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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - General | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings436 U 1850s-1911 starter type collections on leaves, little if any duplication, some revenue types and fiscal usage, majority fine with

[1] NSW from imperf 3d yellow-green Laureate 2-margins SG #67, imperf and perf diadems to 8d x3, range Centenary types,few postage dues, unused ½d on 1d grey wrapper (62); [2] Queensland bits of two collections here from good representationperf Chalons to 6d x6, various sidefaces to several 1/-, odd revenue type (86); [3] SA handful early imperfs to 6d, perfs to 2/-,some officials, few long types (58); [4] Tasmania three imperf Chalons (poor), common sidefaces, tablets and pictorials,revenues to 10/- with pen or postal cancels (36); [5] Victoria could be the best from two very average half-lengths and an imperf(almost 3-margins) 1/- Registered SG #34 with BN ‘46’ cancel, otherwise pretty much the usual with few postage dues (100+);[6] WA various swan types, green ‘ONE PENNY’ surch SG #106 is MLH, couple long type 1d revenues postal use (39).Inspection necessary. Whew! (375+) $300

437 **/ *U Stockbook Collection with Victoria barred numerals on twelve pages with high proportion of numbers over ‘1400’ and sureto include some rated cancels, plus range of later period issues to 5/-; also Tasmania with Pictorials MUH 1d on 2d monogrampair, plus four perf ‘T’ pairs; WA 1d Postal Card + Reply Card each part with ‘MULWARRIE/ OCT 15/ 02’ datestamps (PO 19/4/1901; closed 9/9/ 1908), plus NSW, Qld & SA and a range postal stationery from all states including NSW PTPO unused; alsoAustralia KGV Heads including 1d red x140 approx & 1953-59 5/- Due x24 used; well worth investigating. (100s) $250

NEW SOUTH WALES | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings438 F 1901 Presentation Set of 17 pre-Federation CTO stamps ½d to 20/- Carrington, all have corner triple-oval ‘NSW’ cancels and

includes Postage Dues in BW #ND1-37 range where 1d, 2d and 4d are on chalk-surfaced paper and with 5/- the extremelyscarce P11 BW #ND33w cat $1,250. All were affixed to the presentation sheet (folds not affecting any adhesive) by their owngum and show light foxing in places. At the very least, the 17 postage stamps retail over $500; the postage dues, with the 5/-variety, catalogues over $1,800. Not many of these completely intact these days. (27) $1,200

NEW SOUTH WALES439 * 1854 Imperf Laureates Wmk Double-Lined Numerals 3d yellow-green on yellowish wove paper three close margins (4th cut

into), SG #87, Cat £200, mint part gum. $100440 F 1854-59 Imperf Large Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 8d golden-yellow, 3 clear margins 4th just touching,

contemporary dumb barred cancel, SG #97, Cat £1,400. Very difficult stamp. $550

441 W 1860-72 Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 12 1/- brownish red (regummed) & 1/- rose-carmine (no gum), SG #152-3, minor faults, Cat £2,000, scarce duo. $240

442 */ W 1871 Imperf Diadem Reprints with ‘SPECIMEN’ type 4 overprint. 1d orange-red wmk Crown/�NSW no gum, 2d blue wmkSingle-Line�2� reversed. Plus 2d blue from worn plate? wmk Single-Line�2�normal no gum. Only 120 of these reprints wereoverprinted ‘SPECIMEN’. (3) $240

443 **/ * 1871-1902 Wmk 1st Crown/ NSW 1d Salmon P10, block of 15, SG #208a, Cat £3,750 for hinged, odd perf imperfection as tobe expected. Extremely rare multiple. $900

444 **/ * 1882-97 Wmk 2nd Crown/ NSW 1d Comb P11x12 SG #223f block of 9 (3x3), perf faults between two of the upper units, fiveunits MUH; also 1892-99 ½d P11x12 SG #271c marginal block of 4, three unit MUH, total Cat £100+. $80

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445 */ W 1888 Centennial Overprinted ‘Specimen’ 5/- (og) with Type 10 & 20/- (no gum) with type 11 (1892 UPU distribution), bothP10. (2) $80

446 ** 1892-99 Halfpenny Wmk 2nd Crown/ NSW block of 24 from both sides of sheet with central gutter, marginal inscription at base‘POSTAGE ONE HALF-PENNY’ SG #271cs, slight bend on four units, overall fresh MUH, Cat £480 as hinged singles. $400

447 * 1894-1904 Fiscals Optd ‘POSTAGE’ in Blue Wmk 2nd NSW 10/- violet & claret P12 SG #275, some minor gum toning, MLH,Cat £225. $130

448 W 1897-99 Jubilee 2½d die proof in violet on thin surfaced card (55x50mm), fine condition. $120449 U 1894-1904 Fiscals Optd ‘POSTAGE’ in Blue Wmk 2nd NSW 10/- violet & claret P12x11 SG #275b, very fine Newcastle (NSW)

datestamp, cat £60; also 1885-86 10/- lilac & claret P12 SG #239a crease & small nick, used. (2) $75450 * 1897 Diamond Jubilee & Hospital Charity set SG #280-81, mildly aged gum, Cat £273. $150

451 * 1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Wmk 2nd Crown/ NSW Perf 12x11 ½d green left marginal imperf pair, SG #298a, Cat £250, leftunit with Long near vertical scratch at right. $120

452 * 1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Wmk 2nd Crown/ NSW Perf 12x11 6d emerald-green imperf pair, SG #307a, small thin on leftunit, Cat £600. $240

453 * 1902-03 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Wmk 3rd Crown/ NSW Perf 12x11½ 2d cobalt-blue imperf left marginal pair, SG #315a, Cat£350 (BW #N15b Cat $500). $120

454 * 1903-08 Diadems Wmk 3rd Crown/ NSW 5d dark blue-green Diadem, Imperforate marginal pair SG #329d, right unit tinythin, Cat £375. $250

455 **/ * 1907 Wmk Crown/ Double-Lined A ½d blue-green block of 30 (10x3) top 2 units in right-most column with No Watermark, (BW#N6aa, Cat $200++), left pane units have much re-inforcing. Rare error. $160

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NEW SOUTH WALES | Official Stamps456 * 1880-88 5/- Deep Purple Perf 10 SG #O14, some short/ rough perfs, large-part og, Cat £700. $500457 * 1880 10d Lilac right marginal pair, SG #O18a, few small tone spots & repaired tear in gutter, Cat £700. rare multiple. $200458 **/ * 1882-85 1/- P11x12 optd ‘OS’ in red SG #O33b Control #7 marginal block of 4, lower units MUH, Cat £112++. $160459 V 1885-95 5/- lilac & green P11 optd ‘OS’ and ‘POSTAGE’ in black, odd nibbed perf, CTO with concentric ring corner cancel,

prepared for presentation purposes with only 158 sold. Rare. $400

460 ** 1882-90 2d Emu P12, SG #O40a, upper-right corner block of 15 (3x5) with overprint varieties Wide ‘OS’ setting and Broken‘O’, MUH, Cat £127++. $180

NEW SOUTH WALES | Postage Dues461 * 1891-92 5/- green P10 SG #D8, rough perfs at left, Cat £225. $100462 * 1891-92 20/- green P12x10 SG #D10b, characteristically rough perfs, MLH, Cat £450. $240NEW SOUTH WALES | Railway Stamps463 U 1974 No Watermark multiples comprising [1] $10 (‘CRONULLA’) marginal block of 8 (2x4), minor blemishes; & [2] $5 (‘MT

DRUITT’) horizontal pair, some staining. $50

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NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery464 PS Selection: with 1888-91 OHMS 5d ‘OS’ (in white circles) Registered Letter to Department of Public Instruction unsealed CTO;

Envelopes with 1883 QV OHMS 1d Optd ‘OS’ unused, 1888 OHMS 1d ‘OS’ (in white circles) scored through with obliteratingbars unused, plus three other items, condition variable. (6) $100

NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards465 PS 1891 1d+1d Postal Card & Reply Card H&G #12 uprated use in 1894 (Feb 8) from Inverell to Germany, attached Reply Card

addressed & uprated but uncancelled, Sydney & Erfurt backstamps, minor blemishes. $140NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes466 PS 1885 size G 4d Registration Envelope H&G #C2 uprated for interstate letter rate with 2d Emu tied by Albury BN ‘50’ duplex,

addressed to BHP Company Secretary William�Knox, Melbourne backstamp, some toning. $65

NEW SOUTH WALES | First Day Covers467 * 1897 Diamond Jubilee and Hospital Charity tied to plain FDC by s/ ring ‘PARK STREET/1/ JU22/97/N.S.W’ datestamp,

another alongside plus 8-bar BN/ 924. A bit battered, more than a bit scarce. $125NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal History468 * 1845 entire to Launceston with mss “6” in red and “8” in black alongside ‘PAID SHIP LETTER/ SYDNEY’ cancel in red. Minor

blemishes. $130469 * 1848 outer inscribed “on H M Service” and “with a Small Parcel”, on the back inscribed via�Berrima and neat oval ‘YASS/ (crown)/

NO*30/ 1848/ NEW.S.WALES’, to “Deputy� Registrar,� Melborne� Port� Phillip” (sic), part Melbourne, Port Phillip unframeddatestamp also on the back, damaged on opening, very scarce early OHMS cover. $110

470 * 1898 (Nov 28) use of 10d & 3d on registered cover to a stamp dealer in Catania, Sicily. Few toned perfs. Unusual destination. $160471 * 1905 (Sep 11) AA�Brice�&�Co (General Merchants) Tatts cover (tear on front) with attractive advertising panel on reverse showing

their store. $75472 * 1913 (Oct 7) Department of Mines OHMS card from Sydney to the Mine�Managers�Association in Broken Hill with 1d Arms perf

‘OS/ NSW’ Type A (10 holes in ‘S’) tied by Sydney Machine cancel, paying postcard rate. Rare. $80473 * Commonwealth Era Collection including 1921 unaddressed PPC with KGV 1½d green & ½d orange tied to view side tied by

‘CROYDON PARK/ 8JL21’ cds, 1935 PPC to New Zealand with 3d Jubilee tied by ‘CANBERRA CITY/ 24JL35/ FCT’ cds, plus lotsQEII pre-decimal & decimal covers with datestamp interest. (100+) $130

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NEW SOUTH WALES | Numerals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings474 * Rated RRR Selection PPCs including ‘138’ (Titania), ‘249’ (Lawrence), ‘745’ (Brogo), ‘817’ (Hoskisson), ‘1552’ (Tataila), ‘1650’

(Longueville), ‘2006’ (Berowa), ‘2049’ (Penshurst), plus ten cards with below average or indistinct strikes of the numeralcanceller. (18) $200

NEW SOUTH WALES | Numerals475 s 66: (B2) Type 2R20 (5x9mm) on DLR 2d [Rated RRRRR] with comparison example of 2R19 strike Rated R with the larger ‘6’s.

Allocated to Singleton-Renamed from Darlington PO 1/12/ 1841. (2) $100476 s 73: (A2) Type 2R20 strike on imperf 2d Small Diadems, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Warialda-PO 1/1/ 1848. $80477 s 235: (B2) Type 5R26 weak but discernible strike on defective QV 4d brown, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Adelong-PO 1/1/ 1859. $80

478 D 268: (B1) multiple complete strikes tying 1d Shield strip of 3 & pair to piece, 1898 ‘TIMBARRA’ cds alongside, [Rated RRR].Allocated to Tableland-PO 1/8/ 1859; renamed Timbarra PO 1/8/ 1867; closed 6/10/ 1922. $60

479 * 302: (A2) tying 1d Shield to PPC, largely fine strike of 1906 The Lagoon cds alongside, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Lagoons-PO1/4/ 1873; renamed The Lagoon PO c.1878; closed 30/6/ 1982. $75

480 D 903: (B2) twin strikes tying QV 2d & 1d Arms x3 to piece, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to The Reefs-PO 1/1/ 1878; renamed Junee ReefsPO 1/8/ 1917. $80

481 s 1272: (A2) on 2d blue. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Upper Coldstream-PO 1/1/ 1885; closed 31/10/ 1963. $80482 * 1664: (A2) on 2d blue on Tatt’s cover, tied by poor Tyringham of AP28/ 1901, officially registered and endorsed “6d To pay”, minor

faults. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Tyringham-PO 1/7/ 1892; closed 29/3/ 1979. $160

483 D 1720: (B2) multiples strikes tying QV 2d & 1d Arms x3 to piece, part ‘[HOL]MWOOD’ cds alongside, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated toHolmwood-RO 16/3/ 1891; PO 16/4/ 1894; closed 31/8/ 1971. $100

484 * 1868: (B2) legible strike on 1d Shield on 1909 PPC to Sydney. Freeman has recorded only a single example used in theCommonwealth period. Allocated to Spring Terrace-PO 16/2/ 1898; closed 30/6/ 1971. $120

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485 * 2045: (B2) largely complete strike tying 1d Shield to PPC with 1906 East Orange datestamp alongside, [Rated RRRR]. Allocatedto East Orange-PO 1/12/ 1901. $70

486 * 2071: (B1) largely fine strike tying 1d Shield to PPC, 1909 (2nd ‘9’ inverted), Bumbaldry datestamp alongside, view side shows“Main Street, Grenfell”, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Bumbaldry-RO 20/11/ 1892; PO 1/6/ 1903; closed 26/5/ 1987. $80

NEW SOUTH WALES | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings487 * 1907-11 Trio on PPCs comprising [1] 1907 Belmore (PO 21/8/ 1899; renamed South Belmore PO 19/8/ 1907); [2] 1908 Fairy

Hill receiving office (RO 1/12/ 1897; PO 15/1/ 1914); & [3] Delungra 1906 Jun 11 (renamed from Reedy Creek PO 11/6/ 1906), allare clearly discernible strikes. $100

488 * Datestamps on Early 1900s PPCs comprising Balmoral, Billinudgel (on registered Tatts cover), Brocklesby, Copmanhurst,Cronulla Beach, Curraweela, Dunoon, Falls Creek & Federal; also Cranebrook on a single stamp; quality of strikes is variable.(9) $120

489 * Datestamps on Early 1900s PPCs comprising Gravesend, Holroyd, Iluka, Lawrence (on Tatts cover), Lower Yammatree,Mandurama, Merrybar (on mourning cover), Milbrulon, Military Road, Miranda & Myrtle Creek (on cover to Cascade�Brewery,Hobart), quality of strikes is variable. (10) $140

490 * Datestamps on Early 1900s PPCs comprising Nymboida, Pelican Island, Roseville, South West Rocks, Telegraph Point (onTatts cover), The Lagoon, Uki, Valley Heights & Yambulla, quality of strikes is variable. (9) $130

491 * Early 20th Century Postcards with mainly smaller town postmarks noting Tomago, Hexham and Krambach on a single card,Krambach & Nabiac on a single card, others sighted include Branxton, Brookfield, Jaspers Bush & Shuttleton, Weismantel’s &Wingham, most are addressed to Krambach. Good selection. (20) $100

NEW SOUTH WALES | Datestamps492 * Round Hill: inwards stampless postcard to “Post Office, Round Hill”, with improvised receiving office cancel ‘pO/RH/ 08’

probably configured using a basic John�Bull printing kit. Not seen by us before. Rare. PO 1/10/ 1886; closed 31/12/ 1897. $100

NORTHERN TERRITORY | Postal History493 * 1989 Pastoral Era strip of 5 tied to unaddressed FDC by 3 strikes of ‘TENNANT CREEK’ FDI cds dated ‘10 May 1988’. One

year before official release date.!!!!!!!!!!! These covers have been known to fetch up to $250. $65NORTHERN TERRITORY | Military - World War II Period494 * 1942 (Aug 25) printed OHMS stampless cover to Lithgow (NSW) with oval UPS ‘D2’ rubber handstamp in violet, used at Roper

River from 29/6/42 to 25/8/42. $80

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495 * 1942-45 WWII Selection with Army Post Office ‘O65’ & ‘O72’, Army PO ‘O126’ x2, ‘O127’ x3, ‘O129’, ‘O134’, Unit Postal Station‘W15’, ‘345’, ‘346’ x2, ‘350’, ‘354’, ‘357’ x2, ‘408’, ‘423’ x2 (one registered). Posting towns include Adelaide River, Darwin, Elliott,Katherine, Larrimah, Mataranka, condition varible but generally fine. (30) $150

496 * 1945 RAAF Darwin uprated Registration Envelopes x2m (one with RAAF ‘683’ censor cachet) plus a registered letter addressedto Mooroopna State Hospital, all with ‘AIR FORCE PO/ 21’ (Darwin) datestamps tying stamps, red (2) or red/ black registrationlabels, small blemishes. (3) $80

497 * Selection Army, Navy & RAAF cover selection with wide range of cancellations & censor cachets including 1941 Darwin MILPO No 3 telegram, 1941 MIL PO No3 cover with ‘RELIEF 14/ SOUTH AUST’ datestamp, 1942 Clarrie�King cover with ‘UNITPOSTAL STATION’ rubber datestamp, 1943 Airmail Letter Cards with Type 3 Tennant Creek cds (‘S’ excised) 1944 APO No 49(Alice Springs) OHMS registered, Army PO 0127 official with ‘COMMAND PAYMASTER/NT FORCE’ handstamp, generally fairto fine quality of strikes. Good lot. (34) $280

498 * WWII covers with oval ‘UNIT POSTAL STATION’ rubbber handstamps comprising ‘106’ (12/ AUG/ 1943), ‘N25’ (17/ MAR/ 1942)possibly used in Qld, ‘N26’ (11/ MAR/ 1943), ‘S195’ (JAN/15/ 1943) plus a rectangular ‘D13’ (12/ JUN/ 1943, used at Banka Banka)also in violet, condition variable. (5) $80

NORTHERN TERRITORY | Postmarks499 D Predominantly Decimal Era on Piece: excellent assortment with lots of fine strikes including some rubber types. Popular area. $80NORTHERN TERRITORY500 * Roper River (2): ‘ROPER RIVER/ 24OC45/ NORTHERN TERRITORY’ (Williams Type 5) cds tying KGVI 2d BW #228 to RGS

Leichhardt illustrated cover addressed to Rex�Bodin in Toorak (Vic). PO c.1890; RO c.1908; PO c.1927; renamed Roper Bar PO c.-/8/1969. $65

501 * Selection on Covers: with [1] Alice Springs (3) comprising worn Williams Type 8a(f) on Commonwealth� of� AustraliaPaymaster cover to Wangaratta (Vic), plus Type 9a used as FDI cancels on 1962 Inland Mission FDCs x2 signed by Jean�Flynn;[2] Darwin Type 4(h) used as transit backstamp on 1937 registered cover from Ceylon to New Zealand and on 1938multifranked cover from Germany to Melbourne; Type 4(j) 30mm used as arrival datestamp on 1937 (Mar 5) Guinea�Airwaysflight cover AAMC #707; also Type 9a used as 1960 FDI cancel & 1977 use of the 36mm FDI handstamp; also [3] 1980Katherine commemorative cancel & 1985 Ti Tree cds on philatelic cover; condition generally fine. (10) $150

QUEENSLAND | Moreton Bay District502 s Numeral Cancels comprising BN ‘87’ of Ipswich on defective 2d Sydney View or on No Wmk 2d Laureate, Rays ‘95’ of Brisbane

on imperf 6d Diadem. (3) $50QUEENSLAND503 **/ * 1882-95 Large Chalons Thin�Paper 2/6d vermilion & 5/- rose optd ‘SPECIMEN’ in blue, the former marginal MUH, the latter

with some colour transfer on gum. (2) $80

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504 V 1860 Imperf Small Chalon 2d blue SG #2 close to large with outer framelines complete (fragment of outer frameline of adjoiningstamp evident at right), minor toning, strong colour, very lightly used, Cat £1,700. Seldom offered. $1,000

505 U 1860 Imperf Small Chalon 1d carmine-rose SG #1 pair with outer framelines largely complete except at base of 2nd unit, somerust staining resulting in design fades, indistinct cancel, Cat £1,600+. RPSL Certificate (1976). Pairs with complete marginsare very scarce. $600

506 F 1860 Imperf Small Chalon 6d green SG #3, thin upper-left corner, ink stain at base, good to large margins, Cat £800. $180507 F 1860 Small Chalon Wmk Large Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 1d carmine-rose horizontal pair, SG #4, Rays ‘87’ cancel of

Ipswich, Cat £600+. Rare multiple. $320508 * 1866 Small Chalon Litho 2nd Transfer No Wmk 4d & 5/- handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #56s & 58s, large-part gum, fine

examples, Cat £115. $70509 * 1880 Small Chalon Litho Wmk 2nd Crown/ Q Perf 12 2/- blue SG #119, some toning at top, large-part gum, Cat £120. $65510 * 1880 ‘Halfpenny’ Surcharge Die II SG #151a, large-part o.g, Cat £750. RPSofV�Certificate (2010). $300

511 U 1882-91 Lined-Oval Die I Wmk 2nd Crown/ Q Perf 12 1/- lilac, SG #172, apparently Imperforate between due to blindperforations, faded fiscal cancel. $80

512 */ ** 1895-96 Void-Oval Wmk 2nd Crown/ Q Perf 12½,13 2½d rose SG #214 lower-right corner block of 36 (6x6) with margins intact,some peripheral perf reinforcing, the majority of units unmounted; also 2½d carmine SG #213 block of 4 with three units MUH;Cat £880+. $230

513 * 1897-1908 4-Corners Wmk 2nd Crown/ Q Perf 12½,13 2½d colour trials in brownish-carmine (pulled corner perf) or in slateon gummed Crown/Q watermarked paper. (2) $65

514 W 1900 Patriotic Fund colour trial or plate proof of 1d (6d) in slate (or deep grey) green without gum on Crown/Q watermarkedpaper (as SG #264a). We don’t see these very often. $150

515 * 1907-11 Large Chalons Litho Wmk Crown/ A 4d proof marginal pair from the left of the sheet in issued colour on gummedCrown/Q paper BW #Q31 defaced with a ruled line in red ink (similar to that used on the unissued 9d, see BW page #190),lightly mounted. No proofs previously recorded for this shade. Rare. $400

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516 */ ** 1907-11 Wmk Crown/ A Perf 13x11-12½ set SG #301-308 in vertical strips of 3 showing perf variations 13x11½, 13x11 or13x12, some minor gum aging/ toning, BW Cat $2,725 as mounted (one or two units per strip are MUH). (8 strips) $400

517 * 1907-11 Large Chalons Litho Wmk Crown/ A 2/6d shades group BW #Q55A-D comprising vermilion (4, one a tad aged), paledull vermilion (2, one with reddish hue), dull orange & orange-red, BW Cat $1,200. (8) $320

518 * 1907-11 Large Chalons Litho Wmk Crown/ A £1 deep bluish green SG #312c (BW #Q65B) Re-entry at base (not the BWlisted Fresh entry), lightly mounted, Cat £550 (BW $1,000). $260

QUEENSLAND | Revenues519 U 1872 Stamp Duty: Crown/Q Without�burelé�band 20/- rose P13, faded pen cancel, Elsmore�Online Cat $400. $160520 U Impressed Duty: 1930-60 64 values from 1d to £1,000 including the elusive shilling values 1/4d and 11/- to 19/-, pound values

upwards complete with the exception of £19 and £400, red impressed cancels, usual mixed condition, Elsmore�Online Cat$2,400+. (64) $1,400

QUEENSLAND | Railway Stamps521 ** 1926-66 Sixth Series 1d to 10/- blocks of 4, 1/-, 2/- & 10/- upper case values, 10/- rated R3, all Dalby except 3d which is

Howard. Scarce multiples. $500

QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards522 PS 1898 1½d Scenic Postal Card (‘On The North Coast Railway Line’) H&G #11 tied by Type 2a Bars ‘87’ of Ipswich (cds

alongside) to Holland (Rotterdam cds on viewside) with fine strike of Type 3 unnumbered ‘TPO/A.19JU99/ QUEENSLAND’ cdson the message side, minor blemishes. $100

523 PS 1911 QV Sideface 3 Line Heading With Dividing Line HG #19a “Views of Townsville”, superb unused. $100QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards524 PS 1912 QV Numerals in 4 Corners 1d red on greyish stock as HG #A5 but with the horizontal perforations extending to the edges

of the card, fine unused with less than ten examples known, also included is a comparison example of #A5 with the more usualperf configuration. Rare. $300

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QUEENSLAND | Postal History525 * 1863-1912 Cover Selection including 1863 to England with 6d Chalon (defective) tied by ‘QL’ concentric oval cancel, 1886 to

Ireland with 2d Sidefaces strip of 3 re-directed on arrival with GB 1d lilac added tied by Londonderry ‘172’ duplex, 1893 BurnsPhilp (Townsville) to Oamaru (b/s) New Zealand, 1904 Tatts covers x2 with TPO backstamps, 1903 GB inwards postcard taxedwith 3d in Dues added, 1905 Townsville to Ardrossan (Scotland) taxed with no dues added, 1905 Dunwich (Stradbroke Island)to Tasmania with 2d tied by Bars ‘544’ in blue, 1909 taxed postcards to USA x2, 1912 Fred�Hagen Sydney registered covers toNew Zealand with Queensland 4d grey Die II x3 or with 4d grey Die I solo franking (cover damaged), 1912 Parcel Label with1d Sideface x12 (one stamp has Extra serif flaw), mixed condition. (45 covers/ cards). $300

526 * 1892 (May 13) cover to Canada with ½d deep green SG #185 pair & single plus Crown/Q 1d Postal Fiscal SG #F16 tied byBars ‘215’ of South Brisbane, Brisbane & Hamilton backstamps, some aging. Unusual usage and destination. $65

527 * Commonwealth Era Covers including 1914 White�Mercantile�Agency 1d Roo PTPO window envelope with Brisbane ‘3FEB14’machine cancel, 1924 PPC to England with Victoria Point cds, 1931 Mount�Isa�Mines Late Fee cover to Sydney with 1d Dueadded, 1947 inwards 6d aerogramme from UK with boxed ‘UNKNOWN/ CITY POSTMEN’ handstamp & Brisbane DLO cds inred, 1950 OHMS cover with [WACOL] EAST IMMGN CNTR cds, 1959 ‘BROADBEACH/ ECAFE/ CONFERENCE/ 18MAR59’ onfront & reverse of PPC showing Lennons�Broadbeach�Hotel, 1977 Priority Paid with Kippa-Ring rubber datestamp in violet. (55) $240

QUEENSLAND | Numerals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings528 D Rated RR Strikes Tying Chalon Multiple Frankings to small letter fragments comprising [1] four fine strikes of Rays ‘74’ tying

2d Chalon strip of 3 & (6d) Registered; [2] two stikes of Rays ‘86’ tying 2d Chalon & (6d). (2) $50529 S Selection of Rated Cancels on Chalons with [Rated RRR] ‘63’ (Rays type used at Claremont) ‘80’ & Rays ‘152’ x2; [Rated

RR] comprising ‘15’, ‘24’, ‘28’, ‘29’, ‘47’ (x3 on 2d strip of 3), ‘48’, ‘51’ x2, ‘73’, ‘74’, ‘85’ x2, ‘86’, ‘108’, ‘156’ & Bars ‘201’ (usedat Rockhampton); plus 12 other lesser rated cancels. (32) $200

530 S Selection of Rated RRR Cancels on Chalons comprising ‘42’, ‘43’, ‘58’, ‘59’, ‘63’ (on ‘6d’ Registered), ‘79’, ‘82’ (two strikes on1d pair), ‘97’ (on ‘6d’ Registered), ‘110’, ‘113’, ‘114’, ‘120’, ‘133’, ‘152’, ‘165’ & possible ‘193’ (Rated RRRR if correct), generallyfine strikes. (16) $200

QUEENSLAND | Numerals531 s 39: (A2) on Crown/Q 1d Chalon, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Calliope-PO 1/3/ 1864. $50532 s 80: (A1) bold strike on Truncated Star 3d Chalon [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Mitchell Downs-PO 1/1/ 1865; renamed Mitchell PO

c.1878. $65533 s 84: (C1) discernible complete strike on Truncated Star 2d Chalon, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Springsure-PO 1/1/ 1864. $50534 92: (A1) fine strike on Crown/Q 2d Chalon, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Fassifern-PO 1/4/ 1867; RO 10/7/ 1897; PO 1/7/ 1927; closed

12/5/ 1950. $65535 s 102: ‘102’ (B1) on Crown/Q 6d Chalon, [Rated RRRRR] used at Norley or [Rated RR] if used at Rockhampton (from 1878).

Allocated to Norley-PO 1/3/ 1868; replaced by Thorgomindah PO 31/12/ 1869. $65536 s 124: (A1) complete strike on Crown/Q 6d Chalon, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Ravenswood-PO 11/6/ 1869. $65

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537 s 152: (B2) on 1866 1d orange-vermilion Chalon, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Taroom-PO 1/4/ 1856. $50538 s 510: (A2) twin strikes (one fine) on 1d Roo pair [Rated RRRRR]. Allocated to Mareeba-Renamed from Granite Creek PO 25/8/ 1893. $100QUEENSLAND | Datestamps539 s Georgetown: Type 4b ‘GEORGETOWN/ AU25/09/ QUEENSLAND’ on 2/6d Chalon. [Rated RRRRR] PO 15/1/ 1872. $65SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings540 * Specimen & Reprint Selection with overprinted ‘REPRINT’ x22 including imperforate, rouletted & perforated issues, plus

overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ x4, some paper adhesions on gum, generally fine. (26) $150

SOUTH AUSTRALIA541 F 1856-58 Imperf Adelaide Printing 1/- orange, SG #12, 4-margins close-to good. $160542 W 1860-69 Second Roulettes imperforate plate proofs on unwatermarked ungummed paper comprising 4d in black (minor

toning), 2d in orange on blue paper and 2d in brown. (3) $250543 F 1871 DLR Wmk V/ Crown 4d dull lilac P10 SG #111, lightly cancelled, Cat £250. $140

544 */ ** 1876-1904 DLR Wmk Crown/SA (Close) Perf 13 1d green SG #175a Plate 2 lower-right corner block of 4, Imperforatebetween stamps and at base due to being Grossly misperforated horizontally, additionally with Fragment of lower-rightunit printed on gummed side of sheet edge margin due to a paper overfold also Double perfs on upper units, somesensible perf reinforcements, fine condition. A fascinating specialist piece. $4,000

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545 **/ * 1883-99 Wmk Crown/SA (Close) Perf 13 ½d pale brown vertical strip of 5 with Double perfs at right, middle unit with Colourflaw on Queen’s nose, four units MUH. $150

546 * 1886-96 ‘POSTAGE & REVENUE’ Perf 11½-12½ 5/- rose-pink reprint optd Type 4 ‘SPECIMEN’ (12½x2mm), SG #196as withValue misplaced upwards and slight doubling of ‘LLI’ of ‘FIVE SHILLINGS’, part og. $90

547 * 1886-96 ‘POSTAGE & REVENUE’ Perf 11½-12½ 50/- dull pink reprint optd Type 4 ‘SPECIMEN’ (12½x2mm), SG #201as withDoubling of ‘FIFTY SHILLINGS’, part og. Most Unusual. $260

548 * 1886-96 ‘POSTAGE & REVENUE’ Perf 11½-12½ 50/- dull pink reprint optd Type 4 ‘SPECIMEN’ (12½x2mm), SG #201as with‘FIFTY SHILLINGS’ misplaced upwards into frame, part og. Most Unusual. $260

549 * 1886-96 ‘POSTAGE & REVENUE’ Perf 11½-12½ £3 lemon reprint optd Type 4 ‘SPECIMEN’ (12½x2mm), SG #203as with‘FOUR POUND’ misplaced downwards ovelapping bottom frame, part og. Not seen by us before. $400

550 V 1902-04 Thin ‘POSTAGE’ Perf 11½-12½ 1/- brown with POSTAGE & value in red-brown, SG #275c, Cat £900. Crease, neat1902 Adelaide cancel. Rare. $400

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Official Stamps551 F 1876-85 Broad Star P10x11½-12½ 4d deep mauve ‘OS’ inverted SG #O17d, 1883 Murray Bridge cds, very well centred,

undercatalogued at £275. $200552 F 1891-96 1d Green P15 ‘OS’ doubled SG #O56a, small surface rub at lower-left, unpriced by Gibbons. $75SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Revenues553 * Duty Stamp - 1915 2d Surcharge: on 1d ochre (well olive-yellow), MW #134, rated R3. Lovely mint example. $220

554 F Stamp Duty - 1902 KEVII Perf 11½,12½: £10 gold & green MW #112, rated R4 (1-10 examples), crease. A great SA rarity. $4,500

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official)555 PS 1899 ‘O.H.M.S.’ At Top 1d brown on�glazed�paper three different settings of the opt (not in H&G). One has SA Railways text,

one plain handstamped for Dept of Lands & Mines, another plain with typed message. Comes with ordinary paper forcomparison (SA Railways text). Very scarce group. (4) $200

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal History556 * 1846 (Jun 15) inwards printed letter from Customs House London to the Collector of Customs Adelaide, receipted ‘28DE 6’,

early item. $125557 * 1863-76 inwards from England comprising [1] 1863 (Apr 19) mourning cover with Small White Corner Letters 6d deep lilac SG

#83 wing-margin tied by Reading duplex, fine ‘GPO/ JU14/ 1863/ SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ arrival datestamp on face; & [2] 1876 withLarge Coloured Corner Letters 6d grey Pl 14 SG #147 tied by Aberdeen duplex; minor blemishes. (2) $80

558 * 1865 (May 27) Bishop cover with Rouletted 2d bright vermilion SG #26 pair tied by Adelaide ‘MY27/ 65’ cds, Port Adelaide transit& Port Lincoln arrival backstamps, tear on reverse. $75

559 * 1907-57 Too Late or Late Fee Selection with [1] ‘TOO LATE’ straight-line handstamps on 1907-10 PPCs x3 with stamps tiedby Frances, Red Hill or Wasleys squared-circles; [2] ‘LATE FEE’ comprising boxed handstamp tying QV 1d red x2 to undatedPPC, straight-line handstamp in red on 1946 commercial cover to Melbourne with 3½d Peace, ‘LATE FEE/ ADELAIDE RLY’ tying4d Olympics to 1957 Tatts cover; also [3] straight-line ‘POSTED IN LATE FEE BAG’ used on 1907 PPC (“SS RUPARA”) toAdelaide; generally fine. (8) $100

560 * 1912 (Sep 6) inwards PPC from UK with largely fine Type #CRO-1 double oval (45x28mm) ‘DELIVERY WINDOW/ 5OCT1912/GPO ADELAIDE’ handstamp in violet (used between 2-9-1911 to 22-11-1920). Very scarce. $65

561 * 1912 ‘O.K’ Private Perfin on Thick ‘POSTAGE’ 3d ‘Long Tom’ (SG #298) on Colton,�Palmer�&�Preston�Ltd cover (Jun 28) toUSA tied by Adelaide machine cancel. Rare on cover. $250

562 * 1913-1993 Commercial and Philatelic Mail including 1915 Dublin cds tying KGV 1d to PPC, 1923 KGV 1d violet on PPC, 1939with KGVI 3d (‘O.K.’ perfin) tied by Late Fee/ Adelaide Railway’ cds, 1940 Bagot’s (executor & trustee) registered cover with ‘BE/Co’ perfins, 1945 to Riverton with QM 1½d tied by fine 1945 Gawler Railway cds, 1954 Royal Visit Wesley & Haslem FDCs,1932 Bushells advertising cover with KGV 1d tied by Nildottie cds, 1955 2/- green Olympics Publicity airmail to India, 1958window envelope ‘MISSENT TO’ (Woodville), 1960 2/3d Yellow Wattles tied by Rosefield cds on 1960 airmail PPC, 1963 MountBurr registered, 1967 Andamooka Opal Fields registered, other postmark interest likely, condition variable. (81) $200

563 * 1939 (May 19) PMG’s�Department OHMS stampless cover to Tailem Bend (backstamp) with very fine strike of Type #CROboval double-ring ‘POSTAL INVESTIGATION SECTION/ 19MAY1939/ GPO ADELAIDE’ 52x32mm handstamp in violet,ornamental telegram forms advertising on flap, minor opening blemishes. Scarce. $65

SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Travelling Post Offices564 * Port Augusta Railway: (Dec 21) use of British PPC (‘Dr Barnardo’s Homes, nr Ilford Essex’) with QV 1d red tied almost fine

Presgrave Type 26 ‘P.A.RAILWAY/ DE24/10/ SA’ cds, fine ‘DEANS MARSH/ DE29/10/ VIC’ arrival cds. Scarce use as canceller. $65

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TASMANIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings565 U 1853-1912 on leaves mainly fine used and quite comprehensive from cut-to-shape 4d Courier, Chalons imperf to 1/- x2 incl 4d

blue x4, perf to 6d shades, sidefaces various issues to 5/- (fiscal use), tablets to 2/6d, wide range of all pictorial types endingwith 1912 ‘ONE PENNY’ on 2d x6. Includes small Stamp Duty to 1/- with postal cancels and range Perf ‘OS’ incl 10d tablet andtwo 6d pictorials. Postmark potential, very nice - high retail c$3,500. Good value. (300+) $575

566 */ W 1870s-1912 on leaves mainly fine from 1870 10d black x2 SG #131 with good range side-face shades incl 8d x5, 9d x4, tabletsto 1/- x5, all pictorial values well represented, surcharges incl 2½d on 9d x5, 1½d on 5d x3, 1912 ‘ONEPENNY’ on 2d x4, smallStamp duty 1d, 3d and 1/- very fresh small selection ‘REVENUE’ optd surcharges. Excellent entree, retail c$2,250. (140+) $360

567 **/ * 1878-1907 QV Sidefaces in fresh mostly MLH blocks of four from 1878 P14 two shades each 1d and 2d plus 8d SG #156-8,1880-91 two shades each ½d and 3d SG #163 & 165, 1889-91 surcharges ½d on 1d x2 and 2½d on 9d SG #167 & 169, 18914d bistre SG #174, 1896 9d pale blue SG #227 (reinforced separations), 1903 9d blue SG #242, 1906-7 P12½ 8d and 9d twoeach SG #255-6. Good clean lot, cat £750+ (min retail c$1,400). (19 blks) $280

568 *W Specimen & Reprint Selection [1] unoverprinted reprints George & the Dragon imperforate 3d to 10/- plus perforated 3d; [2]overprinted ‘REPRINT’ George & the Dragon 2/6d to 10/- plus 1d Platypus (thinned); [3] overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ verticallyPlatypus 3d (thinned) to 1/-; mostly fine, with or without gum. (12) $100

569 */ W Specimen & Reprint Selection of perforated issues mounted on album page with [1] optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Sidefaces ½d, 1d, 2d,3d, 8d, 9d, 10d & 5/- plus Surcharges ½d on 1d & 2½d on 9d, Tablets ½d, 2½d, 5d, 6d, 1/-, 2/6d (thinned) & 10/-, PlatypusStamp Duty (overprinted vertically) 3d, 6d & 1/-; [2] optd ‘REPRINT’ 6d Chalon, Sidefaces 4d bistre & 4d blue, George & theDragon 3d to 10/- plus 1d Platypus; some blemishes, mostly fine, with or without gum. (28) $240

570 * Specimen Selection mounted on album page with Sidefaces 1d, 2d, 3d, 8d, 9d, 10d & 5/- plus Surcharges ½d on 1d & 2½don 9d pale blue; also Tablets 2½d, 5d, 6d, 1/- (corner fault), 2/6d & 10/-, condition mostly fine, part to large-part gum. (15) $150

TASMANIA571 F 1853 Imperf Courier Medium Soft Yellowish Paper 1d pale blue SG #1, margins complete at left and at base, scuffed edge

at top, minor edge blemishes, curiously some gum retained, tidy BN cancel, Cat £1,500. BPA Certificate (1952). $360572 F 1853 Imperf Courier Medium Soft Yellowish Paper 1d blue SG #2, even margins with outer framelines largely complete, tiny

thin at top & minor aging, BN ‘59’ cancel of Launceston, Cat £1,500. BPA Certificate (1952). $600573 F 1853 Imperf Courier Plate I Worn Impression (Second State) 4d orange SG #8, complete margins (close at right), BN ‘68’

cancel, Köhler guarantee handstamp, Cat $450. $240574 F 1853 Imperf Courier Plate II 4d dull orange, complete margins, rich colour, BN ‘64’ cancel of Hobart, Cat £375. $180575 F 1853 Imperf Courier Plate II 4d dangerous forgery on thin paper with bogus BN ‘65’ cancel, complete margins. Handy reference

item. $80

576 F 1857-69 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 1d dull vermilion with Double print, three good margins. $125577 U 1857-69 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral [1] 2d yellow-green SG #32 margins complete (close in places), minor

printing flaw between ‘C’ & ‘E’ of ‘PENCE’, BN ‘73’ cancel; [2] 2d slate-green #34 cut-into at upper left, minor printing flaws on‘TW’ of ‘TWO’; [3] 4d pale blue Watermark inverted; Cat £220+. (3) $100

578 U 1857-69 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 4d pale blue SG #36 strip of 4 Watermark inverted, complete margins;also Star Wmk 4d deep blue SG #21 strip of three, frameline just shaved at top, left-hand unit with defects; both items withfaded/ cleaned pen cancels. Attractive multiples. $150

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579 F 1857-69 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 4d bright blue with prominent Double print (Queen with four eyes antwo noses!) formerly listed as SG #38b, tidy BN ‘52’ cancel. Very scarce. $300

580 U 1863-71 Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Roulette 8 1d brick-red SG #50 pair, left unit mild aging at top, neat 1866 pencancels, Cat £950+ postally used. Scarce multiple. $200

581 * 1871 Sideface Reprints 4d blue P11½ on soft white wove paper, couple minor thins at lower-right corner, part gum. $80582 * 1880-91 Sideface Wmk TAS Perf 11½ 3d red-brown SG #161 pair, the left hand unit Misperforated vertically, mint. Unusual. $80

583 F 1902-04 Pictorials Litho Wmk V/ Crown 1d red Wmk sideways Volcano retouch BW #T10(A)da, punctured ‘T’, some nibbedperfs, postmark well clear of the flaw, Cat $150. $80

584 V 1902-04 Pictorials Litho Wmk V/ Crown 2d deep reddish violet Watermark reversed Unlisted by BW, cancelled atLaunceston on AP1/ 1903. Extremely rare. $190

585 * 1905-11 Pictorials Typo Wmk Crown/ A 3d brown compound P12x11x12½x12½, SG #253c, thinned, Cat £400 (BW #T50, Cat$600). $80

586 W 1912 ‘ONE PENNY’ Surcharge on 2d JBC’ Monogram strip of three from upper-right corner of sheet, all units with Doubleperfs BW #T23zcb, lower unit with perf reinforcements, without gum, Cat $250+. $120

TASMANIA | Revenues587 F 1900 2d Platpus Overprinted ‘REVENUE’: variety Value omitted Craig #7.53a, 1900 Registered Hobart datestamp. Rare

postally used. $120588 U Numerals: Emergency Printing Wmk�Crown/�A 1s on 3d, 1907 pen cancel, fine example, Elsmore�Online Cat $280. $100

TASMANIA | Railway Stamps589 U 1919 Garratt 4d Yellow-Green rouletted 6¾, cancelled at Devonport. Fine condition. $100590 * 1919 Garratt 8d Brown Rouletted 6¾, slight bend, mint. $100591 U 1918 Garratt 1/- Dark Blue rouletted 6¾, cancelled at Devonport. Fine condition. $100

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TASMANIA | Postal Stationery592 PS 1893 Use of 1d Green Advertising Card: (PTPO ?) for ‘BROWNELL BROS’ Half Yearly Sale. This appears to be part of a

folder rather than a card. ‘HOBART’ cds. Corners trimmed. $250TASMANIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes593 PS 1898 Views 2d Waterlow scenic issue HG #B2 “IN DENISON GORGE NEAR LAUNCESTON”, a few tonespots, unsealed flap.

[No more than 312 of any view were issued] $120TASMANIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (PTPO)594 PS 1891 Queen Victoria Embossed Head 1d in red on blue HG #KB3, the Embossing inverted in lower-left corner, flap

unsealed, fine unused. $200

TASMANIA | Postal Stationery - Franks595 PS 1902 Covers: from Hobart to Miller & Miller Solicitors (Launceston) comprising [1] ‘SURVEYOR GENERAL’ in red Karman

#T325.1 [Rated R]; [2] ‘THE TREASURY’ in red #T350.2; ‘THE CROWN SOLICITOR’ in blue #T305.1 [Rated U]; also [4] cut-outs x14 in variable condition. (3 covers +14 cutouts). $120

TASMANIA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes596 PS 1892 Queen Victoria Embossed Without Words of Value 1894 (Apr 4) use uprated with 2½d on 9d for transit to Wurrtemberg

with part-strike of the chamfered-boxed ‘REGISTERED/ HOBART’ handstamp in violet (this is the earliest recorded usage of thehandstamp), superb Italian ‘AMBTE BOLOGNA-ALA/ (Nº2)’ TPO transit and Ulm backstamps. $250

TASMANIA | Postal History597 * 1895 (Jun 7) cover to Victoria with Postal Fiscal 2/6d St George tied by light BN ‘245’ of ‘MOONAH’ (cds at left), superb strike

of the handstamp in blue, ‘REGISTERED/ JE11/95/ MELBOURNE’ arrival backstamps. $250

598 * 1901 (Feb 20) large front (206x123mm) addressed to Sydney headed in manuscript “On Public Service Only” with Corporationof�Launceston 30mm Frank Stamp in blue overstruck with twin strikes of ‘LAUNCESTON/ FE20/ 1901/ TASMANIA’ 22mm cds,endorsed with circular 28mm ‘TASMANIA/ OFFICIAL PAID’ handstamp struck in black, trivial tonespotting. A rare survivor.[‘Green Books’ Part 1 records only 4 other examples of the Official Paid handstamp on cover, with no examples recorded inblack] $130

599 * 1907 (May 18) use of ½d Pictorial on PPC, endorsed “Printed Paper” from The Netherlands which has been subsequently beenre-addressed from Launceston to Melbourne. $80

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TASMANIA | Numerals - Second Allocation | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings600 S ‘2’ To ‘362’ Array Mostly on Sidefaces with [Rated RRR] ‘254’, [Rated RR] ‘85’, ‘151’, ‘168’, ‘173’ & ‘342’; several others Rated

‘R’ plus lots of fine strikes of commoner cancels, some duplication; also barred numerals on Pictorials x12; good range. (250+) $180601 S Rated ‘RR’ on Pictorials ‘228’ (Premaydena) on defective 1d & large-part ‘310’ (Upper Castra) on 1d, both [Rated RR]. (2) $80602 Rated ‘RR’ Selection on Sidefaces comprisising ‘8’, ‘85’, ‘108’ on 1d pair, ‘120’, ‘142’, ‘146’, ‘151’, ‘165’, ‘168’ on 1d pair, ‘173’,

‘191’, ‘223’, ‘226’, ‘228’, ‘240’, ‘242’, ‘247’, ‘282’, ‘283’, ‘312’ on ½d Tablet, ‘313’, ‘342’, & ‘346’, quality of strikes mostly fine. (23) $180603 S Rated ‘RRR’ Trio on Sidefaces comprising ‘102’, ‘243’ & ‘264’ (stamp with fault), good to fine strikes. (3) $100

604 S Rated ‘RRR’ Trio on Sidefaces comprising ‘333’, ‘335’ & ‘353’, all are fine strikes. (3) $120605 S Selection on Pictorials ‘195’ (Epping Forest) on 1d, ‘267’ (Forest) on ½d and ‘293’ (Abbotsham) on 1d. (3) $100606 S Selection on Pictorials comprising ‘3’ (Bicheno), ‘12’ (Broadmarsh), ‘28’ (Elizabeth Town), ‘38’ (Glenorchy) & ‘48’ (Bellerive),

good to very fine strikes. (5) $120607 S Selection on Pictorials comprising ‘55’ (Lymington North), ‘74’ (Sandy Bay), ‘88’ (Dilston) & ‘96’ (White Hills), good to very fine

strikes. (4) $100

TASMANIA | Numerals - Second Allocation608 s 88: (A2) fine strike on ½d Tablet. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Tamar East-RH 1/12/ 1857; renamed Coulson Bend RH c.1865; Re-allocated

to Dilston PO 5/6/ 1871; closed 31/3/ 1975. $80609 s 104: (A1) fine complete strike on 1d Sideface pair. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Little Swanport-PO 1/1/ 1864; closed 28/2/ 1967. $80610 D 139: (A1) superb Type 2 strike on 1d Postal stationery cut-out. Allocated to Tarleton-PO 1/3/ 1891; closed 31/5/ 1893. $75611 s 227: (A2) fine strike on ½d Tablet. [Rared RRRR] Allocated to Mole Creek-PO 28/5/ 1884. $100

612 s 256: (B2) on 2d Pictorial. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Kindred-PO 1/4/ 1886; closed 27/4/ 1990. $100613 s 256: (B2) twin strikes on ½d Tablet pair. [Rated RRR] $80614 s 311: (A2) superb largely complete strike on 2d Sideface [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Turners Marsh-PO 1/7/ 1890; closed 30/4/ 1971. $100615 s 363: (A1) superb strike on 2d Pictorial. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Elliott-PO 1/10/ 1898. $150616 s 385: (A1) superb strike on ½d Pictorial. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Ida Bay-PO 1/3/ 1900; closed 10/10/ 1902. $200

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VICTORIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings617 */ U 1886-1913 5d Specialised Array on Album Pages with mint 1896-99 red-brown, 1901-10 V/ Crown P12x12½ x3 and Crown/A

1905-13 P12x12½, plus range of used examples with shades & some official perfins. (64) $80618 */ U 1901-12 3d Specialised Array on Album Pages with mint including 1901 Without ‘POSTAGE’ x2, 1901-10 V/ Crown

P12x12½ x7 including a two pairs, P11 pair, 1905-13 Crown/A P12x12½ x11 including two pairs & P11; also lots of usedexamples with shades & official perfins, a few blemishes but mostly fine, mint stamps alone Cat £230+. (115) $140

VICTORIA | Proofs & Essays619 W 1852-54 Queen-On-Throne Perkins�Bacon reprinted die proof of Queen-on-Throne design, characteristic of the NSW 2d Die

(longer name tablet at top) in deep crimson-red, on thick card. Most attractive. $100

VICTORIA620 F/ VF 1854 Imperf Queen on Throne Campbell & Co nine full margin examples in SG #19-22 range. Comprises a single and a strip

of 3 with barred oval cancels (‘1’ and ‘5’ respectively), a single and two pairs (one re-united) with BN cancels. Each has Stonenumber annotations and SG numbers (NOT expertised). Excellent overall condition, the strip of three not often seen. (9) $175

621 W 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 1d orange-brown SG #27, Constant secondary flaw under ‘P’ of ‘PENNY’,couple of thins & some natural tiny aeration holes, good to large margins, Cat £3,000. Presents well. $450

622 W 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 1d rose (group) [Pos 3] 4 close or touching margins, SG #28, crease, smallrepaired tear TLC, mint no gum. $200

623 W 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 1d rose (group) [Pos 14] 4 close or touching margins, SG #28, crease, mint nogum. $240

624 W 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 1d rose (group) 4 close or touching margins, SG #28, stained, tear at bottomleft, mint no gum. $60

625 W 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 3d bright blue 1 clear margins, SG #29, large thin, mint no gum. $160626 W 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 3d greenish blue [Pos 16] 3-margins, SG #29a, thinned, mint no gum. $200627 F 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 3d greenish blue 3½-margins (2 large) [pos 8], SG #31a $80628 WU 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 3d indigo SG #31d, complete margins, tidy cancel, Cat £55, also 3d Half-length

Jeffreys’ forgery marginal block of 9 & a single. $75629 F 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 6d lilac & green ‘TOO LATE’ 4 good to large margins, SG #33. $130630 F 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 1/- ‘REGISTERED’, three good margins, SG #34. $120631 D 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 1/- Registered Die I SG #34 (complete margins, very close at top) tied to piece by BO

‘1/V’ Type (3) cancel, part Melbourne Crown oval datestamp below, Cat £190. $100

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632 F 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 1/- ‘REGISTERED’ Die II SG #34, close to good margins, lightly cancelled, Cat £190+.[Die II issues are three to four times scarcer than Die I according to Kellow] $150

633 U 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 1/- ‘REGISTERED’ SG #34 x12, incomplete margins, mostly with faults, noted BN ‘54’cancel of Kilmore Rated R, Cat £2,660. $240

634 U 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 1/- ‘REGISTERED’ Die II SG #34, close (just touching top left) to good margins, Cat£190+. [Die II issues are three to four times scarcer than Die I according to Kellow] $120

635 V 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 2/- dull bluish green/ pale�yellow 4-margins (good to very good), SG #35, Retail $375. $100636 F 1854-55 Imperf Calvert Woodblocks 2/- dull bluish green/ pale�yellow SG #35 pair, cut-into at top, BN ‘1’ cancel, Cat £380+.

Rare multiple. $160

637 F 1857 Imperf Emblems Wmk Large Star 4d vermilion SG #42 with printing flaw Band of colour running from top of thestamp to base through the Queen’s head, margin shaved at left, reversed BN ‘6’ cancel of Port Fairy. Unusual. $100

638 F 1857 Rouletted By Calvert Serrated 18-19 6d orange-yellow SG #60, serrations complete on two sides plus trimmed at top,tidy BN ‘2’ cancel, fine example, Cat £150. $120

639 F 1857 Rouletted By Calvert 6d yellow-orange Serpentine Roulette 10-10½ SG #58, lower-right corner perf repair, fine barredoval ‘1/V’ cancel, Cat £150. $100

640 F 1857 Rouletted By Calvert Compound of Serrated 18-19 and Serpentine 10-10½ 6d orange-yellow SG #61, tinyinconsequential thin at top left, faint ironed-out wrinkling, Barred Oval ‘1/V’ cancel of Melbourne, Cat £550. Rare. $360

641 W 1858 Queen-On-Throne Wmk Large Star Rouletted 5½-6½ 6d bright blue, SG #73, right margin partially detached along therouletting running inside the frameline, strong colour, unused, Cat £400. $100

642 W 1859 Perf 12 By Robinson 3d blue Half-Length SG #78, Constant secondary flaw under ‘V’ of ‘VICTORIA’ centred to lower-right with part of value tablet excised by perforations at base, outer framelines of adjoining stamps evident at left and at the top,unused, Cat £1,800. $400

643 W 1859 Perf 12 By Robinson 1/- Octagonal, SG #81, no gum, Cat £275, unusually fine. $160644 U 1859 Emblems Poorer Quality Wove Paper Perf 12 1d green SG 84a with rare second state cracked electro, internal defect,

cancel clear of the flaw. $100645 * 1860-66 Beaded Oval No Wmk Perf 12 3d deep blue, SG #88, Cat £450. $200646 W 1860-66 Beaded Oval Wmk Value in Words Perf 12 3d pale blue SG #90, some minor aging, unused, Cat £200. $65

647 W 1860-66 Beaded Oval Wmk Value in Words Perf 12 4d dull rose, SG #92cs with Type 1 ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint, a few nibbedperfs, without gum. Rare - only three examples recorded. $400

648 F 1860-66 Beaded Oval Wmk Value in Words Perf 12 6d orange SG #93, wing-margin example from right of the sheet, fineexample with strong colour, Cat £400. [Victoria’s rarest stamp on a simplified basis] $300

649 F 1860-66 Beaded Oval Wmk Single Lined Numerals 4d rose-pink Rouletted 8 SG #95c, rouletting evident on three sides,lightly cancelled, Cat £250. $150

650 * 1863-74 Laureates DLR Paper Wmk Single-Lined Numeral 4d dull rose-red P12, SG #110e, off-centre jumbo stamp, reperfedon 3 sides, hinge rems, Cat £200. $80

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651 U 1863-74 Laureates DLR Paper Wmk Single-Lined Numeral 4d deep rose variety No watermark, indistinct BN cancel. Mostunusual. $120

652 F 1864-65 Laureates Wmk Double-Lined 4 4d deep rose SG #114 pair, left-hand unit with Transient printing flaw running frombelow Queen’s nose to the name tablet in upper-right corner, BN cancel. Unusual. $100

653 U 1864-65 Laureates Wmk Double-Lined 4 4d deep rose SG #114 Imperforate from left of the sheet with vertical watermarklines, four good margins, minor aging. Uncatalogued and most unusual. $200

654 * 1863-74 Laureates Emergency Printing on DLR Paper Wmk Incorrect Single Lined Numeral 3d lilac, wmk ‘8’, SG #118,fine mint, Cat £200. $120

655 * 1863-74 Laureates Saunders Paper Wmk Single-Lined Numeral of Value 4d rose-red P12x13, SG #121a, usual brown gum,Cat £180. $160

656 * 1867-81 Laureates Wmk V/ Crown 4d in two distinct shades, one plated as [E9], hinge rems on one. Mint. (2) $200657 F 1873-87 Bell Wmk 1st V/ Crown Perf 13 2d pale mauve Die I Mixed P13x12 SG #178d, fine example with tidy BN cancel, Cat

£375. $280658 F 1873-87 Bell Wmk 1st V/ Crown Perf 13 1/- indigo/ blue Sideways watermark SG 180a, pulled perf indentation in upper

margin, well centred, tidy cancel, Cat £750. Rare with approximately a dozen examples known to exist. $250659 F 1873-87 Bell Wmk 1st V/ Crown Perf 12 2d lilac-mauve Die II Cracked electro extending from bottom frameline at left

through ‘PEN’ of ‘PENCE’ to lower right corner triangle, weak BN cancel. $75660 * 1884-96 Stamp Duty Litho 1st V/ Crown Litho 4/- orange-red P12½, SG #238b, corner thin, part gum; also Electrotype 5/- pale

claret & yellow P12½ SG #260c, fine large-part gum; Cat £215. (2) $100

661 U 1884-96 Stamp Duty Litho 1st V/ Crown Perf 13 £7 violet/ blue SG #250. Horiz crease, doubtful pmk, Cat £130 (as fiscal use). $100662 * 1884-92 Naish Stamp Duty Wmk 2nd V/ Crown P12½ 2/6d brown-orange SG #292, large-part gum, Cat £140. $150663 F 1896-99 New Stamp Duty Designs Wmk 3rd V/ Crown 2d violet Watermark sideways SG #334a pair, 1897 Colac datestamp,

Cat £180+. Scarce multiple. $150664 * 1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/ Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ 5/- scarlet-red & deep blue perf ‘OS’ BW #V121Cba, well

centred, part-gum, Cat $125. $50

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VICTORIA | Revenues665 * Beer Duty: 1892 One Doz. Bottled 4d blue, mint, Elsmore�online Cat $240. $175666 U Beer Duty: 1892 Three Doz. Bottled 1/- purple, fine used, Elsmore�online, Cat $120. $80667 * Beer Duty: 1903 2 Gallons 4d black/ grey, fine mint, Elsmore�online Cat $170. $125

668 * Beer Duty: 1892 Five Gallons 10d green, mint, Elsmore�online Cat $360. $250669 * Beer Duty: 1892 One Doz. Bottled 6d black/ rose, mint, Elsmore�online Cat $240. $175

670 U Collector of Imposts: c.1902 ER This Instrument, no value expressed, in blue/ pink, pen cancelled. $100671 U Collector of Imposts: c.1902 ER This Instrument, no value expressed, in carmine/ pink, pen cancelled. $100672 D Embossed Stamp Duty: Selection of various frame types in purple 6d, 1/-, 1/6d & 5/-; in red shades single pieces 6d (2), 1/-,

5/-, £1, 35/-, £3 & £5 and composite pieces £9+£9+14/-+3d, 5/-+2/6d, £3+15/-, £4+£1/10/-. $120673 U Penalty Paid: 1887 diamond-shaped, no value express, violet/ white, pen-cancelled in 1908. $100

674 U Stamp Duty: fine range on leaves with values to £25 (2), including £5, £6 and £7 bicolours, numeral types to 2/-, optd Cattle(24) to £1, Relief Tax to 3/- incl rouletted and perforated issues, etc. (approx 130). $600

675 Stamp Duty Ultra High Values: Recess £50 dull lilac-mauve, without pinholes, faded pen cancels with an apparently bogusMelbourne duplex applied. $80

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676 * Telegraph Forms: 1873 red/ white ‘POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS, VICTORIA’ form with Embossed ‘POSTAGE ONESHILLING/ VICTORIA’ in blue at upper-right, counterfoil still attached at left, stamped number ‘17’ in black on both parts,horizontal & vertical folds, small edge blemishes overall very fine for an item of this nature. $120

VICTORIA | Railway Stamps677 ** 1934 Winged Series 3d Die II emerald on white with grey pattern corner block of 4, Cat #3.1457II. [Rated R1] $175678 ** 1934 Wing Series With Security Underprint 4d brown-red on light blue (station ‘WATCHUPGA’) block of 15 from base of the

sheet, one unit internal fault & crease affecting four units in top row, some rouletting separations, MUH, Elsmore Online Cat$480++. $160

VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards679 PS Postal Card Unused Assortment with 1876 1d violet Laureate unused Stieg #P1, 1881 1d violet #P4 & #P4a (thicker card) x2,

1882 1d +1d violet #P5 x2 (unseparated & separated) & 1885 optd ‘STAMP DUTY’ separated Message Half Type 1 + ReplyHalf Type III #P8, 1885 1d dull rose #P7 x3, 1886-87 Astley 1d #P9-10 x8 including #P9 no comma or stop after ‘SouthAustralia’ & #P10 with Stop for comma after ‘South Australia’ x2, 1889 3d carmine on light green #P12, 1891 UPU 1½d on2d violet #P14 x3 (poor/ fair condition only), 1900 Formation of Commonwealth 1d sepia and 1d orange (poor condition) on grey-white #P25 & #P25c, 1906 1d rose x6 on cream or pale buff card #P32/ P32a, condition variable. (23) $150

680 PS 1891 1½d On 2d Postal Card with ‘UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION’ 69mm overprints Stieg #P14 x28(!) all appear to be on chalkystock with some variations in colour, generally fine unused. (28) $80

681 PS 1893-99 1d Reading Unused Group comprising 1d Stieg #P16 in yellow-brown x3 (one with Stop for comma after ‘SouthAustralia’), orange on buff or yellow on light cream, 1d orange-brown #P17a x2, 1d+1d brick-red on cream stock #P20, minoraging on a couple, fine overall. (8) $100

VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards682 PS 1889-1901 Selection 1889 1d blue on dark grey illustrated Stieg #A1 x6, 1893 1d rose #A4, 1893 1d rose #A5 x2, 1895 2d

vermilion #A8, 1901 2d rose #A9 (aging); 1901 2d rose #A14, also 1897 use of 2d vermilion #A8 to Bohemia (Sofienthal arrivalcds) with ½d rose added, condition variable. (13) $80

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VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes683 PS QV Blue Stock Unused Selection with 1d x5 comprising oval indicium in green x3 (shades, two inscribed ‘STAMP DUTY’),

1885 Naish 1d & 1886 Astley 1d; 2d x5 comprising oval indicium in 5 different colours; odd minor blemish, fine overall. (10) $80684 PS QV 2d Oval Indicium Unused Selection inscribed ‘STAMP DUTY’ x17 Sizes B or C in various shades, one has with Stieg Type

#53 colourless embossed seal on flap, some with aging/ tonespots, fine overall. (17) $100685 PS QV 1d Oval Indicium Unused Selection Size C in red (2), orange (2, some aging) or brown (4), all inscribed ‘STAMP DUTY’,

some blemishes, mostly fine. (8) $65

686 PS QV Long Envelopes Unused comprising 1869 2d rose Stieg #KB1 with Type #42 colourless embossed crest on flap, 1885 2dblue-violet #B4, 1886 2d red-violet #B5 & 1890 1d brown #B7 (a few blemishes). $65

687 PS 1886 Astley 1d Olive-Green Stieg #KB7a with ‘STANLEY GIBBONS & Co/ PHILATELIC PUBLISHERS/ LONDON’ colourlessembossed crest on flap, some minor soiling. $50

688 PS 1870-86 Unused 1d & 2d Selection comprising 1869-70 2d rose/ pink Stieg #B1/B2 x6 in various shades/ sizes, 1886 1d green#KB8 x5, the 1d all somewhat aged and/or discoloured. (11) $60

689 PS 1885-86 QV 2d Naish Unused Selection 2d blue-violet Stieg #B4 (2) and red-violet #B5 (4), various shades. $65VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official)690 PS 1867 Returned Letter blue envelope (horiz fold) numbered ‘X/25,000-1/ 67’ to Ballarat from Dead Letter Branch of GPO,

Melbourne with duplex postmark ‘MELBOURNE/2 T/ JY15/ 67’ and backstamp Ballarat following day. Not common. $150

VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (PTPO)691 PS 1899 2d Violet Citizens’�Life�Assurance�Co attractively illustrated PTPO Envelope Stieg #KB20C, minor soiling, unused. $65692 PS 1886 1d Green Oval unused group of 4 all watermarked ‘PIRIE’S/ REAL VELLUM/ AIR DRIED’ Stieg #KB8b, some mostly

peripheral aging, unused. (4) $50

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VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Franks693 PS Chief Secretary: 1904 use of OHMS lettersheet from Mitiamo to Rochester (superb backstamp) with ‘CHIEF SECRETARY’

printed Frank tied by ‘MO&SB/ MITIAMO’ cds, fine ‘PAID AT/ MITIAMO’ boxed handstamp alongside, Electoral Registrar’s Officeimprint in lower-left corner. [Free frank priviledge was invalidated on 1/11/ 1902, hence the use of the paid at handstamp.] $100

694 PS Chief Secretary: OHMS Report of Death from Contagious or Infectious Disease form reporting death of infant in Nortcote frommeasles, pneumonia & heart failure, Chief Secretary Frank Karman #V340.4 tied by Melbourne ‘16/11/ 00’ double-ring cds. $125

695 PS Collection: of generally more common cutouts (some duplication) on hagner, all black except one (of 18) ‘CHIEF SECRETARY’in red, several with handstamp and/or mss cancels. Twelve departments in all represented. (37) $100

696 PS Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey: Die 1 handstamped in blue on OHMS Cover Sheet addressed from Ballarat withbackstamp Warrenheip unframed oval following day and, on the front, oval ‘UNCLAIMED’ applied. Very scarce to rare, Steig(p4) records 4 only seen - now there are five! $250

697 PS Governor of Victoria: 1891 (Oct 6) use of Die 6 free frank Envelope (crest on flap) tied by South Melbourne duplex, addressedto founding director W�R�Wilson at BHP’s Queen Street office, peripheral blemishes. $50

698 PS Postmaster General: Frank Stamp sample (Die 3) on piece with mss “cancelled” (to avoid possible misuse) attached tonotepaper bearing the mss inscription “With J. H. Abbotts Comps/ (Acting Postmaster-/ General)/16/3/ 94”. $80

699 PS Selection: with covers 1893 Governor of Victoria handstamp on Royal Mint envelope & 1900 The Treasurer printed on IncomeTax Office envelope; Post Cards x3 for Minister of Water Supply, Minister of Public Instruction or Minister of Lands and Survey(with 1d Perf ‘OS’ added); also cut-outs x150 approximately. (150+) $120

VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes700 PS 1887-93 Unused Group comprising 1886 4d pale rose-red curved flap Stieg #C4 (some peripheral aging), 1887 4d rose pointed

flap #C5 & 1891 3d carmine #C7 x2, the latter three items all very fine. (4) $60701 PS 1901 3d on diagonally laid stock, knife type TC5 (145x90mm) with sharp cut flap Stieg #C9a, uprated in 1902 with 2½d blue for

1902 transit to Germany, Hamburg backstamp, fine condition. $120VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers702 PS 1885-87 Unused Selection comprising Naish ½d salmon Stieg #E9 & 1d olive-green #E8 on watermarked paper, Bell 1d green

optd ‘STAMP DUTY’ inverted watermark E13a, also Astley ½d in lilac x2 or pink/ carmine x2, fine condition overall. (7) $80

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VICTORIA | Telegram Forms703 PS 1865 By Electric Telegraph (Dec 14) folded and creased advice from District Surveyor (F.Adair) Ballarat to Crown Lands Office.

Regulations and Conditions printed on reverse where copiously annotated. Very infrequently seen. $160VICTORIA | Postal History704 * 1850 (jun 18) lettersheet to Melbourne from GB with mss “3” on front and good strike of ‘SHIP LETTER/ (Crown)/ NO*1/ 1850/

MELBOURNE’ receiving datestamp in red on reverse alongside black strike of ‘J.B.WILCOCKS, AGENT FOR GOVERNMENTEMIGRATION/ (PLY)MOUTH’ handstamp. Slight water staining. Ex Freeman Gold Medal Exhibit. $400

705 * 1853 (May 28) OHMS outer from Geelong to Melbourne with 2d Queen-on-Throne SG #18 tied BO ‘2’ cancel, sloping-backwards ‘TOO LATE’ handstamp with serifs in black, Geelong & Melbourne crown oval datestamps, minor blemishes. $200

706 * 1853 (Sep 6) entire (stamp excised) from Melbourne to Port Fairy, red boxed ‘TOO LATE’ (close ‘OO’) on face. $120707 * 1853 (Oct 21) outer to Geelong franked QOT 2d purple-brown [EI] SG #18b cancelled barred oval ‘21/V’ with matching

backstamp unframed oval ‘FIERY CREEK/ (crown)/OC 21/ 1853’ and similar Geelong (no crown) arrival following day. $120708 * 1857 (Jul 28) entire with 6d reddish-brown Woodblock SG #32 very fine marginal example tide by BN ‘4’ cancel of Sandhurst,

addressed to Sydney, Sandhurst (poor), Melbourne & fine ‘SHIP LETTER/A/ AUG 3/ 1857/ SYDNEY’ backstamps. Ex Geitenbeek $800

709 * 1857 (Oct 14) cover to from Melbourne to England endorsed “per S.S.S. Simla” with 6d orange-yellow Rouletted 7½-8½ by theRaymond�machine tied by BN ‘1’ cancel, Melbourne & Birmingham backstamps, filing crease at base. Not listed separately byGibbons and exceedingly rare on cover. Ex Geitenbeek. $1,250

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710 * 1857-69 Covers Collection remarkable old time assembly with very strong Ballarat connexions, many addressed JF�Randallsolicitor in Ballarat, many inscribed ‘OHMS’ incl 1857 and 1858 to John�Hamlet�Taylor�Esq the District Surveyor at Ballarat with4d Emblems imperf and perf prob SG #42 & 52. Wide range of frankings inc several Beaded Oval 3d Blues and 4d rose shadessome in combination for 7d rate, other Emblems, Laureates. Postal markings include at least three types ‘UNCLAIMED’, at leasttwo unframed italicised ‘Not�known�by/�Letter�Carrier’. Wide range of postal markings including unframed ovals (eg Avoca, MinersRest, Raglan, Warrenheip), lots of Melbourne alpanumerics, other duplex types, single rings, etc. Marvellous lot. (68) $350

711 * 1858 (Aug 18) with 6d orange-yellow Rouletted 7-9 (at left and at right) SG #57 tied by BN ‘1’ cancel to cover from Melbourneto Cape of Good Hope, rated ‘8’ in black, Melbourne departure and very fine ‘CAPE TOWN/NO 5/ 1858/ CAPE OF GOOD HOPE’(in red) backstamps, some soiling, rare destination in this period. Ex Geitenbeek. [COGH#2 in Ben� Palmer’s census andillustrated at page 61 of his book] $1,500

712 * 1859 (Jun 15) “The News Letter of Australia” (No 34, June 1859 Edn) sent from Sandhurst to London, fine ‘SANDHURST/JU15/59/ VICTORIA’ oval datestamp, London ‘AU/9/ 59’ arrival datestamps in red, franked with a Victoria QOT 6d blue, whichdoes not belong, tied by BN ‘158’ cancel! Some faults as to be expected, but overall well preserved condition. [Fascinatingreading with articles including ‘Journal of the Goldfields’, ‘The Chinese’, & ‘Journal of Amusements’.] $120

713 * 1861 (Mar 23) registered cover to Locarno Switzerland with rouletted 6d blue Queen-on-Throne & perforated 2/- Woodblockpaying ¼oz via Southampton registered rate, Sandhurst oval departure datestamp, ‘CROWN/ REGISTERED’ arc handstamp inred plus Melbourne & London registered datestamps in red, CHARGE’ (in black) & ‘PD’-in-oval (in red) handstamps on face,backstamped with French boxed ‘POIDS - CACHETS’ handstamp plus Paris & Basel transits & Locarno arrival backstamps. ExGeitenbeek. [Switz#135 in Ben�Palmer’s census] $800

714 * 1864 (Jan 26) cover to Hamburg with perforated 1/- Octagonal, 6d Adapted Design & 2d Emblems tied by BN ‘73’ (Rated RR)and Sandridge datestamps, rated “5” in black, London transit on face, Hamburg oval backstamp in green, edge blemishes. Anattractive tri-colour franking. Ex Geitenbeek [City State of Hamburg#8 in Ben�Palmer’s census, who muses at page 100 “thefranking on this cover represents a via Marseilles rate yet the cover is not inscribed as such and may be explained as beingsent via Southampton by default”] $400

715 * 1865 (Feb 24) cover from to London endorsed “per Madras/ via Marseilles” with 1/- Octagonal & 4d Laureate tied by Melbourneduplex, London Paid cds in red. Attractive franking. $300

716 * 1877 (Mar 5) Digby to Melbourne Nicholson cover with 2d mauve Bell P12 pair tied by two strikes of BN ‘179’ with adjacent‘DIGBY/ MR5/77/ VICTORIA’ cds, Merino & Melbourne backstamps, minor blemishes. $65

717 * 1882 (July 4) inbound from Wales undelivered mourning envelope with pair 3d rose Plate 21 SG #158 (on cover cat from £175)tied duplex BN ‘D57’ of Bute Docks (Cardiff) alongside unframed ‘EMERALD HILL/B/ JA31/83/ VICTORIA’ and ‘UNCLAIMED AT/EMERALD HILL’, on the back ‘MELBOURNE/JL 24/ 82’, mss not�at�address.� .� .24.7.82, then a long hiatus to red ‘D.L.B./U/FE2/83/ VICTORIA’. $50

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718 * 1891 advertising envelope endorsed “per Britannia” (scored out) and “per Oruba” added, from ‘Edward Waters/ InternationalPatent & Trademarks Office/ Melbourne’ to London where it was re-directed and crowned circle containing ‘R’ was applied. Thisindicated that no extra charge was incurred as the re-direction was to an address within the same delivery area as the originaladdress. Few tone spots. Ex�Linfield. $80

719 * 1894 (Oct 26) use of 1885 ½d pink Naish wrapper with fine St Kilda duplex, addressed to Brettschnieder, Melbourne, oval ‘T”1d”‘and very fine and rare boxed ‘REFUSED/ON ACCOUNT/OF TAX’ both on face. $200

720 * 1898 (Sep 6) use of 1894 ½d yellow Reading wrapper from Melbourne to Hampstead, boxed ‘POST TOWN/ NOT/ KNOWN INVICTORIA’ on face. $80

721 * 1900 (Apr 10) registered cover from Melbourne to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, framed ‘P.E.ISLAND·M.C./ MY26/00/BOAT’ TPO backstamp. Unusual destination. $80

722 * 1900 (Oct 23) use of 1d & 2d on fine Wm�Cameron�Bros�&�Co advertising cover with Havelock�Tobacco collar, from Melbourneto USA. $200

723 * Received Torn 1877 (Jul 23) battered mourning cover from Wales with GB 6d grey Plate 15 tied very fine Llanrwst ‘597’ duplex,superb strike of boxed (rounded corners) ‘RECEIVED TORN/AT GPO’ (34x10mm) on fragments of pink stamp-selvedge usedas a resealing label. $150

724 * Received Torn 1880 (Dec 21) cover with very fine strike of boxed (rounded corners) ‘RECEIVED TORN/AT GPO’ (38x12mm)handstamp, Naish 2d brown tied by fine Echuca duplex, lower-right corner of the cover torn away. $145

725 * Staight-Line Handstamps comprising [1] boxed ‘MACEDON’ tying 1d Postal Card, fine unframed ‘MACEDON/ JE4/ 88’ cdsbeneath, Kyneton arrival cds; also [2] 1907 PPC to Dunolly with unframed ‘AVOCA’ handstamp (13x3mm) at the top of themessage side (dated in manuscript beneath); fine condition. (2) $100

VICTORIA | Barred Numerals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings726 S Coloured Cancels Array on Hagners with ‘158’ (fourth duplex) in blue & ‘1218’ (second duplex) in blue both unrecorded by

Freeman in these colours, plus other useful strikes including ‘113’ (Type 1a) in blue, ‘390’ in blue, ‘474’ in violet, ‘881’ in violet,‘1307’ in blue, ‘1754’ in magenta & in violet, ‘1805’ in blue; some cancels misidentified & quality of strikes is very mixed so carefulinspection suggested. (190+) $250

727 S Numeral Cancels on Kangaroos mostly on 1ds, some rated including [Rated RRR], part ‘[2]026’, [Rated RR] superb ‘422’,[Rated R] ‘644’, ‘809’, ‘901’, ‘907’ (smaller figures) x2 and a weak ‘2002’; also several unrated cancels seldom seen onKangaroo issues including ‘120’, ‘273’, superb ‘473’, ‘659’, ‘725’, & ‘1012’ (on 1d Perf ‘OS’); some minor duplication, mixedquality of strikes but plenty are fine. (90+) $300

728 S Selection on Kangaroo Issues comprising ‘32’, ‘62’, ‘69’, ‘72’, ‘347’, ‘433’, ‘779’, ‘1638’ & ‘1977’, mixed quality of strikes butgenerally fine. Freeman does not record any of these numbers being used on Kangaroo issues. (9) $160

729 Numeral Cancels on KGV Heads Selection majority on 1d reds with better strikes including ‘118’, ‘120’ (on 4d orange) ‘177’(on 2d orange), ‘338’, ‘424’ (on ½d green), ‘604’, ‘657’, ‘659’, ‘723’, ‘725’, ‘728’ & ‘749’ both [Rated RR], ‘907’, ‘971’, ‘1312’ &‘1783’; minor varietes have also been annotated by vendor, minor duplication, quality of strikes generally fine. Good lot. (103) $250

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VICTORIA | Barred Numerals730 * 82: (B1) tying 2d Laureate to 1869 (Dec 29) cover to Melbourne, Wangararatta & Melbourne backstamps. [Rated RR] Allocated

to Wangaratta-Renamed from Ovens PO 1/1/ 1854. $80731 s 101: (A2) fine & complete strike on imperf 2d Emblems pair, [Rated RRR]. Allocated to Windsor-PO 1/2/ 1856; renamed St. Kilda PO

1/7/ 1858. $130732 s 288: ‘288’ (B2) on Rouletted 6d Queen-on-Throne. [Rated RRRR - the rating of RRR in Freeman�&�White is an error.] Allocated

to Inglewood-PO 12/3/ 1860; renamed Old Inglewood PO c.1865; closed 15/5/ 1882. $130733 s 293: (A1) 1st type (‘9’ reversed) on 4d Beaded Oval, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to The Springs-PO 20/4/ 1860; renamed Waubra PO

1/4/ 1889; LPO 26/11/ 1993. $200

734 s 348: ‘348’ (C2) 1st type on 4d Laureate, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Alma-PO 1/7/ 1861; TO 31/10/ 1959; closed 30/4/ 1969. $130735 s 357: ‘357’ (C2) on 4d Beaded Oval, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Nhill-PO 1/9/ 1861; replaced by Lawloit PO 10/4/ 1867. $130736 s 526: (B2) ‘526’ (large thick letters, no side bars) on 1d pink. [Rated RRR]. Allocated to Timor-PO 10/7/ 1865; renamed Bowenvale PO

21/1/ 1884; closed 23/12/ 1981. $50737 s 1124: ‘MC/ 24’ 1st type (A2) on 2d violet SDuty (thinned). [Rated RRRR] Allocated to St. Kilda West-PO c.-/3/ 1879; renamed St. Kilda

R.S. PO 1/10/ 1886; replaced by St. Kilda West PO 24/10/ 1970. $160738 s 1346: ‘MCCC/ 46’ (A2) on 2d mauve Naish, [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Timmering East-PO 1/7/ 1883; closed 1/12/ 1930. $200

739 s 1560: (A2) Type 15B strike in blue on QV 1d brown. [Rated RRR - Not recorded in blue by Freeman.] Allocated to Geelong West-PO 1/4/ 1887; LPO 18/9/ 1995. $120

740 * 2054: (B1) ‘2054’ of Carlisle River (adjacent weak 1908 datestamp) tying 1d pink to PPC addressed to Browns Plains. [RatedRRR]. Allocated to Carlisle River-PO 11/12/ 1901; LPO 18/5/ 1994; closed 30/6/ 2000. $80

741 * 2066: (B2) four largely complete strikes tying QV 1d pink x5 to 1911 (Nov 21) cover to Denmark, two stamps also partly tied byEcklin South cds, numeral [Rated RRR]. Allocated to Ecklin South-PO 5/6/ 1902; closed 30/9/ 1969. $160

742 s 2078: (B2) largely complete strike on 1d Roo [Rated RR]. Allocated to Barrapoort Railway-RO c.1902; PO 10/3/ 1904; renamedBarrapoort PO 15/2/ 1913. $80

743 * 2086: (B2) ‘2086’ on 1d pink adhered to postcard to which it doesn’t belong. [Rated RRRR]. Allocated to Laver’s Hill-RO c.1902;PO 1/8/ 1904; LPO 10/8/ 1993. $100

VICTORIA | Datestamps | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings744 S Collection on Hagners arranged in order of the numeral cancel allocated to each office mostly late period issues, noted Bass

in blue, Dinyarrak, Hawthorn West (on 1/- yellow), Hodgkinson, Hollybush, Kerrie, Kiata, 1865 Majorca on 1d Laureate,Macedon Upper, Point Lonsdale, Sassafras Gully, Seymour East, Sunnyside, Tyers, Upper Ferntree Gully in violet (on 1d due)& Yinnar, plus a few MOSB cancels, mixed quality of strikes but many are fine. (500+) $400

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VICTORIA | Datestamps745 * Diamond Creek Upper: (B1) large fine ‘DIAMOND CK UPPER/ DE24/ 08’ datestamp tying 1d pink to PPC. PO 1/11/ 1901; renamed

Wattle Glen PO 1/11/ 1922. $80746 D Duncan’s Road: ‘DUNCAN’S ROAD/ 27NO24/ VIC.’ (A2 - arcs 4,3) on 1½d red KGV . [Rated RRRR] RO 15/5/ 1916; PO 19/7/ 1920;

renamed Werribee South PO 19/7/ 1926. $100747 D Gonn Crossing: ‘GONN CROSSING/ 21AU69/ VIC’ (ERD) on 1c brown (cut-to-shape). [Rated RRRRR] RO 1/2/ 1912; PO 1/7/ 1927;

closed 30/8/ 1969. $50748 * Mosquito Flat: very fine ‘MOSQUITO FLAT/ MY25/76/ VICTORIA’ datestamp on cover to Melbourne, 2d stamp tied by weak BN

‘406’ cancel, [Rated RRRR], Melbourne backstamp. PO 1/8/ 1862; closed 8/6/ 1895. $200

WESTERN AUSTRALIA749 * 1885 Surcharges 1d on 3d, both shades with both types, SG #91,91a,92,92a, Cat £545. $160750 * 1888 Recess Wmk Crown/CA (Sideways) Perf 14 1d carmine-pink block of 6, SG #103, perfs sensibly reinforced, Cat £168+.

A scarce multiple. $120751 U 1898-1907 Wmk W Crown A 2d bright yellow & 1/- olive-green (creased), both with Watermark inverted, Cat £270. (2) $130752 U Duplicated 1902-12 V/ Crown Issues on album pages comprising 1d (15), 2d (15), 4d (16), 5d (6, Cat £480), 8d (16, two with

‘CUBALLING cds), 9d (12, one is Wmk Upright), 10d (16), also a few 1898-1907 issues including 2½d block of 4, Cat £1,000.(110) $250

753 V 1905-12 Wmk Crown/ Double-Lined A Perf 11 4d pale chestnut perf ‘OS’, SG #154a, rounded bottom left corner, Cat £400. Allrecorded examples in private hands are perf ‘OS’. $80

WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Revenues754 */ ** 1920-30 Stamp Duty: 1d scarlet swan, block of ten (2x5) from the upper-left corner of the sheet, showing extraordinary array

of mostly diagonal misperforations, we counted a total of 5 sets of perforations, sensibly reinforced, odd gumside adhesion. Themost spectacular example of this type of mis-perforating we have seen. $1,000

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Railway Stamps755 U 1966 Decimals No Watermark 45c x3 for stations ‘KEWDALE’, ‘NORTHAM’ or ‘PERTH’ plus 50c for ‘PINJARRA’. The 50c not

recorded by Elsmore. (4) $65WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal History756 * 1911 (Mar 31) Falk PPC (King’s Park, Perth) from Fremantle to Japan with Nagasaki transit & Osaka arrival cds. Unusual origin/

destination for the period. $50WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postmarks757 * Yornaning: fine strike of PMI Type ORS 1 ‘POST OFFICE/ DEC28 1905/ YORNANING’ oval rubber datestamp on message side

of a PPC sent from Mount Gambier. Rare. PO 20/12/ 1905; closed 23/7/ 1970. $260

AUSTRALIA | Collections & Miscellaneous Groupings758 */ U Selection incl MLH 1931 Kingsford Smith, 1948-56 £1 Arms (2, one optd ‘SPECIMEN’), perf ‘OS’ 3d Kooka, 1½d Swan, opt ‘OS’

1/- Lyre, 6d Airmail Service, CTO include 1914 6d Engraved Kooka, 1929 3d Air, 1½d Swan, etc. (18) $100759 F/ G 1913-65 On Album Pages including Kangaroos First Wmk to 2/-, the 2½d, 3d & 4d CTO, Second Wmk 2d to 5/-, Third Wmk

2d to £2 (telegraph puncture) with £1 bicoloured x2 (shades), £1 grey, £2, Small Mult Wmk to 10/-, CofA Wmk 6d to £2; KGVEngraved 1d & 6d, Heads most watermarks to 1/4d with 1d red shades; later 1927-65 issues almost complete (ex Navigators),the Kooka M/ Sheet MUH, the 5/- Bridge superb postally used, few in variable conditon, mostly fine. (100s) $3,500

760 */ U 1913-71 majority fine condition on leaves from sparse Roos to 2/- x3, KGV all values incl 4d lemon, both surcharges and theseven ‘OS’ opts (3d MLH), other pre-dec from 6d eng Kooka with all top values (ex 5/- Bridge and £2 Nav). PLUS Statesassemblies mostly more common lower values with NSW to 1/- diadem, Qld to 2/-, SA includes long types to 1/-, others quiteordinary. Some oddments, good value at estimate, inspection recommended. (100s) $140

761 U 1937-52 KGVI used collection over 900 mostly definitives, some considerable duplication in places. Postmarks interest someon piece incl first day cancels from 1937 KGVI & QM Die I, 1952 Parliament house cancels (Brisbane, Canberra, NSW), rangeof slogan types incl ‘V’ (for Victory). Perfins incl various ‘VG’, ‘T’, ‘G/ NSW’ incl inverted, sideways, reversed, etc. Other varietiesincl several so called pelure paper, odd retouch, many in the “fly speck” category, shades. Better values include wmk 1/- smalllyre x44 (both perfs), 1/6d Hermes and 2/- Croc x16 each, 5/- Robes. (900+) $100

762 **/ * 1956-1970s Mostly Varieties Selection mostly MUH with [1] 1953-59 QEII 3d block of 4 Misperforated (upper units hinged);[2] 1956 Olympics blocks of 4 with 1/- Short ‘L’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ BW #334d, plus 2/- with unlisted but impressive Vapour trailbehind central buildings & another unit with Colour spot over tower; [3] 1966-67 5c Bird Green dot right of ‘C’; [4] 1967-72 QEII 5c Offset #444c; [5] 1973 50c Architecture Retouch over ‘5’ and void in left window in corner block of 4; [6] fourlesser varieties all but one in blocks; also [7] Decimal Navigators 75c & $1 optd ‘SPECIMEN’ (mint) & [8] 1967 50c & $1 x2decimal booklets; fine condition. (14 items). $180

763 V 1992 Barcelona Games $1.20 and Sheffield Shield Cricket $1.20, 150 of each value with gum and ‘printed’ CTO cancel. (300) $50764 Special Prints : 1991 Waterbirds of Australia FDC in special folder with 2 limited edition prints by Paul Margocsy (with

authenticity certificate), also 1993 Albert Namatjira prints in special folder along with ‘Land and Spirit’ booklet. $50

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AUSTRALIA | Kangaroo & Map Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings765 U 2d Listed Varieties Selection used comprising First Wmk Nick in right frame near top BW #5(1)l (aging) & Scratch off coast

of Albany #5(2)d; Third Wmk Die I Perf ‘OS’ Nick in right frame near top #7(1)l and Extra islands around Tasmania #7(2)i,Die IIa Break in top of ‘W’ of ‘TWO’ #8k; some perf defects, Cat $450. (5) $140

766 U 9d Listed Varieties Selection used comprising First Wmk Break in left frame opposite Albany BW #24(2)m; Third WmkDie II Break in inner right frame opposite ‘PENCE’ (Perf ‘OS’) #26ba(2)n & White flaw over 2nd ‘E’ of ‘PENCE’ #26(2)o,Die IIB White flaw adjoining left of value circle #27(3)f, Vertical white scratch over second ‘N’ of ‘NINE’ #27(3)g, Brokenshading over second ‘E’ of ‘PENCE’ #27(4)i; some blemishes, mostly fine, Cat $800. (6) $275

767 U 1/- Varieties Selection used comprising First Wmk Break in top frame over ‘L’ #30(2)e; Second Wmk Break in left frameopposite ‘O’ #31(2)g; Third Wmk Die II Break in top frame over ‘L’ #32(2)e & unlisted Extra island to NE of Tasmania, DieIIB Left frame thinned at top #33(4)f & ‘1’ for ‘I’ in ‘SHILLING’ #33(4)l (rounded corner); some perf blemishes, Cat $700+. (6) $250

768 U 1913-36 on leaves all watermarks mostly cds with [1] 1st wmk ½d to 2/- incl all 1d dies, 2/- rounded corner (14 stamps); [2] 2ndwmk 2d, 2½d, 1/-, 2/- VFU and 5/- (5); [3] 3rd wmk various dies 2d to 10/- grey and deep (intense?) aniline pink (1918? cds abit heavy) with 2/- brown VFU, 5/- x3 (15); [4] SM wmk 6d, 9d & 1/-, CofA wmk 9d. Appears to have suffered from dampnessso few toned perfs and spots, small perf and other imperfections, retail $2,300+ as all FU, shame they’re not. (38) $240

769 * Balance of A Consignment with Third Wmk 1/- Die II (small thin) & Die IIB perf ‘OS’, SMult 1/- x2, CofA optd ‘SPECIMEN’ TypeD 10/- x2 & £1, centring variable, some with gum toning. (7) $150

770 */ ** Blocks of Four nicely centred and fresh appearance, lower units MUH with [1] 1st wmk ½d and 1d Die I; [2] 3rd wmk 2d DieIIA with lower right unit MUH Inner left frame missing by ‘T’ of ‘TWO’ [3R58] next to White flaw by WA coast [3R57] not inBW (glazed gum), 2½d deep blue (tiny spot one unit), 3d Die IIB (one upper unit has tone spot and rounded corner) and all unitswith slightly different states of Break in left frame just below top corner (which one, if any, is the listed BW #140(U)f is goingto require some research). Min total cat $1,300 (excludes faulty), good value. (5 blks) $220

771 * Mint Selection comprising First Wmk 1d Die II Large white flaw left of ‘P’ of ‘POSTAGE’, 2d perf Large ‘OS’, 3d Die I, 2/-perf Large ‘OS’ (dubious ‘OS’ puncture, regummed), Second Wmk 2d regummed over thin, 2½d gum toning & 6d small stain,Third Wmk 3d Die I Watermark inverted, 6d blue Die II perf ‘OS’ Watermark inverted (crease & soiling), 9d Die IIB (perfblemish), £1 grey optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D (without gum); S.Mult 6d Perf ‘OS’ MVLH, 6d optd ‘OS’; CofA £2 optd ‘SPECIMEN’Type D x2, plus 2/- maroon optd ‘BCOF’; condition variable. (16) $320

772 */ U Old-Time Kangaroo Range on Album Pages covering all watermarks with First Wmk including part ½d+1d booklet, 1d Bigcrack used x3 (different states), perf large and small ‘OS’ with forgery of 5/- small OS, Second Wmk to 2/- x5 (three perf ‘OS’),Third Wmk values to £2 ‘SPECIMEN’, Small Mult Wmk to 5/- x4, plus 10/- ‘SPECIMEN’, CofA Wmk to £2 ‘SPECIMEN’, manyperf ‘OS’, listed and unlisted varieties, variable condition. $5,000

773 */ U Perf Small ‘OS’ Simplified Selection mostly used including 1st Wmk 4d & 5d both with tidy cds cancels; 2nd Wmk 6d; 3rdWmk 2d Die I mint (blemishes), 2½d, 6d brown Die IIB, 9d Die IIB (heavy crease) unused & 2/- well centred; SMult 5/- (mildbend) CTO without gum; condition variable, Cat $900+ (ex 3rd Wmk 9d). (17) $220

774 * Selected Issues mainly well centred and fresh with Retail c$630 comprising [1] 1st wmk ½d and 1/- (small perf jump); [2] 2dgrey bottom marginal; [3] 2d grey Die I, 6d ultra (light stain probably removable) and 1/- both Die IIB. Minor perf and gumimperfections, hinge remains. (6) $100

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775 */ W Selection including First Wmk 2d Perf Large ‘OS’ pair without gum, Third Wmk 2d Die I (2, one Perf ‘OS’), 3d Die I (3) & DieIIB (2), Die II 6d blue & 6d Perf ‘OS’ (fault), 6d chestnut x2, 9d Die II, 1/- Die II & 5/- (crease); S.Mult 6d & 6d optd ‘OS’ 9d x2,1/- & 2/-, CofA 2/- Die II block of 4 with Break in left frame opposite A of AUSTRALIA; also KGV S.Mult ½d orange P13½x12½Ash Imprint block of 4; condition variable but generally fine, Retail $1,500+. (35) $240

776 U Selection all watermarks ½d to 2/- x5 noting perf ‘OS’ large to 3d Die I, small to 2/- maroon (3rd watermark), 2nd watermarkincludes 6d ultra, odd CTO (SM watermark 9d perf ‘OS’). Majority fine cds, retail $400+. (28) $80

777 U Assortment all cds mainly fine selection with [1] 1st wmk 4d orange x2, 5d brown x4, 9d perf large ‘OS’ (cat $100); [2] SM wmk6d chestnut with Retouch top frame with additional scratch from Broome to left [3R6] BW #22(3)ha and 5/- greyish blackand yellow-orange perf ‘OS’ BW #45Bba rounded SE corner (cat $225). (9) $150

778 U Assortment all watermarks, at least 1500 mostly off paper with values seen from ½d to 5/-, not many 1d reds nor 5/- but plentyof others noting 2/- maroons incl blocks, small and large ‘OS’ plus some other perfins, postmark possibilities. (c1500) $300

779 U Assortment in mixed fair to fine condition with [1] 1st wmk ½d to 6d with two each ½d, 1d Die I & 2d, 3d is Die I (10 stamps);[2] 3rd wmk various common dies 2d to 2/- maroon (11); [3] SM wmk 9d, 1/-, 2/- and poor 10/-; [4] CofA wmk 9d, 2/- redrawn,5/- fine. Worth a look. (28) $125

780 */ U ½d To 5/- Study on leaves neatly annotated in Gothic script. Presented in value order mostly fine used, includes invertedwatermarks (1d Die I & II used), listed varieties (1d Die IIA BW #4(G)g, 2d 3rd wmk Die IIA BW #8p - both used) and more usefulvalues - eg 2½d 1st wmk MLH and 2nd wmk cds, 4d orange with 1914 cds, 9d Die IIB 3rd wmk and CofA MLH cat $100 and$60 respectively. the only 5/- is CofA with Air Mail cds. Some blemishes but generally fine overall with local retail over $1,000.Solid expansion base. (43) $200

781 U ½d To 5/- Selection cds ex noted mostly 1st wmk with ½d x5 (three machine cancels), 1d Die II, 2d, 3d Die II (woolly perfs)Retail c$275, 4d orange, 6d blue x3 distinctly different shades, 9d x2, 1/- x3, 2/-; also 3rd wmk 3d Die I (stains), 6d chestnutCTO og, 9d Die IIB, 5/- commercial cancel (tone spots), SM wmk 1/-, CofA wmk 2/- Die I (light stains). Some variable centring,faulty items not in current Retail c$875. (24) $120

782 ½d To 5/- Selection in mixed condition on three hagners. Mostly first wmk (65+) noting varieties on 2d [1R37] rounded SWcorner (cat $80), 2½d [2L5] (cat $90), could be others; 3rd wmk (c70). Second wmk sparse as usual only 2½d x2 (cat $40 each)and 1/- (cat $100 each). Both 5/- with heavy commercial cancels appear 3rd wmk. Postmark interest incl duplex, lots of cdsincluding Victoria TPO, Melbourne and Sydney numbered types, LATE FEE, etc. TLC will help, bargain. (160+) $160

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings783 */ U 1d Red Array on Album Leaves with [1] Die I mint plus x28 used including a few flaws; [2] Die II x3 mint plus used x15

including Watermark inverted x2; [3] Die IIA mint plus x37 used with some varieties including Watermark inverted x4; somehandy datestamp & numeral cancels sighted, generally fine. $130

784 U ½d To 1/- Selection cds ex noted including 2 each ½d (one thinned), 1d Die I (machine cancels), 3d (both Die I) and 9d; no2d; 4d x4 (paler shades x2 - one may be scarce yellow-orange BW #15C); 5d to 1/-, latter with TPO cds (6d tone); PLUS 2ndwmk 2½d. Condition varies, retail as fine c$350 (all 4d as least expensive). (17) $65

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - First Watermark785 * ½d Green BW #1, a horiz strip of 5 tied six strikes cds ‘KOGORAH/ 14JL14/N.S.W’ paying letter rate to foreign countries,

addressed to Germany and mailed 3 weeks before WWI. Took longer to get to GB where it would have been held till beingreturned to Australia following year. ‘RETURN TO SENDER’ in violet probably in GB, blue framed ‘UNDELIVERABLE/ MAY 111915/II M D’ in Sydney, red backstamp of DLO June 4, 1915. Copiously documented on two display pages, fine. $100

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786 U 1d Red Die I Sideways watermark - crown pointing to the left (from the back of the stamp) BW #BW2ab, some watery inkstaining at right, machine cancel, Cat $450. $140

787 * 1d Red Die II cancelled with large part ‘IPSWICH/ 14MR14/ QUEENSLAND’ on large folded printed plan (57x45cm approx) ofTrelawney Estate sub-divided lots in Ipswich (Queensland) being offered for sale by auction by E.� BOSTOCK� &� SONS,addressed to NSW. A bit fragile, stains and separations. Bit of history here really. $65

788 F 1d Red Die II with variety Extra Island (two Tasmanias) BW #3(E)d, Ballarat datestamp, Cat $150. $90789 U 1d Red Die IIA with Plate G flaw Cracked electro - state II [R26] (Adams,�Bell�&�Pope #state 5) BW #4(G)ka, perf fault in

upper-right corner, Cat $500. $120

790 */ U 2d Grey Perf Small ‘OS’ Selection selection comprising mint x2 & used x2 (one with Scratch from value circle through mapto ‘T’ of ‘POSTAGE’); also ‘OS/ NSW’ used (8, including pair & a strip of 4 – scarce multiple), odd blemish, BW for Perf ‘OS’stamps alone is $455. (12) $100

791 * 2d Grey Plate 2 JBC Monogram single BW #5(2)zc, ink stain through monogram, unnusual metallic-brown offset-likeimpression on gum, excellent centring, hinge remainder, Cat $1,000. $200

792 ** 2½d Indigo marginal vertical pair, BW #9, Cat $120, one unit slight gum adhesion. $200793 F 3d Olive Die II variety Wmk inverted BW #12aa, with cds part of Brisbane machine cancel May 12, 1915. Some small faults,

Cat $750. $240794 F 4d Orange selection of six common shades incl perf large ‘OS’ and ‘OS/ NSW’, BW #15, 15ba, etc. One parcel cancel, others

cds incl Dec 1913 ‘SHIP ROOM’. Couple have small perf imperfections, basically sound copies, min cat $360. (6) $120795 * 4d Orange Perf Small ‘OS’ on 1915 (28 Sep) opened-out OHMS cover used Perth to New York, slight faults, BW #15bb, Cat

$1,000. $200

796 * 6d Blue BW #17, small crease and lightly toned gum. $60797 U 6d Blue with Watermark inverted BW #17a, used, Cat $1,000. $200798 W 9d Violet BW #24, creased & probably regummed, MUH, Cat $125 as an unused stamp. $100799 F 1/- Green Watermark inverted BW #30a, blunt corner perf & weak crease, lightly cancelled, Cat $500. $100800 U 1/- Blue-Green variety Watermark inverted BW #30Ca, postally used with unevenly struck s/ ring December 22, 1913 cds.

Scarce early postal use, Cat $500. $160

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801 * 1/- Pale Green Perf Small ‘OS’ BW #30Aba, Cat $475. $180802 V 1/- Blue-Green Watermark inverted CTO BW #30a, well centred, without gum, Cat $75. $75803 * 2/- Brown BW #35, fine mint, hinge remnant, Cat $600. $300804 U 2/- Brown BW #35A. Small surface rub, exceptional centring, neat Friezland Sept 13, 1913 cds, Cat $250. $100805 V 2/- Brown with neat CTO of Dec 3, 1913 BW #35Awb. Nibbed perf, without gum, nicely centred and fresh, Cat $300. $120

806 V 5/- Grey & Yellow with Melbourne ‘[D]E/3/ [1]3’ CTO cancel, Cat $300. $180807 V 5/- Grey & Yellow with Dec 3, 1913 CTO BW #42Bwb. Off-centre low, without gum, excellent perfs, Cat $300. $125808 U 10/- Grey & Pink BW #47 x2, very good centring, telegraph punctures, tidy cancels. (2) $150809 V 10/- Grey & Pink with distinctive Melbourne quarter CTO (no gum) datestamp, BW #47Awa, Cat $2,000. [BW listing shows April

24, 1915 as the date for this CTO - in fact this value (and a number of others) were date-stamped April 25 - the following day;see 2013 BW cat p2/13, para (ii)(b)] $1,200

810 F £1 Red-Brown & Blue BW #51B. Some small perf and SE corner imperfections hardly detract from an attractive well-centredstamp with Queensland 1915 cds, Cat $3,000. $600

811 U £2 Black & Rose BW #55A. Light but scruffy roller cancel, nicely centred, rich colour, Cat $5,000. $1,400AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Second Watermark812 * 2½d Indigo BW #10, a well-centred example tied by Brisbane slogan and paying letter rate to foreign countries, addressed to

Bureau�International�Feministe�de�Renseignments in Lausanne. Would have contained a letter to a correspondent in an enemycountry which the Bureau would have been able to forward. Went via Milan (Italy) where censored with handstamp‘(107)VERIFICATO/ PER CENSURA’ on the front, large reseal on back handstamp ‘MILANO/ POSTA ESTERA’ x2 plus Nov 27Lausanne arr cds. Well documented on two display pages. $120

813 * 1/- Emerald BW #31, very fresh, Retail $275. $50

814 F 2/- Brown BW #36A, tidy registered cancel in blue, Cat $350. $160815 F 2/- Light Brown Perf ‘OS’ BW #36ba. Slightly rough strike large part Late Fee Rly Station Sydney cds, almost perfectly centred,

Cat $350. An excellent example. $150816 F 5/- Grey & Yellow Perf ‘OS’ BW #43b. Some small perf imperfections, very well-centred, Perth cds Cat $700. $180817 U 5/- Deep Grey & Chrome Perf ‘OS’ BW #43Bb. Couple short perfs at left, firmly struck ‘PARCELS POST/ 21JA19/ BRISBANE’

s/ ring cds. Well centred example of a difficult stamp, Cat $700. $150

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AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Third Watermark818 * 2d Grey Die I wWatermark inverted BW #7a, very well centred, fine mint, Cat $125. $80819 * 2d Grey Die I Watermark inverted, BW #7a, well centred, fine MLH, retail $125. $100820 ** 2d Grey Perf ‘OS’ BW #7ba strip of 3 [2L28-30], the first unit with Scratch from first ‘E’ of ‘PENCE’ to map, small mark on

gum on 3rd unit, gum creases 1st & 3rd units, excellent centring, MUH, Cat $450+. $130

821 * 2d Grey Die I variety Extra islands around Tasmania [2R43] BW #7(2)i on lightly soiled commercial advertisement cover (withKGV 1d red) to a James�H�Birch in USA, Melbourne machine cancel Aug 1, 1916 alongside violet ‘PASSED’ censor handstamp.On cover extrapolated cat $400+. [Removable pencil note on front JHB’s�brother�is�US�Minister�to�Lisbon,�Portugal] $120

822 **/ * 2½d Blue BW #11A block of 4, upper-left unit MVLH, others units MUH, Cat $260++. $130823 **/ * 2½d Indigo BW #11C block of 4, very well centred, lower units MUH, Cat $230+. $130

824 U 3d Olive shades Perf ‘OS’, cds (one Railway Station) with Die I, Die I Wmk inverted, Die II (heavy cancel) and Die IIB, BW#13Ea,b,ba and 14b with Retail c$330. Variable centring, some woolly perfs and small imperfections. (4) $50

825 ** 3d Olive Die I Perf ‘OS’ BW #13b pair, off-centre, fresh MUH, Cat $600+. $160826 ** 3d Olive-Green Die II Perf ‘OS’ Plate 1 White flaw over ‘T’ of ‘THREE’ [1L55] BW #13ba(1)d, small 2½mm closed tear top

left corner, MUH, Cat $800++. $160827 F 3d Olive Die I Plate 2 Deformed coast in Bight - State II [2R38] BW #13(2)ha, slogan cancel slightly impinges on flaw, Cat

$250. $120

828 * 6d Blue perf small ‘OS’, centred to left, BW #19ba, Cat $. $60829 * 6d Milky Greyish-Blue Die II perf ‘OS’, BW #19ba, some gum loss, well centred, Cat $150. $60830 F 6d Grey-Blue Die II Bite out of kangaroo’s left leg BW #19f, excellent centring, 1921 Kendenup cds, Cat $1,250. $550831 ** 6d Blue Die IIB rounded top left corner, MUH, BW #20. $200

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832 * 6d Chestnut Die IIB 6d chestnut BW #21 (cat $150 on cover) and KGV 1½d red BW #89 alongside red R6 registration labelon 1925 (June 17) cover (a bit battered and soiled), to Lucerne (Switzerland), all tied clean strikes cds ‘SURREY HILLS/ 17JE25/VIC’. No less than seven postal backstamps including Milan and Geneva transits. $80

833 */ ** 6d Chestnut Broken leg on kangaroo [3L6] being the upper-right unit in a corner block of 4, lower units MUH, Cat $365+. $100834 * 9d Violet Die II Watermark inverted BW #26a, off centre, some short perfs, Cat $1,000. $130835 * 9d Violet Die II perf small ‘OS’, BW #26ba, few nibbled perfs at base and off-centre as usual, very lightly mounted. Cat $250. $100836 ** 9d Violet Die IIB BW #27A from base on the pane, fresh MUH, Cat $275. $140

837 **/ * 9d Pale Violet Die IIB BW #27B vertical pair, mild uniformly toned gum, lower unit MUH, Cat $375+. $150838 ** 1/- Emerald Die IIB BW #33. Just a hint of gum discolouration, Retail c$275. $65839 * 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB Watermark sideways, BW #33aa, MLH, Cat $200. $70840 * 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB Watermark sideways BW #33aa, mild gum toning, Cat $200. $60841 * 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB Watermark Sideways BW #33aa, small pencil annotation on reverse, very well centred, MLH, Cat $200. $120842 F 1/- Emerald Die IIB Watermark sideways BW #33aa, Cat $1,000. Centred high, very scarce postal use with part of an Adelaide

cds, from bottom row with part of the marginal wmk inscription, very fresh. $250843 **/ * 1/- Bright Blue-Green Die IIB marginal block of 4 Watermark sideways [R1-2,7-8], BW #33aa, gum lightly toned, lower units

MUH, Cat $800+ (as mounted), retail $700. $400

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844 * 1/- Bright Blue-Green Die IIB Watermark sideways, BW #33aa, Cat $200. $70845 * 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB Plate 4 Ash Imprint pair BW #33(4)zg, moderate gum toning, Cat $300. $130846 * 2/- Maroon BW #38A, fluffy perfs, Cat $500. $100847 V 5/- Grey & Yellow Perf ‘OS’ CTO BW #44wa, off-centre, Cat $200. $100848 U 5/- Grey & Yellow BW #44, two shades of yellow, both with firmly struck numeral cds Adelaide and Melbourne, surface scuffs

on latter, both well centred, cat $225 each. PLUS SM wmk 6d optd OS BW #22(OS) Sydney cds. Good value. (3) $140

849 U 5/- Grey & Yellow x13, mostly very good to excellent centring, various shades, mostly cds cancels including Parcel PostKalgoorlie (WA) x2, Clunes (Vic) & Gaffney’s Creek (Vic), Cat $2,900+. (13) $600

850 F 5/- Grey & Deep Yellow BW #44C. Part Collins St (Melbourne) cds, nice centring, good perfs, Cat $225. $140851 V 5/- Grey & Pale Yellow Perf ‘OS’ CTO BW #44b, minor gum disturbance, Cat $200. $110852 U 10/- Grey & Pink x2, very well centred, both punctured with tidy oval telegraph office cancels. (2) $100853 ** 10/- Grey & Deep Aniline Pink BW #48B, Cat $1,500, fresh and attractive. $600

854 F 10/- Grey & Deep Aniline Pink BW #48B, very good centring, strong colours, Melbourne Ship Mail Room datestamp, Cat $375. $150855 F 10/- Grey & Pale Aniline Pink BW #48E, rough perfs, excellent centring, Braidwood (NSW) datestamp, Cat $375. $150856 F 10/- Grey & Pale Aniline Pink BW #48E, mild soiling, Georgetown (Qld) datestamp, Cat $375. $130857 * 10/- Grey & Pink BW #48A with Shading break NE of Bonaparte Gulf [R6], trivial thin at top left, a few nibbed perfs, quite

well centred, Cat $900. $220

858 F 10/- Grey & Aniline Pink perf ‘OS’ BW #48ba marginal example from the top of the sheet, centred to the right, strong colour,Elizabeth Street Melbourne registered cds, Cat $500. $150

859 V 10/- Grey & Pink Perf ‘OS’ CTO BW #48wa, without gum, Cat $200. $110860 V 10/- Grey & Intense Aniline Pink perf ‘OS’ CTO BW #48Dwa. Light corner cds, og unhinged, near premium quality centring

with impressive UV aniline reaction (shocking pink?), Cat $200 $125861 U 10/- Grey & Pale Aniline Pink perf ‘OS’ CTO BW #48Ewa. Nibbed perf at right, corner cds, og light hinge and very fresh. $80862 U £1 Brown & Blue BW #52 x4, all with peripheral defects, Cat $9,000 when fine! (4) $250

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863 F £1 Chocolate & Dull Blue BW #52A, nibbed perf, quite well centred, tidy registered datestamp, Cat $2,250. $600864 F £1 Chestnut & Blue BW #52B. Has a shortish Spencer’s Gulf prob not one of those catalogued at BW #52(D)d, not too heavily

cancelled by a dumb barred type and an indistinct datestamp, attractive, Cat $2,250. $600

865 U £1 Purple-Brown & Blue BW #52C, strong colours, telegraph puncture, Barcaldine (Qld) datestamp. $200866 * £1 Light Brown & Pale Blue Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type B BW52Dx, very well centred, mild gum toning, Cat $900. $400867 F £1 Grey BW #53, firm ‘LATE FEE/*/ 2AP35/ MELBOURNE VIC’ cds (gives impression - wrongly - of a rounded NE corner), few

woolly perfs, good colour, Cat $500. $140868 F £1 Grey BW #53. Just off-centre, parts three Wollongong cds unevenly struck appears 1930, Cat $500. $125

869 ** £1 Deep Grey ‘SPECIMEN’ type D, BW #53Bxf. Small faint pink stain at top probably removable with care, Retail $425. $80870 * £1 Deep Grey Optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D BW #53xg, reasonable centring, MVLH, Cat $275. $130871 * £2 Purple-Black & Rose overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C, BW #56Cxb. Very fresh, Cat $375 $110

AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings872 * 6d To 2/- ASC #37-40. 1/- with light diagonal crease, all have hinge remains and more or less off-centre. Strong original colours,

retail $345 (ex 1/-). (4) $80AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - Small Multiple Watermark873 * 6d Chestnut Overprinted ‘OS’ BW #22(OS), a nicely centred horizontal pair with just the lightest hinge traces. Very fresh, Cat

$180. $80

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874 ** 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB Perf ‘OS’ BW #34Bb block of 4, well centred, MUH, Cat $600+. $350875 ** 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB Plate 3 Ash imprint pair (N over N) BW #34(3)z, well centred, fresh MUH, Cat $300 (as mounted). $180876 **/ * 1/- Blue-Green Die IIB Plate 4 Ash imprint (N over A) block of 4 BW #34(3)z, uniformly toned gum, lower units MUH, Cat

$800. $280

877 ** 5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange BW #45. Slightly yellowish gum, Retail c$875. $200878 * 5/- Greyish Black & Yellow-Orange BW #45B. Lightly hinged, kangaroo’s ear in the Bonaparte Gulf, very fresh. An excellent

example of the slightly better vignette shade, Cat $500. $180879 * 5/- Grey & Yellow Foxed-face roo, BW #45(V)s, centred high, fine MLH, Cat $950. $160880 * 10/- Grey & Pink Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C BW #49x, quite well centred, Cat $375. $180881 * 10/- Grey & Pink overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type C, Cat $375. $150

882 * 10/- Grey & Pale Pink with duty plate flaw White flaw on kangaroo’s leg BW #49(V)k, well centred, fine MLH, Cat $1,350. $650883 F £2 Grey & Rose-Crimson top marginal with selvedge, Duty Plate variety Colour spot on map north of Bight (partly concealed

by registered cds) BW #57A(D)q, Cat $1,750. [There is also a clear white flaw (or shading break) beneath ‘S’ of ‘POSTAGE’] $700

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AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - CofA Watermark | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings884 F 6d To 10/- fine cds incl both 2/- ASC #132-6 & 212 (6d is CTO og hinged). the 10/- o/c SW has vignette variety Open mouth

Roo [R55] BW #50(V)v cat $550 (estimate based on this stamp only). (6) $140AUSTRALIA | Kangaroos - CofA Watermark885 **/ * 9d Violet BW #29 block of 4, some perf blemishes, lower units MUH, Cat $370+. $140886 * 5/- Grey & Yellow-Orange BW #46A. Light hinge traces, rich colours, Cat $325. $120887 V 5/- Grey & Yellow CTO, plus FU 10/- with small 1mm cut, both well-centred. (2) $80888 W 10/- Grey & Pink MNG, trivial discolouration of top perfs, well-centred. Retail $675 as mint. $150

889 F 10/- Grey & Aniline Pink BW #50D. The aniline UV reaction is clearly present though not very strong, couple slightly nibbed orshort perfs, well-centred with part neat registered cds, Cat $750. $200

890 * 10/- Dark Grey & Pink with indiscernible aniline reaction, vignette in a definitely much darker grey than usually seen so possiblyBW #50E (and variety of SG #43b). Barely perceptible hinge trace, small unlisted Coloured spot in shading NE corner, oneslightly nibbed perf, almost perfectly centred. A very attractive example of a better shade (certainly not rose-crimson), Cat $1,750(as lesser valued aniline pink shade). $450

891 F 10/- Grey & Pink BW #50A, well centred, Cat $300. $100892 F 10/- Dark Grey & Aniline Pink BW #50E (golden orange u/v reaction), minor soiling, fine used, Cat $1,250. $250893 * 10/- Grey & Pink ovpt ‘SPECIMEN’ type C, BW #50x, couple of nibbed perfs, well-centred MLH with Hunchback roo #50(V)h

[L17]. Only 10 examples can exist with this variety and specimen combination. RPSL certificate (2013). $480894 **/ * 10/-, £1 & £2 overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D, £1 MVLH, others MUH, BW #50xe. $120

895 **/ * 10/-, £1 & £2 Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type D the key £2 (few nibbed perfs) with Shading flaw in Gulf of Carpentaria [R18],well centred & MUH, Cat $375. (3) $160

896 F £1 Grey BW #54, firmly struck NSW cds, strong colour, Cat $420. $170897 F £1 Grey BW #54, reasonable centring, tidy registered datestamp, Cat $420. $180898 F £2 Grey-Black and Rose-Crimson BW #58, few nibbled perfs at top, centred to left, light cancel, Retail $725 $280899 F £2 Grey-Black & Rose-Crimson BW #58B. Very light wrinkle scarcely detracts from a nicely centred copy with part WA 1938

cds. $350

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