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1956
1851 Prince Consort 6d slate-violet, imperf, on laid paper. VFU, 4 margins, concentric circles pmk. SG 2 cat £1400. Unitrade 2 cat C$2000/1000. (P)
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  A$700
(US$455)
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70
1930-66 valuable, mainly MUH collection/accumulation in s/book inc 6d brown 3rd wmk Kangaroo blk of 4 & strip of 4, 1930s perf OS & opt OS collection inc 3d Kookaburra, 3d Airmail, 1931 6d brown Airmail blk of 4, various 1950s-60s Commems inc 1956 Olympics 4d to 2/- in blks of 16, 1959 Definitives to 5/- inc 5/- Cattle blks of 4 in ordinary & white paper. 1963 5d QEII left & right imperf blks 18 with bottom row imperf. Navigators 5/- blk of 10, 7/6 blk of 21. Decimal Navigators 50c blks of 9 & 12, $1 perf 14¾x14 blk of 6, $2 blk of 9 & 15, many prs, blks of 4 etc. Not checked for varieties. Mainly blks of 4 or larger. Fresh VF MUH. ACSC cat $4400. Nice lot. (550+)
  A$900
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243
Ascension: 1922-80s Mint collection in binder inc 1922 opt KGV St Helena set to 3/- (SG cat £325). 1924-33 KGV Ship set to 3/- (£350). 1934 KGV Pic set to 5/- (£130). 1935 Silver Jubilee set. 1938-53 KGVI Pic set to 10/-. 1948 Silver Wedding set. 1956 QEII Pic set to 10/-. 1963 QEII Bird set to £1. 1981-82 Flower set to £1. 1986 Ship set to £2. Mostly F-VF M/MUH, post 1960 MUH, some gum tropicalisation. SG cat £2300+ = A$4600+. (475 + 19 M/S) (P)
  A$450
(US$293)
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(£221)
  A$700
(US$455)
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252
Barbados: 1875-1956 mint collection on Scott pgs. 1882-85 QV vals to 5/-. 1904-05 QV Seahorse set to 2/6. 1906 Nelson set to 1/-. 1912 KGV Seahorses set to 3/- & 1906 set to 3/-, plus New Colours 4d & 3/-. 1920 Victory set to 3/-. 1921-24 KGV Seahorses set to 3/- & 1925 set to 3/-. 1935 Silver Jubilee set. 1948 Silver Wedding set. 1950 KGVI Pic set to $2.40. Mostly F-VF fresh M/MLH, some U. SG cat £1500+ = A$3000+. (162). (P)
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296
Carton lot with Antarctica collection inc AAT 1966 & 1973 Pic sets (cat £45) TAAF 1972 Crozet 100Fr & 250Fr set (£130), BAT 1973 Pics to £1 & Belgium 1957-58 Expedition M/Sheet (UN, cat £225) thematics, plus covers (54) in a separate vol inc AAT 1971 Treaty & 1972 Cook Base cancel set of 4 (retail $100). TAAF (17, cat £580) inc 1956 Penguin 85f (cat £85), 1968 St Paul Isle 40f, 1969 Airmails 100f Kerguelen & 200f Island Atoll & 1969 Concorde. BAT 1963 Pics (9) to 5/- pmk 'Adelaide Island' & Ross Dependency set. All variable condition. Ethiopia 1909-78 collection with 250 stamps inc 1931 Airmail set. Native/Folk Art collection (300) with good variety throughout. Dominica/Ecuador M/U collection with 1100+ stamps in well-filled 1950s s/book. World collection in 2 'Swift-Sure' springback albums. Pacific Island collection inc Nauru 1970s Pic/Commem sets (120) inc blks of 4, NZ 1970s Health M/Sheets (12) to 1975 Children's Art (retail $80), plus 1967 Lighthouse set of 6 blks of 4 M (retail $60). Norfolk Is 1970s CTO/FDC collection, plus 1967 Ships & 1969 Birds to $1 blks of 4 MUH. Usual variable condition as always in carton with 14 albums in total.
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(£184)
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389
Iceland: 1873-2018 extensive & valuable M/MUH collection in 3 Davo hingeless albums. Noted 1873 8Sk brown, 1876 6a grey, 40a green M, 1882-96 3a orange, 20a grey-blue, 40a brown-lilac perf 14x13½, 50a red & blue, 100a purple & bistre M, 1914 5a green SG 112 M, 1920 King Defs inc 1920 50a claret & grey, 10a chocolate M (toned), 1921-30 Surch inc 30a on 50a, 50a on 5K, 2K on 25a, 10K on 5K, 1925 Pics to 35a M, 1930 Millenary part set, 1931-32 Waterfalls (ex 20a), 1934 Air set, 1947 Air (ex 75a), 1935 1Kr Mt Hekla, 1937 Jubilee M/sheet, 1940 World Fair set, 1938 Geyser set M, 1935 Pics 10a green Cod, 25a Scarlet Cod MUH, 1948 Volcano Pics M, 1950 Pics (SG 296/308), 1954 First Native Minister, 1956 Power Pylon sets M/MLH. Then a comprehensive collection through to 2018 inc some booklets, few others inc 2012 & 2013 Year Books. Colourful Theatrics, some earlies mixed condition but attractive collection largely F/VF. SG £10,200+ = A$21,000, plus high cost of the albums. (c1000, 10+ M/sheets, 10+ booklets) (P)
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(£588)
  A$1800
(US$1170)
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410
Malta: 1885-1980s collection in binder inc 1885-90 QV to 5/-. 1899-1901 Pic to 10/-. 1904-14 KEVII to 5/-. 1914-21 KGV to 5/-. 1922-26 'Malta' to £1. 1926 POSTAGE opt set to 10/-. 1926-27 KGV Pic set to 10/-. 1928 Postage & Revenue opt set to 10/-. 1930 KGV Pic set to 10/-. 1935 Silver Jubilee set. 1938-43 KGVI Pic set to 10/-. 1948 Silver Wedding set. 1947 Self Govt opt set to 10/-. 1956-58 QEII Pic set to £1. Good coverage of later Commems. Most G-VF M/MUH/U, some tropicalised in parts. SG cat £3400+ = A$7000+. (1085 + 10 M/S) (P)
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477
Sierra Leone: 1876-1970s collection in binder. 1876-91 QV to 1/- inc shades & wmks. 1893 QV ½d on 1½d, error opt INVERTED (SG cat £120). 1896-97 QV Tablet to 2/-. 1897 QV 2½d on 3d & on 6d. 1912-27 KGV Elephant to £1, plus shades & wmks (£1 SG cat £250). 1933 Wilberforce set to £1 (£1100). 1935 Silver Jubilee set. 1948 Silver Wedding set. 1938-44 KGVI Pic set to £1. 1956-61 QEII Pic set to £1. 1961 Independence Def set to £1. 1963 Flowers set to £1. Most G-VF M/MUH/U, 70%+ being M/MUH, some tropicalised gum. SG cat £2400+ = A$5000+. (620) (P)
  A$600
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503
Tristan da Cunha: 1937-55 Cachet covers collection with type V franked GB KEVIII ½d & 1d tied by London FC Paquebot cds. Another on large pictorial Visit of HMS Carlisle franked KGV 1½d brown tied by same cds. Type VI typing KEVIII set ½d-2½d to USA. Type VII tying St Helena 1d Ship, or in brown tying KGVI 1d, another tying St Helena Coronation 1d (2), or to Norway franked KGVI 2½d with London 24 MCH 1939 machine pmk with Oslo arrival b/s. Then 3 strikes tying Seth Africa War Effort ½d, 1d & 6d prs - oddly with cachet VI at UL. Type IX boxed 'Settlement of Edinburgh' tying GB KGVI ½d or 1d tied 'Capetown Paquebot 14 X 49' cds. Another type IX tying Stamp Anniv 2½d with same Paquebot cds. Type X oval franked Sth Africa 3d, & NZ 2d to pay return postage. 1951 Private Edinburgh Settlement cachet taxed 3d to UK with 3d Postage Due. Finally boxed 'Gough Island Scientific Survey 1955-1956' franked Tristan Pic ½d & taxed. Also 1952 opt stamps set ½d to 10/- & QEII Coronation all VF fresh MUH SG cat £140. Covers total marked retail £590, plus 2 unlisted. (14 covers, 13 stamps).
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513
Variable carton lot. Australia 1950s Commems in large blks or part sheets inc 1954 Cobb & Co set, 1956 Olympics set of 4, 1957 AAT 2/- Map, 1957 Flying Doctor 7d & 1958 Kingsford Smith 8d. All in blks of 40 (retail $360), plus letter rate Commems from 1954 Red Cross to 1958 Broken Hill again in blks of 40, all with reverse spotting. 1970s 18c or 20c PO PPC (approx 150) VF UN. 1980-81 FDC collection in album. Australian Territories 1980s-90s Pic/Commem sets CTO in PO glassines as purchased. British Commonwealth mess inc 1997 Diana Memorial sheets of 50 with Vanuatu (2), Tokelau (2) & Bahamas (2), total FV A$200+. Samoa 1971-74 MUH collections, Tuvalu, Fiji, PNG Pic sets. Mixed M/Sheet inc Hong Kong Olympics. NZ 1984-86 PO Year Albums (FV $55). Aust Territories M/U collection to mid 1970s in vintage Seven Seas illustrated album. C-F collection in 45 hagners inc Ceylon, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Ireland, Fiji & Finland. USA 1928-32 FFC/Airmail Commem cover collection in 2 volumes. Some toning seen, still a commendable carton. (many 100s)
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1174
1956-63 Varieties selection inc 1956 Olympics 1/- with variety 'short L', 2/- with 'flaw on T' & 'retouch TH' & imprint strip of 5, 1958 QANTAS 1/- blk of 12 with variety 're-entry to last A', 1963 Cable 2/3 blk of 6 with 'line under LE'. Fresh VF MUH. ACSC var $390. (50)
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1175
1956 Zoological 4d Koala no wmk pr with variety misplaced perfs. Fresh VF MUH. SG 230a(var). ACSC 199Aba cat $350. Illustrated in ACSC (pg 67). (2) (P)
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1176
1956 Zoological Koala 4d no wmk, - 2 part gutter blk sheets of 127 & 66 with perf pip (type 1) blk of 8 - lower x3, not checked for other varieties. Fresh VF MUH. SG 230a(var). ACSC 199 cat$1020. (183).
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1177
1956 Zoological 4d Koala no wmk Plate fracture marginal blk of 8. Fresh VF MUH. SG 230a(var). ACSC 199zc cat $1250. Quite scarce positional piece. (8). (P)
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1178
1956 Zoological 6d Kookaburra, no wmk small collection of perf pip blks of 8 & blk of 20 with variety 'recut shading lines between us & beak' (ACSC 204g) etc, not checked for varieties. Fresh F-VF MUH, few MLH. SG 230b(var). ACSC cat $750+. (90)
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1402
1956 Wreck Mail usage of Airmail cover Sydney to Samoa, stamps washed off from immersion in water, S/C cachet in violet 'SOILED MAIL EX VASU' applied on arrival in Apia. Brian Peace states on pg 322 '29 pieces of mail were recovered'.
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1605
Postmark: Numeral 1461 of Glenguarry (RRRR, closed 1956) comp strike on 1897 1d Shield. (P)
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1798
1956 reg 'Tatts' Airmail cover to Melbourne franked 1/6 Hermes & 4d Olympic tied 'Mail Room/Northam' (Nov 21) framed h/s in red, b/s of Northam, Perth & Melbourne, flap taped. Unrecorded rubber h/s in PMI. (P)
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2229
1949-67 collection Used/CTO on album pgs. 1949 Conference set to $200. 1949 Trade Union set. 1950 Mao set to $3000. 1950 Flag set. 1956 Scientists M/S set of 4. 1958 Heroes Monument 8f M/S. 1958 700th Anniv M/S. 1959 10th Anniv 20f. 1962 Mei Lan-fung set to 50f. 1964 15th Anniv 8f se-tenant strip of 3. 1964 1st International 8f. 1965 Tsunyi Conference 8f set. 1967 5 Year Plan 8f set. 1966 Sun Yat-Sen 8f. 1966 Lu Hsun 8f. 1966 Games 8f set. 1967 Liu Ying-Chun 8f set. 1967 Oilwell set. North East China 1949-50 selection of reprints inc 1949 Trade Union set, 1950 Conference set. 1950 Flag set & 1950 Mao set. F-VF U/CTO, earlies counted as reprints. SG cat £810+. (480 + 6 M/S)
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2231
1951-60 'S' series collection MUH/UN as issued on pgs. 1951 Emblem set. 1952 Gymnastics se-tenant blks of 4. 1955 5 Year Plan 8f set. 1956 Peking set. 1958 Forest set. 1959 1st Anniv set. 1960 Rocket set. VF fresh MUH/UN as issued. SG cat £400+. (180)
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3056
1906-56 Mint Collection on Scott album pgs inc 1906 KEVII opt set to 25c. 1909 Minaret set to 10c plus 1933 set to 1R wmk sideways plus wmk upright. 1951 Dhow set to 1R. 1956 Harbour set to 10R. VF M/MLH mostly fresh. SG cat £575+. (50). (P)
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