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KING GEORGE V HEADS continued...

Postal History continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

621

1937 (April 8) Harbottle Brown & Co advertising envelope with illustration of Lowndes' West India Rum bottle, used locally with KGV 2d red tied by Sydney 'CITY BOX' machine cancel, a couple of minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

622

1937 (July 19) United States Department of Commerce envelope to Washington DC, USA originally franked with KGV 2d red only tied by Sydney 'PILLAR BOX' machine cancel, 'RETURNED FOR/ADDITIONAL POSTAGE ...' boxed handstamp in violet on face and KGV 1d green added tied by Sydney cds, resealed with 1d green stamp selvedge along the upper edge, minor faults.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

623

1937-39 Crash covers comprising 1) 1937 Flying Boat 'Cygnus' Brindisi (Italy) from Warwick (Qld) with stamps washed off and 'DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER/IN AIRPLANE/ACCIDENT' boxed h/s in violet on face cachet on face; 2) 1939 Guinea Airways 'Koranga' Katherine River (NT) with KGV 5d brown solo tied by 'DARWIN N.T./AUSTRALIA' cds and Perth GPO post office notice on the reverse (trimmed & re-attached); and 3) 1939 EAMS Flying Boat 'Centurion' Calcutta (India) with KGV 5d brown solo tied by Perth cancel to a naval mechanic on board the HMAS 'Perth' with 'SALVAGED MAIL/EX CENTURION' h/s in red on face re-directed to the HMS 'Amphion'; all with only minor immersion damage. (3)

Grade A-/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

624

1939 (Aug 2) Australian Bush Scene illustrated envelope airmail to England with KGV 5d brown vertical pair tied by Melbourne cds, minor edge faults from bulky contents & a few light aging marks. The Empire Air Mail Scheme rate was 5d per ½oz. [Note that this was not the same as the domestic airmail rate, which consisted of a letter rate of 2d per 1oz plus an airmail surcharge of 3d per ½oz. A domestic item weighing over ½oz up to 1oz was charged 2d + 3d x2 = 8d; an EAMS item was charged 5d x2 = 10d]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Sep-18, 08:00 PM

General & Miscellaneous Lots

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1001

Pandora's purse comprising Kangaroos Third Wmk £1 grey Type D 'SPECIMEN' and CofA 5/-, 10/- (bright aniline shade; rounded corner), £1 x2 (one VF) & £2 x2 (one VF), 5/- Bridge very fine commercially used, Kookaburra M/S x3 (faults), 1966 Decimals blocks of 4 ** & 1971 Christmas blocks of 25 x4 **, AAT 1957-69 issues complete blocks of 4 **, New Zealand useful oddments VFU, and New Guinea Dated Birds set FU & 1939 Bulolo Airmails mint to £1 x2 (Cat £1240; the 10/- is superb unmounted) & a couple of covers. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$1,500

SOLD for AU$2,100.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1002

Excellent range of coil pairs etc including Kangaroos ½d strip of 4 (**) plus pair & strip of 4 both with Coil Join, 1d pairs with join x3 & used strip of 3 with join, Test Stamp pairs in red & in green (both **), KGVI 2d red Die II Uniform Holes with join (**) & used strip of 3 and Coil Perfs (VLMtd), 1942 Wmk 2d x3 (two **, the other used), many later to Decimals & a few Norfolk Island with some duplication, also Coil Starters x15 mostly decimal period but also with Kangaroo ½d orange single or strip of 5 & KGVI 3d green single attached, plus some non-coil 'strays', a few problems but generally fine to very fine. (100+ items) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1003

Pre-decimal group comprising First Wmk 1d red Die I marginal block of 18 (central crease, unmounted) and £2 with Type D 'SPECIMEN' Third & CofA Wmks; 1914 Engraved 6d Kookaburra block of 4 (well centred, three units lightly mounted, the other **); 1928 Kookaburra M/S x2 (one on piece with Exhibition cds in red) & a pair of M/Ss (a little aged, VLMtd in the margins only); Robes Thick Paper 10/- well centred imprint block of 4 (*/**) & used block of 4. (9 items)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$1,300.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1004

Collection 1913-65 (no Kangaroos or KGV Heads) complete on Seven Seas pages & virtually all unmounted including the 5/- Bridge, BCOF set (5/- is Thin Paper), White Paper Cattle & £sd Navigators set of 8, some of the earlier issues are less than A-Grade including the Kingsford Smith 'OS' 3d that is creased (and not expertised). (many 100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14)

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Estimate AU$1,750

SOLD for AU$1,350.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1005

Unused Kangaroos mostly with faults &/or no gum including Second Wmk set to 5/-, Third Wmk set to 5/- plus 'SPECIMEN' Overprints x4, SMult Wmk 10/- & £2 'SPECIMEN' Overprints (each with minor perfs problems but with large-part o.g.), mostly used KGV Heads, some 'OS' Overprints including KSmith duo CTO, condition issues continue through to the early decimals. Not pretty but good value at the estimate. (few 100) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$1,700.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1006

Three 64 page stockbooks with small range of Colonies & Predecimal including a few Roos and KGV Heads, mainly used to about 1980 then a mixture of mint and used to late-1990s, 200-2009 appears to be all mint including sets of 2000 & 2004 Olympic sheetlets and 2006 Commonwealth Games sheetlets, etc. (Qty) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1007

Stockbooks of used duplicates including a nice range of Roos & KGV Heads, some OS, quantities ideal for a packet-maker also with postmark potential including earlies from Queensland, small group of Postage Dues and a BCOF mint set (5/- Thin Paper). Weighs 8kg. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1008

Stockbook of odds and ends from Colonial/State & Commonwealth Periods with some useful stamps, official & commercial perfins, revenues etc, some postmark interest with Numeral Cancels including a superb strike of Victorian '2020' of Goon Nure (rated RRR), condition very mixed. (100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1009

Collection 1914-79 complete as per Leuchtturm pages (no Kangaroos or KGV Heads), the earlier issues with a few problems & mostly mounted including KSmith 'OS' duo (not expertised), 1932-onwards virtually all unmounted including 5/- Bridge (creased), KGVI 3d blue Dies, Robes (Thick Paper with light toning, Thin Paper £1 mounted), Arms, Cattle White Paper, Navigators set of 8, etc, generally fine to very fine. (100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$1,100.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1010

Predominantly used collection with some useful Kangaroos to 5/- & KGV Heads, Vic Centenary 1/- x3, pre-Decimal blocks */** and Decimals ** and used to $10, a few Colonies with some postmark interest, then Worldwide 1890s to pre-WWII with plenty of pickings, condition variable. Weighs 15kg. (many 100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1011

Collector's mostly mint duplicates in very mixed condition with Kangaroos including First Wmk 4d x2 (one punctured 'OS/NSW') & 2/- (stained at lower-right), Third Wmk 3d shades x10 6d blue & 9d, SMult Wmk 6d 9d & 1/-; and KGV Heads with Penny Reds x72, 1½d Browns x71, 1½d green x11, 2d orange x30, 3d x22, 4d orange x2, 4d violet x2, 4d blue x4, 4d olive x12, 4½d x3, 5d x8 & 1/4d x2, etc, some Official punctures & overprints. High catalogue value but caveat emptor. (100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$2,100.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1012

Oddments with Kangaroos including Third Wmk 1/- with Clubbed Foot on Second 'L' of 'SHILLING' & £1 grey 'SPECIMEN' Type D (no gum), SMult Wmk £2 'SPECIMEN' (no gum), KGV Heads 4d orange, 4d olive & an unusually fresh 2/- booklet (minor bends on the covers), useful later oddments & an array of 1950s-1960s mostly low denomination blocks, condition variable. (100s + booklet) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1013

Scrappy used collection with pickings including Cofa Wmk 5/- & 10/- and Engraved 1d with superb 'HOBART/9DEC1913/TASMANIA' FDI cds, plus an album of "stuff" with duplicated Victorian Revenues including 'CATTLE' Overprints x100+ (noted 2/1d with 'V/PC' perfin), etc. (100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1014

Collector's clearout including selection of Roos and KGV Heads, KGVI Imprints and blocks, range of postmarks including commemorative cancels & some MIlitary POs, censored WWII covers, 300+ PSEs and FDCs; also Australian Colonies/States plus quantity of used off-paper with some foreign material included. Plenty to entertain and excite the fossickers among us. Weighs 14kg. (1000s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1015

Kangaroos & KGV Heads used accumulation in two thin stockbooks some-what disorganised but well-worthwhile including Kangaroos SM Wmk 5/- and Punctured Small 'OS' First Wmk 1/-, Second Wmk 1/- and Third Wmk 3d x5, 6d x6, 9d x2, 1/- x8 & 2/- x16, KGV 1d red Die II punctured 'OS' x3 distinct shades (plus two faulty), a few later issues also, plenty of postmark interest with a range of Tasmania & Western Australia datestamps plus others, a few private perfins, etc, catalogue value in the many $1000s, condition quite mixed but plenty of fine to very fine pickings throughout. (many 100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM

1016

Mostly pre-decimal odds n sods with some varieties including in positional blocks, a fine Canberra booklet, Kookaburra M/S (tonespots), condition variable but many are fine to very fine unmounted including 1931 6d Airmail imprint strip of 3, Arms set & £sd Navigators set of 6. (few 100) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$725.00
Closing..Sep-19, 08:00 PM