Public Auction 323 Thursday, May 12, 2016

IMPORTANT NOTICES

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Level 3, Status International House, 262 Castlereagh St, Sydney

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ACCESSORIES

1 3 strip Lighthouse stockcards, packs of 100. New. (300) $70 $80

2 Australia: Seven Seas Decimal hingeless album & slipcases (2) 1966-2000 inc some optionals noted booklet panes to 1990, Exhib opts & framas. Generally VG condition, new retail around $600. $150 $200

3 FDC Albums. Lighthouse single size cover album with 50 leaves to hold 100 covers or cards. New. Retail $140. (5 albums). $75 $100

4 FDC Albums. Lighthouse single size cover album with 50 leaves to hold 100 covers or cards. New. Retail $140. (5 albums). $75 $100

5 Hagners: 1-7 strip in six 4 ring binders. G-VG condition, inc 1 & 2 strip near new. Normal retail $420. (300). $100 $150

6 Hagners: 1-7 strip in six 4 ring binders. G-VG condition, inc 1 & 2 strip near new. Normal retail $420. (300). $100 $150

7 Hagners 1, 2, 3 strip. 50 ea. New. Retail $210. (150). $120 $160

8 Hagners 3, 4, 6 strip. 50 ea. New. Retail $210. (150). $120 $160

9 Hagners 4, 5, 6 strip. 50 ea. New. Retail $210. (150). $120 $160

10 Lighthouse 32 white page s/books black covers with glassine strips & interleaves. Box of 10. New retail $30 ea = $300. $180 $220

11 Lighthouse 32 black page s/books red, black, blue green covers with glassine strips & interleaves. Box of 10. New retail $50 ea = $350. $200 $250

12 Lighthouse 32 black page s/books red, black, blue green covers with glassine strips & interleaves. Box of 10. New retail $50 ea = $350. $200 $250

13 Lighthouse 64 black page s/books Blue binders with glassine strips & interleaves. Box of 5. New retail $66 ea = $330. $200 $240

14 Lighthouse 64 black page s/books Blue binders with glassine strips & interleaves. Box of 5. New retail $66 ea = $330. $200 $240

15 Lighthouse 64 black page s/books red covers with glassine strips & interleaves. (4) New, retail $66 ea = $264. $150 $200

16 Lighthouse BLACK mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheet etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100s if bough separately. (210 strips). $75 $100

17 Lighthouse BLACK mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheet etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100s if bough separately. (210 strips). $75 $100

18 Lighthouse CLEAR mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheet etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100s if bough separately. (210 strips). $75 $100

19 Lighthouse CLEAR mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheet etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100s if bough separately. (210 strips). $75 $100

20 Lighthouse Vario pgs size 2 (210) to hold 420 covers, mostly VG condition, new retail $315 in 6 matching green Seven Seas binders & slipcases (retail $260) plus another 50 pgs in 2 older-style 4-ring binders. Total new retail $660. $180 $250

21 Magnifier Floor Lamp with 9.5cm 3x power magnification precision ground lens & cold-cathode wide-spectrum (glare free) bulb. Height 93+cm with 63cm fully extended reach on 22cm base. New retail $120. $70 $90

22 Stockbooks: German made, 32 white pgs with interleaving. Box of 12. New. Retail $360. $180 $240

LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS

23 2013 SG British Commonwealth 1840-1970 catalogue inc perfs, specimens, wmks & varieties. 616pgs. New! Retail $180. $75 $100

24 2015 SG British Commonwealth 1840-1970 catalogue inc perfs, specimens, wmks & varieties. 638pgs. Good condition. New retail is $220. $100 $120

25 Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue - Kangaroos: Current (2013 ) edition completely revised & updated inc details on CTO cancels ex Specimen sets, FDC, proofs & essays. Expanded section on plate varieties, inc positions -some yet to be plated, many cat nos changed or reorganised). Price revisions (nearly all UPWARD) reflecting current collecting trends. Profusely illustrated. Essential must-have for all collectors. $80 $100

26 - KGV 1914-36 Current (2014) edition. Completely revised inc details of CTO pmks inc Brisbane types, FDC, Defs & Commems, Proofs & Essays, Shades & varieties completely revised inc some big price rises in 1d reds & other values, newly listed varieties. 430+ pgs. A must for anyone half interested in this fascinating series. $110 $130

27 - KGVI 1937-52 latest 2015 edition revised & expanded to 280pgs with Die Proofs, imprints inc no imprint errors, Note Printing Branch "thefts" now fully listed inc imperfs, no wmk & unissued colours, perf errors inc marginal imperfs, Plate nos etc. New. $75 $90

28 - QEII Pre-decimal 1953-65 latest 2015 edition revised & expanded to 370+ pgs with extra illustrations, inc varieties, design artwork, die proofs etc, plus updated listings of the prominent or technically important varieties, plate numbers & perf errors. Retail $105. $75 $90

29 - Decimals I, II, III, 1966-2001. Covers everything inc varieties, proofs, marginal markings, framas, missing colours etc. 1465 pgs. All latest editions. New. Original retail $280. Reserve reduced. (3 vols) $140 $200

30 - Booklets 257 pgs. Current (2003) edition. Indepth coverage of all issues from 1904 with all sub-types, and slogan combinations on the popular 1960s 5d & 4c. Essential reference. New. $40 $60

31 - Postage Dues inc NSW & VIC, with first ever specialised listing of the Colonial issues, & Commonwealth issues fully revised. (224pgs). New 2014 edition. $75 $90

32 Australia: "Philately from Australia" (RPSV Journal). Near comp run from Vol 1 no.1 (1949) to Vol 39 no.4 (130 issues) with much useful information not available anywhere else. Mostly F-VF. $100 $150

33 Australia: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 4 "Empire In Australasia" with Aust States inc essays & proofs, cancellations & pre-adhesive postal markings, dates of issues (where known), printing quantities, forgeries, postal stationery & selected local stamps. Australian Commonwealth to end KGVI inc forgeries. Also New Guinea, Papua, New Zealand & other Pacific stamps & postal history inc pmks. Deaccessioned from PS of NSW. Slight cover wear, F-VF. $120 $160

34 Australian Stamp Monthly bound yearly books 1930-33, ea issue comp with full colour covers. Then 1934-49, '52, 55-59. F-VF. Choice Australian 1930s-50s philatelic history! Deaccessioned from PS of NSW Library. Now hard to find. (28 books, 324 magazines). $275 $375

35 Australian Philatelist Vol 3 (1896), 13 (1906), 15-17, 20, 24 & 25 (1908-18). "Australian Stamp Journal" bound volumes 1924, '25, 1927-30, 1932-36 (6 books), last two water stained. "Gibbons Stamp Monthly" bound volumes 1933, '38 & '39. Deaccessioned from PS of NSW Library. Mostly G-F or better. (17 books) $140 $200

36 British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 1, Great Britain & the Empire in Europe, 1st edition, 1947, inc GB & Islands, Ireland, Malta, Gibraltar, Cyprus etc. A wealth of information covering stamps, essays, proofs, postal stationery & postal history. Some foxing to end papers o/w VGC. $40 $60

37 British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 2, "Empire in Africa", Billigs reprint inc all supplements ex "The Philatelist" magazine (RL in-house publication). These up-dates are now virtually impossible to find. 2-part set in VG-excellent condition. $100 $150

38 British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 2 "Empire in Africa" inc coverage of stamps, pmks, postal history (Boer War etc), stationery, Specimens, forgeries etc. Much invaluable information not easily available elsewhere. Deaccessioned from PS of NSW Library. Minor outer cover wear, F-VF. $120 $150

39 British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 3, "Empire in Asia", 1st edition, 1951 inc Ceylon, Hong Kong, India & States, Straits Settlements, Malay States, British POs abroad inc Asian Treaty Ports, postal history, postal stationery, Telegraphs, Specimens pmks etc. Much invaluable information not easily available elsewhere, comp with original dj (worn), minor toning on pg edges, contents mostly fresh inc crisp back spine. G-VG condition. $120 $160

40 British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 4 "Empire in Australasia" 1962 edition with Australian Commonwealth to end KGVI Pacific Islands inc New Guinea, NZ, Papua, Solomons, Cook Is, Tonga etc & Australian States inc stunning full colour plates, postal history inc early cancels & TPOs, forgeries inc Sperati £2 Kangaroo plus selected local stamps. Outer DJ worn, spotting on page edges, crisp back spine, G-VG condition. $120 $160

41 British Commonwealth 2015 SG catalogue 1940-1970 inc perfs, specimens, wmks & varieties, 638pgs. Used, still in VGC, new retail $220. $100 $130

42 German Colonies Postmark Catalogue for pre-cursor use of German stamps in ea colony. Every stamp priced for ea pmk, uses Mi cat numbers & a multiplying factor. Fully illustrated. Hard cover. 475pgs. Current 2006 edition. New. Retail €128 +shipping $130 $200

43 Germany: "German Sea-Post Postmarks" (1890s-1930s) written in German with sections on Bombay Line, German-African Line, Hamburg-South America, Shanghai-Tientsin & many other lines. Loose leaf in binder. Also, Paquebot & Ship Letter cancellation of the World 1894-1951 by MA Studd, 85pgs, some foxing mostly on the edges, both ex PS of NSW Library. $50 $75

44 Great Britain: "The Philatelic Record" Vols 4-7 & 9-11 for 1882-89. No.5 missing back spine, others F-VF with light foxing, mostly on the end papers. Deaccessioned from PS of NSW Library. Now hard to fine. (7 books) $150 $200

45 New South Wales & ACT Post, Receiving, Telegraph & Telephone Offices (4 vol set) by Hopson & Tobin. Listing the various datestamps in use from pre-stamp era (before 1850) to late 1980s. Essential reference & good companion group to Freeman's "NSW Numeral Cancels" $180 $240

46 New South Wales, The Postal History of, 1788-1901, by JS White FRPSL, pub 1988, H/C, 481pgs. Invaluable reference with much previously unavailable info, plus illustrations of 100s of pmks, covers etc. Near new. $60 $80

47 New South Wales: "The Postage Stamps of NSW" by A F Bassett-Hull, pub 1910. Legendary work by a master philatelist. No plates & missing spine, so only fair condition. Still a very useful reference book. $120 $150

48 New Zealand: "The Postage Stamps of…" 1855-73, The Chalon Heads by Odenweller, pub by RPSL (2009). A complete history inc all diff papers, wmk, printings, roul/perfs etc with 100s of colour photos of shades, papers & wmks, blow-ups of re-entries, flaws, plate varieties etc, many full sheets pictured, chapters on Proofs, reprints, forgeries, specimens, postal history -numerous covers shown, 1/- bisects, extensive bibliography & appendix, archival records etc. Hard cover A4 size with jacket 360pgs. Invaluable reference! $150 $200

49 New Zealand: "The Postage Stamps of …" Vol 1 pub by RPSNZ 1938, edited by Collins & Fathers 678 pgs inc "First type Stamps with Portrait of QV" (The Full-face Queens", the 1st & 2nd sidefaces. 1899 Pictorials, KGV & KGVI defs & others noted Healths & Commems inc coverage of proofs, essays, specimens etc not listed elsewhere. Some minor foxing mostly on end papers, minor spine wear. VG condition. Deaccessioned from Philatelic Society of NSW Library. The scarcest volume. $350 $500

50 Papua: "Plating Papua Part 1, The Lithographs (SG 47-83)", by M Ryan, 564 pgs, pub 2013. Highly technical study of 1907-11 bicolour Lakatois with all of the 30 plate positions of ea value illustrated both large & small Papua types with their individual characteristics identified & described. A must-have for the student of Papua philately. $100 $130

51 Papua: Lakatoi I, British New Guinea & De La Rue" (1979), Lakatoi II & III "Territory of Papua" (1983), both with minor cover foxing. Much better than average condition for these. $100 $150

52 Queensland Postal History, H M Campbell, 326 pgs pub RPSV 1990. Comprehensive volume inc Moreton Bay district, Brisbane GPO, POs & cancels 1861-1912, Registered mail & more. Near new, now out of print, plus "Postal History & Postal Markings of Thursday Island" by J.W. Turnball. (2 books). $90 $120

53 Sarawak: "The Stamps & Postal History of Sarawak" by WR Forrester-Wood, 576pgs inc bibliography, pub 1959. Deaccessioned from the PS of NSW Library. Very minor foxing/toning on page edges, o/w VF. $80 $120

54 Scandinavia: 2012 Facit Catalogue inc Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Faroes, Aland & Danish West Indies, inc booklets, FDC etc. 990 colour pgs. As new. $50 $75

55 Scandinavia: 2016 Facit Classic Catalogue for pre 1951 issues of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Faroes & Danish West Indies, inc varieties, price on cover, booklets, etc. 365 colour pgs. New. $75 $90

56 Spanish Colonies: Edifil Catalogue 2007/08 in 2 hard cover volumes, in colour. Inc varieties, prices on cover, all Colonies inc forerunner use of Spain, plus Andorra. Full of info not available elsewhere. 800 pgs. As new. The best reference for these. $70 $100

57 UPU Specimen Stamps 1878-1961 by James Bendon, new 2015 edition. Lists & illustrates all printed & h/s types, special printings made for specimen purposes, receiving authority h/s etc such as "Ultramar", local cancels inc the large circular types for Madagascar etc, plus normal CTO types from "specimen" sets & much more. Numerous appendix listings, UPU bulletins, archive pages etc photographed. A4 hardcover 530+ pgs, in colour. Covers whole world with 100s of diff countries. $180 $240

58 Victoria: "The Half-length Portraits & Twopence Queen Enthroned" by Pack. Original 1922 ed inc photo plates. Still an important work worthy of addition to any philatelic library. Excellent condition for its vintage, only minor foxing to end papers. Ex P Soc of NSW Library. $150 $200

59 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 issue. New comp with DVD of "Exhibit & Census". Pub by RPSV 2009, 487 pgs. New. $140 $180

60 Yugoslavia: "Maraka Hrvatskih Zemalja", vols 2 & 4-7, being all the 1 volume for the 1918 provisional opts on Bosnia, 1918. SHS Croatian opts on Hungary & 1918 "Breaking of Chains" issue. Then 4 volumes on the 1919-20 Slovenia Chainbreakers. All bilingual-Croatian & German. Total almost 1000 pp & full of valuable info. (5 vols). $70 $100

AUSTRALIA

COLLECTIONS & LOTS

61 1902-62 Postage Due Mint collection on Lighthouse hingeless pgs. 1902 blank base set to 5/- inc extra inverted wmks to 6d (SG cat £825), Filled in base to 2/- (£740), 1906 wmk crown single lined A to 1/- (£350), 1907 double-lined A wmk ½d & 1d, 1909 Bicolours thick paper set to £1 (£950), thin papers to 1/- (£295), 1922 3rd wmk 2 sets of diff shades, 1931 CA wmk to 1/-, 1938 new frame set inc shades, 1946 redrawn values set inc extra dies & shades, 1953 new shilling values, 1958 No wmk set inc extra dies & shades. Any duplication is diff shades, wmk, dies etc. Appear all F-VF M/MLH, odd tone or flts in earlies. ACSC cat $4840. SG cat £4380. (131) (P) $1000 $1300

62 1913-1999 collection mostly M in Prinz s/book. Useful Kangaroos inc 1st wmk to 1/-, plus 2d perf large OS pr & 1d LR cnr blk of 12 variety NO MONOGRAM. 3rd wmk to 5/-, plus 2d, 2½d & 9d wmk INVERTED. 1/- imprint pr SM wmk & 2/- imprint blk CofA wmk. Useful 1930s Commems inc 1934 Macarthur set, 1935 ANZAC set & 1935 Silver Jubilee set M&U, plus 1931 Airmail set in blks of 4. 1937 KGVI Robes 10/- SPECIMEN. Then coverage of Decimals inc M/S & blks. Almost all diff. Most F-VF M/MUH, odd U. SG cat £3750+ = A$7500+. FV of decimals $220. (650 plus 28 M/S). $1000 $1500

63 1914-37 KGV Commem & Pics MUH collection near comp (no 5/- Bridge or KS OS) in Seven Seas hingeless pgs with 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet, 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved, 1931 Kingsford Smith (5) to 6d brown opt OS, 1932 Kookaburra 6d brown & Lyrebird 1/- (2) inc OS opt. 1934 Airmail 1/6 no wmk perf 11, Vic Cent set to 1/- both perfs & Macarthur set of 4d inc 2d Dark Hills. 1935 ANZAC & KGV SJ sets. 1936 SA & 1937 NSW Sesqui sets. Mostly F-VF MUH. SG cat £792 as M, so should be at least double, £1584 MUH. Retail $1900. (48, plus M/S). $800 $1100

64 1914-65 Collection near comp, (no kangaroos), in Seven Seas illustrated album with KGV simplified (23) to 1/4 inc 4d lemon, plus perf OS (12) to 5d & OS opt to 5d. 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved. 1929-30 Commems (5) to 3d Airmail perf OS. 1931 Kingsford set of 5 inc 2d, 3d opt OS. 1932 Bridge 2d, 3d opt OS CTO & 1/- Lyrebird OS opt FU. 1934 Vic Cent Macarthur sets. 1935 ANZAC 1/-. 1938 Robes £1 U & 10/- opt SPECIMEN, 1949 Arms set to £2 & QEII Pre-Decimals Pics to 10/-. Mostly G-VFU (300), retail $860. Decimal U collection 1966-89 (800) in hingeless pgs (retail $220) very near comp, most 1980-89 superb CTO mainly Melbourne GPO (FV $240), retail similar. Solid collection, little needed to complete. Retail inc album $1300+. $300 $450

65 1927-37 KGV Pics & Commems collection near comp F-VF M in Seven Seas hingeless leaves with 1914 Kookaburra 6d engraved, 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet MLH in top selvedge only, 1931-32 OS opt set of 6 (2d, 3d Kingsford Smith VF CTO), 1934 Airmail 1/6 no wmk perf 11, 1932 Bridge set to 5/-, Kookaburra 6d & Lyrebird 1/-. 1934 Vic Cent sets perf 10½ MLH & perf 11½ (1/- tones) MUH, Macarthur set to inc Dark Hills. 1935 ANZAC & KGV SJ sets. 1936 S Aust Cent & 1937 NSW Sesqui sets. All F-VF M/MLH except where noted. SG cat £1300, ACSC cat $1570, retail similar. (49 & M/Sheet). (P) $700 $900

66 1927-65 FDC Collection (188) in album with 1927 Canberra 1½d (cat $100). 1930 Sturt 1½d pr, 1937 NSW Sesqui set & KGVI 3d Die I. 1938 4d Koala (2) & 5d Ram. 1938 KGVI 1d, 2d Die II imprint blks of 4 on single cover, 1940 AIF set (2). 1959-62 Animals set of 6, Flowers set to 3/- & Cattle 5/- cream paper. 1963-64 Navigators 4/-, 5/- (3), 7/6 & £1. 1964 Birds to 3/- plus 1940s-60s commem sets & singles & higher val defs. Addressed/unaddressed inc some Registered. Also decimals (24) inc 1966 defs to $4 Navigator & 1970 large Cook. All but a few with cachets inc some scarcer makers. Mostly F-VF. (212). $450 $600

67 1927-30 Commems perf OS comp with 1½d Canberra & Swan, 3d Kooka & Airmail, 1930 Sturt pr. F-VF fresh MUH. SG O112-13 & O119-22 cat £145 for M, should be at least £290 MUH. (6). $170 $250

68 1927-30 Commems perf OS. 1½d Canberra & Swan, 3d Kookaburra & 1930 Sturt pr. VF fresh M. SG O112-13 & O120-22 cat £113 (5) $60 $90

69 1927-30 Commems perf OS comp with 1½d Canberra & Swan, 3d Kooka & Airmail, 1930 Sturt pr. VF U/CTO. SG O112-13 & O119-22 cat £68. (6). $50 $70

70 1930s OS opt set comp with 6d Kangaroo both wmks, KGV ½d-5d inc both wmks, 1/- Lyrebird, Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d, Airmail 6d & Bridge 2d & 3d. Mostly F-VF M/MLH, all genuine opts. SG cat £630. ACSC cat $1020. (15). (P) $375 $500

71 1930s OS opt set comp with 6d Kangaroo both wmks, KGV ½d-5d inc both wmks, 1/- Lyrebird, Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d, Airmail 6d & Bridge 2d & 3d. Mostly W/C. F-VF M/MLH, all genuine opts, the KS VF. SG cat £630. ACSC cat $1020. Retail $800. (15). (P) $400 $600

72 1932 Kookaburra 6d. F-VF MUH. SG 146 cat £90 for M, should be at least double, £180 MUH. (5). $60 $80

73 1932 Kookaburra 6d. F-VF M/MLH. SG 146 cat £180. (10) $50 $80

74 1932 Bridge OS opt set 2d & 3d (10 sets). VF fresh MUH. SG O134-5 cat £260 for M, should be at least double, £520 MUH. ACSC 146-7(OS) cat $500. (20). $220 $300

75 1932 Bridge OS opt set 2d & 3d (10 sets). VF fresh MUH. SG O134-5 cat £260 for M, should be at least double, £520 MUH. ACSC 146-7(OS) cat $500. (20). $220 $300

76 1934 Hermes 1/6, No wmk. F-VF MLH. SG 153 cat £250. (5). $80 $120

77 1936 South Aust Centenary set 2d, 3d, 1/-. 5 sets inc part imprints. F-VF MUH. SG 161-63 cat £160. (15). $100 $130

78 1936 South Aust Centenary set 2d to 1/-. (10 sets). F-VF M/MLH. SG 161-63 cat £320. ACSC cat $230. Retail $190. (30). $90 $120

79 1936 South Aust Centenary set 2d to 1/-. (10 sets). F-VF M/MLH. SG 161-63 cat £320. (30). $90 $120

80 1937 Robes £1 thick paper (10), mostly GU, inc 2 prs. SG 178 cat £350. ACSC cat $450. Retail $350. (10) $110 $150

81 1937 Robes £1 thick paper. F-VF U inc a pr. (10). SG cat £350. ACSC 216 cat $450. Retail similar. $170 $250