AUSTRALIA: 'List of Post and Telegraph Offices' by the Postmaster-General's Department (1964), the slimmed-down Post Office Guide with a complete listing of all offices in Australia, pre-loved but the lists are unmarked. Very scarce. A must for every postmark collector.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: Box of minor titles, Billig's Vol 4 & 6, several issues of 'The Courier' (Tasmanian PS) including the Special 50th Edition, important auction catalogues for Dale-Lichtenstein 'Australasia'; Burrus SA Tas & WA; NSW Slade-Slade, Boucher, Leon & 'Espana'; Tasmania John White, Lew Viney & Sebastian Earl; Western Australia John Gartner; etc.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: 'The Postage Stamps Envelopes and Post Cards of Australia and the British Colonies of Oceania' by the Philatelic Society, London (1887), 148pp + 27 autotype plates h/b in non-contemporary half-leather binding, minor spotting on the title page otherwise very fine. Probably the finest example of "Oceania" we have seen.
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1077
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: 'From Australian States [sic] to the Commonwealth of Australia 1850-1960' the 'Besancon' Collection Part II (31.5.2018) and Part III (28-29.11.2018), h/b with matching d/js. An exceptional collection.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'A History and Description of the Sydney View Stamps of New South Wales' by the American Robert Brock (1890), 24pp octavo with attractive modern binding, inscribed on the title page "To AF Basset Hull Esq/With the compliments of/Robert CH Brock", blemishes on the title page otherwise remarkably fine. A rare book & the only example we have seen.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post Cards and Telegraph Stamps of New South Wales' by AF Basset Hull published for the Royal Philatelic Society, London by Stanley Gibbons, Part I 260pp + 17 photogravure plates ('Q' is loose), and Part II 344pp + 24 plates; both attractively bound in matching half-leather, most pages are fine to very fine but there is significant foxing so offered at a very conservative estimate.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'History of the Post Office and of the Issue of Postage Stamps in New South Wales' by Andrew Houison (1890), 128pp + plates h/b in what is apparently the original binding, some foxing but most pages are fine to very fine.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - QUEENSLAND: 'The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Post Cards and Telegram Forms of Queensland' by Arthur Basset Hull published by the Philatelic Society, London (1930), 208pp in the original soft binding which has minor damage but the pages are very fine apart from some minor foxing at the edges. No plates included.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 'South Australia with Notes and Publishers' Prices' by Francis H Napier & Gordon Smith published by Stanley Gibbons (1894), 140pp octavo + three plates; attractive non-contemporary binding, a few blemishes & the original cover has been expertly restored, the pages are generally very fine. Another rare early book.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - TASMANIA: 'The Stamps of Tasmania: a History of the Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Post Cards, Revenues etc'" by Arthur Basset Hull published by the Philatelic Society, London (1890), 142pp + 9 autotype plates h/b apparently in the original binding with the first page endorsed "DA Hailes/HMS Mildura/Sydney NSW/January 1894", some soiling but the pages are mostly very fine. Also included is the 1884 Tasmanian Lands Department map of the Colony, some separation and sympathetic reinforcing with archival tape.
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1084
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - TASMANIA: 'The Koichi Sato Grand Prix d'Honneur Collection of Tasmania' 241 lots with p/r; plus 'Tasmania Imperforate Stamps...the Koichi Sato Collection' being colour photocopies of Sato-san's exhibit published by the APF.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - TASMANIA: 'Tasmania: the Postal History & Postal Markings' by Campbell Purves & Viney published by the Royal PS of Victoria (1962) with plates in pocket, neat pencil notations throughout, endorsed "Best wishes from Bill Purves"; plus Part II - essentially a similar-size Supplement - (1975) with acetates in pocket, as new, both h/b. [It appears that the notations in Part One were all incorporated in Part II, making this of more interest to the bibliophile]
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - VICTORIA: 'The Stamps of Victoria' by Geoff Kellow (1990), 412pp h/b with d/j. A masterwork that should be the template for every single-country book.
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1087
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 'Western Australia: the Stamps and Postal History' by the Western Australia Study Group (1977?), 480pp h/b with clear plastic cover on the d/j, the pages a little aged.
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1088
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection
CEYLON: Box of minor titles including a few very scarce ones, Harmer-Schau auction catalogue for the 'Serendib' Collection, etc, also Joseph Hackmey 'New Zealand Chalons' Part One. (Image1)
Estimate AU$30
Opening AU$ 105.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00
Closed..May-20-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 105
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1089
Symbol: B/R
Cat No: Collection
MAURITIUS: 'Mauritius Classic Stamps and Postal History: the Collection formed by Hiroyuki Kanai RDP' hardbound Feldman auction catalogue (3.11.1993), 208pp profusely illustrated in colour + p/r, plus the 'Supplement' 92pp softbound with extensive plating notes for the classic stamps, together in the original slipcase. One of the truly great single-country collections. [Plus three non-contemporary 'pulls' from the original 'POST OFFICE - MAURITIUS' plate in vermilion x2 or blue-black]
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MAURITIUS: 'Blue Mauritius: the Hunt for the World's Most Valuable Stamps' by Helen Morgan (2006), hardbound 300pp+ with colourful d/j, brand new. While non-philatelic, this book by a noted Melbourne historian who actually went to Mauritius, France & England to research the book, is a marvellous re-telling of the well-known, and not-so-well-known, tales about the 'POST OFFICE' stamps of Mauritius. In the process, the philatelic matter is woven into a fascinating and at times fantastic story. An exceptional effort by someone who is not a philatelist. Retail $50.
MAURITIUS: 'The Re-Discovery of the Mauritius Post Office Issue Printing Plate' by David Feldman & David Beech (2015), 64pp h/b. Beautiful coffee-table volume
NEW ZEALAND: 'The Airmails of New Zealand: Volume One The Inland Flights' by Stapleton Startup & Smitham (2nd Edn, 2020), 156pp softbound. Brand new (bought by us in error!! Retail NZ$60).
