Catalogue
New Zealand, Government of New Zealand, Specimen bond being in regards to $1,000 fifteen year 5 1/4% bond due May 1, 1977; De La Rue Printing, coat of arms as vignette at top, serial number 00000, unsigned. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
U.S.A., Railroad Stock Certificates and Bonds, plus Ã…â€Å‣100 1888 Costa Rica Railway Co. First Mortgage Debenture. Extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $40
SOLD $20
Share Certificates, Charles Laffitte & Company Ltd. shares of Ã…â€Å‣20 each, issued 1866. Extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $50
SOLD $20
Loan Scripts, various including 1913 Chinese Govt. Reorganisation Gold Loan with three vignettes, 1913 compagnie Generale de Chemins de fer et de Tramways en Chine (three vignettes), Chinese Republic 5% Gold Loan 1913, Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway. Very fine and generally large. (4)
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
Derwent & Tamar Fire, Life & Marine Assurance Company, receipt, 1st May 1866 (printed) with penny red attached, premium fire policy Ã…â€Å‣4.16.0. A facsimile of Young & Dillon Hobart Town half a dollar 1823. Industrial & Commercial shore certificates, NSW 1906-27 period (6). Very fine or better. (8)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Shipping order bound for Port Adelaide for the Appleton various ordered boxes and contents, bill for Ã…â€Å‣10.7.1, dated Bristol, 2nd December 1846, attarctive vignette of sailing ship. Very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $70
Van Diemen's Land, Conditional Pardon to John Palmer, transported for life on board the ship Aurora in 1835 granted the pardon under seal in 1843. Very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $300
SOLD $800
Certificate of Title, Henry Dinsdale of South Melbourne, 4th July 1884 with one pound and one shilling Duty stamps attached. Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Hobart Town Gazette, Vol XX No. 1001 Thursday August 6, 1835, pp613-629 printed by James Ross, Collins Street Hobart. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Personal letter signed by Sir Robert Menzies with his letterhead to Mr. A.J. Williams, MBE, dated 25th August 1966.
Estimate $60
SOLD $120
Great Britain, conveyance document, Charles II, 1674, 'Sciant presentes..' (Be it known to the present and future..) Conveyance for L16 dated 13 November 1674 john Chapman Sexton of Pitsey in Essex.. a tenement (cottage), garden and orchard in a hamlet called Berdfield End Green.. etc., signed on gutter fold John Chapman, red ball seal attached. Details included in lot, very fine, rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $130
Australian, including Tasmania, South Australia, New South Wales and world stamps(used) contained in nine albums and twelve folders, most annotated, (hundreds)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Dealer's bulk stock lot. Australian pre-decimal and decimal stamps (used), mostly annotated and in envelopes, first day covers including QANTAS Olympic Torch Flight 1956, QANTAS Inaugural Flight Around the World, also world stamps, (hundreds).
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Australian and Australian States, mostly as covers, includes New South Wales presentation set of the Members of Legislatures of several states with issues to a pound and postage to a pound, Flight cover, first day covers, also a small lot of Bavaria and loose stamps on paper. Used.(hundreds)
Estimate $60
SOLD $240
Australia Post, year books 1987, 1988, 1989. Australian Bicentennial Collection (2). Introducing Australia. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Rocket cover, Europa Rocket, Eldo launch, Woomera South Australia, 12 June 1970 with seven autograph signatures, 5ct yellow tailed thornbill. Extremely fine.
Estimate $20
SOLD $50
Postal History; an interesting collection of pre-stamped or standard envelopes, newspaper wrappers from Victoria, (21) (c.1870's-1900's) one cover used 1936, South Australia wrappers (2), envelope 1862 (with defective 6d stamp), New Zealand post card from Napier 1886; some addressed to the Postmaster, also a 1940's postcards from England (4). (29)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Postal History; an interesting collection of post cards from Victoria, (c.1870's-1900's), some with added stamps many addressed to the Postmaster, many different types of these post cards depending of the period, also a used post card and reply card intact and two letter cards. (54)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Postal History; an interesting collection of post cards from New South Wales (11) (1880's-1910), South Australia (6) (c.1870's-1890's), Queensland (5) (1880's-1890's) some with added stamps many addressed to the Melbourne Post Office. (22)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Postal History, Post cards (3) from Natal, Queen Victoria unused; Australia, pre-stamped envelopes, George VI, two pence, unused (7), (ASC E21). (10)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Postal History, a small group of mostly Colonial post cards c.1900, some with attached stamps (15), others unused (7), mostly portraying English kings and Royal themes, also an interesting scrap book of newspaper clippings from World War I. Used. (23)
Estimate $30
SOLD $120
World stamps, collection housed in a Stanley Gibbons Improved Postage Stamp Album, formed in the 1930-1940 period, including Great Britain and other British Commonwealth issues, U.S.A., together with a Lincoln stamp album. Mostly used.(hundreds)
Estimate $80
SOLD $180
Selection of world catalogues including Stanley Gibbons 1914-15 part 1 British Empire, 1914 part 2 Foreign Countries, 1953 part 1 British Empire, 1969 Whole World Simplified, Whitfield King 1939 Stamps of the World, Acklands (Melbourne) 1936 British Empire and Foreign Countries, Stanley Gibbons Collect British Stamps, Yang Postage Stamp Catalogue of Hong Kong, Tan Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei, Tan Singapore, S.G. Germany and German Colonies, New Zealand Stamps various editions, plus a few society publications. (22)
Estimate $20
SOLD $10
Military Medal (GVR), C.Q.M.Sjt. R. Grady 1/Ir. Gds. Impressed. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $1,020
Military Medal (GVR), Pte A. Cpl D. O'Connell RASC. Impressed. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Military Medal (GVR), Pte J. Haugh 27/F.A. R.A.M.C. Impressed. Slight edge bruising otherwise near very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Distinguished Flying Medal (GVIR), Sgt A.R. Edgar RAF. Engraved. Very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,000
Royal Red Cross (GVR) second class (ARRC) breast badge in silver and enamel. No ribbon. Slight scrathces on obverse otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Sutlej Medal 1845 - Ferozeshuhur reverse - one bar - Sobraon. Daniel Rice 29th Regt. Impressed. Good very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $720
Crimea Medal 1854 - no bar. Name erased and slight edge knocks otherwise near very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60