COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS COMPANY: Camels 6d 2/6d (unmounted) & 5/-, virtually full (sandy) o.g. One of the finest sets we have seen.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

LAKE LEFROY GOLDFIELD CYCLE MAIL: Swan 6d pink/pale green, well centred with the perforations better aligned than usual, small defects, unused. Reynolds & Pope Census #M36 of the 43 unused examples recorded. One of the few examples that don't have significant faults.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$4,000

LAKE LEFROY GOLDFIELD CYCLE MAIL: Swan 6d pink/green, the perforations more regular than usual, characteristic thins, small repaired tear at the base & repaired 17mm vertical tear at U/R, manuscript "H&M" cancellation. Despite the faults, the facial appearance is well above average. Ex Phil Collas. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2002). [This is #U6 in the Reynolds & Pope Census]

Grade (B) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250

IMPERIAL PUNCTURES: Small Hole on Litho 4d, 2d blue, 2d chrome, 6d violet & 1/- green; Large Hole on 1d bistre, 1d ochre, 2d chrome x2, 4d carmine, 6d lilac (faded) & 1/- yellow-green x2. (13)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

PUNCTURED 'WA': Scarce group including Upright 4d Doubled, 10d Doubled, 2/-, 2/6d single & rare block of 4, 5/- x2 one Inverted, 10/- & £1; Sideways 2/- x2 shades, 2/6d, 5/- & 10/- x2 (one Reading Upwards); also 'PWD' (reversed) on 2d pair. (26)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

PUNCTURED 'WA': Neatly presented collection with mint including ½d block of 9, 2d yellow block of 4, 3d 4d & 9d pairs etc, used including DLR 3d to 1/- plus 3d block of 6 (a very scarce multiple), and V/Crown range with watermark orientation noted & including 1d & 2d both with 'WA' Double, 2/- pair & Watermark Sideways, 2/6d x2, 5/- both dies plus 'WA' Sideways both dies, 10/- 'WA' upright & sideways, generally fine to very fine. An unusual opportunity. Ex Trevor Hiscock: sold for $1223. (71)

Estimate AU$1,000

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1902-11 V/Crown 1d, 4d, 5d, 8d, 9d x2 shades, 10d pair, 2/- x3 shades, 2/6d, 5/-, & 10/- both shades, all lightly cancelled, also £1 orange-brown unused & £1 orange mint, Cat $3700. (17)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1881 'I. R.' Surcharges on 3d Lilac selection on exhibit pages with mint 'TWO PENCE' block of 12 (4x3), 'THREE PENCE', 'SIX PENCE', 'THREE SHILLINGS' (apparently unmounted) & 'SEVEN SHILLINGS/SIX PENCE', a few minor blemishes, all with large-part o.g.; and postally used 'TWO PENCE' x6 including a pair on piece, 'THREE PENCE' & 'SIX PENCE'. (24)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1881 'I. R.' Surcharges on 3d Lilac 'TWO PENCE' on 3d horizontal block of 6 postally used with 'BEVERLEY/MR11/94/WA' unframed cds and 12-bar '31' numeral alongside.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1881-1903 Long Types selection on exhibit pages with Crown/CA mint 5/- plus postally used 1d, 2d x3 (one on local cover), 3d, 6d, 1/- & 3/-, also W[crown]A mint 1d 3d 1/- & 2/6d, plus postally used 1d pair, 3d x2, 6d & 1/-, mostly with strong colours, a few faults. (18 + cover)

Estimate AU$750

'Dictionary of Western Australians' in five hardbound volumes: Vol I: Early Settlers 1829-1850; Vol II Bond 1850-1868; Vol III Free 1850-1868; Vol IV Part One 1868-1888 A to K; and Part Two 1868-1888 L to Z (University of WA, 1979-85). Biographical details on thousands of arrivers. The first volume is especially important. An outstanding reference that we use regularly, and only the second set we have seen. Weighs 8kg.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1833 piece from a laid paper outer (77x63mm) with a fine strike of the First Type '[crown]/GENERAL/POST OFFICE/PERTH.' handstamp, small part of the address & non-contemporary endorsement "17.9.1833" (LRD). Believed to be Ex Absalom (1920s). [PMI states that the implement was crafted from wood, that it wore rapidly & was soon discarded. Only eight examples have been recorded, between 18.4.1833 to 1.9.1833 only, of which 4 are institutionalised. Between late-1833 and late-1841, letters bore no postal markings]

Grade A- A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1844 mercantile entire headed "Bunbury 9th Feby 1844" and endorsed within "Triplicate pr Velocity/original pr Ganges/Duplicate pr Shepherd", to London endorsed "pr Velocity", rated "4d" with very fine strike of the boxed 'PAID/("13.3.44")/FREMANTLE' h/s in red, London 'SHIP LETTER' h/s & ' VT /20OC20/1844' arrival cds both in red & rated "8" for an inwards shipletter, ironed-out vertical fold at left. [The writer, James Kaye Child, arrived at Australind per 'Henry' on 20.4.1841, aged 25. During 1844, he commenced a whaling venture at Bunbury but died in 1846]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1849 envelope endorsed "Western Australia/May 17th 49" to London with a generally fine strike of the second undated '[crown]/GENERAL/POST OFFICE/PERTH' Handstamp & a worn but largely legible strike of the large-oval Ship Letter h/s in red, rated "9" for a letter exceeding ½oz & "2/-" for an inwards shipletter, docketed at right "Mr Henry Trigg/17th May 1849". [Henry Trigg was a very early settler who arrived in the Colony per 'Lotus' on 6.10.1829. Trigg became a prominent landowner & Congregational lay preacher. Like so many of his contemporaries, in 1850 he was named as a defaulter in the Western Australian Mining Company]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1855 (late) envelope to Northamptonshire with Imperf Penny Black pair (three large margins, cut-into at the base) & 4d pale blue (margins close to large - except where a little cut-into at U/R - with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right), the pair tied by neat void-grid cancels in black & the 4d similarly cancelled at the same angle, very fine undated-oval 'POST OFFICE/[crown]/FREMANTLE/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' Handstamp at L/L, London transit b/s of 24MR24/1856 in red & 'KETTERING' arrival cds of the same date in green on the face. A handsome cover.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1860 cover-front to Scotland "Via Southampton" with very scarce franking of Hillman Lithographs 6d grey-black SG 19 (apparently from the base of the sheet with margins just shaved - at right - to very large), very fine 15-bar '6' cancel & 'ALBANY/NO1/1860/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds at L/L.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1872 cover to Bunbury with a very fine strike of the scarce Framed-Oval 'GREENOUGH/MAY3/18[7]2/+WESTERN AUSTRALIA+' (LRD) on the face, 2d chrome-yellow tied by Void Grid (LRD), Perth Maltese Cross transit of MY13/1872 & 'BUNBURY/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' arrival b/s, repaired opening fault at U/L & part of the flap missing.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1912 commercial usage of 1½d blue/green Postal Card PSSA #PC19 to Germany with 'CHRONOMETER, WATCH & CLOCK-MAKER/P.A.KAYSER/PERTH' cachet on back, Perth '15JUL12' machine cancel and 'EINGEGANGEN/ 12AUG1912/...' private arrival cachet on face, Cat $1000 but unpriced "used at correct rate". The four known used cards described in PSSA are either over-paid or late usages; we know of ony one other commercial example paying the intended foreign postcard rate.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

POSTMARKS: 'TELEGRAPHS/30.SEP.19/FREMANTLE' cds (26mm diameter) two strikes on Commonwealth of Australia 'TELEGRAM' form 'E.T.No.2' to passenger on board SS Orsova wishing "God speed good luck/Rabbi & Mrs Freeman", minor blemishes. Type unrecorded in PMI.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1885-93 Issues for UPU Distribution comprising 1888 New Colours set & 1890 1/- olive, CTO with Thick Bars New Colours 4d plus 1885-93 2d & 5d, CTO with Concentric-Rings 1885-93 5d, large-part o.g. (8)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1885-93 Issues for UPU Distribution comprising Crown/CC 1/-, 1871-73 3d, Crown/CA 6d, 1885-93 ½d to 1/- (ex the 1d & 6d that were not included) and New Colours 1d to 4d, mostly with large-part o.g., Cat £1350.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1885-93 Issues for UPU Distribution comprising Crown/CC 1/-, 1871-73 3d, Crown/CA 6d, 1885-93 ½d to 1/- (ex the 1d & 6d that were not included) and New Colours 1d to 4d, plus another Crown/CA 6d, a second set of the 1888 New Colours (the 1d with the handstamp in violet) & another 1d with sans-serif Overprint, mostly with large-part o.g., Cat £1800; also a 3d imperf plate proof single with 'CANCELLED' h/s. Ex Trevor Hiscock. (18)

Grade A/B B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1885-93 Issues for UPU Distribution the 12 stamps with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint or Handstamp plus 2d yellow & 2½d blue both with sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp applied by the receiving authority, 'Half-penny' on 3d plus two with the Overprint in Red & in Green, and Australian Postage Dues Monocolours from various issues all CTO with Concentric-Circles of cds of Perth, all affixed to page from a French Colonial archive. (27)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

REPRINTS: Reprinted die proofs of the Penny Black from the original progressive die with Blank Swan & Corner Ornaments in black & in bright red-violet.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1901 Federation Presentation Set comprising 1882-85 3d & 6d, 1885-93 ½d to 1/- (ex the 1d which was not included), 1888 New Colours and 1898-1901 W[crown]A 1d 2d & 2½d, CTO with 7-bar unframed oval, a few minor faults. A very scarce set, especially with the GPO covering letter, to NSW MLC JAK Mackay. Ex Bill McCredie. [Each State made a post-Federation gift of their current stamps to all interstate parliamentarians] (14 + letter)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000