Accumulations & collections

275 Pre-decimal: Collection on leaves with Kangaroos (17) to 2/- brown, 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved (3), 1934 VIC Cent sets to 1/- (6), 1937 Robes to £1 VFU, 1938 NSW Sesqui sets to 9d (6), 1948 Arms sets to £2 (2). 1940s-60s imprint or other blks of 4 M/MUH (200) inc Commem sets to 2/- or 2/3 & other vals to 2/6 or higher. 1970s 6c Commem variety collection M/U inc blks on pages. Collection 1913-84 (800) & 2000-14 (500) in separate albums inc MUH decimal sets, 1959 Pic set to 5/- Cattle M/MUH blks of 4 & Kangaroos to 2/-, KGV to 1/4, 1930s Commems to 1/- & 1960s Pics to 4/- Tasman. Finally pre-dec Defs, Pics & Commems (6000) in 2 large plastic bags. (9000). $300 $500

276 Prestige Booklets comp 1997 Cars to 2003 Christmas (philatelic barcode) & "My Baby", all with special M/Sheets only available in these. VF MUH. Original PO cost $168, Pf cat/retail $462. (15) $130 $180

277 Prestige Booklets: 2007 (11) inc 10 Years of Australian Legends, Circus, Nostalgic Tourism, Caravanning & Surf's Up. 2006 (8) inc Cwlth Games, Driving through the Years, Rock Posters & Dangerous Australians. VF fresh MUH. All diff with special M/Sheets or reprints only available in these. FV alone is $227. Cat $510. $160 $220

278 Private Perfins Collection to early 1950s with State Stamps (308), Kangaroos 1d (128) & other vals (39) ½d to 1/-. KGV Heads (529). 1930s Commems (22) inc 1/- S Aust Cent. 1930s-50s KGVI (838) to 5/- Arms inc odd QEII def. Mostly G-FU, some duplication. Plus 2nd album with 2860 Govt Perfins to mid 1970s inc pre 1913 States (44) then Commonwealth with assorted G/NSW & VG to decimal era inc commems & higher (total 4700 stamp. Unchecked by us. Difficult assembly! (1845). $750 $1000

279 QEII Pre-decimal collection 1953-65 comp in Seven Seas hingeless pgs inc 1953 Produce Food strips of 3 & blks of 9 (retail $80). 1959 Pics to 5/- inc Cattle white & cream paper (tiny tones), 1963 Birds to 3/-, 1934 Navigators set of 8 to £2 inc 10/-, £1 cream & white papers & all high vals pics or commems. Mostly VF fresh MUH, retail $695. (151) $240 $300

280 Revenues: Victoria Stamp Duties on Share Transfer documents, good range to £5 & $10 values, largely £sd issues, a few w/o stamps with "Not Chargeable" h/s. Generally fine. (210 docs, 600-700 stamps). $180 $300

281 Revenues: Victoria Stamp Duties on 1958-69 Share Transfer forms showing Stamp Duty Office markings, mostly w/o stamps affixed, majority "NOT CHARGEABLE" (5 types, Elsmore online first 4 & an unlisted variant), one used in combination with NSW unlisted £1.10/- meter impression, Cash Register imprints (10) from 1963 with codes, K, M or Z & "MS A", MS B", MS E", or "MS F", currency shown in £, $ or none, also unlisted "Primary Instrument" or "This Instrument Duly Stamped". Scarce. (70+ forms) $90 $150

282 Territories: FDC collection from 1992 AAT Pics Base cancel set of 4 to 2011 Christmas Island Christmas, wide range of Pic/Commem sets with good thematics. FV $350. Hard to find, appears comp from mid 1994 on. (160). $150 $200

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES

283 New South Wales: Postmarks. Comprehensive cds collection with 760 diff POs 1920s-50s inc Addison Road, Allworth, Avoca Beach, Avalon Beach, Balldale, Bendick-Murrell, Berowra Waters, Beverley Hills, Bonalbo, Booker Bay, Bredbo, Brungle, Burcher, Caragabal, Chester Hill, Clunes, Cringula, Duri, Dyers Crossing, East Orange, East Moree, Emu Plains, Evans Head, Fairlight, Georges Plains, Greenwell Point, Guildford North & Gurley to name just a few. Approx 1000 diff pmks with cds variations throughout. Unchecked for rarities. Mostly VF to near comp strikes on piece or 1930s large pictorials. (1050). $650 $900

284 New South Wales: Collection 1850-1910 on old style leaves with 1850 Sydney Views 1d carmine plate 2 (cat £375), 2d deep blue plate 1 early state with full clouds (SG 16, £650), 2d bright blue plate 2, (no whip cat £450), 2d ultramarine plate III (£200) & 3d yellow-green (£250). 1852 Laureates no wmk 1d brick UN (rev thins), VF appearance, 4 margins (SG 48, £1700) & 2d Prussian blue plate 2 U (SG 62, £110). 1854 Laureates wmk numeral 1d, 2d(2) & 3d(2) cat £140. 1856-60 Diadems imperf (8) inc 6d grey (2 inc wmk reversed), 1/- red brown wmk 12 & 1/- rose vermilion wmk 8 plus registered 6d red & blue (£565). 1860 Diadems wmk numerals (12) to 1/-. 1861-88 5/- Coin (2). 1885 QV 10/- opt Postage (£70). 1888 Centennial (27) to 1/- plus 5/- (2) & 20/- (2 inc CTO, £260). 1903 Pics to 2/6 Lyrebird. 1880s-90s OS opts (16) to 1/- & 1891 Postage Dues to 8d green. Some toning mainly on the pages. Solid collection, mostly G-FU inc some CTO plus the rare QV Laureate fresh UN. Total SG cat £5200+ = A$10,000. (155). (P) $1100 $1500

285 New South Wales: Money Order 1890s Pre-printed form issued at Haymarket (5228) for 5/4, comp with Paying Office "Advice", cashed at Hobart with "Commercial Bank of Tasmania Limited" in red on reverse, very few recorded. Rare. $200 $400

286 NSW Off/On paper mix inc over 270 registered mail pieces with a range of Numerals to mid 1600s, sighted 905 (RRR), 1067 (RR), 1373 (bluish-grey), 1470 (RRR), 1471 (RRR) & 1649 (RR), with strong possibility other scarcer nos unrecognised in the chaos. Plus plenty more off-paper or on single pieces. Also noted some QLD & VIC scattered throughout. Great lot for the researcher. G-FU. (5500) $250 $400

287 New South Wales: Postal Stationery collection with lettercards (7) inc 4 SPECIMEN. Registered envelopes (6) with 2U, one with 1911 red label franked QLD 1d red, 2 UN & 2 opt SPECIMEN, Envelopes (27) inc OS with stamp impressions barred out (3), 1880s QV 1d with OS Die (3), Centenary 1d with OS Die (4), OPSO imprints with 1d Shield or 2d QV, OS opts (5) inc 2 opt SPECIMEN, plus 1d Centenary Doubleton, other SPECIMEN (3), Wrappers (11) inc opt SPECIMEN (2). Mostly F-VF, sl toning on envelopes, 2 regist U, rest all UN. Retail $700+. (53). $150 $250

288 New South Wales: Unclaimed Mail 1920s-60s covers to wide range of places with unclaimed markings, vast majority with Sydney DLO return to Sender labels (many diff) on reverse, useful lot (48) $120 $200

289 New South Wales: Pmks & numeral cancels on loose stamps or pieces (34) inc RRRR 1319 (2) & 1546, RRR 1420, & RR 735, 758, 1532 & 1738. On cover (19) inc 1729 on reg envelope to Berlin, 1050 (RR) with Stannifer cds, 754 (Harwood Island) & 1736 (Yalgogrin North). Mostly F-VF strikes with some very scarce pmks noted. (53) $180 $250

290 Queensland: Collection 1860-1908 on early leaves with 1860-79 QV Chalons (25) to 1/- purple inc 1860 wmk large star 6d perf 13 U, & 1868 2d blue opt SPECIMEN. 1879 "Netted cnrs" (8) to 1/-. 1882 QV Large Chalons 2/6, 10/- postal U & 5/- CTO. 1882-94 QV (21) to 2/- brown. 1897-1907 QV (15) to 1/- violet, 1907 QV Chalon lithographed £1 CTO & 2/6, 5/-, 10/- VF postally U. SG cat £320. Postmark interest throughout, mainly numeral cancels on the Chalons. Plus revenues or F/C (17) inc QV large Chalons set of 5. Toning/foxing (can easily be removed) throughout, although many appear G-FU (see scans). A near complete basic collection with opportunity to expand! SG cat £900+. (116). (P) $350 $500

291 South Australia: Collection 1855-1913 in loose leaf album with 1855 imperf QV 2d rose & 6d blue (2). 1856 QV imperf 2d blood red, total SG cat £460. 1887 QV "Postage & Revenue" 2/6, 5/-, 10/- (tone spot), 15/- VFU/CTO. 1902 QV thin postage (12) to 2/6 inc 3d pale & deep green "bi-colour" FU, plus 10/- dull green CTO. 1904-13 thick postage set to £1 FU (£400). Plus 1890s OS opts (27) to 1/- inc scarce surch pr. Sl foxing- ageing pg edges, stamps mostly F-VF. SG cat £1500. (123). (P) $600 $800

292 South Australia: Postmark collection 1870s-1900 with cds (88) inc Bletchley, Cavenagh, Charlotte Waters (NT), Everard Central, Fowlers Bay, Friedrichswalde, Farrels Flat, Long Plain, Pamatta, Parkside, Pt McLeay, Pt Victoria, P P Railway, Rivoli Bay North, Sharps Well, Waterloo & Willow Plains. Squared circles (48) inc Aldgate, Blinman, Bowhill, Homestead, Millenlilly, Pt Darwin, Pt McDonnell, Spalding, Willuna & Yardea. Numeral circles (24) inc 43, 63, 64 (2, both on KGV 1d red), 99, 114, 117 (on 1938 KGVI 2d red), 135, 144 & 26 on 1890s QV 1d brown postal card. Odd duplicate, mostly F-VF strikes. (160). (P) $300 $400

293 South Australia: Postmarks cds collection 1901-37 with early Commonwealth period 1901-13 (180) inc "Private Boxes GPO Adelaide (2) on 2d or 4d green postage dues, Charlotte Waters, Bollstone, Dry Creek Railway Station, Hope Valley, Innaminka, Langhornes Creek, Lochabar, Montacute, Port Darwin, PP Railway, Oak Bay, Red Hill, Rosewater, Queens Own Town, Templers, Whitwarta, Willochra & s/l "Brighton". 1920s-30s KGV (420) Aberdeen, American River, Beachport, Bulleleuch, Coober Pedy (1922), Cumeracha, Frances, Meribah, Hampden Siding, Marmon Jabuk, Maitland (violet), North Shields, Stockwell, Talia, Wudina & Yankalilia. Unchecked for rarity, odd minor duplication. Mostly clear part strike on QV to near comp cds on KGV. (600). (P) $400 $600

294 South Australia: Officials on cover 1876-1908 thick OS misplaced opt 2d on 1881 wrapper with superb 'Local Court" circular cachet in red; 2d missing stop after 'O' on 1883 wrapper (cat £900 on cover); 1d pair on 1880; 1d single on 1884 'Invoice Only' envelope; 1d deformed 'S' plus narrow OS on 1897 front from Riverton, 4d on 1882 reduced cover to Kadina; narrow OS ½d solo on wrapper front, 1d & 2d (front); wide OS on 1900 with 'UNCLAIMED' & Sutherlands square-circle; perf 'SA' (4, one reg) or 'OS' (2 fronts). Rare group & huge SG cat value. (18, inc 5 fronts) (P) $350 $500

295 South Australia: Covers & Postal history accumulation (190) inc pre1910 (40) with OS opts on cover (10) inc 2½ violet prs (2) with type 2 opts on individual registered OHMS env (SG O75 cat £375ea), & 2½d indigo prs with type 3 opts again on individual registered OHMS env SG O83, cat £950 ea. Plus 4d violet with type 2 opt on OPSO front with "Stockade" cds (SG O69 cat £150). OS/SA perfins on cover (7) inc 5d violet on individual registered "OHMS" envs. Est total SG cat £2850. Commonwealth era 1920s-80s cds on cover (50) inc Meribaa, Grange, Ceduna & Andamooka "registered". Philatelic covers (18) mainly Pictorial pmks. Pictorial or other advertising envs (28). "Postage Paid" covers (30) inc odd pictorial. PTPO envelopes (24) both KGV & KGVI, mostly window types with a variety of return addresses. Also 1945 cover to Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, with red "Dead Letter Office JA 17 45 Adelaide" cds & endorsed "No Service" & RTS "finger". Plus South Australia stamps (130+) inc 1855 imperf 2d (2) & 6d, 1860s 1d green QV no wmk plate proof blk of 4 MUH, late 1800s/early 1900s pmks & some OS opts. Very mixed condition, poor-VF, see website for highlights, viewing highly recommended. (330 items). $300 $400

296 South Australia: 1950s KGVI/QEII Registered Envelopes (140) comprising single correspondence to "Martins" Adelaide with a wide range of labels inc Provisional h/s for Clearview, Edinburgh Air Field, Finsbury Hostel, Keswick, Mansfield Park, Port Augusta East & Windsor Gardens. Printed labels inc Clearview, Dry Creek, Gepps Cross Hostel, Hove, Islington, Kanmantou, Peterhead, Reynella, Sandalwood, Woo- calia, Woodside Camp & Woomera West. Envelopes slit on 3 sides, pmks fair-F, labels VG condition. Interesting lot, see website. (140). $140 $200

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297 Tasmania: Collection 1853-1912 on old-time loose leaves with 1853 QV 4d orange Courier plate 2 cut-square 4 large margins VFU (SG 10 cat £425). 1855 QV Chalon 4d blue star wmk (SG 18, £120). 1857 QV Chalon imperf wmk numerals (9) inc 2d yellow-green 4 huge margins (£110), 6d reddish mauve (£170) & 1/- pr (£150). 1864-69 Chalons perf 11½-12½, 1d (kiss print), 2d, 4d & 1/- F-VFU & 6d VF marginal M. 1870-91 Sidefaces (5) to 10d M. 1892 Tablets (6) to 2/6 U. 1899 Pic set of 8 recess print wmk TAS FM (£150). 1902-12 Pics (15) to 6d M or U inc 2d violet compound perf 12½ & 11. Postal Fiscals 1880 Platypus 3d M, 6d, 1/- postally U & 1900 opt Revenue set of 4 1d blue to 1/- rose M (£325). Also QV Chalons with F/C (6) to 1/- orange. Some toning on pages, stamps odd minor tone, majority F-VF. Total SG cat £2100. (74). (P) $700 $1000

298 Tasmania Frank Stamps: 1890s-1900 OPSO envelopes Crown Solicitor, Corporation of Hobart & Sec Gen Post Office all U, Chief Secretary & Hd Qr Def Force UN, Tasmanian Railways card UN & Council of Agriculture wrapper U. Generally G-VF. (7). $80 $150

299 Tasmania: Stamp Duties usage collection on 1955-67 Govt "Tourist & Immigration Dept" cheques (375) with 1930s Numerals (48) inc ½d on 1d strip of 5 on single cheque (scarce rate). Mixed numeral & Pic frankings on 29 cheques with vals to 1/- or 5/- inc ½d on 1d (3) with 2½d orange Platypus (Bft cat £115) & 1/- numeral with 2½d Platypus pr (Bft £200). 1955 Pictorials single val usage on individual cheques (75) from 1d to 5/- inc 1d blk of 11, 3d (17), 5d (22), 6d (19) & (27) plus 1/-, 2/6 & 5/- as singles. Mixed val usages from 1d & 2d (3d) to 14/2d on 127 cheques inc ½d (10) & 6d & 2/6 (cat £20), 9d pr & 3d & 6d (£30), 3d (12) & 6d pr & 4d pr, 2d & 2/6 & 10/- & 9d pr (£30) plus many other 3 or 4 colour combinations. Feb 1966 mixed decimal/pre-dec usages (7), these are very scarce! Decimals to $1 on 52 cheques inc 3c multiples of 32, 18, 13, 12, 9 & 8 on individual forms. Revenues from other states with NSW (16), QLD (3), S Aust (4), WA & VIC (16) inc mixed Tas/Vic usage. Finally cheque "fronts" (75) showing the 4 types in use plus unissued, "R" labels, unusual serial nos inc 19 (low) & 30332 (high), red & black nos. A wonderful collection. (450 cheques with 1400 stamps). $500 $1000

300 Victoria: Collection 1850-1912 on older style loose leaves in period binder with 1850-56 Half-lengths 1d red, 1d rose, 2d greyish-violet (2) & 3d blue (2) SG cat £520. 1852 Queen on Throne 2d (3) inc pr. 1854 QV 1/- Octagonal, 1/- registered & (6d) Too Late (£475). 1857 Emblems (7) to 4d imperf or roul. 1860 QV Beaded Ovals 3d blue on laid paper, 4d rose on thin paper & 4d rose pink wmk Five Shillings (£120). 1861 Woodblock perf 12 6d black & 2/- blue. 1863-74 Laureates (17) to 5/- blue & red inc Emergency printings on wrong wmk papers. 1873 QV "Bell" designs 1d green on yellow paper, 1d green on drab, 2d violet on green or buff G-FU (SG cat £165) & 2/- blue on green VF CTO. 1884 QV Stamp Duty 8d rose, 2/- apple-green. 2/6 yellow F-VF M (£190). 1886 QV 1/6 blue M & 1/6 orange CTO. 1896 Stamp Duties to 2/6 yellow G-FU. 1901 QV w/o "Postage" 4d, 6d, 1/-, 2/- & 5/- VFU/CTO (£235). 1901-12 QV "Postage" (45, cat £550) inc £1 & £2 CTO. 1894 Postage Dues (14) to 5/- red & green. 1897 & 1900 Charity sets FM (£575). 1870 Stamp Statute ½d on 1d green QV M (£110) & others (8) to £1 F/C. 1874 Stamp Duty set (ex 35/-) ½d to 45/- with neat m/s cancels. Toning/aging on the old pages affecting some stamps, should tidy up with a wash, solid & near comp, majority F-VF U. SG cat £4000+, extra $300 retail for the revenues. (285). (P) $1500 $2200

301 Victoria: Frank Stamps OHMS covers inc 1873 "Commr of Railways" (red h/s) with green "DLB JN 10 73 Victoria" b/s, 1877 "Minister of Justice" (blue h/s) with red London arrival cds. 1883 "Chief Secretary" (red h/s) on "Royal Commission on the Tariff" envelope, 1890 "Attorney General" (red h/s) registered Melbourne to Clunes. 1899 "Minister of Defence" to Ballarat, 1901 "The Treasurer" on wrapper to Sydney plus 15 others inc "Trade & Customs", "Public Works" & "Solicitor General". Total 14 diff Depts. Mostly G-Fine. Fascinating series! (20). $150 $300

302 Victoria: Impressed Stamp Duty on 1950s-60s remarkable collection on entire Share Transfer documents for “The Colonial Sugar Refining Co Ltd”. A wide range of denominations 1d to £50, all diff combination or solo impressions, inc 1d (2, one record late date 15.2.63), 2d (3), 3d (21, inc record late date 10.5.63), 4d (6), 5d (7, late date 22.11.62), 6d (17), 1/- (2), 1/6 (6), 2/- (3), 2/6 (2), 3/-, 4/- (3), 5/- (5), 6/- (5), 7/-, 8/-, 9/- (9), 10/- (4), 11/- (2), 12/- (2), 13/- (3), 14/-, 15/- (3), 16/- (2), 17/- (2), rare 17/6, 18/- (3), 19/- (2), £1 (2), 24/-, 25/-, £1.10/- (2), 32/- (4), 35/-, £2 (2), 45/-, £3 (4), £4 (3), £5, £6 (2 on one document), £7 (2), £9, £10, £20, & £50 -last on £53.18/-10d total for document in combination with impressed NSW Stamp Duty £1.10/-, also "ER" 2/6 (3), one rare combination Stamp Duty adhesives & boxed "Penalty Paid £…" h/s, rare 12/6, £1 (7), £1.10/-, rare 37/6 (2), & £2. Good condition. Extremely rare on entire & possibly best collection of its kind. (159 stamps on 71 docs). (P) $4000 $7000

303 Victoria Postmarks: Aireys Inlet to Yinnar cds 1966-2001 alphabetically bundled covers & stationery, appear generally good strikes, many scarcer types, vendor says all diff. Useful starter collection. (1400). $275 $400

304 Victoria: Postmarks collection Abbotsford - Yundool cds, alphabetical bundled covers, appear mostly 1930s-90s, vendor says all diff, appear generally good strikes & cover quality. Excellent lot for expansion. (2530). $600 $1000

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305 Victoria: Postmarks: Numeral collection 1860s-1920s with 175 diff POs inc No.1-2015, Butterfly 15 "killer" on QV 1d Laureate, original 1850s "double bar" Nos 33, 46, 87, 93, 141 (RRRR, 2), 142 (blue, RR), 151 (RR) & 173 (R), other scarcer numerals inc 158 ("home-made" type 1) (RR, 2), 202 (R), 438 (R), 1526 & 2006. Other blue nos.10, 28, 41, 49, 63, 112, 139, 141, 173, MC 50, MD 27, 1643, plus 1656 in violet. Numerals on Commonwealth stamps with 6, 7 (2), 16 (on Papua Lakatoi 1d rosine (RRRR), 23 on Kangaroo 2½d (RRR), 54 (RR), 67 (R) on 1d Due, 69 (RR), 254 (on 1d red KGV Die III), 210, 314, 517 (RRR), 587, 589 (on 5d Roo, RRR), 838, 854 (RRR), 879 (on 4d Roo), M8, 2010 (on 1d red KGV, RRR). Plus cds (22) inc Telegraph Office Rialto. Duplication throughout inc cancel variations, mostly F-VF strikes on single stamps, plus comp duplex on pieces or in prs. (445). $300 $400

306 Victoria: Postal stationery collection 1870s-1910s in album near comp for PO issues (plus some PTPO), with 38 Postcards inc 7 double Reply (2 unfolded), "Beer & Baccy" & both 1908 Fleet cards very fresh, plus OS perfin Die card (CTO), then 16 Lettercards inc A3 with extra row of perfs at right & all 3 surch cards, 40 envelopes inc long types, many PTPO inc 1d+1d brown doubleton, KEVII ½d green (CTO) & OS perfin Die on long envelope (U), 14 Reg Envelopes inc 8 of the earlier oval or square dies & scarce Stieg C8n (CTO 1897) & finally 36 wrappers inc ½d surch, both Stamp Duty opts, ½d on blue NSW paper & 10 PTPO on diff colour papers. Most VF UN -many superb, a few CTO, all diff. Stieg cat US$4880. Collections this comprehensive seldom offered, especially in this nice clean condition. Excellent basis for expansion & great introduction to this fascinating field. (107) $900 $1500

307 Victoria: Stamp Duty 1909-65 set 6d to £6 perf 11, plus £10, & other values, on 1960s share transfer forms (22), plus 3d perf 12½ single usage with "This Instrument is duly stamped" cachet in red. F-VFU. Comp sets would be scarce on "entire". (65 stamps). $150 $250

308 Victoria: Stamp Duties on Share Transfer forms 1966-69, values to $100 inc $50, $25, $20 (2), $15, $10 & down to 1c inc blks, multiple frankings, shades. Rarely seen in such quantity. (300 forms). $350 $500

309 Victoria: Unclaimed covers collection, mostly 1930 from a Melbourne optician showing "Unclaimed/Not Known by" h/s from Abbotsford to Williamstown, plus 'No Post Town', 'Post Town Not Known', & one with Melbourne DLO markings, appear all diff, a few registered, strikes generally VF inc 'Unclaimed at South Melbourne' oval datestamp. Nice lot. (63) $250 $400

310 Victoria: Frank Stamps, OHMS cards (7) inc 1883 Minister of Public Instruction (blue h/s) & 1890 Minister of Water Supply. OHMS covers (18) inc 1895 Governor of Victoria (violet h/s), 1891 Attorney General (magenta h/s), 1872 Commr of Railways & Roads (red h/s) with boxed "Unclaimed At Castlemaine" cachet, 1881 Chief Secretary (blue h/s) to Sydney with "Advertised Unclaimed" cachet. 1899 Dept of Trade & Customs on Marine Board envelope to NSW. 1902 Chief Secretary on National Gallery envelope & 1897 Treasurer on Income Tax Office envelope. Total 16 diff types. Mostly fine or better. (25) $275 $350

311 Victoria Stamp Duty: 1950s-60s Share Transfer documents bearing Impressed Duty Stamps 1d to £7 (extremely rare on entires), wide range inc many combinations (among which there is no duplication), scarcer/rare values inc 2/-, 3/- (3), 11/- (7, two on one document), 12/- (3), 13/- (4), 15/- (3), 16/- (3), 17/- (3), 18/- (6), 19/-, £1 "VR", 24/- (2), 25/- (4), £1.10/-, £2 "VR" (2), 45/-, £3, £4 (5), & £6 (3, two on one doc). F-VF. Extremely rare offering. (79 docs) (P) $1800 $3000

312 Victoria Stamp Duty: 1950s-60s Share transfer documents bearing QV Bicolour £5 (4, with pair & perfin "O&M"), £6 (in combination with NSW issues to £5), £7, £8 & rare £9, also £10 (3, two perfin "O&M"), some combinations of other issues, good cond. Bft cat £325 as loose singles, plus large premium for comp documents. Amazing proper usages of QV stamps 60 years after her death! -as no new high values issued until introduction of decimals! (6 docs) $350 $500

313 Victoria Stamp Duty: Share Transfer documents bearing rare combination MIXED frankings of £SD & Decimal Stamp Duty issues, good range of denominations/combinations to £5 & $10, ea with 2-11 stamps, mostly 4 or more. F-VF. Rare & attractive group. (50 documents) $180 $300

314 Victoria Relief Tax: Small ledger book 1923-31 with various commissions received, incoming monies etc starting in 1923. From 1st July 1930 has Relief Stamps affixed to December 1931, with values 1d (11), 2d (14), 3d (39), 4d (33), 5d (52), 6d (7), 7d (20), 8d (21), 9d black (4) & grey (19), 10d red (41) & pink (7), 11d (6), 12d green (36, inc 12 perf) & greyish (12), & 1/6 (6). Mostly F-VF F/C with m/s. Bft cat £2200++ as loose stamps alone. Extremely rare survivor. (328). $350 $500

315 Western Australia: Collection 1854-1912 on old-time pages with 1854 Swans imperf 1d black (SG 1 cat £275), 4d blue (£200) & 1/- brown (£325). 1857 Lithographed 6d grey (cut square, flts, £550). 1861-65 Swans (14) to 1/- green inc 6d purple-brown U & 4d carmine VFM. 1872-82 Swans (14) to 6d lilac inc One Penny on 2d yellow U & 1d yellow M. 1902-12 Swans & QV (31) to £1, with 5/-, 10/- & £1 VF CTO (£480). Officials (14) with perf OS to 2/6 & perf WA 5/-, 10/-. Postal Fiscals 1893 Swan 6d/2d lilac (est cat £100) & Tall Swans set of 5 to 1/- (SG F11-15 cat £125). Some foxing/aging, mainly on pgs, stamps mostly F-VFU with odd M sighted. Total SG cat £3000. (114). (P) $1000 $1400