841930s-90s quality off paper accumulation with M/MUH (100s) blks/multiples inc 1964 Birds to 2/5 Cream paper, 1959 Cattle 5/- cnr blk of 4, 1950s/60s commems & assorted imprints, some loose in mix, others sorted into glassine. Then used inc 1934 Vic Cent 1/- (52, with many diff clear S.Aust cds pmks), 9d Macarthur (11), 1/- ANZAC (2), 1936 KGV 2/- SJ & 1930s 3d commems (90+), 1938 Robes 5/- (25), 1964 Pre-decimal Navigators inc 7/6 (3) & 10/- (2). Then Decimals inc $5 "Treasures from the Archives" (5) & plenty of CTO amongst the non-letter-rate Pics & commems. Amazing hoard (we had to sort many into glassine & cards & assume missed much more). Mixed G-FU/CTO/M/MUH. The successful bidder will have to spend time to view. (approx 5-6000 stamps) $300$500
901936 South Aust Centenary set 2d, 3d, 1/-. F-VF M/MLH. (10 sets). Retail $190. (30) $80$120
911937-49 KGVI ½d-£1 set of 15 perf 13½x12½ to Robes £1 thick paper inc 3d blue Dies 1 & 2 & Zoological set to 1/-. Plus set of 14 perf 15x14 to 1/- inc KGVI 3d blue Die III. All F-VF M. SG 164-92 inc 168c, cat £380. (29). $120$180
921937 Animal set ½d to 1/-, perf 13½x14. (10 sets). F-VF M/MLH. Retail $390. (60) $100$150
931937-52 KGVI Comp MUH collection in Seven Seas hingeless pgs with 1937 3d blue Die I, IA, II, II thin paper & Die III. 1938 Robes 5/-, 10/-, £1 thick & thin papers. 1949 Arms to £2, later Defs to 2/6 inc 1965 Emergency print & all Commem sets inc 1937 NSW Sesqui. All F-VF fresh MUH. SG cat £1080+, Retail $1550. (107) (P) $700$1000
941938 Robes £1 Thick paper vert prs (5). FU. Retail $350. (10) $150$250
951948 Crocodile 2/- wmk no imprint LL cnr blk of 6, 1942 Koala wmk LL cnr no imprint blk of 16 (8x2). VF MLH/MUH. ACSC 263ze, 198zc cat $200+. $80$120
961949 Arms set 5/- to £2 (10 sets). F-VFU. SG 224a-d cat £213.ACSC cat $335. Retail $350+ (40) $120$160
971949 Arms set 5/- to £2 (10 sets). F-VFU. SG 224a-d cat £213.ACSC cat $335, Retail $350+ (40) $120$160
981949-59 KGVI Pics & Defs MUH in 3 well filled s/books with 1949-52 KGVI Defs (450) to 2/6, 1951 Federation 5½d (25) & 1/6 (40) inc imprint blks. 1950 NSW 1951 Gold se-tenant prs (140), 1953 Produce Food strips of 3, 3½d (15), & 3d (8), 1950s 2/- Commems (70) inc Olympics (46) blue or green, 1953 Coronation sets (14), 1954 RV sets (40), 1956 Olympic Games set to 2/- (30), 1950s letter-rate Commems (500) & much more inc odd coil prs, & KGVI Defs imprint blks. Mild to heavy toning throughout, so ideal for CTO. Retail as M $900+ for mentioned sets & singles. (approx 1900). $150$250
991951 Federation set 3d-1/6 (30), 1953 Tas Sesqui 2/- (20), 1955 Cobb & Co 2/- (20), 1958 Kingsford Smith 8d (40), 1961 Colombo Plan 1/- (40). F-VF MUH. SG cat £200+. Retail $360. (240) $100$150
1001953-65 QEII Pre-decimal MUH collection in early edition Seven Seas hingeless leaves. With 1953 Coronation set, 1959 Pics to 5/- Cattle white paper, 1964 Navigators set of 8 to £2 inc 10/-, £1 white papers, 1964 Birds set of 8 to 3/- & all high val Pics & commems. Superb fresh MUH. Retail $650. (127). $275$375
101ca.1953 Specimen folder (no.C7191/50) with KGVI Defs to 2/6 Aborigine inc 1947 Princess 1d, QEII 3d, 3½d & Arms to £2 with 5/- CTO, & 10/-, £1, £2 opt SPECIMEN fresh MUH. $350$450
1021954 Royal Visit 3½d. G-FU in chocolate tin. Suit researcher. (6000) $60$100
1031955-59 Tasmania Stamp Duties usage collection on Govt "Tourist & Emigration Dept" Commonwealth Bank cheques with 1931-55 "Numerals" (550) to £1 inc various combinations on reverse of 160 cheques from ½d inc blk of 4 (rare), multiple 1d inc with ½d (4), mixed frankings inc 4d yellow (7) +1d pr; 4d (9) +2d brown; 6d (3) +1/- (2) +5d; 9d +2d (3 cheques, Bft cat £45); 1/- (2) +6d (3) +5d; 1/- (3) +4d (3) +2d; 10/- green +1/- (4) +5d (cat £35); £1 +5/- +5d etc. Then Numeral/Pictorial combinations on another 57 cheques with up to 5 diff colours on any one cheque (2/6 orange, 1/- green, 1/- brown, 6d violet & 5d red), 2/6 Pic +9d +2d Numerals, 4d Numeral +6d Pic, 1/- Brown Pic (7) +2d +4d Num, 5d Pic (5) +2d Num (2). 5/- +2/6 +1/- +6d Num with 5d Pic. Also 7/6 Platypus with 5d & 1/- Pics or 7/6 Platypus with 2d Num & Pics 3d +6d +1/- (cat £70+). Then Pictorials only (200) on 78 cheques with vals to £1 inc 5d +5/- (3), & 4d single (rare Mar 55 early date), 2½d orange (2) & 6d pr (bold F/C, Bft cat £200+), 5/- +2/6 +1/- +5d, 5/- +2/6 +1/- +4d +1d, 1/- (4) +2/6 +6d, ½d black pr on cheque front. Also usages in the Mainland States (38) mainly NSW but inc Victoria/Tasmania combination. Finally cheque faces (45) with "R" labels, "CANCELLED" (unissued) cachets & unusual serial numbers. Stunning collection with 940 stamps & 390 cheques. $500$1000
1041956 Olympic 4d set of 52 diff pictorial pmks for diff sports or venues on illustrated VPA envelopes with matching typed address. Pictor-Mark cat $750. Retail $450 (52) $100$150
1051959 Flowers set 1/6 to 3/- inc both 2/3 cream & white papers (10 sets). F-VF MUH. SG cat £110. Retail $150. (60) $60$90
1061966 Fish set, '67 Christmas 25c, '68 Weather 20c, Satellite 25c, Olympic 25c, '69 Christmas 25c, '70 Expo set, Royal Visit 30c, Qantas set, National Development set, '71 RSPCA set (30 of ea). MUH. Retail approx $600. (330) $130$200
1071966 Navigator $1 Flinders perf 14¾. (12). Mostly F-VFU with 75c Cook for perf comparison. Retail $240. (13) $75$100
1141969 Primary Industry set of 4 (40 sets) MUH. Retail $400. (160). $100$150
1151970-84 near comp FDC collection (250) in 2 illustrated PW albums. Few extras inc 1970 large Cook, 1971 Christmas, 1972 Olympics & Christmas 1974 Paintings to $4, 1979 $5 & 1977 Paintings $10 (2). Then massive CTO/FDC collection May 1978-Feb 1992 in 10 springback binders (binders retail $800). Appears comp inc Commem/Pic sets CTO in blks of 4, plus 1989 Gardens $20 (17) inc 2 blks of 4 & $10 blk of 10 VFU, booklet panes or comp booklets, se-tenant strips in large multiples, comprehensive FDC collection inc selected Commem cancels. Heroic assembly, huge original costs (some CTO cancels were applied directly to the individual pages as the collection progressed). Also approx 400 extra FDC inc assorted PSE & 1969-73 PO packs (38) inc 1970 Cook (5), Selected Issues (2), 1971 Christmas (3), Selected Issues (2) & 1972 Prim Ind & 1972 Christmas (3, retail $800). 2 medium/large cartons. Inspection recommended to comprehend the enormity of this rather unorthodox collection. (many 100s). $450$650
1161970 Cook set 30c & 5c se-tenant strip of 5, 1970 Royal Visit 30c. 100 ea MUH. Retail $337. (700) $90$120
1271990-99 FDC collection (410) with wide range of Pics/commems Special Issue inc Trains, Pets, Paintings/Art inc vals to $20, Birds, Music, AFL Football, Sport, Wild Animals etc, with wide range of M/S, se-tenant strips/blks, comp sets & others. Minor duplication in places inc diff pmk types. Fresh & clean, FV $720. (410). $180$250
128 1990s-2000s Reprint, perf & paper differences MUH collection in Lighthouse "DP" perfect turn-bar slipcase album (retail $100), neatly annotated. Appears comp or nearly so inc 45c Pic sets, Pictorial Defs to $3 Fish & selected commems inc International Post. Mostly singles with reprint symbols in margins from 1 Koala to Kangaroo & 2 Koalas. 2nd vol with booklets (35), 45c Animals blks of 6 (4), other Pics to $1.20 blks of 4 & assorted singles. Also 2000 Olympic Gold Medallists & Lighting Flame M/Sheet set with single Koala LL (rare, not seen by us before). Fresh MUH. FV $750+. Difficult assembly. $600$800
1291994 PNC Year of the Child, 1995 Weary Dunlop, 2000 Olympics (2 diff). High retail. (4). $75$100
1301994 Christmas to 2011 AAT 60c, packet of approx 500 Pics & Commems inc several M/Sheets, odd se-tenant strip or blk of 4, high val commems etc, International Post to $3.85 & letter-rate thematics. VF fresh CTO with gum. 5 packets, total FV around $1700. (2500). $140$200
1311999 Die Proofs: Australia Post "A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia" with 28 diff pre-dec 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 collectors. $110$150
1322000-2005 FDC collection part I with International Post Pic sets to $10 & $20, Flower $10 M/Sheet, Joint sets or M/S, Special & commem sets, Good thematics inc cars, police, QEII, Wildlife, Olympics, local history & more. Appear all diff. PO fresh FV $400. (120). $170$250
1332000-2005 FDC collection part II with Special Event M/Sheets, Famous Australians strips, Joint Issues, Thematics inc Sea slugs, Cricket, Soccer, Olympics, Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Whales, Flowers, Bridges, Maps & others. Appear all diff. PO fresh FV $335. (145). $140$180
1342000-2007 FDC collection must be near comp (No single commems or PSE) with vals to $5 "Treasures of the Archives" inc International Post, Joint Issues, M/Sheets inc Chinese New Year, Pics to $10 Waratah, Commem/Special Issue sets & others inc odd Territory. Mostly diff. FV approx $600, PO cost higher. (285). $250$400
1352000-2011 FDC Collection Part 1 (470) with International Post Pics, Self-adhesive sets, Pictorial se-tenant strips & blks, M/Sheets inc $10 Waratah, high val singles to $5, Framas, Joint Issue, other commems & more. Odd duplicate sighted, mostly all diff. PO fresh. FV $1260. Later years hard to find. $500$700
1362000-2011 FDC collection part 2 (mostly diff to part I) with Joint Issue sets, odd AAT Base cancel, M/Sheets, International Post sets, commems & Pics. All diff inc odd Territory. FV approx $300. (86). $120$160
1372001-mid 2013 FDC collection (300+) with "premium FDC" (4) inc 2011 "Tokyo Bay Surrender" & 2011 "Lest We Forget", "Treasures of the Archives" $5 Carrington & $5 Kangaroos, Flowers to $10 inc M/S, International Post to $20, plus high val Commem/Pic sets. Odd Frama button set, Thematic M/S & more. Plus 2000 Sydney Olympics collection of 19 inc Torch Relay Commem pmk set of 9. Total FV $830, PO fresh condition, many not easy to find. (320). $375$500
1382003 Die Proofs (no.3) Royalty, A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia. Deluxe Aust Post book with 32 diff Die Proofs in red inc 1913 KGV 1d, 1914 KGV 2d (unissued), 1938 Robes 5/- & 10/-, 1939 Duke of Kent (unissued), 1952 KGVI Royal Visit 7½d & 1/6 (both unissued), 1954 Royal Visit 2/-, 1963 QEII 5d, 1967 QEII 7c & proposed 1969 QEII new portrait Master Die. ACSC cat $800+ as single Proofs. Difficult to find owing to poor sales. $220$300
1392004 - 2007 FDC (140) appear comp inc AAT, Cocos & Christmas Is with Lunar New Year, International Post, Self-adhesive & Pic/commem sets. Plus assorted PSE (40). Est total FV $530. (180). $240$350
1402005 Rotary 50c IMPERF sheetlets of 10, individually numbered as issued at Pacific Explorer Exhibition, 6 diff numbers. VF fresh MUH, retail $300. (6 Sheetlets) $60$100
1412005 Die Proofs (no.4) Transport & Communication -Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Aust. Deluxe PO book with 32 diff Die Proofs in green. Inc 5/- Bridge, unissued 1939 5/- Guba, 6d Airmail & Kingsford Smith, 10/- Flinders, 3½d Cobb & Co, 3d Cable, all 6 stamp Centenaries etc. Lovely production. ACSC cat $800 as single proofs. The scarcest of the series. $250$350
1422006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games PO album with 17 "Instant" stamp sheetlets & the 5 MUH Single stamps. Still in sealed original plastic slip with Advertising Brochure. FV alone $66+ Now very difficult to find. Fresh MUH. $70$90
1432006 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. Reserve reduced on vendor's instructions. (25) $80$120
1442009 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. Retail $500. Reserve reduced on vendor's instructions. (40) $150$250
1452009 Norfolk Island Parrot & 2005 Australian Parrots. Limited edition M/Sheets only issued in PO Year albums. 10 of ea. Fresh MUH. Excellent thematic. Retail $250. (20) $80$100
1462010-12 FDCs: Premium range with 2012 QEII Jubilee M/sheet (50, FV $148), 2012 London Games set (14, FV $64), 2011 Bush babies International Post (FV $60), 2010 Powered Flight $2.10 International Post (11, FV $23), Christmas Island 2012 Dragon M/sheet (25, FV $60) plus other M/sheets, sets or singles (70) inc 2011 Queen's Birthday M/S (12). Total 200 covers, FV $500. All PNC envelopes (no coins). Stamps superb CTO. Plus 2010-12 pics 55c or 60c on similar covers (approx 250). Again superb PO fresh. (450). $140$200
1472010 Fish, 2007 Botanic Gardens, 2006 QEII, composite M/Sheets. Only available in PO Year albums. 10 of ea. Fresh MUH. Retail $750. (30) $110$150
1482011 60c Australian Legends strip of 4, Golf pr, Love pr, AAT Expedition 60c strip of 5, Icebergs 60c blk of 4 & Christmas Island 2011 Crabs set. 2010 60c Greetings strip of 4, Flowers blk of 4. 2008 55c Film strip of 5, 50c Aircraft, Balloons & Heavy Haulers strip of 5, 50c Energy blk of 4 & Dogs strip of 5. Total 14 diff sets. Fresh CTO sheets of 50. FV $452. Not easy to find VFU. (750). $120$160
1492011 Queensland Flood Relief composite Pictorial M/Sheets. Only available from 2011 PO Year album. Fresh MUH. Scarce, retail up to $50 ea = $1000. (20). $150$250
1502011 Queensland Flood Relief composite Pictorial M/Sheets. Only available from 2011 PO Year album. Fresh MUH. Scarce, retail up to $50 ea = $1000. (20). $150$250
152AAT: 2011 Expeditions strip of 5 & 60c Icebergs blk of 4, Australia 60c Golf & 60c Love prs. 2010 60c Greetings strip of 4 & Flowers blk of 4. 2008 55c Film strip of 5, 55c Aircraft, Balloons or Heavy Haulers strips of 5. 50c Dogs strip of 4 & Energy blk of 4, plus Christmas Is 2011 Crabs set of 4. Total 13 diff sets. All fresh CTO in sheets. FV $422. (700). $100$150
153AAT Base Cover collection with Australia used in Antarctica (37) inc 1947 Heard Island, 1949-50 Expedition (6), 1954 Expedition (12) inc Registered (5) & Pictorial cards (3). Then Australia 1954 Antarctic Map blk of 4 on Registered covers (12) with Heard Island (6), Mawson (3) & Macquarie Island (3) ea with commem h/s & AAT Base reg label & others inc 1957 or 1959 Expeditions. AAT 1958 2/- Map on Reg FDC (6) with Davis (3) or Wilkes (3) cachets. 1960 Pic set on FDC (3) with Mawson (2) or Davis reg labels. Other base cancel sets inc 1971-72 Treaty set of 4 (2), 1972-73 Cook set of 4 (3), 1973 Food Chain comp set of 4 bases (retail $300). 1980 Flight (3 sets, all blks of 4 on individual covers). 1983 Wildlife strip set of 4. 1979-82 Ships I, II & III comp set of all 4 bases, blks of 4 on individual covers. Plus wide range of late 1980s-early 2000s with more base sets & assorted FDC. Minor duplication in places. FV from 1994-2011 is $210. Plus high retail for the others. Minor toning in some early 1980s envelopes, o/w F-VF. (360). $400$550
154AAT Carton lot with 1957-80 MUH collections (2) inc 1966 Pics to $1 plus G-FU similar period. Covers (approx 300) inc pre-dec base cancels (10) inc registered (4). 1966 Pic sets with Macquarie Island FDC cancels. 1973 Food Chain sets (2) pmk Casey or Mawson. 1971 Treaty & 1972 Cook set of 4 base cancels. Plus many other base cancel sets or singles to late 1980s inc 1968 5c Pic (11) & early 1980s. Also some foreign covers inc Scott base cancel & BAT 1979 Penguins & 1983 Climate Change FDC. $250$350
155AAT: Extensive collection 1957-early 2013 in 2 well filled binders with MUH Pic/Commem sets (50) inc 1957-61 to 2/3 (3), 1966 to $1 & later high val Pic/Commems. PO packs (45) inc 1966 Japanese & 1973 Food Chain (2). CTO sets (30) mainly 2006-2013, FDC (90) inc 1966 Pics to $1 & 1973 Food Chain set of 4 Bases (retail $300), maxicards (85), with Postage Paid imprints (FV $150). Retail to 1974 $500 inc base cancel covers. FV MUH from 1975 $400 inc the maximum cards, PO costs for the FDC another $100 plus extra for the CTO. Very near comp, toning in parts mainly on the cheap covers. Very messy & disorganised. Total PO costs/retail around $1200. Inspection highly recommended. $450$550
156Accumulation on 37 hagners with States low vals (290). Victoria 1950s-60s Swine Duties (35) with £2 (16), £1 (9), 10/- (5), 2/- (3) & 6d pr. Bft cat £1470. Australian Postage Dues (43) mixed prints to 1/- M or U. Australia pre-decimal imprint blks (37) to 1951 2/6 Aborigine inc 1940 AIF set to 6d & 1941 Surcharges set of 3 inc 5½d misplaced opt. 1964 Navigator 4/- positional blk of 21 & 7/6 blk of 6 & strip of 4 MUH. 1960 Helecon paper blks inc Bird 1/6 (24) inc sheet no blk of 12, Magpie 9d sheet no blk of 12 & 6d sheet no blk of 15 (retail $90). Decimal & pre-decimal plate varieties (30) inc ACSC listed types. Decimal FDC (11) inc Counter Printed sets of 6 (4) & ATM booklets (2). Finally Tax stamps (62) to £4 inc 10/-, 14/-, 11/- & £1 (10 of ea). Bft cat £250. Few sl mixed condition, G-VFU or M/MUH. Retail $2500+. (many 100s). $400$700
157Aerogrammes: 1944-59 comp simplified, inc 1944 7d "Air Letter" on yellow with ungummed flap for use in PNG (BW A2C? 1st fold flap 60mm wide), a few extras with 1956 Olympics 'MELBOURNF' variety, & a few shades, plus 3 later all folded, generally VF UN, inc the first. ACSC cat $700+. (17). $150$200
158Australian Territories: 1916-70s Collection in s/book AAT inc 1957-61 Pictorials to 2/3. 1966 set to $1. Christmas Island 1968-70 Fish set to $1. Cocos 1969 Pict Decimal set to $1. Nauru 1916-23 KGV set inc 2/6, 5/- & 10/- Seahorses. 1924-48 Ship set to 10/- M&U. Papua New Guinea 1952-58 Pic set to £1. 1963 Pic set to £1 plus 10/- & £1 opt SPECIMEN. Norfolk Island 1947-59 Ball Bay set to 2/-. 1953 Pic set to 5/-. 1960-62 Pic set to 10/-. Extras inc M&U. Mostly VF M/MUH/U, with 80%+ being M/MUH. SG cat £3100+ = A$5500+. (875). $700$1000