Public Auction 290 - Status International

139 1968 Weather 20c, Satellite 25c, Mexico Games 25c, '69 Flight strip of
3, '70 National Dev set, '72 AAT Cook set, '73 Christmas 7c & Opera
House 7c both perf 14¾ (all 20 of ea) plus 1982 1c Cockatoo (50).
MUH. Retail $590. (330) ...............................................................$130---$180
140 1968 Flower set 6c-30c (7) inc scarce 30c die II. MUH. (30 sets). SG cat
£250, retail $600. (210)..................................................................$150---$200
141 1968 Soil/Medical 5c gutter pr thick bars, comp vert strips of 10
unfolded with ACSC listed varieties, Autotron blk of 4 inc "Needle in
thumb" & sheet number blk of 4 inc T guide in lower selvedge. Scarce as
a whole unit (3 strips). Fresh MUH. ACSC cat $405. (30 prs) .....$100---$150
142 1968 Soil-medical 5c gutter prs, thick bars (30). Unfolded MUH. Retail
$360................................................................................................$120---$160
143 1969-75 Ex dealer stock of early PO Packs. 1969 Flight & 1970 Royal
Visit (45ea), 1970 Qantas, Nat Dev, Abo Art, 1971 Select issues,
Australia-Asia (22ea), Christmas 69, Expo, Cook, Rehab, RSPCA,
Olympics, Metrics (12 ea), Nat Dev '73, Christmas '72, Fam Aust,
Christmas, Sports (6 ea). Scarce 1970 Royal Visit (Jap) & 1975 Gift
Pack (3 ea). All appear good condition. Retail $3200+. (320)......$700- $1200
144 1970 Royal Visit PO Packs. Fresh & cheap. (110)........................$80---$150
145 1970 National Dev, Qantas, 1971 Australia-Asia, RSPCA, 1973 Metric,
Fam Aust blk of 4 (50 sets of ea). MUH. Retail $600 (300 sets)..$140---$200
146 1970 Cook M/Sheet with private opt for Opening of Tullamarine
Airport. MUH. Retail $250. (10) ...................................................$100---$150
147 1971 Floral Coil 7c with varieties MISSING BUFF & MISPLACED
GREEN vert strip of 12. VF fresh MUH. SG 468bb cat £2700 ; ACSC
535ce cat $3600. Offered at a small fraction of retail. (P) ............$300---$500
148 1971 Christmas set of 7. (10 sets). MUH. Retail $250 (70) ..........$90---$120
149 1971 Christmas 7c cream paper blks of 7 MUH. SG cat £180. Retail
$250. (10 blks). ..............................................................................$100---$130
150 1971 Christmas 7c cream paper blk of 7 MUH (10) Retail $250.$100---$130
151 1971 Christmas 7c cream paper pane of 25. MUH. Retail $85 .....$40---- $50
152 1972 Christmas 35c (50). MUH. Retail $350. .............................$120---$150
153 1972 Olympics 35c (100). MUH. Retail $250..............................$100---$140
154 1973 Nat Development set. VF MUH. Retail $180. (30 sets) .......$80---$120
155 1979-2010 Booklets: Accumulation with heavy duplication early, esp
the Sterner types, also noted about 10 Show opts. From 2000 on almost
all diff (150 basic diff types, unchecked for perf, papers, koala reprints or
barcodes. Plus private Stamp Weeks for 1974 (3) & 1977 (8). Total FV
$2120. Est cat $4000+ (350)........................................................$1200- $1800
156 1981-2008 PO Year Albums comp inc 2000, 2004, 2008 Olympics
composite Gold Medalists M/Sheet & other special M/S for 2005, 06,
07. Later years hard to find. FV $1245..........................................$900- $1200
157 1981-2011 PO Year Albums comp set of inc 1988, 2000, 2004, 2008
Olympics Gold medalists M/Sheets, other limited edition M/Sheets from
2005 only available in these albums. Most recent years are scarce. FV
alone $1515, issue price $1700+. Retail $3000+ (31).................$1200- $1600
158 1986-2008 Leather PO Year albums comp inc 2005 limited edition of
5000 (retail $250) & 2000, 2004, 2008 special Olympics M/Sheet. Later
editions are very scarce. FV $1200. Total retail $2900+. (23)....$1100- $1400
159 1988 PO Year Albums (5). Retail $750+.....................................$140---$180
160 1990-91, 91-92 & 92-93 PO Collector Albums set with framas, selfadhesives,
booklets etc. All with PO background info booklets on
reprints & other technical data -these now quite scarce. ...............$120---$160
161 1990 45c rate period PO Pack accumulation inc Dinosaurs, Bunyips,
Panda, Counter Printed sets (both), Space Year etc. No one has stocks.
FV alone $400+ PO cost higher, retail $750+. ..............................$300---$400
162 1991 Across Town Labels, Sydney & Perth in PO packs 10 sets. Retail
$360. Scarce (20) ...........................................................................$120---$180
163 1991 Across Town Labels (5 sets) plus Sydney pack (4), FDC, 1992
Box Link (4), Packs (19), FDC (2). Scarce, retail $300 (40 items)$100 --$150
164 1992 "Box Link" labels comp roll of 100 in original complete box.
Retail $400+ as comp box..............................................................$100---$200
165 1994 PO Year album. FV $40+. Retail $100.................................$35---- $50
166 1996 AFL Booklet Folder (16 bklts). MUH. FV $72, retail $150.$60---- $80
167 1996 AFL Booklet Folder (16 bklts). MUH. FV $72, retail $150.$60---- $80
168 1996 Leather PO Year album. FV $47. Retail $120. ...................$50---- $75
169 1996 RAAF 45c se-tenant set of 4 in comp sheets of 50. 1994 Aviation
$1.80 Freda Thompson (200), 2008 Aust Football 150th Anniv & Organ
Tissue M/Sheets (15 of ea), 1996 AFL 100th M/Sheet (20). All fresh
CTO. FV $744. SG cat £1000+. (16 se-tenant blks of 4, 4 pictorial gutter
strips, 200 stamps, 20 sheetlets).....................................................$100---$150
170 1997 PO Year album. FV $235. Retail $450. (5) ........................$180---$250
171 1999 Die Proofs: A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth
of Australia with 28 Pre-decimal proofs in black inc 1d engraved
KGV, 1932 Bridge 2d, 1938 Robes £1, 1940 AIF 2d, 1948 Aboriginal
Art 2/-, 1957 AAT 2/- Map, 1963 Canberra 5d & 1964 Cook 7/6. A
superb production similar to year albums with extensive historical notes.
Issue price around $200 & missed by most collectors. ACSC $700 as
single proofs. ..................................................................................$120---$160
172 1999 PO Year album. FV $44. Retail $90+...................................$40---- $60
173 2000 Olympics 45c Gold Medal Winners composite sheetlet of 17 diff
only available in 2000 PO Year album. Vendor broke up 10 albums to
obtain these. FV $76. Retail approx $500. Fresh MUH. (10)......... $90 -- $120
174 2000 PO Year Albums with Olympics Gold Medalists composite
sheetlet only available in these. FV $350. Retail $750. (5) .......... $275 -- $375
175 2000 Sydney Olympics 45c Gold medalists, composite sheetlet of 17.
Only available in 2000 Year album. Retail $500. Fresh MUH ...... $90 -- $120
176 2001-08 letter rates issues off-paper, huge selection inc sets. Appears
good value. (many 1000s) ............................................................... $80 -- $120
177 2001 PO Year album. (5). FV $301. Retail $500. ...................... $220 -- $300
178 2002 Leather PO Year album. FV $47. Retail $130 ................... $70 ----$90
179 2004 Athens Olympics set of 17 Gold Medalists M/Sheets. Fresh MUH.
FV $85. ............................................................................................ $70 -- $100
180 2004 Athens Olympics 50c Gold Medal Winners composite sheet of
17 diff, only available in the 2004 Year album. Vendor broke up 10
albums to obtain these. Retail $500. Fresh MUH. (10) .................. $90 -- $120
181 2004 Athens Olympics 50c Gold Medal Winners composite sheet of
17 diff, only available in the 2004 Year album. Vendor broke up 10
albums to obtain these. Retail $500. Fresh MUH. (10) .................. $90 -- $120
182 2004 PO Year album with scarce Olympic composite M/Sheet only
available in these albums. Issue price $80, retail $150+................. $70 -- $100
183 2005 "Treasures of the Archive" $5 Carrington IMPERF sheet of 10.
Cert no 139/500 of which 150 were framed. This is 1 of the 150. Some
light stains, mostly in margins, MUH. Scarce, retail $1000+....... $350 -- $500
184 2005 "Treasures from the Archive" $5 NSW 1888 20/- Carrington
comp IMPERF sheet of 10. PO certificate no 409/500. Note that 150 of
these were stuck down & framed, leaving only 350 sheets. Superb fresh
MUH. Scarce as such .................................................................... $400 -- $700
185 2006-8 International Post: 2007 Islands set of 6 (FV $10). 2008 Gorges
set of 4 (FV $10) & Waterfalls set of 4 (FV $10.35). 2006 Melbourne
Exhibition Building $1.85 & 2006 Koala $1.25. All fresh CTO in sheets
of 50. Total FV $1672. (800) ........................................................ $300 -- $450
186 2006 PO Year album with scarce QEII M/sheet only available in these
albums. Issue price $80, retail higher.............................................. $70 ----$90
187 2006 QEII 80th Birthday special M/Sheet. Only available in PO Year
Album. Vendor had to break up 25 albums to obtain these. VF MUH.
Retail $750. (25)............................................................................ $130 -- $180
188 2007 Cricket Ashes Win & 2009 WWF Dolphin M/sheets. 2008 Aust
Scouts Cent set of 3, World Youth Day set of 3 (20 of ea). Fresh CTO.
FV $304. (80 items)......................................................................... $90 -- $120
189 2007 Botanic Gardens Limited Edition M/Sheets. Only available in the
PO Year Album & vendor had to break up 25 albums to obtain these.
Retail $750. (25)............................................................................ $150 -- $200
190 2007 $1 Bounding Kangaroos stamp & coin cover "PNC". $1 not
struck for circ. McD cat $250. (10)............................................... $100 -- $130
191 2007 PO Year album with Botanic Gardens composite M/Sheet only
available in these. Issue price $95, Retail much higher.................. $85 -- $110
192 2008 Organ & Tissue Donation 50c sheetlet of 10. MIS-CUT with
extra wide margin on 2 or 3 sides (normally guillotined off),
reconstruction of the vert forme of 3 showing white gutters; guillotine
guides & printer's registration guide on upper sheetlet. VF CTO
Melbourne. Rare with only 32 trios discovered............................ $150 -- $200
193 2008 Australian Football 150 Years $5 sheetlet, 2008 Organ & Tissue
Donation $5 sheetlet, 2004 Joan Sutherland $5 sheetlet & 1996 AFL
Centenary M/S of 16. 20 of ea. Fresh CTO. FV $444. (80) ......... $100 -- $150
194 2008 Beijing Gold Medalist album, 15 M/Sheets plus set Beijing print
prs with Chinese characters at left. FV $84 & not easy to find ...... $75 -- $110
195 2008 Beijing Gold Medalist album, 2006 Melbourne Cwlth Games
collection, 2000 Sydney Olympic medalists M/S collection. All official
PO albums. FV approx $220. The first 2 not easy to find ............ $180 -- $240
196 2008 Sir Donald Bradman Australian Post Philatelic/Numismatic
folder with 2001 50c sheetlet of 10, 2005 Limited Edition 50c Baggy
green M/Sheet (no.506/750) & 2008 RAM "crown size" $5 Bradman
UNC. With certificate of authenticity. Scarce. ............................. $100 -- $150
197 2008 Australia Post "Lest We Forget" Philatelic/Numismatic folder
with 2 diff limited edition WWI 90th Anniv imperf M/Sheets
(no.294/1000) & Perth Mint 2008 $1 Coin. With Cert of Authenticity.
Scarce & in demand ...................................................................... $100 -- $150
198 2008 Olympics Beijing Gold Medalists M/Sheet, set of 14 diff, local
Beijing printing with Chinese characters at left. Fresh MUH ........ $75 -- $100
199 2008 Olympics Beijing Gold Medalists composite sheet of 14, only
available in Year album. Vendor broke up 10 albums to obtain these.
Retail $500. Fresh MUH. (10 sheets).............................................. $90 -- $120
200 2008 Order of Australia $2, Airbus $2, 2005 $2.45 Coin & Christmas
Island 2008 Year of the Rat set (50 of ea). 2007 Christmas Jubilee set.
2008 55c Film & 50c Famous Aust, Heavy Haulers, Dogs, Aeroplanes,
Safety, Balloons in se-tenant in strips or blks. All comp sheets, with
some extras. Fresh CTO with gum. FV $722. (800)..................... $200 -- $300
201 2008 Year of the Rat Aust Post Limited edition box set which features a
silver ingot replica the 50c stamp in relief. Also includes the regular
issued M/Sheet. Certificate No 037/500 ......................................... $90 -- $120
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