BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY: 1964-70 commercial airmail covers to UK 1) with Pictorials 2/- Huskies x2 tied 'SIGNY ISLAND/SOUTH ORKNEYS' cds and Edinburgh b/s; 2) with Pictorials 6d HMS Protector (rounded corner) and 2/6d Helicopter tied 'SIGNY ISLAND' cds and Edinburgh b/s; and 3) with Pictorials 2/- Huskies tied 'ADELAIDE ISLAND/...' cds; minor blemishes. (3)

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

FRENCH: 1955-2016 Collection to 2012 in Lighthouse hingless album, virtually complete unmounted including 1968 20f Albatross, also duplicate pairs and gutter blocks in stockbook to 2016, STC £10,000+.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

RABAUL: 1914 cover to Justus Scharff Ltd in Sydney with Kangaroos ½d & 2d 'OS' tied by '-*RABAUL*-/NOV 2 1914' d/s in violet & faint Sydney machine of NO20-1914, horizontal & vertical folds & minor toning.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

RABAUL: 1914 cover with 'Hamburgische Sudsee-Aktiengesellschaft' imprint at the top, to Justus Scharff Ltd in Sydney with Kangaroos ½d (rounded corner) & 2d both 'OS' tied by '-*RABAUL*-/NOV 9 1914' d/s in violet showing an impression of the horizontal lines of the John Bull-style printing block from which it was constructed, flap removed otherwise superb.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

RABAUL: 1914 cover endorsed "Garrison duty/Rabaul" at U/L & "No 679" at L/L, remarkably to India with Kangaroo 1d 'OS' tied by light two-line datestamp in violet, Sydney transit b/s of NO23-1914 & 'MORADABAD/12DEC14' arrival b/s, redirected with 'BILSI/BUDAUN' arrival b/s, minor blemishes.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

RABAUL: late-1914 cover front endorsed "OHMS" & "GM Moore/Chief Post Master Rabaul", to Victoria with irregular usage of 2½d Kangaroo - without 'OS' puncture - tied by the straight-line undated 'Rabaul' h/s in blue & in violet, the 'KAISERL DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR' wafer at top was probably originally affixed to the reverse, the stamp unfortunately excised - clear of the postmarks - and neatly replaced. Ex "Ello": sold for $437.

Grade (B) (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

RABAUL: late-1914 cover endorsed "Garrison Duty/Rabaul" at U/L & in blue pencil "Censored/by GW Moore PM/Rabaul/15 12 14", to NSW with Kangaroo 1d 'OS' tied by the straight-line undated 'Rabaul' h/s in violet, three 'KAISERL DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR' wafers - one affected by light vertical fold - sealing the flap

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250

RABAUL: late-1914 cover to the Deutscher Klub in Sydney with Kangaroos ½d & 2d 'OS' tied by the straight-line undated 'Rabaul' h/s in violet, very fine 'SYDNEY/15DE14/-22-' arrival b/s unusually in red, the flap repaired. [With the enclosed letter headed "Rabaul/8 XI 14" & signed "Weber"] (2 items)

Grade (A)/A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

RABAUL: late-1914 cover with 3-line mercantile imprint at top endorsed "JC [or Toll?]/Censored" at L/L & "Reg/30" in red in lieu of a registration label, to Sydney "Per SS Matunga" with Kangaroos ½d 2d & 3d 'OS' all tied by two strikes of the rare 2-line undated 'Simpsonhafen/(Deutsch Neu-Guinea)' handstamp (Powell #50; rated F) used at Rabaul, 'REGISTERED/ 20NO14/SYDNEY NSW' arrival b/s plus plain censor label with 'OPENED BY CENSOR' h/s in violet, minor blemishes.

Registered mail in this earliest period is rare. Usage of the 3d is most unusual, especially this early in the period: see also Lots 2594 & 2697. Powell recorded two covers with #P50, both with Sydney b/s of 20NO14. [Tim Rybak's long registered cover addressed to a stamp dealer & with no registration or censor's endorsements, and with three vertical folds, sold for $2185]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

RABAUL: 1915 (Feb 4) OHMS cover from Postmaster Sgt G Moore (identified from his distinctive typewriter) to a Melbourne stamp dealer with late usage of Kangaroo 1d 'OS' (rounded corner) tied by the triple-oval 'RABAUL/NEW BRITAIN' d/s in violet, 'PASSED' h/s applied at Melbourne.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

HERBERTSHOHE: 1914 cover to Sydney with Kangaroo 1d 'OS' (faults) tied by straight-line 'Herbertshöhe' h/s (Powell #11) in violet, endorsed "Herbertshoe [sic]/Garrison" at upper-left & self-censored with "Censored/BT Goadby/Lieut RAS/oc Lands & Survey" at lower-left, no other markings, minor blemishes. Ex "Ello". [The sender, later Lt-Col Bede Theodoric Goadby, was a noted Australian botanist after whom a genus of orchid was named in the 1920s]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

HERBERTSHOHE: 1914 cover endorsed "SA Peach RAN/Expeditionary Force/BN Guinea" (!) at upper-left, to Sydney with Kangaroo 1d 'OS' tied by superb straight-line 'Herbertshö[he]' h/s (Powell #11) in violet, very fine Sydney arrival machine of DE14-1914, corner faults at left. [It is very unusual to encounter an Occupation cover with obvious naval origins]

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

HERBERTSHOHE: late-1914 civilian cover to the German Club in Sydney with Kangaroos ½d (damaged before being affixed) & 2d both 'OS' tied by straight-line 'Herbertshöhe' h/s (Powell #11) in violet, huge violet/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label affixed at Sydney, minor blemishes. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2015).

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

HERBERTSHOHE: late-1914 cover endorsed "Garrison Duty Herbertshohe" at U/L & "LE 281 4Co" at L/L, "Censored/C Webber Lt/OC No 4 Coy" in red, to a Melbourne department store with Kangaroos ½d pair 'OS' just tied by two superb strikes of the straight-line 'Herbertshöhe' h/s (Powell #11) in violet, indistinct Sydney transit b/s, minor blemishes.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

MADANG: 1915 mission cover to Rev Otto Theile in Queensland with Kangaroo 1d 'OS' tied by 'MADANG/8SE15' cds, red/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' labels & 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s in violet added at Brisbane, minor blemishes.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

MADANG: 1916 mission cover to Rev Theile with Kangaroo 1d 'OS' tied by 'MADANG/25MR16' cds and 'PASSED CENSOR/6MY16/ BRISBANE' cds in red on the face, minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

MADANG: 1916 cover endorsed "Letter for enemy country enclosed" & on the reverse "D Schmidt/Finschhafen/Neuguinea", to Holland with Kangaroos 1d & 2d 'OS' tied by superb 'MADANG/4FE16' cds, minor blemishes. [Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen on the north coast was known to the local natives as Madang, the name adopted by the Australians. Finschhafen was on the Huon Peninsula, some 275km to the SE]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

MADANG: 1916 cover endorsed "Letter for enemy country enclosed" & on the reverse "M Stolz, Sio - Finschhafen", to Holland with 1d x3 tied by 'MADANG/24FE16' cds, Sydney 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachet in violet, 'ROTTERDAM/ 12.6.16' arrival b/s & 'A426' postman's h/s, very minor blemishes. [This & the previous cover indicate that no ½d stamps were available at Madang]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1881 cover addressed to "Sale, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia" with Franz Josef 10kr blue pairs x2 tied 'MERAN/19/10/81' cds and original letter headed "Marienruhe, Obermais" enclosed, 'BRINDISI/21/10-81' and 'MELBOURNE' transits then by rail to Gippsland with 'DOWN TRAIN/MG2/NO28/81/VICTORIA' octagonal b/s and 'SALE' arrival alongside, minor blemishes. [Meran in the South Tyrol region of Austria was transferred to Italy after WWI and is now known as Merano]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1882-86 De La Rue ½pi 1pi & 2pi each with the Upper-Left Triangle detached at U/R SG 16ab 17a & 19a, a couple of very minor imperfections, all cancelled clear of the variety, Cat £975. (3)

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1912-15 MCA 10pa to 45pi SG 74-84 mint including listed shades to 9pi & used to 18pi with a few extra shades; also 1921-23 Script 10pa to 45pi SG 85-99 mint, Cat £1100+. (43)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1872-1950s Collection with some duplication including perforation varieties ideal for study, noted 1876 1d 'VR' overprint fiscally used on pieces x5, 1878-99 2d green * x3, 1897 ½d slate Perf 11¾x11 lower pane of 50 (separated into three blocks; ** brown gum), a few 'wing-margin' examples, KEVII 'SPECIMEN' overprints to 6d & various 'R' revenue overprints up to £1, KGV blocks of 4 including a few control numbers, Pictorials 5d Blue Canes x17 including one on FDC with other values to 6d, postmark interest, covers, etc, with John Gartner 'On The Stamps Of Fiji' booklet, condition mixed but many fine. (100s)

Estimate AU$500

1872 (July 31) complete editon of the 'Fiji Times' newspaper dated July 27 1872 franked 2c on 1d deep blue SG13a (Gartner type ii 's' below 't') tied by 'GPO/LEVUKA-FIJI' cds, some aging especially around edges. [All have some soiling that is greatly reduced with careful use of a soft eraser]

This & the next nine lots are from an important original find of issues of Fiji's first newspaper. In all cases the wrappers with the address have been discarded. However, at this time Fiji's stamps paid postage only to the first port of call. Given that all the papers were in a bound volume, and that some examples have the Fijian stamp obscured by a NSW stamp - see Lots XXX to XXX - it is probable that they were all sent to Sydney.

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1872 1872 (Dec 13) complete editon of the 'Fiji Times' newspaper dated Dec 4 1872 franked 2c on 1d deep blue SG13a (Gartner type iii 'C' above 'e') cancelled by 'GPO/LEVUKA-FIJI' cds, above-average condition.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1872 (Dec 13) complete editon of the 'Fiji Times' newspaper dated Dec 7 1872 franked 2c on 1d deep blue SG13a (Gartner type i 't' below 's') tied by 'GPO/LEVUKA-FIJI' cds.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500