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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 946 |
 Australian Artist: May
Gibbs Gumnut Series, unnumbered 'We're still above water'. Light rev stain o/w VF fresh UN. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$120
Currently Opening at...AU$80.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 947 |
 Australian Artist: May
Gibbs 'Pearling in the Norwest'. Light reverse foxing, slest cnr crease, attractive UN. 1906 very rare card illustrated by Gibbs while working as a staff illustrator at the Western Australian Periodical, with illustrated title banner, back divided.
The accompanying article indicated this card sold for $480 in the past with only a single example recorded in Australian collections. Very rare. (P) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$200.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 948 |
 Australia: Semi
official PPC for 'Commonwealth Immigration Office - London' set of 6 rose 'real photos' one for each state inc Circular Quay Sydney & Collins St Melbourne. Then another 6 Australian cards inc Queen St Brisbane, Loading Wheat Adelaide & Stirling St
Albany WA. Also 2 foreign cards with Malay Woman Selling Pineapple & Cornwall Park (Auckland NZ). (14) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$120
Currently Opening at...AU$80.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 949 |
 Australia: Victoria,
1905 Opening of the Ballarat Tramways postcard size souvenir ticket in blue, Postally Used with punch hole for the travel from Grenville St & Tram Sheds. Cnr crease, VG/F condition. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$120
Currently Opening at...AU$80.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 950 |
 China/Manchuria
Culture. Early 1900s (last decade of Ching Dynasty) group of 12. Notably inc a rare scene of openly executing (beheading) of a Chinese mounted bandit by the Japanese Army during Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) & foot binding custom of Han Chinese. Also
inc Chinese & Manchurian beauties, a Peking Opera star, coloured photos of Manchurian singer & Chinese temple etc. Contains significant cultural & demographic value. This is part of a postcard collection from a Japanese traveller to China in the
1900s-30s. Mostly F-VF UN. (12) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$180.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 951 |
 China/Manchuria. Early
1900s City Views sets (4). The 1st set of 5 is the Kinshu (now Jinzhou District, Dalian City). City views issued by 'Kwong Tuck Business'. The 2nd set of 4 is Neu-chwang, Niuzhuab, Yinkou, Yinkow, Ingkow city views. The last set of 3 are the Japanese
ships named after cities Taiwan: Kagi/Jiayi (1) & Taichu/Taizhong (2). This is part of a postcard collection from a Japanese traveller to China in the 1900s-30s. Odd minor discolouration, F-VF UN. (16) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$160.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 952 |
 China/Manchuria: Early
1900s Fu-Shun city views set of 12 issued by Nobundo Bookshop inc street scene, railway station, primary school, Colliery Views & others. Liaoyang City scenes/Environs (4) issued by Yamaki Bookshop inc Monument & Railway Station. This is part of a
postcard collection from a Japanese traveller to China between 1900s & 1930s. Two Liaoyang cards with surface stains o/w F-VF UN. (16) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 953 |
 China-Manchuria:
Mukden (now Shenyang), early 1900s city views set of 9 inc Japanese War Memorial, Famous Places (3 diff), North Tomb (2), plus others, all issued by Sanyodo Bookshop. Chang-Chun city views (5) in Railway Stations (3 diff). This is part of a postcard
collection from a Japanese traveller to China between 1900s & 1930s. All F-VF UN. (14) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 954 |
 China/Manchuria
Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) Port Arthur (Royjun/Luishun) Vestige postcard set of 11 with the commemorative stamps 'Port Arthur War Museum' dated 1916. Copy rights reserved to the Department of Land Surveying & Mapping. This set not only shows the
battle scene during the war, vestige after the war but also the meeting or negotiating of Commanders of both sides. This is part of a postcard collection from a Japanese traveller to China in 1900s-30s. (11). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 955 |
 China/Manchuria
Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) Port Arthur (Royjun/Lvshun) Vestige postcard sets, 3 sets of 6. The 1st set of 6 cards with commemorative cancel 'Visiting Hill 203' (Mount Vysokaya in Russian) dated 6.7.31. Battle Hill 203 was one of the fiercest during
the war. The 2nd set with the commemorative cancel 'Visiting the Pagoda of Loyalty of Emperor, Mt Baiyu, Port Arthur' (now renamed Baiyusan Pagoda), also dated 6.7.31. The pagoda was built in 1910 to commemorate the victory of the Russo-Japanese war
& this set shows the views, structure & history of the pagoda. Last set with commemorative cancel 'The Ancient Battlefield Leeswen'. This is part of a postcard collection from a Japanese traveller to China between 1900s-30s. (18) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$180.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 956 |
 China-Manchuria:
Dalian (Dairen/Dalang). Early 1900s city views set of 8 cards under Japanese Administration inc Pier, Nihonbashi (Bridge), Electoric Park, Yamato Hotel & Dairen Shrine. Also Rice Field in Manchuria & Chinese. This is part of a postcard collection
from a Japanese traveller to China between 1900s & 1930s. All VF UN. (10) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$100.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 957 |
 Comic: Edwardian era
collection inc 1904 Bulletin Cards 'Brother Jones & Cannibal' (Hop) & 'Benevolent Gentleman' (Fisher). Then mixed British/Aust artists inc C Dana Gibson, O'Pryory 'Singers & Their Songs' (4 diff), Redy Nolan (3 diff), W Ralston 'A Highland Fling' &
others. Variable G-F/VF condition with some very rare cards sighted. (34) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$160
Currently Opening at...AU$120.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 958 |
 Egypt: WWI Comic
Artist cards set of 12 inc 'Get out! Etla barra!' (featuring an Australian soldier), 'An Arab band', 'Step this way miss' (featuring Caledonia Kilt), 'Very good very nice stick', all signed 'V Manaviam 1916' & published Alexandria. Some light rev
foxing, mostly VF UN. Also set of 6 'E B Norton' comic card, pub by 'The Cairo Postcard Trust' with new notation in pencil & original envelope. Two scarce sets, both VF UN. (18)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$100.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 959 |
 Entertainment:
Collection of mostly Stage & Screen inc WS Percy set of 6 plus 1930s Autograph. Gladys Moncrieff promotional photograph for Columbia Records (2), Amy Bock (NZ, 3), Nell Stewart at the Lyric Theatre, Fitzroy VIC. The Scarlet Troubadours & Eleanor
Powell in MGM Pictures Born to Dance. Her Forbidden Marriage, The Fatal Wedding, The Crocodile Soldier (Melbourne 1911), Lizzie (the) Hippopotamus from Wirth Bros Circus & Zoo Percy Grainger playing a Steinway Piano plus others inc Josephs Famous
Chimpanzee. Wertheim Australian Pianos Pictorials (2 diff) & Luna Park St Kilda real photo. An attractive difficult assembly, mostly F-VF condition. (38 items) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$220.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 960 |
Golden-Age collection (350) to mid 1920s in shoebox with scattered Asia inc Burma, China, Japan & Vietnam. Then mostly Great Britain/Ireland with Rural, Village, Town or City Views with reasonable variety plus Western Europe inc Anvers, Bergen,
Hamburg, Milano, Naples, Paris & Stavanger. Also 1940s-50s Australian Views (35) inc Rose Series real photos. 2nd shoebox with around 40 mixed Pre WWII booklets, envelopes & folders with good variety inc Cannes, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Lugans,
London, Malta, Port Douglas, Torquay & Ventnor. 3rd shoebox with 100s more cards inc Australia 1978-1982 18c to 27c Pre Paid Packs set of 4, plus another 250 1970s-80s Pictorials mixed UN & Used. Approx 800 cards in total, all in 3 shoeboxes.
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$200.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 961 |
 Great Britain: Artist
card collection with good variety inc Tuck oilettes. Mixed F-VF UN/U. Also Guinness advertising cards set of 6 based upon Alice in Wonderland. VF fresh UN. (85) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$160
Currently Opening at...AU$120.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 962 |
 Great Britain: Comic
Cards: 1950s original artwork selection (7) inc 'Look what I've brought back from my holiday abroad Dad!' plus Proof card with 'Dis-Approved' cachet on reverse. Then another 6 original artworks plus issued cards inc 'No Madam ?', 'As you are new?' &
'You will take your physical jerks...'. Postally Used. Also another 16 Proof cards all with 'Approved' cachets. An extremely difficult assembly, original artwork & the Proof cards rarely seen. (34 items) (P) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 963 |
 Great Britain. Comic
cards 1930s original artwork selection with 1935 Dudley Buxton (unsigned) water colour depicting hiker titled 'Down in the Forest Something Stirred' plus Proof card with Isle of Man 'Dis-Approved for Sale' cachet on reverse. Also another 2 1950s
cards both with 'DIS-APPROVED' cachets. Then another 6 1930s Comic cards, original artwork with these Bobbies?, I Guess I'll Get Some?, Oh I'm Happy?, What Size Collar?, She Aint Got A?, Yes darling? plus Chin Chin w/o issued card. A unique
selection, original artwork seldom seen. (17 items) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 964 |
 Great Britain: Louis
Wain Cat card After the (rugby) scrum is over. Un-divided back with reverse embossing for subtle '3 dimensional' effect. VF UN. Illustrated on page 36 in Booth & Lund 'Louis Wain' pub 2003. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$60.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
| 965 |
 Great Britain: Tuck's
Oilette collection with 220 assorted artist cards inc possible comp sets of 6. Generally VF condition. (220) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Jan-29, 03:00 PM |
