Sale No: 227
Lot No:899
Symbol:L
Cat No:Collection
Group with Victoria "Emblems" & "Barred Numerals" both by Purves, Prestige Philately auction catalogues "Walkley WA Postal History", "Nelson CofA Postal History", "McNamee Registered Mail of Tasmania", "Blake South Australia", "Bakker BCOF" & "Australian Postal Stationery" (Sinfield Postal Cards & Diserio Wrappers), and a few early journals.
Large carton with Gibbons "Stamps of the World" in 6 volumes (2013), "NZ" (2014), "Western Pacific" (2014), "Benelux" (2010), "France" (2015) & "Germany" (2012), generally very fine, also Unitrade "Canada Specialised" (2010) with label on the face.
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1959-2010 "London Philatelist" apparently largely complete run in three large cartons, plus a box of later editions, generally very fine. A wealth of important articles - most of which have appeared nowhere else - by many of the world's foremost philatelists and thus an exceptional resource for any serious collector. No reserve.
(100s)
1951-84 "Philately from Australia" apparently largely complete run in a large carton. Numerous excellent articles by leading philatelists including Purves, Doery, Creed, Gartner, Campbell, etc etc. No reserve.
Stanley Gibbons range including 2009 'Stamps of the World' five-volume set, 2008 'Part One' plus 1914-15, 1940, 1952 & 1954 editions and 1915 'Stamps Of Foreign Countries', also ACSC from 1950s-60s, etc.
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: "Purves Library" with eight soft-cover monographs plus "JRW Purves: A Philatelic Bibliography" by Geoff Kellow, also hardcover works "The Emblems", "The Registered & Too Late Stamps", "The Postage Dues", "The Postal History of the Port Phillip District 1835-51" and "The Barred Numeral Cancellations"; also "The Half-Length Portraits and the Twopence Queen Enthroned" by Pack (1923); generally very fine.
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Sale No: 227
Lot No:912
Symbol:L
Cat No:Collection
AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA:Robson Lowe "The unique collection of Victoria Half-Lengths of Dr RN Wawn" (28.5.1952) & (3.12.1952), both hardbound, annotated with prices & with the p/r tipped-in, plus "A Guide to the classification..." by JRWP Purves (but not attributed to him). The hardbound editions are rarely available.
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