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COCOS ISLANDS
Postal History
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 903 |
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 1951 (April) envelope with Darvell, C&W, Cocos-Keeling return address on back flap, airmail to England with a largely very fine
strike of the 'Per RMS ORION' circular cachet over 'TIN CAN MAIL/COCOS-KEELING IS' boxed cachet both in violet, Australia 1/6d Hermes (minor corner fault) tied by Perth '17 APR/1951' slogan cancel, a few minor transmission marks. Ex Dr William Wells.
Colin Riddell's collection did not include a cover from this despatch; his similar Leigh-Parkin cover from the Orion's August 1951 despatch sold at our auction of 3.3.2019 for $519 (Sale 233 Lot 2445). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 904 |
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 1951 (April) envelope with Darvell, Cocos-Keeling return address on back flap, airmail to England with a largely very fine strike
of the Orient Line SS 'Orontes' crowned cachet in black over 'TIN CAN MAIL/ COCOS-KEELING IS' boxed cachet in violet at lower-left, Australia 1/6d Hermes tied by Perth '28 SEPT/1951' slogan cancel, a few minor transmission marks. The enclosed letter
from Bob Darvell of Cable & Wireless includes "this is the first Orontes barrel for several years ... I shall be leaving here by the Nov Islander". Ex Dr William Wells. Colin Riddell's similar cover - to North Borneo (!) - sold at our auction of
3.3.2019 for $2478 (Sale 233 Lot 2447). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 905 |
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 1951 (June 11) Qantas return flight Cocos-Sydney envelope AAMC 1273c envelope with Darvell, Cocos return address on back flap, to
England with Australia 1/6d Parliament House tied by Sydney cds in transit, type-written 'PER QANTAS/CATALINA/VH-EBA' label tied to reverse by largely very fine strike of the 'C.& W.LTD/11JUN51/COCOS' double-circle cds, small closed edge tears and a
few aging marks at top, Cat $2000. Ex Dr William Wells. Only the second non-registered item from this flight seen by us; the other - to Australia; without contents - sold at our auction of 21.7.2022 for $1357 (Sale 248 Lot 1287).
The enclosed lengthy letter from Bob Darvell of Cable & Wireless includes such snippets as "[this cover] will be taken out by the Qantas Survey Plane 'Island Voyager', ... Catalina UH-EBA arrived May 31st after much frantic servicing ... to survey
the old airstrip of West Island with a view to Qantas using Cocos as a refueling stop.... the 8 boffins camped on W.I [West Island] & the crew stayed in the mess - 4 Aussies & a Kiwi. First thing I took stock of our remaining beer ... & knowing the
Aussies taste for beer immediately imposed rationing! ... today we all had a trip [on the flying boat] & saw the atoll from the air ... first tincanmail was per Wave Baron abt sec week in Jan, and second was per Orion beginning of Apl ... there is no
CCS stamp of course. The chop ... is a woodcarving by one of the Admlty wallahs who is quite adept at such things ..." (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 906 |
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 1951 (Aug 10) envelope with Darvell, Cocos return address on back flap, airmail to England with a largely very fine strike of the
rare 'R MS ORMONDE' circular cachet in violet over '10AUG51' handstamp at lower-left, franked with Ceylon KGVI 25c Temple x3 tied by Colombo '15AU/51' cds, short note from Bob Darvell of Cable & Wireless enclosed, a couple of minor transmission
marks. Ex Dr William Wells. From the only mail carried per the 'Ormonde'. En route from Perth-Colombo, the ship stopped at Cocos to collect John Clunies-Ross who was going to England to be married. Colin Riddell's similar Leigh-Parkin cover sold at
our auction of 3.3.2019 for $885 (Sale 233 Lot 2432). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
NEW GUINEA
General Lots
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 907 |
 / O |
 Accumulation including a couple of 'GRI' overprints on German New Guinea, a range of NWPI overprints with Kangaroos Second Wmk 9d
horizontal pair with largely very fine 'RADIO STATION/MANUS' triple-oval datestamp in violet and KGV Heads * including shades, then a quantity of Huts & Birds issues to 5/- mint & used including postmark interest, plus a couple of covers noted 1936
South Africa airmail postcard with Rabaul arrival cds, etc, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 908 |
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 PICTURE POSTCARDS: Selection of New Guinea & Papua with a number of real photo cards including Native Children with Huts 1½d & 6d
on the view side tied by Salamoa 1939 cds, Handicrafts & Family with Lakatois 2d & 2½d on the view side tied by Port Moresby 1931 cds, various other Native Peoples, Lakatoi canoes, etc, also French Missionary issues for Arapokina, Bougainville,
Hanuabada x2, Japanese vignette views of Dancers, Village & Admiralty Islands canoes, a couple of trade cards & other ephemera, etc, generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
German (Deutsch) New Guinea
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 909 |
#OPSE |
 Small group including a few stamps with postmark interest (and some from other Colonies), Registration Label 'Maron' vertical pair
& Rabaul Post Office Seal, German New Guinea 'Mourning' Cinderella x5 one mounted on page from illustrated book plus 'Lost Colonies' set, Postal Cards including Yachts 5pf green 1912 social usage to Germany with lengthy message, various others
unused/CTO plus Stamped-to-Order 'Gruss aus New-Guinea' Eagles 10pf 'Deutsch/Newu-Guinea' overprint used to Germany, also 1904 'Duk Duk Dance' picture postcard to New Zealand with 10pf red tied 'HERBERTSHOHE' cds, 1914 Zeppelin airship expedition
postcard used within Germany (cinderella removed), etc, condition generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 910 |
PSE |
 POSTAL HISTORY: 1901 (March 21) usage of German Reply Postal Card (2pf)+2pf Reply Half, to Germany with combination franking German
New Guinea Yachts 3pf brown tied by largely very fine 'HERBERTSHOHE/DEUTSCH-/NEU-GUINEA' cds cancels and another complete strike at upper-left, carried via New South Wales with Sydney '27AP/10' (year error) transit cds and
'HALLE(SAALE)/ANKUNFT/2.6.01' arrival both on the face, a couple of very minor blemishes. The reply card was valid for use from German New Guinea, and the added franking sufficed for the 5pf postcard rate to German territories. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 912 |
/O |
 Handy partly-annotated selection to 2/- x16 including Kangaroos First Wmk 2d types acccbc in lower row of block of 12 (hinge
remainders) & & 1/- used pair, Third Wmk 3d Die II type b mint x2, and KGV ½d array including three formes of 30 (one very fine **; the others are heavily toned) and types acccbc strip of 6, condition variable but much is fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 913 |
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 1915-16 on KGV Heads 1d carmine-red Die II SG 67c block of 10 comprising the second & third column of the forme of 30 including two
First Setting Types abc strips of 3, the two lower-left units with Recumbent Flaw & Merged Flaw respectively, the upper & lower units lightly mounted, the central six units (the two abc strips) unmounted, Cat £1560+ for mounted singles. RPSL
Certificate (2025). (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 914 |
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 1915-16 on KGV Heads 1d red Fourth Setting a Die I / Die II SG 67/c se-tenant pair, unmounted, Cat £135+ for singles. Although
Gibbons list & price Kangaroos 3d olive Die I-Die II pairs, they preversely don't do so for the more prominent KGV 1d red Die I-Die II pairs.
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 915 |
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 1915-16 on Kangaroos First Watermark 6d ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted SG 78w Fourth Setting Types abc block of 6 (2x3)
comprising two vertical strips of 3, the lower-left unit with a small aging mark on the gum otherwise very fine unmounted, Cat £2600+ for two mounted abc strips. Very scarce. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 916 |
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 1915-16 on Kangaroos First Watermark 10/- grey & pink SG 84 Fourth Setting Types abc vertical strip of 3, the central unit with
Duty Plate variety White Flaw before 'POSTAGE' (ACSC 47Dg, Cat $3500), the upper unit lightly mounted, the others unmounted, Cat £600+ for mounted.
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 917 |
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 1915-16 on Kangaroos First Watermark £1 red-brown & blue SG 85 Fourth Setting Types abc vertical strip of 3, fresh colours,
generally well-centred, a little very light gum aging, the upper & lower units with small hinge remainders, the central unit lightly mounted, Cat £3200. A rare strip. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 918 |
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 1915-16 on Kangaroos Third Watermark 3d yellow-olive Fourth Setting Type a Die II - Die I pair SG 96ab, well-centred, unmounted,
Cat £325+ for mounted. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 919 |
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 1915-16 on Kangaroos Third Watermark £1 purple-brown & blue SG 99 Fourth Setting Types abc vertical strip of 3, well-centred, the a
unit has light gum aging, the b unit shows the faintest evidence of having been mounted & the c unit is unmounted, Cat £1400+ for mounted. Ex Jerry Blair: sold at our auction of 25 June 2025 for $1440 (Sale 260 Lot 1440). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,200
Currently Opening at...AU$900.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 920 |
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 1918 Surcharges 'One Penny' on KGV 5d brown SG 100 and 'One Penny' on Kangaroos 1/- green 101 blocks of 10 (2x5) each comprising
the second & third column of the forme of 30 including two Fourth Setting Types abc strips of 3, the 5d with some perf reinforcing & evenly aged gum (two units unmounted), the 1/- with one spot of perf reinforcing & one unit with tiny aging marks
(four units unmounted), Cat £2600+ for mounted singles. Very scarce. (2 blocks) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,200
Currently Opening at...AU$900.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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