marks on the face, Sydney cds, Cat $1500. �� $250

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Lot 165

Lot 166

Lot 164

164 **/* A C1 5/- grey-black & chrome-yellow BW #44A block of 6 (2x3) from the upper-right corner of the right- hand pane, the first unit with Spencer Gulf Silted-Up #44(D)j and the fourth unit with Two Breaks in the NSW Coast #44(D)L, the first two units also with obvious but unlisted Clipped Ears, two units lightly mounted & four units unmounted, Cat $8800+ (for singles). A desirable positional block. Ex Earl Spencer (Princess Diana's father). �� $4,000

165 O A C1 5/- grey & deep yellow as BW #44C with Bite Out of Roo's Back, untidy parcels cancel clear of the variety. Unlisted in the ACSC. �� $250

166 ** A B1 5/- grey-black & chrome BW #44A, well centred, unmounted, Cat $2000. �� $1,000

Lot 167 Lot 168 Lot 169

167 * A B1 5/- grey & chrome with minor Doubling of the Frame Plate, well centred, lightly mounted. The doubling is most evident across South Australia & Victoria and into the Tasman Sea. This stamp may be related to the major Double Print BW #44c illustrated in the ACSC - Cat $10,000 - but is not as dramatic. �� $1,000

168 ** A A1 5/- grey & pale yellow with Severed Tail in conjunction with Broken NSW Coast & Break near top of Right-Hand Frame BW #44D(V)d [L2], well centred, unmounted, Cat $2000+. [The ACSC states that the Severed Tail occurs in association with the frame flaws only in "the grey & pale yellow Harrison printing"] �� $1,250

169 */(A-) A 5/- grey & pale yellow Harrison Imprint pair the right-hand unit with Tsunami off NSW CoastBW #44ze, unusually well centred for an imprint piece, small concealed tear at the top of the second unit, minor perf separation at the top has been reinforced with a small hinge, Cat $3000. ��$600

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Lot 170

170 Δ A 10/- grey & pink + 5/- (marginal), 2/- brown & 9d plus KGV 2d scarlet tied to piece by oval 'REGISTERED/20AU23/PERTH WA' d/s, Cat $650+. ��$500

Lot 171 Lot 172

171 ** A- B1 10/- grey & intense "aniline" pink with the Watermark Inverted BW #48Da, lovely shade, a single tone speck on the reverse, unmounted, Cat $8500. ��$2,500

172 ** A C1 10/- grey & "aniline" pink BW #48E, unmounted, Cat $2500. �� $1,000

Lot 173

173 ** A/A- 10/-, £1 brown & blue (faint bend) and £2 each with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, unusually well centred, unmounted, Cat $4000. About as fine as they come! NB:[ the ACSC price for the 10/- unmounted is omitted; for mounted it is $600] ��$2,500

Lot 174

174 ** B A2 10/- grey & pale "aniline" pink with Type C 'SPECIMEN' Overprint BW #48xb, exceptional centring, a few slightly nibbled perfs & a single tonespot, unmounted. The ACSC does not price this stamp unmounted; mounted is $3250. However, in the 2004 edition, prices of $2500 for mounted & $5000 for unmounted were given. This is a rare stamp, of which only 360 were printed. ��$2,400 42 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 175

175 */** B C1 £1 chestnut & blue BW #52B block of 4, even gum-toning, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $36,000+ (as singles). A very rare & desirable block in this popular shade combination. Stuart Hardy's similar block of 4 - a few bends - sold in May 2013 for $20,000. ��$18,000

Lot 176 Lot 177 Lot 178

176 G A- A2 £1 chestnut & blue with the Watermark Inverted BW #52Ba, well centred, short perf at lower-left, 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY' cds, Cat $4000. ��$1,500

177 ** A B1 £1 grey BW #53A, unmounted, Cat $3250. ��$1,500

178 ** A+ B1 £1 grey BW #53A, well centred, unmounted, Cat $3250. Superb! �� $1,750 43 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 179 Lot 180

179 ** C B1 £1 grey with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Overprint BW #53x, unusually well centred, the gum evenly toned/aged but unmounted, Cat $4500 mounted or $7500 unmounted. Rare. ��$1,500

180 ** B A2 £1 grey with Type D 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, exceptional centring, some short perfs, unmounted, Cat $475. ��$200

Lot 181 Lot 182 Lot 183

181 ** A- C1 £2 purple-black & rose-carmine BW #56C, a couple of faintly toned perf tips & a very minor bend, unmounted, signed on the reverse by Enzo Diena with accompanying certificate (1985) that states "è perfetto" with which for once we can't agree but it's still a very attractive stamp, Cat $17,500. �� $4,000

182 ** A+ B1 £2 purple-black & rose-carmine BW #56C, well centred, unmounted, Cat $17,500. Superb! RPSofL Certificate (1975). ��$8,000

183 V (A) B1 £2 purple-black & rose-carmine CTO with GPO/MELBOURNE' cds, reperforated at right, Cat $6000. ��$1,500

Lot 184 Ex Lot 185 Lot 186 Lot 187

184 ** A B1 £2 purple-black & rose-carmine with Type C 'SPECIMEN' Overprint with Shaved 'P' BW #56xf, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1000 mounted; unpriced unmounted. �� $1,000

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185 ** A PERFORATED 'OS': 2d to 1/- complete (simplified), variable centring, unmounted, Cat $1900.(7) ��$850

186 ** A+ A1 - 2½d deep blue with Thick Coastline of WA BW #11Bb(2)d, exceptional centring, a few characteristic rough perfs, unmounted, Cat $350 plus a premium for the variety. Superb! �� $250

187 ** A- A1 - 3d yellow-olive Die 2 BW #13Bba, exceptional centring, tiny tone speck on the reverse, unmounted, Cat $850. ��$300 44 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 188

Lot 189

188 ** A A1 - 6d dull grey-blue, 6d milky greyish blue & Die 2B 6d bright ultramarine BW #20A, exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $1175+. A remarkably fine trio. ��$600

189 ** C/B - 6d pale ultramarine Broken Leg BW #20C(3)d being the second unit in an upper-right corner pair from the left-hand pane, a little better centred than usual, large tonespot at the top of the normal unit, "suntanned" gum, Cat $2925+ (mounted). �� $1,000

Lot 190 Lot 191 Lot 192 Lot 193 Lot 194

190 ** A C1 - 9d violet BW #26Aba, unmounted, Cat $400. ��$150

191 ** A B1 - 2/- brown BW #37ba, well centred, unmounted, Cat $3000. ��$1,500

192 ** A C1 - 2/- maroon BW #38ba, unmounted, Cat $1000. �� $400

193 ** A B1 - 5/- grey & yellow-orange BW #44b, unmounted, Cat $2500. �� $1,250

194 ** A B1 - 10/- grey & pink BW #48Aba, well centred, unmounted, Cat $3750. �� $1,850

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Lot 195 Lot 196 Lot 197 Lot 198

195 * A B1 5/- grey & orange-yellow, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat $400. Advertised retail $375. Ex Stuart Hardy. ��$300

196 ** A C1 5/- grey & yellow-orange BW #45A, unmounted, Cat $1500. ��$600†

197 ** A C1 5/- grey & yellow-orange BW #45A, unmounted, Cat $1500. �� $750

198 ** A+ A1 5/- grey & yellow-orange BW #45A, exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $1500. A gem! �� $1,000 45 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 200 Lot 201

Lot 199 Lot 202

199 ** A B1 5/- grey & yellow-orange Ash Imprint pair with Tsunami off NSW Coast on the right-hand unit BW #45Aza, unmounted, Cat $2900 (mounted). ��$2,000

200 * A C1 10/- grey & pink, very lightly mounted, Cat $1100. Advertised retail $750. ��$300

201 * A B1 10/- grey & pink, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $1100. Ex Stuart Hardy. ��$500

202 ** A D1 10/- grey & pink, marginal example from the base of the sheet, unmounted, Cat $2500. ��$500

Lot 203

Lot 204 Lot 205

203 ** A- C2 10/- grey & pink one nibbled perf at the top, unmounted, Cat $2500. [** NB: this stamp is out of order. It is CofA Watermark BW #50A. The catalogue value & estimate are correct] ��$500

204 ** A- B1 10/- grey & pink, very well centred, one tiny tonespot, unmounted, Cat $3000. �� $750

205 ** A/A- 10/- grey & pale pink BW #49 corner block of 4 from the lower-right of the right-hand pane, the second unit with Broken Coast of Arnhem Land BW #49(D)k, minor bend across the lower units, unmounted, Cat $12,000+ (for singles). A very fresh & attractive block. [Stuart Hardy's unmounted block of 4 sold in May 2013 for $4600] �� $4,000

Lot 206 Lot 207

206 F A C1 10/- grey & pink, 'REGISTERED PERTH/11MAR32/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds, Cat $700. �� $250†

207 ** A+ B1 10/- grey & pink with Type C 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, well centred, unmounted, Cat $750. Superb! $400 46 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 208

208 Ω A- C1 10/- grey & pink with faint diagonal sans serif 'Specimen' Handstamp (12x2½mm) in violet, no gum. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "...most likely from a display of currently available stamps". [The ACSC records a single example with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint & an additional upper-case 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp - BW #49xe - applied in London. We don't share Mr Ceremuga's opinion regarding the origin of this stamp. All other display stamps we have seen have a seriffed 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp. We expect this stamp emanates from an internal Post Office file] ��$500

Lot 209

209 ** A B1 £2 grey-black & rose-carmine upper-left corner example, well centred, unmounted, Cat $17,500. A visual delight! This is a notoriously difficult stamp to find so well centred. ��$10,000

Lot 210 Lot 211 Lot 212 Lot 213

210 F A B1 £2 black & rose-carmine, well centred, light Sydney cds, Cat $1200. Ex Stuart Hardy. ��$500

211 V A+ C1 £2 black & rose-carmine, light Sydney cds, Cat $1200. Advertised retail $875. Superb! Ex Stuart Hardy. ��$500

212 F A B1 £2 black & rose-carmine with "Weeping Kangaroo" BW #57(V)L, well centred, lightly cancelled clear of the variety, Cat $1500. Ex Stuart Hardy. ��$600

213 * A B1 £2 grey-black & rose-carmine with Type D 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, well centred, Cat $900. �� $400 47 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 214

214 * A C1 £2 grey-black & rose-carmine John Ash Imprint pair BW #57za, the faintest evidence of having been hinged across the gutter & just impinging on both units, Cat $27,500. [The ACSC states that only three imprint blocks - one in the Australia Post Archives - have been recorded] ��$10,000

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark - Official Stamps

Ex Lot 215 Lot 216

215 ** A PERFORATED 'OS': 6d 9d 1/- & 2/-, variable centring, unmounted, Cat $1525. (4) ��$650

216 ** A B1 - 5/- grey & yellow-orange BW #45Aba, unmounted, Cat $2250. �� $1,000

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - CofA Watermark

Lot 217

Lot 218

217 ** A+ B1 5/- grey & yellow-orange BW #46A, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1250. Superb! ��$650

218 ** A- A1 5/- grey & yellow-orange BW #46A upper-right corner pair from the right-hand pane, the first unit with Spencer Gulf Silted-Up #46(D)j, excellent centring, even lightly toned gum, unmounted, Cat $2500+. �� $750 48 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - CofA Watermark (continued)

Lot 219

219 * B 5/- grey & yellow-orange John Ash Imprint pair with Open-Mouthed Roo BW #46zc additionally with Major Double Perforations on Three Sides, light even gum-discolouration, very lightly mounted in the gutter with only the faintest traces of hinging on both stamps. The unique imprint with Double Perforations. The ACSC lists "Double Perforations" for the Small Multiple Watermark 5/- & states "One sheet had the bottom row doubly perforated at base". It appears this entry is an error; it should have appeared for the CofA Watermark. �� $7,500

Lot 220 Lot 221

220 V A C1 10/- grey & pink, neat Sydney cancel, Cat $300. Advertised retail $275. Ex Stuart Hardy. ��$200

221 * B B1 10/- grey & pink with Broken Coast near Sydney BW #50(D)d, hinge remainder, Cat $1450. Ex Stuart Hardy...... $400

Lot 222 Lot 223

222 ** A+ C1 10/- grey & pink, unmounted, Cat $2500. Superb! �� $1,000

223 ** B B2 10/- grey & pink with Type C 'SPECIMEN' Overprint with Shaved 'P' BW #50xd, well centred, a couple of short perfs, unmounted, Cat $2000 mounted but unpriced unmounted. ��$1,500

224 ** A B1 10/- £1 & £2 each with Type D 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, well centred, unmounted, Cat $435. (3) ��$200 49 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 225

225 ** A C1 10/- grey-black & pink John Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #50z, faint diagonal gum "scratch" across two units, unmounted, Cat $9000+ (mounted). Very scarce. ��$3,000

Lot 226 Lot 227 Lot 228 Lot 229

226 * A C1 £1 grey, very lightly mounted, Cat $1000. �� $400

227 * A B1 £1 grey, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat $1000. ��$500

228 V A- A2 £1 grey, excellent centring, a couple of slightly nibbled perfs, very lightly cancelled, Cat $420. Ex Stuart Hardy. ��$300

229 V A C1 £1 grey, 'BENDIGO/REGISTERED' cds unusually in red, Cat $420. Most attractive. �� $250

Lot 230 Lot 231

230 V A B1 £2 grey-black & rose-carmine with Ewe-Faced Kangaroo BW #58(V)fa, well centred, lightly cancelled well clear of the variety, Cat $1500. Ex Stuart Hardy. ��$500

231 V A B1 £2 grey-black & rose-carmine with unlisted Red Fly above Roo's Right Ear [L42], well centred, lightly cancelled, Cat $750+. Advertised retail $675+. Ex Stuart Hardy. ��$500

Taxed lots are indicated by a small dagger after the estimate. However, overseas clients pay NO Australian tax. 50 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 233

Lot 232

232 ** A B1 £2 grey-black & rose-carmine BW #58b marginal example from the top of the sheet, unmounted, Cat $12,500. ��$5,000

233 F A B1 £2 grey-black & rose-carmine BW #58B, superb Tennant Creek (NT) cds, Cat $750. ��$500†

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Issues - General Lots

234 * Attractive selection complete on a simplified basis with many additional shades including 1d red Die III x2 & 4d lemon, etc, generally fine.(150+) ��$600

Ex Lot 235

235 */** A/B Imprint blocks of 4 comprising Single Wmk 2d brown; SMult Wmk Perf 14 ½d BW #67(8)za; Perf 13½x12½ 1d #80(3)z 80(4)z & za, 3d, 4d & 5d; and CofA Wmk 4d; a few minor problems, many units are unmounted, Cat $3000+. (9 blocks) �� $750

236 O Shoebox of low denomination duplicates partly sorted in packets, probably pillaged for varieties but likely to be some postmark interest. (1000s) �� $250

237 O - a rather similar lot. (1000s) �� $250

238 O Two stockbooks of mostly Official Perfins partly sorted with a high percentage of perf 'T' material plus lots of 'OS' issues, 'OS/NSW' 'G/NSW' & 'W/A' etc, also a good range of commercial perfins, some better values noted, condition variable. Research opportunity. (many 100s) ��$500 51 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Ex Lot 239

239 ** A Very fine all-different range with Single Wmk to 1/4d including 4d orange blue violet & olive, SMult Wmk Perf 14 4d & 4½d, SMult Wmk Perf 13x12½ to 1/4d including 1d Dies I-II pair, 4d, 4½d Die I, 4½d Die II (CTO) & 'OS' Overprints, CofA set including the 'OS' Overprints, etc, a few shades & Inverted Watermarks, generally well centred & very fresh, unmounted. (65) ��$850

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark

Lot 240 Lot 241

240 F A+ A1 ½d green Electro 3 with Vertical White Scratch at Right [30] BW #63B(3)f, exceptional centring, indistinct cancel well clear of the variety, Cat $400. Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2011). ��$300

241 H A- C1 ½d green Electro 3 with Cracked Electro From Oval above King's Nose to the Roo's Feet, oily Hobart cds largely clear of the variety. Michael Drury Certificate(2011) as BW #63(3)i but that is an error. This is a major unrelated Cracked Electro that is not illustrated in the ACSC. �� $750

Lot 242 Lot 243

242 F (A-) ½d green Electro 3 with Clubbed Fraction Bar at Left BW #63(3)j, repaired tear at upper-left, Hobart machine cancel well clear of the variety, Cat $1500. Michael Drury Certificate(2011). �� $250

243 G A- C1 ½d green Electro 3 with Clubbed Fraction Bar at Left BW #63(3)j, creased corner perf at upper- right, indistinct cancel well clear of the variety, Cat $1500. Michael Drury Certificate (2011). ��$500

Lot 244 Lot 245 Lot 246 Lot 247

244 G A C1 Single-Line Perf ½d green BW #64 (SG 20a), characteristic centring, indistinct machine cancel, Cat $900 (£550). Michael Drury Certificate (2011). �� $400

245 G A B1 Single-Line Perf ½d pale emerald BW #64A, 1916 machine cancel, Cat $900. �� $400

246 F A C1 Single-Line Perf ½d green BW #64 (SG 20a), characteristic centring, fine Melbourne machine cancel, Cat $900 (£550). Michael Drury Certificate (2011). �� $400

247 G A B1 Single-Line Perf ½d green BW #64 (SG 20a), unusually well centred, light machine cancel, Cat $900 (£550). ��$500 52 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 248 Lot 249

248 ** A B1 1d carmine-rose Dies I-II Pair with the Watermark Inverted BW #71a(1)ia, well centred, unmounted, Cat $2750+ (see ACSC Note 21 on Page 4/76). Photocopy of Michael Drury Certificate (2001). ��$1,500

249 G A C1 1d carmine-red Die II with the Watermark Inverted, Adelaide machine cancel well clear of the Erect Die II Spur, Cat $550+. Michael Drury Certificate (2011). ��$300

Lot 250 Lot 251

250 Ω B C2 1d scarlet-red with 'CNE PENNY' (Early State) BW #71G(4)q, rounded corner at upper-left, regummed, Cat $10,000 (mint). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "Very rare in unused condition". �� $1,000

251 G B B1 1d scarlet-red with 'CNE PENNY' BW #71G(4)q, tiny defects, 'EPPING/TASMANIA' cds, Cat $1500+. Michael Drury Certificate (2011) as the then #71G(4)p. ��$500

Lot 252 Lot 253

252 V A B1 1d scarlet-red with 'CNE PENNY' (Advanced State: 'LNE PENNY') BW #71G(4)q(var), very fine 'WHITEFOORD' (Tas) cds largely clear of the variety, Cat $1500+. Michael Drury Certificate(2011) as the then #71G(4)p. [More attractive than "Anglo-Saxon's" even more advanced state - heavy machine cancel - that sold at the Prestige auction of 16/8/2008 for $1840] �� $1,000

253 G A/A- 1d scarlet Pre-Substituted (Rusted) Clichés [34-35] BW #71i(2)j & k (SG 21ca), cds cancels largely clear of the affected areas, Cat $1500+ (£900). Michael Drury Certificates (2010) as the then #71i(2)i & j. ��$600

Lot 254 Lot 255 Lot 256

254 F A 1d scarlet Pre-Substituted (Rusted) Clichés [34-35] BW #71i(2)j & k (SG 21ca), cds cancels well clear of the affected areas, Cat $1500+ (£900). A very attractive premium-grade duo. Michael Drury Certificates (2010) as the then #71i(2)i & j. �� $1,000

255 G A C1 1d salmon eosin BW #71S, 'CESSNOCK/NSW' cds, Cat $2500. RPSofV (1981) & Michael Drury (2011) Certificates. �� $750

256 G A A1 1d pink eosin BW #71SA, exceptional centring, unidentifiable machine cancellation, Cat $2250. Michael Drury Certificate (2010) as "pink salmon eosin". �� $1,000 53 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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257 V A+ B1 1d carmine-rose Substituted Cliché (Die II) [35] BW #71V(2)ja, Tasmanian cds clear of the Erect Die II Spur, Cat $150. A superb example in a scarcer shade. Michael Drury Certificate (2010) as the then #71V(2)ia. ��$100

Lot 258

258 * A C1 Rough Paper 1d carmine-red single with 'CA' Monogram Substituted for 'JBC' single BW #72P(2)ze, lightly mounted, Cat $4000. Michael Drury Certificate (2014). ��$3,000

259 O A/A- War Savings Paper 1d red Die III BW #75, eight with machine cancels & seven - one on piece - with cds cancels, Cat $600. (15) ��$150

Lot 261 Lot 262

Lot 260

260 G A B1 1½d brown unplated Cracked Electro from Roo's Legs to Emu's Legs BW #85(U)L, well centred, Melbourne machine cancel largely clear of the variety, Cat $1000. A very fine example of this major flaw. ��$500

261 G A- B1 1½d brown unplated Cracked Electro below Emu's Feet BW #85(U)o, well centred, minor corner crease, Hobart machine cancel well clear of the variety, Cat $750. �� $250

262 G A- C1 1½d brown unplated Cracked Electro above Kangaroo's Feet BW #85(U)v, a couple of tiny blemishes, slogan cancel well clear of the variety, Cat $750. �� $250

Lot 263 Lot 264 Lot 265

263 V B 1½d blue-green with Clown Shoe on Emu's Foot BW #88(18)L, a bit aged, light cds well clear of the variety. A major variety that is significantly undercatalogued at $45. ��$100

264 G A B1 1½d scarlet Electro 15 Cracked Electro across 'E' of 'POSTAGE' BW #89(15)ia [R40], Dalby (Qld) cds of 8DE24 well clear of the variety, Cat $800. �� $400

265 F A D1 1½d scarlet unplated Cracked Electro into the Right-Hand Value Tablet BW #89(U)n, superb Oakleigh (Vic) cds of 22NO24 cds largely clear of the variety, Cat $600. ��$200 54 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 266 Lot 267 Lot 268

266 G B C2 2d orange with unplated Cracked Electro from the Top Frame Vertically through the Wattles to above 'L' of 'AUSTRALIA' BW #95(U)o, slightly trimmed perfs at right, Melbourne cds clear of the variety, Cat $600. �� $250

267 F A B1 2d scarlet with the Lower Frame Missing below 'WO PENC' BW #96(16)s [16R58], light Casterton (Vic) cds well clear of the variety, Cat $3500. Michael Drury Certificate (2011) as the then BW #96(16)o. [In respect of this and the next lot, the ACSC states "...extremely rare in red..."] ��$2,000

268 G A- B2 2d scarlet with the Lower Frame Missing below 'WO PENC' BW #96(16)t [16R59], a few short perfs, slogan cancel slightly intrudes on the variety, Cat $3500. Michael Drury Certificate (2011) as the then BW #96(16)p. [This is the first time we have offered these rare adjoining varieties in the same auction] �� $1,250

Lot 269

269 * A- C1 4d bright orange 'JBC' Monogram pair BW #110z, gorgeous shade, the gum a trifle aged but very lightly mounted, Cat $1000. �� $350

Lot 270 Lot 271 Lot 272

270 F A B1 Cooke Plates 4d ultramarine with Temple Flaw BW #112(1)g, Sydney cds well clear of the variety, Cat $1500. An unusually attractive example of this rare variety. Michael Drury Certificate (2010) as the then BW #112(U)d. [More attractive than the very fine example sold in the Prestige auction of 14/11/2014 for $920] �� $750

271 F A+ C1 Cooke Plates 4d ultramarine with Cracked Electro (False Ear) BW #112(2)ma, 'TO GREAT WESTERN/17AU23/VIC' cds (with Inverted Dateline) well clear of the variety, Cat $2000. A delightful example of this rare flaw. Michael Drury Certificate (2010) as the then BW #112(2)ga. [The ACSC states "...three mint and at least eight used examples have been reported"] �� $1,000

272 G A+ B1 Cooke Plates 4d ultramarine with Thin 'FOUR PENCE' Retouch BW #112(2)ra, Sydney parcels cancel largely clear of the variety, Cat $450. Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2010) as the then BW #112(2)ha. ��$150 55 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 273 Lot 274 Lot 275

273 O A+/A Cooke Plates 4d ultramarine with Thin 'FOUR PENCE' Retouch BW #112(2)ra, and the Deteriorated Late State #112(2)rb, cds cancels largely clear of the varieties, Cat $1125. Rarely available as a duo. Michael Drury Certificates (2010) as the then BW #112(2)ha & hb. ��$300

274 G A/A- Harrison Plates 4d bright ultramarine & dull ultramarine both with the Watermark Inverted BW #113Aaa & Baa, contemporary 'BERWICK/VIC' or 'STOCK EXCHANGE/MELBOURNE' cds, Cat $2000. Michael Drury Certificates(2010). [These are relatively common stamps mint. Many used examples offered have non-contemporary or bogus cancels. The ACSC states "Examples used during the period of issue are scarce"] ��$500

275 G (A) B1 Harrison Printings 4d dull ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted BW #113aa, well centred, ironed-out diagonal crease, indistinct cds, Cat $1000. �� $250

276 ** A B1 Comb Perf 5d chestnut, marginal block of 4 from top of sheet with '5 SHEETS' handstamped in violet on reverse of margin. �� $250

Lot 279

Lot 277 Lot 280

277 ** A C1 Comb Perf 5d orange-brown TS Harrison Two-Line Imprint block of 4 BW #123zf, mounted in the gutter only otherwise unmounted, Cat $7500 (mounted). ��$3,000

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark - Official Stamps

278 O PERFORATED 'OS': Rough Paper 1d red x43 & 1½d black-brown x72 on pages, many with varieties including 1d Die 1 Substituted Cliché and 1½d stated to be a Substituted Cliché etc, generally fine to very fine.(115) �� $250

279 ** A B1 - Smooth Paper 1d red Dies I-II Pair BW #71V(1)fc, minor gum speckles but unmounted, Cat $1750. ��$500†

280 * A D1 - Smooth Paper1d orange-red BW #71Pbb horizontal pair, Cat $1500+. Michael Drury Certificate (2010). ��$500

281 G A D1 - Rough Paper 1d rose-pink Die II BW #72Hbb, Hobart machine cancellation, Cat $500+. Michael Drury Certificate (2010). ��$200

17% Buyer’s Premium will be added to the Hammer Price. 56 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 282

Lot 283

282 V A C1 - Rough Paper 1d lilac-rose BW #72KAbb, very light cancel, Cat $500. Michael Drury Certificate (2010). ��$200

283 * A D1 - Rough Paper 1d block of 4 comprising both Substituted Clichés, Thin 'G' and Pregnant 'Y' BW #72(2)ia ja k & l, minor reinforcing of the central perfs, Cat $3650++ (as singles). Horrid centring but a highly important specialist piece with these four major varieties. ��$2,000†

Lot 285

Lot 284

284 ** A C1 - 4d olive BW #114ba upper-right corner block of 4, unmounted, Cat $600. �� $250

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Large Multiple Watermark

285 * A- B1 Cooke Printings 1d carmine-pink BW #73A, well centred, hinge remainder, Cat $500. Michael Drury Certificate (2010). ��$200

Lot 286

286 ** A B1 Cooke Printings 1d carmine-pink 'CA/JBC' Monograms strip of 12 BW #73A(4) with Roo's Tongue Out (Early State) [R58], well centred, split perfs at the gutter, unmounted, Cat $25,000+ (for the two mounted Monogram strips of 3). A great rarity. ��$10,000 57 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 287

287 * A B1 Cooke Printings 1d rose-red BW #73B block of 4 from the upper-left of the left-hand pane with Secret Mark and Fourth Pearl at Left Joins Curved Line in Crown BW #73B(4)d & e (also with very early state of the Break in the Top Frame to the Left of the Crown), very lightly mounted, Cat $35,000++. A very rare & desirable multiple. Michael Drury Certificate (2005). ��$20,000

Lot 289

Lot 288

Lot 290

288 * A C1 Cooke Printings 1d deep red BW #73C, lightly mounted, Cat $15,000. Michael Drury Certificate (2004). A very rare stamp, that was absent from Stuart Hardy's and Hugh Morgan's collections. �� $6,000

289 * A- D1 Harrison Printings 1d carmine-rose with the Watermark Inverted BW #74Aa, one thinned perf, lightly mounted, Cat $2500+. The variety is unlisted in this shade. Photocopy of Michael Drury Certificate (2005). [The ACSC states "Inverted watermarks are in the deep carmine shade"] ��$500

290 * A C1 Harrison Printings 1d carmine-rose with the Watermark Inverted BW #74Aa block of 4, lightly mounted, Cat $10,000+. ��$2,500

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - No Watermark

291 ** A 1½d scarlet TS Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #90(19)z, very lightly mounted in the gutter otherwise unmounted, Cat $350 (mounted). �� $250

292 O A/A- PERFORATED 'OS': 1d green x4 & 1½d red x4, variable centring, all but one 1d with cds cancels, Cat $1000. (8) �� $250

293 ** A C1 - 1d green BW #79ba block of 4, unmounted, Cat $700++. A scarce multiple. �� $250 58 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 294

Lot 296

294 F A+ C1 1d green with Saddle on Emu BW #80(1)e, neat Brisbane cds well clear of the variety, Cat $2000. Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2010). �� $1,000

295 **/* A C1 1½d red with the Watermark inverted BW #91a/aa marginal block of 4. ��$200

296 * A Plate 1a 1½d scarlet with the Watermark Inverted and AJ Mullett Imprint pair BW #91(1a)za, very lightly mounted. Believed to be the only recorded Plate 1a Imprint piece also with the Watermark Inverted, and not listed in the ACSC as such. [The Plate 1a Mullett Imprint is very distinctive: the first 'A' of 'AUSTRALIAN' is anarrow triangle only] ��$2,000

Lot 300

Lot 297

297 */** A/A- 4d olive Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #115(3)z, the upper units with minor hinge remainders, the lower units unmounted, Cat $1200 (mounted). �� $400

298 ** A B1 4½d violet block of 6 (2x3), the first two units with varieties Retouched Left-Hand Value Tablet & Numerals and Retouched Left- & Right-Hand Numerals BW #119 s & t, well centred, unmounted, Cat $540++. �� $250

299 */** A 4½d violet Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #199z/za, lower units unmounted, Cat $400+ (mounted). ��$200

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½

300 G A C1 1d green Die II with the Watermark Inverted BW #81a(1)f, light slogan cancel well clear of the Die II spur, Cat $4000. Michael Drury Certificate (2010). ��$1,500

301 ** A B1 4d olive Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #116(3)z, unmounted, Cat $300 (mounted). ��$200 59 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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302 ** A C1 4½d violet BW #120 marginal block of 8 from the lower-right of the sheet (the side margin detached but included), one unit mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat $1300++. ��$300

Lot 303

Lot 304

303 * B 1/4d greenish blue Mullett Imprint pair BW #129z, minor toning mostly in the gutter, very lightly mounted, Cat $3500 for a block of 4. �� $400

304 ** A/A- 1/4d greenish blue Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #130z, a couple of very minor bends, unmounted, Cat $5000+ (as unmounted singles). ��$1,500

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½ - Official Stamps

Lot 305 Lot 309 Lot 310 Lot 311

305 G/H A B1 PERFORATED 'OS': 1d green Die II BW #81(1)ib horizontal pair, slogan cancel just intrudes on the spur on the first unit but is well clear of the spur on the second unit, Cat $700. A rare multiple. � $250

306 ** A B1 1½d red-brown BW#93b marginal block of 4, unmounted, Cat $600. ��$200

307 ** A A2 - 2d red-brown horizontal pair BW #99b well centred, some characteristic rough perfs, Cat $350. ��$150

308 */** A OVERPRINTED 'OS': 4d olive Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #116OS(1)z, characteristic rough perfs, lower units unmounted, Cat $350+ (mounted). ��$200

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - CofA Watermark

309 * A D1 1d green with the Watermark Reversed BW #82aa, lightly mounted, Cat $4500. �� $1,000

310 * A C1 2d golden-scarlet with No Watermark BW #102Aaa, Cat $4000. Michael Drury Certificate (2011). �� $1,000

311 * A B1 2d golden-scarlet with No Watermark BW #102aa marginal example from the base of the sheet, very lightly mounted, Cat $4000. �� $1,000 60 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - CofA Watermark (continued)

312 **/* B/A 3d blue Ash Imprint blocks of 4 from Plates 7 (a little aged) & 8 (unmounted) BW #109z & za in different shades, Cat $700 (mounted).(2 blocks) �� $250

313 ** A C1 4d greenish-olive Ash Imprint blk of 4 with variety Diagonal White Line on King's Neck BW #117(4) za, unmounted, Cat $350+ (mounted). ��$200

314 ** A 5d yellow-brown Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #127(2)z, unmounted, Cat $350+ (mounted). ��$200

315 **/* A/A- 5d yellow-brown Ash Imprint blocks of 4 BW#127(2)z & 127(3)z in different shades, lower units are unmounted, Cat $625. (2 blocks) �� $250

316 ** A C1 1/4d greenish blue part-imprint single, unmounted, Cat $375. ��$200

Lot 318

Lot 317 Lot 319

317 */** A 1/4d greenish blue Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #131z, two units very lightly mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat $1000+ (mounted). �� $400

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - CofA Watermark - Official Stamps

318 G A- D1 OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1d green with the Watermark Inverted BW #82(OS)a, a couple of lightly toned perfs, light machine cancel, Cat $2000. Michael Drury Certificate (2010). �� $750

319 F B C2 - 1d green with the Watermark Reversed BW #82(OS)aa, a few short perfs, fine 'PORT MACQUARIE/2JE32/NSW' cds, Cat $2500. Michael Drury Certificate (2010). �� $750

320 */** A - 5d yellow-brown Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #127OS(2)z, lower units unmounted, Cat $475+ (mounted). ��$200

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals

Lot 321

321 * 1913-65 mint collection with Engraved 6d Kooka, 1927-36 Commemoratives largely complete including Bridge 5/- (CTO), 1932 Large Kooka imprint block of 4, Vic Centenary both perfs, & some Officials, KGVI issues with 3d blue dies, Robes both Papers, Arms, coil perfs, many imprint blocks of 4 to 2/6d, BCOF set with both 5/-, QEII issues virtually complete including Navigators set of 8, generally very fine.(100s) �� $750 61 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued)

Ex Lot 322

322 **/*O A/B 1913-36 KGV issues mostly mint on leaves with 1d Engraved blocks of 4 (3), 6d Kookaburra, 1927 Canberra booklet, 1928 Kookaburra 3d half-sheet of 60 plus M/Ss x3, 3d Airmail booklet complete, Ash Imprint block of 4 plus 'OS' blocks of 4 (2), 1½d WA Centenary and 2d & 3d Sturt plate blocks, KSmith 2d & 3d 'OS' CTO, 5/- Bridge CTO, Macarthur including 2d Dark Hills & Jubilee sets mint and used, 2d Cable plate numbers. (300+) ��$1,000†

323 ** A/A+ 1913-36 Commemoratives virtually complete as per Seven Seas hingeless pages including 'OS' perfins & overprints but missing the Kingsford Smith 'OS' duo & the 5/- Bridge (offered separately), a couple of quite insignificant blemishes, generally very fine to superb, unmounted, Cat $1850 approximately. (50 + M/S) ��$800

Ex Lot 324 Lot 325

324 ** A-/A+ - complete as per Seven Seas hingeless album pages including perf 'OS' and overprinted 'OS' issues, the Kingsford Smith 'OS' duo with Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2001), a few minor blemishes but generally very fine to superb unmounted, Cat $4500+. Advertised retail $4000+.(52 + M/S) �$2,500

325 * B 1914 Engraved 6d Kookaburra with Double Perfs and Official Repair at the Top BW #60b, pulled perf at upper-left, Cat $400. ��$200†

Ex Lot 326

326 ** A B1 1927 Canberra 1½d Plate '9' pair & Plate '12' block of 4 BW #132zh & zk, mounted in the margins otherwise unmounted, Cat $1500 as mounted blocks of 4. (2 items) ��$300

327 * A B1 - 1½d lake block of 4 with the lower-half of Plate Number '5' BW #132zd, hinged in the margins otherwise unmounted, Cat $3000. Endorsed in pencil in the margin "Plate 5 Guaranteed/R Petterd". �� $250 62 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued)

Ex Lot 329

Lot 328

328 **V A/A- 1928 International Exhibition 3d Kookaburra block of four Miniature Sheets, the left-hand M/Ss with the Exhibition cds in both red & in blue, the right-hand units are mint, unusually well centred, a few minor tonespots, full unmounted o.g., Cat $1150+. ��$500

329 ** A+ C1 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d overprinted 'OS' BW #141(OS) & 142(OS), unmounted, Cat $1025. Superb! Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2001). (2) ��$600

330 ** A- B2 1932 Large Lyrebird Overprinted 'OS' block of 6, minor blemishes, unmounted, Cat $750+. ��$200

Ex Lot 331 Lot 332 Ex Lot 333

331 * A B1 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d to 5/-, very lightly mounted, Cat $560. (3) �� $250

332 ** A C1 - 5/- green, unmounted, Cat $1500. Superb! �� $750

333 **/*O A 1937-65 issues mostly mint on leaves with ½d orange Kangaroo imprint blocks, coil strips & a full sheet etc, other Definitives include commercially used imprint blocks, 1/- Small Lyrebird CofA and No Watermark corner blocks of 18 each with 6 units showing Roller Flaw, Robes both papers mint plus 10/- Thick Paper imprint pair & used set, Arms including 5/- Very Thin Paper block of 4 and £2 Roller Flaw used, Navigators to £2, 5d green & 5d red study etc. (100s) �� $1,200†

Ex Lot 334

334 ** A-/A+ 1937-65 Issues complete as per Seven Seas hingeless album pages including all 3d blue Dies & Die I White Wattles, Robes both papers, Food blocks of 9, Cattle 5/- both papers, Navigators set of 8, BCOF set to 5/- Thick Paper, and 'SPECIMEN' Overprints on £1 Robes (one tiny tonespot, with Chris Ceremuga Certificate), Arms set & Navigators set of 4, very fine to superb unmounted. Advertised retail $4000+. (230 approx) ��$2,000 63 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued)

Ex Lot 335

335 ** A/A+ - complete as per Seven Seas hingeless pages including all 3d blue Dies & White Wattles, Robes both papers plus 10/- & £1 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint (the £1 with Chris Ceremuga Certificate), Arms with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Cattle both papers & Navigators set of 8, very fine to superb unmounted.(200+) ��$2,000

Lot 336

Ex Lot 337

336 ** A B1 1938-49 Robes Thick Paper £1 dull blue with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint BW #216x, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1500. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2001). �� $1,000

337 ** A - Thin Paper 5/- (two, one on Tinted Paper) 10/- & £1 Authority Imprint blocks of 4, variable centring, unmounted, Cat $1475. (4 blocks) ��$800

338 ** A B1 1959-64 Definitives 5/- Cattle Cream and White Papers marginal blocks of 4 from the top of the sheets, unmounted. (2 blocks) ��$300

Ex Lot 339

339 ** A B1 1963-65 Navigators 7/6d to £2 including White Paper 10/- & £1 all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, unmounted, Cat $1100. Chris Ceremuga Certificates (2001). (8) ��$600

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues

340 ** A Australia Post Yearbooks 1981-97, 1999-2009 from 1997 unopened plus 1990/91 & 1991/92 Frama, Booklet & Self Adhesive Stamps. Face value $1350. (30 albums) ��$500

341 ** A Australia Post Yearbooks 1982-97 and 1999-2009, from 1997 unopened. Face value $1300. (28 albums) ��$500

342 ** A 1986-2010 (ex 2007 & 2009) Executive Edition year albums plus extra 1988 2000 & 2004 standard or deluxe editions. Heavy. (27) �� $400 64 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues (continued)

343 ** 1986-2005 Year Albums, mostly Executive editions with duplicates including 2000. Heavy. (21) ��$300

344 **B A Athens 2004 Australian Gold Medalists three albums complete with sheetlets, Athens 1896 to Athens 2004 sheetlets (3), Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games album, unopened with the sheetlets to add, and AFL Stamp Booklet Collection. ��$150

345 **C A Carton and two stockbooks with issues to 2013, sheetlets, M/Ss, gutter strips, International Post, later issues including FDCs are still in envelopes as sent by Australia Post standing order service, high face value, conservative estimate. Bring a calculator. (Qty) ��$500

Lot 346

346 O 1967 5c QEII with Major Pre-Printing Paper Fold (the left-hand portion removed) & Self-Adhesive 45c Bird Grossly Misperforated. ��$50†

347 **O A/B 1966-72 Decimal study on album leaves with plate number blocks, coil strips and coil starters, Helecon ink and paper types including 4c red Non Helecon Ink or Paper used and 5c blue Non Helecon block of four mint, both with BSAP Certificates, 1967 Experimental Helecon Paper set of 6 x 60c booklets, Navigators, 1971 Christmas sheets of 100 (2), Wesley & Royal FDCs, Forces Concession covers from Vietnam, aerogrammes and 1974 Paintings to $10 ($110 face value towards posting the lot!). (100s) ��$300†

Ex Lot 348

348 C 1966-75 Publicity Cards as released by the PMG's Department including for Weather Watch pairs & Intelsat block of 4, 1968 & 1970 Famous Australians booklet stamps, 1969 Primary Industries set, Captain Cook with 5c strip & another with 30c, Australia-Asia set, 1971 Animals & Aboriginal Art sets, 1971 Christmas block of 4 (!) etc, twenty are very fresh & fine, the others have varying degrees of even suntanning from being displayed in post office windows. Such large selections are rarely available. [We were surprised to see that some are not listed in the ACSC, suggesting they are very scarce. Single cards usually sell for between $150 & $200 each] (32 cards) ��$3,000† 65 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues (continued)

Lot 349

349 ** A 1966-71 QEII 7c bright purple lower-left block of 15 (3x5) with a pre-printing paper crease resulting in a huge Void Area affecting Eight Units to varying degrees with Two Units Completely Blank & another 99% Blank, unmounted. An astonishing and highly visual error. ��$2,500

Lot 350

350 ** A B1 1971 Aboriginal Art 25c Body Painting horizontal pair from the right of the sheet, the second unit with the Black Printing Partly Omitted, unmounted. This is a newly discovered variant of the "Missing Black" error BW #565c-cb. In this instance, part of the background behind 'AUSTRALIA' is omitted, resulting in a significant void at the base. In addition, the facial features of the right-hand native are omitted. Finally, there are numerous white specks on the left-hand native. ��$500

351 ** A 1972 35c Olympic Equestrian complete sheet of 100 with unfolded gutter, all listed varieties, autotrons and sheet numbers, unmounted. ��$100

When you are ready to sell your collection, remember that Mossgreen offers you the critical combination of a beautiful catalogue, scholarly descriptions, access to our discerning clients, outstanding results, and on-time payment. 66 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues (continued)

Lot 352 - Extract

352 ** A A1 1977 Performing Arts 20c Violinists horizontal strip of 10 from the right-hand pane with selvedge at left & right. Unit 1 is normal; Unit 2 has Dark Grey Printing (violin strings & the rear chair) Partly Omitted; Units 3 to 10 have Dark Grey Printing (violin strings and both chairs) Completely Omitted, unmounted. Unrecorded in ACSC. [In 2006, a complete pane of 50 comprising 5 such strips was discovered in a safety deposit box where it had lain undisturbed for many years. This is only the third strip to be released. The others sold at the Prestige auctions of 18/11/2006 & 12/5/2007 for $13,800 & $18,400 respectively] ��$8,000

Ex Lot 353

353 ** A B1 1982 Whales 60c with Solid Blue Background BW #930E(1), unmounted, Cat $350. With a normal stamp for comparison. Includes a photocopy of a 1985 Australia Post letter stating "... Cambec Press have advised that the stamps originated from an unapproved proof sheet, one or more of which was inadvertently included with stamp stocks supplied to Australia Post." ��$300

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues

Ex Lot 354

354 */** Balance of the collection including Blank Tablet 'SPECIMEN' set, Filled Tablet set to 5/- plus perf/ watermark variants to 1/- including ½d Perf 11 & 10d Perf 12x11 plus 20/- with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, 1906-08 Small Crown/A set (the 3d is toned but the 6d is very fine), Victorian Design Thick Paper set (the 10/- is very fine, the £1 has small gum-thins), etc, some minor duplication, condition variable but many are very fine to superb and many are unmounted.(160+) �� $1,000

Unless otherwise noted, all lots in this sale are reserved at 75% of the estimates. However, “Offer” lots have no effective reserve prices. 67 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues (continued)

Ex Lot 355 Lot 356

355 */** A 1902 Blank Tablet ('NSW' Removed) ½d to 5/- BW between D1-11 plus an extra 4d & 6d (unmounted), very fresh & most are very lightly mounted. Advertised retail $950+. (10) �� $400

356 ** A+ B1 1902-04 Filled Tablet 2/- emerald Perf 12 BW #D40 (SG D20), unmounted, Cat $350 (£120+ mounted). Superb! Advertised retail $375. ��$240

Lot 357 Lot 358

357 * A B1 - 10/- light green Perf 11 BW #D44 (SG D43) with marginal Watermark Letter 'E', very well centred, lightly mounted, Cat $3750+ (£2000). [The 10/- & 20/- were issued in very small numbers and only in New South Wales] ��$2,000

358 ** A+ B1 - 20/- light green Perf 11 BW #D45 (SG D44) marginal example from the right of the sheet, very fresh & unmounted, Cat $11,500 (£4250, mounted). Pristine! [This is likely to be the finest example of this rare stamp in existence. Our vendor believes it is the only unmounted example in private hands. We have no records of other examples] �� $7,500

Ex Lot 359 Ex Lot 360

359 * A/A+ - ½d to 20/- complete with sans serif 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, very fresh & very lightly mounted (several may be unmounted), Cat $2100 (£1100). An exceptional set. Advertised retail "POR". [Far superior to the "Shades of Green" set - a few blemishes & hinge remainders - that sold at the Prestige auction of 2/8/2013 for $1437] (14) ��$2,000

360 * A/A+ - 5d 1/- & 2/- each with seriffed 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Reading Upwards (5d & 2/-) or Downwards (1/-) BW #34x 42x & 45x, very fresh & lightly to very lightly mounted, Cat $375. The only three values overprinted in Hobart. (3) ��$240

Ex Lot 361

361 * A/B 1907 Crown/Double-Lined A (Victorian Paper) ½d (hinge remainder) to 6d (a little aged) BW #D56-60 (SG D53-57), Cat $1440 (£900). Advertised retail $1500. ��$600 68 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues (continued)

Ex Lot 362

362 * A/B 1908 High Denominations with Stroke 1/- to 20/- BW #D61-65 (SG D58-62), a few nibbled perfs & the 2/- a little aged, Cat $19,000+ (£9000). Rarely available as a "set". Raybaudi Certificate for the five stamps (1994) states "...in ottimo stato di conservazione" (= "in the ultimate state of preservation", which is a bit of a stretch!). (5) ��$8,500

Ex Lot 363

Lot 364 Lot 365

363 * A-/B 1909-10 Victorian Design Crown/Double-Lined A ½d to £1 BW #D76-92 (SG D63-73), minor gum-disturbance &/or hinge remainders, Cat $1600+ (£950). (11) ��$500

364 ** A B1 1913-23 Crown/Double-Lined A Thin Paper 10/- scarlet & pale yellow-green BW #D103 (SG D86), unmounted, Cat $2500 (£1400 mounted). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2002) states "Only 343 believed issued". �� $1,750

365 ** A+ B1 - £1 scarlet & pale yellow-green BW #D104 (SG D87), unmounted, Cat $2000 (£950 mounted). Superb! Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2002) states "Only 708 believed issued". �� $1,250

Lot 367 Lot 368

Ex Lot 366 Lot 369

366 ** A 1931-36 CofA Wmk Perf 11 3d, 6d marginal example from the top of the sheet (exceptional centring) & 1/- lower-right corner example BW D118 120 & 121 (SG D108 110 & 111), unmounted, Cat $1450 (£500 mounted). (3) �� $750

367 ** A C1 1938 CofA Wmk Perf 14¼x13¾ 4d with Misplaced Vignette BW #D126c, unmounted, Cat $275. �$200

368 ** A B1 1946-56 Redrawn Value Plates 2d with Misplaced Vignette BW #D131c, unmounted, Cat $175. �� $125 69 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues (continued)

369 **/* A A1 1946-56 Redrawn Plates 2d with Misplaced Vignette BW #D131c block of 4, one unit very lightly mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat $650+. �� $400

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History

Ex Lot 372 Ex Lot 370

370 C/CL Surface mail covers with KGV Heads SMult Wmk Perf 13½x12½ ½d orange x9 including 1½d postcard rate on two advertising postcards, 1½d Empire rate to Canada, 1½d foreign postcard rate to USA, 1936 2d Empire rate to Barbados (with cds & machine arrival b/s) & block of 10 for the 5d internal airmail rate (philatelic), etc; and CofA Wmk 1d green x7 including 1d printed matter rate wrapper, 2d sample rate on samples envelope, 1d per 10oz internal newspaper rate with attractive "Table Talk" banner, perf 'OS/NSW' on postcard, perf 'T' used in lieu of postage due on OHMS lettersheet etc; condition generally fine to very fine. Ex Rodney Perry, mostly on his exhibit pages; also KGV Star 1½d black-brown Envelope for Shire of Dandenong (defective) & 'TWO/PENCE' on Oval 1½d red Envelope (creased). (18) �� $400

371 C 1930s bundle of printed matter & letter rate covers mostly with commercial imprints of NSW firms with good Newcastle & District content, a few illustrated types, some postmark interest, minor duplication, generally fine to very fine.(100+) ��$150

372 CPS Cherry box of KGV Period covers mostly with Heads frankings, generally a bit pedestrian but with numerous better items notably advertising covers including two beautiful Alpha Fishing Tackle types, early slogan cancels & a few meters, datestamps including 'COWWAR/VIC' (error for 'COWWARR'), Postal Stationery including 1930 1½d Postal Card unusually uprated for internal airmail & 'TWO/PENCE' on Oval 1½d Envelope unused, many used to the United States, condition variable but generally fine to very fine.(few 100) ��$500

373 CL Handy bundle of mostly commercial airmail covers including 1935 with Macarthur Dark Hills 2d pair, 1933 to Peru from the Peruvian Consul-General, 1935 to London with KGV 1/4d, 1935 to Malacca with 9d Roo & 1959 to North Borneo, etc, generally fine to very fine.(14) ��$300

Ex Lot 374 Lot 375

374 C A/B 1904-07 three Tatts covers to Hobart with Postage Dues Blank Tablet 2d x2 or 4d & 1906 PPC from GB with 'ALDERNEY' (Channel Islands) cds & Filled Tablet 1d tied by 'EDITHBURGH/SA' squared-circle. (4) ��$400†

375 C B 1913 commercial cover with Norddeutscher Lloyd imprint & endorsed "Abs Felix Fabian/Rabaul, Deutsch Neuguinea" both on the flap, to Germany apparently carried per favor to Fremantle where WA 2d & ½d Roo added and tied by Fremantle machine cancel, filing holes at left. Unusual. �� $400 70 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued)

Ex Lot 376

376 C A/A- 1913-14 combination frankings comprising 1) PPC to Germany with NSW ½d & 1d Roo; 2) cover to Germany with Victorian ½d & 1d Roo pair; and 3) philatelic cover with Tasmanian ½d & ½d Roo (3) ��$500

Lot 377

377 C B 1914 usage of large-part black/red parcels label with rare franking of First Wmk Large 'OS' 9d strip of 4 & Small 'OS' 4d orange pair tied by 'PARCEL POST/BRANCH/16SEP14/BRISBANE' cds, small black/white 'BRISBANE' parcel post label, a couple of minor perf faults, stamps Cat $1000+. The rate of 3/8d paid for an interstate parcel weighing between 6 & 7Lb (pounds). [The ACSC prices the 4d on cover at $1000; the 9d on cover is unpriced] ��$1,500

378 C C - commercial cover to Townsville with a very well centred Kangaroo 4d orange tied by very fine 'GOOMBUNGEE/QUEENSLAND' cds, scarce red & black/white registration label, toning mostly on the reverse. �� $250†

Lot 379 Ex Lot 380

379 C A 1915 (Mar 30) PPC to the Red Cross in Switzerland with ½d Roo & KGV 1d red x2 tied by scarce Warwick (Qld) machine cancel, 'PASSED CENSOR/30MR15/BRISBANE' cds in red, two strikes of a very small & very rare 'UNDELIVERABLE.' h/s (26x2mm) in rosine & another strike of the Censor cds of 15AP15 also in rosine. Unusual. ��$300† 71 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued)

380 C A/B 1917-25 commercial covers 1) 1917 to Switzerland with 2d Roo & ½d KGV; 2) 1918 to New York with 2½d Roo plus KGV ½d x3 & 1d tied by 'LATE/FEE - STOCK EXCHANGE/VIC' duplex; 3) 1917 to Switzerland with KGV 1d red single & block of 4, 'PINARO0/SA' squared-circles; 4) 1924 to Germany with 6d brown Roo, Horsham (Vic) cds & red/white registration label; & 5) 1925 to New Zealand with 6d brown Roo & KGV 1d green, Tanunda (SA) cds & red/white registration label. (5) ��$500†

381 CL B 1922 double-rate cover with printed "No Dutiable Matter whatever is contained in this letter", to Pennsylvania "per SS Makura" with scarce franking of Third Wmk Roos 6d milky greyish blue (Cat $500 on cover) tied by very fine 'SPECIAL/=SYDNEY=' cds. The rate was 4d for the first ounce + 2d for each successive ounce. ��$200

382 C (B) 1924 cover to Illinois with KGV 1½d green & Melbourne cds, boxed 'MUTILATED BY/STAMP CANCELLING/MACHINE' h/s & damage at right repaired with pieces of selvedge from a 1d violet sheet. The rate was 3d for the first ounce + 1½d for each successive ounce. ��$200†

383 C A/B 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge Souvenir Telegram with message "Greetings on Opening of Bridge" & SE Pylon cds of 19MR32, plus the matching envelope (flap removed) similarly cancelled. (2 items) �� $400

Ex Lot 384

384 C A - usage of 'SOUVENIR TELEGRAM' for Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with SE Pylon cds of 19MR32, plus the matching envelope with a largely very fine strike of the scarce 'SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE/ -1- ' reserve cds. (2 items) ��$600

385 CL B 1933 (May 26) long Vacuum Oil cover (266x114mm) to Burma with 6d brown Kangaroo 'VOCo' perfin & KGV 1d green tied by 'LATE FEE/SPENCER ST VIC' cds, TAA airmail label, 'RANGOON/16JUN33' arrival b/s, vertical fold at left. The rate was 2d per ounce Empire rate + 3d per ½oz domestic airmail supplement + 1d late fee. The postage paid does not conform to this rate structure & the 21 days transit time probably indicates carriage by sea at 2d per ounce x3 + 1d late fee = 7d. ��$150

386 C A- - commercial cover with Hudson Motor Car Co imprint & typed endorsement "By SS Maunganui", to the company's Detroit HQ with KGV 1d green x4 paying 3d rate + 1d late fee tied by the scarcer 30mm 'POSTED SHIP SIDE/SYDNEY' cds. ��$150

Lot 387

387 C A 1936 philatelic cover from New York USA to Victoria "Via Zeppelin Von Hindenburg" with Times Square cancels & large Lakehurst Zeppelin cachet in purple at left, Melbourne arrival b/s of 30MY36. Very scarce. [Rodney Perry's commercial cover from the same flight sold at auction for $5290. It was noted there that the covers were carried from London per Imperial Airways " Aurora" which developed engine trouble at Penang. A similar cover sold at our auction on 6/3/2015 for $1521] �� $750 72 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued)

Lot 388

388 CL B 1938 Tait Brothers airmail cover to Germany with rare franking of CofA Wmk 10/- grey & pink (Cat $1750 on cover) & QM 1d green for the late fee tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/MELBOURNE' cds, Athens transit b/s & Greek Currency Control cachet on the face, minor blemishes. The rate was 1/6d per half-ounce so this item is either overpaid (1/-) or, less likely, underpaid 6d. [NB: there was no airmail cds at the Melbourne GPO until 1939] ��$1,500

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Commemorative Covers/Datestamps

Lot 389

389 C A 2014 Shitbox Rally cover with a photograph & autographs of the intrepid Watson Brothers & their valiant Mini Van from Team BMC ("Break, Mend, Continue") , #17/100 carried from Perth to Darwin via the Kimberley and the infamous Gibb River Road. Original cost $50 with every penny going to the Cancer Council. This cover was bought by English dealer Martin Taylor, who donated it back so, again, the money raised will aid the Cancer Council. ��$50

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Flight Covers

390 C A 1934 (Jan 13) NSW-New Zealand AAMC #350 Kingsford Smith Air Services cover with KGV 2d tied by 'MASCOT/NSW' cds & NZ 1d tied by 'NEW PLYMOUTH' cds for the return flight, signed by the pilot "CKingsford Smith", Cat $650. ��$240 73 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Flight Covers (continued)

Lot 391

391 C 1934 (Oct 21) Brisbane-Fiji-Honolulu-San Francisco AAMC #455 flown by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith & PG Taylor in a Lockheed Altair 8D "Lady Southern Cross", Fiji transit cds on KGV 3d and Hawaii cds on USA 3c, Los Angeles arrival b/s of NOV5/1934, signed by Kingsford Smith, Cat $3250. This was the first eastward crossing of the Pacific by air, ��$2,000

392 C 1937 (Sep 22) Sydney-Thursday Island cover AAMC #766a flown and signed by Davis & Duryea on the first leg of their flight to Papua and New Guinea in a Sikorsky amphibian owned by Papuan Oil Development Co. [12 flown to the island]. ��$200

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military & Censor Mail

Lot 394 Lot 393

393 C B BOER WAR: 1902 OAS cover endorsed "CW St John Clarke Lt/4th Battn ACH" to Victoria with 'NEWCASTLE/NATAL' cds & '1D' tax h/s, unusually routed via Sydney (b/s) where 'MORE TO PAY/1D' h/s added, at Melbourne (b/s) 'T1D'-in-oval h/s added, Victoria Postage Due 1d tied by 'HAWTHORN' arrival cds. Very scarce: the Australian Commonwealth Horse arrived in South Africa only in April 1902 & hostilities ceased on 31/5/1902. ��$600†

394 C A- WORLD WAR I: 1917 PPC of SS "Mooltan" to Melbourne with KGV 1d red tied by Fremantle machine cancel of 19JUN17, message headed "No 1 Unit Mediterranean Forces AANS/Salonika AIF" & written at sea by a nurse en route to Greece. The only such item we have seen. Ex Tony Finlayson: acquired at the Prestige auction of 14/11/2014 for $506. [The British had requested Australia to send nurses to Salonica. The "Mooltan" departed Melbourne in June with 462 nurses aboard. The writer states "... some great time Adelaide, expect to get to Fremantle tomorrow...will write from Colombo..."] �� $450† 74 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military & Censor Mail (continued)

395 CPS WORLD WAR II: Two albums of covers from the one correspondence to Tasmania with some better postmarks including 'MIL PO MONA VALE', 'RAAF 4103', 'RAAF 4017', RAAF POs at Parkes, Somers, Shepparton etc, a few from Cressy RAAF (Vic) but with civilian cds, ' ML /NSW' & ' UL /NSW' relief cds, some interest in the censor & other cachets, later period from the UK including many Aerogrammes (several with oval '466 SQUADRON RAAF/ORDERLY ROOM' d/s on reverse, some with the letters enclosed, condition rather mixed. (120+) �� $250

396 C C - 1944-45 four covers to an Australian officer at Zentsuji POW Camp in Japan, each at the 5d concessional airmail rate, all censored in Melbourne & with Japanese censor "chops", some staining & one with a stamp removed, one with the brief original letter enclosed; also a post-liberation medical tag for Lieut Woods noting he was suffering from malnutrition.(5 items) �� $400

Lot 397

397 C A - 1944 blue/white printed POW postcard from the same correspondence at the 4d concessional airmail rate, also censored at Melbourne & with large Japanese "chop", remarkably fine. �� $400

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery

398 PS Selection with Roo 1d Letter Card ("ON THE MURRAY") CTO, long 4½d Registration Envelope unused & used to Germany (crease), used Wrappers ½d Roo, KGV ½d+½d and 1d red etc, also Papua 1d Postal Card unused (stained at left) etc, a bit scrappy but useful. (21 items) ��$200

Lot 399 Lot 400

399 PS B POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1911 Fullface 1d with 'OS/NSW' perfin #P23ea for Sydney Harbour Trust, local usage in 1913, minor aging, Cat $1000. Rare. A new discovery; only the third example - all used - recorded. [The ACSC states "The 'OS/NSW' puncture is believed to derive from a small quantity of these cards being included with 1d Kangaroo cards sent for puncturing. Only two used examples [and none unused] are recorded". It should also be noted that because BW #P1 was not released in NSW, this is the earliest possible 'OS/NSW' perfin on an Australian Postal Card. John Sinfield's example - minor corner bend - sold at the Prestige auction of 8/11/2013 for $1840] �� $1,000

400 PS A- - 1913 Kangaroo 1d red with Heading Plate 1 & 'OS/NSW' Perfin BW #P24(1)eb, printed notice for Sydney Harbour Trust, used at Sydney in 1913, Cat $400. [The Sydney machine cancel is most unusual; the datehead is a "bridge" type that does not include the year, which is between the continuous bars] �� $250 75 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery (continued)

Lot 403 Lot 401

401 PS A ENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER: 1913 Kangaroo ½d green on blue stock #ES1 for The Shire of Colac, unused, Cat $400. ��$300

402 PS AEROGRAMMES: Partly mounted & annotated collection mostly unused but including 7d Airletter to Egypt x2, a range of First Day Issues & some with pictorial datestamps, two OHMS types with 'SPECIMEN' h/s in violet, etc. �� $150†

403 PS B LETTER SHEETS - STO: 1918 (Sep) 1d red Die 1 with '1' under the flap BW #LSS5 uprated for the war tax with Adelaide 'PAID ½D' slogan cancel of 2NOV18, remarkably with the address label intact, central vertical wrinkling, Cat $2000. [The roneo'd letter dated 'September 1918' urges the addressee to read a pamphlet being sent separately & states "[it] will prove to you...that our quarrel is just and righteous...We were driven to take up arms by [Germany's] malignant aggression...our very life depended on checking her lust for world dominion...Australia's quarrel was, and is, the quarrel of Britain and the Empire..." and finally "...if you are convinced...submit your name for the voluntary Recruiting Ballot...". Nine days later the Armistice was signed] �� $750

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots

Ex Lot 404

404 *O Basic collection with pickings from all Colonies/States including high values, officials, revenues etc, useful mint selections & some postmark interest, condition variable. Viewing is likely to be rewarded. (100s) �� $750

405 CPS Small group with NSW two Paquebot PPCs, Queensland taxed PPC to South Africa & two very fine used scenic Postal Cards in purple-brown & orange-brown, WA 2d perf 'OS' on cover with embossed WA Coat of Arms on the flap, etc, generally fine to very fine.(9) �� $250†

406 ** A/B STAMP DUTY: c.1940s issues for NSW ten values to £1; Queensland nine values to 20/-; and Victoria thirteen values to £1; some minor toning, unmounted. (32) �� $250

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NEW SOUTH WALES

Lot 407 Lot 408 Lot 409

407 O A/A- 1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) Hard Bluish Paper 1d pale red SG 6 horizontal pair [19-20], margins just touching - at upper-right - to large, BN '46' of Gundagai, Cat £950+. ��$600

408 F A - Plate II (Horizontally Lined Background) Early Impressions 2d indigo with No Whip SG 21e [8], good even margins, bars cancel of Sydney clear of the variety, Cat £450. Ex Guy Hutson. �� $350

409 F A 1851-63 Laureates Thick Yellowish Paper 1d carmine with No Leaves to Right of 'SOUTH' SG 44a, margins just clear to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, fine strike of BN '64' (with Reversed '4') of Maitland well clear of the variety, Cat £500. A premium-grade example of the variety. ��$500†

410 G A/A- 1888-89 Centennial Large 'NSW' Wmk on Revenue Paper 1d mauve SG 259a vertical strip of 3 from the left of the sheet Imperf at Left and with Marginal Watermark 'SOU' Only, Sydney duplex of OC5/89. ��$150

Lot 412

Lot 411 Lot 413

411 F A POSTAGE DUES: 1891-97 Perf 10 20/- green BW #ND37 (SG D10) wing-margin example from the right of the left-hand pane, very fine 'SYDNEY/MR24/NOON/93' cds. The only postally used example we have recorded. Chris Ceremuga Certificate(2015) states "Great rarity with cds cancel - only example known to me". [CTO stamps with concentric ovals cancels from presentation or collectors' sets are common, Cat $100 (£100) only. The ACSC "Postage Dues" (2014 Edn) lists the NSW and Victoria issues for the first time, and states "An apparently genuinely used example from Kiama dated DE9/1900 is in the institutionalised HL White Collection. No postally used examples have been recorded in private hands"] ��$5,000

412 * A A2 OFFICIAL OVERPRINTS: 1882-85 Wmk '40' Perf 10 3d yellow-green with Double Overprint One Albino SG O22aa, characteristic rough perfs, large-part o.g., undercatalogued at £150. RPSofV Certificate (2009) as SG O22var. Gibbons listed this variety only from the 2010 edition. ��$300†

413 */** A -1888-90 Centennial 2d Emu with Double Overprint One Albino SG O40aa block of 4, virtually full o.g. with the lower units being unmounted. Unpriced by Stanley Gibbons. [The albino overprint is displaced 3mm to the left] ��$600

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NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History

Lot 414 Lot 415

414 C B 1850 outer to London with a very fine example of Sydney Views 3d yellow-green/yellowish paper SG 39 [14; excellent colour & large even margins] tied by bars cancel, light Sydney cds of OC*14/1850 in red alongside, poor London arrival b/s, horizontal filing fold at the base & faults on the reverse, pencil-signed by "W Balasse" & "AD" (Alberto Diena). The stamp is graded "A" & is quite exceptional for a 3d on cover. ��$2,500

415 C (B) 1866 cover endorsed "Per SS Hero via/Torres Straits Batavia/& Marseilles", to Nottinghamshire with Perf 13 8d red-orange SG 167a (and a 2d stamp lost) tied by Sydney duplex of '66/JY31', fair 'WORKSOP/OC30/66' arrival b/s, repaired flap faults. A great rarity of maritime mail. Hero was diverted from a Sydney-New Zealand service to succeed "Souchays" on the experimental Torres Strait service between Brisbane & Batavia, thence to Europe. Her first departure from Moreton Bay was scheduled for 4/8/1866. However, the propeller shaft seized & she had to be beached for repairs, finally departing 20/8/1866 & missing the French mailboat at Batavia. Colin Tabeart at pp367-8 states the only recorded cover endorsed for this service was dated at Sydney -/8/1866 with a Worksop arrival of OC21/66 indicating carriage from Sydney per P&O "Massilia", departed Alexandria 5/10/1866; arrived Southampton 20/10/1866. The cover here - almost certainly from this same correspondence - arrived 9 days later. Our assessment is largely in line with Tabeart's reasoning: carried per "Hero" to Batavia, arriving 8/9/1866; then Dutch ship "Minister Franzen van den Putte" departed Batavia 15/9/1866, arrived Singapore 19/9/1866; then per French ship - probably in a closed bag - arriving Marseilles 28/10/1866. Colin Tabeart suggests carriage from Singapore per P&O but the extension dates from Galle do not conform to that theory. What is clear is that this is the first cover to be recorded per "Hero" via Torres Strait. �� $400

Lot 416

416 P A- POSTAL CARDS: 1897 Scenic Issue printer's proof on very thin card with printed banner in red but no stamp & "KATOOMBA FALLS, NS WALES" in black on the reverse, a couple of very minor blemishes. Rare. Ex Dr Ed Druce and John Bell (NSW). A group of 29 of these delightful essays came to light only in 1984, comprising six different designs in a range of colours, some with 'Stamp'-within-a-box printed on the address side. They were almost certainly prepared by William Gullick, the NSW Government Printer. All have minor abrasions on the address side where removed from a reference book. �� $1,000 78 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued)

Ex Lot 417

417 C POSTMARKS: Shoebox of mostly PPCs with cds 'ADELONG' to 'YOUNG' many with numerals, stated to have very little duplication, noted scarce postmarks & numeral ties and many closed offices, condition very variable & quality of the strikes rather mixed but an excellent basis for expansion. Ex John Forrest.(340+) �� $450†

418 SΔC - Seven pages of Newtown markings with Rays '182' Type 1 (rated R) x3, Type 2 range including on a Tatts cover with superb triple-oval 'REGISTERED/NEWTOWN NSW' d/s & 'REG No' h/s both in rosine, various duplexes including on 5d on 1891 registered cover to Victoria, etc. Ex John Forrest. (67 + 10 covers) ��$100

QUEENSLAND

Lot 419 Lot 420

Lot 422

419 G A 1860 Large Star Imperf 1d carmine-rose SG 1, large even margins with full outer framelines, rich colour, indistinct Barred Numeral cancel, Cat £800. An unusually large & attractive example of "Number One". ��$750†

420 Ω A- 1868-78 Crown/Q Perf 12 4d yellow First Transfer SG 102, unusually well centred, a couple of minor blemishes, unused, Cat £1400. A very scarce stamp in unused condition. �� $850†

421 * A/B 1880 High Value Lithographs 2/- blue SG 119 horizontal pair, the second unit with a minor thin, large-part o.g., Cat £280+. ��$200†

422 * A B2 1882-95 Large Chalons Thick Revenue Paper 5/- bright rose SG 159 block of 4, some characteristic irregular perfs, part- to large-part o.g., Cat £192++. A very scarce multiple. �� $250 79 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

QUEENSLAND (continued)

Lot 426 Lot 423

423 G A 1882 Second Sidefaces with Lined Background Perf 12 2d blue horizontal pair Imperforate Between SG 168a, indistinct Barred Numeral cancellation, undercatalogued at £3000. RPSofL Certificate (2007). Ken Scudder at page 122 states "On at least one occasion, a vertical line of perforations was omitted, as pairs imperforate between are known". Both stamps are also imperforate at the top but this may be the result of trimmed perforations, although the upper margin is 1mm from the design. �� $4,000

424 Ω A/A- POSTAL FISCALS: 1871-72 SmallerChalons Wmk Crown/Q Perf 13 6d 1/- 2/- 2/6d 5/- & 10/-, unused, Gibbons Cat £1750. [Under ultra-violet light, we could see no trace of cancellations having been removed. However, without being expertised, a conservative estimate is warranted] (6) ��$300

425 *Ω STAMP DUTY: 1901 KEVII 1d violet to 10/- brown (ex 2/6d), condition variable, unused or large-part o.g., Elsmore Online at $170. (9) ��$100

QUEENSLAND - Postal History

426 C A- 1874 neat cover to Yorkshire "via Sydney/& San Francisco" with 3d greenish grey & 6d yellow-green tied by 'BRISBANE/ 2 /JA14/74/QUEENSLAND' cds, 'WHITBY/MR10/74' arrival b/s, piece of the flap missing. Carried per "City of Melbourne", departed Sydney 17/1/1872, arrived San Francisco 17/2/1874; "Russia" departed New York 25/2/1874, arrived Queenstown 8/3/1874. �� $250†

Lot 427 Lot 428

427 C B 1900 local cover with Boer War Charity 1d SG 264a tied by 'WARWICK/JY1801/+QUEENSLAND+' cds, the reverse stained. ��$300†

428 PS A POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1911 Four LIne Heading on Undivided Face as HG 17 with 'OS' perfin, for Department of Public Lands, to Gayndah in 1913 with Brisbane machine cancel. Very rare: unlisted in Higgins & Gage and only the second example we have recorded. �� $1,000

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Ex Lot 429

429 G/F A/B Classic selection comprising London Printings 1d with almost full margins, 2d a very large single & a strip of 4 with almost full margins and 6d single & pair all with full margins; Adelaide Printings 2d x2, 6d (small corner nick) & 1/- orange (apparently the imperf issue); Second Roulettes 1/- yellow; and 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d yellow four of six different positions of the overprint; a few small problems but generally very fine.(18) �� $1,000

Lot 430 Lot 432

Lot 431

430 F A 1856-58 Adelaide Printings 1d deep yellow-green SG 5, margins close to good, 'PAID/ADELAIDE GPO' cds in blue, Cat £550. Ex Michael Haden. ��$150

431 Ω A - 1d yellow-green SG 6, margins close to good, unused, Cat £8500. A beautiful example of this rare stamp: only a handful of unused examples across both shades have been recorded. [Michael Blake's slightly larger example sold at the Prestige auction of 7/2/2014 for $9200] �� $6,000

432 F A - 1d yellow-green SG 6, margins just shaved - at lower-right - to huge with a fragment of the adjoining unit below, neat void cancel of the GPO, Cat £650. An unusually fine example of this scarce stamp. ��$450

Lot 433 Lot 434 Lot 435

433 * A 1860-69 Second Roulettes 4d dull violet SG 27, remarkably well centred with the rouletting clear of the design on all sides, large-part o.g., Cat £140. A premium example. �� $250

434 Ω A - 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d orange-red SG 35, unused, Cat £425. �� $250 81 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued)

435 * B 1870-71 Perf 10 '3-PENCE' in Red on 4d dull ultramarine SG 91, one short perf at the top, large-part (brown) o.g., Cat £1200. A rare stamp. [Dr Donald Pearce stated in "Shilling Violet" (Dec 1991) that "discolouration of the paper...is the norm". Michael Blake's unused example - no gum & a little aged - sold for $1380] ��$500

Ex Lot 436 Ex Lot 438 Lot 439 Ex Lot 440

436 *Ω 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 'SPECIMEN' Overprints comprising 12mm Overprint on 2/6d 5/- 10/- £10 £15 & £20; 17mm Overprint on 10/- £1 £3 £4 (defective) & £5; and the rare 18mm Overprint on 2/6d 5/- & £1; also Perf 11½-12½ £20 reprint; a few problems but generally good to fine & mostly with large-part o.g. (15) ��$500

437 Ω*/A- A - Perf 10 50/- dull pink (no gum), £4 lemon-yellow (no gum) & £5 grey (large-part o.g.) each with 12½x2mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Cat £1200 for a set of 14. [The original Perf 10 issue is very scarce with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint. Despite Gibbons' note below SG 208a about most 'SPECIMEN' sets being reprints of the Perf 11½-12½ stamps, such sets are routinely advertised as being catalogued at £1200, with auction prices often approaching/exceeding $1000. Caveat emptor] (3) ��$150

438 * A/B - Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to £20 SG 195a-208a reprints (ex £5 brown & £15) all with 12½x2mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, some characteristic perf & gum problems, large-part o.g. Ex Ed Williams. (12) �� $350

439 * B B2 - Perf 11½-12½ £20 claret SG 208a reprint with the Watermark Inverted, 12½x2mm 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, a bit aged, large-part o.g. Ex Ed Williams: sold for $308 at the Prestige auction of 26/1/2002. [Ed Williams stated that only one sheet of 60 was printed with the watermark inverted] �� $250

440 * 1904-12 Thick 'POSTAGE' Crown/SA 6d to £1 SG 284-292 & Crown/A 3d to 5/- SG 298-305, condition variable but the £1 is very fine, Cat £980 (minimum).(17) �� $350

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History

Lot 441

441 PS B NORTHERN TERRITORY: 1920 commercial usage of KGV 4d orange Registration Envelope with red Star on Flap, to Holland with large-part '[P]ARAP/8AP20/[NORT]HERN TERRITORY' cds (ERD) - a very fine strike on the reverse - and superb 'PARAP N.T.' h/s in violet in lieu of a registration label, removal of 2d stamp hardly detracts. Rated RRRR. Parap (1) renamed from Paraparap 1/12/1918; closed 8/10/1921. ��$150

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SQUARED-CIRCLE DATESTAMPS

442 S A A2- Blackfellows Creek: 'BLACKFE[LLOWS] CREEK/SE13/94/S.A' largely fine strike on 2d orange. Rated RRRR. PO 12/4/1894; closed 31/5/1895. ��$150

443 C B A1+ Bookpurnong: 'BOOKPURNONG/OC15/04//S.A' superb b/s on a much-travelled large-part OHMS cover. Rated RRR. PO 2/4/1904; closed 15/1/1917. ��$150

444 PS A- A1 Bright: 'BRIGHT/DE17/09/S-A' two fine to very fine strikes on 1d Postal Card. Rated RRR. PO 1/9/1891; RO 19/5/1917; closed 31/10/1917. ��$150

445 C A- A1- Canowie: 'CANOWIE/OC22/07/S-A' two largely very fine strikes on 2d violet pair on Tatts cover. Rated RRR. PO 1/9/1867; RO 1/2/1918; closed 12/2/1924. ��$150

Lot 446 Ex Lot 453

446 C B A1- Frome Downs: 'FROME DOWNS/01 2/12/S-A' three good to very fine strikes on 1d red x5 on Shierlaw front, curved 'REGISTERED/No...' h/s. Rated RRRR. PO 31/12/1905; RO -/10/1910; closed 31/8/1918. �� $250

447 S A A2+ Holder (1): '[H]OLDER/NO21/9-/[S-]A' (no year slug) superb strike on DLR 1d. Rated RRRR. PO 1/8/1894; closed 30/7/1903. ��$150

448 C A A1- Innamincka: 'INNAMINCKA/DE4/08/S-A' largely very fine strike on 1d red on PPC. Rated RRRR. PO 1881; RO 1910; closed 31/12/1923. �� $250

449 C B A1 Longwood: 'LONGWOOD/SE--/--/S-A' (day slug only) very fine strike on 1d on birthday PPC, minor blemishes. Rated RRRR. PO 2/4/1898; RO 1910; PO 1/7/1927. �� $250

450 PS B A1 Loxton's Hut: 'LOXTON'S HUT/AU23/04/S-A' (indistinct date) very fine strike on 1d Postal Card to Renmark. Rated RRR. PO 17/11/1895; renamed Loxton 1/4/1908. [The message headed "Pyap Aug 22 1904" states "The boaring [sic] is 140 feet deep and not a supply of water yet"] ��$150

451 Δ A- A1 Mount Schanck (2): 'MOUNT SCHANCK/FE("12")/13/S-A' (during the RO period) largely superb strike on piece from Land Tax form signed by the postmaster "M Doman". Rated RRRR. RO 6/2/1911; PO 1/7/1927; closed 28/9/1984. [This office may have avoided being renamed during World War I because "shank" didn't sound German! After all, that's how Rodney Overton spelled it] ��$100

452 S A A2+ Quondong: '[QU]ONDONG/DE7/85/S-A' superb strike on 2d orange. Rated RRRR. PO 1/9/1884; renamed Pine Valley 12/11/1900. ��$200

COMMONWEALTH PERIOD CIRCULAR DATESTAMPS

453 C A 1935 Howard Johnson covers from 'CARPA' (B2), 'CHANDADA' (A1, provisional registration label), 'COOLCHA' (A2) & light 'CUNLIFFE' (B1, red/white label). All rated RRR. [John Bell's similar but non-registered covers sold at the Prestige auction of 14/11/2014 for $546] (4) �� $400

454 C A A1- Carrow: 'CARROW/21SE14/STH AUSTRALIA' largely very fine strike on 1d Roo on Shierlaw front. Rated RRR. PO -/12/1911; renamed Port Neil 1/12/1933. ��$150

455 C A A3 Mount Lyndhurst (2): 'MT LYND[HURST]/22JE--/S.A.' very fine strike on KGV 1d red on Shierlaw front. Rated RRRR. RO -/4/1915; PO 16/9/1915; RO 1/12/1917; PO 1/8/1926; closed 30/6/1930. ��$150

456 C A- A1 Muljarra: 'MULJARRA/12DE18/S.A.' (ERD) largely superb strike on KGV ½d green & 1d red on Shierlaw front. Rated RRR. From Pata (1) 1/10/1918; renamed Pata (2) 1/11/1929. ��$150

457 C B A1+ Muston (1): 'MUSTON/27OC15/STH AUST' superb strike on KGV 1d red on Shierlaw front. Rated RRRR. TO 23/8/1910; RO 19/9/1910; PO 16/9/1915; closed 1924. [Kangaroo Island] ��$150 83 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

TASMANIA

458 *O Mostly used range on Hagners with some postally used Chalons, handy lot of Sidefaces, Pictorials to 6d x9 (one mint), perfins including 'T' on 1899 5d & 6d and 'OS' on 4d & 5d, postal fiscals & revenues group, etc, condition very mixed, some postmark interest. (400+) ��$200

Lot 459

459 Ω (B) 1853 Couriers Medium Soft Yellowish Paper 1d pale blue SG 1, three good to large margins & just touching the outer frameline at the top, skilfully ironed-out crease, a bit grubby, Cat £9500. A very rare unused "Number One". BPA Certificate (1958). ��$2,000†

Lot 460

460 R A - 4d Plate II reprinted complete sheet of 24 (6x4) from the defaced plate in yellow-orange, 'Printed by H&C Best' and 'CW Coard Sc' imprints at the base. Ex Wise (1951). �� $1,000 84 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

TASMANIA (continued)

Lot 461

461 P A/(A) 1855 Chalons Wmk Large Star 2d imperforate plate proof block of 4 in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, margins close to good, ironed-out creases. Blocks are very scarce. �� $850†

Lot 463

Lot 462

462 G (A-) 1856-57 No Watermark 2d dull emerald-green SG 20, margins just touching - at lower-right - to good, ironed-out vertical crease, BN '60', Cat £900. ��$200†

463 * A C1 1903 V/Crown Sidefaces 9d blue with the Watermark Sideways BW #T65Aaa (SG 242c) overprinted 'SPECIMEN', large-part o.g. Very rare, and the only example known to us. ��$300†

TASMANIA - Postal History

Lot 464

464 CL (B) 1894 OHMS cover with the heading & 'Tasmanian Government/Railways' imprint scored-through, to Victoria with Sidefaces De La Rue strip of 3 & Local Printing 4d buff tied by four of five strikes of the rare boxed 'LOOSE/SHIP LETTER' h/s of Melbourne (b/s), folded at left, minor tonespots & repaired opening tears clear of the stamps & postmarks. Ex Roger Hosking. �� $400 85 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

TASMANIA - Postal History (continued)

Lot 465

465 C B 1895 commercial cover to Victoria with Sidefaces De La Rue 1d pair & 2d x2 tied by two strikes of the boxed 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER' h/s of Melbourne (b/s), minor aging. Ex Roger Hosking. ��$300

466 C A/B 1926-28 commercial covers with 'PAID AT/HOBART' continuous machine cancels & eight different slogans all in red, minor duplication, generally fine(17) ��$100

VICTORIA

Lot 467 Lot 468

467 G B 1850-57 Half-Lengths Thomas Ham Original State of the Dies (Very Little Colour above 'VICTORIA') 1d dull chocolate-brown SG 1b [8], characteristically tiny margins except at base where a little cut-into which is compensated for by an unusually large margin at the top with a fragment of the adjoining unit [3], Butterfly '1' cancel of Melbourne, Cat £2500. RPSofV Certificate (2015). An attractive example of this rare stamp. [Geoff Kellow at page 32 states that the chocolate-brown shade "is about twice as scarce as the orange-browns" SG 1a, which Gibbons prices at £2250, or 90% of SG 1b!] �� $1,500†

468 F A- - Second State of the Die (More Colour above 'VICTORIA')1d pale dull red-brown SG 5a, almost full margins - just shaved at right - with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left, neat Butterfly '15' cancel of Geelong, Cat £450. Unusually fine for this issue. �� $250†

Lot 469 Lot 470

469 Ω C - Second State of the Dies (Fine Border & Coarse Background) 2d grey-lilac SG 6, 3½ margins - shaved at upper right, unused, Cat £6000, RPSV Certificate (2004) states "Genuine with evidence of surface rubbing, cleaning and regumming". ��$500

470 Ω B - Third State of the Dies (Framelines Added) 1d dull red SG 8a, almost full margins except at upper- left where a little cut-into & with the lower frameline from the adjoining unit above, tiny thin spot & an ironed-out vertical crease at right, unused, Cat £4500. Rare. Apex (2013) & RPSofV (2015) Certificates. [Gary Diffen had no unused example of SG 8 or 8a. His two unused examples of SG 9a - both with faults, Cat £4000 - sold for £1920 & £1320 respectively in November 2007] �� $1,500† 86 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

VICTORIA (continued)

Lot 471 Lot 472

471 H A+ - JS Campbell & Co 1d orange-red SG 23 marginal horizontal pair [13-14] from the left of the sheet, margins just clear to huge, two bold/superb strikes of Barred Oval '2' of Geelong, Cat £280++. A beautiful & superb multiple. RPSofV Certificate (2015). [This pair came to us with a BPA Certificate (1998) as the rare "rose" shade SG 23a, Cat £1500++. This was clearly wrong. However, in the BPA's defence, this is a common error, but it highlights why Australian stamps - and especially shades - need to be expertised by people who handle them regularly. Geoff Kellow at page 51 states "The rose shade is often misidentified...Proper identification depends on paper characteristics, or the presence of known Campbell secondary flaws] ��$400†

472 G A+ - Campbell & Fergusson 1d dull red SG 26b, an unusually large example with railroad margins on all sides, Barred Oval '1' of Melbourne, Cat £110. Superb! ��$200†

Lot 473

473 E A- 1857-63 Emblems essays by William Bell on a single piece of thin wove paper (70x29mm) with three die proofs in black adapted from the same Head but with two of them on a circular rather than oval field, the first of just the Head with the background too heavily engraved, the others with 'VICTORIA' and 'SIX PENCE' (lower-left corner unfinished) or 'TWO PENCE' (lower-right corner unfinished) & Small Numerals Added, a couple of insignificant blemishes. It's odd that Bell produced a 6d value when the tender specified production of 1d 2d & a new 4d denomination only: perhaps they had been prepared earlier in anticipation of new designs being required. Ex Rodney Perry and Ken Barelli. See "Stamps of Victoria" at page 108. ��$5,000

Lot 474

474 Ω B/C - 1857 Large Star 1d deep green SG 41a horizontal strip of 4, margins just touching - at left - to good, a bit soiled on the reverse & a few small defects but of generally very fine appearance, unused, Cat £1100++. A very rare strip. Ex Ken Barelli. �� $1,000 87 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 475

Lot 476

475 Ω B 1857 Woodblocks Experimental Separations Rouletted at the GPO6d orange SG 53a with full margins & rouletted at the top & right, shallow thin, unused. Rare & unpriced unused by Stanley Gibbons. ��$1,000†

476 G A+ - Compound Serrated 18-19 x Serpentine Roulette 10-10½ at the Top 6d orange-yellow SG 61 marginal example from the right of the sheet, extraordinarily well centred, BN '1' cancel of Melbourne, Cat £600. Almost certainly the finest example in existence of this underrated stamp, of which only 7000 were issued: see Kellow at page 92. Ex Roland Geitenbeek. RPSofV Certificate (2015) ��$2,000

Lot 477

477 C B - Pin-Perf Roulette about 10 6d dull orange [36], rouletted at left & right but cut from the sheet to preserve the design resulting in margins close - at the base - to large, minor soiling; tied to outer by Barred Numeral '1' of Melbourne (part-b/s of AP/1856), to London "pr Earl of Sefton", light but clear 'AUSTRALIAN/PAID/LIVERPOOL/JY16/*858/=PACKET=' cds & London arrival of the next day both in red on the face, minor blemishes & a small repair at the top of the cover. A great rarity; unlisted by Gibbons. Ex JRW Purves, Rodney Perry and Roland Geitenbeek. Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 93: at page 94 he states "Several examples are known with a pin perforation gauging about 10...including two covers dated in 1856 and 1857...[They] must be classed, in the absence of any other evidence, as private and unofficial". RPSofV Certificate (2015) states "it is genuine, correctly rated and the stamp belongs". This unusual form of separation predates by at least 18 months Calvert's official experiments of October 1857. It was almost certainly a private expedient that was clearly unsatisfactory, because any attempt to separate the stamps along such widely spaced roulettes would inevitably have resulted in damage to all units. In this case, presumably after initial attempts to tear the stamps apart had failed miserably, the sender resorted to a pair of scissors. The use of this unofficial separation is clearly analogous to Britain's Archer Roulettes - Cat £25,000 for a single mint stamp - and similar expedients in other countries. A classic Belgian cover with private roulettes - Ex Gary Kasparov - sold at auction in April 2012 for €200,000 plus commission. Admittedly, this classic Victorian cover is neither as attractive nor as valuable as the Belgian cover but it is just as rare. ��$5,000 88 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 478

478 Ω A 1861 Woodblocks 6d black with 'SIX/PENCE' Watermark SG 102, an unusually large & well centred example, Cat £350. A remarkable example of this underrated stamp, probably because it is listed by Gibbons well away from the other Woodblock issues. Ex Roland Geitenbeek. RPSofV Certificate (2015) ��$1,500

Ex Lot 480 Lot 479

479 * A D1 1884 Stamp Statute V/Crown 4d rose with the watermark inverted (as usual) SG 222, large-part o.g., Cat £1100. Rare. ��$1,000†

480 V/F A/A+ 1884-96 Large Stamp Duty 3/- drab, 5/- rosine, 6/- apple-green, 10/- blue-green, 15/- brown, £1 orange x2 (one on Yellow Paper), £1/5/- pink, £1/10/- pale olive, £2 blue, 45/- mauve & £10 lilac, all CTO with large-part o.g., Cat £1240+ (without gum). Several are superb! Ex Colonel Harrie Evans: sold for $720 at the Prestige auction of 4/5/2002. [The 6/- 10/- & £1 on Yellow are dated 5DE/00; and the top five denominations are dated AP18/01](12) �� $750

Lot 481

481 V A A1 1900 Boer War Charity 1d & 2d SG 374-5, exceptional centring, tied to a single piece by contemporary Melbourne postal cds, Cat £310. Postal usage (albeit philatelic) is much scarcer than mint or CTO examples. �� $250

482 Ω A C1 1901-10 V/Crown 2d mauve plate proof on brownish cartridge paper BW #V58PP(2), corner pair, Cat $1500. ��$100

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Lot 483

483 P A - KEVII £1 die proof Fourth State with White Line of Collar Strengthened BW #V125DP(4) in blue on thick wove paper (70x82mm); and £2 die proof First State with the King's Beard Rounded at the Base BW #130DP(1) in blue on thin greenish wove paper (63x106mm); both are very fine, Cat $30,000 (2004). Ex JRW Purves and Rodney Perry. The KEVII High Values are Commonwealth Period issues, which supports our vendor's opinion that these are among the most significant proofs of Victoria. [The One Pound is the only recorded example. One other example of the Two Pounds is recorded] �� $55,000†

Lot 484 Lot 485 Lot 486

484 * A B1 OFFICIALS: 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 12½ £1 salmon-pink perf 'OS' BW #V127Ab (SG 431), large-part o.g., undercatalogued at $600 (£300 without perfin). Most examples of this and the next two lots are CTO from presentation/collector sets. Mint - and commercially used - examples are much scarcer, which is not reflected in the ACSC prices (2004). Gibbons have not yet listed and priced 'OS' perfins on State issues which, in our opinion, is an unfortunate shortcoming of that reference work. �� $1,000

485 * A A2 - 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 12½ £1 rose perf 'OS' BW #V127Cb (SG 431a), exceptional centring, characteristic rough perfs, large-part o.g., undercatalogued at $600 (£300 without perfin). ��$800

486 * A B1 - 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 12½ £2 dull blue perf 'OS' BW #V132b (SG 432), very well centred, very lightly mounted large-part o.g., undercatalogued at $1200 (£750 without perfin). ��$2,000

487 R A/(B) REPRINTS: 1857-63 Emblems 2d pulls from a single defaced electro in black & in dull blue both on unsurfaced stout paper & very fine, and in blue-green - minor toning & a repaired tear well clear of the impression - & in purple both on highly surfaced paper with some rubbing, all 115x147mm. Most such proofs have been significantly reduced. Fullsize examples, as here, are rarely available. �� $350 90 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 489 Ex Lot 488 Lot 490

488 O A REVENUES: 1886-96 Fergusson & Mitchell £5 to £9 Bicolours, very fresh with none of the usual pinholes, neat manuscript cancels. (5) ��$300

489 * A+ C1 - post-1900 Perf 11 £1/10/- dull olive/toned paper, virtually full o.g. very lightly mounted. Rare & superb! RPSofV Certificate (2015). [This stamp came to us with a BPA Certificate (1998) as SG 275, Cat £4250. Obviously the committee didn't have a perforation gauge handy: SG 275 is Perf 12½] ��$400†

490 G A - QV Long Type £5 blue & maroon with 'CATTLE' Overprint (14x2¼mm), circular cancellation in violet. Very few examples have been recorded. �� $250†

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Lot 491

491 C A- 1850 (Nov 12) cover to Sydney endorsed "Per Shamrock" but crossed-out & amended in the same hand to "Per Overland Mail" with very rare franking of Ham 1d dull red SG 8a horizontal abnormal pair [5-28, the right-hand unit being substituted for 6] with almost full margins (the left-hand unit with White Flaw Obliterating the Upper-Right Corner), Butterfly '1' cancels of Melbourne (b/s) & Sydney arrival b/s of NO*19/1850, minor blemishes. Ex JRW Purves, Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. Rodney Perry Certificate (2006, unsigned). [Abnormal pairs are very scarce, and usage on cover is quite remarkable] ��$3,000

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Lot 492

492 C A 1851 entire letter to Geelong with a very fine example of Ham's Second State (More Colour above 'VICTORIA') 1d pale red-brown SG 5 tied - unusual for Half-Length covers - by very fine Butterfly '1' of Melbourne, 'MELBOURNE/ MY*7/1851/PORT PHILLIP' & Geelong arrival b/s of the same day. A delightful Half-Lengths cover, & certainly one of the finest we have ever handled.Ex Guy Linfield and Gary Diffen: sold 14/11/2007 for £4465. [The inland rate was 2d, & the town rate was 1d, so this item should have been taxed or returned for additional postage. According to the Gary Diffen sale catalogue "Eight covers are recorded in this shade and this is probably the finest"] ��$4,500†

Ex Lot 493

493 C 1855-80 goldmining group with crowned-oval 'HEPBURN' d/s on 1855 piece, then seven covers (two - one a front only - are registered) with various Classic frankings including Woodblocks Imperf 2/- & Perf 12 2/-, scarce cds of 'EGANSTOWN', 'GAFFNEYS CK', 'KANGAROOFLAT' (one word) & 'YANDOIT' noted, all but one with various 'PD' (Paid to Destination) markings, rather scruffy but value at the estimate. [Priced by a European dealer for €1750] (8 items) ��$500

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Lot 494

494 CL A 1857 double-rate mercantile cover to London "Per Simla & Overland" with Emblems 4d brown- vermilion SG 42a x2 (one an apparently enormous upper-left corner stamp, the other with 3 good to large margins) plus No Watermark 2d grey-lilac SG 45a x2 (both with margins at places) all overlapped & tied by BN '2' of Geelong (b/s of MY*27/1857), superb London arrival cds of 3AU3/1857 in red on the face. A very pretty cover. Carried "Simla", departed Melbourne 31/5/1857, arrived Suez 12/7/1857; then per "Scamander", departed Alexandria 14/7/1857, arrived Southampton 1/8/1857. Ex Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. [The writer speaks of a decline in demand for gin but " ...we have no doubt we shall soon see an improvement"] �� $1,000

Lot 495 Lot 497

495 C A- - small local cover with Emblems Imperf 1d pair (margins good to large) tied by BN '3' of 'CASTLEMAINE' (oval b/s), two very fine strikes of the unframed-oval 'ADVERTISED/AND/ UNCLAIMED' h/s. Delightful. [Many itinerant goldminers had their mail addressed to the closest post office. As there was no delivery and notification system, acceptance of mail required the personal attendance of the addressee. Often, unsuccessful miners moved to "greener pastures" without advising the post office of their whereabouts (often unknown in advance). Ken Barelli's similar cover sold at the Prestige auction of 2/5/2014 for $1265] ��$800†

496 CL B - internal cover with Emblems 4d dull rose SG 44 marginal horizontal corner (?) pair from the right of the sheet (margins good to huge except at upper-left where there is a small fault), superb "socked on the nose" BN '1' of Melbourne (b/s of AU18/1857), very fine 'GEELONG/[crown]/*AU19/1857/VICTORIA' arrival b/s (the star incorrectly & unusually positioned to the left of the month slug), vertical & horizontal folds well clear of the stamps. Ex Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. ��$200

497 C A- 1858 internal cover with Emblems 4d rose-pink SG 65 irregularly separated single just tied to outer by BN '57', largely fine oval 'KYNETON/[crown]/1*MA/1858/VICTORIA' (1st March, not May) & Melbourne arrival b/s. This is a significant cover because it proves that No Watermark imperf stamps were issued prior to the cancellation for fraud & theft of Calvert's contract, in April 1858. Ex CL Pack, BD Forster, Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. ��$500 93 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 499 Lot 498

498 C B - double-rate mourning cover to England with Emblems 4d dull rose (oily ink) SG 67 three singles (one is superb) tied by BN '5' of Ballarat (b/s), Melbourne transit b/s & London arrival cds of JY19/58 in red on the face, repaired tear at left & a couple of other faults still a handsome cover. A very rare franking. Ex Sir Chester Beatty, BD Forster, Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. See "Stamps of Victoria" at page 118. �� $400

499 C B - outer to Scotland "pr Australasia" with Emblems 2d pale lilac SG 45 vertical pair (margins good to large except at left where a little shaved) & 2d grey-lilac SG 45a single (good even margins) tied by BN '1' of Melbourne (poor b/s), two different 'GREENOCK/AU16/1858' arrival b/s, a bit soiled, repaired tear at upper-right clear of the stamps. �� $400

500 C B - cover to Wales "pr Monthly Mail/Collumbian" [sic] with Emblems 1d pale emerald SG 62 horizontal pair plus Rouletted 4d pale dull rose on Vertically Laid Paper SG 71 tied by BN '9' cancels of Beechworth (light b/s of AU-13/58), Melbourne & 'COWBRIDGE/ OC19/58' b/s, ironed-out vertical fold well clear of the stamps, some blemishes. A scarce franking. Carried per "Columbian", departed Melbourne 17/8/1858, arrived Suez 3/10/1858; then per "Cambria", departed Alexandria 5/10/1858, arrived Southampton 18/10/1863. �� $250

Lot 501 Lot 504

501 C B 1859 quadruple-rate entire headed "Beehive Association" with Emblems 4d rose-pink SG 85a pair & two singles, BN '60' & very fine oval 'MALDON/[crown]/NO30/1859/VICTORIA' b/s, Melbourne arrival b/s, minor faults that don't affect the fine facial appearance. A very scarce internal franking. Ex Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. �� $400

502 CL A- - double-rate cover with Emblems 4d rose-pink SG 85a pair, BN '1' of Melbourne & Geelong arrival backstamp. ��$150

503 C B 1860 double-rate mercantile entire to Geelong (b/s) with 2d brown-lilac Horizontally Laid Paper SG 69 x2 plus Beaded Oval 4d rose on Bordeaux Paper SG 89a, ironed-out folds that don't affect the stamps. ��$200

504 C (B) - mustard-coloured envelope to New York "Pr Columbian/via England" with Emblems 2d brown-lilac Horizontally Laid Paper SG 69 (folded over top of the envelope) plus Octagonal 1/-, very fine oval 'B MORTIMER & SON/...' cachet at upper-left (affected by a repaired opening tear), BN '1' & Melbourne b/s of JA17/60, London cds oif MR12/60 & New York cds of 28/3/1860. Despite the repaired tear, this is a most appealing cover. Carried per "Columbian", departed Melbourne 18/1/1860, arrived Port Louis 6/2/1860, arrived Suez 25/2/1860; then per "Pera", departed Alexandria 27/2/1860, arrived Southampton 11/3/1860. This was the second-last P&O homeward voyage via Mauritius. Ex Ken Barelli. ��$450

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Lot 505

Lot 507

505 C A- - part-entire endorsed "Registered" with Emblems 4d rose-pink SG 87 plus Perf 12 1/- Octagonal SG 81, poor BN '4' cancels & fair oval 'SANDHURST' d/s on the face, 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' arrival cds in red also on the face, the contents headed "Specimen Hill/Sailors Gully/Sandhurst". Ex CL Pack, BD Forster, Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. �� $350

506 C B - duplicate entire to London "Via Marseilles" with Emblems 2d brown-lilac Horizontally Laid Paper SG 69 plus Perf 12 4d rose-pink SG 87 & Queen on Throne 6d blue, BN '2' & very fine 'M' (signifying carriage via Marseilles) of Geelong (b/s of AP-16/60) in red, London arrival b/s of JU12/60, two vertical filing creases one of which affects the stamps. Carried per "Emeu", departed Melbourne 25/4/1860, arrived Suez 2/6/1860; then per "Panther", departed Alexandria 4/6/1860, arrived Marseilles 10/6/1860. Ex Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. From prominent lawyer, pastoralist & politician Sir Charles Sladen, to his brother, enclosing a Second of Exchange for £25,000! In 1855, Sladen was Treasurer in Victoria's first Responsible Government. In 1863 he established the Colony's pre-eminent Leicester sheep stud at "Ripple Vale" Birregurra (from where the letter was written), named after his family home "Ripple Court" in Kent. Sladen post office in suburban Geelong opened 18/10/1954. ��$300

507 C A - entire to Scotland "p Emue [sic] SS/Via Marseilles" with Emblems 1d dull green SG 84 plus Rouletted 2d SG 69 & Queen on Throne Rouletted 6d SG 73, "killer" BN '1' & Melbourne b/s of AP24/60, British 'Insufficient Postage ("3")/Fine ("6")' & 'MORE/TO/PAY'-in-circle handstamps both in red, Edinburgh arrival b/s of JU13/60, internal writing shows through the paper but otherwise remarkably fine & attractive. Carried per "Emeu", departed Melbourne 25/4/1860, arrived Suez 2/6/1860; then per "Panther", departed Alexandria 4/6/1860, arrived Marseilles 10/6/1860. Ex Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. Presumably sent in a closed bag as there is no London transit marking. If the underpayment had been noted in Melbourne, it should have been sent by the long sea route. However, the arrival date proves carriage via Marseilles. ��$500

Lot 508 Lot 509

508 C B - flimsy entire to England "Via Marseilles" with Emblems 4d rose-pink SG 87 vertical pair plus Wove Paper 1d yellow-green SG 84/a gr on, barely legible BN '214' & poor 'BIRREGURRA' b/s of MY13/60, minor blemishes. Carried per "Benares", departed Melbourne 18/5/1860, arrived Suez 28/6/1860; then per "Panther", departed Alexandria 29/6/1860, arrived Marseilles 6/7/1860. Ex Sir Chester Beatty, BD Forster, Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. [The reverse was sealed with a piece of selvedge from a sheet of the Woodblock Perf 13 2/- blue/green SG 129 with part of the marginal inscription!] �� $350

509 C A- - (Dec 26) cover to London "Via Marseilles" with scarce franking of Woodblocks Rouletted 6d orange SG 53a & Beaded Ovals 3d blue SG 88 tied by BN '1' of Melbourne (b/s), London arrival b/s of FE12/61 in red. Carried per "Jeddo", departed Melbourne 26/12/1860; "Nemesis", departed Galle 18/1/1861; & "Euxine". departed Alexandria 4/2/1861, arrived Marseilles 10/2/1861. ��$1,000† 95 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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Lot 511 Lot 510

510 C B 1861 mourning cover to England "Per Behar/Via Marseilles" with Emblems 1d yellow-green SG 98/a vertical strip of 3 plus Queen on Throne Rouletted 6d blue SG 73 BN '5' & tiny 'BALLARAT/ JA25/61/VICTORIA' b/s plus similar Geelong & Melbourne transit b/s, 'M' h/s applied at Geelong, very fine 'BIRMINGHAM/MR17/61' arrival b/s, minor soiling. Carried per "Behar", departed Melbourne 26/1/1861, arrived Galle 14/2/1861; per "Nubia", departed Galle 17/2/1861, arrived Suez 4/3/1861; then per "Valetta", departed Alexandria 8/3/1861, arrived Marseilles 15/3/1861. Ex JRW Purves, Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. �� $400

511 C A- - stampless cover to "Govt Offices/Melbourne" with very fine strikes of the rare octagonal 'PAID AT/BROWNS' h/s & unframed oval 'BROWNS/MA-29/61/VICTORIA' d/s (the latest of only three examples recorded). PO 11/10/1858; closed 17/3/1885. [Goldmining: Ballarat District near Smythesdale] ��$750†

Lot 512 Lot 514

512 C B - cover to Scotland "Per Jeddo" with Emblems 2d brown-lilac Vertically Laid Paper SG 69a horizontal strip of 3, BN '1' & Melbourne b/s of JU20/61, Carlisle transit b/s of AU22/1861 & part 'SANQUHAR' arrival b/s, flap faults. Carried per "Jeddo", departed Melbourne 26/6/1861, arrived Galle 16/7/1861; "Candia", departed Galle 18/7/1861, arrived Suez 5/8/1861; then per "Delta", departed Alexandria 9/8/1861, arrived Southampton 21/8/1861. Ex Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli.. � $350

513 C (A-) - cover to "Victoria Hotel/Lower Huntley" with Emblems 1d yellow-green SG 98/a single & horizontal strip of 3 with Pre-Printing Paper Crease tied by very fine Melbourne duplex, superb oval 'SANDHURST' transit b/s & largely fine strike of the rare oval 'HUNTLEY' arrival d/s unusually on the face, repaired opening tear on the reverse. Huntley PO opened 1/6/1860; renamed Huntly c.1867. �� $250

514 C B 1863 Macartney Correspondence double-rate cover to Queensland with Emblems 2d dull reddish lilac SG 101 vertical strip of 3 & Redrawn 6d grey-black SG 107b tied by Melbourne duplex, light 'ROCKHAMPTON' arrival b/s, a couple of minor defects & light overall soiling. Ex Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. �� $350

515 C A- 1885 OHMS cover with 'VICTORIAN RAILWAYS' heading locally used with 'COMMISSIONER OF RAILWAYS' Frank h/s in blue. �� $150†

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Lot 516

516 C B 1888 OHMS cover with 'Centennial International Exhibition Melbourne 1888' imprint at lower-left, to "Australian Court/CIEM" with 'CHIEF SECRETARY' Frank h/s in purple & Melbourne duplex, superb strike of the framed 'EXHIBITION/OC11/88/MELBOURNE' arrival b/s (the ERD of only two recorded strikes). Mail to any type of exhibition is much scarcer than mail from such events. The Exhibition opened 1/8/1888 & closed 31/1/1889. PO opened 16/7/1888 & closed early-1889. ��$750†

VICTORIA - Postmarks

Lot 517

517 C C D1 BARRED NUMERALS: '307' of 'GROWLERS CK' (superb b/s of JU27/65; LRD) poor but discernible (inverted) strike on Laureates 4d on stained cover. Rated RRRR. PO 1/8/1860; renamed Wandiligong 25/1/1875. [Goldmining: 6km SSE of Bright. The addressee "JB Ware" was JB Were, Melbourne's first & most prominent stockbroker] ��$750†

518 C A A1 Coongulmerang Upper: unframed 'COONGULMERANG UPPER/AP5/22/VIC' very fine strike on KGV 2d scarlet on cover to Melbourne. PO 18/10/1880; renamed Coongulmerang (2) c.-/8/1922. [Gippsland: 21km WNW of Bairnsdale] ��$200†

519 C B A1 Glenmaggie Weir: 'GLENMAGGIE WEIR/11FE26/VIC.' very fine strike on KGV 1½d red on cover. Rated RR. RO 8/9/1920; PO 3/2/1922; closed 31/3/1929. [Gippsland: 5km E of Glenmaggie] ��$175†

Lot 520 Lot 521

520 C C A1- Quartz Reef Stawell: 'QUARTZ REEFS STAWELL/JA6/70/VICTORIA' largely very fine arrival b/s on soiled cover from Geelong to "Reefs Pleasant Creek". From Quartz Reef Pleasant Creek c.1867; replaced by Stawell (2) 1/7/1870. [Goldmining: 2km from Stawell. The cds is recorded SE3/69 to JA31/70 only] ��$500† 97 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

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521 C A- A1- Warramate: 'WARRAMATE/30JY35/VIC.' largely very fine strike on KGV 5d on cover, red/white registration label. RO 1/9/1914; PO 1/7/1927; closed 30/9/1955. [Yarra Valley: 3km NE of Woori Yallock] �� $240†

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Lot 522

522 * A+ 1860-64 Recess in the Colony from Perkins Bacon Plates Imperf 6d sage-green SG 28, good even margins, large-part (sweated) o.g., Cat £2500. Rare & superb! Apex (2000) & RPSofV (2015) Certificates. Most examples of this stamp have incomplete margins. This would be a great stamp if it was used; being unused, it is quite magnificent! ��$3,000†

Lot 523 Lot 524

523 PS B WRAPPERS: 1902 Double-Lined Borders ½d emerald #WR1 locally used in 1905 with Fremantle duplex, horizontal fold at the base. ��$300†

524 PS A- - 1903 Single-Lined Borders ½d blue-green #WR3 locally used in 1906 with Perth cds. ��$400†

WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Revenues

525 **O Useful unsorted batch of Litho Swans including a piece with 2/6d x7, another piece with "combination franking" of Duty Stamp & 'HOSPITAL FUND' values, many with 'THE BAIRDS CO LTD/ PERTH' security overprint, usage on receipts x7; small 'REVENUE DUTY' 3d grey part-sheet of 40 (4x10), some creasing, unmounted, and 2/- brown x160 mostly in blocks affixed to both sides of a Wages Sheet; eight different WA Motor Spirit Ration Tickets plus 1gal green tête-bêche pair; and a couple of others including WWII War Savings Booklet with "Spitfire" 6d x8 affixed within, condition very mixed but a bargain at the estimate. (300 approx) ��$300

526 C B 1937 Yalumba Vineyards illustrated invoice (corner filing fault) with a very fine 'L.T.D./ 2½d. /W.A.' rouletted label affixed & tied by 'S SMITH & SON LIMITED' h/s. Not previously seen by us. ��$100

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Lot 527

527 P A- DUTY STAMP: 1904 Waterlow plate proof of the Swan vignette only in black on highly surfaced thick paper, marginal block of 4 from the left of the sheet, minor wrinkles. Very fine & rare: absent from Francis Kiddle's collection sold by Prestige on 23/9/2011. �� $750

528 ** A REVENUE STAMP: 1941 1d scarlet very pale shade apparently a Dry Print marginal block of 20 (4x5) from the right of the sheet. Absent from Francis Kiddle's collection. ��$300

Lot 529 - Extract

529 ** A/A- - 1941 1d scarlet with Strong 100% Offset on the reverse in a deeper shade than the front of the stamp (!), corner block of 48 (6x8) from the upper-right of the sheet, minor bends, unmounted. A dramatic piece. Absent from Francis Kiddle's collection. ��$500

ALBANIA

Ex Lot 530

530 */** Collection in four expensive German hingeless albums with 1913 Handstamps ex 5gr, 1913 Independence Handstamps, Skanderberg set, 1917 Skorce set, 1919 Overprinted Fiscals & with "Comet" Handstamps, 1921 'BESA' Handstamps, 1924 National Assembly & Red Cross sets, 1925 Republic Overprints SG 164a-185, 1925 Air & Zogu sets, 1927 Air Overprints & 'A Z' Overprints, 1928 Air Overprints (ex 2fr) & National Assembly Overprints, 1929 Zog's Birthday & Kingdom Airs to 50q, 1930 Airs, 1931 Tirana-Rome Overprints, 1938 Wedding & M/S, 1945 Red Cross Week, 1946-70 issues rather patchy but with complete sets & M/Ss, 1971-2002 issues largely complete, generally very fine with lots of unmounted material in the later periods, a few varieties & two Postal Cards, high catalogue value. High thematic content. [We can't offer any warranty in respect of the numerous overprinted issues. However, it probably helps that our vendor is of Albanian descent] (100s) �� $750 99 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY

Lot 531

531 P A- 1961 5d Magnetic Pole die proof in the issued colour recessed in presentation mount (90x101mm) with boxed 'RBA/NOTE PRINTING/BRANCH/("16 /8-6-61")' h/s in violet on the reverse, flap lost & minor blemishes on the card but the proof is very fine. [Only 10 were produced, No 16 being given to WL Russell, member of the Stamp Advisory Committee] ��$2,400

AUSTRIA

Ex Lot 532

532 Ω*O Neatly presented mostly used collection with 1858-59 including Type II 2kr 3kr 10kr & 15kr all apparently unused and "St Andrew's Cross" labels in yellow red brown & blue (all with faults), 1860-61 3kr 5kr & 15kr all apparently unused plus used 2kr x5 & 3kr x6, seven pages of Newspaper Tax stamps including 1853 2kr green x4, etc; also Lombardy & Venetia with Imperf set (the 5c a bit aged), 1858-62 simplified set, Arms Perf 14 set & Perf 9½ set (the 2sol is unused), Imperial Journal 2kr & 4kr, etc; POs in the Ottoman Empire largely complete on a simplified basis including 1867-83 Coarse Beard set & Fine Beard set to 25sol, 1914 20pa/pink with Beirut cds, etc; French Currency for use in Crete selection including 1908 set, 1914 Coloured Papers 10c (dubious cancel) & 25c with Constantinopel cds, etc; generally fine to very fine with strong postmark interest, substantial catalogue value (stated to exceed £15,000). An excellent basis for serious development. (350+) ��$2,400

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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCES (B.C.O.F.)

Lot 533

533 ? B c.1946 pair of 'AUSTRALIAN ARMY/CANTEENS SERVICE/BCOF/One Yen' perforated "chits", a little soiled & reinforced between the tickets. [A poorly centred single sold at the Noble Auction of 24-27/11/2009 for $253] �� $400

Ex Lot 534

534 C A/B Collection of Occupation Period black & white photographs including several of devastation at Hiroshima, "View of Naval Port Yokosuka", "Australian Delegation", "View of New Yokohama" (strolling GIs & Japanese girls), also a series of volcanic eruptions, etc, generally fine to very fine. A poignant group. (36 photos) ��$500†

535 ** A 1946-48 Overprints ½d to 2/- complete lower-left corner Imprint blocks of 4, unmounted, Cat $825. (6 blocks) ��$300

536 ** A B1 - ½d to 5/- both papers, unmounted. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2001) for the Thick Paper 5/-. (8) ��$200

Lot 538

Ex Lot 537

537 ** A- - ½d to 5/- blocks of four SG J1 - J7, all but the last with imprint, unmounted, Cat $1800+. With accompanying 1948 letter and cover from a Corporal requesting that the recipient, a Sergeant, "keep quiet about the stamps". (7 blocks) �� $750

538 V A C1 - 3d dark brown with the Overprint Double BW #J3ca (SG J3a), faint cds, Cat $2250 (£1100) unmounted mint (unpriced used). [The initial faint overprint is misplaced about 3mm to the right, causing fragments of the adjoining overprint to appear at far-left] ��$400† 101 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCES (B.C.O.F.) (continued)

539 ** A C1 - 6d with 'B' & First 'A' in 'JAPAN' in the Wrong Fonts BW #J4g being the third unit in a block of 4, unmounted. ��$200†

540 F A B1 - 6d with 'B' & First 'A' in 'JAPAN' in the Wrong Fonts BW #J4g tied to commercial airmail cover to Adelaide by 'AFPO 28/23OC47/RAAF JAPAN' cds, 'AF PO/BOFU' registration label. �� $150†

541 ** A C1 - 6d with '6' in the Wrong Font (Bold '6') BW #J4h (SG J4a), unmounted, Cat $450. ��$100†

542 ** B B1 - 5/- Thick Paper horizontal pair, the second unit with unlisted Defective 'B'/'APAN'/'6', well centred, faint gum-toning, unmounted. Rare. Advertised retail $450+ as normal singles. �� $150†

Lot 543

543 C A 1949 complete Customs Declaration form for a parcel of dresses & buttons with Overprints 2/- marginal pair tied by the scarce 'AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/497' cds used at Kure. A very scarce & desirable item. ��$750†

544 C B 1950 social usage by air to Scotland of Japanese PPC with Australian 3d pair tied by light 'AUST ARMY' cds, minor bends. VERY scarce postcard usage. ��$150

BRITISH WEST INDIES

We are pleased to offer the attractive collections of Bahamas and Bermuda formed by Russell Stern from Sydney.

Ex Lot 545

545 *O BAHAMAS: The mostly mint balance of Russell Stern's collection to early QEII including a page of Inter-Insular 1d issues, QV 4d rose x9, QV £1 fiscally used, War Tax selection, some KGV Plate Numbers, KGVI 5/- x8 & £1, Columbus Overprints set, 1961 Booklets 3/- x2 & 6/-, a few forgeries, etc, condition variable but much is fine to very fine.(few 100) ��$500

Ex Lot 546

546 * - 'SPECIMEN' Overprints with QV 6d, Staircases SG 59-61 76 77 & 114, KEVII 1d to £1 SG 62-70, 1917 Red Cross Overprint & 'WAR TAX' Overprints x9 (3d SG 98 is defective), a few mostly minor problems, large-part o.g., Cat £1000 approximately. (24) �� $400 102 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued)

Ex Lot 547

547 Ω*O - 1858-82 Chalons collection with GB Used in Bahamas 1d (badly faded, Cat £2500) & 6d (trimmed wing-margin), No Wmk 1d to 6d SG 4-6, 1862 De La Rue printings 1d SG 8 x3 & 9, 4d SG 18 & 6d SG 19, Crown/CC 1d shades unused x12 & used x3, 4d unused x2 & used x9, 6d SG 30 used x4, SG 31 mint x2 & used x7, SG 32 mint pair & unused single, Perf 14 1d unused x7, Crown/CA Perf 12 used 4d x4 and Perf 14 used 1d x3 & 4d, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat £8500 (not including SG Z1, SG 29 x2 - which, to us, are unconvincing - or manuscript cancels/fiscals). (116) ��$1,500

Ex Lot 550

Lot 548 Lot 551

548 F B - 1859-60 No Wmk Imperf 1d reddish lake on Thick Opaque Paper SG 1, good even margins, a little soiled, Cat £2250. ��$500

549 */** A - 1859-60 No Wmk Imperf 1d reddish lake on Thin Paper SG 2 marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet, margins close to huge, large-part o.g. & the lower units are unmounted, Cat £260++. $200

550 *O - 1882-98 De La Rue 1d to £1 (hinge remainder) SG 47-57 mint plus shades including 1d pale rose & 2½d dull blue, used to 5/- x2 plus £1 with a fake cancel, also 1/- SG 38 used, SG 39 used x5 & 39b mint x4 etc, a few blemishes but generally fine to very fine, Cat £2000+ (not including the "used" Pound). (56) �� $750

551 *F A - 1883 'FOURPENCE' Surcharge on 6d deep violet SG 45, one with large-part o.g., the other fine used, Cat £900. �� $400

Ex Lot 553 Ex Lot 552

552 */**O - 1901-35 mostly mint collection with semi-specialised Staircases including 3d brown/yellow SG 76a unmounted half-sheet of 30 (6x5), KEVII 1902-10 to 5/- x2 & 1906 ½d to 6d, 1917 Red Cross with Long '7' SG 90a in pair, duplicated 'WAR TAX' Overprints including 1/- SG 95, 1921-37 Script set to £1 plus shades & 6d with Thin 'C' in 'PENCE', 1930 Tercentenary set, 'SPECIAL/DELIVERY' Overprints including 5d SG S1 corner block of 4 with Plate Number '1' & used x3 (one on 1919 piece), generally fine to very fine, Cat £1650+.(250+) ��$600

553 * A B1 - 1902 KEVII Keyplates MCA 1d to £1 plus 4d & 1/- shades, lightly mounted, Cat £375. (9) �� $250 103 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued)

Ex Lot 554

554 */**O - 1937-72 mostly mint collection including KGVI set to £1 x3 with many shades including 5/- SG 156, 5/- SG 156c x2 & £1 SG 157b and Plate Number singles & blocks, Columbus set x2 plus a range of varieties & a few Plate Numbers, Eleuthera set, 1954-63 Pictorials plus 2/6d SG 212a & imprint pairs to £1 (**), 1965 Pictorials **, used including KGVI set to £1 x2, Columbus set x2, Eleuthera set, 1964 Constitution set, some toning but generally fine to very fine, Cat £2000+.(100s) ��$500

555 ** A/B - SPECIAL DELIVERY: 1916 5d black & orange SG S1 complete sheet of 60 (12x5) with complete Plate number '2' at lower-left, a few units creased & a few minor blemishes still a very fresh & attractive sheet, Cat £450++ (mounted). �� $250

556 CPS - POSTAL HISTORY: Bundle of covers including 1878 to GB with 6d pair tied by 'AO5' cancels (badly stained), 1908 registered to USA with Staircase 5d x4, etc, handy Postal Stationery with Postal Cards including QEII 3d 4d & 5c all very fine unused, Envelopes including Staircase 1d overprinted 'SPECIMEN' & philatelic usage in 1930, etc, condition variable; also three stamp forgeries. (33 + 3 stamps) ��$200

Ex Lot 557

557 SΔ - POSTMARKS: Selection of mostly part-strikes but including superb 1892 & 1917 'BIMINI', very fine 1896 'GREEN TURTLE CAY', very fine 1890 'HOPE-TOWN', early 'INAGUA', complete 1953 rubber 'MAN-OF-WAR CAY', large-part 1895 'MASTIC-POINT', superb 1936 'ROLLEVILLE', etc. (75) ��$200

Ex Lot 558

558 C - Bulging album of QEII philatelic covers 'ABRAHAM BAY' to 'WILLIAMS TOWN' with numerous tiny POs & great names including 'BINNACLE HILL', 'CHEROKEE SOUND', 'DEADMANS CAY', 'DEVILS POINT', 'GREAT GUANO CAY', 'JAMES CISTERN', 'TRUE BLUE', 'WEMYSS BIGHT' etc, many rubber datestamps including 1962 'BIMINI' in blue, 1962 'FOX TOWN', 1963 unframed 'INAGUA' in blue, 1961 'KEMPS BAY' (very worn), 1940s 'LANDRAIL POINT', 1962 'McKINNONS' (LRD), 1970 'MARSH HARBOUR' (commercial), 1963 'PIRATES WELL' (LRD), 1961 'SAVANNAH SOUND' (with Inverted Dateline; unrecorded by Proud), 1963 superb 'SNUG CORNER', 1961 superb 'SWEETINGS CAY', 1961 superb 'UPPER BOGUE' & a couple of irregular oval types, condition of covers & strikes is a bit mixed but most are fine to superb. An excellent basis for a "modern" collection.(112) ��$500 104 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued)

Ex Lot 559

559 */**O BERMUDA: The mostly mint balance of Russell Stern's collection with ranges from all periods to 1970 including KGV Keyplates 2/- x8, 2/6d x6, 4/- & 5/- x4 (one used, with 'PARCEL POST/BERMUDA' cds), KGVI Keyplates 2/- x8, 2/6d x10 (one with Plate Number '1' , used), 5/- x5, 10/- x2 & 12/6d x3 plus a used selection to 10/-, some 'SPECIMEN' stamps including KGV £1 (creased), 1921 Tercentenary (Second Issue) set & KGVI Pictorials five values to 1/- etc, condition variable.(100s) ��$500

Ex Lot 560

560 Ω*O - 1865-1904 QV Issues with Crown/CC unused including 2d x2 & 6d dull purple SG 6 x2, and used including 3d x4, 6d dull purple & 1/- x4 plus Perf 14x12½ 1/-, 1874 'THREE PENCE' on 1/-used SG 13 x2 & SG 14, 1875 'One/Penny' Surcharges used SG 15, SG 16 x3 & SG 17 x3, 1874 Kensington Exhibition 1d & 3d imperf plate proof pairs optd 'CANCELLED', 1880 ½d "stone" SG 19 complete right-hand pane of 60, Crown/CA mint set to 1/- x3 plus shades including 1d SG 22 & 2d SG 25, 'ONE/FARTHING' on 1/- grey optd 'SPECIMEN', etc, condition a bit variable but generally fine, Cat £9000+. (180 approx) ��$2,000

561 */** A/A- - QV Perf 14x12½ 1/- blue-green SG 11 block of 4, minor tonespot on the first unit, lightly mounted; & 1883-1904 CA ½d grey-green, 2d brown-purple & 2½d deep ultramarine blocks of 4 with virtually full o.g. & the lower units unmounted; Cat £200++. (4 blocks) ��$100

Ex Lot 562 Ex Lot 563 Ex Lot 564

562 */**O - 1902-34 Caravels collection with the various issues mint & used plus shades, multiples, a few varieties, and 'SPECIMEN' Overprints x18 including 1906-10 set (ex ¼d) & 1910-25 New Design complete, also MCA ¼d complete sheet of 120 and an extensive annotated study of the 1d identified by Plate with numerous mostly used varieties, MCA complete left half-sheet of 60 & 'WAR TAX' half-sheet of 60 (12x5), generally fine to very fine.(600+) ��$300

563 *O - 1918-37 KGV Issues mostly mint including MCA 2/- to £1 plus extra 2/6d 4/- & 5/- x2 and a few minor Keyplate varieties, Tercentenary x2 sets of both issues, Jubilee *&U, Pictorials mint x2 sets plus 2d & 6d both shades Imprint Blocks of 4 and a used set, generally fine to very fine, Cat £1700+. (120 approx) �� $750

564 * A B1 - 1918-22 MCA KGV Keyplates 2/- to £1 SG 51b-55, well centred & very fresh, Cat £600. (6) �� $350

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BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued)

Ex Lot 567 Ex Lot 565 Ex Lot 566

565 * A- - 1918-22 MCA KGV Keyplates 2/- & 4/- both with Broken Crown & Scroll SG 51bb & 52bb, minor hinge remainders, Cat £525. (2) ��$300

566 * A- - 1918-22 MCA KGV Keyplates 2/- to £1 SG 51b-55 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', variable centring & minor hinge remainders, Cat £900. (6) ��$500

567 * A- - 1920-21 Tercentenary (First Issue) ¼d to 1/- SG 59-67 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', variable centring & minor hinge remainders, Cat £375. (9) ��$200

Ex Lot 569 Ex Lot 568

568 * A/A- - 1924-32 Script KGV Keyplates 2/- x3, 2/6d x12 with a good range of shades, 10/- x5 & 12/6d x3 + perf 'SPECIMEN', and Postal Fiscal 12/6d SG F1 with per favor cds, Cat £2000+ (minimum) + SG F1 Cat £1500 with cds dated between February & April 1937. [For the 2/6d group, we recommend personal assessment of the shades] (22) �� $1,000

569 ** A/A- - 1936-47 KGV Pictorials SG 98-106 perf 'SPECIMEN', the 2d with minor tonespots, unmounted, Cat £325+ (mounted). (9) ��$240

570 */**O - 1937-76 KGVI-QEII issues mostly mint including 1938-52 Pictorials x2 sets plus several imprint blocks of 4 including 1/- SG 115a, 3d SG 114 complete right-hand pane of 60 CTO at 'FLATTS', 1948 5/- booklet (exploded), Wedding *&U, 1953-62 QEII Pictorials **&U, 1962-68 Buildings **&U, etc, generally very fine.(few 100) �� $250

Ex Lot 571

571 * - 1938-53 KGVI Keyplates annotated pages with 2/- x19 including SG 116 x2, Line Perf SG 116b & SG 116f marginal block of 4; 2/6d x12 including Line Perf SG 117a & one with Plate Number '1'; 5/- x10 including SG 118 118a & Line Perf SG 118b; 10/- x9 including SG 119 119a & Line Perf SG 119b; 12/6d x11 including SG 120a x2 & SG 120e with Plate Number '1'; and £1 x8 including SG 121 & SG 121e; etc, includes a few minor varieties, the earlier printings with some characteristic tropicalisation, generally well centred & very fine, many we checked are very lightly mounted & a few appear to be unmounted, Cat £6500+. A beautiful array of these vividly coloured stamps, that are among the most popular issues of the Reign. [For this & the following KGVI lots, the identifications are as per Russell Stern's annotated display pages. There are stamps here that don't obviously conform to the Gibbons listings so personal inspection is strongly recommended] (69) ��$3,000 106 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued)

Ex Lot 572

572 F/V - the companion used group including 2/6d SG 117a x2, 10/- SG 119 on small piece, 12/6d Perf 13 x3, £1 SG 121 & 121e, etc, generally very fine, Cat £2400 (not including several with dubious cancels). (58) �� $1,000

Ex Lot 573

573 * A - 2/- x5, 2/6d x8, 5/- x9, 10/- x4, 12/6d x2 & £1 x4, some characteristic tropicalisation of the gum, mostly lightly to very lightly mounted, unidentified printings so Cat £1100++ as the cheapest variants but significantly better than that. Inspection guaranteed to be rewarded.(32) �� $400

Ex Lot 574

574 ** A - another unidentified selection comprising 2/- x3, 5/- x2, 10/- x3 & £1 x2, six are marginal stamps, all unmounted, Cat £350++ as the cheapest variants. (10) ��$300

Ex Lot 575

575 ** A/B - 1938 Perf 14 Original Issue 2/- to £1 SG 116-121 perf 'SPECIMEN', the 5/- with rounded lower-right corner, some characteristic tropicalisation of the gum, unmounted, Cat £2000 (for the set of 16, including the Pictorial low values SG 110-115). (6) �� $750 107 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued)

Lot 578

Lot 576

576 ** A C1 - Ordinary Paper 2/- purple & deep blue/bright blue SG 116d Plate Number '1' pair from the lower-right of the sheet [59-60], the first unit with Upper-Right Scroll Retouched , the second unit with Gash in Chin SG 116de, unmounted, Cat £850++. RPSofL Certificate(1999). ��$600

577 ** A B1 - Perf 14 5/- pale bluish green & carmine-red/pale yellow SG 118d lower-left corner block of 4, unmounted, Cat £400+. ��$300

578 * A B1 - Perf 14 10/- green & deep lake/pale emerald SG 119, well centred, minor characteristic tropicalisation of the gum, lightly mounted, Cat £450. �� $250

579 ** A+ B1 - Perf 13 10/- green & vermilion/green SG 119e lower-right corner block of 4 with Plate Number '1', unmounted, Cat £200++. Superb! �� $250

Lot 581 Lot 580

580 * A- C1 - Perf 14 12/6d deep grey & brownish orange SG 120 lower-left corner example, characteristic tropicalisation of the gum, the margins partly separated & rejoined, Cat £550. ��$240

581 ** A C1 - Perf 14 12/6d grey & pale orange SG 120b with Gash in Chin SG 120bcf, unmounted, Cat £2500. ��$1,500

Lot 582

582 */**V A - selection of minor varieties - mostly plated - including 2/- with Broken Lower-Right Scroll SG 116ce, 5/- x2, 10/- x2, 12/6d x3 (one with hinge remainder) & one used, & £1 x2, a few are unmounted & a few are used, Cat £1000 approximately. (22) ��$500 108 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued)

Ex Lot 583

583 C/CL - POSTAL HISTORY: A useful range of mostly commercial covers including 1903 PPC to GB with 'ONE/FARTHING' on 1/- grey x4, 1924 usage of US 3c Envelope uprated with 8c Franklin + Bermuda ½d & 2½d x3 and private 'SPECIAL DELIVERY' label, postage due covers including 1938 local cover from 'SOUTHAMPTON EAST' redirected to GB & taxed, 1944 large parcel piece to GB with 'PERMIT FILED' & 'LETTER RATE' handstamps, WWII with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/ 4 /BERMUDA' h/s or similar #8 19 & a superb 20, airmails including 1942-43 four covers to "Punta Arenas/Chile" at the 4/- rate (including registration) & 1942 registered to "Whitfield King & Co/care of British Philatelic Assn" with KGVI Keyplates 12/6d, 1951 to NSW twice returned for additional postage!, etc, also nine PPCs including five Ethel Tucker paintings, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. (49 items) ��$600

Ex Lot 584

584 PS - POSTAL STATIONERY: Useful collection of Postal Cards x28 including "formular" x4, 1893 'One/ Penny.' on 1½d x3 (one philatelically used in 1893) & QEII 1d, plus commercial usages of KGV ½d x3 - one uprated to USA - KGVI ½d to USA & 1d x3 (two uprated for surface to USA or airmail to England); Registration Envelopes uprated to USA KGV 3d size F & 3d size H2 x2 - one with Caravel ¼d x2 & 2d, the other with Pictorials 6d pair & 2½d Coronation - & KGVI size H late usage in 1965; Wrappers x8 including KGV ¼d local usage & another uprated with Caravel ¼d (damaged) & 1d, & KGVI ½d uprated with ½d Harbour to USA with 'THE BERMUDA TRADE DEVELOPMENT BOARD' h/s; and Aerogrammes x13 including commercial usages to GB x2 & Australia; generally fine to very fine.(61 items) ��$600

585 SΔC - POSTMARKS: Handy little collection with lots of QEII philatelic covers from small Post Offices but also with commercial covers including 1938 'BAILEYS BAY' local, 1941 'DEVONSHIRE NORTH' to GB, 1950 'DEVONSHIRE SOUTH' local, 1938 'HARRINGTON SOUND' local, 1938 superb 'MANGROVE BAY' local & Hamilton slogans, plus a range of earlier mostly part-strikes on stamp or piece; also a batch of 41 First Day Covers including 1936 Pictorials set with 'FLATTS' cds & FDI handstamp, 1940 2d SG 112a strip of 6 & 'HALF/PENNY' on 1d Imprint strip of 6 (both plain covers), etc; plus philatelic flights & paquebot covers including 1928 with 'MS Bermuda' h/s, 1928 with oval 'RMSP AVON/ PURSERS OFFICE' d/s, 1938 with 'MS Bermuda' h/s (apparently commercial); condition a bit mixed. (97 covers) �� $350 109 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued)

Lot 586

586 P A BRITISH GUIANA: 1863 New Design 6c 'VI CENTS' die proof in black on thick wove paper (84x112mm) with tablets for the two highest denominations 24c 'XXIV CENTS' & 48c 'XLVIII CENTS' below & exhibiting the outer dimensions of the die. Very fine, unique and of great philatelic importance. Ex Earl of Crawford and Christies (London, 24th May 1995). RPSofL Certificate (1995) states "creased", which is a ridiculous assertion: the paper has a minor wrinkle below the outer base of the die impression that is wholly incidental to the impression being made and that in no way detracts from the delightful appearance of this wonderful and unique item. Townsend & Howe at page 55 refer to Sir Edward Bacon's notations in the Townsend Collection regarding Lord Crawford's collection: "Die proof in black on stout white paper of 6 cents 1863 with value VI CENTS and below...are die proofs of the labels for the XXIV CENTS and XLVIII CENTS values", a direct reference to the proof offered here. Excepting a few plate proofs, John du Pont's exceptional collection did not include any essays or proofs for the 1860-76 perforated issues. And the formidable British Guiana holdings in the Royal Collection lack any die proof for the 6c 12c or 24c in this series. Indeed, considering that this was clearly a "key plate" issue, it seems improbable that completed die proofs for the 24c & 48c were even created, and that the 6c die proof offered here was considered satisfactory for all three values. �� $65,000†

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CHINA

Ex Lot 587

587 ** Small stockbook of PRC Issues with 1971 Communist Party including se-tenant strip of 3, 1972 Merchant Shipping, 1973 Table Tennis & White-Haired Girl, 1974 Acrobatics, 1978 Galloping Horses, etc, apparently all unmounted, significant catalogue value. Sadly there is some minor toning so close inspection is recommended. (250 approx) �� $400

Ex Lot 588

588 **/* 1949-79 Collection with reprints of the earlier sets, 1958 Kuan Han-ching (minor spots), 1958 Students Union, 1959 Harvest block of 4, Labour Day, Students Rising & 10th Anniversary 1st 2nd & 4th Issues, 1960 Goldfish (faint toning), 1960-61 Chrysanthemums (faint toning), 1961 Tang Pottery (50f creased), 1962 Scientists, 1963 Butterflies, 1964 Peonies, 1965 MountaIneering, 1971 Communist Party (the se-tenant strip VLMtd), 1972 Shipping, 1973 Pandas & Working Women, 1974 Acrobatics, 1976 Five Year Plan & Going to College, 1978 Galloping Horses, 1979 30th Anniversary M/S, etc, generally very fine & virtually all unmounted, high catalogue value.(100s) ��$2,000

Lot 589 Ex Lot 590

589 Ω A A2 1953 Military Post $800 orange-yellow, vermilion & red-orange SG M1593, well centred, characteristic rough perfs, no gum as issued, Cat £500. ��$150

590 ** A/A+ 1964 Peonies 4f to 52f SG 2185-2199, unmounted, Cat £450. (15) ��$300

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CHINA (continued)

Ex Lot 591

591 **/*O A 1967-73 selection comprising Mao's Poems 8f SG 2376 used on piece, 1971 Communist Party set (the se-tenant strip is very lightly mounted), 1971 Table Tennis set **, 1972 Shipping set ** (one *) & 1973 Working Women set **, Cat £1600. (21) ��$800

Ex Lot 592

592 ** A A1 1974 Industrial Production SG 2593-6, unmounted, Cat £500. (4) ��$300

Lot 593

593 ** A 1978 National Science Congress M/S SG 2765a, unmounted, Cat £700. ��$500 112 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

CHINA (continued)

Ex Lot 594

594 ** A 1978 Galloping Horses 4f to 70f & 5y M/S SG 2771-2781, unmounted, Cat £765. (10 + M/S) ��$500

Lot 595

595 ** A - 5y M/S SG 2781, unmounted, Cat £700. ��$500

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CHINA (continued)

Lot 596

596 ** A 1978 Arts & Crafts 3y "Flying Fairies" M/S SG 2815, unmounted, Cat £500. ��$300

Lot 597

597 ** A 1978 Highway Bridges 2y Hsingkiang River Bridge M/S SG 2834, unmounted, Cat £550. �� $400

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CHINA (continued)

Lot 598

598 ** A 1979 Riccione Stamp Fair 2y M/S SG 2879, unmounted, Cat £1100. �� $750

Lot 599

599 ** A - 2y M/S SG 2879, unmounted, Cat £1100. �� $750

CHINA (continued)

Lot 600

600 ** A 1979 Science from Childhood 2y M/S SG 2900, unmounted, Cat £2500. ��$1,500

Lot 601

601 ** A 1979 Camellias of Yunnan 2y M/S SG 2922, unmounted, Cat £500. ��$300

Lot 602

602 Ω A- TIBET - CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1911 Indian Currency Surcharges 'Three Pies' on 1c to 'Twelve Annas' on 50c SG C1-9, no gum, Cat £1500. (9) �� $350 116 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

CHRISTMAS ISLAND

Lot 603

603 C B 1906 PPC from Scotland to "WR Darling, Christmas Island, Straits Settlements via Singapore" with double-circle 'PENANG TO SINGAPORE/JY28/1906' transit cds and 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/AU/1906' arrival cds. Message includes "hope you like your new island..." �� $1,000

Lot 604

604 C B 1908 PPC from Scotland to "Mrs Darling, Christmas Island, Straits Settlements via Singapore" with double circle 'SINGAPORE/AU7/1908' transit cds and 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/AU18/1907' [Proud Type B] arrival cds. �� $750

Lot 605

605 C A- 1961 commercial usage of a privately produced linen-lined 'REGISTERED' envelope to Singapore with QEII 4c 6c & 20c tied by #2 cds, scarce 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/(Indian Ocean) Aust' registration label, Singapore arrival b/s. A very scarce item. �� $250† 117 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

CHRISTMAS ISLAND (continued)

Lot 606

606 ** A 2007 Chinese New Year "circular" M/S with self-adhesive 50c x12 with the Gold Printing Omitted from all 12 stamps & the central designs, unmounted. The only example known to us. [Our vendor, a part-time dealer, found this remarkable error in a bundle of 100 M/Ss as received from Australia Post. He assures us it was the only error in the bundle] ��$5,000

COCOS ISLANDS

607 C A- 1969 Pictorials 1c to $1 complete set affixed to three PMG's Department Publicity Cards, a few minor blemishes. Very scarce. (3 cards) �� $250†

FIJI

608 ** A B1 1912-23 MCA 4d black & red/orange-buff SG 131b block of 4, unmounted, Cat £200+ (mounted). ��$100

Lot 609

609 C B 1922 commercial cover to a New Zealand Member of Parliament with KGV 2d grey tied by a very fine strike of the scarce straight-line 'BAULAILAI' cancel in violet & manuscript "8 11 22" and fair transit cds of 11/NOV/1922, Suva transit b/s, on arrival at Wellington redirected to "Greymouth" with 'LETTER CARRIERS/NZ/12DE22/WELLINGTON' cds, roughly opened with upper-left portion of the face missing which doesn't unduly detract from the otherwise very fine appearance. A rare & desirable straight-line usage in a coloured ink. ��$500 118 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

FIJI (continued)

Ex Lot 610

610 PS POSTAL STATIONERY: Box with a very good duplicated unused array of mostly QEII issues plus an excellent range of commercially used items with Aerogrammes including formular types curved NZ header from Nausori to USA & from Navua to Bermuda!, curved Fiji header x3 one from Vatukoula, 'AEROGRAMME/FIJI' with SS "Oronsay" cachet, 'OHMS/AIRLETTER/FIJI' for Fiji Customs to NZ, good lot of KGVI & QE issues including correct 3d usages & uprated forms one posted aboard SS "Oronsay" with US 10c tied by Honolulu cancel, Flying Fish group including 8c uprated to India & 15c uprated to China & addressed in Chinese; good range of private formular aerogrammes including pictorial issues & Qantas issue to USA from a a passenger in transit between Honolulu & Sydney, and types we haven't previously seen used in Fiji; also a mostly unused group of QEII Registration Envelopes including 2½d+6d, and used Size G 2c+8c, & 4c+8c, Size H 3d+9d uprated with 1/6d & 2/- and 4c+8c x3 uprated to NZ; a few mostly minor problems but generally fine to very fine. An excellent lot and a really good basis for expansion. (150 approx) �� $750

GERMAN COLONIES

611 ** A+ MARSHALL ISLANDS - NAURU: c.1908 (?) embossed 'KAISERL.DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR/[eagle]/ NAURU/MARSHALL- INSELN' letter-seal, full unmounted o.g. Superb! ��$100†

Lot 612 Lot 613

612 C C - 1907 philatelic cover with Marshalls 30pf & manuscript "Nauru/7 2 07", repaired tear at the top & some staining/toning. �� $350†

613 C A- - another similarly serviced but very fine philatelic cover of the same date with Marshalls 20pf - plausibly paying the double letter rate - a couple of tiny imperfections. Ex John Darnell. ��$600†

614 C A- - 1909 commercial cover (front only) to Austria with 10pf & 20pf tied by two light but clear strikes of the Nauru cds, 'Nauru/(Marshall Ins.)' registration label with the number amended as was common practice. ��$300†

615 C A- - 1909 correctly rated philatelic cover to Germany with 3pf x2 & 25pf tied by light but clear strikes of the Nauru cds, 'Nauru/(Marshall Ins.)' registration label with the number amended, 'PFORZHEIM' arrival b/s, some very minor toning on the reverse only. �� $250† 119 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

GERMAN COLONIES (continued)

Lot 616 Lot 617

616 PS A- - commercial usage of 10pf Postal Card to England with Nauru cds, message headed "SS Ocean Queen moored off Nauru (Pleasant Iland)" states "...ye sea off ye reef is too deep to anchor...wd be of little importce but for...large phosphate workings...sharks are a danger...Natives are rich & labourers have to be brought eg fr China (coolies) & ye Caroline Is kanakas..." Ex Keith Buckingham & John Darnell. [Illustrated by Buckingham at page 2] �� $350†

617 C (A-) - 1910 cover with private 'Drucksache' (= printed matter) h/s in blue & solo franking of 3pf tied by fine Nauru cds, to Germany with Sydney transit backstamp & manuscript endorsement on the face "Received in/Ship Room without/contents/GM/7.11.10", ironed-out vertical fold. Ex John Darnell. �� $350†

Lot 619

Lot 618

618 C A - 1910 cover to Nauru with Marshalls 5pf pair tied by two fine strikes of the 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/ JALUIT-/LINIE/1.7/10' cds used aboard the "Germania", Jaluit transit b/s of the next day & Nauru arrival b/s of 17.9/[10]. Friedrich Steuer Certificate (1995). [The "Germania" was en route to Hong Kong. The cover was offloaded at Jaluit to be put on the next southbound vessel] �� $350†

619 PS A- - 1911 commercial usage of 5pf Postal Card to Germany with superb strike of the Nauru cds, the message signed "PH Kayser/Nauru/Marschall-Inseln" (with the archaic 'c' in 'Marschall' crossed-out) requests copies of two books on technical drawing. Ex John Darnell. ��$400†

620 PS A- - 1913 5pf Postal Card with commemorative overprint '2. Oktober/1888***1913/...' on the reverse, locally addressed & CTO, Bothe guarantee handstamp on the reverse. [The overprint was for the 25th Anniversary of the German flag being raised in Nauru] �� $150†

621 PS A- - 1913 5pf Postal Card to Berlin with very fine Nauru cds, message signed "HH Grimme" requests electrical catalogues & asks for a quote for a wholesale order. To whom did he expect to on-sell them!? �� $250†

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GREAT BRITAIN

Ex Lot 622

622 O Valuable selection with 1847 Embossed 6d 10d &1/- all cut square (close), Watermark Maltese Cross 5/- rose, 10/- greenish-grey with Manchester Accounts cds, £1 brown-lilac (heavy cancel), Wmk Anchor £5 orange with two Glasgow cds (scuffed & staple holes at left), 1883 High Values 2/6d (x7), 5/- (x4) and 10/- with light registered oval, 1929 PUC Pound, also some pre-decimal and decimal Postage Dues and other remainders, Cat £18,000+. (28 + remainders) ��$2,000

Ex Lot 623

623 O* Selection in small homemade album with some better items including imperf/perf 1d 'stars', Embossed 6d, 10d & 1/- all cut-square, Surface Printed to 2/-, Jubilee 5d Die I, KEVII to 10/-, KGV Seahorses to 5/-, 1924 Wembleys and Officials with QV 'I.R.' to 2½d, KEVII ½d 'ARMY', 1d 'I.R.', 'GOVt./PARCELS' & 'ADMIRALTY'. (220+) �� $400

624 O 1840 "Penny Black" 1d black six presentable examples with 3 to 3½ margins, three on piece (one with 'PONTEFRACT/FE20/1841' b/s), Cat £2250 (minimum). (6) �� $250

Ex Lot 625

625 O A/B - 1d black twelve generally attractive examples all with full margins, one with an ironed-out crease, a few with minor stains, Cat £4500 (minimum). (12) �� $1,000

Lot 626

626 O A/A- - 1d black three horizontal pairs, two with full margins - just clear in places - and one (noted as Plate 4) slightly cut-into at upper-right, Cat £3600 (minimum). �� $750 121 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

GREAT BRITAIN (continued)

Lot 627

627 * A - 1d black SG 2 [NG], margins close to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, large-part o.g., Cat £12,500. A handsome example of the World's First Stamp. [2015 is the 175th Anniversary of the Penny Black's release on 6/5/1840] �� $6,000

Lot 628 Lot 629

628 F A - 1d black SG 2 Plate 3 [LJ], good even margins, neat red M/C, Cat £500. A lovely example of the world's first adhesive stamp. �� $350

629 H (A) - 1d black Plate 1b with the Watermark Inverted SG 2e, margins close to good, ironed-out vertical crease, untidy black MC cancel, Cat £2500. �� $250

Lot 630

630 O A-/B 1840 "Tuppence Blue" 2d blue five sound to fine examples in various shades, two with three margins & two with four margins, Cat £4500 (minimum). ��$500

Ex Lot 631

631 Ω* B 1840-64 unused QV group with 1d black (2 margins, poor re-gumming), 1841 1d reds x4 (no gum or re-gummed), 1854-64 1d Plates (45) with some better centered original gum examples. (52) ��$500 122 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

GREAT BRITAIN (continued)

Lot 632

632 O 1855-1986 fine used collection in SG One Country album, a few better items noted with QV 2/- blue, Lilacs & Greens to 1/-, KEVII to 10/-, KGV Seahorses to 10/- including Re-Engraved, PUC £1, KGVI High Values including Silver Wedding, QEII Castles and Phosphor issues. ��$600

Ex Lot 633

633 Ω*/** 1865-1969 unused in Lighthouse hingeless album including 1865 4d vermillion Plate 10, 1870 ½d (4), 6d Without Hyphen Plate 9, 1873 3d rose, 1880-83 Wmk Imperial Crown including 2½d blue Plate 21 & 1/- orange-brown Plate 13 (2), Lilacs & Greens to 9d, 1886 2/6d & 5/-, 1887 Jubilee set to 1/- (both) plus 2½d marginal block of 4, KEVII 1902-10 ½d to 1/- plus High Values 2/6d, 5/- & 10/-, KGV Definitives to 1/-, plus some Control singles, Seahorses 2/6d, Re-Engraved 2/6d (3), 5/- (2) & 10/- (3), Wembleys (both), PUC £1, KGVI - QEII virtually complete with High Values including Castles (not checked for printings) and phosphor issues, 1914-1969 Postage Dues, QV-KEVII Officials including QV 'GOVt./PARCELS' 6d & 1/-, many stamps are re-gummed, high catalogue value. Personal inspection highly recommended. (100s) ��$5,000

Ex Lot 634

634 Ω 1873-80 Surface Printed group with Wmk Orb 2½d rosy-mauve Plate 3, Wmk Crown 2½d blue Plate 23, '3d' on 3d lilac, Wmk Large Garter 4d sage-green Plate 16, 6d on 6d lilac and 1/- orange- brown Plate 13, unused, Cat £5300. ��$600 123 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

GREAT BRITAIN (continued)

Ex Lot 635

635 *O B 1883-1936 mostly mint with QV Lilacs & Greens to 1/- (4d & 5d used), High Values 2/6d, 5/- (creases & adhesions) & 10/- with Birmingham cds, Watermark Orbs £1 lilac-brown SG 186 with Clearing House Branch boxed cancel and telegraph cds, Jubilees to 1/- (both), £1 green with SG 212 Guernsey cancel, KEVII 1902-10 to 1/-, High Values 2/6d dull purple, 5/- (creases) 10/- (heavy crease and hinge remainders) and £1 green SG 266 with indistinct Lombard Street cds, KGV 1924 to 1/- , Wembleys, Re-Engraved Seahorses 2/6d (lightly mounted) and 5/- & 10/- used. (83) ��$2,000

636 */** A 1952-1983 mint collection in Lighthouse hingeless album, complete including Phosphors, Machins and Postage Dues, unmounted except for early definitives and Castles.(100s) �� $400

637 **/* A 1970-2010 mint issues in three quality Lighthouse hingeless albums, noted 1970 Anniversaries 1/- Gold Omitted, virtually complete to 2003 including Machins, Castles, M/Ss, Regionals and Postage Dues, then mostly complete thereafter (ex M/Ss and self adhesives). (100s) ��$500

Ex Lot 638

638 CPS POSTAL HISTORY: Box of mostly pre-stamp covers with some postmark interest, includes 1840 Mulready Envelopes 1d black Stereo 'A180' (faults on the reverse) & 2d blue Stereo 'a208' (light vertical fold otherwise fine) both unused, and six mostly scruffy covers with solo "Penny Blacks", etc, condition very mixed. However, inspection is likely to prove fruitful. (200 approx) ��$500

GREECE

639 O*/** A/B 1861-1978 range in two albums including Hermes imperfs with Athens and Belgian Printings, 1901 Tall Hermes to 5D, 1906 Olympics (ex 1D), 1922 Overprints, 1926 Airmail mint, 1930 Centenary, 1954 Union with Cyprus mint and used, thereafter mostly unmounted. (100s) �� $250

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INDIAN STATES - Feudatory States

Lot 640

640 C A BAHAWALPUR: 1947 cover with the Amir's multicoloured personal crest beautifully embossed on the flap & oval 'MUSHIR-I-TASRIFAT/TO HH OF BAHAWALPUR' cachet below, to the Sadiq Garh Palace with the rare Star & Crescent handstamp in violet on KGVI 1r tied by "bridge"-type 'DEH- RAWAL/21SEP47/BAHAWALPUR' cds, another strike ties part of a coupon to the reverse (the detached portion apparently returned as an Advice of Delivery), two very minor stains at the base otherwise in superb condition. PFP Certificate(2011) states "Isani & Abid do not record this stamp with overprint in purple colour". The handstamped issues are unrecorded by Gibbons, and were denounced by Ron Wood as "dubious" and "spurious". However, Isani & Abid state at page 191 "This issue was investigated thoroughly in 1990 and found to be genuine...the sources from which the few known copies had emerged were impeccable..." ��$2,000†

641 C A - 1949 cover with fancy embossed Arabic monogram on the flap, to "Fort Abbas/Bahawalnagar" with ½a Amir SG 20 pair tied by superb 'SADIQ-GARH' cds, Isani & Abid Cat £400 on cover (for a single only). PFP Certificate (2011). ��$100†

642 C B - 1949 cover with embossed Coat-of-Arms on the flap, to "Old Depot/Bahawalpur Cantt" with rare franking of UPU Perf 17½x17 9p & Perf 13 1a tied by an indistinct cds of --NOV49, small opening fault at the base & a little aged, Isani & Abid Cat £2000+ on cover (for the 9p only). PFP Certificate (2011). ��$300†

IRAN

643 C A/B Album of 1963-78 unaddressed FDCs, and an album for 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire with FDCs for Iran & Ethiopia etc, also for Fujeira perf & Imperf sets plus M/Ss etc. Good thematic content...... Offer

ITALY

Ex Lot 644

644 */** SAN MARINO: Collection in four hingeless Lindner albums with a high degree of completeness with early issues simplified, 1894 Palace, 1903 Definitives to 1L complete, 1918 War Casualties & Overprints, 1929 St Francis (**), 1931 Airs 10L, 1932 Garibaldi, 1935 Delfico, 1945-46 Arms plus 10L & 20L panes of 10, 1945 Palace M/S perf & imperf, 1947 Roosevelt & Reconstruction, 1948 Workers (**), 1949 Garibaldi (**), 1949 UPU including 200L imperf (**), 1950-51 Views, 1951 Red Cross (**) & Exhibition (**), 1952 Columbus, Airs, Trieste Fair (**) & Stamp Day, issues from 1953-2000 virtually complete with se-tenants M/Ss etc & stated to all be unmounted but the 1954 1000L Air is * so caution is recommended; also Parcel Post including 1928 "pairs", 1945 pairs, 1953 10L & 300L pairs (**) etc; Postage Dues including 1897 set, 1931 Obliterated set, 1936-43 set etc; condition generally very fine but there are a few problems with items not mentioned here, very high catalogue value. Exceptional thematic content. (1500+) ��$1,200

KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA

645 * A Modern collection on French pages with KUT KGVI 10c black & green Mountain Retouch SG 135a in pair,1953-75 issues complete including M/Ss & 'OFFICIAL' overprints; and Kenya 1963-73 complete, Gemstones set, 1979-83 issues virtually complete & 1967-73 Postage Dues; all lightly mounted, Cat £350+ (unmounted). ��$100

MALAYA - Straits Settlements - Postal History

Ex Lot 646

646 S Very fine 'NEBONG/[crown]/T[IB]AL' on CA 2c rose, superb 'S'-in-bars of Sarawak on CC 6c lilac, very fine 'MEDAN' (Dutch indies) on CA 8c orange, very fine 'PENANG' cds on French 80c, fine 'NI POSTAGENT PENANG' squared-circle on CA 6c lilac, etc, also a few security "chops" including 'JOHN LITTLE & Co' on CA 96c & oval '[FOR]WARDED/[...]ANDS BETTI[...]/[P]ENANG' in blue on 12c on East India 4a, stamps Cat £400++. (12) ��$500 126 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

MALAYA - Straits Settlements - Postal History (continued)

Ex Lot 647

647 C Superior group comprising 1858 stampless entire to Mauritius "p City of London"; 1867 stampless entire with 'PENANG/11/DEC/1867/P.O.' cds & French 'POS.ANG.V.SUEZ/P.AN.A.MARS' mailboat cds in red; 1867 badly dessicated cover to Bombay with East India 4a cancelled at Singapore; 1873 double-rate cover to India with 12c x2 & 'SINGAPORE/ A /JA9/73/PAID' cds in red; 1874 outer to "Baden/Germany" endorsed "via Triest" with 12c tied by a company's cachet in blue & poor 'PENANG - D17' duplex; 1874 cover to Scotland with 30c SG 17 & 24c SG 16 - paying the late fee - both pre-cancelled with Chartered Mercantile Bank cachet & tied by Circle-of-Squares "killer" (Proud #K15); 1875 stampless cover 'PENANG' to 'HONG-KONG' (b/s); and 1880 cover to Paris with 8c & three different French mailboat d/s; and eight mostly used PPCs; condition variable.(16) �� $750

Lot 648

648 Δ B 1855 (c.) piece with part-flap, Indian 1854 Imperf 1a (3½ margins, just touched at upper-left, creased at the top) just tied by very fine diamond-of-dots cancel (Proud #K1; rated 7500 Pts) with largely fine 24mm double-circle 'PENANG/P.O.' cds (Proud #D2; illegible date) in red. [The cds was introduced mid-1855. The diamond-of-dots was replaced by the octagonal 'B/147' cancel about 6 months later] �� $400

Lot 649

649 C C 1866 mercantile entire headed "Singapore 20 Jany 1866" & signed "Wm McDonald & Co", to Bombay rated "4" in red with East India 4a blue-green tied by boxed 'WM Mc DO/NO...' security "chop" & a poor octagonal 'B/172' cancel of Singapore (unusually with no datestamp), very fine ' 1M / BOMBAY/FE4/66' arrival b/s in red, some damage likely caused by immersion in sea water, still quite presentable. Rare shipwreck mail, possibly the only recorded example. P&O "Jeddo", out of Hong Kong, departed Singapore 21/1/1866, arrived Galle 27/1866, en route to Bombay wrecked on Choul Keeder Reef, 30 miles S of Bombay. The ship was a total loss but the passengers were transferred to "Salsette" and the crew salvaged the cargo, stores & mail. This incident is not recorded by Norman Hoggarth & Robin Gwynn. There was no example of mail from this incident in John Woolfe's or Robin Gwynn's collections. Our vendor states the only earlier wreck mail recorded from Malaya is a single 1864 cover from the "Hydaspe", �� $1,000 127 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

MALAYA - Straits Settlements - Postal History (continued)

Lot 651

Lot 650

650 C A- 1867 part-entire to India "Per P&O Str Emeu" with scarce franking of '[crown]/THREE CENTS' on 1a brown SG 3 single & strip of 3 (Cat £380+ x20+ on cover) tied by 'B/172'-in-octagon h/s of Penang, superb 'GPO/MADRAS/OC12/1867/OVERLAND MAIL' (TPO ?) b/s in red. The Overprints were issued 1/9/1867. ��$500

651 C B 1870 cover to Scotland "via Brinidisi with 2c brown single & pair and 32c pale red SG 18 (small faults, Cat £70 x12+ on cover) tied by 'PENANG/DE8/70 - D17' duplex (Proud #KD5), fair arrival b/s of JA9/71, minor soiling & repaired flap fault. [Ted Proud states at page 94 that the rate was 38c between 17/11/1869 & 6/1/1871, when it was reduced to 30c (unless by French packet, for which the rate remained at 38c] ��$500

Lot 652 Lot 653

652 C B 1872 large-part mercantile entire to France "per Mail Steamer/via Brindisi" with three-colour franking of 2c brown, 8c orange & 12c blue tied by two very fine strikes of 'KALTENBACH ENGLER & Co/29/ JUN/1872/SINGAPORE' firm's cds in blue, three early large-part strikes of the small bars "killer" (Proud #K17; ERD 17/1/1872), 'SINGAPORE/JU30/72/PAID' cds in red & superb strike of the small 'PD' (= Paid to Destination) handstamp (#PD4; LRD by almost 13 months), largely superb French 'POSS ANG V SUEZ/29/JUIL/72/ALEXANDRIE' transit in red, 'MARSEILLE A LYON/SPECIAL' transit & 'LYON' arrival b/s, ironed-out horizontal filing crease & tiny blemishes hardly detract from the attractiveness of this scarce cover. Ex Arthur White (NY 2006). [Carriage was per P&O "Tanjore" to Galle & "Pekin" to Suez; then from Alexandria by French vessel "Scamandre" to Marseilles, NOT via Brindisi as endorsed] ��$850

653 C C 1873 cover to Pennsylvania "via Hong Kong/& San Francisco" with 8c orange & 12c blue tied by small bars "killer" (Proud #K17), very fine 24mm 'SINGAPORE/MR28/73/PAID' cds in red & superb strike of the boxed 'PAID ALL' Postal Convention h/s (#PD2; rated 5000 pts on cover), no American markings, dessicated & with extensive archival tape repairs still attractive. �� $250

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Lot 655 Lot 654

654 C B 1875 (Jan) flapless cover to Hampshire with GB 1/- green tied by '42'-in-diamond-&-bars cancel of the London Foreign Branch, docketed on the face "Lieut JEC Goodrich", minor blemishes. Lieut Goodrich was serving on the battleship HMS "Audacious" at Penang. Carried per P&O "Golconda" to Galle; then "Mirzapore" to Southampton, arrived 8/3/1875. Ex Geoffrey Osborn. ��$500

655 C C 1887 commercial usage of 3c blue Postal Card to Saxony with 22mm 'SINGAPORE/OC5/87' cds & a very fine strike of the rare French mailboat 'POSS.ANGL/6/OCT/87/PAQ FR No7' d/s in red ('N' Omitted; Salles #1934var with sans serif year), creased at left with crude "sticky" tape repair on the reverse, full message in German. ��$300

656 C A 1888 (Dec) cover with printed 'United States Consulate/at ("Singapore")' at upper-left to the USA "Per German Mail/SS Preussen/via Brindisi", 8c orange & 10c slate tied by light but largely discernible 'CONSUL OF THE UNITED STATES/SINGAPORE' intaglio seal in red & Singapore cds, light boxed registration datestamp at the base, New York arrival b/s in purple. A lovely cover. Ex Derek Clayton: sold in Singapore 4/7/2009 for $S2160. �� $1,000

657 PS A/B 1893 & 1895 2c & 3c Postal Cards 1) to Holland with octagonal French 'LIGNE N/PAQ FR No 2' d/s; and 2) to Belgium with similar '.../...No 6' d/s, very fine 'MARCHIENNE-AU-PONT' arrival cds on the face, soiled. (2) ��$150

Lot 658

658 C B 1900 PPC of the Singapore (?) "Cricket Club" endorsed "Feld Post" to Germany with Straits 3c brown tied by 'KAIS DEUTSCHE/MARINE-/SCHIFFSPOST/ No 70 /7 10/00' cds, 'WINDERSHEIM' arrival cds, minor soiling. The ship was en route to China in response to the Boxer Rebellion. �� $350

Lot 659

659 O A/B SHIP-BOARD POSTMARKS: British Mail Boat cancels comprising 'A81', 'A86' x2, 'A99' x2 & '[B]03', on 1867 Surcharges on India 12c on 4a & 24c on 8a x2, or 1867-72 Crown/CC 2c 12c & 32c x2, a few minor defects, the strikes are fine to very fine, Cat £680++. Rare on Straits stamps. Noted as mostly Ex Dr Woods. Acquired at the Spink sale of 7/3/2007 for £1080. [These handstamps were issued to P&O staff on contract mailboats. They are found on mail posted aboard ship but most examples are from soldiers' & sailors' covers that were forwarded to the mailboats without cancellations] ��$1,500 129 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

MALAYA - Straits Settlements - Postal History (continued)

660 SΔ A/A- - Austrian 'LLOYD AUSTRIACO' cds on QV issues, one with '[X]XXVII' at the base, one with '[X]LVI' ("Selene") at the base, the two without number are in blue. Rare on Straits stamps. ��$200

Ex Lot 661

661 SΔ - French mailboat types mostly part-strikes on various QV & KEVII issues to 96c plus a few French Colonies stamps, many 'LIGNE N' cds & octagons including on 1898 front to Canada, also the rare 'LIGNE P' cds on 10c slate, octagonal 'MARSEILLES A YOKOHAMA' x3 or 'YOKOHAMA A MARSEILLES' x2, 'SINGAPOR/SAIGON' x3, 'LIGNE DE SAIGON A SINGAPORE' x3, a couple are struck in red; also 'SAIGON-COCHINCHINE/PAQUEBOT' x4, various Saigon cds x7 & straight-line 'SAIG[ON]' in red on 8c yellow. A desirable lot. (100 approx) ��$600

Lot 664

Ex Lot 662

662 CPS A/B - 1895 'INDO-CHINE' 15c Letter Card (with bold boxed 'F ENGLER & Co/SAIGON' security datestamp in violet) & 1897 Denis Frères cover both with 'LIGNE DE SAIGON A SINGAPORE' cds in blue, and 1901 Indo-China PPC with 'PAQ/SAIGON A SINGAPORE' cds in blue, to Germany (the earliest) or France. The first item is Ex TV Roberts. (3) ��$300

663 SΔC - German Seepost cds mostly part-strikes on various QV & KEVII issues with Ost-Asiatische Hauptlinie x23 plus superb strike on German 10pf on PPC from Penang; '.../BOMBAY/LINIE' on 8c blue; & faint but discernible '.../NEU-/GUINEA/ZWEIGLINIE/(SINGAPORE)'. (24 items) ��$150

664 S A A2 - Very fine 'STEAME[R]/RAINB[OW]/MALA[CCA]' in red on 'TWO CENTS' on 8c SG 57 [Stg 2 Posn ii], Cat £90++. Rare. One of the finest of approximately 20 examples recorded, all on 2c values & none on cover. [Considered by some to be a "security chop", none of the recorded examples is overstruck with a post office marking, indicating that the postal authorities considered this was adequate as a cancellation] �� $400

NAURU

Ex Lot 665 Lot 666

665 G/F A 1915-16 NWPI Overprints simplified Kangaroos 2d to £1 (ex 2½d) plus KGV 1d 4d & 5d all with 'CANCELLED/NAURU' telegraph cancels. A very scarce "set". [See also Lot 707] (12) ��$500

666 F A B1 - Kangaroos Third Wmk £1 brown & blue SG 99 type a, very fine 'PO PLEASANT ISLAND/JA18/17/ (NAURU)' cds, Cat £450+. A very rare usage in Nauru. [NB: the Madame Joseph forgery of the cds is dated NO2/21] �� $400 130 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

NAURU (continued)

Ex Lot 667 Ex Lot 668 Ex Lot 669

667 ** A B1 1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain KGV Heads ½d to 1/- SG 1-12 - ex 2d Die II - each with 'N/P/ IMPRIMATUR' handstamp Reading Upwards or Downwards on the reverse, unmounted. [In 1983-84, Britain's National Postal Museum released 10 sets - plus some odd values - at public auction: see Buckingham pp16-21. Barry Gribble's set sold for $977] (11) ��$600†

668 * A/A- - ½d to 1/- complete (ex 2d Die II) all with Short 'N' in 'NAURU', the 2d in a pair with normal stamp, a couple of minor imperfections, Cat £700+. A difficult "set" to assemble.(11 items) ��$300†

669 V/F A/A- - ½d 1d 2d Die I 3d 4d 6d (the colour a little diffused) 9d & 1/- all with Short 'N' in 'NAURU', each with Nauru cds, Cat £460 mint; unpriced used. A rare group. [Busckingham states at page 52 "... after 45 years, the author still has not completed a fine used set"](9) �� $250†

670 ** A C1 - 2d orange Die I with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed SG4y, unmounted, Cat £120+ (for mounted). ��$100†

Ex Lot 674

Lot 671

671 ** A/A+ - 2d orange Die I with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed SG4y upper-left corner block of 16 (4x4) from the upper-left of the lower pane, most units are well centred & many are superb, unmounted, Cat £1920+ (for mounted singles). A rare multiple, probably one of the largest blocks extant. Ex John Darnell. �� $1,800†

672 ** A B1 - 2d orange Die II marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet, the second unit with Damage to N A R & U, unmounted, Cat £280++ as mounted singles. �� $150†

673 F A C1 - 2d orange Die II tied by light but obvious strike of the scarce 'PO NAURU/--JL24/(PLEASANT ISLAND)' cds - recorded used 13DE21 to 1JA25 only - to Wilson cover to England, Cat £100 x10+. A rare albeit philatelic franking. �� $150†

674 * A/A- - 2½d 4d 5d (hinge remainder) & 9d (minor bend) each with Double Overprint One Albino SG 6b 8b 9b & 11a, Cat £980. (4) ��$400† 131 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

NAURU (continued)

Lot 675 Lot 676 Lot 677

675 * A B1 1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain Seahorses Waterlow Printings 10/- indigo with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Double (One Albino) SG 18sa, lightly mounted, Cat £2500. A very rare stamp of which only 3 examples have been recorded. David Brandon (1984) & RPSofL (2006) Certificates. Ex John Darnell. [Keith Buckingham's almost identical example sold for £1267, and his less well centred example sold for £2350, giving an average of £1808] �� $1,500†

676 * A B1 - De La Rue Printings 10/- deep bright blue SG 23d, a lovely shade, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat £500. �� $250†

677 * A B1 - De La Rue Printings 10/- dull blue, well centred, Cat £250++. This shade is unlisted by Gibbons. It is appreciably scarcer than the "deep bright blue" shade. [Keith Buckinghamat page 72 suggests that only one sheet of 40 may have been issued. That is the same number as for the fabled Nauru 10/- "Cambridge" blue (or "electric blue", as labelled by Buckingham). Both these rare shades were absent from Mr Buckingham's collection] �� $350†

NAURU - Postal History

678 C B 1917 correctly rated cover to Utah with Overprints ½d & 2d tied by light Pleasant Island cds of 23AU/17, superb strike of the 55mm 'CENSORED.' h/s in violet (the earliest recorded usage), minor blemishes. �� $150†

Ex Lot 679

679 C/CL A/B 1921-53 stampless official covers to Australia (2), Great Britain (4, two registered), New Zealand or the United States (2), four with 'OFFICIAL PAID/NAURU' cds, three different variants of the '[crown]/ADMINISTRATION/OF/NAURU' handstamps, condition variable. Scarce group. (7) �� $350†

680 C B 1923 commercial cover to Victoria with scarce franking of Central Overprints 2d orange SG 16 tied by 28½mm Pleasant Island cds of 25AU23, clipped corner at upper-left & opened on three sides. �� $150†

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Lot 681

681 C A- 1927 Pflum cover to Pennsylvania "Per Air Mail/via Sydney/& San Francisco" with rare albeit philatelic combination franking of Rough Paper Ships 1d strip of 3 tied by 'NAURU/21SP26/ CENTRAL/PACIFIC' cds plus United States 24c Airmail cancelled at San Francisco, 'PHILADELPHIA PA' arrival b/s. [During the 1920s, the United States allowed their own stamps to be affixed at overseas destinations to pay the US internal air mail of 8c 16c or 24c depending on how many sectors were to be flown. Even philatelic examples from any of the Pacific Islands are seldom seen and examples from Nauru are rare] ��$750†

Lot 682 Lot 683

682 C A 1932 (c.) correctly rated but philatelic cover to NSW with Rough Paper Ships ½d strip of 3 and two superb strikes of the straight-line 'S.S. NAURU CHIEF' handstamp. Eye candy! ��$300†

683 C B 1933 cover with 'CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY/NAURU/CENTRAL PACIFIC' imprint in grey-blue at upper-left, Rough Paper Ships 1½d cancelled on arrival with boxed 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER' handstamp of 'MELBOURNE' (b/s), minor blemishes. �� $150†

684 C A 1940 two HSF Dunne covers - one with imprint of SC Lau at Nauru at lower-left - each with 1½d Ship & Nauru cds, different Melbourne 'Opened by Censor' labels tied by boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/ V87...' or '.../V122...' h/s in violet. �� $120†

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NAURU - Postal History (continued)

Lot 685

685 CL B 1943 (Aug 19) stampless cover to Japan with two boxed chops in magenta & circular Censor's chop of Hashiba in red, peripheral blemishes. With the lengthy enclosed letter from Tadao Hashiba to a family member: Very few entire letters from the Japanese on Nauru have survived. Ex John Darnell: acquired at the Prestige auction of 17/2/2012 for $2645. The writer states (translated) "...My aim is to do all I can not to die in this insignificant place. Contagious disease, amoebic dysentery, is rife here and not a few have died from it....A deadly struggle is being waged day and night in the Solomons...though one is in no doubt that Japan will prevail...everyone without exception, officers and men, has had dengue fever this past month... I wonder what fate has in store for me...So far I've had only one letter." In addition to the ravages of tropical diseases, some 300 Japanese died of starvation & many others resorted to cannibalism. Nauru was surrendered to the Australians on 13.9.1945. ��$1,400†

686 CO B 1951 stampless OHMS envelope (266x173mm) with 'ADMINISTRATION OF NAURU/CENTRAL PACIFIC' imprint at lower-left, to Switzerland with "T" in red pencil & on arrival assessed "2.70" (fr) postage due paid with 20c Dam & 50c Cable Car x5 tied by 'BERN 1/BRIEFAUSGABE' cds, minor bends. A terrific item for the postage due collector, or thematicist (transport, energy, skiing, tourism etc). �� $150†

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NETHERLANDS INDIES

Lot 687

687 C B 1879 cover to France with Indies 25c tied by '8'-in-diamond-of-dots cancel of 'BUITENZORG' (cds below), French octagonal 'POSS NEER/24/AOUT/79/PAQ FR No 1' d/s in blue & 'INDO- CHINE/25/SEPT/79/PAQ FR MODANE' cds in red both on the face, very fine 'PARIS/GRENELLE' arrival b/s, ironed-out vertical fold & small repair at upper-right. Ex Michael Scott-Archer (2004). ��$500

Ex Lot 688

688 PS B 1881 & 1891 different style 7½c Postal Cards to Holland or France each with 'N-I AGENT SINGAPORE' cds (apparently the ERD & LRD for this marking), the first also with very fine '89'-in-diamond-of- dots cancel used by the Dutch Postal Agent, the other with octagonal 'LIGNE N/PAQ FR No 7' transit d/s, blemishes. A desirable duo. ��$500

NETHERLANDS INDIES (continued)

Lot 689

689 PS A- 1882 7½c Postal Card to France with Weltevreden cds, superb strike of the rare French 'LIGNE P/3/ JUIL/82/PAQ FR No 1' cds on the face, 'LIGNE N/28JUIL/82/PAQ FR No 9' transit b/s & 'MODANE A PARIS/4/AOUT/82' TPO transit cds in red on the face, Paris arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [The French Ligne P was a feeder service between Batavia & Singapore only. Raymond Salles at Vol V page 125 states (translated) "...the small number of pieces known makes it impossible to reconstruct the complete schedules from January 1867 to the end in 1884". In almost every case, Salles illustrates and quotes a price or gives a rating for every marking. For Ligne P, he doesn't even provide an illustration, an obvious indication of great rarity] ��$1,500

690 PS A 1906 usage of '15 C/NED.-INDIE' Envelope to "Tientsin/China" uprated with 1c olive, 3c orange x3 & 10c slate, 'BANDJERMASIN' squared-circle & registration label, backstamps 'N.I.AGENT SINGAPORE' squared-circle, Hong Kong & Shanghai transits & 'TIENTSIN' arrival. Bandjermasin is in the south of Kailmantan & was the capital of Dutch Borneo. �� $175

NEW GUINEA - General Lots

691 OΔC Modest group with German NG 10pf x4 tied to piece by 'SIMPSONHAFEN' cds & 1903 commercial cover to France with 20pf pair tied by 'HERBERTSHOHE' cds, three unaddresseed covers with GRI on Marshalls '2d.' on 10pf x2 or '2d.' on 20pf, a few WWII Australian Forces covers, Australia Used in TPNG values to 5/- Arms x2, etc. �� $250

NEW GUINEA - German (Deutsch) New Guinea - Postal History

692 L B 1914 (Jan 20) "Zusammenstellung" (= letter bill) for two Seepost letters ex SS "Prinz Waldemar", with two superb strikes of a small 'Maron/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' handstamp, a bit aged. ��$200

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NEW GUINEA - German (Deutsch) New Guinea - Postal History (continued)

Ex Lot 693

Lot 695

693 CPS INWARDS MAIL: Mail from Germany comprising four 1904-06 PPCs (one with Bavarian 5pf, another with Seepost cds & 'PENANG TO SINGAPORE' mail sorter cds), 1907 2pf+3pf Postal Card with full message and 1907 & 1908 covers (the first to Karl Viewig with lengthy letter & background info from the internet) all with 'HERBERTSHOHE' arrival cds, also 1906 10pf 'Kartenbrief' with 'MAX WARMING/HAMBURG' label & superb 'STEPHANSORT' arrival cds & June 1914 mercantile postcard to Herbertshohe with Sydney DLO endorsements & 'PASSED BY CENSOR/25JE15/=C.S=' cds in violet (faults), generally good to very fine.(10 items) �� $400

694 CPS - 1905 (stamp missing) & 1910 PPCs from Japan, 1908 uprated 5h Postal Card from Moravia (Austria) with full message, a very fine 1919 cover from Switzerland, and a very spotty 1909 uprated KEVII 1d Envelope from New Zealand. (5) ��$200

695 C A - 1889 cover from Wurttemburg to "Finschhafen/Kaiser Wilhelmsland/Neu Guinea" with 10pf pair tied by 'URACH' cds, Genoa & Soerabaja transit b/s, surprisingly fine for such an early inwards item. Ex Fred Pearson: sold for $2128 at the Prestige auction of 5/12/2003. [The first postal agency in German New Guinea opened at Finschhafen in 1888, and closed in 1892. This is one of the earliest inwards items to New Guinea that we have seen. The addressee, Dr Carl Weinland was Medical Officer with the Neu-Guinea Compagnie. Was he the same person as "Dr Wendland", referred to several times in "Governor in New Guinea" by Albert Hahl (1937, English translation by Sack & Clark 1980)?] ��$2,000

Lot 696 Lot 698

696 C B - 1890 (Apr 10) commercial usage of Bavarian 10pf Postal Card to Dr Carl Weinland at Stephansort, no arrival cds (as was the normal practice before 1895), minor blemishes. Rare usage to Stephansort before the Neu-Guinea Compagnie headquarters were relocated there early in 1892. [Dr Weinland arrived in May 1889. he died of malaria at Finschhafen in March 1891] �� $350

697 CL B - 1897 triple-rate commercial cover endorsed "p Lark" from NSW to the Landes Hauptmann (= army captain) at Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen with 2½d & 5d tied by Sydney duplex, central fold & a little truncated at left, some soiling. �� $350

698 PS (B) - 1900 commercial usage of Hong Kong '4 CENTS' on 3c Postal Card (reply half) to the ship's doctor aboard SMS "Möwe" c/- the German Consulate at Matupi with superb 'AMOY/ A /FE20/00' cds & Hong Kong transit cds, apparently missent to Sydney where endorsed in red "Matupi/New Britain", full message headed "Amoy ab SMS Irene 12 II 00", some soiling & repaired tear at right. An excellent origin/destination item. Ex Murray Collins: sold for $935 at the Macray Watson auction of 31/3/1998. �� $1,000 137 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

NEW GUINEA - German (Deutsch) New Guinea - Postal History (continued)

Lot 699

699 PS C - 1900 usage of British 2d Size K Registration Envelope with superb 'J & W GOFFEY' (shipping company) cachet at lower-left and rare franking of Jubilees 1½d & 1/- green vertical strip of 3 (one badly damaged) tied by oval 'REGISTERED/EXCHANGE-LPOOL' d/s, to "Ralum/ New Britain/Bismarck Archipelago", flap fault & central fold. [The rate was 2½d per ½oz x15 = 3/1½d + 2d registration. The addressee was Emma Forsayth, known colloquially as Queen Emma. Born in Samoa & a descendant of King Malietoa, she & her blackbirder husband traded around New Guinea from 1878. She moved to the Gazelle Peninsula in 1881 where she established large coconut & cocoa plantations, including at Ralum on Blanche Bay, near Rabaul] ��$500

Lot 700 Lot 701

700 C A - 1890 commercial cover to Dr Carl Weinland at Stephansort with 10pf pair tied by very fine 'MORSUM' cds, fine 'FINSCHHAFEN' backstamp. ��$500

701 PS B - 1902 usage of New Zealand ½d Wrapper to a missionary at "Ulu/New Launberg/New Britain/ South Sea Islands", minor blemishes. [Acquired for $381 at the Prestige auction of 23/6/2001] �$300

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NEW GUINEA - German (Deutsch) New Guinea - Postal History (continued)

Lot 702

702 PS (B) - 1905 commercial usage of uprated Imperial Russian 3k Postal Card to a missionary's wife at "Sattelberg/by Finschhafen", Cyrillic St Petersburg cds, Cyrillic endorsements but the lengthy letter (tiny script) in German, repaired 12mm tear at right. A remarkable origin/destination item. [Sattelberg (= Saddle Mountain) is a village at an elevation of 900 metres on the Huon Peninsula. A Lutheran Mission was founded there in 1892] �� $350

703 PS A- - 1906 commercial usage of very scarce NSW 1d Postal Card with Four-Line Heading HG 28a ("MOSSMAN'S BAY...") from Sydney with message in German & '[HE]RBERTSHOHE' arrival cds. �� $250

NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints

Ex Lot 704

704 G/F A/A- Very fine selection comprising 1915-16 4d with Nauru cds, Second Wmk 1/- block of 4 & a superb 5/-, Third Wmk £1, Fifth Setting 2/- shades x2 & 5/-, and New Colours 2d both & 4d both, Cat £1000+. (14) ��$600

705 * A/B Hagner of abc strips with KGV ½d to 5d and Kangaroos 2d x3, 2½d, 3d x2, 9d x2 & 1/- x2, various watermarks, a few minor blemishes but generally very fine.(14 strips) ��$600

706 */** A/B 1915-16 KGV ½d bright green SG 65a Electro 2 complete forme of 30 [R31/60] with Frame Break above Right-Hand Wattles [56] & unlisted Phlegm Variety [53] but before appearance of the Plate Cracks on [35] & [47], one unit thinned & some minor adhesion from pink interleaving, most units unmounted. ��$200

Lot 707

707 F A C1 - 4d chrome-yellow SG 70b type c, unusually with 'PO PLEASANT ISLAND/AU23/16/(NAURU)' cds, Cat £275+. Underappreciated; most examples offered are colour changelings. �� $250 139 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints (continued)

Lot 708

708 ** A 1915-16 Kangaroos First Watermark 2½d indigo SG 74 upper-right corner block of 24 (6x4) with Sheet Margins at Top and Right , the descending rows with the Overprint Progressively Misplaced to the Top, unmounted. [Marginal stamps are rare. They are derived from formes of 30 from the first shipment, from which the 2½d and the KGV 1d were the only NWPI stamps issued with sheet margins. The "Five Settings" irregular block of 20 with sheet margin for 3 rows at left only - minor hinge remainders - sold at the Prestige auction of 7/2/2014 for $920] �� $1,000

709 ** A/B - Second Watermark 9d violet SG 89 Plate 1 block of 18 (6x3) [L13/30] - types bcc - generally well centred, a few short perfs at the base, very minor pink stain on the gum from interleaving, unmounted, Cat £288++ (mounted). ��$200

Lot 710

710 ** A - Second Watermark 9d violet SG 89 Plate 2 block of 18 (6x3) [L43/60] - types bcc - with Broken Inner-Frame at Lower-Right BW #25(2)n [53] (Cat $900 mounted), generally well centred, unmounted, Cat £288++ (mounted). Ex David Banwell: with his extensive plating notes. [The "Five Settings" Collection had no 9d Plate 2 formes] �� $400 140 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints (continued)

Lot 711

711 **/* A/B - Third Watermark 3d olive SG 96 Plate 1 block of 20 [L37-41/55-59] with all fifteen Die II units SG 96a - including six Die I-II Pairs SG 96ab - the abc strips being Dies II/II/II, Dies II/II/II, Dies I/II/II, I/ II/I and I/II/I , and with the listed Die II Varieties Lone Yachtsman SW of Cape Leeuwin [55] & Colour Flaw West of Arnhem Land [59] (being BW #13(1)d & e, Cat $600 each), a few tonespots, most units are unmounted, Cat £2275++. A key NWPI rarity. [Absent from Rybak & Banwell. Gribble & Williams had part-formes only] ��$1,500

712 ** A/B - Third Watermark 3d olive SG 96 Fourth Setting complete forme of 30 from the upper-left pane of Plate 2 [L1-30] with White Scratch over Last 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' [25], Hollow Stops [6, 12 & 18], a few tonespots, unmounted, Cat £165++. ��$300

Lot 713

Lot 714

713 ** A B1 - Third Watermark £1 chocolate & brown SG 99 type b, well centred, unmounted, Cat £300+ (mounted). Superb! ��$500

714 F A 1918 Surcharges 'One Penny' on KGV 5d (type a) & on Kangaroo 1/- (type b) SG 100 & 101 complete horizontal strips of 6, tied to pieces by 'RABAUL/31MY18' cds, Cat £1080++. Rare multiples. �� $1,000 141 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints (continued)

715 F A C1 - 'One Penny' on Kangaroo 1/- SG 101 abc strip, 'NAMATANAI/QUEENSLAND' cds (deteriorating makeready) in violet, Cat £320+. �� $250

716 ** A 1918-23 Fifth Setting Large Multiple Watermark ½d emerald SG 119 Electro 7 complete forme of 30 from the base of the left-hand pane [L31-60], unmounted, Cat £135++ (mounted). �� $175

717 ** A - 1d red SG 103 complete forme of 30 from the upper-right of Plate 2 [IV/1-30] with Defective Left Leg on 'N' of 'N.W.P.I.' [14], unmounted, Cat £112++ (mounted). ��$150

Lot 718

718 ** A - 3d olive SG 109 Plate 1 block of 20 [L37-41/55-59] with all fifteen Die II units SG 109a - including six Die I-II Pairs SG 109ab - and with the listed Die II Varieties Lone Yachtsman SW of Cape Leeuwin [55] & Colour Flaw West of Arnhem Land [59, obscured by the overprint] (being BW #13(1)d & e, Cat $600+ each mounted), a single tonespot affects one Die I-II pair, unmounted, Cat £3380++ (mounted). A key NWPI rarity, absent from the "Five Settings" Collection. ��$3,000

Ex Lot 719

719 O A/B PERFORATED 'OS': Kangaroos 2d 1/- & 2/- and KGV 1d carmine block of 4, 1d rosine, 1d violet, 2d orange, 4d violet rejoined pair, 4d pale ultramarine & 5d ('[BITA-]PAKA' cds), a few minor defects, Cat £1500 approximately. A very scarce group. (14) �� $750 142 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints (continued)

Ex Lot 720

720 SΔ POSTMARKS: Postmarks arranged as per Powell including straight-line 'Herbetshoh' & 'Station Kieta' (stamp defective), double-circle 'POST OFFICE/PO KOKOPO' on commercial piece with rare red & black/white registration label, distorted 'DISTRICT OFFICE/[EITAPE]', the rare 'EIT[APE]/NEW GUINEA', 'POST OFFICE/*EITAPE * ', 'MOROBE' on Papua 2½d, 'MOROBE' on 5/- on piece with German-type registration label, 'BITA-PAKA' on perf 'OS' 1d, '[W]ITU', 'BUKA PASSAGE' in violet, 'MARIENBERG', etc, poor strikes of 'MARON', 'TALASEA', 'POST OFFICE/TALASEA' & 'GASMATTA', etc, also oval 'CENSORED BY/DISTRICT OFFICER/WMB OGILVY' on commercial registered piece, oval Radio Station types including from Kaewieng, Eitape, Madang, Manus & Rabaul, etc, condition of stamps & strikes is variable. A very useful lot. (63 items) �� $1,250

NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues

Ex Lot 721 Ex Lot 722 Ex Lot 723

721 *O Hut Airs (hinge remainders, the 10/- is oxidised), Dated Airs mint, Undated Birds used, Undated Airs mint & used, generally fine to very fine, Cat £1500.(74) ��$600

722 ** A/A+ 1931 Dated Birds 1d to £1 SG 150-162, generally well centred, very fresh & unmounted, Cat £425 (mounted). (13) ��$500

723 ** A/A+ 1931 Dated Bird Airs ½d to £1 SG 163-176, generally well centred, very fresh & unmounted, Cat £300 (mounted). (14) �� $400

Ex Lot 724 Ex Lot 725

724 ** A-/A+ 1932-34 Undated Birds 1d to £1 SG 177-189 plus the unissued ½d, also the Air Overprints SG 190-203, generally well centred, a couple of almost insignificant blemishes otherwise very fresh & unmounted, Cat £600 (mounted). Chris Ceremuga Certificates (2001) for the three high values in each set. (32) ��$600

725 ** A B1 1932-34 Undated Bird Airs ½d to £1 SG 190-204, unmounted, Cat £250 (mounted). (16) ��$300

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NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues (continued)

Lot 726

726 ** A B1 1935 Bulolo High Values £2 bright violet & £5 emerald-green SG 204-5, well centred, very fresh & unmounted, Cat £1100 (mounted). A delightful duo. �� $1,250

Ex Lot 727 Ex Lot 728 Ex Lot 729

727 */** A B1 1939 Bulolo Airs ½d to £1 SG 212-225, very lightly mounted or unmounted, Cat £1000+ (mounted). A premium- grade set. (14) ��$600

728 ** A B1 - ½d to £1 SG 212-225, unmounted, Cat £1100 (mounted). (14) �� $1,000

729 ** A B1 - ½d to £1 SG 212-225, well centred, very fresh & unmounted, Cat £1100 (mounted). (14) �� $1,000

Ex Lot 730 Ex Lot 731 Ex Lot 732

730 ** A+ B1 'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1931 Dated Birds 1d to 5/- SG O31-41, unmounted, Cat £225 (mounted). Superb! (11) ��$300

731 ** A/A+ - 1931 Dated Birds 1d to 5/- SG O31-41, all marginal examples, generally well centred, very fresh & unmounted, Cat £225 (mounted). (11) ��$300

732 ** A/A+ - 1932-34 Undated Birds 1d to 5/- SG O42-54, generally well centred, very fresh & unmounted, Cat £275 (mounted). (13) ��$300

Lot 733

733 * B 'STAMP/DUTY' OVERPRINTS: 1925 Huts 1d with the Overprint Double Barefoot #1b imprint strip of 5 from the top of the sheet, a little aged/toned & with minor perf reinforcing, Cat £625++ used; unpriced mint. [RAD Heward's toned single sold for $445 at our auction of 6/3/2015] ��$1,500 144 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues - Postal History

Ex Lot 734

734 SΔ Postmarks arranged as per Powell including double-circle 'POST OFFICE/PO KOKOPO', 'D[ISTRI] CT OFF[ICE]/[MA]DANG', 'POST OFFICE/AITAPE', '[DISTRICT O]FFICE/AITAPE', 'KAEWIENG', 'DISTRICT OFFICE/KAVIENG' in red, 'DISTRICT OFFICE/KIETA', superb 'POST OFFICE/KIETA', 'DISTRICT OFFICE/MANUS', 'DISTRICT OFFICE/AMBUNTI', 'WIWIAK', 'ANGORAM', 'MAPRIK' & 'BULWA' etc, also a few paquebot & arrival cancels, condition a bit variable but both stamps and strikes are generally fine to very fine.(84 items) ��$600

735 C A- 1926 & 1927 commercial covers 1) with 'MAN HING CHEONG BROS/.../MADANG, T.O.N.G.' imprint & Undated Birds 1d x2, to NSW; and 2) with 'BORAM ESTATE/WEWAK' imprint largely obscured by Undated Birds 2d & Airs 3½d bright pink x6, by air to Scotland; both with boxed 'PAQUEBOT' h/s & 'CAIRNS/QLD' cancellations. (2) �� $250

736 C B 1938 commercial cover to Sydney with Undated Birds 2d tied by a superb strike of the enormous 64x9mm 'PAQUEBOT' h/s of 'TULAGI/BRITISH SOLOMON IDS' (cds alongside), minor creasing. ��$150

NEW ZEALAND

Ex Lot 737

737 */**O 1931-87 Collection in two KaBe hingeless albums with Health issues including Smiling Boys *, M/Ss, Life Insurance, 1953 Definitives to 10/- *, 1960 Pictorials to £1 unmounted, basic used collection in Gibbons One Country album, also Norfolk Island 1947-83 complete mint (*/**) as per KaBe pages. (100s) ��$500

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NEW ZEALAND (continued)

Lot 738

738 ** A/A- BOOKLETS: 1967 Decimals 3c Flower Imperforate block of 12 (3x2 + 3x2) being two uncut booklet panes, folded in the central gutter & with a couple of minor wrinkles, unmounted. Ex De La Rue Archives. [Only two other similar pieces have been recorded] �� $1,000

Lot 739

739 * B PIGEON POST: 1899 (Aug 24) 1/- 'SPECIAL POST' overprinted 'MAROTIRI/Pigeongram' CP #VP5 marginal example from the left of the sheetlet, a couple of stained perfs at the top, large-part o.g., Cat $NZ5500 (2009). RPSofNZ Certificate (2010). [Sir Gawaine Baillie's two examples sold for £1265 & £1495 (a corner example)] ��$1,500

NEW ZEALAND - Postal History

740 CPS Mounted selection of mostly PPCs including a few Maori subjects, Tourist & Health Resorts type, etc, also 1903 Grand Lodge of NZ mourning cover with ½d Mount Cook, 1901 1d on 1½d Letter Card with 'LUMSDEN' cds, KEVII ½d Envelope uprated with ½d Mount Cook, etc, good postmark content especially early machine types, condition variable. (69) �� $250

Ex Lot 741 Lot 742

741 C/CL C/B 1901 & 1902 commercial covers 1) to New York with NSW 1d & 2d x2, some toning; & 2) US 2c Envelope from California to Adelaide with 3c violet, trimmed at left on opening; both with boxed 'LOOSE LETTER.' cancel & 'NZ MARINE PO/RMS SONOMA' cds in greenish blue. Also an American advert for the Oceanic Steamship Co with "Sonoma", "Sierra" & "Ventura" (and on the other side a lovely Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway advert for "Golf in California"). Ex Roger Hosking. (3 items) �� $400

742 C B 1938 stampless commercial cover endorsed "SUNDAY ISLAND MAIL/NO STAMPS AVAILABLE", to Scotland with Christchurch cds, boxed 'PACKET BOAT.' h/s & 'T/10/CENTIMES' tax marking, British 1d Postage Due tied by 'DUNDEE' cds, minor toning mostly on the reverse. Ex Roger Hosking. �� $1,000 146 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

NEW ZEALAND - Postal History (continued)

Ex Lot 743

743 PS REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: Size K (290x150mm) 1) QV 3d blue to Germany in 1903 with Birds 3d & 1/- tied by Wellington cds, minor faults, and 2) KGV Oval 4d brown, very fine unused; also Tonga size H2 (225x102mm) with Embossed Arms on the Flap 6d (a few faults) & 4d with '1 APRIL 93' Printed Under the Flap (fine), both unused.(4) �� $400

NYASALAND

Lot 744

744 F A C1 1895 No Watermark £10 black & orange-vermilion SG 30, double-circle 'TSHIROMO/SP5/95/BCA' cds, Cat £5500. ��$2,000

PAPUA

745 **/* Imprint strips of 3 with Bicolours to 1/- including 1½d Mullett, 4d Ash, 6d Ash & 1/3d, Surcharges and 'OS' 9d & 1/3d, also 1938 Declaration Airs imprint pairs (**), Double Monogram strips of 3 of the 1917 Surcharges (except 1d on 2½d) & 3d 'AIR MAIL' Double Monogram block of 10, condition a bit mixed. (31 items) �� $250

If you require an extension, please request it at the time of bidding. Requests made after the auction may be declined. 147 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

PAPUA (continued)

Ex Lot 746

746 */** Collection on Hagners with BNG Watermark Horizontal set & Watermark Vertical set (the 2/6d is superb!), Small 'Papua' Overprints to 2/6d x3, 1907-10 Large 'PAPUA' 2/6d x3, Small 'PAPUA' range to 1/- x6, Large 'PAPUA' set to 2/6d x2, Bicolours set including most shades, Monocolours & Surcharges, 1930 Aeroplane Overprint 1/- with Dark Carmine Overprint ** (with Ceremuga Certificate), Pictorials to 1/3d ** (some toning), 1938 & 1939-41 Airs **, etc, also perf 'OS' Monocolours to 1/- & 'OS' Overprints set with both 2/6d, some toning but generally fine to very fine, Cat £3300+. (240 approx) ��$1,500

747 *O Collector's duplicates on Hagners with a few earlies, Monocolours *, Bicolours to 10/- including shades, varieties & 5/- with 'CA' Monogram, a few 'OS' perfins used, 'OS' Overprints set * etc, some duplication, condition variable. (180 approx) ��$300

Lot 748 Lot 749 Ex Lot 750

748 * A/A- 1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper ½d to 2/6d SG 1-8, mostly well centred, some hinge remainders, Cat £850. ��$500

749 * A A1 - Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper ½d black & yellow-green on Thin Paper SG 1a, exceptional centring, very lightly mounted, Cat £325. Rare; most examples seen are misidentified. BPA (1987) & Jerry Blair (2015) Certificates. ��$500

750 * A B1 - Watermark Vertical Thick Paper ½d to 1/- SG 9-15 & Thin Paper 2/6d SG 16a, Cat £750. (8) ��$600

Ex Lot 751 Lot 752

751 */** A/A+ 1906 Large 'Papua' Overprints Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper 4d SG 17 (mounted), 1/- SG 19 (a superb corner example, unmounted) & 2/6d SG 20 (very well centred, unmounted), Cat £434+ (mounted). BPA Certificate (1987) for the 2/6d as the then SG 26. (3) ��$500

752 * A B1 - Watermark Vertical 1/- black & orange SG 27, very well centred, minor hinge remainder, Cat £1800. Rare. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2003). [Better centred than John Williams' example - also with a hinge remainder - that sold at the Prestige auction of 6/3/2010 for $2645] ��$1,600

753 * A B1 1907 Large 'PAPUA' 2/6d black & brown SG 48 [25] with Blotchy Frameline below 'POSTAGE' at Right (a crude retouch?), Cat £70+. One of the most obvious plate varieties in the series. See "Plating Papua" by Michael Ryan at page 63. ��$100

754 ** A C1 1917 'ONE PENNY' Surcharges 1d on 2½d SG 108 lower-right corner example with Double Perfs at the Base, unmounted. ��$100 148 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

PAPUA (continued)

Lot 756

Lot 755

755 **/* A - 1d on 2½d SG 108 'CA/JBC' Monograms strip of 3 with Double Perfs at the Base, two units are unmounted. ��$500

756 ** A+ A1 - 1d on 2/6d with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) instead of Sideways SG 111a, exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat £2000 (mounted). Rare & superb! Chris Ceremuga Certificate(2002) states "Position 27. Only one sheet of 40 discovered". ��$2,000

Lot 757

Lot 758

757 ** A- B1 1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printings 1/- sepia & olive as SG 117 but with the Overprint in Dark Carmine and additionally with 'AI,R MAIL' Variety, the gum a little tropicalised as usual & a minor gum blemish but unmounted. Unlisted by Gibbons. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2002) states "only the small first part of the printing received overprints in the dark carmine colour... The variety occurred only on Position 11...and was later corrected". [Better centred than Peter Troy's very similar example that sold at the Prestige auction of 28/7/2009 for $1610] �� $1,000

758 ** A+ A1 1932 Pictorials 4d Mother & Child SG 135 McCracken Imprint block of 4, unmounted. Very scarce & superb! �� $400

Ex Lot 759 Lot 760

759 ** A B1 - 2/- to £1 SG 141-145, unmounted, Cat £520 (mounted). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2002) for the top three denominations. (5) ��$500

760 ** A B1 - 2/- Mask horizontal pair from the right of the sheet with '2/-' in the margin, unmounted. Rare, especially of this quality. [These plate "numbers" were usually guillotined-off] �� $250 149 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

PAPUA (continued)

Lot 761

Lot 762

761 * A- C1 'Stamp Duty.' OVERPRINTS: 1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Upright Perf 11 6d black & myrtle-green (SG 53) with Overprint Inverted Barefoot #3a , slightly toned gum, Cat £175 (used). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2002) states "Very rare as only one sheet of 30 believed printed". [Peter Troy's almost identical stamp sold at the Prestige auction of 28/7/2009 for $1552] �� $1,000

762 A- REVENUES: c.1940 'TERRITORY OF PAPUA/POSTAL NOTE' with Five-Digit Serial Numbers in Black & John Ash Imprint at the Base 10/-, double-circle 'POST OFFICE/25/SEP/1941/PORT MORESBY, PAPUA' cds & straight-line 'PORT MORESBY' h/s both in violet, 'PAID/3.11.41' perfin (with a couple of broken pins) & two triangular punches, unusually fine. Rare. [Payable to Golden Casket at Brisbane. Postal Notes were a common method of purchasing sweepstake tickets through the post. The exceptional collection of Australian Postal Notes formed by the American Jack Harwood contained only three Papuan examples, two of which had significant faults, and no 10/-]...... $1,000

PAPUA - Postal History

763 C B 1933 Daru-Kerema-Port Moresby cover flown by WJ Duncan for Rabaul Airways Syndicate AAMC #P65, Cat.$350. The flight was intended to demonstrate the feasibility of establishing a seaplane service based in Rabaul. A small mail was carried. ��$200

Lot 764

764 C A 1938 cover endorsed "Steamships/Trading Co Ltd/Port Moresby and/Samarai", to GB with Pictorials 2d Bird of Paradise tied by 'SAMARAI ED' cds and very scarce albeit philatelic usage of rubber 30mm 'SHIP/("PAPUAN CHIEF/GO Andersen")/LETTER' h/s (Lee #S10; LRD) in violet. �� $400

PITCAIRN ISLANDS

765 **/* 1957-88 QEII Issues apparently complete including M/Ss with a few extras including 2/6d SG 28a, unmounted; also KGVI issues mounted; generally very fine.(300+) ��$100 150 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

RUSSIA

Lot 766

766 * A/A- WESTERN UKRAINE: 1918 (Dec 12) Kolomyia Surcharges on Austria '5' (sotyk) on 15h to '10' (sotyk) on 12h Scott #5-8, a few minor blemishes, large-part o.g., Cat $US3500 (2012). �� $750

SAUDI ARABIA

767 * A- B1 HEJAZ: 1921 Hashemite Kingdom Overprints on Zig-zag Roulettes and Surcharged ½pi on 1pa purple SG 29, tiny thin spot, Cat £550. Rare. Sergio Sismondo Certificate(2004). ��$150

Ex Lot 768

768 * - 1925 King Ali Overprints annotated collection including 30mm Wide Overprint on Rouletted 20 in Blue on ¼pi & in Red on 1pi with Double Overprint One Inverted , on Zig-zag 13 1pa in Red Inverted, in Blue on 1pa ¼pi ½pi & 1pi on 1pa SG 77 79 80 & 85; Large 3-Line Overprint on 1917 ¼pi SG 94a, on Caliphate in Red on 1½pi SG 133; Small 3-Line Overprint on 10pi on 5pi SG 153; Additional Overprint at the Base 10pi on 1pi on 2pi Error SG 157q; Large 4-Line Overprint in Red SG 161-4 marginal set; etc, Cat £3000+. (94) �� $750

769 Ω A- A1 - 1925 Hejaz Government Overprints in Blue on Rouletted 20 ¼pi green SG 89, exceptional centring, no gum, Cat £850. �� $250

770 * A C1 - 30mm Wide Overprint on Postage Dues in Red on 20pa with the Overprint Inverted SG D88a, Cat £550. ��$150

771 * A B2 - 1924 (Dec) 30mm Wide Overprint on Postage Dues in Blue on 20pa SG D93, characteristic rough perfs, Cat £800. �� $250

Lot 772

772 * A - 1925 Hejaz Government Overprints in Blue on Zig-zag Roulettes 13 ¼pi green with the Overprint Inverted SG 91b, Cat £850. ��$300

773 * A/A+ - 16mm Long Overprint on Arms errors comprising in Blue on ½pi Inverted and Double, 2pi Inverted, Double and Double One Inverted, and 3pi brown Inverted SG 106a 106b 109a 109b 109c & 110a, and in Black on 1½pi Inverted SG 118a (unmounted), very lightly mounted, Cat £850+. A very desirable group. (7) ��$300 151 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

SAUDI ARABIA (continued)

Ex Lot 774 Lot 775

774 * A/B - 16mm Long Overprint on Caliphate in Blue on 1/8pi to 5pi (minor thin) SG 136-142, Cat £1180. (7) �� $250

775 * - 16mm Long Overprint on Caliphate in Black on 1/8pi Inverted (Filatco Certificate), 1½pi Inverted (small fault, Sismondo Certificate), 3pi brown, and 5pi x2 (one Inverted, thinned) SH 143a 145a 146 147 & 147a, Cat £1350+. ��$300

776 * A/A+ - Small 3-Line Handstamp with Box Postage Dues 1/8pi (Double Perfs at Right) to 10pi SG D154-162, each with additional boxed overprint as SG 'D17', Cat £640 (?). [Gibbons list the large box on the Arms series SG D148-153 but not on the Caliphate issue] (9) ��$200

Ex Lot 777

777 *O NEJDI OCCUPATION OF HEJAZ: 1925 Issues largely complete with Nejd Sultanate Post Scowling Overprints missing only Blue Overprint on Postage Dues SG D203B-205B, March Postage Dues SG D206-7, Pilgrimage Overprint on Turkey 1pi on 10pa & 5pi on 1pi SG 210-211 (both **) and on Railway Tax SG 214, July-Aug Smiling Overprints on Railway Tax set including both 1pi, on Hejaz Postage 1pi & 2pi, and on Postage Dues SG D232 (used) 234 236 & 237, Dec Jeddah Commemoration SG 249- 253 used, etc, Cat £2800+. (68) ��$800

778 * HEJAZ & NEJD: 1926-30 Issues with 1926 set & Colour Changes (the ½pi is used), Pan-Islamic Congress Overprints & Postage Dues, 1927 Tughra to 5pi (the ½pi & 1½pi are used) & Postage Dues plus Inscriptional Error SG D292a, 1927 Kingdom Overprints, 1929-32 New Currency Definitives (a few are used), 1930 Fourth Anniversary, etc, Cat £1300+. (57) ��$300

Ex Lot 779

779 **/* A SAUDI ARABIA: 1934-53 Issues including 1934-50s Definitives simplified set of 14, 1934 War with Yemen (**), 1937-39 Postage Dues, 1939 Officials (all but the 20g are **), 1945 Radhwa Meeting (**), 1949 Airs, 1950 Capture of Riyadh, 1951 Afghan Visit 3g 'POSTFS' SG 364a (**), 1951 Jordan Visit 3g 'BOYAUME' SG 371a (**), 1952 Railway, etc, Cat £2200+. (56) ��$600 152 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

SAUDI ARABIA (continued)

Ex Lot 780

780 * A - 1934 Proclamation of Heir Apparent 1½g light blue to ½s brown SG 318-326, a few with characteristic rough perfs, Cat £1400. (9) �� $400

781 * A B1 - 1936 Charity Tax for the Medical Aid Society 1/8g scarlet SG 345, very well centred, lightly mounted, Cat £850. �� $250

782 ** A/A+ - 1946 Obligatory Tax Return of Ibn Saud from Egypt ½g magenta Perf 11½ SG 356, Cat £100; and a superb corner example of the rare Perf 11 SG 356a, unpriced by Gibbons; both unmounted. Rare. Very few of the original printing were released because of concern that the inscriptions on the flags might give offence. The inscriptions were scratched-off the plate by hand & a second printing issued. �� $350

Lot 783

783 ** A+ A2 - 1950 Capture of Riyadh 10g horizontal pair from the right of the sheet, the second unit with Arabic for Singular 'Guerche' not Plural 'Guerches', characteristic rough perfs, unmounted, Cat £850+. Superb! �� $350

Ex Lot 784

784 ** A - 1955-66 King Saud Issues largely complete including 1960-61 Definitives Oil Plant, Wadi Hanifa (*) & Airs and 1964-72 Definitives incomplete but including some of the better values, then King Faisal issues with 1966-75 Airs five values to 33p, 1967-74 Airs, 1968-75 Building Definitives virtually complete (missing only Colonnade 3p SG 887), commemoratives to 1975 virtually complete including 1974 UPU & 1975 Faisal 40p M/S, also the 1974 Obligatory Tax 1r Mosque, virtually all unmounted, Cat £5800 approximately. (450 approx) �� $1,250

785 C (B) - 1959 commercial airmail cover to Germany with remarkable franking of ½g scarlet marginal vertical pair from the right of the sheet Completely Imperforate & torn from the sheet (just clear of the design in a couple of places) plus Airs 4g & Obligatory Tax ¼g all tied by bilingual '.../JEDDAH' cds, roughly opened at upper-left. ��$100 153 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

SAUDI ARABIA (continued)

Ex Lot 786

786 ** A/B - 1964-70 Officials Perf 11 15p, 16p (creased), 17p (light bend), 18p, 19p, 24p, 26p, 27p & 33p SG O516-520, 522-4 & 526, characteristic rough perfs, unmounted, Cat £2900. (9) ��$600

Ex Lot 787

787 ** A B1 - 1966-75 King Faisal Definitives Wadi Hanifa Dam 1p to 200p SG 688-715, unmounted, Cat £2650. (28) �� $750

Ex Lot 788

788 ** A B1 - 1970-72 Officials New Design 1p to 100p SG O1040-1054 complete, unmounted, Cat £700 plus the six unpriced denominations (8p 9p 11p 12p 50p & 100p). A very rare set. (17) ��$600

Ex Lot 789

789 ** A - 1977-97 Issues virtually complete including se-tenant blocks/sheetlets & regularly issued M/Ss, missing only a few minor stamps, unmounted, Cat £2000 approximately. High thematic content. (100s) ��$500

790 ** A - 1981-83 Unissued Miniature Sheets comprising Hegira 300h, Telecommunications 100h set of 3, King Fahd 115h & Crown Prince Abdullah 115h, plus 1981 Unification 10r SG MS 1274 (Cat £120), all unmounted. Rare. [Except for the last item, these M/Ss are noted by Gibbons in footnotes as "from restricted printings"] (7) ��$300 154 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

SAUDI ARABIA (continued)

791 ** A - 1980s-1990s wholesale array of blocks of 4, larger blocks & part-sheets, se-tenant issues including uncut sheets of Birds, and some useful M/Ss, unmounted, high catalogue value. Thematics paradise! (100s) �� $250

SOUTH AFRICA - Provinces

Lot 792

792 C B CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1900 (June) internal English cover to Market Harboro but missent to South Africa where 1d lilac tied by GPO Cape Town & part-British FPO cds, endorsed on the flap "Found in a bag of newspapers addressed/to Imperial Yeomanry South Africa/[signature]/for Controller CB" with largely very fine strike of the rare double-oval 'CONTROLLER'S OFFICE, CIRCULATION BRANCH/13JUN1900/GPO CAPE TOWN' datestamp in violet alongside, returned to England with very fine 'MARKET-HARBOROUGH' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [The enclosed letter is a rather belated application to tutor young children] �� $400

THAILAND

Lot 793

793 O A/B Straits Settlements Crown/CC 2c brown SG Z1 with fine large-part oval '[BORNE]O COMPAN[Y]/ [FOR]WARDED/SIAM' "chop", very fine; & 'B' Overprint on Crown/CA 8c orange SG 20 x2, one with blue "chop" & '[BAN]GKOK/AP9/84' cds, the other with superb oval '[...]OR REDLICH/BANGKOK/ SIAM' "chop" lightly overstruck with undated Singapore cancel, tiny defects; Cat £600. ��$300

794 C A HONG KONG USED IN THAILAND: 1885 cover endorsed "Thoresen & Co/Bangkok Siam" to London with Hong Kong 5c blue tied by largely very fine 'BANGKOK/MY13/85' cds, London arrival b/s in red. Very attractive. Philatelists Association of Thailand Certificate (2014) states "is a faked cover". ��$2,000

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

795 Ω B CONFEDERATE STATES: 1861 Baton Rouge First Issue with Maltese Cross Borders 5c green & carmine Scott #11X2, large margins, shallow thinning, Cat $US1500 (2010). �� $250 155 Lot Type Grading Description Estimate

VENEZUELA

Ex Lot 796

796 */** Colourful collection in four Filven hingeless albums with patchy earlies but including 1899-1902 2b yellow SG 185 (unused), 1896 Miranda set, 1915-23 Bolivar to 50c (both), then apparently complete from 1938 to 1990 - notably with all the 1951-54 Provincial Arms Postage & Air sets - M/Ss etc, the post-WWII issues are apparently all unmounted, issues to 1972 Cat £7500 (2008); also an array of 'GN' (Official?) perfins including better sets, Revenue 'ESCUELAS' & 'INSTRUCCION' issues, etc. A very fine collection.(2000+) ��$2,500

PHILATELIC LITERATURE

797 L A AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: "Western Australia: The Postal Markings Illustrated" by the Western Australia Study Group (1984-2002), 975pp looseleaf in two binders. By far the best of the completed postmark studies of any of the Colonies/States. [Long out-of-print and always in hot demand: a set sold for $1035 in the Prestige auction of 11/5/2012] ��$500

Lot 798

798 L A BELGIUM: "Belgium - Medallions 1849-1866: the Patrick Maselis Collection" being a full-colour presentation of the pages from the Grand Prix exhibit formed by one of this generation's most prominent philatelists, published by Corinphila (2014) being Volume XLII in their outstanding Edition d'Or series of large-format volumes (255x345mm). ��$200

PHILATELIC LITERATURE - Proud Bailey Titles

799 L A CAYMANS: "The Postal History of the Cayman Islands and Turks & Caicos Islands" by Ted Proud, 152pp. ��$50

800 L A HONG KONG: "The Postal History of Hong Kong" by Ted Proud, a massive 1149pp! Out-of-print. ��$120

801 L A TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: "The Postal History of Trinidad & Tobago" by Ted Proud, 516pp. ��$60

END OF SALE 156 COUNTRY INDEX & TOPICAL CROSS REFERENCE LISTING

Cross Reference for Country and Cayman Islands 799 Northern Territory 389 Regional Classification China 587-602, 606, 658, 690, 698 Papua 392, 398, 745-764

Albania 530 Christmas Island 603-606 Papua New Guinea 47 Antarctica 47, 531 Cocos Islands 47, 607 Persia 643 Australia - General Lots 65-70 Egypt 652 Peru 373 Australia - Kangaroos CofA Wmk 217- Fiji 391, 608-610 Pitcairn Islands 765 233 France 647, 652, 655, 662, 687-689 Queensland 55-60, 377-379, 405-406, Australia - Kangaroos First Wmk 73-135 French Community 647, 657, 661-662, 419-428, 514, 735 Australia - Kangaroos Second Wmk 687-689 Queensland - Thursday Island 392 136-151 German Colonies 611-621, 692-703 Russia 42, 702, 766 Australia - Kangaroos SMult Wmk 195- German States 655, 696 San Marino 644 216 Germany 387-388, 611-621, 655, 658, Sarawak 646 Australia - Kangaroos Third Wmk 152- 692-703 Saudi Arabia 767-791 194 37-40, 42, 46, 63, 394- Great Britain Solomon Islands 736 Australia - KGV Heads CofA Wmk 309- 395, 415, 477, 504, 603-604, 622-638, 320 654, 659, 667-677, 699, 742, 792 South Africa 41, 393, 792 Australia - KGV Heads Large Mult Great Britain - KGV Seahorses South Africa (Provinces) 792 Watermark 285-290 (including Overprints) 675-677 South Australia 403, 429-457, 741 Australia - KGV Heads Single Great Britain - Scotland 499, 512, 651 Straits Settlements 55-60, 415, 646- Watermark 240-284 Great Britain - Wales 500 664, 688, 793 Australia - KGV Heads Sm Mult Wmk Great Britain Stamps Overprinted 667- Switzerland 379, 493, 686, 694 Perf 13.5x12.5 300-308 678, 680 Tasmania 360, 376, 458-466 Australia - KGV Heads Sm Mult Wmk Greece 388, 394, 639 602 Perf 14 294-299 Tibet Hong Kong 698, 794, 800 41 Australia, Commonwealth of 3-36, 46, Transvaal 61-529, 531, 533-544, 603-607, 617, 665- India 640-642, 648-650, 659 Trinidad & Tobago 801 686, 697, 703-736, 745-764, 797 Indian States 640-642 Turkey 777 Australia, Commonwealth of - Decimals Iran 643 Turks & Caicos Islands 799 65, 340-353 Italy 532, 644 Ukraine 766 Australia, Commonwealth of - Japan 396-397, 533-544, 694 Kangaroo Issues 71-233, 375-381, 385, United Nations 51 388, 398, 400-401, 454, 543, 704-720 Japanese Occupation 685 United States of America 381, 386-387, Australia, Commonwealth of - KGV Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika 645 391, 504, 653, 656, 681, 741, 795 Issues 62, 68-69, 234-320, 370-373, KGV Heads - No Wmk 291-293 United States of America - Confederate 379-380, 382, 385-386, 394, 398, 455- States 795 457, 518-519, 521, 704-720 Latin America 796 Victoria 361, 374, 376, 393, 401, 406, Australia, Commonwealth of - Other Levant, Post Offices in the 532 464-465, 467-521, 683-684 Pre-Decimals 65, 69, 321-339 643, 767-791 Middle East Western Australia 76, 375, 389, 522- Australian Antarctic Territory 531 Natal 393 529, 797 Australian Capital Territory 326-327 Nauru 611-621, 665-686, 707 Australian Colonies - General 404-529 Netherlands 54, 441, 657, 687-690 Cross Reference for Thematic Austria 532, 614, 660, 663, 694, 766 Netherlands Indies 415, 687-690 and Topical Classification B.C.O.F. in Japan 533-544 New Guinea 691-736 Advertising 370-372 Bahamas 545-555, 557-558 New Guinea - G.R.I. Overprints 691 Airlines - Imperial Airways 387 Bahawalpur 641-642 New Guinea - German 375, 691-703 Airmail Covers - Commercial 373, 385, Belgium 657, 798 New Guinea - North-West Pacific 388, 396-397, 402, 540, 544, 583-584, 686, 735, 785 Bermuda 559-585 Islands 665-666, 704-720 Airmail Covers - Philatelic 63, 387, 390- British Guiana 586 New South Wales 135, 155, 355, 357- 358, 371, 376, 381, 384, 399-400, 405- 392, 739, 763 698 British Post Offices In China 418, 491, 617, 697, 703 Airmail Stamps 390-392, 721, 723-729, British West Indies 545-586 New Zealand 386, 390, 609, 701, 737- 739, 757, 785, 796 Burma 385 743 Airmails - Pigeon Post 739 Canada 43 Norfolk Island 47-48, 737 Albums & Accessories 50, 65 Cape of Good Hope 792 North Borneo 373 Alcohol & Temperance 494 157

Animals 48-49, 338, 397, 490, 594-595 Flags 55-61, 427, 531, 593, 782 Music & Singing 352 Architecture 326-327, 450, 783 Flowers 590, 601, 738 Myths & Legends 596 Art & Craft 350, 594-596, 760 Forgeries 113-114 Newspapers 792 Autographs 389-390, 392, 506 Government & Politicians 326-327, 609 Number Ones of the World 75, 125, 135, Automobiles 389 Heraldry 744 155, 407, 419, 459, 467, 548-549, 624- 629, 638, 749 Aviators 64, 329, 390 Hotels 513 Official Mail 399-400, 515-516, 640, Aviators - Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Illustrated Covers 383-384, 389 679, 686 329, 390 Imprints & Plate Numbers 61, 69, 78, 89, Official Stamps 115-135, 149-151, 185-194, Avis de Reception 640 94, 100-101, 108-109, 121-122, 126, 132, 215-216, 238, 278-284, 292, 305-308, Birds 325, 328, 346, 413, 522-529, 539- 142, 144, 148, 152, 158-161, 169, 199, 214, 318-320, 329, 413, 484-486, 645, 719, 541, 721-725, 730-731, 735, 739, 743, 764 219, 225, 235, 258, 269, 277, 286, 291, 730-731, 786, 788, 796 296-297, 299, 303-304, 308, 312-315, Booklets 738 317, 320, 326-327, 333, 337, 460, 535, Official Stamps - State Governments 135, 155, 238 Boxer Rebellion (China) 658 537, 555, 576, 579, 732-733, 745, 755, 758, 760, 762 Omnibus Issues 46, 51 Bridges 331-332, 383-384, 597 Indigenous Peoples 350, 442, 732-733, Overprinted Stamps & Stationery 49, Cancelled to Order (from Presentation 758, 760 173-174, 179-180, 184, 207, 213, 223-224, Sets) 183, 480 Insects 468, 491, 501 308, 318-320, 329, 334, 336, 339, 359- Censored Mail 379-380, 393-397, 583, 360, 413, 429, 434-439, 463, 490, 530, 678, 684 Interrupted Mail 379, 387 533-544, 546, 551, 555-556, 566-567, Charity 389, 427, 481, 781 Irrigation Schemes 450, 519 598-599, 602, 620, 640, 645-646, 650, 659, 664-678, 680, 690, 698, 704-721, Islands 392, 457, 504, 545-586, 603- Children 600 723-725, 730-733, 751-752, 754-757, 761, 607, 739, 742 Chinese New Year 606 766-778, 793 Keyplate Issues 553, 559, 563-568, 571- Christmas 509, 603-606 Parcel Post 162, 377, 543, 583 583, 586 Cinderellas 55-64, 525-529, 533, 693, Perfins - Commercial Firms 385 Late Fee 385-386, 388 795 Perfins - Official 78, 105, 115-120, 122- Literature 797-798 Classic (Pre-1860) Stamp Designs 407, 128, 130-135, 149-151, 155, 185-194, 215- 409, 414-415, 419-421, 426, 429-435, Local Stamps 795 216, 238, 278-284, 292-293, 305, 307, 458-462, 467-478, 487, 491-503, 505- Maps 63, 329, 782 377, 399-400, 428, 484-486, 719, 796 510, 512-514, 517, 522, 532, 547-549, 551, Perfins - Other 568-569, 762 624-630, 638, 798 Marine Life 600 Phantom Countries 55-60 Coil Stamps 300 Medals & Medalions 10, 481 Philatelic Numismatic Covers (PNCs) 10 Coins & Banknotes 1-41 Medical & Health 394, 781 Photographs 62, 534 Combination Covers 375-376, 390-391, Military & Censor Mail 393-397, 533- 681 544, 589, 659, 697 Picture Postcards 394, 417, 544, 647, 658, 662, 693-694, 740 Commemorative Covers 328, 383-384, Military - Air Force 395 389 Military - Boer War 393, 427, 481, 792 Postage Dues 354-369, 374, 393, 411, 492, 507, 583, 686, 742, 770-771, 776- Complete Sheets 58, 460, 555, 562 Military - Navy 654, 659, 685 777 Consular Mail 656, 698 Military - World War I 6, 61-62, 379- Postal Fiscals 424, 436-439, 479-480 380, 394, 403, 678, 704-720, 766 Customs (Douane) 381, 388, 543 Postal History 370-388, 393-397, 403, Dead Letter Office Mail 379 Military - World War II 395-397, 583, 405, 414-418, 426-428, 441, 464-466, 684-685 477, 491-516, 540, 543, 556, 583-584, Disaster 382, 415, 649 Miniature Sheets 58, 328, 593-601, 606, 609, 641-642, 646-664, 678-690, Dress & Apparel 542 645, 790-791, 796 692-703, 734-736, 740-743, 763-764, 798-801 Education & Universities 792 Mining 493, 495, 500, 505, 510-511, 513, Energy 686 517, 520, 726-729, 739 Postal Notes 762 Ephemera & Documents 525-526, 534, Miscellaneous Lots 42-54 Postal Seals 611, 656 692 Missent Mail 698, 792 Postal Stationery 395, 398-403, 405, 441, 450, 523-524, 556, 584, 610, 616, Esperanto 54 Missionaries & Mission Stations 701-702 619-621, 638, 647, 655, 657, 662, 685, Essays 73, 416, 473 Monograms 75, 78, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 688-690, 693-694, 696, 698-699, 701- Exhibitions 328 94, 100-101, 108-109, 119-122, 126, 129, 703, 743 132, 142, 144, 148, 158, 258, 269, 286, Exhibitions - Non-Philatelic 516 395, 745, 755 Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes Explorers & Pioneers 339, 531 402, 584, 610 Monuments 555 Express Mail 555 Postal Stationery - Envelopes 690 Mourning Covers 498, 510 First Day Covers 51, 585, 643 Municipal Mail 401 158

Postal Stationery - Envelopes (STO) Proofs 11, 14, 17-20, 24, 26, 39-40, 73, Transport - Ships & Boats 339, 394, 401 79, 353, 416, 460-461, 473, 482-483, 562, 611-621, 681 487, 527, 531, 586, 667 Postal Stationery - Formular Issues Travelling Post Offices 689 584, 610 442 Racism & Racist Propaganda Uniforms 427 515-516 451 Postal Stationery - Franks Receiving Offices Unissued Stamps 724, 757, 790 398 379 Postal Stationery - Letter Cards Red Cross Universal Postal Union 208, 642 405, 609, 698 Postal Stationery - Postal Cards Redirected Mail Unusual Origins or Destinations 370, 416, 450, 584, 616, 619-621, 655, 657, Registered Mail 76, 373, 378, 380, 418, 373, 375, 385, 394, 441, 504, 603-604, 685, 688-689, 696, 698, 702-703 441, 445-446, 453, 505, 521, 540, 584, 652-653, 657, 687, 689-690, 693-702 605, 610, 614-615, 656, 690, 699, 743 Postal Stationery - Postal Cards Varieties & Flaws 69, 76, 79-82, 84-85, 399-400, 428 (Official) Religion 685 88, 96, 105, 111, 119, 124-125, 131, 139-140, Postal Stationery - Registration Reprints 438-439, 460, 487 147, 152, 154, 156-157, 159-160, 163-165, Envelopes 398, 441, 584, 610, 699, 743 167-169, 171, 176, 184, 186-187, 189, 199, Revenues 49, 139, 406, 422, 436-439, 205, 212, 218-221, 223, 230-231, 235-237, Postal Stationery - Scenic Issues 398, 479-480, 488-490, 525-529, 405, 703 239-254, 257-258, 260-268, 270-275, 665, 732-733, 761-762 278-279, 281, 283, 286-287, 289-290, Postal Stationery - Wartime 685 294, 296, 298, 300, 305, 309-311, Royalty 51, 336-337, 542, 640 Postal Stationery - Wrappers 398, 523- 313, 315, 318-319, 322, 325, 333, 338, 524, 701 Science 592-593, 600 346-347, 349-350, 352, 367-369, 372, 408-410, 412-413, 423, 439, 463, 491, Postmarks 76, 236-237, 328, 371-372, Se-Tenant Issues 79, 591, 711, 718, 791 528-529, 538-541, 562, 565, 571, 576, 378, 381, 384, 386, 395, 441-457, 481, Ship Mail 375, 381, 386, 415, 464-465, 581-582, 606, 608, 629, 668-675, 706, 493, 497, 500-501, 505, 507-508, 510- 477, 494, 499-500, 506-507, 510, 512, 708, 710-712, 716-718, 732-733, 738, 749, 511, 513-514, 516-521, 532, 556-558, 585, 603, 612-613, 618, 647, 649-650, 652- 753-757, 761, 768, 770, 772-773, 775, 612-613, 618, 646, 648, 650, 652, 658- 655, 657-664, 682-683, 687-689, 735- 779, 783, 785 664, 679, 704, 707, 715, 720, 734, 744, 736, 741-742, 764 762, 797-801 Varieties - Missing Colours 350, 352, Space & Astronomy 593, 600 606 Postmarks - Duplex Cancellations 418, Specimen Stamps 99, 101, 106-107, 173- 513-514, 520, 651 War Tax and War Tax Stamps 546 174, 179-180, 184, 207-208, 213, 223-224, Postmarks - Instructional/Informative 334, 336, 339, 359-360, 436-439, 463, Waterfalls 416 Markings 374, 379, 382, 385, 388, 393, 546, 556, 559, 566-569, 675 Zeppelins & Airships 387 396-397, 441, 445-446, 464-465, 495, Sport 344 506-507, 510-511, 617, 653, 683, 741-742 Sport - Athletics 520 Postmarks - Machines & Meters 371- 372, 379, 400, 403, 466 Sport - Golf 741 Postmarks - Manuscript Cancellations Sport - Olympic Games 54, 344 609, 612-613 Sport - Skiing 686 Postmarks - Numerals 135, 155, 374, Telegrams 383-384 407, 417-418, 468, 471, 491, 493, 495, 497, 500-501, 507-510, 517, 520, 650- Telegraph Offices 665 651, 654, 659, 798 Theatre & Dance 388 Postmarks - Pictorial/Commemorative Thematics & Subjects 46, 48, 51, 54, 54, 389 348, 530, 570, 587-588, 591, 607, 643- Postmarks - Ship/Paquebot Markings 645, 765, 784, 789, 791, 796 735-736 Tourism 686 Postmarks - Squared-Circle Trade & Commerce 592 Datestamps 442-452, 690 Trains 777 Postmarks - Straight-Line 609 Transatlantic Mails 504 Postmen 609 Transport 597, 686 Pre-Stamp Mail 638 Transport - Aeroplanes 63-64, 329, 681, Primary Industry - Agriculture 49, 338, 726-729, 785 450, 490, 501 Transport - Railways & Trains 464, 515, Primary Industry - Cattle 49, 338, 490, 741 504 Primary Industry - Sheep & Wool 506 Prisoners of War & Internees 5-6, 396- 397 Mossgreen is delighted to announce the auction of THE ARTHUR GRAY COLLECTION OF KING GEORGE V ISSUES

The Arthur Gray Collection of Australia is the finest, most Enquiries: 03 9508 8888 extensive and most valuable of its kind. The outstanding King Gary Watson [email protected] George V Heads and Commemoratives Grand Prix exhibits, Charles Leski [email protected] both of which have been awarded multiple Large Gold medals, will be offered for sale by Mossgreen in October 2015.

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Tuesday 30 June Quarterly Collectors Auction, Melbourne

Tuesday 21 July Indigenous & Oceanic Art, Auction, Melbourne

Sunday 26 July The Sunday Art Emporium, Auction, Melbourne Entries Invited

Sunday 23 August Single-Owner Decorative Art, Auction, Sydney

Monday 7 September Sporting Memorabilia, Auction, Melbourne Entries Invited

Monday 21 – Quarterly Collectors Auction, Auction, Melbourne Tuesday 22 September Entries Invited

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Sunday 23 August Single-Owner Decorative Art, Auction, Sydney

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