Stamp News Australasia - June 2018

June Quartet A selection of collecting suggestions for adventurous collectors, or to accelerate the scope of an existing collection of the relevant subject. Contact me if you have a particular interest in Australian cover/stationery fields. For individual item offerings, refer to website (www.rap.com.au) and eBay listings (search rap_com_au).

1945: Rare Tasmanian Patriotic initiative

1921: “DIGGERS” Loan rare slogan cancel

Australian WWII Patriotic inscription/slogan cancel covers: Collection of Patriotic/Security inscribed and slogan cancellation covers, wartime and immediate post-war, many seldom seen items (100+)

Australia WWI Patriotic slogan cancel covers: Selection of covers bearing good strikes of the various Patriotic slogan cancels, in use wartime and immediate post-war, including short-term “DIGGERS” Loan (in use just four weeks)

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1972: Unusual private Certified Mail cover Australia Certified Mail covers: Collection on covers, 1950s/1990s, embracing the various types of labels in use, rates, and stamp usage, (100+)

1936: Goldsbrough-Mort “Wool” advertising cover N.S.W. Advertising covers: 1930s/1990s selection, fields of commerce identified, (100+)

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Contents Articles Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ...................................................6 Nordic 'Dead' Countries: Christer Brunström............................. 14 Stamps in the News: Margo Campbell .................................... 18 Postal Stationery: Ian McMahon ................................................ 26 Cinderella Corner: Vito Milana .................................................... 32 Looking at New Zealand: Graeme Morriss ............................... 52 Introducing the APF: Daryl Fuller.................................................. 54 Market Matters: Glen Stephens .................................................. 60

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The following article first appeared in Stamp News Australasia August 2008 number.

The concept remains evergreen, and I'm pleased to report that in the almost one decade since its inaugural appearance, many collectors have approached me for suggestions, or second opinion on potential subjects for a Usage collection.

I hope more collectors will take up the Usage Figure 1. Always tempting to “do” a usage study when one has the top challenge upon denomination! reading this.

Next month, and given subject! the following month, my overview of the amazing Chartwell (Spink, Hong Kong: 1962-73 QEII Annigoni portrait London), and Besançon (Corinphila, Zurich) will I was attracted to the QEII portrait by Annigoni be featured. from the time I first laid eyes upon it. Most would agree the portrait admirably captures the charm Ten more Usage Collection suggestions of Her Royal Highness. Hong Kong embraced I’m often asked by collectors to suggest topics for this portrait for it’s series of definitive stamps usage collections. I’m always happy to oblige, and commenced in 1962. Fifteen denominations rather encouraged by the enthusiasm developing from 5c to $20 form the series, which remained for collections based upon the many ways in in use until replaced in 1973 by the “coinage” which given stamps can be used on postal articles. design, another attractive subject for a usage This month I’ve selected an eclectic group of collection. A change of watermark occurred ten subjects suitable for a usage collection study. for the Annigoni’s from 1966, although these These items are in fact from a larger number are virtually impossible to distinguish when on of embryonic usage collections, formed by a cover, or other postal article. One can be certain Philatelist who, in downsizing his holdings, has of the original watermark only if used before the consigned collections to me for sale. The selected date of appearance of the replacements; the $10 ten are predominantly post-war subjects, generally was issued only with the first watermark. There falling within the budget of most collectors. One are some paper variants, which are well worth of the many attributes of usage collecting is you the hunt. Figure 1 features the series’ two size don’t have to be rich to form the world’s best of a 6 - Stamp News

Figure 2. France with an Aussie flavour formats, the $1 and 40c smaller, and $20 and $5 larger format. The total franking of $26.40, which is quite high for the 1967 date of use, represented the $1 per ½oz airmail rate to U.S. x26 plus 40c registration fee.

When tackling a usage collection such as this, I usually recommend including also those commemorative and other special issues contemporaneous with the subject series. This is logical, as the various series’ are often found used in combination with one another. Following this principle, a usage study of the Hong Kong Annigoni’s would also encompass other stamp issues from 1963 Freedom from Hunger (the first issue following appearance of Annigoni’s) to 1973 Chinese New Year (last issue prior to Annigoni replacement definitive series). And what a most attractive collection this can comprise!

Hong Kong is one of the world’s “hot” countries, yet stamp usage by my observation is relatively undiscovered by H.K. collectors. I’m surprised at just how inexpensive quite scarce usage items are, from 1930s onwards, when offered in the market place, such as on eBay. A window of opportunity, in my opinion.

France: 1946-47 Airs The four airmail stamps issued by France after WWII, the so-called Série mythologique, are a suitable subject for a one-frame (15-page) usage study. I like this series for a few reasons: the designs are striking and original, they are recess-printed (a favourite process), and they are airmails (another favourite). The denominations are 40f, 50f, 100f, and 200f, the last the highest denominated stamp of France at time of issue.

The stamps are worth very little used off cover, and even on intact postal articles are generally very inexpensive. A useful subject for collectors of more modest means. Figure 2 shows the 200f together with 1946 Peace Conference set in pairs, used to Australia 1 Oct 1946 from the Conference Post Office in Paris. The notations “30gr” and “226” indicate weight and postage charge. My French rate tables indicate the postal rate was 35f per 5gms, therefore 210f for 30gms. The sender was with the Australian Delegation to the Conference, writing to family, so perhaps was sending the additional franking in the form of the Conference stamps home as a souvenir.

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usage studies, and the same could be said for airmail stamps of many other countries.

British Solomon Islands: 1939-51 KGVI Pictorials In the January 2008 column, the topic was British Empire KGVI. Great Subject for a Usage Collection.

I briefly mentioned the Solomon Islands set as being a good Figure 3. Short-lived 4½d the “star” of the series subject for that purpose, and will now provide more other Empire countries of this period. I’ve seen every detail in support of that recommendation. The set denomination on intact postal article, mostly covers, of 13 Pictorials, issued in 1939 and 1942 (the 10/although the 4½d, 5/- and 10/- are very scarce in ), with a couple of perforation changes in 1951, is that format. The 4½d was withdrawn well before the amongst the more attractive stamp series of the reign other denominations. Figure 3 is one of two solo of KGVI. Colourful, local scenes, recess-printed by frankings of the 4½d I’ve noted. Sent from Tulagi 20 De La Rue and Waterlow. Importantly from a usage Nov 1939 to Canada, 4½d paid 1½d Empire rate plus perspective, the stamps did see a reasonable amount 3d registration fee. of commercial use, which often can’t be said for

Figure 4. Parcel tags seldom so neat and attractive 8 - Stamp News

Figure 5. 1949 Ham Radio enthusiasts globe-hop United States: 1965-81 Prominent Americans The U.S. unsurprisingly is one of the great usage study countries. Suitable subjects abound, and some of the definitive series are amongst the most popular usage collecting fields in the world. The 1938 Presidential (“Prexies”), 1954-73 Liberty, 1980-98 Great Americans, and 1981-95 Transportation, for example, are terrific study subjects, and justifiably very popular. Scarcer usage items are out there for the informed to find, often unceremoniously reposing in Trader’s “Dollar boxes”. Within the above timespan sits the 1965-81 Prominent Americans series.

Denominations from 1c to $5, potentially almost unlimited usage configurations for the enthusiast.

Figure 4 is a nice place to start! This parcel tag originated at Berkeley, California. The franking is a fairly hefty aggregate $21.93, including no less than four of the $5 Moore, which is very desirable on any form of “entire”. There is no indication of when the

article was sent, or to where. It turned up in New Zealand, to where it can reasonably be assumed it was addressed. The 30c and $1 stamps also present were issued in 1979, as was the $5 Americana issue which replaced the $5 Moore. A c1979 date of despatch therefore is probable. I’m afraid I don’t have enough information to compute the postage rate. Can any reader help?

Israel: First Decade of Stamp Issues 1948-58 Israel may come as a surprise selection for a usage study, some may consider. However, I like many of the designs, and on commercial cover, etc, they particularly appeal to my philatelic taste. And stamp issuing commenced in 1948, the year I was born!

Many Jewish folk settled in Australia before and after WWII, and correspondence from Israel is reasonably available locally. Later issues also have appeal, but it is the first decade that the collection Stamp News - 9

I have under review encompasses. The Bale Israel Catalogue prices stamps to 1960 on commercial cover, and other postal history elements, which is quite useful to anyone contemplating a usage study. Figure 5 is an attractive franking 1949 airmail postcard Tel Aviv to Australia, at 80 mils rate. The airmail letter rate was 160 mils.

This item is unusual in that it is not of an interfamily or businessFigure 6. 1974 4½p Forces concessional airmail rate to Australia related nature as are most of the items Israel the recipient bunkered down for some time in his to Australia I’ve seen communications den. in the subject period. Rather, it was between two Ham Radio enthusiasts, the reverse side in particular Great Britain: Machins with enough radio frequency information to keep GB’s Machin Head series, introduced in 1967, generally evoke a “Love ’em” or “Hate ’em” reaction amongst Philatelists. In terms of usage study appeal, I’m very much in the former camp. The series is a vibrant goldmine for usage aficionados.

Australia is an excellent place to source Machin usage material, and a lot of interesting items can be assembled in a comparatively short period Figure 7. 1967, Zimbabwe when it was Rhodesia 10 - Stamp News

Figure 8. 10s Vienna, 1850. Handy year to have bought Sydney Views and Half-lengths as New Issues. of time, for generally very modest sums. Many uncommon to rare usage items are awaiting discovery by the informed and patient, Figure 6 being one which didn’t get away, a 20 Oct 1974 use of the 4½p grey-blue to Australia. The sender was an Australian Defence Forces Gunner stationed in Hong Kong, serving with British Forces. The FIELD POST OFFICE / 146 cancel confirms the location. Australian Forces were entitled to the 4½p concessional airmail rate when writing home. This is a very scarce solo rate; I’ve noted only one other cover. This 4½p was also used for the U.K. Inland first class mail rate from 24 Jun 1974, which of course is a common solo usage.

A usage study of all Machin issues is a tall order, although I know I’m not the only one attempting the challenge. An alternative suggestion would be to attempt just the £SD Machin stamps, and to include those commemoratives which were contemporaneous, ie 1967 Paintings to 1970 Christmas. This would be a similar usage collection blueprint to that suggested for the Hong Kong Annigoni’s above.

Rhodesia: 1965-78 Zimbabwe, as we sadly know, is not the place it once was. A portrait of the once prevailing peace and prosperity can be glimpsed in the stamps of the former Rhodesia. Stamps bearing that singular country name, Rhodesia (renamed from Southern Rhodesia in 1964), were issued for a comparatively short period, from 1965 (ITU Centenary) to 1978 (Anniversary of Powered Flight). On 18 Apr 1980 Rhodesia became the independent Republic, Zimbabwe. A usage collection of the stamps prior to independence is the suggestion. The stamps are generally attractive; reflective of an era which largely has been relegated to history. Figure 7 shows the colourful 2/6d and 1/3d from the 1966 Pictorial series, added to the Rhodesia formular Registered Letter stationery. Registered at Sinoia to Australia on 27 Oct 1967, the 3/9d combined franking paid 2/6d airmail rate plus 1/3d registration fee.

Austria: 1948-52 Provincial costumes From a man who unashamedly allows his wife Stamp News - 11

Figure 9. £1 geyser, to a geezer in U.K. (pardon the slang) to exclusively maintain his wardrobe, a series featuring costumes may appear on odd suggestion for a usage collection. However, understand the subjects are generally rather attractive young women, superbly attired, and there are 37 varieties in the series! I know, call me sentimental, it’s also another stamp series commenced the year I was born. This is of course a charming stamp series, with universal appeal, irrespective of one’s gender. As a usage subject they have much to offer: 33 various denominations from 3g to 10s, a reasonable issue time-span to encompass rate revisions (some printings were made as late as 1964), and wonderful colour variation, to name but a few attributes. Interestingly, it is the lowest denomination, the humble 3g, which appears to be the scarcest on postal articles. I don’t have a rate 12 - Stamp News

table for Austria (can any reader help? – see also my other column this month), so unfortunately cannot say what a 3g was intended for, other perhaps than as a make-up rate? Figure 8 shows a dominant franking of the highest denomination, the 10s Vienna 1850 (x7), with 70g, and 40g and 5g, the last two on reverse. This rather high 71s 15g franking was sent Express airmail, registered to Australia on 28 Jan 1957. The collection which contains this item has a 1957 6.40g airmail to Australia; this may have been the basic 5gms airmail rate? A wax seal on the reverse is that of the Austrian Consul, Belgrade, so postage cost was probably meaningless to the sender.

New Zealand: 1960-66 Pictorials FCloser to home, an attractive photogravure

Figure 10. Malta UPU 1/- and 3d to Australia series, with denominations in the classic British Empire ½d to £1 formation. Reasonably accessible material in Australia, and generally modestly priced, although the 10/- and £1 are hard-tofind, and can be priced accordingly. There are of course many “sleepers” to be found amongst the lower denominations (faithful to the “uncommon use of the common stamp” principle). Figure 9 is an attractive use of the 3/- multicolour and £1 uprating the 1/4d Registration envelope for 7 Jul 1967 (three days before intro of Decimal currency) airmail Wellington to U.K. One day, one day, Campbell Patterson will price NZ stamps on commercial cover, as we did for Australia in Brusden-White. Watch NZ usage take to the skies as Australia has done when that revelation occurs!

British Empire: 1949 Universal Postal Union Omnibus The British Empire Omnibus sets of the 1930s,

1940s, and later, are readily available mint, and to a lesser extent used. No challenge there.

Many of the 1935 Silver Jubilee and 1948-49 Silver Wedding (high value) series are virtually impossible to find on commercial postal articles, but one has a reasonable chance of success, or near success, with the 1937 Coronation series. I know there are a number of enthusiasts worldwide attempting the Coronations. The 1949 U.P.U. series would be a worthy challenge, and I doubt that there are more than a handful who have taken it up. The very brave would, of course, include the stamps issued for the U.P.U. 75th Anniversary by foreign countries! Figure 10 shows the 1/- and 3d issued by Malta, on 22 Dec 1949 inter bank correspondence to Australia, 1/3d being the then prevailing airmail rate.

These are just ten usage collection suggestions from an almost limitless reservoir of possibilities, limited only by the imagination. Of the many facets of Philately I’ve delved in, I find Usage the most fulfilling. It also satisfies my principal essential: Pleasure and Profit. Do I believe the concept of usage collecting has a bright and enduring future? You bet, and I’m putting my money where my mouth is. A number of the above collections, from which the illustrated subjects derive, have been acquired for my Self-managed Super Fund.

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Nordic "Dead" COuntries “Dead” countries doesn’t sound particularly nice but in philately the term is used to describe stamp-issuing countries and territories which only existed for a limited period of time. In most cases, this had to do with wars and conflicts but there are many other reasons why earlier stamp-issuing territories have ceased using stamps of their own.

The countries and territories may have disappeared in their original forms but the postage stamps remain as historical witnesses of times gone by. In this month’s column I’ll take a closer look at the “dead” countries in the Nordic area. All of them are listed separately in most worldwide stamp catalogues.

Four of these areas existed as a consequence of World War I, one rose to philatelic prominence during World War II and the sixth one was a mission-

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ary station in Greenland.

There are many good reasons why one should collect “dead” countries. We learn a lot about history and from a philatelic point of view we know exactly the number of issued stamps. In today’s world with ever-increasing numbers of new issues this could be a determining factor in choosing one or several areas which no longer issue stamps of their own. It is highly unlikely that any of these areas will ever issue stamps at any time in the future but who knows?

Let’s now take a closer look at the six “dead” countries in the Nordic area.

Aunus The revolution in Russia in 1917 was followed by a long period of civil war between the Whites and the

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Christer Brunström Bolsheviks. It was in this connection that the former Grand Duchy of Finland became an independent republic in 1917. In Outer Karelia on the Russian side of the border, the local Finnish-speaking population requested Finnish military assistance. A Corps of Volunteers with unofficial government support was sent to the area in late April 1919 and occupied a part of Outer Karelia.

Towards the end of July, Russian forces had retaken most of the area occupied by the Finnish volunteers but the Finns still held the parishes next to the border with Finland.

On 7 July 1919, eight Finnish definitive stamps were overprinted AUNUS, the Finnish name for the main town of Olonets in Russian. The quantity of the higher denominations was very limited indeed and

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forged overprints exist. The stamps (Fig. 1) were in use until 15 October 1919. By then all of Outer Karelia was once again firmly in Russian hands.

North Ingermanland Ingermanland is located on the Karelian Isthmus south of Finland. The local people were mainly Finnish-speakers and following the Russian March 1917 revolution the people of North Ingermanland was granted a certain degree of self-determination. Later in the year, the Soviet authorities retook control of the area and many Ingermanlanders fled to Finland.

In 1919, an attempt was made to liberate North Ingermanland and the forces coming from Finland managed to occupy a border area where the independent state of North Ingermanland was proclaimed. On 21

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Nordic "Dead" COuntries March 1920, the new nation released a set of seven stamps depicting the Ingermanland coat of arms (Fig. 2). Later the same year there was a second set of deďŹ nitive stamps this time featuring local life which to a large degree was based on agricultural activities (Fig. 3).

North Ingermanland independence ceased following peace negotiations in Dorpat.

Sadly the pictorial set has been forged. The designs of the forgeries are less clear and they were printed on very white paper.

Karelia Russian Karelia also had a large Finnish-speaking population which were given a certain degree of

autonomy following the 1917 revolution but the new Soviet authorities soon regained control of Karelia.

At the Dorpat peace conference, Karelia was awarded to the Soviet Union. In 1921, the mainly Finnish-speaking population revolted and proclaimed the Free State of Karelia. On 31 January 1922, Karelia released a set of 14 values showing the state’s coat of arms (Fig. 4). They had a very brief period of validity as Soviet forces suppressed the rebellion towards the end of February and the Free State ceased to exist.

Slesvig Following World War I (1914-18), many people in Denmark and Germany wanted to change the border between the two countries. The German region

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Christer Brunström of Schleswig (Slesvig in Danish) had a large Danish-speaking minority who did not want to remain in Germany.

Under international supervision, a plebiscite was organised in 1920. Schleswig was divided into two zones – the northern Zone 1 and a southern Zone 2.

The voting in the southern zone resulted in a large majority to remain in Germany. In Zone 1 most voters wanted Zone 1 to be united with Denmark.

In preparation for the plebiscite, a set of 14 postage stamps with denominations in German currency (Fig. 5) was released on 25 January 1920. These stamps were used in the two zones and they also exist overprinted C.I.S. to be used as service stamps.

In the northern zone there was a new set of stamps

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repeating the previous designs but this time with denominations in Danish currency. It was released on 20 May 1920. An overprint – 1. Zone – had also been added (Fig. 6). These stamps were used until 15 July 1920 when they were replaced by ordinary Danish postage stamps. Thus Schleswig had been divided in accordance with the wishes of the local people.

Thule In 1910 Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933), a Danish polar explorer and writer, founded a missionary trading station at Kap York in Greenland. The area was known as Thule. At that time Greenland did not have any postage stamps and the postal services were poorly developed. When the Thule station celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1935, four stamps were issued to be used on mail between Thule and the office in Copenhagen (where Danish stamps were added to mail to Denmark and other destinations). The 10-öre denomination shows a portrait of Knud Rasmussen (Fig. 7). The remaining values feature views from the Thule area.

In 1936 there was an additional value of 25 öre which shows the church and the Thule Mountain (Fig. 8). The Thule stamps were only valid until 1 August 1937 when the Greenland Administration took over the area.

East Karelia Ever since World War I, Karelia had remained a cause of conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union. During World War II, Finnish troops occupied East Karelia in June 1941 and the area then remained in Finnish hands until 1944. Finland released a total of 28 different stamps for East Karelia; with just one exception all were ordinary Finnish stamps which had been overprinted ITÄ KARJALA Sot. Hallinto (Fig. 9). East Karelia is an inexpensive area to collect and can easily be completed.

A collection of these six different “dead” areas will provide excellent insights into the history of Finland, Denmark and Greenland. With few exceptions, the stamps are fairly inexpensive but perhaps not that easy to locate. Except for Slesvig and East Karelia, genuine postal history items are scarce.

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Stamps in the News - Globally!

Ripper card or rip-off card?

Reported at www.standard.co.uk

A lettercard believed to have been sent to police by Jack the Ripper warning of two murders has sold for more than £22,000 at auction.

The hand-written card arrived at Ealing Police Station on October 29, 1888, just 11 days before the serial killer’s last suspected victim Mary Kelly was disembowelled.

A UK collector outbid an American for the rare letter which will have a final price closer to £30,000 once an auction premium is paid. It had a pre-sale estimate of £600 to £900.

The card states: “Beware there is two women I want here they are bastards, and I mean to have them my knife is still in good order it is a students knife and I hope you liked the kidney. I am Jack the Ripper.”

It once belonged to a Metropolitan Police consta-

ble who was given it as a memento when he retired from the force in 1966. It is being sold by his widow.

“The great beauty of the card is that with its police provenance it is a unique Ripper item for sale, and no one can prove it is the Ripper himself, but equally no one can prove it is not,” said the auctioneer.

Extinct & endangered species vs Brexiteers Reported at www.thesun.co.uk

ROYAL Mail chiefs were slammed by the pro-Brexit brigade after announcing a fresh set of stamps highlighting extinct and endangered species - and still snubbing Brexit.

The new stamps feature the successful reintroductions of the sand lizard, large blue butterfly, osprey and stinking hawk’s-beard plant, illustrated by Wiltshire-based artist Tanya Achilleos Lock.

Tory MP Nigel Evans blasted: “I think it’s time the public had a say on what is on our stamps.

“They really are playing politics by refusing to mark this momentous occasion.”

Royal Mail spokesman Philip Parker said: “When a plant or animal become extinct in a country, that does not have to be the end of the story.

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ing species back to their former environments.”

We are not amused in the UK Reported at www.express.co.uk

THE Royal Mail has sparked a major row with Buckingham Palace by trying to trademark the Queen’s head.

The move could have reaped millions in merchandise sales for the financial-strapped company by pasting Her Majesty on everything from tea towels to T-shirts and key rings.

Royal Mail chief Moya Greene is under heavy fire from shareholders after overseeing a five per cent drop in revenue last year – Royal Mail was privatised in 2015.

The Queen’s senior courtiers halted the trademark bid after consulting with her. She reportedly saw the trademarking as “deeply inappropriate”.

All British stamps have borne the iconic image of The Queen’s head, designed by Arnold Machin, since 1967.

Elizabeth II Machin head paster cast, 1966 British Postal Museum & Archive

The Royal Mail refused to discuss its audacious trademark bid.

We are amused in Denmark

Reported at http://royalcentral.co.uk Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is a woman of many

talents.

She was born in April of 1940 during World War II and as a young princess she was educated at private schools before continuing her education at university in the areas of archaeology, political science, and economics. She is fluent in several languages, has worked as a costume designer, and as a translator.

Yet over the course of her reign her interests remain eclectic. Queen Margrethe II never received any formal art training but has shown a great talent for watercolour painting.

Her Majesty has hosted art shows and has even had her work featured as the leading illustrations in the Danish edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings novel in the 1970s.

Most recently, Queen Margrethe II’s famed watercolour artwork will be featured on Greenland’s postage stamps. Among them is the 14 kroner+1kr semi-postal stamp which is in tribute to the Greenlandic Children’s Association of which Her Majesty is a patron.

The stamps were issued in the country on 16 April, Queen Margrethe’s birthday.

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Stamps in the News - Globally!

Canada ……..in pictures

Reported at https://pictorial.jezebel.com Canada is honouring a prolific commercial illustrator responsible for the covers of more than 500 Harlequin romance novels—specifically, with a postage stamp.

Will Davies also worked on advertisements, magazines, fashion layouts, and even stamps throughout the mid and late 20th century.

But his work for the romance powerhouse— which was originally a Toronto-based company— stands out.

Until fairly recently in the genre’s history, each book got its own illustrated cover, and the distinctive art was an important part of creating the famous, globally powerful Harlequin brand, conjuring a sense of glamour and adventure. Davies was often the ‘goto’ illustrator with authors often requesting that he be the one to design their covers.

Canada Post is also honouring illustrators Blair Drawson, Gérard DuBois, James Hill, and Anita Kunz; “Canada has such a rich history in illustrators.

It was very difficult to get this down to just five illustrators and then to get down to the illustration featured on each stamp,” said director of stamp services Jim Phillips.

Bowling them over in India Reported at www.icc-cricket.com

Bowlers are notorious for complaining when playing on tiny grounds, often referred to as postage stamps.

But Indian cricket superstar Jhulan Goswami may be the first to be delighted to feature on a ‘Smiler’ postage stamp, after she was honoured for her on-field exploits by the nation’s postal service.

India pace great Goswami became the first woman to take 200 one-day international wickets in helping her team to a series win against South Africa in February.

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Laura Wolvaardt caught behind for 9.

She currently has 203 ODI wickets at 21.77 from 169 ODIs, as well as 55 T20 wickets and 40 from 10 Test matches.

The Smiler stamp features her photo alongside an actual stamp featuring Kolkata’s iconic Victoria Memorial and was unveiled earlier this month by former India captain Sourav Ganguly.

Stemming the tide in the States Reported at www.the74million.org

The U.S. government is acknowledging the value of STEM education to the nation’s standing in the world with four Forever first-class stamps that pay tribute to the study of science, technology, engineering, and maths.

The Postal Service rolled out the commemorative stamps in a ceremony at the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington.

“In an increasingly competitive world, proficiency in the STEM fields is more critical than ever,” the Postal Service said. “Concerned about government studies that project a lack of qualified citizens to fill STEM jobs in the years ahead, a coalition of federal agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and educators has called for improving and expanding education in these fields.”

Each of the four 50-cent stamps, to be sold in

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panes of 20, features a collage with graphics germane to the subjects in the STEM acronym, superimposed on the profile of a young person. The montages “represent the complexity and interconnectedness of the STEM disciplines,” the Postal Service says.

In Ireland - keeping it civil, right?

Reported in www.irishexaminer.com

New stamps from Ireland honour Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. An Post issued the two stamps in April in a set called International Statesmen.

King, the leader of the civil rights movements in the United States in the 1960s, is shown at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

The highlight of this protest march was King’s “I Have a Dream Speech,” delivered from the Lincoln

Memorial to a crowd of approximately 250,000 people on Aug. 28, 1963.

Less than a year later, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law and King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was assassinated April 4, 1968.

An inscription at the bottom of the stamp includes the country name “Eire” and a “W.” The letter indicates that the stamp pays the basic domestic rate, currently €1.

South Africa’s anti-apartheid leader and president from 1994-99, Mandela also was a Nobel Peace Prize winner. In accepting the award in December 1993, Mandela mentioned King, “He, too, grappled with and died in the effort to make a contribution to the just solution of the same great issues of the day which we have had to face as South Africans.”

An Post summarized Mandela’s life up to his imprisonment in 1962: “Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was South Africa’s first black president and was the son of an African Chief and studied law to become one of South Africa’s first black lawyers.

“In the 1950s he was elected leader of the youth wing of the African National Congress (ANC). He was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to life imprisonment for high treason and conspiracy against the state.”

Mandela was released more than 27 years later, on Feb. 11, 1990.

The stamp pictures him speaking to a crowd at Soweto, South Africa, in September of that year.

Like the stamp for King, the Mandela stamp is nondenominated with a “W” in place of the value.

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Stamps in the News - Globally!

Singapore looks back

Reported at www.channelnewsasia.com A set of stamps commemorating four common trades in the early days of Singapore was launched

by Singapore Post (SingPost) in April The stamps depict the samsui women, the Sikh police contingent, the orang laut and the coolies.

The samsui women were a common sight at construction sites in Singapore from the mid1930s with their trademark red headscarves. Most had come to Singapore from the Sanshui district of Guangdong province in southern China and helped build Singapore’s infrastructure.

The Orang Laut are tribes of nomadic sea people who made a living as fishermen, boatmen and rowers. They were one of the earlier immigrants to Singapore during pre-colonial days.

The coolies were unskilled labourers who formed the backbone of Singapore’s earlier labour force during the colonial era. They were often employed in mines, ports, plantations, construction sites and as rickshaw pullers, and were mainly immigrants driven by poverty in China to seek a better life.

The Sikh police contingent was made up of Sikhs

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from Punjab, India who were recruited to serve as policemen and security personnel in the Straits Settlement. The contingent was established in Singapore in 1881 and was highly regarded until its disbandment in 1945.

Morocco looks forward Reported at http://menafn.com

The national Moroccan postal service, Barid Al Maghrib, has launched postage stamps in support of Morocco’s 2026 World Cup bid.

The stamps cost MAD 9 and are available in all Al Barid Bank agencies and mail centres, as well as online.

The background of the stamps is inspired by a mixture of traditional Moroccan culture and its more modern elements: an ancient medina doors mingles with renderings of Morocco’s new high-speed LGV train and traditional instruments alike.

Morocco is the only FIFA World Cup 2026 rival to a joint bid to stage the event from the United States, Canada and Mexico with the FIFA Congress due to choose the hosts in Moscow on June 13.

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Morocco has already made four unsuccessful bids to host the tournaments for 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2010, although it was close on three occasions. It has strong support from a number of European and Africa member nations of FIFA.

DIY Post office in New Zealand Reported at www.stuff.co.nz

The old fashioned local post shop might be a rare beast in an increasingly digital world, but the volunteers of the Linwood Post Shop in Christchurch are determined to buck the trend.

Two years ago, after struggling to find a buyer, former owner turned the store over to the volunteers of the community support group Te Whare Roimata (TWR), saving it from closure.

Two TWR members took on running the store, with only one paid staff member. Slowly, more volunteers trickled in to help out.

Now with a total of 16 volunteers, the shop still provides domestic and international postal services, PO boxes, stationary supplies, dry cleaning, photo copying and greeting cards to the community.

Being part of the community, and some having social work backgrounds, the volunteers can also spot when their customers needed help beyond a stamp on a letter.

“There have been times that people have come in in crisis. If not for our social work background, it might have been missed.”

Balancing their duties as postal workers with their duties with TWR had been a challenge.

“Without the volunteers ... it would be too much to sustain.”

“We’re quite proud that none of us have had postal experience but we’re doing it anyway and doing it well.”

exciting new retail outlet.

There was an outcry in March last year, when the Post Office announced Haslemere’s town centre branch could “temporarily close” in June, when the lease expired.

A year later former mayor, Brian Howard, was delighted to say his ‘Save Our Post Office from Closure’ campaign had struck home and a consortium has bought the building.

“It has long been understood that the space required to provide an effective PO counter service was considerably smaller than the footprint of the building and the consortium have exciting plans to completely renovate the premises and create a quality facility for Haslemere within an enlarged mixed retail setting.

Another hard-fought campaign to re-open a facility at Haslewey celebrated the eagerly-awaited re-opening of the Lion Green branch - and the return of its original post master Stephen Moss, last month.

People power saves POs in the UK Reported at www.haslemereherald.com

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Stamps in the News - Globally!

In Denmark – the Post Office reinvented Reported at https://inhabitat.com

A historic gem in the heart of Copenhagen has been sensitively revamped to suit the modern needs of the bustling city. Årstiderne Arkitekter transformed the 18th-century former post office, known as Postgården, into a mixed-use hub with retail, showrooms, and offices with workspaces for 800 people.

Located on one of Copenhagen’s busiest retail streets, Postgården has a history as the first to print Danish stamps in 1851 and also as the PO where Hans Christian Andersen regularly collected his mail.

In recent years, however, the post office sat empty and its introverted facade closed the building off from the public. “The vision for the project has been to open up the block and invite the public in,” wrote the archi-

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tects.

“The project involved taking a well-known site in Copenhagen –originally a workplace for several hundred people– and re-establishing it as a central address for shops and offices.”

Meanwhile in France: “La Poste paralysée par un gigantesque bug informatique” Reported at www.thelocal.fr

Every post office in France has been hit by a computer bug that has shut down most of their services, preventing customers from receiving or posting mail and depositing or withdrawing money at counters.

The bug hit the country’s 8,500 post offices on 9th April am and by mid-afternoon was still not fixed.

The firm’s tech teams were working to repair the fault, which La Poste says appears to be a technical failure and not the result of hacking.

“The network has faced a computer problem since this morning in all its retail outlets, rendering certain operations impossible at counters,” La Poste said in a statement.

This was the first time that the entire network has ground to a halt.

Post office workers were advising customers to use the machines to buy stamps while they waited for the computer system to get back on track.

Some customers took to Twitter to lament that La Poste had no fall-back plan and its workers were unable to handle things like registered mail manually.

“Post officer workers cannot help you. We advise you to use the (La Poste) app or the internet sites to carry out your operations,” a La Poste spokesperson said.

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Roo 1/- + 2/- On WWI 1918 "LINTON Vic" Parcel Label Cat $7,500, for just $A300:

Lovely looking clean piece. Victoria Parcel Post part label, and stamps tied by superb strikes of TINY little “Linton - 20 FEB - 18 VIC”. Population just a few 100 now - who KNOWS a century back?! On a very late use of the VICTORIA State style thin serifed Parcel Label - reading (stamps cover much of it, but on very thin paper, and very easy to see via backlight) - "VICTORIA - PARCEL POST - STAMPS TO BE AFFIXED HERE" Mailed 9 months before Armistice Treaty, so way before end of WWI, and over a Century old now. ACSC $1,500 for the 2/- alone, on parcel label or fragment. This is the scarcer Reddish Brown which is cat 5 times the cheapest shade. Linton is a tiny town in Victoria, Australia.

At the 2016 census, Linton and the surrounding area had a population of just 580. The scarce 2/- Cooke print is VFU, with crisp, full, upright cds, and a clean attractive piece for the discerning collector. ACSC 37F, cat 5 times normal shades so $1,500 x 5 = $7,500 on parcel label. $A300 (Stock 891KQ)

Nauru 1916 1d Red KGV to UK with rare “NAUPU” error, Cat £13,000, for just $A1,395:

One of the legendary errors of the South Pacific in this era. Stamp R6/2 constant variety for a small part of the overprint run when lower leg of “R” letter broke, and wore away in one position. Bare Breasted maiden postcard inscribed - ‘Marshall-Inseln Nauru Eingeborene’ (= Nauru Woman.) SG #2a, Cat “From £13,000” on cover or postcard. Addressed to Birmingham UK, (1d was WWI British Empire postcard rate) and has strong “CENSORED” handstamp in violet as usual. Excellent condition for 100 years old. Stamp tied by crisp steel “P.O. PLEASANT ISLAND - AU 2 :18 (NAURU)” cds. From the superb John Darnell Nauru collection, sold by Prestige years back, and 100% genuine of course. $A1,395 (Stock 241BAL)

New Zealand 1935 £4 Light Blue ARMS Mega High Value *SUPERB* MVLH: What a gem - superb fresh MVLH, with perfs and

centering impossible to improve on for this very RARE stamp. Been in the UK since a New Issue. Issued in the midst of The Great Depression, this was literally a MONTH’S nett wages for anyone who DID have a job, hence almost none were purchased mint! The 1934 £2 Roo of this era would be $10,000 retail for a MVLH pair, or same £4 face. Hence this NZ stamp is massively under-priced, as these are actually FAR scarcer than any mint CofA £2 Roo SINGLE even! SG F166, £600 - and SG should really be over 3 times this. Show me another for sale ANYWHERE on this planet at ANY price! This is very clearly horizonal wove Cowan chalky paper with Wmk 43. The cheaper £4 vertical Mesh Wiggins Teape on Wmk 98 is cat half this and the shonks pass them off as this SG F166. Being on Chalky paper these gum tone rapidly out here, and perfs and centering can also be horrid. As good a copy as you will ever see. As it was on sale all through KGVI reign, it is in the mass-selling SG “KGVI” album, and all KGVI collectors need it! Even used are very expensive, and fresh Mint is a very rare piece: $A500 (Stock 294AL) Order via: tinyurl.com/GlenOrder All Cards accepted with ZERO fee - even Amex! Bank Deposit fine, or Money Orders.

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Postal Stationery Welcome to the postal stationery column for June 2018. This month’s column looks at Papua New Guinea’s pictorial pre-stamped envelopes and the ‘J for Jabiru’ stamped postcard issued in October 2017.

Papua New Guinea Pre-Stamped Envelopes Following the lead of the Australian Post Office, Papua New Guinea began issuing colourful pictorial ‘pre- stamped envelopes’ or PSEs in 1984. Most of these PSEe are easily found mint or cancelled o the First Day of Issue but more difficult to find used. In this article many of the envelopes are illustrated used either locally or overseas.

The first PSE (Figure 1) was issued on 7 May 1984 to commemorate the visit of Pope John Paul to Papua New Guinea. The 10t envelope was designed by Richard Bates and printed by Cambec Press. This envelope was followed by a 10t envelope to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League. Figure 2 shows an example of this envelope used domestically from Goroka. The third envelope issued was a 20t envelope commemorating Ausipex 84 which was issued on 21 September 1984.

The July 1985 Papua New Guinea Philatelic News reported: The first pre-stamped envelope in a 16-part series has just been released. The series will feature each of Papua New Guinea’s provinces with illustrations of the province on the envelope and the badge of the province in the position of the stamp.

Starting the series is the National Capital District - Port Moresby. The drawings show the busy port and high-rise buildings of Moresby in the background of a stilt village.

Top to bottom: Figure 1 Papua New Guinea's first pictorial pre-stamped envelope, 1984 Papal visit.

Figure 2 10th Anniversary of the PNG Rugby Football League PSE Figure 3 12t National Capital District PSE Figure 4 Kokoda Mail Re-enactment PSE 26 - Stamp News

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Figure 3 shows the 12t envelope for the National Capital District registered and used from Alexishafen to Germany in June 1986. While many of the Provinces have been represented on Papua New Guinea PSEs, the promise of a series of sixteen envelopes did not materialise.

From this point on most (but not all) of the envelopes have been numbered on the reverse, with this envelope being numbered ‘P.S.E No 4’.

A 12t envelope was issued on 26 August 1985 for the Kokoda Trail Mail Re-enactment (PSE 5). To mark the Postal Centenary Celebrations a party traced the path of the police runners who carried mail on the Kokoda Trail for almost 50 years. Figure 4 shows this envelope used from Kondiawa to the USA. A 12t envelope (PSE 6) was issued on 13 November 1985 for Christmas 1985.

Figure 5 shows an example of this envelope used to Australia.

The 1985 Christmas envelope was designed by John Baida (panel) and Bexy Moti (stamp), graphic design students from the PNG National Art School, and printed by Mercury Walch in Hobart.

Due to an increase in postal rates, the National Capital District envelope was reissued with a 15t denomination and in a slightly

Top to bottom left : Figure 5 1985 Christmas PSE Figure 6 15t National Capital District PSE Figure 7 APEX PSE Figure 8 The Order of St John PSE Top right : Figure 9 1988 Christmas PSE Stamp News - 27

Postal Stationery redesigned form (PSE 7) on 3 July 1986. Figure 6 shows this envelope used from Goroko to the USA. Other 1986 envelopes included an envelope for Stampex 86 (issued 4 August 1986) and a Christmas envelope (issued 12 November). The Christmas envelope depicts the Legend of the Hibiscus: A Brother and a sister lived on an island west of Kerema. They were the last of the Mei people. One day the brother decided to swim to the place where he saw smoke and imagined a beautiful girl lived. Some say he turned into a fish. Much time passed but he never found a girl. Eventually, he returned to die in grief on the beach. That night his sister found him and lay down and died beside him. From the spot sprung the beautiful Hibiscus tree. Even today boys and girls who seek a mate wear the Hibiscus flower as a charm. Four 15t envelopes were issued in 1987; Apex (PSE 10, issued 19 August, Figure 7), Eastern Highlands Province (30 September), Order of St John (11 November, Figure 8 shows an example of the envelope used to the USA from Port Moresby) and Christmas (11 November).

1988 saw three 17t envelopes issued: 25th anniversary of the Papua New Guinea Electricity Commission issued 15 June 1988, 10th anniversary of the Papua New Guinea National Library issued 28 September and 17t Christmas issued 16 November (Figure 9 shows this envelope used to the UK). Two envelopes were issued in 1989: 20t East New Britain Province issued 12 July (Figure 10 shows this envelope used domestically) and 20t Christmas issued 8 November.

Only one envelope was issued in 1990, the 20t Christmas envelope on 26 September (Figure 11).

Four envelopes were issued in 1991: 20t East Sepik (issued 8 February), 21t East Sepik (same design as the 20t, issued on 6 March due to an increase in the postage rate, Figure 12, used to the USA), 21 t 25th Anniversary of the Universi-

Top to bottom : Figure 10 East New Britain PSE Figure 11 1990 Christmas PSE Figure 12 East Sepik Province PSE Figure 13 1991 Christmas PSE

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Ian McMahon ty of PNG (issued 1 May) and 1991 Christmas (issued 16 October, Figure 13, used to the UK).

The 1992 issues included envelopes for the 10th anniversary US Peace Corps in Papua New Guinea (issued 3 June, Figure 14, not numbered) and 1992 Christmas (issued 28 October).

A 21t envelope was issued on 20 January 1993 for Madang Province (Figure 15, PSE 25) with the annual Christmas envelope being issued on 27 October 1993. Milne Bay province was featured on an envelope issued on 19 January 1994 with the 1994 Christmas envelope being issued on 26 October. A 21t envelope was issued for Sandaun Province in May 1995 (Figure 16, PSE 28) with the 25t 1995 Christmas envelope being issued on 25 October (Figure 17 PSE 29). The 1996 Year of Children’s Rights was commemorated in an envelope issued on 22 April 1996 (Figure 18 shows an example used domestically, PSE 30) while the 1996 Christmas issue appeared on 16 October.

In 1997 envelopes were issued for the South Pacific Games, Sandaun Province (25t) and 1997 Christmas, while in 1998 envelopes were issued for the South Pacific Commission, 1998 Christmas as well as an envelope depicting the tree kangaroo. In 1999 only one envelope was issued for the Milne Bay Province while in 2000 a single envelope was issued for the National Census (Figure 19). A number of other envelopes have been issued intermittently since including a K1.50 envelope depicting orchids (Figure 20) and a K2 envelope for the 30th anniversary of Independence (featuring the slogan ‘PUT PNG FIRST’), Figure 21.

‘J Is For Jabiru’ Stamped Postcard A design error occurs on the prepaid postcard issued by Australia Post as part of its Fair Dinkum Aussie Alphabet Part 3 stamp issue issued on 17 October 2017. The reverse of the postcards of the series feature Australian icons grouped by letters of the alphabet. The J postcard depicts a jumbuck, a jillaroo, jam and a

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Above : Figure 21 30th Anniversary of Independence PSE Top to bottom right : Figure 18 Year of Children's Rights PSE Figure 19 National Census PSE Figure 20 Orchids PSE Figure 22 'J for Jabiru' stamped postcard Figure 23 1997 Black-necked Stork stamped postcard Jabiru (Figure 22).

The bird known by Australians as the Jabiru is known by ornithologists as the Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) which is found in Australia and across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

The sub-species found in Australia and New Guinea is Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus australis, the Torresian Black-necked Stork. The bird has been depicted on Australian pre-paid postcards such as the 1991 postcard from the Waterbirds of Australia issue and the 1997 postcard (Figure 23) from the Nature of Australia definitive series.

While the ‘official’ ornithological name is the Black-necked Stork, it was known until the 1970s as the Australian Jabiru (and even earlier as the New Holland Jabiru) until the Royal Australian Ornithological Union (RAOU) changed it to Black necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) to be consistent with international usage.

It is still commonly called “jabiru” in Australia today.

The jabiru depicted on the ‘J’ postcard though is not the Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) but rather the Jabiru, Jabiru mycteria, a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina which has been shown on many adhesive stamps from South American countries.

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New Stamp & Coin Fair in Melbourne commencing January 2018

Salvation Army Stamp & Coin Fair to be held 2nd Saturday of each month, 9am – 2pm

At Ferntree Gully Salvation Army 37 Wattletree Road, Ferntree Gully, 3158

(Parking At Rear, Entry By Side Door) Admission Free, Tea & Coffee Available All proceeds from Dealers’ Tables to The Salvation Army.

Dealer enquiries welcome.

Also donations of Stamps & Coins gratefully received at the Fair, which will be offered to dealers present on the day.

Proceeds to the Salvation Army. Bulky lots may be able to be collected within 50k radius, or can be mailed to us.

Telephone contact: 0425 795 693

Please note that this is a Smoke Free Event.

Cinderella Corner Kangaroo Island’s Lighthouses – Part II Welcome to the June edition of Cinderella Corner. This piece directly continues from last month’s May edition, which began to explore the design and production landscape associated with Kangaroo Island’s 1990 miniature sheet of cinderella labels.

As such, it is best read in conjunction with last month’s piece.

Finalising The Process A few months into 1990, both the Advance Kingscote Association (AKA) and Mad on Stamps decided to source different companies to complete the different stages associated with the miniature sheets, rather than collectively with Scancolor, and thereby further saving on some costs. These included: • Entecott Polygraph in Melbourne (colour processing) • Ashley Art Studios in Sydney (layout) • Koala Instant Printing (printing the green backing sheets) • CPE Australia/Leigh-Mardon of Scoresby (printing) It was also decided that the $ (and decimal point)

Figure 9 symbol would be omitted from the labels and replaced with the number 100 on each cinderella, thereby preventing any future concerns that Australia Post may raise, despite their provided assurance on using currency symbols.

After some unexpected and last-minute concerns involving Leigh-Mardon, who were only prepared to print the sheets if they were involved in the colour processing, it was decided to print the sheets for both the AKA and Mad on Stamps’ Don River sheets elsewhere, in Christchurch, New Zealand, by a government printer, Wyatt & Wilson. The following (and final) details were offered by Wyatt & Wilson before an initial 2,000 miniature sheets were dispatched to the AKA, followed by the remaining 8,000: • Gloss paper was used, as it was suggested as better than matte paper for the miniature sheets • A thicker paper of 115gsm was suggested to the AKA • A sample sheet offered to the AKA was line perforated, whereas the final was to be perforated The invoice sent by Wyatt & Figure 10

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Figure 11 Wilson dated 30 July 1990 contained the following information: • Perforated 30 x 50; Stamp size 30 x 50; Sheet size 90 x 120 • 115gsm 1 sided cast coated gummed paper • 20,000 sheets in total – 10,000 Kangaroo Island AND 10,000 Don River Railway miniature sheets. Printing = $3,892; Sales tax = $613; Custom Duty $460= $4,965 50% after proof and rest 30 days later.

First Day Covers With some savings in overall costs, it was decided to print, in addition to the miniature sheets, First Day Covers, and several companies were contacted to print between 300 and 500 envelopes on white, gummed, heavy bond paper with 110mm x 220mm dimensions.

Day covers, were released in October 1990 and a feature article in The Islander: Kangaroo Island’s Own Newspaper (November 8, 1990) celebrates their production. They were also advertised in a few philatelic journals and magazines, including Stamp News Australasia (following correspondence with Bill Hornadge) and Linn’s Stamp News. The costs of the labels were advertised as follows: Standard Miniature Sheet $4.00 Cancelled to Order $4.00 First Day Cover $5.00 ‘Specimen’ Overprint $4.00 Imperforated Miniature Sheet $4.00 An example of a standard miniature sheet is presented in Figure 9, an example of an imperforate miniature sheet is illustrated in Figure 10, and an example of a Specimen overprint sheet is presented in Figure 11. It was also noted on the order form that Specimen and Imperforate varieties were limited and would be substituted for standard miniature sheets once the supply was exhausted.

In addition to the above products, an Australia Post Lighthouse PSE cover with one Kangaroo Island Lighthouse stamp (cancelled 27 July 1990) was also available for $4.00. An example of this cover is illustrated in Figure 12.

All items could be purchased from the AKA as well as some philatelic dealer and traders nation-

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Cinderella Corner wide, including Stewart’s Stamp Shop in Adelaide. With the latter, discounts were applied to larger orders, including $3.00 per sheet for orders of 10 or more, and $2.50 per sheet for orders of 100 or more.

Lighthouses: Backing Card Each miniature sheet featured a backing card with green text, as illustrated in Figure 13. This briefly outlined some information about Kangaroo Island, along with some further information about the four photographed lighthouses (which were captured by AKA President Howard Houck). A snapshot of the four lighthouses that feature in the cinderella sheet is as follows:

Figure 13

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The Cape du Couedic lighthouse is in the remote southwest of the island, and was in operation from 1906 until 1940.

Cape Borda lighthouse was built in 1858 and is in the far west. It is the state’s only square lighthouse.

Cape Willoughby is the oldest lighthouse on Kangaroo Island, built in 1852, and is located on the Dudley Peninsula.

The Kingscote lighthouse overlooks Nepean Bay. It was retired to the Kingscote Museum in 1976.

While the miniature sheet reads Souvenir Sheet No 1, a second souvenir sheet was never produced.

Conclusions Howard Houck, then president of the AKA, mentions in a March 1997 article for Australasian Stamps, that the miniature sheets were still available for purchase from Kingscote, some 9 years following its release, at the same $4.00 price. The labels continue to surface, with the limited release of SPECIMEN and IMPERFORATED examples much scarcer and desirable, at various prices. With the iconic kangaroos in hop on the front of each sheet, aligned with the majesty of the four lighthouses in the centre, the Kangaroo Island miniature sheet is a must for any cinderella collector.

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Cigarette Cards CC1) Wills Cricketers series of 1926, scarce lot of 15 plain back real photograph sepia cards, inc. Both English and Australian County, State and test cricketers. Complete set of 50 cat. at 495 pounds BACKIN THE 1990S! Much better than average condition, well priced at $15 a card. $225 the lot CC2a) Wills Cricketers series of 1928/29, Australian & English test and State/County Cricketers inc. Don Bradman, Real Photographic 23 diff from a series of 48, cat. 195 pounds back in the 1990s pounds the set. Much better than average condition. Price $189 CC2b) As above, but 37 cards without Don Bradman, price $279 CC2c) Another lot of 23 different cards also with Don Bradman, price $189

Accessories ALB7) Single cover albums as new, PW Brand, each with 40 – 50 clear pockets. Padded binders in a variety of colours: Red, Brown, Blue, Green. New price around $39 each, price for this lot of 7, $110

Collections & Lots CMY1) Australia KGV 1d red x 640 in stockbook. Great array which appears to have been picked for varieties, but not for shades of which there are a large range. Noted quite a few later postmarks, 1917/18. Great lot with much potential. Price $385 CMY2) Australia KGV 1d red x 140 on stockcards. Wide range of shades, all with circular datestamps. Many 1917/18 postmarks noted, possibly some brownish-reds and carmine-roses.

Lovely lot, majority are fine used. Price $84 CMY3) Australia 1d Red KGV x 500 in neat bundles of 100, exactly as received, and unchecked by us. Price $295 CMY4) Australia KGV 2d reds, 21 neat bundles of 50 (1050 stamps) Neatly tied with cotton. As received and unchecked by us. Price $189 CMY5) Straits Settlements, Singapore, Malayan States, Brunei & Sarawak in Luxury Stanley Gibbons New Age Springback Album. 650 – 700 stamps, Queen Victoria – QEII, but very little after 1953 Coronation issues. Appears all different. Lovely clean lot, mainly postally used with a few mint. Many pickings! Price around 40c per stamp. $279 CMY6) Churchill 1966 Omnibus, complete mint unhinged Crown Agents sets x 22 inc. many scarcer and better countries like Falklands, Hong Kong, Pitcairn, plus UK, USA Canada, NZ etc. then around 10 Kennedy sets MUH or CTO, plus 4 pages of UNO mint & used. All housed in old black stockbook. Very high retail. Price $229 CMY7) World Wildlife Fund 1986, 15 complete mint unhinged sets from that year, complete with descriptive pages, housed in as new Black Padded Binder cost $25 alone new. Very cheap at $59 the lot.

CMY8) New Zealand 1996 Olympics, special edition folder with slipcase. Includes: 1) Olympics Miniature Sheet ex NZPO Limited Edition folder (only available ex this album).

Only 2000 produced. UHM/MNH, very fine condition. This Catalogues alone in ACS $325 2)NEW ZEALAND LIMITED EDITION FDC's ex NZ Post Limited Edition Album. Special higher quality (than the normal NZ Post issue) FDC signed by Sir David Beattie, head of NZ Olympic Committee 3)NEW ZEALAND LIMITED EDITION COLOUR SEPARATION SET of 5 (often called progressive proofs) The set contains the stamps that show the colours used to make up the final stamp. Price $195

CMY9) Russia earlies mint & used - 1972 in stocksheets housed in old Green Peg Fitting Album. 500 plus stamps all different mint & used. I noted Melbourne 1956 Olympics stamp which I do not recall seeing ever before. Stamps all appear in nice fresh condition. Price $119 CMY10) Norfolk Island, breaking dealers mint unhinged stock into bite sized portions! The larger lots include many better and mini sheets 25 complete sets 1960’s on for $49, 50 different $119 CMY11) Very old black springback album, with mainly 19th century & early 20th century collection. Noted better than usual USA, also India & States. About 600 stamps. Price $69 CMY12) Worldwide 1949 – modern Mint Unhinged & used sets & minisheets plus a few FDCs. Noted several 1949 UPU Minisheets from places like Japan & Colombia, plus nice thematic sets from PNG, Turkey, Samoa, Pitcairn Is., Solomon Is., Swaziland, Christmas Is., Cocos, Dominica, Antigua, Nauru etc. Some duplication. Counted 73 minisheets, 31 sets and 3 FDCs. Attractive lot in binder on 33 near new Hagner pages. These alone cost $1.75 each new = around $60. Price for the lot $215 CMY13) Worldwide carton with stuff from several sources, mostly estate lots. Stamps in packets, envelopes, loose on and off paper. About 50% of this is Australia. NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED! Many hours, days, weeks, months even of sorting here, depending how bored you are! I reckon about 40,000 stamps in this lot. Clearly there is duplication and the price reflects that, but it is truly unsorted. Weight including the carton is close to 9kg. Less than 1.5c a stamp! Price $599 CMY14) Italy! 1865 – 1996. We do not get much of this. Mammoth lot with stamps and coins, including early Silver coins going back to 1865. Includes near complete collection in expensive Red Padded Lindner hingeless album for 1984 – 1996, near complete collection mint unhinged & used. Then Grey lighthouse stockbook of mainly modern oddments used plus Red stockbook, used collection with come duplication 1946 – 1990. On top of that there 3 UPU type presentation albums for 1979, 1980 & 1983 with mint unhinged sets and mint postal stationery. Coins are housed in a Hendo Blue Padded Album and there would be quite a few ounces of Silver here. Total weight around 8kg. Price $749 CMY15) Papua New Guinea, breaking dealers mint unhinged stock into bite sized portions!

The larger lots include many better and mini sheets 25 complete sets 1960’s on for $49, 50 different $119 CMY16) Nauru, breaking dealers mint unhinged stock into bite sized portions! The larger lots include many better and mini sheets 25 complete sets 1960’s on for $49, 50 different $119 CMY17) You may not have seen these….moveable page stockbooks! A4 size with 28 black page each with six strips which will hold about 1200 stamps per book. We have 4 of these as new, with an attractive black & blue thematic style cover. Retail is $30 each approx. These are already partially filled with a wide range of stamps both Australia and World. Some nice pickings seen. Selling at below the new cost of the books, the stamps come free! Price $110 CMY18) Australia First day Covers, Maximum Cards and PSE’s mint & used. Huge lot of about 500 items housed in 5 as new PW Brand double padded cover albums retail $49 each.

Amazing lot of all different it seems with FDC’s to $20 Painting. Also some signed items. Price for the lot less than $1 per cover and the albums come free! $425 CMY19) Samoa, breaking dealers mint unhinged stock into bite sized portions! The larger lots include many better and mini sheets 25 complete sets 1960’s on for $49, 50 different $119 CMY20) Worldwide bundle of album leaves mainly early Europe and French Colonies. Mint & used. Ex deceased collector’ estate. No time to check all this, but reckon 2500 plus stampsappears unpicked with many better/interesting items. Weighs over 1.25kg. Price $159 CMY21) Wholesale parcels of Australia pre-decimals, made up to order at approx. half current retail. 1913 – 1965. These lots will contain some duplication. State whether you require mint unhinged, mint hinged or used or a mixture of all three. Lots from $50 to $5000 MM1) Worldwide carton lot, with Albums, Covers, Post Office Packs etc. Literally could be anything here, weighs 16kg. Contains 100s of Worldwide covers, commercial & first day, old fast bound Illustrated albums, Seven Seas Albums etc. etc plus some loose stamps. A REAL SORTERS PARADISE! Price $749 CMM2) Worldwide collection accumulation, mint & used in 425 plus near new Hagner Pages contained in 5 Lever Arch Files. Cost of Hagners alone $1.75 each = over $740. Noted very

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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2018 good Great Britain with nice lot of Line Engraved, inc. 1841 Imperf 1d Red Brown x 26, 2d Blue x 2, later perforated 1d & 2d with another 11 x 2d Blue. KGV Seahorses to 5/- etc. Also a nice Jersey Mint & used collection. Also good ranges of Ireland, Malta, Hong Kong mint & used with KGV to $1, KGVI to $10, QEII to $20, Malaya & Malaysia, Brunei, Labuan, North Borneo & Singapore. Next comes Spain & Colonies, then very good New Zealand, Canada & Sth. Africa. Final book is B.W.I. with nice Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Br. Guiana, Br. Honduras, Virgin Is., Cayman Is. & Dominica. Reckoning about 10,000 stamps here with many full sets, and way better than the average World Collection. Weighs over 14kg. Remember the Hagners alone cost near $750. $1749 the lot.

CMM3) Another Worldwide carton lot, this one weighing in at 11.5kg. Albums, stockbooks etc. Some well filled, others sparse. Noted some very good areas inc. Australian States, Australia pre-Decimal First Day covers, Czechoslovakia in 2 large stockbooks, France & Netherlands in binders on album leaves, plus some nice Fiji. Would have to be 3000 – 4000 stamps here. Price $495 CMM4) France 1949 – 1959 near complete Mint Unhinged on as new Safe “Dual” hingeless pages.

All appear “Post Office Fresh” Has all of the expensive Airs to 1000 francs, etc. Current Gibbons catalogue £3035. Missing only 6 cheap stamps to complete. This is a quality lot! Price $2725 CMM4a) Greece & Cyprus collections mint & used from early imperfs. to around 2000. Neatly displayed in 2 large 16 page black page stockbooks, 1 is a blue Lighthouse the other is black and has UNO Logo. Many better noted, some duplication in the Cyprus KGVI period. Must be 2250 – 2500 stamps. Price $249 CMM5) Germany massive lot on 32 as new Hagners and on album page, in large 3 ring binder.

Early to modern with all areas/periods to quite modern. Noted States, Germanias, Inflation period, 3rd Reich, Occupation issues, Frama types, etc. Must be 1500 – 2000 stamps easily, with much better here. Price $375 CMM7) Australia Kangaroos. Neat mostly used, some mint collection of 116 stamps on Album Leaves. All wmks. represented with an attractive range of 3rd wmk. Values to 5/-. Noted a few perf. OS plus a couple of inverted wmks. Condition varies but mostly good to fine. Huge retail and a bargain at $379 CMM8) Australia KGV Heads collection of 190 plus stamps on album pages, all wmks. & perfs.

Represented with plenty of pickings. Includes a page of 1d Red shades, 4d Violet & Blue, LM 1d red, SMW P14 2d, 5d Ovpt. OS. OS and State Perfins, inc. Halfpenny Orange smw. P 13.5 perf T, which is scarce. Also inverted wmks. Values to 1/4d (2) Great lot at a bargain price $169 the lot.

CMM11) Germany, States to 1950’s in Old Ka-Be Springback Album, in exercise book, on stockcards etc. Plus a stockbook of mint unhinged Allied Occupation Period in blocks, strips etc. Eclectic mix with lots of pickings with little duplication except as mentioned above. Many nice pickings here for sure, and well over 1500 stamps here. $249 the lot.

CMM13) Persia Collection on stockcards and leaves, mint and used 1879 – 1920. Many good sets and singles noted inc 1881 25c SG 61a mint cat £200, plus 1912 Officials set fine used cat. £145. The better items alone cat. total £885 plus reminders on album leaves not counted.

Lovely lot, 150 to 200 stamps. Price $475 CF32) World better than average collection in 3 old springback albums, inc. a Gibbons “Favourite” album. From very early to mid 1960’s not touched for well over 50 years it seems, and belonged to the now deceased father of the family who sold it to us. Noted very good Austria, China, French Colonies, Germany, Russia etc. Must be near 10,000 stamps. Great value at about 6c a stamp, price $595 CF38) GB 1840’s top recent mint 2 used in Green Lighthouse Stockbook and on Hagners in blue binder. Early stuff is priced somewhat optimistically by part – time dealer, but includes useful. 1840 1d Imperfs, Includes 6d QV no corner letters, 3d & 6d QV Overprints, mint KGV to 4d, KGVI Square High Values set of 6 complete used, Duplicated QEII High Values to 10 pounds, recent High Value Commems, etc. Duplication in places, some quite heavy, but a very worthwhile lot. 2000 plus stamps for $249 CF39) World array, early to modern, mint & used in Lighthouse as new Maroon 60 black page padded stockbook, cost $60, plus smaller Green Lighthouse stockbook and red Warwick 22 ring album. Noted good Spain & Colonies, reasonable NZ, plus a wide spread of other countries, 20 – 30 of most. Good value lot at $119

CMD21) Falkland Is. & Dependencies. About 90 complete fine used (cto) sets 1935 – 1990’s on a stack of near new Hagner pages. Commences 1935 Jubilee, then 1949 UPU plus most sets complete with several long definitive sets. Huge retail/catalogue value. Priced to clear at under $4 a set. $359 the lot.

CMN4) Christmas Island First Day Covers all official unaddressed covering the period approx.

1970 – 2000. 50 different for $89 CMN5) Cocos (Keeling) Island First Day Covers all official unaddressed covering the period approx. 1970 – 2000. 50 different for $89 CMN6) Nauru First Day Covers all official unaddressed covering the period approx. 1970 – 2000. 50 different for $89 CMN7) Norfolk Is. First Day Covers all official unaddressed covering the period approx. 1970 – 2000. 50 different for $89 CMN8) Papua New Guinea First Day Covers all official unaddressed covering the period approx. 1967 – 2000. 50 different for $89 CMS5) Nauru 1954 – 1990 Complete Mint Unhinged Collection in as new Black Seven Seas hingeless album. Album cost $280, plus retail of stamps is $390, a total value of $670 for $329 CMS10) Australia 1914 – 2004 Two Lighthouse Red Padded Hingeless Albums, with slipcases, absolutely as new, (no KGV or Kangaroos pages) Contains a modest mint & used collection which is virtually complete 1937 – 1980. Noted Robes set, 5/- Cattle White paper, Decimal Navigators, Cook minisheet etc. Volume, 2 1981 – 2004 is empty. Albums cost new $1950! selling at One Third of the new album cost, the stamps which would be worth $250 or so come free! Price $645 CMS16) Great Britain 1981 – 1984 Benham Silk covers in huge Dark Blue Ring Binder, alone worth $75 new. 160 different covers plus some extras. These sell at $4 - $5 each on Ebay. A huge Ebay value here of $700 plus the album…nice lot, possibly suitable for re-sellers. My price under a half, $349 CMS19) Fiji 1970 – 1999 mint unhinged collection in as new Lighthouse brown padded hingeless album. 130 complete sets/minisheets with a retail value of $895, plus a few extras, plus the album which cost approx $300. $1195 value here for way under half price….$549 the lot.

CMS20) West Germany 1960 – 1986, virtually complete mint unhinged in as new $350 Lighthouse Dark Blue Padded Springback Hingeless Album. 26 years of stamps with HUGE retail/ catalogue value for just $25 a year, the album included. Price $649 CMS22) As above, but West Berlin, 1960 – 1990 Complete mint unhinged, no album. Price $745 CA6) Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Complete Mint Unhinged Collection 1963 – 1999 in Seven Seas Dark Brown Hingeless Padded Album with slipcase in as new condition. Includes the scarce overprints, except for the cto Coconut, which does not exist in mint. This could be supplied at an extra cost. Retail of the stamps is $800 plus and album would cost around $195 new. A total value of $995. Very well priced at $510 CA10) Australia 1914 – 1965 Complete Mint Unhinged Pre-Decimal Collection (No KGV Heads of Kangaroos) excepting the 5/- Harbour Bridge which is lightly hinged. (Unhinged could be supplied at an additional cost) Housed in as new Seven Seas Deep Red Padded Hingeless Album, with pages also for the KGV and Kangaroos, value $165. Retail value of the stamps is $4835, plus the value of the album, a total of $5000. Includes 3d Kookaburra Minisheet, all high value definitives Robes thick and thin paper, 5/- Cattle White Paper, Navigators set of 8, etc, etc. Excellent value at $2995 the lot.

CA11) Singapore. Excellent collection mint and used KGVI – 2009 with a very high degree of completeness. KGVI has SG 1-15 and 16 -30 mint and used, 1948 Wedding pair mint, 1949 UPU mint & used etc., from QEII appears mint unhinged plus used of each in most cases. A great lot housed in around 75 as new Hagners and Black Padded Binder with Slipcase. Retail of these alone is $175! Just the better items have been catalogued, and these come to £1520, plus there is heaps not added into the total. Retail would be very high, in the order of $1650 $1750. These lots rarely come along…great value at $995 the lot.

CA12) Norway 1855 – 1995 Used Collection in Davo Illustrated Album. Good range of Officials, Dues etc. SG Cat. in 2014 was £3500 plus. Includes a passable SG1 and is near complete 1938 – 1993. Norway collections are rarely available here in Australia. Album cost would be

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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2018 around $300 new. Very well priced at below 25% cat. Price $1549 CA15) Great Britain 1840 – 2011 in massive stack of around 100 as new Hagner pages in binder cost alone here $175. Commences 1840 1d black, plate 4, lettered G.B.! Nice clean example with neat red Maltese Cross cancel, then 1841 1d Red - Brown and 2d Blue. Other Queen Victoria to and KEVII to 2/6d (3) KGV with Seahorses to 10/-, and KGVI to One Pound (2) QEII is largely complete with much being mint unhinged, the face value of the decimal is close to 100 pounds. Lovely lot, with little duplication. Condition in the earlies a bit mixed but overall a very nice lot. About 3000 stamps. Great value at around 25c per stamp. $749 the lot.

CA16) NWPI KGV, New Guinea and Papua Lakatois , mint & used collection on Minkus Pages in Blue Minkus Binder. Contains KGV to 5d, Dated Birds OS complete to 5/- Mint, Undated Birds complete the One Pound and a couple of low values are fine used, otherwise mint, Undated Birds Airmails complete mint to 2/-, top three values to One Pound are fine used. Lakatois, 1907 to 6d mint or fine used, Small Papua to 6d mint, 1910 Large Papua Mint complete to 2/6d, Monocolours mint & used mixed complete, 1917 – 31 Bi-colours mint & used mixed to 5/-, OS Overprints mint complete to 2/6d, etc. etc. Condition of this lot is very fresh, much better than is usually seen. Many of the mint are marginal or corner examples. 2004 Retail approx. $1725, must be at least 50% more today so say $2500. My price a very reasonable $1250.

PM23) 1000 Different Austria, covering all periods. Lovely collection of pretty well all postally used. 500 different is on my packets list at $130, so this lot which has many more higher values and variety is good value at $259 PM24) Australia, with recent and latest, values to $1 Commems/Large on single close clipped paper. Very held around 5000 to the kg. Price $17.50 per 100g, $41.50 per 250g, $79 per 500g, $149 per kg, and 2kg for $289 PM30) Older Australia off paper lot sold as received. This is an all new lot, sold as received by us, and totally unchecked for watermarks, perforations, shades, varieties etc.

Pack A) 50 Kangaroos, 75 KGV Heads, 75 Australian States, values to 5/- Price under $1 per stamp $195 Pack B) 200 Kangaroos values to 10/-, under $2 per stamp price $395 Pack C) 200 KGV Heads, values to 1/4d, well under $1 per stamp, price $179 Pack D) 200 Australian States, values to 9d or 1/-, well under $1 per stamp, price $179 Pack E) One of each of packs B, C & D, special price $675

CMJ16) France 1849 – 1989 Collection in 2 x Davo Hingeless Albums in very good condition.

Albums alone cost $600 new. Used from 1849 – 1935, then mostly mint unhinged from 1950.

Best stamp is SG 4, 15c Ceres, near 4 margins cat. £1,200. Very clean lot. Collection is around 95% complete and Gibbons Cat. Around £7800. This is a steal for someone at 25%. $3450

PM31) Australia magnificent off paper mixture, all periods included with some very modern, but mainly decimal. 1500 – 2000 different represented in this entire mixture. There may be a few Kangaroos, KGV Heads and States stamps here too. Guaranteed 10% are better values and High Value Commemoratives, denominations up to $10 or $20. Priced at around only 2c per stamp, roughly 12,500 – 15,000 to the kilogram. 100g for $29.50, 250g for $69, 500g for $129, 1kg for $249

CMJ18) Australia Collection of 1500 different used, plus 125 different pre-decimal used, plus pair of quality tweezers and perf. gauge, and a brand new 64 black page padded Ka-Be stockbook. All for $189!

PM32) Similar to the above, but High Values Only, mainly decimal, Commems. And Defins. All above letter rate at time of issue. Very good value at around 10c each. 100g for $149, 250g for $349. Very limited supply.

CMJ22) Luscious leftovers! Stuff we do not know what to do with. May contain any or all of the following: Small collections not large enough to offer individually, packets and loose both on and off paper, complete sets and minisheets mint unhinged, covers both philatelic and commercial, some form our own incoming mail, Post Office Packs, stockbooks of stamps early to modern. Ask for Australia only or all World. 5kg for $139, 10kg for $259, 20kg for $495

PM40) Just arrived from retired collector/hoarder. Mass of World off paper, better than usual mixture. This man belonged to several clubs and used to produce circuit sheets. This is his remaining material which he had not gotten around to putting on sheets. Really could be anything in here, early to modern, just about every country represented. We have just 5kg of this mix, and there would be 15 – 20,000 stamps per kg. Sample lot of 100g for $39, 250g for $89, 500g for $169, 1kg for $295.

CMY18) New Zealand 1981 – 1998 in 2 x 22 padded ring albums, a stack of Album Pages, and in a blue ring binder plus Lighthouse 48 page green stockbook. Mostly a mint unhinged and used set of each. Many Hundreds of sets! Huge retail/Catalogue value. Price $779.

CF10) Australia or Worldwide, your choice. Mishmash of stamps, covers, post office packs, recent incoming mail from overseas etc, booklets, complete mint unhinged sets, minisheets etc. You name it, it may well be here! 1kg lot for $95, 2kg for $179, 5kg for $425, 10kg for $795. Massive 20kg lot for $1495

Packets and mixtures PM61) British Empire 1800s - 1952, with a small % of later issues. All off paper, with some better values, great variety here and loads of research material for postmarks, watermarks, perfs. etc. Bag of about 1000 for $145, trial lot of 500 for $79. Larger lots available, please ask.

PM60) Poland all different in Glassine Envelope. Early to modern, large & small Looks like 1000 stamps. Cheap at $45 the lot.

CF16) South Africa Mission Mix on single well-trimmed paper. Latest shipment from our suppliers overseas. Very cheap as mixes go these days, 500g for $49, 1kg for $89, and 2kg for $159 CF17) Latest World on paper mixes to arrive in our office. Mostly on close clipped single paper, with wide variety early to modern, and with very high count. a) Mission Mix, as donated to a UK TV Appeal 500g for $89, 1kg for $159, 2kg for $295, 5kg for $729 b) Super Mission, with 50% of the regular stuff and 50% large only. 500g for $98, 1kg for $195, 2kg for $369, 5kg for $879 c) Virtually all Large, great mix from near & far, you will love this! We do not get much of this mix. 500g for $144, 1kg for $274, 2kg for $519 PM16) Turkey, massive lot of 1000 Different with many scarcer and higher values, price $189 PM17) Denmark, 1000 different many better and larger types. $69 PM21) Ireland, latest mission mix on paper to arrive here in Australia. 500g $49, 1kg $89.

PM41) Spain off paper mix, mostly Franco & King Carlos definitives going back to the 1930s.

Nice lot for the postmark or variety seeker, and very cheap. 15 – 20,000 to the kg. 100g for $19.95, 250g for $44, 500g for $79, 1kg for $149.

Superb Commonwealth of Australia Postmaster General’s Dept. UPU Presentation Folders. We have a number of different ones of these, here is the description for one of them.

BD771) Green Booklet, issued 1932 with ranges of KGV Heads, Kangaroos & Definitives cto, plus Specimen C of A Kangaroos mint unhinged. Highlights include 5/- Harbour Bridge, 6d Engraved Kookaburra, 10/- Analine 3rd wmk Kangaroo, perf OS, etc, etc. All fresh never hinged. 65 stamps. Price $2950

Australia Kangaroos K425) Australia 1913 2d 1st wmk grey Kangaroo used on Thursday Island. Marginal example from centre of sheet showing part gutter at left. Well centred stamp cancelled by full cds of Thursday Is. 1913, full date unclear. Also 1932 9d C of A wmk, similarly cancelled dated 6 JE 38. Price for the 2, $200 PM30F) 100 mixed Kangaroos, unpicked for watermarks, postmarks, varieties or shades.

Values to 2/-, great value at under $2 per stamp. Not all are perfect but you will find some nice stamps. Price $195 PM30G) As above but 200 stamps, values to 5/-, price $395 PM30H) As above but 400 stamps values to 10/-, price $895 K336) Australia 1913 1st wmk. Kangaroos Halfpenny – 1/- cto. Basic set of 10 values the 1/- being Inverted Wmk. Nice clean set, mainly without gum. Minimum Cat. $830, cheaply priced at $395 K248) Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroo Die II, Prominent KISSPRINT. Fine used perf OS with light machine cancel. Supplied with normal for comparison for. The Double print (Kissprint) is only listed as Die IIA at $6500 for used in ACSC. Price $2950

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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2018 K86) Australia 1913 2d Grey 1st wmk Kangaroo Fresh Mint Unhinged, Centred to right, good perfs. Cat. $300, price. $119 ML533) Australia 1913 First watermark 3d pale olive green die I, CTO with gum, indistinct corner CDS centred top right, one slightly nibbed perf at top. ACSC 12E, Cat. Min. $50, price $29 K88) Australia 1913 4d Analine Orange Kangaroo, mint very fresh light hinge, almost imperceptible. Centred to top right with good perfs. ACSC 15B, cat $2000 excellent price $595 K353) Australia 1913 4d Orange Yellow Kangaroo mint lightly hinged. Well centred and fresh with full perfs. ACSC 15E, supplied with Drury 2017 cert. very hard shade to obtain. Cat. $1500, price $1195

however its nearest relative in Analine, the 1/- rates a 10 x premium over the normal stamp.

This would therefore give this stamp a catalogue value of $3250. Supplied with a 2018 Drury certificate. Price $2500 K93) Australia 1918 3d Yellow Olive 3rd wmk Kangaroo Die II, Mint Unhinged. Centred left with full perfs, has light overall gum toning. Cat. $1000, bargain at $225 K141) ACSC 20C Harrison Printing. Fine used with Condobolin NSW cds of SP 21 23. Well centred and with good perfs, this stamp shows the undocumented variety “Broken/missing ears” very striking! The broken leg of this issue catalogues $750, and sells for around $600.

Price $495

K380) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut 1st wmk Kangaroo. Superb Post Office fresh Unhinged left marginal block of 4. Perfect centring and perfs, fresh white gum. Has “AUSTRA” in margin at left. SG8, ACSC16A. Premium Exhibition Piece. There was no Mint Unhinged block of 4 in the Arthur Gray Collection! Price $3250

ML535) Australia 1920 Third watermark 1/- blue-green Kangaroo die IIB watermark sideways ACSC33Aaa, centred to upper right Mint light hinge, missing perf at base. Cat. $200, price $75

K14) Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo, superb mint unhinged. Well centred and good perfs. Brilliant stamp hard to better! From top of sheet and showing borderline above watermark. Cat. $650. Price $595

K324) Australia 1918 10/- Grey & Intense Deep Analine Pink 3rd wmk. Kangaroo. ACSC 48D. Fine used with 2 partial cds cancels. Well centred example with full perfs. Cat. $600, price $449

K90) Australia 1913 6d Ultramarine Kangaroo 1st Wmk. Superb fault free well centred full perf. example. Cat. $875, price $549 K16) Australia 1913 6d Ultramarine Kangaroo 1st Wmk. Inverted. PERF SMALL OS. Superb fault free cds example well centred. Cat. $1500, price $1250 K352) Australia 1913 9d Deep Violet Kangaroo 1st wmk. Post Office Fresh MUH. Superb shade, lovely stamp nicely centred with good perf. ACSC 24C. Supplied with Drury 2017 Cert. Cat. $1500, price $1195.

K320) Australia 1913 9d Pale Violet Kangaroo 1st Wmk. PERF SMALL OS. Superb fault free MINT UNHINGED example well centred and good perfs., with doubling of perfin on one hole between 1 & 2 o’clock on the O of OS. ACSC 24Bbb, Cat. $1500 as the cheaper Violet shade, price $1250 K356) Australia 1913 2/- Dark Brown 1st wmk Kangaroo. Attractive postally used example with good perfs. Centred to top left. Better shade, ACSC 35B cat. $300. Price $129 K334) Australia 1913 2/- Brown 1st wmk Kangaroo cto. Attractive well centred example with full perfs. Melbourne cto DE 3 13. ACSC 35wb cat. $300. Price $225 K350) Australia 1913 2/- Brown kangaroo 1ST wmk, perf large OS. Well centred good perf. example cancelled by Melbourne Registered cds of 22 AP 14. Cat. $500, very good value at $195 K314) Australia 1913 5/- Grey & Yellow 1st wmk. Kangaroo, Superb Fine Postally Used. Nicely centred with full perfs. Cancelled by Goulburn NSW cds of 3 JY 1913. This is rare, and the ACSC catalogue is seriously out of whack regards pricing. 20 times scarcer than a cto cancel, and in this condition virtually non-existent. Price $539 K335) Australia 1913 5/- Grey & Yellow 1st wmk. Kangaroo cto. Nice example with gum, cancelled Melbourne cto 3 DE 13. Full perfs. Centred lower right. Cat. $300, price $225 K18) Australia 1913 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo 1st wmk. Handstamped Specimen. Nice looking stamp. Couple of perf faults at lower left side, and gum a little aged. Cat. $750. Well priced at $465 K322) Australia 1915 Light Brown Kangaroo 2nd wmk MINT UNHINGED. Very attractive well centred full perf example. Gum is a little aged. ACSC 36 cat. $8500. Price $3375 K312) Australia 1915 Light Brown Kangaroo 2nd wmk. “Socked on nose” by registered cds of Adelaide 11 SE 16. Well centred and with full perfs, difficult to find as nice as this. ACSC35, cat. $400, price $295 K319) Australia 1915 2/- Light Brown Kangaroo 2nd wmk perf. OS. Cancelled by cds of Rialto, Melbourne, centred a little high, and with full perfs, difficult to find as nice as this.

ACSC35ba, cat. $400, price $295 K172) Australia 1915 5/- Deep Grey & Yellow Kangaroo 2nd wmk perf OS. Very fine well centred light cds used. Very well centred and full perfs, try to find better! ACSC 43Ab, cat. $700, price $495 K422) Australia 1917 2.5d Indigo (Analine) 3rd Wmk. Kangaroo, Inverted wmk. Fine fresh mint lightly hinged, nicely centred with full perfs. Analine is not recorded for this stamp,

K250) Australia 1918 10/- Grey & Deep Analine Pink 3rd wmk. Kangaroo. ACSC 48B. Fine used cds example centred to base, with fluffy and uneven perfs at base. Cat. $375, cheap at $149

K95) Australia 1924 2/- Maroon 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, mint hinged. Well centred with full perfs, has some hinge remainder. Cat. $300, price $149 K23) Australia 1918 5/- Grey-Black and Chrome Kangaroo 3rd wmk. Perf OS, indicative Well centred cto stamp. Few ragged perfs at top left side. No gum. Attractive looking. ACSC 44wa Cat. $300, price $149 K26) Australia 1916 10/- Grey and Deep Analine Pink Kangaroo 3rd wmk. Ovpt. SPECIMEN type B. Perfect centring and perfs, MINT UNHINGED. Post Office fresh and stunning colour.

ACSC 48Bx Cat. $3000 without overprint, indicative Cat. price for this would be $2400 based on scarcity. Price $1795 K156) Another, as above, mint lightly hinged, centred slightly high, couple of nibbed perfs along top. Cat. $600 Price $450 K326) Australia 1917 £1 Chocolate & Dull Blue 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, fine used. Cancelled by Melbourne Ship Mail Room cds. Attractive example well centred with mostly good perfs, just a couple nibbed at lower left. ACSC 52A. Price $1795 K327) Australia 1917 £1 Chestnut and Blue 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, fine used. Socked on nose with Hassall Grove NSW cds of 10 AP 18. Attractive example well centred with full perfs. ACSC 52B. Price $2250 K325) Australia 1918 £1 Light Brown and Pale Blue 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, fine used. Cancelled by small part cds at left. Attractive example well centred with largely full perfs. Just a couple nibbed at lower right. ACSC 52C. Price $1750 K323) Australia 1924 £1 Grey 3rd wmk. Kangaroo Mint Unhinged. Attractive example with full perfs, centred a little to right. Has some very minor gum toning. ACSC 53, Cat. $3750, priced very well at $1875 K157) Australia 1924 £1 Grey 3rd wmk. Kangaroo Ovpt. Specimen type C. Fresh mint unhinged example with full perfs, centred a little to lower right. Cat. $850, price $650 K158) Australia 1924 £1 Grey 3rd wmk. Kangaroo Ovpt. Specimen type C. Fresh mint lightly hinged example, perfectly centred with full perfs. Has unrecorded variety, damaged top horizontal to E. price $495 K321) Australia 1924 £1 Grey 3rd wmk. Kangaroo Ovpt. Specimen type D. Fresh mint unhinged example with full perfs, beautifully centred! Cat. $850, price $650 K424) Australia 1919 £2 Purple Black & Rose 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, ACSC 56C(D)h. Attractive used example with no faults. Cancelled by Port Pirie S.A. cds of 7OC31. Centred to top with full perfs. Has variety “Broken Coast in Bight” Cat. $5500, price $3600 ML537) Australia 1929 9d Violet Kangaroo smw. Fresh mint very lightly hinged, centred a little left. ACSC 28A cat. $175, price under a half $69 ML536) Australia 1929 Small multiple watermark: 1/- blue-green, punctured 'OS' short perf at top, Fresh Mint light hinge, some HR. Nicely centred. ACSC 34A, Cat. $100, price $39 K431) Australia 1929 5/- Greyish Black and Yellow Orange Kangaroo, sml. Multi. wmk. Wonderful socked on nose example with perfect centring and perfs. Cancelled by cds of Marble Bar, W.A. 9 – SEP 32. This is a premium stamp! Cat. $275, price $225

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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2018 K381) Australia 1929 10/- Grey & Pale Pink sml. Multi. wmk. Kangaroo. A Post Office Fresh perfectly centred and with full perfs example, very lightly hinged. A premium stamp. ACSC 49, cat. $1100, price $995

PM30L) As above but 400 stamps values to 1/4d, price $389

K331) Australia 1929 £2 Purple Grey & Rose Crimson smw. Kangaroo, ACSC 57A, cat. $1200.

Lovely looking fault free stamp with small part cds cancel to lower right. Fresh appearance with full perfs, centred left. Price $795

G190) Australia 1914 1d Rose Carmine Inverted Wmk. KGV, Mint Unhinged. ACSC 71L (G22a) Centred left, with full perfs. “Suntanned” gum. Cat. $150, price $82.50

K382) Australia 1929 £2 Purple Grey & Rose Crimson smw. Kangaroo, Ovpt. “SPECIMEN” .

ACSC 57x. Lovely looking fault free stamp perfectly centred and with full perfs. lightly hinged.

Cat. $900. A premium example. Price $795 K385) Australia 1932 6d Chestnut Kangaroo Ovpt. OS. Mint unhinged top marginal block of 4.

Fine and Post Office fresh with full perfs, centred to top. ACSC 23A, cat $500 as singles, blocks are scarce. Price $419 K383) Australia 1932 9d Violet Kangaroo, C of A wmk. Well centred mint block of 4. Lovely fresh looking block. Top two stamps have the merest touch of a hinge, lower two have been twice hinged. Blocks are scarce, especially so well centred. Price $349 K415) Well centred very fine & fresh mint unhinged hinged imprint pair, perfectly centred with full perfs. Includes the variety va, Open Mouthed Kangaroo. A very RARE Exhibition Piece. The pair is not priced unhinged, but at $3750 for hinged. The Imprint adds a big premium. There was no such pair or block in the Arthur Gray Collection. Figuring this logically, the Imprint pair for the normal Grey & Pink printing catalogues $3750 for hinged and do sell close to this price, 5 x the mint stamp and the premium for mint unhinged is x 2.5. This gives us a value of $9375. Price for this stunning piece $7500 K423) Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo C of A wmk ACSC50A. A fine fresh and well centred full perf. example lightly hinged. Supplied with a 2018 Drury certificate. Cat. $750, however this is a premium stamp. The catalogue is certainly out of wack on this item. Price $895 BD11) Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Pale Rose Crimson (Analine) Kangaroo, C of A wmk. Scarcest shade of this stamp, ACSC 50C. Cancelled by Sydney cds, and with MISPLACED KANGAROO, not listed for this stamp. The Kangaroo is shifted approx. 5m to the right leaving the tail 3mm outside the map. Misplacements such as this are usually cat. Around the $5000 level. Visually very attractive. Price $2950 K332) Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Analine Pink C of A wmk Kangaroo. Lovely shade, ACSC 50D, cat. $750. Centred low, with good perfs, cancelled by slightly smudgy cds. Hard shade to find.

Price. $395 K245) Australia 10/- Grey & Pink Kangaroo, type C Specimen. Fine and fresh well centred example with good perfs. Only 1200 produced of this rare C type specimen. ACSC 50A Cat. $850. This is an exceptionally fine example, price $795 KK253) Australia 1931 – 36 5/- - One Pound C of A Kangaroos, fine cds used set. Good perfs all round, centring varies. Cat. $785, price $469 K333) Australia 1935 £1 Grey C of A wmk. Kangaroo VFU. Attractive example well centred with full perfs, cancelled by small part WA cds to top right. ACSC 54, Cat. $450, they do not come much better than this. Price $375 K354) Australia 2007 Kangaroos High Values Proof Card, produced as pre-publicity for the Arthur Gray sale. One of these sold for US$187.50 on eBay a few years ago! Price $29 (10 available)

Australia KGV Heads For Queensland Provisional Registration Label Covers, see Queensland under Australian States APD97) 1915 Australia’s 1 Personalised stamp! AUSTRALIA - 1915 1d bromide 'Souvenir War Stamp' based on the KGV 1d adhesive and sold to raise money for the war effort, also inserting your photograph into the centre. Nice fault free rouletted item, rarely seen item.

Purchasers were supposed to add these to envelopes but most were just retained as a momento. Price $269 st

PM30J) 100 mixed KGV Heads, unpicked for watermarks, postmarks, varieties or shades.

Values to 5d, great value at under $1 per stamp. Not all are perfect but you will find some nice stamps. Price $95 PM30K) As above but 200 stamps, values to 1/4d-, price $195

G191) Australia 1914 1d Bright Red Die II KGV. Fine used light slogan cancel. Well centred and good perfs. ACSC 71B (G11) Cat. $100, price $72

G189) Australia 1914 1d Carmine red KGV “RA Joined” ACSC 71Y(4)j (G31) Fresh mint lightly hinged well centred and good perfs (slightly fluffy) Cat. $75, price $49 G35) Australia 1914 1d Carmine Red KGV, ACSC 71A, smooth paper in horizontal Die I, Die II pair, perf OS mint lightly hinged. Centred left. Cat. $1250, price $595 G227) G27) Australia 1918 1d KGV Carmine Red KGV Die 1 & 2 Pair Fresh Mint Unhinged.

Stunning looking, full perfs centred to tope left. ACSC 71Y(1)ia, G31. Supplied with2017 Drury certificate. Cat. $1500 Price $1195 G27) Australia 1918 1d KGV Carmine Red KGV Die 2. Perf "OS". Fine used ACSC 71Y(1)fb.

Supplied with Drury certificate. Price $140 G186) Australia 1916 1d Maroon Rough Paper KGV, ACSC 72R (G77) Fine used, with light slogan cancel, nice centring and perfs. Cat. $150, price $74 G204) Australia 1916 4d KGV Orange (Aniline). Is a 4d Orange, single watermark with watermark inverted, a fine example. Cancelled to order, no gum. ACSC 110Aa + w. Supplied with 2017 Starling certificate. Price: $149 DB792) Australia 1916 4d KGV Pale Orange Yellow, ACSC 110E, fine mint lightly hinged, full perfs, centred left. Cat. $350. Hard shade to find. Price $195 G246) Australia 1916 4d KGV Pale Orange Yellow, ACSC 110E, fine mint lightly hinged, full perfs, centred top left. Cat. $350. Hard shade to find. Suppled with a 2014 Drury Certificate, Price $279 G247) Australia 1917 5d Pale Chestnut, smooth paper single line perf. ACSC 122A. Fresh well centred mint hinged. Supplied with 2017 Drury certificate. Price $100 G33) 1d KGV Carmine Pink. Cooke 1918 LMWM Printing. Fine used ACSC - 2001 - No. 73A. Supplied with Drury certificate. Price $195 GG10) Australia 1918 1d KGV Maroon (cert says Deep Carmine-Red). Perforated OS, a fine example of a rare shade, FU. ACSC 72Rbb (G77). Supplied with 2016 Starling certificate. Cat. $250. Price: $189 GG11) Australia 1918 1d KGV Red-Brown. Cygnet 8 OC 1918 cancel, a fine example of a rare shade, FU. ACSC 72O (G76). Supplied with 2017 Starling certificate. Cat. $150. Price: $119 GG12) Australia 1918 1d KGV Rosine. A fine example of a rare shade, FU. ACSC 72I (G68).

Supplied with 2017 Starling certificate. Cat. $150. Price: $110 GG13) Australia 1918 1d KGV Rosine. Perforated OS with CDS of Brisbane MAY 1918, a fine example of a rare shade, FU. ACSC 72Ibb (G68). Supplied with 2017 Starling certificate. Cat. $100. Price: $75 GG14) Australia 1d 1918 KGV Rosine. A fine example of a rare shade, FU. ACSC 72I (G68).

Supplied with 2017 Starling certificate. Cat. $150. Price: $119 GG15) Australia 1918 1d KGV Brown-Red. A fine example of a rare shade, FU. ACSC 71W (G32). Supplied with 2016 Starling certificate. Cat. $150. Price: $119 GG16) Australia 1918 1d KGV Carmine-Pink. A fine example of a rarer shade, FU. ACSC 71U (G29). Supplied with 2017 Starling certificate. Cat. $100. Price: $75 G157) Australia 1918 1d Carmine Rose KGV, substituted cliché Die II. Fine used cds full perf example centred low. Cancelled by Machine cancel. ACSC 72Q (2) ja. Supplied with Drury certificate. Price $95 G177) Australia 1919 1.5d Brown Die I KGV, Cracked Electro Bottom right corner Block of 6.

ACSC 85U unlocated. evident on 4 stamps in right value tablet, plus large solid brown area to right of crown stamp 6. Some perf separation, and natural inclusion on one stamp. Fresh mint unhinged, (hinged in selvedge) Price $1995 G205) Australia 1920 5d KGV Bright Chestnut Brown. Is a 5d Brown, single watermark, rough paper, line perforated, perforated OS, a fine example, FU. ACSC 124. Supplied with 2015 Starling certificate. Cat. $250. Price: $199 G207) Australia 1920 5d KGV Deep Bright Chestnut. Is a 5d Brown, Single watermark, line

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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2018 perforated on rough paper, perforated OS with the variety 'damaged NW corner [state III]', used has a corner bend. ACSC 124qb. Supplied with 2015 Starling certificate. Cat. $750. Price: $565

G55) Another set as above with wide margins at right, hinged on all stamps, price $125

G228) Australia 1920 1/4d Turquoise Blue Single watermark, Dry Ink. Mint lightly hinged. Full perfs, centred right. ACSC 128Ac. Supplied with Drury 2017 Cert. Cat. $400, price $295

ML546) Australia 1930 Small multiple wmk 2d on 1½d surcharge N over A plate 1 Ash imprint blk of 4, BW 101(1)za, hinged in selvedge and just touching right upper unit, otherwise fresh unhinged. Cat. $60, price $35

G219) Australia 1920 1/4d Turquoise Blue Single watermark, perf OS “DRY INK” Mint unhinged, full perfs, centred low, with Watermark misplaced. Cat. $600. Price $449

ML449) Australia 1929 Small mult wmk 13½ x 12½ 3d BLUE Die II Ash imprint pair BW108z, some very faint gum bends, MVLH. LH Unit centred right, full perfs. Block of 4 cast. $250, price $59

G67) Australia 1924 KGV 1d Pale Green Single wmk. mint block of 4. Lightly hinged on top 2 only. Very fresh showing "Dry Ink" ACSC 77Ac, and undocumented variety "Emu Laying Egg" on top left stamp. Spectacular! Cat. $500 as single stamps without the variety. Price $399

ML455) Australia 1930 2d Golden Scarlet Die III, smw. Perf. 13.5 x 12.5 Ash Imprint Block.

Post office fresh mint unhinged, full perfs, centred left. Price $99

G139) Australia 1924 KGV 1d Green No Wmk, Top marginal mint block of 4 lightly hinged.

Showing Spectacular double and misperfs in margin! Double perfs. Listed only as used for this, ACSC 79b Cat. $250 for a single stamp, this stretches across the whole top margin over 2 stamps. $500 as single stamps used, Price $399

G146) Australia 1931 KGV 1d Green C of A Wmk, mint unhinged block of 12 (3 x 4) with varieties “Dents in Bottom Frame” stamps 1/22, 28, 24 & 30. (Centre row of this block) ACSC82(1) da, db, dc & dd. Cat. $50 each as hinged, indicative pricing as unhinged block with these varieties is $600. Price $449

G72) Australia 1924 3d KGV Pale dull violet blue, single wmk Die 1 ACSC 104B. Mint block of 4, lightly hinged on 3. Light overall gum toning, centred left. Cat. $195, price $135

G147) Australia 1931 KGV 1d Green C of A INVERTED WMK, overprinted OS. Good used example centred top left, and with one natural perf. fault to right. Cancelled by light wavy line machine canceller. Cat. $2000, very rare, 1st I have owned or seen! Price $975

G143) Australia 1924 4.5d KGV Pale Violet single wmk. Mint lightly hinged Block of 4. Fresh full perf. block, centred right. Has undocumented variety NN joined (vertical) to lower left stamp. Cat. $160 as single stamps without variety. ACSC 118D. Price $125

G252) Australia 1931 KGV 2d Red, overprinted OS. Fine used cds example with unrecorded variety “Overprint misplaced to left” the O being well outside the frame at left. Similar misplacements on the 1d cat. $250 for mint hinged. This is thus far the only one found. Price $495

G79) Australia 1924 4.5d KGV Pale Violet single wmk. Mint lightly hinged Harrison Gutter Imprint Block of 4. With variety v, not u as stated in ACSC. Has spectacular double perfs both horizontally and vertically, possibly unique! Double perfs are not recorded for this stamp.

Fresh full perf. block. ACSC 118Dza Cat. $575 as normal imprint block. Price $1495

G220) Australia 1932 1/4d Turquoise Blue, defective top frame and cross. Fresh mint unhinged, centred left. ACSC 131Bd. Indicative cat $1200. ($600 for the shade, and double for the variety) Very scarce stamp. Price $899

ML454) Another as above, price $39

G208) Australia 1932 1/4d Turquoise KGV C of A wmk. Mint Unhinged. Post Office Fresh example with full perfs, centred right. ACSC 131A, cat. $375. Price $249

ML455) Australia 1926 1.5d Rose Red KGV SMW Perf 14 ACSC 91, 4 top right singles (One missing R/H selvedge) showing plates dots 1,2,3 7 4. Fresh mint unhinged. ACSC 91. Price $100

ML541) Australia 1932 1/4d Turquoise KGV C of A wmk. Mint Lightly Hinged. Full perfs, centred left. Has 2 slightly toned perfs at base. ACSC 131A, cat. $150. Priced very well at $39

ML466) Australia 1926 Small multiple wmk P14 1½d red plate 2 dots block of 4, ACSC 91(2)z, upper units MUH, side selvedge re-attached with hinges, price $60

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ML452) Australia 1926 3d Blue KGV Perf 14 smw, type B. Mint unhinged lower marginal with part Mullet imprint. Light gum bend does not detract. ACSC 106B Cat. $125, price $59

APD64) Australia 1931 – 36 OS Overprints, complete set of all definitives and commemoratives, mostly cto. Includes the scarce Yellow Green of the 1/- Large Lyrebird. 16 stamps, nearly all cto examples. Price $449

ML444) Australia 1927 Small multiple wmk Perf 14 1d green part Mullett imprint block of 4 with varieties 'RA joined' & 'Ferns' ACSC 80A (4) ia & j, the two r/h units with two small faint gum tone spots, otherwise fresh MUH. Catalogued $200+ for hinged, double this for MUH. Well centred with good perfs, price $149

BD782) Australia 1928 Kookaburra Minisheet, lower left corner example fresh mint very light hinge with nice variety, showing perfs not completely punched through along top. Price $295

ML448) Australia 1927 Small mult. wmk P14 1½d red Mullett imprint pair ACSC91 fresh MUH, with good perfs. Block of 4 hinged min. Cat. $90 Price $69

APD52) Australia 1/- Large Lyrebird Ovpt. OS, fresh mint unhinged. Post Office Fresh mint unhinged, well centred with full perfs. Offering this at FULL CATALOGUE PRICE. Rare in this condition. Price $125

G71) Australia 1926 3d KGV Blue, sml. Multi wmk. Perf 14, Die 1a. ACSC 106A. Top right mint lightly hinged marginal block of 4, horiz. pairs are types B – A , A – A. Centred high with good perfs. Cat. $325, price $225

APD6) Australia 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d, ovpt. OS, fresh mint unhinged. Cat. $1025, price elsewhere $950, my price $845 (supplied with certificate)

BD304) Australia 1934 MacArthur 2d Dark Hills part imprint vertical strip of 4, mint unhinged.

Cat $140 as singles. Price $95

G119) Australia 1927 1/4d Turquoise KGV smw. SG 93 Perf. 14 cto. Full perf. example without gum, centred left. Cat. $300. Price $145

BD301) as above, bottom right corner, mint unhinged vertical strip of 3. Cat $105 as singles, price $69.50

ML463) Australia 1928 Small multiple wmk P13½ x 12½ ½d orange Ash imprint block of 4 ACSC 68(8)z with what appears to an early stage of the thickened fraction bar variety, light crease across lower units, lower margin re-inforced Mint. Tone spot in lower selvedge. Price $30

BD306/307) Australia 1934 – 40 Victoria Centenary P. 10.5, Sth. Australia Centenary & 1940 AIF all in mint unhinged complete sets. (9) Retail $190, my price $115 the lot.

ML540) Australia 1926 Small multiple wmk P13½ x 12½ 1d Green Die II, mint unhinged.

Centred a little left, with full perfs. ACSC 81(1) Bi, cat. $100. Price $49 ML453)Australia 1928 Small multiple wmk P13½ x 12½ 2d golden scarlet die II N over A Ash imprint pair ACSC 100(2)za (pair) Mint, price $40 G221) Australia 1928 1/4d Turquoise KGV smw cto. Nice full perf example without gum, centred right. Cat. $100, price $59 ML461) Australia 1929 Small multiple wmk P13½ x 12½ 4d olive Ash imprint pair ACSC 116(3) z (pair), some areas of flat gum and toning, but appears mint unhinged. Block of 4 hinged cat. $300, price $50 G54) Australia 1930 KGV 1.5d Red-Brown Sml. Multi Wmk. Plate dot blocks of 4 for both plates 1 & 3. Hinged on only 1 or 2 stamps each block. Cat. $170, ACSC 93 1 & 3 z. Price $145

APD53) Australia 1934 1/6d Hermes, mint unhinged, part imprint example. Post Office Fresh, and with full perfs. Hard to better. ACSC 161, cat. $125, price $110 ML549) Australia 1937 perf 13½ x 14 6d Kookaburra block of 4 Mint Unhinged, cat. $100, centred a little low, well priced at a half, $50 DB310) Australia 1937 2d Red NSW Sesqui, Man with Tail variety, commercially used. SG 19a cat. £140. Price $129 APD37) Australia 1941 – 44 2d Mauve KGVI Coil Join Strip with weak print/ink stripping. Mint unhinged coil strip of 4 showing weak print/ink stripping to 2nd stamp at base. ACSC 109bd (pair) Price $149 APD98) Australia 2.5d on 2d Red KGVI Die II, MEDALLION FLAW Mint Unhinged. Very rare error on the overprinted stamp, the catalogue is way off course with this one, rating it less than the misplaced surcharge and only a little above the price for the same flaw on the un-overprinted

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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2018 stamp. Just over 3% of the total printing was overprinted so on that basis the catalogue price for this should be in the region of $12,500! Fresh mint unhinged, with full perfs. centred right. This is the 1st of these I have owned, or indeed seen in over 30 years! Supplied with normal used for comparison. ACSC Cat. No. 222d, price $950 BD744) Australia 1942 5.5d Deep Blue Emu, in mint lightly hinged on top two stamps Imprint Block from centre of sheet and showing the variety “Retouched Clouds”, minor perf fault at top right does not affect the variety stamp, which is unhinged. Cat. $125, price $79

now. 1st I have owned, and I guess this must now be the 4th recorded. Supplied with normal for comparison. Price $1125 AD16) Australia 1966 Decimal Specimens Pack, 1c - $4. Values to 50c being cto with unhinged gum plus Navigators 75c - $4 Ovpt. “Specimen” mint unhinged. The 75c & $1 being the rarer 15mm overprint. These tow cat. Cat. $330 alone. Supplied in APO Folder as issued. Superb quality Price $295

APD58) Australia 1949 Arms High Values 5/- - Two Pounds, fresh mint unhinged. Post Office Fresh, mint unhinged, Well centred set with full perfs usual retail $250, Price $189

AD13) Australia 1966 Decimal Navigators Ovpt. “Specimen” mint unhinged. The 75c & $1 being the rarer 15mm overprint. Cat. $330. Superb quality perfectly centred and perfect perfs! Price $265

APD62) Australia 1951 KGVI Red sideface THIN PAPER IMPRINT BLOCK. ACSC 251Aa, zf. Cat. $100 each as single stamps. Hinged in selvedge only. Supplied with normal for comparison.

Price $495

BD336) Australia 1966 20c Golden Whistler (Bird) in complete mint unhinged sheet of 100.

Overprinted with Post Office Training “SPECIMEN ONLY” handstamp in Violet. Large multiples are rare. Price $995

ML544) Australia 1959 QEII 5d blue coil perf block of 4 CTO without gum, advertised retail $125, price $79

BD337) Australia 1966 30c Straw-Necked Ibis (Bird) in complete mint unhinged half sheet of 50. Overprinted with Post Office Training “SPECIMEN ONLY” handstamp in Violet. Large multiples are rare. Price $495

Australia pre-decimal Full Sheets etc.

AFS2) Australia 1937 1d Green QE Die 1 ACSC 181A, Gutter block of 100 with 23mm gutter, fresh mint unhinged. Yields Gutter Imprint block of 4, plus 8 gutter pairs. Min. cat. $360, price $179

AD3) Australia 1966 4c Red QEII. Mint unhinged top right block of 10 with spectacular preprinting paper crease to corner block of 4. Price $325

AFS2a) As above 2d Red KGVI ACSC 187A. For some reason ACSC does not price Gutter pairs as per the 1d above or the Gutter Imprint! Cat. ought to be exactly as above. Price $179

AD9) Australia 1966 50c Dampier, plate 2 block of 4. Fresh mint unhinged, plate No.at right.

Cat. $275 in 2002. Price $249 (2 available)

AFS2b) As above, both blocks $349

AD10) Australia 1966 $1 Flinders Plate No. 3 Gutter blocks of 4 both papers. Superb Mint Unhinged with Gutters unfolded, in both Cream and White papers. The White Paper is much scarcer and was not issued until 1971. My stocks suggest that only about 10% of the existing stock is on white paper. Cream paper cat. $40 in 2002 as ACSC 463zb. The White Paper does not have a listing. A worthwhile purchase at $149

AFS7) Australia 1947 1d Slate Purple Princess Elizabeth. ACSC 245A. Complete FLUSH PERF sheet of 160. The flush perf at right comes only from sheets issued in the 1st Month, and is RARE! Yields Gutter Imprint block of 8, plus 5 x flush perf blocks of 4 at right of sheet, plus perf. pip gutter block of 8 at left of sheet. Also flush perf Imprint block at right bottom corner.

Cat. $1100 plus, price $825 AFS6) Australia 1953 Produce Food 3d Green. ACSC 287/8/9. Complete fresh mint unhinged sheet of 100. Has varieties 287d) retouch in front of roped leg of 2nd cow, 287f ) White spot after Australia. 289b, perf pip gutter block of 4 and 289y) White flaw in Tablet left of 3d. Sheet yields 6 x blocks of 9 plus 6 x horizontal strips of 3. Cat. price = approx. $340. Price $249 AFS6a) As above 3.5d Red sheet, ACSC 290/1/2. Shows all retouches 290 Types 1 – 12, also 292d, colour spur at top of “B” of Beef. Min. Also Perf pip gutter block at right. Cat. Approx. $730, price $549 AFS6b) As above, both sheets, price $759. Save $39 AFS4) Australia 1957 10d Grey Blue QEII. Complete fresh Mint Unhinged sheet of 160, less bottom right block of 4. Includes perf. pip block 8 at top, plus variety e, upper portion of inner left frame recut, right pane R1/1. Minimum cat. $216, price $159 AFS5) Australia 1963 Cable 2/3d, full sheet of 48, fresh mint unhinged. Left sheet, with varieties d) Broken line to E of Cable, and e) Retouch under RA of Australia. Min. cat. $261, price $195 AFS5a) As above, but right sheet, without varieties. Has Autotron block top left. Minimum cat. $179, price $135 AFS5b) As above both sheets L & R. Price $310, save $20

Exhibition sheets etc.

APD74) WAPEX 1954 centenary exhibition card bearing reproductions of the 1st 3 WA stamps in original colours. Cancelled by Green Exhibition cancel of 6 AU. 1954. Attractive item. Price $19.95 (9 available) APD75) As above but uncancelled, price $9.50

Postage Dues ML542) Australia 1953/60 5/- carmine & green and carmine & deep green right hand marginal example MUH, 2 nice stamps for shade comparison. Advertised retail $70, price $49

AD2) Australia 1967 5c Blue QEII, plate 3 block of 20 from base of sheet (10 x 2) Hinged only in selvedge. Also with Plate Pip at left. Very fresh and well centred. Cat. $1000 for a block of 4, in 2002 ACSC. Rare as a large block, price $895 AD5) Australia 1970 7c Coil, Sturt’s Desert Pea strip of 4 mint unhinged with Missing Buff colour. SG 468b, bb. Cat. £900 (£225 each) ACSC 535 ce, cat $300 each in 2002. Rare multiple, ex Simon Dunkerley, supplied with RSPS Victoria Certificate, signed Geoff Kellow. Price $1100 AD1) Australia 1971 7c Purple QEII Spectacular Misperf Block of 40, from sheet D, left of sheet, with selvedges. Nicely written up on album page. Perfs misplaced dramatically to top left so that it appears imperf. horizontally and almost so vertically. Each stamp, apart from the bottom 4 showing part of the stamp below. Lightly hinged in selvedge only. Has 5 varieties, annotated on the album page, all of which appear unrecorded. Details on request. misperfs of this magnitude are rare, and usually catalogue in the order of $150 per stamp, as per. The 1956 4d No Wmk Koala. Would easily break down for re-sale into 10 blocks of 4 and could sell for $400 a block, possibly more for those with varieties. Estimated catalogue value $6000, price $1995 AD8) Australia 1973 7c Sydney Harbour Bridge. Lower left block of 25 mint unhinged. Has numerous background flaws with varying degrees of registration shift and areas of missing colour. This results in a colour shift of the light blue to the right and doubling of lettering at base on all stamps. Listed as misplaced light blue as ACSC 653cb. Could be broken down into smaller blocks for re-sale. Supplied with normal for comparison. Cat. $100 per stamp in 2002 = $2500, price $1495 BD338) Australia 1978 15c Christmas block of 16 ( 8 x 2) mint unhinged, with Massive pre-printing paper crease across upper 8 stamps. Spectacular and stunning piece! Price $325 AD4) Australia 1981 24c Thylacine, stunning misperf block of 30 from left hand corner of sheet (3 x 10) Affects lower 2 rows, as illustrated in ACSC decimals vol. 2 page 9/566. ACSC 902bb, type 1. Fresh mint unhinged. Cat. $500 in 2002. Price $475

Australia Decimal

AD64) Australia 2001 Wild Babies mini-sheets (2) Overprinted in Gold for the Murray Bridge Congress 10 -11 Nov. 2001. Matched pair of sheets each numbered 143. Both cancelled on 1st Day of the Congress with Pictorial cancellation. Price $39

AD68) Australia 1966 75c James Cook SPECIMEN DOUBLED. Fresh mint unhinged example, listed in 16 year old ACSC at $750. Note 6 states “Three Examples with very close double SPECIMEN overprint has (sic) been recorded.” Price must surely have doubled or tripled by

AD61) Australia 1913 - 2013 Colonial Heritage $10 Kangaroo $100 face value sheetlet in presentation folder with Specimen Overprints, Large & Small OS perfins, also Overprinted OS. Very scarce, virtually none on the open market now! Price $149 (2 available)

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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2018 Australia Postal History, Inc. 1st Day and Exhibition Covers For Queensland Provisional Registration Label Covers, see Queensland under Australian States DB477) Australia 1914 small cover bearing 2.5d Indigo Kangaroo 1st wmk, franked by machine cancel cds of Sydney DE22 1914 to Beverley, Mass. USA. Neat & clean typed address cover. Price $110 DB481) Australia 1915 small Censored cover, bearing 2.5d Indigo 2nd wmk Kangaroo. Franked

by Melbourne machine cancel cds of 10.SEP.15. additionally with violet "PASSED" handstamp on front. Neat typewritten address to Taunton, Mass. USA. Cat. $180 on cover. Price $110 DB489) Australia 1916 OHMS long printed cover, with 1d KGV & 2d 1st wmk Roo BOTH PERF "T" Very scarce cover cancelled by Hobart machine cds of 21.JAN.16 to Constable Brown at Police Station Kempton. Opened a little raggedly at right, but does not affect stamps. Price $219 BD381) Australia 1917 Kangaroo UNIQUE FIRST DAY COVER? Censored cover to Sweden bears Horizontal Pair (double rate) of 2.5d Indigo 3rd wmk. Kangaroos, cancelled by Ship Mail Room cds of Melbourne dated 3 JL 17, and confirmed by Gothenburg receiving cds on reverse of 21.9.17. Reverse flap has logo of C. STEAKMEST, 26 Market Street, Melbourne, and with “PASSED” handstamp in violet on face. Kangaroo First Day Covers are very rare and this is dated 2 months earlier than the previously recorded date in ACSC. Catalogue No. ACSC 9A. There is virtually no possibility that an earlier cover than this exists. All Kangaroo First day Covers are priced in the ACSC catalogue at $15,000 each. Price $9950 APH91) Australia 1922 Registered Cover Sydney – Longueville MSE. Bears 4d Blue Cooke Printing & 1d Violet KGV. Cancelled by Sydney cds of 8 JY 22, and with red Sydney registered “Rat’s tail” label No. 7735. Opened roughly at left, and light vertical filing crease does not affect the adhesives. Clean and attractive with typed address. Price $115 APH428) Australia 1925 OHMS Postcard with 1d green No wmk KGV perf. OS. Cancelled by Melbourne cds of 21MY 1925 from the Secretary to the Dept. of Public Health to the Shire of Minhamite ( The Shire of Minhamite was a local government area located about 270 kilometres (168 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,365.62 square kilometres (527.3 sq mi), and existed from 1871 until 1994.) card is in pristine condition. Stamp catalogues as a single on cover at $400, but this is pretty academic since very few are in existence. Price $645 APH36) Australia 1931 6d Brown Airmail. Small neat typed address Airmail First Day Cover.

Cancelled by full cds of Perth 4NO31 to Carnarvon. Opened at top suggests this may be an Accidental First Day Cover, as it is not inscribed in any way. If this is the case, then it overpays the airmail rate by 1d. Cat. A very rare cover, cat. $700, price $495.

APH414) Australia 1932 2d & 3d recess printed Harbour Bridge on small cover Sydney to Ballarat. Cancelled by Slogan cancels of Harbour Bridge 19 MAR 1932, the opening day of the bridge. Price $85 THE NEXT 4 COVERS ARE ALL TO AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICER Lt. Col. W. G. Officer, serving in the UK 1933 -35 APH421) Australia 1933 small airmail cover Melbourne to Farnham, Surrey. Bears 1d green and 2 x 2d Red KGV Heads, cancelled by ship mail room cds’s of 8SE33. Nice clean cover, price $29 APH426) Australia 1934 small airmail cover Sydney to Farnham, Surrey. Bears 3d Green Airmail type A and 2d Red KGV cancelled by Sydney Air Mail cds’s of 29NOV34. Flap bears Wentworth Hotel Sydney coat of Arms with Kangaroo and Emu, derived from the Australian coat of arms. Price $39 APH424) Australia 1935 small airmail cover, Melbourne to Farnham, Surrey. Bears 3d Vic. Cent. Perf. 10.5 plus 2d Red Anzac cancelled by Melbourne 3 line slogan of 12 AP 1935 “INCLUDE POSTAL DISTRICT/NUMBER IN MELBOURNE/SUBURBAN ADDRESSES” Postal district numbers for the addressing and sorting of mail were used in the suburban area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from February 1928 until their 1967 replacement by the Australia-wide postcodes. They were based on the London codes with a letter (or letters) denoting the direction from the main city post office and a number appended to, generally, correlate with the relative distance. This replaced an earlier system from around 1923 with twelve districts which had failed. Scarce slogan. Price $49 APH425) Australia 1935 small airmail cover, Melbourne to Farnham, Surrey. Bears 3d

Airmail type A plus 2d Red KGV Silver Jubilee cancelled by Melbourne slogan of 14JUN35, re Commonwealth Loans. Flap has dark blue ‘QUAMBY CLUB’ in block capitals. Info about the club in recent news, up for sale for $8 million. http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/ melbourne-vic/former-high-society-toorak-mansion-with-hearty-history-seeking-morethan-8-million/news-story/a95d8fa525ed52bb30fa5dedf1a21f06 Price $39 All 4 covers as above for $139 APH31) Australia 1934 small airmail envelope bearing 2d Light Hills & 9d MacArthur to Burnley, Lancashire. Cancelled by Melbourne 3 line Slogan of 16 NOV 1934 “VICTORIA AND - CITY OF MELBOURNE - CENTENARY 1934 – 5” Appears to underpay the airmail 1/6d rate by 7d. No reverse markings. 9d MacArthur alone on cover is cat. $400. Price $279 AFD3) Australia 1934 Victorian Centenary Exhibition Cover, registered to Ryde NSW. Bears Vic. Cent. Perf 11.5 set cancelled by Hexagonal Exhibition handstamps of 1st Day of the Ex. 8 NOV 1934, and Registration Label No. 729. Reverse bears large red white and blue Exhibition Label, plus cds arrival cancels as follows: 1) Melbourne Registered 8NO34, 2) TPO South NSW Up train 9NO34 and 3) Ryde 10NO34. Fine and scarce, price $169 APH248) Australia 1936 Small commercial airmail cover to Oxford UK, re-addressed to Wimbledon. Bears range of 6 stamps to make 1/7d to cover 1/6d Airmail & 1d late fee. Stamps are: KGV Halfpenny Orange, 1.5d Brown, 5d Chestnut, 6d 1932 Kookaburra, 3d Cable & 3d SA Centenary. All cancelled by Sydney Airmail cds’s of 4SE36. Attractive item, price $89 AFD4) Australia 1936 Queensland P.S. 1st Exhibition registered illustrated cover bearing 6d brown Airmail cancelled by 26SE36 (last day) Hexagonal handstamp. Signed Saville Sheard , President, C. Harvey , Secretary and J Almond Dish Mop Hand…hilarious! Exh. Registration Label No. 783 and Brisbane Reg’d cds 28SE36 Price $119 DB488) Australia Kookaburras on cover. Wide range of destinations, with covers from 1935 - 1958, solo usage and in combinations, some with 2/- Kangaroos. Includes registered items, double and triple rate covers, censored covers, used in Papua New Guinea, overpaid, first flight and much more interesting stuff, including an early coloured Sydney lettercard.

Fascinating stuff, and ideal for expansion into a nice display. 19 items. Price $695 APH146) Australia 1935 Lord Howe Island 1d Green & 2d Red KGV Commercial Cover to USA. Neat business size cover cancelled by clean strike LHI cds of 26OC35. Rarely seen! Price $365 APH147) Australia 1937 Lord Howe Island 2d Red KGV Commercial Cover to ACT. Neat small cover cancelled by LHI cds of 15JE37. Fine and rare! Price $265 APH81) Australia 1945 3d Brown KGVI used in TOKYO BAY on small airmail cover to Sydney.

Cancelled by Tokyo Bay Japan cds of 2 SE 1945 and with cachet “H.M.A.S. Shropshire. Official signing of Japanese surrender.” Scarce commercially used cover, most of these were simply cancelled by favour and souvenired by the ship’s company. In June 1945 Shropshire was in the operational area and after supporting the landings at Brunei, she was part of the force at the Balikpapan landings on 3 July. Shropshire then returned to the Philippines and was there when the Japanese surrendered. She sailed for Tokyo Bay and was present for the surrender ceremony. She remained in Japanese waters until 17 November when the Broad Pendant of the Commodore Commanding Australian Squadron was transferred to HMAS Hobart and Shropshire departed for Sydney. She was the only Australian vessel present for the Japanese Surrender. Rare survivor, price $375 APH166) Australia 1947 Airmail DL size advertising cover for Kiwi Polish, and with superb Red Kiwi emblem. Bears 1/6d Double Globe Hermes, cancelled by Melbourne machine cancel of 5 SEP 1947 to Julius Rothschild & Co. San Francisco. Very fine typed address cover. Price $45 APH222) Australia 1953 Small Airmail Cover to Switzerland. Bears block of 4 6d Kookaburra perf. 14.75 x 14. Unusual make up for 2/- rate. Price $39 APH148) Australia 1956 Olympics on Christmas card size Airmail cover to Jersey. Underpaid by 1/-, and cancelled by cds of Enquiry Counter Launceston, Tas. 28NO56. (They should have known better!) Superb Exhibition item for usage or Olympics theme. Price $265 APH170) Australia, Lord Howe Island Tourism cover. Bears QEII 1959 5d Blue, cancelled by LHI cds of 7AP60. Cover bears a cachet in green of Palm Trees. Unaddressed scarce and attractive cover in as new condition. Price $39 (3 available) AFD442) Australia 1964 7/6d Navigator on Wesley FDC, unaddressed, cancelled Hobart FDI, price $24

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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2018 AFD443) Australia 1964 10/- & One Pound Navigators on Wesley FDC, cancelled Innisfail Qld. Cds, price $69 AFD444) Australia 1964 Two Pound Navigator on Wesley FDC, unaddressed, cancelled Hobart FDC price $98 APH168) Australia 1970 Small airmail cover to Switzerland. Bears 50c Navigator plus 7c Sugar and 3c QEII Coil to make 60c double rate. The first 2 stamps cancelled Perth 5 line slogan of 23FEB 1970 “SENDERS ADDRESS/ON BACK OF ENVELOPE/ENSURES/PROMPT RETURN OF/UNDELIVERABLE ARTICLES” (You don’t say! ) Coil stamp was uncancelled and has been cancelled by GPO Sydney cds, date unclear. All 3 of these stamps are scarce on commercial cover, to find them together is remarkable. Price $129 APH167) Australia 1970 small airmail cover to Switzerland. Bears 20c Expo & horiz. Pair of 5c Royal Visit to make correct 30c rate, perhaps they ran out of the 30c Royal Visit 3 days after issue! Cancelled by Royal Visit slogan of Perth 2 APR 1970. 20c Expo is rare on commercial cover. Price $129

APH78) Straits Settlements 1935 25c Jubilee solo use on small airmail cover to Bendigo, Vic. Cancelled by 1935 cds of Singapore. Unusual and scarce solo use of top value. SG 259 Cat. £12 plus from x 4 on cover. Price $59 APH67) Netherlands Indies 1934 First Flight Cover to Royal Netherlands Airlines, Sydney.

Bears 15c Blue Wilhelmina & 30c on 40c Red Airmail tied by Batavia cds of 20.10.34 and Abel Tasman special Diamond cancel of 22 OCT 1934 tying Blue Triangular Airmail 30c. Sydney Airmail Section arrival machine cancel of 26 OCT 1934 on reverse flap. Also Melbourne 19 Handstamp of 24.OC.34 and Royal Dutch Airways Oval in Blue of the same stamp. Carried as part of the official mail on the MacRobertson Air Race. Listed as AAMC 446. Price $79 APH68) Netherlands Indies 1931 Flight Cover to Consulate General of the Netherlands, Sydney. Bears 15c Blue Wilhelmina tied by Sceraba cds of 11.5.31 and Blue & Brown Flight Stamp SG 130 with Abel Tasman special Diamond cancel of 11 MEI 1931. Sydney Airmail Section arrival machine cancel of 18 MAY 1931 on reverse flap. Listed as AAMC 196. Price $69

Australian States

APH84) Australia 1970 20c Expo on small cover to Ireland, with 10c Anenome Fish to make correct rate of 30c. Cancelled by 5 line Adelaide slogan of 3 JULY 1970 “ SENDERS ADDRESS/ ON BACK OF ENVELOPE/ENSURES/PROMPT RETURN OF/UNDELIVERABLE ARTICLES” (You don’t say! ) The 20c is virtually impossible to find on commercial cover. Price $129

PM30M) 100 mixed Australian States, unpicked for watermarks, postmarks, varieties or shades. Values to 6d, great value at under $1 per stamp. Not all are perfect but you will find some nice stamps. Price $95

APH420) Australia 1971 40c Navigator on Nedlloyd Commemorative cover. Celebrating the 1st call at an Australian Port of their vessel Abel Tasman. Unaddressed DL size cover, scarce item, I have never seen one of these previously. Cancelled by cds of Esperance W.A. 24AP71. Price $29

PM30P) As above but 400 stamps values to 1/-, price $389

APH423) Australia 1972 Returned to sender Airmail cover Melbourne – Paris. Bears 2 x 15c & 5c Pioneer life to make up correct 35c Airmail rate. Addressed to a hotel, and the guest had clearly already checked out. Scarce frankings, the 5c cat. $15 and the 15c $10 each on cover in the now 16 year old ACSC. Cancelled by Melbourne slogan 19 DEC 1972, plus a cds of the following day on the otherwise unfranked 5c. Bears boxed instructional marking and manuscript “Retour a l’envoyeur” (Return to the sender) Very attractive cover, price $75 CLB1) Australia 1974 small cover to Essendon Vic. Bears 2c Crab & 8c Gemstone to make up 10c letter rate. Cancelled by Niddrie, Vic. Slogan of 17 OCT 1974 “CHECK ADDRESS/IF INCOMPLETE/ADVISE WRITER. Scarce make up rates. Price $29 APH169) Australia 1976? Small advertising cover for “The Australian Wine Research Institute” Glen Osmond SA to Cowandilla SA. Remarkable franking of 1c, 2c & 5 cx 3c Crabs to make 18c rate. Cancelled by Adelaide machine cancel of 6 APR, year not visible, but assumed 1976. Envelope has been folded centrally and affects the 2c and 1 x 3c stamps. Rare survivor. Price $39 CLB231) Australia 1976 small cover to Bendigo Vic. Bears National Stamp Week single 18c stamp, ACSC 754c ex minisheet. Very rare commercial use, cancelled by ineptly worded 5 line slogan of Ashburton Vic. 5 NOV 1976 “PLEASE POST/EARLY/BEFORE LUNCH &/BEFORE FOUR O’CLOCK” (Must be one of those stamp dealer types they are aiming at, as I often do not lunch before 4pm!) Cat. $20 on cover in 16 year old ACSC Decimals cat. Price $29 CLB8) Australia 1976 small cover to East Oil, Essendon Vic. Bears National Stamp Week single 18c stamp, ACSC 754ca ex minisheet. Very rare commercial use, cancelled by 3 line slogan of Blackburn Vic. 31 OCT 1976 “POSTING QUANTITY/ OF MAIL? USE A /POSTAGE IMPRINT” Cat. $20 on cover in 16 year old ACSC Decimals cat. Price $29 APH422) Australia 1980 Waltzing Matilda Strip of 5 Commercial Airmail cover to UK. Cancelled by Janalli NSW cds’s of 2JE80. The strip is not listed by ACSC on cover, but the now 16 year old cover lists domestically used singles at $5 each. This is incredibly scarce. Price $75 APH83) Australia 1987 Small Airmail Cover to Belgium. Bears 80c Wildflowers booklet pane, plus 20c Bird, Little Grebe. Neat and rare commercial usage of this booklet pane. Price $54 APH145) Australia 1987 $10 Tom Roberts painting used on Aust. Post parcel tag. Cancelled

by Ocean Grove Victoria cds of 28FE87. Solo usage of this stamp on cover is non-existent, so this is the only way you are going to have a chance of finding it. A must for usage collectors, price $249

Inwards Mail APH144) Thailand 1934 1st Flight Bangkok – Brisbane. Bears 25 & 50st, SG 264/5 Cancelled

by Bangkok cds of 15.12.34. Listed in AAMC as 469L at $200. Neat clean cover with typed address, to Qantas. Price $149

PM30N) As above but 200 stamps, values to 9d, price $195

New South Wales NSW17) New South Wales UPU presentation cto set of 23 values Halfpenny Grey to One pound Blue Carrington. All with typical NSW oval cancel, mint without gum, as is usually found. Very attractive lot. Price $795 NSW5) New South Wales 1850 3d Yellow Green Sydney Views SG 39. Very fine used example with 3 huge margins, just into at top left. Fresh bright colour, lightish barred cancel. Cat. £325, price $389 DB115) NSW 1855 8d Golden Yellow Imperf, SG 97. Fine used 4 margin brilliant colour example, with neat rays cancel No. 60. Cat. £1400. Price $885 DB116) NSW 1855 8d Dull Yellow Orange Imperf, SG 98. Fine used 4 large margins brilliant colour example, with neat NSW duplex of 1860. Cat. £1300. Price $975 NSW3) New South Wales 1885 Queen Victoria 1d Scarlet OS Official SG034 on OHMS Cover.

Dept. of lands cover Sydney to Molong cancelled by Sydney NSW Duplex of MR 2 85, plus Yullundry NSW cds (Scarce) of the same date on face. Reverse has Molong NSW cds of MR 3 1885. Stamp cat. £7.50 from x 20 on cover. Top corners have been slightly trimmed diagonally. Price $149 NSW18) New South Wales 1900 3d Registered Postal Stationery Envelope NSW to Prince Edward Is. , and returned. Uprated by Halfpenny Green Q. Victoria & 1/- Brown Kangaroo SG 398 & 312, priced from x 12 on cover. Addressed to a Stamp Dealer, nevertheless a very scarce usage. Left NSW Dec 10 1900 and with Registered Sydney cds of that date on reverse.

Arrival cds’s of Montreal JA 1 01 and Charlottetown P.E.I. the next day. Partial red Canadian Customs Sticker on front to the effect that the item will not be delivered until the words “Duty Free” have been appended to the item. Duly returned and bears 2 x cds of Windsor JA 16 01 on reverse. Price $195

South Australia DB404) South Australia 1859 1d Yellow Green, SG 13 Mis-roulette. Nice used example with 1859 cds cancel. Has been completely mis-rouletted in two directions so that "One Penny" appears at top instead of the base and part of adjoining stamp is shown at left. Not seen by us before. Some years ago I sold an 8d long type similarly mis-perfed at a Prestige auction for $1000 plus buyers’ premium! Price $895

Queensland Q3) Queensland 1860 1d Carmine-Rose, Imperf. SG 1. Fine 4 margin example showing part of adjoining stamp at right. Cancelled by Qld. Oval Handstamp. Supplied with Brandon Certificate. As nice as you will see. Cat. £800, price $995 Q6) Queensland 1871 20/- Rose Chalon Head wmk Crown over Q, SG F23, postally used. Fault free stamp misperfed to left and showing part of adjoining stamp at right. Cancelled by cds of JA 15 80, town not visible. Cat £600, price $749

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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2018 APH132) Australia 1920 (Jul) Registered Cover Maryborough Qld to Sydney NSW. Registered Cover with blue crayon cross front and rear with black handstamp "MARYBOROUGH" and pencil manu"983" addressed to The American Bag Stores, Ltd., Strand Arcade Pitt Street Sydney NSW with one pair and one single 1½d Brown KGV Sideface stamps with variety in top stamp (Maybe BM 83(3)d "Retouched N.W. Corner" Shaved Top Left Frame) and cancelled "MARYBOROUGH/24 JUL 20/QUEENSLAND" and same on back along with three "REGISTERED /27 JL 20 B/SYDNEY N.S.W." with pencil manuscript "SINGLE WMK". Perfs have been trimmed upon slicing open the cover. First and third stamp damaged. Price: $89.50 APH118) Australia 1931 (Oct) Registered Cover Rockmount Helidon (Scarce) Qld to Ipswich.

Registered Cover with red crayon cross front and back and Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 47" with "ROCKMOUNT" in pen in blank space and addressed to Messrs Cribb & Foote, Ipswich Queensland (Department Store) with one 1d green and pair 2d red King George V sideface stamps with cancellation "HELIDON/29OC31?/ QUEENSLAND" front and rear and "IPSWICH/6-P29OC31/ QUEENSLAND" (Note: No CDS for "ROCKMOUNT") "HELIDON" SCARCE POST MARK. Price: $89.50 APH125) Australia 1931 (Jul) Registered Cover Dappil Qld (Rated 2R) to Ipswich. Registered Cover with partial red pencil cross front and rear and blue and black on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 359" and mauve pencil manuscript "DAPPIL" in blank space provided and addressed to Cribb & Foote Ipswich Qld (Department Store) with three 2d red King George V stamps cancelled very faintly "D???/???/QUEENSLAND" then over-cancelled "IPSWICH/-2JL31/QUEENSLAND" and backstamped "DAPPILL-1JL31/QUEENSLAND", "T.P.O. NO. ? S&W.R/UP2JL 31/QUEENSLAND", "MARYBOROUGH/1JL31/QUEENSLAND" and "IPSWICH/10-A 2JY31/QUEENSLAND". "DAPPIL" rated "2R" Dell & Price 2014. Flap torn open. Price: $89.50 APH126) Australia 1931 (Jul) Registered Cover Dareel Qld (Rated 3R Smithies) to Ipswich.

Registered Cover with red pencil cross front and rear and blue and black on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6./R/NO. 146" and pencil manuscript (faint) DAREEL) addressed to Cribb & Foote (Department Store) Ipswich Qld with one orange ½d, one green 1d and two red 2d King George V stamps cancelled "DAREEL/-8 JL 31/QUEENSLAND" and backstamped "TOOWOOMBA/9-A-9JL31/QUEENSLAND" and "IPSWICH/6-P 9JY31/QUEENSLAND". "DAREEL" rated "3R" by Smithies. Price: $89.50 APH129) Australia 1931 (Feb) Registered Cover Maclagan Qld (Rated SCARCE) to Ipswich.

Registered Cover with red crayon cross front and rear and blue and black on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 426" and black CDS "MACLAGAN" in blank space addressed to Cribb & Foote Ipswich with one 1d green and two 2d red King George V stamps cancelled "MACLAGAN/26FE31/QUEENSLAND" on front and backstamped "JONDARYN/26FE31/ QUEENSLAND", "TOOWOOMBA/5-P27FE31/QUEENSLAND" and "IPSWICH/12-P28FE31/ QUEENSLAND". "MACLAGAN" rated "SCARCE". Price: $89.50 APH135) Australia 1931 (Jul) Registered Cover Iveragh Qld (Scarce) to Ipswich Qld. Registered Cover Without Red or Blue Cross with blue and black on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 325" and pencil manuscript "IVERAGH" in blank space and one 5d chestnut King George V stamp cancelled "IVERAGH/6JL31/QUEENSLAND" (Rated SCARCE) and addressed to Cribb & Foote (Department Store) Ipswich Qld. with backstamps "T.P.O. NO. 7 S.&W R/UP-7JY?31/QUEENSLAND" (7b Rated SCARCE), "GLADSTONE/-6JL31/QUEENSLAND", "REGISTERED/7 A 7JY31/BRISBANE" and "IPSWICH/10-A 7 JY31/QUEENSLAND". Stamp torn at top missing SW. Price: $89.50 APH136) Australia 1931 (Feb) Registered Cover Leyburn Qld to Ipswich Qld. Registered Cover with red pencil cross front and rear and blue and black on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO 438" and pen manuscript "LEYBURN" in blank space and addressed to Cribb & Foote, Universal Providers Ipswich Qld with one 3d blue and one 2d red King George V stamps cancelled "LEYBURN/6FE31/QUEENSLAND" on front and rear and backstamps "CLIFTON/7FE31/QUEENSLAND" and "IPSWICH/6-P 7FE31/QUEENSLAND". Flap torn. Price: $89.50 APH138) Australia 1931 (Oct) Registered Cover Kulpi (Rated "S") Qld to Ipswich Qld. Registered Cover with red pencil cross front and rear and blue and black on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 52" and pencil manuscript "KULPI" in blank space provided and addressed to Cribb & Foote, Universal Providers, Ipswich with one blue 3d and 0ne red 2d King George V stamps cancelled "KULPI/26OC31/QUEENSLAND front and rear and backstamped "TOOWOOMBA/1-P26OC31/QUEENSLAND" and "IPSWICH/6-P26OC31/QUEENSLAND". "KULPI" rated "SCARCE" Dell & Price 2014. 3d blue stamp part SE corner missing. Price: $89.50

APH143) Australia 1931 (Apr) Registered Cover Gradule Qld (Rated "S") to Ipswich. Registered Cover with red pencil cross front and rear and blue and black on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 106" and blank space - No "GRADULE" - and addressed to Cribb & Foote Merchants Ipswich with one 2d rose-red Kingsford Smith and one 3d blue King George V stamps cancelled "GRADULE/8 AP 31/QUEENSLAND" and backstamped "REGISTERED BRISBANE/230P-9AP31/QUEENSLAND" and "IPSWICH/6-P 9AP31/QUEENSLAND". SE corner of 3d stamp missing. Price: $89.50 APH119) Australia 1932 (Feb) Registered Cover Lowmead Queensland to Ipswich VARIETY. Registered Cover with red crayon cross front and rear and blue on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 65" and pencil manuscript "LOWMEAD" in blank space and addressed to Cribb & Foote (Department Store) Ipswich Queensland with one 1d green and joined pair 2d red King George V stamps cancelled "LOWMEAD/-1 FE 32/QUEENSLAND" front and rear (multiple) and additional backstamps "IPSWICH/3-P 3FE32/QUEENSLAND" and "REGISTERED BRISBANE/10 A-3FE32/QUEENSLAND". Possible unlisted VARIETY - 1d green KGV Cut In Roo`s Tail" Some marks. Price: $89.50 APH123) Australia 1932 (Feb) Registered Cover Mt Colliery Tannymorel Qld to Ipswich. Registered Cover with red pencil cross front and rear and with blue and black on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 144" and red pen manuscript "MT COLLIERY" in bland space and addressed to Cribb & Foote Ipswich (Department Store) with two 2d red (right stamp missing NE corner) and one 1d green King George V stamps cancelled "TANNYMOREL/16.FEB 32/QUEENSLAND" on front and rear with backstamp "IPSWICH/6-P17FE32/QUEENSLAND". No "MT. COLLIERY" CDS. Repaired tears some marks. Price: $89.50 APH139) Australia 1932 (Feb) Near Toowoomba Qld to Ipswich. Registered Cover with red pencil cross front and rear and blue and black on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/ NO. 286" with pencil manuscript "RISAL????" (Indistinct) and addressed to Cribbe & Foot (Department Store) Ipswich Queensland with one 2d red and one 3d blue King George stamps cancelled "TOOWOOMBA/1-P 10FE32/QUEENSLAND" front and rear with backstamp "IPSWICH/8-P10FE32/QUEENSLAND". Minor marks front and rear. Price: $89.50 APH124) Australia 1935 (Aug) Registered Cover Mt. Gravatt Qld to Brisbane. Registered Cover with red pencil cross front and rear and blue on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/ NO. 190" and pen manuscript "MT GRAVATT" in blank space provided and addressed to The Commissioner Of Taxation, Brisbane" with one 1d green and one 4d lemon King George V stamps cancelled "MOUNT GRAVATT/19AU35/QUEENSLAND" front and rear and backstamp "REGISTERED/1 30P19AU35/BRISBANE" with remnants of black was seal. Price: $89.50 APH127) Australia 1935 (Jul) Registered Cover Woody Point Qld to South Brisbane. Registered Cover with red crayon cross front and rear and Two Line Straight Provisional Registration handstamp in black "REGISTERED/WOODY POINT" with pencil manu"8" addressed to Bayards Ltd of South Brisbane (Department Store) with 5d chestnut King George V stamp cancelled "WOODY POINT/15JL35/QUEENSLAND" and backstamped "REGISTERED BRISBANE/830P15JL35/ QUEENSLAND" and "SOUTH BRISBANE/16 JUL 35/QUEENSLAND". Flap torn. Price: $89.50 APH142) Australia 1935 (Jun) Registered Cover Grandchester Qld to Brisbane. Registered Cover with red pencil cross front and rear and blue on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 84" with pencil manuscript "GRANDCHESTER/Q" in blank space provided and addressed to The Commissioner of Taxes, Brisbane with one 5d chestnut King George V stamp cancelled "GRANDCHESTER/10JE35/QUEENSLAND" front and rear and backstamped "REGISTERED/830P10JU35/BRISBANE". Price: $89.50 APH121) Australia 1936 (Sep) Registered Cover Mount Ossa (Scarce) to Brisbane. Registered Cover (NO REGISTRATION LABEL) with red crayon/pencil cross front and rear and red manuscript "R.30" with pen manuscript "MOUNT OSSA" addressed to Mr. H. Magee, Commissioner of Taxes, Taxation Department George & Elizabeth Sts., Brisbane with 5d chestnut King George V stamp cancelled "MT. OSSA/30 SE 36/QLD" front and rear and backstamps "MACKAY/30 SEP 36/QUEENSLAND" and "REGISTERED BRISBANE/7 30A - 2 OC 36/QUEENSLAND".

"MT OSSA" Postmark rated SCARCE. Opened two sides minor marks tears. Price: $89.50 APH130) Australia 1936 (Mar) Registered Cover Maroon Qld (Rated "R") to Brisbane.

Pre-printed Addressed Cover with red pencil cross front and rear and blue on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 57" and pen manuscript "MAROON" with pre-printed T. W. Griffiths Lucky Golden Casket Agent Brisbane and one green 1d and two red 2d King George V stamps cancelled "MAROON/5MR36/QUEENSLAND front and rear and backstamped

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"MAROON" Rated "R" Dell & Price 2014. Two tears on front left and right of stamps. Price: $89.50 APH131) Australia 1936 (Dec) Registered Cover Kogan Qld to Brisbane. Cover with red pencil cross front and rear and blue on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 054" and pen manuscript "KOGAN/QLD" in blank space provided and addressed to Lambs (Drapers) Brisbane with one 5d chestnut King George V stamp cancelled "KOGAN/26DE36/QUEENSLAND" front and rear with backstamp "REGISTERED/830P28DE36/BRISBANE". Price: $89.50 APH140) Australia 1936 (Aug) Registered Cover Woodstock (Rated SCARCE) Qld to Brisbane.

Registered Cover with red pen cross front and rear along with two colour blue on white incomplete Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 31" without Town Name and addressed to Commissioner of Taxes, Brisbane with one 1d green King George V stamp and pair 2d red Silver Jubilee stamps cancelled "WOODSTOCK/31 AU 1935/QUEENSLAND" ("WOODSTOCK" Rated SCARCE - Dell & Price 2014) and backstamps "REGISTERED/31 AUG 35/TOWNSVILLE" and "REGISTERED/730A-3SE35/BRISBANE". Cover torn and repaired. Price: $89.50

oval Melbourne Handstamp of MY 14 1857. Sent “per European via Suez” Stamp is fine 4 margin with tiny fault at top left. Reverse has oval imprint on flap “Sladen & Martin, Geelong, Solicitors” Clean and attractive, price $179 LM85) Victoria 1857 small entire to Manchester UK, bearing 6d Dull Orange Woodblock SG 32a. Cancelled by barred numeral 1 of Melbourne and with red paid Liverpool “Tombstone” handstamp of JU 6 1857. Reverse bears oval Melbourne Handstamp of JA 30 1857, and square LIVERPOOL SHIP arrival handstamp of JU 6 1857, plus Manchester arrival cds of the same date. Sent “per South Carolina” Stamp is fine 4 margin. Reverse has oval imprint on flap “Sladen & Martin, Geelong, Solicitors” Neat, clean and attractive, price $189 BD311) Arms VICTORIA 1879-1900 STAMP DUTY One Pound Orange, pale shade cto with gum, centred left. Price $125 V60) Victoria 1884 – 96 4/- Orange Stamp Duty perf. 12, SG 238a. Complete row of double perfs at base, and wmk. inverted instead of sideways! Fresh mint lightly hinged, minor perf faults at base. Cat. £170 as normal. Price $295

APH128) Australia 1938 (May) Registered Cover Whitewood (Rated SCARCE) to Brisbane.

Registered Cover with red pencil cross front and rear and blue on pink Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/255" and pencil manuscript "WHITEWOOD" in blank space provided addressed to Spurgins Tobacconist Brisbane with 5d chestnut King George V stamp cancelled "WHITEWOOD/30AP38" front and rear and backstamped "REGISTERED/3-MAY 38/TOWNSVILLE" and "REGISTERED BRISBANE/730A-5MY38/QUEENSLAND". "WHITEWOOD" rated SCARCE Dell & Price 2014. Minor stains marks. Price: $89.50

LM25) Victoria 1892 Taxed 1d Postal Stationery Envelope error of colour. Erroneously printed in Carmine Pink. Used Melbourne to Geelong with duplex cancel of OC 15 92 and small thimble cds of Geelong on front of NO 18 92. Also rectangle instructional markings "NOT KNOWN BY LETTER CARRIERS" and "UNCLAIMED GEELONG" also with red crayon manuscript "T 2d" Reverse bears arrival cds of Geelong OC15 92 and purple Melbourne dead letter office cds of NO 21 92. Additionally blue crayon manuscript "Not known as addressed" Fascinating item. Price $210

APH133) Australia 1938 (Oct) Registered Cover North Arm (Scarce) Queensland to Brisbane.

Registered Cover with red pencil cross front and back and with Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 269" and pen manuscript "NORTH ARM" in blank space and addressed to Edwards & Lamb, Drapers Etc (sic), Queen Street Brisbane with 5d brown King George V stamp cancelled "NORTH ARM/16?OC38/QUEENSLAND" and backstamped "REGISTERED/8 30P26OC38/ BRISBANE". Slight foxing minor marks. SCARCE POST MARK. Price: $89.50

V53) Victoria 1897 Charity pair, SG 353/4, fine used. Each cancelled by neat unframed Skipton cds of MR 29 11. Nice late usage. Price $210

APH134) Australia 1939 (Mar) Registered Cover Kyoomba (2R) Qld to Brisbane VARIETY. Registered Cover with red pencil cross front and rear and blue on white Provisional Registration Label "R.6/R/NO. 084" and pen manuscript, "KYOOMBA" written above border with cover addressed to Messrs Lambs Pty, Queen St., Brisbane (Drapery Store) with 5d chestnut King George V stamp (Unlisted VARIETY - Broken frame behind roo) cancelled "KYOOMBA/15MR39/QUEENSLAND" front and rear and backstamped "REGISTERED/8 30 A 16 MR 39/ BRISBANE". "KYOOMBA" rated 2R. Price: $89.50

Tasmania T19) TASMANIA 1853 QV Courier 4d Plate 1 on Folded Letter RARE! 1853 QV Courier 4d Bright Brownish - Orange, plate 1 Early State (pos 8), on folded letter with contents, tied by barred numeral "59" pmk, with "Launceston 21 NO 1853" cds & crown "15 FE 15" b/s. VF, stamp cut square with near 4 margins (just touched at top) SG 6 cat £1300 & "from x 5" on cover. Very attractive & rare early usage in month of issue. Price $7950 T33) Tasmania 1963-80 10/- Salmon George & Dragon postal fiscal SG 17, postally used.

Cancelled by cds of West ? JY 3 00. Full perfs, centred top right. Cat. £180, price $225 T32) Tasmania 1880’s 2/6d Lake George & Dragon Postal Fiscal Imperf, SG F3 reprint on thin card. Appears to have been postally used!? Price $35 T25) Tasmania 1894 Registered Postal Stationery Envelope to Württemberg Germany. Uprated by 2.5d on 9d Pale Blue Sideface, SG168. Cat. £4.25, for used, and from X 15 on cover. Has Hobart Rectangular registered h/stamp No. 0911 in Violet, and is cancelled by Hobart Duplex of AP 4 94, and with transit cds of Bologna 11 MAG 94 (May) and arrival at ULM Bahnhof (Station) the following day. Scarce and fine attractive cover. Price $235

Victoria V50) Victoria Collection of Official Reprints from original plates, circa 1901. Mostly mint hinged, a few without gum. 33 stamps inc. Perforated Half lengths, Queen on Throne, Beaded Ovals etc. Values to 5/-. 33 all different. Scarce assembly, produced for UPU presentations.

Usual retail for these is $30 - $60 each as individuals. Rarely offered as a group. Price $1150 LM73) Victoria 1857 small cover to London, bearing 6d Dull Orange Woodblock SG 32a. Cancelled by barred numeral 1 of Melbourne and with red paid cds of 9 MY 1857. Reverse bears

V55) Victoria 1897 Charity 1d Blue, SG 353, cto with gum, Melbourne NO 16 97. Fresh well centred with full perfs. Price $47.50 V59) Victoria 1909 Sands & McDougall design 5/- Moss Green stamp duty in fresh mint unhinged block of 4. Few minor gum wrinkles, but still in exceptional condition. Rare block, price $329

Western Australia WA42) Western Australia 1912 usage of 2.5d Blue SG 114 on Advertising envelope for the German Club Fremantle, with German Eagle Coat of Arms on face, to Germany. Cancelled Fremantle machine cancel of 30.DEC.12. rare on cover, this is superb late use. Price $389 WA16) Western Australia 1909 2d Yellow Small Postal stationery envelope cancelled by Busselton cds of 6 – NOV 09 to Dr. Barnado’s Homes, London. London N.E. receiving cds on reverse of DE 6 09. Neat and clean, with central fold. Price $149

Australia Postal Stationery Envelopes APS1) 2d KGV violet star embossed cover commercially used to London UK. Rare and Probably Unique Vic cds. ACSC EP12. The Postal Stationery Catalogue page 196 states 'the whole printing was cancelled-to-order with a Melbourne cds numbered 23 and dated 3 July 1916.

The quantity required for UPU distribution was 378.' And it also points out that 'a single printing of 390 envelopes was delivered into stock on 29 June 1916 for purposes of distribution to UPU members.' So that leaves 12 envelopes unaccounted. This has to be one of those 12 covers. So, this is the only known postal use of this envelope. Did an office person just grab one from stock as it covered the postal rate of 1.5d to the UK ( plus late fee cost?) This is not CTO! Cancelled with Spencer St. Melbourne Late Fee cds of July 6 1916, 3 days later than the cto stock. The catalogue value for a CTO used is $300. A Printed to Private Order version of this envelope does exist - see ACSC Postal Stationery Catalogue page 268. Used price is $500.

Price for this rarity $1650

Letter Cards DB7) 1d Overprinted in Blue 1.5d, 1918 Lettercard. ACSC LC36 perf 12.5 with view of Government House Perth (ACSC 56E) Postally used by Sydney Machine cancel of NO29 1918.

Contents blank and selvedge removed. Nevertheless this is a very scarce card, cat $400 mint, unrecorded used. Price $695 DB338) 1.5d KGV Brown card uprated with halfpenny green ACSC LC42. With view of Hawkesbury River (ACSC 62) Used Sydney to Toogoolawah Queensland and cancelled by Sydney cds

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PB53) GB 1840 1d black, unplated example, with 4 margins, (2 are close) Nice red Maltese cross cancel, lettered F - I. Nice looking stamp, min. Cat. £375. Price only 40% of cat. $245

DB337) As above to same addressee but ACSC L44. Used 21 MR 21. Price $69

PB56) Great Britain 1840 1d Black exceptionally nice 4 margin example lettered S – A, from plate 2. Huge margin at top showing part of stamp above. Cancelled by neat Red Maltese Cross. Cat. £375. Price $595

DB339) As above to same addressee, ACSC L44 with view of the GPO Hobart (ACSC 58A) Used by indistinct cds of Queensland. Price $59

Military DB332) 1917 1d Red KGV Military Envelope ACSC ME5A. Nice fresh mint envelope unsealed, with just a little aging at left and right edges. Very scarce in this condition. Cat. $300, price $225

Registration Envelopes DB336) 4d Orange KGV ACSC RE8, uprated to 5.5d to cover with 1.5d Red Brown, being the new rate of 5d from October 1920 plus the Halfpenny war tax. The 5d RE10 envelope was introduced in the same month, and so this is quite late usage. Cancelled by Melbourne registered cds of 18OCT20 and with Bulk Reg'n. Melb. red registration label No. 6142. Addressed to The Police Station, Prahran and believed to have contained 10/- and 20/- money orders, numbers of which are recorded on the face upon receipt on 19.10.20, presumably to pay a fine. Received cds of Windsor on reverse of 19OC20. Scarce and unusual. Price $149 DB334) 5d Chestnut KGV ACSC RE13, with early Registration Label. Nice Used example with Yass, NSW cds of 14MR23 and red NSW reg. label No. 63. Clearly the date slug at Yass was wrong since it also bears a Registered cds of Murrumbateman of 14MY23 both front and reverse and a Registered Sydney cds on front of the next day. Fascinating! Price $149

Great Britain 1d Blacks

PB57) Great Britain 1840 1d Black nice 4 even margin example lettered C – K, from plate 4.

Cancelled by neat Red Maltese Cross. Cat. £375. Price $495 PB58) Great Britain 1840 1d Black nice 4 margin example (close a top right) lettered N – J, from plate 5. Cancelled by neat Red Maltese Cross. Cat. £375. Price $449 PB59) Great Britain 1840 1d Black nice 4 margin unplated example lettered C – C. Close at base. Cancelled by neat Red Maltese Cross. Cat. £375. Price $395 PB60) Great Britain 1840 1d Black nice 4 generous margined unplated example lettered M – G. Cancelled by neat central Black Maltese Cross. Cat. £375. Price $595 PB61) Great Britain 1840 1d Black nice 3 margin unplated example lettered K – B. Wide at right, just into at left. Cancelled by neat central Black Maltese Cross. Cat. £375. Price $295 PB62) GB 1840 Penny Black superb 4 margin unplated example on large envelope piece lettered B - K. Cancelled by neat full Red Maltese Cross. Additionally with “Godalmin” (Old spelling of Godalming) cds of DE 20 1840, and small red cds “F” of the following day. Highly attractive piece. Price $795

Great Britain other items

GB142) Great Britain 1840 1d Black & 2d Blue, lettered NL and DK respectively. Decent Spacefiller examples with Maltese Cross cancels. Minimum cat. £1275. Priced at a very reasonable $149

GB125) Great Britain 1840 2d Deep Full Blue, SG 4. Attractive example with Black Maltese Cross Cancel. No margins and thinned, but still a great spacefiller of this rare shade. Lettered T – F. Cat. £1100, priced at only 5% of cat. $93.50

PB28) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 4, SG2. Lovely 4 margin example with neat Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered K-I. Cat. £375, price $495

GB140) Great Britain 1858 1d Red Plate 104 in Horizontal Strip of 4 used on Piece lettered EN –NE to HN – NH. Nice multiple with light Duplex cancels. Price $49

PB29) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 5, SG2. Lovely 4 large margin example with neat Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered K-I. Cat. £375, price $595

GB127) GB 1877 10/- Grey Green Telegraph Stamp, ovpt. “SPECIMEN” Fresh full perf. example without gum, centred low. Lettered E H. SG Spec. L235s. Type 9. Prepared for UPU presentation sets. Cat. “from . £360” Price $395

PB30) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 5, SG2. Decent 4 margin example with neat centrally struck Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered C-I. Cat. £375, price $595 PB31) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 5, SG2. Tidy 4 margin example with Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered D-D. Cat. £375, price $495

GB104) Great Britain 1883 2/6d Lilac on Blued Paper, SG 175, fresh mint cat. £6750. Beautiful well centred full perf. example. Lettered A – K, K – A. Price $2495

PB32) Great Britain 1840 1d Intense Black plate 5, SG1. 4 good even margined example with Exceptional Nice Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered I-E. Cat. £525, price $695

GB103) Great Britain 1883 2/6d Lilac on Blued Paper, SG 175, Nice used cat. £1500. Beautiful well centred full perf example lettered H – F, F – H, with Leeds oval registered cancel, dated 17 FE 98. Minor wrinkle top right corner. Price $349

PB33) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 5, SG2. 4 margin example with Black Maltese Cross cancel, lettered me- E. Cat. £375, price $395

GB105) Great Britain 1883 10/- Ultramarine on Blued Paper, lettered H – I, I - HSG 177 average used. Good centring. One nibbed perf at right. Cat. £8250. Cheap at $1775

PB34) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 6, SG2. Nice 4 margin example with neat lightly struck Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered C-I. Cat. £375, price $495

GB100) Great Britain 1883 5/- Rose on White Paper, SG 180, very fine used with nice London T.P.O. cds of JA 25 89. Cat. £250. Beautiful well centred full perf example lettered E – N, N – E. Price $129

PB35) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 7, SG2. Attractive 4 margin example with neat Red Maltese Cross cancel leaving profile clear, lettered F-E. Cat. £400, price $495

GB101) Great Britain 1883 5/- Rose on White Paper, SG 180, very fine used with nice Glasgow April 1901 cds. Cat. £250. Beautiful full perf example lettered B – G, G – B. Price $110

PB37) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 3, SG2. Nice looking 4 margin example with neat Bright Red Maltese Cross cancel, from this more difficult plate. Lettered Q-E. Cat. £500, price $625

GB99) Great Britain 1883 10/- Pale Ultramarine on White Paper, lettered C – I, I – C. SG 183a average used. Good centring and perfs. Cat. £550. Cheap at $92.50

PB38) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 3, SG2. 4 margin example, a bit close at bottom, with neat centrally struck Red Maltese Cross cancel tied to small piece, lettered O-F. Cat. £500, price $425

GB138) Great Britain 1887 Jubilee 9d Purple & Blue SG 209. Post Office fresh mint unhinged, well centred & full perfs. Price $98

PB39) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 1b, SG2. 4 margin example, 3 are very large, with Red Maltese Cross cancel, lettered J-J. Cat. £375, price $425

BD323) Great Britain 1887 10d Jubilee Dull Purple & Carmine SG 210. Top marginal example, mint unhinged, post office fresh. Well centred and full perfs. Magnificent example. Price $169

PB40) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 5, SG2. Lovely 4 even margin example with neat Vermilion Maltese Cross cancel, lettered K-B. Cat. £3000, price $2495

GB132) Great Britain 1912 – 1924 KGV Definitive control Nos. Singles and strips of 3, mint and used, both watermarks. Values to 5d on 2 Hagner pages. Attractive lot of 34 items. Price $149

PB41) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 3, SG2. Lovely 4 large margin example from a better plate with neat Red Centrally Struck Maltese Cross cancel, lettered K-I. Cat. £500, price $625

Australian Territories etc.

BCOF

PB42) Great Britain 1840 1d Black plate 6, SG2. 4 margin example with neat centrally struck Back Maltese Cross cancel, lettered L-I. Close at top Cat. £375, price $395

BD786) Complete set of 7, mint unhinged, 5/- is a top marginal example and is the Thin paper variety. ACSC J1 – J7, Cat. $380. Price $275

PB49) GB 1840 1d Grey black SG3, unplated example, with 4 good margins, and neat ruby red Maltese cross cancel of Aberdeen, lettered O - C. Lovely example with minor faults at base.

Cat. £1200. Price $395

BCOF1) As above very fine used, 5/- is thick paper, price $249

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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2018 British Empire and Commonwealth BC85) Ascension 1922 Ovpts. on St. Helena SG 1-9 mint fresh lightly hinged. Fine except 3d has a light horizontal crease and 3/- has a tiny tone spot, both invisible from the front. Cat. £325, price $215 BC57) Bahawalpur 1945 Officials, SG 011/13, fresh mint unhinged. Cat. £170, price $275 BC17) British Bechuanaland 1887 6d Reddish Purple SG 7. Overprint on Cape of Good Hope.

Mint Hinged, full perfs. Centred low. Cat. £200, price $110 DB463) Brunei 1916 3c Scarlet Die II, SG 38. Mint lightly hinged example, centred right. Cat. £130, price $72 DB466) Brunei 1947 $1 Black and Scarlet, SG 90 Doctor Blade Flaw. Top marginal mint unhinged example with red doctor blade flaw running vertically through stamp. Nice variety, price $59 CI3) Cook Islands 1892 Federation Set, SG 1-4 very fine used cds cancels. Cat. £200. Rare in such fine condition, price $235 CI2) Cook Islands 1892 Federation Set, 10d Red, in a brighter shade than usually seen. SG 4 very fine used cds cancels. Cat. £130. Rare in such fine condition, price $159 BC79) Cyprus 1880 Ovpt. on GB Halfpenny SG1, plate 15 mint OG. Cat. £120 but much scarcer than the catalogue might suggest. Price $169 BC77) Cyprus 1880 Ovpt. On GB 4d Sage Green, plate 16, SG 4. Nice mint wing margin left example. Fresh mint lightly hinged, and with expertisation mark on reverse. Lettered GS – SG. Centred high, with perf. faults in wing margin. Cat. £140, price $62.50 BC76) Cyprus 1960 Overprints set, SG 188/202, fresh mint very lightly hinged. Cat. £130, price $79 BC108) Falklands Halfpenny Green plus 2 x 1d Claret all used each on small piece. All have cds cancels, with the Halfpenny having an 1899 date. I am guessing these are the 1891 issue, SG 15 & 21. One of the 1d values has light surface scuffing. Price $69 BC69) Falkland Islands 1878 1d Claret SG 1 Mint, part OG. Centred top left and with a few perf faults at top. Cat. £750. Scarce stamp, and well priced at $310 BC67) Falkland Islands 1878 6d Blue Green SG 3 fine used. Has light barred cancel. Imperf at Base, and with Plate Dot! Well centred with a few perf faults. Cat. £70 as normal. Scarce stamp, very well priced at $98

DB458) North Borneo/Labuan 12c Black & Red Crocodile SG 95a, fine used corner cds. Well centred and with good perfs. Cat. £55, price $33 DB449) North Borneo/Labuan 1899 4c on 5c Black & Green, SG 102, fresh mint hinged. Well centred and with good perfs. Cat. £60, price $36 DB460) North Borneo/Labuan 1899 4c on 8c Black & Red, SG 104a, fresh mint hinged.

Centred right, with good perfs. Cat. £55, price $29 DB448) North Borneo/Labuan 1901 18c Olive Brown & Black Postage Due, with vertical overprint reading “OSTAGE DUE F” Few tone spots, cancelled by barred cancel at left. Bit of an oddity, price $19 BC105) Pitcairn Island, 1984 cover cancelled Taupo NZ on Taxed cover to Campbell ACT. Bears 6c & 9c 1977 definitives each cancelled with cds of Taupo 26SP84. Cover bears single line H/S of M.V. Nadi Kahana and with manuscript “SEAS TOO ROUGH AT ISLAND” The reverse has Rev. Boit, Valpariso on flap, who appears to be a Canadian Baptist Minister. Cover is also taxed manuscript T and 40 over 50. Unusual. Price $59 DB78) South West Africa 1957 Registered covers, to University of Witwatersrand. Bearing a variety of frankings from the 1954 Definitive series, 1d - 6d, inc. a Postal Stationery Reg'd 6d envelope along with an unregistered cover bearing 3d Blue SG 127. 6 items, price $89 DB86) Rhodesia & Nyasaland. Similarly addressed lot to the above, 14 items, inc. 3 uprated official postal stationery 4d Reg'd envelopes, with a late use of the KGVI. 13 items, price $195 DB92) K.U.T. batch of postal history, various destinations worldwide inc. UK, Australia, USA, Morocco & India, but mostly to Jo'burg. KGV to early QEII to around 1955, inc. Censored, Registered, Taxed items, etc. Fascinating lot, with KGV (9), KGVI (10) & QEII (16) Would make a nice display! 35 covers, Price $695 DB433) Federated Malay States 1900 5c Dull Purple & Olive Yellow, SG 4. Fresh mint example well centred and with full perfs. Cat. £75, price $45 DB430) Federated Malay States 1904 – 22, 10c Black & Purple, SG 43d. Fine used example, cds cancel of March 1913 , well centred and with full perfs. Major undocumented horizontal plate scratch below Tiger. Price $85 DB327) Straits Settlements 1883 12 Brown - Purple SG 67. Nice mint lightly hinged well centred example, very fresh and with full perfs. Cat. £85. Price $79

BC66) Falkland Islands 1878 1/- Bistre Brown SG 4 Mint lightly hinged, OG. Centred to top and a missing perf at top. Odd perf. toning. Cat. £85. price $37.50

DB440) Straits Settlements 1887 32c Orange - Vermilion, SG 70w. Fresh lightly hinged full perf. example with inverted wmk. Cat. £100. Price $98

BC68) Falkland Islands 1882 4d Brown SG 6 fine used. Light barred cancel. Centred top left and with perf faults. Cat. £95. Good spacefiller at $29

DB441) Straits Settlements 1902 30c Grey & Carmine SG 134a. Lovely fresh mint lightly hinged example, well centred and full perfs. Cat. £60 Price $59

BC86) Falkland Is. Dep. South Georgia 1963 SG 1/16 plus additional SG 1a. Mint Lightly Hinged. Cat. £200, priced cheaply at $110

DB442) As above, another similar example. Minor perf faults at top right. Price $49

BC100) Gibraltar 1886 SG 1/3 & 5/6, fresh mint lightly hinged. Cat. £550, price $295

DB435) Straits Settlements 1918 $5 Green & Red on Green, SG 212b. Fresh mint very lightly hinged example, centred right and with good perfs. Cat. £225, price $185

BC99) Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1911 Ovpts. on Fiji, SG 1/7, very fine used. Exceptionally nice set, all with neat Protectorate ds cancels. Cat. £325, price $425

DB422) Kedah 1938 1c Black Redrawn Type 2, SG 68a. MNG example with good perfs, centred left. Cat. £160 as mint. Hard stamp to find, good filler at 10% cat. Price $29

BC93) India 1854 Half Anna Blue Imperfs. Dies 1 & 2, SG Nos. 2 & 6 fine used. The latter with huge margins. Cat. £170. Price $210

DB420) Pahang 1890 2c Bright Rose, SG 6, fine mint part OG. Full perf. example centred left, with expertisation mark in Violet on reverse. Cat. £140. Priced attractively at 25% cat. $58.50

BC94) India 1854 1 Anna Red, dies 1, 2 & 3 Fine used. SG Nos. 12, 14 & 15. Scarce assembly.

The dies 1 & 2 are 4 margin, the Die 3 is 3 margin, cut into at right. Cat. £365. Price $419

DB418) Perak 1880 2c Brown SG 5, used example, full perfs, centred left. Tiny thin at base not visible from front. Cat £140. Sensibly priced at 10% cat, $25

BC91) INDIA 1854 2a Green, SG 31, fine used with good clear margins, shows part watermark.

Cat. £50, price $62.50

DB417) Perak 1880 2c Brown SG 9, MNG example, full perfs, centred lower left. Cat £200 for either mint or used. Price $89

BC89) Indian National Army 1944 1p Maroon horizontal pair, mint without gum. Prepared for use in the Japanese occupied areas of India during the drive on Imphal. The Battle of Imphal took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in northeast India from March until July 1944. Japanese armies attempted to destroy the Allied forces at Imphal and invade India, but were driven back into Burma with heavy losses. See page 298 of the 2018 Stanley Gibbons Part One catalogue. Cat. £140, price $98.

DB457) Perak 1893 1c on 6c Lilac, SG 44 nice MNG example, well centred with full perfs. Cat. £190 mint, £160 used. Well priced at 25% of the used price. $72

BC19) Newfoundland 1862 – 64 1d Chocolate Brown Imperf. SG 16. Fine 4 margins used, with cds cancel at top. Minor thin at top right not visible from face. Cat. £450, price at UNDER 10% cat. $75

DB454) Selangor 1885 2c Pale Rose, SG 34. Fine used example with barred cancel. Good perfs., centred right. Cat. £65. Price $35 DB455) Selangor 1885 2c Rose, SG 38. Clean part OG example with full perfs., centred left.

Cat. £95. Price $49 DB456) Selangor 1895 50c Green & Black, SG 60. Fine used example with oval dated cancel MR 1900. Well centred with full perfs. Cat. £130. Price $75 DB453) Trengganu 1917 2c on 3c Carmine - Red, with error, 2c twice. SG 19j. Fresh mint

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BC104) Rhodesia 1894 £1 Deep Blue, fine used. Nice example with circular cancel. Price $119

CB264) Australia KGV Half Penny Bulk 100 pieces, all reigns, mixed condition, none really bad, Price $74.50

ML492) Solomon Is. 2006 Dinosaurs set of 8 in complete sheets of 20 mint unhinged. Cat. £340, price $179 DB83) Swaziland 1955 small registered cover, Piggs Peak to Jo’burg. Bears 4 x 2d Brown tied by double ring cds of 24.DEC.55 (Christmas Eve.) Some toning at top of cover and one stamp torn. Nevertheless a scarce piece. Price $49 DB77) Swaziland 1957 long registered cover Emlembe to Jo’burg. Bears 1.5d Blue KGVI and vertical strip of three of the QEII 3d Black and Red. Tied by double ring cds of 4.12.57. Some toning along top of cover not affecting stamps. Rare dual reign cover showing additional franking of 2.5d (for weight?) Price $89

Rest of the World ROW46) Egypt circa 1958 SUEZ CRISIS airmail cover to Balsthal Switzerland, sent by Oskar Meier (Founder of MEIKO Maschinenbau, Württemberg Germany) to Miss Marie Meier.

Marie Meier is famous as having sponsored the manufacture of US Landing Ship “Chittenden County” in 1944. See Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chittenden_County_(LS HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chittenden_County_(LST-561)"T-561) Bears various stamps, 6 in all inc. the overprinted evacuation of British and French Troops from Port Said 1956 on 10m Purple, SG520. Scarce and attractive historical cover. Price $129 BD57) France 1849 Ceres 1 fr Red Imperf. SG 19 CAT £1100, Sc. 9e. Cat. $2000. Facially Attractive 4 margin used example with clean 38 numeral cancel. Is thinned and repaired.

Priced only $139 BD363) France 1853 40c Orange Imperf. Napoleon III. Attractive 4 margin mint example without gum. SG 64, Cat. £3500. Some bright spark has written the SG No. on reverse in Blue Biro….albeit lightly, otherwise price would be a lot more than this. $495 GER13) Germany 1930 IPOSTA minisheet. Stamps are mint unhinged, sheet has been lightly hinged in corners. Has “GJ” expertisation mark bottom left. Mi. 446/9 Block 1. Cat. 550 Euros.

(2013) Price $475 GER15) Germany 1937 Hitler minisheet, rouletted. Post Office Fresh Mint unhinged. Mi. Block 11, cat. 340 Euros (2013) These are very rare indeed in such nice condition. Price $210 GER26) Germany 1938 cover to Melbourne, opened by Customs, with customs tape at top.

Bears 1pfg & 6pfg Hindenburg along with 6pfg & 12pfg 1937 Winter Relief stamps. Cancelled Frankfurt cds’s of 14.3.38 Price $39 GNG18) German New Guinea 1897 Postal Stationery Card 10pfg Red arms type of Germany, used in German New Guinea. Cancelled by cds of Matupi 9/2 97 to Lothringen, with arrival cds of Sanct – Avold on face of 29.,3.97 Short correspondence on reverse. Nice early use card in fine condition. Price $129 GNG16) German New Guinea 1900 Overprinted Postal Stationery Card 5pfg Red arms type of Germany uprated by 3pfg Brown adhesive, (2pfg underpaid) Cancelled by cds of Deutsche Seepost cds of 16 AU 01 to Charlottenburg , with arrival cds on face of 21.10.01. Correspondence on Reverse Fine condition. Rare! Price $189 BD383) Iceland 1907 1k Brown & Blue SG 93, vfu. cds example, full perfs, centred low. Cat. £60, price $32

CB264b) As above, 20 different dates, inc. KGV for $14.50 CB263) Australia Penny Bulk 100 pieces, no KGV, mixed condition, none really bad, price $79 CB260) Australia Pre-decimal 6d Bulk Silver Coins Xmas Pud. No KGV, 10 pieces for $39.00 CB261) Australia Pre- decimal Shilling Bulk Silver Coins 10 pieces mixed condition, none really bad. No KGV. Price $59 CB259) Australia Pre- decimal Bulk Florin Coins 10 pieces mixed condition, none really bad.

No KGV. Price $119 CB465) Australia 1910 Shilling in Good VF Condition nice part lustre coin, price $89 CB471) Australia 1910 Florin nice VF condition with lustre. Cat. $325, price $227.50 CB472) Australia 1912 Florin nice VF, 6 pearls visible. Part lustred coin, cat. $325, price $227.50 CB473) Australia 1914 H Florin, VG condition, cat. $50. Price $35 CB466) Australia 1916 Shilling, almost uncirculated, cat. $200, full lustre. Priced very well at $105 CB475) Australia 1916 Florin nice VF coin, 6 pearls. Cat. $85, price: $59.50 CB256) Australia 1920 1d, plain, no dots. Scarce coin, in VG condition. Minor edge knocks and has been cleaned at some time. Good spacefiller, price $29 CB523) Australia 1923 Halfpenny Almost EF Condition. 8 pearls and centre diamond visible.

Die crack running around reverse rim at RALIA of Australia. Price $6250 CB524) Australia 1923 Halfpenny GVF Condition. 6 pearls and centre diamond visible. Spectacular Die crack/Planchette flaw affects R of REX on Obverse. Price $2499 CB526) Australia 1923 Halfpenny VF Condition. 6 pearls and part centre diamond visible. Cat. $3750, price $1995 CB525) Another similar as above price $1995 CB522) Another similar, but VF Condition, price $1795 CB527) Another similar in Good Fine Condition, price $1695 CB34) Australia 1926 One Shilling in Extremely Fine + condition, 8 pearls and centre diamond clearly visible. Nice original lustre coin. Cat $135, price $98 CB122) Australia 1927 Canberra Florin Choice Uncirculated, with hairline die crack running around rim on obverse, 9pm to midnight. Superb looking coin with full lustre. Cat. $400. Price $325 CB124) Australia 1931 Florin, nice lustred uncirculated. Cat. $525, price $390 CB125) As above, almost unc. Cat. $200, price $149 CB452) Australia 1932 Florin VF condition, 6 pearls visible. Traces of lustre. Cat. $1100, price $725 CB453) Australia 1932 Florin VG condition, 2 pearls visible. Cat. $225, price $199 CB530) Australia 1932 Florin Fine condition, 4 pearls visible. Cat. $375, price $289 CB529) Another similar as above, $289 CB531) Another similar as above, $289 CB532) Another similar as above, $289

BD380) Iceland 1911 25a Orange SG 101, vfu. cds socked on nose example dated 13.11.12, full perfs, well centred. Cat. £44, price $35

CB528) Australia 1933/2 Overdate Penny, nice VF condition. 6 pearls and centre diamond visible. Cat. $140, very well priced at $79

BD371) Iceland 1929 50a Grey & Purple Air, nice mint example with full perfs, centred low. SG 157 cat. £65, price $39

CB454) Australia 1933 Shilling, fine condition. 4 pearls visible, cat. $175, price $119

BD375) Iceland 1930 20a Red & Pink, nice very fine used example, corner cds with full perfs, well centred SG 157 cat. £75, price $45 BD377) Iceland 1930 50a Brown & Brown. Nice fresh mint very light hinged example with good centring & perfs. Blunt top right corner. 168 cat. £70, price $32 BD372) Iceland 1939 New York World’s Fair, 20 – 45a SG 257/9 overprinted “1940”. Very fine used cds examples, cat. £25, price $19 Coins (All of our Australian Decimal coins are from The Royal Australian Mint, unless other-

CB250) Australia 1934 1d “GEM” Superb fault free full original lustre coin. As close to perfection as you will find. Cat. $1450, price $1195 CB37) Australia 1934 Florin in Uncirculated condition. Nicely toned and with original lustre.

Lovely coin. Cat. $1250. Price $995 CB41) Australia 1934/5 Victoria Centenary Florin, Proof Like with flat rim all the way around reverse, Brilliant Uncirculated. Cat. $1750, Price $1650 CB127) 1934/5 Victoria Centenary Florin nice quality, UNC. Cat. $800, price $695 CB253) As above, with full original lustre, GOOD UNC. price $725

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BUY OR BID SALE JUNE 2018 CB255) As above, another. Price $725 CB42) Australia 1934/5 Victoria Centenary Florin, uncirculated “GEM” as fine as you will ever see, with even natural overall toning. Cat. $3000, price $1995 CB533) FOY’s Bag for 1934/5 Centenary Florin in better than average condition. Price $295 CB130) Australia 1936 Florin, UNC. Lovely lustred coin, no faults. Cat. $450, price $325 CB246) Australia 1937 Crown, superb uncirculated lusted coin. Cat. $200, price $149 CB247) As above, almost uncirculated, price $97.50 CB247a) Investment holding of 5 of the above price $459, save $28.50 CB247b) Investment holding of 10 of the above price $869, save $106!

CB248) Australia 1938 Halfpenny. Lovely lustred uncirculated example. Cat. $120, price $89 CB132) Australia 1938 Florin, UNC. Great looking Lovely lustred coin, Cat. $160, price $119 CB252) Australia 1938 Crown. Nice AUNC coin with some lustre. Cat. $450, price $419 CB251) Australia 1939 Florin, superb lustred uncirculated coin, cat $2000, price $1385 CB138) Australia 1942 Florin, UNC. Great looking Lovely lustred coin, Cat. $125, price $100 CB140) As above, but UNC. Cat. $150, price $110 CB141) Another as above, price $110 CB142) Australia 1944 Florin, beautiful lustred Choice UNC. Ex. Mint roll. Cat. $350, price $259 CB143) As above, another price $259

CB394) Australia 1994 Perth Mint Kookaburra 1oz Silver Coin. Commonwealth Games Team Australia Privy Mark. In case of issue with certificate, price $57.50 (3 available) CB433) Australia 1995 $1 Waltzing Matilda, Canberra mintmark, brand new in original packaging. Cat. $35, cheap at $11.95 (2 available) CB397) 1995 UNCIRCULATED $1 KANGAROO 1oZ SILVER COIN, coin fair Specimen limited edition of 2500 in case of issue. McDonald Cat. (2014) $95, price $62.50 CB398) 1996 UNCIRCULATED $1 KANGAROO 1OZ SILVER COIN, coin fair Specimen limited edition of 2500 in case of issue, with certificate. Not priced in either Renniks or McDonald catalogue. Price $67.50 CB382) Australia 1996 1oz Silver $1 Kangaroo, as issued in original packaging and capsule.

Cat. $50, price $39.50 CB399) Australia 1996 Perth Mint KOOKABURRA GREAT BRITAIN PRIVY MARK 1 ounce Silver Proof Coin in case of issue with certificate. Cat. $60, Scarcer than the catalogue suggests. Price $59 CB400) Australia 1996 Perth Mint KOOKABURRA BASLER STAB PRIVY MARK 1 ounce Silver Proof Coin in case of issue with certificate. Cat. $100, price $69 CB401) Australia 1996 Perth Mint KOOKABURRA FRANCE PRIVY MARK 1 ounce Silver Proof Coin in case of issue with certificate. Cat. $60, Scarcer than the catalogue suggests, price $52. (2 available) CB384) Australia 1998 1oz Silver $1 Kangaroo, as issued in original packaging and capsule.

Cat. $60, price $44.50 (2 available)

CB145) Australia 19444M Florin, nice lustred UNC state. Cat. $110, price $79

CB440) Australia 2000 HMAS Sydney $1, S mintmark, brand new in original packaging. Cat. $30, cheap at $10.95

CB146) Australia 1944 Florin, beautiful lustred Choice UNC. Ex mint roll. Cat. $225, price $169

CB439) As above, Canberra Mintmark, cat $25, price $10.95

CB95) Australia 1942 Penny, nice EF with some lustre. Cat. $35, price $24.50

CB431a) Australia 2001 $1 Olymphilex brand new in original packaging, Canberra mintmark.

Cat. $20, price $11.50 (2 available)

CB147) Australia 1947 Florin nice uncirculated with lustre. Planchette flaw on obverse at 5 o’clock. Cat. $90 price $65 CB148) As above, Almost uncirculated, cat $25, price $20 CB150) Australia 1949 Penny, nice uncirculated with lustre. Cat. $55 price $39 CB151) Australia 1951L Penny, choice uncirculated with full lustre. Cat. $100 price $75 CB451) Australia 1951 Federation Florin, uncirculated on Sterling Silver Mount and chain.

Lovely piece of coin Jewellery. Price $49.50 CB152) Australia 1954 Royal Visit Florin GEM uncirculated with full lustre. Beautiful coin. Cat. $275, price $195 CB154) Australia 1959 Florin uncirculated with full lustre. Cat. $55, price $396 CB156) Australia 1960 Florin choice uncirculated with full lustre and bloom. Gorgeous! Cat. $110, price $79 CB159) Australia 1963 Florin CHOICE Uncirculated with full lustre and bloom. Cat. $110, price $85 CB160) As above, uncirculated, cat. $35, price $25 CB462) Australia 1966 50c Rounds, wholesale stock: 1000 for $1049, 50 for $549, 25 for $289, 10 for $119. Sold as they come, many will be better grade.

CB265) Australia Royal Australian Mint Proof sets, in original foam packaging, as issued. b) 1978 $42.95, d) 1980 $32.50, e) 1981 $29.50, f) 1982 $32.50, g) 1983 $32.50 CB435) Australia 1984 $1 Kangaroos, uncirculated in original packaging, cat. $5, price $4 CB413) Australian Mint 1984 First $1 Proof Coin issued Original Young QE2 Head in Box & Case of issue with Certificate. Price $11.25

CB431b) As above, but Sydney mintmark, price $11.50 (2 available) CB386) Australia 2000 1oz Silver $1 Kangaroo, as issued in original packaging and capsule.

Cat. $70, price $42.95 CB441) Australia 2001 90th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy. $1 Coin in Card as issued uncirculated. Cat. $55, price $32.95 (3 available) CB443) Australia 2001 Army $1 C Mintmark uncirculated in card of issue. Cat. $20, price $11.75 (6 available) CB445) Australia 2001 RAAF $1 uncirculated in card of issue. Scarcer than the catalogue suggests. Cat. $20, price $18.95 (3 available) CB444) Australia 2001 International Year of Volunteers $1 Coin unc. MUCH RARER than the catalogue suggests. Cat. $15, price $14.75 CB415) Australia 2001 Army $1 silver proof, as issued in original box, case and with certificate. Cat. $65, price $32.95 CB430) Australia 2001 Navy, Army & Airforce 3 x $1 coin set, in folder of issue. Cat. $110, price $59.75 CB388) Australia 2002 1oz Silver $1 Kangaroo, as issued in original packaging and capsule.

Cat. $70, price $42.95 CB421) Australia 2003 Korean War $1 coins, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane mintmarks new in original packaging (3 coins) cat. $17, price $15 CB389) Australia 2003 1oz Silver $1 Kangaroo, as issued in original packaging and capsule.

Cat. $70, price $47.50 CB429) Australia 2003 Rugby World Cup $5 uncirculated in folder of issue cat. $30, price $16

CB412) Australia 1991 Perth Mint Kookaburra $5 silver proof, in case of issue with Certificate.

Price $79.50 (2 available)

CB446) Australia 2004 Eureka Stockade $1 E Mintmark, as issued in original packaging. Cat. $5, which is stupidly low! Price $4.95 (2 available)

CB432) Australia 1993 Royal Melbourne Show Landcare $1, as issued in original packaging, price $4.25 (2 available)

CB390) Australia 2004 1oz Silver $1 Kangaroo, as issued in original packaging and capsule.

Cat. $70, price $67.50

CB379) Australia 1993 1oz Silver $1 Kangaroo, as issued in original packaging and capsule.

Cat. $50, price $38.50 (2 available)

CB418) Australia 2006 50c Queen’s Royal Visit Uncirculated in card of issue, cat. $30, price $16.95

CB380) Australia 1994 1oz Silver $1 Kangaroo, as issued in original packaging and capsule.

Cat. $50, price $38.50 (2 available)

CB419) Australia 2006 50c Queen’s 80th Birthday in card of issue, cat. $45, this one is scarce!

Price $42.50

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Cat. $70, (catalogue is way out of whack with current market value) price $98.50 CB428) Australia, Melbourne 2006 XVIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES Queen's Baton Relay $5 uncirculated coin. Brand new in original packaging, cat. $25, price $14.25 CB442) Australia 2006 Duyfken 400th Anniversary of Exploration $5 Uncirculated Coin in card of issue cat. $20, price $15.95 CB420) Australia 2007/8 International Polar Year $1 uncirculated, in card of issue. Cat. $25, cheap at $11.95 (3 available) CB448) Australia 2008 25th Anniversary Australia II Victory 50 Cent Coin America's Cup, uncirculated in card of issue. Cat. $25 (I would buy then all day at this stupid price! Much lower mintage that the Moon Landing 50c of the same year which is priced at $45 ) Price $52.50 CB416) Australia 2008 Antarctic Territory Silver, $5 Proof Coin, as issued in original box, case and with certificate. Cat. $75, price $55

CB393) USA Liberty Rarities Mint, 1 troy oz. Silver round with ring attached for use as a pendant. Price $46.50 SB46) Australia Ainslie Bullion 10 Troy Ounce Silver Bar. Price: $295

COINS & BULLION, GOLD AND PLATINUM Important Note: Many gold proof coins are now being offered “Slabbed” and certified at ridiculously high prices up to $1299 for a 1982 Games coin. The very nature of a proof is that if kept in original case and capsule, the quality of the coin is unlikely to be bettered. Do not be fooled into paying $600 for a plastic slab! Wherever possible our coins are supplied in case of issue with capsule and certificate.

GDB9) Australia 1886 Melbourne Young Head Sovereign. Lovely virtually uncirculated original lustre coin. Price $729 GDB11) Australia 1901 Sydney Queen Victoria Old Head Sovereign. Lovely original lustre virtually uncirculated coin. Price $725 GDB10) Australia 1909 KEVII Sydney Sovereign. Original lustre virtually uncirculated coin. Price $725

CB417) Australia 2009 Antarctic Explorers Territory Silver, $5 Proof Coin, as issued in original box, case and with certificate. Cat. $75, price $56.95

GDB12) Australia 1911 Melbourne Sovereign, superb choice uncirculated. Brilliant lustred coin, hard to better. Price $739

CB414) 2009 South Magnetic Pole 1oz .999 Silver Proof Coin, Perth Mint, Australia Antarctic Series. In box and case of issue with certificate, cat. $130, price $112.50

CB522) Australia 1980 – 1983 $200 Gold Coins in wallets of issue, each contains 10g of 22ct Gold. Choose your year/s at $695 each or buy the 4 for $2595, (save $185)

CB438) Australia 2009 Australia Remembers, Nursing 20c, uncirculated in card of issue. Cat. $25, cheap price $11.50

CB407) Australia 1980 $200 Proof Gold Coin, Koala, in case of issue, with protective capsule & certificate. Contains 10g of 22ct Gold. Price $695

CB437) Australia 2010 20c Australia Remembers - Lost Soldiers of Fromelles, uncirculated in card of issue. Cat. $15, price $11.50 (2 available)

CB402) Australia 1983 $200 Proof Gold Coin, Commonwealth Games, in case of issue, with protective capsule & certificate. Contains 10g of 22ct Gold. Price $695

CB425) Australia 2011 Royal Visit $5, uncirculated in wallet of issue, cat. $30, price $25.75

CB403) Australia 1984 $200 Proof Gold Coin, Koala, in case of issue, with protective capsule & certificate. Contains 10g of 22ct Gold. Price $695

CB456) Australia 2013 $1 Bicentenary of the Holey Dollar and Dump 4 Mint Mark UNC $1 Coin Set in original packaging. Price $32.95 CB396) Perth Mint 2013 Australia Koala 1/10 oz 99.9% Pure Silver 10c Ten Cent Coin, supplied in original packaging and in capsule. Price $18.95 th

CB395) Australia 2013 $1 Silver Kookaburra “High Relief” coin. Supplied in capsule as issued.

Cat. $110, price $92.50 CB39) Great Britain 1902 One Shilling, King Edward VII, nice uncirculated $110

COLLECTABLE SILVER INGOTS & Rounds SB36) US 1974 Universaro Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $38.50 SB37) US 1984 Life Liberty Happiness Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $55 SB38) US 1985 The American Prospector Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $47 SB39) US 1986 Liberty Mint Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $38 SB19) 1999 Coloured US Walking Liberty Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $31 SB20) 1999 Coloured US Walking Liberty Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $31 SB21) 2000 Coloured American Eagle Walking Liberty Fine Silver Dollar 1 Troy Ounce coin. Price: $33 SB23) 2000 Coloured American Eagle Walking Liberty Fine Silver Dollar 1 Troy Ounce coin. Price: $33 SB24) 2001 Coloured American Eagle Walking Liberty Fine Silver Dollar 1 Troy Ounce coin. Price: $37 SB25) 2001 Coloured U.S. American Silver Eagle Dollar - God Bless America. Price: $31.50 SB26) 2001 Coloured U.S. American Silver Eagle Dollar - Santa Claus - Peace on Earth. Price: $61.50 SB27) 1 oz. Scottsdale Omnia silver round .999 fine silver. Price: $35 SB28) US 2008 Walking Liberty Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $47 SB29) US 2009 Walking Liberty Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $41 SB30) US 2010 Walking Liberty Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $44.50 SB31) US 2011 Walking Liberty Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $31.50 SB32) US 2012 Walking Liberty Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $31.50 SB33) US 2013 Walking Liberty Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $43 SB34) US 2015 Walking Liberty Silver Dollar One Troy Ounce Fine Silver Coin. Price: $32.50

CB404) Australia 1985 $200 Proof Gold Coin, Koala, in case of issue, with protective capsule & certificate. Contains 10g of 22ct Gold. Price $695 GDB8) Australia 1987 Perth Mint 1oz “Welcome Stranger” Gold Nugget $100 proof. Contains 1oz of fine gold .999% pure. Price $2289 GDB7) Another as above, same price $2289 CB249) Australia 1988 $50 Half Ounce Platinum Koala. In original packaging and wooden box of issue. Price $865 CB410) Australia 1988 Royal Australian Mint Bicentennial $200 dollar 10 g 22 carat gold proof coin.

In original box with protective capsule & certificate of authenticity. This coin is now becoming highly collectable and sought after. Few exist on the secondary market. Price $779 (2 available) CB409) Australia 1989 Royal Australian Mint Frilled Neck Lizard $200 dollar 10g 22 carat gold proof coin. In original box with protective capsule & certificate of authenticity. This coin is now becoming highly collectable and sought after. Few exist on the secondary market. Price $745 GDB14) Australia 1997 $50 Perth Mint Half Ounce Fine Gold Kangaroo Nugget High Relief Proof .999% pure. Price $1295 CB411) Australia 2001 Dob Bradman 3 coin set, Bi-metal Gold/Silver, Silver and Bronze. In case of issue and with protective capsules & certificate. Price $649 CB162) Australia 2006 $50 Half Ounce Proof Platinum, Red & Green Kangaroo Paw. Mintage 1,000, 155 sold remainder melted. Cat. $2080, price $1569 CB161) Australia 2007 $50 Half Ounce Proof Platinum, Sturt’s Desert Pea. Mintage 1,000, 78 sold remainder melted. Cat. $2080, price $1569 CB164) Australia 2007 $50 Half Ounce Proof Platinum, Common Pink Heath. Mintage 1,000, 155 sold remainder melted. Cat. $2080, price $1569 CB163) Australia 2007 $50 Half Ounce Proof Platinum, Anemone Buttercup Mintage 1,000, 138 sold remainder melted. Cat. $2080, price $1569 CB521) Australia 2012 Australia $100 1oz High Relief Gold Koala, contains 1oz fine gold .9999 pure. Supplied in original Wooden Display Box and outer packaging with Certificate. Scarcest date of all these, this is coin No. 633. Price $3475 GDB13) Colombia 1919 Gold 5 Pesos in gold mount. Lovely jewellery piece. Price $639

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Tasmania 1892 £1 Tablet Queen Victoria o/p REVENUE postally on the *LAST DAY* legal!

Amazing find. These Postal Fiscal £1 Queen Victoria Stamps overprinted “REVENUE” were mostly used for Stamp Duty purposes, and are often found thus, but were of course full legal for POSTAL use up until November 30, 1900, (see SG note after SG F39) hence their full SG listing. A few philatelic singles and covers were created - near all cancelled Hobart - this one was invoiced for $A2,250 in November, see - tinyurl.com/ Tas1900 Not many were done, as of course £1 was well OVER one week’s gross wages then! Clean and fresh VFU, with nice centering. SG F39, £225 - where this price has been literally unchanged for over 20 years insane: show me another for sale globally at ANY price! It is FAR scarcer than the basic QV £1 - SG #225, cat £500. It is Scott #A35, Cat $US350 - a little more reasonable price level. Fine full face “Socked On The Nose” cds cancel of “HOBART - NOV 30 - 00 - TASMANIA” Fresh with gum, deep rich colour as has NEVER been immersed in water. CTO on the very last day of validity - $A325 (Stock 961LR) Also have a Superb Used 2/6d St George and Dragon “REVENUE” with same last day cds. SG F32 £500++ for $A400 (Stock 961LT)

New Zealand Stamp Collection 1935-1995. Retail $A1,750 for just $A450!

In a superb “leather” Lighthouse album & slipcase. A beautiful and clean and impressive album. 1935 to 1995 M+U Collection, 60 years of stamps, near complete, in a real top of the range German made "Lighthouse" hingeless album, and matching slipcase. Deeply padded leather grain covers etc, and large page size. Retail $A130 with no pages, and filled with 88 pages of the super heavyweight 170gsm Lighthouse pages - retail $54.95 a pack 50, or another $90+ = $A220 with NO stamps for the album! (Plus $100 for all the clear mounts!) And extra pages are buyable to expand on the same pages here - a perfect collection to add to. Retail of the 1935 to 1980 is ACS retail $NZ877 (=$A825) lightly pencilled alongside each set in erasable soft 4B pencil. THEN from 1980 on, the FACE value alone is another $318, and retail of that era is 2 or 3 times face average so another $NZ750 (=$A705) or so retail = so $A1,530 or so in the stamps, and over $A220 of album = $A1,750 approx retail. A superb looking collection at a QUARTER retail – how’s that for an Easter Special ex estate?! There is probably $400 FACE here in the decimal era alone! And much darn useful material in the pre-decimal, and all in a superb album/slipcase. Heaps more pix of them here - tinyurl.com/3595NZ $A450 (Stock 526DY)

Australia 1913 1d Kangaroo First Die 1 print, Fresh *MUH* No Monogram Strip 3!

What a gem - aged 105 years and all totally MUH, all stamps and all margin and of course guaranteed by me as ORGINAL gum. The No Monogram strips are wildly under-rated. Been 20 years since I had one. The “JBC” and “CA” monograms in this same position were visually far more interesting, and hence far more widely collected, but they are cat near as much as these No Monogram versions, in strips 3, which of course are TEN times scarcer. The 1d Roos were the only 1d value on sale when WWI started, and blank corner strips of stamps were the last thing on anyone’s mind! Anything better from 1913 Roos in genuine MUH is scarce, and most especially any fresh multiple. Fresh *MUH* - Guaranteed OG. ACSC 2z, Cat $4,000 as MUH. Bought well in a large collection (he also had a 5d *MUH* Monogram cheap!) so out it goes at just $A1,600 (Stock 627RV)

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Looking at New Zealand Health Stamp, 1933 LThe 1933 stamp was designed by James Berry. He had emigrated from England as an 18-year-old and worked in the rural area inland from Gisborne before moving to Wellington where he worked on copy writing and layout for an advertising firm. The onset of the Great Depression reduced him to doing piece work advertising artwork for a number of organisations.

In 1932 Berry unsuccessfully entered a competition to design New Zealand’s second set of Airmail stamps. This gave him valuable contacts in the Post Office, including C. W. Watts. Berry continued to submit unsolicited stamp designs and his design based on a photograph of Charles Ulm landing at New Plymouth in 1934 was accepted for the 1935 Airmail stamps.

In the meantime, in 1933 the Post Office sought designs for the Health stamp. Berry submitted four designs and his Pathway to Health design was accepted. This was his first accepted stamp design. He went on to design about 100 stamps for New Zealand before his death in 1979 and a similar number for other countries (mainly in the Pacific) as well as coins and banknotes. He is pictured nearby.

The 1933 stamp design as issued was

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rather unsatisfactory in that the sun’s rays were shortened from Berry’s drawing and the clouds were more heavily etched. It therefore appeared more like a sunset than a sunrise. With the only vegetation being one cabbage tree the scene appears somewhat desolate.

The etched plate was made by H. T. Peat as in 1932 but this time in steel, not copper. Many of the

Graeme Morriss stamp impressions were given minor retouches to strengthen lines and these small differences can be used to identify the plate position of each stamp.

There were two major flaws in the first printings of the stamp where shading lines of cloud were missing in row 2 no. 1 and row 3 no. 3. These flaws were later retouched. The row 3 flaw, on cover, is illustrated nearby.

The stamps were printed by the Government Printing Office in carmine on unsurfaced Cowan esparto paper, watermarked ‘NZ & star’ and line perforated 14. They were issued on 8 November 1933 and withdrawn on 28 February 1934. The number sold was 260,883 raising £1,082 for the Health Camps movement. Business firms were given promotional stickers to use on mail, this time picturing a boy eating a sandwich.

The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol.1, Wellington, RPSNZ, 1938.

Tye, J R, The Image Maker: the Art of James Berry, Auckland, Hodder & Stoughton, 1984.

References: Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, Auckland, Campbell Paterson, 1951-

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Collecting Modern Australia How many collectors out there collect modern Australia? Or better still how many serious philatelists? My guess is not many, although many people who aren’t involved with organised philately probably do still collect Australia Post issues. I have been involved with organised philately since the late 1970s.

At the time I had given up on collecting mint Australia because it was getting too expensive for me, as I was a university student at the time. A few years earlier I had decided to collect the stamps (and slightly later the postal stationery) of the Leeward Islands. Why the Leeward Islands? I looked through the Stanley Gibbons red catalogue of British Commonwealth for a country with not a lot of stamps. The Leeward Islands no longer issued stamps, and only had 147 basic varieties listed. Only one (non-error) stamp had a price above £32 at the time, and I figured in the long run I could afford most of these stamps. It was a good decision for me, but like many philatelists in Australia, less seem to collect their own country than in many other countries.

Over the last 40 years I have heard many collectors say they have given up buying modern Australia. Some stopped at decimal currency, others around the bicentenary in 1988, and many chose the year 2000. Despite this, I know that the Australian dealers who still stock modern Australia, are most often asked for issues from

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Figure 1 the 1990s and onward. As to used stamps, just try to get modern used Australian stamps as used singles, let alone correctly used on cover. Ask Rod Perry.

When the stamp boom was at its peak I once paid $42 for a 30 cent Ibis from 1966, just to fill a gap in my album. It may seem crazy now, but at the time it was a hard stamp to find. I sold my decimal stamps back in 1984 so I didn’t lose everything. I now see many early decimals on the mail as shown in Figure 1. What impact is the use of such stamps, going all the way back to the 1966 issues, having on Philately and Australia Post? I’ll talk about Australia Post first as the impact is quite negative. There are huge holdings of mint postage out there, and since Australia Post no longer buys stamps back at 10% below face, they have to be used somehow. After all, the collector base has shrunk so demand is less than it once was. There were vast quantities of some issues bought from Australia Post at various times. A good example was the Dogs set from 1980, as many “investors” in the late throws of the decimal boom were buying dozens and even hundreds of sheets of these stamps. They never made any money on them, and this set has been a drug on the market for some time. At the time Australia Post was making excellent profits from these sales, as the stamps were never used to pay for a postal service. Howev-

Daryl Fuller

Philatelic Development Officer, APF

Figure 3 er, now all these stamps are finding their way into the postal system and adversely affecting Australia Post’s bottom line. After all, it’s not hard to buy reasonable postage at the moment at 50% of face value, even $1 values. This is at a time when Australia Post’s regular mail volumes are falling rapidly, and they are losing money on the postage of a standard letter. It is a spiral that I see no easy way out of, although Post is trying.

Figure 2 illustrates a cover where the stamps have been cancelled by pen to stop them being reused. A lot of uncancelled mail still gets through, but lately much more is receiving the pen treatment. Australia Post’s only real solution to this would be to demonetise all decimal stamps before a certain date. However, this raises technical issues on how to recognise stamps that can be legitimately used, in a cost-effective way. For this reason, I doubt they will do it.

The other half of the question I asked above is what impact is all this having on collecting Australian Decimal stamps?

I think in the longer run, some decimal stamps will be hard to find. I am reminded of the stories I was told in the early 1970s about the change to decimal currency in 1966. Australian dealers decided that there would be good demand for the new stamps so started getting rid of their bulk holdings

of pre-decimal stamps. This wasn’t just lower value commemoratives and definitives but high values as well. I heard of dealers selling sheets of Robes and Navigators back to Australia Post for 10% under face value. Little did they know that a decade later they could have sold them for 50 times face value, or more.

Although basic economics tells us that if many sheets of these stamps were floating around the price would never have been as high. If the usage of decimal stamps continues for another ten years or so, I believe that some issues will become harder to find mint.

I will split decimal stamps into two halves, those up to 1988, and those after this time.

The earlier decimals are easy to get mint and will largely remain so, with the odd exception. However, as we know from my fellow columnist Rod Perry, correct usage of these stamps on cover can be very difficult to find. Postal history of the decimal period is certainly an area that has taken off over the last decade. There are two areas of the decimal era that I think you could put together an interesting display or even exhibit. The first are decimal postcard rates as illustrated in Figure 3. These are not overly expensive and would make an attractive display I think. The other area I like are greeting envelopes from various places around Australia, but most commonly

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation from Queensland (Figure 4). I know Rod Perry has mentioned these before, particularly pre-decimal, but I think you could do a rather attractive display of these for not a lot of money. I see them in dealers’ boxes all the time. Both of these topics cover the two halves of the decimals. One last area I would add are pictorial postmarks on commercial cover. At a club auction recently, I bought a group of covers (quite cheaply) which were all commercial and had pictorial cancels on them (Figure 5). I believe that these postmarks are underrated, especially if paying 20 or 30 cents a cover for legitimate commercial usage.

The other area of the early decimals that I think are significantly underrated are stamp varieties and errors.

I don’t just mean the missing colours which can cost $10,000 or more, but the varieties that occurred on the stamps. The early QEII heads were recess printed and have some quite rare errors, some only known used.

However, many other stamps had errors on stamps that were well studied. Indeed, Alan Salisbury from the ACT wrote a wrote a regular column, ‘Commonwealth Corner’, from 1972 to 1986 in Stamp News that lists many such errors. Most are also listed in the Brusden-White catalogue for QEII Decimals. Figure 6 illustrates an example of what I mean (it is the 18c Nationhood stamp with white spot under the kangaroo’s foot giving the impression it is 3-footed), an attractive and obvious variety. There are still a dedicated band of

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Figure 5 collectors out there who look for these errors and put together good collections. I think in the long run they will do well, as so many sheets of stamps are broken up without removing these highly desirable positional pieces, that they are becoming relatively scarce. Everyone is familiar with Kangaroo and KGV varieties, but when I was young I collected KGVI varieties, which were much cheaper than their KGV counterparts. I sold them many years ago but wished I had kept them as they gone up in price many times what I paid. I believe this will happen QEII stamps when the Queen dies, and there is a definitive end point to her stamps.

The mid to late 1980s is when Australian stamp collecting changed. The main reason is that the stamp boom, burst. People gave up collecting and much material appeared on the market. Most stamps issued

by Australia Post since that time have sold in lower quantities. It was also the start of the year albums, which changed the way many less dedicated collectors collected Australia. They bought a year album each year. However, there were still dedicated philatelists out there and they started concentrating on Kangaroos and KGV, Australian Colonies and postal history. This is the reason that these stamps and postal history have boomed in the last 30 years. Year albums are a nice idea but as any club auction or dealer can tell you, they flow in the door and are almost impossible to resell.

What usually happens are that they are sold for 50-60% of the face value of the stamps. The stamps are then pulled out and the albums thrown away. I see so many albums handled this way that I think in 10 years-time some of the albums will actually be hard to find. Num-

Daryl Fuller

Philatelic Development Officer, APF

Figure 7 bers issued have fallen off significantly from the mid1980s. Despite this I think that basic sets of stamps for a year will be easily available for the last 30 years.

There was an innovation in stamp production in 1999 that started in Australia, and has been copied across the world – P-stamps. We invented them and although many thought them a gimmick (and some still do), they do have a legitimate use. Some companies use them for publicity and finding such usage on cover is rare but highly desirable. Many soon to be newlyweds use them on invitations and these are the ones to look out for, as they are genuine commercial usage. I have heard of parents of brides from other countries preparing their invitations and then getting P-stamps with the couple on them to use for postage back to their own country. Very nice usage if you can find it. Many philatelic bodies use them as fund raisers (I showed an example in last month’s column). However, when you have too many to sell, as happened with an APF product in 2005, you use them up on postage (Figure 7). This envelope shows Russian Cosmonaut Viktor Gorbatko on a P-stamp that was produced and sold at the exhibition. This type of P-stamp will rarely, if ever, be found commercially used.

The other major change that occurred to Australian philately in the year 2000, was the GST. Australia must be the only country in the world to have different stamps for international post (due solely to a goods and services tax). This is one area where I have

a number of philatelists say they wish they had concentrated on obtaining them, particularly correct usage. Some are very hard to find, largely because they went overseas, but they are starting to find their way home. Figure 8 is a good example of this. It is postcard with a $1.10 international post stamp used in 2005.

I found it in a dealer’s box in Finland and probably paid €1. This is how such material finds its way back to Australia, and why you should always look through as many dealer boxes as you can when overseas. You may not want the item, but I am sure you have a fellow collector that will, and at that price, how can you go wrong.

A more recent change is our two-class mail system which I know has spawned some new collecting areas for philatelists. I hope to see a display of this material in the next few years. I think there will be enough material between stamps, labels and imprinted designations for the priority service. I have seen this added to postal meters but can’t find an example to illustrate.

Figure 9 is an interesting cover which has $1.30 of postage on it (2 x concession stamps) but would cost $2 if you put regular postage stamps on it. The other area of interest in the last decade or so is fractional cent postal rates. Figure 10 illustrates a recent piece of bulk mail with a $0.705 postal rate. There are a number of

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation such rates which depend on volume, sorting and coding of the address. The $0.705 rate is low rate, and I have just received another at $0.675. If you wanted to put together a frugal exhibit and have access to large quantities of office mail, then this would be interesting (rates-wise), cheap and relatively easy to do.

Philatelic versus Collectibles One of the large changes in the Australia Post Philatelic Group over the last decade or longer, has been their move into collectibles. This includes such things as Philatelic Numismatic Covers (or PNCs) which have been around for almost two decades and despite perhaps a few too many being issued, still has a core set of collectors out there. PNCs were never designed to go through the mail and are not (strictly) aimed at philatelists. Some had unique Royal Australian Mint coins in them and were highly prized by coin collectors. Australia Post also has strong links to football, both Australian Rules and Rugby League and sells sheets of stamps for each team in the competition with images of the players on the stamps. These are squarely aimed at those interested in football, and I doubt many stamp collectors buy the 16 sheets of each, every year. While you may occasionally see them used on cover, it would be impossible to get them all used correctly. Similarly, the sheets of stamps, usually a type of P-stamp that

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Figure 9 are released in relation to movies or television series, are also aimed at either children or adult collectors who have an interest in the movie or series of movies, such as Harry Potter. Your chance of seeing these on a cover is virtually nil. The one exception to this rule that I know of, are the New Zealand Lord of the Rings movie stamps which were part of New Zealand’s regular issues (mainly) and are seen on cover.

The other area which Australia Post is now starting to get into - are variations on existing stamps also aimed at the collectibles market. Figure 11 illustrates an example of this. It is a Mythical Creatures miniature sheet from 2013 which although it looks blurry is actually designed to be viewed with red and blue 3-D glasses, which makes the images stand out in 3-D. It is hard to imagine these stamps ever appearing on the mail. Australia Post now brings out a range of such items, some stamps, some medallions and other formats in quite limited quantities in their Impressions catalogue. There seems to be steady demand for such material from collectors (not necessarily philatelists) and most limited editions either sell out or go close to selling out. Not everyone agrees with this approach from Australia Post, but all collectors need to understand that the

Daryl Fuller

Philatelic Development Officer, APF

Figure 11 Philatelic Group is part of a corporatized body, where each such unit needs to pay its way within the organisation in order to survive as an entity. And without the Philatelic Group in Australia Post, organised philately in Australia would be that much harder to organise.

More recently Australia Post has also taken an interesting approach to getting people to come to stamp exhibitions, by issuing very limited souvenir items that are only available for sale at the exhibition.

A good example is shown in Figure 12, which is day 1 of a set of beetles’ miniature sheets that Australia Post sold at a FIAP exhibition in Nanning in China in 2016. Each day’s sheet had a different feature and were limited to 100 per day. This is a very small number, especially for an exhibition in China. Initially these sold slowly but after two days it proved almost impossible to buy them and it is thought that fewer than 10 complete sets exist. The rest are spread across individual collectors. After the exhibition a couple of the complete sets sold for almost $1,500 each.

The other initiative from Australia Post, to assist funding for stamp exhibitions, has been to issue 250 copies of a regular philatelic item, but imperforate. These are sold by the organising committees of exhibitions to raise funds for shows, which we all know are expensive to run. Initially imperforate versions of prestige booklets were issued, but these have never proven as popular as I would have thought. Personally, I think they are underrated and will be sought after one day. A number

did not sell out and the remainders were destroyed, which means even less than 250 are available. Most recently Australia Post has issued imperforate miniature sheets, and these are much more popular.

As far as I know all imperforate miniature sheets issued at exhibitions have sold out.

If you missed out they may prove hard to track down, as I doubt more than five sold to any one collector or dealer of the latest Canberra sheet.

My main point from this discussion about philatelic “stamps” versus collectibles is that Australia Post is aiming at two different markets. All of the stamps released through general post offices and sold, not as special packs, should be found on the mail. Many won’t be easy to find correctly used but that is part of the challenge. Instead of knocking Australia Post for issuing too many items, take up the challenge. Collect modern Australian usage, errors (if you can find them) and modern postal history. I think you will find it rewarding, not too expensive and have a lot of fun in the chase. And if Rod Perry’s articles are anything to go by, ultimately, they may even be financially rewarding.

If you need any further information about stamp collecting see www.apf.org.au or contact me for information pertaining to this article at Darryl.fuller@ home.netspeed.com.au.

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Market Matters Mossgreen mess worsens.

The horrible mess at mossgreen Auctions just gets worse and worse - if that were possible. The Administrators, BDO Australia just released a report outlining their predictions of what creditors will likely receive in the future wash-up. The news is of course terrible.

Many of them will be readers here, who consigned stamps and coins to Auction there in 2017, whose goods were sold, and fully paid for by bidders, and delivered to buyers.

But the clowns running mossgreen did not pay those sums to the vendors - the real owners, but squandered it Headaches ahead for mossgreen Directors. on rent, and frippery, and bonuses $120,000, BDO predict. And it looks like BDO want etc. to cunningly get in line before that pittance even.

Those owners included Gary Watson and family BDO got told by a Federal Court Judge in April who were owed about $100,000 for goods sold in they had no legal right, or Court approval, to charge the October 2017 Auction, as confirmed here by an their obscene $1.2 million stocktake and storage and angry Gary a few months back. MANY other stamp security fees to the creditors, nor charge all vendors vendors are in this same camp, for $100,000s more, and consignors a $A353 “ransom” to get EACH lot being unsecured creditors of goods sold, and fully back, as BDO had demanded - many in fact had paid paid for.

Such rank and file unsecured creditors are predict- it.

BDO cheekily appealed that decision, and later ed to get paid somewhere between NIL and NIL it in April, a Tribunal headed by the Chief Justice of seems. And Jack Gringlas is likely to get between the Federal Court dismissed that appeal, hopefully 1c and 2c on the dollar, so his $6 million “secured creditor security” ends up as being worth $60,000 to meaning BDO is $ millions out of pocket, for acting like Corporate Thugs. All the rent, and other costs for 6 months now become their own responsibility.

Now BDO in their report have been critical of the previous Directors, and described mossgreen as being akin to a Ponzi Scheme, “borrowing from Peter to pay Paul”, etc and who essentially “engaged in insider trading” and were apparently trading whilst insolvent.

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Glen Stephens and vendors have zero legal protection and may also get ZERO for their stamps. State Governments clearly SHOULD legislate this.

That takes time of course, and indeed it may never occur, and in the meantime, any stamp auction can join the AAVA Association, who checks that Trust Accounts for vendor monies ARE kept locked away for ONLY that purpose, and ARE audited by a professional each year etc. NONE has joined, to my knowledge. The FIRST to do so will gain a lot of vendors.

NO Free Lunches out there.

Seem too good to be true to you?

“There is no such thing as a free lunch” is a very wise old expression. If someone offers you a $100 banknote for only $5 you know it must be a scam correct? MOST do, but there are vast numbers of very stupid

The summary of their findings is shown nearby from their report. Full detailed report here - tinyurl.com/ MossgreenPonzi

“Directors breached Corporations Act.”

ABC National News reported on May 5 that: “BDO Australia alleged Mr Paul Sumner and former Mossgreen directors Jack Gringlas and Charles Leski breached several sections of the Corporations Act. But it is only Mr Sumner who they will recommend be pursued by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) for potential criminal charges.”

All parties naturally claim they are innocent of all accusations, and the food fight and blame game is flying thick and fast from all sides, as can be seen here - tinyurl.com/MossgreenPonzi As BDO have themselves acted appallingly in the eyes of many, it is a long way from being over. Many rich lawyers ahead it seems. Vendors - ZERO. It all comes down to stamp auctions in this country NOT being required by LAW to have Audited Trust Accounts. One or all of them could follow the Velvet Auctions and mossgreen path at any time,

Complete this, and the BARGAIN is all yours.

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So how about folks offering $1,240 of mint full gum stamps for $36? And others dumbly dreaming the deal is legitimate in some way. As the rich Nigeran scammers can testify - there are some incredibly gullible people out there, and there always will be. And the scammers make a fortune from them.

Hopefully most readers here will not join them, and with a tiny modicum of common sense Even a single cell Amoeba passes on this! you will not. Think you can buy a MUH set of 1932 Sydney - for anyone with any brains.

Harbour Bridges for $A45 - Registered Post Free?

The weird thing is these dopes would NOT order Wrong. However, heaps of slick looking websites 1oz Gold Krugerrands, or Maple Leafs or Gold Koare now out there offering THOUSANDS of such ala coins at $100, as even the REAL DUMMIES can stamp “bargains”. smell those prices are not possible for an ounce of It is simply a scam to gather credit card numbers, Gold, but they will order $1,240 of mint postage for expiry and real names and addresses, and the phone $36, and lick their chops! Same thing. numbers and email addresses that match them - an ANYONE dumb enough to order off these spivs INCREDIBLY VALUABLE data set, in the hands truly DESERVES to have their credit card cleaned of criminals. To get your wonderfully cheap set of out - and it will be, certainly within weeks. Their MUH Bridges all you have to do is complete their emails will also be sold to other operators of scam simple online order form shown nearby. deals, as clearly they have ID’d themselves to be as Only a total brain dead clueless MORON would Dumb As Dirt, and when they get a new card evenimagine for one second they can buy $1,240 face tually, they’ll be stupid enough to fall for the next value of MUH Australia stamps for $36, and scarce wacko scam that these crooks dream up.

Kangaroos for 5% of retail, or a MUH Sydney Ordering your stamp “BARGAIN” off these sites Harbour Bridge set for $A45 etc. All Registered post is cheerfully handing these criminal gangs your free of course.

Real Name, Real residential address, Real email address, You CANNOT buy at 10% of wholesale!

Real telephone number, Most savvy adults in life realises “there is NO such Real Credit card, and expiry, thing as a Free Lunch.” If you see stamps offered Real Card security number, online from reputable sellers, and the price looks Real Date of Birth, etc OK, you can buy with some confidence. See a vast tinyurl.com/StampIDscam is the stampboards array of stuff from a seller you have never seen discussion outlining some of the recent scammers. before, and is a member of NO stamp trade bodies, They do NOT own this material. They offer stamps at prices 10% of WHOLESALE, it is clearly a scam 62 - Stamp News

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Poor condition shape - who cared!? from EVERY country you can imagine - check out the link above.

They simply steal images and wording off real dealer websites, and offer them at prices so low even a single cell Amoeba can see they are not possible yet I bet they get 1000s of orders a month! eBay is no longer the exclusive home of stamp scams sadly. MANY readers trawling the web will see these stamp offers via VERY slick looking sites.

If the seller is NOT a member of the leading Stamp Dealer Bodies - be highly suspicious.

You can check member names for all the major global stamp dealer bodies quickly and surely online - PTS/ASDA/IFSDA etc, and if your Bargain seller is NOT on there, get VERY concerned.

AFL Cigar card sells $10,110!

Strange things often happen with really left-field items, and this one shown nearby was listed recently on eBay for $19.99 start price. It had ugly handwriting across the back, and to be honest, if I owned it, and if anyone offered me $19.99, they would have been handed it in a heartbeat! I‘d have taken $10.

The card was included along with packs of Bonanza Australian cigars, and like most tobacco products of this era - indeed up to WW2, were often collected by the exact same folks who chased postage stamps. The GENERAL rule of thumb is that

complete sets of these sport cards is the absolute key, and poor condition is a huge minus.

The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers records Will Crebbin as being born on 8th March 1869, and playing one game in 1900, and kicking no goals. He was originally from Ballarat, and retired in 1896 before the VFL was formed, but helped out for one game in 1900 when he was an Umpire, but later continued as a player! tinyurl.com/CardAFL has the full stampboards discussion, and more info on this early player. Unlike many eBay “Auctions” that are total scams, with the seller’s fake or “shill” bidder accounts pushing the article up to mad price heights, to defraud other real bidders, this one seems to be legitimate. So far as anyone can ever tell on eBay. The mind boggles at anyone truly paying 5 figures for this!

Travel Tales From Tibet.

We survived the dreaded altitude sickness during our visit to Tibet in May. Indeed this entire column is being written from there. Communication, and researching things is not simple. Facebook, YouStamp News - 63

Market Matters Tube, google, IMGUR, gmail, ImageShack, leading foreign media and newspaper websites etc, are all totally banned, and 100% blocked here.

Our original inward flight was aborted by pilot from landing at Lhasa due to bad weather, and we ended up back in Chengdu China, 5 hours after we boarded! Total chaos for the next few hours, as seemingly no-one there spoke English. So we finally arrived a day later than planned, and within an hour of arriving were climbing to top of the massive 1000 step Potala Palace, of the Dalai Lamas.

Lhasa itself is over 2 MILES above sea level, and at my age and poor physical condition and decrepitude, I’d be totally stuffed doing that back home at sea level, in Sydney! Most tourists arriving direct from low altitude by plane allow a day or 2 of doing nothing, to slowly acclimatise there. We had an hour!

Great place, and ate lots of Yak Meat,

Stamp gum no good? - use a gluestick!

Yak dumplings, and Yak butter - it really is very widespread and cheap here. We even bought lots of Yak Milk confectionary for friends - pretty distinctive!

Mailed a few postcards from a PO and the girl there thought I was crazy for asking for neat postmarks. Many stamps would not stick, so she whipped out a glue stick off her desk, as you can see at left!

The Post Office there has a pretty cool feature of a little table with about 20 different sized handstamps, and 10 red ink pads, that you can use on letters or postcards. The wording is in Tibetan language, and some are pretty ornate designs and apparently have all kinds of “auspicious” messages on them. All shown in the photo I took nearby.

Brighten up your letters and cards!

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Margo at THREE+ miles above sea level!

Tibet “Permit” a hassle.

A very interesting country, and as yet not over-run by tourists by any means, indeed there are virtually no top end Hotels. Getting the special “Tibet Permit” is a hassle, and seemingly everyone in the country wants to sight that, and or Passports, at least once!

The locals are very friendly, and very religious.

Near EVERY house flies the colourful montages of Buddhist prayer flags.

I’ve been lucky to have travelled extensively globally, and been to some super high altitude places - in Ecuador, Nepal, Peru and Bolivia etc, but nothing like this.

One day we walked up a nearby hill much higher than this marker shown here at 4,998 metres, or 16,398’ - way over 3 miles altitude. Higher than the summit of Mont Blanc, the highest point in Europe, being a trifling 4,808 metres!

That extreme 5,000 metre altitude really leaves you totally gasping heavily for breath, even after a

10 metre flat walk! Lots more photos here for anyone interested - tinyurl. com/GlenTibet We both survived the dreaded altitude sickness I got for 3 days, after acting the fool at El Alto airport in La Paz Bolivia once, and that was just a “mere” 4,000+ metres high!

We book a private guide and driver for all these trips, as it gives you the flexibility to get to a lower altitude or different destination fast if needed. As our time away from the stamp desk is always very limited, we always do that, and we fitted in Chengdu and 4 days in leafy Kunming as well.

There is a quite fabulous Giant Panda facility in Chengdu with over 50 of these amazing animals, looking very content and surprisingly active, in a 100 acre heavily wooded set-up. Not a city many foreign tourists get to, but well worth a visit for anyone planning a China vacation. Six fat “teenagers” all playing together only metres away, was something I’ll never forget seeing!

“KGV” ACSC now out - in COLOUR.

It is often claimed the Australia KGV 1d Red stamp is THE most studied stamp on this planet. Few would disagree! This Fifth Edition Brusden White owned ACSC has colour illustrations for the first time! About 10 years overdue, but “better later than never” as they say. Really lifts the overall appearance.

Revisions and corrections have been made right throughout the catalogue, with a number of new discoveries and plate varieties added, especially in the ½d, 3d, and 4d values. Prices have been fully revised, with the sale of several major collections since the last edition, enabling more accurate pricing of many of the rarer pieces.

This volume does not only cover the popular KGV head issues but all the KGV Commemoratives and Definitives - the Harbour Bridges, Macarthurs, Anzacs, Sturts, and 1/- Large Lyres etc, and both Stamp News - 65

Market Matters 6d Kookaburra etc. It is near 500 pages thick and THAT is “bang for your buck!”

I have typed this before, but it is true, and bears repeating. Australia has THE best and most detailed stamp catalogues of any country on earth in my view. No-one else even comes close. There are now TEN thick and detailed books covering all issues for the Century, from 1901-2001. All collectors should support this superb series.

The “Australian Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue” (ACSC) edited by Dr. Geoff Kellow leads the world. Germany, the UK, and the USA produce nothing even remotely close to this set. That would surprise many readers globally I am sure, but it is very true. Beats them hands down.

Money VERY well spent!

The “Stanley Gibbons GB Specialised” few volume set is a very sick joke in comparison. They lack any kind of notes whatever as to numbers extant of the errors and varieties found or recorded, or the numbers sold or produced of the basic stamps in most cases.

Much other essential detail and constant varieties

Covers all the KGV era COMMEMS too.

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ACSC Edition 5 now issued. are also totally lacking, and that is a terrible shame. Even worse is the Scott “Specialised” USA which is a quite pathetic single volume, that purports to cover all USA and Territory issues from 1847 in specialised form, with all the Postal Stationery and Revenues shoehorned in as well!

Like the SG Great Britain “Specialised”, virtually no detail whatever is given by Scott as to numbers known of key pieces, and known details about them. And even the

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Was $1,750, now $2,500 in New Book.

Michel German “Specialised” is nowhere remotely near as detailed as the ACSC. And what detailed info there is, all written in technical German.

I once asked fellow Sydney dealer Manfred Junge to translate a footnote in Michel for me. Manfred was born and raised in Germany until an adult, and obviously speaks fluent German.

Manfred simply did not have a clue what much of it said, as it was using technical language and terminology that he simply could not translate.

I hope lots of collectors and dealers support this superb ”KGV” undertaking, and secure a copy from their favourite dealer today. Buy this new edition, as the old one is pretty much ancient history now, with prices and listings, apart from being in dreary old monocolour.

As a perfect example, I sold

Sample page on new colour layout.

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Some CTO KGV issues up 500%. this stamp earlier this month. KGV 1d Red Rough Paper Die 2, with major “Substituted Cliché” error.

Die 2 1d Reds are very scarce in mint, even with no varieties, and sell for very many $100s in ANY form.

The Die 2 with the “Substituted Cliché” (Large frame break top right frame, worn crown top, and white EGG under Emu) is incredibly scarce Mint.

This one has a clear Michael Drury “KGV Guru” clear 2010 Photo Certificate as genuine, as can be seen in photo nearby. Fresh mint hinged, and lovely deep glowing colour. ACSC 72Pbb(2)ja, Cat $2,500.

SG cat 471a, for non OS, Sub Cliché Die 2, rough paper is £2,000, and the OS version is so rare, SG do not yet even list it! Seeing we have at least one now with a clear Certificate, have suggested to SG catalogue Editor it should be added as SG 054eia, also at 68 - Stamp News

£2,000 mint.

Would you rather be selling a stamp cat $1,750 with Certificate, or the same stamp cat $2,500? $A750 is not chicken feed to anyone, and if you did NOT own this book you would lose out by a LOT more than the book cost - agree? As I often type - “Knowledge IS Power”.

So the value is there even at the $A165 cost - finding just ONE half decent stamp - or a scarcer type CTO issue (which are often up as much as 500% over last edition), watermark variations, printing errors or monogram pieces etc will readily repay that outlay the first time you use it.

Most stamp dealers have stock.

Most leading dealers should have stock of this new cat-

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It lists the MANY different “CTO” cancels found on KGV era stamps. I was mailing out a 3d single wmk KGV CTO a client had on his ‘’wants’’ list - ACSC 104w.

It was very nicely centred, so I’d pencil priced it last week at full ACSC or $20.

I happened to glance at the new book before I did the invoice, and 104w is in there at $A100 - a 500% increase over last edition. I adjusted my invoice to read $60, and still feel that is very good value, as these are not common.

The essential companion to the ACSC Cat. Do not own this book, and you see alogue as you read this - they make a skinny % profit an $80 paper loss margin, so some do not bother, but many do. Go and right there. A stampboards member researched the new track one down - you’ll be glad you did.

KGV book, and found 140 new varieties added. He This actually is the FIFTH separate Edition of the reports prices of existing ones were up 33% to 50% “KGV” catalogue since ‘Brusden White’ took over commonly for most used varieties, with much lesser % ownership of the long standing ACSC name and all for mint copies. Lower value items, e.g. ACSC 80, 81 editions have improved over the previous ones. & 82 have 100% increase off a low base. More deIf you have an earlier edition of the “KGV” Catatailed info here - tinyurl.com/KGVprices logue - just toss it away, or keep it for historical purposes - the often massive price rises, and new informaKudos to the ACSC Editor. tion in here makes the old one pretty redundant. This Dr. Geoff Kellow is an editor without par for this new update will create a boom market for this area, series of catalogues. Meticulous and scholarly original and much of the new info included here has never been research is evident in all volumes. The resultant TEN Stamp News - 69

Market Matters volume ACSC set is something all parties involved should be enormously proud of. NO other country can boast such a complete set of 10 catalogues covering less than 100 years. Or indeed anything even close to them.

The recent Brusden White publishers/owners will never win any awards for their marketing or promotion or innovation or communication skills, that is absolutely for CERTAIN! They have some very curious ideas on how to run a business, but luckily that is not of my concern, or of Dr. Kellow either most likely, and these fine works stand as a permanent testament to great research.

Collectors and dealers should support these ventures by purchasing a set of them - or at least the volumes you use most. ”Knowledge IS Power” - I have typed that 100s of times in my 40 years of writing stamp columns, and a set of ACSC gives you both knowledge AND power ... trust me!

For those who buy these, do not forget to complement your ACSC “KGV” with the truly superb hard bound deep “Leather” grained cover A4 size Arthur Gray “KGV” Auction sale catalogue, for way under half this price! It cost $A100 plus post from the Auction when released, and became an instant collector reference book piece.

Buy the 2 x KGV together perhaps?

I bought a few brand new pristine copies from a dealer colleague at a great price, so am offering for just $A75 POSTED within Australia, and not much more overseas. (Stock Code 368WF) When they are gone, they are gone forever. The Gray sale saw an amazing 100% clearance, and invoiced at over $A4 million - a record for ANY Australian stamp auction.

My copies also have the full detailed prices realised list inside - obtainable nowhere else these days. I have sold the similar quality Arthur Gray “Kangaroos” auction catalogue for $A200 each, many times, and those are now all gone - and these “KGV” are a great buy at that price, while stock lasts. tinyurl.com/GraysKGV has many more pix of the content, and all ordering details on these. The ELEVEN page detailed Dr. Kellow preface article in the KGV sale cat outlined above, is worth getting the book for - alone! A Coffee Table stamp classic. This same collection won heaps of Large Golds - globally. Easily the finest ever formed.

A huge 270 x large A4 pages, and weight is 1.5 kgs or 3.3 lbs, and the best stamp auction catalogue you’ll ever see. A KGV reference book in its own right.

Without doubt THE finest Auction sale catalogue ever printed in this country (pretty much globally really) Glen Stephens has written monthly ‘Stamp Tipster’ Columns for over 30 years - globally. A vast library of his past articles and photos are found at – www.glenstephens.com/column.html

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Great Lakes SC: Mtg1st Sat 9.30am , Workshop & Market 1st Sat 9-12, Tuncurry Enq: Ph 02 6555 5664 Gosford PS: Afternoon Mtg 1st Mon Hawkesbury Valley PS (Richmond Stamp Club): Mtg 2nd Thurs (ex Jan) PO Box 28 Richmond 2753 Illawarra PS: Mtg 3rd Wednesday, Room 2, Illawarra Master Builders Club, 61 Church St, Wollongong 7.00 pm.

Lord Howe Island Postal History Society: Mtg by arrangement. Contact Pres: Dr William Mayo, 02 9918 6825 Maitland SC: Mtg 2nd Mon ex Jan. ‘Show & Tell’ every mtg E. Maitland Bowling Club, Bank St. Pres. Mark Saxby; Sec. David Carratt; Ph: 02 4932 4045 Email: carrotspatch@tpg.com.au Manly-Warringah Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Tues, cnr. Pittwater Rd & Federal Pde, Brookvale.

Sec. Graeme Morriss Ph: 02 9905 3255 email: stampsmw@bizland.com.au Milton-Ulladulla SC: Meeting 1pm on 4th Monday of each month (ex Dec.) Milton Ulladulla Bowling Club, St. Vincent Street, Ulladulla Sec. POBox 670, Ulladulla, NSW 2539 Tel. Barbara Smith 0244555214 Morisset Uniting Church SC: Mtg 4th Sat 10am (ex Dec) Mudgee Coin Note & Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sunday Ph 02 63735324 Newcastle PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs, 7.30pm Mayfield Ex-Services Club; 10am 3rd Wed, 48 Mackie Ave, New Lambton, Juniors 11am 3rd Sun, Wallsend Pioneers Hall

act Canberra, Philatelic Society of: 1st Thursday: General Meeting,3rd Thursday: Afternoon Meeting (IF REQUIRED),3rd Thursday: (Evening) Exchange Night, 2nd Tuesday: Postcard Group, 4th Monday: Machin Collectors Group. All meetings 7:45pm, Griffin Centre, Genge Street, Canberra City Postal Address:PO Box 1840,Canberra ACT 2601,Email:psc@netspeed.com.au www.canberrastamps.org

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NSW club information:The Philatelic Association of NSW, PO Box220, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 Phone: 02 9264 8301

NSW Postcard Collectors Soc: Mtg 1st Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Northern Suburbs PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7.45pm, Naremburn Library, Central St, Naremburn off Slade St Orange Coin and Stamp Club: Mtg Last Tuesday, Orange Community Info Centre, 79-81 Kite St, Orange 7.30pm Parramatta PS: Mtg 1st Friday Penrith and District PS: Mtg 1st Thursdays, 8pm, J3A Bldg. Castlereash St. New PO Box: 252 Kingswood 2750. Ph: 02 4733 3062 Piallaway PS: PO Box 12, Werris Creek PHILAS Stamp Auctions: Mtg 2nd Sat Mar,Jul, Nov Ph 02 9264 8301 PS of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed (exDec) PS of NSW: Mtg 4th Sat (Philas House), 3rd Tues (Chatswood); Ph: 02 9264 8301 Richmond River (Lismore) PS: Mtg 4th Thursday Royal Sydney Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd Tues. (ex Jan); Ph: 02 9264 8301 Sapphire Coast Stamp & Coin Club: Mtg Enq 02 6495 7308. Mail to PO Box 285, Pambula, NSW 2549 St. George PS: Mtg 1st Mon Shoalhaven PS: Mtg 2nd Monday (Ex Jan) PO Box 4047, East Nowra 2541.

Smithfield SC: Mtg 2nd Mon Society for Polar Philately: 2012 meetings: 2nd Wednesday of February, March, May, July, Sept and November held at Ryde Ex-Services Club 724-730 Victoria Rd, Ryde, NSW Tel: 9807 3344 (in Mackinnon room) starting at 8pm.Enq 0407 277 223 or email penviews@ hotmail.com Sussex Inlet and District: Mtg 3rd Mon Sutherland Shire PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. , 7:30pm, Sutherland Uniting Services Club, 7 East Pde, Sutherland. Information Secretary, PO Box 339, Sutherland, NSW 1499 Sydney Anglican PS: 2nd Sat. even months 9.30-2.30 North Rocks Community Church132 North Rocks Road North Rocks Tamworth PS: Mtg 1st Mon ex. Jan. Tamworth Bridge Club, 7 Hilton St, Tamworth Sec. Graeme Mitchell. PO Box 678, Tamworth NSW 2340 Ph. 02 67664853 Taree RSL Club Ltd SC: Mtg 3rd Mon Toronto SC: Mtg 1st Wed Turramurra SC: Mtg 2nd Monday, 7.45pm.

Twin Towns Stamp Club Inc.: Mtg 1st Monday, 7.30p, Masonic Centre, 8 Boyd St, Tweed Heads, 07 5535 3168 Wagga SC: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) ARCC Building, Tarcutta St, 7.30pm. Secretary: Peter Simpfendorfer Ph:02 6922 3393 Wyong PS: Mtgs: 3rd Tues 7.30pm, daytime meetings 1st Weds, KGV Heads group 4th Weds. Jim Spence Sec. 02 4392 3610 email: dandasonter6@bigpond.com

northern territory Alice Springs SC: Meet Informally; PO Box 1529, Alice Springs, NT, 0871.

Ph 08 8953 3054 Darwin Philatelic Circle: 1st Sun. 10am - 2pm. 53 Flametree Crt, Rosebery; Ph:(08) 8931 2898; PO Box 1624, Palmerston, NT, 0831; Email: Nadine.Tinsley@nt.gov.au-.

WA club information: WA Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Perth, WA, 6001 Mandurah PS PO Box 625 Mandurah WA 6210 2nd Tues 4.45 - 6.30pm Bortolo Park Pavilion Cnr. Bortolo and Murdoch Drives Greenfields WA 6210 08 9581 1083 keithmich@bigpond.com Northern Districts SC: Mtg 2nd Mon; Ph: 08 9329 0117 Philatelic Forum: Mtg 1st Mon (ex Jan); Ph: 08 9294 4277 Rockingham & Kwinana (PS of): Mtg 3rd Tues (NB 2nd in Dec) Pres. Malcolm Brown; Sec. Terry Boyd; PRO Lucie Schokker Ph. 08 9419 1604; email: malcolm.b@iinet.net.au PS of WA: Mtg 3rd Tues; Ph: 08 9294 4277 Stirling PS: Mtg 4th Wed (ex Dec); Clubrooms, Charles Riley Reserve, Wendling Rd, North Beach, Ph: 08 9447 7256 The Postmark Circle (WA): Mtg 2nd Mon; Ph: 08 9294 4277 Victoria Park SC: Mtg 1st Wed; Ph: 08 9472 8072 or 08 9450 5280 WA Study Group: Mtg 4th Thurs (ex Dec) 08 9384 1050 Wanneroo SC: Mtg 3rd Mon; Ph: 08 9305 3130.

philatelic clubs & societies new zealand Air Mail Society of NZ: Ph: 03 3584838; Email: alant@snap.net Auckland PS: Mtg 1st and 3rd Tues (except Jan). Ph 09 9853212; Email kiwibrooce@ yahoo.com; Website: www.aps.gen.nz Christchurch PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Library night 3rd Tues; GB Machin 3rd Fri odd months; Postal History 1st Mon; Postcard 3rd Tues even months. Email: secretary@ cps.gen.nz; Website: www.cps.gen.nz Dunedin PS: Mtg 4th Thurs (except Nov and Dec). Ph: 03 4557643; Email: davidallison2009@gmail.com; Website: www.dunedinstampclub.org.nz Hastings Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Wed (except Jan and 2nd Wed Dec). Ph: 06 8765911; Email: clairemole@xtra.co.nz Hawkes Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Ph: 06 8439433; Email: dennmarg@paradise. net.nz Horowhenua PS: Mtg 2nd Mon. Ph: 06 3689881; Email: michael.christensen@xtra. co.nz Hutt Valley PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan). Ph: 04 5697439; Email: richards@nec.co.nz Kapiti PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (ex Dec). Ph: 04 2971197; Email: ian.burttt@yahoo.co.nz Manaia PS: Mtg (Hawera) 1st Sun. Ph: 06 2784292; Email: peter.williams@xtra.co.nz Manawatu PS: Mtg 1st Wed, daytime meeting 3rd Tues. Ph: 06 3584565; Email: mps@inspire.net.nz Marlborough Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Mon (except Jan and 2nd Mon Dec).

Morrinsville Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Wed. Ph: 07 8893199 Nelson PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 03 5469092; Email: paula.hucklesby@clear.net.nz North Shore PS: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Wed (except Jan and Dec). Email: nsps@xtra.co.nz; Website: www.northshoreps.com NZ Stamp Collectors Club Christchurch: Mtg 4th Wed. Ph 03 3895511; Email: steve@ philatelic.org.nz; Website: www.nzeal.com/philately/nzscc.htm NZ Postcard Society: Ph: 03 3848463; Email: jenny-long@clear.net.nz; Website: www. postcard.org.nz

queensland Arana Hills SC: Meeting 2nd Tues; 07 3851 0213; email: petermccloskey@bigpond.com Bayside Afternoon SC: Meeting last Wed; Ph: 07 3206 6281.

Bundaberg PS: Mtg 2nd Mon 7pm, The Family Centre, Kensington St (in the Show Grounds); Ph: 07 4152 2403 or 07 4151 3062 Caboolture & District SC: Mtg 3rd Sat. Ph: 07 5498 6504 Cairns SC: 4th Tues. 7.30pm Comm. Hall, 15 Kamerunga Rd., Stratford 07 4033 2211 Caloundra SC: Mtg. 4th Thurs. Catholic Church Hall, Edmund St. 1.30pm. Ph: 07 5494 7233 City Daytime SC: Mtg 2nd Thurs. Ph: 07 3206 6281 City of Brisbane PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs; Ph: 07 3263 8573 (ah); email: desley@mycelebrant.com Collectors Club Queensland: Mtg 2nd Sunday each month 9am to 1pm - RSL Hall, 58 Arnold St, Holland Park. Contact 0409 130 266 or ccqueensland@gmail.com Enoggera SC: Mtg 1st and 3rd Mon. Ph: 07 3264 4157 Gladstone and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed (Ex. Jan) & 4th Wed (Ex.Dec). Ph. Sec: 07 4978 1155 Ian Rippingale, Gold Coast PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 11.30am, Southport Community Centre, Lawson St, Southport. Ph: 07 5546 3801 Gympie SC: Mtg. 2nd Sun. Jessie Witham Centre 1 - 3pm Ph. 07 5483 9188 email: sandandan@bigpond.com Hervey Bay Afternoon Club: Mtg 3rd Wed. Ph: 07 4124 1138 Ipswich SC: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan). Ph: 07 3282 2983 Junction Park SC: Mtg 1st Tues, 7.30pm, Annerley Baptist Hall, Lambton St. Contact: 07 3277 6724. PO Box 177, Annerley, 4103, righteo274@bigpond.com Lockyer Valley SC: Mtg 4th Sun, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’s Hall, Gatton. Kerri Martin, Sec. Ph: 07 5465 3390 Email: lvsc@bigpond.com Logan City SC: Meetings 2nd Thurs, Presbyterian Church, Barry St, Slacks Creek, 6pm. Ph: 07 3805 9226.

Mackay and District PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 4942 5433;

Further information can be obtained from the NZ Philatelic Federation, PO Box 58139, Whitby, Porirua, 5245, NZ. E-mail: secretary@nzpf.org.nz Postal History Soc of NZ: Auckland 1st Mon (except Jan). Ph: 09 5220311. Chapter meetings held Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth and Wellington.

Pukekohe Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sun. John Mounce, President 649-291-9381 johnmounce@ihug.co.nz Royal PS of NZ: Mtg 2nd Wed (ex Jan). Ph: 04 5899530; Email: office@rpsnz.org.nz; Website www.rpsnz.org.nz South Auckland PS: Mtg last Sat (except Dec), Papatoetoe, day time mtgs 3rd Fri (ex Dec and Jan). Ph: 09 2682245; Email: elowera@orcon.net.nz Southland PS: Mtg 1st Thurs (except Jan), 3rd Tue (daytime) (except Jan). Email: antqgevi@es.co.nz Taranaki PS: Mtg 1st Mon except Jan. Ph: 06 7546212; Email: murray-grimwood@ hotmail.com Tauranga & District Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Mon (except Dec).

Ph: 07 5765210; Email: beducker@hotmail.com Thames Valley PS: Mtg 1st Mon (except Jan). Ph: 07 8689190.

Thematic Association of NZ: Ph: 04 2347218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Timaru PS: Mtg 1st Wed. Ph: 03 6880343 Upper Hutt PS: Mtg 3rd Mon (except 2nd Mon Dec). Ph: 04 5284123; Email: teme. isaac@clear.net.nz Waikato PS: Mtg 1st (except Jan) and 3rd Wed (except Jan and Dec). Email: c.cameron@agresearch.co.nz Wakatipu PS: Ph: 03 4428865 Wanganui PS: Mtg 2nd Wed. Ph: 06 3427894; Email: g.p.phillips@xtra.co.nz Wellesley PS: Mtg 2nd and 4th Mon (ex public holidays). Ph: 9 8271240 Wellington PS: Mtg 4th Mon (except Dec); Ph: 042347218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Whakatane PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Thurs (except Jan) Ph: 07 3222054 or 07 3086193 Whangarei PS: Mtg 2nd Meeting: 2nd Tues (Ex.Jan) Ph 09 4348000; Email john-monica@xtra.co.nz QLD Philatelic Council, 18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum, Qld, 4178. Ph: 07 3396 0846 Fax: 07 3396 0842. Email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Web: www.qpc.asn.au

Maryborough and Wide Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Salvation Army Youth 7 Comm.

Hall. Bazaar St Maryborough. Ph: 07 41224708 (see also Hervey Bay) Nanango SC: Mtg 2nd Sat, 10:00am, Nanango RSL. Contact Ph: 07 3103 8938 or ema il: bowtell_harris@activ8.net.au Philatelic Society of Qld: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm,18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum. Ph: 07 3245 5222 Queensland Study Group: Sunday bi-monthly 1.00pm meets QPS house. Contact Ph: 07 3396 0846 email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Redland Bay Coin and Stamp Club, 4th Thurs. Monthly. John Hardman 07 3206 9996 or 07 3822 6987 Rockhampton SC: Mtg 1st Tues. Ph: 07 4926 3336. email: rockystampclub@gmail.com Sherwood Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 3372 6096 Southport Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 07 55630384 Southside PS: Mtg 3rd Tuesday & 3rd Wednesay (9am) Ph: 07 3848 2304 (ah) email: david. appleton@mailbox.uq.edu.au Sunshine Coast SC (formerly Nambour SC): Mtg 1st Wed, 7.15pm Red Cross Rms, Price St., Nambour 07 5445 3647 Thematics Queensland: Mtg bi-monthly 9.30am. Ph: 07 3262 5605 email: j.crowsley@ uq.net.au Toowoomba SC: Mtg. 2nd Sat 1pm, Salvation Army Hall, Cnr. West St. 7 Anzac Ave. Ph. 07 4635 5623 Email: bob.benny@bigpond.com Twin Towns SC: Mtg 1st Mon; Ph: 07 5535 3168 Waterloo Bay SC: Mtg. 1st Thurs. 1pm & 4th Mon. 7pm. Redlands Multi SportsClub, Birkdale Ph: 07 3206 0815

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philatelic clubs & societies south australia

Information about clubs in SA can be obtained from the SA Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Adelaide, SA 5001. Daytime Ph: 08 8212 3557 or 8223 4435

Australian Airmail Society: 1st Wed. 7.45pm 22 Gray Court, Adelaide. PO Box 395, Edwardstown 5039. Ph: 08 8276 3969 Barossa SC: Mtg 1st Tue 7.30 Greenock Luth Church Hall, Bevan St, Greenock; 19 Evans Street Ancaston 5353; email: ptomely1939@gmail.com; Ph: (08) 8562 8386 Blackwood PC: Mtg 2nd Wed ex Jan; Uniting Church, Main Rd, Blackwood; Ph: 08 8278 1629; PO Box 581, Blackwood 5051; email: teepee@teegee.com.au Bordertown & Districts PS: Mtg: 3rd Thurs. Bordertown PS Contact: K. Grey Tel: 08 8752 0446 or email cdhuntmundulla@yahoo.com.au Community PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Fri - 7.30pm. Marion Bowling Club, off Sturt Rd. PO Box 75 Edwardstown, 5039; Auctions, circuit books. Ph: 0408806894 City of Noarlunga PS: Mtg alternate thurs,-- Community Health Centre, Grand Boulevard, Seaford, Contact 08 85566371 or PO Box 272, Port Noarlunga 5167 Eastern Districts PS: 2nd Thurs (ex. Jan), 7.30pm Senior citizens Hall, 47 Reid Ave. Hectorville; PO Box 240, Magill, 5072; Ph: 0400 156 796 Elizabeth PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Fridays, 7.30pm, RSL Hall, Cnr of Halseys/Midway Rds;PO Box 701, Elizabeth 5112; Ph: 08 8255 0608 Encounter Bay SC: Mtg 1st Wed, 7.30pm; School Hall, Woolworths Centre, Victor Harbour; PO Box 317, Goolwa 5214; aydepe@bigpond.com; Ph: 08 8555 3311 SA Power Networks Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Mon (ex. Jan); Canteen, 1 Anzac Highway, Keswick; PO Box 2079, Magill North, 5072; Ph: 08 8278 7163 Frama Club: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm, members homes; For collectors of CPS, Framas. Newsletter and Auctions. PO Box 62 Campbelltown 5074.

Gawler SC: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Evanston Primary School, Para Rd, Evanston. PO Box 2, Willaston 5118; Ph: 08 8522 2335 Email: jo.trev@bigpond.com German Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd & 4th Mon 8pm; German Club, 223 Flinders St, Adelaide 5000; Ph: 08 8260 2251 Glenside PS: 1st & 3rd Sat 1.30pm; Uniting Church Hall, Carlton St. Highgate. c/- 9 Moore St., Tranmere, SA 5073 08 8398 2475 Lower Murray PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs,7.30pm, 2nd Sat, 10am; The Lions Den, Murray Bridge. PO Box 810, Murray Bridge; Ph: 08 85704074 lmphilsocsec@gmail.com Mount Gambier PS: Mtg 3rd Tues; Reidy Park Corn Centre. 8pm. Also1st Sunday (ex. Jan)

victoria Australian PS: Bi-monthly meetings on 3rd Monday in February, April, June, August, October and December at RSL Homes, 152 Canterbury Road [cnr Keats Street] Canterbury. Secretary, PO Box 156 Balwyn Vic. 3103 Bairnsdale SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs Ballarat PS:Mtg 3rd & 5th Mon Balwyn PS: Mtg 3rd Friday; Daytime 1st Friday Bendigo PS: Mtg 1st Tues Berwick SC:Mtg 2nd Sun (ex Jan); Ph: 03 5942 7626 Blackburn Baptist SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs Brighton PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Tues; Daytime 3rd Tues Camperdown SC: Mtg 1st Tues Castlemaine SC: Mtg 3rd Tues (ex Dec) Colac PC: Mtg 4th Mon (ex. Dec), Colac Community College, Bromfield St, Colac. Ph:52314746 Corner Inlet SC: Mtg 4th Thurs, Foster, Ph: 03 56881100 Dandenong PS: 4th Thurs. ex Dec. 7.30pm, Meeting Room, Church of Christ, David St., Dandenong 03 5996 9501 Diamond Valley PS: Mtg 3rd Mon Essendon-Broadmeadows PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs; St Johns Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Mt Alexander Rd & Buckley St, Essendon; Murray Gorham, Ph 9306 7480 Footscray PS: Mtg 1st Mon (2nd in Jan); Maribyrnong Comm. Centre, 54 Raleigh Rd, Maribyrnong. PO Box 2477 Taylors Lakes 3038. PH. 0438 901 144. email: footscraystamps@gmail Frankston & District SC: Mtg 3rd Tues (2nd in Dec) Seaford Community Centre, Broughton St Seaford.

Ph: 5996 3745 Geelong PS: Mtgs 1st Sat 7.00pm, 3rd Mon 1pm (ex Jan) Sat - Diversitat Community Centre, 9-15 Clarence St, Geelong West. Mon - Belmont Library, High St, Belmont Ph: 0438578591 (Sec); PO Box 342, Belmont 3216 Hamilton PS: Mtg 2nd Monday 7.30 pm ex. Jan. Guide Hall, Foster St. 0407 659664 Hungarian PS: Mtg 2nd Wed

tasmania Derwent Valley PS: Mtg 4th Mon Devonport Junior SC: Mtg 1st & 3rd Mon Devonport SC: 4th Fri, except Dec. 3rd Fri. 7.30pm, Oldaker Christian Centre, Oldaker St, Devonport, 03 6424 3449 devstampclub.org Devonport Stamp Group: Mtg 4th Fri, Public Library Mtg Rms, 7.30pm Ph. 03 6424 3449 Glenorchy SC: Mtg 1st Tues

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1.30pm - 4pm. PO Box 2261,Mt Gambier.Ph: 08 8724 9474 Para Hills PS: Mtg 1st Sun; Community Hall Wilkinson Rd, Para Hills. PO Box 64, Para Hills; Ph: 08 8522 4345 Phillumeny SC: U3/26-28 Crozier Av, Modbury 5092. Ph: 08 8337 6533 Email: www.users.or.net/ figg/amccs Port Pirie PS: Mtg 4th Mon; PO Box532, Pt Pirie 5540; Ph: 08 8632 1105 Printed Collectables Club (SAPC): Mtg last Tues, Julia Farr Cent. Canteen, Ground Floor, Fisher St. Ph: 08 8265 7395; PO Box 657, Enfield Plaza 5085 PS of South Australia:1st & 3rdTues; 22 Gray Ct. GPO Box 9800, Adelaide 5001; Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Aust. (Aus. Com. Spect.Grp.): Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm;22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Australia (Daytime SC):Mtg 1st & 3rd Thurs; 22 Gray Ct.Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Australia (Study Group):Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm; 22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8522 4345 Postal Stat & Postal Hist Soc: Mtg 2nd Tues; SAPHIL House, 22 Gray Ct, Adelaide. email: psandph@arcom.com.au; Ph: 08 8260 3352 Riverland PS: Mtg 3rd Fri, 10am ;Whitmore Hall, Barmera Village; Ph: 08 8595 3023 SA Junior Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Sun 1pm - 3pm;Anyone over 5years, parents welcome. 22 Grey St, Adelaide. 08 8250 0484 Salisbury PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Mon;StJohns Church Hall. PO Box 336 Salisbury 5108; Ph: 08 8252 2392 Stirling PS: Mtg 4th Fri 7.45pm, Old Railway Station (now Community Services Bldng.); Ph: 08 8370 2680 Strathalbyn PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 8pm; Rosa Hoare Room, Lutheran Church Complex Corner, Commercial Rd/North Pde; C/- Post Office, Strathalbyn 5255; Ph: 0429 693 747 Ukrainian Collectibles Club: Mtg Wed as per syllabus; PO Box 466, Woodville 5011; Ph: 08 8345 4033 Yorke Peninsula Collectors Club: Senior Citizens Club. Taylor St, Kardina. Mtg 3rd Wed ex. Jan; PO Box 178, Bute 5560; Ph: 08 8821 2906 Club Information: Victorian Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Melbourne, Vic, 3001 Italian PS: Mtg 2nd Mon (ex Jan), 7.30pm, Veneto Club, 191 Bulleen Rd Bullen. (PO Box 166, Niddrie, 3042) Latrobe Valley PS: Mtg Last Wed ex Dec 7.30pm, St Lukes Uniting Church Hall, Princes Way, Morwell; Chris Zarb, Sec. ph. 03 5174 3394 Maryborough Stamp Club:Mtg mthly ex Jan 2nd Tues of month 8pm, St Augustine’s Hall, Maryborough. PO Box 295, Maryborough, 3465; Ph: 03 5464 2400. maryboroughsc@eudoramail.com. maryboroughsc.web1000.com Mildura PS: Mtg Last Thurs (ex Dec)Carnegie Building 74 Deakin Ave Ph: 03 5023 8789 Mooroolbark PS: Mtg 1st Tues; Ph: 03 9723 3304 Oakleigh PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan) Oakleigh Public Library, Drummond St, Oakleigh Ocean Grove SC: Mtg 4th Wed. 10am. Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Clubrooms Melways: 234 A. Ph. 03 5255 1372 Peninsula SC: Mtg 3rd Wed, 7.30pm Uniting Church Hall, Murray Anderson Rd, Rosebud. Ph: 03 5975 0574 Polish PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (2nd in Dec) Prahran PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) Ringwood PS: Gen Mtg 1st Thurs; Daytime 3rd Mon Ph: 03 9725 0514 email hanszomer@bigpond.com Royal PS of Victoria:Mtg 3rd & 5th Thurs; Daytime 1st Tues Sale SC: Mtg 1st Mon (ex Jan) Shepparton PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Mechanics Institute, Shepparton. Ph. 0419 560 813 Sherbrooke PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs ex Jan Upwey Fire Brigade Hall, 8pm; Bob Cook Ph: 03 9758 3465 Upper Yarra SC: Mtg 3rd Tues St Arnaud SC: Mtg 3rd Mon (excl. Jan & Dec) 03 54951371 Warragul PS: Mtg 2nd Fri Warrnambool PS: Mtg 3rd Wed 7.45pm St Joseph’s Primary School, Botanic Road;Ph: 03 5561 1470 Waverley PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs 7.30pm, Mt Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Cres, Mt Waverley; Daytime mtg the following Friday, 9.30am, Uniting Church Hall, 482 High St, Mt Waverley. Ph. 03 9898 4102 Obtain Tasmanian clubs information from: Tasmanian Stamp Council, GPO Box 9800, Hobart, TAS, 7001. Ph: 03 6278 7084 Hobart Junior Group: Mtg 1st Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Kingston Junior Group: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Launceston PS: 1st Thurs. & 3rd Sat. ex. Jan. 6.30 pm, Max Fry Hall,TrevallynLauncestonTel: 03 6331 2580 (A/H) Mersey-Leven PS: Contact: 03 6425 3603 Rosny Junior Group: Mtg Last Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Tasmanian PS: Mtg Last Monday (ex. Dec); www.tps.org.au, Legacy House, 159 Macquarie St Hobart

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