GAERTNER, CHRISTOPH: 2007-2019 'Asia' catalogues in two archive cartons, some with p/r. Everything from pre-stamp covers to Classic stamps, from postal stationery to proofs. A huge array of material including outstanding selections from China, India, Japan, Malaya, Thailand, Middle East, Arabian Gulf, etc etc. Very heavy: weighs 40kg.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

PRESTIGE PHILATELY: 2008-2014 Signature Series auctions 'The Tim Rybak New Guinea, Papua & PNG' (26.4.2008), 'The John Williams Stamps of KEVII' (6.3.2010), 'The Dr Cecil Walkley WA Postal History' (27.11.2010), 'The Kevin Nelson Australian Postal History' (27.11.2010), 'The Mark Benvie New Zealand Mail to Overseas Destinations' (27.5.2011), 'The Gerald Ellott Royal Navy Mail' (16.12.2011), 'The Les Molnar Victoria' (29.6.2012), 'The Trevor Hiscock WA' (22.2.2013), 'The John Bell NSW & Tasmania', 'The Sybrand Bakker BCOF' (2.8.2013), 'The Michael Blake South Australia', 'The Ken Barelli Emblems of Victoria' (2.5.2014), 'The David McNamee Registered Mail of Tasmania' (2.5.2014), 'The Tony Finlayson Australia in World War I' (14.11.2014) and 'South Australia' (14.11.2014, featuring John Bell's postmarks), the first four are hardbound. Weighs 10kg. [NB: the two John Bells are different people, the first from Goulburn NSW, the latter from Adelaide] (Qty 15)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

PRESTIGE PHILATELY: 2008-2014 Signature Series auctions 'The Tim Rybak New Guinea, Papua & PNG' (26.4.2008), 'The John Williams Stamps of KEVII' (6.3.2010), 'The Dr Cecil Walkley WA Postal History' (27.11.2010), 'The Kevin Nelson Australian Postal History' (27.11.2010), 'The Mark Benvie New Zealand Mail to Overseas Destinations' (27.5.2011), 'The Les Molnar Victoria' (29.6.2012), 'The Trevor Hiscock WA' (22.2.2013), 'The Ken Barelli Emblems of Victoria' (2.5.2014), 'The David McNamee Registered Mail of Tasmania' (2.5.2014), all hardbound (Williams, Walkley & Nelson as issued, the others from very small limited editions). Weighs 10kg. (Qty 9)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

SOTHEBY'S: Sir Gawaine Baillie (2004-2007) eight of the ten volumes comprising Great Britain Parts I & II, BWI & South Atlantic, Africa, New Zealand, BNA, Rhodesia and British Empire Part II/Sperati Forgeries, some minor water-damage but both GB & the BWI volumes are very fine. Weighs 12kg. [One of the great Empire collections, especially strong in proofs, errors & multiples. Missing the Australia & British Empire Part I volumes] (Qty 8)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

AUSTRALIA: 'Australian Commonwealth' (RL Geneva 29.4.1976, with prices realised), 'The James B Williamson Collection' (Sotheby's 18.9.1981, with p/r), 'Postage Dues' (SGA 25.3.1992), 'The Morgan Collection' Parts I & II (Spink 13 & 14.11.2014), 'The Lionheart Australian Rarities' (Prestige 2.5.2014), Arthur Gray's 'KGV Part II' (23.5.2016) & 'QEII Pre-Decimal Issues' (Spink 20.4.2017), and Prestige 'Australia & Australian Colonies' (26.1.2002), 'The Zed Collection of KGV Issues' (30.11.2002, with p/r) and 'Barry Gribble's Monograms & Imprints' (10.3.2007). Bargain at anywhere near estimate. (Qty 11)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - VICTORIA: Ric Slade Slade + Queensland (1979, with prices entered), Rod Moreton Postal History (2005), Guy Linfield (2006), Ken Barelli (2006), Gary Diffen Half-Lengths (2007) & Roland Geitenbeek Woodblocks (2014). Important sales. (Qty 6)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: 'The Chartwell Collection of Australian States [sic] and Commonwealth' auction catalogue (23.5.2018) 808 lots extensively illustrated in colour. An important collection.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: starter library including 'Hamilton' (1980, with p/r), Dale/Lichtenstein (1990, p/r), Colonel Harrie Evans (2002), William Frazer (2003, p/r), Ron Butler (2004), Bill McCredie Specimens (2011) & a few others.

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Estimate AU$40

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'The Guybon Hutson Collection of New South Wales' auction catalogue (19.2.2013) 855 lots extensively illustrated in colour. An excellent collection.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

FIJI: 'The Gordon Rodger Stamps 1870-1970' (Macray Watson 12.11.1996), 'The Colonel Harrie Evans Stamps & Postal History' (Prestige 21.7.2001, with prices realised) and 'The Tony Eastgate Postal History of Fiji & New Caledonia' (Cavendish 20.4.2017). (Qty 3)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

HONG KONG: 'The Chris d'Almada Collection of HK & Treaty Ports' (CRL 29.1.1990), 'The John Parker Collection of HK & Treaty Ports' (SG 20.2.1994), 'The RCK Chan QV & KEVII Issues' (Spink 12.2.2003), 'Queen Victoria Issues' (Spink 25.2.2004) and 'The Norman Bennett Collection of HK & Treaty Ports' (Cavendish 23.9.2004). (Qty 5)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

INDIA: 'Fine Classic India' (Spink Singapore 10.9.2016), 'India 1855-1902 De La Rue Issues' (Spink 24.2.2016), 'The John Trowbridge Indian Native States' (Grosvenor 6.10.2010) and 'The Gary Brown Collection of Aden Postal History' (Grosvenor 11.11.2015). (Qty 4)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$20

NEW ZEALAND: 'NZ including a further portion of the Chalon Collection' (RL 12.6.1969, with prices realised), 'Midas 1873-1935' (Sotheby's 11.12.1989, h/b) and 'New Zealand' (Prestige 30.3.2012); also 'Progressive Proofs & Artists' Essays of Cook Islands etc' (Spink 11.7.2012). (Qty 4)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

SWEDEN: 'The Kristall Classic Sweden' (DF 3-4.10.2007, h/b) and 'The Kersti & Bertil Larsson Postal History & Postage Due Mail' Part I (Kohler 21.3.2017). (Qty 2)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$20

AUSTRALIA: 'The Postal History of the Australian Army During World War II' by Phil Collas (1986), 264pp hardbound with d/j. As new!

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

AUSTRALIA: 'List of Post and Telegraph Offices' by the Postmaster-General's Department (1964), the slimmed-down Post Office Guide with a complete listing of all offices in Australia, pre-loved but the lists are unmarked. Very scarce. A must for every postmark collector.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: Box of minor titles, Billig's Vol 4 & 6, several issues of 'The Courier' (Tasmanian PS) including the Special 50th Edition, important auction catalogues for Dale-Lichtenstein 'Australasia'; Burrus SA Tas & WA; NSW Slade-Slade, Boucher, Leon & 'Espana'; Tasmania John White, Lew Viney & Sebastian Earl; Western Australia John Gartner; etc.

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: 'The Postage Stamps Envelopes and Post Cards of Australia and the British Colonies of Oceania' by the Philatelic Society, London (1887), 148pp + 27 autotype plates h/b in non-contemporary half-leather binding, minor spotting on the title page otherwise very fine. Probably the finest example of "Oceania" we have seen.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: 'From Australian States [sic] to the Commonwealth of Australia 1850-1960' the 'Besancon' Collection Part II (31.5.2018) and Part III (28-29.11.2018), h/b with matching d/js. An exceptional collection. (Qty 2)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'A History and Description of the Sydney View Stamps of New South Wales' by the American Robert Brock (1890), 24pp octavo with attractive modern binding, inscribed on the title page "To AF Basset Hull Esq/With the compliments of/Robert CH Brock", blemishes on the title page otherwise remarkably fine. A rare book & the only example we have seen.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post Cards and Telegraph Stamps of New South Wales' by AF Basset Hull published for the Royal Philatelic Society, London by Stanley Gibbons, Part I 260pp + 17 photogravure plates ('Q' is loose), and Part II 344pp + 24 plates; both attractively bound in matching half-leather, most pages are fine to very fine but there is significant foxing so offered at a very conservative estimate. (Qty 2)

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'History of the Post Office and of the Issue of Postage Stamps in New South Wales' by Andrew Houison (1890), 128pp + plates h/b in what is apparently the original binding, some foxing but most pages are fine to very fine.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - QUEENSLAND: 'The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Post Cards and Telegram Forms of Queensland' by Arthur Basset Hull published by the Philatelic Society, London (1930), 208pp in the original soft binding which has minor damage but the pages are very fine apart from some minor foxing at the edges. No plates included.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 'South Australia with Notes and Publishers' Prices' by Francis H Napier & Gordon Smith published by Stanley Gibbons (1894), 140pp octavo + three plates; attractive non-contemporary binding, a few blemishes & the original cover has been expertly restored, the pages are generally very fine. Another rare early book.

Grade (A) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - TASMANIA: 'The Stamps of Tasmania: a History of the Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Post Cards, Revenues etc'" by Arthur Basset Hull published by the Philatelic Society, London (1890), 142pp + 9 autotype plates h/b apparently in the original binding with the first page endorsed "DA Hailes/HMS Mildura/Sydney NSW/January 1894", some soiling but the pages are mostly very fine. Also included is the 1884 Tasmanian Lands Department map of the Colony, some separation and sympathetic reinforcing with archival tape.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250