CORINPHILA: 2009-19 mostly harbound auction catalogues including 'Besancon' France Parts I & II and Great Britain Part I, 'Erivan' Austria & Lombardy-Venezia, Kirchner Italian States Part I, 'Moldau' Classic Rumania Parts I to III, Hellrigl Nepal, and a couple of others. As new. Weighs 8kg.
GAERTNER, CHRISTOPH: 2007-2019 'Asia' catalogues in two archive cartons, some with p/r. Everything from pre-stamp covers to Classic stamps, from postal stationery to proofs. A huge array of material including outstanding selections from China, India, Japan, Malaya, Thailand, Middle East, Arabian Gulf, etc etc. Very heavy: weighs 40kg.
HARMERS of LONDON: 'Bond Street Auctions/H.R. Harmer Philatelic Service' 'Annual Résumé' 1926-74 (ex 1937-41), a few duplicates, minor aging; also Robson Lowe 'A Review/Preview 1959-62'. Weighs 6kg.
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HARMERS of LONDON: 'The Mayfair Find of Rare Stamps' prepared by Fred Melville (1925) being one of the most remarkable auction catalogues ever of one of the most exceptional finds of Classic stamps in sheets & large blocks from the Australian Colonies, British Columbia, German States, Grenada, Ionian Islands etc, plus the "Motevideo Find" of early Uruguay in large blocks & sheets, folio size hardbound with a separate set of collotype illustrations in rear pocket, some spine separation. An amazing sale presented more as a coffee-table book with many full-page illustrations that were quite a sensation for the time.
PRESTIGE PHILATELY: 2004-2013 auction catalogues between #110 (15.5.2004) and #185 (8.11.2013) including a couple of Rarities Auctionsx, some with P/R, very fine. Excellent reference source. Weighs 20kg. Among the finest general catalogues produced anywhere.
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Estimate AU$40
Opening AU$ 30.00
Sold...AU$ 30.00
Closed..Feb-19-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 30
Sale No: 4
Lot No:721
Symbol:L
PRESTIGE PHILATELY: 2008-2014 Signature Series auctions 'The Tim Rybak New Guinea, Papua & PNG' (26.4.2008), 'The John Williams Stamps of KEVII' (6.3.2010), 'The Dr Cecil Walkley WA Postal History' (27.11.2010), 'The Kevin Nelson Australian Postal History' (27.11.2010), 'The Mark Benvie New Zealand Mail to Overseas Destinations' (27.5.2011), 'The Gerald Ellott Royal Navy Mail' (16.12.2011), 'The Les Molnar Victoria' (29.6.2012), 'The Trevor Hiscock WA' (22.2.2013), 'The John Bell NSW & Tasmania', 'The Sybrand Bakker BCOF' (2.8.2013), 'The Michael Blake South Australia', 'The Ken Barelli Emblems of Victoria' (2.5.2014), 'The David McNamee Registered Mail of Tasmania' (2.5.2014), 'The Tony Finlayson Australia in World War I' (14.11.2014) and 'South Australia' (14.11.2014, featuring John Bell's postmarks), the first four are hardbound. Weighs 10kg. [NB: the two John Bells are different people, the first from Goulburn NSW, the latter from Adelaide]
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PRESTIGE PHILATELY: 2008-2014 Signature Series auctions 'The Tim Rybak New Guinea, Papua & PNG' (26.4.2008), 'The John Williams Stamps of KEVII' (6.3.2010), 'The Dr Cecil Walkley WA Postal History' (27.11.2010), 'The Kevin Nelson Australian Postal History' (27.11.2010), 'The Mark Benvie New Zealand Mail to Overseas Destinations' (27.5.2011), 'The Les Molnar Victoria' (29.6.2012), 'The Trevor Hiscock WA' (22.2.2013), 'The Ken Barelli Emblems of Victoria' (2.5.2014), 'The David McNamee Registered Mail of Tasmania' (2.5.2014), all hardbound (Williams, Walkley & Nelson as issued, the others from very small limited editions). Weighs 10kg.
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PRESTIGE/MOSSGREEN: 'The Arthur Gray KGV Collection' (30.10.2015), h/b, 270pp. To that date, the finest auction catalogue ever produced in Australia, for the greatest KGV collection ever formed.
SHREVE (NEW YORK): 'The Arthur Gray Large Gold Medal Collection of Australia Kangaroo and Map Series Postage Stamps' (22-23/2/2007), 849 lots, h/b, 269pp. The finest Kangaroos collection ever formed.
SOTHEBY'S: Sir Gawaine Baillie (2004-2007) eight of the ten volumes comprising Great Britain Parts I & II, BWI & South Atlantic, Africa, New Zealand, BNA, Rhodesia and British Empire Part II/Sperati Forgeries, some minor water-damage but both GB & the BWI volumes are very fine. Weighs 12kg. [One of the great Empire collections, especially strong in proofs, errors & multiples. Missing the Australia & British Empire Part I volumes]
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AUSTRALIA: 'Australian Commonwealth' (RL Geneva 29.4.1976, with prices realised), 'The James B Williamson Collection' (Sotheby's 18.9.1981, with p/r), 'Postage Dues' (SGA 25.3.1992), 'The Morgan Collection' Parts I & II (Spink 13 & 14.11.2014), 'The Lionheart Australian Rarities' (Prestige 2.5.2014), Arthur Gray's 'KGV Part II' (23.5.2016) & 'QEII Pre-Decimal Issues' (Spink 20.4.2017), and Prestige 'Australia & Australian Colonies' (26.1.2002), 'The Zed Collection of KGV Issues' (30.11.2002, with p/r) and 'Barry Gribble's Monograms & Imprints' (10.3.2007).
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AUSTRALIA: Useful group of Kangaroo auction catalogues including Arthur Gray with P/R, Sir Gawaine Baillie with P/R, Julian Sterling Parts I (spine damaged) & II, Stuart Hardy and Peter O'Rourke, also Gibbons (Aust) Australia 99, Millennium No 1, Phoenix No 1, PJ Downie No 500, etc. Weighs 8kg.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - VICTORIA: Ric Slade Slade + Queensland (1979, with prices entered), Rod Moreton Postal History (2005), Guy Linfield (2006), Ken Barelli (2006), Gary Diffen Half-Lengths (2007) & Roland Geitenbeek Woodblocks (2014). Important sales.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES: starter library including 'Hamilton' (1980, with p/r), Dale/Lichtenstein (1990, p/r), Colonel Harrie Evans (2002), William Frazer (2003, p/r), Ron Butler (2004), Bill McCredie Specimens (2011) & a few others.
BRITISH AFRICA: Spink sales 'The James F Hudson Collection Part I' (26.1.2015), 'The David Pitts Collection' (25.10.2016) & 'Lord Samuel Vestey's East Africa' (28.1.2015).
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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 'The Collection formed by Sir Maxwell Joseph including Postal History from 1652 and 1900 Siege of Mafeking' (SPB 28-29.10.1982), 320pp hardbound with d/j. A magnificent collection, and one of the finest auction catalogues produced to that time.
CEYLON: 'Joseph Hackmey's Collection of Classic Ceylon Part I' (Spink NYork, 18.2.2009), hardbound. Magnificent proofs, issued stamps & postal history.
FIJI: 'The Gordon Rodger Stamps 1870-1970' (Macray Watson 12.11.1996), 'The Colonel Harrie Evans Stamps & Postal History' (Prestige 21.7.2001, with prices realised) and 'The Tony Eastgate Postal History of Fiji & New Caledonia' (Cavendish 20.4.2017).
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HONG KONG: 'The Chris d'Almada Collection of HK & Treaty Ports' (CRL 29.1.1990), 'The John Parker Collection of HK & Treaty Ports' (SG 20.2.1994), 'The RCK Chan QV & KEVII Issues' (Spink 12.2.2003), 'Queen Victoria Issues' (Spink 25.2.2004) and 'The Norman Bennett Collection of HK & Treaty Ports' (Cavendish 23.9.2004).
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