Catalogue Introduction - November 2018

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3 Page:3 Nov 24, 2018 Torsten Weller Gary Watson Nick Anning Max Williamson Yang Liu Catalogue Introduction - November A resounding Thank you to each and every client who helped make our September auction a great success. 83% of 1050 lots were sold, for 105% of the total estimates for the sale. Bidding was strong through most sections and many outstanding results were achieved. The highlight was the 2 King block of 8 on cover that soared to an astonishing $34,220 including the buyer s premium! 2. One innovation was the introduction of on-line videos with commentary for almost 200 collections and mixed lots. This is not a gimmick. For the first time, our interstate and overseas clients who were unable to visit us could see for themselves the content, quality, and value of these lots. The universally positive feedback has encouraged us to continue offering you this free service via our website. At Abacus, you really can count on us to make your auction experience transparent, informative and fun. 3. This is our last stamp sale for Again, we are delighted to bring you a wide variety of top-quality material, exceptional rarities, and even potential bargains. The Australia ranges from scarce Kangaroo varieties, through KGV imprint blocks, to complete sheets and Decimal errors. The extensive Postal Stationery section is the sum of three significant consignments, with many scarce to rare items throughout. The Postal History includes many desirable single covers and groups plus Gary Diffen s Pre-World War I Military Camps, a little-known and grossly underrated subject. The picture postcards are remarkable for their quality. All six Australian Colonies are well represented. Whether you collect the Classic issues or usage on cover, postmarks or revenues, you will find much of interest here. Highlights are the Tasmanian Pictorials, and Max Watson s Victorian double-circle relief postmarks that will be completely new to most collectors. The Rest of the World kicks off with collections and accumulations, followed by the best thematic exhibit we have offered. The internationally acclaimed Pretty Polly collection of Parrots & Cockatoos formed by Helge Rune Grastveit has come to us all the way from Norway. Colin Riddell from England has contributed rarely seen postal history from Christmas Island and the Seychelles. This will be followed in February 2019 by his famous Cocos Islands collection, surely the finest ever assembled. An extensive selection of Chinese material includes items we have never previously handled. Great Britain is also well represented, featuring the Controls, Booklets and Postage Dues assembled by the late Barry Gribble from Melbourne. The inclusion of eight beautiful hand-illustrated Alice in Wonderland envelopes that have never before been on the market caused a sensation when exhibited recently at London s Stampex. 4. For such a wide-ranging auction, it can be difficult to locate all the items in which you may be interested. This is where our extensive Cross-Reference Listings come into their own. We believe our cross-referencing is the most comprehensive of any firm in the world. After you benefit from using it, we expect you will agree! 5. Abacus is represented at all major shows in Australia and at many international exhibitions. Visit our stand at NOJEX in New Jersey October, Sindelfingen in Germany October, or The Armistice Show in Dunedin 9-11 November. Key lots will be available for viewing at all these venues. In Dunedin you will be able to view all but the bulkiest of our New Zealand lots, including the remarkable Gallipoli Campaign exhibit created by Melbourne s Gary Diffen. We will also be accepting consignments at all of these events, saving you the need to arrange transportation for your material. 6. As always, we wish you success with your bidding. As another year draws to a close, we also express our gratitude for your ongoing support. Merry Christmas. Joyous Hanukkah. Happy Holidays. Have a safe and prosperous Debbie Drinnan debbie@abacusauctions.com.au Torsten Weller & Gary Watson Office: 19A Hampshire Road, Glen Waverley 3150 Postal: Post Office Box 296, Mount Waverley 3149 Phone: (03) ; Overseas info@abacusauctions.com.au Web: Perth Representative Ross Duberal ross@abacusauctions.com.au UK Representative Dr Patrick Reid patrick@abacusauctions.com.au

4 Page:4 Nov 24, 2018 Guide to Descriptions, Symbols & Grading At Abacus Auctions we utilise much the same symbols as other firms, but with some additional enhancements. It is important that you understand our Symbols and Grading System because these - along with the illustration - form part of the description. We provide this additional information so that you will always be satisfied with the quality of the material you purchase from us. In the event that we have missed a tear or a thin and consequently over-graded an item, we WANT you to return it for a full refund. We stand behind the Abacus Grading System. 1. Firstly, we have the lot number. If it is in bold and printed in red, the item is illustrated: e.g The second column contains a Symbol which describes the item(s) contained in the lot: ** Mint (unmounted with original gum) A Albums and Accessories * Mint (mounted with original gum) B Booklets Ω Unused (without gum; or regummed) C Cover or Card (regular size) Δ Piece CL Cover (long) O Used (quality unspecified) CX Cover (oversize) V Neat Postmark (most of stamp design clear) E Essay F Neat Postmark (across at least half of design) L Literature G Untidy or Indistinct Postmark P Proof H Heavy or Poorly-Struck Postmark PS Postal Stationery S Stamp (used in Postmarks lots) R Reprint 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 with 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. 4. The fourth column is used for perforated stamps, and also for 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 19th 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 Estimate in the right-hand column is our estimate of value in Australian Dollars for each lot. You may bid at, above or below the Estimate. The reserve price is set at 75% of estimate (rounded to the nearest bidding step) for almost every lot, and bids below this will not be accepted. If a lot attracts GST for Australian buyers, the estimate is printed in blue followed by a small T. 6. We use the following standard abbreviations throughout the descriptions: o.g. original gum cds circular datestamp PPC picture postcard opt(d) overprint(ed) d/s datestamp M/S(s) miniature sheet(s) mss manuscript; handwritten h/s handstamp ERD earliest recorded date o/o opened-out b/s backstamp LRD latest recorded date

5 Page:5 Nov 24, 2018 Terms of Sale - Public Auction 1. ABACUS: Abacus Auctions Pty Ltd, a company incorporated in the State of Victoria, is the Auctioneer. Abacus is a member of the Australasian Philatelic Traders Association (APTA) and adheres to the APTA Code of Ethics. 2. DESCRIPTIONS: Abacus endeavours to describe lots fully and accurately. The Description of a lot comprises the Symbols and Grading System (as set out on the opposite page), the written description, any illustration of the lot or part of the lot, and any amendments thereto published in Saleroom Notices and/or on the Abacus website. 3. ESTIMATES & RESERVES: The Estimate is in Australian Dollars. The Reserve is set at 75% of the Estimate (rounded to the nearest bidding step) unless otherwise indicated in the Description. Bids below the Reserve will not be accepted. Where Offer appears instead of an Estimate, there is no Reserve and the Starting Price is at the Auctioneer s discretion if there are no bids. 4. BIDDING: Bids may be placed before the auction by mail, phone, or through the Abacus website up until such time as notified (Absentee Bids), or during the auction in person, over the phone (upon at least 24 hours notice; see website for special conditions) or through an Agent (Room Bids). Agents must advise Abacus of the person(s) for whom bids are being placed or else the Agent will be personally liable as the Buyer. Abacus has absolute discretion to refuse to accept Bids for any reason whatsoever. 5. STARTING PRICES & HAMMER PRICES: The Starting Price of a lot will be one Bid Step over the second-highest Absentee Bid, or if no such bids have been received, the Reserve. Absentee Bids are executed only up to the amount required to purchase a lot at one Bid Step above the second-highest Absentee Bid or Room Bid. In the event that tied Absentee Bids are the highest bids, a lot shall be sold at the tied amount to the earliest bid received (as determined by the Auctioneer). The Hammer Price is the price at which a lot is sold to the Buyer. Lots marked T attract GST on the Hammer Price when sold to Australian-resident Buyers only. 6. BID STEPS: Abacus uses the following Bid Steps: Up to $50 $2 - $750 $ $10000 $50 - $150 $5 $750 - $1500 $50 $ $15000 $150 - $300 $10 $ $3000 $100 $ $30000 $1000 $300 - $20 $ over $ % approx. Abacus reserves the right to raise or lower non-conforming Absentee Bids depending on the bidder s apparent intention. 7. BUYER: The Buyer is the person to whom a lot is sold by Abacus, either as the highest bidder at auction or the earlier bidder in the case of tied bids, or upon acceptance of a post-auction offer, or by any other means. In the event of a dispute, Abacus shall have absolute discretion in deciding who is the Buyer. Legal title to a lot does not pass to the Buyer until full Payment is received. 8. BUYER S PREMIUM: Abacus charges a Buyer s Premium of 19.8% which is added to the Hammer Price of each lot sold. 9. PAYMENT: Payment of the Hammer Price, the Buyer s Premium, any applicable GST, shipping & insurance charges (together the Invoice Total) for all lots sold to the Buyer are due and payable to Abacus immediately upon sale (Room Bids) or upon receipt of invoice (Absentee Bids). Payment must be made in Australian Dollars unless otherwise agreed by Abacus. If the Buyer does not make Payment of the Invoice Total in full within 30 days from the due date of the invoice, Abacus may at its absolute discretion exercise the following rights (or any one or more of them) to - 1) add an accounting fee of $10 plus 2% interest per month (or part thereof) to the Invoice Total; 2) apply any monies due at any time from Abacus to the Buyer in Payment of all or part of the Invoice Total; 3) terminate the sale, retain any monies paid, re-offer the lot(s), and recover any shortfall plus costs from the Buyer; or 4) take legal action against the Buyer for breach of contact. 10. RETURN OF LOTS: No lot may be returned except where there is an error in the Description. Returns are subject to the lot being in the same condition as sold, and in particular that the lot or items within it have not been immersed in water or other fluid, nor treated by any process, nor marked by an Expert or Expert Committee. These further restrictions also apply - 1) a lot that has been inspected by the Buyer or by the Buyer's Agent cannot be returned for any reason whatsoever; 2) a lot that is illustrated in the catalogue or on the website, 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; and 3) a lot that is offered as is, or expressed to be a "range", "group", "selection", "array", "collection", "accumulation" or similar, or contains more than 10 items (except a set of stamps) cannot be returned for any reason whatsoever. 11. CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY & EXTENSIONS: The Buyer may request that the sale of a lot be made conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory Certificate of Authenticity with the sale to be on Extension. Such a request must be made in writing prior to the sale of the lot, and Abacus shall have absolute discretion whether to grant the request and to which expert or expert committee it shall submit the lot for a Certificate. An Extension request will generally not be granted if the lot is offered with a recent Certificate or if the stamp(s) has/have perforated initials (perfins). Where an Extension request is granted, the Buyer must make full Payment for the lot under Clause 9 and bear all costs of obtaining the Certificate. If the Certificate is unsatisfactory, the Buyer is entitled to Return the lot for a full refund including Certificate costs. A Certificate shall be considered unsatisfactory only if it states that a lot is materially different from its Description. Where a lot is described as defective or not genuine in any respect, a Certificate is not unsatisfactory merely because it mentions any further shortcomings not listed in the Description. Where the expert or expert committee is unable to render an opinion, this does not constitute an unsatisfactory Certificate. 11. GOVERNING LAW: The Terms of Sale shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Victoria. 12. ACCEPTANCE: Placing a Bid by any method constitutes acknowledgment and acceptance of these Terms of Sale.

6 Page:6 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots See also Lots 764 to */O 2 *O 3 OD Ex Lot 1 Extensive collection predominantly used with Kangaroos 1st Wmk to 5/- (CTO), 2nd Wmk to 2/- plus 5/- 'OS', 3rd Wmk to 10/- plus 1 grey and 1 brown & blue 'SPECIMEN' overprint *, SM Wmk to 5/- (uneven perfs), CofA Wmk to 2 (couple of shortish perfs), range of 'OS' punctures including 1st Wmk 'Small OS' 3d, 4d, 6d (tone spot), 9d & 1/- *, KGV Heads complete with 4½d Die II and 'OS' overprints plus extra shades, 'OS' punctures, etc, then reasonably complete to 1965 with Kookaburra 6d Engraved, KGV Commemoratives including 5/- Bridge CTO plus 'OS' punctures * & used, 'OS' overprints including Kingsford Smith duo CTO, Robes Thick Paper & Thin Paper and Navigators (ex 2), condition mixed but many fine. (100s) Oddments including Kangaroos 4d x6 & Third Wmk 2d Die IIA pair & strip of 3, KGV including CofA Wmk 1/4d VFU block of 4 and low value mint blocks x6, KGVI 1/4d imprint block commercially used, condition variable. (100+) Box of mostly pre-wwii loose stamps & pieces many from parcels & with several incomplete 'PARCELS POST' labels one of 1913 with First Wmk 1/- Roo (weep!!), other pieces noted with 6d Engraved & probably First Wmk 2/- Roo (weep again!), lots of KGV Penny Reds, etc. This material has never before been on the market. We expect it is completely unpicked for varieties and postmarks. [See also Lot 368] (few 1000) 4 O Huge stock of used Decimals in packets in a large carton. (Tens of thousands) $100 5 OCPS Four massive lever-arch files of stamps FDCs & PSEs plus pre-decimal used array in packets, large blocks of Postage Dues, modest postmark collection all glued to pages, and some Great Britain. Heavy! (Qty) 6 C Large carton of First Day Covers. (100s) $50 $1,200 $150 T $100 7 */**OC 8 **OPS 9 **/*/O 10 *OC 11 */**OC 12 O 13 */O Ex Lot 7 Selection of varieties including KGV 1½d red Roo's Tongue (on faulty cover) & Bandage on Emu's Leg (on cover), Swan 1½d Retouch ACSC #138f & unlisted 'AUS.TRALIA' both in mint blocks of 4, KSmith 6d Re-Entry x2, Jubilee 2d "Suspended Microphone" #166(U)f used, SA Centenary 2d with unlisted Snapped Flagpole in ** block of 6, Robes 5/- #212e, KGVI 2d violet Medallion Flaw in block of 4 punctured 'G/NSW', No Wmk 4d Koala #199h x2 & i x2 all used, Food Production 3½d varieties x10 mostly used, Birds 1/6d ACSC #416h & 417i and 2/- Whistler Broken Twig ** & U, Anzac 8d ACSC #427d in ** block of 4, etc, STC $2700+ plus unlisted items. (65 items) Two large cartons of mostly philatelic souvenirs for Australian exhibitions plus PSEs mostly CTO, etc, some other material including a small stockbook with Canadian TPO postmarks. (1000s) Consignment remainders in stockbooks including some Decimal postage & FDCs, plus worldwide in albums. Weighs 8kgs. (100s) Archive box with a basic collection in two albums with lots of used multiples and some postmark interest including 'WAVE HILL/NT', also a large quantity partly sorted in packets, and some FDCs. (Qty) Modest collection with most of the value in the decimals plus albums of FDCs with a few unusual private producers in the 1950s & 1960s. (Qty) Used accumulation of pre-decimals & decimals loose and on piece, in envelopes and containers in two large boxes, noted some Kangaroos & KGV Heads, large quantity. Weighs 15kg. (many 1000s) Predominantly used array on Seven Seas pages plus 64-page stockbook with Kangaroos to 10/-, KGV Heads, lots of Pre-Decimal Commemoratives noted 9d Macarthur, 1/- ANZAC & 1 Navigator blocks of 4 commercially used, some Postage Dues, 'OS' overprints, BCOF including 1/- Lyrebird blocks of 8 & 10 with 'ARMY PO' cancels, also Decimals to 1980s, plus some Colonies noted South Australia with range of 'OS' overprints, etc, potential postmark interest, condition variable but many fine. Weighs 18kg. (Qty) 14 */**O Box of stamps in packets with many marked "MINT". Bring a calculator. (many 1000s) 15 O Used accumulation of mostly Decimals loose and on piece, in envelopes and containers in three large boxes, large quantity. Weighs 24kg. (many 1000s) $750 $100 $50 $100 $100

7 Page:7 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) 16 OV 17 **/* 18 **/*/O 19 O 20 O Used collection on expensive Schaubek hingeless pages with Kangaroos 1st Wmk to 5/- (CTO; tone spots), 2nd Wmk to 2/-, 3rd Wmk to 5/-, SM Wmk to 5/- (punctured 'OS', CTO), CofA Wmk to 10/- (blemishes), KGV Heads & Commemoratives including Kookaburra M/S with Exhibition cds in red (gum discoloured), Kingsford Smith 'OS' overprint duo CTO and 5/- Bridge CTO, then apparently complete to 1978 plus a few booklet panes, 'OS' overprints and Postage Dues, condition variable but many fine. (100s) Pre-decimal collection in three volumes with a smattering of KGV Heads including No Wmk 1d block of 9, Kookaburra M/S, Swan imprint blocks with Re-Entries, KSmith 3d Dropping Mailbag in block of 4, Bridge 5/- (poorly centred, lightly mounted), Jubilee 2d scarlet imprint block of 4 & 2d imprint block ACSC #166(3)ze, many Plate Number blocks including 3d Air '1'-'4', Swan '1'-'12' & Jubilee 2d '1'-'6' all positions, Arms set plus 10/- & 1 blocks of 4, Cattle 5/- blocks of 4 x2 & White Paper pair, Navigators blocks of 4 + extra 2 block of 4, many post-wwii issues with blocks of 4 from all four corners, some toning in the pre-wwii issues but generally very fine & mostly unmounted. (many 100s) Predominantly mint pre-decimals with a few Kangaroos & KGV Heads then quantity of KGV Commems, KGVI and QEII issues including 3d Kooka M/S (folded), 3d Bridge plate blocks set, KGVI 3d blue Die II imprint block, Robes 1 Thick Paper & Thin Paper, Arms 5/- & 10/- imprint blocks, also Arms 'SPECIMEN' overprints set and 2/3d Cable block of 4 including Broken Cable variety all unmounted, some used throughout plus a few Decimals, condition mixed but mostly fine. Weighs 10kg. (1000s) Album of Roos & KGV Heads with some better stamps noted including 10/- Roo, KGV 1/4d strip of 5 and official punctures, many annotated varieties including Roos 2½d Missing Fraction in pair BUT it's the wrong shade, the "variety" has been made with a pen, & it's torn! (100s) Huge used accumulation in stockbooks hundreds of Hagners from Kangaroos & KGV Heads, some blocks of 4 and larger multiples, Pre-Decimal Commemoratives in quantity including 9d Macarthur, 1/- Centenary, 1/- ANZAC, 10/- Robes, etc, noted 10/- Arms x100+, modern Decimals including International Post, some M/Ss and sheetlets, a few Postage Dues & Revenues, some Territories, a bit of mint scattered throughout, great opportunity for packet-maker/reseller, condition variable but many fine. Weighs 65kg. (1000s) 21 O Mostly decimal bundleware in a sizable carton. (Tens of Thousands) $ O 23 **/* Box of Kangaroo & KGV duplicates in packets plus KGV Penny Reds annotated varieties on pages including both Substituted Clichés. (100s) Mint collection in Seven Seas hingless pages reasonably complete from 1914 (ex Kangaroos, KGV Heads and 5/- Bridge) including Kookaburra 6d Engraved ** and 3d M/S *, 1/- Lyrebird 'OS' overprint **, Robes 1 Thin Paper **, Arms 'SPECIMEN' overprint set **, Navigators set of 8 ** (couple of blemishes), 'BCOF' overprint set **, etc, also empty Decimals pages to 1984, condition generally fine. (100s) 24 D Tin of postmarks on piece completely unchecked by us. (100s) $50 25 **/*/O 26 CPS Used accumulation from Colonies/States noted NSW Consumptive Homes pair * (toned), Kangaroos & KGV Heads including a few *, Pre-Decimals with some imprint blocks, part-sheets, etc, noted Airmail 3d punctured 'OS' plate '4' pair ** (light gum bends), plus quantity loose in envelopes including a few Revenues, postmark interest, condition variable. Weighs 6kgs. (100s) Accumulation of 1970s-80s FDCs and PSEs, then album with a few earlier plus range of 1950s flights noted BOAC covers inwards to Australia from Japan, Sarawak, West Indies, etc, mostly fine condition. (100s) $1,000 $300 $300 Ex Lot V** A 28 **V A 29 **V A 30 **V A Part Lot 27 SPECIMEN FOLDERS: c.1932 brown/grey folder with 65 stamps comprising Engraved 1d & 6d, Kangaroos to 5/- plus punctured 'OS' to 10/- & CofA 'SPECIMEN' set (10/- rounded corner), KGV to 1/4d including 4½d Die II plus punctured 'OS' to 1/4d, Commemoratives to 5/- Bridge (tonespot) plus 'OS' punctures & overprints including Kingsford Smith duo, all to 5/- CTO and all with full unmounted o.g. With the original plain envelope with Arms 10/- 1 and 2 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', plus lower values all CTO in Specimen folder with black/buff cover & printer's imprint 'C.7191', all unmounted. (27) Navigators 7/6d to 2 - all but the 10/- are marginal & scarce thus - overprinted 'SPECIMEN', plus 4/- & 5/-, other lower values & AAT set all CTO in Specimen folder with black/green cover & printer's imprint C.11841/63 on the reverse. [The Cocos Islands set has been removed] (29 + folder) with Decimal Navigators 75c to $4 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', plus lower values all CTO in Specimen folder with black/buff cover & printer's imprint 'C.2651/68' x2; on undated black/yellow card x2; and a loose set. (5 sets) $1,500 $240

8 Page:8 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo Issues 31 * 32 **/*/O 33 */**O Ex Lot 31 Ex Lot 33 Mint selection including 1st Wmk ½d to 1/- (5d creased), SM Wmk 1/- imprint pair and 10/- marginal example, CofA Wmk 10/- and 'SPECIMEN' overprints 10/-, 1 and 2, etc, condition generally fine. (26) Mostly used array including values to 1/- in quantity, also noted 1st Wmk 2/- Large 'OS' puncture, 2nd Wmk 5/- plus 'OS' x2, 3rd Wmk 5/- x2 plus 'OS' x3, 10/- 'OS' puncture CTO x2, a few mint including 3rd Wmk 6d Die IIB **, SM Wmk 1/- imprint pair *, CofA Wmk 'SPECIMEN' set ** (sun-tanned gum), also State Government & commercial perfins, a few KGV Heads etc amongst them, potential postmark interest, condition mixed but many fine. (100s) Collection in stockbook with some better mint items including First Wmk 2½d (**), Third Wmk 6d brown x2 (**, one punctured 'OS'), SMult Wmk 6d optd 'OS' (**), and CofA 6d x2 (**, one overprinted 'OS') & 5/- with part-imprint (** but a little suntanned on the reverse), used array of values to 1/- unchecked for varieties (noted CofA Wmk 9d with 'AH/&S' perfin) plus a sound Third Wmk 1 brown & blue, condition variable. (few 100) 34 V A First Watermark 1d to 4d & 1/- to 5/- CTO, later issues CTO to 5/- x2, some others with dud cancels. (31) $240 $600 $600 $ O 36 G/F A/B Ex Lot 35 Used selection with varieties First Wmk 3d ACSC #12(1)f & 12(2)f, 5d #16(1)e & 9d #24(2)p; Second Wmk 2d #6(1)d & h, #6(2)e & unlisted Deformed First 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA', 2½d #10(1)p & 10(2)g; Third Wmk 3d #13(2)g, 6d blue Wmk Inverted & #20(U)d, 6d brown #21(U)h, 9d #26(2)pa, 9d Die IIB #27(3)d, 27(4)ga & m, 1/- #32(2)g & k, 1/- Die IIB #33(3)f, #33(4)f j & L, 2/- brown #37(1)g 37(2)f & 37(U)g, 2/- maroon #38(1)i & j 38(2)e & unlisted White Flaw below First 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA', 5/- #44(D)d g L m s & ua; SMult Wmk 9d #28(3)g & 2/- #39(2)m; and CofA Wmk 9d #29(3)e & ga and 29(4)L, 2/- Die II x13 varieties plus Grossly Misperforated, 5/- #46(V)o CTO, 46(D)e & L and unlisted No Ears on Roo, and 2 #50(D)k, condition variable but generally good to very fine. (69) "Double Frame" varieties comprising Third Wmk 3d (at left), 9d (at left) & 2/- brown (at top) and SMult Wmk 1/- (at left), a few short perfs, cds cancels largely clear of the doubling. Rare quartet. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark $1,000 Lot 37 Lot 38 Lot ** C C2 10/- grey & pink ACSC #47, rounded corner at lower-right, unmounted, Cat $7500. $150 T 38 ** 10/- with a trace of a second handstamp at left (rounded corner), 1 (a few short perfs) & 2 (faint bend) each with 'Specimen' handstamp, well centred, unmounted, Cat $13, * A C1 PUNCTURED LARGE 'OS': 2/- brown ACSC #35ba, extremely fresh, Cat $1500. T Buyer s Premium of 19.8% (incl. GST) will be added to the Hammer Price. $1,500 T

9 Page:9 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Second Watermark Ex Lot 40 Lot *O A/A- 41 * A- B1 42 F A- B2 43 F B C2 Lot 43 2d x2, 2½d, 6d x2, 9d, 1/- x2, 2/- & 5/- plus varieties 2d ACSC #1R37-38 pair &#6(2)f, and 9d White Flaws above 'UST' of 'AUSTRALIA' mint, generally very fine, Cat $2200. (14) 6d blue with Port Phillip Bay Obliterated & Ballarat Marked by Dot ACSC #18(1)h, well centred, the gum a trifle aged, Cat $1000. Very scarce in Second Wmk. 5/- grey & yellow with Broken Tail on Roo ACSC #43(V)e and large-part 1915 'OUTER HARBOUR' cds clear of variety, couple of shortish perfs at top, Cat $900. 5/- grey & chrome with the Kangaroo Significantly Misplaced to Top, characteristic irregular perfs, soiled on the back at L/L otherwise very fine, 'REGISTERED/3OC17/SYDNEY NSW' cds, Cat $7500. A great rarity of the entire Kangaroo Series & a new discovery. [The ACSC states that "One used example is recorded..." This stamp has a somewhat different but just as significant misplacement as that stamp, which is illustrated in the ACSC] 44 F A A1 PUNCTURED 'OS': 9d violet ACSC 25ba pair, exceptionally well-centred, neat Brisbane cds, Cat $700+. $180 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark $450 T $300 $150 $4,000 Ex Lot 45 Lot 46 Lot 51 Lot * A/B 2d to 5/- complete plus 1 grey, the 1/- has a crude "repair", the 2/- brown - ironed-out crease - and 1 are both unusually well centred & lightly mounted. (11) 46 ** A B1 6d pale ultramarine Die IIB ACSC #20C, unmounted, Cat $ F B B2 48 */** A C1 49 */** A C1 50 */** A C1 51 H A B2 52 * A C1 6d pale ultramarine Die IIB with the Watermark Inverted ACSC #20Ca (SG 38dw), minor blemishes, 'GUNDAGAI' (NSW)' cds, Cat $750 ( 250). 6d brown AJ Mullett Imprint block of 4 ACSC #21(4)zb, the upper units lightly mounted, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $600+ (mounted). 1/- blue-green with the Watermark Sideways ACSC #33aa marginal block of 4 from the left of the sheet with "gutter" watermark lines evident from the face, upper units very lightly mounted, lower units unmounted, Cat $800++ (mounted). 1/- blue-green with the Watermark Sideways ACSC #33aa marginal block of 4 from the right of the sheet with "gutter" watermark lines evident from the face, upper units very lightly mounted, lower units unmounted, Cat $800++ (mounted). 10/- grey & deep aniline pink with the Watermark Inverted ACSC #48a, characteristic irregular perfs, 'REGISTERED/ ROCKHAMPTON' (Qld) cds, Cat $3500. 'SPECIMEN' OVERPRINTS: 1 grey Type C normal, with Hooked 'C' & with Shaved 'P' BW #53xb xd & xf, lightly mounted, Cat $ * A C1-2 black & crimson Type B BW #56x with Short Spencer Gulf #56(D)j, Cat $600+. T As at 11 October 2018, A$100 will cost American clients US$71, British clients 53½, Euro Zone clients 61, and New Zealand clients NZ$109. $150 $240 $240 $1,000 $650 T

10 Page:10 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark Lot 54 Lot 55 Lot 56 Lot 57 Lot V A A1 2 black & rose-carmine, unusually well centred for this issue, neat registration cancellation, Cat $ * A C1 'SPECIMEN' OVERPRINTS: 2 with Short Spencer Gulf ACSC #57x(D)j, very lightly mounted, Cat $900 plus premium for the variety. 56 * A B1-2 with Frame Break below 'N' of 'POUNDS' ACSC #57x(D)o, Cat $900 plus premium for the variety. T 57 * A C1-2 with "Weeping Kangaroo" ACSC #57x(V)L, Cat $900 plus premium for the variety. T 58 * A B1-2 with White Collar on Kangaroo ACSC #57x(V)r, lightly mounted, Cat $900 plus premium for the variety. T COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - CofA Watermark T Lot V*O Ex Lot 59 6d overprinted 'OS' corner block of 8 (4x2) CTO; 9d Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC #29zc (gumside problems); & 2 fine used; Cat 0+. (3 items) 60 ** A C1 1 grey ACSC #54, poorly centred but unmounted, Cat V A B1 2 grey-black & rose-carmine horizontal pair, the second unit with Rat-Faced Roo ACSC #58(V)t, very lightly cancelled well clear of the variety, Cat $ COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Issues 62 */O 63 O 64 */O 65 O Mostly used array including all values in quantity noted 1d red shades, 4d lemons x3 at least one of which fits the ACSC 'lime-yellow' description "... watermark shows distinctly through the design, the details of which are difficult to distinguish", plenty of 'OS' punctures, State Government & commercial perfins, some mint including 4½d Single Harrison imprint block & 5d CofA Ash imprint block, a few Kangaroos etc, potential postmark interest, condition mixed but many fine. (100s) Box full of used sorted into envelopes & bags with 1d reds x100s plus quantity of other values including 4d lemons x20, potential postmark interest also, lots of fun here. (many 100s) Old-time collection on leaves of Single & LM Wmk issues predominantly used noted ½d 'Cyprus' green, 1d reds including Single-Line Perf x30+, Die II x25+, Die III x5, Large Multi Wmk x25+, 4d lemons x20+ including one 'OS', 1/4d x15, etc, some annotated varieties including ½d green Flaw on Head *, 1d green 'RA' Joined * x2 and Secret Mark in 'OS' punctured positional pair, 1½d red inverted wmk, numerous 'OS' & State Government punctures, potential postmark interest also, plus second volume with 1d red shades x300, condition generally fine. (many 100s) Album of 1½d reds, and album of 2d oranges with an array of NSW postmarks mostly from small towns. Possibly unchecked for varieties. (many 100s) $800 $300

11 Page:11 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Issues (continued) 66 G/F A Penny Red shades all different including Die III x2 & LMult Wmk G104-7 etc, Scott Starling Certificates (2018) for Smooth Paper G15½, G23, G23½, G24, G24½, G25, G26, G28 x2 & G32, Rough Paper G76, and LMult Wmk G101 (Drury Certificate) & G107, mostly with cds cancels & generally very fine, Cat 0 approximately. (49) 67 O Penny Reds accumulation in stockbook, stated to be unchecked for varieties, likely postmark interest. (2000 approx) $ */** Ex Lot 68 Stockbook of Multiple Watermark Issues with some better unmounted singles including SMult Wmk Perf 14 4d & 4½d and Perf 13½x12½ 4d, plus imprint blocks of 4 or 8 including SMult Wmk Perf 14 3d (block of 8) & 4½d, Perf 13½x12½ 1½d brown (**), 4d (** but light bends) & 4½d, CofA Wmk 3d & 4d, etc, some minor "suntanning" of gum & other minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine. $ * A Ex Lot 69 PENNY HALFPENNY: Annotated study of the Small Multiple Wmk Printings from Plate 4 with the 4R27, 4L47 & 4L53 Re-Entries including Perf 14 Pre Re-Entry Ash Imprint block of 8 ACSC #91(4)zc, 4L47/53 Types B/A pair #91(4)fb and a similar but peculiar pair, 4L47-48 Types B-A pair #91(4)fb, 4L53-54 Types B-A pair #91(4)hb (Cat 0), and Perf 13½x12½ 4L46-47 & Types A-B pairs, and 4L53/59 pairs x2 after reversion of 4L53 to Type A, etc, also booklet pane of 6 & strip of 3. An exceptional lot for the specialist. (21 items) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - Single Watermark 70 * A-/B Imprint Blocks comprising TS Harrison One-Line ½d green (block of 8), and Two-Line ½d orange, 1d violet, 1d green, 1½d red-brown, 1½d green, 3d blue & 4½d violet, and AJ Mullett 1d green x2, 1d green 'OS' block of 8, 1½d scarlet & 4½d violet, a few minor problems but of fine appearance, Cat $7300. (13 blocks) $1,000 T $2, */**O Ex Lot 71 Stockbook with mint including 1d red shades x26 (some unmounted; five with Drury Certificates), 1d Die III, 3d x2, 4d orange x3, 4d blue x4, 4d olive, 4½d, 5d Single-Line Perf x2 & 1/4d, all those specified are well centred & unmounted but there is some minor gum toning, also a few varieties & smattering of used. Inspection is recommended. $1,250

12 Page:12 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - Single Watermark (continued) Lot * A B1 ½d green Electro 2 'JBC' Monogram pair ACSC #63(2)z, lightly mounted, Cat $ F A B1 74 ** A 75 O Lot 73 ½d green with Major Cracked Electro at Lower-Left Corner ACSC #63(3)o, well centred, Hobart machine cancel largely clear of the variety, Cat 0. ½d orange Electro 7 with the Watermark Inverted ACSC #66a block of 36 comprising the lower 6 rows of the right-hand pane with eight listed varieties including #66(7)L m n & ra, poorly centred with perfs just touching design on some units, unmounted, Cat $780 for mounted singles. Penny Reds array on Hagners with numerous pairs & strips of 3, lots of shades, Die III x17, varieties including Substituted Clichés Die I x2 & Die II, etc, some postmark interest including dated examples. (100s) $600 $100 Lot 76 Lot F A- Lot 78 Smooth Paper 1d salmon eosin ACSC #71S, minor blemishes but very attractive, 'KURRI KURRI/3DE17/NSW' cds, Cat 0. Michael Drury Certificate (2018). 77 ** A- B1 Smooth Paper 1d red Die II ACSC #71(1)i, a couple of faint bends, unmounted, Cat $ ** A B1 Smooth Paper 1d red Plate 1 'CA' Monogram single ACSC #71(1)zc, well centred, unmounted, Cat $450+ (*). $350 $800 Lot ** A C1 Lot 79 Smooth Paper 1d red Plate 4 TS Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 4 with Ferns & 'RA' of 'AUSTRALIA' Joined ACSC #71(4)zj, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1500+ (mounted). $1,000

13 Page:13 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - Single Watermark (continued) 80 F A- A2 Rough Paper 1d carmine with No Watermark ACSC #72ab, excellent centring, a few minor short perfs, 'BROKEN HILL/NSW' cds, Cat $5500. A major error. [Arthur Gray had only a mint example, that sold at auction in 2015 for $5750] $2, */** A B1 Lot 81 1½d black-brown TS Harrison Imprint block of 8 ACSC #83(3)z, well centred, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $750+ for a mounted block of ** A B1 1½d pink ACSC #89H, well centred, unmounted, Cat $325. Scarce shade. 83 ** A C1 1½d scarlet TS Harrison Imprint block of 4 ACSC #89(13)z, unmounted, Cat $675+ (mounted). $450 Lot 84 Lot F A- B2 85 V A B1 86 * A- Lot 86 2d orange with the Watermark Inverted ACSC #95a (SG 62w), one nibbled perf at the top, and a normal stamp, both with very fine 'BURRACOPPIN/5APR1922/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' cds, Cat $8000 ( 5500). A very attractive example. [The ACSC states that about 20 examples, all used, are recorded. Stuart Hardy's significantly off-centre example sold at auction in 2013 for $4427] The normal stamp being dated the same day at the same small PO raises the intriguing question "Could the error be the result of a wmk bit that was inverted on the dandy roll, rather than the sheet being inverted prior to printing!?" 2d orange with Cracked Electro (Vertical Crack through Right of Stamp) ACSC #95(1)L, Melbourne cds clear of the affected area, Cat $600. [This is an unlisted early state that shows the crack extending from the base of the stamp to the value tablet, and from the Emu's Head to the base of the Wattles. The damage through the Wattles is not evident] 2d orange TS Harrison Imprint block of 4 with Small White Flaw on Roo's Tail [L60] ACSC #95(1)z, a couple of minor spots on the gum, Cat $2750. [The imprint is 5½mm below the base of the stamps] $4,000 T $300 T $750 T

14 Page:14 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - Single Watermark (continued) 87 ** A Lot 87 2d orange TS Harrison Imprint strip of 4 with Thinned Frame at Left [L60] ACSC #95(2)z, unmounted, Cat $2750 for a mounted block of 4. [The imprint is 7½mm below the base of the stamps] $1,000 T Lot **/* A 89 F A C1 Lot 88 2d orange TS Harrison Imprint block of 8 ACSC #95(8A)z, the imprint block of 4 is unmounted, Cat $2750 for a mounted block of 4. [The imprint is 4½mm below the base of the stamps] 2d orange Cracked Electro (from Top Frame through Emu's Head) ACSC #95(U)m, 'JERVIS BAY/NSW' cds slightly impinges on the affected area, Cat $600. [Note: Jervis Bay was part of the ACT but this cds was introduced before the transfer from NSW, & continued in use until c.1944] 90 */** A B1 2d brown TS Harrison Imprint block of 4 ACSC #97(16)z, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $675 (mounted). $300 $1,500 T $300 T Lot * A/A- Lot 91 4d orange 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 with White Flaw on Diagonal of '4' at Left ACSC #110(2)z, well centred, a couple of minor tonespots that don't detract from the very fine facial appearance, Cat $1500 as a corner pair.

15 Page:15 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - Single Watermark (continued) 92 **/* A 93 F A C1 4d olive TS Harrison Imprint block of 4 with Diagonal White Line on King's Neck ACSC #114(4)z, one unit very lightly mounted, three units are unmounted, Cat $650 (mounted). Comb Perf 5d chestnut ACSC #123, superb 'ELIZABETH ST/ 2 /12JL17/[MELBOURNE]' cds being the Earliest Recorded Usage for this stamp. [The ACSC states the printing was in April 1915 and the ERD is This usage is 4½ weeks earlier] $300 $100 T Lot 94 Lot ** A B1 95 C B Comb Perf 5d chestnut 'JBC' Monogram pair with Retouched U/R Corner (State III) and Flaws on 'P' of 'PENCE' & '5' at Left ACSC #BW123zb, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1750+ (mounted). Rough Paper 5d bright chestnut perf 'OS' ACSC #124 (poorly centred) tied by 'WAGIN' (WA) cds to 1921 small OHMS cover to 'WOODANILLING' (light arrival cds), 'WAGIN' h/s on scarce red & black/white provisional registration label, mss "AR" in red, unclaimed & returned, Cat $1500 on cover. $1, ** A 97 H A B1 Ex Lot 96 Lot 97 PUNCTURED 'OS': ½d green, 1½d black-brown, 2d orange, 3d blue, 4d orange, 4d violet & 4d olive, unmounted, Cat $1650. (7) - Comb-Perf 5d chestnut with the Watermark Inverted ACS #123ba (SG O42cw), Melbourne cds of 25MY18, Cat $1250 ( 700). COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - Large Multiple Watermark $ */** A Ex Lot 98 Selection with very fine unmounted set of 5, ½d green 'JBC' Monogram block of 8 ACSC #65(4)z (no side selvedge), ½d green 'CA' Monogram block of 4 #65(5)za (lower units **), 1½d black-brown Harrison Imprint block of 4 #84(2)z (lower units **), 1½d black-brown punctured 'OS' (VLMtd) & 1½d brown Harrison Imprint block of 4 #86(4)z, Cat $ (6 + 4 blocks) $800

16 Page:16 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - Large Multiple Watermark (continued) 99 **/*/O ½d green Electro 7 study with complete sheet broken into five large blocks including all listed varieties (many unmounted) and Harrison imprint ('COMMQNWEALTH' error) block of 16 ACSC #65(7)z (disturbed gum), also range of mint & used shades plus inverted wmk x3*, Cat 0+ for mounted. T 100 ** A B1 Lot 100 Cooke Printings Plate 3 1d carmine-pink 'CA' Monogram block of 12 (4x3) ACSC #73A(3)z, the left-hand unit in the second row with Small White Scratch behind Roo, minor perf reinforcement in the lower margin otherwise unmounted, Cat $12,500 for a mounted monogram strip of 3 + $11,250 for nine unmounted singles. Outstanding rarity in this format. Scott Starling Certificate (2017) states "A fine and fresh example of a very rare block". COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - No Watermark $7, */** A/A- 102 */**O Ex Lot 101 1d, 1½d block of 4 and punctured 'OS' 1d & 2d all unmounted, also 1½d Harrison Imprint block of 8 #90(17)z (minor blemishes), Cat $1150. (7 + block) 1½d red annotated selection with Electro 17 gutter block of 8 from the top of the sheet including ACSC #90(17)k & L, other listed varieties including #90(17)e g & h all mint, o p sa & t in mint block of 4, o & sa used, v mint, Electro 18 #90(18)g & i x2 (one punctured 'OS') all used, h in upper-right corner block of 12, & q mint, etc, generally very fine, Cat 0+. A scarce lot. (68) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - Small Multiple Watermark Perf * A 104 ** A 1½d red Plate 1a Plate Dot and AJ Mullett Imprint pairs ACSC #91(1a)z & za, lightly mounted, Cat $2750 as blocks of 4. [The identifiers for Plate 1a are distinctive: the plate dot is 50% larger than on Plate 1 and on the imprint the first 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' is deformed] (2 pairs) 1½d scarlet block of 24 (12x2) from the top of the sheet with Aberrant Perforations in the margin resulting in Double Perfs at Top ACSC #91ba and Plate Four Dots at U/R, the left-hand block of 4 separated for display, unmounted, Cat $ * A 2d brown Mullett Imprint block of 8 (4x2) ACSC #98(12)z, very lightly mounted, Cat $ Ex Arthur Gray Part II. $600 T $300 T

17 Page:17 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14 (continued) 106 ** A B1 Lot 106 Lot 107 Lot 108 4d olive Plate 3 John Ash Imprint block of 4 ACSC #115(3)z, lightly mounted in the margin only, Cat $1200+ (mounted). Ex Arthur Gray Part II. 107 * B 1/4d blue-green AJ Mullett Imprint block of 4 ACSC #129z, some gum disturbance, Cat 0. A rare block. $ ** A PUNCTURED 'OS': 3d blue Plate 4 Type A AJ Mullett Imprint block of 4 #106ba(4)z, lightly mounted only in the gutter, Cat $1500+ for mounted plus a premium for the imprint. Ex Arthur Gray Part II. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½ 109 */** All-different AJ Mullett & John Ash Imprint blocks of 4 comprising ½d, 1d x2, 1½d red, 1½d brown, 2d brown, 2d red x2, 3d Die Ia, 3d Die II, 4d 5d & 1/4d (a little aged), also punctured 'OS' ½d, 2d brown & 2d red block of 8, and overprinted 'OS' 2d block of 8 & 4d, generally very fine & some units are unmounted, Cat $ (18 blocks) $800 $750 $1,250 Lot 110 Ex Lot ** A B1 3d blue Die I Types A & B pair with thewatermark Inverted, unmounted, Cat $1500 (see the ACSC at Footnote 1). $600 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV Heads - CofA Watermark 111 */** A ½d to 1/4d blocks of 4 plus 'OS' Overprints ½d (block of 8) to 5d John Ash Imprint blocks of 4, most blocks with 2 or 3 units unmounted, Cat $3400+ (mounted). (13 blocks) 112 ** A B1 ½d to 1/4d, well centred, unmounted. Advertised retail $550+. (8) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals 113 */**O 114 ** A KGVI selection of mostly imprint blocks of 4 or 8 to 6½d, also Robes both papers used, No Wmk 2d block of 6 with Major Over-Inking Flaw, 3d green on Tinted Paper, some minor varieties, etc. Unmounted mint blocks of 4 including Macarthur 9d, Victoria Centenary Perf 10½ set, NSW Sesqui, Arms 10/- imprint, Navigators set of 6, etc, also Food corner blocks of 9. (23 blocks) $1,750 $150 $600

18 Page:18 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued) 115 **/* 116 ** A High-quality Lighthouse binder with many better items including KSmith 6d imprint block with Retouch, Bridge set CTO, Large Lyrebird, Victoria Centenary 1/- Perf 10½ & 1/- Perf 11½ x2, Macarthur 9d block of 4, ANZAC & Jubilee sets, SA Centenary blocks of 4 (VLMtd), Robes both sets, NSW Sesqui 9d block of 4, AIF set x4, Food blocks of 9, Olympic Propaganda x12 sets in blocks of 4 + 2/- blue block of 10, Flowers blocks of 4, 5/- Cattle block of 4 & White Paper, Birds x10 sets including blocks of 4, 1964 Airmail 2/3d x18 in blocks, Navigators 2 block of 4, etc, generally very fine & virtually all unmounted. (few 100) Album of large blocks including 1927 Canberra half-sheet of 40, 1930 Sturt 3d block of 42 (four units *), 1946 Mitchell half-sheets of 30, Aborigine 8½d sheet of 160, 1950 Stamp Centenary block of 48, 1954 Tasmania Sesqui 2/- large-part sheet of 60, Olympic Propaganda blocks of 15, Cobb & Co half-sheets of 40, 1960 Guides sheet of 80, 1965 ANZAC 8d block of 24, etc, unmounted. (many 100s) $ **/* A 118 ** A 119 **/* Ex Lot Issues complete unmounted plus 'OS' punctures including 3d Air Types A & B and 'OS' Overprints (the Kingsford Smith 3d is mounted; RPSofV Certificate), some imprint blocks of 4 including 6d Large Kookaburra & 1/- ANZAC (three units **) plus Jubilee 2/- pair (**), etc, mostly unmounted. Nine folios of complete sheets, large-part sheets & large blocks including KGVI 1/4d magenta two blocks of 40, Perf 15x14 2d mauve block of 40 with Medallion Flaw, 5d half-sheet of 80 & 6d sheet of 160, ½d sheet of 160, No Wmk 4d x120, ½d sheet of 120, Produce Food sheets of 100, QEII 1d to 6½d sheets of 160, 10d sheet of 120 & 1/0½d sheet of 100, Olympic Propaganda 2/- x50 each, Flowers 1/6d x120 & 2/3d on White Paper x120, 2/3d Commemoratives with Games x40, Royal Visit x60, Cable sheet of 48, Air Mail sheet of 80, & ANZAC x64, Birds 2/6d sheet of 60, Booklet Plate 5d green Plate '-2-' sheet of 48 booklet panes, etc, unmounted. A most unusual opportunity. (1000s) Imprint blocks selection on Hagners from KGV Commems onwards noted KGVI 3d blue Die II and Die III both **, Robes 5/- Thick Paper & Thin Paper both **, AIF set **/* with 6d x2, Arms set of 4 **, condition generally fine. (100s) $1,750 $1, */** A Ex Lot Engraved KGV 1d unmounted imprint strip of 4 from the base of the sheet, and 6d Kookaburra Plate No 3 Imprint strip of 4 from the top of the sheet (partly separated along the central perfs & reinforced, the first & last units are unmounted), well centred, Cat $800+. (2 strips)

19 Page:19 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued) Ex Lot ** A C1 122 ** A Lot International Philatelic Exhibition block of 4 miniature sheets, unmounted, Cat $1500+ for four separate sheetlets imprint blocks of 4 including 1928 Air 3d Types A & B, Large Lyrebird 1/-, Victoria Centenary Perf 10½ & Perf 11½ sets, Macarthur set including 2d Dark Hills, Hermes 1/6d No Watermark, SA Centenary set, and a few others, also 6d Airmail imprint strip of 3, unmounted, Cat $3000 approximately. (23 items) $800 $1,000 Ex Lot ** A 124 ** A B1 Ex Lot punctured 'OS' 3d Air Type A & 1½d Swan, overprinted 'OS' Large Lyre 1/- and Bridge 2d & 3d, also 6d Air strip of 3, unmounted, Cat $2800 approximately. (6 items) 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d red & 3d blue overprinted 'OS', well centred, unmounted, Cat $1175. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009) for the 3d. (2) $850 $ P A- Lot Airmail 6d perforated colour trial in dull grey-green on gummed unwatermarked paper, well centred, small patch of gum-toning. Previously unrecorded. [Research by Dr Geoff Kellow reveals that at least three colour trials in different colours were prepared. However, the official file is incomplete so we are unable to confirm if this item was one of the three proofs mentioned] $2,000 T

20 Page:20 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued) Lot 126 Lot 127 Lot * B C Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green large-part imprint single, a few short perfs, Cat $ ** B A1-5/- green, excellent centring, the gum a little aged, unmounted, Cat $1500. $ ** A+ B1-5/- green corner example from the lower-right of the sheet, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1500. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "Superb!" 129 ** A B Hermes No Wmk 1/6d gutter block of 6 (2x3), unmounted, Cat $750+ for singles. $1, ** A Ex Lot Issues apparently complete plus most imprint blocks of 4 including 3d blue Die I, Die Ia (minor toning), Die II Thick & Thin Papers, Perf 13½x14 Zoologicals, Robes both papers, AIF & Arms, etc, all we checked are unmounted. Advertised retail $5900 as unmounted singles. (few 100) 131 ** A - Perf 15x14 4d Koala block of 4 with weak Offset ACSC #198c, unmounted, Cat $300+ (mounted). $ ** A/A- 133 **/*/O 134 ** A A1 135 ** A Definitives 1d brown-purple block of 30 (3x10) from the left of the sheet with two additional strikes of the comb perforator in the left-hand margin resulting in the 10 units at left all with Double Perforations on Three Sides ACSC #225b and the lower 3 units additionally with perforations into the design (unlisted in ACSC), a couple of minor tonespots, unmounted, Cat $ Collection on leaves apparently complete with **/* and used of each plus some imprint blocks, booklet panes, coil perf pairs, official punctures, etc, noted Robes sets, Arms set ** plus 5/- Thin Paper, Navigators set of 8 ** and used, also 1950 PMG's Department collectors set with Arms 'SPECIMEN' Overprints *, and album of oddments, condition variable but mostly fine. (100s) Arms 2 green Authority Imprint block of 4 with Roller Flaw on the left-hand units ACSC #271zb, excellent centring, unmounted, Cat $ Issues complete plus Food blocks of 9 and White Paper 5/- Cattle and Navigators 10/- & 1, unmounted. (140 approx) $1,850 $300 $150 Extensive phone bidding facilities will be available for this auction. Please book in early to utilise this service and request our Advice on Phone Bidding guidelines if you are unfamiliar with the process.

21 Page:21 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued) Lot 136 Lot ** A 137 P A+ Lot QEII CofA Watermark 6½d orange marginal pair from the right of the sheet Imperf at Right ACSC #298ba, unmounted, Cat $3500. [A single with the error sold at another Melbourne auction last year for $2232] 1955 Rotary International 3½d die proof (68x94mm) in carmine in recessed mount BW #318DP(1) with 'CBA/NOTE PRINTING/BRANCH/(" 31 / ")' cachet in violet on reverse & original paper flap (folded back), Cat 0. Superb! A key item for the collector of Rotary material. [Only 10 proofs were prepared and only 9 numbered of which two are in institutional collections and one was given to Rotary International. #31 was presented to JRW Purves of the Stamp Advisory Committee. #28 was sold at the Prestige auction of for $4370] 138 F A 1961 folder for payment of radio & TV licences with various adhesives to 5/- x3 including Flowers 1/6d block of 6. $ ** A 140 E A QEII 5d green uncut sheet of 48 booklet panes of 6 with all the Imperforate at Side & Imperforate Between units and complete Plate Number '- 1 -' at the top ACSC #400za, unmounted QEII Proposed Coil Issue Perf 14¾xImperf 5d brown & deep blue photogravure essay ACSC #398E(1)A vertical pair with the perfs reinforced, officially defaced with magenta die. Rare unissued essay & an important item for the collector of QEII issues, or of coil stamps. $1,800 $2,500 $ F A/B Lot Navigators 1 Bass Cream Paper block of 30 (10x3) from top of the sheet with margins on three sides, some minor toning, Sydney cds but full o.g. By far the largest used multiple we have seen. Presumably a bulk payment of postage due & a previously unappreciated rarity. [An unaddessed cover with 2 block of 8 also apparently used for payment of postage due or Business Reply Post fees sold at our last auction for $34,220] 142 ** A B1-2 King block of 10 (5x2), unmounted, Cat $1000+ for singles. $800 T

22 Page:22 Nov 24, 2018 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCES (B.C.O.F.) 143 ** A/B Overprints ½d block of 6, 1d to 5/- Thick Paper (minor tonespots) blocks of 8, unmounted. (7 blocks) 144 ** A 145 C B Ex Lot ½d (block of 6 only) to 5/- Thick Paper SG J1-7 blocks of 8 (4x2) all but the 2/- with imprint, the central horizontal perfs on the 5/- block are a bit weak & reinforced in the margin, unmounted, Cat for unmounted singles (0++ for imprint blocks of 4 plus four sets). (7 blocks) - ½d to 5/- Thick Paper (unusually well centred) on plain envelope with embossed 'COMMANDER IN CHIEF/[crown]/ BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FORCES' on the flap, unusually to Hong Kong with 'AUST ARMY PO/214' cds, light overall soiling. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues See also Lots 773 to 779. $1,000 T 146 **PS A Peel-n-Stick apparently complete boxes of 100 of Desert Birds 45c x2, Pets 45c, Wild Babies 45c & Parrots 50c, also 1978 Birds packets of PSEs. 147 ** A Yearbooks complete run, lots of thematic interest & substantial face value. (18) 148 ** A 149 ** A Two large cartons of Yearbooks comprising 1981 x6, 1982 x8, 1983 x6, x5 each, 1987 x3, 1988 x5, x2 each. Very heavy! (55) 1970s & 1980s issues in large blocks & full sheets, also some AAT, around $1300 face value; plus a couple of Pre-Decimal KGVI sheets, unmounted. (1000s) 150 **B A 1970s-90s accumulation of PO packs plus a few booklets, M/Ss, coils in part-rolls, etc. (100s) 151 ** A 152 **OB A 153 **V A 154 **B A 155 ** A 156 ** A 157 ** A 158 ** A Australia Post stamp packs collection in PW pages apparently complete from 1969 Flight Anniversary (#1) to end of 2009, noted 1970 Royal Visit with Japanese insert, plus a few Replica Cards. Substantial face value. (100s) huge collection in four cartons apparently complete mint to 2013 with many blocks of 4, plus used/cto from mid-1970s onwards, includes se-tenant pairs & strips, M/Ss, sheetlets, booklets (some 'prestige' types), Frama button sets, Peel & Stick, International Post, etc, also album of AAT, unmounted, enormous face value. (1000s) 1966-mid 1970s collection apparently complete unmounted mint & CTO including all booklet panes (4c mint x15 panes) & 1971 Christmas blocks of 7 & 25, also Navigators 'SPECIMEN' Overprints including 75c $ $1 both with 15mm Overprint, some minor duplication. (100s) Stamp Packs in quantity in large box noted AFL Booklets packs x2, also 2000 Olympics Gold Medal sheetlets folder, substantial face value, condition fine. Weighs 20kg. (100s) Accumulation up to early 2000s in large box including M/Ss, full & part sheets, larger blocks, etc, much still in original packaging, unmounted. Substantial face value. Weighs 8kg. (1000s) Three cartons with array up to early 1990s in Seven Seas hingeless albums, stockbooks and Hagners with heavy duplication in places including M/Ss, booklet panes, se-tenants, gutter pairs, larger blocks noted 1971 Christmas block of 25 x5, AAT issues, etc. Substantial face value. Weighs 40kg. (1000s) Yearbooks 1981 x4, 1982 x3, 1983 x4, 1984 x6, 1985 x4, 1986 x2, 1987, 1988 x2 and 1989, condition mostly fine. Weighs 18kg. (27) Packet of mostly Paintings to $10 plus 50c values all in large blocks & sheets, unmounted. Face value 0+. (100s) $100 T $600 $2,000 $300 $600 $600 $1,000

23 Page:23 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues (continued) 159 ** A Carton of Post Office Packs heavily duplicated 1970s-80s issues, some spotting on the packs but the stamps are probably not affected. Postage opportunity. Weighs 12kg. (Qty) 160 PR A Carton of Post Office Packs including approximately 100 of the Captain Cook issue. Weighs 15kg. $ **BPS A 162 PS A 163 ** A 164 $CPS A Archive box with packets of Coil Stamps plus complete rolls of 1000 of Floral 2c 5c 7c & 10c, also packets of M/Ss including Captain Cook x200, wallets of scenic Postal Cards including first issue (red) x6, 1981 Year Album x6, Bird booklets & PNG booklets, etc. Weighs 11kg. (Qty) Two cartons of 1970s & 1980s PSEs, heavily duplicated & none of the "good ones" noted, probably 40% are CTO. (2000+) Extensive collection to 1982 in three volumes apparently complete blocks of 4 plus additional blocks including of better values, later issues mostly blocks of 10 many with gutters, also 1971 Christmas both papers blocks of 25, many of the earlier blocks with marginal annotations for varieties, unmounted. (Qty) 2000 Olympics Gold Medallist sheetlet x14, 1995 Weary Dunlop PNC x2 (one with Horned "Weary" Dunlop die flaw), Australia 99 Lighthouse "dummy" stamps & M/Ss, other Sprintpak souvenirs, etc. 165 ** A Folio of unfolded 1970s sheets with many at 75c plus $1 block of 40, unmounted, FV $ (1000s) 166 ** Yearbooks Deluxe plus faux "Leather" , also small box of PO packs, booklets and a few sheets & larger blocks, lots of thematic interest & substantial face value, fine condition. Weighs 30kg. (100s) $350 $100 $240 $ ** A/A- 168 ** A 169 ** A Ex Lot Complete sheets & large blocks largely complete for the period including 1966 Fish x60, Birds x60, 40c Tasman x80, 50c Dampier x76 & $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 block of 8, 1967 Christmas x50, 1968 Weather & Satellite x50, Flowers x100, Soil-Medical sheet of 100, Olympics x60, 1969 Primary Industries x100 & Flight x5 of 100, 1970 Cook 5c x10 sheets of 100 and 30c x4 of 40 & pane of 20, 1971 National Development x100, Qantas x100, Australia/Asia x2 of 50, Christmas Cream Paper x4 of 100 & White Paper x6 of 100, 1972 Primary Industries x100 & Christmas 35c x100, 1973 Famous Australians x4 of 100, unmounted. The most extensive such lot we have offered. [NB: Many sheets have notations - some in ink - in the margins identifying varieties. We also noticed the occasional minor toning. And the folding of the sheets is somewhat haphazard] (1000s) QEII 5c blue with Strong Offset ACSC #444c lower-right corner block of 9, unmounted, Cat $675+. An unusually large block of this variety Navigators $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 ACSC #464 (SG 401c) block of 30 (10x3 from the top of the sheet), variable centring as usual, unmounted, Cat $2400+ ( 2550+). The largest multiple we have seen for many years. $2,500 $300 $ ** A B1 171 ** A B1 Lot $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 SG 401c Plate Number '3' block of 20 (10x2) from the top of the sheet ACSC #464z, well centred, unmounted, Cat $ ( ) for singles. - $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 SG 401c Plate Number '3' block of 20 (10x2) from the base of the sheet ACSC #464za, well centred, unmounted, Cat $ ( ) for singles. 172 ** A Issues in full sheets largely complete for the period, unmounted. Postage Heaven! Weighs 16kg. (1000s) $2,000 We actively encourage you to pay by MasterCard or Visa credit card. We accept these WITHOUT SURCHARGE regardless of how much you spend. $750 $750

24 Page:24 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues (continued) 173 ** A B1 Extract - Lot Performing Arts 20c Violinists horizontal strip of 10 from the right-hand pane with selvedge at left & right. Unit 1 is normal; Unit 2 has Dark Grey Printing (violin strings & the rear chair) Partly Omitted; Units 3 to 10 have Dark Grey Printing (violin strings and both chairs) Completely Omitted; unmounted. Unrecorded in the ACSC. [Several years ago, a complete pane of 50 comprising 5 such strips was found in a safety deposit box where it had lain undisturbed for many years. Coincidentally, there are five beneficiaries to the estate and the pane has therefore been divided between them. Two of the strips sold for $13,800 & $18,400 (with the colour bars) at the Prestige auctions of & ] $7,500 Extract - Lot ** A 175 P A- 176 F A- 177 P** A Lot Aviators 18c Bert Hinkler vertical strip of 3, the first unit Imperforate, the second unit Imperf on Three Sides ACSC #791ba, unmounted, Cat $ Sports Definitives 43c Skateboarding self-adhesive sheet of 44 stamps & 16 promotional labels irregularly arranged & with 60 Kangaroos on the reverse matching the positioning of the stamps & labels, two vertical folds - clear of the stamps & labels - reinforced with "sticky" tape. An extraordinary pre-production item that is apparently a proof or test sheet for preparation of the "collector's packs" mentioned in the ACSC "Decimals II" at page Kangaroos & Koalas Definitives 45c Family of Koalas ACSC #1720 with Major Perforating Error resulting in Void Corner at Lower-Left & Absence of 'KOALA', tied to 1996 commercial cover by Adelaide Olympics slogan, the cover opened-out P-Sheet proofs for Sydney Football Club sheet and the sheets for players Paul Kelly, Darren Cresswell, Greg Stafford, Michael O'Loughlin and Wayne Schwass all imperforate & ungummed and without the 45c Hologram stamps, plus the set of six sheets as issued for comparison. (12 sheets) Starting Prices are regularly updated on our website: $600 T $150 $300

25 Page:25 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues (continued) Lot F A 179 F A Lot Australian Legends (Musicians) 60c Olivia Newton-John self-adhesive as SG 3911 but completely Imperforate tied to small commercial cover by Ford Australia slogan cancellation. With a normal stamp for comparison Government Houses 60c Western Australia self-adhesive as SG 4004 completely Imperforate on small commercial piece. With a normal stamp for comparison. $ C A 181 C A Lot 180 Ex Lot Adelaide Emergency Printing 30c Koala on the Ground + '70c Salisbury 2015' in the same design tied to local philatelic cover by cancels of 29FEB16 (Leap Year). - 30c Koala on the Ground + '70c Salisbury 2015' in the same design, & '$1.00 Adelaide 2016' Group of Koalas, tied to unaddressed covers by 'SALISBURY/30JUN2016/JINDALEE/OVER THE/HORIZON/RADAR/...' pictorial cds. [This was the last date on which the Monarch printer used to produce the text was used] (2 covers) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Booklets 182 B A Small box full of mostly post-1980s booklets many x10 or more each, also a few earlier, substantial face value. (100s) 183 B A Mostly early Decimals Issues including 60c x13 various editions, Defence Forces Bird x2 & QEII, etc. (100 approx) $ B A Small box with QEII 3/6d x2, 4/- x2 & 5/- (5d red), Decimals 60c x6 with different slogans, 1968 Famous Australians $1 x30+, etc, various advertisements & editions. (100+) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery 185 PS 186 PS Assortment in flat box mostly quite pedestrian but we noted Postal Card 2d scarlet CTO x2, unused Envelopes 'TWO/PENCE' on KGV Oval 1½d, KGVI 2½d x2 3d & 3½d and 18c long Envelope with Albino Impression (unlisted in the ACSC), WWII POW 6d Postal Card to Germany, 'ARMY MEDAL SECTION' 4½d Wrapper (unused, creased), etc. Inspection encouraged. (100+) Useful mostly unused oddments with Postal Cards including Fullface 1d ACSC #P1 & Coronation 1d, Envelopes QEII 4d maroon & 5d light blue both with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Registration Envelopes 5d on 4½d 18mm Spacing etc, used including Postal Cards Kangaroo 1d for SA Railways with 'OHMS' above Heading, and group to a Melbourne architect with brief messages re required maintenance, condition variable. (24) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes 187 PS Useful selection with 7d to Forces Overseas unused & correctly used to an airman in London, 7d 'AIR LETTER' to USA (no service at this time) & to UK both with red/yellow Sydney censor label, 7d 'AIRLETTER' uprated to 10d to USA, 1954 usage of 10d to Pakistan with Singapore crash cachet, 1965 Christmas with 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in violet, etc; and OHMS 1952 to New Zealand & with 'Postage/Paid' Misplaced to Right with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp, 1962 to USA with 'PMG OFFICIAL PAID/MELBOURNE' d/s, etc, mostly fine to very fine. (16) $140 $140 $300 $350 $300

26 Page:26 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Envelopes 188 PS 189 PS A/B 190 PS A/B Ex Lot 188 Ex Lot 192 Lot 193 Unused selection with Kangaroo 1d Original Die, Star 1d, 1d+½d, 1½d black-brown Die 2 & 2d orange (light central fold), Star with 'POSTAGE' 2d scarlet, 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d orange (stained) & 'POSTAGE' 2d scarlet, KGV Oval with Blue Inside & 1962 Royal Agricultural Show 5d, a few with the flaps stuck, Cat 0+. (10) Used selection including Star 1d red with Left Point Broken (uncancelled), 1d+½d x2, 1½d black-brown Die 2, 1½d brown to the Bahamas (b/s) & to USA uprated with 1½d cutout, & 2d orange, Star with 'POSTAGE' 2d scarlet, 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d orange (stained) & 'POSTAGE' 2d scarlet, KGVI 3½d registered to Spain, 5d light blue uprated with 4c Coil for internal airmail, etc, fine to very fine. (20) CTO group with Star ½d 1d & 2d violet, 1½d brown & 2d orange, QEII 5d light blue with Royal Agricultural Show Overprint & 5d blue Long Envelope (FDI), also 5d red Long Envelope with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp in violet. (8) 191 PS A Star 1½d black-brown Die 3 (Triangles Removed) ACSC #EP18, unused, Cat $350. Superb! $ PS A/B 193 PS A 194 PS B 195 PS A 1928 KGV Oval ½d orange, 1d green, 1½d red (flap fault) & 2d brown ACSC #EP29-31 & 33, all CTO with 'GPO/20DE28/MELBOURNE' cds (the 2d so faintly that it could be mistaken as unused), Cat $1100. Unissued. [All but the 1½d were never available from the Post Office. The ½d & 2d in brown were also never available for Stamped to Order issues, except that the ½d was used for the uprated 1d #ES65] (4) KGVI Oval 2½d red size 120x95mm as ACSC #EP43 but on off-white stock (as #EP41), used at Melbourne with 'KEEP PRICES DOWN/BUY SAVINGS/CERTIFICATES' slogan. Unlisted; the same size on buff #EP43 Cat $ d red Knife 2 ACSC #EP45(2) with scarce Hobart 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/1901 JUBILEE 1951' slogan of 4JLY/1951, minor blemishes. [This envelope was on issue for no more than 6 months. Most examples seen are uprated] 1951 KGVI Crowned-Circle 3½d Knife 2 ACSC #EP48 & another with Albino Embossing both also with Strong Offset on the Reverse, unused. Unlisted. [The ACSC lists an albino embossing on envelopes with Knife 1 - Cat - but not with Knife 2] (2) $300 $ PS A 197 PS A 198 PS Ex Lot 196 Lot KGVI 3½d, QEII Large Dies 3d green (unissued), 3½d red & 3½d orange, Small Dies 3½d orange & 4d all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint in Red (79x12mm), Cat $900. (6) 1960 QEII 5d light blue Long Envelope with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint in Red as ACSC #EP59w but with larger overprint 105x16mm. [The ACSC records only the standard size 79x12mm overprint] Decimal Issues mostly unused with Albino Embossings ACSC #EP67c 69c & 70c, 10c Embossing Inverted on the Reverse #EP71ca, 4c with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp & Long Envelope with 'SPECIMEN ONLY' Handstamp, Defence Forces 5c unused & used (dubious), etc, generally very fine, Cat $700+. (19) 199 PS A QEII 7c Albino Impression ACSC #69c used at South Perth, improperly taxed & QEII 6c affixed. Curious! $ PS A MILITARY: 1916 (Aug) Second Issue 1d with 'AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.' at the Base but with the Text Re-Set & 'Regimental Number' now 35mm Long & 19mm Below the Printer's Rule ACSC #ME2 on buff stock unused, Cat $1500. Rare: the finest of the few examples we have seen. [The address on many examples of the initial issue was partly obscured if a machine cancellation was used; this problem was overcome by re-setting the text; this second issue was available for only one month & only two used examples have been recorded] $600

27 Page:27 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Envelopes (continued) 201 PS A- - KGV Sideface 1d 'AIF ABROARD' ACSC #ME3B (flap stuck) & 'AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE/ABROAD' #ME5A, unused, Cat $600. (2) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official) Only envelopes with 'OS'-in-the-Die are listed here. Other types with OHMS headers etc are listed as Stamped to Order (STO). 202 PS Scarce group comprising 'OS'-of-Dots Kangaroo 1d x2 (one uprated, the other taxed) & KGV 1d red uprated, Solid 'OS' Sideface 1½d brown, Star with 'POSTAGE' 2d scarlet x2, 1½d green & 1½d red (unused), 'TWO/PENCE' on 1½d red x2 (one unused), KGV Oval 2d x2, the earlier issues mostly for the Victorian Education Department, condition variable, Cat $2250. (13) $ PS A+ Lot d red Die I ('OS'-of-dots) + ½d green (solid 'OS') ACSC #EO5 on grey stock for Deputy Commissioner of Maternity Allowances, Melbourne War Savings Certificates slogan cancel of 9DE/1919. Superb! [John Sinfield's equally fine example sold at the Prestige auction of for $1380] COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Stamped to Order) This class of Postal Stationery is also called by the less-accurate expression "Printed to Private Order" (PTPO). [See also Lots 766 and 767] $1, PS Ex Lot 204 Useful group with Kangaroo 1d for H Mathews & Co uprated to Germany, 1d red Die 2 for S Cooke (no flap), Star ½d, ½d+1d, 1d+½d long OHMS window envelope (faults), 1d violet for Harry Shelley (Sydney; unrecorded user), 1d green with all-over advert on reverse for AW Sandford & Co (Adelaide), 1½d brown OHMS for Sydney Sewerage Board, 1½d red-brown for Velvet Soap (ERU 7JA/1922), 2d violet for John Paton (long envelope, folds), 2d orange for Brooks Robinson (ERU 27OC20) and for Government Chalet Mount Buffalo with 'MT BUFFALO' cds (superb!), Star with 'POSTAGE' 2d orange x2, 'TWO/PENCE' on KGV Oval 1½d for Dennys Lascelles Ltd, KGVI Oval 1d brown for Defence Canteens x4, 2d deep mauve (uprated for airmail to WA) & 3d (very scarce non-uprated usage), QEII 5d indigo with Strong Offset on Reverse & 5d light blue with Postage Due 3d block of 4, a few Decimal issues, etc, a few nice usages, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. (63) We look forward to welcoming you to our showroom in Glen Waverley. $1,250

28 Page:28 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Stamped to Order) (continued) 205 PS 206 PS Ex Lot 205 Unused selection comprising Sideface 1d red for Vacuum Oil (minor faults), Star ½d for an unknown user (flap stuck & minor blemishes) & 1½d black-brown for White Mercantile (light vertical fold), Star with 'POSTAGE' 1½d red for Broken Hill South & 2d red for Civil Service Co-Op (blemishes), KGV Oval 1d for Medallion Saline and 2d for Texas Co (light vertical fold) & Victorian Education Department, KGVI 1d for William Adams & Co (illustrated for Wolf Electric Tools), 3d for McLaren & Co and 3½d for National Bag Co, QEII Large Dies 3d for unknown user, QEII Small Dies 5d indigo for Howard Electrical & 5d light blue for unknown user, fine to very fine, Cat $2175. A very scarce group. (14) Illustrated advertising envelopes comprising Star 1d red for Farmer & Co (roughly opened), Star with 'POSTAGE' 2d red for Anthony Hordern, 1½d red for Resch's Brewery, 1d green for Clutterbuck Farm Machinery and Perdriau Tyres, KGV Oval 1d for Kitchen's Soap, Caterpillar Tractors and Barnet Tyres, and 2d for Cull & Son Leather Merchants (uprated to USA), KGVI 2d for Lister Separators, 3d for Condor Lamps & 3½d for CIC Insurance, mostly fine to very fine. (12) $800 $ PS 208 PS Ex Lot 207 Ex Lot 208 Lot 209 Handy selection including Sideface 1d for Vacuum Oil, Star ½d for Lutheran Publishing, ½d+1d ACSC #ES27 unused (addressed) & used (toning), KGV Oval 1d illustrated for Invincible Motors, KGVI 1½d illustrated for Mobil & 2½d OHMS (unused) etc, also three with 'OS'-in-the-Die, condition variable. (36) Victorian municipal users comprising 1d Roo for Shire of Charlton (a little aged; with enclosure), Star 1d for Shire of East Loddon, 1½d black-brown for City of Prahran (soiled), 1½d brown Die 2 for Shire of Marong (address erased) & Die 3 for Shire of Minhamite, Star with 'POSTAGE' 1d violet (unusually pale shade) for Shire of Minhamite, 2d red for Shire of Rosedale, 1d green for Shire of Heytesbury (opened-out) & 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d red for Shire of Heidelberg (small fault), KGV Oval 1d for City of Mordialloc & 2d for Borough of Shepparton, KGVI 1d for Shire of Colac (unused) & 4c for City of Box Hill (unused); also KGVI 1½d green Postal Card for Shire of Eltham (superb unused). Scarce group. (14) 209 PS A 1913 Kangaroo ½d green ACSC #ES1 on blue stock for Shire of Colac, unused, Cat. 210 PS C 211 PS B Lot 210 Lot 211-2d grey Die 2A ACSC #ES6 for Henry Berry & Co, used in 1921, two vertical folds & opened-out a bit roughly but clear of the stamp, Cat $1000. [The ACSC states there were two periods of 2d grey issuance, until May 1916 and from June 1917, and suggests that all from the second period will be Die I impressions, which is refuted by this example] Star without 'POSTAGE' 1d red Die 2 for S Cooke Pty Ltd local usage at Melbourne 24JE16, minor blemishes, Cat $50++. [The ACSC states "It is believed the first orders were on 27 June 1916". This usage is three days before that date & may well represent a previously unrecognised First Day of Issue] $300

29 Page:29 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Stamped to Order) (continued) Lot 212 Lot PS B 213 PS A 214 PS B 215 PS A- 216 PS C 217 PS A - 1d red Die I + Sideface ½d green ACSC #ES36 uprated with ½d green & 2d orange tied by 'ARARAT/2FE22/VIC' to Adelaide, small stain between the two impressions, Cat $3000. Rare. [The ACSC states that one unused and four used examples are recorded & that the total printing of ES16 & 36 combined was a mere 150 envelopes] - 1½d brown Die 3 ACSC #ES49 for Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works with the Embossing Misplaced on an Angle, 'FINISH THE JOB/BUY PEACE BONDS' slogan cancel. - 1½d black-brown Die 3 + Sideface ½d green ACSC #ES53 for Vacuum Oil Co, discolouration on reverse, Cat $ Star with 'POSTAGE' 1d violet ACSC #ES41 with printed address of the British Australian Wool Realisation Association, minor fold at base, unused, Cat. [Most examples have significant folds/creases] - 1d green+½d orange with No 'POSTAGE' ACSC #ES44 for Berlei Ltd with printed slogan 'BE AUSTRALIAN! BUY AUSTRALIAN GOODS' at base and Sydney Krag machine cancel with 'ALWAYS ASK FOR/AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS' slogan, small faults at left & a bit aged, Cat $3000. [The ACSC states "at least six envelopes are recorded"] KGV Oval 1d green ACSC #ES64 window envelope for MacRobertson Confectionery with 'Max-Mints' illustration, Adelaide slogan cancel. $1,000 $100 $750 T 218 PS B Lot 218-1d+1d ACSC #ES66 for Edward Dyason & Co, used at Melbourne in 1936, irregular opening & flap removed at left, Cat $1000. Unrecorded user. $ PS B Lot 219 Ex Lot 220 Lot 'TWO/PENCE' on 1d green ACSC #ES67 with printed address of Shell (Sydney) front only with opening fault at lower-right, Cat $1500. [The ACSC states that only one unused & three used examples are recorded]

30 Page:30 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Stamped to Order) (continued) 220 PS B 221 PS B 222 PS A- 223 PS A 224 PS A KGVI Oval 1d green ACSC #ES75 with 'AUSTRALIAN/DEFENCE/CANTEENS' within outline map at upper-left and another example with the Map Omitted used at 'MIL PO BATHURST', opened a bit roughly at lower-right. (2) - 1d brown ACSC #ES77 with 'AUSTRALIAN/DEFENCE/CANTEENS' within outline map at upper-left, unused, minor blemishes & the flap stuck, unused, Cat. Very scarce. - 2d green ACSC #ES85 for an unknown user, minor stains from the "window" adhesive, unused, Cat. [The ACSC states that only two unused examples are recorded] - 3d red ACSC #ES88 for Sidney Cooke (Melbourne), unused, Cat. [The ACSC states that only two unused examples are recorded] 1960 QEII 5d light blue with Albino Embossing ACSC #ES98c for Dennys Lascelles Wool Brokers, used in 1964 at Horsham, Cat unused; unpriced used. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards $ PS Ex Lot 225 Box with a mostly unused array, about half are QEII issues but the earlier items include Fullface 1d x4 (three used), Kangaroo 1d x12 (mostly used), Sideface 1d x7 (six used), 1917 'REPLY' Barred-Out x2 (both used), 2d scarlet (used), then 1925 Rounded Perfs 1½d x2 (one CTO) & Straight-Line Perfs, KGVI 2d on Cream x7 (four used) & on Grey x5, 3½d with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, 5d 'AUTOMATIC POST OFFICE' x2 (one CTO & addressed), etc, condition of the earlier material is variable but most are fine to very fine. (200+) $1, PS 227 PS A/B 228 PS A+ 229 PS A+ 230 PS B Ex Lot 226 Lot 229 Lot 230 Selection of scenic issues mostly unused comprising Fullface 1d ACSC #LC10 'MT LOFTY RANGES', Sideface 1d Perf 10 #LC17, Perf 12½ #LC18 x2, Die 2 #LC25 in blue-violet, 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 1d black #LC39 'OFF TO THE SEAT OF WAR' (faults) & on 1d purple #LC37 'PINEAPPLES' (CTO but addressed), 1½d black-brown #LC44 'GPO HOBART' (philatelically used), 2d orange/white #LC46 'GIBBERABONG CREEK' (used, soiled), and 1½d scarlet/grey #LC55 'MURRUMBIDGEE IRRIGATION SCHEME' CTO, Cat $2100. (11) Non-scenic issues including KGVI 2d with printed address & advice for Mercantile Mutual Insurance, QEII 3½d with FDI cancel, 3½d 4d & 5d each with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint in red, 5d with Royal Agricultual Show overprint CTO x2 (one addressed), 4c with 'SPECIMEN' & with 'SPECIMEN ONLY' Handstamps, & a few others, mostly fine to very fine unused. (12) 1918 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharges on Sideface 1d Die 1 Perf 10 ACSC LC35 'ZOO. ADELAIDE SA', CTO, Cat. Superb! d Orange on Off-White Stock Perf 10 ACSC #LC45 'ON THE MURRAY/S AUSTRALIA' (paddlesteamer) with printed advice within for William Adams & Co (Sydney), unused, Cat. Superb! ½d Green Perf 12½ ACSC #LC51 'SPRING ST MELB' (tram & horse-drawn buggy), to Arkansas (rare destination) with 1½d green tied by Sydney cds of 3OC23, minor discolouration, Cat. The earliest recorded date of usage of the 1½d green cards. [The ACSC states the ERD is ] 231 PS A 1924 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharges on 2d scarlet ACSC #LC54 'HAWKESBURY RIVER', unused, Cat $300. $150 When selling always consider the end objective: how much you receive in your hand after the auction is much more important than finding the lowest commission rate. You get what you pay for, so when deciding where to sell your material, talk to Torsten or Gary about how you can benefit from our knowledge, presentation, marketing and results. $600 $150 $300 $300

31 Page:31 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards (continued) 232 PS A 233 PS B 234 PS A 235 PS A 236 PS A Ex Lot 232 Lot 233 Lot KGV Non-Scenic Issues 1½d red paper trials on rough brownish stock - unissued thus - & on off-white stock as issued, each stuck except at lower-right where the corners have been folded-back to show the inside colour, endorsed "A" & "D" respectively ACSC #LC61(P)1 & 2, Cat $1000. The only recorded examples. (2) KGVI 2d red Perf 13½ on Cream with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp in violet, minor blemishes. Unlisted. [The ACSC states that two such cards Perf 11¾ are recorded. We query if this is an error for Perf 13½] 1949 New Portrait 2½d red with 134mm Between the Vertical Perforations as ACSC #LC73 but with the Perforations Grossly Misplaced resulting in the Arms & Stamp at the Base of the Card, unused. A dramatic & unlisted error Issues ACSC #LC & 84 each with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint plus 4c with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp x2 or 'SPECIMEN ONLY' Handstamp, and Registration Envelope 24c with 'SPECIMEN ONLY' Handstamp, Cat $1125. (9) QEII Issues '20c' on 18c Imperforate ACSC #LC97b, unused. [20 examples were purchased at Malvern (Vic) PO in All had "blind perforations" that do not penetrate the thin card] $100 Lot 237 Lot 238 Lot PS A 238 PS B 239 PS B - '20c' on 18c with Red Printing (the stamp) Completely Omitted ACSC #97c, unused, Cat $600. [At least two examples of this ultimate Missing Colour are recorded] STAMPED TO ORDER ISSUES: c.1920 Star 1½d brown with printed address for WH Burford & Sons (Adelaide) ACSC #LCS4A front only with advertising on the reverse for soap, candles etc, central fold & small repaired tear at the top, Cat $1500. Rare. [The ACSC does not make it clear that the price is for a front only but considering that the other contemporary issues are priced at $3000 each this does seem to be an obvious conclusion] MILITARY ISSUES: c.1916 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE/LETTER CARD' on Grey Stock with Poem on Reverse, minor blemishes, unused & very scarce thus. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Letter Sheets $600 Lot 240 Lot PS A- 241 PS A- 242 PS B Lot 241 STAMPED TO ORDER: d green/pale green ACSC #LSS11 with printed address of the Victorian Education Department, horizontal crease as always, unused, Cat c red/green ACSC #LSS15 for the Victorian Education Department uprated with QE 1c with 'VG' perfin, unfolded & unused, Cat $1000. [The ACSC states that "Only two examples have been recorded"] OFFICIAL: 1913 Kangaroo 1d with 'OS' of Dots-in-the-Die ACSC #LSO1 being a printed truancy notice for the Victorian Education Department, 'ARARAT/13JL14/VIC' cds, minor blemishes, Cat $1500. Rare & the earliest recorded date for a CofA official lettersheet. [The ACSC states "The printer's imprint inside...indicates the original printing was made in 1916, and the ERD of use is 23 March 1916". The printer's imprint on this example is '7.13' & the usage is 20 months earlier] $300 $750

32 Page:32 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 243 PS Ex Lot 243 Useful group with Coronation 1d unused x3 different & used (with brief message dated " ": Coronation Day), Victorian Scenes unused x4 different & used in Ceylon to New Zealand (most unusual), KGV 1d red on white used & on buff unused & used uprated with Victoria ½d, 1½d brown #P51 for Bendigo Golf Club, 1½d brown with White Wattle Flaw at U/R #P52j, 1½d green with Broken Rule Left of 'POST' #P53f used to Holland, 2d scarlet unused (a bit spotty) & CTO, 1d violet No Top to Crown #P56(2)f unused, 'ONE/PENNY' Surcharges on 1½d brown #P58 & 1½d green #P60 both unused, 1d green Die III with 'OS/NSW' puncture #P64e, etc, also Stamped to Order Kangaroo 1d for Vacuum Oil Co unused, KGV Oval 1d green for Evangelical Lutheran Synod & KGVI Oval 1½d for Department of Immigration, and Solid 'OS'-in-the-Die 1d green Die I x2 (one with 'THREE/HALFPENCE' Surcharge) both unused; condition variable but generally fine to very fine. (33) $1, PS 245 PS A/B Ex Lot 244 Ex Lot 245 Mostly unused selection with Fullface 1d ACSC #P1 & P23 x2, Coronation 1d Prince (used), Victorian Scenes 'SPRING ST' (used), Kangaroo 1d with 'OHMS' above Stamp, Sideface 1d Die 1 #P27 x4 (two used), #P28 x2 & Die 2 #P28d, 1½d brown with Footer & with Footer Removed, 2d scarlet CTO, 1d violet, 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 1d Die 3, etc, also Stamped to Order Sideface ½d ACSC #PS5 for Department of Defence (used, minor blemishes) & KGVI Oval 1d green (creased, used), generally fine to very fine, Cat $3500 approximately. (38) Selection of better used cards comprising Fullface 1d ACSC #P23 with d/s of AP1/13 corrected to MY1/13 & another with drawing of two dogs on the reverse (soiled), Sideface 1d Die 2 #P28da, 1½d brown #P51 used to GB Sweden or Switzerland (with 'CONSULAT DE SUISSE/BRISBANE' cachet on the reverse), 1½d green with Footnote #P54, 1d violet #P56(2) used locally & to UK, KGVI 2½d #P73 uprated to Germany & 3d green uprated to the USA, plus Stamped to Order with 'OHMS' Headings on KGV Oval 1d green #PS23, KGVI 1d green #PS25 & 1½d green #PS29, fine to very fine, Cat $1400. (14) $ PS Ex Lot 246 Advertising group with Fullface 1d ACSC #P1 for Fauldings, 1d Roo for Hall & Sons (unused), KGV 1d #P27 for Metropolitan Fire Brigade & Die II for Daily News (Perth), #P28d for Kapunda Technical School (unused), 1½d brown & 1d violet both punctured 'OS/NSW' for Sydney Harbour Trust, 1d green #64 for Mayor Shafto's Campaign (Perth) (unused) & for Mackinnon & Cox 'Sale of Racehorses', 1½d brown #P68 for Kew Presbyterian Church (unused), fine to very fine. (10) If you are unsure about the auction process, please enquire or have a look at the Auction Articles section on our website $350

33 Page:33 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (continued) 247 PS Ex Lot 247 Annotated collection with unused Fullface 1d ACSC #P1 x2 (one a deep dull shade that may be a proof?) & With Admonition #P23, KGV Sideface 1d red #P27 P28 & 28da, 1½d green x2 (one with Broken Line to Left of 'POST'), 2d scarlet (CTO), 1d violet x2, 'ONE/PENNY' Surcharges #P58 59 & 60, 1d green Die 1 #P61, 1½d brown on Very Thin Stock with No Stop after 'added ' #P68(2)d, QE 1d+1d #P71 x2, etc, and 'OS' 1d 'PO6 & 1½d on 1d #PO9, used including Victoria Scenes 'SPRING ST' & KGV 1½d green #P54, etc, 'SPECIMEN' Overprints on KGVI 3d & 4d on 3d, generally very fine, Cat 0+. (53) $1, PS A 249 PS A/A- Lot 248 Ex Lot Fullface 'ADDRESS ONLY...' 1d with Underlined 'OHMS' Overprint Above the Header ACSC #P1ea, handwritten message for South Australian Department of Mines, used, Cat. Rare Coronation 1d ACSC #P2-19 group of all-different portraits of KGV x6, Queen Mary & Prince of Wales x2, two with printed address & advice for GA Bremer & Co, unused, Cat $1125. (9) $ PS Ex Lot annotated all-different selection comprising Portraits of KGV unused x7 & used x2, Queen Mary unused x5 & used x3 (two used on , the Coronation Day), and Prince Edward unused x3 & used, generally very fine, Cat $2325. (21) 251 PS A 1911 Victorian Scenes 1d ACSC #P21 'GILDEROY RANGES', 'GOLD MINE' & 'RIVER YARRA', unused, Cat $375. $1,000 At Abacus Auctions you can count on us to present your material to its greatest advantage to secure for you the best possible results. Whether you are wanting to sell a collection of fine used singles, or of mint blocks, or of beautiful covers, or of revenues, or of postcards, or you name it, you are invited to contact Torsten or Gary today to learn how Abacus can assist you.

34 Page:34 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (continued) 252 PS 253 PS A- Ex Lot 252 Lot Victorian Scenes ACSC #P21 large-part set 10/12 missing only 'BUFFALO MTS' & 'GOLD DREDGING', 'GILDEROY RANGES' is used, others are fine to very fine unused, Cat $1200. (10) 1913 Kangaroo 1d Original Die with 'OHMS' Above Heading ACSC #P24ea & 'BOARD OF ADVICE' notice on reverse, superb 'BIRDWOOD/31JL34/STH-AUST' cds, Cat $350. Extraordinarily late usage. 254 PS A Penny Sideface 1d red Die 1 BW #P27, unused, Cat $150. Superb! $ PS A - 1d red Die 2 Type 2 with 40 Degree Spur ACSC #P27d, Perth machine cancel & very fine 'GOOMALLING/WA' arrival cds on the face, Cat. 256 PS A - 1d red Die 2 with 60 Degree Spur ACSC #P27da, unused, Cat. $350 $150 $ PS A 258 PS A Lot 257 Lot Re-Issue of 1d+1d Reply Cards Tasmania 1892 '1d.' on 1½d outward-half with 'THE ANNEXED CARD IS INTENDED/FOR THE ANSWER' Barred-Out ACSC #P39, unused, Cat $ Tasmania 1892 '1d.' on 1½d reply-half with 'REPLY' Barred-Out ACSC #P40, unused, Cat $3000. [John Sinfield's example sold at the Prestige auction of for $2645] $2,000 $2, PS C 260 PS B 261 PS B 262 PS A+ Lot 259 Lot 261 Ex Lot New Shaded Heading 1d red ACSC #P47 with printed advice for S Hoffnung & Co & uprated with KGV ½d green - 'SH/&/Co LTD' perfin - for the War Tax, corner bend at lower-left & a bit soiled, Cat $1500. Rare: the ACSC states that fewer than 10 used & only three unused examples have been recorded. All the used examples have been uprated. The vast majority from this printing were surcharged Penny Halfpenny Sideface 1½d brown with 'OS/NSW' Puncture BW #51e for Sydney Harbour Trust, 1½d red-brown with 'OS/NSW' Puncture ACSC #P52e 1) for the Lands Department & 2) with Missing Pin in 'O' & Damaged Pin at U/L of 'N', for Sydney Harbour Trust, a few faults, Cat $700. Scarce trio. (3) - 1½d emerald-green with Footnote Added ACSC #P54 to Illinois uprated with KGV ½d green tied by Adelaide Krag machine cancel with scarce 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/ALWAYS ASK FOR/AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS' slogan, minor blemishes, Cat $300. A very scarce uprating. - 1½d emerald-green with Footnote Added ACSC #P54, to New Zealand in 1924 with Melbourne slogan cancel, Cat $300. Superb! $150 $150

35 Page:35 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (continued) 263 PS A+/B 1923 'ONE/PENNY' Surcharges 1d on 1½d brown with Footnote ACSC #P57 (a bit aged), 1d on 1½d red-brown with Footnote Removed #P58 (bumped corners but fine), 1d on 1½d emerald with No Footnote #P59 (superb!) & 1d on 1½d emerald with Redrawn Header & Footnote Added #P60 (very fine), all unused, Cat $2800. Rarely available as a "set". (4) $1,400 Lot 264 Lot 265 Lot PS B - 1d on 1½d dark brown with Two-Line Footnote (#P51) ACSC #P57, minor blemishes, unused, Cat $ PS A - 1d on 1½d dark brown with Two-Line Footnote (#P51) ACSC #P57, unused, Cat $1500. $1, PS A- - 1d on 1½d brown without Footnote (#P52) ACSC #P58, two slightly bumped corners, unused, Cat. 267 PS C - 1d on 1½d brown without Footnote (#P52) with Overprint Misplaced Diagonally BW #58ca with printed advice for Michaelis Hallenstein & Co, discolouration at the base, addressed but unused, Cat $1250. [The ACSC states only one example is recorded] 268 PS A+ Lot 268 Lot 270 Lot 271-1d on 1½d green without Footnote (#P53) ACSC #P59 with slight Misplacement of the Overprint, unused, Cat +. Superb! 269 PS A - 1d on 1½d emerald without Footnote (#P53) ACSC #P59, used within Tasmania, Cat. $ PS A 271 PS A- - 1d on 1½d emerald without Footnote & the Surcharge Significantly Misplaced ACSC #P59d with unlisted plate flaw Broken Line to Right of 'CARD', unused, Cat $ [This is an unlisted variety & a more dramatic misplacement than the card illustrated in the ACSC, which item is stated to be unique] - 1d on 1½d emerald without Footnote (#P53) with Broken Horizontal Line Left of 'POST' ACSC #59f, minor spotting on the reverse only, unused, Cat $ PS A+ - 1d on 1½d emerald with Footnote (#P54) ACSC #P60, unused, Cat $300. Superb! 273 PS A- 274 PS A- 275 PS A/A- 276 PS A+ - 1d on 1½d emerald with Footnote & Broken L/R Corner of the Stamp ACSC #P60d, minor stain on the reverse, unused, Cat KGV Sideface 1d green Die 1 on Buff for Sydney Harbour Trust & 1d green Die 3 on White for Lands Department both punctured 'OS/NSW' ACSC #P61e & 62e, a couple of tiny problems, Cat $450. (2) - 1½d brown with 83mm Footnote ACSC #P67 x2 (one in a very unusual dull shade with RACQ notice on the reverse), & with 88½mm Footnote #P68(1) in a brighter shade, and on Flimsy Stock #P68(2), unused, Cat $420+. (4) - 1½d brown with 83mm Footnote and No Stop after 'Empire ' punctured 'OS/NSW' ACSC #P67d/e for Sydney Harbour Trust, unused & unpriced thus. Superb! 277 PS A - 1½d with 88½mm Footnote on Flimsy Stock ACSC #P68(2), unused, Cat $ PS A KGVI Issues 1½d brown punctured 'OS/NSW' ACSC #P70e for the Maritime Services Board, to Mosman with Sydney slogan cancel, Cat. [The damaged pins in 'O' & 'N' had been replaced by mid-1936] Collecting is about enjoyment, relaxation, and fun. At Abacus Auctions, we are passionate about collecting, and it shows in everything we do. How can we help with the direction of your collecting? If you are looking for a new challenge, we have plenty of exciting ideas. If you require assistance when it comes to selling, we are here to provide you with obligation-free advice.

36 Page:36 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (continued) Lot 279 Lot 280 Lot PS A 280 PS A - Queen Mother 1d+1d with two 'OS/NSW' Perfins BW #P71e for the Government Printing Office, to Perth in 1943 with Sydney machine cancel, Cat. A very desirable "doubleton". Ex John Sinfield: sold at the Prestige auction of for $ d mauve on off-white stock punctured 'OS/NSW' ACSC #P72(2)e for the Government Printing Office, to Gunnedah in 1948 with Sydney slogan cancel, Cat $300. [This was the last Postal Card provided with the 'OS/NSW' perfin] COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official) Only cards with 'OS'-in-the-Die are listed here. See under "Postal Cards" for issues overprinted 'OHMS' or with 'OS/NSW' perfin. 281 PS B 282 PS A- 283 PS A 'OS' of Dots-in-the-Die 1d green Die I ACSC #PO5 for the Victorian Education Department with School Committee advice, minor "suntanning" on the reverse, unused, Cat $ Unbroken 'OS'-in-the-Die 1d green Die 1 ACSC #PO printing on unsurfaced grey card, poor Korumburra cds, minor blemishes, Cat. - 1½d on 1d green Die 1 with 'OS' of Dots Type 1 (Dot Clear of the Left Foot of the First 'A' in 'AUSTRALIA') ACSC #PO8A, local usage in 1933 with superb 'KORUMBURRA/VIC' cds, a couple of tiny blemishes, Cat $ PS A - 1½d on 1d green Die 1 ACSC #PO9, unused, Cat. $100 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Stamped to Order) 285 PS A 286 PS A 287 PS A 288 PS B 289 PS A- 290 PS A+ 291 PS B 292 PS B Ex Lot 285 Lot 287 Lot 290 Selection comprising Star with 'POSTAGE' 1d green for Silver Star Starch, KGV Oval 1d for NSW Registrar- General & Woodroofe's Cordials (unused, faults), QM 1d for Myer & for Accountants Students' Society, KGVI 1½d for Edible Oil Industries & Henry Jones & Co, Crowned-Circle 3d for Wallace & McGee (unused) and QEII 5d light blue for Drug Houses of Australia, Cat $1400 not including the damaged item. (9) 1913 Kangaroo 1d red BW #PS3 on buff stock for Vacuum Oil Company at Melbourne, printed "C' at U/L, unused, Cat KGV Sideface ½d pale green ACSC #PS5 with printed 'OHMS' & 'DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE' imprint at L/L, to a German POW at "Detention Barracks/Berrima" with Lt-Col Holman cachet in violet applied on arrival, Cat $600+. A very scarce usage. - 1d red Die 1 ACSC #PS6 for Bacchus Marsh Milk Co at Melbourne, minor abrasion on the reverse, unused, Cat. Ex John Sinfield: sold at the Prestige auction of for $ Star 1½d red-brown Die 3 ACSC #PS17 for the NSW Registrar-General, to Corowa with Sydney machine cancel of SP6/1920, minor corner bend, Cat. - 1½d red-brown Die 3 (No Triangles) ACSC #PS17 for the NSW Registrar-General, to Corowa with Sydney machine cancel of OC31/1921, Cat. Superb! Star with 'POSTAGE' 1½d red-brown ACSC #PS18 for the NSW Registrar-General, to Corowa with Sydney machine cancel of JL31/1922, pinholes at upper-left, Cat $ ½d red-brown ACSC #PS18 for Concrete Constructions with Melbourne British Empire Exhibition slogan cancel of 10MY/1923, minor bends, Cat $300. Illustrated in the ACSC at page PS A - 1d green ACSC #PS22 with 'CITY OF COBURG/Electric Supply' header on reverse, unused, Cat. 294 PS A KGV Oval 1d green ACSC #PS23 for Evangelical Lutheran Synod of SA on white & on pale buff cards, superb cds of 'BIRDWOOD' or 'ROSEDALE', Cat. Superb! (2) $600 $150 $300 $140 $180

37 Page:37 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Stamped to Order) (continued) 295 PS A- 296 PS A+/B 297 PS A Lot 295 Ex Lot 296 Lot 297-1½d brown ACSC #PS24 for NSW Registrar-General locally used at Sydney in 1932, faint discolouration on reverse, Cat $1500. Rare KGVI Oval d green ACSC #PS25 1) on white for the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of SA, superb; 2) on pale yellow for Frank O'Brien Glass (NSW), addressed but otherwise unused, fault at right probably caused by the typewriter; & 3) on grey for Adelaide Co-Operative Society, superb; all unused, Cat $750. (3) - 1½d green Blotter Card ACSC #PS29c in blue on light blue for John Danks & Son Hardware (NSW) with 'BLOTTER' printed at upper-left, to Armidale (NSW) with Sydney slogan cancel of 28MCH/1949, minor blemish on the reverse, Cat $1000. Most attractive. Ex John Sinfield: sold at the Prestige auction of for $862. [The only Blotter Card we have seen other than from South Australia] $600 $ PS A Lot 298-2d red ACSC #PS27 for Department of the Interior to Holland with Canberra cds of 10AU39, 'HEEMSTEDE' arrival cds & forwarded to Laan, Cat 0. The earliest of only 3 recorded examples. [The advice concerns the addresse's application to migrate to Australia] $1, PS A+ 300 PS A+ 301 PS A 302 PS B 303 PS A+ Lot 299 Lot 301 Lot 303-1d brown ACSC #PS28(2) on white for Spectacle Makers Pty Ltd (NSW) uprated with ½d Roo tied by part-machine cancel, message dated "7/10/1947", Cat $3000. Superb! Illustrated in the ACSC. [The ACSC states this is the only recorded example] - 1½d green ACSC #PS29 1) for Shire of Eltham (Vic), unused; 2) for H Jones & Co (Tas), used in 1949; 3) for Australian Gas Light Co (NSW), used in 1945; & 4) ditto, very late usage in 1954 uprated with ½d & 1d; Cat $650. Superb quartet! (4) - 1½d green ACSC #PS29 small size (102x75mm) for School Committees (Vic) with OHMS header in red, unused. Very scarce. [This was the last issue of Victorian Board of Advice/School Committee Postal Cards, and the only one to not have 'OS'-in-the-Die] - 1½d green ACSC #PS29 small size (102x75mm) for School Committees (Vic) with OHMS header in red endorsed "Would you please forward small parcel of these forms/[signed]/cororooke State School No 2819", otherwise unused, pinhole & folded at upper-left. A most unusual method of requisition. - 1½d green ACSC #PS29 small size (102x75mm) for School Committees (Vic) with OHMS header in red, to Prahran with Melbourne scarce 'SANE DRIVING/SAFE ARRIVING' slogan cancel of 5MAY/1949. Superb! $2,000 $350 $300 $150 $240

38 Page:38 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Stamped to Order) (continued) Lot 304 Lot 307 Lot PS A d green ACSC #PS31 for Henry Jones & Co (Tas), unused, Cat. Superb! 305 PS (A-) 306 PS (A-) 307 PS A New Design 3d green ACSC #PS31 for Stewarts & Lloyds (Vic), unaddressed but with 'TOORAK SE2/ 26OC53/VIC-AUST' cds, small repaired tear at upper-left, Cat used QEII Large Die 3d green ACSC #PS32 for Kalamazoo (Aust) used at Sydney in 1954, small closed spike-hole to left of '3d', Cat QEII Smaller Die 3½d orange ACSC #PS33 on bright yellow for Goldsborough Mort Stock Agents (SA) uprated with ½d & 1d but unused, Cat $1500. Superb! [The uprating was to the 5d rate that was introduced The ACSC states that only one other unused 3½d card is recorded] 308 PS A- - 4d plum ACSC #PS34 for The Brotherhood of St Laurence (Vic), small-part machine cancel, Cat $750. $150 $150 $1,000 Lot 309 Lot 310 Lot PS A- - 4d plum ACSC #PS34 for WR Carpenter Holdings (ACT) to Epping (NSW) with Canberra City slogan cancel of 21NOV1957, faint discolouration, Cat $750. Illustrated in the ACSC. 310 PS A 311 PS A A dramatic slump in Postal Card sales prompted the Post Office to withdraw remaining stocks effective Thereafter, until the introduction of scenic issues in 1976, the only Postal Card printings were Stamped to Order issues. - 5d light blue ACSC #PS36 for Drug Houses of Australia (Vic), to a chemist in Mildura with Melbourne slogan cancel of 17AUG/1963, Cat $300. [No official reason was given for the colour being changed from indigo but it was almost certainly because postmarks didn't show up well against the darker embossing] 1966 New Currency 4c scarlet ACSC #PS38 with 'OHMS' heading & 'CONTROL YOUR DOG - FEED NO OFFAL' at base, 'HYDATIDS LIMITATION PROGRAMME' heading on reverse, unused. Rare & unpriced unused; Cat used. A key Decimal issue. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes $ PS Ex Lot 312 Unused selection including Kangaroo 4d 'REGISTERED LETTER' both sizes, KGV 4d with Red Star & with Orange Star, 4½d on 5d #RE17 & 17d (gum removed), 4½d Violet Text & Red Text both with No Top to Crown, Oval 4½d both sizes, 5d on 4½d 18mm Spacing both sizes, 5d #RE26, etc, 'SPECIMEN' Overprint on KGVI 1/0½d & QEII 1/7d, also Christmas Island 30c & PNG 1/7d, generally very fine, Cat $ (19) $1,000

39 Page:39 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes (continued) 313 PS 314 PS Used selection comprising Kangaroo 4d with boxed 'REGISTERED' & 4d 'REGISTERED LETTER' with Large 'T' in 'MUST' x2, Sideface 4d orange/white x2 (one to Canada with 1d Engraved but damaged), 5d with Red Lines, 5d with Text on Back 'Price 6d...', 4½d with 'envelpe' on back & 4½d with Red Lines, KGV Oval 5d uprated with 1d green & 'COMPENSATION' h/s, QEII 2/5d ' 50 ($100)' with Helecon Ink (opened-out) & 24c, condition variable, Cat $ (12) Mostly used bundle with Kangaroo 4d Long Envelope with KGV 1d violet added (minor spotting), KGV 4d orange/white, QEII 2/5d with 'CANCELLED' h/s across the 'COMPENSATION' clause, 2/5d Helecon Ink ACSC #RE44, etc, five with red registration labels & some postmark interest. (21) 315 PS A/A-B Ex Lot 315 Unused selection comprising Kangaroo 4d with boxed 'REGISTERED', Sideface 4d on White (minor spotting), 5d with Red Device on Flap & 4½d both CTO, KGV Oval 5d, QEII 1/7d on White x2 (one with large 'SPECIMEN' Overprint in red), 2/5d & 24c with 'SPECIMEN ONLY' h/s, fine to very fine, Cat 0+. (9) $ PS Ex Lot 316 Lot 317 Used selection including Kangaroo 4d 'REGISTERED LETTER' with 'REGISTERED/BRISBANE' cds in rosine, KGV 4d orange/white uprated to GB, 1919 New Format #RE9 with ½d for War Tax (very fine, Cat $1500), 5d #RE10A with scarce 'REGISTERED LETTER SECTION/GPO ADELAIDE' rubber d/s, Flap Folded to Front 5d #RE11A & B (flap fault), 4½d on 5d #RE16 CTO, #RE17d x2 (one with Surcharge at an Angle), Oval 4½d both sizes, etc, also 1960s 'OHMS 'RETURNED LETTER' Envelope for Sydney DLO, condition variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat $ (24) 317 PS A Kangaroo 4d with boxed 'REGISTERED' ACSC #RE1, unused, Cat. About as fine as they come. $1, PS A Lot 318-4d orange Long Envelope ACSC #RE2, unused, Cat $1000. Very scarce, especially this fine. [We agree with Mark Diserio that it is most unlikely these envelopes were produced before the standard size, which should be #RE2 & this should be #RE3]

40 Page:40 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes (continued) 319 PS B 320 PS A 321 PS A 322 PS A - 4d with 'Price Fourpence Halfpenny...' at Top Setting 1 ACSC #RE4A, 'TAMWORTH/NSW' cds and red & black RL, minor blemishes mostly on the reverse, Cat. Underrated on Old NSW Stock KGV 4d orange with Orange "Star" Obliterating the Stamp Box on the Flap (Setting 1; 111mm) ACSC #RE7A, used Sydney-Adelaide in 1917, unpriced used. [The Orange Star is at least 10 times scarcer than the red stars but this is not reflected in the catalogue prices] - KGV 4d orange with Orange "Star" Obliterating the Stamp Box on the Flap (Setting 2; 115mm) ACSC #RE7B, unused, Cat. - KGV 4d orange with Orange "Star" Obliterating the Stamp Box on the Flap (Setting 2; 115mm) as ACSC #RE7B but with Red Line between 'L' & 'E' of 'LETTER', unused, Cat PS A 324 C B Lot 323 Lot Experimental Layout with Two-Line Compensation Advice KGV 4d orange ACSC #RE9 to Melbourne with KGV 1½d brown pair tied by Sydney cds of 1FE20, red/white RL, Melbourne arrival b/s, Cat $1500. As fine an example as we have seen. [The ACSC states "the new layout was abandoned almost as soon as it was approved"] Flap Folded to the Front KGV 5d Sideface as ACSC #RE11B but with text on the reverse altered in manuscript to 'Price "6d"... and "1d" for value of envelope' after the price rise, used to Norway with KGV 1d red Single Wmk strip of 4 affixed tied Sydney cds of '15NO21' paying 3d foreign rate x2 plus 3d registation fee, red RL (faults) alongside, 'KRISTIANIA/27 XII 21/NORGE R' roller cancel arrival on back, slightly trimmed at top. 325 PS A - KGV 5d brown with Address Lines at Left ACSC #RE13, unused, Cat $300. $ PS A 327 PS B 1923 Surcharges on Obsolete Stock 'FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY' on KGV 5d brown with Text on the Back Commencing 'Price 6d...' ACSC #RE14C with worn 'BALACLAVA/5FE24/VICTORIA' cds & 'Balaclava' h/s in violet on red/white RL, 'FOOTSCRAY' arrival b/s, Cat $1500. Rare: the earlier of only two recorded examples. [The ACSC notes that no unused examples have been recorded. Mark Diserio's used example of MR19/1924 sold at auction in 2017 for $1920] 1930 Surcharges 'FIVE/PENCE' on Sideface 4½d violet ACSC #RE23, 'CASTLEREAGH STREET/-FE31/NSW' cds and blue & black RL, opened-out & resealed, Cat $750. $750 $1, PS A 329 PS A Lot New Layout QEII 1/7d red with the Red Offset Printing (All Text & Registration Lines) Omitted ACSC #39c, unused, Cat $1250. Rare: absent from Mark Diserio's Gold Medal exhibit. With a normal example for comparison. [The ACSC states "several unused examples are recorded"] 1959 Provisional on 1/7d Stock 2/5d with Eleven Obliterating Lines on Reverse Setting 2 with 'CTB ' at L/L ACSC #RE40D, unused, Cat $300. Our Cross-Reference Index is located on pages and will help you find items you might otherwise overlook. $750

41 Page:41 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes (continued) 330 D A Lot 330 STAMPED TO ORDER: KGVI 5½d ACSC #RES2 cutout on thin white paper, 'REGISTERED HOBART/28JY48/ TAS-AUST' cds. Rare. [The ACSC records one complete envelope & states "No cut-outs have been reported." A single cutout of the similar 5d envelope #RES1 is catalogued at ] COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Wrappers 331 PS 332 PS A/B 333 PS 334 PS 335 PS A 336 PS Useful group comprising KGV 1d red ACSC #W4 unused (shortened), 1d green Die 2 on Laid Paper #W13 unused & Die 3 #W14d used to GB, KGVI 1½d #W21 unused & used to USA, and QEII 2½d indigo with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint #W28w, Cat $1400. (6) Unused group comprising Roo ½d x2 & 1d, Sideface ½d x2 & 1d x3, ½d+½d x3, 1d violet x2, d green Die 1 x2, d green Dies 1 & 3, 1d Queen Mother, KGVI ¾-Face 1½d and Sideface 1½d green both sizes, some paper differences, plus some later issues, fine to very fine, Cat $2250 plus the later issues. (36) Selection with Kangaroo ½d, KGV ½d x2 (one used), 1d red x4 (three used), ½d+½d x3 (two used), Queen Mother 1d used, plus a few others, also Stamped To Order KGV 1d green Die 3, Queen Mother 1d, KGVI Sideface 1½d green, Oval 2½d+2½d x2 (used), and Crowned-Circle 3d enormous wrapper for Victorian Education Department (unused & folded once only), & QEII 5d light blue (used, front only), generally fine to very fine, Cat $1750. (22) Selection partly on exhibit pages with several unfolded including ACSC #W20, #W22-25, #W29 with Last 3 Lines of Text Printed on Aberrant Flap, #W29 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint & #W30, etc, generally very fine, STC $900+. Mostly Ex Mark Diserio d green Die 2 on Thin Glazed Paper ACSC #W13(1), impression of printing forme retaining screw at left; and on Vertically Laid Paper #W13(2); unused, Cat $900. (2) STAMPED TO ORDER: Selection comprising KGVI 1½d+1½d ACSC #WS26 uprated with ½d Roo to Singapore, KGVI 3d #WS30 (262mm wide) uprated with ½d Roo, Sydney Stock Exchange QEII 2½d, 5d indigo, 5d light blue, 5d red (front only), 4c (front only) & 5c #WS34-39, and Sideface 1d red with 'OS' of Dots-in-the-Die #WO1 (257mm wide) uprated with KGV ½d green, a few with faults, Cat $2600. Scarce group. (9) $600 $600 $ PS B 338 D A 339 D A- Lot 337 Ex Lot 340 Lot Sideface 1d red Die 1 ACSC #WS8 for Melbourne Electric Supply Co, minor blemishes, unused. Very rare & unpriced unused. Ex Mark Diserio: sold at the Prestige auction of for $2185. [Very few unused Stamped to Order Wrappers have survived] STAMPED TO ORDER: 1924 KGV 2d red-brown/brown ACSC #WS19 for Davies Brothers (Hobart) address panel only, Cat + for a cutout. [Only two complete wrappers - Cat 0 - have been recorded] Kangaroo 2½d deep blue/white ACSC #WS5 for Davies Brothers (Hobart) cutout only, an adhesive removed, Cat. [The ACSC states that no complete wrappers have been recorded] COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Food Parcel Labels 340 DPS A 341 PS A /7d (used) & 5/10d (unmounted mint) Myer cutouts plus 5/10d complete label for 'DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE/VICTORIA' ACSC #PL4B with 'MO/76' at lower-left, large-part o.g., Cat $1650. (3 items) - 5/10d light blue for Victorian Department of Agriculture ACSC #PL4B with 'MO/76' at lower-left, unused, a few minor gumside blemishes, large-part o.g., Cat $1000. $1,000 $100 $800

42 Page:42 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Commemorative Covers/Datestamps 342 CL A- Lot Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d (rounded corner) 3d & 5/- tied to plain cover to New Zealand by superb 'SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE/29MR32/SE PYLON' cds, commemorative registration label, Sydney transit b/s, a few slightly toned perfs. [The Bridge actually opened ] 343 C B 1933 WA Secession Referendum Day cover in yellow used at Perth 25MAY/1933, a bit spotty. $80 T COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers 344 CPS 345 CPS 1950s to modern collection with range of various cachet-makers to 1969 then Australia Post official covers reasonably complete to 2010+, noted 1970 Expo (addressed), Royal Visit (addressed, & unaddressed with pair) & Grasslands (unaddressed but minor toning), some commemorative cancels, also PSEs mostly with FDI cancels, lots of thematic interest, condition generally fine. (100s) Huge accumulation in four large boxes with some Pre-Decimals but majority Decimal up to recent, also some PSEs with FDI cancels and other stationery, commemorative cancels, noted AAT covers with Base cancels, condition generally fine. Weighs 40kg. (1000s) $1,000 T 346 C/CL A/B Ex Lot 346 Bundle of 1960s & early-1970s issues many unusually with pairs &/or blocks of 4 including Navigators, Birds & 1966 Decimals, etc, also 1970 Captain Cook Bicentennial two sets of long covers with strip & 30c tied by the twelve different pictorial cds, some light soiling but all the better ones are unaddressed. (80 approx) 347 C A- Lot Engraved KGV 1d red plus Kangaroos ½d and 1d on Fred Hagen cover to Switzerland tied by clear 'SYDNEY/-9DE13' cds being the official First Day of Issue for the Engraved Penny, a couple of very minor blemishes hardly detract, Cat $7500. [The ACSC states "At least eleven first day covers exist..." (the same number as known for the Penny Kangaroo, which is catalogued at $15,000)] $2,000 T

43 Page:43 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - First Day Covers (continued) Lot 348 Lot C A 349 C B 350 C A+ 351 C A 1923 KGV 1½d green tied to plain cover by superb 'PARKVILLE/7MR23/VIC.' cds being the official First Day of Issue ACSC #88y, unsealed & unaddressed, Cat $10,000. [The ACSC states "Only one first day cover can be traced". This was Arthur Gray's registered cover - a few blemishes - dated 6MR23 (!) which was sold at the Mossgreen auction of for $4370] 1931 Airmail 6d sepia tied by 'GPO MELBOURNE/4NO31/ 2 ' cds ACSC #144y on Blogg Brothers registered airmail cover to Perth with Kingsford Smith 2d alongside, a couple of minor aging marks, Cat $700. [The rate was 2d letter rate + 3d airmail surcharge per ½oz x2 = 8d] 1941 War Tax Surcharges '2½d' on 2d, '3½d' on 3d & '5½d' on 5d Ram plus the four Definitives issued on the same day 1d brown-purple, 1½d green, 2d mauve & 3d purple-brown all tied to plain Sydney Press Club cover by 'PARLIAMENT HOUSE/10DE41/NSW' cds, registered with Sydney transit b/s of the same date & 'BALGOWLAH' arrival b/s of the 11DE41, Cat $2375 for five FDCs. Rare & superb! [The only such dual issue FDC we have seen] Definitives 1d brown-purple pair tied to unsealed plain FDC to USA by 'LAMBTON/1JA43/NSW' cds, scarce ' 2/1 /PASSED/BY/CENSOR/ 12 ' Newcastle censor h/s, ACSC Cat. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History $3,000 $300 $1,250 T $150 T 352 CPS Ex Lot 352 Eclectic group including 1933 airmail cover to London with terrific franking including KGV 1/4d x8 etc (two other stamps missing), WWI POW envelopes to Austria with Free h/s or USA with printed Free, 1d Military Envelope unused, 1943 cover with ACF 'JUNGLE/FIGHTING'S/TOUGH/...' label on the reverse, WWII Army Medal Section 4½d Wrapper superb unused, five different OHMS covers with printed registration lines etc, NSW 1840 part-entire Sydney to "London Docks" & 1852 OHMS part-outer with an enormous Laureate 2d, etc, condition variable. (17 items) We hope you enjoy our auction catalogue with large high-resolution images interspersed within the text. This saves you from having to go looking for the illustrations elsewhere, and while it does take extra time and effort to prepare, this is part of the service we are proud to provide to our vendors and bidders.

44 Page:44 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 353 CPS 354 DCPS 355 CPS 356 PS A- 357 C B Ex Lot 353 Lot 356 Interesting array with a batch of airmail covers including commercial items three with KGV 1/4d & to Singapore with Large Kooka 6d & 3d White Wattles, 1908 Northern Tasmanian Tourists Association view-wallet, 1916 to USA with KGV ½d & 1d pair with 'AWS' perfins, 1919 registered with KGV ½d green & 4d orange, 1926 with boxed 'CLOSED/AGAINST/INSPECTION' h/s taxed with Postage Due 2d & 3d x5, 1932 with KGV 2d 'OS' Overprint, 1932 Letter Card with 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE GARDEN FETE/SYDNEY' cds (used one day only), 1934 paquebot with Macarthur set cancelled at Naples Italy, 1944 YMCA foldout Christmas card, two items damaged in transit with Post Office advice letters, etc, also NSW 1853 outer with Sydney Views 3d to London "per Harbinger" & a modest group of Tasmanian Postal Cards including a few with added Embossings, condition rather mixed. (200 approx) Commercial covers accumulation with 1917 'On Active Service' group, 1920 Royal Visit colourful invitation to the 'Official Landing' in special envelope (stamp does not belong), strength in Decimal frankings noted 40c Bird solo airmail to Hong Kong returned, registered and certified items, some used postal stationery, a few PPCs and Colonies items, also range of Victorian & New South Wales Railway Parcel stamps on large pieces, condition mixed but many fine. Weighs 3kg. (200+) Small box with some KGV items including commercial registereds from 'MURTOA/VIC', 'TAREE/NSW' & 'TULLAMORE/ NSW', 1920 KGV Sideface 4d Registration Envelope uprated to Denmark with scarce red/black RL of 'TAMBO' (Qld), two 5/10d rate Clipper covers to GB, condition variable; and a batch of 60+ Postal Stationery all philatelic with various Vietnam War cancels. (70+) 1901 unused envelope with very fine 'GOVERNOR-GENERAL/[arms]/FRANK STAMP/AUSTRALIA' h/s in blue & embossed arms in blue on the flap. The only unused envelope we have seen underpaid Lubin Manufacturing Co (Philadelphia) cover with USA 5c Washington, taxed with 'SEATTLE /T/10/CENTIMES' opera-glass cachet converted on arrival with Sydney '3D' cachet alongside, Postage Dues Completed Design ½d block of 4 and pair affixed tied by 'NSW' concentric-rings cancels, minor edge faults & slightly shortened at right not affecting stamps or markings. $750 T 358 D B 359 C B 360 PS A- Lot 358 Lot usage of 'TASMANIA/INTERSTATE/PARCEL POST' black/pink label with rare combination franking of First Wmk 1/- (Cat $1250 on cover) & Tasmanian 2d tied by a largely complete strike of the enormous 'CHIEF PARCELS OFFICE/JUL /HOBART' datestamp (rated RR) in violet, minor blemishes covers all franked with Engraved 1d, two used within Victoria, two to "Royal Military College/Duntroon" (FCT) & one at double-rate to England, some soiling etc. (5) 1915 usage of Sideface 1d Letter Card ('RIVER DERWENT') in brown with rare franking of First Wmk 3d Die II (Cat $1250 on cover) tied by 'REGISTERED/24FE15/SYDNEY NSW' cds, red & black registration label, 'MOSS VALE' arrival b/s, adhesion on the viewside. [The letter states "Enclosed please find Money Order " NB: the Third Wmk 3d was not issued until about October 1915] $600 T

45 Page:45 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 361 C A/B 362 PS A/B 363 C B 1918 two covers endorsed "Letter for enemy country enclosed" to Switzerland each with the rare boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD/...' (small letters) cachet in violet applied at Sydney, plus a cover without the endorsement & the standard cachet in red for comparison. (3) 1918 & 1919 usage of KGV 1d Wrappers ACSC #W4 to South Africa with KGV ½d green (very fine) or to California with Kangaroo 2d (opened a bit roughly). (2) 1918 & 1922 two plain OHMS medal envelopes franked with 'OS' punctures KGV 5d Rough Paper (faults, Cat $1500 on cover) or KGV 2d orange + Roo 2½d both registered Melbourne to Yarram, a few faults. (2) T $180 Lot C A- 365 CL B 366 PS A 367 PS C Lot unfranked Swiss Consulate at Sydney cover to "Mr H Krischke" in the German Concentration Camp at Liverpool with 'FOR INTERNED CIVILIAN' h/s in violet, couple of minor blemishes. [Presumably contained a letter from Germany forwarded via neutral Switzerland] 1921 (Oct 16) commercial cover with rare franking of KGV 1d red + 4d violet x3 (the single partly overlaps the pair) tied by light Sydney cds, red/white RL, slightly truncated at left & light soiling. A remarkable cover. [The rate was 2d per ½oz x5 + 3d registration] - (Dec 1) usage of KGV 5d Registration Envelope to New Zealand with Kangaroo Third Wmk 6d blue tied by Sydney cds, red RL label. [The rate was 2d per ½oz x4 + 3d registration. NB: the stamp appears to have Extensive Retouching at Left, especially in the upper-half. No such variety is recorded in the ACSC] 1922 usage of 1½d Postal Card for Royal Society of Victoria to New York with bold 'T/30c' h/s & 5-line 'THIS LETTER WAS POSTED INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/...' cachet in violet, US 'DUE/6/CENTS' h/s and precancelled Postage Due 1c & 5c affixed, stained on the reverse. $300 $ D 369 PS A Ex Lot 368 Extract - Lot complete 'PARCELS POST' labels including eleven different editions, various frankings mostly with Roos to 2/-, several with scarce parcel roller cancels, condition variable with some creasing but all highly presentable. The basis for an interesting collection. (17) 1924 usage of 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d red Letter Card ('MOSMAN'S BAY') to Sussex with Hobart Krag machine cancel with British Empire Exhibition slogan (very scarce from Hobart). $350 $150

46 Page:46 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 370 CO B 371 C B 372 CL B 373 CO A-/B 374 C A 375 CX B 1929 (Aug 12) catalogue envelope (247x177mm) for Joseph Charles by air to Tasmania with scarce franking of Small Multiple Wmk 1/- Roo & KGV 1/4d pair plus 3d Airmail (fault) tied by Perth Krag machine cancel, 'ST HELENS/19AU29/TASMANIA' arrival b/s, folds clear of the stamps. The 1/4d is rare on domestic mail. [Sent as Printed Matter, the rate was 1d per 4oz x2 + airmail supplement of 3d per ½oz x15 = 47d for an article weighing between 7½ & 8oz. At the time, the final leg Melbourne-Launceston was by sea] 1930 commercial cover from France with 10c pair, 50c & 1fr strip of 5 tied by 'TOULON' cds, Australian Customs blue/white 'ASSESSMENT LABEL' on the face endorsed "Free & another example on the reverse, a bit knocked-about but these labels are rarely seen on cover. [See also Lot 1149] 1931 large-part parcel wrapping (249x116mm) to USA with Kangaroos SMult Wmk 2/- pair & 5/- (Cat $1500 on cover) tied by 'REGISTERED ELIZABETH ST/22JA31/MELBOURNE' cds, blue RL alongside, San Francisco transit, 'Supposed liable to US/Customs Duties' and 'PASSED FREE/US CUSTOMS/BOSTON MASS' cachets in violet on face, wax seal removed and a couple of minor marks affecting one 2/- unit KGV ½d large stationery envelope (245x165mm) STO for McMillan & Co, London sent to Victoria with Australia-London Customs Duty 'ONE/CENT' on ½d red & brown overprint pair on face tied 'CANCELLED' cachet, plus Royal Institute of International Affairs cover with 'TWO/CENTS' on 1d gold & blue and un-overprinted ¼d 'mixed franking', 1935 with 'THREE/CENTS' on 2d green & orange and 1937 with 1d gold & blue all similarly tied on face of large covers, a few minor blemishes. Apparently stamps overprinted in US currency were surplus to requirements and were sent back to London to be used up there. (4) - (Dec 11) form for 'RECEIVED TELEGRAM' from Sydney with 'DARWIN/NT' cds, with the envelope to Scotland endorsed "RECEIVED AT DARWIN FOR ONWARD TRANSMISSION BY AIR MAIL" with scarce 'PAID/DARWIN NT' cds. The first Australia-England flight departed Brisbane per "Hippomenes"; then per "Arethusa" ex Darwin (2 items) 1935 JB Were & Son cover (358x254mm) airmail to London with 'LATE FEE' boxed cachet in violet, Kangaroos CofA Wmk 10/- x3 & 5/-, Anzac 1/- and Hermes 1/6d pair + KGV 1d all tied by 'LATE FEE/MELBOURNE VIC' cds, vertical fold not affecting stamps, a little battered at the edges with the Hermes pair, 5/- & one of the 10/- creased &/or with small tears. [The rate was 1/6d x26 plus 1d late fee = 1/19/1d] $600 T $700 T Lot 376 Ex Lot 377 Ex Lot C A- 377 C 378 C 379 CPS 380 CPS 1938 envelope with photo of 'The beautiful Mt Riverview Lookout, Blaxland' in crimson, KGV 2d tied by 'GLENBROOK/NSW' cds. Lovely! mostly commercial covers all with 5d Ram frankings including registered, airmails including EAMS to GB x2, advertising covers, 'PB' perfin, postmarks, destinations including Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Holland (with large 'OAT' cachet) & Philippines, uses in TPNG, etc, condition variable but a very good "single-stamp" lot. (62) inwards airmail covers including from Argentina 1939 at 1p95c rate, India 1941 twice censored, Panama 1944 at 90c rate with postal tax unpaid but forwarded after additional 1c affixed and cachet crossed-out, USA x2 at 70c PanAm Clipper rate, also surface mail from England forwarded to Trinidad, South Africa with Hobart black censor label, USA to New Hebrides via Sydney, condition mixed but mostly fine. (9) airmail covers including to Holland at 9d rate repaired with Dutch labels, to Hong Kong x5 variously at 9d 11d x2 1/- & 1/6d, to New Guinea serviceman at 4d, to Northern Ireland at 9d endorsed "across Canada", to Sweden at 7d for airmail from London only, to Swiss Red Cross at 5/9d with 5/- Robes, to UK at 11/8d with 10/- Robes and registered at 6/1d with KGVI 3d x3 & 1/4d x4, to USA at 4/8d per PanAm with Hong Kong censor, also surface rates to USA with Clarrie King illustrated cover to USA with KGV '3½d' on 3d surcharge and at 1d printed matter, plus 1947 KGVI 5/10d Myer Emporium parcel label airmail to England (aging marks), variety of censor markings, condition mixed but many fine. (21) airmail covers to variety of destinations including Belgium, Burma, Canada forwarded to Barbados and back again with transit d/s, China, Denmark x2 with London jusq'ua or 'OAT' cachets, Hong Kong, India, New Guinea, Portugal at 1/11d rate, Virgin Islands with superb 'CHRISTIANSTED/VI' arrival, plus range of surface mail items including to the Azores, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Tanganyika and KGVI 5½d Registration Envelope to India, a few registered, variety of censor markings, condition mixed but many fine. (30) $100 T T T T T Internet bidding is available up to one hour before the auction commences. Phone bidding is available during the auction, but places are limited: be sure to book in early and request our Advice on Phone Bidding information. It is important to remember that problems can occur with phone bidding, so we encourage you to place covering bids just in case we cannot contact you.

47 Page:47 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) Lot 381 Lot C A 382 C A cover to Holland with KGVI 3d blue tied Sydney '3 APR/1940' slogan cancel with 'Amsterdam Maart 1948/Door oorlogsomstandigheden/met vertraging ontvangen' label pasted on the face. [The label translates as "Amsterdam March 1948 Received with delay due to war conditions". Applied to mail which was transiting through France at the time of the German invasion of Holland & which was stored in the cellar of a French castle (!) where it was not discovered until early 1948] - (Sep 24) airmail to UK with 5d Ram and Kangaroos 2/- x3 paying 6/5d per ½oz rate for carriage to Hong Kong and PanAm Clipper FAM-14 & FAM-18 services via USA, couple of minor blemishes. Italy's entry into WWII closed BOAC's Empire Route via the Mediterranean, the only alternatives for airmail to England being the Horseshoe Route via South Africa at 1/6d per ½oz or the PanAm Clipper double-ocean service via Hong Kong. Being more than four-times the cost, the PanAm service was rarely used before July 1941 when their FAM-19 California Clipper service via Auckland at 4/- per ½oz commenced. The BOAC Bangkok-Hong Kong feeder service was suspended at the end of August 1940 due to Japanese pressure and temporarily re-opened for only two flights in early-october. Unless this item was carried on one of those flights, the only other way for it to fly to Hong Kong would have been on the CNAC 'Over The Hump' service from Rangoon via Chungking, China. T 383 CX B Lot (Nov 7) large envelope (305x240mm) with rare franking of Kangaroos 1 grey (with smudged thumbprint; undercatalogued at 0 on cover) + Robes 5/- & 10/- and 9d Platypus all tied by 'GPO SYDNEY/ AIR /7NO40/ 1 / NSW-AUST' cds, 'CALIFORNIA/CLIPPER' h/s in violet x2, opened for inspection & resealed with plain brown paper plus a single standard Censor label & two strikes of Sydney Passed cachet in violet, three folds well clear of the stamps, repaired opening tears on the reverse. [Only the second 1 Roo cover we have handled] $3,000

48 Page:48 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 384 C A-/B 385 C A/B Ex Lot 384 Ex Lot & 1941 small double-rate Clipper covers Sydney to GB 1) Greenhalgh's Surgical Dressings etc advertising cover airmail with AIF 2d, Hermes 1/6d and 10/- Robes; and 2) with Koala 4d, KGVI 1/4d and 10/- Robes; a couple of minor blemishes. (2) civil censorship covers 1) 1940 Launceston-USA with rare black/white label with 8 Dots; 2) 1941 Sydney- Forces in Palestine with scarce machine-backstamps 'NOT OPENED BY CENSOR/ 2 ' or '2 PASSED BY CENSOR 1100'; 3) 1943 Brisbane-USA with boxed 'RETURN TO SENDER/NON-TRANSMISSIBLE/...' & diamond ' 1 / RETURN/TO/SENDER' both in rosine; 4) 1944 Forces airmail Perth-Algeria with '5./Opened by Censor.' tape, forwarded to Italy; and 5) undated from a POW at Tatura with rare boxed 'CENSORSHIP/MELBOURNE/...' cachet on the reverse. (6) $300 T T 386 C 387 CPS Ex Lot 386 Ex Lot civil censor covers from all principal stations (ex Darwin) including Adelaide black/white label, Hobart black/white labels x2, 'NOT OPENED' cachets from Brisbane & Melbourne, 1943 Red Cross airmail to Switzerland with 5/- Robes and scarce Perth 'OPENED BY CENSOR' s/l cachet on back, Newcastle with altered Sydney cachet, etc, rates & destinations including 1940 airmail to India at 1/1d rate, 1942 Brisbane airmail to UK with KGV '2½d' and '3½d' surcharges plus 1/- Lyrebird, also 'Passed by/censor 3/NORFOLK ISLAND' on face of cover to NSW, condition mixed but mostly fine. (50+) - NSW Civil Censor group with various labels & cachets, noted a front only with black/white 'Opened/by/Censor' label (not recorded by Little), Supervisor's Check Numbers '2' '7' '11' '31' '38' & '39' (the highest number recorded), ' 2 / RETURN/TO/SENDER' in violet x2 or rosine, 2½d Letter Card to USA with boxed 'RETURNED FOR/ADDITIONAL POSTAGE/...,' cachet, plus inwards items including from England with superb 'AIR/[crown]/MINISTRY' h/s & Newcastle 2-line '.../N10' h/s another registered with BPA stamp consignment cachet & British 'RELEASED BY/CENSOR' h/s in rosine, from Gibraltar with Newcastle 9-dots label tied by ' 2/1 / PASSED/BY/ CENSOR/ 13 ', from Orkney Islands with small '2/1'-in-circle, stampless from New Guinea to GB with '2'-in-broken-circle h/s, condition variable but mostly fine. (52) T $300 T Our premises are conveniently situated in Glen Waverley, the demographic heart of Greater Melbourne. By car on the Monash freeway from the City takes only 20 to 30 minutes, and we are only one minute from the exit at Blackburn Road. By train on the Glen Waverley Line to Syndal station takes 30 minutes plus a short bus ride down Blackburn Road (or give us a call when you are a couple of stops away and we will come pick you up).

49 Page:49 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) Ex Lot C A/B 389 D C 390 CX C 391 PS B 392 PS A- 393 PS A 394 CO B 395 C/CL 396 D B/C 397 PS B 398 C 399 PS B 400 C A Lot POW Envelope from a POW in Hong Kong to his wife "Hong Kong Evacuee/Hong Kong Liaison Officer/ Sydney"; 1943 from Brazil endorsed ".../Toronto/Canada" on the flap to "Hong Kong Liaison Officer/For Hong Kong Evacuees/Sydney", non-contemporary note "Gripsholm" on the reverse; and 1943 surface & 1944 airmail covers to London to Friends Committee for Refugees & Aliens or the Jewish Refugees Committee. (4) 1946 'PARCEL POST/Form of Customs Declaration' red on buff form PP8 to England with small Parcel Post label of Perth, 1d 6d Kookbuarra & 9d Platypus block of 4 tied by Perth parcel roller cancel paying 3/7d rate for 7lb parcel under the 'Food for Britain' program, contents listed as fruit cake, stew, soup, custard powder, jelly & beef extender (yum!), some edge faults not affecting stamps. - (Sep) large envelope (400x245mm) with scarce franking of Robes 5/- & 1 irregular strip of 3 (two with perf faults) tied by indistinct NSW cds, 'FIRST/OFFICIAL AIR MAIL FLIGHT/SEPT/1946/AUSTRALIA-CANADA' cachet in violet, Canadian 'INTERNAL REVENUE POSTAL BRANCH/ 2 /SEP /DUTY FREE/TORONTO ONT' cachet in blue, peripheral faults caused by the bulky contents (Jan 17) usage of 7d Aerogramme to Germany uprated with Emu 5½d pair, US censor label & cachet in violet, Berlin arrival b/s, front & back panels only but with the complete letter re sending of food parcels, adhesions. [Before there was no aerogramme service to Germany so full airmail rate of 1/6d was required] - (Aug 14) usage of 7d Aerogramme to Ohio uprated with KGVI 3d for the registration fee, Sydney & US transit & arrival b/s. [Registered aerogrammes are rarely seen] 1951 (May 1) commercial usage of 3d Envelope (132x108mm) registered at Bunbury (WA) but not uprated, manuscript "T 1/5" and Postage Due 1d 4d & 1/- tied by 'BUSSELTON' cds (Dec 28) double-rate envelope (254x180mm) with all-over multicoloured advertising for Lawrence Robinson & Sons (Seed Merchants) to Queensland with ½d x2 2d & 3d tied by Neutral Bay (NSW) cds, minor blemishes. An extraordinary item. [The letter rate was 3½d for the first ounce + 2½d for the second ounce] commercial covers all with AAT frankings including 5d Surcharge to GB, 8d Surcharge postcard to Hong Kong, 1/- underpaid to India & taxed, 1/- pair air to USA, 2/- Map stamp including commercial airmails +3d to Rumania, x3 & x4 multiple-rates to GB, pair + 10/- Arms septuple rate to GB, block of 6 - with Flagstaff Retouch - sextuple rate to USA, also single & block of 4 on registered philatelic cover to East Germany. (16) 1964 large parcel piece (156x215mm) with remarkable franking of Arms 1 block of 6 (a rare multiple even off-cover) and Navigators 10/- strips of 3 & 5 tied by 'FREMANTLE/24AP64/WEST-AUST' cds, damaged in transit with 'FOUND/OPEN/IMPERFECTLY SEALED' label & 'Repaired by/postal/department' "sticky" tape d Aerogramme with printed letterhead within for Orlando Wines, to GB uprated with QE 1c for 9c rate, two filing holes not affecting the face covers including Birds 5c tied 'AUST FPO/5' in Vietnam & 13c on PPC to Italy, c Sugar surface to Germany & 15c Timber pair to UK, c Ord River on PPC to NZ, c Beef pair to UK, Rehabilitation 24c covers x3, Pioneers including 50c & 60c solo frankings, c Iron Ore to USA & 30c Beef Roads to UK, c Wombat block of 4 to USA, 1978 Trees 25c & 40c mixed frankings x2 each, etc, some State Govt perfins, tax & instructional marks, tourist covers, registered mail, etc, condition generally fine. (120+) 1967 (May 16) late commercial usage of 10d Aerogramme to New York with Banking 4c tied by Canberra slogan cancel, minor blemishes. [Pre-decimal stamps and postal stationery remained valid for two years from C-Day until However, most commercial usages seen are from early-1966] 1968 aimail cover to England with 25c Satellite single franking tied Perth '20MCH/1968/POSTED IN PILLARS' slogan cancel paying Europe airmail rate. Scarce correct in-period usage. T $150 $150 $150 $150 $180 $100 T T $150 T $100

50 Page:50 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 401 CPS 402 CPS 403 C 404 CPS 405 CPS 406 CPS 407 CPS 1970s-2000s covers, stationery & postcards mostly airmail to Europe, noted single & multiple frankings, some registered, special services, instructional markings, taxed & adverts, variety of issues & rates, potential postmark interest, fine condition. (3000+) Reptiles & Amphibians plus 1983 Endangered Species usages accumulation with all values represented including single, multiple & mixed frankings, many overseas airmails plus some on postcards & stationery, noted 1c single on untaxed airmail cover & 70c single on large OHMS envelope, illustrated tourism covers, registered, AR & overseas express delivery, etc. (1000+) 1984 'PARCELS' tag with two different 'SAL' [Surface Air Lifted] labels and Paintings $10 Coming South x3, $5, $2 x2 and 55c Marine Life tied 'LALOR/25SE84/VIC-AUST' d/s, another similar tag plus two pink 'PARCEL MAIL/SYDNEY/ OVERNIGHT/COUNTRY/(Including Air Parcels)' tags and a plain one each with $10 Paintings frankings (three as pairs) in combination with other values, condition generally fine. (5) Marine Life usages accumulation with all values represented including single, multiple & mixed frankings, many overseas airmails plus some on postcards & stationery, underpaid & taxed noted 33c with 'AUSTRALIA POST/POSTAGE DEFICIENCY ADJUSTED/O'SEAS SURFACE' cachet, registered, etc. (1000+) 1989 Sports usages accumulation with all values represented including single, multiple & mixed frankings, many overseas airmails plus some on postcards & stationery, noted 43c pair with 'INSUFFICIENT PAID FOR AIR TRANSMISSION' cachet & 70c on PSE to Botswana, illustrated 'tourist' covers, Security Post & Economy Air, a few taxed including with Finnish postage due cachet, etc. (1000+) 2001 to recent International Post covers & a few postcards mostly airmail to Europe with range of issues, noted mixed domestic/international frankings, a few stationery items, potential postmark interest. Ideal for study. (3000+) TELEGRAMS: accumulation of Forms & Envelopes x120+ to and from Sgt Ward RAAF in Egypt or England with a variety of Military & Telegraph postmarks and censor markings noted 'PASMEL 91', one cover with 'ADDRESSEE RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA' cachet, and later to him with 'RAAF 6304' or 'RAAF 4111' arrival cds, many with 'POST OFFICE/YARRAVILLE,W18' oval d/s in violet, also bundle of ration cards, FDCs including Pre-Decimal plus some Worldwide, condition mixed but many fine. (100s) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers $300 $300 $300 Ex Lot CPS A 409 C/L 410 ** A+ Ex Lot 410 Useful little group with 1945 Sydney-Singapore, Sydney-Suva & Suva-Sydney and Sydney-Colombo & Colombo- Sydney, also 1946 London-Sydney aerogramme, all pilot-signed; commemorative aerogrammes 1944 (Sep 13) Australia-England, 1946 Australia-England pilot-signed & 1946 Australia-Canada; and three others. (12) Folio of ephemera related to Qantas, TAA etc with a good number of photographs with contemporary annotations &/or autographs on the reverse plus some later-generation prints, also letters & covers including badly damaged from GB with 'Salvaged From/ATHENA' cachet. Interesting lot Ross Smith vignette with margins AAMC #27b, exceptional centring, expertising marks on the reverse of Kessler, Raybaudi & Enzo Diena otherwise unmounted & superb, AAMC Cat $20,000 for mounted mint. Enzo Diena (1988, in English: "...it has intact original gum and is in perfect condition") & Chris Ceremuga ("Extremely rare in unmounted condition") Certificates. With "The Ross Smith Stamp [sic] & its Postal History" by Tom Frommer (2011) in which the author illustrates every recorded cover, piece, and loose example. He was able to identify only 36 examples with the margins intact, of which this example is #C28, and a further 16 from which the margins have been removed. It is believed that at least half of the 'miniature sheets' are held by institutions. (2 items) $600 $10,000

51 Page:51 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers (continued) 411 L B - 'The Sir Ross Smith Flight' Official Souvenir booklet (8pp Qto + cover) with text & photos including six taken from the air, minor spotting; also large extract from 'Sydney Morning Herald' of with header '...Ross Smith at Darwin/Winner of 10,000 Prize', yellowed but wholly legible. (2 items) $ CPS Ex Lot Qantas covers with all-different flight labels comprising st Anniversary of Qantas, 1945 Rabaul-Lae & Rabaul-Sydney, 1947 Rabaul-Sydney, Sydney-Norfolk Island & Norfolk Island-Sydney (creased), Sydney-London & London-Sydney, and Sydney-Japan, 1948 Sydney-Johannesburg & Johannesburg-Sydney, 1949 Sydney-HK & HK-Sydney & Sydney-London 'Second Class Air Mail', 1953 Sydney-Hollandia & Hollandia-Sydney plus Lae- Hollandia & Hollandia-Lae; and Mornington Island Christmas Parachute Mails (stained) & 1948; mostly pilot-signed & generally very fine. (23) $1, CPS A 414 C A/A- Ex Lot TRANS-INDIAN OCEAN FLIGHTS: Attractively presented display on 23pp with Karachi-Ceylon extension covers x3, various airgraphs including first & last services and one with Kangaroo Postman - being the inspiration for the 1944 Christmas aerogramme - plus two unused forms, 1944 (Mar 16) Ceylon-Australia believed to be the 100th Catalina flight, 1944 Liberator service opening flights (one with accidental date error) & 1945 Sydney-Colombo- Sydney per Liberator; also Aerogrammes carried on Re-Opening of Australia-GB Airmail Service, First Duplicated "Kangaroo" Service, 1944 Christmas flight (with Kangaroo Postman printed within) & 1945 Lancastrian service opening flight x2; many are pilot-signed. An extremely important wartime subject. Ex Colin Riddell. (30 items) "Secret Order of the Double Sunrise" certificate, unused & rarely seen thus, very fine; and 1944 "Elevated Order of the Longest Hop" certificate signed by the pilot, minor blemishes. [The illustration is above Lot 415] (2) If you would like to see images of items not shown in the catalogue, remember there are literally hundreds of additional illustrations available on our website We also offer a video viewing service via YouTube for larger lots. Look for the YouTube link on our home page and in online descriptions, or contact us to request a video for specific lots. $1,500 T T

52 Page:52 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I Ex Lot 414 Lot C B 416 L 1915 (Nov 7) cover with red/white perforated 'On Active Service/NO STAMPS/AVAILABLE' label cancelled with 1st Light Horse cds & tied by Geelong arrival, British-pattern No 2240 censor cachet in violet, redirected with scarce 'CARLSRUHE RLY STN' arrival b/s, non-contemporary endorsement on flap "written from Chalak Dere Gallipoli.../Norman Belcher". The label has not previously been seen by us & is believed to be unique! [Lieut Edward Norman Belcher returned to Australia in mid-1916] POWs in GERMANY: issues of "In Ruhleben Camp" Nos 1-10 (1915) plus "The Ruhleben Bye-Election" (propaganda for candidate Israel Cohen); "The Ruhleben Camp Magazine" Nos 1-6 ( ); and larger format "Prisoners' Pie/ Ruhleben/New Year 1916"; some separation of the covers etc but generally in sound to fine condition. Lots of humorous content, illustrations etc providing excellent insights into camp life. (18 titles); also WWII Mickey Mouse souvenirs x2 & Marching Koalas Christmas Card. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II 417 CPS Box of mostly WWII mail including a batch of Air Mail Letter Cards mostly from Palestine or Northern Territory one with 'POSTAGE/1d/PAID' in red, 20+ airgraphs one illustrated, RAN honour envelope unused, POW postcard from Thailand to NSW, etc, also some WWI & Vietnam items, BCOF honour envelopes "turned" for reuse x2, condition variable. (100+) $1,000 T 418 CPS A-/B 419 CPS Ex Lot 418 Ex Lot 419 POW mail from Australia comprising 1) 1/- notelope with rare 'Gefanderer-' for 'Gefangenen-' Error; 2) stampless POW Postal Card to Italy with rare 'SERVICE/PRISONER OF WAR/(CS THANE) Lt Col/Comot HAY' & most unusual 'No 7 Prisoners of War Camp/NSW Australia' cachet; 3) printed notelope endorsed "18 WCCT2 Brighton" (Tas) on the reverse, to Italy with scarce 6/1 censor label of Launceston; 4) 1946 uncensored printed notelope Brighton (Tas) to Italy with superb strike of the rare 'Approved for Transmission by/camp Commandant' h/s; 5) 1943 PPC to Queensland with 1d only from "TH Halassi/N452195/3 AEC/Mascot", apparently a paroled internee working at Number 3 Army Embarkation Centre; and two others. (7) Mail to Australian POWs comprising 1) Undated Red Cross Envelope with Three Thin Bars to Changi with camp censor 'H KANNO' chop most unusually in Roman characters!, endorsed "N Paton 6th Nov 44" (= Nakom Paton POW Hospital in Thailand); 2) ditto, with Thick Bar to Changi endorsed "Sime Rd" (a small camp at Singapore Golf Club); 3) ditto, with Three Thin Bars or Thick Bar both from Tasmania to Timor; and 4) ditto, with Thick Bar from Melbourne to Timor; also from Repatriated POWs 5) by air to NSW with 3d tied by 'AUST ARMY PO/513' cds (LRD) in use at Labuan; and 6) 'LETTER CARD' in red/buff with the letter headed "14th AGH/Singapore" with light but fine 'AUST FIELD PO/24SE45/251' cds in violet in use at Changi; finally stampless covers from NSW x4 or Queensland x2 to POWs in Germany or unspecified countries all sent to the Red Cross in Melbourne; plus two different advice of receipt of parcel postcards from the Red Cross at Melbourne & two similar cards from a POW in Germany to the Red Cross; some minor faults but mostly fine to very fine. (17 items) $750 T $850 T

53 Page:53 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II (continued) 420 CPS A/B 421 C Ex Lot 420 Ex Lot 421 Australian POWs in Europe group with Acknowledgement of Receipt of Parcel cards to London (unused) & Switzerland, advice of capture card to WA, advice of address cards to London & WA, two 'Feldpostkarte' with 'KRIEGSGEFANGENEN/SENDUNG' h/s in blue both to SA, various printed POW Postal Stationery items including an Envelope to WA with enclosed letter on matching notepaper, two plain covers from Parchim Camp to Victoria both with the enclosed letters, etc, many are fine to very fine. A good basis for expansion. (25) POW group including 1941 airmail postcard to GB from a Dunera Boy at Orange (NSW) dated "July " with boxed 'CAMP COMMANDANT' cachet and 1/6d pair (convenience overpayment of 1d), also cover from same sender now at Tatura, Horseshoe Route cover with 1/6d & 'PRISONER OF WAR SERVICE' cachet, also two local unstamped covers and one from Tatura with KGVI 2½d, condition mixed but mostly fine. (6) $450 T $300 T 422 PS A- 423 C A-/B 424 C B 425 C B 426 PS A- 427 PS A Lot 422 Lot (Jan 21) usage of formular Air Mail Letter Card - 'INDIA' at L/R erased - with 'POSTAGE PAID/12 CENTS/JOHORE' in red to NSW, minor blemishes. [Writer states "...we don't know what a letter looks like over here...not has bad has [the papers] make out...nothing worth worrying about..."!] - Forces in Greece comprising cover (from Servia) & Active Service "honour" envelope (endorsed on the reverse "Kazani/N Greece) with '1ST BGE HQ PO/M1' cds of 28MR41 or 2AP41, cover with 'DIV HQ PO/13AP41/DM1' cds at Elasson, 'DIV SUPPLY HQ PO/11AP41/SWL' cds at Gerania, & Active Service "honour" envelope with 'RAILHEAD PO/5AP41/RM1' at Gerania, all with 9d Platypus, minor faults/repairs, censor h/s double-boxed or 228, British 1916 or triple-circle 'PASSED BY UNIT/ 18 /CENSOR' h/s of the type used only by the AIF in Greece & Crete. [NB: Most postal devices used in Greece were lost in the course of the evacuation] (5) - Forces in Crete airmail cover with 9d Platypus tied by '3RD BGE HQ PO/6MY41/M1' cds in use in Crete, square 'PASSED - BY - UNIT/276/CENSOR' h/s, endorsed on the reverse "From N Hill" (location?). [After leaving Greece, the Australian forces regrouped near Retima on Crete. However, on 21/5/1941, the Germans launched a decisive airborne attack] 1942 (Feb 14) airmail cover from Melbourne to a member of 2/21 Battalion with 'ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/ DELIVERY IMPRACTICABLE/...' handstamp, minor blemishes. [LCpl William James Chung was a member of "Gull" Force comprising 1131 men who were transported from Darwin by sea to defend Ambon. The Japanese landed 20,000 troops on the island & "Gull" Force was forced to surrender. 779 members died either on Ambon - including 229 who were massacred at Laha after surrendering - or after being moved to the Chinese island of Hainan] - (Dec 14) usage at Alice Springs of KGVI 2½d Envelope with very fine ' 7 /PASSED/BY/CENSOR/ 2 ' cachet formerly used at Darwin usage of KGVI 1d green Envelope with straight-line 'AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE CANTEENS' within outline map at upper-left, 'AIF FIELD PO/6JA43/No 8' cds. Very scarce. [These envelopes are believed to have been issued in WA only. Ted Proud records the cds used in Palestine until & in TPNG from This example indicates previously unrecorded usage outside of Western Australia] $350 T $100 $150

54 Page:54 Nov 24, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II (continued) 428 PS A- 429 PS B 430 PS A 431 C A- 432 C d 'AIR LETTER' Perth to England with lengthy typed message dated "22/12/44", scarce '5 Opened by Censor' red/yellow label tied '5/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/17' diamond cachet in violet, just a little roughly opened on back with two small pieces missing (covered by censor tape when closed). [John Little recorded only two examples of the label, which was specifically provided for use on airletters in late-1944 so as not to obscure the 7d value and 'AIR LETTER' inscription] 1945 aerogrammes to England all with lengthy social messages, the first two respectively with Melbourne and Sydney 'Opened by Censor' red/yellow label specifically provided for use on airletters, the other with Brisbane '1' small circular cachet in violet indicating checked by censor but not opened, a few blemishes. (3) LIBERATED POWs: 1945 (Oct 1) usage of GB formular aerogramme endorsed "Lib UK PW" with the message headed "c/o 3 Australian Repl Co / Manila PI" to England with 'AUST ARMY PO/241' cds. [Ted Proud records APO 241 at Hollandia Feb-June 1945, then in Japan from May 1946; Phil Collas records usage at Morotai from Feb 1945 "until late in that year" & in Japan in Neither mentions usage in the Philippines] (Oct 8) Liberated Prisoner of War usage of Comforts Fund cover endorsed "Liberated UK POW" & on the flap "HQ3 Australian Reception Group" to England with 'AUST ARMY PO/241' cds, couple of minor blemishes. [Ted Proud records APO 241 at Hollandia Feb-June 1945, then in Japan from May 1946; Phil Collas records usage at Morotai from Feb 1945 "until late in that year" & in Japan in Neither mentions usage at the HQ3 POW Reception Centre believed to be at Manila, Philippine Islands] THURSDAY ISLAND: Covers from the island's Forces post offices comprising 'FIELD PO/094' x4 (one to Bermuda with small '1'-in-circle = Not Opened by Censor h/s of Brisbane), 'FIELD PO/0101' x6 (one registered), 'FIELD PO/162', 'AUST ARMY PO/197' & boxed 'UNIT POSTAL STATION/S101', various Army (mostly) or Navy censor markings, condition variable. (12) AUSTRALIAN PICTURE POSTCARDS See also World Postcards - Lots 859 to for mixed lots including other Australian cards. $300 T $300 T T T T 433 C Ex Lot 433 Aborigines selection with many portraits including studio shots, various from Trans-Australian Railway series, two Thursday Island cards, a Czech card (!) of Aboriginal women, artist cards including c.1899 chromolitho of Fremantle & 'King Billy Native WA' (minor blemishes; a better example sold at auction in 2015 for $264) and set of 12 artist cards derived from photographs by Charles Kerry & Nicholas Caire, also concertina folders with six photos of 'North Australia' & six Albert Namatjira paintings, and six Liebig trade cards, condition variable. Scarce material. (51 items) $1, C 435 C Ex Lot 434 Ex Lot 435 Entertaining collection of humorous artist cards from Stuart Allan to Harry Weston including Fred Booty, WM Bourke, G Brandt, Cyril Dillon, R Gilbert, Hal Gye, WR Hamilton, "Handy", G Kingsley-Smith "The Lizard", Red Nolan, Charles Nuttall, David Souter and George Taylor, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. Many are very scarce. (125) Range with some better NSW views including a fantastic real photo of shearers at smoko, also Kerry 'Pine Avenue/Norfolk Island', VSM "Stamps" cards x4, advertising cards including for Singer Sewing Machines, Swallow & Ariell's Biscuits, Viceroy Tea & SAP Rabbit Poison, Talma Acresses x5, etc, also two very fine & informative photographs (175x90) of a NSW (?) streetscape, condition variable. (58) $600

55 Page:55 Nov 24, 2018 AUSTRALIAN PICTURE POSTCARDS (continued) 436 C A/A- 437 C B/C Entertainment group of mostly Talma cards plus a few Falks & others of actors & acresses including Tittell Brune, Madame Melba and JC Williamson, several Art Nouveau types, also a few "stills" including the cringeworthy 'There's a New Coon in Town' & 'The Golliwoggs', condition variable but most are good to fine used or unused. (33) 1905 (c.) Prebble & Moad (Melbourne) 'The Boarding-House Series' of humorous artist cards by Vasco Loureiro, three used under cover the others unused, some soiling. Rare. (6) $ C B 439 C A-/A+ Lot 438 Ex Lot (c.) 'All up a Gumtree' (kookaburra & fairies) artist card by Ida S Rintoull, used to London in 1905, a little soiled. Rare (c.) May Gibbs Gumnut Babies 'The/Girls/I left/behind/me' (marching off to war), 'Hope you're still going strong' (badminton), 'We're still/above water!' (surfing on a gumleaf) & 'Flannel/Flower/Babies/Grow/in Australia/(They bring love)' the last a bit larger with plain back (proof?), unused. (4) Lot 440 Lot C A - (c.) May Gibbs 'Hope you're still going strong' (Gumnut Babies playing Badminton), unused. $ C A- 442 C A/B - (c.) May Gibbs 'We'll keep the Billy boiling, dear, till you come marching home' illustration of Kangaroo & Joey tending the fire, insignificant blemishes, unused with plain back (proof?). Rare. NEW SOUTH WALES: c Sydney beaches & swimming, noted Manly, Bondi, Coogee & La Perouse. Ex Harry Gallagher, Australia's swimming coach at the & 1968 Olympics. (61) Ex Lot 443 Ex Lot C - SNOWY MOUNTAINS: High quality group of scarcer cards including 'School Children on Ski, Kiandra', other skiing cards, 'Cooma Arrival of Sir Harry Rawson', Hotel Kosciusko x2, etc, many real photo types including Adaminaby & Cooma multi-views, 'Kyloe Boiler F in Commissioner Street' (Cooma), 'Sharp Street, Cooma', 'Post Office Cooma' & a couple of Snowy Mountain Authority subjects, mostly fine to very fine & mainly unused. (33)

56 Page:56 Nov 24, 2018 AUSTRALIAN PICTURE POSTCARDS (continued) 444 C A/B QUEENSLAND: All-different cards of Customs Houses at Brisbane x11, Bundaberg x2, Mackay x2, Maryborough x3, Rockhampton x3 & Townsville x4, a couple of Undivided Backs & a few are real photo types, fine to very fine & mostly unused. (25) $ C A Ex Lot 445 SOUTH AUSTRALIA: High quality selection of mostly real photo cards including of Milang PO, 'Marino...remains of Old Railway', 'The Meat Store' (Pinnaroo), Jamestown, Streaky Bay, 'St Patrick's Day Sports Spalding', Loxton apparently in flood, Mount Torrens, and a Murray Bridge multi-view, many of Adelaide Beach Suburbs, also 'Eucalyptus Oil Factory, Cygnet River, KI' (stained on reverse), Women's Christian Temperance Union x2, 'Motor Car Stand, Currie Street', 'View of Walter and Morris' Premises from Lipson Street' advertising card, etc, plus real photo cards of Railway Stations at Alberton, Brinkworth, Exeter, Laura & Quorn, mostly very fine to superb. (59) $1,000 Lot 446 Ex Lot C A real photo of Firemen in Training, one in a Flash Gordon-like alien suit!, used at Glenelg. Magnificent card! $ C/L 448 C A/B VICTORIA: Customs Houses at Geelong, Melbourne x5, Swan Hill (+ a photograph), Williamstown & Yarrawonga x3 (two are real photos) plus associated postal history & ephemera. Ex John Lancaster Victorian Contingent to the Boer War 'CANDIDATES' (a little soiled) & 'RIDING TESTS' both apparently from a training camp at Ballarat, and 'CAPTAIN DJ HAM' unused. Rare trio. (3) $100 $300 T Ex Lot 449 Ex Lot C 450 C A - Railway Stations real photo types of Avoca, Cheltenham, Hastings, Middle Brighton (Valentine), Mitcham, Mornington (spotty on reverse), Shepparton & Yarra Junction (Rose), generally fine to very fine used or unused. (8) - Dandenongs & Foothills selection of mostly real photo cards including 'Belgrave South/Post Office Store', Dickinson Belgrave 'Post Office and Store Belgrave', Croydon 'General Store', 'Mechanics' Inst' & 'Croydon Hotel', Lilydale 'Main Road' & Interior of Railway Refreshment Room, and Ringwood 'Main Street, 'Post Office', 'Methodist Church' & 'Cool Store', etc, generally very fine & mostly unused. (24) $300 $600

57 Page:57 Nov 24, 2018 AUSTRALIAN PICTURE POSTCARDS (continued) Ex Lot 451 Ex Lot C 452 C A - Melbourne Suburbs selection of mostly real photo cards including 'Doncaster Tower Hotel', 'Female Consumptive Wing Austin Hospital', 'Church of England Ivanhoe', 'Racecourse Road Newmarket' (tram), 'Northcote', 'Bridge Road Richmond' (outstanding aerial view) & carte de visite of 'A Garlick Boot-Maker', Mont Park Military Hospital x2, etc, also Tram cards of Ascot Vale, Collingwood & Preston x2, and Undivided Back chromolitho Melbourne multi-view, generally very fine used or unused. A very desirable group. (15) - St Kilda selection of mostly real photo cards including five terrific Luna Park cards (two Whitney Bros types), excellent view of motor car crossing 'The Junction, St Kilda', range of St Kilda Beach cards including better Rose & Valentine views, etc, generally very fine unused. (30) $ C Ex Lot Bayside Suburbs excellent selection of mostly real photo types including early Rose & Valentine cards, noted 'Bungalows Austral Grounds Aspendale' (the only Aspendale card we have seen), 'State School Bentleigh' (advertising card for JF Brady Estate Agents; the only Bentleigh card we have seen), Carrum with 'A Morning Dip before School Time', 'Main Rd' & 'Main Street', Chelsea 'Frankston Road' (the General Store), Cheltenham with 'Fairy Garden', 'State School' and 'Mechanics & Library', excellent Hampton group with 'Main Street', 'Looking Across to Cecil Cafe', 'Hampton Street', 'Linacre Store' & 'The Beach' x2 both with long lines of bathing boxes, Middle Brighton 'Corporation Baths', Mordialloc with 'Main-road' & 'Small & Edwards Estate Agents' etc, generally very fine used or unused. An outstanding lot. (36) $1, C Ex Lot Mornington Peninsula mostly early Rose & Valentine real photo cards with Seaford animated beach scene, Frankston with 'The Main Street', 'The Mile Bridge', 'A Pioneer's Retreat', 'Fishing Kananook Creek', 'Camp Life at Frankston' & two intrepid Rabbit Hunters!, Dromana with 'Hotel Dromana' & 'Barnes Corner', Rosebud with 'Leisurelands', 'Parkmore', 'Cattle on Rosebud Road' & multi-view, Rye with 'Hotel Rye', 'Pt Nepean Road', 'Nepean Highway' & a panorama, Sorrento with 'Whitehall' & 'The Oriental Guest House', Flinders with 'St Andrews', 'Oaklands', 'The Bungalow' & 'Cook Street', Somers 'Children's School Camp', etc, mostly unused & generally very fine. (55) $600

58 Page:58 Nov 24, 2018 AUSTRALIA - PRE WORLD WAR I MILITARY CAMPS We are pleased to present the collection formed by Gary Diffen from Melbourne. All of this material is extremely elusive. It is also little known and even less appreciated, as reflected in the conservative estimates. 455 PS B 456 PS C Lot 455 Lot 457 Lot 458 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1900 usage of 1d Postal Card with three part-strikes of the rare 'THE CAMP/DE31/1900/ NSW' cds (ERD), to 'MALTA' with arrival cds of FE3/01 on the face, minor blemishes. Rare: recorded 18 months only, & the only recorded example on cover. [Little is known of this "PO" or marking. It was presumably a "relief" type that moved from site to site] usage of 1d Postal Card with message headed "Paddington Camp", 'PETERSHAM' arrival backstamp, soiled. [Paddington Camp was the site of the permanent facility Victoria Barracks] 457 C B real photo PPC "Liverpool 1906" of troops in uniform & two young lads, minor blemishes, unused. $ C A John Bland real photo PPC "3rd ALH - Part of Braidwood (NSW) Troop" (mounted soldiers) with BN '38' cancel & 'BRAIDWOOD/DE25/1906/NSW' cds (Christmas Day). $150 $150 Lot 459 Lot 461 Lot C B (Oct) real photo PPC "Area Officers Camp Albury..." panorama of tents & officers, minor blemishes, unused. $ C A- 461 C A (Oct) real photo PPC of Albury Camp with message headed "Sunday " & 1d cancelled at Albury. Message states "This PC shows a portion of our camp..." PPC 'SCEGS Sanitorium, School House, Library' to a cadet at Waverley with 1d punctured 'OS' (fault) tied by BN '1584' of 'HORNSBY', message headed "Area Office 19B/Hornsby" over '["A Cooke-Russell"] Captain/Area Officer/Training Area 19B' cachet in violet (the only such pre-wwi cachet we have seen). 462 C A real photo PPC "Liverpool 1913" of the Easter Camp after heavy rains, unused. $100 $150 Lot 463 Lot C C 464 C (A) QUEENSLAND: 1901 (Mar 1) illustrated YMCA envelope with 'QUEENSLAND/FIFTH CONTINGENT/LYTTON/ BRISBANE' header, to London where redirected, a bit knocked-about. Rare: the only Boer War Camp cover recorded from Queensland & the only such item we have seen from Australia late usage of Boer War patriotic envelope 'GOOD LUCK/THE QUEENSLAND CONTINGENTS/[soldier]/ ABSENT MINDED BEGGARS' (the last line obscured by the 2d stamp), to Hobart with small repaired spikehole. Only the second example we have seen.

59 Page:59 Nov 24, 2018 AUSTRALIA - PRE WORLD WAR I MILITARY CAMPS (continued) 465 C/L C/B SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Real photo PPC of a school cadet, heavy crease, unused; and 1911 'RECORD BOOK' re exemptions from attending military training issued to a schoolboy & details of two unit transfers, 'RIFLES CLUB OFFICE/SA' cachet in red on the reverse. (2 items) 466 C A real photo PPC 'Easter Camp Nairne' (large hillside encampment), unused. $100 $ C A- A1 468 C B A2+ Lot 467 Lot 'MILITARY CAMP/17AP1911/STH AUSTRALIA' very fine strike on 1d red on Tourist Bureau PPC ("Morialta Falls") to Wallaroo. Rated RRRRR. PO at Happy Valley Camp Easter Ex John Bell: acquired at the Prestige auction of for $552. The writer states "Arrived safe...we had to march from [? ] to the top of tapley's hill". [This is the ERD for the Military Camp cds, which was essentially a "relief" datestamp. It had six separate allocations between Easter 1911 & ] - 'MILITARY CAMP/11AP1912/STH AUSTRALIA' largely superb strike on real photo PPC of the Camp at Murray Bridge, to Norwood. Rated RRRRR. PO Easter Ex John Bell: acquired at the Prestige auction of for $604. [The writer states "...will be home to protect you tomorrow about tea time...this is a photo of the camp..."] 469 C A real photo PPC '22nd LH Encampment/Bordertown 1914' of soldiers outside tent. $ C B 471 C B/C real photo PPC of soldiers outside tent, ballpoint pen endorsements on reverse of the men's names over "Morphettville 1914", blemishes. TASMANIA: Mail to militiamen at Ulverstone (1905), Forth ( with '1st Battalion Tasmanian Rangers' imprint - & undated) or Ross Camp (1911 and 1913), also 1916 with 'TASMANIAN RANGERS' crest on flap and 'MILITARY CAMP 1/TASMANIA' cds to Egypt, condition variable. (6) $ PS C Lot 472 Lot c.1911 usage of Fullface 1d Letter Card ('NATIONAL PARK/NS WALES'; vertical scene) endorsed "Ross Camp Ross" at left & with faint strike of the rubber 'MILITARY CAMP' cds in blue, somewhat aged. Rare. 473 C B Propsting real photo PPC 'Light Horse at Mona Vale 1914', minor blemishes, unused. $ C B 475 C Spurling real photo PPC of bugler & catering corps, Pictorial 1d with 'ROSS/AP15/14/TASMANIA' cds, minor blemishes. VICTORIA: Military Camp group photographs on backing card comprising "East Camp of Rangers Sunbury 1903", "First Light Horse Camp Lancefield 1904", "Sgts Mess 10th ALH Kilmore Camp 1912", "Sgts Mess Wallan Camp 4th to 15th March 1913" & "Officers 10th ALH" (undated), condition variable. Rare & appealing. (5) Additional images of most lots (including the backs of covers and postcards) are available on our website If you can t find what you are looking for, just ask us and we will gladly add more scans for you.

60 Page:60 Nov 24, 2018 AUSTRALIA - PRE WORLD WAR I MILITARY CAMPS (continued) 476 C B A C B A1+ Lot 476 Lot cover to "Reuters Telegram Co Ltd/Melbourne" with 2d tied by superb BN '231' (rated RR) & very fine large-part ' 1 /MILITARY/AP9/--/ENCAMPMENT' Shield d/s (year slugs omitted) used at Langwarrin Camp (5), Melbourne arrival b/s, central vertical fold. PO ; closed Ex Gary Watson cover to NSW with 2d tied by superb ' 1 /MILITARY/MY8/01/ENCAMPMENT' Shield d/s used at Langwarrin Camp (6), Sydney transit & Willoughby arrival b/s, minor blemishes. PO ; closed mid C/L B/A- 479 C A Ex Lot 478 Lot cover to Hawthorn with 1d & two large-part strikes ' 2 /MILITARY/MR10/02/ENCAMPMENT' Shield d/s used at Langwarrin Military Camp (1), Melbourne transit & Hawthorn arrival b/s, minor blemishes & repaired tear at top; plus the enclosed letter with printed 'No 2 Commonwealth Contingent/Melbourne YMCA Tent/Langwarrin Victoria' states "...I will be up in uniform". PO ; closed mid (2 items) real photo PPC 'Scottish Bands/Langwarrin Camp 1908', unused. Between 1904 & 1910 there were no temporary pos offices at the Easter Camps. 480 C A PPC with message headed " /Camp/Langwarrin", cancelled on arrival at Coburg, a little soiled. $ C B R McGeehan real photo PPC 'CAMP SEYMOUR', corner pinholes, unused. $75 $100 Lot 482 Ex Lot 483 Lot C B 483 C B 484 C B YMCA real photo PPC of Lord Kitchener with 'KITCHENER CAMP/Seymour Victoria/...' imprint at top, 1d tied by large-part ' 2 /MILITARY/JA13/10/ENCAMPMENT' shield d/s, small repaired tear at top & minor blemishes (or 1912?) real photo PPCs 'Kilmore Camp' (lighthorsemen) & 'Kilmore Camp - Buglers', soiled on reverse, unused. (2) Vallan Studio (Mansfield) real photo PPC 'Church Parade 1911 Easter Camp at Kilmore', 1d tied by Kilmore duplex of AP25/11, suntanned on reverse, message states "This is a pc of me at kirk...".

61 Page:61 Nov 24, 2018 AUSTRALIA - PRE WORLD WAR I MILITARY CAMPS (continued) Lot 485 Lot 486 Lot C A real photo PPC 'ALH Camp/Kilmore 1912' (riders with horsemen behind), unused. $ C B 487 C A real photo PPC 'GUN SECTION BALLARAT 1912' (lighthorsemen but no guns!), soiled on reverse, unused. There was no post office provided PPC of Kilmore Hospital with 1d tied by superb ' 2 /MILITARY/AP10/12/ENCAMPMENT' shield d/s. Superb! Kilmore Military Camp (2) PO ; closed $ C B 489 C A Lot 488 Lot YMCA PPC of the YMCA marquee & '.../Commonwealth Military Forces/...' imprint, 1d tied by superb large-part ' 2 /MILITARY/MR22/13/ENCAMPMENT' shield d/s (ERD) used at Heidelberg, minor blemishes. Heidelberg Military Camp PO ; closed PPC 'ALH Camp Burrumbeet 1913' (horses wading & drinking), unused. Burrumbeet Military Camp (1) PO ; closed C A W Hale (Kilmore) real photo PPC 'Wallan LH Camp', minor blemishes, unused. $ C C 492 C A YMCA PPC of the YMCA marquee & '.../Commonwealth Military Forces/...' imprint & message headed "Wallan", 1d stamp removed & traces of Wallan Wallan cds, spotty. [There was no temporary post office] R McGeehan real photo PPC 'A View of LH Camp/Burrumbeet 1914', unused. Burrumbeet Military Camp (2) PO ; closed $100 $100 $ C B 494 C A Lot 493 Lot usage of 1d Kangaroo Letter Card ('BOTANIC GARDENS/PORTLAND VIC') with message headed "13th AAMC/Lilydale/ ", cancelled with the new relief 'MILITARY ENCAMPMENT/VIC' cds (the only recorded example), soiled. Lilydale Military Camp PO ; closed [The ERD of the cds] YMCA PPC of the YMCA Marquee with '.../Commonwealth Military Forces' imprint at top, 1d Roo tied by two overlapped strikes of the ' 2 /MILITARY/15AP/14/ENCAMPMENT' shield d/s (LRD). Bundoora Military Camp PO ; closed Ex Gary Watson: illustrated by Watson Webster & Wood at page B-132. [Message states "be in town on Friday to see us march in"].

62 Page:62 Nov 24, 2018 AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots 495 CPS B/C Early OHMS military group with NSW 1d 'OS' Envelope with 'Cadet Corps at ["Casino"]' imprint at L/L (central fold); South Australia 1d Postal Cards with printed advices for Tatiara Defence Rifle Club (outside) & SA Rifle Volunteer Force; Victoria OHMS envelope with '...COMPANY/Victorian Mounted Rifles' imprint at at L/L, minor blemishes, and 1895 OHMS postcard with 'C BATTERY/Field Artillery Brigade/Albert Park' imprint at L/L, a bit aged. (5 items) 496 *O Modest collection in quality stockbook, noted Queensland Charity duo, lots of Revenues, condition variable. (100s) 497 *O NEW SOUTH WALES Miscellany with New South Wales mint blocks of 4 including Wmk '10' 10d, Wmk Crown/NSW 'NINE PENCE' on 10d x2 & 10d with Plate Number '1', 7½d on 6d & 12½d on 1/-, 'OS' Overprints 1d block of 12 & 4d block of 6, etc; South Australia very fine used imperf 2d strip of 3; Tasmania Courier 4d pair cut square; Victoria 1897 Charities mint; Western Australia Hillman 6d vertical pair (grubby but a very scarce multiple); etc, condition variable. (91) T 498 */O 499 G (A)/B Ex Lot 498 Accumulation in stockbook from Sydney Views including 1d pair (cut-into at top) and 2d (creased) with numeral '100' of Baraba (RRR), Laureates 2d superb marginal single with numeral '66' and pair with numeral '57' of Raymond Terrace (RR), range of imperf Diadems to 1/- noted a few Moreton Bay cancels, then quantity later issues noted postally-used Stamp Duty 'TWO PENCE' on 1d brown pair, also surcharges and official overprints, some mint including 'NINEPENCE' on 10d block of 11, a few imprints & 'SPECIMEN' overprints including Stamp Duty 10/-, Postage Dues, Revenues noted 1870s 5/- used, apparently unchecked for perf & wmk varieties, plenty postmark interest, condition mixed but many fine. (100s) Laureates Fine Impressions on Blued Paper 2d chalky blue SG 53 horizontal strip of 4, margins close to large, shallow thin between the first two units & a couple of ironed-out creases, Cat Very scarce multiple. $1,000 T $140 T Lot 500 Lot * A Large Diadems 5d dull green SG 88, margins close to large, large-part o.g., Cat $1,000 T 501 W A - 1/- pale red SG 100, close even margins, unused, Cat $1,000 T Lot 502 Lot P A Small Diadems 1d imperforate plate proof in scarlet on blued unwatermarked paper, margins close to good. T 503 W A Diadems 1/- rose-carmine as SG 153 but Imperforate with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, large even margins, no gum. Thinking of selling? Your collection deserves the finest descriptions and outstanding presentation, so contact Torsten Weller or Gary Watson today. T

63 Page:63 Nov 24, 2018 NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) Lot 504 Lot H A 505 * A 506 * A 507 * A Lot 505 Lot Wmk '40' 6d mauve Perf 12x10 marginal from the right of the sheet with part-imprint as SG 235ca but Imperf at Right, postal cancel. Rare: about 8 examples have been recorded, of which most have fiscal cancels Centennial 1/- violet-brown Imperforate single as SG 258ca from the base of the sheet, large-part o.g., Cat 1400 for a pair. Ex "Carrington" (Mark Dankin). [Our vendor states that only this single & two pairs are recorded. Not to be confused with SG 312a, which turns up regularly] 1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper 6d emerald-green Imperforate Pair SG 307a from the right of the sheet, large-part o.g., Cat 600. 'OS' OVERPRINTS: Wmk '40' 2d blue Perf 11x12 SG O21c with Double Overprint One Albino block of 4, large-part o.g. Unlisted by Gibbons. T $800 T T $350 Lot * A C1 509 P A 510 O B 511 **/* A+ B1 Lot ½d on 1d grey with Double 'OS' Overprint SG O55a, large-part o.g., Cat A rare & dramatic error, of which only 3 examples have been recorded. [A similar stamp sold at our auction of for $4370] REVENUES: Stamp Duty d die proof in black on highly glazed card (93x61mm), '16JUN80' h/s in blue at U/L & 'AFTER HARDENING' h/s at U/R. - Metropolitan Hospitals Contribution Fund Contributor's Book with MHCF 1/- red x7, 2/- blue x34 and bisected 6/- purple x6 all tied by pencil cancels, 'FA PARLE MPS PHC/CAMPSIE/DISPENSING CHEMIST' oval cachets in violet on face, some discolouration from rusty staples and a few of the adhesives are faulty. - Stamp Duty d lilac/blued paper U/L corner block of 9, the upper units with marginal 'WALES' Watermark, part-imprint '...per Sheet of 63' at left, virtually full o.g. with six units unmounted. Superb! NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History 512 C 513 C C Australian Naval Station group with 1895 cover with Governor's frank to "HMS Dart/Sydney", 1909 cover to "HMS Encounter" at Sydney with letter from a giddy schoolgirl, c.1880s over-exposed photo (soiled) endorsed on reverse "A Houghton/Seaman", 1909 soiled Dutch Indies PPC to GB with message headed "Mess HMS Pioneer/Australian Squad/Batavia Java", also PPCs of Naval Depot Garden Island x2, HMS 'Powerful' in Sydney Harbour, HMS 'Challenger' in Brisbane River, & a terrific shot of the crew "Australian Navy HMS Mildura" (unused). (9 items) 1836 part-outer (front & back panels) to Ireland with 'POST PAID SHIP LTR/28JY28/1836/SYDNEY' d/s unusually in black, boxed 'INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH' plus Dublin (?) ' 4M /29NO29/1836' b/s in red, very fine 'DROGHEDA/ PENNY POST' h/s on arrival, various rate endorsements, vertical fold & a bit soiled. Scarce destination. $3,500 T T $100 T T $150

64 Page:64 Nov 24, 2018 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued) 514 C B 515 C C 1840 entire to "Club House/Sydney" with unusually fine strike of the undated 'LIVERPOOL/NSW'/ * ' handstamp & rated "5" in black for the inland postage, fine GPO arrival b/s of AU*20/1840, central filing fold well clear of the h/s (Aug 19) part-entire to Ireland "Per Margaret" with fine strikes of the boxed 'PARRAMATTA/POST PAID' h/s in red & oval 'PARRAMATTA' b/s in blue, 'POST PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' d/s on the face, British b/s of 20DE20/1846 in red plus Dublin (?) transit of DE22/1846 & 'COTTENHILL' arrival b/s in blue, a few faults. 516 C B 1848 (May 30) local OHMS outer with boxed 'FREE' h/s in red, minor soiling. Ex Ed Druce. T $100 $ C/L A- Lot (Mar 28) cover to Wiltshire "via Panama" with Diadem 6d purple tied by Sydney duplex, London transit of 27MY67 & '1D' h/s both in red on the face & 'CRICKLADE' arrival b/s, the stamp a bit soiled. Carried ex Sydney per "Rakaia" , arrived Panama ; ex Colon per "Tamar" ; ex St Thomas per "Douro" , arrived Southampton The via Panama service operated only. The enclosed letter headed "Sydney Infirmary/March " & signed "John M Creed" states "...appointed surgeon to the South Australian Northern Territory Exploration Expedition...We are going to find a site for a new settlement on the North Coast of Australia...I am going amongst a lot of people who have never seen a white man yet and who are reputed to be cannibals..." [Dr John Mildred Creed, as part of Captain Francis Cadell's party, explored the west coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria & as far west as Port Darwin. Elected to the NSW Legislative Council in 1885, he was an ardent social reformer and opponent of the White Australia Policy] $3,500 T 518 C B 519 C B Lot 518 Lot cover endorsed "From W Gibbs Seaman HM Ship Carysfort Flying/squadron Sidney New South Wales Australia" & countersigned "GTL" (Lieut Gerald T Langley), to London with British 1d Venetian red tied by 'FB'-in-bars of the London Foreign Branch, boxed 'LONDON EC/SP6/81' & 'LONDON SE/ AD /SP7/81' b/s both in red. Ex Gerald Sattin and Gerald Ellott. [The Flying Squadron was on a flag-waving world tour: two grandsons of Queen Victoria were along for the ride. This was one of the earliest, and least-known, Royal Visits to Australia] 1900 (Feb 7) Boer War cover with straight-line 'SS EURYALUS' ship's cachet & endorsed "2nd Vict Contingent/Wray Chaplain/for Col Price CC", to Sydney with CofGH 1d tied by Cape Town squared-circle, Sydney arrival b/s of MR2/00, opened a bit roughly with small repair at upper-right. Rare. $600 T

65 Page:65 Nov 24, 2018 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued) Lot C B 521 C B 522 PS A/B 523 PS B Lot (Apr 8) Boer War cover endorsed "From Trooper G Lewis (P51)/C Company/1st Battalion/1st ACC" with Natal 1d tied by 'NEWCASTLE/NATAL' cds, Durban & Sydney transits & Wollongong arrival b/s of MY10/1902, minor blemishes. [The war ended ] 1908 National Phonograph/Edison Laboratory cover with 'PRINTED MATTER ONLY' h/s, to South Australia with Captain Cook 4d tied by Sydney cds, ink-stain at base & light vertical fold. Scarce item. [The rate was 1d per 4oz x4 for an article weighing between 12 & 16oz] POSTAL STATIONERY: Selection with Postal Cards including Jubilee 2d (both) & 3d all fine unused, scenic issues x2 (one unused), punctured 'OS/NSW' for Australian Museum x2 & Sydney Harbour Trust, five items with 'SPECIMEN' Overprints, etc, mostly fine to very fine used or unused. (29) - ENVELOPES: Essay with embossed 1d - as used for the first Wrappers - in dull red & 'Specimen.' handstamp below, a few minor blemishes but very fresh. T $100 $350 $ S QUEENSLAND 525 */O Ex Lot 524 POSTMARKS: 1880s Electric Telegraph Office cancels on Postage 6d violet including multiples, includes 'ELEC TEL DEPT/SYDNEY NSW', 'ET DEPT/CHECK BRANCH', 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH OFFICE/PARRAMATTA' etc, strikes rather mixed but a very scarce group. (17 items) Accumulation in stockbook from Chalons with a few imperfs then range of perforated including Small Star 1d *, Q/Crown 6d *, Large Chalon 10/- * and 1 *, also 'SPECIMEN' overprints on 4d, 6d, 5/- pink and Large Chalon 2/6d & 5/- plus used to 2/-, quantity of Sidefaces with many numeral cancels, datestamps including TPOs and other postmark interest noted 'OFFICIALLY R[EGISTERED]/SYDNEY/4d MORE T[O PAY]' on 2d, a few multiples and also some mint, Revenues with Stamp Duty to 1 and Impressed Duty to 6 including some KEVII issues, apparently unchecked for perf & wmk varieties, condition mixed but many fine. (100s) T T 526 * A Lot Small Star Clean-Cut Perf 'REGISTERED' (6d) olive-yellow SG 11, well centred, part o.g., Cat A very attractive example of this scarce stamp. T

66 Page:66 Nov 24, 2018 QUEENSLAND (continued) 527 V A A1 Lot 'REGISTERED' (6d) olive-yellow SG 11, exceptional centring & full perfs, superb 'CANC[ELLED]' handstamp, Cat 10,000. An oustanding rarity of the Australian Colonies. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2005) states "Genuine in all respects. Extremely rare as only six made". Six examples each of the so-called "Ormond Hill Specimens" were produced by Perkins Bacon for all of "their" Colonies at the request of Rowland Hill's nephew and gifted to him, action that resulted in the Agent for the Crown Colonies terminating Perkins Bacon's printing contracts. 75 different stamps were involved, of 20 British Colonies and four stamps of Chile. The 'CANCELLED' h/s was applied to blocks of 6 that were later separated, often with scissors or a blade, resulting in many of the individual stamps having trimmed perfs on one or two sides. For Queensland, the recorded stamps are 1d x4 (all with some perfs trimmed), 2d x4 (2), 6d x3 (2), 1/- x4 (1) and 'REGISTERED' x4 (3). A full "set" is in the Royal Collection. The stamp offered here is by far the finest of the 'REGISTERED's and is one of only seven of the Queensland stamps that has full perfs. It is at least the equal of Colonel Harrie Evans' 1/- that sold at the Prestige auction of for $10,640. At that time, these items Cat 3500 each. [See also Lot 854] $15, **/* A Lot Rough Perf d brown SG 16 block of 9, well centred, large-part o.g. with four units being unmounted, Cat An exceptional multiple. [Apart from a block of 16, blocks of 9 are the largest recorded multiples] $2,500 T

67 Page:67 Nov 24, 2018 QUEENSLAND (continued) Lot * A 530 W A+ 531 P A- Lot 530 Lot Lithographs 5/- pale rose SG 58, characteristic rough perfs & cut from the sheet at left to preserve the design, large-part o.g., Cat Crown/Q 6d apple-green Imperforate SG 92a block of 4, margins close to good, rich colour, Cat Gorgeous and superb! [The Dale-Lichtenstein/Robert Jenkins block sold at the Prestige auction of for $4140. Bernie Manning's marginal block of 4 sold at the Prestige auction of for $5750] Large Chalons master die proof with blank value tablets below the Queen's portrait & in the four corners, in black on thin card (40x46mm), insignificant blemishes. Ex Bradbury Wilkinson Archives. [This most beautiful of all Australian Colonial designs was engraved by Herbert Bourne. Bernie Manning's example affixed behind a larger recessed card sold at the Prestige auction of for $14,950] $1,000 T $3,000 T $6,000 T 532 P A 533 G A 534 E A- Lot 532 Lot 533 Lot perforated plate proof in plum on thick watermarked paper. [Basset Hull at page 160 states that this was a colour trial made in March 1897, apparently for a proposed change of colour] 1882 Second Sidefaces with Lined Background Perf 12 2d blue horizontal pair Imperforate Between SG 168a, indistinct Barred Numeral cancellation, Cat RPSofL Certificate (2007). [Ken Scudder at page 122 states "On at least one occasion, a vertical line of perforations was omitted, as pairs imperforate between are known". Both stamps are also imperforate at the top] 1890 New Values 2½d essay with Small Numerals in the Upper Corners plate proof in carmine-pink - close to the issued colour - on ungummed paper with sheet watermark 'UEE', good even margins, insignificant imperfections. Rare. Ex "Besancon" II (May 2018). [Sir Harrie Evans' very fine examples in deep green & in deep blue sold at the Prestige auction of for $4032 & $3808 respectively] $1,200 T $1,500 T 535 * B C1 Lot ½d green Void Background Perf 12½,13 with Double Impression SG 208a, light horizontal crease, large-part o.g. with a hinge remainder, Cat BPA Certificate (2009). Stated to be the only unused example recorded. [The first print was quite faint & was obviously considered unsatisfactory; the strong second print is 2mm to the right; with normal stamp for comparison. Ken Scudder at page 179 states "Clear double prints exist...probably all...from the same sheet of stamps". Unpriced by Gibbons until 2011, now listed at 2000 unused or used] $1,500 T

68 Page:68 Nov 24, 2018 QUEENSLAND (continued) Lot 536 Lot C B QUEENSLAND - Postal History 537 C (B) RAILWAY STAMPS: c.1950s Russell & Sons Dairy Engineers (Toowoomba) complete parcel tag to Warwick with 1d blue & 10d purple both inscribed 'TOOWOOMBA' & Railway Numeral '55' cancels. A scarce survivor entire to Sydney (b/s) with rare franking of Small Star Clean-Cut Perf d green SG 9 just tied by fine Rays '87' of 'IPSWICH' (very fine b/s), horizontal filing fold & internal repairs with archival tape. $180 T 538 CL B 539 C A- Lot (Jan 10) cover to London with extremely rare franking of No Wmk 6d yellow-green SG 27 block of 4 (one unit defective) tied by 'QL'-in-Rays cancels, 'SHIP-LETTER/=BRISBANE=' cds overstruck with London arrival of MR23/65, three vertical folds clear of the stamps & minor soiling (Apr 3) Dodgson cover to England with 4d lilac & 6d yellow-green, 'TOWNSVILLE' cds (no year slug), Brisbane transit & London arrival b/s of JY10/69, minor blemishes. $750 T $300 T 540 C B 541 C B Lot 540 Lot (Feb 27) Dodgson cover to London "via Brindisi" with scarce franking of 4d yellow & 6d dull green tied by BN '178' & superb 'COOKTOWN' cds alongside, Townsville transit & London arrival b/s of AP21/77, minor blemishes registered mourning cover to Devon with 1d 2d & 2½d rose x2 tied by 'R'-in-oval cancels, double-oval 'POST OFFICE CAIRNS/9SEP97/QUEENSLAND' d/s - believed to be the only recorded example - in blue below, minor blemishes. T T

69 Page:69 Nov 24, 2018 QUEENSLAND - Postal History (continued) 542 PS C 543 C B 544 PS 545 PS A/B SOUTH AUSTRALIA 546 W*O 547 */O 1900 use to Germany of unstamped 'Avis de Reception en Retour' envelope with printed 'R'-in-oval at upper-left, repaired opening tear & a little soiled. These envelopes are rare from all Colonies & this is the first example we have seen from Queensland. [Hugh Campbell made no mention of AR envelopes] 1901 (Jan 23) stampless Boer War cover endorsed "From #15/Trooper DW Priest/5th QIB" with octagonal Volksrust d/s & various tax handstamps, Durban transit & Brisbane arrival b/s of JA23/02, minor faults. POSTAL CARDS: Selection with 2d & 3d handstamped 'SPECIMEN', scenic types 1d x6 including 'Botanical Gardens...' (tennis court) very fine unused & 1½d x2, 1d+1d & 1½d+1½d Reply Cards CTO, 1d overprinted for Esperanto chain letter (a bit stained), etc, mostly fine to very fine used or unused. (14) Black & White Views 1d HG 19a 'BUNDABERG FROM THE WATER TOWER...' & 'ON A QUEENSLAND SHEEP STATION' both very fine, and 'SUGAR-CANE, NEAR BUNDABERG...' (corner crease), unused. (3) Perkins Bacon selection with Second Roulettes unused 1d x3 & 2d all with small faults, Perf 10 1d unused x2, Large Holes 1/- mint x5, then used printings perfs & shades of 1d x38 with Rouletted x15 including a pair & one that may be SG 13 and Perf 11½-12½xRouletted x4, 1/- x18 including a strip of 4 with faked cancels, and 2/- x26 including compound perfs x6, generally fine to very fine. (98) Accumulation in stockbook from Perkins Bacon types including a few imperfs & roulettes, Long Types to 2/6d, then quantity of later issues with some multiples and a few mint, noted Colour Trials 2d orange block of 8 and 2d yellow-orange cross-gutter block of 8 plus a few Reprints, also some officials including 4d violet 'OS' overprint inverted and 2½d blue 'OS' inverted & misplaced so that only 'O' showing (neither expertised & offered 'as is'), plenty of postmark interest with a few numerals and lots of squared circles, apparently unchecked for perf & wmk varieties, condition mixed but many fine. $100 T $300 T 548 P A Lot London Printings 2d posthumous uncleared die proof of the defaced die in black on wove paper (67x81mm). A beautiful proof & exceptional exhibit item. [This die was rejected because of the "Knitting Needle" flaw through the Queen's Eye. Several impressions were "pulled" in Harry Lower's & Michael Blake's similar proofs sold for $3220 & $3335 respectively] $2,000 T 549 G/F A/B Lot 549 Lot 550-2d rose-carmine SG 2 horizontal strip of 6, three units with full margins, dumb cancels of Adelaide GPO, Cat A rare multiple. T

70 Page:70 Nov 24, 2018 SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued) 550 F A Adelaide Printings 1d yellow-green SG 6, margins just shaved - at lower-right - to huge with a fragment of the adjoining unit below, neat void cancel of the GPO, Cat 650. An unusually fine example of this scarce stamp. 551 W* A/A- Ex Lot Second Roulettes shades between SG 19 & 31 comprising 1d x6, 2d pale vermilion, 4d x2 and 6d x3 including violet-ultramarine, a few with part- to large-part o.g., Cat (12) $1, * A-/B Lot 552-2d bright vermilion SG 26 horizontal strip of 5 from the right of the sheet, some very minor oxidisation, sensible reinforcing, large-part o.g., Cat $600 T Lot F A- 554 P A- Lot 554-2d vermilion horizontal pair Imperf Between SG 26a, a couple of trivial belmishes, 'NAIRNE/JY12/68/SA' cds, Cat 750. Ex G Boucher & Michael Blake: acquired at the Prestige auction of for $ d finished die proof in black on India paper affixed to a small piece of card (44x47mm), a couple of trivial blemishes. Ex John Griffiths and Michale Blake: sold at the Prestige auction of for $3450. RPSofL Certificate (1972). $1,000 T $2,000 Lots that attract GST on the Hammer Price for Australian buyers have the Estimate printed in blue followed by a small T. Where purchased by overseas buyers, no GST is payable on these lots.

71 Page:71 Nov 24, 2018 SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued) Lot 555 Lot W A Perf 11½-12½xRoulettes 1d grey-green SG 52, unused, Cat 475. $ P A Perf 11½-12½ 9d imperforate plate proof single in bright mauve on thick wove paper Printed on Both Sides (the Image on the Reverse Inverted) with sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' h/s with Deformed 'N'. Believed to be the only recorded example. $1,000 T 557 * A Lot Broad Star Perf 11½-12½ 1/- chocolate with Large Holes horizontal strip of 4 from the right of the sheet Imperforate Vertically except at left SG 130a, large-part o.g., Cat 900+ (for two pairs). Ex Michael Blake: acquired at the Prestige auction of for $1725. $1,250 T Lot 562 Ex Lot P A+ 559 */** A/B Ex Lot De La Rue plate proofs on unwatermarked gummed paper comprising ½d in green imperf block of 20 & partly-imperf block of 20, 1d imperf block of 12, and 2d two imperf blocks of 16 in different shades from the intersection of the four panes, full unmounted o.g. Superb! (5 items) Narrow Crown/SA Perf 10 1d blue-green SG 167 block of 12 (3x4), the upper row creased, six other units with full unmounted o.g.; also 1d yellow-green SG 167a block of 6 (2x3), full unmounted o.g.; Cat (mounted). (2 blocks) $850

72 Page:72 Nov 24, 2018 SOUTH AUSTRALIA (continued) 560 ** A 561 **/* A 562 G A A1-1d SG 176a L/R corner block of 48 (6x8) with Plate Number '2', SG 179a corner example with Sheet Number '2½d ' (an error for '012998'), then Crown/A 1d U/R corner pairs with Sheet Numbers '1d ' '1d ', '1d '151404' & '1d ', all unmounted, Cat as mounted singles. (57) De La Rue Perf 13 ½d pale brown SG 191 lower-right corner block of 30 (10x3) with Plate Number '1' and Sheet Number '½d ' in blue, some minor perf reinforcing but most units with full unmounted o.g., Cat for mounted singles Thin 'POSTAGE' Perf 11½-12½ 1/- brown with'postage' & 'ONE SHILLING' in Brown-Red ACSC #S30A (SG 275c), well centred, 'MOUNT GAMBIER' squared-circle, Cat 0 ( 1100). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2009). [The ACSC states this was probably the first printing & "Postally used is scarcer than mint"] 563 V A B1-5/- 10/- 1 SG all CTO with Adelaide cds ACSC #S32-34x Cat $950 ( 415). (3) $300 $100 Lot 564 Lot O C/B 565 F A 566 F A Lot 565 DEPARTMENTAL OVERPRINTS: 'I.S.' of Inspector of Sheep in Black on Rouletted DLR 2d (faults) & Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 6d (small tear at top). Rare duo. - 'P.' for Police in Blue on De La Rue Rouletted 2d block of 4, 'PORT MACDONNELL/OC5/69/SA' cds. A very scarce multiple. OVERPRINTED 'OS': Broad Star 1/- with the Overprint Triple, fine used. Not listed by Gibbons, who list a Double Overprint SG O33a, Cat 450. [Our vendor states that only three examples have been recorded] SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery $300 T $1,000 T 567 PS A/B 568 PS/C A/B Ex Lot 567 Lot 569 Selection of Postal Cards with a good range of printings & shades, 1d+1d Reply Cards x3 (two with the halves reversed) & another with the original PO band, scenic types 'WOOL CARTING' & '.../PRIZE MERINO RAM', 1d with Underlined 'OHMS' Above Heading for Board of Advice (unused) etc, also d to Melbourne with very fine 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE' & '3' Handstamps (faults), mostly fine to very fine used or unused. (38) Unused selection of Postal Cards x4, Reply Cards x3 & Wrappers x8, five with various 'SPECIMEN' Overprints, also 1912 SA Taxation Department cover with 1d punctured 'SA' & the enclosure, and 1889 & 1890 Dalhousie Springs Station cheques with 1d or 2d used as revenues. (19 items) 569 PS A POSTAL CARDS: 1908 Visit of the US "Great White Fleet" South Australia 1d, unused. $100 T 570 C A WRAPPERS: 1898 QV 1d green on buff HG #E4 with 5-line printed heading 'CIRCULAR & CARTNOTE ONLY/ From/LUXMOORE, RJ COOMBS & CO LTD/WOOL, SKIN AND GRAIN BROKERS/ADELAIDE' in black, used. We are happy to assist both vendors and buyers by grading the quality of the stamps and covers entrusted to us. This is especially important for Classic issues. For a full explanation of our Grading System, see page 4. $150

73 Page:73 Nov 24, 2018 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History 571 C A- Lot cross-written entire headed "Adelaide SA/October " and signed "Robt Leake" to his brother in Van Diemens Land with a largely very fine strike of the undated double-circle 'POST OFFICE/[lion & crown]/adelaide' h/s, very fine boxed 'SHIPLETTER/3DE3/1838' d/s of Hobart where rated "11" (4d inwards shipletter + 7d for delivery between 75 & 90 miles), light vertical fold. Ex Michael Blake: sold at the Prestige auction of for $4370. A very fine and very early postmarked letter from the Colony, which was founded only two years earlier. [Postal operations began on 10/4/1837. Very few pre-1840 letters survive in private hands. The sole postage rate was 1d regardless of destination or distance carried & this was paid to the ship's captain] Robert Rowland Leake was one of two sons of John Leake who settled in South Australia. Robert writes to his brother Edward - transcript included - "I have moved my flock to Coromandle village it is eight miles from Holdfast...you will want a weeks provisions...on first landing...walloughby (= wallaby) rugs...are excellent things in leaky huts...we have 22,000 sheep 2000 head of cattle and 200 horses in the Colony..." $2, C A 573 C B 574 C B 575 CL B 576 C C Lot 572 Lot cover to Scotland "p Salsette/via Marseilles" with rare franking of Adelaide Printings 6d slate-blue SG 10 two singles (the first with margins just clear to large, the other with margins at places; Cat 400+ on cover) tied by dumb cancels unusually in blue, 'PAID/AU17/1859/=ADELAIDE- S.A.=' cds in blue & 'U M/EDINBURGH/OC9/59' arrival b/s. A very scarce double-rate franking. Ex Michael Blake. RPSofV Certificate (2014). - cover to London "per Emeu" with very scarce franking of First Roulettes 6d slate-blue SG 17 tied by 'PAID/OC18/1859/=ADELAIDE-S.A.=' cds in blue, 'LONDON-SW/ A5 /DE14/59' arrival b/s, minor soiling & wrinkling entire to "Nuccaleena" with Rouletted 1d SG 19 horizontal pair (a couple of faults), Port Augusta cds, postmaster's manuscript endorsement "PO/Blinman/Nov " on the reverse, unclaimed & returned via 'KANYAKA' (b/s) to the GPO (b/s) where presumably the 'UNCLAIMED' h/s was applied triple-rate cover to Oxfordshire "Via Brindisi" with scarce three-colour franking of 9d red-purple SG 77 & 1/- deep red-brown SG 82 plus De La Rue Perf 10 2d brick-red SG 159 irregular strip of 3 tied to by GPO cds of JA1/76, very fine 'BANBURY/FE14/76' arrival b/s, ironed-out light horizontal fold well clear of the stamps, minor blemishes cover with DLR 2d tied by very fine 'JUBILEE EXHIBITION/JY13/87/S-A' squared-circle & a second fair strike alongside, to NSW with Manly arrival b/s, some toning & repaired tear at upper-left well clear of the datestamp. PO ; closed [Recorded JU13/87 to JA5/88 only: very few covers recorded] $750 $100

74 Page:74 Nov 24, 2018 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 577 C A d violet Postal Card to Holland with lengthy personal message and Bantam ½d block of 4 added tied 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/OC26/89/SA' duplex cancels, taxed with inverted 'T' in triangle cachet, 'HAARLEM/29/NOV/89' arrival cds on face but no evidence that postage due was collected. [Apparently an attempt to pay the 3d Treaty postcard rate, but this applied only to the United Kingdom; there was no other postcard rate available until after the Australian Colonies joined the UPU in October 1891, so this item should have been paid at the full 6d ship letter rate] $ C B 579 PS (B) 580 CL B Lot 578 Lot cover endorsed "From Gunner J Woolley RMA [= Royal Marines Artillery] HMS Curacoa Australia" & counter-signed "IMRG" (Lieut Ian MR Grant), to London with South Australian 2d tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/ JY9/90/SA - S.AUST' duplex, 'LONDON-SE/ 10 /AU13/90' arrival b/s in red, repaired flap fault. Rare: the only sailor's letter from South Australia that we have offered (July 13) Boer War usage of British 2d Registration Envelope to Largs Bay endorsed "From/Lt [?]/IBC" at upper-left, ORC 1d & 6d Surcharges tied by 'HEILBRON/ORC' cds, 'Passed Censor' h/s in violet, Cape Town transit & Adelaide arrival b/s of AU20/01, repaired flap fault. Boer War covers to South Australia are very scarce OHMS wrapper with printed 'Book Parcel Only' to Brisbane with scarce franking of 1d & Thick 'POSTAGE' 4d both punctured 'SA' tied by Adelaide cds, minor defects. A rare & very unusual item. [NB: the 4d has been cut from another article & affixed with the backing paper to this wrapper] $1,800 T 581 CO C Lot oversize cover (248x160mm) with Francis Snow imprint at the top to Germany with exceptional franking of Thick 'POSTAGE' 3d x3 6d x2 & 2/6d violet tied by the scarce 'ENG MAIL TPO/8AU1907/S AUSTRALIA' cds, superb 'HALBERSTADT/8.9.07' arrival b/s, a few faults including repairs with archival tape along central fold. An impressive exhibit. [This is the largest number of "Long Toms" we have seen on a single cover & the only franking of the 2/6d known to us. The ACSC (2004) gives values on cover for the 3d ($150) & 6d () but not for any denomination above 8d. Les Molnar's 1915 cover with the TPO cds - stated to be the later of only two recorded covers - sold at our auction of for $1380] $750 T

75 Page:75 Nov 24, 2018 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) 582 CL A- 583 D A- TASMANIA 1910 (Mar 18) OHMS with 'Officer Supervising Rifle Clubs/Military Staff Office' imprint at L/L, very scarce franking of Thick 'POSTAGE' punctured 'OS' 3d & 4d tied by 'REGD ADELAIDE' cds, 'THEBARTON' squared-circle arrival b/s. [The rate was 1d per ounce x4 + 3d registration] POSTMARKS: 1927 parcel piece with KGV SMult Wmk Perf 14 1d green x20 tied by multiple strikes of the rare boxed 50x31½mm 'PARCEL POST/24NOV1927/ADELAIDE SA' d/s (#CRR-2; LRD) in violet, minor defects. ["Handheld Postmarks of South Australia" records one strike only, with approximate dimensions] T $100 Lot 584 Lot 585 Lot F A 585 G A 586 P A 587 * A 1854 Couriers First State of Plate I 4d bright red-orange SG 5, good even margins, neat BN '59' cancel of Launceston, Cat Large Star 2d green SG 16 horizontal pair, margins just clear to good, BN '60' cancel of Launceston, Cat Scarce multiple Double-Lined Numeral Watermarks 4d imperforate plate proof in pale ultramarine on ungummed pelure paper. Rare Experimental Separations Perf 12 by Walch & Sons 1d carmine SG 70 block of 4, virtually full o.g., Cat $600 T T $750 T $240 T 588 F A Lot Perforated by the Post Office Perf 11½ 1/- vermilion horizontal strip of 4 Imperf Between the Second & Third Units SG 140a, light fiscal cancels, unpriced by Gibbons. Rare: only two other examples recorded. $1,250 T Lot 589 Lot * A- 590 * B 'TAS' Watermark Perf 12 4d chrome-yellow Printed on Both Sides SG 166ab, marginal example from the bright of the left-hand pane, large-part o.g. with hinge remainder, Cat RPSofV Certificate (2003) Surcharges 'd/2½' on 9d pale blue Double Surcharge One Inverted SG 168a horizontal pair, a couple of minor blemishes, large-part o.g., Cat As at 11 October 2018, A$100 will cost American clients US$71, British clients 53½, Euro Zone clients 61, and New Zealand clients NZ$109. $800 T $750 T

76 Page:76 Nov 24, 2018 TASMANIA (continued) 591 *O Ex Lot Tablets neat collection on leaves with mint set, used set x3 (including 10/- pair) & 'SPECIMEN' Overprints plus some extras, also 1904 '1½d' on 5d Surcharge group including 'SPECIMEN' Overprint & Misplaced Surcharge block of 6, Crown/A 1/- various perfs including Perf 12½&12 mint x2 & used (unpriced thus) and 10/- Perf 12½ mint x3 & CTO and Perf 11 mint, also a few used official punctures to 10d x2, generally fine to very fine, Cat Ex "Chartwell". (130 approx) $2,000 T Lot E A 593 **/* A A1 Lot imperforate Keyplate plate proof for 6d in violet & brown with 'TASMANIA' hand-painted in Chinese white on gummed unwatermarked wove paper, good even margins. Rare. - 2/6d brown & blue SG 222 corner block of 12 (3x4) from the upper-left of the right-hand pane, exceptional centring, one unit VLMtd otherwise unmounted, Cat (mounted). Ex "Chartwell". $2,000 T T 594 P A Lot De La Rue Pictorials imperforate colour trials on gummed watermarked paper comprising ½d in grey-blue, 1d in sepia (no gum), 2d in deep blue (no gum), 2½d in vermilion, 3d in British Racing green, 4d in bright yellow-green, 5d in olive-bistre & 6d in brownish claret (the only one close to the issued colour), four are marginal examples. A beautiful & rare "set". Ex "Chartwell". $10,000 T

77 Page:77 Nov 24, 2018 TASMANIA (continued) 595 P A Ex Lot imperforate plate proof/imprimatur marginal pairs in the issued colours on ungummed watermarked paper. Gorgeous! (8 pairs) $3,000 T 596 */**O A Ex Lot Pictorials collection on Godden leaves with shades, perfs, official punctures, ½d Perf 11 SG 249d unmounted block of 15, ½d Perf 12½&11 SG 249b mint x3, 1d Perf 12½&12 SG 250c mint x2, 1d Perf 11&12 SG 250d, 2d Perf 12½&12 SG 245c, 2d Perf 12½&12 SG 251d, 2d Perf 11&12 SG 251e, 3d Perf 12½&11 SG 246b used x2 (one punctured 'T'), 3d Thin Paper SG 262 unmounted pair, 4d mint x22, 6d mint x17, 'ONE PENNY' on 2d 'CA' Monogram x2, etc, condition is generally very fine. Ex "Chartwell". (400+) $1,000 T 597 * A B1 598 V A 599 * A B1 Lot 597 Lot 598 Lot V/Crown ½d green Irregular Compound Perf 12½x12½x12x12½ ACSC #T4 (SG 237d), large-part o.g., Cat $750 ( 600). [The ACSC states "Very few are recorded"] - Perf 11 1d rose-red with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) marginal single from the right of the sheet Imperf at Right ACSC #T11ba, neat Hobart cds, Cat $1000. Rare: only three examples recorded Sidefaces V/Crown 9d blue with the Watermark Sideways ACSC #T65aa (SG 242c), large-part o.g., undercatalogued at ( 350). [Less than a dozen unused examples recorded] $750 T $1,000 T T How would you like to have your material marketed? At Abacus Auctions, you can count on us to advertise our auctions around the world, to regularly conduct viewing at shows here and abroad, and to keep enhancing our mailing list and your selling prospects. Add to that our world-class catalogues, where your collection will get the treatment it deserves.

78 Page:78 Nov 24, 2018 TASMANIA (continued) Lot 600 Lot 601 Lot * A C1 601 * A A1 602 G A B1 603 * A 604 ** A B1 605 * A Lot Litho Crown/A 4d orange-yellow Perf 12½x11 ACSC #T55C (SG 247bb), large-part o.g., Cat $750 (SG 475). RPSofV Certificate (2002). - 6d lake Irregular Compound Perf 11x12½x12½x12½ ACSC #T59 (SG 248b), exceptional centring, large-part o.g., Cat (SG 500). [The ACSC states "This variety is rare"] - 6d lake Irregular Compound Perf 12½x11x12½x12½ ACSC #T59 (SG 248b), 'ULVERSTONE/AP27/09/TASMANIA' cds, Cat (SG 500). - 4d orange-buff Mixed Perf 11x11x12½x11 ACSC #T56A (SG 247bbvar) from the base of the sheet with misplaced perfs at base corrected with Perf 12½, large-part o.g., Cat $750 (SG 475) Electrotype Crown/A ½d dull green Perf 11 with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) ACSC #T6aa (SG 249da) marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the right of the sheet, well centred, unmounted, Cat $ ( 660++) mounted. Ex "Chartwell". [The ACSC states that "Watermark Upright should exist but has not been reported"] - 1d rose-red Mixed Perf 11x11x12½x11 ACSC #T17 (SG 250bvar) lower-left corner example with misplaced Perf 11 at base corrected with Perf 12½, large-part o.g., Cat. $300 T $300 T T T T $150 T Lot 607 Lot */** A B1 607 * A 608 * A Lot 606-1d rose-red with the Watermark Sideways Perf 11x12 ACSC #T17 (SG 250d) lower-right corner block of 4, large-part o.g. with the lower units being unmounted, Cat $800++ ( 800++) mounted. - 1d rose-red Imperforate Pair with the Watermark Inverted ACSC #T14b (SG 250f), part- to large-part o.g. as usual, Cat $1200 ( 700). - 1d rose-red with the Watermark Inverted lower-right corner single Imperf at Right ACSC #T14bc with Official Repair at Left, large-part o.g., Cat $750. T $800 T T If you wish to buy only one of two or more lots, use our Alternate Bidding facility. Simply group the lots with an OR eg: Lot xx OR Lot xx OR xx.

79 Page:79 Nov 24, 2018 TASMANIA (continued) Lot * A- 610 * A/A- 611 * A 612 * A B1 613 * A- B2 Lot 612 Lot 613 Lot 614-2d violet from the base of the sheet Imperf at Base ACSC #T37b from the lower-right corner, the side margin folded back & adhering, large-part o.g., Cat $ d violet Perf 11 block of 4 with Horizontal Double Perfs Between ACSC #T37var, large-part o.g. with suntanned gum on the upper units. The variety unlisted in the ACSC. - 3d brown Mixed Perf 12½x12½x12½x11 ACSC #T50 (SG 253c) being the first unit in a horizontal pair from the left of the sheet with misplaced perfs at left corrected with Perf 11, large-part o.g., Cat $600+ (SG 450+). - 6d carmine-lake Irregular Compound Perf 11x11x12½x11 ACSC #T62A (SG 254b), large-part o.g., Cat $750 (SG 450). - 6d dull carmine-red Irregular Compound Perf 12½x11x12½x12½ ACSC #T62B (SG 254cc), a couple of slightly nibbled perfs, large-part o.g., Cat $750 (SG 475). 614 * A B1-6d dull carmine-red Perf 12½ SG #254c with 'JBC' Monogram ACSC #T60Bzc, large-part o.g., Cat. T 615 *G A 616 E A TASMANIA - Postal History 617 C/L 1912 Surcharge 'ONE PENNY' on 2d violet Perf 12½x11x12½x12½ ACSC T25 (SG 260b) being the right-hand unit in a mint pair, and Perf 12½x12½x12½x11 used single, Cat + (SG 575). (2 items) REVENUES - IMPRESSED STAMP DUTY: 1877 original artwork for the 10/- & 5 Platypus designs in pencil on yellow tracing paper (88x114mm) numbered "9" or "11" in red at upper-right & both with '22 MAR 77' h/s at upper-central. Unique! Ex De La Rue Archives. (2) 1833 letter re William Hopwood of Guildford having been given permission to visit Sydney, signed by the Principal Superintendent (of Convicts?), very fine; 1853 Affidavit of parties wishing to marry, rather soiled; and 1874 OPSO cover with very fine '[crown]/free/23jy23/1874' cds of Hobart, 'RICHMOND' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. (3) T $100 T $300 T T T $300 T $600 $ C A-/(B) Ex Lot entire headed "Great Swan Port 14th Sepr 1838" & signed "Geo Meredith", to Hobart rated "6" with small boxed '19SE19/1838' arrival b/s, "6" scored-through & re-rated "1" because the addressee, Sgt Killivin, was a soldier; plus a promissory note - rejoined (?) or repaired along central split - also signed by Meredith. A significant rarity: believed to be the only recorded inland Soldier's Rate letter from the pre-stamp period. [Great Swanport on the NE coast, was renamed Swansea c George Meredith was granted land on Oyster Bay in 1821] (2 items) Unless noted otherwise, lots are reserved at 75% of the estimates. $4,000 T

80 Page:80 Nov 24, 2018 TASMANIA - Postal History (continued) 619 C B 620 C B Lot entire headed "Empression Bay 1855/November 25" & signed "Ed BA Hardy/Westmoreland", to Lancashire endorsed "Convict Letter" & at U/L "Exd/AJV/I Kerr" (= Examined), GPO cds & '[crown]/free' cds of the same date, 'AUSTRALIAN/LIVERPOOL/26MR/56/=PACKET=' transit & 'KENDALL' arrival b/s, minor defects. Ex Michael Blake. Impression Bay Probation Station was located on the northern shore of the Tasman Peninsula, on the site of Premaydena. Edward Hardy had the dubious distinction of having been transported three times!, firstly to Bermuda in 1833; then to VDL in 1841 for seven years; finally again to VDL in 1849 for life. This is extraordinary because it was a term of a convict's parole that he was not to return to England. The reference to "Westmoreland" is to the ship on which he arrived in He states "...I have been in a great deal of trobele through drink...[i] will put myself to better may please god..." 1868 cover to London with scarce Two-Issue franking of Imperf 4d blue SG 37 (margins close to large with a chunk of the adjoining unit at right) & Perf 10 2d yellow-green SG 60 (Cat 150 x10+ on cover) with neat bars cancel & 34mm GPO cds of 23AP23/1868 in red at left, London arrival cds of JU19/68, minor faults. $12,500 T T 621 CO (B) Lot large piece (200x143mm) from a registered parcel to Kent with remarkable Three-Issue franking (faults) of VDL Imperf 4d & Perf 10 1d x2 and 'TASMANIA' Imperf 6d & 1/- (cut-to-shape) all tied by BN '63' of New Norfolk, private 'BOURNBANK/Parish of/wellington' h/s & 'N NORFOLK/ ' postmaster's provisional h/s, sloping 'TOO-LATE' h/s applied at Hobart, a few repaired edge-tears & parts of the address label removed with the registration ribbon. Endorsed "Printed Book with Photographs..." & signed "Molesworth Jeffery" which permitted mailing at the concessional rate for a "book packet" + 6d registration. Only six items recorded bearing the 6d registration rate that applied between 1871 & Ex Randall Askeland, Patrick Reid & David McNamee. $1,500

81 Page:81 Nov 24, 2018 TASMANIA - Postal History (continued) 622 C A- 623 DPS Lot cover to England with Sideface 1d red strip of 6, 2d green and 4d yellow all tied Barred Numeral '63' with 'NEW NORFOLK/JY27/87/TASMANIA' cds alongside paying 6d per ½oz ship letter rate x2, Hobart b/s, couple of minor marks. Apparently originally franked with the 1d strip and found to be over ½oz as the other two values have been affixed over a small part of the address, making a lovely three-colour franking. FRANK STAMPS: Seven covers with different Franks of varying quality, another with very fine 'CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SHEEP' CTO, then three pages of what are apparently proof impressions dated 1895 x27 including 'CHAIRMAN HOSPITAL BOARD HOBART', 'CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SHEEP', 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH', 'MARINE BOARD HOBART', 'ADMINISTRATOR OF CHARITABLE GRANTS', 'HD QR DEF FORCE', 'HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE...', 'HM CUSTOMS HOBART', etc and old 'REGISTRY OF DEEDS/V.D.LAND'. T $ PS B Lot 624 REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1903 Melbourne Printings 4d ultramarine size 230x100mm with V-cut below the flap #R4d (HG C4a) commercial usage to New York with Tablets 2½d & Pictorials 1d tied by Hobart cds of JA19/06, Vancouver Winnipeg & St Paul MN transit & 'WALL STREET STA NEW YORK NY/REGISTERED' arrival b/s, minor soiling & a small piece of the flap missing. Rare: only two other commercially used examples have been recorded, along with several philatelic usages. [David McNamee's example had a mutilated flap] Our goal is to provide you with the best possible auction experience: high-quality catalogues; bidder-friendly 5% bidding steps; lower commissions; outstanding service, including a delicious afternoon tea on auction day. Please join us on Saturday 24 November & let us to welcome you to our Showrooms.

82 Page:82 Nov 24, 2018 VICTORIA 625 W* Ex Lot 625 Selection of unused Classics comprising Queen-on-Throne 1d (large-part o.g.) & 6d, Woodblocks 'TOO LATE' 6d (rare but two margins only, Cat 3500) & 2/- blue/green, Beaded Ovals 3d blue (stained) & 4d, Netted Corners 1d, Laureates 6d, 10d brown/pink & 1/- and '½ ½/HALF' on 1d (large-part o.g.), generally fine, Cat 6000 approx. (11) $2, *O 627 */**OC 628 ODC 629 */O 630 *O Ex Lot 626 Collection remainders on Seven Seas pages with Half-Length 1d x2 2d & Perf 12 3d, 1/- 'REGISTERED', Laureates 10d grey, DLR 2d mint, Bell 9d brown/pink mint, Emergency Printings on Coloured Papers 1d on yellow & 1d on drab both mint, /- apple-green (regummed), 'STAMP - DUTY' Overprints set mint, Naish values mint to 2/6d, 1/6d blue (regummed), Charity sets mint, simplified mint to 1, Postage Dues Blue & Claret 5/- mint and Red & Green mint set (5d used), etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine, Cat (250 approx) Miscelleny including some Classics & an array of Postage Dues, 1900 No 'POSTAGE' ½d mint blocks of 24 & 28, nice range of Commonwealth Period mint blocks to 4d (**), some postmark interest, also an array of Revenues including some on receipts, lovely Jolley Federation PPC to Greece, etc, condition variable. (100s) Packet of pieces franked with Emblems, Beaded Ovals or Laureates, pieces with crowned-ovals of 'ROKEWOOD' & 'THE LEIGH' and superb 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/GEELONG-VICTORIA' cds, eleven early outers including with crowned-ovals of 'PAID/GEELONG' in black in error, 'COLAC', 'QUEENSCLIFF' & 'WINCHELSEA'. (100s) Accumulation in stockbook with Imperfs including Half-Lengths very fine 1d, 1/- Octagonal pair (top unit cut into slightly), Emblems, etc, '8d' on 9d with Misplaced Overprint, then later issues in quantity noted Double Perfs on 1d brown x2 and 4d olive, also some mint including 'Reprint' overprints, Revenues to 10 including postally-used to 5/-, plenty of postmark interest with lots of numerals and quite a few TPOs, apparently unchecked for perfs & wmks, condition mixed but many fine. (100s) Mostly used collection with many useful including Half-Lengths 1d x13, 2d x7 & 3d x24 including Perf 12, Woodblocks Imperf 'REGISTERED' & 2/-, selections of Emblems & Beaded Ovals, Laureates to 5/- blue/yellow including 8d orange x3 & 10d grey x2, 1884 Large Stamp Duty 15/- mauve (fiscal) & 15/- brown CTO, later to 5/- x3 (one mint), etc, condition rather mixed so inspection is recommended. (100s) $2,000 $300 $750 T $ W (A-) 632 O Lot 631 Ex Lot 632 Lot Half-Lengths Campbell Printings 3d blue SG 24, good even margins, ironed-out crease at the base, unused, Cat RPSofV Certificate (2012) Shilling Octagonal Imperf 1/- blue SG 25 with Large White Plume over 'OR' of 'VICTORIA' & Deformed 'N' of 'SHILLING', a huge example with portions of the adjoining units at right & left, small fault at top - concealed by the cancellation - & associated thin, cancelled well clear of the varieties; also 'IA' of 'VICTORIA' Deformed [8] in a fine vertical pair, and Large Coloured Flaw above 'CT' of 'VICTORIA' [39] x2 (one Perf 12, rounded corner). Rare Transfer Varieties. Ex Geoff Kellow. RPSofV Certificate (2008) for the first. (4 items) $750 $450

83 Page:83 Nov 24, 2018 VICTORIA (continued) 633 *WO 634 O 1859 Perf 12 by Robinson 2/- dull bluish green/pale yellow SG 82 partly annotated selection mostly on Bill Purves' pages, one unused, plus a large-part reconstruction of 20 of the 25 positions (one imperf & another unused with large-part o.g. but trimmed perfs at right), condition variable but many are fine to very fine, Cat (48) - 2/- dull bluish green/pale yellow SG 82 large-part reconstructions of A) 23 of the 25 positions ex [3] & [8]; & B) of 14 of the 15 positions ex [29] from the right-hand side of the plate that were utilised to make the new plate for printing the /- blue/green; plus 2/- blue/green SG c complete reconstructions comprising 1) the 15 original woodblocks; 2) the 12 original electrotypes; 3) ditto, plus the 3 additional woodblocks forming the top row; and 4) of the complete hybrid plate of 30 (6x5) comprising 8 woodblocks plus 12 electrotypes; condition variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat minimum. A fantastic episode in technical philately! Ex Les Molnar.(109) 635 * A Beaded Ovals 3d maroon Perf 12 SG 91, large-part o.g., Cat 400. $300 $750 $ *WO A/B Ex Lot Laureates Wmk Single-Line Numerals 8d orange SG 112 mostly plated examples comprising unused x4 (one with large-part o.g.) and used x7 (one on piece with 1/-), a few minor blemishes, Cat Ex JRW Purves. (11) $1,000 Lot 637 Lot 640 Lot * A - 8d orange SG 112, large-part o.g., Cat 850. [Geoff Kellow at page 172 states "It is a rare stamp unused"] $ O 639 O 640 W A 641 * A B Wmk V/Crown 8d lilac-brown/pink (shades) SG 137/a group large-part reconstruction of 112 of the 120 positions from Printing Groups 3-4, mostly fine used. Ex Nick Holness. (112) Woodblocks 2/- blue/green Perf 13 SG 129 (from the 15th to 17th printings) & Perf 12 SG 129ca (from the 20th printing) complete reconstructions of 30 (6x5), includes four pairs, generally fine to very fine, Cat (60) Laureates V/Crown Perf 13 5/- blue & carmine SG 140a, well centred for this issue, unused, Cat 750. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "Rare" Emergency Printings on Coloured Papers 2d dull violet-mauve/brown SG 200, unusually well centred, large-part o.g., Cat 350. $ * A- 643 *W A Lot 642 Lot 644 Ex Lot Stamp Statute V/Crown 3d violet as SG 221 but the 1891 reprint on Wmk '33' paper, small gum adhesions on the face, large-part o.g. [The genuine stamp catalogues The reprint without 'Reprint' overprint is scarce] - V/Crown 6d 1/- & '½d/HALF' on 1d all with large-part o.g. plus 5/- with the Watermark Upright regummed, Cat (the 5/- with Wmk Upright is not priced). (4) $750

84 Page:84 Nov 24, 2018 VICTORIA (continued) 644 W A A1 - V/Crown 5 black & yellow-green as SG 230 with large 'REPRINT' Overprint in Red, exceptional centring, no gum. Ex Lot 645 Lot 646 Ex Lot 648 Lot * A 646 * A B1 647 O A/A- 648 V A 649 * B B Large Stamp Duty Typo Wmk '19' Perf 13 1d brown, 6d ultramarine, 1/- blue/yellow & 5/- claret/yellow, and Perf 12½ 3/- drab, 3/- olive-drab, 4/- red-orange & 5/- rosine, large-part o.g., Cat (8) - Typo Wmk '19' 3/- maroon/blue SG 259, well centred, large-part o.g., Cat 900. Very scarce. BPA Certificate (2014). - Typo 4/- orange x7 (two pairs and a strip of three), 5/- red pair & 10/- green x2 all with 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO/+' duplex cancels, also 5/- claret/yellow (rounded corner) with two part-strikes of 'RMSS HOBSONS BAY' duplex. (12) - Typo Wmk '19' Perf 12½ 15/- brown, 1/5/- pink (large-part o.g.), 1/10/- olive & 10 lilac, all CTO, also 45/- with 'Specimen.' h/s (no gum), Cat 710 plus the Specimen. (5) - Typo Wmk '19' Perf 12½ 2 blue SG 276a, well centred, small central thin, large-part o.g., Cat Rare. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2013). $750 $800 $750 Ex Lot 650 Lot V A A1 651 V A 652 ** B Ex Lot Ultra High Values Recess 100 aniline crimson SG 285c plus Typo 25 blue-green & 50 bright mauve SG 289 & 290, all CTO, Cat (3) Fergusson & Mitchell 5 to 9 SG 324-8, characteristic variable centring, CTO and the 5 7 & 9 with large-part o.g., Cat (5) Wmk '82' ½d pink with the Watermark Upright SG 330c corner example, short perfs at right, full unmounted o.g., Cat 110+ (mounted). Underrated. 653 W A- B1-2d violet with the Watermark Sideways SG 334a, unused, unpriced thus by Gibbons. Rare. $750 T $1,000 $750 $150 T Lot 654 Lot 657 Lot 659 Lot 660 Ex Lot * A - 10/- blue-green SG 349a, large-part o.g., Cat Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2013). $1, V A A V/Crown Perf 12½ 2 blue CTO ACSC #V130x (SG 400), exceptional centring, Cat $350 ( 300). $240

85 Page:85 Nov 24, 2018 VICTORIA (continued) 656 * A A2 657 * A VICTORIA - Revenues Crown/A Perf 12½ KEVII 1 rose punctured 'OS' BW #V127Cb (SG 431a), exceptional centring, characteristic rough perfs, large-part o.g., Cat $600 ( 300 without perfin). - Mixed Perfs 3d yellow-orange Comb Perf 12x12½ from the left of the sheet with additional Line Perf 11 at left, the margin sensibly reinforced. [This stamp basically accords with ACSC #V85; SG 449a. However, the ACSC states that only seven units at the right of one sheet were affected. This is therefore an unlisted variant] 658 *W A/A /6d yellow SG 292a mint, plus Perf 11 15/- brown & 2 greenish blue both unused. (3) $ F A Large Stamp Duty Litho 15/- mauve, neat manuscript cancellation. Superb! [This is a rare stamp in any condition. In our experience it is at least 50 times scarcer than the ever-popular 35/-. Gibbons price it at 650 used, which must be for fiscal usage because no postally used examples exist] 660 F A+ - Litho 35/- purple, light manuscript cancellation. Superb! 661 F A/A+ - Litho 5 pink to 9 yellow-green/green, none of the characteristic pinholes. About as fine as they come. (5) VICTORIA - Postmarks T 662 SD 663 ODC 664 CPS Ex Lot 662 Fairly basic collection on old album pages, principally Barred Numerals with a few rated RR, RRR ('986', 'MD/38' in blue & 'MD/71') and RRRR (First Type '1622'), then CDS, a few "Belt & Buckles" & TPOs, etc, condition variable but many strikes are fine to very fine. (1500 approx) Generally fine strikes including 'AIRLY', light 'DINANT', 'HERNE'S OAK' x2, 'HEYTESBURY LOWER', 'MATHIESON'S', 'MIDDLE BRIGHTON PIER S.5/VIC.' on piece, 'PEECHELBA EAST', etc, also some on cover plus quantity of modern on piece arranged A-Z in bags. (100s) Covers & postal stationery with cds including 1930 'STAUGHTON VALE' & 'ANAKIE' with Inverted Dateline (franked with Revenues & taxed), 1937 'BRIGHTON-WEST/VIC', 1931 'ST ANDREWS', 1931 'GREENDALE' etc, and Registration Envelopes including with 'NUTFIELD' (1961), 'MONT PARK' (1961) & poor 'MOSQUITO CREEK' (1927; the only recorded example; red label with Rat's Tail), etc, condition variable. (15) $ SDC Ex Lot 665 Double-Circle Relief Datestamps selection comprising 'BARNAWARTHA' (rated RRRR), 'BRIM' (or 'BRIMBOAL'?; both unrecorded), 'CARAMUT' (!! = the only recorded example), 'COLBENA[BBIN]' (spelling error;!!), 'DIAMOND CREEK' (RRRR), 'FERN TREE GULLY' (!!) on piece with BN '789', 'FORREST' x2 (RRRRR), 'GAFFNEYS CREEK' (RRR) on Tatts cover, 'GAFNEYS CREEK' (spelling error;!!), 'GT STHRN UP TRAIN' TPO (reconstructed), 'IVANHOE' (!!), '[JUMBU]NNA' (!!), 'JUNG' (RRRRR), '[L]ETHBRIDG[E]' (!!), 'MT EGERTON' (!!), '[NAR] NAR GOON (!!)', 'OMEO' (RRRR), 'OUYEN' x2 (RRR), 'ST KILDA RLY' x3 (RRR, one on PPC reads 'S K IL A Y'), '[STRAT]HCONA' (!!; the only recorded cds for this office), 'TARRAWINGEE' (!!), 'ULTIMA' (!!), poor 'WA[RRION]' (!!) arrival on PPC, 'WATCHE[M]' (RRRR), 'YAN YEA[N STH]' (!!) & 'YINNAR' (RRRRR), plus a selection of unidentifiable strikes one of FE21/04 being the earliest recorded date for these rare & grossly underappreciated datestamps. Ex Max Watson. [The datestamp comprised moveable type within a "collar". The inscriptions were often off-centre &/or oddly spaced and the type often sat below the height of the collar, all these factors adding to the difficulty of identification] (27 + unknowns) See also Lots SDC Box of mostly Melbourne & Geelong material. Should be pickings. Ex Max Watson. (Qty) $75 $1,000

86 Page:86 Nov 24, 2018 VICTORIA - Postmarks (continued) 667 CPS Album of PPCs & Postal Cards with some better numeral ties including '418' & 'JORDAN', '934'(2) & 'PINE GROVE', 'M27' & 'CATUMNAL' and 'MCCC/18' & 'KURTING' (all rated R), then '381' & 'SPRING HILL' & '875' & 'WYCHITELLA' (both RR), condition variable. (70 approx) $ SD Ex Lot 668 Gippsland two volume collection with many better including 'RO BUMBERRAH' (rated RRRR), 'CLYDEBANK' (RRR), 'ICY CREEK', 'IGUANA CREEK', 28½mm 'KILMANY SOUTH', 1936 'MAFFRA WEST UPPER', 'MAYFLOWER' (archival strike), 'PERRY BRIDGE', 'PORT ALBERT' Crowned Oval, '29mm 'POWLETT RIVER', 'RYTHDALE', 'TANJIL BREN', 'THE HEART', TOORLOO ARM', 'VERVALE' & 'WOODGLEN' etc, also useful Barred Numerals range including 'MC/C1' (RRR) & large-part 'MCCC' (RRRRR) or 'MCCCC' (RRRR) and a very good array of registration labels including many "Reds" and six sheets of 25 for various offices (no gum). (many 100s) $2, SDC Ex Lot 669 Gippsland two volume collection with many better datestamps including 'CALLIGNEE NORTH' (rated RR), 'CLYDEBANK' (RRR), 'COBAINS' (RRR), 'FLYNN' (RR), 'FOSTER NORTH' (RRR), 'FULHAM' SDL (RRR), 'FULHAM RLY STATION' (RRR), 'GIFFARD' (RRR), 'HEATH HILL', 'JEETHO/VIC-AUST', 'JENSEN'S' (a Danish Settlement), 'JUMBUK', 'KILMANY SOUTH', 'KORRINE', 'LOY YANG', 'MACK'S CREEK', 'MILFORD GRANGE', 'PARADISE BEACH', 'STRADBROKE', 'STRADBROOK', 'STREZLECKI', 'STRZELECKI', 'TARRAVALE', 'THE HEART', 'THORPDALE SOUTH', 'YANNATHAN LOWER', etc, a few covers including with 'MIL PO FOSTER No 1' (RR) & 'TO GLENGARRY' (RR), also ' 2 /MILITARY/JA15/02/ENCAMPMENT' used at Langwarrin, useful registration labels including "Reds". A very good lot but rather untidy so close inspection is recommended. (many 100s) $2, C Ex Lot 670 KGV to early-qeii commercial registered covers with provisional labels mostly with manuscript endorsements plus some handstamped or typewritten, cds include 'ARMYTAGE' (rated R), 'AYRFORD ' (RR), 'BARINGHUP WEST' (RR), superb 'BENLOCH' (RR), 'DEEP LEAD' (RR), 'DOCTORS FLAT' (R), 'DOUTTA GALLA' (RR), 'EZARDS MILLS' (RR), 'GRASSDALE' (RR), 'HESKET STATE SCHOOL with Inverted Dateline (RRR), 'HOMEBUSH', 'HOTHAM HILL', 'KEELY RAIL', 'KELVIN VIEW', 'KULWIN', 'LOVAT', 'LYONVILLE', 'PHEASANT CREEK', 'PIRIES', etc, some red labels included, condition rather mixed. Very scarce group. (100+) $2,000

87 Page:87 Nov 24, 2018 VICTORIA - Postmarks (continued) 671 CPS A/B 672 C B A1- Ex Lot 671 Post-1912 commercial registered covers with all-different datestamps including 'P O CASTERTON' (rated RRR), "FRASER", 'FLINDERS ST MELB' (RRR), ' GLENALBYN' SDL ('TO' removed; RR), 1948 'KEILOR EAST', 'MILDURA' with Dotted Arcs, 'PUCKAPUNYAL TOWN', 'PURA PURA', 'RUBICON' (poor; better b/s), 'SEVEN CREEKS', 'WOORNDOO', etc, labels include reds & provisionals, only a few Decimal Period. (100 approx) BARRED NUMERALS: '541' & the rare 'PORCUPINE FLAT' cds (LRD of only two recorded strikes) largely very fine strikes on 1893 cover to Maldon. Rated RR. $750 Lot 673 Lot 675 Lot S A- B1 - 'MCCC' of Tyers light but obvious strike on 1d pink. Rated RRRRR. [Gippsland] 674 PS C A1-675 D A A1 Craigieburn: double-boxed 'CRAIGIEBURN/24MR(79)' datestamp light but very fine strike in violet on 1d Postal Card (repaired spikehole & minor spotting), very fine BN '547'. Rated RRRR: recorded for three weeks only. Flinders: unframed 'TELEGRAPH OFFICE/JA3/21/FLINDERS' largely superb strike on KGV 2d orange. Rated RRRRR: only one other recorded. 676 C B A1-677 C B A2 Lot 676 Lot 677 Glen Wills: 'GLENWILLS/OC23/07/VIC' (error: one word) Double-Circle Relief Datestamp & BN '1791' on Tatts cover, minor blemishes. Rated RRRRR: the only recorded example. Ex Max Watson. [Gippsland] Landsborough: 'LANDSBOROUGH/NO29/04/VIC' Double-Circle Relief Datestamp & BN '290' on 2½d blue on cover to Germany, minor blemishes. Rated RRRRR: the only recorded example. Ex Max Watson. [Western District] 678 D A A1 Piedmont (2): 'PIEDMONT/18FE46/VIC.' very fine per favor "cleanskin". Rated RRRRR. [Gippsland] $100 Bids posted to us sometimes arrive up to a week after the auction. To avoid disappointment, please to us or bid from our website. $300 $300

88 Page:88 Nov 24, 2018 VICTORIA - Postmarks (continued) 679 C B A1-680 C A- A2- Lot 679 Lot 680 Somerville: 'SOMERVILLE/JA22/09/VIC' (the 'V' in '...VILLE' is Inverted) Double-Circle Relief Datestamp fine arrival on PPC. Rated RRRRR: the only recorded example. Ex Max Watson. [Mornington Peninsula] Stony Creek: 'STONY CREEK/OC18/04/VIC' Double-Circle Relief Datestamp largely very fine strike on Tatts cover. Rated RRRRR: the only recorded example, and the earliest recorded skeleton relief cover from Victoria. Ex JRW Purves, Gary Watson & Max Watson. [Gippsland] $ C C A1- Lot 681 Lot 683 Strathmerton: 'STRATHMERTON/AU11/06/VIC' Double-Circle Relief Datestamp very fine arrival on PPC (stains). Rated RRRRR: the only recorded example. Ex Max Watson. 682 D A A1 683 C B B1- VICTORIA - Postal History 684 C B 685 C B Lot 682 Valley View: 'VALLEY VIEW/12DE36/VIC' very fine strike on KGV 2d. TO ; PO ; closed [Gippsland] Yinnar: 'YINNAR/SE17/07/VIC' Double-Circle Relief Datestamp two untidy but largely complete strikes on Tatts cover. Rated RRRRR: only one other example recorded - see Lot 665. Ex Max Watson. [Gippsland] 1850 (Aug) large-part "On Service" entire with 2d grey-lilac SG 6 [7] (margins just touched - at upper-left - to huge), with Butterfly '10' (RRR) & 'ALBERTON/PORT PHILLIP' b/s (both poor), Melbourne arrival b/s of AU19/ cover from England with very fine 6d lilac SG 70 tied by 'PLYMOUTH/JU8/59-620' duplex, to "Mr Ford/Parish of Connaware/County of Grant/Melbourne..." with Melbourne & Geelong b/s of AU8/59, "turned" & returned to Turnchapel!! with Emblems 2d violet Horizontally Laid Paper SG 70 plus Perf 12 4d dull rose SG 83 tied by BN '2' of Geelong (b/s of SE9/59), superb 'PLYMOUTH/NO11/59' arrival b/s, the flaps opened-out for enhanced display, a bit soiled. A truly extraordinary cover. Ex Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. $350

89 Page:89 Nov 24, 2018 VICTORIA - Postal History (continued) 686 C A-/B 687 CL A- 688 CPS B/C 689 C A- 690 PS A+ 691 C A 692 C A 693 PS 694 PS A-/B 695 PS 696 PS B WESTERN AUSTRALIA 697 W*O Ex Lot 686 Lot Classic frankings comprising 1) 1860 to Scotland with Queen-on-Throne 6d x2 pairs unusually with no British entry mark but with 'PRESTONPANS' arrival b/s; 2) mourning cover to England "per Benares" with Queen-on-Throne 6d single & pair plus Beaded Ovals 3d blue, light BN '157' of ' COLLINGWOOD' (oval b/s with 'EAST' removed); 3) 1861 (June 25) flapless cover to London "per Jeddo" with Woodblocks 6d black SG 102 (a huge marginal example, stained by the "black boy" gum used) being the Earliest Recorded Usage; 4) 1862 to London "Per Northam/Via Marseilles" with Perf 12 1/- & Beaded Ovals 3d blue x3 (one with trimmed perfs, "black boy" gum); and 5) 1863 with Beaded Ovals 4d with Major Cracked Electro [D10], BN '84' & 'WINCHELSEA' crowned-oval b/s. (5) 1874 Police Department long cover (268x113mm) with 'CHIEF SECRETARY' Frank Stamp in blue, 'STAWELL WEST/JA26/74/VICTORIA' unframed cds and Barred Numeral '152', endorsed "Registered" but apparently not handled as such and so officially registered on arrival in Melbourne with oval 'REGISTERED' h/s struck on face superscribed "Officially" in manuscript, couple of minor blemishes & light folds. Very unusual use of a handstamp generally seen only on outward mail as an expedient where no other appropriate marking was available mail from Great Britain comprising 1d Postal Cards x2 (one correctly uprated with 1d lilac), cover paid 2½d but taxed 1½d + 4d fine (opening faults), overweight cover from Ireland with 6d Jubilee & '1s/MORE TO PAY'-in-oval h/s of Melbourne, and 5d rate cover to 'HONG-KONG' (b/s) forwarded to Sydney then to Melbourne with '(2d")/MORE TO PAY'-in-oval h/s, two items with remnants of NSW black/yellow 'MORE TO PAY' dockets on the reverse. (5) 1890 cover with Solicitor's imprint on the flap, to London with rare franking of 1/6d orange tied by 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO/DE16/90 - VICTORIA' duplex cancel on cover to London arrival b/s of 9JA91, minor blemishes. [The rate was 6d ship letter x2 + 6d late fee for posting directly onto the English Mail TPO to Adelaide] 1891 usage of 2d Postal Card to Germany with Melbourne duplex of OC1/91 being the day Victoria joined the Universal Postal Union & from when the foreign postcard rate was reduced to 1½d, 'T'-in-oval h/s applied & then crossed-through when the error was realised. Superb! Ex Hugh Freeman. [An exceptional item for the Victorian postal historian or collector of UPU as a subject] 1896 cover to USA with fraudulent use of Large Stamp Duty 6d blue with pen cancel erased (but still visible) plus 2d tied 'BOURKE STREET EAST' cds paying 2½d letter rate x2 + 3d registration, San Francisco arrival b/s PPC to Breslau (Poland) with ½d Bantam & 1d pink incorrectly routed across USA then with 'TRANSATLANTIC POST OFFICE/MY26/09/ 4' cds and 'MISSENT' cachet alongside. [These markings were used on board the White Star Liner 'Oceanic' carrying mail between New York & Southampton from 1908 to the end of the service in 1914] DEAD LETTER OFFICE: Range of Returned Letter Envelopes inscribed 'Returned Free Letter' Code 'W' (1866; 'Free' barred-out), 'RETURNED PAID LETTER' (1853), 'Returned Paid Letter' Code 'X' (1865, 'Paid' barred-out), 'RETURNED LETTER' Code 'A' (1898), Code 'B' (1894 & 1909, different printings), Code 'C' (1893), Code 'E' (1895), Code 'U' (1879), Code 'W' (1876 & 1878, different printings) & Code 'X' (1879), 'RETURNED LETTER/REGISTERED' Code 'T' (1887), 'RETURNED MORE TO PAY LETTER' Code 'E' (1891, with Postage Due 2d & 4d) and Code 'G' (1898), and 'FOREIGN ENCLOSURE' Code 'R' (1887; not previously seen by us), condition variable. A very scarce, underrated and desirable group. (16) - Returned Letter Envelopes Code 'W' (265x113mm, 1872 & 1883 printings with different settings) with light but clear strikes of the scarce boxed 'DLO PB /REGISTERED' h/s in green (not previously seen by us) or purple (with 'PB' excised). A rare pair. (2) POSTAL STATIONERY: Small box of mostly Postal Cards & Wrappers with a few better items including two Postal Cards uprated with Postal Card cutouts & registered to Egypt or Germany, etc, condition variable. (100 approx) - WRAPPERS: 1873 '½ ½/HALF' on 1d green Stieg #E3 overprint essay with the Surcharge in Red & in Black, minor blemishes. Very scarce. Mostly used on pages with Imperf 2d (possibly deep vermilion SG 25b) & 6d x3 all used, 1861 Intermediate Perf 1d 2d & 6d x2 & Clean-Cut Perf 6d, to 1/- (both shades), 'ONE PENNY' on 2d, Perf 12x14 1d, 'Half-penny' Overprint in Red & Green both shades (mint), condition rather mixed so inspection is recommended. (83) $750 $300 $800 $150 $300 We hope you enjoy your auction experience with Abacus Auctions. If so, please introduce us to your philatelic friends.

90 Page:90 Nov 24, 2018 WESTERN AUSTRALIA (continued) Lot 698 Lot F A 699 E A Lithographs Imperf 4d blue SG 3a, margins good to large, void-grid cancel in red, Cat Coloured cancellations are rare on this issue (c.) imperforate stamp-size essay for a 1d White Swan plate proof in pale violet-blue on ungummed unwatermarked paper, close even margins. Rare. [NB: all Australian swans are black] $800 T $1,000 T Lot P A 701 * (B) Lot 700 Lot Crown/CC 2d imperforate plate proof block of 4 in bluish green on ungummed watermarked paper from the base of the sheet, margins just touching - at lower-left - to huge. Rare. [Only a few examples are recorded, this being the only recorded block] Crown/CC Perf 12½ 1/- bright green with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp as SG 61s but with 'SPECIMEN' Inverted, repaired 10mm tear at right, part-o.g., Cat Believed to be the only recorded example of this error. 702 * A Crown/CC Perf 14 6d lilac SG 75 block of 4, large-part o.g., Cat $750 T $3,500 T T 703 * A A1 704 P A 705 */** A Lot 703 Lot CA Perf 14 2d chrome-yellow SG 77 block of 9, exceptional centring, very lightly mounted with virtually full o.g., Cat A delightful block New Designs master die proof for the higher values with blank value tablet, in black on highly glazed card (91x60mm), handstamped 'AFTER/STRIKING' at U/L & '23JAN89' at 'U/R, no surface rubbing Crown/A Perf 11 3d brown with the Watermark Sideways (Reversed) BW #W28aa (SG 153var), large-part o.g., Cat $750; and punctured 'OS' Perf 12½ 1d rose-red with the Watermark Sideways BW #W14A marginal block of 13 (5x3, less the first two units), some creasing, unmounted. Unlisted & rare. [The ACSC states that "OS punctures are found only in the rose-red shade with watermark upright, and are very scarce"] (2 items) $600 T $2,500 T $300

91 Page:91 Nov 24, 2018 WESTERN AUSTRALIA (continued) 706 P A Lot 706 TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1879 De La Rue master die proof with blank value tablet on highly surfaced card (93x61mm) with 'Dec ' h/s at U/L & 'BEFORE HARDENING' h/s at U/R, no surface rubbing. WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postmarks $1, S Ex Lot 707 Collection on Swans extensively written up on pages by Region including 'BARRAMBIE', 'BEDFORDALE', 'BROWN HILL', 'BUCHANAN', 'COONGAN', 'EULAMINNA', 'GABANINTHA', 'GEORGINA', 'GOLDEN RIDGE', 'HAMELIN POOL', 'HANNANS', 'KULYALING', 'KURNALPI', oval 'POST OFFICE/MARBLE BAR' x3 on 3d block of 9, oval 'POST & TELEGRAPH OFFICE/MURRIN MURRIN', undated 'POST OFFICE/NANGEENAN', 'PALACE HOTEL', 'ROEBUCK BAY', 'SMITHS MILL', 'STAKE WELL', 'THE GRANITES', 'TURKEY CREEK', 'WANNAMAL', 'WARRAWOONA' x2, 'WESTBROOK', 'WOOLGAR' x2, etc, also Savings Bank types from Broome Hill, Greenough, Kojonup, Moora (violet), Pingelly, Waroona, Yalgoo, etc, plus a few TPOs, Letter & Numeral cancels, quality of the strikes is variable but many are fine to very fine. (100s) $2,000 T Lot S A B2 709 S A A2 710 S A B1 711 S B A2 Lot 709 Lot 710 Lot 711 Anaconda: 'ANACONDA/OC7/03/W.A' 21mm cds bold, slightly smudged strike on 2d Swan. PO ; renamed Eulaminna PMI records type but gives no dates of usage. [Copper mining] Barrabupp: 'ST JOHN'S BROOK MILL/20JA10/[W.]A' 26mm cds on 2d Swan. St John's Brook Mill PO ; renamed Barrabupp (two 'P's) ; renamed Barrabup (one 'P') ; closed PMI records usage only in the 2½ months before the first name-change, not afterwards; the ERD for a Barrabupp cds is [Timber Mill] Collie: 'MONEY ORDER OFFICE/10SEP00/COLLIE, W.A.' 32x20mm double-boxed d/s in violet on 2d Swan pair. Renamed from Collie Fields Unrecorded in PMI. [Coal mining; 48km E of Bunbury] Lake View: 'LAKE VIEW/--18/04/WA' 21mm cds on 1d with 'WA' puncture. Renamed from Trafalgar (1) ; renamed Trafalgar (2) c Recorded March-May 1904 only. PMI gives the official renaming as 1909 but notes archival reference to "Trafalgar" from and datestamps inscribed 'TRAFALGAR' in use from 1906 onwards. [Goldmining] Extensive phone bidding facilities will be available for this auction. Please book in early to utilise this service and request our Advice on Phone Bidding guidelines if you are unfamiliar with the process. $150 T $150 T $100 T $100 T

92 Page:92 Nov 24, 2018 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postmarks (continued) Lot 713 Lot S A B1 713 S A A S A B2 Lot 712 Mount Sir Samuel (1): 'SAVINGS BANK/OC24/05/MT SIR SAMUEL' 21mm cds two light but fine part-overlapping strikes on 1d Swan pair on piece. Opened as RO 1897; to PO ; reduced to RO ; closed PMI records only one partial strike of the same date. [Goldmining] Swan Mills: 'SWAN MILLS/-6DE10/WE[STN A]UST' 28mm cds (ERD) on 2d Swan. RO only ; closed PMI records usage in only. [Timber Mill] Waterfall: 'WATERFALL/17NO1908/WESTERN [AUSTRALIA]' 26mm cds on 2d. PO ; renamed Golden Ridge PMI records one probable strike only, dated 18NO1908. [Goldmining] $100 T $150 T $150 T 715 S A B2 Lot 715 Widgemooltha: 'POST & TELEGRAPH OFFICE/18APR1909/WIDGEMOOLTHA WA' 44x23mm double-ring oval d/s in pink almost complete strike on ½d strip of 4. Opened as RO ; to PO Unrecorded by PMI. [Goldmining] WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Postal Cards $150 T Ex Lot 716 Lot PS Mostly unused selection including ½d & 1d both with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp, ½d sepia used, 1d Zinco with Dunlop Tyres advert, 1d on Glazed Stock x2, 1½d blue/green (superb!), etc, mostly fine to very fine. (30) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal History 717 PS C 1888 stampless OHMS Postal Card with 'Fremantle Rifle/Volunteers' imprint at L/L & parade notice over name of Captain George Bland Humble, a bit aged & soiled. Rare postal stationery. Ex Cecil Walkley. $600 T There are several accommodation options close to our offices. For walkingdistance convenience, we recommend the Gateway on Monash Boutique Hotel, with well-appointed and comfortable rooms, only 250 metres south of our premises. Ask for details or we can make the arrangements for you.

93 Page:93 Nov 24, 2018 REST OF THE WORLD - GENERAL and MISCELLANEOUS LOTS 718 */**O Ex Lot 718 Australia & World collection in four albums with lots of pickings throughout, the Australia includes SMult Wmk 2 Roo, mint KGV Heads to 1/4d, 5/- Bridge mint with large-part imprint & CTO, Robes both papers etc, then Great Britain including a very fine Penny Black & fair Tuppence Blue, QV 10/- blue mint (creased) & used, New Zealand including unmounted Smiling Boys, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. Inspection will be rewarded. (1000+) $2, CPS 720 **/*/O 721 */**OL 722 C Ex Lot 719 Ex Lot 722 Box with about s-50s "ham radio" cards including from Canary Islands, Canton Island, Cuba, French Morocco, Guatemala, Russia, Suriname, Timor, UN Forces in Palestine etc; bundle of PPCs including 1907 handpainted from GB; postal history with Australian military mail including WWI Letter Cards with Poem or '2nd AIF Embarking' on reverse, 1906 from Thursday Island with 'LOOSE/SHIP/LETTER', airmails to Australia, 1971 & 1974 'MESSENGER/DELIVERY' covers at 25c or 70c, etc; condition variable (250 approx) Pacific Islands mint collections in Seven Seas pages mostly mounted to 1970s but later ** with Norfolk Island and Papua New Guinea both reasonably complete, Pitcairn Islands complete, also Christmas Island complete, then stockbooks with some Fiji, Nauru, Samoa, etc and others mint & used noted a range of PNG blocks, thematic interest, condition mixed but many fine. Weighs 13kg. (100s) Estate remainders in two large cartons with some Australia & Colonies, Australian Territories including many blocks, Samoa with many blocks including $4 Bird imprint block of 10, Europe & Colonies etc, Biafra complete plus Overprints unlisted by Gibbons, Burundi & Tonga "gold coins" etc. Weighs 22kg. (Qty) Folio of 1940s-50s commercial covers many by air to Australia including 1947 uprated Postal Card from Greece, 1947 registered from Iran, 1950 registered from Seychelles (philatelic), 1951 from Bolivia, 1947 from Indo-China, 1952 registered from Peru, 1947 from Lebanon, 1947 from Yugoslavia, etc, also 1947 Angola-Peru & a group of South American airmails mostly to Peru, generally fine to very fine. (23) $300 Visit our website and use the free resources available here to get the most from your auction experience. You can view our current catalogue along with 1,000s of additional images, as well as YouTube links for video viewing of larger lots. You can search for particular words and phrases in the whole catalogue or just within specific sections. You can check Reserve Prices and current Starting Prices, as well as placing your bids directly online. You can also access our archived catalogues going back to 2001, along with Prices Realised.

94 Page:94 Nov 24, 2018 REST OF THE WORLD - GENERAL and MISCELLANEOUS LOTS (continued) 723 CPS A/B Ex Lot 723 Ex Lot 725 World War II Censor covers 1) Gibraltar uprated 2d Envelope with scarce '6 OPENED BY CENSOR' label of Hobart; 2) Fiji-Hobart with ' 6 /NOT/OPENED/...' cachet of Hobart - the only recorded example - in error overstruck with normal cachet; 3) Niue-Victoria with NZ-pattern 'PASSED BY CENSOR NZ/ 14 ' cachet (Little #H1); 4) mission cover Niue-Samoa with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ DDA 26' label (unrecorded by John Little); and 5) 1939 airmail NZ-Papua unusually with complete strike of the large 'OPENED BY CENSOR/...' cachet. (5) 724 *O Eight old albums with many pickings throughout including postmarks, revenues & perfins, condition mixed. (Qty) 725 CPS 726 **/*OC 727 OCPS 728 **/O/C A/B 729 **O/L 730 */**OC 731 **/*/O/C 732 *OCPS Box of mostly pre-wwii covers many from Australia - including c.1934 large piece from a parcel with Large Lyrebird 1/- x7 tied by complete 'PARCELS POST/BRISBANE' roller - and the others to Australia with GB including Seahorse 5/- & KGVI 5/- solo frankings, two from 'BRODICK/ISLE OF ARRAN' & registered from 'ST AUBIN/JERSEY CHANNEL ISLANDS' etc, also 1924 French registered parcel tag, several from New Hebrides with 'PAQUEBOT' cancels, etc, condition variable. From a family correspondence that has never before been on the market. (150 approx) Huge worldwide accumulation in albums, on 100s of Hagner sheets and loose, looks to be mostly low-value stamps in larger quantities but there could be a surprise lurking amongst them, noted USA with 19th Century, Canada including some ** postage, plenty of GB, British Commonwealth with Transvaal remainders in blocks, Germany, Asia with China & Thailand, Eastern Europe including folder of Russian M/Ss, some Cinderellas & Revenues, potential postmark interest, also a few covers including commercial mail, condition very mixed. (1000s) Mostly foreign array with lots of "Cinderellas" & Revenues including British Railway Stamps, Brunei selection including Japanese Occupation 12c x3 & 30c mint, also batches of Indian pre-stamp entires with intaglio handstamps, commercial & philatelic paquebot covers, and Egyptian covers including commercial airmails & some Postal Stationery, condition variable. (100s) Australian Colonies stamps & revenues noted Queensland 1c 'Betting Tax' slips x50+ in consecutive number run (!), Victoria Petrol Ration coupons x6, WA Swans impressed Stamp Duty 1/-, 9 & 10 on piece, Australia Official Postal Cards KGV 1½d brown Solid 'OS' x9 plus KGV 1d green Dots 'OS' unused, 1945 letter from Liberated POW with fascinating story of Japanese captivity, World stamps noted Hong Kong QV '20 CENTS' on 30c with lovely 'SHANGHAE' cancel & China range plus small group of covers & used PPCs, condition very mixed but many fine. Consignment remainders with a modest Indian collection, an album of Nauru blocks of 4, Norfolk self-adhesives large blocks, range of Tasmanian cds on Pictorials including a superb 'BLESSINGTON UPPER' (rated RR), also some early editions of "Australian Stamp Monthly" plus 1980s "The Australian Philatelist" (an excellent publication). Large carton with collection on hundreds of Hagners, strength in now-popular areas such as Tuva, Gulf States & China, lots of pickings including Hong Kong Silver Wedding mint, lots of hinge remainders but inspection will be rewarded; also some unmounted Australian Territories. (Qty) Great Britain s mint & used plus booklets x80+ including a few Pre-Decimal, also 1981 Royal Wedding collection ** plus extra gutter pairs, 1985 Queen Mother FDCs album, etc, lots of thematic interest, condition fine. Weighs 7kg. (100s) Large suitcase & a carton with World array in several albums, boxes, packets etc, noted lots of Ceylon/Sri Lanka and other Asia, condition very mixed; also a quantity of FDCs etc from Australia, Ceylon/Sri Lanka, GB etc, mostly very fine. Very heavy. (Qty) 733 *O World accumulation partly sorted in hundreds of small packets. (1000s) 734 */O 735 */O Huge used accumulation in stockbooks, 100s of packets plus a few ancient worldwide albums including lots of Great Britain, British Commonwealth, some Australia with bundle of Territories CTO, noted Malaya to $5, Ceylon QV 'TWO' on 4c red block of 53 with Plate Number on parcel fragment plus group of numeral postmarks, France Ceres 25c blue plate & variety study, some mint & a few covers including Victoria 'GOVERNOR' frank stamp, USA 1936 airmail from Hawaii forwarded to Australia with GB 6d & 9d added, lots of fun here, condition variable. Weighs 42kg. (1000s) Worldwide used accumulation in stockbooks, albums, Hagners & packets including Australia & Territories with range of New Guinea & Papua including a few NWPI overprints, Pacific Islands, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India and some China, Germany with Third Reich, etc, condition variable but many fine. Weighs 24kg. (100s) T $350 $300 $150

95 Page:95 Nov 24, 2018 REST OF THE WORLD - GENERAL and MISCELLANEOUS LOTS (continued) 736 CPS 737 **/*OPS 738 O Covers accumulation including Australia commercial mail & FDCs, 1960s airmails to Australia from Samoa, Asia, Europe, GB, USA, etc, China 1920s to England with 24 stamps on back, Germany Third Reich PPCs x4, etc, condition mixed but many fine. Weighs 10kg. (100s) Accumulation mostly used with Asia including China Junks & Sun-Yat Sen with overprints, Hong Kong with some QV and KGV Silver Jubilee set **, Shanghai 1893 Jubilee overprints 1c Letter Card and 2c Envelope x7, also a few Ceylon, India, Indo-China, Japan, Malaya, North Borneo, etc, then worldwide with pickings including Switzerland 1932 Airmail 90c, plus some literature, variable condition. Weighs 5kg. (100s) Worldwide stamps mostly used, loose and on paper in bags, envelopes and containers in large box. Weighs 7kg. (1000s) $ CPS 740 **B 741 O Ex Lot 739 Box of interesting covers & Postal Stationery with Flights, commercial airmails, philatelic frankings to Australia including from Berlin & Saar, other strong German content including commercial mail, Third Reich commemorative cancels - noted one with Olympics M/S - & propaganda Postal Cards plus Nazi cigarette cards x16 (superb), 1850s stampless 'DANZIG' to London, Swiss internment camp covers including 1940 with three different Polish camp cachets, Greece 1936 Rotary airmail cover to Sweden, etc, generally fine to very fine. Pacific Islands collections apparently complete to mostly unmounted including Fiji from 1974, Nauru from 1981, Norfolk Island from 1982, Papua New Guinea from 1979 noted range of overprints, Pitcairn Islands from 1940 Pictorials * with 1948 Silver Wedding **, Samoa from 1977, includes M/Ss, sheetlets, some booklets, lots of thematic interest, a few earlies with minor toning but condition generally very fine. (100s) Worldwide stamps mostly used, loose and on paper in bags, envelopes and containers in large box. Weighs 9kg. (1000s) $750 $ O - mostly used, loose and on paper in bags, envelopes and containers in large box. Weighs 7kg. (1000s) $ O - mostly used, loose and on paper in bags, envelopes and containers in large box. Weighs 7kg. (1000s) $ **/*/O 745 */O 746 **/*/O 747 */O 748 CPS 749 **/*/O World mint & used in 60+ albums some priced individually, also collection remainders noted British Comonwealth including Mauritius, South Africa with Transvaal in larger blocks, Canada used including QV to 50c, 1908 Quebec 7c & 10c, c Bluenose, 1930s sets to $1, also foreign with plenty of USA, etc, lots of thematics, condition mixed but many fine. Weighs 75+kg. (Large Qty) Worldwide accumulation mostly pre-wwii on leaves and in albums noted Australia & Colonies, Great Britain, British Africa, India, New Zealand & Dependencies, Sarawak 1934 low values in blocks of 4 **, Sweden o violet, Austria, etc, some Foreign POs with overprints, condition mixed but many fine. Weighs 11kg. (100s) European group in two boxes including Austria, France, Germany, Ireland with 1920s overprints including Seahorse set (fake cancels), also Israel with sparse earlies but modern up to 2004 ** with M/Ss, sheetlets & booklets, many in high-cost European pages & albums, condition generally fine. Weighs 20kg. (100s) Asia accumulation mostly used including China with range of Sun Yat-Sen and PRC overprints, Hong Kong with QEII 'CONTRACT NOTE' revenues to $50, India noted KEVII 10r and 15r 'OHMS' overprints, Malaya with Straits Settlements QV range, Thailand, etc, quantity of low values with potential postmark interest, condition mixed but many fine. Weighs 9kg. (100s) Worldwide covers in large box including commercial mail noted quantity of Mauritius QEII frankings, GB /6d Postal Order, Wildings airmails to Mauritius, 1980 parcel wrappers to Australia with 5 Machins, New Zealand 1990 airmail with $4 Bird x2, Tuvalu 1980s 'OFFICIAL' overprints on cover, USA 1945 airmail to Australia with 10c Prexie x7, etc, some registered mail, postal stationery and picture postcards, also album of 1937 Corontation FDCs, condition mixed but many fine. Weighs 8kg. (100s) World mint & used in 20+ albums, Hagners & stockcards some priced individually, also collection remainders, noted British Comonwealth including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa with Transvaal, Canada, USA, etc, some M/Ss and lots of thematics. Weighs 35+kg. (1000s) $300 $300

96 Page:96 Nov 24, 2018 REST OF THE WORLD - GENERAL and MISCELLANEOUS LOTS (continued) 750 O 751 ** A 752 * 753 O Large shoebox crammed to the gunwalls with off-paper stamps, blocks, setenant strips, M/Ss etc mostly removed from philatelic mail with strength in Australia & GB including "prestige" booklet panes. Oustanding thematic content & source for very fine used modern material. (many 1000s) Complete imperforate sheets of Birds, Fish, Buterflies, Flowers, Olympics etc from Cuba, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Laos etc, some inscribed 'SAHARA OCC/RASD' (Western Sahara??), unmounted. (46 sheets + some blocks & untrimmed M/Ss) OMNIBUS ISSUES: 1935 Silver Jubilee Crown Colonies issues x42 sets including Ascension, Gilberts & Hong Kong, all those we checked are very lightly mounted, Cat (168) Silver Jubilee issues apparently complete apart from the Forces in Egypt seal, generally very fine, Cat 1800 approximately. (250 approx) $ */**O Ex Lot 754 "CINDERELLAS": Extensive array with strength in Europe including Spanish Civil War, Poland WWII three different sheets of 50, Trade Shows, Christmas & Exhibition labels etc, United States with lots of TB issues & Boys Homes setenant issues, also Britain with lots of Royalty, Canada, New Zealand, Australia including Railway Stamps & NSW Laureates 6d reprint sheet of 25, etc, loads of modern mullock but plenty of better earlier material including numerous poster stamps & some Revenues, Thailand progressive plate proofs, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, most unused/mint with some unmounted; also 13 woven flags noted as World War I "cigarette cards" (not previously seen by us). Many hours of fun. (Qty) $ **/*W A-/A+ 756 A 757 A 758 A Ex Lot 755 POSTER STAMPS: Lovely collection of labels for International Expositions including 1897 Brussels, 1900 Paris including setenant sheet of 40 (some separation) & 'VILLAGE SUISSE' costumes x22, 1908 Franco-British array including imperfs & setenants, 1915 Panama-Pacific Volland Pavilions x12, etc, many die-cut types, some beautiful Art Nouveau & Art Deco designs, etc, generally very fine & many are unmounted. An exceptional basis for expansion. (300+) ALBUMS & ACCESSORIES: Hagner sheets and similar, various sizes, mixture of brand new & second-hand. Weighs 12kg. (100s) - Seven Seas pages & albums for Australia, Australian Colonies/States x2, Christmas Island, Nauru, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, PNG, Pitcairn Islands & Samoa (some incomplete but extra pages also) plus an SG New Zealand album with pages to 1984, condition generally fine. Weighs 20kg. (100s) - Stockbooks 16-page x2 brand-new plus 3 more second-hand, 'Packs' pages & albums x2, cover albums & pages, two rather battered Tarafold display stands, drying books, stockcards, shoebox of mounts, etc. Weighs 25kg. $1,000 Offer Offer Offer

97 Page:97 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT We are pleased to present the award-winning thematic exhibit formed by Helge Rune Grastveit from Norway. The exhibit has twice been awarded International Gold. Helge has spent almost 30 years assembling his collection, so much of this material has been off the market for a long time. He decided to sell through Abacus Auctions because of the strong Australasian content. 759 */**DC A 760 ** A 761 */**W Ex Lot 759 Bundle of exhibit pages mostly stamps including a few better issues, some varieties including Dominica National Day $1.20 Double Overprint & Faroes 100k Puffins with Missing Red (Beak), M/Ss, plate proofs & modern colour separations, a very high proportion is unmounted, also postmarks & meter impressions and a few philatelic covers. (few 100) Extensive collection in three & a half stockbooks crammed with mostly post-wwii singles blocks M/Ss sheetlets & setenant strips from every country that has anything at all to do with parrots, some minor varieties & many proofs & colour separations, the many we checked are all very fine unmounted; plus some earlier material including North Borneo 1922 Exhibition 12c with Stop after 'EXHIBITION.' (minor tonespots), USA Columbus mint 6c 10c & 15c plus 10c stamp-size die proof, etc. Lots of material is overlapped or otherwise obscured so careful inspection is recommended. (Qty) "Cinderellas" selection including some lovely German poster stamps, etc, also matchbox labels & 1906 Parrot Silver & Copper Co (Montana) share certificate. (71 items) T $2,000 T T 762 C/CL 763 PS 764 CDPS Ex Lot 762 Ex Lot 764 Packet of postal history mostly removed from the exhibit including North Borneo 2c Parrot x4 censored to Canada, 'WAR/TAX' 2c censored to Canada & 'BMA' 2c strip of 4 from 'BRUNEI' to Labuan; Overprints on New Zealand 'AITUTAKI' 1/- registered to GB & 'PENRHYN/ISLAND' 1/- registered to Tahiti (no backstamps); St Lucia 400th Anniversary 2d block of 6 on 1904 registered cover to Germany; illustrated bird dealers' envelopes from Belgium (1923) & France (1937); 1933 Norway-Brazil PPC per Graf Zeppelin with "parrot" cachet; covers with parrot illustrations in meter cancels from Finland, Holland, Denmark, Belgium, Sierra Leone etc; mostly commercial, a few problems but most are fine to very fine. (35) Packet of postal stationery mostly removed from the exhibit a few with Parrot designs including Nigeria 9d aerogramme to Republic of Congo, others mostly with parrot-related content including Tonga 1d Postal Cards 'Tufumahina' & 'Captain Cook's Tree', Brazil 1905 Postal Card from 'ARARAS' (= macaws), German New Guinea STO Postal Card with jungle illustration, Peru 2c Postal Card 'Rio Chanchamayo' (minor soiling), Austria 1913 STO 3h Letter Card for Alfred Bermann Bookseller (creased), etc, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. An interesting group. (31) AUSTRALIA: Batch of parrot-related covers etc including scenic Postal Cards Qld 1d 'Harvesting...' & 1½d 'Sheep Drinking...' and CofA 1d 'GILDEROY RANGES' all used, advertising group including c.1920 PPC for Arnott's Biscuits (plus US card from which the design was "borrowed"), a few for Rosella Preserving Co including KGVI 2d STO Envelope, etc, also a group of parrot postmarks mostly Aboriginal placenames including KGV registered covers from 'GALAH', 'JEPARIT', 'NILMA' & 'WAHRING' (all Victoria) & 'POST OFFICE/GULARGAMBONE NSW' etc, generally fine to very fine. An interesting lot. (44 + pieces) $600 T T $450 T We actively encourage you to pay by MasterCard or Visa credit card. We accept these WITHOUT SURCHARGE regardless of how much you spend.

98 Page:98 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) 765 E/P A/(B) Lot Post Office Design Competition Cockatoo/Boomerang/Platypus within Lyrebird Feathers essay by ET Luke, stamp-size undenominated proofs printed in blue, yellow-orange (closed tear at lower-left), violet & green ACSC #E112A-D, and with 'ONE PENNY' Added in rose-carmine #E112F (with 'HO' part-papermaker's watermark), the first on stout paper, the others on thin paper, Cat $7500. Ex Derrick Ray. Separate RPSofL Certificates (2004) each state "genuine, so far as we can say", which is an example of why Australian material should be expertised in Australia. [The ACSC states "All are very rare, with generally only one example recorded in any one colour". Neither the ACSC nor the relevant certificate mention the tear on the yellow-orange proof] $5,000 T 766 PS B 767 PS C Lot 766 Lot usage of KGV Sideface 1d red Stamped To Order Envelope for Rosella Preserving & Manufacturing Co (Melbourne) with superb illustration of a rosella, to California so underpaid & with 'T/30c' h/s of Melbourne & American 'Postage due 6 Cents' h/s, light central fold & small repaired tear at the top. A beautiful item. [One of Australia's most desirable advertising envelopes] usage of Star 1d red Stamped to Order Envelope ACSC #ES28 for Rosella Preserving & Manufacturing Co (Melbourne) - 'HOBART' added to the inscription - uprated with 1d red for double-rate & used locally with scarce Launceston Krag machine cancel, stained. Rare. [Much scarcer than the similar Sideface 1d envelopes. A fine example sold at the Prestige auction of for $1725] $750 T T 768 D A B1- Lot 'PARAPARAP/9OC18/NORTHERN TERRITORY' (the later of only two recorded examples) light but obvious strike slightly overstruck with similarly under-inked 'UNCLAIMED/PARAPARAP NT' h/s (the only example we have noted). Rated RRRRR. PO 4/7/1918; renamed Parap (1) 12/10/1918. One of the shortest-lived permanent post offices anywhere in Australia. [Named for the call of the black cockatoo. The name was ostensibly changed because there was a small community of the same name in Victoria but, by that reasoning, literally hundreds of Australian placenames would have required amendment. [The other recorded example of the cds, on KGV 1d, sold at the Prestige auction of for $333] Make sure that we always have your contact details up-to-date in case we have a question about your bidding intentions. T

99 Page:99 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) 769 PS B 770 C B Lot 769 Lot commercial usage of KGV 4d orange Registration Envelope to Dutch Indies uprated with KGV 1d red pair tied by largely very fine strike of the rare 'PARAP/8FE19/NORTHERN TERRITORY' cds (rated RRRR), rare 'PARAPARAP NT' red & black/white registration label, Darwin transit & poor arrival b/s. Parap (1) renamed from Paraparap 1/12/1918; closed 8/10/ commercial cover to Denmark with KGV 2d tied by 'BILLINUDGEL/NSW' cds, rubber 'MORE TO PAY' h/s in violet & 'NSW/T/16 2/3' h/s in red, on arrival endorsed "17" and Postage Due 1o pair 5 o & 10o tied by 'SILKEBORG' cds, minor blemishes & small opening tear clear of the stamps. ["Billinudgel" = place where parrots are plentiful] T T Lot C A A1 772 P A Lot philatelic cover with 'RELIEF/ 14 /31AU46/SOUTH-AUST' & provisional registration label with 'MIL PO PARAP NT' h/s in violet. PO ; closed Birds 1/6d Galah imperforate proof single in the issued colours affixed in a recessed presentation card ACSC #416PP(1) numbered "6" on the reverse, minor spotting on the back of the card, Cat. [The ACSC states that only 8 proofs were prepared, of which at least two are institutionalised. Number 6 was presented to Frank Manley from the Stamp Advisory Committee] $100 T T Lots that attract GST on the Hammer Price for Australian buyers have the Estimate printed in blue followed by a small T. Where purchased by overseas buyers, no GST is payable on these lots.

100 Page:100 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) Lot ** A B1 774 ** A B1 Lot Definitives 15c Galah complete vertical strip of 5 from the right of the sheet with the Carmine Printing (Bird's Chest & Highlights) Completely Omitted from the Third Unit & 50% Omitted from the Second & Fourth Units, Cat $10,000 (SG 7500 for just the Third Unit). This is the first time in almost 40 years that we have offered this error, one of the most dramatic of all Australian "Missing Colours". [The ACSC states that one pane of 50 was affected, meaning that only 10 such strips - some of which have been split - could exist] Definitives 15c Galah vertical strip of 5 from the right of the sheet with Grey Printing (Branches & Highlights) Completely Omitted from the central unit SG 393b (Cat 4000), Partly Omitted from the base of the second unit & Largely Omitted from the fourth unit ACSC #455cb, unmounted, Cat 0 (2002). Possibly unique! [The ACSC records two variants of this error 1) with Grey Printing also Partly Omitted from the first & fifth units; and 2) as here. However, it is stated that this error was known only from a block of 10 (2x5) that was stupidly reduced to a block of 4 of the 3rd & 4th rows and then to two pairs. The implication is that the strip offered here is the only surviving example of the "full" error. Tom Pierron also states that "just two mint copies, both in vertical pairs with partials, survive"] $5,000 T $4,000 T Unsure whether to bid? Ask yourself: when will I see another one?

101 Page:101 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) 775 ** A A1 Lot 775 Lot Wildlife Definitives 37c Cockatoo vertical pair from the base of the sheet Imperforate at Base ACSC #1215b, unmounted, Cat (2002). [The ACSC states that some five sheets - ten strips of the 5 designs - were issued, meaning only about 10 examples of each design can exist] T 776 ** A 777 G A B1 Lot Wildlife Definitives 37c horizontal block of 10 (5x2) from the base of the sheet Imperforate at Base ACSC #1218ba, unmounted, Cat 0 (2002). [From another vendor] Wildlife Definitives 37c Rosella with Black Printing ('ROSELLA') Doubled ACSC #1217c tied by slogan cancel to local Adelaide cover. [The illustration is above Lot 775] $2,000 $100 T 778 ** A Lot Wildlife Definitives 37c horizontal strip of the five designs with Buff Colour (Bands at Top & Base causing 'AUSTRALIA 37c' to be "omitted") Completely Omitted ACSC #1218cc, unmounted, Cat $6000 (2002). With a normal strip for comparison. [The ACSC states "It is believed that two intact setenant strips exist, as well as a small number of single stamps"] $2,500 T

102 Page:102 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) 779 ** A 780 C B 781 C B Extract - Lot 779 AUSTRALIA: 1987 Wildlife Definitives 37c setenant strip of 5 complete sheet of 100, the lower-right corner block of 4 with Major Void caused by a Foreign Piece of Paper affecting Rosella (33%), Echidna (40%), Rosella (75%) & Echidna (100%), unmounted. A spectacular freak! - NEW SOUTH WALES: 1875 cover to GB "Via Galle & Brindisi" with scarce franking of De La Rue 1d & 2d block of 4 tied by Rays '278' - rated RRR - of 'NOWRA' (b/s), minor blemishes & ironed-out vertical crease at left. "Nowra" = black cockatoo. [Renamed from Green Hills ] - QUEENSLAND: 1908 commercial cover to Washington DC with ½d & 2½d purple/blue x2 tied by 'REGISTERED/ TOOWONG' h/s with cds alongside, several transit b/s, minor blemishes. ["Toowong" = the cry of the cockatoo] $750 T $150 T $100 T 782 E A 783 C A- 784 E A 785 P A- Lot 782 Lot SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1890s Post Office Design Competition entry for a ½d Wrapper with Cockatoo indicium, numbered "14" in pencil & endorsed "Mittimus", the nom de plume of the entrant. Very attractive and far more appealing than most of the competition essays that have been on the market, the majority of which are decidedly amateurish. - VICTORIA: 1873 (Feb 26) cover to Denmark with Laureates 6d & poor BN '575' (rated RRR) & largely fine '[C]OCKATOO/VICTORIA' cds, Talbot & Melbourne transit b/s, various rate endorsements on the face applied in Europe, minor flap fault. Cockatoo (1) PO opened ; renamed Narrigal [Goldmining] BELGIUM: Original artist's preliminary sketches by J Van Noten in India ink & watercolour on thin art paper (138x212mm) for Antwerp Zoo 1fr+50c Red Loris, signed by the artist, with the issued stamp affixed. Very attractive. BELIZE: 1984 Amazons setenant issue imperforate proof plate number '1D' block of 8 from the base of the sheet, the four vertical stamps incorrectly inscribed 'Amazona autumnalis autumnalis', a few minor bends, unmounted. With the issued block of 4 correctly inscribed 'Amazona autumnalis'. (2 items) $600 T $350 T $300 T T Lots that attract GST on the Hammer Price for Australian buyers have the Estimate printed in blue followed by a small T. Where purchased by overseas buyers, no GST is payable on these lots.

103 Page:103 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) 786 ** A A1 787 ** A A1 Lot 786 Lot 787 BRAZIL: 1973 Brasil 73 Exhibition $1 Macaw with Yellow-Ochre Printing (Denomination & Inscriptions) Doubled, and another with Denomination & Inscriptions Completely Omitted, unmounted. Scarce duo Lubrapex 28r Papagainho with Black Printing (Inscriptions) Completely Omitted, unmounted. With a normal stamp for comparison. T $150 T 788 * A B1 Lot 788 BRITISH HONDURAS: c Scarlet Macaw with the Blue Printing (Feathers & Highlights) Completely Omitted SG 207a, and Self Government Overprints 10c with "Wide Tail" (Colour Shift of the Blue Printing), very lightly mounted, Cat With a normal stamp for comparison. T 789 PS B Lot 789 Lot c Aerogramme with major error Black Printing (Inscriptions, Queen & Highlights on the Bird) Completely Omitted, lengthy social message within headed "Big Creek 16th December" & with the beginnings of an address when the sender obviously realised there was something not quite right!, minor blemishes & light central fold. Extraordinary! T 790 * A- B2 791 C A- Lot 790 COOK ISLANDS - AITUTAKI: 1903 Overprints on NZ Perf 11 1/- bright red with No Stop after 'Tiringi ' SG 7a in horizontal pair, well centred, characteristic irregular perfs, hinge remainder, Cat PENRHYN: 1903 cover to Victoria with 1/- Kea & Kaka SG 16a tied by rubber 'PENRHYN ISLAND/ 7OCT1903/NEW ZEALAND' cds, Auckland transit & Melbourne arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [Photo above Lot 789] $300 T T

104 Page:104 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) Lot P A 793 P/C A+ 794 P/C A/B 795 CPS Ex Lot 794 FIJI: Pictorials 4/- Kandavu Parrot imperforate proof in the issued colours affixed to presentation card (112x90mm), endorsed "Approved/[signature]/2.4.59" at lower-right. FRENCH COMMUNITY - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Airs 250fr Red-Headed Inseparables (Lovebirds) die proofs in black, two shades of purple-brown & the issued colours, two with embossed seal & signed "Pierre Bequet", three blocks of plate proofs in various colours, & unaddressed FDC. Superb! (8 items) - FRENCH GUIANA: 1947 Bird Definitives die proofs on thick wove paper for 25fr in green & in violet, and 40fr in sepia, in dark brown, in brown-red & in black, two signed by the designer "P Gandon" & two with large '.../MINISTERE DES COLONIES' embossing, very fine; also registered covers to USA with 25fr strip of 3 or 25fr 40fr & 50fr, minor blemishes. Very attractive group. (8 items) GERMANY: Stamped to Order Postal Cards Bavarian 5pf & German 3pf with parrots on the viewsides both unused, Bavaria 5pf with Parrot-Shooting Competition used & Danzig 10pf for Gregor Mendel CTO, 1933 Fifth South America Flight per Graf Zeppelin with parrot cachet, several meter cancels including superb strike including parrot & swastika on 1935 record card, etc, a few problems but most are fine to very fine. (16 items) T T $600 T $300 T 796 PS A- 797 PS A 798 PS A 799 P** A 800 PS C 801 PS A- Ex Lot 796 Extract - Lot pf Stamped to Order Postal Cards for the Dresden Zoological Gardens with external or internal aviaries, both CTO with 'XI DEUTSCHER PHILATELISCHTEN TAG/DRESDEN/23 JULI 1888' cds. Very scarce. (2) Bavaria 5pf Stamped to Order Postal Card for X Deutsches Turnfest with scene on face of a parrot-shooting contest & chromolitho reverse of winning crossbowman, double-oval commemorative datestamp. Lovely item Bavaria 3pf Stamped to Order Postal Card for Kunst & Kaufmann Relame-Buro with parrot logo front & back, correct local usage. - EAST: 1975 Magdeburg Zoo 5pf imperforate proofs in the issued colours, & with Orange Printing (Highlights on Breast) Omitted, unmounted. With a normal stamp for comparison. (3) GREAT BRITAIN: 1840 usage of Mulready 1d black Lettersheet Stereo 'A1' with allover internal advertising headed 'WATERSTON'S ENVELOPE ADVERTISER' & datelined , including a book list with a volume on parrots, superb red Maltese Cross & London b/s of AUG/1/1840, somewhat soiled/aged. Rare. - c.1870 QV 1d pink Stamped to Order Letter Sheet with numerous advertisements within some illustrated including for bird cages, the stamp oxidised otherwise remarkably fine unused. Rare: unlisted by Huggins & Baker. T $100 T $100 T T $300 T T

105 Page:105 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) 802 C C 803 B A- Lot 802 Lot 803 GREAT BRITAIN: 1880 cover with allover advertising on the face for 'WILLIAM CROSS/THE LARGEST IMPORTER OF PARROTS/IN THE WORLD' & on the reverse 'IMPORTER OF WILD/BEASTS. BIRDS & REPTILES', opened-out for display, fragile & with significant faults still a dramatic cover /- Booklet (KGV ½d x12 + 1d x18) with 'INLAND RATES OF POSTAGE' Gibbons #BB3, characteristic minor stains around the staples otherwise very fine, Cat [Includes advert for books on "Parrot Keeping" & "Parrakeet Keeping"] T T 804 ** A B1 805 P A/A+ 806 ** A C1 807 ** A B1 Lot 804 Ex Lot 805 JAMAICA: Pictorials 10/- Coat of Arms with Blue Printing ('JAMAICA' & Highlights) Completely Omitted SG 231a upper-right corner block of 4 with sheet number '316', unmounted, Cat With a normal stamp for comparison. LAOS: 1966 Birds 5k Parakeet die proofs on thick wove paper in emerald & multicoloured both signed by the engraver "P Combet" & with security embossing at L/L, another in the issued colours, also unmounted imperf plate proof strip of 5 in various colours & sheetlet of 4 in the issued colours. (5 items) MAURITIUS: 1965 Birds 15c with pale grey background & Red Printing (Beak) Completely Omitted SG 322a, unmounted, Cat 900. [The illustration is above Lot 808] Birds 15c with pale grey background & Red Printing (Beak) Completely Omitted SG 322a lower-right corner block of 4 with Plate Numbers '1A' (Omitted in Red), unmounted, Cat An exceptional positional block. With a normal plate number block of 6 for comparison. [The illustration is above Lot 808] $1,400 T T T $2,500 T Our auction catalogue is available on free-of-charge. Vendors benefit from exposure to this vibrant European marketplace, and bids can be placed directly on their website until 24 hours before the auction starts.

106 Page:106 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) Lot 806 Lot ** A B1 809 C B Lot 807 MAURITIUS: 1968 Birds New Colours 15c with cinnamon background, Blue Printing (Tail Feathers) Completely Omitted SG 372a, unmounted, Cat 500. MEXICO: 1857 entires with 'VERA CRUZ' Reading Downwards 2r tied by octagonal 'Sn AN Ds TUXTLA' h/s in blue or Reading Upwards 1r x2 with 'SANTIAGO/TUX-TLA' h/s, minor blemishes. ["Tuxtla" is a corruption of "Toztlau" = place of the macaws] (2) $300 T T 810 C B 811 C C Lot 810 Lot 811 NEW ZEALAND: 1871 cover to Otago with Chalons 1d orange x2 (both badly oxidised) & 'O24' cancels plus very fine 'MANUHERIKIA' cds (rated 7) alongside, 'PORT CHALMERS' arrival b/s, minor soiling. RPSofL Certificate (2004). "Manuherikia" = (loosely) using a wounded bird to attract more birds commercial cover with Sideface 1d & manuscript "Koputarua/ " cancellation, transit b/s of Wellington, Nelson - where 'N' obliterator applied - & 'BRIGHTWATER' arrival, soiled & part of the flap missing. Unrecorded by Richard Wooders so rated 10: our vendor states that two covers are recorded. PO ; renamed Koputaroa T T 812 C A- A1 Lot 812 Ex Lot commercial cover with Sideface 1d x2 & complete manuscript "Koputarua/ " cancel, Wellington & Nelson transit & 'BRIGHTWATER' arrival b/s. A very appealing manuscript cover of the greatest rarity: unrecorded by Richard Wooders so rated 10. Robin Startup states PO opened ; renamed Koputaroa See also Lot 826. ["Koputarua/oa" = a snare] T

107 Page:107 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) 813 P*O Pictorials London Printings 1/- Kea & Kaka imperforate plate proof block of 4 in orange-red on ungummed unwatermarked paper, imperf printer's samples in purple-black x2 with different Waterlow Overprints, selection of various printings & shades x22 mint (one apparently Imperf at Top) & used x30 plus single with 3-Bars cancel, 'OFFICIAL' mint & a used block of 4, Smaller Designs 1/- imperf plate block of 4 in black, Overprints for Aitutaki x8 (two used), Niue & Penrhyn x3, generally fine to very fine. A good lot. (83) $1,000 T Lot W A 815 */** A Lot Pictorials 1/- Kea & Kaka printer's sample sheetlet of 9 in black-purple on ungummed unwatermarked paper, 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD' Overprint in Blue Pictorials with Watermark Perf 11 1/- brown-red CP #E18d (SG 315) upper-left corner block of 4 with characteristic rough perfs, virtually full o.g. the lower units being unmounted, Cat NZ$1280+ ( mounted). $750 T T Lot P A 817 C A- A2 Ex Lot New Plates (Smaller Designs) 1/- die proof in black on glazed card (61x74mm), and imperf plate proof U/R corner block of 4 in black on ungummed watermarked paper. [Derek Diamond's similar die proof sold at auction in July 2016 for 696] (2 items) Telegraphic Message cover front with fine & very fine strikes of the very rare 'KAKARIKI' cds (rated 9). PO opened ; closed $1,200 T T

108 Page:108 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) 818 E/P A 819 ** A C1 Lot Pictorials 2d Ngutukaka (= Kaka's Beak) original stamp-size artwork in watercolour recessed in presentation mount (88x95mm) endorsed "B" in red-pencil at upper-right, minor soiling & light crease, plus engraved die proof in black affixed above the artwork & another at right in three colours tacked by upper-left corner. A unique developmental item. Ex De La Rue Archives. [The issued stamp was printed by De La Rue but in photogravure] Health 2½d+1d Kakariki vertical pair with 2cm wide Paper-Join affecting both stamps CP #T34aX, unmounted, Cat NZ$1250. $1,500 T $300 T 820 ** A C1 821 ** A A1 Lot 820 Lot Health 2½d+1d Kakariki Printed on the Gummed Side CP #T34aY (SG 812b), unmounted, Cat NZ0 ( 1300). Rare Health 3d+1d Kaka pair with Brown Printing Misplaced Up & Left resulting in the bird appearing to be flapping furiously, unmounted. Surprisingly, unlisted by Campbell Paterson. [This colour shift is every bit as dramatic as the well-known 1/9d Pictorial with misplaced red (aeroplane)] $800 T T 822 ** A Lot c Stewart Island horizontal pair from the left of the sheet Imperf at Left CP #SS14aZ, unmounted, Cat NZ$750. $300 T

109 Page:109 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) 823 ** A B1 Lot Forest Parks 18c Kaweka with Blue Printing (Overlay) Completely Omitted CP #SS19aZ (SG 1077a), unmounted, Cat NZ ( 225). With a normal stamp for comparison. T Ex Lot ** A A1 825 SDC Lot Birds 30c Kakapo SG 1288 vertical pair, the upper unit with Green & Yellow Printing Largely Omitted as a result of a stray piece of paper on the sheet, unmounted. Striking "ghost parrot" variety! - POSTMARKS: Parrot-related postmarks 1945 'KAKA' (rated 6) on piece, 1910 'KAKA POINT' (rated 5) on PPC, 1932 'KAKATAHI' (rated 3) on cover, 1927 'KOPUTAROA' (rated 5) on piece, 1960 'OHOKA' (rated 3) on piece, 1911 'OTEKURA' (rated 5) on PPC, 1891 'PAEKAKARIKI' (rated 3) on stamp & on 1916 cover to France. (8 items) T T Lot S B A1 827 D A B2 828 S B A1 829 * A 830 P A 831 P A 832 PS A+ Lot 827 Lot 828 Lot manuscript "Koputarua/ " on Sideface 1d pair (perfs trimmed). Unrecorded by Richard Wooders so rated 'LOWER RUAKAKA' light but largely fine strike tying KGV 2d yellow to small piece. Rare: rated 9 by Richard Wooders. PO opened ; closed ["Ruakaka" = kaka's nest] - Manuscript "Ruakaka/24MR96" on Sideface 1d rejoined pair. Rare: rated 9 by Richard Wooders. PO opened ["Ruakaka" = kaka's nest] NIUE: 1903 Overprints on New Zealand 1/- brown-red with 'Tahae' (one word) SG 15, and 1/- orange-red with 'Taha e' (two words) SG 16a, some characteristic irregular perfs, Cat 695. NORFOLK ISLAND: Birds 5c Parrot & 25c Parrot imperforate proofs in issued colours affixed to Harrison & Sons presentation cards (102x127mm). (2) Birds 50c Rosella imperforate proof with 'Norfolk Island' in Violet affixed to Harrison & Sons presentation proof (102x127mm). With the issued stamp with 'Norfolk Island' in Blue for comparison c Parrot Aerogramme with View of the Convict Settlement with Black & Blue Printing (all inscriptions plus the map illustrations on the reverse) Completely Omitted, superb unused. An exceptional "missing colour". With a normal example for comparison. [Stephen Bradford's example sold at the Prestige auction of for $588] $100 T $150 T $150 T T T $300 T T

110 Page:110 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) 833 P* A Ex Lot 833 NORTH BORNEO: 1909 Pictorials 12c Palm Cockatoo selection with perforated plate proof in olive & brown, imperf plate proof in black & claret with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' Overprint in Blue, SG 173 x2, '10/cents' Surcharge x2 (one with the 's' of 'cents' Inverted, used on piece, a couple of toned perfs), 1916 Maltese Cross Overprints in Vermilion & in Carmine, Exhibition 12c x2 (one with Stop after 'EXHIBITION.' SG 266a), 1925 Perf 12½ single & strip of 5 with Sheet Number '343' (no gum), 'POSTAGE DUE' SG D73 x2, etc, generally very fine, Cat plus the proofs. (29) $1,000 T Lot 835 Extract - Lot P A 835 F A- 836 ** A+ A1 Lot Pictorials 12c Palm Cockatoo printer's sample stamps sheetlet of 9 in black & carmine on ungummed unwatermarked paper, each unit with small security punch at lower-left & 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' Overprint. A beautiful item Pictorials 12c horizontal pair Imperf Between SG 173b, minor blemishes, CTO as always, Cat 800. [Absent from the Walter Bickley & Apollonia Collections. Bickley had a similar CTO pair of SG 134f, Cat 850, that sold for 540] Surcharges '10/cents' on 12c with Inverted 's' in 'cents' SG 188a being the fourth unit in a block of 6 (2x3), unmounted, Cat (for mounted singles). $750 T $600 T T Lot 837 Lot 838 Ex Lot * A 'RED CROSS/TWO CENTS' on 12c from the left of the sheet Imperforate at Left, lightly mounted. Rare. T 838 * A+ A 'RED CROSS/TWO CENTS' on 12c with the Overprint Inverted SG 224a, lightly mounted, Cat 600. Superb! T 839 */**P A Pictorials 2c Palm Cockatoo series of imperf & perf proofs of the vignette only x7 or of the finished design x8, 'WAR/TAX' Overprint unmounted block of 25, Japanese Occupation SG J2 single, J21 mint blocks of 4 & 6 x2, and a forgery of J17, & a few others, generally very fine, Cat 650+ plus the proofs. (69) $800 T

111 Page:111 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) 840 ** A B1 841 C A 842 E A 843 E A 844 ** A Lot 840 Lot 844 PARAGUAY: 1994 Paraguayan Red Cross 500g Ambulance & Macaw with Cross in Black, unmounted, Scott Cat US in a footnote. The black cross caused the stamp to be withdrawn the day it was released Paraguayan Red Cross 500g Ambulance & Macaw with Cross in Black tied by rubber cds of 20DIC1994 in violet to a registered airmail cover to Argentina (poor arrival b/s). PHILIPPINES: 1984 Racquet Tail original artwork by GL Vasarhelyi for the 2p80 design in India ink & watercolour on art paper (175x210mm) with the inscriptions on an acetate overlay (detached). Very colourful. SOUTH AFRICA - CISKEI: 1982 original artist's design by Richard Findlay in pencil & watercolour on thin paper (118x147mm) for 30c Ishikwenene. Very attractive. [The issued stamp was a 50c denomination] SPAIN: 1952 Stamp Day 60c Ferdinand & Columbus from the left of the sheet Imperforate at Left, minor crease in the margin only, unmounted. [The background painting includes two macaws] $100 T T $300 T T T Ex Lot P* A Ex Lot 847 ST LUCIA: 1902 Discovery 2½d SG 63 gorgeous imperf colour trial in indigo & scarlet on ungummed unwatermarked paper, the issued stamp, and with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint. (3) 846 B A+ SWEDEN: 1939 Carl von Linné 3kr booklet (15o x20) with 'LINNE' on the Face Facit #H41A, Cat SKr2400. Superb! $150 T 847 P**C A TONGA: 2/6d group comprising die proof in black reduced to stamp-size with '15SEP96' d/s in the margin (small central stain), two imperf plate proofs in the issued colour one with 'SPECIMEN' Opt & affixed to small card, issued stamp SG 52 marginal block of 4 superb unmounted, and on 1932 philatelic registered cover to GB. (5 items) T $600 T Lot 848 Ex Lot C A apparently commercial cover to NSW with scarce franking of 'TWO PENCE' on 2/6d pair & 1d, Nukualofa cds & registration h/s, Sydney arrival b/s. T

112 Page:112 Nov 24, 2018 "PRETTY POLLY" - PARROTS & COCKATOOS EXHIBIT (continued) 849 C UNITED STATES: Batch of parrot-related covers etc including prestamp outer to Senator Parrott with oval 'PORTSMOUTH NH' d/s & 'FREE' h/s, 1893 registered to Canada with Columbus 10c, c c Envelope with parrot advert for Dozier Bakery, c.1869 with 3c Train tied by woodcut "apple" of Waterford NH, 1887 with superb rubber 'PARROTT/OHIO' cds, 1930s woodcut cancels from Fairfield IO, Narberth PA, Parrott GA x2, Polly KY - the frontispiece for the exhibit - & Parrott OH, four WWII illustrated V-Mails, illustrated advertising mail & meter cancels, generally fine to very fine. (28) $350 T 850 P A+ 851 ** A PHILATELIC LITERATURE Ex Lot 850 Lot 851 Lot Columbus 10c die proof in sepia printed directly on thin white card (219x141mm) with 'American Bank Note Co New-York' Imprint at the base; and a plate proof single in brown-black on India paper. Superb! [The design includes two macaws] (2 items) Banknote Corporation of America diecut 'BCA PERF TEST' undenominated Macaw Scott #TD128, Cat US$300. T $100 T 852 L 853 L 854 L A 855 L 856 L A/B 857 L Two cartons of mostly Australian-related titles, noted 'The Post Offices of Tasmania 1812 to 1995' 2nd Ed. by Hardinge, 'Tasmanian Hand Cancellations' Vols 1 & 2 by Avery & Hardinge, 'Where In Tasmania' by Dennison, catalogues include 'Australian Decimal Varieties' by Cleary and Stanley Gibbons 'British Commonwealth' Part 1 (1993), also general 'coffee table' type books. Heavy: must be collected. (31) Box of mostly outdated Australian & World catalogues plus original 1940s editions of 'Kangaroo Issues' by H Dormer Legge TD and 'The 1d King George V' by DM Neil both in good condition. Weighs 23kg. (30+) 'CANCELLED by Perkins Bacon' by Peter Jaffé (1998), 92pp h/b. An exceptional reference that includes in-position colour illustrations of every example of the 'CANCELLED' stamps recorded at that time. Rarely offered. Bundle with "Pictorial Stamps of Tasmania", "New Zealand Registration Labels" & Supplement, "Registration Labels of PNG" (looseleaf), Australian "Post Office Guide" (1961, heavily annotated) & 1970s "List of Post Offices & Localities". (6) Box of philatelic exhibition catalogues including Anpex & 1970 (with Palmares), Mipex 1963, Ausipex P, Stampshow P, Australia P, etc; also Great Britain London & 2010; and America 2006 Washington + P; generally fine to very fine. AUSTRALIA: Large carton of journals including an apparently complete run of "The Australian Philatelist" ( ) with Richard Breckon's important articles on Australian postal rates, also groups of "The Posthorn/Datestamp", "The Australian Exhibitor" & "Bulletin" of the ACCCofNSW 858 L A - VICTORIA: "Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow (1990), 404pp hardbound with d/j. Indispensable. $50 WORLD PICTURE POSTCARDS $50 $50 $150 $50 $50 $ C 860 C 861 C 862 C A/B 863 C A/B Album with strong New Zealand content including Maoris & a Tourist Bureau card we haven't previously seen, US Leather PPCs x5 used, some early French Exposition advertising cards, 1908 Visit of the American Fleet x2, Tuck 'England & Japan' set of 6 (superb!), humour including non-pc sexist types, "Kewpie Dolls" by Rose O'Neill 1970s reproductions, etc, condition variable. (200+) Box of World cards with useful Australia, New Zealand, USA including some very attractive non-linens, German Royalty group, "ladies subjects", etc, generally fine to very fine. (150 approx) A real "mixed bag" with WWII propaganda cards including by Tony Rafty x4, "Smits" x2 & "Adri", two Edith Cavell cards one a "silk" with plain back, 'Sinn Fein Rebel Leaders under Arrest', 'Nearer My God To Thee' Titanic card, British diecut card with foldout views used to Australia with attached packet tag, advertising including 'My Goodness - My Guiness' x2 (originals, not the common reprints), etc, also some crummy Australian Post Office packs etc, condition variable. Novelty cards comprising two kaleidoscope cards in remarkably fine condition, a French card with fold-out flowers (small repair otherwise very fine), 1872 British small New Year card, & 1880s (?) chromolitho Christmas cards x3 in fabric folder (the cover stained). (5) Europe selection including Heligoland three 1887 private 'Island' views cards with British 'HELIGOLAND' cds, Germany 1880s Postal Cards & PPCs with woodcut illustrations on reverse of Bastei-Brucke, Schneekoppe & 'Gruss vom Inselberg', Fiume with Undivided Backs x6, Trieste Undivided Back with Domenico Rossetti illustrations on both sides & 1911 busy scene at Grado with Austrian stamp & 'GRADO' cds, Zara street scene & Dalmatia Costumes x3, Panorama cards from Bulgaria x2, Chile, Germany x2, Hungary, Romania, Russia, USA & 'Sierra Leone - Barracks of...west African Regiment', a few problems but mostly fine to very fine. (39) $300 $300 $100 T

113 Page:113 Nov 24, 2018 WORLD PICTURE POSTCARDS (continued) 864 C A/A- Graves from Britain, India including elaborate Mughal Tombs, China/Hong Kong, Russia, Tonga etc, Peruvian "headstone" with an automobile (!), etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine; also German coloured artist cards depicting Medieval Punishments with Stocks, Ducking Stool & various other humiliations; and FA Ackerman set of cards bearing c.1848 woodcuts by Alfred Rethel in the style of Dürer depicting 'Death', unused. (142) $ C A/A+ 866 C A-/A+ 867 C A/B Ex Lot 865 Ex Lot 869 Artist "glamour" cards group comprising Jack Abeille 1898 Fashion Through the Ages x7, 1898 Bathing Costumes x3, 1899 Bathing Costumes x3 and 1899 Caprice Flowers 'La Tulipe' & 'La Violette' all Undivided Backs (Cat 60 each), M Munk (Vienna) early-1900s Divided Backs Erotica Topless Ladies & Amazing Hats x8 (a few minor blemishes), Stylish Ladies with Plain Backs x 6 (proofs?, plus one of these designs - Divided Back - used under cover in 1907), plus E Louis Lessieux 1900 Dancing Through the Ages set of 6 with Undivided Backs (undercatalogued at 40 each), then group of Charles Dana Gibson Snap Shots 'Gibson Girls' & Studies in Manners/Class, mostly used; also his Henderson & Sons 'Pictorial Comedy' Sets No 10 & 11 each of seven 'framed' cartoons, unused & fine to superb condition except as noted. (69) Religion mostly British with a small selection of Churches & a good array of Ministers & Bishops, excellent Salvation Army group including an Indian Mission card (a great shot!) & five different Bands, etc, also several sets of devotional cards, 'The Volunteer Organist' set of 4 & Misch & Co 'The Holy Scriptures in Pictures' complete set of 60 plus Italian sets of 10 Popes & 10 Saints (absolutely gorgeous cards in superb condition) in their original envelopes, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine & many are superb. (180+) Olympics 1908 London x7 & 1912 Stockholm x11 also Nordisk Kunst soccer match (adhesions on reverse), a Russian card of the finish of the 1500m race (a bit soiled) & two other non-olympics, condition generally fine. (22) 868 C Horse Racing group with racecourses, race finishes, steeple-chases & horse portraits, condition variable. (27) 869 C/L Accumulation of Australia & World including NSW Wedderburn Weir & 'Umberumberka Weir, Broken Hill' real photos, 'Numurkah Weir' (Victoria), Tweed Heads/Coolangatta x6 attractively framed, Military with Punch Cartoon's "New Rake's Progress" fine set of 12 in battered envelope plus four more nicely framed, smutty Humour, a few Nudes, Greetings, also Advertising with ephemera including ship & travel brochures, Daily Graphics "Special War Cartoons" booklets #2 3 4 & 5, 1964 Newsweek magazine featuring Warren Commission report on the JFK Assasination,etc, condition mostly fine. Weighs 10kg. (200+) T $150 T $120 T $ C A/A+ Ex Lot 870 INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS: Outstanding collection with 1905 Liege x4, 1906 Marseilles French Colonies x27, 1906 Milan x12, 1907 Dublin x5, 1910 Brussels x6, 1911 Roubaix x6, 1911 Charleroi x6, 1913 Ghent x23 (seven with the Expo slogan cancel), 1915 Panama-Pacific x9, 1922 Marseilles French Colonies x22 including Detaille artist cards x7, Wembley Tuck Oilettes x5, 1929 Sevilla/Barcelona x3, 1930 Liege set of 10 in folder, etc, some Art Nouveaux & Art Deco content, mostly unused & generally very fine to superb. A beautiful lot. (160+) $600 Are you looking for a new collecting interest? Check out the world of picture postcards, and prepare to be captivated.

114 Page:114 Nov 24, 2018 WORLD PICTURE POSTCARDS (continued) 871 C A Lot London London Stereoscopic Company promotional cards (100x62mm) 'The Nave, from Eastern Dome', 'The Nave, Looking Towards West Dome' & 'Case of Australian Gold and Gold Washing Apparatus', a few insignificant blemishes still remarkably fine. Rare: not seen before by us. (3) 872 C Ex Lot & 1889 Paris Expositions souvenir trade cards about two-thirds with advertising - mostly on the reverse - for Au Tapis Rouge x5, Au Meilleur Marché x9, Pygmalion Magazine x6, Maison de la Belle Jardiniere x10 including eight oversize, Maison du Petit St Thomas x25 (these are superb!), etc, also Romanet & Cie 'Histoire de l'habitation Humaine' No 1-26 (ex No 9) + another 11 with adverts added for Grandes Caves du Bon Marché, some have been removed from scrapbooks & have abrasions on the reverse but most are fine to superb; also two different fold-out "wallets" of views, and 1879 Expo chromolitho entrance tickets x5 different. A wonderful lot. (150+) $850 Ex Lot 873 Ex Lot C A-/A+ 874 C Ex Lot Paris all-different group featuring Flags and Costumes of countries and ethnic groups of the world from 'ALLEMAGNE' to 'ZOULOULAND' with some quite fanciful inclusions, many with two & even three variations including some with blank backs that may be proofs, generally very fine to superb unused. (86) Paris all-different array from twelve different series including beautiful photos by LL x18, Taride x18 & numbered series with no publisher x8, then artist cards including 'Le Vieux Paris' x12, Kahn & Zabern x20 including five "lantern" types, Tuck x8, Kunzli Freres x12 & Météor Bréveté "lantern" cards x17, etc, condition variable but most are fine to very fine used or unused. An excellent basis for expansion. (124)

115 Page:115 Nov 24, 2018 WORLD PICTURE POSTCARDS (continued) 875 C 876 C Paris trade cards comprising for Guérin-Boutron Chocolat x8 (blemishes on the adverts), Chocolat des Pharmacies x11, Beriot Chicorée x12, Le Chocolat Lombart x14, Singer Sewing Machines x12, Bleu Richter x5 and with blank backs - proofs? - x11, also larger format for Bon Marché x8 & Peruna Catarrh Remedy - in English - set of 25, and 1912 Roma Liebig cards x12, generally very fine. A gorgeous collection. (118) London Franco-British collection of mostly Valentine cards with unframed coloured views x32 & beautiful framed L'Entente Cordiale x15, also Canadian Pavilion series x12 (full set?), Muir & Moody 'Views at the Glass Furnace' No 1-7, etc, a few used cards are creased otherwise very fine used or unused. (84) $350 $ C A/A+ 878 C A Ex Lot Liege (Belgian Centenary) Bénard Art Deco cards x26 plus Protin & Vuidar wallet of 10 rouletted cards, very fine unused. (36) French Colonies (Paris) Robert Lang artist card, Braun pavilion cards x10 plus rouletted books 'Promenade a Travers' (24 cards) & 'Le Temple d'angkor-vath' (12 cards), then nine different Braun wallets each of 10 small photographs, generally very fine unused. (137) 879 C A 880 C B Lot 879 Ex Lot 880 GREAT BRITAIN: c.1905 WD & HO Wills chromolitho advertising card for Three Castles Tobacco & Cigarettes, unused. Rare, especially this fine. - c.1908 WH Grant & Co "silks" of Queen Alexandra, William Shakespeare & 'EDINBURGH EXHIBITION 1908', some characteristic aging. Very scarce. (3) 881 C A+ 882 C A/B Lot c.1912 'Woven in Silk/RMS Carpathia', unused. Superb! [Carpathia rescued 705 passengers from the Titanic. On , Carpathia was sunk by a German U-Boat] INDIA: Rotary Photo Co spectacular portraits of the rulers of Bhopal, Bihar (stained on reverse) & Kolhapur, also Norway. (4) $80

116 Page:116 Nov 24, 2018 WORLD PICTURE POSTCARDS (continued) Ex Lot 884 Ex Lot C 884 C 885 C ITALY: 1945 Death of Benito Mussolini four different cards of the execution (one with a blank back; three are real photos & very scarce thus) plus artist cards of his capture & 'FINITO MUSSOLINI' (faults). (6) JAPAN: Japanese album with collection of mostly unused Military types from the Occupation of China & WWII many with attractive watercolour illustrations, high propaganda content, some non-military types are used, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. (98) NETHERLANDS: WWII humourous artist cards by or attributed to the Dutch illustrator "Smits" with delightful caricatures of Hitler, Mussolini, Churchill, Stalin & Roosevelt, anti-hitler & Goebbels propaganda x5 (four with blank backs: proofs?), some aging; and a set (?) of ten cartoons featuring Hitler, Goebbels & Goering, two of the set are very fine but the others are in very mixed condition (20) $150 $600 $ C Ex Lot 886 NEW ZEALAND: Collection of mostly Maori subjects with many portraits especially of tattooed faces, also crafts including carving, weaving, making eel nets etc, many are real photo types including some truly beautiful studies, also diecut 'Tiki Card' with three views & superb Keystone stereocard of 'Maggie Papakura, the Maori guide...' (and two defective PPCs signed by her), the few others include 1908 Vist of the US Fleet (sadly creased), condition variable but many are fine to very fine. [Superior content to the similar-size collection that sold in our last auction for $1770] (127) $1, C A Lot original drawing on a postcard of a female mokomokai by HG Robley & initialled "GR", unused. Unique & culturally important. [Robley became an avid student of Maori culture & acquired the extraordinary number of 35 mokomokai (the heads of heavily tatooed Maori - moko - that were severed after death & treated for preservation). Also a drawing of a Tiki & other artefacts on a postcard, probably by Robley but not initialled or signed. Robley's larger studies are worth thousands of dollars] (2)

117 Page:117 Nov 24, 2018 WORLD PICTURE POSTCARDS (continued) 888 C A/A- NEW ZEALAND: Artist cards by Horatio Gordon Robley ("GR") three of a Maori warrior with slightly different inscriptions (two for Iles of Rotorua, plus a fourth version used on two different Iles Kodak Store advertising envelopes with a couple of minor repaired tears) and a different horizontal design, all unused [Major-General Horatio Gordon Robley saw service in New Zealand during the Maori Wars of the 1860s, and retained a lifetime fascination with the country & her indigenous people. He even fathered a child with a Maori woman] (5 items) $150 Lot 890 Ex Lot 891 Lot C A- 890 C A 891 C A/A- AUSTRIA 892 F A+/A BELGIUM - Frank Duncan (Auckland) real photo of HG Robley's portrait of 'Tomika Te Mutu, Tatooed Maori Chief' initialled "GR", a couple of minor surface defects that are not immediately apparent. A really superb portrait & a wonderful study of moko. POLAND: c.1945 Auschwitz card with inscriptions in Polish Russian French & English '.../Execution place in the court-yard of block 11', unused. UNITED STATES: Stereoscopic cards Kilburn 'Brooklyn Bridge, scene of the accident May 30th 1883'; Underwood 'The Wright aeroplane in flight, Fort Myer Va' & "The most famous inventor of the age - Thos A Edison...'; and Keystone 'Ford, Edison & Firestone...Pres Harding's Funeral'. History brought to life! (4) 1858 Newspaper Stamps Franz Joseph (1.05kr) blue imperf Mi 16 (SG N28) with large to jumbo margins & partial 'VOLOSCA' cds - superb! - plus (1.05kr) lilac imperf Mi 17(SG N29) with fine to large margins & partial straight-line cancel, Cat 1100 ( 1325). The first with Fritz Puschmann Certificate (1993). (2) $150 $100 $150 $ ** A Ex Lot 893 Unmounted selection including 1942 POWs perf & imperf M/Ss, 1948 Monuments Fund, 1949 Social Funds violet/red/blue M/S x2, 1952 UPU Congress, 1954 Bruges Fund, 1960 Refugee Year M/S, etc, also Railway Parcel Stamps 1941 set, 1949 to 100fr, 1953 Surcharges & 1980 set, Cat 2000 approximately. ( M/Ss) 894 W A- TELEGRAPH STAMPS: c grey-black & 1fr blue-green Mi 1b & 2, no gum, Cat 720. (2) $150 Our Cross-Reference Index is located on pages and will help you find items you might otherwise overlook.

118 Page:118 Nov 24, 2018 BRUNEI 895 C/CO CANADA Ex Lot 895 Mostly commercial mail including 1946 to Australia with 'BRUNEI/7JUNE/1946' linotype cancels, 1947 air to GB at 55c rate with 'KUALA/BELAIT' cds, 1954 to Singapore with 'PAQUEBOT' cancel & 'LABUAN' b/s, registered mail from 'SERIA' 'TEMBRURONG' & 'TUTONG',1963 to GB with British FPO 1044 cds, 1968 airmail to USA at $3.45 rate including $1 & $2, 1969 official formular aerogramme to Singapore, 1978 pictorial aerogramme to USA, 1978 bookpost piece (327x215mm, folded for display) with $5 & $10, official mail from various departments some with letters or invitations plus 1974 & 1977 large bookpost envelopes to USA each with 15c $1 & $2, inwards mail including from Japan, PNG, Canada & India x3 plus a batch of US aerogrammes one missent via 'DJAKARTA', etc, also revenue usages on nine 1970s documents; generally fine to very fine. [Many are to or from an American academic who spent several years in Brunei in the 1960s & 1970s] (95 + US Aerogrammes) $850 Ex Lot E A 897 */O/CPS Lot 896 Ex Lot Admirals 3c Reversed Image oversize printer's sample by the German printers Herbst u Illig complete sheet of 25 "plate proofs" in blue-green on thick surfaced wove paper. Rare as a complete sheet: the exceptional "Brigham" Collection had only a block of 9 described as "possibly unique". The so-called "Eckerlin essays" were produced in 1928 to demonstrate the company's rotary intaglio process, stated to be faster & cheaper than printing from engraved steel plates. [Dr Eckerlin was a director of Herbst u Illig] Arch & Maple Leaf predominantly used study on pages including 8c blue x13, 50c x28 & $1 x14 plus usages on cover including Canadian Pacific x2 with 'CPR' perfins, flight covers & uprated stationery, condition generally fine, STC C$ (100s + 12 covers) $850 T $100

119 Page:119 Nov 24, 2018 CANADA (continued) 898 *F A/A- 899 **/* A/A+ CEYLON REVENUES - BILL STAMPS: QV Widow's Weeds 1c to 50c, all except the 4c with large-part o.g., also Postage 20c very fine with 'FREDERICTON NB' cds. (14) NEWFOUNDLAND: 1933 Gilbert Commemoration 1c to 32c SG mostly marginal blocks of 4, the 7c & 14c are Line Perf, 24c & 32c very lightly mounted otherwise superb unmounted, Cat (for mounted singles). (14 blocks) T 900 *WO Ex Lot 900 Mostly used collection with some presentable Imperfs, Perf 14-15½ range to 2/-, No Wmk 9d, First CC Wmk to 2/-, DLR 3d (unused), Second CC Wmk to 2/- x2 (one unused with part-og), CC to 96c including 2c Perf 14x12½, 4c rosy mauve mint & 36c with the Watermark Reversed, lots of Surcharges with 1885 to 56c on 96c including 5c on 36c (unused), Perf 14x12½ 10c on 64c (unused) & 1r12c on 2r50c, Perf 14 1r12c on 2r50c SG 193, c on 15c with Inverted 's' in 'Cents' SG 233h, r50c, 1r50c on 2r50c & 2r25c on 2r50c, 'SPECIMEN' set (mostly with large-part o.g.), a page of 'On Service' Overprints, etc, some mint including KEVII r50c & 2r25c, set and KGVI Pictorials simplified set, etc, generally fine to very fine but the earlies are rather mixed & have not been "lamped" by us. An excellent basis for serious expansion. (100s) $1,000 Ex Lot */O 902 * A B1 903 C A- 904 PS A Lot 902 Ex-dealer's stock predominantly used with strength in QV issues from 1860s including c brown, 1885 Surcharges 'Value in Words' 5c on 24c green, 5c on 48c rose x2, 5c on 96c grey, 10c on 64c brown, 20c on 32c slate & 1r12c on 2r50c x3 and 'Value in Figures' 15c on 16c yellow * & 1r12c on 2r50c x2 one with fine 'PARCEL POST' cds, r50c purple/red and '2R.25C' on 2r50c yellow, also 1912 KGV to 10r plus 20r * (short perf) plus range of KGVI and QEII issues, postmark interest also, condition mixed but many fine. (100s) Script 100r brownish grey SG 359, unusually well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat A rare stamp, especially this fine. Pascal Scheller Certificate (2017) states "genuine and in perfect condition" commercial airmail cover from Holland to a member of "Force 136/Colombo Ceijlon" with boxed 'OAT' h/s in red, minor blemishes. [The rate was 12½c per 20gm + air surcharge of 40c per 5gm x2 = 92½c. During WWII, Force 136 was a group of Dutch resistance fighters who operated in the Dutch Indies behind Japanese lines] - commercial usage of British-type 'FORCES/LETTER' to Holland with 20c tied by Indian-style 'No 9 ADVANCE BASE POST OFFICE/5NOV45' cds, the message in Dutch headed ".../HQ Group B Force 136/SEAC/Colombo". Maximise your success! Use our Limit Bidding option to bid for as many lots as you like and still stay within your budget. $600 $3,500 T T T

120 Page:120 Nov 24, 2018 CEYLON - Pre-Stamp Markings For this section we have referred to Ted Proud's monumental "Postal History of Ceylon" and the sale of his collection by Prestige Philately on GF Oxley's 2001 rating system - 'A' = common; 'B' = scarce; 'C' = rare; 'D' = known from archival strike only - is used. For very fine strikes, we have added a "+" to the rating. Refer also to our postmark gradings on page C B Lot 905 COLOMBO: straight-line 'COLOMBO' (Oxley Type 2; Proud #PS1 - recorded to only) in red over straight-line 'FREE' (Oxley Type 2pf; Proud #OPD2 - recorded only) in black, light but clear strikes on tiny OHMS entire endorsed "Colombo 19th May 1817", to "Revenue Agent/Kandy". [Ted Proud had no example of either postmark in his collection] $1,000 T 906 C B Lot straight-line 'COLOMBO' (Oxley Type 2; Proud #PS1 - recorded to only) in red over straight-line 'FREE' (Oxley Type 2pf; Proud #OPD2 - recorded only) in black, very fine & superb strikes on large-part OHMS outer endorsed "Pay Department Colombo/the tenth of March 1817", to "Revenue Agent/Kandy", minor faults. $1,000 T 907 C A- A1- Lot octagonal '[crown]/colombo/post FREE/12FE12/1825' (Oxley unrecorded; Proud #OPD4 - ERD) largely very fine strike on OHMS outer to "Revenue Commissioners/Kandy". [Absent from Ted Proud's collection] $450 T Buyer s Premium of 19.8% (incl. GST) will be added to the Hammer Price.

121 Page:121 Nov 24, 2018 CEYLON - Pre-Stamp Markings (continued) 908 C A- 909 C A Lot 908 KANDY: octagonal '[crown]/kandy/post FREE/16MA/---9' arrival d/s (Oxley unrecorded; Ted Proud #OPD2 - ERD: recorded to only) light & watery but obvious strike in red on the face of OHMS entire endorsed "Colombo March Fourteen 1829" to "Revenue Commissioners/Kandy" with very fine octagonal '[crown]/ COLOMBO/POST FREE/15FE15/1825' d/s (Oxley unrecorded; Proud #OPD4). KURUNEGALA: straight-line 'KURUNAGALA' (Oxley Type 2; Proud #PS1) over straight-line 'POST FREE' (Oxley as Type 2pp; Proud #OPD1 - recorded only) both partly-doubled but obvious strikes on undated part-entire to Kandy. $600 T T 910 C A+ A1-911 C C CHINA Lot 910 RATNAPURA: straight-line 'RATNAPOORA' & straight-line 'FREE' (both unrecorded by both Oxley and Proud) very fine strikes on OHMS entire endorsed "Ratnapoora Catchery July Twenty one 1832" to Kandy. Ted Proud states Ratnapura opened only in 1861, while Geoff Oxley's ERD for any Ratnapura marking is Here is proof that there was a post office at Ratnapura as early as Superb! [The finest of the four similar items discovered only a few years ago] TRINCOMALEE: straight-line 'FREE' (Oxley Type 2pf; unrecorded by Proud) very fine strike on fragile OHMS outer endorsed "Catcherry Trincomale/the Twenty seventh May 1817" to Kandy. $1,000 T T 912 *WO Ex Lot 912 Large stockbook with an extensive array of mostly pre-prc issues including Treaty Ports selection, Red Revenue 2c on 3c used (rounded corner), 1921 Airs set mint, 1928 Chang Tso-lin set mint, 1932 Scientific Expedition set (no gum), 1944 Refugees M/S CTO, hundreds of Sun Yat-sen issues including a bewildering array of Overprints/Surcharges, some early Communist issues, early PRC issues (probably all reprints), etc, condition variable. (1000+) $1,000

122 Page:122 Nov 24, 2018 CHINA (continued) 913 */** 914 W*/**O Ex Lot 913 Green stockbook with many better PRC sets including Great Hall, Terracotta Horses, Pigs, Shipping, 'Taking Tiger Mountain', Yenan Forum, 'White-Haired Girl', 1974 Acrobatics, 1985 Landscapes, etc, also a few M/Ss, some problems mostly on the reverse but some are unmounted, Cat 2800 approximately. (150 approx) Large stockbook with PRC with strength in 1980s & 1990s issues including setenant strips & M/Ss, a few problems but most are very fine & unmounted. High thematic content. (100s) $1, W*O 916 *OV Ex Lot 915 Schaubek album for PPC issues to 1969 with many better including no gum as issued Scientists, 1956 Congress, Engels & Lenin, 1958 Trade Union Congress, Children & Industry Exhibition, later mint including 1960 Great Hall & Engels, 1961 Communist Party (disturbed gum), 1963 Children, Folk Dances & Hwangshan Landscapes, 1964 Shrine, Vietnam, First International & Albania, 1965 Mountaineering & Victory over the Japanese, 1966 Afro-Asian Writers, 1967 Five Year Plan, 1968 Words of Mao, 1969 Chen Pao Tao set (**), etc, many are used/cto including $20,000 on $10,000 SG 1431, Goldfish, Chrysanthemums, Peonies & 1964 PRC strip of 3, etc, some problems but most are fine to very fine, Cat 4000 approximately. (100s) Oddments including some Surcharges, 'FAMINE RELIEF STAMP' 2c 10c & 50c used (faults), 1960 Goldfish mint (hinge remainders, Cat 575), Chrysanthemums set CTO & Peonies set CTO, condition variable. (75) $2, W*OV Ex Lot 917 Lot 920 Lot 921 Ex Lot 922 Unsorted array with some better stamps noted including 1967 Labour Day 4f used & Talks on Literature set CTO, lots of Surcharges & reprints, condition variable. (100s) 918 OV Stockbook of mostly lesser material, lots of toning throughout. No reserve! (100s) $ O Small suitcase with an original find of mostly late-1940s to early-1950s issues completely unsorted in packets, lots of multiples & postmark interest. [Brought to Australia by Russian emigrés who settled in China after the Russian Revolution] (1000s) 920 W A- B 'IMPERIAL CHINESE POST' $1 deep red & pale red SG 105 affixed to a piece of interleaving, Cat 1500 mint. 921 * A- C2 922 */** A - $2 orange & yellow SG 106 marginal example from the top of the sheet, one nibbled perf at the base, virtually full o.g., Cat [The stamp appears to have been hinged only in the margin. There is no trace of hinging on the stamp itself but there is some very minor gum disturbance] Sun Yat-Sen values to $20 plus 1941 Meng Chiang marginal blocks of 4 values to $2 with a few Imprints (unmounted), and Hopei Large Overprints on Chung Wha Printings to $20. Very scarce group. (120 approx) $450 $100 $3,000 $350 T

123 Page:123 Nov 24, 2018 CHINA (continued) 923 W A C1 924 W A Lot 923 Ex Lot Surcharges '20000' on East China $10,000 scarlet SG 1431, no gum as issued, Cat 700. [The unoverprinted stamp was never issued] 1950 (July) Surcharges on North-East Provinces $50 on 20c to on $300 SG , no gum as issued, Cat 700. [Also included are extra examples of $100 on $4 and on $20. The surcharges impinge on the relevant character & we are not convinced that these are SG 1440a & 1444a] (16) 925 W A Ex Lot (Apr) Gate of Heavenly Peace with Pink Network Background $10,000 yellow-brown to,000 blue SG , characteristic centring & rough perfs, no gum as issued, Cat (6) 926 * A/A Goldfish SG complete, some gum disturbance, Cat 575. (12) $5,000 Ex Lot 927 Ex Lot 928 Ex Lot 930 Ex Lot * A B Chrysanthemums SG complete, very lightly mounted, Cat 525. (18) $ V A B Mei Lan-fang SG complete, CTO with large-part o.g., Cat 250. (8) $ ** A B Giant Pandas SG complete, unmounted, Cat 130. (3) $ * A B Hwangshan Landscapes SG complete, very lightly mounted, Cat (16) $ * A B Peonies SG complete, lightly mounted, Cat 475. (15) 932 ** A B Bronze Vessels SG complete, unmounted, Cat 150. (8) $120

124 Page:124 Nov 24, 2018 CHINA (continued) Ex Lot 934 Lot ** A A th Anniversary of the PRC 8f setenant strip of 3 SG 2213a, unmounted, Cat 325. $ ** A B Petroleum Industry 8f to 20f SG , unmounted, Cat 475. (5) 935 ** A A Tsunyi Conference SG , unmounted, Cat 225. (3) $180 Ex Lot 936 Ex Lot 938 Lot ** A B People's Liberation Army SG , unmounted, Cat 550. (8) $ V A B Lu Hsun SG plus Machinery 22f SG 2311 & 8f Roadsweeper SG 2316 tied to registered cover to Nepal by 'LASA' (Tibet) cds, Cat * A B Liu Ying-chun SG , very lightly mounted, Cat 425. (6) $ ** A A Thoughts of Mao (First Issue) 8f Mao Tse-tung SG 2343, unmounted, Cat 500. $100 Ex Lot V A A1-8f setenant strips of 5 SG 2344a & 2349a, CTO with full unmounted o.g., Cat (2 strips) $1,200 As at 11 October 2018, A$100 will cost American clients US$71, British clients 53½, Euro Zone clients 61, and New Zealand clients NZ$109.

125 Page:125 Nov 24, 2018 CHINA (continued) Ex Lot 941 Ex Lot ** A A Our Great Teacher SG , unmounted, Cat (3) $2, ** A A th Anniversary of PRC SG , unmounted, Cat 320. (2) $ V A/A- Ex Lot Poems of Mao SG , a few very minor blemishes, postally used & very scarce thus, Cat (14) $850 Ex Lot ** A B Revolutionary Literature & Art (1st Issue) SG , unmounted, Cat (6) $900 Ex Lot 945 Lot ** A B Revolutionary Literature & Art (2nd Issue) SG , unmounted, Cat (3) $1, * A B Anti-American Declaration SG 2396, very lightly mounted, Cat 600.

126 Page:126 Nov 24, 2018 CHINA (continued) Ex Lot 947 Lot 948 Ex Lot ** A B Directives of Mao SG , unmounted, Cat (5) $1, ** A A Young Mao 8f SG 2403, unmounted, Cat ** A B Songs from 'The Red Lantern' SG , unmounted, Cat 170. (2) $ ** A B Defence of Chen Pao Tao SG , unmounted, Cat 110. (5) $ */** A B Paris Commune SG , the 22f - Cat 30 only - is mounted, others are unmounted, Cat 475. (4) $300 Ex Lot 952 Ex Lot ** A B Chinese Communist Party SG including 8f setenant strip of 3, unmounted, Cat 775. (9) $ ** A B Albanian Workers Party SG , unmounted, Cat 180. (4) $ ** A B Giant Pandas SG , unmounted, Cat 250. (6) Ex Lot 955 Lot 957 Lot ** A A Industrial Production SG , unmounted, Cat 500. (4) 956 ** A B Paintings of Qi Baishi SG , unmounted, Cat 120. (16) $ * A B Year of the Monkey 8f SG 2968, very lightly mounted, Cat $ E A A1 959 W B 1997 Tang Dynasty Painting undenominated printer's sample by the German printers Goebel of Darmstadt, unmounted. [Produced in the PRC to test a new Goebel printing press] MINIATURE SHEETS: 1958 People's Heroes Monument 8f SG 1749, minor blemishes on the reverse, no gum as issued, Cat 400. $180 T

127 Page:127 Nov 24, 2018 CHINA (continued) 960 W A Kuan Han-Ching SG 1762a, no gum as issued, CTO, Cat 200. $ W B National Science Conference SG 2765a, light stain at L/L, no gum as issued, Cat 700. $300 Lot ** A Galloping Horses SG 2781, unmounted, Cat 700. $550 Lot 963 Lot * A Arts & Crafts 3y 'Flying Fairies' SG 2815, very lightly mounted, Cat 500. $ ** A Highway Bridges SG 2834, unmounted, Cat 550. $ ** A The Great Wall SG 2865, unmounted, Cat 275. Lot ** A Riccione Stamp Fair Overprint on 2y The Great Wall SG 2874, unmounted, Cat $ ** A Fourth National Games SG 2879, unmounted, Cat 130. $100

128 Page:128 Nov 24, 2018 CHINA (continued) Lot ** A Study of Science from Childhood SG 2900, unmounted, Cat $2,000 Lot ** A PRC Stamp Exhibition in Hong Kong Overprint on Camellias 2y SG 2923, unmounted, Cat 850. $ ** A Twelve Beauties of Jinling SG 3158, unmounted, Cat 225. $ ** A Terracotta Soldiers SG 3260, unmounted, Cat 120. $ C A JAPANESE POST OFFICES: Japanese Overprints on picture postcards comprising two with 1½s blue tied 'SHANGHAI' cds 1905 on 'Native City in Shanghai' & 1908 on Raphael Kirchner 'Girl', another on 'Foreign Settlement, Soochow' card apparently used locally but with indistinct cds, also comic card with 1½s violet tied 1908 'CANTON/IJPO' cds, plus three 1906 Moji, Japan vignette cards sent to China each with 'SHANGHAI/IJPO' arrival cds in violet on view side, fine condition. (7)

129 Page:129 Nov 24, 2018 CHRISTMAS ISLAND - Postal History We are pleased to present this range of scarce material from the collection formed by Colin Riddell from England. Colin's exceptional Cocos Islands collection will be included in our February 2019 auction. 973 C B Lot (Apr 28) commercial cover from Wales to a forwarding agent in Calcutta with his cachet on the reverse, forwarded to Japan - a "foreign" destination - so taxed & with 'SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG/29MY/1904' transit b/s, Japanese 'DUE/SEN/...' h/s applied in rosine but the fee not paid & forwarded "co Agents/Christmas Island" with 'VICTORIA/30JU/04/HONG-KONG' & 'TUTICORIN/15JL/04' transit b/s and 'CALCUTTA/20JL04/' arrival b/s from where the agent BK Roy forwarded it to Christmas Island but it was apparently missent to Aden with 'SEA POST OFFICE/JL23/04' b/s, then apparently returned to Calcutta under cover then sent on with 'PENANG TO SINGAPORE/SE3/1904' transit b/s & largely very fine 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/SE--/1904' arrival cds on the face, further endorsed "[ship] gone to S'pore or Batavia/for repairs", 'SINGAPORE/NO22/1904' arrival b/s, from here returned to the sender with boxed 'REEXPEDIE' h/s, minor soiling as one would expect. A truly remarkable cover that demonstrates the extraordinary lengths to which the Post Offices of this time went to attempt delivery, all for a 1d paid. [Colin Riddell states this is the earliest recorded Christmas Island transit cover, and offers a slightly different explanation of the chain of events, which is included for consideration] $2,000 T 974 C A 975 C A Lot 974 Lot (Aug 2) Scottish PPC to "Mr W Russ Darling/Christmas Island/Via Singapore" with 1d tied by superb 'LARGS RSO AYRSHIRE/=+=' cds, superb 'PENANG TO SINGAPORE' marine sorter cds & largely very fine 28mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/SE12/06' arrival cds both on the address side. Ex Derek Clayton. [One of the finest cards from the Darling Correspondence] 1907 Australian PPC to "Mr Russell Darling/Christmas Island/Via Singapore" with South Australian 1d tied by Adelaide cds, 'SINGAPORE' transit & fair 28mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/DE14/1907' arrival cds on the address side. [Only two other items from Australia have been recorded from this correspondence] The price will be forgotten but the pleasure of ownership will endure. $600 T $750 T

130 Page:130 Nov 24, 2018 CHRISTMAS ISLAND - Postal History (continued) 976 F B 977 C A- Lot 976 Lot usage of Straits Settlements QV 25c - small faults - with fine part-strike of the first-type 'CHRISTMAS IS[LAND]/DE25/1907/-+-' cds (Christmas Day; the month & day slugs are inverted), affixed to a photocopy of a complete strike to complete the impression PPC from Scotland to "Miss Darling/Christmas Island/co Messrs Bousteads & Co/Singapore" with KEVII 1d tied by very fine 'PORTPATRICK/WIGTOWNSHIRE' cds & Singapore transit of DE18/1908 on the address side. [Because this card was sent via a forwarding agent, it most likely went between Singapore & Christmas Island in a sealed bag] T T 978 C A+ 979 CPS A/A- Lot 978 Ex Lot philatelic cover to USA with Straits 6c scarlet x2 tied by two very fine strikes of the 31mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/DE25/1929/-+-' cds (Christmas Day). Superb! Singapore Agency philatelic covers 1) 25c Air Letter with 26mm cds; 2) with printed 'Christmas Greetings/via/Christmas Island' to USA with Boats 2c x4; 3) registered to Australia with KGVI 50c & Malayan-pattern 'Christmas Island' registration label; & 4) to USA with boxed 'TSS ISLANDER' h/s & Australian stamps cancelled at Christmas Island. (4) $600 T $300 T 980 C A/B 981 PS A Ex Lot 980 Lot Australian Postal Agency Malayan Currency commercial covers with #2 cds 1) airmail to Germany with QEII 5c 20c & 50c; 2) usage of 30c Registration Envelope to Singapore from a child on the island; 3) c.1963 to Singapore with Pictorials 10c, central fold; and 4) 1964 with printed 'MS HERMION' to WA with Pictorials 2c & 8c. (4) airmail usage of 30c Registration Envelope to Nyasaland via Sydney (!) with Pictorials 4c Flower, 6c Palms & 10c Crane tied by #1 cds, 'LILONGWE (1)' transit & 'KASUNGU' arrival b/s. A remarkable origin/destination cover. T T

131 Page:131 Nov 24, 2018 CHRISTMAS ISLAND - Postal History (continued) Lot 982 Ex Lot PS A 983 C/CL A/A (Mar) usage of Australian Territories Aerogramme ACSC #FA3A to Indiana with QE 5c 6c 10c & 12c x2 tied by #2 cds, lengthy social message from a longtime female Chinese resident on the Island. Rare: the ACSC states "unstamped aerogrammes were introduced on Christmas Island No example of this issue has been seen." [Posted contrary to regulations that allowed for no more than two stamps on a formular aerogramme] Australian Currency mostly commercial covers with various Christmas Island or Australian issues & one with combination franking, noted 1970 to United Nations (Geneva) with Fish 10c & 20c, 1972 to Nigeria and 1973 registered with Ships 10c 25c 30c & 35c, postmark interest including 1981 with scarce 40mm #8 rubber cds, 1986 with Philatelic Bureau meter, 1988 airmail to GB at $2.85 rate with registration h/s, etc, fine to very fine. (47) $750 T T Lot 984 Lot PS A COCOS ISLANDS 985 ** A 986 C A DENMARK 987 W*O ETHIOPIA 988 C A airmail usage of 25c Registration Envelope to GB with Fish 5c & 30c tied by 37mm #1 cds, 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/INDIAN OCEAN' registration label, Singapore transit b/s. Very scarce Issues apparently complete unmounted including Overprints set ** plus 'OFFICIAL PAID/ MAINLAND' on 90c CTO; also Christmas Island Issues; noted M/Ss, sheetlets, etc, later issues valid for postage in Australia, unmounted. High thematic content. (100s) 1964 'Highest Landmark - Altitude 10 Feet' PPC to England with Pictorials 3d Copra x2 and 8d Map tied 'COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS/INDIAN/-4FE64/OCEAN/AUST' cds paying 1/2d airmail postcard rate Wavy-Lined Spandrels Rouletted 4sk brown x187 (two unused, one with large-part o.g.) & 16sk mauve x5 (one thinned, one stated to be Privately Perforated 13), condition generally fine to very fine, numeral cancel interest, Cat SKR65,000+ (= $A9,000+). (192) 1905 Michel (Harrar) PPC ('Sur la route de Guildessa') to Austria with scarce combination franking of Ethiopia '10' on ½g red pair tied by '.../ADDIS ABEBA' cds & French Somali Coast 10c tied by '.../DJIBOUTI' cds, octagonal 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE 1o' d/s, on arrival at Troppau readdressed to 'GRAZ' (barred arrival d/s), guarantee signature "Scheller" of Pascal Scheller at L/R. T $300 $100 $850 T FALKLAND ISLANDS 989 **/*O Hagners with KGVI to 2/6d */O, 1968 Flowers to 5/- *, Decimal Opts to 25p, Butterflies to 3; Dependencies 1954 Ships to 1 ** (the 3d & 2/6d with gum adhesions), etc. (182)

132 Page:132 Nov 24, 2018 FIJI 990 **/*/O 991 F A B1 FINLAND 992 CO B FRANCE 993 V/F A/A- 994 */** A C1 FRENCH COMMUNITY Ex Lot s collection with Express 1d & 3d Batonné Paper * plus 1876 reprints x2 sets, 'CR' issues mint (some no gum) plus range of overprints noted 1874 'VR' on 'Two/Cents' on 1d blue SG 16 & 19 and on 'Twelve/Cents' on 6d rose SG 18 & 21, 1875 Surcharges '2d' on 'Six/Cents' on 3d green SG 23 & 24 all used some with minor perf faults plus SG 22 very fine *, 'VR' issues noted 2d Perf 10 mint block of 6 (4 units **), /- imperf pair with Suva remainder cds, KGV 1912 to 5/- & 1922 set *, KGVI Pictorials set * complete with all Dies & Perf varieties, etc, condition of earlies mixed but later all fine. (100s) 1938 KGVI Pictorials ½d green with Extra Palm Frond SG 249ba (Cat 190 used) + 2d tied - clear of the variety - to cover to Suva by 'PO/10MY--/BA-FIJI' d/s (year blocked out), 'LAUTOKA/11MAY52/FIJI' transit b/s (Sep 5) airmail cover (227x151mm) to the Finnish Consulate in Sydney with scarce franking of 3m 5m & 10m and black/pale blue airmail label, transit b/s of 'STOCKHOLM/AVG UTR A', German 'BERLIN-SASSNITZ' TPO & 'DHANUSHKODI' (India), Sydney arrival b/s of 11NO32, minor folds/creasing & red ink blot on the face. Very early airmail from Scandinavia, by air Helsinki-Berlin, Imperial Airways Brindisi (?)-Karachi & Perth-Adelaide-Sydney group comprising 1922 War Orphans Surcharges; 1925 PIPEX M/S CTO at Exhibition on First Day of Issue, hinged at the corners the stamps pristine unmounted; 1936 Airs 50fr green; "Banknote" 50fr (tiny thin); South America Flight 10fr (minor crayon mark on the face); and 1937 PEXIP M/S CTO at Exhibition on First Day of Issue (no gum); Cat (11 + two sheetlets) War Orphans' Fund 5fr+1fr SG 453 marginal block of 4, very lightly mounted & the first unit is unmounted, Cat (mounted). $750 T $ PS A 996 *WOC Lot 995 Ex Lot 996 INDO-CHINA (Laos): 1905 Peace & Commerce 10c postal card with 'SONG-KHONE/17OCT/.../LAOS' double-ring d/s and 'SAIGON-CENTRAL/COCHIN CHINA' arrival on face. Personal message mentions upcoming trip "...sur un Paquebot port Marseilles". Very rare mail from this small Mekong River office. NEW CALEDONIA: Two volumes with a handy range of earlies including many unused multiples (no gum) & a few very scarce used multiples, 1903 Anniversary mint or used to 75c, 1933 Paris-Noumea flight set mint or used, 'France Libre' values to 20fr (unused), later issues to 1999 mint or used + a few FDCs, condition variable especially in the earlier material but generally fine to very fine, Cat 6000+; also a range of covers in very mixed condition. (many 100s) Collecting is about enjoyment, relaxation, and fun. At Abacus Auctions, we are passionate about collecting, and it shows in everything we do. How can we help with the direction of your collecting? If you are looking for a new challenge, we have plenty of exciting ideas. If you require assistance when it comes to selling, we are here to provide you with obligation-free advice. $650 $1,000

133 Page:133 Nov 24, 2018 FRENCH COMMUNITY (continued) 997 CL A- Lot 997 NEW CALEDONIA: 1943 airmail to USA with Admirals 5fr, Kagu Bird 2fr50 blue & 20fr green + Airmails 50fr black, censored locally and on arrival, couple of light folds not affecting stamps. Remarkable usage of top values from both the Airmails and Kagu series on the one item. [The rate was 4fr second weight-step (up to 40g) plus 10fr50 per 5g airmail surcharge x7 for carriage by US military plane via Hawaii] 998 CL B GERMANY 999 C B 1000 C B 1001 **V A 1002 O A/A ** A Lot 998 WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS: 1942 (Apr 28) USA Southern Pacific Lines cover to Wallis Island (!) endorsed "Air Mail to Honolulu" with Air 10c Map block of 4 tied by Oakland CA duplex, sent via Sydney where censored & on arrival taxed with Wallis & Futuna 'FRANCE/LIBRE' Postage Dues 15c pair - on reverse - 60c pair & 1fr (Cat 500+ as used singles) tied by 'PROTECTORAT FRANCAIS/22/SEPT/-4/WALLIS' cds in violet, horizontal fold across the 15c pair & vertical fold clear of the stamps. A very rare cover illustrated 'Freie und Hanse-Stadt Hamburg' lettersheet headed "Die Polizei Behörde" (= Police Headquarters) to the Police Department in Melbourne with 20pf only tied by superb 'HAMBURG' cds & 'T.'-in-octagon h/s, three Italian transits & Melbourne arrival b/s where '("7d")/MORE TO PAY'-in-oval h/s applied. NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION: 1870 cover front to Melbourne "via Marseilles" with Numerals Rouletted 5gr brown and Perf 14x14½ 1gr red & 2gr blue tied 'BONN/24 2/70' cds paying 7gr letter rate plus 1gr surcharge for carriage via France, 'PRUSSE/25/FEVR/70/3 ERQUELINES 3' TPO transit in blue & 'PD' h/s in red on face. [Includes the original letter, in English] ALLIED OCCUPATION: Selection including Rhineland Red Cross set CTO, Soviet Zone Portraits marginal set each with Plate Number '4', Doves 1mk to 5mk x6 sets with various District Handstamps, '36/Michendorf' District Handstamp in Violet on von Stephan 24pf block of 10 & Hannover Fair blocks of 10; etc, Cat BERLIN: Selection comprising 1950 Philharmonic, Bell Clapper Left 5pf & 20pf blocks of & 40pf, 1951 Stamp Day, Bell with Clapper Right 30pf; and West St Mary's Church 10pf+5pf (minor blemishes); Cat 570. (15) WEST GERMANY: 1990s Commemoratives array of sheetlets, unmounted, STC $A3000. Face value stated to exceed Dm2000. $1,000 T $350 $125

134 Page:134 Nov 24, 2018 GERMANY - Occupied & Plebiscite Territories 1004 ** A/A- SAAR: 1950 Council of Europe blocks of 4, the 200fr with a couple of minor blemishes, Cat (2 blocks) $ C A 1006 C A GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS 1007 C A 1008 C B 1009 CL 1010 CL GREAT BRITAIN 1011 **/*/O 1012 */**OB 1013 D A/B 1014 ** A 1015 ** A WORLD WAR II GERMAN OCCUPATION ISSUES: 1944 Red Cross Overprints Mi tied to philatelic cover by bilingual '.../22VIII44/CETINJE' cds, Cat 1500 for used. Offered "as is". - ZARA: 1943 Overprints 5L & 10L, 50c with Propaganda Label, and Express 1L25c & 2L50c all tied to locally addressed philatelic cover by 'ZARA SUCC 1/ /BARCAGNO' cds, 'ZARA/ /ARRIVE E PARTENZO' arrival b/s, Cat 2375 as used. Offered "as is". [We note that the same stamps mint are priced at slightly more by Michel] 1908 Union Line RMS 'Manuka' steamship PPC with message from survivor of the SS "Aeon" wreck rescued from the Gilbert & Ellice Islands with message "Relieved by this ship from Xmas Island on Sept 24th 1908, love from Norton" sent to Australia with KGV 1d red tied 'SUVA/1/OCT/08' cds, endorsed "when Norton was wrecked" by recipient. [The "Aeon" ran aground on Christmas Island on ] 1930 (c.) philatelic cover to NSW with KGV 2½d x3 & superb strike of the very scarce 'SS NAURU CHIEF' handstamp, light spotting registered airmail to Australia with KGVI 1½d 3d 1/- & 2/6d tied 'POST OFFICE/FANNING ISLAND' cds per PanAm with Honolulu transit and Sydney arrival b/s, central fold not affecting stamps. Scarce commercial usage of the 2/6d registered airmail to England with scarce franking of QEII Pictorials 2/- Yacht & 5/- Badge paying 3/3d per ½oz airmail rate x2 + 6d registration fee, per ANA to Melbourne then per Qantas with London arrival b/s, couple of minor blemishes. Accumulation mostly used in various albums with some QV then quantity of KGV and later issues, a few modern **, condition mixed but many fine. Weighs 12kg. (Qty) Extensive collection remainders with a very fine "Penny Black", QV ½d vermilion with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp, KEVIII booklet panes x8, c.1952 Harrison & Sons "dummy stamps" No & 39 on presentation cards, QEII Phosphor/Graphite PO Pack (very scarce), array of modern Commemoratives plus Christmas NVI booklets and 2007 & 2008 'Special Stamp' Year Albums, range of KEVII & KGV Controls, quantity of Machins to High Values including Cylinder Blocks, etc. Allow time to inspect. (Qty) Packet of Classics on piece removed from covers to Victoria including Embossed 1/- cut-square, d pair & 1/- x3, etc, mostly with numeral cancels including duplexes, condition variable. Never before on the market. (100 approx) Box of modern issues with loads of Machins including "prestige" booklet panes, also "Frama"-type labels etc, face value 280 approximately; also a bundle of Post Office packs for definitive issues including high value Machins & Castles, face value Three large albums of Cylinder Blocks of 6 with pre-decimals including High Values, Decimals with a high degree of completeness to 5, unmounted. Research them, or use them for postage! (few 100 blocks) $100 $350 $300 $100 $1,000 $300 $600 Lot 1016 Lot 1017 Ex Lot 1018 Lot F B 1017 * A 1018 * 1019 G (A) A Three Halfpence Error of Lettering 'OP/PC' SG 53, a little aged, BN '864' of Wells clear of the corner letters, Cat Acquired from Stanley Gibbons for 1350 retail Embossed 1/- pale green SG 54, margins just clear to good, 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp Type 1 in Red, large-part o.g., Cat Rose 6d 'SIX PENCE' (No Hyphen) SG 109 Plate '8', poorly centred; and Crown 6d grey SG 161 Plate '17', exceptional centring; large-part o.g., Cat (2) High Values Wmk Anchor White Paper 10/- greenish grey Plate 1 SG 135, very well centred, small professional repair at upper-right corner, indistinct 1884 squared-circle cancel, Cat $750 T $1,000 $300 Extensions should be requested prior to or at the time of bidding. Late requests may be declined. Please refer to Paragraph 11 in our Terms of Sale on page 5.

135 Page:135 Nov 24, 2018 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 1020 */** Ex Lot KEVII highly specialised collection of ½d & 1d Control singles pairs strips of 3 & blocks of 6, wide array of shades, also 1d booklet pane of 6 (rust in the staple-holes), generally very fine with some unmounted units. (250+ items) $1,000 Ex Lot P/** A 1022 E A Ex Lot imperforate plate proofs on unwatermarked paper comprising ½d pair, ½d marginal pair Printed Double, ½d single Printed Triple and 1d pair on poor grade buff paper; also ½d + St Andrew's Cross label from booklet pane with the Watermark Inverted (unmounted). (5 items) - 1d oversize printer's samples by the German printers Herbst u Illig comprising a "die proof" in black on thick unsurfaced wove paper and slightly smaller "plate proof" pairs in rose-carmine & dark blue on medium surfaced wove paper. Extremely scarce "Eckerlin essays", produced in 1924 to demonstrate the company's rotary intaglio process, stated to be faster & cheaper than printing from engraved steel plates. [Dr Eckerlin was a director of Herbst u Illig] (3 items) $750 T 1023 **/* A Ex Lot Downey Heads selection of shades - personal assessment required - & watermarks including Wmk Imperial Crown Inverted Watermarks SG 333Wi 335Wi & 336Wi, Redrawn ½d & 1d unmounted blocks of 4 each with No Cross on Crown pair SG 340a & 341a, Simple Cypher 1d No Cross on Crown SG 345a, 1d with the Watermark Reversed SG 345Wj and ½d & 1d booklet panes of 6, Multiple Cypher 1d Imperforate SG 346b (gum a bit aged), etc, generally very fine with some unmounted units, Cat as mounted singles. (65) $850

136 Page:136 Nov 24, 2018 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 1024 **/* Ex Lot highly specialised collection of ½d & 1d Control singles & pairs plus a few blocks including ½d SG 338 No Control block of 24 (most units unmounted, Cat 360++), generally very fine with some unmounted units. (66 items) $1, **/* A/B Lot Multiple Cypher Watermark ½d green Imperforate Block of 4 SG 346b from the right of the sheet, unmounted, SG Spec Cat for unmounted singles. $ */** Ex Lot KGV Sideface Issues extensive highly specialised collection of Control singles pairs & strips of 3 with lots of interest in the shades, many scarce to rare items noted including Royal Cypher Wmk ½d 'M 19' with Offset & 'W 24' (Cat 275), 1½d 'W 24' ( 300), 2d No Control strips of 3 x3, 2d Die II 'S 21' strip of 3 & 'W 24' ( 300), 4d 'S 21' ( 175) & 'U 22' ( 125), 6d slate-purple 'C.13' with RPSofL Certificate, 9d green 'T 22' single & pair ( 130 each), 'U 23' ( 130) & 'V 23' single & pair ( 150 each), 10d 'K 18' & 'T 22' strip of 3, 1/- 'E 14' (Cat 1000), etc, and Block Cypher Wmk 1d 'D 25' strip of 3, 4d 'W 35', 5d 'H 27' pair, 'T 33' ( 450) & 'U 34' ( 550), 9d 'T 33' strip of 3, 10d 'A 24' ( 350) 'U 24' ( 400) & 'V 34' ( 300), etc; also 1929 PUC group; generally very fine with many unmounted units. High catalogue value. (100s) $3,000

137 Page:137 Nov 24, 2018 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 1027 */** Ex Lot Sideface Royal Cypher Wmk ½d x6 to 1/- x3 shades between SG 351 & 396 plus varieties 1d 'Q' for 'O' SG 357ab, 1d Inverted 'Q' for 'O' SG 357ad (NB the 'Q' is inverted, not reversed as stated by Gibbons), 1½d 'PENCF' SG 362a in pair, Granite Paper 8d pair, 9d agate with Crown on Dandy Roll Missing, Inverted Watermarks to 3d x2 plus 4d 8d (**) & 1/-, 2½d with the Watermark Reversed, ½d ** block of 30 2½d & 4d all with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed, used booklet panes of 6 of ½d & 1d x2, and Coil Issue with Multiple Cypher Wmk ½d SG 397 x2 (one **) & 1d SG 398 x2 (one used) & a coil-join pair, generally very fine with some unmounted, Cat (mounted). Specialists should inspect. (151) $2, * A/B 1029 */** 1030 * A C */** 1032 * A Ex Lot 1028 Lot 1030 Ex Lot selection with 'SPECIMEN' Overprints Type 23 on ½d x2 (one with 'S.PECIMEN') 1d & 4d (rounded corner), Type 26 on ½d Imperf 5d & 1/-, and 'CANCELLED' Overprints Type 24 on ½d x2 (one with Defective First 'C' & 'D') & 1d, and Type 28 on ½d 1d & Imperf 1d, fine to very fine, Cat (13) KGV Sideface Issues companion group of Control blocks of 6 including Royal Cypher Wmk 2½d 'D 14' & Block Cypher Wmk 6d 'Y 36', PUCs & a few from Post Offices Abroad, generally very fine with many unmounted units. Modest catalogue value as singles but far more desirable in this format. (64 blocks) Sideface Royal Cypher Wmk 5d yellow-brown with No Watermark SG 382a, lightly mounted, Cat Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2016) Block Cypher Watermark ½d x6 to 1/- x2 with many better shades between SG 418 & 429 plus Inverted Watermarks including 2d x2 3d 6d & 9d, Watermark Sideways 2d x4 including a pair, and Experimental Paper 1d block of 4 & 1½d (all unmounted), generally very fine with some unmounted, Cat (mounted). (115) - selection with 'SPECIMEN' Overprints Type 23 on 1½d & 9d olive-green, and 'CANCELLED' Overprints Type 28 on 1½d x3, and Type 33 on 1½d, Cat 760. (6) $1,000 $750 $ */** Ex Lot ½d (Watermark Inverted) & 1d booklet panes of 6, 1½d booklet panes of 6 including two advertising labels x11 (two with the end-selvedge removed) plus blocks of 4 including two advertising labels (not included in the catalogue value), generally very fine with some unmounted, Cat for mounted panes. (23 items) $1,000

138 Page:138 Nov 24, 2018 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 1034 */** Ex Lot Commemoratives with Wembley 1924 x2 sets plus 1d Moustache on Lion & 1d 'ON' of 'EXHIBITION' Joined SG Spec #NCom1b & 1c, Wembley d x2 & 1½d x3, PUC set plus Watermark Sideways ½d x2 1d & 1½d, ½d 1d & 1½d booklet panes of 6 (**), and Control pairs & blocks comprising ½d 'K 29', 1d 'K 29' & 'L 29', 1½d 'K 29' & 2½d 'K 29' & 'L 29' plus a few extras, generally very fine with some unmounted, Cat mounted. (42 items) $ F A 1036 */** A Lot Postal Union Congress varieties comprising ½d with 'CO' Joined SG Spec #NCom5d (unpriced mint or used), 1d with Broken Wreath at U/L and '1829' for '1929' #6d & 6f, and 1½d with '1829' for '1929' #7c, machine cancels clear or largely clear of the varieties, Cat 1075 mint - unpriced used - plus the unpriced ½d. Rare quartet. - 1d with Broken Wreath at U/L being the second unit in 'K 29' (one normal unit thinned) & 'L 29' Control Blocks of 4, and with 'CO' of 'CONGRESS' Joined being the second (**) unit in 'K 29' Control Block of 6, Cat for mounted variety singles. (3 blocks) $750 Lot ** A B ** A B **/* A Lot ½d brown booklet pane of 6, the fourth unit with'uniqn' for 'UNION' SG Spec #NComB3b, unmounted, Cat 650+ (mounted). - 1½d brown booklet pair with the Watermark Inverted, the first unit with'uniqn' for 'UNION' SG Spec #NComB3ab, unmounted, Cat 650+ for a mounted pane of Photogravure Definitives selection with two mint sets (many with Cylinder Numbers) plus blocks of 4, Watermark Sideways 2d, 1½d vertical strip of 3 the two lower units printed over a Paper Join ("Double Paper"), then a range of apparently all-different Cylinder Blocks to 1/-, generally very fine with many units being unmounted. $750 If you are unsure about the auction process, please enquire or have a look at the Auction Articles section on our website

139 Page:139 Nov 24, 2018 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 1040 **/* A 1041 */** A Ex Lot Small Format booklet panes of 6 of ½d x4 (one with Type 28 'CANCELLED' slightly doubled on all units & two different punches), 1d & 1½d x3, 1½d booklet panes of 6 including two advertising labels x8, several with Cylinder Numbers, generally very fine & most units are unmounted, Cat (mounted). (16 panes) 1935 Silver Jubilee Cylinder Blocks of 6 the ½d x14, 1d x7, 1½d x10 & 2½d x3, apparently all different, many units are unmounted, Cat (mounted). (34 blocks) $1,250 $ **/*C 1043 */** 1044 **/* A 1045 ** A Ex Lot King Edward VIII collection on Hagners with Westminster First Day Covers for ½d 1½d & 2½d (1SEP/1936) & 1d (14SEP/1936) plus plain FDCs for the 1½d & 2½d, extensive array of Cylinder Blocks and booklet panes - some with Cylinder Numbers - many with advertising labels plus panes of 6 overprinted 'CANCELLED' comprising 1d with broad punch-holes, 1½d with two different punches setenant & 1½d unpunched in error, some minor aging but most are fine to very fine and many are unmounted. High catalogue value. Excellent lot for the specialist. (100s) KGVI Issues with Waterlow "dummy stamps" perf x2 & imperf blocks of 4, extensive array of definitive & commemorative apparently all-different Cylinder Blocks including 7d '12', 8d '1 - E/39' '3 - O/44' & '9', 9d '2 - O/44' '5 ' & '5.', 10d '1 - O/44' x2, 11d '1' x2 & 1/- '6 - O/44' & '17', many Retouches noted, then a good range of booklet panes including 1d blue with advertising labels x4 & 1½d red-brown x8 etc, also Post Office Training School stamps including Imperf 4d strip of 4 & block of 4, generally very fine with a good percentage unmounted. (100s) QEII Issues semi-specialised collection in two large stockbooks with Pre-Decimals including Waterlow and De La Rue Castles, Inverted Watermarks, Machin 5d Imperf Pair, booklet panes & Cylinder Blocks, also 1960s Commemoratives with Phosphor Bands, Decimal issues to 10 with an extensive array of Machins to 5 including 2 with Missing ' ' plus Imperf Pairs of 3p & 1, Castles, "Smilers" & other setenant issues, M/Ss, NVIs, coil "leaders", stupid issues, Regionals, booklet panes including "prestige" types, etc, mostly unmounted but the earlier material needs to be carefully checked. Good study lot & heaps of postage! High initial cost. (Qty) Decimal Issues including "Smilers" booklets & some Regionals, plus Guernsey, Jersey & Isle of Man, all complete including Postage Dues plus most 1996 issues, in five expensive Davo boxed hingeless albums, unmounted. Thematics Central! (many 100s) 1046 ** A "Prestige" Booklet Panes apparently complete in three stockbooks, unmounted. Face value $ ** A 1048 C A 1049 ** A 1050 ** A "Smiler" Sheets folio with Stamp Show 2000, 2001 Greetings Cartoons, 2002 Occasions, World Cup & Crossword Cartoons, then largely complete to Poppies, unmounted. Glorified postage. (26) FIRST DAY COVERS: Four large albums of Decimal FDCs mainly from 1980s to 2000s mostly Machins, Castles, Regionals & "prestige" booklet panes, mostly with typed addresses. REGIONALS & ISLANDS: Hagner album with issues stated to be complete as per Gibbons "Concise" catalogue including M/Ss & "prestige" booklet panes (but no Missing Phosphor Errors), plus mostly Decimal Cylinder Number Blocks of 6 x180 approximately; also Postage Dues for Guernsey , Jersey & Isle of Man ; plus Isle of Man Revenues QEII oddments to 10/- & Decimals to 5; unmounted. (many 100s) - JERSEY: Issues complete in Gibbons hingeless album including M/Ss, Postage Dues & Booklets, unmounted. High thematic content. (100s) $1,750 $600 $2,000 $1,000 $150 $1,000 $150

140 Page:140 Nov 24, 2018 GREAT BRITAIN (continued) 1051 P*/**O A 1052 P A GREAT BRITAIN - Booklets Ex Lot Hagners with German Occupation '[swastika]/jersey/1940' Overprints x5 different (Cat 18,000 but they're workmanlike forgeries), Arms issues for Guernsey & Jersey with shades, papers & a few varieties plus several blocks & three imprint items, Jersey Pictorials corner blocks of 6 (**) & 1½d die proof in brown on surfaced paper (144x126mm), etc, very fine & many are unmounted. (200 approx) Wildlife Preservation Trust (First Issue) imperforate proofs in close to the issued colours on gummed unwatermarked paper, lightly mounted. [The key differences are the parrot's chest is red, not maroon; & the shading of the pheasant's tail] (4) $800 T 1053 B A B A- Lot 1053 Lot 1054 KEVII: /0½d (1d x24) SG Spec #BA1, ridiculously undercatalogued at 500. Pristine! [We say "ridiculously undercatalogued" because the 'Concise Catalogue' prices the panes at 300 x4 = 1200!] KGV: 3/- with Red Cover SG Spec #BB26 (Edition #288) with pane of two airmail labels & 'HILLMAN'S AIRWAYS' advert on the face, front cover with light bend, Cat 650. [See also Lot 803] $ B A/A B A/A- Ex Lot 1055 Ex Lot 1056 Lot Silver Jubilee 2/- SG Spec #BB16 Editions complete, and 3/- #BB28 Editions complete, Cat 990. (11) KEVIII: 2/- with Blue Cover SG Spec #BC2 Editions & 384; 3/- with Red Cover #BC3 Editions & 331; and 5/- with Buff Cover #BC4 Edition 17; Cat (11) 1057 B A KGVI: 2/6d with Green Cover & GPO logo at U/L SG Spec #BD17 Edition 207, Cat 975. $ B A 1059 B A QEII - PRE-DECIMAL: Shoebox with a few KGVI issues & a few QEII with KGVI covers, then through to Machins with a wide array of editions & many pictorial types with Explorers, Birds, etc. (200+) QEII - DECIMAL: Large shoebox of mostly Machin pictorial types with high thematic content and including 1978 Crafts 70p with Selvedge at Left SG FD2A FD3A & FD4A (Cat 560), also NVI issues, Greetings & Christmas types, 1990s "prestige" types x11 & what appears to be a 1994 '2ND' booklet forgery!, significant catalogue value. (250+) 1060 B A "Prestige" booklets apparently complete in three albums. Face value (64) $ ** A - Album of Machin non-pictorial booklets including NVI types, many setenant with special issues. Excellent thematic content. Good for specialists or for postage! FV $650 $850

141 Page:141 Nov 24, 2018 GREAT BRITAIN - Postage Dues 1062 */** Ex Lot Issues complete SG D1-110 plus some shades, many unmounted including KEVIII set, also blocks of 6 (**) & four decimal PO Packs, a few minor faults but generally very fine, Cat (180 approx + 4 packs) $ */**O A Ex Lot 1063 Excellent specialist selection with 2d perforated colour trials in orange & in violet, d with 'SPECIMEN' Overprints Types 23 & 26, 4d & 5d with the Watermark Sideways Inverted (both **), d on Experimental Paper (used), 3d Printed on the Gum, 2/6d with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Type 23, New Colours 1½d green with Dot after 'THREE.' x3 in marginal block of 6 (unmounted but lightly creased), St Edward's Crown with 'E2R' 2d & 5d unmounted blocks of 4, and 3d with Grossly Misplaced Perfs, St Edward's Crown 3d pair with the Watermark Sideways Inverted, etc, also Control Number singles pairs & strips of 3 including a few varieties & better numbers including Somerset House 5d 'D.14', Harrison 4d 'Q 20', KGVI 2d 'O 44', 3d 'F 39' (small tear), 1/- 'P 44' & 1/- 'S 46' unmounted block of 4, etc, Cat (92) $1, * A B1 Ex Lot Simple Cypher Wmk 2d perforated colour trials in all-different colours/shades on gummed watermarked paper, lightly mounted, Cat (11) $ * A B * A B1 Ex Lot 1065 Ex Lot d perforated colour trials on gummed watermarked paper in emerald, carmine & chestnut - the colours chosen for the ½d 1d & 1½d - each with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Type 23, Cat 480. [The only colours overprinted] (3) - 2d perforated colour trials on gummed watermarked paper in emerald, carmine & chestnut - the colours chosen for the ½d 1d & 1½d - each with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Type 23, the last with Double Overprint, Cat [The overprint error is not listed by Gibbons] (3) $ ** A C1 Lot d agate & 5d cinnamon (one very lightly mounted) with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Type 26 or 23 Spec #R4t & #R7s blocks of 4, unmounted, Cat Very scarce multiples. $750

142 Page:142 Nov 24, 2018 GREAT BRITAIN - Postage Dues (continued) 1068 */** A Ex Lot all-different Control Numbers comprising Somerset House ½d block of 6, 2d pair, 5d block of 6 & 1/- all four singles; and Harrison ½d 'D 14' to 'U 22', 1d 'D 14' to 'P 20' and 'R 21' to 'U 23', 1½d 'U 23' single & 'V 23' pair, 2d 'D 14' to 'R 21', 3d 'O 20' & 'V 23' blocks of 6, 4d 'Q 20' & 5d 'D 14'; also Chalk-Surfaced Paper 1d 'B 24' with Flaw on '1' & 'C 25', a few with both unperforated & perforated margins and several with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed including the 1/- 'F.15', generally very fine with some unmounted, Cat as mounted singles. (54 items) $ */** A Ex Lot Block Cypher Wmk all-different Control Numbers comprising ½d 'B 24' 'U 34' & 'Y 36', 1d 'B 24' to 'O 31' & 'U 34', 1½d 'B 24' strip of 3, 2d 'A 24' to 'I 28' (ex 'E 26'), 'M 30' & 'R 32', 3d Experimental Paper 'D 25', 3d 'B 24' to 'E 26', 'G 27', 'H 27' pair, 'K 29', 'L 29', 'Q 32' block of 6 & 'W 35' block of 6, 4d 'B 24', 'I 28' strip of 3 (the control unit is unmounted) & 'T 33' pair, 1/- 'B 24' & 'U 34' strip of 3 (the control unit is unmounted) and 2/6d 'I 28' (**), 'L 29' (**), 'Q 32', 'U 34' pair (reinforced margin) & 'Z 36', generally very fine with some unmounted, Cat as mounted singles. (39 items) $1,750 Lot * A B ** A B1 Ex Lot /6d purple/yellow with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Type 23 as Spec #R18s with the Overprint Double. Error unlisted by Gibbons KEVIII 'E 8 R' Watermark all-different Control Numbers comprising ½d 'A 37' single, 1d 'A 37' block of 6, 2d 'A 37' single, 3d 'A 37' strip of 3, 4d 'A 36' block of 4, 5d 'A 36' single & 1/- 'A 36' single, unmounted, Cat as singles. (7 items) We are happy to assist both vendors and buyers by grading the quality of the stamps and covers entrusted to us. This is especially important for Classic issues. For a full explanation of our Grading System, see page 4. $300

143 Page:143 Nov 24, 2018 GREAT BRITAIN - Postage Dues (continued) 1072 */** A Ex Lot KGVI 'G VI R' Watermark all-different Control Numbers comprising ½d 'G 40' pair with unperforated margin (**), 1d 'G 40' single & pair (perforated through the margin & not listed by Gibbons; control unit **), 'M 43' & 'Q 45' block of 6 (lower units **), 2d 'E 39' (small thin), 'I 41' pair (**) & 'O 44' strip of 3, 3d 'F 39' block of 4 (lower units **), 'K 42' with unperforated margin (**) & 'O 44', 4d 'B 37' strip of 3 (**), 'H 40' pair & 'I 41', 1/- 'K 42' pair (**), 'P 44' block of 46 (lower units **) & 'S 46' pair (**), Cat as unmounted singles. (19 items) $1, ** A C1 Lot 1073 Lot d carmine with the Watermark Sideways Inverted SG D28a 'C 38' Control strip of 3, unmounted, Cat as normal singles ** A C1-3d violet Control 'F 39' single, unmounted, Cat 250. $150 $ ** A GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History Lot Tudor Crown Wmk 4d blue Imperforate Pair SG D43a from the right of the sheet, margins close to huge, unmounted, Cat 250. $150 Lot 1076 Lot PS A 1841 (Mar 22) Mulready 1d Letter Sheet SG ME1, black Maltese Cross of 'LEWES' (b/s), Cat 500. Unusually fine C A (July 28) mourning cover to NSW with very fine Embossed 1/- with full margins & light numeral cancel of 'CARLISLE' (b/s in blue), London transit & Sydney arrival b/s of NO16/1852, insignifcant blemishes, Cat 1900 on cover. $750

144 Page:144 Nov 24, 2018 GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History (continued) 1078 C B 1079 C B Lot 1078 Lot beautifully hand-illustrated Alice in Wonderland envelope in the style of Sir John Tenniel featuring the Cheshire Cat, a Court Page (the address is on his back) & a Parrot in Legal Robes, used in Ireland with 'DUBLIN' duplex cancel on 1d Red Plate '108' (?) & fine 'GALWAY' arrival b/s, some minor soiling. [This and the next seven lots have remained in the addressee's family & have never before been on the market. Four of the envelopes bear the family crest 'IN TENEBRIS LUCET FIDO' embossed on the flap, which should help identify the illustrator] - beautifully hand-illustrated Alice in Wonderland envelope in the style of Sir John Tenniel featuring the Parrot in Legal Robes, used in Ireland with 'DUBLIN' duplex cancel on 1d Red Plate '150' & fine 'GALWAY' arrival b/s, some minor soiling C B 1081 C B Lot 1080 Lot beautifully hand-illustrated Alice in Wonderland envelope in the style of Sir John Tenniel featuring the White Rabbit in Playing Card Tunic, used in Ireland with 'DUBLIN' duplex cancel on 1d Red Plate '150' & fine 'GALWAY' arrival b/s, some minor soiling. - beautifully hand-illustrated Alice in Wonderland envelope in the style of Sir John Tenniel featuring the Mad Hatter, used in Ireland with 'DUBLIN' duplex cancel on 1d Red Plate '120' & 'GALWAY' arrival b/s, some minor soiling C B Lot 1082 Lot beautifully hand-illustrated Alice in Wonderland envelope in the style of Sir John Tenniel featuring Alice (?) Riding Side-Saddle on a Stag, used in Ireland with 'DUBLIN' duplex cancel on 1d Red Plate '150' (?) & fine 'GALWAY' arrival b/s, some minor soiling.

145 Page:145 Nov 24, 2018 GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History (continued) 1083 C A- - beautifully hand-illustrated Alice in Wonderland envelope in the style of Sir John Tenniel featuring the 'Mad Hatter's Tea Party', used in Ireland with 'DUBLIN' duplex cancel on 1d Red Plate '157' & poor 'GALWAY' arrival b/s, some inconsequential soiling. Delightful! 1084 C B 1085 C B 1086 C A CL B 1088 C B 1089 CL A PS A/A- HONG KONG 1091 **/*OC 1092 O A/B 1093 CL A CL B/C 1095 CL A- HUNGARY 1096 */**O 1097 ** A 1098 */**V A Lot 1084 Lot beautifully hand-illustrated Alice in Wonderland envelope in the style of Sir John Tenniel featuring the Dodo, used in Ireland with 'DUBLIN' duplex cancel on 1d Red Plate '164' & fine 'GALWAY' arrival b/s, some minor soiling. - beautifully hand-illustrated Alice in Wonderland envelope in the style of Sir John Tenniel featuring the Mad Hatter Running (the address on his hat), minor soiling, unused oversize blue advertising postcard (177x146mm) for 'The City Pottery, Lamp and Lustre Galleries' with printed notice & very fine 'LONDON/ Z /PAID/ ½D /19NO77' datestamp in red, light horizontal crease, also 1900s group of 'postal mischief' used PPCs x8, condition generally fine. (10) 1884 blue linen-lined cover registered to Australia with Greens & Lilacs 2d lilac and 1/- green pair (Cat 625 for single on cover) tied 'ST ANDREWS/SP24/84-300' duplex cancels with oval 'R' cachet alongside paying four-times 6d rate plus 2d registration fee, 'REGISTERED/LONDON' oval transit in red and 'SYDNEY/NO 1/84' arrival cds on back, some edge faults from bulky contents Henry Gaze & Sons, Tourist Offices cover registered to Australia with Jubilee 10d purple & red and 1/- green & carmine SG 214 (Cat 1000 on cover) tied '...CHESTERTON RD.../OC19' d/s with blue 'R/Fee 2 paid' label alongside paying eight-times 2½d rate plus 2d registration fee, some minor aging marks. An exceptional Jubilee franking large cover (256x175mm) express airmail to Australia with KGV 9d pair, KGVI 3d and "set" of Re-Engraved Seahorses 2/6d 5/- and 10/- x2 tied by London cds, Melbourne arrival b/s, couple of minor corner folds not affecting stamps. [The rate was 1/3d per ½oz x23 + 6d express delivery fee] POSTAL STATIONERY: Postal cards selection on display pages including 1870 ½d usage on First Day of Issue, 1882 De La Rue 'INLAND REVENUE/CERTIFYING STAMP' handpainted essay, postal markings including 1871 "clipped" at Manchester, 1873 arrowhead perfin at Liverpool, etc, generally fine to very fine. (20) Odds n Sods with some KGVI blocks of 4 to 30c blue including 20c scarlet, a few with Plate Numbers &/or Sheet Numbers, 1954 QEII values to $10, these are all apparently unmounted, also local cover with 'HONG KONG/ 1945/POSTAGE PAID' h/s, etc. (100s) KGVI commercially used blocks of 4 comprising 1c, 2c both perfs, 4c, 5c x2, 10c x2, 15c x2, 20c block, 20c scarlet, 25c blue, 25c olive, 30c olive, 50c x2, $1lilac & blue x2, $1 orange & green x2, $2 orange & green, $5 green & violet x2 & $10 lilac & blue x2 plus a block of 6, a few minor faults, all with cds cancels, Cat (27 blocks) 1938 airmail to USA with KGVI 15c, 25c, $1 x3 and $5 lilac & scarlet tied 'VICTORIA/13AU/38' d/s paying PanAm FAM-14 Trans-Pacific Clipper service $2.80 per ½oz rate x3, couple of minor blemishes airmail covers to Australia all endorsed "... to Rangoon to connect with the British Overseas Airways" with variety of KGVI frankings including 50c blocks of 4 x2, $1 block of 4 (one faulty) and $2 orange & green with $1 Centenary, one censored on arrival in Melbourne, some aging marks and edge faults. Although only two are also endorsed "By CNAC", all would have been carried Over The Hump via Chungking. (4) 1950 airmail to USA with KGVI 30c, $5 and $10 lilac & blue tied 'REGISTERED/10MR/50' d/s with blue 'R' label alongside, San Francisco & Denver 'MAR/17' transit b/s, couple of minor blemishes. Nine volume collection to 1981 with some better early values, masses of Overprints including post-wwi Occupations, 1931 Zeppelin Overprints (**), many better M/Ss including 1949 Chain Bridge & 1950 UPU, issues apparently complete including M/Ss, most of the later materrial is unmounted. High thematics content. (Qty) Five volume collection to 1981 entirely of imperforate issues including 1926 Madonna set, 1947 Roosevelt set of 8, UPU plus part-imperf variants, largely complete from the 1960s including most of the M/Ss, virtually all unmounted. High thematics content. (many 100s) Miniature Sheets mostly mint including 1934 Liszt, 1947 Roosevelt (both**), 1949 Chain Bridge (**), 1950 UPU, 1951 Stamp Anniversary set of 3 (**), 1972 Stamp Day with Internal Perforations Omitted, etc, also several Kleinbogen (sheetlets of 4 stamps), a few CTO & many are unmounted, Cat (49 items) $100 T $600 $300 T $100 $100 $600 $600

146 Page:146 Nov 24, 2018 HUNGARY (continued) 1099 */**O INDIA 1100 C (B) 1101 WOC/L Attractive collection in two Schaubek albums with good pre-wwi range including 1871 Litho 15kr & 25kr (superb) and Recess 15kr black-brown & 25kr, post-wwi largely complete mint or used to 1966 including 1931 Zeppelin Overprints (**), 1933 Airs (used), a few better M/Ss including Liszt (*), 1948 Bridge both (**), 1949 Bridge (**), etc, also some FDCs in the later issues, generally very fine, Cat (100s) 1870 French entire to France "via Bombay & Suez" with 8p x2 & 4a green tied by private 'Stamped' cachet in blue, superb 'PD/10/SEP/70/CALCUTTA' b/s in red, French 'POS AN V SUEZ/7/OCT/70/P AN A MARS' marine sorter in red & boxed 'PD' h/s in black, minor edge faults & internally reinforced with archival tape. BHOPAL: Fascinating selection including SG 2 unused, SG 2a in unused marginal block of 4, SG 4 unused x2, SG 8 Pin-Perf at Base used, SG 54/e complete sheet of 32 with listed varieties & SG 56 complete sheet of 32, etc, also three native covers one with SG 30, and two literature items. [See also Lot 882] IRELAND See also "Alice in Wonderland" hand-illustrated envelopes: Lots CPS/L Album with internal usages of GB 1d pink Envelopes, spoon duplexes from Galway x2 & 'MULLINGAR', many inwards Postal Cards & PPCs from France, Sweden, Germany & Italy etc some with arrival cds & a few redirected, some GB content including 1922 postcard to Italy taxed & refused, and a few STO Envelopes, very fine 1911 real photo of a Zeppelin from Germany to England, postmark interest, condition rather mixed; also two 1859 passports (272x395mm) each with 6d colourless embossed revenue, both signed "Malmesbury", various endorsements & cachets on reverse including 'CONSULAT DE FRANCE/DUBLIN' etc. (100+ items) $ C B ITALIAN STATES 1104 F A ITALY 1105 L 1106 W A 1107 */**O A/B 1108 *O A JAMAICA 1109 CL A- Lot 1103 Lot (Feb 28) stampless social entire to "Poste Restante/Rome" with 'KENDAL' b/s in blue & London 'W [crown] S/ 2MR2/1849' transit b/s, French 'fleur-de-lis' cachet, Italian 'VIA DI/PT DEAUVOISIDI' cachet & French-pattern 'ROMA/12MAR/49' arrival b/s in red. Scarce destination for non-church mail. TUSCANY: 1860 Coat of Arms 3L yellow-ochre Mi 23, margins just clear to close, strong colour, straight-line '[PER CO]NSEGNA' cancellation, Cat 70,000. George Buhler Certificate (1993) states "echt und in feiner Erhaltung!...eine Weltseltenheit!" (= is genuine in very fine condition...a World rarity). The certificate also says - translated - "has margins on all sides and deep colour...only very few remain in existence". Subesequently additional certificates were obtained from the Italian experts Enzo Diena (1994) who stated "it is genuine & a great rarity", and Georgio Cossa Asinelli (2009) who echoed his predecessors. mid-1800s illustrated lettersheets featuring engraved illustrations of Roman monuments, Renaissance churches etc on cream x14, blue x7 or grey papers, some blemishes but most are fine to very fine unused. A very attractive group that would be worth a lot of money if postally used. (22) "CINDERELLAS": 1945 'PATRIOTI/VALLE BORMIDA' 5c to 2L50c complete sheetlets of 10, no gum as issued, very fine. Rarely offered in this format. (6 sheets) FIUME: Duplicated selection on Hagners with better mint items 1918 Machine Overprints on Hungary to 10kr (**, all with guarantee h/s) plus Handstamped Overprints 3kr & 5kr, and Carnaro Islands 5L on 10c Mi 16 (hinge remainder, guarantee h/s). (350+) COLONIES: Selection of better items/sets including Aegean Islands 1933 Massed Flight strips mint; Cyrenaica 1933 Graf Zeppelin 12L & 20L used, 1934 Rome-Buenos Aires Flight used; Eritrea 1905 Postage Due 50L & 100L very lightly mounted (the 100L signed "AD" = Alberto Diena), 1934 Roma-Mogadishu Flight mint; Jubaland 1925 Postage Dues mint; Libya 1921 Pictorials 10L mint; etc, Cat Scarce group. (50) 1942 airmail to Australia with KGVI ½d and Pictorials 2d 2½d 3d 4d 1/- & 2/6d, gorgeous Coruba Jamaica Rum advertising label on face, scarce 'CPS/16AP42/SYDNEY' cds in red overstruck with 'UNCLAIMED/SYDNEY' cds and returned, couple of minor edge faults. $12,000 $750 $1,000 $300

147 Page:147 Nov 24, 2018 JAPAN 1110 CL B 1111 C A Hemmi Seisaku-Sho Co Ltd cover sent registered airmail to Australia with 'COMMERCIAL SAMPLE' cachet (flap unsealed) and Admiral 4s, Fuji 20s x2, Tazawa 5s 50s & 1y x4, 'TOKYO/ /NIPPON' d/s and blue/black 'R' label, carried by Dai Nippon to Hong Kong with '18AU' transit, Imperial Airways feeder to Bangkok and Empire Route service, Melbourne '28AU39' arrival b/s, a few blemishes and vertical fold not affecting stamps. TAIWAN: 1930 PPC ('View of Takao City') to Western Australia with 3s red tied 'TAINAN/TAIWAN/JAPAN' cds, taxed with 'CTMS/T' h/s in violet and manuscript "T"-in-circle alongside, Sydney '9JY30' arrival on view side but no evidence of collection of postage due, message written in Esperanto. JAPANESE OCCUPATION See also Lots under Malaya and Lot 1134 under Nauru. $ PS 1113 CPS A-/B 1114 ** B WWII Military Postal Cards five-frame exhibit offered intact of Southern Zone usages comprising Star x18, Characters x26, Dove & Helmet x38 and Pictorial x38 types, also Airmail Star x27, Characters (Obliterated) x2 & Naval type with Anchor, and two reply cards from Japan to Sumatra or Malaya, wide variety in the printings, shades & colours and stocks used, including a number of very elusive provisional types, condition variable but many (most?) are fine to very fine and all are used. It is often difficult to be clear about where these cards originated: included are two from "North Australia", which can't be correct. They are presumably from the Dutch Indies or New Guinea, both of which are north of Australia. Others identified as from Ambon, Burma x12, Indo-China x6 (including two with Cambodian scenes), Java x13, Malaya x25 (including three British-era PPCs with captions obliterated), New Guinea/Solomons x7, North Borneo x2 (very rare, one a scenic type), Philippines x18, Sumatra x16 and Thailand x8 (four identified as from the Death Railway). (140+ items) 1943 (c.) Military Postal Card (samurai) & two covers to soldiers on Gilberts Kwajalein or Truk each with American 'APPROVED BY C-2/Hq 27th Inf Div APO 27/% PM San Francisco Cal' cachet indicating capture & subsequent release by the US Forces. (3) BURMA: 1942 KGVI 1r purple & blue SG J18 block of 4 with with Peacock Device h/s applied at Myaungmya, minor aging, unmounted, Cat $2,000 T T Lot PS A C B 1117 C B 1118 PS A- LUXEMBURG 1119 **F A Lot 1115 MALAYAN REGION 1120 */** 1121 */**O Lot Japanese Forces Helmet & Dove Postal Card to Niigata, censor's chop in vermilion, return address translates as "c/- Sasebo Post Office i11 i32 Watanabe Unit Nakahara Party". [i11 was the Andaman Islands] CAROLINE ISLANDS: c.1943 stampless cover to Mawashi Village on Okinawa with censor h/s & Yano chop in different shades of red, return address translates as "c/- Yokosuka PO U50 U63", a bit stained. [U50 was on Truk] MARSHALL ISLANDS 1942 (Dec 13) cover from Korea with Japanese 5s tied by cds used at Chonpukchon to (translated) "c/- Yokosuka PO U88 U31", minor creasing. [U88 was Taroa on Maloelap] WAKE ISLAND: 1942 usage of Forces Dove & Helmet Postal Card with Kaya censor's chop in vermilion, return address translates as "c/- Yokosuka PO U103 U100". [U103 was on Wake Island] Selection comprising & 1935 Caritas sets used, 1952 Exhibition Airs unmounted corner examples & 1956 Europa set used, Cat 880. (25) Mint selection including Malacca 1949 KGVI set with top three values **, 1954 QEII set plus range of plate number blocks, 1957 & 1960 Pictorials; Penang 1948 Wedding, 1949 KGVI set, 1954 QEII & 1957 Pictorials sets; Perak Sultan Iskandar 2c to $2 * part-set of 17, 1950 Sultan Yussuf set, 1957 Pictorials with shade & perforation variations; Selangor 1949 Sultan Hisamud-din set, 1957 & 1961 Pictorials; all with 1948 Silver Weddings plus some later issues **, condition generally fine. (100s) Stockbook with a motley used array but wait...there's more! Also North Borneo 'BMA' mint set partly affixed to page, Cypher Overprints $1 & $2 strips of 9 and $5 strip of 5 (**, Cat 550+), Japanese Occupation 15c SG J28 two blocks of 4 (**), etc; and Sarawak KGVI Pictorials x3 sets (**) plus extras. $600 T $300 T T $300 T

148 Page:148 Nov 24, 2018 MALAYAN REGION (continued) 1122 ** A- A C B 1124 PS A 1125 C C 1126 ** A- C1 MALTA 1127 C A MIDDLE EAST 1128 ** A/A- NAURU 1129 CL B 1130 C B 1131 C A CL B 1133 P A+ JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1943 Malayan Postal Union Postage Dues 4c green with vertical Type 2 Overprint SG JD36 marginal block of 10, couple of minor gum spots, unmounted, Cat NORTH BORNEO: c.1943 Japanese Forces Postal Card (illustration of Home Economics College on Bataam) from a Japanese soldier to Okayama, faint Hoshijima censor's chop in red, return address h/s in violet translates as "North Borneo Despatch Borneo POW Camp First Section", minor staining. - c.1943 Japanese Forces Postal Card (small illustration in green of soldiers) from a Japanese soldier to Hyogo, small censor's chop in red, return address translates as "Borneo Despatch Nada Unit, Ohba Unit" stampless cover from England to a POW at "Borneo Camps" c/- the Red Cross in Tokyo with large Japanese cachet that translates as 'Borneo POW Camp/Censored' in violet & censor's chop in red, some staining. Rare, and a remarkable survivor Cypher Overprints $5 vertical strip of 4, the third unit with Lower Bar Broken at Right SG 349a [R8/3], very minor toning as is often seen on this issue, unmounted, Cat cover to GB with 'PRINCE OF WALES ROAD/SLIEMA MALTA' cds & 'SLIEMA' registration label, 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER' label LTM#L7D & small 'DD 1020' h/s LTM#H5A plus 40mm triple-circle 'PASSED FOR DESPATCH/ [crown]/initial.../official MAIL' cachet (rated 10: stated only 3 examples recorded). SHARJAH: 1968 Shaikh Khalid & Arms 2r 3r 4r & 5r complete sheets of 25 each folded once, a couple of minor gum imperfections & some hinge remains on margins only, unmounted, Cat cover to Melbourne (b/s) with superb strike of the scarce oval 'OFFICIAL/FREE/POSTAGE' cachet in grey-blue, Pleasant Island cds of MR21/18 & boxed 'Pleasant Island/(Nauru)' registration h/s (very worn state), a few blemishes. [We have recorded only one other registered cover with the Free cachet] 1929 (Jan 19) much-travelled American 2c Envelope to "Wake Island/Pacific" with numerous transits including 'TOKIO', Sydney several times where probably endorsed "Try via Honolulu", 'NAURU/19JE29/ CENTRAL/PACIFIC' & manuscript "Not Nauru" in red, Sydney DLO & manuscript "T30". A remarkable cover (c.) philatelic cover to NSW with Rough Paper 1d green x3 cancelled with two superb strikes of the very scarce 'SS NAURU CHIEF' handstamp OHMS cover with 'ADMINISTRATION OF NAURU' imprint, to Melbourne with two fine to very fine strikes of the very rare 30mm 'OFFICIAL PAID/22AP38/NAURU' cds, minor blemishes. [Keith Buckingham's only date for this cds was 18AP47. This is more than nine years earlier] 1966 Decimals $1 Map die proof in the issued colour in recessed presentation mount. Rare & superb! [This is a genuine die proof, unlike some alleged "proofs" of similar appearance which have had issued stamps inserted] T T $1,500 T $150 $100 $150 $ PS A- Lot 1134 NETHERLANDS INDIES 1135 C A- Ex Lot 1141 JAPANESE OCCUPATION c.1943 Japanese Naval Forces Postal Card with Anchor & Chrysanthemum from a Japanese soldier to Chiba, censor h/s & censor's chop in different shades of red, return address translates as "c/- Yokosuka Post Office U68 U66-1-1". [U68 was Nauru] DUTCH NEW GUINEA: 1962 Parcel Card sent airmail to Merauke with Juliana 25c red pair, 1g violet and 5g green x3 tied 'HOLLANDIA NOOPDWIJK/17 III 62' cds and '66' parcel label alongside, plus Acknowledgement of Delivery card with 'MERAUKE/ ' arrival d/s still attached by rusty paperclip, otherwise fine condition. Scarce survivor. $1,000 T

149 Page:149 Nov 24, 2018 NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints 1136 CL C 1137 C A-/B 1138 C B 1139 C A 1918 large cover endorsed "OHMS" with 'THE TREASURY/RABAUL' oval cachet in violet at L/L, to Melbourne with NWPI 9d Roo tied by 'RABAUL/12JL18' cds & German-type 'Rabaul/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' registration label affixed alongside Sydney transit & Melbourne '13AU18' arrival b/s, a bit travel-weary. Scarce commercial multiple-rate single franking. [The rate was 1d per ounce x9] 1920 Rev Foster cover to GB with 1d red ab pair & c single, black/white Rabaul registration label, underpaid but not taxed; also Samoa registered cover with Overprints to 3d, soiled usage of real photo PPC '45 Jap Town' to NSW with the social message entirely in Japanese, NWPI ½d pair with Rabaul cds, significant corner crease. - usage of real photo PPC 'Rabaul 38' (Treasury Building) to NSW with the social message entirely in Japanese, NWPI 1d x2 tied by Rabaul cds. [The writer was apparently writing about a local prostitute!] NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues 1140 V A Undated Birds 2d 3d 5d 6d & 2/- to 1, 1939 Bulolo 5d & 1, all in horizontal pairs, Cat (20) $ V A/B 1939 Bulolo Airs 4d 5d and 1/- to 1 SG & blocks of 4, some minor staining/aging consistent with having been removed from bullion tags, all with 'BULOLO' cds of various dates, Cat as single sets. Used blocks are rare. (7 blocks) NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues - Postal History 1142 C B 1143 CL A (Apr 5) cover from NSW to "Wau/New Guinea" with KGV 2d pair tied by 'AIR MAIL/1 1/SYDNEY NSW' cds, endorsed "Left Territory" in red & with good strike of the rare boxed 'UNCLAIMED/AT RABAUL' h/s, Sydney DLO re-sealing label on the flap & h/s in magenta on the face. - OHMS cover airmail Salamaua-Melbourne "Per Faith in Australia" with Undated Birds 'OS' 2d & 4d strip of 3, octagonal '.../FIRST OFFICIAL/AIR MAIL' cachet in violet and Melbourne '-1AU34' arrival b/s, couple of minor blemishes. Commercial mail carried on first flight and scarce thus. [2d letter rate + 6d airmail surcharge x2] $100 T T $350 T $1,400 $ C A- Lot (Mar 15) gold bullion parcel tag with rare and remarkable franking of Undated Airs 3d, 2/- marginal pair, 5/- & 1 block of 6 (the fourth unit damaged when affixed; the right-hand block of 4 is very fine) affixed to both sides & tied by 'WAU' cds. Ex Tom Frommer: acquired at Mossgreen on for $1800. $1,500 T 1145 C A Lot (Nov 18) gold bullion parcel tag with rare and remarkable franking of Silver Jubilee 1d, Undated Airs 5/- & Bulolo 5 emerald tied by 'WAU' cds, registration cachet on the reverse, remarkably fine for such an item. Ex Tom Frommer: acquired at Mossgreen on for $3840. [The rate was 2d per 1oz letter rate x d per ½oz airmail surcharge x d registration + 2d late fee for registered articles = 5/5/1d. The only other 5 franking known to us is a similar large-part tag franked 5/4/3d Ex Ken Kutz, the current whereabouts of which is unknown] $3,000 T

150 Page:150 Nov 24, 2018 NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues - Postal History (continued) 1146 C A NEW HEBRIDES 1939 (Jan 13) commercial "all-up" airmail cover to Germany with Undated Birds 1/- & Undated Airs 9d tied by 'WAU' cds, transit b/s of 'SALAMAUA' & 'TOWNSVILLE' (where it connected with the Qantas service to Europe). $ ODC 1148 C A 1149 CO B NEW ZEALAND 1150 ** A 1151 **/* A 1152 **/*L Ex Lot 1147 Commercial covers to Australia including 1909 French Issue 10c pair with 'NEW HEBRIDES/VILA' cds in blue, then batch with various Paquebot markings mostly of Sydney & three with 'NEW HEBRIDES/ INTER-ISLAND' cds, plus a packet of loose stamps & pieces from similar covers. From a family correspondence, never before on the market. (27 covers) 1908 real photo of a white baby, to New York with New South Wales ½d & 1d tied by 'NEW HEBRIDES/ DE12/1908/ VILA' cds (c.) large packet piece (247x170) endorsed "Contains Supper Cloth value 10/-" with four-issue franking tied by light 'PAQUEBOT/SYDNEY' cds, Australian Customs 'ASSESSMENT LABEL' affixed & 3/11d duty assessed, endorsed "T3d" and Postage Due 1d & 2d tied by 'SURREY HILLS/VIC' cds, minor faults. Australian Customs Labels on cover are extremely rare Collection in three hingeless albums plus Hagners largely complete unmounted with plenty of extras in the more modern period including M/Ss, sheetlets, peel & stick, se-tenants, booklet panes, etc, also some Ross Dependency, lots of thematic interest, substantial face value. Weighs 8kg. (100s) 1960s-90s issues including Health and other M/Ss, many sets x3 each or in imprint blocks of 6, a few full sheets, also some Ross Dependency and Tokelau, lots of thematic interest, substantial face value. Weighs 10kg. (100s) Mint accumulation in large carton starting with a few 1898 Pictorials, KEVII & KGV Heads selection, 1920 Victory set x2, 1931 Airmails, 2d Smiling Boy (toning), 1960 Pictorials x3 sets plus extras, Official Overprints including 2/- Admiral, KGVI set x2 and 1940 Centennials, etc, then range of KGVI & QEII blocks set out on leaves with plate numbers, imprints & annotated varieties, a few Decimals also, condition variable but many fine, also Campbell Paterson catalogue & update pages. Weighs 15kg. (100s) $1,000 $750 T $ */O 1154 */O Ex Lot 1153 Lot 1159 Collection mostly used from small group of Chalons (faults) then reasonably complete to 1940s plus some later issues, Postage Dues, Life Insurance, etc, noted QV First Sideface to 2/- (trimmed perfs), 1898 Pictorials to 5/- (fiscal) plus 6d, 2/- & 5/- 'OFFICIAL' overprints, Christchurch Exhibition set *, KGV 'OFFICIAL' overprints set, 2/- Admiral 'OFFICIAL' *, Smiling Boys pair *, then Postal Fiscals including 7/6d 9/- 30/- & 4 with postal cancels (plus other fiscals), also KEVII Land 1d used and Victoria Land 1d mint, condition mixed but many fine. (100s) Large accumulation in two cartons predominantly used from QV Sidefaces with some Adverts, 1898 Pictorials, KEVII & KGV Heads, Arms Fiscals, etc, in various albums and stockbooks plus quantity in envelopes, potential postmark interest, also range of Dependencies including Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Niue, Penrhyn with early overprints selections noted QV Long Types 2/- 2/6d & 10/- 'NIUE' overprints *, condition variable. Weighs 23kg. (1000s)

151 Page:151 Nov 24, 2018 NEW ZEALAND (continued) 1155 PS 1156 **/O 1157 **/*/O 1158 P A 1159 F A/A ** A 1161 P A Post-1960s registration labels collection 'ADDINGTON' to 'YARADALE' arranged by type, numerous small offices noted, a few printed types with handstamps of other offices, also four pages of black/pink 'V' insured parcel labels, some duplication, generally very fine. An excellent basis for expansion. (1000+) 1980s-2000s accumulation in stockbooks with M/S, sheetlets, etc (stated FV+), also Yearbooks and box of booklets (stated FV +), plus Australia ** same period including M/Ss, sheetlets & booklets (stated FV+). Weighs 14kg. (100s) Huge used accumulation in albums and 100s of packets mostly 20th Century with variety, postmark and packet-maker potential, also some mint scattered through-out. Weighs 22kg. (1000s) Chalon reprinted plate proof complete sheet of 240 neatly divided into blocks of 72, 96 and 72, showing dramatic plate wear towards the base of the sheet, unusually clean with none of the creases or toning that are usually present. (3 blocks) No Watermark Imperf 1d dull orange SG 8 horizontal pair, margins just touching - at base of the first unit - to large, indistinct numeral cancel, Cat Decimal Errors including Colour Shifts, Double Prints, 1977 Health 7c+2c with Misplaced Perfs, '4c' on 2½c Moth with Misplaced Surcharge, etc, also 1973 Westport Centennial 4c corner block of 10 with Over-Inking affecting all units & Largely Obliterating 'New Zealand' on Four Units, unmounted. (9 errors + normals) 1984 Christmas imperforate progressive colour proofs comprising set of 3 with white frames, 18c & 35c with green frames and 35c & 45c with grey frames, unmounted. (7) $600 T $350 T $450 T 1162 ** A 1163? A 1164 **/* Lot 1162 Lot Health (Road Safety) Teddy Bear M/S as SG MS2002 but from the original printing with the Teddy Bear & Baby Facing Forwards and 'SC 439' at upper-left, unmounted, STC 12,000. See Gibbons' footnote. Unlisted by Campbell Paterson. [The design caused an outcry because the baby should have been facing the rear of the car to comply with safety regulations. The stamps were immediately withdrawn & redesigned. However, some were released "in error". According to our sources, the original M/Ss had been inadvertently distributed by the printers, Enschedé in the Netherlands, to their staff after the recall was announced. Examples sold at the Prestige auctions of & for $2415 & $1840 respectively] 2013 Year of the Snake "gold" non-miniature sheet (c.300x180mm!) in el cheapo frame numbered 67/128; and 2014 Year of the Horse "gold" M/S slabbed in perspex in box as issued. Good grief! No reserve! [NZ Post should hang their collective heads in shame] (2 items) OFFICIALS: 1935 Pictorials selection including 2½d with slightly mis-placed centre, ½d No Plate Number block of 12, Plate Numbers including 1½d block of 4 '1A' (**, one unit creased) & '1B' block of 10 (tonespots), 2d '3A' single *, '3B' single * & block of 4 ** plus '5' '5A' & '5B' blocks of 4 very lightly mounted, 6d with High Overprint '2' block of 4 ** (toning), 8d Perf 12½ '3' block of 4 **, 1/- Perf 12½ 'A1' block of 4 */**, various other singles & blocks, condition variable but many fine. (100+) 1165 ** A B Pictorials Multiple Wmk 1½d Maori Woman SG O122 block of 12 (4x3), well centred, Cat $ L A/B 1167 F A NEW ZEALAND - Postal History 1168 C/CL A/B 1169 C A-/B REVENUES: Complete probate documents with various mostly QV Long Type adhesives 1) x4 with embossed cancels on 3/10/-; 4/- & 2; 8/- 10/- & 45/-; and 10/- & 8 (damaged); and 2) x5 with 'FINE PAID' perfins on 5/ & 100; 30/ & 50; 200 (+ Arms 30 x2); the last two with Arms 8/- 3 & 7 pair; or 15/- & 3; usual folds otherwise generally fine to very fine. (9 documents) - STAMP DUTY: 1867 QV Lithos Imperforate 6/10/- orange & green Kiwi (2016) #R252a, margins close to good, 'OTAGO NZ/19MR69/ F' steel cds, Cat NZ$1250 for pen cancelled covers to Apia with Auckland meters x3 comprising ½d on window-face envelope, 1½d single and 1½d plus circular 1d added, the latter two sealed with ½d 'Auckland Provincial Wounded Fund' labels (one with minor fault), also two covers with KGV 1½d black, all with boxed Censor h/s of Apia, some blemishes. (5) 1945 VJ Day/Tokyo Bay stampless commercial covers with various HMNZS "Gambia" cachets, to Auckland x2 (one by air) or Invercargill. (3) We will have viewing of our New Zealand lots in Dunedin 9 to 11 November. $1,500 T $50 $50 T T

152 Page:152 Nov 24, 2018 NEW ZEALAND - Postal History (continued) 1170 PS 1171 C A- ENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER: Education Department Record Card Envelopes with KGVI 1d green x3, QEII 2d green x71 plus QEII 2½d green x3, all used with potential postmark interest, condition mixed but many fine. (77) ROSS DEPENDENCY: 'Sunset in the Antarctic' postcard airmail to England with lengthy personal message headed "McMurdo Base" including reference to "living in a luxury room in the hotel - fitted carpets the lot!" with Pictorials 5c Hut (corner fault) and 18c Ice Floe tied 'SCOTT BASE/31JA78/ROSS DEPENDENCY' cds. NEW ZEALAND - GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - Training & Embarkation Camps We are pleased to present the fascinating collection formed by Gary Diffen from Melbourne. Great Britain declared war on Germany on 4th August NZ Forces were swiftly mobilised. The first force was sent to capture Samoa. The Main Body, destined for Egypt, was assembled in short-lived Embarkation Camps at Addington, Awapuni, Epsom & Tahuna Park. Further camps, some of them very small, were established as enlistment levels rose. $ C/L C/B 1173 C B 1174 C B 1175 C B Ex Lot 1172 Lot 1173 Lot 1175 ADDINGTON: 1914 illustrated YMCA cover with '.../CHRISTCHUCH - NEW ZEALAND' imprint to Auckland with 1d tied by fair strike of 'MILITARY CAMP/NZ/ 7 /SP14/--' relief cds (no year slug; LRD), overall soiling. With the matching letterhead, the message headed "Christchurch Military Camp/September 14th 1914" states "I suppose you know by this I am going with the troops..." suggesting he hadn't told his family that he had enlisted, minor repaired split. PO 14/8/1914; closed 14/9/1914 the date of this duo. Ex Gordon Darge. [Trooper Heywood Armstrong of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles survived the war] (2 items) AWAPUNI (1): 1914 real photo PPC of nine soldiers at tea break, ½d (damaged) with very fine strike of the rare 'AWAPUNI/14SP14/NZ' cds (Wooders rated 9), soiling. PO 13/8/1914; closed 3/10/1914. Ex Gordon Darge. [Writer states "...We expect to leave for Well[ington] this week..."] EPSOM: 1914 (Aug) cover with light strike of the 'MILITARY CAMP/NZ/ 3 ' "relief" cds in violet largely overstruck with Auckland machine cancel of 2SP-1914, very fine 'OPOTIKI' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. PO 21/8/1914; closed 27/8/1914. Ex Gordon Darge. MAYMORN: 1915 real photo PPC of 40+ soldiers on 'smoko', 1d Dominion tied by large-part strike of the rare 'MAYMORN/NZ/4NO15/MILITARY CAMP' cds (Wooders rated 9), very fine 'BOMBAY/NZ' arrival cds, minor blemishes. PO ; closed Ex Gordon Darge. [This was a tent camp, auxiliary to Trentham] $ PS C 1177 C B 1178 C B 1179 PS C 1180 C A+ Lot 1176 Lot 1177 Lot 1178 NARROW NECK: 1917 usage of KGV 1½d Letter Card to NSW with very fine strike of the rare undated 'NARROW NECK/MILITARY CAMP' cachet in violet at U/L & 'DEVONPORT/30MR17/NZ' cds, some soiling/toning & minor opening faults but quite presentable. Ex Gordon Darge. No post office; the cachet was probably used during the brief post office period to & reintroduced later. [A small facility for training Maori & Islander soldiers. Writer states "...I am going over to Samoa with another batch of 30 odd...by the Talune..."] PALMERSTON NORTH: 1914 cover from Timaru to "Private DG Wallace/Mounted Field Ambulance/.../Expeditionary Camp/Palmerston North", minor blemishes. [We can find no record of a Camp at Palmerston North: Rangiotu to the south of Palmerston North was the closest. However, that facility was not opened until Curious! What is undeniable, is that Inwards mail to any of the camps is rare] PAPAWAI: 1917 cover with '.../FEATHERSTON MILTARY CAMP' imprint at U/L & endorsed "AW Gordon/26th MR" at L/L, 1d Dominion tied by largely very fine strike of the rare double-circle 'PAPAWAI/MILITARY CAMP' cds (unlisted by Richard Wooders so rated 10), minor defects. PO ; closed [On , the writer, Albert Gordon, died of wounds suffered in aerial combat. He was the first NZ airman to lose his life in this manner] RANGIOTU: 1915 usage of KEVII 1d Letter Card with very fine strike of the double-circle 'RANGIOTU/MILITARY CAMP' cds (Wooders rated 8), light spotting & faint vertical fold. PO ; closed Ex Gordon Darge.[The illustration is above Lot 1181] SEATOUN: c.1915 William Nees real photo PPC 'Seatoun Camp NZ Exped Force Wigton' (horses & tents), unused. Superb! [This small facility on Wellington Harbour had no post office] $100

153 Page:153 Nov 24, 2018 NEW ZEALAND - GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - Training & Embarkation Camps (continued) 1181 C A C B 1183 C A/B 1184 PS B Lot 1179 Lot 1181 Lot 1184 TAHUNA PARK (1): c.1915 real photo PPC (camp panorama), endorsed "Tahuna Park Camp/Otago..." on the address side but unused. PO ; closed TAUHERENIKAU (1): 1916 Salvation Army Institute PPC & 1917 United Institute cover with the two different Camp PO cds (Wooders rated 6); and 1915 real photo PPC of platoon & tents, convoy usage with very fine boxed '.../AUG /EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/SIXTH REINFORCEMENTS' d/s in violet, minor corner creases. PO ; closed (3) TRENTHAM (2): 1915 cover with very fine strike of the double-circle 'TRENTHAM MILITARY CAMP' cds, repaired flap; 1917 cover with '.../TRENTHAM MILITARY CAMP' imprint at U/L & very fine TMC machine cancel; and real photo PPCs of 'Segregation Camp' (panorama), troops at ease, and two staged group photos, two used under cover; another 'No 5 Platoon B Coy 14th' endorsed on reverse "Taken at Upper Hutt" (a small overflow camp with no postal facilities). PO ; closed (7) TRENTHAM RIFLE RANGE: 1914 usage of KEVII 1d Letter Card to Dunedin with very fine strike of the rare 'TRENTHAM RIFLE RANGE/31OC/14/NZ' cds (Wooders rated 9), a bit soiled and some abrasions on the reverse. Robin Startup states "open annually" until John Murr at p97 makes no mention of use of the Rifle Range cds at the Trentham Military Camp, where the PO opened [Excellent message headed "Trentham" states "...The men up here are a fine lot...there are a lot of the Legion of frontiersmen a corps formed in the North Island all grizzled men who have seen service in all parts of the world..."] NEW ZEALAND - GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - The Troopships During August & September 1914, troopships assembled in various ports. Sailings were sequentially numbered. The first two ships sailed in August for Samoa. Numbers 3 to 12 carried the "Main Body" to Egypt. All covers in this section are stampless OAS items. $ C A C B 1187 C A/A C A-/B 1189 C A C B 1191 C C Lot 1185 Lot 1186 Ex Lot 1187 MAIN BODY & FIRST REINFORCEMENT: White Star cover with company's flag on the flap, to Timaru with largely very fine strike of the generic boxed 'NZ MILITARY POST OFFICE/OCT /EXPEDITIONARY FORCE' d/s in violet & Wellington cds of the same date. The ERD for this pattern, of which identical datestamps were allocated to the first eight ships assembled at Wellington. Rare usage on the day the convoy departed Wellington Polynesia PPC with boxed 'NZ MILITARY POST OFFICE/ /EXPEDITIONARY FORCE' d/s in violet (the date apparently omitted but it may not have been properly set) & Wellington machine cancel of 15OC-1914, corner fault & light bend. Another rare departure day usage. [The message states "...I suppose you have heard that we are away again...my horse was lame & I had to come through in train...we got to work this morning & put the horses aboard...we left the wharf about 4 oclock. We think we sail tomorrow night"] Ingleboro real photo PPCs 'Departure of the NZ Expeditionary Force/Troopships & their Escort in Wellington Harbour Oct ', and '...First Squadron Leaving Wellington Heads', unused. (2) - real photo PPCs of ships carrying "The Main Body" comprising No 3 'Maunganui' (the flagship) x2, No 4 'Tahiti', No 5 'Ruapehu' x2 (one used in 1918), No 9 'Hawkes Bay', No 10 'Arawa' & No 11 'Athenic', plus pre-war real photo types of 'Maunganui' 'Tofua' 'Ulimaroa' & 'Wilochra', used under cover or unused. Scarce group. (12) - real photo PPC of 'HMNZT/No 8' ('Star of India') 'Good-bye New Zealand. Our Boys Leaving', terrific shot of troops crowding the stern, unused. Superb! - PPCs of Hobart & Albany (WA) posted from those ports to NZ both with oval '.../TROOPSHIP No 12/...' d/s of OCT or OCT , the second states "...Landed here yestday [sic]", minor blemishes. (2) - Ingleboro real photo 'SS Star of India HMNZT No 8' with oval '.../TROOPSHIP No 8/OCT /...' d/s in blue used aboard 'Star of India', to NZ with message headed "Albany /Arrived here last Wed leaving again on Sunday with the Australian lot they have 29 boats...", creasing. $150 $350 $150 $150

154 Page:154 Nov 24, 2018 NEW ZEALAND - GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - The Troopships (continued) Lot 1192 Lot 1194 Lot C A C B 1194 C B 1195 C A C B MAIN BODY & FIRST REINFORCEMENT: Ceylon PPC endorsed "HMNZT No 10/ " ('Arawa') with boxed d/s of next day & superb strike of the rare seriffed 'CENSOR/NEW ZEALAND' cachet (unlisted by John Firebrace) in violet. Message states "...Dr Webb died on 18th Nov concussion of the brain...expect to receive lots of letters when we arrive at our destination about Christmas. No news from NZ yet". [It is speculated that the censor h/s was supplied in Egypt. Message suggests the writer expected he was en route to Europe] - PPC of Port Said endorsed "HMNZT No 10" ('Arawa') with boxed d/s of DEC & message "...I will write more news when we get to camp at Cairo"; and PPC of Albany with oval '.../TROOPSHIP No 12/DEC /...' d/s ('Morning Star') in violet on arrival at Alexandria. (2) large PPC 'Christchurch Members 2nd Divisional Signal Co...' with names of all 19 members, to Wellington with Auckland machine of 25SP-1914, message headed "Troopship/No 8" ('Star of India') states "Expect to sail today. Put back last night after a fairly rough day at sea...au revoir", minor blemishes. A rare card - stated to be the only recorded example & the only such card of more than three soldiers - posted before the departure from Wellington on cover to Auckland with superb strike of the oval '...TROOPSHIP No 12/SEP /EXPEDITIONARY FORCE' d/s in violet used aboard 'Waimana'. Only a few 'Waimana' covers from the time in Auckland Harbour have been recorded Egyptian PPC with a largely superb strike of the unusual & rare 'Expeditionary Force/Loose Letter/HMNZT-No 4' cachet (Firebrace #10/13) used aboard Troopship No 4 ('Tahiti'), 'PT CHALMERS/11JA15/NZ' cds & superb strike of 'TO PAY/½d/DEFICIENT POSTAGE' for the single deficiency (that we expect is very scarce) applied because not endorsed "OAS" but cancelled with the 1850s small 'DUNEDIN'-in-bars h/s, soiling mostly on the view side. Ex Gordon Darge. [From the return of the First Convoy to New Zealand] $300 $ C A 1198 C A 1199 C B 1200 C A 1201 C B 1202 CD A-/B Lot 1197 Lot 1199 Lot 1201 REINFORCEMENT CONVOYS - SECOND REINFORCEMENT: English patriotic PPC with message headed "No 1 Vet Section/HMNZT No 15" ('Knight of the Garter') & very fine strike of the erroneously inscribed boxed '.../DEC /FIRST REINFORCEMENT/...' d/s in violet overstruck, posted at Hobart with cds of Auckland & Palmerston North, twice redirected. [The First Reinforcement Convoy had sailed with the Main Body on The writer states "Just five days out from Wellington & might reach Hobart tomorrow..."] - Ceylon PPC with superb boxed '.../JAN /----- REINFORCEMENT/...' d/s in violet (the offending 'FIRST' excised) overstruck with 'MEDBURY/4MR15' arrival cds (Wooders rated 5). The sender was Chaplain Captain Robert Richards. [The convoy arrived in Egypt on ] - Tasmanian PPC with largely very fine strike of the rare double-boxed 'COMMANDER'S OFFICE/22JAN1915/ HMNZT No 13' d/s in blue (Firebrace #NZ15B) used aboard 'Verdalla', peripheral faults on viewside. Message signed "OE Hooper" states "...As our letters are censored I can't tell you much...". [Trooper Oswald Edmund Hooper survived the war & returned to New Zealand] - THIRD REINFORCEMENT: Ceylon PPC with boxed '.../MAR /THIRD REINFORCEMENT/...' d/s in violet. The message states "...had a great time in Colombo but too many cadging natives...shall be glad to go into camp again as the boat is too crowded..." [Third Reinforcement departed ; arrived The writer, LCpl Sidney Benjamin Perrett WMR was killed at Beersheba ] - FOURTH REINFORCEMENT: WA PPC with boxed '.../APR /FOURTH REINFORCEMENT/...' d/s in violet. The message headed "Albany 29th" states "Arrived here Wednesday...There are worse places than Auckland (!)...Leaving here tomorrow...", corner fault. REINFORCEMENT CONVOYS: FIFTH REINFORCEMENT: Indian PPCs each with boxed '.../JUL /.../FIFTH REINFORCEMENT' d/s in violet (scarce) or blue, and a philatelic piece with Indian stamps tied by the d/s of JUL in violet. [The "Fifth" comprised three ships. The different inks on the same day indicates usage on different ships, suggesting that there were probably three identical datestamps] (3) $100 $100 $150 $150

155 Page:155 Nov 24, 2018 NEW ZEALAND - GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - The Troopships (continued) Lot 1203 Lot C A C A-/B 1205 C B 1206 C A/B REINFORCEMENT CONVOYS: SIXTH REINFORCEMENT: WA PPC with boxed '.../AUG /.../SIXTH REINFORCEMENT' d/s in violet & superb unboxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR.' h/s (unlisted by John Firebrace but identical lettering to his boxed #NZ19), corner bend. The convoy departed Albany the day after this card was posted. - SEVENTH REINFORCEMENT: Cover and three PPCs with boxed 'NZ MILITARY POST OFFICE/8NOV1915/ TROOPSHIP No 30' ('Maunganui'; manuscript "Censored/...") & '.../10NOV1915/TROOPSHIP No 31' ('Tahiti') both from Colombo, '.../18OCT1915/TROOPSHIP No 32' (in blue; message headed "SS Aparima 32") from Albany WA, and '.../15NOV1915/TROOPSHIP No 33' ('Navua') from Colombo. Ex Gordon Darge. [Troopships departed & arrived at Suez Assigning numbered datestamps to particular ships was of little purpose. The numbering remained chronological, meaning that if a ship made more than one voyage, a different number was assigned for each voyage] (4) - NZ PPC written at Albany WA with very fine strike of the boxed '.../18OCT1915/TROOPSHIP No 34' d/s in violet used aboard 'Warrimoo', to Hobart but missent to Egypt where "Freemantle to Aden" crossed-through - but still obvious - & 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/("initials")' h/s (Firebrace #NZ79) applied in violet, large 'PASSED' h/s stated to have been applied at Hobart. Ex Gordon Darge. - EIGHTH REINFORCEMENT: PPCs (one a patriotic type) with boxed 'NZ MILITARY POST OFFICE/ 26NOV1915/ TROOPSHIP No 35' ('Willochra') & '.../14DEC1915/TROOPSHIP No 36' ('Tofua') both in blue, posted en route from Colombo to Alexandria, very fine strikes in blue or violet of boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/...' h/s (not recorded by John Firebrace). [There were another 35 Reinforcements sent to Europe but the Eighth was the last that provided troops for the Gallipoli Campaign] (2) NEW ZEALAND - GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - Forces in Egypt $ C B 1208 C A C A 1210 C Ex Lot 1207 Lot Egyptian PPC censored "LH Jardine" at U/L, & two 'FIELD SERVICE/INDIA/...' postcards (one with 'INDIA' obliterated) all with 'INFANTRY BRIGADE/FIELD/13FE15/POST OFFICE/NZ DIVISION' cds & Indian Censor cachets #77 or #78 x2 in rosine, from the Forces defending the Suez Canal against attack by the Ottomans, this being the first action for the NZ troops. [Lt (later Lt Col) Leonard Jardine was one of the most decorated NZ officers during WWI. The other cards were written by brothers Clive & Frank Statham, both of whom were killed at Chunuk Bair (Gallipoli)] (3) c.1915 French PPC by a Greek publisher 'Dardanelles. New Zealanders on the March in Egypte', used under cover with message in French, small fault at right Egyptian PPC with racist message headed "Alexandria Jan 1st" with superb Indian-pattern 'PASSED BY CENSOR/FORCE IN EGYPT/ 14 ' cachet in red allocated to No 2 NZ Rifle Brigade as part of the Western Frontier Force. Rare. [On , a force of New Zealanders Australians & Britons marched into the Libyan Desert to confront the querrelsome Sunussi tribes. The Kiwis were withdrawn at the end of December 1915] UNIT CACHETS etc: Exhibit pages with PPCs & a few covers with various cds & all-different cachets including 'CENSORED/("initials")/WMR' (Firebrace #NZC1; LRD), boxed '1st BATTALION NZRB/FRANKED ("signature")' in blue or violet (#NZM21), boxed 'MEX CONCENTRATION CAMP' (not recorded by Firebrace) with message headed "Mex Camp", 'FRD BY OC/("initials")/CMR NZ E FORCE' (#NZM11), 'OC No 1 HQRS COY/NZ AND A DIV TRAIN' (not recorded), '("initials") CAPT NZVC/No 1 VETERINARY SECTION' and another with 'CAPT' excised (both unrecorded), 'No 4 BATTERY/NZFA', '("6")TH HOWITZER/("initials") NZFA' (unrecorded), 'No 2 Coy/NZ & A DIVn TRAIN' (not recorded), fancy-oval 'CAMP COMMANDANT/ 3 /BASE DETAILS' in green (unrecorded), 'SOLDIERS CAFE CAIRO/FREE/ E ' (rare but the card stained), oval 'o/c NZFA/("initials") Lieut/Base Details' on OHMS cover used locally, and a few others, condition generally good to very fine & the strikes are generally fine to superb. Several are Ex John Murr and/or Gordon Darge. A very scarce to rare & desirable lot. [Illustration above Lot 1211] (19) $50 $1,000

156 Page:156 Nov 24, 2018 NEW ZEALAND - GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - Forces in Egypt (continued) 1211 C B 1212 C A-/B 1213 C B 1214 C B Ex Lot Cover with very fine strike of the rare 'HEADQUARTERS/OTAGO/27AUG1915/MOUNTED RIFLE/REGIMENT' datestamp in rosine (Firebrace #NZ30; ERD) & endorsed at L/L "(initials) OC No 2 Mobile Sect/NZVC", light HQ cds, minor blemishes & repaired corner at U/R clear of the h/s. Ex Gordon Darge. [The sender was Sgt John Blackie of the Veterinary Corps, who survived the war] The illustration is above Lot DATESTAMPS: Egyptian PPCs with boxed 'NZ MILITARY POST OFFICE/DEC /EXPEDITIONARY FORCE' from the First Convoy, tying Egypt 4m; 'NZ EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/7FEB1916/TROOPSHIP No 36' ('Tofua') & 'PASSED BY MILITARY CENSOR' h/s; or - to London - with recut 'NZ MILITARY POST OFFICE/JUN /-----/EXPEDITIONARY FORCE' ('FOURTH REINFORCEMENT' excised); and cover with oval 'NZ MILITARY POST OFFICE/----JAN /EXPEDITIONARY FORCE' ('TROOPSHIP No 8' or '12' excised) tying Egypt 5m. [Such usages after arrival in Egypt are very scarce; Free Mail for soldiers was introduced ] (4) - Covers & PPCs with locally made steel cds 'HEADQUARTERS/FIELD/POST OFFICE/NZ DIVISION' x2 (one unnecessarily with Egypt 5m, the other to Australia), '.../ADVANCED/BASE/ARMY POST OFFICE' local philatelic usage, 'DIVISIONAL TRAIN/FIELD/POST OFFICE/NZ & A DIVN' to GB, and '.../NO 1/STATIONARY APO', minor blemishes. (5) OHMS cover endorsed "Returned Letter" with largely superb strike of the rare double-framed 'NEW ZEALAND/ADVANCED BASE APO/FEB /RETURNED/LETTER BRANCH' d/s in violet (Firebrace #NZ101) & Advanced Base cds, Alexandria arrival b/s, soiled on reverse. Ex Gordon Darge. NEW ZEALAND - GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - The Gallipoli Fiasco The Dardenelles Campaign was one of the most ill-conceived and poorly executed plans of the entire war. While troops from many countries - though very few from Britain - participated in the landings, Australian and New Zealand forces bore the brunt of the fighting and suffered the greatest casualties. The first landings occurred on The troops were withdrawn on , after eight months of futility and great loss. Both countries commemorate - not celebrate - Anzac Day on 25th April each year. $300 $ C Contemporary PPCs 'Landing at Anzac Cove Gallipoli 25th April 1915' (soiled), 'Anzac Beach - below Walkers Ridge - Gallipoli 1915' (very fine), 'Popes Hill defended by Light Horse against all Turkish attacks' (used with very fine 'FRANKED BY/("initials")/CAPT ECC' cachet, a bit soiled), and 'New Zealand Machine Guns in Action/Anzac August 1915' (used in GB), the first three are real photo types. (4) 1216 C A C B 1218 C A/B Lot 1211 Lot usage of a British (?) advertising PPC for Deakin's Superior Jams & Marmalades with part Infantry Brigade cds & Censor #2640 cachet in rosine countersigned "JH Statham", minor separation defects at top hardly detract. The message states "This is the sort of jam we get to eat 1 tin to 4 men not much for 24 hours. I don't think your teeth could eat the hard biscuits we have. These post-cards come eight in a box of jam..." [Considering the extreme shortage of writing paper, it is amazing that such cards are not common. In fact, only one other Anzac example, from an Australian soldier, has been recorded] - (June 18) use of Egyptian PPC to Ireland with 'HEADQUARTERS/...' cds & British-pattern 'PASSED BY/[crown]/No 2237/CENSOR' cachet in rosine, message - which should have been heavily censored - states "...We are in the trenches not 100 yds from the enemy...saw the Triumph sunk sometime ago by a submarine...", corner crease. With PPC of HMS 'Triumph' & small over-exposed photo inscribed on reverse "...chasing the submarine that sank the Triumph [on ] and Majestic" [two days later]. (3 items) - (June-Oct) Field Service Post Cards with Crown - British - x2 & without Crown - printed in Egypt - x4 (one to NSW), plain envelope and Active Service envelope (to GB), also a Greek PPC from a soldier recuperating on Lemnos, with various NZ Forces cds & British-pattern Censor cachets. [Each soldier was issued two Field Service postcards each week. These were generic multi-response cards, useless for writing letters, & if any additional information was added the cards were to be destroyed] (9)

157 Page:157 Nov 24, 2018 NEW ZEALAND - GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - The Gallipoli Fiasco (continued) Ex Lot C A-/B 1220 PS B Lot (Aug 31) two covers with NZ 1d Dominion tied by 'FIVE RIVERS' cds (PO ; closed ) from different senders to the same soldier at Gallipoli, one soiled. Inwards mail to war zones is much scarcer than outgoing mail. [Private Clarence Ward was wounded at Gallipoli during the August offensive & invalided back to New Zealand on HMHS 'Maheno'] (2) - commercial usage of Sudan 5m Envelope endorsed "Sudan United Mission/Melut/Upper Nile Prov" at lower-left with 'MELUT' cds, to a New Zealand soldier at Gallipoli!!, 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s in violet applied at Khartoum, redirected to "Canal Works/Port Said", flap removed & minor soiling. An exceptional origin/destination item, and a highlight of the collection. [Inwards mail to military conflicts is always rarer than outgoing mail: this is believed to be the only recorded New Zealand-related item addressed specifically to "the Dardenelles". Given the abject shortage of writing materials in the trenches, it is probable that this item survived only because it was redirected to Egypt. Acquired at the Prestige auction of for $1265] $1,000 Lot 1223 Lot C A C C 1223 C (B) Lot (Dec 3) cover endorsed "NZ Division" & self-censored "HA Davies" at U/R, to GB with 'HEADQUARTERS/...' cds of 3DE15 (ERD on Gallipoli) & British-pattern 'PASSED BY/[crown]/No 2950/CENSOR' cachet in rosine. [The NZ Headquarters Field PO was moved from Mudros Island to Gallipoli only in mid-november, and was sent back to Egypt The cds is recorded used at Gallipoli between 3rd & 7th December only. Capt Henry Davies was killed on the Western Front] SHORTAGE OF WRITING MATERIALS: Usage of a piece of rough cardboard apparently cut from an ammmunition box, 'HEADQUARTERS/.../4JY15/...' cds & Censor #2039 cachet in rosine, a bit soiled & a concealed tear. The message headed "Trenches/2 7 15" states "...had several narrow escapes...we are giving the Turks what ho? they don't like the bayonet...excuse this piece of cardboard..." [Makeshift postcards are a highly significant element of the Gallipoli Story, and Gary Diffen acquired every example that came his way. They are recorded from between & only. It is estimated that only some 25 exist from New Zealanders. Gordon Darge's four examples sold at the Prestige auction of for an average of $748 each] - Usage of a piece of rough cardboard apparently cut from an ammunition box with message headed "Galipolli/ " [sic], 'AUST INF BDE FIELD PO/8JL15' cds & Censor #2211 cachet in purple, 'DEVONPORT' machine arrival b/s of 28AU-1915, reinforced vertical fold.

158 Page:158 Nov 24, 2018 NEW ZEALAND - GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - The Gallipoli Fiasco (continued) 1224 C B 1225 C C 1226 C A- Lot 1224 Lot Usage of a piece of rough cardboard apparently cut from an ammunition box with 'HEADQUARTERS' cds of 24JU15 & Censor #2640 cachet in rosine, minor blemishes. The message states "...I am looking forward to the day when I will be able to write you a descent [sic] letter..." - Usage of a piece of rough cardboard from a Major Drapkin's cigarette carton with message headed "Dardanelles/23 June 15", indistinct 'HEADQUARTERS' cds & Censor #2640 cachet in rosine, minor creasing & corner fault at L/R. The message states "Sorry I cannot obtain any stationery to send you a letter..." - Usage of a piece of rough cardboard from a Major Drapkin's cigarette carton inscribed "POSTCARD" with Infantry Brigade cds of 11JL15 & Censor #2640 cachet in rosine, unusually fine. The message, with two objectionable expressions obliterated by the censor, states "...we are having awfully hot weather here plenty of flies. We are back in the trenches again..." $ C A Lot Usage of a piece of rough cardboard from an Ottoman soap carton with Infantry Brigade cds of 13JU15 & Censor #2640 cachet in rosine countersigned "M Urquhart", unusually fine. Ex Gordon Darge. [This is the only recorded usage of a postcard being created from a Turkish box] $ C Ex Lot 1228 HOSPITALS AND CONVALESCENT HOMES: covers (3) & PPCs (4) with various cachets including triple-circle 'NZ GENERAL HOSPITAL/FREE/PONT-DE-KOUBBEH CAIRO' (Firebrace #NZ35; also with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/CAPT NZMC' h/s #NZ90), triple-oval 'NEW ZEALAND GENERAL HOSPITAL/...PONT DE KOUBBEH' (#NZ33) x2, similar 'EGYPTIAN ARMY HOSPITAL/PONT DE KOUBBEH', superb 'NEW ZEALAND CONVALESCENT HOME/ADRIEN VILLA/...' (#NZH31), 'NEW ZEALAND CONVALESCENT HOME/HELOUAN' (not recorded by Firebrace) & the British boxed 'LUXOR CONVALESCENT DEPOT' (#NHC32), condition good to very fine. A very scarce group. (7) $600

159 Page:159 Nov 24, 2018 NEW ZEALAND - GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - The Gallipoli Fiasco (continued) 1229 C B 1230 C B 1231 C A-/B Lot 1229 Lot (Oct 27) cover from Port Said to a Kiwi at "Abbassia Hospital" with Egyptian censor cachet & label tied to the reverse by 'ABBASSIA' cds with triple-oval 'NEW ZEALAND GENERAL HOSPITAL/...PONT DE KOUBBEH' cachet in violet (Firebrace #NZ33) alongside, two strikes of the scarce boxed 'INVALIDED ENGLAND' h/s (#OCC2) in violet & forwarded to "Depot/Hornchurch" then to "Epsom/Convalescent Home/England", light vertical fold cover with double-framed 'NZ EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/3APR1916/No FIELD AMBULANCE' d/s (not recorded by John Firebrace), 'NEW ZEALAND/RIFLE/BRIGADE/...' cds & British triangular Censor #3816 cachet in red, central fold. [Posted from Egypt after the evacuation of the Dardenelles in December 1915, and just before the troops were sent to the Western Front] - MALTA: 1915 (June-Sep) RAMC envelope with 'SLIEMA BO/MALTA' cds, & two PPCs with messages headed "1 Valletta Hospital" with 'VALLETTA' cds or "St Andrews Hospital", 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE/[cross]/MEDTN' cachet in rosine or violet x2, another posted under cover with message that states "...a few weeks in the convalescent camp & I will be a new man...it is very nice to have a few days away from the shot and shell..." (4) 1232 C A/B 1233 C/L A/B Ex Lot 1232 Ex Lot 1233 HOSPITAL SHIPS - USS 'MAHENO': PPCs with 'NZ Expeditionary Forces/No HOSPITAL SHIP' d/s of 19JUL1915 from Adelaide, 5AUG1915 from Colombo & 17AUG1915 from Suez; also Ceylon PPC from the second voyage with rare 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE/NZ HOSPITAL SHIP/MAHENO' in violet (unrecorded by John Firebrace) & 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s in rosine; finally a Stanley Newcomb & Co PPC of the Maheno used New Zealand to Great Britain. [The appalling casualties at Gallipoli inspired the NZ public to raise funds to equip the Maheno as a hospital ship. She departed Wellington on , made straight to Gallipoli, and spent two months ferrying the wounded to Mudros & Malta] (5) - SS 'MARAMA': PPCs with double-framed 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE/NZ Hospital Ship/MARAMA' h/s in rosine from Adelaide (undated), Aden (dated "At Sea ") & Malta (dated "26th Feb 1916") with ship-board 'PASSED BY CENSOR...' h/s in black or rosine (the last), and from the second return voyage from England with the cachet in black & British Base Army PO cds of 16MY16, each also with shipboard 'PASSED BY CENSOR...' h/s in black x3 or rosine; finally contemporary photographs PPC-size & 295x194mm of the Marama. ["Marama", a larger vessel than "Maheno", first departed Wellington for Egypt via Adelaide (arrived ), Colombo & Aden (arrived )] (6 items) $300 $ C A Lot 1234 PRISONERS OF WAR: 1918 (Sep 10) British postcard with 'BRITISH PRISONER OF WAR/NEW ZEALAND E.F./ TURKEY' all printed in red, to a trooper with the Auckland Mounted Rifles held captive in Turkey, handwritten advice of provisions being forwarded & 'NEW ZEALAND PRISONERS OF WAR DEPT/415 STRAND LONDON WC' h/s in black, LONDON/POSTAGE/ 3 /PAID' cds in red, remarkably fine for mail to a POW. Only 25 New Zealanders were captured by the Turks & this is the only recorded example of mail to or from a Kiwi POW from the Gallipoli Campaign. Ex Gordon Darge: acquired at the Prestige auction of for $1552. $1,500

160 Page:160 Nov 24, 2018 NEW ZEALAND - GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - Miscellaneous Subjects Lot 1235 Lot 1236 Lot C B 1236 C B 1237 C A INVALIDED: 1915 (Feb 3) cover from Invercargill to a member of the Third Reinforcement with triple-oval 'NEW ZEALAND GENERAL HOSPITAL/PONT DE KOUBBEH' cachet (Firebrace #NZ33) on reverse, superb boxed 'INVALIDED NZ' cachet (Firebrace #NZ55) & boxed 'Returned/New Zealand' (#NZ54) both in violet, minor faults. [Wounded at Gallipoli, Pte Arthur William Vyner was sent home & discharged. He re-enlisted & was killed on the Somme] (Jan 25) cover from Hastings to an officer with the Taranaki Company Infantry directed to "Luxor/Hotel/Luxor" (used as a hospital) where small 'INVALIDED TO/NEW ZEALAND' h/s (Firebrace #NZ131) applied in violet, 'PRESENT ADDRESS unknown' (not recorded by Firebrace) & double-boxed 'NEW ZEALAND/ADVANCED BASE APO/MAY /RETURNED/LETTER BRANCH' b/s (#NZ101; LRD), superb 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/NZ' arrival b/s, minor soiling. [Lieut Eric Morgan was badly wounded at Gallipoli. He arrived back in New Zealand on ] MISSING: 1915 (Sep 8) usage of KEVII 1d Letter Card (front only) from 'MAYFIELD' to a member of the Third Reinforcement endorsed "Missing" & with huge 'MISSING/RETURN TO SENDER' cachet (not recorded by John Firebrace). Ex Gordon Darge. [Trooper George Duncan Abbott was killed during the second assault on Hill 60] Lot 1238 Lot 1239 Ex Lot C C 1239 C B 1240 C B/A C A/B NIGERIA 1242 PS B NORFOLK ISLAND See also Lots 830 to 832. DECEASED: 1915 (Apr) cover from '[?]OANGA' to a member of the 15th North Auckland Regiment endorsed "Deceased" in blue pencil & with very fine but confronting 'KILLED IN/ACTION' cachet (not recorded by John Firebrace) in violet, overall soiling & minor defects (July 14) cover from Timaru to a member of the "Main Expeditionary Force" endorsed "Dec'd" in blue pencil & with appallingly blunt 'KILLED/RETURN TO/SENDER' cachet (not recorded by John Firebrace) in violet, minor peripheral defects. Ex Gordon Darge (Aug & Oct) covers from different correspondents to the same member of Otago Infantry Battalion, the first endorsed "Killed" & "Deceased", the other "Deceased", both then endorsed "Believed dead" in rosine & with boxed 'Reported Killed/Return to Sender' cachet (Firebrace #NZ102), both with double-boxed '.../ADVANCED BASE APO/FEB /RETURNED/LETTER BRANCH' d/s (#NZ101; ERD) b/s & 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/NZ' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. (2) HOSPITALS IN NEW ZEALAND: PPCs of 'Queen Mary's Military Hospital, Hanmer Springs', 'KGV Hospital, Pukerua, Rotorua' (used) & 'Returned & Wounded Soldiers & Australian Nurses Dunedin', and PPC-size real photo 'Military Hospital/Featherston MC'; also 1919 (May) PPC 'NZ Contingent passing the Law Courts, London' & 1925 real photo PPC of the NZ Memorial at Chunuk Bair (used under cover). (6) LAGOS: d red Postal Card commercially used to Switzerland endorsed "Lagos/28/1/94" on face in red, posted directly onto German Woerman Line mail steamer with boxed 'AUS/WESTAFRIKA' cachet used as canceller on arrival in Hamburg plus another very fine strike alongside, 'BERN/23 II 94' arrival on face where taxed with blue pencil "Fr 1.15" manuscript, couple of minor creases. $300 $ C B 1244 C B 1927 philatelic cover to GB with Australian KGV 4½d violet tied by untidy 'NORFOLK ISLAND/AUSTRALIA' cds, sent via NZ with 'IRREGULARLY POSTED' h/s in red & Auckland registration label, light soiling (Aug 26) overpaid but apparently commercial airmail cover to Hawaii with scarce franking of Ball Bay 9d pair tied by 'NORFOLK ISLAND/AUST' cds, minor blemishes. [The rate to USA was 1/6d but to Hawaii it was only 1/-] T $150 T

161 Page:161 Nov 24, 2018 NORFOLK ISLAND (continued) Lot 1245 Lot C A C A PAPUA 1956 (July) scarce Map PPC with 'Norfolk Island Centenary/ ' h/s in blue, by air to GB with Ball Bay 1/- & chatty message that states "...the people from Pitcairn Island have just celebrated 100 years of settlement here" (Nov 20) overpaid but apparently commercial airmail cover registered to Canada with rare franking of Ball Bay White Paper 3d emerald & 2/- deep blue x2, 'GPO SYDNEY/AIR' & 'VANCOUVER AMF' transits & Toronto arrival b/s. [FDCs are common but both stamps are very rare on commercial mail. The rate was 2/3d airmail to Europe but only 2/- to Canada + 2/- registration] T $300 T 1247 *O 1248 *O Ex Lot Issues in expensive Lighthouse album mostly mint with BNG Wmk Horizontal including 2½d x9, 4d x3, 6d x7 & 1/-, Wmk Vertical including 2d Thin Paper x2, 4d x5, 6d x5 & 1/- x3; Large 'Papua' Overprints Wmk Horizontal 6d x4, 1/- x4 & 2/6d x6 (two without gum); Small 'Papua' Overprints Wmk Horizontal 2/6d x5, Wmk Vertical ½d marginal block of 6, 4d x4, 6d x2, 1/- x3 & 2/6d x2; Large 'PAPUA' 2/6d Type A x12; Small 'PAPUA' Wmk Upright Perf 11 1/- x6 and Perf 12½ 2½d SG 56, 2½d SG 56a (toned) & 1/-, Wmk Sideways Perf 11 1/- and Perf 12½ ½d SG 66a x2; 1910 Large 'PAPUA' 2/6d Type B SG 82 x15 & 2/6d Type C SG 83 x16; plus used including BNG to 1/- x2, Small 'Papua' to 2/6d x3, Small 'PAPUA' to 1/- x2, Large 'PAPUA' 1/- x2, 2/6d Type B x2 & 2/6d Type C x5, then a useful range of 'OS' punctures including Large 'PAPUA' 6d mint block of 4 (toned) & 2/6d Type B x3 & 2/6d Type C; many with Watermark Inverted, condition variable but most are fine to very fine &/or of very fine facial appearance, STC 19,000+ (2015). Ex Dr Michael Ryan. This & the collection lots that follow represent exceptional opportunities for research and/or resale. (1000 approx) Monocolours on Hagners with a heavily duplicated array mint to 2/6d x9 & Perf 14 1d x15 and used to 2/6d x4 plus punctured 'OS' to 1/-, then 'ONE PENNY' Surcharges including 1d on 6d 'CA' Monogram pair & 1d on 2/6d block of 4, generally fine to very fine, STC (2015). Ex Dr Michael Ryan. (480 approx) $6, *O Ex Lot Bicolours extensive duplicated collection on Hagners with an array of shades to 2/6d mint x27 & used x9, 5/- mint x16 & used x8 and 10/- mint x13 & used x15, also 'AIR MAIL' 3d SG 113 used x2, Aeroplane Overprint 1/- with Deep Carmine Overprint mint x4 (all toned), Surcharges, 1932 values with used 9d x2 & 1/3d x2, 'OS' Punctures mint including 1d block of 4, 2d x2, 6d x5 including a corner block of 4 & 1/- x3, and 'OS' Overprints mint with 9d x5, 1/3d x5 & 2/6d x3, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine &/or of very fine appearance, STC 15,000+ (2015). Ex Dr Michael Ryan. (1000+) $5,000

162 Page:162 Nov 24, 2018 PAPUA (continued) 1250 C/CL PAPUA - Postal History 1251 C B Ex Lot 'AIR MAIL' Overprints duplicated array on mostly philatelic covers but with a few commercial items noted, the stamps identified as including Harrison Printing SG 113 x63! (Cat 4725 as single stamps) & with plate positions noted, a few flown from Australia or USA to Port Moresby with Papuan 3d added for air connection to New Guinea, & one registered from 'EDIE CREEK' (NG) with Papuan 3d tied by 'POST OFFICE/WAU' cds, the condition is very mixed with many showing significant aging; plus two marvellous & very fine real photo PPCs of Ray Parer & his plane at Darwin. Ex Dr Michael Ryan. (64 covers) 1927 (Jan 29) commercial cover to the Northern Territory with Bicolours 1½d x3 tied by 'BUNA BAY/PAPUA' cds, straight-line 'REGISTERED' h/s, Brisbane (7.3) & superb 'DARWIN NT/13AP27/AUSTRALIA' arrival b/s, minor soiling. Transit by the scenic route, taking a remarkable 46 days to arrive. $1, C A C A/B 1254 CL A 1255 L Lot (Nov 5) Gold Mines of Papua gold bullion parcel tag to Sydney with rare and remarkable franking of Pictorials 9d Archer, 5/- Policeman (surface abrasion) & 1 Delta House tied by double-circle 'POST OFFICE/NOV/5/1938/ BWAGAOIA, PAPUA' rubber cds, red & black/white registration label below, minor blemishes. Extremely desirable & rare: the only commercial article franked with the 1 known to us. Ex Tom Frommer: sold at Mossgreen on for $2280. [The rate was 2d per 1oz letter rate x38 + 3d per ½oz airmail surcharge x76 + 3d registration + 2d late fee for registered articles = 1/5/9d] airmail covers 1) from Samarai x3 with complete strikes of the large 'PASSED BY CENSOR/...Asst Censor' cachets both to GB with Pictorials 6d & 1/- or Airmails 5d & 1/- (underpaid 1d but not taxed) or Declaration 3d & Coronation 5d x3 unusually also with red/white label; 2) from Port Moresby x2 with red/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' labels, domestic airmail to Queensland with 5d Pictorial or to GB - repaired central opening tear - with Airs 3d pair & 1/-; and 3) to Tasmania with 5d Air & scarce Hobart 6 Dots censor label tied by ' 6 / PASSED/BY/CENSOR/ 1 ' cachet in red; condition variable. (6) 1940 (Sep 14) airmail cover to Los Angeles at the 4/- Clipper rate with Pictorials 1d 1/3d & 2/6d plus 1939 Airs 2d & 3d paying 4/- rate + 3d registration, characteristic partial boxed Censor h/s, transit b/s of Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Honolulu & San Francisco Army 'MESSAGE FORM's for the Australia New Guinea Production Board (PCB) both plain language & enciphered messages, many with 'ARMY/PM---/SIGNALS' d/s or with 'PM' omitted, many with various ANGAUR cachets, one with pre-wwii 'RESIDENT MAGISTRATE/EASTERN DIVISION' d/s, condition variable. (50+) $2,000 T T $300 T $150

163 Page:163 Nov 24, 2018 PAPUA - Postal History (continued) 1256 C A 1257 CL B PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1258 */**OV AEROPHILATELY: comprising 1932 AAMC #P51 with 'REGISTERED/KOKODA, PAPUA' cachet, #P86/7 x3 including two registered one signed "O Denny" on face, 1935 RAAF Southampton Flying Boat items #P89X unlisted Port Moresby-Daru intermediate, #P89 Daru-Port Moresby intermediate signed "AE Hempel OIC", #P90 & 90a both similarly signed plus #P90X Port Moresby-Darwin-England cover stated to be one of only four carried onwards to the UK & postcard-size photo of three "Southamptons" in flight, 1936 Melbourne Cup flight #P108 x2 one signed "Tommy O'Dea Pilot" plus #P108a carried on to England, also 1939 (Jan 15) "Guba" Port Moresby-Samarai #P141aX unlisted stated to carry "a party to Samarai, returning next morning, and also taking a small mail." (AAMC lists only a Hollandia flight; Cat $1750), fine condition, Cat $ three unlisted items. (14) (Sep 27) Port Moresby-Darwin AAMC #P90 with 2d Bird & 6d Air Mail manuscript cancelled "A11-1/Port Moresby/ /[signature]" overstruck with 'DARU/ 28SE35/PAPUA' cds, Darwin b/s of 27NO35, vertical fold & minor blemishes. An enigma. [The AAMC states Hempel departed Moresby 27/9/1935 but this cover suggests he left a day later. Why two months to reach Darwin?] Two stockbooks bursting at the seams with a colourful array of mostly 1960s & 1970s issues including numerous mint & CTO blocks of 4 many with imprint, also a smattering of more modern isues with values to K5, generally very fine. High thematic content. (many 100s) $750 T $ ** B/C Lot 1259 POSTAL CHARGES: 1960 (Mar) 6d with 'IXIXIXIXIX' at the Base on 7½d blue SG D1 block of 12 (6x2) with margins at left & right, well centred, gum toning as is commonly encountered with this issue, unmounted, Cat Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2000). A spectacular item. [The only larger multiple recorded by us is a more significantly toned block of 15 that sold at the Mossgreen auction of for $6842] PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Postal History 1260 CL B 1261 DC 1262 C A C A C/CL A/B 1265 CPS A/A- PITCAIRN ISLANDS 1266 C batch of airmail covers to Cuthbert's Misima Goldmine Ltd in Sydney with various Australian adhesives tied by 'SAMARAI' or 'BWAGAOIA' cds, one of the earliest underpaid with Postage Due 3d pair tied by Sydney cds. (35) philatelic covers with Australian stamps tied by cds of all the 44 post offices including name changes operating in TPNG but missing the rare 'SALAMAUA', strikes are generally fine to very fine; also several pages of loose stamps & commercial pieces from the same period. (44 + pieces) 1960 local philatelic cover with 1d pair tied by 'GOROKA' (small letters) & 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE TAX ("6D")' h/s in violet, 'POSTAL/CHARGES/6d/XXXXXXX' on 7½d SG D1 tied by 'GOROKA' cds (large letters) a couple of lightly toned perfs. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2017). - airmail cover with 'Catholic Mission, Yule Island' imprint on the flap to the USA with scarce commercial franking of Bird 2½d pair & Cattle 1/7d tied by light 'KAIRUKU' cds, minor stain at L/L. [Kairuku is the main village on Yule Island] inwards penpal correspondence including from Kuwait, Zaire, Cuba, British Honduras, Belize, Bermuda, Cyprus, Costa Rica, Singapore, Trinidad & Tobago, Russia, Malta, New Caledonia, East Germany etc. (70) 1995 commercial covers with various Emergency Surcharges including '21t' on 30t Shell x4, 'K1.00' on 70t Headdress x2 & 'K1.00' on 70t Waterfall x3, three are internal usages (two registered) & eight are to GB (mostly airmail including two scarce commemorative PSEs, one with Paid cds in error); also two philatelic covers with Emergency Surcharges & 1970s philatelic covers x12 with various 'RELIEF' cds & provisional RLs; plus a packet of loose RLs. (25 covers) New Zealand Postal Agency period group all with 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/NZ POSTAL AGENCY' cds including 1935 Mt Cook on Shaw Savill Line cover to USA and 1d on 'Long Boat' illustrated envelope, 1937 ANZAC 1d printed matter to USA, Coronation set cover plus uncancelled 6d with d/s on 'R' label, 1939 KGVI 1½d to NZ with letter enclosed plus another with 1d commercially used to USA, 1940 Centennials ½d and 1½d tied '14OC40' on cover endorsed "Last Day NZ PA", etc, also unauthorised use of Australia KGV 2d on 1½d to London, condition mixed but mostly fine. (15) $3,000 $150 $800 T T $60 $300 T $300

164 Page:164 Nov 24, 2018 PITCAIRN ISLANDS (continued) 1267 C Commemorative covers all with 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/NZ POSTAL AGENCY' cds comprising 'Mutineers' illustrated envelope featuring Bligh & Christian signed "Andrew C Young", 'Long Boat' illustrated envelope from Alta Christian, 1937 'Mailed at Pitcairn Island' cover with 1d Coronation (toned) signed "Richard E Christian", 1940 with large 'HMS Bounty' cachet, plus PITC illustrated covers x16 with 'Radio Communication' cachet including signed "Richard E Christian" x3, "Andrew C Young" x4 or "Granville P Lindley", condition mixed but many fine. (20) $ C B Lot Australian YMCA cover sent to Minnesota with manuscript endorsement "Posted at Pitcairn/Island collect 2d" in red pen, via New Zealand with 'LYTTELTON/-6NO20' transit and scarce 'CHRISTCHURCH/-6NO20/PAID' d/s in blue - with 'PAID' crossed-out - on face, first taxed 'TO PAY/4d' but crossed out and 'COLLECT/2d' cachet at upper right with international 'T/20/CENTIMES' tax marking alongside, 'Postage due 4 cents/seattle, Wash' h/s in violet & on arrival Postage Dues 2c pair with 'SAINT PAUL' pre-cancels affixed, couple of minor edge faults hardly detract. Ex Vadheim. Until the commencement of a regular mail service in 1920, mail from Pitcairn was sent on any passing ship. David Lume "Pitcairn Islands Philately" (2nd Ed; 1999; page 3) states "... in June the New Zealand and British governments agreed to accept and deliver unstamped mail from Pitcairn" and various concessional 'No Stamps Available' cachets were introduced. This item was carried on the regular mail service before the introduction of the postage concession - hence the "collect 2d" endorsement - and appears to be one of the first such items of mail to transit through New Zealand, which would explain the confusion over whether it should be marked 'PAID' and how much tax to charge. $3, C B Lot stampless White Star Shipping Line cover with superb strike of the very rare 'From Pitcairn Is./no postal facilities' handstamp in violet (Kitching #1.13), superb 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER/30SP32/SYDNEY' cds & boxed 'TAX/2D/No 1 SYDNEY' h/s in red, Postage Due 2d affixed & tied by pencil cancel, minor blemishes that barely detract from this handsome cover. The only recorded example: illustrated on the front cover of "Pitcairn Islands Postal Markings " by Cy Kitching (2012). Ex Vadheim, in a mixed lot! [The free mail privilege was terminated in May After that date New Zealand stamps were used and unstamped mail was taxed as appropriate. It is expected that this marking was introduced during a temporary shortage of NZ stamps] $2,000 T

165 Page:165 Nov 24, 2018 PITCAIRN ISLANDS (continued) 1270 C A C B 1272 C B 1935 cover from Lucy Christian to USA with New Zealand Pictorials 1d Kiwi tied 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/17SP35/NZ POSTAL AGENCY' cds enclosing letter on White Star Line illustrated stationery which includes a lengthy description of life on the island and its inhabitants including "... I am born Young a direct descendant from Young of the Bounty and married to Christian... the fourth generation from the originals of the Bounty", couple of minor blemishes cover from Richard Fairclough to USA with New Zealand Pictorials 1d Kiwi tied 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/-5MR36/NZ POSTAL AGENCY' cds carried via England with 'LONDON FS/8AP/36/PAQUEBOT' transit d/s alongside on face, enclosed letter includes a lengthy description of life on the island and its inhabitants including "... The population is about 200 persons, there besides the Islanders 6 New Zealanders, 1 American, 2 English, that is my sister and I", opened on three sides & a couple of small blemishes Richard Edgar Christian return-addressed envelope to USA with New Zealand Pictorials 1d Kiwi tied 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/-6MR38/NZ POSTAL AGENCY' cds enclosing five dried leaves including transparent 'soap tree' types personally inscribed from his wife Ada Christian to the addressee, couple of minor blemishes. These leaves are still today produced as tourist 'trinkets' from the Island; remarkable survivors in quite fine condition. $300 $300 $ C A 1274 C A C A- POLAND Lot 1273 Lot cover with 'Hands Across the Sea' & HMS Bounty 1789 cachets to Canal Zone with New Zealand Pictorials 2½d Mt Cook tied 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/18AU39/NZ POSTAL AGENCY' cds, apparently held for some time before able to be forwarded as stamp also tied by 'PITCAIRN/ISLAND/23JAN1940/.../150 Years Anniversary' cachet in blue, Australian-type (?) 'OPENED BY/CENSOR' red-on-white label at left. [We have been unable to identify the censor label: the layout is similar to labels used at Perth but without the characteristic border ornaments or dots; overall it appears most like the Gilbert & Ellice Islands Little Type #L8 but with different font. Can anyone enlighten us?] 1944 inwards cover (flap unsealed) to Miss Agnes Ross with New Zealand KGVI 1d green tied 'UPPER SYMONDS ST/23AU/1944' roller cancel paying printed matter rate, censored with 'PASSED/DDA/8/("119")' crowned octagonal cachet in blue, 'PITCAIRN ISLANDS/-4NOV44/POST OFFICE' arrival d/s on face, couple of very minor blemishes New Zealand Patriotic Fund 'On Active Service' cover airmail to "The Old House/Pitcairn Islands" from 2nd Lt RD Evison (Engineers #213651) with 'NZEF/FIELD/POST OFFICE' cachet most likely used in Fiji, 'CENSORED' cachet in green signed by sender, Pitcairn arrival cds of 30JAN45 on face, forwarded to Australia, couple of very minor blemishes. $300 $ *DO RHODESIA 1277 O Ex Lot 1276 LOCAL POSTS: Mostly WWI issues including Przedborz imperfs Mi 1B-2B & 1918 (Feb) Pictorial imperf set, all with no gum; Warsaw unused & used range on leaves including '2' on 10g pair Imperf Between used; Zarki imperf plate proofs of the six values, and Surcharges sets of 3 unused & used; etc. Scarce group. Double-Heads ½d green selection with range of shades and postmarks including 'JUMBO MINE' x2 on re-joined pair, 'ELDORADO MINE', 'GADZEMA', 'INYATI', 'BEMBESI', etc, condition variable but mostly fine. (63)

166 Page:166 Nov 24, 2018 RHODESIA (continued) 1278 CL A- RUSSIA 1279 C B 1280 PS A/A- SAMOA Lot 1278 SOUTHERN: 1929 OHMS formular Registration Envelope with 'General Post Office, Salisbury' imprint at L/L, to Canada with Admirals 1d & 6d tied 'SALISBURY SR/REGISTERED' cds, black-on-pink R label and 'DIST. POSTMASTER'S OFFICE' oval d/s in violet (another on back) alongside, London Winnipeg & Moose Jaw transits and 'AVONLEA/AP15/29' arrival b/s, couple of very minor blemishes Orsk Goldfields (Eastern Siberia) cover to New Zealand with Arms 10k blue x3 tied Cyrillic 'NIKOLAYEVSK ON AMUR' cds with violet 'R' cachet on face and red/black local (Cyrillic lettering) and international (Roman lettering) 'Nikolaevsk, Siberie, Russia' registration labels on back, 'KOBE/2 9 16/JAPAN' and 'REGISTERED/2OC16/ SYDNEY,NSW' transit b/s, green & black New Zealand re-direction label (partly removed) tied by faint arrival marking. [The top left stamp has been removed and replaced with a similar stamp that sadly does not belong] ENVELOPES: standard-size issues only for domestic & international usage illustrating the rapid inflationary impact on denominations, there are a great many commercial usages including upratings. (200+) 1281 * A B Palmtrees Perf 11 2/6d purple vertical pair Imperf Between SG 64ba, large-part o.g., Cat * A 1283 **/*W A - Perf 11 2/6d purple vertical strip of 3 from the base of the sheet with the upper pair Imperf Between SG 64ba, partto large-part o.g., Cat Robert Odenweller at page 147 speculates that only 48 such pairs can exist: 13 pairs survive in two large blocks Issues blocks etc comprising Palmtrees 2½d yellow-ochre SG 59c (no gum), 5d SG 72a & 2½d black SG 81 half-sheets of 60, then 'PROVISIONAL/GOVERNMENT' 4d strip of 4 plus blocks of 4 & 20, 6d block of 32 (no gum), 1/- block of 4 & half-sheet of 60 and 2/6d corner block of 4 & half-sheet of 60, mostly with large-part o.g. & a high percentage are unmounted, Cat for mounted singles. $300 $50 $300 $850 T 1284 CL B 1285 C A C A-/B Lot commercial cover to Sydney endorsed "Via Pago Pago" (!) with GRI '½d' on 5pf pair - minor faults - tied German-type 'APIA/ /(SAMOA)' cds, manuscript "Passed by Censor/N.Z.E.F./MZ[signature]" in red crayon alongside, Sydney 'SP21' roller cancel arrival on back. BPA Certificate (1978). Dick Burgess states the first 'Passed by Censor' h/s is known from and states "... covers are known censored in manuscript" postcard to Sweden requesting information about "Albert Kesselhut who is a POW in Russia...last heard of a year ago when he was in the hospital...", 'SAMOA' KEVII ½d pair tied by 'APIA/16OC16' cds, Censor No 2 cachet in violet on face, a couple of minor marks. [From August 1915 to February 1918 the Swedish Red Cross oversaw the exchange of 60,000+ wounded POWs between Russia and the Central Powers] AMERICAN SAMOA: three covers to NSW all with very fine strikes of the 'LEONE, TUTUILA, SAMOA' datestamp, the last with 'APIA' transit on the face, a few blemishes. PO 17/6/1931; closed 7/4/1948. (3) We look forward to welcoming you to our showroom in Glen Waverley. $1,500 $60

167 Page:167 Nov 24, 2018 SEYCHELLES - Airmail Covers - Commercial 1287 CPS A/B 1288 C A Ex Lot 1287 Lot inwards covers 1) 1926 (Oct 10) from USA flown Washington-Philadelphia then by sea (believed the earliest "airmail" item to the Seychelles); 2) 1935 (Sep 29) commercial from GB per Imperial Airways GB-Mombasa; 3) 1936 (Jan 29) US-GB per "Ile de France" to contact with Imperial Airways to Nairobi where forwarded to Seychelles; 4) 1936 (Nov 25) commercial usage of GB 4½d Registration Envelope "Via Mombasa/& KPM" (Dutch shipping line) uprated with KGV & KEVIII franking; and 5) 1937 (Nov 2) USA to Holland per "Queen Mary" then KLM to Bombay but with 'KARACHI/CANCELLED' h/s; all with 'VICTORIA' arrival cds, a few mostly minor faults. (5) 1928 (Apr 30) Swiss PPC registered and flown Zurich-Cairo-Baghdad with 'BASRA' transit on the face and '[VICTORIA/MY29/28/ SEYCHELLES' arrival b/s. A remarkable origin-destination item. T $600 T 1289 C A/B 1290 CPS A/A- Ex Lot 1289 Ex Lot outwards covers comprising 1) 1933 to GB "via Mombasa" at 12c + 45c surcharge; 2) 1934 (Oct 5) cover to Ascension! endorsed "Air mail to Cape" with 2c 3c 12c & 20c strip of 3 paying 12c + 45c surcharge + 20c registration, Mombasa Nairobi & Cape Town transit b/s; 3) 1936 (Nov 2) commercial to France with KGV 6c & 1r (fault) paying 20c + 43c surcharge x2; 4) 1936 (Dec 6) to GB via Bombay with 9c & 20c pair paying 12c + 37c surcharge; 5) 1937 (Sep 4) to GB via Mombasa with 3c & 25c pairs paying 12c + 43c surcharge (overpaid 1c); and 6) 1938 (Jan 1) to USA per BISN 'Karanja' to Mombasa with KGVI 3c 6c 12c 20c & 25c paying 20c + 43c surcharge; the first & possibly the last are philatelic. [Official figures reveal only 217 & 227 airmail articles were despatched in 1933 & 1934 respectively] (6) 1938 Empire Air Mail Scheme (EAMS) first day covers from GB 20FEB/1938 & South Africa 18FEB38 x2 (one registered); and from Seychelles MR21/38 & MR22/38 both to South Africa at 12c rate, the latter a vice-regal cover with embossed Crown on the flap. (5) $750 T $300 T How would you like to have your material marketed? At Abacus Auctions, you can count on us to advertise our auctions around the world, to regularly conduct viewing at shows here and abroad, and to keep enhancing our mailing list and your selling prospects. Add to that our world-class catalogues, where your collection will get the treatment it deserves.

168 Page:168 Nov 24, 2018 SEYCHELLES - Airmail Covers - Commercial (continued) Lot PS A C/CL A/B 1293 PS A C A/B Ex Lot (May 30) social usage of poorly printed formular aerogramme with Tortoise 3c & 30c, to Cyprus with Nicosia transit of 25JU/46 & 'LIMASSOL' arrival b/s, two filing holes on the back panel. Rare. [After the RAF withdrew during May 1946, all mail went by surface & there was very little demand for aerogrammes. The writer states "...I was also in the war of Burma...only 2 months since I have arrived home from India..."] commercial covers to GB x4 (one a Mahé merchant's cover, two registered), France, Switzerland (with Silver Wedding 9c x5) or the USA (registered, with r50c), various rates & frankings. (7) 1949 (Feb 17) social usage of British-pattern formular aerogramme to Argentina with 6c Pirogue (fault) & 9c Wedding x3, Buenos Aires arrival b/s of MAR5/1949. [Hopson & McCloy state at p50 "...Not until the early to mid 1950s that air letters again began to be used". The writer was Rev VB Wynburne, Archdeacon of the Seychelles] 1953 (Jan 14) cover endorsed "Catalina Proving Flight/Nairobi-Mahe" & signed by the pilot "HC Holme" with Seychelles 9c cancelled on arrival; and two apparently commercial covers to Kenya both with 'First Air Mail/From Seychelles' black/pink label, the first with 3c Tortoise x8 on the reverse (minor faults), the other with 3c Tortoise pair & 18c Map. [Hopson & McCloy state at p45 that the plane from Kenya "...carried a very small mail, mostly from France & the UK"] (3) T $300 T $300 T $120 T 1295 CPS A/B SEYCHELLES - Postal Stationery 1296 PS Ex Lot commercial covers to GB x3 (one a formular aerogramme, the others registered - one with 2r25c Turtle), France x2, Germany, USA x3 (one triple-rate & registered), South Africa (OHMS) & New Zealand, plus PPCs to GB x3 (one taxed, one a social usage with 'FIRST AIRMAIL SERVICE/.../Praslin-Mahe' cachet) & 1965 to USA with boxed 'OAT/FB' cachet applied at London; also 3 philatelic items and 1971 Seychelles Bulletin 'Seychelles/ Welcomes/BOAC/...'; finally 1953 registered from SWA endorsed "Air Mail via Mombasa". (20 items) POSTAL CARDS: Mostly unused group of QV Postal Cards including Specimen Overprints & 6c Reply-Half with 'REPLY' Barred-Out, plus apparently commercial 1911 usage of the '3 Cents' on 6c 'LOCAL' issue uprated with KEVII 2c & 3c, also philatelic usages including three with 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No 4' marine sorter d/s, condition variable. (38) $800 T $120

169 Page:169 Nov 24, 2018 SEYCHELLES - Postal Stationery (continued) 1297 PS C 1298 PS philatelic return-usage of US 3c reply-half with two strikes of the rare 'VICTORIA/ /SEYCHELLES' bridge-type cds, message initialled "SM" by the Postmaster S Mathiot, staining removed. Rare: the only other recorded example is a part-strike of on loose 9c. ENVELOPES: Mostly unused group comprising Turtle First Issue 8c both sizes & 15c, 30c philatelic usages x2 + the 3 values with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, 'SIX CENTS' on 15c & '18 CENTS' on 30c x2, and 'SIX CENTS' on 8c & '18 CENTS' on 30c with different 'Specimen' Overprints, c carmine "Square" Format Hopson & McCloy (H&M) #E1a endorsed "Pattern Post" to GB in 1896 and "Rectangle" Format H&M #E1b local usage to the Chief Commissioner of Police in 1895 with scarce code '5' cds, 15c blue "Square" Format H&M #E2a with fancy 'VENTILATOR' (ship?) impressed in red wax on the flap to GB with '1' code cds, and 1900 'SIX CENTS' on 8c carmine "Square" Format H&M #E5a to London in 1903 with 3c Die II tied by code 'B' (Sideways) cds, condition variable but all presentable to fine. (17) T 1299 PS B Ex Lot 1299 Lot c blue "Square" Format H&M #E2a to an Armenian at "Trebizonde/Turquie d'asie/mer Noire" (= Black Sea; extraordinary origin/destination usage) with light 'TREBIZONDE/TURQUIE D'ASIE' arrival; c brown Envelope H&M #E3 registered to Missouri with 12c Die II tied by code '5' cds & 'ST LOUIS MO/AUG ' arrival d/s in purple; and 1902 'SIX CENTS' on 8c carmine Envelope "Rectangle" Format H&M #E5b to England with two strikes of the scarce 'PRASLIN BAY ST ANSE' cds & code 'B' (upright) transit cds; a little aged. A rare trio. (3) SEYCHELLES - Military - World War II 1300 C B 1939 (Sep 5) commercial registered airmail cover to GB with scarce franking of 12c 20c 25c & 75c (Cat 70 x3), two strikes on reverse of the first type 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s (#H.1) & very fine 'PASSED BY CENSOR/MOMBASA/ 3 ' h/s on the face. Very early civil censored mail: War was declared [The rate was 12c + R1 surcharge + 20c registration] T 1301 C A C A 1303 C B Lot 1301 Lot (Feb 10) commercial registered cover to GB with scarce franking of 2c, 30c Tortoise & 1r Pirogue and outstanding strike of 'PASSED BY CENSOR/Seychelles No 1' cachet (#H.IV.1) in violet. Superb! - (Sep 6) commercial cover to South Africa with 9c scarlet pair tied by scarce 'GRAND ANSE' bridge-type cds, 'PASSED BY CENSOR/Seychelles No 2' cachet (#H.IV.2) in violet; and illustrated advertising cover for Meikles Hotel in Salisbury Rhodesia with arrival b/s & the No 2 censor cachet on the face. (2) 1943 (Apr 16) registered airmail to GB with 2c plus 9c 20c & 30c pairs, very fine strike of the by-now worn 'PASSED BY CENSOR/ No 2' cachet (#H.IV.2a) in black, minor blemishes. [Hopson & McCloy state at page 54 "Two examples...are recorded". From July 1942, the airmail rate was reduced to an all-inclusive fee of 1r. This cover may have been carried in a closed bag - which would explain the absence of transit markings - from Seychelles by RAF Catalina that flew to Diego Suarez on ] Use Limit Bidding to bid for all lots in which you are interested. T T $300 T

170 Page:170 Nov 24, 2018 SEYCHELLES - Military - World War II (continued) 1304 C A 1305 C C 1306 PS A Lot 1304 Lot (Nov 10) cover to a convent in Ireland with 50c pair & a very fine example of the rare 'OPENED BY CENSOR LL...' label (#H.T.LL) tied by chamfered-boxed '[crown]/passed' cachet (#H.V), British censor label at right & Irish censor cachet in red. - (Nov 14) soiled OAS cover to Australia with very fine '[eagle]/raf/censor/596' cachet used on Seychelles & 3c Tortoise - paying no recorded overseas rate - cancelled in transit at RAF Mombasa with 'EA/APO 81' cds, opened & passed at Sydney. [RAF Seychelles was established in March Flown per Sunderland flying boat of 230 Squadron, this is believed to be the earliest recorded RAF censor cover from the Seychelles] 1944 (Apr 8) usage of formular aerogramme to GB opened & resealed with plain labels & with superb '[eagle]/ RAF/CENSOR/596' cachet used on Seychelles, 18c cancelled in transit at RAF Mombasa with 'EA/APO 81' cds. T T T 1307 CO B 1308 CL B Lot (Apr 8) large piece from an officer's parcel (219x172mm) endorsed "Cigarette Case/Value 3.0.0" registered to GB with rare & exceptional franking of 50c 1r50c pair & 5r block of 4, 'PASSED - BY MILITARY - CENSOR/ ["autograph"]/no 11/74' cachet (#H.EA.4A) & British 'crown]/customs/and/excise' cachet, some soiling. An extraordinary survivor. [The rate was 1r x c registration + 30c insurance for 120 rupees = 23r50c] - (May 4) registered airmail cover to "Rhodesian Railways/Beira PEA" with 1r50c & 2r25c Tortoise, rare 'OPENED BY CENSOR/LL 7' label (#H.T.LL/7), octagonal 'BEIRA' arrival b/s of , minor blemishes. $1,000 T T

171 Page:171 Nov 24, 2018 SEYCHELLES - Military - World War II (continued) 1309 C A 1310 C B Lot 1309 Lot vice-regal cover with printed crown on the flap & endorsed by the Governor "WM Logan/Govt House/Seychelles", to GB with 9c x2 paying surface rate tied by cds of JY27/44 but 2c 30c & 50c added to make up 1r airmail rate & cancelled AU2/44. These envelopes with the printed crown on the flap were a local expedient when the Governor's stationery was exhausted: this & the next lot represent a new discovery not recorded by Hopson & McCloy. [Privileged mail was not subject to censorship. Three squadrons of Catalinas arrived , one plane departing ] - (Nov 15) vice-regal cover with printed crown on the flap & signed by the Governor "WM Logan/Govt House", to GB with 1r black. [Hopson & McCloy note at p45 that BOAC's 'Golden Hind' service made five flights Kenya-Seychelles- Kenya, and that "...these did carry...civilian mail but little was sent...". The service was extended from Seychelles to Ceylon on one occasion only. The return flight arrived from Colombo & left the next day for Kisumu. Mail identified as per 'Golden Hind' is rare] $600 T $600 T Lot C A 1312 C B Lot (Nov 30) airgraph form from the Seychelles Postmaster to GB, advising of a rate reduction - from Sep from 50c to 18c for the service. Flown per 'Golden Hind' service. The only civilian airgraph known to both our vendor & a major collector of airgraphs. [Airgraphs were introduced by Examples from the Seychelles are extremely scarce, with most of those recorded being RAF types. The rate reduction coincided with the introduction of the 18c aerogramme rate] - cover endorsed on reverse "O'Toole/RAF Seychelles/.../I certify on my honour..." & with rare '[eagle]/raf/ CENSOR/42' cachet (introduced Sep 1944), to GB with 1r black cancelled in transit with 'EA/6XII44/APO 81' cds used at Port Reitz (KUT), light vertical fold & minor soiling. Rare carriage per 'Golden Hind' which departed Seychelles Extensive phone bidding facilities will be available for this auction. Please book in early to utilise this service and request our Advice on Phone Bidding guidelines if you are unfamiliar with the process. $750 T T

172 Page:172 Nov 24, 2018 SEYCHELLES - Military - World War II (continued) 1313 C B Lot (Mar 28) airmail cover to USA with 6c 20c & 30c & fine strike of the very rare diamond 'PASSED BY CENSOR/ No 1/SEYCHELLES' cachet, rare 'BY AIR TO LONDON/PAR AVION A LONDRES' jusqu'a h/s (40x8mm) & red bars applied at London, light horizontal fold clear of the stamps & markings. The rate was reduced to 56c on [The censor h/s is unlisted by Hopson & McCloy; only one other example recorded, on The jusqu'a h/s was almost certainly applied at Nairobi but is unlisted by Jan ter Welle] $600 T Lot 1314 Lot PS A SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE 1315 C A SOUTH AFRICA - Provinces - (Aug 6) usage of KGVI 20c Registration Envelope size F with rare albeit philatelic franking of 5r Pirogue on reverse, to Kenya self-censored by the sender with military censor h/s #7428, 'ELDORET' arrival b/s. [ was the last day of military censorship on the Seychelles] 1940 stampless cover to London with triangular 'PASSED BY 38 CENSOR/("initials")' h/s (Little #Hi; rated 9) & self-censored '("HFrench") Captain/Officer Comdg B Company/SCC KAR' cachet, Berbera b/s of 23AP/40. With the enclosed letter on Somaliland Camel Corps letterhead. T $ F B 1317 F A F A/A- Lot 1317 Lot 1318 Lot 1319 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1853 Perkins Bacon Paper Deeply Blued 1d pale brick-red SG 1 regular pair, almost full margins, largely very fine strike of the 'C/GH' cancel, Cat A very scarce #1 multiple Perkins Bacon Paper Deeply Blued 1d deep brick-red SG 1a, margins good to huge with a fragment of the adjoining unit at upper-right, lightly mounted, Cat 475. A spectacular & superb stamp! BPA Certificate (2001) Perkins Bacon Paper Slightly Blued 1d brick-red SG 3 regular pair, margins good to large, ink-mark on one unit, signed in pencil by "Sergio Sismondo", Cat 700. $240 T T

173 Page:173 Nov 24, 2018 SOUTH AFRICA - Provinces (continued) 1319 F A 1320 F A+/A 1321 F A+ CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1853 Perkins Bacon Paper Slightly Blued 1d brick-red SG 3 regular pair, margins close to large, lightly cancelled, Cat A beautiful multiple Perkins Bacon Paper Slightly Blued 4d deep blue SG 4 regular pair, margins close to huge - the first unit being a huge & spectacular stamp - light indistinct cancel, Cat Perkins Bacon Paper Slightly Blued 4d deep blue with the Watermark Sideways SG 4b, margins good to large, Cat 375. Superb! Briefmarkenprüfstelle Basel Certificate (2005). $450 $300 T $350 T 1322 G/H A Lot Perkins Bacon 1d brick-red, 1d rose & 1d deep rose-red SG 5 5a & 5b, margins close to large, untidy cancels, Cat Peter Holcombe Certificate (1993) for the SG 5. $450 Lot 1323 Lot G/F A Perkins Bacon 1d rose SG 5a regular strip of 4, good colour, margins close to large, Cat $1,000 T 1324 F A 1325 V/G A+/A Perkins Bacon 6d slate purple/blued paper SG 7d, margins good to large, lightly cancelled clear of Hope, Cat Perkins Bacon 1/- bright yellow-green SG 8, good even margins, lightly cancelled & superb; and 1/- deep dark green SG 8a, margins close to good; Cat 850. $350 Lot 1326 Lot G B Woodblocks 4d pale bright blue SG 14, margins close to just touching, Cat $ G A 1328 F A Woodblocks 4d blue SG 14d, margins close - at base - to very large, Cat BPA Certificate (2006) states "creased" but neither we nor our very discerning vendor can detect any problem with this stamp, which is a remarkably fine example of these famous "primitives" De La Rue Printed from Perkins Bacon Plates 1d deep carmine-red SG 18, margins good to very large with a fragment of the adjoining unit below, cancelled clear of Hope's face, Cat 325. Superb! 1329 W A De La Rue from Perkins Bacon Plates 1d deep brown-red SG 18b, good even margins, unused, Cat 650. $ F A De La Rue Printed from Perkins Bacon Plates 1/- bright emerald-green SG 21, margins close to large with a chunk of the adjoining unit at left, fine 'C/GH' triangle cancel, Cat 700. SOUTH WEST AFRICA - Postal History $1,000 $350 T T 1331 CPS 1917 South Africa ½d Postal Card with 'KARIBIB' cds and '105' censor, two 1919 German Postal Cards to Swakopmund both with 'PASSED BY CENSOR' English & bilingual cachets, 1924 Germany PPC to Windhuk with South African overprinted ½d & 1d Postage Dues, postmarks including two with Railways ovals (one on 4d 'SWA' overprint Registration Envelope alongside 'ARIAMSVLEI' cachet), 'EXHIBITION' and 'MARIENTAL' altered German-era cds, d 'SWA' Postal Card uprated for 6d airmail rate to Germany, etc, condition variable. (16) We actively encourage you to pay by MasterCard or Visa credit card. We accept these WITHOUT SURCHARGE regardless of how much you spend. $450

174 Page:174 Nov 24, 2018 SWITZERLAND 1332 CL B THAILAND 1333 CO Lot Corium AG window-face cover airmail to China with Airmails 40c pair and 1f block of 4 tied 'RAPPERSWIL/22 IX 45' cds paying 160c airmail rate x3, via London with large 'OAT' cachet in red and Over The Hump with 'CHUNGKING/ ' transit b/s, partial 'CANTON' arrival cancel on face, a few blemishes. REVENUES: s array of 940 revenue stamps on 61 documents, noted 1899 Court Fee bicolours & surcharges, Elephant types, many WWI issues, later charity, military & provisional issues, others with annotated varieties, a few rare types, condition variable. (61 items) $300 $300 T 1334 W A C1 TOKELAU ISLANDS Lot 1334 BRITISH POST OFFICE IN BANGKOK: 'B' Overprint on Starits Settlements 12c ultramarine SG 8, unused, Cat BPA Certificate (1979). $ DC A/A- Ex Lot 1335 Pre-1948 selection with superb undated '.../PO/ATAFU/ISLAND' on G&E 5d on piece, 1927 & 1935 pieces with NZ stamps tied by 'FAKAOFO/UNION ISLANDS' cds, 1945 covers from the 3 islands, 1946 two sets of covers from the 3 islands with Samoa stamps (two with Pictorials 4d to 3/-), 1947 Apia-Nukunono flight, 1948 (June 21) set of Last Day of Samoan Stamps covers. (18 items) As at 11 October 2018, A$100 will cost American clients US$71, British clients 53½, Euro Zone clients 61, and New Zealand clients NZ$109.

175 Page:175 Nov 24, 2018 TOKELAU ISLANDS (continued) Ex Lot **OC 1337 P A TONGA 1338 PS A- Ex Lot Issues in five albums with singles, imprint blocks, some larger multiples, mostly unaddressed FDCs, other souvenir covers, generally very fine apart from two 1948 imperf plate proof items that are defective. Very colourful with a high thematic content. (Qty) 1948 Pictorials ½d (**), 1d (second unit thinned) & 1½d (three units **) imperforate plate proof blocks of 4 in the issued colours on gummed watermarked paper, each with Bradbury Wilkinson Imprint & Plate Number 'A1', large-part o.g. Rare & probably unique as imprint blocks. Ex Bradbury Wilkinson Archives & Graham Cooper. (3 blocks) d long Registration Envelope to Germany via Australia with 'TONGA GOVERNMENT/FRANK' cachet in lieu of stamps, 'REGISTERED AT/NUKUALOFA, TONGA' cachet and 'NUKUALOFA/AU25/09/TONGA' cds on face, partial Sydney 'SP14' transit b/s, couple of minor blemishes & wax seal removed from back. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Postal History $1,000 $ C B Lot (May 28) unfranked cover from USA to "...Quartermaster Clk, Formerly in Philippine Islands, American Prisoner in Japan, c/- International Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland" endorsed "Postage Free" with San Diego d/s carried on the first Prisoner of War mail exchange with Japan by the Red Cross ship Gripsholm, US censor tape but without any Japanese censor markings, some edge faults. The Japanese invasion of the Philippines commenced within hours of the Pearl Harbour attack but most US POWs were not captured until the fall of the Bataan Peninsula in April 1942 and Corregidor in May Tett states (Vol 5, p75) only a "small amount of mail from the USA" was carried on this first exchange as very few next of kin had been notified, and does not illustrate a single example. Ruggiero (pp8-9) gives the exact amount as 3719 individual items addressed to US prisoners; by comparison the second exchange in 1943 carried 3,043 bags of mail. The Gripsholm left New York on 18 June arriving Lourenco Marques where the mail was transferred to the Conte Verde and Asama Maru arriving at Yokohama on END OF SALE $800

176 Page:176 Nov 24, 2018 Country Index & Topical Cross-Reference Listing Cross Reference for Country and Regional Classification Aitutaki 790, 1154 Antarctica 989, 1150, 1153, 1171 Arabian (Persian) Gulf 730 Argentina 378, 1293 Ascension 1289 Australia 1-718, 722, 725, 732, , 749, 754, , , 809, , 855, 857, , 871, , 992, , , 1156, 1218, 1223, , 1305 Australia - Decimal Issues 8, 12, 15, 21, , 398, 400, 852 Australia - Engraved Issues 120, 359 Australia - General Lots 1-30 Australia - Kangaroo Issues 1-3, 10, 13, 16, 19-20, 22, 25, 27, 31-61, 202, , 242, 253, 286, 312, , 339, 347, 358, , 366, 368, 370, 372, 375, , , 505, 853, Australia - Kangaroos CofA Wmk Australia - Kangaroos First Wmk Australia - Kangaroos Second Wmk Australia - Kangaroos SMult Wmk Australia - Kangaroos Third Wmk Australia - KGV Heads 1-2, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19-20, 22, 25, 27, , 185, , 208, 212, 214, 226, , , 247, , , 264, , 273, , , , 312, 316, 320, , 331, 335, , 348, 352, , , , , 583, 675, , , 809, 853, , 1142, 1243, 1266 Australia - KGV Heads - No Wmk Australia - KGV Heads CofA Wmk Australia - KGV Heads Large Mult Watermark Australia - KGV Heads Single Watermark Australia - KGV Heads Sm Mult Wmk Perf 13.5x , Australia - KGV Heads Sm Mult Wmk Perf 14 69, Australia - Other Pre-Decimals 7, 10, 12, 17, 27, , 183, 349 Australia - Postal History 220, 230, 245, 298, , 316, , 347, , , , , , 543, , 624, , 692, 736, , 1094, , 1143, 1266, 1268, 1275, 1338 Australian Antarctic Territory 29-30, 149, 152, 395 Australian Capital Territory 309, 399 Australian Colonies - General 13, , , 728, Austria , 754, 863, 865, 892 B.C.O.F. in Japan 13, 23, Belgium 755, 784, 870, 877, Brazil 388, British Honduras 785, British Military Administration 1121 British West Indies 804, 845, 1109 Brunei 722, 895 Burma 1094, 1112, 1115, 1291 Cambodia 751 Canada 8, 388, 390, 726, 744, 749, , 1235, 1246, 1278 Canada - Newfoundland 899 Cape of Good Hope 519, Ceylon , 732, 734, 737, , 1198, 1204, 1232, 1310 China 726, 728, 730, , 747, 884, , , 1111, 1163, 1332 Christmas Island 413, 720, Cocos Islands Cook Islands , 813, 829, 1154 Crete 424 Cuba 751 Cyprus 1291 Denmark 770, 783, 809, 987 Egypt 407, 727, , 1196, Ethiopia 988 Falkland Islands 989 Fiji 387, 720, 723, 792, , 1275 Finland 992 Fiume 863, 1107 France 371, 734, 746, , 859, 865, 870, , 878, 951, , , 1100, 1103, 1235, 1289 French Community , 805, 878, 988, , 1127, 1299 German Colonies 1136, 1242, 1284 German States 795, Germany 391, 416, 542, 726, 739, 746, 754, , 860, 863, 866, 890, 992, , 1146, 1242, 1285, 1331 Germany - Allied Occupation 1001 Germany - East 799 Germany - Occupied & Plebiscite Territories Germany - Third Reich 739 Gibraltar 387, 723, 1086 Gilbert & Ellice Islands , Great Britain 5-6, 373, 378, 380, 384, 387, 407, 410, 420, , 515, , 575, , 619, 685, 688, 692, 718, , 734, 745, 748, , 800, , 856, , 864, , 871, 876, , , 977, , 1102, 1125, , 1221, 1229, , 1271, 1287, , 1295, , , 1313, 1334 Great Britain - Channel Islands 1049, Great Britain - Machins , , , Great Britain - Scotland 572, 880, 1087 Greece Hawaii 1009, 1244 Heligoland 863 Hong Kong 145, 379, 388, 688, 728, 730, 735, 737, 747, 969, , 1110 Hungary 863, , 1107 India 378, 729, 735, 737, 745, 747, 882, 973, , 1202, 1207, 1213, 1315 India - Feudatory States 1101 Indo-China 737, 995, 1112 Ireland 513, 515, 746, , , 1304 Israel 746 Italian States 1104 Italy 418, 866, 966, Jamaica 804, 1109 Japan , 151, 728, 737, 884, , , 1130, 1169, 1279, 1339 Japanese Occupation 419, 839, 884, , Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika 1300, 1305, 1310, 1312, 1314 Korea 1117 Laos 751, 805, 995 Latin America Libya 1209 Luxembourg 1119 Malaya 419, 422, 734, 737, 747, 1112, , 1334 Malayan States 1120 Malta 455, 1127, 1231 Marshall Islands 1130 Mauritius 748, 777, Middle East 730, 1128, Montenegro 1005 Natal 520, 543 Nauru 720, 729, 1008, Nepal 937 Netherlands 298, 379, 381, 577, 885, , 1135 Netherlands Indies 425, 1112, 1135 New Caledonia New Guinea 735, 1112, New Guinea - G.R.I. Overprints 1284 New Guinea - North-West Pacific Islands 735, New Hebrides 378, New South Wales 13, 25, 65, 110, 216, 219, 231, 246, 260, 274, 276, , 287, , , , , 327, 342, , , 360, 364, 369, 376, 387, 394, 421, 429, 442, , 472, 495, , 537, 688, 770, 780, 809, 869, 1109, 1142, 1148, 1286 New Zealand 262, 342, 366, 384, 718, 735, , 749, 754, , , 813, 815, , , 855, , , 1007, , 1243, , , 1279, , 1295, Nigeria 1242 Niue 723, 829, 1154 Norfolk Island 386, 729, , North Borneo 737, , 1121, Northern Territory 374, 426, 517, 547, , 771, 1251, 1257 Norway 324, 882 Nyasaland 981 Orange Free State 579 Panama 378, 517 Papua 735 Papua 723, 1142, Papua New Guinea 720, Paraguay Philippines , 842, 1123 Pitcairn Islands 720, Poland 692, 754, 890, 1276 Portuguese Colonies 419, 1308 Queensland 13, 25, 394, 429, 432, 444, , 498, , 728, 781, 869, 1251 Queensland - Thursday Island 432 Rhodesia 745, Russia 890, 1001, , 1285 Saar 1004 Samoa 720, 736, 1137, 1168, 1176, Sarawak 745, 1121 Scandinavia 987, 992 Seychelles Sharjah & Dependencies 1128 Solomon Islands 1112 Somaliland Protectorate (British) 1315 South Africa 378, 520, 543, 579, 726, , 749, 843, 1290, South Africa (Provinces) South Australia 13, 25, , 229, 238, 248, 253, 261, 294, 296, 307, , 460, , 497, 519, , 771, 782, 975 South West Africa 1292, 1331 Southern Rhodesia 1302, 1308 Spain 844 St. Lucia 845 Straits Settlements , 1334

177 Page:177 Nov 24, 2018 Sudan 1220 Sweden 745, 846, 867, 1102 Switzerland 361, 364, 739, 1242, 1288, 1332 Taiwan 1111 Tasmania 13, 25, 194, , 300, 330, , 353, 358, 360, , 418, , 497, 571, , 729, 767, 852, 1190, 1197 Thailand 419, 747, 754, 1112, Tibet 937 Timor 419 Tokelau Islands 1151, Tonga , 1338 Transvaal 726 Trieste 863 Trinidad 378 Turkey , 1299 Tuva 730 United States of America 357, 367, 372, 378, , 391, 394, 399, 569, 624, 691, 726, 744, 749, 754, 766, , 856, , 891, 998, 1009, 1109, 1113, 1118, 1130, 1254, 1263, 1268, , 1289, 1297, 1313, 1339 Victoria 3, 13, 25, 138, , 208, , 218, 230, , , , , 305, 308, 310, 326, 337, , 349, 356, 363, 368, 407, 415, 421, 425, 429, 447, , , 519, , 728, 766, 783, 855, 858, 869, Victoria - Gippsland 363, , 673, 676, 678, 680, Viet-Nam 398 Wallis Et Futuna Islands 998 Western Australia 13, 25, 84, 95, 179, 255, 343, 370, 389, 393, , 497, , 728, 1111, , 1201, Yugoslavia 1005 Cross Reference for Thematic and Topical Classification Advertising 175, 184, , 217, 238, 246, 275, 277, , 288, 290, , 299, 304, 308, 370, 377, 379, 384, 394, 402, , 570, 754, , , 795, 798, , 849, 861, 872, 875, 879, 1033, 1040, 1042, , 1086, 1109, 1216, 1302 Airgraphs 417, 1311 Airlines - Imperial Airways , 1290 Airlines - Pan American 384 Airlines - QANTAS 408, 412 Airmail Covers - Commercial 26, 187, 352, , 370, 375, , , , , 395, , , , , , , 725, 727, 739, 748, 841, 895, , , 986, 992, , , 1054, 1089, , , 1135, 1143, 1169, 1171, , , 1260, , , , , , Airmail Covers - EAMS 1290 Airmail Covers - Flying Boats , 1257, 1294, 1303, , Airmail Covers - Jusqu'a Markings 1289, 1313 Airmail Covers - Philatelic 353, 374, , 739, 897, 1143, 1250, 1294, 1335 Airmail Stamps , 129, 187, 370, 841, 993, 1108, , , , Albums & Accessories Animals 131, 138, 176, , 299, 311, 383, 402, , 441, 458, 473, 483, , 489, 505, 616, 672, 765, , 802, 929, 954, 957, 962, 998, 1052, , , 1180, , 1211, 1291, , , 1301, 1303, 1305, , 1313, 1315 Architecture 110, 179, 447, 487, , 925, 1252 Art & Craft 158, , , 616, 782, 784, 818, , 850, , 870, 877, , 930, 932, , 948, 954, 956, 958, , , , 1254 Autographs , , 415, , 784, 794, 805, , 1267, , 1310, 1314 Automobiles 178, 275, 277, 303, 621 Aviators 124, 174, 349, 410, 891 Aviators - Sir Charles Kingsford Smith , 349 Avis de Reception 95, 542 Banking & Finance 712 Beaches Birds , 146, 228, 294, 391, 425, 573, , 751, , , 997, 1004, 1010, 1052, , 1084, , 1118, 1140, , 1257, 1263 Birds - Parrots 146, , Bisects 510 Booklets 133, 139, 150, , , , 731, 740, 746, 803, 846, 1012, 1014, 1021, 1023, 1027, , , 1040, 1042, , 1050, , 1156 Bridges , 342, 891, 964, 1009, 1098 Bundleware 20-21, 63 Cancelled to Order (from Presentation Sets) 16, 28-30, 32, 34, 141, 190, 192, 226, 228, 243, 563, 648, , 655, 835, 940, 960, 1258 Captain Cook , 346, 521, 540 Censored Mail 351, 361, , , 391, 407, , 619, 723, 766, , 1094, 1109, 1127, 1168, , , , , 1331, 1339 Charity 308, , 784, , 893, 994, 1002, 1119, 1153, 1162 Children 203, 819, 968, 994, 1162 Christmas 458, , 1161 Churches & Cathedrals 110 Cigarette Cards 739 Cinderellas 8, 352, 410, 412, 415, , 727, , 761, 1106, 1109, 1168 Classic (Pre-1860) Stamp Issues 497, , 517, , , 546, , 564, 566, , , , , , , , , 810, 854, 858, 892, 900, 987, 1013, , , 1099, 1102, 1104, , Classic Issues - Plate Reconstructions , Coil Stamps 133, 140, 150, 161, 1027, 1031 Coins & Banknotes 618 Combination Covers 358, 397, 399, 983, 988, 1149 Commemorative Covers 164, 181, , 408, 412, 576, 797, 1245, 1267, 1273 Complete Sheets 99, 116, 118, 139, 149, 165, 167, 172, 177, 729, 754, 779, 896, 1003, 1012, 1047, 1101, 1106, 1128, 1158, 1283 Consular Mail 992 Convict Mail 617, 619, 832 Cooking & Food 441 Crime & Punishment 864 Customs (Douane) , 390, 444, 447, 1149, 1307 Dancing 928, 945 Dead Letter Office Mail 425, 574, , 1130, 1142, 1214, Death 864, 883, 890, 971, 1166, Disaster & Interrupted Mail 353, 396, 446, 462, 881, 891, 1007, 1217 Drugs & Narcotics 310 Dummy Stamps 164, 851, 896, 958, 1022 Education & Universities 202, , 253, , , 399, 461 Energy 286, 293, 300, 337, 934 Ephemera & Documents 407, 409, 414, 416, 447, 465, 478, 617, 869, 1105, 1166, 1172, 1255, 1270, 1272, 1333 Esperanto 544, 1111 Essays 140, 523, 534, 592, 616, 696, 699, 765, 782, 784, 818, , 896, 958, 1022 Europa 1119 Exhibitions - Non-Philatelic 261, 292, 369, 576, , , 880, 1034 Exhibitions - Philatelic 8, 121, 664, , 796, , 966, 969, 993, 1119 Explorers & Pioneers 29-30, , , 346, 396, 517, 571, 845, 850, 899, 1310 Explorers - Christopher Columbus 845, 850 Express Mail 1006, 1089 Fashion & Apparel 384, 865, 873, 1165 Federation of Australia (1901) 194, 356 Fire Brigades 446 First Day Covers 5-6, 9, 11, 93, 211, 230, 259, , 690, , 736, 1042, 1048, 1090 First Issues of the World 548, 800, Flags 137, 395, 448, 569, 873, 880, 933, 935, 951, 953 Flowers 138, 294, 439, 818, 916, 927, 931, 969, 981 Forgeries 691, 1051 Framas & Counter-Printed Stamps Franked Mail 687, 1338 Free Mail 516, 617, 619, , 717, Fruit 304, 394 Gambling 1080 Government & Politicians 179, 350 Ham Radio 719 Heraldry 134, 396, 804, 1104, 1126, 1338 Historical Letters 517, 571 Hospitals 487, 510, , , , 1241 Hotels 1302 Humour 434, , 865, 869, 885, Illustrated Covers , 217, , 376, 379, , 767, , 1076, , 1105, 1112, 1216, 1302 Imprints & Plate Numbers 17-18, 48, 59, 62, 68-69, 72, 78-79, 81, 83, 86-88, 90-92, 94, 98, , , 111, 117, , , 126, 130, , 139, 144, , 504, 511, , 614, 800, 1012, 1015, 1020, 1024, 1026, 1029, 1034, 1036, , 1049, 1051, , , , 1164, 1258, 1283, 1337 Indigenous Peoples 433, , , 1149, 1165, 1252, 1254, 1259, 1262, 1337 Insanity 1081, 1083, 1085 Insured Mail 1155 Islands 432, 822, 863, , 989, 1109, 1127, 1252, 1260, 1263 Judaica 890 Keyplate Issues 592, 704, 706, 902, 1120, 1127, 1289 Kiloware 4-6, 12, 14-15, 738, King Edward VIII Issues 1012, 1042, 1071, 1287 Late Fee 375, 621, 689 Leap Year (29th February Usages) 180 Literature 411, 416, 729, Local Stamps 1276 Maps , 129, 137, , 349, 395, 410, 427, 832, 986, 998, 1004, 1133, , 1337 Marine Life 404, 916, 926, 968, 984, 1291, , , 1303, 1305, , 1313 Medals & Medalions 363 Medical & Health 299, , 461, 517, , 1162, , 1211, , Migration 298

178 Page:178 Nov 24, 2018 Military & Censor Mail , 201, 363, 398, , 448, , 512, , 543, , 582, 618, 717, 861, 869, 936, 938, 950, 971, 1143, , Military - Air Force 407, 1300, 1303, , Military - Army 1255 Military - Boer War 448, , , , 543, 579 Military - Marines 578 Military - Navy 455, 512, 518, 569, 578, 1134, 1169, 1217 Military - Vietnam War 417 Military - World War I 201, 239, 352, 354, 361, 363, , 420, 439, 441, 739, 994, , , 1268, , 1331 Military - World War I - Gallipoli (ANZAC) 415, Military - World War II , 341, , 381, 385, 388, 407, , 723, 739, 771, 883, 885, 890, 893, , , 1051, 1106, , , , 1127, 1134, 1169, , 1275, 1291, Miniature Sheets 8, 16, 18, 20, 23, 121, , , , 161, 164, 166, 177, 410, 740, 746, 749, 751, , 814, , 893, , 985, 993, 1003, 1047, , , 1156, Mining , 574, 672, , , , 783, 871, 981, , , 1252, 1260, 1279 Miscellaneous Lots 1-30, Missent Mail 692, 1205 Missionaries & Mission Stations 866, 1127, 1220 Monograms 72, 78-79, 98, 100, 614 Monuments 925, 959, , 1106 Mourning Covers 541, 1077 Municipal Mail , 213, , 300, 311 Music & Singing 173, 178, 479, 483, 521, 949, 1002 Myths & Legends 129, 963 Newspapers & Magazines 892, 1089 No Value Indicated (Stamps) 526, 528, 1015, 1044, 1061 Official Mail 95, , , 246, 248, 253, 274, , , 295, 298, , 311, 341, 363, 495, 516, 522, 567, 580, 582, 617, 623, 684, 687, , 717, 895, , 999, 1127, 1129, 1132, 1136, 1143, 1214, 1278 Official Stamps 1, 13, 16, 19-20, 23, 25, 27, 32, 35, 39, 44, 59, 62, 64, 96-98, , , 133, 203, 363, 498, , 547, , 580, 582, 629, 656, 705, 711, , 813, 985, 1143, , , , 1259 Official Stamps - State Governments 241, 246, 260, 274, 276, , 287, 711 Omnibus Issues 731, , 1055, 1257, , Onwards Air Transmission (OAT) 380, , 1332 Overprinted Stamps & Stationery 1, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 29-31, 52-53, 55-59, , , 152, 186, , , , 212, 214, 216, , , 231, , 248, 253, , , , 312, 322, , 329, 332, 334, 350, 369, 373, , 503, , 522, 525, 547, 556, , 579, , 615, , 644, 690, , 735, 737, 740, 745, , , , , 829, , , 845, , 863, 900, 912, , 966, 969, 972, 985, 990, 996, 998, , 1028, 1032, 1051, 1063, , 1070, , 1099, 1107, , 1126, , , , 1160, , , 1256, 1259, 1262, , 1276, , 1296, 1298, 1315, 1331, 1334 Parcel Post 3, , 358, 368, 379, 389, 396, 403, 536, 583, 621, 1135, , , 1149, 1307 Patriotic Covers 448, 1106, Perfins - Commercial Firms 32, 62, 259, 897 Perfins - Official 1, 16, 19, 27, 32, 35, 39, 44, 62, 64, 95-98, , 123, , 246, 260, 274, 276, , 287, 363, 398, 461, 522, 580, 582, 591, 656, 705, 711, 1166, Pharmacists 310 Philatelic Numismatic Covers (PNCs) 164 Photographs 409, 475, 621, 878 Picture Postcards 354, , , , , , 494, 512, 667, 692, 719, 728, , 972, 986, 988, 1007, 1086, 1111, , , 1148, 1171, 1173, 1175, , , , , 1217, 1232, 1241, 1245, 1256, 1288 Picture Postcards - Panoramas 863 Picture Postcards - pre , 865 Police, Law & Order 999, 1252 Post Office Labels 371, 396, 403, 688, 1149, 1294 Post Offices 450 Postage (Good for Little Else!) 8-9, 11, 14, , 163, , 172, 182, 731, 985, 1012, , , , , , 1156 Postage Dues 141, 199, 357, 367, 393, 498, 627, 688, 766, 770, 809, 973, , , , 1111, 1122, 1130, 1149, 1242, 1260, 1262, , 1295, 1331 Postal Fiscals , 654, , 689, 691, 1166 Postal History 95, 189, 204, 245, , 316, 324, , , , , , , , 628, 664, 671, , 717, 719, 722, 725, 728, 734, 736, 762, 783, 794, 800, 802, , 825, 848, 850, 857, 863, 895, 897, , 937, , 991, 995, , , , , 1113, , , 1129, , , , , , , , , , , 1331, 1339 Postal Stationery 162, , 345, , , , 369, 373, 379, 387, , 397, 399, , , 408, 413, , 422, , , 493, , 577, 579, 664, 667, 674, 688, 690, , 716, 723, , 737, 739, , 769, 789, , , 863, 895, 897, 904, , 984, 995, 1090, 1102, 1112, 1115, 1118, , 1130, 1134, 1170, 1176, 1179, 1184, 1218, 1220, 1237, 1265, 1280, 1287, 1291, , 1306, 1314, 1331, 1338 Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes 187, , 397, 399, 408, 413, 430, 789, 832, 895, 904, , 982, 1291, 1295, 1306 Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Official) Postal Stationery - Envelopes 162, , 361, 393, 402, , 426, 523, 723, 1102, 1130, 1220, 1265, 1280, Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official) Postal Stationery - Envelopes (STO) , 427, Postal Stationery - Formular Issues 422, 904, 982, 1278, 1291, 1295 Postal Stationery - Franks 356, 495, 512, 623 Postal Stationery - Letter Cards , 360, 369, 472, 493, 1176, 1179, 1184, 1237 Postal Stationery - Letter Sheets , 801 Postal Stationery - Lettercards (PTPO) 238 Postal Stationery - Miscellaneous Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 186, , 367, , 522, 544, , 674, 688, 690, 716, 739, , 1090, 1102, 1112, Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official) , 728 Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (STO) , , 995 Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 186, , 355, 366, 579, 664, 769, 981, 984, 1287, 1314 Postal Stationery - Scenic Issues 162, , , 243, , 360, 369, 472, 493, , 567, 569, 739, , 767, , 800, 832, 863, 1112, 1123, 1265, 1280 Postal Stationery - Wartime , 239, , 1112, 1115, 1118, , 1134, 1218 Postal Stationery - Wrappers , 362, 523, 568, 570, 696, 782 Postal Stationery - Wrappers (PTPO) 337 Poster Stamps Postmarks 3, 8, 10, 24-25, 32, 62-65, 67, 138, 255, 305, 314, 316, 353, 355, 358, 368, , 389, , , 415, 417, 427, 455, , , 482, , , 498, , , 527, 536, 538, 541, 547, 571, 581, 583, , 622, , 647, , 687, 691, 698, , 729, , 764, , 781, , 817, , , 852, 854, 895, , 972, , , 983, , 995, 1008, 1087, 1090, , 1109, 1129, 1132, , 1154, 1157, 1170, , , 1179, , , , 1219, , , , 1242, 1252, 1255, 1261, , , 1278, 1286, 1297, 1299, 1302, 1305, 1316, 1331, 1335 Postmarks - Duplex Cancellations 495, 647, 685, 689, 717, 1013, , 1102 Postmarks - Instructional/Informative Markings 95, 353, 367, 372, 378, 381, 387, 398, 401, 407, 425, 513, , 541, 543, 574, 582, , 690, 692, 694, 766, 768, 770, 809, , 973, 999, 1100, 1103, 1109, , 1132, 1142, 1196, , 1243, 1251, , 1289 Postmarks - Machines & Meters 178, , 203, 213, 216, 219, 261, 292, 303, 369, 762, 767, 795, 849, 1168 Postmarks - Manuscript Cancellations 324, 574, , 826, 828, 850, 1257 Postmarks - Numerals 461, 476, 498, 525, 536, 540, 547, , , 629, 662, 667, , , , 707, 780, 810, 987, 1013, 1077, 1087 Postmarks - Pictorial/Commemorative 162, 164, , 346 Postmarks - Recuts & Excisions 1198, 1212, 1230, 1303 Postmarks - Relief Datestamps , , 482, 488, , 665, , , 683, 771, 1174 Postmarks - Ship/Paquebot Markings 727, 1147, 1149, 1271 Postmarks - Squared-Circle Datestamps 576 Postmarks - Straight-Line , Pre-Cancels 367 Pre-Stamp Mail , 571, 618, , 1269 Primary Industry - Agriculture 138, 288, 307, , 394, 545, 1255, 1259, Primary Industry - Cattle 1263 Primary Industry - Sheep & Wool 215, 224, 350, 377, 382, 545, 564, 570 Primary Industry - Timber 709, 713 Prisoners of War & Internees 352, 364, 385, 416, , , 1234, 1285, 1339 Proofs 125, 137, 140, 175, 177, 232, 502, 509, , 534, 548, 554, 558, 586, 592, , 616, 696, , 704, 706, , 765, 772, 785, , 799, 805, , 816, 818, , , 839, 845, 847, 858, 865, 896, 958, , 1052, , 1133, 1158, 1161, 1337 Propaganda Stamps & Leaflets 439, 441, 739, , 1006 Racism & Racist Propaganda , 1209 Railway Stamps 354, 536, 893 Receiving Offices 713 Red Cross 386, 836, 838, , 1001, 1005, 1125, 1168 Redirected Mail 387, 425, 685, 973, 1130, 1220, 1229, 1235 Refugee Mail 388

179 Page:179 Nov 24, 2018 Registered Mail 95, , 342, , , 360, 363, , 372, 377, , 387, , 398, , 405, , , 579, 582, 621, 624, 664, , 687, 691, , 722, 748, 769, 771, 781, 791, 841, , , 895, 937, , 984, , , 1110, 1127, 1129, , 1145, 1155, 1243, 1246, , 1254, 1256, 1265, , , 1292, 1295, , 1303, , 1314, 1338 Religion 110, 294, 308, 484, 519, 844, 866, 1098, 1198, 1263, 1293, 1304 Religion - Salvation Army 866 Reprints 548, 629, 642, 644 Reptiles 402, 708, Revenues 25, 138, 373, 496, 498, , , 588, 616, 627, 629, , 654, , 689, 691, , 747, 754, 894, 898, 1049, 1153, 1166, 1333 Rotary 137 Royalty 160, , 354, , 390, 518, 576, 731, 748, , 844, 860, 880, 882, 1041, 1043, 1055, 1145, 1257, Science 846, 891, 961, 968 Se-Tenant Issues , 785, 933, 940, 952, 1014, 1044, 1061 Self-Adhesives , , 1047 Service Clubs 137 Sex & Nudity 865, 869, 1139 Ship Mail 513, 515, 519, 538, , 647, 692, 974, , 988, 1008, 1100, 1127, 1131, 1169, 1182, , 1242, 1269, 1299 Space & Astronomy 400, 968 Specimen Stamps 18, 23, 27-30, 38, 52-53, 55-58, 133, 186, , 227, 233, 235, 334, 503, , 527, 556, , 591, 648, 701, 716, 814, , 845, 847, 854, 1017, 1028, 1032, 1063, , 1070, 1296, 1298 Sport 175, 405, , 867, 967 Sport - Archery 797, 967, 1252 Sport - Badminton Sport - Basketball 967 Sport - Chess 967 Sport - Fishing 1252, 1293, 1295, 1301, 1303, 1307, 1310, Sport - Football 177 Sport - Golf 419, 1087 Sport - Hockey 967 Sport - Horse Racing 868 Sport - Hunting 797, 1082 Sport - Olympic Games 164, 867 Sport - Sailing 967 Sport - Surfing 439 Sport - Swimming 442 Sport - Table Tennis 967 Stamp Dealers 347 Stereo Cards 891 Taxed Mail 199, 357, 367, 393, 398, 543, 577, 664, 690, 973, 1137, 1149, 1196, 1262, , 1295 Telegrams 374, 407, 476, 817, 1255 Telegraph Offices 524, 675, 678, 1181 Telegraph Stamps 706, 894 Television & Cinema 178 Theatre & Dance 436, 865, 928, 960 Thematics & Subjects 26, , , , 162, 165, 167, 172, , 729, 740, 744, , , , 983, 985, 996, 1003, 1014, , , , , 1258, , 1336 Tobacco & Smoking 879, , 1307 Tourism 467, 863 Trade & Commerce 216 Transatlantic Mails 692 Transport 229, 369, 536 Transport - Aeroplanes , 174, 349, 370, 410, 841, 891, 997, , 1143, 1145 Transport - Motor Vehicles 1162 Transport - Paddle Steamers 229 Transport - Railways & Trains 445, 449, 536, 674, 974, 1308 Transport - Ships & Boats 29-30, , , 229, 346, 396, 869, 881, 997, , 1131, , , , 1284 Transport - Trams & Cable Cars 230, 451 Travelling Post Offices 8, 581, 629, 647, 689, 707, 992, 1000, 1331 Triangular Stamps Turned (Re-Used) Mail 685 Unissued Stamps 140, 190, 192, 196, 232, 785, , 843, 923, 1162 Universal Postal Union 192, 542, 690, , 1098 Unusual Origins or Destinations 145, 189, , 455, 513, 515, 692, , 739, 770, 783, 809, 895, , , 977, 981, 983, 992, 998, , 1111, 1113, , 1130, , , 1201, , 1231, 1244, 1246, 1264, 1279, , 1291, 1293, 1295, 1299, 1302, , 1308 Varieties & Flaws 7, 10, 17-19, 22, 35-36, 40-43, 47, 49-53, 55-58, 61, 64-65, 67, 69, 71, 73-75, 77, 79-80, 84-89, 91-92, 94, 97, , 102, 104, 110, , 134, 136, 163, , , 176, , 195, , 213, 220, 224, 234, , 243, , , 273, , 287, 320, , 360, , 530, 533, 535, 553, , 562, 566, , , 605, , 632, , 657, 705, 734, 751, , , , 799, 804, , , 829, , , 844, , 1001, 1012, 1016, 1023, 1025, , , , 1051, 1063, , 1073, 1075, 1097, 1101, 1126, 1160, , 1276, , 1315, 1321 Varieties - Missing Colours 173, 237, 328, , , , 799, 804, , , 832, 1160 Vice-Regal (Governors') Mail 356, 512, 1290, War Tax and War Tax Stamps 203, 259, 350, 363 Waterfalls 467 Windmills 297 Wine, Alcohol & Temperance 1109 Writers 880, 937, 940, , 960, Y.M.C.A. & Comforts Institutes , 463, 478, 482, 488, 491, 494, 1172, 1182 Zoos 228, 784, 799 Catalogue Index Lots Australia General 1 30 Australia Kangaroos Australia KGV Heads Australia Pre-Decimals Australia Decimals Australia Booklets Australia Postal Stationery Australia Commem & First Day Covers Australia Postal History Australia Aerophilately & Flight Covers Australia Military & Censor Mail Australia Picture Postcards Australia Pre-WWI Military Camps Australia Colonies & States Australia New South Wales Australia Queensland Australia South Australia Australia Tasmania Australia Victoria Australia Western Australia Rest of the World General Pretty Polly Parrots & Cockatoos Exhibit World Philatelic Literature World Picture Postcards World A-Z By Country incl. Ceylon China Christmas Island Postal History Great Britain Malaya (incl. Japanese Occupation) Nauru New Guinea New Zealand New Zealand Gallipoli Campaign Norfolk Island Papua & PNG Pitcairn Islands Postal History Samoa Seychelles Postal History South Africa Cape of Good Hope

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