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NEW SOUTH WALES continued...

Postal History continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

561

1900 cover to an officer with the "2nd Contingent/NSW M Infantry/South Africa", with 1d & 2d - ½d convenience overpayment - tied by 'BATHURST/DE14/1900/NSW' duplex. In common with most conflicts, mail to soldiers serving in the Boer War is much scarcer than mail from the troops.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

562

1905 (Oct 21) PPC to China with ½d & 1d tied by 'OXFORD STREET/NSW - 699' duplex cancel, Sydney machine transit and British 'SHANGHAI/NO24/05/B.P.O.' arrival cds, a couple of very minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

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

563

PSE

POSTAL STATIONERY: Envelopes - Stamped to Order scarce group for Dalton Bros (3, one to Fiji), Harrison Jones & Devlin (9, including ½d grey & Sydney 1d+1d unused, 1d & 2d both with 'HJ/D' perfin, and 1d Arms with allover advertising on the reverse), Hill Clark & Co 1d with 'HC/&Co' perfin (stained), Mitchell & Co (3, two unused on coloured stocks), Wall & Molesworth (3, with all-over adverts on the reverse) & Winchcombe Carson & Co, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. Ex John Bell (Goulburn). (20) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

564

PSE

POSTAL STATIONERY: Postal Cards - Stamped to Order 1d Arms Die II for NSW Government Railways ('KATOOMBA FALLS...') with the stamp Printed Below the Stamp Box, minor blemishes still fine unused. Very scarce.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

565

PSE

POSTAL STATIONERY: Registration Envelopes with 1911-12 combination frankings group including to "Finland, Russia" with Tasmania 2d Pictorial added, blank red-orange R label with 'Walcha' cachet in blue and 'KUOPIO' arrival backstamp, the others from Sydney with Queensland, Victoria & Western Australia stamps added to New Zealand or Germany plus one used locally to Tingha NSW, variety of different formats & stocks including one 'THREE PENCE' on 4d overprint, four with TH Nicolle return address cachets & two with Fred Hagen 'wafer' labels (one partly removed), condition mostly fine to very fine. The interchangeable use of Australian States stamps (and postal stationery) was permitted from 13.10.1910. (9)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

Datestamps and other Town Markings

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

566

South Australia-period postmarks starter-collection with 'P.O. NORT[HN TERRITORY/S.A]' (rated RRR; small-part but superb), 'NORTHERN TERY' (R), superb '184' on 1/-; framed cds including 'ALICE SPRINGS' (RRR), 'BROCK'S CREEK/NT' (R), unusually fine 'CHARLOTTE WATERS' (R), 'KATHERINE/S[TH AUSTRALIA]' (RR); and squared-circles including 'ANTHONYS LAGOON' (RR), 'BORROLOOLA' (RR), 'BROCK'S CREEK' (R), 'BURRUNDIE' (RR), 'DALY W[ATERS]/S[A]' (RRRR), superb 1st Type 'FOUNTAIN HEAD' (RRR), 'HOWLEY CR[EEK]' (RRRR), small-part '[PORT DARWIN] CAMP' (RRRRR), 'POWELL CREEK' (RRR), 'ROPER R[IVER]' (RRR), 'TOP CAMP' (RRR), very fine '[UNI]ON TOWN' (RRRR) and 'WINNECKE' (RRRR) on 2/6d; etc, quality of the stamps is quite mixed but most strikes are good to very fine. Ex Don Pearce. (29) (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

Queensland

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

567

Collection on Hagners with Small Chalons including Small Star 1d SG 12 & 6d SG 9 and Rough Perfs 1d 2d & 6d, 1866 Fancy Wmk 2d x2, Crown/Q 4d yellow, 6d apple-green & 1/- grey-violet, etc, First Sidefaces to 1/- x2 and 'Half-penny' on 1d Die I (large-part o.g.),1882-1906 Large Chalons mostly regummed but the Thick Paper 2/6d & 5/- are both very fine mint, 1907-11 Crown/A 2/6d x2 5/- 10/- & £1 (minor crease) all with large-part original gum, etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. (130 approx)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate AU$1,500

SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

568

Selection of Small Chalons including Large Star Imperf 1d (almost full margins, small thin), 6d (margins very close to touching) and an improbably large 2d in the wrong shade on Small Star Wmk paper plus Perf 14-16 2d pair & 6d, Small Star group to 1/- x2, good range of shades in the later issues, fiscally used 5/- & 20/-, then some Large Chalons mostly fiscally used/cleaned but with a postally used 2/6d & CTO £1, etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. (124) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

569

Stockbook collection of mostly low denomination stamps with lots of duplication, plenty of pickings with several pages of Small Chalons including 4d lilac x15 & 4d yellow x9, also First Sidefaces 4d yellow x17 and Large Chalons to £1, etc, condition variable. (850+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate AU$1,000

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

570

1860 Large Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 1d carmine-rose SG 4, unusually well centred, minor crease, regummed, Cat £3000. Ex RB Yeardley. RPSofL Certificate (1944; photocopy).

Grade B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

571

1861 Small Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 2d blue, 3d brown (Sergio Sismondo Certificate, 2012), 6d green (large-part original gum) & 1/- grey-violet (perfs at top slightly trimmed; RPSofV Certificate, 2016) SG 7-10, unusually well centred, unused, Cat £5300. (4)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate AU$1,800

SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

572

1861 Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 1d carmine-rose, 3d brown horizontal pair (large-part original gum), 6d green, 1/- grey-violet (small thin at top) and 'REGISTERED' (1/-; large-part original gum) SG 14-20 (ex the 2d), unused, Cat £3300+. (6)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$850

SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

573

1862-67 No Wmk Rough Perf 13 1d Indian red, 1d vermilion (large-part original gum), 2d blue (large-part original gum) and 1/- grey SG 21 22 24 & 29, unused, Cat £1150. (4)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$450

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

574

1862-67 No Watermark Rough Perf 13 1d Indian red SG 21, unusually well centred, unused, Cat £550. Superb. Ex 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr293.

Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$350

SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

575

1866-67 Lithograph Second Transfer ('FOUR' in Shorter Letters & 2mm between 'FOUR' & 'PENCE') 4d lilac SG 55, unused; and 5/- pale rose SG 58, two occluded perfs at the base cleaned-out, thinned at upper-right, large-part original gum; Cat £1800. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2017) for the 5/- charitably states "tiny thin". (2)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

576

1868-78 Crown/Q 1d pale rose, 2d pale blue, 3d brown, 4d yellow SG 89 (minor blemishes; sold at our auction of 2.3.2019 for $737), 6d yellow-green, 6d apple-green Imperf single & 1/- deep mauve between SG 84 & 108, unused, Cat £3000+ minimum, plus the imperf 6d (Cat £950 for a pair). (7)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

577

1868-78 Crown/Q Perf 12 4d yellow SG 102, strong colour & well centred, one pulled perf at right, unused, Cat £1900.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

578

1868-78 Crown/Q Perf 12 6d yellow-green SG 106 horizontal pair, unused, Cat £500.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

579

1880 Lithographed High Values 2/- blue block of 4 plus strips of 3 of the 2/6d dull scarlet, 5/- yellow-ochre & 10/- reddish brown, each unit with diagonal large 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp reading upwards (2/- & 5/-) or downwards (2/6d & 10/-), large-part original gum and the strips each with one unit unmounted. Very scarce multiples. Ex 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr535. (4 items)

Grade A/A+ (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

580

1882-95 Large Chalons £1 perforated colour trial/plate proof in brown-purple on thick watermarked gummed paper, marginal example from the top of the sheet, full unmounted original gum. Very scarce. Ex Bernie Manning - sold at our auction of 13.6.2009 for $975 and 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr415. [Arthur Basset Hull at page 160 states that this was a colour trial made in March 1897, apparently for a proposed change of colour: see Alan Griffiths 'Stamp Magazine' (May 1992)]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

NEW SOUTH WALES continued...

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