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LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

2978

FIJI: Superior group with many indigenous subjects including buildings, warfare, festivals & fire-walking, several missionary cards, real photo cards of Suva & environs, 'Native Military Band', a fearsome group of warriors etc, postally used x5, mostly fine to very fine; also George Rose stereocard of the Fijian Camp for Federation Celebrations in Melbourne and some Pacific Islands photographs. (65) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2979

GREAT BRITAIN: Collection of mostly topographicals including villages, Scotland x100+, Channel Islands x14 including an animated Sark view, and a few Wales, also good selections of Military/Patriotic, Shipping, Advertising, Exhibitions, Royal Mint set of 8, a few Disasters etc, generally fine to very fine. Ex Bernard Morris. (1000 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2980

GREAT BRITAIN: Pre-WWII multi-view cards including for lesser known places such as Calverley, Darwen, Seaford, Cobham, Trentham, Accrington, Aberayron, Barmouth, Knarseboro, Filey, Flamborough, Seaton, Thanet, Shrewton, Mousehole (!), Bamburgh, Lynton etc, also for Exeter Cathedral, St George's Chapel at Windsor & the delightfully named Stoke Poges Church, the second half of the collection are mostly colourful post-WWII types including for Hollingworth Lake, Minehead, Fowey, Fakenham, Cley & Wiveton, Wells-Next-the-Sea & Blakeney etc, some bumped corners but generally fine to very fine. (140 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2981

GREAT BRITAIN: Scottish topographicals with many small towns, public buildings & hotels, street scenes, 1906 Great Dundee Fire x2, Loch Steamers, Offshore Islands x15, many Undivided Backs & real photo types, some very fine to superb postmarks, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. (180 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2982

ITALY: Extensive collection of Venice mostly in albums with a surfeit of the Grand Canal, Gondolas, the Doge's Palace & Piazza di San Marco plus some more unusual views, perhaps 100+ Undivided Backs including chromolithos, bookmark-size PPCs x49, hundreds of artist cards in a range of styles including Tuck Oilettes & similar x64, some real photo cards including later reproductions, and a colourful array of "moderns", some soiling & bumped corners but generally fine to very fine & many are superb. (1000+ ?) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2983

JAPAN: Album with many better cards including 1905 Russo-Japanese War, Port Arthur, Royalty, Naval Ships, Japanese Culture, etc, also topographicals including earthquake damage, condition variable but many are beautiful &/or fine to very fine; also eight paper wrappers for sets & some postal history. (180) (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)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2984

LATIN AMERICA: Engaging collection with a high proportion of real photo cards from Argentina x26, Chile x5, Cuba x23, Panama Republic x30 & Canal Zone x15, Puerto Rico x21, Uruguay x6 & Venezuela x5, numerous indigenous subjects, generally very fine to superb. (150 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2985

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Attractive group mostly of Constantinople/Istanbul including real photo views along the Bosphorus, Mosques & cemeteries, military revue, several artist cards, etc, also Cilicia x15, Smyrna x6 and a few Syria, generally fine to very fine. (66) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2986

PAPUA: Balance of the collection with many attractive cards for British & French Missions, indigenous subjects, scenes of Port Moresby & Samarai, many real photo types including 'Catholic Mission Station, Dilawa Kuni', 'Dogura, Bartle Bay', 'Mamba Hospital', Shipping, a group of sailors captioned "Taken in the Bush at Wood-lark Island", etc; also a batch of 24 pre-WWII photographs from box-brownie to PPC-size, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. Ex Rev Roger Lee. (28 + photos)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2987

PAPUA: Group published by various British Missions x22 including missionary portraits, indigines in native or Western costume, ten artist cards from various series, etc, plus of the French Missions on Yule Island & inland at Ononghe including mission infrastructure, staff with mostly unimpressed children, portraits including indigines, etc, the majority unused but noted one postally used to Newfoundland (!) with Lakatois ½d & 1d, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. Ex Rev Roger Lee. (53)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2988

PAPUA: Batch of mostly real photo cards including some beaut indigenous subjects, views of Port Moresby & Samarai, 'Prisoners, Samarai', 'Mining, Misima, Papua', etc, all postally used 1909-34 at Port Moresby or Samarai mostly with Monocolours & a couple with Small 'Papua' 1d (one also with Large 'PAPUA' ½d), mostly to Australia or Britain but also to Austria, Germany, Switzerland, USA & New Zealand, generally fine to very fine. A scarce group. Ex Rev Roger Lee. (17)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2989

PAPUA: Mostly real photo group of Port Moresby and indigenous studies including various types of canoe (one is a photograph), A&K Gibson x2, Whitten Bros x2 of Samarai, Valentines coloured views x5 & two Missionary cards, one card postally used in 1911 to Adelaide, a few with plain backs, generally very fine. (26) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2990

PAPUA: Bundle of mostly real photo cards with many indigenous subjects including portraits, topless maidens, village-life housing & culture, Burns Philp coastal ships & Dutch vessels, several English & French mission cards, three artist cards, a few are postally used, generally fine to very fine. Ex Rev Roger Lee. (47) (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2991

PAPUA: 1910 (circa) numbered series x8 including 'Elevara Village' (houses on stilts), 'Gold Mine Works, Woodlark Island', 'Main Street, Samarai', 'The Hospital, Samarai', 'Native House, Tanobada Village', also etc, a few faults, then 1920s (circa) Whitten Brothers Ltd x14 mostly indigenous subjects including portraits & groups, village scenes & housing, dances & crafts, generally fine to very fine, one with a stamp removed otherwise used under cover, or unused, plus 1940s (circa) Papuan Times Ltd x12 including 'Looking from the [Samarai] Gaol ...', 'Cricket Match Played at Kwato ...', etc, condition a little variable, two are postally used, others used under cover but the majority fine to very unused. Ex Rev Roger Lee. (34)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$1,250.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2992

UNITED STATES TERRITORIES - ALASKA: Native American portraits & lifestyle to wilderness splendour, tourism to commercial fishing, towns & totem poles, transport & agriculture, some beautiful real photo types, generally very fine to superb. (80+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2993

UNITED STATES: Accomodation 1930s-1960s mostly 'linens' promoting the numerous motels, motor courts, tourist courts & similar establishments that sprang up to service Americans' desire to drive across their nation, the majority are 'mom & pop' operations with some tiny facilities through to the odd top-end luxurious motel and the beginning of the national chains notably Holiday Inn, plenty of hyperbole (eg "America's most unique hotel!"), many promoting membership of AAA & other smaller service associations, some real photo types & beautiful artist cards, generally very fine to superb. Outstanding social history. (300+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2994

UNITED STATES: Advertising mostly 1940s to 1960s collection of cards for all manner of eateries from fine dining to 'automats' and from the modest to the ostentatious, many unusual establishments & 'ethnic' cuisines etc. Numerous highfaluting claims such as "the biggest...best...most famous...oldest" & so on. Important social history, witnessing the growth of the 'eating out' industry, early restaurant chains, roadside diners etc coupled with some of the best of 'linens', generally very fine to superb. (450 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2995

UNITED STATES: 'Large Letters' extensive collection of promotional linens for States, Regions, Cities & Towns etc, many extravagant & creative designs, generally very fine to superb. (1000+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2996

UNITED STATES: Post Offices bundle of linens, chromes & real photo types with many small-town & some tiny offices plus major offices including some of surprising scale, generally very fine to superb. (100 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

SUBJECTS

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

2997

CHILDREN: Well-developed collection of optimistic charming & whimsical artist cards all by Mabel Lucie Attwell, mostly 1940s to 1960s with some earlier, many with captions in French or English & French, some leporellos, the odd damaged card but the vast majority are fine to very fine unused or used. Ex Bernard Morris. (280 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM