1970s-90s covers selected for clear strikes of steel & rubber CDS plus some commemorative cancels and boxed d/s, includes wide variety of frankings, lots of registered mail & overseas airmails, some postal stationery usages, a few PPCs, etc, condition generaly fine to very fine. Weighs 10kg. (Qty 1000+)
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 558
Symbol: S=
Cat No: Collection
Modest collection mostly on loose KGV Heads with some Kangaroos & a few later items, many closed offices & numerous fine to very fine strikes.
(Qty 600+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 559
Symbol: S=
Cat No: Collection
Five-volume collection entirely from offices that closed up to the 1980s, strength from the 1960s-on but a good number of earlier closures, includes some ACT & Snowy Mountains Scheme offices, most of the 1980s strikes are per favor. An excellent basis for serious expansion. Weighs 15kg.
(Qty 800 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 1250
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 560
Symbol: =
Cat No: Collection
12-volume collection with strength in the period from 1980s to 2010s with a bewildering array of rubber types many of which were short-lived & are extremely scarce, a high percentage of the 1980s strikes are per favor but the later material is mostly from commercial mail, noted hundreds of LPO types, also Paid, Money Order, Postal Manager & other restricted types (what on earth is an 'OFFICE SERVER'?), includes ACT offices. Weighs 26kg. A fantastic lot for the modern postmark enthusiast, priced at cents per item.
(Qty 1000s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 1,000.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 561
Symbol: C
Album of cds/numeral 'ties' including some duplexes, mostly on PPCs or Tatts covers, condition variable but with many very fine strikes.
(Qty 50 + pieces) (Image1)
Estimate AU$125
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 562
Symbol: C=S
Cat No: Collection
Relief markings small group including 1925 envelope with KGV 1½d red tied by 'T /NSW' cut-down cds, 1935 cover with 1d green pair tied by 'RELIEF STAMP/NSW' machine, 1983 'PAID AT RELIEF NO.5' in red & 'RELIEF NO.84' on Certified Mail, and 1988 'RELIEF NO.80' on Priority Paid item, plus a range of others on covers & stamps on/off piece, condition mostly fine to very fine.
(Qty 10 covers + 19 stamps/pieces) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 85.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 563
Symbol: F
Cat No: 41
Sydney: Rhombus-of-Dots very fine strike on Sydney View 3d emerald SG 41 [Pos 6] (margins just touching - at U/L - to large, small defects, Cat £375). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2001). This handstamp was used in the Sydney Ship Letter Branch. For many years, it was wrongly believed to have been applied to NSW stamps used at Noumea, in New Caledonia. This is the first example we have handled for many years]
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 564
Symbol: CPS=S
Cat No: Collection
Travelling Post Offices: Extensive annotated collection including 'GNRP/NSW' obliterator & double-ring d/s on two 1876 1d Postal Cards, 'TRAVELLING POST SOUTH' 1889 oval on cover to Tharwa, 'TRAVELLING POST WEST' 1880 oval on OHMS cover, 'TPO 1 NORTH' 1909 machine b/s on cover from Queensland & 1910 cancel on PPC, 'TRAVELLING PO No2 SOUTH' 1923 on KGV 5d Registration Envelope "AR" to Germany, 'TPO 2 SOUTH/UP.../2' 1936 transit on inwards airmail cover from Egypt & 1937 transit on registered airmail cover from Switzerland via Hungary to New Zealand with customs labels, 'TPO SOUTH WEST' 1917 on KGV 1d on home-made wrapper endorsed "Pass Book Only" with 'CLOSED AGAINST/INSPECTION' h/s and 4d Postage Due, 'TRAVELLING PO No3 WEST' 1901 on officially registered Tatts cover, 'TPO 1 WEST/...1' on two different 1926 Postal Cards from Sodwalls Gravel Quarry, various 'WEE WAA', 'MOREE' & 'WERRIS CK...' cds, 'ENGLISH MAIL' markings including 1915 cds transit on Kangaroo 4d Registration Envelope from Adelaide & 1910-11 machine cancels on covers from Belgium, Germany, Switzerland & UK and 'POSTED ON TRAIN' types, instructional markings including 'TRAIN LETTER/1D/LATE FEE' 1905 oval h/s and 'Posted on train/without late fee/To pay ...1d' h/s on two 1930s KGV covers, plus a range of Colonial & Kangaroo/KGV Heads stamps & pieces with TPO cancels including obliterators & datestamps, etc, condition variable but mostly fine to very fine. Weighs 2½kg. Ex Ken Killeen.
(Qty 140+ covers/cards + qty of stamps/pieces) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
New South Wales
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 480
Symbol: O*
Cat No: Collection
Single-volume collection with Classics in rather mixed condition including Sydney Views 1d x10 (two, one on Laid Paper, are very fine), 2d x15 (a few are very fine, one of which has a RPSofL Certificate) & 3d x5 (two are very fine), Laureates to 8d x2, 'REGISTERED' Imperf x4, Diadems Imperf 5d (very fine; Cat £650), 6d x10 (a few with full margins) & Litho 2d (truncated; RPSofL Certificate), Perf 12 8d SG 151 (Cat £1300), 5/- Coin shades x13, array of Middle Period with the perfs not confirmed by us, Long Type 10/- x9, Centennials to 5/- Map x6 & 20/- Governors x8 including Perf 10 SG 262 (unused; Cat £750), Charity 2/6d (*), Arms 1d marginal Imperf single (*), 'OS' group including 5/- Map CTO & 20/- Governors 'Specimen', Postage Dues with mint to 5/-, CTO 10/- & 20/- and postally used 10/- (very scarce & underrated).
(Qty 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 3,000.00
Sold...AU$ 9,500.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 9500
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 481
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
Collection remainders on leaves & Hagners and in two half-stockbooks, plenty of pickings from Classics, Long Type 10/- x2, Governors 20/- x2, Charity duo (*), 'OS' Overprints to 5/- Map, needs to be checked for perfs etc, condition variable. Hours of inexpensive enjoyment. Weighs 4kg.
(Qty many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 625.00
Sold...AU$ 1,350.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 1350
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 482
Symbol: *O
Here's something completely different!: a batch of 13 auction lots acquired years ago from Prestige Philately & still on the lotting cards as received. Includes Sydney Views 1d 2d & 3d x6 including a rare vertical strip of 3 [6/11/16], handy Diadems selection including diagonal 'SPECIMEN' Overprints x6 to 5/-, 'POSTAGE' 10/- overprinted 'Specimen' pair & a single with Double Overprint One Albino (**), Jubilee 2½d indigo Imperf Pair (faults but by far the scarcest of all the imperf errors of the period), 10d violet remarkable block of 20 (5x4) from a parcel, 'OS' Overprints blocks of 4 to 1/-, and a card of 'OS/NSW' punctures, generally very fine. Original estimates totalled $3800.
(Qty 90) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,500
Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 2,100.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 483
Symbol: P
De La Rue 'ink recipe' extract from the printers' ledger with imperf 'dummy' stamp block of 4 in blue affixed, margins just shaved - at right - to good.
1850-51 Sydney Views 1d Plate I SG 2 (good even margins, tonespots; Ceremuga Certificate), 1d Plate II SG 8 (margins close to good), 2d Plate I SG 17 (close even margins), 2d Plate II SG 26 (large even margins, superb!) and 3d yellow-green SG 42 (margins good to large, BN '65' of Wollombi; Ceremuga Certificate), Cat £1650
(Qty 5)
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) 1d crimson-lake SG 1, margins just clear (at L/L) to large, light BN cancel, Cat £600. By far the scarcest of the Plate I shades, which is not reflected in the relative catalogue values.
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) 1d carmine SG 2, margins good to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at the base, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £550. Georg Buhler Certificate (1988).
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) on Soft Yellowish Paper 1d reddish rose SG 3, close even margins, tiny central thin spot, light BN cancel, Cat £550.
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate II (Clouds) Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d dull carmine SG 8, margins close to large, untidy but light BN cancel, Cat £400.
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate II (Clouds) Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d dull carmine SG 8, good even margins, untidy bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £400.
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate II (Clouds) Hard Greyish or Bluish Paper 1d gooseberry red SG 11, good even margins, bars cancels of Sydney, SG £600. Ceremuga Certificate (2002) as "crimson-lake" SG 9, in error.
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate II (Clouds) on Horizontally Laid Paper 1d deep carmine SG 13, margins close to good, untidy but light BN cancel, Cat £750. Superb! Georg Buhler Certificate (1988).
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 493
Symbol: G/F
Cat No: Collection
1850-51 Sydney Views One Penny attractive group of Jeffryes Forgeries from Plate I x6 & Plate II x6 including two pairs, various cancels including BN '14' '24' '34' '93' & '94'. Ex Robson Lowe, on his album pages.
(Qty 12) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 494
Symbol: O
Cat No: 16b & 18
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I Intermediate Impressions 2d x2 (one a huge but defective example) & Worn Impressions 2d x2 (one with large margins, minor thin) between SG 16b & 18, Cat £1180 minimum; plus some later issues with pickings; condition variable.
(Qty 35) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 495
Symbol: G/F
Cat No: 16b
1850-51 Sydney Views 2d quality selection comprising Plate I (Vertically-Lined Background) SG 16b 16c 17 18 & 20 [Pos 20], Plate II (Horizontally-Lined background) SG 24 [Pos 21] & No Whip SG 26a, Plate III (Single-Lined Bale & No Dots in Stars) SG 29 [Pos 6], Plate IV (Circle in Centre of Stars) SG 31 32 & 33, Plate V Pearl in Fan SG 36, all with full margins, Barred Numeral cancels '71', '68', '68', '2', '3', '22' (?), '68', '88', '44', '23', ' ? ' & '72' respectively, Cat £3400 plus a significant premium for the numeral cancels. An unusual opportunity.
(Qty 12)
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate I (Vertically Lined Background) Later Impressions 2d deep blue SG 18, margins good to huge with outer framelines at top & left, very fine BN '64' cancel with Reversed '4' of Maitland, Cat £190. Superb!
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate II (Horizontally Lined Background) Early Impressions 2d indigo SG 21, large even margins with outer framelines except at the top, light cancel, Cat £375. Superb stamp from the earliest printing.
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate II (Horizontally Lined Background) 2d bright blue SG 24, margins close to large with outer frameline at the base, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £325.
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate II (Horizontally Lined Background) Lower Row Retouched 2d Prussian blue SG 27 [21] First Retouch, margins large to huge with virtually complete outer framelines & a fragment of the adjoining unit at left, superb BN '66' cancel of Singleton, Cat £325. Ex Dr WD Wiggins. A magnificent stamp for the connoisseur.
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate IV with Double-Lined Bale & Circles in the Stars Thick Vertically Laid Paper 2d ultramarine SG 34 horizontal strip of 4 [2-5], close at left otherwise with large margins & complete outer framelines at right & base, minor writing-ink remains on the reverse, untidy bars cancels of Sydney, Cat £1100++. A rare multiple of well-above average quality. Ex Guy Hutson: sold for £900.
1850-51 Sydney Views Plate IV (Circles in Stars) on Vertically Laid Paper 2d Prussian blue SG 35, margins close to large with outer frameline at right, BN '49' cancel of Wagga Wagga, Cat £300.
1850-51 Sydney Views Bluish to Grey Wove Paper 3d yellow-green SG 42, an unusually large example with margins large to huge, untidy bars cancel of Sydney, £300. Superb!
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 504
Symbol: F
Cat No: 43 [24]
1850-51 Sydney Views Bluish to Grey Wove Paper 3d emerald SG 43 [24], large even margins, BN '64' (Reversed '4') cancel of West Maitland, undercatalogued at £300. Superb! Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2001). [Most stamps offered as "emerald" are normal yellow-green shades. The true emeralds are much scarcer than the catalogue value would suggest]
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 505
Symbol: G
Cat No: 43ef [18]
1850-51 Sydney Views Vertically Laid Paper 3d yellow-green with No Whip SG 43ef [18], margins close to large, tied to large piece by bars cancel of Sydney clear of the variety, Cat £900. The stamp is superb!
1850-51 Sydney Views Bluish to Grey Wove Paper 3d yellow-green SG 42 (good even margins) + Laureates 2d ultramarine/blue SG 52 (cut-into at the top) & 6d vandyke brown SG 73 (margins close to good) all tied to piece from an entire to GB by neat bars cancels of Sydney (b/s of MY*3/1853), British 'Torquay/SHIP LETTER' h/s alongside, Cat £575 (plus the 2d). A very scarce Two-Issue franking. BPA Certificate (1994). [The piece has been squared-up with a blank piece of similar blue paper]
1851-53 Laureates Thick Yellowish Paper 1d carmine SG 44, margins close to good, and Plate I 2d ultramarine SG 52, good even margins, tied to piece by bars cancels of Sydney, very fine British 'SHIP-LETTER' h/s in red alongside, Cat £360+. Philatelic Foundation Certificate (1985) as Scott 13a & 16, which is about as useful as the Royal of London issuing a certificate for specialised United States & quoting numbers from 'Stamps of the World'.
1851-55 Laureates Later Impressions Bluish to Grey Wove Paper 2d Prussian blue SG 57 single & pair, all units with Double Impressions, margins close to good. Ex Gary Diffen. RPSV Certificate (2009) for the single.
1851-55 Laureates Medium Greyish Blue Wove Paper 3d dull yellow-green SG 67, three good margins & just shaved at the base, unused, Cat £5000. An attractive example of this rare stamp. [The absurdly tight plate layout means that examples with full margins are rarely encountered]
1851-53 Laureates 3d yellow-green SG 87 mostly plated stamps, also multiples comprising seven pairs, a strip of 3, two strips of 4 & two blocks of 4, 1855 cover to England with superb '1D' h/s & 1856 cover to Hobart, rather mixed condition but many units have full margins, £6400+ for singles. Ex John Bell (Goulburn).
(Qty 115 + 2 covers) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,200.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 511
Symbol: #
Cat No: 88
1854-59 Large Diadems 5d deep dull green SG 88 with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed, large even margins, unused, Cat £2000+. Superb!
1854-59 Large Diadems 5d dull green SG 88, good even margins, neatly cancelled with part-Sydney duplex of '63/AP21', Gibbons guarantee b/s, Cat £650. Superb! Ex Michael Haden: sold at our auction of 14.8.2010 for $875. BPA Certificate (1981).
1854-59 Large Diadems 6d greyish brown with Error of Watermark '8' Inverted & Reversed SG 96a horizontal pair, margins good to large, Rays '77' Type 2R20 (rated RRRR) of Merriwa, unused, Cat £300+. Ex Gary Diffen: stated by him to be the finest of the three recorded pairs.
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 514
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection
1856-59 'REGISTERED' Imperforate (6d) SG 102-106 group, all with full margins & a few unusually large stamps, one with a Pre-Printing Paper Fold, range of Rays cancels & a superb BN '50', Cat £3960 minimum. An unusual opportunity to acquire a superior selection of an important imperf issue. Ex John Bell (Goulburn): sold at our auction of 7.2.2014 for $1395. (Qty 22)** A client has kindly advised that the second stamp in the first illustration - the catalogue pic - is a Jeffryes Forgery. Estimate and reserve are unaffected **
1867-72 De La Rue Designs 1872 10d die proof in red-violet on glazed card (93x61mm). Gorgeous & superb! Ex De La Rue Archives. [Colour proofs were produced by De La Rue for display at the 1872 South Kensington Exhibition]
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 516
Symbol: #
Cat No: Collection
1856-60 Small Diadems 1d orange-vermilion SG 107 (good even margins except where just shaved at left), 1d carmine-vermilion SG 108 horizontal pair (margins close to good except at the top of the L/H unit where a little cut-into), 2d blue SG 110 with the Watermark Inverted (margins just clear to good), and 2d blue with Error of Watermark '5' SG 112c (margins just clear to good except where slightly shaved at left), unused, Cat £2975+. A scarce group.
(Qty 4 items)
1856-60 Small Diadems 1d orange-red SG 109 horizontal pair, margins close to large, the first unit with a minor pre-printing paper fold, small scissor-cut between the units at the base, unused, Cat £850+.
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 518
Symbol: O
Cat No: 110-114
1856-60 Small Diadems 2d blue (shades) SG 110-114 array on Hagners with diverse shades, a few with the Watermark Inverted, Wmk '5' Error SG 112c x6, some numeral interest, most with full margins [seven pairs & a strip of 3], generally fine to very fine, Cat £2278+ minimum for singles.
(Qty 133) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 519
Symbol: F
Cat No: 112
1856-60 Small Diadems 2d blue SG 112 or 114 horizontal strip of 5, the L/H & R/H units a little cut-into but the central strip of 3 is superb!, Rays '72' of Wee Waa & part '1d' h/s in red, Cat £70++. Strips larger than four units are rare.
1860-72 Perforated Diadems Perf 13 6d mauve SG 164 marginal example from the right of the sheet Imperf at Right, characteristic rough perfs at the base, light Rays cancel. Ex Gary Diffen who stated it is the only recorded example.
1862-65 De La Rue No Watermark 2d blue SG 188 horizontal strip of 4 with wing-margin at right from the L/R of the L/H pane, minor adhesions in the margin, large-part o.g., Cat £1000+.
