1937-65 all-different selection of 'cachet' covers with a good variety of producers including Rex Bodin & Southern Cross Printers, Challis, Guthrie, Haslem, Queensland Stamp Mart, etc, also Gower (Wesley), Parade, Royal & Wide World with some generics, the 'issue-specific' envelopes with a wide variety of colour combinations (some in complete 'sets'), noted 5½d Memorial setenant pair x2 different, 5/- Cattleman x3 different, 2/3d Commems and Navigators 10/- & £1, a few Post Cards & Maxi Cards, possible postmark interest including some commemorative cancels, quite a number are registered, many of the others are unaddressed, condition generally fine to very fine. Weighs 2½kg.  (500 approx)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Substantial accumulation of mostly 1947-65 cacheted FDCs in six shoeboxes with lots of Wesley and Royal envelopes (with lots of illustration & colour variants) but also plenty from other producers including Rex Bodin & Southern Cross, Guthrie, Haslem, Queensland Stamp Mart, Parade, Wide World, etc, light to heavy duplication in places, many are unaddressed and quite a few registered and/or with commemorative cancels, values to 3/- plus 5/- Cattlemen and Navigators, 2/3d Commems, 5½d Memorial setenant pair x6, blocks of 4 including imprints, etc, condition generally fine to very fine. Weighs 12kg. Ex Woodchip-Free Zone (Rod Perry).  (2000+)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Balance of Pre-Decimal collection with lots of better items including plain covers for 1927 Canberra, 1929 WA Centenary x3, 1930 Sturt 2d, 1932 Kookaburra 6d registered to Canada, 1932 Bridge 2d & 3d x2, 1934 Victorian Centenary 2d & 3d x2, then illustrated for 1935 ANZAC 2d, 1935 Jubilee 3d, 1936 SA Centenary 2d x4 different, 1937 NSW Sesqui-Centenary set on Bill Hornadge and Northern envelopes 1938 KGVI 1½d brown & 9d Platypus on two different 'Small Crown' envelopes, Newcastle set on F Fewster Map & Flag envelope to Canada (all scarce; the only design he produced), Farrer 2½d block of 4 on OHMS envelopes x4, Nursing on Queensland Photographic 'Florence Nightingale' envelope, and many more including Mappin & Curran, Guthrie, Cole, Rex Bodin & Southern Cross Printers, Queensland Stamp Mart, Wide World, ALFIL Barcelona and other scarce or unknown cachet-makers, also Royal and Wesley in various colour combinations, a few Postcards & Maxi Cards, a couple of Decimals noted 1968 Soil/Medical gutter pair unaddressed, etc, minor duplication, generally fine to very fine.  (250+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1930s to modern collection including 1936 SA Centenary set on South Australian Stamp Co 'Warship Buffalo', 'Proclamation Tree', 'Sir John Hindmarsh' and on 'Hindmarsh & Tree' envelopes all registered from Glenelg, 1937 NSW Sesqui set on Northern Stamp Co multi-colour and on  AC Campe set of four different, 1946 Peace set on Bodin 'Dove', Miller Bros 'Dove & Map', Kugel 'Flags', Haslem 'Britannia', Hunter 'Map', Mitchell, Campe 'Globe', Wide World 'Arms', Queensland Philatelic Society 'Medal' and very scarce Donelly long-format 'Map' envelopes the latter registered, then Christmas-themed later issues including 1950s-60s Guthries, 1971 with blocks of 7 x13 including Royals and a block of 25 **, 1975 Post/Telecom presentation card, 1980s Benham silks, 2001 Parliament, 2004 Eureka Stockade with P-Sheet **, etc, condition of the earlier a little mixed but most are fine to very fine.  (100+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1928 International Exhibition Kookaburra 3d blue M/S tied by the Exhibition cds of 29OC28 in red with another strike alongside to cover with Exhibition advertising in blue on the flap, unaddressed & the flap unsealed so it can be opened-out for display, Cat $1750.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

EXCELSIOR: 1966-71 duplicated accumulation almost filling an archive box with complete sets, gutter pairs, blocks of 4, booklet tabs & panes, good variety of the different envelope colour combinations including a few Missing Colours, quite a number are unaddressed, plus a quantity of early-1970s 'Philatelic Covers' and other illustrated envelopes with commemorative cancels including many pictorial markings & a couple registered, some affected by sub-par storage but many are fine to very fine. Weighs 8kg. Ex Woodchip-Free Zone (Rod Perry).   (1000+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

POSTMASTER GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT: 'Hermes' unaddressed all-different group from 1954 Olympic Publicity 2/- blue to 1964 Airmail 5d & 2/3d plus Post Office 'Emblem' envelopes for 1965 2/3d ICY & 5d Christmas, a couple with both 'gold & blue' & 'red & blue' versions, generally fine to very fine.  (39) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

POSTMASTER GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT: 'Hermes' all-different group from 1954 Red Cross to 1963 2/3d Cable, a few with both 'gold & blue' & 'red & blue' versions plus a couple of Australian Post Office 'Emblem' envelopes for later issues, the majority with neat typed addresses, generally fine to very fine.  (64) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

ROYAL: 1954-65 all-different group mostly unaddressed and a few registered with values to 5/- Cattle x3 different colours, a range of 2/3d Commemoratives plus Navigators 10/-, the majority on issue-specific envelopes in different colour combinations some with full 'sets' of 6 different, quite a number bearing multiples including blocks of 4 noted 5½d Memorial se-tenant pair x3 different, plus a small group (21) of Decimal-period to 1971, postmark interest including commemorative cancels, mostly fine to very fine.  (230+)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

SIGMA: 1950s-70s accumulation of large-format FDCs for Sigma Co Ltd Manufacturing Chemists with single low values tied by Melbourne regular or FDI cds but noted 1970 Cook 5c strip of 5 x6, all sent through the mail to doctors around Australia, quite a few with inserts in place, plus similar envelopes from other firms including Ames Company, Besley & Pike, CIBA Pharmaceuticals, ICI, Pfizer, Schering, etc, some duplication, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine. Weighs 6kg.  (500 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

WESLEY: 1953-65 all-different group many unaddressed including early unbranded envelopes with colour variants, values to 5/- Cattle and Navigators to £1, mostly issue-specific envelopes, many with two or more versions (noted a number of altered dates of issue) plus a few generic 'Souvenir' covers, quite a number bearing multiples including blocks of 4 noted 5½ Memorial se-tenant pair x3 different colours, also First Day Cards for 1955 Olympic Publicity 2/- green & Rotary, Decimal-period (52) to 1971, also1962-65 ACCA/Parade x63, postmark interest including some commemorative cancels, fine to very fine.  (230+)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

COMMEMORATIVE COVERS: Small box with 1956 Olympic Games set of the pictorial datestamps on Wesley postcards (light-pencil addresses, much scarcer than similar envelopes), a few flight covers, etc, generally fine to very fine.  (80 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150