Accumulations & collections

AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS

115 Mint/MUH Collection 1913-66 in older style Rapkin 22 ring loose leaf album with Kangaroos 1st wmk 2d grey, 3d deep olive, 4d bright orange & 6d blue Die II. 3rd wmk 9d violet Die IIb & 1/- green wmk Sideways (2, one toned) & 2/- maroon (rounded cnr). SM wmk 6d, 9d, 1/- & 2/-. CofA 6d, 9d, 2/- (8) inc part Ash imprint blk of 6 & £2 opt SPECIMEN M/FM or with sl flts, retail $1700. 1914 Kookaburra 6d engraved. KGV (45) inc single wmk 4d orange (3), 4d olive, 4d blue & 1/4 turquoise, SM wmk perf 14 3d, 4½d & 1/4 & perf 13½ x 12½ 1d green Die II pr MLH (total retail $1170). 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet (flts, $180). 1931 Kingsford Smith set of 4 plus 6d brown opt OS. 1932 Bridge set (5/- thinned) & Lyrebird 1/- MUH (tone spot). 1934 Vic Cent to 1/- & Macarthur set of 4 to 9d. 1935 ANZAC set. 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die I (3). 1940 AIF set MLH. 1959 Pic set to 5/- Cattle M. 1966 Pics to $2 plus Navigator set opt SPECIMEN MLH. Coils & starters for 1971 Flowers 2c, 5c, 7c. Condition mixed, M-FM. Total retail $3800. (P) $900 $1200

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116 1929-36 Commemorative Plate No Collection with 1929 Airmail 3d set 1 - 4, (cat $240). 1½d Swan set 1-12 ($120). 1930 Sturt 1½d set 1-8 ($40), 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d set 1-8 ($40), 3d Nos 2 & 3 ($50). 1935 KGV SJ set 1-8 all 4 corners (tone spots, $160) plus extra plate 4 blk of 8, 3d plate 1 all 4 cnrs ($100). 1936 Cable 2d (5 diff, $25) & 3d plate 1 all 4 cnrs plus 2 extra ($150). Mostly F-VF M/MUH. Total ACSC cat $925 (74) $375 $500

117 1930s Commems with 1½d Canberra (286), 1929 Swan 1½d (100), Airmail 3d (56), 1930 Sturt 1½d (85) & 3d (36), 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d (175) & 1932 Bridge (300). G-FU in neat bundles. Unchecked as received, in contemporary cigarette tin. (1038) $100 $140

118 1934 Hermes 1/6 Airmail wmk thick paper McCracken imprint blks of 4. F-VF MUH SG 153a. ACSC cat $350, retail higher (10 blks) $140 $180

119 1937 KGVI 3d blue die III. F-VF fresh MUH. Retail $250 (5) $130 $180

120 1937 NSW Sesqui sets 2d, 3d, 9d. VF fresh MUH. (5 sets). Retail $180. $110 $140

121 1937 NSW Sesqui sets 2d, 3d, 9d. VF fresh MUH. (5 sets) Retail $180. (15) $110 $140

122 1938 Robes set 5/-, 10/-, £1 thick paper (10 sets). F-VFU. Retail $500. (30) $240 $300

123 1946-57 Postage Dues Redrawn set ½d to 1/-, CofA wmk blks of 4. F-VF MUH. ACSC D102-111, SG D119-28. Retail $500+. $150 $250

124 1949 Arms set 5/- to £2 MUH, £2 toned perfs, retail $180. 1938 Robes £1 imprint pr, VFU. 1928 Kookaburra 3d blk of 4 with blue exhibition cancel. 1964 Navigator 7/6 MUH. KGV (18) inc single wmk 3d blue "coarse mesh paper" UN. 1½ green vert pr, perf OS, M (retail $100). SM wmk perf OS 1d green blk of 6 & right marginal strip of 4 MUH (retail $200), 2d red Die III left marginal blk of 6 MUH ($240), 3d blue Ash imprint pr (cat $75). Total retail $800+ (32) $220 $300

125 1949 Arms 10/-, £1, £2 opt SPECIMEN. FM. (P) $60 $80

126 1949 Arms set 5/- to £2 (10 sets). F-VFU. Retail $350+. $140 $180

127 1954 Red Cross 3½d specialised range with plate number blks of 8 for Plate 1 LL with & w/o dashes, plus LR with dashes, Plate 2 LL & LR with dashes, Plate 3 LL with & w/o dashes all cat £200 ea for blks of 4, plus "Left arm of cross shorter" & "White nick in cross" varieties in positional blks of 12, plus single of ea U & 3 diff "misplaced cross" varieties F-VF fresh M/MUH/U -some margin staining, SG 276 ACSC cat $1490+. (5 singles & 9 blks). $400 $500

128 1964 Navigator, 7/6 Cook. UR cnr blk of 10. VF MUH. $90 $120

129 1964 Navigator £2 King. VFU. Retail $300. (4) (P) $180 $240

130 1964 Navigator set 4/- to £2, 7/6 & £1 MLH others MUH. Retail $160. (6) (P) $80 $110

131 1966 PO SPECIMEN Folder (Edition C6103/66) with set to 50c CTO (odd rev gum tones) & Navigators 75c, $1, $2, $4 opt SPECIMEN, these VF fresh MUH. Scuffs/marks to folder. $60 $80

132 1966-68 CANCELLED SPECIMEN ONLY or "SPECIMEN ONLY" h/s on QEII 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c; Birds 6c, 15c, 20c & Flowers 6c, 20c, 30c. All prs (except 6c Birds which is se-tenant strip of 5 showing both h/s types!), used for training purposes at PO school. Mostly VF fresh MUH, odd flts on couple. Rare group, especially the 6c strip. (25) (P) $130 $250

133 1966-73 better decimal sets (90+) inc 1966 Fish, Birds, Navs (2 of ea), 1968 Soil/Medical prs (9), 1969 Flight blk of 9, 1970 Cook M/Sheet. 1971-72 AAT sets (6), 1971 Christmas sets (9) blk of 7 (2) & pane of 25. 1972 Olympics (6), Prim Ind (4), Christmas 35c (7). 1973 Nat Dev (5) & Christmas (2). Booklet pane sets with 1966 QEII 4c (retail $190), QEII 5c/4c ($25), F Aust (2), 1969 PMs (2) & 1971 F Aust (2). Total retail $1180 $300 $450

134 1966 Defs set from QEII 1c to $4 Navigator (10 sets). VF MUH. Retail $500. (250) $230 $275

135 1966 Bird set 5c-30c (10 sets). VF MUH. Retail $160. (80) $70 $90

136 1966 Navigator set 40c-$4 (10 sets). VF MUH. Retail $300 (60) $140 $200

137 1968 Weather 20c, Satellite 25c, Mexico Games 25c, '69 Flight strip of 3, '70 National Dev set, '72 AAT Cook set, '73 Christmas 7c & Opera House 7c both perf 14¾ (all 20 of ea) plus 1982 1c Cockatoo (50). MUH. Retail $590. (330) $130 $180

138 1968 Flower set 6c-30c inc scarce 30c die II. MUH. (30 sets). SG cat £250, retail $600. (210) $150 $200

139 1968 Soil/Medical 5c gutter pr thick bars, comp vert strips of 10 unfolded with ACSC listed varieties, Autotron blk of 4 inc "Needle in thumb" & sheet number blk of 4 inc T guide in lower selvedge. Scarce as a whole unit (3 strips). Fresh MUH. ACSC cat $405. (30 prs) $140 $200

140 1968 Soil-medical 5c gutter prs, thick bars (30). Unfolded MUH. Retail $360. (P) $120 $160

141 1968 Soil-medical 5c gutter prs, thin bars (10), thick bars (10). Unfolded MUH. Retail $250. (20 sets) $90 $140

142 1969- 75 Ex dealer's stock of early PO Packs. 1969 Flight & 1970 Royal Visit 45 ea, 1970 Qantas, Nat Development, Abo Art, 1971 Selected issues, Australia-Asia (22 ea), Christmas 69, Expo, Cook, Rehab, RSPCA, Olympics, Metrics (12 ea), National Development '73, Christmas '72, Famous Australians, Christmas, Sports 6 ea. Also scarce 1970 Royal Visit (Jap) & 1975 Gift Pack (3 ea). All appear good condition. Retail $3200+. (320) $700 $1200

143 1969 Primary Ind set 7c-25c (40 sets). MUH. Retail $280 (160) $100 $140

144 1970 Royal Visit PO Packs. Fresh & cheap. (110) $80 $150

145 1970 ANPEX M/sheet (10). F-VF MUH. Retail $200. $75 $100

146 1970 ANPEX opt on Cook M/sheet. The scarce forged opts produced by Orlo-Smith, a Melbourne stamp dealer in the 1970s. 5 diff numbers inc impossible 56231 plus agenuine opt for comparison. MUH. Forged opts scarce as all were supposed to have been destroyed after legal action was taken. (6) $110 $150

147 1970 Cook M/sheets (40) plus 2 Post Office Packs. (42) $200 $250

148 1970 Cook M/Sheet with private opt for the Opening of Tullamarine Airport. MUH. Retail $250. (10) $90 $150

149 1970 National Development, Qantas, 1971 Australia-Asia, RSPCA, 1973 Metrics, Famous Australian blk of 4 (50 sets of ea). MUH. Retails $600+ (300 sets). $150 $200

150 1970 National Development sets (50), 1967 Christmas 25c (30), 1968 Weather 20c (10), Intelsat 25c (20), Olympics 25c (10). 1969 Prim Ind (10), Christmas 25c (10), 1970 RV 30c (30), 1971 Aust/Asia (10), 1972 Olympics (10), 1973 Famous Aust blks of 4 (20) & 1973 Christmas 30c (30) & Metric sets (20). Booklet issues with 1968 & '71 Fam Aust & 1969 & '72 PM sets (10 of ea), 1986 Flowers 3c (150), 5c (100), 25c (20) & 1990 Paintings 28c (20). VF MUH. Retail $860+. $180 $240

151 1970 Definitives PO Pack inc Queens, Fish, Flowers & Navigators to $4. Some out of place as usual. Unopened. ASC P7 cat $450. $80 $120

152 1971 Floral Coil 7c with varieties MISSING BUFF & MISPLACED GREEN vert strip of 12. VF fresh MUH. SG 468bb cat £2400 = A$3850; ACSC 535ce cat $3600. Offered at less than 10% of retail so great lot for dealer. (12) (P) $300 $500

153 1971 Christmas 7c cream paper, blk of 7 MUH (10) Retail $250. $120 $150

154 1971 Christmas 7c white paper, blk of 25. MUH. Retail $95. $50 $60

155 1971 Christmas 7c set of 7. (10 sets). MUH. Retail $250. (70) $100 $140

156 1971 Christmas 7c set. (10 sets). MUH. Retail $250 (70) $100 $140

157 1971 Christmas blks of 7 on unaddressed PO FDCs (10), odd blemish on a couple but stamps still VF. Retail $250. $80 $130

158 1971 Christmas 7c, 5 diff. 50 of ea. F-VF MUH. SG cat £250. Retail $500. (250) $60 $120

159 1972 Primary Industry set. (40 sets) MUH. Retail $320. $140 $180

160 1972 Christmas 35c (50). MUH. Retail $350. $120 $160

161 1972 Olympics 35c (100). MUH. Retail $250. $100 $140

162 1972 Primary Ind set 20c-35c. (30 sets). MUH. Retail $240 (120). $100 $130

163 1973 Nat Development set. VF MUH. Retail $180. (30 sets) $80 $120

164 1981-93 PO Year albums, no outer plastics. (13) $180 $250

165 1981-2010 PO Year Albums inc 2000, 2004, 2008 Olympics composite M/Sheet plus all other special M/S from 2005. FV $1430, issue price/retail much higher. Later years hard to find. (30). $1000 $1300

166 1985 Frama 33c Barred Edge FDC with Pictorial Sydney cds on illustrated un-addressed envelope. ACSC 1023Aby cat $50 each. 100 covers cat $5000 & retail similar! (100) $170 $300

167 1986 Leather PO Year Album. Scarce. Retail $80+. $40 $50

168 1987 Leather PO Year Album. Scarce. Retail $80+. $40 $50

169 1990s PO "Heritage" albums (26) with stamps inc Mission Planet Earth, Trains of Australia, Nature of Australia, Zoos, Military Aviation, Coming South, The ANZAC Tradition & more. Issued at $12-$15 ea. As new. Original cost around $350. $90 $120

170 1990-91, 91-92 & 92-93 PO Year Albums with all the non-standard issues -framas, booklets, self-adhesives, Boxlink, Across Town labels etc. Missed by many collectors & hard to find (3). $110 $150

171 1990s- 2000s 45c & 50c rate Sheetlets: Varied selection with duplicates inc WWF, Olympics, Bradman, Rock Australia (both). Issues in demand with good overall coverage. Some loose, most still in original PO packaging. Difficult to obtain thus. FV $380. Retail $750++ $275 $375

172 1990s-2000s Sheetlets of 10 or 12, 45c-$1.20 inc WWF, both Bradman, Olympics etc. All diff, fresh MUH. FV $200. (41) $150 $250

173 1990-91, 91-92 & 92-93 PO Collector Albums the comp set with framas, self-adhesives, booklets & other "non-mainstream" issues. All with PO background info booklets on reprints & other technical data -these now quite scarce as most were thrown away. $130 $160

174 1990s FDC inc M/Sheets, joint issues, self-adhesive. Moderate duplication. Mostly VF. FV approx $600. (270) $240 $300

175 1990 45c rate period PO Pack accumulation inc Dinosaurs, Bunyips, Panda, Counter Printed sets (both), Space Year etc. No one has stocks. FV alone $400+ PO cost higher, retail $750+. $300 $400

176 1992 "Box Link" labels comp roll of 100 in original un-opened box. Retail $400 as comp box. $100 $200

177 1994 Hargrave 45c Limited edition sheetlet of 25 with black serial numbers. Only 4000 issued. Some consec numbered prs noted. VF fresh MUH. Retail $750+ (10) $250 $400

178 1996 Rugby League 45c peel/stick box of 100, 2003 Rugby World Cup M/S (4), 2002 Bugs/Butterflies 50c peel/stick box of 100, some M/Sheets (4). FV $120. (2 boxes + 8 M/S) $100 $140

179 1996 PO Year album. FV $45, Retail $120 $40 $60

180 1996 Leather PO Year album. FV $45, Retail $120 $50 $75

181 1997 PO Year album. FV $235. Retail $450. (5) $190 $275

182 1998 PO Year album. FV $44 Retail $90. $40 $60

183 1999 Die Proofs Australia Post Collection "A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia" with 28 diff pre-decimal proofs in black from 1913-65 inc KGV 1d engraved, 1932 Bridge 2d, 1938 Robes £1, 1940 AIF 2d, 1948 Aboriginal Art 2/-, 1957 AAT 2/- Map, 1963 Canberra 5d & 1954 Cook 7/6. A superb production similar to year albums with extensive historical notes. Issue price around $200 & missed by most collectors. $120 $200

184 1999 Die Proofs Australia Post Collection "A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia" with 28 diff pre-decimal proofs in black from 1913-65 inc KGV 1d engraved, 1932 Bridge 2d, 1938 Robes £1, 1940 AIF 2d, 1948 Aboriginal Art 2/-, 1957 AAT 2/- Map, 1963 Canberra 5d & 1954 Cook 7/6. A superb production similar to year albums with extensive historical notes. Issue price around $200 & missed by most collectors. $150 $200

185 1999 PO Year Albums. FV$223. Retail $400+. (5) $180 $300

186 2000 Olympics 45c Gold Medal Winners composite sheet of 17 diff inc Cathy Freeman lighting the flame. Only available in the 2000 PO Year album issued at substantial premium. Vendor broke up 10 albums to obtain these. Retail $500. Fresh MUH. (10 sheetlets) $100 $150

187 2000 Olympics 45c Gold Medal Winners composite sheetlet of 17 diff only available in 2000 PO Year album issued at substantial premium over FV. Vendor broke up 10 albums to obtain these. FV $76. Retail approx $500. Fresh MUH. (10) $100 $150

188 2000 Sydney Olympics set of 16, plus Opening Ceremony Composite (scarce), 2002 Winter Olympics (2), 2004 Athens set of 17.Gold Medallists sheetlets. All MUH. FV $170. Retail $250+. (37) $130 $170

189 2000 Sydney & 2004 Athens Olympics Gold-medalists collection in separate Official PO albums. Issue price / FV around $150 $110 $140

190 2001 Federation 45c M/Sheet. MUH. Scarce in quantity. (250) $100 $150

191 2001 PO Year album. FV $60. Retail $100. $50 $75

192 2001 PO Year album. FV $301. Retail $500. (5) $250 $375

193 2002 PO Year album. FV $47. Retail $100. $50 $70

194 2003-06 $5 sheetlet PO Packs (11 diff). Other PO packs from late 1990s (16) inc AAT & Counter Printed Stamps. Early 2000s Prestige Booklets (5) FV $165. $120 $150

195 2003 PO Year album. Issue price $55, retail $100. $50 $75

196 2003 Leather PO Year Album. Retail $150. Scarce. $80 $90

197 2004 Athens Olympics Australian Gold Medallists PO Album with set of 17 M/Sheets in hagners. VF MUH. FV $85, PO cost $100 $75 $90

198 2004 Athens & 2000 Sydney Olympics Gold Medalists M/Sheets Collection in separate hagner sheets in official PO albums. Fresh MUH. Original PO costs $200+. (33 sheets in 2 albums) $80 $120

199 2004 Athens Olympics 50c Gold Medal Winners composite sheet of 17 diff, only available in the 2004 PO year album at a substantial premium over FV. Vendor broke up 10 albums to obtain these. Retail $500. Fresh MUH. (10) $100 $150

200 2004 Leather PO Year album with scarce Olympic composite M/Sheet only available in these albums. Issue price $100, retail $180+ $90 $120

201 2005 & later 50c strips in comp sheets or half sheets (7 diff), 50c sheetlets 3 diff, 2 high value commems, 5 comp sets inc high value international commems (Scouts, Pope's Visit etc), International wildlife series (7 diff to $3.70) & Panorama series (15 diff to $4.10) & couple of others. All in fresh CTO blks of 10. Internationals hard to get U. FV $960. (30 sheetlets, 70 strips, 50 sets etc) $250 $350

202 2005 Parrots Limited Edition M/sheets. Only available in the 2009 PO Year Album & vendor had to break up 2 collections to obtain these M/sheet. Retail $625-$750. (25) $180 $250

203 2005 Leather PO Year Album. Only 5000 issued. Retail $250 $100 $150

204 2005 Leather PO Year Album. Only 5000 issued. Retail $250 $100 $150

205 2006 QEII 80th birthday special M/Sheet. Only available in PO Year Album. Vendor had to break up 25 albums to obtain these. VF MUH. Retail $750. (25) $150 $200

206 2006 Queen's Birthday Limited Edition M/sheets. Only available in PO Year Album & vendor had to break up 25 albums to obtain these. Retail $750. (25) $150 $200

207 2007 Botanic Gardens Limited Edition M/sheets. Only available in the PO Year Album & vendor had to break up 25 albums to obtain these. Retail $750. (25) $180 $250

208 2007 $1 Bounding Kangaroos stamp & coin cover "PNC". $1 not struck for circ. McD cat $250. (10) $100 $130

209 2008 FDC comp in packets for each quarter year as sold by PO, inc Christmas, Cocos & AAT, plus 4 other "quarter" packs inc 2000 & 2001. Mostly diff. Original heavily discounted PO cost $210. (82) $100 $150

210 2008 Beijing Olympics 50c Gold Medal Winners composite sheet of 14 diff, only available in the 2008 PO year album at a substantial premium over FV. Vendor broke up 10 albums to obtain these. Retail $500. Fresh MUH. (10 sheets) $100 $150

211 2008 Beijing Olympics Official PO collection with Gold Medalists M/S set of 14 (off-set printing), Gold Medalists digital print prs with Chinese characters in left margin & both publicity issues. VF MUH in original slipcase album. PO cost $95. Not easy to find. High retail $60 $100

212 2008 Beijing Olympics set of Australian Gold Medalists 55c prs digital print, tied by special red cachets to China illustrated FDC envelopes. Very scarce, only tiny numbers produced at the Olympics. (14). $80 $120

213 2008 Beijing Olympics set of 14, 50c Gold Medalist M/Sheets (FV $70) plus 2000 Sydney composite Medalists M/Sheet (retail $50). VF MUH. (15 M/S) $60 $100

214 2008 Beijing Olympics. Official PO collection with Gold Medalists M/S set of 14 (off-set printing), Gold Medalists digital print prs with Chinese characters in left margin & both publicity issues. VF MUH in original slipcase album. PO cost $95. Not easy to find. High retail. $60 $100

215 2008 Beijing Olympics 50c Gold Medal Winners COMPOSITE sheet of 14 diff, only available in 2008 PO Year album at a substantial premium over FV. Vendor broke up 25 albums to obtain these. Retail $1250+. Fresh. (25 sheetlets) $250 $400

216 2008 Beijing Olympics comp set of 14 Australian Gold Medalists 55c prs tied by special red cachets to China pictorial Olympic FDC plus 14 diff unused tickets for various events inc diving, fencing, basketball, swimming, rowing, athletics etc. The tickets are retailing for $25 ea = $350 on the internet. Very scarce, only tiny numbers of FDC sets produced at Beijing. (28 items) $150 $250

217 2009 Norfolk Island Parrots Limited Edition M/sheets (25). Only available in the 2009 PO Year Album & vendor had to break up 25 collections to obtain these M/sheet. Retail $575-$700. (25) $250 $350

218 2009 Norfolk Island Green Parrot, 2007 Botanic Gardens, 2006 QEII Birthday & 2005 Parrots special limited edition M/sheets. 10 of ea. Only available from PO Year Albums. 40 of these albums had to be broken up to obtain these. (40) $300 $400

219 2010 PO Year Album inc composite Fish M/Sheet only available in these albums. Issue price over $100, retail much higher. $80 $120

220 2010 PO Year Album inc composite Fish M/Sheet only available in these albums. Issue price over $100, retail much higher. $80 $120

221 AAT Base Covers. Valuable collection/accumulation with 1966 set to $1 (5 inc Macquarie Is Registered), retail $750. 1973 Pics to $1 (10 sets, retail $1200). 1972 Cook set of 4 bases (9 sets, retail $270). 1979-80 Ships single covers (60, unchecked). 1979 Flight in base sets (10). 1982 Mawson in base sets (8). 1984 Treaty FDC (44) with base cancels. Plus Penguins, Scenes & later sets on cover (80) also with AAT cancels. F-VF & mostly clean. Total retail $2400-$2600. (240+) $300 $500

222 Accumulation to mid 1990s U in thick Lindner s/book with Kangaroos (55) to 5/- 3rd wmk. KGV (210) ½d to 1/4 inc perf OS 1932 Lyrebird 1/- M (2, sl flts) & Bridge 2d opt OS U (3). 1934 Vic Cent 1/- (3). 1935 ANZAC 1/- U. 1938 Robes set to £1. 1940 AIF set (2). 1949 Arms set to £2 U (2). 1964 Navigators 7/6 (2), 10/- (2) & £1. Extensive decimals inc 1966 QEII 4c booklet pane M. 1971 Christmas sets MUH (2) & blk of 7 M. Early 1970s Commem sets appear comp U plus later 1980s-90s higher vals Pic sets & Gardens to $20. Condition quite variable but with many G-FU pickings. (1000s) $220 $300

223 Aerogrammes: Large accumulation in carton from pre-dec 1960s commems (35) UN/CTO to mid '80s pictorials inc late '60s/early 70s Christmas 10c -inc '82 Brisbane Games (5) & '84 Ausipex (5) pmk sets. Territories inc Christmas Is '71 10c & '72 12c orange, Nauru '70 10c Palm & Norfolk Is from '81 Commems plus album & folder with Aust newspaper wrappers, letter sheets, & odd letter cards from late pre-dec to mid '70s. Duplication as always, mixed UN/CTO, Territories Stationary is surprisingly scarce (many 100s) $80 $150