Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 1 QUEENSLAND 252 W A Ex Lot 252 PRIVATE RAILWAY STAMPS: 1911 Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway Large Format Rouletted 1d 3d & 6d blocks of 4, no gum (as issued). (3 blocks) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Railway Stamps We are pleased to offer the award-winning collection formed by Dr Derek Pocock of Perth. This is by far the most extensive collection of this scarce material that we know of being offered at auction. It must be understood that used stamps usually have often significant faults. As Derek notes on his title page, "Railway stamps were totally functional with no thought for the collector, a feature of great attraction to the purist". It is thus noteworthy that a high proportion of Derek's material is in fine to very fine condition. 1,000 Ex Lot 900 900 */**O Collection remainders including 1905 Small Format unused ¼d pair, ½d (mint) & 3d plus a few used to 2/6d, Large Format values to 1/6d orange x7 (Cat $80 each) plus 1d pink with 'TRAMWAYS' Opt (faults), 1950s Vehicles 9d x3, 1/-, 1/3d x2, 3/- & 4/- x2 plus Overprints 1/9d, Decimals array & c.1980s array of bogus pre-decimal designs, condition rather mixed. {Website} (200+) Offer 901 P A Ex Lot 901 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format imperforate plate proofs in the issued colours on gummed unwatermarked paper comprising 1d 'NEWSPAPER', 3d 6d 9d 1/- 2/6d & 5/-, all with good even margins, large-part o.g., Elsmore Online Cat $1. Rare. [The five lowest values ¼d to 2d were inscribed 'NEWSPAPER' at the top] (7) 1,000 902 P A Ex Lot 902 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format imperforate plate proofs in the issued colours on ungummed unwatermarked paper comprising 1½d, 2d & 10/-, margins good to large, each with a blue-pencil line across the face, Elsmore Online Cat $600. Rare. (3)
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 2 Ex Lot 903 903 * A/B 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format Perf 12 ¼d corner example (some perf separation/rejoining), ½d pair (adhesions on the gum), 1d pair, 3d & 1/- (thinned), large-part o.g., Elsmore Online $630+. [A complete set to 10/- - Cat $1500+ - sold for $3335 at our auction of 18/12/2010] (7) 500 904 Ex Lot 904 * 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format Perf 12 ¼d corner blocks of 6 & 10, ½d blocks of 4 & 6 and 1d marginal block of 4 & corner block of 12, some blemishes & some significant separation/rejoining, partto large-part o.g., Elsmore Online $1260+. Rare multiples. (6 blocks) 750 Lot 905 905 ** B C2 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format Perf 12 ½d yellow-orange, a few short/pulled perfs, full unmounted o.g. (!), Elsmore Online $150+. {Website} 100 Ex Lot 906 906 O 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format Perf 12 or Perf 11 ¼d, 1d, 3d to 2/6d, 5/- grey (faults) & 10/- red, generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online $610. The 5/- and 10/- are rare. (9)
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 3 907 Ex Lot 907 O 1905 'FORWARD' Small Format Perf 12 or Perf 11 used selection comprising ¼d x6, 1d x3, 3d x10, 6d x5, 9d x17, 1/- x28 & 2/6d x5, lots of shade variation & a number of pairs, wide array of railways numeral cancellations & a few idiosyncratic types, condition variable but most are good to very fine, Elsmore Online $2470. A remarkable lot, especially for the cancellations. (74) 1,500 908 P A Lot 908 1907 'FORWARD' Large Format 1d imperforate plate proof in the issued colour of yellow-orange on gummed unwatermarked paper, margins close to good, Elsmore Online $200. {Website} 150 Ex Lot 909 909 * A/B 1907 'FORWARD' Large Format Wmk 'WA/[crown]/GR' ¼d (surface mark), ½d, 1d, 3d block of 4 (minor blemishes, a rare multiple), 6d, 9d, 1/-, 2/- & 2/6d, large-part o.g., Elsmore Online $700. The 1d 1/- & 2/6d are superb! [Printed in sheets of 60 (5x12) perforated on all sides. NB: the "fingerprint" design behind the denomination differs for each value] (12) 750 910 O A/B Ex Lot 910 1907 'FORWARD' Large Format Wmk 'WA/[crown]/GR' 3d x2 distinctive shades, 6d x2 distinctive shades, 9d, 1/-, 2/-, 2/6d, 4/-, 5/- & 10/-, a few minor defects but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online $315. (11) 300
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 4 911 G A Lot 911 1907 'FORWARD' Large Format Wmk 'WA/[crown]/GR' 2/6d in an unusual bright magenta shade with 'WS/&CO' perfin of W Sandover & Co, Elsmore Online $200. [A 2/- with perfin sold for $253 at our auction of 18/12/2010] 250 912 O A/B Ex Lot 912 1912 No Watermark 3d, 9d two distinctive shades & 1/- two distinctive shades (both with tonespots), Elsmore Online $60. {Website} (5) 50 913 W A- Lot 913 1918 Surcharge '½D' on 1d yellow-orange, unused, Elsmore Online $1200 (mint). Rare. [This is the only surcharged WA Railways stamp. A used example - Cat $ - sold for $460 at our auction of 18/12/2010] 750 914 Ex Lot 914 * 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' ½d, 1d pink, 9d (badly defective), 1/-, 1/6d orange, 2/- (corner fault), 2/6d, 4/-, 5/- & 10/- turquoise matching examples from the base of the sheets each with typewritten 'Specimen.', generally very fine with large-part o.g. [We surmise that this "set" was prepared c.1924, in which year new values of 1/3d & 1/6d were introduced. The new colours were introduced in 1923. Acquired for $687 at the Macray Watson sale of 25/7/1995. Elsmore Online lists a similar set - values or number of stamps not stated - with typewritten 'SPECIMEN', Cat $900] (10) 750
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 5 Ex Lot 915 915 O 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' selection including New Colours 1d pink pair, 6d x3 & 10/- turquoise, New Values 1/3d dull olive-brown & 1/6d red-orange x3, also 9d, 1/- x3, 2/- x7 including a pair, 2/6d x3 including a corner pair & 4/-, some very distinctive shades, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online $905+. [Derek Pocock states that from 1930 a new smaller sheet format (5x5) was adopted. The outer margins were not perforated, resulting in many stamps having one or two "straight edges". In fact, stamps perforated on all sides are decidedly scarce: there are only 9 examples in this lot] (25) 500 Ex Lot 916 916 O 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' selection with various numeral cancellations including '1A' of Fremantle, '4' of Cottesloe Beach, '7' of Claremont, '11' of West Perth, '28' of Wooroloo, '40' of Kellerberrin, '56' of Golden Gate, '57' of Boulder City, '72' of Leonora, '78' of Pingelly, '112' of Bridgetown', '116' of Geraldton, '123' of Cue etc, also unusual seriffed types '1' x2, '12' x2, '33' of Northam, '112' of Bridgetown & '114' of Bunbury, good range of values to 5/- (2 pairs) including 3d x9, 2/- x2, 2/6d x5 including a rare strip of 3 & 4/-, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $685+. A very difficult lot to replicate. (43) 600 917 CL B Lot 917 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' ½d orange-yellow x2 affixed but not tied to West Australian Newspapers cover with printed 'PER...TRAIN' & 'PRESS MATTER - URGENT' at the top, Perth GPO postal cds of 13MR41, vertical fold well clear of the stamps. Rare. [1d was the "parcels" rate for a letter between suburban stations or to/from Perth. Very few such part-postal articles have survived] 500
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 6 918 C A Lot 918 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' 1d pink affixed but not tied to Ferris & Forbes Estate Agents advertising envelope to the "West Australian", superb Perth GPO postal cds of 5MR41, 'T'-in-hexagon h/s applied in error & deleted in blue pencil. An exceptional item for the Railway Stamps collector or postal historian. 500 919 C B Lot 919 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' 3d blue & 4/- dull rose tied to the reverse of a linen parcel tag to Busselton by '1/20 JAN 1922' cancels of Fremantle, JC Hutton Ham & Bacon Curers imprint in red, minor blemishes. [4/3d paid for a parcel weighing between 5 & 10 pounds] 250 920 OW A/B Ex Lot 920 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' 1) 3d corner example with the newspaper fragment from which it was removed (3d paid for 15 newspapers); 2) 6d & 9d on reverse of parcel tag with CIG imprint (1/3d paid for a parcel of less than 5 pounds); & 3) 4/- x2 (one trimmed in the margin) on reverse of parcel tag with Swansea Cycles imprint (8/- paid for a parcel between 15 & 20 pounds] (3 items) 250 921 O A Lot 921 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' New Value 1/3d dull olive-brown lower-right corner example with enormous margins & vertical guillotining guide-mark at lower-right, Elsmore Online Cat $150. Impressive! [A regular-size example sold for $149 at our auction of 18/12/2010] {The illustration is above Lot 920} 150
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 7 Lot 922 922 O A/B 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' New Value 1/6d orange reconstructed strip of 4 - two singles & a pair - from the base of the sheet, a few faults, '43/NOV 15 1934' cancels of Southern Cross, Elsmore Online $320+. A rare multiple. {Website} 250 923 O A/B Ex Lot 923 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' perfins 'F&G' of Foy & Gibson on 6d, 'GD Co' of Goode Durant Co on 2/6d, and 'WS/& Co' of W Sandover & Co on 9d & 1/- on reverse of a part-parcel tag with Harris Scarfe & Sandovers imprint, Elsmore Online Cat $650. A rare group. (3 items) 500 924 O B Lot 924 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' 9d emerald with 'BOANS LIMITED' Overprint at the base, small fault at the top. Elsmore Online Cat $75 but stated by Derek Pocock to be the only recorded example. 250 925 W A- Lot 925 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' 1d pink with 'TRAMWAYS' overprint above the train, unused, Elsmore Online $100. 200
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 8 926 W A- Lot 926 1919-23 Wmk 'WA/[crown]GR' 1d bright rose-pink with 'TRAMWAYS' overprint obliterating 'FORWARD', unused. [Given that these - and a defective example in Lot 900 - are the only examples we have seen, we expect that the catalogue value is very conservative] 200 Ex Lot 927 927 O 1946-51 Watermark Inverted 3d, 6d, 9d x2 distinctive shades (one badly defective), 1/-, 1/3d (fault), 2/6d & 4/- pair (one with large repaired tear). Unlisted by Elsmore Online. [Derek Pocock characterises these as a separate issue, and states that no other values have as yet been recorded. Note that in this later period the 3d is very scarce] (9) 300 928 O A/B Ex Lot 928 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) Series 3A (Station Name in Thick Close-Spaced Type) 1d (some trimmed perfs) to 10/- but missing the 1/9d & 3/-, various offices, generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $+. [These are very scarce and underrated issues. A group of 20 stamps from the various sub-issues - Cat $490 - sold for $1380 at our auction of 18/12/2010] (12) 929 O A/B Ex Lot 929 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) Series 3B (Station Name in Slightly Finer Wider-Spaced Type) 1d to 10/- complete, various offices, a few minor defects but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $480+. {Above Lot 928} (14) 500
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 9 930 O A-/B Lot 930 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) 2/- 'PERTH' horizontal strip of 4, minor defects, Elsmore Online $60++. A rare multiple. {Website} 75 931 Ex Lot 931 O 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) Series 3C (Station Name Overprinted Diagonally) 3d 6d 1/- 1/3d 1/6d 1/9d 2/- 2/6d & 5/-, various offices, condition a bit mixed, Elsmore Online Cat $255+. [Dave Elsmore doesn't distinguish between the three sub-types so his catalogue prices are per value, not per sub-type] {The illustration is above Lot 928} (9) 250 932 O A-/B Ex Lot 932 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) 3d 'BUNBURY' block of 4, 9d 'GOOMALLING' pair (superb!) & 1/3d 'PERTH' in Green block of 4, 1/6d 'DALWALLINU' pair & 2/- 'CUNDERDIN' pair with Strong Offset of the Green Printing (Bus), a few minor defects, Elsmore Online $380++. Rare multiples. (5 items) Ex Lot 933 933 O A/B 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) Series 3D (Roul 7xPerf 11) 3d (thinned), 6d, 1/9d, 2/-, 2/6d (creasing), 4/- with Strong Offset of the Red Printing, 5/- & 10/- all with 'PERTH' printed in Green, generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $620 plus the unlisted 1/9d & 4/-. Rare provisionals; stated to be all the values recorded. [Experimental issue to Perth only] (8) 750
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 10 934 C B Lot 934 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) 3d & 1/3d both overprinted 'BUNBURY' affixed to face of IAC cover to Manjimup & cancelled with '6-7-60=' handstamp, minor blemishes. Normal postage was 5d but the sender apparently saw value in paying for a de facto express service by rail. 935 C A- Lot 935 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) a similar cover from the same correspondence with 'BUNBURY' 1/6d just tied by '6-4-60=' handstamp. 936 O A/B Ex Lot 936 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) varieties on various sub-types comprising Narrow 'C' in 'PARCELS' 1/- 1/3d & 1/6d; Wide 'C' in 'PARCELS' 3d 6d 9d 2/- & 4/-; Perforation Anomalies resulting in "jumbo" examples of the 6d 1/- 2/- 2/6d pair & 5/-, and 1/6d with Double Perforations; only two have diagonal overprints, condition a bit variable but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $530++. (22) 500 937 O A/B Ex Lot 937 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) commercial perfins comprising 'WS/& Co' of William Sandover & Co on 1/- & 2/-, 'IHC' of International Harvester on 'WEST PERTH' 6d 1/3d & 2/- and on 'FREMANTLE' 6d 2/- & 10/- (minor thin), a few minor defects generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online Cat $1260. Rare and increasingly popular. {Above Lot 936} (8) 1,000
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 11 938 O B Ex Lot 938 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) 3d (trimmed perfs at top) & 1/3d (minor soiling) both with typewritten 'BOANS LIMITED' above the value. Unlisted by Elsmore Online. (2) 200 939 O A Ex Lot 939 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) 1/- & 2/- both with printed 'BOANS LIMITED' at the base. Unlisted by Elsmore Online. (2) 300 940 O A-/B Ex Lot 940 1951 New Designs (Trains & Buses) various sub-types with range of cancellations including the now redundant '11' of West Perth, '12' of Perth x2 (one a mixed franking of 9d + Large 'FORWARD' 2/-), '103' of Brunswick Junction (mixed franking of 6d + Large 'FORWARD' 2/- pair), '114' of Bunbury & '143' of Dumbleyung, also 3d 9d 1/3d 2/- x2 4/- & 5/- plus Diagonal Overprint 'CLAREMONT' 2/- (mixed franking with 'SAFETY/and/SERVICE' 1/3d on W Drabble Ltd part-parcel tag) all with date handstamp, condition variable, Elsmore Online $480++. (14 items) 941 O A/A- Ex Lot 941 1961 'SAFETY/and/SERVICE' with 'PERTH' Printed at the Base 3d to 10/- missing the 6d 1/6d & 4/6d, the 5/- with major repaired tear otherwise generally very fine, Elsmore Online $730. (11) 600
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 12 942 O A/B Ex Lot 942 1961 'SAFETY/and/SERVICE' 3d 1/- 1/6d 2/- 3/- 4/- & 10/- all with the Watermark Inverted, the 1/- with a repaired fault otherwise generally very fine, Elsmore Online $470+ (the watermark varieties are unlisted). (7) 943 O A/B Ex Lot 943 1961 'SAFETY/and/SERVICE' Overprinted Diagonally with Station Name 1d to 4/- missing only the 2/6d, various stations, a few small faults but generally fine to very fine, Elsmore Online $660+. [As with the previous series, Dave Elsmore doesn't distinguish between the 'PERTH' stamps and the overprinted types. Of the rare 1d, we know of only two other examples so it is grossly underpriced at only $60] (11) 600 944 O A/A- Ex Lot 944 1966 Decimals Wmk 'WA/[crown]/GR' with 'PERTH' Printed at the Base 15c & 20c both with the Watermark Inverted, also 25c & $1. These values unlisted by Elsmore Online, where only the 2c 5c & 35c are listed. [This was the final issue on remainders of the old 'WA/[crown]/GR' paper] {Website} (4) 200 Ex Lot 945 945 */**O 1966 Decimals Wmk Multiple '[crown]/wa' with 'PERTH' Printed at the Base 5c to $2, Optd with Station Name 5c to $1 & $2 strip of 3 plus mint 2c block of 10 & 5c block of 8 and 5c to $2 with 'SPECIMEN.' h/s; Westrail unused 44 different to $5 plus self-adhesives unused 21 different to $2 plus set to $2 with 'SPECIMEN.' h/s & used values x16 to $2 plus $5 with 'Metro' in black in error; Total West White Background 6 values to $5 plus 10c part-sheet of 20 & Green Background 5 values to $5, generally fine to very fine. {Website} (179) 250
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 13 Ex Lot 946 946 DC MISCELLANEOUS: The "rats & mice" including WAGR & Commonwealth Railways notelets, red/yellow 'BULK PARCEL' labels (21), cash register imprints (20), 1907 WAGR advice PPC with 1d perf 'OS' (spikehole), 1951 advice postcard with 'W/A' perfin 3d, 1951 OHMS cover with 'USE YOUR/RAILWAYS' imprint, etc. Fun lot. {Website} (100+ items) 100 947 C A Lot 947 MISCELLANEOUS: 1907 WAGR advice PPC (river scene & Summer Excursions ticket prices) to Southern Cross with 1d perfin tied by Perth cds. Very scarce. {Website} 150 948 W A- Lot 948 MISCELLANEOUS: c.1920s (?) Government Tramways & Ferries 1d yellow-green rejoined horizontal pair, Elsmore Online Cat $500+ in a footnote. [Presumably superseded the 'TRAMWAYS' Overprints] 949 W A Lot 949 MISCELLANEOUS: c.1950s (?) WAGR imperforate 'KEEP/the/WAGONS/MOVING' label, unused. Not previously seen by us. {The illsutarion is at page 150.3} 50
Prestige Philately - Auction No 168 Page: 14 Ex Lot 950 950 D MISCELLANEOUS: 1960s-1980s mostly decimal selection of WAGR franking machine impressions for a range of users including rare pre-decimal types - not recorded by Elsmore Online - for Bairds, Coventrys, Dunlop and Kodak. (26) Offer