General Public Auction 173 - Prestige Philately

May 11, 2012
Gary Watson
Director and Auctioneer
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Lakshini Watson
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Prestige Points #173
1. This auction is one of the best general sales we have ever produced, with a vast
array of interesting material consigned by more than 80 vendors from across
Australia and around the world. My thanks to all who continue to support Prestige
Philately.
The auction kicks off with a range of collections, followed by the “Scouting in
Australia” collection of ardent lifetime scout, Ernie Stermole, of Melbourne.
Commonwealth of Australia features a range of high quality Kangaroos, attractive
KGV including a new discovery, Decimal “Missing Colours” and Income Tax sets to
£5 from five of the six States. A 1919 robbery cover is a highlight of the postal
history, and Russell Stern from Sydney has consigned further extensive studies of
World War II covers. The postal stationery includes several scenic Letter Card
rarities.
Almost half the sale is devoted to the Australian Colonies. Two significant
consignments of imperforate Classics have been sent by overseas vendors, and the
best collection we have offered of registered mail - with strength in New South
Wales and Victoria - is included.
New South Wales is especially strong, with a lovely selection of Sydney Views plus
Peter Granfield’s Barred Numerals on Sydney Views, plus a good range of
forgeries. South Australia features a small but worthwhile group of Departmentals &
there are some beautiful Tasmanian Chalons.
From Victoria, we have a range of mostly unused Half-Lengths, a select group of
amazing Beer Duty stamps, and extensive postal history. Western Australia features
a very fine array of the 1854-55 issues, plus a group of TPO covers Ex Roy Holland.
A highlight of the rest of the world is a consignment from Europe of British Empire,
mostly Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie, with many lovely items of note. The balance of John
Little’s World War II censor mail is offered, with amalgamations the order of the day,
& the estimates reduced by 50% to offer irresistible enticement to collectors and
dealers.
There is an extensive collection of Antarctic postal history, plus Falklands and
Tristan, out of Sydney. Great Britain includes several items Ex “Chartwell”. A fine
collection of Iraq will be found under “Middle East”, and an unmounted collection of
South West Africa is offered as one lot.
As is often the case, we conclude with a range of worthwhile philatelic literature.
2. Please note that viewing for this sale will finish at 12 noon on auction day, to
allow our staff ample time to move all the collections and bulky material.
3. To avoid the usual logjam of bids just before the auction begins, on-line bidding
will cease at 12.30pm, half an hour before the auction commences. I repeat
what I have said many times before: regardless of whether or not you are the
leading bidder when the auction commences, you must still compete with people
who are in the room or on the telephone. In a public auction, “sniping” gives you
very little, if any, advantage.
4. Over the past two and a half years, hundreds of clients have taken advantage of
us reducing our vendor commission by one-third back in July 2009. To adapt an old
cliché, “the honeymoon will soon be over”. From the middle of May, our basic
vendor commission rate will be adjusted to 14%, which is still lower than it
was back then.
You therefore have a month or so to submit appropriate material at the current
“mates’ rate” of only 10%. Especially if you wish to participate as a vendor in our
special sales of Australian Colonies and Pacific Islands - both planned for later this
year - you should act now to lock in the “old” rate. [See also the related notice on
page 10.]
5. Finally, our next auction, in late-June, will be devoted to the excellent collection of
Victorian stamps and covers formed by Les Molnar from Canada. Current clients
can receive the deluxe catalogue free of charge, but you need to ask us for it.
Do it now.

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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)

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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 $10 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.

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Prestige's Country Index & Topical Cross-Reference Listing
Cross Reference for Country and Regional Classification
Abu Dhabi: 1013-1014
Aden: 972, 1015-1016, 1019-1020
Antarctica: 818-826, 882-887
Arabian (Persian) Gulf: 1012-1014, 1017
Arctic: 1086
Argentina: 1047
Ascension: 827
Australia, Commonwealth of: 32-65, 68-70, 72-75, 78-149,
151-165, 167-339, 376-817, 819-821, 823, 921, 964, 1037-1043,
1053-1055, 1058-1068, 1075-1079, 1122
Australia, Commonwealth of - Decimals: 2, 10-11, 15, 59,
198-219, 221
Australia, Commonwealth of - Kangaroo Issues: 3,
12-13, 78-79, 81, 87-149, 235, 238-239, 244-245, 503, 686
Australia, Commonwealth of - KGV Issues: 3, 12, 18, 79,
81, 151-165, 167-184, 188, 234-235, 246, 687, 1064-1065
Australia, Commonwealth of - Other Pre-Decimals: 10,
79, 158, 185-197, 220
Australian Antarctic Territory: 78, 819-823
Australian Colonies - General: 311-817, 1122, 1142
Austria: 26, 727, 828, 911, 995, 998, 1032
Austrian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: 1033
B.C.O.F. in Japan: 187
Bahamas: 833-837
Bahrain: 1013-1014, 1017-1018
Baltic States: 28
Barbados: 833, 838
Basutoland: 829
Brazil: 1045
British Guiana: 839
British Honduras: 840
British Occupation of Italian Colonies: 7, 830-832, 1015
British West Indies: 833-853
Burma: 854, 961, 964, 1121
Canada: 3, 15, 442, 855-868
Canada - Newfoundland: 867-868
Cape of Good Hope: 1081-1082
Caroline Islands: 907-911, 922-923
Cayman Islands: 841
Ceylon: 283, 869-875, 1123
Chile: 245, 985
China: 1-2, 876-881, 912-920, 962-966, 1046, 1123
Cook Islands: 19
Dominica: 842
Dubai: 1019-1020
Ecuador: 445
Egypt: 259, 261, 284, 288, 1011, 1017, 1021-1022
Eritrea: 830
Falkland Islands: 887
Fiji: 17, 76, 888-893, 1075
France: 66, 477, 675, 685, 710, 724, 802, 894-897, 991, 1000,
1102
French Community: 14, 824-825, 894-897, 1031-1032, 1121
French Southern & Antarctic Territories: 824-825
Gambia: 898-906
German Colonies: 907-927, 1032, 1044-1052
German States: 478, 675-676
Germany: 15, 24, 26, 262, 264-265, 281-282, 437, 726, 734, 798,
804, 907-927, 985-986, 995, 1044-1052, 1057
Gibraltar: 1001
Gilbert & Ellice Islands: 17, 1075
Great Britain: 3, 10-11, 13, 62, 67, 69-70, 262, 531, 534,
676-677, 680, 699, 701, 708-709, 712, 827, 830-832, 932-961,
1037-1038, 1062
Great Britain - Channel Islands: 947
Great Britain - KGV Seahorses (including Overprints):
946
Great Britain - Scotland: 415, 418, 529, 673, 717, 720
Great Britain Post Offices Abroad: 827
Great Britain Stamps Overprinted: 1012, 1037-1038
Grenada: 843, 963
Hong Kong: 10, 14, 16, 62, 921, 962-966, 1046, 1123
Hungary: 26
India: 297, 854, 967-977, 992, 994, 1002, 1017-1018, 1098
Indian States: 975-977, 1123
Indian States: 975-977
Indo China: 1121
Iraq: 263, 1015, 1023-1030
Ireland: 37, 530, 711
Italian Colonies: 830-832, 980
Italy: 725, 727, 729, 811, 830-832, 960, 978-981, 999
Japan: 15
Japanese Occupation: 878, 964, 1106, 1121
Jordan: 1015
Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika: 831, 982-984
Labuan: 285
Latin America: 849, 985-986
Lebanon: 1031
Lesotho: 829
Levant, Post Offices in the: 1032
Libya: 288, 980-981
Liechtenstein: 987
Madagascar: 894-896
Malaya: 7, 286, 988-990, 1069-1073, 1123
Malayan States: 988
Malaysia: 990
Malta: 77, 1003-1008
Manchuria/Manchukuo: 879
Marshall Islands: 907, 921, 923
Mauritius: 438
Mauritius: 1009-1011
Memel: 980
Middle East: 268, 284, 1012-1036, 1123
Moreton Bay District: 366, 432, 449-451
Nauru: 17, 287, 1037-1043, 1075
Netherlands: 14
Netherlands Colonies: 14
Netherlands Indies: 250, 269, 273, 1001
New Caledonia: 800
New Guinea: 269, 273, 1044-1055
New Guinea - German: 908, 910, 1044-1052
New Guinea - North-West Pacific Islands: 1053-1055
New Hebrides: 17, 1075
New South Wales: 9, 12, 40-44, 46-49, 228, 252-253, 264-265, 279,
304-305, 307-309, 312, 314-315, 319-451, 529, 673, 688, 716, 723,
813, 948, 1050, 1061, 1064-1065, 1117, 1125-1128
New Zealand: 10-11, 13, 17-18, 28, 30, 69, 245, 1056-1057, 1075,
1122
Niue: 549
Norfolk Island: 1058-1068
North Borneo: 1069-1073
Northern Rhodesia: 1083
Northern Territory: 553-554, 1129
Pakistan: 1018
Palestine: 262, 268, 289-291, 1015
Papua: 8, 1075-1076
Papua: 269-270, 273
Papua New Guinea: 2, 8-9, 1077-1079
Pitcairn Islands: 8
Poland: 28, 1057, 1080
Portuguese Colonies: 581
Queensland: 12, 49, 229, 250, 279, 303-304, 312, 317, 432, 449-482,
1045, 1125
Rhodesia: 1081-1085
Russia: 919, 1086
Sabah: 1069-1073
Samoa: 8, 19, 1094
Sarawak: 292
Senegal: 918
Seychelles: 1095
Sharjah & Dependencies: 1034-1036
Sierra Leone: 1096
Singapore: 817, 1002, 1050, 1052, 1105
Slovenia: 31
Solomon Islands: 8
Somaliland Protectorate (British): 831, 1098
South Africa: 1011, 1099-1101, 1119
South Africa (Provinces): 1099
South Australia: 12, 50-51, 53-55, 230, 236, 248, 250, 279, 299, 304,
310, 312, 315, 317, 483-554, 814, 1125, 1130-1132
South West Africa: 925-927, 1101
Southern Rhodesia: 1084-1085
Spain: 1001
St. Helena: 1087-1093
St. Vincent: 845-846
Straits Settlements: 286, 817, 991-1002, 1105
Sudan: 972
Sweden: 15, 247, 985
Switzerland: 710, 721, 729, 1102
Syria: 1031
Taiwan: 1
Tanganyika: 831, 984
Tasmania: 9, 12, 53, 68, 72-73, 231, 279, 312, 314-315, 317, 544,
555-603, 694, 698, 806, 812, 819-821, 1125, 1134, 1139
Thailand: 961, 1121
Tobago: 848
Tonga: 8, 1110-1112
Trieste: 998
Trinidad & Tobago: 849
Tristan da Cunha: 1113-1115
Turkey: 261, 263, 1027, 1031
United Arab Emirates: 1013-1014
United Nations: 15
United States of America: 68, 72, 292, 441-442, 445, 538, 597,
826, 878, 993, 997, 1041, 1116-1118
Venezuela: 986
Victoria: 9, 12, 33-39, 45, 48-50, 53, 74-75, 232, 244, 246, 279, 281,
302, 306, 312, 315, 318, 335, 370-375, 535-536, 604-736, 1102,
1125, 1135-1138, 1140
Victorian Half Lengths: 604-633
Virgin Islands: 851-853
Western Australia: 50, 241-242, 279, 312, 315, 737-817, 1141-1142
Cross Reference for Thematic and Topical Classification
Accountancy Markings: 710
Advertising: 32, 59, 236, 238, 248, 295, 423-424, 438, 447, 539, 546,
684, 816, 1063
Airgraphs: 21

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Airmail Covers - Commercial: 21, 233, 248, 250, 253, 268,
281, 285, 289-290, 292, 553, 832, 840, 894-896, 931, 964,
978-979, 989, 1006-1007, 1009-1010, 1015, 1019-1020,
1028-1029, 1057
Airmail Stamps: 855, 876, 1086, 1099, 1128
Alcohol & Temperance: 662-665
Animals: 71, 218, 946, 1020
Architecture: 189-190, 1008
Art & Craft: 51, 210-213, 877, 1039
Autographs: 29, 50, 52, 57-59, 414-415, 417-418, 544, 590,
698, 820, 963
Aviators: 187, 192
Avis de Reception: 241-242, 442, 538, 598, 807
Barred Numerals: 9, 324, 421
Beer Duty Labels: 662-665
Birds: 187, 191, 193, 247, 292, 443, 737-817, 819-821, 876, 990,
1106
Birds - Penguins: 819-821
Bisects: 909
Booklets: 80, 198, 204, 207, 220-222, 1060, 1114
Boxer Rebellion (China): 913-914, 916, 920
Bridges: 303-304
Butterflies: 1059
Cancelled to Order (from Presentation Sets): 86, 92,
129, 148, 164, 174, 189, 397-398
Canoes: 1097
Captain Cook: 256
Censored Mail: 18, 20, 243, 245, 252, 257-292, 827, 829-830,
832, 837, 839-843, 846, 849, 852-855, 867, 894-896, 906, 919,
928-931, 952-961, 963, 973, 982, 984, 989, 1006-1010, 1015-1016,
1021-1022, 1028-1029, 1074, 1076, 1083-1085, 1093-1095,
1099-1100, 1111
Charity: 444, 470, 634, 733-734
Cinderellas: 32-35, 40, 48, 54-55, 227-232, 447, 662-671, 1008
Classic (Pre-1860) Stamp Issues: 311-313, 315-317,
319-392, 399, 402-413, 420-421, 427-436, 449-451, 453-465, 467,
477, 484-496, 513, 516-528, 532-534, 555-568, 592, 603-633, 635,
637, 639-646, 648-649, 651-652, 674, 676, 678, 688, 738-792,
834-835, 858-859, 932-937, 947, 949-950, 1056, 1061, 1116, 1138
Coil Stamps: 203-204, 243
Coins & Banknotes: 61-66, 219, 397
Combination Covers: 242, 291, 304, 913, 922, 1046
Commemorative Covers: 28, 30-32, 45-46, 48-50, 52-53,
55-58, 60, 818
Complete Sheets: 189-190, 410, 584, 845, 851, 884, 889-892,
900-901, 1096
Consular Mail: 725, 840
Convict Mail: 948, 1060
Customs (Douane): 227, 521, 531
Dead Letter Office Mail: 239, 680, 797, 802
Disaster: 262, 959, 1112, 1122
Documents & Ephemera: 67-68
Dress & Apparel: 195
Education & Universities: 540-541, 543, 732, 963
Energy: 968, 1018
Engraved: 151-152
Ephemera & Documents: 22, 30, 32-33, 40, 49-50, 52-53,
56-58, 60, 237, 265, 823, 1108
Essays: 586, 967, 971, 1039, 1077-1078, 1116
Exhibitions: 68, 72, 82, 191
Explorers & Pioneers: 15, 78-79, 85, 196-197, 256, 482,
818-826, 922
Farthing Frankings: 77
First Day Covers: 1, 198, 254-256, 499, 822, 855, 1099
Flags: 1008
Flight Covers: 32, 826, 882, 1067-1068
Flowers: 203
Forgeries: 313, 402-413, 633, 643, 892, 1138
Free Mail: 264, 442, 538, 878, 985, 1136
Gambling: 439-440
Gandhi, Mahatma: 967
Gemstones: 216, 869
Government & Politicians: 189-190, 242, 393-394, 398, 525,
725
Heraldry: 845
Historical Letters: 415, 417, 426, 699
Illustrated Covers: 254-256, 289-290
Imprints & Plate Numbers: 78, 96, 153, 158-159, 164, 169,
178, 182, 186, 190, 395-396, 500, 510, 579, 847-848, 1005, 1058,
1090-1091, 1096
Indigenous Peoples: 210-213, 677, 1077-1078
Insects: 474, 1059
International Exchange Offices: 445
Interrupted Mail: 246
Irrigation Schemes: 305, 307-308
Islands: 819-821, 827, 833-853, 882-886, 959, 1003-1008,
1113-1115
Keyplate Issues: 228-232, 644, 836, 875, 902-905, 1119
Late Fee: 245, 533, 644, 682, 996-997
Law Courts: 534, 733
Literature: 1120-1142
Local Stamps: 793
Maps: 187, 192, 820
Marine Life: 215
Medical & Health: 17, 77, 214, 733-734, 1075, 1118
Military & Censor Mail: 21, 23, 74, 257-292, 913-914, 916,
920, 954-961, 972, 986, 994, 1066
Military - Air Force: 279
Military - Army: 279
Military - Boer War: 470
Military - Korean War: 257
Military - Navy: 67, 280, 931, 954-958, 972, 974, 982, 986,
1022, 1044
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Military - World War I: 22, 24, 26, 70, 77, 243, 257, 259, 261-265,
301, 827, 919, 951, 983, 985, 1028, 1053-1055
Military - World War II: 20-21, 252, 257, 260, 266-292, 310,
829-832, 837, 839, 841-843, 846, 849, 853-854, 867, 878, 894-896,
906, 928-931, 952-961, 963-964, 973-974, 982, 984, 989, 1006-1011,
1015-1016, 1021-1022, 1029, 1057, 1074, 1076, 1083-1085,
1093-1095, 1100, 1106, 1111, 1121
Miniature Sheets: 17, 59, 78-79, 191, 198, 204, 207, 218, 900-901,
970, 1023, 1075, 1080, 1107
Mining: 68, 72-73, 426, 435, 535-536, 677, 691, 699, 730, 735, 793,
805-806, 808, 814
Miscellaneous Lots: 1-5, 7-19
Missent Mail: 1045
Money Order Office: 597, 683
Monograms: 164, 395-396
Mourning Covers: 677, 680, 859, 911, 1050
Municipal Mail: 595, 681
Myths & Legends: 946
Newspapers: 529
Number Ones of the World: 319-323, 325-328, 371, 455-456,
486-488, 532, 555, 738-741, 933-935, 947, 949-950
Official Mail: 44, 239, 296, 417, 441-442, 448, 534, 537-538, 540-541,
543-545, 590, 594-595, 599, 695, 732, 735, 796-797, 802, 829,
954-955, 1019-1020, 1064-1065, 1136
Official Stamps: 8, 92, 116, 181, 192, 239, 312, 314, 397-398, 512,
516-528, 534, 541, 544-545, 599, 636, 660, 737, 971, 1023-1024,
1064-1065, 1110
Omnibus Issues: 4, 16, 206
Overprinted Stamps & Stationery: 8, 17, 81, 86, 96-97, 134, 156,
183, 187, 192, 195-197, 299, 305-306, 309, 312, 314, 397-400, 423,
438, 469, 473, 483, 497, 500-501, 513, 516-528, 534, 540-541,
543-545, 577-583, 634, 652, 661, 663, 682, 801, 830-832, 844, 848,
850, 874, 879, 886, 889, 913, 924-927, 962, 966, 971, 992, 1003,
1012, 1019-1020, 1023-1024, 1026, 1030-1031, 1037-1038,
1053-1055, 1060, 1071, 1073, 1075, 1081-1082, 1087, 1096, 1098,
1101, 1110, 1119
Parcel Post: 297, 881
Perfins - Commercial Firms: 89, 93-94, 163, 227, 551, 812
Perfins - Official: 81, 89-90, 92-94, 96, 114-116, 122, 155-157, 179,
181, 184, 238-239, 452, 512, 599, 634, 636, 660, 737, 758, 855
Picture Postcards: 18, 22, 25, 38, 45-46, 69-77, 243, 265, 597, 820,
822, 855, 907, 978, 986, 1046-1047, 1099
Police, Law & Order: 969
Post Office Labels: 534
Post Offices: 1125, 1132
Postage Dues: 12, 223-226, 478, 597, 634, 675, 702, 809, 918, 993,
1097, 1105
Postal Fiscals: 400, 472, 475, 583-584, 661, 726, 728-729, 737, 799,
822, 966
Postal History: 14, 18-21, 26, 154, 233-253, 414-422, 425-448,
475-482, 529-554, 589-603, 672-685, 693-737, 795-808, 818, 827,
859, 882, 887, 913-920, 947-953, 972-975, 978, 983, 991-1002, 1015,
1027-1029, 1033, 1044-1052, 1061-1068, 1112-1113, 1121-1122,
1126-1129, 1133-1134, 1136, 1139
Postal Seals: 417, 909
Postal Stationery: 18, 24, 239, 264, 281, 293-310, 417, 423-424,
439, 441-442, 446, 448, 538, 681-682, 726-727, 732, 734-735, 737,
804-806, 809-811, 813-815, 817, 886, 921, 947, 960, 972, 1011,
1030, 1045, 1106
Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes: 18, 886, 1011, 1030
Postal Stationery - Envelopes: 264, 294, 301, 439, 972
Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official): 296, 441-442, 448,
538, 808
Postal Stationery - Envelopes (PTPO): 295-296, 423, 681, 813
Postal Stationery - Formular Issues: 886
Postal Stationery - Franks: 590, 594, 600, 732, 735, 795, 802,
1136
Postal Stationery - Letter Cards: 302-310
Postal Stationery - Postal Cards: 281, 298, 682, 809-811,
814-815, 817, 921, 1030, 1045, 1106
Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official): 299
Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (PTPO): 424
Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes: 300, 446, 550,
601, 726-727, 734, 804-806, 886, 1030
Postal Stationery - Scenic Issues: 298
Postal Stationery - Wartime: 24, 264, 281-282, 301, 960, 1106
Postmarks: 9, 12, 14, 22, 25, 28, 30-32, 34-37, 41-45, 60, 74, 89, 153,
155, 157, 236-237, 241-242, 310, 335, 340-375, 422, 432, 436, 454,
476, 479, 530, 533, 553-554, 592, 597, 673, 678-679, 681, 683,
686-693, 695-696, 702-707, 718, 730, 752, 798, 803, 818, 887-888,
907-908, 910, 920-923, 936, 947, 949, 1019-1020, 1027-1029, 1041,
1047, 1050-1052, 1079, 1102, 1123, 1126, 1128-1129, 1131-1132,
1134-1135, 1137, 1139, 1141-1142
Postmarks - Duplex Cancellations: 677, 680, 682, 724, 734,
992-993, 995, 1117
Postmarks - Instructional/Informative Markings: 239, 246,
262, 266, 280, 415-416, 418-419, 425, 427-428, 430-432, 434-436,
439-440, 442, 451, 475, 477-478, 533, 535-537, 542, 546, 549, 593,
597, 675-676, 680, 694, 699, 702-707, 709-712, 721-731, 733-734,
795-798, 800-802, 804-806, 959, 964, 993, 1045, 1102, 1105
Postmarks - Machines & Meters: 32, 60, 553, 1064-1065
Postmarks - Manuscript Cancellations: 418, 428, 533, 700,
1112
Postmarks - Numerals: 322, 329, 338, 340-375, 379, 404-405, 429,
434-435, 449-451, 465, 475, 480-482, 488, 532, 557, 592, 602-603,
632, 677, 679-680, 685, 688, 690, 712, 714-717, 719-721, 724-726,
734, 756, 766, 788-789, 798, 936, 993, 995, 1000, 1117
Postmarks - Pictorial: 54-56, 1133
Postmarks - Relief Cancellations: 74
Postmarks - Squared-Circle Datestamps: 505, 535, 537, 542,
545-546, 548, 1017
Postmarks - Straight-Line Cancellations: 479
Postmen: 999

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Pre-Stamp Mail: 414-419, 425-426, 529-530, 591, 694-697, 699
Primary Industry - Agriculture: 305, 307-308, 474, 975,
1064-1065
Primary Industry - Sheep & Wool: 526, 699
Prisoners of War & Internees: 26, 264-265, 281-282, 878,
961, 985, 1057, 1121
Proofs: 47, 401, 502-504, 567, 586-588, 658, 665, 790-792, 794,
838, 871-873, 967-969, 971, 976-977, 1039, 1059, 1069-1071,
1114, 1116
Railway Stamps: 12
Receiving Offices: 479, 1127
Red Cross: 77, 1019-1020
Redirected Mail: 250, 708, 723
Registered Mail: 18, 36-37, 41-43, 54-55, 235, 239, 241-242,
244, 248, 270, 277, 279-280, 287, 300, 399, 425-448, 454, 464,
475-476, 479, 534-543, 545-550, 553, 589, 591, 593-594, 596,
598-601, 674, 683, 694-736, 795-807, 823, 855, 887, 911, 913,
915, 917, 922-923, 978, 1042-1043, 1049-1050, 1052, 1076,
1099-1100
Religion: 705, 851, 1061, 1077-1078
Reprints: 399-400, 483, 513, 582-584, 661
Revenues: 12, 227-232, 400-401, 472, 474-475, 514-515, 546,
583-584, 661-671, 726, 728-729, 799, 966, 976-977, 1026, 1096,
1108, 1118
Royalty: 195, 298, 863-866
Scouts and Guides: 27-60, 1120
Self-Adhesives: 218
Ship Mail: 25, 262, 267, 419-420, 436, 477, 529-530, 673, 675,
685, 819-821, 885, 888, 907-908, 921-923, 954, 956, 958-959, 991,
1000, 1044, 1050-1052, 1064-1065, 1102, 1105, 1122, 1128
Ship/Paquebot Markings: 25, 1064-1065
Specimen Stamps: 86, 134, 195-197, 204, 227, 469-470, 483,
501, 577-581, 636, 886, 967, 972, 1071, 1073
Sport: 979
Sport - Cricket: 82
Sport - Cycling: 793
Sport - Football: 207
Sport - Golf: 1060
Sport - Horse Racing: 71
Sport - Olympic Games: 71, 219
Sport - Sailing: 1019
Sport - Soccer: 979
Stamp Dealers: 539, 546, 728, 819, 821, 1060
Stamps on Stamps: 1039
Tattersalls (George Adams) Sweepstakes: 439-440
Telecommunications: 1127
Telegraph Offices: 441, 953, 1127
Telegraph Stamps: 737
Tete-Beche Pairs: 48
Theatre & Dance: 265
Thematics & Subjects: 20-31, 205, 233, 294, 824, 1013-1014,
1040, 1080, 1107
Tin Can Mail: 1112
Tobacco & Smoking: 831
Trade & Commerce: 424
Transatlantic Mails: 993
Transport: 1020
Transport - Aeroplanes: 187, 192
Transport - Railways & Trains: 12, 73, 299, 422, 523, 554,
809-817, 961, 1128
Transport - Ships & Boats: 196-197, 256, 879, 907-927,
1046, 1075-1076, 1089-1091, 1122
Transport - Trams & Cable Cars: 523
Travelling Post Offices: 249, 290, 422, 533, 554, 679, 682,
685, 693, 710, 727, 729, 809-817, 1045
Unissued Stamps: 567, 876, 926-927, 1034-1036, 1039,
1077-1078, 1104, 1116
Universal Postal Union: 442, 538, 682, 1045
Unusual Origins or Destinations: 245, 263, 427, 432, 438,
445, 549, 675-676, 725, 731, 800, 817, 918, 985, 998-999, 1001,
1019-1020, 1027, 1045-1047, 1062, 1102, 1117
Varieties & Flaws: 60, 78-80, 87-90, 93, 96-97, 102-103, 107,
125, 129, 151-157, 161-163, 165, 168, 170-177, 183-184, 186-187,
189, 193, 210-218, 225, 238, 314, 323, 347, 379, 386, 452, 465,
489, 497, 500, 505-506, 512, 540, 543, 566, 569-578, 608-609,
612-613, 616, 629, 638, 650-651, 655, 671, 747, 753-757, 760-763,
777, 784, 794, 801, 833, 847-848, 900-901, 903-904, 924, 962,
965, 970, 975, 990, 1024, 1026, 1037-1038, 1053-1055, 1058,
1090-1091, 1098, 1108, 1110
Varieties - Missing Colours: 210-214, 216
Volcanoes: 1112
Waterfalls: 306
Writers: 877
Y.M.C.A. & Comforts Institutes: 74, 262, 983
Zeppelins & Airships: 981, 1086
Lot 820
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Contents of Auction #173
Please note that our featured “Gallery Sections” are listed in Red
“Prestige Points” Catalogue Introduction pages 3
Understanding Our Symbols and Grading System 4
Public Auction Terms of Sale 5
Forthcoming “New Zealand” Auction - Notice to Request Catalogue 7
Cross-References 6 to 8
Lot Numbers
Miscellaneous Lots 1 - 19
Thematics & Subjects 20 - 60
including Ernie Stermole’s “Scouting in Australia” 32 - 60
Coins & Banknotes / Documents & Ephemera 61 - 68
Picture Postcards 69 - 77
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 78 - 310
General & Miscellaneous Lots 78 - 86
Kangaroo Issues 87 - 149
King George V Heads 150 - 184
Other Pre-Decimal Issues 185 - 197
Decimal Issues 198 - 219
Booklets / Postage Dues / Revenues 220 - 232
Postal History 233 - 310
General / First Day Covers 233 - 256
Military and Censor Mail - including further WWII ex Russell Stern 257 - 292
Postal Stationery - including scenic Letter Card rarities 293 - 310
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES 311 - 817
General & Miscellaneous Lots 311 - 318
New South Wales 319 - 448
including “Sydney Views” 319 - 339
Barred Numerals - the Peter Granfield collection 340 - 375
Other Issues 376 - 401
Forgeries 402 - 413
Postal History - including Registered Mail 414 - 448
Queensland 449 - 482
South Australia 483 - 554
Including Departmental Overprints 516 - 528
Tasmania 555 - 603
Victoria 604 - 736
including “Half-Lengths” 604 - 633
Other Issues 634 - 661
Revenues - including Beer Duty Stamps 662 - 671
Postal History (General) / Postmarks 672 - 693
Registered Mail 694 - 736
Western Australia 737 - 817
Including 1854-55 Issues 738 - 776
Postal History - with a great registered cover 795 - 808
Travelling Post Offices 809 - 817

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Contents of Auction #173 - continued
Please note that our featured “Gallery Sections” are shown in Red
Lot Numbers
REST OF THE WORLD 818 - 1142
Antarctica 818 - 826
Ascension / Austria / Basutoland / BOIC 827 - 832
British West Indies / Burma 833 - 853
Canada 854 - 868
Ceylon 869 - 875
China 876 - 881
Falkland Islands and Dependencies 882 - 887
Fiji 888 - 893
French Community 894 - 897
Gambia (Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie) 898 - 906
German Colonies 907 - 927
Gibraltar 928 - 931
Great Britain 932 - 961
including World War II Censor Mail 954 - 961
Hong Kong 962 - 966
India and Feudatory States - including a unique pair of OHMS Essays 967 - 977
Italy and Italian Colonies 978 - 981
Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika 982 - 984
Latin America / Liechtenstein 985 - 987
Malayan Region - including Straits Settlements QV Postal History 988 - 1002
Malta 1003 - 1008
Mauritius 1009 - 1011
Middle East 1012 - 1036
including Iraq 1023 - 1030
Nauru 1037 - 1043
New Guinea - including German New Guinea Postal History 1044 - 1055
New Zealand / Norfolk Island 1056 - 1068
North Borneo / Nyasaland 1069 - 1074
Papua / Papua New Guinea / Poland 1075 - 1080
Rhodesia / Russia 1081 - 1086
St Helena 1087 - 1093
Samoa / Seychelles / Sierra Leone / Solomons / Somaliland 1094 - 1098
South Africa / South West Africa / Switzerland 1099 - 1102
Thailand 1103 - 1109
Tonga / Tristan da Cunha / United States / Zululand 1110 - 1119
Philatelic Literature featuring East Asia 1120 - 1142
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Monday 14 th May 2012, our vendor rate will be adjusted to 14%. (Literature, low value
consignments, and certain other properties will be charged 25%, as is the case now.)
However, if you wish to sell an important, valuable collection,
we will happily negotiate an attractive commission rate with you.

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
MISCELLANEOUS
1
*/**OC
Ex Lot 1
Asian array including China 1964 Vessels * plus some Peonies and better 1970s material & 2001-2003 issues in
single album; Taiwan 1950 Koxinga *, 1955 Re-Election x2 used, 1956 Anniversary x2 *, 1964 Cacti x2 *; plus Laos,
North Korea, South Korea, Thailand, and a range of mostly unused PPCs.{Page 11.1} (1000s)
2 ** A Assorted comprising Papua New Guinea collection in two Seven Seas albums including 1952 Pictorials **,
1985-1997 (ex 1994) Yearbooks and stamp packs, plus modern Australia, China & Thailand. (many 100s)
3
4
*/**O$
British Commonwealth predominantly used with Australia including Roos to 2/- & KGV Heads to 1/4d, Canada
with values to $1 & modern mint, Great Britain QV-QEII range with Castles to £1, plus Pacific Islands & several
albums of mixed world and 5kg+ of world coins. Have a look! (1000s)
*/**O - with better sets including Pitcairn Islands 1940 Pictorials *, 1949 Silver Wedding **, 1957 Pictorials x2 *,
Somaliland 1942 Pictorials *, St Helena 1953 Pictorials *, plus heaps of short sets, some early material, and
incomplete Omnibus pages for 1937 Coronation & 1946 Victory. (many 1000s)
600
300
300
500
5
6
7
Ex Lot 5
*/**O - mostly mint including British Solomons 1907 Small Canoes; India KEVII 10r & 15r (3, one *); Pakistan 1947
Officials; Zanzibar 1895 1r optd 'Zanzibar' (2, used); plus pictorial sets including Antigua 1932 (used), British
Honduras 1938 (2, used) & 1953 (**); Cayman Islands 1935, 1950 (**), 1953 & 1962; Cyprus 1955 (**); Dominica
1903; Gambia 1953 (**) & 1954; Jamaica 1938 (used); Natal 1902 £1 (2) & £1/10/- (used); Northern Rhodesia 1953
(**); Nyasaland 1945 (1 *, two used), 1953 (3, one **); Papua New Guinea 1952; Sierra Leone 1938; Somaliland
1938; Southern Rhodesia 1953 (**); Tristan da Cunha 1954, 1960 & 1961; also 1937 Coronation omnibus issues
(135); Cat £4125.{Page 11.2} (1000+)
*/**O - Hagner selection comprising Malta 1956 Pictorials **; Sarawak 1888 No Wmk SG 8-21 *, 1918 No Wmk SG
50-61 *, 1934 No Wmk SG 106-125 used, toning concerns, Cat £1000. (73)
*OC - collection on pages including BOIC MEF 1943-47 set mint, Somalia SG S1-31 mint, Tripolitania BMA set mint &
used to 120L; British Forces in Aden eight covers; Malaysia sets & FDCs; QEII used sets from Singapore, Hong
Kong, New Zealand and Rhodesia & Nyasaland. (100s)
1,500
300
250
8
9
Ex Lot 8
* British Pacific including Papua 1939-41 Airs; PNG 1952 Pictorials; Pitcairn 1940 Pictorials, 1948 Wedding, 1957
Pictorials; Samoa 1886 Palms Perf 11 2/6d purple, 1914 'G.R.I.' to 9d, 1921 Huts, 1925 Postal Fiscals 2/- blue & 3/-
mauve; Solomons 1907 Large Canoes, 1908 Small Canoes, 1914 KGV to 10/-, 1939 Pictorials, 1956 Pictorials,
1965 Pictorials; Tonga 1886 Sidefaces Perf 12x11½, 1891 optd Stars, 1894 Surcharges, 1895 Surcharges (7½d
Perf 12x11), 1895 Unissued Surcharges, 1897 Pictorials, 1923 Surcharges, 1942 Wmk Mult Script CA, 1953
Pictorials, 1893 Officials optd 'GFB' SG O1-O5 & Surcharged SG O6-O10; Cat £3900.{Page 11.3} (1000+)
*OC
Carton with basic postmark collection from all States except Queensland with a few scarcer items & useful covers
noted; also PNG mint collection & used duplicates. (Qty)
1,500
200

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MISCELLANEOUS (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
10
11
12
O
*/**OC
Collector's duplicates with mostly British Commonwealth including Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Hong Kong &
New Zealand, plus a box of loose world stamps. Noted some better items. (many 1000s)
Consignment remainders in huge box with predominantly Australia and New Zealand decimal stamps on piece,
FDCs, some mint, and numerous modern world FDCs and airmail covers. (many 1000s)
*/**O - predominantly used with Colonies including several albums of postmarks, revenues to £1, railway stamps,
overprints including a few Departmentals, perfins, and postage dues, plus Australia with Roos to 2/-, postage dues,
customs duty stamps, and several albums of heavily duplicated decimals. (many 1000s)
13 O A- - with Roos First Wmk 10/- grey & aniline pink * (Cat $750), plus a range of world material including Great Britain
and British Commonwealth, Pacific Islands, and some Europe. {Page 22.7} (100+)
14
15
*/**OC
*OC
Eclectic mix including a modern range of Hong Kong covers with registered mail and a variety of banking imprints
and h/s, plus heaps of predominantly used world with strength in Europe and South America including earlies, plus
multiples and incomplete sets. (many 1000s)
Mint world including Canada, Germany, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland & UN, Australia including an album of
postmarks on piece, plus heaps of used decimals with values to $20 and Cook FDCs & covers. [Face value stated
to exceed $2000.] (1000s)
250
200
250
500
500
750
Ex Lot 17
16
17
18
Ex Lot 16
*/**O Omnibus 1948 Silver Wedding high values including Ascension 10/- used, Bechuanaland 10/- used, Bermuda (2,
used on piece), Falklands £1 **, Gibraltar £1 (2, used), Hong Kong $10 (2, one **), Mauritius 10r used, Pitcairn 10/-
(2, used), St Helena 10/- used, Seychelles 5r used, Swaziland 10/- used; Cat £1100+.{Page 12.1} (47)
*/**W
C
Pacific Islands mostly mint including Fiji 1871 1d 2d & 3d (unused), 1876 optd 'VR' 1d (unused) & 2d on 3d SG
28-29, 1892 '½d' on 1d dull blue (unused), '5d' on 6d brownish rose, 1891 Perf 10 2½d & 5d, 1912 MCA set, 1922
Script set; Gilberts 1939 Pictorials; Nauru 1916 to 1/-; New Hebrides 1911 Arms, 1938 Gold Currency; New
Zealand 1873 Wmk NZ ½d, 1882 3d yellow (**), 1898 Pictorials 5d (2), 8d & 9d, 1920 Victory, 1926 3/- SG 467,
1936 Pictorials (3/- x2, one Perf 12½), 1937 Express Perf 14x14½ SG E4, plus Lighthouses and Health M/Ss; Niue
1903 Overprints, 1938 Pictorials; mixed condition, Cat £2600.{Page 12.2} (1000+)
Postal History including Australia 1966 10d aerogramme uprated with QEII 1c, 1968 last day for use of
pre-decimals 10d aerogramme, uprated pictorial Postal Cards (3), plus flight covers, numerous registered and
censored items, advertising covers, aerogrammes, lettercards, and PPCs; New Guinea 1936 OHMS large parcel
piece, plus covers from Fiji, Malaya, New Guinea, New Zealand and Singapore. (approx 800)
500
1,000
500
19 CPS A/B
Ex Lot 19
Postal history group with Cook Islands 1901 usage to Germany of 1d Makea Postal Card with Torea ½d blue &
1932 registered cover with Perf 14x13 4d SG 103b block of 4; Penrhyn 1903 registered cover with Opts ½d 1d &
2½d & 1920 registered cover to France with French resealing tape; Niue 1903 registered cover to Germany via
Pago Pago (b/s) with New York exchange office registration label; and Samoa 1914 OAS PPC to NZ, 1914 & 1916
both with 'Passed by Censor' h/s, 1918 with light 'SAMOA/[Arms]/GOVERNMENT/HOUSE/OFFICIAL/PAID' cachet,
& 1919 commercial with rare black/white registration label. {Page 12.3} (10)
15% Buyer’s Premium will be added to the Hammer Price.
850

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
THEMATICS & SUBJECTS
20
21
22
23
C
C
Ex Lot 20
CENSOR MAIL - WORLD WAR II: The exceptional balance of John Little's remarkable collection of British Empire
covers with scarce/rare censor cachets & labels, mostly from islands including Falklands, Fiji, Gilberts, Jamaica,
Mauritius x3, Turks & Caicos x2, Zanzibar x3 etc, a few with very rare instructional handstamps or labels, generally
fine to very fine. Opportunity: previous estimates $5150.{Page 13.1} (34)
MILITARY: Mostly WWII with a bundle of 32 airgraphs including illustrated types & some with their posting
envelopes, a couple of V-Mail forms, a few Forces covers from Malaya, etc; also Spanish-American War 1898 cover
& two fronts with 'MILITARY STA 1/PORTO RICO WASH DC - 1' (2) or 'MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO/MIL STA NO 3'
datestamp; WWI 1915 illustrated cover with faked 'DUALA/KAMERUN' cds; 1946 UNRRA cover from China to
NSW with 'Through the British Fleet Post Office' h/s; etc, condition variable.{Page 22.2} (60 approx)
C - Bundle of WWI PPCs with propaganda types including "Punch" (5), a gruesome "Miss Edith Cavell Murdered",
devastated towns in Flanders, British tanks (2) etc, also a few humorous types etc, generally good to very fine (35);
also nine New Zealand items including Convoy covers & cards, PPCs etc, condition rather mixed. (44)
C - Interesting group including Great Britain OHMS cover with two re-addressing labels & 'ARMY/S -- C/SIGNALS'
b/s plus the enclosed card with superb per favor strike of a similar 'GHQ' cds; 1917 Wilson cover from Cyprus with
'[flag] DON'T/FORGET/THE SAFE ARRIVAL/OF THIS LETTER/IS DUE TO/THE BRITISH NAVY' label with John
Walker imprint, & 1921 PPC from Italy with similar label with the imprint replaced by 'JOIN THE NAVY LEAGUE/...';
Crete 1918 merchants' covers with 'OPENED BY/CENSOR/ 1 ' label & '[lion]/PASSED/AEGEAN/POSTAL/
CENSOR/SYRA' h/s, or similar label with '3' h/s & boxed 'CENSORED' h/s; Russia c.1945 cover to Washington DC
per diplomatic bag with Russian stamps uncancelled & superb strike of the American 'PASSED BY/O.N.I./NAVAL
CENSOR' (= Office of Naval Intelligence) h/s in blue, 'EXAMINED BY/ 3 ' labels on the flap; and South Africa World
War I group comprising oval 'CHIEF CENSOR/18JAN1916/CAPETOWN' b/s in blue, superb 'PASSED/21/11/
CENSOR' in blue, oval 'AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE/AIF DEPOT/THE CASTLE/CAPE TOWN/SOUTH
AFRICA' light strike in purple on PPC, boxed POW h/s, & boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/BASE 6/DOORGELATEN
DOOR CENSOR' (stamp removed); condition variable. {Page 22.5} (12 items)
24 CPS A/B - German WWI Feldpostkarten including a few illustrated types etc with good variety of datestamps & cachets. (70) 100
25
C
26 CPS A-/A+
27
C
PAQUEBOT: Collection of mostly European covers & PPCs (many of the relevant ships), also 21 mostly GB
Aerogrammes with ship or paquebot markings. (63 covers)
PRISONERS OF WAR: World War I collection of mail to the Danish Red Cross from or for POWs in Germany
Austria & Hungary, mostly stampless but a good number with adhesives & a few registered, good range of POW
envelopes, lots of postmark interest, generally fine to superb. Excellent lot. [See our website for lists of the offices of
origin]{Page 22.9} (385)
SCOUTING: Carton with an array of Ernie Stermole's duplicated material comprising mostly Australian postcards &
commemorative covers etc, some New Zealand & European material. Retail opportunity. (100s)
2,500 T
400
200
500 T
250
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200

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THEMATICS & SUBJECTS (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
28
OC - Carton of FDCs, commemorative covers with pictorial datestamps, Jamboree souvenirs etc from New Zealand,
Baltic States, Poland, Holland etc, a few better items noted; also an array of used Australia including International
Stamps, and other bits n pieces. Ex Erhard (Ernie) Stermole. [See also Lots 32 to 60]{Page 22.11} (Qty)
29 L A- - Great Britain 1924 Boy Scouts Association letterhead with "handwritten" note in gold welcoming the Australian
Contingent to the 1924 Wembley Jamboree & with facsimile signature "Robert Baden Powell/Chief Scout", a couple
of minor bends but unfolded. Ex Erhard (Ernie) Stermole.
30
31
**C - New Zealand 1939-2011 in two volumes with an array of issued stamps, FDCs, commemorative covers including
1965 Sea Scout Regatta registered, 1969 "Tiki Times" wrapper, Jamboree souvenirs etc. Ex Erhard (Ernie)
Stermole. (Qty)
**C - Slovenia 1983-2010 colourful array of issued stamps including sheets of personalised stamps, postcards &
commemorative covers etc, minor duplication. Ex Erhard (Ernie) Stermole, who was born in Slovenia. (180+ items)
THEMATICS & SUBJECTS - Scouting in Australia
We are pleased to offer the extensive collection formed by Erhard (Ernie) Stermole from Melbourne. Ernie is a lifelong member and
tireless promoter of the Scouting Movement. His collection combines philatelic material with "Cinderellas", paper ephemera and other
mementos of scout jamborees, anniversaries etc, providing for a fascinating overview of scouting activities.
32
*C/L
Carton with six albums devoted to Scouting subjects including "Cinderellas", flight covers including Antarctic flights,
promotional labels, magazine wrappers, exhibition covers, tickets etc, one album devoted to franking machine
imprints including some scarce examples on cover. Fascinating lot. (Qty)
300
200
300
150
250
Ex Lot 33
33
WC
JAMBOREES: 1934 Australian Jamboree Frankston group including the Jamboree cloth badge in superb
condition & two different adhesive labels, Victoria Centenary sheet of 20 labels including 4 Jamboree subjects (no
gum & a few faults) & vertical strip just of those subjects Imperforate at the Sides unused (possibly from a proof
sheet?), Jamboree registration label x2 (one used later with mss "Burleigh") & registration receipt with Jamboree
cds WWW #30 (rated RRR), four different Jamboree PPCs all unused, 'HIKE/MAIL' label on cover from
'POWELLTOWN' (toning), superb example of the King's message with Baden Powell's facsimile signature, etc. A
terrific lot.{Page 14.1} (18 items)
600
Lot 34
34 C A- - plain cover to Adelaide with 2d tied by largely very fine strike of the 'AUST JAMBOREE FRANKSTON/
1JA35/VIC.' cds with time (WWW #10; rated RR), 'CENTENARY/JAMBOREE' (koala) label, minor wrinkles.{Page
14.2}
300

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THEMATICS & SUBJECTS - Scouting in Australia (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 35
35 C A- - illustrated Jamboree cover (179x129mm) to NSW with 2d Vic Centenary tied by largely very fine strike of the
'AUST JAMBOREE FRANKSTON/1JA35/VIC.' cds with time (WWW #10; rated RR), minor blemishes. Ex Gary
Watson: acquired for $577 at the Macray Watson auction of 12/11/1996. [The illustrator was the Jamboree
Quartermaster Charles Homer Fraser. The cover was intended for his six illustrations of life at the Jamboree: see
Lot 40]{Page 15.1}
500
Lot 36
36 C B - registered cover to Red Cliffs with Macarthur 2d & 3d tied by two good to fine strikes of the 'AUST JAMBOREE
FRANKSTON/1JA35/VIC.' cds (arcs 2,1 WWW #30; rated RRR) with another superb strike on the reverse,
'Australian Jamboree/Frankston Victoria' registration label, light vertical fold. [Gary Watson's registered cover sold
for $1265 at the Macray Watson auction of 12/11/1996]{Page 15.2}
600
Lot 37
37 C A- - registered cover to Ireland with Vic Centenary 2d & 3d tied by two very fine to superb strikes of the 'AUST
JAMBOREE FRANKSTON/5JA35/VIC.' cds (arcs 1,1½ WWW #20; rated RRR) & 'Australian Jamboree/Frankston
Victoria' registration label, Irish arrival b/s, minor stain on the reverse. [This & the previous lot are the first registered
covers we have offered for many years.]{Page 15.3}
750

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THEMATICS & SUBJECTS - Scouting in Australia (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 38
Ex Lot 39
38 C A/A- - set of six Jamboree postcards featuring pencil illustrations by Charles Homer Fraser, one of dignitaries marked
with pencilled letters & identified on the reverse, some minor blemishes, unused. Rare.{Page 16.1} (6)
39 C A+ - a similar set of Jamboree illustrations by Charles Homer Fraser with his initials "CHF", each 165x125mm &
intended for posting in his illustrated envelope - see Lot 36 - unused. Superb!{Page 16.2} (6)
250
250
40
Ex Lot 40 Lot 41
*/**C - 1938 Australasian Jamboree Bradfield group with the cloth badge, two different Jamboee PPCs both with the
steel hexagonal d/s, and black & yellow labels complete sheet of 15 (unmounted, stated to be "very rare") & vertical
strip of 3 (*, minor blemishes).{Page 16.3} (6 items)
41 C A- - Opening Day cover with two very fine strikes of the steel hexagonal d/s & commemorative registration label 'No
31', a couple of minor tonespots.{Page 16.4}
300
300
Lot 42
42 D A - the registration receipt for the previous item, with superb strike of the very scarce rubber version of the datestamp
in violet.{Page 16.5}
100

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THEMATICS & SUBJECTS - Scouting in Australia (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 43
43 C A- - registered Jamboree cover with two superb strikes of the steel d/s of 5JA39, minor blemishes.{Page 17.1}
250
Lot 44
44 C A- - OHMS cover with superb strike of the rubber hexagonal 'AUSTRALASIAN SCOUT JAMBOREE/1JAN1939/
BRADFIELD NSW AUSTRALIA' d/s & 2-line Jamboree h/s both in violet. Rare. [A similar cover of 29DEC1938 sold
for $1380 at our auction of 29/3/2008]{Page 17.2}
750
45
46
Ex Lot 45 Ex Lot 46
*/**C - 1948 Jamboree Wonga Park single-volume collection with a study of the 2½d stamp, a cover signed by Owen
Manley (Frank Manley's son & the model for the stamp), slogan cancels, publicity label sheet of 12, Jamboree cloth
badge, several different Jamboree PPCs, and an array of commemorative covers including scarce types by S
Mitchell (WA), JA Mitchel (Vic), I Challis, Tom Woodger, Rex Bodin etc.{Page 17.3} (80+ items)
**C - 1952 Pan-Pacific Jamboree Greystanes collection with 3½d maroon three blocks of 4 affected by a thread
having adhered to the sheet, Jamboree Opening Day cover & aerial photograph of the opening ceremony,
Jamboree cloth badge, partly-handpainted cover by Eric Ogden, another handpainted with 'GREYSTAINS' error,
other covers by Arthur Bergen, Bob Haslem, Rex Bodin & ACM Guthrie etc, Bank of NSW PPC, etc.{Page 17.4}
(50 items)
400
400
Unless otherwise noted, all lots in this sale are reserved at 75% of the
estimates. However, "Offer" lots have no effective reserve prices.

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THEMATICS & SUBJECTS - Scouting in Australia (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 47
47 P A+ - 3½d die proof in maroon in sunken card with 'CBA/NOTE PRINTING/BRANCH/("18/20.10.52")' cachet in violet on
the reverse, Cat $3500. Superb! A key item for any collection of Scout stamps. [Only 8 such die proofs were
prepared, of which two are in institutional collections. #18 was presented to the Governor-General Sir William
McKell]{Page 18.1}
48
49
**C - 1955 Jamboree Clifford Park collection with Jamboree label two sheets of 32 (one with eight tête-bêche pairs),
two Molineux PPCs, Guthrie cover, Hike Mail cover etc; and 1960 Jamboree Lansdowne including Opening Day
cover with 29DE69 error, two registered covers, three Bank PPCs etc. (37 items)
**C - 1964-71 7th to 9th Jamborees collection with commemorative postcards & covers, meters, three imperforate
proof sheets of 10 Jindalee labels, cloth badges, many Jamboree souvenirs, autographs, etc. (110 items)
3,000
300
300
50
Ex Lot 50
C - 1973-80 10th to 12th Jamborees single volume collection with Woodhouse including a beautiful Jack Peake
handpainted cover, Postal Order with 'RELIEF/ 70 ' cds etc; Dandenong including registered Nomad flight cover
(only 50 flown), four different postcards by John Barnes (Texas); Perth including registered cover with 'NO 109'
relief cds used 2 days before the Jamboree opened.{Page 18.2} (98 items)
51 C A - etching (280x250mm) of Woodhouse Homestead on thick artpaper, signed "AJ PEAKE". Stated only 2 or 3 prints
were made. Would look great framed.
52
C - 1982-2010 13th to 21st Jamborees four volume collection with Redbank including two PSEs with '1983' date
error; Cataract including inwards commercial cover from New Zealand; 1988 Woodhouse covers signed by Jack
Peake & Bob Hawke; Elmore including three original oakleaves illustrations signed "AJ PEAKE" & two c.1952
drawings by "Rainbow" Simpson used for Jamboree envelopes; etc. (Qty)
400
100
500
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THEMATICS & SUBJECTS - Scouting in Australia (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 53
53
C
CORROBOREES: 1936-93 single-volume collection with Belair including "Twinkler's Bulletin No 1", original
photograph of the entrance, cloth badge, "Come over!" label sheet of 12 (4 upper units **, the lower section no gum
& a couple of faults), cds on black/pink Corroboree postcard (creased) & on Gower illustrated cover, etc;
Greenbank cds on plain cover & unaddressed Corroboree cover, and very rare inwards cover; Hobart cds on 6
covers (2 registered); Lang Lang Rocket Despatch card number '001' of only 10 flown & signed "Henry Winnecke"
plus covers '001' & '163' of 163 carried; etc. {Page 19.1} (Qty)
750
Lot 54 Lot 55
54 C A - 1936 Belair plain cover with two very fine strikes of the 'SCOUT CENTENARY CORROBOREE/26DE36/BELAIR
SA' Opening Day cds & commemorative registration label 'No 17' that partly obscures a Corroboree label. [A very
similar cover 'No 46' sold for $977 at our auction of 19/10/2007]{Page 19.2}
55 C A- - 1936 Belair Corroboree cover - the illustration partly obscured by the registration label - with two fine strikes of the
cds of 29DE36.{Page 19.3}
500
350

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THEMATICS & SUBJECTS - Scouting in Australia (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
56
57
58
C
C
C
ROVER MOOTS: 1957-2004 collection with 1957 Warburton franking machine slogan covers (2), Hike Mail covers
(2, one unused) & cloth badge; Clifford Park two different illustrated covers registered & cloth badge; array of later
covers including 1990 Gilwell Park commercial inwards cover from the USA, & cloth badges. (66 items)
JAMBORETTES, VENTURES, CUBOREES ETC: Three volumes of mostly commemorative covers with many
registered and/or autographed, also publicity materials, cloth badges etc, plus an album of covers etc for the
Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian & Polish scouts in Australia. (Qty)
CENTENARY OF SCOUTING IN AUSTRALIA: Single volume collection of the issued stamps including gutter
strips of 10, booklet panes, P-stamp sheetlets (one CTO), two covers signed by the three Scouts featured on the
50c, PNC x2, group of private limited edition FDCs including hand-painted types by Lesley Mansfield & Nirlay
Kundu (2 different), cloth badges x3 & woggle, Australia Post pack with "copper" stamps!, etc. (70 items)
59 ** A - 2001 P-Stamp sheetlet of 20 with the Scouts Australia logo, typed endorsements in the margins & signed by
former Chief Commissioner of Australia "WGWells" & the Prime Minister "John Howard", unmounted. Unique! [With
a letter from Scouts Australia granting permission to use the logo, provided only one sheet was produced]
250
400
250
100
60
Ex Lot 62
Ex Lot 60
Ex Lot 63
*C GIRL GUIDES: Three albums devoted to Guiding subjects including study of the 1960 5d stamp with an Offset
block of 4 (Cat $300+) & Colinridge Rivett cover, souvenirs of Lady Baden Powell's visits in 1957 & 1967, 1966
Canberra Muster photo & unused envelope, cloth badges, registered covers including scarce ones, lots of franking
machine imprints including some scarce examples on cover.{Page 20.2} (Qty)
COINS & BANKNOTES
61
62
63
$ Mostly Australia in album with Florins 1927 (5), 1934 Centenary EF/Unc (3), 1954 Visit (9), 1937 Crown F, GB
Silver including 1902 Crown and 1922 Florins (2), USA 1893 'Columbus' Half-Dollar, NZ 3d to 2/- etc. (approx 200)
$ World coins in bag, Australian & GB copper coins in tin, noted 1855 E De Carle & Co trade token and other bits 'n'
bobs including GB (Hong Kong) 1912 Silver trade Dollar & USA 1983 Olympics Silver Dollar.{Page 20.1} (Qty)
$ AUSTRALIA: 1910-1964 ½d to 2/- in Dansco albums, virtually complete except rare dates, condition variable,
includes commemorative Florins 1927 (4), 1934 Melbourne Centenary (2) EF/aUnc, 1951 Jubilee (2) & 1954 Royal
Visit. Also banknotes with Coombs/Wilson KGVI 10/- (2) & £1 (2) VF, QEII £5 (3) F, and $1 Knight/Wheeler (10)
aUNC.{Page 20.3} (150+)
64 $ - 1966 Round 50c in album (62), 1982 Commonwealth Games 50c (24). (86)
500
65 $ A - 1988 $10 Bicentenary folder issue prefix AA11 (2), First release AA23 96 (4) and second release AB16. (7)
250
66 $ B FRANCE: 1878 Gold 20f, (6.45g 0.90) gF.
200
DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA
67 L A/B
GREAT BRITAIN: Naval group comprising 1823 Act relating to punishment for mutiny & desertion, & to reduce
postage for letters to & from soldiers & sailors; 1883 'WANTED/FOR THE ROYAL NAVY/STOUT HEALTHY BOYS'
notice; 1883 Regulations "Pay, Position, & Prospects of Seamen & Boys"; & undated mail notice for HMS
"Euphrates". Ex Gerald Ellott. (4 items)
68 C A- - c.1892 (?) stampless envelope addressed in the hand of the then Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) to
"The/Right Honourable WE Gladstone/etc etc MP/10 Downing Street", initialled "AE" (= Albert Edward) at lower-left
& with embossed '[crown]/ AE /HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' on the flap, the cover opened-out for display. [The
cover is undated and as William Ewart Gladstone was Prime Minister on four separate occasions - 1868-1874,
1880-1885, briefly in 1886, and 1892-1894 - it is difficult to ascribe a date.]
PICTURE POSTCARDS
69
70
C
C
Attractive genuine lot in three small albums, mostly Australian but a good number from New Zealand, also some GB
including a lovely group of Hove & Brighton unused cards, & a few Ceylon, many better subjects, most are postally
used, condition variable. (200+)
1914-17 wartime correspondence from an Australian soldier including seven real photo types from Egypt, then
mostly from England with Tidworth Camp group, coloured "Official War Photographs" x15, Celesque views of
Weymouth x9 etc, generally fine sent under cover. [The sender was LCpl Herbert C Allen MM] (69)
400
500
150
600
200 T
150
450
200

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PICTURE POSTCARDS (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 71
71
C
AUSTRALIA: Large album of attractive PPCs depicting Melbourne featuring Gill (6), Jolley (4), and VSM (3, with
views) types and better items including 1956 Olympics (13) "Henley on the Yarra" (16), "Melbourne Cup, 1910",
"The Elephant, Melbourne Zoo", "The Glaciarium", "Victoria Market", plus humourous types and attractive thematic
selections, used or unused with condition generally fine to superb. {Page 21.1} (300+)
1,000
72 C A/B
Ex Lot 72 Ex Lot 73
AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA: 1908 Franco-British Exhibition "semi-official" cards comprising "English Trout",
"Tasmanian Timber Mill", "Magnet Silver Mine" and "Tasmanian Gold Mine, Beaconsfield", unused. Rare.
[Beaconsfield was the site of the catastrophic mine collapse in 2006]{Page 21.2} (4)
73 C A- - c.1910 Osboldstone & Co 'MOUNT LYELL RAILWAY' complete set of 12 coloured views of the mining & railway
operations, minor bumped corners, unused; also the original chromolitho packet (a bit knocked-about & repaired
tear but still a beautiful item). Gorgeous cards.{Page 21.3} (12 + packet)
74 C A-
AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: 1910 YMCA PPC for Kitchener Camp at Seymour with 1d tied by very fine strike of the
"shield" ' 2 /MILITARY/ JA17/10/ENCAMPMENT' d/s (closing day). Rare.
450
250
150
Ex Lot 75 Lot 77
75 C A - c.1910 WR Lidston (Bairnsdale) complete set of 12 tinted views of the Bairnsdale district including "Bairnsdale
Rowing Club", "Steamer leaving for Cunninghame" (name changed to Lakes Entrance 1/1/1915), "Eagle Point Bay"
etc, unused; also the original packet (defective). Gorgeous cards.{Page 21.4} (12 + packet)
76 C A-/B
77 C A
FIJI: Three VERY early cards "Glimpse of Leonka Harbour" [sic] to Germany June 1899 at 2½d letter rate; "Andi
Thakombau" & "Andi Kuila" to Germany Aug 1900 at 1½d postcvard rate; & Hedemann & Co Levuka "A View of
Suva Harbour & SS Rockton" & "King Thakombau" unused. Rare trio. (3)
MALTA: 1915 St John Ambulance chromolitho card of nurse attending to wounded soldiers, to GB with scarce
franking of KGV ¼d strip of 4. Gorgeous!{Page 21.5}
200
250 T
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Ex Lot 81
Lot 105
Ex Lot 21
Ex Lot 86
Ex Lot 23 - Interesting Wartime Group
Ex Lot 91
Ex Lot 13
Ex Lot 99
Ex Lot 26 - European POW Mail
Ex Lot 116
Ex Lot 28 - Carton of Scouting Covers
Ex Lot 147
Ex Lot 141

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots
78
*/**O
Collection including Roos First Wmk ½d to 3d * (ex 2d), Third Wmk to 5/- including 3d Die I perf Small 'OS' with
Watermark Inverted BW #13ab used, 6d chestnut with Oblique Scratch from Broome to Left Frame BW #21g used,
5/- perf 'OS' used, Engraved Kooka x3 used, Kooka M/S **, 1934 Centenary x3 (one **), 1934 Macarthur **, 1935
Silver Jubilee x3 (one **), 1937 Sesqui x2 **, 1937 3d Die I White Wattles used, 1963 Navigators ** (£1x2), plus
AAT 1966 Pictorials x3 **, high values on piece, imprint blocks and large multiples, mixed condition. (1000s)
750
79
Ex Lot 79
*/**O - with Roos to 1/- including First Wmk ½d to 1/- (* ex 3d & 6d, 4d faults), Third Wmk 2d pair left unit with Deformed
'LIA' used, KGV Heads to 1/4d including Single Wmk 1½d red-brown perf 'OS', 5d Watermark Inverted BW #123a
used, Engraved Kooka x3 (2 *, one used), Kooka M/S (stain) *, 1934 Centenary * plus 1/- vertical pair */**, ANZAC
*, Silver Jubilee x2 *, Thick Paper Robes to £1 *, Arms £2 with Roller Flaw #271d used, 5/- Cattle White Paper x2
**, Navigators to £2 */** including 10/- White Paper **, £1 x3 ** (one White Paper) & £2 x2 **, mixed condition.
{Page 23.1} (1000+)
80 ** A Big blocks with 5d green partly imperf block of 48 (8x6) from the booklet plate, 1971 Christmas block of 25 x2, 22c
Kingfisher block of 30 with six units having part of the Background Colour Omitted, $5 Mentone optd 'SPECIMEN'
block of 25, & two minor items, unmounted. (7 items)
81
82
O
Used array including Roos Third Wmk 10/- grey & "aniline" pink perf 'OS' CTO, KGV 5d optd 'OS', 5/- Bridge
(commercially used), 1934 Centenary x2, 1937 Sesqui, plus AAT 1966 Pictorials (2, one **) and a range of
decimals.{Page 22.3} (1000+)
**/* "Cinderellas" selection with mostly philatelic exhibition labels including 1911 x2 (**), also 1934 Centenary Fund in
blue & in scarlet (**), 1936 SA Centenary x4 including "Bradman" (a few tonespots) etc, also 10/- Robes optd
'SPECIMEN', generally very fine. (45 items)
1,250
350
500
100
Ex Lot 83
83
O
Seven Seas album with KGV Heads complete plus 1d Die III with Inverted Watermark, 6d Engraved CTO
(superb!), Kookaburra M/S with Exhibition cds in blue, then virtually complete to 1979 with extras including NSW
Sesqui 2d Man with Tail, KGVI 2d red Medallion Flaw, 3d blue White Wattles, 2½d on 2d Medallion Flaw, £sd
Navigators including White Papers, 1971 Christmas blocks of 7 & 25, AAT complete to 1973, BCOF set to 5/- (Thick
Paper), selection of Postage Dues to 5/-, generally fine to very fine.{Page 23.2} (100s)
850
84
85
O
Ex Lot 84
Collection on Hagners with Roos including SMult Wmk 10/- (telegraph cancel) & £2 (rounded corner), CofA Wmk
10/-, KGV Heads apparently complete including 1d red Die III x2 & 4d lemon x2 + CofA Wmk 1/4d mint, 1930s
Commemoratives & 'OS' Overprints complete, the 1928 M/S with Exhibition cds, 1937-65 issues complete including
Robes (both papers), Cattle & Navigators White Papers etc, generally fine to very fine.{Page 23.3} (100s)
*/** Selection including KGV Single Wmk 3d (2, one **), 4d lemon BW #110C **, 4d olive, SMult Wmk 3d Perf 14, CofA
Wmk 3d pair **, Arms to £2 (creasing), Navigators to £2 (ex £1) **, toning concerns, Cat $1200. (30)
86 **V A SPECIMEN FOLDERS: c.1938 brown/grey folder with Roos to 5/- + CofA Wmk 'SPECIMEN' set, KGV to 1/4d
including 4½d Die II, Kingsford Smith duo optd 'OS', 5/- Bridge, KGVI to 5/- + 10/- 'SPECIMEN' etc, all values to 5/-
are CTO, all unmounted.{Page 22.4} (67)
1,000
500
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo Issues
87
O
Ex Lot 87 Ex Lot 88
Duplicated array on Hagners with First Wmk including 4d x26, 5d x17, 6d x24, 9d x10 & 1/- x20 plus perf Large
'OS' values to 1/- & perf Small 'OS' values to 9d; Second Wmk 1/- x9 & 2/- x4; Third Wmk including 2/- brown x20 &
5/-; CofA 5/- x12 (five are CTO); etc, many perfins & some varieties noted, condition rather mixed but a good
proportion are fine to very fine.{Page 24.1} (many 100s)
88 * A A1 First Wmk ½ (4), 1d (2), 2d (3), 2½d (2, one with Heavy Coastline to WA #9(2)e unused), 3d (2), 4d (4), 5d, 6d (2),
9d, 1/- (2), 2/- & 5/-; Second Wmk 2d (2), 2½d, 6d to 2/-; Third Wmk 2d (2), 2½d (2), 3d (4), 6d blue (3), 9d (2), 1/-,
2/- brown & 5/- (3), toning concerns, Cat $5400. Inspection recommended. {Page 24.2} (50)
89
90
91
92
93
94
O
Huge quantity predominantly used on Hagners with values to 2/- including perf Large & Small 'OS', numerous state
and private perfins, varieties including Watermark Inverted, some multiples, likely postmark interest. Close
inspection recommended. (1000s)
*O Listed varieties including First Wmk 1d with '1' Flaw West of Tasmania BW #2(B)f (2), 2d with Flaw in Gulf of
Carpentaria #5d (4, one perf Small 'OS'), Retouched Upper Frame #5h (2), Dent in Frame #5L, Nick in Right Frame
#5k, 'BENCE' #5m, Scratch Through Value Circle to 'T' of 'POSTAGE' #5o, 9d with Two White Flaws Between
Value Circle and SA Coast #24k; Third Wmk 2d with Inverted Watermark #7a (12, 5 perf Small 'OS'); SMult Wmk 9d
Substituted Cliché #28f; CofA Wmk 9d Substituted Clichés #29f & ha, mixed condition, Cat $2000+. (100s)
*/** Mint selection including First Wmk 1d, 3d, 4d (**), 5d & 9d , Third Wmk 2d, 2½d (3, two **), 3d (3, two **), 6d blue
(2, one **), 6d chestnut (2, one **), 9d, 1/- (2, one ** with faults) & 5/-; SMult Wmk 6d perf 'OS' strips of 3 & 4 plus
one pair, 5/- & 10/-,mixed condition, Cat $3300. {Page 22.6} (33)
*OV
O
Official perfins group with perf Large 'OS' 2d mint, 4d 6d & 1/- used; perf Small 'OS' First Wmk 3d 6d & 9d mint;
Second Wmk 2/- used; Third Wmk 1/- used block of 4, 2/- brown mint (excellent centring), plus 10/- CTO x2; SMult
Wmk 1/- used strip of 3, 2/- CTO x3 & 5/- CTO x2; and optd 'OS' SMult Wmik 6d mint, commercially used x4 &
CTO & CofA Wmk 6d mint x2, commercially used & CTO x3; etc, very mixed condition. (120 approx)
Penny Reds on Hagners including numerous listed varieties, excellent range of official & commerical perfins,
possible postmark interest. Close inspection recommended. (2500 approx)
*O Perfins with perf 'OS/NSW' First Wmk ½d to 1/- (ex 5d) including 3d olive (*, faults) & 1/- vertical strip of 3 used, 5/-
perf 'VG' used; private perfins to 2/- including 3d block of 8 perf 'MG/CoLd' used; mixed condition. (300+)
95 */**O B
Perforated Small 'OS' predominantly used array including First Wmk 2½d 4d & 5d (4, one pair); Second Wmk 6d
(*), 9d, 1/-, 2/- & 5/-; Third Wmk 2½d (3, *), 3d Die I with Watermark Inverted BW #12a (**), 6d (2 mint, one **), 9d
(5 **, one pair *), 1/- (9 **, three pairs), 2/- brown (2), 2/- maroon (5, *); SMult Wmk 6d chestnut (4 mint, one **), 1/-
(2, *), mixed condition. High catalogue value. Inspection recommended. (300+)
96 *O B Scrappy selection with better items including First Wmk 2d perf small 'OS' *, 2½d (3, *) plus two perf large 'OS' &
two perf small 'OS' used, 5d *, 6d *; Second Wmk 2½d (2, * & unused); Third Wmk 2d perf 'OS' *, 6d blue with
Watermark Inverted BW #19a (faults), mixed condition, Cat $2000+. (74)
97
*/**O
Selection including First Wmk 3d with Watermark Inverted BW #12a (3, used), 6d blue with Watermark Inverted
#17a used; Second Wmk 1/- deep dull green #31C used, 5/- with Watermark Inverted #43a used; Third Wmk 3d Die
I/II pair #13c used, 3d with Watermark Inverted #13a used, 6d milky blue #19C *, 6d blue with Watermark Inverted
#19a (3, used), 6d chestnut with Broken Frame Over Last 'A' in 'AUSTRALIA' #21h used & another with White
Hairline from Value Circle to Map #21f used, 9d violet #26A *, 9d with Watermark Inverted (2, used) #26a, 1/- with
Watermark Sideways #33aa (**), mixed condition, Cat $3400. (63)
1,000
1,500
1,000
750
1,500
400
750
500
1,000
400
1,000
98
Ex Lot 98
O - with First Wmk to 2/- plus 5/- CTO, Second Wmk to 5/-, Third Wmk to 10/- & £1 grey, SMult Wmk to 5/- + 6d optd
'OS' & CofA to £2 + 6d optd 'OS', generally fine to very fine but a few have unattractive cancels. Advertised retail
$4300.{Page 24.3} (47)
Use “Limit Bidding” to cover all lots in which you are interested.
1,250

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark
Ex Lot 100 Ex Lot 101 Lot 102
99 * A/B ½d to 5/- complete, variable centring, a few minor blemishes. Advertised retail $1700+.{Page 22.8} (12)
600
100 V/G A/A-
½d to £2 complete, generally well centred, the £1 & £2 reperforated on one side, the ½d 5d & 10/- have fake
cancels, the 2/- & £1 are CTO, Cat $7250+. Rarely available as a set.{Page 25.1} (15)
101 * A B1 ½d to 5/- (the 2/- is Third Watermark), mostly well centred, ½d to 3d are unmounted. Very fresh. Advertised retail
$2200.{Page 25.2} (12)
102 G A- B2
1d red Die II with the Watermark Sideways (Crown Pointing to Right) BW #3aa horizontal pair with marginal
watermark line at the base, well centred, a few short perfs, Ipswich (Qld) cds, Cat $800+.{Page 25.3}
3,500
1,000
500
103 G A- B1
Lot 103
Lot 104
1d red Die II with pronouned Doubling of the Design (most obvious aspects are the left-hand frame, WA coastline &
numeral '1') BW #3ca, minor corner bend, Melbourne machine datehead of 11SE14 largely clear of the affected
areas, Cat $3000. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2011) states "Rare variety due to a kiss print or double setoff. [The
ACSC states "One used example of a double print has been recorded". It is also stated that faked "double prints"
Cat $1250]{Page 25.4}
104 ** A/B B1 6d ultramarine BW #17A marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet, well centred, the third unit creased,
unmounted, Cat $1500+. Advertised retail $1900+.{Page 25.5}
105 ** A C1 9d deep violet BW #24B marginal example from the top of the sheet, unmounted, Cat $425. Advertised retail is
$575.{Page 22.1}
1,000
1,000
350
Lot 106 Lot 107 Lot 108 Lot 109
106 ** A B1 1/- blue-green BW #30C marginal example from the left of the sheet, well centred, unmounted, Cat $750.
Advertised retail "POR".{Page 25.6}
107 G A 1/- emerald with the Watermark Inverted also with Double Perforations BW #122bb, postally used, Cat $400++.
Double Perfs unpriced in the ACSC. [The ACSC states "The only examples of double perforations that can be
traced are in the Royal Collection". However, our vendor knows of several others]{Page 25.7}
108 * A B1 10/- grey & pink, very lightly mounted, Cat $1000. Very fresh. Advertised retail $1275.{Page 25.8}
600
109 F A B1 10/- grey & pink, well centred, neat cds cancel, Cat $750. Advertised retail $975.{Page 25.9}
450
750
500

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Lot 115
Ex Lot 117 Lot 120 Lot 121 Lot 122 Ex Lot 123
Ex Lot 124 Lot 132
Lot 149
Lot 134 Lot 135 Lot 136 Lot 137 Lot 142
Lot 143
Lot 163
Lot 176 Lot 177 Lot 179
Lot 164
Lot 195
Lot 165 Ex Lot 174

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 110
Lot 113
Lot 112
110 * A A1 £1 red-brown & blue, exceptional centring, lightly mounted, Cat $3000. Advertised retail "POR".{Page 27.1}
2,000
111 F A- C2 £1 brown & blue BW #51A, short lower-right corner perf, Mackay cds, Cat $2000. (1)
750 T
112 W A- B1 £2 black & rose-carmine, well centred, regummed, Cat $7000 (mint). {Page 27.3}
2,000
113 * A B1 £2 black & rose-crimson marginal example from the right of the left-hand pane, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat
$7000. Advertised retail "POR". A very attractive example of this iconic stamp.{Page 27.2}
114
O
PERFORATED LARGE 'OS': ½d (14, one pair), 1d (42), 2d (20, one strip of 4), 3d (2), 4d (23), including one with
Broken Value Circle BW #15baf, 5d (12), 6d (12, one *), 9d (3), 1/- (4), 2/- (2), mixed condition, Cat $2200. (149)
115 * A B1 - 4d orange BW #15ba, well centred, bright colour, very lightly mounted, Cat $375.{Page 26.1}
250
116 G A B1 - 2/- brown, and 5/- grey & chrome, both with 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds, Cat $750.{Page 22.10} (2)
350
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Second Watermark
117 *W A/A- 2d to 1/- complete, the 9d is regummed. Advertised retail $1200.{Page 26.2} (5)
500
5,000
500
Lot 118 Lot 119
118 * A+ A1 2/- brown, exceptional centring, very lightly mounted, Cat $850. Advertised retail $925 + 50% for the centring. A
gem!{Page 27.4}
119 ** B C1 2/- brown, a little aged, unmounted, Cat $4000. Advertised retail "POR".{Page 27.5}
1,500
120 * B C1 5/- deep grey & chrome, a little aged, Cat $1250.{Page 26.3}
400
121 * A B1 5/- deep grey & yellow BW #43A, well-centred, lightly mounted, Cat $1250.{Page 26.4}
600
122 * A C1 PERFORATED 'OS': 6d blue BW #18ba, lightly mounted, Cat $375. Advertised retail $675.{Page 26.5}
260
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark
1,000
Lot 126
Lot 128 Lot 129
Lot 127
123 */** A/B 2d to 5/- complete, a few minor blemishes, 2½d unused, mostly lightly mounted but a couple with hinge remainders,
the 1/- unmounted. Advertised retail $1470.{Page 26.6} (10)
600

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
124 * A/B 2d to 10/- complete, variable centring, a few minor problems. Advertised retail $2600.{Page 26.7} (11)
1,000
125 ** A C1 6d brown with Broken Leg BW #21d in corner pair, unmounted, Cat $140+.
100
126 * A- B1 10/- grey & deep "aniline" pink BW #48B, gorgeous rich shade, well centred, minor hinge remainder, Cat $650.
Advertised retail $850.{Page 27.6}
127 * A B1 10/- grey & deep "aniline" pink left corner example from the right pane, well-centred, very lightly mounted, BW
#48B, Cat $650.{Page 27.7}
128 V A+ B1 10/- grey & deep "aniline" pink, well centred, light 'WILUNA' (WA) cds, Cat $425. Superb!{Page 27.8}
300
129 V A A1
10/- grey & "aniline" pink with Break in Shading under 'N' of 'TEN', excellent centring, faint Melbourne CTO cds BW
#48Cw, Cat $600. {Page 27.9}
400
500
450
Lot 130 Lot 131 Lot 133
130 F A B1 £1 chocolate & dull blue BW #52A, well centred, neat cds cancel, Cat $1750. Advertised retail $2250.{Page 28.1} 1,000
131 * B C1 £1 chestnut & blue BW #52B marginal example from the left of the right-hand pane, a little aged, very lightly
mounted, Cat $2500. Advertised retail "POR".{Page 28.2}
132 * B B1 £1 olive-brown & pale blue BW #52E, well centred, a bit faded & the gum redistributed, Cat $2500. Advertised retail
"POR".{Page 26.8}
133 V A+ B1
£1 olive-brown & pale blue BW #52E, well centred, neat registration cds, Cat $2500. Superb! Advertised retail
$3250.{Page 28.3}
134 * A- B2 £1 brown & blue overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type B BW #52x, well centred, characteristic rough perfs, hinge
remainder, Cat $675. Advertised retail $750.{Page 26.10}
135 ** A B1 £1 grey, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1750. Advertised retail "POR".{Page 26.11}
1,000
136 V A C1 £1 grey, very lightly cancelled, Cat $375. Advertised retail $425.{Page 26.12}
275
137 V A- B2 £1 grey, well centred, a few short perfs, neat cds cancel, Cat $375. Advertised retail $425.{Page 26.13}
250
1,750
750
2,000
350
Lot 138
138 * A B1 £2 purple-black & rose, very well centred, lightly mounted, Cat $4000. Advertised retail "POR". A very attractive
stamp.{Page 28.4}
4,000

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 139
139 ** A+ B1 £2 grey-black & crimson BW #56B marginal example from the right of the pane, unmounted, Cat $8500. Advertised
retail "POR". Superb! [Almost as well centred as the superb example that sold for $13,800 at our auction of
19/11/2011]{Page 29.1}
10,000
140 V A B1
Lot 140
£2 purple-black & rose BW #56C, well centred, CTO (no gum), Cat $4500. Advertised retail $3250 + premium for
CTO.{Page 29.2}
3,000

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark
141 */** A C1 6d to 5/- (marginal from the base of the sheet) + 6d optd 'OS' (unmounted), the 2/- & 5/- very lightly mounted.
Advertised retail $900.{Page 22.13} (6)
142 ** A C1 10/- grey & pink marginal example from the right of the sheet, unmounted, Cat $1500. Advertised retail
"POR".{Page 26.14}
143 G A A1 10/- grey & pink (attractive shade), very well centred, cds cancel, Cat $700. Advertised retail $675.{Page 26.16} 350
400
1,000
Lot 145
Lot 146
Lot 144
144 * A C1 £2 grey-black & rose-carmine marginal example from the right of the left-hand pane, very lightly mounted, Cat
$4250. Advertised retail "POR".{Page 30.2}
145 G A B1 £2 grey-black & rose-carmine, well centred, neatly cancelled, Cat $750. Advertised retail $875.{Page 30.1}
450 T
146 V A B1 £2 grey-black & rose-carmine, neat cds cancel, Cat $750. Advertised retail $875.{Page 30.3}
500
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - CofA Watermark
147 */** A/B 6d to £1 grey (well centred but a little aged) plus 6d optd 'OS' (unmounted), the 10/- a marginal example well
centred & very lightly mounted. Advertised retail $2000.{Page 22.12} (8)
148 V A B1 5/- grey & yellow-orange CTO BW #46w block of 4, no gum, Cat $140+.
100
149 F/G A B1 10/- £1 & £2, the 10/- & £2 both very lightly cancelled, Cat $1050. Advertised retail $1325.{Page 26.9}
850
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Engraved KGV Penny & Kookaburra 6d
150
*/** 1d mint collection with Plate 1 Imprint block of 8 BW #59(1)z (faults), Imprint strip of 4 & blocks of 4 (2, one with perf
separation), Plate 2 Imprint block of 8 #59(2)z, Imprint block of 4, Plate 3 block of 6 with Retouch to Crown and Top
Frame #59(3)e (variety mounted), Imprint block of 4, Plate 4 Imprint block of 4, block of 30 with varieties Weak
Entry to Top of Crown and Right Corner, Recut Top of Crown and Top Frame, Re-Entry to Top Right Corner &
'Spear' in Emu #59(4)m, n, p & q; plus strip of 4 with Retouch to Right Frame and Segment at Top #59(2)m &
horizontal pair with No Top to Crown #59(2)l, mixed condition. (92)
3,000
850
400
Lot 152
Lot 151
151 */** B/A 1d Vertical Pair Imperforate Horizontally BW #59ba, hinge remainder on top unit, the lower unit unmounted, Cat
$3000.{Page 30.4}
152 */** A- A1 1d horizontal strip of three, the right unit Imperforate at Right BW #59bf, central unit with minor gum thin, variety unit
unmounted, Cat $1000.{Page 30.5}
1,000
500

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Issues
153
*/**O
Array including Single Wmk 1d green Mullett Imprint strip of 12 with 'RA' of Australia Joined, Kangaroo's Tongue
Out & Run 'N' BW #77(4)j, r & sa */** (varieties unmounted), 2d red with Thin 'TWO PENCE' Retouch #96(8)e *,
1½d red-brown with Scratch in Front of Face #87(12)d used, plus used in two albums with numerous lesser and
unlisted varieties & heaps of Penny Reds & Greens, possible postmark interest. (1000s)
500
154 OCPS A
155
156
157
158
159
O
O
O
Ex Lot 154
Beautifully presented collection written-up in Danish with a very attractive array of fine used stamps in all values
including Smooth Paper 1d red Pre-Substituted Clichés (both) & Substituted Clichés (both), Rough Paper 1d red
Substituted Clichés (both), 4d orange Line through Value, 5d strip of 3 CTO from the Madagascar UPU Collection
etc. The strength is in the covers - almost all commercial - including many to Scandinavia (a few with Postage Dues
added), others to Italy, France & Chile, better frankings including 1d red Die III on 1920 4d Registration Envelope,
1d violet x4 to Denmark, ½d green 4d lemon & 6d Roo on 1917 triple-rate Censor cover to Switzerland, 4d blue to
the USA, etc. All in all a lovely lot, offered completely intact.{Page 31.1} (Qty)
Fossicker's delight with loads of KGV Heads to 5d sorted by denomination into numerous boxes and envelopes
with excellent potential for shades, varieties, and postmarks. Unchecked by us. (many 1000s)
Heavily duplicated KGV in two albums with values to 1/4d including Single Wmk 1/4d perf 'OS' *, plus government
and private perfins, unchecked by us for varieties, possible postmark interest. (1000s)
Quantity of Penny Reds with numerous listed varieties, an excellent range of shades, postmarks, and some
perfins. (1000s)
* Selection including Single Wmk 4d orange BW #110H (4), 4d lemon #110C *, plus Penny Reds in a variety of
shades, 1½d blocks of 4; also 1d Engraved imprint strip of 4 & Engraved Kooka *; some toning concerns; Cat $650.
(72)
*/**C - with Single Wmk 1d red Single-Line Perf x2 & Comb Perf blocks of 4, 3d Harrison Imprint pair & block of 8 (minor
perf separation) in different shades & Mullett Imprint pair; SMult Perf 13½x12½ 3d Die II imprint block of 4 & CofA
3d imprint block of 4 & single on cover to America.
2,500
500
400
400
200
400
Ex Lot 160
160 */** A The complete series on Seven Seas hingeless pages, missing only Single Watermark 1d red Dies I & II and
Rough Paper 5d, the 4½d Die II is CTO, generally well centred, mostly lightly to very lightly mounted but many -
including Single Wmk 4d lemon, 4d violet, 4d blue, 4d olive, 4½d & 5d, SMult Perf 14 3d & 4½d, SMult Perf
13½x12½ 4d & CofA 1/4d - are unmounted. Advertised retail $3200+.{Page 31.2} (71)
161
162
O
Used KGV Heads including Single Wmk 1d red with Substituted Cliché Die II x2 BW #71(2)ia & Substituted Cliché
Die I #71(2)ja (2, one perf 'OS') & Die III x3, 1½d brown with Cracked Electro #85(1)L; LMult Wmk 1d red with
Wattle Line BW #73(4)f, plus numerous minor & unlisted varieties, Cat $1750. (300+)
O Varieties in a sticky photo album including Single Wmk 1d red "Tin Shed" Flaw, Substituted Clichés x2, Die III x7,
etc. Time required to rescue the stamps should be factored in. (400+)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark
163 V A- C1
164 V A B1
½d emerald Electro 3 with Clubbed Fraction at Left BW #63A(3)j, 'McP' perfin of McPhie & Co, a tad aged, part
Toowoomba cds well clear of the variety, Cat $1250.{Page 26.17}
½d emerald marginal example from the top of the lower pane with half of the 'JBC' Monogram from the upper pane,
CTO.{Page 26.15}
2,000
600
Offer
450
500

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Ex Lot 186
Lot 175 - Line thru Value
Lot 182 - BW #130z */**
Lot 178 - Single Wmk */**
Lot 190 - Plate '9' Sheet (Extract)
Lot 192 - Airmail Rate with Certificate
Ex Lot 196 Ex Lot 197
Lot 210 - Missing Black (Extract)
Lot 214 - Missing Orange (Extract)

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
165 ** A C1 Smooth Paper 1d red Plate 1 Dies I-II pair BW #71(1)fa from top of the sheet, unmounted, Cat $1200.{Page 26.22} 400
167 * A B1 Smooth Paper 1d pink BW #71T (G28), well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $250. [Identified as Plate III L36] 150
Lot 168 Lot 170
168 ** A+ A1 Rough Paper 1d carmine Dies I-II pair, exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $750. Advertised retail "POR".
Superb! {Page 33.1}
169 ** A- B1 1½d black-brown Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #83(4)z, unusually well centred for an imprint block, minor
wrinkles, unmounted, Cat $300+ (mounted). [The ACSC notes that the distance between the base of the stamps
and the top of the imprint is different for each electro. For Electro 4 the distance is 6¼mm]
170 */** A- C2 2d brown-orange with "No Watermark" BW #95aa with two vertical watermark lines only from the gutter between the
pane, a few characteristic rough perfs, very lightly mounted, Cat $2000.{Page 33.2}
171 G A C1
2d scarlet Electro 8 Cracked Electro through Wattles at Upper-Left BW #96(8)fa, indisinct cancellation just impinges
upon the variety, Cat $350. A dramatic flaw.
600
200
750
150
Lot 172 Lot 173
172 * A A1 2d scarlet with Retouched (Roman) Nose BW #96(11)i, excellent centring, unmounted, Cat $2000 (mounted).
Michael Drury Certificate (2004).{Page 33.3}
173 * A C1 2d scarlet with Retouched Face BW #96(14)e with margin at right, very lightly mounted, Cat $3000. Michael Drury
Certificate (2004). [One of the most extensive retouches on an Australian stamp]{Page 33.4}
174
*/**O 4d orange Plate I group with rising corner block of 6 & block of 4 both with Lower Left Frame Worn BW #110(1)g **,
block of 12 from top left corner of the sheet **, singles including Splintered SW Corner #110(1)i * & White Flaw on
Kangaroo's Foot #110(1)L *, plus blocks of 4 (3) CTO in Brisbane & additional listed varieties, Cat $4300.{Page
26.23} (100)
175 **/* A B1 4d yellow-orange upper-right corner block of 4, the last unit with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' BW #110i(2)h, also
unusually with a fragment of the Plate 1 'JBC' Monogram at the top, well centred, very lightly mounted except for the
variety which is unmounted, Cat $1080+. An exceptional positional piece.{Page 32.1}
176 F B B1
Harrison Printings 4d dull ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted BW #113a, well centred, a bit faded, 'LATE
FEE/SPENCER ST VIC' cds of 1924, Cat $1000. [This stamp is much scarcer used than mint. We guarantee that
the postmark is genuine. NB: the 4d olive was issued only in May 1924]{Page 26.18}
177 ** A C1 Single-Line Perf 5d chestnut with the Watermark Inverted BW #122a, unmounted, Cat $2500.{Page 26.19}
1,000
178 */** A 1/4d bright turquoise Harrison Imprint pair BW #128z, the left-hand unit remarkably well centred & very lightly
mounted, the right-hand unit is unmounted, Cat $7500 for a mounted block of 4. Rare.{Page 32.4}
179 G B B2
PERFORATED 'OS': Rough Paper 1d orange-brown BW #72S, rounded corner at lower-right, slogan cancellation,
Cat $6000. Michael Drury Certificate (2011). [The ACSC states "It is a rare shade of which all examples are
punctured OS"]{Page 26.20}
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Large Multiple Watermark
180 *G A/B Cooke Printings 1d carmine-pink BW #73A mint, lightly mounted; and used, diagonal crease & rounded corner; plus
Harrison Printings 1d carmine-rose, mint; Cat $695. Separate Michael Drury Certificates (2011). (3)
181 ** B B2 PERFORATED 'OS': 1d green block of 9, characteristic rough perfs, unmounted, Cat $675.
200
2,000
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P13½x12½
182 */** A- C1 1/4d greenish blue Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #130z, hinge remaider at the top of the central gutter touching the
adjoining units, lower units unmounted, Cat $2500+.{Page 32.3}
1,400
183 F A A1
184 G A B1
Lot 183
Lot 184
OVERPRINTED 'OS': 2d red with the Watermark Inverted BW #102(OS)a with Bluish Overprint, exceptional
centring, Sydney paquebot slogan cancellation, Cat $5000. RPSofV Certificate (2012). [The ACSC states "About
eight mint examples can be traced...and about ten used stamps. At least two of the used stamps have a bluish
overprint"]{Page 34.1}
PERFORATED 'OS': 2d red perf 'OS' as BW #102ba but with the Perfin Inverted, very well centred, tied to long
OHMS piece by Perth slogan cancel. Unlisted. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2011) states "extremely rare - first
example known to me".{Page 34.2}
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals
3,500
500
Ex Lot 185
185 **/* A 1927-36 collection complete as per Seven Seas hingeless pages, generally very fine with most - including 6d
Engraved, Kooka M/S, Kingsford Smith optd 'OS' duo, 1/- Lyrebird (yellow-green) & optd 'OS', 5/- Bridge, Vic
Centenary both perfs, Macarthur, ANZAC & Jubilee sets - unmounted. Advertised retail $3800.{Page 34.3} (55)
186
*/**O
Selection on album pages with 1927 Parliament House Imperforate Between Vertical Pair BW #132b (*, lower unit
torn), block of 4 perf 'OS' **, complete booklet (hole in back cover) & pane of 8 from a "jumbo" booklet, 1937
Sesquicentenary Ash Imprint blocks of 4 to 9d (2, **) and one 9d Ash Imprint block of 8 perf 'G/NSW' */**, Cat
$5400.{Page 32.2} (113)
187 */** A B1 1929 Swan both Re-Entries in blocks of 6, 1931 Kingsford Smith 3d Dropping Mailbag in plate block of 6 and 6d
Re-Entry & Extra Islands in blocks of 4, plus BCOF set to 5/- (Thin Paper), Cat $530.
188
189
**PS
Folio with QEII-era complete sheets including 1955 Cobb & Co 2/- sheet of 80 **, KGVI airletters & QEII newspaper
wrappers unused, plus used pre-decimals with some KGV. (500+)
**/* 1927 Canberra 1½d twelve complete sheets of 80 (10x8), a couple with plate flaws that allow them to be identified
as from Plates 2 (3), 4 & 7, three sheets are CTO; also Sturt inter-marginal blocks of 20 (2x10), Bridge Typo 2d
sheet of 80, & a couple of minor items, generally fine & mostly unmounted.
190 ** A - 1½d complete sheet of 80 (10x8) with almost complete Plate Number '9' BW #132zh, the plate block is extremely
well centred, unmounted, the plate block Cat $1000 (mounted).{Page 32.6}
191 ** A B1 1928 International Exhibition 3d Kookaburra M/S from a central position with perforations on all sides.
200
192 G A A1
1931 Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d optd 'OS', slightly overlapping on piece tied by 1931 Canberra machine cancel, Cat
$450. Rare commercial usage. RPSofV Certificate (2011).{Page 32.5}
2,000
1,000
150
200
750
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400

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
193 G B B1
194
Lot 193
Ex Lot 194
1932 Kookaburra 6d red-brown with the Watermark Inverted BW #150a (SG 146w), pulled perf at upper-right,
'COLLINGWOOD/6DE33/VIC' cds, Cat $10,000. The first example we have offered. [The ACSC states "Possibly
only three or four examples have been recorded"]{Page 35.1}
**/* 1937-65 Issues complete as per Seven Seas hingeless pages with all 3d blues (the Die Ia is unmounted) including
White Wattles, Robes both papers + 10/- 'SPECIMEN' (all **), Arms optd 'SPECIMEN' (**), Cattle White Paper (**),
Navigators including White Papers (**), coil pairs including 2d scarlet with Coil Join, BCOF set with both 5/- (Thin
Paper **) etc, generally very fine & mostly unmounted. Advertised retail $2300+.{Page 35.2} (280+)
195 ** A B1 1938-49 Robes Thick Paper £1 dull blue overprinted 'SPECIMEN', well centred, unmounted, Cat $900. RPSofV
Certificate (2012).{Page 26.21}
196 ** A 1963-65 Navigators 7/6d to £2 (Overprint at the Base) overprinted 'SPECIMEN', the 10/- & £1 are on White Paper,
the 7/6d £1 & £2 are unusually well centred, unmounted, Cat $800.{Page 32.8} (4)
197 ** A B1 - 7/6d to £2 including White Paper 10/- & £1 all overprinted 'SPECIMEN', one of the best centred sets we have
seen, unmounted. Advertised retail $1150.{Page 32.9} (6)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues
198 PR ** A
Assortment including "The Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia" (blue cover), heaps of mint stamps
including AAT 1966 Pictorials **, M/Ss, booklets, and international values to $20, 1990-1993 "Frama, Booklet &
Self-Adhesive Stamps", plus stamp packs with domestic values to $5 and FDCs. (many 100s)
199 PR
Yearbooks 1984-1987, 1988 (x2), 1989-1990, 2001, 2003-2006, plus "Bicentennial" & "Colonial" collection sets. 250
200 **$ A Box of stamp packs with domestic values to $20, plus a range of commemorative packs with better items including
"Australian Impressionists", and two banknote packs. (100+)
201 ** A Huge well-presented collection with domestic values to $20 and international post to $10 attractively presented as
singles and blocks of four plus M/Ss. High face value. (many 1000s)
202 **B A
Large carton with Australia Post Athens 2004 Olympics gold medallist sheetlet album, AFL Centenary Booklet
Collection, also hardbound special editions & other "product". Must be collected. (40+ items)
203 **/* Study of mostly Floral Coil strips & coil starters.
100
204
*/**O
1966-1980s collection well-presented in several stockbooks with values to $10 including Cook M/S, coils, booklets
& specimen stamps, plus some pre-decimal material, AAT, and a smattering of New Zealand. (1000+)
205 ** A 1966-88 collection in Seven Seas hingeless album virtually complete plus extras including Navigators optd
'SPECIMEN' x2 sets (one with 75c & $1 both with 15mm Overprint), 1970 Anpex M/S x3 (two CTO with Exhibition
d/s), 1971 Christmas blocks of 7 & 25 (both). (100s)
206
*/**O
1966-1990 including 1970 Cook 5c complete sheet (some perf separation), 1971 Christmas block of 7, plus
specimens & CTO blocks, fine used, and scrappy Australian Colonies. (1000s)
207 ** A 1972-1998 collection in six Seven Seas albums with better items including Cook M/S x2 (one ANPEX), 1971
Christmas block of 25, 1996 AFL Centenary booklets, plus M/Ss and values to $20. High face value. (1000s)
208 PR A 1981-2001 Australia Post year albums complete plus '88 EXPO collection. (22)
300
209 PR A
1981-2009 Australia Post year albums complete plus 1990-1991 & 1991-1992 "Frama, Booklet & Self-Adhesive
Stamps" and 1992-1993 "Booklet & Self-Adhesive Stamps" yearbooks. (32)
210 ** A 1971 Aboriginal Art 20c Bark Painting horizontal strip of 5, the last unit with Sepia Printing (Inscriptions & Detail)
Omitted BW #563ca (Pierron #988McaVar), unmounted, Cat $3500 (£2000+ as a single). [The ACSC states that
only ten such strips can exist. Tom Pierron's single stamp sold for £822]{Page 32.7}
211 ** A - 25c Body Painting horizontal strip of 5, the first two units with Black Printing Omitted BW #565ca (Pierron
#990McaVar), unmounted, Cat $4000 (£1700++ as two singles). [The black printing being omitted causes the white
inscription '25c AUSTRALIA' to be omitted. The ACSC states that only five such strips can exist. The ACSC
illustration is of #565ca, not #565cb as captioned.]{Page 36.1}
2,500
750
800
400
600
500
400
1,000
Offer
250
400
300
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Lot 211 - '25c 'AUSTRALIA' Omitted (Extract)
Ex Lot 223
Lot 215 - Black Printing Omitted
Ex Lot 228
Lot 242 - Roos/WA Franking
Ex Lot 226
Ex Lot 238 - Extract
Ex Lot 243 - 1d Roo Coil Strip
Lot 245 - Second Wmk Earliest Recorded Usage
Ex Lot 253 - World War II Censor Covers

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 212 - Extract
Lot 213 - Extract
212 ** A - 25c Body Painting horizontal strip of 5, the first two units with Black Printing Omitted BW #565ca (Pierron
#990McaVar), unmounted, Cat $4000 (£1700++ as two singles). {Page 37.1}
213 ** A - 35c Grave Posts vertical strip of 10, one unit with Black Printing ('35c AUSTRALIA') Omitted & five with Black
Printing Partly Omitted BW #570ca (Pierron #994McaVar), unmounted, Cat $4000 (£2000++ as a single stamp).
[The complete omission is the last stamp on the upper pane. All stamps from the lower pane are affected, the first
being very minor to the last with about 80% omitted. Only ten such strips can exist]{Page 37.2}
214 ** A 1972 Rehabilitation 18c horizontal strip of 5, the second & third units with Orange Printing (Inscriptions) Largely
Omitted BW #597cc (Pierron unlisted), unmounted, Cat $3500. [On the second stamp only the 'AU' and 'RE' are
present; on the third unit only the 'c' of '18c' is visible.]{Page 32.10}
215 ** A 1973-74 Marine Life & Gemstones 4c marginal block of 4 from the right of the sheet, BW #640caVar (Pierron
#1094Mca), unmounted, Cat $5000+ (£5000 for four single stamps). [The ACSC states that all examples are from a
sheet on which only the 10th vertical column was affected. Obviously, this item is from a diffferently affected sheet]
{Page 36.3}
216 ** A - 10c Star Sapphire vertical strip of 3 with Black Printing (Inscriptions & Detail) Omitted from the first unit & Largely
Omitted from the second unit BW #648cc, unmounted, Cat $500.
217 ** A- 1977 Silver Jubilee 18c Imperforate Block of 50 (10x5) BW #765b, a few minor paper wrinkles, unmounted, Cat
$5000+. [ACSC states at page 9/449 "One sheet (of 300?) existed imperf from the first (Sydney) printing, which is
believed to have gone astray during transport of the printed sheets to Melbourne for perforation."]
218 ** A 1994-97 Kangaroos & Koalas $2.25 (45c x5) self-adhesive "hanger" sheetlet with the hanging hole at bottom of
the sheetlet BW #1752b, unmounted, Cat $450. (3)
219 ** A 2000 "Australian Gold Medallists" stamp albums x2, "Olympic Coin Collection" (face value: $155), and official
commemorative album containing FDCs and presentation cards; Athens 2004 "Gold Medallists" stamp album; also
"Olympic Games Prestige Stamp Album" with presentation cards, FDCs, etc. (many 100s)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Booklets
220 B A
1949-1965 including 1949 KGVI 2/6d **, 1952 KGVI 3/6d Original Text #B56A, Revised text #B56C (2, one with wax
interleaving) **, 1953 QEII 3/6d with wax interleaving #B57v & No Wmk Stapled Remake with wax interleaving
#B58vw **, 1957 4/- "British Empire" with wax interleaving #B60Av & "British Commonwealth" #B60B **, 1959 4/-
with wax interleaving #B61v **, 1960 5/- Edition I with wax interleaving #B62Aev with FDI cds, 1965 5/- Edition N8
#B69Id **, Cat $990+ (Pfeffer Cat $1185). [List available upon request] (13)
221 **O A 1966-1972 including 1966-67 60c Edition DV8 #B75A, DV9 #76Ee, Edition G67/2 #97Ce & Edition V67/1 #99Bd **,
1967 $1 Edition G67/3 with waxed interleaving #B120Cfv **, No Imprint 50c #B126e **, $1 with waxed interleaving
#B127Cdv **, 1967 ADF 50c with Left Selvedge Attached #B128Aa, Pink UV with Left Selvedge Attached #B128Ca
**, QEII (both attachments) #B129a,b **, 1968 Famous Australians $1 with waxed interleaving #B130Cdv & ev **,
1970 Famous Australians $1.20 with waxed interleaving #B135dv, 1972 Prime Ministers $1.40 with waxed
interleaving #B139Cdv & ev **, etc, Cat $1700 (Pfeffer Cat $2500). [List available upon request] (66)
222 ** A 1977-2002 "Specials" selection overprinted for APTA, SCDAA, Shoalhaven Philatelic Society, 'Olymphilex 2000'
(x2), etc., plus sporting commemoration types and unofficial types comprising 1977 Canberra Stamp Week, 1981
Royal Wedding (x3), and 1981-84 AUSIPEX issues. Pfeffer Cat $600. [List available upon request]
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues
223
224
O
1902-1960 fine collection including Blank Tablet to 5/-, Filled Tablet Perf 11 1d to 6d (ex 4d), 1/- & 5/- and Perf
11.8x11 2/- (4) & 5/- (2), 1906-08 Wmk Crown/A 3d, 1907 Perf 11½x11 1d, 1908-09 5/- (2), 1909-10 Victorian
Design to £1, 1913-21 Perf 14 3d to 1/, 1931-37 CofA Wmk to 1/- (ex 6d), Cat £2900+. {Page 36.2} (100+)
*O 1902 Blank Tablet to 8d (*), 1902-04 Filled Tablet to 5/- * & used, 1906 Crown/A ½d to 4d (*, ex 3d), 1907
Crown/Double-Lined A 6d used, 1908-09 Small Crown/A 1/- & 5/- used, mixed condition, Cat $2500. (38)
2,000
2,000
1,500
2,000
300
1,500 T
150
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400 T
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
225
Ex Lot 225
*O Duplicated array with many better mint stamps including Blank Tablet to 5/- x3, Filled Tablet to 5/-, 1906
Crown/Single-Lined A to 6d (ex 3d), 1907 Crown/Double-Lined A 6d (gum thin), With Stroke 1/- & 2/- (faults), 1909
Victorian Design to 10/-, CofA Perf 11 6d (disturbed gum) etc, also some noted varieties & lots of used material
including No Wmk 8d block of 6, condition rather mixed so close inspection is recommended.{Page 38.1} (100s)
226 * A/A- 1902 Blank Tablet ½d to 5/-, the 2d with a hinge remainder, Cat $640 (minimum). Advertised retail $780.{Page
36.6} (8)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Revenues
1,000
350
Lot 227
227 * A- CUSTOMS DUTY: 1907 Perf 10 ¼d carmine & deep green block of 6 with central 'SPECIMEN/WATERLOW &
SONS/LIMITED' perfin (plus aberrant 'WAT' sideways), some perf separation/rejoining, with large-part o.g. Rare. [
Elsmore Online records only the ¼d 3d & 1/- treated in this way]{Page 38.2}
228 * A-/B INCOME TAX: 1941 'NSW' 1d to £5 complete, the 19/- is defective & the £5 has minor tonespots, paper-hinge
remainders, Elsmore Online Cat $925. [A similar set with 'TAS' at the base - with fine £5 - sold for $483 at our
auction of 19/11/2011]{Page 36.4} (29)
750
300
Ex Lot 229 Ex Lot 230 Ex Lot 231 Ex Lot 232
229 * A- - 1941 'QLD' 1d to £5 complete, paper-hinge remainders, Elsmore Online Cat $925. {Page 38.3} (29)
400
230 * A- - 1941 'SA' 1d to £5 complete, paper-hinge remainders, Elsmore Online Cat $925. {Page 38.4} (29)
400
231 * A- - 1941 'TAS' 1d to £5 complete, paper-hinge remainders, Elsmore Online Cat $925. {Page 38.5} (29)
400
232 * A- - 1941 'VIC' 1d to £5 complete (ex 10d), paper-hinge remainders, Elsmore Online Cat $925. [Victoria was the only
State in which a 10d value was issued]{Page 38.6} (29)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History
233 C/CL Wide array of decimal covers with terrific variety of frankings including solos, make-ups etc. Opportunity. (1000+) 250
234
235
C
O
KGV frankings including ½d green perf 'OS' on postcard, 1d red Dot before '1' (sadly damaged), 1d red Die II, 1d
violet on Messageries Maritimes PPC, etc, condition variable. (57)
Mostly pedestrian KGV covers including 1933 to London with franking of SMult Wmk 2d red Die III and 9d Roo,
1934 to Hawthorn with franking of 1d green strip of 5 with transient flaw, two registered covers with franking of 5d
chestnut, plus five OHMS covers and a few institutional imprints. (57)
400
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250

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
236
237
238
DC
Consignment balance with a bundle of 1930s-1960s advertising covers including a few better ones, 1/2d Thylacine
on five philatelic PPCs to UK, etc, also 1918 Australian Railway Operating Co illustrated Christmas card & a page of
South Australian squared-circles.
? Postmaster General's Department circular ink-pad & holder (the pad itself badly deteriorated), an unopened pack of
"Walkden's Fine British Ink Powder", and a brass 'TOO LATE' handstamp with wooden handle.
C
239 C/PS B
240
C
241 C B
Bundle of covers with Kangaroo Penny Reds including varieties (noted "Two Tasmanias"), advertising imprints, 'OS'
& 'OS/NSW' perfins, 1914 underpaid to Italy & taxed, returned group with various 'UNCLAIMED AT/...' markings,
etc, condition rather mixed. Inspection recommended.{Page 36.7} (73)
1916 OHMS cover to Naracoorte with 4d Roo perf Large 'OS' (corner fault) tied by Adelaide cds & red/white
registration label, 'UNCLAIMED' h/s & returned to the DLO (b/s); with the 'RETURNED PAID LETTER' "ambulance"
cover unusually registered with 'R'-in-oval in red & 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/[crown]/ADELAIDE' impressed in red
wax on the flap, both with a vertical fold and opened-out for display . (2 items)
1913-14 batch of 1d rate covers each with Kangaroo 1d red including very early usages of 4JA-1913 & 9JA-13 both
in Sydney, Northern Territory PPC used at Thursday Island, very late usage in 1921 with normal & coil stamps, etc,
condition variable. (11)
1913-15 Western Australian 'AVIS DE RECEPTION' forms with Kangaroo frankings 1) with 2½d, to "Wanarra
Station via Three Springs" with 'THREE SPINGS MR' arrival cds; 2) with ½d & 1d pair; & 3) with 2d + KGV ½d
green, 'PINGELLY' arrival cds; a few faults; 2) & 3) with the registration receipts attached. (3)
242 C B - ditto, with rare combination franking of ½d Kangaroo & 2d Swan tied by Perth d/s, 'BARTON/WESTN AUST'
arrival cds, a few pinholes & a minor repair at left. Rare and desirable. Barton PO from Buchanan 1/4/1905; to
Piesseville -/12/1918. [Stated that only one other such WA/Kangaroo combination franking on an AR form has been
recorded.]{Page 36.5}
243 C C
1914 (Sep 18) cover to the USA with Kangaroo 1d red Coil Strip of 3 (with the characteristic trimmed perfs at right)
tied by 'QUEENSCLIFF' cds, red/white 'OPENED BY/CENSOR' label, toning/staining. A very rare usage. [The
sender presumably had a supply of coil stamps with him & used a strip of 3 rather than source a ½d to make up the
correct 2½d rate. With the enclosed PPC "Ballarat YMCA Field Service Equipment Queenscliff 1914", faults on the
reverse]{Page 36.8} (2 items)
244 C B - cover to London with Roos 4d orange (creased) tied by 'NEWSTEAD/VIC' cds, scarce red/white registration label,
minor faults but very attractive.
245 C C
1915 commercial cover to Chile with Kangaroos Second Watermark 2½d vertical pair (the upper unit defective)
paying foreign letter rate + 2½d late fee tied by 'LATE FEE/15JL15/SPENCER ST VIC' cds & 'PASSED BY/
MILITARY CENSOR/NZ' h/s in violet, poor Montevideo transit & Santiago arrival b/s, some creasing. [The route
was apparently via New Zealand, Panama & Uruguay]
Offer T
Offer T
400
300
250
300
1,500
500
200
The stamps have been lifted to confirm the watermark & replaced. The ACSC states that the Second Wmk 2½d
was issued in July 1915. Research has revealed that the printing was on 5-6th July & the stamps were placed into
stock on the 10th. Believed to be the earliest recorded usage & may well be a First Day Cover.{Page 36.9}
750 T
246 C B
Lot 246
1920 (April 9) cover to Ballarat with KGV 1½d brown tied by '... POINT/VIC' cds in violet, resealed with stamp
selvedge from a sheet of KGV Large Multiple Wmk 1d reds which is tied by a largely very fine strike front of the very
rare 'Opened by/Burglars/P.O. Ballarat' handstamp, another better strike on the reverse. A wonderful cover. [Kevin
Nelson's similar but defective cover - believed to be the only other recorded example - sold for $5750 at our auction
of 27/11/2011]{Page 39.1}
3,500

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Ex Lot 254 - Illustrated FDCs etc by Jack Peake
Ex Lot 259 - 100+ WWI OAS Covers
Lot 262 - Twice Torpedoed Survivor
Ex Lot 255 - Woodcut Illustrations on Jack Peake FDCs
Ex Lot 257 - Wide-Ranging Military Group
Ex Lot 258 - Viet Nam War x68 Covers
Ex Lot 260 - World War I Military Camps
Lot 263 - Australian Forces in Mesopotamia

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
247 C A- 1929 Swedish trader's cover to Sweden with scarce solo franking of Kookaburra 3d blue tied by Sydney cds.
150
248 C A- - illustrated advertising cover for PW Richards Engineer Adelaide to England with SMult Wmk Perf 13½x12½ 3d &
4½d, red/white registration label (defective). [The rate was 1½d postage + 3d internal airmail + 3d registration]
249 C (A) B1- 1930 commercial cover to Hobart with 1½d red tied by 'PAY TRAIN/7JUL30/TRANS AUSTN RAILWAY', repaired
flap endorsed "686 Mile Camp/Trans Line/WA". [PMI & Walker both state that this TPO was transferred to SA
control on 1/12/1923. However, it continued to operate on the entire line between Port Augusta (SA) & Kalgoorlie]
250 C B
1946 commercial airmail cover to Dutch Military Attaché in Brisbane readdressed to Batavia where again twice
readdressed, once with a small yellow label with 'VELDPOSTKANTOOR' on the reverse.
200 T
250
150 T
251
C
Ex Lot 251
WORLD WAR II CENSORED MAIL: Valuable group from Queensland including red/white '1 Opened by Censor'
narrow label for use on aerogrammes Little #L1-9 on scarce 7d blue/yellow Aerogramme to GB with Unit Postal
Station 436 cds used at Cairns, diamond ' 1 /PASSED/BY/CENSOR/ 124 ' #H1-2a applied in transit to stampless
cover from Bishop Newton at Port Moresby, ('T.2½D' h/s + Postage Dues ½d & 2d scored-through), & 'PASSED'
#H1-4 on 1940 cover to the USA; Tasmania black/white 'OPENED BY/CENSOR./......' with 6 dots printed &
measuring 14m #L6-5a, 16mm #L6-5b or 20mm (unlisted) on 1940-41 covers from South Africa (14mm) or to GB,
boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/...' in rosine #H6-1a (recorded Sep-Oct 1939 only) on airmail cover to GB with
Hobart cds of 23SE39, red/white '6/1 OPENED BY CENSOR.' text 52½mm long #L6/1-4b tied by ' 6/1 /PASSED/
BY/CENSOR/ 6 ' or '7' h/s #H6/1-2a to 1942 inwards naval cover from Victoria, or from 'PENGUIN' to GB; and
Victoria diamond ' 3 /NOT/OPENED BY/CENSOR' #H3-9a on 1940 cover to the USA & '3'-in-circle #H3-10b on
plain FDC of 2d mauve (Cat $80) to New Zealand; etc, condition variable.{Page 41.1} (25)
252 C A/B - New South Wales group with red/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' labels comprising text only #L2-2 x2 (one from
China); Two Dots Added #L2-3a; No Dots but '2'-with-Serifs Added #L2-5 (Large '2') x2 one being an entire
half-label on reverse of cover, #L2-6a1 ('2' to 'O' = 9mm), #L2-6c1 ('2' to 'O' = 13mm) & unlisted wide sub-type
112x18mm for use on aerogrammes; with Sans Serif '2' #L2-8 x2 (one with '2' three times due to misguillotining of
the labels); and red/yellow Upper & Lower Case #L2-11 for use on aerogrammes x2 (2, one on the scarce
blue/yellow aerogramme); various usages including two "Clipper" covers. (8)
253
C - New South Wales range with Not Opened group including diamond ' 2 /NOT/OPENED BY/CENSOR' Little
#H2-9a, '2'-in-circle #H2-15 x2 (one with unknown 'MFAWC/TV' h/s), and machine type #H2-10 on reverse x2;
straight-line 'RELEASED BY CENSOR' #H2-6 (one in red-purple, not listed) on two airmail covers to GB; diamond '
2 /RETURN/TO/SENDER' #H2-16a in red on surface cover to GB; and unframed numerals #H2-12 '3' (on airmail
cover from Cuba endorsed "Written in German"), '27' x2 (both covers sealed with half-labels on the reverse) & '39'
believed applied by censor-supervisors; condition variable. {Page 36.10} (11)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers
254 C/CL A/B
255 C A
Bundle of hand-illustrated covers by Jack Peake including 1954 Royal Visit, 1969 Christmas 5c, 1971 New Values,
1975 Famous Women & Christmas, 2001 Birds 45c x4 etc, plus six flight covers & four Scouting covers, a few
condition issues. Very attractive group, and the very last of the hand-illustrated covers consigned to us from
Jack Peake's Estate.{Page 40.1} (26)
1954-56 group with woodcut illustrations comprising Red Cross (#4/37), WA Stamp Centenary (#19/45), Railways
(#5/35), USA Memorial (#2/60), YMCA (unnumbered), Nursing (unnumbered), Olympics Propaganda 2/- green
(#20/20) & Olympics 4d (unnumbered), cancelled on the appropriate dates at Gladstone (3) or Nailsworth (5),
unaddressed. {Page 40.3} (8)
256 C A 1963-65 Navigators 7/6d Captain & £2 King on unaddressed Royal cover.
100 T
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military & Censor Mail
257
C Assortment including Boxer Rebellion small piece endorsed "...Naval Contingent/China" (weep!) with CEF ½a x2;
Boer War covers to NSW x2; WWI selection of mostly returned covers; lots of WWII items including Empire Air
Training Scheme covers from Rhodesia x2, three Italian covers to POWs with 'POW CAMP/GAYTHORNE QLD'
h/s, airmail group from New Guinea & Papua, a dozen RAAF in Britain covers; three with 'AUSTRALIAN MILITARY
MISSION/GERMANY' cachets; Korea registered covers one with manuscript "HMAS BARBOO" on the registration
label; etc, condition rather mixed. Interesting lot. {Page 40.5} (100 approx)
1,000 T
250 T
500 T
1,250
400
750

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Lot 264 - Censored by Major Hinton
Ex Lot 265 - German POWs
Ex Lot 270 - Approximately 150 Covers with 'FIELD POST OFFICE' Datestamps
Ex Lot 271 - 'FIELD PO' Datestamps x110
Ex Lot 272 - More 'FIELD PO' Datestamps
Ex Lot 277 - UPS Datestamps x150 Ex Lot 280 - Naval Mail x140+

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military & Censor Mail (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
258
C
VIETNAM WAR: Partly annotated collection with a number of better items including with RAAF cachets, 5c Forces
Air Letter philatelic usage with FPO 4 cds, registered from FPO 4, circular registered parcel piece with 25c Wool
pair etc, air cover from Hue with 'QUAN BUU' Military frank & endorsed "Quan doi Uc-dai-loi" (= Australian Army),
condition variable. Ex Russell Stern.{Page 40.6} (63 items)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I
259
260
261
C
C
C
262 C B
Album of OAS mail with 15 convoy covers with a good range of censor cachets, the balance mainly from Egypt with
various datestamps & cachets & a few better items noted, very mixed condition.{Page 40.2} (100+)
Military Camps covers from Bathurst x3 (one with 'BATHURST MILTY CAMP/=NSW=' cds), 'ENOGGERA
CAMP/QUEENSLAND' (a beautiful illustrated YMCA cover with the stamp tragically ripped off) & 'MILITARY CAMP
MITCHAM/STH AUST' on foldout letterette, and two covers from the USA each with 'MENANGLE MILITARY
CAMP/=NSW=' cds on the face & redirected overseas, some faults.{Page 40.7} (7)
Annotated covers from Lemnos (2) & Gallipoli with various cds & several with more specific locations noted included
Anzac Cove, Lone Pine & Cape Hellas, one to Malta, condition rather mixed. (31)
1918 OAS cover with 'AUSTRALIAN/YMCA' imprint unusually in black, to GB with British 'ARMY POST OFFICE/
25MR18/SZ 23' "skeleton" cds in use at Beersheba (Palestine) & boxed 'DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN SEA
WATER' h/s applied at London, a bit soiled. [See Hoggarth & Gwynn at pages 192-5.]
The cover was carried per SS "Kingstonian" which, on 11/4/1918, was torpedoed by German submarine U68. The
ship was badly damaged. It was towed to Carloforte (Sardinia) where the mail - which had suffered water damage -
was removed. At the end of April, she was again torpedoed by U48 & became a total loss. {Page 40.4}
263 C A - stampless OAS Church Army cover to Tasmania with light 'PASSED/ D /CENSOR' h/s plus straight-line 'PASSED
BY CENSOR/["GT Bernie Lt"]' h/s over mss "Australia", Indian 'FPO/No 85/8MY18' b/s used at Baghdad. [The 1st
Australian Wireless Signal Squadron was stationed in Mesopotamia from late-1916. "D" Troop returned to Australia
only in November 1919. Covers are rare]{Page 40.8}
264 PS B
PRISONERS OF WAR: 1915 cover to Switzerland (b/s) from Liverpool Camp with 25mm '.../FREE/-' h/s &
'CENSORED/("WSHinton Lt") MAJOR/...' handstamp both in green, Liverpool cds of 22MR15. [The only example
we have seen of a superscription by Lieut Hinton: unrecorded by Emery]{Page 42.1}
265 C A/A- - real photo PPCs (a couple are photos only) of German POWs in various Camp theatrical productions highlighted
by the remarkable quality of the costumes, also the programme for 1918 (March) production of "Rosenmontag"
including a photo of the cast & crew; plus a badly damaged photo of two officers & 18 soldiers - a dissolute crew -
with non-contemporary caption "Liverpool Camp".{Page 42.2} (16 items)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II
This section includes a series of reference collections consigned by Russell Stern of Sydney. As one should expect for such material,
the condition is somewhat variable.
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
C
C
C/CL
C
C
C
Interesting group with cachets including 'RELEASE', 'UNABLE TO TRACE/...', 'NOT ON RECORDS/...',
'DISCHARGED' & 'RETURNEE', 'UNCLAIMED/BASE POST OFFICE', 'TRANSFERED/TO/DEPOT BTN', etc, also
manuscript "Killed in action". (17)
1940-41 mostly stampless covers the majority with 'HM TRANSPORT' h/s (one by air from Singapore) but including
three with 'HM TRANSPORT' cds & Nov 1940 from Bombay ex the "Aquitania", very mixed condition. (28)
1940-42 series of airmail covers from the War Correspondent Guy Edward Warre Harriott to his fiancée, mostly
from Palestine - including two parcel pieces - & Egypt - including a parcel piece - but two with British stamps &
'FIELD POST OFFICE/193' cds used in Athens, others from Burma & Iraq on his return to the Middle East after
getting married, some self-censored signed "GWHarriott", condition rather mixed. [Guy Harriott was one of the first
Australian war correspondents to arrive in North Africa.] (25 items)
'AIF FIELD PO' DATESTAMPS: Album from 'No 7' to '54' mostly from New Guinea, Papua or Dutch Indies
including 19 registered, noted three 1d brown Australian Defence Canteens Envelopes, one with benign
endorsement "No Stamps Available/Please Tax"!, one illustrated. (83)
'FIELD POST OFFICE' DATESTAMPS: Album from '019' to '045' used within Australia & Papua & '038' used in
Sarawak (endorsed on the reverse "Posted 1.10.45/Labuan"), many registered & nine with Papuan stamps (three of
which have Australia/Papua combination frankings). A very good lot.{Page 42.3} (150 approx)
'FIELD PO' DATESTAMPS: Album from '046' to '072' mostly used within Australia plus some Papua, noticed large
parcel piece from '047' at 12/3½d rate, many registered including some with enormous registration cachets, many
stampless OHMS covers, 1942 with 'HM TRANSPORT' h/s, '069' used at Tambu Bay (not seen by Proud) etc.
{Page 42.4} (110 approx)
C - Album from '073' to '099' mostly used within Australia plus some Papua, noted 'FIELD PO/2042/074' at unknown
location (registered), one with boxed '13TH BATTALION/HEADQUARTERS' d/s in violet, many registered.{Page
42.5} (88)
C - Album from 'No 0102' to '0140' mostly from within Australia - notably Northern Territory - including 28 registered,
many official covers one with unusual 'V.B.NO....' h/s. (75)
C
'AUST FPO' DATESTAMPS: Album from '146' to '167' mostly used within Australia at 1d rate, a few registered &
one illustrated, wide variety of Comfort Fund imprints. (92)
275 C - Album from '168' to '208' including 11 registered. Rather pedestrian. (97)
250
276
C
'AUST ARMY PO' DATESTAMPS: Album from '211' to '241' including 19 registered with a few unusual registration
labels, one with 'HM TRANSPORT' h/s unusually sent by air, etc. (104)
500
500
400
400
500
400
400
450
250
250
250
400
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
277
C
'AUST UNIT POSTAL STN' DATESTAMPS: Two albums with steel cds types between '302' to '440' used within
Australia, New Guinea & Papua, about 20 are registered & a couple hand-illustrated.{Page 42.6} (150 approx)
600
Ex Lot 278
278
C
UNIT POSTAL STATION RUBBER DATESTAMPS: Two albums with excellent array between 'D2' & 'Z14'
including unusual 'VA52', also numbered types including boxed '1047' & large "Swan & Boomerang" types 'AP2' x2,
'AP3', 'AP4' (not seen by Proud) & a piece with 'AP6' (not seen by Proud), some recuts & many with distorted
frames, a few registered & two 1d brown ADC Envelopes. Very difficult to assemble.{Page 44.1} (220+)
1,750
Ex Lot 279
279
C
MILITARY CAMP & RAAF POST OFFICES: Extensive alphabetical collection in four volumes with a high
percentage of commercial and official mail but also many philatelic covers, includes almost 100 registered covers,
only a small percentage are post-WWII. Lots of very desirable items including boxed 'RAAF 5200/AUSTRALIA' in
violet of RAAF Ascot Vale, 'MIL PO CABARLAH' registered, 'PMGS DEPT A3' relief cds "tied" by 'MILITARY
PO/CANUNGRA QLD' label, 'RAAF 4101' & similarly inscribed registration label of Deniliquin, 'MIL PO
FISHERMANS BEND' (philatelic), rubber 'MIL PO/GRETA NSW', 'MIL PO HOLLYWOOD' & oval 'POSTMASTER/
HOLLYWOOD WA' on OHMS cover, previously unrecorded boxed 'RAAF PO/MILDURA' d/s (philatelic), 'RAAF PO
NHILL' registered, ' EY /NSW' relief & provisional 'TAMWORTH' label with mss "MIL PO" added Opening Day cover
(philatelic), 'RAAF PO WESTERN JUNCTION' registered (philatelic), 'WAAAF PO WEST MELBOURNE' etc etc,
also some pieces including with rare datestamps, condition variable but generally fine.{Page 44.2} (365)
2,500
280
C
NAVAL MAIL: Collection with a variety of HMA Ships, 'HMA HOSPITAL SHIP' (4) & Free cachets, many different
"killer" cancels including ancient BN '1' of Melbourne x2 & defaced '8' of Fremantle x3, five registered covers with
defaced registration labels & another with boxed 'REGISTERED/BFM 12/NO...' (British Fleet Mail) cachet, three
from Malta with boxed 'POSTAGE/ 1/3 /PAID' or similar ' 2/6 ' (2) cachets in rosine, etc.{Page 42.7} (140+)
1,000

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
281 CPS A/B
282
PRISONERS OF WAR: Stampless covers (2, to GB & the USA) both with large boxed POW cachet, stampless
POW postcards (2) & lettersheets (2, one with 1/- Lyrebird) & 6d POW Airmail Postal Cards (3, one to the USA), to
Germany from German POWs at Tatura or Murchison Camps (Vic), various cachets. (9)
PS - 1941-44 Bundle of printed POW postcards & lettersheets from an Australian POW in Germany, various German
Egyptian & Australian censor h/s, condition variable. (60 approx)
283 C A/B
284
C
285 C B
CEYLON: 1942 stampless covers with 'ARMY POST OFFICE/067' cds used only at 2/12 Australian General
Hospital at Colombo x2 (one a front only), 'AIF FIELD PO/No 21' (small parcel piece only), '.../No 24' x2 (one poor)
or British 'RAF BASE PO/CEYLON' h/s in violet, also airmail cover overpaid with 9d tied by 'AIF FIELD PO/No 22'
cds. Scarce group. (7 items)
EGYPT: Annotated collection with an array of datestamps including a few in violet, many with 'ARMY POST'
stamps. (130 approx)
LABUAN: 1945 commercial airmail cover fashioned from a ledger page, to Tasmania with 3d tied by superb 'FIELD
POST OFFICE/17JE45/037.' cds used at Labuan, boxed censor #3116 in violet, small faults. Proud 750 points.
400
200
300
400
250
Lot 287
286 C
287 C A-
288 C
Ex Lot 286
MALAYA: Annotated collection in album with many air covers at the 25c rate including some unusual makeups,
'POSTAGE PAID/MALAYA' imprints - including a cutout used on cover - & meters, emergency use of "out-of-State"
stamps including Perak 25c tied by 'ARMY/SIGNALS' cds, mostly with various Australian or Indian pattern FPO cds
but we noticed two with 'NEE SOON/SINGAPORE' cds, etc. {Page 45.1} (113)
NAURU: 1945 Ray Baldwin cover to Sydney with 3d x2 tied by a largely fine strike of 'AUST UNIT POSTAL
STN/28NO45/31.' cds, rubber registration cachet endorsed "UPO 313" in red, minor blemishes, superb Sydney
arrival b/s of 6DE45. One of the most desirable & significant datestamp rarities of the entire WWII field. Proud "N.S."
(= Not Seen). [Collas at page 168 states "In September 1945 it was allocated to a detachment of 31/51 Btn sent to
occupy and garrison Nauru". The remnants of the beleagured Japanese garrison surrendered on 13/9/1945 & were
evacuated to Bougainville]{Page 45.2}
NORTH AFRICA: Annotated covers from Tobruk, El Alamein etc with stampless, airmail & Active Service "green"
envelopes, many with 'ARMY POST' stamps. (30)
1,000
750
250
Ex Lot 289
Lot 292
289
C
PALESTINE: Sizeable bundle of covers used throughout Palestine Lebanon & Syria with an array of datestamps &
censor cachets, many are airmail covers with Australian or Palestinian frankings, a few hand-illustrated items &
several registered including three large parcel pieces, condition variable. Study opportunity.{Page 45.3} (58)
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Ex Lot 290 - Palestine Covers x140
Ex Lot 291 - Palestine Covers x200+
Lot 297 - Very Scarce 3/10d Parcel Label
Ex Lot 296 - Early PTPO Envelopes
Lot 304 - Philatelic but Beautiful
Lot 310 - Rare View used in Palestine !
Lot 379 - SG 46/46a Huge Pair
Lot 390 - SG 100 Superb Pair

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
290
291
C - Extensive annotated collection of covers used throughout Palestine Lebanon & Syria with an array of datestamps
& censor cachets, many are airmail covers with Palestinian, British or Australian frankings (including values rarely
seen from the Middle East), many registered including three large parcel pieces from Travelling Post Offices, some
Air Mail Letter Cards, cover with scarce boxed 'PALESTINE/OPENED AND/PASSED BY/CENSOR/No...' h/s, rare
overseas usage of KGVI 1d green Envelope, condition variable.{Page 46.1} (140)
C/CL - Annotated collection with an array of datestamps, many airmails including unusual makeup of the 9d rate, a few
with Australia/Palestine combination frankings (not Eugene Gorman confections), a few with red/yellow
'EXAMINED/BY/BASE CENSOR' label, 'CERTIFIED OFFICIAL/Chief Paymaster AIF' cachet, stampless to Ceylon
not endorsed OAS so taxed, a couple illustrated, etc. A good lot.{Page 46.2} (200+)
292 C A-
SARAWAK: 1945 commercial airmail cover to Florida with 6d & 1/- tied by largely very fine 'FIELD POST
OFFICE/11DE45/033.' cds used at Kuching. Rare. [Proud's last listing for FPO 33 is at Kuala Belait Brunei
14/6/1945 to 23/11/1945. Collas at p106 states "...had subsequent usage in Sarawak, until February 1946]{Page
45.4}
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery
293
PS
294 PS A
295
PS
Bulging album with selections of mostly Postal Cards & Wrappers with a few better items noted including a couple
with 'SPECIMEN' h/s, condition variable. (200 approx)
ENVELOPES: 1978-99 collection in three massive plastic albums, apparently complete unused. High thematic
content, impressive bulk, and significant face value. (Qty)
ENVELOPES - PTPO: Range in album with advertising & municipal types noted, also OHMS KGVI 1½d Postal
Card used but uncancelled, condition variable. (72)
296 PS B - Window envelopes comprising Kangaroos 1d red Die II for Sydney Water Board & 2d grey for Sargood Brothers,
both used at Sydney; & KGV 2d orange with Solid 'OS'-in-the-Die for the Commonwealth Treasury, used at
Melbourne, opened-out; minor faults. Very scarce trio.{Page 46.4} (3)
297 PS (B)
298 PS A
299 PS B
FOOD PARCEL LABELS: 1946 Myer 3/7d complete label, three repaired tears at the top & one at the base and
ironed-out creases but still a presentable example, the sender unusually having an Indian address, Melbourne
parcels roller cancel. [Fine examples sold for $2645 and $1955 at our auctions of 29/3/2008 and 11/7/2008
respectively]{Page 46.3}
POSTAL CARDS: 1911 Coronation 1d P4 all-different portraits of KGV (2, one used to GB), Queen Mary or Prince
Edward (2), unused. (5)
POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1913 Kangaroo 1d Die II with 'O.H.M.S.' Overprint above the stamp, printed advice
for South Australian Railways, very late usage in 1924 with 'ADELAIDE RAILY/STH AUST' cds, bumped corners.
1,200
1,000
500
250
Offer
150
750
1,000
300
300
300 PS B
301 PS A-
Lot 300
REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1916 KGV 4d orange on buff with 'REGISTERED LETTER' at Top & Two-Line
Admonition at Base #RE6 uprated with KGV ½d green tied by 'PADDINGTON/=NSW=' cds, defective red/white
registration label, the flap has been removed. A very attractive example of this rare and underrated face-different
issue.{Page 47.1}
WARTIME ISSUES: 1917 Fourth Issue 1d Envelope with 'AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE,/ABROAD' at the
Base X2.5 on highly surfaced stock, faint discolouration at left, unused, Cat $300.
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards
302 PS A+
Lot 302
1911 Fullface "...any" on Thick Green Stock Rouletted 1d L2 "BUSH HUT/VIC" in red-brown, unused. Superb!
[Only the second example we have recorded]{Page 48.1}
303 PS A+ - '...to' on Thick White Stock 1d L3 "ALBERT BRIDGE/QUEENSLAND" in bright violet, unused. Superb!
300 T
304 PS A - Reply Letter Card 1d+1d L4 "NATIONAL PARK NSW" + "ALBERT BRIDGE/QUEENSLAND" in purple-black,
philatelic usage to Germany with South Australian ½d & 1d added & tied by 'EUDUNDA' sq-circle. {Page 46.5}
1,250 T
600 T
305 PS A+
306 PS A
Lot 305
1915 Sideface Die I Perf 10 1d L7 "BURRINJUCK DAM.../Irrigating a young Citrus Orchard...' in greenish blue
overprinted 'MURRUMBIDGEE/IRRIGATION SCHEME' in black, 'MANILDRA/5JA19/NSW' cds. Superb! One of the
rarest views. [An example with minor faults sold for $1288 at our auction of 15/5/2004]{Page 48.2}
1917 Reply Letter Cards with Reference to the Reply Function Barred-Out (1d)+1d Inner Portion with Zigzag
Roulettes L12 "PHANTOM FALLS/VICTORIA" in bronze-green, unused.
1,250 T
300 T
307 PS A
Lot 307 Lot 308
1921 2d orange/grey L25 "BURRINJUCK DAM.../Irrigating a young Citrus Orchard/...", Melbourne machine
cancellation. Rare.{Page 48.3}
308 PS B - L25 "BURRINJUCK DAM.../SETTLER'S HOUSE, LEETON/...", some spotting on the address side, 'CORRIMAL/
=NSW=' cds. Rare.{Page 48.4}
309 PS A+ 1923 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d red L28 "GIBBERABONG CREEK NSW", unused. Superb!
300 T
310 PS A+
1924 1½d red/grey L31 "MT LOFTY RANGES/SOUTH AUSTRALIA", extraordinary usage to England from a
soldier in Lebanon with British-type 'AUS FPO 34/8JU/42' "skeleton" cds & Censor h/s in violet. Superb! {Page
46.6}
600 T
500 T
350 T

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots
311
312
Ex Lot 311
O Collection on Hagners with NSW including Sydney Views 1d Plate II x2, 2d Plate I & 3d, Laureates 3d emerald (a
huge stamp), Diadems very fine 6d x2 & 1/-, later issues to 10/- plus Official opts & perfins; Victoria
Queen-on-Throne 2d x10, 1897 Charity pair CTO; Western Australia with Imperf "Penny Black" x2, 4d & 1/-, QV
£1 (superb postally used); scraps from South Australia & Tasmania; condition variable.{Page 49.1} (100s)
W*O
Attractive mix mostly used including New South Wales Sydney Views 1d (faults), 2d (2) & 3d, Laureates 1d
including brick red pair SG 48 (stain at left), 2d (7), 1885 'POSTAGE' 5/- (*) & 10/- optd 'SPECIMEN' SG 241as,
plus Officials 1887 'POSTAGE' 10/- optd 'Specimen' (2); South Australia 2d red strip of 4 SG 9; Tasmania 1857-8
Wmk Numerals 6d & 1/-, 1892 5/- SG 223 (*); Victoria Queen-on-Throne 2d pair used, Woodblocks 6d (shaved at
top) & 2/- SG 32 & 35 used; Western Australia 1874 1d on 2d SG 67, 1882 Crown CA 4d unused, mixed condition.
(200+)
800
500
Ex Lot 313
313
WO
Forgeries from Queensland x8 to 5/-; South Australia 2d x2; Tasmania x5 to 1/-; Victoria x4 to 5/- (2) + Jeffryes'
Half-Lengths 2d & 3d x2 sheets of 50; and Western Australia x27 mostly by Spiro but a few others including Hillman
6d golden-bronze; condition variable but many are fine to very fine. Scarce group.{Page 49.2} (46 + 3 sheets)
500 T
314
WO
New South Wales with Laureates comprising 2d Prussian blue & 3d dull yellow-green unused plus 6d grey-brown
'WALLS' SG 76a used, Small Diadems Imperf 2d blue with Major Retouch SG 112a (unused, faults) & 1860 2d
Prussian blue Retouched SG 133a used, 1882-85 2d blue optd 'OS' with faint Double Overprint (kiss print) unused,
forgeries including Sydney Views x3, Laureates x2 & Large Diadems x2; plus a colourful array of Tasmania
Sidefaces; mixed condition, Cat £4000+.{Page 58.1} (58)
750
Ex Lot 315
315
O
Quality range of Imperf Classics comprising NSW Sydney Views 2d x2 & 3d (on piece), Laureates 2d x6 (one on
small cover), Diadems 2d strip of 3 & 3d x2; South Australia London 6d, Adelaide 2d x2 & a lovely 1d but dubious
because of 1862 cds; Tasmania Star Wmk 1d & 2d both repaired, Numeral Wmk 2d unused, 2d single & pair, 4d
single & pair; Victoria Half-Lengths 1d x4 & 3d x7 (one on front with 6d Woodblock), Queen-on-Throne 2d x9
including a lovely strip of 5 (scissor-cut between two units) & Woodblock 2/-; and Western Australia 1854 4d &
1861 4d marginal example (unused); most with full margins & generally fine to very fine.{Page 49.3} (51)
850 T
316
317
O
W
Untidy array from all Colonies on album pages, stocksheets etc, strength in Victoria with Half-Lengths 3d x5 (one
rouletted), Emblems, Laureates to 5/- x4 including 10d grey x2, later to 5/- x2 (one CTO) inlcuding 1897 Charity
2½d postally used, smatterings from elsewhere plus some New Zealand & Pacific Islands. (100s)
Unused (?) group with Queensland 1d SG 4 (RPSofV Certificate states "cleaned"); South Australia London
Printing 2d SG 2 (apparently very fine but RPSofV Certificate states "ironed-out vertical crease at right", Cat £600)
& Adelaide Printings 2d x2; Tasmania Courier 4d (an absolute shocker!); Victoria Half-Lengths 1d x2, 2d (very
lightly cancelled, RPSofV Certificate) & 3d, Queen-on-Throne 2d x2 & Woodblocks Imperf 6d; and Western
Australia 2d orange (oxidised); all but the two noted are apparently unused but the condition is very mixed. High
catalogue value.{Page 58.4} (13)
500
500 T

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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
318
**/*O
Ex Lot 318
Wide-ranging selection on leaves & Hagners with pickings from most Colonies/States, strength in the Victoria with
Half-Lengths 1d x6, 2d x4 & 3d x9 (including a pair & Perf 12 on piece), Queen-on-Throne 2d x10 (one with superb
Barred Oval '17' - rated RRR - of Broadford), Woodblocks to 2/- plus 'TOO LATE' & 'REGISTERED', a range of low
denomination mint blocks (mostly unmounted) & Postage Dues "Blue & Clarest" to 5/- mint or used, etc, condition
variable but many are fine to very fine.{Page 50.1} (300+)
NEW SOUTH WALES - 1850-51 Sydney Views
1,000
Lot 319
Lot 320
Lot 321
319 O A- ONE PENNY: Plate I (No Clouds) Soft Yellowish Paper 1d carmine SG 2, margins just touching - at lower-right -
to large, untidy BN cancel, Cat £450.{Page 50.2}
320 G A - 1d reddish rose SG 3, margins close to good, neat bars cancel of Sydney, Cat £425.{Page 50.4}
300 T
321 F A+ - 1d reddish rose SG 3 vertical pair [11/16], margins close to large, neat bars cancels of Sydney, Cat £850+.
Superb!{Page 50.3}
250 T
1,250 T
Lot 322
Lot 324 Lot 323
322 F/H A - Hard Bluish Paper 1d pale red SG 5 & 1d dull lake SG 6, both with margins close to good, light BN '62' of
Morpeth or poor '109' (?) of Gulligal, Cat £875.{Page 50.5}
323 G A - Plate II (Clouds) Hard Toned White to Yellowish Paper 1d vermilion SG 7 & 1d dull carmine SG 8 with slight
Double Print, both with margins close to good, bars cancels of Sydney, Cat £875.{Page 50.7}
500 T
500 T

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NEW SOUTH WALES - 1850-51 Sydney Views (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
324 O A - 1d dull carmine SG 8, large even margins, untidy Barred Numeral cancel stated to be '65' (rated RR), Cat
£350.{Page 50.6}
150
Lot 325 Lot 326
325 G A - Hard Greyish or Bluish Paper 1d crimson-lake SG 9, margins just clear - at right - to large, bars cancel of
Sydney, Cat £350.{Page 51.1}
326 G A - 1d dull carmine SG 11 horizontal pair [4-5], margins close to good, poor but light BN cancels, Cat £650+.{Page
51.2}
200 T
750 T
Lot 327
327 V/G A - 1d dull carmine SG 11 vertical pair [12/17], margins just clear - at lower-left - to large, poor but light BN cancels,
Cat £650+.{Page 51.3}
750 T
Lot 328
328 G A - 1d brownish red SG 12 marginal horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, margins just clear - at upper-right - to
huge, bars cancels of Sydney, Cat £650+.{Page 51.4}
850 T
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NEW SOUTH WALES - 1850-51 Sydney Views (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 329
Lot 330
329 G A+
Lot 331
TWO PENCE: Plate I (Vertical Lined Background) Early Impressions 2d deep blue SG 16, margins good to
large with outer framelines at left & base, fine BN '56' (rated RRRR) of Hexham, Cat £550. Superb!{Page 52.1}
330 W (B) - Later Impressions 2d greyish blue SG 17, margins just clear to large with outer framelines at left & base, heavy
ironed-out horizontal crease, unused, Cat £4000. With RPSofV Certificate (2011).{Page 52.3}
331 G A/B - 2d greyish blue SG 17 block of 4, margins just touched - at upper-left - to large with outer framelines in places,
small tear between the lower units & very minor thin spot at the top, bars cancels of Sydney, Cat £680++. A very
rare multiple. [Our vendor states that only one other SG 17 used block of 4 has been recorded. That is a superb
item with sheet margins at top & base - Ex Caspary, Boker, Manwood & Rivett-Carnac - which sold for £28,200 at
auction in 2004]{Page 52.2}
332 G A- - 2d grey-blue SG 17, large margins with complete outer framelines, a little aged, poor but light BN cancel, Cat
£300.
600 T
750 T
6,000 T
200 T
Lot 336
Lot 333
Lot 334
333 H/G A+ - Plate II (Horizontal Lined Background with Dots in the Stars) Early Impressions 2d indigo SG 21 marginal
pair from the base of the sheet, margins large to huge, bars cancels of Sydney, Cat £650.{Page 52.4}
334 F/G A-/A - 2d grey-blue SG 23 marginal example from the base of the sheet, a little aged; and Worn Impressions 2d
Prussian blue SG 26 marginal example from the base of the sheet; both with margins good to huge, Cat
£465.{Page 52.6}
335 G A - Worn Impressions 2d Prussian blue SG 27, margins good to large, indistinct Victorian Butterfly cancel (probably
'37'), Cat £190.
336 W C - Plate III with No Dots in the Stars 2d ultramarine SG 29, margins close to good, nasty thin where a hinge has
been removed but of fine appearance, unused, Cat £4000. RPSofV Certificate (2011).{Page 52.5}
1,000 T
350 T
150
750 T
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NEW SOUTH WALES - 1850-51 Sydney Views (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
337 G A
Lot 337 Lot 338
THREE PENCE: 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.{Page 53.1}
338 G A - 3d yellow-green SG 39 horizontal pair, margins close to good, BN '3' (rated R) of Windsor, Cat £450+.{Page
53.2}
339 G (A)/A - Bluish to Grey Wove Paper 3d yellow-green SG 42, ironed-out horizontal crease; and 3d emerald-green SG 43;
both with good even margins, Cat £450. A very attractive pair. (2)
NEW SOUTH WALES - Barred Numeral Cancellations
We are pleased to offer the collection formed by Peter Granfield from Queensland. References in this section to Hugh Freeman's
collection on Barred Numerals on Sydney Views are from our auction of 23.09.2011.
350 T
400 T
240
340 O A/B
Ex Lot 340
Selection on Sydney Views 1d (3, one with full margins), 2d (19, eleven with full margins), 3d (all with full margins)
including '33' of Marulan (rated RRRR; horizontal crease), '4' of Richmond, '5' of Gosford, '22' of Appin, '29' of
Broulee, '72' of Wee Waa, '84' of Tenterfield (all rated RRR), '21' of Campelltown, '23' of Wollongong, '26' of
Shoalhaven, '32' of Berrima, '36' of Braidwood, '39' of Cooma, '40' of Bombala, '49' of Wagga, '54' of Carrington, '78'
of Cassilis (all rated RR), plus '19' of Rylstone on Large Diadem 6d greenish grey pair (rated RRRR) & '54' of
Carrington on Laureates 2d Plate I, plus a range of more common strikes, condition of the stamps is a bit mixed but
many strikes are fine to superb, Cat £6000+. Close inspection recommended.{Page 53.3} (29)
3,000
341 O A/B
Lot 341
Numerals on Laureates (3, all with full margins) comprising '107' of Dundee, '109' of Gulligal, '114' of Bowenfells,
plus '164' of Stoney Creek on (6d) 'REGISTERED' SG 102, Cat £275 (all rated RRRR).{Page 53.4}
500
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NEW SOUTH WALES - Barred Numeral Cancellations (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
342 A A1-
343 A A2
Lot 342 Lot 343
Lot 344
Lot 345
'6' of St Marys fine strike on Sydney Views Plate IV Laid Paper 2d Prussian blue SG 35, margins close to large, Cat
£225. Rated RRRR. Ex Victor Frankenstein. [Hugh Freeman's example on Plate I 2d sold for $322]{Page 54.1}
'11' of Canowindra largely superb strike on Sydney Views Plate II 1d dull carmine SG 8 (margins close to good, Cat
£350). Rated RRR. [Our vendor states this is the only example recorded on a Sydney View]{Page 54.2}
344 A A1+ - of Canowindra superb strike on Laureates Bluish Paper 6d grey brown SG 76, margins just clear to good, Cat
£250. Rated RRR. [Hugh Freeman states this is the finest strike he has seen]{Page 54.3}
345 A- B1 '12' of Cowra largely fine strike on Sydney Views Plate IV Laid Paper 2d Prussian blue SG 35, margins just
touching - at base - to good, Cat £225. Rated RRRR. Ex Victor Frankenstein.{Page 54.4}
200
575
300
250
Lot 346 Lot 347 Lot 348 Lot 349
346 A A1- '18' of Mudgee very fine strike on Sydney Views Plate I 2d dull blue SG 18, margins just clear to good, Cat £160.
Rated RR. {Page 54.5}
347 B A1
348 A B1
349 A A1-
'19' of Rylstone largely fine strike on Sydney Views Plate IV Laid Paper 2d Prussian blue with 'PENOE' for 'PENNY'
SG 35f, margins just shaved - at base - to large, Cat £375. Rated RRRR.{Page 54.6}
'21' of Campbelltown light but clear strike on Sydney Views Plate I 1d reddish rose SG 3, margins close to good,
Cat £425. Rated RR. [Hugh Freeman's example on Plate II 1d sold for $276]{Page 54.7}
'26' of Shoalhaven very fine strike on Sydney Views Plate I 1d reddish rose SG 3, margins close to good, Cat
£425). Rated RR.{Page 54.8}
100
250
300
300 T
Lot 350 Lot 351 Lot 352 Lot 353
350 C C1 '41' of Collector heavy strike on Sydney Views Plate IV 3d yellow green SG 39, a little cut-into at right, Cat £180.
Underrated at RRR. [Hugh Freeman stated only one other is recorded.]{Page 54.9}
351 A C1 '42' of Gundaroo light but obvious strike on Sydney Views 3d yellow-green SG 39, margins close to good, Cat £275.
Rated RRRR. [Hugh Freeman's superb example on Sydney Views 3d sold for $437]{Page 54.10}
352 A A3
353 A A1-
'43' of Gunning very fine but incomplete strike on Sydney Views Plate IV 2d Prussian blue, margins close to good,
Cat £150. Rated RRR. Ex Victor Frankenstein. [Hugh Freeman's similar example sold for $218]{Page 54.11}
'45' of Binalong largely very fine strike on Sydney Views Plate I Later Impressions 2d greyish blue, margins close to
good, Cat £170. Rated RRR.{Page 54.12}
500
200
150
250

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NEW SOUTH WALES - Barred Numeral Cancellations (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 354 Lot 355 Lot 356 Lot 357
354 A A1 '48' of Tarcutta very fine strike on Sydney Views Plate I 1d reddish rose, margins close to good, Cat £425. Rated R.
{Page 55.1}
355 A A1+ '51' of Deniliquin superb strike on Sydney Views Plate I 1d brownish red, margins just clear to close, Cat £450.
Rated RRRR. [Hugh Freeman's example on Plate I 1d sold for $390]{Page 55.2}
356 B B2
'59' of Dungog untidy strike on Sydney Views Plate II 2d indigo, margins close to large, blemishes, small thin, Cat
£325. Rated RRRR.{Page 55.3}
357 A+ A2 '62' of Morpeth light but very fine strike on Sydney Views Plate I Later Impressions 2d greyish blue SG 17, margins
close to large, outer framelines at right & top, Cat £170. Rated R. The stamp is superb!{Page 55.4}
300
350
200
200
358 A A2
Lot 358
Lot 359
Lot 360
'68' of Scone faint but fine strike on Sydney Views Plate I Later Impressions 2d dull blue SG 18, margins good to
large, Cat £160. Rated RR. Ex Dr Wiggins.{Page 55.5}
359 A- A2 '69' of Murrurundi two heavy strikes (one clear) on Sydney Views 3d yellow green pair SG 39, just shaved - at right
- to large, Cat £550. Rated RR. [Hugh Freeman's example on Plate II 2d single sold for $310]{Page 55.6}
360 A A2
'71' of Tamworth good strike on Sydney Views Plate I 2d greyish blue SG 15, margins good to huge, fragment of
adjoining unit at right, Cat £475. Rated R.{Page 55.7}
150
300
300
Lot 362 Lot 361 Lot 363
361 A- B1 '73' of Warialda two untidy strikes on Sydney Views 3d yellow green pair SG 39, margins just touching - at
upper-left and lower-right - to good, Cat £550. Rated RRRR. Ex Victor Frankenstein. [Hugh Freeman's example on
Plate V 2d sold for $345]{Page 55.9}
362 A A2
363 B A1-
'75' of Jerry's Plains very fine strike on Sydney Views Plate III 2d ultramarine SG 29, margins just clear to good, Cat
£190. Rated RRR. Ex Victor Frankenstein. [Hugh Freeman's example on Plate I 2d sold for $360]{Page 55.8}
'76' of Merton fine strike on Sydney Views Plate I 2d deep blue SG 16, margins close to good, minor imperfections,
Cat £550. Not recorded by Nibbs on Sydney Views. [Hugh Freeman's example on Plate II 2d sold for $1320]{Page
55.10}
500
200
500
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NEW SOUTH WALES - Barred Numeral Cancellations (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
364 A A1
Lot 364 Lot 365 Lot 366
'90' of Grafton very fine strike on Sydney Views Plate V 2d dull ultramarine SG 38, margins just clear to good, Cat
£350. Rated RRR.{Page 56.1}
365 A- A1+ '92' of Richmond River superb strike on Sydney Views Plate I 1d reddish rose SG 3, margins just touched - at right -
to good, Cat £425. Rated RRRR.{Page 56.2}
366 A B1
'95' of Brisbane (Moreton Bay District) largely fine strike on Sydney Views 3d SG 42, large even margins, on
original fragment, Cat £225.{Page 56.3}
250
350
250 T
Lot 367 Lot 368 Lot 369
367 A A2
368 B A2
'100' of Barraba heavy but fine strike on Sydney Views Plate V 2d ultramarine SG 36, margins close to large, outer
frameline at top, Cat £160. Rated RRRR. The post office opened on 1/1/1851; closed 30/6/1854. [Hugh Freeman's
example on Plate V 2d sold for $345]{Page 56.4}
'101' of Carroll largely very fine strike on Sydney Views 3d yellow green SG 39, margins good to large, shallow thin
in the right-hand margin, Cat £275. Rated RRR. Ex Victor Frankenstein. [Hugh Freeman's example on Plate V 2d
sold for $260] {Page 56.5}
369 A- A1+ '107' of Dundee very fine strike on Sydney Views Plate V 2d ultramarine SG 36, good to large margins, minor
blemishes, Cat £160. Rated RRRR. The post office opened on 1/1/1852, by which time the Sydney Views had been
generally replaced by the Laureates. [Hugh Freeman's example on Plate II 1d sold for $718] {Page 56.6}
300
250
500
Lot 370 Lot 371 Lot 372
370 A+ A2 VICTORIAN BARRED OVALS: '1' of Melbourne very fine strike on superb Sydney Views Blue Paper 3d
yellow-green SG 42 (early impression with margins close to large, Cat £225). Ex Burrus. Ceremuga Certificate
(2003) states "The only example of 3d Sydney View known to me with this cancel".{Page 56.7}
371 A B1
VICTORIAN BUTTERFLY CANCELS: First Type (Wider 'V') '1' of Melbourne fine strike on Sydney Views Plate I
(No Clouds) 1d reddish rose SG 3 (margins close to large, Cat £425). [Only 9 examples recorded on Sydney Views
]{Page 56.8}
372 A B1 - '3' of Seymour bold strike in blue on Sydney Views Plate III 2d ultramarine SG 29 (margins close to large, Cat
£190). [Only 2 examples recorded on Sydney Views: the "Manwood" example sold for $US286 in 1995]{Page 56.9}
373 D C1 - '29' of Belfast/Port Fairy fair strike on Sydney Views Plate I 1d (poor). [Possibly the only recorded example]{Page
57.1}
374 A B2 - '37' of Melbourne largely fine strike on Sydney Views Plate II 2d grey-blue SG 23 (margins close to large with
outer framelines on 3 sides, Cat £275). Ex "Manwood". [Used at the GPO on uncancelled incoming mail]{Page
57.2}
750
400
250
Offer
400

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NEW SOUTH WALES - Barred Numeral Cancellations (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 373 Lot 374 Lot 375
375 D B1 - '47' of Ovens light but obvious strike on Sydney Views Plate I (No Clouds) 1d (defective). [Possibly the only
recorded example on a Sydney View]{Page 57.3}
NEW SOUTH WALES
250
376
Ex Lot 376
W Selection of Classics comprising Sydney Views 1d, 2d Plates I IV & V x2 and 3d x2; Laureates 1d x4, 2d Plate I x6,
2d Plate II, 3d, 6d x2 & 8d; Laureates with Watermark 1d x5 (including No Leaves SG 83a & Two Leaves SG 83b),
2d x3 & 3d x2; and Diadems 1d x2, 2d x4, 6d x3 & 1/-, all apparently unused, condition very mixed but there are a
few very attractive stamps. Enormous catalogue value. Nine items have certificates that detail "a multitude of sins".
Caveat emptor!{Page 57.4} (45)
377 * C 1851-53 Laureates Thick Yellowish Paper 1d carmine SG 44, good even margins, large-part o.g. but with a few
thins, Cat £2750. RPSofV Certificate (2011).{Page 58.2}
378 * B - Bluish Medium Wove Paper 1d carmine SG 45, marginal example from the right of the sheet with margins close
to huge, minor thins, large-part o.g., Cat £1400. RPSofV Certificate (2011) as SG 44.{Page 58.3}
379 F A-/A - Bluish Medium Wove Paper 1d scarlet SG 46 marginal pair from the top of the sheet [7-8], the first unit with No
Leaves to Right of 'SOUTH' SG 46a, margins just shaved - at left - to huge, on original fragment, light BN '88' of
Port Macquarie, Cat £485++.{Page 46.7}
380 F A - Bluish Medium Paper 1d brick-red SG 48, margins close to huge with a chunk of the adjoining unit above, lightly
cancelled, tonespot on the reverse otherwise superb, Cat £140.{Page 58.5}
381 * C - Bluish Laid Paper 1d orange-brown SG 49, margins close to large - with a fragment of the adjoining unit above -
except at right where a little damaged, small fault at left & light horizontal crease, unused, Cat £4250. A rare stamp.
RPSofV Certificate (2006).{Page 58.7}
1,000 T
400 T
400 T
500 T
200 T
400 T
Lot 382 Lot 383 Lot 384 Lot 386
382 W A- - Greyish Blue Paper 3d green SG 66, good even margins except at upper-right where just shaved, unused, Cat
£2000. RPSofV Certificate (2011).{Page 57.5}
383 W A- - Greyish Blue Paper 3d green SG 66, margins just clear to large except at upper-right where just touched, unused,
Cat £2000. RPSofV Certificate (2011).{Page 57.6}
384 W B - Plate I Re-Engraved by HC Jervis 6d grey-brown SG 78, margins just clear to good except at upper-left where
just touched, unused, Cat £2500. RPSofV Certificate (2012).{Page 57.7}
1,000 T
1,250 T
750 T

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Ex Lot 314
Lot 377 Lot 378
Ex Lot 317
Lot 394
Lot 380 Lot 381
Lot 385 - Very Fine Block
Lot 387 - 5d SG 88
Lot 389 - SG 100 Unused
Lot 428 - Registered at Goulburn
Lot 414 - Signed by Governor Macquarie
Lot 418 - Postmaster's Mss on Registered Cover
Lot 421 - Rated RRRR

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NEW SOUTH WALES (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
385 G/H A
1854 Laureates with Numeral Watermark 2d chalky blue SG 86 block of 4, margins close to large with outer
framelines at right & upper-left, untidy BN '7' cancels of Penrith, Cat £48++. Blocks of this quality are rarely
seen.{Page 58.10}
386 W (A) - 3d yellow-green with 'WACES' SG 87a, margins just clear to good, tiny repaired tear in the upper margin at left,
unused, Cat £1000. A most attractive example of this popular variety. RPSofV Certificate (2007).{Page 57.8}
387 W A-
1854-59 Large Diadems 5d green SG 88 with Pre-Printing Paper Fold at lower-right, margins good to large,
unused, Cat £1100.{Page 58.8}
388 F A+ - 6d olive-grey SG 95 with the Watermark Inverted, an enormous stamp with a chunk of the unit at left & fragments
of two other units; & 1/- pale red SG 100, margins good to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left, Cat
£105. A superb duo. (2)
389 W A - 1/- pale red SG 100, large even margins, unused, Cat £1600. RPSofV Certificate (2011).{Page 58.9}
1,250 T
390 G A+ - 1/- pale red SG 100 marginal pair from the top of the sheet, margins large to humungous with a fragment of the
adjoining unit at right, untidy BN cancels, Cat £140++. Superb & spectacular!{Page 46.8}
391 F A+
1856-60 Small Diadems Imperf 2d blue SG 112 horizontal pair, margins large to huge with fragments of the two
adjoining units at the base, Rays cancels, Cat £28++ Superb!
392 * A 1860-72 Large Diadems 6d purple & 6d violet SG 165-6 vertical pairs, large-part o.g., Cat £360+. (2 pairs)
200 T
393 * A B2 1888-89 Centennial Wmk '5/-' 20/- Carrington SG 262, well centred, characteristic rough perfs, large-part o.g., Cat
£400.
394 * A- B2 - Wmk '5/-' 20/- Carrington as SG 262 but in a distinctive bright blue shade, well centred, a few characteristic short
perfs, large-part o.g., Cat £350+. [Basset Hull stated that only 2500 were issued]{Page 58.6}
400 T
600 T
600 T
200 T
400 T
100 T
200 T
240
Lot 395
Lot 398
Lot 396
395 * A C1 1905-09 Crown/A 20/- Carrington pale blue Perf 11 SG 350 marginal single from the base of the sheet with 'G Pr
O/NSW' Monogram, lightly mounted. Rare: unlisted in the ACSC. [The ACSC states "The existence of marginal
mongrams in the various perforations is not well documented, and at present no attempt has been made to list
these". A similar example sold for $2415 at our auction of 24/5/2008]{Page 59.1}
396 * A B1 - ditto, with '1888' Monogram, lightly mounted. Rare: unlisted in the ACSC. {Page 59.3}
1,500
397 V A B1 OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1880-88 Perf 12 Coin 5/- grey-purple SG O17, well centred, CTO, Cat £600.
250 T
398 V A B1 - 1890-91 Wmk 54 Perf 10 20/- SG O50, well centred, CTO, Cat £650.{Page 59.2}
500 T
399 W* A/B REPRINTS: 1871 No Watermark Imperf (6d) 'REGISTERED' optd 'SPECIMEN' Type 3, and Diadems Wmk
Crown/NSW' Imperf 1d (stained) & 2d (small fault at left) optd 'SPECIMEN' Type 4, no gum; also 3d green optd 'OS'
in red, CTO with full unmounted o.g.; 1888 Wmk '20/- NSW' 20/- Carrington optd 'Specimen' with dubious Double
Perfs at the base; and 1897 Charity 2/6d optd 'Specimen' in red, large-part o.g. (6)
400 ** A+ B2 - 1885-86 'POSTAGE' Overprint in Blue on Stamp Duty £1 violet & carmine as SG 244 overprinted 'REPRINT'
upper-right corner block of 6 (2x3), charcteristic rough perfs, full unmounted o.g. Superb! [Almost certainly Ex
Australia Post Archives]
401 P A- REVENUES: 1866-75 Stamp Duty 5/- die proof in mauve & green, a couple of very minor blemishes.
300
1,500
300
250
Ex Lot 402
402
O
FORGERIES: 1850-51 Sydney Views selection on Robson Lowe's album pages comprising 1d x10, 2d x13 & 3d
x4 (and a cutout from the book of the Royal Collection) by various forgers. Desirable group.{Page 59.4} (27)
400

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NEW SOUTH WALES (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 403
Ex Lot 405
403 WO - 1d x5, 2d x7 & 3d x4 (one in dull orange!), various forgers, a few faults.{Page 60.1} (16)
300 T
404
405
O - 1d by Jeffrys selection on Robson Lowe's album pages comprising Type A x3, Type B x5 plus two pairs, various
cancels including BN '14' '24' '34' '93' & '94'. (12)
O - ditto, six pairs - three on small pieces - in various shades with Barred Numerals '12', '24', '29', '48', '64' & '93'. Ex
Robson Lowe.{Page 60.2} (6 pairs)
300
300
Ex Lot 406
Lot 407
406 W A - 2d Plate I (Vertical-Lined Background) horizontal strip of 4, and 3d block of 4 probably by the same forger. Rare
multiples.{Page 60.3} (2 items)
407 P B - Jeffryes master die proof with blank tablets in black on thin card, a little aged. Rare & most desirable.{Page 60.4} 500
400 T
Ex Lot 408
408 P A - die proof pairs comprising No Wmk 1d brown-red & 2d grey-blue both on bluish paper, and Numeral "Watermark"
'1' 1d orange-red on yellowish paper. Ex Wise (1956).{Page 60.5} (3 items)
600
409
410
Ex Lot 409 Lot 411
WO - 1851-53 Laureates 1d x4, 2d x3, 3d x2 & 6d x2 by various forgers, also unauthorised "Van Dyke Reprints" 2d
block of 10 (2x5), 8d blue & 8d yellow imprint blocks of 12 (6x2), generally fine to very fine.{Page 60.6} (45)
W - unauthorised "Van Dyke Reprints" 2d blue sheet of 50 (10x5, a few faults, one unit excised & replaced) with
Jervis Imprint, 6d brown sheet of 25 (5x5) & 8d blue sheet of 50 (10x5) with Jervis Imprint. (3 sheets)
411 O A - 2d Prussian blue on bluish paper pair on small piece, forged BN '61' cancels. Rare.{Page 60.7}
150
500 T
400 T
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NEW SOUTH WALES (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 412
Ex Lot 413
412 W A- - 3d bright yellow-green, tiny surface fault, "unused". Gorgeous!{Page 61.1}
100
413
WO - Diadems Imperf 5d x3, 6d x5, 1/- x9 & 6d 'REGISTERED', and perforated 6d x3, 1/- x2, 6d 'REGISTERED' & 5/-
Coin x2, various forgers, condition variable.{Page 61.2} (27)
NEW SOUTH WALES
414 C B
415 C A-
416 C A
- Postal History
1821 OHMS front to "The Right Honble/Earl Bathurst KG/Downing St/London" endorsed "No 26 of 1821" and
signed "Govr Macquarie" at lower-left, minor blemishes. [Macquarie is generally regarded as the ablest of the
colonial governors. Appointed in 1810, he was permitted to resign his post only at the end of 1821] {Page 58.11}
1841 (Mar 15) entire headed "Chumsleigh Port MacQuarie" & signed "Benjn D Wemyss" (?), to Scotland with fair
strike of the octagonal 'PORT/MACQUARIE/PAID' h/s in red & oval d/s, 'SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' cds in red on the
face, London & Edinburgh transit b/s, a few minor blemishes. [The lengthy partly cross-written contents allude to the
economic depression of 1840 "...farming here at present will not pay...reduced the price of Wheat from 10/- to 4/- a
bushel", complains about the easy lot of men with capital but "...some men that were thought to be worth their
thousands on thousands won't pay 10/- in the pound. their is a great dirth of money at Sydney", and "...Labourers &
Mechanics are much wanted here and get high wages..."]{Page 62.2}
1845 large-part outer with fair rounded-boxed 'NEW CASTLE/POST PAID' h/s in red & oval 'NEWCASTLE/
NEW.S.WALES' d/s, oval GPO arrival b/s.
400 T
1,000 T
600 T
200 T
417 PS A-
418 C B
Lot 417
1848 local envelope signed by "GH FitzRoy" & with 'PRIVATE SECRETARY/[crown]/NEW SOUTH WALES'
impressed in wax on the flap, with an unusually fine & largely legible strike of the GPO seal impressed on the face,
light Sydney cds & boxed ' 6 /OCLOCK' h/s. An unusually fine example of the world's first Postal Stationery item.
[George FitzRoy was the son of the Governor (1848-54), who appointed him his Personal Secretary]{Page 61.3}
1849 (Jan 26) entire headed "Boyd Plain" & signed "Wm Mitchell Boyd", to Scotland with worn strike of the
rounded-boxed 'PAID AT/ARMIDALE' h/s & rare postmaster's manuscript endorsement "Armadale/Jany 31 49" [sic]
on the reverse, Sydney & London transit & Edinburgh arrival b/s, repaired tear on the flap.{Page 58.13}
419 C A- - entire to Somerset "Per Penyard Pack" with octagonal 'WINDSOR/POST PAID' h/s in red & oval 'WINDSOR/
NEW.S.WALES' b/s, oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' d/s in red, London transit & superb 'BATH' arrival b/s.
420 C A- 1850 cover front to England "Per Culloden/via Ceylon" with very fine Sydney Views 3d yellow-green SG 39
(margins good to large, Cat £275 x2+ on cover) tied by neat bars cancel of Sydney.
421 S B A1 BARRED NUMERALS: '94' of Eden very fine strike on Diadems 1/- SG 101 (margins just touching - at upper-right -
to huge, Cat £80). Rated RRRR. [See also Lots 340 to 375]{Page 58.14}
3,000 T
400 T
250 T
250 T
150
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Ex Lot 422 - Travelling Post Offices Ex Roy Holland
Lot 415 - Interesting Contents re the 1840 Depression
Lot 434 - Three Colour Franking
Lot 431 - Registered at Armidale
Lot 430 - Handstamp not Replaced
Lot 432 - to the Moreton Bay District
Lot 444 - Philatelic but Gorgeous

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NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
422
CPS TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Mounted group with Northern Railway including 'TPO/No 1 N/ A ' cancel on 1886
cover to GB, tiny 'GNRP/NSW' & 'RP/NSW' on 1d Postal Cards, 'TRAVELLING PO No3 NORTH B' cds on 1898
1½d scenic Postal Card to Japan & on 1899 cover to Qld with 4d Cook & octagonal 'LATE FEE PAID' h/s in violet,
superb 'TPO 1 NORTH' machine b/s; Southern including 'TRAVELLING PO No2 SOUTH' b/s on 1892 Registration
Envelope to Ireland, oval 'TRAVELLING PO SOUTH' on ½d grey Wrapper, 'TRAVELLING PO No3 SOUTH A' &
superb 'LATE FEE/1D' h/s on 1904 PPC, ; South-Western 'TPO SOUTH WEST' cds on 1908 PPC; condition
variable but generally fine to very fine. Ex Roy Holland.{Page 62.1} (17)
NEW SOUTH WALES
- Postal Stationery
1,000
423 PS A-
424 PS A-
Lot 423 Lot 424
ENVELOPES - PTPO: 1911 usage of 1d Envelope for Country Producers' Selling Co with the stamp obliterated in
red & ½d green printed below, a few very minor blemishes, Sydney machine cancel applied vertically (obviously the
envelope was hand-fed sideways to ensure the stamp was cancelled) & '20 POSTED' h/s in violet. A beautiful item
that is unlisted by Higgins & Gage. One of the great rarities of Australian Postal Stationery.{Page 63.1}
POSTAL CARDS - PTPO: 1904 usage of illustrated 1d Die II card for Anthony Hordern & Sons with an oaktree in
the header & their new department store on the reverse, brief advice of despatch of goods, a few very minor
blemishes. Rare: unlisted by Higgins & Gage.{Page 63.2}
New South Wales Postal History - Registered Mail
1,500
750
425 C C
Lot 426
1848 outer to Sydney with superb strikes of the boxed 'MURRURUNDI/PAID' h/s in red & oval 'MURRURUNDI/
[crown]/JA*26/1848/NEW.S.WALES' b/s, endorsed "Registered" & rated "1/-", very fine GPO arrival b/s, tragic
staining at the sides. [There was no example of the Paid handstamp in Brian Peace's collection]
400
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Lot 435 - Chinese Merchant's Cover
Lot 436 - Double Rate & Registered
Lot 437 - Double Rate to Saxony
Lot 439 - Prohibited Mail
Ex Lot 438 - Scarce Franking to an Exotic Destination
Lot 441 - Telegraph Department Registered to the USA sent Post Free

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New South Wales Postal History - Registered Mail (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
426 C B
1851 entire headed "Sofala/River Turon/15 8 51" to England, carried outside the posts to Sydney where fine strikes
of the scarce ovoid 'PAID/OC*11/1851/SYDNEY' d/s & italicised 'Registered/Sydney' h/s both in red were applied,
rated "1/-" in red & on arrival "3/2" in black, fine 'CARLISLE' arrival cds in blue-black, readdressed with superb
'MARYPORT' arrival b/s in blue, minor soiling. A very early goldmining letter. [The writer states "After all my
thoughts of California I am at the diggings but in Australia....it is a friend going to Sydney who will post this. In it you
will find specimens of gold from the diggings here obtained by myself...we cannot trust the post here...last month I
made £56...there are thousands here and claims are scarce..."]
In early 1851, Edward Hargraves was credited with discovering gold in the Bathurst region and claimed the large
reward offered by the NSW Government as the first man to do so. By May the first Australian gold rush was in full
swing. Sofala was one of the first goldmining towns in Australia: the PO opened 16/8/1851 - the day after this letter
was written. Goldmining letters from this earliest period are rare & highly desirable. Acquired for $6037 at a Sydney
auction in 2004.{Page 63.3}
5,000
Lot 427
427 C B - (Nov 17) outer to the Spanish Philippines "Per Rio Packet" with Sydney Views 3d (margins good to large) tied by
a superb Sydney "killer" cancel with an equally sensational Sydney cds b/s, very fine italicised 'Registered/Sydney'
h/s, light but fine 'MANILA/10/EN o/1852/ISLs FILIPIs' arrival b/s & light '1' h/s below the adhesive, minor aging.
[Our vendor states that only six registered covers franked with Sydney Views have been recorded. Three of them
have had the 6d registration fee paid in cash, as is the case here]{Page 65.1}
428 C B
1853 cover to Sydney with Laureates 2d & 6d (each with 3 margins & a little cut-into on the fourth side), poor
smudged cancels and manuscript "Goulburn/7.1.53" on the reverse, largely fine strike of the rare 2-line
'REGISTERED/GOULBURN' h/s, Sydney arrival b/s, docketed at the left "Tooranna [?] 6 Jany", minor blemishes. A
rare cover, being one of very few registered covers we have seen with a postmaster's manuscript in lieu of the
datestamp (that was apparently still in Sydney to have the year altered from '52' to '53').{Page 58.12}
429 C B - cover to Sydney with Laureates 2d (4 margins but fault at lower-right) & 6d grey-brown (margins in places) tied by
two fine strikes of BN '38' (rated R) of 'QUEANBEYAN' (oval b/s), Sydney arrival b/s, a little truncated at right & two
vertical folds clear of the stamps.
430 C B
431 C B
432 C C
433 C B
434 C B
1854 entire to Sydney with Laureates 2d (margins good to large) & 3d yellow-green horizontal pair (good even
margins except at the base where just touched to just clear), poor numeral cancels of 'WEST MAITLAND' (oval b/s)
& largely very fine strike of the scarce 'REGISTERED/MAITLAND.' h/s, Sydney arrival b/s. Very attractive. [Maitland
PO opened 1/9/1829. In 1852 it was renamed West Maitland but the registration h/s was not replaced]{Page 62.4}
1855 outer to West Maitland with Laureates 2d (cut-into at left) & Diadems 6d grey (margins good to large), poor BN
cancels of 'ARMIDALE' (fair oval b/s), good strike of the scarce 'REGISTERED/ARMIDALE' h/s, fair Tamworth &
poor West Maitland arrival b/s. [The bicoloured 'REGISTERED' stamp was issued on 1/1/1856]{Page 62.5}
1857 outer to the Bank of Australasia at Ipswich with Diadem 2d (margins at places) & (6d) 'REGISTERED' (almost
full margins) tied by killer cancels of Sydney, oval 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' d/s in red at lower-left, unframed
'IPSWICH/JY6/1857/NSW' arrival b/s, stained at the base. [At the time, Ipswich was within the Moreton Bay District,
later Queensland]{Page 62.6}
1858 (?) large-part outer to Sydney with Diadem 2d (margins just clear to good) & (6d) 'REGISTERED' (margins
good to large), poor Rays cancels of 'MOLONG' (b/s).
1866 outer to England "Via Marseilles" with perforated De La Rue 2d pair, Diadem 6d purple & (6d) 'REGISTERED'
all tied by very fine Rays '55' of 'NEWCASTLE' (cds below), fine strike of the now rather worn rounded-boxed
'REGISTERED/NEWCASTLE' h/s, Sydney & London transits & Southampton arrival b/s.{Page 62.3}
3,000
750
300
750
400
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350

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Lot 440 - Fantastic Handstamp
Lot 447 - Exceptional Advertising Cover
Lot 460 Lot 461
Lot 449 - Very Fine Moreton Bay Cover
Lot 463
Lot 465 - Error
Ex Lot 454
Lot 470 - 'SPECIMEN'
Lot 464 - SG 20 with Large-Part O.G. (one **)
Lot 466 - SG 92a
Ex Lot 480 - Postmarks Collection in Two Volumes

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New South Wales Postal History - Registered Mail (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
435 C B
436 C B
437 C A-
438 CL A/B
439 PS B
1870 Chinese merchant's cover to Sydney addressed in English & Chinese with Diadem 6d tied by poor Rays '104'
of 'SOFALA' (light cds at lower-right), largely superb strike of the rare 'REGISTERED/SOFALA' h/s, faint Sydney
arrival b/s, minor staining. [By this time the registration fee had been reduced to 4d]{Page 64.1}
1876 double-rate cover to London "Per P&O China" with Diadem 8d yellow & De La Rue 1/- black tied by 'NSW'
"bootheel" cancels & London arrival d/s of 26AU76 in red, very fine 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' d/s in violet at
lower-left, minor blemishes. BPA Certificate (1975). Actually carried per "Avoca", departed Sydney 8/7/1876; then
"China", departed Melbourne 11/7/1876; "Mongolia", departed Galle 2/8/1876; & "Travancore", departed Alexandria
20/8/1876, arrived Brindisi 24/8/1876. The long route mails arrived at Southampton 3/9/1876. [The rate paid - 8d x2
- paid for carriage per the long sea route. However, the arrival d/s proves it was sent via Brindisi]{Page 64.2}
1884 double-rate cover to Saxony "via Brindisi" with De La Rue 2d x2 (one defective) 6d & 1/- tied by hand-held
roller cancels, unusual American-style double-circle 'REGISTERED/JUN30/1884/SYDNEY' cds in violet,
'DRESDEN - NFURST/11 8/84' arrival b/s. Carried per "Ravenna", departed Sydney 1/7/1884; "Bokhara", departed
Colombo 19/8/1884; & "Surat", departed Alexandria 5/8/1884, arrived Brindisi 8/8/1884.{Page 64.3}
1887-1906 covers with scarce frankings comprising 1) 1887 to GB with De La Rue 4d & 1/-, with the enclosed legal
document; 2) 1899 OHMS to the USA with ½d green & 'SEVEN-PENCE/HALFPENNY' on 6d; and 3) 1901 to
Mauritius with 3d & 'NINEPENCE' on 10d; a few minor defects. A very scarce trio.{Page 64.5} (3)
1893 usage of 1d Envelope with Rays '183' cancel of 'PADDINGTON' (b/s), to Tattersalls during its brief period of
operation in Sydney, officially registered & endorsed "OR/3d" but with a superlative strike of the scarce boxed
'POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS &c/RELATING TO LOTTERIES &c ARE/PROHIBITED IN NEW SOUTH WALES'
h/s in purple on the reverse, small fault at right.{Page 64.4}
440 C B - a similar local cover with 1d tied by Sydney duplex & large-part strike of ovoid 'OFFICIALLY REGISTERED/ 3D
TO PAY' d/s, superb strike of the '...PROHIBITED...' h/s on the reverse, minor defects.{Page 66.1}
441 PS A - OHMS 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT' Envelope to Missouri with superb 'MOUNT VICTORIA' cds &
'R'-in-oval h/s, VICTORIA BC/CANADA', & superb 3-line 'REGISTERED/NOV 9 1893/SEATTLE WASH' (in green)
transit & 2-line 'NOV 25 1893/ST LOUIS MO' arrival b/s in red-violet on the face. A highly desirable item & probably
the finest of the few we have seen.{Page 64.6}
400
400
350
500
400
400
500
Lot 442
442 PS A- - OHMS 'RENVOI D'AVIS DE RECEPTION' Envelope to Missouri with superb 'GOULBURN' cds & 'R'-in-oval h/s,
VICTORIA BRIT COL/CANADA', 'WINNIPEG' & 'ST PAUL MINN/REGY DIV' transit b/s & superb 2-line 'ST LOUIS
MO/JAN 10 1894' arrival d/s in violet on the face. A highly desirable item & probably the finest of the few we have
seen. [Under UPU Regulations, Post Office mail to another country could be sent free of postage. It is absurd that
items such as this, and the previous lot, are excluded from the FIP definition of "Postal Stationery"]{Page 67.1}
443 C B
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.
444 C A 1898 philatelic cover to Germany with 1d 2d & 2½d paying postage + 3d registration but additionally with the 1897
Charity 1/- & 2/6d, light 'REGISTERED/MR23/98/SYDNEY NSW' cds, 'R'-in-oval h/s & private 'REGISTERED' h/s in
rosine, 'BADEN-BADEN' arrival b/s. Beautiful!{Page 62.7}
445 C B
446 PS B
447 C B
448
CPS
1903 cover to "Quito/Ecuador" with ½d & 5d tied by BN '1199' of 'NEW ANGLEDOOL' (cds alongside), San
Francisco & New York transit b/s & the 5d partly obscured by New York exchange office registration label, no
Ecuadoran markings but on arrival readdressed to "Guayaquil", minor blemishes.
1904 usage of 3d Registration Envelope to New York with scarce franking of 1d & Commonwealth 9d - paying the
2½d rate x4 - tied by 'GEORGE ST NORTH' cds, minor blemishes.
1906 illustrated advertising cover for 'THE SINGLETON/BUDGET' with a matching black/red label sealing the flap,
to the USA with scarce franking of ½d 1d & Commonwealth 9d - paying 2½d x3 + 3d registration - tied by
'SINGLETON' cds, minor defects. A wonderful advertising cover.{Page 66.2}
The balance of the consignment with Tatts covers from Bega (Hotel advertising), Bulgandry, Cobham Lake (very
remote town) & with oval 'REGISTERED/TAMWORTH NSW' d/s, QV 6d Official Registration Envelopes from
'CURRABUBULA' (with superb 'TRAVELLING PO NORTH' b/s), 'STUART TOWN' (with 'TRAVELLING PO No 3
WEST' b/s) & 'WYRALLAH', and 1893 Avis de Réception Envelope to the USA; condition variable.{Page 70.1} (8)
500
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500

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
QUEENSLAND - Moreton Bay District
449 C A-
450 C B
1855 (March) outer to Sydney with Laureates 2d Prussian blue (margins good to large with a fragment of the
adjoining unit at left, a few tonespots) tied by BN '95' of Brisbane (poor b/s), fine Sydney arrival b/s.{Page 66.5}
1857 registered outer with Diadems 1d pair & Laureates 3d x2 (all a little cut-into), BN '81' of 'DRAYTON/NSW' (cds
b/s), oval 'IPSWICH/NEW.S.WALES' arrival b/s, glue stains around the stamps.
451 C C - entire with rare but defective franking of Diadems 2d block of 4, Rays '85' - very scarce in the Moreton Bay District
period - of 'DRAYTON/=NSW=' (small b/s), superb 'REGISTERED/DRAYTON' h/s, 'IPSWICH/=NSW=' arrival b/s.
QUEENSLAND
452
453
454
**O
O
O
Scrappy Chalons to 5/-, 1879 First Sidefaces 1/- deep violet SG 144 *, Large Chalons 1882 5/- rose * & 10/- brown
used, £1 deep green SG 161 used, 2/- to £1 SG 162-165 used, 1882 Second Sidefaces 1d Imperforate Pair SG
166 used, 1887 2/- deep brown (4) & 2/- pale brown SG 181-2 *, 1882 Perf 9½x12 2d blue (6, used), 1897 2d blue
with Cracked Electro through Head BW #Q16d * in vertical strip of 3, plus seven singles used, 1900 Patriotic Fund
1d *, 1905 Crown/A £1 deep green used, plus Officials and numerous unlisted flaws and varieties. (100s)
Selection on Hagners including a sound Imperf 1d SG 1, 2d SG 5, Rough Perf 1d SG 14 (unused) & 1/- violet SG
19, Second Sidefaces Perf 9½x12 2d SG 177 x5, Crown/A 2/6d 5/- & 10/- etc, generally fine to very fine; also an
untidy array in packets that we have not checked. (100s)
Stocksheets with a few better stamps including a sound Imperf 1d SG 1 (3½ margins), Litho 4d yellow, Large
Chalon Thin Paper 10/- & Charity 2d CTO, plus an array of numerals & 2-line registration H/S mostly on
pieces.{Page 66.8} (100s)
500 T
300
300
750
400
400
Lot 455
Lot 457
455 W B
Lot 456
1860 Large Star Imperf 1d carmine-rose SG 1, margins just clear to large but a little ragged in places, outer
framelines complete except at lower-right, excellent colour, light ironed-out crease, unused, Cat £4250. Friedl
(Bloch) Expert Committee (1983).{Page 68.1}
456 W A - 1d carmine-rose SG 1, margins close to good with almost complete outer framelines, Cat £4250. RPSofV
Certificate (2011).{Page 68.2}
457 G A - 2d blue SG 2, margins good to large with complete outer framelines, Rays 151 cancel of Condamine, Cat £1700.
[One of the finest examples we have seen]{Page 68.3}
1,500 T
3,500 T
2,000
Lot 458
Lot 462
Lot 459
458 W B - 6d green SG 3, margins close to large with outer framelines complete, a little aged, unused, Cat £7500. RPSofV
Certificate (2011).{Page 68.4}
459 W A - 6d green SG 3, margins just clear to large with the outer framelines on three sides, deep rich colour, unused, Cat
£7000. [No unused multiples, and only about 10 singles, are recorded, of which two are in the Royal Collection. This
is a larger stamp than Bernie Manning's very fine example that sold for $16,675 at our auction of 12/5/2007]{Page
68.5}
3,000 T
4,000

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QUEENSLAND (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
460 G A - 6d green SG 3, full margins - a little irregular in places - with complete outer framelines (very scarce thus),
concentric-ovals cancel, Cat £800. Ex W Irving & JRW Purves (?). RPSofL Certificate (1963).{Page 66.3}
461 F A+ - 6d green SG 3, margins good to large with complete outer framelines, lightly cancelled, Cat £800. Superb!{Page
66.4}
462 W B - Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 2d blue SG 5, a few minor perf imperfections, unused, undercatalogued at £950. Rare.
RPSofV Certificate (2011). [Superior to & more attractive than Bernie Manning oxidised example that sold for $4600
at our auction of 12/5/2007]{Page 68.6}
463 W A- - 6d green SG 6, a couple of tiny blemishes, unused, Cat £850. RPSofV Certificate (2011).{Page 66.6}
600 T
464 **/* A 1860-61 Small Star (6d) 'REGISTERED' orange-yellow SG 20 horizontal strip of 3, large-part o.g. with the first unit
being unmounted, Cat £240++.{Page 66.10}
465 F A+
466 W A
1862-67 No Watermark 6d apple-green as SG 26 but Imperforate, margins good to huge with a chunk of the
adjoining unit at right & fragments of two other units at the base, superb Rays '87' of Ipswich. Superb! Unlisted by
Gibbons.{Page 66.7}
1868-78 Crown/Q Perf 13 6d pale apple-green marginal imperforate pair SG 92a, good even margins, unused, Cat
£550.{Page 66.11}
467 W A- B1 1880 Lithographed High Values 20/- rose SG 127, good colour & well centred, unused, Cat £1100.
200
400
800 T
3,000 T
300
500 T
400
468 F B
Lot 468
1896-1902 Figures in the Lower Corners Only 6d yellow-green BW #Q42A (SG 230), characteristic rough
perforations & a few trimmed perfs at upper-left, neat '[PARCEL] POST/..AUG02/[BRISBANE]' cds which is found
on most examples, Cat $35,000(£16,000). The rarest face-different stamp of the entire Commonwealth Period.
[The ACSC states that 16 examples are recorded, which puts this stamp in almost the same class of rarity as
Western Australia's famous 4d with Inverted Frame. All examples are used. The ACSC also states "Many of the
stamps show defects of various sorts". At least 3 fine examples have each sold for $30,000+]{Page 69.1}
469 ** B 1897-1908 Four Corners 1d to 2/- (ex 3d) plus ½d Widow's Weeds blocks of 4 all overprinted with small sans serif
'SPECIMEN' in black or red, brown gum, unmounted. Colourful group.{Page 70.2} (9 blocks)
10,000
400

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Ex Lot 448 - Balance of the Registered Mail Collection
Lot 472 - Very Scarce with O.G.
Ex Lot 469
Ex Lot 485
Ex Lot 487
Ex Lot 475 - Registered Covers x9
Lot 491 - SG 5
Lot 477 - Three Colour Franking
Lot 478 - to Prussia via Italy
Ex Lot 504

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QUEENSLAND (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
470 W B B1
1900 Boer War Charity 2d violet with vertical 'SPECIMEN' h/s, minor blemishes & no gum. Rare. [Bill McCredie's
1d (*) & 2d (also with no gum) - both also CTO with ¼-circle - sold for $1552 at auction in 2011]{Page 66.9}
471 * A 1907-11 Crown/A Large Chalons 2/6d the four shades listed in the ACSC BW #Q55A-D (SG 309/b group)
including the rare Thinner Paper 2/6d "orange-red", large-part o.g., Cat $800 (£330). (4)
472 * A B2 POSTAL FISCALS: 1871-72 Burelé Band 2/6d scarlet, 5/- bistre & 10/- brown SG F29-31, some characteristic
uneven perfs, large-part o.g., Cat £1025. [Because of the brittle nature of the pelure paper, fine examples are rarely
encountered]{Page 70.3}
473 *W A/B REVENUES: 1892-1902 QV Long Types 1/- blue to £5 black (ex 10/-, £5 with surface thin), each with
'CANCELLED' h/s, 2/6d & £1 additionally with quarter-circle cancel, some aging. (6)
474 O A/A- - Buffalo Fly Control 3d 6d 8d 1/- 10d & £1, plus 1c 2c 10c pair 50c & $1 brown, Elsmore Online Cat $205. (12) 100
QUEENSLAND
475 C A/B
476
C
477 C B
478 C C
479 C (A)
480
481
SDC
- Postal History
Covers with numeral cancels & two-line 'REGISTERED/...' handstamps of '.../PARLIAMENT HOUSE' on 1895 local
cover, '.../LAIDLEY' on 1896 cover to New York, '.../WOOLLOONGABBA' on 1896 philatelic cover with Postal Fiscal
1d x5, '.../TOOWONG' on 1892 local cover with Postal Fiscal 6d, and '.../CHARLEVILLE', '.../CUNNAMULLA',
'.../PRAIRIE' or '.../ROMA' on Tatts covers, also 1892 colourful philatelic cover to San Marino (!) with
'REGISTERED/GYMPIE' cds, a few with TPO transit b/s, generally fine to very fine.{Page 70.6} (9)
Bundle of Tatts covers mostly registered about 50 with 2-line 'REGISTERED/...' handstamps, also 1907 endorsed
"Caiwarro" (?) & cancelled at 'BOURKE/NSW', generally fine. (60 approx)
1864 cover front to France with very scarce three-colour franking of 1d vermilion (faults), 3d brown & 6d applegreen,
poor cancels, two strikes of the 'POSS ANG V SUEZ/MARSEILLE' cds & 'PD' h/s both in red, the 3d tied by
'PAYS ETRANGER/MARSEILLE' cds also in red, minor soiling. Ex Hugh Campbell.{Page 70.8}
1888 cover to Prussia with Second Sidefaces 2d blue x4, poor Rays cancels of 'TOOWOOMBA', transit b/s of
Brisbane, Brindisi and 'MILANO CHIASSO/AMB No3' TPO and very fine 'WARBURG' arrival b/s, Prussian
'T'-in-inverted-triangle h/s & rated "80" in blue pencil, light overall soiling.{Page 70.9}
1904 Tatts cover to Hobart with 1d x3 & 2d tied by mulriple strikes of the straight-line 'PARSONS POINT' h/s in
violet, another strike at upper-left with mss "Registered" in red. Eye-catching. Receiving Office 1895; PO 1/7/1927;
closed 6/9/1965. [Meatworks 2½ miles from Gladstone]{Page 72.1}
POSTMARKS: Two volumes collection with strength in the numerals including on Chalons including '146' (rated
RRRR), '195' (RRRRR), strikes on Sidefaces including '69' (RRR), '94' (RRRR), '112' (RRR), '264 (RRR), '309' (RR)
strip of 3, '345' (RRRR), '604' (RRR), '620' (RRRR), '701' (RRR) etc; also mostly-QEII datestamps including lots of
registered covers; & a folio of Thursday Island.{Page 66.12} (many 100s)
S - Small stockbook with a completely unsorted array of mostly numeral cancels on single stamps, values to 1/- & a
few Chalons. (400+)
482 C B B1- - Barred Numerals '518' two obvious strikes tying 1d Roo pair to double-rate cover to England, very fine
'HOMESTEAD' cds alongside, minor blemishes. Rated RRRR on CofA issues.{Page 72.2}
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
483
* Specimen overprints comprising 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to £20 SG 195a-208a with
12½mm overprint (10/- torn, £5 with 15.5mm overprint) large part o.g., 1891-1906 values to 2/- (16) variously optd
'SPECIMEN'; also selection overprinted 'REPRINT' x 37. (67)
484 O A
485
O
1855 London Printings 1d & 2d pair, 1856 Adelaide Printings 1/- orange SG 12, 1858 First Rouletted 1/-, Cat
£1000+. {Page 72.4} (5)
1855 London Printings 1d dark green (just touched at top), 2d rose-carmine (12 including strip of 3), 6d deep blue
(11 including horizontal pair), several with four margins.{Page 70.4} (24)
350 T
300
1,500
250
600
350
750 T
400
600
500
150 T
350
450
500
450
Lot 486
486 WF A/A- - 1d SG 1, margins close to large with fragments of two adjoining units; 2d SG 2 unused with margins just shaved -
at the top - to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit below; 2d & 6d SG 3 used horizontal pairs both with
margins just clear to large; Cat £1500+. Very attractive group.{Page 71.1}
487 G A - 1d green, 2d rose-carmine & 6d deep blue SG 1-3, each with margins close to large, Cat £715.{Page 70.5} (3) 400 T
488 F/G A - 1d green (superb '52' cancels of Nairne) & 2d rose-carmine SG 1 & 2 horizontal pairs, each with margins close to
good, Cat £1100+.{Page 72.5} (2 pairs)
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Lot 479 - Receiving Office Registered Cover
Lot 482 - BN '518' rated RRRR on Kangaroos
Lot 499 - First Day Cover (Extract)
Ex Lot 484
Ex Lot 488 - SG 1 & 2 Pairs
Ex Lot 490 - Adelaide printings
Lot 503 - Kangaroo Die Proof
Lot 510 - Rare Monogram Block

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
489 F A/B - 2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal strip of 3, margins just shaved - at lower-right - to large with a fragment of the
adjoining unit at left, the first unit with important Re-Entry No 1 & the second unit with Defective First 'E' in 'PENCE',
roller cancel of Adelaide well clear of the varieties, Cat £240++. A significant two-varieties piece.
490 G/F A/B
1856-58 Adelaide Printings 1d both shades, 2d all shades, 6d & 1/- orange (cds in blue) SG 5-12 group, the 6d &
1/- with 3½ or 3 margins, the others with full margins, Cat £1950.{Page 72.6} (7)
491 F A - 1d deep yellow-green SG 5, margins good to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, lightly cancelled,
Cat £550. RPSofV Certificate (2011) states, "ink marks on reverse having been cleaned".{Page 70.7}
492
G/F - 2d red SG 9 horizontal strips of 3 & 4 both with margins just clear to large, and strip of 5 with margins in places &
a bit cut-into, Cat £480++. (3 strips)
200
750
450
250 T
Lot 493 Lot 495
Lot 494
493 F A - 1/- red-orange SG 11, margins close to good, neat '80' cancel of Port Lincoln, Cat £550. [This is a much scarcer
stamp than SG 12 but is catalogued at only 30% more. The differential should be at least double]{Page 73.1}
494 F A+ - 1/- orange SG 12, margins close to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit below, 1858 GPO cds in blue, Cat
£425. Superb!{Page 73.3}
495 G A- - 1/- orange SG 12 horizontal strip of 3, margins just touching - at top - to large, 'PAID/ADELAIDE SA' cds in blue,
Cat £1275+.{Page 73.2}
496 G/F A/B 1858-70 Rouletted Issues with First Roulettes 1d (both shades) to 1/- SG 13-18, Second Roulettes 1d shades (6),
4d, 6d shades (7, including the elusive Prussian blue & indigo), 9d shades (2), 1/- yellow (3, one a "Colombo"
olive-green; carried aboard the "Colombo" & affected by immersion in seawater), 1/- brown (4) & 2/-, 1868-71
Rouletted Remainders Perforated 9d SG 49, generally fine to very fine, Cat £930. (30)
497
OW
1860-69 Second Roulettes 1d (11, one unused), 2d (19, one unused), 4d (2), 6d (20), 9d (6), 10d on 9d orange
red (4, one 'PENCF'), 10d on 9d yellow (2), 1/- yellow (5), 1/- brown (7) & 2/-, range of shades. (77)
498 * A 1876-1900 Broad Star 9d Small Holes (marginal), 9d large holes, 1/- large holes & 2/- small holes SG 123 124 130
& 132 blocks of 4, large-part o.g., Cat £360+. (4 blocks)
499 G A
1871 V/Crown De La Rue Perf 10 2d orange SG 166 wing-margin example tied to cover to "Oulnina/NE" by 'GPO/
A / JY14/71/ADELAIDE' cds with another strike alongside, 'KOORINGA/JY14/71SA' arrival b/s of the same date,
neat docketing at left & a couple of very minor blemishes. A rare & desirable First Day Cover. Ex Ron Butler.
RPSofV Certificate (2009).{Page 72.3}
500 */** A 1883-1909 De La Rue Small Types selection with Perf 13 3d Plate '1' block of 12; '2½d.' on 4d Perf 10 Plate '1'
block of 6 with '½d 11028' Sheet Number in blue & Mixed Perfs SG 231 block of 4; and Tannenberg Perf 13 with
Sheet Numbers comprising 2½d violet-blue Plate '1' strip of 3, indigo single & Plate '1' block of 4 (no gum) and 5d
pair; many units are unmounted. (8 items)
501 **/* A - ½d strip of 4, 1d & 2d gutter pairs, 3d 4d & 6d strips of 5 all overprinted 'SPECIMEN', large-part o.g. with many
units being unmounted. Scarce multiples. (23)
502 P A
503 P A-
1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 5/- imperforate plate proof pair in lilac with the value in scarlet on gummed
unwatermarked paper.
1894 Tannenberg 2½d die proof in black on glazed card (92x61mm) with datestamp '16OCT94' in blue at
upper-left, a couple of minor surface marks.{Page 72.7}
504 P A - 2½d & 5d imperforate plate proof gutter strips & 5d block of 4 all in black on thin card, and colour trials on
gummed unwatermarked paper comprising 2½d pairs in sepia, bright ultramarine & brown-red, 2½d block of 8 in
blue, and 5d single in dark sepia, pair in dull blue & block of 8 in plum. {Page 70.10} (10 items)
505 * A B1 1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' 4d orange-brown with the Watermark Inverted BW #S22a, undercatalogued at $200.
[The ACSC states "...is very scarce"]
506 * A B1 1904-11 Thick 'POSTAGE' 6d to £1 complete SG 284-292 plus 8d bright ultramarine with Value Closer SG 285a,
Cat £580. (10)
507 * A B1 - 6d to £1 (Perf 12) SG 284-292 plus Crown/A 3d & 4d, most are lightly mounted, Cat £645.{Page 74.1} (11)
400
508 **/* A/A- - 6d blue-green BW #S42 upper-left corner block of 6 & 1/- grey-brown lower-right corner block of 4 (one with minor
crease, the upper units mounted) both with "Jubilee" Lines, unmounted, Cat $280 as mounted singles. (2 blocks)
509 * A A1 - £1 blue SG 292, two different shades, one from the upper-right corner of the sheet, Cat £500. (2)
250
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750 T
1,000 T
400
400
200
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Ex Lot 507
Lot 512
Ex Lot 513 - Six Values Imperforate Blocks of 30 (Extract)
Lot 517 Lot 518 Lot 519 Lot 520
Lot 521
Lot 522 Lot 523 Lot 524
Lot 525 Lot 526 Lot 527 Lot 528

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
510 ** A C1 1905-11 Crown/A 2d violet 'CA' Monogram block of 9 BW #S9zc, unmounted, grossly under-catalogued at $150
(for a mounted strip of 3). [Very few examples are recorded] {Page 72.8}
511 **/* A/B 1906-12 Crown/A 4d orange block of 10 (5x2, three units very lightly mounted) & 6d block of 4, plus Thin
Pre-Gummed Paper 4d red-orange marginal block of 8 (4x2, some creasing) & 6d block of 6 (3x2), unmounted, Cat
$570 as mounted singles. (4 blocks)
512 G B
513 R A/A-
PERFORATED 'SA': 1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' 1/- brown with 'POSTAGE' & 'ONE SHILLING' Misplaced
Downwards BW #S30c, small tear at upper-left & a few toned perf tips, Adelaide cds of OC7/03, Cat $3000. [The
ACSC states "At least three used examples...are known, all punctured 'SA'...'POSTAGE' is below the top tablet". In
this example, the very top of the letters 'POSTAGE' just intrude on the upper tablet. It is expected that this and the
other stamps recorded come from the same sheet]{Page 74.2}
REPRINTS: Imperforate marginal - mostly corner - blocks of 30 (6x5) comprising '3-PENCE' on 4d red-violet, 4d
red-violet, 4d deep violet, Perkins Bacon 6d violet-blue (significant Double Print, becoming more striking towards
the base), & 2/- carmine-red, all on ungummed Large Crown/SA watermark paper & all overprinted 'REPRINT', also
'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d dull yellow-brown - rouletted - marginal block of 36 (6x6) from the same source, a few
minor blemishes.{Page 74.3} (6 blocks)
514 */** A C1 REVENUES: Stamp Duty 1960 Perf 10½x10 5/- brown & 10/- ultramarine blocks of 4, the lower units are
unmounted, Elsmore Online Cat 200+. [Martin Walker rates singles at RR]
515 D A - Impressed Duty 1906 'ER' Embossed in Red 50/- & £50 on pieces from documents. (2)
100
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Official Stamps - Departmental Overprints
1,000
300
750
2,000
200
Ex Lot 516
516 O A/B Very colourful selection of lesser-rated stamps with various overprints in Red x6, Blue or Black x12 and values to 2/-
x3, generally fine to very fine. A desirable lot.{Page 75.1} (19)
517 F B
518 G A
COMMISSARIAT OFFICE: Red 'C.O.' on 6d dull blue, a little soiled, GPO cds of JU17/69. Rated RRRR. ["Sir
Humphrey's" & Vic Bullock's examples each sold for $345]{Page 74.4}
CROWN LANDS: Red 'C.L.' on Perf 11½ 4d horizontal pair, GPO cds of OC16/68. Rated RR. [Victor Bullock's very
fine single sold for $207 at our auction of 1/9/2007]{Page 74.5}
519 F B - Red 'C.L.' on Rouletted 1/- brown, rouletting at top only & the design a little cut-into elsewhere. Unrecorded used
by Butler but recorded by Blockey and Presgrave. Ex "Sir Humphrey" - acquired for $437 - & Rodney
Attwood.{Page 74.6}
520 G A- - Black 'C.L.' on Rouletted 6d dull blue, GPO cds. Rated RRRR. [Superior to "Sir Humphrey"s example that sold for
$264 at our auction of 8/10/2005]{Page 74.7}
521 V B
522 G B
523 V B
524 H B
525 W D
526 O B
527 O B
528 O B
CUSTOMS: Black 'C.' on Perf 10 4d grey-violet, a little soiled, very lightly cancelled. Rated RR used. Ex Rodney
Attwood. RPSofV Certificate (2011). [The first example either unused or used that we have offered]{Page 74.8}
ENGINEER: Black 'E.' on Perf 11½x10 1/- red-brown, misplaced perforations with portions of four stamps, a couple
of abrasions at left. Rated RR. [Sold for $575 at our auction of 23/9/2011 but the buyer found that he already had
one!]{Page 74.9}
GOOLWA TRAMWAY: Red 'G.T.' on Rouletted 1/- brown, a little cut-into at the top, light Strathalbyn cds. Rated
RR. Ex Rodney Attwood.{Page 74.10}
GOVERNMENT PRINTER: Black 'G.P.' on Wmk Star Rouletted 2/-, minor shallow thin, bars cancel apparently with
a numeral excised from the centre (?). Rated R. Ex Rodney Attwood. [A similarly cancelled example sold for $391
at our auction of 19/3/2005]{Page 74.11}
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY: Red 'H.A.' on Rouletted 6d dull blue, significant aging, unused. Rated RRRR. Ex Rodney
Attwood: acquired for $241 at our auction of 7/2/2009.{Page 74.12}
INSPECTOR OF SHEEP: Black 'I.S.' on Wmk Star Perf 11½xRouletted 6d, trimmed perfs at the top. Rated RR. Ex
Les Munn - acquired for $812 at our auction of 15/5/2004 - & Rodney Attwood.{Page 74.13}
MARINE BOARD: Black 'M.B.' on Perf 11½ 1/- brown, a little aged, untidy cancel. Rated RRR. Ex Rodney Attwood:
acquired for $235 at our auction of 14/8/2004.{Page 74.14}
PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR: Black 'P.S.' on Rouletted 6d dull blue, minor toning, untidy numeral
cancel. Rated RRRR. Ex Rodney Attwood.{Page 74.15}
850 T
300
400 T
340
250 T
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Lot 530 - 1844 with Adelaide "Lion" Undated H/S
Lot 532 - Very Fine "Number One" Pair
Lot 533 - Rare TPO
Ex Lot 547 - Registered "Long Tom" Covers x4
Ex Lot 548 - Registered "Long Toms" x3
Lot 550 - Double Rate to New Zealand
Lot 592 - 'BOURNBANK' Handstamp
Lot 594 - Stamp for Registration Fee

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History
529 C B
530 C A-
531 C B
532 C A
533 C A-
1840 entire headed "Adelaide 5 May 1840" to Scotland carried privately to Sydney where placed into the mails,
superb 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/MY*27/1840/SYDNEY' d/s in red, rated "3" in red for an outgoing shipletter,
British boxed 'SHIP LETTER' h/s & London b/s both in red, rated "8" in black for an inwards shipletter, boxed
Glasgow arrival b/s, two vertical filing folds. A very early "outside the mails" letter from South Australia.
1844 outer to Ireland "per Duke of Sussex" with a light but largely fine strike of the undated double-circle 'POST
OFFICE/[lion & crown]/ADELAIDE' h/s, rated "Paid 1/3" for an outwards shipletter weighing between 2oz & 2½oz
(3d per ½oz), straight-line 'SHIP-LETTER' b/s in black, London b/s in red & rated "2/8" for a quadruple-rate inwards
shipletter, diamond transit of Dublin in red & 'LIMERICK' arrival b/s, remarkably fine for an overweight letter. Ex
John Griffiths (Lot 1) and Michael Blake.{Page 76.1}
1847 British 'On the Service of the Customs' printed entire No "17" to the Collector at Adelaide with London
crowned-cds & oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/=LONDON=' d/s - affected by filing fold at right - both in red, fine 31mm
'GPO/[crown]/28*JA/1848/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' arrival cds in black. Ex John Griffiths & Michael Blake.
1858 front to Adelaide with rare franking of a very fine pair of 1d dark green SG 1 (margins close to large; Cat
£950+ x3+), central '30' cancel of 'TANUNDA' (cds at lower-left). Very late usage of SG 1. Ex John Forrest.
[Superior quality to Harry Lower's pair on 1857 cover that sold for $3910 at our auction of 12/5/2007] {Page 76.2}
1868 cover to Port Adelaide with Rouletted 2d tied by light 'KAPUNDA' cds with 'TOO LATE' h/s at left, manuscript
"WL/21-22 Aug 68" on the face & 21mm unframed 'PO/ 1 /RAILWAY' b/s (slightly affected by repaired flap-tear) &
'PORT ADELAIDE' arrival b/s, opened-out for display. Ex Tony Rigo de Righi & Roy Holland. [The first TPO service
was established in 1863 to Gawler, & was extended to Kapunda in 1868, making this cover a very early usage -
possibly the earliest recorded? - from the Kapunda Extension]{Page 76.3}
400
1,200
150
1,000
400
534 C B
535 C A-
Lot 534
Lot 538
1880 OHMS cover with 'SUPREME COURT HOUSE/ADELAIDE' imprint on the flap, to London with 6d Prussian
blue optd 'O.S.' SG O4 single & pair tied by GPO cds, endorsed "Regd" & 'd/8", entire 'CAUTION/Valuable
enclosures should never be forwarded in/unregistered Letters.../...a special registration fee of 8d is levied./This
letter has been registered because it contains/("Coins")' label affixed across the flap, soiled on the reverse. [Covers
franked with the early 'O.S.' Overprints are very scarce. Gibbons do not price SG O1-13 on cover]{Page 77.1}
1891 cover to Broken Hill Bonanza Silver Mining Co in Melbourne (b/s) with scarce franking of 9d rose-lilac tied by
23mm 'REGISTERED ADELAIDE' squared-circle, curved 'REGISTERED/No' h/s, slightly truncated at left.
536 CL B - quadruple-rate cover with Balhannah Freehold Gold Mining Co imprint on the flap, to a mining company in
Melbourne with 2d & 9d - rare on inter-Colonial mail - tied by Adelaide squared-circle, 'REGISTERED/No' h/s,
vertical fold at left & a few tonespots, minor repaired peripheral tears consistent with the contents having been
rather bulky. [The rate was 2d per ½oz x4 + 3d registration]
537 C B
538 PS A-
539 C A-
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]
1894 printed 'AVIS DE RECEPTION EN RETOUR' envelope to Missouri with 'REGISTERED ADELAIDE' cds,
London & New York transits and superb 2-line 'ST LOUIS MO/AUG 31 1894' arrival d/s in blue, slit open just in from
the right-hand side. A very rare and early AR usage.{Page 77.2}
1896 advertising cover for the Australian Stamp Company registered to New York with "Bantam" ½d brown strip of
5 & block of 6 - on the reverse - & Montreal transit b/s.
540 CL A - Education Department printed registered cover to 'YORKETOWN' (very fine squared-circle b/s) with Perf 10
'2½d.' on 4d SG 229 horizontal pair - the right-hand unit with Defective Upper Serif on 'S' - (Cat £34 x50+)
541 CL B
542 C B
1896 & 1900 registered OHMS Education Department covers with scarce frankings of 'O.S.' Overprints Type 2 on
'2½d' on Perf 10 4d SG O71 pair, or Type 3 (Wide Setting) 2d & Tannenberg 2½d indigo pair, a bit of staining. (2)
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)
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
543 CL A- - Education Department printed registered cover to Middleton with Tannenberg 2½d violet-blue overprinted 'O.S.'
SG O75 horizontal pair (Cat £15 x50+), 'SOUTHERN RAILWAY' squared-circle b/s, repaired flap tear.
544 C B/A
1902 cover with 'PRIVATE SECRETARY'S/OFFICE/ADELAIDE' cachet in violet, to Hobart with Overprinted 'O.S.'
(Wide Setting) 1d & 2d tied by Murray Bridge squared-circle, repaired flap fault. [With the enclosed letter with
embossed 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE/ADELAIDE' in red & signed "Audrey Tennyson", the Governor's wife]
545 C B - OHMS cover to the USA with scarce franking of 'O.S.' Overprints Type II on ½d & 5d Perf 15 SG O74 (Cat £15
x50+ on cover) tied by 'REGISTERED ADELAIDE' squared-circle, San Francisco transit & Boston arrival b/s, minor
blemishes
546 C B - illustrated advertising cover for Vincent Barry Stamp Dealer, to Sydney with rare albeit philatelic franking of Thin
Postage 9d & KEVII 1d revenue stamp tied by 'REGISTERED ADELAIDE' squared-circle, superb strike of Barry's
dated cachet on the reverse, minor blemishes.
547 C/CL A/B
1903-09 registered covers with "Long Toms" comprising 1) 1903 OHMS to the USA with Thin 'POSTAGE' 8d (minor
faults, Cat $600 on cover), vertical fold at left; 2) 1904 to NZ with Thin 'POSTAGE' 3d & 4d, very fine; 3) 1905 to GB
with 2d x2 - one defective - & Thin 'POSTAGE' 3d; & 4) 1909 to NZ with 1d & Thick 'POSTAGE' 6d.{Page 76.4} (4)
548 C A/B 1905-11 registered covers with "Long Toms" comprising 1) 1905 to Adelaide with Thin 'POSTAGE' 4d & 1d; 2) 1911
Port Adelaide to GB with solo franking of Thick 'POSTAGE' 4d (with defective large registration label); & 3) 1907
Shierlaw front from Maitland with Thick 'POSTAGE' 4d + 1d{Page 76.5} (3)
549 C C
550 PS A
551 C B/A
1906 cover to "Resident Commissioner/Niue Island/Pacific" with Tannenberg 2½d pair unusually tied by small
'R'-in-circle h/s of 'GLENELG' (squared-circle at the base), curved 'REGISTERED/NO' h/s, Sydney & Auckland
transit & superb 'NZ/NIUE 9SP06/ 9 ' arrival b/s, some tonespotting. A remarkable destination.
1911 usage of 3d Registration Envelope (back flaps 44mm & 21mm deep) to New Zealand with 2d tied by Adelaide
cds, early usage of red/white registration label.{Page 76.6}
1912 two covers with Colton Palmer & Preston imprint on the flap, to the USA with Long Type 3d (small faults) or 1d
strip of 3 all with 'O.K' perfin, Adelaide machine cancels. (2)
552 C A-/C - two double-rate covers from the same correspondence but without perfins 1) with Long Type 3d & 1d x2; or 2)
"Via Vancouver" with Long Type 6d (overpaid 1d), nasty paperclip stain. (2)
200
150 T
400
250
1,000
400
300
400 T
300 T
300 T
553
*ODC
Ex Lot 553
NORTHERN TERRITORY: Extensive annotated collection in two cartons with strength in KGVI to modern material
including commercial and/or philatelic covers from most post offices open in this period including Military POs, many
registered plus an array of loose registration labels (this being a feature of the collection with many red/white labels,
provisionals & other scarce types), commercial airmail covers including from small offices, also issued stamps with
a Territory connection, etc. A wonderful opportunity, especially for someone looking for a fascinating new collecting
interest. Ex Robin Occleshaw.{Page 78.1} (Large Qty)
554 C A- A1+ - 1936 Howard Johnson cover with 2d Cable tied by superb 'QUORN-ALICE SPRINGS/9JE36/T.P.O.' cds, light
vertical fold. [Recorded 1934-1940 only by Presgrave who states "...the quantity of mail from this service is
minimal". A 1937 commercial cover sold for $834 at our auction of 7/7/2007]
TASMANIA
555 O A
1853 Couriers Medium Yellowish Paper Early Printings 1d blue SG 2, margins good to large with complete outer
framelines, poor BN cancel, Cat £1300.{Page 79.1}
556 W A- - Second State of the Plate 4d orange SG 8, cut-square with good even margins, a couple of tiny thinspots in the
margin at lower-left, unused, Cat £3500. A very attractive stamp. RPSofV Certificate (2012).{Page 80.1}
557 G A - 4d orange SG 8, margins close to large, superb BN '59' cancel, Cat £425.{Page 80.3}
300 T
558 G A
1855 Chalons Wmk Large Star 1d carmine SG 14 horizontal pair, margins just clear - at lower-left - to good, light
indistinct cancels largely clear of the Queen's face, Cat £1600+. A very scarce multiple.{Page 79.2}
1,500 T
200
850 T
1,500 T
1,250 T
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TASMANIA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 555
Lot 558 Lot 559
559 W A - 2d green SG 16, margins close to large, unused, Cat £4000.{Page 79.3}
2,500 T
560 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.{Page 80.2}
561 F A/C - 4d blue SG 18 block of 6 (3x2), margins in places, the upper units affected by ironed-out creases, light BN
cancels, Cat £720++. [John Bell's census of largest recorded multiples noted one block of 9 - a second was sold for
$4370 at our auction of 30/4/2011 - and two blocks of 6]
562 O B
1856-57 No Watermark 1d pale brick-red SG 19, three good to large margins & just shaved at left, BN '64' of
Hobart, Cat £650. Very scarce.{Page 80.4}
563 F A- - 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 80.7}
564
W? 1857-69 Numeral Watermark selection comprising 1d x10 (one with BPA Certificate that states "genuine,
regummed"), a huge example with Pre-Printing Paper Fold), 2d x6, 4d x5 (one with Star Wmk, cut-into), 6d x4 & 1/-
block of 4, all apparently unused but many (most?) have been cleaned. High catalogue value. Caveat emptor!{Page
80.8} (30)
565 W A - 2d slate-green SG 34 & 4d blue SG 37, both with margins close to good, unused, Cat £525.{Page 80.9}
350 T
566 F B - 4d blue as SG 37 but with obvious Double Print, also with the Watermark Inverted, three good to large margins &
just shaved at the top.
567 P (B)
568 O C
1858 'TASMANIA' 6d dull lilac with Large Star Watermark block of 4, margins close to large, some ironed-out
creasing, unused, Cat £3000+. An unusually attractive multiple of this stamp. BPA Certificate (1947) as the then SG
43 states "creased (as this variety always is)". [Gibbons mention this stamp in a footnote to SG 18 stating
"Examples exist from a creased proof sheet". The footnote should appear below SG 41, the first issue inscribed
'TASMANIA']{Page 80.13}
1863-71 Experimental Separations Pin Perf 5½-9½ at Longford 6d grey-violet SG 107 with evidence of the
perforating on three sides, a little cut-into at the top, manuscript cancellation removed & ironed-out vertical crease,
Cat £475 used. Rare in any condition. RPSofV Certificate (2010). [Postally used examples sold for $1092 & $977 at
our auctions of 30/4/2011 & 23/9/2011 respectively]{Page 80.12}
569 * A 1870-71 Sidefaces Perf 12 10d black with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed SG 131var, large-part o.g.
100
570 * A 1871-78 Sidefaces with Wmk 'TAS' Type 15 9d blue marginal Imperforate Pair SG 148a from the left of the sheet,
margins good to huge, large-part o.g., Cat £450.{Page 80.14}
571 * A 1880-91 Sidefaces with Wmk 'TAS' Type 16 1d pink marginal Imperforate Pair SG 164a from the right of the
sheet, margins just clear to huge, large-part o.g., Cat £325.{Page 80.15}
572 **/* A B1 1905-11 Electrotyped ½d green Perf 11 marginal block of 6 (2x3) from the right of the sheet, the central vertical
perfs being Perf 12½ BW #T7, well cnetred, three units very lightly mounted, three units unmounted, Cat $900++.
573 * A B1 - ½d green Perf 12½ with an extra row of Perf 11 at right BW #T7var.{Page 80.5}
400 T
574 ** 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).
575 * A B1 - 2d violet Perf 12½ vertical strip of 8 from the right of the sheet with an extra row of Perf 11 at right BW #T38,
some sensible perf reinforcing, Cat $3200+. The largest recorded multiple of this variant.
576 * A- B1 - 3d brown Perf 12½ with an extra row of Perf 11 at left BW #T51, the gum a little disturbed, Cat $600. Rare.{Page
80.6}
577 */** A 'SPECIMEN' OVERPRINTS: 1870-91 Sidefaces ½d to 5/- from various issues, the 1d with Overprint Misplaced,
plus 'Halfpenny' on 1d & 'd/2½' on 9d, virtually full o.g. with several being unmounted. (11)
578 * A A1 - 1870-71 Sidefaces 10d black with Overprint Double, excellent centring, large-part o.g. [Unmounted examples sold
for $690 & $391 at our auctions of 12/6/2010 & 30/4/2011 respectively]{Page 80.10}
579 ** A - 1870-91 Sidefaces Local Printing 3d pair with Current Number '47' & London Printing 8d pair with Current Number
'11', full unmounted o.g. (2 pairs)
580 * A B1 - 1899-1900 Pictorials ½d to 6d SG 229-236, very lightly mounted, Cat £475.{Page 80.11}
350
581 W A- C1 - 1902-04 V/Crown Lithographed Pictorials 2d SG 239, additionally with 'ULTRAMAR' (= Overseas) H/S in blue, no
gum. [Bill McCredie's 1900 1d 'ULTRAMAR' sold for $483 at auction last year]{Page 82.1}
400 T
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Lot 556 Lot 557
Lot 560 - Star Watermark
Lot 562 - No Wmk
Lot 573 Lot 576
Lot 563 - Pelure
Ex Lot 564 - Numeral Watermark Group Lot 565 - SG 34 & 37
Lot 578 Lot 580
Lot 568 - SG 107
Lot 567 - Unissued Star Wmk
Lot 570 - SG 148a
Lot 571 - SG 164a

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TASMANIA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
582 W* A 'REPRINT' OVERPRINTS: Couriers 1d & 2d from the defaced plates (no overprint), Sidefaces 1d to 5/-, & Postal
Fiscals Imperf 3d (Overprint Inverted) to 10/-, all but the Couriers with large-part o.g.{Page 82.2} (15)
583 ** A+ - 1863-80 Postal Fiscals Perf 12 on Thin Gummed Card 3d 2/6d 5/- brown & 10/- orange matching marginal blocks
of 12 (6x2) from the top of the right-hand panes, full unmounted o.g. Superb! (4 blocks)
584 R A/B - 1863-80 Postal Fiscals 3d olive-green - not overprinted - complete imperforate sheet of 240 (12x20) on
ungummed & unwatermarked thick wove paper, two horizontal folds (one affecting a row of stamps). Quite
spectacular! [The overall dimensions are 302x561mm]
585 REVENUES: No lot
Offer
586 P A - 1877 Impressed Duty Platypus 10/- £1 & £5 original drawings in pencil on tracing paper (89x115mm) endorsed in
red "9" "10" or "11" at upper-right & with '22 MAR 77' handstamp at upper-centre. Ex De La Rue Archives & Michael
Blake. [The original order was for 14 values to £20 with different geometric shapes & each with a central platypus.
Additional values were subsequently ordered as required] {Page 82.5} (3)
587 P A - c.1880 imperforate plate proofs in black 3d block of 4 on ungummed paper with faint 'TAS' watermark, close even
margins. Ex Michael Blake. [The 'TAS' watermark without upper & lower lines was introduced only in 1880. Only the
2/6d value was issued with this watermark]{Page 82.4}
588 P A - c.1880 imperforate plate proofs in black 2/6d marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet on ungummed paper
with faint 'TAS' watermark, paper, margins just touched (at lower-right) to huge. Ex Michael Blake.{Page 82.3}
TASMANIA - Postal History
589 C A-/B
590 CL B/C
591 C A-/B
592 C A-
593 C B
594 C A-
595 C A
596 C A-
597 C A-
598 C B
Registered mail with 1890 'SAVINGS BANK PACKET ONLY' envelope at the 1d concessional rate, 1897 to London
with Tablets ½d x16 tied by superb BN '93' of 'HUONVILLE', 1900 to the USA with scarce albeit philatelic franking
of 2½d Tablets, 'd./2½' on 9d & 3d Platypus, 1905 to Germany with philatelic franking including 'Halfpenny' on 1d x4
(one with 'Halfoenny' variety), and two others, the condition is variable.{Page 82.6} (6)
OPSO covers 1) 1880 with '[crown]/FREE' cds in red & signed "HughMHull", stained & notations; 2) 1896 with Chief
Secretary frank h/s in violet, soiled; & 3) undated with 'Corporation of Launceston' imprint at upper-right. Scarce trio.
[Hugh Munro Hull was the father of Arthur Basset Hull] (3)
1845 1847 & 1851 entires endorsed "Money Letter" all to Launceston with postmasters' endorsements "Port Sorell"
(on the reverse), "C Head" of Circular Head or "Geo Town" of George Town. [Tasmania was the only Colony that
used the term "Money Letter" instead of "Registered"] (3)
1869 cover with 'MOLESWORTH JEFFERY' imprint at lower-left, to Kent with a good strike of the sender's
'BOURNBANK/Parish of/Wellington/1865' private handstamp, Chalons 1d x2 & 4d - with trimmed perfs - tied by BN
'63' of New Norfolk, very fine strike of the 2-line 'N NORFOLK/6 9 69' handstamp alongside, superb
'TUNBRIDGE-WELLS' arrival b/s. Most attractive.{Page 76.7}
1888 cover to England with very scarce franking of De La Rue Sidefaces 8d brown-purple pair, poor BN '100' of
'CORNERS' (light cds at lower-left) & 'REGISTERED' h/s, minor blemishes.
1896 OPSO cover with Post & Telegraph imprint at lower-left & part GPO Frank h/s in rosine, registered to England
with Chalon 6d dull claret SG 143 tied by Hobart duplex, octagonal 'REGISTERED/HOBART' h/s in blue. Ex Hans
Karman: acquired for $1150 at auction in 2004. The combination of registration of a franked cover with payment of
the overseas postage & registration fee (overpaid ½d), makes this a highly desirable item. {Page 76.8}
1900-02 stampless Devonport Town Board wrappers with different rates headers & on different coloured stocks.
Nice trio. (3)
1902 cover to Missouri with Tablets ½d plus Pictorials 1d & 2d x2 tied by Hobart cds, 'R'-in-val h/s, San Francisco
transit & distorted 'ST LOUIS MO/JUN 28 1902' 2-line arrival b/s.
1908 PPC to the USA with unframed 31mm 'MONEY ORDER OFFICE/20NOV1908/+HOBART+' cds - not
previously seen by us - in blue at upper-left, 1d only tied by Hobart cds, endorsed "T/10c", US 'Due 2 Cents' h/s &
unusual 'INS POSTAGE/...' cds in violet partly obscured by Postage Due 2c.{Page 82.8}
1911 internal usage of 'AVIS DE RECEPTION' form to 'DUNNACK' with Pictorials ½d & 2d tied by 'OATLANDS'
cds, usual folds & minor discolouration.
599 C B - usage of printed registration envelope with OHMS heading & Treasury imprint, to Forth (b/s) with late usage of
Tablets 5d perf 'T' (blind perfin) tied by Hobart cds (day slug inverted), minor blemishes.{Page 82.9}
600
601
602
PS FRANK STAMPS: 1892 'POST OFFICE LAUNCESTON' in blue to Victoria, 1893 GPO in black to England & 1899
Treasury in blue to Swansea, all registered - the last a printed registration envelope - and very scarce thus.{Page
82.7} (3)
PS
S
POSTAL STATIONERY: Mostly philatelic registered usages comprising 1897 1d Postal Card to Switzerland
uprated with ½d & 3d Platypus; ½d red+½d orange PTPO Envelope to Sydney with 4d bistre Sideface; and four
different Registration Envelopes including 1884 with Unframed 'R' commercially used to Victoria & 1894 to Germany
with 2/6d Postal Fiscal; condition variable. Scarce lot. (6)
POSTMARKS: Three small stockbooks with a completely unsorted array of numeral cancels & cds on Sidefaces &
Pictorials plus a few Chalons. (600+)
603 S B - First Allocation '15' of Brown's River very fine strike on Imperf 4d blue (margins good to large, thinned), and
Second Allocation '71' of Port Esperance on Perf 10 4d pale blue. Scarce pair. (2)
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Lot 581 Ex Lot 582
Lot 588
Lot 587
Ex Lot 586 - Three Original Drawings
Ex Lot 589 - Six Registered Covers
Ex Lot 600 - Registered Franked Covers x3
Lot 597 - Unrecorded Money Order Office cds
Lot 599 - Registered OHMS with 'T' Perfin

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
VICTORIA - 1850-59 "Half-Lengths"
References for this section come from Gary Diffen's superb collection offered by Spink on 14/11/2007.
Ex Lot 604
604
O
Attractive selection comprising 1d x11 (including a vertical pair, & one apparently unused), 2d x3 & 3d x11
(including Perf 12), mostly with four margins & including a few unusually large stamps, generally sound to very fine;
plus Jeffryes 2d & 3d "used" forgeries; high catalogue value.{Page 83.1} (27)
1,500
Ex Lot 605
605
W
Twenty apparently unused Half Lengths including a few attractive stamps but mostly with problems. Huge catalogue
value. Five with RPSofV Certificates. [An opportunity to inexpensively fill some nagging holes]{Page 83.2} (20)
1,000 T
Lot 606 Lot 607
606 G C
THOMAS HAM: Original State of the Dies 1d dull chocolate-brown SG 1b, margins at places & a little cut-into at
the top, tiny thin spot, central Butterfly '1' of Melbourne, Cat £2250. [While stamps from the Original State of the
Dies are usually identified from the very thin line of colour above 'VICTORIA', this is a distinctive shade]{Page 83.3}
607 G B - 2d brown-lilac & 2d grey-lilac SG 3 & 3a, both with the margins just touching to large, each with an ironed-out
horizontal crease, Butterfly '15' cancels of Geelong, Cat £950.{Page 83.4}
600 T
400
Lot 608 Ex Lot 609 Lot 610
608 W D - Second State of the Dies 3d blue with Major "Holdup Victim" Retouch in the Right-Hand Border SG7a, 3½
margins but defective at lower-right, unused, Cat £5500. Rare: Gary Diffen had no unused example of SG 7a. Ex Dr
Wawn & Rodney Perry. Rodney Perry Certificate (2006). [Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 46 (vii)]{Page 83.5}
500 T

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VICTORIA - 1850-59 "Half-Lengths" (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
609 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+.{Page 83.6} (2)
610 W B - 3d pale greenish blue SG 11b, margins at places, unused, Cat £3250. Rare: Gary Diffen stated that only three
unused examples are recorded. Ex Henry Harvey & Rodney Perry. Rodney Perry Certificate (2006). [Gary Diffen's
fine example sold for £2115]{Page 83.7}
575
750 T
Lot 611 Lot 613 Lot 612
611 W D - Vertical Drapes 2d lilac-drab SG 13b from the base of the sheet, damaged at the top & thinned at lower-left,
unused, Cat £6500. Rare: Gary Diffen stated that only three unused examples are recorded. RPSofV Certificate
(2008). [Gary Diffen's two fine examples sold for £4700 each]{Page 84.1}
612 W (B) - White Veils 3d blue with Prominent Retouch of the Right-Hand Frame SG 14c, margins just clear to large,
creased & repaired fault at upper-right, unused, Cat £2750. Rare: Gary Diffen stated that of the nine retouches, only
seven unused examples in total are recorded. Ex Baron de Ferrary, Charles Lathrop Pack, Dr Wawn & Rodney
Perry. Rodney Perry Certificate (2006). {Page 84.3}
613 W B - 3d blue with Prominent Retouch at Upper-Left SG 14c, margins just touched to large except at top where just
shaved, unused, Cat £2750. Rare. Ex Henry Harvey & Rodney Perry. Rodney Perry Certificate (2006). [Gary
Diffen's very fine retouch sold for £2350]{Page 84.2}
500 T
500 T
1,000 T
Lot 614 Lot 615 Lot 616 Lot 617
614 W C - Fourth State of the Die (Coarse Background) with Vertical Drapes 2d lilac-grey SG 16 from the lower-right
corner of the sheet, large margins at right & the base, shaved at the top & a little cut-into at left, unused, Cat £4500.
Rare: Gary Diffen stated that only eight unused examples are recorded. RPSofV Certificate (2008). {Page 84.4}
615 W B - another example in a deeper shade, margins just touching to large except where just cut-into at upper-right,
closed pinhole by 'A' of 'VICTORIA', unused, Cat £4500. RPSofV Certificate (2008). [Gary Diffen's two examples
sold for £4465 (very fine) & £2350 respectively]{Page 84.5}
616 W A- - 2d deep grey SG 16a [24] from the right of the sheet, margins just clear to huge, tiny thin spot at upper-right,
unused, Cat £5000+. Rare: Gary Diffen stated only 3 unused examples are recorded. Rodney Perry Certificate
(2006) states "showing secondary cut-transfer affecting whole of right border". [Superior to Gary Diffen's example -
stated to be the finest known but a little cut-into at the top & base - that sold for £3760]{Page 84.6}
617 W A- - 2d brown-lilac SG 16b, margins just clear to huge except at the base where just touched, unused, Cat £4000.
Rare: absent from Gary Diffen's collection. RPSofV Certificate (2008).{Page 84.7}
500 T
1,250 T
3,000 T
2,500 T
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VICTORIA - 1850-59 "Half-Lengths" (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 618 Lot 619 Lot 620
Lot 621
618 W C - 2d cinnamon SG 17, margins just touching to huge except at lower-left where a little cut-into, unused, Cat £2750.
RPSofV Certificate (2008). [Gary Diffen's three examples of diminishing quality sold for £2232, £1057 & £705
respectively]{Page 85.1}
619 W B - 2d drab SG 17a, margins just touching to large, minor wrinkling & tiny stain on the reverse, unused, Cat £3000.
Rare: Gary Diffen stated only 10 examples recorded "all of which are defective". Rodney Perry Certificate (2006).
[At least the equal of Gary Diffen's example - stated to be the finest known - that sold for £2115]{Page 85.2}
620 W C - 2d pale dull brown SG 17b, large margin at right & a little cut-into elsewhere, unused, Cat £2750. [Most unused
examples of this shade are defective]{Page 85.3}
621 W B - 2d pale dull brown SG 17b [4] marginal example from the top of the sheet, margins just clear to huge with a chunk
of the adjoining unit at right, minor blemishes, unused apparently with large-part o.g., Cat £2750. An enormous
stamp. Ex Charles Lathrop Pack, Dr Wawn & Gary Diffen (where stated it is "the second finest" of only eight unused
examples recorded): acquired for £1410. BPA Certificate (1988). {Page 85.4}
500 T
1,000 T
800 T
1,000 T
622 W B
Lot 623 Lot 622 Lot 624
CAMPBELL & CO: 1d orange-red SG 23, margins just shaved - at top - to huge, unused, Cat £2250. RPSofV
Certificate (2012). [Gary Diffen's two very fine examples sold for £3055 & £4112 respectively]{Page 85.6}
623 W B - 3d blue SG 24, margins just touched - at lower-left - to good, unused, Cat £850. {Page 85.5}
400 T
624 *? A- - 3d blue SG 24, margins close to large, tiny thin spot, unused apparently with large-part o.g., Cat £850. RPSofV
Certificate (2012). {Page 85.7}
1,000 T
500 T
625 W B
Lot 625 Lot 627
CAMPBELL & FERGUSSON: 1d brown SG 26, margins just clear to large, striking rich shade, a couple of minor
faults, Cat £2500. Rare: Gary Diffen stated only 8 unused examples are recorded. RPSofV Certificate (2008). [Gary
Diffen's two very fine examples sold for £3290 & £1410 respectively]{Page 85.8}
626 O A- - 1d orange-brown strip of 3 SG 27 & 1d pink vertical pair SG 28, both with four clear margins, Cat £480. (5)
250
627
W - 1d pink SG 28 (margins close to large, thinned), 1d lilac-rose SG 28b (margins close to large, small tear) & 1d dull
brown-red SG 28c (margins just shaved to good, thinned), unused, Cat £3700+. Separate RPSofV Certificates
(2012).{Page 85.9}
1,000 T
750 T

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Ex Lot 633 - Half-Length Forgeries
Lot 645 - Unused Shades
Ex Lot 636
Ex Lot 635 - Unused/Mint Classics x10
Lot 654
Ex Lot 641 - Unused Queen-on-Thrones x18 with Huge Catalogue Value
Lot 642 - SG 18
Lot 644 - Unused
Ex Lot 646
Ex Lot 650
Lot 655 - Error of Colour
Ex Lot 643 - Queen-on-Throne Forgeries Study

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VICTORIA - 1850-59 "Half-Lengths" (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 628 Lot 629
628 W B - 1d rose SG 28a, margins good to large, shallow thinning, unused, Cat £1000.{Page 87.1}
380
629 * C - 1d lilac-rose SG 28b with "Second Sceptre" Secondary Flaw, margins good to huge except at left where a little
cut-into, creased, unused with part-o.g., Cat £1200+. RPSofV Certificate (2012).{Page 87.2}
400 T
Lot 630
Ex Lot 632 Lot 631
630 W C - 3d greenish blue SG 29a, three good margins but a little cut-into at the top, ironed-out vertical crease, unused,
Cat £1400. {Page 87.3}
631 W A- - 3d deep blue SG 31c, large even margins, small central thin, unused, Cat £1200. RPSofV Certificate (2012). [A
much larger stamp than Gary Diffen's example that sold for £881]{Page 87.5}
632 G A
633
WO
VICTORIA
OTHER ISSUES: 1859 Perf 12 by Robinson 3d blue Half-Length SG 78, four unusually fine examples, two - one on
piece - with superb "killer" '1' cancels of Melbourne, Cat £520.{Page 87.4} (4)
FORGERIES: Scarce group comprising 1d x2, 2d x2 & perforated 3d all by the same "artist", plus 1d block of 6 in
purple & 1d block of 8 in bright rose by another fraudster.{Page 86.1} (19)
300
750 T
300
350 T
634
635
W*O
Ex Lot 634
Attractive collection including Imperf 1/- Octagonal (2), Woodblocks 6d (2), 6d 'TOO LATE' & 1/- 'REGISTERED',
Rouletted at GPO 4d, 6d & 1/- 'REGISTERED', Rouletted by Calvert 6d with serrated side perfs, 1861 1d SG 103
unused, Laureates Wmk Numerals 8d orange used, 10d dull purple & 1/- SG 123-4 unused, Saunders Perf 13 9d
SG 172 *, 1873 ½d on 1d SG 174 *, 1884 Stamp Duty £1 CTO, £2, £6 & £9 (fiscal cancels), Perf 12½ £10 pale
mauve SG 279 (CTO), 1884 High Values £50 dull purple CTO, 1885 optd 'STAMP DUTY' 1/- unused, 1896 6d
unused, 15/- (2, CTO), 1897 Charity *, 1900 Patriotic Fund *, 1901 1/- ** & 5/- *, KEVII £1 salmon used & £1 dull
rose *, Postage Dues 1890 10d, 2/- & 5/-, 1900 2/- *, Officials perf ‘OS’ including 1901 1/- *, 2/- unused, 5/- used &
£2 CTO. High catalogue value. Close inspection recommended.{Page 87.6} (500+)
W* Classics comprising Woodblocks Imperf 6d x3 (all with full margins, one with large-part o.g.), another with dubious
roulettes, 'REGISTERED' 1/- (used, on small piece) & Perf 12 2/- (poorly centred, large-part o.g.), Octagonal 1/-
Imperf (slightly trimmed at left) & Perf 12 x2 (both with large-part o.g.), and Queen-on-Throne 1d (large-part o.g.),
condition variable but presentable, Cat £2800+ (not including the rouletted 6d).{Page 86.4} (10)
636 *GV A 1880s group with 'Specimen.' h/s comprising Bell 9d & 2/-, Naish 6d 8d & 2/-, Astley 6d, plus 9d green, 1/-
brown-red, 1/6d orange & 1/6d blue, mostly with large-part o.g.; also KEVII £1 commercially used, and £1 & £2 both
perf 'OS' & CTO.{Page 86.3} (13)
2,000
600 T
500

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Lot 649 - Rare Pair
Ex Lot 651 - Ex Charles Lathrop Pack
Lot 653 - Nine Unmounted !
Lot 652 - Full Unmounted Original Gum !
Lot 658 - Proof
Ex Lot 661
Ex Lot 657
Ex Lot 666 Lot 660
Ex Lot 667

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VICTORIA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
637
O
Neat collection with Half-Lengths 1d x9, 2d x3 & 3d x10 (one Perf 12), Queen on Throne 1d unused, Woodblocks
6d Serpentine, 6d Serrated, 'TOO LATE', 'REGISTERED' x2 & Perf 12 2/- x2, Emblems including 1d strip of 4,
Laureates 8d orange & 10d grey x2, Stamp Duty £2 apparently postally used, later issues to 5/- x3, perf 'OS' to 5/-
x2, Postage Dues selection & a few commercial perfins, condition variable. Inspection recommended. (100s)
1,000
Ex Lot 638
638
O
Two album pages of Misplaced Perforations including 1/- Octagonal, Double Perforations including Beaded Ovals
3d maroon, Pre-Printing Paper Folds etc, also Emblems 1d with HUGE Cracked Electro, Laureates 2d wing-margin
pair with large-part imprint. Terrific lot for the varieties enthusiast.{Page 89.1} (28 items)
500
639
640
641
Ex Lot 639
*O Carton with an untidy accumulation of auction lots, album pages & packets plus two quality Schaubek stockbooks of
postmarks. Close examination is demanded because just our cursory inspection yielded Half Lengths, lots of
Emblems with multiples including Wove Paper No Wmk 1d block of 4, Beaded Ovals 6d orange with certificate,
1900 Charity pair mint, KEVII £1 & £2 both CTO, Coil Trial 1d block of 12 overprinted with thick bars, forgeries
etc.{Page 89.2} (Qty)
O
1852-56 Queen-on-Throne 2d used group including Ham 2d purple-brown SG 18b, Campbell x17, Campbell &
Fergusson x13, includes six pairs and a wide range of shades. (31)
W - selection identified by our vendor as comprising Recess by Thomas Ham 2d SG 18, Campbell & Co 2d x11
including SG 19b (unpriced unused) & SG 19c (stated only "2-3 known", minor defects), and Campbell & Fergusson
2d x7 including SG 38b (large-part o.g., unpriced unused), eleven have full margins, condition variable, all
apparently unused, STC £6125 plus the two unpriced. Unusual opportunity.{Page 86.6} (18)
642 W A+ - Recess by Thomas Ham 2d reddish brown SG 18, large even margins, unused, Cat £375. Superb!{Page 86.7} 350 T
643
PWO - beautifully presented study of the forgeries comprising Letters 'SW' first forgery x4 (one "unused"), second
forgery First (stated to be the only recorded example), Second (stated to be the only recorded example) & Third (2)
States, Jeffryes' forgery proofs with no corner letters x2 plus 'WZ' x3 (different "cancels") & 'XA' x2, Panelli First
State x5 & Second State x2, unattributed on highly surfaced paper, & photographic (bromide) pair, condition a bit
mixed but many are fine to very fine. A very scarce group.{Page 86.12} (26)
644 W C
1854-55 Woodblocks 6d 'TOO LATE' lilac & green SG 33, margins good to large, ironed-out vertical crease & filled
thins, unused, Cat £1800. RPSofV Certificate (2012). [This is the largest unused example we have offered]
2,000
250
2,000 T
500 T
Victoria was the first "country" anywhere in the world to issue Late Fee and Registration Stamps. Both stamps
were printed from the same keyplate, as proven by the existence of the tiny 'ONE SHILLING' & 'REGISTERED' to
the left & right respectively of the point of the Queen's neck on both stamps.{Page 86.8}
645 * A 1856-58 Perkins Bacon Queen-on-Throne Rouletted 6d bright blue SG 73 & 6d light blue SG 73a horizontal pair,
large-part o.g., Cat £1000+. [The pair is the equal-largest recorded multiple. Kellow at page 104 states "Unused
multiples of this value are very rare. Only one block of 4, in the Royal Collection, is recorded"] {Page 86.2}
646
W
647 H B
648
O
1857-59 Emblems comprising Imperf Star Wmk 1d x2 & 4d and No Wmk 2d, Rouletted on Laid Paper 2d
brown-lilac & 2d violet, and Perf 12 on Laid Paper 4d, Wmk 'ONE/PENNY' 1d (trimmed perfs) & Wmk '2' 2d,
condition variable, unused, Cat £1900.{Page 86.9} (9)
1860 Beaded Ovals 6d orange SG 93 used, duplex cancel, Cat £325. [Difficult stamp, which is rated as the
scarcest face-different stamp of Victoria by most enthusiasts.]
1863-81 Laureates annotated range on Hagners including 8d orange x2, 10d grey, Wmk '8' 3d lilac, V/Crown 3d
lilac x2, 5/- blue & red x7 etc, a couple of pairs noted, generally fine to very fine. (127)
750 T
750
500 T
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Lot 663 - Scarce as Hens' Teeth !
Lot 664 - An Amazing Stamp, shown at Actual Size !
Ex Lot 665 - Humungous Stamps, including an Unrecorded Surcharge

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VICTORIA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
649 * A/B - Wmk Single-Lined Numerals 8d orange SG 112 horizontal pair, the second unit with short perfs at the base,
large-part o.g., Cat £950+. A rare & unusually fine multiple. [Only two other pairs - one of which has been rejoined -
have been recorded]{Page 88.1}
650 *W A/B - 1865-67 Emergency Printings 3d lilac Wmk '8' SG 118 selection comprising seven examples with part to
large-part o.g., (one thinned) including two with Colour Flaws (in different positions) and another with Distorted
Frameline Under 'TO' of 'VICTORIA', also two unused examples (one thinned), Cat £1440. Scarce assembly. Ex
Charles Lathrop Pack.{Page 86.10} (9)
651 *W A/C - 1867-81 V/Crown 3d lilac SG 183/a group comprising seven examples with part to large-part o.g., (one badly
thinned, several others with small thins), one with Distorted Frameline Under 'TO' of 'VICTORIA', plus two examples
without gum; also two examples of the grey-lilac shade one with part o.g., the other unused; Cat £2550 (excluding
the badly thinned stamp). Ex Charles Lathrop Pack. [Kellow states at page 159 "Both printings are much rarer
unused than the earlier printing on single-lined '8' paper, and no unused multiples are recorded"] {Page 88.2} (11)
652 ** A+ 1873 Surcharge '½ ½/HALF' on Perf 12 1d green SG 175 marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the right of the sheet, well
centred, full unmounted o.g., Cat £480++. Superb! A rare multiple, especially of this quality.{Page 88.3}
653 ** A+ 1878 Emergency Printings on Coloured Papers ½d rose-red/pink SG 195 block of 10 (5x2), the upper-right hand
unit with small paper-hinge remainder otherwise with full unmounted o.g., Cat £600++. Superb!{Page 88.4}
654 * A- C1 1884 Stamp Duty 1884 10/- brown/rose with Wmk Upright SG 240c, large-part-o.g, Cat £750.{Page 86.5}
500
655 G A C1
656
1885-95 Naish 'STAMP DUTY' 4d lilac Error of Colour SG 300b, excellent colour, Melbourne duplex of DE24/86,
Cat £1000. Ex Wise (1956) & Dr Donald Forster. Undated RPSofV Certificate Number 18 (!). One of the finest
examples we have seen. [A very fine example sold for $1092 at our auction of 14/4/2005. A faded example sold for
$920 at our auction of 4/3/2006]{Page 86.11}
W* 1901-12 Commonwealth Period 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)
657 ** A - ½d corner block of 16, 1d 1/- 2/- & 5/- are blocks of 4, 2d strip of 5, 2½d two pairs, 3d & 6d blocks of 6, 4d corner
block of 9 with Double Perfs at Left, 5d pair & strip of 3, & 9d strip of 4, also 3d slate-green SG 362 & 'ONE PENNY'
on 2d blocks of 4, mostly marginal, full unmounted o.g., Cat £835++ (minimum, for mounted). A very scarce
group.{Page 88.5} (16 items)
658 W A C1
1901-12 V/Crown 2d mauve plate proof on brownish cartridge paper BW #V58PP(2), corner pair, Cat $1500.{Page
88.7}
659 V A A1 - KEVII Perf 12½ £1 rose with Watermark Sideways BW #V125a & £2 deep blue with Watermark Sideways
#V130a, CTO cancels, Cat $550. (2)
660 * A A1 PERFORATED 'OS': 1905-13 Crown/A Perf 12½ KEVII £2 blue BW #V132b, excellent centring, very lightly
mounted, grossly undercatalogued at $1200 (2004). The finest of the few examples we have seen: acquired for
$3680 at our auction of 12/5/2007. [The ACSC states "Punctured OS stamps are rare, and it seems possible that
most of the quantity produced were never used and were subsequently destroyed"] {Page 88.9}
661 * A B1 REPRINTS: Stamp Statute 1d to £5 (ex 10/-) overprinted 'Reprint' or 'REPRINT' (the £5), large-part o.g. [A set to £1
- including the 10/- but without the £5 - sold for $661 at our auction of 30/4/2011]{Page 88.6} (10)
VICTORIA - Revenues
1,500
450
750
1,000 T
800
2,500
500 T
500
500
300
3,000
750
662
Ex Lot 662
WO BEER DUTY: 1881 Laureates 2d blue, 4d green (used, repaired faults), 10d vermilion (used, repaired faults), 1/6d
indigo/blue (unlisted), 3/- dull violet, 4/- violet/mauve, 6/- black/yellow (used), 8/6d ochre/yellow & 9/- ochre/yellow,
unused, Elsmore Online Cat $4000 + the unlisted 1/6d.{Page 91.1} (9)
663 W A - 1881 Laureates 8/6d ochre/yellow & 9/- ochre/yellow both with 'DRAWBACK' Overprint in blue, unused, Elsmore
Online Cat $950. Rare.{Page 90.1}
664 O C A1 - 1892 4/1½d mauve 'ONE KILDERKIN', remarkably well centred, small repair at top & stained but intact, Elsmore
Online Cat $400. This enormous stamp measures 132x53mm!!{Page 90.2}
665 P A - 1903 'BARLEY, MALT & HOPS EXCLUSIVELY' Imperf 4d black/dark grey (Elsmore Online Cat $170), 10d
black/pale grey (unlisted) & 5/6d black/yellow (unlisted), the last with a previously unrecorded '5/10' surcharge
handstamp in violet, unused.{Page 90.3} (3)
3,000
750
250
500

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Lot 669
Lot 690 - Quartet of Rare Barred Numerals
Lot 670
Lot 691 - RRRR
Lot 688 - on SView
Lot 689 - RRRR
Ex Lot 671 - Double Impressions
Lot 675 - to Mecklenburg-Scwerin
Lot 692 - Only Two Recorded
Lot 674 - Ex Floyd Risvold
Lot 676 - Earliest Recorded Cover to Hamburg
Ex Lot 685 - French Mailboat Datestamps
Lot 682 - English Mail TPO Late Fee

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VICTORIA - Revenues (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
666 O A-
STAMP DUTY: Fiscally used group comprising 1884 Perf 12½ £5 rose-red & £10 mauve SG 278-79, 1884 High
Values £25 dull yellowish green with Watermark Upright, £25 dull blue green with Watermark Sideways, £50 bright
violet with Watermark Sideways, 1886 £5 to £9, minor faults.{Page 88.8} (10)
667 O A-/B - better values comprising 35/-, 45/-, Large Format £5 pink x2 (shades) to £10 mauve, pen cancels and pinholes as
usual.{Page 88.10} (10)
668 *W A/A- - post-1901 Perf 11 5/- olive (large-part o.g.), 6/- apple-green, 8/- carmine & 10/- yellow-brown, gum redistributed or
regummed. (4)
669 O B
ULTRA HIGH VALUES: Selection comprising Third Printing £25 deep green with the Watermark Sideways SG
280c; Fifth Printing £25 deep yellow-green Perf 12½ & Perf 12 both with the Watermark Upright SG 283ca; First
Printing £50 bright mauve SG 281; Third Printing £50 bright aniline violet SG 281; Fourth Printing £50 mauve;
Thirteenth Printing £25 yellow-green with the Watermark Sideways, all stamps with mss cancels.{Page 92.1}
670 O C C3 - First Printing £25 yellow-green with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) SG 280a, minor stains & a few trimmed
perfs, mss cancel "28 Jany 1880". Ex Purves. The great rarity of the series, with only one other example - with
'CANCELLED' perfin - recorded. Only 18 stamps were printed, on 24/12/1879.{Page 92.3}
671 O A/B - Fifteenth Printing £25 deep green two examples with the Watermark Sideways (one also Reversed) and both with
prominent Double Impressions, the first mostly evident at the upper-right, the other more extensive affecting
three-quarters of the design, the latter with minor faults. Rare varieties.{Page 92.4} (2)
VICTORIA - Postal History
672
CPS
673 C A
674 C A-
675 C B
676 C C
Album with a few revenues on receipts, hand-illustrated front, perf 'OS' to 3d including 1d on University of
Melbourne cover, 1884 Ye Olde English Xms invitation card (sadly with the stamp removed), a few TPO
datestamps on cards etc, condition variable. (100+)
1851 (Aug 19) stampless entire to Scotland "p Shamrock Steamer to Sydney thence direct" with Melbourne b/s &
two different Sydney Ship Letter cds, London transit & Edinburgh arrival b/s of 'JAN/Q 12 A/1852', docketing on the
face otherwise very fine. [Between June 1849 & Sept 1852 there were no contract sailings from Australia & all mail
was sent by private ship]
1856 cover to London with Woodblocks Imperf 6d orange x2 & 1/- 'REGISTERED' (all with margins just touching to
large) tied by BN '1' of Melbourne (b/s), 'REGISTERED/=GPO=' arrival d/s on the face, docketing on the reverse. Ex
Floyd Risvold. Very attractive.{Page 92.10}
1857 large-part outer to Mecklenburg "pSimla/via Marseille" with Imperf 6d Woodblock tied by poor BN '1' of
Melbourne (b/s), French 'AUSTRALIE V SUEZ' marine sorter cds, two German b/s & various rate markings to
address the short-payment. [Ben Palmer records 6 covers to Mecklenburg-Schwerin: this item is the second earliest
but is not included in his census] {Page 92.9}
1858 (July 17) cover to "Hamburg/Germany" with Emblems 1d pair & 1/- Octagonal (defective) tied by light BN '61'
of 'MARYBOROUGH' (oval b/s), London transit cds & superb 'P.'-in-oval h/s both in red, oval 'St.P.A/21Oct58' b/s,
overall soiling & the flap removed. [Ben Palmer records 18 covers to Hamburg. This item is not in his census &
predates his earliest entry by 6 months]{Page 92.11}
677 C A- - mourning cover from GB with 6d mauve (trimmed wing-margin) tied by 'MANCHESTER - 498' duplex, to "Wm
Henry Foster/Chinese Protector/Ballarat/Melbourne" (!) [Almost 10,000 Chinese migrated to the Victorian diggings,
mostly at Ballarat & Bendigo. William Henry Foster supervised six Chinese "villages" in Ballarat East]
678 C A
1861 cover to England with very fine Perf 12 1/- Octagonal tied by very fine BN '40' of 'ECHUCA' (superb oval b/s
recut with the crown removed: recorded for 18 months only). For the quality-conscious buyer.
500
600
100
800
350
300
200
250
1,000
500 T
450 T
150 T
250
679 C A-
680 C A
681 PS B
Lot 679
Lot 680
1866 cover to Long Gully with Laureates 4d tied by very fine BN '109' of 'TARADALE' (b/s), largely superb b/s of the
scarce octagonal 'DOWN/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/AP 2 66/VICTORIA/MG4' d/s, 'SANDHURST' (Bendigo)
transit & poor 'LONG GULLY' arrival b/s, opened-out for display. Ex JRW Purves & Roy Holland. {Page 93.1}
1880 mourning cover from England with ½d (fault) 1d & 2½d blue x2 tied by 'CREWKERNE - 230' duplex,
addressed to John Blythe & Co overstamped with superb strike of the very rare 'RETURNED UNCLAIMED FROM'
h/s in the same shade of purple as the Melbourne DLO b/s of OC31/84 (4 years after originally received in
Victoria!). The only example of the handstamp we have recorded.{Page 93.2}
1890 usage of Shire of Euroa 1d apple-green Envelope - a very scarce issue - with 'POST & TELEGRAPH
OFFICE/EUROA' "Belt & Buckle" datestamp, minor blemishes.
800
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250

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VICTORIA - Postal History (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
682 PS A
683 C B
684 C B
685 C A/B
VICTORIA - Postmarks
686
SD
1900 usage of 1½d on 2d UPU Postal Card to Germany uprated with 1½d green pair & 3d bistre tied by superb
strikes of the 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO' duplex, superb 'GROSSAMMENSLABEN' arrival cds on the face. Spectacular!
[The additional postage paid the special 6d late fee for posting at Spencer Street Railway Station]{Page 92.13}
1901-12 bundle of mostly covers, most with MO&SB or similar cds with a few scarcer types including Ballarat East,
Creswick & Seymour, most are registered. (20)
1903 cover with all-over illustrated advertisement on the reverse for J Webber & Son Cooperage (barrel-makers)
captioned 'THE LARGEST IN THE STATE', from Geelong to New York "Via Frisco", minor stain on the face.
FRENCH MAILBOATS: 1860 cover front to France with Queen-on-Throne 6d tied by BN '12' of Port Albert, light but
clear 'AUSTRALIA/V SUEZ AMB' cds in red; 1876 cover to France with DLR 2d x6 tied by BN '50' of
'RUNNYMEDE' (cds below, ERD of only two recorded examples) with 'AUSTRALIE V SUEZ/ALEXANDRIE' cds in
red; and 1899 1½d on 2d Postal Card to Germany with octagonal 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No 1' d/s (LRD on mail from
Australia). Scarce trio. Ex Roy Holland.{Page 92.12} (3)
Range of mostly part-strikes on Kangaroos with values to 5/- all different including oval 'POST O[FFICE]/
COLLIN[GWOOD]' on 5/-, 'DIAMOND CK UPPER', 'MONEY ORDER/HAWTHO[RN]', '[HAPPY-GO]-LUCKY' & BN
522' on First Wmk 9d block of 4, 'ROSEBRO[OK]', '[T]YAAK', 'WOOS[ANG]', oval 'Post Office/Yackandandah' in
blue, 'YANNATHAN' etc. Colourful lot. Ex John Forrest. (194)
600
250 T
150
350
400
687
SD
688 S B C1
Ex Lot 687
Excellent all-different collection all on KGV Heads with a high percentage of 2d oranges - a great stamp for
postmarks - & mostly on piece. Numerous outstanding strikes & lots of scarce to rare items including 'BALD ROCK',
'BEAUCHAMP', 'BOOROOPKI', 'BOWMANS FOREST EAST', 'BROWN COAL MINE', 'CHRISTMAS HILL',
'CONGUPNA TOWNSHIP', 'COSTERFIELD SOUTH', 'TO DROUIN SOUTH', 'DUNCANS ROAD', 'GOSCHEN',
'GOYURA', 'GRACEDALE HOUSE' in blue, 'HINNOMUNJIE BRIDGE' (the only recorded example), 'HOWQUA',
'JOHNSTONE'S HILL', 'LESLIE MANOR', 'MAJORS LINE', 'McLEOD MILITARY CAMP', 'MT DANDENONG NTH',
'MYRRHEE', 'NYANG' (ERD of only 3 recorded), 'ST FILLANS', 'SASSAFRAS SOUTH', 'STAFFORDSHIRE RF',
'VESPER', 'WEEAPROINAH', 'RO WILLUNG SOUTH', 'WIMBA', etc. Ex John Forrest.{Page 94.1} (850+)
"BUTTERFLIES": '9' of Flooding Creek watery strike on NSW Sydney Views 2d (3½ very close margins). Rated
RRR.{Page 92.5}
689 B A1 - '43' of Kinlochewe/Donnybrook superb strike in black on Half-Lengths Ham 2d. Rated RRRR. {Page 92.7}
400
690
S
BARRED NUMERALS: Quality selection comprising fine to superb strikes of First Type '98' of Malmesbury, First
Type '289' of Hotham, Types 2 and 3 '400' of Warburton/Hoddles Creek, '610' of Couangalt (the stamp is defective),
'839' of Golden Gully and '2026' of Valencia Creek. Both '400' are rated RR; all others are rated RRR.{Page 92.2}
691 S B A2 - '474' of Matlock (1) very fine large-part strike on Laureates 4d. Rated RRRR. Ex John Forrest. PO 21/7/1864;
closed 15/3/1934. [Goldmining. Gippsland: 5km S of Wood's Point]{Page 92.6}
692 D A A1+
DATESTAMPS: rubber 'HUON LANE/17SEP00' cds (the earlier of only two recorded examples) superb strike in
violet on 1d & 2d pair. PO 1/11/1889; renamed Huon c.1921. [The normal cds recorded between 1896 and 1908.
This was probably a locally manufactured emergency cancellation] {Page 92.8}
2,000
250 T
450
200
300
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VICTORIA - Postmarks (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
693
CPS
Ex Lot 693
TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 1888-1915 English Mail TPO single-frame exhibit with many better items
including duplex tying Stamp Duty 1/6d rosine to 1888 commercial cover to Germany & as b/.s on 1889 cover to
Germany with 3d x2 & 2/6d (toned), 1894 Registration Envelope to India apparently posted aboard the train where
taxed & officially registered (the only such usage known to us), Up Train usage on 1896 cover from Hamilton to the
USA via Melbourne (the only such usage known to us); cds unusually on PPC from Adelaide to Sydney, & as a b/s
on inwards covers from French Somalia & Sudan; machine two different on 3 items; double-circle 'OUT' on Vic ½d
& 3d to GB; double-circle 'VICTORIA' at Base on Kangaroo 5d to Germany; 'ENG MAIL TPO/ IN ' on 3 inwards
items & improperly cancelling PPC to GB posted aboard ship & off-loaded at Adelaide (the only such usage known
to us); & stamps with 'T.P.O.E' cds & 'POSTED MELBOURNE/DOWN EXPRESS' x2; etc, condition variable. Ex
George Bowman. [The exhibit has been awarded National Gold Medals in America]{Page 95.1} (21 covers))
VICTORIA - Registered Mail
Many of the items in this section were acquired from our sales of Victorian postal history collections formed by Ray Kelly (19/7/2003),
Max Watson ("Registered Mail of Victoria" 10/8/2005), Michael Silvasich 22/4/2006 and Brian Peace ("Postal History of New South
Wales" 27/7/2009).
3,000 T
694 C (B)
Lot 694 Lot 695
THE 1835 NEW SOUTH WALES ACT: 1843 (Aug 18) entire to George Town (VDL) with fine strike of the boxed
'PAID AT/PORTLAND' h/s in red & endorsed "Registered" also in red, rated "3" in red for a single letter & "5" in
black for inwards shipletter to a country town, repaired tear into the address. Ex Max Watson: acquired for $1092.
[This is possibly the earliest recorded cover from Portland PO, which opened 4/12/1841]
Pre-payment of postage was optional. However, the 6d fee for registration had to be paid in cash to the
postmaster, who was entitled to retain the fee as a perquisite of his office.{Page 95.2}
695 C B - 1845 (Feb 10) OHMS entire headed "Yalla Le Pourra" (?) to the Supreme Court with unusually fine 'FIERY
CREEK/[crown]/12FE/1845PORT PHILLIP' b/s (ERD) across the flap, rated "10" in black - for carriage between 121
& 170 miles - & endorsed "Registered" in red but the 6d fee not indicated. Ex Ray Kelly and Michael Silvasich:
acquired for $1840. [With the enclosed employer's reference. This is the earliest recorded cover from Fiery Creek:
PO 1/9/1844; renamed Streatham 1/1/1854]{Page 95.3}
1,000
2,000
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VICTORIA - Registered Mail (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 696
Lot 697
696 C B - 1846 (Dec 20) outer endorsed "Registered" in red & rated "8" in black, to Portland with a largely very fine strike of
'THE GRANGE/[crown]/PORT PHILLIP' b/s & fine framed 'PORTLAND/[crown]/NEW.S.WALES' arrival b/s across
the flap. [The Grange PO opened 1/7/1844; renamed Hamilton 1/1/1854]{Page 96.1}
697 C B - 1847 (May 6) entire headed "Bolac Plains" to the Supreme Court at Melbourne endorsed "Registered" in red &
with light strike of the oval 'FIERY CREEK/PORT PHILLIP' b/s, rated "10" in black (due on receipt) for carriage
between 120 & 170 miles, vertical filing fold. Ex Max Watson: acquired for $661. [Bolac Plains was a large property
8 miles E of Chatsworth, taken up in 1842 by Henry Gibb & Robert Anderson]{Page 96.2}
750
600
Lot 698
698 C B - 1849 (April 28) entire headed "Geelong" & signed "James Whyte", to Portland with fine 'GEELONG/PORT
PHILLIP' b/s, 'MELBOURNE/PORT PHILLIP' transit & fair 'PORTLAND/NEW.S.WALES' arrival b/s, endorsed
"Money letter" (the Tasmanian terminology) & corrected to "Registered" in red, rated "1/-" in black for carriage
between 230 & 300 miles. Ex Max Watson and Brian Peace: acquired for $1380. A striking item: illustrated in
"Philately from Australia" March 1998 at p6. [James Whyte was a prominent pastoralist who arrived in Tasmania in
1832. He lived in Victoria between 1837 & 1852, developing stations at Coleraine & Clunes, where gold was
discovered on his property. After his return to Tasmania he served as Premier 1863-1866]{Page 96.3}
1,500
Lot 699
699 C A - 1849 (May 12) entire to London endorsed "Registered" in red with fair 'PORTLAND/NEW.S.WALES' b/s, British
'SHIP-LETTER' h/s, rated "1/6" but scored-through & re-rated "3/2". Registered mail in this period to overseas
addresses is very scarce. Ex Rod Moreton. [Interesting contents: "...I intend to boil down 2 or 3000 sheep...and get
something out of it in tallow if I cannot in wool...labour itself continues as extravagantly high as ever...report of the
discovery of a gold mine at the Pyrenees about 150 miles from here...two or three large lumps of nearly pure gold
have been found there..." Gold was not "officially" discovered in Victoria until 1851, but there were a number of
earlier rumours - some almost certainly true - of gold having been found in the Colony]{Page 96.4}
1,000

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VICTORIA - Registered Mail (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 700
700 C A- - 1849 small outer to Portland with postmaster's endorsement "PO/Munros Inn/24 6 49" on the flap, 'THE
GLENELG/JU*26/1849/PORT PHILLIP' transit & light 'PORTLAND/NEW.S.WALES' arrival b/s. Ex JRW Purves -
illustrated by him at page 17 of "Port Phillip District" - Hugh Freeman and Michael Silvasich: acquired for $3220.
[Munro's Inn PO opened 1/1/1849; renamed Border Post c.-/12/1849. No datestamp has been recorded. This is
almost certainly the finest of only six covers have been recorded bearing the manuscript endorsements. One of
them has been extensively repaired]{Page 97.1}
3,500
701 C B
Lot 701
THE 1849 NEW SOUTH WALES ACT: 1850 (July 12) stampless cover to England "via Sydney" endorsed
"Registered Letter" & "Paid" with very fine 'MELBOURNE/PORT PHILLIP' d/s & largely superb Sydney transit b/s,
London transit b/s & rated "1/10", 'RICHMOND YORKS' arrival b/s.
The 1849 Act ushered in the use of adhesive stamps to pay postage. Internal rates were substantially reduced by
abandoning the old distance scale and introducing a uniform weight scale. The 1849 Act also, in part, anticipated
the eventual separation of Victoria from New South Wales.{Page 97.2}
500
Lot 702
702 C B - 1850 (Nov 6) stampless outer to Portland with good strike of the rare boxed 'PAID/THE GLENELG' h/s in red &
largely very fine oval 'THE GLENELG/[crown]/PORT PHILLIP' b/s, endorsed "Registered" & rated "4d" in red for a
letter up to 1oz, however apparently re-assessed on arrival as being overweight & endorsed "8 to pay" being double
the deficiency. Ex Max Watson: acquired for $1150. [A very early taxed - as distinct from unpaid or "bearing" - item,
being all the more significant for being registered]{Page 97.3}
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VICTORIA - Registered Mail (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 703
703 C B - 1850 (Nov 18) quadruple-rate stampless outer endorsed "Registered Letters" & rated "8" for the 2d inland
postage x4, largely fine strike of the very rare boxed 'PAID/UPPER GLENELG' h/s in red, poor but discernible
backstamps of 'UPPER GLENELG/PORT PHILLIP' (the earlier of only two recorded examples), 'THE GRANGE/
PORT PHILLIP' & 'PORTLAND/NEW.S.WALES' arrival. PO 1/3/1849; renamed Harrow 1/1/1854. Ex JRW Purves,
Ray Kelly and Michael Silvasich: acquired for $2990.{Page 98.1}
704 C B
THE 1852 VICTORIAN ACT: 1852 stampless entire signed "Elon Culhane" (?) to London with oval 'PAID/[crown]/
MELBOURNE' d/s in red, endorsed "Registered" & on reverse the sender's name both in red pencil, rated "3" in red
for shipletter & "1/2" in black for GB 8d inwards shipletter + 6d registration fee, the reverse with a fragment of the
registration voucher that would have been returned to Melbourne after delivery.
2,500
300
Lot 705
Lot 706
705 C A- - a rather similar but more attractive item signed "James Walsh" to the same addressee in London. [The two letters
suggest that Lord & Lady Monteagle paid the passage to Australia for a number of Irish Catholics]{Page 98.2}
706 C A- - 1853 (Nov 8) outer to Melbourne with good strike of the oval 'PAID/[crown]/BENDIGO CK' d/s in red, endorsed
"Registered" in red & rated "2" in red for inland letter. Ex Max Watson: acquired for $862.{Page 98.3}
400
850
Lot 707
Lot 708
707 C B - 1855 (Aug 17) stampless outer to Melbourne twice endorsed "Registered" with very fine strike of the boxed 'PAID
AT/ALBERTON' H/S unusually in black & light oval b/s of AU30/1855, bold 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/GPO VICTORIA'
b/s in red. Ex Max Watson: acquired for $632. [From 1/1/1855, payment by way of stamps was compulsory but if
none were available, postage and registration could be paid in cash. The senders, docketed within as being Schiller
& Thiel, were evidently some great distance from Alberton where they probably maintained an account with the
local postmaster. Their mail was received without stamps and the amount of the fees presumably debited to their
account] {Page 98.4}
750

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VICTORIA - Registered Mail (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
708 C B - 1855 (Sep 19) front from a British entire to Melbourne where redirected to Castlemaine & endorsed "Registered at
Melbourne", the redirection fee paid with Half-Lengths 1d & 3d (both with almost full margins) for the internal
postage plus 'REGISTERED/ONE SHILLING' (margins good to huge) all tied by Barred Oval '1' of Melbourne, minor
blemishes. [A highly significant item, believed to be one of only three redirected registered letters with the 1/-
'REGISTERED' stamp added]{Page 98.5}
1,500
Lot 709 Lot 710
709 C B - 1856 (Mar 7) cover endorsed "Registered", to Lincolnshire "Per first Mail" with Woodblocks 6d (almost full
margins) & 'ONE SHILLING/REGISTERED' Die I (good even margins) tied by Barred Numeral '1' of Melbourne
(b/s), 'AUSTRALIAN/LIVERPOOL/JU9/D56D/=PACKET=' transit b/s, superb 'd6' h/s for the British charge on an
incoming registered letter, 'SPALDING' arrival cds in blue, minor blemishes. [From 1/7/1855, a uniform Empire rate
of 6d replaced the packet (1/-) and private ship (8d) rates]
On 1/12/1854, Victoria became the first postal administration anywhere in the world to issue a stamp specifically
for registered mail. Die I stamps have tiny letters 'V' & 'R' below the 'RE' & 'ED' of 'REGISTERED'. {Page 99.1}
710 C B - 1856 (July 16) outer endorsed "Registered", to Switzerland with Woodblocks 6d (3 large margins, cut-into at the
base) & 'ONE SHILLING/REGISTERED' Die II (margins close to good) tied by poor Barred Numeral of 'AVOCA'
(fair b/s), light but obvious strike of the very scarce Anglo-French Postal Convention boxed 'COLONIES/ART 18'
accountancy h/s, London transit d/s in red & French 'ANGL/AMB CALAIS A' both on the face, Swiss 'BASEL' transit
& 2-line 'LOCARNO/1856 OTT 24' arrival b/s, some soiling. [Palmer records the Article 18 h/s on Victorian mails
between -/9/1855 & -/7/1856 only. This is his Switzerland #35, and his latest recorded usage of the h/s]
On Die II stamps the tiny letters 'V' & 'R' have been removed. Kellow at page 98 states that "Die 2 stamps are 3-4
times scarcer than Die 1 stamps". Dear Hugh Jefferies, isn't it about time that Gibbons acknowledged and listed the
two dies of this important stamp?{Page 99.2}
1,000
1,500
Lot 711
711 C B - 1857 covers to England "Per Great Britain" or Ireland "Per first Mail" each with Woodblock 6d and 'ONE
SHILLING/REGISTERED' Die I (good even margins) or Die II (margins good to enormous except where just cut-into
at the top) tied by BN '1' of Melbourne or '18' of Avoca, a few faults but a quite respectable pair franked with the two
different dies of the 1/-.{Page 99.3}
1,000
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VICTORIA - Registered Mail (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 712
712 C A - 1857 (Oct 14) cover to Derbyshire "Per first ship" with Woodblock 6d (3 margins) and 'ONE SHILLING/
REGISTERED' Die II (margins just touching to huge) tied by fine BN '9' of 'BEECHWORTH' (b/s), London
'REGISTERED/GPO' d/s in red on the face & 'WIRKSWORTH' arrival b/s. Ex Sir Chester Beatty.{Page 100.1}
1,500
Lot 713
713 C B - 1858 (Jan 20) cover to Switzerland with remarkable franking of Octagonal 1/- blue strip of 5 (a bit cut-into) &
Emblems 4d rose pair rouletted clear of the design on all sides, poor cancels of 'HEPBURN' (b/s), British
'REGISTERED/GPO', '[crown]/REGISTERED' & 'PD'-in-circle h/s all in red plus 'd/6' h/s in black, French 'CHARGE'
h/s & 'ANGL/AMB CALAIS M' cds, Swiss 'BASEL/BRIEFEXPEDITION' cds & 2-line 'LOCARNO/1858 APR 12' b/s,
minor soiling. The rate was 5/8d per ½oz registered via London. The manuscript endorsement on the Woodblocks
pair is probably a Swiss postal clerk's rate calculation. Palmer Census Switzerland #73.{Page 100.2}
750
Lot 714
Lot 715
714 C A- - 1859 (Apr 16) cover to London "Pr Malta via Marseilles" with Perf 12 Octagonal 1/- & Emblems 4d rose vertical
strip of 3 (the perfs trimmed at left) tied by '1' "killer" cancel of Melbourne (most unusually with no b/s), very fine oval
'REGISTERED/LONDON' arrival d/s in red. Most attractive.{Page 100.3}
715 C B - 1859 (May 30) cover to Melbourne with Perf 12 Octagonal 1/- & Emblems 4d rose (perfs trimmed at base) tied by
very fine BN '76' and fine strike of the scarce 'SMYTHS CK/[crown]/VICTORIA' b/s, light 'REGISTERED/
MELBOURNE' arrival cds in red on the face. Ex Charles Lathrop Pack. Smythe's Creek (1) PO opened 14/7/1854;
renamed Smythesdale c.1864. [Note that the office name on the datestamp was wrongly inscribed]{Page 100.4}
500
350

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VICTORIA - Registered Mail (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 716
716 CO C - (June 14) quadruple-rate long cover (272x112mm) with exceptional franking of Perf 12½ Octagonal 1/- &
Woodblocks 2/- tied by '1' "killer" of Melbourne, 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds in red, to 'ALBURY/NSW' (b/s),
vertical folds well clear of the stamps, docketing on the face. [The rate was 6d x4 + 1/- registration]{Page 101.1}
717 C B - (Dec 24) cover to Scotland with Perf 12½ Octagonal 1/- & Beaded Ovals 6d black - minor separation faults - tied
by '1' "killer" of Melbourne, bold 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds in red, 'GREENOCK' arrival b/s.
718 C B - flapless cover to Melbourne with 4d & 1/- tied by poor BN '29' (rated RR) of 'CAVENDISH' (fine oval b/s), small
'REGISTERED//MR18/64/HAMILTON' (the only recorded example) in black & 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds in
red on the face, the address partly excised. Ex Max Watson: acquired for $218 (24/6/2006).
719 C B
THE 1864 VICTORIAN ACT: 1865 (June 24) triple-rate cover to Scotland with Laureates 4d x3 & Redrawn 6d pair
tied by BN '57' of 'KYNETON' (b/s), 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds in red, small repaired opening fault at the
top. [The long sea route rate was 6d x3 + 6d registration]
From 14/10/1864, the registration fee was halved, to 6d, to encourage greater use of the service. The practice of
official (compulsory) registration of mail believed to contain valuables was introduced at this time.
720 C A - 1866 (May 25) cover to Scotland "via Marseilles" with Laureates 6d & 10d tied by BN '11' of 'WILLIAMSTOWN'
(LRD for the crowned-oval b/s), Melbourne cds & 'REGISTERED'-in-oval h/s, superb 'ARBROATH' arrival b/s.
721 C B - 1869 (Jan 1) cover to Switzerland with Laureates 2d (defective) & 6d x4 tied by fair strikes of the second type BN
'217' (rated RR) of 'STRATHLODDON' (b/s), Melbourne transit cds & 'REGISTERED'-in-oval h/s in red, various
transits, the flap missing & minor stains. [Palmer Census Switzerland #217]
722 C A- - 1875 cover to Scotland with Laureates 3d orange & 1/- tied by 'REGISTERED'-in-oval h/s, Melbourne cds
alongside, repaired flap.
500
250
200
200
250
200
150
Lot 723
Lot 725
723 C B - 1878 cover to "Doyle's Creek" with remarkable franking of Bell ½d rose/pink SG 195 x2 pairs & two vertical strips
of 6 (all grossly misperforated & cut from the sheet; one unit defective), BN '2' & superb 22mm 'REGISTERED/
GEELONG' cds (ERD), endorsed "Try Sydney", then forwarded to Maitland & back to the GPO at Sydney, soiled on
the reverse.{Page 101.2}
400

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VICTORIA - Registered Mail (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
724 C A-
THE 1883 VICTORIAN ACT: 1884 (Jan 10) cover to France with Laureates 6d blue + Naish 4d rosine tied by
'HOTHAM/VICTORIA - 289' duplex, boxed 'REGISTERED' h/s & 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds, 'MODANE A
PARIS' TPO cds & two Paris b/s, a couple of pinholes. Most attractive. [On 1/7/1881, the registration fee was
reduced to 4d]
725 C B - 1884 (May 14) cover to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Per Liguria" with 'RO CONSOLATO D'ITALIA IN
MELBOURNE/[coat of arms]' cachet in blue across the flap, remarkable 3-issue franking of Naish 2d x2, Laureate
6d (defective) & Bell 1/- pair all tied by '1' "killer" of Melbourne, 'NAPOLI' transit and 'ROMA' arrival b/s, a little
aged/soiled. A very desirable consular cover to a scarce destination. [Despite its name, SS "Liguria" was a P&O
vessel. It departed Melbourne 16/5/1884; arrived Naples 17/6/1884]{Page 101.3}
300
600
Lot 726
Lot 727
726 PS A- - 1884 (Dec 3) usage to Germany "p SS Mirzapore/via Brindisi" of 4d lilac Registration Envelope size G Stieg #C1a
with scarce franking of Bell ½d rosine pair, Laureate 3d orange and Stamp Duty 1d bistre & 1/- blue/blue all
cancelled with '1' killer, double-oval 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' d/s below, German 'R'-in-octagon h/s, the
address partly erased. A beautiful item. Ex Max Watson: acquired for $2185. [The principal purpose of the 1883 Act
was to allow complete interchangeability of postage & revenue stamps. On 1/7/1884 Victoria's first Registration
Envelopes were issued in two sizes. Usage in the first year is rare & highly desirable] {Page 102.1}
727 PS B - 1885 (Mar 19) usage of 4d lilac Registration Envelope size F Stieg #C1 to Austria "per Chimborazo" with Bell ½d
rosine & Naish 8d pink tied by 'REGISTERED'-in-oval h/s, oval 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' d/s & - on the
reverse - 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds in blackish blue, Italian 'BRINDISI' & 'AMBUL-BOLOGNA' TPO transits
& Austrian 'SALZBURG STADT' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [Palmer Census Austria #12]{Page 102.2}
2,000
600
Lot 728
Lot 729
728 C B - Winch Brothers double-rate (9d x2) cover to England on the same vessel with scarce albeit philatelic franking of
Naish 4d plus Stamp Duty 1/6d rosine tied by '1' "killer" of Melbourne, minor blemishes.{Page 102.3}
729 C B - 1885 (Nov 17) cover to Switzerland with scarce franking of Naish ½d pink & Stamp Duty 1/- chalky blue/lemon SG
257 (a little damaged from being placed too high) tied by 'CHILTERN' cds, boxed 'REGISTERED' h/s, Italian
Brindisi & 'AMBT MILANO-CHIASSO' TPO transits, Swiss 'CHIASSO' & 'LOCARNO' transit & 'BELLINZONA' arrival
b/s. [Palmer Census Switzerland #299]{Page 102.4}
730 C A
THE 1890 VICTORIAN ACT: 1891 (Feb 17) apparently commercial cover to Block 5 Silver Mining Co with Naish 4d
tied by superb strike of the 'POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE/ST KILDA' "Belt & Buckle" datestamp, boxed
'REGISTERED' h/s, Melbourne arrival b/s. [Between 1/1/1890 & -/9/1892, internal postage was only 1d. From
1/1/1891, the registration fee was reduced from 4d to 3d]
731 CPS A/B - 1895-1902 group comprising 1) 1895 to Switzerland with BN '1600' cancels of 'TERRAPEE' & boxed 'TOO LATE'
h/s; 2) 1897 usage to India of 1d Envelope with Oriental Philatelic Gleaner imprint, minor toning; 3) 1898 quadruple
rate to USA with 1½d green single & block of 6 + 3d; 4) 1899 double rate to USA with Naish 8d pink; 5) 1900
double-rate usage to Denmark of 3d Registration Envelope with ½d green pair, 1½d green & 2½d; and 6) 1902
double rate to Germany with 'POSTAGE' ½d pair, 1½d x3 & 2½d; fine to very fine. [On 1/10/1891, the Australian
Colonies joined the Universal Postal Union. Until 1920, the overseas letter rate was 2½d]{Page 104.1} (6)
400
400
250
500

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VICTORIA - Registered Mail (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
732 PS A+ - 1896 OHMS Registration Envelope with printed '...PUBLIC INSTRUCTION' Frank, 'PUBLIC OFFICES/
MELBOURNE' cds & 'R'-in-circle h/s, superb! [Stieg & Watson state only four examples have been recorded]
250
Lot 733
733 CL A- - 1897 (Nov 3) cover to Sydney correctly rated with excellent franking of 1897 Charity 1d & 2½d pair - paying 2d +
3d registration - with central 'LAW COURTS/MELBOURNE' cds, Sydney transit & 'DULWICH HILL' arrival b/s.
[These charity stamps were issued on 22/10/1897. They were sold for 1/- & 2/6d respectively but had postal validity
for only 1d or 2½d. Correctly rated contemporary covers are very scarce]{Page 103.1}
750
Lot 734
Lot 735
734 PS A - 1898 (Apr 5) usage to Germany of 3d Registration Envelope with excellent franking of 1897 Charity 2½d vertical
pair - paying the double-rate - tied by 'SOUTH YARRA/VICTORIA - 200' duplex, Stuttgart arrival b/s. {Page 103.2}
735 PS C - 1899 OHMS envelope with 'ROYAL MINT' imprint at lower-left & a superb strike of the rare 'ROYAL MINT
MELBOURNE/[coat of arms]/FRANK STAMP' h/s in blue partly obscured by 'R' h/s, to Bendigo, 'ROYAL MINT/
[arms]/VICTORIA' wax seal on the flap, a few faults & a couple of minor repairs. Ex Hans Karman. The only
registered example recorded. [Stieg & Watson state that only five covers are recorded, but they list only 4. As Hans
Karman's collection was sold in 2004, and the S&W book was published in 2008, it seems conclusive that this item -
which is not in that listing - is the "missing" fifth cover]{Page 103.3}
736
C
THE BALANCE of the collection including 1845 with 'PAID AT/KILMORE' h/s & superb framed-oval 'KILMORE/
PORT PHILLIP' b/s, 1853 stampless with faint 'PAID/BENDIGO CK' d/s, 1856 & 1857 to GB with Woodblocks 6d &
1/- 'REGISTERED', 1856-60 five items (one a front only) to Switzerland with values to 2/- & one with
'COLONIES/ART 18' h/s, 1858 internal with 2d pair & 1/- tied by BN '3' of Castlemaine, 1859 to Scotland with 6d &
1/-, 1860 to Denmark with 1d pair & 1/- pair (gorgeous but with another stamp missing!), 1861 to GB with 6d & 1/-
tied by BN '244' of 'BACK CREEK', 1867 long cover to GB with 6d & 10d strip of 3 and superb
'REGISTERED'-in-oval h/s in red, 1890 usage of 1d Envelope to Prussia with 1d & 8d, 1907 Tatts cover with
manuscript "Maindample" in indelible pencil applied at Melbourne, etc, condition rather mixed & a few with a stamp
missing.{Page 104.3} (25 items)
750
750
1,400
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Ex Lot 731 - UPU Registereds including to India
Lot 786 - SG 25 Unused
Ex Lot 736 - The Balance of the Registered Mail Collection (25 Items)
Ex Lot 785
Lot 787
Lot 789
Lot 790 - Proof
Lot 796
Lot 793 - Lake Lefroy
Lot 797

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
737
OC
Used collection with better items including 1902-11 V/Crown Perf 12½ 5/- to £1 (2), 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 12½ to
5/- (ex 8d), 1912 Crown/A Perf 12½ 3d brown, Postal Fiscals with 1d pair on Fremantle cover, Officials, telegraph
punctures, plus three Postal Cards. (200+)
600
Lot 738 Lot 739 Lot 740
738 W A 1854 Penny Black 1d black SG 1, close even margins, unused, Cat £1000.{Page 105.1}
500 T
739 F A - 1d black SG 1, margins close to huge with a chunk of the adjoining unit above, Cat £250.{Page 105.2}
200 T
740 F A - 1d black SG 1, margins good to large with fragments of the adjoining units at top & base, neat void-grid cancel in
black, Cat £250.{Page 105.3}
250 T
Lot 741
741 F A - Imperf 1d black SG 1 horizontal pair, margins close to large, scissor-cut between the units at the base, fine
void-grid cancels, Cat £500+.{Page 105.4}
400 T
742
Ex Lot 742
W* 1854-55 Lithographs selection comprising 4d pale blue x2 (both with good margins, one with a clipped corner), 4d
blue (close even margins), 4d deep dull blue (stained; with Ceremuga Certificate that states "with original brown
gum...exceedingly rare"), 1/- grey-brown (margins clear to good, small stain) & 1/- pale brown (margins just touched
to large), unused, Cat £4350.{Page 105.5} (6)
1,000 T
Lot 743 Lot 745 Lot 744
743 W A FOUR PENCE IMPERF: 4d pale blue SG 3, margins close to good, unused, Cat £350.{Page 105.6}
250 T
744 W A - 4d pale blue SG 3, margins close to good, unused, Cat £350.{Page 105.8}
250 T
745 W A - 4d blue SG 3a horizontal pair, margins close to large, unused, Cat £850+.{Page 105.7}
600 T

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 746 Lot 747
Lot 748 Lot 749
746 W A - 4d pale blue SG 3, margins good to large, unused, Cat £350.{Page 106.1}
300 T
747 G A - 4d pale blue SG 3 with Pre-Printing Paper Fold, margins good to large, Cat £200+.{Page 106.2}
200 T
748 W A - 4d blue SG 3a, margins close to good, unused, Cat £425.{Page 106.3}
250 T
749 W A - 4d blue SG 3a, margins close to good, unused, Cat £425.{Page 106.4}
300 T
Lot 750
Lot 751
Lot 752 Lot 753
750 G A - 4d blue SG 3a, margins close to large, unusually with blue cancel, Cat £250. {Page 106.5}
250 T
751 G A - 4d blue SG 3a from the lower-left corner of the sheet, margins good to huge, 15-bars '1' cancel of Perth, Cat
£250. Impressive!{Page 106.6}
752 G A - 4d blue SG 3a, margins close to large, bold void-grid cancel in red, Cat £250. Stunning!{Page 106.7}
800 T
753 W A - 4d blue SG 3a with Bug-Eyed Swan [155], margins close to good, unused, Cat £425+.{Page 106.8}
300 T
400 T
Lot 754 Lot 755
754 W A - 4d blue SG 3a with Spear in Swan's Breast [69], margins close to large, unused, Cat £425+.{Page 106.9}
300 T
755 F A - 4d blue SG 3a with Spear in Swan's Breast [69], margins close to large, light cancel, Cat £250+.{Page 106.10} 200 T
Lot 756 Lot 757 Lot 758 Lot 759
756 G B - 4d blue SG 3a with Printer's Thumbprint at Upper-Right, margins close to large, a little toned/aged, 15-bars '1' of
Perth in blue largely clear of this most unusual of varieties, Cat £250+.{Page 106.11}
757 G B - 4d blue SG 3a with White Flaw through 'POSTAGE' and Pre-Printing Paper Fold, margins close to good, a couple
of very minor blemishes, Cat £250+.{Page 106.12}
758 F A - 4d blue SG 3a with central Imperial puncture, margins just clear to large, Cat £250.{Page 106.13}
200 T
759 G A - 4d slate-blue SG 3c, margins good to large, 15-bars '8' of Fremantle, Cat £1200.{Page 106.14}
800 T
200 T
300 T

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 760 Lot 761 Lot 762 Lot 763
760 F A - CATALOGUED TRANSFER VARIETIES: 4d blue with Base of the 'T' of 'POSTAGE' Shaved to a Point SG 3d,
margins good to large, 15-bars '8' cancel of Fremantle well clear of the variety, Cat £1000. David Brandon
Certificate (2011).{Page 107.1}
761 G A - 4d blue with Tilted Border at Base SG 3i, margins close to good, GPO duplex cancel, Cat £1400.{Page 107.2} 800 T
762 H A - 4d pale blue with Small 'S' of 'POSTAGE' obscured by the cancellation but confirmed by also having Distorted
'EN' of 'PENCE' SG 3L, margins good to large, untidy cancel, Cat £1500.{Page 107.3}
763 F A - 4d pale blue with Squashed 'WESTERN' SG 3q, margins just clear to large, Cat £1600.{Page 107.4}
1,000 T
750 T
800 T
764 W A
Lot 764 Lot 765
Lot 766
ONE SHILLING IMPERF: Imperf 1/- deep red-brown SG 4a, margins close to good, unused, Cat £900. BPA
Certificate (1995).{Page 107.5}
765 W A - 1/- deep red-brown SG 4a, margins good to large, small natural paper inclusion at upper-right, unused, Cat
£1800. {Page 107.6}
766 F A - 1/- deep red-brown SG 4a, margins just touched - at base - to good, rich shade, 15-bars '5' cancel of Guildford in
blue, Cat £850. Apex Certificate (2009).{Page 107.7}
800
1,250 T
450 T
Lot 767
Lot 768
767 W A - 1/- grey-brown SG 4b, margins good to large, unused, Cat £550. [This is a significantly scarcer stamp than SG 4c
but is catalogued at only 30% more]{Page 107.8}
768 W A - 1/- grey-brown SG 4b from the top of the sheet, margins just clear to huge, unused, Cat £550. {Page 107.9} 600 T
600 T
Lot 769 Lot 770
769 F A - 1/- grey-brown SG 4b, margins close to large, lightly cancelled, Cat £375. [Used examples are much scarcer than
unused stamps]{Page 107.10}
770 W A - 1/- pale brown SG 4c, margins close to large, unused, Cat £425. {Page 107.11}
300 T
400 T

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 771 Lot 773
Lot 772
771 W A - 1/- pale brown SG 4c, margins close to large, unused, Cat £425. {Page 108.1}
300 T
772 W A - 1/- pale brown SG 4c from the top of the sheet, margins just clear to large, unused, Cat £425. {Page 108.3} 400 T
773 W A - 1/- pale brown SG 4c horizontal pair, margins just clear to large, unused, Cat £850. {Page 108.2}
750 T
Lot 775 Lot 774 Lot 776
774 G A - 1/- pale brown SG 4c, two examples in slightly different shades, both with margins close to large, Cat £650.{Page
108.5}
775 F A-
ROULETTED: 4d blue SG 5a, clear rouletting at the base, small tear in the margin at lower-right, Cat £600. {Page
108.4}
776 G A- - 1/- pale brown SG 6a, rouletting clear of the design on all sides, slight stain at lower-right, 15-bar '2' cancel of
Perth in blue, Cat £900. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2011).{Page 108.6}
400 T
400 T
400
777 F A
Lot 777 Lot 778
Lot 779
1857-59 Hillman Lithographs Imperf 2d brown-black/red Printed on Both Sides SG 15a, margins just clear to
large, void-grid cancel, Cat £800.{Page 108.7}
778 G A - 2d brown/Indian red SG 16, neat 15-bars '8' cancel of Perth, margins just touching at right, Cat £800.{Page
108.8}
779 G A - 2d brown-black/Indian red SG 16, margins just clear to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at base, void
grid cancel, Cat £800. A handsome stamp.{Page 108.9}
650
400
600 T
Lot 780
780 F A - 6d black-bronze SG 18, margins just touching - at left - to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at base, void
grid cancel, Cat £650. Ex Ferrary. Behr Certificate (2010). [An unusually fine example]{Page 108.10}
1,000 T

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 781 Lot 782 Lot 783 Lot 784
781 H A - 6d grey-black SG 19, margins just clear to large, heavy void-grid cancel, Cat £1000.{Page 109.1}
400 T
782 F A - 6d grey-black SG 19, close even margins, light void-grid cancel, Cat £1000.{Page 109.2}
500 T
783 F A+ - 6d grey-black SG 19, margins close to large, deep shade, light void-grid cancel, Cat £1000. A gem! Behr
Certificate (2007).{Page 109.3}
784 F A - 6d grey-black SG 19 with Major Transfer Flaw (Half of the Swan Missing), margins just touching - at left - to large,
void grid cancel, Cat £550+.{Page 109.4}
785
W
1860-64 Printed in the Colony from Perkins Bacon Plates selection comprising 2d x3 shades, 4d both shades &
6d (margins in places), variable margins, plus a huge rouletted 2d (faded), unused, Cat £3350. RPSofL Certificate
(1952) for one of the 2d's as "deep vermilion" then SG 25a; however, we have seen deeper shades knocked back
as being SG 25b so we have treated it as a "normal" shade.{Page 104.4} (7)
786 W A- - 2d orange-vermilion SG 25 block of 4, close even margins, minor wrinkling, unused, Cat £400+.{Page 104.2} 400 T
787 W A - 4d deep blue SG 27, margins just clear to large, unused, Cat £275.{Page 104.5}
250 T
788 H A - Rouletted 6d sage-green SG 32, margins good to huge & rouletted at the base just clear of the design, heavy
15-bars '6' cancel of Albany, Cat £600.
789 G A+ - 6d sage-green SG 32, an unusually large stamp with clear rouletting on three sides clear of the design & with a
chunk of the adjoining unit at right, crisp 15-bars '1' cancel of Perth, Cat £650. Superb!{Page 104.6}
790 P B
1861 Perkins Bacon 2d imperforate plate proof in deep blue on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins very
close but virtually complete, small thin at upper-left. Ceremuga Certificate (2009) states "probably only one sheet
printed". In fact, only 20 units were excised from the imprimatur sheet & most of those have faults.{Page 104.7}
1,000 T
500 T
500 T
300
600 T
450 T
Lot 791
791 P A+ - 1/- imperforate plate proof pair in deep green on ungummed unwatermarked paper, margins good to large.
Superb & gorgeous!{Page 109.5}
1,500
792 P A
793 W C
Lot 792
1864-79 Recess by De La Rue from Perkins Bacon Plates 2d imperforate colour trial in deep emerald-green - a
gorgeous shade - on ungummed Wmk Crown/CC (Upright) paper, margins close to good, minor clipped corner at
upper-right clear of the design. Rare. [The well-known series of colour trials - in which the 2d is in blue - are all on
unwatermarked paper. Superior to the Ex "Daneswood" example - shaved at the base - that sold for $3910 at our
auction of 24/5/2008. They are the only watermarked proofs from this series known to us] {Page 109.6}
LOCAL STAMPS: 1896 Lake Lefroy Goldfield Cycle Mail 6d pink/greenish, ironed-out crease & overall soiling still
above average for this issue with none of the usual thins or tears, unused. [Reynolds & Pope record 43 mint/unused
examples, of which this is #43] {Page 104.8}
2,400
2,500 T

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Lot 800 - to New Caledonia
Lot 801 - Rare Franking including Double Surcharge
Lot 802 - Franked Registered to France
Lot 804 - to Germany
Lot 805 - to New Zealand
Lot 806 - Scarce 'WOOLGAR' cds
Lot 808 - PTPO
Lot 810 - Superb 'GSRWA'
Lot 817 - Goldfields TPO to Singapore

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
794 P*/** A
REVENUES: 1941 1d plate proof in scarlet on poor quality cartridge paper marginal block of 18 (6x3) from the right
of the sheet. [The use of this paper was a wartime expedient]; also 1d scarlet with headache-inducing Double Print
lower-left corner block of 6 (3x2), four units unmounted. (2 items)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal History
795
C/CL
796 C B
Registered covers including 1894 to Victoria with Postal Fiscals 1d x2 2d & 3d badly torn & with 'RECEIVED TORN'
h/s, 1902 OHMS to NSW with 5d, 1910 with 1d block of 4, two OHMS with Land Titles cachet or GPO Frank h/s,
etc, condition rather mixed. (6)
1881 stampless OHMS cover to Newcastle (WA) with Perth cds, '[crown]/PAID' and [crown]/REGISTERED'
handstamps, endorsed "Not known here", a little spotty. Ex Hans Karman: acquired for $747 at auction in 2004.
[With the original Land Act enclosure]{Page 104.10}
797 C B 1885 stampless OHMS cover with printed 'TO BE REGISTERED' at upper-left, to Quindalup with 'PERTH/WA -
WEST/AUSTRALIA' duplex & 'R'-in-cogwheel h/s, 'VASSE' b/s & endorsed "Try Elsewhere", 'ADVERTISED/
AND/UNCLAIMED' h/s in red, 'POSTAL & TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT/3JUN86/GPO PERTH WA' d/s in purple,
folded at the top & opened-out. Ex Hans Karman: acquired for $460 at auction in 2004.{Page 104.9}
400 T
300
750
500
798 C A
799 C A
800 C B
801 C A
Lot 798
1887 cover to Germany - a scarce destination from WA in this period - with exceptional 3-colour franking of 1d
yellow-ochre, 2d yellow pair & 4d carmine x2 all tied by 15-bar '23' cancels, largely very fine strike of the rare
unframed 'WILLIAM RIVER/("11.11.87")/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' h/s with manuscript date inserted, Perth b/s &
two superb strikes of the curved '[crown]/REGISTERED' h/s in rosine!, Brindisi transit & superb Berlin arrival b/s. A
magnificent cover of great rarity and beauty. In the Pope & Reynolds Census, this is #4 of only 4 covers & 2 pieces
recorded with the 12-bar '23', and one of only 2 covers with the 'WILLIAM RIVER' cds. Williams River PO opened
13/11/1866; renamed Williams 6/1/1873.
The 'WILLIAM RIVER' marking is something of an enigma. There was a similar but correctly inscribed oval
'WILLIAMS RIVER' marking, recorded in PMI used to 26/8/1876 (well after the name was changed). This was
succeeded by a 'WILLIAMS' cds, recorded between 18/3/1881 & 4/7/1907. However, PMI notes the 'WILLIAM
RIVER' h/s used between 9/2/1884 & 11/11/1887 (this cover) within the period of use of the cds. We suggest that
this was in the nature of an emergency marking: originally rejected because of the inscriptional error, it was held at
the PO and used when the 'WILLIAMS' cds was unavailable. As indicated by the illustration in PMI, It may have
been originally supplied with dateslugs: if the illustration is accurate, we suggest that the year slug was inverted,
providing a new ERD of OC21/81. [It is a measure of the rarity of the early datestamps that there was no cover with
either the 'WILLIAMS RIVER' or 'WILLIAM RIVER' marking in Dr Cecil Walkley's collection]{Page 111.1}
1894 cover to New York with scarce albeit philatelic franking of 'INTERNAL/REVENUE' 1d pair 3d 6d & 1/- tied by
'PERTH - WEST/AUSTRALIA' duplex.
1896 registered cover to New Caledonia with DLR 1d 2d & 2½d tied by 'R'-in-narrow-oval h/s of Perth (b/s), Albany
& Sydney transit & 'NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/NOUMEA' arrival b/s, minor soiling. A most unusual destination for
mail from Western Australia.{Page 110.1}
1897 exotic philatelic cover to England with extraordinary franking of 1d & 2½d plus Surcharged 'Half-penny' on 3d
two singles (one with Double Overprint, in Red & in Green) and a vertical pair all tied by unframed 'ALBANY' cds,
'R'-in-cogwheel h/s & light strike of the oval 'REGISTERED LETTER BRANCH/POST OFFICE ALBANY WA' d/s in
violet below. BPA Certificate (2004). [Acquired for $2990 at our auction of 27/8/2005]{Page 110.2}
15,000
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
802 C A-
803 C A-/B
804 PS A-
1898 OHMS cover registered to France with 'LAND TITLES DEPARTMENT' Frank in violet, DLR ½d (defective) &
1d x5 added as required under UPU Regulations for mail to a foreign destination & tied by "R'-in-oval h/s, various
French markings including boxed 'ADRESSE/INCOMPLETE' & 'RETOUR/LENVOYEUR' h/s, three Perth DLO
backstamps. Most attractive. [Acquired for $604 at our auction of 20/1/2007]{Page 110.3}
1901-07 commercial covers 1) with 2d & 5d and boxed 'NO.../REGISTERED/20FEB1901/BOULDER WA' d/s (the
later of only two examples recorded), stained; 2) with 1d x5 & fancy boxed 'No.../REGISTERED/23SEP1903/
LAWLERS WA' d/s in purple; 3) 1907 with 5d & 'DAVYHURST/WESTERNAUSTRALIA' cds; & 4) with 5d tied by
bars cancel (LRD) & superb 'MINGENEW/JU15/06/WA' cds. Scarce quartet. (4)
1903 commercial usage to Germany of 3d Registration Envelope size G with 2½d & 5d - paying triple rate - added
& tied by 'R'-in-oval h/s of Perth, 'COLN' arrival b/s, minor blemishes.{Page 110.4}
805 PS A - a similar item to Wilcox Smith in New Zealand with 1d & 3d added & tied by 'COLLIE' cds, 'R'-in-cogwheel h/s
alongside, Perth & Invercargill transit & Dunedin arrival b/s. Collie renamed from Collie Fields 27/10/1899.
[Coalmining 48km E of Bunbury]{Page 110.5}
806 PS (A)
807 C (B)
808 PS B
1904 usage of 3d size G Registration Envelope, to Hobart with 2d yellow tied by scarce 'WOOLGAR' cds, unusually
with chamfered-boxed 'REGISTERED/LAUNCESTON' transit h/s in blue on the face, filled spikehole. [Mining. RO
renamed from South Menzies -/3/1898; PO 1/9/1904; renamed Yunndaga -/8/1916]{Page 110.6}
1912 'AVIS DE RECEPTION' form with ½d & 2d tied by 'BEVERLEY' cds, a few pinholes & a couple of repaired
faults; with the registration receipt attached. [See also Lots 110 & 111]
ENVELOPES - PTPO: 1906 (Nov 28) usage of 1d Envelope with 'Kalgoorlie Roads Board' imprint at top, local
usage to the London & Hamburg Gold Recovery Co with Kalgoorlie duplex & 'BROWNHILL' arrival b/s, repaired flap
fault. Rare: the only PTPO item from Western Australia that we have seen. [Pope at p45 notes a single indent for
PTPO Envelopes, on 4/7/1907, for an unnamed user]{Page 110.9}
WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Travelling Post Offices
809 PS B A1-
810 PS A A1+
22mm 'TRAVELLING-POST-OFFICE/ A /FE7/95/W.A' (PMI #GS3) largely very fine b/s on 1d Postal Card from
Fremantle to Sydney, underpaid but not taxed. [All items in this section are Ex Roy Holland]
26mm 'TRAVELLING POST OFFICE/AU5/96/G.S.R.W.A.' (PMI #GS4) superb b/s on uprated 1d Postal Card from
'NEWCASTLE' (faint cds) to London with 'ALBANY' transit cds.{Page 110.7}
500
300
400
400
400
250
1,000
200
300
Lot 811 Lot 816
811 PS A- A2+ ditto, largely superb strike of NO28/96 in blue on face of uprated Postal Card from Italy. [PMI states "Known in
blue". Stated by Roy Holland to be the only recorded example]{Page 112.1}
812 C B A2
22½mm '[T]RAVELLING POST OF[FICE]/ 1 /SP10/99/GSR[WA]' largely very fine b/s on Tatts cover from Hobart
with 2d perf 'A', to Coolgardie with boxed 'UNCLAIMED' h/s & DLO b/s.
813 C A- B1 21½mm 'TRAVELLING PO GSR/MR13/98/W.A' fine b/s on NSW 2d PTPO Envelope to Perth, opened-out.
250
814 PS A- A3
815 CPS B/A
816 C A B1
817 PS C A1+
21½mm 'TPO EASTERN GOLDFIELDS/ 1 /JU18/99/W.A' large-part b/s on South Australian 1d Postal Card with
printed advice re the liquidation of General Gordon Gold Mining Co, minor bend.
21½mm 'T.P.O.E.G.F/ 1 /JY7/99/WA' very fine b/s on 1899 cover - opened-out - to GB & similar 22½mm cds (with
larger 'EGF') very fine cds of DE30/99 on 1d Postal Card Kalgoorlie to Claremont. (2)
21½mm 'T.P.O.E.G.F/ 3 /JA30/01/WA' two good strikes tying 4d Swan to Bennie Tear & Co Coolgardie advertising
envelope (all-over illustration on the reverse) to Melbourne (b/s). Rare provincial advertising cover. [Stated to be the
only cover with a WA TPO cds cancelling a stamp]{Page 112.2}
24mm 'T.P.O-E.G/JA22/03/W.A' superb strike on face of uprated 1d Postal Card from Kalgoorlie to 'SINGAPORE'
(very fine arrival cds), light toning. [The letter from CAW Chappell, agreeing to exchange stamps "no unused stamp
to be mounted". A man ahead of his time!]{Page 110.8}
400
150
100
200
400
250
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
ANTARCTICA
Most of the lots in this section are from a Sydney collection. The condition is generally fine but some items - especially mint stamps -
have been affected by the humid climate so careful inspection is recommended. [See also Falkland Islands and Tristan da Cunha]
818
Ex Lot 818
*C The extensive balance of the collection with good selections of philatelic Antarctic covers from Argentina (including
1905 PPC with superb 'ORCADAS DEL SUD/DISTRITO 24 GALLEGOS' cds in blue & 1950 stampless commercial
cover to GB), Chile, Russia, Belgium (including 1957 M/S mint & on cover) & South Africa (including closure of
Marion Island PO cover) plus lesser groups from Japan, Norway etc, also some mint stamps & a few Arctic items.
Lots of interest in the postmarks, cachets and commemorative covers. Also included are some maps, photographs
and press clippings.{Page 113.1} (Qty)
1,000
819 C C
Lot 819
AUSTRALIAN: 1911 commercial cover endorsed "No 2/Letter", to Sydney with Tasmanian 1d tied by one of two
superb strikes - one on the reverse - of the 'LOOSE SHIPS LETTER/POSTED AT/MACQUARIE ISLAND/[penguin]/
S.Y. AURORA/A.A.E.' cachet, superb 'HOBART/21DE11/TASMANIA' transit cds, damp-spotting. [The sender was
Expedition member Charles Francis Laseron, a naturalist & taxidermist. He was awarded the Polar Medal for his
book "South with Mawson". In later life he was an auctioneer of stamps & coins]
The "Aurora" departed Hobart on 2/12/1911. She was accompanied as far as Macquarie Island by the supply ship
SS "Toroa", on which this cover was carried back to Hobart. [Kevin Dwyer's similar but finer cover sold for $4370 at
our auction of 13/9/2008]{Page 113.2}
2,000
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Ex Lot 824 - French Antarctic Collection
Ex Lot 826 - American Antarctic Collection
Ex Lot 827 - Ascension Censored x2
Ex Lot 832 - Occupation of Tripolitania x6
Ex Lot 829 - Basutoland Censored x2
Ex Lot 830 - Eritrea Censored x5
Ex Lot 841 - Caymans Censored x5
Ex Lot 846 - St Vincent Censored x5

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ANTARCTICA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 820
820 C B - a PPC of the "Aurora" also from the first mail, to Sydney with Tasmanian 1d tied by one of three fine to superb
strikes - one on the reverse - of the Macquarie Island "penguin" cachet, superb Hobart transit cds, minor blemishes
on the viewside. Marjorie Wharton states: "The very few examples of this card...seen have all been used on the
Expedition". [The message is signed "George Dovers", the Expedition's cartographer. Kevin Dwyer's similar PPC
with the 'ANTARCTICA' cachet sold for $5290 at our auction of 13/9/2008]{Page 115.1}
4,000
Lot 821
Lot 825
821 C B - 1912 commercial cover to Sydney with a largely very fine strike of the 'LOOSE SHIPS LETTER/POSTED
AT/ANTARCTICA/[penguin]/S.Y. AURORA/A.A.E.' cachet, Tasmanian 1d tied by 'HOBART/12MR12/TASMANIA'
transit cds, ironed-out fold at the base & minor blemishes. [The sender was Expedition member Charles Francis
Laseron. The "Aurora" arrived back at Hobart on 12/3/1912] {Page 115.2}
822
823
824
*/**C - 1947-1986 well-presented collection including signed expedition covers (5), registered covers with a range of
commemorative postmarks and h/s, 1966 Pictorials (2 sets, one **), plus PPCs, FDCs & a range of photos and
related ephemera. (350+)
*C - 1947-63 mounted collection of blocks of stamps plus an array of philatelic covers many of which are registered at
the various Bases, 1954 Expedition "Cinderellas" sheets of 20, also some photographs, etc. (72 covers)
*C FRENCH: Mounted collection including 1948 Terre Adelie Overprint mint & on two covers, 1952-55 six covers with
Madagascar stamps & Base cancels, 1955 Overprint mint & on three covers, 1956-62 stamps largely complete mint
to 200fr plus 50fr imperf pair, plus an array of philatelic covers with better values to 100fr plus 50fr & 100fr Penguins
on two maximum cards, etc.{Page 114.1} (27 + 46 covers)
825 C A - c.1912 Louis Delore cover to France with 15c Sower tied by a very fine strike of the second cachet
'REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE/RESIDENCE/DE/FRANCE/ILES KERGUELEN'. [David Flaat's three similar covers
sold for an average of $US1610 at auction in 2009]
The Kerguelen Islands were annexed to Madagascar in 1893 but settlement began only in 1908. Postal services
started the following year. The settlement was abandoned in 1925 when the whaling station closed.{Page 115.3}
2,000
300
300
500
1,000

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Lot 835 - SG 40 **
Ex Lot 850
Lot 845 - SG 85 **/*
Ex Lot 862 - Mint Small Queens
Ex Lot 848 - SG 27 Blocks with Varieties. Ex Baillie.
Lot 852 - Virgin Islands

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ANTARCTICA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
826
C
ASCENSION
827 C A/B
AUSTRIA
UNITED STATES: 1929-62 mounted collection of philatelic covers including 1929-30 Byrd Expedition x5, 1934 with
'THIS LETTER HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR ONE YEAR...' cachet, 1955 USS "Atka" & USS "Glacier" flight covers,
1956 McMurdo Sound to South Pole flight cover, 1957 USS "Glacier" to Peru flight cover etc etc, also 1961
commercial cover to Australia, plus a few photographs & press clippings.{Page 114.2} (160+ covers)
1916 censor covers to GB with KGV 1d tied by 'ASCENSION' cds 1) with woodcut 'CENSORED' h/s as MW#1/1a
but 63x65mm & differences of lettering; and 2) with 2-line 'PASSED CENSOR/ASCENSION' MW#3, a few minor
blemishes.{Page 114.3} (2)
828 * A 1890-1916 selection including 1890 Franz Joseph, 1896 1g & 2g, 1899 set plus 25h block of 4, 1904 with Diagonal
Lines of Varnish, 1905 without Diagonal Lines of Varnish, 1894 Postage Dues (ex 3h & 10h), 1916 Arms (3, one
Type II), plus additional blocks and numerous perforation varieties, Cat €1300. (approx 200)
BASUTOLAND
829 C A-
1943 OHMS cover to the USA with ½d 1d and 1½d and triple-oval 'POSTMASTER/13-12-1943/MASERU,
BASUTOLAND' d/s in violet used in lieu of censor cachet, American censor tape (with the enclosed roneo'd notice),
and 1940 to Australia with manuscript "Passed Censor/[initials]" and the triple-oval Postmaster's d/s in violet. [The
latter cover is llustrated by Little at page 15]{Page 114.5} (2)
BRITISH OCCUPATION of ITALIAN COLONIES
830
C
831 C A-
832
C
BRITISH WEST INDIES
ERITREA: 1943 air cover to Khartoum with red/white 'EXAMINED BY CENSOR' label Little #Lii (rated 10) & light
'PASSED BY/3/CENSOR' h/s L#Civ (rated 7); 1943 air cover to the USA with 'P.C.66/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ZZ /
37271' with spaces in the censor number L#LiiiA (rated 6); defective covers with similar label '...ZZ/37771' with no
spaces L#LiiiB (rated 6) or 'P.C.90/.../ZZ 37381' L#LivB (rated 6); and civilian internee's free mail lettersheet from
POW Camp 401 to Asmara with fine octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/ZZ 8' L#Cviii (rated 10).{Page 114.6} (5 items)
SOMALIA: 1941 cover from 'IRINGA' (Tanganyika) via Kenya where 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/N ('340') label Little
#xB (rated 4) added, on arrival 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/Aperto dall'esaminatore' label #Li (rated 10; split on
opening) affixed over worn strike of the octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/YY ("2")' #Hi (rated 10). [The labels were
printed on captured Italian forms: the text 'Somalia Italiana' on the reverse can be readily discerned]
TRIPOLITANIA: 1944-45 air covers 1) to India via Cairo with 'P.C.66/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ZA 12115' label
Little #Li (rated 8), soiled; 2) captured Italian official envelope with the header obliterated to Malta with black/pink
'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ZA 14317' L#LiiB (rated 9) affixed over a plain brown tape, gorgeous and illustrated by
Little at page 285; 3) to the USA with black/salmon 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ZA 20410' L#LiiD (rated 8) & boxed
'PAR AVION DE/BY AIR FROM/TRIPOLI TO ("Great Britain")' jusqu'a h/s in violet; 4) to GB with 'OPENED BY
EXAMINER/ZA 41024' with tall 'R' L#Liv (rated 10; stated to be the only recorded example); 5) to GB with 'OPENED
BY EXAMINER/ZA 41024' with tall 'R' L#Liv (rated 10; stated to be the only recorded example); and 6) to Nigeria
with octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/ZA 43' cachet L#Hi (rated 8, but most examples are in the post-war period). A very
desirable group.{Page 114.4} (6)
833 */** A Multiples with Bahamas KGVI 10d Plate Number '1' block of 9; Barbados including 1909-10 ¼d brown block of 4,
1938-47 3d brown part-sheet of 60 including [R4/10] Line over Horse's Head SG 252a & 3d blue corner block of 16,
etc; & a few St Vincent; many units unmounted. (19 items)
834 * A A1 BAHAMAS: 1863-77 Crown/CC Perf 14 4d bright rose SG 35, excellent centring, part-o.g., Cat £375. Ex TW Hall
(1964) & Sir Gawaine Baillie.
835 ** A - 1882 Crown/CA Perf 12 1d scarlet-vermilion SG 40 marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet, full unmounted
o.g., Cat £240+ (mounted). Ex David Barton.{Page 116.1}
836 * A B1 - 1902-10 KEVII £1 green & black SG 70, Cat £275.
175 T
837 C/CL A/B - WWII group comprising c.1943 airmail cover from Cuba to Ohio with straight-line 'PASSED BY EXAMINER' in
violet on plain brown label (unrecorded by Miller: ascribed by Little to Bahamas); Dec 1939 registered cover to GB
with straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' Miller #CH2 in green; 1944 Royal Bank of Canada cover (290x126mm) to
London at 6/2d rate with octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/I.G....' with mss "128" #CH4 (rated 8+) superb strike in
magenta; and OHMS cvr to the USA with ovoid 'CHIEF CENSOR/AUG 3 1945/BAHAMAS.' as #CH7 but with date
(rated 10). (4)
500
400 T
500
400 T
400 T
300 T
750 T
150 T
200 T
300 T
350 T
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BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 838
838 P A
839 C A-/B
840 C A-/B
841 C A-/B
842 C A/A-
843 C A-/B
844
Ex Lot 849
BARBADOS: 1873 Britannia 5/- imperforate plate proof in black on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, large
even margins. {Page 118.1}
BRITISH GUIANA: 1940 surface cover to the USA with 'Officially opened and resealed/BY CENSOR' label M#Lic
variant (Top Line = 63mm long) tied by 'PASSED BY/ CENSOR.' h/s (M#Civ; rated 9) in red and mss "12" in red on
the reverse; 1944 air cover from Sweden via England where twice censored, with sans serif 'OPENED BY
EXAMINER/II 55' M#v (rated 9), horizontal fold & a bit soiled; and 1945 air cover to the USA with sans serif
'OPENED BY EXAMINER/("I.I. 55")' as M#vii but on grey stock (rated 7+). (3)
BRITISH HONDURAS: 1941 (Dec) surface cover to Iowa from the US Consul at Belize, plain white label with
American 'PASSED BY EXAMINER/No...' h/s in magenta; with the enclosed black/green form advising received
without contents; air cover to Newfoundland with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/("J 8174")' M#CL10 with 'FEB 2 1945'
h/s in violet (rated 6); 1941 air cover from Argentina to Chicago with unlisted British-type 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER
583' label as M#CL5 but with Round 'O'; and air to Newfoundland with plain brown label with mss "J/8172" & faint
'MAR 26 1945' h/s (a rare provisional usage unrecorded by Miller). (5 items)
CAYMAN ISLANDS: WWII philatelic covers comprising 1939 with small 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' h/s Miller #CH1 in
violet; 1941 - possibly commercial - with the same h/s in black & mss "OK" #CM2 (rated 10); 1939-41 with labels
'Opened by Censor' as #CL1 but with No Stop after 'Censor' (rated 8+) x2, or black/green 'Opened by Censor.'
#CL1b (rated 10). Very scarce group.{Page 114.7} (5)
DOMINICA: WWII covers comprising 1939 (Dec 23) stampless OHMS cover to Ohio with 'DOMINICA/
OFFICIAL/PAID' h/s & exempt from censorship; 1942 with red/white 'OPENED BY/CENSOR.' (with stop) label
Miller #L1B (cut upon opening; rated 7) tied to the reverse by a light strike of the worn rubber 'GENERAL POST
OFFICE/18FEB42/DOMINICA BR WI' cds #H6 (not rated) in violet; and 1944 registered with 'OPENED BY
EXAMINER/("RR 12")' label with text 72mm long #L3b on to Curacao with Willemstad arrival b/s. (3)
GRENADA: 1940 cover with embossed crown & endorsed on the flap "Sir Henry Popham/Government
House/Grenada" and thus exempt from censorship; labels comprising 'OPENED BY CENSOR' Miller #L1 (rated 5)
with mss "5" in red on 1941 to Ireland; 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/SS ("5")' with 'SS/' #L2 (rated 6) air to New York at
1/5d rate; ditto with 'SS-("2" "3")' #L3var (rated 7+) on 1943 air to Barbados; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER SS 1' #L8
(rated 6) on air to GB with 1/- & 2/-; 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/("ISS 373")' #L8 (rated 5) on 1944 from Argentina;
and another on 1945 air to the Dutch Antilles with endorsement "Personal not an application for employment"; and
1941 dealer's cover with 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s #H1 superb b/s in red. (9)
*WO ST VINCENT: 1861 Rough to Intermediate Perf 6d, 1862 Perf 11-12½ 4d deep blue unused, 1866 Perf 14-16 1/-
slate-grey, 1869 Perf 11-12½ 4d yellow & 1/- indigo, 1873 Perf 11-12½x15 1/- lilac-rose x2 used, 1875 1/- claret,
1875 Perf 11-12½x15 6d & 1/-, 1883 Perf 12 4d & 6d used & 1/- *, 1885 5/- *, 1890 2½d on 4d *, 1899 Tablets set *,
KEVII Crown CA set & 1904 MCA set to 5/- & £1, 1907 & 1909 (both) Badge sets *, KGV 1913 MCA & 1921 Script
sets *, condition of earlies a tad variable otherwise mostly fine, Cat £3500+. (120)
845 **/* A A1 - 1885-93 CA 5/- lake SG 85 complete sheet of 20 (5x4), rich colour & excellent centring, a few minor wrinkles &
some very minor perf separation in the margins, virtually full o.g. with most units being unmounted, Cat £560++
(mounted). Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie.{Page 116.3}
846
C - WWII censor covers with 'OPENED BY CENSOR./OPENED BY CENSOR.' label with the Text Incorrectly
Base-to-Base Miller #L2A (rated 10) tied by 'Passed by Censor No. 6' h/s #H1 (rated 6); 'OPENED BY/CENSOR/
ST. VINCENT, B.W.I.' #L3 (rated 6) tied by 'Passed by Censor No. 8' h/s #H1 (rated 6) to the USA; 'OPENED BY
EXAMINER/("UU 146")' #L7 (rated 5) on inwards air cover from 'SPEYSIDE/TOBAGO'; sans serif 'OPENED BY
EXAMINER/U.U 6' #L4 (rated 5) on 1943 philatelic cover to Grenada where 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER SS 1' label
#L7 (rated 6) added; and air cover to Canada with plain brown label & unusual boxed 'PASSED BY
CENSOR/No...("2930")' h/s presumably Canadian (?) but unlisted by Miller; condition variable.{Page 114.8} (5)
847 ** A TOBAGO: 1885-96 4d grey SG 22 complete sheet of 60 (6x10) with Plate Number '1' in four positions, [R1/4] Slash
Flaw Repaired SG 22ca & [R10/6] Malformed 'CE' of 'PENCE' SG 22b, a few minor gum-bends, the last unit with
small thins otherwise full unmounted o.g., Cat £580+ (mounted). Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie.
848 */** A - 1886-89 Surcharges '½ PENNY' on 6d stone SG 27 upper-left corner blocks of 12 (6x2) & 15 (5x3) both with
Plate Number '1' (twice) & [R2/4] with Figure Further from Word SG 27a; inter-marginal blocks of 18 (6x3) & 24
(6x4, one unit SG 27a) both with the Overprint at an Angle, & block of 36 (6x6, no margins) including SG 27a x3,
several units with Doubling of the Surcharge, large-part o.g. with most units being unmounted, Cat £520++
(mounted). Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie.{Page 116.5} (5 blocks)
250 T
300 T
450 T
800 T
250 T
350 T
1,150
750 T
450 T
350 T
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BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
849 C/CL A/A-
850
*WO
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: WWII censor covers with labels comprising '...5593' as Miller #CL2D but with 'IE' h/s in
blue, '....1498' & '8049' - both unlisted numbers - as #CL2E but both with 'IE' h/s in violet, '...8041' & '...8083' #CL4
plus '...8022' & '...8052' both on unlisted buff stock & the latter with Rat-Tail on 'R', & '...IE/8633' #CL6;
'.../EXAMINER 1111' - unlisted type - tied to both sides by fine impressions in red wax of 'IMPERIAL
CENSORSHIP/TRINIDAD' seal, all on covers from South America; cachets triple-oval 'TRINIDAD & TOBAGO./
ASSISTANT/CENSOR./POSTAL' #CH2 (rated 8; ERD); and straight-line 'OPENED BY CENOSR No. 10' with
Spelling Error #CH5var (rating omitted: recorded Jul-Dec 1941 only) superb strike to "San Juan/Puerto Rico" but
with 'SAN JUAN/TRINIDAD' cds & manuscript "Missent to San Juan" in red.{Page 118.2} (11)
TURKS & CAICOS: Hagners with 1867 No Watermark 1d & 6d *, 1881 Surcharges including * or unused ½d on 1d
SG 15 & SG 17 x2 and ½d on 1/- lilac SG 19 & 20, 1881 Crown CC 4d used & 1/- slate-green * (Cat £200), 1900
Badge set * (1d & 6d are used), 1909 KEVII set *, KGV 1913 & 1928 sets, KGVI complete *, QEII 1957 Pictorials *,
condition of the earlies is a little mixed, otherwise mostly fine, Cat £1500+.{Page 116.2} (165)
851 ** A+ B1 VIRGIN ISLANDS: 1887-89 1d rose SG 34 complete sheet of 24 (6x4), full unmounted o.g., Cat £132++ (mounted).
Superb! Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie.
852 C A - 1940 (March) cover to New York with 'PASSED/BY CENSOR' ('V. Is.' removed) overstruck on triple-oval
'POSTMASTER/[crown]/VIRGIN ISLANDS' cachet together comprising Miller #2 (rated 10), fine strikes in blue on
the reverse. Rare and very attractive.{Page 116.6}
853 CL B - 1941 cover to New York with 3d tied by 'ROAD-TOWN/TORTOLA WI' cds, 'PASSED/BY CENSOR/V. Is.' h/s
Miller #1 (rated 9) on the reverse, opened-out. [Stated to be the only example recorded on a commercial cover]
BURMA
854 C B/C
CANADA
855
856
857
CPS
World War II covers with censor labels comprising red/white '[Coat of Arms]/OPENED BY CENSOR' KM#L1A
(rated 5) on Feb & Sep 1941 air covers to Ireland; similar but unrecorded 84x10mm text, stamp removed & cover
opened-out for display; 'OPENED BY EXAMINER' as KM#L3 with unrecorded 86x4mm text tied by 'DG/105'
KM#C6 (rated 8) of Rangoon; and typed 'P.C.90./OPENED BY EXAMINER' KM#L4A (rated 10) tied by 'DG/9'
KM#C6 (rated 9) of Mandalay & octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/DGC 1' of Rangoon; and cachets comprising
octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/DGD 1' KM#C4D (rated 9) of Lashio on Nov 1945 OAS cover to GB; small octagon
'DGB 2' (in black) & similar 'DGB 3' & 'DGB 10' KM#C5B (all rated 4) of Rangoon, the last two on registered OHMS
covers; and boxed 'DGA 2/CENSORSHIP' as KM#C7A2 but unrecorded for Akyab, rather dessicated. (10)
Shoebox of covers mostly to England including airmail, censored, OHMS & registered types, wide array of solo and
multiple frankings, plus aerogrammes, modern PPCs, FDCs, and several Newfoundland items. (300+)
*W QV selection with 1893 Widow's Weeds 20c vermilion (well centred) & 50c blue SG 115-6, fine with large-part o.g.;
1897 Jubilee ½c 1c 3c 6c 8c 15c 20c & 50c; 1897-98 Maple Leaves set (ex 3c) plus extra 5c to 10c; 1898-1902
Numerals low values plus 6c, 7c x2, 8c x2, 10c & 20c x2 (one used); and '2 CENTS' on 3c SG 171 Plate 6 marginal
block of 21 (7x3), a few faults; variable condition many without gum or regummed, Cat £3500+.{Page 120.5} (58)
CPS
QV covers with 1888 from 'LITTLE YORK/PEI' with ½c strip of 6 & 2c Registration Stamp (badly oxidised), 1897 to
Denmark with ½c x10, 1888 with 1c single & pair,1888 usage at Halifax of 1c Envelope uprated with 2c, & two
others with problems. (6)
750 T
450
200 T
500 T
300 T
300 T
300
750 T
150 T
858 WO A/B
Ex Lot 858
1852-64 Colony of Canada Imperf ½d & 3d Beaver x2, New Currency 1c x2 (one unused), 5c x4 (one unused, one
with blue cancel), 10c x3 (one with pen cancel), 12½c unused & used x4 (two with pen cancel one of which has
been cleaned) & 17c x2, and 1862 2c unused, condition a bit variable but most of the used stamps are fine to very
fine, Cat £4500+.{Page 119.1} (20)
859 C A- 1855 (Feb 9) mourning cover to Quebec with imperforate 3d Beaver (full margins) tied by indistinct target (?)
cancel, 'INGERSOLL/FE 9/1855/2' departure cds, Quebec arrival cds on reverse.
1,000 T
300 T
Ex Lot 860
860
W
1868-90 Large Queens selection comprising ½c x2, 1c x2, 2c x2, 3c x2, 5c, 6c, 12½c x2 & 15c x3, characteristic
variable centring, a few faults, all unused (a few are regummed), Cat £8000+ (minimum).{Page 119.2} (15)
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Lot 864
Lot 861 - 15c SG 71 with Large-Part O.G.
Lot 865
Lot 866
Ex Lot 856 - Queen Victoria Selection
Lot 875
Ex Lot 863
Ex Lot 868
Lot 898
Ex Lot 867 - WWII Canada & Newfoundland
Lot 871 - Superb Ceylon Die Proof

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CANADA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
861 * A - Ottawa Printings on Thin Poor Quality Paper 15c slate-violet SG 71 block of 10 (5x2), with large-part o.g., Cat
£710+.{Page 120.2}
862 *W A/B 1870-97 Small Queens selection including ½c strip of 3, 3c pair (unmounted) & block of 4 (both a little oxidised)
and 6c single & strip of 3, all with large-part o.g.; plus unused/part-o.g. ½c, 1c x4, 2c x2, 3c x3, 5c x4 & 6c x2;
condition variable, Cat £1350+ (minimum).{Page 116.4} (29)
863 *W A/A- 1897 Golden Jubilee ½c to $1 between SG 121 & 136, variable centring, the 5c & $1 are regummed otherwise
with large-part o.g., Cat £1275 (minimum). Very fresh & attractive.{Page 120.7} (12)
864 W C B1 - $3 bistre, small thin at lower-left, part-o.g., Cat £1200. An attractive "spacefiller".{Page 120.1}
250 T
865 G A B1 - $4 violet SG 139, well centred, light parcels cancel, Cat £650.{Page 120.3}
300 T
866 W A- B1 - $5 olive-green SG 140, well centred, unused, Cat £1100.{Page 120.4}
400 T
867 C A/B
868
CEYLON
1939-44 censored group with 1939 (Dec) PPC to GB with 'Passed for Export' h/s, stamp removed; undated OHMS
'HMC Dockyard' cover to GB with boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' h/s, noted as from HMCS "Firedrake"; 1944
stampless naval cover with 'FROM HMC SHIP/EXAMINED BY DBN 512' h/s & 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/DB N...'
label (stated to be the only recorded example) on the reverse; 1945 cover with 'NPO/1120' cds & boxed 'MAIL
OFFICE/HMS PORTLAND BILL' d/s in blue; undated cover with boxed 'From HMC SHIP/PASSED/BY
CENSOR/Signature Date ' handstamp in red; glassine Bermuda-type 'EXAMINED BY/C. 425' with 'C' overstruck
with 'DB/' handstamp on Aug 1943 air cover from Barbados at 1/4d rate to Montreal; plus Newfoundland 'PASSED
BY CENSOR' h/s Miller #NM2 (ERD; rated 7) in red on front to GB with 'BUCHANS' cds; 'PASSED BY/CENSOR'
h/s in purple on OHMS cover to California with 5c Caribou tied by rubber GPO FS cds & 'HEAD PM/GPO' b/s; and
octagonal '[crown]/PASSED DC 3' #NM4 in black on 7c Air pair on FDC to USA; and the similar '...DC/1' superb
strike in blue on 1943 cover to GB.{Page 120.10} (11)
* NEWFOUNDLAND: Mint collection including 1861-64 to 1/-, 1897 Anniversary, 1910 Litho Pictorials, 1911
Coronation, 1919 Caribou, 1923 Pictorials, 1928 Publicity, 1931 Airs (2, one No Wmk), 1933 Anniversary, 1937
Pictorials, 1941-44 Pictorials, Cat £1700. {Page 120.8} (100+)
869 ? A Necklace of ancient ceramic (mostly) & glass beads with modern re-string, from the ancient civilisation of Ruhuna in
the south-east of Sri Lanka. A Christmas or birthday gift with a difference!
870 W B C1 1866-68 De La Rue 1d blue block of 8, a little aged, unused, Cat £200+.
100 T
871 P A+
1872-80 New Currency 16c die proof in black on glazed card (92x61mm), minor burnishing (not toning) at the
edges. Superb! Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie.{Page 120.11}
872 P A - 24c die proof in black on glazed card (92x61mm) with 'Sept 5 1871' & 'BEFORE HARDENING' handstamps,
minor burnishing (not toning) at the edges, a trifle rubbed. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie.{Page 122.1}
873 P A+ - an almost identical proof. Superb! Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie.{Page 122.2}
450 T
874 ** A/B 1883-98 Crown/CA 4c rose SG 140 & 1888-90 'TWO' on 4c rose SG 205 blocks of 36 (6x6), the latter with a few
tonespots, full unmounted o.g., Cat £486++ (mounted). (2 blocks)
875 * A- C1 1912-25 MCA 50r dull purple SG 320, very minor rubbing, Cat £500. Apex Certificate (1979) as Scott #215.{Page
120.6}
CHINA
876 W A
1949 Tundra Swans $1 orange to $1 blue-green SG 1344-47 plus the unissued 10c blue, variable centring, no gum
as issued, Cat £275. (5)
600 T
500 T
500 T
650 T
750
100 T
450 T
400 T
400 T
300 T
200
Ex Lot 877
877 ** A+ B1 1967-68 Poems of Mao Tse-tung SG 2372-2385, unmounted, Cat £3750. Superb!{Page 121.1} (14)
3,000
878 C A-
1942 undated cover with 'Shanghai War-prisoner's camp' [sic] imprint & 'Sec Des Prissinniers De Guerre' [sic] h/s in
red, to the USA.
879 * PROVINCES: 1927 Horizontal Overprints ½c to $5 (faults) SG 1-20, large-part o.g., Cat £500. (20)
200
880 W A PORT ARTHUR & DAIREN: 1949 Stalin's Birthday SG NE73-74, no gum as issued, Cat £100. (2)
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Lot 872 - Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie
Lot 873 - Superb Ceylon Die Proof
Lot 881 - POs in China, Cat $US1525+
Lot 885 - 'HMCS AFTERGLOW'
Ex Lot 882 - Falklands Stamps + Covers
Ex Lot 886 - Falklands Postal Stationery
Ex Lot 895 - Madagascar British Censor Mail
Ex Lot 894 - Madagascar French Censor Mail

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CHINA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
881 G A
FALKLAND ISLANDS
882
UNITED STATES POST OFFICES: 1919 Surcharges '$1' on 50c plus '60c' on 30c pair (straight-edge at base) &
'6c' on 3c (straight-edge at base) all tied to piece from a parcel by boxed 'US POSTAL/AGENCY - SHANGHAI/
CHINA' roller cancel, Cat $US1525+. Ex John Wesley Thomas: acquired for $US575.{Page 122.3}
*C Album pages with stamps including 1952 Pictorials & 1960 Birds mint sets, covers including 1915 Falklands PPC to
Australia, 1925 & 1930 registered covers with 'FALKLAND/ISLANDS' cds, 1934 Panton cover with ½d Centennial
tied by 'FOX-BAY' cds, 1936 spotty cover endorsed "From the/British Graham Land/Expedition" (from Expedition
member Lancelot Fleming), various other KGV period covers, 1937 inwards commercial cover from South Africa,
flight covers with 1944 (Aug 18) to Buenos Aires with '.../(Fox Bay)' amended registration label & black/white
'Opened by Censor' label on the reverse and Montevideo transit b/s, 1944 (Dec 13) apparently commercial to GB
with 1/- & 2/6d, 1949 (Nov 15) Stanley-Fox Bay (b/s), 1951 (Mar 10) 'FOX-BAY'-Stanley etc, condition rather mixed.
{Page 122.5} (49 + 23 covers)
400 T
850
883
Ex Lot 883
*O Selection on Hagners including 1878 No Watermark 6d * & 1/- (short perfs) used, 1889 1d red-brown * & 4d used,
1891 ½d on 1d bisect used, 1891 ½d to 1/- (ex 4d) *, 1898 2/6d & 5/- *, KEVII 1904 set to 5/- *, KGV MCA 3/- * plus
5/- maroon & 10/- used, Script 3/- *, Whale & Penguin to 2/6d *, KGVI 1938 Pictorial set *, condition mostly fine, Cat
£3000+.{Page 123.1} (61)
884 **/* A 1904-12 KEVII 1d vermilion with Sideways Watermark SG 44b complete sheet of 60 (6x10), minor wrinkles, virtually
full o.g. with most units being unmounted, Cat £75++ (mounted).
885 C B 1924 cover to Cheshire with KGV ½d pair tied by a superb strike of the very scarce 'HMCS AFTERGLOW/JUN 19
1924/POSTED ON BOARD' datestamp, Stanley transit b/s of JU30/24, minor blemishes. {Page 122.4}
886
PS
POSTAL STATIONERY: Selection including 'SPECIMEN' Overprint on QV 1d & 1d+1d Postal Cards, 1d Envelope
& KGV 1d Envelope; KGVI 4d Registration Envelope 1939 commercial usage to Australia (opened-out, very spotty);
and formular Aerogrammes with no country (philatelically used) & with 'FALKLAND ISLANDS AND
DEPENDENCIES' Overprint & Stamp Box Blacked-Out unused & philatelically used, and a couple of others;
generally fine to very fine. Scarce group.{Page 122.6} (11 items)
FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES
1,000
100 T
500
500
Ex Lot 887
887
*OC
Extensive collection including 'SOUTH/GEORGIA' cds on 1914 piece with KEVII ½d x3 & 'DEUTSCHE/SUDPOLAR
EXPEDITION' label, registered covers with 'SOUTH GEORGIA/ + ' (2) or 'SOUTH GEORGIA/ - ' cds, 'SOUTH
SHETLANDS/ + ' cds on 1928 & 1931 (registered) covers, 1944 Overprints mint plus South Georgia & South
Orkneys sets on covers, Thick Maps blocks of 4 plus Gap in 80th Parallel set in corner pairs, Thin Maps, UPU
imprint blocks of 6, QEII Ships, then an array of mostly early-QEII covers from all the Bases including some
registered & about a dozen on formular aerogrammes including two WWII "Blue Triangle" types, two apparently
commercial covers, generally fine to very fine but some toning noted.{Page 123.2} (181 + 97 covers)
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Lot 889 - SG 36 Superb Sheet. Ex Evans & Baillie
Ex Lot 900 - Cameos Collection Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
FIJI
888
SDC
Ex Lot 888
Interesting shipmail group with 1899 cover endorsed "Per Adi Cakobau" cancelled on arrival at Suva (repaired
scissor-cut), c.1950 endorsed "Per MV Yanawai" with KGVI 1d tied by red pencil lines; superb 'TPO/FIJI' shipboard
cds on piece; group of stamps with shipboard cancels including 'UNION STEAM SHIP CO' almost complete on
Pirogue 1d block of 6, 'KIA ORA', 'MAORI' in rosine, 'ADI KEVA' on KEVII 1d on piece x2, 'ELFRIEDE' on KGV 1d
pair, 'TUI MOMI' on KGV 1d pair, boxed 'SS MAKATEA' on KGV 2d pair, '[Y]ARAWA' on KEVII 1d, 'UPOLU' on
Pirogue 1d pair, etc; Fiji arrival cds on foreign stamps; Fiji stamps with arrival cancels including 1873 Adelaide cds
on 'Six Cents' on CR 3d, 1892 Nukualofa duplex, 1890s '[VA]VAU'-in-bars, 1903 'VAVAU/TONGA', etc; some
duplication; also GB 1896 1d Postal Card used from Suva to GB. Ex Don Welsh.{Page 125.1} (120+ items)
889 **/* A+ 1878-99 'CR' Replaced with 'VR' Perf 12½ 'Two Pence' on 3d green SG 36 complete sheet of 100 (10x10),
virtually full unmounted o.g. with only several units mounted, Cat £1000++. Superb! Ex Colonel Harrie Evans & Sir
Gawaine Baillie. {Page 124.1}
890 ** A - Perf 11x11¾ 4d bright purple SG 58a large-part sheet of 80 being the top eight rows, full unmounted o.g., Cat
£960++. Ex Colonel Harrie Evans & Sir Gawaine Baillie.
891 **/* A 1891-98 New Designs & Values Perf 11x11¾ 2½d yellow-brown SG 103a sheet of 50 (10x5, no margin at the
base), and Perf 11¾x11 ½d greenish slate SG 103b half-sheet of 25 & complete sheet of 50, virtually full o.g. with
most units unmounted, Cat £760++. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. (3 items)
892 W A/B
893 C A/A-
FRENCH COMMUNITY
FORGERIES: 1881-99 QV 1/- by Fournier two imperforate sheets of 16 (4x4) with 'FAC-SIMILE' printed in blue on
the reverse, one sheet with a couple of faults. (2 sheets)
POSTMARKS: Brass straight-line handstamps of 'MOALA' on c.1950 Trotter cover, 'TOTOYA' on 1922 registered
Iremonger cover, & 'WAIMOTU' on commercial Burns Philp cover. Ex John Forrest. (3)
500 T
1,000 T
600 T
350 T
200 T
200
894 C B
Ex Lot 896 Ex Lot 897
MADAGASCAR: WWII French censor mail 1939 (Sep 9) internal air cover from Andapa with superb double-circle
‘CONTROLE TELEGRAPHIQUE/…/Commission A’ h/s Little #FHi (rated 10; LRD) b/s; similar ' D’ used at Majunga,
‘F’ – very scarce - used at Tamatave, & ‘G’ used at Tananarive on the reverse of 1940-41 pre-Occupation covers to
France or India; vertical lozenge ‘D/7’ (stated to be the only recorded example) & ‘D/9’ L#FHvi b/s on stampless air
covers from Nossi Be to Majunga or from Majunga to France, ‘CONTROLE POSTAL MILITAIRE’ labels on white or
pink-buff L#FLivA & ivB (both rated 4); boxed 'K' as #FHvii but without a number in magenta on Feb 1945
unstamped cover with 'ANTSIRABE' cds; boxed 'R' #FHvii but without a number (rated 10) & plain tape on Jun 1944
air cover to GB; and 'SERVICE/DE LA BANQUE PRIVILEGIEE/DE MADAGASCAR' L#FHix (rating omitted) in
rosine & on Mar 1943 inter-bank air cover Tananarive to Cape Town, despite the "exempt from censorship" h/s it
was examined by the British with chamfered 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/252 - I' h/s L#BHiiA (rated 5) tying 'OPENED
BY/CRITISH CENSORSHIP' label L#BLi (rated 7), opened-out for display.{Page 122.8} (9)
895 C A/B - the companion lot of British censor mail with scarce labels Little #BLi (rated 7) x4; #BLii (rated 10); #BLiiiA (rated
10), #BLiiiB (rated 10); #BLiv (rated 10); 'ZB' Series #BLvA1 (rated 4) x2 & #BLvB2; #BLvA3 (rated 10); #BLvA2
(rated 6: badly defective); #BLvA3 (rated 10); #BLvB1 (rated 4), #BLvB2 (rated 6) & #BLvB4 (rated 7). Another very
scarce group. [The British system operated in much the same way as in British Colonies] {Page 122.7} (19)
750 T
1,000 T

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Lot 899 - SG 2 & 3
Lot 912
Ex Lot 905 - Complete Set
Ex Lot 906 - WWII Censors
Lot 909 - Bisect on Sudsee Expedition Cover
Lot 921 - Sydney to Hong Kong Seepost
Ex Lot 928 - Gibraltar WWII Covers
Ex Lot 931 - Gibraltar Naval Mail x14 Lot 935 Lot 942

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FRENCH COMMUNITY (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
896
C - the continuation of the collection with scarce cachets comprising triple-oval 'BRITISH MILITARY
ADMINISTRATION/PASSED BY/CENSOR/ I /MADAGASCAR' Little #BHi/1 (rated 9) on three covers, two tying
'OPENED BY/BRITISH CENSORSHIP' labels #BLi (rated 7); '.../PASSED BY/CENSOR/ III /...' #BHiC tying
cut-down ' 252 ' label - as #Liiia but with 'BRITISH CENSORSHIP' trimmed-off - to 1942 cover to Dahomey;
chamfered 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/252 - I' #BHiiA (rated 5) superb strike tying 'OPENED BY/BRITISH
CENSORSHIP' label L#BLi (rated 7) to reverse of 1943 registered air cover to GB with Madagascar stamps &
Tananarive cds + British 1/- (on the face) & 1½d pair affixed at Nairobi & tied by light '...POSTAGE PAID AT APO'
h/s; similar 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/252 - II' #BHiiB (rated 9); similar 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/252-III' #BHiiC tying
'BRITISH CENSORSHIP/252' label with 3mm between the lines #BLiiiA (rated 10); and octagonal
'[crown]/PASSED/Z.B. 3' #BHiiiB (rated 10) tying 'ARMY FORM/OPENED/BY/CENSOR/[imprint]' label to the
reverse of stampless 1943 cover; condition a bit mixed.{Page 125.2} (8)
897 C A/B
GAMBIA
REUNION: WWII censor covers comprising four with French 'CONTROLE POSTAL MILITAIRE\ Little #FLi - three
affixed face down with the text to the envelope - tied by 'CONTROLE/ILE/DE LA/REUNION/POSTAL' #CFii (rated
9) or octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/ZC/ ' #CBii (rated 9), three also with French 'A/1'-in-circle or 'A/2'-in-circle both
#CFi (rated 7), on Aug 1944 to Jan 1945 air covers to South Africa (3, two registered) or GB; double-circle
'CONTROLE/ILE/DE LA/REUNION/POSTAL' #Fi in red on October 1939 air cover to Madagascar; British
'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ZC ' #LBi (rated 9) & 'BRITISH CENSORSHIP' #LBii (rated 9) labels tied to 1944
registered philatelic covers by octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/ZC/ ' L#CBii (rated 9); octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/Z / '
#CBi and similar '...ZC/ ' #CBii h/s (both rated 9) superb strikes tying 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ ZC ' labels #LBi
(rated 9). [Réunion was technically occupied by the British & administered from Madagascar. However, no military
force of any description landed there!]{Page 125.3} (9)
1,000 T
750 T
Ex Lot 901
898 W A 1869-72 No Wmk Cameos 4d pale brown SG 2, margins close to large, unused, Cat £500.{Page 120.9}
300 T
899 W A - 4d pale brown SG 2 & 6d deep blue SG 3, margins close to good, unused, Cat £1050.{Page 126.1}
500 T
900
*W 1880-93 Cameos range on leaves with Crown/CC ½d x2, 1d, 2d, 3d x2, 4d x3, 6d x2 & 1/- x2 - not noted as
whether watermark upright or sideways - & Crown/CA range of shades to 1/- x3 including 2d yellow-buff & 2d yellow
with BPA Certificates as SG 25b & c (both no longer listed), 6d [R1/5] Sloping Label varieties x3 in different shades,
plus sheetlets of 15 of 2½d (margins at top & left), 4d (margin at right) & 6d SG 34 (full margins), condition a bit
variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat £3900+. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. {Page 124.2} (104)
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Lot 913 - Kiautschou Used in Peking
Lot 919 - Censored at Vladivostok
Ex Lot 937
Lot 914 - K'schou Used in Peking
Lot 917 - Kiautschou 2c x9
Lot 939 Lot 941
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GAMBIA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
901
*/** 1886-93 Crown/CA (Sideways) Cameos complete sheetlets of 15 (5x3) comprising 1d crimson, 2½d ultramarine &
2½d deep bright blue, 3d slate-grey, 3d grey, 4d brown, 4d deep brown, 6d olive-green, 6d deep bronze-green, 6d
slate-green, 1/- violet & 1/- deep violet between SG 23 & 36, plus 1880-81 ½d orange, two of the 6d sheetlets
include the Sloping Label varieties on [R1/1] & [R1/5] SG 32da & 33ca, a few minor blemishes & a few split perfs
but generally very fine with many units being unmounted, Cat £3800++ (mounted). Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. An
exceptional lot.{Page 127.1} (13 sheetlets)
5,000 T
902
Ex Lot 902
* 1898-1953 Issues comprising QV set, the three KEVII sets, 1906 Surcharges plus 'HALF/PFNNY' on 2/6d in pair,
KGV 1912-22 two sets, 1921-22 Script two sets, 1922-29 Script Elephants to 10/- (no 2/6d or 5/- bit the 3/- is SG
139), KGVI set & QEII Pictorials (**), a few extras, Cat £2000. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. {Page 129.1} (180 approx)
903 * A B1 1902-09 KEVII Crown/CA 2d orange & mauve & New Colours 7½d brown & blue both with Dented Frame (the
so-called Glover Flaw) SG 47a & 79a, Cat £450. Ex Sir Gawaine Baille. (2)
904 * A B1 1921-22 Script 1d 5d 6d 7½d & 10d all with the Watermark Reversed SG 109x & 113x-116x, all but the 5d are
marginal examples, Cat £365. Ex Sir Gawaine Baille. (5)
905 * A B1 1922-29 Elephants MCA 4d to 5/- SG 118-121 and Script ½d to 10/- SG 122-142 including all listed & a couple of
unlisted shades, very lightly mounted, Cat £580+. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. {Page 126.3} (28)
906 C A/B
1941-44 censor group comprising 1943 with 'OPENED BY/CENSOR' label with black rouletting at top & base Little
#Li; Jusqu'a cover to Switzerland with black/yellow 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER/ NN3 ' #Liii largely on reverse &
octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/ NN3 ' h/s #CvA; 1941 merchant's air cover with unframed woodcut (?) 'PASSED/
CENSOR' h/s #Ci; 1941 mourning cover with fancy-boxed 'PASSED by CENSOR/BATHURST' L#Cii; and
octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/ NN3 ' L#ivA on 1943 (in blue) & 1944 (registered) air covers.{Page 126.4} (6)
GERMAN COLONIES
See also Lots 1044 to 1052 under German (Deutsch) New Guinea.
907 C A
CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1909 apparently commercial PPC of "Postdampfer Germania" with message headed
"Angaur 21 2 09", to Germany with Marshall Islands 5pf tied by 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/JALUIT-LINIE/21 2 b /09'
cds.
908 C A- - c.1910 commercial PPC ("Yap Westkarolinen/Dorfstrasse") to Germany unusually with German New Guinea 5pf
tied by the very scarce 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/JALUIT-/LINIE/ b ' cds used aboard the "Germania".
909 C B - 1910 apparently commercial cover with 'SUDSEE-EXPEDITION/DER/HAMBURGISCHEN WISSENSCHAFT
LICHEN/STIFTUNG' imprint on the flap, to Germany with 20pf bisect Mi 10H tied by 'PONAPE/KAROLINEN/12
10/07' cds & a reasonable strike alongside of the second-type mailbag seal ('PONAPE' shorter than 'KAROLINEN'),
horizontal and vertical folds, Cat €9000. Bothe Certificate (1967).
Friedemann at page 773 states that demand from sailors aboard a visiting naval squadron depleted stocks of the
5pf and 10pf value, resulting in the '5pf' on 3pf Provisional Surcharge and the 20pf provisional bisect. At page 775, it
is stated that about 500 covers were processed with the 20pf bisect.{Page 126.5}
910 C B - 1911 commercial cover with sender's endorsement on the flap indicating the cover originated at Rabaul (German
New Guinea), to Schwerin with Carolines 5pf pair tied by 'ANGAUR/PALAU-INSELN' cds, minor opening fault at
upper-left.
911 C B - 1911 mourning cover to Bohemia with 25pf tied by Ponape cds, 'Ponape/(Karolinen)' registration label, very fine
'KROMBACH/BOHMEN' arrival b/s, minor stain at the base.
912 * A C1 KIAUTSCHOU: 1905 Chinese Currency Yachts $2½ with 25x16 perforation holes Mi 27B, very lightly mounted, Cat
€2600. Michael Jäschke-Lantelme Certificate (2008).{Page 126.2}
913 C A- - 1901 registered "Feldzoftbrief" cover with boxed '.../FELD-AUDITOR' h/s at upper-right, to Bavaria with Germany
10pf, 'China' Overprints 50pf and rare 'Petschili' usage in Peking of Kiautschou 3pf x2 5pf & 10pf all tied by
'PEKING/17 5/01/DEUTSCHE POST' cds, 'HOF 2' arrival b/s, slightly truncated. Unusual Boxer Rebellion cover:
mixed frankings of this nature were permitted only between January & September 1901.{Page 128.1}
914 C B - 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 128.4}
915 C A- - 1901 (Nov) cover with 'Richard Pflüger, Tsingtau (Kiautschou)' Gothic imprint at the top, to Germany with 10pf x3
tied by 'TSINGTAU' cds, 'Tsingtau/Eingeschreiben' registration label, 'LESUM' arrival b/s, very minor blemishes.
916 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.
850 T
300 T
250 T
350 T
750 T
400 T
450 T
3,000 T
400 T
200 T
750 T
2,000 T
3,000 T
180 T
450 T

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Lot 923 - Marshalls to Carolines
Ex Lot 929 - Gibraltar Censor Labels x15
Lot 938 - Ex "Chartwell"
Lot 949 - Very Fine Penny Black Cover
Ex Lot 947 - Postal History Collection
Lot 950 - Very Fine 1d Intense Black
Ex Lot 956 - Cachets with Ships' Names x14
Ex Lot 966 - Hong Kong Postal Fiscals

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GERMAN COLONIES (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
917 C B - cover with unusual franking of 2c green x9 tied by 'TSINGTAU/ a ' cds, 'Tsingtau/(Kiautschou)' registration label,
readdressed on arrival & with faint 'HEPPENS' arrival b/s, the flap removed on opening.{Page 128.5}
918 C B - 1914 (Feb 4) commercial cover to "St Louis/Sénégal West Afrika" with 2c only tied by Tsingtau "bridge" cds,
endorsement re the under-payment of 8c but postage due apparently not collected, minor blemishes. Terrific
origin/destination cover.
919 C B - 1914 (July 24) commercial cover to Berlin "uber Sibirien" with 4c tied by Tsingtau cds, transited at Vladivostok
after war was declared where Russian Cyrillic censor h/s in red-violet struck on the face, light folds.{Page 128.2}
600 T
300 T
1,000 T
Lot 920
920 SD A A2 - 'PEKING/DEUTSCHE POST' cds on Kiautschou 3pf on piece, 5pf, 10pf on piece, 20pf & 50pf, three with
guarantee handstamps on the reverse. The so-called 'Petschili' usages of Kiautschou stamps in Peking during the
Boxer Rebellion.{Page 131.1}
921 PS A
MARSHALL ISLANDS: 1903 philatelic usage of 5pf Postal Card to Germany with superb strike of the very scarce
'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/SYDNEY-/HONGKONG/6 10 a /03' cds, Jaluit transit cds of two days later & light
'DARMSTADT' arrival cds.{Page 126.6}
922 C A - 1910 commercial cover endorsed "Abs FE Hellwig Sudsee Expedition/D Peiho p D Germania Jaluit Linie/Sydney
Hongkong", to Germany with rare combination franking of Carolines 10pf & Marshalls 20pf tied by
'JALUIT/MARSHALL INSELN' cds, 'Jaluit/(Marshall-Inseln)' registration label, very fine 'HAMBURG' arrival b/s.
{Page 128.8}
923 C A - 1912 apparently commercial cover with 'Otto Bock/Janit [sic]/Killi Marshall Inseln' imprint on the flap, to the
Caroline Islands with 30pf tied by 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/JALUIT-LINIE/23 10 b /12' cds, with boxed
'Reichspostdampfer/Germania' h/s & 'Deutsche Seepost/Jaluit-Linie' registration label, light 'PONAPE' arrival cds on
the face.{Page 130.1}
924 O A
NEW GUINEA: 1897 Overprints comprising 3pf dark ochre-brown & 3pf light ochre-brown, 5pf, 10pf (2, one tied to
piece by fine Matupi cds), 20pf x2, 25pf & 50pf with Cropped Foot to 't' of 'deutsch' Mi 6 X, Cat €400. (9)
750 T
600 T
2,000 T
1,200 T
100
Ex Lot 925
Ex Lot 927
Lot 926
925 ** A SOUTH-WEST AFRICA: 1897 '.../Sudwest-Afrika' 3pf to 20pf Mi 1-4 & 1898 '.../Sudwestafrika' 3pf to 50pf Mi 5-10,
variable centring, several are marginal stamps, full unmounted o.g., Cat €1450. David Brandon Certificate (1985) for
the 25pf.{Page 131.2} (10)
926 ** A - 1897 '.../Sudwest-Afrika' 25pf orange & 50pf brown (marginal example) Mi Ia & II, guarantee handstamps on the
reverse, full unmounted o.g., Cat €1500. Unissued. Separate David Brandon Certificates (1985).{Page 131.3}
927 ** A - 1901 No Watermark Yachts 3pf to 5mk Mi 11-23 & 1906 Watermark Yachts 3pf to 5mk Mi 24-32, variable
centring, full unmounted o.g., Cat €1950. {Page 131.4} (22)
GIBRALTAR
928 C/O A/B
1939-43 group with censor cachets comprising boxed 'PASSED/CENSOR' LTM#H1A (rated 6) superb strikes in
rosine on postcard & cover; octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/A2' #H3 (rated 8) on very fine air cover; small boxed 'C.G.'
#H2 in rosine on reverse of Saccone & Speed window envelope & in violet - stated to be the only recorded example
- on vice-regal cover to Ireland; octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/IA 6181' #H10 (rated 10) light strike in rosine 1943
PPC from Tangier to Tasmania (!); and double-circle 'POSTAL CENSORSHIP DEPARTMENT/GIBRALTAR' (stated
only 3 examples recorded) light b/s in rosine on 1943 registered air cover to the BPA in London.{Page 126.7} (7)
600
600
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500 T

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GIBRALTAR (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
929 C A/B - group with censor labels comprising 1939 with red/white 'EXAMINED BY/GIBRALTAR/POSTAL CENSOR'
LTM#T1A (rated 10); Number Added as #T1B but Number Closer '5' (fine) & '20' (rated 7+); 'A6002' #T6 (rated 6,
fine) complete on back of naval cover; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER' with '6057' h/s #T14A on May 1940 cover
Germany-USA (very fine); Continuous Tape #T7 'A6038' & 'A6056' (rated 7) & 'IA6245' #T16A (rated 9) Tangier to
Argentina; 1940 to USA with red/white 'EXAMINED BY/GIBRALTAR/POSTAL CENSOR 1' #T1B (rated 7) with '1'
crossed-out & from France with small '208' h/s in pink; 1941 with blue/white 'EXAMINED BY/GIBRALTAR/POSTAL
CENSOR 1' #T1C (rated 9); 1942 with 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER/["5"]' #T2 (rated 9); and 'OPENED
BY/CENSOR/6001' & '.../6010' #T3 - both numbers unrecorded - on 1942 cover to "Funchal/Madeira" & on 1941 air
cover from the USA; 1943 air cover with 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER A 6011' #T5 (rated 9).{Page 130.2} (15)
930 C A-/B - 1941 cover from Tangier to New York with British 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 7188' label & 1943 cover from
Morocco to Switzerland with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/IA 7188' LTM#T15 (rated 9). A rare pair: Censor 7188 was
transferred from GB & continued using his GB stock of labels; when they were exhausted he was issued with
similarly numbered labels in the Imperial 'IA' series. All other Gibraltar censorship numbers begin with a '6'. (2)
931 C A/B - naval mail with undated airmail covers to GB with tombstone censor h/s plus double-circle 'POSTAGE/1/PAID' (2,
one in red), similar '2' in red (also with oval 'DEPUTY CHIEF FIELD/[crown]/CENSOR' h/s in red & lovely
"aeroplane" 'BY AIR' h/s), simple '5D' in black, double-circle 'POSTAGE PAID/5d' (superb strike) or boxed '10D
Paid' h/s in red; and eight stampless covers to GB with a variety of woodcut 'AIR MAIL' & similar devices x5, one
roughly opened; "John Bull" 'AIRMAIL/PAID' two different; and 'AIR MAIL/PAR AVION' on Navy "honour" envelope
with 3d x2 & 9d. A very scarce & desirable group.{Page 126.8} (14)
GREAT BRITAIN
1,000 T
250 T
600 T
Ex Lot 932
932
O
Untidy array with Penny Blacks x3 & 1840 2d blue, ½d x3 & 1½d x2, lots of Penny Plates including '225' (deep rich
shade), Surface Printed issues to £1 with many attractive stamps including 9d straw, 1/- brown, 2/- blue, 1883-84
"Lilacs & Greens" & KEVII to 10/-, KGV Seahorses to 10/- & Re-Engraved Seahorses set, PUC £1, Wedding £1,
etc, condition quite variable but many are fine to very fine, some postmark interest.{Page 132.1} (100s)
1,250
933
O
Lot 934 Ex Lot 933 Lot 940
1840 Penny Black 1d black eight sound to fine examples each with full margins, cancelled with Maltese Cross in
red (6) or black (2), Cat £2800. [The lot also includes three "spacefillers"]{Page 132.3} (11)
934 G A+ - 1d black SG 2 [EB] Plate 1b, margins close to large, Maltese Cross in red, Cat £350. Superb!{Page 132.2}
350
935 G A- - 1d black SG 2 [CG] Plate 4, margins close to large, a couple of tiny surface abrasions at left, crisp Maltese Cross
cancel in red, Cat £350.{Page 126.9}
936
937
O
O
1841-79 Penny Reds duplicated accumulation with a selection of Imperfs, range of Stars, hundreds of identified
Plates with some better numbers noted & mint/unused x21, also a few covers, condition variable. (850+)
1870 New Values annotated group with ½d x21 including an example of each of the plates including Plate '9', and
1½d x7 (shades), good to fine, Cat £1400+.{Page 128.3} (28)
800
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400

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GREAT BRITAIN (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
938 **/* A 1865-67 Large Garter 4d vermilion SG 94 Plate 12 wing-margin single & pair (the first unit with wing-margin) in a
bright shade, large-part o.g. & the single is unmounted, Cat £1725++. Ex "Chartwell" (as a block of 4!).{Page 130.3}
939 W A- 1865-67 Emblems 1/- green SG 101 Plate 4 [PL], regummed, Cat £2500. Ex "Chartwell".{Page 128.6}
1,000
940 W A-
1867-80 Spray of Rose 10d pale red-brown SG 113 Plate '1' [OE] wing-margin example, unused, Cat £3500. Ex
"Chartwell".{Page 132.4}
941 W B - 2/- pale blue SG 120 Plate 1 [OH], reperforated at right, unused, Cat £4700. Ex "Chartwell".{Page 128.7}
500
942 F (A) B1
1867-83 High Values Wmk Anchor on Blued Paper 10/- grey-green SG 131 Plate 1 [BC], tiny central thin spot &
ironed-out crease at upper-right, neat 'LADBROKE-GROVE RD' cds, Cat £5200. Ex "Chartwell".{Page 126.10}
750
1,000
750
Lot 943
943 * (A) B1 - Wmk Anchor on White Paper 5/- rose SG 134 Plate 4 [FA], well centred, ironed-out creasing, large-part o.g., Cat
£32,000. RPSofL Certificate (1988). [The regummed "Chartwell" example sold for £4130]{Page 133.1}
5,000
Lot 944 Lot 945
Lot 946
944 H A B1 - Wmk Anchor on White Paper 5/- rose SG 134 Plate 4 [EG], well centred, untidy cds cancel, Cat £4200. Ex
"Maximus" & "Chartwell".{Page 133.2}
945 G A A1 - White Paper £5 orange SG 137, exceptional centring, 'SHEFFIELD' cds & boxed 'CHB/GPO' H/S, Cat
£4000.{Page 133.3}
946 V A+ A1
GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History
947
OC
948 C A-/B
949 C A
1913 Seahorses Waterlow Printings £1 green SG 403, deep rich colour & exceptional centring, very light but bogus
cancel, Cat £1250. Superb!{Page 133.4}
Well-presented collection including 1737 with Bishop Mark, 'FREE' post fronts, 1832 to British Embassy in
Contantinople rated "3/2", 1840 entire with 1d black (3 margins) tied by red MX and 'Castle Rising/Penny Post'
(improved) two-line h/s on reverse, 1840 entire with a poor 1d black, Mulready 1d Envelope stereo a134 to Dublin,
1867 to Queensland with 6d Plate 6, 1882 Paris to England with 25c Commerce tied by Putney duplex, 1884 with
1d lilac tied by Hoster machine cancel, 1937 to New York with "Poached Egg" label, also imperf 1d red, 1d Stars &
1d Plate covers, Occupied Guernsey 1942 with 1d pair & ½d on local cover plus three bisect covers, postal
stationery, philatelic mail, and some stamps including 1d black & QEII 10/- Castles block of 4 with 'BUCKINGHAM
PALACE' cds, condition variable. {Page 130.5} (89 covers + stamps)
1831 entire with postscript "Retribution Ship/Sheerness/24th July/1831" & signed "Jas McCormick", straight-line
'SHEERNESS' b/s in red. [HMS "Resolution" was a prison hulk. James McCormick was convicted of perjury &
sentenced to 7 years transportation. However, he was pardoned before being sent to NSW. Also with 1809 entire
from HMS "Glatton" that had been a Convict Transport in 1803] (2 items)
1840 large-part outer to London with "Penny Black" Plate II (?) ['S'-'E'] with close even margins, just tied by a watery
Maltese Cross cancel in red with a superb 'EXETER/AU21/1840/D' cds in red alongside, ironed-out central filing
folds well clear of the stamp. Most attractive. {Page 130.4}
1,500
1,000
500
750
200 T
450

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Ex Lot 952 - WWII Usage of WWI Handstamps
Ex Lot 955 - WWII Admiralty Covers
Ex Lot 957 - WWII Better Naval Covers x29
Lot 959 - WWII Isle of Wight Disaster Mail
Ex Lot 961 - Burma-Siam Railway Group
Ex Lot 963 - Hong Kong Censor Labels x5
Lot 964 - Detained by the Japanese
Ex Lot 973 - India WWII Civil Censoship Covers

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GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
950 C B
951 C A/B
952 C/CL A/B
953
1841 entire to London with a very fine 1d intense black SG 1 Plate V [IF] tied by black Maltese Cross of
'GLOUCESTER' (very fine b/s).{Page 130.6}
1914-18 military group including undated cover with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/NEWSPAPER DEPARTMENT' h/s,
1915 cover with 'HOPITAL ANGLAIS/DE/NEVERS/ + ' h/s (& the enclosed letter), 1915 PPC with boxed
'CENSORED/LW Sadleir-Jackson' h/s (later leader of the North Russian Relief Force), 1917 with crude 'PASSED
CENSOR' h/s used on HMS "Vernon", PPC with 'POSTED/IN HM SHIP - HMS/HOOD' h/s, 1918 with 'CEN 61 SOR'
h/s, Naval envelope with 'NAVAL LETTER/EXAMINED BY/CHIEF POSTAL CENSOR/LONDON.' h/s, etc. (10)
1939-44 group with rare censor cachets comprising emergency usage of World War I octagons '.../2488' on PPC,
'.../2405' on C&W telegram, spaced 'P--ASSED/P.259' on PPC from Tunisia, '__W.22' (with 'P') removed) on Forces
cover from Canada; Number Excised cancelling PPC from Belgium; similar types with Large Crown '.../50.' &
'.../P.71.' on PPCs and '.../T.2.' - stated to be "unique" - on cover; heavily truncated 'No. 3400/CENSOR' on PPC
from Italy; and double-circle 'POSTAL CENSORSHIP/AIR MAIL/LONDON' (stated to be the only recorded example)
in red on long OHMS cover; plus 'CENSOR OFFICE/27OC/41/BELFAST' steel cds on reverse of 2½d Envelope
uprated with 6d for express service (cds & white/red 'EX' label both partly obscured). {Page 134.1} (11)
C/CL - Telegraph Censorship group of mostly OHMS covers, with dated double-circle 'Postal & Telegraph Censorship
Dept/Secretariat/MINISTRY OF INFORMATION' (stated to be unique) in red; similar with 'PERMIT/BRANCH' in
green on two covers to Whitfield King, stated to be the only recorded examples; similar with 'PERMIT BRANCH/No.
6/AINTREE LIVERPOOL' & similar 'No. 13' in rosine; and a similar & different but indistinct type in blue; and oval
'___/PASSED BY/No. 20/CENSOR/TELEGRAPH CENSORSHIP' (badly worn) & boxed 'No 69/CENSOR' on
telegram forms, the latter with 'WAR OFFICE/26NOV40/S.W.' cds; a few faults. (8)
GREAT BRITAIN - Military - World War II
600
200 T
450 T
300 T
954 C A-/B
955 C/CL A/B
Ex Lot 958
Covers with 'CENSORED' handstamps comprising all-different selection of straight-line (3, one 'CENSORED J14'
used on HMS "Boston") & boxed (5) types, plus triple-circle type used on HMS "Resource", also 'Censored &
Franked/(No stamp available)', two with 'KIRKWALL/ORKNEYS' or 'STROMNESS/ORKNEYS' cds, one stated to be
allocated to Gibraltar; and a very scarce group with all-different selection of crude woodcut types including
'CENSOR' on Paquebot cover, two stated to be "unrecorded". (17)
Admiralty official mail with various printed imprints including 1945 resealing label tied by 'ADMIRALTY' rubber cds
used as a cancel; various cachets including vertical-oval 'ADMIRALTY...READING' (lots of ships in Berkshire!),
'CONSULTING SURGEON TO THE NAVY' in red, 'TRAVELLING EXPENSE BRANCH/...' in blue, 'NAVAL
SECTION/CENSORSHIP/BELFAST' in blue, oval 'SUPTG ELECTRICAL ENGINEER/SINGAPORE' etc; five
registered items including 1943 with 'PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD' cds, 1941 with 'WHALE ISLAND' cds & 'HMS
EXCELLENT/WHALE ISLAND' cachet in green, 1940 with huge 'BY BRITISH PACKET.' h/s in blue & Admiralty
registration label; etc; also 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER AG2' Admiralty label on air cover to Canada, Maritime Mail
cancel in red. Several items are noted as the only recorded examples.{Page 134.2} (14)
500 T
500 T

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Ex Lot 967 - Gandhi
Ex Lot 968
Ex Lot 980
Ex Lot 977 - Ratlam Revenues
Lot 975 - Bahawalpur with Imperf 9p
Ex Lot 976 - Bahawalpur Set of Revenue Die Proofs
Ex Lot 981 - Zeppelins **
Ex Lot 988
Ex Lot 986 - 1903 La Guayra Incident

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GREAT BRITAIN - Military - World War II (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
956 C/CL A/B
957
C/CL
958 C A/B
959 C B
960
CPS
Covers with named ships' cachets comprising oval 'HMS TITANIA/30SEP1939/SHIPS OFFICE' superb strike in
blue; triple-oval 'COMMANDING OFFICER/6NOV1941/CARLISLE' superb arrival d/s in rosine; 2-line 'PASSED
CENSOR/HMS NORTHERN SUN' on Nov & Dec 1939 covers; oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/27SEP1939/HMS
SUFFOLK' in blue; oval 'HMS CHALLENGER/30NOV1939/ACCOUNTAN...' in rosine; straight-line 'HMS
DIANTHUS' in blue; manuscript "Passed by Censor/HMS Harmattan" (?); boxed 'CHAPLAIN/SEP1939/HMS ARK
ROYAL'; 'MAIL OFFICE/ 4JAN1939/HMS EXETER' b/s on cover from Chile; 1944 'CHAPLAIN/HMS EXCELLENT'
in black; & 'MAIL OFFICE/1DEC1945/HMS MANXMAN' in blue. Desirable group. [By March 1940, all cachets that
identified a ship were supposed to be withdrawn or modified by removing the ship's name]{Page 130.7} (14)
Naval group including cover signed across the flap "Admiral JGTF Somerville", 1941 from a Dutch ship with 'NAVAL
CENSOR/LIVERPOOL' d/s, aerogramme with 'F.M.O.'-in-bars cancel, proof strikes of "security" machine cancels &
cover with the diamond-type plus 'Censored & Franked/(No stamp available)' h/s, "galleon" & "dove" aerogrammes,
1944 Naval & Marine Telegram with roneo'd label re restrictions affixed, undated cover from Canada with '2ND SEA
MAIL BAG' h/s; dated triple-oval 'EXAMINED FOR FLAG OFFICER IN CHARGE/LIVERPOOL' on face of 1942
cover from South Africa & on reverse of 1945 cover to Mombasa with Kenya & Uganda 'N/Released/12' cachet, and
similarly inscribed label on reverse of 1942 cover to Sweden, stated to be the only recorded examples; oval 'NAVAL
ATTACHE/28FEB1939/SOUTH ATLANTIC' (pre-WWII) b/s in green on OHMS cover; 'NAVAL ATTACHE/
[anchor]/CHILEAN EMBASSY' b/s on 1943 cover from London; & 'NAVAL ATTACHE/ANKARA' on 1944 cover to
Whitehall; 5-line 'TO BE RETURNED TO/.../...IN VIEW/OF TIME ELAPSED SINCE/LETTER WAS WRITTEN' b/s in
blue on Sep 1944 cover to HMS "Glasgow"; and five covers with 'VIA/AIR MAIL' (unrecorded), fancy boxed 'AIR
MAIL' (unrecorded), 'AIR MAIL/POSTAGE PAID' (Goldup Supp #C14) and woodcut 'AIR MAIL' (2 different, one
endorsed "HMS Fleur de Lys" on the flap); etc, condition variable.{Page 134.3} (29)
- companion lot of 'PASSED BY CENSOR' handstamps all-different selection of straight-line (15), boxed (12, three
incorporating 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE') & unframed 2-line (3) types, also triangular & circular (with ship's name
excised) types, & a boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/PRS.' (= Press Censor) type, four more signed by the censors
(one impressive type noted as being from Jamaica) and one inscribed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/(SD) HG HUNT';
crude woodcut types, two with Postage Due ½d & 1d one of which additionally has woodcut 'ON ACTIVE
SERVICE/NO STAMPS AVAILABLE' h/s; also 'PASSED BY NAVAL CENSOR' handstanps including boxed h/s
from Singapore on 1939 cover, variety of inscriptions including 'CENSORED ONBOARD HM SHIPS' in blue or
rosine, 'From HM Ships/Passed by Censor', 'PASSED/SHIPS/CENSOR' & 'PASSED BY THE NAVAL CENSOR/
EDO CROMARTY' etc, two on Forces Aerogrammes (one a Blue Triangle type); generally fine. An exceptional
foundation for creating an important collection.{Page 135.1} (56)
1941 (Sep 19) cover to a fusilier at Shorwell on the Isle of Wight, overall soiling & with 'DAMAGED AS A
RESULT/OF ENEMY ACTION' h/s in violet, with the original letter which has minor waterstains. [On 20/9/1941, the
ferry "Portsdown" struck a mine en route to the Isle of Wight & sank. Our vendor states that he knows of only one
other example]{Page 134.4}
1943-45 mostly stampless & Active Service envelopes etc from Forces in Italy, airmail items including aerogrammes
(some Blue Triangle types) with GB 3d, a few registered items noted, wide array of datestamps & censor cachets
but some duplication, generally fine; also 1946-70 Occupation of/FPOs in Germany covers & Active Service
envelopes etc, some official & registered items noted, wide array of datestamps & cachets but some duplication,
condition a bit mixed (400+)
961 CPS B/C - Burma-Siam Railway POW group comprising three plain postcards from his mother & 3d Airmail Postal Card from
his fiancée to Thailand with octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/P.W.2164' in rosine, 'PW5185' in red, 'P.U.61' in rosine or
'P.W.7579' in rosine; 1945 aerogramme endorsed "Ex POW Mail" with FPO 595 d/s used at Bombay; two different
Red Cross "Welcome Home" cards & roneo'd Royal Welcome; and three 1947-48 Ministry of Pensions notices
advising of entitlements, some soiling. Poignant group. {Page 134.5} (11)
HONG KONG
962
*/**OC
963 C A/B
964 C A
1863-1980s predominantly used collection including 1863 Wmk Crown CC 48c pale rose & 96c brownish grey,
1880 10c on 24c SG 27, 1900 10c ultramarine *, 1935 Jubilee **, 1938 KGVI 15c with Broken Character SG 146a,
$10 lilac and blue, 1941 Pictorials x3 *, 1948 Wedding ** (Cat £325, toning), 1949 UPU x3 mint (one **), 1954 QEII
$10 *, 1962 Annigoni $20 SG 210 *, plus revenues, heaps of heavily duplicated stamps including early sidefaces,
stamps on piece, and modern QEII issues in three albums. Close inspection recommended. (1000s)
1939-41 covers with censor labels comprising 'G [Coat of Arms] R/OPENED BY CENSOR/HONG KONG' KM#L2
(rated 7) on 1939 cover to Japan; ditto, with thicker lettering #L3 (rated 6) tied to the face by boxed '41' #C6 (rated
4) in green on 1940 cover from Thailand to the USA; ditto, with sans serif lettering #L4A (rated 7) on airmail cover
from 'KUNMING' to Shanghai; ditto, red/white with sans serif lettering #L4B (rated 7) & small boxed '15' in green &
'112' both #C6 (rated 4) on Jan 1941 cover to Shanghai; and ditto, blue/white with sans serif lettering #L4C(rated 8)
& small boxed '23' #C6 (rated 4) on mid-1941 cover from Bangkok to the United States.{Page 134.6} (5)
1941 commercial air cover endorsed "Per CNA/via Rangoon", to NSW with KGVI 25c pair & Centenary $1 tied by
'KOWLOON/9DE/41' cds & partly obscured by red/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label, largely superb strike of the
boxed 'DETAINED IN HONGKONG/BY JAPANESE/FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945' h/s. A
beautiful cover. [The last pre-war airmail from Hong Kong was on 5/12/1941 via Rangoon. On the 8th - the day after
the attack on Pearl Harbour - the "Hong Kong Clipper II" was strafed at her mooring & sunk by the Japanese]{Page
134.7}
965 ** A/A- 1965 International Co-Operation Year 10c SG 216 sheet of 50, several units with Missing Hyphen & vertical strip
of 6 [R5/3 to R10/3] with Missing Hyphen and Broken Lettering in 'INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION YEAR',
sheet almost separated centrally & a few minor bends otherwise fine unmounted.
966 WO A/B
POSTAL FISCALS: 1874-1902 Wmk CC Perf 15½x15 $2 & $3 SG F1-2 both unused, Perf 14 $2 SG F4 with
'H&S/BCo' perfin postally used, 1890 2c dull purple SG F8 unused, '5/DOLLARS' on $10 SG F9 postally used (2) &
'ONE/DOLLAR' on $2 SG F11 postally used, Cat £1465.{Page 130.8} (7)
600 T
700 T
1,500 T
350 T
250 T
750 T
1,000
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
INDIA
967 E A
c.1958 Definitives Gandhi perforated test stamp in grey & orange and inscribed 'SPECIMEN' on gummed Wmk
Asokan Capital Wmk paper, single & block of 4, unmounted. {Page 136.1} (5)
968 ** A A1 1962 Gauhati Refinery 15np perforated colour trials in vermilion, turquoise, and magenta, unmounted. Plus the
issued stamp in blue for comparison.{Page 136.2} (4)
969 P A A1
1973 Interpol Police 20p perforated colour trials on gummed watermarked paper in brown, deep grey-blue, and
turquoise, unmounted. (3)
970 ** A A1 2007 Pushkar Fair 5r sheetlet of 12 with Black (date) Printed Double.
200 T
450
300 T
300
971 E A
INDIA - Postal History
Lot 971
OFFICIALS: 1874 'On/H.M.S.' overprint essays on East India ½a blue (very well centred) & 1a brown, both with
traces of o.g. An important duo: believed to the be the only recorded examples. BPA Certificate (2006). [In the
issued version of the overprint, the 'M.' was dropped to a lower level]{Page 138.1}
12,000
972 PS A/B
973 C
Ex Lot 972
Soldiers' & Seamen's Envelopes comprising 1879 9p unused x2 (one with 'SPECIMEN' h/s & 1894 usage with very
fine 'ADEN-CAMP' squared-circle; 1895 'One Anna' on 9p unused, 1896 usage endorsed "Suakin" (Sudan) with
'BASE OFFICE/ B ' cds, & 1900 usage endorsed "The Black Watch" uprated with ½a x3 tied by 'KAMPTEE
GORGE' cds. Ex Gerald Ellott.{Page 138.2} (6)
1939-44 civil censor covers with a range of scarcer lables and cachets, two with unframed 4-line 'Please request
sender in future/to write full name...' Morenwiser #C16A (rated 7) or similar boxed type #C16B (rated 10), another
with double-oval 'INDIA CENSORSHIP/[Coat of Arms]/ B ' #S1 (rated 8) of Karachi impressed in red wax; also 1939
to Germany with roneo'd '.../Service to Germany suspended' label; generally fine.{Page 134.8} (23)
750 T
800 T

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INDIA - Postal History (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Ex Lot 974
974 CPS A/B - Forces group with Air Force Nov 1939 air cover & front (faint strike) with crude 'ROYAL AIR FORCE/
CENSORED' h/s on face (stated to be the only recorded examples) & two different RAF HQ 'SECURITY' h/s - one
in green - on 4a Airmail Postal Cards; Army 'PASSED BY UNIT CENSOR/ARMY YMCA' & FPO 187 cds on 1945
cover; typed 'OPENED/BY' label (stated to be unrecorded) & FPO 74 (no year slug); & 1943 from US APO 629
endorsed "Via Pouch" with Indian 3½a cancelled on arrival at Washington DC; and Navy with triple-oval 'PASSED
BY CENSOR/23NOV1939/* *' on face of air cover to GB; 'PASSED/BY/NAVAL CENSOR' types including the
impressive "Star of David" on two 1943 Navy Office Madras covers to Ireland; triple-oval 'SEA TRANSPORT HEAD
QUARTERS INDIA/19FEB40/BOMBAY' b/s on air cover to GB; large-circle 'LANDING CRAFT WING
DEPOT/6JUN1945/HMS HAMLA' b/s on air cover to GB; Forces aerogramme with small '[triangle] R.N.' h/s at
lower-left & large boxed "honour" handstamp on the reverse; tombstone 'FROM HMI SHIP/...' on 1943 cover and on
1943 & 1944 aerogrammes (different forms) all with '275/ + ' cds; 2-line 'MAILS FROM HMI SHIPS/ON ACTIVE
SERVICE' in rosine on 1942 cover; double-boxed 'RECEIVED FROM HMI SHIPS/ON ACTIVE SERVICE' on 1940
(gorgeous!) & 1942 covers both also with octagonal 'PASSED BY/[crown]/ NAVAL CENSOR' & 'POSTAGE FREE'
h/s; and triple-oval 'NAVAL-OFFICER-IN-CHARGE/5SEP1941/COCHIN' superb strike & similarly inscribed wax
seal on the flap. A very scarce and highly desirable group.{Page 139.1} (21)
INDIAN STATES - Feudatory States
975 C A+
BAHAWALPUR: 1950 internal cover with typed "Secret" & oval cachet of the 'Office of the Staff Officer...' cachet on
the face, remarkable franking of 1948 Pictorials ½a pair & imperforate 1949 Jubilee 9p Cotton tied by
'SADIQ-GARH/ 3SEP50/BAHAWALPUR' cds. Superb! Philatelic Federation of Pakistan Certificate (2010). {Page
136.5}
976 P A/A- - 1880 Court Fees 1a to 10r complete set of stamp-size die proofs in black on ungummed wove paper. Ex
Waterlow & Sons. [Superior to the "Hyphasis" part-set - partial security punches, no 2r - that sold for $1207 at our
auction of 8/10/2005]{Page 136.6} (8)
977 PO A
ITALY
978
C
RATLAM: 1913 group comprising a photo of the maharajah, a gorgeous die proof of the central design for court fee
stamps, 1a revenue stamp plate proof in ultramarine single in a recessed card & block of 4, all Ex Waterlow
Archives; and 1a green in a different design affixed to document.{Page 136.4} (5 items)
Box of predominantly 1930s-1990s airmail covers plus registered mail, military & censor mail, taxed items, older
material including pre-stamp entires, and mostly modern PPCs. (350+)
1,000 T
750 T
750 T
575 T
100
979
980
*/**O
Ex Lot 979
1910-1950 mostly mint collection including 1910 Plebiscite, 1911 Jubilee, 1926 Airs, 1930 Virgil, 1932 Airs (used),
1932 Airs, 1934 World Cup, 1934 Airs (2 sets, one used), 1932 Garibaldi, 1932 March, 1932 2L50 (used), 1933
Zeppelins, 1934 Military, 1934 Airs, 1935 Bellini, 1935 Airs, 1937 Airs, 1945 Pictorials, 1948 Revolution (2 sets),
1949 UPU, 1949 Centenary, 1949 Recovery (2 sets), 1949 Exhibition (2 sets), 1950 UNESCO, 1950 Holy Year (*),
1950 Radio, 1950 Tobacco, 1950 Workers (2 sets), etc, high catalogue value. {Page 139.2} (300+)
*O COLONIES: Mostly mint including Aegean Islands 1929 Pictorials, 1930 Airs, plus regional overprints; Libya 1924
55c violet & black SG 56 (Cat £475), 1921 Perf 14¼x13¼ 10L; Tripolitania 1934 Villages; Somaliland 1916 Red
Cross SG 19-22, 1926 Postage Dues SG D76-86, 1926 75c to 10L (ex 2L75c, 5L & 10L x2), 1929 Abbey SG
119-125, 1934 Honouring of the Duke, 1950 Airs SG 244-254; also German Occupation of Memel 1920 optd
'Memelgebiet', 1921 Airs; plus a range of modern issues.{Page 136.3} (100s)
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400

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Ex Lot 982 - 1939-44 KUT Censor Mail x22
Lot 985 - German POW on Isla de Quiriquina
Ex Lot 989 - Malaya WWII Censor Covers x13
Lot 993 - 1870 Straits to America
Lot 992 - Straits '32 CENTS' on India 2a
Lot 1000 - 1878 to France Ex Dr Wood
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ITALY (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
981 ** A B1 - Cyrenaica 1933 Graf Zeppelin Scott #C12-17 & Tripolitania 1933 Graf Zeppelin Scott #C21-26 marginal blocks of
4, unmounted, Cat $US960+. [All signed "AS BOLAFFI" in the margins]{Page 136.7} (12 blocks)
KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA
982 C A-/B
1939-44 censored mail with covers to USA with ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/MOMBASA/ 1 ’ h/s Little #HiA (rated 8) &
‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ label #LiA (rated 4), or with Negative ‘7’ (rated 8); 1941 Kampala to Ruanda-Urundi boxed
‘Passed by Censor/D. – ‘ with No Number h/s #HiiAvar (rated 9); 1942 internee cover with small boxed ‘Passed by
Censor/(“N”) B. 7’ #HiiBvar ; double-circle ‘N/Released/ 6 ’ and similar '7' & '9' h/s #Hiv (all rated 8) on 1943-44
covers; 1942 with boxed ‘KENYA AND UGANDA/PASSED BY CENSOR – FOR/PERSONAL CONVEYANCE
BY/…/…CENSOR’ #Hv (rated 10; ERD); 1940 with 42mm ‘MILITARY CENSOR/ 10 /*’; hexagonal
‘[wings]/RAF/CENSOR/241’ on OAS air cover to Australia resealed with plain white label endorsed “opened by
Censor/[signature]”; Naval triangular censor h/s (3, one by air to London with parallel-lines cancels in green) & a
PPC from a member of the Dutch Naval Volunteer Reserve; rare boxed ‘PASSED BY/NAVAL CENSOR/
Signature…Date’ h/s in blue on OAS cover; oval ‘PORT WT OPERATOR/KILINDINI’ cachet on OHMS air cover to
London; triangle 'PASSED BY - NAVAL/CENSOR' endorsed "JGoldup/2.10.43"; similar with internal 'N.B.' (= Naval
Base ?); and previously unrecorded 'A.2', 'C.D.2', 'D.Y.6' & 'B A O'. The basis for a fine collection.{Page 140.1} (22)
300 T
1,250 T
983
984
C
C
LATIN AMERICA
985 C B
Ex Lot 983
Ex Lot 984
EAST AFRICA & UGANDA: World War I group with YMCA 'GREETINGS/FROM/EAST AFRICA' PPC, YMCA
cover with 'IEF B FPO No 51/POSTAGE-FREE' h/s used at Taveta, stampless OAS cover with boxed 'PASSED
BY/POSTAL CENSOR/MOMBASA.' h/s & similarly inscribed fancy type on PPC from Egypt, OAS cover with
complete black/yellow 'OPENED BY CENSOR/UNDER/MARTIAL LAW' label tied by diamond 'PASSED
CENSOR/NAIROBI BEA' h/s in rosine, & four others, condition variable.{Page 141.1} (9)
TANGANYIKA: WWII covers with censor labels comprising black/green ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ 85x6mm Little
#LiiA (rated 8) on Oct 1939 mission cover to Belgium & black/blue text 67x4½mm #LiiC (rated 8) on Mar 1940 cover
to Egypt; ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ labels with individual censors’ P.C. numbers - all rated 7 - black/blue with Small
Number #LiiiA ‘4’ & ‘12’, with Larger Number #LiiiB ‘3’ (from Mozambique) & ‘12’ (to South Africa), and black/pink
#Liv ‘4’ (stampless internee’s cover to Germany) & ‘11’ (from Mozambique; the label repositioned); ‘OPENED BY
EXAMINER/R 22’ #LviAa (rated 8), ‘…/R 1’ #LviBa (rated 7); ‘…/R 12’ #LviCa (rated 9), & error ‘C.P. 90/…/R 12’
#LviCb (rated 10) underpaid to the USA & taxed; sans serif ‘…/R 12’ L#LviD (rated 10) registered to Switzerland;
and boxed ‘PASSED No. 10/BY CENSOR’ h/s #Hii unusually used to cancel 20c x5 (on the reverse) & 50c pair;
condition variable.{Page 141.2} (14)
CHILE: 1919 (May) printed POW envelope with '.../Ex SMS Drseden Internierungslager Isla-Quiriquina/...' at
lower-left & address of the German Aid Agency in Sweden, superb 'Prisoner of war.' cachet & part-'TALCAHUANO'
cds, Stockholm arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [The "Dresden" took part in the Battle of Coromel & was the only
German ship to survive the Battle of the Falklands. Escaping to the south, she evaded the British in southern
Chilean waters until March 1915. With capture imminent, the captain scuttled his ship. The crew were interned by
the British on Quiriquina (Concepcion) Island]{Page 140.2}
986 C A/C VENEZUELA: 1903 German Feld-Postkarte to Germany with 'KAIS DEUTSCHE/MARINE-/SCHIFFSPOST/No 40'
cds used aboard SMS "Falke", superb 'DORNUMERSIEL' arrival cds; plus a used PPC of the ship (creased) Ex
Gerald Ellott.
Following the civil war of 1898, Britain and Germany claimed reparations in respect of losses suffered by their
resident nationals. The two nations jointly blockaded La Guayra, from 9/12/1902 until 19/2/1903, on which date
Venezuela signed an agreement to commit 30% of its customs revenues to settling the claims. [The only recorded
items from this incident are a British cover & postcard & two German postcards] {Page 136.9} (2 items)
400
650 T
400
400 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
LIECHTENSTEIN
987
Ex Lot 987
*O Valuable mostly mint collection with 1920 Surcharges, 1921 Swiss Currency Perf 9½ 5r to 15r (15r used), 1921
Swiss Currency Perf 12½ to 1f, 1924 Surcharges Perf 12½, 1924 Wmk Cross, 1925 Birthday, 1927 Birthday (used),
1928 Flood Relief, 1928 John Accession No Wmk 1f20 to 5f (unused), 1929 Francis Accession, 1930 Airs, 1932
Youth Charity, 1933 Birthday, 1933 2f red-brown, 1934 Pictorials, 1934 Airs (used), 1935 60r on 1f claret (used),
1936 Zeppelins, 1937 Pictorials, 1939 Airs, 1940 Centenary, 1944 Pictorials, 1946 Postal Coach M/S, 1949
Paintings, 1951 Pictorials, 1952 5f bronze-green (**), 1952 Paintings, 1953 Scouts, 1953 Museum, 1954 Sport,
1954 Termination, 1955 2f & 3f (**), 1955 Sports, etc, high catalogue value.{Page 142.1} (300+)
MALAYAN REGION
988
*O Mostly mint selection with Johore including 1884-86 2c SG 8, 1884-91 2c SG 12, 1891 2c on 24c SG 19, 1938
dues (ex 4c), 1949 Sultan set; Perak 1880 2c brown SG 5 pair plus single used, 1887 1c on 2c SG 30, 1891 2c on
24c x2 used, 1895 25c Tiger (toning), 1889 optd 'P.G.S.' including 8c used, 1938 set to $1; Selangor 1885-91 2c
SG 34, 1891 2c on 24c SG 44 block of 4 (gum toning), 1895 Tigers 25c & 50c purple & black and 50c green & black
used; Trengganu 1938 3c brown x3 & 8c grey x3, toning concerns, high catalogue value.{Page 136.8} (105)
989 C A/B
WWII group including 1941 air covers from England to Kuala Lumpur, both examined in India and returned with
boxed 'NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER' h/s; Singapore 1939 air to Java with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/[Arms]
Em. 77/PASSED BY CENSOR' label KM#L2A (rated 7) tied by large boxed 'PASSED BY/ 60 /CENSOR' h/s #C2A
(rated 5); Sep 1939 to USA with Four Lines of Text 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/[Arms] Em. 77/PASSED BY/CENSOR'
label #L2B (rated 8) & boxed 'PASSED BY/ 14 /CENSOR' h/s KM#C2A (rated 5); 1941 unsealed printed matter rate
to Philippines with unlisted 'PERMIT/No. 93' h/s & 'PASSED FOR - TRANSMISSION/ 107 ' h/s #C6C (rated 5);
Penang 1940 to India with plain white label tied by boxed 'PASSED BY/ 16 /CENSOR' KM#C2B (rated 7); 1940 to
Bermuda with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/[Coat of Arms]/PASSED BY CENSOR' label #L2A tied by 43x22mm boxed
'PASSED BY/ 19 /CENSOR' h/s #H2B (rated 7); 1939 to GB with triple-circle 'PASSED BY CENSOR/[Coat of
Arms]/PENANG' KM#C1 (rated 10); cachets unframed 'PASSED/FOR/TRANSMISSION' #C3B1 (rated 8); boxed
'OPENED BY/CENSOR. 40.' #C7 (rated 6); triangular 'PASSED FOR - TRANSMISSION/ 13 /PENANG' #C6D
(rated 6); and larger type without 'PENANG' '24' & '41' (OAS cover) #C6F (both rated 9).{Page 140.3} (13)
990 ** A MALAYSIA: 1993 Kingfishers 30c pair from the right of the sheet Imperforate at Right.
100
MALAYA - Straits Settlements - Postal History
991 C B
992 C (C)
1867 (Dec 7) unstamped entire with oval 'FRIEDERICHS & Co/PENANG' cachet in blue at lower-left, to France with
double-circle 'PENANG/11/DEC/1867/P.O.' cds, French 'POS.ANG.V.SUEZ/P.AN.A.MARS' mailboat cds in red,
'PARIS', 'PARIS A STRASBOURG 1o' TPO & 'REIMS' arrival b/s, rated '10' (decimes) h/s, light horizontal filing
crease. Carried per "Emeu" from Singapore, "Candia" from Galle & "Ripon" from Alexandria.
1870 (April) large-part cover to London "Via Marseilles" with rare franking of Overprints on India '32 CENTS' on 2a
orange SG 9 (Cat £90 x20+ on cover) tied by 'SINGAPORE - D14' duplex, London arrival b/s, the address panel
excised & "renovated". Ex Howard Seltzer (Lot 3379).{Page 140.5}
993 C A - (June 2) entire to the United States "Via Marseilles" with 12c blue SG 15 x3 pen-cancelled "B&Co" (Boustead &
Co) & tied by 'SINGAPORE - D14' duplex, London transit & small '2d' h/s indicating the (4c) credit allowed to the
USA, poor Boston arrival cds. Ex Arthur White. Carried per "China" to Galle, "Simla" to Alexandria, "Syria" to
Marseilles, & RMS "Serbia" from Liverpool. [A special "China" rate of 36c up to ½oz applied 1/1/1870 until
31/12/1870 only. However, it was effective in the Straits Settlements from only 10/3/1870]{Page 140.4}
994 C B
995 C A-
1873 double-rate cover to "Col R Cadell/Royal Artillery/Madras" with 12c SG 15 x2 & poor bars cancels,
'SINGAPORE/ A /JA9/73/PAID' cds in red, three Madras b/s & redirected to 'TRICHINOPOLY' (arrival b/s affected
by opening fault), overall soiling. Carried per "Travancore" to Galle.
1874 outer to "Baden/Germany" endorsed "via Triest" with 12c tied by a company's cachet in blue & poor 'PENANG
- D17' duplex, 'WIEN' & 'MARKDORF' transit & 'RADOLFZELL' (in blue) arrival b/s.
996 C C - (May) cover to Scotland "via Brindisi" with 30c SG 17 & 24c SG 16 - paying the late fee - both pre-cancelled with
Chartered Mercantile Bank cachet & tied by Circle-of-Squares "killer" (Proud #K15), 'SINGAPORE/PAID' &
'PENANG/PAID' cds both in red, superb Edinburgh arrival b/s, overall aging/soiling & opened a bit roughly. Per
"China".
997 C A-
1875 entire to New York "Via Brindisi", 24c single & pair with 'B & Co' h/s in blue of Boustead & Co & tied by "killer"
cancels, 'SINGAPORE/PAID' cds in red, London transit & 'NEW YORK/PAID ALL' arrival b/s in red. Carried per
"Golconda" to Galle, "Mirzapore" to Alexandria, "Baroda" to Brindisi, & "Oder" to New York. [The rate was 42c so
the letter was 6c overpaid, the 24c at lower-left paying a late fee]{Page 140.7}
3,000
300
800 T
300
600
600
200
350
300
450
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MALAYA - Straits Settlements - Postal History (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
998 C A-
999 C B
1000 C B
Lot 998 Lot 1001
1876 cover to "Trieste/Austria" endorsed "via Brindisi" with 6c & 12c SG 13 & 15 tied by indistinct company's h/s in
violet & Circle-of-Squares "killer", unusually with 'SINGAPORE/ A /UNPAID' cds in red, Brinidisi & part-Venice
transit & oval 'TRIEST/9 6/76' arrival b/s. Unusual destination. Carried per "Mongolia", "Khedive" from Galle, &
"Pera" from Alexandria. [The Unpaid cds was probably applied in error. However, as the "Mongolia" departed
Singapore on 29th April, it may indicate that a late fee payment was due]{Page 143.1}
1877 entire written in Italian to Genoa with 2c brown & 12c blue SG 11 & 15 tied by 'GAGGINO' company's h/s in
blue & poor 'B/172' cancels, 'SINGAPORE/ B/ MR8/77/PAID' cds in red, 'BRINDISI', 'GENOVA' & postman's '16' h/s
on the reverse, ironed-out filing creases, a little soiled/stained. Scarce destination. Ex Tay Peng Hian (Lot 60174).
Carried per "Zambesi" from Penang, "Australia" from Galle, & "Venetia" from Alexandria. [The second-last
westwards sailing prior to the Straits Settlements joining the Universal Postal Union] {Page 144.1}
1878 (Aug 5) cover to France with 6d dull lilac SG 13 pair & poor 'B/172' cancel, 'PENANG/ A /AU5/78/PAID' cds in
red alongside, French 'POSS ANG V BRIND/A MOD' mailboat cds in red & Paris arrival b/s, a few blemishes. Ex Dr
FE Wood (part of Lot 295). Carried per "Zambesi" from Penang, & "Ceylon" from Alexandria.{Page 140.6}
1001 C B - cover with '.../DELI/(SUMATRA)' cachet in blue across the flap, to Spain (!) "via Brindisi" with 12c tied by poor
'B/172', part 'PENANG/PAID' cds in red & superb 'GIBRALTAR' transit cds on the face, minor opening faults at right.
Ex David Springbett (Lot 785). A remarkable origin/destination cover. Carried per "Gwalior" to Galle, "Cathay" to
Alexandria, & "Ceylon" to Brindisi. {Page 143.2}
1002 C B/C
MALTA
1915-17 WWI covers from India & Indo-China with 'PASSED CENSOR SINGAPORE' h/s & from India with 'Passed
by Censor' h/s, 1915 cover from Penang - very fine - & FMS piece from 'KAPAR' both with 'PASSED/LETTER
CENSOR' h/s. (4)
450
450
450
1,200
200 T
1003
*/**OW
Ex Lot 1003
1860-1992 including 1860 White Paper ½d buff SG 3 unused, 1863 Crown CC ½d (3) unused, 1886 5/- rose used,
1899 2/6d * & 10/- used, 1904 KEVII 5/- SG 63 *, 1922 'SELF-GOVERNMENT' 10/- black SG 121 *, 1922 Minerva
to 10/- *, 1938 Pictorials *, 1948 'SELF-GOVERNMENT' *, 1956 Pictorials ** (¼d * & 8d unused), plus mint modern
issues, mixed condition, Cat £1700.{Page 143.3} (100s)
1004 ** A C1 1882-84 Crown/CA ½d orange-yellow SG 18 marginal block of 9 from the right of the sheet, full unmounted o.g.,
Cat £360++ (mounted). Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie.{Page 144.2}
1005 ** A C1 - ½d orange-yellow SG 18 corner block of 12 (6x2) from the upper-right of the lower pane with part-imprint 'MALTA
- POSTAGE ONE HALF-PENNY', full unmounted o.g., Cat £480++ (mounted). {Page 144.3}
1006 C A/B
1939-43 covers with censor labels 'OPENED BY CENSOR' 50mm long LTM#T2A (rated 10) & 60mm long #T2B
(rated 10) on 1939 covers to Holland or Switzerland; red/white 'Opened by/Censor.' #T5Bb (rated 8) on 1940
advertising cover to GB; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 22/MALTA' #T6B (rated 10) on cover to the USA; 'OPENED
BY/EXAMINER 16/MALTA' #T6C (rated 8) on 1940 front to Egypt; red/white 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER.' #7A (rated
8) on 1940 cover to Egypt; 'EXAMINER' Smaller #T7B (rated 7) on cover to the USA; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD
28' with Small Code as #T8A2 but on white stock on cover to GB & '.../DD 31' (both rated 6+) on smaller cover to
the USA so reduced by hand at the left to fit!; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD40' #8B (rated 5) on cover to North
Africa; '.../DD 39' with Larger Code #9A (rated 9) on 1942 cover to the USA; and sans serif 'OPENED
BY/EXAMINER DD 27' with printer's imprint at lower-left #9C (rated 10; stated to be the only recorded example) -
split on opening - on undated "green" honour envelope to GB. A rare & desirable group.{Page 144.4} (12)
750
750 T
1,000 T
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Lot 999 - 1877 Singapore to Italy
Lot 1004 - SG ** Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie
Lot 1005 - SG 18 ** Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie
Ex Lot 1006 - Malta WWII Covers x12
Ex Lot 1007 - Malta Censorship Rarities

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MALTA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
1007 C A+/B - crude oval 'POSTAL/CENSOR' h/s LTM#H2 (rated 7) in blue & badly worn boxed 'POSTAL/CENSOR' h/s #H6
(rated 7) both on covers to the USA; Wax Seals 'POSTAL/CENSOR' #WS1 (rated 9) tying 'OPENED
BY/EXAMINER 8/MALTA' label #L6C (rated 8) to registered cover to GB, and another tying red/white 'Opened
by/Censor.' #L5C (rated 10) to a superb 1940 registered cover from Switzerland.{Page 144.5} (4)
1008 C A+
MAURITIUS
1009
C
1941 (Apr 30) cover to Arizona with ½d green x5 & 'MALTA IS GRATEFUL/TO THE ROYAL NAVY/AND THE
ROYAL AIR/FORCE...' label tied by 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 22/MALTA' label LTM#L6B (rated 10) & '4'-in-circle
trianghular censor No 61 h/s. Superb!{Page 146.1}
1939-45 covers with censor labels comprising double-framed ‘A No 33484/Opened by Censor/Mauritius’ with Stop
below ‘o’ Little #LiA (rated 7) on Mar 1940 cover to Belgium & a similar label ‘No 28139’ tied to Apr 1940 cover to
the Philippines; boxed blue/white ‘OPENED BY/CENSOR’ #LiiB (rated 10) on 1940 cover Rose Hill to GB &
black/white #LiiC (rated 10) on 1940 registered cover Rose Hill to the USA; unboxed ‘OPENED BY/CENSOR’ #Liii
sub-types A (rated 7) to South Africa, D (rated 10) to the USA with mss “Permit/DEO3” in red, G (omitted from the
ratings) from GB, unlisted “58/38 - 15” to the USA, unlisted “58/38 – 18” to the USA, and unlisted “59/38 – 18½”
advertising cover to GB - the measurements are the length of the first & second lines, and the distance between the
lines; 'OPENED/BY EXAMINER/EE 1’ #LivA black/white with unlisted variety No Space in ‘P.C.90’ (rated 6+), on
buff (unlisted), and brown (unlisted) all to the USA, and ‘EE 2’ with No Stop after ‘C ' to Natal; similar but printed on
the reverse of old documents as #LivC but with printed ‘EE/1’ & mss “2” added (rated 10) x3 from Réunion, to
Canada & from a soldier to GB; black/blue ‘OPENED/BY EXAMINER/EE 1’ #LivD (rated 9) registered to GB, and
‘EE 8’ on 1942 cover from GB to a Jewish internee c/- PO Box 1000 with a piece from a second label affixed across
where the censor removed the unrequired stamp; and black/white or buff ‘OPENED/BY EXAMINER/EE (“5”)’ #Lv
sub-type with No Stop after ‘P.C ‘ to India & ‘…/EE (“15”)’ sub-type with Raised Stop after ‘P.C.’ (both rated 7+) to
GB; condition a bit mixed. A rare, attractive & desirable lot.{Page 146.3} (21)
1010 C A/C - companion lot with censor cachets comprising oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/MAURITIUS' types with small stars at
sides Little #HiiA (rated 7), fancy ornaments at sides #HiiB (rated 7), no ornaments #HiiC (rated 4), 'MAURITIUS'
Removed #HiiE (rated 10), and larger type #HiiF (rated 10), all but the last - inwards cover from France - on surface
covers to GB; double-boxed ‘PASSED BY/BASE/CENSOR/E.E. (“3”)’ #Hv (rated 9) tying ‘OPENED BY/CENSOR’
label L#Liii unlisted sub-type (55mm/37mm/10mm) to the reverse of 1945 air cover to KUT; and military boxed
‘PASSED BY/WAR/DEPARTMENT/CENSOR/No. 1’ light strike on 1942 cover to GB, endorsed on the flap by the
naval sender. This & the previous lot would make an excellent basis for a one-frame exhibit.{Page 146.2} (7)
1011 PS B
MIDDLE EAST
1012 *OC A
1941 (Sep) usage of South African Forces aerogramme from a member of the Mauritius Pioneer Corps in Egypt to
his father, minor opening fault. [Mail home from soldiers recruited from the smaller colonies is rarely seen]
Neat collection of Overprints on GB, with Agencies in Eastern Arabia 1948 2r used, QE 5r blocks of 4 & 6 used at
'DAS ISLAND', commercial covers from 'DOHA' (2) & 'DUBAI'; Bahrain KGV 1933 3a & 4a used, KGVI 1938-41 4a
8a 10r & 15r all used, 1942-45 set used, 1948-49 Surcharges mint & used, 1951 Surcharges ** + 2r Type II block of
4 used, Castles Types I & II mint, a few covers; Kuwait Wedding mint, 1948-49 & 1950-53 sets used; etc, generally
very fine, Cat £1500+.{Page 146.4} (Qty)
500 T
300
2,000 T
750 T
200 T
750
1013 O** A
Ex Lot 1013
- the continuation collection of post-Independence issues mostly used with Abu Dhabi 1964 Pictorials + 1r to 10r on
FDC & 10r x2 on pieces from 'DAS ISLAND' or 'BAHRAIN', 1966 Surcharges 100f 200f & 1d, 1970-71 Pictorials (ex
70f), 1972 'UAE' Overprints 125f 150f & 2d; Bahrain 1964 & 1966 Pictorials, 1976-80 Shaikh x2 sets (one **);
Dubai 1966 5r & 10r; Kuwait 1961 Pictorials, 1969 Shaikh to 1d (both); Oman 1966 5r & 10r + 50b Type II; Qatar
1973 Shaikh 10r; Trucial States x2 sets (one *); UAE 1973-76 issues complete, 1976 Arms set (**), 1977 Sixth
National Day 50f (withdrawn on day of issue); etc, some multiples & a range of covers, Cat £2200+. High thematic
content.{Page 145.1} (100s)
1014 O A Stockbook of duplicates from the Gulf, Jordan etc with better values & multiples noted. (100s)
200
1015
C
1016 C B
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. {Page 146.5} (45 covers)
ADEN: WWII censored group comprising boxed 'CENSOR/ADEN.' on KGVI 1a Envelope uprated to GB & on Book
Post envelope (228x153mm) registered to India; diamond 'PASSED - CENSOR/BY/No. 1/ADEN' on 1943 cover to
London with GB 1½d tied by 'PAQUEBOT/ADEN' cds; octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/F 2' light strike on 1943 cover
from Egypt; boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR' overstruck with triple-oval 'H.M. WT STATION/25OCT1941/ADEN' both
in blue on cover to Scotland; also 1941 makeshift "green envelope" being a normal envelope with green-pencil lines
& manuscript honour endorsement on the face, to GB with 2½a.{Page 148.1} (6)
1017 C A- BAHRAIN: 1896 merchant's cover to Cairo (b/s) with India 1a & 2a tied to the reverse by 'BAHRAIN' squared-circle. 300
1,000
500
600 T

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Lot 1008 - Superb Censor Cover with Navy Label
Ex Lot 1010 - Mauritius Censor Cachets x7
Ex Lot 1009 - Mauritius WWII Censor Labels x21
Ex Lot 1012 - Overprints on GB
Ex Lot 1015 - Middle East WWII Censor Covers

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MIDDLE EAST (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
1018 C (A) - 1939 (Nov 8) cover to the USA with Indian KGV 3a6p tied by 'BAHRAIN' cds, red/white '[Coat of Arms] 10
/OPENED BY CENSOR' label LTM#L2B (rated 10; number '10' not recorded) ungummed so stapled through the
cover!, triangular 'PASSED - CENSOR/ 10 /KARACHI' M#H1b1 (rated 6), opened a little roughly/repaired at the
base. With the enclosed superb photographic card "Seasons/Greetings/from/Saudi Arabia/John Domercq". [In the
1950s, John Domercq was Vice-President of Standard Oil of Texas. In the 1930s, he was probably involved in the
early oil exploration in the Gulf] (2 items)
1019 C A
DUBAI: 1963 airmail cover to "The Residency/Mukalla/Via Aden" with Red Cross 20np Dhow pair & 'BRITISH
POLITICAL/AGENCY/DUBAI/TRUCIAL STATES' cachet in violet, bilingual 'MUKALLA' arrival b/s.{Page 148.2}
1020 C A - a very similar cover with rare franking of Red Cross 40np Camels.{Page 148.3}
400
250 T
400
Ex Lot 1021
1021 C A/B EGYPT: WWII censor covers including 1939 with 5m tied by eight parallel lines Little #28/1 in magenta (rated 10);
1941 to GB with 38mm 'POSTAL/PASSED/BY CENSOR/No. 14/CENSORSHIP' h/s #S1 (rated 10) & '[Arabic]/ 10
/POSTAL CENSOR' #C5; 1939 South Africa-Belgium with similar '.../No 18/...' h/s (rated 10) tying red/white
'PASSED BY/CENSOR.' label #iii (rated 10); 1939 to Canada with similar '.../No 19/...' h/s apparently with
'PASSED/BY CENSOR' removed (rated 10); 1940 to Switzerland with double-oval 'ALEXANDRIA CITY
POLICE/Date ("24.1.40/initials")/CENSORS OFFICE' in blue; 1943 OAS inwards cover with double-circle 'CHIEF
MILITARY PRESS CENSOR/PR 3/G Q/[?]' h/s (surely applied in error?); & 1944 unsealed cover from Canada with
39mm 'PUBLICITY CENSORSHIP/[Arabic]/CENSURE DES PUBLICATIONS' #P1.{Page 147.1} (7)
1022 C/CO A/B - naval group with 1939 cover with triple-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/1DEC1939' in rosine used on HMS "Nile";
1939 & 1940 covers with double-oval 'PASSED BY/ 5 8 /NAVAL CENSOR' & similar ' 6 7 ' both in blue; 1945
honour envelope with segmented-box 'PASSED BY/NAVAL CENSOR' tying 'Opened by Naval Censor' label (stated
to be unrecorded); 1943 aerogramme to the USA & 1944 cover to Alexandria with different triple-circle 'GREEK
NAVY CENSOR' h/s in violet or blue; large 1943 cover with 'NAVAL CONTROL SERVICE/Navy House, Port
Tewfiq' b/s in blue; and 1944 & 1945 with 'NAVAL CONTROL SERVICE OFFICER/PORT SAID' d/s or similar
'.../ALEXANDRIA' d/s both in rosine; also 'BRITISH FORCES/IDENTIFICATION CARD' for an officer with the British
Contraband Unit & similar for his wife.{Page 148.5} (11)
1,200 T
450 T
1023
Ex Lot 1023
* IRAQ: Beautiful annotated collection with 'BAGHDAD Opts ¼a, ½a (thinned) & 2a plus 2a SG 11b (creased) & 1a
SG 20 (no gum), 1918 Overprints & Officials + Type II Opts to 2r, 1923 Officials, 1927-31 Faisal to 10r & Officials to
10r, 1932 Official Surcharges, 1932 New Currency & Officials, 1934-38 Ghazi & Officials, 1941-47 Pictorials &
Officials including Perfs, 1948-51 Faisal II & Officials, 1955-58 Officials, 1957-58 nine unissued values & Officials
three unissued values, 1958-59 Provisionals including SG O460-481 & a nice group of Transposed Overprints,
1973-74 Obliterated Officials complete, a few multiples & a range of varieties, plus most M/Ss including 1948 Faisal
II (both), 1949 Airs (both), & 1953 Coronation etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat £6400+. {Page 147.2} (100s)
2,500
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Ex Lot 1016 - Aden WWII Censored Covers x6
Lot 1019 - Dubai to Mukalla
Lot 1020 - Red Cross Franking
Ex Lot 1032 - Post Offices in the Levant x50
Ex Lot 1022 - Egypt WWII Naval Mail x11
Lot 1033 - 1896 Beirut to Australia
Ex Lot 1037
Lot 1038
Lot 1036 - Sharjah Unissued

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MIDDLE EAST (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
1024
Ex Lot 1024
OC - the companion used collection virtually complete to 1976 including 1918 Officials set plus Script to 2r, 1932 New
Currency & Officials, 1948 Faisal II M/S on airmail cover (faults), Republic Overprints with unlisted Second Line
8mm (10) & 1f with Transposed Overprint SG O460a on official cover, 1973 Provisional Officials 12f with Different
Overprint SG O1130a x2 (one in pair with normal, unpriced), and an array of Obligatory Tax issues, a few FDCs,
generally fine to very fine, Cat £3500+.{Page 149.1} (100s)
1025 *O - Collector's duplicates neatly sorted in two stockbooks, a few better values noted, mostly used. (many 100s) Offer
1,500
1026
Ex Lot 1026
O - Annotated group of Revenues including 1915 2a on 50pi Type B Barefoot #16B & 4a on 5pi ultramarine (unlisted),
, 'REVENUE/8Ans.' Inverted (unlisted), 1916 50r on Playing Cards stamp, 1918 Pictorials range including 5r on 50pi
Barefoot #55 (mint), 1923 Pictorials including 50r, 1932 New Currency ½d x2, 1934-38 Ghazi to 200f, modern
issues x7 on plane tickets, etc, Cat £530+ for just the listed issues.{Page 149.2} (91)
500
1027
1028
Ex Lot 1027
CPS - Ottoman Period covers comprising undated internal cover with double-circle 'KERBELA' cds in violet, 1901 20pa
Envelope & 1902 cover both with oval 'BAGDAD' cancels & British & Foreign Bible Society h/s on the flap, 1905 to
Belgium, 1912 to Persia with octagonal 'BAGDAD 1' d/s, 1913 to Brazil (!) with 'KERYE BACHI (BAGDAD)' cds
unclaimed & returned, Aug 1918 to France with 'MOUSSOUL' cds, condition variable.{Page 149.3} (7)
CPS - 1918-23 group with British Occupation Overprints frankings including 1918 with 'PASSED/11 MEF/CENSOR' h/s
in red, 1919 with 'BASRA BASE' registration label endorsed "Baghdad", 1920 philatelic registered cover with Mosul
Surcharges, 1921 registered with 'LOWER BAGHDAD (IRAQ)' cds, 1922 1a on 20pa Envelope uprated with 6a
registered to GB, 1922 OHMS cover with printed 'URGENT or ORDINARY' with Indian FPO 41 cds, 1922 OHMS
cover with 'BAGHDAD CANTONMENT' cds, 1923 airmail to GB with 6a x3 & 'Baghdad-Cairo' h/s, etc, also 1920
two OAS covers with 'KUT CAMP (IRAQ)' or 'UPPER MA'QIL (IRAQ)' cds & 'M/312' or 'M/144' h/s, condition
variable.{Page 150.1} (12)
850
500

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MIDDLE EAST (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
1029
1030
Ex Lot 1028 Ex Lot 1029
C - Annotated collection of mostly commercial covers including 1925 to India with 1a pair & 4a optd 'REVENUE' so
taxed, 1926 Maqil to GB endorsed "Overland Mail/via Baghdad & Haifa", commercial airmails including 1928
India-GB x2 both with 'BASRAH' transit b/s & 1928 Baghdad-Beirut, 1932 & 1933 OPS registered covers with
different 'INSURED' labels, WWII censor covers, 1947-54 British FPOs x5, group with Republic Overprints,
Palestine Obligatory Tax frankings x12, etc; also 1929 airmail covers with cachets x5, & an array of postmarks on
piece; condition variable.{Page 150.2} (81 + pmks)
PS - Postal Stationery with Postal Cards including British Occupation ½a ½a+½a 1a & 1a+1a (all superb unused),
Faisal I ½a unused & used x2; Envelopes Faisal I ½a unused, 3f on ½a used x3; Registration Envelope British
Occupation 2½a (vertical fold); unused group of Aerogrammes x11; generally fine to superb. (24)
600
300
1031
1032
Ex Lot 1031
*OC LEBANON & SYRIA: Extensive mostly used collection with Lebanon including 1927 (Jul-Oct) Overprints, 1930-35
Pictorials, 1936 Tourism (mint), 1938 Airmail M/S (mint), 1945 Castles & Waterfalls, 1946 Victory + M/Ss (mint),
1948 UNESCO (mint), 1952 Airs, etc; Syria including five Ottoman Period covers (2 registered), 1920 OMF
Surcharges, 1921 Arab Kingdom Surcharges mint & used (ex 1pi rose), 1923 'Syrie-Grand Liban' Surcharges
(mint), 1929 Exhibition (mint), 1934 Airs to 15p (mint), 1936 Fair (mint), etc; Alaouites better values, 1929-30 Airs
(mint); Latakia better values, 1931 Postage Dues (mint), 1931-33 Airs (mint); generally fine to very fine, Cat
£2750+; also an album of duplicates, plus an attractive collection of postmarks mostly on piece.{Page 150.3} (Qty)
CPS
LEVANT: Collection on display pages with covers PPCs & Postal Cards from Austrian (10, including 'JERUSALEM',
'SMIRNE' x5 & 'SALONICH'), French (10, including 'BEYROUTH' x2, 'DARDENELLES' x2, 'SALONIQUE OT ER
FRANCE' & 'SMIRNE') & German (30, including 'JAFFA' x2, 'JERUSALEM' x4, 'SMYRNA' x7) Post Offices,
condition a bit mixed but many are fine to very fine.{Page 148.4} (50)
1033 C B - 1896 registered cover to Melbourne with Austrian Levant 1890 8pa on 2k brown blocks of 6 & 4 tied by strikes of
'BEIRUT/15/96/OESTERREICHSSHE' cds, 'BEIRUT OSTERR. POST/NO 163' registration label in yellow &
'RICHMOND' arrival b/s, includes contents, minor faults and repaired flap. Rare destination.{Page 148.6}
1034 O A
SHARJAH: 1972 Formation of the UAE completely imperforate to 2r with silver portrait border on Glossy Paper,
unused. Unissued. Featured in Baron Jakob von Uexkull's article "Rarities of the Emirates" (GSM July 2011). (6)
1035 O A - 1972 Formation of the UAE completely imperforate to 2r (golden portrait border) on Glossy Paper, unused.
Unissued. [A set with golden borders recently sold at auction for £380] (6)
1036 O A - 1972 Formation of the UAE Perf 12 25r (silver portrait border) pair Grossly Misperforated on Glossy Paper,
unused. Unissued. {Page 148.9}
NAURU
1037 */** A B1 1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain ½d (block of 4, unmounted), 1d carmine, 2d Die I, 2½d, 4d & 5d each with
Double Overprint One Albino between SG 1b & 9b, Cat £1185+ (mounted). [In most cases, the doubling of the
overprint is obvious when viewed from behind]{Page 148.7} (9)
1038 * A A1 - 1d scarlet with 'NAUP.U' (Broken 'R') Variety SG 2a, excellent centring, lightly mounted, Cat £650.{Page 148.8} 300
1039 E/P A/A-
1973-82 preliminary designs group comprising 1973 Pictorials handpainted essay for an unadopted 50c Fishing Net
design (incorporated into the issued 30c); 1976 Stamp Anniversary line drawings with acetate overlays; 1979 Flight
Anniversaries watercolours with acetate overlays; 1982 Phosphate photographic reductions with acetate overlays
on a single piece; and 1982 Royal Visit set of pencil roughs plus for an unadopted 20c Beaming Queen design & for
the stamp pack folder (slightly different from the issued version). A unique group. (15 items)
1,000
750
500 T
200
200
200
575
500

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NAURU (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 1041
1040 P** A
1041 C B
1042 C A-
Ex Lot 1040
1973-1995 imperforate proofs with Format International presentation cards for 1972 SPC, 1973 Nauru Co-Op set
of 3, 1975 SPC set of 2, 1975 Christmas the 4 values on one card, 1976 Stamps Anniversary set of 4 plus three
others with unoverprinted GB 3d 2/6d x2 & 5/- x2, 1978 10th Anniversary set of 2; also 1978 Rowland Hill
composite proof of the 3 stamp designs; 1990 Phosphate Corporation blocks of 4, 1991 Flowers 15c 20c 25c & 30c
marginal blocks of 4, 1995 Air Nauru sheetlet of 9 SG 438a & a proof of the nine overprints on ribbed brown paper;
plus stamps in two Hagner albums with blocks of 4 or larger including se-tenants, sheetlets & M/Ss.{Page 151.1}
(Qty)
1941 (May) cover to the USA with boxed 'OPENED BY CENSOR' two strikes tying plain label Little #L2 & boxed
'PASSED BY/ CENOR/NAURU' #H2, diamond ' 3 /PASSED/BY/CENSOR' with No Number #H3-8da of Melbourne
on the face. Most attractive.{Page 151.2}
1946 philatelic registered covers to England with Ships Shiny Paper 2d & 4d, 1d & 5d, 2½d 3d & 6d, or 9d, minor
stains on the reverse. (4)
1043 C A 1957 commercial registered airmail to Yugoslavia with Pictorials 9d & 2/6d. Fantastic origin/destination item!
150
NEW GUINEA - German (Deutsch) New Guinea - Postal History
1044 C A B1
1045 PS A-
1046 C A-
1047 C A
1048 S B A1
1901 stampless cover to 'KIEL' (b/s) with superb 'KAIS DEUTSCHE/MARINE-/SCHIFFSPOST/No 7' cds,
'Kommando/SMS Möwe' cachet, very fine 'KAISERLICHE MARINE/[arms]/COMMANDO SM AVISO MOWE' cachet
across the flap. {Page 152.1}
1902 usage of 10pf+10pf Reply Postal Card with 'MATUPI' cds, to Brazil (!) but with rounded-boxed 'MISSENT TO
BRISBANE' handstamp on the face & Brisbane transit b/s, Brazilian transits of Rio de Janeiro and two different
Ambulante (TPO) cds, 100r added to the reply-half & tied by Sao Paulo cds, returned to Matupi "via
Southampton/Brisbane" with full message & 'MATUPI/A 6/03' arrival cds. A truly extraordinary origin/destination
item that was also missent, and carried by train within Brazil.{Page 152.3}
1908 commercial usage of PPC of SMS "Planet" to China with scarce combination franking of German 5pf + DNG
5pf tied by 'KIETA' cds, very fine 'VICTORIA/HONG-KONG' transit & light 'SHANGHAI/BR PO' arrival cds. {Page
152.4}
1913 commercial PPC of the post office (?) at Maron, to Argentina (!) with 5pf pair tied by 'RABAUL/9-10V a'
supplementary cds. A terrific origin/destination item.{Page 152.5}
POSTMARKS: 'STEPHANSORT/16 10/08' very fine central strike on Yachts 5mk Mi 19 (tonespot on the reverse,
Cat €600).
1049 D A B1 - 'HERBERTSHOHE/DEUTSCH/NEUGUINEA/8 8/06' light but clear strike tying 10pf & 20pf to small piece,
registration label with 'Matupi' scored-through & superb 'HERBETSHOHE' h/s in violet applied.
1050 C B
SEEPOST: 1901 commercial mourning cover to NSW with 5pf 10pf & 25pf - paying the registered rate but that
service not effected - tied by three light strikes of the rare '.../NEU-/GUINEA/ZWEIGLINIE/(SINGAPORE)/ a ' cds
used aboard SMS "Stettin", Singapore transit & Sydney arrival b/s, minor blemishes.{Page 154.1}
1051 C A- - 1902 commercial cover to Bavaria with 10pf (rounded corner) tied by fine strike of the rare '.../NEU-/
GUINEA/ZWEIGLINIE/(SINGAPORE)/ a ' cds used aboard SMS "Stettin", poor arrival b/s.{Page 154.2}
1052 C A+ - 1911 apparently commercial but overpaid linen-lined cover to Germany with 25pf 30pf & 50pf tied by three good
to fine strikes of the rare '.../DEUTSCH/NEUGUINEA/SINGAPORE' cds used aboard SMS "Sumatra", 'Seepost
Deutsch/Neuguinea-Singapore' registration label, superb 'WITTEN' arrival backstamp. Superb! A rare registered
cover.{Page 152.2}
750
400
150
450 T
1,500
750
750
200 T
100 T
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Lot 1044 - New Guinea per SMS "Mowe"
Lot 1052 - Rare Registered Seepost Cover
Lot 1045 - New Guinea to Brazil, Missent to Brisbane, & Re-Used from Brazil !
Lot 1046 - DNG/Germany Combination to China
Lot 1047 - New Guinea to Argentina

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints
1053 * A C1 1915-16 Overprints on KGV ½d as SG 65 but in an unusual pale olive-green shade, type c, very lightly mounted.
Unlisted by Gibbons, but Rosenblum mentions an "olive" shade. [With a normal shade for comparison]
1054 * A C1 - another example, identical centring suggesting it may have originally adjoined the previous stamp, very lightly
mounted. [With a normal emerald shade for comparison]{Page 154.3}
1055 ** A 1915-16 Kangaroos Second Watermark 6d 9d 1/- & 5/- SG 86, 88-90 & 92 abc strips, unmounted, Cat £520+
(mounted).{Page 154.5} (4 strips)
NEW ZEALAND
300
300
750
1056 G/F A
1057 PS A/B
NORFOLK ISLAND
Lot 1056
1857-64 Chalons comprising No Wmk Imperf 6d brown x2, and 'NZ' Wmk Imperf 1d & 1/-, all with full margins, Cat
£1225. A very fine quartet.{Page 153.1}
1940s POW mail to New Zealand comprising printed POW lettersheets (5) & postcards (3) from various camps
including the Luftwaffe-controlled Stalag Luft III (located at Sagan, scene of "The Great Escape"), sent by air via
North America, condition variable. Interesting group. (8)
1058 */** A/B 1947 Ball Bay 2d scarlet, 6d purple-brown & 9d magenta corner blocks of 4 with minor Aberrant Perforations in the
margins, a couple of minor blemishes, most units unmounted. (3 blocks)
1059 P A/B
1060 B A
1976-77 Butterflies & Moths Harrison Presentation Proofs 2c 5c 10c 15c 16c 20c 40c & $1, the 5c & 40c with
some toning. [A complete set of 17 sold for $2645 in our sale of 6/8/2011]{Page 154.7} (8)
2002 APTA Convention fourteen pairs of the pre-Convention Booklet with view of the 1840s settlement, 10c Bowls
pane & advertising for Premier Philately, and Convention Booklet with view of the golfcourse, 10c Kingfisher pane &
advertising for Max Stern. Retail $980. (28)
NORFOLK ISLAND - Postal History
1061 C B
1062 C (A)
1063 C B
1064 C/CL A/B
1850 (Aug 6) cover to "Bishop of Hobarton/Van Diemans Land" with Sydney Views 3d (cut close on all sides) tied
by superb bars cancel of Sydney & oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/SYDNEY' d/s alongside, boxed 'SHIP
LETTER/16AU16/1850' arrival b/s, docketed at left "Abp of Sydney" & in another hand "Norfolk Island" & at the top
"offer to make over/the Island", minor stain near the stamp. [The hope is that this item originated on Norfolk Island,
being carried privately to Sydney where it entered the mails. A nice story, but... Collas & Breckon state at page 9
that only seven covers from this period have been recorded]{Page 154.4}
1877 (April 4) cover from England with 6d grey Plate 15 to "Miss Rossiter/Starvation Flat/Norfolk Island" & endorsed
"Via San Francisco" & "Via New Zealand", 'AUCKLAND' transit b/s, professionally cleaned & a small fault at top
repaired. Ex Stephen Bradford: sold, in its original condition, for $1456 at our auction of 9/11/2002 and now a must
alluring exhibition item. Inwards mail this early is very rare.{Page 154.6}
1912 illustrated advertising envelope for Co-Operative Assurance Co with 1d Arms tied by typically poor 'NORFOLK
ISLAND/NSW' cds, minor blemishes.
1929-39 OHMS covers with all-different headers &/or 'ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE/NORFOLK ISLAND' imprint at
lower-left, all to the NSW Department of Agriculture with KGV 1½d, 2d x2, 2d perf 'OS', 2d optd 'OS' or KGVI 2d tied
by various Sydney arrival cancels comprising GPO cds, 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' cds x2, or 'PAQUEBOT'
machine cancel x3, a few minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine. Very scarce group.{Page 154.8} (6)
1065 C A/B - a similar 1932-37 group with KGV 2d x2, KGV 2d optd 'OS' x3, SA Centenary 2d or KGVI 2d tied by various
Sydney arrival cancels comprising GPO cds x2, 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' cds x2, 'PAQUEBOT' machine
cancel x3 or '.../POSTED/PILLAR BOX' (!) slogan, a few minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine. {Page
154.9} (7)
1066 C B
1067 C B
1947 (June 10) cover endorsed "Forces Concession Rates" in red, to Victoria Barracks in Melbourne with Ball Bay
1d only tied by Norfolk Island cds, 'RECEIVED/NAVY REGISTRY' b/s, a bit soiled.
FLIGHT COVERS: 1946 (Nov 30) Sheard cover for First Brisbane-Norfolk Island Airmail AAMC #1080a, minor
blemishes, Cat $900.
1068 C A - 1947 (Sep 25) Qantas Survey Flight from Sydney (b/s) AAMC #1111, Cat $650. [The ACSC states that only 6
covers were carried. Stephen Bradford's very similar cover sold for $840 at our auction of 9/11/2002]{Page 156.1}
750 T
250 T
150
750 T
100
400
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Lot 1050 - NGuinea Seepost to NSW
Lot 1051 - NGuinea Singapore Zweiglinie Cover
Lot 1054
Lot 1061 - from Norfolk Island ???
Ex Lot 1055
Lot 1062 - 1877 GB to Norfolk Island
Ex Lot 1064
Ex Lot 1059 - Proofs
Ex Lot 1065 - Norfolk Island OHMS Covers Ex Lot 1071 Ex Lot 1075

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
NORTH BORNEO
1069 P A
1931 Golden Jubilee imperforate plate proofs of the 3c to $5 frames only in the issued colours, the 25c with red-ink
audit mark, each with security punch into the design.{Page 156.3} (8)
1070 P A - imperforate plate proof pairs of the $5 frame only, and the 3c 10c & $1 finished designs, in the issued colours,
each with security punch into the design.{Page 156.4} (4 pairs)
1071 P A - perforated singles from the printer's sample sheets with the frames in unissued colours comprising 3c purple, 6c
violet, 25c brown & $2 olive, each with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' opt & small security punch, variable
centring.{Page 154.10} (4)
1072 *O A B1 - 3c to $2 SG 295-301 mint & used (various cancels), Cat £420+. (14)
200 T
1073 * A/A- - 3c to $5 SG 295-302 overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red, tonespot on the 12c otherwise very fine with large-part o.g.,
a few may be unmounted, Cat £300+.{Page 156.5} (8)
NYASALAND
1074 C A-/B
PAPUA
1075
1940-45 covers with censor labels ‘OPENED BY CENSOR.’ with Stop Little #Li (rated 10) & deformed (ovoid)
‘PASSED BY CENSOR/ 9 ’ h/s (rated 7+) from Cholo; 52mm Text without Stop #LiiA (rated 7) from Cholo; ditto, tied
to the face by ‘PASSED BY/15/CENSOR’ h/s L#Hi (rated 7), on 1941 cover from Ireland; 'P.C.90/OPENED BY
EXAMINER/Q ’ #LivA (rated 10) tied to the face by octagonal ‘[crown]/PASSED/Q 3’ h/s L#Hii (rated 8); ditto, but
with ‘Q’ to Stop = 45½mm #LvB (rated 10) tied to the reverse by octagonal ‘[crown]/PASSED/Q 4’ h/s L#LHii (rated
8) on mission cover; ditto, but unrecorded No Stop after ‘P.C ’ and on grey stock tied to the reverse by octagonal
‘[crown]/PASSED/Q 5’ h/s L#LHii (rated 8); ditto, with imprint ‘- 92 – P.C. 90.’ #LvC (rated 10) tied to the reverse by
octagonal ‘[crown]/PASSED/Q 10’ h/s L#LHii (rated 8) from Blantyre; ditto, with imprint ‘- 372 – P.C. 90.’ #LvD
(rated 10) tied to the reverse by octagonal ‘[crown]/PASSED/Q 2’ h/s L#LHii (rated 8).{Page 156.2} (8)
*/** Selection on album pages with BNG set, Large 'Papua' Opts to 2/6d (ex 4d), Small 'Papua' Opts to 2/6d, Small
'PAPUA' Perf 10 Wmk Upright SG 49-54 & Wmk Sideways SG 59-65, etc, Cat £1400.{Page 154.11} (36)
1076 C A/B 1939-41 censor covers 1) with boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/...Asst Censor' with the underlined initials "TP B"
added below 'ED BY' of 'PASSED BY CENSOR' (Lee #C6var) on Airs FDC; 2) ditto, but without the initials, on
20/4/1941 commercial cover Samarai to GB at 8d rate for airmail to/within Australia only; 3) & 4) manuscript
"Passed by Censor" in red in different hands in one line or three, both with rubber 'POST OFFICE/6/SEP/
1939/PORT MORESBY PAPUA' b/s (Lee #23; rated C) in violet alongside, on the reverse of Airs FDCs. (4)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1077 ** A A1 1985 Ceremonial Structures '10' (instead of 15t) to '60' Smaller Format & without 't' after the Value, unmounted.
Unissued: see note in Gibbons after SG 499. With a normal set for comparison. (4)
600 T
600 T
300 T
300 T
800 T
750
350 T
250
Lot 1079
Ex Lot 1078
1078 ** A A1 - ditto, marginal blocks of 4, unmounted. With a normal set of blocks for comparison. [This is a weird situation. The
unissued stamps were printed by Leigh Marden in Melbourne while the issued stamps were printed by the Spanish
firm Heraclio Fournier]{Page 155.1} (16)
1079 C A
POLAND
1080
*/**OC
POSTAL HISTORY: 1946 Romney Gibbons cover to NSW with 3d tied by a largely fine strike of the rare
'SALAMAUA/19JA46/ PAPUA-NEW GUINEA' cds with another superb strike alongside. One of the great rarities of
PNG philately. [The post office at Salamaua re-opened 14/1/1946 & was closed on 16/4/1946. The cds is generally
regarded as the rarest post-WWII PNG datestamp. Philatelic registered covers sold for $7260 at the Macray
Watson Auction of 30/9/2000, and for $8337 at our auction of Tim Rybak's collection on 26/4/2008]{Page 155.2}
1956-88 issues in four top quality over-size Gibbons "Philatelic" albums and two ringbinders, excellent thematic
content with imperforates, M/Ss & FDCs. [The albums retail for £280 each!]{Page 156.6} (100s)
1,000
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400

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Lot 1068 - Norfolk Island Qantas Survey Flight
Ex Lot 1074 - Nyasaland WWII Censor Covers
Ex Lot 1069 Ex Lot 1070 Ex Lot 1073
Ex Lot 1083 - Northern Rhodesia Censor Covers
Ex Lot 1080 - Poland 1956-88 Collection
Ex Lot 1085 - SRhodesia Censor Cachets
Ex Lot 1084 - Southern Rhodesia Censor Covers

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
RHODESIA
1081 * A/B 1896 BSAC Overprints on Cape of Good Hope ½d to 1/- SG 58-64, plus extra ½d pair 1d 2d & 4d pair, a few
minor imperfections, large-part o.g., Cat £415+. (13)
1082 * A B1 - ½d to 1/- SG 58-64, lightly mounted large-part o.g., Cat £300. (7)
175 T
1083 C A/B
1084 C A/B
NORTHERN: WWII censor covers comprising 'NORTHERN RHODESIA./Examined by/Censor No. 12' label Little
#Li (rated 7) on superb Mar 1941 cover to the USA; 'Examined by/Censor No....' #Lii (rated 10) tied by triangular
'PASSED - BY/ 7 /CENSOR' h/s #HiA (rated 7) on Oct 1941 cover from Angola to Ireland (!); 'Opened by
Examiner/O__' #Liv (rated 7) tied by octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/O ("2")' #HiiA (rated 5) on surface cover from
Tanganyika to the USA, with the enclosed letter; 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/O 1/10r - L760 4-43' #LvB (rated 10)
tied by octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/O. . .' L#HiiB (rated 6) to mission cover 'FORT ROSEBERY' to Canada; and
similar '.../O 3/10r - L762 4-43' #LvC (rated 9) Livingstone to New York.{Page 156.7} (5)
SOUTHERN: WWII covers with censor labels comprising white labels plain Little #Li (rated 10; stated to be the
only recorded example), with ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ h/s 59x3½mm #LiB (rated 7), ditto, 91x6mm h/s #LiD (rated
10); unlisted 85x5mm h/s in rosine & unlisted 90x5mm h/s in rosine; pink label with ‘OPENED BY CENSOR.’
76x5mm with Stop h/s #LiCvar tied to the face of 6d Aerogramme by military-type hexagonal
‘PASSED/CENSOR/A.S/No. 1’; green label & 76x5mm h/s tied to the face of 1943 cover by similar '.../A.S/No. 9’
h/s; ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER/D.E…./ . . . -‘ with ‘J.60442…112,000L – 5.12.4.2.’ Imprint #LiiDa (rated 8) on 1943
air cover to USA; and with ‘ . . . –‘ Omitted & ‘J.48697…D630-40,000…’ Imprint #LiiiD tied by ‘SALISBURY/ C /S
RHODESIA’ impressed in red wax (rated 10; stated to be the only recorded example), on registered cover from
Mozambique.{Page 156.9} (9)
1085 C A/B - the companion group with censor cachets comprising Sep 1939 covers with ‘P.B.C.’ 37x12mm #HiiA (rated 9) or
22x7mm #HiiB (rated 9); Aug 1939 from Germany with another strike of #HiiB; Mar 1940 with another strike of
#HiiA; 1940 covers with ‘PASSED BY CENSOR’ 50x5mm #HiiiA (rated 7) or huge 125x20mm #HiiiB (rated 9) light
strike; and ‘NOT EXAMINED/BY CENSOR’ #Hvi (rated 9) in rosine on stampless Mar 1944 OHMS cover to the
USA.{Page 156.8} (7)
RUSSIA
200 T
450 T
850 T
500 T
1086
Ex Lot 1086
* 1930s mint selection including 1931 Airship Construction Fund imperf singles & blocks of 4, 50k slate-blue Error of
Colour SG 582ba block of 4, 1931 Graf Zeppelin imperf & Perf 12x12½ sets, plus some lesser sets mint or CTO,
some toning, Cat £2500+.{Page 157.1} (75)
ST. HELENA
1087
*WO
1856-1911 issues with Imperf SG 1 apparently unused (3 margins) & used (4 margins), then an array of Surcharges
to 'ONE SHILLING' x5 plus a few used to 1/- x2 & 4d forgery, 1890-97 Keyplates x2 sets, KEVII selection including
a few blocks, KGV Views including ½d block of 20, 8d block of 9 etc including a few with Plate Number '1', etc,
generally fine to very fine with some unmounted. Colourful lot.{Page 158.1} (250 approx)
1088 **/* A 1913 Ordinary Paper 6d SG 86 irregular block of 23, all but two units are unmounted, Cat £322+ (mounted).
200 T
1089
* 1922-37 Badge of the Colony ½d to 10/- between SG 92 & 112 (missing 2/6d SG 94) plus some extra shades
including 1½d deep carmine-red, also ½d 1d 2d & 1/- (no side-margin) Plate Number '1' pairs each with [R5/1] Cleft
Rock SG 97c 98c 100c & 106c, Cat £1200.{Page 158.2} (45)
1090 */** A A1 - ½d (unmounted), 1½d (lower units unmounted) & 5d Plate Number '1' blocks of 4 each with [R5/1] Cleft Rock SG
97c 99c & 103c, excellent centring, Cat £380+ (mounted). (3 blocks)
1091 ** A B1 - ½d grey-black & black SG 97g, 1d, 1½d & 3d Plate Number '1' blocks 30 (6x5) each with [R2/1] Broken Mainmast
& [R5/1] Cleft Rock, and the 1½d & 3d also with [R4/6] Torn Flag, all well centred, unmounted, Cat £1550++
(mounted). Exceptional group, each of which will fit on a standard album page.{Page 158.6} (4 blocks)
1092 * A B1 1934 Centenary of Colonisation ½d to 10/- SG 114-123, very lightly mounted, Cat £400.{Page 158.4} (10)
300 T
750
600 T
600 T
250 T
1,500 T
PASSION! it’s the key ingredient in “The Prestige Difference”.

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Ex Lot 1087 - 1856-1911 Issues
Ex Lot 1089 - Varieties
Lot 1096 - Unmounted
Ex Lot 1092
Ex Lot 1110
Ex Lot 1091 - Four Blocks of 30 with Varieties
Ex Lot 1119

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ST. HELENA (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
1093
C
SAMOA
1094
C
SEYCHELLES
1095
C
SIERRA LEONE
1940-43 covers 1) 1943 OHMS cover to GB with boxed 'OFFICIAL/PAID' & oval 'POST OFFICE/[crown]/ST
HELENA' thus exempt from censorship; 2) philatelic cover with black/white 'OPENED/BY/CENSOR.' Little #Li (rated
10) complete label - perforated at top & base - tied to reverse by reintroduced World War I hexagonal 'PASSED -
BY - CENSOR/[crown]/No/2496' #Civ (rated 10); cover to GB with black/white 'Opened/by/Censor.' #Lii (rated 9) &
superb '[crown]/PASSED/VV ("1")' L#Cii (rated 9) just impacted by repaired tear at the base; and registered
philatelic cover with reintroduced WWI boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' h/s #Ci on the reverse; condition variable.
Rare quartet.{Page 160.1} (4)
1939-43 covers comprising 1940 with 'SAMOA/GOVERNMENT/ HOUSE/OFFICIAL PAID' h/s in violet & exempt
from censorship; 1941 two to USA with plain brown label tied by Censor #11 h/s or plain off-white label tied by
Censor #10 h/s; official cover to a US Officer with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/DDA 23' label x2; 1943 from Moamoa
Mission School with similar '.../DDA 24' label; 1942 with 'PASSED BY CENSOR NZ/ 11 ' label; and 1943 philatelic
pair with octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/DDA 23' h/s in blue or 'DDA' Removed in violet; condition variable. A very
scarce group.{Page 160.4} (8)
1939-43 censor covers comprising SP11/39 to India with ‘PASSED BY CENSOR’ L#Hi (rated 10); 1940 to GB with
‘PASSED BY CENSOR/Seychelles. No. 1’ label Little #Hiv (rated 8); three covers - one registered - to GB with
similar ‘… No. 2’ (rated 8) one in black; 1943 to GB with light strike of chamfered ‘[crown]/PASSED’ h/s #Hv (rated
9); and scruffy May 1943 cover to Ireland with ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER LL…’ label #Lii (rated 10).{Page 160.2} (7)
1096 ** A REVENUES: 1884 'REVENUE' Opt on 6d purple complete right-hand pane of 20 (4x5) with Plate Number '1' &
marginal inscriptions, characteristic minor wrinkling, full unmounted o.g. Gorgeous! [Also 1897 Postal Fiscals '2½d.'
Type 8 on 3d 6d & 1/- (faded) SG 55 59 & 63, mounted]{Page 158.3}
SOLOMON ISLANDS
1097 */**OC A/B
SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE
Display collection including Large Canoes set x2 (one *), Small Canoes set x2 (one used), 1913 'POSTAGE-
REVENUE' optd 'SPECIMEN' *, 1914-23 KGV set (2, one mint with £1 **) & 5/- Plate Pair **, 1922-31 Script set (2,
one used), 1940 Postage Dues blocks of 4 **; also Large Canoe forgeries, Cat £2900. (150+)
1098 * A/B 1903 Overprints on India 'BRIT SH' Error on QV 1903 1a SG 2a, 2½a SG 4a, and 3a SG 5a (in a pair) all with
traces of the letter 'I' remaining; also 'SOMAL.LAND' Error on KEVII ½a SG 25d, 1a SG 26d & 4a SG 29c, Cat
£1815 (Gibbons catalogue values for 'BRIT SH' Error are for the 'I' fully omitted). (6 items)
SOUTH AFRICA
1099
C
1100 C A/B
Shoebox with covers mostly to England but also to Australia, Egypt, Holland, Switzerland & USA including a good
range of airmail, censored & registered types, wide array of solo & multiple frankings, plus aerogrammes, modern
PPCs, FDCs, and several colonial items from Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange Free State, & Transvaal. (300+)
1941-42 censor covers comprising duo registered from Windhoek or Keetmanshoop with ‘[Coat of Arms]/ D ’ h/s
Little #H8A (rated 8) or ‘[Coat of Arms]/RELEASED/ H ’-in-circle h/s #H8C (rated 10; stated to be the only example
recorded) in magenta; from GB with boxed ‘CAPE TOWN – KAAPSTAD/RELEASED BY CENSOR/TOECELAAT
BY SENSOR’ #H10B (rated 10; stated to be the only example recorded) in rosine; and OAS cover from Egypt with
superb ‘CENSORED’ h/s & boxed ‘S.A. HOSPITAL SHIP/…/No. 1/…’ b/s.{Page 160.5} (4)
SOUTH WEST AFRICA
See also Lots 925 to 927 under German Colonies.
800 T
600 T
600 T
300 T
1,000
300
400
500 T
Ex Lot 1101
1101 ** A Quality collection in Davo boxed hingeless album with a few KGV pairs including 5/- SG 10 (VLMtd), 2/6d & 5/- SG
24-25, 5/- SG 38 & £1 SG 57, 1927 Pictorials pairs, 1931-90 issues complete in pairs etc as per Gibbons + M/Ss,
unmounted o.g., Cat £1650+ (plus a premium for the pre-WWII issues); also two albums with 1980-94 plate blocks
of 4, 1977-92 unaddressed FDCs & 1983-90 "maximum" cards.{Page 159.1} (100s)
SWITZERLAND
1102 P C
1854 stampless outer to Victoria "via Marseille and Overland" with 'LAUSANNE/5/MAI/54/SOIR' (= "evening") cds &
superb 'PD' h/s, very fine 'GENEVE' transit b/s in blue, three French transit cds & 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/
JY12/1854/GPO-VICTORIA' arrival b/s in red, some toning but quite attractive. Rare origin/destination item. [During
the 1850s, many Swiss settled in central Victoria. Mail from Daylesford, Hepburn and surrounding areas is common.
However, inwards mail from Switzerland is rare]{Page 160.3}
1,000
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Ex Lot 1093 - 1940-43 Censor Covers x4
Ex Lot 1095 - 1939-43 Censor Covers x7
Lot 1102 - Switzerland to Australia
Ex Lot 1094 - 1939-43 Censor Covers x8
Ex Lot 1100 - WWII Censor Covers
Ex Lot 1111 - 1940-44 Censor Covers x6
Lot 1117 - 1883 24c Rate Cover to Australia

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
THAILAND
Ex Lot 1103
1103
OW
Attractive collection on Hagners mostly used with 1883 First Issue (mint), 1887 set, range of 1880s Surcharges,
1905 Wat Jang set, 1908 Jubilee Low Values set & High Values 10t 20t & 40t (all unused), Rama VI to 20b x2,
1926 Coronation Stone set, etc, generally fine but some are heavily cancelled. {Page 161.1} (200+)
1,500
1104 G/F A/A-
1105 C A
1106 PS B
Lot 1104
1897 Rejected Design 1 att to 10 atts F&O 57-61 (H 73-77) complete set, the 2 atts with slightly trimmed perfs at
left, CTO - various dates in December 1899 - with the 'KORAT' cds as usual, undercatalogued at 65,000 baht (=
$A2166). Ex Len Colgan. {Page 161.2}
1906 (Oct) "red band" greetings cover to Singapore with Wat Jang 2stg & 8stg only tied to the reverse by
'SINGAPORE/OC31/1906' arrival cds, 'T'-in-triangle backstamp & mss "2" on the face. Ex Len Colgan.
1943 (Sep 15) Japanese Army undenominated Postal Card with "Dove & Helmet" stamp in yellow-orange, from a
soldier at Camp #10321 to Okayama Japan, minor blemishes. Ex Len Colgan. [Illustrated by Collins at page 14]
1107 ** A 1972-92 Miniature Sheets virtually complete including imperrforate editions & an extra Bangkok 1983 imperf M/S
signed by the president of the Philatelists Association (CTO), missing only the 1987 King's Birthday, 1988 Longest
Reign Type 2, 1991 Philanippon & 1992 Queen's Birthday, unmounted, Cat 45,000 baht (= $A1500). (74)
1108
C
REVENUES: 1890s-1960s array with 937 revenues on 41 documents including 1899 Court Fee bi-colours and in
green including surcharges, Elephant types plus lots of wartime issues. Later documents feature Charity, Military
and provisional usage. Many of the documents have multiple frankings, others with annotated varieties or rare
types, condition variable. (41 items)
1109 CW A/B - 1943-55 military group comprising unused 1943 postal labels in sheets of 10 for Army (3 sheets, in different
types) & Navy, 1955 Border Dispute with Cambodia 1b 5b (2) & 100b donation stamps unused, also two stampless
censor covers each sealed with an Army postal label, some minor blemishes. (44 stamps + 2 covers)
TONGA
1110 * A A1 1886-1962 mostly used including 1891 4d on 1d with No Stop After 'PENCE' SG 5, 8d on 9d, 1891 optd Stars, 1892
Perf 12x11½ (8d unused), 1893 Surcharges 7½d on 8d carmine (2) & ½ (black) on 1d, 1894 Surcharges 2½d on 8d
with No Stop After Surcharge SG 23a plus unlisted varieties 'P' for 'R' & 'C' for 'G', 1895 Surcharges 1½d & 2½d (2),
1895 Unissued, 1895 No Wmk with 2½d rose with With Stop After 'POSTAGE' SG 33a & 5d with 'Black Eye' Flaw
SG 34a, 1896 Surcharges ½ on 7½d on 2d, 1897 Pictorials including 2½d with No Fraction Bar SG 43a, 1899 Royal
Wedding, 1920 Pictorials, 1923 Surcharges, 1942 Pictorials (*), 1893 Officials 2½d on 2d, 5d on 4d & 10d on 1/-,
etc, Cat £1900. {Page 158.5} (150+)
1111 C/CL A/A-
1112 CL A
1940-44 censor covers comprising 1942 to USA with plain brown label tied by 4-ring circle 'PASSED
BY/["1684"]/CENSOR' h/s which is presumably an American military type; black/white 'OPENED BY
EXAMINER/WW 2' label Little #L3b on registered & philatelic covers; Tin Can cover with octagonal
'[crown]/PASSED/W.W./ 2.' L#H3-2 in rosine; Finau window envelope with straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' in
murky brownish ink #H1a (stated only 3 examples recorded); and cover from the British Residency with straight-line
'PASSED BY CENSOR' unusually in violet #H1b. {Page 160.6} (6)
1946 (Dec 21) cover to NSW with 3d Arch & mss cancel "Niuafoou/21 12 46/JWalekamun" who has also signed the
cover at the base, typed details of the evacuation on the reverse & oval 'PURSERS OFFICE/21DEC1946/MV
MATUA' d/s in blue, Nukualofa cds of 22DE46.
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
TRISTAN DA CUNHA
1113
C
1114 P A
Ex Lot 1113
Mounted collection including 1919 stained cover with almost fine Type I cachet & superb Type II cachet in violet,
1922 grievously treated but commercial cover with superb Type II cachet plus 'BR ANTARCTIC/ MAY25/
1922/EXPEDITION 1921' cds (& the fascinating enclosed letter from an islander & signed "Mrs Lavarello"), 1926
commercial cover to South Africa with Type II cachet, 1930 commercial cover with Type III cachet, 1936 to
Germany with GB 1½d pair tied by manuscript "Posted at Tristan/da Cunha Isd/on Board [SS HARMALA]/11.8.36",
1936 Commercial cover with Type V cachet in blue, 1937 Coronation Day cover signed "William P Repetto", 1939
apparently commercial cover with superb Type VI cachet in blue-black, 1945 two Forces covers with Type VI
cachets, 1947 1d "Potato Stamp" x8 including a strip of 5, 1950-51 three commercial covers to Pitcairn Island (!)
each with Type IX cachet, issued stamps SG 1-67 mint plus plain FDCs of both Fish sets, etc etc. An excpetional
basis for expansion.{Page 162.1} (67 + 80 covers)
BOOKLET COVER PROOFS: 1957 3/6d black on blue SG SB1, separated front and back covers as issued, each
with 'PROOF/GDP' h/s in black (GDP=George Dill, Printer). [A similar pair sold for $US900 in an American auction
in May 2011]
1115 P A - 1958 black on red SG SB2 with 'PROOF/GDP' h/s in black (GDP=George Dill, Printer).
300 T
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2,000
400 T
1116 E A+
1117 CL A
1118
W
Lot 1116 Ex Lot 1118
1861 12c Washington essay with Large Horizontal '12' in Each Corner large die proof in black on very thin white
India paper (56x59mm) Scott #69-E4, detached from the larger backing card (80x80mm) on which a transferred
impression of the design is clearly visible, Cat $US800. Superb! [Catalogue values for American essays and die
proofs are generally so low as to be laughable]{Page 162.2}
1883 cover with Barclay & Co Wholesale Druggists imprint on the flap, to NSW "Via San Francisco" with excellent
franking of "Banknote" 6c rose very fine strip of 4 tied by New York duplex, San Francisco transit & Sydney arrival
b/s. A cracker!{Page 160.7}
REVENUES: Proprietary Medicine selection including Home Bitters Co 2c blue Scott #R128d, Kerr's System
Renovator 4c blue #RS159b, West India Stomach Bitters 4c black #RS182b, Roback's Blood Pills 1c black/yellow
#RS246a, etc, condition variable, STC $US1085.{Page 162.3} (13)
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ZULULAND
1119 * A/B Selection including 1888 Overprints on Great Britain 1d to 1/- & 5/- (ex 2½d, the 2d is creased), on Natal ½d With
Stop SG 12, Tablets 1d to 2/6d plus £1, a few low value with gumside tonespots, £1 with faint thumbprint
impression on the face, the key 5/- is fine, Cat £1750.{Page 158.7} (16)
PHILATELIC LITERATURE
1120
L
1121 L A
1122 L A
1123 L A
Carton including "Presentation of the Scouts on Stamps" in six softbound volumes (3rd Edn, undated), some useful
auction catalogues etc. Heavy, and must be collected.
"A Postal History of the Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees in East Asia during the Second World War
Volume 3: Burma Thailand & Indo-China 1942-1946" by D Tett (2002), 400pp hardbound with d/j. Retail $80.
"Australasian Wreck Mail" by BR Peace (1997), published by The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, 289pp,
hardbound with d/j. As new.
"Billig's Philatelic Handbook: The Empire in Asia" published by Robson Lowe, Parts I-III (Volumes 38-40), plus
another Billig's volume, references to China, Indian States and Middle East, hardbound. (4)
1124 L A "The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria Library: A History and Catalogue" by G Kellow & R Turner (1996),
published by The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, 514pp, hardbound.
1125 L B
1126 L A
AUSTRALIA: "Commonwealth of Australia Post Office Guide" (1952), Part II, the complete list of every post office &
telegraph office in the country, good condition considering how often it must have been used.
AUSTRALIA - NEW SOUTH WALES: "The Postal History of New South Wales 1788-1901" by John White
(General Editor) & others, 500pp hardbound with d/j (spine faded as usual).
1127 L B - "Post, Receiving, Telegraph & Telephone Offices" by HC Hopson & R Tobin (1991), minor blemishes, some wear
and discolouration, complete A-Z in four staplebound volumes. (4)
1128 L A- - "The Postal History of Sydney" by Orchard & Tobin, the complete set of six volumes covering maritime, railway &
air mails, regulations, undeliverable mail, and circular datestamps, minor blemishes, softbound. (6)
1129 L A AUSTRALIA - NORTHERN TERRITORY: "The Postal History of the Northern Territory" by EA Williams (1992),
published by The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, 337pp, hardbound with d/j. [A copy sold in our auction of
17/2/2012 for $60]
1130 L A
AUSTRALIA - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: "South Australia: The Long Stamps 1902-1912" by Purves (1978), published
by Hawthorn Press, 205pp hardbound.
1131 L B - "A Catalogue of Squared Circle Postmarks of South Australia" by Overton (1983), wear and some blemishes
softbound. Long out-of-print and always in demand.
1132 L A - "The Post, Telegraph & Telephone Offices of South Australia and the Northern Territory" by Martin Walker (2004),
360pp looseleaf in customised binder.
1133 L A
AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA: "The Pictorials Stamps of Tasmania" by KE Lancaster (1986), published by The Royal
Philatelic Society of Victoria, 149pp hardbound with d/j.
1134 L A - "Tasmania: The Postal History and Markings", by HM Campbell (1962), the softbound reprint (1984), minor
blemishes, 203pp & "Part II" by Avery et al (1975), 203pp hardbound. (2)
1135 L A
AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: "The Post Offices & Hand-Held Datestamps of Victoria Volume One: Introductory
Sections plus A-B" (1989) & "...Volume Two: C-G" (1991) by Watson, Webster & Wood, covers worn, one with
sticker, hardbound with d/j. [A similar set sold in our auction of 17/2/2012 for $85] (2)
1136 L A - "Franked! The Official Mail of Victoria 1864-1902" by Max Watson & Carl Stieg (2008), 192pp hardbound with d/j.
Covers the important subjects of official mail, free mail and the franking system. Retail: $70.
1137 L A- - "The Numeral Cancellations of Victoria" by H Freeman & G White (2001), the essential reference for Victorian
postmarks including colour illustrations and post office maps, 420pp, hardbound with d/j (worn).
1138 L A- - "Stamp Forgeries of Victoria" by Mavis Pope (1989), minor blemishes, 112pp spiral-bound, signed by the author.
A copy sold for $105 at our auction of 23/9/2011.
1139 L B
AUSTRALIA - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: "Western Australia: The Stamps and Postal History", published by The
Western Australian Study Group, No. 64 of only 100, minor blemishes, some toning, 471pp hardbound with d/j
(worn). Long out-of-print.
1140 L A- - "Western Australia - The Obliterators" by Brian Pope and Max Reynolds (2005) published by The Western
Australian Study Group, Monograph No. 8, minor blemishes, 174pp spiral-bound. An important census, out of print.
[A copy sold in our auction of 12/12/2008 for $230]
1141 L A - "Western Australia: The Postal Markings Illustrated" - Abba River to Narrogin only - by the Western Australia
Study Group (1984-2002), 534pp looseleaf in binder.
1142 L A - "Western Australia: The Postal Markings Illustrated" by the Western Australia Study Group (1984-2002), 975pp
looseleaf in two binders. By far the best of the completed postmark studies of any of the Colonies/States. [Long
out-of-print and always in hot demand: a set sold for $1100 in our auction of 23/9/2011.]
600
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We are now accepting material for a dedicated
Pacific Islands auction to be conducted late in 2012.