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Postcards, embossed numismatic cards depicting coins of country, ten (10) different including France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden; Royal Mint, set of 12 cards depicting coining processes. Mostly very fine. (22)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Third Reich, Kampf um's Dritte Reich, eine historische bilderfolge, 1933, cigarette card book, 92pp, colour photos throughout detailing the rise to power of the NSDAP and SA. Tear on front cover, otherwise excellent condition and very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Third Reich, cigarette card (cigaretten bilderienst) book, Deutschland Ermacht, Werden, Kamph und Sieg der NSDAP (Germany Awake, the Beginning of the Struggle and Victory of the National Socialist German Worker's Party), 150pp plus index and large fold out featuring consecration of the standards at the Nuremberg Party Rally, the scarce edition with both black and white and colour photos throughout. Some foxing but very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Adolf Hitler, Bilder Aus Dem Leben Des Fuhrers (Pictures of the Life of the Leader), cigarette card book by the Altonia Tobacco Company in Bahrenfeld, pp132, black and white photos throughout and colour photo of the Fuhrer on the front fly cover leaf. Some foxing but very fine and rare with original dust jacket.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Cigarette cards, The Kings and Queens of England 1066-1935, by John Player & Sons, c.1935, set of fifty in original album, cat. value ?75. A few light spots of foxing on album, cards extremely fine.
Estimate $60
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Cigarette cards, Boxing personalities by Churchman cigarettes, c.1938, complete set of fifty missing number 37, Cat. value ?100. Good very fine - extremely fine. (49)
Estimate $60
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Cigarette cards, British Born Film Stars, by State Express, c.1934, complete set of fity in pocket style cigarette pages, Cat. value ?75. Mostly extremely fine. (50)
Estimate $60
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South Africa, series of three books containing paste in coloured cards, titled Our South African (1) National Parks, (2) Birds, (3) Flora, all text in English and Afrikaans, issued in 1940-41; Looking at Pisa, an Italia Artistica publication c.1976, signed by one of the authors, A4 size, 94pp profusely illustrated in colour; Rome and Vatican in colour by Loretta Santini, 1975, approx A4 size, 127pp, magnificently illustrated in colour. Foxing on first series and some spine damage, overall fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $50
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Shell project cards, c.1950s/1960s, five complete sets in original slip-in albums, Birds; Shells, Fish and Corals; Butterflies and Moths; Transportation; Australian Beetles, three hundred cards, Cat. value ?150 plus. Good very fine - extremely fine. (300)
Estimate $80
SOLD $20
Collector swap cards, Australian soldiers, by Golden Fleece, complete set of 36 cards. Uncirculated. (36)
Estimate $50
SOLD $20
Collector cards, Australian Bird Studies, c.1960s, complete set of 384 cards in four original albums by Tuckfields' Ty-nee Tips Tea. Scarce to find as a complete set, good very fine - extremely fine. (4 albums)
Estimate $100
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Phonecards, world issues but mostly Australian, including many scarce items. Stored in limited edition ANZAC biscuits tin, fine or better. (1,000+)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Art, Alpatov, M.V., Early Russian Icon Painting, 1978, Moscow, 330pp, Russian and English text, magnificent large book with dust jacket and fitted cardboard box holder (this torn at tab); Arts Council 1967, Picasso, Sculpture Ceramics Graphic Work, At the Tate Gallery 9 June - 13 August 1967, 132pp; Maclagan, Eric & Longhurst, Margaret H., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of Italian Sculpture, First Edition, 1932, XIXpp, 120 plates. The last torn on spine, foxing but scarce, the first as new except for case holder, overall fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $20
Art sales, The Connoisseur Art Sales Annual 1971, 673pp, hardcover, Australian art auction catalogues, Christies Sale No.8, The Harold De Vahl Rubin Collection Part I, 1972; Christies Sale No.8, Australian Painting, 1972; Australian Paintings, Leonard Joel, May 1973; Christies Sale No.10, The Harold De Vahl Rubin Collection Part II, 1973; Christies Sale No.10, Australian art general, 1973; Australian Paintings, Leonard Joel, November 1973; Paintings by Australian and New Zealand Artists, F.R.Strange, 1974; Australian & European Paintings, Spink, 1980; The Lloyd Jones' Collection, James R.Lawson, April 1981. Very fine. (9)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
Australian art, Hughes, Robert, The Art of Australia, revised edition 1970, 331pp; Murray, Peter & Linda, A Dictionary of Art & Artists, second edition, 1971 reprint, 455pp; McCulloch, Alan, Encyclopedia of Australian Art, second impression 1969, 667pp with dustjacket (this torn); Gleeson, James, Modern Painters 1931-1970, first edition 1971, 128pp with dust jacket; Gleeson, James, Colonial Painters 1788-1880, first edition 1971, pp127 with dust jacket. Some light foxing on some pages of first book, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $50
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Autograph book, immediate post WWII period, includes signatures of many prominent U.S. military personnel and famous Australians and others, some notable signatures include, Gen Douglas Mac Arthur and his wife; Maj Gen A.S.Allen; Keith 'Bluey' Truscott (Australia's 2nd highest air ace); famous tennis stars, Harry Hopman, Jack Crawford and his wife, Adrian Quist and his wife; famous golfer, Bobby Locke; radio stars, Jack Davey, Bob Dyer and his wife Dolly; test cricketer, Stan McCabe; actress, Gracie Fields; famous Australian singer, Peter Dawson; Randolph S Churchill, son of Winston Churchill; Lt Gen J.F.Evetts, leader of UK Mission to Australia to establish Woomera Rocket Range; many others. Pages loose, superb selection of famous and scarce signatures, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Australia, decimal stamps collection housed in Seven seas hingeless album in MUH, nearly complete from 1966-1980; together with Australia Post year books 1981-1983. MUH. (100's)
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
Australia, decimal stamps in MUH, in large mint sheet stock book, (FV said to be $2032). MUH. (100's)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,150
Australia, decimal stamps in MUH, in mint sheet stock book, (FV said to be $748). MUH. (100's)
Estimate $350
SOLD $380
Australia, decimal stamps in MUH, in mint sheet stock book, (FV said to be $673). MUH. (100's)
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
Australia, decimal stamps in MUH, in mint sheet stock book, (FV said to be $336). MUH. (100's)
Estimate $160
SOLD $170
Australia, mint sheets 24c wedding (100), 18c cricket (50), others (FV $35); other Australian used in packets in a large tin, old Chinese stock books (8) containing mostly world stamps many as pictorials, a few FDC and some water damaged issues. Poor- MUH. (lot)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Australia, decimal stamps as Post Office packs (approx 77) stated FV $283, together with FDCs in two large FDC albums; lot also includes assorted hingeless leaves of Australia Seven Seas Stamp sheets; Australian Stamp Catalogues 1978, 1981 and 20th edition c.1984 all in binder, and a large folder of Qantas memorabilia as reproduction issued to collectors in 1980 commemorating 60 years of Qantas. MUH and used. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Australia, post office packs, with much duplication mostly c.late 1970's and 1980's. MUH. (approx 450)
Estimate $300
SOLD $250
Australia, accumulation, some items noted are Post Office packs, $2 painting (5), $5 painting (5), specimen paintings (3), 5 cents overprint on 4 cents QEII red $1 booklet, FDCs such as AAT, ANARE, Heard Island and Mawson Island, also Death Letter from Noumea, Buvez le Cafe de la Nouvelle Caledonie postmarked 16/9/1936 to Mr & Mrs Francis Bligh requesting prayers for deceased Androny Huet, also Singapore post office pack 1982 butterflies. Nice clean lot, stamps mostly MUH. (lot)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Australia, Australia Post Office Year Books, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 (2), 1988 (2), 1989, 1990; together with part Australian Bi-centennial collection (3 folders); America's Cup Gift pack; post-office packs (19); other products etc including FV ($22). MUH. (lot)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Australia, Executive leather bound Australian Year Books, 1989, 1990, face value of stamps alone exceeds $80. MUH. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Australia, and world stamps, includes Australia Post Year Books as well as first day covers and a variety of world stamps, mint and used. The mint stamps mostly water damaged, in two large archive boxes and a large plastic bag. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
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
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Australia, limited edition first day of issue cover, World Youth Day 2008 with 9ct gold stamp and gold postmark 4 March 2008 number 411 of only 500 issued. In Gold Stamp First Day Cover timber case, MUH and very scarce.
Estimate $500
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