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20491
Advertising: Oil/Petrol Companies. Bicycles, Motor Cars, types & similar mixed card/cover collection with PPC (11) inc Mobil Oil, Neptune Oil Company, Big Tree Motor Spirit (NZ), Super PLUME Ethyl, Vacuum Oil & Texaco. Also Motor Cycle card & 3 Bicycle cards inc Don McGregor Australian Junior Champion. Then (15) 1930s-60s Advertising envelopes, strength in KGV era inc Buick, Dunlop Rubber, Goodyear Tyres, Hudson Super Six, Shell & Texas Company plus other ephemera. Mostly VF condition. (30 items)
 SOLD at A$200
20492
Antarctica: 'With Captain Scott R.N. in the Antarctica - En route to the South Pole'. Advertising card for Shell Motor Spirit. Another Advert card for 'Cerebos Table Salt' with 4 vignettes inc 'South-Antarctic Ocean' at right. Traces of foxing, both VF. (2)
 SOLD at A$90
20493
Australia: 1908 USA Fleet Visit group of 10 blue & white cards inc USS Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Kearsarge, Kentucky, Maine, Ohio & Virginia. All with American Fleet Souvenir Post Card reverse. F-VF UN. (10) (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$150
20494
Australia: 1908 USA Fleet Visit inc generic real photo. To Sydney Heraldic style featuring USA/Aust Flags (2), Martin Place (real photo) & individual Ships printed in blue (4) for USS Georgia, Illinois, Kearsarge & New Jersey. Also correct map of Australia featuring Uncle Sam. Mostly F-VF UN. (9)
 SOLD at A$100
20495
Australia: 1909 Broken Hill BHP Mines Strikes. Two diff real photo PPC showing mock graves, one with Cursed to the memory of Thomas Fowler a scab in the BHP Mine 1909. The other 1909 in memory of Peter Tilbrook SLAB. Both VF condition, 2 RARE political cards.
 SOLD at A$100
20496
Australia. Artists: 1930s Trans-Australian Railway publicity cards set of 12 (Rose W1-W12) with Series 1 inc Lounge cnr & Dining Car & Series 2 (all aboriginal portrait) inc 'The Inma Darcen, King Moonlight & Wild Harry. All fresh UN inc both original envelopes. Scarce as a comp set. (12)
 SOLD at A$160
20497
Australia/Europe Advertising: Food & related topics card collection (45) inc Bourneville Chocolate, Droste Cacao, Fry's Chocolate (4 diff), Mac Robertson Chocolate Children trio, Coleman's Mustard, Chicago Tinned Meat, Griffiths Teas Melbourne, Terai Tea Adelaide (1909 Horse Drawn Tram Memorial) Pick Me Up (PMU) Sauces, Charlick Bros Grocers-Adelaide, Mellin's Food for Infants & Invalids. Hawkins & Abberton Bakers & Caterers Parramatta Rd Leichhardt (1911 real photo) & more. Also covers (20) inc 1895 Medcraft Confectionery from Rockhampton to Gympie, 1896 Geo Hiron Confectioner from Toowong to Gympie, 1907 Goldenea Tea from Mackay to Hobart. 1937 Maxam Tropical Delicacies from Brisbane to England, 1941 Henry Jones from Hobart to Washington USA & 1932 Norco Creamery from Sydney to Brisbane. Very colourful throughout, mostly F-VF condition. A rarely seen assembly.
 SOLD at A$300
20498
Australia: Advertising 'Familiar Australian Singers' with 'Compliment of the Singer Sewing Machine Co' at base. Another 'Familiar Aust Singer' w/o cachet & with plain back. 3rd card depicting 'Kangaroo Hopping' with cachet at base. 1st card with light rev foxing o/w F-VF condition. (3)
 AVAILABLE at A$60
20499
Australia: Agriculture collection (16) inc Arrival of Wool for market - Cunnamulla Railway Station Southern Queensland, Bridestowe Estate (Lavender) Lilydale Tasmania, Agricultural Traction Engine, Pineapple Bacon & Hams, QME (Queensland Meat Export). Advertising cards with 3 diff scenes, Sheep Paddocks at Flemington, Rounding up fat cattle, plus others. Mixed UN/U, F-VF condition. (16)
 SOLD at A$120
20500
Australia: Alcohol - Beer, Wine & Spirits Advertising collection with cards (36) inc Victoria 1890s Beer & Baccy 1d blue, Carlyons Hotel Spencer St Melbourne, Hotel Culcairn, Hotel Central Bega, McGurens Pier Hotel Coffs Harbour, Bank and Victoria Hotel Port Darwin NT, Watson's Paragon Hotel & Hotel Metropole Sydney. (38)
 SOLD at A$220
20501
Australia Amateur Artist collection (30) inc 2 by MWW in the style of C Dana Gibson My Lady Disdain & Sincerity with originals for comparison. Unsigned 1930s (?) Seasons Greetings from New Guinea. Group of 8 Pencil Scenes, mostly on rev of 1d Shield cards addressed to Miss Milly Beeson/Turramurra. Then another 19 cards showing varying degrees of artistic ability. (33)
 SOLD at A$80
20502
Australian Artist: AR Buret 'The Ten Best Citizens of Victoria' group of 6 (numbered) inc Sir John Madden (No 1), Sir George Turner (No 4), Hon WH Irvine (No 7) & Hon George Coppin (No 10). Some minor foxing, F-VF condition. (6)
 AVAILABLE at A$80
20503
Australian Artist's collection mostly Bush Scenes inc Weston 'The Teamster', Percy Spence 'The Sundowner', RM Isaacs 'Bent Street Sydney', Taylor Ghee 'A Bush Sawmill', Tom Roberts 'The Fossickers', K Farran 'Fig Tree Lane Cove River', A MacInnes (5 diff), P Campbell (5 diff), plus 16 other Artist Cards. Mostly F-VF condition. (32)
 AVAILABLE at A$150
20504
Australian Artists: Fred Booty Comic collection, appear all diff with good variety throughout. Mixed UN/U, generally F-VF condition. (48)
 SOLD at A$130
20505
Australian Artists Fullwood Scenes (18) with Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne (6) & Sydney (2), Bush Views/Rural Industries (10) inc Healesville, Illawarra, A Sheep Station, Queenscliffe & Gold Mining (2). Mixed UN/U, F-VF condition. Also Deanne Taylor 'Williamstown' (2) & Farran 'Fig Tree Lane Cove River. (21)
 AVAILABLE at A$150
20506
Australian Artists: Golden Age Comic/Humour collection (82) inc Handy (22), JF (10), Hal Gye (5), WMB (8), Treweek (publisher in Prahan VIC) Silhouettes (5 B&W), WRH (6) plus others inc typical (timeless) Edwardian era Topics & Satire. Mixed UN/U, generally VG-VF condition, (82)
 SOLD at A$180
20507
Australian Artist: Zoe Rothwell WWI Humour set of 3 with 'Come On' (Artillery), 'Isn't it great to be happily married?' & 'The guard of honour'. VFU. RRR. (3)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20508
Australia: Bulletin Series ONE, Phil May December 1903. Set of Eleven cards inc 'Saved'. Mostly postally U. Fine-VF condition. (P)
 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
20509
Australia: Bulletin Cards. Phil May 'Bah-Ah' (Series I), 'Hop Breaking the Record' (Series II), LH Vincent 'Rude Boy' (Series III), AJ Fisher 'Benevolent Gentleman' (2 diff, Series III) & Hop 'When my Farther' (Series VI). F-VF, rarely seen! (6) (P)
 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
20510
Australia: Bulletin Cards. Phil May 'An Illustrated Advertisement' (2 diff, Series I), 'Bah-Ah' (Series I), Hop 'Breaking the Record' (Series II, AJ Fisher 'Benevolent Gentleman' (Series III), Hop 'When my Farther' (Series VI). VG-VF. (6)
 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
20511
Australia: Bulletin Cards. Hop 'Spiritual Food' (Series VI), 'Breaking the Record' (Series II, 'Brother Jones & Cannibal' (Series II), 'Brown - Savagely' (Series VI), 'No Music' (Series II) & AJ Fisher 'Benevolent Gentleman'. Scarce group. VG-VF. (6) (P)
 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
20512
Australia: Children sets of 6 (5) with Kerry & Co Child Studies No 1, H & B Mother's Darlings, Graphic An Accident & Its Consequences, H & B At The Dance & Australian series The Escape. Also Graphic Mere Man Nos 1-5 & Art Series odds (15). All B&W cards. Generally F-VF condition. Also alphabetical E, J & N colour cards. (53)
 AVAILABLE at A$100
20513
Australian Artist: Cyril Dillon Racist Cards (2 prs) with 'Great Oyster Eating Match' start & finish. 'Going away to make their pile' & 'Made their pile'. Four very rare cards. VG-Fine condition.
 SOLD at A$120
20514
Australian Artist: E T De Closay 'Glamour' group of Eight with 'Fairy Butterfly', 'Australian Beauty' (2), Actresses (4) inc Miss Maud Jeffries & Miss Evelyn Scott. 'Heraldic' with Queensland Shield. Mixed UN/U, generally F condition. (8)
 AVAILABLE at A$60
20515
Australia: Early 1900s-80s Comic cards collection (100+) inc Charlie Chaplin (3). Herbert Beecroft (Artist) The Australian Lady, The Newspaper Lady & The Australian Shop Girl, JF group of 7 1940s-60s Knight collection (30, numbered) pub by Murray Views Gympie. Plus another 66 Comic cards to modern era with wide range of topics & subjects. Mostly F-VF U/UN, latest cards as new condition. (108)
 SOLD at A$130
20516
Australian Artist: Fred Booty Football Series. 'Kicking a behind', 'Seeing the umpire home' & 'A difficult angle'. A very scarce Edwardian era Aussie Rules trio. Also 'South v Melbourne' coloured B & W card by WR Hamilton. Some light foxing, generally F-VF condition. (4)
 SOLD at A$275
20517
Australian Artist: Geo Collingridge Discovery of Australia set of 6. Pub by William Brooks & Co, Sydney. F-VF condition. Rare as a comp set. (6)
 SOLD at A$180
20518
Australian Artist: H Praetorius 1908 American Fleet Visit. Three diff titled 'Australia Welcomes America'. VF U/UN.
 SOLD at A$130
20519
Australian Artist: Handy Australia Football Comic Cards (3) with 'A Kick Off', 'A Push Behind' & 'A Run With The Ball'. Also WR Hamilton 'Bush Football' & 'Bush Cricket' cards. Some slight aging, F-VF condition. (5)
 SOLD at A$110
20520
Australian Artist: ISR Ida S Rentoul series 'A shout all round'. VF & fresh Postally Used. (P)
 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
20521
Australian Artist: ISR Ida S Rentoul series 'Daddy Cockatoo'. F-VF UN. Very rare. (P)
 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
20522
Australian Artist: ISR Ida S Rentoul series 'Morning Callers'. F-VF UN. (P)
 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
20523
Australian Artist: ISR Ida S Rentoul series 'Musical Friend'. F-VF UN, minor cnr bend. (P)
 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
20524
Australian Artist: ISR Ida S Rentoul series 'Son of the Soil'. F-VF Postally Used. Very rare. (P)
 SOLD at A$600
20525
Australian Artist: ISR Ida S Rentoul series 'The Home of the Bunyip'. Creased at base. Fresh UN. Very rare.
 SOLD at A$400
20526
Australian Artist: ISR Ida S Rentoul series 'The Literary Set'. Browning 'A man's reach should exceed his grasp?'. Sl rounded cnrs, fresh Postally Used. A superb extremely rare card.
 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
20527
Australian Artist: J A Commins black & white sketches group of ten inc 'A Kangaroo Hunt', A sheep drover's Camp, Boundary Rides Hut, Breaking Camp, Drought Time & Riding the Rebel. Pub by Kerry & Co as Series 15 - Bush Sketches. Mixed UN/U, F-VF condition. (10) (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$80
20528
Australian Artist: Lionel Lindsay 'France's Day' featuring Koala in military uniform. LL cnr creased. F-VF UN.
 AVAILABLE at A$100
20529
Australian Artist: Lionel Lindsay Cannibal 'Too much of a good thing'. VF Postally Used.
 AVAILABLE at A$150
20530
Australian Artist: May Gibbs Gumnut Series No 2 'Off to the war'. VF & fresh UN. (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$80
20531
Australian Artist: May Gibbs Gumnut Series No 5 'We are the Gumnut Corps'. Superb fresh UN. (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20532
Australian Artist: May Gibbs Gumnut Series No 4 'Washing Day'. Sl rounded cnrs, fresh UN.
 AVAILABLE at A$80
20533
Australian Artist: May Gibbs Gumnut Series No 6 'The girls I left behind me. Superb fresh UN.
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20534
Australian Artist: May Gibbs Gumnut Series No 9 'Dear Old Sport/How are you?. Reverse message. VF condition.
 AVAILABLE at A$80
20535
Australian Artist: May Gibbs Gumnut Series, unnumbered 'We're still above water'. Light rev stain o/w VF & fresh UN.
 AVAILABLE at A$80
20536
Australian Artist: May Gibbs 'Pearling in the Norwest'. Light reverse foxing, slightest cnr crease, attractive UN. 1906 very rare card illustrated by Gibbs while working as a staff illustrator at the Western Australian Periodical, with illustrated title banner, back divided. The accompanying article indicated this card sold for $480 in the past with only a single example recorded in Australian collections. Very rare. (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$200
20537
Australia: Military collection (62) with WWI Rising Sun silk cards (2) & NZ Fern silk cards. WWI T Cross (Artist) Comic cards (24) plus others (8) similar vintage. WWII era with 26 Comic cards inc Tea Revives You (2 diff), Camp Life, Superior Officers & similar plus OAS in Egypt (3) in full colour. Also 1940s-60s covers/other ephemera (30) inc WWII Censor Mail (15) & 1964 Vietnamese Artist cards plus 1930s Egyptian Artist A Bishai set of 12. VF UN inc original packaging. (100+)
 SOLD at A$300
20538
Australia Pharmaceutical/Medical advertising group (9) inc Bonnington Irish Moss, Mrs Maclurer's Cough Cure, Arhe'ol Capsules, Lubarol DHA, Dr Sheldon New Discover, 'Roc' Boda Belt & others. Also 1917-1921 PTPO pre-paid envelope (3) for Australian Drug Co & 1952-53 PTPO KGVI, QEII envelopes for Bager's Aspirin Tablet plus 1970s pictorial envelope for D Pitcairn, Chemist Swansea NSW. (15)
 SOLD at A$100
20539
Australia: Retail, Fashion, Manufacturing & Leisure Advertising collection with Postcards (100) inc Crocodile, Handbags, Arthur Parnell General Stores, Barcaldine, Pan Taylor Perth, Fisher Warren & Fisher Careening Cove North Sydney, Goldfields General Store , Lasseter's, Philips Camps, Robinson & Co Carriage Makers Warrnambool State Stores LTD Redfern, Sterling Radios, Turmoto Furniture Polish, Wallace & McGee Dubbo, Webb's Western Warehouse & Witch Soap Melbourne. Plus covers & envelopes (44) inc Pictorial types for Cant-Tear-Em Trousers Brisbane, Cyprus Watches, George Cull Boot Makers, Nightingale Supply Co, Sydney Perdriau & Co Sydney, Waler & Hall George St Sydney. A wonderful stunning difficult assembly, mixed G/F/VF condition. (144)
 SOLD at A$625
20540
Australia: Unorthodox collection (116) in black binder with Artist Cards inc Loplumer The Dinkum Scout, F Booty Beach Scenes (7), Russell Drysdale First Awake Christmas Day (Young Child) with signed message on oversize PPC. Malelle Edmonds Glamour (7). Tiger Glamour (4) with B, S, Maud & May. Leslie Board Australian Poetry (5), Alf Ashley Wild Flowers (6), Comic Art inc AG Animals (5), HG Kangaroos (5) inc Cricketing Kangaroo, J Muir Auld Australian Personalities (4) inc The Fossicker, Stuart Allen Horses (6) plus much more inc Magnetic Rock Art (2 real photos), Australasian Rugby League Team 1921-22 (red photos) & Sydney Harbour by Moonlight set of 6. Also small selection of World cards inc A Courtship in over populated Australia set of 6 featuring a pair of Rabbits & souvenir of Monte cards set. Mixed UN/U, generally F-VF condition with some very scarce sighted. (148)
 SOLD at A$600
20541
Australia: Victoria, 1905 Opening of the Ballarat Tramways postcard size souvenir ticket in blue, Postally Used with punch hole for the travel from Grenville St & Tram Sheds. Cnr crease, VG/F condition.
 AVAILABLE at A$80
20542
Comic: Edwardian era collection inc 1904 Bulletin Cards 'Brother Jones & Cannibal' (Hop) & 'Benevolent Gentleman' (Fisher). Then mixed British/Aust artists inc C Dana Gibson, O'Pryory 'Singers & Their Songs' (4 diff), Redy Nolan (3 diff), W Ralston 'A Highland Fling' & others. Variable G-F/VF condition with some very rare cards sighted. (34)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20543
Egypt: WWI Comic Artist cards set of 12 inc 'Get out! Etla barra!' (featuring an Australian soldier), 'An Arab band', 'Step this way miss' (featuring Caledonia Kilt), 'Very good very nice stick', all signed 'V Manaviam 1916' & published Alexandria. Some light rev foxing, mostly VF UN. Also set of 6 'E B Norton' comic card, pub by 'The Cairo Postcard Trust' with new notation in pencil & original envelope. Two scarce sets, both VF UN. (18)
 AVAILABLE at A$100
20544
Entertainment: Collection of mostly Stage & Screen inc WS Percy set of 6 plus 1930s Autograph. Gladys Moncrieff promotional photograph for Columbia Records (2), Amy Bock (NZ, 3), Nell Stewart at the Lyric Theatre, Fitzroy VIC. The Scarlet Troubadours & Eleanor Powell in MGM Pictures Born to Dance. Her Forbidden Marriage, The Fatal Wedding, The Crocodile Soldier (Melbourne 1911), Lizzie (the) Hippopotamus from Wirth Bros Circus & Zoo Percy Grainger playing a Steinway Piano plus others inc Josephs Famous Chimpanzee. Wertheim Australian Pianos Pictorials (2 diff) & Luna Park St Kilda real photo. An attractive difficult assembly, mostly F-VF condition. (38 items)
 AVAILABLE at A$220
20545
Europe & GB: Early 1900s-40s (or later) accumulation Part 1 with wide variety inc Comic, Germany, GB inc City, Town & Rural Views, France, Spain inc Bull Fighters, Greetings, Ships & much more inc Children & Glamour. Mixed UN/U. Mostly VF condition. (Approx 700 cards)
 SOLD at A$180
20546
Great Britain: Artist card collection with good variety inc Tuck oilettes. Mixed F-VF UN/U. Also Guinness advertising cards set of 6 based upon Alice in Wonderland. VF fresh UN. (85)
 AVAILABLE at A$120
20547
Great Britain: Comic Cards: 1950s original artwork selection (7) inc 'Look what I've brought back from my holiday abroad Dad!' plus Proof card with 'Dis-Approved' cachet on reverse. Then another 6 original artworks plus issued cards inc 'No Madam ?', 'As you are new?' & 'You will take your physical jerks...'. Postally Used. Also another 16 Proof cards all with 'Approved' cachets. An extremely difficult assembly with original artwork & the Proof cards rarely seen. (34 items) (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$600
20548
Great Britain. Comic cards 1930s original artwork selection with 1935 Dudley Buxton (unsigned) water colour depicting hiker titled 'Down in the Forest Something Stirred' plus Proof card with Isle of Man 'Dis-Approved for Sale' cachet on reverse. Also another 2 1950s cards both with 'DIS-APPROVED' cachets. Then another 6 1930s Comic cards with original artwork with these Bobbies?, I Guess I'll Get Some?, Oh I'm Happy?, What Size Collar?, She Aint Got A?, Yes darling? plus Chin Chin w/o issued card. A unique selection with original artwork seldom seen. (17 items)
 AVAILABLE at A$300
20549
Great Britain: Louis Wain Cat card Alter the (rugby) scrum is over. Un-divided lack with reverse embossing for subtle '3 dimensional' effect. VF UN. Illustrated on page 36 in Booth & Lund 'Louis Wein' pub 2003.
 AVAILABLE at A$60
20550
Great Britain: Tuck's Oilette collection with 220 assorted artist cards inc possible comp sets of 6. Generally VF condition. (220)
 AVAILABLE at A$300
20551
Massive Pictorial card accumulation to modern era, approx 1500 cards (weight 9kg) neatly packed into large carton.
 AVAILABLE at A$100
20552
New Zealand: WWI Era Military Comic Cards (10) inc Featherstone Camp 'Inoculation', Cutting Corns, 'Mess Orderlies', Swank, 'Sunday in Camp' & Dentistry. Plus 4 others inc 'Recruits coming into camp'. 1 cnr crease, genera F-VF UN. (10)
 SOLD at A$80
20553
New Zealand: Usual array (33) inc artist J M Canlle (2) inc Milford Sound. Advertising Tom Browns Hair Cut & Shave, Hamilton set of 6 plus Austin Walsh & Co Tobaccos Auckland, Auckland Exhibition real photos trio. Comic cards (5). Napier Scenes (8) inc Hastings Street & Marine Parade all with a Maori vignette on rev. Political Comic cards (12) inc NZ Election Series group of 6. WWI Satirical cards (10) plus others (16) inc Whakarewarewa Geyser Grounds (real photo), other Rotorua (4), Phantom Canoe & more. An eclectic collection mostly F-VF condition. (33)
 AVAILABLE at A$220
20554
New Zealand & Maori collection (36) with Guides (16) inc Bella (2), Maggie Papakura (6 diff) inc 4 cards Autographed (retail $40-60 ea). Rangi (3) inc Autograph, Susan (2) plus Ruth, Sophia & Lena. Then Village Houses, Maori Elders, Royalty inc Princesses plus others. Mixed UN/U inc real photos, generally F-VF condition. (36)
 SOLD at A$210
20555
Papua group (8) with 'Albany Pass-Torres Straits-from Jardines'. New Britain (4) inc Kabakada Mission Staff, Native Canoe & Native Drums. New Ireland (3) inc Bachelors Home & Native Carriers. Sydney Kerry coloured views (4) inc 'Glebe Island Bridge' & 'Pyrmont Bridge', Samoan Ladies (4). South African States (2). Victoria 1908 1½d USA Fleet Visit Cards UN (2, one with closed tear at top). 1920s-50s Real Photo PPC (8) inc Flood or other Disasters, plus assorted other Australian cards inc 'The Sun-Downer'. (40)
 SOLD at A$180
20556
USA: Campbell Art Co, Rose O'Neill 'Kewpies Klever Kard' die-cut fold out novelty cards (4). VF fresh UN. Scarce in such condition, retail $240.
 AVAILABLE at A$80
20557
World modern 1950s-early 2000s mostly colour with B&W cards sighted with wide range of Views, Scenic Sights, Advertising, Architecture, Monuments, Tourist Traps, Cities, Ships, Cakes & more! Some philatelic inc Maximum or Philatelic Postal Cards. Appear all diff, mostly as new condition. (Approx 1800)
 SOLD at A$120
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