UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Postal History
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1341 |
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 1844 large-part entire letter to Philadelphia with American Letter Mail Co No Value Indicated Eagle stamp Scott 5L2 horizontal pair
with good to large margins and complete outer framelines (4mm scissor-cut between the impressions at the the top) tied at right by one of two ink-strokes, largely fine 'FORWARDED BY/AMERICAN MAIL/CO/NOV 15/1844/No 102 Chestnut St/PHILADA' (the 'D'
looks like a 'B') cds in red, two vertical filing folds clear of the stamps, a previous owner's 'Uncle Sam' handstamp in red on the reverse, Scott Cat US$1200 for a pair tied to cover by a manuscript cancel. Philatelic Foundation Certificate
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 1865 (Oct 8) envelope from Indiana with Franklin 1c blue, Washington 10c green vertical pair & Washington 24c grey tied by
concentric rings cancels and largely fine 'ROSSVILLE/IND' double-ring cds at upper-right, fair 'NEW YORK AM PKT/OC/14PAID' [= American Packet] transit cds in red on the face where '24'[c] accountancy mark applied also in red for credit to Great
Britain and 'LONDON/PAID' alongside, Sandhurst 'JA 18/66' transit and largely very fine 'KANGAROO FLAT/JA19/66/VICTORIA' arrival backstamp, professionally restored. Ex John Barwis. The rate was 45c for a ship letter over ½oz up to 1oz via Marseilles.
Per Inman Line 'City of Washington' departing New York 14.10.1865 arriving Liverpool 25.10.1865 and onwards by P&O 'Tanjore' to Alexandria, Egypt, overland to Suez then by 'Bengal' to Galle, and 'Bombay' arriving Melbourne 17.1.1866. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 1898 (Jan 8) Frank B Peterson & Co Wholesale Grocers double-rate envelope to Fiji "Per Moana" with Baby Banknotes Webster 10c green
tied by San Francisco '1' machine cancel, 'G.P.O. SUVA/28/JAN/98/FIJI' arrival backstamp, a couple of minor blemishes. The 'Moana' departed San Francisco 9.1.1898, arriving Suva 28.1.1898, and continuing on to Auckland New Zealand. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 1940s commercial (mostly) & philatelic airmail covers all franked with Transport Series with denominations to 50c and destinations
including Possessions Canal Zone, Hawaii and Puerto Rico (one Special Delivery), Asia China, Iran, Palestine and Turkey, Latin America Argentina (one from their Embassy in Washington), Brazil (one underpaid), Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela, Europe Finland, all Occupied Zones of Germany, Hungary, Luxemburg and Norway, and British Commonwealth Australia, Bahamas, Cyprus, India, Jamaica, and Malaya, strong WWII
censorship content, also postcards to Bolivia, Czechoslovakia, France, Britain and Sweden, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. An excellent basis for serious expansion, focussing more on the rates.
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 CIVIL WAR - CONFEDERATE STATES: 1861 stampless yellow envelope to "Mills House/Charleston SC" endorsed at lower-left "In hast[e]"
with superb strike of vertical-oval 'PO COLUMBIA SC/ 5 /PAID' postmaster's provisional handstamp in blue Scott 18XU1 with largely fine 'COLUMBIA/27/NOV/SC' cds at upper-left & 'PAID' handstamp both in the same blue ink. Stunning. Ex Alfred Caspary.
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 CIVIL WAR - CONFEDERATE STATES: circa 1863 apparently handmade envelope to "Lexington Pa" with General Issues Jackson 10c blue Die
A Scott 11 very fine example with large even margins tied by largely very fine 'GORDO.NSVILLE/OCT/23/Va' cds, minor blemishes on the face and light water-staining on the reverse & on the flap that does not belong. Ex Brooks and Birkinbine. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
VIETNAM
VIETNAM
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1347 |
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 NORTH VIETNAM: 1946-58 Communist Issues mostly unused with no gum as issued including 1946 Four-Line Overprint on Indo-China 25c,
1951-55 Ho Chi Minh & Map Imperf 100d green CTO and Perf 11 set, 1953 Rice Harvesting set plus 1000k to 5000k blocks of 4, 1954 Dien Bien Phu imperf pair plus both perfs, 1956 '0k,100/THOC' x2 sets (one CTO), 1956 Railway set, 1956-57 Cu Chinh Lan
set CTO, 1956 '50/DONG' on 5d, 1957-58 Pagoda Officials strips of 4, etc, some minor duplication, generally very fine, Cat £2350+.
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 NORTH VIETNAM: Mint selection comprising 1956 Government Return to Hanoi 1000d to 3000d SG N42-45 no gum as issued, 1956-57
Officials Cu Chinh Lan Commemoration set SG NO50-56, 1960 Hung Vuong Temple (2), and 1961 Artists Congress M/S, all unmounted, Cat £775.
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 NORTH VIETNAM: 1956 Government Return to Hanoi 1000d to 3000d set SG N42-N45, centring variable & characteristic rough perfs, the
1000d with a coupe of very light marks on the reverse, no gum as issued, Cat £375.
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 NORTH VIETNAM: 1956-57 Cu Chinh Lan Commemoration (Officials) 20d to 3000d SG NO56-59 marginal blocks of four, 100d with pen
notations in margin, a couple with aged paper, no gum as issued, Cat £1000+.
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 SOUTH VIETNAM: 1945-76 Communist Issues with Vietnam Democratic Republic array of Overprints & Surcharges including Sihanouk set
Scott 1L27-31, Elephants 1L32-33 set x2 and Cathedral 1L36, Cat US$300; 1948 Ho Chin Minh 2d & 3d SG N2-3 CTO, Cat £200; and National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) 1963-76 issues apparently complete mostly CTO with some duplication plus 1964
Anniversary strip, Paix/Peace pair x3 and 1974 Anniversary strip etc, Cat £1450+ and a page of Provisional Surcharges that Gibbons roughly list but don't price and an array of Army Issues that we can't find! A very fine and attractive collection of
these elusive issues that are rarely available in Australia.
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
GREAT BRITAIN
GREAT BRITAIN
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2001 |
O |
 Specialised collection predominantly used from Penny Blacks used x114 identified by Plate (Plate 10 x14; no Plate 11 examples),
Tuppence Blues (no white lines) used x50 including four pairs, 1841 Penny Reds from Black Plates x15 (Plate 1 x2 & Plate 2 x6) with a few matching letter Black & Red duos and Tuppence Blues (White Lines) imperfs x17 including strips of 3 & 4 and two
stated to be unused plus Large Crown Wmk Perf 16 used, 1847-54 Embossed 6d x2, 10d & 1/- x3, 1870 1½d rose-red unused, then a range of Surface-Printed including 1867-83 8d orange * x2 & 5/- rose 'SPECIMEN' overprint, 1881 2d rose & 5d indigo *, 1883
'6d' on 6d lilac *, 1883-84 2/6d Blued Paper used & 10/- White Paper x2 used, 1884 £1 brown Crowns Wmk 'SPECIMEN' overprint (tiny gum thin) & 1888 £1 Orbs Wmk used, 1883-84 Lilacs & Greens 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d & 6d *, KEVII mostly used range to 10/- x3,
KGV Seahorses including Bradbury Wilkinson 10/- grey-blue * & 1934 Re-Engraved set *, then increasingly mint from KGV issues onwards through KGVI & QEII to the early 1980s, plenty of postmark interest especially amongst the earlies with lots of
numeral cancels, condition a bit variable but the imperfs include many nice four-margin stamps and the later are generally fine to very fine, catalogue value well in excess of £100,000.
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Estimate AU$10,000
Currently Opening at...AU$7,500.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2002 |
G/F |
 QV to KGV very fine to superb used group including QV Penny Black (just touched at upper-right), Embossed 1/-, 9d straw, 1/- pale
brown, 2/- brown (wing-margin removed), 2/- blue, Lilacs & Greens 9d & 1/-, 2/6d x2, 10/- and £1 green; KEVII 2/6d and Somerset House 9d x2; KGV Seahorses Waterlow 5/- & £1; etc, various numerals cancels and steel datestamps, Cat £9000+. A splendid
opportunity.
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2003 |
O |
 Consignment remainders with lots of Line-Engraved issues including imperfs and multiples plus a bag with hundreds of Penny Plates,
uneven coverage through to earlier Decimals including KGV & KGVI Sideways & Inverted Watermarks plus some booklet panes, condition very mixed; also some handy covers including KGVI illustrated FDCs, a few with KGVI cylinder/control number frankings,
1972 social PPC to Australia with 'TREASURES OF/TUTANKHAMUN/...' cds, etc, most are fine to to very fine. Weighs 10kg.
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2004 |
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 QV single-volume collection predominantly used from 1840 1d black x2, 2d blue and most 2d blue plates, 1½d both plates (Plate 3
unused), Embossed 6d, 10d & 1/-, 1841 1d red imperforate Ivory Heads, 1864 Letters Penny Red all plates except 77 & 225, Surface-Printed extensive range of Plates of 2½d rose, 2½d blue, 3d rose, 4d red, 4d sage-green Plates 15 and 16, 4d brown both
Wmks & Plates, 6d lilac, 6d chestnut both plates, 6d grey, 8d orange, 9d bistre, 9d straw Spray Wmk, 1/- green all Plates except 14, 1/- brown both Wmks & Plates, 2/- deep blue and 2/- pale blue, 2/- brown, 1884 2/6d to 10/- and 1891 £1 green, 1884
Lilacs & Greens set, and Jubilee set. Cat £26,000+
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Estimate AU$2,000
Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2005 |
O/TO |
 Pre-Decimal collection in Gibbons simplified album including presentable Penny Black & Tuppence Blue and Embossed 6d & 10d, most of
the Surface-Printed issues to 2/- except the 2/- brown with many very fine, 1867-83 5/- 10/- & £1 all presentable, KEVII to 10/-, Seahorses Bradbury Wilkinson 10/-, Wembley & PUC sets (the £1 with bogus steel cancel), QEII issues very fine/CTO with
all phosphor variants including se-tenant blocks & strips, many scarce Officials but none have been expertised, useful Postage Dues & Regionals apparently complete except for the WWII Jersey Pictorials, Cat £25,000+.
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Estimate AU$2,000
Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2006 |
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 Collection predominantly mint from QV Line-Engraved 1841 1d brown-red SG 8 unused, also Surface-Printed 1872-73 6d grey Plate 12 SG
125 *, 1883 '3d' on 3d lilac SG 159 *, KEVII 1902-10 Jubilee to 5/- used, 1911 Perf 15x14 full set ** to 4d bright orange, KGV 1924-26 Block Cypher Wmk set the high values **, 1913-15 Seahorses Waterlow 5/- rose & £1 green and De La Rue 2/6d
grey-brown worn plate all used, KGVI 1939-48 set of 6 **, QEII Castles including De La Rue St Edward's Crown Wmk set **, and plenty more sets to 1990 **, condition of the earlies variable then increasingly fine to very fine, Cat £8000+.
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2007 |
/O |
 Handy odds and ends including a very attractive Penny Black (shallow thin), 1841 White Lines Added 2d sound single with superb
Maltese Cross with central '6' cancel (Cat £650) and strip of 3 with almost full margins, 1867-80 10d with the Watermark Inverted SG 112Wi (trimmed wing-margin at right, possibly unused, unpriced thus or £1000 for used), 1867-83 Wmk Maltese Cross 5/-
sound but aged and Anchor Wmk 5/- SG 134 well-centred & fine (Cat £2000), 1873-80 Wmk Orb 2½d rosy mauve Plate 17 with part-gum (Cat £1250), 1883-84 5/- mint but creased, KEVII 5/- very fine used with steel cds, 1915-19 Seahorses including De La Rue
10/- sound used & Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- fine mint, etc, high catalogue value.
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Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2008 |
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 Carton of collection remainders with two presentable Penny Blacks, Imperf Penny Reds, a few better QV Surface-Printed issues,
plenty of multiples, some postmark interest, condition rather mixed.
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 2009 |
O |
 Collection remainders including Post & Go labels, Greeting stamps, Maxi-Cards, FDCs including Benham, Mercury, Wesses, Cotswold and
more, postmarks, postal history noted 1930s airmails to Australia, House of Commons/Buckingham Palace letters, modern postcards, etc, condition mostly fine. Weighs 57kg.
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
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