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Australia, New South Wales 1897 Charity pair (SG 280-281) mint; Victoria, 1897 Charity pair (SG 353-354) MUH; Australia, 5d KGV Ash imprint block, wmk.C of A; Great Britain, 1929 Postal Union Congress (£1 a facsimile); New Zealand, 1931 Health issues 'smiling boys' fine used. (SG 546-547); the stamps all housed on leaves with many extra similar gilt lined leaves in a boxed superb Oriel Album by Stanley Gibbons Ltd., written up in the finest copperplate lettering. Stamps mostly appear to be MUH, some are mint or used. (10)
Estimate $250
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New South Wales, Charity issues set, 1897, specimen overprint pair (SG 280-281s), (2/6, illustrated), laid up on on a well written up loose leaf sheet. MUH. (2)
Estimate $150
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Queensland, Chalon head issues, 1886 mint (with gum tone) set on thick paper from 2/- to £1 (SG 157-161), together with extras 2/- (4), 2/6 (7) these mostly fiscally used but some with postmarks, together with Australia $5 M/S with Chalon head of Queen Victoria, Colonial Heritage 2010 issue, all laid up on two well written up loose leaf sheets. MUH, mint and used. (19)
Estimate $200
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Tasmania, 1899-1900 pictorial set 1/2d to 6d together with 1d on 2d (SG 229-236, 260) all laid up on a well written up loose leaf sheet. MUH, mint. (9)
Estimate $80
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Victoria, Charity issues set, 1897, mint (no gum) specimen overprint pair (SG 353s-354s), (2/6, illustrated), together with another normal pair MUH (SG 353-354), all on two well written up loose leaf sheets. MUH, mint. (4)
Estimate $200
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Victoria, stamp duty, c1884, ten pounds arms, dull mauve, perf. 11 (cf SG. F50). MUH with crease, gum lightly toned.
Estimate $500
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Victoria, stamp duty, post 1884 issues, five pounds as a joined pair, grey and red, type with Queen Victoria head to left, and a four shillings blue. MUH one of pair with light crease, some gum toning. (3)
Estimate $350
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Victoria, stamp duty issues valures of £10, £25 (illustrated), £50, £100 (illustrated) all with presentation cancels (CTO) from Melbourne Nov 20, 1900, (SG 279, 289-291), laid up on a well written up loose leaf sheet. CTO with some gum toning. (4)
Estimate $500
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Australia, kangaroos, 1st wmk. 4d orange-yellow (SG 6a, cat £425 mint) (illustrated); 9d (SG 10): 1/- (SG 11). MUH with some tone toning. (3)
Estimate $250
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Australia, kangaroos, 3rd watermark, £1 Grey. Centred high, but very fine used.
Estimate $120
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Australia, kangaroos, C of A watermark, £1 Grey with WA registered circular date cancellation 23 June 1936. Used.
Estimate $120
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Australia, kangaroos, C of A watermark, 5/-, 10/- + £1 Grey 'Telegraph' punch issues. Fine used. (3)
Estimate $120
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Australia, 1913-start of 1953, used and MH, a few MUH such as 10/- Robes, missing high value kangaroos and Harbour Bridge 5/-, also 1981-1985 mostly MUH (FV $69.79), plus a few Postage Dues including 1950s MH 1/-, 2/- and 5/-. Stored in The Tasman Loose Leaf Album for Australian Stamps. Used - MUH. (330+)
Estimate $70
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Australia, George V, 1914, 6d kooka one a corner another a single, 3d kooka 1928 a Philatellic Exhibition M/S (illustrated, another a pair and a single, another perf OS; Sydney Harbour Bridge OS (2) overprints on album sheet with a Peter Marshall etching on the sheet; another sheet with John Macarthur centenary set of 4; another sheet with 1938 robes, all stamps on four sheets one with drawing of sheep head, all sheets with write up. MUH and mint. (19)
Estimate $250
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Australia, George V, 1931, a Kingsford-Smith signature envelope fixed with mint 2d, 3d (2), and 6d; together on sheet with used 2d - 6d K/Smith set, 2d and 3d K/Smith OS overprint pair and a similar 6d Air mail OS overprint, these all fine used (SG 121-123, 139, 139a, O123, O124), The envelope cover signed by Kingsford-Smith central to the display sheet with write up. Used. (11)
Estimate $1,000
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Australia, George V, 1931, April 23, First Official Air Mail Cover Melbourne to London, fixed with 1/- kangaroo, 3d air mail, 2d and 6d Kingsford Smith, on a display sheet with write up. Used.
Estimate $100
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Australia, George V, 1932, Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 2d (2), 3d, and 5/- (Illustrated) on a superb display sheet with a powerful coloured etching of 'the Harbour Bridge' by Peter Marshall (signed), (SG 141-144). The 5/- mint, others MUH. (4)
Estimate $250
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Australia, 1932 5/- Bridge, well-centred 'CTO', (CV $350). Fine used.
Estimate $120
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Australia, George V, 1934, July 23, First Official Air Mail Cover Brisbane to Port Moresby and return, fixed with Papua 2d and 6d (SG 133, 137) and Australia Air Mail 3d (2), 1/2d KGV and 1 1/2 WA Cent. on a display sheet with write up. Used.
Estimate $100
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Australia, surrender cover, issued in Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945, fixed with Great Britain 2 1/2d blue and 3d violet KGVI together with 2 x 3d Australia KGVI brown with addressee in Braddon, Canberra, with special stamp J, Tokyo Bay Sept 2 1945 etc. Very fine used and very rare.
Estimate $100
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Australia, flight cover, Qantas Empire Airways, first flight Japan to Australia, 18 De 47, fixed with 3d KGVI BCOF signed by E Harding; another cover first flight Australia to Japan, similar 16 De 47, fixed with 1/6 Australia signed by J Norton?. Used, rare. (2)
Estimate $100
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Australia, flight covers for 1st Regular Qantas Super Constellation Air Service, Australia to North America, May 15, 1954; covers fixed with Fiji, USA, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Canada, and Australia (3) fixed with different stamps (1/-, 2/-, 1/- and 3d. Fine used. (8)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Australia, KGVI, 2d scarlet, vertical coil pair, (SG 184a, cat £350). MUH, rust on edge of top stamp. (2)
Estimate $80
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Australia, 1949 £2 Coat of Arms 'Specimen' with roller flaw, (ASC 271, CV $3500). MH.
Estimate $750
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Australia, George VI, 1950, 8 1/2d imprint block and single; 1952 2/6 imprint block 'One Pound Jimmy' on a superb display sheet with a powerful drawing of 'One Pound Jimmy' as seen on the stamps, (SG 238, 253). MUH. (9)
Estimate $100
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Australia, 1913-1917 collection in Seven Seas hingeless album, a few Geo V heads (no kangaroos) and better middle of the range comm sets, definitives include 1965 2/6d aboriginal 'emergency printing'; Chinese stock book of decimal postage, FV approx $450 and three small stock books, one containing small array of 'cinderellas'. Used - MUH. (100s)
Estimate $300
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Australia, a large quantity in two spring back albums on Hagner sheets of mostly pre-decimal MUH many as blocks of 4 some as imprint blocks, noted £1 arms imprint block; 3d 1928 M/S block of 4; mostly Authority imprints on 4d, 5d (2), 9d (2), 5 1/2d emu, 6d kooka (2), 1/- Lyre bird (2), 1/3 bull also a corner block of 30, 1/4d KGVI (32) most as blocks of 4; plate number corner singles of 1929 WA issue, plate blocks of 4, Nos. 1-3 of Anzac 2d; Nos 1-4 of 2d cable; Produce Food large blocks 21 x3d, 9x3 of 3 1/2d; imprint pairs 1935 (5) of 2d silver jubilee, blocks of 4 etc; quantities of post 1945 issues, quantity of decimal issues. MUH. (100s)
Estimate $250
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Australia, two large maroon Vario classic ring binders (GIGANT) and slip covers holding covers, FDCs, PNCs (including VC and Australian Legends), stamped cards etc, issues from 1937 , noted 1938 air mail cover to Wau and re-addressed fixed with 3d KGVI and 2 x 3d cable; FDC from 1937, mixed range from 1946-2010, (116), PNC (12). Used. (approx 140)
Estimate $200
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Australia, decimal collection of mostly single issues stored on Hagner sheets within two Hagner System cliplock stock books, issues from 1966-c1990 incomplete. MUH. (100s)
Estimate $250
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Australia, in a large carton, includes deLuxe AP year books 1984, 1987, 1989; Post Office packs (approx. 290) mostly c.1970s-1980s with much duplication; MUH Australia (FV $280); unused new letter cards 20c 22c (approx. 35); FDC and other unused FDC envelopes (approx 150); small stock books etc (11) mostly with used Australian decimal; unused PNG sets; world stamps in large packets mostly Hungary etc., History of the Olympics Stamp Collection (by Stanley Gibbons). MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $300
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