Literature and Supplies Books, Journals & Catalogues by Country
Sale No: 252
Lot No: 592
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection
AUSTRALIA: 'The Arthur Gray...Kangaroos' and 'The Arthur Gray KGV Collection', both h/b. The most important parts from the most comprehensive Australia collection ever formed.
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AUSTRALIA: Jos Gregson (UK) Private Treaty sale catalogues including the 'Davidson' Sales 1-8, 'Scrivener and Mallin' Sales 1-4, 'Harry Robinson & Tony Sargent George V Heads & George VI', 'Tom Graveney George V Issues'.
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AUSTRALIA: 'Philatelic Archival Sale by Public Tender' for Australia Post No 1 (Feb 1987) & No 2 (Nov 1987), both 16pp softbound. Important references.
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AUSTRALIA: 'Australian Slogan Cancellations Vol 1: 1917-1988 Commemoratives and Short Term Markings' and ...'Vol 2: 1917-1990 Definitive and Long Term Markings' by Occleshaw.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'History of the NSW Post Office' by Houison (reprint), 'Post, Receiving, Telegraph & Telephone Offices NSW and ACT' Vol I-III by Hopson & Tobin, 'The Postal History of Sydney' Vol II ,III & VI by Tobin & Orchard, plus other titles. Weighs 5kg.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - QUEENSLAND: 'Numeral Cancellations' & 'Datestamps' both by Bernard Manning, 'The CDS of Queensland 1913-1985' by Trevor Sellars, 'Datestamps & Numeral Obliterators 1860-2000' by Cowan & Dell, 'Cancellations and other Postal Markings' by Hugh Campbell x2, and other titles. Weighs 7kg.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 'The Hand-Held Postmarks of South Australia and the Northern Territory' Vol 2 & 3, 'Numeral Cancellations' by Campbell & Pearce x3, 'Squared Circle Cancellations' by Don Cox, and other titles. Weighs 5kg.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - TASMANIA: 'The Postal History & Postal Markings' Parts I & II by Purves et al, 'Stamps and Postal History' by Tinsley, 'Pictorial Stamps 1899-1912' by Lancaster and 'Hand Cancellations 1913-88' Parts I & II both by Avery & Hardinge. Weighs 4kg.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - TASMANIA: 'The Post Offices and their Datestamps' by Hardinge, 'Circular Datestamps on Pictorials', 'Post Offices of Tasmania' both editions, various other titles. Weighs 5kg.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - VICTORIA: 'The Barred Numeral Cancellations', 'The Emblems', 'The Registered & Too Late Stamps' and 'The Postage Dues' all by JRW ('Bill') Purves and signed by him.
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Sale No: 252
Lot No: 604
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - VICTORIA: Purves group 'Barred Numerals','Travelling Post Offices', 'Butterfly & Barred Ovals', '1901-12 Issue', also 'Machine Date Cases of the Country & Suburban Offices' by Salt, 'Cancellations of Melbourne 1861-1912' by Davies & Linfield. Weighs 4kg.
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Sale No: 252
Lot No: 605
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection
CHINA: Chinese National Aviation Corporation group comprising 'The Dragon's Wings' by Leary (1976), 'An Airline at War' by Willett (2008, signed by author), 'Wings for an Embattled China' by Bond (2001), 'The Hump: the Great Himalayan Airlift of WWII' by Thorne (1965) & 'Over the Hump: Airlift to China' by Koenig (1972).
PAPUA: Bundle with 'Lakatoi I' & 'Lakatoi II & III' both with clean covers, 'Postal History of BNG & Papua' by Roger Lee as new, 2001 Colonel Harrie Evans New Guinea & Papua auction catalogue, & a few minor items.
Oddments including 'Australian Stamp Variations' by Mallen, 'Rocpex Taipei 81', 'The Stuart Hardy Kangaroos' hardbound auction catalogue, various Stanley Gibbons titles. Weighs 12kg.
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AIRMAILS: 'Bridging the Continents in Wartime: Important Airmail Routes 1939-1945' by Aitink & Hovenkamp (2005) in English, 228pp softbound, an authoritative work with emphasis on the European airlines Air France, KLM/KNILM and Lati plus PanAm, Imperial/BOAC, Qantas & TEAL. Out of print.
FORGERIES: 'The Work of Jean de Sperati' by the British Philatelic Association (First Edition, 1955) comprising 'Part I: The Text' and 'Part II: The Plates', each numbered '301' of 500 & in matching half-leather bindings; plus 'Sperati II' by Lowe & Walske (2001). Invaluable works for all dealers & auction houses and a must-have for the ardent bibliophile. [The finest BPA set we have ever seen. A set as issued in the matching Frank Godden binders sold in our auction of 6.8.2121 for $1590]
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