1932 Tercentenary 5/- black & chocolate. Superb fresh MNH, right marginal. SG 90 cat £120 for M, should be at least double, £240 MNH. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$220
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
ASCENSION
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1604
Symbol:
Cat No: Z22
1902-11 KEVII GB 1d red & 2d green & red. VFU on piece, 'Ascension JA 3 11' cds. SG Z22 & Z24 cat £232+. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$120
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1605
Symbol:
Cat No: 1-9
1922 'ASCENSION' opt KGV St Helena Pic set ½d to 3/-, all LR cnr marginal with Plate No 1. Stamps VF fresh MNH, some adhesion etc in margins only. SG 1-9 cat £325 for M, should be at least double, £650 MNH, plus premium for Plate No. (9). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$700
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1618
Symbol:
Cat No: 21-30
1934 KGV Pic set ½d to 5/-. VF fresh MNH. SG 21-30 cat £120 for M, should be at least double, £240 MNH. (10) (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
AUSTRALIA - BCOF JAPAN
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1148
Symbol:
Cat No: J1-7
1946-47 opt set ½d to 5/- thick paper tied by 'Aust Unlit Postal Stn 405' cds on 1947 cover (centre fold) with BCOF crest on flap. SG J1-7 cat £275+. ACSC J1-7 cat $380+ - both as loose stamps, plus premium on cover. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1152
Symbol:
Cat No: J5/5a/(var)
1946-47 opt Lyrebird 1/- green lower 4 rows of left pane with margins & Ash imprint, with varieties 'wrong font 6' L9/4 (ACSC cat $475) & 'wrong font 1' L10/3 & L8/3 ($175). Stamps VF fresh MNH. SG J5/5a/(var) cat £920+, plus premium for imprint. ACSC J5/h/I/p/z cat $1400+ as singles/imprint blks. 2022 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (32) (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$900
Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 800.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1153
Symbol:
Cat No: J7
1946-48 opt Robes 5/- thick paper. Superb U, 'Aust Army PO 214 18 FE 48' cds, perfect centring. SG J7 cat £180+. ACSC J7 cat $250+. Very rare so nice with full cds. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 130.00
Sold...AU$ 130.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 130
AUSTRALIA - BOOKLETS
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1139
Symbol:
Catalogue: Current 2020 Edition Australian Commonwealth Specialists catalogue with 186 pgs, fully revised inc additions & extra photographs with in depth coverage from 1904 to 2001 with all sub-types & edition/advert combinations of the popular 1960s-70s types, plus Exhibition etc opts. Essential reference. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 100.00
Sold...AU$ 100.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1142
Symbol:
Cat No: SB76(var).
1992 Wetlands $2 booklet opt Kaohsiung Exhibition error pane REVERSED - affixed by base at left, with small vs large margins top vs bottom. VF fresh MNH, plus normal to compare. SG SB76(var). Pfr B169a(4)v cat $600. ACSC B187cg cat $1000. Very rare. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
AUSTRALIA - DECIMAL ISSUES
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1106
Symbol:
Cat No: 403(var).
1966 Navigator $4 King top marginal variety strong offset on reverse. VF fresh MNH. SG 403(var). ACSC 466c $500. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1107
Symbol:
Cat No: 464.
1970 Cook 30c on small PO illustrated FDC 'Liverpool 20 Apr 1970'. Superb fresh. SG 464. Retail $335. (P) (Image1)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1111
Symbol:
Cat No: 565a(var)
1974 Painting $1 error '1' of '$1' OMITTED (so missing value) 4th stamp of strip pictured in ACSC. VF fresh MNH. SG 565a(var) cat £2500 for black totally omitted. ACSC 664cb cat $12,000 for error strip of 5. Rarity even as such single as only 5 would have existed! 2022 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 800.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1112
Symbol:
Cat No: 609a
1975 Flower 45c LR cnr blk of 10 (5x2) with colour bars, error dull vermilion misplaced -flowers shifted. VF fresh 2MLH/8MNH. ACSC 727cj cat $800, plus premium for blk. Also single with missing '5' of value, part of 727ch cat $2000 for strip of 10. SG 609a var cat £1000 for fully missing black. (10) (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1115
Symbol:
Cat No: 1
1978-2018 decimal perforation varieties (4) with 1978 Aviator 18c Hinkler misplaced lwr perfs (smaller, normal to compare). 2001 self-adhesive Birds 45c Painted Firetail missing 'Australia' at top, & 45c Fairy Wren shifted at right with Koala reprint symbol at left. 2018 Christmas 65c self-adhesive value split with 5 at left & 6 at right. Also Bavaria 1849 1Kr black imperf 'forgery' lightly cancelled. SG 1 cat £3750 as genuine U. (8 items) (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1116
Symbol:
Cat No: 65-61,
1978 Aviators 18c specialist collection with Kingsford Smith imperf plate PROOF prs (2), 1 missing orange background & all text, other missing facial features (white face) ACSC 792PP(1) & (2) cat $1000. Varieties of all 4 stamps (22) inc lots of shifted perfs listed & unlisted minor varieties in blks, prs etc inc colour shifts, Ulm with darker orange-yellow background (2, $300), Hinkler imperf vert pr creased ($600), Hawker vert pr misplaced yellow & black ($600) & misperf blk of 4 & singles (5, $675) also M/sheet postal forgeries 2 diff types ($200), plus normal with pre-printing paper wrinkle, etc. VF fresh MNH/UN. SG 65-61, ACSC 790-93. ACSC listed cat $1775 alone, plus the other annotated varieties. (86 + 8M/S). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 850.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1117
Symbol:
Cat No: 660a(var)
1978 Aviators 18c Kingsford Smith gutter blk of 10 (diagram 5) error totally IMPERF. VF fresh MNH. SG 660a(var) cat £600+++ as horiz prs, ACSC 792b(var) cat $700 for vert strip of 10 with 5 imperf. Unlisted as gutter imperf. Striking piece. (10). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 525.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1118
Symbol:
1978 Northern Territory Govt 18c right margin UR cnr blk of 4, variety IMPERF between 2 stamps & right margin. VF fresh MNH. ACSC 800ba cat $3000 as 2 singles, premium for cnr blk. Only 15 singles recorded per ACSC. Very rare. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 700.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1122
Symbol:
Cat No: 788(var).
1981 Tasmanian Tiger 24c 1st printing marginal vert strip of 4 with error misplaced perfs type 2. VF MNH, gum sl tropicalised SG 788(var). ACSC 902bc cat $800. (4). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1123
Symbol:
Cat No: 841a
1982 Whales 60c ESSAY with solid water w/o white streaks at UL, which was released in error, plus normal to compare. VF fresh MNH. SG 841a cat £250. ACSC 930E (1) cat $350. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1124
Symbol:
Cat No: 990(var).
1983 Sentimental Bloke 27c 'Doreen & the store at Coit', lower marginal pr with error misplaced horiz perfs resulting in perfs through 'Australia 27c' which makes it unreadable. SG 990(var). ACSC 1009/1010(var) unlisted & very rare, not seen before. (2). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 140.00
Sold...AU$ 140.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1125
Symbol:
Cat No: 7779(var).
1984 Holiday at Mentone $5 top marginal vert pr error IMPERF at top margin. VF fresh MNH. SG 7779(var). ACSC 781b cat $1500. Very rare -similar example sold for above full cat value at another Sydney auction last year. 2022 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 700.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1126
Symbol:
Cat No: 982a(var).
1985 Classic Children's Books 33c LR cnr blk of 10 right stamp error IMPERF 3 sides. VF fresh MNH. SG 982a(var). ACSC 1111b cat $1500+. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 650.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1127
Symbol:
Cat No: 985a
1985 Classic Children's Books 33c horiz pr Blinky Bill & Snuggle Pot error IMPERF 3 sides. SG 985a cat £200. ACSC 1110b $500 & both under-catalogued. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$275
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 180.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1131
Symbol:
Cat No: 1328pa(var).
1994-2000 Counter Printed stamps 45c set Roos & Koalas Swanpex 99 literal, plus set with error 'no value or literal' on front, but off-set on reverse, ACSC 1827A-F cat $200+++ w/o value or literal, offset not catalogued & very rare. (12). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1137
Symbol:
Cat No: 2059(var).
2000 Christmas booklet 40c part pane of 8, error misplaced down die-cut perfs resulting in all stamps w/o value. ACSC 2406ba cat $1000 for full pane. SG 2059(var). (8). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 250.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1138
Symbol:
2002 International Post $2.20 National Library double sheet of 40 in unissued format with double stamp size perf gutter between the 2 panes of 20. (issued to POs as guillotined sheetlets of 20 with half stamp size margins all round). VF fresh MNH. Only 4 sheets recorded & extremely rare. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHTS / AIRMAILS
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1158
Symbol:
1911 First UK Aerial Post black pictorial Postcard (cnr creases) franked KGV ½d & 1d tied by special 'SP 9 1911' code 2 cds, to Queensland. Scarce usage to Australia. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1160
Symbol:
1919 Minlaton-Adelaide Harry Butler numbered PPC with printed message, franked KGV 1½d red-brown, tied by 'Minlaton AU 6 19' pmk. F-VF. AAMC 22 cat $750. Attractive. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 350.00
Sold...AU$ 350.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1163
Symbol:
1936 Athena crash cover (a little charred) Firenze-Sydney at 6.25L rate, caught fire at Delhi & destroyed. Very scarce from Italy, Sanford #360929, AAMC 632 cat $250+. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 250.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1164
Symbol:
1938 (August 1) Airmail cover franked KGV 5d chestnut to England pmk 'Ship Mail Room 1 AU 38 Melbourne' being the first day for the new 5d Airmail rate to the UK. A scarce & unusual FDC! (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 170.00
Sold...AU$ 170.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1165
Symbol:
1938 (3 Jun) airmail cover Belgium to Melbourne franked 8.25Fr by Imperial Airways IE660 during which 'Ceres' Jun 12 was caught in heavy monsoon rain from Karachi to Singapore made a forced-landing in Lake Dugari (Central India). The aircraft was unable to continue stuck in mud, mail was carried by bullock cart for 32km, & by car for a further 15km, to join the railway at Lake Gwalior, relief aircraft Capella was waiting. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1168
Symbol:
1947 Sydney-Norfolk Is & return franked Newcastle 5½d tied by 'Sydney 14 OC 47' cds or franked Ball Bay 5½d tied by 'Norfolk Island 14 OC 47' cds. Both with large vignette. AAMC 1113-14 cat $250. (2). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1170
Symbol:
1947 Sydney-Japan & return franked Hermes 1/6 tied 'Sydney 16 DE 47' or franked BCOF opt 3d tied by 'AFPO 28 RAAF Japan 18 DE 47' cds, both with large varieties. AAMC 1128-29 cat $300. (2). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$180
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1171
Symbol:
1947 & 48 Mornington Is Parachute Mail, franked KGVI 2½d or Scout 2½d, tied by 'Sydney 19 DE 47' or 24 DE 48 cds. Both with large vignette. AAMC 1132 & 1199 cat $300. (2). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$180
Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1173
Symbol:
1949 Sydney-Hong Kong, plus return both franked Aust KGVI 2½d, or HK KGVI 5c, tied by 'Sydney 15 MR 49' or 'Hong Kong 19 MR 49' each with large vignette. AAMC 1204-05 cat $300. (2). (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$180
Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1175
Symbol:
Interrupted/delayed airmails 1935-40 Australia-UK on Imperial Airways inc IW366 (engine trouble at Sharjah, card & cover), IW370 (engine trouble Akyab Burma 2 covers), IW370 (engine trouble Sharjah), IW482 (forced landing at Rhodes), IW553 (mechanical problems at Crete), IW582 (damaged at Cawnpore, India), WS14 (engine trouble at Townsville), WS30 (engine trouble at Dubai & again at Kisumu), allocations based on cover dates in most of these incidents mail was transferred to another plane (10). (Image1)
Estimate AU$450
Opening AU$ 350.00
Sold...AU$ 350.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1176
Symbol:
Rocket flights 1966-74 covers range with AAMC R103(2), 104 (2) inc Aerogramme to USA, 105(2), 108, 112(2), 117, 119, 120, 121 (2), 139, 158, 177, 182, 187, 190, 193, 195 & 198, plus R121 4 dif UN pictorial envelopes. VF. Any duplication is extra pictorial types of cover. AAMC cat $640+. (26). (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
AUSTRALIA - OTHER COVERS
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1194
Symbol:
1931 Australian Antarctic Expedition cover franked Kangaroo 9d violet small multiple wmk, tied by 'BANZ 1930-31 Antarctic Research Exp' penguin commem h/s in violet. To Tasmania with 'Hobart 25 MR 31' b/s. Extremely rare proper postal usage rather than the usual CTO type covers. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 550.00
Sold...AU$ 550.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1195
Symbol:
Cat No: 147
1934 registered cover franked with KGV 1d, Vic Cent 2d (flts) & 1/- perf 10½, Botany (23 Jul) to Czechoslovakia, transit & arrival b/s. SG 147 & 149 cat £25 as loose stamps & 'from x6' on cover. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 130.00
Sold...AU$ 130.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1196
Symbol:
1940 Censored Airmail cover franked Queen 1d, KGVI 2d (3), Ram 5d & Kookaburra 6d tied by Newcastle 27 MAY 1940 pmks. To England & would have gone by air on last flight via Mediterranean before route closed as Italy declared war on UK. Another that would have gone by same route but terminated in Greece with mail sent to Egypt for onward transportation by sea. Similarly from GB to Sydney on 10th June re-routed by North Atlantic via Portugal to New York & surface mail to Sydney. Vendor purchased them at a Melbourne auction for $890. (3) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 210.00
Sold...AU$ 210.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1197
Symbol:
1944 hand illustrated comical cover (flap added) franked KGVI 3d brown tied by 'Field Post Office 642 31 JA 44' cds, boxed censor cachet & re-addressed multiple times, with b/s of 'FPO 072'. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sold...AU$ 60.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1199
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
New South Wales Instructional Marking; 1921-80 Varied cover group all diff Sydney DLO labels, marking/labels inc Insufficiently addressed', 'to avoid difficulty in delivery', 'left address', 'repaired by', 'stamp fallen off' etc. (80).
Estimate AU$450
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1203
Symbol:
New South Wales 1927-97 illustrated covers mainly local events - centenaries, 'Back to', festivals, agricultural shows etc, mainly 1950s-70s, mostly diff, inc a couple of unused, a couple with matching slogan pmk. (59) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 450.00
Sold...AU$ 450.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 450
AUSTRALIA - OTHER PRE-DECIMAL
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1003
Symbol:
1913 KGV Engraved 1d scarlet left marginal imprint blk of 8 (2x4). VF fresh MNH. ACSC 59Dzb cat $350 as M, should be at least double. $700. (P) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1004
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1913 KGV 1d Engraved collection (40) inc Plate 2 blk of 24 (pos 15-20/45/50) with part imprint at right & varieties 'no top line to crown' (pos 2/38) & 'dash under E of One' (column 9), some perf separation M/MNH, ACSC cat $420. Another blk of 4 M, plus 12 M/MNH/U singles. Also 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved (3) with UN, M & U shades. Odd minor flts, nearly all fresh & clean. ACSC cat $800. (Image1)
Estimate AU$240
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1007
Symbol:
1928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet, stamps MNH, thin in upper selvedge. Single stamps (6) inc MNH, M (2), VFU & perf OS VFU & MLH. ACSC cat $330. (Image1)
