Catalogue
Australia, Australia Post First Day Covers, book marks and series of books, Blinky Bill, Elves & Fairies, Ginger Meggs, the Magic Pudding, Snugglepot & Cuddlepie, 1985, XVIth Olympiad, 1956, butter dish and ashtray; Commonwealth Games Australia 1982, salt and pepper shaker. Very fine. (21)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Australia, Australian Rock 'n' Roll, day of issue 26th May 1988, limited edition frame number 99 of only 100 issued, contains two first day covers, one signed by the stamp artist and twelve maximum cards, with Australia Post certification certificate on back, frame size 715mm x 635mm. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australia, five sets of ANZACS booklets 'The Pain and the Glory of Gallipoli' by Peter Bowers, together with Philatelic Numismatic Cover, 2000, and the Last ANZACS, each in a brown carry bag as issued by Australia Post. MUH and used. (5)
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Australia, various including First Fleet card set; Post Office packs (27); Photo card series; FDC (19). MUH and used. (lot)
Estimate $20
SOLD $20
Australia and world, two collections housed in two albums, one album containing a kangaroo collection (171) values to 1/- with much duplication housed in a clip lock folder on Hagner sheets, noted 5d 1st Wmk (4); 6d blue (35) together with a comprehensive range of KGV issues (384) to 5d many including 1d red as shades including Die II, rough paper and others, all arranged in SG order, all used but with additional MUH blocks of «d CofA orange (22) including perf OS (2); second album an Erskine spring back album containing world issues from A - Z; and an old water damaged Status auction catalogue No.183. MUH, mint and used. (100's)
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
Australia, Nauru and Norfolk Island, an assortment of stamp booklets, presentation packs, mini sheets, postcard packs, first day covers and a pre stamped Australian National Parks stationery set; philatelic numismatic cover, 1997 Sir Don Bradman; small (66mm x 110mm) angel decorated letter/envelope addressed to Zurich, stamped and postmarked, 1900, Hungary (bottom right corner missing). A few items affected by foxing, otherwise mint and used. (lot)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Australia and world stamps in three stock books; The Chinese stock book contains airmail stamps singles and sets c.1930's-1940's several with SG values; Australia noted 6d 1913 kooka mint, OS issues overprinted and perf., 5 on 4 1/2d KGV block of 5; 3d Sturt (8) and others; two Sterling stock books with pre-decimal Australia 1940's - 1960's; decimals (MUH FV $15); Pacific Islands MUH and used; Australia used in second Sterling album including kangaroos, KGV, 1930's-1940's commems and others; Australian State stamps and Duty stamps. MUH, mint and used. (100's)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
British South Pacific and Indian Ocean, almost all are MUH issues, one large Seven Seas hingeless cliplock album with Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1978-1991; Fiji, mostly from 1983 - 1991; Samoa, 1978-early 1991, all include M/S, blocks and others, as well as covers from Tonga (2, including 1980 Coronation cover). MUH, used. (100's)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Estonia, a small collection of covers (29) housed in spring back folder, c.1939 mostly fixed with Estonian stamps, several censored, one registered, another with Australian Postage Due added, one cover 1941 fixed with Soviet stamps, all from Estonia to Paddington, NSW. Some scarce, fair - fine used covers. (29)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
France, cover, 30th July 1864 from S...CELLIN No.3741 to Rides, fixed with 40c orange of Napoleon III (SG 97). Fine and very scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
France, air-mail cover from Elbeuf on the River Seine to Banque de La Martinique, Fort de France, Martinique, July 1, 1938 fixed with 2x10Fr (SG 473b), 2x5Fr (SG 473a), 3.50Fr (SG 527) and 0.15c (SG 414) stamps. Fine and a very rare cover to Martinque Island in the West Indies.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Jamaica, pre stamp letter, 1848, Kingston, Jamaica to Stirling, Scotland "Pkt via Southampton" CDS "Kingston Jamaica Sp 21 1848", red CDS "En 26 Oc 26 1848", plus part sterling CDS and another "...TIHLIA...". Fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
New Zealand, stamp art prints (paper size 400mm x 285mm) with set of stamps for each series affixed below and with cancelled postmarks of Stamp Points, 1 January 1999 (5 Series of 1998), 1 January 2000 (6 Series of 1999), 1 January 2001 (1 Series of 2000). Uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
World, quantity of part collections and issues stored in 8 Chinese albums and 6 Seven Seas and Stanley Gibbons albums, these are printed albums containing reasonable selections to almost nil stamps for Australia, New Zealand, Papua & New Guinea and Australian Dependencies, South Pacific (SG), Western Pacific (SG); The Chinese albums contain oddments and sets from Austria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany (one stock book about full), Great Britain, Hungary, Italy and Colonial, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.S.A., Vatican, assorted South and Central America. Some useful pickings and sets, mint and used. (100's)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
World, stamp covers in five small cover albums noted New Zealand mostly pre-decimal health and commemorative in two albums c.1937-1970; Papua and New Guinea mostly c.1930's several as flight covers (20); a few European covers and world covers from 1930's, several early NSW covers c.1879 2d blue (7); a few Australia and Great Britain. Used. (approximately 120)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
World, an extensive range of countries mostly used to c.1945 with only a few mint, all hinged on sheets, noted Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, France and French Colonial, Hungary, Belgium, Russia, Austria, Spain, Italy and most other European countries; Canada, United States, other countries represented from Central and South America, Africa and Asia. Mint and used. (1000's)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
World, special stamp collections, The History of Aviation FDC Collection housed in large presentation album c.1978 (80 covers); The International Collection of World Wildlife FDC in large presentation folder c.1977-1979, (108 covers); WWF (World Wildlife Fund) cover collection housed in album within slipcase c.1983-1984 includes MUH stamp sets (64 covers and 16 sets). MUH and used. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Postcards, a huge quantity from Australia, England and other countries, many older Australian country town and major city scenes and over one hundred cards from the Postcard Collectors Society, some comedy types, native peoples and famous world landmarks. Stored in four large albums, very fine - extremely fine. (approx 880)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,240
Postcards, a selection of Australian topographical postcards, mostly from Syney, Sydney suburbs and New South Wales. Mostly very good - very fine. (74)
Estimate $230
SOLD $240
Postcards, an accumulation of Australian and world, mostly in colour, used and unused. A few with tears or missing corners, overall fine - good very fine. (approx 200)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Postcards, a good variety including types for Australia 'Here's a Hand', Hands Across the Sea, various country town landmark buildings, Our Home Best Wishes 20th and 60th Battalions (hand decorated) (2), Souvenir from France WWI (silk), a number of photo folders including a few with early Sydney views, Sydney Harbour Bridge newly opened religious type leaflet, decorative Christmas and Greeting cards and 1945 calendar card. Stored in a photo album, very fine. (75)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Sicily, Syracuse, Reign of Hiketas, (288-279 B.C.), gold decadrachm, (4.25 grams), obv. head of Persephone to left, with hair rolled and wreathed with corn, poppy behind, **QE* below neck, to left **SURAKOSIWN*, rev. galloping biga driven to right by Nike, crescent above, **Q* below, **EPI IKETA in exergue (cf.S.978, Buttrey, [Num. Chron. 1973], 2-D, SNG Fitz. 1362 [same dies]). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $12,500
SOLD $0
Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.25 grams), Callatis mint, posthumous issue c.88-86 B.C., obv. diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield, transverse spear resting against right side to right, to right **BASILEWS, to left **LUSIMACOU, HPO monogram below arm, KA**L* on throne, trident below in exergue, (cf.S.6813, M.261, SNG Cop.1089). Good very fine with several light scratches on the obverse.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,900
Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.33 grams), Callatis mint, posthumous issue c.88-86 B.C., obv. diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield, transverse spear resting against right side to right, to right **BASILEWS, to left **LUSIMACOU, HP monogram below arm, KA**L* on throne, trident below in exergue, (cf.S.6813, M.266, SNG Cop.1089). Extremely fine and virtually as struck.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $0
Thrace, Kingdom of, Coson, (c.42 B.C.), gold stater, (8.426 grams), Northern Greece mint, obv. three togate figures advancing to left, the first and third carrying an axe over left shoulder, KO**SWN* in exergue, without Brutus monogram to left, rev. eagle standing to left on sceptre, holding wreath in one claw, (S.1733, RPC I 1701B, BMC 2, Winkler 1-3). Good extremely fine and virtually as struck, slightly off centred both sides, scarce.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $1,500
Lesbos, Mytilene, (c.521-478 B.C.), electrum hekte (2.536 grams) obv. lion's head right, rev. incuse calf head right, (S.4240; Bodenstedt 13, McClean 7968). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $950
Lesbos, Mytilene, c.450-330 B.C., electrum hekte (2.550 grams), Bodenstedt dates 357-326 B.C., obv. head of Poseidon to right, in laurel wreath, rev. trident head with scrolls within linear square, (cf.S.4252 [Å“600]; Bodenstedt 98a [same dies as obv. a/ rev. a], [dies illustrated enlarged Pl.32, 5]; de Luynes 2562 [same dies], Boston 1732 [same dies, Pl.82], BMC 117, SNG Cop. 328). Light filing on head, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
Lesbos, Mytilene, c.454-428 B.C., electrum hekte (2.384 grams), Bodenstedt dates 428 B.C., obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, rev. fore part of goat to right within rectangular linear square, (cf.S.4243, Bodenstedt 59 (dies b/**a*, SNG von Aulock 1698 [same reverse die], SNG Cop. 311 [same dies]). Nearly very fine/good fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $500
Ionia. Early electrum coinage. (late seventh-early sixth century B.C., 625-600 B.C.), electrum hemihekte or 1/12 stater, (1.174 gm) on Milesian Standard, obv. irregular striations forming approximately a cruciform or wheel of spokes pattern, rev. rough square incuse with irregular surface, (Weidauer, Traite-, SNG Kayhan [Turkey I] 686). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $500
Lydia, uncertain king, issued before 561 B.C. and probably c.575 B.C., electrum trite or third stater, (4.660 grams) of Lydian-Milesian (Phoenician standard), probably issued at Sardis, obv. head of roaring lion to right, knob with three rays on forehead, rev. double incuse punch, (S.3398, BMC 7 [p.2], Weidauer [Essays to Robinson] Class XVI, Weber 5710 [This Coin], SNG Cop. 449-451, ACNAC Rosen 231, ACNAC Dewing 2421-3, Boston 1768). Good fine with several interesting countermarks and rare a most extraordinary item with so many countermarks coming with a marvellous pedigree.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $0