1930s captioned sepia photographs (212x166mm) from Tennant Creek x10 including 'Main Street', 'Post Office & Hospital', 'Euro Gold Development Ltd Office' (a corrugated iron hut & two tents) and 'Machinery' (an engine & oil drums) plus a very fine view of 'R Schmidt's Battery' showing conveyor belt & ore crushing works with truck & railway carriage, and Alice Springs 'Main Street' x2, 'From the Aerodrome' & 'From the Air'; plus Share Certificates 1912 'North Australian Exploration Limited' for one £10 share (central fold), 1917 'Coronet Hill Development Co' Mount Davis NT for one £10 share (multiple folds), and 1928 'Silver Mountain Mining Co', Pine Creek 1928 for 100 10/- shares (very fine).
(17) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 193
Symbol: S=
Duplicated mostly Pre-Decimal postmarks including very fine strikes of 'ADELAIDE RIVER/NT' (cut-to-shape), 'BROCK'S CREEK', 'EMUNGALAN', 'KATHERINE/NORTH AUST', 'MATARANKA', 'VICTORIA RIVER', 'VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS' & 'WAVE HILL' (superb), QEII period 'ALICE SPRINGS EAST' & '... SOUTH', etc.
(few 100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 250.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 194
Symbol: S=C
Postmarks collection mostly on leaves with lots of useful items on stamp or piece plus numerous covers including commercial items from 'BANKA BANKA/NT-AUST' registered (1969), 'BROCK'S CREEK/S.A' squared-circle arrival on 1908 PPC, 'BRUNETTE DOWNS/NT' registered (1945), 'FANNIE BAY' registered (1961), 'VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS/NT' in violet on 1935 airmail to Perth & 'VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS/ NT-AUST' registered (1965), batch of 1980s mailing house covers with excellent range of current cds & a few Priority Paid items, better philatelic covers including from 'ALEXANDRIA' (straight-line handstamp), 'BROCKS CREEK/NT' (1927), 'DARWIN NORTH/NT 5790' (1974), 'WAUCHOPE WELL/NT-AUST' (1962), 'WAVE HILL/NT AUST' (1962), 'WADERR/NT-5791' registered (1982) & 'YIRRKALA/NT-5791' (1971), 1988 Postcode Change covers from Batchelor, Borroloola, Wadeye, Warrego & Winnellie. A very challenging lot to replicate. Ex Andrew Johnston.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 195
Symbol: S=C
Untidy group of late-19th to early-20th century material with part-strikes from Northern Territory mining towns including 'ANTHONY'S LAGOON', 'BROCK'S CREEK', '[HOW]LEY CREEK', 'TOP CAMP' and 'WAND[I]', also 'CHARLOTTE WATERS' on Thin 'POSTAGE' 6d and 'EMUNGALAN' on 1927 philatelic cover, useful oddments from other States including 'MOUNT HOREB/NSW', 'GNARKEET/VIC' and 'TABOR/[VIC]', condition variable. Careful inspection strongly recommended. Ex John Boykett.
(few 100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 196
Symbol: =
Hermannsburg (1): squared-circle 'HERMANNSBERG/JY11/92/S A' (error for '...BURG'; and the Second 'R' Reversed) two largely very fine strikes on South Australia QV De La Rue 2d orange x3 on small piece. Rated RRR. PO 1.9.1891; RO -.1.1910; closed 1.9.1917. Ex John Boykett. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 125.00
Sold...AU$ 135.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 135
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 197
Symbol: S
Howley Creek (3): squared-circle 'HOWLEY CREEK/FE6/95/S A', superb almost complete strike on South Australia QV De La Rue Perf 15 1d green pair. Rated RRRR. PO 1.10.1894; closed 30.6.1896. Ex John Boykett. Superior to Don Pearce's example from the 1888-94 period that sold for $610 (Sale 254 Lot 2467). (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 198
Symbol: S
Union Reef (1): framed 'UNION REEF [NT]/OC11/77/S[A]' largely fine strike on South Australia QV De La Rue 2d orange, a bit aged. Rated RRRR. PO -.3.1875; closed 21.2.1881. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-22-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 199
Symbol: C
Union Reef (1): 'UNION REEF.N.T./JY31/77/S_A' two good to largely fine strikes on QV 2d on cover to Adelaide, the reverse with 'YAM CREEK/N_T' (rated RRRR), 'SOUTHPORT/N_T' (RR) & 'PT DARWI[N N]T/AU2/77/S_A' (RR; ERD) transits and arrival, a little soiled. Rated RRRR. A very rare cover: absent from Don Pearce's collection. Ex John Boykett: sold at our auction of 7.2.2014 for $1745 (Sale 187 Lot 421). (Image1)
