Catalogue
Port Moresby to Concord, N.S.W., Registered Airmail cover bearing 1/- Lakatoi, 7 1/2d, 6 1/2d Huts, 3 1/2d Headdress, 2 1/2d Bird, 2d Youth, 1/2d Tree Kangaroo, stamps cancelled with four strikes PORT MORESBY NEW GUINEA CDS 23NO54, also once on back, backstamped G.P.O. SYDNEY CDS 25NO54 (twice), CONCORD REPAT. HOSP. CDS 25NO54. Altogether eight strikes and Registration label. Hinge on back. Otherwise clean and neat. (1)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Rabaul to Willoughby, N.S.W., First Day Cover (?) bearing 1/7 Cattle, 7 1/2d, 4d, 3d Black, 1/2d, stamps cancelled with two strikes RABAUL CDS 23JE58, third strike clear of stamps. According to SG Catalogue, First Day of Issue was 2JE58. Some toning on perfs and cover. (1)
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Paquebot AIRMAIL cover to Parramatta, bearing Egypt 1933 Airmail 7m Black and Blue and 1927 40m Brown, cancelled Sydney PAQUEBOT 2SE40, H.M.SHIPS PASSED BY CENSOR Tombstone front and back, not initialled. Some creasing, stains.
Estimate $30
SOLD $0
Paquebot cover to Parramatta, bearing New Caledonia 1928 50c,40c,25c,20c,15c,10c,5c,4c,1c and Australia 1937 2d Red, stamps cancelled with four strikes of PAQUEBOT SYDNEY CDS 11AU38. Small tear into cover at bottom. Some perfs toned.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Royalty, six covers including five for Coronation of QEII, two Australian, one backstamped for the Coronation Day Air Mail Flight, three from Great Britain with QANTAS cachet, and registered cover of British Solomon Islands 1937 coronation set. (6)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Trans-Tasman Flight: Sixth Crossing in the ``Southern Cross'' addressed to Martin Place, Sydney, bearing pair Aust. KGV 1d Green uncancelled and NZ KGV pair 2 1/2d Blue, 2d Yellow cancelled PALMERSTON CDS 24MR34, usual circular cancel KAITAIA N.Z. TRANS-TASMAN AIR MAIL ``SOUTHERN CROSS'' 29MR34. Perfs and cover rust-stained.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Woomera, South Australia, Christmas Greetings Card of the L.R.W.E. Range Officers' Mess, with badge of the L.R.W.E. RANGE on front. Nice collateral piece for Rocketry Exhibit. (1)
Estimate $30
SOLD $30
World correspondence (many items, some interesting) in box, together with two albums (noticed A.A.T. First decimals MUH), 1985 A.P.O. Yearbook, bags of world stamps on piece. (Quantity)
Estimate $100
SOLD $30
Gallo-Belgic Imported to Britain, Uninscribed Coinage, Gallo-Belgic A, Ambiani type, (c.125 - 100 B.C.), stater, 7.45 grams, obv. Celticized head of Apollo left, with naturalistic face, rev. Celticized horse to left, with complex flower arrangement below horse, (S.2, cf.Mack Sylloge No.3, Van A. 12-1). Fine/nearly fine light scratches and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $400
Edward III, (1327-1377), gold noble, fourth coinage, Pre-Treaty period 1351-61, type G, mm. cross, (S.1490). Slightly clipped, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $940
Edward III, (1327-1377), gold quarter noble, treaty issue 1361-9, mm. cross, issued 1361-3, London mint, voided quatrefoil in centre, no annulet before EDWARD, (S.1510). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $780
Edward IV, (1461-1483), light coinage, gold ryal, London mint, mm.crown on reverse, large fleurs in spandrels, (S.1950). Very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,440
Edward IV, (1461-1483), light coinage, gold ryal, London mint, mm.crown on reverse, small trefoils in spandrels, (S.1951). Small punch mark in reverse field, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $1,300
Edward IV, (1461-1483), light coinage, gold ryal, Flemish copy of the London mint ryal but struck on a larger flan and of coarser work, mm.crown on reverse, small fleurs and more space in spandrels, (S.1952). Holed, somewhat crinkled, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Henry VIII, (1509-1547), angel, first coinage, mm castle, nd c.1509-1526, (S.3265). Minor grafitti on obverse, weak in places, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $520
Henry VIII, (1509-1547), angel, first coinage, mm castle, nd c.1509-1526, (S.3265). Weakly struck in places, otherwise fine or better.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Mary, (1553-1558), fine sovereign of thirty shillings, Tower mint, 1553, (15.480 grams), m.m. pomegranate, obv. Mary seated on ornate and decorated throne holding orb and sceptre, portcullis below, rev. royal arms of Tudor rose, double annulet stops, (S.2488, N.1956). Very attractive round coin, with slight weakness on face, otherwise extremely fine and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $14,000
SOLD $0
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603) sovereign, mm escallop, c.1584-1586, third issue, (S.2529, N.2003). Holed at 12 o'clock and burnished, otherwise a very attractive round coin with a reasonable portrait, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,000
Elizabeth I, gold half pound, mm. tun, nd c.1591-5, fifth issue, beaded inner circle, with very ornate bust, (S.2535). Extremely fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,100
James I (1603-1625) second coinage, 1604-19, gold unite, fourth bust, mm bell, issued 1610-1, (S.2619). Possibly mounted on edge at 5 o'clock, die crack through centre of reverse, otherwise fine - very fine and a rare mintmark.
Estimate $500
SOLD $740
James I (1603-1625), gold crown, mm. trefoil, second coinage, third bust, issued 1613, (S.2625). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $620
James I (1603-1625), laurel, mm. thistle, issued 1621-1623, (S.2638A). Large round flan, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,600
William and Mary, five guineas, 1692, QVINTO edge, (S.3422 variant). Trace of mount mark on edge, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $3,500
Charles I, (1625-1642), gold unite, Tower mint, Group B bust type 2b, mm. anchor, 1638-9 (S.2690A, Booker 51). Good very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,350
Anne, guinea, 1713, third bust, (S.3574). Fine or better.
Estimate $400
SOLD $440
Anne, guinea, 1714, third bust, (S.3574). Extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,600
SOLD $1,500
George III, guinea, 1773, third head (S.3727). Good very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $480
George III, guinea, 1784, fourth head (S.3728). Extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $660
George III, guinea, 1787, fifth head spade type, (S.3729). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $660
George III, guinea, 1787, fifth head spade type, (S.3729). Extremely fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $740