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Contents Articles Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ...................................................6 Rare Australian Decimal Stamp Variations: David Mallen ..... 12 Nothing new under the sun: Christer Brunström ..................... 14 Stamps in the News: Margo Campbell .................................... 18 Postal Stationery: Ian McMahon ................................................ 26 Looking at New Zealand: Graeme Morriss ............................... 32 Cinderella Corner: Vito Milana .................................................... 48 Introducing the APF: Daryl Fuller .............................................. 54 Market Matters: Glen Stephens .................................................. 60

Information Trading Post....................................................................................... 70 Clubs & Societies ....................................................................... ......72 Calendar.............................................................................................. 75 Products & Services Directory............................................... ......76 Internet & Email Directory...................................................... ......80 List of Advertisers .............................................................. ..............82

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The subjects featured this month largely emanate from the Mossgreen auction of June 18 2017. My thanks to the firm for use of the images. Prices realized at the auction include buyer’s premium.

I’ve long been fond of postal articles bearing transitional Figure 1. Champion item franking’s of old States stamps in roos. I once had a collection compriscombination with new fangled Kangaing some 60 such items, of which I was

Figure 3. From legendary Philatelic Trader to South America 6 - Stamp News

stamps are rare on cover, extremely so in combination.

I collected my combination items only to end of 1913, unless a given later item was obviously commercial use, as in this instance.

It took a number of years for Govt offices to use up remnant State stamps.

Estimated at $1000, it realized $900. The buyer was perhaps fortunate I do not still collect such items.

Figure 2 Figure 2. Blocks of £1 Robes on cover seldom seen (#413) is a subject eligible rather pleased to be owner. Figure 1 (Lot for another 370) would certainly have been on my favourite collection I once owned: KGVI “must have” list, if that collection were Usage. The unusual format cover of Jul 24 still mine. This Mar 11 1915 cover from 1941, Sydney-US, bears very high frankPMG’s Dept Adelaide, to famous French ing of £4.2.4d, and includes rare block Philatelic Trader, Theodore Champion, of £1 Robes. The rate via the transpacific bears punctured “OS” South Australia Clipper service was 4/8d for first half oz., 2½d for Foreign letter, and 3d Kangaroo 4/7d for each successive additional half (Large puncture) for registration fee. Both oz. The aggregate rate is slightly inaccuStamp News - 7

Figure 4. Another one that would have been for me

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Figure 6. First solo franking sighted of Norfolk Ball Bay 9d

rate, not entirely unusual for such awkward rate articles. I would have been tempted to add this item to my collection, but the faults in the block would have tempered my enthusiasm. It realized a respectable $2880, against $2000 estimate.

Ken Baker, the legendary Australian Philatelic Trader, who passed away last year, just short of his 104th birthday, probably would have been chuffed to witness the result of Figure 3 (#418). Sent by his Sydney firm May 10 1944, to very unusual destination of Colombia, the pair of KGVI 1/4d magenta overpaid by 1d the 2/7d half oz. airmail rate. I suspect the “generosity” was to deliver to the recipient, perhaps

a good client, a couple of a stamp issue, which would have been very elusive in South America at the time. The cover realized $360 (estimate $400).

Another item for that former collection of mine (KGVI Usage) is Figure 4 (#469), possibly the record franking for KGVI 1/4d magenta. This Jun 11 1941 use Wiluna-UK paid double 5/10d per half oz. Clipper rate. Only four recorded of the “Not opened” Censor marking, “A beautiful cover” states catalogue description, with which I wholeheartedly agree. Realized $480 (estimate $300).

I recall Gary Watson, of Mossgreen, stating in a Prestige catalogue that an Stamp News - 9

Figure 7. Took 146 years to hit the market

item he one day hoped to auction was the iconic 1945 5d Stationery Airmail Notelope, at the time of his comment thought to be unique. Gary fulfilled that goal, for the item was Lot 530 (Figure 5) in the auction. Earlier, at the International Exhibition, Australia 99, the vendor, Neil Russell, handed me said item, which I had not previously seen in the flesh. I wasn’t sure if I should reach for the Vendor receipt pad, or just enjoy. Fortunately, restraint reigned, and I didn’t embarrass myself: Neil wanted to enjoy that great item for nearly two more decades. A second example has since been confirmed, but this remains one of the most desirable Postal stationery items of Australia. It just exceeded ACSC catalogue of $10000 (by $200), against an estimate of $5000.

The Norfolk Is 1947-59 Ball Bay series is a great subject for a one-frame usage exhibit. There are many elusive items to seek out, if one has plenty of time (read decades!). I have found the second colour 10 - Stamp News

3d to be a “sleeper”, and of the White paper 2d I have yet to see a commercial usage; the other three white papers are very scarce/rare. Figure 6 (#1353) is the first solo use of the 9d seen, for airmail postcard rate to US, posted Dec 18 1951, apparently by a visiting tourist. It sold for a respectable $360 (estimate $250).

Not offered at Mossgreen, Figure 7 is a new discovery, offered this year for the first time since it arrived in Australia, in 1871! The first 5/- of GB is rare on cover; two leading UK Traders advised me at Melbourne 2017 that just four articles are recorded. This becomes number 5, the first to Australian Colonies. The aggregate franking of 8/- represents the 6d Ship letter rate x16. Such epic-proportioned items seldom survived the scissors in the 19th century, particularly when they yielded desirable stamps such as the 5/- (present SG catalogue is £675 used). The item has been sold privately for $6000, which I believe will be seen to have been an astute

Figure 8. Another new find, 85 years in the making on this occasion

purchase.

New “finds” are one of the more thrilling aspects of Philately. Figure 8 was “found” recently, by fellow columnist, Glen Stephens, in an estate. It is just the fifth postal article bearing a 1/- Lyrebird overprinted “OS” I’ve recorded, and the second bearing the stamp x2. The rate of 2/3d was for a parcel within Australia, weighing 8-11lbs, within 30 miles of posting, which was at Maclean on Oct 15 1932. It will appear at auction later this year.

Rod Perry has been a philatelic trader since 1962 and a Stamp News advertiser since the 1960s . He founded Rodney A Perry Auction Galleries (now Millennium Philatelic Auctions) in 1971. As a collector he has exhibited nationally and internationally. Rod prefers his used stamps on cover and likens taking a stamp off its original cover to converting a tree to woodchips. Past editions of this column may be accessed on Rod’s ‘rap.com.au’ Stamp News - 11

Rare Australian Decimal Stamp Variations Here are some of the decimal stamps that are hard to find – if they exist at all !

37c Cycling self-adhesive: Australia’s first self-adhesive stamp was the 41c Cycling stamp issued in rolls of 100 on 16 May 1990. It was printed by Pemara Labels in Victoria. Obviously they were trialling and perfecting the pressure sensitive adhesive and the removal of the remnant from the roll prior to this. The basic letter rate changed from 37c to 39c in October 1988. I assume the 37c Cycling stamp was one of the trial production stamps printed in 1988. Such stamps are also known as “Essays”.

Sam from Max Stern & Co sent me an image of 3 of these stamps from a roll.

I found them listed in a 2004 Auction Catalogue with a reserve price of $2300 per stamp. The Catalogue states that they are 3

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out of only 10 known stamps. This stamp is also mentioned in the 2002 Australian Commonwealth Specialist Catalogue on Page 9/845 with a ‘value’ of $6000. I wonder how they ‘escaped’ from Pemara Labels. Sam has the 3 stamps on consignment, so if you would like to add one to your decimal collection, please give him a call.

‘Stamplet’ update: I have continued to research the Stamplet that I first mentioned in January’s Stamp News. Australia Post did not keep records of how many personalised Stamplets were printed. They were only available to National Servicemen in December 2010. I contacted the National Servicemen’s Association and placed advertisements in their State newsletters asking members if they bought the Stamplet and had it personalised. There are over 6000 members of this Association and I received just 8 replies.

Australia Post charged $19.95 for this service so most ‘Nashos’ obviously did not bother buying the Stamplet Pack. However, Neil Arena from NSW, who was on the National Service Memorial organising committee, bought three. I now

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by David Mallen have evidence that there are 13 in existence and have confirmed that this digitally-printed variation is probably Australia’s rarest personalised stamp. I doubt any postally used personalised Stamplets exist.

The Rhodonite ‘forever’ stamp: The special variation of the $1 Rare Beauties red ‘Rhodonite’ stamp that was issued in a minisheet on 31st March 2017 had a lump of rock attached. (See May’s Stamp News for more details.) I wondered how this would go through the mail stream. How long would

the rock stay attached? I affixed the stamp to an envelope and posted it to myself. The stamp was not postmarked but the rock disappeared during posting #3 and a barcode was printed across the bottom of the front of the envelope. I have continued to post this envelope in roadside mail boxes around Melbourne. At the time of writing this I am up to posting #10. The stamp is still not postmarked! (I am logging its progress on my website and shall let you know if it ever gets a postmark.)

If you know of any other rare decimal stamps, please let me know. (Thanks Sam and Neil for #1 & #2.)

David Mallen Australian Stamp Variations Melbourne david@asv.net.au www.asv.net.au issuu.com/asvcat Author of the popular Australian Stamp Variations Catalogues 1966-2010 & 2011-2015 au.blurb.com/bookstore Stamp News - 13

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN In 1934, Swedish philatelist Einar Ljungborg wrote a little book titled Stamp Book No. 3. It was basically a collection of interesting and entertaining stories about stamps and stamp collecting.

The last chapter is called A Warning Example and it deals with a commemorative set of ten stamps released by Romania in 1906.

Romania is a fairly recent creation going back to 1859 when the principalities of Moldavia and Walachia were united to become Romania in 1861. The country was first ruled by Prince Cuza but he was deposed in 1866 and Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, a German prince, was asked to become the new regent. The prince adapted his name to the more Romanian-sounding Carol and became King Carol I of Romania in 1881.

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The first stamps showing the new prince were issued in 1866. The 2 parale value is shown nearby. On a 5-bani stamp released in 1880, the prince had added a beard and by now the Romanian stamps were perforated.

In 1906 the Romanian Post Office wanted to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Carol as prince and king of Romania. They decided to do it in style and a set of ten stamps was ordered from Bradbury, Wilkinson in England.

It really is a very nice set featuring scenes from Carol’s 40 years as Romania’s head of state.

On the 1-bani stamp Carol is shown taking the oath of allegiance in 1866.

On the 15-bani value Carol is depicted as prince in 1866 and as king in 1906.

Christer Brunström Ljungborg certainly did not object to this commemorative set but there certainly was a reason for the heading of the chapter.

It seems that the Romanian Post Office ordered two versions of the 25-bani stamp showing the Romanian army crossing the Danube in 1877.

During Carol’s reign, Romania was involved in many military conflicts which resulted in Romania making considerable territorial gains.

The issued 25-stani stamp was printed in blue with a black central vignette. Strangely enough, the stamp also exists in olive green and black and Ljungborg used very strong words to describe this variety.

The olive green stamp was never issued and it was not valid for postage. It was not regularly

sold at post offices. In fact, the Post Office reportedly only sold the stamp in complete sheets to government officials and selected stamp dealers. This way of marketing the olive green stamp resembles high level corruption, a problem which continues to plague Romania to the present day.

In 1906 it was suggested that this was a printing error and there was a very strong demand from collectors for the variety. Ljungborg reports that within a few months after it had been issued dealers asked more than three dollars for a copy of the variety. The error label put on the stamp was only a marketing ploy according to Ljungborg.

Not having been able to sell the entire printing of the olive green stamp at the stated value,

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the remainders were sold to stamp dealers well below face value. With so many “error” stamps available, the asking price came tumbling down.

Ljungberg states that in 1934 the blue and olive green stamps had more or less identical and very modest catalogue values.

Ljungborg describes the 1906 olive green stamp as a major scandal in the stamp world. He also mentions the fact that many collectors were outraged by this speculation. One really wonders what he would say about today’s new issue policies. The philatelic services of many postal administrations produce an endless variety of collector items for the philatelic market much to the dismay of many stamp collectors who find it difficult (and very costly) to keep up with all the new issues.

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However, this uneasiness in the stamp collecting community is nothing new. Already in the 1890s, a group called the Society for the Suppression of Speculative Stamps (SSSS) was established. It never had any impact on the issuing policies of the world’s postal services but it indicated that many collectors were far from happy with the number and cost of new stamp issues.

Now more than 110 years later, many collectors express exactly the same concerns.

A quick check in my Scott catalogue reveals that the set is still quite affordable. Strangely enough the 25-bani stamp is the key to the set being valued at $7 with the olive green “error” stamp having a catalogue value of $9. This would indicate that the printing of blue stamp was lower than that of the other values in the set.

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New Zealand 1935 “ARMS” £4 Light Blue, superb MVLH super high value:

On the thick chalk faced ‘Cowan’ paper, with very obvious HORIZONTAL mesh. The much later, and half the SG cat value in VERTICAL mesh, SG 212 is often passed off by spivs as this rare stamp. SG F166, Cat £600 for AVERAGE hinged. This one is clean and fresh and superb MVLH, sharp plate impression - and with NO usual facial “rubbing”. The chalk faced paper also MOSTLY tones and foxes badly here, or in NZ, after 82 years, as it absorbs summer humidity each year like a sponge. This one was in UK most of its life. Superb perfs for these “terrors”, printed during the Great Depression - £4 was a FORTUNE then - a month’s wages for those that DID have a job. When did you last see a mint PAIR of £2 Roos? Answer almost NEVER - same era, same face value, and same reason! Cat SHOULD be THREE times this. (SG on a pair of same period 1934 £2 Roos mint = £4 face, is £8,500!) One of the highest face values in entire KGV reign, indeed most KGVI collectors seek this stamp too, as in the KGVI album, and Murray Payne KGVI cat. Show me another for sale ANYWHERE on this planet, fine MVLH at ANY price: $A550 (Stock 295BX)

Australia 1985 Children's Books 33c se-tenant strip of 5 "Imperforate Three Sides” stunning error: One of the greatest modern printing errors, as computer electric eye checking ensure this kind of major error does NOT occur generally in recent decades. ACSC tells us this was caused by the omission of a single strike of the perforating comb, from the 5th vertical column, of a right hand pane of 50 stamps. Fresh superb centred MUH. ACSC #1111b, Cat $750, back 15 years ago in 2002 when last printed, so would likely be DOUBLE that, in any new edition. The error is one of the classic stamp designs, from the “Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie” i.e. the best known of the May Gibb's stories of the Gumnut Babies. The other 4 stamps feature art designs by Norman Lindsay, Charles Bancks ‘Ginger Meggs’, and ‘Blinky Bill’ etc. Iconically Australian. NEVER handled this one before in the 37 years since issue - just $A565 (Stock 793EQ)

Tasmania 1855 2d Queen Victoria Chalon Imperf. Superb De La Rue London, Plate Proof pair:

Stunning looker as you can see - have never had this one before. Razor sharp plate impression, deep intense colour, as you can see, with 4 excellent straight margins. Fresh and fine, and free of any faults or hinges or usual foxing etc. Issued colour SG 15 is Cat £11,000, so these are the next best thing! Phone every dealer on this PLANET seeking these, and not ONE will be able to assist, at any price! $A350 (Stock 592XA) Order via: tinyurl.com/GlenOrder All Cards accepted with ZERO fee - even Amex! Bank Deposit fine, or Money Orders.

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Stamps in the News - Globally!

Australia Post advertising to be taken over by Monkeys?

Reported at www.adnews.com.au

Hong Kong handover – the stamps Reported at http://newsinfo.inquirer.net

Collectors in Hong Kong have snapped up stamps issued to mark 20 years since the city Australia Post is undertaking a closed pitch was handed back to China by Britain. The with several creative agencies as part of a wider stamps feature a design paying tribute to the review of its marketing processes.

Chinese military.

Australia Post’s two main agencies are Y&R The first stamp, released for the July 1 anMelbourne and Clemenger Melbourne. The niversary, depicts marching troops from China’s company also works with several other creative People’s Liberation Army under the title “The agencies on smaller projects.

Mighty and Civilised Forces.”

AdNews understands The Monkeys is curIt comes as the city remains deeply divided rently in conversation with Australia Post and is between those loyal to Beijing and groups tipped to take a slice of the business. demanding political reform who feel China is The Monkeys (formerly Three Drunk Monthreatening Hong Kong’s freedoms. keys) is an independent creative agency based The semi-autonomous city’s liberties were in Sydney, Australia. They are best known for guaranteed for 50 years in the handover agree2015 instalment of its iconic Australia Day lamb ment, but critics say China is trampling the deal campaign. The agency designed the ultimate with interference from politics to education and Australia Day barbecue hosted by cricket legthe media. end Richie Benaud and featuring Aussies from The PLA is responsible for defending the city Captain Cook to Ita Buttrose. and has a garrison in central Hong Kong.

Australia Post declined to comment. All Some feared the army would be heavy-handagencies declined to comment. ed when it arrived in 1997, given the crackdown on students in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in

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1989.

Instead it has maintained a very low profile and is barred from interfering in local affairs.

Collectors have commented that the stamps are more nationalistic in character than previous issues.

“This stamp is very relevant and has a heavy military and Chinese flavour to it,” explained one collector.

“The PLA’s Hong Kong Garrison has a very important sense of mission for Hong Kong, stabilising its economy and law and order,” said another as he lined up for the covers.

Before Hong Kong was handed back to China, there was also a rush on stamps featuring the profile of Queen Elizabeth II.

The French get down to earth Reported at www.collectspace.com

A new set of postage stamps issued by France’s

La Poste celebrate the recent flight of astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

La Poste timed the release of the “Retour sur Terre” (Return to Earth) commemorative set to coincide with Pesquet’s touchdown on Russia’s Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft after 196 days in space.

A member of the European Space Agency’s astronaut corps, Pesquet is France’s tenth citizen to orbit Earth and the country’s third crewmember to live on the International Space Station.

The letter-rate stamps, which sell as a set of four for 4.60 euros, reproduce photos taken of Pesquet during his six and a half months on the space station.

Two of the stamps show Pesquet wearing the extravehicular mobility unit spacesuit that he wore for two spacewalks.

The blue, white and red of France’s flag can clearly be seen decorating his spacesuit’s left shoulder in both photos. The first image was

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captured while Pesquet was still inside the station’s Quest airlock, his face visible inside his helmet. The second shows Pesquet’s selfie taken outside the orbiting outpost, his visor reflecting his outstretched arm holding the camera.

Another stamp shows Pesquet affixing his Expedition 51 patch to the Russian Sokol pressure suit he wore to launch to and land from the space station.

“We are getting the Sokol suits ready for our return to Earth soon, and having the right patches is very important,” wrote Pesquet. “We don’t really sew the patches into our suits, that would make holes and sharp needles. Instead, the patch and the suit have loops that we thread through with string and a blunt needle, tying a knot at the end.”

vealed some details of how panes of the rare upright Jenny Invert stamp at Stamp Fulfilment Services were eventually distributed.

The United States Postal Service has said it has distributed all of the 100 upright $2 Jenny Invert stamp panes it created as a promotional scheme in 2013.

The stamps, printed in panes of six, were sent to fulfil orders, including to field retail units.

The disclosure came in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from Linn’s Stamp News.

The request sought information about whether USPS had actually distributed all 100 panes that it had promised to place on sale along with the common $2 reprints of the famous airmail stamp error showing the plane flying upside down.

Whatever happened to those On the 100 upright panes only, the airplane upright Jennys? was intentionally printed flying right side up, Reported at www.linns.com creating an instant rarity.

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Stamp Fulfilment Services centre never completed its planned distribution of all 100 upright sheets.

An undisclosed number of the rare upright Jenny sheets were discovered at the centre.

The undistributed rare upright panes were “counted, unwrapped and verified.”

Then “50 additional panes of Inverted Jennys were also unwrapped.” The inverted panes were then mixed together with the other “uninverted” panes and rewrapped.

These were “randomly redistributed in the inventory on hand” at the fulfilment centre.

The reply also notes that the entire operation was performed in front of a representative of the USPS Office of Inspector General. That office has criticized both the creation of a deliberate stamp rarity and the way its planned distribution was botched.

Linn’s reported in early 2015 that three of the upright panes were sent to customers who had not ordered the sheets, a violation of USPS

policy prohibiting the gifts of stamps.

Linn’s reported last week that 32 finders of the 100 uninverted panes have notified the USPS of their find.

Our disappearing post offices chronicled

Reported at www.abc.net.au Thanks to Bazza4338 for forwarding this story

Meet the Brisbane man who has captured the changing face of more than 800 post offices throughout Australia.

Steve Powell travelled far and wide to take photos of post office buildings, from small country towns to the nation’s capital.

“Many of the post offices I have photographed are no longer post offices as Australia Post have moved them inside shopping centres,” he said.

“The architecture of them varies so much and

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Stamps in the News - Globally! that’s part of the interest.”

Mr Powell’s hobby began 35 years ago during a trip to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.

“It was such a striking building and I kept wanting to take photos of its structure.”

He has a few theories on why the project grew, including a family history of working in post offices.

“One of my dad’s ancestors was the first female postmaster in the US, and there were postal workers on my mum’s side of the family too going back to Scotland.”

Although not a professional photographer, Mr Powell said the social history and architecture kept him motivated to take more photos.

“Post offices are one of the oldest continuous organisations in Australia running for over 200 years and it has had to adapt to the changing social scene but it’s still a place that people refer to.”

He has 3,000 images catalogued in a spreadsheet detailing the locations and date the digitised photos were taken and hopes to start a website to keep the photos curated for generations to come.

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The politics of stamps: North Korea Reported at www.washingtonpost.com

In North Korea, June 25 is the start of “Struggle against US Imperialism Month” commemorating the outbreak of the Korean War and the pariah state has released two postage stamps depicting its promised annihilation of America.

Pyongyang’s official News Agency issued a statement calling on the world to stand up against “the fatty monster US imperialists.”

The comic-book-like images aren’t the first attempt to stamp out American imperialism with postage stamps. The fists, guns, and nuclear warheads pointed at the US Capitol in the new 30- and 50-won stamps are just the latest threats in a long tradition of philatelic propaganda.

North Korea has issued hundreds of politicallythemed stamps since 1946, and graphic antiAmerican motifs began appearing in the 1960’s.

Most designs immortalize military victories such as the capture of the American warship USS Pueblo in 1968, explains University of British Columbia professor Ross King in Ex-

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ploring North Korean Arts.

The “most spectacular,” he notes, is a 1975 issue depicting a muscular North Korean civilian pummeling a wimpy US soldier with “Yankee bastard” in Korean splayed across the field.

“So far as I can tell, it is the only example of yok (cursing) on a postage stamp,” writes Ross.

For their rarity and grim graphic appeal, North Korean stamps are coveted by collectors worldwide. And the North Korean government sees philately as a way to bring in foreign currency into the country. The country’s Korean Stamp Company headquarters are situated near one of the best hotels in the country’s capital, making it easy to access for collectors.

A member of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie since 1965, the state philately agency Korean Stamp Corporation produces different stamps for domestic use stamps (printed on cheap, thin paper) and those designed to appeal to international collectors - rarely used by the country’s residents.

Many are tributes to the country’s former leader, Kim Jong Il. But some commemorative editions feature Western protagonists such as Disney characters and, curiously, multiple tributes to Princess Diana.

However, acquiring North Korean stamps can be a challenge - sanctions make it hard though not impossible. A Dutch collector was imprisoned on espionage charges for trying to buy stamps while on vacation in North Korea in 2011.

Politics of stamps: Ukraine

Reported at https://sg.news.yahoo.com

Ukraine’s postal service have issued a stamp honouring 2016 Eurovision winner Jamala to celebrate this year’s televised Eurovision competition held in Kiev.

The ethnic Tatar singer from Ukraine’s Russian-annexed Crimea brought the annual festival to Kiev by winning last year’s closely-contested competition in Stockholm.

The 33-year-old instantly became a national heroine for performing a powerful ballad about the Soviet Union’s repression of Tatars in the peninsula seized by Russia from Ukraine in March 2014.

Jamala’s victory was especially sweet for Ukrainians because she came from behind to pip Russia’s entry at the very end of voting by fans from across Europe and national juries.

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Kiev has been visited by 20,000 international fans for the event - only three years ago the city witnessed a bloody pro-EU revolution in which Ukraine severed its ties with old master Russia.

A separatist insurgency in Ukraine’s east followed that Russia denies backing in revenge for losing control of its neighbour.

More than 10,000 people have died in the war.

mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, the San Marino Post Office has dedicated a stamp series to the fight against the mafia.

The stamps were designed by legendary US designer, Seymour Chwast. Chwast led a revolution in graphic design in the 1960s and ‘70s, producing bold, vibrant work that pushed the envelope. One of his best known works was the MacDonald’s Happy Meal box design.

Why is San Marino issuing these stamps? In the last couple of years, the microstate located in the middle of Italy, has seen the mafia’s presence revealed in a

Politics of stamps: San Marino Reported at http://www.aasfn.sm

25 years after the assassination of antiseries of investigations.

Millions and millions of euros have been found to be passing through San Marino’s banks to be ‘laundered’ by the mafia, and San Marino bankers, lawyers and businessmen have been arrested for their implication with criminal organizations.

As the evidence of mafia infiltration has grown, the government has responded with new laws though there is widespread suspicion that politician have also been implicated in mafia networks.

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Politics of stamps: India Reported at www.firstpost.com

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gifted US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump a range of gifts, including a folio containing the 1965 dated original commemorative postal stamp, issued to mark the death centenary of Abraham Lincoln.

“The stamp honoured the memory of a great American president and the symbolised closeness of ideals” Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi believed in, the Prime Minister’s Office posted on Twitter.

Later Trump gave Modi a guided tour of the President’s residence quarters in White House and showed him a copy of Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg address and the desk on which he wrote it.

Modi, who met Trump for the first time after the latter took office earlier this year, held extensive bilateral talks with US officials focusing on terrorism, trade, energy, and defence.

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Postal Stationery This month’s column looks at watermarks on postal stationery and at the literature on USA postal stationery.

Watermarks on Postal Stationery

Watermarks are not as common on postal stationery as they are on adhesive stamps, however, they do occur and Figure 1 Watermark found on New Zealand ½d Queen Victoria Wrapper the larger size of postal stationery means that the watermarks can be larger and easier grammes but examples can be found on postcards, to see. lettercards and other types of postal stationery. As Watermarks can either be an intentional secuwith adhesive stamps, some postal stationery can rity device or a papermaker’s watermark which be found with different watermarks and with wateroccurs because of the paper chosen to produce mark variations. the stationery. Watermarks occur most frequentThe ½d 1878 Queen Victoria wrappers of New ly on stamped envelopes, wrappers and aeroZealand were originally issued without watermark

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Figure 3 USA 1873 1c Postcard with watermark 'USPOD'.

but were later issued with a watermark showing a crown, two stars and ‘ONE HALFPENNY NEW ZEALAND’ (Figure 1). The watermark is sideways on the wrapper and easily seen. Examples have been found with a reversed watermark.

Watermarked paper continued to be used for

New Zealand wrappers (Figure 2) until the 1940s with the last watermarked wrapper being a rather scarce ½d yellow brown King George VI wrapper issued in 1942. Later printings of this wrapper were on unwatermarked paper. While the watermarks on wrappers over this period was usually sideways, on

Figure 3 USA 1873 1c Postcard with watermark 'USPOD'.

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Figure 5 10d Fiji Queen Elizabeth II Aerogramme

Figure 6 Queensland 1½d Lettercard 28 - Stamp News

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Figure 7 New Zealand Eighteen Pence (1/6) Prisoner of War Aerogramme

some wrappers it occurs upright and on occasion reversed.

One example of a watermark on postcards occurs with the first issue of USA stamped postcards. The 1873 1c postcard (Figure 3) printed with a stamp showing a stylised ‘Liberty’, was issued watermarked “USPOD’ in monogram. The watermark can be found in two sizes, either 90 mm high or 53 mm high. The second issue of stamped post cards issued in 1875 was also watermarked.

From the first issues of 1853, the stamped envelopes issued by the USA (Figure 4) were routinely issued on paper watermarked ‘US’ or ‘USPOD’.

Watermarks changed with each new envelope issue and from 1911 until about 1933 two envelope paper suppliers were used each with a distinctive watermark. From 1903 to 1911, the watermarks consisted of the letters ‘US’ and ‘POD’ with the date below.

From 1915 until 1954, all watermarks consisted of the letters ‘US’ with the date superimposed. Issues from the 1960s to the 1990s were watermarked with ‘USA’ and a star. Use of watermarked paper ceased with the introduction of recycled paper. US stamped

envelopes with many die, knife and paper varieties represent very complex issues with much interest for the specialist. Watermark varieties add to the complexity of the issues. Lettersheets were also issued watermarked.

Earlier aerogrammes were often issued with watermarks. Some Fiji Queen Elizabeth II aerogrammes (Figure 5), for example, are watermarked ‘Imperial Air Mail’ and a letter, for example, ‘L’, ‘M’, ‘S’, ‘T’, ‘V’ or ‘Z’, identifying the printing.

Canadian King George VI aerogrammes were issued watermarked ‘Rolland Croydon Air Mail Canada’.

Canadian aerogrammes were issued on watermarked paper until 1959.

Many Queensland lettercards (Figure 6) can be found with a printer manufacturer’s watermark while Queensland postal notes were watermarked ‘ELECTORS RIGHT QUEENSLAND’ or ‘QUEENSLAND POSTAL NOTE’.

An example of a paper maker’s watermark occurs on the first issue of the 1/6 (inscribed ‘EIGHTEEN PENCE’) King George VI prisoner of war aerogramme (Figure 7) with the watermark ‘LATStamp News - 29

Postal Stationery IMER BOND GREAT BRITAIN’.

Literature on USA Postal Stationery

While I have commented in this column previously on the paucity of literature on postal stationery for many countries, there are some countries that are extremely well catered for with philatelic literature. One such country is the USA. A basic listing of the stamped envelopes can be found in the Scott Catalog (Part 1). Detailed listings of US postal stationery can be found in the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers. The Catalogue covers stamped envelopes, wrappers (included in the listing with the envelopes but with a ‘W’ prefix) and lettersheets (also included in the envelope listing) as well as stamped postcards, aerogrammes and official postal stationery. One unusual feature of the listing of stamped envelopes is that it lists and prices ‘cut-squares’, a practice Figure 8 Catalog of the U.S. 20th and 21st Century Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers that continues amongst postal stationery collectors in the mented by books such as Actual Size Illustrations USA but is frowned on by postal stationery collec(Stamped Envelope) Cutting Knives Handbook tors from other countries.

(2010), United States Stamped Envelopes Essays For the specialist, the United Postal Stationery and Proofs (2003) Dan Undersander and the PenSociety (UPSS) publishes a series of highly special- alty Overprinted Stamped Envelopes, Wrappers and ized catalogues. There are two catalogues which Postal Cards of the United States and Possessions provide highly specialized listings of the stamped

by Thomas Galloway and Robert Derrick (2016). envelopes, including details of dies, paper, knives, Penalty overprinted postal stationery refers to size and watermarks: U.S. 19th Century Stamped postal stationery which has been overprinted with a Envelopes and Wrappers (2012) Editor Dan Unwarning that the envelope can only be used for ofdersander and U.S. 20th and 21st Century Stamped ficial purposes and details of the penalty for private Envelopes and Wrappers (2017) Editor Dan Under- use. sander (Figure 8). These catalogues are complePostcards (Figure 9) are covered in great detail 30 - Stamp News

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Figure 9 USA 4c precancelled Lincoln Postcard

in the 2015 United States Postal Card Catalog Lewis Bussey editor with other UPSS publications including Historical Catalog of U.S. Postal Card Essays and Proofs (2008) Editors Bill Falberg and Dan Undersander, Plating of The U.S. International Single Postal Cards of 1879, 1897, 1898 (1974) by Charles A. Fricke and Contemporary Account of the First U.S. Postal Card, 1870-1875 (1973) by Charles A. Fricke.

The UPSS also publishes catalogues of the postal stationery of US territories, for example, Postal Stationery of Cuba and Puerto Rico Under United States Administration (2015), Postal Cards of Spanish Colonial Cuba, Philippines and Puerto Rico Editor Robert Littrell and Postal Stationery of the Canal Zone (2014) Editor Irwin Gibbs.

Details and ordering information on UPSS publications can be found at upss.org. In addition, many of their publications can be purchased in electronic form which removes the need to pay high postage costs to Australia.

Updates to the postcard and envelope catalogues are published regularly in the UPSS’s journal Postal Stationery.

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Looking at New Zealand 1971 Antarctic Treaty Anniversary By the time of the International Geophysical Year of 1957 – 58, there were twelve nations actively researching in Antarctica. They were Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. These nations began the process of compiling a treaty which was opened for signature in December 1959. It came into force on 23 June 1961. The Treaty applies to all land and ice shelves below 60 degrees south.

The objective of the Treaty is to ensure that Antarctica will be used only for peaceful purposes and won’t become the subject of international dispute. Military activity is prohibited, though military personnel engaged in research are permitted. The Treaty sets Antarctica aside as an area freely available for scientific research but protects it from non-scientific activities.

By 2016, fifty-three nations had signed the

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Coins CB61) Australia 1923 Halfpenny in good VF condition, 6 pearls and near complete centre diamond. Has some mint lustre. Nice fault free coin, much better than usually seen. Cat. $3750, price $2495 CB57) Australia 1925 Penny, in Almost Uncirculated Condition. Lovely Chocolate Colour Coin. Has small planchette flaw to right of King’s Bust at base. Cat. $5500, price $4125 CB59) Australia 1925 Penny EF condition with 8 pearls and full centre diamond, cat. $1500, nice chocolate colour coin. Price $895 CB55) Australia 1927 Florin in Uncirculated Condition, with original lustre. Cat. $1400, price $1050 CB58) Australia 1927 Florin in nice VF condition, price $28 CB54) Australia 1934 Florin in Choice Uncirculated Condition. Superb coin with original lustre and bloom. Cat. $3000, price $2250 CB56) Australia 1934/35 Victoria Centenary Florin, Proof - Like, type2.

Choice Uncirculated with original lustre and bloom, cat. $3500, price $2625 CB60) Australia 1934/35 Victoria Centenary Florin uncirculated, nice original coin with even light toning. Cat. $800, price $665 Albums, Literature and Accessories AP1) Magnificent stockbook offer! We have a great new item: Ka - Be, one of the most respected German manufacturers now has a 64 black page padded binder stockbook, with double linen hinging. These retail at $66 each, my price $55 each or $249 for a carton of 5. Colours available are Black, Dark Blue, Dark Green or Maroon PZM1) Prinz Mounts, clear, mixed sizes, as they come, big bag of 500g, elsewhere $89, my price $69…will keep you going for ages!

AMMY2) Eureka Stocksheets, not being made anymore, due to decommissioning of the machine. Originally $1.45 each, $2.75 for double sided. Selling Brand New now at HALF PRICE per 100 your choice of sizes. Single sided sizes available 1 - 4 strips $72.50 per 100. Double sided available in 1 – 8 strips, $137.50 per 100.

AMMY3) Gibbons Empire 1840 - 1970 Part One Catalogue, 2016 edition.

Pretty well up to date in as new condition. Cost $225. Price $149 AMMY4) As above but 2013, small fault at top of spine Published at $175, price just $49.

ACC1) Australia Comprehensive Catalogue Hard Bound Edition, with Spiral Bound Update. This is the most recent edition with most prices still being current. Prices for all Australia, Australian States and AAT in semi-specialised listings, every stamp illustrated in full colour. Contains issues to 2010. Originally sold via Bookshops and Newsagencies at $99, clearout price of less than 25%, $24 per set. Re-sellers special….5 sets for $99!

MN41) Magnificent Magnifier: Large 110mm Illuminated Magnifier with Stand This magnifier can be used with or without the base. It is suitable for stamp and coin collectors as well as art and craft, artists etc.

Magnification: 2.5x, plus 4x Spot. Diameter: 110mm, bigger than the Lighthouse similar product. Battery operated: 2 x AA (not included).

Adjustable height up to 200mm and angle to 45 degrees. RRP $36.95.

Price each only $15, under 50% retail! $69 per 5 why not give away to friends and relations, or do some trading?

AAP1) Australia Seven Seas Padded Hingeless Albums & Slipcases in Dark Blue, almost as new. 6 x padded albums and slipcases covering the period 1981 – 2000, plus optional pages for sheetlets through to 2005.

New price approx. $895, my price under a half $395 AAP2) Australia Seven Seas Padded Hingeless Albums in Dark Brown, with all pages 1998 -2012 including all optional pages. 10 volumes, as new. New price over $1300, my price well under a half at $595 AAP7) Schaubek Drying Books, A4 with 12 drying sheets, just arrived.

We only have 10 of these. On Ebay at $27.99 plus $5 postage, my price $30 post free, two for $55.

AAP8) Great Britain Stanley Gibbons One Country Album, 2 volumes, 1840 – 1970 and 1971 – 1987 absolutely as new. Housed in 2 luxury padded deep red 4 ring binders. Pre-Decimal is standard, and decimal is hingeless. New price $269.60, but now at less than 50% , price $119 Cinderella Issues HR1/6) Hutt River Province 1986 Australian Wildflowers Original Artwork of the 6 accepted designs in full colour. Each measures 130 x 185.

Unique! Price $1750 Special Offers Of Papua New Guinea If you collect this territory we have excellent stocks of both mint and used. I reckon our prices to be at least 20% cheaper than other major dealers, so please let us have your wants lists. In the meantime here are some specials!

KEVIN MORGAN STAMPS & COINS Postal: PO Box 1290, Upwey, Vic 3158 Tel: 0425 795 693

AUGUST SALE PNG5) PNG 1990 Year set mint unhinged, 7 complete issues plus set of 3 Framas, price $23.50 PNG4) PNG 1997 Year Pack, Post Office fresh as issued. Complete year set of 4 sets and 3 minisheets for just $9.95 PNG14) PNG 2003 Anniv. of Powered Flight. Minisheet & sheetlet, SG 987/88 mint unhinged cat. £11, price $9.95 PNG13) PNG 2003 Tree Kangaroo sheetlet of 4 sets, SG 989/92, cat. £28, stunning price $7.95 PNG8) PNG 2003 Dolphins minisheet mint unhinged, SG MS1000, price $6.95 PNG10) PNG 2004 Dolphin surcharges blocks of 4 mint unhinged, price $4.95 PNG15) PNG 2004 Athens Olympics set of 4, mint unhinged SG 1034/7 in blocks of 4, cat. £19. Price $7.95 PNG6) PNG 2005 Frangipanis, SG 1074/9 set of 6 mint unhinged, blocks of 4 cat £42, only $19 PNG12) PNG 2005 Mushrooms minisheet SG MS 1090 mint unhinged, cat. £5.50, price $4.95 PNG21) PNG 2007 Orchids, 1st personalised stamps. 3.35K in sheet of 20 with Orchid in Tab, SG 1179, cat. £75, so cheap at only $23.95 PNG20) As above, but with Benchback Wildlife –Western Province view with bird in tab, price $23.95 PNG17) PNG 2007 Orchids, 1st personalised stamps. 5.35K in sheet of 20 with Orchid in Tab, SG 1180, cat. £120, so cheap at only $23.95 PNG18) As above, but with Port Moresby Waterfront in Tab, price $23.95 PNG19) As above, but with Lakatoi in tab, price $23.95 PNG7) PNG 2007 Contemporary Art Minisheet SG MS 1220, cat. £12.20 mint unhinged, price $8.95 PNG11) PNG 2008 World Aids Day 10K Minisheet, SG MS 1285 mint unhinged. Cat. £14, price $7.95 Australia 2013 $100 Sheetlet special: BD725) Australia 2013 $10 Kangaroo & Map Sheetlet of 10 mint unhinged in Post Office Pack, very scarce. Have not been able to find this elsewhere or on EBay, except cancelled to order, which are selling for between $75 - $95. I only have two of these available price each, $119 Collections & Lots CJL1) Australia Magnificent Decimal First Day Cover Collection 1970 – 1990, virtually complete in 4 Red Padded PW Illustrated Albums as new, original cost in excess of $400 for these alone. All are official Australia Post Unaddressed covers. Commences 1970 Grasslands through to 1990 AAT/USSR Co-operation Minisheet. Approx. 235 covers covering the first 20 years of Decimal stamps. Price $795 the lot.

CJL2) France. Mint (much unhinged) & fine used collection 1849 Imperfs – 1989 on Hagners & Hingeless pages in black binder. All items described and priced per Gibbons 2016 Stamps of the World, and with a total catalogue value of £3095, plus some first day covers not included in the pricing. Good general overall condition with some very minor duplication in places. Excellent lot for 25% of catalogue value, price $1389 CJL3) World, earlies to around 1980 substantial better than average collection in 3 Peg Fitting Albums. 2 x Maroon 1 x Dark Blue. Noted countries with better stamps/ranges of stamps are Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Vietnam etc, etc. Estimate 6000 – 7000 stamps. Priced well at around 7.5c per stamp. $489 CJL4) East Germany 1948 – 1990. Extensive Fine Used collection nicely organised chronologically, and by catalogue number in linen covered peg fitting album. Appears around 75% - 80% complete, with a fair amount of postally used as opposed to cto here. Noted 1949 UPU, and some early Soviet Zone issues here. Great lot for expansion. Would not be awfully difficult to complete. Price $269 CJL5) Fish Thematics, better than average collection mint & used plus some other bits & pieces in Large Green Stockbook. Noted Christmas Island 1968 Definitive set, plus many other complete sets not usually seen in this type of lot. 650 – 750 stamps, price $179 CJL6) World Collection in 6 large stockbooks A - Z, mostly postally used, arranged by country, early to modern. Better than your average lot and appears all different. Very clean with approx. 8500 – 9000 stamps.

Priced well at around 5c per stamp. $449 CJL7) USA Early lot of used on Hagners, to around 1940. Did note 5c Columbus and $2 Washington. Includes a few revenues (Narcotic 5c & 10c) and pre-cancels plus some Hawaii. About 300 – 350 stamps, good value at under 5c a stamp. $59 CJL8) Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man plus some Alderney & Herm Is. In big red stockbook, mint and used collections to about 1990. Noted about 60 complete mint unhinged sets, plus heaps of used. Around 550 – 600 stamps total, mainly different. Price $179 CLJ9) France & Belgium plus Belgian Colonies, mainly used early (Ceres and Napoleon Heads, some imperfs. to modern (2000s) collection in Large Red Stockbook. Also noted some revenues. Mostly all different with 1350 – 1500 stamps. Some nice items in here. Got to be worth $279 CJL10) World in Red Springback Album, mostly used, early to modern.

Noted 7 pages of useful China plus good selection of USA. Probably around 1000 stamps. Price $84 CJL11) Australia KGV Heads used in small blue stockbook. Mostly Lower Values, with a few 3d to 5d, unchecked for varieties, wmks. Etc. 500 – 600 stamps. Price $165 CJL12) Germany from Germanias to 3rd Reich, mint & used plus WWII occupations of Saar, Rhineland, Prussia etc., then Allied Occupation issues, West

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AUGUST SALE Germany & DDR, plus some useful Bulgaria, Greece & Cyprus. All housed in 64 page Red Lion Brand Stockbook. Much useful, and many complete sets.

Around 2500 stamps. Very cheap at 10c per stamp, price $249 CJL13) CMY8) New Zealand. Lovely collection in Deep red Seven Seas Album. Commences Queen Victoria with 1882 2nd Sidefaces to 1/-, good ranges of Officials from 1907 on, 2/- KGV Admirals x 2. KGVI mostly complete. QEII has complete set of Queen on Horseback to 10/used, Geyser £1, etc. This collection is mostly fine used to mid-1973, then mainly mint or mint unhinged to end of 1979. Then a bag containing around 1000 unsorted moderns into the 2000s. Back of book has some Ross Dependency and Lighthouse issues. A good lot, about 80% complete for the period covered. Price $329 CJL14) World Carton of Miscellaneous in 11 Large Stockbooks. Many thousands of mainly all different postally used, some cto, few mint.

I would venture to say there are probably over 10,000 here. All as received from deceased estate. Noted early Europe, Germany 3rd Reich with Hitler Heads, a nice Animals thematic lot, etc. etc. Sure to please at around 3c a stamp, price $319 CJL15) World. William Ackland (Melbourne Dealer)1920’s “Universal” illustrated stamp Album. In great condition with Grey “Crocodile” effect cover, with printed Grecian Urn in Red. Stated to contain 560 stamps all pre- 1953. Noted in Australia a nice page of Kangaroos, values to 2/- Brown, plus Australian States with Victoria 3d Half Length Imperf, and KGV heads. GB to 5/- Seahorse, interesting looking early Japan etc.

Lovely little intact album, with nothing removed. Got to be worth 15c a stamp average…price $84 CJL16) World Collection of around 5,000 housed in 2 Massive Heavy Duty Leatherlook Binders, with Brass Corner Protectors, and on near 200, 7 strip British Made Hagner Pages, all near new and cost approx. $60 each for the binders plus $1.75 for the Hagners, that is a $520 cost alone. The stamps are a better than average collection and look to be mostly all different and mainly postally used. There is the odd “spacefiller” included as is usual in all of this type of lot. So at an average 8c per stamp with the $520 of albums thrown in for free I reckon you cannot beat this at $419!

CJL17) Great Britain used collection/accumulation 1850’s – 2000 approx in older Brown 64 page stockbook. Commences with Line Engraved 7 Surface Printed, with a decent KEVII 5/- Carmine noted, cat. £220 alone. Then KGV with Seahorses to 5/- (Several) and KGVI to £1 (2 different) Loads of QEII Wildings, Regionals and Machins and heaps of complete commemorative sets, and values to £10. Also some nice postally used blocks of 4 and larger. Several 1000s of stamps here, you will love this lot at just $269 CJL18) Large Green Stockbook, crammed with around 2000 World stamps, with mint, used and cto. A veritable smorgasbord of early to modern delights to tempt your philatelic palate! Mostly all different.

Under 5c per stamp, price $94.50 CJL19) Great Britain. Massive used collection/accumulation 1840 – 2007 in as new Lion Brand Dark Blue 64 page stockbook (cost $65) Bulging with around 5000 stamps from Line Engraved to present day.

Very well organised chronologically. Noted Queen Victoria to 1/-, KEVI to 5/- (Both printings) KGV to 10/- (2) KGVI to 10/- (7) QEII Wildings organised by printing, then a wide range of Machin Definitives and Commemoratives, with literally hundreds of complete sets and values to £10. This really is a great lot, well worth an average of 20c per stamp.

Price $1000 CJL20) Australia PNC covers, wide ranging lot of 40 different 1995 to 2013, each as new housed in protective heavy duty plastic sleeve. Post Office cost approx. $600, plus free the 2013 $10 Kangaroo PNC. Only one of these lots available, around $1200 retail for only $395 CJL21) Australia Collection on album leaves 1913 – 1975 Mint and used.

Commences with a few KGV & Kangaroos to 2/- the Sturt pair mint & used, Kingsford Smith MUH & Used, & 6d Brown Airmail x 2 used, South Aust. Set used, Robes set used, AIF set mint, QEII Pre-decimal near complete with most both mint & used, then decimals similar to end of 1975. High cat/retail value. Several hundreds. Price $149 CJL22) World collection mint & used earlies to around 1975 on around 100 Album leaves, noted decent ranges of NZ, Austria, China, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France & Colonies, Greece etc. Must be close to if not more than 1500 stamps. Priced at only 5c a stamp this is very good buying. $75 CJL23) Very good World mint & used collection on around 135 album leaves. Noted nice ranges of Germany all periods, GB, Netherlands, Hungary, Ireland, Romania, Switzerland, USA etc. Must be near 3500 stamps here. Priced at only around 5c a stamp. Price $175 CJL24) Old “Geographia” Standard fast bound album in green linen cover embossed in Black and Gold. Circa 1924 this is in great condition compared to those usually seen from this era. Appears pretty well unpicked over and has quite a few pickings inc. Australian States, GB and USA. A few hundred with nothing after 1930 it seems, mostly used.

Price $49 CJL25) Old club book with ranges of early Europe, inc. decent Austria, Bavaria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia & Danzig. Appear all different, postally used. 200 plus. Cheap lot for anyone who knows what they are looking at/for. Price $29 CJL26) Australia Collection in Beige Binder on 31 as new Hagner pages (cost $54) Appears complete for the period Oct. 1990 – end of 1996.

All sets and minisheets mainly corner cds cancels, or cto. 70 complete sets excluding single stamp issues plus 12 minisheets and the ATM Triangular booklet. Total retail including the Hagners is around $300.

Very cheap at just $135 the lot.

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AUGUST SALE CJL27) Australia and AAT 1981 – 1992 used collection in Dark Blue Padded Seven Seas Hingeless Album. Appears complete for the period, inc. Framas & Booklets panes with many sets superb cto. Approx 185 complete sets inc. minisheets, also noted all gutter pairs inc. the scarce 70c photography. Album would have cost around $295 new, plus the stamps approx. $550, so a total value here of $845 for just $329. That’s only about $1.75 per set/minisheet CJL28) Great Britain used collection/accumulation 1870’s – 1980’s in as new Lighthouse Dark Grey 32 black page stockbook, gold blocked with marble effect cover, worth $35. This stockbook is stuffed with 1750 – 2000 stamps, leaving some pages free for expansion or reorganisation.

Noted Queen Victoria to 1/-, KGV Seahorses to 5/-, QEII to 5 pounds.

Many, many complete sets and better values here. Has to be worth around 10c a stamp. Stockbook comes free. Price $179 CMMY1) Papua with some New Guinea and PNG to 1970. Magnificent collection of mainly Mint Lakatois with many complete sets and values to 5/-. Housed in Ka – Be Padded Maroon Album, plus slipcase. Heavy duty linen hinged pages, must have cost $300 plus! Many complete sets inc. 1907 to 2/6d, 1911 to 2/6d, 1907 Both Small AND Large Papua Overprints to 2/6d, Kangaroos to 10/- used, New Guinea Huts Ovpt.

OS complete, Lakatois 1931 OS Overprints complete to 2/6d, 1933 Definitives complete to 10/- , 1952 onwards virtually complete mint unhinged. Some used where mint is hard to find. Particularly noted is a nice 1/- SG 27 mint, cat . £1800. Great lot for improvement or re-sale.

There is some duplication here and there but generally no more than 2 of anything. Looks like a collection with spares. SG 2016 Cat. = £6670 plus, with many cheaper items not counted. Terrific lot with a retail of at least $6000. Album comes free, and available at under half retail.

Laybys available. Price $2950 CMMY2) Germany 1936 – 1954 on Hagners. Commences 1936 Brown Ribbon minisheets, mint x 7 with original interleaving. 1937 Hitler minisheet rouletted mint unhinged, Michel 648. 1948/9 British and American Zone issues used to 75 pfg, the West Berlin views to 5DM used, red & black Berlin Overprints mint & used to 84pfg. Then Berlin 1949 UPU used, Stamp Ex. Set of 3 mint, Bell with clapper central complete used etc, etc. W. Germany Heuss defins Mint Unhinged and fine used to 3DM. All in all a lovely lot. Some duplication. SG Cat. £2250. Good value at under 20% cat. Price $749 CMMY3) Pitcairn Is. 1977 – 1998 Mint Unhinged Collection in Large Blue Stockbook. stamp collection in stockbook retail $520 plus. Clean lot. Most sets marginal copies. Defin. sets & Minisheets to $5 etc.

All the value course is from late 1980s to late 1990s as Australia Post ceased selling Pitcairn new issues after 1988, so many are quite scarce.

Estate lot, priced attractively at $390.

CMMY5) Australia 1913 – 1979 nice used collection in Dark Blue Errimar Apollo Springback Album. Commences 1913 Kangaroos x 23, values to

2/- Brown, then KGV x 4, values to 5d all wmks. & Perfs. represented.

Most KGV General issues are there Including 5/- Harbour Bridge and 6d Claret Engraved Kookaburra (both Spacefillers) Vic. Cent., Macarthur set of 4, Anzac pair, 1935 Jubilee set, 1936 SA Centenary etc. KGVI near complete with 3d Blues, all dies, Robes set and all commems. QEII predecimals are 95% complete, then decimals 80% complete. Most are nice fine used. About 1000. Price $750. (For another $250 could replace the 5/- Bridge & Kookaburra with decent cto examples) NO55) NEWFOUNDLAND. Magnificent collection on Scott illustrated album pages covering the period 1857-1943. One of the finest and freshest lots I have had the pleasure to offer. More than £4,200 SG Cat. Value (Aus. $6,720) includes a stunning SG 11, 3 margins example 3d Green mint lightly hinged £110, SG 13 £140, SG 15 mint £350, SG 25 mint £170, SG 40-43 Roulette mixed mint 1c others fine used £115, 1897 SG 66-69 Discovery and QV Diamond Jubilee, a stunning mint set £325, SG 83-90 mint £150, 1911 SG 117-27 mint £250, no rust or toning, more than 155 different stamps, various listed shades etc. A bargain as most of the early material normally sells well at half catalogue due to its rarity, as a collection this is available for just under 40% of cat. $2685 CAP3) British Empire on 26 as new Hagners in red binder. QV to early QEII, strength in KGVI with much mint unhinged. Noted Turks & Caicos to 10/- MUH, Trinidad 1935 Jubilee set mint, nice lot of used Canada mainly KGV and 14 x 1949 UPU sets mint/used inc. Pitcairn. Good lot of around 1250 stamps, Price $249 CAP5) Great Britain in near new Prinz blue padded 48 black page stockbook. Commences 1963 with Paris Phosphor issue, then commem. sets to 1981 with most in plate/traffic light blocks of 4 or 6, all mint unhinged.

Wonderful clean lot, near to 300 complete sets, plus a lot of extras not counted. At $1.50 average per set this is great buying. Price $449 CAP17) Cocos (Keeling) Is. Mostly Mint unhinged collection (some, but not all lightly hinged before 1970) in big red stockbook. Commences 1963 with pre-decimals inc . block of 4 2/3d, then decimals appear complete from 1969 to 1989 apart from Emergency Overprints with many sets in gutter pairs as well as the normal set. A few used extras not counted. Retail value of major Sydney dealer $900, priced at just 40% $359 the lot CMF5) Fiji on stack of 35 plus Hagner pages, 1890’s - 1990’s, inc. many unhinged sets. Noted 1891 2d dull green in cto 15 DE 00 block of 20, with gum (toned) 1949 UPU set mint, QEII Defins to One Pound mint unhinged, both 1953 & 1960 sets and used (3) , I counted 162 complete sets and 25 minisheets. Some minor duplication (sets in pairs & blocks of 4) plus some of the earlier stuff is toned. Still very good value at $259 CMF6) Christmas Is., 1958 – 2002 with pages to 2003. Mint Unhinged collection in as new Seven Seas Hingeless Burgundy Album in Padded Red Binder and Slipcase. Odd fault in a few earlies pre-decimal but generally all fresh mint unhinged. Album alone cost $175 plus and the

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CMF8) Papua New Guinea MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION in 3 Ka – Be Hingeless Albums with Slipcases. 1990 – 2011 virtually complete, with 1995 Emergency Overprints set of 11 both mint & used etc. This is essentially a Mint Unhinged collection, plus some extras in fine used.

The albums alone would have cost around $1200 plus the stamps retail value conservatively is $4600, so a total value of near $6000 for $3295.

CMF9) Lighthouse Australia Hingeless Albums (2) 1966 - 2000, including AAT. Superb Two Volume set on heavy duty leaves and in Black Padded Leather Grain Binders. Virtually as new, original cost $825. Price well under a half $395.

CMF12) Great Britain QEII 1952 – 1980 in Blue Padded Lighthouse 32 black page stockbook, mint & used. Noted Phosphor Commemoratives, inc. Lifeboat, Red Cross , FFH, Cable etc. Wilding Definitives inc.

Graphites with Inv. Wmks. Commem. Sets from 1953 Coronation with most sets represented in Mint & used, then HV Castles and pre-decimal Wildings mint & used sets to One Pound (approx.. 20 sets total) then Machin Definitives to 5 pounds & Brittannia 10 pound x 5. Also Jersey War Time issues, Regionals, Locals of Lundy, Herm & Alderney etc. A great lot! Must be 1500 plus stamps. Price $595 CMF15) France, Postal History Collection in Blue Padded Ka-Be 32 black page stockbook. Commences 1839 to 1870’s with both stamped envelopes and pre-stamp entires. 56 items, incIuding around a dozen Local Post covers. Fascinating stuff! Priced by previous owner at $1600, my price under a half at around $13 an item. Cheap buy for someone! $749

PM35) As above but Worldwide, 1.5kg for $125 MAP10) Worldwide contents of a Box File. A super quality lot of World on Paper, early to recent, from Deceased estate, could be anything here, good variety with some better values. Around 1.5kg, must be 6000 stamps for $179 MAP11) As above, but mainly Australia. Price $129

Packets and Mixtures PM25) Australia, off paper. Contents of a shoebox ex deceased estate.

Must be close to 15,000 stamps here dating from 1913 with a few Kangaroos and KGV to quite recent with many higher values, Internationals etc. noted. Huge variety here and at about 2c per stamp. Price $295.

PM26) Similar lot to the above, but Worldwide, same price $295 PM27) Brown Paper carrier Bag of World on paper, overall weight 2.15kg. Looks like a decent mix, early to modern. Brought in by Catholic Charity. Price $249 PM33) Australia unpicked charity mix, modern lot on close clipped paper with issues to end of 2015. A few high values noted here and there, and Commems. to 70c. We were selling this at $89 per kg, but just have around 10kg to clear at half price. Price per kg $44.50, 2.5kg for $99, 5kg for $195 or take the lot for $379 PM34) Our own incoming mail, from letters and parcels, plus some from a retired Reverend Father, who coincidentally is also called Morgan.

Complete envelopes and parcel pieces many with better values. Lots of very modern stuff included here. Australia Only, 1.5kg for $85

Other Great Britain BD345) Great Britain 1841 2d Pale Blue, SG 13, Spec.E1(1)e, re-entry to NW Star. Nice 3 margin example, lettered C – E, with Ivory head. Cancel leaves Queen’s head clear. Cat. £200, price $69 BD346) Great Britain 1841 2d Pale Blue, SG 13, Spec.E1(1)h, guideline through value. Nice 3 margin example, lettered L – H, black Maltese Cross cancel. Cat. £110, price $38 GB115) Great Britain 1854 1/- Green Embossed SG55. Nice used example with 2 good margins, indistinct cancel. Cat. £1000. Very good value at only 7.5% cat. Price $135 BD339) Great Britain 1874 5/- Rose, plate 2, SG 127 On piece. Lovely looking stamp on small piece cancelled by clean strike of EC 2 Barred number. Possibly a closed tear at top. Nevertheless a nice looking piece, cat. £675. Selling as is at under 10% cat. Price $110 BD340) Great Britain 1880 1/- Orange Brown, SG 151 plate 13. Fine used example cancelled by clearly struck cds barred numeral 105. Lettered H- J, J – H. Well centred with full perfs. Premium stamp! Cat. £1400 inc. 100% premium for lightly cancelled well centred. Well priced at around 20% cat. $479

Great Britain 1840 1d Blacks PB22) GB 1840 1d Intense Black SG1, plate 1b. Nice 4 margin example with neat red Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered J-K. Bright fresh looking stamp. Cat. £525. Price $649 PB23) GB 1840 1d Black SG2, plate 1b. Nice 4 large margin example with red Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered M-C. Nice looking stamp. Cat. £375. Price $469 PB24) GB 1840 1d Intense Black SG1, plate 2. Nice 4 large margin example with tidy red Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered P-A. Also with variety “P doubled” Very fresh looking stamp. Cat. £525. Price $649 PB25/26) GB 1840 1d Black SG2, plate 2. Nice 4 large margin example with neat red Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered L-L, and with matching lettered plate 2 1d Red Brown (SG7) on piece, 4 margins and black Maltese cross. Scarce and hard to find. Cat. £700. Price $895 PB27) GB 1840 1d Black SG2, plate 4. Nice deep colour, tending towards Intense Black. 4 margin example with red Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered K-E. Attractive stamp. Cat. £375. Price $469

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AUGUST SALE BD342) Great Britain 1880 1/- Orange Brown, SG 151 plate 13. Fine used example cancelled by cds of W.C. London lettered I – T, T- I, Well centred with perfs. slightly trimmed at left, nice stamp. Cat. £700. Priced around 10% cat. $119 BD349) Great Britain 1881 6d Surcharge SG 162a. Variety “Dots slanting down to right” Cancelled by barred Numeral 42. Lettered J – S, S – J. cat. Tiny closed tear at top. £450. Priced cheaply at only 10% cat. $77.50 BD403) Great Britain 1883 2/6d Lilac on Blued Paper, SG 175. Lovely well centred, full perf example lettered H – K, K – H. Late usage, cancelled by Continental Night Mail cds of AU 21 96. Much nicer than most of these that you see, no creases, thins, rubbing or crayon marks! Cat. £1500, plus 50% premium for well centred, lightly used. Price $825 GB112) As above, another as above, with double ring cds, date unclear.

Lettered C- F, F – C. Price $775 GB113) Great Britain 1883 10/- Ultramarine on Blued paper, SG 177.

Lovely well centred example lettered G – G. , perfs slightly ragged at top and trimmed at lower left. Cancelled by neat corner Frampton squared circle of SP 25 87. 96. Much nicer than most of these that you see, no creases, thins, rubbing or crayon marks! Cat. £8250, plus 50% premium for well centred, lightly used. A great price, only 10% cat. $1485 GB114) As above, this one centred high, lettered G – H, H – G. Cancelled by barred cancel “L.S. 6”. Perfs slightly trimmed at base. Cheap at only 7.5% cat. $1100 GB109) Great Britain 1883 9d Dull Green, SG 195 Vertical Pair Used in Ireland! Cancelled by Duplex of Armagh dated AU 19 84. A stunning and rare piece, never seen by us before. Multiples of this stamp are rare, used in Ireland are impossible! Full perfs, good colour, minor stain & wrinkle to top left in no way detracts. Cat. £480 for a single stamp, £2250 for a block of 4. Price $1725 BD221) Great Britain 1902 5/- both De la Rue Shades in nice used condition with circular cancels. SG 263 & 264 Bright Carmine and Deep Bright Carmine. Nice for comparison. Both well centred with full perfs. Cat. £440. Price $149 the two.

GB110) Great Britain 1929 PUC £1 Black SG 438. Iconic St. George and Dragon design. A must have for any GB collector, this one is sound used with heavier Registered Cancel of 23rd JAN 37. Originally one of a pair or block. Cat. £550, price $475 GB111) As above another from the same pair or block, with portions of 3 cancels, price $445 MMY1) Great Britain 1958 1st DLR Set of 4 Values Sg 536a-9a MINT UNHINGED top marginal examples. Superb and perfect beautifully fresh, well centred and with good perfs. Premium quality. Cat. £600. Price $795 GB 108) Great Britain 1960 2.5d Red Wilding Type 1 with 1 phosphor band. SG 614b, mint unhinged, cat. £45, price $54

GB107)( Great Britain 1962 – 65 Phosphor Commemoratives 1962 NPY – 1965 Parliament complete mint unhinged. My how these have come down in price, may be the last chance to buy at this level. Cat. £280 = $500 at time of writing…price under a third $165 DB674) Great Britain pre-decimal selection of Missing Phosphor Commemoratives. 10 mint unhinged, 1 used. Price $89 DB684) GB 1996 Christmas 43p, Missing Gold used on piece. Found in Kiloware, with normal for comparison. Entirely genuine, with no tampering or evidence that the gold was ever there. Previously unrecorded.

Magnificent error. Price $1665 Australian States New South Wales DB512) NSW very late 1941 Official Use cover. 1882- 5, 1d Orange perf.

11 x 12 Ovpt. OS, SG O20b used by Canberra slogan “REGISTER VALUABLE MAILS” 17 APR 1941 with violet “Dept. of the Air Concessional Postal Rates” cachet. To Brisbane. Rare and unusual. Stamp has pre-application horizontal crease which does not detract. Price $149 South Australia SA2) South Australia 1896 small cover to Germany bearing 2d Orange SG 174 & Halfpenny Chocolate Bantam SG 182. Cancelled by Adelaide Duplex of JY 7 96 and inscribed manuscript “via Naples” on face. Reverse bears arrival cds of Schwerin 9.8.96. Clean attractive cover, price $72 SA3) South Australia 1897 small cover to Germany bearing vertical pair of 1d Green Over-inked, SG 175a plus Halfpenny Chocolate bantam SG 182. Cancelled by Adelaide cds of FE 23 97 and inscribed manuscript “via Brinidisi on face. Reverse bears Hamburg arrival cds of 29 3 97. Fine and difficult to find varieties on cover. Price $96 SA1) South Australia Bright Violet 2/6d Long Toms, both thick and thin “Postage” SG 276a & 289, cancelled by Parcel P.O. Adelaide cds of JU 23 04 and Adelaide cds of NO 2 08 respectively. Both nice examples, with good perfs. Cat. £55, price $49 Tasmania T1) Tasmania 1856 cover Hobart-Geelong, (7 April) folded entire from Hobart to Geelong simply addressed as - "J. P. Reeves Esq, Singapore Terrace, Geelong". (Also very lightly populated at this time.) Franked with a very sharp crisp impression 1855 4d Deep Blue stamp Imperforate, Star Watermark Queen Victoria Chalon, (SG 17) tied by a lovely sharp bold '61' First Allocation Barred Numeral of Hobart. Has superb strike of the vermillion Crowned “GENERAL POST OFFICE/HOBART TOWN/VDL” cds at lower right, and equally nice strike on reverse of the similar and large, scarce 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/GEELONG VICTORIA' cds in

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AUGUST SALE vermillion (AP 14 - 1856) on reverse. The blue paper envelope of this era is slightly as always, but still a nicer than usual looking items from 1850s. The very FIRST Tasmania stamps were only issued in November 1853, so this is a VERY early cover. Cat “From £390” on cover. - VERY few items from these first few years exist, as the population was tiny, and most mail was official, and the ones that do are generally in deplorable condition. Price $349 T2) Tasmania 1861 (24 Jul) most attractive small envelope from Launceston to Hobart with 1857-60 4d Blue Imperforate Chalon (massive margin at left, with portion of adjoining stamp) tied by lovely crisp '52' numeral of Launceston, with 'PREPAID' despatch and arrival handstamps in red – both the circular and Diamond type, the despatch one a superb strike and neatly “ties” the stamp to cover. SG 37 SG Cat “From £140” on cover. Lovely little piece. $249 DB493 TASMANIA 1889-91 SIDEFACE 1/2d on 1d Red opt REPRINT corner marginal block of 8, imperf. on thin card. Unhinged, attractive. Price $125 DB492) As above but marginal block of 4, price $65 BD402) Tasmania 1908 6d Lake Pictorial SG 248, perf T. Lovely cds used example cancelled by 29 OC 10 Tasmania cds, town not visible. Scarce item, with good centring and perfs. $49 Victoria V6) Victoria 1872 usage of Horizontal Pair 3d QV Bright Orange SG 143b on small envelope, Geelong – London. Tied by No. 2 Duplex of Geelong AP 23 72 and with London E2 “PAID” cds of JU 20 72 in red on front. Reverse bears the logo of Taylor 7 Buckland Solicitors on flap. Price $110 V4) Victoria 1884 usage of Horizontal Pair of 6d Deep Blue QV, SG 151b on small envelope Creswick to Ingelton UK. Adhesives tied by duplex of Creswick MR 26 84 and with reverse cds’s of Geelong MR 27 84, Ballarat 28 MR 84 and Ingelton 7 MY 84. Fine condition, minor wrinkles at top right do not detract. Price $110 V2) Victoria 1910 Picture Postcard of the Statue of Louis 15th in Reims, posted from Stawell, Victoria to Vineyard at Magill S.A. Bears horizontal pair of QV Bantam Halfpenny Green, SG 416. Very scarce usage and nicely tied by complete cds of Stawell 8 JA 10. SG states from x 10 on cover. Price $49 Western Australia BD681) Western Australia 1854 1d Black Swan, SG1. Sound used example with close margins cat. £275. Price $149 LM74) Western Australia 1893 neat clean re-addressed small cover Fremantle to Sweden, bearing solo use of 2.5d Blue Swan SG 97a, cancelled with Fremantle Duplex SP 22 1893, and with arrival Duplex of Perth on reverse of the same date, together with arrival cds of Lund, Sweden 23 10 1893 and Eslof (now Eslov) of the same date. Cat. £2.25 SG states x 40 on cover. This one is in fantastic condition. Price $129 LM81) Western Australia 1896 neat clean small cover Albany to Surbi-

ton, England. Bears solo use of 2.5d Deep Blue Swan SG 97, cancelled with Albany duplex of MR 12 (Year slug missing!), and with arrival Kingston on Thames cds of AP 13 96. Cat. £2.25 SG states x 40 on cover.

Very attractive piece. Price $119 LM75) Western Australia 1901 neat clean small cover Fremantle to Reading, PA., USA. Bears solo use of 2.5d Blue Swan SG 113, cancelled with Fremantle duplexes of JA 21 01 and MISSENT to UK with arrival cds Reading, FE 17 01, and later PA cds and oval “Received 1” of MAR 1 01. Also has printed J & W Bateman. Merchants. Fremantle in Wedgwood Blue boat shaped logo on reverse. Cat. £3 SG states x 40 on cover.

Fascinating cover. Price $129 DB490) Western Australia 1895 1d on 3d Pale Brown, SG 107. Fresh mint block of 9, with one stamp only hinged, plus another with very minor tone spot. Cat at £15 each for hinged. Attractive multiple. Price $139 WA10) Western Australia 1896 3d Green Postal Stationery Postcard H & G PC4. Used locally by Perth Duplex of MY 27 96. Neat and clean, price $100 WA13) Western Australia 1898 uprated 1.5d on 3d Green Postal Stationery Postcard H & G PC5, Albany to Moonta S.A. with 1d Carmine Swan SG 95, rated from x 40 on cover by Gibbons. Tied by cds of Albany JA 29 98 and with arrival cds of Adelaide on reverse FE 2 98 and Squared Circle of Moonta on face of the same date. Very nice and scarce item in fine condition. Small Cnr. Crease top left. Price $165 WA11) Western Australia 1902 2d Slate Blue Lettercard, text on reverse, H & G LC 3 cancelled to order by UPU 4 ring cancel. Fine and fresh, price $100 WA12) Another as above, in a slightly deeper shade. Price $100 DB497) Western Australia 1902 2/- Bright Red on Yellow, perf 11, SG 134. Nice fine used example with partial SEP 03 cds cancel. Centrred slightly low, with good perfs. Cat. £180, price $119 WA4) Western Australia 1904 Small Registered cover, Kookynie to Commercial Bank, Hobart Tasmania. Bear 1d Carmine Rose Swan SG 117 x 3 (Single and vertical pair) plus 2d Yellow Swan SG 118, all tied by neat strikes of Kookynie OC 7 04. Arrival cds of Launceston 17.OC.04 and Hobart a day later. Also Perth “R” Registered handstamp. Rated 2 ++ on cover. A rare item in fine condition. Kookynie is now a Ghost town with few inhabitants, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookynie,_Western_Australia Price $375 WA9) Western Australia 1905 2d Slate Blue Lettercard H & G LC 3 text on reverse, used Coolgardie to West Geelong, Victoria. Cancelled by Unframed duplex of Coolgardie MY 31 05 . No arrival markings, selvedge removed, has been mounted using paper hinges. Generally clean and attractive, price $150 WA7) Western Australia 1905 1.5d + 1.5d Blue Reply Postcard, unseparated H & G RPC 2 postally used to Albany to Switzerland and cancelled by duplex of AU 15 05. Reverse of the unused reply section bears Swiss arrival cds of 18.IX 05. Fine and rare, price $295

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AUGUST SALE WA1) Western Australia 1907 small registered cover Davyhurst to Hobart Tasmania. Bears 2d Yellow Swan SG 140 (damage to lower left) and 3d Brown Swan SG 141, lower marginal example each tied by cds of Davyhurst 24 JUN. 07 and with Perth “R” registered handstamp on front. Perth Large Blue Double Ring Oval Registered Handstamp JUN 26. 1907 and Hobart cds of JL 10 1907 on reverse. All nicely written up on album page and mounted with photo corners. Davystown is an old Gold Mining Town, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davyhurst,_Western_Australia Neat clean, scarce and attractive, price $175 WA6) Western Australia 1907 2d Ultramarine Lettercard, text on reverse used Perth - Sweden and cancelled by Perth cds of 1 AU 07. H & G LC4.

Selvedge intact. Fine and scarce, price $195 WA8) As above, used Kondinin to Penguin Tasmania. Cancelled by cds of 23 NOV. 07 and with arrival cds on reverse of Perth the following day and Devonport West 3. DE. 07. Selvedge removed. Price $150 WA2) Western Australia 1907 small registered cover Donnybrook to Hobart Tasmania. Bears 5 x 1d Rose Pink Swans , SG 139 (Vertical pair & strip of 3) plus 2d Yellow Swan SG 140, all cancelled by neat strikes of Donnybrook cds 1 OCT.07. Perth “R” Registered Handstamp on front, plus Perth Large Blue Double Ring Oval Registered Handstamp OCT.2 – 1907 and Hobart cds of OC 14 1907 on reverse. All nicely written up on album page and mounted with photo corners. Neat clean and attractive, price $275 WA3) Western Australia 1909 4d Swan Pale Chestnut SG 142 tied by Perth oval Datestamp of 9 AU 09 on Registered Envelope H & G No. 1, with red text. Envelope similarly cancelled over embossed 3d on reverse. Addressed to Dunedin NZ and with Perth “R” Registered Handstamp on front. Hexagonal Arrival handstamps on reverse of Invercargill in Burgundy 23 AUG 1909 in Burgundy, and Dunedin similar in Violet of the same date. 1909 represents late usage for this envelope. Stamp is catalogued £17 for used, and Gibbons states from x 12 on cover = AUD$365 at time of writing this. Nice rare cover well written up on album page and mounted with photo corners. Price $295 WA5) Western Australia 1912 Amazing Small Advertising Cover, Perth to Lorne, Ireland. Bears 1d Rose Pink Swan, SG 139 tied by Perth Machine cancel of 20.OCT.12. There are no postage due markings, despite being underpaid and no backstamps. Cover shows Panoramic View of Perth in Red at base of front, and Peet & Co. Ltd., Auctioneers, Perth printed address at top left. Reverse bears info. About Western Australia also in red and in printed all over with detail of Minerals, Wheat Export and Land Available.

(160 Acre Block available for Nine Pounds two Shillings!) Cover is mounted by photo corners and written up op on album page. Price $295 Australia Postal History BD234) Australia 1914 small neat cover bearing 2.5d 1st wmk Kangaroo, Perth to USA. Franked by Machine canceller of 2 JUL 14. Cat. $150 on cover, this is way nicer than usually seen. Price $129

LM121) Australia 1916 small censored re-addressed cover to Germany, Via Switzerland. Mail for Germany from Australia & other countries was routed via Switzerland on a fee for service basis. Generally the letter was enclosed with the fee of 10/- or so for onwards consignment under new cover. Bears 2nd wmk 2.5d Indigo Kangaroo, tied by Smithfield NSW cds of OC 5 1916, and with St. Moritz arrival cds of 23.XI.16 on front and reverse, together with Ruvigliana receiving cds on the next day for the re-direction. Black print “Opened By Censor” tape at left. A very rare survivor. Price $210 DB526) Australia 1922 small Taxed cover to USA. Bears 1d Violet & 2d red single wmk. KGV tied by cds of Watersleigh NSW 15DE22 to Washington USA. Additionally T2d in Blue Crayon, with NSW T30 in Shield shape handstamp and with two line “U.S. CHARGE TO COLLECT 6 cents” Attractive and scarce, price $159 BD677) Australia 1924, superb small commercial (NOT 1st flight) Aerial Mail cover to W. D . & H. O . Wills Ltd. (Tobacco & Cigarette Company) Perth, W. A. Bears 4.5d Violet Single Wmk KGV Head, tied by cds of Carnarvon, W. A. 30 MR 24, and with incorrectly dated received stamp in violet of 1 APR 1925. (Some April foolery?) “AERIAL MAIL” straight line handstamp on front. Neat clean hand addressed cover , with “Copperplate” handwriting. (Cover has been opened on 3 sides) Carnarvon is some 900 km from Perth, so 2 days delivery time from posting is quite remarkable for the period. A scarce and attractive item. Price $389 DB543) Australia 1929 Small Registered Cover to Yugoslavia. Bears KGV Halfpenny Orange single wmk x 3, plus 1d, 1.5d & 2d Brown Small Multi. Wmk. Perf 13.5 x 12.5 to make correct registered rate of 6d. All are tied by cds of Cumborah NSW 24SE29, and with red Cumborah Reg’d label No. 552. Reverse bears arrival markings of Sydney Registered cds 25SE29 and of Ljubljana in red, date not legible. A very rare destination, with equally rare franking. Price $465 DB506) Australia 1931 small cover surface mail to India, accidental FDC! Bears 2d & Horizontal pair of 3d Kingsford Smiths, to pay 8d rate. Slit open at left. Tied by SHIP MAIL ROOM, MELBOURNE cds of 19MR31, and with Bombay arrival cds on reverse of 5APR31. Superb example of an accidental first day cover. Price $210 DB542) Australia 1933 uprated 1.5d brown p/stationery card to Argentina. Uprated with Halfpenny Orange KGV smw perf. 13.5 x 12.5 and cancelled by Rochester Vic. cds of 26AP33. Fascinating reading on reverse. Scarce destination. Price $89 APH11) Australia 1929 Long OHMS Registered Cover Stamp Duties Office Melbourne to Colac Vic. Bears solo use 4.5d Violet single wmk KGV Head perf. OS cancelled by Elizabeth St. Melbourne cds of 31 AU 29 plus Red Reg’d label type R6 of Elizabeth St. No. 3832. Reverse has Melbourne Registered cds of 2 SE 29 and arrival cds of Colac of the same date. Cover is fine, has been opened 3 sides for display. Scarce stamp on cover, cat. $400, price $239

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25 AAT ......................................................$ 3.00 50 AAT ................................................... $ 25.00 100 AAT ................................................. $ 99.00 50 ADEN ................................................ $ 12.00 100 AFGHANISTAN .................................. $ 15.00 100 AFRICA ..............................................$ 6.00 200 AFRICA ............................................. $ 13.00 50 AITUTAKI ........................................... $ 40.00 150 AITUTAKI ....................................... $ 140.00 200 AITUTAKI ........................................$180.00 50 ALBANIA ............................................$14.00 100 ALBANIA ......................................... $ 24.00 50 ALGERIA .............................................$11.00 25 ANDORRA - FRENCH MINT U/H .......... $ 20.00 50 ANDORRA - FRENCH MINT U/H .......... $ 50.00 25 ANDORA - SPANISH MINT U/H ........... $ 20.00 50 ANDORRA - SPANISH MINT U/H ......... $ 60.00 25 ANGUILLA ...........................................$18.00 25 ANTIGUA ..............................................$ 5.00 50 ANTIGUA BARBUDA............................ $ 20.00 200 ARAB STATES ................................... $ 12.00 100 ARGENTINA .......................................$ 6.00 200 ARGENTINA ..................................... $ 15.00 300 ARGENTINA.......................................$28.00 25 ASCENSION .......................................$42.00 100 AUST. (DEC MINT U/H) ..................... $ 55.00 100 AUST. (PRE-DEC.MINT U/H) ............. $ 60.00 100 AUSTRALIA ........................................$ 4.00 200 AUSTRALIA ........................................$ 6.00 300 AUSTRALIA ........................................$ 8.00 400 AUSTRALIA ...................................... $ 13.50 500 AUSTRALIA ...................................... $ 16.50 600 AUSTRALIA ...................................... $ 27.50 800 AUSTRALIA ...................................... $ 40.00 1000 AUSTRALIA .................................... $ 65.00 250 AUSTRALIA CTO PACK (MODERN).......$60.00 300 AUSTRALIA CTO PACK (MODERN) ......$70.00 25 AUSTRALIAN STATES .......................... $ 16.00 50 AUSTRALIAN STATES .......................... $ 96.00 10 AUSTRALIAN STATES – NSW ...............$16.00 10 AUSTRALIAN STATES – QLD.................$20.00 10 AUSTRALIAN STATES – SA....................$20.00 10 AUSTRALIAN STATES – TASMANIA .......$20.00 10 AUSTRALIAN STATES – VICTORIA .........$10.00 10 AUSTRALIAN STATES – WA...................$30.00 100 AUSTRIA ............................................$ 7.00 200 AUSTRIA .......................................... $ 18.00 500 AUSTRIA ........................................ $ 130.00 100 AUSTRIA (LRG.COMMEMS) .............. $ 50.00

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100 BAHAMAS ....................................... $ 90.00

50 BAHAMAS (MINT SETS)........................$42.00 25 BAHRAIN ........................................... $ 33.00 50 BAHRAIN ........................................... $ 72.00 100 BANGLADESH ................................... $ 11.00 25 BARBADOS ........................................ $ 12.00 50 BARBADOS ........................................ $ 40.00 100 BARBADOS ...................................... $ 70.00 50 BASUTOLAND/ LESOTHO ....................$40.00 50 BAVARIA ........................................... $ 28.00 100 BELGIAN CONGO ................................$32.00 200 BELGIAN CONGO ............................ $ 100.00 100 BELGIUM .............................................$6.00 200 BELGIUM ..........................................$15.00 300 BELGIUM ......................................... $ 24.00 100 BELGIAN COLONIES ........................... $ 13.00 300 BELGIAN COLONIES .......................... $ 80.00 500 BELGIAN COLONIES .........................$166.00 25 BERMUDA ...........................................$24.00 100 BERMUDA ........................................ $ 90.00 100 BHUTAN ...........................................$30.00 50 BOHEMIA MORAVIA ............................ $ 8.00 100 BOHEMIA MORAVIA ........................ $ 24.00 150 BOHEMIA MORAVIA ........................ $ 55.00 25 BOLIVIA ...............................................$ 6.00 50 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA ....................... $ 33.00 150 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA ................... $ 170.00 25 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA (MUH IN SETS) $50.00 100 Br.P.O. AGENCIES ............................ $ 100.00 25 BR. SOLOMONS .................................. $ 10.00 100 BRAZIL ............................................ $ 17.00 200 BRAZIL ............................................ $ 36.00 100 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ................. $ 6.00 200 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH .............. $ 10.00 500 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH .............. $ 30.00 100 BRITISH C'WEALTH (MINT U/H) ........ $ 27.00 100 BRITISH C'WEALTH KGVI (MINT U/H) $ 60.00 500 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MINT ....$100.00 1000 BRITISH C'WEALTH LRG (COMMEMS190.00 50 BRIT. HONDURAS (LRG.COMMEMS) .... $ 40.00 25 HONDURAS AND BELIZE .......................$ 9.00 25 BRITISH VIRGIN ISL............................. $ 22.00 100 BRITISH WEST INDIES ....................... $ 14.00 25 BRUNEI .............................................. $ 30.00 50 BRUNEI ...............................................$66.00 200 BULGARIA ........................................ $ 17.00 100 BURUNDI ......................................... $ 20.00

C

25 CAMBODIA ........................................ $ 10.00 100 CAMBODIA .................................... $ 115.00 100 CANADA ............................................$ 6.00 1000 CANADA .......................................$100.00 100 CANADA (MINT.COMMEMS) ............ $ 50.00 25 CAYMAN ISL ...................................... $ 15.00 50 CAYMAN ISL ...................................... $ 36.00 100 CHANNEL ISLANDS .......................... $ 19.00 150 CHANNEL ISLANDS(MINT).................$90.00 200 CHANNEL ISLANDS, MINT SETS ...... $ 110.00 100 CHILE .............................................. $ 12.00 200 CHILE .............................................. $ 24.00 100 CHINA ............................................. $ 39.00

300 CHINA ........................................... $ 130.00 500 CHINA ........................................... $ 350.00 50 CHINA & TAIWAN ................................$16.00 200 CHINA & TAIWAN ..............................$60.00 300 CHINA & TAIWAN ............................$130.00 500 CHINA & TAIWAN ............................$260.00 100 CHINA (LRG, MINT, COMP.SETS) ........ $ 60.00 25 CHRISTMAS ISLAND .......................... $ 14.00 50 CHRISTMAS ISLAND .......................... $ 33.00 75 CHRISTMAS ISLAND .......................... $ 50.00 100 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ...................... $ 100.00 150 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ...................... $ 150.00 200 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ...................... $ 230.00 25 COCOS ISLAND .....................................$ 8.00 50 COCOS ISLAND ................................... $ 38.00 75 COCOS ISLAND ................................... $ 60.00 100 COCOS ISLAND ............................... $ 132.00 300 COLOMBIA ....................................... $ 60.00 300 COOK ISLANDS ............................... $ 350.00 400 COOK ISLANDS ............................... $ 560.00 500 COOK ISLANDS ............................... $ 650.00 750 COOK ISLANDS ............................. $ 1280.00 1000 COOK ISLANDS .......................... $ 2,000.00 50 COSTA RICA (MINT SETS) .....................$20.00 50 CROATIA (PRE WAR) ........................... $ 20.00 50 CROATIA (POST WAR, MINT) ................$40.00 100 CUBA ................................................$ 9.00 200 CUBA (LARGE PICT.)...........................$18.00 300 CUBA ............................................... $ 30.00 25 CYPRUS.............................................. $ 12.00 50 CYPRUS............................................. $ 30.00 100 CYPRUS............................................ $ 60.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ...............................$ 3.00 200 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ............................. $ 15.00 500 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ............................. $ 17.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (MINT U/H)........... $ 17.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (POST WAR).......... $ 11.00 400 CZECHOSLOVAKIA MINT.....................$30.00

D

50 DANZIG .............................................. $ 29.00 100 DANZIG ............................................ $ 66.00 100 DENMARK .........................................$ 6.00 200 DENMARK .........................................$12.00 500 DENMARK .........................................$60.00 25 DOMINICA BR........................................$4.00 50 DOMINICA BR. ......................................$ 6.00 100 DOMINICA BR. .................................. $ 30.00 50 DOMINICA BR. (KGVI & QEII) .............. $ 40.00 50 DOMINICAN REP ................................ $ 18.00 100 DOMINICAN REP. ............................. $ 39.00

E

200 ECUADOR ......................................... $ 96.00 400 ECUADOR ....................................... $ 120.00 500 ECUADOR ...................................... $ 150.00 100 EGYPT .............................................. $ 10.00 200 EGYPT .............................................. $ 56.00 300 EGYPT .............................................. $ 70.00 50 EGYPT (MINT/UH IN COMPL. SETS) ..... $ 30.00

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Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections 50 EGYPT + 4 M/S .................................. $ 30.00 25 EQUATORIAL GUINEA (M/SHEET CTO) .$ 11.00 50 ESTONIA ............................................ $ 66.00

F

20 FALKLAND ISL. COMPL. MINT SETS.... $ 100.00 25 FALKLAND ISLAND ............................. $ 24.00 50 FAROE ISLAND ................................... $ 60.00 100 FAROE ISLAND ................................ $ 130.00 50 FIJI ..................................................... $ 18.00 100 FIJI .................................................. $ 50.00 150 FIJI .................................................. $ 70.00 200 FIJI .................................................. $ 80.00 250 FIJI ................................................. $ 140.00 400 FIJI ................................................. $ 300.00 100 FINLAND ......................................... $ 18.00 300 FINLAND ......................................... $ 60.00 10 FIUME ..................................................$ 7.00 300 FRANCE ............................................ $ 30.00 500 FRANCE .............................................$70.00 100 FRENCH COLONIES .............................$ 6.00 200 FRENCH COLONIES ............................ $ 20.00 500 FRENCH COLONIES .............................$70.00 100 FRENCH COLONIES (PRE IND) ............ $ 28.00 100 FRENCH. MOROCCO .......................... $ 25.00 50 FRENCH POLYNESIA ............................ $ 50.00

G

50 GERMANY 3RD REICH ......................... $ 13.00 25 GERMANY..............................................$5.00 100 GERMANY .........................................$ 7.00 300 GERMANY ........................................ $ 18.00 1000 GERMANY ...................................... $ 70.00 100 GERMANY (PRE WAR)........................$24.00 500 GERMANY EAST................................ $ 40.00 50 GERMANY INFLATION (MINT U/H ) ..... $ 10.00 100 GERMANY INFLATION (MINT U/H)..... $ 20.00 500 GERMANY WEST ................................$60.00 100 GERMANY WEST (LARGE COMMEMS).$20.00 50 GHANA .............................................. $ 50.00 100 GHANA ............................................ $ 70.00 200 GHANA .......................................... $ 120.00 25 GIBRALTAR ......................................... $ 17.00 50 GIBRALTAR ......................................... $ 45.00 500 GILBERT, KIRIBATI, TUVALU .............$270.00 25 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU ................. $ 12.00 50 GILBERT, KIRIBATI,TUVALU .................$30.00 150 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU ................ $ 90.00 200 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .............. $ 100.00 360 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .............. $ 190.00 400 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .............. $ 225.00 50 GREAT BRITAIN .....................................$ 7.00 100 GREAT BRITAIN ...................................$ 9.00 1000 GREAT BRITAIN ............................. $ 176.00 1200 GREAT BRITAIN ............................. $ 230.00 100 GREAT BRITAIN (LARGE COMMEMS) ..$12.00 200 GREAT BRITAIN (LARGE COMMEMS).. $ 20.00 500 GREAT BRITAIN (LARGE COMMEMS) ..$70.00 100 GREECE ............................................ $ 24.00 200 GREECE ............................................ $ 50.00

300 GREECE ............................................ $ 70.00 100 GREENLAND ................................... $ 100.00 100 GRENADA MINT................................ $ 24.00 50 GUATEMALA ...................................... $ 14.00 100 GUATEMALA..................................... $ 32.00 300 GUATEMALA................................... $ 150.00 25 GUINEA M/S ...................................... $ 10.00 50 GUINEA REP. .........................................$ 6.00 100 GUINEA REP. (LARGE PICT.) .............. $ 10.00

H

50 HAITI ................................................. $ 18.00 100 HAITI ............................................... $ 30.00 200 HAITI ............................................... $ 55.00 100 HOLLAND ...........................................$ 7.00 200 HOLLAND ......................................... $ 14.00 300 HOLLAND ......................................... $ 30.00 400 HOLLAND ......................................... $ 40.00 50 HONDURAS .........................................$30.00 100 HONDURAS ...................................... $ 50.00 200 HONDURAS ...................................... $ 80.00 400 HONDURAS ................................... $ 140.00 100 HONDURAS REP. ................................$60.00 25 HONG KONG .........................................$ 6.00 50 HONG KONG ...................................... $ 12.00 200 HONG KONG ................................... $ 100.00 500 HUNGARY ........................................ $ 30.00 2000 HUNGARY ................................... $ 150.00 3000 HUNGARY ................................... $ 440.00 200 HUNGRY ( LARGE PICT) .................... $ 18.00 300 HUNGARY (LARGE PICT.) ................. $ 24.00

I

25 ICELAND ............................................ $ 20.00 50 ICELAND ............................................ $ 40.00 100 INDIA ..................................................$6.00 200 INDIA ................................................$16.00 25 INDO - CHINA ......................................$ 8.00 50 INDO - CHINA ..................................... $ 30.00 200 INDONESIA ...................................... $ 24.00 100 INDONESIAN (RECENT COMMEMS).... $ 33.00 100 IRAN .................................................$14.00 300 IRAN ............................................... $ 30.00 50 IRELAND ..............................................$ 9.00 100 IRELAND ......................................... $ 18.00 300 IRELAND ........................................ $ 210.00 400 IRELAND ........................................ $ 240.00 500 IRELAND ........................................ $ 280.00 100 ISRAEL ..............................................$13.00 20 ISRAEL COMPLETE MINT SETS ............ $ 90.00 25 ITALIAN COLONIES ............................. $ 15.00 100 ITALIAN COLONIES ............................ $ 75.00 200 ITALIAN COLONIES .......................... $ 160.00 100 ITALY ..................................................$ 6.00 200 ITALY ............................................... $ 16.00 300 ITALY .................................................$36.00 500 ITALY ............................................... $ 80.00

J

100 JAMAICA ......................................... $ 50.00 50 JAPAN ...................................................$4.00

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200 JAPAN ...............................................$30.00 100 JAPAN (ALL MINT) ........................... $ 70.00 100 JAPAN (COMMEMS) ......................... $ 20.00 200 JAPAN (COMMEMS) ......................... $ 50.00 50 JERSEY ............................................... $ 13.00

K

50 KOREA NORTH (LARGE PICT.) ................ $ 6.00 100 KOREA NORTH (LARGE PICT.)............. $ 10.00 50 KOREA NORTH (M/SHEET) .................. $ 20.00 50 KOREA SOUTH .................................... $ 24.00

L

25 LAOS......................................................$4.00 50 LAOS ....................................................$ 7.00 20 LAOS PRE WAR .....................................$ 6.00 100 LATIN AMERICA ................................ $ 10.00 300 LATIN AMERICA ................................ $ 50.00 50 LATVIA ............................................... $ 44.00 75 LATVIA (Pre War) ............................. $ 100.00 100 LEBANON ......................................... $ 40.00 200 LEBANON ...................................... $ 100.00 50 LIBERIA ...............................................$ 9.00 100 LIBERIA .............................................$25.00 200 LIBERIA ............................................ $ 35.00 300 LIBERIA ............................................ $ 70.00 25 LIECHTENSTEIN .................................. $ 10.00 50 LIECHTENSTEIN .................................. $ 30.00 25 LITHUANIA ......................................... $ 10.00 50 LITHUANIA ......................................... $ 30.00 100 LITHUANIA ..................................... $ 100.00 50 LUXEMBOURG ......................................$ 8.00 100 LUXEMBOURG .................................. $ 21.00 200 LUXEMBOURG....................................$50.00 300 LUXEMBOURG ...................................$70.00

M

50 MACAU .............................................. $ 60.00 300 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE ................ $ 66.00 1000 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE ........... $ 400.00 100 MALDIVES ........................................ $ 24.00 100 MALAYSIA .........................................$13.00 100 MALDIVES .........................................$24.00 100 MALTA ............................................. $ 10.00 500 MALTA ........................................... $ 140.00 100 MAURITIUS ...................................... $ 60.00 100 MEXICO .............................................$24.00 200 MEXICO ............................................ $ 60.00 50 MONACO ............................................ $ 18.00 100 MONACO ......................................... $ 40.00 100 MONGOLIA ........................................$10.00 25 MONTENEGRO ................................... $ 20.00 50 MONTENEGRO ................................... $ 50.00 100 MONTSERRAT ................................ $ 114.00 25 MOROCCO AGENCIES .............................$8.00 50 MOZAMBIQUE ................................... $ 10.00 200 MOZAMBIQUE .................................. $ 55.00 400 MOZAMBIQUE ................................ $ 270.00 500 MOZAMBIQUE ................................ $ 300.00 50 MYANMAR (BURMA) ...........................$30.00

Pay cents, not $ per stamp!

N

25 NAURU ............................................... $ 11.00 50 NAURU ............................................... $ 33.00 100 NAURU ............................................ $ 93.00 150 NAURU ........................................... $ 134.00 200 NAURU ........................................... $ 160.00 100 NEPAL .............................................. $ 16.00 25 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ................... $ 20.00 100 NEW CALEDONIA .......................... $ 150.00 10 NEWFOUNDLAND ................................$ 8.00 25 NEWFOUNDLAND .............................. $ 16.00 100 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU ............... $ 90.00 200 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .............. $ 260.00 300 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .............. $ 440.00 400 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .............. $ 600.00 100 NEW ZEALAND ....................................$5.00 150 NEW ZEALAND ...................................$ 6.00 200 NEW ZEALAND ................................ $ 14.00 300 NEW ZEALAND ................................ $ 28.00 500 NEW ZEALAND ................................ $ 90.00 25 NICARAGUA .........................................$ 2.00 100 NICARAGUA .................................... $ 12.00 200 NICARAGUA ......................................$24.00 300 NICARAGUA ......................................$40.00 500 NICARAGUA ..................................... $ 70.00 300 NICARAGUA ..................................... $ 40.00 50 NIGERIA ............................................. $ 36.00 100 NIGERIA ........................................... $ 60.00 25 NIUE .................................................. $ 20.00 50 NIUE .................................................. $ 40.00 100 NIUE ................................................ $ 88.00 150 NIUE .............................................. $ 140.00 200 NIUE .............................................. $ 200.00 25 NORFOLK ISL. ..................................... $ 11.00 50 NORFOLK ISL. ..................................... $ 26.00 100 NORFOLK ISL. ................................... $ 90.00 200 NORFOLK ISL. ................................ $ 150.00 300 NORFOLK ISL. ................................ $ 270.00 100 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH......... .$ 190.00 120 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH.......... $ 200.00 150 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH.......... $ 240.00 200 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH.......... $ 360.00 250 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH......... .$ 460.00 300 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH......... .$ 700.00 100 NORWAY ............................................$ 9.00 200 NORWAY ......................................... $ 20.00 500 NORWAY ......................................... $ 90.00 25 NYASALAND ...................................... $ 50.00

P

50 PACIFIC IS (BR) .....................................$ 8.00 100 PACIFIC IS. (BR) ................................$16.00 200 PACIFIC IS. (BR) ................................ $ 56.00 100 PAKISTAN .........................................$12.00 200 PAKISTAN ..........................................$30.00 50 PANAMA ............................................ $ 13.00 25 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .............................$5.00 50 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ............................ $ 7.00 100 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ....................... $ 26.00 150 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ....................... $ 62.00

200 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ....................... $ 88.00 500 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...................... $ 400.00 600 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...................... $ 750.00 800 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .................... $ 1900.00 300 PARAGUAY ...................................... $ 60.00 100 PARAGUAY (MINT U/H)) ................... $ 20.00 50 PENRHYN (MINT SETS) ...................... $ 70.00 100 PERU.................................................$30.00 300 PERU .................................................$50.00 500 PERU .............................................. $ 170.00 600 PERU .............................................. $ 250.00 700 PERU .............................................. $ 470.00 100 PHILIPPINES .................................... $ 18.00 300 PHILIPPINES .................................... $ 70.00 800 PHILIPPINES .................................. $ 250.00 900 PHILIPPINES .................................. $ 330.00 1200 PHILIPPINES ................................ $ 500.00 1500 PHILIPPINES ................................ $ 700.00 25 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ........... $ 20.00 100 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ........ $ 150.00 150 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ........ $ 170.00 200 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ........ $ 324.00 50 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MOSTLY MINT) ...... $ 50.00 100 POLAND .............................................$ 4.00 300 POLAND ........................................... $ 12.00 500 POLAND ........................................... $ 30.00 1000 POLAND ......................................... $ 60.00 100 PORTUGAL ...................................... $ 18.00 200 PORTUGAL ...................................... $ 40.00 100 PORTUGAL COLONIES ....................... $ 40.00 300 PORTUGAL COLONIES .................... $ 130.00

Q

50 QATAR .................................................$40.00

R

50 RHODESIA ......................................... $ 16.00 200 RHODESIA ...................................... $ 140.00 300 RHODESIA ...................................... $ 240.00 400 RHODESIA ...................................... $ 400.00 100 ROMANIA ............................................$3.00 200 ROMANIA ............................................$5.00 500 ROMANIA ......................................... $ 31.00 1000 ROMANIA ..................................... $ 100.00 200 ROMANIA (LARGE PICT.) ................... $ 11.00 300 ROMANIA (LARGE PICT.) ................... $ 18.00 200 RUSSIA ............................................ $ 14.00 300 RUSSIA ............................................ $ 24.00 500 RUSSIA ............................................ $ 50.00 1000 RUSSIA............................................$90.00 100 RUSSIA (MINT SHORT SETS) ............. $ 11.00 18 RUSSIA COMP. MINT SETS ....................$30.00 100 RUSSIAN INDP.STATES (MINT U/H).... $ 33.00

S

50 SAAR.................................................. $ 33.00 50 SALVADOR ......................................... $ 40.00 100 SALVADOR........................................ $ 80.00 25 SAMOA ................................................$ 7.00 50 SAMOA .............................................. $ 26.00

100 SAMOA ............................................ $ 66.00 400 SAMOA .......................................... $ 272.00 500 SAMOA .......................................... $ 380.00 600 SAMOA .......................................... $ 780.00 25 SAN MARINO........................................$ 6.00 50 SAN MARINO...................................... $ 11.00 100 SAN MARINO ................................... $ 30.00 50 SARAWAK ......................................... $ 45.00 100 SARAWAK ...................................... $ 200.00 500 SCANDINAVIA ...................................$40.00 1000 SCANDINAVIA .................................$90.00 50 SERBIA ............................................... $ 50.00 25 SEYCHELLES ...................................... $ 40.00 100 SEYCHELLES ..................................... $ 90.00 25 SIERRA LEONE ................................... $ 24.00 50 SIERRA LEONE ................................... $ 50.00 50 SINGAPORE ........................................ $ 12.00 100 SINGAPORE ...................................... $ 30.00 200 SINGAPORE ................................... $ 100.00 75 SLOVAKIA ........................................... $ 17.00 100 SLOVAKIA (NEW REPUBLIC) .............. $ 22.00 50 SOLOMON ISL. ................................... $ 20.00 100 SOLOMON ISL. .................................. $ 60.00 150 SOLOMON ISL. ................................ $ 100.00 200 SOLOMON ISL. ................................ $ 160.00 300 SOLOMON ISL. ................................ $ 300.00 400 SOLOMON ISL. ................................ $ 520.00 500 SOLOMON ISL. ................................ $ 700.00 100 SOUTH AFRICA ................................ $ 12.00 200 SOUTH AFRICA ................................ $ 30.00 100 SOUTH WEST AFRICA ........................$80.00 100 SOUTHERN RHODESIA .........................60.00 100 SPAIN .................................................$ 8.00 200 SPAIN ............................................... $ 24.00 300 SPAIN ............................................... $ 30.00 100 SPANISH COLONIES .......................... $ 36.00 200 SRI LANKA ....................................... $ 30.00 100 SRI LANKA / CEYLON ........................ $ 24.00 10 ST. HELENA ..........................................$ 9.00 50 ST. KITTS ............................................ $ 26.00 75 ST. KITTS ............................................ $ 36.00 100 ST. KITTS ......................................... $ 54.00 100 ST. LUCIA ......................................... $ 60.00 50 ST. THOMAS .........................................$ 8.00 100 ST. THOMAS ..................................... $ 14.00 20 ST. THOMAS (MS) .............................. $ 11.00 50 ST. VINCENT ...................................... $ 18.00 100 ST. VINCENT ..................................... $ 30.00 25 SUDAN ............................................... $ 12.00 100 SURINAME ...................................... $ 90.00 50 SWAZILAND ...................................... $ 20.00 100 SWAZILAND ..................................... $ 60.00 100 SWEDEN ............................................$ 8.00 500 SWEDEN .......................................... $ 70.00 100 SWITZERLAND ................................. $ 20.00 200 SWITZERLAND ................................. $ 40.00 500 SWITZERLAND ................................$120.00 800 SWITZERLAND ............................... $ 150.00 1200 SWITZERLAND ............................. $ 600.00 1300 SWITZERLAND ............................. $ 900.00

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Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections 1500 SWITZERLAND ........................... $ 1600.00 50 SYRIA .................................................$16.00

T

100 THAILAND ........................................ $ 40.00 300 THAILAND ...................................... $ 130.00 400 THAILAND ...................................... $ 180.00 600 THAILAND ...................................... $ 370.00 50 TOKELAU ............................................ $ 60.00 75 TOKELAU ............................................$80.00 25 TONGA ............................................... $ 16.00 50 TONGA ............................................... $ 36.00 100 TONGA ........................................... $ 110.00 100 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ....................... $ 76.00 10 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ............................ $ 10.00 50 TRISTAN DA CUNHA .......................... $ 60.00 100 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ....................... $ 170.00 35 TRISTAN DA CUNHA COMPL. SETS ......$110.00 50 TUNISIA ............................................. $ 12.00 100 TUNISIA ........................................... $ 30.00 100 TURKEY ..............................................$ 6.00 200 TURKEY ............................................ $ 14.00 300 TURKEY ............................................ $ 20.00 25 TURKS & CAICOS...................................$ 6.00 100 TURKS & CAICOS (MINT U/H) ........... $ 70.00

U

100 U.N.O ............................................... $ 24.00 300 U.N.O ............................................ $ 120.00 100 URUGUAY ......................................... $ 20.00 100 USA ...................................................$ 4.00 200 USA ...................................................$ 8.00 500 USA.................................................. $ 60.00 1000 USA............................................... $ 80.00 1031 USA (1935/84 50 YEARS USED SETS) ... $100.00 300 USA (COMMEMS) ............................. $ 14.00 100 USA (MINT COMMEMS) .................... $ 50.00 200 USA (MINT COMMEMS) ................. $ 100.00

V

25 VATICAN ...............................................$ 6.00 50 VATICAN ............................................ $ 30.00 100 VATICAN ........................................... $ 70.00 200 VATICAN ........................................... $ 90.00 25 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) ............................. $ 16.00 50 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) ............................. $ 30.00 100 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) ............................ $ 70.00 200 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) .......................... $ 180.00 50 VENEZUELA ........................................ $ 17.00 100 VENEZUELA ...................................... $ 40.00 700 VENEZUELA ................................... $ 250.00 800 VENEZUELA ................................... $ 350.00 100 VIETNAM ......................................... $ 30.00

W

100 WALLIS & FUTUNA ......................... $ 130.00 200 WALLIS & FUTUNA ......................... $ 300.00 25 WURTTEMBERG ................................. $ 16.00

50 WURTTEMBERG ................................. $ 60.00

Y

100 YUGOSLAVIA ......................................$ 9.00 200 YUGOSLAVIA ................................... $ 17.00 300 YUGOSLAVIA ................................... $ 20.00

Z

50 ZANZIBAR ......................................... $ 80.00

THEMATICS

50 AIRCRAFT ............................................$6.00 100 AIRCRAFT ..........................................$12.00 50 ANIMALS..............................................$6.00 100 ANIMALS...........................................$13.00 300 ANIMALS...........................................$40.00 500 ANIMALS ..........................................$60.00 100 ANIMALS (WINDOW DISPLAY)...........$13.00 200 ANIMALS (WINDOW DISPLAY)...........$30.00 50 BICYCLES..............................................$9.00 100 BYCYCLES..........................................$13.00 100 BIKES AND CARS................................$13.00 50 BIRDS ..................................................$7.00 100 BIRDS................................................$13.00 200 BIRDS................................................$20.00 500 BIRDS............................................... $ 80.00 50 BIRDS (WINDOW DISPLAY)..................$8.00 100 BIRDS (WINDOW DISPLAY)................$15.00 200 BIRDS (WINDOW DISPLAY)................$30.00 100 BUTTERFLIES .................................... $ 14.00 300 BUTTERFLIES .....................................$50.00 100 BUTTERFLIES (WINDOW DISPLAY) ....$15.00 200 BUTTERFLIES (WINDOW DISPLAY) ....$30.00 50 CARS....................................................$8.00 100 CARS .................................................$14.00 200 CARS .................................................$30.00 100 CARS ALL MINT..................................$24.00 50 CATS...................................................$10.00 100 CATS..................................................$20.00 50 CATS & DOGS........................................$6.00 100 CATS & DOGS.....................................$10.00 200 CATS & DOGS.....................................$30.00 300 CATS & DOGS.....................................$50.00 500 CATS & DOGS .....................................$80.00 50 COSTUMES...........................................$5.00 100 COSTUMES ........................................$10.00 200 DISNEY ............................................ $ 49.00 50 DOGS...................................................$9.00 100 DOGS ................................................$18.00 100 DOMESTIC ANIMALS (WINDOW DISPLAY) ... $15.00 100 FISH...................................................$12.00 500 FISH ................................................. $ 90.00 50 FISH & SEA LIFE (WINDOW DISPLAY)....$8.00 200 FISH & SEA LIFE (WINDOW DISPLAY).$30.00 100 FISH (WINDOW DISPLAY)..................$15.00 200 FISH...................................................$21.00 100 FLAGS................................................$12.00 50 FLOWERS.............................................$6.00 100 FLOWERS ..........................................$13.00

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Treaty and twenty-nine of these have voting rights at the annual consultative meetings. Recommendations adopted at these annual meetings have mostly related to protecting the natural environment. For example, it is no longer acceptable to dump garbage there and earlier dumps have been cleaned up and the garbage taken away from the continent. A small nuclear power station at a US base has been dismantled and removed.

In 1971, on the tenth anniversary of the Treaty

coming into effect, a number of member nations issued stamps to mark the anniversary. Some of these stamps are shown nearby.

The New Zealand stamp, designed by Eileen Mayo, featured a design symbolic of Antarctica’s constant high winds, swirling snow and storm-whipped seas. The transparent blues and greens reflect the dominance of those colours in Antarctica. The central feature of the Antarctic map in a circle with radii running from the South Pole to the circumference was taken from the Treaty’s official flag.

The stamp, issued on 9 June, was printed photogravure by the Japanese Government Printing Office on chalksurfaced paper with PVA gum. The perforations gauged 13 x 13½.

References: Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, Auckland, Campbell Paterson, 1952 – .

The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol. 6, Wellington, RPSNZ, 1977.

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Australia £2 Black and Red Kangaroo. Attractive Used WITH “Cut Throat Roo” Cat $1,400 for $A725: The ONE stamp missing from near all Australia collections is the “2 Pound Roo”. They have

never been cheap, and get dearer each year. Indeed the retail price increase on these beats out the inflation rate every year. They were ALL used on really heavy parcels, and MOST have condition issues as a result. Tears, scuffs, creases, thins, greasy stains, or perforation problems etc. This one is better than usual in all those respects. NO CTO copies were ever possible in later £2 watermarks, so nice looking postal used FAULT FREE examples are highly sought. Clean and fresh and flat, and bright vivid deep colours, and totally free of hinges and gook and gunk, and the thins and creases and scuffs etc, so common on heavy parcel useage stamps. Light cancel totally free of the scarce “Cut Throat Roo” ACSC 58(V)j Cat $1,400. Juzwin $725 for average used with NO variety. SG 138, ACSC 58. $A725 (Stock 428AB)

“ADELAIDE 2016 30c” Koala, postally used on piece, rare early *08JAN* cancel: This Adelaide Emergency issue is THE hottest thing on the global stamp scene from recent years. A small number were made on the CPS machine in storage at Adelaide GPO, when rate increased with almost no notice, and mostly were used on business mail, and near all tossed away by recipients. I have never owned a VERY early commercial cancel from the first 2 days they were on sale. This superbly dated “08JAN16” Adelaide mail centre “AMC” machine cancel (as near all of this issue bears) is a GEM. I’ve seen a couple of early dates where date was near unreadable, as it fell on the black violet 70c stamps mostly used in conjunction to make the new $1 rate. This is the far scarcer Type “B” printing with the ‘1994’ micro date well inside the RH border. Renniks cat $500 used, for cheaper Type A with later dates. A one-off, and the nicest offering of this issue I’ve had for ages. Have several other different 30¢ values used on piece, ($A350 each) and one 30c ”B” used on similar piece, with scarce “Reversed Albino Offset” print - superb example for $A550.) $A475 (Stock 693KL)

Australia 1970 Definitives Pack in *JAPANESE* language for “EXPO 70” in Osaka: In 40 years of stamp dealing, I have owned just one of these. And here it is! By FAR the rarest PO emission of the entire Decimal currency era, of over a Half Century. In 1970 Australia issued this GIGANTIC face value pack, and almost none sold. Add it up - FACE was $10.47 as you can see. ‘No big deal’ you might think today. Well near 50 years back, that was huge. A First Class letter then cost 5¢! (Witness the 2 different 5c Queens) so $10.47 bought you 210 x first class stamps.

Today a First Class letter is $1.50 so 210 of those is $315 in today’s money. Would YOU pay $A315 TODAY for a new issue PO pack? Of course not, and certainly no-one did in 1970, so they are super scarce, and retail MANY $100s despite being on sale nationally. Better still the PO had a booth at the “EXPO 70” Exhibition in Osaka. They added a JAPANESE language leaflet inside outlining the stamp issues and background.

MASSIVE flop - almost none were sold! 1970 was not so very long after Japan was nuked in WW2. The people were VERY poor then, and slowly rebuilding the country, and were not about to spent a month’s wages on a foreign stamp pack! A PO staffer who was there told me in 1979, that only about 40 packs were sold, and the rest were destroyed. At the same “EXPO 70”, the PO had “Japanese” language insert packs of the 1970 Royal Visit pack (cost 35¢), and the 1970 EXPO pack (cost 25¢!) and 1970 Cook pack (cost $1.10) and even they sold very poorly, despite being FORTY times cheaper, and today all have very high cat values as you will realise. Clean, fresh, unopened pack - been in the UK near all its life - bought from a dealer there, on my visit there in June 2017. ASC Cat $2,500, and I guarantee you can spend a day, and phone EVERY stamp dealer on earth, and NONE will have this - at ANY price. Do check! Have the NORMAL pack for $A400. (Stock 471TL) ASC Cat $2,500 - bought quite well, so save a massive ~$1,000 at just - $A1,425 (Stock 471TK) Order via: tinyurl.com/GlenOrder All Cards accepted with ZERO fee - even Amex! Bank Deposit fine, or Money Orders.

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Cinderella Corner War Loan Bond and Liberty Loan Labels revered text First World War Patriotic Labels of Australia and New Zealand. Herein Jackson refer1917 – 1918: A Centenary Exhibition

This month’s Cinderella Corner edition reproduces, in a slightly condensed form, the first half of Mr. Vito Milana’s and Mr. Patrick Brown’s single Frame: War Loan Bond and Liberty Loan Labels 1917 – 1918: A Centenary Exhibition.

Perhaps the most prevalent and available of the Australian World War I cinderellas are those that promote and encourage the purchase of War Loan Bonds and Liberty Loans. The first of these publicity labels was released a century ago, and, as an extended set, contain 13 different core designs. They have been richly explored in a few philatelic published pieces, Figure 3 including Alan Jackson’s

ences the labels A1 to A13 which, some decades later, are still utilised worldwide by collectors. His second supplement, published in 1992, extends the

Figure 1

Figure 2

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Figure 4

Vito Milana knowledge with additional varieties discussed. Another quintessential text that explores the War Loan Bond and Liberty Loan issues heralds from the U.K. Here, the April 2004 issue of the Cinderella Philatelist (Volume 44, Number 2) offers a comprehensive

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account, which supplements Jackson’s text. With the article, author Charles Kiddle begins to broaden the breadth of understanding regarding the labels by identifying further variations and noted anomalies.

With many sharing a patriotic British motif, the labels were issued by the Australian Commonwealth Government and were available, free of charge, from different branches of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Distribution commenced during the latter part of 1917 and production stopped some time before T. S. Harrison was appointed as the Commonwealth Note and Stamp Printer in 1918.

One of the earliest points of reference regarding the labels dates to October 26, 1917 where a newspaper article titled Poster-Stamps and the Liberty Loan introduces them. This printed vignette attributes the release to Federal Treasurer Sir John Forrest as a means of popularising the Loan, raising needed funds and equipping the public with patriotism.

Guidelines were also issued at the time to only affix the labels on letters or on the reverse of correspondence envelopes.

This exhibit explores the 13 different War Loan

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Figure 7 & Figure 8 (right)

Bond and Liberty Loan labels, hereon identified as Label 1 to Label 13, along with some of their varieties. It also complements previous philatelic research about them. The labels bear the following text messages: Label 1 – YOU CAN FIGHT TOO – WITH YOUR MONEY. SUBSCRIBE TO THE LIBERTY LOAN Label 2 – FOR ALL THEY MEAN TO YOU – SUBSCRIBE TO THE LIBERTY LOAN Label 3 – “MONEY IS A GOOD SOLDIER” INVEST IN THE WAR LOAN. Label 4 – HE EXPECTS YOU TO DO YOUR DUTY – SUBSCRIBE TO THE LIBERTY LOAN Label 5 – I OWN A WAR LOAN BOND DO YOU? Label 6 – BEFORE SUNSET BUY A WAR LOAN

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BOND. Label 7 – GUARD YOUR FUTURE BUY A WAR LOAN BOND Label 8 – FOR FREEDOM HAVE YOU BOUGHT A WAR LOAN BOND? Label 9 – BUY WAR BONDS Label 10 – BUY WAR LOAN BONDS Label 11 – HAVE YOU DONE YOUR BIT? BUY

Vito Milana text, and Figure 2 highlights a similar block with blue-green text. Figure 3 illustrates a short ‘u’ in ‘You’ (R5C3) variety and Figure 4 shows a broken ‘Y’ in ‘You’ (R4C2) variety.

LABEL 2: FOR ALL THEY MEAN TO YOU – SUBSCRIBE TO THE LIBERTY LOAN

Figure 9

WAR LOAN BONDS Label 12 – “EVERY LITTLE BIT WILL HELP SAVE THE EMPIRE” SO BUY WAR LOAN BONDS Label 13 – KEEP IT UP! BUY WAR LOAN BONDS

LABEL 1: YOU CAN FIGHT TOO – WITH YOUR MONEY. SUBSCRIBE TO THE LIBERTY LOAN

Label 2 was issued in sheets of 25 (5 x 5) and separated by rouletting. Each measures approximately 38mm x 50mm and bears the imprint By Authority.

A. J. Mullett, Govt. Printer., and the number 18, towards the bottom of the cinderella. Figure 5 illustrates an example of Label 2, with blue and yellow colour lines in left margin, and Figure 6 illustrates a scarcer variety with black outlined ‘LIBERTY LOAN’ text on a 1917 cancelled cover.

LABEL 3: “MONEY IS A GOOD SOLDIER” INVEST IN THE WAR LOAN.

Label 3 was issued in sheets of 25 (5 x 5) and separated by rouletting. Each measures approximately

The initial release of these labels dates to October 1917. Label 1 was determined to have a printing of 2,000,000 along with Labels 2, 3 and 4.

All known examples of Label 1 demonstrate a constant flaw - a white dot between the ‘N’ of ‘LOAN’ and the decorative dash. It was issued in sheets of 25 (5 x 5) and separated by rouletting.

Label 1 measures approximately 38mm x 50mm and bears the imprint By Authority. A. J. Mullett, Govt. Printer., and the number 6, towards the bottom of the cinderella. Figure 1 illustrates Label Figure 11 1 as a Block of 4 with green-yellow Stamp News - 51

Cinderella Corner 38mm x 50mm and bears the imprint By Authority. A. J. Mullett Govt. Printer, and the number 8, towards the bottom of the cinderella. The font depicting the numerical reference is larger and clearer than that in Labels 1 and 2.

Figure 7 illustrates an example of Label 3 with partial duplication of bottom section of number 8 existing, giving the appearance of an open bracket. This occurs at R5C1, R5C2, R5C3, and R5C4. Figure 8 offers a darker colour variety with roulette and paper differences (as a vertical strip of 4). Finally, Figure 9 illustrates an example of Label 3 cancelled on reverse of cover postmarked 2 January 1918.

Figure 12 LABEL 4: HE EXPECTS YOU TO DO YOUR DUTY – SUBSCRIBE TO THE LIBERTY LOAN

Label 4 is the final label from the initial run of four different designs. It too was issued in sheets of 25 (5 x 5) and separated by rouletting. Label 4 measures approximately 38mm x 50mm and each bears the imprint By Authority: A. J. Mullett, Govt. Printer., and the number 9, towards the bottom of the cinderella. Figure 10 illustrates 52 - Stamp News

a standard example of Label 4, whereas Figure 11 illustrates a pair of Label 4 with broken ‘E’ in ‘Liberty.’ Finally, Figure 12 highlights a large block of 9 of Label 4 with outlined ‘LIBERTY LOAN’ text. Significant retouch (horizontal black lines above ‘the’) in the bottom right of the cinderella at R3C3 exist. This retouch also exists on non-outlined types of Label 4.

The next edition of Cinderella Corner will present the second half of this exhibit, also in a condensed form.

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Trends In Collecting And Exhibiting The APF has a major role in both assisting the development of philately and of course, exhibitors, because we are the national body. I thought this month that I would give my observations on the current trends in both collecting and exhibiting, having travelled and judged a reasonable amount in the last few years. In the June issue, I discussed in some depth the changes in Aerophilatelic collecting and exhibiting, noting the trend to airmail postal history. While there are not the formal changes to other exhibiting classes that occurred in Aerophilately, there are changes that impact exhibitors plus there are general changes to the way philatelic material is collected.

Australia Post I can’t discuss collecting stamps in Australia without some discussion of Australia Post. I am a great supporter of Australia Post, not just because they support the APF but because compared with most post offices in the western world, they are quite supportive of philately and exhibitions. All collectors need to support Post so that this remains the case. I appreciate the arguments that many collectors put up about Australia Post issuing too many items but there are a number of issues around this that need discussion.

Firstly, in terms of basic stamps for postage, Post keeps the face value at around $100 a year. $2 a week to collect one of each Australian stamp (or simply buy the year album) is not a lot of money. However, Australia Post also sells a lot of other philatelic material that is not aimed for sale

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to philatelists. It is designed to be sold to “collectors” who are interested in the subject, not necessarily the medium. Thus, football fans buy team sheets, children like Harry Potter sheets and other film tie ins and so on. Therefore, the Australia Post Philatelic Group has two target markets, stamp collectors and a generic range of “collectors”. The Disney stamps and football stamps are not meant for letters, they are a memento which helps keep the Philatelic Group viable, and from a personal and APF viewpoint I want a viable Philatelic Group.

The one significant area where I believe the Philatelic Group could have better assisted stamp collecting as hobby, is by not having a long running definitive series – think Kangaroos, KGV heads and UK Machins. The closest we have to a long running stamp is the 30 cent crocodile issued in the 1990s (Figure 1 with two kangaroos indicating the 10th reprint). It has had so many reprints that they are running out of room for the koalas and kangaroos indicating the reprint number – echidnas anyone? The other area where they could create interest is with the new weigh and print machines at major post offices (Figure 2). The machines use plain paper to print the postage details on.

In order to make these collectable they need to do one of two things, or both.

They could go down the UK route of Post and Go labels (Figure 3a are a trial Post & Go labels from Taiwan last year ) which includes not just the Machin head but also a range of animals and plants and other subjects. Although this has got a little out of hand in the UK with many commemorative issues, if the bulk of usage is a simple design like a definitive, with the odd commemoration, this is likely to be popular. I can even envisage labels with black borders for State funerals. The other

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Philatelic Development Officer, APF alternative is to put that blank space to good use (Figure 3b is an Australian label) to promote charities. A new charity each week or month would assist promote those charities and cost Australia Post virtually nothing in additional cost. Charities get publicity and collectors get a new collectable, a true win-win. This is one idea I will take to Australia Post.

Traditional Philately Traditional philately is where stamp collecting and exhibiting started and in the beginning of exhibiting it was the only class. Rules were developed for exhibiting to ensure that awards between exhibits were comparable. Over the years, the style and emphasis of traditional exhibits has changed, not to mention the way they are judged. It should also be noted that all the other exhibiting classes are spin-offs from traditional philately and anything that does not fit a class ends up being judged under traditional rules.

Once upon a time when you exhibited it was your whole collection that was judged, with only a few frames on display. The rest of the collection was in albums in the bin room for judges to look through. Certainly in the early days, awards were much harder to get and not all exhibits received a medal. My grandfather (a Western Australian) used to complain that Bromfield and Riley got the gold and silver medals and he received the bronze. Sometimes you received a medal of participation as my grandfather did in New York in 1936 and Prague in 1938 (Figure 4). It should be noted that there were no commissioners in those days and he posted his exhibit of 5/- kangaroos to the exhibiFigures 3a & 3b

tions. I am aiming to repeat his feat of exhibiting, as I exhibited in New York last year and I hope to get an entry into Praga 2018. These days it is very different with virtually all exhibits receiving a medal and only the material in the frames being judged.

Forty years ago, traditional exhibits had a more singular focus on the stamps, with stamps on cover less commonly shown. Now there is a much stronger focus on usage in traditional philately, rather than showing ten copies of a rare stamp on a page as was common in the past. We have the Germans (and Rod Perry) to thank for this change in collecting and exhibiting. It seems quite logical when you think about the purpose of a stamp, to be used on the mail. More recently the most significant rule change in traditional philately has been the limits placed on the amount of pre-stamp material included in an exhibit (Figure 5, a Spanish pre-stamp entire from 1807).

In the past pre-stamp material could be quite dominant in some exhibits as the exhibitor tried to include the earliest letter known and so, even if it was 2-300 years before a postage stamp was used. Now the rules now state “Pre-stamp and stampless items and postal markings must have a direct relationship to the shown material and should not normally exceed 15 % of the exhibit space.� What is now most important is that the prestamp material should relate to the development of the postage stamps.

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation and non-stamped entires would show good knowledge of the subject. This rule change is quite appropriate I believe, although not all exhibitors have taken the rule change on board.

Postal History Robson Lowe is considered the father of postal history collecting. It is certainly the most popular spin-off from traditional philately and is one area of philately where research can come to the fore (as is Figure 4 revenues). There are three distinct subclasses of postal history and it is simplest to use the definitions on the Commission website (http://www. fippostalhistory.com/regulations_2009/) as follows: A. Postal History exhibits which contain material carried by, and related to, official, local or private mails. Such exhibits generally emphasize routes, rates, markings, usages and other postal aspects, services, functions and activities related to the history of the development of Postal Services.

B. Marcophily (Postmarks) exhibits showing classifications and/or studies of postal markings related to official, local or private mails on covers, adhesive stamps and other postal items.

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C. Historical, social and special studies exhibits which examines postal history in the broader sense and the interaction of commerce and society with the postal system I have emphasised rates, routes and markings above as this is the common theme of a postal history exhibit. One of the mistakes a beginner often makes with postal history is not having a good treatment and exhibit flow, as the material must tell a story. A collection of rare covers might be nice and score well for rarity but without a good treatment and flow to tell the story the exhibit will not do well. I heard of a large gold medal exhibit (95 points) at a recent exhibit which only received 16 points out of 20 for treatment.

The judges wanted to tell the exhibitor that he had the most amazing material (given he only lost one point for all the other criteria) but it was poorly treated!

Marcophily is study of postmarks and is a remarkably popular collecting area which surprises most nonphilatelists. In Australia for example, Tasmanian postmarks on pictorials have hit four figures for a postmark on a single stamp.

However, this pales into insignificance when

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Figure 6 compared to the US fancy cancels that were created by postmasters in the 19th century. In those days, the postmark with date and town was applied to the cover but not on the stamp, which was to have some type of killer cancel applied. So, postmasters used a cork cancel usually, that they sometimes carved a pattern into. However, some postmasters got quite inventive, especially the one at Waterbury in Connecticut, who carved many fancy shapes. These often sell for large sums with the most valuable being the one known as the running chicken postmark, although some believe it is supposed to be a turkey because it was used near Thanksgiving in 1869. I believe that a copy on cover sold for over $US250,000. Marcophily is a very popular collecting field but there are few exhibitors of marcophily. It is quite difficult to tell a story with a group of postmarks and you tend to see few exhibits of them, despite their popularity as a collecting and studying field. Modern postmarks are probably underrated as the last few decades have produced a wide Figure 7

variety of postmarks.

The new area of postal history that is gaining popularity is historical, social and special studies. It was the late Ed Druce who developed social philately. It was somewhat different from postal history class C, but became very popular in Australia and to some extent New Zealand.

Other countries began to experiment with it and Ed was trying to get it included as an exhibition class when he died suddenly. Unfortunately, as with many good ideas it faded away after Ed died. However, some aspects of it did survive and they are incorporated into this new postal history subclass. Some exhibitors thought that this new subclass meant they just had to add a few postcards to their postal history exhibit, but it is much more than this. A good example is Figure 6 which is a type of promotional cover given to tourists (or sold cheaply) for their use. These items are starting to get popular and this was a recent purchase in Finland for about $3. This is the type of item that could be used in a postal history exhibit as the airmail

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation rate to Finland, or in marcophily as an example of the Murtoa M.O.O. (Money Order Office) cancel. However, it could also be used in a social study of the river Murray by using the paddle steamer picture at left. It is the type of item that fits into all three subclasses of postal history, and it looks colourful on a page. It is these items that add interest to postal history class C. As I stated in the June article, postal history is subsuming parts of aerophilately as an exhibit could be, and has been, written up in either class with little change Figure 8 in marks.

Postal Stationery The revitalised postal stationery commission has been actively expanding the popularity of postal stationery exhibiting and collecting. One of the key areas of improvement to postal stationery exhibiting has been to better define what is, and what isn’t, postal stationery.

This is not as simple as it seems. The definition on the Postal Stationery Commission website (www.postalstaionery.org) is as follows: Postal stationery com-

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prises postal matter which either bears an officially authorized pre-printed stamp or device or inscription indicating that a specific rate of postage or related service has been prepaid.

For example the earlier generation of Australia Post Express Post envelopes said postage paid on them, and are generally accepted as postal stationery. However, Figure 7 shows one of the new Express Post envelopes and, although they are prepaid there is no indication of this on the envelope. They do not really meet the definition of postal stationery as it stands, yet we know they are prepaid postal stationery. Another example is Figure 8 which shows a Free Frank handstamped on a government envelope. Free is definitely a postage rate, even though it took Hans Karman many years to show this to postal history judges. Therefore, it can be argued that it is postal stationery because it has an impressed value (albeit zero) and meets the other requirements. Some collectors argue that envelopes with handstamped franks are not stationery but ones with printed indicia are. I think this is an artificial division. However, these en-

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Figure 10 velopes are generally not considered to be stationery.

I still believe that postal stationery collecting is an underrated collecting and exhibiting area. You can have a lot of fun putting a collection (or exhibit) together and it doesn’t have to cost the earth. In fact, money is often not the issue with stationery, it is finding it that is the challenge, particularly good usage. It is also possible to find new items since a lot of countries do not have strong stationery listings, catalogues or handbooks. I bought my first Leeward Islands postal stationery when I was 17 years old and I was hooked. Forty odd years later just when I thought I couldn’t take my collection any further, I found a new item in Finland to add. Figures 9 and 10 show the front and back of a KEVII postal stationery card used in St Kitts to Copenhagen, which is a nice destination in 1908. The card itself is relatively common and what is of interest is the printed back from the Colonial Bank.

It is the first I have seen, and in fact the first Leeward Island postal card of any type with a printed back I have seen an entire of, with some cut-outs also seen.

In relation to the Colonial Bank, which had offices in so many British Colonies, I heard in Finland that there is a book being prepared on the Colonial Bank and the philatelic aspects, I assume. If I hear more I will let you know. Australia Post issues a lot of postal stationery, most of it to be used but with the odd philatelic item such as postal cards in tins of biscuits. Some of this philatelic material can be hard to get, and if you

ever come across a correctly used example do not hesitate to purchase it. Certainly it can be difficult to get any of the pictorial postal stationery cards correctly used.

There is one negative trend I have seen with a few postal stationery exhibits in the last few years. Collectors amass a lot of used examples of one or two stationery items and write it up as a postal stationery exhibit with multiple usage. There is often little if any detail on the actual stationery, which is the reason for the exhibit. What the exhibit is, is a postal history exhibit, but is usually not really written up as this either.

Thus, if the postal stationery judges transfer it to postal history it rarely scores any better so ends up back in postal stationery with a relatively poor medal. Try to avoid this if you can and think about what you are trying to show.

Overall there is definite change in the way people collect and some exhibit. Aerophilately is now showing a lot of interest in commercial airmails and there is a lot of interest in WWII airmails because of both the high postage rates but also the ever-changing routes.

As Australians well know, in traditional philately there is a lot of interest in the correct usage of stamps on cover. Postal history remains a very strong area of interest with not just covers and postnmarks but the historical, social and special studies also becoming a popular exhibiting field. Finally, postal stationery is starting to become quite popular with exhibitors because it is a lot easier to put together a good to great collection than with traditional philately which at the highest level is often left to the rich. I do not begrudge anyone who can afford to put together a world class traditional exhibit, as it is always a pleasure to look at such exhibits at exhibitions. I am just glad that someone can afford to have the fun.

I will continue this article with the other collecting and exhibiting areas in next month’s column. 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 eBay Bunnies Breeding Madly!

The eBay Bunnies were out in full force on June 20 - madly bidding this obvious sun-faded and faked Australia 1964 5d Xmas stamp “missing red” stamp shown nearby to $A640 - ebay lot 232370307724.

You can still clearly see part of the word “AUSTRALIA” on the eBay scan!

Excuse the fuzzy, blurry and uncropped cellphone shot - it is exactly what was used on eBay, which is what passes for “images” from many of these totally no idea ebay sellers, that seem to live on a different planet. Why anyone would pay more than $1 for this laughable fake, is another of life’s total mysteries.

These clueless ebay dopes clearly should have spent $100 on an ACSC QE2, where it advises the only known GENUINE examples, are a couple of used copies, and a single mint one. No mint copies in pair with normal are known, and if they were, you’d need an Expert Committee Certificate, to sell them in the REAL world!

I think I will list up - “BRAIN BYPASS TABLETS - SUITABLE FOR EBAYERS” And price them at $100 ‘Buy It Now’. And mail them all an Asprin. I could retire in months I suspect. The level of gobsmacking total stupidity that goes on there every hour of every day, would fill several University Thesis. $640 for a sun faded fake. Scary.

This Bunny could buy a Mint AND a CTO used 5/- Harbour Bridge for what he paid for this 1¢ retail glaring fake. You can make 100s of these fakes on any sunny day here. EVERY catalogue on the planet has a BIG warning that the red color sun fades readily, and not to TOUCH these without an Expert Certificate.

“I can’t afford CATALOGUES!”

But no, do the eBay Bunnies “WASTE” money buying a catalogue for $100 - heavens no! - “I have no spare money to waste on such flippant luxuries”.

But I DO have $640 to fritter away on truly crude eBay fakes, with NO guarantee, and NO Certificate, and NO chance of being correct, and NO re-sale value at all. Amazing. Common Sense is not as

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This is what passes for images. common as many imagine.

Another perennial Bunny Bait favourite on eBay is the following year’s Australia Xmas stamp, the 5d from 1965 with “Gold Omitted”. The strip of 5 shown nearby from the Pierron Catalogue shows the REAL error, with lower stamp being the true variety, and the stamp above it being partly affected, as always occurs.

One mint sheet of 60 stamps (5 rows of 12) had the gold missing from the lower row. The ACSC clearly tells us only those 12 examples are recorded, and all of course are mint, and catalogue value is $A7,500 apiece. SG 381a £5,500, and SG also carries the same note only 12 mint copies exist. Again these fools never buy catalogues, and never read the warnings.

These are very simply faked with a Q-Tip or cotton bud dipped in Methylated Spirits. The “gold” ink was fine brass particles in suspension. Over half a century back, metallic printing on stamps was very primitive, and were easily fiddled with. So the ebay fakers trot out appallingly ugly mint and used forgeries that they routinely sell for silly money: “L@@@K - Cat $1,000s RariTee”.

PO Delivery getting worse not better.

Australia Post’s CEO has been replaced, and the new appointee named. Ahmed Fahour’s replacement is to be Ms Christine Holgate, who is also on the Board of the struggling Collingwood Football

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Best of luck to Christine Holgate!

Club in the AFL. Best of British Luck to her (she is British!) and she came from 9 years at the Blackmores Vitamin Company to AP. Selling vitamin supplements and assorted quack ‘health’ remedies has nothing whatsoever to do with running a Post Office of course, some wise reader heads might be thinking.

After the Fahour total train wreck appointment, you’d think the AP Board would have learnt ”PROVEN P.O. EXPERIENCE” was the absolute minimum and over-riding base requirement?

Nope - the Board found her after an alleged “global search” and claimed: “she has good Asia experience”.

What that has to do with hopefully restoring our DOMESTIC postal service mess, only the AP Board would know of course. Search the globe for an experienced POSTAL Manager, with a proven track record, and pay them the very HIGHEST wages of any public servant in Australia. And then select a seller of vitamin tablets, and kooky “supplements”, as the perfect applicant. Amazing.

Holgate will get paid about half the obscene salaries/bonuses that Ahmed Fahour somehow hypnotised the Feds into paying him, but she leaves owning Blackmores shares worth around $A5 million on today’s much lower share price, after selling $A4m

“Would you like a stamp with that?” of them before her wedding, so maybe we will see ACME Rheumatism Tablets, and St John’s Wort etc on sale in Post Offices soon!

I noticed with some interest that the Blackmores price has dropped sharply in the past couple of years from over $A220 a share in January 2016, to well under $A100 a share as I typed this. No idea of the true reason for this huge drop, but perhaps it was a very opportune time for Ms Holgate to move on?

Ms Holgate told News Corporation she was a “huge online shopper who had never personally had a bad parcel delivery experience”. I kid you not.

So that’s the ground zero of her personal knowledge of the disaster Corporation she is supposed to be over-hauling. She has “never” had a bad delivery experience.

“NEVER had a bad AP Experience”

I suggest before she leaves Blackmore’s that Ms Holgate bulk buys a million packs of Steroids or whatever is Blackmores version of them, at a wholesale rate, and issues them to all staff in mail centres, and gives all her overpaid and useless layers of fat cat “Managers” a carton each.

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Market Matters Ms Holgate plans to take two weeks off after she finishes at Blackmore’s in September, when she will fly to Bhutan. She will help out at the Busa Wangdue Goenpa Buddhist Monastery temple, in the high Himalaya mountains, before starting the challenging new role, according to the “Australian Financial Review” on June 27. “I think it would be a great way to clear my mind,” she said. Ommmmmmmm.

When Ms Holgate emerges from the Bhutan Monastery, perhaps as a bonus to mark her appointment, all users of Australia Post might be given a free bottle of Blackmore’s “St John Wort”? The label claims they “relieve sadness and despondency, irritability and agitation”. EVERY AP user suffers from those issues right now!

They are only $47.99 a bottle retail - quite the bargain for crushed leaves of a VERY toxic and invasive weed, that can kill livestock that eat it! I had never heard of St Johns Wort until I saw it on the Blackmores website. Agriculture Victoria regards it as a noxious and dangerous plant as you can see tinyurl.com/SJWORT Negative clinical trials globally, and potentially harmful interactions with prescription drugs seems to have seen a decline in folks taking it. What a surprise. The truly “snake oil” style bogus claims on the label I am astounded anyone can make in 2017, in any First World country. It is like the 1870s Quack Cure claims. “Relieve sadness” etc.

Kills animals, but great for humans?

Agriculture Victoria say when eaten by livestock, St John’s Wort causes inflammation, affects the nervous system, causing depression and hyperthermia, alters heart, blood vessel and intestinal functions, reduces reproductive performance and even death.

Early signs of clinical poisoning include agitation, pawing of the ground, rubbing of the head and face against fixed objects, and mild diarrhoea. Yet we are advised Humans eating it have the opposite reaction!

The widely despised Ahmed Fahour has popped his head up recently from his swimming pool full of $100 bills, singing the praises of Amazon.

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Lost for 2 near months SYD-MEL. com, who are setting up this year and are looking for a CEO. What a co-incidence this carpetbagger is talking them up. If Amazon wants to fail near as quickly as they start, Fahour would be the PERFECT choice many might speculate!

Analysts and retail experts have estimated that Amazon could capture as much as $A4 Billion in sales within the first three years of its arrival here.

And as much as $A10 billion a year in 5 years’ time, as Australian shoppers are won over by its offer of cheap prices, and often free delivery. Not if Fahour is at the helm I’d suggest!

Good riddance. I noticed Mr Fahour’s brother Ali was banned for LIFE from AFL Football after coward punching a football player this month. He will face 3 Police charges in Melbourne in October - intentionally causing injury, recklessly causing injury, and unlawful assault. Ali Fahour had been the AFL’s “Multicultural Manager” for 6 years, on a generous annual salary.

Miss Holgate may have “never personally had a bad parcel delivery experience” (lucky, lucky, her) but she is welcome to check my mailing account, or any of the rest of us in the REAL world, and she will see a conga line of totally incompetent delivery

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Two MONTHS for SYD-VIC Reg’d letter? disasters each month, that even Zimbabwe would be ashamed to own up to.

I mailed a stampboards member just outside of Melbourne a lovely Arthur Gray “QUEENSLAND” CTO 4d blue KGV full gum recently for several $100s. Four different clients ordered it the day I listed it on my Rarity Page - only a dozen or so are recorded. Mailed in a “Post Office approved” normal size C6 envelope, of normal thickness on May 8. It should have arrived mid-May correct?

Zimbabwe Level Mail Service.

Of course not. That is far too simple - he got it July 3, nearly TWO MONTHS after I mailed it. The client politely chased me up a few times, (and I do not blame him) and all I can do is pass on the Registered tracking number.

He phoned the Australia Post “Unhelp Line” June 15 as you can see, who I am sure cheerfully advised: “I can see it was mailed May 8 Sir, from Castlecrag. Where it is now no-one has any idea we deliver all our mail 101.56% on time Mr Fahour commands us to tell you, and the Media - you Have A Nice Day.” WHERE does a standard letter vanish to for TWO months? Zero tracking events between here and Victoria in 2 months. Happens with letters, happens with parcels, happens with “PRIORITY” mail - almost nothing these clowns handle arrives in a remotely acceptable time frame these days.

Clients lose faith with all mail sellers, and those

poor schmucks who sell stamps on ebay would have had had a Paypal refund issued against them WAY before now, and have negative feedback and a black mark on their account. All due to PO total incompetence.

That creates a huge mess for both buyer and seller to sort out, and it is all ENTIRELY due to the total hopelessness of Australia Post under the Fahour Regime. Thank goodness he has been kicked out, gouging more mega millions as he leaves, and I really have little confidence in a health supplement seller, on the Collingwood Football Club Board, to make things any better - but fingers crossed.

A trained chimp could probably come up with better ideas and systems than that dud Fahour dreamed up, so any successor should make progress. Ms Holgate takes over the reins in October after her “Bhutan Buddhist Break”, and we will doubtless later on see racks of Vitamins and strange potions for sale nationally at Post Offices! We also will hopefully see some delivery service improvement.

It really could not get much worse than recent years, and maybe swapping CEOs will work. FIVE months to get Registered letters SYD-MEL is appalling. I needed to FLY one down earlier year as PO lost it twice, containing a $10,000 stamp. Only time will tell. Best of luck to Ms Holgate - a tough gig.

Sorting Kangaroo Stamp Watermarks.

The Australian first three Kangaroo watermarks are known locally as First, Second and Third watermarks. All dealers and collectors here know them thus, and have done for 60 years or more. The ACSC Catalogue thankfully, also names them thus.

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Universally in use here for 50+ years. easier to sort, so let’s ignore those here.

The Seven Seas “ASC” catalogue calls them “Watermarks 5, 6, and 7”. Gibbons call these “watermarks 2, 5 and 6”. Scott calls them “Watermarks 8, 9 and 10”. Michel and Yvert catalogues etc call them something else again.

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It is a rather Monty Python arrangement, totally confusing to all globally, and it is a shame there is not an outbreak of common sense, which sees all publishers simply align them with the terminology used here. That is, to the terms used for decades by the ACSC, as per their clear diagram shown nearby.

They are all a single Crown over A watermark, and to the collector not used to handling them, are often very hard to pick apart. Sadly the foreign catalogue makers all have wildly varying diagrams and names for them, to make things tougher still, and consequently sales and auction descriptions all over the world are a totally confusing mess Over 40 years as a dealer, I have handled and sold way over a MILLION Kangaroo stamps, probably double that, and am one of the biggest stockists of these issues globally. I can sort near every Roo facially when on an album page, or Hagner, or image. However that is down to lots of practice and experience, and it can’t be taught by books!

These first three watermarks often have stamps of all the same colour in each, to make it even harder. All are just a single Crown over the letter A. Naturally the usual hinges and gunk and gook on the reverses can make them VERY hard to pick apart to a person not familiar with them.

Correct guess is 5 times the value.

A 2/- Brown varies vastly in price between the 3 watermarks, so sorting them accurately is important.

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This is the 1915 “Second” Watermark.

A Second Watermark 2/- brown sells for FIVE times that of a Third Watermark for example. The same as a 9d Violet or a 5/- … many times the price, or $100s of dollars more in the case of the 5/- stamp.

1,000s of stamps I see offered on eBay and similar collector describer sites etc, are just plain and appallingly wrong, as of course the amateur sellers simply “self-decide” they have the SCARCEST watermark every time! Human nature sadly. Given the choice of owning a $20 stamp, or a $200 one, they of course …

And many of the eBay style buyers are just as clueless, so a really perfect storm. The Blind leading the Blind. Can’t beat those eBay “Bargains”.

(Until it comes time to sell them one day, to a real dealer of course, and THEN the penny drops.

Friendly eBay seller “jiminybob3741825” has long ago closed their account, and decamped with your money!)

An experienced eye can quickly sort them all by colour, and/or more often, by the perf characteristics as well in most cases, without ever seeing the watermark. However for those who need to sort their

Kangaroos by watermarks, and are new to it, here are some practical tips you may want to note.

For detecting harder to see Kangaroo watermarks all those silly $100s cost wacko watermark machines are a total waste of money in my view. If I ever need to look up anything, which is seldom thankfully, I use a $2 black watermark tray, and a few $ bottle of watermark fluid - or use Ronsonol or Zippo lighter fluid if you must.

The plus with the latter fluids is, you also often see repairs and thins or pressed creases etc at the same time! Few collectors realise that watermarks are easily sorted via Fluid, and it is safe to use even on mint stamps of course. Clearly these illustrated products are flammable, so READ the labels!

For even faster ID, hold the stamp to a BRIGHT light. Those little new style 1000 Lumen super bright LED torchlights you can buy cheap anywhere today are superb for this. Any such backlight often shines through the thickest stamp papers, and are

Quick, cheap and easy to use.

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Near zero cost methods.

These two methods cost almost nothing, and between them, sorts out 95% of these watermarks accurately and quickly, and you are good to go in most cases. I repeat, those loopy $100s type gizmo “watermark” machines are a waste of space. I have not turned mine on for 20+ years.

The SECOND watermark Kangaroos really should never be an issue for anyone. The SHARP wide corners of the crown are totally distinctive. As that was a short WWI emergency use of KGV heads paper, it means the SECOND watermark almost never sits “well centred” on each Kangaroo stamp often half a watermark is on each side of the stamp, hence an instant clue.

The photo nearby showing the reverse shows that watermark from the reverse, AND the vertical paper grain. That leaves the First and Third watermarks to sort quickly - SG 12 and SG 41. A 2/- First Watermark costs 5 or 10 times the price of a 2/- brown Third, so getting it correct is really important.

The 1915 SECOND watermark 2/- brown, SG 29 (SG £120) sells in Superb Used condition for about $A150-$200, and the year later 1916 THIRD watermark SG 41, (SG £14) is $A20 or so. The stamp illustrated nearby has no year date, but I can tell for certain at a glance is it the scarce SG 29. Can you?

BOTH have vertical mesh paper. Those 2 watermarks look REALLY similar to all novices for some reason, and are the ones most collectors get wrong.

Near everything one sees on outlets like eBay are of COURSE mis-described by the dreamer sellers as “1915 Secon Watarmak, Trew Bargin et $100”.

Durrhhh.

To sort a FIRST from a SECOND or THIRD watermark Kangaroo is the world’s simplest task. The latter two printings were are on VERTICAL mesh paper always, and the First Watermark, alone of all Roos, is on HORIZONTAL mesh paper - always.

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Can you sort this one at a glance?

Paper CURL in the key.

They hence are SO easy to sort apart, I fail to understand how folks mess it up so regularly. You can SEE the paper mesh direction easily with the naked eye, and can indeed often see it from scans. And the fastest, and most certain test, is PAPER CURL. Place any Kangaroo stamp, mint or used, back of stamp upwards, in the upright palm of your hand.

Within seconds, your body heat makes all FIRST Watermark stamps curl noticeably from top to bottom, and SECOND and THIRD watermarks curl side to side. It is THAT fast, and that simple!

The same test works to sort out many other papers such as the notoriously tricky New Zealand “Arms” stamps etc, where the actual watermark is far less easily seen visually, as paper is so thick. I listed up this £4 Arms on my Rarity Page this week.

The stamp is the very scarce 1935 New Zealand 1935 “ARMS” £4 Light Blue. It is on the thick, chalk-faced “Cowan” paper, with very obvious HORIZONTAL mesh. The much later, and half the

Glen Stephens £600, is one of life’s mysteries. You probably can’t find another mint example on sale globally, at ANY price, as these were always very scarce. The most ‘common’ 10/- Roo costs more than this mint, and endless examples of those are on the global market each week.

SAPHIL House Adelaide opens.

Double the value, based on paper weave.

I was in Adelaide recently at the newly completed SAPHIL House in Gray Court, in the city square of Adelaide up near West Terrace. They had a large 1000+ lot auction to kick off the shiny new complex, which was attended by about 60 collectors.

SAPHIL is the home of philately in South Australia. The SAPC has owned the bare bones large building in the city for about 20 years, paid for largely with the proceeds of “Stampex 86” I understand. Back in the 1980s serious money really flowed from those large shows, and benefited the hobby for generations to come.

The skeleton was there, but funds to fit it out pro-

SG cat value, VERTICAL mesh version, SG 212 is often passed off by less informed sellers as this quite rare stamp - SG F166. £4 was a FORTUNE in 1935 for a mint stamp, during the Great Depression - a month’s wages for those that DID have a job. A mint hinged pair of £2 Roos of same era at £4 face, is £8,500 in SG! One of the highest face values in entire KGV reign, indeed most KGVI collectors seek this stamp too, as in the KGVI album, and Murray Payne KGVI cat etc.

WHY the Gibbons catalogue value for this rare stamp is only SAPC President Martin Walker (standing R)

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Auctioneer David Figg in top gear. fessionally, to become a multi-purpose, functional stamp home were lacking. That changed when a suburban Society sold their long held building, and agreed to donate the funds to the wider use, on the proviso they were used to fit out this future SAPHIL venture in the CBD. After a lot of work by Committee and volunteers, it is now all completed, with wheel chair access ramp from street, very large scale kitchen, superb stamp grade overhead and window lighting, professional bookcase cabinetry for the library and trophies, handicapped access new toilets etc.

A large amount of APF files, and display frames and so on are safely stored in the adjoining building, the Committee kindly showed me over. Many of the behind the scenes folks like SAPS President Martin Walker, APF committee member David Figg, and Tony Presgrave etc are well known on the national organised philately scene.

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on the outside, denoting it is SAPHIL HOUSE. We drove right past it in pouring rain, down a 1 way street, and it appears not to be marked outside in any way that you can see from the street. An easy fix I am sure.

The auction was well attended and well patronised. Auctioneer David Figg started it off with an unannounced lot. A group of old 1930s Post Office brass boxes in a solid wooden enclosure was Lot #1.

I was standing right at back and assumed it weighed well under 22kg and hence mailable, so I bid 3 figures, and it was mine.

BIG miscalculation. They weighed 28 KILOS. Far too heavy to mail, and indeed the linear dimensions, and weight, exceeded what I could legally check onto my plane home. Yikes, anyway all way too late at that point, and I needed to work fast on it to find a new home, ideally in Adelaide.

Sweet talked box onto plane.

Listed them for sale on stampboards.com and a

Glen Stephens member on the NSW Central Coast quickly said he’d take them. So, I needed to sweet talk the hapless airline check-in staffer at Adelaide to get them checked through as baggage. So far so good, still a pain in the neck to get from SYD airport to cab, to our car, then to Castlecrag, THEN Gosford somehow.

Get to Sydney and am paged by airline.

They tell me the box was held up by airport security in Adelaide and did not make my plane. “Was I happy for them to deliver it next morning at their cost?” Being quick witted, I gave them the address in Gosford – 90 kms away, and they were pleased to do that, so I 28 Kilos of headaches! never saw the PO boxes again!

They appeared to be 1930s era, with boxes, with many close ups and discussion. The heavy 1” hardwood, hand-made dovebuyer was a cabinet maker in his youth, and plans to tail joinery, solid and thick brass PO “CofA” lockable doors, and many layers of ancient flaking paint, fully restore them to original shape, and hence save them from the coffee table “Shabby Chic” furniture that I later discover from buyer was white lead and fate I thought might befall them. The strange things pink lead - no wonder the airport X Ray machines I buy! went nuts!

The inaugural auction at SAPHIL had some tinyurl.com/BoxesPO is the photo saga of these very interesting material. I picked up some of the 2016 “ADELAIDE 30c” Emergency issues on cover. One piece there was not noted by vendor as being cancelled from late afternoon of Jan 5, 2016. It is the earliest recorded date of these. I let a friend there have them uncontested, as he has the best collection of this issue extant.

It is planned to have a few auctions a year, and possibly a few dealer tables was the initial thinking, so check the APF website and SAPHIL newsletters for details, and presumably they will also list them in advance on stamboards.com as well. About the only FREE widescale national advertising any club or society has today, and yet many never get around to it.

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philatelic clubs & societies new south wales Armidale Circle RSPC: Mtg 2nd Wed Australian Cmwlth Collectors Club of NSW: Mtg 3rd Mon 7.45pm, 1st flr. Philas House, 17 Brisbane St, Darlinghurst, Sydney 2001. Ph 02 9267 8301; Fax: 02 9264 4741. GPO Box 1971, Sydney NSW 2000 Ph: 02 9264 8301 Aust. States Study Circle: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Bathurst Stamp Coin and Collectables Club: Mtg 1st Mon 7.30pm, Old Eglinton fire shed, Park St, Elington PO Box 151, Bathurst NSW 2795 Bega Phil. & Numismatic Society: Mtg 3rd Friday 8.00pm. Mthly Newsletter. PO Box 370, Bega NSW Blue Mountains Stamp Club: Mtg 4th Friday (ex Dec) 8.00pm Katoomba Public School; PO Box 76, Blackheath Boambee East PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan) 6pm Boambee East Comm. Centre, Bruce King Dr. Ph: 02 66581385 Campbelltown District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan - 4th Wed); @ Catholic Hall Acacia St, Ruse.

Inquiries: mystampclub@yahoo.com.au; PO Box 478, Campbelltown 2560 Castle Hill SC Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm, Hills District Bowling Club, Jenner Street, Baulkham Hills; PO Box 151 Castle Hill NSW 1765 China Study Group of PSNSW: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Cinderella SC: Mtg 2nd Friday, even months; Produces “Cinderellas Australia” and monographs; PO Box 889, Chatswood, NSW 2057 Coffs Harbour SC: Mtg 2nd Wed Earlwood and District SC:Mtg 1st Wed Grafton SC: Mtg 2nd Wed (ex. Dec) Grafton Stampers & Everything Philatelic: Mtg 1st Sun 2pm (ex School Hols). Grafton Baptist Church Hall, Cnr Queen & Oliver Sts. Ph 02 6642 1363. email gbchurch@bigpond.com.

Great Lakes SC: Mtg1st Sat 9.30am , Workshop & Market 1st Sat 9-12, Great Lakes Campus Annexe, Taree St, Tuncurry Enq: Ph 02 6554 9776 Gosford PS: Afternoon Mtg 1st Mon; Evening Mtg 2nd Thurs Hawkesbury Valley PS (Richmond Stamp Club): Mtg 2nd Thurs (ex Jan) PO Box 28 Richmond 2753 Illawarra PS: Mtg 3rd Thursday (ex. Jan) Wollongong Master Build. Club Ltd, Oasis Room, 7.30pm. All welcome. Tel. (02) 42252011.

Kempsey RSL PS: Mtg 2nd Wed Lake Macquarie Stamp Club:: Mtg 2nd Sat 9am; Combined Pensioners & Community Care Services 130 Josephson St, Swansea. Enq: 02 4392 5211 Lord Howe Island Postal History Society: Mtg by arrangement. Contact Pres: Dr William Mayo, 02 9918 6825 Lower Clarence PS: Mtg 4th Tues Macquarie Valley PS: Mtg 2nd Tues 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) Enq: 4977 2525 (Jenny) Mudgee Coin Note & Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sunday Ph 02 63735324 Nambucca River PS: Mtg 1st Sunday 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 NSW Postcard Collectors Soc: Mtg 1st Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301

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

western australia The Airmail Circle of WA: Mtg 5th Monday “Wellington Fair” Unit 18, 40 Lord St. East Perth Tel: 08 9294 3356 Armadale-Kelmscott PS: Mtg 4th Tues; Ph: 08 9397 6525 email: fit.kanga@bigpond.com Bridgetown-Manjimup SC: Mtg 1st Thurs 4.30pm Bridgetown Library Ph 08 9761 4638 or 08 9761 2005 Busselton SC: Mtg 1st Mon, 5pm 7th Day Adv. Church, Alpha St; Ph: 08 9752 4449, 0400 646 282 email witches1@westnet.com.au Canning SC: Mtg 1st Wed; Ph: 08 9457 7565 Daytime SC: Mtg 1st Thurs; 08 9341 3576 Denmark SC: Mtg 1st Weds Lions Lair Rivermouth Inlet Drive, Denmark. Tel: 08 9848 3325 email: fishneil@westnet.com.au Eastern Goldfields: Mtg 3rd Thurs ; Ph: 0412 156 351 Eaton SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7pm Ph. 08 9795 7744, email: scrapbit@tpg.com Fremantle and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed, St. Peter’s Church Hall, 4 Hammad St., Palmyra. Circuit books 7pm, meeting 8pm Ph: 08 9284 7125 Have a go SC: Mtg Last Thurs. 137 Edward St, East Perth. Tel: 08 9305 2073 email: nigan@iinet.net.au Kalamunda SC: Mtg 3rd Wed; Ph: 08 9291 8484

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

Northern Suburbs PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7.45pm, Naremburn Library, Central St, Naremburn off Slade St; Ph: 02 9419 7354 Orange Coin and Stamp Club: Mtg Last Tuesday, Orange Community Info Centre, 79-81 Kite St, Orange 7.30pm Ph: 02 6362 3754.

Orchid Stamp Club: Mtg 3rd Sat. (Jan and each 2nd mth) Parramatta PS: Mtg 1st Friday Penrith and District PS: Mtg 1st Thursdays, 8pm, J3A Bldg. Castlereash St. New PO Box: 292 Kingswood 2747. Ph: 02 4733 3062 PHILAS Stamp Auctions: Mtg 2nd Sat Mar,Jul, Nov Ph 02 9264 8301 PS of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed (exDec); Ph 02 9399 7556 PS of NSW: Mtg 1st Tues (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. Ph 02 44472976 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 Strathfield-Burwood PS: Mtg 4th Wed 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 www.sass.asn.au 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 Thematic Society of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed Toronto SC: Mtg 1st Wed Tuggerah SC: Mtg 4th Sun (ex Dec.) Turramurra SC: Mtg 2nd Monday, 7.45pm. Ph: 9144 4225 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 Willoughby Legion Philatelic Section: Mtg 4th Tues 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 6106 0874.

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: 3rd Tues. 7.30pm Leagues Club 99 Anderson St. Cairns. Ph 07 4055 1302 www. cairnsstampclub.asn.au 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.

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 johnmonica@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

Mackay and District PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 4942 5433; 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 Wed 7.30pm& 3rd Sat 1.30pm; Uniting Church Hall, Carlton St. Highgate. PO Box 29, Glenside 5063. Ph: (08) 8353 8683 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 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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Aug 5 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair,

Aug 6 - (1st Sun) Western Suburbs Stamp, Coin & Banknote Fair, Strathmore Bowling Club, 40 Loeman Quinn’s Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02 St, Strathmore. Enq: Chris. 0413355716.

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Aug 12 - Bendigo Stamp Fair, 10am-4pm Uniting Aug 5 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor, Church Hall, 24 Myers St. 16 dealers. 0407 421940 Car park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, Aug 20 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair, cnr Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW. Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh. Dealers plus huge range activities. Ph: Aug 5 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am 0418 322 315.

- 4pm, Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, KatoomAug 27 - (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phonecard ba. Ph. 0417 802 754 Fair, Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. 9am3pm.

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Collectors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea.

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TBA - QStamp Fair, Southside, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, Memorial Hall, Logan Rd. Free Entry 8.30am - 2pm Aug 14 - (2nd Mon) - Gold Coast PS Sale, Rm 1,

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Contact the Advertising Manager on Ph: 0425 795 693, or email: kevinmorgan2@live.com www.glenstephens.com Largest and most visited Stamp Dealer website in the Southern Hemisphere. 250 different pages of stamp bargains and archives! $4,000 prize always on offer. glen@glenstephens.com

www.gabrieles.com.au Hundreds of new items added to our site each month. Add your email address to our “early bird” notice list, so when new material is added to the site, you get first choice! We also post out a printed copy of our monthly offers, for those who do not use the internet, this service is also free. Our printed, 36 paged price list is also available, just phone write or email today for a free copy today. gabriele@gabrieles.com.au

www.premierpostal.com PPA holds it’s auctions on the 3rd Sunday of the Month with around 4000 lots per auction. Our auctions include stamps, postal history, postal stationary, postmarks,postcards etc from around the world. We also provide a searchable Post Office reference database for Australia and several other counties. david@premierpostal.com

www.richardjuzwin.com The leading specialist dealers in Australasian stamps and the largest private dealer (non Auction) company in Australia. info@richardjuzwin.com.au

www.varisell.com Worldwide stamps, covers, errors, proofs, specimens, postal stationery, philatelic literature, postcards, paper money, signed FDC-s and more in our easy to use online store. Prompt, courteous service from America.

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www.rap.com.au The website for Australia, Australian Territories, commercial and philatelic covers, and informative articles on the subjects. rap@rap.com.au

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www.stampsale.com New Zealand and worldwide in our Ashford Stamps postal auctions. Ask for a catalogue, or view the website. Also ask for direct sales list of NZ Chalons. ashford@stampsale.com

www.sutherlandphilatelics.com.au Long-established mail order dealer comprehensively covering British Isles, Europe, Scandinavia, North America, Australasia and Japan.

Prompt courteous service and an extensive user-friendly website. sutherlandphil@bigpond.com

www.stampsaustralia.com.au Sydney Philatelics - Largest On-Line Shop in Australia ! – User-Friendly – 10,000 and more Philatelic Items – Just a mouse click away ! Over 100 Pages of Australasia, British Commonwealth, Booklets, Accessories.etc. Always Buying ! Est 27 Years. info@stampsaustralia.com.au

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www.sevenseas.com.au Search our website for full listing of stamps and Seven Seas albums and pages and other accessories. We look forward to serving you. stamps@sevenseas.com.au

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WE ARE ALWAYS BUYING, CONTACT US BEFORE OFFERING ELSWHERE! We want to buy collections, accumulations, dealer stocks, etc, etc.

Australia and States, Kangaroos, King George V Heads, Pre-decimal, Decimal, Covers, Great Britain, British Commonwealth, Foreign. Here are some examples of the prices we can pay: Australia C of A wmk Kangaroo High Values 10/- -Two Pounds, Specimen overprints, mint lightly hinged $120 Australia 5/- Harbour Bridge, MUH $795, MLH $295, Fine postally used $225, cto used with gum $150, without gum $135, slightly second grade (no bits missing please but may have minor thins, heavier cancel, short perfs etc) $65 Mint unhinged, pre-decimals in singles, blocks or sheets.

Definitives 1d to 1/7d we pay 4c per stamp, Low value Commemoratives, 2d to 1/- we pay 5c per stamp, High value definitives 2/- to 4/- we pay 10c per stamp, High value Commemoratives 2/- or 2/3d we pay 40c per stamp.

Decimals for postage including AAT, and postally valid issues from Cocos and Christmas Islands may be torn or damaged (no bits missing please) but must have gum.

Values 1c to 68c we pay 40% face value, 70c to $20 we pay 50% face value, must be sorted by value in packets/envelopes and supplied with a concise list. We reserve the right to counter offer on messy lots.

Post Office Packs and Year Books with stamps in place we pay 30% face value, year books with stamps in original stocksheets we pay 45% face value Mint PSE’s 20c - 60c we pay 30% face value, 70c pay 40% face value, no stuck down flaps please Recent Commemorative Bundleware, 55c values and above we pay $1 per bundle.

Small or Large format High value Definitives fine used 1989 to date with circular cancels $1 to $3 we pay 5% face value, $3 to $20 we pay 10% face value.

High value commemoratives, values $1 and above as above again from 1989 onwards, we pay 10% face value.

Coins, Medals, Banknotes We buy Australian coins, loose or in sets, decimal and pre-decimal, including Perth Mint and Royal Australian Mint Product. Also buying Worldwide Gold and Silver coins.

Pre-decimal and Decimal Banknotes also required in all grades, also military medal groups.

Our minimum purchase value is $200, smaller lots respectfully declined, please confirm all lots via phone or email before sending and send via registered/ insured mail, or contact us for an appointment, all transactions carried out in strictest confidence. WE PAY ENHANCED PRICES TO GST REGISTERED DEALERS WHO PROVIDE A TAX INVOICE.

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