AUSTRALIA POST YEAR BOOKS 947
1982, 1983, 1997; together with two albums of misc FDCs and other covers, aerogrammes etc, loose FDCs (approx 200), mint post office packs etc, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $90
AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES 948
Session 2
955
Post Master General’s Department ephemera including luggage tickets, 1928 street directory of Melbourne postal area, Engineering Branch Victoria oval worker’s check in nickel, PMG food token in aluminium, Postal Institute card and tie bar badge, Hobart letter bill form 1880, electric telegraph c.1870, Tasmanian receipt of message form, PMG calico bag and a few Royal Mint seals; plus National Safety Council 5 and 10 Year accident-free medals (2, one in silver) Mixed Condition, an interesting lot (approx 20 items) Est. $90
956
KABE hingeless albums of CTOs singles and mini sheets 20032005 (most issues) plus page of Czech 1935 CTOs, stock book used Great Britain and Australia, world CTO mini sheets etc, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75
957
Collection 1967-1971 mainly in multiples housed in descriptive envelopes, including nearly all issues from this period and representing between 5 to 39 sets of each release, very high face value. Some minor faults but a very useful lot that also includes a few 1970 CTOs and some predecimal UN issues (100s) Est. $200
958
Collection of mint blocks, multiples etc in PNG Philatelic Bureau shippers and loose mainly multiples in cellophane, mainly c.1970s-1990 (F/V=$1,000+) (lot) Est. $200
959
Collection of Papua, Territory of New Guinea, and PNG issues including NW Pacific Islands overprints on Roos and George V Heads, huts, boats, birds (dated and undated to One Pound), all overprints, all high values, misc specimens etc, virtually complete to early 1980s with heavy duplication and housed in KABE hingeless album, Mixed New and Used, an excellent starter or resale lot (100s) Est. $500
World Stamps BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 950
951
Papua New Guinea Yearbooks 1985, 1986, 1988; Christmas Island empty stamp album 1958-1986; plus misc Post Office publications incl Mission to Planet Earth, Antarctica (science), Forty Royal Years, China 1984 Olympics silver coin in postal cover (the first we have seen); plus Ten Dollars and stamps 1993 Eminent Women portfolio black serials (lot) Est. $100 Small collection of British mint predecimal (£1+) and decimal singles and multiples (£22+) in Chinese hingeless album; another small album with British Commonwealth issues mainly relating to royalty c.1935-1947 (28 stamps); together with small collection of Australian first day covers c.1980s (32 covers) in album, and small collection of Australian used decimal issues neatly arranged in Royal Mail stock book, fresh lot with the stock albums in very good condition (4 albums) Est. $75
GREAT BRITAIN
Year albums 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987; together with misc Australian FDCs, loose mint and used decimals etc (lot) Est. $75
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Norfolk Island accumulation of mint singles, blocks, multiples and minisheets c.1969-1990 in original post office shippers (F/ V=$1,200 approx) fresh and useful (lot) Est. $250
POSTAL HISTORY 949
NEW ZEALAND DECIMALS
WORLD 960
Interesting group of mainly European souvenir and first day covers incl some Australian and Territories, a nice clean and varied lot (approx 400 items) Est. $75
961
Useful selection of world stamps and some Australian predecimal issues; together with carton of used world (approx 1 kg) and misc empty packaging from coin sets and singles coins and banknote magazines etc, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75
962
Selection of used issues 1900-1965 in Chinese stock album (includes useful selection of postage dues) includes decimals and world issues (mainly Egypt) and customs stamps; plus album of Australian and New Zealand issues (mainly used) One Dollar (19) and Two Dollars (5), Mixed Condition (100s) Est. $75
Sports Memorabilia OLYMPICS
952
Lewis Carroll era “Alice in Wonderland” postage stamp card case with original illustrations from the first edition, reverse “Invented by Lewis Carroll” and printed by Emberlin & Son, 4 Magdalen Street Oxford, a rare unused survivor Est. $100
NETHERLANDS 953
Collection in two old albums – Netherlands 1864-1996 and Dutch colonial 1883-1960s, mixed mint hinged and used; plus partial Australian collection 1913-1977 (sparse representation but incl some states issues). The lot also includes a few world banknotes, Mixed Condition (100s) Est. $150
954
Netherlands and Colonies mainly used collection 1867-1950s together with loose world on piece etc, all ex Netherlands Ambassador to Australia; together with misc trade cards, watches, etc, Mixed Condition (1000s) Est. $75
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Lot 963
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