21st CENTURY AUCTIONS

Australian States
 
New South Wales

NSW160) 1885--86 (SG.240as) £1 lilac & claret perf.12, 'POSTAGE' overprint in black, with "Doubled Type 7 'SPECIMEN' overprint", usual rough perfs, part o.g an impressive variety. RPSV Cert (2020) Price $9,950

Queensland
 
Q227) Queensland 1860-61 Chalon watermark small star, rough perf 14-16 1d Carmine-rose SG 14, full original gum with light hinge remains Mint, Cat £110, Price $149

Q231) Queensland 1860-61 Chalon watermark small star, clean cut perf 14-16 6d Green SG 9, light concentric circles cancel, Fine used, Cat £90, Price $119

Q238) Queensland 1871-72 Postal fiscals with blue burele band 1d Mauve SG F24, pulled perf at left, some paper adhesions, hinge remains Mint, Cat £80, Price $79
 
Q241) Queensland 1871-72 Postal fiscals watermark Crown over Q 2/6d Brick red SG F20, lightly struck postal indistinct Sunburst duplex cancel, Cat £250, Price $229

Q242) Queensland 1871-72 Postal fiscals watermark Crown over Q 5/- Orange-brown SG F21, light ‘BRISBANE/8/SP 30/86/QUEENSLAND’ cds cancel, perfs somewhat uneven, some minor toning on reverse, Cat £250, Price $199
 
Q175) Queensland 1876 2d Deep Blue Chalon, SG 87. Fresh mint original gum example centred to top right. Cat. £80, price $97.50
 
Q192) Queensland 1879-81 2d Blue Die II SG 137c, full original gum Mint with some hinge remains, Cat £100, Price $139
 
Q193) Queensland 1879-81 6d Yellow-green SG 143, Mint no gum, Cat £190 as Mint, Price $139
 
Q205) Queensland 1879-81 1/- Deep violet SG 144, light hinge remains Mint, Cat £190, Price $269

Q249) Queensland 1882-95 High value Chalon thick paper 2/- Bright blue SG 157, some minor gum toning, Mint with hinge remains, Cat £325, Price $279
 
Q185) Queensland 1882-95 thin paper 2/- Bright blue SG 152 full lightly hinged original gum Mint, Cat £300, Price $399

Q188) Queensland 1882-95 thin paper 2/- Bright blue SG 152 Mint no gum, Cat £300 as Mint, Price $179

Q186) Queensland 1882-95 thin paper 2/- Bright blue SG 152, horizontal pair with light indistinct cds, Cat £130, Price $179

Q202) Queensland 1882-95 thick paper 2/- Bright blue SG 157, Mint no gum, Cat £325 as Mint, Price $179

Q256) Queensland 1882-95 High value Chalon thick paper 2/6d Vermilion SG 158, large paper adhesion on gum Mint, Cat £60, Price $59

Q255) Queensland 1882-95 High value Chalon thin paper 2/6d Vermilion SG 162, light hinge remains Mint, Cat £90, Price $119

Q263) Queensland 1882-95 High value Chalon thick paper 10/- Brown SG 160, hinge remains Mint, Cat £130, Price $169

Q293) Queensland 1890-95 coloured background ½d Green (5), 1d Vermilion (7 including pair with burele bands) & 2d Blue (3), SG 184-207 range, unchecked for perfs etc, some minor faults Mint, minimum Cat £82, Price $89

Q379) Queensland 1892 QV Duty Stamp SG type F5, 1/- Steel blue with colourless embossed CTO cancel, Elsmore Cat $35, Price $39

Q386) Queensland 1892 QV Duty Stamp SG type F5, 10/- Brown with neat corner fiscal? cds (no embossed cancel), Elsmore Cat $25, for genuine fiscal usage, unpriced postally used, Price $39

Q189) Queensland 1895 thick paper perf 12 1/- Mauve SG 205, Mint with light hinge remains, Cat £45, Price $59

Q289) Queensland 1895-96 ½d Green with burele band perf 12½, 13 & perf 12 issues SG 223 & 225, latter with small gum inclusion MUH, Cat £32 as Mint, Price $45

Q275) Queensland 1895-96 ½d Green with burele band perf 12 variety ‘Without burele band’ SG 225a in horizontal marginal pair with normal, central perfs re-enforced Mint, Cat £162, Price $199

Q276) Queensland 1895-96 ½d Green with burele band perf 12½, 13 block of 4 with perf alignment issue resulting in the lower pair being misplaced to the left, quite striking, MUH, Cat £40 as hinged singles, Price $79

Q282) Queensland 1897-1908 QV numbers in 4 corners watermark Crown over Q, 4d Yellow Die I SG 244, horizontal pair Mint with light hinge remains, Cat £26, Price $35

Q283) Queensland 1897-1908 QV numbers in 4 corners watermark Crown over Q, 5d Purple-brown SG 246, horizontal pair Mint with hinge remains, Cat £18, Price $24.99

Q284) Queensland 1897-1908 QV numbers in 4 corners watermark Crown over Q, 5d Dull brown SG 247, horizontal pair Mint with light hinge remains, Cat £20, Price $29

Q285) Queensland 1907-11 QV numbers in 4 corners watermark Crown over A perf 12½, 13, simplified set to 5d ex 4d Grey-black SG 286-95, extra shade of the ½d Mint, minimum Cat £60, Price $79

Q194) Queensland 1907-11 watermark Crown over A perf 12½, 13 4d Grey-black Die II SG 294a, horizontal marginal pair, some light gum wrinkles, lightly hinged Mint Cat £100, Price $129

Q261) Queensland 1907-11 watermark Crown over A High value Chalon 5/- Rose SG 310, marginal example, light hinge remains Mint, Cat £80, Price $109

Q287) Queensland 1907-11 QV numbers in 4 corners watermark Crown over A perf 13 x 11 to 12½, 4d Grey-black Die I SG 305, vertical pair, the upper stamp being perf 13 x 11½, the lower perf 13 x 12, see note after SG 308 MUH, Cat £140 as hinged, Price $229

South Australia

SA276) South Australia 1858-59 First rouletted issue 6d Slate-blue SG 17, Nice used, Cat £75, Price $99
 
SA286) South Australia 1860-69 Second rouletted issue 6d Blue, the set of seven SG listed shades SG 28-33a, mostly Fine used, attractive group, Cat £149, Price $199
 
SA301) South Australia 1868-79 watermark large star perf 11½-12½ 10d on 9d Yellow, blue surcharge SG 78, 4 different overprint types: ‘N almost vertical’, ‘T almost horizontal’ ‘TEN not curved’ & ‘First E higher than P’, Nice-fine used, Cat £200, Price $299
 
SA305) South Australia 1868-79 watermark large star perf 11½-12½ 1/- Brown, three distinct shades SG 80-83 group, Fine used, Cat £36 minimum, Price $49
 
SA307) South Australia 1868-79 watermark large star perf 11½-12½ simplified set of 8 1d to 2/-, 10d on 9d blue surcharge only, SG 62-87 group, mostly Fine used, Cat £129 minimum, Price $179
 
SA189) S.A. 1870-71 (SG.91-93a) Large Star Perf.10 3d on 4d (in red) dull ultramarine (crease, even tone), 3d on 4d (in black) pale ultramarine, ultramarine (corner crease, ADELAIDE 'AU14/71 FDI datestamp), plus the very scarce Prussian blue shade; all listed gibbons shades (4). Attractive group, Cat £1,200+. Price $1125
 
A313) South Australia 1870-73 watermark large star perf 10 x 11½-12½ or 11½-12½ x 10 10d on 9d Yellow, black surcharge SG 107, 5 different overprint types: ‘Dropped C’, ‘N almost vertical’, ‘T almost horizontal’ ‘TEN not curved’ & ‘First E higher than P’, Nice-fine used, Cat £325, Price $449
 
SA587) South Australia 1902-04 QV ‘Long Toms’ Thin ‘POSTAGE’ 5/- Rose SG 277, slightly untidy squared circle cancels Nice used, Cat £80, Price $109

Tasmania
 
T256) Tasmania 1860-67 numeral watermark imperf Chalon 6d Dull slate grey SG 44, four good to close margins, 70% strike of second allocation ‘52’ barred numeral of Launceston, Price $149

T253) Tasmania 1860-67 numeral watermark imperf Chalon 6d Dull cobalt SG 47 (a very blue shade), three good to close margins, just touching at right, indistinct barred numeral cancel, Price $169

T232) Tasmania second allocation barred numeral ‘6’ of Bothwell, bold, watery but almost complete strike on 1857-67 2d Green imperf Chalon, close margins on three side, touching at left, Price $129
 
T171) Tasmania second allocation barred numeral ‘52’ of Launceston, bold full strike on 3d Purple-brown sideface horizontal pair, deep, striking shade, Price $29
 
T188) Tasmania second allocation barred numeral ‘20’ of Circular Head/Stanley, strong 60% strike on 1863-71 perf 12 4d Blue Chalon, Price $79
 
T192) Tasmania second allocation barred numeral ‘25’ of Deloraine, light 60% strike on 1863-71 perf 12 6d Slate-violet Chalon, Price $79
 
T195) Tasmania second allocation barred numeral ‘39’ of Green Ponds/Kempton, light 80% strike on 1863-71 perf 12 4d Blue Chalon, few slightly trimmed perfs at base, Price $69
 
T197) Tasmania second allocation barred numeral ‘51’ of Latrobe, light 80% strike on 1860-67 6d Grey-blue imperf Chalon, four margins, close at right, Price $149
 
T198) Tasmania second allocation barred numeral ‘53’ of Leven/Ulverstone, light 70% strike on 1863-71 perf 12 6d Reddish-mauve Chalon, Price $49
 
T205) Tasmania second allocation barred numeral ‘52’ of Launceston, nice strike on 1857-67 1d Brick-red imperf Chalon, large margins at top and base, close to touching at sides, Price $39
 
T206) Tasmania second allocation barred numeral ‘52’ of Launceston, light strikes on 1857-67 1d Vermilion and 1d Carmine imperf Chalons, both with three close margins, Price $59
 
T209) Tasmania second allocation barred numeral ‘52’ of Launceston, good strikes on two different shades of the 1857-67 4d Blue imperf Chalon, each with two-three margins, Price $49
 
T216) Tasmania second allocation barred numeral ‘52’ of Launceston light partial strike on 1860-67 6d Dull slate-grey imperf Chalon, margins good to touching, area of discolouration at base, Price $79
 
T219) Tasmania second allocation barred numeral ‘52’ of Launceston, light strikes on 1863-71 perf 12 1d Carmine Chalon x two shades, somewhat uneven perfs as usual, Price $49

T98) Tasmania 1857-67 1d Dull vermillion wmk double lined numerals SG 28, good margin at right, others close to touching, full hinged original gum, Cat £400, Price $249
 
D13) Tasmania 1858 1/- Vermilion Imperf. SG41 mng, with 4 clear margins. Cat 800 pounds. Price $649

MM25) TASMANIA 1900 Set of 6 MINT LETTERCARDS, 2d Pictorial on pale blue stock with a different view on the reverse of each.  Believed less than 300 sets produced, this is a nice clean set in fine condition, just a little toning around edges in places, all that I have ever seen have this. These are on eBay as single cards at $125 each, sets normally get a lot more. My price, as I bought them quite well just $595 the set!
 
Victoria

MN15) Victoria 6d Dull Orange Woodblock, 2 margin example SG32a on small entire to London, with clear 1V oval cancel, and Melbourne oval SE 2 1855 on reverse with Red London received marking NO28 1855. Neat little item, and very cheap at $119

FE75) Victoria 6d Woodblock, 4 margins on 1858 small neat cover Melbourne to Dublin, tied by Barred Numeral 1. Melbourne oval departure cds Jan 6 1858 and Dublin arrival cds MR 16 1858 on reverse. Sent “Per Colombian” Stamp has been affixed inverted, which would probably be to alert the addressee of bad news. We had a similar cover recently which we could have sold 3 times over, this one is nicer, as is to a way scarcer destination. $395

V435) Victoria 1884-96 Stamp Duty watermark V over Crown perf 13 3/- Purple/blue SG 237, light ‘VICTORIA’ barred cancel, Cat £100, Price $129

V227) Victoria 1884-96 Stamp Duty watermark V over Crown (upright) perf 13 £1/10/- Deep grey-olive SG 244a, light duplex cancel Nice used, scarce, attractive stamp Cat £425, Price $529

V224) Victoria 1884-96 Stamp Duty (Typo) watermark V over Crown perf 12½ 3/- Purple/blue SG 259, light MELBOURNE duplex cancel Nice used, Cat £85, Price $119

V139) Victoria 1884-96 Stamp Duty (Typo) watermark V over Crown perf 12½ 10/- Chocolate/rose SG 261b, light duplex cancel Nice used, listed but unpriced in SG, scarce, normal perf 13 Cat £130, Price $299

V137) Victoria 1884-96 Stamp Duty watermark V over Crown (SG W33) perf 12½ 1d Ochre SG 265, light ‘1’ barred numeral cancel Nice used, Cat £24, Price $35

V278) Victoria 1884/96 £7 Violet on Blue Stamp Duty perf 13, SG 250 price $325 each stamp. Pen cancelled, as usual with pinholes. Cat. £200. Unknown postally used. Attractive examples, centring varies, good perfs. Price $325 each (4 available)
 
V277) Victoria 1884/96 £8 Red on Yellow Stamp Duty perf 13, SG 251 price $325 each stamp. Pen cancelled, as usual with pinholes. Cat. £200. Unknown postally used. Attractive examples, centring varies, good perfs. Price $325 each (2 available)

V385) Victoria 1885-95 Stamp Duty watermark V over Crown 2/- Olive/bluish-green SG 295, small area of faint pink (ink?) discolouration on gum, Mint with hinge remains, Cat £150, Price $179

V856) Victoria 1886-96 watermark V over Crown Stamp Duty series 1d Bright yellow-orange SG 313e, with light indistinct obliterator cancel at base Fine used, a scarce & greatly underrated stamp, ASC Cat $390, Price $289

V364) Victoria 1896-99 Stamp Duty perf 12½ 6/- Pale yellow-green SG 348 CTO, Cat £45, Price $69

V404) Victoria 1901-12 watermark Crown over double lined A ‘Postage’ 5d Chocolate CTO BW V91x, BW Cat (2004) $40, Price $35

V391) Victoria 1905-13 Postage watermark Crown over A perf 12 x 12½ 9d Orange-brown SG 424a, Mint with light hinge remains, Cat £40, Price $59

V237 -263) Victoria range of picture postcards all with Up-Train Victoria cds’s 1906-1907. Picture sides range from views to music hall stars to humour. 11 cards. Price $165

Western Australia
 
MN27) WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1861 4d VERMILION SWAN, SG40, PERF 14 very fine used, MISPERFED so that the word Postage appears beneath Fourpence! Usually, misperfs of this order are never seen on Western Australia Stamps. A few years ago, I sold a similar misperf on a South Australia long type 8d blue at a Prestige Auction for $1000 plus the buyers’ premium.  Cat. as normal is 180 pounds. Price for this rarity $795

WA676) Western Australia 1861-88 Swans perf simplified basic set (no 4d Brown or 6d Brown) to 1/-, mostly Fine used, advertised retail $115, Price $79

WA671) Western Australia 1881 Swan Fiscals watermark CA over Crown 5/- very light ‘BANK’ cds in blue, Elsmore Cat $22, Price $24.99

WA672) Western Australia 1881 Swan Fiscals watermark CA over Crown 7/6d horizontal pair with neat m/s cancels, Elsmore Cat $60 as singles, Price $49

WA410) Western Australia 1885 1d on 3d Pale Brown Surcharge, SG 92. Mint hinged original gum example, cat. £200. Price $225

WA677) Western Australia 1885-93 Swans watermark Crown CA simplified set of 8, ½d to 1/- Olive-green SG 94-102 group, odd minor fault, mostly fine Mint, minimum Cat £230, Price $199

WA674) Western Australia 1893-97 Postal Fiscals mixed watermarks 1d, 6d, 1/- & 3/-, all fiscally used, Elsmore minimum Cat $34, Price $29

WA673) Western Australia 1893-97 Postal Fiscals, watermark CA over Crown 3d (a little aged), watermark W crown A 1d (short corner perf), 6d & 1/- SG F13, F19, F21-22, all postally used, the 1/- with smudged cancel, Good-fine used, Cat £84, Price $89

WA675) Western Australia 1893-97 Postal Fiscals set of 5, 1d to 1/-, the 2d to 1/- watermark CA over Crown, the 1d watermark W crown A, SG F12-F15 & F19, 1d, 2d (slight fading) & 3d are postally used, others fiscally used, Cat £119 for postally used, Elsmore $14 for others, Price $109

WA670) Western Australia 1897 Postal Fiscals watermark W crown A 1d Dull purple SF F19 Mint, Cat £40, Price $59

WA663) Western Australia 1906 watermark Crown over double lined A sideways perf 12.4 x 12.2 9d Orange-yellow CTO with gum BW W52x, Cat $50, Price $39

WA659) Western Australia 1910 watermark V over Crown 10/- Deep mauve punctured ‘OS’ BW W67b, tiny thin at top, indistinct cds cancels, Nice used, Cat $350, Price $249

WA658) Western Australia 1910 watermark V over Crown £1 Orange-brown BW W68A, tiny surface thin at lower left, centred low, neat ‘KALGOORLIE’ cds Fine used, Cat $350, Price $249

Australia Pre-Decimal
 
APD8437) Australia 1913 6d Claret Engraved Kookaburra, mint unhinged. Centred lower left. Nice looking example, cat. $275, price $165

APD8887) Australia 1914 6d Engraved Kookaburra BW 60, unusual double perf at upper right, light machine cancel Nice used, the double perf variety is Cat $500 for the full row doubled, however this is just a single perf, unusual, Price $79

APD8886) Australia 1914 6d Engraved Kookaburra BW 60, nibbled perf at top, centred to upper left, bold indistinct cds cancel, Cat $60, Price $29

APD9073) Australia 1914 6d Engraved Kookaburra CTO with gum BW 60w, nibbled perf at right, centred a little to the left, Cat $90, Price $59

APD9075) Australia 1914 6d Engraved Kookaburra CTO with gum BW 60w, short perfs at top, centred to the left, Cat $90, Price $49

APD8890) Australia 1928 3d Kookaburra mini sheet with Exhibition cancel in red BW 133MSon Victoria 2d Rose Letter card, tied by small part MELBOURNE cds, unusual & most attractive, M/S Cat $475 with red cancel, Price $429

APD9004) Australia 1928 3d Kookaburra mini sheet BW 133MS from the top of the sheet, light hinge remains in top margin, unusually fresh Mint, Cat $225, Price $179

APD8543) Australia 1930 1½d Sturt cto with gum, MISPLACED OS PERFIN, with the O into the margin  at left and virtually into the left hand perfs. Misplaced overprints are for more common, the 2d on 1½d KGV Head is cat. at $325 used, unknown mint. Price $395

APD755) Australia 1930 Sturt 2d Red, complete set of plate blocks Nos. 1 – 8. Mix of mint unhinged and mint lightly hinged. Odd minor fault, min. cat. $165, price $120

APD9069) Australia 1931 6d Kingsford Smith BW 143, with part Pert cds clearly showing ‘19 MR 31’ the day of issue, scarce commercial First day usage, Set on FDC is Cat $325, Price $49

APD9070) Australia 1931 Kingsford Smith set of 3 BW 143, each with part Pert cds  clearly showing ’19 MR 31’ the day of issue, scarce First day usage, Set on FDC is Cat $325, Price $69

APD757) Australia 1935 2d Red KGV Jubilee Plate No. 3. All four corner plate blocks. mint lightly hinged, odd minor fault. Cat. $80, price $455

APD8889) Australia 1935 Anzac 2d with part imprint & 1/- BW 164-65, lightly hinged Mint, Cat $64, Price $49

APD8819) Australia 1936 SA Centy 1/- Green BW 173, gutter pair lightly hinged Mint, Cat $50 as singles, Price $39

APD8884) Australia 1937 Watermarked thick paper 1/6d Hermes Mc Cracken imprint block of 4 BW 162zf, MUH Cat $150, Price $109

PD782) Australia 1948 1½d Green no wmk. QE. Gutter plate 19 block of 8 mint unhinged. ACSC 227za, cat. $4000, as usual only a small part of the plate No. Is visible. price $2695.
 
APD605) 1948--56 (SG.224) Wmk Multiple Crown/CofA 2/- Crocodil e THIN PAPER "No Imprint left corner block of 4", fresh MUH, BW: 263a,ze, extrapolated Cat. $1500+. Rare! Centred to lower right. Price $895

APD8721) Australia 1949 No watermark ½d Orange kangaroo right margin block of 12, unit six variety ‘Foggy hills retouch’ BW 180ga MUH, Cat $147, Price $119

D3) Australia 1954 Red Cross 3.5d, commercially used with light slogan cancel, showing clear double print of the cross. Not recorded in ACSC. Supplied with normal for comparison. Double prints such as this frequently catalogue around $5000. Price $1950

APD9062) Australia 1964 £2 King BW409, well centred, light cds cancel Fine used, Cat $90, Price $79
 
Australia & Territories Full Sheets
 
AFS58) AAT 1973 1c Shrimp (Plankton) Compete sheet of 100 MUH, gutters unfolded. Price $25

AFS60) Norfolk Is. 1973 1c Building (Clergyman’s quarters) Complete sheet of 50 MUH. Price $9.95

Australian Decimal
 
AD1337) Australia 1966 $4 King BW 466 x 10 including 2 pairs, all with cds cancels Fine used, Cat $40, Price $35

AD1338) Australia 1966 $4 King BW 466 x 9, all with cds cancels Fine used, Cat $36, Price $29

AD1341) Australia 1967 & 1970 Famous Australians & 1972 Prime Ministers booklet pane sets BW 495-498ca, 548-551ca & 586-589ca MUH, Cat $60, Price $45 ***2 AVAILABLE***

AD1342) Australia 1972 Prime Ministers booklet panes BW 586-589ca x 3 sets MUH, Cat $36, Price $24.99

MD24) Australia 1973 7c Metric Conversion, ACSC 623c, missing pink, with normal for comparison, postally used. Vary attractive and scarce rarity, cat. $1500 as mint unhinged. (see note 1 in ACSC)
Price $695

AD847) Australia 1973 7c Famous Australians block of 4, fresh MUH and with previously unknown major shift of the black of the heads to the left, right into the left margin by 2 + mm. Spectacular error! Supplied with a normal block for comparison. Price $395

MY42) Australia 1988 80c Living Together, Missing Orange (Sand and Juggling Balls) postally used. Uncatalogued and believed unique. Supplied with certificate of authenticity and normal for comparison. Price $1450

MAD1237) Australia 2005 Rotary Sheetlet "Pacific Explorer" Imperforated MUH. Price $25.00

MAD825) Australia 2007 Behind the Stamp Issue 1 Prestige Collection, Price $28

MAD1287) Australia 2009 Bush Babies Booklet MUH (International Post). Price $25.20

MAD784) Australia 2010 Fishes of the Reef Sheetlet MUH, Price $33

MAD1294) Australia 2010 Cent. of Girl Guides Booklet MUH (International Post). Price $26.40

MAD1289) Australia 2010 Cent. of Powered Flight Booklet MUH (International Post). Price $25.20

MAD1302) Australia 2011 Golf Booklet MUH (International Post). Price $28.20

MAD822) Australia 2017 Collection of Australian Stamps MUH, Price $388.70

MAD823) Australia 2019 Collection of Australian Stamps MUH, Price $387.75

Australian Prestige Booklets

APB25) Australia 2007, Circus - Under the Big Top Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $41.25

APB24) Australia 2008, Megafauna Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $31.50

APB1) Australia 2008, Prestige Booklet, Waterfalls MUH. Price $33.75

APB20) Australia 2010, Come to the Show Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $26

APB22) Australia 2012, Underwater World Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $30

APB18) Australia 2013, Surfing Australia Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $26

APB6) Australia 2013, Story of the Kangaroo Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $72

APB13) Australia 2013, Centenary of Canberra Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $26

APB4) Australia 2013, Special Occasions - Wedding Day Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $72

APB14) Australia 2013, Australian Botanic Gardens Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $26

APB17) Australia 2013, Wedding Greetings Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $50

APB16) Australia 2015, Institute of Medical Research Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $30

APB15) Australia 2015, Lighthouses Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $30

APB11) Australia 2015, Pedal Power Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $30

APB5) Australia 2015, QEII Birthday - The Queen's Hats Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $30

APB12) Australia 2016, Nostalgic Fruit Labels Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $34

APB10) Australia 2016, Owls - Guardians of the Night Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $32

APB9) Australia 2017, Shipwrecks Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $40

APB19) Australia 2020, Word of Sport Prestige Booklet, MUH. Price $52.50

Australian Postage Dues
 
PDA37) Australia 1923 3rd wmk1½d Carmine & yellow-green ACSC D107C, a corner block of 48 from the top left of the sheet, with the ACSC listed varieties at LP1 & LP22, and value plate variety ‘e’, an amazingly fresh and fine large multiple, completely unhinged Mint, Cat minimum $660 as single stamps, Price $799
 
PDA38) Australia 1923 3rd watermark perf 11 4d Carmine & yellow-green ACSC D111, corner block of 28 from the lower right of the sheet, approx.. ten units are affected by tiny gum tone spots, others are fresh MUH, catalogue $1400 as singles, Price $799
 
PDA252) Australia 1953? ‘Castle Jackson Advertising Pty Ltd’ unfranked opened out cover taxed 7d with 1953 7d re-drawn value plate Postage due BW D136 tied by indistinct Melbourne cds, Cat $40 on cover, Price $39
 
PDA253) Australia 1954 ‘T. Stott & Sons Pty Ltd’ unfranked opened out cover taxed 7d with 1953 7d re-drawn value plate Postage due BW D136 tied by indistinct Melbourne cds, Cat $40 on cover, Price $39
 
PDA255) Australia 1955 ‘Earth Moving by Frappell & Sheary’ long advertising opened out cover underpaid with 3½d Cobb & Co, taxed 5d with 1946-56 5d re-drawn value plate Postage due BW D134 tied by ‘DELIVERY ROOM/SYDNEY’ cds, Cat $30 on cover, Price $29
 
PDA254) Australia c1960 ‘North British & Mercantile Insurance Co’ unfranked opened out cover taxed 10d with 1959 10d no wmk Postage due BW D155 tied by indistinct NSW cds, Cat $30 on cover, Price $29
 
Australian First Day Covers
 
AFD1269) Australia 1936 3d Cable on commercial FDC to the US, Sydney pictorial machine cancel with clear ‘1 APR/1936’ date, some faint discolouration around the stamp and at left, the ACSC has a catalogue value of $175 for the set on philatelic FDC, commercial first day use is much scarcer, Price $199

AFD6514) Australia 1937 NSW Sesquicentenary set on illustrated addressed GPO FDC BW 177y, Cat $30, Price $24.99

AFD5357) Australia 1966 Decimal Navigators $1 Flinders ‘WCS’ unaddressed FDC, BW 463y, Cat $50, Price $29

AFD5358) Australia 1966 Decimal Navigators $2 Bass ‘WCS’ unaddressed FDC, BW 465y, Cat $40, Price $24.99

AFD5356) Australia 1966 Decimal Navigators $4 King ‘WCS’ unaddressed FDC, BW 466y, Cat $100, Price $69

AFD5367) Australia 1966 Decimal Navigators set of 6 on two matching addressed FDC’s, BW Cat $250 as individual covers, Price $129

AFD5365) Australia 1966 Decimal Navigators set of 6 on ‘Royal’ FDC with neat typed address, slight wrinkles at base, BW Cat $250 as individual covers, Price $119

AFD5366) Australia 1966 Decimal Navigators set of 6 on long GPO ‘Emblem’ FDC with neat typed address, BW Cat $250 as individual covers, Price $149

AFD5355) Australia 1966 Decimal Navigators 40c Tasman & 50c Dampier on separate ‘WCS’ unaddressed FDC’s, BW 460y & 461y, Cat $40, Price $24.99

AFD4010) Australia 1966 Decimals QEII, Fish & Birds sets on long GPO ‘Emblem’ FDC with neat typed address, flap unsealed, BW Cat $120 as individual covers, Price $79

Australian Postal Stationery
 
APS336) 1946 Food Labels 5/10d cut outs with full gum, pale shade MUH & deeper shade lightly hinged Mint, Price $69

Australian Postal History

APH4165) Australia 1913 State Savings Bank returned cover to Melbourne with 1d Red Die II Kangaroo BW 3 tied by Melbourne machine cancel, endorsed ‘Not Known at this address’ with an array of instructional markings including boxed ‘UNCLAIMED AT/MELBOURNE’ & ‘CALLED/????/L.C.R.’ both in black, ‘L.C. LIST/11 A 4JL13/MELBOURNE’ cds, all on the front & ‘DEAD LETTER OFFICE/-9 JL 13/MELBOURNE’ cds in red on reverse, a most attractive cover, Price $49

APH5863) Australia 1914 registered parcel label (part of end section missing) Grafton to Auburn Sydney with address & red Grafton reg’d. label on one side, block of 8 KGV 1d Carmine-red tied by multiple strikes of ‘GRAFTON/21 SE 14/N.S.W.’ cds, most attractive, Cat $100 on multiple franking cover, Price $149

APH4097) Australia 1915 Bank of NSW cover to the USA with KGV Single wmk single line perf 5d Chestnut BW122, tied by slightly untidy ‘MELBOURNE/2P-22DC15/VICTORIA’ cds, straight line ‘Passed’ censor marking in violet, cover torn at side due to careless opening, Cat $200 on cover, Price $179

RVC355) AUSTRALIA: POSTAL HISTORY - WORLD WAR I - MILITARY: WWI - AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS: 1917 (MAY 7) INWARDS REGISTERED COVER FROM CUBA ADDRESSED TO LIEUT.W.P. HESLOP OF THE AFC, SENT BY CORONEL D. DE BATTENBERG, FRANKED WITH 2C (6, PAIR & BLOCK OF 4) AND 1C DEFINITIVES TIED BY 'DIV.DE CERT/HABANA - CUBA' UNDATED REGISTRATION CANCELS, BOXED 'HABANA-CUBA/MAY 7' CENSOR HANDSTAMP IN VIOLET, ADDRESSED TO HESLOP AT WONTHAGGI, THEN RE-DIRECTED ON ARRIVAL TO THE AFC AT LAVERTON, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO & MELBOURNE REGISTRATION BACKSTAMPS WONTHAGGI ARRIVAL DATESTAMP WITH ANOTHER REGISTERED/MELBOURNE DATESTAMP APPLIED FOLLOWING THE RE-DIRECTION; TAD ROUGHLY  OPENED AT TOP, OTHERWISE VERY GOOD CONDITION. INWARDS WWI AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS COVERS ARE RARELY ENCOUNTERED. EX PERRY
THE SENDER, CORONEL DE BATTENBERG, IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A NEPHEW OF ALFONSO III OF SPAIN AND RELATED BY MARRIAGE TO LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN.
BILL HESLOP (1894-1983) ATTENDED NO. 7 COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN AVIATION AT POINT COOK IN EARLY 1917. HE WAS COMISSIONED INTO THE AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS ON MAY 1, 1917, EMBARKING FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE IN JUNE. AFTER FURTHER TRAINING IN ENGLAND, IN 1918 HE JOINED NO. 3 SQUADRON AFC IN FRANCE WHERE HE WAS ON ACTIVE SERVICE BETWEEN APRIL AND LATE OCTOBER. THERE IS A COURTYARD NAMED IN HIS HONOUR AT THE SCHOOL OF ARMY AVIATION OFFICERS’ MESS, OAKEY IN QUEENSLAND. Price $1250

APH1275) Australia 1930 small cover to Kansas. Bears solo use 3d Sturt cancelled by Exchange NSW cds of 12JE30. Small, repaired tear top left and large part flap missing, however both stamp & postmark hard to find on cover. Price $39
 
AFC341) Australia 1931 Airmail cover to Sweden with SM watermark 6d Chestnut Kangaroo BW 22, tied by ’1-AIR MAIL-1/??NO31/SYDNEY N.S.W.’ cds, endorsed ‘Per Adelaide Perth/Air Mail’, Cat $150 on cover, Price $129

APH4128) Australia 1931 registered cover to the USA with SM watermark 6d Kangaroo BW 22, tied by ‘HARDEN/6-P-9NO31/N.S.W.’ cds, Harden reg. label, various transit & arrival backstamps, Cat $150 on cover, Price $129

APH1168) Australia 1933 small advertising cover for Hartford Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. to head office of the same company in Connecticut. Cachet in brown pictures a mature Antlered Hart. Bears 1d & 2d KGV C of A wmk. cancelled by Melbourne slogan of 5 DEC 1933 "POST XMAS/MAIL EARLY" Neat typewritten cover, price $35
 
FE45) Australia 1934 MacArthur set of 3 on Registered Illustrated 1934 Victorian Centenary Philatelic fdc to Timaru NZ, with registered Public Offices Victoria C2 Label No. 264. Also Public Offices cds 1st Nov. 1934. Scarce and attractive. Cat $550. Price $395
 
APH4096) Australia 1935 cover to the USA with 1935 3d Jubilee tied by Sydney machine cancel, typed ‘Per “Maunganui’ Cat $50 on cover, Price $39

APH8213) Australia 1937 re directed Airmail cover to the UK with 1929 3d Airmail (small tear at top) 1932 6d Kookaburra, KGV 1d Green, KGVI 2d Red die I & 1937 6d Kookaburra all tied by multiple strikes of ‘3-AIR MAIL-3/515P 10AU37/SYDNEY N.S.W’ cds, vertical filing fold, 1932 Kooka Cat $50 on multi franking cover, Price $49

APH1302) Australia 1937 small cover to Norwood SA. Bears horiz. pr. 1d Green KGV C of A wmk cancelled by clear complete strike of Orroroo SA cds dated 11.JE.37. Neat little cover, price $29
 
APH5177) Australia 1938 Surface Mail Registered C6 size cover, Newcastle to NSW Selfridge & Co, Philatelic Dept. London. Bears corner blocks of 4 of the Die 1 KGVI 1d & 2d. Cancelled by Newcastle cds’s of 13 AP 38. Also bears Newcastle Blue R6 reg’n label No. 1985. The 1d stamp is clearly THIN PAPER, which is only listed for the die 2 stamp.  Likely a later printing since the Die 2 was issued 1st Aug. of the same year. Rare find, price $495

APH1537) Australia c.1940 Education Dept. (Tas) commercial papers rate OHMS cover with scarce solo franking of 3d AIF punctured 'T' tied by indistinct Hobart machine cancel, within is an unused return envelope franked with 1d QM & 2d KGVI both punctured 'T'; the used cover somewhat battered with edge faults. Price $85

J18) Australia, Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Company Limited advertising covers, 1940’s to 60s vintage, Seven long covers, all overweight and taxed with various postage dues, all tied by cds cancels. Values to 1/-. Rare assembly! $239 the lot

MY7) Australia 1947 local advertising cover for Jack & Jill florists, Railway Station Adelaide, bearing 1.5d green Queen Elizabeth, tied by Adelaide slogan “Send money by postal note or money order” with cds of 3 DEC 1947. Price $22
 
APH1231) Australia 1949 variety on airmail advertising cover to Sydney.  Port Huon Fruit growers’ Co-operative Assn. Printed cover Bears 5½d Emu cancelled by AIRCRAFT PICTORIAL Hobart slogan of 13 SEP 1949 “JOIN THE R.A.A.F. /THE SERVICE WITH A FUTURE” Light central fold does not detract. Stamp has variety “Retouched clouds above emu” type II ACSC 232na. Cat. $60 as a used stamp off cover. Price $225
 
TS313) Australia 1952 small, registered cover Dooen – Toorak Vic. Bears horiz pr. 3½d & single 5½d Gloucester to make correct 1/0½d registered letter rate. Cancelled by Dooen cds & with Dooen R6 reg’n label No. 486. Reverse bears Melbourne registered cds & Toorak 12 FE 52 arrival cds. Nice make up rate cover. Price $29
 
NS606) Australia 1956 small airmail cover to UK. Bears solo usage 2/- Green Olympics cancelled by WARRAMBOO SA cds of 31JA56. Neat, typed address to King Edward VII School, King’s Lynn. Cat. $40 on cover. Price $29
 
APH1536) Australia 1948-56 (SG.224a&b) 10/- plus 1/- Mitchell & 3d KGVI used on H.R Harmer 1959 (Sep.1) registered quintuple rate (2/- x5, + 1/3d registration) inter-office airmail cover from Sydney to USA; also 1959 (Jun.3) registered cover from Sydney to same addressee sent at triple rate, franked with 5/- Arms plus 2/- Roo & 3d Foundation; both covers in very fine condition. Nice pair. Price $219

APH1532) Australia Redrawn Die 2/- C of A Kangaroo solo franking late use on 1963 (Mar.28) airmail cover to USA, cover with light corner cease affecting the stamp, Cat. $1000 as a solo franking. RARE! $100
 
Australia Inwards Mail
 
GB210) Great Britain 1949 BPA/PTS airmail registered FDC to Sydney. Full set cancelled by Rosendale Road, Dulwich, London S.E.21 cds of 10 OC 49, and with Dulwich 1 blue reg’n label No. 3255. Reverse bears Sydney 106 transit cds of 17OC49 and Burwood NSW arrival cds of the following day. Neat handwritten cover, a little foxing around adhesives and labels. Price $55
 
AIM89) Lebanon 1946 Registered Airmail Cover to Melbourne. Bears 1944 100p Brown SG 223 plus 1945 15p & 25p, SG 290 & 292. Also 2p on 4p Brown, SG 258 on reverse. Used stamps alone cat. £25, price $69
 
First Flight Covers
 
AAMC393) Australia 1931 Long Registered Experimental Airmail flown by Charles Kingsford Smith, Subiaco WA to Stanley Gibbons London. Bears 2d, block of 4 x 3d & vertical pair 6d Kingsford Smith, all cancelled by cds's of Subiaco 17 AP 31 to makle 2/2d. Reverse bears Perth registered cds's of the following day. Neat attractive cover, with a little aging. Price $110
 
AFC371) Australia 1931 Registered Official envelope for 1st All Australian Airmail service. Bears horiz. pair of 6d Brown Airmail ovpt. OS plus ½d Orange & 3d Blue KGV heads & 1½d Sturt, to make 1/5d, all cancelled by Telegraph Office, Geelong Vic. cds's of 19NO31 (2 days after the issue of the 6d) Neat typed address cover, reverse bears Melbourne registered cds of the same date. AAMC 222. The 6d OS is Cat. $275 on cover. Price $165

PNG389) New Guinea 1932-34 Undated birds overprinted ‘Airmail’ 1/- Pale blue-green SG 199 on 1936 Flight cover with typed ‘Per ‘Lockheed’ plane/Wau-Brisbane Flight/23..11..1936’ with Wau 23 November cds and ‘AIR MAIL/9-A26NO36/SYDNEY N.S.W’ AAMC P108a, some minor faults due to careless opening, Cat $425, Price $349

AFC65) TEAL 2 May 1940 First regular airmail flight between Australia and New Zealand, from Paterson NSW to Christchurch (AAMC900). Plain cover franked with 5d Ram. CV $100, price $65
 
AFC114) As above, attractive cover from Norwood, South Australia to Dannevirke. Censored cacheted cover, franked with 1d Queen Die II and 4d Koala. CV $100, price $79
 
AFC118) Southern Cross Trans-Tasman Airmail 29 March 1934 from Newton NZ to Sydney (AAMC367). Franked with 7d brown-orange airmail, the cover has a frontal stain. CV $50, price $35
 
AFC122) First official Trans-Tasman Airmail NZ-Australia 17 February 1934 (AAMC360), franked with 7d Blue overprinted airmail, addressed to Orlo-Smith, Melbourne. CV $75, price $59

AFC1455) Australia 1934 ‘Edmunds’ advertising Airmail cover to the UK with 1934 Macarthur 2d Dark Hills BW 158 (nibbled perf)& no wmk 1/6d Hermes BW 161 tied by ‘SHIP MAIL ROOM/3/2.30P 8DE34/MELBOURNE’ cds, typed ‘PER AUSTRALIA-SINGAPORE-ENGLAND AIRMAIL’ 2d Dark hills Cat $100 on multi franking cover (1/6d Hermes is $40), Price $89
 
AFC55) TEAL 30th Anniversary of first Trans-Tasman flight “boomerang” WCS cachet cover (AAMC1395a), franked with 2 x 8d Anniversary. CV $20, price $16

Australian Territories
 
NO10) AAT decimal definitive mint unhinged, SG 8 – 18, advertised retail $65, my price under a third $21
 
BCOF25) Australia 1946 BCOF 1d QE block of 4 with Trial opt in thin seriffed type in black BW J2PP(2)A, MUH, scarce multiple, Cat $1400, Price $999
 
BCOF27) Australia 1946 BCOF 3d KGVI with Trial opt in thin seriffed type in red BW J3PP(2)B tied to small piece by ‘ARMY P.O. 241 (Dateline indistinct)’ cds see BW note 4, Cat $750, Price $499

MCI163) Christmas Island 2007 Year of the Pig 12 Year Cycle Sheetlet Stamp Pack. Price $45.00

MCI164) Christmas Island 2013 Year of Snake 12 Year Cycle Sheetlet Stamp Pack. Price $67.50

MCK134) Cocos Keeling Islands 1963 Definitives, 1965 ANZAC MUH, Price $52.50
 
MCK139) Cocos Keeling Island 1995/98 Marine Life USED, Price $27

N80) Nauru 1916-23 KGV overprints 1d Scarlet & 5d Yellow-brown, both with variety ‘Short left stroke to N’ SG 2d & 9d, also ½d & 4d showing unlisted ‘Deformed/curved centre bar of A’ variety, Mint with hinge remains Cat £94+, Price $119

N73) Nauru 1923 KGV Centre overprints 2d Orange SG 16, small surface stain at right, centred to left, light cds cancel, Fine used Cat £80, Price $89

N76) Nauru 1924-34 Ships rough surfaced greyish paper 10/- Yellow SG 39A, couple of toned perfs, light hinge remains Mint Cat £140, Price $129

N81) Nauru 1934-48 Ships shiny white paper set of 10 ½d to 1/- ex 4d SG 26B-31B, 33B-36B, lightly hinged Mint, Cat £96, Price $129

PNG1437) Papua 1901-05 Lakatois British New Guinea watermark vertical 1d Black & carmine SG 10, some hinge remains Mint, Cat £17, Price $24.99

PNG1434) Papua 1907-09 Lakatois small Papua watermark Crown over double lined A upright perf 12½ 2½d Black & pale ultramarine SG 56a, heavy hinge remains Mint Cat £65, Price $89

PNG1446) Papua 1907-09 Lakatois small Papua watermark Crown over double lined A upright perf 12½ 4d Black & sepia SG 57, Mint & fine used examples, Cat £23.50, Price $29

PNG958) Papua 1907-10 (SG.63) Small 'PAPUA' Wmk Sideways P.11 4d black & sepia with unlisted variety "Damaged '4' in left value tablet" [Pos.11], mild even-toned gum, MUH. Price $149

PNG1518) Papua 1907-10 Lakatois small Papua watermark Crown over double lined A sideways perf 12½ 2½d Black & dull blue SG 69, block of 4 with some plate varieties noted including ‘White flaw in right value tablet’ etc, each with ‘SAMARAI’ cds, attractive multiple Fine used, Cat £180 as used singles, Price $269

PNG1484) Papua 1907-10 Lakatois large Papua watermark Crown over double lined A sideways perf 11 2/6d Black & chocolate SG 48, horizontal pair, gum a little ‘flat’ in places, light hinge remains Mint, Cat £160, Price $219

PNG1490) Papua 1907-10 Lakatois small Papua watermark Crown over double lined A upright (inverted) perf 12½ 2½d Black & pale ultramarine SG 56a, lightly hinged Mint, Cat £65, Price $89

PNG1505) Papua 1907-10 Lakatois small Papua watermark Crown over double lined A sideways perf 11 2½d Black & dull blue SG 62, light central PORT MORESBY cds Fine used, Cat £30, Price $39

PNG1492) Papua 1907-10 Lakatois small Papua watermark Crown over double lined A sideways perf 12½ 1/- Black & orange SG 71, ‘Comet’ variety, light central cds cancel Fine used, Cat £65 as normal, Price $119

PNG3166) Papua 1908-10 Lakatois small Papua punctured ‘OS’ wmk upright perf 11 1/- Black & orange x two shades SG O9, both with central Port Moresby cds Fine used, Cat £48, Price $69

PNG3167) Papua 1908-10 Lakatois small Papua punctured ‘OS’ wmk upright perf 11 1/- Black & orange SG O9, light central Port Moresby cds Fine used, Cat £24, Price $35

PNG3168) Papua 1908-10 Lakatois small Papua punctured ‘OS’ wmk sideways perf 11 set of 7 ½d Black & yellow-green to 1/- Black & orange SG 14 – O20, Fine used, Cat £160+, Price $229

PNG3169) Papua 1908-10 Lakatois small Papua punctured ‘OS’ wmk sideways perf 11 2d, 2½d, 4d & 6d SG O16 – O19, each value with wmk to left & to right, Fine used, Cat £58, Price $79

PNG3170) Papua 1908-10 Lakatois small Papua punctured ‘OS’ wmk sideways perf 11 2d Black & purple SG O16, right marginal block of 4, few toned perfs and overall light gum tropicalisation, lower units MUH, Cat £180 as hinged singles, Price $199

PNG3172) Papua 1908-10 Lakatois small Papua punctured ‘OS’ wmk sideways perf 12½ ½d Black & yellow-green SG O21 block of 4 with the “OS’ puncture having been applied almost diagonally, scarce & unusual, attractive & striking multiple, Price $199

PNG1432) Papua 1909-10 Lakatois small Papua watermark Crown over double lined A sideways perf 12½ ½d Black & deep green SG 66a, light cds cancel Fine used, Cat £45, Price $59

PNG3175) Papua 1911-12 Lakatoi monocolours punctured ‘OS’ 2½d Bright ultramarine SG O41, faint gum bend lightly hinged Mint, Cat £45, Price $49

PNG1456) New Guinea 1925-27 Huts 4d Olive green SG 129, top marginal with part imprint, light gum bend, stamp MUH, Cat £13 as hinged, Price $19.99

PNG1135) Papua 1916-31 Lakatois ½d Myrtle & apple-green variety ‘Wmk Crown to right of A’ SG 93w, complete sheet of 40 stated to be from the 8th printing, with Harrison imprint, approx. 50% of the sheet affected by light gum toning, MUH, Cat £1280 as hinged singles, Price $999

PNG1138) Papua 1916-31 1½d Bright blue & bright brown Ash printing SG 95c, reconstructed sheet stated to be 37 of the 40 positions, includes ‘POSTACE’ variety, missing positions 32, 35 & 39 only, odd minor fault, Fine used, attractive assembly with hand written plating guide, Cat £158, Price $199
 
PNG3178) Papua 1930 Lakatoi bi-colours punctured ‘OS’ 1d Intense black & red & 2d Deep brown-purple & lake SG O47 & O49, Fine used, Cat £71, Price $99
 
PNG3179) Papua 1930 Lakatoi bi-colours punctured ‘OS’ 2d Deep brown-purple & lake SG O49, Fine used, Cat £55, Price $69

PNG3181) Papua 1930 Lakatoi bi-colours punctured ‘OS’ 6d Dull purple & pale purple SG O52, part Harrison imprint pair, some hinge remains Mint, Cat £84 as singles, Price $119

PNG3180) Papua 1930 Lakatoi bi-colours punctured ‘OS’ ½d Myrtle & apple-green SG O46, block of 6 with overall lightly tropicalised gum MUH, Cat £162 as hinged singles, Price $199
 
PNG3182) Papua 1930 Lakatoi bi-colours punctured ‘OS’ 1/- Brown & yellow-olive & 2/6d Maroon & pale pink SG O53 & O54, some gum tones, 2/6d with hinge remains Mint, Cat £315, Price $329

PNG690) Papua 1934? OHMS long cover to the USA with 1932 Pictorials 3d tied ‘PORT MORESBY/22MY34?/PAPUA’ cds, two line ‘TREASURY/TERRITORY OF PAPUA’ handstamp in violet, central filing bend, Cat £26 on cover, price $35

PNG1709) Papua 1942 Air mail cover to NSW with 1932 Pictorials 4d tied by ‘FIELD P.O./22JE42/0139’ cds of Milne Bay/17 Mile Camp? Endorsed ‘AirMail’ ‘On Active Service’ with boxed ‘AUSTRALIAN/ MILITARY FORCES/PASSED BY CENSOR/1569’ in violet, some toning around adhesive, Price $49

PNG1710) Papua 1942 Air mail cover to NSW with 1932 Pictorials 4d tied by ‘ARMY P.O./17OC42/0133’ cds with boxed ‘AUSTRALIAN/ MILITARY FORCES/PASSED BY CENSOR/864’ in black, some toning around adhesive, late use of Papuan stamps, Price $49

PNG1711) Papua 1942 Air mail cover to NSW with 1932 Pictorials 4d tied by ‘FIELD P.O./1NO42/0138’ cds of Port Moresby with boxed ‘AUSTRALIAN/ MILITARY FORCES/PASSED BY CENSOR/662’ in violet, some toning around adhesive, late use of Papuan stamps, Price $49

PNG1716) Papua 1942 Air mail cover to NSW with Aust 1½d Green KGVI pair tied by ‘A.I.F. FIELD P.O./2NO42/No13’ cds with boxed ‘AUSTRALIAN/ MILITARY FORCES/PASSED BY CENSOR/685’ in black, top of cover damage & partially repaired, Price $29

PNG1717) Papua 1942 Air mail cover to NSW with Aust 4d Green Koala tied by ‘R.A.A.F./POSTAL UNIT/MAR 21 1942/No 6’ rubber cds with oval ‘R.A.A.F.CENSOR/142’ in violet, Price $49

PNG1719) Papua 1942 Air mail cover to NSW with Aust 3d Brown LGVI tied by ‘R.A.A.F./P.O. UNIT No 6/29APR42/’ endorsed ‘ON ACTIVE SERVICE’ & ‘R.A.A.F. RATES’ with oval ‘R.A.A.F.CENSOR/142’ in violet, from 1/4/1942 forces mail in Papua was free, only the Airmail rate of 3d was paid, Price $49

PNG1720) Papua 1942 Air mail cover to NSW without stamps, with ‘R.A.A.F./P.O. UNIT No 6/12AU42/’ cds, endorsed ‘On Active Service’ & with oval ‘R.A.A.F.CENSOR/299’ in violet, from 1/4/1942 forces mail in Papua was free, only the Airmail rate of 3d was required to be paid, in this case however it has not been, and the cover was not endorsed ‘No stamps available’ which was required if this was the case, damage at top due to careless opening, unusual Price $49

PNG1723) Papua 1942 Salvation Army Red Shield War Services cover to NSW without stamps, with ‘R.A.A.F./P.O. UNIT No 6/21SE42/’ cds, endorsed ‘On Active Service’ & with oval ‘R.A.A.F.CENSOR/142’ in black, from 1/4/1942 forces mail in Papua was free, Price $49

PNG1724) Papua 1942 Air mail front to NSW with Aust 3d Brown KGVI tied by ‘A.F.P.O/12DE42/No 74’ rubber cds with oval ‘R.A.A.F.CENSOR/230?’ in violet, very early usage (possibly the earliest?) of this cds which is stated to have been in use 11/3/43 to 23/5/45 in Port Moresby, Price $39

PNG1729) Papua 1942 Air mail Registered cover to NSW with Aust 1½d Green KGVI strip of 4 tied by two faint strikes of ‘FIELD POST OFFICE/12NO42/042’, blue registration label with handstamped ‘FPO042’ & with boxed ‘AUSTRALIAN/ IMPERIAL FORCES/PASSED BY CENSOR/775’ in violet, same ‘FIELD POST OFFICE’ cds + ‘A.I.F. FIELD P.O./12NO42/No 14’ & ‘GPO SYDNEY’ datestamps on reverse, interesting cover, Price $79

PNG1731) Papua 1942 Air mail Registered cover to NSW with Aust 6d Kookaburra tied by ‘A.I.F. FIELD P.O./21DE42/No 13’ with ‘FPO/13/AUST ARMY POSTAL SERVICE’ registration handstamp & boxed ‘AUSTRALIAN/ MILITARY FORCES/PASSED BY CENSOR/13’ both in violet, same AIF FIELD PO cds plus ‘A.I.F. FIELD P.O./21DE42/No 14’ & GPO SYDNEY cds on reverse, some damage at top due to careless opening, Price $69

PNG1732) Papua 1942 Air mail Registered cover to Victoria with Aust 2d Red KGVI pair tied by ‘FIELD POST OFFICE/2OC42/020’, faint large (77 x 25mm) boxed ‘AUST ARMY POSTAL SERVICES/ REGD No’, ‘Opened by Censor’ tape in red & with boxed ‘AUSTRALIAN/ MILITARY FORCES/PASSED BY CENSOR/028’ & diamond shaped ‘3/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/349’ all in violet, same ‘FIELD POST OFFICE’ cds & ‘CAULFIELD’ datestamps on reverse, cover appears to have been underpaid by 2d (Air Mail 3d + Registration 3d, total franking is only 4d) but no postage due raised, some faults, interesting cover, Price $79

PNG1725) Papua 1943 Air mail Registered envelope BW RE30 (curved flap at right) to NSW with two strikes of ‘A.F.P.O./MAR 11 1943/No 74’ (no lines-stated to be in use only between Feb & May 1943) cds in violet & oval ‘R.A.A.F.CENSOR/259’ in violet, also ‘AIR FORCE P.O. 74’ registration handstamp, endorsed ‘ON ACTIVE SERVICE’ & ‘AIR MAIL’, indistinct SYDNEY arrival cds on reverse, some minor wrinkling, scarce, RE 30 is Cat $250 for regular Australian usage, RAAF AFPO usage in Papua must add a premium, Price $249

MPNG141) Papua New Guinea 1972 - 1973 Stamp Sets MUH pairs, blocks of 4, Price $28.50
 
MPNG153) Papua New Guinea 1974 - 1975 Stamp Sets MUH blocks of 4, Price $30.75
 
MPNG152) Papua New Guinea 1974 - 1975 Stamp Sets MUH pairs, blocks of 4, Price $69.75
 
NI245) Norfolk Is. 1960 10/- Tropic Bird Specimen Ovpt. Bottom Right. Fresh mint unhinged, centred high. Sydney retail $110, price $65
 
NI247) Norfolk Is. 10c on 10d Brown SG 65. SURCHARGE MISPLACED to give a O (zero) value! Stunning error. The only variety recorded by Gibbons in this series is the missing black of overprint in a pair with normal (SG 61a) Cat. £3000 for mint unhinged. This is a mint unhinged lower marginal example with minor toning at top. Price $1995
 
NI242) Norfolk Is. 1968 3c Queen Coil STRONG OFFSET. Mint unhinged strip of 3. Stunning variety, price $149. (2 available)
 
NI243) Norfolk Is. 1968 5c Queen Coil STRONG OFFSET. Mint unhinged single. Stunning variety, price $49. (3 available)

MNI79) Norfolk Island 1982 - 1985 Stamp Packs MUH, Price $25

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Great Britain

M41) GB 1840 2d Blue SG 5a, with variety, double corner letters, 4 margins, close in places lettered O A . Cat $2300. Very scarce stamp, under 20% catalogue, $495
 
AP31) GB 1840 2d Blue,SG5 nice 4 margin (close at left) with clean strike of black Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered BL. Min. Catalogue $1800, price $649

GB2114) Great Britain 1855-57 No corner letters 6d Pale lilac SG 70, very light numeral obliterator cancel, Fine used, Cat £120, Price $59

GB2115) Great Britain 1855-57 No corner letters 6d Lilac & 1/- Green SG 68 & 72, few short perfs, numeral obliterator cancels, Nice used, Cat £470, Price $149

GB3192) Great Britain 1857 QV no corner letters wmk large garter 4d rose-carmine SG 66, left wing margin example, few nibbled perfs, light indistinct Scottish duplex cancel, Nice used, Cat £150, Price $49

GB3193) Great Britain 1857 QV no corner letters wmk large garter 4d rose-carmine SG 66, neat barred numeral cancel, Fine used, Cat £150, Price $69

GB3194) Great Britain 1857 QV no corner letters wmk large garter 4d rose-carmine SG 66, faint corner bend at upper left, crisp Irish barred numeral ‘303’ of Limerick, Nice used, Cat £150, Price $59

GB3196) Great Britain 1857 QV no corner letters wmk Emblems 6d Deep lilac SG 69, crisp ‘11’ London Inland section barred numeral cancel Nice used, Cat £175, Price $79

GB3197) Great Britain 1857 QV no corner letters wmk Emblems 6d Lilac SG 68, light bend at lower left, couple of nibbled perfs, crisp Scottish ‘280’ duplex cancel of Perth, Nice used, Cat £120, Price $59

GB3198) Great Britain 1857 QV no corner letters wmk Emblems 1/- Green SG 72, left wing margin example, lightly struck indistinct barred numeral cancel, Fine used, attractive stamp, Cat £350, Price $179

GB2116) Great Britain 1862-64 Small uncoloured corner letters 6d Lilac SG 84, couple of slightly nibbled perfs, neat numeral obliterator cancel, Nice used Cat £140, Price $49

GB2117) Great Britain 1862-64 Small uncoloured corner letters 6d Lilac SG 84, light numeral obliterator cancel, Nice used Cat £140, Price $79

GB3199) Great Britain 1862-64 QV small uncoloured corner letters 3d Bright carmine-rose SG 76, unusually strong colour, bold ‘198’ barred numeral cancel of Manchester, Good used, Cat £350, Price $179

GB3200) Great Britain 1862-64 QV small uncoloured corner letters 4d Bright red (hairlines) SG 81, right wing margin example with strong colour, bold ‘198’ barred numeral cancel of Liverpool, Good used, Cat £185, Price $79

GB2118) Great Britain 1865-67 Large uncoloured corner letters 4d Vermilion plate 9, SG 94, neat numeral obliterator cancel, Nice used Cat £90, Price $49

GB2119) Great Britain 1867-80 Large uncoloured corner letters, watermark Spray of rose 3d Rose plate 10 SG 103, bold numeral duplex cancel, scarcer plate Nice used Cat £150, Price $69

GB3203) Great Britain 1867-80 QV large uncoloured corner letters watermark Spray 10d Deep red-brown SG 114 plate 1, couple of nibbled perfs at top, centrally struck duplex cancel, Nice used Cat £600, Price $199

GB3183) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 13 S/E, faint surface ink marks, original gum Mint, Cat £120, Price $59

GB3182) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 10 I/C, original gum Mint with large paper adhesion, Cat £130, Price $69

GB3181) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 13 T/E rounded lower right corner perf, original gum Mint, Cat £120, Price $49

GB3180) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 10 A/J, original gum Mint Cat £130, Price $69

GB3179) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 10 A/D, faint surface ink mark, original gum Mint Cat £130, Price $69

GB3178) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 10 I/E, heavy hinge remains original gum Mint Cat £130, Price $69

GB3177) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 13 Q/J heavy hinge remains original gum Mint, Cat £120, Price $69

GB3205) Great Britain 1872-73 QV large uncoloured corner letters watermark Spray 6d Grey SG 125 plate 12, light crisp duplex cancel, Fine used, Cat £300, Price $129

GB2121) Great Britain 1873-80 Large coloured corner letters, watermark Spray of rose 3d Pale rose plate 18 SG 144, wing margin at right, bold duplex cancel, Good used Cat £80, Price $49

GB2122) Great Britain 1873-80 Large coloured corner letters, watermark Spray of rose 6d Grey plate 16, SG 147, wing margin at right, part Scottish numeral duplex, Nice used, Cat £90, Price $39

GB3208) Great Britain 1873-80 QV large coloured corner letters watermark Large garter 4d Vermilion SG 152 plate 15, couple of nibbled perfs at right, two lightly struck cds cancels Fine used, an attractive example of one of the harder to find Surface printed issues, Cat £475, Price $179

GB3209) Great Britain 1873-80 QV large coloured corner letters watermark Spray 1/- Orange-brown SG 151 plate 13, two lightly struck barred numeral cancels Fine used, an attractive example of one of the harder to find Surface printed issues, Cat £550, Price $249

MAP25) GB 1883 1/- Dull Green. SG 196, vfu in correct colour. Cat 300 pounds, nice socked on nose cds, price $149
 
NO49) GB 1883 5/- Rose Pink QV, SG 180, lovely well centred mint light hinge example with fresh white gum. Cat $2350, my price just $795

GB2126) Great Britain 1883-84 5d Dull green SG 193, good colour, duplex cancel, Nice used Cat £210, Price $79

GB2127) Great Britain 1883-84 9d Dull green SG 195, good colour, slightly smudged centrally struck ‘PICADILLY CIRCUS’ cds cancel, an attractive example of this scarce stamp, Cat £480, Price $349

GB3217) Great Britain 1883-84 QV 9d Dull green SG 195, nibbled perf at right, slightly smudged ‘OXFORD’ cds, good colour Nice used Cat £480, Price $249

GB3219) Great Britain 1902-10 Edw VII 5/- Bright carmine SG 263, very light cds cancel Fine used, hard to find this nice, Cat £220, Price $109

GB3276) Great Britain 1902 Edw VII 1902-11 DLR printing 2/6d Lilac (tiny pin hole due to cancel penetrating the paper), 5/- Deep bright carmine & 10/- Ultramarine SG 260, 264 & 265, all with neat cds cancels Nice – fine used, with minor faults, Cat £870, Price $275

GB3291) Great Britain 1902 Edw VII 1902-11 DLR printing 5/- Bright carmine SG 263, neat registered cds, Fine used, with minor faults, Cat £220, Price $75

GB3275) Great Britain 1902 Edw VII 1911-13 Somerset House printing 2/6d Dull reddish-purple, 5/- Carmine & 10/- Blue SG 316, 318 & 319, minor faults, all with neat cds cancels Fine used Cat £980, Price $399

GB3273) Great Britain1902 Edw VII 1911-13 Somerset House printing 2/6d Dull purple SG 317, minor faults, neat centrally struck cds cancel Nice-fine used, Cat £190, Price $59

GB3184) Great Britain 1911-13 Edw VII 2/6d Dark purple SG 317 with perfin ‘R & I/M’ of R & I Morley, smudged cds cancel Good used, Cat £190 as normal, Price $69

GB3243) Great Britain 1913-24 KGV watermark Simple Cypher 6d Reddish-purple SG 385 L 18 imperf control single MUH, stamp Cat £30, Price $39

GB3240) Great Britain 1913-24 KGV watermark Simple Cypher 1/- Bistre-brown SG 396, lower marginal example MUH, Cat £55, Price $49

GB3278) Great Britain1918-19 KGV Seahorses Bradbury Wilkinson printing 2/6d Chocolate-brown, 5/- Rose-red & 10/- Dull grey blue SG 414, 416 & 417, the 5/- with slight wrinkle, 10/- with a couple of nibbled perfs at top, 2/6d & 5/- with cds cancels, 10/- with very faint parcel cancel nice-fine used, with minor faults, Cat £385, Price $65

GB3279) Great Britain 1918-19 KGV Seahorses Bradbury Wilkinson printing 2/6d Pale brown, 5/- Rose-red & 10/- Dull grey blue SG 415a, 416 & 417, 10/- with a few nibbled perfs, 2/6d with light parcel cancel, 5/- with cds cancel, 10/- with light slightly smudged cancel nice-fine used, minor faults, Cat £385, Price $65

GB2128) Great Britain 1924 Exhibition 1½d cds cancel & 1925 Exhibition 1½d light machine cancel, SG 431 & 433, Nice used, Cat £85, Price $49

GB3348) Great Britain 1924 & 1925 Exhibition sets SG 430-433, all with light cds cancels, Very fine used, Cat £126, Price $79

GB3350) Great Britain 1924 & 1925 Exhibition sets SG 430-433, 1924 set with machine cancels, 1925 set with cds cancels, Good-fine used Cat £126, Price $69

MF39) GB 1925 Wembley 1d used on front of picture postcard “A typical bungalow in the colony Sierra Leone” posted at the exhibition with special Wembley slogan to Onehunga, New Zealand. Rare usage. $96

GB2129) Great Britain 1934 Re-engraved Seahorses 10/- Indigo SG 452, four examples all with private perfin ‘B.W.’ showing the perfin upright, upright reversed, upright inverted & sideways, all with fairly light cds cancels, a scarce & attractive group, Cat £320 as normal, Price $249

GB3351) Great Britain 1934 KGV Re-engraved Seahorses set 2/6d to 10/- SG 450-52, all with fairly neat cds cancels, Nice-fine used, Cat £190, Price $49

GB3235) Great Britain 1936 commercial Airmail cover to ‘Messrs. Jordan & Moss’ Melbourne with 1934 2/6d KGV re-engraved Seahorse SG 450 tied by light indistinct cds, Melbourne arrival backstamp, stamp Cat £40, Price $49

FE11) Great Britain 1939 – 48 Square High Values set of 6. Both 2/6d values are mint unhinged, also the 10/- light blue and one pound. 5/- & 10/- dark blue are lightly hinged. Retail $450, price $329
 
GB166) Great Britain 1940 commercial Airmail censored cover to Sydney with KGVI 1939 2/6d Brown SG 476 tied by indistinct cds, with Australian red ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ tape & “PASSED BY CENSOR/S 7’ straight line marking in violet, cover damaged at upper left due to careless opening, Price $39
 
GB3214) Great Britain 1948 £1 Silver Wedding SG 494, light cds cancel Fine used, Cat £40, Price $39

FE12) Great Britain 1951 Festival High Values, set of 4. 2/6d & 5/- are light hinge, 10/- & One Pound mint unhinged. Retail $90 Price $69
 
FE77) GB 1951 Festival HVs set of 4, SG 509/12 MLH, cat 100 pounds, price $57.50
 
FE13) GB 1959 One Pound Windsor Castle. 2nd DLR printing. Mint lightly hinged. Retail $80, price $59

GB2108) Great Britain 1971-93 Machin Regionals: Wales 2½p Bright magenta & 5p Reddish-violet, both variety Phosphor omitted, SG W13y & W19y MUH, Cat £27.50, Price $39

GB2110) Great Britain 1971-93 Machin Regionals: Scotland Waddington printing perf 14 13p Pale chestnut & 22p Yellow-green both Type II SG S39a & S48a, and Questa 23p Bright green 2 bands SG S68, MUH Cat £33, Price $39

GB2105) Great Britain 1976-78 Machin Regionals: Northern Island 9p Deep Violet & 11p Scarlet, both variety Phosphor omitted, SG N26y & N30y, MUH, Cat £30, Price $39

GB2106) Great Britain 1976-78 Machin Regionals: Northern Island 9p Deep Violet variety Phosphor omitted SG N26y, MUH, Cat £25, Price $35

GB2107) Great Britain 1976-78 Machin Regionals: Scotland 2½p Bright magenta & 3p Ultramarine, both variety Phosphor omitted, SG S14y & S15y MUH, Cat £27, Price $39

GB2109) Great Britain 1985 Machin Regionals: Scotland Waddington printing perf 14 31p Bright purple Type II SG S51a, one of the scarcer perf/type variations, with the Questa perf 15 x 14 31p for comparison MUH, Cat £150, Price $179

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Great Britain Prestige Booklets
 
WE HAVE A GOOD STOCK OF THESE, HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES
 
GB313) Great Britain 1984 Story of our Christian Heritage Prestige Booklet MUH, price $49

GB315) Great Britain 1985 Story of The Times Prestige Booklet MUH, price $34
 
GB316) Great Britain 1986 Story of British Rail Prestige Booklet MUH, price $34
 
GB318) Great Britain 1987 Story of P&O Prestige Booklet MUH, price $28.50
 
GB321) Great Britain 1988 Story of the Financial Times Prestige Booklet MUH, price $43.50
 
GB322) Great Britain 1989 The Scots Connection Prestige Booklet MUH, price $37.50
 
GB323) Great Britain 1990 London Life Royal Mail Prestige Booklet MUH, price $37.50

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