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Australia, 50th anniversary of National Stamp Week, Australia Post and Perth mint issue in folder "The Classic Kookaburra" 2009, with 2009 specimen one dollar silver coin 'The Australian Kookaburra', and M/S of 55c (6d kooka) M/S 650/750 and 20c 3d M/S, another set 640/750. FDC and MUH. (2 sets)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Australia, first day covers, first day of issue envelopes and postcards, a few without postmark, a large collection mostly from 1980s; also Australian Paintings $2, $5 and $10 specimens in folder (issued at Ausipex 84); World Expo 1988 $2 (4) and $5 (4) dollar notes with issue envelopes for special release in 1993; promotional Australian $100 banknote copies overprinted in Chinese for use towards cost of joining aerobatic class (6). In prestigious leather Lighthouse album in slipcase with vendor's list of items, used - uncirculated. (192)
Estimate $300
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Australia, SG cover album of FDCs together with extras from PNG, NZ, Pacific Islands etc, together with loose envelopes some containing stamps and other covers including decimal navigators FDC. Used. (approx 100)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Australia, a large accumulation of FDC, used stamps, FDC are in four FDC folders and loose, together with an album of used stamps, quantities of used on paper all stored in a large container. Used. (1,000s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australia, pre-stamped first day of issue postcards 1990-2000 (456); range of mint and used decimal stamps (approx 200); unused pre-paid envelopes (3). Used, and a few MUH. (approx 659)
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
Australia, Bound, slipcased volume by AP 'A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia'. As new.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Australia and world, a small group including PO packs for Xmas 1969, 1970 RV, National Development, FDC Xmas 1971, other Australian FDC c.1971 (15); NZ covers etc (6), Russia 1989 issues in envelope, other Russian issues, world covers etc. MUH, CTO used. (lot)
Estimate $60
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British Commonwealth, an incomplete extensive range of issues in a green Lighthouse stock book arranged alphabetically from 1953 - mid 1960s, countries include , Antiqua, Ascension, Bahamas, British Honduras, Cook Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Falkland Islands Dependencies, Malaya, Monserrat, Niue, Nyasaland, St. Helena, New Zealand, and a few Australia including Arms to pound. Some MUH. (100s)
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
British Commonwealth, a small stock book of issues mostly on a thematic theme including West Indies islands, some PNG (including CTO's), incomplete 1953 Coronation, 1965 Churchill series of his life from all Brit. Comm. countries, West Indies Federation 1958, Freedom from Hunger series A -Z, ICU, Royal Visit to the Caribbean 1966, and other singles and short sets. Mostly MUH. (several 100)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Caroline Islands, 3 mark and 5 mark (SG 24, 25), dated 1916 each on pieces, (SG CV £640). Used with clear postmarks. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
China, an extensive collection of issues laid up and described in a large Lighthouse stockbook, Municipal Posts Treaty Port issues including Shanghai from 1866 and includes SG 16a (thin), 30a, 32-40 (mint), 93-5 (used) 97, 103, 105-112 (mint), Postage Due D130-2, 147-8 mint; other issues from Amoy (SG 1-5) mint; Chefoo mint and used including SG 11-13 mint; Chinkiang (4); Chungking (7); Foochow, mint set SG 1-10; Hankow, SG 1-2 used, 7 and 20 mint; Ichang SG 2, 8 used; Kewkiang SG 1-10, O/P 18-20 with extras; Nanking SG 1-9, 16 mint; Tientsin bogus issues; Wei Hai Wei, strip of 3 SG 3 mint and very rare (illustrated); Wuhu (2); China Expeditionary Forces 1900-1914, SG C1-10, C12-22 all mint, extras 3 used; British Railway Administration 5c on 1/2 cent mint SG BR133 (illustrated); Imperial Customs Post, SG 5 (illustrated), 9 rare thinned, 60th anniversary including SG 23-24 used; 1900 post cards with Chinese stamps imorinted (2); Chinese Imperial Post O/P used SG 36, others 1/2c - 30c O/P set of 1897 series; regular series 1897-1906 incomplete used to $1; range of issues for Hong Kong; German issues O/P for China, Kiautchou; France and Indo China issues O/P for regions in China; Chinese Republic 1912-1949 mostly used incomplete sets with extras; air stamps of 1921 SG 352-356 90c (illustrated) (set CV £525) etc., A great range of issues needing close inspection, noted also covers, post cards, cigarette cards scattered throughout. Mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,400
China, an extensive collection of Nationalist China, issued during the war and in the later period during the post-war inflation covering the period 1944-1949, all are described and placed on black Hawid mounts, each page written up and held within a brown spring back album with 167 album pages. It contains a study collection of 100s of issues some as sheets, many are briefly described below. Dr Sun Yat Sen series including a block of 2x10 $50 (SG 709) with misplaced perfs and imperf base; 5 imprint blocks of 8-15 stamps for $2 and varieties including a sheet of 50 (SG 758), imprint blocks of 1945 isues (SG 808-813) and varieties with misplaced perfs; 1947 issues (SG 947-950) including used in blocks etc; 1946 imprint blocks, other blocks and varieties, imperf., at base, double perfs etc. (SG 906A-911A, 906B-911B, 912-5), 1947 1st anniv. Nanking return, set with imprint and plate blocks etc (SG 942-6), 1947-8 set, imprint blocks and blocks of $150-$500,000 (SG 955-971, with high CV £1000s, also includes unissued values $100, $700, $350, (all illustrated), another (illustrated a printing fold on $1000); others to $5 million, includes imprint blocks, flaws etc., (SG 1032-1043), 1949 set imprint blocks (SG 1152 - 1160) including imperf., blocks and pairs with off centre and edge margins and folded paper flaws (one block $20 illustrated), others with imperf. varieties ($20 imperf used unlisted, illustrated), misplaced perfs, double perfs and prints, (including SG 885a CV £500); pages of multiples blocks etc (SG 759-761) together with imperf on edges, printing flaws, misplaced perfs., prints on both sides strips etc., (eg.SG 760b), other varieties; 1944 bank and money box issues blocks, part sheets, some printing faults (SG 731-734); 1945 death anniv. sets in blocks and additional imprints (SG 746-751); 1946 sets including 3x50 used and 1x50 MUH, sheets of $5000, imprints blocks etc of all issues, varieties; 1948 TB issues including imperfs and imprint blocks, misplaced perf (illustrated); CMSNC etc., Philatelic Exhibition imprint blocks (SG 1001); some commem sets blocks with imprints, Confucius set, Posts commem., (SG 981-992, 1001-4), a few 1948 O/P revaluations, etc. An extraordinary accumulation written up 60 years ago by a specialist, some original items previously removed, but appears to be a unique collection on about 167 pages. MUH, mint and used. (1,000s)
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $7,600
China, an extensive collection of Nationalist China issues in the war period 1941-1944 for Sinkiang Province, all described and placed on black Hawid mounts, and written up on each page in a green spring back album with about 99 album pages and three cards, contains a study collection of 100s of issues some as sheets, noted p.12.5 issues SG 150 (£160), imprint blocks of 4 MUH (SG 139 - 150) with two blocks in different postions for imprint (CV £840); together with larger blocks of all denominations, noted $1 (54 examples mostly as blocks) and a sheet of 50 (SG 148; $5 (23 examples] mostly as blocks) (SG 150); perf. 14 issues 1941 set to $20; 2x5c, 4x8c imprint block of 4 MUH 8c with star in button or without star (plain) in button, 4 x 10c both types, 4 x 30c (SG 151-157); vertical pairs $1 - $20 (SG 160-4); noted block of 4 of 5c olive green (cf.SG 151a) unlisted colour (illustrated); a few as imprints, 8c (SG 152) as blocks and singles, (SG 153 a single issue); 10c (38), 30c (30), 50c (50), $1 (46), $2 (43), $5 (45), $10 (52), $20 (49), blocks and pairs (SG 152-164); 3xsheets of 50 of $20 (SG 164); Martyrs issues near complete sets with extras (44 + 33 [on cards]), (SG 165-178) additional blocks of 4, (5) (cf.SG 179-186); some wmk paper blocks 2.5 c (4), 4x20c blue wmk. paper unlisted extremely rare ; no wmk. 40c with double perf block of 4 (illustrated); Air stamps of 1932 hand stamped in red 5c and 10 c mint, 30c used (all illustrated); 1943-4 air mail issues air stamps (14) with red O/P with extras complete (cf.SG 187-194); overprint errors doubled, inverted 25c - 90c; additional issues on with no wmk. others on wmk paper O/P in black, (70) (cf.SG 195-213) including (SG 208) very rare; used examples of (SG 187-194) (8), 25c (illustrated) (SG 188, CV £550); with special cancellations additional (7) these all on pieces; normal issues O/P red used 15c - $5 (15); additional blocks singles etc O/P in black on air stamps includes 25c imperf., between pair (illustrated); 1944 Thrift commem. issues O/P in red, set of 6 (SG 214-219 CV £1500) additionals (5) double O/P 21c and $1, 28c block of 4 with one stamp inverted O/P; strip of 2x10 21c with half with O/P and no O/P on other half, imperf set complete (SG -); M/S of imperf set no gum with red (cancelled at Tihwa) and another with black O/P unused (illustrated); very rare M/S (SG MS 219, 226), (CV £2250, £6000); imprint blocks of 4, 8c (3); 21c; 33c (4) and single O/P inverted (illustrated); $1. An extraordinary accumulation written up 60 years ago by a specialist, some original items previously removed, but appears to be a unique collection on about 99 pages. MUH, mint and used. (many 100s)
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,900
China, extensive collection housed in a large Lighthouse stock book, various issues including Chinese Nationalist issues from September 1945, noted victory issues, air stamp surcharges, a good representative series as sets some MUH, mint and some used, a few covers, 1948 revaluations, many used, gold currency, Provincial issues from Sinkiang, Szechwan, NW Provinces; Japanese occupation issues to air raid precaution August 1945, other occupationissues of Manchukuo, Nationalist and Communist 1937-1945 noted $12 Victory over Japan SG NC23 mint; Communist provincial issues, some Communist China issues from 1949 - 1997 including M/S, noted SG 1456-8 mint, flag 1465, 1467, 1520-2; Issues for Taiwan, including several 1895 issues. Mint or MUH and used. (100s)
Estimate $250
SOLD $1,700
China, collection, housed in an Official Chinese government stock book, containg issues of the People's Republic of China, from 1949 - 1965, also M/S of 1980 generals SG 5023-5032, includes all as used or CTO issues, noted Foundation of People's Republic 1950 (SG 1432-1435), a good range of issues as sets from 1949 including SG 1401-1411, 1464-1473, 1507-1512, 1519-1579, also a good range appears aabout complete for commemorative issues, noted SG 1861, goldfish SG 1911-1922, landscapes and others SG 2124-2139, 2166-7, 2184-2207, 2235-2237 these MUH (cat £200), 2240, etc. Fine used, a few of 1964-5 are MUH. (approx 300)
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,300
China, collection housed in a stock book, includes 1970 set taking tiger mountain (SG 2435-2440), 1971 (50th anniv. set) (SG 2446-2451 and 2452a horizontal strip of 3) (illustrated), shipping (SG 2485-8), a good range of issues from 1972- including SG 2480-4, 2489-2492, 2494-7, 2512-9, 2637-2652, also includes monkey stamp (SG 2968). Some toning noticed on some issues, otherwise all MUH. (approx 300)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $4,200
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Emergency overprints set of 6 and extra two $5 O/P issue and 95c issue overprinted without value (43c), 'Official Paid Mainland'. This used, other MUH. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
England - Australia 1932, First All-Australian Air Mail Xmas Greetings cover, left London 7th January 1932, arrived 21st January 1932, postmarked 'Post early for Christmas'; Germany - Australia, 1936, airletter to Australia, back stamped Sydney 25 December 1936; another Spain to Cuba, 1937 censored cover flown via Lisbon and New York. The last with some small faults, used. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Norfolk Island, decimal issues assorted with FV issues ($400+), a few pre-decimal; Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands strips, blocks, sheets etc and claimed to have FV of $600, (total FV $1000). MUH. (100s)
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Olympic Games, stamp collection of Australia Post cards with Olympic themes as First day of issue, a few others as issued from France, Japan, Yugoslavia, USA, together with Japan M/S (6) for 1964 Olympics and another (6) with O/P (6) for specimen, a specimen M/S of 15th Asian Games, Doha 2006. Used, MUH. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Papua New Guinea, 1952 set to pound MUH, large quantity of definitives of 1973 including $2 (29), $1 (25), 2004 M/S FIFA 100 years issues (7) large small (8); Queen Mother M/S, 2002 approx 50 various M/S types, 1993 PO Year book, in all FV 900 (kina). MUH. (100s)
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Papua New Guinea, 1952 set to pound MUH, together with Specimen pound, and others pre-decimal and decimal to 1974 housed on printed sheets and Hagner sheets. All appear as MUH. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Thailand, a large quantity of shipping documents all fixed with Revenue stamps. Used. (approx 50)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
United Nations, collection of FDCs 1970 to 1995, housed in four albums (2 official United Nations albums and two Hagner albums with slip-cases) (447); also, loose covers and a UN stamp catalogue 1951-82 (28). Used. (475)
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
United Nations Collection, 1970s to 1995, mint in three 'Safe' albums. MUH. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
USA, includes 1844 Pomeroy's Letter Express blue 5c mint (Scott 117L3); Boyd City Express two cents green (Scott 20L7); printed envelope stamps (68) many unused some duplication, issues from 1861 including used 3c red, 3c green (Scott U26, U57, U58), also Columbus and Liberty (17) all mostly 19th century - early 20th century; various Telegraph stamps (16); Official Sealed stamps (5); New York Stock Transfer stamps (8); definitive used most issues to 1910 (100s); quantity of world in packets all c.1890-1930, including Great Britain, Edward VII in multiples to 1/- and other issues all in a box with packets. Mostly used. (approx 1,000)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
USA, collection on leaves noted mint 1893 Columbian mint to 50c, another to 10c 1898 Trans-Mississippi set, used 1901 Pan-American to 5c, 10c, 1904 Louisiana Purchase set, 1912-5 Panama-Pacific used, mint sets of 1920 Pilgrim, 1924 Huguenot, 1925 Lexington, 1918 6c air used, 1923 air used, 1926-7 air mint, Special Delivery singles 1885-1888, 1894 used, 10c orange 1893, 1895, 1902 all mint, Postage Dues 1879-1893, used, brown to 5c, red to 10c; Official stamps mint including Interior 1c to 24c, Treasury to 90c, mixed mint and used most to 30c War Dept, various Revenue stamps from 1862 (55), Parcel Post to 10c, 25c used. An interesting lot mixed condition, mint and used, some scarce. (lot)
Estimate $400
SOLD $380
USA, Internal Revenue stamps 1862-1871 issues featuring Washington, 2c (Scott R15), 5c Certificate (Scott R24); 5c Agreement (Scott R23); 10c blue (Scott R109); 25c Certificate (Scott R44); 50c Morgage (Scott R59); 2c blue/blue with Liberty issued 1875-1878 (Scott R152); 1898 Documentary issues 1c pale blue, 2c carmine rose, 25c purple brown, (Scott R163-4, 169); Proprietary 3/8th cent deep orange (RB22); together with sticker for USA Post Office 'Officially Sealed'. Unused some with some gum. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Vietnam, an accumulation of MUH issues with CV (£360+) based on 2007 SG; lot also includes some Cambodia and Laos. MUH. (approx 100)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Wallis & Futuna, 50F on 48F Sydpex 80 (11 complete sheets) (CV £1375); Nicaragua M/S of 1949 UPU, 1948 games (about 30 sheets) (CV £140); Cyprus 1965 M/S Kennedy 20 sheets (CV £65), total CV £1580. MUH. (lot)
Estimate $300
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