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WESTERN AUSTRALIA continued...

Western Australia continued...

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

781

POSTAL FISCALS: 1896 'INTERNAL/REVENUE' Narrow Crown/CA Watermark 2/6d dull purple, large-part original gum. Ex Trevor Hiscock - sold at our auction of 11.9.2016 for $720 - and 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr317. [15,720 printed. Gibbons list only Crown/CA & W[crown]A Watermarks. John Dzelme and Dave Elsmore identify two Crown/CA Watermarks: Wide 'CA' 5mm between 'C' & 'A'/Narrow 'C' (also known as Thin 'C'); & Narrow 'CA' 4mm between 'C' & 'A'/Fat 'C'. This denomination was formerly listed by Gibbons as SG F16]

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$400

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

782

LOCAL POST: 1895 Coolgardie Cycle Express 1/- blue marginal example from the right of the sheet Imperforate at Right, very fresh with large-part original gum. Ex 'Freemantle' - sold at our auction of 11.7.2008 for $745 - and 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr390. RPSofL Certificate (1974).

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$500

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

783

REVENUES: Egg Stabilisation Board 1940 Rouletted 2d green, 3d scarlet x2, 4d blue, 5d sepia x2 & 6d yellow-orange x2, all cancelled with a straight-line dater, Elsmore Online Cat $2400 ($100 each, x3 for used). Very scarce, especially of this quality. (8)

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

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

784

RAILWAY STAMPS: Used selection with 1907-50 'Forward' Large Design including 1/3d brown, 1/6d orange x2, 2/6d violet x3 one overprinted 'BOANS LIMITED' (closed tear; unrecorded by Elsmore), 4/- maroon, 4/- violet & & 5/- olive (stained), also 1951-61 Diesel Loco & Bus Design with 'PERTH' at base lightly duplicated range to 10/- and 'Blank at Base' with station name overprint diagonally group including Fremantle 5/- x2, Katanning 3/- & 4/-, Midland Junction 1/9d and West Perth 4/- & 10/- (corner fault), etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. Elsmore Online Cat $1800+. (72) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$1,700.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

Postal History

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785

1893 (May 10) commercial cover to "Royal Hotel/Levuka/Fiji" with scarce franking of De La Rue ½d & 'ONE PENNY' in Green on 3d x2 (Cat £20 x10+ on cover) tied by 'FREMANTLE - F ' duplex, the reverse with transits of Perth Sydney & Suva and 'LEVUKA/6/JUN/93/FIJI' arrival cds. A very scarce destination from Western Australia.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

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

786

1904 cover to "The Crown Solicitor/Perth" with 1d pink x5 tied by unframed 'BUNBURY/AP13/04/=W.A.=' cds, largely fine strike of the chamfered-box 'REGISTERED/13APR1904/BUNBURY W.A.' datestamp (year in different font from day & month) in blue at lower-left, boxed 'REGISTERED/PERTH W.A.' arrival backstamp in violet, small piece of the flap missing.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$125

SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

787

DATESTAMPS: The start of a decent collection with strength in 1980s-1990s rubber cds including numerous numbered counter types on piece (the rarities of the future), some earlier material including part-strikes on KGV Heads, etc. (1000+ ?) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

788

NUMERAL CANCELS: Handy collection with pickings including Numbered Grid '1' of Balingup & '11' of Fremantle on Litho 4d blue (margins just clear to good), 15-bars range '1' to '24' including '1' on 1d ochre block of 6, '5' in blue on Litho 4d (margins just clear to large), '11' of Newcastle and '22' of Balbarrup; 9-bars '4' '8' & '9' and 12-bars '1' to '36' largely complete including '10' (PO not known), '11' of Berkshire Valley, '18' of Strawberry, '22' of Walkaway, '32' of Sharks Bay; etc, also various Letters-in-Bars & a few Bars cancels, many fine to very fine strikes. A good basis for expansion. (132 items) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

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Estimate AU$750

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

789

PSE

REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 3d red-brown on Size G with Red Lines & Text, two on surfaced or unsurfaced (a couple of minor tonespots) stocks with completely different 'knives', unused. The Pope & Thomas listing is incomplete, and the Australia Post listing is compromised by incorrect illustrations. (2)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$125

SOLD for AU$95.00
Closing..Feb-20, 06:00 PM

Australian Territories

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790

Interesting but untidy array with German New Guinea very fine 2mk 'Packetadresse' with '[lion]/NEU GUINEA COMPAGNIE' cachet in blue (very scarce), NWPI 1/- block of 15 (3x5, unmounted but lightly suntanned gum), New Guinea with a few imprint blocks, Papua including Bicolours mint to 10/- (which is unmounted), Pictorials imprint blocks of 4 to 6d, 'O S' Overprints 6d block of 4, 1/- pair & 2/6d single (a bit of toning), and PNG oddments including 7½d Yam House Imprint block of 12 (6x2, unmounted), etc, condition variable but much is fine to very fine. (500+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$1,700.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

791

Accumulation of 1960s-90s issues from Christmas Island, Cocos, Nauru & Norfolk Island and a little PNG plus Fiji, New Zealand & Samoa, minor duplication in places with lots of thematic interest, plenty of M/Ss including a few Show overprints, some sheetlets & complete sheets, also AAT 1957-2001 complete, plus 1979-80 Ships on FDCs x5 autographed by designer "Ray Honisett", condition generally fine to very fine and most of the mint material is unmounted. Weighs 4kg. (many 100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

792

Dealer's reserve stock of singles, blocks of 4 & larger, part- & full sheets, strength in Norfolk Island including sheets of self-adhesive issues and PNG with large blocks to 5/- & Birds 10/- block of 4, also Cocos including 1969 Pictorials in Japanese Language Packs x2, Christmas Island including 1958 QEII set in blocks of 4, and Nauru, spot-checking indicates everything is very fine and unmounted. Thematics galore. (1000s)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

793

Modest collections on expensive KaBe hingeless pages with AAT 1957-80 ** & CTO; Cocos largely complete 1963-81 ** &/or CTO plus a few later; and Christmas Island 1958 QEII set * & CTO, 1963-81 virtually complete ** & CTO.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

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Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

794

Folio of complete sheets etc with Christmas Island 1972-73 Ships to $1 sheets of 50, AAT issues to 1980s in large blocks & sheets all CTO in the AAT, and Australia $70 of postage. (2000 approx)

Grade A

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

Australian Antarctic Territory

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795

1988 to 2000 four volumes of stamps, FDCs with Base Cancels, Special Cancels & cachets, maxicards, publicity cards and promotional material, Australian Antarctic Division postcards, ANARE clothing patches, ANARE Club Dinner Menus, a great range of material well written-up and presented. Weighs 7kg. (100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

796

2013 Mawson Expedition Third Issue (Disaster & Isolation) M/S with the five designs/values setenant and a second example from an Uncut Imperforate Sheet with colour-bars in the right-hand margin, both on a large registered air cover (325x228mm) from Sydney to Melbourne.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

Christmas Island

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797

POSTAL HISTORY: 1932 (March 2) cover to England with Australia KGV 'TWO/PENCE' on 1½d red tied by largely fine Malayan-pattern 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND' double-ring cds. (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

798

POSTAL HISTORY: 1963 (Nov 14) slightly oversized envelope (189x125mm) presumably containing a Christmas card, to England with scarce solo franking of QEII 8c slate tied by very fine 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/2/INDIAN/OCEAN/2/AUST' cds paying the second weight-step surface letter rate, light central vertical fold not affecting the stamp or postmark. (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$125.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

799

POSTAL HISTORY: 1980s-90s commercial mail to Doubleday Book Club in Sydney with a wide variety of definitive & commemorative frankings including lots of solos, condition a bit mixed due to sub-optimal storage but many are fine to very fine. Ex Woodchip-Free Zone (Rod Perry). (400 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

Cocos Islands

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800

1955 Singapore QEII Pictorials 1c to $5 SG 38-52 complete tied to unaddressed cover by Malayan-pattern 'COCOS/2[0]NOV55/ISLAND' cds, being the Last Day of Issue, and Government Printing Office 'POSTAGE STAMPS/OF SINGAPORE' brochure (repaired tear at the back) with a superb strike of the cds of 4SEP55 being the First Day of Issue. The stamps were therefore valid at Cocos for less than three months. Ex Kim Dwyer. (2 items)

Grade A-/B (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

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AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES

AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY

CHRISTMAS ISLAND

COCOS ISLANDS