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WESTERN AUSTRALIA continued...

Postal History continued...

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

3398

PSE

PICTURE POSTCARDS: Group including Perth 'Murray Street' 1907 to Paris & 'His Majesty's Theatre' 1906 to New Caledonia, Boulder 'Town Hall' with scaffolding (creases & stamp removed), Kalgoorlie 'Hannan Street' 1906 to Kent Town (SA), 'Collie River' 1905 to UK & Fremantle 'High Street' unused, 1911 inwards from France with 'POSTE RESTANTE PERTH' cds, also Postal Cards '1½d' overprint on 3d green & on 2d red both unused and Registration Envelope 3d brown CTO with 4-ring cancel, etc, condition a little variable. (12) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Get Market Data for [Australia (Western Australia) Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

Australian Territories

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Estimate in AU$'s

3399

Quality mostly mint collection on Hagners with NWPI array to 10/- x2 including 1d red Die II x2, 1d rosine punctured 'OS' x2, 3d punctured 'OS' (toning), abc strips including KGV 1d red Die II, Kangaroos Second Wmk 5/-, Third Wmk 2/- and 'One Penny on 1/-; New Guinea Huts to 10/-, Hut Airs to 5/- x2, Huts 'OS' set, Dated Airs set, Undated Birds set x2, Undated 'OS' set, 1939 Bulolo Airs (no 10/-), some are unmounted; Papua Monocolour & Bicolour sets, Airs (**) & 'OS' Overprints set, also some used; Nauru telegraph cancel on NWPI values to 2/- x2 & 5/-, Overprints on GB complete (no 5/- but two extra 2/6d) including 2d Die II & 1/- 'SPECIMEN', and Freighters both sets; PNG largely complete & mostly unmounted to 1999 including 'SPECIMEN' Overprints (1963 & 1965 are *), only a few Emergency Surcharges, and the Postal Charges (SG D1 is lightly toned & VLMtd but not expertised); a few blemishes noted but generally very fine. A very desirable lot. (many 100s)

Grade A (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)

Get Market Data for [Australia D1] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$4,000

SOLD for AU$4,400.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3400

PAPUA & NEW GUINEA collection on Hagners and in Seven Seas hingeless album with range of Lakatois mint and used, Huts to 1/- with Airmails, Bulolo's to 1/- used, Undated Birds to 2/- mint and Airmail to 2/- used, 1952 Pictorials with 10/- Map and £1 Fisherman used, then complete mostly mint to 1986, condition variable. (100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

Cocos Islands

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3401

Ex-dealer's stock to 2015 laid-out in two stockbooks with mutiple MUH/Mint and CTO for most of the issues to mid-1990s (no Emergency Surcharges) then it gets smaller in quantity, generally very fine. (1000s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3402

POSTAL HISTORY: 1952 (Nov 1) social cover endorsed "From Jahmin/Home Island/Cocos Keeling/co GPO Perth" on the flap, to Ceylon with Straits 10c pair tied by Malay-pattern 'COCOS/ISLANDS' cds, with the enclosed letter signed "Jahamin". Very scarce non-Leigh Parkin mail from the islands. (2 items)

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

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$4,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3403

POSTAL HISTORY: 1908 (Jan 13) Thursday Island real photo picture postcard to "E.E. Tel Coy, Shanghai, China" with Queensland 1d orange tied by largely fine strike of 'THURSDAY ISLAND/QUEENSLAND' unframed cds, received via the German Post Office with 'SCHANGHAI/5.2/08/DEUTSCHE POST' cds, China 'SHANGHAI/FEB 6/08/LOCAL POST' cds (where re-addressed in Chinese characters) and British Post Office 'SHANGHAI/FE 7/08/B.P.O.' cds where re-directed to "Cocos Keeling Islands, c/- Supt Singapore" with 'SINGAPORE/FE 17/1908' transit cds alongside, a couple of very minor transmission marks. [In 1901, the Eastern Extension, Australasia & China Telegraph Co extended its submarine cable across the Indian Ocean via Rodrigues & Cocos]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$7,500.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

German (Deutsch) New Guinea

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3404

Registered philatelic covers comprising 1902 with German Levant stamps tied by 'BERLINHAFEN' cds, 1901 front with 3pf x2 & 40pf plus Overprints 25pf, 1907 with all values to 80pf, 1903 with 3mk (R label damaged) & 1906 with marginal exceptionally centred 5mk ('Matupi' label amended with 'HERBERTSHOHE' handstamp), four unused GNG PPCs & Zieher-type Coins PPC; a few minor blemishes but fine to very fine. (10)

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

Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3405

PSE

POSTAL HISTORY: Commercial usages comprising covers from Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen x2 (one with Overprints 10pf) or Rabaul (with 'Arthur Krockenberger/Pflanzung Katu/Postation Kawieng' imprint on the flap, PPC of native festivities with Herbertshohe cds, and Postal Cards from Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, Kaewieng (with photo of native girl affixed to the reverse), Berlinhafen (superb cds) & Stephansort (with 'Villa Wahnes, Bongu (Neu Guinea' illustration printed on the reverse, the view unfortunately scuffed). (8) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$600

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

3406

POSTAL HISTORY: 1911 (May 11) usage of parcel card to "Varzin Pflanzung [= plantation], Herbertshohe/Deutsch-Neu-Guinea" with 30pf pair & 2mk on the face plus 50pf & 1mk pn the reverse all tied by 'BREMEN' cds, very fine 'HERBERTSHOHE/31.7/11' arrival backstamp, corner crease well clear of all the stamps & postmarks.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3407

PSE

POSTAL STATIONERY: Postal Cards unused x18 including several Reply Cards and 'G.R.I.' 1d on 5pf & 2d on 10pf x2, and philatelic usages with transit/arrival datestamps x11 including three 'Gruss aus' types, also German 2pf Letter Card uprated from Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, generally very fine; and an unused 2mk Lion Parcel Card (small tear at the top & minor blemishes). (31) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3408

PSE

POSTAL STATIONERY - PARCEL CARDS: 1888 Neu Guinea Compagnie 2 Mark Lion orange on blue-grey, excellent colour, with '[lion]/NEU GUINEA COMPAGNIE' cachet in blue, a couple of minor blemishes, unused. Examples with the company cachet are very scarce.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$350

SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

'G.R.I.' Overprints

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3409

1914-15 6mm Spacing on German New Guinea '3d.' on 30pf black & orange/buff with 'I' for '1' SG 8a [Stg 1; Pos 10], well centred, small professionally repaired tear at lower-right, oval Rabaul datestamp in violet well clear of the variety, Cat £1500.

Grade (A) B1 (Image1)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3410

1914-15 5mm Spacing '1d.' on 3pf brown with Double Overprint SG 16e [4, with Flat Top Serif on '1'], excellent centring, very lightly mounted, Cat £1500+. Peter Holcombe Certificate (1993) identifies the stamp as from the scarce Sixth Setting Robert Gibbs 16db priced "x5". Superb.

Grade A+ A1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$1,400

SOLD for AU$1,200.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3411

1914-15 5mm Spacing '2d.' on 20pf SG 18 plus '2d.' on Marshalls 10pf SG 52 & 'G.R.I./3d.' on 'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea}' R label SG 33 all tied by oval Rabaul datestamp, Cat £445.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$350

SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3412

1915 'G.R.I./ 3d.' on German New Guinea Registration Labels Town Name in Seriffed Letters 'Kawieng/ (Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 42 horizontal pair from the top of the sheet with Printer's Guide-Marks at the top of both units, the right-hand unit with some slightly trimmed perfs at the top, large-part original gum, Cat £500+.

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3413

POSTMARKS: 'BUKA/(DEUTSCH-/NEUGUINEA/16 11/14' cds (Powell #91) superb large-part strike in violet on 'G.R.I./1d.' on 3pf SG 16 (Cat £110). Rated F. The German cds saw limited philatelic use in the early days of the Australian Occupation. This use appears to predate the issue on 16.12.1914 of the 5mm Overprints, but the postal clerk had been unable to change the date slugs. Ex David Hopper. [Erich Schlieper's ('Ello') two lesser strikes on a small GRI piece sold at our auction of 14.3.2009 for $3495]

Grade A A2+ (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints

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3414

1915-16 Overprints on KGV ½d bright green with the Watermark Inverted SG 65aw abc strip, the a & b units with small thins, light overall aging as usual for this vartiety, the c unit with full unmounted original gum, Cat £9000+, for a mounted strip of 3. A New Guinea rarity. RPSofL Certificate (2020).

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

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Estimate AU$4,500

SOLD for AU$3,400.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3415

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1919-23 Kangaroos 3d olive SG O8, exceptional centring, faint toning, very lightly mounted, Cat £950.

Grade B A1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

Mandated Territory

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3416

Handy group with 1938 usage of Chilean PPC to New Guinea with New York 'POSTAGE STAMP/REMOVED/BEFORE RECEIPT/AT THE/N.Y.P.O.FOR.SEC.' boxed cachet in its place & missent to Yugoslavia; 1938 to USA underpaid & taxed; 1940 to "War Department,/Washington DC" with Bulolo 5d tied by 'BULOLO' cds, taxed locally with 'T["2D"]' undenominated boxed h/s, one-line 'OPENED BY CENSOR' red-on-white label tied by 'Passed by Censor/T.N.G. No.25' cachet in violet; 1940 Wau-Sydney with 'RELEASED BY CENSOR' handstamp; 1940 to Wisconsin with makeshift censor label & boxed Censor 16 cachet; and 1941 stampless OHMS 'RETURNED LETTER' envelope with 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE, RABAUL, NEW GUINEA' imprint to California; a few minor issues but generally fine to very fine. (6)

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

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Estimate AU$500

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

3417

1935 Bulolo Airs £2 bright violet SG 204, exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat £350. Superb.

Grade A+ A1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

WESTERN AUSTRALIA continued...

AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES

COCOS ISLANDS

NEW GUINEA