Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 1 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD CINDERELLAS 24 OC AUSTRALIA: Departure Tax array on Hagners including $10 (5, three including pair on tickets), $20 (5, three on tickets), $25 (3, one on ticket), $27 (2, one on ticket), Exempt Tax (3), Child Exempt Tax (2, one on ticket); also Papua New Guinea 15k x5 & Terminal Facilities K30 on Boarding Passes; also Hong Kong, New Zealand & Thailand amongst others, some on tickets. (Qty) 200

Lot 26 26 W B AUSTRALIA: 1937 Infantile Paralysis After-Care Fund "Hubert Opperman" (renowned cyclist) huge perforated label (120x78mm) in miniature sheet format with facsimile signature, minor soiling & the corner pieces of selvedge missing, unused. 100 27 ** A AUSTRALIA: WWII Lady Gowrie Red Cross Appeal 1d Nurse label complete sheet of 60 (6x10) with imprints in the side margins, some very minor perf separation, full unmounted o.g. 200T DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA

Lot 39 39 C A- AUSTRALIA: 1881 Christmas/New Year card (109x148mm) with five small vignette illustrations, romantic verse by Miss C McKay & artist's name 'CH HUNT' at the base, printed 'PRIZE DESIGNS/JOHN/ SANDS/COPYRIGHT' on the reverse where endorsed "For George/with Aunt's Love/1881", a couple of insignificant edge blemishes & minor toning on the reverse not affecting the very fine facial appearance. Rare, and very early Australian example of the multi-coloured chromo-lithography process, from the first series of Christmas Cards produced entirely in Australia. [Sydney printers John Sands & Co imported the equipment necessary for the specific purpose of printing Christmas cards. They conducted a local design competition & published 38 designs in October 1881. Three of the designs were adapted for Australia's 1982 Christmas stamps] 300

Ex Lot 40 40 C A-/B AUSTRALIA: 1934 & 1936 ship's menu cards postally used to Melbourne 1) for AUSN Co's SS "Orungal" from Sydney with 1d only & taxed, 2d Postage Due tied by arrival cds; and 2) for E&A Line from SS "Rabaul" - for a Chinese Banquet but lamb cutlets to order! - with New Guinea 2d tied by Rabaul cds; a few minor blemishes. (2) 200 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 2 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD PICTURE POSTCARDS - The "Cartophile" Collection [The material in this section is our second offering from one of the most extensive postcard collections we have seen. It was assembled by a collector with a voracious appetite and deep pockets. However, it must be noted that quality wasn't his primary consideration and, unless noted otherwise, mixed condition - but generally from good to fine - should be expected. Postal history subjects feature, including postmarks & origins/destinations. The collector died many years ago so most of this material has been off the market for a very long time]

Lot 57 57 C B 1910 Bowen Printing Co (USA?) "Globe Trotter" PPC being a printed "chain letter" originating in Victoria then to Canada, Holland & France finally being returned to the original sender, with all relevant stamps and postmarks, minor blemishes. 125 58 C Large bundle of mostly PPCs with an array of 'PAQUEBOT' handstamps & cancellations from many countries but mostly between Australia & Europe, the majority with Australian or Australian States stamps, noted four covers from New Caledonia, also some modern philatelic types, condition very mixed. (120+) 250 PICTURE POSTCARDS - The "Cartophile" Collection - Australia

Ex Lot 64 64 C A-/B 1914 Real photo types "Palm Island Settlement" (two sailors in the distance) taken when the AN&MEF stopped-over en route to Rabaul; "Entente Cordiale Suva" (members of the Australian, British, New Zealand & French navies) captioned in the same hand, taken when en route to Samoa; and uncaptioned view dated on reverse "Dec 14 14" & endorsed "...prisoners of war on their way to camp"; the first two with pencilled notes on the reverse, minor blemishes. (3) 150

Lot 66 66 C (B) NEW SOUTH WALES: 1908 (c.) pictorial envelope "REDFERN RAILWAY STATION/SYDNEY" with 'EXCHANGE/STUDIOS' at lower-right, minor blemishes & neat repair at upper-right, unused. An important item: 1) the view is unlisted by Ray Kelly (note, the caption is erroneous as the view is of a tramway terminus); 2) Kelly recorded no unused NSW views; & 3) unusually it bears a publisher's imprint. 150 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 3 PICTURE POSTCARDS - The "Cartophile" Collection - Australia (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 67 67 C A/B QUEENSLAND: 1915 Franco-British Exhibition "Executive Bldgs" & "Travelling Threshing Plant" both unused, "Picking Grapes" used with 'PANAMA-CALIFORNIA/EXPOSITION/SAN DIEGO 1915' flag cancel, "View overlooking Woombye" used at 'BARNETT/MO' & "Barron Falls" used at Berkeley Ca but the stamp peeled off, a few minor blemishes. Very scarce, especially usages in the United States. (5) 500

Lot 71 71 C B VICTORIA: 1935 Australian Jamboree Frankston multi-response PPC from a South Australian scout to his family, Melbourne slogan cancel, minor blemishes. 100

Ex Lot 72 72 C WESTERN AUSTRALIA: c.1910 (?) "New Norcia Mission" wallet with 6 rouletted PPCs of the extraordinary stone buildings at the Mission, blemishes on the wallet but the cards are superb, and a similar separate card without rouletting (minor blemishes). (7) 150

Ex Lot 73 73 C A/B WESTERN AUSTRALIA: P. Falk & Co Ltd framed series (8, including "THE OVAL, FREMANTLE", 'LIGHTHOUSE, ROTTNEST ISLAND" & "ACCOMMODATION HOUSE, MARGARET RIVER CAVES") & unframed (10, mostly town or river scenes), generally fine to very fine used or unused. (18) 350 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 4 PICTURE POSTCARDS - The "Cartophile" Collection - Australia (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 74 74 C WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Beautiful selection including Austral & Bon Marché (3) types, Mayrhofer & Co & Williams (Bunbury) types, others with no publisher's imprint including several printed in Germany, advert card for Goldfields Club Hotel, Western Mail "Great Boulder Mine", Government Analytical Department 1908 Christmas PPC, two cave cards, Post Offices at Albany, Bunbury, Guildford & Kalgoorlie etc, used or unused with some problems but many are very fine to superb. [See also Lot 592] (29) 500 PICTURE POSTCARDS - The "Cartophile" Collection - Overseas Countries

Lot 93 93 C A- GREAT BRITAIN: 1917 (Dec) "A Happy Christmas from the Balkans" (partisan on his donkey) with imprint 'SURVEY COY RE BSF' (= Royal Engineers, British Salonika Force"), OAS to Tasmania with British 'ARMY POST OFFICE/SA 13' cds used at Eurendzik in Macedonia, minor corner bends. Rare. 200

Lot 99 99 C A MALAYA - KEDAH: 1909 Kaulfuss Penang "Sleeping Buddha" to Victoria via Penang with Siam 2a tied to the viewside by Thai '.../28-2-1909/Kedah' bilingual cds. [Kedah was transferred to the Federated Malay States on 15/7/1909] 300 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 5 PICTURE POSTCARDS - The "Cartophile" Collection - Overseas Countries (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 102 102 C B NEW GUINEA: c.1915 "Similar medicine being served out to the Germans who flogged the Rev Mr Cox", minor soiling, unused. [Just before the Australian troops arrived in German New Guinea, a group of Germans flogged the Methodist missionary Rev WA Cox. The Australians took the perpetrators to Rabaul & administered "eye-for-an-eye" floggings, in the presence of the German residents who were required to attend. Photography was banned but an enterprising American sailor took this snap, which he later sold to the German Consul at Soerabaja. The incident is included in Vol X of "The Official History of Australia in the War" (1927)] 250

Ex Lot 103 103 C A/A- NEW GUINEA: c.1915 Reeves & Ellis "Australia's Occupation of New Guinea..." series all sepia on yellowish stock, several with patronising captions eg "Group of Mary's...", "Latest fashions in native head-dress" & "Native in his Sunday clothes at the entrance to his castle", others including native dances & topographicals, unused. Rare. (11) 500

Ex Lot 104 104 C A/B NEW GUINEA: c.1915-16 real photo group including an Australian officer (message on reverse: "Jimmy is Colonial Treasurer in Rabaul"), native groups (2), tug-of-war (typed "Rabaul June 16 F Co winning from G Co" on the reverse), the Treasury & Commonwealth Bank buildings etc, condition a bit variable, unused or used under cover. (11) 500 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 6 PICTURE POSTCARDS - The "Cartophile" Collection - Overseas Countries (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 107 107 C A/A- PAPUA: 1920s Shepherd & Newman (Australian Museum) Series B1-12 complete (ex No 2, No 3 is unnumbered) photos by Frank Hurley on yellow card, unused. [A complete set with the original envelope (rather tatty) sold for $1207 at our auction of 29/3/2008] (11) 300

Ex Lot 110 110 C A/B SOUTH AFRICA: 1936 Empire Exhibition airmail PPCs (3 different) to different addressees in Australia, each with ½d - all that was required! - tied by Exhibition cds. (3) 75 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 7 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots 111 O 1913-33 Officials including Roos First Wmk perf Large 'OS' to 2/-, perf Small 'OS' First Wmk to 1/-, Third Wmk to 5/- x2 & 10/- (CTO), SMult to 5/-, KGV Heads including SMult Wmk Perf 14 1/4d & Perf 13½x12½ 4½d, perf & optd 'OS' commemoratives complete, some stamps in mixed condition generally fine. (125) 750

Ex Lot 112 112 */** 1913-96 mint collection in two Schaubek hingeless albums including Roos First Wmk to 1/- & Third Wmk £1 grey 'SPECIMEN', Kookaburra M/S (crease), 1930s commemoratives complete except 5/- Bridge, Robes Thick (**) & Thin Papers, Arms, BCOF set, £sd Navigators with White Paper 10/- & £1, 1966-1995 decimals complete including M/Ss and Christmas 1971 block of 25, AAT 1957-96 complete, condition generally fine, 1972 onwards unmounted. (100s) 1,000

Ex Lot 113 113 */** 1913-2000s used collection in hingeless Schaubek album including Roos First Wmk well centred 2/- & 5/-, Second Wmk to 5/- including well centred 2/-, Third Wmk to 10/- x2 (one thinned), CofA to 10/- x2, KGV Heads complete, 1913 6d Kooka, 1930s commemoratives complete including 5/- Bridge well centred (CTO), Robes to £1 x2 plus Thin Paper 10/-, 1945-96 issues apparently complete (no M/Ss); also two stockbooks of modern issues including a few M/Ss & Treasures from the Archives $5 Kangaroo x3 on piece. (1000s) 800

Ex Lot 114 114 O Attractive collection on black leaves with Kangaroos including First Wmk to 2/-, Second Wmk to 2/-, Third Wmk to 2/- brown (2) + £1 grey, SMult Wmk to 5/- & CofA Wmk to 10/- (tonespots) & £1 (very lightly cancelled); Engraved Kooka 6d mint, & CTO; KGV Heads with a nice range of 1d red shades including Die III (3), others to 1/4d (5), etc, condition generally good to very fine. (200+) 850T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 8 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 115 115 O Collection in bulging Hagner album with a handy but very mixed quality selection of Kangaroos including 5d chestnut (3, one perf 'Small 'OS'), Third Wmk 2/- perf 'OS', 10/- (grossly reperforated!), £1 brown & blue (quite fine) and £1 grey, CofA 10/- (fine but bold cds) & £2 etc, later issues with some better Commemoratives including commercially used 5/- Bridge & 2/- Jubilee CTO etc, Navigators set etc, also a modest duplicated array of Colonies/States. Take time to inspect. (100s) 1,000

Ex Lot 116 116 */** KGVI to Decimals collection largely complete to 1973 including 3d blue Dies, Robes both papers plus Tinted Paper 5/- block of 4, coil-perf pairs including KGVI 2d red Coil Perforation (**), No Wmk ½d Foggy Hills Retouch in pane of 80, Food blocks of 9, 1966 Navigators optd 'SPECIMEN', BCOF set with 1d Bluish Opt & both 5/- (the Thin Paper is unmounted), generally fine to very fine with issues from the Arms onwards mostly unmounted. (100s) 800T 117 *O Mounted but disorganised collection with Roos to 5/-, KGV including Penny Red shades, a few blocks including imprints, varieties including ½d green Clubbed Fraction on postcard, 1d Substituted Cliché, etc, also Engraved Kooka mint (2), 1937 Sesqui Man with Tail used, KGVI 3d Die I (2) & Die II 4) all mint etc. (400+) 250T 118 O Private Perfins accumulation including on Roos to 6d, KGV Heads to 5d, a few 1920s-30s commemoratives and a small selection from Australian Colonies, plus State official perfins mostly from NSW & Victoria on later pre-decimals and early decimals. Appears to be a good variety. (100s) 250

Ex Lot 119 119 * Vendor's "odds n sods" (his terminology) with Kangaroos including First Wmk 9d, Second Wmk 2½d, Third Wmk 2/- maroon 5/- & 10/- etc, KGV imprint pairs with LMult 1d red Harrison, SMult Perf 14 4½d, Perf 13½x12½ 4d & 1/4d (heavy hinge remainder in the margin), imprint blocks including CofA 5d and 'OS' Opts 3d & 4d etc, condition a bit variable. (44) 1,000 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 9 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo Issues

Lot 120 120 * A/B Clean lot out of England with many very fine stamps & some better material including First Wmk to 1/- + 5/- & 10/- (rounded corner), ½d 'JBC' Monogram single (exceptional centring), 1d block of 12 (6x2) from the top of the left-hand pane, & 1d 'CA' Monogram single; Second Wmk 9d & 2/- (badly hinged); Third Wmk to 5/- including 3d Die II olive-green, 6d blue (2), 6d brown Broken Leg, 1/- **, 1/- Watermark Sideways, 2/- brown (3), 2/- maroon, 5/- & £2 with Type C 'SPECIMEN' Opt; SMult Wmk to 5/- plus 6d optd 'OS'; CofA Wmk to 5/- plus 'SPECIMEN' Opts & 6d optd 'OS'; etc, generally fine to very fine but some faults noted. An excellent lot for someone starting out, or for resale. 2,500T

Ex Lot 121 121 * Selection including Third Wmk 2d 2½d 3d 6d blue 6d brown 9d 1/- (11, including Die II Watermark Inverted & Die IIB "1" for First "I" in "SHILLING" BW #33h) & 2/- maroon, also SMult Wmk 5/- well-centred (CTO). Generally fine facial appearance but some have unsightly paper adhesions on reverse and/or gum toning, Cat $1400+. (19) 400 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark

Lot 122 122 * A/A- 5/-, 10/-, £1 and £2, variable centring, a couple of tiny defects, Cat $11,500. 6,750

Lot 123 123 ** A C1 5/- grey & chrome BW #42A, unmounted, Cat $1750. 1,200 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 10 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 124 124 ** A B1 5/- grey & yellow BW #42B marginal example from the left of the sheet, unmounted, Cat $1750 (2004). RPSofL Certificate (2005). 1,750T

Lot 125 125 * A- B2 10/- grey & pink BW #47A, well centred, one short perf at right, Cat $1000. 675

Lot 126 126 * A C1 10/- grey & pink BW #47A, Cat $1000. 675

Lot 127 127 * A/B 10/- (well centred, a few minor tonespots), £1 & £2 all with 'Specimen' handstamp, characteristic wayward centring, Cat $1725 (2004). Advertised retail $1975. 850T

Lot 128 128 ** A C1 £1 brown & blue BW #51A, unmounted, Cat $8500. [A superb example sold for $18,400 at our auction of 22/4/2006] 6,250 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 11 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark - Official Stamps

Lot 129 129 */** A-/A Perforated Large 'OS': 2/- brown BW #35ba block of 4, traces of brown printing ink between the units, the first unit with a few slightly nibbled perfs, the upper units with hinge remainder, the lower units unmounted, Cat $4400+. A rare and desirable multiple. 2,500 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Second Watermark

Lot 130 130 */** A/A- 6d ultramarine, very lightly mounted; and 9d violet, minor bend, unmounted, Cat $1500. 500T

Lot 131 131 ** A A1 6d ultramarine BW #18A marginal example from the top of the sheet, excellent centring, unmounted. Advertised retail $850 +50%. 850T

Lot 132 132 * A+ A1 1/- bright blue-green BW #31B, exceptional centring, very lightly mounted. Advertised retail $275 +50%. A gem! 300T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 12 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Second Watermark (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 133 133 * A C1 5/- deep grey & yellow BW #43A, Cat $1250. 750T COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark

Lot 134 134 ** A C1 3d yellow-olive Die II BW #13B marginal example from the base of the sheet, unmounted, Cat $250 (2004). Advertised retail $375. 250T

Lot 135 135 ** A B1 6d dull blue BW #19B, well centred, unmounted, Cat $325 (2004). Advertised retail $425. 300T

Lot 136 136 ** A B1 2/- brown BW #37A, well centred, unmounted, Cat $900 (204). 1,000T

Lot 137 137 ** A B1 2/- maroon, unmounted, Cat $300. 200 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 13 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 138 138 * A B1 5/- grey-black & yellow-orange BW #44B, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat $300. 240T

Lot 139 139 * A A1 10/- grey & deep "aniline" pink BW #48B, exceptional centring, lightly mounted, Cat $650 (2004). Advertised retail $750 +50%. 750T

Lot 140 140 ** A- C2 10/- grey & deep "aniline" pink BW #48B marginal example from the right of the left-hand pane, a few slightly short perfs, unmounted, Cat $1750. 1,000T

Lot 141 141 G A A1 £1 chestnut & blue BW #52B, exceptional centring, Adelaide cds, large-part o.g., Cat $1750. Apparently cancelled per favor. Advertised retail $2750. 1,350

Lot 142 142 G A B1 £1 light brown & pale blue BW #52D, well centred, 'REGISTERED PERTH' cds, Cat $1750. 1,100 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 14 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 143 143 V A- C2 £1 chocolate & dull blue CTO at Melbourne BW #52w, a couple of short perfs, large-part o.g., Cat $3000. [Bicolour stamps for collectors' sets were overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. A small number for presentation sets were cancelled-to-order] 1,800

Lot 144 144 ** A- C2 £1 grey marginal example from the top of the sheet, a couple of slightly nibbled perfs at the base, unmounted, Cat $1750. 750T

Lot 145 145 * A B1 £2 purple-black & rose-carmine BW #56C, clean-cut perfs, Cat $4000. 3,200

Lot 146 146 ** A C1 £2 grey-black & crimson BW #56B, unmounted, Cat $8500. Chiavarello (2002) & RPSofL (2002) Certificates. 6,000T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 15 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark

Lot 147 147 ** A B1 5/- grey & yellow-orange White Shoulder on Roo, well centred, unmounted, Cat $700+. Unlisted variety. 750T

Lot 148 148 * A- B1 10/- grey & pink, well centred, minor hinge remainder, Cat $525 (2004). Advertised retail $750. 400T

Lot 149 149 ** A C1 10/- grey & pink, unmounted, Cat $1500. 750T COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - CofA Watermark

Lot 150 150 ** A C1 5/- grey & yellow-buff BW #46C, unmounted, Cat $525. 400T

Lot 151 151 * A B1 10/- grey & pink BW #50A, well centred, tiny adhesion on the gum, Cat $525 (2004). Advertised retail $575. 350T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 16 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - CofA Watermark (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 152 152 * A B1 10/- dark grey & "aniline" pink BW #50D, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $2000. Brusden White Certificate (2004) as the then BW #50C, the dark grey shade (as it is described on the certificate) being added only in the 2004 edition of the ACSC. 800T

Lot 153 153 ** A B1 10/- dark grey & "aniline" pink BW #50D, unmounted, Cat $2000 (mounted). [Since this shade was listed, quite a number have been "discovered"] 1,000T

Lot 154 154 ** A C1 £2 grey-black & rose-carmine BW #58B, unmounted, Cat $6000. Chiavarello (2002) & RPSofL (2002) Certificates. 4,500T COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Issues (Miscellaneous Lots) 155 O Accumulation of KGV Heads to 5d with varieties including on 1d reds, also shades and a section of mostly Victoria postmarks. Plenty to work through. (1000+) Offer 156 O Box of KGV Heads on piece mostly multiple watermark 1d greens & 2d reds. (many 100s) Offer

Ex Lot 157 157 * A/B Clean lot out of England apparently complete on a simplified basis plus shades, 1d red Die III (2), 'OS' Overprints, a few extras including better values & a couple of varieties & Dies, imperf 1d plate proof in carmine-pink, generally fine to very fine but some have hinge remainders. (130+) 750T 158 O Album of Penny Reds, Violets & Greens including selections of Single-Line Perf, perf 'OS', Inverted Watermarks, Die IIs including a lovely block of 6 with four Die II units, Large Multiple Wmks etc, noted some "Tin Shed" Flaws, some Grossly Mis-Perforated examples, varieties, shades etc, even a 'CA' Monogram single, plus 100s selected for cancellations (though we didn't notice anything breathtaking). Hours of fun here. (Qty) 500T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 17 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Issues (Miscellaneous Lots) (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD 159 O Extensive Penny collection in a carton mounted & annotated by plate position with albums for the eight panes. Offered virtually intact but the Pre-Substituted and Substituted Clichés have been previously removed. Lots of duplication offering plenty of shades potential in Reds, Violets and Greens. Take plenty of time to fully appreciate this lot. (1000s) 1,000T

Lot 160 160 */**O One Penny "Flaw under Neck" [VII/37] annotated study on leaves commencing with two used examples before appearance of the flaw, mint examples Sgl Wmk 1d red, 1d violet x4 & 1d green x11 (including in three blocks of 4); LMult 1d red (**, Cat $275) & 1d green (2, one in block of 4); No Wmk 1d (3, including in block of 6); SMult Perf 14 Original State (3, including in block of 4), Retouch (4, including in two blocks of 4) & First Re-Entry in block of 4; SMult Perf 13½x12½ Original State plus First & Second Re-Entries in blocks of 4; plus some used examples including Single 1d green Wmk Inverted & Large Mult 1d red (2, one stated to be Cooke carmine-pink, Cat $500) etc; generally very fine with some units being unmounted, Cat $2000 (not including the supposed Cooke carmine-pink). An exceptional lot for the specialist. 1,000T 161 */** Penny Green imprints comprising Single Wmk Panes VII-VIII Harrison ('N' over 'MP') strip of 12; SMult Wmk Perf 14 Panes V-VI Ash strip of 12 (major perf separation & reinforcing), Panes VII-VIII Mullett half-sheet of 60 (12x5, aged), VII-VIII Ash strip of 12 and block of 24 (12x2) with Inverted Watermark (faults); also Pane VIII half-pane of 30 [1-6/25-30] with Distorted 'ONE PENNY', Thin 'ONE PENNY' & 'NY' Joined, very fine unmounted. Good lot for the specialist despite the condition problems. 350 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark 162 O Mounted & annotated collection of Penny Red Shades including some attractive "pinks" & "rosines", a few "bricks" & loads of others. We have removed the "salmon eosin" but otherwise the collection is intact. (100s) 400T 163 O "Flyspeck Heaven" a neatly mounted & annotated collection of probably 1000+ Penny Reds (mostly) with some Violets & Greens, generally very fine used. Specialists should inspect. (Qty) 0T

Lot 164 164 G A BC2 Smooth Paper 1d salmon-eosin BW #71S, some characteristic rough perfs, light machine cancellation, Cat $2250. 1,000T

Lot 165 165 G A A1 Smooth Paper 1d red 'CNE PENNY' (Advanced State: 'L' for 'O') BW #71(4)p, exceptional centring, Wynyard (Tas) cds largely clear of the flaw, Cat $1500+. [Superior to the example that sold for $977 in our auction of 16/8/2008] 1,000T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 18 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 166 166 F A C1 2d orange Watermark Inverted BW #95a, neat 'NOWRA/NSW' (not Cowra) cds of 12AP21, Cat $10,000. [This is a relatively common stamp with 'OS' puncture. However, only some 20 non-'OS' examples have been recorded] 7,500

Lot 167 167 F A B1 Cooke Plates 4d ultramarine with "Temple" Flaw (Advanced State) BW #112(U)d, well centred, good colour, neat Sydney cds well clear of the flaw, Cat $1250. Possibly the finest used example in existence. [Recent research has identified the position as [L40] on Plate 1] 1,000T COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark - Official Stamps

Lot 168 168 * A C1 Perforated 'OS': Rough Paper 1d carmine-red Die II BW #72(1)fb, very lightly mounted, Cat $500. Advertised retail $675. Drury Certificate (2006). 300 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Large Multiple Watermark

Lot 169 169 ** A+ A1 Cooke Printings 1d carmine-pink BW #73A, exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $650. Superb! Drury (2004) & RPSofL (2005) Certificates. 750T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 19 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P14

Lot 170 170 G A C1 1d green Saddle on Emu BW #80(1)e, Melbourne machine cancellation is mercifully clear of the flaw, Cat $1500. 750T

Lot 171 171 */** B 1½d red Slurred Print BW #91 lower-right corner block of 6 (3x2), several diagonal printing shifts, the slurring most obvious on the upper units but clearly evident on the lower units as well, a trifle aged, four units unmounted, Cat $900+ (mounted). 400

Lot 172 172 ** B 1½d red Slurred Print BW #91c Mullett Imprint block of 12 (6x2), several diagonal printing shifts, the diagonal slurring not as apparent as in the previous lot but eight units have obvious "doubling" at the base, a trifle aged, unmounted, Cat $1950+ (mounted). 800 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P13½x12½

Lot 173 173 * A B1 1d green Die II with Watermark Inverted BW #81a(1)f, well centred, unusually with full (untrimmed perforations), very lightly mounted, Cat $4000. Drury Certificate (2004). [The ACSC states that all Watermark Inverted stamps are from sheets cut into strips to produce coil rolls. Coil stamps of this era can usually be identified only by trimmed perfs on one side (or from a coil "join"). Coil stamps such as this, without the trimmed perfs, are quite exceptional] 4,000 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 20 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P13½x12½ (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 174 174 V A+ B1 2d scarlet No Watermark BW #102aa, well centred, non-contemporary cds, Cat $2000. Superb! Drury Certificate (2005). [See ACSC Page 4/238 Note 2 where only one genuinely used example and "several examples posthumously cancelled per favor" are noted] 1,500

Lot 175 175 V A B1 4½d violet Die II BW #121 block of 4, well centred, CTO with central Melbourne cds, large-part o.g., Cat $400++. [This stamp was unissued, virtually all surviving examples being CTO singles from collectors' packs. Blocks are therefore very elusive] 500T COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P13½x12½ - Official Stamps

Lot 176 176 G A B1 Overprinted 'OS': 2d red Watermark Inverted BW #102(OS)a, neat 'CORDALBA/ 28AP33/QUEENSLAND' cds, Cat $5000. Ceremuga Certificate (2003). [Approximately 10 used examples have been recorded] 4,000

Lot 177 177 ** A A1 Perforated 'OS': 1d green gutter block of 12 (2+4x2) including Die II block of 4 to the right of the gutter resulting in four Dies I-II Pairs BW #81(1)fb/fc, all Die II units with an erect spur, the right-hand pane units all with exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $1800+. 1,000 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 21 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals

Ex Lot 178 178 *OV 1927-36 Commemoratives virtually complete mint & used (some including the Bridge & Jubilee sets are CTO) but no Kookaburra M/S, plus 'OS' Overprints on Kingsford Smith & Bridge pairs CTO, a few blemishes but generally very fine. (70+) 500T

Ex Lot 179 179 * KGV Commemoratives complete including 5/- Bridge, 'OS' Overprints (the Kingsford Smith 3d has no certificate) & Engraved Kooka 6d, the Kooka M/S is a shocker otherwise generally fine to very fine with some unmounted including Macarthur, No Wmk Hermes, ANZAC & Jubilee. (63) 600T

Lot 180 180 * B A1 1932 Large Lyrebird Chambon perforated reproduction in bright red BW #145PP(1)A, excellent centring, one tonespot & a little aged, Cat $1000. 400

Lot 181 181 ** A- B2 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green, some irregular perforations, unmounted, Cat $1000. 600T 182 **/*O 1937-52 KGVI Issues collection on black leaves with mint including 3d blue Dies (some toning), Robes both papers, Arms pairs to £1, BCOF to 5/- both papers, lots of imprint blocks of 4 (mostly unmounted) including Robes 5/- (4) & 10/- (3), Arms 10/- etc, plus representative used material including £1 Robes Thick Paper strip of 3 & 10/- Arms block of 4; then a Coils selection including KGVI 2d Die II purple strip of 3, 1942-50 2d Watermark strip of 4, Coil Perf imprint blocks of 16 of ½d Roo, 1d Princess & 2d QM plus No Imprint blocks of 16 of ½d Roo & 3d QEII etc, many pairs/strips with coil joins, most units unmounted; generally very fine but some minor toning noted. (100s) 750T 183 O 1940 AIF 1d green accumulation done-over for varieties so basically a wholesale lot. (6000 approx) Offer Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 22 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 184 184 ** A B1 1942-50 Definitives 3½d blue Thin Paper BW #231 marginal block of 4 from the right of the sheet, well centred, unmounted, Cat $300+. With a normal block for comparison. 200T

Lot 185 185 ** A A1 1948-56 Arms 5/- red Thin Paper upper-right corner block of 4, excellent centring, unmounted, Cat $600+. With a normal imprint block (mounted) for comparison. 400T

Ex Lot 186 186 **/* A B1 1948-56 Arms 5/- red (one unit *) & 10/- purple lower-left No Imprint blocks of 4 BW #268zb & 269za, unmounted, Cat $400. (2 blocks) 250T

Lot 187 187 ** A/B C1 1948-56 Arms £2 green lower-left No Imprint block of 4 with Roller Flaws BW #271zd, faint toning on the third unit, unmounted, Cat $1500. 500T

Lot 188 188 P A- 1953 Tasmanian Stamp Centenary 3d die proof in the issued colour recessed in a presentation mount BW #307DP(1), 'CBA/NOTE PRINTING/BRANCH' cachet in violet on the reverse dated "21-10-53" and numbered "26", the paper flap removed & a repaired fault on the reverse that in no way detracts from the very fine facial appearance, Cat $3000 (2006). Ex WL Russell, member of the Stamp Advisory Committee.

The lot also includes original stamp-size photographic essays of an unaccepted Stamp Branch design and Richard Beck's accepted design. 2,400 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 23 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 189 189 */** A C1 1959-63 QEII 2d brown Coil Perf gutter block of 8 (4x2) from the base of the sheet with complete Plate Number '3' BW #348zb, two units mounted, Cat $2500 (**). [The ACSC states "...only 3 or 4 examples recorded"] 1,500 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues 190 **C Decimals accumulation to the early 1990s mostly in blocks of 4 with values to $10, plus a few pre-decimals, plus some stamp packs and FDCs, and a few other scraps, some toning evident, "guestimated" estimate. (100s) 800 191 ** Australia Post year albums for 1993 and 1997-2003 most without plastic sleeving. (8) 150

Ex Lot 192 192 */** Mostly Decimal varieties on leaves etc including 1/- Roo Watermark Sideways, 1½d Swan & 6d KSmith with Re-Entries, 1937 Sesqui Man with Tail (used), 5d Hargrave Pale Background block of 4 (stated only one sheet known), 1966-71 QEII 1c Plate '4' U/R block of 4, 5c & 6c with Offsets, 7c with Helecon on Back, Navigators 50c Offset block of 4, $1 Extensive Recut BW #463ha in L/L corner block of 4, $1 Perf 14¾x14, $1 BW 463e/fc in L/R corner block of 6, Cook M/S with Double Spear, Floral Coils 7c with Buff & Green Omitted, 1c Shrimp Black Omitted, 7c Gemstone Black Omitted, 1974 Christmas 10c Offset, 1976 Telephone strip of 4 with rare Double Paper (Paper Join), $10 "Coming South" with Yellow Misplaced, 1978 Aviators 10c Kingsford Smith imperf pair, etc. An excellent lot for the specialist or re-seller. (130+ items) 1,000 193 *O Accumulation including Australia Post 1988-95 year albums (1993-95 are the Deluxe Editions), biscuit tin containing stamp packs with values to $10, 1990-96 largely complete used collection with M/Ss. (100s) 400

Lot 194 194 ** A B1 1966-71 QEII 5c blue lower-left corner block of 12 (6x2) with complete Plate Number '51', unmounted, Cat $2000. [The ACSC states "Only one example has been recorded" but our vendor knows of two others] 1,500 195 ** A 1970-2000 in 4 ring binders with large blocks/panes including 1971 Christmas, gutter strips of 10, sheetlets, M/Ss, some Counter printed 'Aeropex' & 'NPC' issues and International Post blocks of 4 to $20. Stated face value $4,400+. (1000s) 3,000 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 24 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 196 196 ** A B1 1973-74 Gemstones 8c Opal with Black Printing ('8c' and 'opal') Completely Omitted BW #644c horizontal pair, unmounted, Cat $1000+ & Pierron Cat £1000+. [The ACSC states "A sheet was reported showing the 4 top rows (40 stamps) with black printing completely omitted"] 650 197 ** 1981-2002 Australia Post year albums plus extra 1999 complete with plastic sleeves. (23) 400

Lot 198 198 ** A B1 1982 Queen's Birthday as the issued 27c but denominated 24c BW #949E(1), unmounted, Cat $5000 (2002).

This was the first issue at the new 27c rate. The rate increase was notified to the printers after the initial print-run had been completed. Virtually the entire printing had to be destroyed. The only examples recorded are two singles and a block of 4 that were sold for an average of $4069 at our auction of 9/3/2002, resulting in the ACSC entry later that year. This stamp is from the original find and, to the best of our knowledge, no further examples have come to light. 5,000T

Lot 199 199 P A 1978 Aviators 18c Kingsford Smith imperforate proof in cyan (blue) & magenta only BW #792PP(1) vertical pair from the upper-right corner of the sheet, ungummed, Cat $600+. [The background colour was changed from magenta as here to orange] 300 200 ** A 1979-2000 stamp packs and sheetlet folders in four albums including International post. Stated Face $850+. (100s) 500 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Booklets 201 B A/A- Handy selection including BW #B55 56 57 57v 58 60 61 66Hd & 69 then Decimals including Defence Forces B128A & 129Aa (both with minor blemishes), and some later issues, Cat $900 approximately. (62) 250 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 25 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues

Lot 202 202 ** A B1 1902-04 Filled Tablet 2/- emerald Perf 11¾ BW #D46, very fresh, unmounted, Cat $250 (1999). 250T COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps

Ex Lot 203 203 ** A COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS: 1962 1d to 10/- IPC #1301-1317 complete lower-left corner blocks of 4, unmounted, RSA Cat $1520++. Superb! (17 blocks) 800 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Revenues

Ex Lot 204 204 */**O A/A- Array on Hagners including Patent Office 1966 $2 to $5 * plus $20 ** and 1978 $1 $2 & $10 *; Tax Intalment 1944 10/- & £5 complete stamps *, part stamps inscribed 'TAX INSTALMENT' to £10 plus a ledger page festooned with values to £5 x10, Decimals Without Security Underprint part stamps inscribed 'TAX INSTALMENT' $6 to $20 and ledger page with values to $20 (24, four with security underprint), With Security Underprint complete stamps to $20 unused, part stamps inscribed 'TAX CHECK' to $100 x2 & $200 and inscribed 'TAX INSTALMENT' $100 & $200; also Admission Tickets with tax liability x3, Parcels Stamps to $5 and Australian Capital Territory Stamp Duty to $10. (approx 180) 500

Lot 205 205 O BEER DUTY: Bottled Beer Third Series c.1930 14/- 21/- 42/- 70/- & 105/-, No Denomination 1947-58 all-different selection on watermarked or unwatermarked thick or thin paper between 2gal & 160gal, all being used half-labels (only three being left-hand halves) some with punch-holes. Scarce lot. [The regulations required that the labels be affixed across the box or barrel & severed on opening. Intact used labels are rarities] 800 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 26 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Revenues (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 206 206 ** A- BEER DUTY: c.1930 (?) 6/- apple-green apparently surcharged with '9/2' h/s (twice) in violet, minor corner crease, full unmounted o.g. 6/- value unliisted by Craig. Is this the speculative 9/2d Craig 1.090? 0T

Ex Lot 207 207 C A BEER DUTY: 1947-58 Bottled Beer Series with Volume in Oval to 400gal complete (except 2gal red-brown) plus 8gal & 24gal part labels used; also 1948 Bulk Beer Series with Volume in Circular Tablets 2gal to 52gal full unmounted o.g. plus 17gal complete label used (very scarce); also 1920 Beer in Bottles series part labels for 7/- (4gal), 21/- (12gal), 28/- (16gal), 35/- (20 gal) on Carlton & United Breweries 1930 delivery dockets. (33) 400

Ex Lot 208 208 */**WOC CUSTOMS DUTY: Array on Hagners identified by Craig reference numbers including 1907 Perf 10 to 1/- including 2d yellow-brown & green, 1911 Rouletted 1d 2d & 4d #297-99 & 8c on 6d #330, 1912-21 Perf 14 5d & 6d and 18c on 11d, 1918-19 Perf 12½ 7d & 9d and Perf 11¼ 9d #362 & #364&a all rated RRR plus Compound Perf 14c on 9d #375b, 1919-24 Perf 14 to 1/- including 5d #382 rated RRR and opts to 20c on 1/-, 1923-31 Bradbury Wilkinson printings to 1/- & 20c on 1/-, also 1950s covers from England x2 and United States with Customs Duty stamps applied. (130 + 3 covers) 400

Ex Lot 209 209 C A ENTERTAINMENTS TAX: c.1946 (?) RoulettedxImperf 'ADMIT/ONE' series 3d (for admission price of 1/-) to 2/10d (admission price 7/0½d to 7/6d) on ungummed unwatermarked paper. An apparently complete set of essays or proofs numbered '000000' as specimens. Unlisted by Craig. [The only other set we have offered sold for $1207 in our auction of 2/9/2006] (14) 1,000 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 27 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Revenues (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 210 210 C A/A- ENTERTAINMENTS TAX: c.1946 (?) RoulettedxImperf Entertainments Tax 'ADMIT/ONE' series 5d (for admission price of 1/0½d to 1/6d), 7d (1/6½d to 2/-), 7d (2/0½d to 2/6d) and 9d (2/6½d to 3/-), on ungummed unwatermarked paper, a few minor blemishes, the latter two values not recorded by Elsmore Online. (4) 200

Ex Lot 211 211 WO MOTOR SPIRIT RATION TICKETS: 1940-48 all different collection comprising 1gal x25, 2gal x19, 5gal x16, 10gal x6 & 44gal, some used & a few marked 'CANCELLED', many with part-imprint, generally fine to very fine; also an application form & Motor Spirit User's Special Licence. Colourful & scarce assemblage. (67) 1,250

Ex Lot 212 212 G/F A A1 PATENT OFFICE: 1953-66 Coat-of-Arms 10/- £1 £2 £5 & £10, boxed cancels. (5) 250

Ex Lot 213 213 C A/A- POSTAL NOTES: 1931 New Design with Green Security Background & Ash Imprint at base Queensland 1/6d (minor wrinkle) & South Australia consecutively numbered "pair" (one with ironed-out fold), all with 1944 cds, unfolded. Elsmore Online Cat $200 each. (3) 300T COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History 214 SD Postmarks array including on KGV Heads mostly from New South Wales, Tasmania & Victoria with lesser contributions from other states with many largely complete or complete strikes on piece. (1500+) Offer Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 28 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 215 215 C Modest flight covers collection on leaves with a few better items including 1924 (June 2) Adelaide-Sydney (faults, Cat $550), 1931 (Mar 19) Melbourne-Sydney-Port Moresby per "Southern Moon", 1935 (Jul 9) Wyndham-Ord River & (Oct 28) Cairns-Cooktown, 1936 (Dec 14) Sydney-Wagga signed "WLBReeve", 1947 (Sep 15) Australia-Canada overprinted 7d Airletter with cachet in violet etc, generally fine to very fine. (30) 600T

Ex Lot 216 216 C/CL Mostly OHMS covers including perfins Large 'OS' 4d Roo (defective) on 1914 registered cover to Thursday Island, perf 'OS' KGV 1d red Rough Paper, 1d green single (cover with printed 'PACKET POST') & pair and 5d (registered), overprinted 'OS' 1d pair (2) & 2d (5, one with Qld State Insurance Office propaganda), others include very late 1924 usage of long 4d Kangaroo Registration Envelope with KGV ½d orange & 3d dull blue (very scarce on cover), condition rather mixed. (19) 500

Ex Lot 217 217 C Handy group of covers etc including 1906 PPC with fine 'BROCKS CREEK/SA' squared-circle &mmessage headed "Daly River" (Northern Territory), 1921 PPC with scarce 'LAKE ILLAWARRA SOUTH/NSW' cds, 1940s flight covers including three Mitchell (Perth) illustrated covers, then a handy group of railway-related PPCs including two Trans-Australian Railway types (one defective), real-photo types of Ceduna station & track-laying etc & philatelic covers including 1936 with scarce 'QUORN-ALICE SPRINGS/TPO' cds, condition a bit variable. (30) 400T

Ex Lot 218 218 CPS A/B 1941 three KGVI 1½d Postal Cards uprated with 1½d & 6d and flown to Palestine, WWII 1d brown Defence Canteens Envelope used, KGV ½d+½d Wrapper unused, & 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge NE Pylon registered cover. (6) 150T 219 CL B 1913 (Jan 25) cover to United States with scarce combination franking of NSW ½d + Victoria 6d pair - paying 2½d rate x5 - tied by Sydney cds, minor blemishes. [Note: the Kangaroo ½d was issued in Sydney 20/1/1913 & the 6d after 18/1/1913] 300 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 29 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 220 220 C B 1914 Standard Box Factory cover from Melbourne to Launceston with 1d Roo cancelled on arrival, double-oval 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER/("1")D/TO PAY' h/s (LRD) alongside & Postage Due 1d with pencil cancel, minor faults. Ex Purves, Askeland & Patrick Reid. 250T

Lot 221 221 C B 1916 (Jan) cover to a German national in Switzerland with 2½d Roo & faint Sydney machine cancel, boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR, S.D.' cachet in rosine, readdressed to Germany & re-cancelled with Geneva machine, opened & resealed with German 'XIV Armeekorps/.../Unter Kriegsrecht geöffnet' label, minor faults. 200

Lot 222 222 C B 1918 local cover to "Sec for Mines/Hobart" with KGV 1d red only but endorsed on the reverse "Coin 1/-" so endorsed "OR" & 'OFFICIALLY/REGISTERED/("6d") TO PAY' h/s applied in blue, early blue/black registration label, very fine boxed 'REFUSED' h/s & very late usage of double-oval 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/TASMANIA' d/s in magenta plus DLO cds on reverse, minor blemishes. 250T 223 C B 1924 cover to Burnie with 1½d red tied by British Empire Exhibition slogan cancel of Launceston, very fine strike of the well-worn 'POSTED OUT/OF COURSE' h/s, minor blemishes. [Addressed to "Miss Tête D'Etoupes" (= Miss Pumpkinhead!), the Inspector of Schools] 100T

Lot 224 224 CL B 1931 apparently commercial cover to England per KLM to Batavia with special flight cachet in violet, with KGV 4d olive + Roos 9d pair & 5/- tied by Caboolture (Qld) cds, endorsed "Not over 1oz" & "6/10" which is the rate paid, flap missing & minor blemishes. [The AAMC states the rate to GB was 3/6d per ½oz but Breckon - "Philately from Australia" (Sep 2007) states it was 3/4d. We suggest both are correct: it was 3/6d for the first ½oz, & 3/4d for each subsequent ½oz] 500T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 30 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD 225 C B 1934-35 commercial registered covers with provisional registration labels in red from Queensland POs Apple Tree Creek, Dalysford (cancelled at Bundaberg) & Guluguba, and in blue from Jimboomba, Southport & Ulorongary (cancelled at Brisbane), also very late usage of 'REGISTERED/MA MA CREEK' h/s used in lieu of label, minor faults. Very scarce group. (7) 240

Lot 226 226 C A 1935 STC Radio cover to London with 2d Jubilee + KGV 1/4d (Cat $250 on cover) tied by Brisbane cds. 120

Ex Lot 227 227 C A-/B 1940 (Jan 11) cover from Italy per KLM flight that crashed off Bali with stamps washed-off & superb strike of the large 'RECOVERED FROM/LOST FLYING BOAT' h/s (an error, as it was a lnd plane), Australian Censor h/s & tape, Nierinck Cat SFr250 (1995); also 1939 part-cover from England per "Koranga" with boxed 'DAMAGED BY WATER/THROUGH ACCIDENT/TO FLYING BOAT' h/s, unpriced by Nierinck. (2) 350

Lot 228 228 C A 1940 "Clipper" cover to Illinois with 3d AIF (apparently affixed for surface mail) & Kangaroo 2/- pair (paying the 4/- rate) tied by Sydney cds. Unusually fine for such covers. 150

Lot 229 229 C A- 1943 commercial airmail cover from Brazil to Australia with $540 meter, superb 'VIA NATAL- LISBOA("-LONDRES")' h/s & 'INGLEZ' h/s both in violet, American (in Bermuda??) & Australian Censor tapes, ironed-out vertical fold. There's a story here. [Presumably sent surface mail from England but may have gone by air to Durban??] 500 230 C/L THURSDAY ISLAND: Commercial covers including two with BN '336', 1912 with superb cds with time (gorgeous Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij crest on the flap plus lengthy letter on matching stationery), 1941 Forces air cover with stamp removed but with the letter, 1956 with #2 cds & 'PAQUEBOT' h/s in violet, three 1960s with 'THURSDAY ISLAND PAQUEBOT' cds, 7 PPCs of the island, 3 philatelic covers & 4 photographs, condition variable; also Lord Howe Island wallet of photographs used. (31 items) 250 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 31 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Commemorative Covers/Datestamps

Ex Lot 231 231 C A/B Handy group with plain covers for 1938 Christian Endeavour Convention registered, 1939 Wesley Church registered, 1945-50 Royal Geographical Society (Qld) all-different illustrated covers (17, nine have the relevant commemorative cds), 1948 OHMS ECAFE with mss "Lapstone/Hotel" on provisional registration label, and 1952-53 four illustrated covers for Pan-Pacific Jamboree (3 registered), a few minor blemishes. Ex Charles Houen. (24) 500

Ex Lot 232 232 C A 1966-73 group of plain registered covers to England with various pictorial datestamps, many with provisional registration labels with handstamps etc of the various events. Scarce lot. (34) 500 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers 233 C B 1928 International Philatelic Exhibition 3d Kookaburra tied to plain cover by Sydney cds of 2NO28 with another strike alongside, a few faults and idiotic endorsement "Used on day of/issue 2 April/1928", Cat $2000. [2/11/1928 was the date of issue for general release throughout Australia]. 200

Ex Lot 234 234 C A-/B 1949 Henry Lawson illustrated generic cover by Neville Menz in different colour combinations, all with 3-line h/s for the Lawson issue, unaddressed & unused, a few blemishes & one folded. Very scarce. [See "The Cover Collector" (Mar 2003)] (4) 200

Ex Lot 235 235 C C/A- 1949 Royal Visit illustrated covers in sepia (heavy crease) or blue & red, some Neanderthal has written in ink on the face, unused. Rare: the Royal Visit was cancelled. (2) 200 236 C A 1967-2000 unaddressed accumulation including Territories with duplicates in 9 albums, includes PSE's, PNC's, M/Ss, Framas and Counter Printed stamps. (100s) 500 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 32 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military & Censor Mail

Ex Lot 237 237 CPS WORLD WAR I: 1916-18 stampless POW covers (3, two are printed types) & postcards (different printed types) from Australian POWs in Germany to NSW, South Australia (2) or Victoria (2), various Camp & Censor cachets, the last may have been posted after the Armistice as it has a London transit of DEC 16 18, good to very fine. Very scarce group. (5) 400

Lot 238 238 C B WORLD WAR I: 1916 PPC from Egypt to Perth with 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE/4th TRNG BATTN' h/s in violet & superb 'AUSTRALIAN BASE/DETAILS PO' cds, boxed 'MISSENT/TO/HOBART' h/s (LRD), a few minor blemishes. Ex Patrick Reid. 250T

Lot 239 239 C B WORLD WAR I: 1917 (Aug 15) OAS cover unusually to the USA with GB 2d tied by 'FIELD POST OFFICE/TX' cds used by 1 Divisional Train at Massines Belgium, 'FPO TX' h/s on black/pink AIF registration label, '.../RW3' transit b/s, flap fault. [Proud's LRD at Massines 31/7/1917] 120

Lot 240 240 C B WORLD WAR I: 1918 British PPC headed "3rd Aust Auxiliary/Hospital/Dartford Kent" to an Australian soldier, boxed 'NOT AT/3 OR 4 CAMP DEPOTS' h/s, redirection label added with unusual boxed 'MARCHED OUT/...' h/s. 150 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 33 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military & Censor Mail (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 241 241 C A- WORLD WAR II: 1945 stampless cover to Victoria with large-part (and better than average) strike of the rare ''[A]UST [FIEL]D PO/4NO45/251' cds in violet used by No 2 POW Reception Unit at Changi (Singapore). Used 20/9/1945 until 27/11/1945 only: rated 1000pts by Proud. 300 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery 242 PS A AEROGRAMMES: Collection of mostly commercially used items from KGVI types, mostly to GB but including usages to New Zealand, Holland, Ceylon, South Africa, Canada etc, Decimal issues mostly unused, also Papua New Guinea commercially used (4). (125+) 100

Ex Lot 243 243 PS ENVELOPES: 21 pages from Barry Scott's KGVI exhibit with unused Post Office issues including "security net" issues, many PTPO issues including advertising types & a 2d magenta "permit" envelope (very scarce), 1d brown Forces issue (2) etc. Only a few items have been removed. (47) 400T

Ex Lot 244 244 PS B/C ENVELOPES - OFFICIAL: Long Envelopes comprising 'OS'-in-the-Die Sideface 1d red & 1½d red-brown plus "Star" with 'POSTAGE' 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d scarlet HG DB3, 6 & 19 all for Victorian Education Department, the last uncancelled, a few faults, used; and No 'OS' 1918 1d red+½d green as Menuz #25 window envelopes for NSW Metropolitan Board of Water Supply & Sewerage in sizes 163x92 (faults) & 232x110mm (discoloured). Ex Steve Schumann. (5) 200T

Lot 245 245 PS B ENVELOPES - PTPO: 1924 1d green + No 'POSTAGE' ½d orange Menuz #42 window envelope for Berlei Ltd with slogan 'BE AUSTRALIAN: BUY AUSTRALIAN GOODS' at the base, some discolouration at left & repaired tear on the flap, Cat $US1500. Ex John Sinfield. [The No 'POSTAGE' ½d die was used in error. Apart from this emission, for this user, the ½d orange without 'POSTAGE' is unrecorded. It cannot exist as a solo embossing] 1,000 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 34 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots

Ex Lot 246 246 *OC Collection with handy pickings including NSW Imperf Laureate Wmk 2d Thin Paper & 3d (a huge stamp) and later to 10/- with lots of perfs that we have not checked; Queensland with £1 pair very fine used & four covers from Thursday Island; Victoria with Bell 1d on Yellow Paper & 1897 Charity pair (*); Western Australia with scruffy Imperfs & later to 10/-; etc, condition very mixed. (100s) 300T 247 O Numeral postmarks including Victoria in two volumes with mostly commoner types with the odd rated cancel; New South Wales reasonably extensive duplicated array with some fine strikes on piece; Queensland sparse selection on values to 1/- (perf 'OS') with a few fine strikes on pairs. (many 100s) 300 248 PS Box of Postal Stationery mostly from NSW including PTPO Envelopes for various firms (11, used), 'OS' Envelopes, some 'SPECIMEN' overprints, 1838 GPO Seal embossed on lettersheet & (unusually) a partly-addressed envelope; others from Queensland including a KEVII Registration Envelope CTO, Victoria & South Australia; then some Australia including a long KGV 4½d Registration Envelope unused & QEII 5d Lettersheet with printed Deficient Postage Notice from Sydney GPO unused, etc; condition variable. (120 approx) 500T

Ex Lot 249 249 O Modest array on Hagners with strength in South Australia including imperf 6d with 4 margins, range of rouletted issues to 1/- (3, one in orange) including 'TEN PENCE' on 9d (2), Middle Period including '3-PENCE' on 4d (5, one in red), 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 2/6d (4) 5/- & 10/- (2), later "Long Toms" to 2/6d, plus a handy group of Officials; New South Wales with a few imperfs,1885-86 Long Type 10/- optd 'POSTAGE' in blue, Victoria with Wmk Crown/A 5/- perf 'OS' pair, WA to 2/6d, plus some Queensland & Tasmania, mixed condition. (100s) 600

Ex Lot 250 250 C Consignment remainders from New South Wales with two pre-stamp outers & 1903 cover to GB with ½d & 2d both perf 'OS/NSW'; Queensland with 1866 cover to Scotland; Tasmania with 1870 cover from Bothwell to Hobart, 1904 cover to USA with 2½d Tablet & 1903 illustrated Brisbane Hotel (Launceston) cover to England with 2½d Pictorial; and Victoria with neat 1860s Envelopes franked Emblems Rouletted 2d (2) or Redrawn 6d (major flaws at top); etc, condition variable. (20) 400T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 35 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD TASMANIA - "What Happened to That?" [We are pleased to offer Patrick Reid's exhibit that has been awarded two National Golds, and an International Gold Medal at St Petersburg last year. The display is entitled "What Happened to That?" and is a study of what occurred to mail when the necessary regulations were not followed, or when something went awry in the postal system. Many of the markings here are extremely rare. In addition, many important Tasmanian covers are included. Many significant items were acquired from Randall Askeland, who is generally acknowledged as the foremost authority on Tasmanian postal history. Patrick has retained the sections of registered mail & 'T' handstamps for further study. References to the "Handbook" are to "Tasmania: The Postal History & Postal Markings" (1962) & "...Part II" (1975) which, despite their age, remain the foremost reference books on the subject]

Lot 415 415 C A The ultimate item for the collector of Instructional Markings being a c.1905 stampless addressed envelope that has been struck with no less than 12 different handstamps including 'TOO LATE', 'NOT-KNOWN', 'CANNOT-BE/FOUND', 'MISSENT TO/LAUNCESTON' etc, also the only recorded example of the large 'L' h/s for use on "Listed" letters (a variant of the registration service). A pity it didn't actually pass through the post. [Illustrated in "Handbook" Part II opp p34] 250T

Ex Lot 416 416 C The balance of Patrick Reid's exhibit including 1859 cover with Imperf 4d & 'TOO LATE' h/s, 1880 front to England with 2d & 6d + 3d with 'LATE/LETTER' h/s, 1905 PPC & 1908 cover with boxed 'POSTED OUT/OF COURSE' h/s of Hobart or Launceston, 1875 large-part front to NZ with 2d & 'INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED' h/s and 1d added, 1892 PTPO Envelope with '("3")D/MORE TO PAY' h/s, 1911 to USA with '10/CTMS/T' h/s, 1905 cover endorsed "Mislaid" in red, 1901 inwards from NSW Officially Registered, boxed 'REFUSED' on 2d strip of 3, superb 'DETAINED FOR/FUMIGATION' on 1903 piece, etc, condition very mixed. (23 items) 750T "What Happened to That?" - Delayed at Point of Origin 417 C B HELD FOR ADDITIONAL POSTAGE: 1898 local overweight cover with 1d only tied by Launceston duplex, '("2")D/MORE TO PAY'-in-oval h/s (ERD) applied but a second 1d stamp only affixed & cancelled the next day, indicating the sender - local sharebroker Leslie Jolly (h/s on flap) - was advised of the deficiency & the fine was avoided, flap fault & minor soiling. 200T

Lot 418 418 C B HELD FOR ADDITIONAL POSTAGE: 1877 stampless cover to "Harbour Office/Melbourne" with 'HAMILTON' cds and very fine 'INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED' h/s applied at Hobart (unframed b/s), returned to Hamilton where Sideface 1d & 2d (defective) added & tied by BN '42' - the 1d also with the Hamilton cds - & the h/s crossed-through, re-sent via Hobart (framed b/s), flap removed. Ex Askeland. 400T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 36 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed at Point of Origin (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD 419 C A HELD FOR ADDITIONAL POSTAGE: 1885 unstamped cover to Swansea with 'Deficient Postage/Fine' h/s unusually without amounts entered, the sender was apparently advised & added Sideface 2d which was affixed across the h/s. [The sender was JB Mather & Son, whose pharmacy was literally across the road from the GPO] 250T

Lot 420 420 C B INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED FOR SPECIFIED ROUTE: 1863 cover to Scotland "Via Marseilles" with Imperf 1d x3 (margins in places) & 6d (large margins) cancelled with fine to very fine BN '6' of "Bothwell/22.7.63" (postmaster's endorsement at left), largely fine strike of the two-line 'INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED' h/s (ERD by 5 years) applied at Launceston (b/s) indicating it was to be routed via Southampton, 'ELIE' arrival cds on the face, minor blemishes. Ex Groom and Bombieri. BPA Certificate (1990). [The h/s suggests that advice of the French transit rate having been increased to 4d per half-ounce was received in Tasmania as early as July] 2,000T

Lot 421 421 C B INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED FOR SPECIFIED ROUTE: 1868 cover to Ireland "Via Marseilles" with Imperf 6d (cut-to-shape) tied by poor BN '34' of 'FINGAL' (fine cds alongside), fine strike of the 2-line 'INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED' h/s applied at Launceston (b/s) indicating it was to be routed via Southampton, 'H&K PACT' & 'KINGSTOWN' transits & 'DALKEY' arrival b/s, repaired tears at top & across the flap. 500T 422 C/CL POSTED OUT OF COURSE: The two boxed types of Hobart on 1893 Printed Matter folded cover (a superb strike) & 1907 PPC (soiled), and the Launceston type on 1896 1d Postal Card. Ex Askeland. [Major offices had multiple external mailing "slips" - local, interstate, overseas, newspapers - & items were often lodged in the wrong slip, causing delay & requiring use of the OOC h/s] (3) 200T 423 PS B/A- POSTED OUT OF COURSE: boxed 'POSTED OUT/OF COURSE.' h/s (38x18½) of Hobart on 1887 (Jan 10) Macartney cover to Queensland with 2d Sideface only (but not taxed), light overall staining; and on 1907 (Feb 16) PPC addressed locally. The ERD & LRD for this h/s. (2) 250T 424 C B POSTED OUT OF COURSE: boxed 'POSTED OUT/OF COURSE.' h/s (36x9mm) of Hobart on 1906 cover to Oatlands (b/s), minor repaired tears. Ex Purves & Askeland. [Recorded 1905-12: only five covers recorded] 250T 425 C A- POSTED OUT OF COURSE: boxed 'POSTED OUT/OF COURSE' h/s (42½x16mm) of Launceston on two 1908 PPCs to Belgium or Germany, both also with the upright 'TOO LATE' h/s. (2) 200T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 37 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed at Point of Origin (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 426 426 S A/A- RECEIVED AFTER THE MAIL CLOSED: Manuscript "Too Late" on 1857-69 Wmk Numerals Imperf 2d deep green SG 33 pair (Cat £140+), margins just touching (at right) to large with part of the adjoining unit at upper-left. [Items received after the close of the day's outwards mail were marked as having arrived late, to explain to the recipient any delay in delivery. In some circumstances an additional fee could be paid for a late item to be placed into the outgoing bag: see 'LATE FEES' markings Lots 436 to 440] 250T

Lot 427 427 C B RECEIVED AFTER THE MAIL CLOSED: Sloping 'TOO-LATE' h/s of Hobart in red (stated to be the only recorded example) on 1863 cover to Richmond with Imperf 6d (3 large to huge margins, a little cut-into at top) tied by bars cancel of Hobart, apparently not called for at Richmond so returned to the GPO where struck with 'ADVERTISED/BUT-UNCLAIMED' h/s, repaired fault at top & a little soiled. 600T

Ex Lot 428 428 CPS RECEIVED AFTER THE MAIL CLOSED: Sloping 'TOO-LATE' handstamp of Hobart on 1871 cover to New Zealand with Sideface 1d & 2d; 1886 1d Postal Card to Launceston; 1907 cover (torn) from Newtown to Forth; and 1910 (July 19) 1d PTPO Wrapper for "The Mercury" to London (LRD for the h/s). Ex Askeland. (4) 300T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 38 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed at Point of Origin (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 429 429 CO (B) RECEIVED AFTER THE MAIL CLOSED: 1871 large piece (200x143mm) from a registered parcel to England with remarkable Three-Issue franking (faults) of VDL Imperf 4d & Perf 10 1d x2 and 'TASMANIA' Imperf 6d & 1/- (cut-to-shape) all tied by BN '63' of New Norfolk, private 'BOURNBANK/Parish of/Wellington' h/s & 'N NORFOLK/22 4 71' postmaster's provisional h/s, sloping 'TOO-LATE' h/s applied at Hobart, a few repaired edge-tears & parts of the address label removed when the registration ribbon was removed. Endorsed "Printed Book with Photographs..." & signed "Molesworth Jeffery" which permitted mailing at the concessional rate of 6d for a "book packet" + 6d inland postage + 1/- registration. A remarkable "cover". Ex Askeland. [Sent two days after the departure of the English Mail for April, so held until the following month, as confirmed by the London arrival d/s of 16JY71. Molesworth Jeffery was a prominent early photographer] 3,000T

Lot 430 430 C B RECEIVED AFTER THE MAIL CLOSED: 1882 (Sep 15) cover to the United States with Sideface 2d tied by Hobart duplex, very fine strike of the 'TOO-LATE' h/s, Sydney transit b/s of SP22/82 where 'PAID ALL'-in-oval h/s in purple struck on the face, Chicago transit b/s, minor blemishes. Ex de Righi & Askeland. [Believed to be the only recorded 'PAID ALL' cover from Tasmania, perversely on a cover that is clearly underpaid!] 500T

Ex Lot 431 431 C B RECEIVED AFTER THE MAIL CLOSED: manuscript "Too late" on 1897 cover from 'MACQUARIE PLAINS' (with BN '56') to Hamilton; and "Too Late/31.3.10" - the latest recorded such endorsement - on registered cover from 'PELHAM' (cds of AP2/10) to Hamilton (b/s) via 'ELDERSLIE' (transit b/s); minor faults. Ex Askeland. [Macquarie Plains and Pelham are the only offices from which such manuscript markings have been recorded] (2) 400T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 39 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed at Point of Origin (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 432 432 PS B RECEIVED AFTER THE MAIL CLOSED: boxed 'TOO LATE' h/s (ERD) of 'WARATAH' (cds) superb strike on Embossed 2d PTPO Envelope to Sydney (b/s), minor abrasion at the top clear of the markings. Ex Purves & Askeland. [This type recorded only from Waratah. Only 3 other covers & a piece are recorded] 250T

Ex Lot 433 433 C A/B FOUND OUTSIDE THE POSTAL SYSTEM: manuscript "Picked up near Glenorchy Stn/Oct 20th Posted at/Glenora Oct 21st" in red on 1910 PPC to "Fern Valley/Glen Huon" with 1d Pictorial, also with mss "Missent to Ferntree"; and 1928 cover Waratah to Ulverstone with mss "Picked/up/in/street", vertical fold & domestic notes on the reverse. Ex Askeland. [The stamp on the PPC is actually over part of the endorsement so it would appear the Good Samaritan also provided the postage!] (2) 200T

Lot 434 434 C B HELD FOR FUMIGATION: 1895 (July 2) T Hood & Co wrapper endorsed "Book" to Forth with Sideface 1d pair tied by Launceston duplex, very fine strike of the rare 'DETAINED FOR/ FUMIGATION' h/s (ERD) at upper-left obliterated with 3 strikes of the 'LAUNCESTON'-in-bars "killer", minor blemishes. Ex Askeland. [This is the only pre-1903 example recorded. It was apparently applied in error] 500T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 40 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed at Point of Origin (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 435 435 C B HELD FOR FUMIGATION: 1903 (July 2) cover to Scottsdale (b/s) with Pictorial 2d & Launceston cds, fine strike of the rare 'DETAINED FOR/FUMIGATION' h/s alongside, minor blemishes. Ex Purves & Askeland. [In response to a serious smallpox outbreak in the Launceston area, the "Examiner" newspaper advised that all mail, including newspapers, would be fumigated for two hours before despatch] 500T "What Happened to That?" - Payment for Additional Service 436 C B LATE FEES: 1873 cover to Launceston with Sideface 2d pair, one with superb 'LATE/LETTER' h/s the other tied by Hobart duplex, repaired flap-tear. [Letters received soon after closing of the mail could be added to the mail on payment of the appropriate late fee] 200T 437 C B LATE FEES: 1876 cover to Launceston (b/s) with Sideface 2d & 'LATE/LETTER.' h/s, however a second 2d (in a deeper shade) affixed for the late fee. Ex Askeland. 200T

Lot 438 438 C B LATE FEES: 1877 large-part mourning cover to England "via Brindisi" with Chalon 6d x3 (one torn) & Sideface 2d - paying 8d rate + 1/- late fee - tied by Hobart Town duplex, fault on the reverse. Ex Purves & Askeland. [In this period, the English Mail closed at 4pm. The late fee was 3d if posted before 4.30pm & 1/- if posted between 4.30 & 6pm] 500T

Lot 439 439 PS A- LATE FEES: 1885 usage to England of 2d Envelope uprated with Sideface DLR 2d strip of 3 & Stamp Duty 6d Platypus, BN '64' cancels of 'OATLANDS' (cds at L/L), minor blemishes. Ex Purves & Askeland. [The rate was 6d x2 + a 2d late fee that applied to English mail posted at country post offices] 400T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 41 "What Happened to That?" - Payment for Additional Service (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 440 440 C/S A-/A LATE FEES: 'Late Fee' h/s of Burnie on 1904 Tatts cover to Hobart with Pictorial 2d + 1d for the late fee cancelled with Burnie cds (only one other cover & a piece recorded); also boxed 'LATE FEE' h/s (of Hobart?) superb strike on Pictorial 2d x2. Ex Purves & Askeland. 300T 441 PS A PRE-PAYMENT OF LOOSE LETTER FEE: 1902 usage of 1d Postal Card (+ Pictorial 1d for late fee) from Deloraine to Launceston cancelled on arrival, superb strike of the 'LATE LETTER' h/s of Launceston applied in error instead of a Loose Letter h/s. Ex Askeland. [From c.1/11/1902, loose letters were subject to a late fee of 1d] 200T

Lot 442 442 C A- PRE-PAYMENT OF LOOSE LETTER FEE: 1905 Tatts cover with Pictorial 1d x3 tied by 'ZEEHAN' cds, largely very fine strike of the oval 'LOOSE LETTER/....d/TO PAY' h/s applied at Zeehan. Stated to be the only recorded example. Ex Askeland. [With Patrick Reid's notes of the differences from the Launceston h/s] 250T "What Happened to That?" - Taxed for Deficient Postage

Lot 443 443 C B 'NOT-STAMPED' MARKINGS: 1863 stampless OPSO entire to Launceston signed "FRoberts/OIC" & with postmaster's endorsement "Emu Bay 27 March" at left, very fine 'NOT-STAMPED' h/s applied at Launceston (diamond b/s in red), ironed-out horizontal filing-fold, the letter headed "Police Office Emu Bay". 750T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 42 "What Happened to That?" - Taxed for Deficient Postage (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 444 444 CL B 'NOT-STAMPED' MARKINGS: 1871 unstamped OPSO cover endorsed "CS Office" at L/L, from Hobart to Swansea with superb strike of the rare 'NOT-STAMPED' h/s & fine 'Deficient Postage ("4")/Fine---("4" - 8d to pay")' h/s both in red, light Swansea arrival cds obscured by an endorsement at right, minor faults. Stated to be the only 'NOT-STAMPED' handstamp recorded in red. Ex Askeland. 600T

Lot 445 445 C B 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - HOBART: 1880 cover to England "per SS Orient" with Perf 11½ 6d Chalon tied by Hobart Town duplex, apparently overweight & struck with very fine 'Deficient Postage ("6")/Fine ("6 - 1/- to pay")' h/s & British mss "1/-", 'WESTON-SUPER-MARE' transit & 'AXBRIDGE' arrival both on the face, some soiling. 500T

Lot 446 446 C B 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - HOBART: 1882 cover to England "Via Brindisi" with Sideface DLR 8d SG 158 tied by Hobart duplex, apparently overweight & struck with very fine 'Deficient Postage ("8")/Fine ("8 - 1/4 to pay")' h/s but the fine corrected to "6" & the amount to pay reduced to "1/2", small tear at top & minor blemishes. [The 1881 Regulations stated that underpaid letters were subject to payment on arrival of the unpaid postage plus a flat fine of 6d] 300T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 43 "What Happened to That?" - Taxed for Deficient Postage (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 447 447 C/CL A-/B 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - HOBART: 1886 unstamped OPSO cover affixed to a larger envelope both with 'Mayor of Hobart' imprint & the smaller item signed "JGDavies", the larger item endorsed "From/Director of Waterworks", to Melbourne with 'Deficient Postage ("6d")/Fine("2d - 8d")' h/s overstruck with 'MORE TO PAY'-in-oval of Melbourne (b/s). An oddity. Ex Askeland. [Apparently a failed attempt to use the internal free frank privilege of Hobart's mayor to avoid payment on an inter-colonial article] 500T

Lot 448 448 C A- 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - HOBART: 1886 cover to 'JERUSALEM' (b/s) with 1d only tied by Hobart duplex & 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE ("1")/FINE ("1 - 2d to pay")' h/s at left, readdressed to Hobart (b/s) where the h/s was crossed-through as the letter was now correctly paid for a town letter! Very unusual. Ex Askeland. 400T

Lot 449 449 CL A 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - HOBART: 1887 unstamped local cover privately endorsed "OPSO" & signed by (Rev) "PERaynor", Hobart duplex & very fine 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE ("2")/FINE ("2 - 4d to pay")' h/s at upper-left, endorsed "Refused", fine double-oval 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/10SEP87/TASMANIA' b/s (ERD) in blue. [Church ministers were required to file regular reports on various matters to the government. As unpaid record collectors, many objected to also having to pay the postage] 300T

Lot 450 450 CL B 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - HOBART: 1888 unstamped local cover (232x117mm) to the "Clerk of the Peace" with 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE ("2")/FINE ("2" - 4d to pay")' h/s, Manchester Unity embossing on flap, faint "Refused", very fine strike of the double-oval 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/1MAR88/TASMANIA' d/s in blue on the reverse, small repaired tear. 250T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 44 "What Happened to That?" - Taxed for Deficient Postage (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 451 451 C B 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - HOBART: 1889 cover hopefully addressed to "Hardra GP Railway/Central Province/India" with Sideface 2d pair only tied by Hobart duplex & 'Deficient Postage ("2d")/Fine ("6d - 8d to pay")' h/s, Indian 'OVERLAND POSTAGE/DUE/AS/ 7 ' h/s on the face, re-addressed several times & endorsed "Not known" but this was crossed-through & boxed 'REFUSED' added. Numerous transits including an unusual boxed 'DLO/NAGPUR/POSTAGE DUE/1 ANNA' d/s on the face plus DLO b/s of Nagpur, Lahore, Bombay & the double-oval of Hobart. Quite a journey. [A note on the enclosed invoice complains about the many times the account has been rendered. Perhaps the underpayment of postage was deliberate!] 400T

Lot 452 452 PS A- 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - HOBART: 1891 (April 10) usage of 1d Postal Card with BN '63' of 'NEW NORFOLK' (cds alongside), to Denmark with 'Deficient Postage ("4")/Fine ("4 - 8d to pay")' h/s of Hobart (b/s), 'FREDENSBORG' arrival cds on the face, minor blemishes. Excellent origin/destination item: the message in Danish. [There was no postcard rate to Denmark so the letter-rate of 9d should have applied. Thus the postage due was 8d, & the fine should have also been 8d, a total of 1/4d due on a postcard!] 400T 453 CL B 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - HOBART: 1891 covers to JMoore Hickson & Co in Melbourne with Sideface DLR 1d pair or Local 1d pair only tied by Hobart duplex, the former taxed 8d, the latter with good strike of the 'Deficient Postage ("2")/Fine ("2 - 4d to Pay")' h/s at left, 'T'-in-oval h/s applied at Melbourne, Victorian Postage Due 4d pair (fault) or single tied by boxed 'L.C.2' Letter Carrier d/s, minor blemishes. (2) 300T

Lot 454 454 C C 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - HOBART: 1891 usage to "Prague/Austria" of 1d PTPO Wrapper for The Federal Australian Philatelist with printed 'BOOK POST' at upper-left so correctly rated, 'Deficient Postage/Fine' h/s applied in error and crossed-out, light strike on the face of a Cyrillic cds suggesting it may have been missent, central fold & minor faults. 300T 455 PS B 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - LAUNCESTON: 1883 Victorian OHMS franked lettersheet to 'LINTON' (b/s) where redirected to "Fingal/Tasmania", the form "turned" for re-posting to Melbourne with unframed 'FINGAL' cds & good strike of the 'Deficient Postage ("2d")/Fine ("2d - 4d to pay")' h/s applied at Launceston (b/s) where a superb strike of the '[Crown]/FREE' d/s in black was also curiously applied, minor blemishes. Ec Askeland. [The Franks had validity only within Victoria so postage due should have been charged both to & from Tasmania] 300T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 45 "What Happened to That?" - Taxed for Deficient Postage (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 456 456 C B 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - LAUNCESTON: 1889 cover to New York with Sideface 1d pair only tied by very fine BN '73' of 'BUCKLAND' (fair cds alongside) via Launceston (b/s) where very fine strike of the rare 'Deficient Postage ("4")/Fine ("6") - TO PAY ("10D")' h/s applied, superb strikes of US 'US CHARGE/TO/COLLECT' & '20 Cents' h/s, Postage Due 5c brown strip of 4 affixed to the reverse but sadly destroyed on opening. Ex Askeland. [The '...TO PAY' h/s not recorded in "Handbook" Part II] 400T

Lot 457 457 C B 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - LAUNCESTON: 1891 cover to Victoria with Sideface 2d only and manuscript "X" cancel, bold strike of the 'LAUNCESTON'-in-bars "killer" alongside, good strike of the rare 'Deficient Postage ("4")/Fine ("2") - TO PAY ("4d")' h/s applied & endorsed "Defaced Stamp", 'T ("4d")'-in-oval applied at Melbourne (b/s) & Victorian 4d Postage Due tied by boxed Letter Carrier d/s, minor blemishes. Ex Purves & Askeland. 400T 458 CL B 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE' MARKINGS - LAUNCESTON: 1891 cover with printed address of New Dundas Tramway Co in Melbourne with Sideface 2d only tied by Launceston duplex & fine strike of the 'Deficient Postage ("2")/Fine ("2 - 4d to Pay")' h/s at left, Victorian 4d Postage Due tied by boxed 'L.C.2' Letter Carrier d/s, minor blemishes. Ex Purves & Askeland. 250T

Ex Lot 459 459 C B 'T(AX)' MARKINGS: 1898 cover to Launceston with 1d tied by BN '53' of 'ULVERSTONE' (cds alongside) with 'T("o PAY/2D")'-in-oval h/s; & 1903 cover for Lord's Commercial Hotel with Pictorial 2d tied by Scottsdale cds, similar 'T'-in-oval h/s with small '4D' h/s added (the only recorded example), Blank Tablet 4d Postage Due tied by Hobart cds, the address abraded.Ex Purves & Askeland. [The first contains a note re payment enclosed, on which the recipient has written "less deft postage 2d"!] (2) 400T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 46 "What Happened to That?" - Taxed for Deficient Postage (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 460 460 C B OFFICIALLY REGISTERED: 1865 cover to "Curator of Intested [sic] Estates Melbourne" with Imperf Chalons 1d pair & 4d (all a bit cut-into) cancelled BN '39' and with postmaster's endorsement "Greenponds/30 5 65" unusually at lower-right, apparently it contained cash so endorsed "Officially/ Registered", Launceston transit & Melbourne arrival b/s, small 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds in red & '("6d")/MORE TO PAY' h/s both on the face. 1,500T

Lot 461 461 C B OFFICIALLY REGISTERED: 1896 unstamped 'SAVINGS BANK PACKET ONLY' cover (front only) to Hobart with BN '307' of 'SULPHUR CREEK' (cds below), fine strike of the rare 'OFFICIALLY/REGISTERED/("2D") TO PAY' h/s in blue, Sideface DLR 2d added & tied by superb strike of the 'INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED' h/s, horizontal fold & minor blemishes. Ex Askeland. [A concessional registration rate of 1d applied to such items. "Handbook" Part II records one cover only, of 1903] 500T "What Happened to That?" - Delayed in Transit

Lot 462 462 C B INTENDED ROUTE CHANGED IN TRANSIT: 1870 cover to England with Perf 10 4d & 6d (rounded corner) tied by indistinct BN '73' (over-written by the postmaster) of Prosser's Plains with postmaster's endorsement "Buckland/5.9.70" at left, sent via Brindisi as a result of the Franco-Prussian War causing closure of the Marseilles route, the consequent short-payment of 3d being claimed on arrival with the large boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/FOR BRINDISI ROUTE/DEFICIENT POSTAGE - 3d' h/s applied at London, 'WATFORD' arrival b/s, sections missing from the reverse don't affect the very fine facial appearance. Ex Trevor Davis. [Only one other such Tasmanian cover - Ex Groom & Cress - is recorded. While Prosser's Plains was not officially renamed Buckland until 1884, it was clearly known by that name much earlier] 4,000T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 47 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed in Transit (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 463 463 C B MISSENT MARKINGS - MANUSCRIPT: 1841 (Aug 4) entire from London per the convict ship "Barossa" to "Mr James Staples/Post Office/ Hobart Town", partial Hobart Shipletter arrival b/s & rated "4" for town delivery, however Staples lived at High Sunderland near Brighton so re-rated "5" for country delivery. It was then "Missent to Bridgewater" (endorsed at upper-left) & returned to Hobart (small boxed b/s) before eventual delivery, minor blemishes. A very early "missent" article. Ex Purves & Askeland. 500T

Lot 464 464 C B MISSENT MARKINGS - MANUSCRIPT: 1842 (June 23) entire to "John Leake/Campbelton" [sic] but endorsed at left "Missent to Longford", 'WILLIAMS/CAMPBELL/& CO/LAUNCESTON' impressed in wax on the flap, ironed-out filing fold & minor soiling. Ex Purves & Askeland. [Between 1836 & 1846 Launceston had no postal markings] 400T

Lot 465 465 C B MISSENT MARKINGS - MANUSCRIPT: 1855 small cover to "Red Banks/Great Swanport" with Imperf 4d Chalon SG 18 (3½ margins) tied by indistinct BN & postmaster's endorsement "Bishopsbourne/20.11.55" on the reverse, endorsed "Missent to/Greenponds/20-11-55" at top. Ex Askeland. [Note on the flap identifies the contents as a sample of veronica calycina, a weed found "...at Bishopsbourne College, said to be efficacious in snake bites, an infusion relieves the bites from insects"] 750T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 48 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed in Transit (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 466 466 C B MISSENT MARKINGS - MANUSCRIPT: 1869 cover from England with 10d brown tied by bold 'CHELTENHAM - 177' duplex to "North Down/Port Sorell", endorsed "Miss [sic] sent to North Down/ 2 20" & readdressed to "Torquay", unframed 'TORQUAY/FE21/1870' arrival cds, minor blemishes. 400T

Lot 467 467 C A MISSENT MARKINGS - MANUSCRIPT: 1870 small cover to "Hestercombe/Glenorchy" with Perf 10 1d Chalon for townletter rate but apparently missent uncancelled to Bridgewater where the postmaster cancelled the stamp "Bridge/Water" & noted "Rec BW/17 2 70" alongside. A very attractive but curious item. Ex Groom & Askeland: sold for $650 at Gary Watson's auction of 14/9/1987. [Placement of the address suggests the letter was not intended to be stamped but delivered by hand. However, it may have been lost and, when found, handed to the Bridgewater postmaster who added the postage] 750T 468 C/CL A/B MISSENT MARKINGS - MANUSCRIPT: 1897 1d Postal Card Hobart to Campbell Town endorsed "Missent Campania", superb!; 1907 Municipality of Hamilton cover to Hamilton with Pictorial 1d perf 'T' tied by 'ELLENDALE' cds endorsed "Missent/to/Gretna", two vertical folds; and 1908 cover 'YORK PLAINS' to Hamilton endorsed "Missent to/Hobart". (3) 200T

Ex Lot 469 469 CD B/A MISSENT MARKINGS - HANDSTAMPS: 1858 entire from Melbourne (the stamp sadly torn-off) to "Inspector Cooke/Police Depot" with Hobart arrival d/s in red on the face, endorsed "Not known in the/Police Dept Hobart Town" on the reverse & very fine strike of the rare 'MISSENT-TO/ HOBART-TOWN' h/s on the face (obscured by lengthy notation regarding the incident signed "FredkCStandish/Ch Cmmr"; also very fine strike of the h/s on a small piece. [The only example on a postal item other than a Letter Bill. Frederick Standish was Victoria's Chief Commissioner of Police 1858-1880. A prominent Victoria Racing Club member, the Standish Handicap was named for him] (2 items) 400T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 49 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed in Transit (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 470 470 C B/A MISSENT MARKINGS - HANDSTAMPS: 1870 & 1871 Letter Bills to Green Ponds from Cressy or Spring Hill with very fine strikes of the rare 'MISSENT-TO/HOBART-TOWN' h/s in red (most unusual) or black. Ex Askeland & David McNamee. (2 items) 500T

Lot 471 471 C B MISSENT MARKINGS - HANDSTAMPS: 1877 Letter Bill to Green Ponds with largely very fine 'GOULDS COUNTRY' cds within, very fine strike of the rare 'MISSENT-TO/LAUNCESTON' h/s & Launceston b/s, minor faults. Unrecorded in the "Handbooks". Ex Askeland. 400T

Lot 472 472 C B MISSENT MARKINGS - HANDSTAMPS: 1884 flapless OPSO cover signed "AABoyd" from 'BURNIE' to Forth but with largely very fine strike of the cut-down 'MISSENT-TO/HOBART- ' h/s ('TOWN' removed: ERD), minor fault at U/L. Ex Askeland. 250T

Ex Lot 473 473 C MISSENT MARKINGS - HANDSTAMPS: boxed 'MISSENT/TO/HOBART' handstamps comprising Type 1 (no nick in L/H frame) on 1904 PPC Swansea to Launceston; Type 2a (nick in L/H frame) with Reversed 'N' (unfortunately partly obscured by Postage Due 2d) on soiled 1906 PPC from 'HUONVILLE' (inverted name) to Lovett; and Type 2b ('N' repaired) on 1907 PPC Sheffield to Harford. [The Reversed 'N' - Ex McNamee - is the only recorded example] (3) 350T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 50 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed in Transit (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 474 474 C A- MISSENT MARKINGS - HANDSTAMPS: 1907 PPC from Queensland to Harford with bold strike of the by now very worn cut-down 'MISSENT-TO/HOBART- ' h/s ('TOWN' removed: LRD). 250T 475 C A/B MISSENT MARKINGS - HANDSTAMPS: 1909 cover Launceston to Campbelltown with boxed 'MISSENT/TO/HOBART' h/s Type 2b (with Reversed 'N' repaired); 1911 PPC West Devonport to Wynyard with light strike of the rare boxed 'MISSENT TO/WARATAH TAS' h/s; & 1909 PPC Zeehan to Strahan with previously unrecorded 'MIS-SENT' h/s (of Burnie?). (3) 250T

Lot 476 476 C C DAMAGED IN TRANSIT: 1862 cover to London with the stamp washed-off & large Hobart cds in red, largely superb strike of the boxed 'Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo' h/s & London arrival cds of JA2/63, soiled, peripheral faults & remains of a wax seal from another article on the face. Ex Brian Peace & John Cress: sold for $1897 at auction in 2003. [The ship ran aground on Minicoy Island in the Laccadives on 19/11/1862. This is the only cover from Tasmania recorded by Peace: illustrated by him at p48. However, we know of two others] 2,500T

Lot 477 477 C C DAMAGED IN TRANSIT: 1870 small cover to Victoria with Chalon 6d purple (trimmed perfs) tied by bold BN '52' of Launceston (diamond d/s in red alongside), repaired at lower-left with stamp-selvedge & struck on both sides with superb boxed 'RECEIVED OPEN' h/s applied at Melbourne (b/s), 'SOUTH YARRA' arrival b/s, tear on the reverse repaired with archival tape. Ex Purves & Askeland. [The h/s predates the similar Fig S48 in the "Handbook" Part II, which is also probably of Victorian origin] 600T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 51 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed in Transit (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 478 478 C B DAMAGED IN TRANSIT: 1900 cover Launceston to England with Tablet ½d & Pictorial 1d pair, entire 'V. [arms] R./FOUND OPEN/.../OFFICIALLY SEALED' label on the reverse tied by 'SHEFFIELD' arrival cds, some soiling mainly on the face. [Stated to be the latest of 3 recorded covers] 500T

Ex Lot 479 479 CL/C C DAMAGED IN TRANSIT: 1904-07 Tatts covers from Victoria all repaired at Melbourne GPO with grey-blue tape with 1) boxed 'RECEIVED TORN' h/s on registered cover with unusual 'TRANS PER RMS ("Loongana")' h/s; 2) boxed straight-line 'RECEIVED TORN AT GPO' h/s (not recorded in "Handbook") & superb 'T4D'-in-oval, Postage Due Blank Tablet 4d tied by Hobart cds; and 3) boxed 2-line 'RECEIVED TORN/AT GPO' h/s applied after the envelope was ripped in the cancelling machine causing part of the cancellation to be on the enclosure! Ex Purves & Askeland. [Tasmanian collectors have mistakenly identified these markings as being from the Apple Isle: see "Handbook" Part II pp129-130 & opp p131. However, they are undoubtedly Victorian markings] (3) 750T

Lot 480 480 C A- DAMAGED IN TRANSIT: 1906 cover Zeehan to England with Tablet 2½d, entire 'E. [arms] R./FOUND OPEN/.../OFFICIALLY SEALED' label on the reverse tied by 'VANCOUVER/BC' transit & 'TOLEDO OHIO' arrival cds, a couple of very minor blemishes. Ex Tinsley. [Stated to be the later of 2 recorded covers] 500T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 52 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD "What Happened to That?" - Delayed on Arrival

Lot 481 481 C B UNPAID MAIL (HELD FOR PAYMENT): 1857 unstamped cover endorsed "per first steamer" & apparently carried per favor, Launceston arrival d/s of 9JU9/1857 & very fine strike of the rare 'NOT-STAMPED' h/s. The envelope was apparently opened & the sender in Melbourne (?) advised to forward the required postage. A Victorian Woodblock 6d was duly forwarded & affixed, being cancelled with BN '60' of Launceston where 'PRE-PAID/16JU16/1857' d/s applied & Hobart arrival d/s of the following day both on the face, light overall soiling & part of the flap missing. A remarkable inter-Colonial cover, the h/s stated to be one of only two examples recorded on cover: illustrated in "Handbook" Part II opp p131. Ex Purves & Askeland. [Unstamped letters were to be detained & advertised. If the postage was not paid within 7 days, the items were returned. That clearly did not happen in this case as the Victorian stamp was cancelled in Tasmania] 2,000T

Ex Lot 482 482 C A-/B POSTAGE DUE ON INWARDS MAIL: 1890 & 1897 underpaid covers from Victoria with 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE 1/FINE 2 - 3D' h/s (very scarce) in red or 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE 2D/FINE 2D - 4D' h/s both applied at Melbourne, Sideface 1d & 2d or 2d pair in lieu of Postage Dues tied by BN '16' of 'CAMPBELL TOWN' (b/s) or '23' of 'BURNIE' (b/s), minor blemishes. Ex Purves & Askeland. (2) 300T

Lot 483 483 C A- POSTAGE DUE ON INWARDS MAIL: 1896 stampless cover from India endorsed "...High Court/Calcutta" at L/L with 'T'-in-circle & 'CALCUTTA/POSTAGE DUE/ONE ANNA' cds & endorsed "25c" in red, 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE ("2½")/FINE ("2½ - 5")' h/s applied at Hobart (b/s), minor stains on the reverse. 250T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 53 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed on Arrival (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 484 484 C B POSTAGE DUE ON INWARDS MAIL: c.1899 Schmidt & Co parcel tag with Sideface 1d pair only tied by BN '101' of 'SHEFFIELD' (cds below), apparently overweight & '("8")D/MORE TO PAY'-in-oval h/s applied on arrival at Launceston. Ex Purves & Askeland. 200T

Lot 485 485 C A- POSTAGE DUE ON INWARDS MAIL: 1900 (March 7) Boer War cover with CofGH 1d pair tied by 'FIELD POST OFFICE B.O./BRITISH ARMY S.AFRICA' cds & 'T/5c'-in-hexagon alongside, '("1")D/MORE TO PAY'-in-oval h/s applied at Hobart (b/s), 'BELLERIVE' arrival b/s, a little reduced at left. Ex Askeland. [The rate for Active Service letters was 1d but officers had to pay the letter rate of 2½d. Because of the military origin, only the ½d deficiency was charged in South Africa but Hobart incorrectly doubled the amount] 500T 486 C C POSTAGE DUE ON INWARDS MAIL: INWARDS LOOSE SHIP LETTERS: 1896 cover from Victoria to Launceston with 1d brown strip of 3 cancelled by 'LAUNCESTON'-in-bars "killer" & b/s of 18JA/96, double-oval 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER/ ("1")D/TO PAY' h/s (Hosking #1425; rated D - ERD), a few faults. Ex Purves & Askeland. 200T

Lot 487 487 C B POSTAGE DUE ON INWARDS MAIL: 1903 Tatts cover probably from a coastal steamer with 2d cancelled on arrival at Launceston & very fine strike of the small oval 'LOOSE LETTER/("1")D/TO PAY' h/s (Hosking #1426; rated D) alongside, flap faults. Ex Purves & Askeland. 300T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 54 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed on Arrival (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 488 488 C B POSTAGE DUE ON INWARDS MAIL: 1903 Tatts cover from a coastal steamer with 2d cancelled at 'STRAHAN' & very fine strike of the rare double-oval 'LOOSE LETTER/("1")D/TO PAY' h/s (ERD) of Strahan alongside. Not recorded by Hosking. Ex Askeland. 500T

Ex Lot 489 489 C B POSTAGE DUE ON INWARDS MAIL: 1904 Tatts covers from coastal vessels each with 2d tied by 'BURNIE' cds, one with manuscript "Loose Letter", the other with rare 'LOOSE/LETTER' h/s (Hosking #1370; rated D), both with 'T'-in-oval h/s of Burnie & Postage Due Blank Tablet 1d affixed. Ex Purves & Askeland. (2) 400T

Lot 490 490 PS A POSTAGE DUE ON INWARDS MAIL: 1908 philatelic usage of New Zealand KEVII ½d Wrapper with Boer War 1½d cancelled on arrival with Hobart cds, superb strike of the double-oval 'LOOSE LETTER/__d/TO PAY' h/s (Hosking #1416; rated DD). [Several virtually identical items have been recorded] 250T

Lot 491 491 C A POSTAGE DUE ON INWARDS MAIL: 1909 PPC with message headed "Hobart", to Queenstown with 1d cancelled at 'STRAHAN' & fine strike of the rare double-oval 'LOOSE LETTER/("1")D/TO PAY' h/s (LRD) of Strahan alongside. Not recorded by Hosking. Ex Askeland. 500T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 55 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed on Arrival (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 492 492 C B RAILWAY LOOSE LETTERS: 1903 Tatts cover to Hobart with 2d Pictorial tied by 'TML RY-No 3' TPO cds, superb strike of oval 'LATE LETTER/("1")d/TO PAY' h/s (41x28mm but distorted at the top; ERD) applied on the train, Hobart 'A' arrival b/s, Postage Due 1d affixed & tied by 'H' cds, flap fault & minor opening tear at right. Ex Askeland. [Although inscribed 'LATE LETTER', these TPO markings are more appropriately termed Loose Letter markings] 300T 493 C B RAILWAY LOOSE LETTERS: 1904 cover to Hobart with 1d Pictorial pair tied by 'TML RY-No 1' TPO cds, superb strike of oval 'LATE LETTER/("1")d/TO PAY' h/s (40x26mm approx: LRD) applied on the train, Postage Due 1d affixed partly obscuring the h/s & with pencil cancel. Ex Purves & Askeland. 200T

Lot 494 494 C B RAILWAY LOOSE LETTERS: 1906 PPC to Moonah with 1d Pictorial & 'TML RY-No 3' TPO cds, very fine strike of double-oval 'LATE LETTER/("1")d/TO PAY' h/s (39x24mm) applied on the train, some soiling. The only recorded example. Ex Askeland. 400T

Lot 495 495 C A- RAILWAY LOOSE LETTERS: 1908 PPC to Sydney with Pictorial 1d tied by 'TPO No5' cds & fine strike of the small oval 'LOOSE LETTER/...d/TO PAY' h/s (26½x20mm; LRD) alongside. Ex Askeland. 400T 496 C B RAILWAY LOOSE LETTERS: 1909 PPC to "Lymington House/The Nile" with 1d Pictorial & "socked-on-the-nose" 'TML RY-No 2' TPO cds, poor strike of a previously unrecognised oval 'LATE LETTER/("1")d/TO PAY' h/s (45x22mm) applied on the train, the message headed "8pm Railway", minor crease & a few blemishes. Ex Askeland. 200T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 56 "What Happened to That?" - Delayed on Arrival (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 497 497 PS A DELIVERY IRREGULARITY: 1894 local usage at Hobart of 1d PTPO Envelope with 'NOT KNOWN' h/s on the face, printed 'Detained through irregularity/of Letter Carrier' label affixed to the reverse & tied by a faint strike of a multi-box postmen's h/s, double-oval DLO d/s in blue. A rare & most unusual item. [Only 3 such items have been recorded] 1,750T

Lot 498 498 C A- REDIRECTED MAIL: 1861 cover to "Camden/Great Swanport" with Imperf 4d (margins just clear to good) tied by BN '52' of Launceston (diamond datestamp in red alongside), forwarded to "Tullachgorum/Fingal" with BN '94' of Waterloo Point (renamed Swansea in 1863) at lower-left, flap torn. Ex Askeland. 400T

Lot 499 499 C B REDIRECTED MAIL: 1862 stampless 'Demand of Rural Police Rate' lettersheet signed "BHRooke" & with postmaster's endorsement "Torquay 9.4.62" at left to "Frogmore" (a large property 1½km west of Latrobe), readdressed to Melbourne & endorsed "Redirected" at U/L, Launceston transit & Melbourne arrival b/s, stained on the reverse. Ex Purves & Askeland. [Despite becoming an inter-colonial letter, no postage was charged] 200T 500 C B REDIRECTED MAIL: 1883 & 1887 covers with Sideface 2d to Victoria or New Zealand where both were re-addressed back to Tasmania with 2d affixed & tied by Melbourne or Timaru duplex. (2) 200T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 57 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD "What Happened to That?" - Undeliverable ("Dead") Letters [Unclaimed mail or tiems that could not be delivered were sent to the Dead Letter Office (DLO) in Hobart]

Lot 501 501 C B ADVERTISED BUT UNCLAIMED: 1857 cover from England with 1d x2 & 4d tied by '22' cancels & straight-line 'Paddington W' b/s, to "Cocknies Farm/Black Brush/near Hobart Town", Hobart arrival in red at lower-right, largely very fine 'ADVERTISED/BUT-UNCLAIMED' h/s at upper-right, endorsed "Jany 11th 1859/Letter of mine returned from van dieman's land", flap fault & a little soiled. 300T 502 C B ADVERTISED BUT UNCLAIMED: 1880 cover from Scotland with GB 3d (fault) & 4d green tied by 'CUPAR ANGUS - 91' duplex, to "Penguin Creek/North West Coast", Launceston transit & 'PENGUIN CREEK' arrival backstamp, 'ADVERTISED/BUT-UNCLAIMED' h/s on the face, minor fault at lower-left. 150T

Lot 503 503 C B UNCLAIMED: 1907 local cover with 1d tied by 'BURNIE' cds, superb strike of the rare rubber '-UNCLAIMED-' h/s ("Handbook" Fig 34)in blue, DLO b/s, minor blemishes. The only recorded example. Ex Purves & Askeland. 250T

Ex Lot 504 504 CPS A/B NOT KNOWN: 1892-1910 covers with four types of the large 'NOT KNOWN' boxed handstamps with space for initials of all the Hobart letter carriers, comprising 15-box on 1892 1d Postal Card; 16-box on 1899 stampless cover with 'CANNOT-BE/FOUND' h/s on the face; 22-box on 1904 cover from NZ & in violet on 1908 cover with 'TML RY No 3' cds & boxed 'UNCLAIMED' h/s; and 36-box on 1910 PPC from Switzerland. The strikes are generally well above-average for these large & often carelessly struck markings. The last is Ex Askeland. [An example of the 36-box h/s sold recently at a Tasmanian postal auction for $400] (5) 500T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 58 "What Happened to That?" - Undeliverable ("Dead") Letters (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 505 505 PS A NOT KNOWN: 1893 local usage at Hobart of 1d green (Error of Colour) PTPO Lettersheet for Brownell Bros with 'NOT KNOWN' 15-box h/s in rosine on the reverse. 600T

Lot 506 506 C B NOT KNOWN: 1899 cover to Launceston with 1d pair tied by BN '345' of 'FORTH' (cds below), endorsed "Cannot find/[initials]" on reverse, very fine 'NOT-KNOWN' h/s (LRD) & double-oval DLO b/s in blue, a little soiled. [Illustrated "Handbook" Part II opp p130] 250T 507 C B NOT KNOWN: 1899 stampless OHMS cover to "Geo Adams/Launceston" with superb strike of the scarce 'MOO&SB/TASMANIA' cds, endorsed on the reverse "Not Known" & initialled by 15 letter carriers!, finally readdressed to Hobart, repaired tears at right. Ex Purves & Askeland. [It seems extraordinary that nobody realised the addressee was the proprietor of Tattersalls. The labour-intensive recording on the reverse resulted in boxed handstamps being introduced] 200T

Lot 508 508 C B NOT KNOWN: 1903 Terminus Hotel Kelly Basin cover to Hobart with 2d tied by Strahan cds, endorsed "Not for me/ BLovett" & resealed with tape, 'HOBART/P-R' (= Pillar Receivers) b/s, very fine 'NOT--KNOWN' h/s (two dots instead of hyphen), minor blemishes. Stated to be the only recorded example. Ex Askeland. 250T 509 C B NOT KNOWN: 1908-12 two PPCs & Beaconsfield Municipality cover (light 'CANNOT-BE/FOUND' h/s on the face) all to Launceston with 'NOT KNOWN' 16-box h/s in blue, black or violet (a second type). (3) 300T 510 PS B CANNOT BE FOUND: 1892 Victorian 2d PTPO Envelope to Launceston with 'CANNOT-BE/FOUND', 'NOT-KNOWN' and 'ADVERTISED/BUT UNCLAIMED' h/s, DLO b/s of Hobart & Melbourne, minor blemishes. Ex Purves & Askeland. 150T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 59 "What Happened to That?" - Undeliverable ("Dead") Letters (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 511 511 C B CANNOT BE FOUND: 1899 postcard from GB with irregular franking of GB ½d & Tasmania ½d (not cancelled) to Launceston with initials of 13 letter carriers, 'CANNOT-BE/FOUND' and 'ADVERTISED/BUT UNCLAIMED' h/s, DLO b/s of Hobart & Melbourne (where 'T'-in oval h/s applied in red), boxed London RLO h/s in violet on the face, minor blemishes. Colourful. Ex Askeland. 250T

Ex Lot 512 512 C A-/A TRANSMISSION PROHIBITED: 1908 (ERD) & 1910 (LRD) tinselled PPCs from Melbourne or Carrick both with 'Transmission of Tinselled/Post Cards Prohibited' h/s in red, 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/ TASMANIA' cds & the former also with Melbourne DLO cds. Ex Askeland. (2) 400T 513 C B DECEASED: 1882 (Nov) covers from Hobart or 'PARATTAH' to a Hobart watchmaker both endorsed "Deceased" on front or reverse & "from PO/21 11 82" or ".../23 11 82", minor blemishes. The ultimate reason for non-delivery! Ex Askeland. (2) 150T "What Happened to That?" - Miscellaneous

Lot 514 514 C B FREE OF POSTAGE: 1853 (Aug 1) part-entire from England to "Hobarton" with exceptional franking of Embossed 1/- pair (virtually full margins, the right-hand unit a little cut-into at top), Launceston transit b/s & 'TO BE DELIVERED/FREE OF POSTAGE' h/s (ERD) in red applied at Hobart (arrival b/s of 17NO17/1853), minor soiling. Ex Malcolm Groom and John Cress: sold for $2990 at auction in 2003. Holcombe Certificate (1995). [As of 1/11/1853 all incoming mail was to be delivered free of inland charges. This h/s, of which only 4 examples are recorded, is a forerunner of the Ship Letter Inwards Free markings] 3,500T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 60 "What Happened to That?" - Miscellaneous (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 515 515 C B REFUSED: c.1890 stampless cover to "Fern Tree/Huon Road" with Sideface 1d affixed in lieu of Postage Due but tied by boxed 'REFUSED' h/s, some soiling. 500T

Lot 516 516 CL B REFUSED: 1903 OPSO cover from 'SPRING RIVER' to Minister of Education with 2d only but apparently overweight & taxed "4d" but amended to "2d", boxed 'REFUSED' h/s. Forwarded to 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE' (double-oval d/s in rosine) where it was opened, resealed with stamp-selvedge & struck with superb 'LIABLE TO PACKET RATE ONLY' h/s - the only recorded example on cover - also in rosine & 'REFUSED' crossed-out, minor repaired tear at lower-left. A remarkable cover, posted at the correct concessional rate but without the required "Packet" or similar endorsement. Ex Askeland. 1,000T

Lot 517 517 CX B REFUSED: 1899 oversize cover (295x118mm) from GB with Jubilee 2½d only, GB 'T' h/s & mss "1/3", '("1/3")D/MORE TO PAY'-in-oval h/s & boxed 'REFUSED', overall soiling still quite attractive. [The addresse, Philip Oakley Fysh had twice been Tasmania's Premier. An ardent promoter of the Federation movement (& later Postmaster-General 1903-04), at the date of this letter he was the Colony's Agent-General in London!] 300T AFGHANISTAN

Lot 599 599 PS A- 1973 usage to South Australia of twice overprinted 8a on 14a Aerogramme with 'POSTES AFGHANES/ HERAT' cds. 75 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 61 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD AUSTRIA

Ex Lot 602 602 C B 1894-97 registered covers to Victoria (2) or Queensland with attractive frankings tied by cds of 'PRAG/PRAHA' or 'SOFIENTHAL/b MATHA-MOHREN' (2, one with 'Sophienthal' on label), a few mostly minor faults & opened-out for display. Czechoslovakia forerunners. (3) 150 BULGARIA

Lot 611 611 C A 1938 illustrated advertising cover (sheep at upper-left) to Australia with 7L & 12L Dove x4 tied by '[plane]/POSTE AERIENNE SOFIA' cds in violet, French/Cyrillic airmail label, Greek currency control h/s on the face. A splendid item. 300 CHINA - Postal History

Ex Lot 637 637 C 1930s-1980s covers including 1936 Dodwell & Co (Shanghai) registered to New Zealand with attractive multiple franking, 1947 United Nations Relief Administration (Shanghai) to Melbourne with 'AIR MAIL/DOUBLE REGISTERED' boxed h/s in red, 1980s-90s FDCs including 1959 10th Anniversary & commemorative covers including 1995-99 Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition x17, etc, condition variable. (approx 130) 300 CHRISTMAS ISLAND

Lot 641 641 C B 1963 commercial airmail cover from Singapore with 50c Bird, to "Christmas Island/Pacific/BFPO 170" but missent to 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/INDIAN/OCEAN/...' (superb #1 cds on the face), "via Honolulu/Pacific Ocean" added to address, vertical fold. 250T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 62 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD ETHIOPIA

Ex Lot 651 651 CPS A/B 1932 & 1933 covers to Western Australia (possibly commercial, with large black/pink - printed area 37x28mm - registration label) or Victoria both with 1931 values; also 1952 commercial usage to Victoria of formular aerogramme. (3) 150

Lot 652 652 C A- 1946 printed cover for Commercial Bank of Australia by air to Melbourne, with Coronation 8c & 12c pairs & 25c strip of 4 on the reverse, straight-line 'REGISTERED' h/s & small black/pink - printed area 25x14mm - registration label on the face. 150

Lot 654 654 C B ERITREA: 1953 (July 15) Eritrean merchant's cover by air to NSW with Birthday25c x2 & 65c block of 4 plus Federation 50c pair tied by Italian-type 'ASMARA CENTRO/RACCOMANDATE' cds, flimsy black/lemon registration label glued on, minor blemishes. [The Federation of Ethiopia & Eritrea was formalised 15/9/1952] 150 FRENCH COMMUNITY

Lot 664 664 SP A DJIBOUTI: 1952 usage of United States Army formular aerogramme to Australia with 6fr & 50fr tied by 'DJIBOUTI/FRANCASIE DES SOMALIS' cds in blue. Unusual item. 120

Lot 674 674 C B NEW CALEDONIA: 1945 commercial cover to "HMAS Swan" at Sydney with 4fr50c pair, 'VAITEPAUA/ILE MAKATEA' cds & label, French and Australian censor tapes & cachets, a bit soiled. 100 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 63 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD GERMANY

Ex Lot 681 681 C A/B 1898-1911 'DEUTSCHE/SEEPOST/AUSTRALISCHE/HAUPTLINIE' cds on commercial PPCs (3, one a Norddeutscher Lloyd type), German 10pf Postal Card & a 1900 cover to Frankfurt (b/s) with three fair to very fine strikes of the 'f'-code cds used aboard SMS "Prinz Regent Luitpold" also with mss "T 25cts" & "40" both in blue, the latter across the remnants of another stamp, 'ADEN' transit b/s; also a PPC with '.../OST-/ASIATISCHE/HAUPTLINIE' cancel & 'PENANG' cds; minor blemishes. (6) 400T

Lot 682 682 CX B 1938 Gottfried Rüppel linen-lined cover (370x143mm) registered to Melbourne with extraordinary franking of 25pf, 50pf pair & 3mk Zeppelin x20 - including a remarkable block of 16 (two units torn & a few minor perf faults, as should be expected) - all cancelled with Bremen roller (?) cancel, boxed 'CARDED/14JUN1938/Spencer Street/GPO C1' (unusual dated instructional handstamp) arrival in violet on the face. Sensational! [We have seen several similar covers from this correspondence but this is surely the finest] 500 LATVIA

Lot 766 766 C B 1938 commercial airmail cover cover to NSW with Arms 50s & 1m tied by 'RIGA LODPASTES/ LATVIJA' cds, 'PAR AVION/GAISA PASTS' label, German oval 'MARIENBURG-...[?]/BAHNPOST' transit b/s, light vertical fold. [A similar cover has sold at a Sydney auction for $950] 300 MIDDLE EAST

Lot 773 773 PS B KUWAIT: 1968 commercial usage to Australia of formular Registration Envelope (205x120mm) with 100f & 250f tied by oval bilingual '.../SAFAT REGISTERED' d/s, blue/white registration label, minor discolouration. 150 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 64 MIDDLE EAST (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 777 777 PS B PERSIA (IRAN): 1898 & 1904 commercial usages to Australia of 12ch Envelopes, the latter registered with 12ch added, minor blemishes. Very scarce usages to an unusual destination. (2) 200

Ex Lot 778 778 CPS B PERSIA (IRAN): 1927 cover from 'BROUDJERD' to Brisbane with 3 different cds of 'RECHT'; 1933 '12 Chahis' on 9ch Postal Card to Melbourne uprated with 16ch; and 1933 linen-lined envelope to New Zealand with 1ch, 2ch, 6ch strip of 3, and 27ch single & pair tied by '.../MASDJID SOLEIMAN (DEPART)' cds; a few minor faults. Very scarce commercial mail to unusual destinations. (3) 200

Lot 781 781 C B TRUCIAL STATES: 1963 commercial airmail cover to Australia with Palms 40np tied by 'DUBAI' cds, mss "T75np" & worn strike of the 'T/PG' h/s. Terrific origin/destination. 200 NAURU

Ex Lot 783 783 O 1915-18 NWPI Overprints on Kangaroos comprising First Wmk 5/- (rare; rounded corner) & 10/-, Second Wmk 1/- & 5/- (faults), and Third Wmk 2d 3d 9d 1/- & 5/-, all with undated 'CANCELLED/ NAURU' telegraph cancels. (9) 400T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 65 NAURU (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 784 784 */** 1916-79 Issues apparently complete (except for the 1916-23 Central Overprints), the Seahorse set are very fine & well centred, Ships Smooth Paper only, the Decimals appear to be unmounted, Cat £700 approximately. (170+) 400T

Lot 785 785 ** A C1 1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain Seahorses De La Rue 10/- pale blue SG 23, unmounted, Cat £250. 200T NEW GUINEA - Australian Stamps Used in New Guinea [The only stamps officially issued in New Guinea were the Kangaroo ½d 1d & 2d all perforated Small 'OS'. All other unoverprinted stamps were unauthorised but were openly accepted for postage. Occasional commercial usage of Australian stamps overlapped the GRI Period and extended even well into the NWPI Period]

Ex Lot 802 802 SD Attractive group of postmarks on perf 'OS' Roos including superb 'Herbetsh0h' on ½d strip of 3 & 'Herberrtshöhe' on 1d pairs, Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen defaced seals Powell #19 on 1d pair & #21 on 2d on piece, st-line 'Rabaul' on 1d on large piece; normal Roos with oval Rabaul on normal ½d block of 4, 2d block of 4 & a 2½d single on piece, 'STEPHANSORT' on 1d & 3d on piece; and 1d Engraved pair with boxed 'RABAUL/5MAI1915'; & a couple of others. (12 items) 400T

Ex Lot 803 803 PS A 1914 German New Guinea 5pf 5pf+5pf 10pf & 10pf+10pf Postal Cards all cancelled with the German 'EITAPE' cds of 3.11/14, unused. [Two similar Postal Cards with NWPI stamps added & two other items, one "registered", and all similarly cancelled sold for $1667 at our auction of 11/7/2008] (4) 0T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 66 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD NEW GUINEA - 'G.R.I.' Overprints [We are very pleased to have been asked to offer the collections of GRI and NWPI Overprints and general New Guinea of Harold Gough from England. Harold has collected these issues for many years and has taken a particular interest in the Settings of the GRIs and varieties in the NWPIs. Many very scarce items - including some we have not previously offered - are included]

Ex Lot 804 804 * The title page for Harold Gough's GRI exhibit with DNG stamps from the various settings comprising 1 (2d on 10pf SG 3), 2 (3d on 30pf SG 23, faults), 3 ('O.S.' 1d on 3pf SG O1), 4 (2½d on 10pf SG 5), 5 (2½d on 10pf SG 20, soiled, unused), 6 (3d on 25pf SG 22, noted as "Rare"), 7 (1d on 5pf SG 17, noted as "Rare") & 9 (8d on 80pf SG 11, noted as being 6½mm but it appears to be a normal 6mm & is valued as such by us), generally fine to very fine, Cat £1200 approximately. (8) 1,000T

Ex Lot 805 805 SD Postmarks selection comprising 2-line Rabaul d/s on 1d on 6mm 5pf x3 (& of Oct 1914 on 5mm 1d on 3pf, which must be bogus); oval Rabaul d/s on 6mm 1d on 5pf & 2d on 20pf x2, on 6mm 5pf on 1d pair, & on 'O.S.' 1d on 3pf all on small pieces; frozen 'STEPHANSORT' cds on 5mm 1d on 5pf; and straight-line 'Herbertshöhe' h/s in violet on 5mm 2d on 20pf x2, the stamps Cat £675. (12 items) 400T

Ex Lot 806 806 *O The balance of the collection mostly mint with a better items including DNG '3d.' on 25pf & '3d.' on 30pf plus Setting 4 6mm '2½d.' on 20pf (BPA Certificate), Setting 4 5mm '1d.' on 3pf [3], Setting 6 '2d.' on 20pf [5] & Setting 7 '3d.' on 30pf [2]; Marshalls '1d.' on 3pf pair on piece, '1d.' on 5pf (2, used), '4d.' on 40pf & '8d.' on 80pf (spacefiller only); '3d.' on Registration Labels for Rabaul (used) & Kawieng; condition quite mixed so close inspection is recommended, Cat £2000+. (36) 600T

Ex Lot 807 807 * A/B 1914-15 Overprints on German New Guinea '1d.' on 3pf to '8d.' on 80pf (tiny thin spot) simplified set comprising SG 5 & 6, 16-19 & 22-26, mostly very fine, Cat £1130. BPA Certificate (1980) for the '3d.' on 25pf. (11) 750 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 67 NEW GUINEA - 'G.R.I.' Overprints (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 808 808 PS A/C POSTAL CARDS: '1d.' on 5pf green & '2d.' on 10pf (Ceremuga Certificate), both very fine unused; also '2d.' on 10pf CTO with 2-line Rabaul d/s in violet, horizontal & vertical folds still presentable. (3) 250T 6mm Setting on German New Guinea (SG 1-11e)

Ex Lot 809 809 *W Plated examples comprising Setting 1 '1d.' on 3pf x4 [1-3 & 7], '1d.' on 5pf x7 [1-2 & 4-8], 2d on 10pf x7 [1-6 & 9], 2d on 20pf x7 [1, 3-6 & 8-9], 3d on 25pf x7 [1-7], 3d on 30pf x7 [1, 4-6 & 8-10] and 4d on 40pf x3 [1 & 5-6]; and Setting 4 2½d on 10pf x9 [1-3, 5-10] & 2½d on 20pf x5 [1-3, 5 & 7]; condition varies from "spacefillers" to fine, Cat £8000+. A remarkable opportunity. [NB: We have not checked the platings so personal assessment is recommended] (56) 4,000T

Ex Lot 810 810 * A/A- '1d.' on 5pf (minor hinge remainder), '2d.' on 20pf to '2½d.' on 20pf & '3d.' on 30pf SG 2, 4-6 & 8, lightly mounted, Cat £540. (5) 400T

Ex Lot 811 811 * A/B '1d.' on 3pf (minor hinge remainder) to '8d.' on 80pf (pulled perf at top), generally fine to very fine, Cat £2700. [A similar set - SG 1 aged & SG 11 with tiny thin spot - sold for $3335 at our auction of 11/7/2008] (11) 2,000T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 68 6mm Setting on German New Guinea (SG 1-11e) (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 812 812 * A B1 '1d.' on 3pf brown [Stg 2, Pos 5] Straight Top Serif on '1' SG 1c, well centred, signed by Holcombe, Cat £1100. [Absent from Tim Rybak's collection] 1,000T

Lot 813 813 ** A B1 '2d.' on 10pf red SG 3 horizontal strip of 4, well centred, unmounted, Cat £240++. 250T

Lot 814 814 ** A C1 '2d.' on 10pf red SG 3 corner horizontal strip of 5 from the upper-right of the sheet the last unit '1' for 'I' SG 3/a [Stg 1 Pos 6-10], unmounted, Cat £500++. Excellent positional piece. [Absent from Tim Rybak's collection] 600T

Lot 815 815 C B '2d.' on 10pf red with '1' for 'I' SG 3a [Stg 1 Pos 10] tied to local First Day Cover by 2-line '-* RABAUL *-/* Oct 17 1914 *' d/s in violet, some wrinkling, Cat £350 x3+. Holcombe Certificate (1989). 750T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 69 6mm Setting on German New Guinea (SG 1-11e) (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 816 816 **/* B '2½d.' on 10pf red SG 5 lower-right corner block of 12 (3x4), minor toning & the first column with a light bend, separated perfs between the first two units have been reinforced otherwise unmounted, Cat £840++. 600T

Lot 817 817 F A A1 '3d.' on 25pf black & red/yellow SG 7 [Stg 1 Pos 7], exceptional centring, tied to local cover by oval 'RABAUL/JAN 26 1915/NEW BRITAIN' d/s in violet. Rare albeit philatelic franking. 600T

Lot 818 818 * A- B1 '3d.' on 25pf black & red/yellow with '1' for 'I' SG 7a, well centred, small natural paper-inclusion that is evident only from the reverse, Cat £750. [Absent from Tim Rybak's collection] 600T

Lot 819 819 * A B1 '4d.' on 40pf black & carmine SG 9, well centred, Cat £275. 250T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 70 6mm Setting on German New Guinea (SG 1-11e) (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 820 820 * A B1 '5d.' on 40pf black & purple/buff SG 10, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat £475. 400T

Lot 821 821 * A C1 '8d.' on 80pf black & carmine/rose SG 11, Cat £700. 500T 3½-4mm Setting on German New Guinea High Values (SG 12-15c)

Lot 822 822 * B C1 '1s.' on 1mk red SG 12, small grease-spot at lower-right hardly detracts, Cat £1700. [Tim Rybak's very fine example sold for $3680] 1,500T

Lot 823 823 * A- B1 '2s.' on 2mk blue SG 13, well centred, a couple of very minor gum-bends, signed & with 'ECONOMIST' h/s on the reverse, Cat £1800. [Superior to Tim Rybak's example - graded 'B' - that sold for $4370] 2,000T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 71 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD 5mm Setting on German New Guinea (SG 16-26i)

Ex Lot 824 824 * Plated examples comprising Setting 2 '1d.' on 3pf x8 [1-6 & 9-10], 2d on 10pf x3 [6-8], 2d on 20pf x5 [1 & 6-9], 3d on 25pf x8 [2-6 & 8-10], 3d on 30pf x9 [1-6 & 8-10], 4d on 40pf x5 [2-3, 5, 8 & 10], '5d.' on 50pf x6 [2-3, 5-7 & 10: RPSofL Certificate for the last] & '8d.' on 80pf [3: BPA Certificate], generally fine to very fine but some are very rough-n-ready, Cat £4000+. A remarkable opportunity. [NB: We have not checked the platings so personal assessment is recommended] (45) 2,500T

Lot 825 825 *W A/A- Setting 5 5mm '2d.' on 20pf (unused), '3d.' on 25pf & '3d.' on 30pf, Cat £250+. [Gibbs at p31 states "...scarce to very scarce"] 250T

Ex Lot 826 826 * A/A- Setting 6 '3d.' on 30pf SG 23 [5] & '4d.' on 40pf SG 24 [2], the latter with a hinge remainder, both signed by Holcombe, Cat £210. (2) 200T

Ex Lot 827 827 * A/A- '1d.' on 3pf & '3d.' on 25pf to '5d.' on 50pf (one short perf at top), SG 16 & 22-25, lightly mounted, Cat £550. (5) 400T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 72 5mm Setting on German New Guinea (SG 16-26i) (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 828 828 * A B1 '1d.' on 3pf, '2d.' on 10pf, '2d.' on 20pf, '2½d.' on 10pf, and '3d.' on 25pf to '8d.' on 80pf SG 16 18 19 & 22-26, the '3d.' on 25pf & '4d.' to '8d.' are all very lightly mounted, Cat £1100+. (9) 850T

Lot 829 829 * A A1 '1d.' on 3pf '1' for 'I' SG 16a, excellent centring, Cat £450. [Absent from Tim Rybak's collection] 450T

Lot 830 830 * A C1 '1d.' on 3pf Overprint Double SG 16e, Cat £600. [The first overprint was under-inked and misplaced too high. Tim Rybak's better centred example sold for $2070] 1,000T

Ex Lot 831 831 **/* '1d.' on 5pf SG 17 [Stg 2] complete strip of 10 from the top of the sheet, positions [2] & [8] with 'I' for '1' (unlisted by Gibbons for this value) & [5] Straight Top Serif on '1' SG 17c, very fine & unmounted; plus 4 singles including Defective '1' & No Stop (a trace remains) after 'd' (thinned); Cat £300++. (14) 400T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 73 5mm Setting on German New Guinea (SG 16-26i) (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 832 832 C B '1d.' on 5pf SG 17 marginal pair from the top of the sheet tied to local philatelic cover by oval 'RABAUL/JAN 26 1915/NEW BRITAIN' d/s in violet, German 'KAISERL DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR' embossed seal in blue on the flap, light toning mostly on the reverse. 350T

Lot 833 833 */** A B1 '2d.' on 10pf red SG 18 lower-left corner horizontal strip of 5 [Stg 2 Pos 1-5] & '2d.' on 20pf blue horizontal strip of 4 [Stg 2 Pos 2-5], the last unit in both strips Defective 'I', one unit in each strip very lightly mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat £280++. 300T

Lot 834 834 * A B1 '3d.' on 25pf black & red/yellow with Thick '3' SG 22c [Stg 2 Pos 1], Cat £550. [Absent from Tim Rybak's collection] 600T

Ex Lot 835 835 ** A B1 '3d.' on 30pf & '4d.' on 40pf SG 23-24, well centred, unmounted, Cat £210 (mounted). (2) 250T

Lot 836 836 * A- C1 '8d.' on 80pf SG 26, minor hinge remainders, Cat £350. BPA Certificate (1984). 250T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 74 5mm Setting on German New Guinea (SG 16-26i) (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 837 837 * A B1 '8d.' on 80pf SG 26, well centred, Cat £350. Holcombe Certificate (1994) states "[Stg 2 Pos 8]". 400T

Lot 838 838 ** A B1 '8d.' on 30pf black & carmine/rose SG 26, unmounted, Cat £350 (mounted). 500T 5½mm Setting on German New Guinea High Values (SG 27-30)

Lot 839 839 W B C1 '1s.' on 1mk red SG 27, a couple of very minor blemishes, unused, Cat £3000. [Absent from Tim Rybak's collection] 1,500T '3d.' Surcharge on German-Type Registration Labels (SG 33-43a)

Lot 840 840 *W A/B Town Name in Sans-Serif Letters: Rabaul SG 33d [Stg A Pos 4], large-part o.g.; Herbertshöhe SG 36 [Stg B Pos 3], unused; and Manus SG 39 [Stg C Pos 4], a few short perfs, large-part o.g.; Cat £675. 500T

Lot 841 841 * A B1 Town Name in Sans-Serif Letters: Rabaul SG 33d with Distinctive Rounded Top to 'R' [Stg D Pos 2], large-part o.g., Cat £275. 300T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 75 '3d.' Surcharge on German-Type Registration Labels (SG 33-43a) (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 842 842 ** A D1 Town Name in Sans-Serif Letters: 'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 33, unmounted, Cat £190 (mounted). Ceremuga Certificate (2003). 200T

Lot 843 843 V A A1 Town Name in Sans-Serif Letters: 'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 33 tied to small piece by oval Rabaul d/s in violet, exceptional centring, Cat £225. 200T

Lot 844 844 F A C1 Town Name in Sans-Serif Letters: 'Rabaul/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' SG 33d [Stg D Pos 2; Rounded Head on 'R'] + NWPI ½d & 2½d tied to cover to London (b/s) by oval 'RABAUL/JUN 11 1915/NEW BRITAIN' d/s in violet, small straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s in violet, redirected to the Isle of Wight with 'RYDE' arrival b/s, Cat £400 x3+. 1,500T

Lot 845 845 G A C1 Town Name in Sans-Serif Letters 'Rabaul/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' SG 33d, late usage with Rabaul cds of 30SE15, Cat £400. 300T

Lot 846 846 W A B1 Town Name in Sans-Serif Letters: 'Herbertshöhe/(Deutsch Neu-Guinea)' SG 36e, unused, Cat £375. 300T

Lot 847 847 W A A1 Town Name in Sans-Serif Letters: 'Kieta/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' SG 38 [Stg H Pos 2], well centred, part-o.g., Cat £375. 300T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 76 '3d.' Surcharge on German-Type Registration Labels (SG 33-43a) (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 848 848 ** A B1 Town Name in Sans-Serif Letters: 'Manus/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 39 marginal example from the base of the sheet, well centred, unmounted, Cat £200 (mounted). Ceremuga Certificate (2003). 300T

Lot 849 849 W A B1 Town Name in Serif Letters: 'Friedrich Wilhelmshafen/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' SG 41 vertical pair, well centred, unused, Cat £340+. 400T 'O.S.' Overprints on German New Guinea (SG O1-2a)

Ex Lot 850 850 */** Setting 3 '1d.' on 3pf brown SG O1 six singles & two pairs reconstructing all 10 positions & an upper-right corner block of 25 (5x5, falling apart); '1d.' on 5pf green 8 of the 10 positions; very mixed condition, Cat £3500+. (43) 500T

Lot 851 851 F A A1 '1d.' on 3pf brown SG O1, exceptional centring, tied to cover endorsed "OHMS" to Paris by oval Rabaul d/s in violet, the flap sealed with strips of selvedge from a 5pf sheet & tied by Sydney transit machine, Cat £75 x8+. 750T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 77 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD 5mm Setting on Marshall Islands (SG 50-58h)

Ex Lot 852 852 * Plated examples comprising Setting 2 '1d.' on 3pf x9 [1-8 & 9], '1d.' on 5pf x9 [1 & 3-10], 2d on 10pf x11 including a block of 4 [1-10 + extra #7], 2d on 20pf x9 including horizontal strip of 3 [1-3 & 5-10], 3d on 25pf x2 [2(?) & 4], 4d on 40pf x5 [2-3, & 7-9] and '5d.' on 50pf x5 [1-4 & 8], generally fine to very fine but some are very rough-n-ready, Cat £3000+. A remarkable opportunity. [NB: We have not checked the platings so personal assessment is recommended] (50) 1,850T

Ex Lot 853 853 * A '1d.' on 3pf to '8d.' on 80pf SG 50-58, Cat £1400+. [A similar set sold for $2185 at our sale of 11/7/2008] (9) 1,400T

Ex Lot 854 854 * A B1 '1d.' on 3pf to '2d.' on 20pf & '4d.' on 40pf SG 50-53 & 56, lightly mounted, Cat £260. (5) 175T

Ex Lot 855 855 ** A '3d.' on 25pf to '5d.' on 50pf SG 54-57, variable centring, unmounted, Cat £885 (mounted). (4) 1,000T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 78 5mm Setting on Marshall Islands (SG 50-58h) (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 856 856 * A B1 '2d.' on 20pf red block of 4, the second & fourth units No Stop after 'd' SG 53/e, well centred, some split & reinforced perfs, Cat £140+. 100T

Lot 857 857 * A B1 '3d.' on 30pf black & red/yellow SG 54 [Stg 11 Pos 1], Cat £300+. Holcombe Certificate (1996) states "Stamps printed from Setting XI are very scarce". 400T

Lot 858 858 * B A1 '4d.' on 40pf black & carmine No Stop after 'd' SG 56e [Stg 2 Pos 5], well centred, minor toning, SG 56e, Cat £275. BPA Certificate (1992). [Query if there is also No Stop after 'R'?] 200T

Lot 859 859 * A- C1 '4d.' on 40pf black & carmine Surcharge Double SG 56g, a couple of very minor blemishes, Cat £3250. [Absent from Tim Rybak's collection. Gibbs states that only 10 examples were produced] 2,750T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 79 5mm Setting on Marshall Islands (SG 50-58h) (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 860 860 * A B1 '8d.' on 80pf black & carmine/pink SG 58, well centred, SG 58, Cat £400. 400T Additional Surcharges on Marshall Islands (SG 63-64b)

Lot 861 861 W B B1 '1' on '2d.' on 10pf SG 63 marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet, well centred, minor blemishes, unused, Cat £600+. 300T

Lot 862 862 ** A C1 '1' on '2d.' on 10pf SG 63, unmounted, Cat £150 (mounted). RPSofL Certificate (2003). 150T NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints

Ex Lot 863 863 * A/B KGV 1d red vertical strip of 5 with selvedge at the top & Kangaroos First Wmk 2½d indigo vertical strip of 3 (the top unit creased) with selvedge at the base, lightly mounted. Rare marginal pieces. [Only the initial supply of the KGV 1d and Kangaroo 2½d were despatched to Rabaul with the selvedge attached. The margins from all other formes were removed in Melbourne] (2 strips) 0T 864 *O Collection remainders with 1915-16 1d red Dies I-II (Submerged) Pair mint, abc strips to 2/- (used) with quite a number of lower values plus ½d formes of 30 (2), 'One Penny' on 5d abc singles & on 1/- ac singles, Fifth Setting mint set to 10/-, New Colours mint plus 1d forme of 30, Third Wmk £1 with "Madame Joseph" fake cancel etc, generally fine. (250 approx) 850T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 80 NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 865 865 *O Excellent group of annotated varieties mint including KGV ½d Dot after '½', 1d red Dies I-II Pair & Dot before '1' in abc strip, 4d orange Line through Value SG 70c (BPA Certificate) & 'PE' Joined, Kangaroos 3d Die II (2, one unmounted, the other with a major Frame Break at L/L not listed in the ACSC), 9d Retouched U/R Corner (unlisted in ACSC), strips of 6 from the bottom row with acccbc 2½d 3d & 4d (the last unit removed) etc, plus used 1d red Secret Mark, 'RA' Joined (2), Thin 'ONE PENNY' & Run 'N', also some shades, generally fine. A desirable lot. (63) 1,000T 866 C Over-franked philatelic covers to Switzerland with ½d to 6d or 4d to 1/- (Blatter), or to England (toning) with 1d 2d 3d & 5d, different forms of registration; also a part-OHMS cover bearing German-type 'DEULON' registration label with small 'RABAUL' h/s. (4) 250T 867 * A/B 1915-16 KGV ½d green SG 65 complete forme of 30 from the lower-right pane of Electro 2 with Break above Wattles at Right [56] but without the Vertical Scratch above Emu's Back [58] and before appearance of the Major Plate Cracks [35] & [47], from Third Setting with the bottom row being acccbc, minor blemishes. 200T 868 ** A 1915-16 KGV ½d green SG 65 complete forme of 30 from the upper-left pane of Electro 2 with White Flaw in Wattles at Left [1] & Vertical Gash in Roo's Tail [7] from the Third Setting with the bottom row being acccbc, unmounted. 250T

Lot 869 869 */** B 1915-16 KGV ½d green SG 65 complete forme of 30 from the upper-left of Electro 4 with ACSC listed varieties on units [1-3] [7] [26] & [28] plus the Major Overprint Variety No Stop after 'ISLANDS' [12], poorly centred, minor toning & a few split perfs. [If the "No Stop" variety was from the Cayman Islands or Falklands it would have catalogue status and a huge price tag] 0T

Lot 870 870 ** A/B 1915-16 KGV ½d green SG 65 complete forme of 30 from the lower-left of Electro 3 with unlisted but notable varieties Crippled 'H' in 'HALF' [33], Major Retouched Shading behind Roo [40], Break in Lower Frame below 'FP' [43] & Acute Accent on 'E' of 'POSTAGE' [60] plus the Overprint Variety Defective Stop after 'ISLANDS' [42], poorly centred & a few minor blemishes, unmounted. [Memo to Geoff Kellow: "Why aren't these flaws listed in the ACSC?"] 0T 871 ** A/B 1915-16 KGV 1d carmine SG 67b two complete formes of 30 1) aniline shade, stated to be from from the top of Pane V with a number of unlisted varieties; & 2) from the top of Pane VIII with Distorted 'ONE PENNY' [13] & Thin 'ONE PENNY' [14] but without 'NY' Joined [25], a few tonespots; unmounted. (60) 250T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 81 NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 872 872 */** A 1915-16 KGV 1d carmine SG 67b complete forme of 30 from the lower-left of the sheet with full margins at left & base, No Monogram, a couple of units are very lightly mounted otherwise unmounted. A rare block: with Harold Gough's write-up. [Tim Rybak's lower-right forme of 30 - some minor reinforcing sold for $6037 at our auction of 26/4/2008]

Only the initial supply of the KGV 1d and Kangaroo 2½d were despatched to Rabaul with the selvedge attached. Very few complete formes of either value have survived. The margins from all other formes were removed in Melbourne. 4,000T

Lot 873 873 * B/A 1915-16 KGV 4d chrome-yellow SG 70b abc strip, a few split perfs between the first two units have been reinforced, the gum a little "sun-tanned", Cat £1000+. With a similar strip in yellow-orange for comparison. [Better centred than Tim Rybak's strip that sold for $1725] 750T

Ex Lot 874 874 * A/B 1915-16 Kangaroos First Watermark 2d to £1 (creased) SG 73-85 (ex the rare 5/-) abc strips including 3d greenish olive SG 76c (a few pulled perfs, Brandon Certificate), variable centring & a few mostly minor faults, Cat £2900+. The 10/- is Ex Belknap: RPSofL Certificate (1969). [NB: Tim Rybak's very fine £1 abc strip sold for $5290] (9 strips) 1,750T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 82 NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 875 875 ** A 1915-16 Kangaroos First Watermark 2½d indigo SG 74 large-part forme of 26 (missing four units from the upper-left) from the lower-right of the sheet with full margins at right & base and 'CA' Monogram, the two units at left are creased, unmounted. A rare block: with Harold Gough's write-up. [ Tim Rybak's lower-left forme of 30 with 'JBC' Monogram - piece of selvedge missing from the base sold for $5520 at our auction of 26/4/2008]

Only the initial supply of the KGV 1d and Kangaroo 2½d were despatched to Rabaul with the selvedge attached. Very few complete formes of either value have survived. The margins from all other formes were removed in Melbourne. 2,500T 876 */** B 1915-16 Kangaroos First Watermark 2½d indigo SG 74 complete forme of 30 from the upper-left of Plate 2 with Islands East of Cape York [13], Thickened WA Coast [13] & Islands to South of WA [30] from Third Setting with the bottom row being acccbc, some minor toning, most units unmounted. [Tim Rybak's fine forme - with Overprint in Purple - sold for $805] 250T

Lot 877 877 F A C1 1915-16 Kangaroos First Watermark 2½d SG 74 type c horizontal pair tied to local philatelic cover by oval Rabaul d/s in violet, German 'KAISERL DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR' embossed seal in blue on the flap, light horizontal fold. 250T

Lot 878 878 G A B1 1915-16 Kangaroos First Watermark £1 brown & blue SG 85 type a, Hollow Stop after 'W', slightly smudged Rabaul cds, Cat £600. 400T

Ex Lot 879 879 * A/B 1915-16 Kangaroos Second Watermark 2d to 1/- SG 86-90 (ex the rare 2½d) abc strips plus 2/- and 5/- SG 91 & 92 a b & c singles, 2d & 9d with hinge remainders, Cat £700+. (18) 600T 880 * A 1915-16 Kangaroos Second Watermark 6d blue SG 88 complete forme of 30 with vertical marginal watermark line at right, variable centring, most units unmounted, Cat £360++. [Despite the low catalogue value, complete formes are very scarce] 500T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 83 NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 881 881 * A/A- 1915-16 Kangaroos Third Watermark 2d, 3d Die I, 2/- Watermark Upright & £1 (excellent centring, minor hinge remainder) SG 94-99 abc strips, Cat £1180. [Superior to Tim Rybak's similar set - the £1 strip with a minor bend & hinge remainders - that sold for $2185] (4 strips) 1,500T

Lot 882 882 ** A+ 1915-16 Kangaroos Third Watermark 3d yellow-olive irregular block of 13 [39-40/44-46/49-52/55-58] including ten of the Die II and three Die I-II Pairs SG 96a/ab, the two abc strips are Dies I/II/II and I/II/I, variable centring, unmounted, Cat £1200++. A superb and rare block! [Tim Rybak's only similar item was a complete forme of 30 but from the later Fifth Setting] 1,200T

Lot 883 883 ** A C1 1918-23 Fifth Setting 10/- grey & pink SG 117, unmounted, Cat £150. 100T NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints - Postal History

Lot 884 884 S B A2+ Straight-line 'S.S. MORI[NDA]' ship-board cancel (Lee #S8) superb part-strike in violet on KGV 1d, toning. Rare on NWPI stamps. 150T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 84 NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 885 885 C B 1915 large-part commercial quadruple-rate cover (reduced to 186x127mm) to the New Britain Corporation at Sydney with very scarce franking of 2½d type c horizontal strip of 4 (the last unit defective at lower-right) and three clear strikes of the rare straight-line 'Station Kieta' handstamp ( Powell #65; rated F) in blue, very fine 'TULAGI/31MY15/BRITISH SOLOMON IDS' transit & Sydney arrival b/s, minor tonespots. Ex Dr Freidmann (Lot 21) & Tim Rybak. [Two very similar triple-rate items sold for $3740 & $2576 at our auctions of 23/6/2001 & 19/7/2003 ("Bismarck")] 2,000 886 C B 1916 commercial cover to England with an exceptionally well centred 1d type c tied by Rabaul cds, '[crown]/PASSED CENSOR/25OCT1916/RABAUL' d/s in violet, minor blemishes. 150T 887 C A 1916 cover to England via Sydney (b/s) with scarce albeit philatelic franking of 1/- type b tied by Rabaul cds, large 'PassedbyCensor/RABAUL' h/s (no spaces) in violet, German-type registration label. 250T

Lot 888 888 C A 1917 Blatter cover to Switzerland via Sydney (b/s) with scarce albeit philatelic franking of 1/- type a & 2/- type c tied by Rabaul cds, German-type registration label, superb '[crown/PASSED CENSOR/ 23MAR1917/RABAUL' d/s in violet on the reverse, very fine Italian 'MILANO/POSTA ESTERA' transit h/s on the face. 400T

Ex Lot 889 889 C/S A 1917 Wilson cover to England via Sydney (b/s) correctly rated with 4d tied by 'KOKOPO/30AP17/---' cds (Powell #14; 'QUEENSLAND' at base filled with "soft metal"), German-type 'Herbertshöhe' registration label; also stamps (faults) with the original state, with 'QUEENSLAND' largely visible (#14a) or excised (#14b). Herbertshöe was renamed Kokopo in January 1916. (4 items) 300T 890 C A- 1918 Foster cover to England via Sydney (b/s) with scarce albeit philatelic franking of 3d Die I abc strip tied by Rabaul cds, German-type 'DEULON' registration label with small 'RABAUL' h/s, part-flap missing. 300T Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 85 NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 891 891 C B 1919 Blatter cover to Switzerland via Sydney (b/s) with 4d to 1/- (the last stained) tied by 5 fair to fine strikes of the 'NAMATANAI/5SE19/QUEENSLAND' cds (Powell #76; "soft metal" largely worn away) in violet, German-type registration label (faults). 300T 892 C A- 1922 Iremonger cover to England with 3d & 9d tied by 5 two of three strikes of the 30mm 'KAEWIENG/SE18/22' cds (Powell #40: rated D), black/white registration label. 250T NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues - Postal History 908 C A 1940 double-rate commercial cover to United States with Bulolo 6d tied by Wau cds, typed 'OPENED BY CENSOR' on plain tape tied by boxed 'Passed by Censor/TNG No 22' h/s unusually in red, boxed 'AERIAL SERVICE/COMPLETED. SYDNEY' h/s in rosine. [With the original letter] 200T

Ex Lot 914 914 CL B World War II two stampless OHMS covers to Brisbane with 'ARMY/NGF 22IV43/SIGNALS' or 'ARMY/NG 4V43 F/SIGNALS' cds, minor blemishes. Very scarce pair. (2) 200 NEW HEBRIDES

Lot 920 920 PS A BRITISH: 1962 missionary usage to Sydney of Australian "Territories" formular Aerogramme (1959 issue #AP3) with British 25c Fisherman tied by indistinct cds, message headed "Nguna". Rare: the only example known to us. [This is only the second commercially used "Territories" Aerogramme we have recorded from the New Hebrides] 300 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 86 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD NORFOLK ISLAND

Ex Lot 943 943 ** A Blocks of 4 including 1953 Pictorials imprints, Ball Bay White Paper 3d & 2/- imprints, 1958 & 1960 Surcharges, 1960-62 Pictorials including 2/5d to 10/- imprints, Local Government 2/8d imprint, etc, unmounted. (38 blocks) 300T

Lot 944 944 C A- 1970 possibly commercial airmail cover to NSW wirth rare franking of Coils 3c & 6c pairs, light fold. 100 PAPUA - Postal History

Ex Lot 998 998 C A/B 1941-42 Forces covers to Australia with all-different frankings & all-different Forces Concession h/s in violet including the very scarce boxed 'AAMC/POSTAL CONCESSION' h/s. (5) 150 PAPUA - Flight Covers

Lot 1004 1004 C B 1937 (Oct) Sydney to Port Moresby Papuan Oil Development Co flight AAMC #P116a, signed by the pilots "HA Davis" and "DG Duryea", some spotting mostly on the reverse, Cat $350. [Only 12 covers carried] 250 PORTUGUESE COLONIES

Lot 1019 1019 PS B MACAU: 1948 commercial airmail cover to Sydney with 1a x2, 20a & 50a strip of 3 tied by hexagonal d/s, red/black registration label, minor blemishes. Scarce destination. 200 Oct 17, 2008 Prestige Philately - General Public Auction No 140 Page: 87 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD SOLOMON ISLANDS - Postal History 1033 C B 1939 philatelic Burns Philp cover to the company's office in Tulagi with Australian 2d tied by 'RADIO STATION/WILLIS ISLAND' d/s & huge 'PAQUEBOT' h/s of Tulagi (cds at left), also with superb 'WILLIS ISLAND' h/s at lower-right, central fold. [Willis is an Australian outpost in the Coral Sea. A weather & cyclone warning station was established in 1921 & remains in operation today] 300T

Lot 1035 1035 C B WORLD WAR II: 1943 commercial airmail cover (overpaid ½d) from NSW to Voyce at "Kehili Buin via Kieta/New Guinea" with 'FIELD PO/29AU43/0141' b/s applied at Port Moresby where endorsed on the face "Undeliverable via NG/Try delivery/via Solomons", 'US ARMY/SEP5/1943/POSTAL SERVICE' machine b/s applied at Guadalcanal where endorsed on the face "Try Capt Voyce/FMC" (= Forward Maintenance Centre), minor spotting. Ex John Darnell: sold for $358 after our auction of 5/12/2003. 400T THAILAND - Postal History

Lot 1046 1046 C A- 1912 apparently commercial cover to Australian Senator JT Walker in Sydney with Garuda 2stg 3stg 6stg & 14stg - making up the 25stg rate - tied by Bangkok cds, Singapore transit & 'ENGLISH MAIL NSW' TPO machine b/s, flap fault. 200T