Catalogue
Australian States and Territories.; a range of issues in two albums, the larger album contain pickings with duplication; from South Australia (76) including QV first issues (14), overprints 10d on 9d, 8d on 9d (2); Victoria (59); Western Australia (61); Tasmania (56); New South Wales (102), noted one pound G/NSW perf (cf.SG 240); Queensland (73); Australia Postage Dues (46) to 5/- mixed issues; Kangaroos OS perf (8), KGV OS perf 4 1/2d and 1/4; New Guinea, NWPI overprints (12); huts (9); Raggiana bird various issues with duplication to 6d including OS (54); Bulolo goldfields to 6d (14); Papua (52) including Lakatoi to 6d (10); United States (approx. 120), a useful range of issues from the 1850s - 1900s, also Departmentals, including paret sets; another smaller album containing Australia OS per KGV (approx 25); state issues of common types (over 200). Mostly used, a few mint. (100s)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
New South Wales, Sydney view, 1d reddish rose, four margins, no clouds, SG 3. Used.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
New South Wales, Sydney views, with clouds, 1d dull carmine, full margins joined pair, SG 11 (illustrated); another tight margin similar. Used. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
New South Wales, Sydney views, no clouds, 2d greyish blue, full margins with minor closed tear on right, SG 16b; another later impression dull blue with clouds almost gone, four margins SG 18. Used. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
New South Wales, Sydney views, 3d green shade variations, SG 43 with close margins (illustrated), others SG 42 or similar with tight or no margins. Used. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
New South Wales, various issues written up on nine loose leaf sheets from 1851 issues, 2d (8), 1d (5, including a pair), 3d, 6d (reprint), 8d; 1856 issues 2d blue (7, including a pair), a range of other issues to 1/- of 1854 series including imperfs to 1/-. Used. (63)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
New South Wales, a range of issues on Hagner sheet (44), some in mixed condition, includes 2d blue imperf issues of 1851 (4), 6d registered letter stamps (2), includes overprints to 12 1/2d (2); others on Seven Seas Stamp sheets (22). Mostly used. (66)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
New South Wales, laureate issues 1d (2), 2d (3), 3d (2), 6d (1), diademed issues 1d (1), 2d (4), 3d (1), issued imperfs 6d (3), ten shillings O/P Postage, SG 241, varying condition, several with good margins. Used. (17)
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
New South Wales, Diamond Jubilee and hospital charity block of 4 of 1d (1/-), (SG 280). MUH, gum toned. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $130
New South Wales, commemorative issues of Diamond Jubilee and Hospital Charity, 1897, (SG 287c, 287d). Original gum, with toning, Mint. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
New South Wales, together with Victoria and Tasmania, two Hagner sheets, first with NSW stamps (46) all OS O/P or perforated OS/NSW, second with Duty stamps of Victoria to 45/- all pen dated and initialled (39); stamps of Victoria used as Duty stamps or overprinted Stamp Duty with dated pen cancellations with values to 5/- (11); on a half page Hagner sheet, Tasmania, Duty stamps of regular issue with inked date stamps (4) and 5/- postal fiscal stamp with pen cancellation; together with NUH 1892 set 1/2d to 5/- with corner selvege or plate number attached (SG 216-223), (8). MUH and used. (109)
Estimate $120
SOLD $240
Queensland, a range of perf. Chalon heads with duplication from one penny to £1 several high values with use as duty stamps, noted 2/- blue both types, (SG 119, 157). Used. (23)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Queensland, Revenue stamps on Hagner sheet and photo album book, as Duty stamps of the 1892 issue as part of a presentation set with colourless impressed treasury cancel with various values 3d to five pounds (10); similar set of Impressed Duty stamps with values from 3d to £500, as part of the 1901 presentation set (56 stamps), [63 in set sold to collectors at £1 per set] all with colourless embossed cancel. All with toned gum, many with added selvege on edge. (66)
Estimate $100
SOLD $420
Tasmania, 1d blue imperf (SG 2); 4d orange imperf (SG 5). Both fine used. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $550
Tasmania, 4d orange vertical pair with numeral 31 (Green Ponds) (illustrated); others mostly cut to shape with various numeral cancellations in varying condition. Used. (7)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Tasmania, Chalon head imperfs all with numbered postal cancellations 1d (3), 2d shades of green (3), 4d (4). Used. (11)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Tasmania, assorted Chalon head issues in varying condition from 1d - 1/-, imperf (16) most with numbered postmarks including 85 (very rare); perf issues (10), several with date stamps for duty use, also platypus duty stamp 3d date stamped. Used. (27)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Tasmania, a range of Chalon heads imperfs to 1/- (9) several with clear postmarks, perfs (9), many with pen cancellations as Duty stamps, noted £1 O/P Revenue (SG F39), mint set in varying conditions of pictorials 2d - 6d including O/P 1d on 2d (2); also 5/- pair (SG 223) MUH (illustrated), 10d block of 4 (SG 220), also revenue stamp 5d on 10/-, 2/- and 2/6. Mint and used. (40)
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Tasmania, various Chalon head issues with first allocated numeral pen cancellations applied in manuscript, 1d pair (12 Brighton, rare, illustrated); 2d (nos 27 Emu Bay joined horizontal pair illustrated; another single 36 Huon, very rare; 31 Green Ponds very rare; 46 New Town very rare); 4d (36 Huon very rare; 13 Bothwell very rare) 30 Forcett very rare; 42 Macquarie River very rare). Used. (11)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Tasmania, assorted imperf. Chalon head issues with postmarks described on sheets, noted as vendors SG numbers 1d SG 25, 26, 27 (3), 29 (2); 2d SG 31; 4d SG 35 (6), 36 (3); 6d SG 45, 46, 47, 48; perforated issues SG 84, 97, 101 (2), 105 (3), 106, 110, 112, 116, 121, 123 (2), 126, 127, with extras, other types SG 162 (2), 167, 168, 169 (2), 170, 182 (3); 1892 set to 2/6, 10d mint, (SG 216-222). Used, unless noted. (57)
Estimate $200
SOLD $380
Tasmania, part sets as cancelled to order for 1892 set to 10/- (lacks 5d), 1899 views set, with 3d, 8d, 9d and 10d of 1870-1891 part sets, several with missing corners and minor damage, all as CTO; Japan etc banknotes (4); together with Premier Globe Stamp Album, Eta album and an International Stamp album. Mint and used stamps in varying condition. (100s)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Victoria, 1850 horizontal pair, 1d brownish red no wmk., imperf. (SG 9a) (two tears in left hand stamp); another 1850 horizontal pair, 1d reddish brown, no wmk., imperf., with blue butterfly cancellation, (SG 12), thin on right hand stamp, with Melbourne 1/V cancellation. Both with tight margins, used. (4 stamps)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Victoria, 1850 horizontal strip, 3d blue no wmk., imperf. (SG 11) (corner missing, end stamps with thins); another 1850 3d pale greenish blue no wmk., imperf., with 2/V cancellation, (SG 11b) (illustrated). With tight margins, used. (4 stamps)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Victoria, 1850 half lengths, 1d red, 3d blue (2); 1852 Queen on throne 2d (2), 6d (2); QV 1/- (SG 25); other imperfs 6d, 1d, 4d (4); perfs. 2/- OS, 9d on 10d, etc. Tasmania, 1858, 2d deep green (SG 33) used with four margins. Used. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Western Australia, imperf lithographs, 2d brown-red/red (SG 15) (illustrated), 6d black bronze (2, one cut to shape, one illustrated) (SG 22). First appears unused, other used, two with good margins. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $1,200
Western Australia, imperf engraved 1d black (SG 1) (illustrated); other perforated swans (7) including 6d violet joined pair, 6d brown and 1/2d on 1d mint; South Australia, 2d orange red imperf, one shilling orange rouletted (SG 18), others (3); Victoria stamp duty for £5 and £10 (2) dated and initialled (cf.SG 278-279). Mint and used. (16)
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Australia, Post Office Record book containing daily impressions of the circular date stamp for Petersham, N.S.W. post office, from 1st August 1892 (AUI/1892/Petersham/N.S.W) to 31 st August 1895, containing some 1100 impressions plus 8 incorrect impressions (hand cancelled), all contained on 36 pages. From July 1894 to August 1895 pages contain a hole on each page, several other pages quite soiled, overall condition only fair but a rare archival document. Fair.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Australia, 9d kangaroo block of 4 3rd wmk., (SG 39). MUH, a few minor light creases. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $270
Australia, kangaroo £2, C of A wmk. (SG 138). Fine used.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Australia, specimen set of 10/- to £2 kangaroos C of A wmk., (SG 136s-138s). £1, no gum, others MUH. (3)
Estimate $150
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