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Contents Articles Stamps in the News : Margo Campbell ................................... 12 Postal Stationery : Ian McMahon ............................................... 20 Cinderella Corner : Vito Milana ................................................... 39 Introducing the APF : Russell Boylan........................................ 44 Beginners, please! : Michael Dodd................................................ 48 Radio in Australia : Christer Brunström...................................... 50

Information News........................................................................................................5 Editor’s mailbag ............................................................................... 10 Clubs & Societies ....................................................................... ......54 Products & Services Directory............................................... ......56 Subscriptions .............................................................................. ......60 List of Advertisers .............................................................. ..............62 Front Cover Canada Post : Calla lilies first day cover

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philatelic news Calla lilies : Canada Post

Canada Post brings a touch of class to its well-loved flower series with its March release of a two-stamp issue depicting the elegant calla.

Native to southern Africa, callas (Zantedeschia) were used medicinally before becoming prized around the world for their beauty and longevity.

Sometimes mistakenly referred to as calla lilies,

the flower is not a true lily but part of the unusual arum family (Araceae), which also includes skunk cabbage, jack-in-the-pulpit and peace lily. Callas are a common sight at weddings, as well as other celebrations and remembrances.

Introduced in 2005, the annual flower stamp issue is a bestseller and is often used on wedding stationery, including invitations. This year’s two stamps were designed by Paprika with illustrations

by Fanny Roy. The stamps are sold in a booklet of 10 – five of both designs – and in a convenient coil of 50, offering 25 of each design. A souvenir sheet is available for collectors, along with strips of four and 10 stamps from the coil. The Official First Day Cover of the combo is cancelled in Brampton, Ontario (known as the “Flower City” of Canada).

The booklet, souvenir sheet and Official First Day Cover were printed by Colour Innovations and the coil by Lowe-Martin.

Stamps and collectibles are available at canadapost.ca and postal outlets across Canada.

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Fresh and superb example of this very rare fully imperforate error, of which owner note stated only one part sheet was ever discovered. Blue and metallic silver - a gorgeous looking pair visually - scans never show metallic ink well. Fresh flat MUH, with good margins. SG 1033a, £1,200=$A2,400. One of the key QE2 era imperfs, and bought very well, so out it goes at about a QUARTER SG at - $A600 (Stock 657BJ)

NZ 1898 Pictorials 5/- Mount Cook, SUPERB with corner diagonal line CTO Specimen cancel copy:

This was a VIP Presentation example. This and various other stamps in the series etc, were thus cancelled, and made into presentation sets. These were then given away to dignitaries and VIPs etc. I understand that these + SPECIMEN handstamps applied by the NZ PO are listed in the latest CP supplements, so presumably they are priced as well. No Watermark, perf 14.5, absolutely SUPERB USED with the corner diagonal CTO bar cancel. Perfect perfs and centering and colour and freshness of the recess plate, printed by Waterlow & Sons in London. Free of hinges, and gook and gunk and aging etc! My old CP has this at CPE 21e, as $1,500 as VFU, and CTO copies will be higher of course. More discussion of this issue here - tinyurl.com/5shMtCook $A550 (Stock 542AX)

Luxembourg 1956 **RARE** Europa set 3 - Superb MUH $A115!: SG Cat £700=$A1,400, for well under 7% of SG! Bought a few sets very attractively in the Estate of an old French gentleman, who had bought them off leading dealer BEHR in Paris, as an Investment, some years back. This is the KEY set to the entire EUROPA Omnibus series, and has always been highly sought.

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philatelic news Review : British West Africa and the French Air Mail services to June 1940 by Barbara Priddy Reviewed by Ken Sanford This is a detailed survey of the French air mail services serving British West Africa until WWII. It was first published in “Cameo”, the Journal of the West Africa Study Circle, in six parts. It has been consolidated into book form as a convenience to members and other readers, having been slightly edited by Rob May FRPSL. The list of the original Cameo articles and now chapters in the book are:

Chapter 1

The Toulouse – Dakar Service Stage 1 1926-1934 The Toulouse – Dakar Service Stage 2 19261934 The Toulouse – Dakar Service Stage 3 19261934

Chapter 2

The Transsaharan Service

Chapter 3

Aéromaritime, the Coastal Service

Chapter 4

September 1939 – June 1940 Many first flight covers, commercial covers and crash covers are shown, all in color.

There are many rate charts, timetables and route maps, as well as detailed descriptions of the various services.

There is a useful list of 16 references as well as in index. The book is soft cover, 82 pages, and is available from: Rob May, Longdown Farm Cottage, Cadsden, Princes Risborough, Bucks, HP27 0NB, UK. Price UK£16.00 plus £2.00 P&P within the UK UK€19.20 plus €6.30 P&P to Europe by airmail 8 - Stamp News

US$21.70 plus US$11.30 P&P worldwide by airmail Orders can be placed by e-mail to robert.may@cantab.net

By UK Sterling cheque, to include postage, payable to West Africa Study Circle For payment in dollars or euros please use Paypal to the benefit of treasurer@wasc.org.uk, or pay by BACS transfer after contacting the Treasurer, Philip Quirk on that e-mail.

Iconic Australian filmmakers honoured in this year’s Australia Post Legends Award Five of Australia’s most talented film directors are being honoured in the 26th annual Australia Post Legends Awards, celebrating their powerful contributions to Australian culture and the global film industry.

Film Directors – Baz Luhrmann, George Miller AO, Gillian Armstrong AM, Peter Weir AM, and Warwick Thornton – will each have their portrait featured on new postage stamps as part of the 2022 Australian Legends of Filmmaking stamp issue.

Australia Post Group Philatelic Manager, Michael Zsolt said each of the directors had been recognised not only for their vision, talent and acclaim, but for their diverse and impactful storytelling on a national and international scale.

“Each year since 1997, we’ve celebrated living Australians who have made a unique contribution to the Australian way of life,” Mr Zsolt said.

“The films created by our 2022 Legends all tell powerful stories that connect strongly with Australian audiences and help to shape our perception of not only ourselves but historical events and important socio-cultural themes.”

Gillian Armstrong AM, who amongst many accolades, received six AACTA awards and a Palme d’Or nomination for her very first film My Brilliant Career in 1979, said it was an honour to be a recipient of the 2022 Australia Post Legends Award alongside such a totally brilliant group of film

directors. “It’s wonderful that our film directors are being recognised for the powerfully unique and heartfelt Australian stories that we make - and it is a thrill to be named a Legend of an industry and artform that I’m so passionate about,” Ms Armstrong said. “I used to collect stamps as a child, I liked those little pictures.

So, it feels particularly full circle to be recognised for my big pictures!”

The annual Australia Post Legends Awards celebrate living Australians who have made a unique contribution to the nation through their field of endeavour, inspiring the community, and influencing the way Australians think about themselves.

Past recipients include those who have excelled across a range of fields, including sport, the arts, entertainment, medical science and philanthropy, with Academy Award winners Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman AC and Geoffrey Rush AC named as Legends in 2009.

The 2022 Australian Legends of Filmmaking stamp issue comprises five $1.10 stamps, a first day cover, stamp pack, maxicard set, minisheet, five booklets of ten $1.10 stamps, and a booklet collection pack.

The stamps and associated products are available at participating Post Offices, via mail order by phoning 1800 331 794, and online at auspost.com.au/legends from Tuesday 15 March 2022, while stocks last.

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Editor's Mailbag Dear Editor, My daughter handed me this envelope for my collection and related to me the attached story behind the return. I found the circumstances interesting and concerning and thought that the circumstances should be recorded I also thought after writing the story that it might be of some interest to you and your readers re returned mail. I am sure that many readers would find it interesting, and concerning when sending overseas mail at the moment. The costs are very high with no compensations available if something does go wrong.

Once again hope that the story may be of some interest to those concerned with the postal system at the present time.

My daughter posted this parcel from Adamstown LPO NSW 2289 on 30.11.21 to an address in London U.K. The contents were intended as Christmas and birthday Gifts. A Custom declaration was correctly prepared and attached to the article.

Total value of gifts was declared as $A100.00. It was sent as an air mail International Post article in a Post Office large padded satchel. The postal charges were $57.35 plus cost of satchel. It was sent Express International at additional costs to ensure that it arrived before the Christmas break in the UK. Advice was given that ordinary air mail parcel post could take between 4 -6 weeks.

The parcel arrived in London’s North West Depot No.24 on 12.12.21 when it was referred to the Customs section, where it

was inspected and a Customs charge was raised. A letter was forwarded to the addressee on 13.12.21 advising the charges which were due before parcel could be released and delivered.

Unfortunately, due to heavy Christmas mails in London at the time, Covid, bad weather and the public holidays between Christmas and new year the letter was delivered in late December 2021. The Customs branch had closed and did not re-open until Tuesday 4th January 2022. The Addressee contacted the Customs branch on the same day (pm) to arrange for the fees raised to be paid and arrange for delivery details as parcel required to be signed for, only to be told that the charges had been cancelled that morning and the parcel returned to the country of origin on 04.01.22 and could not be recovered from the mail system.

On further enquiries by addressee the customs advised that no compensation would be paid by either country.

Naturally my daughter was very disappointed with the outcome, given that she had paid in excess of $60.00c to send the parcel in the first instance.

Yours faithfully Russell Goddard

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Ukraine Post Office stamps its war effort Reported at www.foxnews.com

Less than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the country’s post office, Ukrposhta, is planning to issue a stamp to illustrate “Ukrainians’ determination to defend their land,” and is asking the public to send in their designs.

“On March 1, on the 30th anniversary of the modern Ukrainian stamp, Ukrposhta announced the All-Ukrainian People’s Competition for the development of a sketch of the postage stamp ‘Russian military ship, go to #uy!.’ Ukrposhta will publish a sketch that will win the popular vote in a special edition in the near future.”

Ukrposhta encouraged both professional illustrators and amateurs to participate, drawing their sketches “and thus relieve the psychological stress of war.”

“Ukrainians will submit their sketches by email, and they will be displayed on Ukrposhta’s Facebook

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page for the public to vote on, with the design receiving the most votes to be published by Ukrposhta in mass circulation on the first Ukrainian postage stamp under martial law,” the press release said.

The stamp is to be valid for international mail.

Designs to date include one appeared to be a warship shaped like the Kremlin sinking into a pool of blood. Another showed sunflowers, the national flower of Ukraine, which could also symbolize an encounter between a lady who was captured on video confronting Russian troops last week while offering them sunflower seeds.

Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, approved by a public referendum and issued its first stamps March 1, 1992.

Those two 15-kopeck stamps commemorated the 500th anniversary of Cossacks in Ukraine and the 100th anniversary (in 1991) of Ukrainian emigration to Canada.

For more information on current postal services in Ukraine see https://www.facebook.com/ukrposhta

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World postal response to the war in Ukraine Latvia

Latvijas Pasts (Latvia Post) has suspended money transfers to and from Russia and Belarus.

The postal company is not shipping parcels to Russia and Belarus.

Also, all Russian and Belarus goods have been pulled from the shelves.

Parcels and money transfers to Ukraine are accepted. In cooperation with Polish postal company, shipments are delivered by road. Still, Latvijas Pasts notes that because of the warfare in Ukraine’s territory, parcels may travel longer or may not reach the destination in the warfare territories.

Gibraltar

Royal Gibraltar Post Office has announced it will waive postage charges for mail addressed to Ukraine.

Additional to letters and registered mail, the Royal Gibraltar Post Office is also offering free postage for humanitarian aid parcels under 5kgs.

Malta

All postal services to Russia have been suspended until further notice, Maltapost said this week.

It said in a statement this is a result of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and the increasing number of European countries banning Russian airlines from their skies.

It said all postal items destined to Ukraine will now be diverted through Poland.

The Polish mail operator will handle the exchange of these postal items at their offices located close to the Ukrainian borders – both imports and exports.

Cyprus

The Cyprus Post announced on Monday that acceptance of postal items to Russia and Belarus is suspended for all services.

This excludes the courier service Quickpost, it announced.

Meanwhile the Quickpost courier service to Ukraine has also been suspended.

However, traditional services such as letter mail, parcels and Ems/Datapost continue to forwarded to Ukraine through a third country.

Estonia

According to Estonia’s post office, Eesti Post has suspended services to Russia.

“Due to the lack of air services, it is temporarily not possible to send shipments to Russia,” the postal services company said in a in a press release.

Estonia has prohibited the use of its airspace by all aircraft owned or operated by Russian citizens or airlines. In response, Russia closed its airspace to Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Slovenian airlines.

South Africa

The SA Post Office has suspended its service to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

This has happened at a time that international postal services have just started to resume after a long hiatus due to Covid.

Ireland

An Post has put a truck and drivers at the disposal of the Irish Red Cross in order to aid the organisation’s Ukraine appeal.

The postal service is also making arrangements to provide any displaced Ukrainian citizens who come to Ireland with an An Post Current Account to enable everyday banking, as well as access to its Address Point service which provides a personal address to people who are homeless or living in temporary accommodation.

Romania

The Romanian national postal services company Posta Romana announced that it organized its own network of collection centres for aid aimed at those affected by the crisis in Ukraine.

At the same time, the company made available its accommodation facilities to local authorities to host refugees from Ukraine.

Posta Romana will transport the aid to the four border crossing points with Ukraine, from where they will be taken over and distributed by the Ukrainian Post.

Ukraine Mail and Shipping Service Alerts Reported at www.eseller365.com The Russian invasion of Ukraine will be impactStamp News - 13

Stamps in the News - Globally! ing mail and cargo operations into Ukraine, inside Ukraine, parts of Russia, and potentially other neighbouring countries. The situation is rapidly evolving – this information is current to 3rd March.

On Thursday, Ukraine closed its entire airspace to all commercial carriers with neighbouring Moldova also halting commercial flights.

In addition, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued a warning to commercial airlines to avoid Ukraine skies and airspace in Russia and Belarus within 100 nautical miles of Ukraine’s borders.

In response, several major European airlines stopped services to the region, but other European countries added further restrictions.

Subsequently, the European Union shut down its airspace for Russian-owned, Russian registered or Russian-controlled aircraft. They won’t be able to land in, take off or overfly the territory of the EU. Last week, the FAA banned US airlines and US pilots from overflying Ukraine, parts of Russia, and other areas in Eastern Europe. US passenger airlines have not been flying into the region, but this restriction will impact US-operated cargo airlines which could affect mail and air cargo operations.

USPS, FedEx and UPS have already issued alerts regarding Ukraine and Russia:

Ukraine Post have advised that due to the conflict in the region international postal transit through Ukrainian territory has been suspended until further notice. Post offices will remain closed beginning February 24 and postal deliveries are suspended until further notice. As soon as the situation allows, the post will resume delivery of all international postal items.

USPS has not issued a service suspension to Ukraine yet, but if this crisis continues, that is a very good possibility.

FedEx issued a service alert that it has suspended service to and from Ukraine.

UPS issued an alert stating, it has suspended service to and from Ukraine and shipments to Russia.

But the carrier said export services from Russia and domestic services in Russia are still operating.

DHL suspended operations to Ukraine and Russia and closed its offices and operations in Ukraine. eBay Global Shipping Program announced on Friday it has suspended shipments to Ukraine and Russia.

Since most mail services are transported by commercial airlines, flight suspensions and restrictions are going to impact shipments to the affected region.

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Canada Post issued a full suspension for shipments going to Ukraine and said it would not accept any mail or parcels going to Ukraine. No other countries in the region were added to its advisory.

Royal Mail issued the same warning as USPS for Ukraine but also included Moldova. The postal service said it was still accepting mail to both countries but they are subject to unpredictable delays. For Russia, Royal Mail said on Monday that its service was still operating.

Australia Post has not issued an advisory for Ukraine or other countries in the region. There is an existing restriction to Russia due to customs issues that have nothing to do with the conflict.

New Zealand Post issued a service alert for Ukraine. Similar to UK’s Royal Mail, it will continue to accept mail and parcels, but shippers should expect delays. In addition, NZ Post said that shipments to military and security forces in Russia of any kind will not be accepted to comply with newly enacted New Zealand government sanctions.

It has been reported on Stampboards that the Board of the International Philatelic Federation (FIP) decided on 3 March 2022 to recommend that the Organising Committees of the FIP World Exhibitions in 2022, to seek the withdrawal of the participation of Russian and Belarusian exhibits and personnel to avoid any possible protests. Any possible refunds of the frame fees or jury airfare should be made, at the

Part of Mark Bailey’s ruined stock.

earliest opportunity in the future. in Russia and Belarus will understand this difficult decision and appreciate their kind cooperation. It is currently impossible for Jurors and Commissioners from Russia or Belarus to attend any of the upcoming FIP World Stamp Exhibitions.

Margo’s note: For up-to-date information see Stampboard’s discussion: Any Worldwide Mail Service Disruptions Due to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine?

See: tinyurl.com/UkrMail

$5m of stamps and notes lost in NSW flood Reported at www.theguardian.com Mark Bailey from The Penny Man in Lismore says $5m worth of collectibles in his shop have been ruined in the NSW floods A harsh sun shines down across the still partially flooded Lismore, spreading the smell of mud and sewage, as Mark Bailey holds an album of vintage East German stamps that is dripping brown.

“Everything in there’s wrecked,” he says, as he hurls it onto a pile of ruined goods and furniture in front of his store, just like many other shop owners along Molesworth Street in the centre of town.

While each pile looks a similar shade of brown, the muddied faces of Queen Elizabeth, Karl Marx, Michael Jordan and Edward Hargraves on loose stamps, faded banknotes and sports cards are visible up close.

Bailey believes the collectibles in his pile are worth about $5m, at least they were, before flood waters rose above the ceiling of The Penny Man earlier this week. Now, he will throw everything Stamp News - 15

Stamps in the News - Globally! out, save for some antique items he believes he can salvage.

The shop was uninsurable, given its position near the riverbank in floodprone Lismore, and had only been open since December.

When the evacuation orders were issued on Sunday night he did not have enough time to organise a truck to save the valuables in his shop. He says he felt sick waiting days for the waters to recede, knowing he would be returning to millions in damage.

“You look around and see this is like Cyclone Tracy without the wind,” he said. “We can’t just let something like this pass without changing things.”

Margo’s Note: Australia Post is accepting donations for Red Cross QLD and NSW Floods Appeal in participating post offices to support communities affected by intense flooding.

The funds raised will help Australian Red Cross provide humanitarian support to flood-affected communities by deploying specialist emergency volunteers, providing important psychological first aid and

support at evacuation centres, and helping affected residents get in touch with their loved ones.

UK honours a Gentleman Reported at www.theguardian.com

A new set of UK stamps is being launched to pay tribute to David Gentleman, the designer credited with changing the face of the British stamp.

Gentleman, who has been hailed as the most prolific and influential British stamp designer, designed more than 100 stamps for Royal Mail between 1962 and 2000, and provided many more designs that were not used.

Royal Mail collaborated with him to choose a selection of some of his most famous and influential images.

The tribute to Gentleman is notable as it is the first time Royal Mail has dedicated an entire issue to a designer of its commemorative stamps.

“For over half a century, he has made an enduring contribution to British stamp design.

His work continues to influence and inspire designers today.”

David Gentleman holding his design for a fire service commemorative postage stamp UK, 1974.

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The first designs of Gentleman’s that were successful were for National Productivity Year in 1962, and used symbolic arrows.

Three years later he wrote to the new postmaster general, Tony Benn, in response to a general invitation for ideas about stamps, recommending more interesting subjects than had been featured previously.

He also proposed a new size of stamp and introduced a small cameo of the Queen, based on her profile as depicted by Mary Gillick on coins from 1953.

His most recent issued stamp designs were for the millennium timekeeper miniature sheet, depicting the stylised hands of a clock and globe.

Gentleman said: “Stamps were fun to design, though squeezing a lot into a small space wasn’t easy. At first it was difficult to fit in the Queen’s head until I turned it into the simple profile which is still used today.

Germany honours musical Hero

Thanks to Stampboarder Philex who forwarded this story In January Deutsche Post released a stamp to hon-

our David Bowie for what would have been his 75th birthday. It was released on 3rd January 2022 and sold out within days. 3.21 million were released.

Also released were two so-called Packsets, so flatpack parcel boxes. These had Bowie designs all round and were also limited, to 5000.

Release for those was 07.01.22. The boxes were in sizes Small and Medium. The Small box had the motif Bowie in Berlin, where he lived from 1976 to 1978. He recorded his famous hit “Heroes” while he was there. They also rapidly sold out. Finally, socalled Ersttagskarten were released with a limited release of only 1500. These could only be ordered online and sold out within minutes.

The stamps are now selling for around 4 times face on Ebay, the Erstagskarten for an unbelievably low 40 Euros.

The boxes also for around 20 Euros.

The Bowie stamp was the initiative of Olaf Scholz, then a Minister, now Chancellor of Germany. 75 designs were entered for the stamp and one finally chosen. It was then reviewed with further input from the Bowie family to achieve the final design.

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New Zealand honours musical heroes Reported at www.scoop.co.nz

Gemma New. The orchestra’s first ever concert was held on 6 March 1947 at the Wellington Town Hall.

Despite the pandemic, the NZSO has pulled out

Also turning 75 this year, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa is one of the world’s oldest national symphony orchestras.

It has a reputation for artistic excellence on the international stage, attracting many of the world’s leading conductors and soloists each year.

NZ Post has issued a special NZSO 75th Anniversary Mint Miniature Sheet and Miniature First Day Cover are available to purchase. The issue pays homage to the past with a photo of the orchestra’s first ever rehearsal (in October 1946) and to the present with a photo of NZSO’s newly appointed Principal Conductor, Pos Malaysia staff undergo wildlife detection training 18 - Stamp News

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all stops to present a diverse selection of music in 2022 with some of the most talented artists from around the world and Aotearoa New Zealand.

The orchestra intends to continue to digitally stream concerts for a growing online audience in New Zealand and overseas.

Malaysia Post takes on wildlife smugglers Reported at www.traffic.org

Wildlife smuggling through parcels took centre stage at Malaysia’s main international gateway for mail with the rollout of training for frontliners tasked with detecting such parcels at the Pos Malaysia International Hub. It is estimated that 3,100 wildlife, parts and products were seized in trafficking incidents via post and courier implicating Malaysia as a source, transit or final destination between 2008 and August 2021. An additional 624kg pangolin scales were also seized during the same period.

As part of efforts to address the problem, some 40 Pos Malaysia staff involved in the daily screening of parcels and mail for dangerous and prohibited goods attended courses that provided them with knowledge on commonly traded wildlife, methods used by traffickers to ship and conceal these, and ways such mail and parcels can be detected.

The training and exhibition will be followed by the rollout of a suite of awareness materials targeted at those working at the PMIH. Staff manning scanners have also received a guidebook featuring x-ray images of commonly trafficked wildlife parts which provides a guide on what to look out for during checks.

The project is focused on the postal operations based at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport that handled 1,825 tonnes of outbound shipment (international mail and parcel) in 2020.

Israel Post takes on debt Reported at https://en.globes.co.il

It has been reported that the Israel Postal Company is on the brink of collapse and requires an aggressive recovery package after it has accumulated losses of NIS 800 million (over $US244 million), over the past two years, and is mired in a cash flow deficit.

A new chairman and the board of directors has approved an emergency plan that includes reducing the executive, and merging computerized systems. Estimates are that a much broader streamlining plan will have to be introduced that will see 1,000 employees leave. The Postal Co. has 5,000 employees.

The state, which owns the Israel Postal Co. will need to finance a substantial part of the plan. . The emergency plan should bring immediate savings and will not require approvals of the workers committee because most people being laid off are employed on outsourcing contracts.

Israel Postal Co. is due to be privatized, with 40% of its equity sold on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) and the remainder sold to private investors.

But the privatisation cannot take place until the recovery program is implemented.

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Postal Stationery Welcome to the postal stationery column for April 2022. This month’s column looks at the New Zealand pictorial postal cards up to about 1997 as well as a new book which covers New Zealand postal stationery from 1987 to 1998.

New Zealand Pictorial Postcards The first pictorial postal cards issued by the New Zealand Post Office were two cards issued in 1897 (Figure 1).

These cards had a multicoloured view (Figure 2) showing Waikite Geyser, Mt Cook, Mt Egmont and the Otira Gorge and was lithographed by Waterlow and Sons, London. The imprinted stamp was printed by the New Zealand Government Printer. The 1d cards were for use to addresses in New Zealand and the other Australasian colonies and the 1½d cards for use to UPU countries.

In 1899 1d postcards (Figure 3) were released with a picture printed in green at the lower left and typographed by the Government Printing Office. The postal cards were intended for ‘Inland and Australia’ use only. They were printed in sheets of 16 with six views occurring twice. Ten different scenic views are known: • Princes Street, Dunedin • Customhouse Square, Dunedin • Queens Wharf, Wellington • Where the Māori Loves to Roam • Cathedral Peaks, Manapouri • Lake Manapouri • Wanganui River (horizontal view) • Wanganui River (vertical view) • Bealey Terrace, Canterbury • Galatea, Auckland.

The six views which occur twice on a sheet are Cathedral Peaks Manapouri, Wanganui River (vertical view), Wanganui River (horizontal view), Queen’s Figure 1 1887 1½d International Postal Card Wharf Wellington, Bealey Terrace Canterbury, and Where the Māori Figure 2 Coloured View on the Reverse of the 1897 Postal Cards Loves to Roam.

Figure 3 1899 1d Green Postal Card with Vertical View, Wanganui River 20 - Stamp News

Ian McMahon In 1900, New Zealand Post issued 1d postcards with a picture printed in brown at the lower left related to New Zealand’s Boer War contingent (Figure 4). They were typographed by the Government Printing Office on three types of card stock: bright yellow, cream and light buff. Sixteen different views are known: • First Contingent Entraining at Capetown • A Refresher, Newtown Park • Breakfast in Camp • Mounted Parade, Dismounted Parade • In Camp Newtown Park • Capt Davies First Contingent • Officers Second Contingent • First Contingent Starts for the Front • Major Robin, First Contingent • The Camp, Second Contingent • Presents For Our Boys • Some Riders in the Rough • Capt Madocks First Contingent • Garden Party at Wanganui • Good-bye New Zealand (Good-bye New Zealand in early printings) • Watering Horses, Newton Park.

Figure 4 1900 1d Brown Postal Card with Boer War View, A Refresher Newtown Park, on Cream Card.

Figure 5 1901 International Postal Card with View, Manchester St, Christchurch Figure 6 1913 ½d Auckland Exhibition Postal Card

In 1901, as a result of the reduction in the postal rate to all members of the UPU from 1½d to 1d, cards for international use were issued with a view in brown at left (Figure 5). Seventeen different views are known: • On the Taieri River • Māori Bush, Taieri River • Māori Leap, Taieri River • John Bull’s Head, Taieri River • Humbug Reach, Taieri River • Princes Street, Dunedin • Dunedin Town Hall, Etc. • Manchester Street, Christchurch • Hereford Street, Christchurch • Cashel Street, Christchurch • Cathedral Square, Christchurch • Market Place, Blenheim • Queen’s Wharf, Wellington (street Stamp News - 21

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Figure 7 1913 Auckland Exhibition Postal Card with View, Main Entrance to Auckland Exhibition in Black

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scene) Queen’s Wharf, Wellington (featuring ships) Lambton Quay, Wellington Hastings Street, Napier Queen’s Statue, Auckland

½d (Figure 6) and 1d cards were issued in 1913 for the Auckland Exhibition which was a world’s fair held in Auckland Domain, Auckland in 1913 and 1914. The reverse side of the cards had one of 20 different views of Auckland (Figure 7). The views are mostly commonly found in black on the ½d postcard and purple-brown on the 1d. However, they are also known in greenish blue on both vales and in black on the 1d and purplish brown on ½d cards.

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Figure 8 Stampex ‘83 24c Promotional Card Figure 9 Front of Postal Card with a View of the Pied Stilt from the Threatened Bird Issue on Reverse

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Chief Post Office (Building on Left), Auckland Yachts on the Auckland Harbour Customs Street, Auckland Chief Post Office, Queen Street, from Ferry Buildings Queen Street, Auckland Auckland Harbour from Grafton Bridge General View of Exhibition from Fish-ponds’ Albert Park, Auckland, showing Guns which were in Action at Waterloo Remuera and Auckland Harbour from One Tree Hill Corner of Shelly Beach, Auckland The Aquarium and Government Court, Auckland Exhibition

Ian McMahon • Victoria Street, looking West • Main. Entrance to Auckland Exhibition.

• Rangitoto, Harbour and City from Exhibition Buildings • Kiosk, Auckland Exhibition • Auckland Harbour • Sunlight and Shadow, Auckland Domain • Auckland City and Harbour from Grafton Bridge

Figure 10 Reverse of Postal Card with View of a Mini Figure 11 Reverse of Postal Card with View of Sunrise to Mark 1 January 2000 Figure 12 1995 Nuclear-Free Campaign Postal Card

A number of pictorial postcards have been issued which have been STO for New Zealand philatelic exhibitions.

The first was a card for Panpex 77 with a 7c impressed Queen Elizabeth II stamp. Stampex ‘83 had a promotional card stamped with a 24c blue stamp (Figure 8) while Stampex ‘85 had two sets of 24c cards showing 8 views of Christchurch and 8 Antarctic views. The Christchurch views were also issued as 25c cards while all sets were issued singly and in booklets of 8 cards. Stampex ‘87 had a set of four 40c cards illustrated with birds on the address side as well as sets of 40c cards with views of the Dunedin Railway Station and New Zealand Trams.

In 1994, New Zealand Post began issuing pre-paid postcards with selected adhesive stamp issues (Figures 9, 10 and 11). The first of these was issued on 16 August l994 and depicted wild animals. The first three issues of these cards were issued both as postcards and as maximum cards (ie with an adhesive stamp placed. and cancelled on the picture side of the card). Most later issues were only sold as maximum cards. The early sets of cards issued included: • Wild Animals • Night Lights • Māori Languages • America’s Cup • Christmas 1995 Stamp News - 23

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Māori Artifacts 1996 Olympics Centenary of Cinema Scenic Gardens Vineyards Trains Roses Scenes (1998) Favourite Felines Marine Life Popular Pets Rugby Scenic Walks Sailing Cars Threatened Birds

The most recent postal cards associated with adhesive stamp issues have been those associated with the Lord of Rings adhesive stamp issues.

An unusual postal card was issued by New Zealand to promote the Nuclear-Free campaign on 1 September 1995 (Figure 12).

A set of 20 pre-paid pictorial postcards were placed on sale Figure 13 1997 Postal Card with View of the Southern Alps prior to 1997. Costing $1.80 Figure 14 1997 Front of the 1997 Pictorial Postcard each they pre-paid postage to anywhere in the world (Figures 13 and 14). A list of the scenes • 14 Grazing Sheep depicted is given below.

• 15 Definitive Stam • 01 Mount Cook • 16 Milford Sound • 02 Ocean Beach • 17 Routeburn Track • 03 The Remarkables • 18 Common Dolphin • 04 Pohutu Geyser • 19 A Kiwi • 05 Southern Alps • 20 Christchurch City • 06 Mount Ngauruhoe • 07 Lake Matheson New Zealand Post’s Products and Services - The • 08 Auckland City First Eleven Years (1987 to 1998) by Colin Capill.

• 09 Sheep and Lambs This book (Figure 15) covers the eleven-year period • 10 Traditional Māori POI Dancers from which New Zealand Post was corporatised on • 11 Giant Gate Falls 1 April 1987 until it was deregulated on 1 August • 12 Mount Egmont 1998. This was a period of enormous innovation and • 13 Sheep Droving technical change, when many postal experiments 24 - Stamp News

Ian McMahon Figure 15 International Registered Envelope Figure 16 New Zealand Post’s Products and Services - The First Eleven Years (1987 to 1998)

and trials were carried out. This book of 348 pages comprises 70 chapters and over 300 illustrations.

It details a full range of services both national and international. Many little-known services are also covered. Four appendices are included, the first listing a brief chronology of the dates when a service, postage rate or product was first introduced.

The other three appendices give a detailed listing of all the postage rates that applied during this period.

The book includes in the description of each service the various labels, forms and post office stationery used for the service. For postal stationery collectors, it also covers the postal stationery issued during this period. Chapters are included on the aerogrammes (pre-paid and formular), registered envelopes (Figure 16), lettersheets and prepaid courier envelopes and satchels. Postal cards are included in the coverage but are separated into different chapters, with almost a chapter for each issue including separate chapters on Christmas, computer-generated, Friendship, scenic, datestamp service and general postal cards as well as postal cards sold as maximum cards. Formular postcards issued by New Zealand Post have also been included. Stamped envelopes are also covered in a number of chapters based on the service including chapter on Boxlink, business, Fastpost, general (internal and international) and Easipost stamped envelopes.

Parcel Post satchels are also covered.

While the postal history arrangement of the book provides a challenge for the postal stationery collector, the book provides a comprehensive account of the postal stationery of this period, a time of considerable innovation paralleling similar developments in Australia and other countries. The postal stationery from the period after 1998 to the present is similarly varied and is yet to be properly documented.

The book has been published by the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand and can be ordered from its website, https://rpsnz.org.nz/page. php?pid=3. Softcover: 333 pages. Weight: 1.4 kg.

Cost NZD$59 plus postage.

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2022 NEWCASTLE STAMP AND COIN EXPO Friday 27 May 2022 to Sunday 29 May 2022 Newcastle Showground Exhibition Centre, 150 metres from Broadmeadow Railway Station.

This venue is flat with no steps, has internal toilets.

Entry is free. Free unlimited parking in showground, enter through the traffic lights on Griffith Road.

The expo consists of two parts – one part is the Newcastle 2022 National Philatelic Exhibition, where collectors display their collections to fellow collectors and for judging. The other part of the expo is where the leading dealers from Australia are all in the same room, to buy, sell and give valuations.

Collectors who wish to support the exhibition can purchase a supporter’s pack, or by buying individual souvenirs. These include an overprinted imperforate miniature sheet only available at the expo, souvenir covers for civil aviation and military aviation in Australia, a new unissued stamp design, and special MyStamps. These are listed on the Newcastle Philatelic Society website with an order form.

Australia Post will be in attendance for the three days, with a different postmark used each day.

For further information, go to the website www.newcastlephilatelic society.org.au

Information on the exhibition & souvenirs contact moore.john@optusnet.net.au Information on the expo & dealer bookings contact glaidler@bigpond.com Payments and orders, contact alwj1955@bigpond.net.au

Discount Sale No. 18 April 2022

Papua 1916-33 Bicolour Lakatois 3d Black & deep greenish Prussian blue (error) SG 98a + 1d & 2d on 1928 commercial cover Bwagaoia to the UK, a rare colour error, cat £7800 on cover, most likely unique, Price $9950

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9.30 – 4.30 Monday – Friday and weekends by appt. to view any of the lots in this sale, plus a whole lot more! Suite 1, 1174 Burwood Highway Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic. 3156 Orders up to $100 are strictly net. $101-$250 deduct 10%, $251-$500 deduct 15%, $501-1000 deduct 20% Orders over $1000 deduct 25% Orders over $2500 deduct 30% Layby welcome for orders above $500 however we do not offer discounts on layby sales. Scans or colour photocopies of individual items are available on request.

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Collections & Lots Important: Collections and lots are returnable for credit only, if significantly mis-described. No cash refunds on these.

1. Australia mainly KGV Heads mint & used in 3 near new small stockbooks.

Unchecked by us for watermarks, shades, varieties and postmarks. Noted all values to 1/4d x 19, should be able to make up a lot of ½d – 1/4d sets. Also inverted wmks., imprint blocks and pairs, all up 646 stamps inc. 13 Imprint Pairs & 2 Imprint Blocks, values to 5d. Counted 638 stamps. Has to be worth $2 per stamp. Price $1275. (CM2) 2. Great Britain 1940’s to late 1990’s complete fine used Commem. sets. 25 different for $49, 50 for $110, 100 diff. for $239 (better sets in the larger lots) (CM4) 3. Australia KGV Heads used on Hagners, in 2 Burgundy Padded Albums, as new.

Albums alone would have cost close to $200. Comprises 1d red, 637, inc. Perf.

OS, 1d Green 548, inc. Perf. OS, 1d green Ovpt. OS 49, 1½d Brown 113, 1½d red 190, 2d Brown 113, inc. Perf. OS, 2d Red 749 inc. Perf. OS, 2d Red Ovpt. OS 181, 3d Blue 90, 4d Olive 245. Total stamps 2948. Unchecked by us for shades, watermarks, varieties & postmarks. 4d values are mainly parcel cancels, some in multiples. A very good lot! Price $1995 (CM6) 4. Worldwide thematic sets in 5 as new brown padded Seven Seas Albums, on printed leaves. Approx. 250 – 275 sets covering a wide range of themes. Beautiful condition as the owner has kept them is locked cabinets. Albums alone would cost $100 plus each today to replace! Weighs over 6kg. Price $535 (CM7) 5. Our own incoming mail, mostly form the last 6 months plus other bits & pieces from here & there. Lots of nice frankings including very recent, registered mails etc. Australia only. 1kg for $95 (CM8) 6. As above but Worldwide, little Australia. Same price 1kg for $95 (CM8a) 7. China mint unhinged complete sets, very recent from around 2012 up to 2016. This is a new lot just received. And will differ slightly from the last consignment we received. About 25 sets in each lot, around $2.75 per set. Many nice thematics. 5 lots only $69 each. (CM9) 8. Luxembourg mint unhinged collection complete 1989-1993 in Black Leather grain Lighthouse Hingeless Album with slipcase, as new. Also 1981 Royal

Wedding Sheetlet of 12. Album new cost around $200! Stamps retail $265 plus.

Total value of $465 for $279 (CM10) 9. Norway mint unhinged collection 1986 – 1993 complete on as new Lighthouse Hingeless pages. These cost $140 alone! Stamps retail $415 plus. Total retail $555, price $349 (CM11) 10. San Marino mint unhinged collection 1988 – 1993 complete on as new Lighthouse Hingeless pages. Pages cost $100 alone! Stamps retail $260 plus.

Total retail $360, price $239 (CM12) 11. French Polynesia, complete Mint Unhinged Collection on as new Lighthouse Hingeless Pages in Burgundy Leather grain Binder & Slipcase. This is a superb collection 1954 – 2000, only a very few stamps from 1954 – 1958 are once lightly hinged. Album alone cost $695! Stamps retail at approx. $3425. Total replacement value of approx. $4120. This quality of collections are rarely seen.

Very good value at $2750 (CM13) 12. New Caledonia mint unhinged collection 1989 – 1999 complete on as new Lighthouse Hingeless pages. Pages cost $200 alone! Stamps retail $645 plus.

Total retail $845, price $565 (CM14) 13. Wallis & Futuna mint unhinged collection 1990 – 1997 complete on as new Lighthouse Hingeless pages. Pages cost $100 alone! Stamps retail approx. $435.

Total retail $535, price $359 (CM15) 14. Bundle of 8 old Juvenile albums, 19th Century to 1970’s. Some very good picking throughout, 5 are unpicked the other three have been raided. Guessing around 2000 stamps. Has to be worth 10c a stamp. Price $195 (CM16) 15. Australia Collector’s Duplicates, 1937 – 2005 in 2 Binders of Hagner pages plus near new Blue 32 page Lion Brand Stockbook. These alone would cost $125 plus to replace. Many complete sets & High Values. Mostly used, a few mint.

Must be around 4000 stamps. $259 the lot. (CM17) 16. Very useful World lot in 4 binders, in Hagners & on Album Pages. Hagners alone would cost $100 plus to replace. Must be 1000’s with plenty of pickings.

Price $295 (CM18) 17. Old Blue Family Postcard Album with range of mostly unused Worldwide cards, some collected on a journey from Singapore on ship “Nauru” 1913 to Stratford upon Avon (Shakespeare’s birthplace) A lot have been sold but remainder are priced up at $250 plus. Includes Comic, with several Donald McGill, Art cards, Landmarks, Castles, Cathedrals etc. Some real photographic. 36 cards.

Priced at a bit over $2.50 per card. Bargain at $95 (CM19) 18. Australia Used in Papua New Guinea. Clean and fresh lot in an ancient black BRAMPTON’S springback album. 533 stamps on piece with a huge range of PNG cancels, even 2 pages of the various scarce RELIEF numbered cds. Vvaried range of frankings. Until the very first PNG stamps were issued on October 30, 1952, Australian stamps were used from end of WW2 1945. Owner’s notes on page one states there are FORTY different offices here. Have not bothered to count them, but that seems likely. Some must be way scarcer than others - have no idea which ones. Clearly off commercial mail SEVENTY years back - must have been garnered from a very wide variety of PNG sources, that is clear. There are even combos of Australian stamps, adjacent to the new 1952 PNG ones which we understand are very scarce usage. 533 stamps with many higher values, lots of 1/6d double globe Hermes. Priced at just over $1 per stamp. $595 (CMN1) 19. British Empire Queen Victoria on quality Lighthouse style pages, mostly fine postally used. Comprises Bechuanland, Br. Honduras, Ceylon, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Gold Coast, Labuan, St. Lucia, Sierra Leone & Trinidad. Catalogue some years ago at £2545. Checked a few, most have gone up in price by around 10% or more,

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DISCOUNT SALE APRIL 2022 the odd one has gone down, and a few SG numbers have changed. A very clean lot. Stand out items are Ceylon SG 18 £180, sg 193, £160, Cyprus SG 16 £500, Gibraltar SG 5 & 6 £325, SG 25 £100, SG 33 5 Pesetas, top value £120, etc, etc. Well above the condition usually seen. 104 stamps, price under 40% $1795 (CMN4) 20. Nauru Royal Blue Padded near new Illustrated Seven Seas Hingeless, from 1986 Album containing a 1954-2000 complete face different collection, not including paper, perf or watermark changes. 1987 onwards MUH, Prior to this mostly hinged only on selvedge. Retail of the stamps alone around $860, plus the album $350 +, total retail replacement value $1215, price under a half! $545 (CAU4) 21. Pitcairn Islands Burgundy Padded near new Illustrated Seven Seas Hingeless Album containing a modern collection, QEII Coronation Anniv. 1993 to end of 2013.

Complete MUH apart from 3 2011 sets. Such beautiful issues. Cost a lot to put this together, and a fortune to replace. Retail of the stamps alone is $2168, and the album $550, so a total retail value here of over $2700! Price just $1625 (CAU5) 22. Europa, wonderful lot of unaddressed FDC’s dating from 1958 – 1964. A very clean lot of illustrated covers, which sell at $5 to $15 each. All countries appear present. Could well be some complete year sets, no time to check, some minor duplication, but usually different cachets. Around 200 here, cheap at around $2 each, price $395. (CMY3) 23. Vietnam collection mint & used on stock pages, earlies to 1988 said to cat. £300. Looks to be about 300 different. Also, a page of Sri Lanka, not counted in value. Good clean lot, price $269 (CMY5) 24. Norfolk Island, breaking dealers mint unhinged stock into bite sized portions! The larger lots include many better and mini sheets 25 complete sets 1960’s on for $49, 50 different $119 (CMY10) 25. Papua New Guinea, breaking dealers mint unhinged stock into bite sized portions! The larger lots include many better and mini sheets 25 complete sets 1960’s on for $49, 50 different $119 (CMY15) 26. Nauru, breaking dealers mint unhinged stock into bite sized portions! The larger lots include many better and mini sheets 25 complete sets 1960’s on for $49, 50 different $119 (CMY15) 27. Samoa, breaking dealers mint unhinged stock into bite sized portions! The larger lots include many better and mini sheets 25 complete sets 1960’s on for $49, 50 different $119 (CMY19) 28. Wholesale parcels of Australia pre-decimals, made up to order at approx. half current retail. 1913 – 1965. These lots will contain some duplication. State whether you require mint unhinged, mint hinged or used or a mixture of all three. Lots from $50 to $5000 (CMY21) 29. Papua New Guinea complete mint unhinged 2000 – 2011 in an as new Seven Seas Brown padded hingeless album with slipcase. Retail for album alone is $250 plus and the stamps $2340, so a total of near $2600. Our price under a half at $1250. (CMF4) 30. Australia or Worldwide, your choice. Mishmash of stamps, covers, post office packs, recent incoming mail from overseas etc, booklets, complete mint unhinged sets, minisheets etc. You name it, it may well be here! 1kg lot for $95, 2kg for $179, 5kg for $425, 10kg for $795. Massive 20kg lot for $1495 (CMF10) 31. Australia Collection in Green Binder on Seven Seas Pages, contains lovely used collection, with many cto from Official folder. Noted, simplified Kangaroos to 5/-, 3d & 6d Kookaburras cto, KGV 4.5d Die II cto, Kingsford Smith pair ovpt.

OS and nearly all KGV Commem period cto (No 5/- Bridge) Robes sets both thick and thin paper, Navigators set of 8 inc. white papers, then virtually complete to end 1975, all cto or very fine used. A great lot. Price $1425 (MF18) 32. World Pre-1900 collection in antique illustrated hardbound “Senf” maroon,

Gold & Black album in good cond. for its age (spine needs a repair) Nothing has been removed (incl the few hideously damaged!) & Careful inspection will reveal more, good, highly catalogued items than may appear at a quick glance. GB incls. A spacefiller 1d black, letter D E, useful officials incl “I.R.” 6d grey, 1½d, 6d, 9d & 1/- “Govt Parcels”, other surface printed incl 1883/84 “Lilac & greens” with true colour 9d pair! 6d single & all other vals in better than average cond. Also 5/- plate 2 & 1891 £1 green sound with pen cancel, Netherlands 1852 imperfs, 1864 10c & 15c, 1870 5c & 10c Postage Due, Norway 1856 2sk & 3sk King Oscar, 1872-75 1sk, 3sk, 4sk & 6sk post horns. Also, Sweden 1858 9? violet, Japan 1871 set of 4 imperfs 4 margins sold “as is” but look right, 1872/75 birds & “cherry blossom” (20) forgeries. Incls Chile 1853 1c yellow, NZ 1864/71 4d yellow, Portugal 1898 da Gama set MLH (Cat. £250), the 10r with pulled perf & CGH 1896 5/-. USA with Columbus to 30c, etc, etc. Also Stationery cut-outs from various countries as popular at the time this album was printed. Despite the mixed cond, this lot has much to recommend it. (Many 100s) Price $3600 (CMN2) 33. British Commonwealth Collection/Accumulation Queen Victoria to about 1970 in Red 64 black page $80 Lighthouse stockbook and in red padded 4 ring binder on 20 Hagner pages. Value is in the dozen or so early QEII Definitive sets which cat. around $1700 alone. Most mint lightly hinged, some unhinged. Plus, good ranges QV – KGVI mint & used. Also, many 1937 & 1953 Coronations mint, many unhinged. Also Hong Kong used to $10, better KGVI inc. Canada War Effort perfin. To $1 mint perfin. OHMS and some useful mint unhinged South Africa Definitives in plate blocks of 6. 4000 plus stamps here mostly all different, many excellent pickings with huge catalogue/retail value for $2175 (CMN2) 34. Shipping covers and postcards, all from Europe inc. GB & Ireland. Would make a nice display Naval / Nautical / Ship Mail / Paquebot, etc. Many Germany plus Poland, UK, France, Netherlands and Scandinavia, most with Special cachets & Postmarks.

Very attractive lot from the mid. 1980’s. Cheap at under $2 an item, price $269 (CMN2) 35. North Borneo/Labuan/Straits Settlements collection/accumulation early to 1963 on around 50 Hagners in near new black padded 4 ring binder. Noted useful Labuan incl MLH/unused Straits Settlements ovpts to $1 but best is North Borneo with occupies c40 Hagners. Noted 1897 8c MLH, 1899 “4 cents” ovpts to $10 MLH (gum varies but Cat. £450), 1901 Protectorate ovpts used/CTO to $10, 1904 “4 cents” ovpts on 25c to $10 (excl $5) MLH, 1909 Pictorials (excl 18c) MLH, 1911 25c to $2 MLH& 1916 carmine cross on 24c MLH (Cat. £120) plus 1918 Red Cross ovpts MLH (TWO CENTS) vals to 50c, FOUR CENTS to 50c with latter x 2. Also 1922 Exhibition ovpts to 50c MLH, 1931 to 25c MLH, 1939 to 50c MLH, $1 used, 1945 & 1947 ovpts to $5 used with extras incl MLH, cypher MUH/MLH blocks of 4 to $5 used, $10 fiscal cds. Also, a range of PD’s (no 1939). A Hagner of Labuan & Jap Occ ovpts to 25c on North Borneo & to 20s on Japanese defins MLH. Many blocks of 4, & plate blocks both mint & used. Duplication in most areas with some 1886/91 CTO also.

North Borneo $10 1948 Silver Wedding mint unhinged, cat. £35 & 1954 Defins. Set mlh, cat. £80. Counted 1680 stamps. Condition varies but inspection will show that this is very good value at around $2.25 per stamp. Price $3825 (CMN5) 36. Burgundy Australia Post Padded Binder with Africa &Omnibus issues on Hagners & Vario sheets. Noted Katanga ovpts on Belgian Congo MUH Some adhered to page.

(29), Silver Jubilee used sets (6 plus odds), 1937 Coronation used (c50 sets MLH/ used) & 1949 UPU (c24 sets MLH/used) plus odd later Omnibus to 1981. Zanzibar 1957 set of 15 MLH, useful Ethiopia, Basutoland surcharges to 1R (2 different), Somaliland KGVI surcharges to 5/- & QEII to 10/- MLH, S. Nigeria KEVII to 2/6d MLH & Northern Rhodesia KGVI 3/- used plus Rhodesia 1905 2/6d Falls used plus others in mixed cond. (many 100s) Some very good pickings in this lot. Price $1495 (CMN6)

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DISCOUNT SALE APRIL 2022 37. Blue Padded Hagner Binder with Asia Range on 70 plus Hagners/Vario sheets and album pages. Apart from a few Thailand & Tuva, only British Commonwealth countries are represented. Noted Malaysian States butterflies Omnibus, Sabah ovpts to $10 MUH (lightly aged), Sarawak 1950 pictorials to $5 used, Pahang 1934/35 to $1 MLH plus extras, Straits KGV Red Cross surcharges MUH with others in mixed condition incl. India & States, Ceylon & Pakistan, the latter incls 3 Hagners of 2002-2011 MUH. Also, Burma vals to 10R, Tangier 1957 Centenary to 10/- MLH plus odd Gibraltar, Aden, Mauritius & Seychelles. Counted 1876 stamps. Priced well around 60c a stamp. A very good lot. Price $1149 (CMN7) 38. Worldwide Forgeries & Facsimiles plus a few Cinderellas, exhibition labels etc. and a page of Stamps on Stamps (some forgeries may be genuine) Mainly 19th Century, in red 32 black page stockbook and on album pages etc. Plus, forgeries catalogue of 237 pages by Dorn of Haymarket London. Strength in German States, but also good ranges of British Guiana (inc. The World’s rarest stamp) British West Indies, Cape Triangulars, Newfoundland (inc. Bisect on cover), Mauritius, Italian & Papal States, Tibet and much, much more. Counted 950 plus items. Many of these sells between $10 - $25 each or more. Great reference lot! Around $3.75 each, price $3600 (CMN8) 39. Great Britain, mini collection of 25 different mint unhinged complete sets.

Nice mixture of Decimal and Pre-decimal sets. Price $49 (CMAU4) 40. As above but all decimal, price $59 (CMAU5) 41. San Marino lovely mini collection of 25 different complete mint unhinged sets, some great thematics here. Price $49 (CMAU6) 42. Italy, mini collection of 25 complete mint unhinged sets, price $49 (CMAU7) 43. Vatican, mini collection of 25 complete mint unhinged sets, price $49 (CMAU8) 44. San Marino, Italy & Vatican, 75 complete mint unhinged sets, great selection. Price $139 (CMAU8a) 45. British Commonwealth, 50 different mint unhinged minisheets, fine lot.

Price $98 (CMAU9) 46. World weird lot in 4 ring binder on stack of about 80 as new 5 to 7 strip Hagner pages, new price $1.75 each = $140. Good ranges of United Nations mint unhinged sets & Sheetlets, Mint unhinged sets of Sharjah, Solomon Is. Decimal Overprints to $2 mint unhinged, useful used Hong Kong about 100 different postally used QEII, France used with some nice Art stamps plus various other odds and ends. Probably 1500 or so, mostly all different. $365 the lot. (CMAU18) 47. British Commonwealth minisheets 1974 - 2000. A very nice collection of 50 different mint unhinged from around the Commonwealth. Very colourful thematic lot with emphasis on Pacifics. Noted Christmas Is., Norfolk Is., Pitcairn Is., Samoa, Solomon Is., Falkland Is. etc. (2 lots available) Price $98 (CJE8) 48. Australian States, starter collection of 50 all face different, includes Imperfs, Perf OS, State Perfins, OS Overprints etc. May include shade varieties, but unchecked for perforations or watermarks. Very good lot with no heavy cancels, thins tears or creases. Under $2 each, price $98 (CJE11) 49. Australian States, large starter collection of 100 all different, includes Imperfs, Perf OS, State Perfins, OS Overprints etc. May include shade varieties, but unchecked for perforations or watermarks. Very good lot with no heavy cancels, thins tears or creases. Under $2 each, price $195 (CJE12) 50. Worldwide carton lot, with Albums, Covers, Post Office Packs etc. Literally could be anything here, weighs 16kg. Contains 100s of Worldwide covers, commercial & first day, old fast bound Illustrated albums, Seven Seas Albums etc. etc plus some loose stamps. A REAL SORTERS PARADISE! Price $749 (CMM1) 51. Iceland 1876 - 1957. Very nice collection on 20 Hagner pages in near new

Red Padded Hagner Binder. Most postally used with some mint. High degree of completion with a catalogue price of £3270 in SG Simplified Stamps of the World.

However, there are many shades and perf. variations here that would bring that up to around £4000. Vary good value at around 30% cat. $2225 (CMM16) Great Britain 52. GB 1871 1/- Green SG 117 plate 5, corner wing margin example with top margin showing part marginal inscription “POSTA” of Postage. Cancelled but near complete cds of Liverpool Exchange dated 22 MY 72. Very attractive item, cat. £45, must be worth full cat. Price $90 (GB662) 53. GB 1873 3d Rose SG 143 wmk spray plate 15 lettered HB on small mourning envelope cancelled by London Duplex No. 1 of 26 SP 74 to Paris, with arrival cds of Calais 27 SEPT 74 and Paris on the same day. Neat and clean, cat 75 pounds on cover = $150, price $49 (JL35) 54. GB 1877 10/- Grey Green Telegraph Stamp, ovpt. “SPECIMEN” Fresh full perf. example without gum, centred low. Lettered E H. SG Spec. L235s. Type 9.

Prepared for UPU presentation sets. Cat. “from . £360” Price $395 (GB127) 55. Great Britain 1883 10/- Ultramarine on Blued Paper, lettered H – I, I - HSG 177 average used. Good centring. One nibbed perf at right. Cat. £8250. Cheap at $1775 (GB105) 56. Great Britain 1887 10d Jubilee Dull Purple & Carmine SG 210. Top marginal example, mint unhinged, post office fresh. Well centred and full perfs. Magnificent example. Price $169 (BD323) 57. GB 1948 Channel Islands Liberation set of 2 on neat printed Dealer first day cover. Very scarce to find in such fine condition. Price $37.50 (MF41) 58. GB 1951 rare cover and letter on Buckingham Palace stationery, bearing 4d 1951 Festival of Britain stamped and cancelled with Balmoral Castle cds of 8 SP 51, surface mail to Germany. Letter reads “Dear Sir, Princess Margaret desires me to thank you for your kind message of congratulations. It gives her Royal Highness great happiness to know that the thoughts and good wishes of so many people are with her on the occasion of her 21st birthday. Yours truly Olivia Mulholland, Lady in Waiting.” Price $159 (NO21) Great Britain Booklets We have a big stock of GB Booklets, please let us know your requirements.

We use Stanley Gibbons Numbers from the Concise Catalogue 59. GB FL2B 20 Sep 81 Booklet Postal History £1.30 Downey Head (Sept ‘81) Selvedge Right, price $60 (GBB096) 60. GB FS1aA 5 Apr 83 Booklet Birthday Box £1.60 Birthday Box (Feb ‘83) Selvedge Left, price $150 (GBB177) 61. GB FS1aB 5 Apr 83 Booklet Birthday Box £1.60 Birthday Box (Feb ‘83) Selvedge Right, price $265 (GBB178) 62. GB FT5aA 8 Oct 85 Booklet Social Letter Writing £1.70 Write Now (Revised) Selvedge Left, price $53 (GBB194) 63. GB FT5aB 8 Oct 85 Booklet Social Letter Writing £1.70 Write Now (Revised) Selvedge Right, price $32 (GBB195) 64. GB FX10 £1.90 Christmas Booklet 1988 (Sept ‘88), Price $42 (GBB242) 65. GB FW10 1 Dec 98 £2 Booklet Laminated Cover, Price $38 (GBB230) 66. GB FH42 1 Dec 98 Booklet Laminate Cover £1 Laminated Cover, price $27 (GBB052) 67. GB FW11 26 Apr 99 £2 Booklet Laminated Cover, Price $26 (GBB231) Australian Telegrams 68. Australia Telegram forms Superb 1938 ‘Australia 150th Anniversary’ illustrat-

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DISCOUNT SALE APRIL 2022 ed telegram form with images of Sydney Cove 1738 & 1938 in orange & green, ‘CHIEF TELEGRAPH/OFFICE/26 JA 38/MELBOURNE’ cds, with matching illustrated envelope, lovely fresh condition, Price $129 (APT1) 69. Australia Telegram forms 1965 blue-grey on pale yellow telegram form (TG 41 SCH C9364-11/63) with 1/- Colombo Plan on Helecon paper & 2/6d Robin with two strikes of ‘BRISBANE BASE HOSP/5OC65/BRISBANE QLD’ cds, scarce usage of the 1/- Colombo Helecon, Cost $79 (APT2) 70. Australia Telegram forms 1965 blue-grey on pale yellow telegram form (TG 41 SCH C9364-11/63) with 4/- Tasman & 6d Thornbill with two strikes of ‘RELIEF/15JA65/19/QLD AUST’ cds & straight line ‘WAVELL HEIGHTS NORTH’ in violet, Price $69 (APT3) 71. Australia Telegram forms 1964 blue-grey on pale yellow telegram form (TG 41 SCH C9364-11/63) with 2/- Flannel flower pair with two strikes of ‘EVERTON PARK/??NO64/QLD-AUST’ cds, Price $59 (APT4) 72. Australia Telegram forms 1965 blue-grey on pale yellow telegram form (TG 41 C9364-11/63) with 3/- Ibis & 5/- Dampier, latter with punched hole cancel, also with three indistinct strikes of ‘PINKENBA/21AU65/QLD-AUST’ cds, Price $59 (APT5) 73. Australia Telegram forms 1964 blue-grey on pale yellow telegram form (TG 41 SCH C9061-11/62) with 1/6d Christmas bells & 3/- Waratah with indistinct strike of ‘ASHGROVE WEST/28??64/QLD-AUST’ cds, Price $59 (APT6) 74. Australia Telegram forms 1965 blue-grey on pale yellow telegram form (TG 41 SCH C9364-11/63) with 2/- Flannel flower & no wmk 2/6d Aboriginal, with indistinct strike of ‘NORTHGATE EAST/A 27???5/QLD-AUST’ cds, Price $59 (APT7) 75. Australia Telegram forms 1964 blue-grey on pale yellow telegram form (TG 41 C9061-11/62) with 2/- Flannel flower & 6d Anteater x 3 with three indistinct strikes of ‘EVERTON (PARK?)/28AP64/QLD-AUST’ cds, Price $59 (APT8) 76. Australia Telegram forms 1964 blue-grey on pale yellow telegram form (TG 41 C9061-11/62) with 1/6 Christmas bells & 2/- Flannel flower with two strikes of ‘CHERMSIDE WEST/1OC64/QLD-AUST’ cds, Price $59 (APT9) 77. Australia Telegram forms 1965 blue-grey on pale yellow telegram form (TG 41 SCH C9364-11/63) with 4/- Tasman with strike of ‘BRISBANE AIRPORT/25AU65/QLD-AUST’ cds, Price $59 (APT10) 78. Australia Telegram forms 1964 blue-grey on pale yellow telegram form (TG 41 C9061-11/62) with 1/- Colombo Plan & 2/3 Wattle with indistinct strike of ‘ASPLEY/??????/QLD-AUST’ cds, Price $59 (APT11) Australia Kangaroos Sets 79. Australia 1913 – 48 Kangaroos perf. OS NSW. Mixed set of 1st & 3rd wmks.

13 stamps, ½d – 2/- inc. both colours of 6d & 2/-. Selected examples from our stock, mostly circular cancels, scarce assembly. Price $459 (K565) 80. Australia 1913 1st wmk Kangaroos set to 1/- nice fine used all circular cancels and several dated examples, inc. 3d Die II. Melbourne retail $440 +, 11 stamps, price $310 (K490) 81. Another as above without Die II, price $135 (K493) 82. Australia 1913 1st wmk Kangaroos set ½d to 2/- punctured large ‘OS’ (ex 2½d), all with cds cancels, mixed centring, odd perf fault, Cat $1100, Price $699 (K1088) 83. Australia 1915 2nd wmk. Kangaroos, complete set 2d – 5/- all perf OS, good to fine used. Advertised retail for fine used $1000 plus. Well priced at $495 (K570) 84. Australia 1932-36 10/-, £1 (two units very lightly mounted) & £2 blocks of 4 with Type D ‘SPECIMEN’ Overprint ACSC #50xf 54xa & 58xa, mint unhinged, very minor toning to centre perfs of the 10/- block. The £2 is VERY RARE UNHINGED.

Extrapolated cat. value $9785. Price $5400 (K1097) 1st Watermark 85. Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroo Die 2. Dry Ink, perf small OS. Not listed in ACSC. Cancelled by Bundaberg, Qld. Cds of 18JE14. Centred a little to the right, one nibbed perf. Top right and minor toning to perfs. lower left. Nevertheless, an attractive example of an unlisted variety. Price $249 (K1053) 86. Australia 1913 1d Red Kangaroo Die II, Prominent KISSPRINT. Fine used perf OS with light machine cancel. Supplied with normal for comparison for. The Double print (Kissprint) is only listed as Die IIA at $6500 for used in ACSC. Price $2950 (K248) 87. Australia 1913 2d 1st wmk grey Kangaroo used on Thursday Island. Marginal example from centre of sheet showing part gutter at left. Well centred stamp cancelled by full cds of Thursday Is. 1913, full date unclear. Also 1932 9d C of A wmk, similarly cancelled dated 6 JE 38. Price for the 2, $200 (K425) 88. Australia 1913 2d Grey 1st wmk Kangaroo Fresh Mint Unhinged, Centred to right, good perfs. Cat. $300, price. $119 (K86) 89. Australia 1913 First watermark 3d pale olive green die I, CTO with gum, indistinct corner CDS centred top right, one slightly nibbed perf at top. ACSC 12E, Cat. Min. $50, price $29 (ML533) 90. Australia 1913 4d Analine Orange Kangaroo, mint very fresh light hinge, almost imperceptible. Centred to top right with good perfs. ACSC 15B, cat $2000 excellent price $595 (K88) 91. Australia 1913 4d Orange Yellow Kangaroo, fine used. Cancelled by Hobart cds of 21 NOV 13. Centred to upper right and with good perfs. Minor toning to 1 perf. ACSC 15E cat. $250, price $165 (K1041) 92. Australia 1913 5d Chestnut Kangaroo, “Kissprint”. Nice well centred example with full perfs, fresh mint very lightly hinged. Coastline appears doubled almost all around. Cat $250 as normal. Price $495 (LM12) 93. Australia 1913 6d Ultramarine Kangaroo first watermark punctured small ‘OS’ BW 17bc, few nibbled/lightly toned perfs, light gum bend, centred to upper right MUH, Cat $850, Price $449 (K1573) 94. Australia 1913 PUNCTURED SMALL ‘OS’: 6d ultramarine Kangaroos with the Watermark Inverted ACSC 17abc (SG O23w) horizontal pair, very well centred, a few nibbled perfs & the R/H unit with repaired corner at U/R, light ‘ROSEWORTHY/10NO14/STH AUST’ cds, Cat $8000+ (£2000+). A rare multiple. [NB: no mint examples have been recorded] Price $2695 (K1574) 95. Australia 1913 6d ultramarine CTO with indistinct corner cds, the letter ‘S’ is just visible, indicating it may be a Brisbane CTO, attractive stamp! $99 (ML538) 96. Australia 1913 9d Pale Violet Kangaroo 1st Wmk. PERF SMALL OS. Superb fault free MINT UNHINGED example well centred and good perfs., with doubling of perfin on one hole between 1 & 2 o’clock on the O of OS. ACSC 24Bbb, Cat. $1500 as the cheaper Violet shade, price $1250 (K320) 97. Australia 1913 1/- Green Kangaroo first watermark variety ‘Watermark inverted’ CTO with gum BW 30wb, couple of nibbled perfs, quite well centred, Cat $100, Price $69 (K1570) 98. Australia 1913 2/- Dark Brown 1st wmk Kangaroo. Attractive postally used example with good perfs. Centred to top left. Better shade, ACSC 35B cat. $300. Price $129 (K356) 99. Australia 1913 2/- Brown 1st wmk. Kangaroo superb postally used, with centrally struck “Socked on nose” Perth cds, 5 FEB 15, well cantered and with full perfs, a premium stamp. Cat. $300, price $249 (SE29) 100. Australia 1913 1st wmk 2/- Brown Kangaroo, perf small OS postally used with 28 MY 15 cds of Melbourne. Well centred and with good perfs. Cat

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DISCOUNT SALE APRIL 2022 $400. Price $345 (MY43) 101. Australia 1913 1st wmk 2/- Brown Kangaroo, perf. Large OS postally used with Melbourne cds. Centred upper right with reasonable perfs. Cat $500. Price $199 (K1051) 2nd Watermark 102. Australia 1915 9d Violet 2nd watermark Kangaroo ACSC 25A, good to fine used. Cancelled by rubber cds, well centred. Couple of short perfs lower left. Cat. $90, price $45 (K1050) 103. Australia 1915 9d Violet 2nd watermark Kangaroo ACSC 25A, good to fine used. Cancelled by 2 partial cds’s rubber cds, centred a little low with one short perf at base. Cat. $90, price $36 (K1043) 104. Australia 1915 2/- Brown 2nd wmk Kangaroo. A lovely well centred full perf. example, with slightly heavy partial Sale, Victoria cds. Cat $350, my price under a half…$169 (NO8) 105. Australia 1915 5/- Deep Grey & Yellow Kangaroo 2nd wmk perf OS. Very fine well centred light cds used. Very well centred and full perfs, try to find better! ACSC 43Ab, cat. $700, price $495 (K172) 106. Australia 1916 2/- Brown Kangaroo, 2nd wmk, lovely used example with Registered 8 DE 15 cds. Good perfs, centred a little right. Cat. $400, price under a half at $195 (MD36) 107. Australia 1916 2nd wmk 2/- Brown Kangaroo, good – fine used with 2 partial cds cancels, well centred and with good perfs. Cat $350, price $195 (MMY28) 3rd Watermark 108. Australia 1915 3d Olive Kangaroo 3rd wmk, Die II. Fine postally used with cds of Moonee Ponds, Vic. July 1918. Cat $200, price $119 (DB686) 109. Australia, absolutely magnificent, best I have ever seen! 1915 3rd wmk 3d Olive Die II Kangaroo, with perfect centring and perfs. With light cds cancel. Cat $200. Price $149 (MMY45) 110. Australia 1915 2/- Brown 3rd wmk Kangaroo, with “S” Flaw, very scarce stamp, lightish parcel used, cat $450. Price $335 (M11) 111. Australia 1915 5/- perf T 3rd wmk. Grey & Yellow Kangaroo. Rare on high values. Cancelled by Hobart cds of Sept. 1922. Price $595 (K1098) 112. Australia 1916 2/- Brown 3rd wmk. Kangaroo perf. OS. Well centred stamp cancelled by Adelaide Registered cds of 30.AU.30. Odd nibbed perf. but an attractive stamp, cat. $125, price $72 (K1369) 113. Australia 1916 2/- Brown Kangaroo third watermark BW 37, some gum ageing & tiny, barely visible gum adhesion at upper right, centred slightly low, MUH, Cat $2500, Price $1299 (K1572) 114. Australia 1916 10/- Grey & Pink 3rd wmk. Variety Kangaroo, perf. OS. Cto Melbourne with unhinged gum. Well centred with slightly fluffy perfs, as is usual for these. Has unlisted variety “White faced Roo” Cat. $200, price $149 (K1408) 115. Australia 1917 5/- Grey & Deep Yellow 3rd wmk. Variety Kangaroo. Cancelled by central Collins St. Melbourne cds of 10 JY 18. Has the variety “Spencer’s Gulf Short” ACSC 44Ddj. Position R27 Cat. $375. Centred left, with minor wrinkle bttom right. Kangaroo slightly misplaced to base. Price $225 (K1385) 116. Australia 1917 Grey & Pale Yellow 3rd wmk. Variety Kangaroo., perf. OS with gum, cto Melbourne. Well centred with good perfs, has the variety “Broken tail on Kangaroo” ACSC 44D(V)e. Cat. $325, price $245 (K1390) 117. Australia 1918 3d Yellow Olive 3rd wmk Kangaroo Die II, Mint Unhinged. Centred left with full perfs, has light overall gum toning. Cat. $1000, bargain at $225 (K93) 118. Australia 1918 3rd wmk 9d violet Die IIB ACSC 27A (SG 38d) Kangaroos

block of 4, fresh mint unhinged, Cat $1500+ for unmounted singles (£320++ for mounted singles) As is usual in multiples, centring varies. Price $1125 (K1569) 119. Australia 1918 3rd wmk 1/- Emerald Kangaroo, very fine postally full perf example Part cds, Watermark Inverted. Cat $200. Price $110 (D29) 120. Australia 1918 5/- Grey & pale yellow Kangaroo third watermark variety ‘Broken tail on kangaroo’ BW 44(V)e, nibbled perf at top right, centred a little high, slightly untidy parcel cancel, Cat $325, Price $199 (K1581) 121. Australia 1918 5/- Grey & pale yellow Kangaroo third watermark variety ‘Broken tail on kangaroo’ BW 44(V)e, few nibbled perfs, centred low, light cds cancels, Cat $325, Price $229 (K1588) 122. Australia 1918 5/- Grey & pale yellow Kangaroo third watermark BW 44, few nibbled perfs, centred high, slightly untidy indistinct cds cancel, Cat $250, Price $149 (K1580) 123. Australia 1918 5/- Grey & pale yellow Kangaroo third watermark, appears to be variety ‘Kangaroo’s foot broken & pointed tail’ BW 44(V)o, however while the tail is distinctly pointed the foot is not broken, perhaps an early state of the correction of the flaw, couple of nibbled perfs at top, fairly light ‘GPO MELBOURNE’ cds, variety Cat $425, Price $199 (K1579) 124. Australia 1918 5/- Grey & Yellow Kangaroo Perf. OS with SIGNIFICANT MISPLACEMENT OF THE KANGAROO. Unlisted as such by ACSC. A mint example, not per. OS with a slightly more exaggerated downwards misplacement is listed as ASCS 44ca at $10,000. This example is cancelled by cds of ? Rly. Stn. 15 SE 21, centred to lower left and with a blunt top right corner perf. Price $2695 (K1099) 125. Australia 1918 5/- Grey-black & chrome Kangaroo third watermark variety ‘Spencer’s gulf short & thick’ BW 44(D)i, few nibbled perfs at top, centred a little to the left, very faint cancel, Cat $450, Price $299 (K1590) 126. Australia 1918 5/- Grey-black & chrome Kangaroo third watermark BW 44, with much of the coastline appearing rather thick, probably as a result of over inking, few nibbled perfs at top, centred high, bold slightly smudged cds cancel, Cat $250, Price $169 (K1593) 127. Australia 1918 5/- Grey & pale yellow Kangaroo third watermark BW 44, the kangaroo appears to be under inked resulting in a ‘broken ear’ and a ‘pointed tail’ few nibbled perfs, centred slightly low, light cds cancels Cat $250, Price $169 (K1594) 128. Australia 1918 5/- Grey & deep yellow Kangaroo third watermark BW 44, unlisted Vignette variety ‘Uneven top of kangaroo’s tail’, well centred, light cds cancels Cat $250, Price $199 (K1592) 129. Australia 1918 5/- Grey-black & chrome Kangaroo third watermark BW 44, unlisted Vignette variety ‘notch in kangaroo’s tail near grass’, centred a bit low, ‘fluffy perfs’, light cds cancel Cat $250, Price $149 (K1595) 130. Australia 1918 5/- Grey-black & chrome Kangaroo third watermark BW 44, kangaroo a little over inked, one slightly nibbled perf at right, centred to lower right, crisp cds cancel, Cat $250, Price $169 (K1596) 131. Australia 1918 5/- Grey & pale yellow Kangaroo third watermark punctured ‘OS’ CTO with gum BW 44wa, slightly nibbled corner perf, centred to upper right, unlisted Vignette variety ‘White patch at top of kangaroo’s right leg’, Cat $200, Price $129 (K1597) 132. Australia 1918 5/- Grey & deep yellow Kangaroo third watermark punctured ‘OS’ BW 44b, nibbled perf at upper right, centred high, light parcel cancel, Cat $200, Price $129 (K1575) 133. Australia 1918 5/- Grey & deep yellow Kangaroo third watermark punctured ‘OS’ BW 44b, one nibbled perf at right, well centred, light parcel cancel, Cat $200, Price $149 (K1598) 134. Australia 1918 10/- Grey & Analine Pink Kangaroo, INVERTED WMK. IN addi-

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DISCOUNT SALE APRIL 2022 tion has large white void at top of Kangaroo’s leg (not a thin) and a pink spot to left ear (both unrecorded varieties) Cancelled by Hobart cds. Has a blunt top left corner. Well centred stamp cat. $3500 without the varieties. Price $1495 (K1100) 135. Australia 1919 2½d Deep Indigo 3rd wmk. Kangaroo ACSC 11D fine used.

Well centred good perf. Example cancelled by central strike of Sydney cds of 13NO19. Also unlisted varieties “Extra Islands” Cat. $275, price $210 (K1049) 136. Australia 1919 9d Violet Kangaroo third watermark Die IIB punctured ‘OS’ CTO BW 17wa, centred a little to upper right, with full unhinged gum, Cat $75, Price $69 (K1282) 137. Australia 1919 £2 Purple Black & Rose 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, ACSC 56C(D)h. Attractive used example with no faults. Cancelled by Port Pirie S.A. cds of 7OC31. Centred to top with full perfs. Has variety “Broken Coast in Bight” Cat. $5500, price $3600 (K424) 138. Australia 1924 2/- Maroon Kangaroo third watermark punctured ‘OS’ CTO with gum BW 38wc, couple of nibbled perfs at top, centred a little to the upper left, Cat $100, Price $49 (K1578) 139. Australia 1924 2/- Maroon 3rd wmk. Kangaroo, perf OS, cto with unhinged gum.

Nicely centred and with good perfs. Lovely looking stamp, cat. $100, price $75 (K1362) 140. Australia 1924 2/- Maroon Kangaroo third watermark punctured ‘OS’ CTO BW 38wc centred to lower left, Cat $100, Price $69 (K1288) 141. Australia 1924 £1 Grey 3rd wmk. Kangaroo Ovpt. Specimen type C. Fresh mint unhinged example with full perfs, centred a little to lower right. Cat. $850, price $650 (K157) 142. Australia 1924 £1 Grey 3rd wmk. Kangaroo ovpt. Specimen type D. Fresh mint unhinged, centred right. Price $595 (K536) Small Multiple Watermark 143. Australia 1926 1/- Blue-green Die IIB, punctured ‘OS’ ACSC 33Aba, one nibbled perf. at base, centred low, MUH, Cat $375, Price $179 (K751) 144. Australia 1929 9d Violet Chestnut Kangaroo small multiple watermark CTO BW 28w, short perf at lower left, well centred, Cat $75, Price $49 (K1284) 145. Australia 1929 2/- Maroon Kangaroo SM watermark BW 39, part Ash imprint block of 4, commercially used with multiple indistinct untidy cds cancels, the L/H units with a small area of wrinkling, red pencil annotations on reverse, still a scarce & attractive multiple, Cat $200 as singles, Price $149 (K1605) 146. Australia 1929 2/- Maroon Kangaroo SM watermark punctured ‘OS’ BW 39b, couple of nibbled perfs, centred to lower left, bold ‘LATE (FEE)’ cds cancel, Cat $100, Price $59 (K1604) 147. Australia 1929 5/- Grey & yellow-orange Kangaroo SM watermark BW 45, quite well centred, slightly smudged centrally struck cds cancel, Nice used, Cat $250. Price $179 (K1600) 148. Australia 1929 5/- Grey & yellow-orange Kangaroo SM watermark punctured ‘OS’ CTO with gum BW 45wb, centred a little to the right, Cat $250, Price $199 (K1601) 149. Australia 1929 5/- Grey & yellow-orange Kangaroo SM watermark punctured ‘OS’ CTO BW 45wb, centred high, Cat $250, Price $189 (K1603) 150. Australia 1929 5/- Grey & yellow-orange Kangaroo SM watermark punctured ‘OS’ CTO BW 45wb, couple of nibbled perfs at upper left, centred high, Cat $250, Price $169 (K1602) 151. Australia 1929 5/- Grey & yellow-orange Kangaroo SM watermark punctured ‘OS’ CTO with gum BW 45wb with unlisted Vignette variety ‘Notch near end pf kangaroo’s tail’, other parts of the tail are somewhat patchy, unusual, Cat $250, Price $229 (K1591) 152. Australia 1929 5/- Grey & yellow-orange Kangaroo SM watermark punctured ‘OS’ BW 45ba, slight wrinkle at base, centred high, slightly smudged cds cancel, Cat $250, Price $169 (K1599)

153. Australia 1929 5/- grey and yellow Kangaroo, perf OS, postally used. Normal price $160, we have four grades to offer: a) Fine used circular date stamp, with clear usage date $129, b) As above but date not clear. $99, c) Light parcel cancel $79, d) Slight seconds with heavier cancels/and or perf faults $39 (MN50) 154. Australia 1929 1/- Blue-green Kangaroo SM watermark CTO BW 34w, centred a little to the right, Cat $75, Price $49 (K1291) 155. Australia 1929 2/- Maroon Kangaroo SM watermark CTO BW 39w with full unhinged gum, light corner bend, centred to the right, Cat $125, Price $69 (K1286) 156. Australia 1929 2/- Maroon Kangaroo SM watermark punctured ‘OS’ CTO BW 39wc, nibbled perf at base, unusually well centred Cat $100, Price $59 (K1287) 157. Australia 1929 Grey & Orange Yellow 5/- small multi wmk. Kangaroo, cto & perf. OS. No Gum. Attractive well centred full perf. example. Price $149 (J16) 158. Australia 1932 5/- Grey & yellow-orange Kangaroo SM watermark variety ‘Spencer’s gulf elongated & curved’ BW 45(D)h, also unlisted Vignette variety ‘White flaw on kangaroo’s back’, few nibbled perfs, centred to left, neat ‘BUNBURY WA’ cds, Cat $400, Price $299 (K1589) C of A Watermark 159. Australia 1932 6d Chestnut Kangaroo Ovpt. OS. Mint unhinged top marginal block of 4. Fine and Post Office fresh with full perfs, centred to top. ACSC 23A, cat $500 as singles, blocks are scarce. Price $419 (K385) 160. Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Rose Crimson C of A wmk Kangaroo, ACSC 50B. Fine used with registered cds of 9 AP 39. Centred right with full perfs. Cat. $275, price $185 (K1048) 161. Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Analine Pink C of A wmk Kangaroo. Lovely shade, ACSC 50D, cat. $750. Centred low, with good perfs, cancelled by slightly smudgy cds. Hard shade to find. Price. $395 (K332) 162. Australia 1932 10/- Grey & Pink C of A wmk. Variety Kangaroo. Nice commercially used example cancelled by slightly heavy Ship Mail Room 3 Melbourne cds of 14.AP.39. Perfectly centred with good perfs. Hard to find thus.

Cat $300, Price $199 (K1403) 163. Australia 1935 2/- Maroon Kangaroo C of A watermark original die right marginal block of 12, with varieties ‘Flaw in top of N of SHILLINGS’ & ‘Break in left frame opposite base of A of AUSTRALIA’ BW 40(2)l & m, centred slightly to upper right, very lightly hinged on two non-variety units, others MUH, fresh & attractive positional multiple, Cat $276 with varieties as hinged, Price $279 (K1615) 164. Australia 1935 2/- Maroon Kangaroo C of A watermark original die right marginal block of 6, with varieties ‘Flaw in top of N of SHILLINGS’ & ‘Break in left frame opposite base of A of AUSTRALIA’ BW 40(2)l & m, one non variety unit with rounded corner, quite well centred, three units MUH including the latter variety, fresh positional block, Cat $148 with both varieties as hinged, Price $139 (K1609) 165. Australia 1935 2/- Maroon Kangaroo C of A watermark original die block of 4 with variety ‘White flaw in Gulf of Carpentaria’ BW 40(2)h, reasonably well centred, two units MUH, variety unit lightly hinged, Cat $98, Price $89 (K1607) 166. Australia 1935 2/- Maroon C of A wmk. Kangaroos plate 2 in Ash N over N Imprint Gutter Imprint block of 4, cto without gum. Cto single is cat. at $25, more than 3 x the used price. Rarely seen thus, price $279 (K1358) 167. Australia 1932 5/- Grey & yellow-orange Kangaroo C of A watermark CTO BW 46w, nicely centred, Cat $60, Price $49 (K1571) 168. Australia 1945 2/- Maroon Kangaroo C of A watermark redrawn die, corner Authority imprint block of 4 BW 41z, some light gum creases, stamps MUH, Cat $100 as MUH, Price $49 (K1610)

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Cinderella Corner

Vito Milana

Australian Philatelic Exhibitions: 1958 To 1966

Last June’s Cinderella Corner explored Australian Philatelic Exhibition labels issued from 1932 to 1958, inclusive. The article served as the fourth in a series exploring these items. This current edition concludes this narrative, exploring labels issued to help celebrate Australian Philatelic Exhibitions from 1958 to 1966, inclusive.

Melbourne’s Moomba Festival

The Moomba Festival, commonly known as Moomba, is an annual Melbourne Festival first established in 1954.

It is Australia’s largest free community event. Earlier Moomba Festivals, especially in the 1950s, staged Philatelic Exhibitions; while the Moomba cinderella illustrated in Figure 1 is not a direct reference to an Australian Philatelic Exhibition, it is an important constituent of its landscape.

As illustrated in in the block of 36 cinderellas illustrated in Figure 1, the Moomba label was issued in 1958 when Moomba was still in its infancy. Coloured pink and perforated 11½ on all four sides, each 26mm x 39mm label features the text: MELBOURNE’S MOOMBA FESTIVAL / MARCH 7 – 16, 1958. During this year, the Victorian Philatelic Association (VPA) offered various stamp displays. While philatelic endeavours also occurred at other Moomba Festivals, no other Moomba cinderella was issued up to, and including, 1966.

The labels illustrated in Figure 1 also show the word MOOMBA encased in a boomerang, and placed under the visage of the smiling clown. Designer of the Moomba emblem, Melbourne-based artist Ronald Kirk, decided to incorporate one of the most recognisable Indigenous symbols, thereby helping to preserve and recognise the Aboriginal origin of the festival’s name.

Australian National Philatelic Exhibition

Above: Figs 1 & 4 Top right: Figs 2 & 3

A cinderella was issued as part of the ANPEX 1959 launch. Multicoloured, measuring 37mm x 45mm and roughly rouletted, the label features two Indigenous Australians performing a smoking ceremony

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Above: Figs 5 & 6 Above right: Figs 7 & 8 while an jet place flies overhead. The cinderella features the text: ANPEX 1959 / AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PHILATELIC EXHIBITION / SYDNEY N.S.W. 2 – 7 FEB. Two different printings of the label have been identified, with notable colour differences, as illustrated in Figure 2. The label was printed in sheets of 15 (3x5), as illustrated in Figure 3. In the border underneath the bottom right-hand corner cinderella (R3C3), the text JOHN SANDS PTY. LTD is presented. John Sands is an Australian printing company, originally formed in 1851, and later acquired in 1995 by American Greetings as part of a global expansion.

VPA Congress

Rectangular black and orange labels were issued as part of 1963’s VPA Congress. Measuring 20mm x 26mm and perforated 11 on two sides, the label features the text: V.P.A. CONGRESS 1963 OCTOBER 5th / New Burwood Reception Rooms Hawthorn 40 - Stamp News

The labels were issued in sheets of four (2x2) as illustrated in Figure 4.

The Stamp Show

To commemorate 1964’s The Stamp Show, reproductions of the original two 1894 Coolgardie Cycle Express stamps were issued, as the year also marked the 70th anniversary of the Coolgardie Express Service. These cinderellas were joined and issued on advertising cards, as illustrated in Figure 5. Each label measures 20mm x 26mm and is perforated 11 on all four sides. The labels also feature two COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS 1894 1864 70th ANNIVERSARY cancels. The left label features the text: COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS COMPANY / CYCLE MESSAGES 1/The right label features identical text except for the 1/denomination which is replaced with 2/6: COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS COMPANY / CYCLE MESSAGES 2/6 Each label also features a small 1964 red overprint.

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Top L-R: Figs 9, 10 & 11 Bottom L-R: Figs 12 & 13

Eesti Päevad

The Australian Estonia Festival has been held in Australia since 1954. This Eesti Päevad was first held Sydney, and the annual festival consists of several events including the showcasing of popular Estonia music and folk dancing.

Some of the Eesti Päevads also featured key philatelic exhibitions and events, and the name has been used synonymously with the Estonia Philatelic Exhibition. One such year was for the festival’s 10th Anniversary, in 1964.

The rouletted label featured in Figure 6 was issued to help celebrate this event. Measuring 29mm x 30mm and coloured blue, black and white, it features the text: EESTI PÄEVAD AUSTRALIAS / MELBOURNE 1964.

WAPEX II

The second Western Australia Philatelic Exhibition (WAPEX II) was staged in the Perth Town Hall, in Western Australia, from 24 to 29 October 1966. The event was held to help commemorate the 350th Anniversary of Dirk Hartog’s landing on Australia’s West Coast. A cinderella

label was issued to help celebrate the event. Measuring 44m x 50mm and rouletted 9 on all sides, each label is coloured cream and black and features the text: WEST. AUSTRALIAN EXHIBITION – PERTH / WAPEX / OCTOBER 1966 / PERTH TOWN HALL, MON. 24th to SAT. 29th The labels were printed in sheets of 20 (two panes of 10 tête-bêche to each other), as illustrated in Figure 7. The centre selvedge of the sheet features the additional text: HELD TO COMMEMORATE THE 350th ANNIVERSARY OF DIRK HARTOG’S LANDING ON W.A. COAST. An example of the label tied to the front of a 24 October 1966 postmarked official WAPEX II cover is illustrated in Figure 8. The date corresponds to the first day of the WAPEX II exhibition.

POLPHIL 1966

The 7th Polish Philatelic Society of Australia Annual Philatelic Exhibition, Polphil 1966, was held in Melbourne to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of Christianity in Poland. The exhibition was staged by the Polish Philatelic Society of Australia and was documented as a successful event.

A number of minisheets and covers were issued to help commemorate the event. In addition to these, small cinderella labels were also produced, with each measurStamp News - 41

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Top L-R: Figs 14 & 15 Bottom L-R: Figs 16, 17 & 18 ing approximately 19mm x 24mm. They were offered as singles, pairs, or in sheetlets of six. Each label features a complete or part reproduction of Poland’s first stamp, dating just over a century earlier to 1860, as illustrated across Figures 9 to 19. Details of the varieties of these labels are as follows: Figure 9 – block of six featuring blue and carmine colours on chalky paper, as per the original 1860 stamp design Figure 10 – block of six featuring the 1st colour blue only, on thin card Figure 11 – block of six featuring dark brown colour only, on thin card Figure 12 – block of six featuring the ‘background’ 2nd colour: carmine or pink Figure 13 – block of six featuring red and gold colours

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Figure 14 – block of six featuring red and black colours on thin card Figure 15 – identical to the block featured in Figure 14 with the addition of a Polphil 1966 overprint in the centre of each label Figure 16 – single

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example from the block illustrated in Figure 10, with a Polphil 1966 overprint in the centre Figure 17 – single example from the block illustrated in Figure 9, with a Polphil 1966 overprint in the centre Figure 18 – pair of light blue and red, with Polphil 1966 overprinted in the centres Figure 19 – single example of the pair illustrated in Figure 18, with an inverted Polphil 1966 overprint Figures 20 and 21 illustrate a limited-edition folder containing three of the labels. The folder also provides information about, and examples of, three of the issued labels: the blue and carmine cinderella on chalky pa-

per (as per the example illustrated in Figure 17), the background 2nd colour carmine or pink cinderella (as per the block of examples illustrated in Figure 12), and the 1st colour blue (as per the block of examples illustrated in Figure 10). The three labels are all indicated in the folder as Specimens, with the original 1860 Polish stamp engraved

by Henry Mayer. Only 300 copies of the folder were printed by the Polish Philatelic Society of Australia, with an issue cost of $2.00 each.

Conclusion

There were many Philatelic Exhibitions hosted across Australia in the predecimal period and 1966. This Cinderella Corner concludes the exploration of this landscape.

If other cinderellas are identified, please let me know and they will feature in a forthcoming article. It is also anticipated that some of the many labels issued to help commemorate Australian Philatelic Exhibitions from 1967 onwards will be explored in future Cinderella Corner articles, too.

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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation In previous months we have provided information and guidance for less experienced collectors with information on starting up a stamp collection and use of the internet for research. This month, some information to assist, should you consider Joining a Stamp Club.

Note also the advertisement for the forthcoming Newcastle Exhibition – “2022 Newcastle Stamp and Coin Expo” and the Exhibition Calendar up to September.

Why Join A Stamp Club?

“Stamp clubs put the life into your hobby” If you collect stamps then you can’t afford not to be a member of a stamp club!

Stamp clubs provide their members with the opportunity to meet with like-minded people and to share information about their hobby. They are also a great source of stamps for your collection.

Many collectors hesitate before visiting a stamp club because they may regard themselves as ‘only beginners’ or for other reasons. Don’t think this way. We were all beginners once.

Join a club today and you will never look back.

Stamp clubs are full of people from all walks of life who, just like you, enjoy collecting stamps.

All members of stamp clubs were beginners at one time and most are more than willing to share their knowledge and experience with you. This knowledge will more than compensate for the cost of being a member.

The members of stamp clubs cover the full spectrum of stamp collectors, from those who collect new issues from Australia Post to those who have only very limited stamp budgets through to those who exhibit at national exhibitions. All value the benefits of their memberships in their stamp club and the friendships and contacts it brings.

How do out find out about stamp clubs?

Stamp clubs (or philatelic societies) exist in most areas. For details of stamp clubs near you please contact the philatelic council in your state. Contact details are given at the end of this brochure or try www.apf.org.au.

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What can a Stamp Club provide?

Most stamp clubs offer: • an opportunity to obtain stamps at reasonable prices through their exchange books • stamp fairs and exhibitions • displays or visiting speakers • newsletters or magazines • purchasing schemes for books and accessories • access to catalogues and books on stamps But above all, stamp clubs offer the friendship, knowledge and experience of their members who help you with advice on all aspects of collecting including: • identifying stamps • where to get stamps • storing and housing your collection • ideas on new collecting areas • assistance with exhibiting.

Exchange Books Most clubs have exchange books which contain stamps which members of the club are seeking to sell. Many collectors join stamp clubs primarily for access to the exchange books which enable them to sell their duplicate stamps as well as to buy stamps at reasonable prices.

Best of all, many clubs allow you to look at these exchange books in the comfort and convenience of your own home.

Stamp Markets, Stamp Fairs and Exhibitions Many clubs run stamp markets, stamp days or open days. Whatever they are called they provide the opportunity for you to look for items to add to your collection. There are always a number of stamp dealers present, and local clubs will usually have a table offering memberships, help and information.

They may also have their exchange books at the fair and sometimes those of other clubs as well.

For details of local stamp markets please contact your local club or your state philatelic council.

Stamp markets may also be advertised in stamp magazines or the local press.

Stamp Fairs are held regularly in many parts of Australia and are usually organised by stamp

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Philatelic Development Officer, APF dealers. Details are usually available in stamp magazines or the local press, or try the Australian Philatelic Traders’ Association (APTA) at www. apta.com.au.

Stamp Exhibitions are organised by clubs or by state philatelic councils and include competitive displays of stamps and other philatelic material. In addition they usually include a good range of dealers. For details of exhibitions in your state please contact your state philatelic council.

National and International Stamp Exhibitions are held much less frequently, but are well worth attending when you see them advertised. They usually have a great range of world class exhibits and many national and international stamp dealers attend. These are without a doubt your best source of material, and your local stamp club is usually the first place to find out about the next big exhibition.

Information on stamps Many clubs have a library which may consist only of a few catalogues and some magazines, or it may have a large and extensive collection of early books on stamps as well as magazines up to 100 years old or more! If your local club can’t help you with a difficult query, someone in the club will know where to seek help. The state councils can also help point you towards a good philatelic library.

The APF also runs a research service with contacts in each State. Please contact your state philatelic council or the APF for details, www.apf.org. au/research.

Displaying your stamps Stamp clubs also provide you with a chance to share your pleasure in your collection with others.

This can range from an informal talk at your local club to showing off your “gems” through local, State, National and International Competitive Exhibitions. If you are interest in exhibiting, your state philatelic council or the APF can provide you with a free booklet to assist you.

Junior Clubs Many stamp clubs exist specifically for younger collectors. In addition, many stamp clubs welcome younger collectors or provide special activities for them. For details please contact your local club or your state philatelic council.

Stamp collecting can be a great hobby for the whole family.

Specialised Clubs In addition to local stamp clubs there are many specialised groups which can help you enjoy your new collecting interests.

These include clubs for collectors of postal history, postal stationery, thematics, aerophilately, first day covers, polar philately and cinderellas as well as clubs for collectors of particular countries.

For information on such clubs please contact your state council or try some of the web addresses listed below.

Costs of being a member One of the great benefits of being a member of a stamp club is that it costs so little. Even the most expensive club or society cost less than a $1 a week, with most costing considerably less. The savings you will make on stamps, books and accessories will more than repay the cost of joining a stamp club.

Other Benefits The pleasures and friendships that you will get from joining a stamp club will last a lifetime and are quite simply – priceless.

Philately on the Web The Internet is a wonderful source of information and contacts for stamp collectors. Many stamp clubs, dealers, post offices and individual collectors have web sites. Some useful sites were identified in our previous article on using the web for research Please note however, that as with all dealings on the web, caveat emptor applies or let the buyer beware. Another reason to be a member of a stamp club – to get advice about web sites and traders.

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Hello and welcome to Part IV of my tour of British Commonwealth stamps.

Keeping the focus on interesting philatelic aspects, and occasionally some trivia for further enjoyment, I hope you enjoy these few stamps.

This month we start off in Fiji.

This stamp (Fig 1) is from the 1938 George VI issue. This is actually an issue with a variety of stamps reprinted through to 1955. There was only one in 1955, and most were reprinted in 1946, 1948, and 1950. There are plenty of interesting stamps to look out for: flaw varieties, Die varieties and quite a few perforation differences. All of these can add a significant cost if you are looking to hold a complete issue in your collection. And, might I add some stamps are rather difficult to find.

This is a lovely issue in my view.

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move onto the QEII Map issue (Fig 2).

This is the same as the GVI issue but was issued in 1954 as part of the QE II definitive series using the images from the GVI issue. There is not too much to look out for in this issue, just a few colour variations.

There was a second QEII issue in 1959 and this time the images were unique to QEII. The 6d value (Fig 3) for example is shown. This one shows a Fijian beating a Lali.

So what is a Lali? In one word, it is a drum.

Don’t you just love learning from stamps. Next time you visit Fiji you can show off and say “that is a nice lali” when you see them playing at your hotel!

The next stamp is from Gibraltar. This stamp (Fig 4) from the 1938 GVI issue shows Europa Point from the Straits of Gibraltar and has a nice Field Post Office cancel.

A Field Post Office (often it will just show as FPO in a cancel) is a post office set up during a time of war or when a military unit is on manoeuvres. FPOs can be on land or at sea. This makes for an interesting collecting area.

This stamp, like many other GVI British Commonwealth issues from this period, provides plenty of opportunity to enjoy studying the stamps, and looking for the various perforations,

by Michael Dodd colours and watermark varieties. A mint copy of this stamp with a perf 14 has a very good catalogue value.

This next stamp is from the 1953 issue (Fig 5). This issue depicts some very well presented images of the island and its attractions.

Rosia Bay, which is shown on the illustrated stamp is the only natural harbour in Gibraltar. It was formerly referred to as Rosia Harbour, and is located on the southwest side of Gibraltar.

Rosia Bay was the site of the Royal navy Victualling Yard complex which was constructed in the early 19th century, allowing vessels to anchor and obtain provisions, including food and water. Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson obtained supplies for his Mediterranean Fleet at Rosia Bay, and it was here that his ship HMS Victory. was towed after Nelson’s death in the 1805 battle of Trafalgar.

Finally, one more from Gibraltar and a mention again about the 1949 UPU issue. Here is the Gibraltar 2d value (fig 6) which is a lovely carmine colour.

The first international postal congress was convened in Berne, Switzerland on 15 September 1874 (although a conference in Paris had

been attended by the world’s major postal administrations in May 1863). On 9 October 1874 Britain and 21 other nations signed a convention, effective from 1 July the following year, which embodied the agreements reached on the reciprocal exchange and unimpeded transit of letter posts and the uniformity of tariff levels.

To maintain this co-operation the congress instituted the ‘Union Generale des Postes’; at the following congress, held in Paris in 1878, the name was changed to ‘Union Postale Universelle’ or UPU (Universal Postal Union).

On 16 June 1947 the head of the Polish postal administration and his country’s delegate to the congress, proposed that an identical series of three stamps be issued in all countries of the Union on its 75th anniversary, to draw attention to the principle that it constituted a single postal territory.

The issue was only the second British Empire Omnibus Collection not to mark a Royal anniversary. It is also the largest Omnibus collection ever issued – featuring a total of 310 stamps from 84 different countries. The uniform (Omnibus) design is featured on most issues The responsibility and distribution of the majority of the stamps went to the Crown Agents in London. The stamps were designed in Great Britain, then approved by Buckingham Palace before being printed and then transported overseas. Some countries such as Bahrain, Eastern Arabia and Kuwait, simply overprinted the British stamps, a set of 4, whereas other countries such as Australia (1 stamp) and Ceylon and South Africa (3 stamps) issued their own designs.

Enjoy your stamps, for the history they show and the differences which are not always obvious but which can be extremely important.

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HUTT RIVER PROVINCE PRINCIPALITY Over the years there have many micro nations around the world and Australia has had its share of such entities. Sometimes these nations are located in existing geographical areas but quite a few are the result of someone’s lively figment of imagination. As far as Australia is concerned, the Province of Bumbunga, the State of Rainbow Creek and the Empire of Atlantium come to mind. However, the leader in this particular field was the Hutt River Province Principality in Western Australia.

It all started in 1969 when farmer Leonard G. Casley protested against the wheat quotas assigned to his farm. His many protests led nowhere and on 21 April 1970 he announced that Hutt River – basically his rather large farm – had seceded from Australia and was from then on an independent state. In order to create even more attention for his cause, Mr.

Casley transformed his farm into a principality with himself as reigning prince.

For Australian and worldwide philatelists the next important step came on 15 November 1973 when the principality released its first set of postage stamps.

There would then be 72 different issues until the last one in 2019.

The fact that Casley had created a principality aroused a lot of interest in the press at the time and hordes of visitors came on day trips to Hutt River.

They of course wanted to send letters and picture post cards from the principality which necessitated a postal service and the prince was happy to oblige. At first there were some problems with Australia Post but they finally resolved the issue and letters originated in the principality received a postage paid cancel at the Northampton post office. Thus the letters

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Christer Brunström did not need any Australian postage stamps. I have a few such covers mailed to my address in Sweden.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the more interesting stamp issues.

In 1974 Hutt River issued a single 30c stamp marking the 4th Anniversary of Secession. It featured a portrait of Prince Leonard (Fig. 1). The stamp was also released as a souvenir sheet of four. Prince Leonard (1925-2019) reigned from 1970 until he abdicated in favour of his Prince Graeme in 2017.

Eight different birds were depicted in set issued in 1976. The 5c value showed a Crested Pigeon (Fig. 2). Birds were also shown on stamps issued in 1977, 1979 and 1992. Thematic collectors were well served by Hutt River. Apart from birds there were also stamps showing works of art, medals, flowers, butterflies, reptiles, coral fish, animals and sports.

Figure 4

Judging from the amount of Christmas issues it certainly appears to have been the most important holiday of the year and there were also many issues with religious subjects. The 1980 Christmas set includes a depiction of Santa Claus on the 45c stamp (Fig. 3).

One of my favourite Hutt River stamp sets is the 1981 one devoted to the International Year of the Disabled. The 60c value shows a Quadriplegic Painting by Mouth (Fig. 4). This set was printed in single large sheets containing all four values in panes of 25 separated by gutters. This method was used for many of Hutt River’s stamp issues.

One of the scarcer Hutt River stamp sets is the Christmas issue of 1999. It features a variety of Hutt River Landscapes. Shown here is the $1.20 value (Fig. 5).

Figure 6

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HUTT RIVER PROVINCE PRINCIPALITY Princess Shirley Joy Casley (1928-2013) passed away in 2013 and a 60c stamp was issued in celebration of her long life. The stamp shows a portrait of the Princess (Fig. 6) and it was printed as a sheet of 32 stamps (8 x 4) with commemorative border inscriptions.

On 3 August 2020 Prince Graeme announced that the Principality of Hutt River had officially ceased to exist and it now belongs to the ever-increasing category of “dead” stamp countries.

Hutt River was of course never recognised as an independent state by the Government of Australia. It was not a member of the Universal Postal Union and the stamps could only be used on mail (if any) within the borders of the principality and to the nearest Australian post office for onward transmission in the regular mail stream.

For obvious reasons the stamps issued by Hutt River are not listed in our regular catalogues which of course poses a problem for collectors taking an interest in this curious episode in the postal history

of Western Australia.

Fortunately this problem has now been eliminated

by German stamp collector and researcher Bernhard Luerssen. He has specialised in the more esoteric aspects of philately and after ten years of research and collecting he has self-published a book called PRINCIPALITY OF HUTT RIVER, Illustrated Collector’s Handbook, 48 pages with colour illustrations giving detailed information about the 300 stamps issued by the principality over the years. There are also details about First Day Covers and a number of errors and other varieties.

It is a most detailed catalogue. The only thing that’s missing is a pricing of the stamps but Mr. Luerssen assures me that most issues are inexpensive.

What is difficult to find are First Day Covers signed despite the fact that Prince Leonard seems to have spent a lot of time on this activity. More information on the catalogue can be obtained from the publisher (tardis@gmx.li).

The catalogue is also marketed on eBay.

Figure 5 Figure 8 Figure 7

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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.

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by Michael Dodd colours and watermark varieties. A mint copy of this stamp with a perf 14 has a very good catalogue value.

This next stamp is from the 1953 issue (Fig 5). This issue depicts some very well presented images of the island and its attractions.

Rosia Bay, which is shown on the illustrated stamp is the only natural harbour in Gibraltar. It was formerly referred to as Rosia Harbour, and is located on the southwest side of Gibraltar.

Rosia Bay was the site of the Royal navy Victualling Yard complex which was constructed in the early 19th century, allowing vessels to anchor and obtain provisions, including food and water. Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson obtained supplies for his Mediterranean Fleet at Rosia Bay, and it was here that his ship HMS Victory. was towed after Nelson’s death in the 1805 battle of Trafalgar.

Finally, one more from Gibraltar and a mention again about the 1949 UPU issue. Here is the Gibraltar 2d value (fig 6) which is a lovely carmine colour.

The first international postal congress was convened in Berne, Switzerland on 15 September 1874 (although a conference in Paris had

been attended by the world’s major postal administrations in May 1863). On 9 October 1874 Britain and 21 other nations signed a convention, effective from 1 July the following year, which embodied the agreements reached on the reciprocal exchange and unimpeded transit of letter posts and the uniformity of tariff levels.

To maintain this co-operation the congress instituted the ‘Union Generale des Postes’; at the following congress, held in Paris in 1878, the name was changed to ‘Union Postale Universelle’ or UPU (Universal Postal Union).

On 16 June 1947 the head of the Polish postal administration and his country’s delegate to the congress, proposed that an identical series of three stamps be issued in all countries of the Union on its 75th anniversary, to draw attention to the principle that it constituted a single postal territory.

The issue was only the second British Empire Omnibus Collection not to mark a Royal anniversary. It is also the largest Omnibus collection ever issued – featuring a total of 310 stamps from 84 different countries. The uniform (Omnibus) design is featured on most issues The responsibility and distribution of the majority of the stamps went to the Crown Agents in London. The stamps were designed in Great Britain, then approved by Buckingham Palace before being printed and then transported overseas. Some countries such as Bahrain, Eastern Arabia and Kuwait, simply overprinted the British stamps, a set of 4, whereas other countries such as Australia (1 stamp) and Ceylon and South Africa (3 stamps) issued their own designs.

Enjoy your stamps, for the history they show and the differences which are not always obvious but which can be extremely important.

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