Catalogue
Australia, MUH decimal, includes 1983 PO year book, quantities of issues for all denominations including sheets, also includes booklets (about 25), Post office packs (18) and M/S, many in packets or old envelopes, (FV $300+). MUH. (100s)
Estimate $140
SOLD $170
Australia, Australia Post Yearbooks (14), mint sheet files (3)(high FV), gutter strips including territories in drawing books (15), two stock book albums, all in one large carton, (high FV). Mostly MUH. (100s)
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,700
Australia Post Yearbooks, assorted years from 1982 (21), theme sets (8), 1976 Olympics album (few stamps), World Wildlife covers collection in album 1976, Silver Jubilee 1977 Collection in album; FDC's for Cities (unopened as mailed), all in two heavy cartons. MUH. (100s)
Estimate $400
SOLD $440
Australia Post Yearbooks, thematic packs in two cartons, 1980s-2000s approx 24 albums and some kiloware. Mostly MUH. (100s)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Australia, large carton of Australia Post year books (8) 1983, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, together with Post Office packs with stamps mostly 1970s, (177) and a small quantity of MU Australia stamps from PO in envelopes (FV @$10). MUH. (100s)
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Australia, large carton of Australia Post year books (11) 1987-1996 complete and 1998, together with Post Office packs with stamps to $10, and a small stock books containing MUH and used Australia, together with Norfolk Island and PNG. Mostly MUH, a few used. (100s)
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Australia, Post Office packs c.1970s-1990s (148), noted Roberts and Streeton paintings $10 and $5 packs, some (54) are included in an old stock book, booklets (5), and a box wax seal from Munich (1384) of the 'Gottesmutter Strehend mit Kind'. MUH. (lot)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Australia, decimal collection in a blue Leuchtturn/Lighthouse looseleaf hingeless album with slipcase, partial set items missing navigators and birds of 1966 and a few scattered sets, otherwise about complete to 1987 with values to $10, also a few AAT; lot also includes 2 red stockbooks of mixed world stamps mostly mint or MUH with a few pickings, noticed some MUH Australia and South Africa, a few Fdc and (2) For Valour packs. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Australia, Flight covers, official and normal all c.1930s, including First Official Air Mail Flight to London, 23 April 1931 (4, one illustrated); Australia to PNG, July 1934 (10, one illustrated with signatures), other NZ - Australia flight covers (3) other flight covers (5). Used. (22)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Australia, First Day Cover albums (13), 1940s on, mostly decimal, album with Canada and Great Britain and a sketch book with sheets of decimal (FV over $250). Used. (100s)
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Australia, FDCs, Flight covers and other covers including world, an interesting range of issues from the 1930s, noted flight covers (14) including Melbourne-Batavia 1931, Adelaide/Melbourne-NZ 1934 (3), Adelaide-Daly Waters 1936; Sydney or Adelaide/Darwin or Perth to London 1930, 1931 (4), 1934 (3), etc; other covers Melbourne, 2 Jl 13 fixed with 2 x 1/2d kangaroos, 9d FDC 1 Se 38; Opened by Censor (4); covers with 3d KGVI blue white leaves (3, 2 are FDCs) ; Jersey FDC covers 1 Jun 43 (2), an interesting lot. Used. (approx 200)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Australia, First Flight Covers, in a large box, an extensive range of BOAC, Qantas and Air New Zealand covers, some filling a large shoebox and others in two small size cover clip lock albums, as produced for all the major first flights, covers are all fixed with stamps of different countries (about 40 countries represented), all that flights landed or took off, all are fixed with various stamps of those countries; mostly c.1950s-1960s, some however from the 1930s; it is a collection almost impossible to duplicate, some covers signed by captains or pilots. Used, with almost no duplication. (approx 300)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Australia, including New Zealand, flight covers in cliplock cover album, Adelaide to Port Darwin 20/2/1930 via Brisbane, etc; First flight, Perth - Adelaide (to Canberra, Newcastle) 4/6/1929; Melbourne - Albany WA 31/5/1929 (3); others NSW to Derby WA (2) May 1929; Ship Mail Room Melbourne - Brisbane May 1931 another normal; Melbourne to WA fixed with K/Smith set 26 Mar 1931 (illustrated); New Zealand Auckland - Rotorua, Auckland- Hamilton Dec 1931; Xmas Airmail Christchurch-Dunedin 24 Dec 31; Gisborne - Auckland 10 Dec 31; VH-UXX 'Faith in Australia', Feb 1931, similar Auckland to Mosman Feb 34 and 6 over similar covers; 1st England Australia air mail 1931 London - Auckland; Fremantle- Southampton 3 Dec 34; Mondure Qld. via Papua to Gisborne NZ 23/6/34; Aust to PNG - Sydney 19 July 34 fixed with Australia and New Guinea stamps; signed by Ulm etc Sydney via NZ; 'Faith in Australia' covers (4) etc, other flight covers etc. An interesting group many very scarce, used. (52)
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
Australia, air mail covers, from Cook (SA) to Ashfield (NSW) 20 June 1935 (a cover from Mackay Aerial Reconnaissance Expedition Western Australia 1935); another from Newtown (NSW) to Narramine (NSW) 6 August 1938; both covers fixed with 3d (air or Silver Jubilee) and 2d (KGVI or KGV 2d on 1 1/2d red). Fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Australia, assorted WWII mail, most to the Bank of China at Martin Place (many are registered, some using Aust. Army Postal Service), several from AIF, and RAAF, several are WWI post cards etc, one from 1st BDE HQ in Egypt with Censor stamp (illustrated). Used. (37)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Australia, in 13 old stock books in two large cartons FDCs, used Australia in quantity mostly decimal and assorted world stamps. Used. (100s)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Australia, 1947-1948, BCOF overprint set to complete to 5/- in block of 4, dated 1946, (5/- block thick paper illustrated). (SG J1-7) (CV£680). MUH. (28)
Estimate $300
SOLD $460
Australia, BCOF set, 1/2d - 5/-, (SG J1-J7); with imprint blocks of 4 of 3d and 2/-, top corner block of 4. Imprint blocks MUH, set mint and toned. (19)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australian Antarctic Territory, collection housed in three albums (two are cliplock, one a spring-back album), issues from 1957-1980, MUH, mint and used, together with an extensive collection of different covers from 1947 from Heard Island (5), 1948-1949 Macquarie Island (11), other latter issues some as FDCs from Heard Island and many others from the 1950s. MUH, mint and used. (lot)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Aden, collection in a green stamp album, various sets from KGVI as short sets to 1R, some sets incomplete but with duplication nearly complete to 5R or 5/- to 1964; incomplete issues of the Aden Protectorate States, Hadhramaut to 5R, 1942-1955, similar for Seiyun 1942-1964, extra sets and cover 31 Mr 56 with various issues. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Africa, an extensive collection of issues MUH, mint and used, some are housed in a red loose spring back stamp album (Basutoland and Lesotho), but most as many short sets on Hagner cards or loose album leaves, The Besutoland include KGV short sets and KGVI set to 10/- (SG 18-28 CV £110), 1954 set (SG 43-53 CV £100), others 1948 wedding, etc, Lesotho O/P, and regular issues to 1982 about complete, mint and M/S (13); Rhodesia, an extensive range on Hagner cards including 1910 British South Africa Company as Rhodesia, partial sets mint and used to 2/- noted (SG 119) block of 4 mint and 5/- (SG 160 mint regummed, CV £325) (illustrated), others as Rhodesia KGV to 8d mint and also including a Post Card 1907, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Revenue stamps on pieces to £10 KGVI and £1 block of 4 KGV, KGVI Northern Rhodesia 1/- to 5/- used (4); Zimbabwe a few; Southern Nigeria, a range of issues of QV issues to 1/-, EVII and KGV noted Nigeria issued to 2/6 (SG 9, 27), also part (SG 34-41), 2/6 (2), 5/- and 10/- (SG 42-44) and £1 (SG 80); Oil Rivers QV to 5d Mint (SG 1-5); Niger Coast Protectorate QV issues (19) various to 2/6 mint, 10/- used Consular issue; Biafra, a range of issues and M/S, 1968 set (SG 4-16 CV £190); Zululand, issues include Jubilee set to 6d (CV £182); used 1892 GB, O/P on 9d and 1/- (CV £300), and others; Nyasaland, various issues and sets, some British Central Africa to 2/6 (SG 26, CV£350), 2/6 and 4/- (SG 48, 50 this used), EVII set to 1/-, KGV set to 1/- with duplication and a £1 used as a Revenue issue, KGVI set to 1/-, 1953 QEII set to 20/-; Togo, (5) O/P on cover to 1/- used 18.6.1920, mint set to 10/- with extras; Gold Coast various issues, noted KGVI 10/- and 5/- on piece used, 1928 set KGV set mint to 5/-; 15/- (SG 100 £140), EVII 5/-, 10/- (SG 46-47); Gambia, 1953 QEII, 1/3, 4/-, 5/-, 10/, £1, and 1948 wedding; lot includes various covers (10) c1940-1960s. MUH, mint or used. (100s)
Estimate $250
SOLD $800
Africa, selected stamps on sheets and Hagner cards from Sierra Leone including 6d lilac (SG4), 2/- and 5/- QV (SG 51, 52, CV £120), 5/- EVII, etc; British Bechuanaland, sets and part sets from QV various as O/P on GB stamps mint and used, short sets of KGV - 1966; Swaziland, KGVI short set and set to £1, Independence set 1968 to 2r etc; Gambia, various sets QV to 1/- with duplication, KGV short sets, KGVI set to 4/- etc; British East Africa Company issues including 2,3 and 4 rupees; British Somaliland QV O/P 12 annas, 1 rupee, Kenya Uganda Tanganyika, various including 1938 10/- (3) (SG 149), 1960 QEII 10/-, 20/-, 1922 3/- and 10/- specimens (SG 90s, 94s) etc on leaves including Tanzania, Zambia and Uganda issues to 1970; Tangganyika, 1922 5/- mint, 10/- used watermark sideways (SG 87 CV£400) (illustrated), set to 3/- (SG 74-85); Southern Nigeria, QV part sets to 1/- mint; St Vincent, QV 1d, 4d, 6d used, and others including Yemen and Seychelles QV 36c / 45c and 48c Specimen (SG 27, 7s). MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $200
SOLD $700
Ascension, a small collection on leaves and Hagner sheets, noted extra 5/- and 10/- KGVI (SG 46, 47a), O/P on St.Helena KGV (5) (SG 1-3, 5 and 9); several 1924 series to 1/- (8); KGV pictorials (5), KGVI set to 10/- with extras mint, QEII set to 5/- used, others sets etc to 1970, a Hagner sheet of mostly QEII issues of St. Helena with part sets to 1982; Bahamas, collection on album leaves and Hagner sheets, noted 3/- specimen (SG 61s), 2/- and 3/- (SG 131-2), 5/- KGV (SG 88), 1942 Colombus set to one pound with extras, QEII set to 5/- (SG 201-214); Bermuda, QV to 1/- (4) and ship set to 1/- (7); Bechuanaland on three leaves from 1937; Leeward Islands, QV sets several as plate blocks of 4 or vertical pairs (SG 1-5), QV O/P of 1d (3) (SG 17-19), KEVII partial set to 5/- (6), 1935 Jubilee, 1948 Wedding in blocks of 4; 1954 QEII set to $4.80 (SG 126-140), together with various Judicial and Specimen issues QV-KGV (7); Trinidad & Tobago War Tax issues various types (20) mint and used; British Guiana, on leaves or Hagners assorted issues and part sets from 1862, noted two sets including 60c, 96c and $1 KGVI (SG 315-317); Jamaica, KGVI part as blocks of 4, single set to 5/- sets, St. Lucia KGVI set to 5/-; Dominica 1903 series 1/d - 6d (7) and a few singles from other countries. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $200
SOLD $650
Austria, 1948 set of Provincial costumes, 3 groschen - 10 schilling, complete set including 1 schilling red (SG 1126 CV £130) (illustrated), (SG 1108-1144). Fine mint with minor hinging. (37)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Barbados, collection housed in a Lancaster "Major" loose-leaf stamp album, together with additional pages, used Britannia seated type, no wmk., and wmk., (SG 12a, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 29, 31, 33-35, 48, 50, 51, 58, 61, 65, 66, 72-74, 76-83), 5/- 1873 dull rose (SG 64, CV £300) (illustrated), 1882-1886 set mostly used to 5/- and colour varieties (SG 89-103 CV£275 + extras), 1892-1903 issues mint (SG 105-115 CV£250), 1897-1898 Jubilee set white paper mint (SG 116-124 CV£275), SG 126, 1906 Nelson set mint, 1907 Relief Fund 1d/2d (8, 6 with inverted O/P), 1909-1910 1/4d - 1/- (7), 1912-1916 set used to 3/- (SG 170-180, CV £250), 1916-1920 to 3/- mint with shades (18) (SG 181-191, CV£225 +), (SG 197-200, mint), 1920 Victory set to 3/- (11) (SG 201-211), 1921-1924 to 3/- mint (SG 213-215, 217-228), 1925-1935 set complete with colour changes (16), issues from 1927 mint/MUH many in blocks of 4, including 1938-1948 set, others appear complete to QEII 1953 set; together on separate sheets or loose selected issues to 1964 mostly used. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $250
SOLD $1,000
Barbados, a small collection on leaves, noted Britannia seated used (4) mint (1), 1882 issues (7) values to 1/- mint/used, assorted seal issues some mint mostly low values only, 1938 partial set to 5/-, assorted part sets to 1991; St. Lucia (2), including bi-sected 1/2d O/P on 6d QV (SG 54); Grenada, a small collection leaves, noted 1d O/P mint on Chalon head orange (SG 27 CV£400); 1883 1/2d dull green plate 1 block of 4 as tete-beche pairs (SG 30a), similar for 1d carmine (SG 40a); others mint (4) of QV, noted 400th anniversary mint (SG 56); others mint to KGVI (21) values to 2/-; other issues on leaves Heligoland mint (4), India QV 9 pies block of 6 and 4 (SG 86-87); Niger Coast QV issues 1893 1d pair mint (SG 46), 1897 set to 2d, extra 1d used; Nova Scotia, various mint of 1860-3 series (9) noted 12 1/2d (SG 17), noted (SG 26, 27); Turks Islands mint from 1867 1d (SG 1, 59), blocks of 4 1d 1889 and plate 3 corner block of 4 of 1/2d (SG 53a); Anguila, small MUH collection (24) from 1969; Antigua, collection on leaves partial sets from KGVI - 1967 and KGVI set to 5/-; others small sets from Belize, Bermuda, Barbuda, St. Christopher Nevis-Anguilla. MUH, mint and used. (approx 200)
Estimate $100
SOLD $420
British Antartica territory, various issues with a SG spring back album, issues from 1963-1987, values to £1 (SG 15a), MUH, mint with duplication, others on Hagner cards, with new coinage O/P, together with a collection of French Antartica a good range of issues including 100th ITU issue, 2 sets of Emperor penguin 50 & 100 Fr., etc. MUH and mint. (approx 200)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
British Commonwealth, collection in a brown Lighthouse album with issues from various countries with a good range of pickings, many are KGVI but also some QV - KGV and QEII noted range of issues from Bahamas, Aden, British Honduras, Cape of Good Hope (include 1d triangles (2), one on blued paper other illustrated; Cook Islands, British Solomon Islands SG 60-72 (CV £85). Cyprus, Fiji, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Gold Coast including 1938 set to 10/-, India QV issues, Monserrat, QEII 1953 set to $4.80 (no 48c), selected 1953 Coronation, British East Africa issues, noted KEVII 2 rupees used SG 27 (illustratred), British South Africa Company, Orange Free State, Natal, Norfolk Island, Western Samoa, Tristan da Cunha, Papua, Territory of New Guinea, Kenya Tanganyika and Uganda, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad, Johore, Tonga, Transvaal, Virgin Islands, Zululand, etc. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $260
SOLD $260
British Commonwealth, 1937 Coronation set complete as pairs or blocks housed in Stanley Gibbons Coronation album, some issues with paper toning, mint/MUH; covers from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, FDCs including 1937 Coronation (2), Peace (4), UPU (1), Registered covers KGV 1922 (3), KGVI cover 1951 issues to 5/-. MUH, mint and used. (approx 100)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
British Commonwealth, in four albums one in a KA-BE hingeless album, containing Nauru stamps, a few issues mint to 1935, but relatively complete from 1935-1986 including M/S these almost MUH, another stock book of similar issues from Nauru from 1935-1980s as singles, blocks, M/S, special uses etc; a large stock book of MUH issues from Samoa, blocks, M/S, issues 1973-1986; another stock book of PNG, MUH issues mostly in blocks of 4, 1970s-1980s. A useful accumulation, almost all MUH, a very few used. (100s)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70