AUSTRALIA: 'The Colonel Harrie Evans Outstanding Australian Commonwealth' (Prestige 9.5.2001). [This was the sale that caused the long somnolent Australian market to take-off. 100% of the lots were sold, many at record prices that redefined the local market]

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AUSTRALIA: 'The Kevin Nelson Gold Medal Collection of Kangaroos' (Prestige 3.5.2002), with prices realised. This was the first sale devoted to Kangaroos to exceed $1,000,000.

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AUSTRALIA: 'The Morgan Collection' Parts I & II (Spink 13 & 14.11.2014). (2)

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Estimate AU$50

AUSTRALIA: 'The Kevin Nelson Collection of Postal History 1901-1941' (Prestige 27.11.2010), hardbound, with prices realised. This remains by far the most important sale of Australian Postal History. The catalogue is arranged by class of mail, to both domestic & overseas destinations.

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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES 'The 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer) Collection of South Australian Departmentals and the Max Watson Registered Mail of Victoria' (Prestige 8.10.2005).

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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES 'The Colonel Harrie Evans Australian Colonies & Pacific Islands' (Prestige 4.5.2002). The fourth & final part of a marvellous collection.

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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES 'Specimen Stamps of the Australian Colonies: the William McCredie Collection' (Millennium 22.6.2011).

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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES The Brian Peace 'NSW Pre-Stamp Postal History' auction catalogue (Prestige Philately, 27.6.2009). One of the most important of all Australian auctions.

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Estimate AU$25

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES 2017-18 Corinphila hardbound auction catalogues for 'Besancon' Parts I to III plus softbound Part IV (SA Departmentals). As new. An exceptional collection and outstanding reference. Weighs 5kg. [Also includes Australia, New Guinea & Papua] (4)

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Estimate AU$100

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: Ernest Blundell Lye (RL 26.10.1960), plus CofGH Triangles & St Vincent QV, with p/r.

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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'VP Manwood' (Dale Forster), Robert Siegel (8.11.1995), with p/r.

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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'Carrington' (Mark Dankin), Millennium (7.11.2012), with p/r.

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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 'The Michael Blake Collection of Perkins Bacon Issues of South Australia' (Prestige 7.2.2014), from the very small hardbound edition. [The sale was essentially Michael Blake's exhibit awarded Large Gold & Runner-Up for the Grand Prix at Melbourne 2013]

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Estimate AU$75

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - VICTORIA: Dr RN Wawn Half-Lengths (RL 1952-53) Parts 1 2 & 3, the last with prices realised. A great collection. (3)

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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - VICTORIA: Rodney Perry (Grand Prix Ausipex 1984), Habsburg Feldman (1987 & 1988). Essentially the exhibit plus additional material from the most outstanding collection of Victoria ever formed. [Deserving of much better catalogues] (2)

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BRITISH WEST INDIES: Spink catalogues of 'The Peter Jaffé Collections' of BWI (4.10.2006), Barbados (8.11.2006), St Lucia (7.3.2007) & the magnificent St Vincent (2.3.2006). (4)

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Estimate AU$80

BRITISH WEST INDIES: 'Sir Gawaine Baillie's BWI & Falkland Islands' (Sotheby's 16-18.2.2005), 1500 lots.

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BRITISH WEST INDIES: 'The George Ulrich Collection' (Bridger & Kay 26-28.6.1989, corner crease), 'The Morris H Ludington Collection' (Spink 22.6.1999, with prices realised) and 'The David Pitts Burmuda Part I' [sic] (Spink 20.4.2017). (3)

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Estimate AU$50

CANADA: 'The Brigham Collection: Large Queens 1868-97' (Brigham Auctions 22.2.2014), spiral-bound, with p/r.

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Estimate AU$40

CANADA: 'The Allan Steinhart Collection of Pre-Stamp & Stampless Covers to from & through British North America 1685-1865' (Matthew Bennett 28.5.2005), small tear on the front cover. A fabulous collection that epitomised the essence of collecting postal history.

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Estimate AU$50

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 'The Collection formed by Sir Maxwell Joseph including Postal History from 1652 and 1900 Siege of Mafeking' (SPB 28-29.10.1982), 320pp hardbound with d/j. A magnificent collection, and one of the finest auction catalogues produced to that time.

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Estimate AU$50

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 'The Lady Hope Collection' (DF 19.11.2003), hardbound. More magnificence!

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Estimate AU$75

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 2018-19 Corinphila hardbound auction catalogues for 'Besancon' Cape of Good Hope Parts I & II. As new. (2)

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CEYLON: 'Joseph Hackmey's Collection of Classic Ceylon Part I' (Spink NYork, 18.2.2009), hardbound. Magnificent proofs, issued stamps & postal history.

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CHINA: 'The Large Dragons & their Forerunners: the Philip Ireland Collection' (CRL Zurich 25.5.1989, h/b) and 'The Everall China' (SGA 20.2.1993) featuring a newly discovered hoard of Large Dragons including complete sheets! (2)

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FIJI: 'The Gordon Rodger Stamps 1870-1970' (Macray Watson 12.11.1996), 'The Colonel Harrie Evans Stamps & Postal History' (Prestige 21.7.2001, with prices realised) and 'The Tony Eastgate Postal History of Fiji & New Caledonia' (Cavendish 20.4.2017). (3)

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Estimate AU$80

GREAT BRITAIN: The Major EB Evans 'Mulready Envelopes Wrappers & Caricatures' RL (1941), cover stained. Rare.

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Estimate AU$40

GREAT BRITAIN: The 'Besancon' 'Great Britain 1840-1910: Part I' (Corinphila 2019), h/b with d/j.

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HONG KONG: 'The Chris d'Almada Collection of HK & Treaty Ports' (CRL 29.1.1990), 'The John Parker Collection of HK & Treaty Ports' (SG 20.2.1994), 'The RCK Chan QV & KEVII Issues' (Spink 12.2.2003), 'Queen Victoria Issues' (Spink 25.2.2004) and 'The Norman Bennett Collection of HK & Treaty Ports' (Cavendish 23.9.2004). (5)

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HONG KONG: 'The Ryohei Ishikawa Postage Stamps & Postal History of Hong Kong and Treaty Ports' (SPB 4-5.12.1980), 280pp hardbound with d/j. A famous sale offering the best of Hong Kong philately, and one of the finest auction catalogues produced to that time. Also Ishikawa's 'Foreign Post Offices in Japan' (SPB 7.7.1981) including further outstanding Hong Kong covers. (2)

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INDIA: 'Fine Classic India' (Spink Singapore 10.9.2016), 'India 1855-1902 De La Rue Issues' (Spink 24.2.2016), 'The John Trowbridge Indian Native States' (Grosvenor 6.10.2010) and 'The Gary Brown Collection of Aden Postal History' (Grosvenor 11.11.2015). (4)

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Estimate AU$60

MALTA: 'The Colonel DGN Lloyd-Lowles Collection' (Harmers London 24-25.1.1978), 'The George A Coates Collection' (CRL 7.11.1990) and 'The Victory Collection' (Grosvenor 21.10.2010), all including outstanding postal history. (3)

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Estimate AU$60

NEW GUINEA: 1966 Uncommon Market Kaufmann/Robson Lowe auction catalogue including the exceptional GRI collection formed by Eric Creed from Melbourne offered in 159 lots, softbound, with p/r.

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NEW ZEALAND: 'The Midas Collection 1873-1935' (Sotheby's 11.12.1989), hard-bound.

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NEW ZEALAND: 'The Du Bois {Hiroyuki Inoue} Collection of Chalon Heads 1855-1872' (Matthew Bennett 23.5.2007).

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NEW ZEALAND: 'The Joseph Hackmey Chalons 1855-1872' Parts I & II (Spink NY 19.2.2009 & 20.5.2010), both h/b. A magnificent collection. (2)

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NEW ZEALAND: 'The Dr David Patterson Collection of Chalon Heads' (Schuyler Rumsey 27.4.2019).

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NEW ZEALAND: 'The John Woolfe Collection of New Zealand Postal History' (Spink 3.10.2006). An oustanding collection.

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PAPUA: 'The Michael Courtis Stamps & the Granville Postal History' (Macray Watson 29.7.1997) & 'The Tim Rybak Collection of New Guinea, Papua & PNG' (Prestige 26.4.2008) from the hardbound limited edition. (2)

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Estimate AU$60

SWEDEN: 'The Kristall Classic Sweden' (DF 3-4.10.2007, h/b) and 'The Kersti & Bertil Larsson Postal History & Postage Due Mail' Part I (Kohler 21.3.2017). (2)

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THAILAND: 'The Len Colgan Collection' (Prestige 24.6.2011), from the tiny hardbound edition of about 20 copies. [See also Lot 292561]

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AUSTRALIA: Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue 'Decimals II: 1975-1991' (2002, covers creased), 'Decimals III: 1992-2001' (2002), 'Booklets' (2003) & 'Postage Dues' (1999). A wealth of invaluable information. [NB: Updated versions of the Decimal volumes have not been published] (4)

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AUSTRALIA: Kangaroos '1d Red' by David Adams author's draft 360pp spiral-bound in two volumes (11.9.2003). One for the serious bibliophile. (2)

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AUSTRALIA: Kangaroos '1d Red' by David Adams (Sep 2004) 360pp spiral-bound in one volume. An exceptional study.

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AUSTRALIA: Kangaroos 'All Three Plates of the 2d Grey' by David Adams (2002) 86pp spiral-bound, discolouration on title page.

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AUSTRALIA: 'Catalogue of a Display given to the RPSofL' by Arthur Gray (26.4.2012) being the KGVI & QEII Issues. Limited edition for RPSofL attendees only.

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AUSTRALIA: The Hugh Morgan auction catalogues (2019) 'Federal Period & Kangaroos' and 'KGV to QEII'. (2)

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AUSTRALIA: 'The Australian Airmail Catalogue' (2008), 'Australian Air Mail Labels and Vignettes 1920-1960' (2003) and 'The Ross Smith Stamp & Its Postal History' (2011) all by Tom Frommer, soft-bound. (3)

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AUSTRALIA: 'History of the Australian Military Postal Services 1914-1950' by Ted Proud, 580pp hardbound with d/j.

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Estimate AU$75

AUSTRALIA: 'Means of Communication Available to Internees & POWs held in Australia during WWII' by Sybrand Bakker (1998), 368pp softbound, in Dutch with some English and simple to follow. An important study of the Postal Cards, 'Notelopes' & other Postal Stationery issued to POWs & Internees.

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Estimate AU$50