1927 Opening of Canberra Parliament House 1½d complete sheet of 80 (10x8) stamps all CTO with 30mm 'CANBERRA/9MY27/F.C.T.' on the First Day of Issue, ACSC 132w, the stamps are fine and fresh with some perf reinforcing in the margin only.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1932 Large Lyrebird Chambon 'Essays' 1/- in deep red ACSC 145PP(1)A, well-centred, small hinge remainder, Cat $750. [The ACSC states that the so-called Chambon Essays - with 'AUSTRALIA' and 'ONE SHILLING' scored through on the die - were printed by France's Stamp Printing Works on their Chambon printing presses "apparently in connection with efforts of the French authorities to sell Chambon intaglio printing equipment to the Note Printing Branch"]

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge balance of display collection in heavy European album including lightly mounted 5/-, 2d & 3d CTO blocks of 4, 3d block of 32 (4x8), corner blocks of 4 with Plate Numbers '1' to '4', 'OS' Overprints blocks of 4 of 2d x3 (two with imprint) & 3d x2 (one with imprint), etc, a few problems but generally fine to very fine. Ex Michael Kino. [With introductory pages including copies of key documents] (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- dark green ACSC 148 (SG 143), well-centred, large-part slighty over-inked 'LAT[E FEE]/MELBOUR[NE ...]' cds, undercatalogued at $400: postally used examples are very scarce (Gibbons £225 for CTO with footnote "postally used examples are worth more").

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green ACSC 148 (SG 143), exceptional centring, tied to small piece by 'CAMBERWELL ___/VIC' cds, undercatalogued at $400 for postally used (£225 for CTO).

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- dark green CTO with very light corner cancel ACSC 148w (SG 143), quite well-centred, full gum unmounted, Cat $225 (£225).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- dark green ACSC 126 (SG 143) with central telegraph punch and large-part 'MT ISA/[  ]JE32/QUEENSLAND' cds, well-centred, a few uneven perfs, Cat $400 for postally used (£225 for CTO with footnote "postally used examples are worth more"). Very scarce commercial telegraphic usage. [Maurice Williams' fine example with telegraph puncture sold at our auction of 24.5.2008 for $862] 

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge marginal single from the upper-left corner of Sheet A with Single Plate Dot at the corner ACSC 148z, two slightly untidy strikes of Perth (?) '..MR32' cds, quite well-centred, a little light overall aging hardly detract, Cat $3000 for a mounted Plate Dot single (unpriced used). The plate dots were usually guillotined-off and very few examples have survived: mint examples are rare; commercially used they are the proverbial 'hen's teeth'.

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green complete sheet of 20 (5x4) from Sheet D with John Ash Imprint ACSC148zd & Retouch over Left-Centre of Bridge [12], most are well- to very-well centred, small aging mark on the gum of the lower-left unit, light gum bends as usual, unmounted, Cat $31,000+. Arthur Gray's complete Sheet A - variable centring & one unit with light stains - sold for $22,610; Stuart Hardy's complete Sheet C - minor imperfections - sold for $27,960.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$14,000

1934 Macarthur Centenary 2d Dark Hills complete sheet of 80 including John Ash Imprint ACSC 158z, rarely seen or offered in such fine and fresh condition. Cat $3745+.

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1946 Major Mitchell 2½d carmine Imperforate Interpanneau Block of 8 (4x2) from the base of the sheet with humungous lower margin with both the Imprint and full Plate Number '-3-' ACSC 239za, some characteristic minor wrinkles, the block folded vertically through the gutter and horizontally above the plate number, unmounted, Cat $17,000+ for a plate number block of 4 and an imprint block of 4. A spectacular rarity.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000

1963-65 QEII 5d green complete booklet sheet of 288 comprising 48 booklet panes of 6 with Imperforate at Side & Imperforate Between units and complete Plate Number '- 1 -' at the top ACSC 400za, Cat $2000+.

Grade A

Estimate AU$250

REVENUES: Accumulation including Australia 1940s Wages Book with Tax Installment to 15/- & Motor Spirit Ration Tickets x8, a few Queensland Duty Stamps with values to £1, South Australia Duty Stamp 6c corner block of 15 **(3x5) with Double Perforations through the fourth row, Victoria Stamp Duty with values to £7 noted 3/- orange Perf 11 * and a range of 'CATTLE' & 'SWINE' overprints to £2, a couple of pages of Customs Duty & Railway Parcel stamps, etc, condition a little mixed but many are fine to very fine.  (few 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200