Catalogue
Sellwood, D., & others., Sasanian Coins, London, 1985; Spink & Son,, 178 pp., 12 plates, drawings etc; Books on Treasure: The Aidonia Treasure, 1999, 118 pp., 61 colour illustrations; The Hoxne Treasure, 1993, Brit. Museum, 32 pp., illust.; Mathewson, Treasure of the Atocha, 1986, 160 pp., 64 colour plates etc.; Allen, G & D., Clive's Lost Treasure, London, 1978, 103 pp., illustrated throughout; other books, Vernon's Coillectors' Guide to Orders, Medals & Decorations, 1990, 508pp. illustrations etc.; Siamese Coins and Tokens, Parts I - III, 1977, 100's pages and plates; Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Francaises, 1795-1973. Very fine. (8)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Servadia, Gaia., Motya Unearthing a Lost Civilization, London, 2000, 260 pp., 14 illustrations; Revue Numismatique, Publication of the French Numismatic Society, Paris, fifth series, vols. 2 (1st part) (1938), 9 (1946), 10 (1947-8), 11 (1949), sixth series, vols. XIII (1971), XV (1973), XVII (1975), XXI (1979), vol. 150 (1995), a total of several thousand pages. Fine, several in need of rebinding and loose covers, mostly scarce. (11)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Sheedy, Kenneth; Carson, Robert; Walmsley, Alan, ed. Kate da Costa; Pella in Jordan, 1979-1990, The Coins, Sydney, NSW, 2001, xi + 183 pp., 15 plates. soft cover; Thompson, Margaret; Morkholm, Otto and Kraay, Colin M., An Inventory of Greek Coin Hoards, International Numismatic Commission by American Numismatic Society, New York, 1973, 408pp; Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The Collection of the American Numismatic Society, Part 7, Macedonia I: Cities, Thraco-Macedonian Tribes, Paeonian Kings, 1062 coins described and illustrated, New York, 1987; Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The Collection of the American Numismatic Society, Part 8, Macedonia II: Alexander I - Philip II, 1005 coins described and illustrated, New York, 1994. All as new. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Smith, Kenneth E., Catalogue of World Transportation Tokens & Passes, U.S.A., first edition, 1967; Turnley, Cole., Cole of the Book Arcade, Hawthorn, 1974; Dean, George D., A Handbook on E.W.Cole, His Book Arcade Tokens and Medals, Tarragindi, 1988; together with publications on Tokens and Passes Used on Various Forms of Transportation in Australia; Milk and Ice Tokens; Tokens of Tasmania; Australian Communion Tokens; A Catalogue of Australian Ferry Tokens, Passes and other Small Ferry Collectables; British Metallic Tickets and Commercial Checks of the 19th-20th Centuries; Australian Bread Tokens; Medals and Tokens of Queensland; Millett, T., & Filed, M., Convict Love Tokens, Kent Town, 1998; Tasmanian Passes, Checks & Club Tokens; Andrews, A., Australasian Tokens & Coins, reprint, Sydney, 1965. Good. (14)
Estimate $120
SOLD $180
Spink Australia, small size catalogues, October 1977 to November 1990 (sales 1 to 30, missing 2B, 6, 7, 9, 26, 27 but with duplicate 20) many with prices realised, some annotated. Fair - uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Vort-Ronald, Michael P., Australian Banknotes, 1979, 1st edition, 331pp, hardbound, Banks of Issue in Australia, 1982, 331pp, hardbound, Decimal Banknotes, 1985, 226pp, hardbound. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
World coins, recent auctions, illuistrated sale catalogues, firms, kunker Rauch, Prague, Germany, all in cloth carry bag. Generally fine. (23)
Estimate $50
SOLD $20
Australia, Canberra 1927, Parliament House, penny halfpenny two sheets of 80 stamps, (ASC 127). MUH, several issues with tone spotting. (160)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Australia, Sydney Harbour Bridge related, Landmark fifty cents gutter of ten stamps; National Stamp Week 1982 Bridge cover (2); Sydney Harbour Bridge 50th Anniversary Opening cover, 1982 with two Department of Main Roads' flyers relating to the cover and the event; Bridge Over Time booklet of international stamps (Europe & U.S.A.) combined stamps and postcards, 2007; Harbour Bridge sleeve with pull-out scenes of Sydney, 1930s and a single photo of the bridge; Greetings Letterette Sydney and Bridge, 1930s; The Bridge Letterette Series, No. 1, 2, 3, 1930s; a quantity of postcards featuring the Harbour Bridge, all different (36); Telecom phonecard, five dollars, featuring Opera House and Harbour Bridge (2); Telstra phonecard, twenty dollars, featuring Harbour Bridge at dawn; a variety of brochures, bookmarks, booklets and other printed matter relating to the Harbour Bridge including 32-page, A4 sized, illustrated booklet 'The Story of The Sydney Harbour Bridge' (2). Fine - uncirculated. (78)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Australia, 1946 BCOF overprint set to complete 5/- (Thick paper) with described varieties, Mostly MUH, 5/- mint (7).
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Australia, pre-decimal mixed collection in three albums, two albums containing collection from 1913 and later kangaroos to 5/-, KGV used a good range to 1/4, commemoratives mint/MUH low values in blocks from 1927, noted 3d air block of 6 with MUH for 4, Sturt set block of 4; 1/- Lyre bird large pair very fine mint (Illust.); Kingsford Smith 2d (4), 3d (4), 6d (2) as blocks; Bridge 2d (6), 3d (2), Macarthur pairs 2d both types and 3d, noted 3d blue KGVI white leaves pair mint, 150 years noted strip 9d (3) Mint/MUH 3d (4), 2d (4); 5/- - ú1 robes thick paper mint;AIF set as pairs Mint/MUH; others mostly as blocks etc to 1965 including Navigators to ú1; third album includes State, NW Pacific Islands mint, Papua, New Guinea and a few Malta. MUH, mint and used. (100's)
Estimate $250
SOLD $560
Australia, 1940's-1981, in four albums and large plastic envelope, first day covers pre-decimal and decimal, pre-satamped envelopes and normal covers, other covers including world, noted NZ-Australia flight cover April 1934 address to C.T.P Ulm, commander of VH-UXX "Faith in Australia" fixed with damaged 7d Air-Mail stamp, Active Service cover and 1905 cover from Denmark to London, fitted with a block of 20x1 ore stamps, others, booklets Prime Ministers $1 and part famous Australians and $1 surcharge 5c on 4c. Mint and used. (approx. 200)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Australia, decimal collection housed in five albums, from 1966-1988 includes many blocks of MUH of almost all issues from this period (high FV), includes at least 18 post office packs. MUH, mint and used. (100's)
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
Australia, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, prestige stamp album collection. MUH.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Australia, Chapman, Ray, The Chapman Collection of Australian Commonwealth Stamps, 1999, Royal Phil. Soc. of Victoria, 499 pp., illustrated throughout, (2 volumes) (as new); Various Australia Post products including, 1988 Heritage stamps in booklets (5) and folder; Golden heroes in gilt edge slipcase 2000 Olympic games as M/S blocks with description; PO year book stamps (no books) for 1984, 1987; Australian maritine folder; Transport and Communication Australia Post with imperf. printings from 1949 - 1973 issues; a similar gilt edge book in slipcase of ther Engraved stamps 1913 - 1965; together with miscellaneous booklet Australian Open; stamp coin cover Rooster 2005; FDC colln. of 25th anniversary of Space. MUH. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
Australia, Postcards, all featuring ferries, c.1898-1905, in colour are, ferries berthed at Circular Quay, ferry entering Mosman's Bay, Milson's Point Horse Ferry and Manly ferry, in black and white are, "Rose" Lane Cove River ferry at the wharf and a Parramatta River ferry about to go under the Ryde Bridge, three cards used. very fine and scarce. (6)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Australia, Philately, bound copies of stamp magazines 1940s & 1950s; several large, hardbound catalogues; specialised books such as Tasmania: The Postal History & Postal Markings by H.M.Campbell, J.R.W.Purves & L.C.Viney, 1962; Australian Numeral Cancellation: A Compendium; Philately from Australia by the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, quarterly journal, 1952-1959. Fine - very fine. (approximately 100)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Australia, assorted issues including booklets 60c complete other part booklets noted 3/6 etc, MUH decimal FV $126 and a small quantity of pre-decimal mint, other issues used mostly on paper, World stamps, many on paper, several as covers, others in five old student albums or exercise books. MUH/Used. (100's)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
German East Africa, Belgian Occupation, 10 centimes of Belgian Congo (SG 31) with overprint of "Est Africain Allemand Occupation Belge" and "Duitsch Oost Aftika Belgische Bezetting" fixed to envelope from Kigoma. to French Consulate, Sydney. Fine used.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Israel, a small collection in loose leaf album containing issues to early 1950's, highlight is a mint slightly thinned 1000 pr issue of 1948 with tab (illustrated) other mint issues include 1948 issue with tab to 20pr; 1951 3rd Indepence Day set with tabs, 1952 Menorah with tab, also includes 1948 1st new year set to 20pr with tabs, several FDC of c.1950. Mint and used. (Approx. 100)
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
New Caledonia, 10 centimes black imperf. with four full margins (SG 1), fixed to envelope from Noumea in New Caledonia to Nantes Loire (France). Fine used and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Salvaged mail, aircraft crash, Singapore 13-3-1954, On Her Majesty's Service envelope mounted in a frame; an assortment of low value world and Australian stamps in one album and two stock books as well as a quantity of loose stamps, on paper, all used.
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
Stamps, assorted covers (70) including Tin Can - Canoe Mail (3); Singapore, Qantas FDC cover of 1955 set to $5, Sep. 4, 1955; other FDC from Australia c.1930's - 1950's (55); AAT 3 1/2d (2) , Heard and Macquarie Island issues c.1955; other world covers (9); Solomon Islands, America's Cup Winner Gold stamp 1987 in wallet and Encyclopedia of Cup in book with set of Solomon Islands commem. stamps; together with sets of Craven cigarette cards, military uniforms and sport Fish; also Australian Pictorial postcards (37) including a series from Geraldton W.A, all c.1920's; other postcards (16) several WWII German unused cards. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $190
Scotland, Bernera, The Queen Mother Gold Collection of Stamps, official 22 carat gold embossed ú10 stamps depicting the life and times of the Queen Mother issued to commemorate the 85th Birthday of H.M.Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Presented in an red album. MUH (36)
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Scotland, Staffa, The Kings and Queens of Great Britain, gold embossed ú8 stamp series with 23 carat gold and 12 carat gold overlays. Presented in a red album. MUH. (49)
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
U.S.A., Golden replicas of U.S. stamps in two large albums as FDC of 1980-1982 with gold plated replica stamp of each issue (57 + 29 FDC's in each album). Used. (86)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
World, A Century of the Empire, set of twenty five stamp replicas in gold on sterling silver. Housed in a custom made red leatherette case. Uncircualted. (25)
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
World Wildlife Fund, Collection of Stamps and First Day Covers, 1983-2007, contained in twenty two volumes each with twelve chapters, a chapter consists of MUH stamps, four FDCs with a description of each animal. All housed in twenty three W.W.F. deluxe black albums. MUH. (100s)
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,000
World, a first day cover clip-lock folder with an accumulation of covers including unused New Zealand, QV pre-stamped envelopes (5), letter card and post card; Queensland postcards and wrappers (5), others QV used of Queensland (6), South Australia (2), Victoria (5); assorted German post cards and wrappers c. 1880-1910 (69); other cover/letters France 1867 fixed with 20c blue Napoleon III imperf.; Mauritius pre-stamped wrapper to Sydney fixed with 3c on 4c on 5c green; Australia postage paid covers, Great Britain unused pre-stamped envelopes of Queen Victoria (3); United States pre-stamped covers used (27), other covers mostly modern (26) and a few loose stamps including two with Boer war post narks from GB. Mint and used covers. (186)
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
World, The Official Millennium Postal Cover Collection, consisting of one official stamp and postal cancellation for each of the twenty four different time zones, postmarked January 1, 2000 and presented in a custom designed cachet by Franklin Mint; also Hong Kong, 1997, 'A New Beginning' Commemorative medal (24ct gold on silver) and postal cover by Franklin Mint. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0