1911-65 predominantly mint collection with Overprints on Fiji 5d 6d & 1/-, Palms set used on large piece, 1912-24 KGV MCA Wmk set * (ex 5d; the £1 well-centred & lightly mounted) and used (£1 fake cancel; not counted) plus £1 'SPECIMEN' overprint and 'used', 1922-27 KGV Script Wmk set plus 10/- 'SPECIMEN' overprint (both 10/- apparently **), 1935 Jubilee set *&U, 1939-55 KGVI Pictorials set */** & used with extra shades including 5/- red & ultramarine ** plus a range of blocks of 4 ** noted Perf 13½ 1/- & some imprints, 1956-62 QEII Pictorials set in Plate Number blocks of 4 ** and in used blocks of 4 (ex 1d), 1965 Pictorials set in Plate Number blocks of 4 **, etc, also Postage Dues 1940 punctured 'SPECIMEN' set (ex 5d; a few with minor aging marks), condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £2500+.
(300 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1810
Symbol: F
Cat No: 1-7
1911 'PROTECTORATE' Overprints on Fiji KEVII Keyplates ½d to 1/- set SG 1-7, Cat £350.
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Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1811
Symbol: *
Cat No: 12-24
1912-24 KGV Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Watermark ½d to £1 set SG 12-24, a few with small hinge remainders, the majority including the well-centred £1 are lightly mounted, Cat £650.
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Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1812
Symbol: F
Cat No: 24
1912-24 KGV Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Watermark £1 purple & black/red SG 24 and 1922-27 KGV Keyplates Multiple Script CA Watermark 10/- green & red/emerald SG 35 marginal with 'Jubilee' lines, both with identifiable part-strikes of the forged '.../GPO/OCEAN ISLD/...' cds cancel, Cat £2000 for genuine postally used. See Gibbons footnotes below SG 7 and below SG 35. (2) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 280.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Mar-26-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1813
Symbol: C
POSTCARDS: circa 1930s real photo PPCs mostly with somewhat facetious pencilled captions on the reverse featuring native groups including two dance troupes (one endorsed on the reverse "Ocean Island Fandango"), islander housing & "Native Town Hall", "Entrance to Government Offices" (with mail box), bustling activity in a billiards room, "The Tapriva-Ooma Main Trunk Line" (narrow guage railway), "Home Bay Ocean Island", etc, also Fiji Post Card Coy 'Typical Scene, Fanning Island', very fine to superb unused. Rare images. (Image1)
