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PHILATELIC LITERATURE continued...

Books, Journals & Catalogues by Country continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1041

GERMAN COLONIES: 'The Stamps & Cancels of the German Colonies & the German Post Offices Abroad' by Albert Friedemann (Third English Edition, 1999), 1000pp h/b, soiling of the page edges otherwise very fine. A must-have for every dealer or collector.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$250

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

1042

KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: Ted Proud h/b quartet 'German East Africa', 'Tanganyika' and 'Uganda & Zanzibar' each with d/j, and 'East African Army Postal Service', also auction catalogues for Gerald Simpson (1982) and Stuart Rossiter (1983, damaged spine), and a handy run of the Bulletin of the East Africa Study Circle. Weighs 10kg. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1043

NEW GUINEA: 'G.R.I.' by Robert Gibbs (1988), h/b 296pp with d/j. Superb copy of this indispensable reference work.

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1044

NEW ZEALAND: '...New Zealand Volume III: the Postal History & Postmarks' (1955), page edges a bit grubby but internally very fine; also 'Stamps of Papua' by Alec Rosenblum & an 1890s Ward Lock edition of 'Captain Cook's Voyages' (spine damaged but the pages & illustrations are generally fine). Weighs 5kg. (3 items)

Grade A-/C (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$75

SOLD for AU$50.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1045

SOUTH AFRICA - PROVINCES: Hardback standard texts 'Postmarks of CofGH' by Goldblatt, 'Postal Markings of Natal' by Hart et al, 'Stamps of Orange Free State' in 3 vols by Huckley & Marriott, 'OFS Post Offices & Markings' in 2 spiral-bound volumes by Batten, 'Transvaal Philately' by Matthews et al, a few softbound Boer War monographs, and Putzel's 'South African Post Offices' in 4 vols, also h/b auction catalogue for the Joseph CofGH, generally very fine. Weighs 20kg. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$100

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

British Commonwealth

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1046

Delightful Pacific Islands collection on Scott leaves with many better sets and high values including Cook Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Pitcairn, Papua and Samoa (notably a superb QV £2 violet), also Australia Kookaburra M/S, 1930s issues complete and BCOF set, very fine to superb; also some used in variable condition that has been ignored for setting the estimate. (few 100)

Grade A/A+ (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) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44)

Estimate AU$3,000

SOLD for AU$3,400.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1047

Basic pre-WWII selections from Fiji, New Hebrides, Samoa & Tonga with some better singles & sets, condition a bit variable. (few 100) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1048

PSE

'SPECIMEN' overprints on mostly KGVI-period Postal Stationery comprising Postal Cards x30, Letter Cards x2, Envelopes x17, Registration Envelopes x16 and Wrappers x14, including items from Aden, Barbados, British Guiana, British Honduras, Gibraltar, Grenada, Jamaica, KUT, Leewards, Malta, Mauritius, St Vincent, Sierra Leone, Trinidad & Tobago, Zanzibar, etc, a few with mostly minor marks but the majority are fine to very fine. (79)

Grade A/A- (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) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$725.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1049

ASCENSION: Great Britain KEVII 1d red, 2½d blue & 1/- green & carmine each with largely fine to very fine strikes of 'ASCENSION' cds cancels SG Z22, Z25 & Z33, the first in 1907, the other two in 1911, the first two on small pieces, Cat £450+. (3)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

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

1050

ASCENSION: Mostly mint collection from 1922 Overprints on St Helena set, 1924-33 Badge set to 1/- (ex 1d grey & green), 1934 KGV Pictorials & 1935 Jubilee sets used/CTO, 1938-53 KGVI Pictorials set * (some used including the 5/-) plus a few extra perfs & shades, 1948 Wedding 10/- CTO, then unmounted 1956 QEII Pictorials & 1963 Birds sets ** and later issues to 1971 Space Travel set, condition generally fine to very fine, stated Cat £1200+. (180+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1051

ASCENSION: 1922-38 collection on leaves comprising 1922 Overprints on St Helena set, 1924-33 Badge set, 1935 Jubilee, 1938-53 KGVI Pictorials set including 1d black & green Perf 13½ & Perf 13, etc, lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £1000+. (53)

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

Estimate AU$400

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

1052

CEYLON: 1863-66 Crown CC Wmk Perf 12½ ½d shades SG 48-48c group including a horizontal pair, all but one with large-part original gum, Cat £275+ minimum. (5)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$140

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

1053

CEYLON: 1885 Surcharges 'FIVE/CENTS' on QV Crown CC Wmk Perf 14x12½ 64c red-brown SG 173, very well-centred, a few irregular perfs, no gum, Cat £950. Pascal Scheller Certificate (2010) states "Position 12 on the plate".

Grade A A2 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$220.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1054

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FALKLAND ISLANDS: 1860s-1950s collection on leaves predominantly mint from 1868 'FALKLANDS/PAID/ISLANDS' Frank Stamp on piece stated to be ex Robson Lowe, then 1878 QV No Wmk set (the 1d & 4d used), a range of other 1885-1902 QV Heads including shades noted apparent 2½d blue & 6d orange-yellow plus 1891 Provisional '½d' overprint bisect on piece tied by 'FI' bars cancel, 1898 2/6d blue & 5/- red (thinned), 1904 KEVII Heads to 3/-, 1912 KGV Heads Multiple Crown CA Wmk set to 10/-, 1918 'WAR STAMP' simplified set, 1921 KGV Heads Script CA Wmk set, 1929 KGV Whale & Penguin and 1935 Silver Jubilee sets, also 1938 & 1952 KGVI Pictorials sets *, etc, plus a few Dependencies issues, some with hinge remainders otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £5000+. (110+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$1,500

SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1055

FALKLAND ISLANDS: Attractive collection on Scott pages with a sprinkling of early issues, Centenary set to 1/-, Jubilee set, 1952 Pictorials, 1960 Birds etc, also Dependencies with the Overprints, simplified Maps & Ships, generally very fine & very lightly mounted, Cat £1850+. (180+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1056

FALKLAND ISLANDS: 1933 Centenary of British Administration set to 5/- Penguin SG 127-136, quite well-centred, a few including the top two values with small hinge remainders otherwise generally very fine, Cat £1500+. (10)

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

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1057

GIBRALTAR: Attractive collection to 1975 on Scott pages mostly mint including 1886 Overprint ½d & 1d, 1886-87 ½d & 1d, 1889 Surcharges 40c on 4d, 1889-96 set to 2pta, 1898 6d & 1/-, KGVI Pictorials set, 1960 Pictorials, 1967 Ships (**), 1971 Pictorial pairs (**), etc, used oddments including 1935 Jubilee set, generally very fine. (250+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1058

GIBRALTAR: Accumulation including 1967-94 complete on KA-BE pages plus extras & duplicates on Hagner sheets noted 1953-59 & 1960-62 QEII Pictorials, plenty of M/Ss and lots of thematic interest, apparently all unmounted, stated Cat £2000+. Weighs 3kg. (100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1059

GIBRALTAR: 1903 KEVII Keyplates Crown CA Watermark set overprinted 'SPECIMEN' SG 46s-55s, a few with small hinge remainders and/or minor marks on the gum side, Cat £550. (10)

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

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1060

GIBRALTAR: 1906-11 KEVII Keyplates Multiple Crown CA Watermark New Colours 4/- grey-black & carmine and 8/- purple & green SG 73 & 74, both quite well-centred, lightly mounted, Cat £480. (2)

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

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