Catalogue
German New Guinea, first definitive set overprinted Deutsch - Neu - Guinea, three pfennig - fifty pfennig and extra three pfennig on paper, 1897. Fine used. (7)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
German New Guinea, second definitive set, three pfennig - five mark, 1901. The five mark without gum, otherwise mint. (13)
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
New Guinea, 1932 airmail set to pound, (SG 190-203). Mint - MUH. (16)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Australia, Papua and New Guinea first official air mail flight covers, 1934 per Faith in Australia by C.T.P.Ulm, one cover cancelled 'Ship Mail Room Melbourne'. Used. (4)
Estimate $120
Passed in
Great Britain, 1840 one penny black (S.G.No.1), red cross cancel, nice colour, four margins (S.G. catalogue L275). Used.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Great Britain, cover from London to Samuel Jackson, Penrith NSW Feb 12, 1876, fixed with 9d pair die 4 pale straw AK-BK joined pair, via Brindisi (SG 111 [cat £425 for single stamp on cover]); together with cover from Northwich to Gloucester Oc 3, 72 (October 3, 1872) using on verso a The River Weaver Navigation envelope, fixed with 1d red D-K plate number 138, (SG 44). Used covers, very good. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Great Britain, Coronation Elizabeth R 1953, QANTAS Coronation Day Air Mail Flight covers, England to Australia, Norfolk Island to England, Ceylon to England, unused cover, and Elizabeth II, 21st April 1953 First Day of Issue envelope postmarked Tempe Park, NSW, Aust. Used, a couple with foxing on edge. (5)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Royalty theme, small collections in special albums, 1973 Royal Wedding, 1972 Silver Wedding anniversary, 1977 Silver Jubilee; Olympics Mint stamp collection by Stanley Gibbons; assorted Australian FDC and unused pre-stamped covers in albums, Stamps of the World magazine in folder; stationary sets, pre-stamped postcards, stamp collector cards. MUH, unused, used. (lot)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Iraq, British Occupation, strip of seven of one anna over twenty paras red all with variety lacking bar in H of British, issued at Basra, 24 Oct (19)21. Very rare variety, on piece on back of the original envelope.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
New Zealand, collection of decimals mostly as commems from 1967 - 1988, noted $2 geyser both types, Govt. Life Insurance, M/S, healths etc; Papua New Guinea similar decimal lot from 1968 - 1990; AAT sets from 1957 - 1987, pre-decimal as blocks of 4; these all in Chinese stock books; Australian states on old leaves (approx 50); OS perf on 1d kangaroos used (2) etc.; Australian decimal FDC (approx. 40), old stamp album and quantities of used Australian in plastic packets, pre-stamped postcards, booklets, old catalogues (2). MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
New Zealand, $1.50 M/S of 25th Anniversary landing on the moon without hologram, (not published in Campbell Paterson), very rare, together with M/S with hologram, (SG 1818, ACS 1171). MUH. (2 M/S, 20 stamps)
Estimate $200
SOLD $3,200
Pacific Islands, covers mostly OHMS without stamp usage but cancelled as official paid mail, all c. 1970s, from Fiji (2), Rarotonga, Bairik, Gilbert Islands, Tonga and Solomon Islands, Norfolk Island, several with registeration and mostly with additional Air Mail cancellation. Mostly fine. (7)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Transvaal, covers (from Transvaal) as letters to captured Boers at St.Helena Deadwood Camp (POW camp), checked mostly by censors to various recipients all c.1901-2 all fixed with Transvaal stamps overprinted VRI and ERI, except two with British Bechuanaland six pence to Sir Robert Herbert KCB Colonial Office, London from Mafeking March 11, 1890; another letter from M.Beg (Sultan of Turkey, minister) to Sir Robert Herbert, Colonial Office, London from Constantinople November 1888. Used. (7)
Estimate $400
SOLD $270
Vatican City, collection of issues in Minkus Vatican City stamp album, noted 1929 arms and Pius XI set (appear MUH); 1929 Special Delivery set; 1.25 lire used (SG 29); SG 136 (toned), 1950 Papal Guard, 1951 Beatification and Dogma sets, 1953 Assisi and St. Bernard, 1954 End of Marian Year, and a range of issues mostly mounted on Hagners and nearly complete from 1957-1975. Many MUH, some mint and scattered used throughout. (100s)
Estimate $80
SOLD $30
World, a two volume collection housed in black loose leaf albums, includes many pickings A - Z, collection assembled c.1954, noted Cape of Good Hope triangle 4d blue full margins, Great Britain used QV 2/6 (2), 5/- (2); EVII 2/6 (2), QV 6d SG 100 etc. Mostly used, a few mint. (100s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
World, a large accumulation of assorted albums (4), boxes and envelopes of used on and off paper, noted 1/- NSW Consumtives Home Commem., GB 1925 Exhibition set as pairs with toning mint, etc; Albums of Australian stamps including Australian State issues (7); lot also includes covers 1931 Official Air Mail England - Australia, Australia - UK May 1931 fixed with K/Ford Smith set and 1/- Kangaroo (illustrated), other covers etc. Mint and Used. (100s)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
World, accumulation of assorted issues in various old albums (8), including Lincoln Stamp album c.1900, Strand Postage Stamp 9th edn c.1914, Rowland Hill Postage Stamp Album c.1890 (damaged), Stanley Gibbons? c.1900 stamp album, Victory Stamp Album c.1935, World Wide Stamp Collectors Albums (3) c.1950. All contain pickings and many pre 1920 issues. Mostly used. (100s)
Estimate $120
SOLD $340
World, a collection stored in spring back albums (5) from A - Z, with pickings and sets collected in period 1940s to 1980s, includes many colourful issues from unpopular countries, noted also pound 1948 wedding 25th anniversary used and Fiji KGV set to 5/- mint. Mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80