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Fiji

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1261

Extensive consignment remainders to the 1970s mostly on leaves with strength in 1870s to 1890s with 'CR' values x23, 1872 Surcharges x36, many later blocks, varieties and postmarks, condition variable. Inspection will be rewarded. Ex Gerald Patterson. (Qty) (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)

Estimate AU$800

SOLD for AU$1,000.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1262

The very last of Gerald Patterson's Fiji with thousands of stamps from 19th century to QEII pre-decimals, a few items of commercial mail, duplicated FDCs, etc, condition variable. (1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

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

1263

1871-98 Victorian Issues duplicated array - heavy in parts - with many better stamps including CR 1d x3 (one used), 3d x4 (one used) & 6d, 'Two/Cents' on 1d & 'Six/Cents' on 3d, many 'VR' Underprints and 'CR' replugged as 'VR', QV 5/- mint x9 & CTO x20+ including an Imperf Pair, numerous Surcharges, many multiples, group with fiscal cancels, condition variable but many are fine to very fine, high catalogue value. Research opportunity. Ex Gerald Patterson. (750 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

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Estimate AU$1,500

SOLD for AU$1,450.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1264

1871 Cakobau ('CR') 1d x4 (all unused), 3d x5 (four with large-part original gum) and 6d x5 (two with large-part original gum), Cat £1950, for unused. Ex Gerald Patterson. (14)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

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

1265

1872 Decimal Surcharges 'Two/Cents' on 1d x20, 'Six/Cents' on 3d x16 and 'Twelve/Cents' on 6d x12 (one used), a few minor faults, about half with part- to large-part original gum, Cat £4000+, for unused. Ex Gerald Patterson. (48)

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

Estimate AU$1,000

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

1266

1874 'V.R.' Overprints comprising Gothic Font 'Two/Cents' on 1d SG 16, 'Six/Cents' on 3d SG 17 and 'Twelve/Cents' on 6d SG 18 x3 (one with a large part of the design missing & not included in the catalogue value); and Roman Font 'Twelve/Cents' on 6d SG 21 x2 (one apparently unused but stained), good to fine, Cat £2400. Nothing expertised so offered "as is", at a modest estimate. Ex Gerald Patterson. (7)

Grade A-/B (Image1)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1267

1876-98 Issues with good ranges of 'VR' Underprints including imperf plate proofs 1d single and 6d blocks of 4 & 6, 'VR' Inserted for 'CR' with some better stamps, One Shilling mint x7 & used x23 and 1891-98 Designs, many with part- to large-part original gum, generally fine to very fine, Cat £3800+ plus the proofs. Ex Gerald Patterson. (147)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1268

1903-27 Keyplates mostly mint collection with KEVII ½d green comple sheet of 120, blocks of 4 to 6d and 5d block of 12, 5/- green & black x6 (one used), 5/- green & red/yellow x6, £1 purple & black/red x2, Plate Number singles 6d & 1/- plus used 1d block of 4; KGV with values to 5/- block of 4 & £1 (no gum), page of Plate Number singles to 1/- plus 2/- block of 4, ¼d & 'WAR STAMP' ½d panes of 60, 'WAR STAMP' duo with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp, ½d pair & 1d block of 4 from a booklet, etc, also Silver Jubilee group including Plate Number blocks of 4 and minor varieties, generally fine to very fine. Ex Gerald Patterson. (700+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$1,600.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1269

1903-27 Keyplates with KEVII 1903 set (£1 with minor gumside blemishes), 1904 trio and 1906 New Colours to £1, KGV MCA to 2/6d x4 with most dies & shades, 'WAR STAMP' shades & 1d with Offset of the Overprint and 1922-27 Script set to 5/-, generally very fine, Cat £1200+. Ex Gerald Patterson. (71)

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

Estimate AU$400

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

1270

1938-55 KGVI Pictorials heavily duplicated array with 5d 'Blue Canes' x25 * or U, 6d Die I x20 * or U, 6d violet-black x18 * or U, 5/- used block of 6 (a very scarce multiple), 10/- mint x8 (3 **) & used x5, £1 mint x6 (3 **) & used x5, etc, many varieties noted, also Commemorative issues and 1940 Postage Dues mint set x5 plus used 1d x2 2d & 6d, generally fine to very fine. Research opportunity. Ex Gerald Patterson. (2000 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$1,300.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1271

1953-68 Issues heavily duplicated array with 1954-59 Pictorials blocks of 4 - three units unmounted - to £1, imprint blocks of 4 or larger ** to £1, 10/- imprint blocks of 4 */** & CTO, pieces with £1 x2 or £1 pair & 5/- Gold Mining, 1959-68 Block Wmk Pictorials 1964 & unmounted 1968 printings 10/- & £1 Imprint Blocks of 10, 1968 Pictorials to £1 unmounted blocks of 30, numerous other part-sheets & large blocks, generally very fine with a high proportion being unmounted. Research opportunity. Ex Gerald Patterson. (Qty) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$2,200.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1272

POSTAGE DUES: 1940 1d green to 1/6d carmine SG D11-18 complete tied to contrived local cover by 'SUVA/9JUL40/FIJI' cds, three vertical folds clear of the stamps, Cat £650. (8)

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

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Estimate AU$250

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

Postal History

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1273

Pre-WWII mostly commercial covers including 1895 front to NSW, early Postal Cards to Germany x2, France or Isle of Wight (message headed "HMS Pylades Suva" refers to a cricket match - "We got horribly beaten" - carried per Naval Bag & cancelled at London, corner fault), a few registered including two from Levuka (one commercial to Victoria) and 1914 to Surrey paid 1d only but not taxed, destinations include Hawaii x2 (one taxed with US postage dues), Canada, Belgium, Tasmania and British Guiana, a few Paquebot items including 1923 advertising cover from Auckland to Canada with NZ stamps tied by 'GPO SUVA' cds (stained), etc, postmarks include commercial covers with 'MAKOGAI' (apparently from a missionary at the leper colony), 'PO NADI', 'NAUSORI PO', 'PO NAUSORI' and 'SAVU SAVU EAST', a few problems but generally fine to very fine. (31) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Estimate AU$1,000

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

1274

PSE

Carton of commercial and philatelic covers with some pre-WWII items including three taxed covers to the Philippines, mostly QEII Patterson Family/Company mail, a wide array of decimal frankings, numerous internal at various rates including several 2d & 2c town letters and scarce internal airmail rates, numerous machine & meter cancels including scarce types, 80+ official covers with an array of departmental cachets including enormous types & one with small ovoid 'FIJI POST OFFICE/LEVUKA/SAVINGS BANK', a selection of different 'TELEGRAM' envelopes, and a batch of mostly unused modern postal stationery, condition variable but much is fine to very fine. Ex Gerald Patterson. Weighs 5kg. (many 100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22)

Estimate AU$600

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

1275

PSE

1918 (Apr 8) commercial usage of KGV 1d+3d size G Registration Envelope to "Public Works/Port Moresby/Papua" with KGV 1d tied to the face by light Suva cds, Sydney transit cds of 22AP18 and 'PORT MORESBY/12MAY18/PAPUA' arrival where redirected to "Samarai", minor blemishes. Very scarce origin/destination item. The additional 1d was for the War Tax that applied 1.12.1915 to 30.6.1920. It was not required to use the 'WAR TAX' stamps. [The illustration is above Lot 1277]

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

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

1276

PSE

1922 (circa) usage of KGV ¼d brown Wrapper to "Samoa Times/Apia, Samoa" with the characteristic undated "sunburst" cancel. Very scarce used. Ross Duberal at pages 77-79 states 100,000 were ordered but "The shortage of [used] examples...indicates...a high destruction rate". In 1915, the newspaper rate was halved from ½d to ¼d. It seems probable that newspapers were exempt from War Tax. The old rate was restored on 2.3.1923. It appears that the local rate also applied to Samoa (perhaps only for bulk mailings). Proud is silent on newspaper rates, and Rodger refers only to the 1923 increase. [The illustration is above Lot 1277]

Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

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

1277

1922-47 Advertising covers comprising 1922 for S Levy Jun & Co (Dunlop Tyres) to Ohio, 1933 Bank of New Zealand (Suva) to New Brunswick with Honolulu machine cancel & distorted 'PAQUEBOT.' cachet, 1934 & 1936 different patterns for AS Farebrother & Co (Agents), 1946 for Lilac Theatre to the Governor Sir Harry Luke, and 1947 for Emperor Gold Mining Co with 'PO VATUKOULA' cds, fine to very fine. (6)

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

Estimate AU$250

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

1278

1941-45 commercial mail including airmail to USA with 1/5d pair & 'X 111' censor label, surface to USA with red/white censor label tied by ovoid 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/ 3 ' cachet at Suva, the earliest to New Zealand is defective but with 'FIJI BOMBER FUND' label tied by Suva slogan cancel, surface to India with superb Indian 'C / 4'-in-octagon, surface to Ireland double-censored, and American Forces in Fiji from APO 37 x4 (one endorsed "71st Station Hosp") or APO 913 x2, generally fine to very fine. Scarce group. (12) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate AU$300

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

1279

1951 (Dec 10) surface cover to Hawaii with 3d Outrigger tied by 'STAMP OUT TB' slogan of Suva, apparently overweight & taxed with superb 'T/("12c")' handstamp, faint US-pattern 'POSTAGE DUE ("4") CENTS' handstamp at upper-left & precancelled pair of US 2c Postage Dues affixed, rough opening of the flap.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

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

1280

FLIGHT COVERS: Illustrated envelopes for 1930 (July 14) Suva-Lautoka x3 with different Lautoka cancels, 1933 (Mar 17) Suva-Lautoka (spotty), 1933 (Mar 28) to Taveuni with 'PO SOMO SOMO' cancels (blemishes), and 1956 (Aug 13) TEAL Flying Boat service to Auckland. (6)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

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