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Australia, cover to Private AIF returned with ABPO Deceased stamped as well as Return to Sender from ...Victoria Barracks; Over stamp; other stamped details, fixed with 2 x 1d red KGV perforated Wills, dated 14 Ap (19)17, DLO stamp dated 4 Fe (19)18 (illust); another cover fixed with 1d NSW Duty stamp and Postage Due stamp for 4d, 11 June 1921; another cover with 2d NSW Duty Stamp and 4d Postage Due stamp Ja 19, 1921. Used. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Australia, covers (52), mostly 1920's and 1930's, including 2d KGV fixed to cover commemorating Yass Centenary (illust.), another returned to sender Ja 28 1918 from Bendigo, Air Mail covers Hobart to Sydney generally fixed with commemorative stamps, bridge, SA, Cable, Macarthur, Jubilee; miscellaneous Pacific used on pieces, Australia, KGV used on sheets, 1985 P.O. year book and stamps, PO packs (4). Used, some MUH. (lot)
Estimate $120
SOLD $370
Australian States, a stock book of various state issues (approx. 250, noted New South Wales ASC 5, 10, 21, 23, duty stamps etc; Queensland Chalon head to 5/-, ASC 22-26, etc; South Australia including OS overprint issues (15); Tasmania, noted ASC 5, 28, 31; Victoria and Western Australia ASC 10, etc.; other stock books of Australian States with duplication (3); Australia, used KGV and Kangaroos, decimals and some world in three stockbooks and quantity of used in envelopes. Used. (100's)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Australia, specialised lot of New South Wales fourpence Captain Cook, Mint, O.S. and plain, including colour varieties. Mint - MUH. (103)
Estimate $500
SOLD $520
New South Wales, Government Railways of New South Wales, Berala, part set 9, 10, 30, 60 cents, $1, $2, $3, $4 all overprinted SPECIMEN; Another, Berala, part set 10, 30, 60 cents, $1, $2, $3, $4, $5 all overprinted SPECIMEN (16) MUH; S.T.A, Adelaide Newspaper parcel ticket; Melbourne Metropolitan Tramways Board Newspaper prepaid fare tickets (2); Briscoes $2 parcel? tickets (5); Australian stamps perforated GNSW (7); various other cinderella stamps (9). Mint, MUH. (40)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Victoria. Pink five pound duty stamp, orange one pound duty stamp, lilac fifteen shillings duty stamp and a two crown Victoria Stamp Duty Exempt, adhered to a Conveyance document dated 5th December 1882 between Elisha Lock and the Warrnambool Co-operative Milling Company. (4 stamps)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Victorian Government Parliamentary Papers, Important collection of Original Official Victorian Government Parliamentary Papers and Reports relating to the Post Office and Telegraph Department, Postage, Mails and related items in Victoria 1853-1901. The first twenty years comprises Ship Mails, November 1853 pp13; Steam Postal Communication with the U.K. Dec. 1855 pp.8; Steam Postal Communications with Great Britain, Feb. 1856 pp.5 Steam Postal Communications with Great Britain, Feb 1856 pp.7; Post Office Ballarat (1855-56), Feb 1856pp.14; Australian Mails - Copy of Articles of Agreement 1856-57 pp.11; Steam Postal Communications with Great Britain (1858-59) Feb. 1859 pp.3; Mail Service Between Great Britain and Australia (1858-59) pp.3; Conveyance of Mails Between Suez and Sydney (1859-60) pp.6; Mail Service Between U.K and Australia 1861 pp4; Report of the Post Office Department Victoria for 1862 pp.68; Postage of letters from England 1864-65 pp.4; Overland Mail 1864-65 pp.1' Report of the Post Office Department Victoria for 1866 pp.31 and 1867 pp.31; Reference the Establish of Telegraphic Communication Between Europe and Australia 1869 pp.4; Mail Service - Correspondence with the Government of New Zealand on the Proposed Mail Service via San Francisco 1872 pp.16; Report of the Post Office and Telegraph Department for the Year 1871 (1872) pp.45; Mail Service - Further Correspondence re proposed Mail Service via San Francisco 1872 pp.7; Postal Service with Great Britain 1872 pp.2, Mail Service - Correspondence 1872 pp7; Mail Service - Correspondence 1873 pp.4; Mail Contract Point de Galle to Melbourne, June 1873 pp.4; Report of the Post Office and Telegraph Department for the year 1872 (1873) pp.45. 1874-1879 comprises fiften more papers including annual reports; 1880-1889 fourteen papers and reports; 1890-1901 sixteen papers and annual reports. Contains seventy-two foolscap size papers and reports, a nice clean lot and very rare as a group. (72)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,300
Victorian Government Parliamentary Papers, duplicates from the above collection of papers and reports relating to the Post Office and Telegraph Department, Postage, Mails and related items in Victoria 1855-1901. Comprises Steam Postal Communication with the U.K. 1855-56 pp.7; Report of the post Office and Telegraph Department for the Year 1871 (1872) pp.45; Mail Service via San Francisco, 1872 pp.16; Report Post Office and Telegraph Department for the Year 1900 (1901) pp.19, all foolscap size. (4)
Estimate $130
SOLD $120
Victoria, Victorian Railways parcel stamps on piece; Cheltenham $5, three x $1, 40 cents on piece; Frankston $2, $1, 10 cents plus GNSW - Victoria $1, 40 cents on piece; GRNSW - Victoria 4 x $1, 5 cents on piece; GRNSW - Victoria block of thirteen 30 cents plus two additional 30 cents (one, paler green), 3 x 20 cents on piece; GRNSW - Victoria block of fifteen 3 cents on piece. Last two items rare in large blocks used on piece (48); Tasmanian Government Railways parcels stamps 1, 2, 5, 10, 30, 35, and 80 cents all in original sheets of ten (MUH); part set in blocks of three 1 (2), 15, 20 (pair), 25, 30, 35, 40, 50 and 80 cents (2), $1 (MUH); part set 1, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50 and 80 cents, $1 (10) (MUH); MUH, Used. (160)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Victoria, group of topographical postcards all addressed to the same person in Castlemaine (1903-1905), includes postcard scenes from Dalyston, Heidelberg, Port Fairy, Rutherglen, Warburton, Wilson's Promontory, Phillip Island and Castlemaine, interesting group. Used. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
Australia and world, a large quantity of stamps on and off paper, Australia includes a quantity as pre-decimal from 1930's - 1966 and early decimal includes pickings; wide range of world on and off paper, (total weight 5+ Kgms). Used. (1000's)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Covers, an interesting assortment of covers including several BOAC flight covers, FDC mostly pre-decimal issues; noted C of A Australia - england First Official air Mail Flight April 1931 fixed with 3d air (2), 3d K.Smith, 1/- kangaroo, 2d KGV; another Portugal 1894 commem cover of issues to 100 reis; Japanese Censor cover from Philippines; two special presentation folders of Covers from Hong Kong with selected FDC for hand-over year to China, and many others (Approx. 100)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Egypt, postcards, an extensive collection housed in two albums, containing Egyptian postcards from various cities and towns, covering a wide range of subjects. (294)
Estimate $600
SOLD $540
Germany, collection of used issues to 1939 housed in half leather Borek Album c.1940, includes Baden (9), Bavaria (80), noted 18k red SG 32 (£375); Bergedorf (8); Memel (29); Prussia (6); Saxony (5); etc. WWI Western command overprints; a good run from 1920, noted Munich Exhibition used (2 pairs) SG 387-8, others SG376-9, 389-391, 392-8, 413-416a, 421-423 (CV £210), 444-5 (CV £85), 465-468, 492, 659 etc. Mint (mostly stuck down) and used. (100's)
Estimate $200
SOLD $90
Germany, German Occupation of Russia, issues for Ostland and Ukraine used complete sets, Seals issued in WWI known as 'Mourning Seals' protesting to the loss of German areas; Serbia, kings death mark coronation stamps with detailed explanatory account of issue SG 108-115, duplicate set 108-112 (death's head issue); Poland, Polania society covers etc. in album; Poland under Germany, WWII cloth and garment cards for females unused (yellow and blue cards) one marked for SS; Motor Spirit Licence for Great Britain WWI issue for purchase of 90 gallons. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Gilbert & Ellice Islands, covers without stamps, both OHBMS, one from Collector of Customs, Ocean Island, Nov 21, (19)17; another from Fumnafuti Island, 17th december 1917; another from British Solomon Islands, Opened by Censor fixed with 1d KGV, Tulagi 1 De 1917, Opened by Censor stamp on front; another OHMS paid from Tulagi 30/XI/1917; Fiji, 2d KGV, with Loose Ship Letter oval stamp on back; another Nauru OHMS cover, Censored stamp but not postmarked. Used. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $340
Great Britain, MUH and mint Queen Elizabeth II issues on hagners, as post office packs (36), booklets M/S and sets, a few used and also some from Canada, New Zealand, Ceylon 1947, South Africa 1941 1d Xmas stamps nearly complete booklet. Mint, MUH and used. (lot)
Estimate $80
SOLD $130
Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey 1960s-1980s assorted issues with duplication, in a white album. MUH (100's)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
India, East India Company postal stationary postcard, quarter anna, Majeeiamandi 20 JULY 1898 to Lahore with additional markings including 'dead Letter Office' Lahore and Bombay, and extra piece affixed and marked UNCLAIMED LETTER and square date stamp LAHORE 25 JUL 98 FREE in three lines, Armister CDS 26 JL 26 on back of piece, returned Bombay D.L.O. 28 July 1898. Rare. Used.
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
New Caledonia, various covers (9) c.1917-1930, including registered covers (3) fixed with Reistration stickers Noumea 68, 634 and 640, fixed with 3 Fr. on 5Fr mauve (SG 134) (Illust), two with 1 & 2 Fr. issues (SG 123, 100); another with 40c (SG 95) on a Cabinet of Gouverneur envelope, dated 1917, stamp of the Gouverneur with addional hand stamps (illust), another similar with 25c (SG 92) from Gouverneur, others (2) fixed with stamps, and (3) without postage stamps but officially sent Nov. 1917, August 1919. Used. (8)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
North West Pacific Islands, OHMS cover Rabaul to Sydney, 22 No 1917 fixed with 1d red with oval stamped Passed Censor Rabaul 24 Nov 1917; another cover Rabaul (Burns Philp & Coy) fixed with 2d, 24 Sep (19)21; Papua, registered cover No. 316, fixed wiuth 4x1d (SG 94a), 2x«d (SG 84), 3 Jan (19)19, Port Moresby to Sydney. Used. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Papua and New Guinea, box of assorted MUH issues and FDC mostly late 1980's, others as mostly air mail flight covers about 50 from various countries for Qantas or Air New Zealand c.1963-1970, various world Franklin mint Silver Jubilee covers (approx. 20), miniature pewter plate Australian birds collection (5 items), small collection of Ghana c.1970's in album. MUH, used. (lot)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Philippines, cover from Manila to Sydney, fixed with one 10 centavos blue (Lawton) (SG 341) requiring additional 5d (2x2d and 1d) Postage due stamps, 24 Jun 1918, = with written 50 and stamped CTMS T and T 5d, additional circular stamp Passed by Censor 1800, verso with oval company dated stamp Jun 22 1918, with additional Delivery room postmarks from Sydney 9 Au 18 (illust); another Aug 20 (1918) similar with additional circular stamp Passed by Censor 1801, letter officially opened by censor and sealed; another fixed with 5x4 centavos, 5x2 centavos, and a 6 centavos, Registered cover Jan 16, 1919 Manila to Sydney. Fine used. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Poland, a large stock book of mostly MUH issues, WWI (SG 17-19), WWIU under Germany on German stamps, also including some Govt. in Exile issues of WWII issues of 1941 SG 478-493 with extra sets (missing SG 482); postwar issues SG 622-5, and other issues mostly commems from 1948 - 1980's, noted bird set SG 1201-1212, 1218, 1231-1236, etc, many as sets a few incomplete; another stock book of other issues including imperf 1945 issues and overprints SG 540-545 (2 + sets), 548-553 (with extras), 555-558, 561 (4, scarce), 563 (5), 571 (2), 572-574, 578 (3), Polish culture 1947 perf and imperfs incomplete but many extras, SG 600, 602-3, 611-613, 614 (3), 615 (2), 616-618 (3 sets), 619-621 (2 sets), 629 (2), 652-654 (5 sets), etc. and some White russia issues. MUH & used. (several 100)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Poland, covers on hagner sheets as commemorative covers for Polish soldiers interned in Switzerland various types, several as lottery tickets (24) (high CV), (cover illustrated); other covers either Poland or overseas with Polish themes (45), M/S Italy 1945 Poland in Italy in WWII. Mostly used, several unused. (70)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Postcards, group of Italian postcards (1900-1901) all addressed to the same person at Beetaloo Station via Laura, South Australia, includes various Italian, Suez Ambulant, Adelaide and Laura, South Australia cancellations. (16)
Estimate $70
SOLD $100
Samoa, registered cover inscribed OHMS from Apia Samoa to Sydney, fixed with two 1d carmine New Zealand overprinted SAMOA (SG 116) 13 Jan 1919, with additional rectangular stamp Passed by Censor 3, registered No. 1274 Apia, verso with postmark Registered Sydney 8 Fe 19. Fine used, rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Samoa, cover (2) from Apia Samoa to Sydney, one fixed with three «d green New Zealand overprinted SAMOA (SG 134) Apia 8 Mar 1919, with additional rectangular stamp Passed by Censor 3; another cover fixed with 1«d orange brown New Zealand overprinted SAMOA (SG 136). postmarked Suva 14 Jy 1920. Fine used. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
United States, assorted recent booklet issues c.2000, (FV $300US). MUH. (50 booklets)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
World War I, various covers (10) from servicemen on the front to Sydney, all c.1918 with different postal marking 'Passed by Censor', some on covers from 'YMCA with the Egyptian Expeditionary Forces', Australian Comforts Fund' POW cover registered from Berrima NSW; other covers from Malta, USA, Cuba Paqueboat type, with postal markings or Postage Due stamps added. Used. (14)
Estimate $100
SOLD $280