Great Britain and British Commonwealth Postal Stationery - Postal Cards
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 164
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
Useful group with Coronation 1d unused x3 different & used (with brief message dated "22.6.11": Coronation Day), Victorian Scenes unused x4 different & used in Ceylon to New Zealand (most unusual), KGV 1d red on white used & on buff unused & used uprated with Victoria ½d, 1½d brown #P51 for Bendigo Golf Club, 1½d brown with White Wattle Flaw at U/R #P52j, 1½d green with Broken Rule Left of 'POST' #P53f used to Holland, 2d scarlet unused (a bit spotty) & CTO, 1d violet No Top to Crown #P56(2)f unused, 'ONE/PENNY' Surcharges on 1½d brown #P58 & 1½d green #P60 both unused, 1d green Die III with 'OS/NSW' puncture #P64e, etc; also Stamped to Order Kangaroo 1d for Vacuum Oil Co unused, KGV Oval 1d green for Evangelical Lutheran Synod, KGVI Oval 1½d for Department of Immigration, & QEII 3d for Kalamazoo; and 'OS'-in-the-Die Dotted 1d green Die I & Solid 1d green Die I x2 (one with 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge) all unused; condition variable but generally fine to very fine.
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Sale No: 236
Lot No: 165
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
Annotated collection with unused Fullface 1d ACSC #P1 x2 (one a deep dull shade that may be a proof?) & With Admonition #P23, KGV Sideface 1d red #P27 P28 & 28da, 1½d green x2 (one with Broken Line to Left of 'POST'), 2d scarlet (CTO), 1d violet x2, 'ONE/PENNY' Surcharges #P58 59 & 60, 1d green Die 1 #P61, 1½d brown on Very Thin Stock with No Stop after 'added ' #P68(2)d, QE 1d+1d #P71 x2, etc, and 'OS' 1d 'PO6 & 1½d on 1d #PO9, used including Victoria Scenes 'SPRING ST' & KGV 1½d green #P54, etc, 'SPECIMEN' Overprints on KGVI 3d & 4d on 3d, generally very fine, Cat $5000+.
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Sale No: 236
Lot No: 166
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
Advertising group with Fullface 1d ACSC #P1 for Fauldings, 1d Roo for Hall & Sons (unused), KGV 1d #P27 for Metropolitan Fire Brigade & Die II for Daily News (Perth), #P28d for Kapunda Technical School (unused), 1½d brown & 1d violet both punctured 'OS/NSW' for Sydney Harbour Trust, 1d green #64 for Mayor Shafto's Campaign (Perth) (unused) & for Mackinnon & Cox 'Sale of Racehorses', 1½d brown #P68 for Kew Presbyterian Church (unused), fine to very fine.
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1911 Coronation annotated all-different selection comprising Portraits of KGV unused x7 & used x2, Queen Mary unused x5 & used x3 (two used on 22.6.1911, the Coronation Day), and Prince Edward unused x3 & used, generally very fine, Cat $2325.
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1976 Scenic Issue18c comprising the 16 views that were substituted, nine for relatively minor technical reasons, the other seven - with the "new" versions for comparison - because it was claimed the actual photographs had to be replaced, also two views with Helecon Bars Omitted, unused. Superb! Modern rarities. [Andy Jansen's set sold at the Prestige auction of 7.12.2012 for $2070]
The reintroduction of Postal Cards, after a hiatus of 19 years, was accompanied by both great fanfare and one of the greatest production snafus ever created by the Post Office . It is debatable if most of the selection/technical "problems" identified required rectification. Several of the substituted views are artistically inferior to those they replaced. However, Port Macquarie (NSW) had not moved to Coolangatta (Qld)! Virtually all of the original sets were destroyed & very few were actually distributed.
The importance of all this is that the stamp impressions were the same as the views, meaning that Australia Post issued seven error stamps in miniscule proportions. If these were adhesive stamps, the seven withdrawn designs would each be worth thousands of dollars. (38)
NVI Scenic Issues: Carton of these modern 'surprise' issues, so-called because many of them were issued in very low numbers with inadequate or zero notice from the marketing geniuses (genii ?) at Australia Post, or hidden in 'prestige' booklets. Loads of thematic content & Exhibition overprints plus many ignorant caption errors noted, some on annotated pages, some are CTO but the balance are valid for postage. A few keen enthusiasts tracked down issues in their States & exchanged between themselves. This is thus one of the largest known holdings. In years to come, many of these cards will be considered modern rarities. Buy now, before many people care, and put any duplicates on ebay.
(many 100s)
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 173
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
STAMPED TO ORDER:Kangaroo 1d Die II on greenish stock with printed address of Vacuum Oil Co, KGV Oval 1d for Lucy Secor (a few tiny tonespots on reverse), KGVI Oval 1½d for Victorian State School Committees, all unused; and KGVI 2d for Henry Jones used; Cat $950.
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