1968 unsealed philatelic cover to England with largely superb strikes of the rare provisional boxed 'VALLEY POSTAGE/W.I./ANGUILLA ("13c")' h/s in violet & 'ANGUILLA/6JAN68/VALLEY' cds alongside. [Our vendor paid £250]
Album with a range of mint blocks - some unmounted - from Queensland & Victoria, Victoria Classics including superb BN '289' (rated RRR) on trimmed 2/-, mint Postage Dues to 10d x3, Revenues to £50 including a few perfins, also NSW 5d x8 various perfs + an imperf single with 'SPECIMEN' overprint and Charity 1/- used & 2/6d mint, and some GB used blocks, condition variable but inspection will be rewarded.
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Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 675.00
Sold...AU$ 1,000.00
Closed..Nov-21-2020, 22:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2545
Symbol: C/CL
Cat No: Collection
Postal History group including NSW 1909 OHMS Sydney-Adelaide with scarce franking of 1d pair with 'GR' {= Government Railways} perfins; Tasmania 1837 faulty part-entire to GB with the large oval 'HOBART TOWN/VDL/27OC27/ 1837' d/s & very fine boxed 'INDIA LETTER/GRAVESEND' h/s in red across the flap, plus OPSO envelopes with 'OFFICE OF TAXES' or 'THE TREASURER' Franks; a few Postal Cards with printed advices; etc. Rather grotty but priced accordingly.
(Qty 27) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Nov-21-2020, 22:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
BASUTOLAND
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3047
Symbol: PS
1951 'Basutoland' on 'SUID-AFRIKA' 3d aerogramme to USA with KHVI 1d 2d & 3d tied by 'MASERU' cds, scarce albeit philatelic usage.
1946-48 Overprints 1d with Blue-Black Overprint ACSC J2 Authority Imprint block of 4 from the L/L of the R/H pane, well centred, unmounted, Cat $750. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018).
1946-48 Overprints 6d Kookaburra with WCG McCracken Imprint (a couple of tiny tonespots), 1/- Lyrebird with John Ash Imprint and 2/- Kangaroo with Authority Imprint corner blocks of 4 ACSC J4z J5z & J6za, well centred, unmounted, Cat $775.
(Qty 3 blocks)
1853-55 Imperf 4c pale blue SG 20, margins close - at the top - to good, overinked but clear 'B G/A 5 C/DE7/1857' cds of Sparta (Proud Type D1), Cat £700. A very scarce stamp, especially this fine.
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3058
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 43a & 43b
1899 New Design ½d yellow-green lower-left corner block of 9 with both listed plate varieties SG 43a & 43b, well centred, large-part o.g. with a few units being unmounted, Cat £170++.
1937 Overprints on India KGV 3p to 25r ( a couple of short perfs) SG 1-18, an unusually well centred set, all but the 2a with postal cds cancels, Cat £900.
(Qty 18)
JAPANESE OCCUPATION: Selection with Peacock Handstamps mostly mint/unused stated to include SG J7 x3, J11, J12 x4, J14 x3, J23 x2, J25 x2, J27 x2 (one used), J32, J33 and J34, then Surcharges on Japanese Pictorials SG J54 x2, J56 & J56f, etc; also 1940 KGVI 1p CTO corner block of 16 (4x4), generally fine to very fine, high catalogue value if all are genuine. Offered "as is".
(Qty 93)
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2864
Symbol: S=C
Cat No: Collection
Melbourne collection remnants including pages of unusual 'killer' cancels, lots of 1895-99 cds & 1900-08 double-circle cds, a few covers etc, condition variable.
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Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 95.00
Closed..Nov-22-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2865
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Gippsland group (mostly) with postmarks including 'TIDAL RIVER/VIC-AUST' x2, 'TIDAL RIVER CAMP/VIC-AUST' x2, 'EAGLE POINT' (SDL) & 'HILLSIDE' (SDL), then a packet of unused Registration Labels in blocks of up to 20 (4x5) including from 'CABBAGE TREE CREEK', 'CANN RIVER', 'CLUB TERRACE', 'ENSAY', 'LINDENOW', 'STRATFORD' etc plus "BENAMBRA 3900" typed provisionals, many are the last series with sans serif 'R'.
(Qty many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Nov-22-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2866
Symbol: s=
Cat No: Collection
Three stockbooks with an extensive collection with numerous fine to superb strikes throughout & many other pickings, one album is of Barred Numerals, one has strikes on KGV Heads, the third is mostly material from the 1930s to the early-2000s. Good basis for expansion. (stated to exceed 4000 items)
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Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Nov-22-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2867
Symbol: S=C
Cat No: Collection
Accumulation of 1970s-80s cancels on stamps, pieces & covers including CDS, machines & meters, noted some illustrated types, advertising covers, etc, generally fine condition. Weighs 25kgs.
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Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Nov-22-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2868
Symbol: O/CPS
Cat No: Collection
Mornington Peninsula collection including CDSs on stamp, piece & cover, range of 1950s registered covers, a few barred numeral ties on cards, quantity of modern FDCs and commemorative covers, then 20+ mostly Rose Series real photo PPCs of Dromana, Flinders, Rye, Sorrento, etc with lots of beach scenes, plus another box of similar material focussed on Matthew Flinders with shipping thematic interest, also bundle of cardboard train tickets to/from Frankston, Stony Point and others, some other ephemera, etc, then a stockbook of Barred Numerals with some pickings noted fair '2033' (RR); condition variable but many fine to very fine; also Purves and Freeman 'Barred Numeral' books and Watson, Webster & Wood Victorian Datestamps 'A-B' & 'C-G'. Weighs 14kg.
(Qty 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Nov-22-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Datestamps & Town Markings
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2888
Symbol: C
634 Mile Trans-Australian Railway: '634 MILE TAR/20MR37/WA' four very fine to superb strikes on philatelic cover to California. PO 1.4.1935; TO 2.6.1937; closed ? [John Booker's similar cover - with three strikes - sold at our auction of 1.12.2019 for $1377]
Fremantle, Hamilton Road: 'HAMILTON ROAD FREMANTLE/6OC1908/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' (LRD) two very fine b/s on OHMS cover, triple-oval 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/GPO PERTH WA' b/s in violet (PMI #ORS3a). [PMI records 4SE1908 only]
Perth: 25mm 'GPO PERTH/27AUG09/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' on 1/- olive, 21mm 'PAID/AU--/04/PERTH' on torn 1d with 'WA' puncture - both these are unlisted in PMI - and 21mm 'TELEGRAPHS/AP4/05/PERTH - WA' (PMI #5-a; LRD & only 17 days before #5-b recorded). Rare trio.
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Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Nov-22-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2892
Symbol: L
Perth: 'M.O.O/1SEP37/PERTH.W.A.' cds (25mm diameter) very fine strike on 'Money Order' form endorsed "Receipt only/..." specifying payment to the post office "Aden, India".
Perth: 'M.O.O/-5JUN41/PERTH.W.A.' cds (25mm diameter) very fine strike on PMG's Department receipt for "... Hong Kong ... 8/-", plus letter from Hong Kong GPO acknowleding remittance and enclosing the purchased stamps.
(Qty 2 items)
1966-73 Navigators 50c Dampier block of 8 (2x4) from the right of the sheet with complete Plate Number '-2-' ACSC 461zb, well centred, unmounted, Cat $335+.
1966-73 Navigators $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 gutter block of 4 from the top of the sheet with complete Plate Number '3' ACSC 464z (SG 401c), exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $400 (£340++). Superb!
1966-73 Navigators $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 gutter block of 4 from the base of the sheet with complete Plate Number '3' ACSC 464za (SG 401c), exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $400 (£340++). Superb!
1966-71 QEII Definitives 7c reddish purple U/L corner block of 25 with the first units in the first and second rows Partly Imperforate as the result of a significant Pre-Printing Paper Fold ACSC 447ba, unmounted, Cat $1500+. An impressive piece.
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2270
Symbol: **
Cat No: 563a £1200
1974-76 Native Animals 30c Brushtail Possum with Red Printing (Value & Highlights) Completely Omitted BW #662c (SG 563a £1200), unmounted, Cat $3500. RPSV Certificate (2017). [ACSC states that 20 examples exist. However, this is one of the most popular of the Missing Colours of the era, which explains the relatively high catalogue value]
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2271
Symbol: **
Cat No: 529ab £1000
1972 Pioneer Life Wiggins Teape Paper 80c 'Pioneer Transport' (paddle steamer) with the Black Inscription ('AUSTRALIA' & '80c') Omitted, unmounted with part gutter margin. BW 618c $1000 (SG 529ab £1000), RPSV Certificate (2019).
1987 Australian Fruit stampsize colour photographic essays for the four designs all denominated 36c with the issued values "36c 65c 90c $1" written below, affixed to grey card (230x169mm), a few small blemishes.
1987 Aboriginal Crafts stampsize colour photographic essay of the five different booklet stamp designs all denominated '36c' affixed to thin card (155x2208mm), a couple of minor blemishes. The issued values were 3c 15c & 37c x3. (5)
ONE PENNY: 1d carmine-red Plate 4 lower left corner block of 40 with Imprint block of 8 and 5 listed varieties, ACSC 59(4)zb and m, n, o, p & q, a few minor marks, some perf seperation, light crease down centre column, generally fine to very fine. Cat $500+
ONE PENNY: 1d carmine-red Plate 3 right hand side Imprint block of 20 and listed variety 'line through emu', ACSC 59(3)zc and g, unmounted with some perf seperation. Cat $400+
ONE PENNY: 1d pale red Plate 1 right hand side part Imprint block of 30 including 7 listed varieties, ACSC 59(1), position 6-10, 56-60, some perf seperation and bends. Cat $350+
ONE PENNY: 1d carmine-red Plate 2 lower left corner part Imprint block of 30 with listed variety 'retouch to right frame and segment at top', ACSC 59(2)o, variable condition with a couple of tone spots.
DEPENDENCIES: 1946-49 Thick Maps 3d De La Rue Imprint block of 8 (4x2) with Gap in the 80th Parallel [Pos 5/4] & Teardrop on King's Cheek [R6/7], unmounted, Cat £120+.
