Two large folios with 1940s-1950s complete sheets including 1950 Stamp Centenary, 1951 Gold Centenary & 1952 Food 3d, then 1960s large blocks including 2/6d Aborigine No Wmk x47, 1959-64 Flowers 2/- 2/3d on White Paper 2/5d & 3/- all x47, 1963-65 Navigators 4/- x47 & 7/6d x19, Colombo Plan 1/- x77, 1964-65 Birds x37 sets, 1965 Anzac x37 sets, etc, unmounted. (1000s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Batch of mostly large blocks including KSmith 6d violet block of 19, Vic Centenary Perf 10½ 2d block of 20 & 3d block of 8, Macarthur 2d block of 16 & 3d block of 9, ANZAC 2d block of 20 & 1/- irregular block of 8, Jubilee 3d block of 10 & 2/- strip of 5, Cable 2d half-sheet of 40 with Plate Number '2' at U/L, etc; also 'OS' Overprints KGV 3d block of 10 & 2d Bridge block of 15; generally very fine, unmounted. Ex "Pollie's Hoard": see Lots 191 to 204. (12 items)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1927-65 mint selection with singles, pairs, plate number & imprint blocks noted 3d Airmail plate '4' block **/*, 6d Kingsford Smith imprint block **, 6d Kooka imprint block **/*, Macarthur 2d & 3d imprint strips of 16 **, Robes £1 imprint blocks for both papers ** plus 5/- & 10/- hinged in margins (one without side margin), 1d Princess coil perf gutter block of 64, 1951 Stamp Centenary 2½d complete sheet, some coil pairs & strips including join, booklet panes & minor varieties, generally fine. (100s)

Estimate AU$800

1914-45 mint & used collection complete plus extra shades noted 6d Engraved Kooka x3, Kooka M/S * only, 5/- Bridge * & CTO, KGVI 3d White Wattles *, Robes sets, KGVI imprint blocks, coil pairs, minor varieties, etc, many fine but some toning & aging marks evident so careful inspection required. (100s)

Estimate AU$500

Single volume KGVI collection with lots of duplication including numerous multiples, imprint blocks in profusion including Robes Thick Paper set, some Coil Perf pairs, lots of varieties, generally fine to very fine but some toning/aging in the mint material. (many 100s)

Estimate AU$500

Used accumulation with Kookaburra 6d Engraved x10, 5/- Bridge parcel cancel, Vic Centenary 1/- x15, Macarthur 9d x4, ANZAC 1/- x3, Jubilee 2/- x4, Robes mixed papers 5/- x20, 10/- x24 including 'SPECIMEN' * and £1 x30 including block of 4, Arms £2 'Roller Flaw' x2, also 'OS' overprints including Kingsford Smith pairs x4, Large Lyrebird x4, Kangaroo 6d x5, range of KGV issues including ½d in larger blocks CTO, condition variable but many fine. (100s)

Estimate AU$1,000

Annotated collection to 1936 with Engraved 6d Kooka x3 (two CTO), Kooka M/S mint & CTO at Perth, 3d Airmail booklet pane & booklet stamp x2 on airmail cover to GB, Kingsford Smith 3d Dropping Mail Bag & 6d Extra Islands both mint & 6d Re-Entry in imprint block of 8, 6d Airmail imprint block of 6, Bridge 5/- CTO x2, Large Kooka 6d used imprint block of 4, Jubilee 2d good range of varieties & 2/- x4 (one CTO), SA Centenary imprint blocks of 4, 'OS' Overprints CTO/used, lots of plate numbers & imprints, etc, generally very fine. (few 100)

Estimate AU$1,400

Attractive two volume annotated collection of KGVI issues with Robes both papers *&U plus £1 'SPECIMEN' Overprint in black & in blue-black (no certificates), Arms 'SPECIMEN' set, many imprint/no imprint blocks including NSW Sesqui & AIF sets, Arms £2 & Aborigine 2/6d Emergency Printing, lots of listed varieties including '2½d' on 2d Medallion Flaw & Misplaced Surcharge both used, Arms £2 Roller Flaw mint & Retouch used, No Wmk ½d Offset mint, etc, many noted as Thin Papers with the comment "Checked with micrometer" but not confirmed by us, generally very fine. (many 100s)

Estimate AU$1,200

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green commercially used with 'ABBOTSFORD/1NO32/VIC' cds, a few fluffy perfs.

Grade A B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1934 Victoria Centenary Perf 10½ 1/- black block of 30 (3x10) from the left of the sheet with margins on three sides, variable centring, some perf separation, unmounted, Cat $3000+. Multiples of this size are rarely see. Ex "Pollie's Hoard": see Lots 191 to 204.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1934 Hermes No Watermark 1/6d claret ACSC #161 upper-right corner block of 8 (2x4), exceptional centring, a couple of minor gum bends, unmounted, Cat $1000+. Multiples of this size are scarce. Ex "Pollie's Hoard".

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1948-56 Arms 10/- purple & £2 green Authority Imprint blocks of 4, central Melbourne cds cancels, Cat $1100+ for mint but much scarcer used. (2 blocks)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

ESSAYS: Original artwork by Donald Cameron for QEII definitive issues including Queen's head in ink & china white (166x121mm) dated "DJC '54" and autographed similar to 1957 7½d violet (die engraved by him in late 1954), another in ink & china white (166x74mm) autographed and endorsed "sublimation" similar to 1959 3d green, also pen & ink drawing (210x126mm) of child for 1957 Christmas issue, plus some matching stamps, FDCs and Christmas cards signed by him. (63 items)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

ESSAYS: photographic reductions of essays by Donald Cameron of unadopted designs including for 1960 NT Exploration, 1962 Christmas, 1963 Cable (4 different very similar to issued stamp but inscribed 'COMPAC' with 5d denomination) and 1964 Airmail Anniversary pair, then five designs for an unadopted 2d stamp featuring Australian Rules Football, Bottle Tree, Aborigine, Industry or Coral Pool Fish (with and without denomination) mounted on pages autographed by him, also pen & ink drawing (129x193mm) of 4d Polar Bear "stamp", etc, plus page of eight 1981 APEX 22c un-adopted designs, fine condition. [See also Lots 44 954 & 1224] (19 items)

Estimate AU$400

ESSAYS: c.1946 2½d original artwork in ink and wash with white gouache & titled in lower margin showing State Emblems surrounded by Aboriginal motifs - the South Australian emblem was later changed to a magpie - on art board (205x257mm), a couple of tonespots & small tears in the margins. Attractive. [Apparently submitted for the 1946 Commonwealth Stamp Design Competition]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1928 Kookaburra 3d ACSC #133ba irregular block of 35, mostly well centred, overall aging of the gum & some creasing, also 1929 WA Centenary 1½d very fine block of 4, unmounted, Cat $1850+. (2 blocks)

Estimate AU$300

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1929 WA Centenary 1½d ACSC #138ba irregular block of 55 with John Ash Imprint, variable centring, some minor perf separation & a few minor faults, unmounted, Cat $1600+.

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

OVERPRINTED 'OS': Kangaroos CofA Wmk 6d ACSC #23(OS) brown marginal block of 10 (2x5) from the left of the sheet, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1250++. [From another vendor]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d ACSC #141(OS) marginal block of 4 from the right of the sheet, the third unit with tiny retaining pin-hole at lower-left, unmounted, Cat $1100+.

Grade A/A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d ACSC #141(OS) block of 4, unmounted, Cat $1100+.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d ACSC #141-2(OS) lower-left corner blocks of 4, the 3d with a few short perfs at the top, minor characteristic gum bends, unmounted, Cat $4400+. Rare multiples. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2017).

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d BW #141-2(OS) blocks of 32 (8x4) from the base of the sheets with complete John Ash Imprints, mostly well centred, minor characteristic gum bends, unmounted, Cat $38,700+. Exceptional and extremely rare multiples. Separate Chris Ceremuga Certificates (2017) state "Imprint blocks are of great rarity...these are the largest multiples in private hands known to me". [See article in the "Bulletin" of the ACCC of NSW (Dec 2017)] (2 blocks)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$15,000

OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1931 Airmail 6d sepia ACSC #144(OS) Ash Imprint block of 20 (5x4), minor gum streak on surface of the lower margin otherwise superb, unmounted, Cat $1075+.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1932 Large Lyrebird 1/- ACSC #145(OS) vertical corner strip of 5, excellent centring, unmounted, Cat $650+.

Grade A+ A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1932 Large Lyrebird 1/- ACSC #145(OS) corner block of 10 (2x5), mostly well centred, unmounted, Cat $1250+. Superb! Blocks this large are rarely seen.

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400