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LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

501

1969 (Nov 2) double-rate registered airmail cover to "Office of Antarctic Programs/.../Washington DC" with rare solo franking of Captain Cook 75c tied by 'COOLBELLUP/WA-AUST' cds, blue/white R label & DC arrival backstamp, a couple of trivial blemishes. The Zone 4 airmail rate was 25c x2 plus 25c registration.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

502

1970 (July 13) cover to "Director of Naval Reserves/.../Canberra" with QEII 5c blue solo tied by Dandenong (Vic) machine cancel paying the domestic letter rate and very fine complete strike of the 'PRIORITY PAID TESTARTICLE/...A NEW SYSTEM FOR HANDLING URGENT INTERSTATE MAIL' boxed handstamp in violet alongside. The Priority Paid service was introduced on 20.7.1970; it replaced the more limited Special Despatch service which operated only between capital city CBD offices]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

503

1970 commercial cover to Hobart with 40c Tasman tied by 'COLLINS ST___/ 4 /15DE70/VIC-AUST' cds ('C.1' removed), most unusually with Priority Paid and Messenger Delivery labels at upper-left. The rate was 5c letter plus 25c Messenger Delivery & 10c Priority fees = 40c. A very scarce usage.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$2,000.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

504

PSE

1970 social usage of 10c Aerogramme uprated with QEII 2c & 3c (both very scarce on non-philatelic mail) and 50c William Dampier tied by 'CASTLE HILL/22DE70/NSW-AUST' cds with red and blue lines for registration & express services and white/red 'OVERSEAS/EXPRESS/DELIVERY' label on the face, to Switzerland with '4090 BASEL 2/25.12.70/PAKETAUSGABE' (= Parcel Counter) arrival backstamp on Christmas Day, one flap re-attached. An exceptional usage: registered aerogrammes are very scarce & this is the only example we have seen with two enhanced services. The aerogramme rate was 10c plus 30c registration & 25c express delivery fees = 65c. [NB: the sender lived at Dural, 1km SE of Round Corner, where the item was registered, but the stamps were cancelled at Castle Hill, a more prominent PO 5km SSW of Round Corner]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$1,100.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

505

1971 (Nov 29) cover to NSW with 1971 7c Christmas & 40c Tasman tied by rare 'WOOLOONGABBA___/QLD-AUST' cds ('S.2' removed; not recorded by Ken Smithies), orange/white 'MESSENGER/DELIVERY' label, cup-stain on the reverse. The rate was 7c + (from 1.10.1971) Messenger Delivery 40c.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

506

1975 (Jan 28) registered triple-rate airmail cover to India with scarce franking of Captain Cook 75c & Painting $1 tied by light Degraves Street (Melbourne) cds, blue/white R label & GPO transit backstamp, light soiling. Between 1.10.1974 & 31.8.1975 (only 11 months) the Zone 3 airmail rate was 25c x3 plus $1 registration fee.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

507

1975 (March 13) airmail to NSW with 'PRIORITY/PAID' purple/white label and 30c Possum tied by Hobart cds, delayed with 'RECEIVED LATE DUE TO/AIRLINE DIFFICULTIES' handstamp in violet on face, Sydney arrival backstamp of the next day (11am), minor blemishes.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

508

1975 (April 2) registered airmail to Austria with Navigators $4 King solo franking tied by 'BANKSTOWN/NSW-AUST' cds, blue/white R label alongside, no arrival markings. The Zone 5 airmail letter rate was 35c per 10g up to 50g x5 plus 35c per additional 20g x2 plus $1 registration (with a 15c convenience overpayment). This is only the fourth $4 King cover that we have recorded (as opposed to use on unaddressed parcel tags), and the only solo in-period franking known to us. An apparently overpaid item with Navigators $1 & $4 sold at our auction of 28.2.2023 for $900.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$2,500.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

509

1975 (June 26) Greetings from Cairns NQ illustrated multi-coloured tourist envelope (Marlin fishing) to Victoria with Education 11c Correspondence Schools solo franking tied by 'CAIRNS/10/QLD-4870' cds, minor blemishes mostly from bulky contents. The rate was 11c for a domestic non-standard article up to 50g. By comparison, the standard letter rate was 10c up to 500g (subject to a maximum thickness of 5mm, which this item apparently exceeded).

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$125.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

510

1981 (March 6) large envelope (230x153mm) airmail to the Netherlands with two 'International Priority Paid' orange blue & white stickers on face and Birds 50c Robin x3 & Paintings $10 Coming South tied by 'DIANELLA/WA-6062' cds, 'For Australia Post's Use/Overseas Despatch Details/Serial No. ["PN 24"] Date ["6-3-81"]' boxed handstamp in red on face and endorsed "May be subject to delay" (but no reason given), indistinct 'PRIORITY PAID' time-clock rubber cds backstamp, sealed with cello tape & minor edges faults at left not affecting stamps or markings. A little-used service & scarce in-period usage of the $10 Painting. (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

General & Miscellaneous Lots

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

511

Mostly mint collection on Scott leaves with many better items including NSW 'OS' Overprints to 5/- Coin & 5/- Map and Postage Dues set (CTO, the 20/- with additional markings to appear postally used), South Australia with 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' 10/- to £15 reprints - no £5 brown - with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, both 'POSTAGE' sets to £1 and Crown/A set to 5/-, Tasmania Sidefaces including 5/- purple (large-part original gum; much underrated and grossly undercatalogued at £400) and selection of Pictorials, Victoria Postage Dues "Red & Greens" set to 5/-, Western Australia with a few Imperfs that may have been repaired and later to 10/-, generally fine to very fine. (300+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21)

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Estimate AU$3,000

SOLD for AU$3,400.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

512

Range of of predominantly specimens, reprints & CTO stamps including NSW 6d Arms green 'SPECIMEN' overprint, Queensland Small Chalons 2/- 5/- 10/- & 20/- with 'SPECIMEN' handstamp and Large Chalons 5/- 10/ & £1 CTO, South Australia 2/- 'OS' overprint CTO, Tasmania Tablets 10d 1/- & 2/6d CTO, Victoria range of 1902 reprints CTO to Bell 2/- blue plus Postage Dues "Red & Green" 4d 10d & 1/- *, and Western Australia Swans Crown/A Wmk to 5d CTO, etc, most of the CTO with large-part original gum, generally fine to very fine. Ex Australian Philatelic Wholesalers. (100+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$1,450.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

513

Miscellany removed from an old-time collection, one Victorian Barred Numeral (very fine 'MCC/63' of Yanipy) that remarkably is rated RRRR, and unrecorded manuscript "Murray Bridge/26.1.92" on SA 2d orange strip of 3, a few commercial perfins including 'SH/&Co' on 1933 S Hoffnung & Co cover, & a smattering of Kangaroos & KGV Heads. May be some other surprises. (300 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

514

Collection of mostly low denomination stamps from NSW, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia in separate stockbooks with lots of duplication, plenty of pickings especially in the earlier issues, some postmarks & commercial perfins, etc, also four stockpages of unused stamps and some with large-part original gum including Victoria to 5/- & the Boer War Charity duo, condition variable, high catalogue value. (2000+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18)

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Estimate AU$1,250

SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

515

Untidy collection on pages & in two under-filled stockbooks, lots of pickings especially from Tasmania including an apparently very fine Imperf 1/-, postally used 10/-, 'OS' perfins including Recess 3d 5d & 6d used pairs, 'REVENUE' on 2/6d CTO & on £1 Plate Number single on piece, also some fiscal usages including Sideface 5/- very fine block of 4 (underappreciated because most had the pen cancels removed), etc, also 1876 Chinese merchant's cover registered from Orange to Sydney. (few 100) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

516

Album with NSW 1850 2d Sydney View with full margins, 1860 6d 'REGISTERED', 5/- Map & 20/- Governors; SA 1902 Thick 'POSTAGE' 9d with the Wmk Inverted, 10/- green & £1 blue both postally used (very scarce thus); Vic 1852 2d Queen-on-Throne with full margins, 1854 2/- green, 1855 6d 'TOO LATE', 1897 mint & 1900 (2d used) Charities; WA 1854 1d black; etc, condition variable. (100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$1,800.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

517

PSE

Miscelllany comprising an unusual range of mostly better covers with NSW Captain Cook 4d on 1908 Printed Matter cover to SAust and five OHMS covers - two unused - with penalty admonitions; South Australia 1859 to London "Per Emeu" with Rouletted 6d, 1892 with '2½d.' on 4d Closer Setting, selection of 1d Postal Cards one with central OHMS Overprint & Reply Card in a scarce crimson shade; Tasmania 1890 with 6d Platypus to GB & unused 2d Letter Card with Larger Views 'CATARACT GORGE...'; Victoria with cds/numeral ties of 'DIGBY' + '179' (1877) and 'ELLINBANK' + 'MC/48', 1911 PPC from Easter Camp at Kilmore with shield 'MILITARY/ENCAMPMENT' datestamp; and Western Australia 2d orange Envelope from Adelaide to SAust & 1912 3d Registration Envelope to German New Guinea with 1d x2 (another missing) & scarce 'ENGLISH MAIL/NSW' transit backstamp; etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. (35) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

518

Lime-green album from a European source with a very sparse collection but including South Australia Thick 'POSTAGE' 9d Imperf at Top with large-part original gum (Cat $2500; only four singles - one used - and a pair have been recorded) and Thick 'POSTAGE' 6d punctured 'SA' x86 or 'SA' x9; Victoria Crown/A ½d apparently Imperf at Left (not listed in the ACSC and probably just a jumped-perf variety but...); Western Australia with a Penny Black (three margins but with a compensating chunk of the adjoining unit above), a few Imperial Punctures & a group of 'OS' perfins; and a page of Kangaroos with a few better stamps & some official and commercial perfins. (few 100) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

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Estimate AU$1,500

SOLD for AU$1,300.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

519

Heavily duplicated low denominations strongest in NSW, Victoria & Western Australia with plenty of pickings especially datestamps & numerals plus some better values and a very fine WA Penny Black with full margins. Close inspection is sure to be rewarded. (several 1000) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

520

Mostly used in Hagner album with strength in Queensland including Postal Stationery stamped-to-order 1d+1d 'doubleton' cut-out (poor condition but not seen by us before) & Stamp Duty 6d plate proof on card; Tasmania Chalons imperf range; Victoria with QV to 2/-; etc, lots of pairs, potential postmark interest, condition variable. (100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

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