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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1281

PICTURE POSTCARDS: Handy group from FW Caine x6 ('Panorama of Suva No 1' to '...No 6'), LN Anderson, AM Brodziak, Harry Gardiner x2, Kerry, Le Faivre x2, Stinson x3, Tuck and JW Waters, and a few others including an advertising PPC for Pat Costello's Lautoka Hotel with photo of European patrons outside the hotel, mostly unused, fine to very fine. Ex Gerald Patterson. (21)

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Estimate AU$200

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

1282

POSTMARKS: Untidy collection with minor duplication including of scarcer markings, dozens of brass straight-line cancels & other early types including full strikes of longer names on multiple or piece, shipboard markings, some better stamps noted. Just the items illustrated here and on our website are worth the estimate. Ex Gerald Patterson. (few 100) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate AU$1,250

SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1283

POSTMARKS: KEVII to early-QEII covers with all-different cancels including 1928 'PO NAUSORI' (commercial), 1930s 'LEKUTU' cds with brass 'LEKUTU' as part of R marking, 'MAKOGAI' in violet, 'SAVU SAVU EAST' underpaid & taxed "T10c", 'POSTAGE PAID IN CASH/SUVA-FIJI' in red (on a commercial packet) & 'WAIYEVO', 1940s 'BUCA BAY' with brass 'BUCA BAY' as part of R marking (commercial), 'DREKETI' (mission mail), 'PO VUNIDAWA' and triple-oval 'VULAGA' (native mail), 1950s 'MOALA' in violet, 'NADI AIRPORT' (possibly commercial), rubber straight-line 'PO WAINUNU' and manuscript "Richmond", 1960s small undated Postal Agency types for 'BUA', 'DARIA' (commercial) & 'NASOROWAQA', etc, both the covers & strikes are generally fine to very fine. A very desirable lot. (26)

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Estimate AU$1,000

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

France

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1284

Predominantly used including a range of Classics in quite variable condition from 1849 Ceres 20c black x3, 1852-61 Napoleon imperf used group including 5c x5, 20c x20 and 80c x6 with annotated shades & varieties, 1862 Napoleon perf used group plus 2c brown & 5c green unused with small-part original gum, presentable 1869 Napoleon 5fr (small thin; annotated "reperforated"), lots of Peace & Commerce, Allegory, Sower & Merson issues, also 1937 Pipex M/S CTO with hexagonal datestamp, Postage Dues imperf 15c black, 25c black & 60c blue plus 1894 1fr red-brown, etc, some postmark interest including numerals, TPOs, etc condition quite mixed but many are fine to very fine. Weighs 2kg. (few 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$200

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

1285

1929 Le Havre Philatelic Exhibition 'EXPOSITION/LE HAVRE/1929/PHILATELIQUE' overprint on Merson 2f red & blue-green SG 470 (Michel 239), characteristic part 'offset' of overprint on reverse, lightly mounted, Cat £1000 for mounted (€1000 for unmounted). Sold only at the Exhibition.

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Estimate AU$250

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

1286

1936 Airmails 50f green SG 540 (Michel 311a), quite well-centred, tiny hinge remainder, Cat £1300 for mounted (€1300 for unmounted).

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Estimate AU$350

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

1287

1936 Airmails 50f 'Banknote' ultramarine/rose SG 541 (Michel 321), well-centred, light but indistinct cds cancel, Cat £475 (€300). A very attractive example of this much-loved stamp.

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Estimate AU$120

SOLD for AU$130.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

French Community

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1288

FEZZAN & GHADAMES: 1943 Overprints on Italian Postage Dues '0 Fr 50'[c] SG D13, exceptional centring, minor tonespots on the reverse, signed by Roger Calves, unmounted, Cat £1800. Rare: only 98 prepared. Acquired from Euro-Yu (when still based in London) for £450.

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Estimate AU$300

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

1289

FEZZAN & GHADAMES: 1943 Issues of Italy Handstamped with circular 'RF o,5o/FEZZAN' at Sebha on 50c Pegasus SG 15, tied to small piece by crude 'RF SEBHA/13JUIN1943/FEZZAN' cds, Cat £1300. Superb. Only 352 produced.

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Estimate AU$300

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

1290

FEZZAN & GHADAMES: 1951 'LIBYA' Overprints on Cyrenaica Horseman Surcharged in French Currency for use in Fezzan '2 FRANCS' on 2m to '480 FRANCS' on 500m complete, generally well centred, values to 20fr & the 480fr are unmounted. A beautiful set. (10)

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Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$80.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1291

FEZZAN & GHADAMES: Batch of mostly philatelic covers including '7fr 50' on Tripolitania 50c on PPC with 'POSTES MILITAIRE/No 561' cds used at Ghadames, 1950 two 'Dear Doctor' PPCs with different frankings, 1950 with Airs 100fr & 200fr tied by 'SEBHA-FEZZAN/TERRE DU FEZZAN' datestamp, registered covers with 1950 Charity pairs, 1949 Pictorials five values to 25fr or Ghadames set to 25fr with US arrival b/s, illustrated FDCs for 1950 Charities & 20fr Ahmed Bey (two different), maximum cards for 1949 8fr & 15fr, etc, plus commercial covers to France 1948 with 10c 3fr & 6fr or 1950 with 1949 15fr, condition variable, the stamps with significant catalogue value. (21)

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Estimate AU$300

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

1292

FEZZAN & GHADAMES: 1943 (June 15) cover to "Caforal Radio/Ovation Groupe Bretagne/Zouar" (in Chad) with Overprints on Italy 50c SG 1 and on Libya '5 frs' on 50c SG 7 & '7fr50' 50c SG 12, tied by locally produced 'RF SEBHA/15JUIN1943/FEZZAN' cds, 'ZOUAR/30/JUIN/43/AEF' arrival b/s, the stamps lifted expertised by Brun & hinged in place, Roumet guarantee handstamp at lower-left, stamps Cat £270.

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Estimate AU$300

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

1293

FEZZAN & GHADAMES: 1943 (Sep 19) apparently commercial usages of two 'ALBERGO AIN EL FRAS/GADAMAES' envelopes with scarce solo frankings, one to Algeria with Overprints on Libya '5 frs' on 50c SG 7 (Cat £120) and the other to Tunisia with Overprints on Libya '7fr 50' on 50c carmine SG 12 (Cat £140), both tied by 'POSTE MILITAIRE/19-9/43/No561' cds with 'PREMIER SERVICE AVION/TUNIS GHADAMES' handstamps at upper-left used at Ghadames, the latter signed at upper-right by Alberto Diena, minor blemishes. (2)

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Estimate AU$150

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

Germany

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1294

Four volume collection with strength in Third Reich issues with a high proportion unmounted including 1933-36 Hindenburg, 1934 Airmails, 1935 Costumes & Skiing, 1936 Olympics and 1938 Nurburgring etc, also WWII Occupations including Bohemia & Moravia 1939 Overprints with guarantee handstamps, Croatia 1941 Overprints Mi 1-23, etc, some problems in earlier material otherwise generally very fine to superb, high catalogue value. (1000+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12)

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Estimate AU$1,500

SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1295

PSE

Potential treasure chest with a stamp collection including lots of pickings especially in the States, a batch of pre-stamp mail, several hundred Postal Cards from States to 1930s including commemorative issues with a high proportion commercially used (about half of which have filing holes), excellent postmark content including early machine types, then a large stockbook of Revenues and Cinderellas with a beautiful array of poster stamps & other types plus pages of official & commercial letter seals including extreme shapes; also some Swiss & Austrian stationery; condition variable but much is fine to very fine. (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) (Image44)

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Estimate AU$1,000

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

1296

1875-1997 in carton with Bavaria including imperfs and Officials, Empire, Hyper-Inflations, Hindenberg booklet stamps used, General Government, Berlin to 1990 with 1948-49 overprints in Black to 5mk mint, and in Red to 2mk used, 1951 Freedom Bell mint, Clapper to Right used, and Clapper to Left mint, Occupation issues, Post Offices Abroad, etc; plus Colonies with Carolines, East Africa, New Guinea, Marianas & SWA; condition variable. Weighs 9kg. (many 100s)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1297

1928-33 Zeppelin Airmails complete sheets of 50 of South America Flight 2mk x12 & 4mk x13, Polar Flight 1mk x12, 2mk x13 & 4mk x13 and Chicago World's Fair Flight 1mk x12, 2mk x12 & 4mk x11, each unit with 'Privater Nachdruck' [= private reprint] on the reverse. Ex Australian Philatelic Wholesalers. Marketing opportunity. (98 sheets = 4900 stamps)

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Estimate AU$200

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

1298

1930 Graf Zeppelin Süd-Amerika-Fahrt 2mk & 4mk Mi 438 & 439 marginal examples from the upper-left of the sheets, unmounted, Cat €3500 minimum. Superb. (2)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$1,100.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

German Colonies

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1299

OPSE

Neatly presented collection remainders with 1890s Overprints mint sets 'Kamerun', 'Marianen', 'Marshall-Inseln' (mint or unused), 'Samoa' & 'Deutsch/Neuguinea' (used), also Samoa Ships to 5mk, SWA 3mk used, a group of GRI Overprints from New Guinea & Cameroun, and some unused Postal Cards, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. (260 approx)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1300

Largely unsorted array with lots of pickings including Vorlaufer (= forerunners) from Marshalls & Samoa (10pf block of 6 with Friedrich Steuer Certificate, and large piece with 20pf x10 & 50pf pair), early Overprints to 25pf & 50pf values mostly mint but including Carolines & Marshalls sets on covers, High Denominations with apparently genuine cancellations including Carolines 2mk & Marshalls 3mk on registered covers, East Africa exploded 1r60h booklet, several 'mourning stamps', etc, condition variable but much is fine to very fine. (200 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12)

Estimate AU$1,000

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

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