16421858? Cover franked QV halflengths 1d & 3d (both 4 margins), tied by barred oval "1" pmks, to Ballarat with "Melbourne JY 8" & "Ballarat JY 10 1858"? unframed oval b/s. SG 28c? & 31? cat £180, & "from x2" on cover. (P) $250$400
16431858 Cover franked QV halflengths 3d vert pr (diff shades!) -upper just trimmed at left, tied by barred oval 158 with "East Collingwood DC 17 58" unframed oval b/s, plus b/s of Melbourne, to England with b/s of "…e Houses" & "Houghton le Spring". SG 31b cat £90 as loose stamps & "from x2" on cover. (P) $350$500
16441860 cover (aged), franked Queen on Throne 6d roul pr, tied by barred "1" pmks, to Scotland with b/s of "Melbourne FE 17 60" thimble in red, Edinburgh & Prestonpans. Dates indicate carried by the "Salsette" on the 13th voyage by P & O for that contract. SG 73 cat £30 as loose stamps & "from x3" on cover. Unusually nice. $100$150
16451860 cover (part flap gone), franked QV Beaded oval 3d deep blue, no wmk, laid paper, plus Queen on Throne 6d bright blue roul, tied by barred numeral 1 pmk. To Scotland per "Salsette via Marseilles" with b/s of "Melbourne AU 25 60" & "Newburgh OC 17 1860". SG 73 & 88 cat £65 as loose stamps & "from x3" on cover. The 3d is rather rare on cover, much more so than the SG multiplier suggests. (P) $180$300
16461881 use of ornately embossed large envelope 210x133mm, franked QV 2d brown tied by "Melbourne DE24 81" duplex pmk. Centre fold & sl toning. Impressive large Christmas &/or wedding cover! (P) $250$400
16471888 use of QV 1d Postcard: with "Exhibition Melbourne AU 6 88" no.1197 duplex pmk used during the Centennial Exhib. Message requesting more coke (coal) as they are completely out. Pmk rated RR-RRR for comp strike, higher on stationery. (P) $375$500
16481905 use of Melbourne PPC (sl tones) franked QV ½d & 1d, tied by "KuK Kriegsmarine SMS Panther" cds of the Austro-Hungarian torpedo ram-cruiser during its visit to Australia. SG 384c & 385c. Very rare usage. (P) $200$300
16491907 OHMS covers (3) to the German Consul in Sydney, 2 from Dept of External Affairs, other Governor-General single 4d, 1d+3d, 2d pr all perf OS. Attractive group. (3) $200$300
1650Postmarks: 1950s Registered cover collection (300, now in shoebox), nearly all diff POs from Allansford to Yarraville West inc Bendigo North, Camberwell North, Carlton North (franked 1954 RV 2/-), Hawthorn North, Little River, Merlynston, Middle Camberwell, Mil PO Mt Martha, Port Melbourne West, Surrey Hills North, Middle Park West, Surrey Hills South & Sandhurst East. Mostly F-VF. See website. (300) $600$1000
1651Literature: "The Halflengths of Victoria -The Stamps & Postal History 1850-59" by Barwis & Moreton. The long awaited up-date & revision of Purves' ground-breaking & near impossible to find tome, describing all aspects of this legendary issue. New comp with DVD of "Exhibit & Census". Pub by RPSV 2009, 487 pgs. $150$200
VIC - POSTAL STATIONERY
1652Postcard: 1908 QV 1d red Fleet card for visit of US White Fleet, with reference to seeing the Fleet in the message. FU, sl cnr bends, "St Kilda SE 7 08" duplex pmk. (P) $150$250
1653 Postcard: 1908 QV 1½d red Fleet card for visit of US White Fleet, no message. F-VFU with sl bends, "Melbourne 30 SE 08" cds. Very rare used! (P) $1000 $1500
16571857-59 Swan 2d brown-black on deep red, error PRINTED BOTH SIDES (upright & shifted on reverse). VFU, nice margins for issue, void barred cancel. SG 15a cat £800+. Alcuri photo-cert. (P) $550$800
16581885-93 Swan 4d chestnut, wmk crown CA, positional blk of 30 from LR pane, showing Control No.1, small notation below cnr stamp, two stamps sl crease. Stamps VF fresh MUH. SG 98 cat £300+ as hinged singles & this period should be at least triple, £900+ for MUH. Retail as hinged singles $750, so $2250 for MUH. (30) (P) $600$800
16591885-93 Swan 5d Bistre, wmk crown CA, LR cnr blk of 8, tiny natural inclusion on 1 mentioned only for accuracy. VF fresh MUH. SG 99 cat £96 as hinged singles & this period should be at least triple, £298+ for MUH. Retail as hinged singles $200, so $600 for MUH. (8) (P) $200$250
16601885-93 Swan 6d bright violet, wmk crown CA, marginal blk of 16. Superb fresh MUH. SG 100 cat £256 as hinged singles & this period should be at least triple, £768+ for MUH. Retail as hinged singles $480, so $1440 for MUH. (16) (P) $450$600
16611885-93 Swan set ½d to 1/-, wmk crown CA. VF MUH, mostly very fresh & top 2 vals marginal. SG 94-102 cat £133 for M & this period should be at least triple for MUH, so £400+. (8) (P) $300$500
16621905-12 QV 5/- emerald-green, wmk crown over double-line A Die 2-1-2 strip of 3 with Pingelly cds; 1st stamp with unlisted "Retouch UL frame". SG 148 cat £300 as normals. ACSC W64ba, c + variety cat $850++. (P) $450$600
16631896 Registered cover franked Swans ½d, 2½d & 3d, tied by R in pie-crust circle with "Registered Perth WA ? AU 96" oval. To Germany with German "from overseas" reg label for TPO 19 & b/s "Furstenwalde 20 9 96". VF. SG 87, 94, 97 cat £6 & "from x10 to x40" on cover. Superb condition. (P) $300$500
16641898 Registered cover Perth to Germany bearing 2d grey, 1d red, ½d green, 4d chestnut & 3d brown tied by cog-wheel "R" in violet, oval "Registered Perth WA" (22 Mar) d/s at left, Napoli transit & Baden-Baden arrival b/s. Attractive 5 colour franking. (P) $450$600
16651913 "Appleby" cover to England, hand illustrated in colour of young boy with caption "Oh! You're the lady that old humbug talks about -so that he sulks & won't work on our farm." franked 1d swan tied by Newcarnie cds. (P) $100$200
1666Postmarks: 1886-99 Barred oval letter pmks with AL, AR, B, BE, D, E, F, G, GE, GT pr, K pr & P, plus duplex type P pair. Mostly F-VF. Clear strikes with full letters shown. (16) (P) $80$150
1669 Postcard: 1908 Swan 1d blue Fleet card for visit of US White Fleet. F-VFU, "Menzies 16 DEC 10" violet cds. (P) $1000 $1500
1670Postcard: 1910 use of Swan 1d blue w/o border, uprated ½d, with "Albany 18 JY 10" cds, to Germany. VF. H&G 13 (P) $200$300
1671Postcard: 1911 use of Swan 1d blue w/o border, with printed reverse for National Bank of Australasia, pmk "Perth 13 APR 11", to Victoria. H&G 13 (P) $170$250
1672Wrapper: 1902 Swan ½d green on smooth buff, double borders, with 104mm between. VF fresh UN. H&G E1 (P) $160$220
1673Wrapper: 1902 Swan 1d red on smooth buff, double borders, with 104mm between. VF fresh UN. H&G E2. (P) $160$220
1674Wrapper: 1902 Swan 1d red on smooth buff, double borders, with 104mm between, from left end of sheet, so only roul at right. VF fresh UN. H&G E2 $160$220
1675Wrapper: 1905 Swan ½d green on smooth buff, single borders with 98mm between. VF fresh UBN. H&G E3. Scarce (P) $150$250
1676Wrapper: 1910 Swan ½d green on rough buff, no border lines. VF fresh UN, flap stuck. H&G E5. Quite rare (P) $220$300
1677Wrapper: 1910 Swan 1d red on rough buff, no border lines. VF fresh UN. H&G E6. Quite rare. (P) $220$300
WA - LOCALS, REVENUES, RAILWAYS
1678Stamp Duty: 1904 engraved Swan plate PROOF blk of 4 of Swan vignette in black on thick glazed paper. VF fresh UN as made. Ex Waterlow archives & only 1 sheet printed. (P) $400$700
WORLD
ADEN
16791937 Dhow set ½a-10R. VF fresh MLH. SG 1-12 cat £750. Popular set. (12) (P) $500$700
16801939 KGVI Pictorial set ½a-10R plus 1951 New Currency set 5c/1a- 10S/10R. F-VF fresh M/MLH. SG 16-27, 36-46 cat £150. (24) $70$90
16811966 South Arabia-Hadhramaut Kennedy opt set 20f/35c-35f/70c with JFK opts in BLACK (usually red or blue). VF fresh MUH. SG 68-70(var), Mi 68-70b cat €150. (3) (P) $70$120
16821960 Seiyun 50c brown Aerogramme uncut PROOF w/o extra Arabic text, flaps not gummed or guillotined. Diff shade & text alignment than the following lot. Superb fresh UN. Extremely rare with only several recorded. $500$800
16831960 Seiyun 50c dark brown Aerogramme uncut PROOF w/o extra Arabic text, flaps not gummed or guillotined to shape. Has thesame alignment of lines of English text as the lot below that has extra Arabic text. Extremely rare with only several recorded. (P) $500$800
16841960 Seiyun 50c brown Aerogramme uncut PROOF with additional Arabic text, flaps not gummed or guillotined to shape. Superb fresh UN. Extremely rare with only several recorded. $450$700
16851964 Hadhramaut 50c red new Sultan Aerogramme PROOF w/o gum on flaps. Fresh UN. Sl creases, o/w superb. Extremely rare with only several recorded. $350$500
ALBANIA
1686 1913 "double-headed eagle & "SHQIPENIA" black opt Turkey 2pa on 5pa ochre, opt INVERTED. VFU. SG see footnote, Mi A3K cat €2000 as normal should be at least double, inverted €4000+ = A$5700+. An extremely rare genuine example. Exp Droese plus 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1100 $1800
16871913 "double-headed eagle & "SHQIPENIA" black opt Turkey 10pa green, opt INVERTED. VFU on piece with Elbasan cds. Mi 5K cat €500+. SG 5(var) cat £950+. Rare genuine example. Exp Heweker plus 2004 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $250$400
16881913 "double-headed eagle & "SHQIPENIA" RED opt Turkey 10pa green. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 5 cat €250 for M normal, so MUH red €1000+. SG 5 cat £400 for M normal, should be at least double, for red MUH £1200+. Rare genuine example. Exp Dr Rommerskirchen plus 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $400$600
16891913 "double-headed eagle & "SHQIPENIA" black opt on Turkey 2Pi blue-black. VFU on piece, full Vlone cds. Mi 8 cat €450+. SG 8 cat £475+. Scarce genuine example. 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert (P) $150$250
16901913 Eagle & round h/s provisional 20pa, horiz pr, right error "2p" instead of "20". VFU, sl crease. SG 17(var), Mi 19(var). Very rare. 2002 Sismondo photo-cert. (P) $60$100
16911914 Skutari provisional opt set 5pa/2q - 5Gr/1Fr all diag h/s in red. Mostly F-VFU on pieces with "SHKODER / 19.3.15" cds. Mi 1-6 cat €1200+. SG 39-39f cat £1300+. Only 250 sets printed. Top value with 2005 Ceremuga photo-cert. (6) (P) $600$900
16931928 Vlore-Brindisi airmail opt set 5q-3Fr. VF fresh MLH. Mi 162-68 cat €450, SG 222-28 cat £425. Only 5350 sets printed. (7) (P) $250$350
16941928 "Kingdom of Albania" opt set 1q-5Fr. VFU. SG 248-58 cat £80, Mi 188-98 cat €85. (11) $40$60
16951947 Red Cross 1L postal tax. VF fresh MUH. Mi Z1 cat €300. Very scarce. (P) $100$150
ANDORRA - FRENCH
1696 1931 ANDORRE opt set ½c-20Fr. Superb fresh MUH, almost all marginal. SG F1-23 cat £1300 for M, so at least £2600 for MUH; Maury 1-23 cat €3050. Key issue with only 3750 sets printed & very rare in such nice MUH condition. (23) (P) $1500 $2000
16971931 ANDORRE opt set ½c-20Fr. VF M/MLH with top vals unusually nice & fresh. SG F1-F23 cat £1300, Maury 1-23 cat €1580 = A$2200. Key issue as only 3750 sets printed. (23) (P) $650$850
16991932-43 Views set 1c-50Fr plus 20c/50c surch & 1936-42 Arms set 1c-70c. VF MLH/MUH. SG F24-96 cat £765, Maury ex 24-92 cat €868 both for M, plus large premium for the many MUH. (71) (P) $350$450
17061953-62 QEII Pictorial set ½c-$4.80, plus 1963 new wmk set ½c-24c, plus 4c, 5c, 6c & 24c shades. 1966-70 QEII Buildings set ½c-$5. VF fresh M. SG 120a-134, 149-158, 180-195 cat £110. (45) $55$75
17071953-62 QEII Pictorial set ½c-$4,80, plus 1966-70 QEII Buildings set ½c-$5. VF fresh M. SG 120a-134, 180-195 cat £95. (31) $40$60
ANTARCTIC & ARCTIC
17081894 Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic Expedition piece with photo vignette of the SY Windward & part h/s "Franz Josef Land". Extremely rare! (P) $600$1000
1709Antarctic: SG Catalogue for AAT, BAT, French Antarctic & Ross Dependency, 68 pgs in colour. 1st & current edition 2010. New, just arrived. Very convenient. $35$50
1710Australia: Sir Douglas Mawson (noted Polar explorer) & Lady Paquita Mawson signatures in blue pen dated 14.6.51 & 13.6.51, respectively. Mawson's signature covered with tape. With biographical extract from Aust Dict of Biography. Rare and important. $100$150
1711AAT: 1984 South Magnetic Pole Expedition 30c, error blue almost totally OMITTED, so background looks white. VF MUH. SG 61(var). An important new discovery which first came to light in 2004, from a retired PO employee. Only 1 sheet existed with 30error stamps. 2009 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $500$800
1712French Southern & Antarctic Territories: 1956-60 Pictorials epreuvre de luxe with 30c, 40c 2Fr, 4Fr, 12Fr, 20Fr, 25Fr, & 85Fr. VF UN as made. 4 with sl stains which should wash off. SG ex 2-15(p), Maury 12-19(p). (8) (P) $130$200
1713French Southern & Antarctic Territories: 1967 Geophysical Year set 5rF-15Fr epreuvre de luxe in issued colours, all with special postal ministry embossed seals at LL. VF fresh UN as made. SG 19-20(p), Maury 8-10(p). Rare with the ministry seals. (3) $90$130
1715French Southern & Antarctic Territories: Epreuvre de luxe range with 1980 1Fr20 d'Entrecasteaux & 1Fr90 Ships, 1985 Seal 30Fr, 1990 Ships pr with label. VF fresh UN as made. SG 140, 145, 205 & 268-9; Maury 86, A58, A89 & A112-13. (4) $70$120
1716Great Britain: 1910-13 Scott Expedition PPC of a small Penguin "The Stony Stare". VF UN. (P) $80$120
1717Great Britain: 1910-13 Scott Expedition PPC of short ode "For My Own Sake…". VF UN. (P) $70$100
1718Great Britain: 1910-13 Scott Expedition PPC of Captain Oates. Superb UN. (P) $120$200
1719Great Britain 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition: GB 1912-24 KGV 1½d brown, blk of 4, with 2 strikes "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" cachet & central "S.R ANTARCTIC / EXPEDITION 1921" cds. VFU, perfs reinforced. Very rare as only small number of stamps used by the expedition. 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $600$1000
1720 Great Britain: 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition: GB 1912-24 KGV ½d green, blk of 4, upper pr with "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" cachet & lower pr with "GOUGH ISLAND" cachet SE-TENANT TOGETHER on 1 blk!, with central "S.R ANTARCTIC / EXPEDITION 1921" cds. VFU, perfs reinforced. Great rarity as such a se-tenant blk with only 2 recorded! 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1000 $2000
1721 Great Britain & Australia: 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition: GB 1912-24 KGV 2d orange with clear "ENDERBY LAND" cachet & full "S.R ANTARCTIC / EXPEDITION 1921 / 8 SP 21" cds applied before start of the voyage. Great rarity as the expedition never reached Enderby Land, & this h/s not used again apart from few other strikes made before the voyage -this is the UNIQUE example of the 1½d recorded! 2010 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
1722Italy: 1926 North Pole Flight Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Zeppelin stamp showing airship over pole & route map, horiz cnr IMPERF pair, left stamp INVERTED centre due to frame cliche being inverted, plus with blue (oceans) DOUBLE, & brown (continents) totally omitted. VF UN. Spectacular & extremely rare error combination. (2) (P) $375$500
1723Norway - Bouvet Island: 1934 "BOUVET OYA" opt on Norway 10o & 20o. Superb postally U on piece with appropriate "Cape Town Paquebot 28 Feb 34" cds from the return voyage. Facit BO3 & BO4. Only 999 & 799 printed (of which 305 & 261 were used). Very attractive & rare item. 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $700$1000
1724Norway - Bouvet Island: 1934 "BOUVET OYA" opt on Norway 10o. Superb fresh MUH, cnr marginal. Facit BO3. Only 999 printed (of which 305 were used). 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $400$600
ARGENTINA
17251930 Zeppelin sets of black opts 20c-3P60 & green opts 20c-1P80, h/s MUESTRA. VF fresh M, usual rough perfs. SG 582-91(s) cat £1250, Yv 19A-F(s) cat €1080, both as normals. Sieger 1-10M cat €1250 = A$1800 as Muestra h/s. Only 415 sets made. (10) (P) $400$600
ASCENSION
17261911 Precursor use of GB KEVII 1d red vert BISECT tied to piece by "Ascension AP 25 11" cds. VFU. SG Z22(var). Unusual, rare!(P) $100$200
17271913 Precursor use of GB KGV 3d violet, tied to piece by "Ascension 27 FE 13" cds. FU, tiny UR cnr flt. SG Z44 cat £140. (P) $70$100
17281922 KGV opt set ½d to 3/-. VF M/MLH. SG 1-9 cat £300. Top 2 vals with RPSL photo-certs. (9) (P) $230$300
17291922 opt KGV View set ½d to 3/-, opt SPECIMEN. VFM, tropicalised gum. SG 1-9s cat £750. Very scarce. (9) (P) $400$550
17301924-33 KGV Ship set ½d to 3/-. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 10-20 cat £300. (12) (P) $200$300
17321924-33 KGV Badge 4d, variety "cleft rock", in LL cnr control No.1 pr with normal. VF fresh MUH. SG 15/15c cat £423 as M, should be at least £846 as MUH, while controls are very rare & have to be worth a big premium. (2) (P) $375$500
17331934 KGV Pictorial set ½d to 5/-. VF M/MLH. SG 21-30 cat £110. (10) (P) $80$100
17341934 KGV Pic set ½d to 5/-. VFU. SG 21-30 cat £110. (10) (P) $80$100
17361938-53 KGVI 1½d black & carmine with variety "Davit flaw" on centre left stamp of blk of 6. VF fresh MUH. SG 40fa cat £130+, plus premium for blk. (P) $110$150
17371956 QEII Pic set ½d to 10/-. VF fresh MUH. SG 57-69 cat £110. (13) (P) $90$120
17381956 QEII Pic set ½d to 10/-. VF fresh M. SG 57-69 cat £120 (13) $50$60
17391956 QEII Pic set ½d to 10/-. VF fresh M. SG 57-69 cat £120 (13) $50$60
17401956 QEII Pic set ½d to 10/-. VF fresh M. SG 57-69 cat £120 (13) $50$60
AUSTRIA
17411925-30 Air set 2g-10S. VF fresh MLH. Mi 468-487 cat €210, SG 616-635 cat £150. (20) (P) $80$100
17421929 Large Views set 10g-2S inc both shades of 10g & 24g. VF fresh MUH. SG 646-59, Mi 498-511 cat €750. Scarce MUH. (14) (P) $300$400
17431931 Rotary opt set 10g-1S. VF fresh MUH. Mi 518-23 cat €700, SG 666-71 cat £275 for M, so at least £550 MUH (6) (P) $300$400
17441931 Rotary opt set 10+10g-1+1S. VF fresh M/MLH. Mi 518-523 cat €350, SG 666-671 cat £275. (6) (P) $130$170
17451932 Small Views set 10g-64g. VF fresh M/MLH. Mi 530-43 cat €475, SG 678-91 cat £200. (14) (P) $150$200