1891 1d Postal Card to Vic with Albany KGS duplex; 1898 Orient Line cover to GB with GB 2½d tied by Albany PO duplex; and 1913 OHMS cover with 2d punctured 'OS' pair, 'CUE' cds & superb DLO boxed d/s. (3)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1869 cover to "Henry Prinsep/Prinsep Park/Dardinup" [sic] with 2d yellow-bistre tied by light but obvious 15-bar '13' & very fine 'PINJARRAH/JY15/1869/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds below, same-type 'BUNBURY' cds of the next day also on the face, flap fault. Not listed in the Pope & Reynolds Census. [Henry Charles Prinsep arrived 25.5.1866 from Singapore. He was a draftsman with the Lands Department; later Under-Secretary for Mines & Protector of Aborigines. He was also JG Bussell's son-in-law, and illustrated accounts of expeditions lead by Forrest & Giles]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1876 cover to "Captain Smith/Police Department/Perth" with Perf 12½ 2d yellow SG 55 tied by largely fine 12-bar '27' (ERD), largely fine strike of the rare 'BANNISTER/("18 12 76")/=WESTERN AUSTRALIA=' h/s at lower-left, Perth Maltese Cross arrival b/s, minor soiling. Pope & Reynolds Census #1, the earlier of only two recorded covers. Ex Cecil Walkley: acquired at the Prestige auction of 27.11.2010 for $1840. PO opened 1/12/1869: 80km SE of Armadale. [Matthew Skinner Smith arrived 5/6/1868 on the "Lady Louisa". Superintendent of Police 1871-77 & responsible for re-organising the Department]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1882 cover to "Very Rev N Gibney/Perth" with Perf 14 1d pair tied by very fine 12-bar '29' cancel & equally fine strike of the rare unframed-oval 'KOJONUP/["16-2-82"]/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' with manuscript date, a little soiled. The latest of only three covers recorded in the Pope & Reynolds Census. [Rev Matthew Gibney arrived in the Colony 12.12.1863 per "Tartar". Catholic Church administrator & Vicar-General 1871, Bishop 1887-1910. Amazingly, he was present at the capture of Ned Kelly at Glenrowan (Vic) on 28.6.1880]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1890 cover to Guildford with 1d x2 tied by very fine strikes of 15-bar '23' cancel & unframed 'GINGIN/["9.9"]/18["90"]/ =WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds, Guildford duplex arrival b/s of the next day, with unsigned 7pp octavo letter. Pope & Reynolds Census #28.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1899 OPSO envelope with 'WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL/MINING AND INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION/ COOLGARDIE, 1899' imprint (upper-case) at lower-left, 'WESTERN AUSTRALIAN [EXHIBITION]/FRANK/[swan]/ STAMP/COOLGARDIE 1898' large-part very fine strike, unusually not cancelled, opened a little roughly; also 1937 Marvel Loch Gold airmail cover Kalgoorlie-Adelaide. (2 items)

Grade B/A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1906 (c.) Rae Brothers pictorial envelopes "set" of 12 views comprising a) with 'Rae Brothers Perth' imprint "CLAREMONT", "MUNDARING WEIR", "PERTH FROM MT ELIZA", "PERTH R STATION" (with tram), "THE ZOO PERTH" & "WATCHING INTER 8-OAR BOAT RACE PERTH 1906"; or b) without imprint "HOLIDAYING ON THE SWAN", "NEW COURT HOUSES PERTH" (with tram), "PARLIAMENT HOUSES PERTH", "THE ESPLANADE PERTH", "WA BLACKS AT BREAKFAST" (a previously unrecorded view) & "WA GINS SMOKE OH", some very fresh, others with very minor blemishes mostly on the reverse, unused. A rare group. (12)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

WRAPPERS: 1903 Single-Lined Borders ½d emerald with 106mm Between the Lines Pope #WR3.1 to Scotland uprated with ½d grey-green tied by light 'CLAREMONT' cds, Cat $400.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

WRAPPERS: 1904 Single-Line Borders 1d red with 99mm Between the Lines Pope #WR4 to Germany in 1909 with 'STAMP/ISSUERS OFFICE/21OCT1909/GPO PERTH WA' d/s in violet, Perth machine cancel, German '64'-in-circle postman's delivery handstamp.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Collection of 1d & 2d Swans in large stockbook with lots of duplication but we noted 'BRUNSWICK', 'BURBANKS', 'SAVINGS BANK/COLLIE WA', 'COLLIE FIELDS', 'DUKETON', 'ERROLS FIND', 'GULLAWA', 'ISRAELITE BAY', 'MT SIR SAMUEL', 'NIAGARA', 'SOUTH KALGOORLIE', 'THE GRANITES', etc. (100s)

Estimate AU$500

Album of mostly PPCs including with BN '17' & 'AUSTRALIND' "tie" x3, 'COOKERNUP/WA-PO' duplex x20, 'ISRAELITE BAY', 'MENZIES/WESTERN AUSTRALIA - PO' duplex x2, etc, condition variable. (150 approx)

Estimate AU$200

Appadene: 'APPADENE/14MY26/[WESTER]N AU[STRALIA]' (RO period) largely fine on KGV 1½d red. The earlier of only two recorded strikes. Group Settlement No 83. RO 15.1.1924; PO 1.7.1927; closed 15.7.1929. [11km north of Manjimup]

Grade A B3 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Bornholm: 'YONGA/13MR14/SWESTN AUST' cds (after name change) on 1d Roo on cover to UK, minor edge faults and flap removed. Martinup renamed Yonga 30.12.1912; renamed Bornholm 1.1.1914. [32km W Albany]

Grade B B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Norlup: 'NORLUP/16OC23/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' (RO period) very fine strike on KGV 1½d green. RO 12.7.1921; PO 1.9.1922; RO 27.7.1923; closed 28.012.1923. [18km nort-west of Bridgetown]

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Trans-Australia Railway: 'TPO TRANS RAILWAY/-1OCT15/WESTN AUSTRALIA' almost fine strike on KGV 4d orange. PO 26.1.1915; closed 21.1.1918.

Grade A B2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Yelam: 'YELAM/28FE24/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' superb strike on KGV 1½d green. Not recorded in PMI. RO only 1.7.1922; renamed Glenoran 4.5.1926. [Group Settlement No10: 17km west of Manjimup]

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Stockbook with heavily duplicated array of 1d pinks & 2d yellows with many shades, multiples, 'OS' punctures, commercial perfins, etc, some postmark interest, generally very fine. (100s)

Estimate AU$250

1854 "Penny Black" Rouletted 1d black SG 2, rouletted except at right, fine 15-bars '3' cancel of Fremantle, Cat £700.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1854-55 Lithographs 1/- deep red-brown SG 4a marginal example from the base of the sheet, margins just clear to huge, ironed-out vertical crease at right, unused, Cat £2000. Ex Trevor Hiscock. RPSofV Certificate (2005).

Grade (A) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1857 Hillman Lithographs 6d grey-black SG 19, margins just touching to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit above, 15-bars '8' cancel of Fremantle, Cat £550. Superb! Ex Trevor Hiscock. RPSofV Certificate (2014).

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1861 Perkins Bacon 1/- horizontal plate proof pair in deep green with the Watermark Sideways, a gorgeous rich shade, margins close to large. Rare. Ex Trevor Hiscock.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1902-11 V/Crown Mixed Perfs 1d rose-pink Perf 12½ block of 4 with an Additional Horizontal Line of Perf 11 at Top & Centrally, large-part o.g. the lower units being unmounted. Unlisted by both Gibbons & the ACSC. Ex Trevor Hiscock. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2014). [The Compound Perf 12½x11 SG 135 catalogues $5000++ (£5200++) for four mounted singles]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,750

LOCAL STAMPS: 1897 Coolgardie Cycle Express Camels 2/- & 5/-, unused with no gum. (2)

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

LOCAL STAMPS: 1897 Coolgardie Cycle Express Camels 6d 2/- & 5/-, characteristic "sandy" gum. (3)

Grade A b1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

LOCAL STAMPS: 1897 Lake Lefroy Goldfield Swan 6d pink/green, good colour, perf faults, unused. A presentable example of this scarce Goldfields local. [Unrecorded in the Pope & Reynolds Census]

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$600