download the catalogue. - Prestige Philately

Aug 2, 2013 

Prestige Philately - General Public 183 Page: 3 

Prestige Points #183 

1. This is our first sale since the highly successful Australia 2013 international 

exhibition in Melbourne. Comments from dealers and collectors have been 

overwhelmingly positive and, if more recent activity is anything to go by, the 

market seems to have received a booster shot of adrenalin. 

Gary Watson 

Director and Auctioneer 

Company Secretary: 

Lakshini Watson 

Email: accounts@prestigephilately.com 

IT and Website Manager: 

Yang Liu 

Email: yang@prestigephilately.com 

Vendor Coordinator: 

Richard Kennedy 

Email: richard@prestigephilately.com 

Accounts & IT Administrator: 

Meng Ngy 

Email: meng@prestigephilately.com 

Our Sydney Agent: 

Jim Johnstone 

Mobile: 0424 440 813 

Email: jim@prestigephilately.com 

Our Perth Agent: 

Ross Duberal 

Phone: (08) 9341 3576 

Email: ross@prestigephilately.com 

Our British Agent: 

Patrick Reid 

Phone (01344) 867 311 

Email: patrick@prestigephilately.com 

Our American Agent: 

Steve Schumann 

Cell Ph: (510) 415 6158 

Email: steve@prestigephilately.com 

Warmest congratulations to our numerous clients who received an award at 

the exhibition. There were many marvellous displays, properly befitting a 

World international. 

2. This auction contains our usual high grade eclectic array of rare and 

desirable single items, plus dozens of attractive collections, to be found 

throughout the catalogue under relevant country headings. 

Australia features an excellent range of commercially used multiples, a 

generally underrated field. For Kangaroo lovers, we have a couple of rare 1d 

monogram blocks, and a large-part sheet of the Third Watermark 1/- Die IIB 

perf ‘OS’. Highlights of the KGV Heads are a Perkins Bacon die proof in red, 

and a newly discovered Single Watermark 2d brown with the Watermark 

Inverted, only the second example recorded. 

Other new discoveries are the Victoria Centenary 2d with Double Perforations, 

used on a commercial cover, and an extraordinary error block of the 1981 24c 

Toadstool. You may be able to tell us how it happened! 

The standout section of the sale is the “Shades of Green” Collection of 

Australian Postage Dues, consigned by an overseas vendor. This is one of 

the finest such collections and includes many rarities that have been off the 

market for three decades. 

Nearly 400 lots of Australian Colonies/States are on offer, including superb 

Classics from all areas. Mint blocks, pre-stamp covers including historical 

letters, postmarks, and rare Postal Stationery all feature. From South 

Australia, we have another fine range of the increasingly popular 

Departmental Overprints. 

Victoria features well-developed collections from two English vendors, with 

elusive stamps, blocks and desirable covers that have been well-held for up to 

half a century. Included are a number of singles and studies Ex Bill Purves. 

The Rest of the World is strong in European material. Most notable is the 

extensive Germany and Colonies formed by the late Bill Harrison from 

Melbourne. Offered in sections, and conservatively estimated, this fine 

collection is sure to attract a lot of attention. 

British Empire includes gorgeous proofs from India and very fresh KEVII 

Specimen sets from many Colonies. From the Gilbert & Ellice Islands, we 

have two “Aeon” wreck covers, and probably the best collection of Christmas 

Island locals ever formed. The New Zealand section is very strong, with 

marvellous Chalons, modern errors, an array of Beer Duty stamps, and 

several outstanding covers. 

Finally, don’t overlook the extensive Literature section. Everything is priced to 

clear, including many carton lots that are offered completely unreserved. 

I hope you enjoy perusing the catalogue, and I wish you success with your 

bidding.

Page: 4 

Website: www.prestigephilately.com Aug 2, 2013 

Understanding our Symbols & Unique Grading System 

At Prestige Philately we utilise much the same symbols as other firms, but with some additional categories that you should be aware of. 

We are the only major firm in the world that actually grades the quality of the material we offer. While some clients have struggled with 

the whole concept of grading, most have clearly embraced the idea and we receive much favourable comment about the system. It is 

important that you understand our Grading System because the symbols used form part of the lot description. We are confident that 

once you are comfortable with our gradings, you will always be satisfied with the quality of the material you purchase from us. And, in the 

event that we have missed a tear or a thin and consequently overgraded an item, we WANT you to return it. We stand behind the Prestige 

Grading System. 

1. Firstly, we have the lot number. If it is in bold and printed in bright red, the item is illustrated: e.g. 1234. (The actual location of the 

illustration is given at the end of the description: e.g. {Page 41.8} is position 8 on page 41.) 

2. The second column contains a symbol, which represents the item(s) in the lot: 

** Mint, unmounted o.g. * Mint, mounted o.g. 

Ω Unused, no gum Δ Piece 

C Cover or card PS Postal Stationery 

CL Cover, long CX Cover, oversize 

A Albums and accessories B Booklet 

E Essay L Literature 

P Proof R Reprint 

S Stamp (“Postmarks” lots) 

or, in the case of used stamps, a grading of the cancellation: 

V Neat postmark, leaving most of the stamp design clear O Used, quality unspecified 

F Neat postmark, across at least half of the stamp design G Untidy or indistinct postmark 

H Heavy or poorly struck postmark 

3. The third column gives an overall quality assessment for the lot, from ‘A’ to ‘D’. The same standard applies to mint and used stamps, to 

covers, postal stationery, literature etc. An item graded ‘A’ is very fine; it has no faults. ‘B’ items are fine and may have minor imperfections. 

A ‘C’ item will exhibit obvious faults. Items in poor condition are rated ‘D’. 

Occasionally, an item in truly superb condition will be rated ‘A+’. This grading is used sparingly and is not applied to modern material, which 

one would normally expect to be in very fine to superb condition. 

An otherwise very fine item which has a subsidiary problem may be allocated an ‘A-’. This may be a stamp with writing or a hinge remainder 

on the reverse. A cover may have a receiver’s endorsement on the face. The halves of a letter card may be stuck together. A book may 

have a previous owner’s notations. Whether this factor makes the item an ‘A-’ or ‘B’ is a matter of degree. NB: An expertiser’s signature or 

handstamp on a cover or the reverse of a stamp will not normally be cause for downgrading the quality of an item: such marks will be 

mentioned and you should make your decision as to whether or not such an item is of the standard that you personally require. 

Occasionally, the symbol ‘A’ to ‘C’ will appear in brackets: eg (B). This signifies that the item has been renovated or repaired and improved 

to the grade indicated by the letter. The brackets indicate a qualified grading, the cause for which will be mentioned in the description of the 

lot. 

4. The fourth column is relevant to perforated stamps, and also to lots listed under the sub-heading ‘Postmarks’. 

For perforated stamps, this column gives a grading for both centring and perforations. The letter ‘A’ to ‘D’ relates to centring. ‘A’ stamps 

are very well centred; ‘B’ stamps are slightly off-centre; ‘C’ stamps are significantly off-centre, and may have the perforations slightly into the 

design; ‘D’ stamps are badly off-centre, with the perforations well into the design. 

[NB: These gradings are the same for all perforated issues, whether Australian Decimals, De La Rue Colonial keyplates or 19 th Century 

American issues. However, it should be understood that for many issues poor centring is the norm. Thus ‘C’, and even ‘D’, gradings should 

be expected and accepted. For such issues a ‘B’ stamp will be above-average and an ‘A’ stamp will be considered an exceptional copy.] 

Following the letter ‘A’ to ‘D’ is a number ‘1’ to ‘4’. A stamp with all perforations intact is ‘1’. One or two short perfs, or normal rough 

perforations, will drop the grading to ‘2’. More notable perforation problems such as the perfs down one side being trimmed will result in a ‘3’ 

grading. A stamp with major perforation faults will be a ‘4’. 

[NB: A stamp graded ‘A1’ is well-centred with all perforations intact. In many cases, particularly with modern issues, this is the norm. 

However, for many issues, ‘B2’ or even ‘C3’ may be normal and quite acceptable.] 

For lots listed under the sub-headings “Postmarks” and “Ship/Paquebot Markings”, or similar, this column gives a grading for quality of 

the strike of the marking itself, and completeness. Quality is graded from ‘A’ (very fine) to ‘D’ (poor). Completeness is graded from ‘1’ 

(complete) to ‘5’ (identifiable only). ‘+’ is used for superb strikes; ‘-’ is used for postmarks that are lightly struck, a little doubled, or otherwise 

a bit short of the mark. 

5. The symbols in the second, third and fourth columns, and the illustrations of lots, form part of the lot description. 

6. Figures in the right-hand column are our estimate of value. (If a lot attracts tax for Australian buyers, the estimate is in green, followed 

by a small "T".) You may bid at, above or below estimate. The reserve price for almost every lot is 75% of estimate (rounded to the nearest 

bidding step). Bids below this level will not be considered. 

7. We use the following standardised abbreviations: 

o.g. original gum opt(d) overprint(ed) PPC picture postcard 

d/s datestamp cds circular datestamp h/s handstamp 

mss manuscript; handwritten ERD earliest recorded date LRD latest recorded date 

o/o opened-out RLabel registration label M/S(s) miniature sheet(s)

Aug 2, 2013 

Prestige Philately - General Public 183 182 

Page: 5 

Prestige Philately - Public Auction Terms of Sale 

(amended as at 1 st November 2011: see in particular Paragraph 10 as to the unavailability of extensions to have perfins expertised) 

1. AUCTIONEER: Prestige Philately Pty Ltd (Prestige), a company incorporated in the State of Victoria, is the auctioneer, and adheres to 

the standard terms of sale of the Australasian Philatelic Traders Association. 

2. DESCRIPTIONS: We endeavour to describe lots fully and accurately. The description of a lot comprises 1) the codes to the left of the 

description (for details of our symbols and grading codes, see the previous page of this catalogue); 2) the description; and 3) any 

illustration of the lot or part of the lot whether in the printed catalogue or in our on-line catalogue. 

3. ESTIMATES: The figure in the right-hand column following each lot description is our estimated value of the lot in Australian dollars. A 

bidder may bid at, above or below the estimate. Bids below the reserve price (usually 75% of the estimate) are unlikely to be accepted. If 

the term “Offer” appears in place of an estimate figure, there is no reserve. 

4. BIDDING: Bids may be made to Prestige by mail, by fax, by e-mail, by phone, or from our website. Bids received by phone must be 

confirmed in writing. At public auctions, bids may also be made in person, by phone (by prior arrangement) or through an agent attending 

an auction. An agent must advise Prestige of the person(s) for whom bids are being submitted or else the agent will be personally liable 

for payment and delivery of any lots purchased. Prestige reserves the right to refuse any bid, or to refuse bids from any person, for any 

reason. 

In most cases, Prestige's bidding steps are as follows: 

$150 - 300 $10 rises $3000 - 5000 $200 rises 

$300 - 500 $20 rises $5000 - 10000 $250 rises 

$500 - 750 $25 rises $10000 - 15000 $500 rises 

Under $ 50 $2 rises $750 - 1500 $50 rises $15000 - 30000 $1000 rises 

$50 - 150 $5 rises $1500 - 3000 $100 rises over $30000 average of 5% rises 

Prestige reserves the right to raise or lower postal bids (depending on the bidder's apparent intention) to conform to these bidding steps. 

5. TELEPHONE BIDDING: Bidding by telephone during the course of a public auction is permitted. However, clients wishing to use this 

service must contact Prestige at least 24 hours before the auction regarding the special conditions that apply. [To see these special 

conditions, go to www.prestigephilately.com from where the Telephone Bidding Terms can be read and downloaded.] 

6. GOODS & SERVICES TAX (GST): Australian law requires that GST equal to 10% of the knock-down or sale price of a taxed lot shall be 

payable by the buyer, unless the taxed lot is exported to another country. Taxed lots are indicated in the catalogue by the estimate figure: 

being printed in bright green, followed by a small "T". GST equal to 10% of the amount of any fees or charges added by Prestige is 

also payable by Australian buyers. 

7. BUYER: The buyer of a lot shall be the person to whom the lot is sold ("knocked-down") by Prestige. In the event of equal bids being 

received, the earliest such bid shall be successful. In the event of a bidding dispute, Prestige shall have absolute discretion in the 

settling of the dispute. A lot is at the buyer's risk once it has been sold ("knocked-down") but ownership (legal title) will not pass to the 

buyer until Prestige has received payment in full for the lot. 

8. PAYMENT: Payment is due immediately a lot is sold, or immediately upon receipt of an invoice. In addition to the price for which a lot is 

sold, the buyer shall pay a premium of 15% of that price, plus any fees for postage packing and insurance or credit card use that are 

charged by Prestige, plus GST as appropriate. No buyer's premium is charged or payable in respect of on-line literature auctions. 

(Payment should always be made in Australian dollars. If payment is made in another currency the buyer shall add the equivalent of $A50 

or 5% of the invoice total, whichever is greater, towards bank fees. Any resulting credit will be placed to the buyer's account.) 

In the event that the buyer does not make payment in full for the lot(s) within 30 days from the date of the invoice, Prestige shall have 

the right to exercise any one or more of the following rights and remedies: 

1) To impose an accounting fee of $50 per month (or part thereof) plus compound interest at the rate of 2.5% per 

month (or part thereof) of the total amount outstanding; 

2) To terminate the contract with the buyer, in which case any monies received from the buyer shall be forfeited to 

Prestige; 

3) To terminate the contract and resell the lot(s) at any time - and impose a penalty commission rate of 30% - in 

which case any resulting shortfall, plus costs including accounting fees, interest, insurance and resale expenses, 

shall be met by the original buyer; 

4) To apply any monies due at any time from Prestige to the buyer in payment of the outstanding amount; 

5) To take legal action against the buyer for damages for breach of contract. 

9. RETURN OF LOTS: A lot may be returned, within a reasonable time, only because of an error in the description: see clause 2 for the 

definition of "the description". A lot that has been inspected by the buyer or by the buyer's agent cannot be returned for any reason. A lot 

that is illustrated in the printed catalogue or the on-line catalogue or of which an illustration has been supplied to the buyer or to the 

buyer's agent cannot be returned for any reason that is apparent from the illustration. 

A lot expressed to be a "range", "group", "selection", "array", "collection"," accumulation" or similar, or any other lot containing more than 

10 items - excepting sets of stamps - is always offered "as is" and cannot be returned for any reason. Similarly, other lots expressed to be 

offered "as is" cannot be returned. 

10. "EXTENSIONS": A request for an extension to submit a lot to a recognised expert or expert committee for a Certificate of Authenticity 

must be made in writing prior to or on the day of the auction. Prestige shall have an absolute discretion not to grant an extension. [In 

particular, an extension will not normally be granted if the lot is offered with a recent Certificate of Authenticity or if the stamp(s) has/have 

perforated initials (perfins).] If an extension is granted, the buyer must make payment in full for the lot including the buyer's premium, in 

accordance with the terms of Paragraph 8. The amount paid including the buyer's premium will be refunded in full if the lot is returned with 

an acceptable "bad" Certificate. All costs associated with obtaining a certificate shall be borne by the buyer, unless the lot is found to be 

not as identified in the catalogue, in which case all costs associated with obtaining the Certificate shall be refunded to the buyer. 

A lot described as being defective in any way may not be returned should the Certificate obtained mention any fault not noted in the lot 

description. The buyer shall not be entitled to reject an item if the certificate includes any finding that does not materially affect the grading 

of the lot. 

Unless otherwise agreed, nomination of the appropriate expert or expert committee shall be made by Prestige, and Prestige will be 

responsible for submitting the lot to that expert or expert committee. Should Prestige agree to the buyer's nomination of an expert or 

expert committee, the extension granted will be for a period of no more than 90 days from the date of the auction. If a Certificate 

has not been obtained within 90 days from the date of the auction, the extension shall lapse and may thereafter refuse to accept the 

return of the lot. 

11. GOVERNING LAW: These Terms of Sale shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Victoria. 

12. Submitting a bid by any method constitutes acknowledgment and acceptance of these Terms of Sale.

Page: 6 


Prestige's Country Index & Topical Cross-Reference Listing 

Cross Reference for Country and Regional Classification 

Aden: 1039 

Antarctica: 915-916, 931, 1114 

Australia, Commonwealth of: 7-8, 11-13, 15-16, 18-20, 

24-742, 917, 923, 1004, 1045-1047, 1049-1056, 1101, 1114, 

1133-1137, 1142-1150, 1165, 1168, 1171, 1173, 1181-1182, 1185, 

1187-1188, 1225 

Australia, Commonwealth of - Decimals: 24, 28, 67, 

102-113, 250 

Australia, Commonwealth of - Kangaroo Issues: 8, 

40-64, 226, 230-234, 237-238, 265-266, 424, 1052-1053, 1135, 

1185, 1187 

Australia, Commonwealth of - KGV Issues: 24, 26-27, 

65-91, 225-226, 230, 234-235, 237-240, 242, 282, 290, 299-300, 

1052-1053 

Australia, Commonwealth of - Other Pre-Decimals: 25, 

27-28, 92-101 

Australian Antarctic Territory: 105-106 

Australian Capital Territory: 221 

Australian Colonies - General: 306-742, 1171-1173, 

1181-1184, 1194 

Austria: 615, 694, 1169 

B.C.O.F. in Japan: 917 

Bahamas: 1213 

Bahawalpur: 1027-1029 

Bahrain: 1040 

Barbados: 219, 918 

Bavaria: 934 

Bechuanaland: 120 

Belgium: 702, 946 

Bermuda: 919-921, 1213 

Bohemia & Moravia: 947 

British Africa: 1032 

British East Africa: 1031 

British Honduras: 1226 

British Occupation of Italian Colonies: 1039 

British West Indies: 219, 918-921, 1226-1227 

Burma: 693 

Canada: 4, 922 

Canada - Newfoundland: 922 

Cape of Good Hope: 696, 1201 

Caroline Islands: 953 

Ceylon: 5, 213, 1180 

Chile: 938 

China: 957-958, 961, 1020-1021, 1169, 1173 

Cocos Islands: 9, 244, 923 

Congo (Belgian): 4 

Cook Islands: 1, 924 

Cyprus: 925, 1213 

Czechoslovakia: 615 

Danzig: 950 

Denmark: 444 

Egypt: 695 

Estonia: 947 

Federated Malay States: 1228 

Fiji: 1, 12, 926-929, 965-966, 973, 1183 

Finland: 1169 

France: 11, 407, 698, 702, 733, 930-931, 967, 987, 1113, 

1175-1176 

French Community: 119, 135, 139, 161, 202, 409, 443, 700, 

931, 988, 995, 1001-1003, 1005, 1175 

Gambia: 5, 932 

German Colonies: 10, 447, 953-962, 1045, 1048, 1050-1051, 

1156-1157, 1202-1203 

German East Africa: 447, 953 

German Post Offices Abroad: 961-962, 1202-1203 

German Post Offices in China: 961 

German States: 10, 933-937 

Germany: 6, 248, 551, 697, 933-962, 1048, 1175-1176 

Germany - Allied Occupation: 949, 951-952 

Germany - Berlin: 943 

Germany - East: 10, 938, 944 

Germany - Occupied & Plebiscite Territories: 946-947 

Germany - Third Reich: 941 

Germany - West: 10, 945, 951 

Gibraltar: 444, 963 

Gilbert & Ellice Islands: 977-1005 

Gold Coast: 4-5, 701 

Great Britain: 4, 11, 17-18, 22-23, 207-208, 215-216, 221, 251, 

383-386, 388, 397, 405-408, 545, 547, 551-552, 610, 679, 682, 

695-696, 698, 701, 732, 915, 971, 990, 1006-1019, 1030, 1173, 

1204-1207, 1224 

Great Britain - Channel Islands: 679 

Great Britain - Isle of Wight: 1019 

Great Britain - KGV Seahorses (including Overprints): 

1009-1010, 1017, 1206, 1208 

Great Britain - Scotland: 23, 439, 552, 696 

Great Britain - Wales: 382, 441 

Great Britain Post Offices Abroad: 1008, 1204 

Great Britain Stamps Overprinted: 1, 1208 

Greenland: 1158 

Hawaii: 989 

Heligoland: 938 

Honduras: 929 

Hong Kong: 4, 1020-1021, 1173, 1213 

Hungary: 6, 1176 

India: 406, 617, 693, 733, 1022-1029 

Indian States: 1027-1029 

Iraq: 1039 

Ireland: 544, 1030, 1205 

Israel: 6 

Italian States: 1169 

Italy: 252, 444, 615, 694 

Jamaica: 1227 

Japan: 917 

Japanese Occupation: 1169 

Jordan: 1039 

Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika: 1031-1033 

Kuwait: 1041-1042 

Latin America: 929, 1177 

Levant, Post Offices in the: 962 

Liberia: 1178 

Libya: 1043 

Lord Howe Island: 241 

Malaya: 1034-1038, 1228 

Malta: 677, 1172 

Marianas: 955 

Marshall Islands: 938, 953, 959-960 

Mauritius: 5, 443 

Memel: 946 

Middle East: 1039-1044, 1173, 1178 

Morocco: 956 

Morocco Agencies: 5 

Natal: 696, 1160 

Nauru: 12, 1045-1047, 1208 

Netherlands: 1034 

Netherlands Indies: 244 

New Caledonia: 409 

New Guinea: 1054-1056 

New Guinea: 1048-1056 

New Guinea - Australian Stamps Used In: 1049 

New Guinea - G.R.I. Overprints: 1050-1051, 1155, 1157 

New Guinea - German: 954, 1048-1051 

New Guinea - North-West Pacific Islands: 1052-1053 

New Hebrides: 1, 1057 

New South Wales: 19-20, 29, 35, 51, 55, 60, 131, 143, 146, 183, 

215, 221, 226, 231, 234, 236, 245-247, 270, 277, 298, 304, 308-309, 

313, 319-428, 438, 696, 1101, 1181, 1183, 1189-1190 

New Zealand: 1, 3, 12-13, 18, 93, 243, 616, 915-916, 924, 965, 

967-968, 972-976, 1002-1003, 1058-1132, 1134, 1165, 1183-1184, 

1209-1215 

Niue: 1, 1061, 1153 

Norfolk Island: 12, 1133-1137 

Northern Nigeria: 5 

Northern Territory: 556 

Norway: 1137 

Palestine: 1039 

Papua: 1142-1147, 1172, 1181, 1216 

Papua New Guinea: 3, 7, 1148-1150 

Pitcairn Islands: 3, 1136, 1151-1153 

Poland: 1175 

Portuguese Colonies: 119, 136 

Prussia: 933 

Queensland: 58, 137-138, 140, 211, 231, 242-243, 246, 297, 302, 

309, 314, 393, 429-448, 557, 1171-1172, 1183, 1191-1193 

Queensland - Moreton Bay District: 393, 417 

Queensland - Thursday Island: 137 

Rhodesia: 1154, 1217 

Russia: 220, 947 

Rwanda: 14 

Saar: 951-952 

Samoa: 1, 12, 955, 1004, 1155-1157, 1218 

Samoa (German): 955 

Saudi Arabia: 1178 

Scandinavia: 444, 1169 

Seychelles: 244, 1159 

Sierra Leone: 4 

Singapore: 684 

Solomon Islands: 1, 3, 1183, 1219 

Somaliland Protectorate (British): 5 

South Africa: 1160 

South Africa (Provinces): 5, 1160, 1201 

South Australia: 123, 205, 207-208, 214, 260, 275, 278, 280-281, 

296, 302, 307-309, 312, 315, 449-557, 687, 711, 1171, 1174, 1183, 

1194-1195 

Southern Rhodesia: 4 

Spain: 976 

St. Helena: 5 

Straits Settlements: 1034-1036 

Sweden: 298, 739-740 

Switzerland: 231, 234, 236, 741, 1161-1163, 1209 

Tasmania: 83, 117, 132-133, 209, 211-212, 218, 240, 261, 300, 303, 

316, 558-620, 1133, 1183, 1196 

Tibet: 6 

Togo (Independent): 953 

Tokelau Islands: 1061 

Tonga: 1, 1165-1166 

Tristan da Cunha: 1035-1036, 1167 

Turkey: 962 

Ukraine: 220 

United Arab Emirates: 1044 

United States of America: 18, 214, 223, 234, 244, 311, 397, 401, 

427, 680, 683-684, 688-690, 732-733, 965, 968, 970, 987, 989, 

992-995, 1112, 1152-1153, 1220-1221

Aug 2, 2013 


Victoria: 29, 32, 61-62, 92, 209, 212, 218, 251-252, 259, 267, 

269, 276, 286, 291-292, 301, 307, 317, 326, 396, 490-491, 509, 

523, 612, 614, 621-720, 1019, 1030, 1171, 1173, 1181, 1183, 

1197-1200 

Viet-Nam: 254 

Western Australia: 21, 50, 59, 118-119, 134-136, 205-206, 

213, 230, 232, 248, 272, 279, 282, 293-295, 299, 310, 318, 

721-742, 1172, 1181-1183 

Cross Reference for Thematic and Topical Classification 

Advertising: 257, 446, 720, 966, 1103, 1112, 1114-1115, 1156 

Airmail Covers - Commercial: 227-229, 242, 246-250, 

253-254, 272, 923, 929, 966, 969, 995, 1039-1041, 1043, 

1136-1137, 1149, 1152, 1165-1166, 1209 

Airmail Covers - Flying Boats: 246-247, 1147 

Airmail Covers - Philatelic: 556, 992, 1057-1058, 1169 

Airmail Stamps: 931, 938, 940-941, 950, 1054-1056, 1060, 

1161, 1169 

Albums & Accessories: 2, 1158 

Alcohol & Temperance: 381, 394, 458, 1116-1132 

Animals: 14, 92, 99, 248, 275, 286, 607-608, 727, 731, 922, 

1033, 1149 

Architecture: 279, 299-300, 484, 1026, 1104 

Art & Craft: 14-15, 107-108, 703, 1025, 1087, 1090, 1103 

Astronomy: 965 

Atomic Bomb Tests: 970-971 

Autographs: 244, 382-383, 385, 391, 394, 406, 408, 544, 924, 

1049, 1147 

Automobiles: 1093-1094 

Banking & Finance: 485-488 

Beer Duty Labels: 1116-1132 

Birds: 11, 15, 253, 356, 372, 404, 721-742, 948, 1054-1055, 1103, 

1146, 1153 

Bisects: 977 

Booklets: 102, 1021, 1089, 1153, 1221 

Boxer Rebellion (China): 957-958 

Bridges: 27, 224, 231, 296, 1137 

Cancelled to Order (from Presentation Sets): 27, 67, 

118-119, 134-136, 143, 146, 161, 202, 313-318, 471, 621, 663, 

944, 1158, 1163 

Captain Cook: 924, 984, 1118 

Censored Mail: 236, 251-254, 739, 975, 1034, 1039, 1049 

Charity: 358-360, 432-433, 950, 1092, 1161 

Children: 1093-1094 

Christmas: 15, 31, 104, 106-108, 557, 967-968, 970-971, 986, 

1004-1005, 1087, 1097-1098 

Cinderellas: 931, 978-1005 

Circus: 383 

Classic (Pre-1860) Stamp Designs: 4, 6, 8, 306-307, 

319-351, 354, 371, 393-394, 399-401, 417-418, 430, 435-439, 

441-442, 449-463, 465-466, 484-542, 548, 550, 559-579, 598, 

613-614, 622-623, 627, 631-634, 636-653, 655, 676, 679, 681-682, 

685, 688-689, 707-709, 714, 722-725, 732, 930, 933-937, 939, 

1010-1012, 1017-1019, 1058-1059, 1062-1075, 1077-1081, 

1109-1111, 1133, 1161, 1175-1176, 1180, 1184, 1190-1191, 1194, 

1201, 1206-1207, 1210, 1212, 1214, 1222 

Coil Stamps: 47 

Coins & Banknotes: 373 

Coins & Banknotes: 13-14, 1166 

Combination Covers: 226, 232, 244, 732, 965, 987-989, 992, 

994-995, 1001-1005, 1048 

Commemorative Covers: 965, 1186 

Complete Sheets: 13, 57, 580-591, 595-596, 599-607, 630, 

664-665 

Consignee Mail: 686 

Consular Mail: 234 

Convict Mail: 382, 494, 618, 1137 

Customs (Douane): 26, 30, 498 

Dead Letter Office Mail: 691, 695, 1019 

Death: 37 

Disaster: 246-247, 952, 967-968 

Dress & Apparel: 94-96 

Education & Universities: 223, 259, 269, 279, 499-500, 502, 

1026 

Ephemera & Documents: 15-17, 381, 924, 1164, 1221 

Essays: 14, 426, 1024-1026, 1206-1207, 1211 

Exhibitions: 108, 304, 930-931, 944-945, 949, 1047, 1058, 1060, 

1105, 1161 

Explorers & Pioneers: 27, 101, 108, 241, 915-916, 922, 1060, 

1114 

Express Mail: 400, 727, 731 

First Day Covers: 11, 35, 110, 123, 512, 938, 945, 969, 1001, 

1057-1058, 1136 

Flags: 33, 289, 427, 432 

Flowers: 4, 11, 38, 276, 293-295, 490-491, 616, 1085-1086 

Forgeries: 8, 64, 164, 198, 356, 371-372, 467, 641 

Forwarding Agents: 386, 545 

Framas: 229 

Free Mail: 253, 391, 691, 970 

Fruit: 297, 1151 

Fungi: 112 

Government & Politicians: 358, 506-507, 512 

Heraldry: 98, 361, 363, 365 

Historical Letters: 382-383, 385, 544, 680, 684 

Hotels: 93, 1114 

Humour: 20 

Illustrated Covers: 31-36, 38-39, 93, 230, 257, 702, 966, 1001, 

1005, 1156 

Imprints & Plate Numbers: 24, 44, 48-49, 60, 65-69, 74, 76-77, 

84-85, 87-89, 124, 170-179, 182-190, 193-197, 200, 367, 480-481, 

585-586, 644, 1010-1012 

Indigenous Peoples: 32, 92, 383, 532, 929, 1055, 1090, 1104, 1149, 

1165 

Insects: 1019, 1088-1089, 1157 

Insurance: 1105 

Invalid Frankings: 214, 220 

Islands: 137, 241, 620, 918-921, 923, 1019, 1149, 1167 

Judaica: 611, 686 

Keyplate Issues: 1140-1141 

Late Fee: 61, 231, 395, 445, 643, 692, 733 

Lighthouses: 3, 618, 1105 

Literature: 17, 705, 1168-1222 

Local Stamps: 727, 731, 948, 978-1005 

Maps: 357, 377-378, 929, 966, 1150, 1152 

Marine Life: 254, 1165 

Maximum Cards: 94 

Medical & Health: 1, 1025, 1058, 1092, 1156 

Migration: 545 

Military & Censor Mail: 33, 37, 251-254, 489, 917, 957-958, 971, 

1018, 1188, 1225 

Military - Air Force: 971 

Military - Army: 290 

Military - Boer War: 432-433, 1018 

Military - Navy: 15, 253-254, 290, 406, 427, 918, 965, 1114 

Military - Peacetime: 1162-1163 

Military - Vietnam War: 253-254 

Military - World War I: 236, 244, 248, 251, 283-290, 739, 946, 975, 

1034, 1049-1053, 1157, 1188, 1225 

Military - World War II: 247, 252, 947, 970, 977, 1039, 1209, 1225 

Miniature Sheets: 6, 27, 102, 107-108, 113, 930, 942, 944-945, 

947-949, 951-952, 978, 985, 991, 996-1000, 1047, 1060, 1161 

Mining: 14, 272, 280, 408, 543, 557, 608, 680, 684, 687, 737-738, 1056 

Miscellaneous Lots: 1-17 

Missent Mail: 680, 698, 733, 1153 

Missionaries & Mission Stations: 382-383, 388, 390, 447, 733, 

1035-1036, 1049, 1134, 1149 

Money Orders: 549, 674 

Monograms: 44, 48-49, 65-66, 68-69, 74, 77, 84-85, 87-88, 170-179, 

182-185, 188-190, 194-197, 367 

Monuments: 248, 918, 1165 

Mourning Covers: 388, 439, 690 

Municipal Mail: 265, 267 

Music & Singing: 943, 945 

Myths & Legends: 219, 597, 602-606 

Number Ones of the World: 218, 320-322, 336, 340, 451-452, 559 

Official Mail: 213, 219, 226, 238, 253, 258-259, 262, 391, 393, 546, 

553, 678, 691, 697, 718, 924, 975, 979, 1027, 1112-1113, 1166 

Official Stamps: 29, 67, 91, 225, 269, 309, 373-379, 449, 473-481, 

484-542, 671, 722-723, 946, 1009, 1049-1050, 1054, 1058, 1105, 

1112-1113 

Official Stamps - State Governments: 29, 83 

Omnibus Issues: 92 

Overprinted Stamps & Stationery: 1, 3-5, 7, 64, 67, 91, 98, 107, 

117, 131-133, 263-264, 270, 292-294, 297, 302, 309, 355, 357, 

373-378, 403, 433, 449, 464-465, 468-470, 472-478, 482, 484-542, 

558, 590, 599-601, 608, 655, 730, 916-917, 925, 931, 933, 935, 937, 

939-944, 946-951, 953-956, 959-963, 976, 1009, 1020, 1027, 

1031-1032, 1048, 1050-1055, 1058, 1112-1113, 1138-1139, 1142, 

1154, 1157-1158, 1160, 1167, 1208, 1221 

Parcel Post: 51, 140, 240, 351, 380, 554, 713, 1158, 1166 

Perfins - Commercial Firms: 29, 310, 379, 702 

Perfins - Official: 7, 24, 57-58, 67, 75, 81-83, 106, 225-226, 238, 379, 

428, 479-481, 671, 722-723, 1049 

Perfins - Other: 1007, 1009, 1154 

Pharmacists: 1156 

Philatelists: 247, 615 

Photographs: 19, 1049, 1101 

Picture Postcards: 18-23, 214-216, 250, 310, 410, 412-414, 425, 

617, 701, 703, 740, 915, 973, 989, 1134, 1174 

Police, Law & Order: 697 

Post Offices: 18, 300, 525-531 

Post Restante: 696, 1019 

Postage Dues: 114-224, 227, 237, 243, 311, 388, 397-398, 402, 543, 

545, 547, 551-552, 612, 672, 678-679, 686-687, 691, 693, 695-697, 

741, 928, 935, 966, 990, 993, 1106-1109, 1149, 1198 

Postal Fiscals: 1, 3, 355, 376, 449, 467-472, 483, 558, 597, 602-607, 

616, 621, 663, 694, 1160 

Postal History: 7, 11, 93, 204-250, 308-309, 311, 382-408, 435-448, 

543-557, 610-620, 676-704, 709, 716, 732-735, 923, 929, 935, 946, 

949, 957-958, 965-977, 979, 981-984, 987-990, 993-995, 1001-1005, 

1018-1019, 1028-1029, 1039, 1048-1049, 1057, 1109-1115, 1152, 

1157, 1169, 1171-1173, 1179-1181, 1188-1189, 1193-1194, 1197, 

1204, 1206, 1209-1216, 1218-1219, 1221-1229 

Postal Stationery: 9, 103, 216, 231-232, 235, 250, 255-305, 310, 

426-428, 447-448, 618, 699, 718-720, 734-736, 741-742, 931, 934, 

975, 1038, 1042, 1115, 1146, 1150, 1157, 1182, 1207 

Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes: 225 

Postal Stationery - Envelopes: 223, 263-264, 426, 693, 741-742, 

1146 

Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official): 255, 691, 718 

Postal Stationery - Envelopes (STO): 255, 265-267, 719-720, 

1115 

Postal Stationery - Letter Cards: 225, 231, 274-305, 310, 618, 

1042 

Postal Stationery - Postal Cards: 216, 250, 256, 427, 447, 734, 

736, 1157 

Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official): 262, 428 

Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (STO): 257-261 

Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes: 100, 232, 255, 

271, 448, 975, 1038, 1150

Page: 8 


Postal Stationery - Scenic Issues: 231, 250, 274-303, 427, 

447, 618 

Postal Stationery - Wrappers: 225, 268-269, 273, 735 

Postmarks: 9, 35, 50-51, 55, 58-62, 78, 137-138, 140, 172, 221, 

228-231, 236, 242, 245, 248, 251, 302, 307, 326-327, 409-425, 

442, 444, 537, 557, 610, 619-620, 622, 674, 699, 705-717, 721, 

736-742, 932, 945, 948, 953, 956, 961, 972, 1001, 1007-1008, 

1010, 1012, 1017-1018, 1042, 1049, 1133, 1171, 1186, 1188-1189, 

1192-1193, 1197, 1199-1200, 1202-1203, 1215-1216, 1219, 

1223-1229 

Postmarks - Duplex Cancellations: 206, 401, 403, 552, 

690, 693, 695-696, 698-699, 705, 710-711, 714, 719-720, 1030, 

1200 

Postmarks - Instructional/Informative Markings: 

205-224, 237, 243, 252, 311, 383-385, 387-392, 395-397, 402, 

407-408, 445, 546-548, 552-553, 555, 610, 679-680, 684, 687, 

690-691, 693-697, 701, 733, 741, 966-968, 1019, 1109, 1149, 1153 

Postmarks - Machines & Meters: 93, 218 

Postmarks - Manuscript Cancellations: 241, 543, 546, 

611-612 

Postmarks - Numerals: 183, 326, 329, 331, 343, 358-359, 

394, 400, 410, 412-423, 437, 439, 456-458, 462, 552, 561, 

563-564, 623, 679, 688-689, 695-696, 699, 707-709, 717, 719-720, 

724, 736, 1008, 1019, 1030, 1064, 1066-1067, 1072-1075, 1079, 

1109-1110, 1133, 1192 

Postmarks - Pictorial/Commemorative: 245, 304, 1136, 

1186 

Postmarks - Relief Datestamps: 221 

Postmarks - Squared-Circle Datestamps: 123, 207-208, 

467, 475, 553-555 

Postmen: 18, 32, 234 

Pre-Stamp Mail: 308, 382-392, 405-408, 543-544, 610-612, 

677-678, 1190 

Primary Industry - Agriculture: 21 

Primary Industry - Timber: 292, 739-742 

Prisoners of War & Internees: 252 

Proofs: 14, 72, 113, 256, 353, 426, 429, 459, 464, 568-569, 598, 

627, 640, 662, 670, 673, 730, 980, 1024, 1026, 1047, 1076, 1145, 

1176, 1206-1207, 1211 

Railway Stamps: 380, 609, 675, 728-729 

Rarities: 1171, 1173-1174, 1182, 1206, 1211 

Receiving Offices: 619 

Red Cross: 930 

Redirected Mail: 218, 695-696, 701, 732, 990 

Registered Mail: 7, 55, 138, 172, 224-225, 229, 234, 236, 249, 

253-255, 271, 404, 438, 448, 548, 553, 555, 611, 615-616, 694, 

702, 704, 949, 975, 988, 1018, 1038, 1046, 1050, 1053, 

1136-1137, 1146, 1151 

Religion: 219, 1030, 1151 

Reprints: 376, 482, 558, 569, 598-607 

Reptiles: 243 

Revenues: 26, 30, 355, 376, 381, 449, 467-472, 483, 558, 576, 

597, 602-608, 616, 621, 663, 673-674, 694, 730, 931, 1116-1132, 

1160, 1164, 1174, 1220 

Royalty: 17, 92, 94-96, 288, 1114 

Scouts and Guides: 245 

Se-Tenant Issues: 111 

Self-Adhesives: 1094, 1099-1100, 1103, 1166 

Ship Mail: 232, 254, 382-387, 405-409, 443, 445, 545, 547, 610, 

612, 679, 682, 692, 694, 700, 702, 711, 714, 967-968, 974, 1003, 

1224 

Specimen Stamps: 5, 7, 12, 24, 27, 36, 98, 107, 117, 120, 

131-133, 202, 264, 357, 433, 464, 468-470, 472, 558, 725, 925, 

959-960, 963, 1020, 1031-1032, 1138-1139, 1154, 1160, 1221 

Sport - Athletics: 1099 

Sport - Cricket: 16 

Sport - Cycling: 727, 731 

Sport - Fishing: 277, 929 

Sport - Football: 16 

Sport - Olympic Games: 6, 228, 941, 943, 1099 

Sport - Sailing: 929 

Stamp Dealers: 694, 995 

Stamps on Stamps: 1047 

Tea & Coffee: 1100 

Telegrams: 31-39, 398-399, 440, 699 

Telegraph Offices: 58, 241, 244, 424, 699 

Telegraph Stamps: 935 

Tete-Beche Pairs: 985, 1099 

Theatre & Dance: 1103 

Thematics & Subjects: 9, 11, 249-250, 1040-1041, 

1043-1044, 1148, 1167 

Tourism: 111 

Toys: 1093-1094, 1103 

Trains: 296, 609, 675, 728-729 

Transatlantic Mails: 397, 680, 683-684, 688-689 

Transport: 275 

Transport - Aeroplanes: 1054, 1056 

Transport - Railways & Trains: 231, 296, 411, 513, 715-716, 

1205, 1215 

Transport - Ships & Boats: 1, 35, 101, 283-284, 287-288, 

290, 953-962, 978-1005, 1033, 1046, 1050, 1142-1147, 1152 

Travelling Post Offices: 615, 617, 698, 705, 714-717, 733, 

967, 1215 

Triangular Stamps: 3 

Uniforms: 918 

Unissued Stamps: 14, 426, 673, 1025-1026, 1093-1094 

Universal Postal Union: 117-120, 131-136, 139, 161, 202, 

930, 943, 1029, 1161 

Unusual Origins or Destinations: 213, 219-220, 382, 397, 

443-444, 447, 544, 551, 615, 677, 679-680, 683-684, 688-689, 

693-694, 701, 733, 923-924, 929, 966, 976, 1019, 1035-1036, 

1109, 1137 

Varieties & Flaws: 4, 22, 24, 38, 41, 43-46, 49-50, 52, 54, 64-65, 

67-68, 70-71, 75, 78-83, 86-88, 91, 93, 97-99, 111-112, 116, 125-127, 

148, 150-151, 155-156, 158, 169, 191-192, 199, 201, 203, 239, 272, 

278, 281, 290, 304, 322, 333, 350, 354, 357, 361-365, 374-375, 

433-435, 449, 461, 463-464, 472-482, 485, 507-508, 527, 592-594, 

622, 635, 644, 648-652, 657, 659-660, 665, 668-669, 675, 720-721, 

725, 922, 930, 932-933, 940, 955, 986, 1010-1011, 1015, 1033, 1058, 

1060, 1063, 1072, 1075, 1083-1100, 1102, 1104, 1106, 1140, 1142, 

1154-1155, 1164, 1172-1173, 1179, 1182, 1185, 1187, 1206, 

1210-1211, 1218 

Varieties - Inverted Centres: 1179 

Varieties - Missing Colours: 112, 668-669, 1085, 1088, 

1090-1092, 1095, 1097-1098, 1102, 1172 

War Tax Stamps: 741, 976 

Waterfalls: 111, 291, 303, 587, 1154 

Zeppelins & Airships: 938, 940-941 

“Australian Postal Stationery Catalogue” edited by Dr Geoff Kellow, RDP 

For the first time ever, there is a comprehensive catalogue for Australian postal stationery. This 

is a mind-boggling book, running to an impressive 400 A4 pages, printed entirely in colour. The 

product of years of intensive research by Geoff Kellow, John Sinfield and Mark Diserio, the new 

catalogue completely re-writes the story of this fascinating subject. Hundreds of previously 

uncatalogued items are included, along with essays, proofs, errors, varieties, and 

specimen/CTO examples. Every variant is priced in line with current market values. 

This exceptional reference work should be in the library of every collector and dealer. The initial 

print-run sold out at Australia 2013. New copies are now available. Don’t delay: order yours 

today, for only $175, plus postage and packing. Charge the purchase to your credit card, and 

pay nothing extra. Just one “find” could more than recover the purchase price.

Aug 2, 2013 


Contents of Auction #183 

Please note that our featured “Gallery Sections” are shown in Red 

“Prestige Points” Catalogue Introduction pages 3 

Understanding Our Symbols and Grading System 4 

Public Auction Terms of Sale 5 

Cross-References 6 to 8 

Contents Pages 9 to 10 

Lot Numbers 

Miscellaneous Lots 1 - 17 

Picture Postcards 18 - 23 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 24 - 305 

General & Miscellaneous Lots 24 - 39 

Illustrated Telegrams 31 - 39 

Kangaroo Issues 40 - 64 

King George V Heads 65 - 91 

Other Pre-Decimal Issues 92 - 101 

Decimal Issues 102 - 113 

Postage Dues - The “Shades of Green” Collection 114 - 224 

1902-08 New South Wales Design 114 - 166 

1909-30 Victorian Design 167 - 204 

Postal History and Usage 205 - 224 

Postal History 205 - 254 

General Lots 205 - 250 

Military and Censor Mail 251 - 254 

Postal Stationery 255 - 305 

Letter Cards 274 - 305 

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES 306 - 742 

General & Miscellaneous Lots 306 - 318 

1911 Cancelled-to-Order Sets 313 - 318 

New South Wales 319 - 428 


Postmarks 409 - 425 

Postal Stationery 426 - 428 

Queensland 429 - 448 


South Australia 449 - 557 

Official Stamps 473 - 542 

Departmental Overprints 484 - 542 

Postal History including Northern Territory 543 - 557 

Tasmania 558 - 620 

Private & Experimental Separations 570 - 579 

Complete Sheets 580 - 607 


Victoria 621 - 720 


Postmarks & Postal Stationery 705 - 720

Page: 10 


Contents of Auction #183 - continued 

Please note that our featured “Gallery Sections” are shown in Red 

Lot Numbers 

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - (continued) 

Western Australia 721 - 742 

REST OF THE WORLD 742 - 1167 

Antarctica 915 - 916 

BCOF - The Sybrand Bakker Collection - Separate Catalogue 

British West Indies 918 - 921 

Canada / Cocos / Cook Islands / Cyprus 922 - 925 

Fiji 926 - 929 

France / Gambia 930 - 932 

Germany - The Bill Harrison Collection 933 - 962 

German States 933 - 937 

Germany 938 - 952 

German Colonies and Post Offices Abroad 953 - 962 

Gibraltar 963 - 964 

Gilbert & Ellice Islands 965 - 1005 

Christmas Island 967 - 971 

Fanning Island 972 - 977 

Christmas Island Local Stamps 978 - 1005 

Great Britain 1006 - 1019 

Hong Kong 1020 - 1021 

India and States 1022 - 1029 

Ireland / Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika 1030 - 1033 

Malayan Region 1034 - 1038 

Middle East 1039 - 1044 

Nauru 1045 - 1047 

New Guinea / New Hebrides 1048 - 1057 

New Zealand 1058 - 1132 

Chalons 1062 - 1081 

Errors 1084 - 1102 

Customised Stamps / Officials / Postage Dues 1103 - 1108 


Including two exceptional ‘O.P.S.O.’ Frankings 1112 - 1113 

Beer Duty Stamps 1116 - 1132 

Norfolk Island 1133 - 1137 

Nyasaland 1138 - 1141 

Papua 1142 - 1147 

Papua New Guinea / Pitcairn Islands / Rhodesia 1148 - 1154 

Samoa / Scandinavia / Seychelles / South Africa 1155 - 1160 

Switzerland 1161 - 1163 

Thailand / Tonga / Tristan da Cunha 1164 - 1167 

PHILATELIC LITERATURE 1168 - 1229 

Miscellaneous and General Titles 1168 - 1184 

Australia, Commonwealth of 1185 - 1188 

Australian Colonies 1189 - 1200 

Rest of the World 1201 - 1222 

Proud Bailey Titles 1223 - 1229

Aug 2, 2013 


Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Ex Lot 1 

1 

*/**O 

Pacific Islands mostly mint including Solomons 1907 Large Canoes, 1908 Small Canoes to 2/-; Cook Islands 

1902 Perf 11 10d & 1/-, 1949 Pictorials plus Aitutaki 1911-16 Overprints 1/- & Penrhyn 1914-15 Overprints 1/- SG 

23; Fiji 1938 Pictorials 2d Die I, 5d "Blue Canes" SG 258 *, 6d Die I *; Nauru 1916-23 Overprints to 5/-, Ships 

Rough Paper 5/- *; New Hebrides 1908 Overprints SG 1a-9 *; New Zealand 1909 KEVII SG 388-394 used, Smiling 

Boys 2d+1d used, 1935 Pictorials 2/- & 3/- SG 568-569 used; Niue 1918-29 Perf 14 10/- & £1 *; Samoa 1914 G.R.I. 

1d on 10pf, 2½d on 20pf (8 *), 3d on 25pf (2, one used), 6d on 50pf (2, one used) & 9d on 80pf used; Tonga 1897 

Pictorials 2d & 10d Type II; mixed condition.{Page 11.1} (approx 3000) 

750 

2 

A 

Large carton of accessories including stockcards, Hawid mounts, Hagners, page protectors including Mylar, 

glassine & better storage envelopes etc. Mostly pre-loved but reusable. Weight 16 kilograms! 

50 

3 

*/**OC 

Pacific Islands including Solomons 1922-31 Script *, 1939 Pictorials *, 1956-63 Pictorials *, 1965 Pictorials *; New 

Zealand 1935 Pictorials 2/- & 3/- used, 1899 Postage Dues to 2/- *, 1910-16 KEVII optd 'OFFICIAL' *, 1891 

Lighthouses 1d 3d & 6d, 1913 Lighthouses *, 1931-40 Arms £1 pink *, plus Great Barrier Island Triangles; Papua 

New Guinea 1952 Pictorials *; Pitcairn 1957 Pictorials *; also modern material including mint NZ decimals to $10, 

etc, mixed condition.{Page 14.1} (1000+) 

1,000 

4 

Ex Lot 4 

*/**O Predominantly used world including Canada 50c "Bluenose"; Gold Coast 1948 Pictorials (*); Great Britain 1870 

1½d SG 51, 1873 Wmk Spray 6d Plate 15 (2) & Plate 17, 1880-83 Wmk Crown 3d Plate 21 & 1/- Plate 13, 1880-81 

Wmk Crown 2d SG 168a, 1883 Wmk Anchor 10/- (faults), 1887 Jubilee 4½d 9d & 10d, KEVII 9d, 10d & 1/-, 

Seahorses to 10/-, 1952 Definitives (*); Hong Kong 1921 Script set SG 117-132, KGVI 50c SG 153 (*); KUT 1938 

to 2/- including 1c imprint block of 8 with Retouched Value Tablet SG 131ad (*) & Perf 13¼ 2/- imprint block of 4 (*); 

Ruanda-Urundi 1953 Flowers (*); Sierra Leone 1885-96 6d dull violet SG 35 (*); Southern Rhodesia 1924 

Admirals 2/6d SG 13; Netherlands 1852 5c pale blue SG 1g; mixed condition. Close inspection 

recommended.{Page 11.2} (1000s) 

750 

5 

Ex Lot 5 

* British Commonwealth 'SPECIMEN' Overprints comprising Antigua 1903-07 CC SG 31s-40s; Bahamas 

1901-03 Staircase SG 58s-61s, 1902-10 CA SG 62s-70s; British East Africa 1896 CA SG 65s-79s; Ceylon 

1898-99 Surcharges SG 254s-55s, 1899-1900 CA SG 256s-264s (ex 12c); Dominica 1903-07 CC SG 27s-36s; 

Gambia 1902-05 CA SG 45s-56s (ex 1/6d 2/6d & 3/-); Gold Coast 1902 CA SG 38s-48s (ex 2/-); Grenada 1902 

CA SG 57s-66s; Lagos 1904 CA SG 44s-53s; Mauritius 1900-05 to 5r (ex 1c to 3c & 6c); Morocco Agencies 

1903-05 CA SG 17s-23s; Natal 1902-03 CA SG 127s-139s; Northern Nigeria 1902 CA SG 10s-18s; St Helena 

1903 CC SG 55s-60s; St Christopher 1882 1/- mauve SG 20s; St Kitts 1903 CA SG 1s-10s; St Lucia 1902-03 CA 

SG 58s-62s, 1902 2d SG 63s, 1904-10 MCA 6d & 5/- SG 71s & 77s; Somaliland Protectorate 1904 KEVII SG 

32s-44s; generally fine condition, Cat £3300+.{Page 11.3} (183) 

1,250

Page: 12 


MISCELLANEOUS (continued) 


6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

OW*C Consignment remainders including Bulgaria 1879 5c Mi #1 unused, 1884 50st on 1f #24 unused; Germany 1936 

Olympics M/S (2 *); Hungary 1871 Engraved Perf 9½ 2k to 25k #8-13 *; Israel 1963 Freedom from Hunger sheet of 

16 & I£2.2 (4x55a) booklet SG SB12, plus Israeli censor covers (approx 160); Tibet 1/6t block of 12 (forgery), etc., 

mixed condition. (300+) 

*/**OC Large carton of consignment remainders including Papua New Guinea 1952 Pictorials £1 optd 'SPECIMEN' *, 

1963 10/- & £1 optd 'SPECIMEN' *; 1966 AAT Pictorials **, a large bag of registration labels and some decimals, 

plus world covers including registered items and assorted stamps in packets. (1000s) 

OC 

**OC 

*/**OC 

*/**OCPS 

*/**OCPS 

Strange mixture with Australia used Kangaroos to 5/- including Inverted Watermarks to 3d & 1902-04 Postage 

Dues 5d VFU block of 10; AAT 2/3d Penguin VFU (30); NSW Sydney Views 1d, 2d x2 & 3d and Imperf 

'REGISTERED' x4 all with faults; Western Australia Hospital Fund 1½d x75 including a strip of 6 & 1½d Nurse x65 

including pairs; Moldavian "Bulls" three values (genuine??); packet of Spiro forgeries; and a few covers. (100s) 

Large carton with an untidy Cocos Islands collection of stamps, M/Ss, FDCs & commemorative covers, official 

mail, Australian & Cocos Postal Stationery etc, minor duplication, noted 1939 US cover to "Cocos Island/Continent 

of Oceania" (!), 1952 formular aerogramme, 1954 Royal Visit registered cover, etc, also newspaper clippings & 

photographs; plus sparse Australian Territories on expensive KaBe hingeless pages, Zil Elwagne Sesel collection, 

USA Airs including 50c Zeppelin (**) etc.{Page 14.4} (Qty) 

Predominantly mint Germany including Empire, Third Reich, East and West Germany, plus some German States 

and colonies and philatelic supplies. (1000s) 

Consignment remainders including British Commonwealth including heavily duplicated Australia in two albums; 

Great Britain Castles to £1; also several albums of mixed world plus two albums of mixed covers, thematics for 

Navy life (planes, ships, submarines), sea life, birds, dogs, etc. 

Pacific Islands including New Zealand 1898 Pictorials 5d 6d & 8d used, 1909 KEVII used, 1913 Exhibition ½ & 1d 

used, 1920 Victory used, 1926 Admirals 3/- used, 1935 Pictorials used, 1953 QEII 10/- **; Norfolk Island 1960 10/- 

optd 'SPECIMEN'; Papua New Guinea 1952 Pictorials £1 optd 'SPECIMEN'; also mint Australia, Cococs, Fiji, 

Nauru, Samoa, etc; mixed condition. 

**C$ Small carton with Australian low value sheets, NZ FDCs, two albums of coins with some better items including $A5 

& British £5 notes, etc. 

500 

250 

300 

400 T 

250 

250 

500 

100 

14 P A+ 

Lot 14 

BANKNOTES - RWANDA: 1978 50fr Mining/Gorilla partly handpainted banknote-size essays each affixed to a 

slightly larger piece of grey paper endorsed at lower-left "Bn 7-12-76-299" or "...300", the obverse with serial 

number 'M 000000'. Unissued. A gorgeous pair.{Page 12.1} 

15 ? A DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA Australia two skilfully carved emu eggs 1) featuring HMAS "Canberra", New Year 

message dated Christmas Day 1929, & various bird motifs; & 2) featuring various aboriginal & fauna/bird motifs. 

Delightful! (2 eggs) 

16 C A - Australia box of modern football & cricket cards. (100s) 

Offer 

17 L A - Great Britain 1897 Golden Jubilee "Royal Portfolio" (305x400mm) published by the Illustrated London News with 

the covers and twelve full-page plates all printed in glorious chromolithography, small repaired spine fault otherwise 

in extremely fine condition. A magnificent publication. 

PICTURE POSTCARDS 

18 

C 

19 C A/A- 

Box of Australian, New Zealand, British & American cards etc featuring Post Offices, postmen, letter boxes, mail 

coaches etc, a few humorous types, condition variable. (120 approx) 

AUSTRALIA - NEW SOUTH WALES: c.1920s HC Swain Sydney five different photographic panorama cards 

(400x147mm) of Blue Mountains scenery, a couple of minor defects, unfolded & unused. Rare. (5) 

20 C A - c.1940s Green's Souvenirs Katoomba humorous tourism cards five different plus two duplicates, unused. 

75 

21 C A 

22 C A- 

AUSTRALIA - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 1905 real photo "Oakover Farm, Northam" (haystacks & horse-drawn 

hay-rigs, with seven labourers saluting the photographer), to New Zealand. A terrific card! 

GREAT BRITAIN: 1910 Eustace Watkins PPC of a pavilion on a pier but miscut with caption above "AYLESFORD 

BRIDGE", used in WA. 

3,000 T 

Offer T 

200 T 

300 

250 

80 

Offer

Aug 2, 2013 


PICTURE POSTCARDS (continued) 


23 

C 

Ex Lot 23 

GREAT BRITAIN : Carton of albums of mostly Scottish cards - some English - with lots of topographicals including 

albums of "High Street" views, Glasgow & Stirling, subjects include advertising, military uniforms, tartans, bagpipes, 

golf, exhibitions, shipping, humour etc. A very good lot with many excellent cards noted. Ex Ron Collumbine.{Page 

13.1} (100s) 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots 

500 

24 

25 

26 

*/**V 

*/**O 

Ex Lot 24 

1927-1980s collection including Engraved Kooka (* & CTO), Kingsford Smith 3d optd 'OS' CTO, 5/- Bridge CTO, 

Macarthur 9d Imprint block of 4 */**, ANZAC 1/- pair **, Silver Jubilee 2/- vertical pair */**, Sesqui 9d Imprint blocks 

of 9 & 4 */**, 1937-49 3d blue Die I perf 'VG' block of 4 */**, 4d Koala Perf 13½x14 Ash Imprint block of 6 ** & block 

of 4 */**, Robes Thick Paper £1 *, Arms £2 optd 'SPECIMEN' *, 5/- Cattle White Paper pair */**, Navigators used (£2 

x2, one **), plus heaps of other imprints, perfins & decimals, mixed condition.{Page 13.2} (approx 2000) 

Well-presented collection in three Davo albums including Kooka M/S *, 5/- Bridge CTO, ANZAC set used, Robes 

Thick Paper £1 *, Navigators to £2 used (4/- *), BCOF set *, 1966 AAT Pictorials *, plus Officials optd 'OS' complete 

including Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d CTO, 6d Airmail used & 1/- Lyrebird used; also 1966-1992 predominantly fine 

used decimals with some mint to $20. (1000+) 

*/** Useful group with KGV Heads including Single Wmk 4d orange, 4d violet, 4d blue, 4½d & 1/4d (**), SMult Wmk 

Perf 13½x12½ to 5d & CofA Wmk to 5d, KGVI 3d Die Ia, BCOF set to 2/-, Postage Dues selection to 5/- (some **), 

& a few others, condition variable.{Page 14.2} (63) 

1,000 

600 

400 

27 

28 

29 

Ex Lot 27 

*/**WO Mostly used with Roos including First Wmk 2½d 4d & 5d; Second Wmk 2½d & 5/-; Third Wmk 5/-; SMult Wmk 5/- 

& 10/-; Cofa Wmk £1 (unused) & £2 (**) optd 'SPECIMEN' Type D; KGV Heads to 1/4d including SMult Wmk Perf 

13½x12½ 4½d Die II & 1/4d (CTO); Engraved Kooka, Kooka M/S *, Kingsford Smith 3d optd 'OS' (CTO), 5/- Bridge 

(CTO), ANZAC used, Navigators to £2; AAT 1966 Pictorials *; mixed condition.{Page 13.3} (550+) 

*/**B 

O 

Collector's duplicates with handy pre-decimals to 10/- Robes & £1 Arms plus 2/3d Commems x26, useful 

Decimals including 1971 Christmas blocks of 7 & 25, 1972 Primary Industry x7 sets, 1972 Christmas 35c x10, 

others to $5 x2 & booklets x17, generally very fine & mostly unmounted. (100s) 

'VG' Victorian State Goverment perfins array on- & off-piece with some better values noted, also a few 'G/NSW' 

& 'OS/NSW' First Wmk 6d Roo, completely unchecked. Ex Max Watson: found since our May auction. (100s) 

30 ** A+ B1 REVENUES: Customs Duty Perf 12 3d 6d & 1/-, unmounted. Superb! (3) 

50 

1,000 

250 

150

Page: 14 


Ex Lot 3 

Ex Lot 26 

Ex Lot 42 - 200+ Kangaroos 

Ex Lot 9 - Carton with Lots of Cocos 

Ex Lot 35 

Lot 51 - First Watermark 

Ex Lot 39 - 70+ Items 

Ex Lot 45 

Lot 44 - ACSC #1(2)zc

Aug 2, 2013 


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) 


31 C A 

Ex Lot 31 Ex Lot 34 

ILLUSTRATED COMMEMORATIVE TELEGRAMS: 1929-80 Christmas Greetings telegrams (all unfolded) 

comprising 1929 1935 & 1939 x2 - all with matching envelopes - 1953 & 1957 x2 (one with Double Print of the 

Heading), then envelopes without forms x12 (a few duplicated) including 1935 window type, Wise Men (year not 

noted), 1959 1969 & 1980, etc, unused. An excellent lot for the thematics collector.{Page 15.1} (23 items) 

32 C A - 1934 Victoria Centenary featuring an aborigine with message sticks, unfolded, and the matching envelope, 

unused. (2 items) 

33 C A - 1934-39 Anzac Day 'REMEMBRANCE OF SERVICE', unfolded, and the matching envelope, unused. (2 items) 200 

34 C A - 1934-37 & 1938 Mother's Day, unfolded, & the matching envelopes, unused. [Both 1938 items were absent from 

George Gundersen's collection]{Page 15.2} (4) 

35 C B/A- - 1938 "Australia's 150th Anniversary" featuring HMS "Sirius" & a modern liner, 'TELEGRAPHS TAMWORTH/ 

24MR38/NSW' (FDI?) otherwise unused, and the matching envelope, minor blemishes.{Page 14.5} (2 items) 

36 C A - 1939 Birthday Greetings (Blue Bird) with italicised 'Specimen' h/s in violet & endorsed "1939", unfolded, unused. 150 

37 C A - 1942 Fatal Casualty issue unillustrated but printed in purple, one fold, with the matching envelope x2, unused. (3) 100 

38 C A - 1967 Floral Emblems window envelopes x3, two with different Misplaced Blue & Gold Printing, unused. (3) 

100 

39 

C - The balance of the collection including WWII printings of smaller size, a number with different edition numbers, 

plus promotional materials & a couple of non-PMG items, condition variable but generally fine to very fine with a 

high proportion being unused including eight unfolded forms, the used items with some postmark interest. An 

excellent and attractive lot. {Page 14.6} (70+ items) 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo Issues 

40 * A/B Group with First Watermark to 5/- including extra 3d 9d & 2/-, Third Wmk 9f & 1/-, SMult Wmk 1/-, etc, condition 

variable. (29) 

41 

42 

* Minor varieties including on First Wmk 2d x2, 3d, 4d, 5d x2 & 6d x2, also Second Wmk 2d & 2½d, etc, generally 

fine but inspection recommended. (25 items) 

*O Selection with mint including First Wmk 2d, 2½d, 3d Die I, 4d, 5d, 6d, 9d (2), 1/- with Watermark Inverted (faults) & 

2/-; Second Wmk 2d (2), 2½d, 9d, 1/- & 2/- (used); Third Wmk 6d (2, one grey-blue), 9d Die II with Watermark 

Inverted BW #26a, 1/- (2, one with Watermark Sideways), 2/- maroon & 5/-; SMult Wmk 1/-, 5/- (used) & 10/-; CofA 

Wmk 6d Imprint pair #23z, 9d pair, 5/-, 10/- & £2 (used, faults), plus Officials including First Wmk Large 'OS' 2d, 

2½d & 3d; Third Wmk 2/- maroon, 5/- & 10/- CTO; SMult Wmk 9d pair, 1/- & 5/- CTO; CofA Wmk 6d optd 'OS' block 

of 4; also 10/- & £2 optd 'SPECIMEN' Type D; mixed condition. High catalogue value.{Page 14.3} (200+) 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark 

43 

**/* ½d green selection including perf Large 'OS' corner block of 4 (**), 'ROSTAGE', Colour Flaw off Sydney in block of 

4, Extra Colour at L/R Corner, unlisted Extra Island West of Tasmania, etc, also Plate 2 upper-right corner block of 

10 (5x2) & marginal block of 18 (6x3), a few blemishes but generally very fine & many units unmounted. (9 items) 

44 ** A/A- ½d green Plate 2 'JBC' Monogram block of 24 (6x4) BW #1(2)zc with Excess Colour at Lower-Right Corner [48], a 

few minor gum blemishes, unmounted, Cat $1200+ (mounted).{Page 14.9} 

45 

**/*O 

46 G A+ A1 

1d red selection including unmounted blocks of 4 & 8, perf Large 'OS' unmounted block of 8, perf Small 'OS' block 

of 6, Plate E "Two Tasmanias" (used), Plate F Extension to Yorke Peninsula in block of 10, vertical strip of 3 with 

Thick Band of Colour, etc, also a group of minor varieties used, a few blemishes but generally very fine with many 

units unmounted.{Page 14.8} (31 items) 

1d red Die II with the Watermark Sideways (Crown Pointing to Left) BW #3ab, exceptional centring, superb 

'ARDROSSAN' (SA) cds, Cat $500. Superb!{Page 16.1} 

47 */** A 1d red Die II coil strip of 4 with Coil Join, characteristic shaved perfs at left, first unit very lightly mounted otherwise 

unmounted. 

1,000 

200 

250 

300 

500 

500 

300 T 

2,000 

300 T 

600 T 

750 T 

400 T 

150 T 

15% Buyer’s Premium will be added to the Hammer Price.

Page: 16 


Lot 46 

Lot 52 

Lot 56 

Lot 63 Lot 64 

Lot 55 - Ex Stuart Hardy 

Lot 58 - Third Wmk 

Lot 59 - SMult Wmk 

Ex Lot 61 - Two Blocks 

Lot 62 - CofA Wmk 

Lot 60 - Used Imprint! 

Ex Lot 65 - Penny Reds 

Ex Lot 74 - Seven Monograms 

Lot 101 - Great Centring

Aug 2, 2013 


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark (continued) 


Lot 49 

Lot 48 

48 */** A/B 1d red Die II Plate D lower-left corner block of 9 with complete 'CA' Monogram BW #3(D)z, a few faint tonespots, 

the stamps are unmounted, undercatalogued at $1500. Rare. Ex Jack Kilfoyle, Kevin Nelson & Hugh Morgan: 

acquired for £1140 in November 2012.{Page 17.1} 

49 ** A C1 1d red Die IIA Plate H lower-left corner block of 6 (3x2) with complete 'CA' Monogram BW #4(H)z, the first unit with 

White Flaws to Right of '1d' & on 'E' of 'ONE', the fifth unt with Coral Reef off NW Coast BW #4(H)g, unmounted, 

Cat $1250 (mounted). Rare. [The ACSC doesn't note Variety 'g' in the Monogram strip{Page 17.2} 

2,000 

1,500 

Lot 54 

50 V/F A B1 

Lot 50 

Lot 53 

3d olive-green block of 4 with three Die II units BW #12D, well centred, one short perf, 'DANGIN' (WA) cds in 

red-violet, Cat $1080+. A very rare & attractive multiple.{Page 17.3} 

51 F A/A- 1/- emerald block of 4, a few short perfs, central 'PARCEL POST/SYDNEY NSW' "clock" cds in violet, Cat $140++. 

A rare multiple.{Page 14.7} 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Second Watermark 

52 G B C2 

53 F A- 

9d violet with the Watermark Inverted BW #25a, reperforated, 'ATHERTON/19MY17/QUEENSLAND' postal cds, 

Cat $5000. [The ACSC lists postal usage from five post offices, but not from Atherton]{Page 16.2} 

1/- bright blue-green block of 4, well centred, minor short perfs, 'SPECIAL/SYDNEY' cds, Cat $400++. A rare 

multiple.{Page 17.5} 

1,500 

250 

750 

600 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This Auction is on a FRIDAY afternoon.

Page: 18 



COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark 

54 F A B1 

Mullett Printing 1/- blue-green Die IIB with the Watermark Sideways BW #33aa, marginal pair from the base of the 

sheet (the margin neatly rejoined), Sydney parcel cancel, Cat $1000+. Rare commercially used multiple. [There was 

no postally used example in the Evans, Gray or Nelson collections. ACSC states: "Postally used in period are very 

scarce". Most so-called "used" examples have fake or non-contemporary cancellations. This has contributed to the 

absurd situation where the catalogue value has been halved in the new edition. This pair is an undoubted 

contemporary commercial usage and, as such, is of considerable rarity] {Page 17.4} 

55 V/G A/A- 2/- dull brown BW #37C block of 4, a couple of minor short perfs, 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' cds, Cat $120++. 

A rare block. Ex Stuart Hardy: acquired for $314 in May 2013.{Page 16.6} 

56 * A C1 10/- grey and pink BW #48A, very lightly mounted, Cat $950. Advertised retail $850.{Page 16.3} 

400 

1,000 

300 

Lot 57 

57 ** A/A- PERFORATED 'OS': 1/- blue-green Die IIB BW #32b large-part sheet of 96 being the top eight rows of 12 from 

Plate 3 with Thick Right-Hand Frame [L6] & White Flaw in Lower-Left Corner [L11], mostly well centred, three units 

with minor tonespots, some perf separation/reinforcing in the margins only, folded in the central gutter, unmounted, 

Cat $21,600++. A very rare and attractive multiple.{Page 18.1} 

58 G A C1 

- 2/- maroon BW #38Aba block of 4, a couple of minor short perfs, scarce 'TELEGRAPH BRANCH GPO/ 

QUEENSLAND' cds, Cat $300++. A rare block. {Page 16.7} 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark 

59 G A/A- 2/- maroon BW #39 block of 4, a couple of blunt perfs, 'CARNARVON/WA' cds, Cat $160++.{Page 16.8} 

200 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - CofA Watermark 

60 V A/A- 6d brown upper plate Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #23(1)z, a few short perfs, 'COOLAMON/NSW' cds, Cat $550 

(mint). Unpriced used, and rare.{Page 16.10} 

61 G/F A 5/- grey & yellow blocks of 4 in two different shades, cds cancels, Cat $280+.{Page 16.9} (2 blocks) 

300 

62 G A-/B 

63 G A C1 

10/- grey & pink block of 4, a couple of short perfs, a trifle soiled, superb 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/MELBOURNE' cds, 

Cat $1100+. A rare block.{Page 16.11} 

£2 black & rose-carmine, most unusually with a machine cancellation which indicates it is, remarkably, from a 

standard-size letter.{Page 16.4} 

64 * C B1 OVERPRINTED 'OS': 6d brown with the Overprint Inverted BW #23(OS)c, badly toned on the reverse, Cat $50,000 

(CTO; unpriced mint). A pity it's a forgery.{Page 16.5} 

7,500 T 

400 

500 

1,000 

250 

100 T

Aug 2, 2013 



COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Issues 

65 

* Group of mostly Penny Reds including 'CA' Monogram single, pair perf 'T', Dies I-II-II-I-I used strip of 5, Thin 'ONE 

PENNY' Retouch, Die III block of 4 & single with the Watermark Inverted etc, others to 5d x2, also 6d Engraved 

Kookaburra & Victoria 1897 Charity duo, condition a bit mixed.{Page 16.12} (32) 

66 */** A Penny Red block of 6 (2x3), the lower units unmounted; SMult Wmk Perf 12½x13½ 3d Die II Ash Imprint block of 

8 (4x2), lower units unmounted; and CofA Wmk 2d block of 4 with part-Imprint at the Top, unmounted. (3 items) 

400 T 

180 

67 

Ex Lot 67 

*/**O Selection to 1/4d including Single Wmk Rough Paper 1d carmine Die I block of 4 & vertical pair */**, 2d orange **, 

3d blue **, 4d orange (3, one **), 4d lemon-yellow, 4d violet, 4d blue, 4d olive, 5d chestnut & 1/4d; SMult Wmk Perf 

14 2d red-brown, 3d blue pair, 4d olive ** & 4½d **; SMult Wmk Perf 13½x12½ 4d olive pair */**; 4½d Die I & Die II 

(CTO), 5d ** & 1/4d; CofA Wmk 3d blue block of 4, 4d olive ** & 1/4d, plus 'OS' Perfins including Single Wmk 1/4d; 

SMult Wmk Perf 14 3d blue with Watermark Inverted (used), 4½d (used); SMult Wmk Perf 13½x12½ 4d olive pair 

*/**, 1/4d (CTO); CofA Wmk 3d blue perf 'VG' */**, 5d optd 'OS' (2, ** & used), plus 1930-34 KGV 2/- green/pale 

green booklet BW #B41Ca, mixed condition.{Page 19.1} (400+) 

1,500 

Ex Lot 68 

68 

Ex Lot 69 

*/** HALFPENNY: Annotated collection in a stockbook with many varieties including Cracked Electro BW #65(5)ha & 

positional pieces, also monogram & imprint blocks, many blocks with the Watermark Inverted including Single Wmk 

½d orange block of 12 (6x2) & Smult Wmk Perf 14 block of 4, also some Penny Greens, condition rather mixed with 

many of the items having "suntanned"/toned gum to varying degrees, significant catalogue value. Inspection 

required.{Page 19.2} (Qty) 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark 

69 * A-/B ½d emerald Monogram singles comprising Electro 1 'JBC' (pair, perf 'OS') & 'CA', Electro 2 'JBC', Electro 4 'CA', 

and Electro 5 'JBC', some toning/"suntanning", Cat $1250.{Page 19.3} (5 items) 

1,500 T 

400 T 

70 G A C1 

71 F A B1 

Lot 70 Lot 71 

½d emerald with Major Crack through Oval in front of Face BW #63(2)k, Hobart machine cancel clear of the 

affected area, Cat $2500. {Page 19.4} 

½d emerald with Major Crack through Oval in front of Face (Advanced State with Two Pronounced White Breaks in 

the Oval) BW #63(2)k, well centred, NSW cds of 7DE15 clear of the Crack, Cat $2500. [A similar example sold for 

$1955 at our auction of 24/10/2009]{Page 19.5} 

1,250 

1,500 T

Page: 20 


Ex Lot 87 - Electro 5 Three Monogram Strips 

Ex Lot 76- Two Harrison Imprints 

Lot 85 - Electro 5 Substituted Monogram 

Lot 81 - Dies I-II Pair Unmounted 

Lot 77 - Rough Paper Plate 4 Monogram Strip with Run 'N' 

Lot 90 - #73B 

Lot 98 

Lot 91 

Lot 99 

Lot 100 - Rare Presentation Booklet

Aug 2, 2013 


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark (continued) 


72 P A 

Lot 72 

Perkins Bacon 1d die proof State 1 (Solid Background) in bright red on glazed paper (94x125mm) BW 

#70DP(11)Ca, Cat $15,000. An extremely important proof, struck before shading lines were added behind the 

King's head. [The ACSC states that only five examples have been recorded, one of which is in the Australia Post 

Archives. Hugh Morgan's similar proof sold for £7200. Stuart Hardy had no KGV die proofs]{Page 21.1} 

12,500 T 

73 H B A1 

Lot 73 Lot 75 

Smooth Paper 1d yellow salmon eosin BW #71Svar, unusually well centred, minor toning on the reverse, untidy 

'PELAW MAIN.NSW' cds, Cat $2250. Michael Drury Certificate (2003). [Much better centred than Stuart Hardy's 

very fine example that sold for $2875]{Page 21.2} 

74 * A/B Smooth Paper 1d red 'CA' (4) and 'JBC' (3) Monogram singles identified by shade BW #71G (pair), #71K x2, #71L, 

#71Y (perf 'OS'), and two others, various plates, condition variable, Cat $1750.{Page 16.13} (7 items) 

75 W A- C1 

Smooth Paper 1d red Die II BW #71(1)f unusually with commercial 'A' perfin of JL Bonython ("Adelaide Advertiser" 

Newspaper), unused, Cat $600.{Page 21.3} 

76 * B/A Smooth Paper 1d red TS Harrison Single-Line Imprint block of 4 from Plate 3 BW #71(3)zf, creased, Cat $1350; 

and TS Harrison Single-Line Imprint pair from Plate 4 BW #71(4)zj, Cat $800 (for a block of 4).{Page 20.1} (2 

items) 

77 ** A Rough Paper Plate 4 1d deep scarlet 'JBC' Monogram strip of 6 with Run 'N' (Second State) BW #72(4)zb, perf 

separation at right margin, unmounted, Cat $800 (mounted).{Page 20.5} 

78 O A B1 

2d orange with unallocated Cracked Electro Vertically through Emu's Head & Neck BW #95(U)m, 'WALLOON' (Qld) 

cds largely clear of the crack, Cat $500. 

750 T 

750 T 

250 T 

600 T 

800 T 

200

Page: 22 


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark (continued) 


79 G A- B1 

Lot 79 

2d red-brown with the Watermark Inverted BW #97a (SG 78w), well centred, small concealed tear at right (not 

evident from the face), bold 'MELBOURNE/7MY22/ 14 ' cds, Cat $35,000 (£20,000). One of the great rarities of the 

KGV Series, and an important new discovery. [The ACSC states "One used example was discovered in 1987, 

cancelled by a Melbourne cds dated 10JE20"]{Page 22.1} 

20,000 

80 ** A B1 2d red-brown with '21' at Left BW #97(16)f, well centred, unmounted, Cat $350. 

200 

81 ** A B1 PERFORATED 'OS': Smooth Paper 1d red Dies I-II Pair BW #71V(1)fc, minor gum speckles but unmounted, Cat 

$1750.{Page 20.3} 

750 T 

Lot 82 Lot 83 

82 * A D1 - Rough Paper 1d block of 4 comprising both Substituted Clichés, Thin 'G' and Pregnant 'Y' BW #72(2)ia ja k & l, 

minor reinforcing of the central perfs, Cat $3650++ (as singles). Horrid centring but a highly important specialist 

piece with these four major varieties. [Our vendor paid $4600 at a Sydney auction in 2000]{Page 22.2} 

83 ** A/A- - Smooth Paper 1d red Die II BW #71E(1)f block of 4, minor gumside blemishes on the lower pair, weak horizontal 

perfs, unmounted, Cat $4000+. A rare block.{Page 22.3} 

4,000 T 

1,500 T

Aug 2, 2013 



COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Large Multiple Watermark 

84 */** B ½d emerald Electro 4 'JBC - CA' Dual Monogram block of 24 (12x2) BW #65(4)z/zb, "suntanned" gum, Cat $600++. 300 T 

85 */** A- ½d emerald Electro 4 'CA' Monogram Substituted for 'JBC' block of 12 (6x2) additionally with the Watermark 

Inverted BW #65a(4)zd, perfs blemish on the first unit & faint "suntanned" gum, the monogram strip is unmounted, 

Cat $750++ (mounted).{Page 20.4} 

86 ** A- B1 ½d emerald Electro 5 Major Cracked Electro (from Left-Hand Wattles to Kangaroo's Snout) BW #65(5)ha being the 

first unit in a marginal block of 9, the gum a trifle aged, unmounted, Cat $500+. 

87 * B ½d emerald Electro 5 Monogram strips of 3 comprising 'CA', 'JBC' and 'CA' Substituted for 'JBC' BW #65(5)z zb & 

zd, some toning/"suntanning", Cat $1350. [The substituted position is rare]{Page 20.2} (3 strips) 

88 ** B ½d emerald Electro 5 'CA' Monogram Substituted for 'JBC' BW #65(5)zd block of 18 (6x3), minor perf separation in 

the margins, light "suntanning", unmounted, Cat $750++ (mounted).{Page 24.1} 

89 * A- ½d deep green Electro 6 TS Harrison One-Line Imprint #65(6)z, minor gumside blemishes, Cat $450. 

250 T 

90 * A- C1 Cooke Printings 1d rose-red BW #73B, the gum a little aged, very lightly mounted, Cat $7500. RPSofV Certificate 

(1991) as #G102. [Stuart Hardy's better centred example - with hinge remainders - sold for $5290]{Page 20.6} 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - CofA Watermark 

91 F A C1 1d green with the Watermark Inverted BW #82(OS)a, neat 'LONGREACH' (Qld) cds, Cat $2000.{Page 20.8} 1,000 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals 

92 F A 

1934 Victoria Centenary Perf 10½ blocks of 4 & 1935 Silver Jubilee 2/- violet block of 4, cds cancels. Scarce 

blocks.{Page 24.2} (4 blocks) 

500 T 

350 T 

500 T 

500 T 

4,000 T 

250 

Lot 93 

93 G A+ - Perf 10½ 2d orange marginal example from the base of the sheet with Double Perfs on Three Sides tied by 

slogan cancel to cover with Melbourne Centenary illustrated imprint - very similar to the stamp issue - in blue at 

lower-left & 'THE VICTORIA' (Hotel) imprint on the flap, to New Zealand. Superb! An important new discovery. [This 

is the first instance we have recorded of Double Perfs on any value in either perforation in this issue. It is thus a 

very significant item. The existence of a 2d with Double Perfs was noted in the Australian Stamp Monthly of June 

1940, but the existence of such an item has not been recorded in the post-WWII period]{Page 23.1} 

94 C A 1938-49 Robes Thick Paper 5/- & 10/- on separate Valentine's "maximum cards". (2) 

150 T 

95 F A B1 - Thick Paper 10/- & £1 blocks of 6, cds cancels. Very scarce blocks.{Page 24.3} (2 blocks) 

300 

96 G/F A/A- - Thin Paper £1 grey-blue block of 6 (2x3), well centred, a couple of short perfs, cds cancels. Rare block. 

Advertised retail $480+ as singles.{Page 24.4} 

97 ** A-/B 1946 Peace 2½d red with No Watermark BW #236var marginal block of 6 from the base of the sheet, a few bends, 

unmounted, Cat $900+. Multiples larger than blocks of 4 are scarce. 

98 * C A2 1948-56 Arms £2 green overprinted 'SPECIMEN' 3mm High BW #271xc, a few nibbled perfs, minor toning, heavily 

mounted, Cat $3500. RPSofV Certificate (2012). An attractive option for the budget-conscious buyer. Proof that we 

do actually check schoolboy collections. [The ACSC states that only 180 examples appear to have been printed 

though there is no record of the number actually issued: "It is estimated that perhaps 15 examples are recorded." 

An unmounted example sold for $7187 at our auction of 17/8/2012]{Page 20.7} 

99 G A C1 

100 PR A 

101 V A A1 

1948-56 No Watermark Definitives 4d Koala with Retouch to Four Lines below First 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' BW 

#199ja, slogan cancel slightly obstructs the retouch, Cat $500. Rare.{Page 20.9} 

c.1955 presentation album with cover inscribed 'POST - EiiR OFFICE/AUSTRALIA/COMMUNICATIONS' with 

printed pages for 18 mostly commemorative issues from 1953-55 period. Very scarce. [Analagous to the 

presentation cards of the period. We have been advised that Richard Breckon (Australia Post), Geoff Kellow 

(ACSC) & Frank Pauer have not seen this item before]{Page 20.10} 

1964-65 Navigators £2 King block of 4, exceptional centring, central 'ALEXANDRIA' (NSW) cds. Advertised retail 

$300+ as singles.{Page 16.14} 

1,000 

600 

300 T 

750 

250 

500 T 

250

Page: 24 


Lot 88 - Electro 5 Substituted Monogram 

Ex Lot 92 - Scarce Blocks 

Ex Lot 95 - Thick Paper 

Lot 96 - Thin Paper 

Lot 111 - Imperforate at Left

Aug 2, 2013 



COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues 

102 */** A Four stockbooks of mostly low-denomination decimals to $2 and a few booklets & M/Ss. (approx 300) 

Offer 

103 CPS Large carton of predominantly unused PSEs, plus a box of FDCs & postcards. (2000+) 

200 

104 

*/** Two large folios of mint decimals with values to $2 including 1971 Christmas se-tenant block of 25. Face value 

approx $1000. (1000s) 

105 */** Two folios of mint decimals with values to $4. Face value approx $1200. (1000+) 

450 

106 

107 

108 

*/** Box of presentation packs including 1971 Christmas se-tenant block of 7 (3), plus two albums of mint decimals 

including values perf 'VG' to $2. Face value approx $800 (1000s) 

*/**O 

1966-2000 predominantly mint collection in three albums with values to $20 including 1970 Cook M/S with ANPEX 

Overprint, 1971 Christmas se-tenant block of 25, 1983 Paintings optd 'SPECIMEN', plus Gold Medallists sheetlets 

and exhibition M/S. Face Value approx $1200. (2000+) 

O*/** - predominantly fine used collection in three albums including 1970 Cook ANPEX M/S, 1974 Paintings, 1999 

Melbourne Exhibition M/S (both), 2004 Treasures of the Archives $5; other exhibition M/Ss, etc. (1000s) 

109 **C A 

1966-85 Collection neatly presented in two volumes with lots of extras including 1971 Christmas block of 25, gutter 

pairs, booklet panes, FDCs etc. (100s) 

110 OC A - the companion collection of used material in three volumes with lots of extras such as booklet panes, Framas 

(some on cover), some FDCs etc, also official presentation card for the 1968 Building Societies 5c, generally very 

fine commercially used but some are CTO or from FDCs. (100s) 

111 ** A 1979 National Parks 20c Waterfalls se-tenant strip of 4 from the left of the sheet Imperforate at Left BW #842b, 

unmounted, Cat $2000.{Page 24.5} 

450 

300 

450 

250 

250 

300 

1,000 

Lot 112 

112 ** A 1981 Fungi 24c block of 21 (7x3) with an extraneous piece of paper partly adhering to the face but creased during 

the printing process resulting in Black (the inscriptions), Yellow & Red Printings being Completely Omitted from two 

units & Partly Omitted from an additional four units, plus with Blue Printing Only on the Reverse of two complete 

units & three defective units, unmounted. One of the most extraordinary stamp errors we have ever seen. Unique, 

and unlisted in the ACSC. [Please don't ask us to explain how this occurred: we don't have the foggiest idea! 

However, we do expect that the underlying blue printing is actually omitted from the area obstructed by the paper 

fold, although this is not obvious to the naked eye]{Page 25.1} 

113 P A 

1999 "Celebrate 2000" (the faux Millennium) 45c sheetlet of 10 (2x5) from a trial printing with blank borders on A4 

sheet of gummed paper, perforated for the stamps and "labels" only (ie except at the base, the margins are not 

perforated), unmounted. Unlisted in the ACSC. A rare and extraordinary proof: we have seen nothing like it for any 

other issue. With a normal sheetlet for comparison. [Commonly known as the Millennium issue, it was - as correctly 

noted in the ACSC - issued a year early for that event. A similar lot sold for $1725 at our auction of 17/2/2012: see 

the image in Auction #171] 

4,000 

1,500 T

Page: 26 



COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues - The "Shades of Green" Collection 

It's now 14 years since the Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue "Postage Dues" was published. Naturally, catalogue 

values have lagged well behind the market but in the absence of an updated catalogue - promised in 2009 - the market has also fallen 

off the pace. Usually, for Australian stamps, we state catalogue numbers and values only from the ACSC. However, to assist clients 

with more reliable valuations for at least the basic issues we are also quoting Gibbons numbers and prices in this section. This is by far 

the most comprehensive Postage Dues collection we have ever offered. 

Ex Lot 114 

Ex Lot 117 

Ex Lot 115 

114 * A/A- 1902 Blank Tablet at Base ½d x3, 1d x3, 2d x4, 3d x2, 4d x2, 6d x2, 8d x2 & 5/- including watermark & perf 

variants and shades, Cat $1150 (£980+). Advertised retail $1200+.{Page 26.1} (19) 

115 G/V A/A- - ½d 3d 4d 6d & 8d blocks of 4 plus 1d & 2d CTO blocks of 8 (4x2), various Hobart cds, Cat $1050+ (£680+). 

Advertised retail $1000+. Scarce multiples.{Page 26.2} (7 blocks) 

116 *O A/B - page of annotated & illustrated varieties comprising ½d BW #D1h & i in block of 6, D1d D1f & another unlisted 

variety (mint), 2d #D7g (mint), 3d unlisted variety (mint) & 8d unlisted variety (CTO), Cat $400+ (£220+). Scarce 

group. (7 items) 

117 * A - ½d to 8d with vertical 'SPECIMEN' Overprint (reading upwards on the 1d 4d & 8d), Cat $700 (£300). Advertised 

retail $875. [As noted in the ACSC, after Federation each State undertook to continue distribution of its own stamps 

to the UPU. This meant that until 1913, Postage Dues were liable to be sent to the UPU by all States! Only 

Tasmania overprinted the Blank Tablet set but did not include the 5/-]{Page 26.3} (7) 

400 T 

500 T 

200 T 

400 T 

Ex Lot 118 Lot 119 Ex Lot 120 

118 V A - 3d & 6d both CTO with the concentric-circles cancel of Western Australia. [These were apparently the only values 

sent to the UPU]{Page 26.4} (2) 

119 V A - ditto, the 3d additionally with Portuguese 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in blue, and the 6d additionally with large 

cachet in red applied at Madagascar.{Page 26.5} 

120 W C - ½d 1d 2d 4d & 5/- each with large seriffed 'SPECIMEN' handstamp (Samuel Type BEC2), aging/toning. Ex 

Bechuanaland Archives. [Believed to be the only such "set" in private hands. Bill McCredie's similar part-set of six 

values to 6d from the 1922-30 Third Wmk issue sold for $2415 at a Sydney auction in early-2012]{Page 26.6} (5) 

200 T 

300 T 

750 T 

Lot 121 Lot 122 

121 * A C1 - 1d emerald Perf 11x11.5 BW #D5 (SG D9), Cat $325 (£300). {Page 26.7} 

200 T 

122 F A A1 - 1d emerald Perf 11 BW #D6 (SG D12), unusually well centred, light manuscript cancel as is the case for most of 

the recorded examples, Cat $750 (£750). Advertised retail "POR".{Page 26.8} 

500 T

Aug 2, 2013 


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues - The "Shades of Green" Collection (continued) 


Lot 123 

123 G A - 2d emerald Perf 11.8x11.5 with two overlapping strikes of 'GLEN OSMOND/JY1/02/SA' squared-circle being the 

First Day of Issue of the Postage Dues. Very rare & desirable, being the only first day of issue usage we have 

recorded of any denomination from Australia's first national stamp issue. Gary Watson Certificate (2013).{Page 

27.1} 

124 ** A B1 - 3d emerald Perf 11.8x11.5 BW #D10 (SG D4) lower-left corner block of 4 with Sheet Number '2100', well centred, 

a few faint tonespots in the margins only, unmounted, Cat $200++ (£180++) for mounted. Advertised retail $300++. 

1,000 T 

200 T 

Lot 125 Lot 126 Lot 127 

125 * A B1 - 6d emerald with 'SW' of 'NSW' Not Fully Removed BW #D13e (SG D6v), Cat $500 (unpriced by Gibbons). [John 

Williams' similar example sold for $1035 at our auction of 6/3/2010]{Page 27.2} 

126 * A B1 - 5/- emerald with 'NSW' Not Fully Removed BW #D15var (SG D8v), very lightly mounted, Cat $300+ (£200+). 

Advertised retail $425+. [This is a relatively minor example of incomplete erasure. It is not BW #D15e]{Page 27.3} 

127 * A A1 - 5/- emerald with Deformed 'S' of 'POSTAGE' and Portions of 'NSW' Still Evident BW #D15e (unlisted by Gibbons), 

unusually well centred, Cat $375 (£200+). Advertised retail $425+. {Page 27.4} 

500 T 

200 T 

300 T 

Ex Lot 128 

128 *W A A1 1902-04 Filled/Completed Tablet ½d x4 including Perf 11, 1d x5 including Perf 11 x2, 2d x4 including Perf 11, 3d 

x6 including Perf 11 x3 & Perf 11.8, 4d x5 including Perf 11, 5d x3, 6d x2 including Perf 11, 8d, 10d x4, 1/- x3, 2/- 

both perfs (both unused) & 5/- x2 (both with toning), condition variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat $7000+ 

(£4600). [See webscans for the annotated pages]{Page 27.5} 

2,000 T 

Ex Lot 129 

129 O A/B - Perf 11.8x11 ½d to 5/- (ex 8d) blocks of 4, various perfs, ½d & 2/- each with two units creased otherwise fine to 

very fine, all with datestamp cancels, Cat $2100+ (£1500+). Scarce commercially used multiples. Advertised retail 

$1100+.{Page 27.6} (11 blocks) 

750 T

Page: 28 




130 G A/A- - Perf 11.8x11 1d, 2d (Perf 11, manuscript cancels), 5d, 6d & 10d blocks of 6 and 3d rejoined block of 8 (two blocks 

of 4), datestamp cancels, Cat $1000+ (£750+). Scarce commercially used multiples. (6 blocks) 

350 T 

Ex Lot 131 Lot 133 Ex Lot 132 

131 *W A/B - ½d to 20/- with sans serif 'SPECIMEN' Overprint applied at Sydney, a few blemishes & hinge remainders, Cat 

$2000 (£1000). Advertised retail "POR".{Page 28.1} (14) 

132 * A B1 - 5d 1/- & 2/- with vertical 'SPECIMEN' Overprint (reading downwards on the 1/-) applied at Hobart BW #D34x 42x 

& 45x, Cat $300. The only values so overprinted.{Page 28.3} (3) 

133 * A B1 - 5d emerald with vertical 'SPECIMEN' Overprint applied at Hobart BW #D34x horizontal pair, Cat $200++. A rare 


600 T 

300 T 

250 T 

Ex Lot 134 Ex Lot 135 Lot 136 

134 V A B1 - 1d 2d 4d 5d & 1/- each CTO with the concentric-circles cancel of Western Australia. This may be all the values 

prepared: only the 1d is listed in the ACSC.{Page 28.4} (5) 

135 V A B1 - 2d 4d 5d & 1/- each CTO with the concentric-circles cancel of Western Australia & additionally with large cachet in 

rosine applied at Madagascar.{Page 28.5} (4) 

136 V A B1 - 2d dull green CTO with the concentric-circles cancel of Western Australia & additionally with Portuguese 

'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in blue.{Page 28.6} 

500 T 

500 T 

150 T 

Lot 137 

137 G A - Perf 11.8x11 1d BW #D21 (SG D23) horizontal strip of 4, three strikes of the very scarce oval 'THURSDAY 

ISLAND/9FEB07/QUEENSLAND' d/s in blue.{Page 28.7} 

150 T 

Lot 138 

138 G/F A - Perf 11.8 2d BW #D23 (SG D14) block of 12 (6x2), the lower units with '...LES POSTAGE' marginal watermark, 

six strikes of the scarce 'REGISTRATION BRANCH/H 20NOV02/BRISBANE' d/s in blue, Cat $1800++ (£1800++). 

A rare & desirable block; stated to be the largest recorded multiples of this scarce stamp.{Page 28.8} 

139 V A B1 - 10d emerald with large cachet in rosine applied at Madagascar. 

100 T 

1,000 T

Aug 2, 2013 




Lot 140 

140 G A- - Perf 11.8x11 5/- BW #D49 (SG D33) gutter block of 12 (4x3), a little aged, remarkably late usage with multiple 

strikes of the scarce 'PARCEL POST/BRANCH/1MAY25/TOWNSVILLE' (Qld) cds, Cat $600++ (£264++). A rare & 

desirable block; one of the largest recorded multiples.{Page 29.1} 

300 T 

Lot 141 Lot 142 Lot 143 

141 * A A1 - 10/- dull green BW #D50 (SG D43), exceptional centring, very fresh, Cat $2750 (£1900). {Page 29.2} 

2,000 T 

142 V (A) A1 - 10/- dull green BW #D50 (SG D43), exceptional centring, ironed-out vertical crease, faint oval datestamp in violet 

almost certainly the same marking as on Lot 265658, Cat $3500 (£1800 for CTO). An extremely rare commercial 

usage. [The ACSC states "The 10/- and 20/- were issued only in New South Wales, and saw negligible 

usage...Correctly [postally] used examples are of extreme rarity and worth a considerable premium...". A rather 

similar example - also creased & with faint oval cancel - sold for $1955 in our auction of 5/12/2009]{Page 29.3} 

143 V A B1 - 10/- dull green BW #D50w (SG D43), well centred, CTO with 'NSW'-in-concentric-ovals cancel, Cat $2000 

(£1800). [The ACSC states "All stamps with NSW within three concentric ovals cancellations are believed to be 

cancelled to order." While we can't dispute that statement, we do consider that they may be postally used. CTO 

strikes are normally across a corner, unlike the example here, & the similar 20/- Lot 146. Certainly this marking was 

used postally on lower denominations]{Page 29.4} 

2,000 T 

2,000 T 

Lot 144 Lot 145 Lot 146 

144 * A B1 - 20/- dull green BW #D51 (SG D44), well centred, very fresh, Cat $4500 (£4000). A very scarce stamp, especially 

this fine. [Martin West's example sold for £2760 at auction in Oct 2012]{Page 29.5} 

4,000 T

Page: 30 




145 F B B1 - 20/- dull green BW #D51 (SG D44), well centred, ironed-out vertical crease, oval 'POSTAL PA[...]/25APR[....]' 

datestamp in violet, Cat $6000 (£2250, CTO). An extremely rare commercial usage. [The ACSC states "The 10/- 

and 20/- were issued only in New South Wales, and saw negligible usage...Correctly [postally] used examples are 

of extreme rarity and worth a considerable premium...". The postmark is most unusual but is believed to be genuine. 

The inscription is longer than 'POSTAL PAID'. It could be 'POSTAL PARCEL', but 'POSTAL PAYMENT' would be 

more in keeping with the purpose of Postage Dues, tho we have no record of any other implement inscribed in 

either of those forms]{Page 29.6} 

146 F (A) B1 - 20/- dull green BW #D51 (SG D44), well centred, faint ironed-out vertical crease, apparently CTO with untidy 

'NSW'-in-concentric-ovals cancel, Cat $2500 (£2250). [The ACSC states "All stamps with NSW within three 

concentric ovals cancellations are believed to be cancelled to order." While we can't dispute that statement, we do 

consider that they may be postally used, and the untidy nature of the example here strongly supports that notion. 

We believe it is very telling that Lots 142, 145 & this stamp all have been creased vertically. This is consistent with 

them having been used on & removed from bulk postage dockets - the only way in which these high values could 

have been used - that were routinely folded when filed]{Page 29.7} 

3,000 T 

3,000 T 

Ex Lot 147 

Ex Lot 149 

147 * A/B 1906-08 Crown/Single-Lined A ½d x3, 1d x4, 2d x3, 3d (minor gum toning), 4d x3 & 6d x2, various shades & 

perfs, generally fine, Cat $2150 (£1575). Advertised retail $2000 plus the 3d "POR".{Page 30.1} (16) 

148 ** A/A+ - Perf 11½x11 ½d light green with the Watermark Inverted and ½d bright green with the Watermark Upright BW 

#D53Aa & D53B complete right-hand panes of 60 (6x10) with margins on three sides, the latter pane - crimped 

perfs at right - with Sheet Number at Upper-Right, [R9/1] in each pane with Flaw between 'ST' of 'POSTAGE' BW 

#D53d, virtually all units are unmounted, Cat $3000+ (£1560++ mounted). Rare multiples, especially of this quality. 

Advertised retail $9000+. 

149 ** A/A+ - Perf 11½x11 1d (lower-left corner position), 2d & 4d (one unit possibly very lightly mounted) BW #D56 60 & 64 

(SG D46 47 & 49) blocks of 4, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1220+ (£620++ mounted). Rare multiples, especially 

of this quality. Advertised retail $1800+.{Page 30.2} (3 blocks) 

750 T 

2,000 T 

1,000 T 

Lot 150 Lot 151 Lot 152 

150 * A B1 - 1d light green Perf 11 with the Watermark Inverted BW #D55a (SG D51aw), well centred, lightly mounted. 

Unpriced mint in both catalogues: priced at $2500 (Cat £2500) for the normal stamp. It is believed that only two mint 

examples have been recorded. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (now lost). [More attractive than Martin West's mint 

example that sold for £1380]{Page 30.3} 

151 O A B1 - 2d light green Perf 11 with the Watermark Inverted BW #D58v (SG D51bv), cancelled with indelible pencil, Cat 

$2000 (£3750). It is believed that only two examples have been recorded, one normal, and this example with the 

watermark inverted: neither catalogue notes this distinction. RPSofV Certificate (2000). [Discovered only in 1999, 

this is the "discovery" stamp. The ACSC states "Two pen-cancelled [sic] examples are recorded"]{Page 30.4} 

152 * A- B1 - 4d light green Perf 11 BW #D62 (SG D52), well centred, hinge remainder, Cat $3500 (£4500). Another very rare 

stamp.{Page 30.5} 

2,500 T 

3,000 T 

2,500 T

Aug 2, 2013 




Ex Lot 153 

Lot 154 

153 * A B1 1907 Crown/Double-Lined A ½d to 6d BW #D66-70 (SG D53-57) the ½d 2d & 6d are very lightly mounted, Cat 

$1030 (£800). A very scarce set, especially of this quality. Advertised retail $1500.{Page 31.1} (5) 

154 **/* A B1 - ½d light green with the Watermark Inverted BW #D66 (SG D53) upper-right corner block of 4, gum-skip across 

the lower units, three units are unmounted, Cat $180+ (£128+, mounted). Scarce multiple. Advertised retail $255+. 

{Page 31.2} 

800 T 

150 T 

Lot 155 

155 **/* A/A- - ½d block of 36 being the bottom three rows (12x3) with all units in the bottom two rows with Marginal Watermark 

Letters 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA' (the complete inscription twice, inverted) BW #D66aa minor gum 

toning at right & mostly in the sheet margin, minor perf separation, most units are unmounted, Cat $2750++ 

(£1150+++) mounted. An important positional piece that highlights the difficulties associated with utilising the 

Victorian paper. Ex Hugh Wynn: illustrated by him at page 73 of "The 1907 Emergency Printings of NSW Postage 

Stamps". Advertised retail $2700++.{Page 31.3} 

1,500 T 

Lot 156 Lot 157 

156 * A/B - 1d with Marginal Watermark Letters 'UST' BW #D67aa & 6d with Marginal Watermark Letters 'MON' #D70aa (SG 

D54 & 57var), the 6d a little toned, Cat $600 (£385+). Very scarce varieties.{Page 31.4} 

157 F A B1 - 4d light green BW #D69 (SG D56) horizontal strip of 3, some split/reinforced perfs, light bars cancels of Adelaide 

(?), Cat $525+ (£450+). A rare multiple. Advertised retail $825+.{Page 31.5} 

300 T 

400 T 

How would you like to see your stamps showcased like this? 

Talk to Gary Watson today if this idea tantalises you.

Page: 32 




Lot 158 

158 ** A B1 - 4d light green with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed BW #D69aa (SG D56y), unmounted, undercatalogued at 

$500+ (£675+) mounted. Believed to be a unique error. Ex Hugh Wynn: see "The 1907 Emergency Printings of 

NSW Postage Stamps" at page 84. [The ACSC supports Wynn's statement that only the one example has been 

recorded]{Page 32.1} 

159 NO LOT 

Offer T 

160 G A/B 

1908-09 High Values with Stroke 1/- emerald & 5/- dull green BW #D71 & 72 (SG D58 & 59) blocks of 4, the 5/- a 

bit aged, 'POST RESTANTE PERTH' cds, Cat $380+ (£240+). Advertised retail $420+. (2 blocks) 

1,000 T 

200 T 

Lot 161 Lot 162 

161 V A - 1/- emerald & 5/- emerald BW #D71 & 72 (SG D58 & 59), CTO with Perth cds, also with handstamp in rosine 

applied at Madagascar, Cat $200+. These were the only values prepared CTO for UPU distribution.{Page 32.2} 

162 * A C1 - 5/- emerald BW #D72 (SG D59) horizontal pair, lightly mounted, Cat $700+ (£500+). Scarce multiple. Advertised 

retail $1150+.{Page 32.3} 

300 T 

500 T 

Lot 163 Lot 164 

163 * A B1 - 2/- emerald BW #D73 (SG 60), lightly mounted, Cat $1500 (£1000).{Page 32.4} 

750 T 

164 V A B1 - 2/- emerald BW #D73 (SG 60), faked cds, Cat $3000 (£15,000) postally used. Basically a fine unused stamp that 

has been ruined. [The ACSC states that the 2/- 10/- and 20/- were all issued only in Sydney, and were available for 

only a few months before being replaced with the Bicoloured Series. "...one 2/-, two 10/- and one 20/-, all cancelled 

with the Parcels Branch Sydney ["clock"] datestamp in violet are recorded, and represent the only acceptable used 

stamps". Martin West's 10/- - stated to be CTO, which were never prepared - & 20/- - correctly noted as having a 

non-contemporary cds - sold for £1620 & £1200 respectively]{Page 32.5} 

250 T 

Lot 165 Lot 166 

165 * A C1 - 10/- emerald BW #D74 (SG D61) marginal example from the left of the pane, Cat $2500 (£2500).{Page 32.6} 1,750 T 

166 * A B1 - 20/- emerald BW #D75 (SG D62), very lightly mounted, pencilled guarantee mark on the reverse, Cat $7500 

(£6500).{Page 32.7} 

7,500 T

Aug 2, 2013 




Ex Lot 167 

Lot 170 

167 * A/A- 1909-10 Victorian Design on Thick Paper Perf 12x12½ ½d to £1 BW #D76-92 (SG D63-73) complete with all 

listed dies and shades, some - including the Pound - with characteristic brown gum, Cat $1875 (£1300). Pinchot 

Certificate (1984) for the basic set.{Page 33.1} (21) 

168 O A/A- - Perf 12x12½ ½d to 5/- BW #D76-90 (SG D63-71) blocks of 4 or 6 with both 1d & 2d dies plus 2/- shade, various 

datestamps & the 5/- with NSW numeral '376', Cat $1200+ (£370+). Advertised retail $700+. (12 blocks) 

169 

*O - two exhibit pages with annotated plate flaws all with enlarged illustrations comprising 1d x5, 2d x5, 4d, 1/-, 2/- x2 

& 5/-; and Thin Paper ½d x9, 1d x2, 3d & 1/-; a few mint, some with manuscript cancellations. Scarce. (28) 

170 * A - ½d 'JBC', 1d 'CA' & 2d 'CA' Monogram singles BW #D76za, D77zc & D80zc, Cat $600.{Page 33.2} 

300 T 

750 T 

400 T 

400 T 

Ex Lot 171 

Lot 172 

171 O A - 1d Die I 'JBC', 1d Die II 'JBC' & 'CA' (pair), 2d Die II 'JBC' (manuscript cancel) & 'CA', 3d 'JBC' (8mm Spacing 

pair, manuscript cancel) & 4d 'JBC' Monogram singles, undercatalogued at $1300. A very scarce & desirable group. 

[A used 1d Die II 'CA' Monogram single sold for $368 at our auction of 22/2/2013]{Page 33.3} (7 items) 

172 F A A1 - 1d Die II 'CA' Monogram block of 4 BW #D78zc, excellent centring, 'REGISTERED/BENDIGO' cds, Cat $150+. 

{Page 33.4} 

1,500 T 

250 T 

Lot 173 

173 **/* A B1 - 2d Die II 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 BW #D81z, the central unit lightly mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat $350+ 

(mounted). [Martin West had no monograms above 1d in this series]{Page 33.5} 

500 T

Page: 34 




Lot 174 

174 F A C1 - 3d rose-red & green 'CA' Monogram strip of 6 BW #D84z with 9mm Spacing, three light strikes of the Sydney 

"clock" cds in violet, Cat $650++ (mint). A very rare & desirable used monogram strip.{Page 34.1} 

750 T 

Lot 175 Lot 176 

175 V A B1 - 6d rose-red & green 'JBC' Monogram pair BW #D86za with 10mm Spacing, light Brisbane cds, Cat $400+ (mint). 

A very rare & desirable used monogram. RPSofL Certificate (1969).{Page 34.2} 

176 ** A B2 - 2/- rose-red & green 'CA' Monogram strip of 3 BW #D89z with 11½mm Spacing, characteristic rough perfs, full 

unmounted o.g., Cat $1250+ (mounted).{Page 34.3} 

400 T 

2,500 T 

Lot 178 Lot 177 

Lot 179 

177 ** A B1 - 2/- rose-red & green 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 BW #D89zb with 12mm Spacing, well centred, the third unit with a 

light bend but the monogram unit is superb, full unmounted o.g., Cat $1250+ (mounted).{Page 34.5} 

178 F A A2 - 2/- rose-red & green 'JBC' Monogram single BW #D89zc with 12mm Spacing, exceptional centring, characteristic 

rough perfs, light Perth cds, Cat $500+ (used). Rare postal usage.{Page 34.4} 

179 F A C1 - 5/- rose-red & green 'JBC' Monogram vertical pair BW #D90zc, 'POST RESTANT PERTH' cds, Cat $670+ (used). 

Rare postal usage.{Page 34.6} 

2,500 T 

750 T 

750 T

Aug 2, 2013 




180 

181 

Ex Lot 180 

* 1913-21 Victorian Design on Thin Paper ½d x7 including Perf 14 Cooke Printing, 1d x8 including with the 

Watermark Sideways *&U, 2d x3, 3d, 4d x2, 1/-, 10/- (tiny blemishes) & £1 between BW #D93 & 104 (between SG 

D76 & D87), shades and watermark variants, generally fine to very fine, Cat $4200+ (£3100).{Page 35.1} (24) 

O - Postally used blocks comprising Perf 12½ ½d block of 6 x2, Perf 11 ½d block of 4 & 1d block of 24 (4x6), and 

Perf 14 1d block of 18 (6x3), 2d carmine & pale green block of 6, 2d scarlet & yellow-green block of 6, 4d block of 6, 

& 1/- block of 36 (4x9, remarkably late usage at Brisbane in 1936), Cat $2740++.{Page 36.1} (9 blocks) 

1,750 T 

750 T 

Lot 182 

182 O A B1 - Perf 11 1d rose-red & green 'CA' Monogram block of 12 (4x3) BW #D96zb, untidy Fremantle cds cancels, Cat 

$300++ (mint). A rare commercially used multiple.{Page 35.2} 

183 O A B1 - Perf 11 1d rose-red & green 'CA' Monogram block of 36 (6x6) BW #D96zb, NSW Barred Numeral '376' cancels 

used at the Sydney GPO, Cat $300++ (mint). A rare & impressive exhibit.{Page 36.2} 

500 T 

600 T 

Lot 184 

Ex Lot 185 

184 G B - Perf 11 1d rose-red & green 'JBC' Monogram single BW #D96za & Perf 14 1d scarlet & yellow-green 'CA' 

Monogram single BW #D97zc, minor blemishes, Cat $320 (mint). Rare commercially used.{Page 35.3} 

400 T

Page: 36 


Lot 183 - Perf 11 Monogram BW #D96zb 

Ex Lot 181 Postally Used Blocks x9 

Lot 219 - Official from Barbados ! 

Lot 220 - Russian Stamps Demonetised

Aug 2, 2013 




185 G/F A - Perf 11 1d rose-red & green 'JBC' Monogram pair BW #D96za & 'CA' Monogram - the central unit in a strip of 3 - 

#D96zc, Cat $240+ (mint). Rare commercially used multiples.{Page 35.4} (2 items) 

500 T 

Lot 186 

186 * A B1 - Perf 14 ½d carmine & yellow-green Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 8 (4x2) BW #D95zb, some perf 

separation/reinforcing, Cat $400+.{Page 37.1} 

187 G A - Perf 14 ½d carmine & yellow-green block of 6 (3x2) with large-part Harrison One-Line Imprint, some perf 

separation/reinforcing, Perth cds. 

300 T 

150 T 

Lot 189 

Ex Lot 188 Lot 190 

188 G/F A - Perf 14 1d & 2d 'JBC' Monogram pairs BW #D97za & D99za, Cat $240+ (mint). Rare commercially used 

multiples.{Page 37.3} (2 items) 

189 W (B) - Perf 14 1d rose-red & green 'JBC' Monogram single BW #D97Aza, repaired tear in the margin clear of the 

monogram, unused. [The ACSC states that "monograms in rose-red & green are extremely rare". Our vendor states 

that only two others are recorded]{Page 37.2} 

190 * A- C1 - Perf 14 2d scarlet & yellow-green 'CA' Monogram single BW #D99Azc, hinge remainder, Cat $200.{Page 37.4} 200 T 

500 T 

1,000 T 

Lot 191 Lot 192 

191 ** A B1 - Perf 14 4d carmine & pale green with the Watermark Sideways BW #D101a (SG D83ba), unmounted, Cat $850+ 

(£900+) mounted. [Superior to Martin West's unmounted example - minor gum bends - that sold for £480]{Page 

37.5} 

192 O A B1 - Perf 14 4d carmine & pale green with the Watermark Sideways BW #D101a (SG D83ba), an unusually short & 

wide stamp, light pencil cancellation, Cat $350 (£450) for datestamp cancel.{Page 37.6} 

1,000 T 

250 T

Page: 38 




Lot 193 

Lot 194 

193 G/V A - Perf 14 4d carmine & pale green with the Watermark Sideways BW #D101a (SG D83ba) block of 6 (3x2), 

'PERTH/--6MR22/_ESTERN AUSTRALI_' cds ('W' & last 'A' worn-away), Cat $2100++ (£2700++). The largest 

recorded used multiple in private hands. [The ACSC states that the only other used block of 6 is in the Royal 

Collection]{Page 38.1} 

194 * A B1 - Perf 14 1/- scarlet & yellow-green 'JBC' Monogram block of 4 BW #D102z, Cat $280+.{Page 38.2} 

300 T 

2,500 T 

Lot 195 

Lot 196 

195 */** A B1 - Perf 14 1/- scarlet & yellow-green 'JBC' Monogram strip of 4 BW #D102z, the first unit is unmounted, Cat 

$400+.{Page 38.3} 

196 ** A - Perf 14 1/- scarlet & yellow-green 'CA' Monogram block of 4 BW #D102zc, unmounted, Cat $340++ 

(mounted).{Page 38.4} 

500 T 

500 T 

“Australian Postal Stationery Catalogue” edited by Dr Geoff Kellow 

This fantastic new 400 page, full-colour catalogue, has completely rewritten the story of 

Australian postal stationery. The initial printing was quickly sold out. Reprinted copies are now 

available for only $175 plus postage and packing. There is no fee for paying by credit card.

Aug 2, 2013 




Lot 197 

197 ** A+ B1 - Perf 14 10/- scarlet & pale green 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 BW #D103z, well centred, unmounted, Cat $10,000. 

Superb! Ex Australia Post Archives (1987). [The ACSC states that the only recorded 'JBC' Monograms are two 

singles, this strip of 3, & a block of 6]{Page 39.1} 

10,000 T 

Lot 198 

198 V A A1 - Perf 14 £1 scarlet & pale green BW #D104 (SG D87), excellent centring, faked cds cancellation, Cat $2000 

(£2250) postally used. [The ACSC states "Very few genuinely used appear to exist". Martin West's similar stamp - 

described as "CTO" - sold for £720]{Page 39.2} 

199 

P*O 

1922-30 Third Watermark exhibit pages including a piece of Third Watermark paper with 12 impressions (almost 

full o.g.), mint ½d x5, 1d x5, 1½d x3, 2d x4, 3d x5, 4d x3 & 6d x3 with the various shades/printings, used blocks 

including Ash 1½d block of 4 & 6d block of 9, page of mostly unlisted plate flaws, etc. 

250 T 

400 T 

200 

Ex Lot 200 

*/** - imprint blocks comprising Harrison 1d pair (the imprint largely trimmed-off), 1½d & 2d blocks of 4 & 6d block of 

12; Mullett ½d block of 8, 1d block of 16, 1½d & 2d blocks of 4, 3d pair & 6d strip of 4; and Ash ½d block of 12, 1d 

1½d 2d 3d x2 & 6d (**) blocks of 4, Perf 11 4d block of 4; generally very fine, Cat $3400+. Very scarce group.{Page 

39.3} (17 items) 

1,500 T

Page: 40 




201 */** A - 1½d carmine & bright yellow-green lower-right corner block of 4 with Double Perforations at the Base BW 

#D107b, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $160++ (mounted). 

202 O A - 1½d carmine & yellow-green BW #D107 (SG D93) strip of 3, CTO with Melbourne cds, tied to piece by large 

cachet in rosine applied in Madagascar to stamps distributed by the UPU. 

150 T 

150 T 

Lot 203 

203 * A - 2d carmine & yellow-green marginal example from the left of the right-hand pane Imperforate Between the Stamp 

and Gutter #D108b, lightly mounted in the margin only, Cat $1000. A very attractive & desirable error. [The ACSC 

states that three sheets were affected so only 30 examples can exist. Of these, some have had the left-most perfs 

trimmed-off]{Page 40.1} 

1,500 T 

204 

*OC 

Ex Lot 204 

Balance of the collection with 1902-04 Filled Tablet including used 1d Perf 11½, 1/- & 5/- x2 plus six plate flaws to 

6d (mint), 1906 6d used block of 4, 1907 Emergency Issue mint set (a bit aged) plus ½d corner block of 4, 1908 

With Stroke mint 1/-, used 1/-, gutter pair & 5/- strip of 4, etc, also Tatts covers with Blank Tablet 2d, 1d + 3d, 4d or 

8d, and a few later covers including 1930 with KGV 1d green in lieu of postage due, 1933 with invalid revenues, etc, 

condition variable.{Page 40.2} (35 + 14 covers) 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues - Postal History 

750 T 

205 C A 

Ex Lot 205 

Lot 208 

1902 Senator Matheson covers to Adelaide with Perth Ship Mail Room duplex & 'T'-in-circle h/s in violet, superb SA 

'4' or '6' h/s & Blank Tablet 4d or 6d tied by superb 'GPO ADELAIDE' cds; a third with 'T'-in-circle h/s & Filled Tablet 

5d.{Page 40.3} (3) 

206 CL A- - overweight cover with WA 1d pair tied by superb 'PERTH/W.A - GPO/R' duplex & light 'T'-in-circle h/s in violet, to 

Fremantle where Blank Tablet 4d affixed & cancelled with blue pencil. [Values above 2d are rarely seen on 

commercial covers other than Tatts covers to Hobart] 

207 C A- 

1903 GB cover with KEVII 1d only tied by bold 'HOMERTON SD' squared-circle, Adelaide b/s & superb '3' h/s, 

Blank Tablet Perf 12x11½ 1d x3 tied by 'UNLEY/SA' squared-circles. 

208 C A- - cover from London with 1d only, to Adelaide with superb '3' h/s, scarce Postage Due franking of Filled Tablet 1d 

Perf 11.8x11 & 1d Perf 11 pair affixed & tied by 'OVINGHAM/SA' squared-circles, flap fault. [Most unusual to find a 

cover with two different perfs of the same value]{Page 40.4} 

209 C B - Tatts cover from Victoria with 1d x2 & 'T4D' h/s, endorsed "1/-" for three such articles, rare franking of Filled 

Tablet 1/- tied by Hobart cds, small tear at lower-left & minor blemishes. The 1/- is unpriced on cover by the ACSC. 

{Page 44.1} 

300 T 

150 T 

150 T 

250 T 

300 T

Aug 2, 2013 


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues - Postal History (continued) 


Ex Lot 210 

210 

C/CL 

1903-06 covers etc with Filled Tablet frankings including ½d x2 on PPC from GB, ½d+2d on PPC from Germany, 

1d on stampless PPC from Fiji, 1d & oval 'SHIP LETTER/1D/LATE FEE' h/s on cover from Bellinger Heads to 

Sydney, 3d on underpaid cover from Singapore & on underpaid 2c Envelope from a masonic lodge in the USA, 

2d+1/- (rare on cover, unpriced in the ACSC) on Tatts cover from NSW, etc; Filled Tablet 5d + Blank Tablet 3d on 

Tatts cover; also 1d block of 4 + 2d & NSW 2d (rare combination franking) on cover from GB sent first to New 

Zealand with NZ Postage Dues 3d pair & defective 4d; and cover from Adelaide taxed 2/- with ½d x6 + 1d x5 + 4d 

all cancelled '225' of Millbrook, endorsed "more stamps to be attached when to hand", 6d x2 later affixed & tied by 

'MILLBROOK' squared-circle; also 1906-08 Crown/A 1d x2 or 2d on three underpaid PPCs; very mixed condition 

but a fascinating lot.{Page 41.1} (13 items) 

800 T 

211 C (B) 

Lot 211 

1904 Tatts cover with Queensland 1d & 2d, rare franking of Blank Tablet 6d marginal pair from the left of the 

right-hand pane tied by Hobart cds, two repaired tears well clear of the stamps. [The ACSC prices all values to 8d, 

except for the 6d. This is the only commercial usage we have noted of the 6d. Covers of this nature were from the 

top of daily bundles to which the postage due for two or more articles was applied]{Page 41.2} 

212 C B 1905 Tatts cover with Victoria 2d, Blank Tablet 8d tied by Hobart cds, Cat $350 (£80 x8+) on cover. 

150 T 

213 CL B - stampless OHMS cover from Ceylon with superb 'NEGOMBO' cds & 'T' h/s, to WA where Filled Tablet 2d & 4d - 

both marginal examples - affixed & tied by 'P R /PERTH' cds, slightly reduced at right. 

400 T 

200 T 

214 C A- 

Lot 214 

1906 PPC to Michigan with SA 1d + invalid franking of Filled Tablet ½d tied by Adelaide cds, no postage due 

assessed. Most unusual.{Page 41.3} 

215 C A/B 1906-08 PPCs from NSW (2) or GB with scarce frankings of Crown/Single-Lined 'A' 1d, 1d pair, or 2d. (3) 

200 T 

250 T

Page: 42 




216 CPS A-/C 

Lot 216 

1907 & 1908 unpaid local PPC and underpaid KEVII ½d Postal Card - creasing - from England with rare frankings 

of 1907 Crown/Double-Lined A 2d or 1d BW #D68 or D67 (SG D55 or 54) both tied by pencil cancellations, Cat 

$750 & $300 respectively on cover. Stated to be the only recorded examples of any stamps from this issue on 

cover. The first item is Ex Hugh Wynn: illustrated in "The 1907 Emergency Printings of NSW Postage Stamps" at 

page 80.{Page 42.1} 

750 T 

217 CD 

218 C A 

219 C A- 

220 C B 

221 CO B 

222 C 

223 PS A- 

Ex Lot 217 

Lot 218 

1910-23 group with Victorian Design Postage Dues including 1910 local Victorian cover forwarded to NSW with 

Thick Paper 1d, 1910 underpaid US 2c Envelope with Thick Paper 3d, similar 1916 item with Thin Paper 3d, 1919 

stampless cover with Thin Paper 1d & 2d, 1921 underpaid US cover to Sweden redirected to Sydney with Thin 

Paper 1d strip of 3, 1923 OHMS piece with Thick Paper 6d x10, etc, condition variable.{Page 42.2} (15 items) 

1911 local printed matter rate cover with Victorian Bantam ½d tied by scarce 'MELBOURNE/* 2 *' machine cancel, 

forwarded to Launceston with superb strike of the rare 'T½D' h/s, again redirected with Blank Tablet ½d BW #D1 

(SG D1) tied by Hobart cds. [The ½d is very scarce on cover, and is rare as a solo franking]{Page 42.3} 

1921 cover endorsed "Dept of Agric/Barbados" with Barbados Victory 1d only tied by GPO cds, to "Dept of 

Agriculture/ Sydney", Perf 14 1d pair tied by Sydney GPO cds.{Page 36.3} 

1922 (Nov 14) cover from Russia with Imperf 200r 250r & 300r tied to the reverse by Cyrillic cds of Kharkiv 

(Ukraine), taxed "100c" because the stamps were de-monetised in the previous month, to Sydney where Postage 

Due 2d x4 tied by 'DELIVERY ROOM/GPO SYDNEY' cds, opened-out for display. [Between 1/1/1922 & 28/2/1925, 

1d = 12½ gold centimes so 100c = 8d]{Page 36.4} 

1923 GB cover (230x153mm) to "Lambrigg/Tharwa" with 1½d only tied by 'SHEPPERTON/MIDDX' cds, British 

'MORE TO PAY/2D' & 'T/20/ L ' handstamps, Postage Due 1d pair tied by ' K /NSW' relief cds used at Tharwa, a bit 

soiled & minor faults. [Lambrigg is an historic homestead within the Australian Capital Territory. Usage of NSW 

reliefs within the then FCT was standard practice but examples are rare. The cover contains an attractive 

watercolour portrait. It was probably intended to be sent as printed matter but was not endorsed to that effect] 

1923-34 covers with Third Watermark Postage Dues including 1923 & 1924 PPCs from GB each with ½d & 1d for 

minimal fee, 1930 with boxed 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER' cancel & 'T 1D/LATE FEE' h/s of Melbourne, 1925 & 1930 

with invalid revenue stamps each with 3d affixed, 1930 WA airmail cover with 3d single & block of 4, etc, condition 

variable.{Page 43.1} (14 items) 

1928 USA 2c Envelope with University of Idaho imprint at upper-left, large 5-line Insufficiently Prepaid cachet in 

purple & 'CENTIMES/30/T' h/s, 'MOSCOW IDAHO' machine cancel, on arrival endorsed "T3½" in blue and Postage 

Due ½d & 3d tied by Sydney cds. [From the brief period when 30c = 3½d instead of 3d] 

400 T 

250 T 

250 T 

400 T 

200 T 

400 T 

200 T

Aug 2, 2013 




224 C A- 


1932 business reply envelope registered with 'Woorndoo/Victoria' label & 3d Bridge tied by 'MORTLAKE/VIC' cds, 

Third Wmk 1d & 1½d affixed for single rate due & tied by Footscray cds. Unusual item.{Page 43.2} 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History 

225 

C 

226 C B/C 

227 CPS A/B 

228 

229 

CPS 

C 

230 C B 

Large carton of predominantly modern covers including 1920 cover with 1½d brown perf 'OS', plus aerogrammes, 

lettercards, wrappers, and Victorian official mail with OHMS covers & a range of imprints. (500+) 

1913 advertising cover to USA with combination franking of 3d Roo + 2d NSW, 1929 internal registered cover with 

KGV 1½d & 3d Kooka (roughly opened), 1936 registered OHMS cover with KGV 5d perf 'G/NSW', and 1954 airmail 

cover to GB with Singapore crash cachet. (4) 

Bundle of pre-Decimal covers with better frankings including 5½d War Memorial block of 6, 2/3d Commemoratives, 

& 1/6d Flowers strip of 3, a registered aerogramme, a few with postage dues, some are philatelic. (31) 

Album including 1936 to GB with 2d & KGV 1/4d, 1931 registered to USA with 6d Kingsford Smith, 1957 to 

Germany at 8/- quadruple rate, 1956 commercial to Germany with Olympics pictorial cds, 1951 registered to Zurich 

with 6d & 1/3d Bull, 1962 commercial from Mawson & Wilkes AAT Bases, a few used Aerogrammes etc. (38) 

Album with lots of commercial airmails to Germany etc with frankings including 25c Intelsat, 1970 Cook 30c, 18c 

Kangaroo, 1972 35c Christmas x4, 9c on 8c strip of 3, se-tenant pairs, booklet stamps etc, batch of philatelic Frama 

covers with weird denominations, etc.{Page 44.2} (125+) 

1913 (Aug 29) cover with multicoloured illustration by Herbert Appleby of a KGV 2d design captioned "Our New 

Stamp! When we get it!", to GB with 1d Roo tied by 'NEWCARNIE' (WA) cds, minor soiling. [The Kangaroo & Map 

motif, introduced by a Labour government, was widely criticised as being unpatriotic. The conservatives promised to 

reinstate the King's Head, which occurred from December 1913 with the issue of the Engraved 1d]{Page 44.3} 

231 PS A - 1d Kangaroo Letter Card "CAIRNS RAILWAY" (tressle bridge) in brown-purple to Switzerland uprated with Roos 

½d & 1d tied by 'LATE FEE/SYDNEY NSW' cds, 'INKWIL' arrival b/s. 

250 T 

350 

300 

300 

250 

500 

250 T 

200 T 

Lot 232 

232 PS B - commercial usage to GB of the Western Australian last type 3d Registration Envelope with boxed 

'REGISTERED.' uprated with Kangaroos 1d x3 tied by 'NEWCARNIE' cds, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS 

Otranto", a little soiled. A rare and highly desirable State/CofA combination franking.{Page 43.3} 

233 C A/B 

234 C A- 

1913-22 group with Kangaroo frankings comprising ½d pair on PPC, 1d solo x2 (one to GB with hand-painted 

portrait by Herbert Appleby), 2½d solo x4 to America (one with black/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' tape of Hobart) 

& to Denmark (with 'Passed' h/s of Melbourne), 3d solo x2 to America & with KGV 2d on 1922 registered cover with 

'KOGARAH/NSW' cds & red/white registration label.{Page 44.4} (12) 

1914 commercial cover to the Amercian Consul-General in Switzerland with Roos ½d & 4d + KGV 1d tied by 

'BINGARA/NSW' cds, scarce red & black/white registration label, 'BERN/BRIEFTRAGER' (= Letter Carrier) arrival 

b/s. Very pretty.{Page 44.5} 

1,500 

500 T 

400

Page: 44 


Lot 209 - One Shilling Postage Due 

Ex Lot 229 - Commecial Airmails Etc 

Lot 230 - Hand Illustrated Political Statement 

Ex Lot 233 - Kangaroo Frankings x12 

Lot 234 - Kangaroo/KGV Franking to Switzerland 

Ex Lot 235 - KGV Penny Red Frankings x15 

Lot 244 - GUBA Round-the-World Cover with Cocos Backstamp

Aug 2, 2013 


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 


235 

CPS 

1914-19 covers with KGV 1d red frankings including solo on underpaid PPC to Japan & on Printed Matter cover to 

the USA, pair perf 'T' on 1920 internal cover, 1916 double-rate to the USA with 1d x5, 1920 advertising cover to the 

USA with 1d x3, etc, also 1919 to the USA with 1d Postal Card cutouts x3, 1d Postal Card local usage, 1d Envelope 

with window for Peterson & Co used at Melbourne, & 1d Wrapper to the USA, condition variable.{Page 44.6} (15) 

500 T 

236 C A 

237 

Lot 236 

1915 cover to Switzerland "Per RMS "Mongolia" with very scarce franking of Second Watermark 2d grey & 6d blue 

(Cat $1500 on cover) tied by 'THE EXCHANGE/12JL15/NSW' cds, scarce red & black/white registration label, 

violet/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' tape affixed over 'PASSED BY CENSOR/=CS=' cds in magenta applied at 

Sydney, Berne arrival b/s. [The rate was 2½d x2 + 3d registration]{Page 45.1} 

C/CL 1916-33 mostly long covers including 1917 internal with 2½d Roo vertical strip of 4 + KGV 1d red pair, 1922 

registered with 6d ultramarine, 1922 with 6d blue + KGV 5d, 1929 airmail Carnarvon-Perth endorsed "Commercial 

Papers only" with Roos 6d & 1/- but with boxed 'CLOSED AGAINST INSPECTION' h/s & taxed 4/6d, 1933 

registered with 6d brown perf 'OS', etc, condition variable. (9) 

238 C A/B 

1917-18 postcards to the USA, from Brisbane with ½d Roo & KGV 1d both perf 'OS', from Perth with KGV Smooth 

Paper 1d perf 'OS', & from Sydney with KGV Rough Paper 1d perf 'OS/NSW'. (3) 

239 C A 1920 Shierlaw front with rare franking of KGV 1d Die III pair tied by Adelaide machine cancel. 

250 T 

1,500 T 

300 T 

200 T 

240 D B 

241 C A- 

Lot 240 

Lot 241 

1921 complete parcel label (fault at upper-left) for Andrew Mather & Co (Drapers) with typed "BOOK POST", to 

Franklin with KGV 4d orange tied by Hobart cds. [The rate was 1d per 2oz so the package weighed between 6 & 

8oz]{Page 45.2} 

1930 commercial usage of Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (AWA) envelope to London with oval 'RADIO 

STATION/30OCT1930/LORD HOWE ISLAND' cachet in violet at lower-left, Sturt 1½d endorsed "2d/Paid/PM/LHI" & 

tied by 'LORD HOWE ISLAND/300C/1930/NSW' cds, minor blemishes. RPSofV Certificate (2013) states "it is 

genuine, correctly rated & the stamp belongs". By far the best usage of the famous Lord Howe Island Provisional 

that we have offered, and the only example we have seen of the cachet, making this an outstanding item for any 

Lord Howe Island collection.{Page 45.3} 

242 C A+ 1936 airmail cover to London with KGV 2d & 1/4d tied by superb 'LONGREACH/QUEENSLAND' cds. Superb! 150 

250 

1,500

Page: 46 


Lot 246 - "Coolangatta" Crash Mail 

Ex Lot 247 - with Explanatory Letter 

Lot 248 - Very Scarce Stamp on Cover 

Lot 252 - Unrecorded POW Camp Cachet 

Ex Lot 250 - Commercially Used Postcards at Airmail Rates x43 

Ex Lot 253 - Vietnam War - Registered 

Lot 254 - Vietnam War - Registered Naval Mail

Aug 2, 2013 


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 


243 C B 

244 CL A- 

245 C B 

246 C B 

1937 Wilcox Smith cover to New Zealand with KGV 2d tied by 'INNISFAIL' (Qld) cds & mss "T8/cm" in red, NZ 'TO 

PAY/("8D")/...' h/s & 8d Tuatara in lieu of Postage Due tied by 'DUNEDIN' arrival cds, minor blemishes. [The rate 

was 2d per ounce. The "T8/cm" seems to indicate that only 8 centimes was payable but that can't be correct. But 

why would 8d be payable? The airmail rate was 7d so 5d shortpaid would have attracted a 10d fine, not 8d. The key 

seems to be the flap, which is evidence that the contents were rather bulky, perhaps an approvals book. Such an 

article could well have weighed between 2 & 3oz, which would mean underpayment of 4d, hence 8d due] 

1938-39 long Guba cover with US 2c tied by New York machine cancel of MAY24/1938, then carried from the Dutch 

Indies to Sydney, & finally on the Indian Ocean Survey Flight, with stamps of Netherlands Indies, Australia & 

Seychelles (uncancelled) & superb 'C & W LTD/12JUN39/COCOS' transit b/s, signed by Expedition leader "Richard 

Archbold", light central fold clear of the stamps: see AAMC #864-867a.{Page 44.7} 

1939 commercial cover to Brisbane with KGVI 2d tied by 'AUSTRALASIAN SCOUTS JAMBOREE/BRADFIELD/...' 

d/s, minor blemishes. Very scarce. 

1944 commercial airmail cover to Brisbane with two stamps washed-off & ½d tied by Sydney machine cancel of 

10/OCT/1944 & very fine boxed 'RECEIVED DAMAGED/BY WATER AT/GPO SYDNEY 3' in magenta, minor 

blemishes. From flying boat "Coolangatta" which crashed in Sydney Harbour on 11/10/1944, with the loss of one 

passenger: AAMC #984. Ex Rod Perry. [A remarkably fine survivor. Much of the mail was badly damaged: see the 

next lot]{Page 46.1} 

247 C/L D/B - ditto, large-part badly damaged front to an army officer with 4d Koala paying the Forces Concession Rate tied by 

Hobart machine cancel of 10OCT/1944, forwarded under cover (not included) with the accompanying roneo'd 

advice - the only example we have seen - from Army House at Sydney. Ex Rod Perry. [The addressee was 

prominent philatelist Lewis ("Lew") Viney]{Page 46.2} (2 items) 

248 C A- 

1965 commercial airmail cover to Germany with very scarce franking of 2/3d ANZAC tied by 'NORTHAM/WA' cds. 

{Page 46.3} 

150 T 

750 T 

250 

250 

250 

250 

Ex Lot 249 

249 

CPS 

1966-86 collection in six volumes with emphasis on commercial airmail covers to Europe, lots of desirable frankings 

throughout including 30c Cook, 1972 35c Christmas, '5c' on 4c & 5c booklet panes, Paintings to $10, 1970 bulk post 

receipt with Navigators $2 & $4, many registered plus Express, Insured & Security Post articles, a few better 

destinations including Rumania, Israel & the Canary Islands (philatelic), some very elusive & short-lived rates noted, 

lots of useful postmarks. An excellent basis for serious expansion.{Page 47.1} (few 100) 

2,000 

250 

CPS 

1968-85 bundle of postcards mostly commercial airmail to Europe with many scarce frankings including 13c & 15c 

Birds, 8c (to NZ) & 9c (+ 4c) Primary Industries, 15c Australia/Asia, Gemstones 9c pair & '9c' on 8c pair, 15c 

Education (+ 3c), etc, one with a 35c meter & one stampless & taxed, also uprated Scenic Postal Cards 18c x3 20c 

& 22c. A desirable lot with strong thematic content.{Page 46.5} (43) 

600

Page: 48 


Lot 261 - Stamped to Order Postal Card 

Lot 263 - Rare Surcharged Envelope 

Lot 265 - Gorgeous Stamped to Order Envelope 

Lot 270 - Orange Star on the Flap 

Lot 266 - Rare Unused 2d Roo Envelope 

Lot 271 - Two-Line Admonition at the Base 

Ex Lot 274 - 'REPLY' Barred-Out Letter Card 

Lot 304 - Mis-Perforated through the Stamp 

FANTASTIC NEW POSTAL STATIONERY CATALOGUE NOW AVAILABLE FOR ONLY $175

Aug 2, 2013 



COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military & Censor Mail 

251 C A/B 

252 C A 

253 C B/A 

WORLD WAR I: 1919 (Feb & May) OAS covers to Victoria comprising 1) with square 'ORDNANCE/AUSTRALIA 

DEPOT/ TIDWORTH' d/s in grey, 2) with double oval 'AIF ORDNANCE DEPOT/TIDWORTH' d/s in violet and 3) 

with double oval 'AUSTRALIAN ORDNANCE/AIF HQRS DEPOTS IN UK' d/s in green. (3) 

WORLD WAR II: 1945 stampless cover to an Italian POW with 'OFFICIO CENSURA/POSTA ESTERA/GENOVA' 

h/s in blue, boxed 'PW MIDDLE/EAST 176' h/s in violet & superb strike of the scarce 'P.O.W./MURCHISON' h/s in 

violet applied at Melbourne, unusually resealed with plain brown tape tied by a superb strike of the previously 

unrecorded oval '___POW GROUP/CIPHER/MURCHISON' cachet (with something excised) in rosine. A very 

desirable Prisoner of War cover. [See also the separate catalogue for Sybrand Bakker's BCOF Collection 

]{Page 46.4} 

VIETNAM WAR: 1967 OHMS airmail cover endorsed "6 RAR/Vietnam", to Keswick Barracks in Adelaide with Birds 

5c & 30c (creased) tied by 'AUST FPO/ 4 ' cds, superb 'AFPO 4' registration cachet; also stampless HMAS "Perth" 

cover (insignia on flap) with superb boxed 'FREE/POSTED IN/HMAS PERTH/AN AUSTRALIAN/ASSET' h/s. Very 

scarce duo.{Page 46.6} (2 items) 

254 C B - 1969 commercial airmail cover to GB with QE 5c x3 & 10c Fish x4 tied by four strikes of 'MAIL OFFICE/ 

17SEP1969/HMAS VENDETTA' cds in rosine, provisional registration label tied by 2-line 'HMAS/VENDETTA' h/s 

also in rosine, flap missing.{Page 46.7} 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery 

255 PS A/B 

256 PS A 

KGV Oval 1½d STO Envelope for Robur Tea Co BW #ES69, minor blemishes, unused (2); KGV Star 1½d green 

with 'OS'-in-the-Die window envelope BW #EO13 for Commonwealth Sub-Treasury Melbourne, used; & 1959-62 

2/5d red Registration Envelopes with Imprint 'CTB 1481' or 'CTB 1648-59' both with 11 Obliterating Lines #RE40B 

& D, used in South Australia; Cat $900. (5) 

POSTAL CARDS: 1911 Fullface 'ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN...' 1d as #P1 but in an unusually dull 

rose-carmine shade, unused. This may be a proof. 

250 

350 

250 

250 

400 

100 

257 PS A 

Lot 257 

POSTAL CARDS - STAMPED TO ORDER: 1928-37 KGV Oval 1d #PS23 for Milrose Motories (Mackay Qld) with 

cartoon on the face & coloured illustration on the reverse, scarce Mackay slogan cancel, Cat $300++. A 

cracker!{Page 49.1} 

258 PS A+ - 1936 use of KGV Oval 1d green #PS23 with 'Second-Class Mail Matter' in the Header, for the NSW 

Registrar-General, Sydney cds, Cat $200. Superb! 

259 PS A - 1938-51 KGVI Oval 1½d green #PS29 on small OHMS card with printed School Committee advice on the 

reverse, unused, Cat $200 (plus premium for the smaller OHMS usage). 

260 PS A/B - KGVI 1d green #PS25 (two small edge faults, uncancelled) & 1½d green #PS29 x3 (all uprated), three for Elder 

Smith & Co, the last for Bennett & Fisher, all used in South Australia, Cat $600. Very scarce. (4) 

261 PS A - 1938-51 KGVI Oval 2d green #PS30 for H Jones & Co (Tasmania), unused, Cat $400.{Page 48.1} 

300 

262 PS A/A- 

POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: KGV 1d green Die 1 with Solid 'OS' #PO6 x2 (one with the Emu undamaged & 

scarce thus) & another with 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Overprint #PO9, all on small OHMS cards with printed School 

Committee advice on the reverse, unused, Cat $400. (3) 

263 PS A ENVELOPES: 1923 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on Star without 'POSTAGE' 2d orange BW #EP24, unused, Cat $750. 

Rare.{Page 48.2} 

264 PS A+ - 1957-65 QEII 4d plum, 5d indigo & 5d pale blue each with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint #EP57(1)w, 58w & 60w, Cat 

$450. Superb trio. (3) 

265 PS A 

ENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER: 1913 Kangaroo ½d green on blue stock #ES1 for The Shire of Colac, 

unused.{Page 48.3} 

266 PS A - 1913-20 Kangaroo 2d grey Die IIA BW #ES6 on grey-buff stock, printed address doesn't identify the user, 

unused, Cat $1000. Rare.{Page 48.5} 

267 PS A- - 1937-41 KGVI 1d green for Shire of Colac as #ES75 with 'INVICTA REGISTERED' security lining, unused. 

100 

268 PS A-/A 

WRAPPERS: 1924 'NEWSPAPER ONLY' KGV 1d green Die 2 on Laid Paper #W13(2), minor bend, & 1927 with 

3-Line Admonition Added 1d green Die 1 with Comma after 'recognised' #W15, unused, Cat $440. (2) 

400 T 

150 

200 

300 

250 

600 

250 

300 T 

1,000 

250

Page: 50 


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery (continued) 


269 PS B 

270 PS A+ 

Lot 269 

WRAPPERS - OFFICIAL: 1922 KGV 1d violet #WO5 (270mm wide) for the Victorian Education Department, used 

at Melbourne in 1924, unclaimed & returned, folded at left, Cat $800. Rare: confirmation of the statement in the 

ACSC that an order in November 1923 "is likely to have been" for this user.{Page 50.1} 

REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1916 KGV 4d orange with Stamp Box on the Flap Obliterated with a Star Device in 

Orange Setting 2 #RE7B, unused, Cat $500. Superb! [Envelopes with the Orange Star are much scarcer than 

those with the Red Star. NB: As always, the text on the reverse is inverted in relation to the face of the envelope] 

{Page 48.4} 

271 PS B - 1916 KGV 4d orange on buff with 'REGISTERED LETTER' at Top & Two-Line Admonition at Base #RE9 uprated 

with KGV ½d green tied by 'PADDINGTON/=NSW=' cds, defective red/white registration label, the flap has been 

removed, Cat $1500. A very attractive example of this rare and underrated face-different issue.{Page 48.6} 

500 T 

400 

750 

Lot 272 

272 PS A - 1942 KGVI 5½d with Squared Flap at Left 5½d brown but with the Flap at Right #RE31c, commercial airmail 

usage to Geelong with KGVI 3d added for airmail rate & tied by 'BOULDER/17SE47/WA' cds, Cat $500. A rare 

variety, of which this is the only example we have seen.{Page 50.2} 

273 PS A 

WRAPPERS: Sideface Portrait 1½d green 192mm Wide on both listed stocks #W22A & B & 163mm Wide #W23, 

unused, Cat $350. Scarce trio. (3) 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 

274 PS A/B 

275 PS A 

276 PS A 

Scenic issues comprising Fullface 1d "...to" on Greenish Stock #LC10 x5 & on White Stock #LC11, KGV Sideface 

1d Perf 12½ #LC18 x2, 'REPLY' Barred-Out 1d Reply-Half Perf 12½ #LC32, and 2d Scarlet #LC49 x2, all-different 

views, a few minor problems but generally fine to very fine unused, Cat $1670 minimum.{Page 48.7} (11) 

1911 Fullface 1d "...to" on Grey Card #LC10 (1912 Printing) "MT LOFTY RANGES/SOUTH AUSTRALIA" (horse & 

cart) in grey-green, unused, Cat $100. 

1913 Kangaroo 1d Original Die #LC14 "BOTANIC GARDENS/PORTLAND, VIC" oblong in greenish black, 

unusually without Griffiths Tea advertising, unused, Cat $100. 

277 PS A - 1d Original Die #LC14 "NATIONAL PARK/NSWALES" oblong in greenish black, unusually without Griffiths Tea 

advertising, unused, Cat $250. Very scarce. 

278 PS A 

1914-18 KGV Sideface 1d Die 1 Perf 10 #LC17 "RUNDLE ST ADELAIDE" (part-oval) in brown-purple, used at 

'CLEMATIS/VICTORIA', Cat $200. Very scarce. 

279 PS A - 1d Die 1 Perf 12½ #LC18 "MODERN SCHOOL, PERTH" ornate oblong in greenish black, unused, Cat $200. 150 T 

280 PS A - 1d Die 1 Perf 12½ #LC18 "PORT PIRIE/STH AUSTRALIA" in blackish brown, unused, Cat $100. 

75 T 

281 PS A - 1d Die 1 Perf 12½ #LC18 "RUNDLE ST ADELAIDE" (part-oval) in dull brown, used at 'MENINGIE' (SA), Cat 

$150. Very scarce. 

300 

250 

500 

75 T 

75 T 

200 T 

150 

100

Aug 2, 2013 


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards (continued) 


282 PS A - 1d Die 1 Perf 12½ #LC18 "MURRAY RIVER WEST AUST" in purple, unused, Cat $250. 

175 

283 PS A 

1915 KGV Sideface Military Views 1d Die 1 Perf 12½ Pink Inside #LC25 "HMAS YARRA ON TRIAL - ON 

CLYDE" (113x68mm) in green, unused, Cat $150. 

284 PS A - ditto, #LC25 "HMAS YARRA ON TRIAL - ON CLYDE" (112x69mm) in blue-black, unused, Cat $150. 

100 T 

285 PS A - ditto, #LC25 "2nd AIF EMBARKING" (troops on wharf, original view) in black, unused, Cat $150. 

100 T 

286 PS A - ditto, #LC25 "MARCH PAST..." (mounted troops, with 'COLES' complete at top) in black, unused, Cat $150. 100 T 

287 PS A - ditto, #LC25 "OFF FOR THE SEAT OF WAR" (ship 'A40'; bow touches frame) in blue-black, unused, Cat $150. 100 T 

288 PS A - ditto, #LC25 "OFFICERS & CREW including HM KING GEORGE..." (midshipman at left with hands visible) in 

black, unused, Cat $150. 

289 PS A - ditto, #LC25 "SIGNALLING EXERCISE" (one downpipe) in dull greenish blue, to the UK in 1915, Cat $100. 

[Almost without exception, used examples of scenic Letter Cards are scarcer than mint] 

100 T 

100 T 

75 T 

Lot 290 Lot 303 

290 PS A - 1d Die 1 Perf 12½ with White Inside #LC27 "TROOPS on board/TRANSPORT" (vertical view with 'A40' Deleted) 

in black, unused, Cat $400.{Page 51.1} 

291 PS A+ 

1917 'REPLY' Barred-Out 1d Zigzag Roulette Reply-Half #LC30 "PHANTOM FALLS/VICTORIA" in bronze-green, 

unused, Cat $300. Superb! 

292 PS A - Perf 12½ Message-Half #LC31 1d "GIANT RED GUM VIC" in sepia, unused, Cat $200. 

150 

293 PS A - Perf 12½ Reply-Half #LC32 1d "QUEEN'S GARDENS/PERTH WA" in grey-olive, unused, Cat $200. 

150 

294 PS A - Perf 12½ Reply-Half #LC32 1d "QUEEN'S GARDENS/PERTH WA" in dull violet, unused, Cat $200. 

150 

295 PS A - 1d Perf 12½ Reply-Half #LC32 "QUEEN'S GARDENS/PERTH WA" in brown-purple, unused, Cat $200. 

150 T 

296 PS A - 1d Perf 12½ Reply-Half #LC32 "VIADUCT/NEAR ADELAIDE SA" in brown-purple, unused, Cat $200. 

150 T 

297 PS A 

298 PS A- 

1918-20 KGV 1½d on Grey Surfaced Stock Perf 10 #LC41 "PINEAPPLES/QUEENSLAND" (pickers) in 

brown-purple, unused, Cat $200. 

1920 2d orange on Grey Perf 12½ #LC45 "HAWKESBURY RIVER/NSW", to Sweden uprated with KGV 1d red, 

endorsements on the viewside, Cat $200. 

299 PS A 1922 KGV 2d scarlet #LC49 "GOVERNMENT HOUSE/PERTH", unused, Cat $250. 

175 

300 PS A 1922 KGV 2d Scarlet #LC49 "GPO HOBART", fine used in 1922, Cat $100. 

75 

301 PS A 1923 1½d green Perf 12½ #LC51 "GILDEROY RANGES/VICTORIA", unused, Cat $200. 

140 T 

302 PS A 

1924 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d scarlet #LC54 "PINEAPPLES/QUEENSLAND" (pickers), message headed 

"Black Hill SAus", very fine 'CAMBRAI/STH AUST' cds (renamed from Rhine Villa 1/7/1918), Cat $150. Nice usage. 

303 PS A 1924 1½d scarlet on Grey #LC55 "RUSSELL FALLS/TASMANIA", unused, Cat $400.{Page 51.2} 

300 T 

304 PS A- 

1937-42 KGVI 2d red/cream Perf 11¾ with Misplaced Perforations through the Stamp & Text on the Reverse 

#LC65var, hexagonal NSW Sesqui Philatelic Exhibition datestamp, & message within from the postmaster. Not 

listed in the ACSC.{Page 48.8} 

305 PS A+ - 2d red/cream Perf 13½ #LC66A, unused, Cat $100. Superb! [The early KGVI issues are very difficult to find in 

such fine condition] 

300 

240 T 

150 

100 T 

150 

150 

100

Page: 52 



AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots 

306 

307 

308 

Ex Lot 306 

W* Valuable selection with New South Wales Laureates 2d SG 61, Large Diadems Imperf 6d, Small Diadems 3d SG 

156 & 157 and 1d SG 195; Queensland 1860-61 Small Star 1/- violet SG 19, 1862-67 No Wmk 6d, 1864-65 Perf 

13 1d SG 44, 1868-78 Crown/Q Perf 13 3d SG 88 & Perf 12 2d & 6d, First Sidefaces Crown/Q Type 2 1d x2 4d 6d 

& 1/- x2; South Australia Second Rouletted 1d x3, 2d x2, 6d 9d & 1/-, 1868-79 Perf 11½-12½ 1d (3, one pair) 

'3-PENCE' on 4d & 4d, 1870-73 Perf 10x11½-12½ 1d & 6d x2, 1876-1900 Broad Star '3-PENCE' on 4d x2, 6d, 

'8-PENCE' on 9d x7, 9d purple x2, 9d rose-lilac x2, 1/- x13 (including a pair & strip of three) & 2/- x3, 1870-71 Perf 

10 6d 1/- & 2/- plus Officials 1874-77 6d optd 'OS' SG O4; Victoria Emblems 4d x2, Queen on Throne 6d blue SG 

73, 1859 Perf 12 1/- Octagonal x2, 1861 1d SG 104a, Laureates 1d & 2d SG 108-109, 1862-64 Redrawn Wmk 'SIX 

PENCE' 6d & Wmk '6' 6d x4, 1873 Perf 13 ½d on 1d pair SG 174, 1884-96 Stamp Duty 1d & 6d SG 235 & 255, plus 

Postage Dues 1890 to 2/- (ex 2d) & 1895-96 to 1/- x2; Western Australia 1854 Imperf 4d SG 3 & 3a & 1/- deep 

red-brown SG 4a, 1863 No Wmk 1d x3, 1864 Crown CC 1/-, 1876-81 Crown CC 1d & 6d, 1882-85 Crown CA 1d 4d 

& 6d; rather mixed condition but many fine and/or attractive stamps, STC £14,000+. {Page 52.1} (128) 

*WO Useful group including South Australia London Printings 2d red SG 2 used, Adelaide Printings 2d red SG 9 (3, 

used); Victoria 1856 Queen-on-Throne 1d (unused) & 6d x2 (unused), 1861 Saunders 1d pale green unused, 1862 

Saunders 6d grey-black unused, 1884 £1 orange/yellow used, 1885 Stamp Duty 2/- olive/bluish green *, 1901 

Without 'POSTAGE' 5/- *, 1905 Crown/A Perf 11 5/- *; mixed condition. (250+) 

C 

Postal History selection with pre-stamp covers 1835 Sydney-Port Stephens "pFrances Charlotte", 1842 "Shipper's 

Letter" with 'MELBOURNE/NEW S WALES' b/s, and 1848 with Melbourne & Geelong '.../PORT PHILLIP' b/s; also 

South Australia 1859 to GB with an apparently re-used imperf 1/- orange, 1862 GB-Adelaide with 'DEFICIENT 

POSTAGE 3d/FINE 6d - 9d' h/s, & 1892 NSW-Qld with 'DEFICIENT 2D/FINE 2D - 4D' h/s, & one other, condition 

variable. (7 covers) 

1,750 

600 

400 T 

309 OCPS 

310 CPS 

311 CPS A/B 

312 WO 

Ex Lot 309 

Consignment remainders on annotated pages with NSW including Diadems 6d & 1/- with Paper Folds, several 

Postal Stationery items; Moreton Bay District 1859 entire from Brisbane to Sydney redirected to Melbourne; superb 

'BNG' 10-bars cancel on Qld 2d; South Australia Departmentals x20 including a few misperforated stamps; etc, 

condition variable.{Page 52.2} 

Batch of postcards one from Victoria with 'P&/T' perfin, also Western Australia unused Letter Cards 2d with plain 

back & 'ONE PENNY' on 2d. etc. (19) 

1890s to 1912 covers etc to the United States with all of the Colonies/States represented, better items include 

registered and taxed mail, South Australian OPSO covers with 'O.S.' Overprints 1) with ½d brown x11 & 2) with 1d 

& 2d tied by 'PORT DARWIN NT/SA' squared-circle, Victoria 1901 Bedggood & Co illustrated patriotic cover & 1901 

registered PMG Frank cover with ½d & 1d x5, etc, some postmark interest; also a few inwards items including taxed 

mail & illustrated Cornish & Co advertising cover; condition variable but generally fine.{Page 54.2} (30 items) 

All sorts of odds-n-sods on leaves, in stockcards & old approval books with a nice little collection of Queensland 

Small Chalons with a few unused and Sidefaces, handy South Australia including earlies & Surcharges, etc. Well 

worth a look. (100s) 

500 T 

100 

500 T 

500 T 

313 F A/A- 

Ex Lot 313 

1911 CANCELLED-TO-ORDER SETS: New South Wales ½d to 20/- (a couple of tiny tonespots), all "sockedon-the-nose" 

with 'SYDNEY/22MR11/ 13 ' cds. [The ACSC doesn't list theses stamps CTO]{Page 52.3} (16) 

250 T

Aug 2, 2013 


AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) 


Ex Lot 314 

Ex Lot 316 

Ex Lot 315 

314 V A/A- - Queensland ½d to £1, the 2/- with rounded corner at upper-right, 'BRISBANE/22MR11/QL' cds (evident on the 

2/6d & £1), Cat $1100+ (the 2d & 9d not listed CTO).{Page 53.1} (15) 

315 V A/B - South Australia ½d to £1, the 4d & 6d creased, 'GPO ADELAIDE/MR23/11/S.A' cds (evident on the 4d 2/6d & 

10/-). [The ACSC doesn't list theses stamps CTO]{Page 53.3} (16) 

316 V A/B - Tasmania ½d to 10/- Perf 12½, the 1/- with small fault, 'HOBART/27MR11/TASMANIA' cds (evident on the 3d & 

10/-). [The ACSC doesn't list theses stamps CTO]{Page 53.2} (16) 

500 T 

250 T 

350 T 

Ex Lot 317 

Ex Lot 318 

317 V A - Victoria ½d to 5/-, 'MELBOURNE/MR22/11' cds; plus V/Crown KEVII £1 & £2 (both without gum); Cat $1000 

approximately. [The Edwards were apparently not included in the 1911 CTO set]{Page 53.4} (15) 

318 V A - Western Australia ½d to £1, the 10/- is the very scarce "bright purple" & the £1 the very scarce "orange" shade, 

'PERTH/22MR11' cds (evident from the 2/- & 10/-), Cat $2000+ (plus the 6d & 1/- not listed CTO). A very rare & 

desirable set.{Page 53.5} (17) 

NEW SOUTH WALES 

319 

W 

Imperforates comprising Laureates No Watermark 2d (marginal) & 3d, Wmk '2' 2d x4 & Diadems 2d x4, margins in 

places, very mixed condition but generally presentable, unused, Cat £5000 approximately. (10) 

400 T 

1,500 T 

500 T 

320 

G/F 

Ex Lot 320 

1850-51 Sydney Views comprising One Penny Plate I (No Clouds) x2, Plate II (Clouds) x3; Two Pence Plate I 

Intermediate Impression, Plate II Early & Intermediate Impressions, Plate III, Plate IV & Plate V; and Three Pence 

x4 including two Early Impressions; all with full margins, generally very fine but a couple may have been repaired, 

Cat £4400 minimum.{Page 53.6} (15) 

321 G A - Plate II (Clouds) 1d dull carmine SG 11, good even margins, untidy bars cancel, Cat £375.{Page 54.1} 

300 T 

322 G (A) - Plate II (Clouds) 1d brownish red with No Clouds SG 12c, margins close to large with a fragment of the adjoining 

unit at left, ironed-out horizontal crease, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £700.{Page 54.3} 

323 G A+ - Plate II (No Clouds) 1d carmine on Laid Paper SG 13 vertical pair [5/10], large even margins with a chunk of the 

adjoining unit at upper-left, deep rich colour consistent with a very early printing, tied to piece by light BN '26' 

cancels of Shoalhaven that leave the design largely unobstructed, Sydney arrival b/s of JY23/1851, Cat £1200+. An 

exceptional multiple of this scarce stamp. Ex "Carrington" (Mark Dankin). RPSofV Certificate (2013).{Page 54.9} 

2,000 T 

400 T 

2,500

Page: 54 


Lot 321 - SG 11 

Ex Lot 311 - Covers to the United States x30 

Lot 322 - SG 12c 

Lot 337 - SG 92 Lot 338 - SG 94 

Lot 339 - SG 96 

Lot 340 - Wmk '8' 

Lot 353 

Lot 323 - Superb! 

Lot 344 - SG 114 

Lot 347 - SG 152 

Lot 345 - Litho 

Ex Lot 330 - Imperf Diadems Selection x45

Aug 2, 2013 


NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) 


Lot 325 

Lot 324 

Lot 326 

324 F A+ - Plate II (No Clouds) 1d vermilion on Laid Paper SG 14 [12], margins close to large with fragments of the adjoining 

units at left & right, deep rich colour consistent with a very early printing, light numeral cancel that leaves the design 

largely unobstructed, Cat £550. Superb! Ex "Carrington" (Mark Dankin). RPSofV Certificate (2013).{Page 55.2} 

325 F A+ - Plate I (Late Impressions) 2d dull blue SG 18 [10], large margins - especially at the top - with outer framelines 

also complete on three sides, light numeral cancel leaves most of the design unobstructed, Cat £170. A magnificent 

stamp. Ex "Carrington" (Mark Dankin).{Page 55.1} 

326 F A+ - Plate II (Horizontal Background) Early Impressions 2d indigo SG 21 from the top of the sheet, margins good to 

enormous with complete outer framelines on three sides, Butterfly '37' cancel of Melbourne GPO, Cat £350. 

Superb!{Page 55.3} 

850 

1,000 T 

1,000 T 

Lot 327 Lot 329 

327 F A - Plate II (Horizontal Background) Early Impressions 2d grey-blue (a little aged) & 2d bright blue SG 23 & 24, both 

with good to large margins & outer framelines in places, very fine strikes of the rare "rhomboid- of-dots" cancel, Cat 

£600. A very scarce duo, especially of this quality. [This cancellation is now known to have been used at the 

Sydney Ship Letter Office. Previously, it was believed to have been used in New Caledonia]{Page 55.4} 

328 G A - Soft Yellowish Wove Paper 3d yellow-green SG 39 & Bluish to Grey Wove Paper 3d yellow-green SG 42, both 

with margins close to good, Cat £550. 

329 F A+ - Yellowish Laid Paper 3d bright yellow-green SG 43d horizontal pair [1-2], margins close to large, unusually clear 

early impressions, superb BN '4' of Richmond, Cat £1200+. Superb! Ex Baron de Ferrary, Butterwick, & 

"Carrington" (Mark Dankin). RPSofV Certificate (2013).{Page 55.5} 

330 

OW 

1851-55 Laureates annotated range comprising No Watermark 1d x4, 2d x3, 3d x2, 6d x5, 8d x4 & 'REGISTERED' 

x3, Numeral Watermark 1d x4, 2d x9 (two apparently unused), 3d & Perforated 'REGISTERED' x3 (one apparently 

unused), generally fine but inspection is recommended. An attractive group.{Page 54.13} (39) 

750 

240 T 

2,000 

1,000 T 

Lot 332 

Lot 331 

Lot 333 

331 G A+/A- - Thick Yellowish Paper 1d carmine SG 44 horizontal corner pair [49-50], margins close to humungous with a 

fragment of the adjoining unit at left, exceptional early impressions with rich colour, the faintest hint of a bend in the 

right-hand margin that just impinges on the second unit, light BN '18' (rated RR) of Mudgee, Cat £550+. 

Magnificent! Ex George Ginger, "Manwood", & "Carrington" (Mark Dankin). RPSofV Certificate (2013).{Page 55.7} 

1,000

Page: 56 


Lot 341 - SG 97 

Lot 348 - SG 153 

Lot 350 - Wmk '5' 

Lot 353 

Lot 342 - SG 107 

Lot 351 - One Pound Ten Shillings Parcel Post 

Ex Lot 346 - Diadems Selection 

Lot 363 

Lot 365 - Doubled 

Lot 355 - Mint 

Lot 361 - Imperf at Left 

Lot 362 - Mixed Perfs

Aug 2, 2013 




332 G A+ - 6d chocolate-brown/blued paper SG 75, margins good to large with fragments of the adjoining units above & at 

right, bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £250. Superb!{Page 55.6} 

333 G B - 6d chocolate-brown with 'WALLS' at Right SG 75a, margins just touching - at left - to close, a couple of tiny 

imperfections, light bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £700.{Page 55.8} 

400 T 

250 T 

334 G/F A/A- 

335 OWP 

Lot 334 

1854 Watermarked Laureates 3d deep green SG 87 block of 4, margins just touching - at upper-right to good, a 

couple of truly insignificant imperfections, lightly cancelled, Cat £152++. Exceptional quality for this issue. Ex 

"Espana", "Manwood" & "Carrington" (Mark Dankin). BPA Certificate (2013) states "stamp 3 small natural puncture 

below Queen's eye" which is taking nit-picking to a whole new level!{Page 57.1} 

1854-60 Imperf Diadems annotated range comprising 1d x7, 2d x8 including Wmk '5', 3d x5, 5d (perfs 

trimmed-off), 6d x19 including Wmk '8' x2, 8d golden-yellow & 1/- x3 including Wmk '8', condition variable but mostly 

attractive & many have full margins, a couple of low values are apparently unused, also posthumous (?) die proof of 

the vignette only in black. (45) 

2,500 T 

1,000 T 

Lot 336 

336 W B 1854-59 Imperforate Large Diadems 6d deep slate, 6d greenish grey, 6d olive-grey & 6d grey-brown SG 89 90 95 

& 96, margins just touching to good, a couple of small imperfections, unused, Cat £4050. A most unusual 

opportunity.{Page 57.2} 

337 W A - 6d bluish grey SG 92, margins close to large, unused, Cat £950.{Page 54.4} 

500 T 

338 W (A) - 6d grey SG 94, margins close to large, ironed-out vertical crease at right, unused, Cat £1000.{Page 54.5} 

750 T 

339 W A - 6d grey-brown SG 96, margins good to very large, unused, Cat £1000.{Page 54.6} 

750 T 

340 W (B) - 6d grey-brown with Watermark '8' SG 96a, margins close to good, repaired upper-right corner, unused, Cat 

£3250. [Less than 10 unused examples recorded]{Page 54.7} 

341 F A - 8d golden-yellow SG 97, margins good to large, 'NSW'-in-Concentric-Ovals cancel, Cat £1400. {Page 56.1} 850 T 

342 G A/(A) 

1856-60 Imperforate Small Diadems 1d orange-vermilion SG 107 block of 4, margins close to good, light 

ironed-out crease at the top, bars cancels of Sydney, Cat £96+. Rare multiple.{Page 56.4} 

343 F A - 1d orange-vermilion SG 107 horizontal strip of 4, margins good to large - except at upper-left where just shaved - 

with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, on piece with light Rays '69' of Murrurundi, Cat £96++. Very fine & 

attractive multiple. 

344 W A - 2d blue Plate II SG 114, margins good to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit above, unused, Cat £750. 

[Guy Hutson's example sold for £576]{Page 54.10} 

2,000 T 

500 T 

250 

150 T 

400 T

Page: 58 


Lot 357 

Ex Lot 359 - Set on Two Covers 

Lot 364 - Imperf at Right 

Lot 369 - Perf 11 ! 

Lot 370 - Emergency Printing on Victorian Paper 

Ex Lot 352 

Lot 372 

Lot 374 

Ex Lot 379 

Ex Lot 378 

Lot 367 - SG 340 Block of 24 - Unmounted

Aug 2, 2013 




345 V A+ - Lithographed 2d pale blue SG 118, margins good to large with a trace of the adjoining unit above, light 

'NSW'-in-concentric-ovals cancel, Cat £750 (as it has been for at least 10 years). Ex Butterwick, "Manwood" and 

"Carrington". BPA Certificate (2012). Superb!, probably the finest example recorded.{Page 54.12} 

346 

W*O 

1860-72 Perforated Diadems annotated range with Perf 12 including 3d yellow-green, 3d blue-green apparently 

unused, 5d, 8d (small defects) & one apparently unused but almost certainly with faked perforations, etc, Perf 13 

including 1/- rose-carmine unused & several emergency printings, 1864 Wmk '1' 1d SG 195 mint pair, also 5/- Coin 

x5 including royal purple x2, etc, condition variable.{Page 56.7} (52) 

347 * B - Perf 12 1/- brownish red SG 152, well centred, minor gum-bend & a little aged, large-part o.g., Cat £900. [Guy 

Hutson's example sold for £576]{Page 54.11} 

348 W A - Perf 12 1/- rose-carmine SG 153, well centred, unused, Cat £900.{Page 56.2} 

500 T 

349 G A- - Perf 13 5d bluish green SG 160 block of 4, a little aged, bars cancels of Sydney, Cat £108++. A rare multiple. 250 T 

350 W A - Perf 13 6d purple with Watermark '5' SG 165a, unusually well centred, unused, Cat £750. Ex Guy Hutson.{Page 

56.3} 

351 G A/B 

352 

1861-88 Coin Perf 10 5/- reddish purple SG 180 block of 6 (3x2), exceptional centring, a few short perfs, minor perf 

separation/rejoining, two impressions of the undated parcel roller cancel of Sydney, Cat £330++. A rare high value 


*O 1862-1912 Issues annotated mostly used collection including DLR provisional printings, 1882-85 'O S' Opts mint to 

1/- black, Centennials to 20/- x3 including mint 5/- x2 (one overprinted 'O S'), Wmk 'NSW' 2d SG 260 mint, 'OS' 

Centennial 1d block of 30 (6x5) & 2d corner block of 18 (6x3), 7½d on 6d strip of 3, 1894-1904 10/- shades x7 (one 

mint), 1897 5/- Coin mint x2, Charity duo mint (superb!), Postage Dues set mostly CTO, etc, generally fine to very 

fine.{Page 58.6} (200 approx) 

353 P A 1862-65 De La Rue 1d imperforate plate proof single in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper.{Page 54.8} 200 T 

354 * A- 1864-65 Small Diadems Wmk Single-Lined '1' 1d pale red as SG 195 marginal example from the right of the 

sheet Imperforate at Right, also with the Watermark Misplaced resulting in marginal watermark line only, small 

rosine mark on the face, large-part o.g. Rare: only one other Imperf at Right example has been recorded. 

355 * A 1885-86 Stamp Duty overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Black 5/- lilac & green Perf 12x10 SG 258b, characteristic rough 

perfs & centring, and in Blue 10/- mauve & claret/blusih Perf 12 SG 241b, large-part o.g., Cat £725.{Page 56.10} 

2,500 

1,000 T 

500 T 

500 T 

500 

1,000 T 

200 T 

400 T 

356 G A B1 

Lot 356 

1888-89 Centennial 2d Emu postal forgery by Ionoski Takuma, BN cancel well clear of the upper-left corner. 

Rare. With a normal stamp for comparison. With illustrations of the key differences at upper-left. [A poorly centred 

example sold for $920 at our auction of 17/8/2012]{Page 59.1} 

357 **(?) A - Wmk '5/-' 5/- deep purple Map SG 261 overprinted 'Specimen' with the Overprint Doubled, full unmounted (?) o.g. 

[Our vendor states that he knows of only one other example]{Page 58.1} 

358 F A B1 

1897 Consumptives Home 1/- (1d) & 2/6d (2½d) SG 280-1 on small pieces with 'PARLIAMENT HOUSE/ 

JY2/1897/SYDNEY' cds & BN '1741', Cat £250. 

359 C A- - 1/- (1d) & 2/6d (2½d) SG 280-1 tied to separate local covers by BN '1127' of 'ROCKDALE' or '1348' of 'MOSMAN', 

Cat £250 x2+.{Page 58.2} (2 covers) 

360 CL B - 2/6d (2½d) SG 281 tied to local cover by 'PETERSHAM' cds, two vertical folds & small flap fault, Cat £200 x2+. 250 

361 * A/B 1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper 1d salmon-red (aniline) Die II horizontal pair SG 301a Imperforate at Left, rounded 

corner at lower-right, large-part o.g., Cat £225. Underrated in this shade. [Our vendor states only four pairs & an 

institutionalised block of 4 are recorded]{Page 56.11} 

750 T 

500 T 

175 

400 

300 T

Page: 60 




362 * B 1902-03 Wmk '65' ½d blue-green horizontal pair Perf 12½x11½ with additional row of Perf 11 between resulting in 

Mixed Perfs 12½x11½x11x12½ SG 313b, hinge reinforcing between the units, a little aged, Cat £650+. Unlisted in 

the ACSC. [Our vendor states that only three other examples have been recorded]{Page 56.12} 

363 W A- - 1d carmine Die II vertical strip of 3 Imperforate at Left from the upper-left of the sheet, Dry Ink, no gum. Unlisted 

error in this issue. [Our vendor states only one other similar piece is recorded]{Page 56.8} 

364 * C - 6d orange-buff SG 320 marginal vertical pair from the right of the sheet Imperforate at Right, creases & a little 

aged, large-part o.g. Rare: believed that only one other similar pair has been recorded.{Page 58.3} 

365 * A- B1 1905-10 Small Crown/A 1d rose-carmine with Double Impression BW #N12c (SG 334a), hinge remainder, Cat 

$500 (£475).{Page 56.9} 

366 * A B1 - 2d Perf 11 in both listed shades BW #N18A & B (SG 335c & 336a), Cat $400 (£60 for SG 336a; SG 335c 

unpriced). 

367 ** A B1 - 6d dull orange BW #N39A (SG 340) upper-right corner block of 16 (4x4) with 'G Pr O/NSW' & '1907' Monograms 

and Sheet Number, unmounted, Cat $480++ (£240++) mounted. [Both catalogues fail to list this dull orange shade. 

The ACSC does list an "orange-buff" shade from Plate 2. That could be this shade but this is from a Plate 1 printing. 

We expect that the listed "dull yellow" shade is an aberration]{Page 58.11} 

368 * A- C1 - 6d deep orange Perf 11 BW #N41 (SG 342a), hinge remainder, Cat $750 (£275). 

250 T 

369 * A/B - 6d deep orange Perf 11 BW #N41 (SG 342a) block of 4, exceptional centring, the first unit with a minor thin, Cat 

$3000+ (£1100+) as singles. A very rare block.{Page 58.4} 

370 */** A- 1907 Crown/Double-Lined A 2½d Prussian blue BW #N22 (SG 356) block of 10 (5x2), minor perf separation, three 

units unmounted, Cat $1500+ (£700+). A rare multiple.{Page 58.5} 

371 

WO 

FORGERIES: Annotated group comprising Jefferys' Sydney Views 1d singles x2 & pair with forged Barred 

Numerals '24' '29' or '75', and Laureates No Wmk 1d used & No Wmk 1d single & pair unused, and Van Dyke 

reprints 2d, 8d blue, 8d yellow & 6d sheet of 25. [See also Lot 356] (36) 

372 O A - c.1902 2/6d Lyrebird in blue-green, heavy 'NSW'-in-bars cancel. Rare: not recorded by Mavis Pope.{Page 58.7} 100 T 

373 O B/A 

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1880-87 Type 1 'O S' 5/- Coin Perf 11 SG O18 horizontal pair, well centred for this issue, a 

few trimmed perfs at left, Sydney cds, Cat £180++. Rare. [Only the second used multiple of which we are aware. 

The other, a marginal pair, sold for $720 in our auction of 12/2/2010] 

374 * A A2 - 1882-85 Perf 10 3d yellow-green with Double Overprint One Albino SG 22aa, characteristic rough perfs, 

large-part o.g., undercatalogued at £110. RPSofV Certificate (2009) as SG O22var. Gibbons listed this variety only 

from the 2010 edition.{Page 58.8} 

600 T 

500 T 

1,000 T 

400 T 

300 T 

400 T 

2,000 T 

500 

300 T 

250 T 

300 T 

Lot 375 

Lot 376 Lot 377 

375 G A- C2 - 1882-85 Wmk '40' 1/- black Perf 11x12 with the Overprint Double SG O33ba,a couple of short perfs, 

undercatalogued at £500. Only five singles & a pair have been recorded. RPSofV Certificate (2013). [More 

attractive than the example that sold for $1380 at our auction of 10/4/2010]{Page 60.1} 

376 V A - Revenues Overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Black 5/- purple & green (never issued) & £1 (not issued with this style of 'O 

S') and in Blue 10/- violet & claret (not issued with this style of 'O S', characteristic rough perfs), all CTO with 

concentric-ovals cancels (the 5/- 'GPO'), no gum. Reprints. [John Bell's similar trio sold for $1414 at our auction of 

7/5/2013]{Page 60.2} 

377 G A C1 - 1888-90 Wmk '5/-' 5/- Map with 'O S' in Red SG O47, Sydney cancel clearly across the overprint, Cat £600. A 

very rare stamp, of which only 20 examples were issued. RPSofL Certificate (1980).{Page 60.3} 

378 V A - 1890-91 New Watermarks 5/- (characteristic rough perfs) & 20/- Governors SG O49a & O50, CTO with 

concentric-oval cancels, Cat £800. [Bill McCredie's similar duo sold for $759]{Page 58.10} (2) 

379 

O - Annotated range of perfins with 'OS/NSW' including 9d on 10d, 10d strip of 3, 1/- pair & 5/- Coin, 'OS' including 

10/-, 'GR' including 6d pair, etc, plus two pages of commercial perfins. Scarce lot.{Page 58.9} (70) 

380 C B RAILWAY STAMPS: c.1920 (?) J Forsyth & Sons Leather Merchants parcel tag to Narrandera with 6d scarlet & 1/- 

mauve x2 tied to the reverse by large '2E' cancels, minor faults. Very scarce. 

381 

O REVENUES: 1936 J Lynch & Co Wine & Spirit Merchants invoices with Wine & Spirit Association labels affixed 1) 

'1'; 2) '2'; 3) '2' & '5'; and 4) '1' '3' & '10' x2. Very scarce.{Page 62.1} (8 stamps) 

1,200 T 

1,000 T 

1,000 T 

500 T 

250 T 

200 

300 T

Aug 2, 2013 




382 C A 

- Postal History 

1825 entire headed "Port Macquarie 31 Jany 1825" & signed "Tho Hassall" with a lengthy postscript signed by his 

wife "A Hassall", to "Carmarthenshire/South Wales" endorsed "p Hope" via Cape Horn, with fine stepped 

'SHIP-LETTER/ PLYMOUTH' b/s is the only postal marking, rated "1/8" payable by the addressee. [A very early 

letter from Port Macquarie, which was founded in 1821 as a penal settlement. Letters this early from women are 

most uncommon. From the period of no postmarkers 1819-1828] 

383 C B 

384 C A-/B 

385 C A 

386 C B 

In 1813, Rev Thomas Hassall opened the first Sunday School in Australia. In 1822, he married Anne Marsden, 

daughter of Rev Samuel Marsden. He spent 18 months at Port Macquarie, then at Bathurst, later at Cowpastures 

(Cobbity). Hassall is widely regarded as the first of Australia's "bush parsons". The letter is mostly on religious 

matters.{Page 62.3} 

1829 entire headed "October 20th 1829/Lake Macquarie" & signed "LEThrelkeld", to London with 'SYDNEY/POST 

PAID' h/s in red & an almost fine strike of the 'SYDNEY/JA 23/1830' cds in blue-black, boxed 'INDIA 

LETTER/FALMOUTH' backstamp & rated "1/8" being 8d for an inwards shipletter + 1/- for carriage more than 230 

miles. Ex Dr Ed Druce. [The writer speaks of translating the Gospel of St Luke into the local aboriginal language] 

Lancelot Edward Threlkeld was a circus performer, actor & itinerant preacher. In 1814 he was accepted by the 

London Missionary Society & received brief courses in theology & medicine. After a brief time in the Society Islands 

he moved to Sydney & proposed establishing a mission to the Aborigines. Governor Brisbane allocated a site of 

10,000 acres at Port Macquarie & Threlkeld was appointed as missionary. The LMS agent, Samuel Marsden, 

complained to London of excessive expenditures & in 1828 Threlkeld was dismissed! However, in 1829 Governor 

Darling gave him a land grant at Ebenezer on the opposite side of Lake Macquarie where Threlkeld continued his 

work with the indigines, learning their language, acting as an interpreter including in legal matters, & publishing a 

number of highly regarded aboriginal studies. He even received an apology from the LMS!{Page 62.4} 

1832-42 entires to GB 1) at 4d shipletter rate with poor Sydney d/s & boxed 'INDIA LETTER/LIVERPOOL' b/s in 

black (affected by opening fault); 2) at 4d shipletter rate "p Earl Stanhope" with superb GPO crowned-oval b/s & 

boxed 'INDIA LETTER/DOVER' h/s in red; and 3) at 6d double-rate "per Clarinda" with oval Sydney d/s & 

straight-line 'SHIP-LETTER' b/s; also 4) 1850 stampless OHMS cover from London with oval 'SHIP 

LETTER/MELBOURNE' b/s in red & very fine Sydney cds arrival b/s.{Page 62.2} (4 items) 

1836 lengthy entire headed "Sydney 20th July 1836" & signed "Hugh Gordon", to Scotland with oval 'POST PAID 

SHIP LT/SYDNEY' d/s unusually in black & rare thus (recorded for a few months only), rated "3" in red for an 

outgoing shipletter, boxed 'INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH' h/s & rated "8" in black. [Hannibal Hugh Gordon was 

born at Aberdeen NSW in 1816. In 1841, at Parramatta, he married Mary King Macarthur. He states "I have taken a 

cottage in Parramatta quite close to our kind friends the McArthurs...Lodgings are monstrously dear...We hired a 

man and his wife as servants...we were told they are honest and sober but we find there is not a servant in the 

country of that kind...they make you pay here three or four times as much for the same goods as in England...Banks 

here are quite as safe as at home..."]{Page 62.5} 

1838 mercantile entire headed "Campbell's Wharf Sydney/Novr 14th 1838", to London "p Florentia" with an almost 

fine strike of the rare 'DELOITTE/SYDNEY/& COMPY' forwarding agent's cachet on the flap, boxed 'INDIA 

LETTER/FALMOUTH' h/s in red on the flap & rated "3/4", London arrival b/s of 7JU7/1839.{Page 62.6} 

750 T 

500 T 

600 T 

300 T 

500 T 

387 C 

388 C B 

389 C B 

390 C A- 

Ex Lot 387 

1841-45 entires (4) & an outer to GB with boxed 'PAID AT/HARTLEY' (2, both signed by Thomas Brown & his wife 

Mary Brown), 'PAID AT/BATHURST', 'NEWCASTLE/POST PAID' or 'PENRITH/POST PAID' all in red & with the 

appropriate oval backstamps, condition variable. [See also Lot 408]{Page 61.1} (5 items) 

1842 missionary's mourning entire headed "RIchmond NS Wales/June 31 [sic] 1842" & signed "Arthur W Wallis", to 

London with fine 'WINDSOR/POST PAID.' h/s in red & fine oval 'WINDSOR/JY*1/1842/NEW.S.WALES' b/s, light 

Sydney transit on the face & London arrival b/s, rated "2/8" for a quadruple-rate incoming shipletter, minor soiling. 

[The writer advises of the death of his wife & child - there is a memorial to Jane Wallis in St Andrew's Church, 

Sydney - & advises he will not return to Calcutta "...constant occupation would be the best antidote to the griefs 

under which I labour...at Richmond. Here I have an abundant field of parochial and Missionary duty..." He refers to 

"letters which I enclose from the Bishop of Australia" that were responsible for the high postage due]{Page 64.1} 

1843 local outer to "Miss E Hollinworth/Surry Hills" with very fine boxed 'POST PAID/AT SYDNEY' h/s in red & rated 

"2" in red, GPO b/s & light strike of the very scarce ' 1 /OCLOCK' h/s, minor blemishes. Ex Dr Ed Druce.{Page 62.9} 

1846 (Jan 19) entire from Sydney to "Wesleyan Minister/Bathurst" with fine boxed 'POST PAID/SYDNEY' h/s in red 

& GPO b/s, rated "1/1" in red corrected to "9". [Bathurst is Australia's oldest inland town, having been founded in 

1815]{Page 64.2} 

1,000 T 

500 

300 T 

400 T

Page: 62 


Ex Lot 384 - Four Entires 

Ex Lot 381 - Revenues on Four Documents 

Lot 382 - Very Early Port Macquarie 

Lot 383 - Missionary to the Aborigines 

Lot 385 - Macarthur Family 

Lot 386 - Rare Forwarding Agent's Cachet 

Lot 391 - 'MORPETH/FREE' Handstamp 

Lot 392- Bangalore Gap near Goulburn 

Lot 389 - 1843 Local Letter

Aug 2, 2013 


NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued) 


391 C B 

1848 large-part outer endorsed "on Service/W Newcastle" with a largely fine strike of the rare 'MORPETH/FREE' 

h/s in red, light 'MAITLAND' transit & 'MUSWELL BROOK' arrival backstamps. [Morpeth was an inland port on the 

Hawkesbury River. The whole town is classified by the National Trust]{Page 62.7} 

392 C B - entire headed "Bangalore Gap October 27th 48" & signed "John MCauley", to "New Town/Sydney" & rated "10" in 

red, fine rounded-boxed 'GOULBURN/POST PAID' h/s in red, poor Goulburn & Sydney arrival b/s, minor 

ink-spatters & soiling. [The writer provides a bleak description of the land he is leasing]{Page 62.8} 

750 

300 

393 CL A- 

Lot 393 

1850 OHMS outer endorsed "Clerk of the Peace's Office/Sydney 26 March 1850" to "The Clerk of Petty 

Sessions/Brisbane" with a superb Sydney Views Plate I Early Impressions 2d greyish blue SG 16 [24, margins good 

to large with outer framelines on three sides] - Cat £600 - tied by bars cancel of Sydney (b/s), oval 

'BRISBANE/AP*1/1850/NEW.S.WALES' arrival b/s, ironed-out horizontal filing crease & a couple of insignificant 

tonespots. Ben Palmer's Census 1850.72. A very early stamped cover to the Moreton Bay District: Palmer records 

only one earlier. Ex Boucher, Wiggins & "Carrington" (Mark Dankin). RPSofV Certificate (2013).{Page 63.1} 

2,500 

Lot 394 

394 C A - outer headed "Gresford 10th June 1850" & signed "John Glennie", to Sydney with superb Sydney Views Plate II 

Early Impression 2d grey-blue SG 23 (margins good to large with almost complete outer framelines) tied by BN '61', 

largely very fine strike of oval 'GRESFORD' b/s, a poor transit & superb Sydney arrival b/s. A delightful Sydney 

Views usage. Ben Palmer's Census 1850.133. BPA Certificate (1980). [The writer tries to sidestep a financial claim 

against him. The recipient has added his "Copy of answer" repeating his claim & signed "Alexr Black". John Glennie 

and Thomas Patch were early Paterson Valley winemakers at Orindinna, Gresford. According to Ben Palmer, this 

cover was last offered at auction in 1981]{Page 63.2} 

395 C B - tiny envelope with light strikes of the scarce 'PAID AT/CARCOAR' h/s & oval 'CARCOAR/NEW.S.WALES' b/s, 

fine Sydney arrival b/s & very fine boxed '-6-/OCLOCK' h/s in blue indicating arrival too late for delivery on that day, 

a few blemishes. Ex Dr Ed Druce.{Page 64.3} 

396 C B - (July) entire to Carrington & (Oct) outer to Geelong both with scarce 'PAID/[crown]/SYDNEY' cds - used for less 

than a year - & superb '2' rate h/s in red, the first from "Hy Homer" (or Horner) to AW Blane enquiring if the 

Australian Agricultural Co will refund the £30 he paid for land at Port Stephens.{Page 64.5} (2 items) 

2,500 

300 T 

400 T

Page: 64 

Website: www.prestigephilately.com Aug 2, 2013

Aug 2, 2013 




397 C A-/B 

398 C B 

Ex Lot 397 

1852-56 stampless mail to the United States comprising 1) 1852 cover via 'SAN FRANCISCO' (cds on the face), & 

Panama to New York, repaired tear at right & spotting, rare routing; 2) 1852 entire endorsed "St George" carried 

privately to England, thence to Boston via Cunard Line to Canada, superb '19/CENTS' h/s for credit due to GB & 

'24' for postage due on arrival; and 3) 1856 entire "Per Omar Pasha" (clipper via Cape Horn) to England, thence to 

New York per Cunard Line, very fine '3' h/s of Sydney, mss "28" credit from USA to GB & '33' h/s for postage due 

on arrival. A very interesting trio.{Page 65.1} (3 items) 

1860s envelope with 'TELEGRAPH MESSAGE' & 'ISSUED...H...M/186...' on the face & 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH/ 

OFFICE' on the flap (damaged on opening) all embossed in white on dull red fields, unusually endorsed "Mr JH 

Smith 4/10 collect". 

1,000 T 

250 T 

399 C B 

400 C A 

401 C A- 

402 C B 

403 C B 

404 C B 

405 C A/C 

Lot 399 Lot 400 

1861 local cover with 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH DISPATCH' and 'IMMEDIATE' on the face and 'ELECTRIC 

TELEGRAPH/OFFICE/NEW SOUTH WALES' on the flap (damaged on opening) all embossed in white on dull blue 

fields, Diadem 1d affixed for delivery to a PO box & just tied by 'NSW'-in-concentric-ovals cancel. Rare, and VERY 

early telegraph item. {Page 65.2} 

1863 endorsed "at once" with rare franking of very fine Diadems Perf 13 1d dull red SG 155 horizontal strip of 6 tied 

by First Type Rays '245' cancels - rated RRR - of 'HAY' (b/s), 'DENILIQUIN' & 'MOAMA' transits & Melbourne arrival 

b/s. A very fine & desirable cover. [Hay was renamed from Lang's Crossing Place on 22/2/1861]{Page 65.3} 

1865 cover to "Providence/Rhode Island" endorsed "Per Madras" with Diadems 1/- carmine SG 169 & DLR 2d tied 

by 'NSW/65/OC20/ D /SYDNEY' sideways-duplex, London & 'BOSTON BR PKT' transits on the face, very minor 

soiling. Most attractive.{Page 64.7} 

1870 (Nov 4) cover to London with defective 10d violet tied by unusual Sydney duplex, superb strike of the rare 

boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/FOR BRINDISI ROUTE/DEFICIENT POSTAGE - d3' h/s applied on arrival at 

London (b/s), flap removed & some rear damage. A bargain at the estimate.{Page 64.6} 

1872 double-rate entire with printed imprint of 'Learmonth/Dickinson & Co' to Scotland "via Brindisi" with scarce 

franking of 'NINEPENCE' on Perf 13 10d SG 219 vertical pair tied by ' L /SYDNEY - NSW' duplex, 'EDINR' transit 

b/s, minor soiling & some internal reinforcing with stamp hinges.{Page 64.8} 

1895 cover to England with scarce franking of 8d Lyrebird tied by 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' cds, 'R'-in-oval 

h/s, London hooded-cds transit in red & superb 'REGISTERED/BIRMINGHAM' arrival b/s. 

TOULMIN PACKETS ("HOMEWARD" VOYAGES) Group comprising entire per Voyage 3 "Ewerrata"; part-entire 

per Voyage 14 endorsed "p Urgent" (mentions "...the unfavourable state of our Tobacco market..."); entire per 

Voyage 15 endorsed "p Sir Geo Seymour" (mercantile letter from Flower Salting & Co); superb outer per Voyage 

21 endorsed "per Sunflower"; very fine envelope per Voyage 22 "Tory" with light 'PAID AT/MAITLAND' h/s in red; 

very fine mourning envelope per Voyage 25 "Penyard Park" endorsed "First Ship"; and aged entire per Voyage 26 

"Hamlet".{Page 64.9} (7 items) 

750 T 

1,250 

450 

600 T 

400 

150 

1,500 T

Page: 66 


Aug 2, 2013 




406 C A- - Voyage 9: 1846 entire headed "Sydney Sept 1 1846" & signed "Emily Lambert....(?)", to England carried per 

"Emerald Isle", rated "3" in red for outgoing shipletter, boxed 'CALCUTTA/GPO/SHIPLETTER' b/s & London b/s of 

23JA23/1847 b/s both in red, poor 'STROUD' arrival b/s, rated "2/7" due. "Emerald Isle" departed Sydney 3/9/1846, 

via Torres Strait, arrived Calcutta 18/11/1846; per "Bentinck", departed 9/12/1846, arrived Suez 4/1/1847; per P&O 

"Oriental" Alexandria-Malta; finally per HMS "Flamer" to Marseilles; mails arrived at london 23/1/1847. Ex Dr Ed 

Druce. [Letters in this period from women are scarce. The writer complains that she has been ripped-off in respect 

of monies due to her "...even the money in the Savings Bank should produce more..."{Page 66.1} 

407 C B - Voyage 11: 1846 (Oct 25) missionary's outer to London carried per "Berkshire", fine 'WINDSOR/POST PAID' h/s 

in red & oval 'WINDSOR/NEW.S.WALES' b/s, rated "10" in red for inland postage, oval 'PAID SHIP 

LETTER/SYDNEY' d/s & unusual London arrival b/s of 2/4/1847 both in red. "Berkshire" departed Sydney 

7/11/1846; mails received at London 2/4/1848. [Colin Tabeart at page 107 notes that the "Berkshire" went first to 

Cherbourg in France, before London. This was in contravention of the mail contract. The mail was actually landed 

by a French vessel] {Page 66.2} 

408 C B - Voyage 28: 1848 entire headed "Esk Bank 4th March 1848" & signed "Thomas Brown/WA Maxwell/Mary Brown", 

to Dumfriesshire carried per "Alert" with fine strike of the scarce 'PAID AT/HARTLEY' h/s unusually in black & 

unframed-oval 'HARTLEY/NEW.S.WALES' b/s, rated "11d" for postage to Sydney, London b/s of 6AU6/1848 in red, 

'CARLISLE' transit in blue & poor 'LANGHOLM' arrival b/s, minor stain at left. "Alert" departed Sydney 10/4/1848; 

arrived The Downs 6/8/1848. Ex Dr Ed Druce. 

750 T 

600 T 


Thomas Brown is generally regarded as the founder of Lithgow. In 1840, he was the first to purchase land in the 

Lithgow Valley. With his wife Mary Brown (née Maxwell), he built his home "Esk Bank". Brown correctly assessed 

that the valley contained large deposits of coal. In the 1860s, with the spread of the rail system, Brown engaged in 

coal mining & won lucrative contracts to supply the railways. The third signatory is Mary's brother William Maxwell 

]{Page 66.3} 

- Postmarks 

750 T 

409 S A A2 

410 

C 

Lot 409 

Ex Lot 410 

'NLLE-CALEDONIE/15/DEC/81/NOUMEA' almost complete reconstructed strike on 4d & 8d. Rare: either an arrival 

cancellation, or evidence of the use of NSW stamps in New Caledonia.{Page 67.1} 

Shoebox of mostly PPCs with cds 'ADELONG' to 'YOUNG' many with numerals, stated to have very little 

duplication, noted scarce postmarks & numeral ties and many closed offices, condition very variable & quality of the 

strikes rather mixed but an excellent basis for expansion. Ex John Forrest.{Page 67.2} (340+) 

411 C A- A1+ Green Swamp Road Railway Siding: 'POSTED AT/GREEN SWAMP SIDING' 2-line h/s superb strike on 1933 

cover with 2d cancelled on arrival at Melbourne. Not recorded by Ken Killeen (BSAP "Bulletin"). [Green Swamp 

Siding is in the Riverina, between Finley & Berrigan] 

412 

C 

NUMERALS: [This & the next two lots are mostly PPCs with rated numerals or cds from offices that had rated 

numerals. The condition is quite mixed. All Ex John Forrest] Numerals rated R x10, & cds from offices with 

numerals rated R x7. (17) 

413 C - Numerals rated RR x9, & cds from offices with numerals rated RR x6. (15) 

250 T 

414 

C - Numerals rated RRR comprising '788' (1895 to Holland), '1403', '1500', '1755', '1908' (on 1908 advertising cover 

for The Brighton Hotel), '1921' with rare 'SUNTOP' cds & '2006' x2.{Page 66.4} (8) 

200 T 

750 T 

100 

150 T 

300 T 

Lot 415 

Lot 417 

Lot 419 

Lot 420 Lot 422 

415 S A A1 - Type 6 Rays '3' of Windsor fine strike on DLR 2d. Rated RRRRR.{Page 67.3} 

100 T 

416 S B B1 - Type 4 Rays '17' (16 rays) of Dubbo good strike on DLR 2d. Rated RRRR.{Page 64.10} 

75 T

Page: 68 


NEW SOUTH WALES - Postmarks (continued) 


417 S A+ A1+ - Rays '96' of Maryborough (Moreton Bay District) superb strike on very fine Large Diadems 6d fawn SG 93 (Cat 

£95). Superb!{Page 67.4} 

418 S B B1 - Rays '172' of Mangrove Creek light strike on Small Diadems Perf 12 1d pair. Rated RRRR.{Page 64.11} 

100 T 

419 S B B1 - Rays '498' of Scott's Flat good strike on DLR 2d optd 'OS'. Rated RRRRR.{Page 67.5} 

150 T 

420 S B A1+ - Rays '556' of Wakool superb strike on DLR 2d. Rated RRRR. Stunning!{Page 67.6} 

150 T 

421 S A A2 - BN '1327' of Colinton largely very fine strike on DLR 2d pair. Rated RRRR.{Page 64.4} 

100 T 

422 S A A2 - BN '1661' of Copmanhurst largely very fine strike on Jubilee 2d. Rated RRRR.{Page 67.7} 

100 T 

423 S A B2 - BN '1728' of South Murwillumbah good strike on Jubilee 2d. Rated RRRR.{Page 64.12} 

100 T 

424 C A- A1 

Sydney: 'TELEGRAPH BRANCH/ R /28JA/14/SYDNEY NSW' very fine strike tying Roos ½d green to face of PPC. 

[Not seen by us before] 

425 C B A2 Wuuluman: 'W[UU]LUMAN/MR17/1908/NSW' arrival on face of PPC. [H&T recorded in 1909 only] 

100 T 


- Postal Stationery 

100 T 

100 

426 P A-/B 

Lot 426 

Embossed essays 2d in dull blue, 6d in black-purple & 1/- in dull rose-red on envelopes each with unusual italicised 

'Specimen.' handstamp below the impression, a couple of very minor blemishes & the 6d with small stain. Rare & 

most desirable. None of these designs was used for an issued item. [The 2d in blue was used for Registration 

Envelope essays. John Bell's similar 1d essay envelope sold for $1495 at our auction of 8/5/2013. The four values 

constitute a full "set"]{Page 68.1} 

427 PS A+ POSTAL CARDS: 1908 Visit of the American Fleet 1d, unused. Superb! 

100 

428 PS C - OFFICIAL: 1½d blue with 'OS/NSW' perfin for Geological Survey of NSW, to Italy in 1907, a bit aged. 

200 T 

QUEENSLAND 

4,000 T 

429 P A 

Lot 429 

1882-85 Large Chalons £1 plate proof in plum, marginal strip of 4 from the right of the sheet, characteristic rough 

perfs, pencilled notation in the margin "Proof in color Mar 97", large-part o.g. A rare multiple. [The notation supports 

Basset Hull's statement at page 160 that this was a colour trial made in March 1897, apparently for a proposed 

change of colour: see Griffiths "Stamp Magazine" (May 1992). Alan Griffiths had only a thinned single & a cancelled 

pair. Bernie Manning's unmounted single sold for $977 at our auction of 13/6/2009]{Page 68.2} 

2,500 T

Aug 2, 2013 


QUEENSLAND (continued) 


430 * A 1868-78 Crown/Q Type '5' Perf 12½ 1d pale orange-vermilion & 1d flesh SG 95 & 97 horizontal pair, large-part 

o.g., Cat £330+; also three album pages of used shades including seven pairs. (67) 

431 W B/A 

1882-91 Lined Background Perf 9½x12 2d blue SG 177 horizontal pair apparently imperforate between but with 

the central perfs misplaced to the right, a few short perfs at left, unused, Cat £1000+. A very rare multiple. RPSofV 

Certificate (2013). [Unused pairs sold for $1322 & $1092 at our auctions of 26/11/2005 and 13/6/2009]{Page 66.5} 

432 G A B1 1900 Boer War Charity 1d & 2d SG 264a & b, Cat £385. (2) 

250 T 

433 * B - 1d claret SG 264a overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (Scudder Type 8) with the Overprint Inverted, minor toning, large-part 

o.g. [Ken Scudder makes no mention of this error. This is believed to be the only recorded example]{Page 66.6} 

434 * A B1 1907-11 Crown/A 1d vermilion pair from the right of the sheet Imperforate at Right BW #Q11ba, Cat $400. 

150 T 

QUEENSLAND 

- Postal History 

200 T 

750 

750 T 

435 C B 

436 C A- 

Lot 435 Lot 436 

1864 (Apr 28) truncated cover to Sydney with rare franking of 6d apple-green SG 26 Imperforate at the Base tied by 

'Q.L'-in-Rays. Only one other example of this error is recorded. Naturally, stamp errors on cover are of extreme 

rarity. [Illustrated in "Philately from Australia" (May 2013) at page 15]{Page 69.1} 

1867 cover to Devonshire "Via Marseilles" with Engraved 6d yellow-green & Litho 4d lilac Second Transfer tied by 

superb 'QL'-in-Rays cancels, Brisbane cds alongside, 'TORQUAY' arrival b/s, part-flap missing. Delightful & one of 

the most attractive Queensland covers of this period that we have seen.{Page 69.2} 

1,000 T 

2,000 

437 C A- 

438 C A- 

Lot 437 Lot 438 

1869 double-rate cover to London "via Marseilles" with scarce franking of 1868-78 2d blue & 6d pale apple-green 

single & pair tied by Rays '53' (rated RR on Chalons) of 'CHARLEVILLE' (cds alongside), Brisbane transit & London 

arrival b/s, flap removed. An unusually fine & attractive Chalon cover.{Page 69.3} 

1872 cover to NSW with scarce franking of 1d vermilion, 2d blue & 6d 'REGISTERED' orange-yellow SG 49 tied by 

a light strike of the 'GPO'-in-Bars roller cancel, light strike of the oval 'REGISTERED/BRISBANE' d/s in red below, 

Sydney & West Maitland transits & 'WOLLOMBI/=NSW=' arrival b/s, impressed 'JOHN CAMERON/LAND/AND/ 

ESTATE BROKER' on the flap.{Page 69.4} 

439 C A - mourning cover to Scotland with 6d yellow-green SG 68 tied by Rays '97' (rated RRR on Chalons) of 'TAMBO' 

(fair cds below), Rockhampton transit & very fine 'AUCHTERARDER' (Perthshire) arrival b/s.{Page 66.8} 

440 C B/A - blue envelope with 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, QUEENSLAND' & 'IMMEDIATE' printed on the face and endorsed 

"Townsville Dec 4th 1872" at lower-left, minor peripheral blemishes & most of the flap removed, with the enclosed 

telegram from Toowoomba. Rare.{Page 66.7} (2 items) 

441 C A- 

442 C (A-) 

1874 cover to "Shirenewton/nr Chepstow/Mon" (Wales) "via Brindisi" with attractive franking of 3d brown SG 67 & 

6d green SG 78 - both rich shades - tied by 'QL'-in-Rays cancels, 'BRISBANE/ 6 'cds alongside, poor 'CHEPSTOW' 

arrival b/s.{Page 66.10} 

1875 local cover to "comitionar/of raily/Brisbane" with scarce solo franking of 1d deep orange-vermilion SG 94 tied 

by poor "Brunswick Star" cancel & very fine strike of the scarce 23mm unframed 'BRISBANE/ B /DE31/75/+ Q-L +' 

cds, impressed 'COMMISSIONER/FOR RAILWAYS' at the top, repaired opening tears on the reverse. Rare town 

letter. [Gibbons states that SG 94 was issued in 1876. This may well be a First Day Cover]{Page 66.9} 

1,250 

1,000 

250 

500 T 

450 

850

Page: 70 


QUEENSLAND - Postal History (continued) 


443 C B 

Lot 443 

Lot 444 

1886 cover to Mauritius "p Messageries Maritimes/via Melbourne" with Lined Background 2d x3 (one defective) tied 

by poor Rays cancels of 'MACKAY' (cds below), Brisbane b/s & French mailboat 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No 3' transit cds 

in red, Port Louis arrival b/s, some soiling. A very scarce destination from Queensland.{Page 70.1} 

444 C B - cover to Denmark "Via Sydney & Brindisi" with Second Sidefaces 2d x5 tied by 'DUNGENESS' cds, Townsville & 

Brisbane b/s, Brindisi transit b/s of 11/DIC/86 but then oddly routed via 'GIBRALTAR/DE17/86', light 'SVENDBORG' 

arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Most unusual. Colin Tabeart doesn't shed any light on the carriage or routing of this 

mail. [Dungeness was a sugar port that lacked even a store or hotel until the 1880s! PO 4/8/1874; RO 1/1/1880; PO 

16/6/1883; replaced by Lucinda 6/10/1896]{Page 70.2} 

445 C C 

1895 soiled cover front with Void Background 1d x2 tied by indistinct BN cancel), largely very fine strikes of 'LATE 

FEE' h/s (38x7mm) & '[LOO]SE SHIP LETTER' h/s (as Campbell Type 2) both applied at Rockhampton (cds 

below). Very scarce markings. 

600 T 

750 

250 

446 C B 

447 PS C 

Lot 446 

Lot 447 

1897 Smellie & Co engraved advertising cover to New York "via frisco" with 2½d rose tied by Brisbane duplex, New 

York arrival b/s, light staining on the reverse in no way detracts from the beautiful appearance.{Page 70.3} 

1904 commercial usage of 1½d scenic Postal Card from Mapoon (Cape York) to German East Africa "Via 

Bombay-Zanzibar" with BN '336' & 'THURSDAY ISLAND' cds, superb transits of 'ADEN' & 'DAR-ES-SALAAM' & 

light 'NEU-LANGENBURG/DEUTSCH-/OST AFRIKA' arrival cds, some soiling/toning. A remarkable origin/ 

destination item. [A Presbyterian Mission was established at Mapoon in 1891 but the letter - in German - is from 

Rev Arthur Richter, a Lutheran??]{Page 70.4} 

448 PS C REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: McCorquodale formular Registration Envelope, some toning, unused. Scarce. 250 T 

250 

400 

“Queensland Postage Stamps 1879-1912” by Ken Scudder 

It is 83 years since Arthur Basset Hull published his work on Queensland’s Small Chalons. At 

long last, the rest of the story is told. The product of 20 years’ research by Ken Scudder, this 

new 400pp hardbound volume is a must for every collector and dealer. Priced at $160 plus 

postage and packing, it is a great reference and a fine investment in philatelic knowledge.

Aug 2, 2013 



SOUTH AUSTRALIA 

Ex Lot 449 

449 

*WO 

Attractive collection including London Printings 1d to 6d, Adelaide Printings 1d 6d & 1/-, nice range of Roulettes, 

Perf 11½-12xRouletted 1d 6d & 10d on 9d, Broad Star '3-PENCE' on 4d SG 112 unused, 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 

10/- £1 & £2 postally used plus 2/6d & 5/- mint, Thin 'POSTAGE' to 10/-, '2½d.' on 4d with Fraction Bar Omitted, 1/- 

brown with Double Perfs, 'O.S.' group with a few varieties including 2/- with major Pre-Printing Paper Folds & 2/- 

with Double Perfs, etc. An excellent basis for a new interest.{Page 71.1} (220+) 

1,000 T 

450 

Ex Lot 450 

W* Companion group of unused/mint stamps with earlier issues including '3-PENCE' on 4d ultramarine, '8 PENCE' on 

9d, 9d & 2/-, DLR & Tannenberg issues including 'SPECIMEN' Opts x6, Thin 'POSTAGE' to 2/6d, Thick 'POSTAGE' 

2/6d (**) & 5/-, etc, also 'REPRINT' array x48, generally fine to very fine, mostly with part- to large-part o.g. 

Colourful.{Page 71.2} (100+) 

451 * A- 1855 London Printings 2d rose-carmine SG 2, margins close to good, minor surface scuff, large-part o.g., Cat 

£600.{Page 72.2} 

452 

G - 2d rose-carmine SG 2 block of 6 (3x2), remarkably with full margins (just clear at right), deep rich colour, heavy 

ironed-out central vertical crease with some coincident splitting, a couple of minor scissor-cuts, roller cancels of the 

GPO, Cat £480++. A rare and handsome multiple. [Blocks are much scarcer than strips. Griffiths', Butler's & Jaffé's 

largest multiples were strips of 3. Harry Lower's strip of 7 with minor faults sold for $1725 at our auction of 

12/5/2007]{Page 72.4} 

1,000 T 

400 T 

500 T 

Lot 453 Lot 457 Lot 458 

453 W B - 6d deep blue SG 3, margins close to good, a little soiled, unused, Cat £3250. RPSofV Certificate (2013).{Page 

71.3} 

454 F A - 6d deep blue SG 3, and Adelaide Printings 6d slate-blue SG 10 x2 (one with a chunk of the adjoining unit above), 

all with margins close to good, Cat £520. [SG 10 is much scarcer than SG 3, but is priced by Gibbons at only £20 

more]{Page 72.1} 

455 G A+ - 6d deep blue SG 3 horizontal pair, margins good to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at upper-right, neat 

dumb cancels of the GPO, Cat £320+. Superb and rare in this quality. RPSofL Certificate (now lost).{Page 72.5} 

456 G A 

1856-58 Adelaide Printings 2d orange-red SG 7 horizontal pair, margins close to huge with a chunk of the unit at 

left, '1' cancels of Port Adelaide, Cat £160+. 

457 F A - 1/- red-orange SG 11, margins just touching - at lower-right to good, very fine Diamond-Numeral '27' of Kapunda, 

Cat £600. Much scarcer than SG 12, probably on a ratio of at least 1:10. Extremely fine for this stamp.{Page 71.4} 

458 F A - 1/- orange SG 12, close even margins, light but obvious Diamond-Numeral '68' of McLaren Vale, Cat £450.{Page 

71.5} 

1,000 

350 

500 T 

120 

1,500 T 

500 T

Page: 72 


Aug 2, 2013 


SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued) 


459 P A/A- 

1860-69 Second Roulettes New Values imperforate plate proofs on unwatermarked paper comprising 4d pair in 

black, 4d pair in claret (gum, original??) & 9d block of 4 in black (the third unit just shaved at left). (3 items) 

460 W A - 1/- yellow SG 38, well centred, unused, Cat £750. Underrated.{Page 72.3} 

750 T 

461 G B - 1/- lake-brown as SG 42 but a pronounced Double Print, small defects, GPO cancel. Unlisted by Gibbons. 

[Gibbons previously listed a number of Double Prints under South Australia. These were removed on the grounds 

that they were all merely "kiss" prints. However, this stamp exhibits an obvious Double Print]{Page 72.8} 

462 G A+ 

1868-79 Perf 11½-12½ '3-PENCE' on 4d Prussian blue SG 66, a dramatic rich example of this rare shade, 

Diamond-Numeral '26' (rated R) of Shea Oak Log, Cat £850. Superb!{Page 72.9} 

180 T 

250 T 

800 T 

Lot 463 

Lot 464 

463 F A/B - 6d Prussian blue horizontal pair Imperforate Vertically SG 73a on remarkably Thin Paper, the design slightly 

trimmed at right, light GPO cds of AP18/78. A great rarity. {Page 73.1} 

464 P A - 9d imperforate plate proof in red-purple on gummed unwatermarked (?) paper Printed on both Sides (the 

impression on the reverse is inverted relative to the face), margins good to large, handstamped 'SPECIMEN'. 

Unique! [This is stated to be the only recorded plate proof of this 9d stamp]{Page 73.2} 

465 * A - 'TEN PENCE' in Black on 9d yellow SG 79, an unusually tall stamp mispeforated with part of the adjoining unit & 

surcharge above, large-part o.g., Cat £325.{Page 72.6} 

466 * A 1876-1900 Broad Star Perf 10x11½-12½ 6d bright ultramarine SG 141 block of 4, large-part o.g., Cat £320+. 

Scarce multiple. 

467 

O 

1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 10 15/- brownish yellow SG 198 with clear manuscript cancel apparently 

re-used postally; 50/- dull pink SG 201 & £10 "bronze" SG 206 both with forged 'REGISTERED ADELAIDE' 

squared-circles; and £15 "silver" SG 207 with fiscal cancel removed. Handy "spacefillers". [Cat £3800, the high 

values for CTO examples]{Page 72.7} (4) 

468 *W A/A- - Perf 10 10/- 15/- £1 (no gum) £4 & £10 between SG 197 & 206 each with 12½mm 'SPECIMEN' overprint, all from 

the original printings, very fresh, large-part o.g. Very scarce.{Page 72.10} (5) 

469 * A - Perf 10 10/- 15/- £2 & 50/- SG 197 198 200 & 201 plus Perf 11½-12½ £3 & £5 brown SG 202a & 205 each with 

15mm 'SPECIMEN' overprint, all from the original printings, very fresh, large-part o.g. Very scarce.{Page 72.11} (6) 

470 * A/A- - Perf 10 2/6d to 50/- SG 195-201 each with 18mm 'SPECIMEN' overprint, all from the original printings, a few very 

minor blemishes but all very fresh, large-part o.g. Very scarce.{Page 72.12} (7) 

471 V A - Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d 5/- 10/- & £1 SG 195a-197a & 199a, CTO with double-circle Adelaide cds, Cat £220+. From 

the 1901 Federation presentation sets. (4) 

472 W A- - Perf 11½-12½ £20 claret with the Watermark Inverted overprinted 'SPECIMEN' 12½mm, no gum. [About 6 

examples are recorded]{Page 72.13} 

2,000 T 

2,000 T 

300 T 

300 T 

250 T 

300 T 

400 T 

400 T 

150 T 

300 T 

473 O A/B 

Ex Lot 473 

OFFICIAL STAMPS: Selection of 'O.S.' Overprint varieties comprising Inverted SG O44a, O81a x2 & O83a; Double 

SG O81b; or Misplaced Overprints x5 (two with only one letter visible); and Missing Stops SG O17a, O27b, O49f, 

O59b, O80b, O81c x2 & O82c; generally fine.{Page 73.3} (18) 

474 F A C1 - 1876-85 Perf 10 4d deep mauve with the Overprint Inverted SG O17d, light cds, undercatalogued at £250. {Page 

74.1} 

475 F B A1 - 1876-85 Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep mauve with the Overprint Inverted SG O24a, exceptional centring, a little aged, 

'QUORN' squared-circle. Unpriced by Gibbons. RPSofV Certificate (2008).{Page 74.2} 

500 T 

750 T 

500 T

Page: 74 


SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued) 


Lot 474 Lot 475 Lot 476 

476 H A C1 - 1876-85 Perf 11½-12½ 1/- red-brown with the Overprint Inverted SG O27a, untidy cancel, undercatalogued at 

£190. RPSofV Certificate (2013).{Page 74.3} 

250 T 

Lot 477 Lot 478 Lot 482 

477 G A B1 - 1876-80 Perf 10 2d orange with the Overprint Double One Inverted SG O44c, light duplex cancel. Unpriced by 

Gibbons. Ex Fryar. RPSofV Certificate (2011).{Page 74.4} 

478 G A - 1891-99 Type 2 Overprint Perf 10 4d violet & Perf 13 4d both with Double Overprint SG 61a (unpriced) & 69a (Cat 

£65).{Page 74.5} 

479 *O A/B - Perf 'SA' errors comprising Inverted on ½d (**) & Long Type 6d, Double on 1d 5d (perf faults) & used Long Type 

1/-, and Triple on 2d pair. Very scarce. (7) 

480 ** A/B - Perf 'SA' 1d block of 12 (6x2), the lower row with Double 'SA', a couple of tonespots, unmounted. 

250 T 

481 ** A - Perf 'SA' 5d Plate '1' corner block of 4 with Double 'SA' on the upper pair & in the margin, unmounted. 

200 T 

482 * A REPRINTS: 1876-1904 Crown/SA 2d orange with Double Overprint One Inverted, large-part o.g.{Page 74.6} 

200 T 

483 O A- 

REVENUES: 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ £5 grey with manuscript "4 3 90" & oval cachet in 

violet. [Most high value revenues have been ruined by being cleaned & struck with fake cancels]{Page 72.14} 

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Official Stamps - Departmental Overprints 

Since 2004, we have offered eight significant collections of these fascinating stamps. They include Les Munn (15/5/2004), "Sir 

Humphrey" (8/10/2005), Harry Lower (12/5/2007), Victor Bullock (1/9/2007), Frederick Hall (9/2/2008) & Rodney Attwood (23/9/2011). 

You may access any or all of these catalogues on our website. Bidders should be mindful that defective sheets were often used for 

overprinting, resulting in many Departmentals being poorly centred, often exhibiting irregular or trimmed perforations, separation faults 

etc. Fine examples are thus the exception rather than the rule: those graded "B" or even "C" are generally at least average quality for 

the particular type. Until Stanley Gibbons properly lists and assigns values to these stamps they will remain grossly undervalued. Our 

estimates are conservative, based on our previous results, to which mention is made when appropriate. Please note that stamps Perf 

11½-12½ are noted as "Perf 11½" for brevity. 

750 T 

250 T 

200 T 

600 T 

484 F (A-) 

Lot 484 

ARCHITECT: Black 'A.' on Perf 11½ 4d slate-violet, repaired tear, GPO cds of AP3/74. Rated RRRRR. RPSofL 

Certificate (1974). [The first example we have offered]{Page 74.7} 

250 T 

When might you see another one?

Aug 2, 2013 


SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Official Stamps - Departmental Overprints (continued) 


485 G A 

Lot 485 

Lot 486 Lot 487 

Lot 488 

AUDIT OFFICE: Black 'A.O.' on Perf 10 1d green, the upper row of perfs grossly misplaced into the design so the 

stamp has been cut from the sheet to preserve the design, GPO cds of DE14/70. Rated RRR+.{Page 75.1} 

486 F A - Black 'A.O.' on Star Wmk Perf 11½ 4d slate-purple, GPO cds of JY10/74. Rated RRR. [Superior to the example - 

trimmed perfs at base - that sold for $264 at our auction of 19/3/2005]{Page 75.2} 

487 G A - Black 'A.O.' on Star Wmk Perf 10x11½ 4d slate-violet, GPO cds of MY11/74. Rated RR.{Page 75.3} 

200 T 

488 F A - Black 'A.O.' on Perf 11½xRouletted 1/- brown, cut from the sheet to preserve the design, GPO cds. Rated RR. 

{Page 75.4} 

300 T 

300 T 

150 T 

489 F B 

490 F A 

Lot 489 

Lot 490 Lot 491 

BARRACKS DEPARTMENT: Red 'B.D.' on Rouletted 6d ultramarine, small separation fault at lower-left & shallow 

thin, very late usage with GPO cds of FE9/75. Rated RR. RPSofL Certificate (1974). [Sir Humphrey's very fine 

example sold for $460]{Page 75.5} 

BOTANIC GARDENS: Black 'B.G.' on De La Rue Wmk Star Rouletted 2d, GPO cds of MR2/70. Rated RR.{Page 

75.6} 

491 G A - Black 'B.G.' on De La Rue Wmk V/Crown Perf 10 2d, GPO cds of JY16/72. Rated RRR. [Superior to the example 

that sold for $264 at our auction of 12/6/2010]{Page 75.7} 

200 T 

150 T 

250 T 

492 F A- 

Lot 492 Lot 493 

CHIEF SECRETARY: Red 'C.S.' on Rouletted 6d dull blue, rounded corner at lower-left, GPO cds of OC20/68. 

Rated RR. [Only the second example we have offered. "Sir Humphrey's" example sold for $172]{Page 75.8} 

493 F/G A- - Blue 'C.S.' on De La Rue Rouletted 2d 4d & 6d, small faults. Rated RR, RRR & RR respectively. [A complete"set" 

of Blue 'C.S.' Overprints]{Page 75.9} 

150 T 

400 T 

Starting Prices are updated on our website 

until the time that the auction commences.

Page: 76 




Lot 494 

494 V (A) 

495 F A 

Lot 495 

Lot 496 Lot 497 

CONVICT DEPARTMENT: Black 'C.D.' on DLR Crown/SA Rouletted 2d, ironed-out crease, light dumb cancel. 

Significantly underrated at R. [Victor Bullock's example sold for $690. Henry Hall's example sold for $862]{Page 

76.1} 

CROWN LANDS: Red 'C.L.' on Rouletted 2d vermilion (rich shade), cut from the sheet to preserve the design, 

superb GPO cds of SP7/68. Rated RRR. [Henry Hall's example - dated 1/4/1868; First Day of Departmentals - sold 

for $506]{Page 76.2} 

496 F A+ - Black 'C.L.' on Rouletted 2/- rose-carmine, an unusually large stamp with good margins on all sides, GPO cds of 

JY19/68. Rated RRR. A gem! [Vic Bullock's example sold for $276]{Page 76.3} 

497 F A- - Black 'C.L.' on Perf 11½ 2/- pink, pulled perf at lower-right, dumb cancel. Rated RRR. [Far superior to "Sir 

Humphrey's" example that sold for $264]{Page 76.4} 

500 T 

400 T 

250 T 

250 T 

498 G A 

499 G A 

Lot 498 

Lot 499 Lot 500 

CUSTOMS: Red 'C.' on Rouletted 6d ultramarine, tied to piece by untidy Port Adelaide cds. Underrated at RR. ["Sir 

Humphrey's" very fine example sold for $834. Vic Bullock's example - a little aged - sold for $506]{Page 76.5} 

EDUCATION BOARD: Red 'E.B.' on Rouletted 2d vermilion, GPO cds of SP5/68. Rated RRRR. [Vic Bullock's 

unusually large example sold for $1437] {Page 76.6} 

500 G B - Red 'E.B.' on Perf 11½ 4d slate-purple, a little aged, untidy cds. Rated RR. [This is the first example we have 

offered]{Page 76.7} 

500 T 

750 T 

250 T 

501 F A 

Lot 501 Lot 502 

ENGINEER: Red 'E.' on Perf 11½ 4d slate-purple, GPO cds of JU8/68. Rated RRRR. [The first used example we 

have offered]{Page 76.8} 

502 F B - Red 'E.' on Rouletted 6d dull blue, shallow thinning, GPO cds of DE22/68. Rated RRRR. [Superior to the example 

that sold for $310 at our auction of 29/11/2008] {Page 76.9} 

500 T 

300 T

Aug 2, 2013 




503 G A 

Lot 503 Lot 505 

Lot 504 

GOVERNMENT PRINTER: Red 'G.P.' on Rouletted 1d green, GPO cds of AP7/68. Rated R. Very early usage: 

Departmentals were introduced from 1/4/1868. RPSofL Certificate (1974). {Page 77.1} 

504 F A - Black 'G.P.' on Perf 11½xRouletted 6d blue, light cancel. Rated RR.{Page 77.3} 

150 T 

505 G/F B/A - Black 'G.P.' on Rouletted 2/- rose-carmine (a little aged) & on Perf 11½ 2/- deep carmine. Both rated R.{Page 

77.2} 

506 

G 

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY: Red 'H.A.' on Rouletted 1d yellow-green (rated RR), 2d vermilion (RR), 6d (RR) & 1/- (R) 

and Perf 11½ 4d (RR), a few minor faults. An unusual opportunity to acquire a complete "set" of red overprints. [Vic 

Bullock's similar set sold for $529] 

100 T 

150 T 

Offer T 

Lot 507 

507 G A - Red 'H.A.' on Perf 11½ 4d slate-purple, an unusually wide example resulting in a Double Overprint, untidy GPO 

cds of AU2/69. Rated RR++. [A large example with small faults - and no second overprint - sold for $483 at our 

auction of 7/7/2007]{Page 77.4} 

750 T 

508 G A 

Lot 508 Lot 509 

Lot 510 

Lot 511 

LAND TITLES: Black 'L.T.' on DLR Crown/SA Rouletted 2d, Watermark Reversed, GPO cds of JU-/70. Rated RR+. 

[Henry Hall's example sold for $167] {Page 77.5} 

509 G A - Black 'L.T.' on DLR V/Crown Perf 10 2d, a couple of short perfs at upper-right, GPO cds of MR17/73. Rated 

RR.{Page 77.6} 

510 F A - Black 'L.T.' on Perf 10 4d slate-purple, light cds. Rated RR.{Page 77.7} 

150 T 

511 F A - Black 'L.T.' on Perf 10 6d Prussian blue, an enormous example, GPO cds. Rated R.{Page 77.8} 

100 T 

150 T 

150 T

Page: 78 




512 F A- 

Lot 512 

Lot 513 

Lot 514 

LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY: Red 'LL.' (Stop Omitted between 'LL.') on Rouletted 6d dull blue, GPO cds of AP1/68 

being the date the Departmentals were first issued. Rated RRR. [Vic Bullock's similar example - not First Day of 

Issue - sold for $834] {Page 78.1} 

513 G A MANAGER OF RAILWAYS: Black 'M.R.' on Perf 11½x10, indistinct numeral cancel. Rated RRR.{Page 78.2} 300 T 

514 G A 

MARINE BOARD: Red 'M.B.' on Rouletted 6d ultramarine horizontal pair, Port Adelaide cds of DE9/68. Rated R+. 

RPSofL Certificate (1974). {Page 78.3} 

750 T 

150 T 

Lot 515 

Lot 516 Lot 517 

515 F A - Black 'M.B.' on Rouletted 1d green, Port Adelaide cds. Rated RR. [Superior to "Sir Humphrey's" example that sold 

for $224]{Page 78.4} 

516 F A - Black 'M.B.' on De La Rue Wmk Star Rouletted 2d, Port Adelaide cds. Rated RRR. [The first example we have 


517 F A - Black 'M.B.' on De La Rue Wmk Crown/SA Rouletted 2d, Port Adelaide cds. Rated R. [An example sold for $172 

at our auction of 20/11/2004]{Page 78.6} 

200 T 

300 T 

140 T 

Lot 518 Lot 519 

518 G A - Black 'M.B.' on Wmk Star Perf 10x11½x11½ x11½ 4d slate-purple. Rated RR. {Page 78.7} 

200 T 

519 G A - Black 'M.B.' on Perf 11½xRouletted 1/- brown. Rated RR. {Page 78.8} 

200 T 

Recommended Auction Agents 

The following agents regularly represent clients at our auctions, and are highly regarded 

as bidding agents. You may wish to contact them directly to engage their services. 

Mark Knothe 

(Sale, Victoria) - Phone: +61 414 894991 - Email: gknothe@bigpond.com 

Matt Hancock (Melbourne) - Phone: +61 401 976018 - Email: stampsulike@gmail.com

Aug 2, 2013 




Lot 520 

Lot 521 Lot 522 

520 F A OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE: Red 'O.A.' on Rouletted 2d vermilion, superb GPO cds of JY28/68. Grossly underrated at R. 

[Superior to the example that sold for $437 at our auction of 7/12/2012]{Page 79.1} 

521 F A - Blue 'O.A.' on De La Rue Crown/SA Rouletted 2d, small faults, GPO cds of FE1/69. Rated RR. [Vic Bullock's 

similar example sold for $322]{Page 79.2} 

522 F A - Black 'O.A.' on De La Rue Crown/SA Rouletted 2d, GPO cds of DE12/70. Rated R. [The first example we have 


400 T 

250 T 

100 T 

Lot 523 

Lot 524 

523 G A - Black 'O.A.' on De La Rue V/Crown Perf 10 2d, untidy cds of MR8/72. Rated RRR. [The first example we have 


524 F A - Black 'O.A.' on Star 4d slate-purple, vertical marginal watermark line at right, GPO cds Rated RRRR. [The first 

fine example we have offered]{Page 79.5} 

300 T 

400 T 

525 F A 

Lot 525 

Lot 526 Lot 527 

Lot 528 

POST OFFICE: Black 'P.O.' Perf 10x11½ 1d green, vertical perfs grossly misplaced so cut from the sheet to 

preserve the design, GPO cds. Rated RRR, [The first example we have offered]{Page 79.6} 

526 G A - Black 'P.O.' De La Rue Wmk Star Rouletted 2d, GPO cds of DE30/69. Rated RRR, [The first example we have 


527 G A - Black 'P.O.' De La Rue Wmk Crown/SA (Reversed) Perf 10xRouletted 2d, GPO cds. Rated R+.{Page 79.8} 100 T 

528 G A - Black 'P.O.' on Perf 11½ 4d slate-violet, GPO cds of OC6/70. Rated RR.{Page 79.9} 

200 T 

300 T 

300 T 

PASSION! it’s the key ingredient in “The Prestige Difference”.

Page: 80 




Lot 529 Lot 530 Lot 531 Lot 532 

529 F A- - Black 'P.O.' on Perf 11½ 6d Prussian blue, minor blemishes, GPO cds. Rated RR.{Page 80.1} 

150 T 

530 G A - Black 'P.O.' on Perf 11½xRouletted 1/- brown, GPO cds of JA4/71. Rated RR. [Vic Bullock's example sold for 

$276]{Page 80.2} 

531 G A - Black 'P.O.' on Perf 11½x10 1/- brown, GPO cds. Rated R.{Page 80.3} 

100 T 

532 F C 

PROTECTOR OF ABORIGINES: Red 'P.A.' on Rouletted 2d vermilion, separation fault at left, GPO cds of 

NO21/68. Rated RRRR. [The first used example we have offered. Henry Hall's oxidised unused example - also 

rated RRRR - sold for $1610]{Page 80.4} 

200 T 

400 T 

533 G/F A 

Lot 533 

Lot 534 

PUBLIC WORKS: Black 'P.W ' on De La Rue Star Rouletted 2d horizontal pair, GPO cds of MR12/70. Rated R+. 

[This is the pair illustrated by Ron Butler at page 130. Vic Bullock's similar pair sold for $287]{Page 80.5} 

534 F A - Black 'P.W ' on De La Rue Crown/SA Rouletted 2d horizontal pair, GPO cds of AU7/69. Rated RRRR+. [The first 

examples we have offered]{Page 80.6} 

250 T 

750 T 

535 F A 

Lot 535 

Lot 537 

Lot 536 

REGISTRAR-GENERAL: Red 'R.G.' on Rouletted 6d dull blue, light GPO cds. Rated RRR. ["Sir Humphrey's" 

example sold for $299] {Page 80.7} 

536 F A - Red 'R.G.' on Rouletted 1/- brown, GPO cds. Rated RRRR. [The first fine example we have offered]{Page 80.9} 400 T 

537 F A 

ROADS BOARD: Black 'R.B.' on Crown/SA Perf 10 2d, unusually cancelled with huge 'CENTRAL [BOARD OF 

MAIN ROADS]' cachet in blue. Rated S+. {Page 80.8} 

250 T 

100 T 

When you are ready to sell your collection, remember that 

Prestige Philately offers you the critical combination of 

beautiful catalogues, scholarly descriptions, access to our 

discerning clients, outstanding results, and on-time payment.

Aug 2, 2013 




538 F A 

Lot 538 

Lot 540 

Lot 539 

STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE: Red 'S.M.' on Rouletted 2d vermilion (Dry Print with void area at left), large 

unframed 'GAWLER/JY27/1869/SA' cds. Rated RR.{Page 81.1} 

539 F B - Red 'S.M.' on Rouletted 6d deep ultramarine, minor separation faults clear of the design, superb 

Diamond-Numeral '43' cancel of Gumeracha. Rated RRR.{Page 81.3} 

540 F A 

SURVEYOR-GENERAL: Black 'S.G.' on De La Rue Wmk Crown/SA Rouletted 2d horizontal pair, GPO cds of 

JA14/71. Rated R+.{Page 81.2} 

150 T 

200 T 

150 T 

541 G A 

Lot 541 

Lot 542 

WATERWORKS: Black 'W.' on De La Rue Crown/SA Rouletted 2d with the Watermark Reversed, GPO cds of 

OC20/70. Underrated at R+. {Page 81.4} 

542 G A- - Black 'W.' on De La Rue Crown/SA Rouletted 2d, GPO cds. Underrated at S. [We have sold five examples - one 

of which was ugly - for an average of $261]{Page 81.5} 

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History 

543 C B 

1849 (Jan) double-weight & (Dec) outers with "PO/BB" at upper-left in different hands, rated "8" or "4" in black, both 

with GPO arrival cds on the face, vertical filing folds. [From Burra Burra, a copper mining settlement. PO 1847; 

renamed Kooringa. Martin Walker states the name change took place before 29/3/1849. However, the later item - 

the date confirmed by docketing within - suggests the change was later]{Page 82.1} (2) 

544 C A+ - entire headed "Adelaide" & signed "SSmart", to Dublin with largely superb 'GPO/[crown]/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' 

cds in black. Superb quality! [The letter states "...I have also sent you the first quarters rent...deducting my 

commission for collecting postages & the Bank charge 5 pCent...which they charge on all bills under £10...land in 

Adelaide has increased in value...owing to the mines, the great influx of settlers & other circumstances...The land at 

Prospect village is worth but little as there is a difficulty in getting water there..."]{Page 82.2} 

545 C B - (Nov 26) Australian Mining Company stampless entire headed "London" to Adelaide "pr Strath Eden" amended to 

"Statesman" with a very fine strike of the very scarce 'JB WILCOCKS/AGENT FOR GOVERNMENT/EMIGRATION/ 

PLYMOUTH' forwarding agent's h/s, GPO arrival cds & rated "6" for an incoming shipletter, ironed-out horizontal 

filing fold. [Carried privately & placed into the mails upon arrival. The addressee was the prominent parsimonious 

Quaker landowner Jacob Hagen who arrived in 1839. Hagen was the largest buyer of government debentures & 

became the Colony's largest creditor. A similar entire with only a light strike of the handstamp sold for $437 at our 


546 C B 

547 C B 

1851 outer to the Surveyor-General with postmaster's manuscript endorsement "PO/Watervale", rated "4d" in red & 

endorsed "prepaid", GPO arrival b/s in blue & very fine strike of the '[crown]/PAID' h/s with date slugs removed in 

red. Watervale opened 18/8/1849, when facilities were transferred from Penwortham (1). [Sir Arthur Henry Freeling 

arrived in Adelaide in January 1849 to succeed Edward Frome as Surveyor-General. He also headed the Crown 

Lands Department & was one of five commissioners of the City of Adelaide]{Page 82.4} 

1852 stampless cover from England per "Duke of Cornwallis/To be forwarded by first direct vessel" with 

'BIRMINGHAM' cds in blue & 'SHIP LETTER/[crown]/=LONDON=' cds in red, 'GPO/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' arrival 

cds in black, rated "8" in red & "6" in black payable by the addressee. 

200 T 

200 T 

350 T 

250 T 

450 T 

400 

250 T 

Overseas clients pay no Australian Goods & Services Tax (GST).

Page: 82 


Aug 2, 2013 


SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 


548 CL (B) 

549 C A- 

550 C (B) 

551 C C 

552 C A 

553 C B 

554 C A 

555 C B 

Lot 548 

1866 cover to Shropshire "Via Marseilles" with attractive 3-colour franking of Rouletted 1d yellow-green, 9d 

grey-lilac & 1/- red-brown strip of 3 - the stamps with a couple of separation faults - with GPO cds & superb arced 

'REGISTERED/No...' h/s, oval 'REGISTERED/LONDON' d/s in red on the face, 'SHREWSBURY' transit & 

'ELLESMERE' arrival b/s, professionally cleaned & a couple of repairs on the reverse.{Page 83.1} 

1870 cover to Yorkshire with Perkins Bacon 4d dull purple & De La Rue 2d orange tied by 'ROBE' cds, GPO transit 

& superb 'DONCASTER' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [The letter comments on the Money Order system: "...Please 

apply earlier to the Post Office for them, or the advice does not come until succeeding mail, & it will be better to 

mention Melbourne Australia as one is said to have been sent to America..."]{Page 82.5} 

1872 cover to GB "Via Brindisi" with 3-colour franking of 1d green DLR 2d orange & 6d deep blue tied by GPO cds, 

'DAVENTRY' arrival b/s, opened-out & the flap removed. [With the enclosed cross-written letter headed 

"Gumeracha/Near Adelaide" & signed "ES Holthorne"] 

1874 cover to "Smarse [?] bei Züllichau/Germany" with Perkins Bacon 6d & De La Rue 2d tied by 'GAMBIERTON' 

cds, superb GPO b/s, London transit cds & mss "2" both in red on the face & 'AUSG/No 2' arrival b/s, soiling. 

Scarce destination. 

1882 cover from Scotland with 6d grey only tied by largely superb 'HADDINGTON - 171' duplex, superb boxed 

'DEFICIENT POSTAGE 6d/FINE 6d - 1/-' rubber h/s in violet, Adelaide arrival cds & superb strike of the rare '1/-' 

postage due h/s. A cover of unusual quality.{Page 82.6} 

1892 (April 21) stampless OHMS cover with Post Office & Telegraph Department imprint at lower-left, to England 

with 'REGISTERED ADELAIDE' squared-circle, curved 'REGISTERED/No' h/s & 'R'-in-oval h/s, repaired flap fault. 

[The Australian Colonies joined the Universal Postal Union with effect 1/10/1891. This is thus a very early example 

of free registered mail as allowed under UPU Regulations] 

1898 complete 'PARCEL [Arms] POST' label noting weight of "4lbs" & postage of "2/2" with De La Rue 2d & 4d x6 

all with 'FARINA/S-A' squared-circle cancels, some adhesions but still with large-part o.g. Rare.{Page 82.7} 

1899 registered cover to Queensland & three 1904 Tatts covers with squared-circles of 'CRYSTAL BROOK', 

'OODNADATTA', 'WAUKARINGA' or 'PORT WAKEFIELD' cds (on 2d x2 & Thin 'POSTAGE' 3d), each with curved 

'REGISTERED/No' h/s. (4) 

1,500 T 

400 

250 T 

250 T 

750 T 

150 

350 T 

150 


556 

C 

NORTHERN TERRITORY: Covers on leaves etc including two 1904 Tatts covers from 'CHARLOTTE WATERS' 

(one registered), 1915 Shierlaw cover with scarce 'CHARLOTTE WATERS/NT' cds, flight covers including with 

straight-line 'ALEXANDRIA' x2, oval 'BRUNETTE/DOWNS' & scarce 'DALY WATERS/NA' cds, also 1934 Herald's 

Aerial Expedition cover signed by the pilot "FNeale" & 1937 Mrs Bonney cover, etc, several are registered, condition 

variable but generally fine to very fine. Inspection will be rewarded.{Page 83.2} (44) 

750

Page: 84 


Lot 564 - Star Lot 566 - Star Lot 567 - Pelure 

Ex Lot 609 

Lot 568 - Plate Proofs 

Lot 597 - SG F25 with Certificate 

Lot 610 - Outstanding Strike of Huge Datestamp 

Lot 616 - Rare Franking on Registered Cover 

Ex Lot 623 - Sixty Classic Stamps 

Ex Lot 637 - Half-Legths x35 Lot 659 - SG 198

Aug 2, 2013 


SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 


557 C B - 1887 Macartney cover to "Waverley/Broad Sound/Queensland" with SA 2d orange tied by light but discernible 

strike of 'PINE CREEK/JA9/88/SA' cds (rated RRR), another better strike on the reverse also with 

'SOUTHPORT/JA11/78/SA' cds (rated RR) & 'PORT DARWIN NT/JA15/98/SA' squared-circle, carried by sea to 

Brisbane (b/s), 'ROCKHAMPTON' transit & 'MARLBOROUGH' arrival b/s of FE8/88, docketed on the face "Arthur 

written from the Katherine Spring Vale on Christmas Day 1887". [This must be one of the earliest recorded covers 

from Katherine. TO established 1872; PO opened 1883. Presumably the writer was travelling & Pine Creek was his 

next stop]{Page 83.3} 

TASMANIA 

558 **R A/A+ 

'SPECIMEN' Overprint on Sidefaces ½d 2d 3d & 9d and 'REPRINT' Overprint on Sidefaces ½d (no gum) & 'd/2½' 

on 9d and on Very Thick Paper Chalons 1d 2d & 1/-, Postal Fiscals 3d & 2/6d and Platypus 1d (with Plate Number 

'1') & 6d, all with full unmounted o.g. (13) 

500 

150 T 

559 G A 

Lot 560 

Lot 559 

Lot 562 

1853 Couriers 1d blue SG 2, even margins with complete outer framelines, exceptional colour, untidy BN cancel, 

Cat £1400. BPA Certificate (1980).{Page 85.2} 

560 W (B) - Plate I Second State 4d orange SG 8, margins good to large except at lower-right where the corner has been 

added, two tiny tears in the margin at right do not intrude on the design, unused, Cat £3750. RPSofV Certificate 

(2013).{Page 85.1} 

561 G A - 4d orange SG 8, margins close to large, superb BN '59' cancel, Cat £450. 

250 T 

562 G A+ - Plate II (Coarse Engraving) 4d orange SG 10, good even margins, deep shade, indistinct numeral cancel, Cat 

£425. Superb! RPSofV Certificate (2013).{Page 85.3} 

563 G A - Plate II (Coarse Engraving) 4d dull orange SG 11, good even margins, light BN '64' cancel of Hobart, Cat 

£375.{Page 82.9} 

564 F A 

1855 Chalons Wmk Large Star 1d carmine SG 14, margins close to large, neat BN '60' of Hobart, Cat £800.{Page 

84.1} 

565 G A - 2d green SG 16, margins close to good & 4d blue SG 18, margins just clear to huge with chunks of the adjoining 

units at left & right, Cat £570. 

566 V A+ - 2d green SG 16, margins good to large with fragments of the adjoining units at the top & right, lightly cancelled 

clear of the Queen's face, Cat £450. Superb!{Page 84.2} 

567 F A- 

568 P A 

1856-57 No Watermark Pelure Paper 1d deep red-brown SG 24, margins just shaved - at upper-right - to large, 

neatly cancelled well clear of the Queen's face, Cat £750.{Page 84.3} 

1858 'TASMANIA' 6d and 1/- imperforate plate proof singles in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper, good 

even margins. [A similar pair sold for $1610 in our sale of 18/11/2006]{Page 84.5} 

569 P A - reprinted progressive die proof prior to the inscriptions being inserted & with exterior engine-turnings, in deep 

violet on thick wove paper (48x64mm).{Page 82.11} 

1,000 T 

500 

600 T 

350 T 

450 T 

240 T 

350 T 

300 

1,000 

500 

Lot 570 Lot 571 Lot 572 Lot 573 

570 F A 

1863-71 Private & Experimental Separations Rouletted about 8 1/- vermilion SG 56, rouletting on three sides & 

imperf at base with clear margins on all sides, Second Allocation BN '52' of Launceston, Cat £1300. RPSofV 

Certificate (2013). A very fine & attractive example of this rare and underrated stamp.{Page 85.4} 

1,500

Page: 86 


TASMANIA (continued) 


571 F A - ImperfxOblique Roulette 11¾ at Oatlands 4d blue SG 91, full margins, neat BN '64' of Oatlands, Cat £800. Chris 

Ceremuga Certificate (2012). [A similar example sold for $1207 at our auction of 23/9/2011]{Page 85.5} 

572 F A - Oblique Roulette 10½ at Deloraine (?) 4d bright blue SG 95, characteristic irregular rouletting at top & base, neat 

BN '20' of Circular Head, Cat £850. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "great rarity". [The first example we 

have offered]{Page 85.6} 

573 H B - Oblique Roulette 14-15 at Cleveland (?) 4d blue SG 101, BN '100' of Corners, minor stains from the postmark ink, 

Cat £900. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "extremely rare". [The first example we have offered]{Page 

85.7} 

1,000 T 

1,500 T 

1,000 T 

Lot 574 Lot 575 Lot 576 

574 O B - Pin-Perf about 8 at Longford (?) 1d carmine SG 104, manuscript cancellation removed & lightly cancelled, Cat 

£275. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "...right side has been altered".{Page 86.1} 

575 O B - Serrated Perf 19 at Hobart 1d carmine SG 118, manuscript cancellation removed & lightly cancelled, Cat £225. 

Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012).{Page 86.2} 

576 F A - Serrated Perf 19 at Hobart 1d carmine SG 118, light 'COLONIAL TREASURY' revenue cds. Chris Ceremuga 

Certificate (2012).{Page 86.3} 

Offer T 

Offer T 

75 T 

Lot 577 Lot 578 Lot 579 

577 F B - Serrated Perf 19 at Hobart 2d yellow-green SG 119, a little aged, bars cancel of Hobart, Cat £750. Chris 

Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "extremely rare". [A very fine example sold for $1955 at our auction of 

24/5/2008]{Page 86.4} 

578 G A - Serrated Perf 19 at Hobart 4d deep blue SG 120, bars cancel of Hobart, undercatalogued at £225. Chris 

Ceremuga Certificate (2012) - inadvertently as SG 121 - states "very rare". {Page 86.5} 

579 H A - Serrated Perf 19 at Hobart 4d cobalt-blue SG 121, bold bars cancel of Hobart, undercatalogued at £225. Chris 

Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "very rare". {Page 86.6} 

580 ** A 1880-91 Printed by the Government Printer Perf 12 ½d orange SG 163 complete sheet of 120 (two panes of 60), 

disturbed gum, Cat £540++. 

581 ** A 1891 Surcharge 'd./2½' on 9d pale blue SG 169 complete sheet of 120 (two panes of 60) with Plate Number '7' and 

Current Number '50', unmounted, Cat £600++. 

582 ** A 1892-99 Tablets ½d violet & orange SG 216 complete sheet of 120 (two panes of 60) with Plate Number '1' at 

upper-left, unmounted, Cat £270++. 

583 ** A - ½d violet & orange SG 216 complete sheet of 120 (two panes of 60) with Plate Number '1' at lower-right, 

unmounted, Cat £270++. 

584 W A- 

1899-1900 Recess Pictorials ½d green SG 229 complete sheet of 60 with retaining screw marks at three corners, 

no gum, Cat £500++. 

585 W A- - 2½d indigo SG 232 complete sheet of 60 with complete Plate Number '1' at Left, no gum, Cat £1320++. 

300 

586 ** A - 2½d indigo SG 232 complete sheet of 60 with virtually complete Plate Number '2' at Left, unmounted, Cat 

£1320++. A remarkably fine sheet. 

587 W A- - 4d deep orange-buff SG 232 complete sheet of 60 with Retaining Screw marks at all corners, some minor perf 

separation/reinforcing, no gum, Cat £1200++. A rare sheet. 

750 T 

500 T 

500 T 

250 

400 

150 

150 

200 

500 

500

Aug 2, 2013 




588 W A-/B 

1902-04 Electro Pictorials 1d red BW #T14 (SG 240) complete sheet of 60, some toning on the reverse, no gum, 

Cat $240 (£900++). 

100 

Lot 589 

589 * A/B 1903 V/Crown 1/- rose & green Perf 11 BW #T75 (SG 243a) complete sheet of 120 (two panes of 60) with Plate 

Number '1' at upper-left, minor gum-side blemishes & disturbed gum, Cat $12,000++ (£9000++){Page 87.1} 

590 W A- 

1904 Surcharge '1½d' on 5d brown & pale blue BW #T27 (SG 244) complete sheet of 120 (two panes of 60) with 

Plate Number '1' at lower-right, no gum, Cat ($500++) £180++. 

591 * A/B 1905-11 Crown/A Typo Pictorials ½d green Perf 12½ BW #T5 (SG 249) complete sheet of 60, some perf 

separation/reinforcing, minor toning on the reverse, Cat $240 (£105++). 

592 ** A B1 - ½d green Perf 11 with the Watermark Upright Inverted BW #T6aa marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the left of the 

sheet, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1200++ (mounted). 

593 * A- B1 1905-11 Electrotyped 3d brown Perf 12½ with an extra row of Perf 11 at left BW #T51, the gum a little disturbed, 

Cat $600. Rare. 

594 * A 1906-07 Crown/A 9d blue Perf 11 with the perfs at top misplaced so re-perforated Perf 12½ resulting in Mixed 

Perfs 12½x11x11x11. Unlisted. [The ACSC lists Mixed Perf 11 & 12 but not 11 & 12½]{Page 82.8} 

595 

*/** 1911 Stereographed 2d bright violet Perf 12½ BW #T41 (SG 259) complete sheet of 60 with 'JBC' and 'CA' 

Monograms #T41z & zb, and a second sheet with 'ONE PENNY' Overprint #T23, some perf separation/reinforcing, 

some gumside blemishes, Cat $1000++ (£1000++). (2 sheets) 

596 */** A 1912 Thin Pre-Gummed Paper 1d red Perf 12½ BW #T20 (SG 261) complete sheet of 60 with 'JBC' and 'CA' 

Monograms #T20z & zb, some minor perf separation/reinforcing, most units unmounted, Cat $2100 (£1500++). 

3,000 

125 

100 

200 T 

200 T 

400 T 

200 

500

Page: 88 




597 * A POSTAL FISCALS: 1863-80 Perf 11½ 10/- salmon SG F25 horizontal pair, large-part o.g., Cat £700+. A rare 

multiple. RPSofV Certificate (2013).{Page 84.6} 

598 P A 

REPRINTS: Chalon three different reprinted die proofs without denomination, all in deep bright blue on thin card. 

Lovely!{Page 82.10} (3) 

599 * A - Sidefaces 4d blue complete sheet of 120 (two panes of 60) with Plate Number '3' & Current Number '43' 

overprinted 'REPRINT.' (the last unit with 'RE PRINT.') on thick unwatermarked gummed paper. 

600 W A - 'Halfpenny' on 1d overprinted 'REPRINT.' complete imperforate sheet of 120 (two panes of 60) with Plate Number 

'1' & Current Number '41' on thick unwatermarked ungummed paper. 

601 * A/A- - 'd./2½' on 9d overprinted 'REPRINT.' complete sheet of 120 (two panes of 60) with Plate Number '7' & Current 

Number '50' (?, largely trimmed-off) on thick unwatermarked gummed paper, gum disturbance. 

602 W A/B - 1863-80 Revenues 3d olive complete imperforate sheet of 240 (10x24) without overprint on unwatermarked 

ungummed paper, horizontal central fold & one row creased. Rare survivor. 

603 W A - 1863-80 Revenues 2/6d carmine complete imperforate sheet of 120 without overprint on unwatermarked 

ungummed paper, some units with minor offset on the reverse. 

604 * A - 1863-80 Revenues 3d olive-green overprinted 'REPRINT.' complete perforated sheet of 120 on thick 

unwatermarked gummed paper, imperforate at the base (presumably cut from a sheet of 240: see Lot 266592), 

minor gum distrurbance. 

605 * A - 1863-80 Revenues 5/- brown overprinted 'REPRINT.' complete perforated sheet of 120 on thick unwatermarked 

gummed paper, small piece of selvedge at upper-right missing, minor gum distrurbance. 

606 * A - 1863-80 Revenues 10/- orange overprinted 'REPRINT.' complete perforated sheet of 120 on thick unwatermarked 

gummed paper, minor gum distrurbance. 

607 * A - 1880 Stamp Duty 6d mauve Platypus overprinted 'REPRINT.' complete sheet of 120 (two panes of 60) with Plate 

Number '1' & Current Number '8' on thick unwatermarked gummed paper, gum disturbance. 

608 C A-/B 

REVENUES: 1901 Mount Bischoff Tin Mining Co Bill of Exchange for £187/10/- with Platypus overprinted 

'REVENUE' 1/- pink pair affixed, plus the accompanying cover with the company's imprint on the flap. (2 items) 

609 G* A/A- RAILWAY STAMPS: Garratt Locomotive Issues 1918 1/- dark blue with Devonport cds, 1919 4d yellow-green with 

Devonport cds, and 8d sepia (mint, light bend). Very scarce.{Page 84.4} (3) 

TASMANIA - Postal History 

610 C A- 

611 C A-/B 

1844 large-part outer to London "pr Jane Francis" with an unusually fine strike of the enormous 'GENERAL [crown] 

POST OFFICE/HOBART TOWN/VDL/15FEB15/1844' datestamp in red, rated "1/-" in red & "8" in black for an 

incoming shipletter, British stepped 'PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER' b/s & London arrival b/s of 8JU8/1844, 

remarkably clean.{Page 84.7} 

1847 "Money Letter" (= registered) to Hobart rated "4" in black & with postmaster's manuscript endorsement 

"Jerusalem/25 10 47" at left, small boxed '26OC26/1847' arrival b/s. Jerusalem (2) PO 1/8/1842; renamed 

Colebrook 9/4/1894. [With 1849 and 1850 Union Bank entires from Launceston to Hobart rated "8" or "1/-" in red] 

1,000 T 

400 T 

500 

250 

250 

1,000 

500 

750 

750 

750 

600 

200 

250 

300 

150 T 

612 C A-/B 

Lot 612 

1849 (Feb & May) double-rate & single-rate covers to Melbourne, both with postmaster's endorsement "Westbury" 

& date and additionally endorsed in red "Paid Sea Postage 9d" or "Paid Ship Letter 5d", very worn strikes of the 

oval 'SHIP LETTER/[crown]/MELBOURNE' arrival; b/s in red & rated "6" or "3" for incoming shipletters, the latter 

with some wear. A most unusual and desirable duo. [Tasmanian specialist, Randall Askeland, has advised that he 

has not previously seen such ship letter endorsements on Tasmanian pre-stamp mail]{Page 88.1} 

750 

We encourage you to pay by Visa or Mastercard. 

We don’t charge you a fee for this.

Aug 2, 2013 


TASMANIA - Postal History (continued) 


Lot 613 Lot 614 

613 C A 1862 cover with 'VIA/MARSEILLES' embossed "ribbon" in red, to London "per Madras" with very fine Imperf 1/- 

vermilion SG 41 (margins close to large with a chunk of the adjoining unit below) tied by neat bars cancel, 34mm 

GPO cds & faint London arrival both in red alongside. Carried per "Madras", departed Melbourne 26/8/1862; 

"Caravan", departed Galle 18/9/1862; "Valetta", departed Alexandria 7/10/1862, and arrived at Marseilles on 

10/10/1862.{Page 89.1} 

614 C A 

1863 cover to "Bishop Goold/Melbourne" with Imperf 2d slate-green & 4d blue SG 34 & 37 (both with full margins), 

central bars cancel of Hobart (very fine 34mm cds in red below), Melbourne arrival b/s, remarkably clean.{Page 

89.2} 

750 

1,500 

Lot 619 

Lot 620 

615 C A- 

616 C B 

617 C A- 

618 PS A 

619 S A A1- 

Lot 615 

1886 cover (177x125mm) with Arthur Basset Hull's cachet at lower-left, endorsed "Per Bookpost" with slits cut at 

both ends to allow inspection, DLR 2d block of 4 tied by 'TASMANIA'-in-bars cancels of Hobart, straight-line 

'REGISTERED' h/s, Italian 'BOLOGNA PONTEBBA' TPO transit b/s. A wonderful item for the rates enthusiast. 

[Pontebba is in the extreme north-east of Italy, on the Austrian border. Nikolsburg - today Mikulov - is a town in 

South Moravia, part of the Czech Republic]{Page 89.4} 

1899 cover to New Zealand with rare albeit philatelic franking of Postal Fiscal Perf 12½ 2/6d carmine SG F19 tied 

by 'WARATAH' cds, 'REGISTERED/HOBART' cachet in blue at lower-left & 'DUNEDIN/R' arrival b/s, horizontal fold 

well clear of the stamp. [SG F19 is Cat £400 unused & unpriced used]{Page 84.8} 

1909 Indian PPC with KEVII 3p & 2a6p, 'TML RY-No 3' transit & 'ELLENDALE' arrival both on the face. Nice item, 

to add colour to a TPO collection. 

LETTER CARDS: 1907 usage of Larger Views 2d "ENTRANCE ISLAND, MACQUARIE HARBOUR" (Lighhouse) to 

Germany uprated with ½d Pictorial tied by Hobart cds, Leipzig arrival b/s, letter in German. Very scarce. 

POSTMARKS: 'COMSTOCK/ * /NO5/02/TASMANIA' largely very fine strike on 2d Pictorial. Rated RRRR. RO only 

12/8/1901; closed 31/3/1903.{Page 89.3} 

620 S A A1- - 'LONG ISLAND/NO7/02/TASMANIA' (original state) fine strike on Pictorials 2d. Rated RRR+. RO 1888; PO 

1/7/1893; closed 31/12/1903. [A similar example sold for $719 at our auction of 18/12/2010]{Page 89.5} 

400 

400 T 

125 

175 

500 

600 

Other firms will offer you all manner of inducements 

to sell to or through them. What they can’t offer you 

is access to the "Prestige Difference".

Page: 90 



VICTORIA 

Ex Lot 621 

621 V A/A- CTO group with 24 different stamps to 5/- plus Large Stamp Duty 3/- drab, 4/-, 5/- pink, 6/-, 10/- green x2, 15/-, £1 

x2, £1/5/-, £1/10/-, £2 x2, 45/- & £10, and Ultra High Values £100, various cds dates between 1897 & 1900, Cat 

£1000+ plus the small-format stamps.{Page 90.1} (40) 

500 T 

622 

623 

624 

625 

Ex Lot 622 

*O Consignment remainders with Queen-on-Throne 2d forgery x2 & 6d plate proof pair, a page of Shilling Octagonals 

including Imperf & Perf 12 pairs, five "stitch watermarks" (very scarce, caused by the stitching on the paper-making 

drum), two pages of Double Perfs & other perf variations, a few dubious imperfs including a lovely Laureate 10d 

brown/pink on piece, selection of Reprints including Stamp Statute 3d 4d & £5, also a range of mostly common 

postmarks.{Page 90.2} (140+ items) 

O 

O 

OD 

Selection of Classics comprising Half-Lengths 1d x9 (one possibly unused but repaired), 2d x9 & 3d x25 (one on a 

large piece), Queen-on-Throne 2d x4 & 6d x4, Woodblocks 6d x2 (one with Barred Oval '41'; rated RR) & Perf 12 

2/-, Emblems 1d x2, 2d x2 & 4d, Beaded Ovals 3d maroon & Netted Corners 1d, condition rather mixed but many 

are sound to fine &/or attractive, high catalogue value.{Page 84.9} (60) 

Stockbook with a partly sorted duplicated array of Bell, Naish & later pre-1901 issues, various printings & range of 

shades, some varieties & postmark potential, generally fine to very fine. Inspection recommended. (100s) 

Accumulation in shoebox with quantities of Naish 4d, Astley ½d green, 1d & 6d, Reading 1d & lots of 

Commonwealth Period issues, a high proportion on piece. Postmark and variety potential. (Qty) 

626 O 

Array of commercial perfins in small glassine packets. From a long-time English vendor. (100s) 

200 T 

600 T 

1,500 

350 T 

250 T 

627 

628 

629 

630 

*WO 

Ex Lot 627 

Oddments including Queen-on-Throne No Value reprinted die proofs in scarlet & myrtle green, Woodblocks Imperf 

2/-, Perf 12 2/- green/yellow x11 (a couple are very fine) & 6d black with marginal inscription 'each sheet' at top, 

Laureates 3d mauve x5, 3d orange x24, 1/- x20+ & 5/- x4, ½d on 1d x7 (one unused), Naish Stamp Duty 2d with 

Double Perfs x4 & mint corner single with unusual marginal ornament, 1901 2d proof on brown paper (RPSofL 

Certificate ) etc, condition rather mixed. Inspection recommended.{Page 90.3} (80+) 

*O Stockbook with mint including Naish ½d pink x3, Astley 6d x6, 'POSTAGE' 3d x9, 4d x2, 5d x5, 6d x3 & 1/- x8, used 

with some postmark interest. (few 100) 

W*O 

*/**O 

Consignment remainders with some handy Classics including six very fine 6d Woodblocks, array of Bell issues 

including 8d on 9d with Misplaced Surcharge, study of Astley ½d pink & ½d grey partly on Purves' annotated pages, 

Half-Length forgeries 2d irregular block of 32 & sheet of 50 (100s) 

Bell 1d large-part reconstruction of 58 of 120 positions, Reading 1d brown/pink large-blocks & a half-sheet of 60, & 

Bantam ½d green mint array. (100s) 

500 T 

150 T 

500 T 

Offer T

Aug 2, 2013 


VICTORIA (continued) 


631 O A-/B 

Ex Lot 631 

1850-54 Half-Lengths Ham Printings comprising Original State 3d, Second State 2d & 3d, Third State 1d x4 

(including a strip of 3), 2d & 3d x4 (one with Major Retouch at Right), Fourth State of the Two Pence 2d x3 (one with 

very fine Butterfly '38' - rated RR - in blue), generally attractive but mostly with minor problems, Cat £2550+ 

minimum.{Page 91.1} (15) 

800 T 

632 

Ex Lot 632 

OW? - selection comprising 1d x7 (two possibly unused), 2d x3 (one possibly unused) & 3d x26 including three pairs, 

various printings, also five forgeries, condition rather mixed but many are fine &/or attractive.{Page 91.2} (40) 

633 F A- - Second State of the Dies 1d pale dull red-brown SG 5a horizontal pair [13-14], virtually full margins, Butterfly '15' 

cancel of Geelong, Cat £850+. A handsome and very scarce multiple.{Page 92.1} 

634 F A/B - Third State of the Dies (Framelines Added) 1d dull orange-vermilion SG 8 horizontal pair [3-4], virtually full 

margins except where slightly cut-into at upper-right, Butterfly '15' cancel of Geelong, Cat £1300+.{Page 92.3} 

635 G A/A- - Third State of the Dies (Frame-Lines Added) 1d dull orange-vermilion SG 8 with major Cut Transfer through 'ONE 

PENNY', margins just touching - at upper-left - to large, Butterfly '29' of Port Fairy; and 1d dull red SG 8a, margins 

just touching - at lower-right - to large, minor thinning, Butterfly '15' of Geelong; Cat £840+. (2) 

636 G A - Vertical Drapes 2d lilac-grey SG 16, margins close to good, Barred Oval '1' of Melbourne, Cat £160. 

150 T 

637 O A/B A1 - Campbell & Co 1d x2 & 3d x4 (one Perf 12), and Campbell & Fergusson 1d x12 & 3d x17 (including a pair, and 

Major Thumbprint Variety, cancelled well clear of the affected area), generally fine &/or attractive but inspection 

recommended, Cat £1900+ minimum.{Page 84.10} (35) 

600 T 

600 T 

750 T 

300 

500 T 

638 

Ex Lot 638 

O - Campbell & Co and Campbell & Fergusson printings comprising 1d x18 including a strip of 3 & one with oval 

'PRAHRAN' d/s, and 3d x56 including several pairs, Rouletted (defective) & Perf 12 (major Double Perfs, fault at the 

base) stamps, condition variable but many are fine &/or attractive, Cat £3000++ minimum.{Page 91.3} (74) 

639 O A/B A1 1852-56 Queen-on-Throne selection comprising Ham 2d x7 including a pair, Campbell & Co 2d x13 including one 

apparently unused & two pairs, and Campbell & Fergusson 2d x13 including a pair, generally fine & attractive & 

almost all with full margins, Cat £900+ minimum. (33) 

640 P A- - Ham Printing 2d imperforate plate proof in red-brown marginal example from the left of the sheet, margins good to 

enormous, shallow thin spot. Rare.{Page 92.6} 

750 T 

350 T 

1,000 T

Page: 92 


Lot 633 - SG 5a 

Lot 671 - Mint Officials 

Lot 634 - SG 8 

Lot 656 - 140 Years Old & Unmounted! 

Ex Lot 649 - Netted Corners 

Lot 640 - Ham Plate Proof 

Lot 673 - Unissued 

Lot 674 - Rare Money Order 

Lot 672 - Postage Dues Collection

Aug 2, 2013 




641 

O 

1854 Shilling Octagonal 1/- blue SG 25/a eight examples, also Perf 12 1/- SG 54/a x18 & Jeffryes' Forgery imperf 

x3 (one "unused) & perforated x4 (with an unused" pair"), condition rather mixed. (33) 

150 T 

642 

O 

Ex Lot 642 

1854-61 Woodblocks selection comprising Imperf 6d x7, 'TOO LATE' x2, 'REGISTERED' & 2/- x2 (one with 

shallow thin), mostly with full margins; Rouletted 6d x4 including a pair & 2/- SG 56 (with 1982 RPSofL Certificate as 

the then SG 50); Experimental Separations 6d x6; and Perf 12 2/- x3 & 6d black x3; generally fine & attractive, Cat 

£2900+ minimum.{Page 93.1} (23) 

643 F/G A - 6d lilac & green 'TOO LATE' SG 33, two examples with good to large margins, BN '1' or Barred Oval '2' cancels, 

Cat £500. 

1,000 T 

250 T 

Lot 644 

644 O A/B - 1861 6d black SG 102 four examples from the top of the sheet with parts of the inscription above '...ndred 

Stamps...each Sheet...alue Two Pound/ds Ten Shilling...', Cat £240++. Rare.{Page 93.2} 

300 T 

645 

O 

Ex Lot 645 

1857-63 Emblems annotated "mini-exhibit" on 11 pages with examples of most printings, includes Imperf 1d strip of 

4, 4d strips of 3 & 4, 1d SG 64 strip of 4 (BN '198'; rated R) & 4d SG 68 pair, perforated issues including a few pairs, 

generally fine & attractive, Cat £1900+ minimum.{Page 93.3} (125 approx) 

646 *W A/B - Imperf Star Wmk 4d with almost full margins & large-part o.g., Rouletted 2d on Vertically Laid Paper, Perf 12 No 

Wmk 4d (small thin) & 'ONE/PENNY' Wmk 1d with large-part o.g. (small fault), Cat £975. Scarce quartet. (4) 

600 T 

300 T 

Ex Lot 647 

647 

O 

1860-66 Beaded Ovals annotated selection comprising No Wmk 3d blue x3 & 4d x4, Words of Value 3d blue x5 

including Major Cracked Electro, 3d maroon x2, 4d x12 including three pairs, 6d orange & 6d black x8 including two 

pairs, 4d Wmk '4' x7 including a pair, Imperf & Rouletted (2) singles, also Redrawn 6d black x13 & Netted Corners 

1d x13 including a strip of 4, generally fine & attractive, Cat £1900+ minimum.{Page 93.4} (72) 

500 T

Page: 94 




648 

649 

650 

Ex Lot 648 

WO - partly annotated group with 3d blue Laid Paper x3 (one is distinctly paler SG 88a?), 3d blue with Major Void 

Corner at U/L x2, 3d blue 3d maroon & 6d black each with Major Cracked Electro, 4d rose array including several 

pairs & faked 'ONE/PENNY' Watermark (!), 6d orange "spacefiller", Redrawn 6d black large-part reconstruction & a 

few unused, etc, condition variable, high catalogue value.{Page 94.1} (300 approx) 

WO 

O 

1861-64 Netted Corners mostly annotated group with five apparently unused, a superb "jumbo" single, two noted 

as having No Watermark, fine block of 4 (very scarce multiple), colour changeling "possibly from the Colombo", etc, 

Cat £900++ minimum.{Page 92.5} (40) 

1862-64 Redrawn 'SIX PENCE' 6d black SG 106-107ca group duplicated plating study in large stockbook, various 

printings & range of shades, some multiples & postmark potential, generally fine to very fine, Cat £2900+ minimum. 

Ex JRW Purves. (450 approx) 

850 T 

400 T 

750 T 

Ex Lot 651 

651 

O 

1863-81 Laureates attractively presented collection on annotated pages with many better stamps including 8d 

orange, 10d grey & 5/- blue/yellow, Emergency Printings including 1d SG 154 (very scarce), 3d lilac SG 157, 1d SG 

162, 6d SG 164 x3 & 6d SG 166 x2 etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat £3000+.{Page 94.2} (280+) 

1,000 T 

652 

Ex Lot 652 

WO - partly annotated group with a few apparently unused, lots of shades & perfs, Emergency Printings etc, better 

stamps include 8d orange x2 & 10d grey x2, condition rather mixed, high catalogue value.{Page 94.3} (350+) 

653 F/G A - Wmk '10' 10d dull purple/pink Perf 12x13 SG 123a & V/Crown 1/- blue/blue Perf 12 SG 127 blocks of 4, Cat 

£75++. Very scarce multiples. (2 blocks) 

500 T 

200 T 

654 

O 

Ex Lot 654 

1870-1900 Issues on annotated pages with better items including Coloured Papers 1d on yellow x2 & 1d on drab 

x2, 8d on 9d Grossly Misplaced Overprint and 'FIGHTPENCE' SG 191a, Stamp Statute 6d, Large Stamp Duty to £2 

including 15/- brown x3, 'STAMP DUTY' Overprints, 2/6d yellow x6, 1/6d blue x2, 2/- apple-green, 1897 & 1900 

(mint) Charities, {Page 94.4} (350+) 

655 ** B C1 1873 Surcharge '½ ½/HALF' on Perf 13 1d green SG 174 lower-left corner pair, a few tonespots, full unmounted 

o.g., Cat £130++ (mounted). 

656 ** A/B - '½ ½/HALF' on Perf 13 1d green SG 174 upper-right corner block of 6 (3x2), the upper units affected by a 

diagonal crease, full unmounted o.g., Cat £390++ (mounted). A rare & very attractive 140yo block.{Page 92.4} 

500 T 

150 

500

Aug 2, 2013 




657 

*WO 

Ex Lot 657 

1873-87 Bell 1d green remainders of Purves' study partly on his annotated leaves, some mint/unused including a 

strip of 4 & block of 6 (blemishes), lots of used multiples including several blocks of 4 (one with BN '52' of 

Launceston), Emergency Printing 1d on drab x8, condition generally fine to very fine. Close inspection 

recommended.{Page 95.1} (100s) 

658 O - 1d & 2d (mostly) accumulation in packets. (1000+) 

Offer T 

659 F A D1 

1878 Emergency Printings on Coloured Paper 2d dull violet/lilac SG 198, characteristic centring, Benalla '18' 

duplex, Cat £800. RPSofL Certificate (1982) as the then SG 219, and with JRW Purves' note "This is the rare SG 

219 on lilac paper. I have seen 2 or 3 cancd Benalla". [Geoff Kellow at page 191 states "This is a rare stamp 

...probably 30-40 used copies have come to light. No unused copy, no multiples, and no covers have been 

reported"]{Page 84.11} 

1,000 T 

400 T 

660 

Ex Lot 660 

*O 1880-84 Naish 2d brown study partly on Bill Purves' annotated pages including Wmk 'V1' mint block of 12 (some 

perf separation/rejoining) & Wmk 'V2' mint block of 4, shades & perfs including Perf 12 x2, atc, also 2d mauve/violet 

printings including the later redrawn design, lost of varieties, some postmark interest.{Page 95.2} (100s) 

750 T 

“The Specimen Stamps of Victoria” is Now Available 

This ground-breaking 120pp hardbound book, illustrated entirely in colour, is a must for every 

student of and dealer in the philately of the Australian Colonies. Authored by Dr Geoff Kellow 

RDP, Russell Turner & the late Bill McCredie, it is a wonderful addition to our philatelic literature. 

The price is only $135 plus postage and packing There is no fee for paying by credit card.

Page: 96 




Lot 662 

Lot 661 

Ex Lot 663 

661 G A C1 1882-84 Wmk '33' (V2) 1d yellow-green Perf 12 SG 208a vertical pair, 'SANDRIDGE/DE7/83/VICTORIA - 73' 

duplex, unpriced by Gibbons. A significant rarity. Ex JRW Purves. [Discovered by Bill Purves only in 1972, Geoff 

Kellow at page 196 notes, "Two used pairs only are recorded..."]{Page 96.1} 

662 P A+ 1885-95 New Naish Designs 3d die proof in violet on mauve card (27x32mm). Stunning! [Geoff Kellow at page 256 

states "Three die proofs are known all in lilac/pink"]{Page 96.2} 

663 V A 1886-96 Fergusson & Mitchell £5 to £9 SG 324-8, the £8 with 'VICTOPIA' Variety (constant??), all CTO in 1901, 

Cat £825. Gorgeous set.{Page 96.3} (5) 

664 

665 

** 1896-99 Wmk '82' Reading 1d brown/white SG 332 complete sheet of 120 (missing only the last unit), some 

creasing & a couple of minor defects, unmounted, Cat £1200++. [Our vendor notes that most of Bill Purves' sheets 

were destroyed in a bushfire. He believes this item may be the only surviving sheet] 

*/**O 

1901-12 Commonwealth Period partly on annotated pages with values to 2/- with shades, perf 'OS' etc & 

numerous varieties noted, also Crown/A 1d pane of 60 with margins three sides & three Plate Dots, etc. (100s) 

1,000 T 

750 T 

500 T 

400 T 

400 T 

666 

667 

Ex Lot 666 

*O - mostly mint including No 'POSTAGE' mint & used sets plus ½d with 'VICTCRIA' in block of 4 & used single, 

V/Crown Perf 12½ set to £2 with 1/- x4 & a few blocks of 4 including 9d & 2/-, Crown/A set including £1 salmon, £1 

rose (2, one perf 'OS') & £2 (Perf 11), 1d 'JBC' Monogram block of 4 & strip of 12 with both monograms, 'ONE 

PENNY' on 2d Plate 5 (3 Dots) single used & Plate 6 (4 Dots) block of 4, etc, generally very fine, Cat £4250+. An 

excellent basis for development.{Page 96.4} (240+) 

W* - selection with No 'POSTAGE' 1/- & 5/- x4, 'POSTAGE' V/Crown including 9d x3, 1/- x2 & 5/- x4, etc, some without 

gum but most with part- to large-part o.g., condition variable, Cat £1900. (48) 

1,750 T 

300 T 

Lot 668 Lot 669 

668 * D 1901-10 V/Crown 1½d red-brown/yellow Perf 12½x12 SG 386b with 'THREE HALFPENCE' Omitted BW #54c, 

major fault, large-part o.g., Cat $750. Rare & dramatic error. {Page 96.5} 

669 * A - 1½d red-brown/yellow Perf 12½x12 SG 386b with 'THREE HALFPENCE' Omitted BW #54c, large-part o.g., 

undercatalogued at $750. A major Commonwealth Period error. [This was previously the left-hand unit in a pair: see 

the previous lot. The discovery was recorded at page 77 of "The Australian Philatelist" of 1/3/1902. Geoff Kellow 

notes its existence at page 296]{Page 96.6} 

200 T 

2,500 T

Aug 2, 2013 




670 W A C1 - 2d mauve plate proof on brownish cartridge paper BW #V58PP(2), corner pair, Cat $1500. 

300 

671 * A/A+ OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1905-13 Crown/A Perf 12½ £1 salmon, £1 rose & £2 blue (superb!) BW #V127Ab, V127Cb & 

V132b (SG 431 431a & 432), Cat $2400 (£1300 as normals).{Page 92.2} 

672 

*O POSTAGE DUES: 1890-1909 collection with Blue & Clarets 6d to 5/- (part-o.g.) mint plus used set including listed 

shades, 1895-96 New Colours to 2/- (CTO), 1900-04 mint set & most values to 5/- used, generally very fine, Cat 

£1250+.{Page 92.9} 

673 P C 

REVENUES: 1879 Stamp Duty undenominated die proof for an unadopted design in black on poor quality wove 

paper, some toning. Rare. [See Geoff Kellow at page 227 where he illustrates another example, & a perforated 

proof with 'ONE/PENNY' affixed]{Page 92.8} 

674 C (A-) - 1883 'MONEY ORDER' blue/blue form with very fine 23mm 'MO & SB/GEELONG' cds & largely fine 'MO & 

SB/FITZROY' cds in blue, pinholes at upper-left & two minor repaired spikeholes. A very rare item of Post Office 

stationery: see Dave Elsmore's article on similar Queensland MOs in "The Informer" (April 2013). [The Geelong cds 

is the later of only two recorded strikes; the Fitzroy cds is the earliest of only three]{Page 92.7} 

800 T 

500 T 

250 T 

400 

Lot 675 

675 * B RAILWAY STAMPS: 1876 'VICTORIA/ECHUCA' 1d green horizontal strip of 3 Imperforate Vertically between the 

Units, additionally originally Imperf at the Top but patched from behind & then perforated, the units separated with a 

knife - causing trimmed perfs at left - but rejoined, part-o.g. Rare: the first example recorded. [Analagous to the 

similar ½d black strip of 3 Imperf between the Units - Ex "Brussels Find" - that sold for $1207 at our auction of 

7/5/2013]{Page 97.1} 

VICTORIA - Postal History 

850 

676 CPS 

677 C A 

678 C A 

Ex Lot 676 

Lot 677 

1854 front with Half-Lengths 3d pair tied by Barred Oval '5' with oval 'SANDHURST' d/s at left, 1856 entire to 

London with Half-Length 3d x2 & London '1d' h/s in red, 1857 superb cover with 'BALLARAT' & 'CRESWICKS CK' 

b/s, 1858 to England with Emblems 2d & 4d, 1872 to England with 9d on 10d, 1870 & 1873 covers to England at 

10d or 9d rates both with BN '203' & oval 'WAHGUNYAH' b/s, 1866 to England with 10d brown/pink, etc, also 1901 

Federation 1d Postal Card with light Kew duplex of JA1/01 being the First Day of the Commonwealth etc, fine to 

very fine.{Page 97.2} (12 items) 

1841 lengthy prestamp Bunbury Family entire headed "Malta 28 November 1841" endorsed "By the first ship to Port 

Phillip direct" & rated "8" in red, London datestamps, poor oval Melbourne arrival b/s & rated "3" in black for an 

inwards shipletter. A very early inwards cover other than from the UK and believed to be the earliest recorded 

cover from Malta to Victoria.{Page 97.3} 

1845 (Dec 1) prestamp outer endorsed "OHMS" & rated "1/-" in black to "David Lyons/Sheriff's Office/Melbourne" 

with 'PORTLAND/NEW.S.WALES' & 'MELBOURNE/PORT PHILLIP' backstamps. [David Lyons was Sheriff's Bailiff. 

The writer, Thomas Finn, advises that one debtor has absconded, a second has paid £5 surety, and a third is 

expected to do likewise]{Page 98.1} 

500 T 

750 T 

250 T

Page: 98 


Lot 678 - 1845 Portland to Melbourne 

Lot 680 - Second Earliest to America 

Lot 681 - 1852 Entire with SG 7 

Lot 682 - to London per "Lady Flora" 

Lot 684 - Interesting Letter 

Lot 685 - 1853 Half-Length on Town Letter 

Lot 688 - 1859 to Massachusetts 

Lot 687 - Unique 'ADVERTISED' 

Lot 689 - Overpaying 1/5d Rate 

Lot 690 - Attractive Mourning Cover

Aug 2, 2013 


VICTORIA - Postal History (continued) 


679 C C 

680 C B 

Lot 679 

1851 double-rate entire from the Channel Islands endorsed "per private ship" but that scored-through, with 1841 2d 

x2 (no margins) & Embossed 1/- (cut-to-shape) tied by BN '409' of 'JERSEY' (b/s in blue), to "Portland bay/Australia 

Felix/Province of Victoria/New South Wales", 'SHIP-LETTER/[crown]/=LONDON=' transit cds in red, light 'SHIP 

LETTER/MELBOURNE' transit where rated "10d" in black payable by the addressee, and 'PORTLAND/VICTORIA' 

arrival b/s, two vertical folds. Ex Max Watson (2001). [The 10d due was 3d for inwards shipletter x2 + inland 

postage 2d x2]{Page 99.1} 

1852 lengthy stampless entire headed "Geelong March 14th 1852" & signed "James Wood", to Ohio carried 

privately to England, London d/s in red & 'L/NO5/A' Liverpool "lozenge", rated "1/-" in red plus '5/CENTS' - not noted 

by Ben Palmer on mail from Victoria - & 'BR PACKET/PAID/ 24 ' cds in red applied at New York, small 'Mis-sent' h/s 

noted as of St Louis & 'CLEVELAND' arrival cds, a bit soiled & some internal reinforcing. Absent from Ben Palmer's 

Census: Palmer records only one earlier cover to America, dated 25/1/1851, making this quite a significant item. 

[The writer states "...our goldfields I believe they are better than California...from Victoria alone Gold to the amount 

of £2,000,000 has been collected...our population is much increased...with some of the greatest scoundrels on 

earth...roberies are of very frequent occurrence and murder and violence of the grosest description...tradesmen 

receive from 3 to 6 pounds per week wages and not satisifed with that..."]{Page 98.2} 

681 C B - entire headed "Melbourne" & signed "George Ward Cole", to Scotland "pr Medway" with Half-Length 3d blue SG 

7 [6, margins in places & a fragment of the adjoining unit above] tied by light Barred Oval '1' of Melbourne (b/s), 

London transit & Edinburgh arrival b/s both in red, a little soiled.{Page 98.3} 

682 C A- - entire to London "p Lady Flora" with Half-Lengths 3d blue SG 7 (margins just touching to large with fragments of 

three adjoining units below) tied by Barred Oval '1', oval 'SHIP LETTER/MELBOURNE' b/s & London arrival b/s 

both in red, rated "8" for an incoming shipletter.{Page 98.4} 

683 C B - outer to Boston "p Kent" with defective 1/- blue tied by Barred Oval '1' of Melbourne (b/s), London transit b/s, very 

fine 'NEW YORK/AM PKT' cds, rated "24" but corrected to "66" (the American Packet had no '66' handstamp), 

minor blemishes. Absent from Ben Palmer's Census: this is the fourth earliest cover from Victoria to America. 

684 C B - stampless entire headed "Per Maria via Singapore" & "Melbourne 16 October 1852" & signed "HA Smith & Co", to 

New York carried privately to England, Liverpool cds in green, '19/CENTS' - 4 years earlier than Palmer's ERD on 

Victorian mail - & '24' rate h/s, some internal reinforcing. Unusual routing via Singapore. Ben Palmer's Census - 

USA #3. [The writer states "...the absence of painters in the present infuriated rage for gold...this is the best market 

in the Australian Colonies...Sydney will remain the market for Tobacco and that Hobart Town will be the preferable 

Whaling Station...We are here merely a digging and trading community..."]{Page 98.5} 

685 C A- 

1853 town letter with '[crown]/PRIVATE SECRETARY' impressed in red wax, Half-Lengths "White Veils" 1d reddish 

brown SG 12 (3½ margins, small defect at the base) tied by Barred Oval '1', superb Melbourne b/s.{Page 98.6} 

686 C B - outer from GB (?) endorsed "Consignee's p Margaretha Simonettha", to Jacob Montefiore & Co, placed in the 

mails at Melbourne with 'SHIP LETTER/MELBOURNE' b/s in red & rated "3" for an inwards consignee's letter, 

ironed-out horizontal filing fold. [Jacob Levi Montefiore was a prominent Jewish financier & merchant based in 

Sydney where he was a confidante of Henry Parkes & a member of the Legislative Council] 

687 C C 

688 C B 

689 C B 

1855 stampless cover from South Australia with 'PAID/=ADELAIDE SA=' cds in red, to "Forrest Creek Cassalmane 

[sic]/Victoria diggings", poor Castlemaine arrival b/s & very fine strike of the 'ADVERTISED'-in-octagon h/s in red & 

mss "305" at U/L, endorsed "one shilling" apparently being an advertising fee charged to the addressee, soiled & 

repaired tears clear of the markings. [The 'ADVERTISED' h/s is stated to be the only recorded example of this rare 

provincial instructional handstamp]{Page 98.8} 

1859 cover to Massachusetts per "Columbian/Via Marseilles" with Perf 12 Emblems 4d pair & 1/- Octagonal tied by 

"killer" '1' cancels of Melbourne (b/s), London & New York transit cds on the face, some creasing/wrinkling. Not 

recorded in Ben Palmer's Census. [The rate was 1/8d per ½oz via Marseilles]{Page 98.7} 

1861 cover to Dansville New York "Via Marseilles" with Perf 12 1/- Octagonal & Rouletted 6d Queen-on-Throne tied 

by BN '4' of 'SANDHURST' (oval d/s at lower-left), London transit cds & '16/CENTS' both in red on the face, US ' 5 

/N YORK BR PKT' cds, a few defects. Carried per "Benares", departed Melbourne 25/5/1861; "Colombo" & "Pera to 

Marseilles; then per HAPAG "Borussia" to New York. Not recorded in Ben Palmer's Census. [The rate was 1/5d per 

¼oz via Marseilles]{Page 98.9} 

690 C A- 1866 mourning cover to New York with Laureates 2d & 1/- tied by Melbourne duplex, London transit in red, ' 5 /N 

YORK BR PKT' cds ties both stamps. Very attractive. Ben Palmer's Census USA #204.{Page 98.10} 

400 T 

600 T 

350 T 

450 T 

350 T 

400 T 

1,000 T 

150 T 

400 T 

500 T 

400 T 

600

Page: 100 


Lot 692 - Three Pence Late Fee 

Lot 693 - From Burma and Taxed 

Lot 694 - Postal Fiscal to Austria 

Lot 696 - Much Travelled Cover 

Lot 698 - Beautiful Messageries Maritimes Cover 

Lot 700 - French Mailboat to Germany 

Lot 701 - to the Gold Coast ! 

Ex Lot 709 - Melbourne Postmarks

Aug 2, 2013 




Lot 691 

691 PS B - OHMS envelope with 'Returned Free Letter' heading & handstamped bars through 'Free' & DLO imprint at 

lower-left, also with printed advice beneath the flap, to 'YACKANDANDAH' (b/s) with Melbourne duplex & very fine 

strike of the rare 'SENDER TO PAY/("4d")' h/s with 'SENDER' crossed-through, two filing holes at lower-left. Ex 

Hugh Freeman: sold for $1575 at our auction of 15/3/2003. [An outstanding postage due item that evidences both 

the end of the "free" period - a decade earlier! - & the discontinuance of seeking payment from the sender. This is 

also a very rare piece of official postal stationery. Addressed to "Junction School". Yackandandah Junction PO 

10/2/1872; closed 5/8/1885. No datestamps recorded]{Page 101.1} 

692 C A- 

693 PS B 

694 C (A) 

1878 (Dec 6) cover to London "Per Northumberland/via Brindisi" with three-colour franking of Bell 1d & 2d plus 

Laureates 8d brown/pink. [We have no information regarding a ship called "Northumberland". In the absence of an 

arrival b/s, it isn't possible to know by which ship this letter was carried. The rate was 8d, the extra 3d apparently 

being for a late fee. Colin Tabeart at page 283 illustrates a triple-rate cover also apparently overpaid 3d, and states 

"this can only be a late fee"]{Page 100.1} 

1884 usage from Burma of Indian 4a6p Envelope with superb 'RANGOON - R'-in-bars' duplex, mss "18cts" & 

'T'-in-circle h/s, to Carlton (b/s) with '("d8")/MORE TO PAY' h/s applied at Melbourne, minor soiling. Unusual origin. 

[The addressee, Maximilian Tannenberg, was an artist & designer of several stamps including the 1891 2½d & 5d 

of South Austalia & Victoria, NSW Centenary 1d & 6d, and Victorian 1897 Charity stamps]{Page 100.2} 

1885 double-rate cover to an Austrian stamp dealer "per Cuzco" with scarce franking of Naish Stamp Duty 1d green 

& 8d rosine/pink plus Large Stamp Duty 1/- ultramarine Perf 12½ SG 257 tied by killer '1' cancels of Melbourne, 

double-oval 'REGISTERED/JE26/85/MELBOURNE' d/s at left, Brindisi transit & 'WIEN' arrival b/s, superb 

'R'-in-octagon in blue probably applied on arrival, a little soiled & minor repairs. Ex Ben Palmer. Ben Palmer's 

Census Austria #13. RPSofV Certificate (2013). [The rate was 8½d x2 + 4d registration] {Page 100.3} 

2,000 T 

300 T 

400 T 

500 

695 C B 

Lot 695 

Lot 697 

1886 cover from England with 1d lilac x3, to Egypt but forwarded to Melbourne where very fine strike of the scarce 

'6D/MORE TO PAY' h/s applied, very fine strike of the rare oval 'LC7' d/s & DLO b/s in purple, flap removed.{Page 

101.2} 

696 C (B) - cover from Scotland to "Poste Restante/Capetown" where forwarded to 'DURBAN/NATAL' (b/s) with 'T' h/s & 

'2d'-in-circle h/s applied for the forwarding fee, redirected to Melbourne where oval '___/MORE TO PAY' h/s applied 

over the '2d' h/s & again forwarded to Sydney (b/s), repaired opening tears.{Page 100.4} 

697 C A- 

698 PS A 

1888 illustrated Freie und Hanse-Stadt Hamburg illustrated lettersheet headed "Die Polizei Behörde" (= Police 

Headquarters) to the Police Department in Melbourne with 20pf only tied by superb 'HAMBURG' cds & 

'T.'-in-octagon h/s, three Italian transits & Melbourne arrival b/s where '("7d")/MORE TO PAY'-in-oval h/s applied. 

[We expect that the lengthy letter contains interesting material]{Page 101.3} 

1893 1d brown Envelope with ½d pink & 1d brown tied by three superb strikes of Melbourne duplex, to Marseille 

sent via England with French 'MODANE A PARIS' TPO cds in red on the face & 'MARSEILLE' arrival b/s.{Page 

100.5} 

750 T 

250 T 

500 T 

250

Page: 102 


Lot 707 

Lot 708 - Rated RR 

Lot 712 - Rare '= 1 =' cds 

Lot 714 

Ex Lot 713 - Massive Postmarks 

Lot 737 - RARE Lot 730 - Proof Lot 731 - Certificate 

Lot 718 - Rare Official Envelope with Fancy Heading

Aug 2, 2013 




699 PS B/A- 

700 C A- 

701 C B 

702 CL/C B/C 

703 C A- 

704 CL/C A- 

VICTORIA - Postmarks 

705 L A 

706 

SD 

707 S (A) A1+ 

1893 & 1895 usages of red/white 'TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE' envelopes with Clifton Hill "Belt & Buckle" d/s (rare; 

ERD) or Kilmore duplex, the former without the flap. (2 items) 

1899 cover to Germany "p french Paq B Australian" with 1d pink & 2d violet tied by Melbourne cds, French 

octagonal 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No 5' d/s, 'BREMERVORDE' arrival b/s.{Page 100.6} 

1900 very early PPC of Warrnambool from Melbourne to "Accra/Gold Coast/West Africa" with London transit cds in 

red, 'ACCRA' arrival cds, redirected & with 'CAPE COAST' arrival cds, minor creasing. [Ben Palmer recorded no 

pre-UPU covers to Gold Coast. This is the only post-1891 item recorded by us]{Page 100.7} 

1901 large-part registered front (217x123mm) to Belgium "p Armand Behic" with 1½d 2d 3d & 9d all with 'OD/V' 

perfins of Ostermeyer Dewez & van Rompaey tied by 'R'-in-circle of Melbourne, French 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No 1' 

mailboat d/s; and 1905 cover with photograph of SS "Bombala" on the address panel (!, faults) & 1d with 'HS & Co' 

perfin of Howard Smith & Co, 'MO & SB/LORNE' arrival b/s. Ex Max Watson. (2 items) 

1909 postcard with skillful handpainted watercolour view of cliffs at Flinders signed "JB Laver", 1d tied by partial 

Melbourne machine cancel with clear evidence that the card was posted in an envelope with a window cut to 

expose the stamp for cancelling. 

1910 & 1912 (philatelic) covers to GB or Germany with scarce frankings of Bell 9d pink 1) solo with first type 

black/white registration label; & 2) plus uncancelled ½d & 1d & similar label with 'B' replacing 'No.' Scarce pair. (2) 

"The Cancellations of Melbourne 1861-1912" by Davies & Linfield (1980), almost as new; also "TPOs & their 

Markings" by Purves (2nd Edn, 1979), neat pencilled notes. (2) 

Carton of postmarks on leaves, in bags & packets and loose with an array of numerals, cds & other markings 

including registration & varius types on Postage Dues, lots of Melbourne material with alpha timecodes. (Qty) 

"BUTTERFLY" CANCELLATIONS: '33' of The Glenelg superb strike on Half-Lengths 3d SG 7 (full margins, 

horizontal crease, Cat £170). Rated R.{Page 102.1} 

708 S A/B A1 BARRED OVALS: '39' of Broken River/Benalla two largely fine to very fine strikes on Campbell & Co 3d blue SG 24 

pair. Rated RR.{Page 102.2} 

709 

710 

SDC 

Melbourne: Annotated selection with Butterfly '1' on Half-Length 1d & 2d, Barred Oval '1' the four types including 

on Half-Length 2d on part-entire to Mount Alexander & on Half-Length 3d on part-entire to London, Barred Oval '1' 

on Half-Length 3d pair on 1858 cover to Scotland with light oval 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID VIA MARSEILLES' h/s in 

red, various '1' "killers" including on Perf 12 1/- Octagonal on entire to Scotland, #11 duplex on Bell ½d rosine x12 

on 1882 cover to England, etc, condition variable but a good lot.{Page 100.8} (52 + 10 covers) 

SD - Extensive collection of duplex, single-circle & double-circle types on annotated pages, lots of scarcer timecodes & 

numerous very fine strikes. An excellent basis for development. (100s) 

711 C A- A2- - 'MELBOURNE/ 7T /AU26/80 - VICTORIA' duplex (Linfield & Davies #7.7) large-part strike on DLR 2d x2 on cover 

to Port Adelaide "per South Australian". One of the rarest Melbourne duplexes. [L&D stated only two examples 

recorded, this being the illustrated example. We can now account for 5 examples but this is the only cover] 

712 SD A A2 - Double-circle 'MELBOURNE/= 1 =' part-strikes of 4.1.00 (ERD) & 6.1.00 (LRD, on small piece) of this rare 

marking. Recorded for only three days!!{Page 102.3} 

713 D A - huge oval 'CHIE[F PARCEL OF]FICE/GPO/MELBOURNE' large-part strike on Third Wmk 9d block of 6; and 

complete strike of the rare 'BRANCH PARCEL OFFICE GPO/MELBOURNE' on Third Wmk 2d x10 including a block 

of 6, 6d & 9d + KGV 1½d brown pair.{Page 102.5} (2) 

714 S A B1 

715 

716 

SD 

RMSS Hobsons Bay: First Type 'R.M.S.S/ T /SE11/70/HOBSONS BAY - VICTORIA' duplex light but almost 

complete strike on Laureates 3d orange pair. Complete strikes are very elusive, & only five examples on cover are 

recorded.{Page 102.4} 

TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Attractively presented annotated collection on leaves with some better items noted 

including a good number of 'DOWN' types including octagonal '.../MG14/...' x2 & 'TPO '14/DOWN.../VICTORIA' x2 

etc, minor duplication. A good basis for serious expansion. (280+) 

CPS - Bundle of mostly Postal Cards with various TPO cancels including 'TPO/3' duplex, large 'TPO/4'-in-bars, 

Octagonal 'DOWN' types #5 8 11 & 12 etc, also Up MG17 on 1895 cover to Tattersalls in Brisbane (rare, sadly 

defective), condition variable, also a few photos of TPO carriages. (33 + photos) 

717 C A- - octagonal 'DOWN/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/AP 2 66/VICTORIA/MG4' largely superb b/s on cover to Long 

Gully with Laureates 4d tied by very fine BN '109' of 'TARADALE' (b/s), 'SANDHURST' (Bendigo) transit & poor 

'LONG GULLY' arrival b/s, opened-out for display. Ex JRW Purves & Roy Holland. {Page 108.2} 

VICTORIA - Postal Stationery 

718 PS C 

719 PS A- 

ENVELOPES - OFFICIAL: c.1905 2d violet on blue (264x113mm) with Fancy OHMS Heading Stieg #DB4, central 

fold, some soiling & minor repairs, unused, undercatalogued at $US400 (2001). A rarity.{Page 102.9} 

ENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER: 1878 Engraved by Charles Turner 1d pale green with unusual tress (not 

illustrated by Stieg at page 83) & 'HEPBURN & ROWE/BALLARAT' imprint on the flap, superb Ballarat duplex, 

'WICKLIFFE' transit & light 'WOOLSTHORPE' arrival b/s, light vertical fold, Cat $300+ (2001). An unrecognised 

rarity.{Page 108.1} 

720 PS B - 1893 1d brown+1d orange-yellow (error of colour) PTPO Envelope with printed address of Briscoe & Co & 

adverts for galvanised iron, kerosene & Formby's Cement Works HG KB12, 'YACKANDANDAH/VIC - 114' duplex in 

blue, minor blemishes. One of the most attractive Victorian issues. [An example sold for $719 at our auction of 

12/2/2010]{Page 108.4} 

250 

250 

250 

200 

200 T 

150 

50 T 

250 T 

100 T 

200 T 

500 T 

400 T 

150 T 

200 T 

250 

250 T 

400 T 

400 T 

400 

300 

400 

500 T

Page: 104 



WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

Ex Lot 721 

721 

O 

Array of 1d & 2d values on stockcards, many multiples, some noted as having varieties including watermark 

variants, postmark interest including 'TPO EG', 'BARDOC', 'BLACK FLAG', 'BULONG', 'BURBANKS' (both types), 

'BURTVILLE', 'COMET VALE', 'EDJUDINA', 'GOLDFIELDS/TPO', 'HARRIS', 'HIGGINSVILLE', 'ORA BANDA', 

'PRINCESS ROYAL', 'WIDGEMOOLTHA' duplex, oval 'POST & TELEGRAPH OFFICE/SOUTHERN CROSS WA', 

etc, also 15-bar '33' & bars cancel in magenta. Inspection recommended.{Page 104.1} (400+) 

600 

722 

O 

Basic stockbook collection with a page of earlies including five with Imperial Punctures, then a heavily duplicated 

array of mostly low values unchecked for varieties, perfs etc. (100s) 

200 T 

723 

Lot 724 

Ex Lot 723 

Lot 725 

*O Untidy mostly used collection including "Penny Black" x2 & 4d Litho, some useful Middle Period issues including 

1874 'ONE PENNY' on 2d, lots of later issues with some better values noted, also a few perfins & revenues, 

postmark interest including Numerals; also a mint range including 1888 New Colours plus 1d pink block of 4, 

Surcharges including 'Half-penny' on 3d imperf proof & 'ONE PENNY' on 3d with Misplaced Overprint, 1885-93 set, 

1898-1907 set, 1901-12 to 10d x3 & 5/- etc, condition variable. Inspection recommended.{Page 104.3} (100s) 

724 G A+ 

1857-59 Hillman Lithographs Rouletted 6d grey-black SG 23, rouletted on all sides with margins close to large 

except at top where just touched, superb 15-bars '2' cancel of Perth, Cat £1000. Superb! RPSofL Certificate (2013). 

Ex Trevor Hiscock. [This stamp was offered as SG 22 & sold for $2530 at our auction of 22/2/2013. However, the 

buyer didn't require SG 23 so returned it after expertising. We note that SG 23 has a higher catalogue value than 

SG 22]{Page 104.2} 

725 * (B) 1864-79 Crown/CC 1/- bright green with 'SPECIMEN' handstamp SG 61s with the 'SPECIMEN' Inverted, repaired 

tear at right, large-part o.g. Rare: believed that only one other example has been recorded.{Page 104.4} 

726 ** A 1885-93 New Designs 2½d deep blue SG 97 block of 45 (8x6, less the first three units), with margins at top & 

base, some perf separation, full unmounted o.g., Cat £850++ (mounted). 

750 T 

1,500 

250 T 

500 

Ex Lot 727 

Ex Lot 728 

Ex Lot 729 

727 * A B1 LOCAL STAMPS: 1894 Coolgardie Cycle Express Co 6d to 5/- Camels, well centred, large-part (sandy) o.g.{Page 

104.5} (3) 

728 O** A/A- 

RAILWAY STAMPS: 1905-06 Small Design 1/- marginal strip of 3 & 2/6d; and 1907-23 Large Design 3d (**), 6d 

scarlet (2, shades), 9d emerald (2, shades) & 2/6d, generally very fine.{Page 104.7} (10) 

729 O B - 1952 New Designs Rouletted 7xPerf 11 6d 1/6d & 2/6d, a few minor blemishes, lightly cancelled. Rare 

provisional issue. The 1/6d was absent from Derek Pocock's collection, and is believed to be the first example 

recorded.{Page 104.6} (3) 

750 T 

500 

650

Aug 2, 2013 


WESTERN AUSTRALIA (continued) 


730 P B 

REVENUE STAMPS: 1881 Surcharges 'I. R./SIX PENCE' on 3d lilac imperforate plate proof on gummed 

unwatermarked paper, minor thins. Ex De La Rue Archives. [Francis Kiddle's very fine example sold for $920 at our 


731 * B A1 - 1882 CA/Crown £1 brown-lilac, exceptional centring, a couple of small defects, large-part o.g. Chris Ceremuga 

Certificate (2013). [Absent from Francis Kiddle's collection]{Page 102.8} 

WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal History 

732 C B 

1876 cover to Massachusetts with 2d yellow & 6d lilac (and two other stamps lost) with 15-bars '6' of Albany, 

London transit & 'BOSTON' arrival cds both in red, US 3c green added for forwarding to 'NEW BEDFORD' (arrival), 

minor blemishes & opened-out. Tragic!{Page 108.3} 

500 

1,000 T 

200 

733 C A- 

734 PS C 

Lot 733 

1883 American cover with printed address of a missionary & with 'Via England/and Brindisi" at upper-left, to India 

via London (b/s) but then missorted via 'PARIS/ETRANGER' (b/s in blue) & 'PARIS A MODANE' TPO (b/s in red), 

missent from Colombo to 'ALBANY/JA18/1884/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' b/s, from where forwarded via 

'BOMBAY' to 'SATARA', also with Indian 'TOO LATE' h/s on the reverse, a couple of very minor blemishes. A 

marvellous missent cover.{Page 105.1} 

1905 usage of 1d Postal Card ("...and") PC10 to London with bold Perth cds of 1JE05, overall soiling & minor 

bends, message states "Today 1st June the penny post card is introduced for the first time between England & 

Australia...". 

735 PS A+ WRAPPERS: 1904 Single-Line Borders 1d rose #WR4, unused, Cat $250. Superb! 

200 

WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postmarks 

1,000 T 

150 T 

736 PS B A1- 

737 S A A2 

738 C B A1+ 

739 C B A2- 

740 C A A1- 

741 PS A- A2- 

Lot 736 Lot 738 

Cossack: 15-bars '24' very fine strike on ½d Postal Card uprated to Germany, poor Cossack cds of 4DE/95 below. 

[Not included in the Pope & Reynolds Census]{Page 105.2} 

Eulaminna: 'EULAMIN[NA]/21OC1908/WESTERN [AUSTRALIA]' very fine strike on 1d pair. From Anaconda as an 

RO 15/10/1906; PO -/7/1908; closed 16/11/1908. [The part-strike illustrated in PMI has been misinterpreted. The 

date was not "mis-set" but unusually had a four-digit year, the '2' shown actually being a '9']{Page 102.6} 

Gullawa: 'GULLAWA/MY9/00/W.A' superb strike on cover to England, ½d & 1d tied by two strikes of 11-bars 

cancels (not recorded in PMI). RO 1/6/1896; PO 2/9/1897; closed 28/2/1921. [Goldmining]{Page 105.3} 

Jarrahdale: 'JARRAHDALE/1JL18/WESTN AUST' (LRD) on KGV ½d & 1d on PPC to Sweden with superb 

double-boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR, 1.' h/s in blue. PMI records the cds 9JU13 to 14MR18 only. 

Jarrahdale Number 6 Mill: 'NUMBER SIX MILL/19JUL12/WESTN AUSTRALIA' two largely fine strikes on real 

photo PPC ("Kings Park from Observatory") to Sweden, message in Swedish headed "Jarrahdale". RO 1/4/1899; 

PO 2/3/1908; closed 28/8/1913. 

Number 1 State Mill: 'No 1 STATE MILL VIA MANJIMUP/18NO19/W.A.' two strikes on KGV 1½d black-brown/ 

grey Envelope uprated with KGV Rough Paper 1d red (rounded corner), to Switzerland with hexagonal 'T/10' h/s for 

non-payment of ½d War Tax. PO 8/2/1915; renamed Deanmill 8/11/1936. 

742 PS B B2 Wellington Mills: 'WELLINGTON MILLS/1MAY19/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' on 1d Envelope. PO 27/1/1906. 

100 

750 T 

250 

400 

150 

150 

150

Aug 2, 2013 



ANTARCTICA 


915 C A/A- 

NEW ZEALAND: 1904 "Canterbury Times" (NZ) PPCs with Blue on Address Side "The spot where the Discovery 

was frozen-in..." & "A Weddell Seal Rookery..." (Margery Wharton MW #DE-10 & 12) & with Green on Address Side 

"Digging Out the Boats" (#DE-15), unused. {Page 107.1} (3) 

916 */** A/B - 1911-13 'VICTORIA/LAND' Overprint on KEVII ½d green SG A2 block of 4, the third unit creased & with minor 

faults, the last unit unmounted, Cat £2800+ as mounted singles. BPA Certificate (2007).{Page 107.2} 

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCES (B.C.O.F.) 

917 

BRITISH WEST INDIES 

The exceptional collection formed by Sybrand Bakker from Almere in the Netherlands was originally part of 

this auction. However, it was such an attractive section that we decided to create a separate "Signature 

Series" catalogue as a special reference work for all collectors of Australian stamps, and of the post-World 

War II Allied Occupation of Japan. The BCOF sale will be held at the conclusion of the General Auction. 

The catalogue for Sybrand Bakker's BCOF Collection is available to all our current clients free of charge. If 

you have not received it, and would like a copy, please contact us immediately. 

400 

1,500 T 

Offer T 

Lot 918 

918 G B/A B1 BARBADOS: 1907 Nelson Centenary MCA 2½d black & indigo SG 162a, well centred, a little aged, GPO cds, with 

the ultramarine shade SG 162 for comparsion, Cat £845.{Page 107.3} 

300 

Lot 919 Lot 920 

919 * A B1 BERMUDA: 1938-53 KGVI 5/- bronze-green & carmine-red/pale yellow SG 118c, well centred, very lightly 

mounted, Cat £1300 (**). Very scarce. [A very distinctive shade, confirmed by Wilson Wong]{Page 107.4} 

920 G A- A2 - 1938-53 KGVI 12/6d grey & yellow (the so-called "lemon" shade, excellent centring, a couple of short perfs, unitdy 

cds, Cat £500. [The shade has been confirmed by Wilson Wong]{Page 107.5} 

921 ** A B1 - 1938-53 KGVI £1 violet & black/scarlet Perf 13 marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet, well centred, 

unmounted, Cat £220+. 

500 

250 

200

Page: 108 


Lot 719 - 1878 1d Green - Rare & Underrated 

Lot 717 - Octagonal Down Train MG4 

Lot 732 - WA to USA & Forwarded 

Lot 720 - Beautiful "Doubleton" 

Lot 923 - Redirected Three Times, to Cocos 

Ex Lot 938 - German Covers x29 

Ex Lot 941 - Third Reich Collection 

Ex Lot 948 - Post-WWII Local Issues

Aug 2, 2013 



CANADA 

922 *O A NEWFOUNDLAND: 1941-44 Sideways Watermark 5c Caribou Perf 13½ & Perf 12½ SG 280 & 280a both mint & 

used; also 1947 5c Cabot Aniline Ink with normal for comparison; Cat £180+. (6) 

COCOS ISLANDS 

923 C B 

COOK ISLANDS 

1947 commercial airmail cover from Melbourne to MV "Chupra" at Perth, redirected to Bombay, then to Colombo 

(Mackinnon Mackenzie cachet on reverse), then to "c/- Cluney Ross/Cocos Islands/SS S'pore". {Page 108.6} 

100 

250 T 

924 C/L B/A 

CYPRUS 

Lot 924 

ATIU: 1938 commercial cover with Captain Cook 1d tied by a very fine strike of the scarce 33mm 'ATIU/COOK 

ISLANDS' cds in violet, 'RICHMOND HIGHLANDS' arrival b/s & redirected to Seattle. [With lengthy letter headed 

'COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION/Resident Agent's Office/Atiu..." and signed by "DBrown/Resident Agent", 

describing his arrival at Atiu etc "...The Boat is held on the edge of the Reef, & Passengers are carried ashore on 

the Backs of Natives...Maoris can never understand why Europeans can't eat as they do, one feed after another...at 

the last Census had a population of 1182...depression in the World's Copra market...3 Motor Trucks, no Motor Cars, 

no Waggons or Horse Vehicles, & very few Horses...From December till April these Islands are cut off from 

shipping...European residents...Catholic Priest, one European Trader, & the Resident Agent..."]{Page 109.1} 

925 * A 1902-04 KEVII Wmk Crown CA ½pi to 45pi optd 'SPECIMEN' SG 50s-59s, lightly mounted, Cat £400. (10) 

200 

FIJI 

400 

926 W A 

Lot 926 Lot 927 

1870-71 Fiji Times Express Batonné Paper 3d black/rose SG 6, large margins with black rouletting at top and 

right, unused, Cat £1700. RPSofV Certificate (2012) states "light horizontal bend". [A larger stamp than Sir Gawaine 

Baillie's example with part o.g. that sold for £1035]{Page 109.2} 

750

Page: 110 


Ex Lot 940 - 1920-32 Collection 

Ex Lot 944 - East Germany Collection 

Ex Lot 946 - German Occupations Collection 

Lot 928 

Ex Lot 949 - Allied Occupation Collection

Aug 2, 2013 


FIJI (continued) 


927 W (A) - Batonné Paper 9d black/pale rose SG 8, good margins with black rouletting at right, unused, Cat £3000. RPSofV 

Certificate (2012) states "...with added left margin".{Page 109.3} 

928 F B B1 

929 C A 

FRANCE 

POSTAGE DUES: 1917 Wide Setting ½d SG D1 reconstructed vertical strip of 10 - three singles, a pair & a 

remarkable strip of 5 - with margin at the base, well centred (the last unit quite exceptionally so), a little aged, 

sunburst cancels, Cat £5000++. Extraordinary! [The sheet was 8x12, comprising 8 se-tenant strips 1d+1d+1d+ 

½d+4d+3+3+3d. In other words, the fourth vertical column contained ½d x12. Only 31 such sheets were issued, 

so only 372 of the ½d were released. Gibbons state that all marginal stamps were imperforate at the outer edges: 

this strip contradicts that statement]{Page 110.1} 

1956 commercial airmail cover to Republic of Honduras with KGVI 3d plus QEII 6d & 1/- tied by 'NADI' cds, rubber 

arrival b/s. Terrific origin/destination cover. 

500 

1,500 

150 

930 

931 

GAMBIA 

Ex Lot 930 

Lot 932 

*/**OB 1849-2000s predominantly used collection in five Davo albums including 1849 Ceres 20c & 25c Dallay #1 & 7, 1852 

Napoloen III 5c #11, 1862 1c #18 X3, 1870 Perf 14x13½ 10c #33, 1870 5c green #39II, 1871 Perf 14x13½ 4c grey 

(2), 1876 Peace and Commerce Type I to 1f (ex 2c & 4c) including 5c #63 (**, Cat €1300) & Type II 5c Imperforate 

74IIv, 1877 35c #92, 1898 2f #104, 1900 Mersons #118-122, 1922 War Orphans 25c on 1f+1f #167, 1925 3f to 20f 

#204-206, 1926 War Orphans 1f+25c #233, 1936 Airs 10f #324, 1937 PEXIP M/S #354A, 1938 Pictorials #393-399, 

1947 UPU 500f #A21, 1949 Ceres 10f #857, plus heaps of M/S, blocks & Red Cross BOOKLETS, mixed condition, 

Cat €3200+{Page 111.1} (1000s) 

*/**OC 1926-1980s collection including 1926 War Orphans Dallay #231-234 *, 1935 Intellectuals 50c+2f #311 *, 1930 

Sinking Fund 1f50+3f50 #263 * & 1f50+50c #266 *, 1930 Airs #A5-6 *, 1938 20f #399, 1940 Surcharges #484-501 

*, 1943 Relief Fund strip of 5 #590A **, 1949 Airs #A25-29, plus three albums of covers, Cinderellas, assorted 

Colonies including postal stationery & revenues. 

932 D A A1 POSTMARKS: 'BATHHURST/6AU38/GAMBIA' (Double 'H') on KGVI 1½d SG 152a.{Page 111.2} 

100 

GERMAN STATES 

1,000 

600 

933 

Ex Lot 933 

*/**OW Predominantly used COLLECTION including Baden 1851 Imperf 1k unused Michel #1b, 3k (3), 1860 3k #10, 1862 

1k & 9k #13 & 15, 1872 Perf 10 9k & 30k (*); Brunswick 1853 1Sgr & 2Sgr (2) Michel #5-7, 1857 ¼gr #9b; 

Hamburg 1859 7s #6, 1864 Imperf 1¼s (2, green-grey & lilac) & 2½s #8-9, plus 1872 1¼s reprints complete sheet 

of 100 */**; Hannover 1851 3Sgr (unused) #5, 1853 1/3Sgr (2, unused), 1856 1Sgr & 3Sgr #10 & 12, 1861 3gr 

#19a, 1864 3pf #21; Lubeck 1859 ½s, 2½s & 4s #1, 4 & 5b; Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1856 3s (2) & 5s #2-3, 1864 

Rouletted 11½-11¾ 1S #5; North German Confedation 1868 ¼gr to 5gr #1-6, 1868 Rouletted 8½ ½sc (unused) 

#12; Occupation of Alsace-Lorraine 1870 to 25c (ex 20c, unused); Oldenberg 1852 2Sgr #3, 1861 Arms to 3gr 

(3gr x2) #9-14; Prussia 1850 ½Sgr (2) #1, 1856 4pf (2, one *) #5, 1857 Wilhelm IV to 3Sgr #6-8, 1859 ½Sgr #13, 

1867 1k 2k (2) 6k & 9k; Saxony 1852 2Ngr blue #7, 1855 to 3Ngr #8-11, 1856 5Ngr (4) & 10Ngr #12-13; mixed 

condition. High Catalogue value.{Page 111.3} (500+) 

2,500

Page: 112 


GERMAN STATES (continued) 


934 

OW 

Scrappy predominantly used two volume collection including Baden 1862 Postage Dues Michel #1-3 (unused); 

Bavaria 1850 1k & 9k (2); Bremen 1861 2g #5, 1866 3gr & 10gr #11 & 14; Brunswick 1857 12pf #9 (unused); 

Hamburg 1859 1s (unused) & 9s #1 & 7, 1864 9s #18; Lubeck 1859 4s (2, one deep green) #5a-b, 1863 1s 

orange #9A; Alsace & Lorraine 1870 Type I 1c, 2c & 25c and Type II 1c (2), 2c (2), 4c (2), & 5c (unused); plus 

heaps of useful spacefillers, postcards & postal stationery. High catalogue value but condition is very mixed. (500+) 

500 

935 

Ex Lot 935 

*OW BAVARIA: Extensive predominantly used collection including 1850 1k (2), 6k (2) & 9k (4) Michel #3-5, 1862 12k (3) 

& 18k (3) #12-13, 1867 9k to 18k #17-19, 1868 Arms 6k brown #20, 1870 Perf 11½ 6k & 7k #24-25, 1874 1m (4, 

two imperf) #30-31, 1875 Wavy Lines mint set #32-36 plus used 18kr, 1876 New Currency #37-42 (2 sets), 1876 

1m (2) & 2m (3) #43-44, 1900 80pf lilac (*) #68, 1911 Type I 2m & 3m #87I-88I & Type II set #76II-91II, 1916 Perf 

11½ 10m #108A & Imperf 5m to 20m (10m x2) #107-109B, 1919 People's State 20m (2 *) #133, 1920 20 on 3pf 

brown Type I (4 *) & Type II #177, 1862 Postage Dues 3k (unused) #1, plus some useful covers, mixed condition. 

High catalogue value.{Page 112.1} (1000+) 

936 ** A- - 1875 Wmk Wavy Lines 1k green & 3k carmine (a few small imperfections) Michel #32-33, complete sheets of 60 

(two panes of 30), unmounted, Cat €230++. (2 items) 

1,000 

150 

937 *OW 

GERMANY 

938 C 

Ex Lot 937 

WURTTEMBERG: Predominantly used including 1851 Imperf to 18k (6k x5) Michel #1-5 (ex 3k), 1857 Silk Thread 

1k & 9k #6 & 9, 1859 Without Thread 6k (2) & 9k #13-14, 1862 3k #22, 1863 Perf 10 6k & 9k (2) #26-28, 1869 

Rouletted 10 9k #33, 1869 2kr 9kr (4) & 14kr #37 & 41, 1874 1k #43, 1875 5pf (*) #101, 1881 2m (2) #54, 1890 

New Colours 50pf (2, one *) #58, 1906 Municipal Service to 50pf #112-118, 1920 Deer #144-149, 1920 Ulm 

#272-281, mixed condition, Cat €2900. Close inspection recommended.{Page 112.2} (400+) 

Postal history group including East Germany 1950 registered FDC to NSW with Leipzig Exhibition M/S tied by 

exhibition cancellation, 1951 cover to Austria with Mao set tied by '(15a) ERFURT' cds; Germany 1932 cover to 

Chile with 1928 Zeppelin 1rm & 2rm tied by Hamburg machine cancellation, 1933 Welfare Fund set tied to 

registered philatelic cover; Heligoland 1880 registered cover with 1s pair tied by 'HELIGOLAND/ AU9/1880=' cds; 

Marshall Islands 1901 registered cover to Dresden with 50pf Michel #12 tied by 'JALUIT' cds.{Page 108.5} (29) 

750 

750 

939 

Ex Lot 939 

*OW 1872-1920 collection including 1872 Small Shield ¼gr (2), ⅓gr (5, one pair), ½gr (2) & 5gr (3) & 1k, 2k (2, 

one unused), 1872 ½gr (2) & 2kr (2, one *) #14-15, 1872 Large Shield ¼gr (2, one *), 1/3gr (*), ½gr (**), 2½gr, 5gr & 

1k #23 (5, three unused), 7k (3, two *) & 18k (*), 1874 2½ on 2½gr (6, two unused) & 9 on 9k, 1875 'PFENNIGE' set 

#31-36, 1875 2m (5), 1880 'PFENNIG' set #39-44 (*), 1900 High Values 1m & 2m (*), 3m (2, one *) & 5m Type II (2, 

one *) #63-66, 1902 set #68-77 (*), 1902 High Values 1m (*), 2m (2) & 5m (3, one *, one unused), 1905 set #83-93, 

1905 3m & 5m (3, one *) #96-97, 1915 5m (2 *) #97, 1920 Overprints Type I set #119-138 plus 4m (used) & 10m 

Type II (*), mixed condition. High catalogue value. {Page 112.3} (600+) 

2,000

Aug 2, 2013 


GERMANY (continued) 


940 

941 

*/**O 1920-32 including 1921 Wmk Lozenges set #158-176, 1922 Workers #238-245, 1923 Airmail #263-267, 1923 

Surcharges #277-296, 1923 250tsd on 250m & 250tsd on 500 with Overprint Inverted #294 & 296k *, 250tsd on 

500m with Overprint Double #296DD, 800tsd on 5pf Imperforate #301U & 2mio on 300m with Overprint Inverted 

#310k, 1923 Value Inserted #313-330 including Rouletted 13 50 Mrd #330B (Cat €900), 1923 1 Mrd on 100m #331 

(3, *), 1924 Charity #351-354 (3, two *), 1926 Airs #378-384, 1926 Famous Germans #385-397 (*), 1928 Airs 

#423Y-424Y, 1930 Airs #438-439 (*), 1931 Airs 1rm (5) #455, mixed condition, Cat €3300+.{Page 110.2} (1000+) 

*/**O 

1933-1945 Third Reich Issues predominantly used including 1933 Polar Airs 2rm & 4rm (*), 1933 Hindenburg 

#482-495, 1933 Airs (ex 1rm) #497-498, 1933 Charity *, 1934 Airs #529-539, 1934 Charity #556-564, 1935 

Exhibition M/S #Block 3, 1935 Charity #588-597 (2, one *), 1935 Winter Olympics #600-601 **, 1936 Olympics M/Ss 

mint & used, 1937 Horse M/S #Block 10 **, 1937 Rally M/S #Block 11 (2, one **), 1939 Danzig Overprints sets mint 

& used, 1941 Fellowship #773-778, mixed condition, Cat €4350+.{Page 108.7} (1200+) 

942 ** A 1933 Welfare Fund M/S Michel #Block 2, corner hinging well clear of the stamps which are unmounted, minor 

wrinkling, Cat €1800. 

750 

1,000 

500 

943 

944 

945 

946 

947 

948 

Ex Lot 943 

*/**O BERLIN: 1948 Overprints in Black #1-20 (2, one used ex 10pf), 1949 Overprints in Red 1m & 2m #33-34 *, 1949 

UPU #35-41 * plus 2m used, 1949 Buildings #42-60 (2 sets, used), 1949 Relief Fund M/S #Block 1 (forged 

cancels), 1950 Orchestra #73-74 (2, one *), 1951 Lortzig #74 used, 1951 Bell with Clapper Left #75-79 used, 1951 

Stamp Day #80-81 used, 1951 Bell with Clapper Right #82-86 used, 1952 Olympics #88-90 used, 1952 Berliners 

#91-100 (3, one *), 1953 Bell with Clapper Centre #101-105 (2, used), Cat €3740{Page 113.1} (1500+) 

* EAST GERMANY: 1949-1990 collection including 1949 Postal Union Michel #243-244 used, 1950 Bach #256-259 

**, 1950 Pieck 50dm #255 used, 1950 Anniversary sets #261-270 (2, ** & used), 1950 Exhibition M/S #Block 7 *, 

1951 Polish Visit #284-285 (2, one **), 1951 Mao #286-288 (2, one unused), 1952-53 25pf olive #334 used, 1953 

Workers #362-379 CTO, 1953 Marx M/S Imperf (2, used) Perf 13x13½ (2, used), 1954 Stamp Day M/S #Block 10 *, 

1955 Engels M/S (2, one **), and then mostly complete predominantly used to 1990, mixed condition, Cat 

€2700+.{Page 110.3} (1000s) 

*/**OC WEST GERMANY: 1949-95 collection including 1949 Parliament Michel #111-112 used (20pf x2, one *), 1949 

Centenary #113-115 (3, one *), 1949 Relief Fund #117-120 used, 1949 Bach #121-122 (2, one *), 1951 Church 

Charity #139-140 used (20+5pf x2, one **), 1951 Exhibition #141-142 used, 1951 Relief Fund 30+10pf #146 *, 1952 

Hostels Fund #153-154 used, Relief Fund #156-159 used, 1953 Exhibition #171-172 used, Relief Fund #173-176, 

1954 Relief Fund #200-203 used, 1955 Relief Fund #222-225 used, 1959 Composers M/S #Block 2 used, and then 

complete mostly used to 1995, mixed condition, Cat €1825. (1000s) 

*/**OC 

GERMAN OCCUPATION: 1914-23 issues including Allenstein 1920 Plebiscite Overprints Michel #1-14 used, 

1920 Treaty Overprints #15-28 used; Belgium 1914 Overprints #1-9 *, 1916 Overprints #10-25 *; Libau 1919 5pf 

optd 'LIBAU' in red #1Bb used; Marienwerder 1920 Symbols #1-14 **, 1920 Inscribed 'PLEBISCITE' #30-43 **; 

Memel 1920 4m on 2f #31I used, 1923 Unissued Officials #129-134 used, 1923 Incorporation #151-163 *, 1923 

Overprints #183-192 **, 1923 Incorporation Overprints #193-205 used; Schleswig 1920 optd '1.ZONE' #15-28 

blocks of 4 **; Upper Silesia 1920 Numerals #1-9 used, 1921 Referendum #30-40 used; Western Front 1916 

Overprints #1-12 *; mixed condition, Cat €2960.{Page 110.4} (750+) 

*/**OC - 1939-45 issues including Bohemia & Moravia 1939 Overprints #1-19 (3, two *); Courland 1945 Definitives #1-4B 

*; Estonia 1941 Definitives #1-3 used, 1941 Reconstruction #4-9 used, 1941 Pernau Type II #1-10 (2, CTO & *); 

Flemish Legion (SS Feldpost) 1943 Monarch M/S Michel #IX-XIV; General Government 1944 Anniversary 

10z+10z used (toning); Kotor 1944 Italian Issue #1-6 *, 1944 Yugoslavian Issue #7-10 *; Serbia 1941 Semendria 

M/S Perf 11½ * & Imperf ** #Blocks 1 & 2; Russia 1942 Kindergartens 60k+40k #12 tied to cover; mixed condition, 

Cat €2450. (1000+) 

*/**OC ALLIED OCCUPATION: 1945-46 local issues collection including Apolda 1945 Trees Michel #1-3 **; 

Barsinghausen 1945 Two-Line Obliteration 8pf to 20pf pairs #4-7 *; Cottbus 1946 Reconstruction #1-20 *, 1946 

Without Background #21-24 *; Finsterwalde 1946 Reconstruction M/S #Block 2 **; Glauchau 1945 Hitler Obliterated 

#1-18 *; Lubbenau 1946 Reconstruction Imperf #1B-8B **, 1946 Solidarity Imperf #9B-12B *; Meissen 1946 

Reconstruction M/S #Block 1 unused; Reichenbach 1945 Hitler Obliterated 6pf blue-violet #5a **; Rosswein 1946 

Octagonal Overprints #1-2 **; Strausberg 1945 Surcharges #7-30 *, 1946 Bird M/S #Block 3 unused, 1946 

Reconstruction M/S pairs (2, * & used) #Blocks 1 & 2 used; Storkow 1946 Victims of Facism M/S #Block 2 *; 

Westfalen 1945 Fee Labels #1-3 used, Wittenberg 1945 Hitler Obliterated #1-19 used (on piece); plus some handy 

covers, mixed condition, Cat €2800+. Close inspection recommended.{Page 108.8} (500+) 

1,000 

500 

600 

1,000 

500 

750 

Bid by fax, e-mail or directly from our website to avoid 

the disappointment of your bids arriving after the auction.

Page: 114 


Ex Lot 951 - Saar Collection 

Ex Lot 954 - Pacifics 

Lot 952 - Scarce M/S Used 

Ex Lot 960 

Ex Lot 959 - Marshall Islands 

Lot 1014 

Ex Lot 1020 - 1903 'SPECIMEN' Set 

Ex Lot 963

Aug 2, 2013 


GERMANY (continued) 


949 

*/**OC - Joint Occupation 1946 Definitives Michel #911-937 used including 75pf block of 4 with Strong Offset, 1946 

Exhibition M/S #Block 12A used (First Day Cancel), 1948 Definitives to 5m (ex 10pf & 30pf) used; American and 

British Zone 1945 German Printing #16-35 used, 1948 Ribbon Overprint #36I-51I used, 1948 Buildings Perf 11 

Type I #73-100 (2, * & used) & Type II Dm1 to Dm5 * and Perf 14 50pf to Dm1 *, 1949 Hannover M/S #Block 1 * 

(vertical folds), 1949 Goethe #108-110 (2, ** & used); French Zone Baden 1949 Reconstruction #38A-41A ** & M/S 

(both) #Blocks 1A & 1B **; Rhineland 1947 60pf & 1m Imperforate Pairs #12U & 15U **, 1948 Definitives #32-41 

used, 1949 Red Cross #42-45 (2, **& used) & M/S # Block 1 unused; Soviet Zone 1948 Famous Germans 

#212-227 used, 1949 Festival #Block 6 **; Mecklenburg 1945 Victims of Facism Michel #20-22 *, 1945 Land 

Reform #23-25 (on cover to Berlin); Thuringia 1945 Christmas M/S #Block 1t ** & #Block 1x *, West Saxony 1946 

Leipzig Fair Imperf #162B-165B used; mixed condition, Cat €5300+.{Page 110.5} (1000+) 

1,000 

950 

951 

Ex Lot 950 

*/**O DANZIG: including 1920 Sloping Overprint 7½pf Michel #35 & 50pf (2) #39 used, 1921 Proclamation 10m #62 (2, 

used), 1921 Arms #73-86 used, 1921 Tuberculosis 30pf+30pf (2), 60pf+60pf & 1m20+1m20 (2) #90-92, 1922 Large 

Arms #100Xb used, 1923 Airmail 250m #136 used, 1924 Pictorials 1g & 2g #207-208 used, 1930 Anniversary 

#220-230 *, 1937 Winter Charity #276-280 used, mixed condition, Cat €3650.{Page 115.1} (350+) 

*/**O SAAR: League of Nations 1920 Overprints 80pf Michel #16 *, 1920 Bayern 2m #28b; French Occupation 1948 

Workers #239-251 **, 1948 Airs #252-254 used, 1948 Flood Relief M/S (both) #Blocks 1 & 2 **, 1950 Mail Coach 

(2, ** & used), 1950 Holy Year #293-295 used, 1951 Relief Fund #309-313 used, 1952 Pictorials #319-337 used, 

1952 Relief Fund #338-340 used; Germany 1957 Heuss #409-428 used, Cat €2530.{Page 114.1} (550+) 

952 F A - 1948 Flood Relief M/S Michel #Block 2, two fine strikes of 'SAARBRUCKEN' cds, Cat €2400.{Page 114.2} 

750 

GERMAN COLONIES 

1,000 

750 

953 

954 

Ex Lot 953 

*O Attractive group including Caroline Islands 1900 56 Degrees Overprints 25pf & 50pf Michel #5II-6II used, 1900 

Yachts 5mk #19 *; East Africa 1905 45pf used; Marshall Islands 1897 Overprints 10pf #3 used, 1901 Yachts 5mk 

*, 1914 'G.R.I.' Surcharges 1d on 3pf horizontal pair SG 50 & 4d on 40pf single SG 56 *; New Guinea 1897 

Overprints set #1-6 used; Togo 1900 Yachts 5mk *; mixed condition, Cat €1550+.{Page 115.2} (113) 

*OC 

Carolines Overprints set on small pieces & on 1900 registered cover, Ships set used with the high values on small 

pieces, Lozenges set mint, "Typhoon Bisect" on piece & on postcard, 10pf Postal Card with 'PONAPE' cds; 

Marshalls 'Marschall-Inseln' Opts 10pf & 2-0pf with guarantee handstamps, 'Marshall-Inseln' Opts set used, Yachts 

to 3mk mint plus 1mk used & Lozenges 5mk mint; and New Guinea Overprints used, Yachts mint, embossed Coins 

PPC superb unused; generally very fine.{Page 114.3} (68 + 5 covers) 

500 

750 

Ex Lot 955 

955 

*/**O 

Selection of Overprints and Yachts comprising Carolines 1899 48 Degree Overprint 5pf Michel #2 I * & 10pf to 25f 

#3-5 I used (faded), 1900 56 Degree Overprint 25pf #5 II *, 1900 Yachts to 1m #7-16 used, 1900 10pf #9H bisect 

on PPC to 'JALUIT' arrival cds; Marianas 1899 48 Degrees 20pf to 50pf Michel #4I-6I used (offered as is), 1900 56 

Degrees 20pf **, 25pf (2 mint, one **) & 50pf *, 1901 Yachts to 1m #7-16 used; Samoa 1886 5pf #V46, 1900 

Overprints #1-6 * including 3pf with Double Overprint #1v *, 1900 Yachts #7-19 *, 1915 Wmk Lozenges #20-23 *, 

plus British Occupation 'GRI/2½d' on 20pf SG 104 *; mixed condition, Cat €2000+.{Page 115.3} (94) 

500

Page: 116 


GERMAN COLONIES (continued) 


Ex Lot 956 

956 

*/**OC 

AFRICA: Cameroon 1890 2m Michel #V37e, 20pf (2) #V48b & 50pf #V50d used, 1897 Overprints 3pf #1 (3, two 

**), 25pf & 50pf #5-6 **, 1900 Yachts #7-19 *, 1905 20pf # 23 (4, used), mixed condition; East Africa 1890 2m #VO 

37f, 1893 Overprints (*, 5p on 10pf x2) & used (ex 3p on 5pf) Michel #1-5, 1896 Diagonal Overprints #6-10 *, 1901 

Yachts #11-21 used, 1905 No Wmk #22-29 used, 1905 Lozenges to 45h #30-36 used; Morocco 1899 56 Degrees 

Overprints #1-6 *, 1905 Overprints 1p25c on 1m (2, one used) to 6p25c on 5m #30-33 *, 1906 to 1p25c on 1m (ex 

#36); South West Africa 1892 2m #VS 37f used, 1897 'Deutsch-/Sudwest-Afrika' #1-4II *, 1901 Yachts 2m used & 

3m * #21-22, plus 1919 registered censored cover to Windhoek; Togo 1889 5pf (2) #V46a-b & 50pf #50d, 1897 

Overprints #1-6 * plus 10pf #3b (BPP Certificate) & 25pf #5 used plus British Occupation 1914 Overprints on 

Yachts 80pf #9 * (Ceremuga Certificate); mixed condition, Cat €5000+.{Page 116.1} (128) 

1,000 

957 C B 

Lot 957 

KIAUTSCHOU: 1901 quadruple-rate commercial cover with rare 'Petschili' usage in Peking of Kiautschou 80pf Mi 

13 tied by 'PEKING/14 8/01/DEUTSCHE POST' cds, 'MAINZ' arrival b/s, minor blemishes.{Page 116.2} 

958 C A - 1902 cover with officer's endorsement at the top, to Germany with rare 'Petschili' usage in Peking of Kiautschou 

10pf tied by 'PEKING/25 3/02/DEUTSCHE POST' cds, light arrival b/s & postman's delivery h/s. 

959 

960 

*/**OC 

*/**O 

MARSHALL ISLANDS: 1890 20pf Michel #V48b used, 1899 Berlin Issue #1-6 *, 1899 optd 'MARSHALL' 3pf (both 

shades) to 50pf #7-12 (2, * & used) plus another set on 1900 philatelic cover, 1901 Yachts 80pf #21 used plus 50pf 

& 80 pf optd 'SPECIMEN' #20-21P *, 1916 Yachts 5m #27B, plus a couple of postcards, mixed condition, Cat 

€1800.{Page 114.5} (46) 

NEW GUINEA: 1897 Overprints Michel #1-6 used, 1900 Yachts #7-19 used; Australian Occupation 1914 GRI 1d 

on 5pf, 2d on 10pf & 2d on 20pf *, 1914 Officials 1d on 3pf #1 **; mixed condition.{Page 114.4} (29) 

1,800 T 

250 T 

500 

750 

961 

Ex Lot 961 

*/**O POST OFFICES IN CHINA: 1886 2m (3, one pair) & 10pf Michel #V37c & V41b, 1890 50pf #V50d, 1898 45 

Degrees Overprints 3pf #1 Ib * & 56 Degrees Overprint 3pf with Overprint Reversed (spacefiller), 1901 Inscribed 

'REICHPOST' to 3m #15-26 used, 1906 Wmk Lozenges to $1½ on 3m used & $½ on 1m & $2½ on 5m *; also 

Kiautschou 1901 Yachts #5-17 *, 1905 20pf #22 *, Cat €3240{Page 116.3} (89) 

750

Aug 2, 2013 


GERMAN COLONIES (continued) 


962 

*/**O 

GIBRALTAR 

Ex Lot 962 

POST OFFICES IN TURKEY: 1870 ½g & 2g Michel #NV 15 & 17, 1872 Small Shield 2g #V5 & Large Shield ¼g 

#V16 ½g to 2g (2) & 2½g #V18-21 & 2½g #29, 1875 2m #V37, 1884 Overprints 10pa on 5pf (2, one *), 20pa on 

10pf (2, one *), 1¼pi on 25pf * & 2½pi on 50pf (2, one *), 1889 sets (3, one *), 1900 No Wmk to 15pi on 3m #12-23 

used, 1905 15pi on 3m (2, one *), 10pi on 2m used & 25pi on 5m ** #33-35, 1905 Wmk Lozenges to 25pi on 5m (ex 

15pi on 3m) used, 1908 to 50c on 40pf #48-51 used, mixed condition, Cat €4000+.{Page 117.1} (100+) 

963 * A 1903 Wmk Crown CA ½d to £1 optd 'SPECIMEN' SG 46s-55s, Cat £550.{Page 114.8} (10) 

350 

750 

Ex Lot 964 

964 * A B1 1938-51 KGVI ½d to £1 SG 121-131 with listed perfs including 1½d red SG 123a, 2d grey SG 124ab, 3d SG 125a, 

6d SG 126a & 5/- SG 129, mostly lightly mounted, Cat £2100+.{Page 117.2} (36) 

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS - Postal History 

965 C A 

CANTON ISLAND: 1937 cover to GB with US 3c pair tied by 'USS/AVOCET - CANTON/ISLAND' cancel plus 

uncancelled Fiji 1d, oval 'NZ Solar Eclipse Expedition/...' cachet in violet & woodcut 'HMS WELLINGTON/NZ 

SOLAR EXP/CANTON ISLAND/JUNE 8TH 1937' cachet in blue.{Page 118.2} 

750 

300 T 

Lot 966 

966 CL B - 1952 commercial usage of Pan Am illustrated cover from Fiji with KGVI 6d Map only tied by 'NADI' cds & 

'T/("12c")' h/s in violet, to a native at Canton Island with Postage Due 1d marginal pair & 6d SG D1 & D5 (Cat £85 

x5+) tied by 'BRITISH PO CANTON ISLAND/25OC 2/G&EIC' cds (decade digit omitted), minor blemishes.{Page 

117.3} 

500 

Increase your chances of success: 

use our “Limit Bidding” facility to bid for more lots.

Page: 118 


Lot 965 - Solar Eclipse Cover 

Ex Lot 972 - Large-Part Cover from Fanning 

Lot 976 - Fanning Island to Spain ! 

Lot 1026 - s of Unissued Stamp

Aug 2, 2013 


GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS - Postal History (continued) 


967 C C 

Lot 967 

CHRISTMAS ISLAND: 1908 cover from France with 'ST BRIAC A DINARD' TPO d/s, to New Zealand with the 

stamp washed-off and some staining, 'DAMAGED IN WRECK/OF SS AEON' cachet in rosine. Rare: Brian Peace at 

pp222-229 lists 23 covers. 16 are from the USA. This is the only cover from Europe: #A13 in Brian Peace's Census 

.{Page 119.1} 

750 T 

Lot 968 

968 C B - 1908 cover from the USA to New Zealand with 8c Martha Washington tied by New York machine cancel & 

sensational strike of the 'DAMAGED IN WRECK/OF SS AEON' cachet in rosine, 'NELSON/9OC08' arrival b/s, 

minor water-stains, opened-out for display. Ex John Woolfe: #A7 in Brian Peace's Census. 

On 18/7/1908, the "Aeon" was wrecked off the uninhabited south-east tip of Christmas Island. All 56 passengers & 

crew survived, and most of the mail was rescued. After a month on the island, the captain & three officers set out in 

the ship's lifeboat with an improvised motor attached, for Fanning Island 200 miles away. After only 25 miles, they 

were driven back to Christmas Island. A further month later, a second attempt was successful. The "Manuka" 

rescued 57 souls, an American woman having given birth on the island! Surely Hollywood has missed an 

opportunity here!{Page 119.2} 

969 C/CL A/B - 1939 Maude Opening Day cover with 'POST OFFICE/14FEB39/CHRISTMAS ISLAND' cds, philatelic covers 

including two sets of QEII 1953 Pictorials & 1972 formular Aerogramme to GB, also 1957 apparently commercial 

airmail cover to GB with QE 2d 5d & 2/6d, plus 1936 defective cover to USA with 10c Local & Polynesia 30c. [Also 

includes a few letters] (12 + letters) 

970 CPS A/B - 1942-44 US Forces covers x15 with various cancels & censor cachets & three endorsed "Free", a few post-WWII 

covers including from Malden Island (site of British atomic bomb tests) & 1956 commercial cover. (21 items) 

971 

972 

DCPS - 1950s British Forces covers x6, postcard (very scarce) & two GB Registration Envelopes to Hawaii, undated 

OHMS cover with RAF cachet, plus several pieces with values to Castles 5/-, all with 'BFPO/CHRISTMAS ISLAND' 

cds. [Between 1956 & 1958 the British conducted nine high atmosphere detonations of atomic bombs, code-named 

Operation Grapple] 

DC 

FANNING ISLAND: 1905-28 strikes of the 'FANNING ISLAND' cds with 'NZ' excised from the base on nine pieces 

with various NZ adhesives, on five philatelic covers including 1920 registered with 11 different stamps to 2/- Postal 

Fiscal (faults), and a remarkable linen-lined piece from an enormous commercial cover franked 2/8d.{Page 118.1} 

(15 items) 

973 C A/B - 1904 Hawaiian PPC (very fine) with NZ 1d & 1908 Fijian PPCs x3 each with NZ ½d tied by fine to very fine strikes 

of the 'FANNING ISLAND' cds with 'NZ' excised at the base, minor blemishes. (4) 

1,000 T 

150 T 

150 T 

200 T 

400 T 

400 T

Page: 120 


GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS - Postal History (continued) 


Lot 974 

974 C B - 1907 commercial cover to San Francisco (b/s) "Per RMSS Miowera" with New Zealand Pictorials 1d bicolour tied 

by largely very fine strike of the 'FANNING ISLAND' cds, minor blemishes & light horizontal fold. [Fanning was 

under NZ Administration so used NZ postal rates. From 1/1/1901, NZ introduced 1d postage to all overseas 

destinations]{Page 120.1} 

500 T 

Lot 975 

975 PS B - 1914 (Dec 15) commercial usage of NZ KEVII 3d Registration Envelope to England "via Honolulu & New York" 

with superb strike of the impressive 'DEPUTY COMMISSIONER/[Arms]/FANNING ISLAND' cachet on the reverse 

in lieu of a censor marking & endorsed "Passed" in blue pencil, the face creased & minor overall soiling, opened-out 

for display. An exceptional World War I censor cover{Page 120.2} 

976 C A- - 1920 commercial cover to Spain (!) with NZ 1d pair & 'WAR STAMP' ½d tied by three fine to very fine strikes of 

'FANNING ISLAND/JE1/20' cds, poor 'CADIZ' arrival b/s. [Pre-WWII mail from Australia to Spain is rare, so this is 

an extraordinary origin/destination item]{Page 118.3} 

977 $ B - c.1943 Fanning Island Plantations Ltd £1 black/green, a left-half endorsed "1/-" in blue & a right-half endorsed 

"2/-" in red, clipped corners as always, a bit soiled. 

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS - Christmas Island Local Stamps 

Prior to the Colonial government opening a post office in 1939, a local post was operated by a French priest, Father Petrics Emmanuel 

Rougier, who bought Cocoanut Plantations Ltd from Lever Bros in 1913. The company producing copra for export. The service began 

c.1916. Between 1918 & 1934 there were four issues of 5c & 10c stamps featuring the company's yacht "Ysabel May". As locals, they 

represented postage only to the first port of call, usually Papeete. There was also call for an internal post, to or between islanders. NB: 

Christmas Island has an area of some 220sq miles & is the largest atoll in the world. 

978 

*O 1918 12½ 5c x3 (different positions), 1921 Perf 12 5c x3 (one used), 1926 '10 CENTS' in Red x2, 1934 '10 CENTS' 

in Blue sheetlet of 4 (trimmed perfs?), some toning. (12) 

979 C A 

c.1939 undated OHMS cover - heading scored through - to Fanning Island with G&E KGV ½d & 1½d tied by one of 

two very fine strikes of a 52mm Palmtree cachet. [The cachet varies in many details from the 51mm cachet used in 

the 1920s & early 1930s. The most obvious difference is the 11mm space between 'ISD' & 'LTD'. On the earlier 

cachet, the space is only 6mm]{Page 128.1} 

1,000 T 

400 

200 

300 T 

250 T

Aug 2, 2013 


GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS - Christmas Island Local Stamps (continued) 


980 P A- 

Ex Lot 980 

1918 FIRST ISSUE 5c PERF 12½: The original colour proofs of a "block" of 4 - and of an unrelated 'SAVE THE 

VINEYARDS' label - on highly surfaced stock (174x280mm), plus the four colour separations, removed from the 

accompanying plain brown-paper folder with 'AMERICAN ENGRAVING/and COLOR PLATE CO' h/s on the face & 

details of inks used on the inside back cover, a few minor blemishes hardly detract from this important archival 

material. Unique! and the key item for these locals.{Page 121.1} (6 items) 

2,000 T 

Lot 981 Lot 982 

981 C A - 5c tied by 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/FEB 14 1918/LOCAL-POSTAGE' cds to internal cover to Kaiau, very early 

usage. [The three principal settlements are called London, Paris & Poland, named by Father Rougier. Kaiau is the 

native name for Paris]{Page 121.2} 

982 C A- - 5c tied by 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/APR 22 1918/LOCAL-POSTAGE' cds to internal cover to Kaiau, slightly trimmed 

at left..{Page 121.3} 

400 T 

350 T

Page: 122 




Lot 983 

Lot 984 

983 C A - 5c tied by 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/FEB 15 1918/LOCAL-POSTAGE' cds to internal cover to an islander on 

Motumanu, a tiny islet at the northern end of the lagoon.{Page 122.1} 

984 C B - 5c tied by 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/FEB 22 1920/LOCAL-POSTAGE' cds to internal cover to an islander on Motu 

Cook (Cook Island), a tiny islet at the entrance of the lagoon, minor soiling. [This is the latest First Issue cover we 

have seen, and the only one we can confidently assert was sent by an islander]{Page 122.2} 

500 T 

750 T 

Lot 985 

985 **/* A/A+ 1919 SECOND ISSUE 5c PERF 12: 5c complete sheetlet of 8 including two tête-bêche gutter pairs, well centred, 

some minor perf separation/reinforcing in the margins otherwise superb with four units being unmounted. The only 

example we have seen of this important proving item. Ex Ken Smith: acquired for £780 (May 2008). [NB: Vernon 

stated "probably issued in sheets of four stamps". In fact, it seems to have also been issued in that format. A CTO 

sheetlet of 4 sold for $977 at our auction of 2/9/2006]{Page 122.3} 

1,500 T

Aug 2, 2013 




Lot 986 

Lot 987 

986 V A - 5c vertical pair Imperforate Horizontally [1/3] tied to philatelic cover to New Zealand by the initial small cachet 

dated 'NOV 11 1935' in violet, John Bull-type 'FLO JERABEK/Manager CPCP Ltd/CHRISTMAS Island/...' cachet in 

violet on the flap & superb 'EPSOM/25DE35/NZ' arrival b/s. Unrecorded by Vernon and the only example we have 

recorded. Ex Ken Smith: acquired for £840 (May 2008). [Jerabek, a Czech, succeeded Rougier as company 

manager]{Page 123.1} 

987 C A+ - 5c tied by 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/DEC 3 1919/LOCAL-POSTAGE' cds to commercial cover to France with US 5c 

tied by San Francisco machine cancel. Superb! By far the earliest recorded usage of the Second Issue: Vernon's 

ERD is May 1921.{Page 123.2} 

1,250 T 

600 T 

Lot 988 

988 C A - 5c block of 4 on cover to the USA with central 51mm Palmtree cachet & tied by 'PAPEETE/7-1/24/TAHITI' cds, 

Polynesia 1fr similarly tied, small 'R' h/s & American 'REGISTERED' h/s in purple, 'PALO ALTO CALIF/REG DIV' 

arrival b/s. [Ken Smith's similar registered cover sold for £456 (May 2008)]{Page 123.3} 

750 T 

Lot 989 Lot 990 

989 C (B) - 5c tied by faint 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/----/LOCAL-POSTAGE' cds (date removed) to commercial postcard to 

England with the local & US 2c both tied by 'HONOLULU/HAWAII - 2' cancel, ironed-out central fold & minor 

blemishes. A very rare, possibly unique, usage. [The writer states: "...the stamps and postcards are very rare the 

only white man in Christmas Island does not keep many and as he did not know we were coming could not get any 

more for us. He only has a mail every six months...Love Daddy"]{Page 123.4} 

1,000 T

Page: 124 




990 C B - 5c tied by 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/----/LOCAL-POSTAGE' cds (date removed) & the 51mm Palmtree cachet, to 

cover to England, endorsed on the flap "Christmas Island/Mid pacific Ocean/November 3rd/1926", most unusually 

with no additional postage & not taxed, redirected on arrival with 'BLACKAWTON/15FE/27/DEVON' cds on the face, 

minor soiling.{Page 123.5} 

500 T 

Lot 991 

991 * A 1926 THIRD ISSUE 10c with '10 CENTS' in RED 10c complete sheetlet of 4, some minor gum loss from adhering 

to interleaving but technically "unmounted".{Page 124.1} 

400 T 

Lot 992 

Lot 993 

992 C A - Roessler cover to the USA with rare albeit philatelic combination franking of Cocoanut Plantations 10c plus US 2c 

& 10c pairs, the local & 2c pair all tied by a fine strike of the 51mm Cocoanut Palm cachet, also cancelled at San 

Francisco, New York transit b/s. [During the 1920s, senders in various countries could prepay the US internal 

airmail rate with American stamps. This is the first such cover we have seen from Christmas Island]{Page 124.2} 

993 C A- - 10c tied by 'CHRISTMAS-ISLAND/LOCAL-POSTAGE' cds (date removed) in blackish blue to cover to the USA 

with San Francisco d/s of MAY4/1928, no US postage but not taxed, ironed-out horizontal fold at the base. {Page 

124.3} 

750 

500 T 

Bid boldly: you may not get another opportunity!

Aug 2, 2013 




Lot 994 

994 C A - 10c tied by 51mm Palmtree cachet to cover to the USA with US 2c tied by San Francisco slogan cancel of 

FEB28/1930. Ex Ken Smith: acquired for £540 (May 2008). [Vernon states "No record of the use of a Company 

cancel is known between 1928 & 1934"]{Page 125.1} 

650 T 

Lot 995 

995 C B - 10c & 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/----/LOCAL-POSTAGE' cds (date removed) on the reverse of airmail cover to the 

USA with Polynesia 30c pair 40c 50c & 1fr50c tied by 'PAPEETE/26-1/32/TAHITI' cds, light staining. [With the 

enclosed letter from Father Rougier to dealer AC Roessler "...I really thought you must have been dead or 

bankrupt!..."]{Page 125.2} 

600 T 

Lot 996 Lot 998 

996 * A 1934 FOURTH ISSUE 10c with '10 CENTS' in BLUE: 10c complete sheetlet of 4. [Vernon states issued in 

sheetlets of 8 (4 + 4), and this example may have had the margins trimmed to create a "new" item]{Page 125.3} 

997 W A- - 10c half-sheetlet of 4 with perforations at left, interleaving adhering. 

300 T 

300 T

Page: 126 




998 ** A- - 10c half-sheetlet of 4 with perforations at left, minor reinforcing in the margins, the stamps superb unmounted. [A 

similar item - two units unmounted - sold for $552 at our auction of 2/9/2006]{Page 125.4} 

400 T 

Lot 999 

999 W A- - 10c complete sheetlet of 8 (4 + 4), interleaving adhering. Ken Smith's example sold for £600 (May 2008).{Page 

126.1} 

850 T 

Lot 1000 

1000 W A- - 10c complete sheetlet of 8 (4 + 4), interleaving adhering. With plating guide.{Page 126.2} 

850 T 

Lot 1001 Lot 1002 

1001 C A - 10c tied by 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/DEC/25/1934/CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN' cds - first day of use - to illustrated 

Cocoanut Plantations Ltd cover to the USA with Polynesia 15c pair tied by 'PAPEETE' cancel. [Ken Smith's similar 

but plain cover sold for £288]{Page 126.3} 

1002 C A- - 10c tied by 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/MAY/25/1935/CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN' cds to cover to New Zealand, 

Polynesia 1fr50c tied by Papeete d/s, minor toning around the stamps.{Page 126.4} 

250 T 

300 T

Aug 2, 2013 




Lot 1003 

1003 C A- - 10c tied by 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/MAY/28/1935/CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN' cds to cover to England, Polynesia 

1fr50c tied by very worn circular 'PACKET/BOAT' cancel, very fine 'MARINE POST OFFICE/NZ/14JL36/RMS 

MAKURA' cds alongside, minor blemishes. Ex Ken Smith: acquired for £420. [The 6 weeks gap between being 

posted & processed aboard ship is indicative of the long periods between mail boats]{Page 127.1} 

600 T 

Lot 1004 Lot 1005 

1004 C A- - 10c tied by 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/DEC/25/1937/CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN' cds to cover to Australia, unusually 

with Samoa 1d tied by 'APIA' cds, minor blemishes. {Page 127.2} 

1005 C A - 10c tied by 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/DEC/25/1938/CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN' cds unusually in rosine, to 

illustrated cover to the USA with Polynesia 45c & both tied by Papeete d/s.{Page 127.3} 

GREAT BRITAIN 

300 T 

250 T 

Ex Lot 1006 

1006 

O*W 

1840-1970s predominantly used with 1d black SG 1 (three margins, unused?), Imperf 1d red (4, one full margins), 

1841 White Lines 2d blue (3), 1855-57 Large Garter 4d, 1862-64 Emblems 6d & 1/-, 1865-67 3d pair, 4d Plates 9 

(6, one pair) & 6d, 1867 Wmk Spray 3d, 6d (2), 9d, 10d Plate 1 (2), 1/-, 2/- (3), 1872-73 6d SG 122a (3), 1867 Wmk 

Cross 5/- (3), 10/- & £1, 1870 ½d SG 48 (unused), 1873-80 Wmk Anchor 2½d on Blued Paper (3), Wmk Orb 2½d 

rose (6), 2½d blue, 3d (5), 6d (6) & Wmk Large Garter 4d (2, SG 152-153) & 8d, 1880-83 Wmk Crown 3d, 4d, 6d, 

6d on 6d (2), 1/-, 1880-81 2d, 1883-84 QV 2/6d & 10/-, White Paper 2/6d, 1884 Wmk Crown £1 SG 185, 1883 2d, 

4d, 6d & 1/-, 1902 KEVII 2/6d & 5/- (2), 1911-13 Somerset 2/6d (2, one *) & 5/-, 1912 1d with No Cross on Crown 

SG 341a (*), Seahorses to 10/-, Silver Wedding sets (2 *, £1 x3), Castles to £1, plus officials, perfins, postmarks, 

revenues, railway stamps, mixed condition. High catalogue value. Inspection recommended.{Page 127.4} (1000+) 

2,500

Page: 128 


Ex Lot 1016 - KEVII Blocks of 4 

Lot 979 - Different Palmtree Cachet 

Ex Lot 1031 

Lot 1028 - Bahawalpur 

Lot 1029 - Rare Franking of Scarce Perf 

Lot 1035 - to Tristan da Cunha ! 

Lot 1034 - Censored from Penang 

Lot 1083 - Wet Printing 

Ex Lot 1084 - Errors 

Lot 1036 - Amazing Destination

Aug 2, 2013 


GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 


1007 

1008 

1009 

1010 

O Stockbook of used duplicates with better items including 1862-64 4d SG 80, 1865-67 Uncoloured Letters 3d Plate 4, 

4d (8, one pair), 6d (3), 1867-80 Wmk Spray 3d Plate 6, 6d (8) & 10d, 1873-80 Wmk Orb 2½d (5), Wmk Spray 3d 

(6) & 6d (5), Wmk Large Garter 8d (4), 1880-83 Wmk Crown 3d (2, Plate 20), 6d (8) & 1/-, 1883-84 QV 2/6d (3) & 

5/- (3), 1883 6d green (6), plus heavily duplicated QV Jubilee issues to 1/- and KEVII to 1/-, very mixed condition 

but potential for discovery. High catalogue value. (1000s) 

O 

O*/** 

O*/** 

British Post Offices Abroad eighteen cancellations on QV values to 1/- green x3 including tall 'C'-in-Bars x3, short 

'C'-in-Bars x2, 'A91' (mailboat), 'B32' of Buenos Aires, 'G06' of Beirut, etc, plus unrelated postmarks. 

Heaps of stamps loose and on album pages with better issues including KEVII 2/6d & 5/-, Seahorses to 10/-, KGVI 

to £1, Silver Wedding (13, one *), QEII Castles to £1, plus multiples including some mint, officials, perfins etc., 

mixed condition. High catalogue value. Inspection highly recommended. (1000s) 

1840-1990s including 1d Black (spacefiller), Imperf 1d reds (4), White Lines Added 2d blue Plate 7, 1855 No Corner 

Letters Wmk Large Garter 4d (2), Wmk Emblems 6d (3), 1865 Wmk Large Garter 4d Plate 12, 1867 Wmk Spray 3d 

(13, one pair) & 1/- Plate 4, 1870 1½d, 1873 Wmk Orb 2½d mauve (2) & 2½d blue, Wmk Spray 6d (6) Wmk Large 

Garter 4d vermilion & 4d sage-green (both Plate 15) & 8d, 1880 Wmk Crown 6d, 1883 Wmk Anchor 2/6d (5) & 5/- 

(3), 1883 4d 6d (2) & 1/-, 1887 Jubilee to 1/-, 1902 KEVII 2/6d (2) & 5/-, 1912 KGV sets (4), Seahorses to 10/-, 1939 

Arms, 1948 Wedding £1 (**), Castles to £1, mixed condition, Cat £6000+. (1000+) 

750 

200 

750 

1,000 

1011 

O 

Ex Lot 1011 

1840-79 comprising 1840 1d black (8, one with four margins but faults), 2d blue (10 including strip of 4, one with 

four margins), 1841 Imperf 1d red (8, four with four margins, two unused), 1841 White Lines 2d blue strip of 4 with 

black Maltese Cross cancels & two units with Guideline Through Value SG 14b, plus 1858-73 1d red & 2d plates, 

mixed condition. Inspection recommended.{Page 129.1} (78) 

1012 O 1858-79 Penny Plates '71' to '225' complete (ex '77') on album pages, mixed condition, Cat £1500+. (151) 

300 

1,000 

1013 

Ex Lot 1013 

*O 1873-80 Issues collection with most values to 1/- including most Plates, 2/6d x2, 5/- x2 & 10/- x2, some mint with 

large-part o.g. including Wmk Rose 1/- (part-o.g.), Imperial Crown 4d sepia, '6d' on 6d & 1/- brown, 1880-81 set, 

1883-84 Lilacs & Greens 2½d & 3d, etc, condition a bit mixed but many are fine to very fine, Cat £13,500+. A 

difficult lot to assemble.{Page 129.2} (103) 

1014 * A A1 1880-83 Imperial Crown 2½d blue SG 157 Plate '22', excellent centring, large-part o.g., Cat £425.{Page 114.6} 1,000 

1015 

1016 

1017 

*/**O 1881 Penny Lilac on Hagners with Die I (14 Dots in Each Corner) 1d SG 170/171 mint singles x3 & a block of 4 

(some creasing, three units unmounted) & used x3, Die II (16 Dots in Each Corner) with mint blocks of 8, 9 & 12 x2, 

Control 'O' single, and a used array including strips of 3 x2 & a strip of 5, condition variable. (350+) 

* 1902-13 KEVII ½d (part booklet pane with 3 stamps + St Andrew's Cross) to 1/- blocks of 4, fresh colours & 

generally fine but some gum-toning on the ½d, 4d orange, 7d & 1/-, a few hinge remainders but some units are very 

lightly mounted, Cat £1780+ minimum (plus the ½d block).{Page 128.2} (14 blocks) 

O*/** 

GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History 

1018 C/CL A/B 

1952-1990s including 1952 Definitives, Castles to £1 including a strip of 4, and then predominantly mint and mostly 

complete to 1990s, plus several albums of used stamps with some earlies. (1000+) 

1840-1971 scrappy group with better items including part-entire and a cover each with 1d black, 1900 cover to 

England with 1d lilac tied by 'FIELD PO/BRITISH ARMY SOUTH AFRICA' cds & another with 'ARMY PO 

43/S.AFRICA' cds, 1913 to Adelaide with KEVII 1d tied by 'BISLEY CAMP/WOKING' cds with 'National Rifle 

Association' imprint at upper left plus another four similar covers, 1939 (27 Feb) registered cover to Kowloon with 

8d tied by oval 'REGISTERED/OLD ST 288 BO EC1' d/s, mixed condition. (47) 

1,500 

300 

600 

250 

400

Page: 130 


GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History (continued) 


1019 C B 

HONG KONG 

Lot 1019 

1853 poste restante cover to Melbourne with exceptional franking of an enormous corner example of the Embossed 

1/- green SG 55 (margins good to humungous, Cat £1350+ on cover), poor numeral cancel & 'NEWPORT IW' b/s, 

Liverpool "lozenge" transit d/s on the face, oval 'SHIP LETTER/MELBOURNE' arrival b/s & rated "3" in black for an 

incoming shipletter, superb strike of the boxed 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' h/s in red ties the stamp, light 

strike of the scarce Butterfly '14' handstamp in red as used at the GPO on the face, flap removed & minor repaired 

tear well clear of the stamp & markings. An extraordinary cover. David Brandon (1992) & Peter Holcombe (1995) 

Certificates. [With article by WG Stitt Dibden from "Stamp Collecting" (28/1/1955)]{Page 130.1} 

1020 * A/B 1903 KEVII Wmk Crown CA 1c to $10 overprinted 'SPECIMEN' SG 62s-76s, Cat £2000.{Page 114.7} (15) 

1,250 

1021 **B A 1987 Definitives $50 black SG 552B block of 10, plus 1988 Peak Tramway booklet x2, Cat £350+. 

100 

INDIA 

1022 ** A B1 1902-11 KEVII 3r brown & green SG 140, Cat £55 (mounted). 

150 

2,000 

Lot 1023 

1023 ** A A1 - 3r dark brown & dull green SG 140 block of 9 with margins on three sides, exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat 

£495++ (mounted). A gorgeous display item.{Page 130.2} 

2,000 T

Aug 2, 2013 


INDIA (continued) 


Lot 1024 

1024 E A - 10r composite paste-up essay comprising the vignette in deep green & the frame in deep carmine - close to the 

issued colours - both on highly surfaced stock & affixed centrally to a piece of thin card (89x114mm) endorsed "July 

21st 08" at upper-right & "Dupl" at lower-left, minor blemishes on the card; the proof is superb. Ex De La Rue 

Archives. A stunning and important item for the KEVII collector. [The 25r duplicate essay sold for $10,350 at our 

auction of 30/4/2011. The companion 10r essay sold for £7200 at auction in January 2013]{Page 131.1} 

12,000 T 

1025 E A 

Lot 1025 

1951 "Healthy India" stamp-size hand-painted essays on thin art paper for a 1a in deep carmine, 4a in 

brown-orange & 1r in bright blue, each affixed to a small piece of thin card & endorsed "31-1-51" at upper-left, the 

first two additionally endorsed "HC has approved". Truly "art in miniature".{Page 131.2} 

6,000 T

Page: 132 


INDIA (continued) 


1026 P A 

1954 Universities Centenary 10np Madras University three perforated proofs in brown (close to the issued colour), 

turquoise or bright blue, all affixed to India Security Press card (176x151mm) signed by the Master of the Works & 

the designer (?, dated "30.9.57"). Unissued. Probably unique. A marvellous item for the collector of modern India, of 

Architecture, or of Education.{Page 118.4} 

INDIAN STATES - Feudatory States 

1,500 T 

1027 C A+ 

Lot 1027 

BAHAWALPUR: 1947 cover with large embossed multicoloured Coat-of-Arms on the flap & oval 'MUSHIR- 

I-TASRIFAT/TO HH OF BAHAWALPUR' cachet on face & reverse, to Baghdad-ul-Jadid with rare franking of Star & 

Crescent Overprints on India KGVI 1r SG 14 tied by very fine 'SADIQ-GARH/1SEP47/BAHAWALPUR' cds, Isani & 

Abid Cat £5000 on cover. Superb! PFP Certificate (2011). {Page 132.1} 

1028 C A - 1949 cover with fancy embossed Arabic monogram on the flap, to "Fort Abbas/Bahawalnagar" with ½a Amir SG 

20 pair tied by superb 'SADIQ-GARH' cds, Isani & Abid Cat £400 on cover (for a single only). PFP Certificate 

(2011).{Page 128.3} 

1029 C B - 1949 cover with embossed Coat-of-Arms on the flap, to "Old Depot/Bahawalpur Cantt" with rare franking of UPU 

Perf 17½x17 9p & Perf 13 1a tied by an indistinct cds of --NOV49, small opening fault at the base & a little aged, 

Isani & Abid Cat £2000+ on cover (for the 9p only). PFP Certificate (2011).{Page 128.5} 

IRELAND 

1030 C B 

KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA 

1864 double-rate cover to the Catholic Bishop of Melbourne "via Marseilles" with 4d vermilion pair & 1/- green tied 

by 'DUBLIN - 189' duplex, London transit & Melbourne arrival b/s, minor blemishes. 

1031 * A-/B BRITISH EAST AFRICA: 1897-1903 Wmk Crown CC 1r to 50r optd 'SPECIMEN' SG 92s-99s, the 10r & 20r with 

tiny thins, hinge remainders, Cat £750.{Page 128.4} (8) 

4,000 T 

400 T 

1,000 T 

250 T 

300 

Ex Lot 1032 

1032 * A EAST AFRICA & UGANDA: 1903-04 KEVII ½a to 50r optd 'SPECIMEN' SG 1s-16s, very fresh & lightly mounted, 

Cat £875.{Page 132.2} (16) 

500

Aug 2, 2013 


KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA (continued) 


1033 D C/A 

MALAYAN REGION 

1034 C B 

KUT: 1938-54 KGVI Pictorials 50c with Rope Not Joined to Sail SG 144a in vertical pair with normal, gum-toning; 

and £1 Perf 11¼x13 SG 150, light tropicalisation, very lightly mounted, Cat £750. (2 items) 

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 1918 cover to Holland with 10c pair tied by Penang cds, resealed with 'STRAITS 

SETTLEMENTS/G [Arms] R/OPENED BY THE/CENSOR AND/OFFICIALLY SEALED' label tied by boxed 

'POSTAL CENSOR'S OFFICE' h/s in violet, boxed 'PASSED/BY CENSOR/PENANG'A h/s in violet on the face, 

minor defects.{Page 128.6} 

1035 C A- - 1928 cover to a missionary at "Edinburgh Settlement/Tristan da Cunha Island/South Africa" with 2c green & 4c 

purple tied by 'MALACCA' cds, very minor opening tears. A wonderful destination! Ex Dr Gene Scott. {Page 128.7} 

1036 C A - 1928 cover with embossed Straits Settlements Police on the flap, to a missionary on "Tristan da Cunha/via 

Capetown SA" with 6c red tied by light 'PENANG' cds. Ex Dr Gene Scott. {Page 128.10} 

250 

500 

500 

500 

1037 G/V A/B 

Lot 1037 

JAPANESE OCCUPATION Selangor 1942 2c green SG J207 and Trengganu 1942 2c, 3c, 4c (small faults) & 10c 

in Red SG J98 J100 J101 & J106a (unpriced used), Cat £1900+. Offered "as is".{Page 133.1} 

1038 PS A+ SARAWAK: 1918 10c blue Registration Envelope Size H2 with 2c adhesive affixed, unused. Superb! 

175 

MIDDLE EAST 

1039 

1040 

1041 

C 

C/CL 

C/CL 

Annotated collection of World War II censor covers with better items from Palestine (one with 'A.V.2' h/s applied at 

Cairo), Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Ethiopia & Sudan, also a large-part cover from Kuwait, many are to Aden with a 

good number sent via Eritrea, good range of labels and cachets. (45 covers) 

BAHRAIN: Shoebox with an array of mostly long commercial airmail covers, also registered & express items & a 

1985 Avis de Réception card, some pre-1970s material but strength is in the last 20 years with lots of very attractive 

frankings including high values & se-tenants, also some meters, generally fine. (275 approx) 

KUWAIT: Shoebox with an array of mostly long commercial airmail covers, some registered and lots of postmark 

interest, some pre-1970s material but strength is in the last 20 years with lots of very attractive frankings including 

high values, generally fine. (275 approx) 

500 

200 

150 

150 

Lot 1042 Lot 1046 

1042 PS A+ - 1959 commercial usage of 20np Letter Card to the USA with light 'AHMADI/KUWAIT' bilingual cds. Superb! [The 

first properly used example we have seen]{Page 133.2} 

1043 

C/CL 

LIBYA: Box of mostly long commercial airmail covers, a few registered or express items, lots of postmark interest, 

some pre-1970s material including two Italian Period items & 1960s High Values, strength in modern period with 

lots of very attractive franking, generally fine. (115 approx) 

1044 OCL A UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Mostly used with 1973-76 issues complete, 1976 Arms set (**), Cat £700+; also 1977 

Sixth National Day 50f (withdrawn on day of issue, not priced used by Gibbons); and 15 covers - opened-out - with 

various postmarks. (180+ & covers) 

NAURU 

1045 C A 1908 philatelic cover to 'JALUIT' (b/s) with Marshall Islands 10pf tied by 'NAURU/MARSHALL-/INSELN' cds. 

300 T 

1046 C A+ 

1929 commercial cover to California (b/s) with Freighters 1d & 5d tied by 'NAURU/CENTRAL/PACIFIC' cds, very 

scarce red/white perforated registration label, Sydney transit b/s. Superb!{Page 133.3} 

250 

75 

300 

250

Page: 134 


NAURU (continued) 


1047 P A 

Ex Lot 1047 

1979 Rowland Hill Death Centenary/Stampex imperforate proofs including 5c to 60c x19 sets including blocks of 

10, and miniature sheets No '2' & '5' x2 (both with paper clip indents) plus a '1'+'4' pair, also a swag of colour 

separations for both the stamps and the miniature sheets. Opportunity.{Page 134.1} 

NEW GUINEA - German (Deutsch) New Guinea - Postal History 

1048 C A/B 

Commercial covers 1) to France with scarce combination franking of German 10pf + Overprints 50pf tied by 

'HERBERTSHOH' cds, minor blemishes; 2) 1900 to Germany with Overprints 10pf tied by 'STEPHENSORT' cds; 

and 3) 1907 internal coverto "Vuna-Pope" with 10pf tied by 'SIMPSONHAFEN' cds & 'HERBERTSHOHE' arrival 

b/s.{Page 136.1} (3 covers) 

NEW GUINEA - Australian Stamps Used in New Guinea 

1049 C (A-) 

1914 cover endorsed "From Rev JH Margetts/New Britain", to England with Roos ½d & 1d tied by superb strikes of 

the straight-line 'Herbertshöhe' h/s in violet, a third superb strike at upper-left with manuscript "Censored" in red, 

central vertical fold, professionally renovated. [Rev John Harold Margetts was a Methodist missionary on New 

Britain. After the Occupation, he was appointed chaplain to the AN&MEF troops]{Page 136.11} 

NEW GUINEA - 'G.R.I.' Overprints 

1,000 

850 

2,000 T 

1050 

Ex Lot 1050 

* 1914-15 selection with 6mm Spacing 1d on 3pf to 2½d on 20pf SG 1-6 (1d on 5pf x2) & 8d on 80pf SG 11 

(spacefiller); 5mm Spacing 1d on 3pf to 2½d on 10pf, 3d on 25pf (2) & 3d on 30pf; 1915 sans serif Rabaul 

registration label SG 33, plus 1915 Official Overprints 1d on 3pf & 1d on 5pf SG O1-O2; mixed condition, Cat 

£2200+ (ex SG 11).{Page 134.2} (22) 

1051 W A C1 

1915 'G.R.I.'/3d' on Registration Labels 'Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' with No Stop After 'd ' 

being the first unit in a horizontal pair SG 35f/fa, unused, Cat £700+. BPA Certificate (1990). 

1,000 

500

Aug 2, 2013 



NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints 

1052 

Ex Lot 1052 

*O Handy selection including 1915-16 Kangaroos First Wmk 3d (2, used), 6d with Watermark Inverted SG 78w *, 9d 

(2, * & used), 1/- (3, two used); Second Wmk 9d & 1/- abc strips * & 5/- single used; 1918 'ONE PENNY' on 5d & 1/- 

used; 1918-23 Fifth Setting 3d Die II *, 6d greyish ultramarine SG 110a *, 9d (2, used), 5/- * & 10/- (2, one *); New 

Colours 1d violet strip of 3 middle unit with Dot Before '1' SG 120a, 4d violet used (2, each on piece with 1d), 4d 

ultramarine (2 used, one on piece with 3d Die I), plus 1919-23 KGV Heads perf 'OS' to 5d (ex O17 O19 & O21) 

used, mixed condition, Cat £2250+.{Page 135.1} (150+) 

1053 C A/A- 

1916-18 Wilson covers from Rabaul or 'KOKOPO' both underpaid for registration but the first registered & not taxed; 

also registered philatelic cover with 3d x3 & 1/- and large 'Passed by Censor/Rabaul' cachet, the address 

unfortunately obliterated. (3) 

NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues 

1054 

*O 1925-1932 group with 1931 Hut Airs SG 137-149 *, 1932 Undated Birds to £1 SG 191-203 * plus additional 10/- & 

£1 (both used), 1939 Bulolo Airs to 5/- (2/- used) SG 212-223, plus Official overprints including 1925 Huts * SG 

O22-O30 & 1932 Undated Birds 2/- used SG O53, mixed condition. (150+) 

1055 * A/A- 1931 Hut Airmails ½d to £1 SG 137-149, and 1931 Dated Birds optd 'OS' 1d to 5/- SG O31-41, a few hinge 

remainders, Cat £475. (25) 

1056 * A B1 1939 Bulolo Airmails ½d to £1 SG 212-225, lightly mounted, Cat £950.{Page 136.3} (14) 

600 

NEW HEBRIDES 

1057 

C/CL 

NEW ZEALAND 

1058 

1059 

1060 

*/**OC 

WOP 

1911 registered with Oveprints on Fiji 2d & 2½d pairs, 1943 USS "Vestal" cover, 1946 large cover with Gold 

Currency set to 5fr, 1947 TRAPAS flights x2, 1977 RNZAF covers x2, 1993-94 Air Vanuatu covers x4, & a few 

FDCs. (18) 

Predominantly used collection including 1864 Perf 12½ at Auckland 4d yellow SG 120, 1882 Second Sidefaces, 

1898 Pictorials 5d, 1906 Christchurch Exhibition set (*), 1907 Perf 14x13 6d, 1909 KEVII set, 1920 Victory set, 1925 

Exhibition set plus corner blocks of 4 (**, the 4d with 'POSTAGF' at Right SG 465a), 1935 Pictorials to 2/-, 1936 

Pictorials 3/-, plus Stamp Duty including QV 6/- 7/6d 15/- & £1, Arms to £200 including 35/- (punch-hole), mixed 

condition. (700+) 

Chalons group including Imperf 2d x2, 3d & 6d, Perf to 1/- including 3d deep mauve, 4d yellow & 6d blue (unused, 

faults), etc, condition variable. (15) 

O*/** 1874-2006 predominantly used collection including First Sidefaces Perf Nearly 12 2d rose SG 158 & Perf 12½ 6d, 

Second Sidefaces Perf 10 6d (2), 1892 ½d bright rose with Inverted Watermark SG 151w, 1898 Pictorials 2½d SG 

249, 1899 Pictorials 6d green & 2/-, 1906 Exhibition 3d, 1909 KEVII set, 1915 KGV set, 1926 Admirals 2/- (2) & 3/-, 

1931 Airs, 1936 Pictorials 2/- & 3/- (*), plus some earlies, mixed condition, Cat £1130. (approx 2000) 

1061 ** A New Zealand Post 1984-86 & 1997 yearbooks, "New Zealand Heritage Collection" & "The Emerging Years" 

premium stamp packs, plus 1970s-1990s collection of Niue in two albums with some Tokelau issues. (Qty) 

1,000 

400 

450 

250 

150 

600 

100 T 

350 

250 

1062 O A/B 

Ex Lot 1062 Lot 1063 

1857-63 No Watermark Imperf 1d dull orange, 2d x4 including a pair (the right-hand unit a little cut-into at right) & 

6d pale brown, margins just clear to good, Cat £1700+.{Page 135.2} (6) 

1063 F B - 1d dull orange SG 8, from the right of the sheet with margins good to huge, concealed fault on the reverse, light 

numeral cancel clear of the Queen's face, Cat £700+. Terrific appearance. Ex H Gordon Kaye & "Du Bois" 

(Hiroyuke Inoue): acquired for $US517 (2007). Robert Odenweller Certificate (2006) states "Re-Entry Row 14 Pos 

12]".{Page 135.3} 

500 T 

500 T

Page: 136 


Ex Lot 1048 - Three Commercial German New Guinea Covers 

Lot 1076 - Gorgeous ! 

Ex Lot 1056 

Ex Lot 1077 - Two Sets 

Ex Lot 1078 

Ex Lot 1079 

Lot 1089 

Lot 1144 - Thin 'd' 

Lot 1145 - Proof 

Lot 1095 - WHOOPS!! 

Lot 1049 - Desirable Commercial Cover

Aug 2, 2013 


NEW ZEALAND (continued) 


Lot 1064 Lot 1065 

Lot 1066 Lot 1067 

1064 F A+ - 1d dull orange SG 8, margins good to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit below, excellent colour, light '9' 

cancel of New Plymouth, Cat £700. Superb! Ex "Antipodes" & "Du Bois" (Hiroyuke Inoue): acquired for $US575 

(2007).{Page 137.1} 

1065 F A+ - 2d pale blue SG 9, margins good to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, light '15' cancel, Cat £180. 

Superb! {Page 137.2} 

1066 F A - 6d deep bistre-brown SG 12, margins close to good, superb '1' cancel, Cat £500. An underrated shade. Ex "Du 

Bois" (Hiroyuke Inoue): acquired for $US460 (2007). [This is the true bistre shade: see Odenweller at page 61 for 

discussion of the shades]{Page 137.3} 

1067 F A - 6d chestnut SG 15, close even margins, cancelled well clear of the Queen's face, Cat £550. Ex "Du Bois" 

(Hiroyuke Inoue): acquired for $US1207 (2007). RPSofNZ (2001) & Bob Odenweller (2006) Certificates. [This 

stamp is quite an enigma: Bob Odenweller's certificate states "on thick HM paper CP #A5a(7)". However, at page 

61 of his book, Mr Odenweller states "...no example of the chestnut seen on the thick paper"]{Page 137.4} 

750 T 

250 T 

500 T 

1,000 T 

1068 O A/B 

Ex Lot 1068 

1862-63 Large Star Imperf 1d orange-vermilion, 1d vermilion, 2d deep blue, 2d steel blue, 3d brown-lilac (an 

unusually large example with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right), 6d black-brown x2, 6d red-brown x2 (one is 

superb with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right) & 1/- yellow-green (minor blemishes), all with full margins, Cat 

£1800.{Page 137.5} (10) 

600 T 

Lot 1069 

1069 O A 

Lot 1070 Lot 1071 Lot 1072 

1862-63 Pelure Paper Imperf 1d orange-vermilion SG 81, margins just clear - at upper-left - to large with a 

fragment of the adjoining unit below, untidy cancel, Cat £2500. A very fine example of this rare stamp. Ex "Du Bois" 

(Hiroyuke Inoue): acquired for $US661 (2007). [In the "Du Bois" catalogue, this stamp was noted as having "a tiny 

then". Our examination shows that to have been an error]{Page 137.6} 

1070 * A 1864 Wmk 'NZ' 1d carmine-vermilion SG 97, margins close to good, large-part o.g., Cat £950. A rare stamp. Ex 

"Du Bois" (Hiroyuke Inoue): acquired for $US834 (2007). Bob Odenweller Certificate (2006).{Page 137.7} 

1071 O A - 6d red-brown SG 99, margins close to large with fragments of two adjoining units at base & a chunk of the 

adjoining unit at left, untidy cancel largely clear of the Queen's face, Cat £700. Ex "Du Bois" (Hiroyuke Inoue): 

acquired for $US575 (2007). {Page 137.8} 

1,000 T 

1,000 T 

750 T

Page: 138 


Ex Lot 1082 

Lot 1090 - Dramatic Error 

Lot 1092 - Missing Brown 

Lot 1093 - Sheet Version 

Lot 1094 - Self-Adhesive Version 

Lot 1101 

Lot 1104 - Tekoteko or "Flying 9" Variety 

Lot 1132 - Huge Stamp 

Lot 1106 - Offset of Value "1/-" 

Lot 1136 - Commercial on Day of Issue

Aug 2, 2013 




1072 G A - 6d red-brown as SG 99 but with the Watermark Inverted, margins close to good, Cat £700+. {Page 137.9} 

750 T 

Lot 1073 Lot 1074 Lot 1075 

1073 F A+ - 1/- yellow-green SG 100, margins good to large, neat '7' cancel, Cat £275. A gem! Ex "Du Bois" (Hiroyuke Inoue): 

acquired for $US431 (2007). {Page 139.1} 

1074 O A - Imperf 1/- green SG 100 horizontal pair, margins just clear to large with fragments of both adjoining units below, 

untidy '18' cancels, Cat £550+.{Page 139.2} 

1075 G A - 1/- yellow-green as SG 100 but with the Watermark Inverted, margins good to large, Cat £275+. {Page 139.3} 400 T 

1076 P A 

1077 O A/B 

1078 O A/B 

c.1864 2d Plate I (Very Worn State) imperforate plate proof block of 4 in bright blue on thin card, margins close to 

good. [These proofs were produced in New Zealand to demonstrate to Perkins Bacon the advanced state of the 

plate wear] {Page 136.2} 

1864-72 Chalons 1d to 1/- two simplified sets including New Colours, a few faults but generally fine & one 4d rose 

is very fine, Cat £1300 approximately.{Page 136.4} (20) 

1864-67 Perf 12½ at Auckland 1d x2, 2d x3, 3d x5, 4d rose, 4d yellow x2, 6d x3 & 1/- x2 with a good range of 

shades, generally fine to very fine, Cat £1200.{Page 136.5} (18) 

1079 *O A/A- 1871 New Colours Wmk Star Perf 10x12½ 1d brown with large-part o.g. (minor bend), Perf 12½ 2d vermilion SG 

133/134 x3 & 6d blue SG 135 x2; also No Wmk 2d vermilion SG 138 x4 (including a superb pair); cancels include 

BN '5' '8' & '16', Cat £780+.{Page 136.6} (10) 

1080 * A - Perf 10x12½ 1d brown SG 128, large-part o.g., Cat £350. Robert Odenweller Certificate (2012). 

150 T 

1081 * A-/A 1873 No Watermark 2d vermilion SG 138 horizontal pair, a couple of tiny stains on the first unit, large-part o.g., Cat 

£300+. Robert Odenweller Certificate (2012). [The lower half of Plate II was damaged resulting in many units 

appearing to be badly worn. This pair comprises damaged & undamaged units] 

1082 */** A 1882-1900 Second Sidefaces 6mm Wmk Perf 12x11½ 1d SG 187 block of 4, Pirie Paper Perf 11 2d SG 272 block 

of 4 (3 units unmounted) & Perf 10 2½d SG 220 block of 4 (unmounted), well centred for these issues, Cat £572++ 

as mounted singles. {Page 138.1} (3 blocks) 

1083 ** A B1 1935-36 Single Wmk Pictorials 3/- Mount Cook with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed SG 569ay (CP #L14c; 

the Experimental "Wet Printing"), well centred, unmounted, Cat £425 mounted ($NZ2500 unmounted). [Campbell 

Paterson states that the printing was deliberately made on the reverse of the paper & gummed after printing. Only 

3000 stamps were printed]{Page 128.8} 

1084 ** A 1960-2003 selection of varieties including 1960 Pictorials 2½d with Green Largely Omitted & 9d with Major Colour 

Shift, 1973 Trains 4c with Black Doubled, 1978 Pictorials 6c Colour Shift, 20c two different Offsets & 30c Offset, 14c 

on 10c Double Surcharge, 1979 Health Green Doubled in se-tenant pair, $4 Butterfly "Two Kiwis" block of 6, & 2003 

Scenic Pictorials 50c to $5 each with Silver Fern with Veins, unmounted.{Page 128.9} (15 items) 

500 T 

500 T 

500 T 

400 T 

500 T 

400 T 

150 T 

750 T 

750 

500 

Lot 1085 

Lot 1086 

Lot 1087 

1085 ** A C1 1960-66 Pictorials 3d Kowhai with Blue Printing Only (Yellow, Green & Brown Completely Omitted) SG 785var, 

unmounted. A stunning error that is not listed by Gibbons, Cambpell Paterson or Pierron.{Page 139.4} 

1086 ** A A1 - 4d Puarangi on Chalk-Surfaced Paper SG 786d (CP #O6b), exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat £750 

($NZ1750). Grotty BPA Certificate (1973).{Page 139.6} 

750 

500

Page: 140 




1087 ** A 1963 Christmas 2½d "Holy Family" Imperforate Pair SG 817a, unmounted, Cat £250. Gorgeous!{Page 139.5} 250 

Ex Lot 1088 

1088 ** A 1970-76 Pictorials selection with Missing Colours including 1c Red Omitted & Blue Omitted, and 2c Black Omitted 

(dramatic), Major Colour Shifts on 1c 2c & 18c, Major Offsets on 2c & 10c, Misplaced Perfs 10c with Two Lines at 

the Top, etc, unmounted, Cat $NZ4000+. A few with normal stamps for comparison.{Page 140.1} (13 errors) 

1089 ** A B1 - 4c Moth with Green (Wing Veins) Printing Inverted CP #P6c[T], unmounted, Cat $NZ2500. From the printing for 

booklets.{Page 136.7} 

1090 ** A A1 1973-76 Definitives with No Watermark 18c Maori Club with Black Printing (Detail) Omitted SG 1019a (CP 

#SS19a[Z]), unmounted, Cat $NZ1100 (Pierron £425). With a normal stamp for comparison. {Page 138.2} 

1091 ** A 1975 Forest Parks 18c Kaweka with Dark Blue Printing Omitted CP #SS19a[Z], unmounted, Cat $NZ500 (Pierron 

£200). Dramatic! With a normal stamp for comparison. 

1092 ** A A1 1978 Health (Heart Foundation) 12c+2c with Brown (Skin Highlights) Printing Omitted CP #T50b[X], unmounted, 

Cat $NZ1000 (Pierron £300). With a normal stamp for comparison. {Page 138.3} 

1093 ** A 1996 Health (Road Safety) 40c+5c Teddy Bear (Child Facing Forwards) CP #T66a, unmounted, Cat $NZ2000. 

With the issued stamp for comparison.{Page 138.4} 

1094 ** A - 40c+5c Teddy Bear (Child Facing Forwards) self-adhesive CP #T66b, unmounted, Cat $NZ4500. With the issued 

stamp for comparison.{Page 138.5} 

1095 ** A 2000 Scenic Reflections $1.20 Rainbow Mountain vertical pair from the base of the sheet with Grossly Misplaced 

Perforations resulting in "Missing Sky" CP #SS141a[Z], the lower unit additionally with Black Inscription Omitted & 

Large Void at the Base, unmounted, Cat $1000++. Dramatic! With a normal pair for comparison.{Page 136.10} 

1,500 

500 

350 

200 

300 

750 

1,500 

750 

Lot 1096 

Lot 1099 - Part 

1096 ** A B1 2003 Pictorials 50c Ailsa Mountains with Solid Fern (No Veins) CP #PE25b[Z], unmounted, Cat $NZ3500. With a 

normal stamp for comparison. [Campbell Paterson implies that this was a trial printing & states that one sheet of 

100 was issued in error]{Page 140.2} 

1097 ** A 2003 Christmas self-adhesive roll 40c Baby Jesus with the Black Printing ("Silver" Fern at Lower-Right) Omitted 

CP #SC45f[Y] being the third unit in a "strip" of 8, Cat $NZ3500+ (Pierron £350+). 

1098 G A - self-adhesive roll 40c Baby Jesus with the Black Printing ("Silver" Fern at Lower-Right) Omitted CP #SC45f[Y] on 

small piece, Cat $NZ1500+ (Pierron £350+). 

1099 ** A 2004 Olympic Games $2 Peter Snell with the Laminated Lenticular Image Inverted being the fourth stamp on 

backing paper CP #S918a[Z], Cat $NZ7500. [A sort of tête-bêche error. And we used to laugh at what Bhutan 

produced! A similar strip sold for $2185 at our auction of 30/3/2012]{Page 140.3} 

1100 ** B 2005 Cafe Culture 45c with the Die-Cut Outline Inverted self-adhesive CP #T66b[Z], toning on the reverse, 

unmounted, Cat $NZ600 A weird error. 

1101 ** A 2006 Kapa Haka (Maori Culture) 45c Poi self-adhesive "pair", unmounted. Unlisted by Campbell Paterson and 

Gibbons on the basis that they were not officially issued. By that reasoning, the Christchurch Exhibition 1d claret 

should be delisted, along with South Australia's 1/- violet, and any number of other stamps with a "colourful history". 

The most controversial stamp release of recent times. We say "release" because New Zealand Post cancelled 

the issue only days before they were to go on sale on 7/6/2006. However, they had already sent out a number of 

mail orders to private individuals: surely that is an "official issue". NZ Post then "requested" their clients to return the 

stamps and claim that two naive souls had actually done so! It is believed that a roll of 100 self-adhesives was 

issued. That's a tiny number for a popular country. By comparison, as many as 500 of NZ's 1996 unissued Teddy 

Bear "error" made it onto the market. The self-adhesive version retails for $NZ4000-5000 each. {Page 138.6} 

1,000 

300 

250 

1,500 

175 

1,750

Aug 2, 2013 




Lot 1102 

Lot 1103 

1102 ** A A1 2008 Extreme Weather 50c Wind Storm with Brown (Inscriptions), Yellow & Magenta Printing Omitted CP 

#SS1063a[Z], unmounted, Cat $NZ3000 (Pierron £425). With a normal stamp - with Colour "Ferns" - for 

comparison. {Page 141.1} 

1103 ** A CUSTOMISED STAMPS: 2004 New Zealand Festival of the Arts 40c Stuffed Kiwi self-adhesive on backing paper, 

Len Jury Cat $NZ3000. The first example we have seen. [This was the first private advertising stamp issued by New 

Zealand Post. It was issued hastily in early-2004, was not promoted by the Post Office, & was not supplied to new 

issue customers. Mid-year the basic postage rate increased to 45c so it had a very limited lifespan. A used example 

on piece was sold at auction for $NZ2990. Our vendor advises that an unused example was auctioned for 

$NZ2760]{Page 141.2} 

1104 ** A OFFICIALS: 1936-61 Multiple Watermark 2d orange SG O123 upper-left corner block of 6 (3x2), the last unit with 

the Major Tekoteko Re-Entry (Flying '9'), unmounted, Cat $NZ1000. A neat variety.{Page 138.7} 

1,000 

1,500 

400 

Lot 1107 

1105 P A- 

Ex Lot 1105 

NEW ZEALAND - Postage Dues 

OFFICIALS - LIFE INSURANCE: 1906 set of 6 facsimiles of the ½d to 1/- enlarged to 73x87mm & in the same 

colours as the original issue on highly surfaced paper (136x158mm), some minor tape adhesions at the periphery 

but unusually fine. Only 12 sets were prepared, in conjunction with the 1906 Christchurch Exhibition. Most 

examples seen have been reduced in size. Rarely available as a complete set. [Our vendor advises that a set was 

sold in 2010 for $NZ4000 at auction. Allan Berry's set was offered in March 2011 with an estimate of $NZ3000 & 

was apparently sold after the auction]{Page 141.3} (6) 

1106 * A/A- POSTAGE DUES: 1899 First Issue 1/- SG D3 (CP #Y13a) block of 4 with clear Doubled Offset of Denomination 

'1/-' on the reverse, hinge remainders on the upper units, Cat £260+ ($NZ900+).{Page 138.9} 

1107 ** A - 1899 First Issue 5d SG D6 (CP #Y9a) gutter block of 4 from the base of the sheet, few characteristic rough perfs, 

unmounted, Cat £100++ ($NZ560++).{Page 141.4} 

1108 ** A - 1939-49 Wmk Mult NZ 1d, 2d & 3d SG D45-47 marginal blocks of 32, each with Sheet Number at left, 

unmounted, Cat £1100++ ($NZ1950++). (3 items) 

2,000 T 

400 

200 

500

Page: 142 



NEW ZEALAND - Postal History 

1109 C A- 

Lot 1109 

1861 (Apr 16) cover to Rhode Island with rare franking of 1857-62 No Watermark 2d blue SG 10 (fault at 

lower-right) & 1/- dull emerald-green SG 16 (margins just clear - at lower-left - to good, Cat £1800 x2+), tied by '1' 

cancels of Auckland (b/s), fine London transit cds in red on the face, rated "8" in red & '16/CENTS' h/s in red, 

American ' 5 /N YORK AM PKT' tax cds. Ex Joseph Hackmey (2010). BPA Certificate (1995). Illustrated by Bob 

Odenweller at page 63. 

A very rare cover. At this time, it was not required to pre-pay postage to the United States. Indeed, even when the 

postage was paid it was often in cash, requiring only a Crowned-Circle handstamp. Stamped covers are therefore 

very much the exception rather than the rule. Add to this, the fact that the 1/- SG 16 is much scarcer on cover than 

either the London Printing 1/- SG 3 and the Blue Paper 1/- SG 6. Then the destination of Rhode Island, the smallest 

State of the Union. Finally, the overall quality, and you have a cover of great distinction.{Page 142.1} 

7,500 T 

1110 C A 

Lot 1110 

1862 cover to London "via Marseilles" with rare franking of 1857-62 No Watermark 1d dull orange, 2d blue & 6d 

pale brown SG 8 10 & 14 (Cat £1180 as loose stamps), all with full margins (the 2d with a tiny fault at upper-left), 

tied by '16' cancels of Lyttelton (poor b/s of FE6/1862), fine London arrival datestamp in red on the face. Ex 

"Antipodes".{Page 142.2} 

2,500 T

Aug 2, 2013 


NEW ZEALAND - Postal History (continued) 


Lot 1111 

1111 CL B 1865 quadruple rate cover to Scotland "Via Marseilles" with exceptional franking of a very fine Wmk 'NZ' Imperf 1/- 

green SG 100 strip of 3 (margins good to large) & Perf 12½ Plate I 2d blue SG 115 pair (one unit defective) all tied 

by 'NZ/DUNEDIN/MY18/65/ F - OTAGO' duplex, Edinburgh arrival b/s of JY17/65, minor soiling & several folds that 

are well clear of the stamps. Ex Joseph Hackmey (2010). Peter Holcombe (1988) & RPSofL (2010) Certificates. 

[The rate was 10d x4. This is believed to be the record franking of any Imperf Shilling Chalon]{Page 143.1} 

10,000 T 

Lot 1112 

1112 C B 1894 OPSO cover with Post & Telegraph Department imprint at lower-left, to New York with rare franking of Perf 10 

2½d Sideface - with Sunlight Soap advertisement on the reverse - with diagonal 'O.P.S.O.' handstamp in violet SG 

O12a (Cat £800++ x5+) tied by Wellington cds, New York arrival b/s, minor soiling & small fault at upper-left. An 

oustanding OPSO cover & perhaps the most exceptional "Adson" cover. Ex Henry ("Hap") Pattiz. Sergio Sismondo 

Certificate (2006) states the stamp is the then SG O9. Illustrated by Colin Capill at page 8. [NB: Most OPSO covers 

are long or oversize envelopes. Many of them are defective. Examples on attractive small covers are very few and 

far between]{Page 143.2} 

10,000 T

Page: 144 


NEW ZEALAND - Postal History (continued) 


1113 C A- 

Lot 1113 

1903 OPSO cover with GPO imprint at lower-left, to France with rare franking of Perf 11 2½d Lake Wakatipu with 

diagonal 'O.P.S.O.' handstamp in violet SG O18 (Cat £900 x5+) tied by very fine Wellington multi-ring cds, 

Boulogne arrival b/s, very minor soiling. A rare & unusually fine OPSO franking: our vendor believes this is probably 

the finest OPSO-franked cover in existence. Ex Henry ("Hap") Pattiz. Sergio Sismondo Certificate (2006) states the 

stamp is the then SG O21.{Page 144.1} 

12,500 T 

1114 C B 

1115 PS (B) 

Lot 1114 Lot 1115 

1934 advertising cover for Grand Hotel (Rotorua) to "Lieut Commander MH Moyes/HMAS Australia/Wellington" with 

1d Admiral tied by superb strike of the 'ROYAL TRAIN/24DE34/NEW ZEALAND' cds, fold at left. [Philatelic covers 

are regularly seen. This is the first apparently commercial item we have offered. Morton Henry Moyes was a 

member of Douglas Mawson's Antarctic expedition in 1911-14 & was with the first BANZARE party 1929-30. He 

then spent six years aboard HMAS "Australia", which was assigned to the Duke of Gloucester for his Royal Visit to 

Australia & New Zealand]{Page 144.2} 

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1902 QV 1d carmine Envelope with embossed 'THH & Co' monogram on the flap & 

banner in brown for TH Hall & Co (Merchants & Importers) at Auckland Samuel #CW5b, poor 'KIHIKIHI' arrival b/s, 

repaired opening tears, Cat $NZ400 (1993). Rare. [Two printings were supplied, 1968 with inscriptions in blue & 

2000 with inscriptions in brown. By contrast, almost 40,000 1d KEVII Envelopes were ordered by Hall & Co]{Page 

144.3} 

As at Monday 24th June 2013, $A100 will cost our 

American clients $US 92, our British clients £60, our 

European clients €71, and our new Zealand clients $NZ119. 

350 

400

Aug 2, 2013 



NEW ZEALAND - Beer Duty Stamps 

This is the best offering we have had of these impressive revenues. References are to The "Kiwi Catalogue" (2013) which states: "They 

were affixed over the bung onto the beer barrel. In order to access the contents of the barrel, the bung had to be pulled out, resulting in 

[damage] to the Beer Duty stamp..." Prices are for "good-average examples that may be torn or damaged". The examples offered here 

are generally in well above-average condition. Our assessment is that NZ Beer Duty labels are undervalued relative to similar issues of 

the Australian Colonies. 

Lot 1116 

1116 * A/A- 1890 Wmk NZ/Star (7mm) Perf 12½ 1/3d rose #R29D horizontal pair, very minor stain on the right-hand unit, 

part-o.g. Unpriced. [The catalogue states "Intact mint examples are known of some values - these are rare". There 

is no mention of multiples]{Page 145.1} 

500 

Lot 1117 Lot 1119 

1117 O B - 2/6d blue-green #R30D, 'SPEIGHT & CO' handstamp, Cat $NZ300.{Page 145.2} 

200 

1118 O A-(B) 

1119 O (B) 

1896 Wmk NZ/Star (7mm) Perf 11 6d blue #R27F, unusually fine; and 9d yellow-orange #R28F, cleverly repaired, 

'HANCOCK & CO/...CAPTAIN COOK...' cachet & SEP 7 1900' h/s both in green; Cat $NZ130. (2) 

1900 Wmk Double-Lined NZ/Star Perf 11 4/6d red #32G, repaired tear, '...GIGIN/OCT 9 1900' datestamp in violet, 

Cat $NZ450.{Page 145.3} 

Would you like something for nothing? It’s not a trick question. 

If you pay by Visa or MasterCard, we won’t charge you a penny 

for doing so. Other firms add up to 5% extra to your invoice. 

But at Prestige Philately, payment by credit card is FREE !! 

Better still, you will receive priority despatch after the sale. 

75 

300

Page: 146 


NEW ZEALAND - Beer Duty Stamps (continued) 


Lot 1120 Lot 1122 

1120 O (B) - 4/6d red #32G, repaired corner, 'WARD & CO LIMITED/10JUL1902/CHRISTCHURCH' datestamp in violet, Cat 

$NZ450.{Page 146.1} 

1121 O (B) 

1903 Unsurfaced Cowan Paper Wmk NZ/Star (6mm) Sideways Perf 11 1/3d rose #R29J, ironed-out central fold, 

Cat $NZ80. 

1122 O B - 2/6d blue-green, oval 'STAPLES & CO LIMITED/30JAN1905/WELLINGTON' datestamp in magenta, Cat 

$NZ300.{Page 146.2} 

300 

50 

200 

Lot 1123 

1123 */** A 1903 Unsurfaced Cowan Paper Wmk NZ/Star (6mm) Sideways Inverted Perf 11 6d blue #R27K horizontal strip 

of three with sheet margin at right, virtually full o.g. with two units apparently unmounted. Unpriced mint, & a very 

rare multiple.{Page 146.3} 

400 

1124 O B 

Lot 1124 Lot 1125 

1903 Wmk NZ/Star (6mm) Perf 11 9/- green, unclear oval datestamp in violet. Unlisted value with this watermark/ 

perf combination. [Also, other 9/- issues are in yellow-green, while this stamp is a deep dull green]{Page 146.4} 

300

Aug 2, 2013 


NEW ZEALAND - Beer Duty Stamps (continued) 


1125 O B - 13/- orange-brown, boxed 'WARD & CO LIMITED/27MAY1902/CHRISTCHURCH' datestamp in violet. Unlisted 

value with this watermark/perf combination. {Page 146.5} 

1126 O B 

1906 Howard & Roughway Chalky Paper Wmk NZ/Star (6mm) Sideways Perf 14 9d orange-yellow #R28N, 

indistinct cachet & 1915 datestamp both in violet, Cat $NZ80. 

200 

40 

Lot 1127 Lot 1128 

1127 W B - 4/6d dull red #R32N, a couple of small peripheral faults, uncancelled, Cat $NZ400 (used). Unpriced 

unused.{Page 147.1} 

1128 O A- 

1906 Unsurfaced Cowan Paper Wmk NZ/Star (6mm) Sideways Perf 14 4/6d red #R32L, unusually fine, neat 

manuscript cancellation, Cat $NZ400.{Page 147.2} 

300 

300 

Lot 1129 Lot 1130 

1129 O (B) - 9/- yellow-green #R37L, central hole & repaired tears, blue-pencil cancel, Cat $NZ400.{Page 147.3} 

200 

1130 O (B) - 13/- orange-brown #R38L, small corner fault, oval 'JR DODSON & SON/NOV 12 1906/NELSON BREWERY' 

datestamp in violet, Cat $NZ250.{Page 147.4} 

1131 O B 

1132 F B 

1906 Unsurfaced Cowan Paper Wmk NZ/Star (6mm) Sideways Inverted Perf 14 6d blue #R27M, 'GAVIN & 

CO/JUN--1910/DUNEDIN' datestamp in blue; and 1/3d rose-pink #29M, unclear boxed datestamp in magenta; Cat 

$NZ130. (2) 

1906 Howard & Roughway Chalky Paper Wmk NZ/Star (6mm) Sideways Perf 14 13/- orange-brown #R38N, 

large oval 'HANCOCK & CO/.../17JUL1914/NEWMARKET, AUCKLAND' datestamp in violet, Cat $NZ250.{Page 

138.8} 

150 

50 

150 

PASSION! it’s the key ingredient in “The Prestige Difference”.

Page: 148 


Lot 1135 - Double-Rate from 'NORFOLK ISLAND' 

Ex Lot 1138 Ex Lot 1139 Ex Lot 1141 

Lot 1146 - Rare Commercial Usage 

Lot 1163 - Lovely Block of 4 

Lot 1156 - Samoan Advertising Cover 

Ex Lot 1154 

Ex Lot 1160

Aug 2, 2013 



NORFOLK ISLAND 

Lot 1133 

1133 S C A1+ 1854 usage of Tasmanian 4d Courier (cut-to-shape & thinned) with superb strike of the rare First Allocation BN '72 

'.{Page 149.1} 

1134 C A 1905 local usage in NZ of Melanesian Mission PPC "View from Mission Station, Norfolk Island". Scarce view. 

125 

1135 CL A- 

1136 C A 

1937 Home Correspondence School double-rate cover to the USA with Kangaroo 6d brown tied by 'NORFOLK 

ISLAND/AUSTRALIA' cds. Very rare usage from Norfolk Is, and an excellent Kangaroos usage cover.{Page 148.1} 

1956 registered airmail cover to the USA with Pitcairners 3d x3 & 2/- paying 2/- airmail + 9d registration - tied by 

'NORFOLK IS CENTENARY/8JE56/1856-1956' cds. A most unusual First Day Cover.{Page 138.10} 

1,000 T 

750 

300 

Lot 1137 

1137 CO A 1957 octuple-rate registered airmail cover (240x153mm) to Norway (!) with extraordinary franking of Ball Bay 1/- 

plus 1958 Pictorials 7½d pair & 5/- Bloody Bridge strip of 3 tied by 'NORFOLK ISLAND/16AU57/AUST', Sydney 

transit b/s. Considered by many to be the pre-eminent post-WWII cover of the Australian Territories. [The rate was 

2/- airmail x8 + 1/3d registration]{Page 149.2} 

NYASALAND 

1138 * A-/B 1896 BCA Arms Wmk Crown CA 1d to £25 optd 'SPECIMEN' SG 32s-42s, unusually fresh, 2/6d minor gum-loss 

and the £25 creased, hinge remainders, Cat £940.{Page 148.2} (11) 

1139 * A 1903-04 KEVII Wmk Crown CA 1d to £10 optd 'SPECIMEN' SG 59s-67s, Cat £850.{Page 148.3} (10) 

600 

1140 * A+ A1 1921-33 Script 2/6d black & scarlet-vermilion/grey-blue with Nick in Scroll at Upper-Right, excellent centring, very 

lightly mounted. [This flaw is listed for Bermuda but not for Nyasaland. Other flaws for this value Cat £425] 

1141 * A B1 1938-44 KGVI ½d to £1 SG 130-143 plus 5/- & 10/- shades SG 141a & 142a, mostly very lightly mounted, Cat 

£700.{Page 148.4} (20) 

4,500 

400 

250 

300

Page: 150 



PAPUA 

Ex Lot 1142 

1142 

*/**O 

1901-41 collection on album pages including 1901-05 BNG Wmk Horizontal to 1/- * & Wmk Vertical to 1/- (* & 

used), 1906 Large 'Papua' Overprints Wmk Horizontal 6d 1/- & 2/6d (creased) *, 1907 Small 'Papua' Overprints 

Wmk Horizontal 2/6d SG 37 * & Wmk Vertical set * including 4d (2), 6d (2) & Thin Paper 2/6d (3), 1910-11 Large 

'Papua' 2/6d Type B SG 82 *, 1916-31 Bicolours 5/- SG 104 used, 1938 Anniversary used, 1939-41 Airs **, mixed 

condition, Cat £1700+.{Page 150.1} (200+) 

1,000 

Lot 1143 

1143 ** A C1 1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical 2/6d black & brown on Thin Paper SG 16a upper-left corner block 

of 6 (3x2), four units are unmounted, Cat £3600++ (as mounted singles). Ex John du Pont. Believed to be the 

largest surviving block of any BNG 2/6d: the block of 9 sold by Rodney Perry in 1977 is believed to have been 

broken-up! Neither Tim Rybak nor Peter Troy had even a block of 4.{Page 150.2} 

1144 * A B1 1907 Small 'Papua' Overprints Watermark Vertical Thin Paper 4d black & sepia with Deformed 'd' at Left SG 42a, 

well-centred, Cat £425.{Page 136.8} 

1145 P B 

1146 PS B 

1147 C B 

1916-31 Bicolours 1d perforated colour trial in brownish grey (stone) & carmine-pink affixed to a standard-size 

envelope. The proof has trimmed perfs at the top; the envelope has filing holes at left, from where it was affixed in a 

record book, & is soiled on the reverse. Unique! Ex Ray Kelly, Ian Borrie, Jerry Blair (private sale for $3500 in 2001) 

& Peter Troy: acquired for $2185 at our auction of 28/7/2009. [The vignette colour was described by Croaker (who 

hadn't seen the actual items) as "blue-grey" & this statement has been repeated elsewhere. "Brown-grey" or "stone" 

is a more accurate descriptor]{Page 136.9} 

1933 commercial usage of 4d size G Registration Envelope #RE1 to Sydney (b/s) in 1933 with 2d Bird pair tied by 

Port Moresby cds, small red/black registration label, minor flap fault and a few minor tonespots, opened-out. 

[Commercial usages are very scarce. Tim Rybak's commercially used example sold for $1035 at our auction of 

26/4/2008. Peter Troy's philatelic usage sold for $1150 at our auction of 28/7/2009]{Page 148.5} 

1936 (May 28) Port Moresby-Daru AAMC #P103, signed by the pilot "Russell R Rogers", small repaired tear at the 

top, Cat $500. 

15,000 T 

400 

2,500 T 

750 

200

Aug 2, 2013 



PAPUA NEW GUINEA 

1148 

*/** 1952-1990s basic collection in two albums missing key items but otherwise mostly complete with excellent thematic 

content for Birds, Insects, Planes, etc. (1000+) 

1149 C B 

1958 stampless airmail cover from a native at 'KEREMA' to the Catholic Mission on Yule Island, readdressed to 

"Kubuna", 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE TAX (8d")' h/s, ½d & 7½d Pictorials affixed in lieu of Postage Dues. 

1150 PS A+ REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1/0½d brown/cream & 1/7d red/buff (2), unused. Superb! (3) 

80 

PITCAIRN ISLANDS 

1151 C B 

1152 C A- 

1952 commercial cover to New Zealand with KGVI Pictorials ½d Oranges - affected by light vertical fold - & 4d Bible 

(very scarce on cover), superb registration cachet, flap removed & minor blemishes. 

1953 commercial airmail cover endorsed "from Charles Laughton" to California with scarce franking of KGVI 

Pictorials 3d Map, 6d "Bounty" & 1/- Fletcher Christian, by ship presumably to New Zealand or the Canal Zone. 

1153 C A 1997 commercial cover from the USA with 20c Bird x3, two bold strikes of boxed 'MIS SENT NIUE' h/s. 

125 

RHODESIA 

1154 * A 1905 Victoria Falls 1d to 5/- optd 'SPECIMEN' SG 94s-99s, the 5d perf 'SPECIMEN' with Perforation Inverted & 

Reversed, very fresh but with hinge remainders, Cat £550+.{Page 148.8} (6) 

SAMOA 

1155 O A B1 

1156 C B 

1157 PS B 

SCANDINAVIA 

1158 

O 

SEYCHELLES 

1914 'G.R.I.' Surcharges '½d.' on 3pf & '1d.' on 10pf to '3d.' on 25pf blocks of 4 plus '6d.' on 50pf & '9d.' on 80pf 

(one unit affected by a fold) strips of 4 SG 101, 103-6 & 108-9 all on a single piece (224x79mm), the upper units of 

the '2½d.' on 20pf block with No Fraction Bar SG 104a, light strikes of the German-type Apia cds, Cat £1200+. [Sold 

for $1312 in our auction of 2/10/2010] 

1912 illustrated advertising cover for Parkhouse Brown & Co (Apia) to Sydney with Yachts 10pf pair tied by 

'APIA/(SAMOA)' cds, a couple of folds & minor blemishes. Very scarce.{Page 148.7} 

1914 'GRI/½d' on German Samoa 5pf Postal Card, to Auckland with 'APIA/22.9.14/(SAMOA)' cds, central stain. 

[The writer "Billy Hill" states "...Things are pretty deadly in Samoa. The heat is awful & the bugs ants & mosquitoes 

make night hideous...Two big German warships entered the Harbour last week...but they cleared out without a 

fight...Everyone is sick of Samoa & we all want to go to Europe..."] 

GREENLAND: 1905-96 collection in Davo hingeless album including 1915 Parcel Post Perf 11¼ 1ö to 5ö, 1k & 3k 

and Perf 10¾ 10ö & 20ö, 1937 Litho Perf 10¾ 70ö & 1k CTO, 1945 Pictorials CTO, 1945 Liberation Overprints, 

then mostly complete to 1999, generally fine to very fine, Cat €1600+. (approx 300) 

1159 * A B1 1938-49 KGVI 2c to 5r SG 135-149 complete plus a few extra shades/papers, Cat £500+. (29) 

200 

SOUTH AFRICA (Provinces) 

1160 * A-/A+ NATAL: 1902 KEVII Wmk Crown CC 5/- to £20 optd 'SPECIMEN' SG 140s-145bs, the £20 with a few short perfs 

otherwise extremely fine & fresh, very lightly mounted, Cat £1150.{Page 148.9} (7) 

SWITZERLAND 

250 

200 

200 

150 

300 

1,000 

300 T 

250 T 

500 

600 

1161 

O 

1162 O A- 

Ex Lot 1161 

1850-1990s fine used collection in two Davo hingeless albums including 1854 Berne Imperfs 5r to 40r Michel 

#13I-17I, 1862 Perf 11¾ Michel #20-28 (60f thinned), 1867 New Values #29-35, 1881 Granite Paper Perf 11½ 1f 

#44 (rounded corner, Cat €1200), 1882 10c pink #47, 1882 Granite Paper #50-57, 1882-1904 Perf 11¾ #58-64 (30f 

Perf 11½x11), 1900 UPU Anniversary #71-73, 1905 Perf 11½x12 1f #80D, 1923 Airs #179-184, 1924 Airs 

#189-191, 1928 3f to 10f #226-228, 1932 Airs #256-258, 1935 Airs #291-293, 1938 buff/bluish paper 3f to 10f 

#328-330, 1943 Exhibition M/S #Block 10, 1945 Peace #447-459 (30r & 60r-10f with forged cancels), 1945 Fête 

#460-463, 1948 Exhibition M/S #Block 13, 1950 Fête #545-549, 1951 Fête #555-559, 1955 Exhibition M/S #Block 

15, plus 1938 Official Overprints #28-45, postage dues, Pro Juventute issues and early spacefillers; also League of 

Nations 1922 3f #13x, 1924-27 #16x-25x; mixed condition, Cat €5400+.{Page 151.1} (1500+) 

1945 Peace 5c to 10f Michel #447-459, complete set, few minor wrinkles and creasing, 30r with suspect 

cancellation, Cat €1000. (13) 

1163 V A C1 - 5f red brown/buff Michel #458 marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet, central 'ZURICH' cds, Cat €1400+. 

{Page 148.6} 

1,500 

400 

600

Page: 152 



THAILAND 

1164 

C 

TONGA 

1165 C A- 

1166 C A- 

TRISTAN DA CUNHA 

REVENUES: 1890-1960's array with 942 revenues on 51 documents including 1899 Court Fee bicolours & 

surcahrges, Elephant types plus lots of wartime issues. Later documents feature charity, military and provisional 

usages. Many documents with multiple frankings, others with annotated varieties or rare types, mixed condition. 

1941 (July 30) commercial cover endorsed "Trans Tasman Air Service", to Sydney with 3d Ha'amoga & 6d Coral 

tied by Nukualofa cds, black/blue 'BY AIR MAIL' label. Very scarce. 

1963 large parcel piece (200x140mm) with remarkable franking of Official Airmail Coinage 15/- black x3 tied by 

Nukualofa roller cancels in green, New York transit/arrival cds of OCT/15/1963. 

1167 */** A 1952-78 Issues complete on expensive Ka-Be hingeless pages, plus some later issues to 1990, the 1952 

Overprints & 1960 Fish are very lightly mounted, thereafter unmounted, Cat £500+. High thematic content. 

PHILATELIC LITERATURE 

1168 

1169 

1170 

1171 

1172 

1173 

L 

L 

L 

L 

L 

L 

1174 L A- 

1175 L A 

1176 L A 

1177 L A 

1178 L A 

1179 L A 

1180 L A 

Three cartons of auction catalogues with strength in Australia and British Commonwealth, plus some European and 

Asian catalogues & rarity sales including David Feldman "Rarities of the World" (6/11/1992) & Harmers of New York 

"Prestige '82" (4/10/1982). **Heavy and must be collected** (200+) 

Auction catalogues including Harmers "The Wilson Wong Zululand" (25/09/1996); Harmer Rooke "The Harold 

Wilson Collection of Rare Stamps: Part I - Finland" (19/12/1941); Phillips "The Alphonse Sicily and Parma" 

(20-21/11/1986); Sotheby's "The Wei-liang Chow Treaty Ports of China" (7/11/1996); Spink "The Robson Lowe 

Collections" (23/09/1998); Stanley Gibbons Singapore "The Lu Collection of Japanese Occupation of Malaya" 

(16/05/1992); mixed condition. (25) 

Literature auction catalogues including Robert Siegel "The Sylvester Colby Philatelic Reference Library" 

(15/11/1974); Sylvester Colby "The Henry A Myer Philatelic Library" (20/08/1969), "The John N Luff Philatelic 

Library Part I" (12-13/02/1970) & Part II (13/10/1970), "The Frank Rossi Philatelic Library" (24/06/1971) & "The 

David Lidman Philatelic Library" (22/02/1972), plus Leonard H Hartmann "Philatelic Bibliophile" No 1-20; plus 

numerous assorted Roger Koerber & Charles Firby catalogues and several priced literature guides. (91) 

Consignment remainders with some handy items including "Australian Postmark Impressions" by Kellow & Turner 

(1999), "Queensland Numeral Cancellations" (1977) & "South Australian Numeral Cancellations" (1988) by HM 

Campbell, and "The Standard Philatelic Index to Literature" (1966), etc., plus auction catalogues and a box of useful 

photocopies. (36) 

Carton of auction catalogues including Grosvenor "The Victory Collection of Malta"; Macray Watson "The Mogens 

Juhl Collection of Western Australia" (19/10/1993); Prestige "The Bernie Manning Collection of Queensland 

Sidefaces & Large Chalons" (13/06/2009); Spink "Australia and Pacific Islands: The Estate of William Frazer" 

(4/06/2003), "The Pierron Collection of Commonwealth Missing Colours" (08/12/2009) & "Meiso Mizuhara: The 

Exhibition Collections" (23/01/2011), etc. **Heavy and must be collected** (60) 

Huge quantity of auction catalogues in six cartons including Christie's Robson Lowe "Australasia Stamps and 

Postal History" (12/11/1991); Rodney Perry "Private Treaty 101 Selected Items"; Spink "China and Hong Kong 

Stamps and Covers" (23/01/2011); plus heaps of additional catalogues with representations of America, Australia 

and Pacific Islands, British Commonwealth, Middle East & Europe. **Heavy and must be collected** (200+) 

Assorted titles comprising "Blue Mauritius" by H Morgan (2006), "British Commonwealth Revenues" by Barefoot 

(8th Edn, 2008), "Century of Happiness" by HL Chisholm (1992), "The Dandenongs" by N Anchen (2008)", My 

Stamp on Life" by M Stern (2003), "The Revenue Stamps of South Australia" by M Walker (2006) & "Seychelles: No 

6 Picture Postcards 1903-1955" by S Hopson. (7) 

Carton of mostly English-language auction catalogues for European collections with name sales including France 

"La Fayette Classical Errors", "Chateau Ramezay", "Gaetano Vullo Balloon Mails" & "Tom Roberts French 

Mailboats"; French Colonies "Rolfe Wyer" (hardbound, with p/r); Iceland "Angus Parker"; Lombardy-Venzia "Charles 

Robertson" & "Silvain Wyler" (hardbound); Kingdom of Poland "Wladimir Rachmanow", Portugal "Braganca Proofs 

& Essays"; Russia "Agathon"; & Serbia "Alexander"; etc, generally very fine. Heavy. 

Carton of mostly European catalogues with name sales including France "Versailles" Parts I & II; German States 

"Algovius", "Astrul" x3, Kirchner" Part III, "Knapp Saxony" Parts I-III & "Zangerle"; Hungary "Gary Ryan"; Monaco 

"Hilda Jeidel"; etc, generally very fine. Heavy. 

Latin America auction catalogues including Bolivia "Jamie Ortiz-Patino", Colombia "Augusto Peinado Airmails", 

Costa Rica "Frederick Mayer", Mexico "James Mazepa" (with p/r) & "Erich Koenig" (with p/r), etc. 

Auction catalogues with "Pearls of Arabia" Parts 1 to 5, "Pasha Islamic Stamps & Postal History" (with p/r), Persia 

"The Grand Prix Collection" & "The Lion Collection", Saudi Arabia "Baron Jakob von Uexkull" Part I, Yemen "Angus 

Parker" etc, also Ethiopia "Roberto Sciacky Postal History", Liberia "Thomas Lockard", & a couple of others. (15) 

"The Joseph M Mahfood Collection of Jamaica" (28/1/2011) Spink Shreves Galleries auction catalogue, 345 lots, 

hardbound 

ASIA: "The Joseph Hackmey Collections of Classic Ceylon 1797-1870 Part I" (18/2/2009) Spink Shreves Galleries 

de-luxe auction catalogue, 329 lots, hardbound; "Postage Stamp Catalogue of The Republic of China 1876-1996", 

610pp, hardbound; "Pakistan Overprints 1948-1949" by A Balgamwala (2000), 173pp, softbound. (3) 

400 T 

150 

100 

250 T 

Offer 

Offer 

Offer 

Offer 

40 

Offer 

20 

100 T 

100 T 

30 T 

30 T 

Offer 

Offer 

15% Buyer’s Premium will be added to the Hammer Price.

Aug 2, 2013 


PHILATELIC LITERATURE (continued) 


1181 

1182 

L 

AUSTRALASIA: Carton of titles with better items including "The Postal History of the Port Phillip District 

1835-1851" by JRW Purves (1950); "The Postal History of Barakoma Airfield" By Rev AH Voyce, Hawthorn Press; 

"New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Post Offices" by NC Hopson (1978); "Western Australia: The 4d 

Lithograph" by B Pope (1984); "A Subject Index to Victorian Philately" by GN Kellow (1988), etc., plus some useful 

auction catalogues. (100+) 

L - Carton with a run Gary Watson auction catalogues including "The Phil Collas Northern Territory" (25/02/1985), 

"The Carl Steig Australian Commonwealth Postal Stationery" (25/02/1985) & "The "Mogens Juhl" Collection of 

Western Australia" (19/10/1993), plus some Premier Philatelic Auctions & Victoria Auctions catalogues. (70) 

1183 L A- - "The Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein Collections" Harmers of New York auction catalogue 

(14/05/1990), few minor tears, 384 lots, staplebound. An important sale. 

1184 L A/B - Box of auction catalogues including Robson Lowe "Australasia" x13, Robson Lowe (Vic) x8, Rodney Perry x7 & a 

couple of others. (32) 

1185 L A AUSTRALIA: "The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue: Kangaroos" edited by Kellow (2013), 

published by Brusden White, the de-luxe hardbound edition in sumptuous full-colour (No. 82 of only 100 copies). A 

gorgeous reference title. 

1186 L A - "Australian Pictormarks: Australia's Pictorial and Commemorative Postmarks since 1879" by J Eury & C Woolley 

(2001), 1000+pp in loose-leaf format. Previous edition. (2) 

1187 L A - "A Plating Study of all Three Plates of the 2d Grey of the Kangaroo & Map Series" by G Pope (2001), 90pp, 

spiralbound. Superb reference. 

1188 L A- - "Australian Imperial Forces Postal History 1914-1918" by B Emery (1983), plus the "Supplement" (1988), the 

supplement is especially hard to obtain, particularly in such fine condition, hardbound with d/j. [A similar lot including 

the supplement sold in our literature auction of 14/09/2011 for $310] (2) 

1189 L A 

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: "The Postal History of New South Wales 1788-1901" by John 

White (General Editor) & others, 500pp hardbound with d/j (the spine of the jacket faded as usual). 

1190 L A- - "The George B Boucher Collection" (19/4/1972) Robson Lowe (London) auction catalogue, including pre-stamp, 

Sydney Views & 5/- Coin, slight cover discolouration, pages generally fine, 400 lots, staplebound with p/r; "British 

Empire" (17/10/1972), including the second portion of the G Boucher Sydney Views, lots, staplebound with p/r. (2) 

1191 L A+ 

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - QUEENSLAND: Packet of bookplates of mostly First & Second Sidefaces numbered 

between 'XXXIIIa' & 'LXb' but incomplete. Superb! [Apparently for Basset Hull's unpublished "Queensland" Part II] 

(30 plates) 

1192 L A - "Queensland Cancellations and Other Postal Markings 1860-1913" by HM Campbell (1977), 161pp hardbound. 30 

1193 L A - "Queensland Postal History" by HM Campbell (1990), published by the RPSofV, 326pp, hardbound with d/j. 

40 

1194 L A- 

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: "The John O. Griffiths Collection" Christie's Robson Lowe 

auction catalogue (3/6/1992). [A copy sold in our Literature Auction 304 for $44] 

1195 L A - "South Australia: The Long Stamps 1902-1912" by Purves (1978), published by Hawthorn Press, 205pp 

hardbound. 

1196 L A 

1197 L A 

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - TASMANIA: "Subject Index and Bibliography for Tasmanian Philately" by D McNamee 

(2004), 162pp hardbound, with CD-ROM. 

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - VICTORIA: "The Post Offices & Hand-Held Datestamps of Victoria" Volume One: A-B 

(1989) & Volume Two: C-G" (1992) by G Watson, J Webster & D Wood, excellent reference with numerous 

monochrome illustrations, hardbound with d/j. (2) 

1198 L A- - "The Postage Dues" by Purves (1960), 76pp hardbound. 

25 T 

1199 L A- - "The Cancellations of Melbourne 1861-1912" by Don Davies & Guy Linfield (1980), minor blemishes, 64pp 

softbound. An important study. 

1200 L A - "The Cancellations of Melbourne 1861-1912" by Davies & Linfield (1980), almost as new. 

40 T 

1201 L A CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: "Cape of Good Hope...Sir Maxwell Joseph" Sotheby's auction catalogue (28-29/10/1982), 

300pp hardbound with d/j, plus prices realised. One of the great collections. 

1202 L A 

GERMAN COLONIES: "The Stamps and Cancels of the German Colonies and the German Post Offices Abroad" 

by Dr A Friedemann, the English edition in one massive 1000pp volume, hardbound. As new. An indispensable 

reference work that has stood the test of time. [Tim Rybak's copy sold for $805 in our auction of 26/04/2008] 

1203 L A- - "Ehemalige Deutsche Kolonien und Auslandpostamter Stempelkatalog" (= Colonies and Post Offices Abroad 

Postmarks Catalogue) by the German Colonies Collectors Group (1999), softbound. As new. Largely in German but 

easy to follow. [A similar copy sold for $63 in our literature sale of 21/12/2009] 

1204 L A 

GREAT BRITAIN: "British Post Offices Abroad" being the souvenir handbook prepared by Hugh Wood for his 

jaw-dropping 52-frame display to the Royal Philatelic Society London (30/4/2009), 104pp softbound illustrated 

entirely in colour. Limited edition available only to RPSofL members. [A similar copy sold for $230 in our literature 

auction of 21/12/2009] 

1205 L A - "The Railway Letter Stamps of Great Britain & Ireland 1891-1947" by Roger de Lacy-Spencer (2000), 112pp, 

softbound. [Prestige retail: $60] 

1206 L A- - "The Chartwell Collection" Spink auction catalogues comprising "Vol. 4: King Edward VII Essays and Proofs" 

(06/12/2011), Vol. 5: "Line Engraved Part II" (16/02/2012), "Vol. 6: King George V including Seahorses" 

(03/05/2012) & "Vol. 7: Line Engraved Part III" (05/07/2012), important sales, minor blemishes, softbound. (4) 

40 

Offer 

Offer 

Offer T 

150 

Offer 

25 

200 

40 

Offer 

50 T 

Offer T 

Offer 

40 

40 

25 

25 

300 

30 

50 

Offer 

40

Page: 154 


PHILATELIC LITERATURE (continued) 


1207 L B - Robson Lowe (London) auction catalogues comprising "The Valuable Collection of Mulready Envelopes 

Wrappers and Caricatures Formed by the Late Major EB Evans" (24/7/1941); "The 'Edwardian' Collection of 

Essays, Proofs and Colour Trials" (20/11/1974); "The Remarkable Collection of Surface Printed Essays, Die Proofs, 

Colour Trials and Imprimaturs formed by the late MH Stothert" (28/1/1975); "Great Britain Die Proofs and 

Imprimaturs" (17/12/1975); "Hand Painted Essays for the 1884-1892 Stamp Committee" (13/1/1976); some minor 

problems, all with p/r. (5) 

1208 L A- NAURU: "Nauru 1915 to 1923: A Study of the Adhesives Overprinted for use in Nauru" by K Buckingham (2005), 

numerous colour illustrations, slightly rounded corners otherwise fine, 114pp, hardbound. 

1209 L A 

NEW ZEALAND: "The Postal History of World War II Mail Between New Zealand and Switzerland" by R Startup & 

C LaBlonde (2005), 130pp spiralbound. 

1210 L A - "The Postage Stamps of New Zealand 1855-1873: The Chalon Head Issues" by R Odenweller (2009), includes 

illustrations showing over 1000 different stamps and covers including virtually all the listed shades, 361pp, 

hardbound with d/j. A masterpiece. 

1211 L A - "Postage Stamps of New Zealand 1873-1935: The "Midas" Collection" Sotheby's auction catalogue (11/12/1989), 

12 colour photo plates, 1434 lots, hardbound. An exceptional sale. 

1212 L A - "The Joseph Hackmey Collections - New Zealand 1855-1872 Part I" (19/2/2009) de-luxe catalogue, 531 lots, 

hardbound with p/r. 

1213 L A- - "Burrus British Empire - New Zealand, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cyprus, Hong Kong" Robson Lowe (London) auction 

catalogue (23-24/7/63), minor annotations, 546 lots, staplebound with p/r. An important sale. 

1214 L A-/B - Auction catalogues Christie's Robson Lowe "The Harry Lacoste Bartrop Collection" (24/10/1984); Robson 

Lowe (London) "New Zealand" (2/3/1966); "New Zealand The GH Boucher Collection" (30/10/1969); "The Postal 

History of New Zealand 1855-1873" (8/11/1977); also "New Zealand Cancellations" by Collins; minor blemishes, 

some annotations. (5) 

1215 L A - "Mails by Rail in New Zealand" edited by Alan Berry (2001), 220pp hardbound with d/j. 

30 

1216 L A 

PAPUA: "The Postal History of British New Guinea and Papua 1885-1942" by R Lee (1983), 111pp, hardbound 

with d/j. The jacket is a little rubbed, but the book itself is fine. Long out of print. [A similar copy sold for $240 in our 

literature auction of 14/09/2011] 

1217 L A RHODESIA: Sotheby's catalogue for Robert Gibbs' "Admirals" (8-9/9/1988), 1100 lots hardbound. 

20 

1218 L A 

1219 L A 

1220 L A- 

1221 

SAMOA: "The Stamps and Postal History of Nineteenth Century Samoa" by R Odenweller (2009), a 

comprehensive treatment of the early stamps of Samoa with in-depth studies of the Express & Palmtrees issues 

including platings and cover census, illustrated entirely in colour, Number 353 of a limited edition of 500, 392pp, 

hardbound with d/j. A masterwork that is now out-of-print. 

SOLOMONS: "The Stamps and Postal History of the Solomon Islands: an illustrated checklist of postal history 

items of the pre-Protectorate and the "Woodford" eras" by D Franks & PF Smith (2001), 170pp, softbound. 

UNITED STATES: "The Morton Dean Joyce Collection of United States Revenue Stamps" (4-6/07/1991), Daniel F 

Kelleher Co., 4032 lots, minor discolouration and tears; and "The Morton Dean Joyce Private Die Proprietary 

Collection" (12-14/09/1991), Andrew Levitt, 3297 lots; spiralbound, detached back cover and minor tears. (2) 

L - Auction catalogues including HR Harmer "The JR Seacrest Collection" (25/09/1997); Robbins Auctions "The Dr 

William Rush Collection of US Booklets and Booklet Panes" (9-10/12/1977); Robert Siegel "Autographs, Historical 

Letters, Ephemera and the Civil War Part I" (8-9/04/1997), "Confederate States Postal History: The Civil War Part II 

- Featuring the JR Keeling Collection" (9-10/04/1997) & "The Kenneth M Koller Collection of Specimen and 

Overprinted Issues" (15/07/1998) & "The Vernon R Morris Jr M.D. Collection" (26/09/1997); etc. (16) 

1222 L A - Auction catalogues including Robert Siegel "The Vernon R Morris Jr Collection - Classic United States Stamps of 

Extraordinary Quality and Colour" (26/9/1997); "The Jonathan W Rose Collection of 1869 Pictorials" (27/9/1997); 

Spink Shreves Galleries "The William J Ainsworth Collection - Abraham Lincoln's Image on United States Postage 

Stamps" (17/4/2009), deluxe hardbound; "The James M Minervino Collection of Extraordinary Quality United States 

Postage Stamps" (29/4/2009), deluxe hardbound. (4) 

PHILATELIC LITERATURE - Proud Bailey Titles 

The books in this section are all by or edited by Edward (Ted) Proud RDP, one of the most prolific philatelic authors of all time. In most 

cases these are the latest & in some cases the only postal history & postmark reference books that are generally available. All these 

books are hardbound, in as new condition, with colourful dust-jackets. The estimates are generally between 40 & 60% of retail prices. 

We use this series all the time and highly commend these books to our clients. 

1223 L A 

"Postmarks of the Date Impression Books Post Office Records: Section 2 Volumes 3 & 4" (1983), 100pp; & 

"...Section 3 Volumes 5 & 6" (1984), 232pp; no d/j. [Predominantly GB but also Canada, BWI & elsewhere] (2) 

1224 L A "British Maritime Postal History Vol III: The Union Castle Ocean Post Office", 153pp (no d/j). 

Offer 

1225 L A- 

AUSTRALIA: "History of the Australian Military Postal Services 1914-1950" by EB Proud (1991), 584pp, the d/j 

slightly worn. 

1226 L A BRITISH HONDURAS: "The Postal History of British Honduras", 352pp. 

25 

1227 L A JAMAICA: "The Postal History of Jamaica", 632pp. 

40 

1228 L A MALAYA: "The Postal History of Malaya Vol II: Federated Malay States" (2nd Edn, 2000), 424pp. 

60 

1229 L A SWAZILAND: "The Postal History of Swaziland & Zululand, 182pp. 

30 

Offer 

40 

Offer 

100 

20 

20 

Offer 

Offer 

100 

200 

20 

20 

Offer 

Offer 

Offer 

75

download the catalogue. - Prestige Philately

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?