Australia: 1911 Antarctic Expedition cover franked Tasmania Pictorial 1d (perf tones) tied by 'Loose Ship Letter SY Aurora Posted at Macquarie Island' penguin cachet. To Hobart with 21 DE 11 cds. Unusually attractive & very rare example of proper usage - vendor originally paid $2890 for it. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,500
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 2,600.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1480
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Australia: 1912-13 Davis Antarctic Expedition cover with 'Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911' 2 line cachet, & 'Loose Ship's Letter S.Y. Aurora Posted in Antarctica' Penguin pictorial cachet. Signed by J.K Davis above 'Commander of Ship' cachet. Franked Tasmania 1d pictorial with 'Hobart 17 MAR 13 Tasmania' pmk & addressed to 'JJ Kinsey, Official Rep BAE, Christchurch New Zealand'. Overall Superb condition! Extremely rare Antarctic cover. 2016 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,100.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1481
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Great Britain: 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition GB 1912-24 KGV ½d green blk of 4, with 2 strikes of 'TRISTAN DA CUNHA' cachet & tied to piece by 4 strikes of 'SR ANTARCTIC EXPED- ITION 1921' cds. VFU. Very rare as only 212 of this value used by the expedition. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 800.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
AUSTRIA
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1495
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Cat No: 225-239
1910 80th Birthday set 1h-10Kr. VF fresh MLH/MNH, top 4 vals MNH. Mi 161-177 cat €600+, SG 225-239 cat £800+. (17). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$350
Opening AU$ 250.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1499
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Cat No: 699-702
1933 Ski Fund set 12+12g - 50+50g. Superb fresh MNH. Mi 551-554 cat €650, SG 699-702 cat £375 for M, should be at least double, £750 MNH. (4). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1500
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Cat No: 703
1933 WIPA Exhib 50+50g ultramarine on normal paper. VF fresh MNH, top marginal. Mi 565 cat €320, SG 703 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MNH. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$180
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 130.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1502
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Cat No: MS705
1933 WIPA EXHIB M/Sheet (original size 128x106mm) plus special presentation folder. Superb fresh MNH, with trace of MLH at top Mi Blk 1 cat €3800+, SG MS705 cat £4500+. Key European M/Sheet. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,800
Opening AU$ 1,200.00
Sold...AU$ 1,200.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1503
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Cat No: MS
1933 WIPA Exhib M/Sheet (original size 127x105mm). Superb VF U/CTO, with gum, special Exhib rectangular pmks. Mi Blk1 cat €4000, SG MS 705 cat £6000. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,800
Opening AU$ 1,200.00
Sold...AU$ 1,600.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1504
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Cat No: 972-975(var),
1946 Renner set 1+1S - 5+5S imperf on thick yellow paper. Superb fresh MNH, all UL cnr marginal. SG 972-975(var), Mi 772B-775B cat €320. (4). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$180
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1505
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Cat No: cat
Austria: 1918-36 Mint collection in Lighthouse hingeless album inc 1919-21 Parliament set. 1921 Flood Relief opt set to 20Kr. 1922-24 Inflation set to 10,000Kr. 1922 Musicians Fund set. 1922-24 Air set to 4800Kr. 1923 Artists Fund set plus 1924 set. 1925-30 Air set to 10S. 1928 10th Anniv set. 1929-30 Views set to 2S (SG cat £175). 1932 Painters set (£200). 1932 Views set to 64g (£275). 1932 Chancellor 50g. 1933 Winter Relief opt set. 1934-36 Portrait set to 5S (£150). 1936 Ski set. All diff. Almost all VF fresh M/MNH. SG cat £1400+ for M plus premium for the many MNH, plus cost of album. (330) (Image1)
Estimate AU$450
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 425.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1507
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1870s-1930s Postal History covers & cards inc 1860 folded letter wrapper franked 10K brown, 1871 folded letter franked 5Kr red with 2-line 'Jaegerndorf 22 AN' b/s, 1867-70 type stationery envelopes 3Kr & 5Kr UN, 1902 PPC to Austrian seaman in China with 'KuK Kriegsmarine SMS Maria Theresa 20 5 02' arrival cds, 1918 Deutch Osterreich opt set 10Kr on 3 covers, 1919 Defs original colours set of 12 on cover, 1933 WIPA PTPO 10g orange Postal Card & Envelope with 10g+12g printed on card - both uprated with diff Exhib pmks, plus 10g+12g Robert Kronfeld Luftpostkarte with Vienna-Semmering Glider Flight cds & Robert Kronfeld Glider Flight exhib special cds. 1935 reg cover franked Costumes 1Sh, 40g & another to China 'Via Siberia' with Shanghai arrival b/s, plus much more inc more Stationery, PPC, registered, Airmails, special pmks, some Austrian Levant, Bosnia etc F-VF, appears all diff. (70). (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 275.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 275
AUSTRIA - TERRITORIES & OCCUP
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1514
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Bosnia-Herzegovina: 1890s-1919 ranges on dealer cards in 1890s Arms types with m/s pmks (6), other Arms (11), 1906 Pics (9) inc 6h brown vertical pr imperf at sides & between M, 6h blue imperf colour trial, 40h perf 12½-6½ compound U, 1Kr imperf U, 1890s Revenues with postal pmks (4 diff), 1917 Assassination with red pmks (4 sets), same in colour trials (4 ea) -retail $100, mixed others (50+), plus 1918 Yugoslav opts inverted (2) & opt set U & others. F-VF M/U. Most with marked retail costs, total $865. (125) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
AUTOGRAPHS
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 467
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Great Britain: Queen Victoria signature 'VICTORIA' on document fragment. Scarce & popular. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 180.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
BERMUDA
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1538
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Cat No: 53da
1918-22 KGV 5/- green & carmine red/ pale yellow, wmk Mult Crown, variety 'Break in lines below left scroll. VF fresh MLH. SG 53da cat £400. (P) (Image1)
1862 QV 6d deep brown no wmk, perf 13. VF fresh M. SG 41a cat £225. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$180
Opening AU$ 130.00
Sold...AU$ 130.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1742
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Cat No: 386-97
1938-49 KGVI 1000R mauve on red top value, inscribed 'REVENUE REVENUE' being a continuation of the postage & postal fiscal set. SG 386-97 & F1. Equivalent to the KGV 'Postage & Revenue' high values. VF F/C large CEYLON & partial security punch in middle. Bft 15. Great rarity with only several recorded & this is the most attractive example known. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 2,500.00
Sold...AU$ 2,500.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 2500
CIGARETTE CARDS
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 468
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Ardath 1939 stamps rare & interesting (50 cat £75) inc Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking Siege, NSW Sydney View & Van Diemens Land Octagonal Orange. A not often seen set, seen photo. Abdulla 1935 Feathered Friends (25, £30). J Player & Sons 1914 Victoria Cross (25, £70), 1930 Portals of the Past (21/25 large, cat £45), 1939 Modern Naval Craft (50, £30), United Tobacco Agencies (South Africa). Mid 1950s Cars 1875-1954 134 medium size, unlisted Murray. Wills sets (8) inc 1908 Flag Girls of All Nations (50, £80), 1908 Time & Money (50, £85), 1914 Roses (50, £75) & 1924 Merchant Ships (45/50, £60). Also plenty of others, total cat £850. Also Trade cards with Allen's Confectionary 1920 Butterflies set of 72 (£150) & Typhoo Tee 1936 British Birds set of 25 (£40). Total Murray cat £1050 = A$1850, plus extra for the South African Cars. (many 100s) (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 350.00
Sold...AU$ 350.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 469
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Australia: JJ Schuh Australian Footballers (Rays) 31/40 inc B Carr (No 1), P Ogden (no 40) & Roy Cazaly (South Melbourne). Murray cat £387 = A$700, plus 5 other Footballers. Light rev foxing o/w F-VF, est retail over $700. (36) (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 470
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Australia: Ogdens 1901 General Interest (62/100) inc KEVII, Baden Powell, Kipling, Captain Cook, Jules Verne, Duke of Wellington, Mozart & Robert Burns. Fair-Fine, Murray cat £186. Then Guinea Gold real photos (185, cat £200+) very diverse inc Stage Actresses, British Naval Ships, Chinese views inc Temple of Heaven Peking, View of Tientsin, A Mandarin & His Family, plus others. British & Foreign leaders inc Sir Isaac Newton, Shakespeare, Queen Alexandra, Joseph Chamberlain, Lord Tennyson, Earl Roberts, HRH (Edward) Prince of Wales, Churchill, Queen Victoria, William II (Germany), Franz Joseph (Austria), Gen Botha (Boer Forces) & Napoleon I (France). Variable G-F. Total Murray cat £400+. (247) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 130.00
Sold...AU$ 140.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 471
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Cat No: Collection
Australia: Cricket Wills collection with 1903 Australian & English Cricketers (24) inc Vic Trumper, Clem Hill, Joe Darling, M A Noble & W Armstrong (cat £17 ea = £400). 1905 Australian Club Cricketers (18) inc A Hopkins (Nth Sydney), C McLeod (Melb), J Darling (Sturt), H Carter (Waverly) & M A Noble (Paddington) (cat £18 ea = £320). 1907 Prominent Australian & English Cricketers (39) inc F Laver (Vic), J Kelly (NSW), J Darling (SA), M Ellis (Vic), G B Fry, F L Lane & J S Hobbs (cat £560). Variable fair-fine condition. Total Murray cat £1280 = A$2300. (80) (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 400.00
Sold...AU$ 450.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 473
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Cat No: Collection
Collection in large over-size album with many 100s of cards inc American Tobacco Co 1901 Boer War series A (25/25 cat £150) inc Baden-Powell & series B (22/25, £185) inc Winston Churchill. Player & Sons sets (6) inc 1931 Dogs (49/50, £40) & 1935 Aeroplanes Civil (50, £50). R J Lea 1912 Miniatures (24/50, £60), Wills sets (8) inc 1904 Stage & Music Hall Celebrities (38/50, £170), 1905 Interesting Building (50, £120), 1913 Rides of the World (50, £85), 1915 Victoria Cross Heroes (25/25, £60) & 1924 Railway Engines (50, £60). Murray cat £1300. Also Australian Trade cards (200??) inc Hoadleys 1940 Birth of Nation comp set of 50 plus near comp group of 47 (£190), MacRobertson 1916 Flags of all Nations (22/24, unlisted, est £80), Sweetacres 1932 Aircraft of the World (24, £75) & Ships of the World (25, £75), plus others inc Mills cigarettes 1958 Aircraft (25). Total Murray cat £1750 = A$3100. (many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 625.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 625
COOK ISLANDS
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1764
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Cat No: 102(var)
1932 Pictorial 2½d black & deep blue, error centre INVERTED. VF fresh MNH. SG 102(var) footnote cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MNH. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
CYPRUS
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1770
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Cat No: cat
1937-51 Used with all Omnibus sets inc 1948 Silver Wedding set, 1938-51 Pictorial set to £1, plus 1Pi perf & 18Pi shade. All diff. VFU. SG cat £178. (33) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 100.00
Sold...AU$ 100.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1771
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Cat No: cat
1918-20 Collection/accumulation on hagners inc 1918 Scout Post set M, Hradcany (380) perf, imperf, diff perfs, shades etc (SG cat £260 as cheapest shades), plus 3h & 5h yellow-green opt 'VZOREC' - specimen, 'Posta Ceskoslovenska 1919' opts M/U to 4Kr green, Newspaper & Express sets, 1916 Dues to 1Kr & the 2 surch (£360), same opt on M Hungary (£320), 1919 Indep set, plus 15h & 25h perfs, 1920 Masaryk set of 4 U, 1920 Birds, Chain-breakers etc to 600h, Newspapers & Dues, 1920 Red Cross set, Airmail opt sets imperf M & perf U (£400+) etc, plus range of 'Franco' & 'T' opts on Austria (30+), Porto or Doplatit h/s on Austria & Czech (20+) & 'T' opt Czech (25). Also covers & cards (12) inc stampless with Postage Due stamp, Austria bisect h/s FRANCO with 'Pribram' cds, another stampless with Austria opt 'Porto', other 'P' or 'Porto' opts on cover or piece, 1919 Czech Legion use of PPC with 'Polni Posta' cds & censor h/s F-VF M/U. SG cat £1500+++, plus all the 'T', 'Porto' etc h/s specimens, covers etc. Also 2012 Profil specialist cat 1918-39. (630 + covers etc) (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 325.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1772
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1918 Local opts with Hluboka opt Arms to 10K, Budweis opt Arms to 10Kr inc 3 ea of high values, plus Newspaper Express 2 sets of 4, Postage Due set to 5Kr, 'Ceskoslovenska Republika' opts (3) etc, some being later printings VFU/CTO many on nice pieces. Mi cat €1300. (73). (P) (Image1)
1879-81 Sphinx & Pyramid 10pa pale claret, imperf plate proof, wmk Star & Crescent. VF fresh M, 4 margins. SG 50(p) cat £70+++ as normal. Rare as only 1 proof sheet of ea value believed printed & very few are recorded. 2020 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) (Image1)
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1794
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Cat No: 73-78(p).
1914 Pictorial 1m-10m all marginal horiz imperf proof prs, no wmk. VF MNH, all 4 margins. SG 73-78(p). Only 10 sheets of ea printed. (6 prs =12). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 80.00
Sold...AU$ 85.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1795
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Cat No: 73-72(p)
1914 Pictorial set 1m-200m, all horiz imperf proof prs, no wmk. VF fresh M, all 4 margins. SG 73-72(p) cat £220++ as normal. Only 10 sheets printed. (10 prs). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 210.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1796
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Cat No: 73-78(var).
1914 Pictorial 1m-10m IMPERF top marginal blks of 4, wmk single star & crescent. Stamps VF MNH, all 4 margins. SG 73-78(var). Only 4 sheets printed. (6 blks). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 180.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1797
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Cat No: 104(p).
1922 Crown & Arabic opt 15m indigo, type IV typographed RED TRIAL opt, wmk '3 crescents' VF fresh M. SG 104(p). Only 1 sheet believed printed. 2020 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1801
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Cat No: 98(p).
1922 Crown & Arabic opt 1m sepia, type IV typographed RED TRIAL opt, wmk '3 crescents'. VF fresh M. SG 98(p). Only 1 sheet believed printed. 2020 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1803
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Cat No: 98b
1922 Crown & Arabic opt 1m sepia, error opt DOUBLE. VF fresh M. SG 98b cat £175. Only 1 sheet was recorded. 2020 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 130.00
Sold...AU$ 130.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1809
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Cat No: 185-186
1931 Zeppelin opt set 50m/27m & 100m/27m. VFU, ea on piece with '9 AP 31' GRAF ZEPPELIN ALEXANDRIE' cds. SG 185-186 cat £160. (2). (P) (Image1)
1938 King's 18th Birthday £1 sepia & green. VFU, hinged to a cover with FDI '11 FE 38 ALEXANDRIA' cds. SG 272 cat £200 plus premium for 1st day pmk. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1819
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Cat No: A3-A6,
British Forces: 1932-35 collection inc 1932-35 Christmas seals 3m in all 4 issued colours. 1934-35 Letter stamp 1pi in carmine & green. 1935 Provisional Christmas opt seal 3m on 1p carmine. Vf fresh M/MNH. SG A3-A6, A8, A9, A11 cat £102+. (7). (Image1)
Estimate AU$120
Opening AU$ 130.00
Sold...AU$ 140.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1823
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Cat No: 3
Suez Canal Company: 1868 Ship 20c blue. Superb fresh MNH, 4 margins. SG 3 cat £75 as M, should be at least double, £150 MNH. Scarce genuine. Exp Brun & Ceremuga. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 80.00
Sold...AU$ 80.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
FAROE ISLANDS
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1848
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Cat No: 1-3
1940-41 British Occup Surch on individual covers with 20a/15o red tied by 'Trangisvaag 3 12 40' cds, 20o/1o tied by 'Skopun' cds, 20s/5o tied by 'Vaag 21 4 41' cds & 60o/6a tied by 'Thorshavn 23 5 41' cds Registered. All sent locally. SG 1-3 & 5 cat £157+ as loose stamps. Fa 4-6 & 8 cat Kr3330 on covers. (4) (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 130.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
FIJI
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1855
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Cat No: D12-19
1940 Postage Due set 1d to 1/6 perf Specimen. VF fresh MNH. SG D12-19 cat £250. Rare genuine set. (9) (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$275
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Feb-03-2021, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
FINLAND
Sale No: 364
Lot No: 1858
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Cat No: 49
1866-67 Arms serpentine roulette 1Mk brown, teeth 2¼mm. Superb fresh MLH, nice original gum, 1 tooth split & reattached (but it is original), all others intact. SG 49 cat £3500+. Facit 10c cat SFr 20,000, Mi 10c cat €3000 & all undercatalogued as very rare mint. Ex Faberge -pos 10 in his reconstruction (colour photocopy provided). 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) (Image1)