1 July 1927 (AAMC.106) Cloncurry - Normanton cover, flown by QANTAS on their inaugural flight over this extension to their route. Hudson Fysh was the pilot. Cat.$175. (Image)

Estimate AU$100-125
Min. Bid. AU$75

22 May 1931 (AAMC.206) Australia-Netherland Indies registered flown cover addressed to England with attractive franking comprising Roos Third Wmk 3d Die I block of 4 & single, KGV Single Wmk 4d violet block of 6 & 1½d red (4) one with "PQSTAGE" flaw,  plus 3d Kingsford Smith, flight cachet in violet, Carnarvon & Wyndham (WA) backstamps. Lovely item. (Image)

Estimate AU$150-250
Min. Bid. AU$120

MAY - JUNE 1938: THE W.R.CARPENTER FLIGHTS TO PAPUA & NEW GUINEA
30 May - 5 June 1938 (AAMC.808-812a) Sydney - Rabaul; Rabaul - Sydney (signed); Wewak - Salamaua - Sydney; Cooktown - Port Moresby; Cooktown - Salamaua and Port Moresby - Cooktown. Flown covers (6)  carried on the first contract airmail flights by W.R.Carpenter Airlines. Sir Walter Randolph Carpenter [1877–1954] was an Australian-Canadian pearl hunter, trader, merchant, ship-owner, airline industry leader and philanthropist of American ancestry active in the western Pacific from the 1890s through the 1940s. In 1914 he formed the firm of W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd. in Sydney, and began establishing plantations, stores, trading stations, shipping services in the Southwest Pacific. When World War I erupted, his company expanded into New Guinea when the Australian government expropriated German property. The company branched out as major storekeepers, traders, and property owners in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$150

1929s-70s range including 1929 Perth-Adelaide (AAMC.137) Vacuum Oil Co envelope, 1934 Australia-NZ (2, AAMC.369), one registered, the other signed by Ulm, 1934 Australia-Papua (AAMC.390); plus lots of 1950-60s covers including Qantas 1952 Australia-South Africa (10, three with Cocos Is backstamps), 1953 Coronation flights (13), etc; also 1933 Port Moresby-Salamua registered (AAMC.P56) plus British BOAC 1950s-60s flights (30) all signed "Peter Newton"; condition variable, mostly fine, (70+) (Image)

Estimate AU$200-300
Min. Bid. AU$150

Accumulation of circulated half-pennies (100+), pennies (250+), sixpences (100+) plus 1966 silver 50c Rounds (14); also a modest array of stamps including some mint 1970s Israel in small stockbook. (Image)

Estimate AU$100-200
Min. Bid. AU$80

Eclectic array with 1988 $10 Polymer note with AA prefix Unc in presentaion folder, 1977 Test Centenary PNCs (2) one with a sterling silver proof, 1929-30 Stokes & Sons medallion presented by Education Department (Vic) for Swimming and Life Saving, plus Sydney 2000 Olympic Coin collection in presentation binder comprising twenty-eight $5 coins and a subscribers medallion (retail: $200+), very fine condition. (Image)

Estimate AU$140-180
Min. Bid. AU$110

Mostly Australian assortment with disorganised album of circulated coins including silver florins & 1937 Crown, plus usual array of half-pennies & pennies and foreign minors, also a box of mostly circulated pennies, plus Franklin Mint Belize 1974 & Cook Islands 1976 uncirculated coins sets, etc. May surprise. (Image)

Estimate AU$100-200
Min. Bid. AU$75

King George VI 1937/38 First Year Type collection in "Sherwood" presentation folder. Comprises 1937 Crown and 1938 ½d - 2/-. Also, Queen Elizabeth ½d - 2/- Type set in similar album. (Image)

Estimate AU$75-100
Min. Bid. AU$40

Collection on album pages with Tasmania imperf 4d Courier (2, one internal fault, other cut-to-shape), imperf Chalons 1d, 2d, & 4d (4, one possibly unused) & 6d, perforated Chalons to 1/-, Tablets 2/6d pair used, plus 10/- mint; Victoria with 3d yellow-orange optd 'STAMP DUTY' & mint 1900 Charity Fund set; WA with imperf 1d black, modest selections from NSW, Queensland & SA; many stamps are partially adhered to album pages due to exposure to damp, reflected in the modest estimate. (few 100s) (Image)

Estimate AU$250-500
Min. Bid. AU$180

Duplicated Late Period lower values in album with Tasmania including ½d Tablet pairs (3), & block of 4 all with 'T' punctures, Victoria with postage dues to 4d,; also Australia with Roos to 1/-, KGV Heads to 4d with some loose stamps between pages; also New Zealand with Pictorials to 8d (4) & 1/-. Potential for variety or postmark hunters. (100s) (Image)

Estimate AU$150-300
Min. Bid. AU$100

1850s-1900s postal history with Victoria 1852 Geelong-Melbourne with 2d Half-Length,1854 stampless with 'PAID AT/GEELONG' handstamp, 1856 Geelong-Buninyong with 1d & 3d Half-Lengths & oval arrival backstamp (Rated 3R),1900 PPC "Life on the Goldfields" to Gemany with 1½d apple-green, NSW 1856 with imperf 2d Diadem, 1860 with 6d Large Diadem, SA 1890 registered with 6d Perf.10, Tasmania 1855 inwards stampless cover from Ireland, etc; very mixed condition, could surprise. (Image)

Estimate AU$250-300
Min. Bid. AU$200

1901-07 Tatts covers to Hobart with Queensland covers (5) including Thargomindah 1901 double-rate and Morven 1905 registered, NSW (2) including 1903 Unanderra registered, stamps tied by Rays "292" cancels, also WA (2) with 1904 from Narrogin (to probable Tatts alias "Rometch") & 1907 from Yarloon, both with single 2d yellow frankings. (Image)

Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120

1949-49 1d Queen Elizabeth pair with "Proof overprint in black" BW:J2PP(2)A, right-hand unit with unlisted overprint flaw "Broken tops of lettering to B, F, N & 9",  very fresh MUH as issued, with normal issued stamp for comparison, Cat. $700+. (Image)

Estimate AU$300-400
Min. Bid. AU$220

1980s-90s decimal accumulation, with duplication, including 'Teapot of Truth' prestige booklets (5), FV: $250+ (qty) (Image)

Estimate AU$140-180
Min. Bid. AU$110

Prestige Booklet Selection including 2002 Namatjira, 2003 Rugby World Cup, 2010 Melbourne Cup, Burke & Wills, 2014 First Airmail, 2015 Lighthouses, 2016 Fruit Labels, Owls; odd duplicate, original issue cost: $320+. (24) (Image)

Estimate AU$180-250
Min. Bid. AU$140

1911 (May) State Stamps (Victoria) 2/- red on pink cover containing ½d Bantam block of 12 and 1d pink block of 18 with Printing in red on blue-green on the inside cover, back cover with Revised Text BW:B6(V)D (SG:SB4), stamps in pristine condition with original interleaving intact, Cat. $6000++ (SG Cat. £6000). Superb condition for an early Commonwealth booklet. (Image)

Estimate AU$4,000-5,000
Min. Bid. AU$

1997 $4.50 (45c x10) Wetland Birds booklet, error "Imperforate" BW:960(1)b, Cat. $750. Approximately 20 example known.

  (Image)

Estimate AU$350-500
Min. Bid. AU$280

OFFICIALS: 1939 (SG.O21/21a) 2a6p Royal Barge overprinted SERVICE, marginal block of 4, the upper left unit with variety SG.O21a "Birds over trees". Superb MUH, Cat.£530. (Image)

Estimate AU$400-500
Min. Bid. AU$340

War Savings Stamps: Wmk Crown/A Sideways 6d "Spitfire" Perf 11 McCracken imprint block of 4, trivial gum wrinkles, fresh MUH and very scarce thus. (Image)

Estimate AU$200-300
Min. Bid. AU$150

War Savings Stamps: Multiple Crown CofA 6d "Spitfire" Perf 14  Authority imprint block of 4, trivial gum wrinkles, fresh MUH. (Image)

Estimate AU$200-300
Min. Bid. AU$150

1960s-early 90s mint decimal assortment with sets, blocks of 4 and larger multiples, se-tenant strips and few M/Ss, some condition issues, mostly fine, FV: $500+.  (many 100s) (Image)

Estimate AU$250-400
Min. Bid. AU$180

1960s-2000s mostly decimal accumulation (few used, pre-decimals & foreign), with stamp packs, loose values plus postally valid AAT including 60c Philip Law sheets of 50 (2); total MUH FV: $200+.  (Image)

Estimate AU$100-150
Min. Bid. AU$80

1966-82 mint & used semi-specialised collection with annotated fly-speck flaws, some BW listed, numerous sheet number multiples, Xmas 71 'Green Cross' block of 25, booklet panes, coil stamps, postmarks on piece (mostly Victoria); also AAT 1966 set mint & used plus sheet number multiples; generally fine condition. Worthy of close inspection. (100s) (Image)

Estimate AU$150-300
Min. Bid. AU$120

1966 (Feb)-1987(Nov) Collection in two volumes, apparently complete MUH for the period including most sets from 1976 onwards in blocks of 4, with many of the post 1982 sets being in marginal or corner blocks; also includes se-tenant multiples and a few M/Ss; FV: $700+ (excluding values under 20c). (Image)

Estimate AU$350-500
Min. Bid. AU$280

1970s-90s accumulation with values to $5 & $10 (2), lots of multiples including complete sheetlet of 20 of $1 Koala Greetings; total FV: $400+ (excluding values under 15c). (Image)

Estimate AU$250-300
Min. Bid. AU$200