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image Sale No: 246
Lot No:151
Symbol:*/**
Cat No:Collection

High quality collection in Seven Seas hingeless album essentially complete 1928-65 excepting the Kangaroos & KGV Heads, generally well centred, many unmounted including Engraved 6d, Large Lyrebird 1/-, No Wmk Hermes 1/6d, Bridge 5/-, Vic Centenary Perf 10½ 1/-, Macarthur ANZAC & Jubilee sets, all the KGVI Dies, Robes 10/- both & £1 both, Arms set, Navigators £2, etc, otherwise generally lightly to very lightly mounted, the only fault we noted was toning on the KSmith 'OS' 3d (not expertised). (Qty 200+)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,750



Opening AU$ 1,350.00
Sold...AU$ 1,700.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1700

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:152
Symbol:OCPS
Cat No:Collection

Collection remainders with Kangaroos to 2/-, KGV Heads, Pre-Decimals to £2 plus quantity of mostly Decimals sorted into envelopes, 1970 Captain Cook souvenir covers, etc, condition variable. Weighs 7kg. (Qty 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200



Opening AU$ 210.00
Sold...AU$ 280.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 280

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:153
Symbol:O
Cat No:Collection

Mostly postally used blocks of 4 with Kangaroos CofA Wmk 5/-, a few KGV to 1/4d x2 (one punctured 'OS' is CTO), mostly KGVI including 3d blue Die I with White Wattles (non-contemporary cds), NSW Sesqui 9d, Robes Thick Paper 5/- (used in TPNG) & £1 on pieces, Arms 10/- block of 19, £1 blocks of 10 x2 & £2 block of 6 plus imprint blocks of the 5/- £1 & £2, generally fine to very fine. A very scarce group that could form the nucleus of a desirable collection. (Qty 59 blocks) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000



Opening AU$ 850.00
Sold...AU$ 2,400.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 2400

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:154
Symbol:L

Auction catalogues for the Arthur Gray Kangaroos & KGV both with p/r, John Williams' KEVII hardbound, Morgan Kangaroos & Other Pre-Decimals, & Peter O'Rouke's Kangaroos, all in excellent condition. Weighs 5kg. (Qty 5 books)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100



Opening AU$ 85.00
Sold...AU$ 85.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 85

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:155
Symbol:**/*O
Cat No:Collection

Collection remainders including mostly used Australia & Colonies with a few Kangaroos then quantity from KGV Heads to modern on Hagners & loose, many still on piece with plenty of potential postmark interest, also worldwide including a stockbook of Indonesia 1950s-60s issues, lots of thematics, cinderellas, some FDCs, etc, etc. Weighs 23kg. Hours of sorting fun here. (Qty 1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200



Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 480

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:156
Symbol:P

'...the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia' boxed presentation book with proofs reprinted in black from the original dies including 1d Engraved, 1½d Canberra, 2d Bridge, 1934 Hermes, £1 Robes, £1 Arms, 1950 Stamps Centennial se-tenant pair, 2/- Olympics Propaganda, & 7/6d Captain Cook etc, also AAT 2/- Map, Cat $700 @ $25 per unit. (Qty 28 proofs)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100



Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 115

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:157
Symbol:**/*O
Cat No:Collection

Extensive used collection on home-made pages with a selection of Kangaroos and KGV Heads & Commemoratives, Engraved 6d Kookaburra, then almost complete from 1938 Robes set including Pre-Decimal Navigators (ex £2) and Decimals to 2016 with lots of extras including M/Ss, se-tenant pairs & strips, sheetlets, booklet panes, perforation varieties, etc, also similar for AAT and less complete pages for Christmas, Cocos & Norfolk Island, also spares in albums & loose, plus a range of mint Pre-Decimals including some blocks, a box of Decimal FDCs & postal stationery, a bundle of catalogues & reference books, etc, etc, condition variable but mostly fine to very fine. Weighs 26kg. (Qty 1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 360.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 460

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:158
Symbol:*/**$

Eclectic mix with a few Kangaroos including Third Wmk 3d Die I block of 4 (*/**), Kookaburra M/S from a central position, 1930s Commemoratives largely complete including 5/- Bridge (hinge remainders), Robes both papers, BCOF set, Decimal Navigators 50c block of 4 with Plate Number ' -2- ' (**) and 'SPECIMEN' set (**), etc, condition variable, but most are fine to very fine, plus an array of Post Office packs & a few coins from Australia, New Zealand & Great Britain. (Qty many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500



Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 1,050.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1050

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:159
Symbol:**/*O
Cat No:Collection

1913-65 collection on home-made pages with Kangaroos First Wmk to 1/- including 5d CTO plus punctured Large 'OS' to 1/- (ex 2½d & 5d) used, Third Wmk to 2/- with shades plus £1 grey used and 2d 2½d & 3d Die I & Die II *, SM Wmk 10/- used (uneven perfs at top) and CofA Wmk £2 used (faults), KGV Heads range including some mint, Engraved 6d Kookaburra * & attractively used with '135' numerals-in-rays, then apparently complete * & used with KGV Commemoratives including 'OS' punctures & overprints (the 5/- Bridge and KSmith 'OS' are CTO only) plus a few blocks & imprints, the later issues often also with a */** block of 4 or larger incuding quite a few imprints, noted Robes both papers, the mint increasingly ** from post-WWII onwards including 2/6d Aborigine CofA Wmk, No Wmk & White Paper blocks of 4 **, the Arms, 5/- Cattle (both papers) and Navigators set (6) are * & used singles only, condition of some earlies a little variable but generally fine to very fine. Weighs 5kg. (Qty 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800



Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1500

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:160
Symbol:**/*O
Cat No:Collection

Collection of KGV commemoratives mostly mint including Kookaburra M/S from a central position, KSmith 6d block of 4 with Extra Islands, 5/- Bridge x2 (one CTO), 1/- ANZAC Plate 1 & 2 pairs, etc, many imprint blocks including 1½d Swan block of 8 with Re-Entry on 'T' & Neck, 3d Airmail Type B block of 4 (pulled perf at L/R), KSmith 6d block of 8 with Re-Entry to 'T' & 'RLD', 6d Air Plate 1 block of 6, 6d Typo Kooka Plates 1 & 2, Hermes 1/6d No Wmk, Victoria Centenary both perfs, Macarthur set including 2d Dark Hills, Silver Jubilee, South Australia Centenary, etc, also Engraved 6d block of 4 plus a used example with 'DJ/LTD' perfin, Kookaburra 3d rare used block of 10 & SA Centenary set on plain FDC, a few condition issues but generally fine to very fine & some units are unmounted. (Qty 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,800



Opening AU$ 1,350.00
Sold...AU$ 3,400.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 3400

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:161
Symbol:O

Seven Seas album with Kangaroos including Third Wmk 10/-, £1 brown & blue and £1 grey, SMult £2, and CofA 10/- & £1, KGV Heads apparently complete plus a neatly annotated range of Penny Red varieties including both Pre-Substituted Clichés (both repaired) & 'CNE PENNY' (questionable), 1930s Commemoratives largely complete (missing the KSmith 'OS' Overprints), then apparently complete to 1980, also many multiples including First Wmk Large 'OS' 6d strip of 4, Robes £1 pair & Arms to £2 blocks of 4 etc, condition rather mixed so close inspection is recommended. (Qty many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500



Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 3,800.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 3800

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:162
Symbol:*O

Odds 'n' sods with some Kangaroos to 10/- x2 including First Wmk 2/- unused & used + Large 'OS' 2½d 3d 9d & 2/- and a few 'SPECIMEN' Overprints, KGV Penny Red shades mint & Rough Paper Die II Substituted Cliché used, 4d lemon mint x2, Postage Dues to 5/-, a few PO packs, etc, condition rather mixed. (Qty 100+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200



Opening AU$ 1,000.00
Sold...AU$ 1,000.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:163
Symbol:B*CPS

Three exploded KGVI booklets, QEII 4c booklet panes set of 6 (3 with upper margins), Vietnam booklet with QEII 5c block of 10, selection of coil perf pairs, then a range of taxed mail including First Flight covers & a few better items that have been stuck down!, also a few pages of Postal Stationery, some problems in the covers otherwise generally fine to very fine. Ex Hans Karman. (Qty 100+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 190

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:164
Symbol:**/*O
Cat No:Collection

Sizeable accumulation in three archive boxes of albums plus quantity of used partly sorted into envelopes and loose & on paper in tins & bags, noted collection on Seven Seas pages with Kangaroos to 10/-, KGV Heads including some mint, Commemoratives including 5/- Bridge * and 'OS' overprints, then reasonably complete mixed */**/used from KGVI to end of Pre-Decimals, stockbooks with extras including imprint blocks, postmarks, commercial perfins, Colonies, Revenues, Cinderellas, etc, etc, condition variable. Weighs 30kg. (Qty 1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600



Opening AU$ 850.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1150

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:165
Symbol:*/**O
Cat No:Collection

Collection remainders with stamps including 5/- Bridge CTO & £sd Navigators mint, bundles of FDCs & other covers, Cinderellas including War Savings booklets from GB & USA, etc, condition variable. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100



Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 600

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:166
Symbol:O

Carton of decimal duplicates to 1999 sorted into envelopes, much from philatelic mail with numerous stamps difficult to acquire fine used & some multiples. (Qty many 1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150



Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 120

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:167
Symbol:**/O
Cat No:Collection

Postage accumulation with presentation packs x330+ from about 1975 onwards, 1998 to 2011 mainly used then to 2015 Christmas mainly unmounted, loose packets of unmounted with face value around $550. (Qty 1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000



Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 1,200.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:168
Symbol:P

'Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia' the black ('Classic Issues' with 28 proofs), red ('Royalty' with 32 proofs), blue ('Federation' with 30 proofs) and green ('Transport and Communication' with 33 proofs) boxed presentation books, the latter including an unissued version of the Kingsford Smith 6d plus the unissued 5/- Guba. Weighs kg. The proofs were pulled from the original dies. For most issues, very few or no proofs are available, which makes these 'reprinted die proofs' highly collectable. They are, without doubt, the best 'product' released by Australia Post. A 'set' in our Online Sale 6 on 30.9.2021 sold for $1000+. (Qty 123 proofs) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500



Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 575

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:169
Symbol:**cps

First Day Covers late 1970s to 1994 in two shoeboxes with some PSEs then January 1994 to September 2015 fairly complete housed in ten Australia Post binders and hagner pages plus a few PNCs, plus approximately $100 face value in mint stamps. (Qty 100s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150



Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 675.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 675

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:170
Symbol:**/O/

Collector's remnants with approximately $350 face of Decimals in blocks, strips and packs, FDCs and postal stationery items then albums of tins and containers of stamps. Weighs 35kg. (Qty 1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200



Opening AU$ 290.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 320

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:171
Symbol:**cps

Eclectic mix with some stamps, advertising covers, FDCs, some useful Postal Stationery, etc; then Queensland 1d Postal Card 'Botanic Gardens' (lawn tennis court & players), and an array of Pacific Islands with NZ including FDCs and 1957-74 Health M/Ss (**), German Samoa Postal Cards x3 & 1935 Pictorials to 3/- on separate illustrated FDCs, etc, also modern QSL cards x39 from many countries. (Qty 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200



Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 160

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:172
Symbol:**/*O
Cat No:Collection

Balance of collection with strength in KGV Commemoratives used & mint with imprint & sheet number pairs & blocks, noted Silver Jubilee 2/- * x10 including block of 6, also KGVI and later with 1953 Produce Food 3d & 3½d in half-sheets and Coronation set in blocks of 40 **, War Savings 6d Plane x12 * including block of 4, a few Cinderellas, also some Colonies noted Tasmania Pictorials 1d blocks with 'CA' & 'JBC' monograms, Victoria Postal Fiscals including Stamp Statute 1d green & 5/- blue * (minor faults), then packets of duplicates with potential postmark interest, etc, etc, condition a little variable but many are fine to very fine. Weighs 5kg. (Qty 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500



Opening AU$ 725.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 1900

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:173
Symbol:OBC
Cat No:Collection

Collection remnants in albums, stockbooks, packets and containers, fairly well cleaned out of anything of value but still pickings for postmarks or packet makers, plus some FDCs & booklets. Weighs 27kg. (Qty 1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100



Opening AU$ 105.00
Sold...AU$ 125.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 125

image Sale No: 246
Lot No:174
Symbol:PSE

Postage with a difference being a massive quantity of PSEs to mid-2000s in ten archive boxes, some with FDI or commemorative cancels, original cost price would have been many $1000s. Weighs 70kg. (Qty 1000s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
image Sale No: 246
Lot No:175
Symbol:OC

Decimal bundleware 1966 to recent, huge quantity in five archive boxes, mostly sorted into bags and ready to be made up into packets, some pre-decimals to 2/6d, possible postmark interest, plus FDCs & Maxi Cards. Weighs 44kg. (Qty 10,000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 210.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00


Closed..Dec-01-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 420


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