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abacus auctions Sale: 255

Literature and Supplies
Books, Journals & Catalogues by Country
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1027
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection

image AUSTRALIA: Handy hardbound group including 'Stamps of Australia' by Rosenblum (the last edition), Military titles by Collas x2, Emery and Firebrace, etc, softbound or spiral-bound including 'Telegrams' in two volumes by Hancock, 'Kangaroos' by Kellow, and 'Stamps of Papua' by Rosenblum, etc, generally very fine. Weighs 14kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1028
Symbol: L

image AUSTRALIA: 'History of the Australian Military Postal Services 1914-1950' by Ted Proud (1991), h/b 584pp with d/j. Very fine copy of this indispensable reference work.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 105.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 105

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1029
Symbol: L

image AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: Carton of recent Abacus 'name' sales comprising Dr Don Pearce 'South Australia: Departmentals' and '...Stamps & Their Usage' and 'Tillie Mitchell' Australia including Kangaroos Postal History, all these are hardbound; and Charles Lawlor 'Western Australia', and Gary Diffen's 'Errors of Tasmania Victoria & WA' (Spink); and Besancon 'Australia Parts I II & III', most with p/r. Weighs 7½kg.  (6)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Opening AU$ 25.00
Sold...AU$ 25.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 25

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1030
Symbol: L

image AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: Key handbooks comprising 'Postal History of NSW' by White et al, 'Postal History of Northern Territory' by Williams, 'Queensland Postal History' by Campbell, 'Postage Stamps of South Australia' by James, 'Pictorial Stamps of Tasmania' by Lancaster, 'Stamps of Victoria' by Kellow, 'Cancellations of Melbourne 1861-1912' by Davies & Lindfield, 'Datestamps of Victoria: Intro + A to B' and '...C to G' by Watson Webster & Wood, and 'Western Australia Stamps & Postal History' by WASG, very fine. Weighs 12kg.  (9)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1031
Symbol: L

image AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: Important auction catalogues comprising general sales 'Hamilton' (1980), Boker (1981), Garevn Thomas (1982) and Boyd/Lichtenstein (1990), plus Slade Slade SA & WA (1979), Odenweller Tasmania (1981), Geitnebeek Victoria Woodblocks (2014), 'Edgar' Postal Stationery of Victoria (1990), Western Australia trio Gartner (1979), Juhl (1993) and Walkley Stamps (2005), very fine.  (11)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

Opening AU$ 60.00
Sold...AU$ 60.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 60

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1032
Symbol: L

image AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: Minor titles mostly soft-cover or spiral-bound plus hardbound photocopies of important postal history exhibits Druce NSW and Blake Tasmania. Weighs 12kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Opening AU$ 38.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1033
Symbol: L

image AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - VICTORIA: 'The Stamps of Victoria' masterwork by Dr Geoff Kellow RDP (1990). As new & indispensable.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Opening AU$ 60.00
Sold...AU$ 55.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 55

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1034
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection

image AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: All the hardbound volumes by the Western Australia Study Group comprising 'The Stamps & Postal History' (1979), 'The Postal Stationery to 1914' by Brian Pope & Phil Thomas (1982, signed by the authors), 'The Fiscal Stamps' by John Dzelme (1987) and the monumental 'The Forces, POW and Censor Mail' by Bruce Haynes & Brian Pope (1997, signed by Brian Pope), all with d/j and very fine to "as new". More than 1600pp of valuable information. Ex Dr Cecil Walkley.   (4)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 115

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1035
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: The balance of Cecil Walkley's WA books, softbound or spiral-bound including the small-format works by Mogens Juhl, '2d Perkins Bacon Plate' by Pope & Reynolds, 'Stamp Forgeries of WA' by Mavis Pope, 'The Goldfields Locals' by Reynolds & Pope with an illustrated census of the recorded covers and all unused & used Lake Lefroy Cycle Mail stamps; auction catalogues for the major collections formed by Frank Chadwick (1978), John Gartner (1979) & John Dupont ('Austin; 1985) all with the p/r and a priistine copy of our catalogue for Cecil's stamps (14.4.2005); a good run of the WASG's journal 'Black Swan' s/b in annual volumes; etc, generally very fine. Weighs 15kg.

Grade A/B

Estimate AU$150

Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 115

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1036
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection

image AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 'Postal Markings Illustrated: ABBA RIVER to ZANTHUS' by Western Australia Study Group (1984-2002; published in sections) in three four-ring binders. The pages are "as new". Another indispensable reference work.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 115

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1037
Symbol: L

image AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 'Western Australia: The Obliterators' by Brian Pope & Max Reynolds, 180pp spiral-bound, providing a listing of all the various types plus a detailed census of all covers recorded under each type, making this an indispensable work.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 80.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1038
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection

image BRITISH AFRICA: Group of mostly 1980s titles with standard texts for Sudan by Stagg (both volumes), Sierra Leone by Beale, Gambia by Andrew, Mashonaland by Drysdall & Collins, Southern Rhodesia by Knight & Mitchell, Nyasaland-Rhodesia Field Force by Drysdall & Pennycuick, etc, all with d/j if issued thus, then various minor titles and the h/b auction catalogue for Robert Gibbs' Rhodesia Double Heads, generally very fine. Weighs 17kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 230

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1039
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection

image BRITISH COMMONWEALTH: Hardbound group including 'Specimen Stamps of the Crown Colonies' by Samuel, 'Mauritius' by Ibbotson, 'Eastern Arabia & the Gulf' by Donaldson, standard Postal History texts including Proud's Aden and Palestine, Burma by Davis & Martin, Papua by Lee, Malta by Malta Study Circle, Cyprus by Castle (two editions), Ascension by Attwood, St Helena by Hibbert and Gibraltar by Hine-Haycock, plus softbound Tristan by Crabb, a few GB by Mackay, etc, generally very fine. Weighs 22kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 135.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 135

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1040
Symbol: L

image FIJI: Basic library with the very scarce Phillips (1908, with plates, needs to be rebound) and Purves (1938), also 'Postal Stationery' by Duberal, 'Air Mails' by Jones, 'Postal History Vols I & II' by Rodger, bundle of Fiji Philatelic Society and PISC monographs, auction catalogues for Peter Robertson (1992), Colonel Harrie Evans (2003) and Lester Meis (2013), etc. Weighs 10kg. Ex Gerald Patterson. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1041
Symbol: B

image GERMAN COLONIES: 'The Stamps & Cancels of the German Colonies & the German Post Offices Abroad' by Albert Friedemann (Third English Edition, 1999), 1000pp h/b, soiling of the page edges otherwise very fine. A must-have for every dealer or collector.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 260

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1042
Symbol: L

image KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: Ted Proud h/b quartet 'German East Africa', 'Tanganyika' and 'Uganda & Zanzibar' each with d/j, and 'East African Army Postal Service', also auction catalogues for Gerald Simpson (1982) and Stuart Rossiter (1983, damaged spine), and a handy run of the Bulletin of the East Africa Study Circle. Weighs 10kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 130.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1043
Symbol: L

image NEW GUINEA: 'G.R.I.' by Robert Gibbs (1988), h/b 296pp with d/j. Superb copy of this indispensable reference work.

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 290

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1044
Symbol: L

image NEW ZEALAND: '...New Zealand Volume III: the Postal History & Postmarks' (1955), page edges a bit grubby but internally very fine; also 'Stamps of Papua' by Alec Rosenblum & an 1890s Ward Lock edition of 'Captain Cook's Voyages' (spine damaged but the pages & illustrations are generally fine). Weighs 5kg.  (3 items)

Grade A-/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

Opening AU$ 50.00
Sold...AU$ 50.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1045
Symbol: L

image SOUTH AFRICA - PROVINCES: Hardback standard texts 'Postmarks of CofGH' by Goldblatt, 'Postal Markings of Natal' by Hart et al, 'Stamps of Orange Free State' in 3 vols by Huckley & Marriott, 'OFS Post Offices & Markings' in 2 spiral-bound volumes by Batten, 'Transvaal Philately' by Matthews et al, a few softbound Boer War monographs, and Putzel's 'South African Post Offices' in 4 vols, also h/b auction catalogue for the Joseph CofGH, generally very fine. Weighs 20kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 105


General Titles
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1014
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection

image Corinphila hardbound catalogues for the 'Besancon' Collection comprising GB Parts I II & IV, Ceylon I & II, BWI I & III, CofGH I & II, West Africa I & II and Pacific Islands, most with the p/r. A fantastic collection of 19th and 20th century proofs, issued stamps and postal history. Weighs 10kg.  (12)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 50.00
Sold...AU$ 50.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1015
Symbol: L

image Carton of recent mainly 'name' sales with GB including Beresford-Wylie First Issue, Simpson 'Stamp Perforation', Klempka Family Part I, Holyoake 'British & International Registered Mail'; BWI David Pitts two sales & Brookes 'St Kitts-Nevis'; Foreign including 'Penelope' 'Europe Number Ones on Cover', Moorhouse 'Haiti Liberty Heads', 'Erivan' 'Zeppelins'; etc, mostly hardbound & most with p/r. Weighs 15kg.  (21)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Opening AU$ 25.00
Sold...AU$ 25.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 25

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1016
Symbol: L

image Box of mostly minor titles but including 'Northern Territory' by Ed Williams, well illustrated handouts for Arthur Gray's KGV displays to RPSofL and Collectors Club of New York, Germany Concordance for Gibbons/Michel/Scott, etc.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Opening AU$ 30.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 105

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1017
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection

image Half-carton with 'Lincoln Postage Stamp Catalogue' (c.1900) with maps & fascinating content, auction catalogues for Marc Haas' exceptional US Postal History (1980) and the extraordinary 'Glassco' GB Used Abroad (1969, surely the best such collection ever formed), all these in unusually fine condition (most copies of 'Glassco' are usually falling-apart), etc. Weighs 8kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 50.00
Sold...AU$ 50.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1018
Symbol: L

image Half-carton of mostly Premier/Prestige auction catalogues including Walkley 'Western Australia Postal History' (27.11.2010; h/b), 'Pacific Islands' (5.12.2003 and 25.3.2011), Annual Rarities Auctions (2004, 2008 & 2009), etc. Weighs 12kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 50.00
Sold...AU$ 50.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1019
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection

image Group of scarce Society publications including 'Egypt Postage Prepaid Military Datestamps 1941-47', 'Mail Packets to East Africa 1890-1905', 'East Africa WWII', 'British Postal Rates 1675-1839' and '...1836-76', and a few others, also 'Canadian Contingents Anglo-Boer War' (h/b), generally very fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 210.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 210

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1020
Symbol: L

image Key texts comprising 'Fundamentals of Philately' by the Williams Bros, 'De La Rue British & Foreign Postage Stamps' by Easton, and 'Perkins Bacon Records' by de Worms in two volumes, very fine. Weighs 8kg.  (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1021
Symbol: L

image Auction catalogues that are also reference works comprising magnificent Afinsa trio Bustamente 'Ecuador', Angelo Lima 'Portugal Classics' and unattributed 'The First Postage Stamp of Spain', also Tom Roberts 'Covers of the World Carried by French Mailboats', and Kevin Nelson 'Australian Postal History 1901-1941', very fine. Weighs 12kg.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1022
Symbol: L

image Miscellaneous titles including 'BEA' & Supplement by Minns, 'Postmarks of SWA' by Putzel, h/b German SWA section from Friedemann, 'Postal History of Egypt to 1900' by Fikri, Ted Proud's 'History of the British Army Postal Service' Vols I & III and '...Indian Army Postal Service' Vols I II & III, etc, generally very fine. Weighs 12kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 180.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 180

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1023
Symbol: L

image Library remainders with some useful titles including 'The Stamp Atlas', 'Commercial Perfins of Australia', 'Postal History International' Vols 1 to 7 matching h/b books, some better auction catalogues, international exhibition catalogues, then lots of "rats & mice" for the true bibliophile, generally very fine. Weighs 44kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1024
Symbol: L

image 'CANCELLED by Perkins Bacon' by Peter Jaffé (1998), h/b 92pp. Very fine copy of this indispensible reference work, that is rarely available.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Opening AU$ 220.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 260

Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1025
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection

image 'The Royal Philatelic Collection' edited by Sir John Wilson (1952), being a complete catalogue to that time of the most important and valuable stamp collection ever formed, compiled by the Keeper of the Royal Collection himself, the deluxe edition bound in red Morocco leather with the Royal coat-of-arms emblazoned in gold on the face. Without doubt, this is the finest philatelic book of all time, produced on the highest-quality paper, extensively illustrated with 64 black & white plates and 12 exceptional colour plates, a minor defect at the base of the spine otherwise very fine. Weighs 8kg. [The production costs were so high that the publishers, the Dropmore Press, were bankrupted]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1026
Symbol: L

image 'North Atlantic Mail Sailings 1840-75' by Walter Hubbard & Richard Winter (1988), h/b 432pp with d/j.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

Opening AU$ 60.00
Sold...AU$ 60.00


Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
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