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LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1021

Auction catalogues that are also reference works comprising magnificent Afinsa trio Bustamente 'Ecuador', Angelo Lima 'Portugal Classics' and unattributed 'The First Postage Stamp of Spain', also Tom Roberts 'Covers of the World Carried by French Mailboats', and Kevin Nelson 'Australian Postal History 1901-1941', very fine. Weighs 12kg.

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Estimate AU$100

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

1022

Miscellaneous titles including 'BEA' & Supplement by Minns, 'Postmarks of SWA' by Putzel, h/b German SWA section from Friedemann, 'Postal History of Egypt to 1900' by Fikri, Ted Proud's 'History of the British Army Postal Service' Vols I & III and '...Indian Army Postal Service' Vols I II & III, etc, generally very fine. Weighs 12kg. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$180.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1023

Library remainders with some useful titles including 'The Stamp Atlas', 'Commercial Perfins of Australia', 'Postal History International' Vols 1 to 7 matching h/b books, some better auction catalogues, international exhibition catalogues, then lots of "rats & mice" for the true bibliophile, generally very fine. Weighs 44kg. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Estimate AU$100

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

1024

'CANCELLED by Perkins Bacon' by Peter Jaffé (1998), h/b 92pp. Very fine copy of this indispensible reference work, that is rarely available.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1025

'The Royal Philatelic Collection' edited by Sir John Wilson (1952), being a complete catalogue to that time of the most important and valuable stamp collection ever formed, compiled by the Keeper of the Royal Collection himself, the deluxe edition bound in red Morocco leather with the Royal coat-of-arms emblazoned in gold on the face. Without doubt, this is the finest philatelic book of all time, produced on the highest-quality paper, extensively illustrated with 64 black & white plates and 12 exceptional colour plates, a minor defect at the base of the spine otherwise very fine. Weighs 8kg. [The production costs were so high that the publishers, the Dropmore Press, were bankrupted]

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1026

'North Atlantic Mail Sailings 1840-75' by Walter Hubbard & Richard Winter (1988), h/b 432pp with d/j.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$75

SOLD for AU$60.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

Books, Journals & Catalogues by Country

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1027

AUSTRALIA: Handy hardbound group including 'Stamps of Australia' by Rosenblum (the last edition), Military titles by Collas x2, Emery and Firebrace, etc, softbound or spiral-bound including 'Telegrams' in two volumes by Hancock, 'Kangaroos' by Kellow, and 'Stamps of Papua' by Rosenblum, etc, generally very fine. Weighs 14kg. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

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Estimate AU$100

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

1028

AUSTRALIA: 'History of the Australian Military Postal Services 1914-1950' by Ted Proud (1991), h/b 584pp with d/j. Very fine copy of this indispensable reference work.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$105.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1029

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: Carton of recent Abacus 'name' sales comprising Dr Don Pearce 'South Australia: Departmentals' and '...Stamps & Their Usage' and 'Tillie Mitchell' Australia including Kangaroos Postal History, all these are hardbound; and Charles Lawlor 'Western Australia', and Gary Diffen's 'Errors of Tasmania Victoria & WA' (Spink); and Besancon 'Australia Parts I II & III', most with p/r. Weighs 7½kg. (6)

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Estimate AU$50

SOLD for AU$25.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1030

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: Key handbooks comprising 'Postal History of NSW' by White et al, 'Postal History of Northern Territory' by Williams, 'Queensland Postal History' by Campbell, 'Postage Stamps of South Australia' by James, 'Pictorial Stamps of Tasmania' by Lancaster, 'Stamps of Victoria' by Kellow, 'Cancellations of Melbourne 1861-1912' by Davies & Lindfield, 'Datestamps of Victoria: Intro + A to B' and '...C to G' by Watson Webster & Wood, and 'Western Australia Stamps & Postal History' by WASG, very fine. Weighs 12kg. (9)

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Estimate AU$200

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

1031

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: Important auction catalogues comprising general sales 'Hamilton' (1980), Boker (1981), Garevn Thomas (1982) and Boyd/Lichtenstein (1990), plus Slade Slade SA & WA (1979), Odenweller Tasmania (1981), Geitnebeek Victoria Woodblocks (2014), 'Edgar' Postal Stationery of Victoria (1990), Western Australia trio Gartner (1979), Juhl (1993) and Walkley Stamps (2005), very fine. (11)

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Estimate AU$75

SOLD for AU$60.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1032

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: Minor titles mostly soft-cover or spiral-bound plus hardbound photocopies of important postal history exhibits Druce NSW and Blake Tasmania. Weighs 12kg. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24)

Estimate AU$50

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

1033

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - VICTORIA: 'The Stamps of Victoria' masterwork by Dr Geoff Kellow RDP (1990). As new & indispensable.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

SOLD for AU$55.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1034

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: All the hardbound volumes by the Western Australia Study Group comprising 'The Stamps & Postal History' (1979), 'The Postal Stationery to 1914' by Brian Pope & Phil Thomas (1982, signed by the authors), 'The Fiscal Stamps' by John Dzelme (1987) and the monumental 'The Forces, POW and Censor Mail' by Bruce Haynes & Brian Pope (1997, signed by Brian Pope), all with d/j and very fine to "as new". More than 1600pp of valuable information. Ex Dr Cecil Walkley. (4)

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Estimate AU$150

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

1035

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: The balance of Cecil Walkley's WA books, softbound or spiral-bound including the small-format works by Mogens Juhl, '2d Perkins Bacon Plate' by Pope & Reynolds, 'Stamp Forgeries of WA' by Mavis Pope, 'The Goldfields Locals' by Reynolds & Pope with an illustrated census of the recorded covers and all unused & used Lake Lefroy Cycle Mail stamps; auction catalogues for the major collections formed by Frank Chadwick (1978), John Gartner (1979) & John Dupont ('Austin; 1985) all with the p/r and a priistine copy of our catalogue for Cecil's stamps (14.4.2005); a good run of the WASG's journal 'Black Swan' s/b in annual volumes; etc, generally very fine. Weighs 15kg.

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Estimate AU$150

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

1036

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 'Postal Markings Illustrated: ABBA RIVER to ZANTHUS' by Western Australia Study Group (1984-2002; published in sections) in three four-ring binders. The pages are "as new". Another indispensable reference work.

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Estimate AU$150

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

1037

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 'Western Australia: The Obliterators' by Brian Pope & Max Reynolds, 180pp spiral-bound, providing a listing of all the various types plus a detailed census of all covers recorded under each type, making this an indispensable work.

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Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1038

BRITISH AFRICA: Group of mostly 1980s titles with standard texts for Sudan by Stagg (both volumes), Sierra Leone by Beale, Gambia by Andrew, Mashonaland by Drysdall & Collins, Southern Rhodesia by Knight & Mitchell, Nyasaland-Rhodesia Field Force by Drysdall & Pennycuick, etc, all with d/j if issued thus, then various minor titles and the h/b auction catalogue for Robert Gibbs' Rhodesia Double Heads, generally very fine. Weighs 17kg. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate AU$100

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

1039

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH: Hardbound group including 'Specimen Stamps of the Crown Colonies' by Samuel, 'Mauritius' by Ibbotson, 'Eastern Arabia & the Gulf' by Donaldson, standard Postal History texts including Proud's Aden and Palestine, Burma by Davis & Martin, Papua by Lee, Malta by Malta Study Circle, Cyprus by Castle (two editions), Ascension by Attwood, St Helena by Hibbert and Gibraltar by Hine-Haycock, plus softbound Tristan by Crabb, a few GB by Mackay, etc, generally very fine. Weighs 22kg. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$135.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1040

FIJI: Basic library with the very scarce Phillips (1908, with plates, needs to be rebound) and Purves (1938), also 'Postal Stationery' by Duberal, 'Air Mails' by Jones, 'Postal History Vols I & II' by Rodger, bundle of Fiji Philatelic Society and PISC monographs, auction catalogues for Peter Robertson (1992), Colonel Harrie Evans (2003) and Lester Meis (2013), etc. Weighs 10kg. Ex Gerald Patterson. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35)

Estimate AU$250

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