Accumulations & collections

100 New South Wales, The Postal History of, 1788-1901, by JS White FRPSL, pub 1988, H/C, 481 pgs. Invaluable reference with much previously unavailable info, plus illustration of 100s of pmks, covers etc. New. $75 $100

101 New Zealand SG Catalogue 4th edition 2010 listing wmks, shades, major errors inc missing colours, booklets, Antarctic Expeditions, express, postage dues, Ross Dependency, Tokelau & pre-independence Cook Is, Aitutaki, Penrhyn, Niue & Samoa. 148 pgs in colour. New. $50 $60

102 New Zealand: "The Postage Stamps of -Vol II”, pub by RPSNZ 1950, 410 pgs, h/b, with in-depth coverage of 1936-47 Pics, 1940 Cent, QV inc perfs, papers etc, (w/o the die proofs). VGC $50 $80

103 New Zealand: The Postage Stamps of New Zealand 1855-73, The Chalon Head Issues by Odenweller, pub by RPSL (2009). A complete history inc all diff papers, wmks, printings, roul/perfs etc with 100s of colour photos showing shades, papers & wmks, blow-ups of re-entries, flaws, plate varieties etc, many full sheets pictured, chapters on Proofs, reprints, forgeries, specimens, postal history & rates -numerous covers shown, 1/- bisects, extensive bibliography & appendix, archival records etc. Hard cover A4 size with jacket, 360pgs. Invaluable reference! $100 $150

104 New Zealand: The "Scott" collection of NZ Pre-stamp Postal History 1818-55. Illustrates many earliest usages, rates, origins, destinations etc. A winner of dozens of medals in the 1980s & 90s. Spiral bound, 120+ pgs in colour. As new. $75 $100

105 Nigeria: "The Postal Services of the British Nigeria Region" by Ince & Sacher, 1992 hardbound with dust jacket. Huge book, 556 pgs, pub by RPSL. Highly informative work & essential to any serious collector of this region. $150 $200

106 Northern Caribbean: SG Catalogue Bahamas, Bermuda, Turks-Caicos, Jamaica, Caymans. Latest 2009 edition. 175 pgs in colour. New. $50 $60

107 New South Wales: "The Stamps of New South Wales" by CJ Hutson, 1960, comp with all photo-plates. Limited edition of only 120 copies. Minor cover fading & foxing to end-papers. Rare & the best book on NSW stamps ever published. $400 $600

108 New South Wales: "The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post-Cards & Telegraph Stamps of New South Wales" by A F Basset Hull. 2 vol set pub by RPSL 1911 with photo plates. Some plates are photo-copies vol 2 with spine splits, o/w G-VGC. Rare books. $350 $450

109 "NSW & ACT Post, Receiving & Telegram Offices A-Z" 4 vol set by Hopson & Tobin, listing the various types of date-stamps in use from the Pre-postage stamp era (before 1850) to late 1980s. New. $180 $250

110 Papua New Guinea: "The Postal History of, 1945-85". Vol 1 The POs & Pmks. Inc cds types, reliefs with PO identifications where known, registered & parcels offices & odd machine cancel. Plus section of maps of PO locations. Now out of print. VG condition. $60 $80

111 Queensland: Numeral Cancels by B Manning. 258 pgs, pub 2009. Emphasis on the rarity ratings of numerals 14-15 & 21-747 on Chalons, QV Sidefaces & Australian Commonwealth issues with cancel variations inc "sub-types" or "re-allocations" where readily identifiable & "railway numbers" on postage stamps. Illustrated throughout in colour with nearly all the pmks pictured. Absolute "must-have" for both the beginner & serious student. New. $120 $180

112 Queensland Colonial Postal History; Vol 2 - The Town Datestamps by Manning, 300pgs listing all POs from Adavale to Zillmere (except Brisbane GPO) describing the diff cds types in use from 1859 to 1912 inc rarity ratings & nearly every known cancel from C to RRRRR illustrated. Essential reference work for the postal historian. $120 $150

113 Queensland Postal Rates & Charges 1832-1913, by Campbell, 96 pgs, pub RPSV 1995. Illustrated throughout inc chapters on Moreton Bay District, internal & inter-colonial rates, rates to UK & others. New. $30 $40

114 Russia: Stanley Gibbons Specialist Catalogue inc, Civil War issues, Baltic States, Post Independence, Tuva, Mongolia etc. 764 pages in colour. latest 2008 edition. New. $100 $120

115 Scandinavia: Facit Specialised Catalogue with Aland, Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway & Sweden inc printings, shades, perfs, booklets, pmks on earlies, FDC etc. Just superseded 2008 edition, 910 colour pages. As new. $50 $80

116 South America: Stanley Gibbons (2008) current edition in colour, inc British POs, SCADTA Airs, Colombian States, Argentina Departmentals, Uruguay, booklets etc. 500+ A4 pages. New. $110 $130

117 South Australia Numeral Cancels by Campbell & Pearce. 56 pgs, pub RPSV 1988. Consistent & accurate with rarity ratings for numerals & sections on the cds for the period. New. $40 $60

118 Tasmania: "Pictorial Stamps of Tasmania" by Lancaster, pub RPSV, 149 pgs, inc plate, wmk & perf varieties, pmks with numerals found on these issues & rarity ratings for cds. New with DJ. $50 $60

119 Trieste: Stamps & Postal History of Trieste, Pola, Fiume, Istria & Slovene Littoral Under Yugoslav Military Administration 1945-47 by Novakovic. Lists & prices all diff printings, diff opts, on Italy & Yugoslavia, all varieties etc in great detail with every detail illustrated in colour, plus postal history with numerous covers illustrated in colour, all diff pmks listed, illustrated & priced, censor cachets, registration labels etc. 885 pages, hardcover, new. The definitive work. $130 $200

120 UPU Specimen Stamps by Bendon (1988). A handbook & priced catalogue covering the distribution of specimen stamps by the International Postal Bureau of the UPU with listings extracted from archives. 260 pgs, hardcover, sl edge tone to pages, o/w as new. Scarce book. $75 $100

121 USA: 2010 SG Specialised Catalogue inc Confederate States, booklets, Hawaii, all territories inc Marshalls, Micronesia & Palau, UN (New York). New, latest edition. 475 pgs in colour. Retail $95. $80 $90

122 Victoria: "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow, pub 1990 by B & K Philatelic Publishing, 386 pgs. Profusely illustrated throughout inc 16 colour plates, covering all issues from 1850 Halflength to the 1901-12 "Commonwealth Series" essential reference work for anyone interested in these fascinating issues. Near new. $100 $130

123 Victoria: "The Half-length Portraits & Twopence Queen Enthroned" by Pack. Original 1922 edition with photo plates. Now somewhat "superannuated", but still an important work worthy of addition to the general philatelic library. Excellent condition for its vintage. $150 $200

124 Victoria: "The Half-length Portraits & Twopence Queen Enthroned" by Pack. Some tones, water stains -mainly on back cover. Historically important work on these fascinating stamps. Normal retail $250. $50 $100

125 Victoria: "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

126 Victoria: "The Numeral Cancellations of Victoria" by Freeman & White. The definitive work covering 1850 Butterfly cancels, 1851-55 barred ovals & 1856-1912 barred numerals with listing of "ties", variations of numeral types, provisional markings inc "home-made killers" & m/script types, pub RPSV 2001, 420 pgs. Huge book with rarity ratings, profusely illustrated throughout inc 8 colour plates. Absolutely essential reference for the postal historian or collector of these fascinating cancels. New. $120 $160

127 Zeppelin Post Catalogue by Sieger. Lists & prices all covers by flight, franking, destination etc, plus all Zeppelin Post stamps, cachets, pmks etc. Invaluable reference. 475 pgs. New, latest edition. $60 $80

AUSTRALIA

COLLECTIONS & LOTS

128 1914 Kookaburra 6d claret. FU inc pr. Retail $300. (5) (P) $180 $240

129 1914 Kookaburra 6d engraved MUH, centred to base, retail $225. 1934 Vic Cent 1/- perf 11½, 1935 ANZAC 1/-, 1961 Cattle 5/- & AAT 1966 $1 Pic, all MUH. Retail $485. (6) $160 $200

130 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved (2), M/MLH, Cattle 5/- blks of 4 (2), 1964 Navigator 10/- cream paper. MUH. Retail $425. (11) $150 $200

131 1914 Kookaburra 6d engraved, DOUBLE PERF at top (pulled perf at left) MUH, ACSC 60B cat $600. 6d engraved CTO (thin), 1927 Canberra 1½d blk of 4 CTO FDI, 1929 Swan 1½d variety "Re-entry to neck", ACSC 138f cat $75, 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d plate 6 & 7 singles, with OS opts (both forged opts). KGV 1d red (20) inc Single wmk INV (8), N-Y joined (flts) ACSC 71(4)m cat $125, Die III & LM wmk (5) inc perf OS (cat £150), Wattle Line ($100) & Neck Flaw ($100). KGV 1/4 Single wmk U (2), SM wmk U (2) & CofA wmk M. Plus some odds inc KGV 1d plate No.3 pr. Total retail (ex OS opts) $1650. (51) $300 $500

132 1930s Commem imprint blks of 4, with 1937 NSW Sesqui set, 1934 Macarthur 2d Dark Hills, 1934 Vic Cent 3d (2) inc "Flag flaw on lower 2 stamps" (ACSC 152za cat $150), 1936 SA Cent 3d, 1/-. Plus 5 other imprint blks. Mostly VF M/MUH. Retail $600+. (13 blks) $220 $300

133 1930s OS opts with KGV set of 6 diff vals to 5d & extra 2d blk of 4. Kangaroo CofA wmk 6d, 1932 Bridge 2d & 3d blks of 4 & Lyrebird 1/- (FM). Mostly F-VF MUH. Retail $480. (20) $180 $240

134 1932 Victorian Centenary 1/- perf 10½ blk of 4, 2M/2MUH, 3d perf 11½ blk of 6. 1934 Airmail 1/6 Hermes thick paper perf 11. MUH. Retail $400. (11) $150 $200

135 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

136 1934 Macarthur set 2d, 3d, 9d inc 2d light & Dark Hills. F-VFU. (10 sets) Retail $470. (40) $160 $220

137 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee set 2d, 3d & 2/-. F-VFU. (10 sets). Retail $380. $160 $220

138 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die I. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 168 cat £300. Retail $175. (5) $75 $100

139 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die III. MUH. SG 186. Retail $225. (5) $130 $160

140 1937 Robes set 5/- & 10/-, thick paper, £1 thin paper. MUH. Retail $150. $80 $100

141 1938 Robes set 5/-, 10/-, £1 thick paper (10 sets). F-VFU. Retail $500. (30) $240 $300

142 1949 Arms set 5/- to £2 (10 sets). F-VFU. SG 224a-d cat £180. Retail $350+. (4) $140 $180

143 1957 Christmas 3½d red variety "re-entry in AUSTRALIA" in lower cnr blks of 4. MUH. 10 positional blks. ACSC 338d cat $400, retail similar. (10 blks) $70 $120

144 1966 Defs 1c-$4 set of 24 vals (inc coils) on 6 matching Grey-green unaddressed Aust Post generic FDCs. Odd hardly visible tones, but rare as a matching unaddressed set. Retail $400+. $130 $180

145 1966-68 "SPECIMEN ONLY" or "CANCELLED SPECIMEN ONLY" h/s on QEII 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c; Birds 6c, 20c (2 prs), 30c & Flowers 20c, 25c & 30c. All prs (5c strip of 3) used for training purposes at the PO school. Mostly VF fresh MUH, odd imperfections on couple. Rare group. (23) (P) $100 $150

146 1966 Birds set 5c to 30c. VF MUH. Retail $160. (10 sets) $75 $100

147 1966 Birds & Fish sets to 30c. VF MUH. Retail $185. (10 sets) $80 $120

148 1966 Navigator set 40c-$4. VF MUH. Retail $300 (10 sets) $140 $180

149 1966 Navigator set 40c-$4. VF MUH. Retail $300 (10 sets) $140 $180

150 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

151 1968 Flower set 6c-30c (7) inc scarce 30c die II. MUH. (30 sets). SG cat £250, retail $600. (210) $150 $200

152 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

153 1968 Soil-medical 5c gutter prs, thick bars (30). Unfolded MUH. Retail $360. $120 $160

154 1968 Soil-medical 5c gutter prs, thin bars (10), thick bars (10). Unfolded MUH. Retail $250. (20 sets) $90 $140

155 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

156 1970 Royal Visit PO Packs. Fresh & cheap. (110) $80 $150

157 1970 Cook M/Sheet with private opt for the Opening of Tullamarine Airport. MUH. Retail $250. (10) $90 $150

158 1970 National Development, Qantas, 1971 Australia-Asia, RSPCA, 1973 Metrics, 1974 Famous Australian blk of 4 (50 sets of ea). MUH. Retails $600+ (300 sets). $150 $200

159 1971 Floral Coil 7c with varieties MISSING BUFF & MISPLACED GREEN vert strip of 12. VF fresh MUH. SG 468bb cat £2400 = A$4000; ACSC 535ce cat $3600. Offered at a small fraction of retail so great lot for dealer. (12) (P) $350 $500

160 1971 Christmas 7c Cream paper LL pane of 25 with margins all round & black sheet nos both sides. VF MUH. ACSC 578za cat $125. $45 $60

161 1971 Christmas 7c white paper, blk of 25. MUH. Retail $95. $50 $60

162 1971 Christmas 7c blk of 7 on white paper. MUH. Retail $350. (10 blks). $150 $200

163 1971 Christmas set of 7. (10 sets). MUH. Retail $250 (70) $100 $140

164 1971 Christmas 7c cream blk of 25. VF MUH. Retail $80. $40 $50

165 1971 Christmas 7c cream paper, blk of 7 MUH (10). SG cat £180. Retail $250. (10 blks) $120 $150

166 1971 Christmas blks of 7 on unaddressed PO FDCs (10), odd blemish on a couple but stamps still VF. Retail $250. $90 $130

167 1971 Christmas 7c, 5 diff. 50 of ea. F-VF MUH. SG cat £250. Retail $500. (250) $60 $120

168 1971 Christmas 7c set of 7. G-FU. 500 sets. Hard to find in quantity. (3500) $75 $150

169 1972 Primary Industry set. (40 sets) MUH. Retail $320. $140 $180

170 1972 Christmas 35c (50). MUH. Retail $350. $120 $160

171 1973 Nat Development set. VF MUH. Retail $180. (30 sets) $80 $120

172 1975 Flower study with 18c (23) inc MISSING BLACK pr & single, UR cnr strip of 3, right unit with partial DOUBLE BLACK PRINT, UL cnr blk of 4 with major retouches on lower 2 stamps (unlisted ACSC). Right marginal blk of 4 with black print mis-placed down plus other minor errors inc blk of 20 with yellow doctor blade flaw. Also approx 130 MUH extra blks & multiples inc ½ sheet of 50, noted doctor blade flaw, other varieties. 45c (29) with varieties "Greenish-grey misplaced vert" (ACSC 727ci, $80), "Background weakly printed & partially missing" (ACSC unlisted), "Red colour shift" (ACSC 727cj, $80), "Broken branch" (ACSC 727e, $50), "Pale brown misplaced" in vert pr (ACSC unlisted), plus blue gum or green gum in blks of 4. Best item 45c vert strip of 5 from base of sheet, middle stamp with dull leaves, leaves totally omitted, stamp 4 partially omitted & stamp 4 weakly printed. VF fresh MUH. Min ACSC cat $1400+. (approx 200) (P) $550 $750

173 1979-89 Maximum card collection from Australia Day 1979 to Queen's Birthday 1989 (ASC 4-330), all Pics & commems to $5 Painting inc sets of 3, 4 or 5. Strong thematics. VF. (290) $100 $150

174 1980s Booklet Pane FDCs (230+) inc 1980 Wild Flowers (29), Living Together 37c (80) & 39c (44), Sport 39c (19), 41c (13) & 43c (19). Mostly clean & fresh (total FV $725). Booklet sets 1986 Flowers (24), 1987 Abo Crafts (25). Early 1970s PM or FA single sets (16) & Pane sets (4). Plus 1992 Box Link Covers Commercial usage (20, rare) & Philatelic (35) with a wide range of Box Link cancels. The Box Links alone worth our reserve. (350+) $250 $350

175 1981-2005 PO Year albums comp inc 1988 Bi-Cent, 2000 Sydney, 2004 Beijing Olympics sheetlets & 2005 Parrot composite M/sheet (only came in these). FV $1000. Retail $2000. $700 $800

176 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) $250 $500

177 1986 Leather PO Year Album. Scarce. Retail $80+. $40 $50

178 1987 Leather PO Year Album. Scarce. Retail $80+. $40 $50

179 1988 PO Year album. Retail $125 $35 $50

180 1988 PO Year Albums (5). Retail $750+. Scarce. $140 $200

181 1988 Leather PO Year Album. Scarce. Retail $150+. $50 $75

182 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

183 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). $120 $160

184 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

185 1990s-2000s Sheetlets of 10 or 12 stamps 45c-$1.20 colourful & attractive inc WWF, both Bradman, Olympics etc. All diff, fresh MUH. FV $200. (41) $150 $250

186 1990-91, 1991-92 & 1992-93 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. $120 $150

187 1990s FDCs inc M/Sheets, joint issues, self-adhesive. Moderate duplication. Mostly VF. Good source for FU. FV approx $600. (270) $240 $300

188 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

189 1991 Leather PO Year Album. Scarce. Retail $100+. $50 $70

190 1992 "Box Link" labels comp roll of 100 in original un-opened box. Retail $400 as comp box. $100 $200

191 1992 Leather PO Year Album. Scarce. Retail $100+. $50 $70

192 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

193 1994 Hargrave 45c Limited edition sheetlet of 25 with black serial number. Only 4000 issued. VF fresh MUH. Retail $375 (5) $130 $200

194 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

195 1996 AFL Booklet Folder with 16 diff $4.50 booklets. MUH. FV $72. Retail $150. $60 $80

196 1996 -2010 M/sheets 10 diff CTO with gum. 1996 AFL. 1999 Boyd. 2003 Rugby World Cup. 2004 Joan Sutherland. 2007 Ashes Win. 2009 Species at Risk, Mega Fauna, Lest We Forget. 2010 1st Coinage & Canberra Stamp Show. Fresh & clean. 10 ea. FV $600+. (100) $150 $200

197 1996 PO Year album. FV $45, Retail $120 $40 $60

198 1996 Leather PO Year album. FV $45, Retail $120 $50 $75

199 1997 PO Year album. FV $47. Retail $90. $40 $60

200 1997 PO Year album. FV $235. Retail $450. (5) $190 $275

201 1998 PO Year album. FV $44 Retail $90. $45 $60

202 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 inc KGV 1d engraved, 1932 Bridge 2d, 1938 Robes £1, 1940 AIF 2d, 1948 Aboriginal Art 2/-, 1957 AAT 2/- Map, 1963 Canberra 5d & 1964 Cook 7/6. A superb production similar to year albums with extensive historical notes. Issue price around $200 & missed by most collectors. $120 $180

203 1999 PO Year Albums. FV$223. Retail $400+. (5) $180 $300

204 2000 Sydney Olympics Gold Medallists digital print M/Sheets set of 16 cancelled with commem "Australian Gold Medallists" cds & all except first 3 with additional pictorial commem pmk depicting the event. All except first two digitally printed with Platypus imprint at LR cnr. Cathy Freeman Lighting the Flame M/Sheet FDI with Opening Ceremony cancel completes the set. Extremely scarce, the first set of these we have seen cancelled First Day. $200 $400

205 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