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1970 Buildings 60c 5/- error Surch OMITTED, wmk sideways (normal unsurcharged issue is wmk upright). Superb fresh MUH. SG 246a cat £1500. Very rare. (P)AVAILABLE at A$850
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1936-78 FDC collection with Pre-Decimals (360) inc 1935 KGV SJ 2d, 1937 NSW Sesqui set to 9d pmk Carrington, 1937 KGVI 1d, 2d Die I (4), 1946 Mitchell & Peace sets, 1955 S Aust Cent registered Clarence St (4) all provisional labels & diff cachets & 1959-60 Flowers to 3/- Decimals (300) to 1978. Mostly private Pictorial cachets, or PO generic, strength in 1967-72. Nearly all addressed, some sl mixed condition inc minor tropicalisation, generally F-VF. (650)AVAILABLE at A$300
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Covers: 1937-77 FDC collection (now loose in box) with Pre-Decimals (360) inc 1937 KGVI 1d green/2d red Die I (5), 1946 Mitchell set, 1951 Federation sets (3), 1955 YMCA 3½d (5 diff Royal cachets), 1959-60 Flowers to 3/-, & 1964 Birds to 3/-. Decimals (300) to 1977 Cricket. Mostly private Pictorials cachets or PO Generic with wide range throughout. Nearly all addressed, some sl mixed condition inc minor tropicalisations, generally F-VF. Also Melbourne Olympics set of 52 pictorial pmks. (720)AVAILABLE at A$350
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Covers: Large FDC collection to 1978 Horse Racing with Pre-Decimals (350) inc 1937 KGVI 1d, 2d Die I (6), 1951 Federation (3 diff cachets), 1953 Coronation & 1954 RV sets. 1953 Tas Sesqui (2 diff cachets). 1955 Melbourne Olympics 2/- green (4 diff cachets). 1955 Cobb & Co (4 diff Coach cachets). 1959 Flowers set to 3/- Waratah. 1960 QLD Stamp Cent with 8 diff QV Chalon cachets & 1964 Birds to 3/-. Decimals (300) to 1978 Horse Racing, mostly private pictorial cachets or PO generic with wide range throughout. Nearly all addressed, some sl mixed condition, inc minor tropicalisation, generally F-VF. (650).AVAILABLE at A$300
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Postage Due/Taxed Mail covers with 1910-39 PPC mix (11) inc 1924 ½d & 1d m/script cancels on GB Empire Exhib card (ACSC cat $100), 1919 Gordon & Gotch advertising envelope Sydney to Singleton franked 1d & 2d Bi-colours plus '3d More to Pay' cachet. 1942 Jamaica to South Australia Censor cover with ½d & 4d Bi-colours uncancelled plus m/script 4½d. 1953 France to NSW with 4d (4) & 1d Bi-colours lightly pmk plus 'T 1/5' cachet. 1948 over-size envelope New York to Sydney with red 'Customs Duty/1d to pay' cachet & 1d Postage Due attached. 1955 Airmail cover from Kuala Lumpur to NSW with 1/- & 1d pmk GPO/Sydney. 1960 large envelope from Spain with 4d Die II tied by Sydney cds (ACSC D149, unpriced as a solo usage!). 1960 Business Reply Post envelopes (7) with a variety of Postage Dues attached inc 6d solo usage (4, cat $120), 5d Die II & 1d (un-cancelled cat $200) plus others. Overall some sl mixed condition, many F-VF. (29)AVAILABLE at A$120
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Pre-Decimal FDC collection (340) to 1965 Churchill inc 1937 KGVI 1d, 2d Die I (7), 1946 Mitchell (registered), 1951 Federation (2 diff cachets), 1952 KGVI 1/0½d. Aborigine 2/6 on single FDC, 1953 Coronation, 1953 Tas Sesqui Cent. 1955 South Aust Cent registered St Paul's (2 diff cachets) 1959 Flowers to 3/- & 1964 Birds set. Decimals (300) to 1979 Trains with wide range of cachets inc 1970 Expo, Grasslands & RV unaddressed PO Pictorials then mostly Private cachets or PO Generic with good variety & minimal duplication. Nearly all addressed, some sl mixed condition inc minor tropicalising, generally F-VF. (640).AVAILABLE at A$300
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1852-1980s collection inc Austria from 1851 inc 1890 Emperor to 2G. 1908 60th Anniv to 2Kr. 1955 10th Anniv set. Australia 1913-80s collection in album inc 1913-36 Kangaroos to 2/-. Spain from 1852 Queen inc 1870s 10P high Telegraph Punch. Italy Kings to 2L. 1870 Postage Due to 10L. Fiume 1918 opt Hungary to 3Kr. Lyman's Catalogue & Zemstvo 1991 Catalogue. Mostly G-VF M/U. SG cat £2500+ = A$4800+. (1600+)AVAILABLE at A$250
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Accumulation/collection in carton with France 1977 Collection Historique de Timbre Poste Francais with 48 Die Proofs individual printed on pgs with descriptive text above & issued stamps CTO at left, all in Official PO Deluxe slipcase album. British Pacific Is 1970s-90s MUH collection in 17 double sided Vario pgs with 35 Pic/Commem sets inc Tonga 1955 Defs to £1 Arms (cat £70), Solomon's 1979 Reptiles to $10, Vanuatu 1987 Fish to 500F, Marshall Is 1999 Birds to $10 & Tokelau Marine Line to $10. Also British Commonwealth 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee collection, 1997 Diana Memorial collection inc 11 diff M/Sheets. Olympics Pictorial packets of 60 diff (50), total 3000 stamps. 'S' collection in 40 hagners inc Switzerland (170), Spain $200, Sweden (70), South Africa (170) & Singapore (60). Australia inc 1969-75 near comp PO Pack collection (retail $450) inc 1970 & 71 Selected issues, 1971-75 Christmas sets & 1972 Olympics/Primary Ind. 1988 EXPO FDC collection in pavilion binder. Channel Is 1980s FDC collection (70) inc Jersey Pics to QEII £5. Norfolk Is 1947-78 MUH collection near comp in Seven Seas hingeless album with all pre-dec inc 1947 Ball Bay to 2/- blue, 1953 Pics to 5/- brown Bridge. 1960 Pics to 10/- Bird opt most decimals to 1978 Christmas. A decent group of collections, all in one carton.AVAILABLE at A$350
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Asia & Middle East: 1920s-90s Collections & accumulations. Vietnam North 1948 Ho Chin Minh 2d & 5d, plus blks of 4, plus 50D on 5d inc blk of 4. North Korea 1950 Occupation of Seoul 1wn imperf blk of 4 (SG cat £200). 1965 Silkworm set (£110). South Vietnam from 1955 inc useful Commems. Also Vietnam Independent State 1951 Emperor Pic to 10P. Myanmar 1998-2000 Pic set 5K-100K in full sheets. Various Middle East inc Syria, Yemen & Sharjah. Israel 1980s-90s Commems inc with both tabs & blks. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £7000+ = A$12,000+. (1400+)AVAILABLE at A$350
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British Empire: 1953-60s collection of QEII First issue Definitive sets inc British Antarctic 1963-69 to £1 (both), BIOT 1968 opts to 10R, British Solomons 1956-63 to £1, Mauritius 1953-58 to 10R, PNG 1952-58 to £1, Pitcairn 1957-63 to 2/6, Samoa 1952 to 3/-, Seychelles 1953-61 to 10R, Singapore 1955-59 to $4 & Tonga 1953 to £1. All fresh MUH. SG cat £886. (149)SOLD at A$325
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Covers - Postal History: 1880s-1980s selection inc WWI POW Envelope with printed circular 'Prisoner of War Letter Free' ASC X3.4 cat $125, 1915 German Red Cross envelope from Berlin to German POW in Singapore with various cachets & b/s 'Penang to Singapore JY 6 1915 cds. Very battered covers 1919 China & 1921 Germany -both to Melbourne ca 1900. New Caledonia Lettercards UN (2), 1907 NSW Reg Env U, 1911 Victoria 1d PTPO Envelope. 1947 Franking Machine covers (8 diff), 8 others, plus Air Force base Darwin covers inc 1945 registered franked Gloucester 3d imprint blk with 'Air Force PO No21 cds & censor h/s then 1955-98 covers inc 'RAAF PO Darwin North Aust 1955' cds, 1991 & '98 RAAF Tindal cds, a few pieces, etc. Variable condition but interesting lot. (29).SOLD at A$120
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Deceased Estate carton. 'Songbirds of the World Mint Stamp Collection' with 72 MUH stamps on individual full colour pgs in sturdy album size box. New Issue cost over US$400. Netherlands 1930s-60s M/MUH accumulation in s/book inc 1933 Airmail Triangle (100, cat £133). 1940s Charity sets, 1955 Rembrandt set M (£55) & other Pic/Commem sets & singles. Indonesia 1950s-60s collection in album. Asia, Mongolia & Central America with Pics, Commems, Thematics in 20+ hagners. British Commonwealth in 4 medium to large albums with 100s of stamps inc South Africa Pics to 10/-, India Pics MUH & U, plus KGVI Defs to 10/- U. Caribbean Is (950) QV to QEII Decimals, British Guiana (200) 1890s-1950s & GB 1930s-80s inc QEII Machins to £5. Also FDC (130) inc Australia & Territory Pre-Decimals inc Norfolk Is, GB Commem sets, plus others. Australia in the last 2 albums with Decimal 'Fly-Speck' variety collection inc constant ACSC listed (?) retouches. Pre-Dec 1931 Airmail 6d brown CTO, 1935 ANZAC 1/- (2) F-VFU, 1934 Macarthur 9d & Airmail 1/6 No Wmk perf 11, 1938 Robes 5/- & 10/-, 1940 AIF 6d imprint pr & 1940s-50s Coils prs (12) all VF M/MUH. 12 albums in total. Large carton. Mostly F/VF. M/MUH/U. (many 100s).SOLD at A$200
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Germany & World: 1920-90s collections in binders, album & on pgs inc Allied Occup 1945-48 General issues inc 1947 Pic to 5Mk & 1948 Buildings to 5Mk. West Germany 1949 1st issues, East Germany collection in 3 Davo albums 1950-86 inc useful Commems & M/S. 1964 15th Anniv special large M/S. Also 1955-68 Def, Workers issue in bklt panes, se-tenant prs inc gutter prs, plus Australia range of 1960s-70s covers & FDCs in binder. Also selection of Pacifics inc Pitcairn, Christmas, Fiji, plus some AAT issues. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. SG est cat £4500+ = A$8000+. (4000, 80 M/S, & 90 covers).SOLD at A$275
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Great Britain: 1952-79 QEII MUH collection in Lighthouse hingeless album, plus slipcase. 1952-54 QEII Wilding set to 1/6, plus wmk inverted & sideways. 1955-58 QEII Wilding set to 1/6 & 1958-65 set to 1/6. 1963 QEII Castles set to £1. Good coverage of Wilding papers & printings inc phosphor bands. 1967-69 QEII Machin set to £1. 1967-68 QEII Castle set to £1. Pre-decimal Commems are comp. Also decimal Commems to 1979 are comp. Mostly VF fresh MUH. SG cat £1750+ = A$3300, plus album which retails $300+. (710 + 2 M/S)SOLD at A$450
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Israel: 1948-80 collection in 6 albums & binders. 1948 1st coin to 50p on Independence FDC, plus blks of 4 to 50p. 1949 2nd coin on FDC, plus to 50p in control blks of 4. 1949 2nd Postage Due set control blks of 4. 1950 3rd coin set with tabs, plus tete-beche prs & gutter strips. 1950 3rd coin set control blks of 4. 1952 4th coin set with tabs, plus control blks of 4. 1952 Postage Due set control blks of 4. 1949 Road to Jerusalem 250p with tabs. 1955-76 issues appear largely comp with tabs. Useful range of FDCs throughout. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. Sg cat £2400+ = A$4300+. (2000+)AVAILABLE at A$250
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Netherlands - Covers: 1936-91 collection in 4 albums. Inc FDC 1952 Stamp Centenary, 1952 Stamp Exhibition, 1953 Flowers, 1955 Red Cross, 1954 Charity, 1954 St Boniface, 1955 Red Cross, 1956 Europa FDC & extensive others to 1991 with extras. Also some Flight & Flight Anniv covers. Mi cat €1600 = A$2500. (280)SOLD at A$140
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Thailand: 1882-2021 huge & very comprehensive collection in 10 'Thailand' stamp album binders with slipcases starting with British PO in Bangkok 1882-85 'B' opt QV to 96c with crown CC, plus 'TWO CENTS' opt 32c & 2c-24c wmk crown CA (mixed good & bad as usual), then Thailand 1883 King set to 1Sk. 1885-87 1 TICAL/Tical opt King 1S (2 types). 1887-91 King to 64a. 1889 Surch 1a on 1S M & U. 1889-91 Surch 1a on 2a, 1a on 3a & 2a on 3a. 1892 Surch 4a on 24a. 1892-94 Surch to 10a on 24a. 1899-1904 King to 64a. 1908 Jubilee opt set to 18a. 1908 Statue set to 40T. 1912 King to 20B. 1918 Red Cross opt to 20B (SG cat £2500+). 1918 Victory opt to 5B (£700). 1920 Scouts Fund set to 1T (£725) & 1921 opt set to 50S (£450). 1926 Coronation Stone set to 20t. 1928 King to 40B. 1944 Thai Occup of Malaya set (£170). 1953 Red Cross set. 1955 Surch set. 1961-68 King set to 40b. Then excellent range of Commems, Defs & M/S inc imperf & perf M/S in many places. Noted inc 1992 60th Birthday sheetlet of 10. 1996 50th Anniv imperf M/S on thin card (Mi cat €1000), plus perf sheetlet of 10. F-VF M/MUH/U, some earlies doubtful as expected. SG cat £65,000+ = A$115,000+. Valuable & impressive collection. Offered intact at vendor's request at very low reserve. (6000 + 60 M/S) (P)AVAILABLE at A$5500
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USA: 1890s-1990s collections/accumulation in 5 albums or s/books. Noted 1938-54 Presidents to $1, $2 in plate number prs MUH, plus other earlier Commems. Plate number multiples. Also more modern MUH FV $70+. Duplicated used range on album leaves. Also another 3 s/books with United Nations NY 1955-mid 80s stock must inc 1980-87 Flags 40 diff sheetlets & others MUH, FV US$325. F-VF M/MUH (2200, 40 M/S, shlts).AVAILABLE at A$150
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Postcard: 1897 Arms 1d red view Fairy Dell Leura NSW (walking trail) in dark brown, Greetings in pale brown. Superb fresh UN. PSSA PC19a. Extremely rare, possibly unissued as unrecorded U & only several known UN. When last offered at auction in 2013 it realised $1955. (P)AVAILABLE at A$1300
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1955 'BAHRAIN' opt QEII type II 10R Surch on 10/- ultramarine De La rue marginal blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 96a cat £400+. (P)AVAILABLE at A$220
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Postal History: 1949-82 covers (140) with wide range of frankings inc 1949 Parliament, Refugee Relief (1951), St Mary's Church, Stamp Exhib, Relief - these all sets (Mi cat €850 as loose stamps alone), plus some later sets & mixed singles to mid 1960s on covers inc 1959 Beethoven M/S, odd FDC - total cat €3300 to 1955, plus all the later. 2nd album with 1977-81 Castles Defs to 230pf on cover (34) with all appearing to be booklet se-tenant prs or panes, coil prs & shorter strips on covers inc Reg, Express, FDC etc, plus some MUH inc prs, panes etc - est total this album €700+. 3rd album is Berlin 1956-65 & some later inc special pmk, Registered, Express, FDCs etc. (140, est €500). Total for the 3 albums €4500+. (310+) (P)AVAILABLE at A$800
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1955-58 QEII Castles set 2/6 to £1, Waterlow printing, wmk St Edward's Crown. VF fresh MUH. SG Spec ex T1-T20. SG 536-539 cat £250. (4) (P)AVAILABLE at A$120
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1955-58 QEII Castles set 2/6 to £1, DLR printing, wmk St Edward's Crown. VF fresh MUH. SG 536a-539a cat £600. Scarce set. 5/- to £1 ea with RPSL photo-certs. (4) (P)SOLD at A$350
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1952-73 QEII Specialized collection on Davo hingeless pages. Inc 1952 Tudor Crown to 1/6 with wmk varieties. 1955 St Edwards Crown to Castles £1 1958 Multi Crown to Castles £1, various graphite & phosphor Band issues inc 1962 National Productivity, 1963 Lifeboat etc. Also 1959 wm multiple crown Postage Due set to £1. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £1600 = A$3000++ (400+). (P)AVAILABLE at A$450
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1915-1955 Indian Army Postal Service Collection of Covers in a New Age album with 1914-15 Indian Opt IEF to 1R with various usages censor markings inc opened under Martial Law in Bagdad, Egypt etc, Aust Soldier PC to Adelaide with Indian Censor marking, several Field Service Postage Free PC's inc use in Waziristan N.W Frontier 1940s WWII range with usage Iraq etc. Post WW2 usage inc Aust BCOF usage with India censor. Very scarce range, plus inc Prouds handbooks Vol 1, II, II History of Indian Army Postal Service 1854-1947 in excellent condition, retail $300+ alone. Very interesting lot which is difficult to value. (53). (P)SOLD at A$850
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1955 Prince 2Fr & Princess 3Fr set in blks of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 330-331 cat £1360. (8) (P)AVAILABLE at A$300
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1955-59 QEII Pic set 1c-$5. VF fresh MUH. SG 188-202 cat £110. (15)SOLD at A$80
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1955-59 QEII set 1c to $5. VF fresh MUH. SG 38-52 cat £140. (15)AVAILABLE at A$80
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1945-55 M/Sheets 1945 Basel Stamp Centenary 10c, 1951 Lunaba Exhib 40c & 1955 Lausanne 10c+20c. VF fresh MUH. SG MS446b, 531a, 561a cat £640. Mi Blk12,14,15 cat €550. (3 M/S). (P)AVAILABLE at A$160
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Zanzibar: 1865-1955 Used collection inc 1800-05 Indian QV issues all with Zanzibar pmk inc ½a blue, ½a green, 2a6p (2 diff) & 3a. 1895-96 opt QV India to 6a. 1897 opt QV BEA ½a. 1896 Sultan to 5R, plus wmk Mult Rosette to 8a. 1899-1901 Sultan to 5R. 1908-09 Sultan to 5R. 1913 Sultan, Canoe & Dhow to 50R. 1914-29 Sultan Canoe to 4R. 1936 Sultan Canoe & Dhow New Currency to 10/-. 1936 Jubilee set in blks of 4. 1952-55 Sultan & View to 5s. Mostly G-VFU. SG cat £4300+ = A$8000+. (157 + 3 cvrs) (P)AVAILABLE at A$800