(Cameo) Sherwood Hemmens & Co., Tobacco, Snuff & c., Utica, N.Y. Blue illustrated design showing American Indian Figure with Bow and Arrow, on cover franked with 1870, 3¢ green tied by Utica, N.Y. cds and cork duplex, Extremely Fine, a lovely gem cover.
Scott No. 147; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Africa, Postal History Group. Group of over 50 items including Portuguese, Spanish and Italian colonies, Ethiopia, Liberia, plus smaller colonies Fernando Po, Rio de Oro, a nice Quelimane view card with/mixed Lourenco Marques and Mozambique franking, St. Thomas & Prince, Italian Somaliland, Eritrea, Italian Ethiopia etc., unusual lot.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350

Est. $250-350

Australia and New Zealand, American Express Co. Correspondence Covers, 1930-40's. More than 170 covers with wide range of frankings, all sent to the main office of American Express Company in San Francisco.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Australia & States, Group. Small old-time mint and used collection from 1850s-1940s on homemade pages, features New South Wales 44, 68, Queensland 13, 17 and 19, Tasmania 12, 13 and 16 etc., also Australia present including 95a, neat little lot.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350

Est. $250-350

Bechuanaland, Collection, 1886-1965. Nice old-time collection on Scott pages, many better items (#54, 55, 65, 93 - all mint) and includes 6 high value Revenues (not counted), mixed condition, generally o.g., F-VF, many interesting items.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

British Africa, Covers, Cards & Stationery. 19th and early 20th Century mint and used accumulation with over 200 items in a small box, many scarce and better from Br. Bechuanaland, Br. Central Africa, Br. East Africa, Cape of Good Hope, Egypt, Lagos, Orange River Colony, Rhodesia, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Transvaal etc., worth a close look.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

British Africa, Group. Mostly 19th Century mint and used collection on homemade pages, value in Cape of Good Hope triangles plus interesting Mauritius, also St. Helena, Seychelles etc., old-time group, worth inspection.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

British Africa, George VI Covers. Accumulation of more than 400 including Ascension, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Gambia, Gold Coast, Kenya Uganda Tanganyika, Mauritius, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, St. Helena, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Swaziland, Tristan Da Cunha, and Zanzibar.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000

Est. $1,500-2,000

Australia, 1913, Kangaroo and Map, £2 black & rose. 1st watermark, o.g., lightly hinged, a fresh and attractive stamp with great color, F.-V.F. SG No. 16.
Scott No. 15; $6,000. Scott $6,000
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Scott $6,000

Australia, 1917, Kangaroo and Map, £1 chestnut & bright blue. 3rd watermark, o.g., hinge remnant (light gum toning at bottom), still an exceptionally well centered stamp with fresh, deep color, Very Fine. SG No. 44a.
Scott No. 56a; $3,000. Scott $3,000
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Scott $3,000

Australia, 1928, 3d Kookaburra miniature sheet. Complete sheet of 15 panes of 4, brownish o.g., rich color and remarkably intact, vertical fold, F.-V.F. SG No. MS106a.
Scott No. 95a; $2,625 for hinged. Scott $2,625 for hinged
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Scott $2,625 for hinged

Australia, 1929, Kangaroo and Map, 10s gray & pink. Small Multiple watermark, o.g., lightly hinged, strong vivid colors, very fresh, Very Fine. SG No. 112.
Scott No. 101; $500. Scott $500
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Scott $500

Australia, 1935, Kangaroo and Map, £1 gray. C of A watermark, o.g., lightly hinged, fresh with strong color, F.-V.F. SG No. 137.
Scott No. 128; $700. Scott $700
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Scott $700

Australia, 1946, King George VI, 1½d green on 2½d red revalued entire. 1½ indicia with 6 bar overprint (type 1). On windowed entire with safety print inside and "B. Addison Pty. Ltd." corner card, canceled by neat "Sydney, Nov 10, 1946" slogan machine cancel; few minor edge nicks at lower right, Very Fine (Brusden-White #ES80, 2017 catalog AU$5,000).
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

ONE OF FIVE KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 1946 KGV 1½D ON 2½D REVALUED ENTIRE - ONE OF THE MOSTLY HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER ITEMS IN AUSTRALIAN PRINTED TO PRIVATE ORDER POSTAL STATIONERY.

The 2017 Brusden-White lists only four examples of this entire, all used between November and December of 1946, with this example being a new discovery. The revalue printing was done at the Note Printing Branch in Melbourne with the 1½d die and bars printed at the same time. The revaluing of this entire was for the printed matter rate within Australia & New Zealand. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Australia, Postage Due, 1902-38, ½d-1½d sheet balance. Group of 8 complete sheets; mint including S.G. D92, D93 x3 (each with different printer imprint) & D112, used S.G. D1 (showing various constant plate flaws), D64 & D106, mostly intact with full selvage, D92 vertically separated; few flaws, F.-V.F., a scarce group of sheets.
SG No. D1//D112; £3,150 ($4,140). SG £3,150 ($4,140)
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SG £3,150 ($4,140)

Australia, Postage Due, 1907, ½d dull green. Perf 11½x11, complete sheet of 120, o.g., mostly never hinged, full intact selvage with only minor perf separations, Very Fine, a premium intact sheet from the 1907 "Emergency" printing. Scott No. J29.
SG No. D53; £4,200 ($5,520). SG £4,200 ($5,520)
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SG £4,200 ($5,520)

Barbados, 1878, "Britannia", 1d on half of 5s dull mauve, straight serif on "1". Right half of stamp with surcharge reading upwards (surcharge type 3b), faintly canceled, strong color, Very Fine, with 2017 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott No. 58.
SG No. 87; £950 ($1,250). SG £950 ($1,250)
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SG £950 ($1,250)

New South Wales, 1852, Queen Victoria, 3d green, medium paper. Margins to touched, tied by barred oval, matching "Sydney, New South Wales, AP * 7, 1854" rimless crown backstamp on blue folded cover to San Francisco Cal., endorsed "pr Magnolia" at top left, entered mails with "San Francisco Cal., 24 Jun" cds and matching "Ship 6" clamshell due handstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 17.
SG No. 66; Estimate $400 - 600.

The "Magnolia" arrived in San Francisco June 23, 1854, 72 days from Sydney. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

New South Wales, 1853, Queen Victoria, 8d orange yellow. Medium bluish paper. Rich deep color and large margins showing small portion of adjacent stamp at top, tied by neat barred "50" oval handstamp of Albury on folded letter sheet to Melbourne paying the 2d inter-Colonial rate plus 6d registry fee, with matching straight line "Registered, Albury" handstamp alongside, reverse with rimless oval "Albury, Sr 9, 1854" origin and "Melbourne, Se 11, 1854" receiving date stamps; light vertical file folds well away from stamp, Extremely Fine, with 1983 and 2017 R.P.S.L. certificates. Scott No. 20 var.
SG No. 80; Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.

A SPECTACULAR SOLO USAGE OF THE 1853 8D LAUREATE ISSUE. THIS IS BY FAR THE FINEST CONDITION COVER BEARING ANY 8D LAUREATES AND ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE AS REGISTERED MAIL.

This cover sold in the 1984 Corinphila sale (sale 70) fetching 23,000SF. Est. $15,000-20,000 (Image)

Est. $15,000-20,000

Tasmania, 1853, "Van Diemen's Land", 4d orange, plate I, 2nd state. Neat barred "59" oval cancel, large margins showing part of imprint in bottom margin, intensely rich color, Extremely Fine and choice, a wonderful gem, ex-Consul Weinberger. Scott No. 2a.
SG No. 8; £450 ($590). SG £450 ($590)
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SG £450 ($590)

Tasmania, 1865, "Van Diemen's Land", 1d dull vermilion, imperf, horizontal strip of four. Double-lined Numeral watermark. Margins huge to in at bottom right, canceled by "16" in barred oval with impression through to reverse of cover affecting tying stamps on cover to Macquarie, matching "Campbelltown, Oc 9, 1866" cds; left stamp with tiny facial nick, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Seybold. Scott No. 11a.
SG No. 28; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Tasmania, 1863, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d gray violet, imperf. Remarkable large margins all around and rich color, tied by neat "52" barred oval handstamp on mourning cover to London, England, clear red diamond "Post-Office, Launceston, 25 SP, 1866" crown origin handstamp and red "London, Paid, No 17, 66" receiving cds additionally tying stamp, Extremely Fine and choice, an exceptionally choice stamp and cover, signed Holcombe. Scott No. 14.
SG No. 46; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

British Commonwealth, & G.B. Collection. 19th and 20th Century mint and used collection in two Minkus Global albums featuring many sets and singles throughout, a selection of better material to be found in Great Britain, Offices in China and Morocco, Australia with 5 shilling Sydney Bridge, Bechuanaland, Canada with Newfoundland and BNA, Ceylon, Cyprus, Egypt, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, India, KUT, New Zealand, Orange River Colony, St. Vincent, Seychelles, Transvaal etc., high catalog value, review recommended.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

British Commonwealth, Accumulation. Lot of better and high quality singles and sets; numerous good items including nice mint Australia 5/- Sydney Bridge, etc.; a lot that is generally fresh and very fine.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500

Est. $1,000-1,500

British Commonwealth, Collection. A-Z collection of fresh modern mint issues in mounts on attractive homemade pages, highly specialized in natural history including hundreds of topical sets, singles and souvenir sheets featuring animals, birds, fish etc., as well as many other sets to the 1£ value, countries including Aden, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Rhodesia, Tristan da Cunha, Turks & Caicos etc., much NH throughout, generally F-VF or better.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000