Extensive collection of Squared Circles 'ABERDEEN' to 'YUNTA' mostly on stamps or small pieces with lots of very fine to superb strikes & some better items noted including 'ARWAKURRA' (rated RR), 'CHERRY GARDENS' (RRR), 'DULWICH (RRRR), 'GLYNN' (RRR), 'MIRRA MITTA' (RRR) & 'MOOROOK' (RR; on missent OHMS lettersheet), etc, lots of duplication especially at the lower end of the spectrum. An excellent basis for research or expansion. (Qty Qty) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Commonwealth Period datestamps Aberdeen to Yunta neatly laid out with some annotation, on about 200pp many of which are well-filled, many of the rated items have been previously sold by us but what remains represents a very good basis for serious development with numerous fine to superb strikes including '[CAPE] SPENCER', 'GOOLWA BARRAGE', 'MUNDOO BARRAGE; 'No 2 LOCK' & 'No 4 LOCK' etc, strength is in the KGV to QEII pre-decimal period but there is some later material included. (Qty 2000+ ?) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Nineteenth Century Circular Datestamps extensive collection mostly part-strikes on single stamps but with many rated including RRR 'ARKABA', 'BALD HILLS', BULLS CREEK', 'BLETCHLEY', 'CAPE JERVIS', 'COLLINGSFIELD', 'COONDAMBO', 'CUSTON', 'DUTTON', 'EMU DOWNS', 'ENFIELD' (two types), 'GAWLER STATION', 'GREENS PLAINS EAST', 'HOYLETON', 'HUMBUG SCRUB', 'JOYCE', 'KLAEBES', 'LANCELOT', 'LEIGHTON', 'MANOORA', 'MATT', 'MILLBROOK', 'MT LYNDHURST', 'SLIDING ROCK', 'STRANGWAY SPRINGS', 'THISTLE BEDS', 'WINNINOWIE' and 'YANYARIE', and RRRR 'COOLATOO', 'EVERARD', 'MOUNT BRYAN', 'MOUNT MUIRHEAD FLATS', 'STEPHENSTON' and 'WILD HORSE PLAINS', lots of duplicates including of rated types. A solid basis to develop a serious collection of this generally under-appreciated material. (Qty many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Consignment remnants on single stamps with 19th century cds 25mm 'MOONTA' (rated RRRR), 'MUNDALLA' (RRRR), 'PARNAROO' (RRR) & 'WARROW' (RRR); squared-circles 'CAURNAMONT' (RRR), 'MANUNDA' (RRR), 1st Type 'PASKEVILLE' (RRR), and 1st Type 'PORT ELLIOT' (RRR); later CDS 'BROWNLOW/SA' (RRR; on piece), 'BUMBUNGA/SA' (RRR; on piece), 'MULJARRA' (RRR), 'No 2 LOCK' x2 & 28mm 'PIMBA' (RRRR); and TPOs 26mm 'P.O.RAILWAY/ 2 /S . A' (RRRR; b/s on cover) and 'EXPRESS RAILWAY' machine unusually on the face of 1910 cover. (Qty 16 items) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Trans-Australian Railway: '447 MILE QUARRY TRANS AUST RLY/23SE38/SA' several poor overlapping strikes & a largely very fine strike on the reverse on commercial cover to Sydney with provisional R label endorsed "447 Mile/TAR", minor blemishes. Rated RRRR. [Near the site of Watson. John Bell's similar but defective cover sold at the Prestige auction of 14.11.2014 for $1223]

Grade B A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Trans-Australian Railway: 'E W RLY CONSTRN [CAR]/15AP15/[SA]' very fine large-part strike on KGV 1d red x2. Rated RRRR. PO 17.10.1914; closed 3.12.1915. [Slightly more complete than John Booker's equally fine strike that sold at our auction of 1.3.2020 for $455]

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Travelling Post Offices: Extensive annotated collection with numerous fine to very fine strikes including a good range of early types some on cover, some record dates & a few noted as "Not recorded by Tony Presgrave", several strikes of the 'ENG MAIL TPO/S AUSTRALIA' on values to 5/-, 'CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN RAIL' on 1966 commercial registered cover, part-strikes of 'EW RLY CONST...' on KGV 4d orange, '[ENGLI]SH MAIL TPO/[crown]/ 1 ' mailbag seal largely very fine impression on 2d violet, etc etc, condition variable. An excellent basis for development and further research. (Qty 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Travelling Post Offices: '[N] EX RAILWAY/FE9/71/S.A' light but obvious strike of the Northern Extension Railway on DLR 2d. Rated RRRRR: sold at the Prestige auction of 25.1.2003 for $1188. [No examples recorded on cover]

Grade B B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300