Accumulations & collections

1007 Gold: 18ct Lady's bracelet curb link. 20.5cm. 34.55g, AGW 0.8331oz. Gold value alone approx $1160. Replacement cost these days $2500++ $1100 $1400

1008 Gold: 18ct necklace rope design chain. 50cm. 24.26g, AGW 0.5850oz. VGC. Heavy & quite classy. Gold value alone approx $815. $750 $1000

1009 Opal: Boulder opal weight 49 carat (from Queensland) freeform & baroque cut with electric blue flashes on a banderada pattern. Australian Opal Cutters Certificate of Valuation $8526. $2000 $2500

1010 Opal. Natural light opal, weight 12.50 carat (from Lightning Ridge). Classic free form white opal, oval shape. With Australian Opal Cutters Certificate of Valuation, ex GST and/or Government Taxes, $3755. Cheap reserve to sell. $550 $800

1011 Opal: White opal weight 2.40 carat (from Coober Pedy) Medium domed cabochon with intense orange & yellow/green blocky pattern in double sided rolling flash. With Australian Opal Cutters Certificate of Valuation $684. $170 $220

1012 Opal: Solid black opal weight 2.50 carat (from Lightning Ridge) oval cut with a medium cabochon showing flashes of red, orange & green. Australian Opal Cutters Certificate of Valuation $1500. $400 $500

1013 Opal: Solid black opal weight 2.80 carat (from Lightning Ridge) oval tear drop cut with a medium cabochon showing flashes of green & blue. With Australian Opal Cutters Certificate of Valuation $2940. $750 $1000

1014 Opal: Crystal opal weight 4.40 carat (from Lightning Ridge) semi black low domed triangle cut, full faced brilliant orange/green rolling flash. With Australian Opal Cutters Certificate of Valuation $1980. $500 $600

1015 Opal: Boulder opal weight 2.70 carat (from Queensland) Crescent cut with a flat face showing electric green flashes. With Australian Opal Cutters Certificate of Valuation $607. $150 $200

1016 Punch Cartoons: ca 1870s period hard cover 96pg scrap book (260 x 320mm) with 236 cartoons from Punch, contemporary Dickensian satire at its best, peppered with the cutting quips that the magazine is renowned for. VG condition. $60 $100

1017 Silver: Sterling silver Cigarette case c1940's stamped Sterling 925 SF. 10cm x 8cm (1cm thick) 136g, ASW 4.04oz. Silver value alone approx $115. $140 $200

1018 Silver: Sterling silver oddments. Salt shakers 27.1g & 61.7g both English hallmarked. Souvenir spoons 1 with Kangaroo, other paua shell inlay (12.4g). Lady's "seashell" ashtray (14.2g) Fob/neck chain with T bar (36.3g) Mostly VGC. Total weight 151.79g, ASW 4.514oz. Silver value alone $170+ $150 $200

1019 Silver: Sterling silver serving tongs hallmarked WT. London 1841. 15cm long. Ornate with shell design. VGC. 66g, ASW 1.96oz. $100 $150

1020 Cigarette tins mostly 1930s-50s with some earlier, inc Champion Ruby, Capstan Navy Cut, Country Life, Log Cabin, State Express Ready Rubbed Tobacco, Senior Service, Craven A etc, mixed average condition. (55) $50 $100

PHONECARDS

1021 Australia: Telstra Pictorial/commem in albums inc 2000 Sydney Olympics $10, Hockeyroos "Publicity" $10, 1998 or 1999 Sydney "ANDA" Exhib $5, Frog $50, Opera House $20, AFL Teams $10 (13 diff), Melbourne Trams $5 (3 diff) & more. FV $2100 (can be traded back for current cards). Plus UNIDIAL "ANDA" Show cards (20, FV $145). All appear UN. Total FV $2245. (270) $500 $1000

1022 Australia: Telstra Valuable 1990s collection inc lots of sets. Mint & U, mixed no holes, one hole & multi holes. Mostly $5, $10, $20 vals, appear all diff, inc comp sets. FV of "No Holes" unused approx $2300. View to evaluate. Excellent to as new condition. $500 $1000

POSTCARDS

1023 Australia: 1943 WWII Christmas & New Year greeting cards by Such, printed in red, brown, grey & black, satirical depicting Aussie soldiers desires. VF fresh UN. Rare group. (6, 5 diff) $90 $150

1024 Aviation: with pre WWI mono or bi planes. (14) inc German Fokker?? 2 seater & French "Voisin" bi plane & also 1914 aerial view. WWI French air-fields (5). More recent aircraft to 1930s (9) inc Berlin air show (2), personalities & fliers inc Frenchmen Vignette & their aircraft (12) & famous Aviators (9) inc Lindbergh, Nogues (13 Victories), Leon Delagrange, Herbert Latham. Balloons or similar (17) inc 1850s-80s "Dirigibles" (5) Airships (2, both in colour), comic & others. UN/U, mostly F-VF. (66). See website $350 $500

1025 Ceylon: Collection of over 300 diff cards, majority appear pre 1910 with Native Dress, Native Transport, Native Shops, Colombo Street scenes, Rural Industries inc Tea Picking, Fishing Boats, Elephants, Temples, Snake Charmers & similar. Fresh & clean in near new album. Mostly VF or better. Wonderful lot. (300+) $1000 $1500

1026 Huge Accumulation World & Australia, mostly 1960-90s, wide range of topics, cities, transport etc. High percentage assembled by non-collector from general lots. (1500+) $120 $200

1027 Japan: WWII Military & Occupations in Asia (30) inc "Sentry Duty", "Occupied Villages" (2), "Dragging Tank through Jungle", hand to hand fighting, leisure & similar, 4 being cancelled on reverse by US Occupation Forces in the Philippines. Others of similar vintage or earlier (12) mainly of a cultural theme. 1930s Postal cards (5). Odd duplicate. Usual condition, a few show signs of tropicalisation, overall F-VF. Good lot. (47) $300 $400

1028 New South Wales: Pre 1910 group (100) with Sydney Landmarks inc George St (3), Queens Square, The Harbour (var), "Man o War Steps", Botanic Gardens, Martin Place, Circular Quay & others. "Iconic" bush scenes inc Snowy Mountains, Blue Mountains inc National Park & Wentworth Falls, On Walla Walla Station. Country towns inc Bathurst, Wagga Wagga Rly Stn, Tweed Heads "Kings School" (Parramatta), Bowral, Temora, West Maitland & Newcastle. Suburbs inc Drummoyne Bridge, Lane Cove River (signed Artist card), Double Bay & Watsons Bay. Plus another 15 1930s-50s inc Aerial view of Sydney. Mixed UN/U, mostly F-VF. (115) $250 $350

SHARES AND BONDS

1029 Australia-Banking: Union Bank of Australia (Tasmania). £25 shares. 29 Nov 1858. gVF. Scarce. (P) $500 $750

1030 Australia - Mining: North Broken Hill Silver Mining Co NL 1900-1904. Share certificates for 50 to 100 £1 shares paid up to between 2/- & 9/6. Generally VF or better. (10 certificates). $200 $300

1031 China: £100 Imperial Chinese Government 5% Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund gold loan of 1911. First series for £6,000,000. Bond for £100. Issued Bank of Indo-China Paris 15 Mar 1913. No interest coupons (Bond 370x550mm). Usual edge flts do not extend into the printed bond. Overall VF. Scarce high denomination bond. Advertised retail $800-$1200. $300 $500

1032 Great Britain The Land & Mortgage Bank of India (Credit Foncier Indien) Ltd £20 share paid up to £4 16 Nov 1863. aEF. $100 $150

1033 India: Bank of Bengal. 500 Rupee share no.2568 13 Jun 1876. Numerous endorsements & dividend notations on reverse, plus 13 revenue stamps to 1R. Acid in Indian ink m/s cancel has caused holes in paper does not affect the appearance or value. Scarce. $100 $150

1034 World Share Certificates & Bonds: Mostly large-very large, many early C20th inc Russia, Greek, Belgium, India, UK, Mexico Tramways $100+$500, Mining, Industry etc. Noted Bank of Bengal July 1876 certificate for 1 x 500 Rupee share, this very scarce, retail $150. Government of China Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway Bond for £20stg, retail $100. Australia North Broken Hill Silver Mining Co 100 shares 1904 retail $75. Plus numerous other interesting types. Mostly VG-UNC. Few duplicates mostly diff. (45) $200 $300

1035 World bonds & share script inc French Colonial, Belgian, Russian, German. 1887 to 1944. All diff, mostly large size. Very attractive lot with many very ornate. Mostly EF-UNC. (25) $200 $400

AUSTRALIA

KANGAROOS

1036 1d Red Specialised collection (178) in hagners with Early Date "6/1/1913" Melbourne cds, Die II "Deep aniline-red" shade with light "17 NOV 14" cds. Die I wmk inverted. ACSC listed varieties (14 diff) inc "Roo's throat cut" (cat $100), "Break in value circle at left" ($50), "Extra island near Tasmania" ($75), "Extra island west of Tasmania" ($75) & "diag line North East of Qld" (3, $75), plus other unlisted types (some quite prominent). Also multiples, perf OS & shades. Sl disorganised, some mixed condition, mostly F-VFU. Min ACSC cat $500, plus extra for unlisted. (178) $150 $200

1037 Postmark accumulation with a wide range of cds cancels on mostly non-letter rate vals to 2/-. Quick check revealed Coolah, Hochkirch, Beverly, Broome Hill, MCCCC/1I, Yeronga, Money Order Beechworth, Hummocks Hill (RR). Better stamps sighted inc 1st wmk 9d (4), 1/- (3), 4d (4), 6d (3) & 5d (3). 2nd wmk 9d & 1/- (these retail $600). G-FU, unchecked for wmk errors.(300) $400 $600

1038 Selection: 1st wmk 1d, 4d, 5d, 3rd wmk 2d, 2½d, 3d Die I. SM wmk 1/- green. CofA wmk 6d opt OS, 6d, 9d, 2/- Die II. F-VF M/MLH. Retail $500 $200 $300

1039 Inverted watermarks with 1st wmk ½d, 1d Die IIA, 3d Die I & 3rd wmk 2d Die I. G-VFU. ACSC cat $225. (4) $70 $100

KANGAROOS - FIRST WMK

1040 ½d green double perf marginal blk of 6, 2 tiny tone spots, 1 in margin, 1 on gum. F-VF 4M/2MUH, perf strengthening in margin. ACSC 1bb cat $1200. Spectacular multiple. (P) $700 $900

1041 1d Red Die I, wmk sideways facing right from the back. VF fresh M. ACSC 2aa cat $1500 SG 2a cat £1200. (P) $900 $1200

1042 1d Red Die IIA variety "Cracked electro-state II", big crack from upper to lower frame. GU example with Toowoomba machine cancel, full perfs. ACSC 4(G)ia. Grossly undercatalogued at $300. (P) $400 $500

1043 3d Olive Die I variety partial DOUBLE (kiss) PRINT with noticeable doubling of Australia's east coast, kangaroo's back & right frames. A used version of this variety sold for $4,800 in a recent Melbourne auction. W/C, VFM. ACSC 12A(var). (P) $1000 $2000

1044 3d Olive Die I perf "OS/NSW" pr on 1914 (4 Nov) OHMS envelope printed for Police Dept used Deniliquin to Sydney. Minor blemishes, scarce as multiple on cover. (P) $300 $500

1045 4d Orange Perf "OS/NSW" on 1914 (4 Nov) OHMS envelope printed for Police Dept used Bathurst to Sydney. Scarce non registered solo franking. (P) $400 $600

1046 5d Chestnut. MUH. SG 7. Retail $400. (P) $150 $200

1047 6d Blue, variety "retouched E". W/C VFU. SG 9a cat £800, ACSC 17e cat $1250. Retail $1500. Rare so nice. (P) $900 $1200

1048 2/- Brown. W/C superb CTO with central "Melbourne/AP 24 13" cds & fresh original unhinged gum. Retail this quality strictly POR! (P) $150 $200

1049 2/- Brown. F MLH with fresh white gum. SG 12 cat £400, Retail $275 (P) $120 $150

1050 2/- Brown, CTO ex PO set. ACSC 35w cat $150. (P) $75 $100

1051 5/- Grey & yellow. W/C VF fresh MLH. Premium example. SG 13. Retail $800 this nice (P) $400 $500

1052 5/- Grey & yellow perf large OS. VF fresh MLH. SG O12 cat £1100. ACSC 42ba. Very rare. (P) $1500 $2500

1053 5/- Black & yellow. CTO ex Specimen set. SG 13 cat £180, ACSC 42Bw cat $200 (P) $110 $150

1054 5/- Grey & yellow. Kangaroo misplaced NW off Map of Australia. Very scarce & the first we have seen. VF CTO ex Specimen set. ACSC 42Aw (var) (P) $200 $300

1055 10/- Grey & pink with bright vibrant colour. W/C VF fresh M. SG 14 cat £700. Retail $1500. Lovely stamp. (P) $800 $1200

1056 10/- Grey & pink, variety "Cut in Roo's back". W/C VF M. ACSC 47A(V). Retail this w/c $1500+ (P) $800 $1200

1057 10/- Grey & pink. Superb U. SG 14 cat £500. ACSC 47 cat $750. Retail $1200+. Very scarce so nice. (P) $700 $900

1058 10/- Grey & pink. CTO with Brisbane cds. W/C with full unhinged gum. CTO at Brisbane probably ex PO archive sale, much scarcer than CTO Melbourne. Rare so nice. ACSC 47w cat $1000. (P) $750 $1000

1059 10/- Grey & pink. FU. SG 14 cat £550. Retail $950. (P) $400 $600

1060 £1 Brown-blue, lovely bright colours. VF fresh M. SG 15 cat £2000. Retail $3800. 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $2200 $3000

1061 £1 Brown & blue h/s Specimen type A. F & fresh M. ACSC 51x retail $800+. (P) $400 $500

1062 £1 Brown & blue h/s Specimen type A, centred LR. FM. ACSC 51X. Retail $750. (P) $250 $350

1063 Set: ½d green to 1/- emerald. F-VF M/MLH. Retail $1000. (10) (P) $400 $600

KANGAROOS - SECOND WMK

1064 2d Grey, 2½d indigo. VF fresh M. Retail $300. $150 $200

1065 2d Grey marginal. VF fresh MLH. Retail $175 $80 $100

1066 2½d Indigo affixed to 1915 (7 Mar) advertising window-envelope for "Bowden Brothers & Coy LTD" with printed "The Great Trans-Siberian Route" tied by Sydney machine cancel, "Opened by Censor" purple/white tape, Amsterdam arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Despite appearance envelope is as made & has not been refolded. Highly unusual envelope format & routing to Europe from Australia. (P) $400 $700

1067 6d Blue. FM. SG 26 cat £180. Retail $250 (P) $100 $150

1068 6d Blue perf OS. F-VF MLH. SG O33 cat £300. Retail $675 (P) $275 $350

1069 9d Violet. FM. SG 27 cat £190. Retail $250 $100 $140

1070 2/- Brown. FM. SG 29 £550. Retail $825 (P) $375 $500

1071 5/- Grey & yellow, variety "Kangaroo misplaced down into Great Australian Bight". SG 30 (var) cat £850 w/c VFM, premium stamp. Retail $1850 (P) $1200 $1500

1072 5/- Grey & Chrome, variety very short Spencer's Gulf w/c VF fresh M. ACSC 43(D)n. Scarce so nice. (P) $1200 $1500

1073 5/- Grey & yellow perf OS, W/C FU, sl reperf. Retail $400 (P) $60 $90

1074 5/- Grey & yellow. W/C FU. Retail $500. (P) $220 $300

1075 1916 Cover franked Roo 2½d tied by "Melbourne 12 APR 16" machine pmk. Per "SS Niagara" to Panama with "Balboa Heights Canal Zone MAY 18 1916" arrival b/s. ACSC 10 cat $120++ on cover. Unusual destination! $100 $200

1076 2d Grey FM, 2½d Indigo M, sl flts, 1/- UN. Normal retail $575 $130 $170

KANGAROOS - THIRD WMK

1077 6d Blue, 9d pale violet Die II, 1/- emerald Die IIb. W/C VF M/MLH. Retail this W/C $650+. (3) (P) $250 $350

1078 6d Blue Die I, variety wmk inverted. VF. SG 38w; ACSC 19Ba outdated cat $175. Retail $250. (P) $75 $100

1079 6d Brown CTO ex PO set. ACSC 21w cat $200. (10) $80 $120

1080 9d Violet perf OS, Die IIb, plate 4, Mullett imprint blk of 4. Typical OS centring (wayward centred stamps were sent to be OS perforated). Top pr F MLH, with barest traces of hinges & very sl toning, bottom pr F fresh MUH. Note ACSC does not differentiate between Pl 3 & Pl 4 which is amazing as they have separate listing as such for the CofA wmk. ACSC 27Aba, zb (var) cat $750 as normal non OS imprint. OS imprints are many times rarer & command a substantial premium. (P) $375 $500

1081 1/- Emerald Die II perf OS horiz pr (pos 5-6), variety right unit "Retouched UR cnr". W/C, lightly cancelled VFU. (P) $80 $120

1082 1/- Blue-green Die IIb, wmk SIDEWAYS UL cnr blk of 4 centred to base. Upper 2 stamps creased, sun-tanned gum, MUH. VF appearance. ACSC 33Caa cat $1000. $150 $200

1083 2/- Deeper brown. W/C FM. Retail $450 (P) $180 $250

1084 2/- Yellow-brown. Perfectly centred. Superb fresh M. Rare shade. Retail this nice $800+. (P) $375 $475

1085 2/- Brown. W/C VF MLH. Retail $275 (P) $140 $180

1086 2/- Brown. Sl disturbed gum, FM. Retail $275. (P) $100 $150

1087 2/- Brown, wmk INVERTED, variety damaged right frame near Brisbane. G-FU. SG 41w, ACSC 37a cat $750. Retail higher. $375 $500

1088 2/- Brown, variety very weak inverted watermark. Lightly cancelled, FU. ACSC 37Ea(var) cat $750 for a normal inverted wmk! (P) $350 $500

1089 2/- Maroon perf OS (at base). W/C VFM. Retail $600+ (P) $300 $400

1090 5/- Grey & pale yellow. SG 42c cat £225. W/C VF MLH. Retail $425 (P) $200 $300

1091 5/- Grey & yellow, variety "Split wmk", plus 10/- grey & aniline pink. F-VFU. Retail $500. (2) (P) $200 $300

1092 10/- Grey & bright aniline pink, wmk Inverted. VF fresh. MLH. SG 43aw cat £1900. ACSC 48a $3000. Rare (P) $2000 $2800

1093 10/- Grey & aniline pink. variety "Break in NSW Coast". VF fresh M. ACSC 48g(var) cat $750. Retail $900 (P) $450 $600

1094 10/- Grey & pale aniline pink perf OS w/c CTO ex PO set. SG O51. Retail this nice $150+ (P) $80 $120

1095 10/- Grey & deep aniline pink. W/C, Fingal/Tas cds. FU. ACSC 48B cat $375; SG 43a cat £300. Retail $550. (P) $220 $300

1096 10/- Grey & bright aniline pink. FU with full perfs (not readily visible in photo). ACSC 48B, SG 43a cat £275. Retail $375. (P) $180 $240

1097 10/- Grey & deep aniline pink, bold cancel. G-FU. SG 43a cat £275. ACSC 48B. (P) $110 $150

1098 10/- Grey & deep aniline-pink perf OS with variety pink line margin to map on opposite sides of Australia. F & fresh MUH marginal example. SG O51, ACSC 48b cat $1750. Retail $2000+. (P) $800 $1200

1099 10/- Grey & aniline pink perf OS FU on piece, cancelled Darwin. Scarce commercially U example (P) $150 $200

1100 10/- Grey & deep aniline pink perf OS, variety "Kangaroo's head misplaced over coast". Fresh CTO, full UH gum. (P) $90 $150

1101 10/- Grey & Aniline pink perf OS variety "weak inner frame line, UL cnr" w/c CTO ex PO set. ACSC 48Cwa (var) (P) $100 $150

1102 10/- Grey & aniline pink perf OS, 2 varieties short Spencer's Gulf & Roo misplaced upwards (part of head over coast). W/C VF CTO ex PO set (P) $150 $200

1103 10/- Grey & deep aniline-pink variety Short Spencer's Gulf, perf OS. VF CTO. ACSC 48Bwad cat $200. (P) $120 $160

1104 10/- Grey & deep pink opt SPECIMEN type B. W/C F-VFM. Retail $350. (P) $130 $180

1105 10/- Grey & aniline pink opt SPECIMEN type C. F & fresh M, ACSC 48xb. Only 360 printed, cat $2500, retail $3000 (P) $1800 $2000

1106 £1 Chocolate & dull blue -lovely bright colours. Superb W/C VF fresh MLH. SG 44 cat £2250. Retail $3800+. 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $2300 $3000

1107 £1 Light brown & pale blue, crisp "Hamilton/15 JE 21/NSW" cds. W/C, FU, full perfs. SG 44b cat £1600. Retail $2700. (P) $1200 $1600

1108 £1 Chocolate & bright blue perf OS/NSW. FU. Retail for this scarce unlisted shade as a normal stamp $2500+, with OS/NSW perfin $4000+. ACSC 52A(var). Rare genuine perfin. (P) $1800 $2500

1109 £1 Light brown & pale blue perf OS, few rough perfs. Postally U. ACSC 52Db cat $4000. Very rare stamp (P) $1000 $1300

1110 £1 Brown & pale blue opt SPECIMEN type B. VF fresh M. SG 44S. Retail $750+. (P) $400 $500

1111 £1 Grey variety "missing inner frame line before O of One" Very obvious, unlisted ACSC. VF fresh MLH. Retail $1000+ this nice. $550 $750

1112 £1 Grey variety "Inner frame before O of One largely missing" Very obvious, unlisted ACSC. Fresh UN. Retail $600 (P) $300 $400

1113 £1 Deep Grey. FU SG 75. Retail $375 (P) $200 $250

1114 £1 Grey, variety "break in frame opposite ONE". FU. SG 75. Retail $375 (P) $180 $250

1115 £1 Grey. G-FU. SG 75 cat £300. Retail $375. (P) $150 $200

1116 £1 Grey perf OS. W/C, VF CTO with gum. Ex PO presentation set. SG O78 cat £700. Retail $1800+. (P) $800 $1000

1117 £1 Deep grey opt SPECIMEN type C. Superb fresh M. SG 75s cat £75, ACSC 53Bxa. Retails $150. (P) $100 $120

1118 £2 Black & rose with lovely vibrant colours. Superb fresh MLH with near perfect centring. This is 1 in 100 quality. SG 45. Retail this nice $8000+. 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $5000 $6000

1119 £2 Purple-black & rose. VF fresh MUH, marginal. ACSC 56C. SG 45b cat £3250+ for M, & better Roos worth triple for MUH, so £9750+. Very rare in genuine MUH condition & retail nowadays $10,000+. 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $6500 $9000

1120 £2 Purple-black & rose. F-VF fresh MLH. ACSC 56D. SG 45b cat £3250. Retail $5000. 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $2800 $3800

1121 £2 Black & rose, opt SPECIMEN type B. Variety breaks in left inner frame below SPECIMEN. SG 45bs. Retail $300+. (P) $140 $200

1122 £2 Black & rose opt SPECIMEN type B. Variety break in coast near Broome. FM. Retail $350+. (P) $140 $180

1123 £2 Purple black & rose opt SPECIMEN type C. F MLH. Retail $275. (P) $100 $130

1124 Set: 2d grey to 1/- green inc both 6d blue & brown. VF M/MLH. Retail $400. (77) $150 $200

1125 Set: 2d grey to 10/- grey & aniline pink inc both 6d & 2/-. FU SG 35-43, 73-74. Retail $675 (11) (P) $250 $350

1126 Perf OS: 2½d deep blue, 3d olive Die IIB, 6d violet-blue Die IIB, 6d brown, 1/- green Die IIB, 9d violet Die II & 2/- maroon. F-VFM. Retail $1000. (7) (P) $300 $400