2001 South Pacific Games pair of Miniature Sheet with designs including Tennis, Golf, Athletics & Cycling, unmounted. Unissued. [Legal considerations because of failure to obtain permission from the athletes who were featured caused the issue to be cancelled. Similar lots sold at the Prestige auctions of 9.11.2002 & 11.7.2008 for $891 & $844 respectively] (Qty 2 M/Ss)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

POSTAL HISTORY: Commercial mail to Australia mostly airmails including 1966 with Kingston 5d, 1967 with Ships 4c, 1968 with Christmas 5c and 1978 with Scouting 20c Map 'free-form' self-adhesive 'solos', 1982 with Planes 20c tied 'KOROLEVU' [Fiji] (!) cds, 1984 registered with Flowers $3 and Ausipex 30c x2, 1986 two registered covers one with blue 'R' label endorsed "SECURITY POST" with Flowers 5c $1 x2 & $5 and Christmas, the other with Australian 'SECURITY/POST' label, Flowers $5 & Bicentenary 36c and 'AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS/MAY BE/ DELIVERED' h/s on back, 1990s three window-face covers with 'OFFICIAL PAID' h/s and 'SECURITY/POST' labels, 1993 Education 41c PSE with Scenes 2c x2 added, etc, condition variable but mostly fine to very fine. (Qty 21) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

POSTAL HISTORY: 1980s commercial covers to Australia with nice range of commermorative & definitive frankings, lots of solo frankings, little if any duplication & mostly small standard-size envelopes, a few with minor toning but condition generally fine to very fine. (Qty 70+)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1994 (c.) '$3.45' on 41c Education-Science Envelope with 'Foenkaad Bureau' imprint, unused. Only the third example, & the only unused example, we have seen of this rare provisional issue of Postal Stationery prepared specifically for mailing phone card orders. Ex 'Tillie Mitchell'. [The two used examples sold at the Prestige auctions of 8.11.2013 & 30.9.2015 for $437 & $145 (a gift!) respectively]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250