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1d Red Die I, II & IIA. F-VF fresh MUH. SG 2, 2d, 2e cat £68 for M, should be at least double, £136 MUH. ACSC 2-4 cat $275. (3)AVAILABLE at A$40
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Malaya: The Postage Stamps of Federated Malay States by W A Reeves. 76pgs inc Postal Stationery, Revenues, Proofs, Essays & Colour Trials. Pub 1978 MSG London.SOLD at A$25
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New Guinea: The Airmails of 1922-42 by Dan Hare, 56 pgs. Hawthorn Press pub 1978. Near new.SOLD at A$85
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Philatelic Terms Illustrated pub by Stanley Gibbons, 2nd Edition 1978 with 192 pgs. VGC.SOLD at A$7
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Philatelic Terms Illustrated compiled by Bennett & Watson. 2nd Edition, 1978 with 192pgs inc colour plates. VGC.AVAILABLE at A$10
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Thematics: Women on Stamps by B Killingbeck Vol 2 1969-1978. 82pgs inc some brief biographies. VGC.AVAILABLE at A$7
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Maxicard collection 1955-90. Inc 1953 7½d Coronation, 1957 3½d Christmas, 1957 1/- Lyre, 1958 9d Platypus. Then Official Stamp Promotion Cancels inc 1978 Christmas set (Nos1-3) 4 sets & others to late 1980s with some extras. An attractive, under-rated area. All VF. (600)SOLD at A$160
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1966-2015 Central & South Europe collections all diff on computer generated album pgs in 8 binders with Austria (670) 1973-2015, plus 27 M/sheets. Slovenia (500) 1991-2012, plus 40 M/sheets. Bulgaria (1000) 1970-2006, plus 70 M/sheets with good coverage throughout. East Germany (600) 1978-90, plus 45 /sheets. Germany Federal Republic (1650) 1986-2015 near comp with 175 Pic/Commem sets & 48 M/sheets. Greece (700) 1980-2015, plus 9 M/sheets. Hungary (1250) 1969-2014, plus 85 M/sheets. Poland (1750) 1966-2014, plus 55 M/sheets. Romania (1300) 1970-2015, plus 40 M/sheets. A decent lot of Thematics with virtually every topic represented from Ancient Artefacts to WWF. Difficult assembly with 8400 stamps & 340 M/S.SOLD at A$450
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Aitutaki & Penrhyn Is: 1973-86 MUH collection in binder. Aitutaki inc 1978 Official opt Birds to 80c range of Commems inc M/S, setenant prs & blks. Penrhyn inc M/S & setenant prs. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £400+. (130, 55 M/S).SOLD at A$80
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Carton lot of British Commonwealth with Australia 1927-75 collection in Seven Seas album inc 1930 Sturt set perf OS, 1931 Kingsford Smith to 6d brown, 1934 Vic Cent sets to 1/- (2), 1935 ANZAC 1/- & KGV SJ to 2/-, 1949 Arms to £2, pre-dec QEII Pics to £1 Bass, all G-F U, plus decimals to 1975 Christmas near comp M inc 1966 Pics to $4 King. Decimals Used 1966-2003 loose in folder, possibly comp F-VF U (cost vendor $120) inc scarcer late 1960s-early 70s Commems sets, Paintings to $10 & high value Pics/Commems, plus Seven Seas 1976-88 illustrated pgs in binder. 1978-88 PSE collection in thick FDC album (retail $60). 1981-86 FDC collection in another thick FDC album. Australian Territories to 1976 inc AAT 1966 Pics to $1 Mock Sun, Christmas Is 1968 Fish comp, Norfolk Is 1969 Birds to $1, Nauru & PNG 1970s dec Commems sets all F-VF M. Great Britain dec Pics, Commems & Machins G-F U in 2 medium s/books. South Africa 1970s MUH Pic/Commem sets (230) in 2 albums inc 1977 Succulents to 2R (12 sets), 1979 Zulu War, 1980 Paintings, 1980 Diamond Congress, 1981 Orchid, 1981 State Theatre (these cat £175), plus M/sheets (10) & some SWA pics. 10 albums. Large carton.SOLD at A$250
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Cook Islands & Dependencies 1967-1980 collection in 9 matching hagner binders with Cook Is 1967-80 inc 1967 Surcharges to $1 (cat £50), 1967 Floral Defs set to $10 (cat £55), 1974 Shells to $10 (£85), plus high vals $4-$10 blks of 4 (£260), plus extensive other Pic/Commem sets inc Easter/Christmas M/Sheets. Aitutaki 1972-1979 with 130 Pic/Commem sets inc 1972 opt to $2 blks of 4 (cat £70), 1974 Shells to $5 blks of 4 (cat £190), plus 1978 OHMS opts (cat £55) & another 1974 Shells set (cat £50). Niue 1967-80 single sets & blks of 4 inc 2 vols with 100 sets inc 1967 opts to $2 plus 1976 Pics comp imprint blks of 4. Penrhyn Is 1973-1980 single sets & blks of 4, again in 2 vols with 60 sets inc 1973 opts to $2 & 1974 Pics to $5 blks of 4 (cat £100). A comprehensive collection with 410 sts in total plus 250 M/Sheets or sheetlets, all fresh MUH. SG cat £1800+ = A$3200.(2300+)SOLD at A$400
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Covers: Pacific FFC 1960s-70s with various 'Experimental' flights inc 1966-67 between Cook Is inc Aitutaki, Penrhyn, Fr Polynesia, Wallis & Futuna, Samoa, Pago Pago, 1978 Gilbert & Ellice (2) etc. All diff. (21).SOLD at A$70
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Falkland Islands collection to 1986 in mostly VGC Davo Hingeless album with pages to 1994, (foxing to pgs 1-4, new retail $300) with 1891 QV to 6d plus extra 1d wmk large double lines C (cat £100), 1904 KGV (6) to 3/- (£200), 1912 KGV set to 3/- (£160). M/U with some toning, total cat £760 as cheapest types. 1929 KGV (7) to 1/- VFU (£70), 1938 KGVI Pics set to 5/- U (£150) plus extra 5/- (2), 10/-, £1 M (£490). 1952 KGVI Defs to £1 Ship (£75). 1955 QEII set to 1/- Penguins M (£40). 1960 Pic set (ex 1/3) to £1 FV (£70). Then most 1960s Commem sets & good selection of Decimal Pic/Commem sets inc 1978 Ships to £ 3 & 1984 Butterflies to £3. (360 stamps cat £1800+). 2nd Davo hingeless album with Dependencies (120) inc pgs for South Georgia to 2003, (retail $150) inc 1944 opts set of 32 to 1/- (cat £80), 1946 Map set of 8 to 1/- VFU (£30), 1949 Map Re-drawn lines set to 1/- M (£100). MUH/M/F-VFU as noted, total SG cat £2000=A$3600. The toned stamps disregarded in reserve calculations. (480). (P)SOLD at A$700
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Fiji: 1978-96 collection in s/books & hagners. Largely MUH inc 1987 Insects, 1988 Frogs, 1989 Bligh's Voyage, 1992 EXPO, 1992 Shipping blks of 4, 1996 Radio, 1995 Christmas 8 sets blks of 4, 1995 Birds set of 16 blks of 4 & part sets (8) to $5, also blks of 4, 1995 Independence Anniv, 1995 Christmas 8 sets blks of 4, plus others. SG cat £1550 = A$2700, plus premium for plate numbers sighted. Very high FV. (300+ sets)SOLD at A$325
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Great Art Stamps of the World with 108 FDC 1978-81 inc comp sets in 'International Council of Museums Foundation' custom album. Then more FDC with 150 Australian/AAT 1980s-90s Pic/Commem sets & odd M/sheet in 2 bags plus EXPO 88 set in folder. Then stamps with Australia 1920s-60s M/MUH collection in black s/book, Africa Pics/Commems/Thematics in thick blue s/book plus Tokelau $1 & Vanuatu 95c 1997 Diana Memorials, 100 of ea in MUH sheets of 50 FV A$180+. Jersey collection to 1987 in KABE hingeless album with 60 MUH Pic/Commem sets inc 1969 Defs to £1, other QEII to £5 plus 1941/43 Pics set of 8 to 3d (total SG cat £140). Norfolk Is near comp to 1974 UPU M/sheet in springback album inc 1947 Ball Bay to 2/- blue, 1953 Defs to 5/- brown Bridge, 1960 Local Govt 2/8 & Defs set to 10/- Bird, 1966 opt set, 1967 Ships, 1969 Birds to $1 & most other Pic/Commem sets (160, retail $240). PNG 1952-85 collection inc 1952 Defs to £1 Fisherman, 1963 Pics to £1 QEII, 1964 Birds to 10/-, 1966 Butterflies to $2 & 110 other Pic/Commem sets, mixed M/MUH/U. Also 1973 RW & 1974 Churchill British Commonwealth Omnibus MUH collections. Large carton.AVAILABLE at A$375
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Island Nations in the Pacific Ocean with 10 diff countries on mostly computer printed album pgs in 2 thick black binders with Gilbert & Ellice Islands (170) to 1975 Christmas inc 1911 Pandanus & 1912 KGV (7) 1½d red to 5/-, 1948 KGVI 10/- SW, 1956 QEII Pics to 10/-, 1965 Pics to £1 & 1966 opts to $2. All F-VF M, SG cat £160 plus 22 other Pic/Commem sets. Gilbert Is (38) to 1978 Tarawa. Kiribati (80) to 2008 with 1979 Pics to $5 plus 26 M/sheets mixed CTO/MUH. Tuvalu (210) to 2006 inc 1983 Officials to $5 plus 60 M/S inc 1980 Cowries & Aircraft set of 4 plus others to 2006 Rembrandt. New Hebrides (200) to 1979 Christmas inc 1910 opts to KGV 1/- & 1953 Defs to 5Fr inc Postage Dues. Vanuatu (410) to 2013 Waterfalls plus 38 M/S. Marshall Is (140) 1984-2007 inc 20 Pic/Commem sets plus 14 M/S. Micronesia (68) to 1998 Fishes plus 18 M/S to 2004 D-Day pr. Palau (60) plus 4 M/S to 2007 Mushroom. New Guinea (32) to 1939 Airmails inc NWPI opts to KGV 5d. Papua (34) to 1939 Airmails inc Lakatois (18) & Pics/Commems (16). PNG (800) to 2010 Pioneer Art inc 1952 Pics to £1 plus 10/-, £1 opt SPECIMEN, 1963 Defs comp plus QEII £1 opt SPECIMEN, 1964 Birds to 10/- & 110 Pic/Commem sets mostly F-VF M with some MUH inc 1952 Fisherman £1, & 20 M/S. Approx 2240 stamps & 180 M/S with good Thematic content throughout inc Philatelic Exhibitions in the M/Sheets. (P)AVAILABLE at A$500
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Lot in carton with Mongolia (260), Liberia (50) Pics/Commems in s/book. More Thematics inc Olympics packs of 100 diff (50) total 5000 stamps & Australia 1987 America's Cup gift box, NZ 1950-80s FDC collection (80) strength in Healths. Australia 1988 Bi-Centenary collection (64) inc all Benham silks, retail $120+, & 1982 Brisbane Games Pic pmks comp set of 96 covers inc M/sheet, plus all 16 cancels in the Commems Aerograms. Australia PO Packs (55, retail $450) from 1969 Flight to 1975 Christmas inc 1970 Cook (3). Seven Seas illustrated album to 1979 inc scattered pre-dec Pics/Commems. Finally British Pacific Islands collection from Kiribati, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu & main strength in Western Samoa to mid-1980s with 100+ Pic/Commem sets inc 1935 KGV to 3/-, 1952 Pics to 3/-, 1962 Independence to 5/-, 1967 Birds to $4, 1972 Marine Life to $5, 1978 Shells to $5 & 1984 Fruit to $5, all mostly fresh MUH, plus 38 M/sheets. All neatly arranged in large carton.SOLD at A$275
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Nauru 1970s-90s MUH accumulation in large & small sheet files with 30+ diff Pic/Commem sets inc 1977 Cable (23), 1978 Christmas (40), 1979 Flight (85, cat £170), & Christmas (45). 1980 Phosphate (95, cat £95), United Nations (65) & Christmas (85). 1981 Forum (50), Local Govt (25) & UN Day (30). 1982 Christmas (30), Scouts (48, cat £48) & Thermal Energy (65, cat £160). 1983 Independence (50). 1990 Eoigepiang (50, cat £385). 1995 Christmas (100, £175), plus others in lesser quantities. Also 5 diff M/Sheets with 1974 UPU (10), 1979 Rowland Hill (26), 1980 phosphate (19), 1981 Fishing (26) & 1982 Scouts (20). Mostly fresh MUH. Approx 1100 Pic sets & 100 M/Sheets in total all in 2 thick sheet files.AVAILABLE at A$180
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Neat Carton lot with Gilbert & Ellice Is to 1975 inc 1911 Pandanus sets (3), KGV to 1/- M or U, 1939 KGVI sets to 5/- (4, cat £160), plus extra 5/- (4). 1953 QEII to 5/-, 1966 opts to $2 M&U & 130 other Dec Pic/Commem sets to $2. New Guinea/Papua pre-WWII Pics (90) to 2/-. Two sheet files with Kuwait, Liberia & Saudi Arabia Pics in large multiples, plus Guernsey 1971 Postage Due set blks of 20. Nauru M/MUH collection to 1986 with 60 Pic/Commem sets inc 1935 KGV SJ & 1978 Defs to $5. Also 1990 Eoiyepiang sets (50, cat £385) & 1996 Christmas (50 sets £85) sheets MUH. New Zealand 1967-77 collection on leaves with 25 M Pic sets inc 1967 to $2 magenta Geyser. Shoebox with 1984 AUSIPEX accumulation fresh MUH with M/S (220) from 20 diff countries in Hungary & Philippines imperfs, plus commem sets (130). Large carton. (1000s).SOLD at A$325
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Norfolk Is: 1947-2002 MUH collection in 2 KABE hingeless album (retail $450+) with 160 Pics/Commem sets to $10 WW2 inc 1947 Ball Bay to 2/- blue, 1956 White paper set of 4 (retail $150), 1953 Pics to 5/- Brown Bridge, 1960 Defs to 10/- Bird plus extra 10/- opt SPECIMEN & comprehensive Decimals to 2002 QEII Jubilee inc vals to 2001 $10 Flower. Also blk of 4 collection (26 diff) 1966 to 1978 inc 1966 surch, 1967 Ships, 1970-71 Birds sets. Another 23 Pic/Commem sets to 1978 Girl Guides. Plus another 9 diff Pics in panes of 50. All fresh MUH, retial to end 1975 $1100. Approx $700 face value to end 2002 plus $450 retail for albums, total $2250. (1750, 46 M/S)AVAILABLE at A$450
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Pacific FFC 1966-78 with Cook Is 1966 Experimental Airmails all diff cachets, destination b/s etc same for Fr Polynesia (3 diff), Wallis Futuna & American Samoa & Samoa (2 ea diff) with vignettes. 1967 more Experimental cachets (4) for Cook Is, Wallis Is, Apia, Pago Pago, Gilbert & Ellice, 1967 Air NZ Tahiti-USA, 1968 Norfolk Is Air Anniv, 1973 Papeete-Vancouver & finally 1978 more Experimentals (3) from Gilbert & Ellice. All diff. (25).SOLD at A$100
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Papua New Guinea: 1970s - Pic/Commem sets (1850!!) with 26 diff inc 1973 Panorama comp to $2 sheets of 50 (SG cat £375), plus extra to 60c, also sheets of 50. 1973 Telecom 75 sets inc sheets of 50. 1975 Nat Heritage sheets of 50, 1975 Games 180 sets inc comp sheets. 1977 Girl Guides 120 sets inc comp sheets, 1977 Masks sheets of 50, 1978 Butterflies 65 sets inc comp sheets. 1980 Festivals 120 sets, 1981 Defence Forces 89 sets inc comp sheets & 1981 Land Snails sheets of 50. Also 1977 Headdress 1K (150) & 2K (150) in comp sheets. All fresh MUH, cat val of mentioned sets £1500+ = A$2600 with total much higher & retail similar.AVAILABLE at A$350
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Pitcairn Is 1940-2002 comp MUH collection in KABE hingeless album (retail $400) inc 1940 Defs to 2/6, 1948 KGVI SW 10/-, 1949 UPU, 1953 QEII Defs to 2/6 set of 16 & 10 other Pre-decimal MUH sets. Decimal Pic/Commem sets (108) inc vals to $10 & 32 M/Sheets. Also blks of 4 collection 1967-1978 with 16 diff Pic/Commem sets inc 1967 Def opts. All fresh MUH. Total SG cat £1300 = A$2300 plus extra for the rear new hingeless album.SOLD at A$350
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Samoa: 1914-95 collection in s/book. Almost all M/MUH inc 1972-76 Sea-life set to $5. 1978-80 Shells set to $5, plus blks of 4. 1983-84 Fruit set to $5, plus control blks of 4. Excellent coverage of Commems, plus M/S where issued with almost all issues in blks of 4. Most F-VF MUH/M, few U, post 1910 almost all MUH, some tropicalisation. SG cat £3100+ = A$5600+, while FV of Mint $850+ alone. (1800 + 100 M/S)AVAILABLE at A$350
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Thematic Ships inc Canada 1975, '76 & '77 (36 sets of ea) & 1978 (28 sets), plus extra MUH in sheets. Denmark 1976 American Revolution Ships (100 sets in sheets) MUH, Liberia 1974 UPU (70 sets) CTO, 1972 Ships (48 sets) in sheets/large blks. Norway 1977 Coastal Routes (50 sets) MUH, Paraguay 1972 Ships set of 8 (95 sets) MUH, ca1973 Ships set of 5 (40 sets) MUH. Russia 1971 Navy Ships (150 sets) CTO, 1972 Ships (100 sets) CTO, 1973 Ships (100 sets) CTO, plus some others, nearly all VF fresh, 840 sets with a SG total cat £2600+ = A$4800. (ca 4000)AVAILABLE at A$150
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1978 Aviators 72c M/Sheet Postal Forgery (made in Netherlands), position B with ' Anniv of first' with pink T in first. VF fresh MUH & normal to compare. SG MS662(var). ACSC 794cd cat $100+. Scarce. (2)AVAILABLE at A$70
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1978 Aviators 72c M/Sheet Postal Forgery (made in Netherlands), position C with white dot over 'kilometres away' in last line of text. VF fresh MUH & normal to compare. SG MS662(var). ACSC 794cd cat $100+. Scarce. (2)AVAILABLE at A$70
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1978 Aviators 72c M/Sheet Postal Forgery (made in Netherlands), position D with blue dot in front of tail. VF fresh MUH & normal to compare. SG MS662(var). ACSC 794cd cat $100+. Scarce. (2)AVAILABLE at A$70
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1978 QEII 45c Coronation SJ M/Sheet comp uncut sheet of 4 M/Sheets. VF fresh MUH. Scarce in this format.AVAILABLE at A$10
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1978 'Gibraltar from Space' 12p sheetlet of 10 with decorative margins, error bottom horiz pr IMPERF 3 sides, setenant with normals! Superb fresh MUH. SG 398a cat £7500+ for bottom pr alone, while setenant in full sheetlet should be at least +50% premium so est £11,250 as such. Great rarity as only 3 recorded! 2020 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)AVAILABLE at A$4000
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1978 Cycling 9p vert pr, error IMPERF (as always with very sl traces of perf indentations which do not break paper surface). VF fresh MUH. SG 1070a cat £2000. Very rare, only 10-15 recorded. (P)AVAILABLE at A$350
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1916-23 opt KGV Seahorses 10/- indigo-blue, Waterlow printing. Superb MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG 18 cat £11,000 for M, so should be at least double, £22,000 MUH. Great rarity as only 60 issued of which most were used, & believed to be the only known perfect quality example in MUH condition. 1978 BPA photo cert, while diff new certificate can be obtained on request. (P)AVAILABLE at A$10000
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1969-76 Lighthouse 2½c in 6 half sheets of 50 inc imprint, plus 1978 Surch 25c on 2½c in 2 half sheets of 50. MUH, odd sl gum tone. SG L57 & 63 cat £225. (8 half sheets)AVAILABLE at A$20
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1978 Bay of Islands 20c sheet of 100 inc imprint. MUH, very sl gum tones. SG 1163 cat £20.AVAILABLE at A$10
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1978 Sea Resources 35c sheet of 100 inc imprint. VF MUH. SG 1178 cat £40.AVAILABLE at A$18
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1921-24 Postal Tax Charity 50b red vert pr, error IMPERF between, perf 13½. F-VF fresh MUH. Mi as B9/10(var), SG as T978/979(var). Rare & attractiveAVAILABLE at A$80
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1980 Official Airmail Bird 5s self-adhesive, redrawn w/o foliage, on piece with 1978 Pineapple 20s coil stamp. VFU. SG O213 & 686 cat £81.AVAILABLE at A$35