241 MISCELLANY on leaves & stockcards inc. 1934 Victoria Centenary set mint, 1937 6d purple-brown perf. 13½x14 mint block of 4 & perf. 15 x 14 imprint blocks of 4 (2), Navigators to £1 (3) & £2 mint. (Approx. 40). £100
242 MISCELLANY of Kangaroos on stockcard including 1932-35 10/-, £1 & £2 "SPECIMEN" opts. & the scarce 1915 10/- grey & pink "O.S." perfin (centred to right but Cat. £400). Good to fine. (8). £100
243 KGV MINT MISCELLANY with 1926-30 perf. 13½ x 12½ ½d (5, inc. one with "dot before 2" variety), 2d brown (6), 2d scarlet (3), 3d (3), 4½d (12, inc eight used), and 1/4d pair with the lft stamp showing "thick 1 at right" variety. Mostly fine. £100
244 1913-36 The mint and used selection of Kangaroo issues inc. mint 1915-28 2d, 3d, 6d & 1/-, 1929-30 6d, 1/- & 2/- 1929 (Feb) 9d block of four. Mostly fine. (95). £140
245 1914-20 1d deep red, a horizontal inter-panneau strip of twelve from the foot of the sheet with CA and JBC monograms, shows "RA joined", "Roos tongue out" and Run N" (early State) varieties. Vertical fold between panes, gum creases as issued, and a few split vertical perfs. at right. A rare item. PHOTO. £300
246 1914 (17 July) line perf.,1d carmine-red, an unmounted mint block of six, one with flaw under neck variety, some gum toning, and a comb perf. block of four with the same variety. Also twenty one mint shades inc. some aniline examples. Mainly fine. (31). £80
247 1915 (Jan) 4d orange, six lightly mounted mint shades inc. a good lemon yellow, plus an unmounted mint block of twelve (6 x 2). fine. SG 22 etc. £120
248 1916 1d scarlet (aniline), two used examples from pane IV positions 34 & 35 with "rust flaws". Fine but centred to foot. £100
249 1916-18 Rough paper 1d scarlet Die 11, nine used examples inc. two from pane IV, No. 34 being the substituted cliches". Mixed condition. SG 47f & 47fa. £60
250 1918 ½d green, a vertical strip of three from the foot of the sheet, the top stamp with "thin fraction at right" variety. Also 1d carmine, seven mint shades. Fine mounted mint. (10). £100
251 1918-23 ½d orange (15, inc. a part imprint block of four, a strip of three & a vertical pair, a single with "no cross on Crown" variety), 1d violet (9, inc. a pair), 1½d red-brown 1½d green (7, inc. a pair), 2d brown-orange(5), 2d rose-scarlet (9, inc. one with "retouch to right side"), , 2d brown-orange (5), 4d violet (19, inc. a marginal block of six from the foot of the sheet showing cut away Jubilee line and removal of monogrram, two blocks of four, a single with weeping 4" variety), 1/4d pale blue, a marginal strip of three (slight foxing) from the foot of the sheet, the central stamp with "thick "1" at right". Mostly fine mounted mint. £150
252 1918-23 1½d black brown (13 inc. one with inverted watermark), 1½d deep red-brown (6),and 1½d bright red-brown (3, inc. one C.T.O.). Mostly fine mounted mint. (22). £60
253 1918-23 1/3d pale blue, five mounted mint singles. Fine. SG 66. £60
254 1922 (March) 4d ultramarine from the Cooke plates, a vertical marginal pair from the top of the sheet with "FOUR PENCE in thinner letters" variety. Centred to lower right, mounted on selvedge only to leave the adhesives unmounted. SG. 65 & 65a. Photo £120
255 1924 (May) 1d sage green, a mint sheet of 120 being panes 5 & 6. Mounted on selvedge only, the selvedge of one stamp is missing at foot but the T.S. Harrison imprint is fine. £180
256 1924 1½d scarlet, a mint selection inc. A J Mullett imprint block of four, a pair with "HALEPENCE" variety & a single with "curved 1", 4½d violet, a mounted mint Harrison imprint block of four, a mint block of four with "left side of crown broken" and "white dash in front of 4", also seven used. £100
257 1924 (14 Aug.) No Wmk. 1½d scarlet, an irregular block of thirteen, blocks of six & four, two vertical strips of three and a single. All unmounted mint, some perfs. a little divided. SG 84. (30). £100
258 1924 4½d, 1926-28 perf. 14 ½d (4, inc. one with "dot before 2 at left), 1d (2), 2d, 3d (2) & 4½d. 1926-30 perf. 13½ x 12½ 4½d and 1931-36 perf. 13½ x 12½ 1d with "wattle line re-entered" and 1½d. Mostly fine mounted mint. (14). £80
259 1926-30 Perf 13½ x 12½ ½d orange, a mint corner block of ten (2 x 5) with "extra white wattle at left", J. Ash imprint blocks of eight and four, a corner pair and two singles. Also a marginal pair perforated "WA". 1d green, a mint selection inc. a corner pair with various States of the Die represented and some plate flaws inc. "saddle on Emu" and "ferns flaw". Mostly fine. (50). £80
260 1926-30 Perf. 13½ x 12½ 1d green, a corner block of sixteen (4 x 4) from the lower left of the pane showing part of the J Ash imprint, block contains two vertical rows which are Die 11. Fine and scarce. SG. 95 & 95b. £120
261 1926-30 Perf. 13½ x 12½ 1d green, a mint block of 96 comprising the top eight rows of plate 1 (panes 1 & 2) with the vertical rows 2 and 3 of pane 2 beeing the retouched Die 11. Some rust spotting in places. £80
262 1926-30 Perf. 13½ x 12½ 1d green, a small mint selection with Die1+II pairs x 2, Die 1+11+11 strip of three, Die1+11+11+1 strip of four perforated "OS" and Die 11 singles (3). Fine mountd mint. (14). £80
263 1926-28 Perf. 14 1½d pair with Type A & B re-entries. 1926-30 Perf. 13½ x 12½ 1d, 1½d scarlet (30, inc. a J Ash imprint block of eight and pair, a block of four, a single with inverted watermark and a pair and singles x 2 (one used) with "void top right corner"), 1½d red-brown (11, inc. a J Ash imprint pair), 2d red brown and 2d scarlet (9, inc. a J Ash imprint block of four perforated "OS", an imprint pair, a single overprinted "OS".).Mostly fine mounted mint.(56). £140
264 1926-30 Perf. 13½ x 12½ 1d green, an unmounted mint lower right corner block of forty eight (6 x 8) with two vertical rows being Die 11. Fine and scarce. SG 95 & 95b. £140
265 1926-30 Perf. 13½ x 12½ 3d ultramarine, Die 1, a lower right corner block of eight (2 x 4) with various plate flaws and retouches plus a used vertical strip of three and singles x 3 which match the mint multiple. Also a mint marginal example with "PQSTAGE" variety. Fine. £100
266 1926-30 Perf. 13½ x 12½ 3d ultramarine Die 1 type A/B pair, type A (3) and B (2) plus Die 11 (2, inc. one perf. "OS").4d olive marginal single. Also Perf "OS" 4d olive marginal block of four, foxed at left and a mint single. Mostly fine. (15). £80
267 1926-30 Perf. 13½ x 12½ 3d ultramarine, Die 1, a mounted mint marginal block of eight (4 x 2) from the top of the sheet with examples of Type A x 6 and B x 2. One a little defective.and rust spots on two. £70
268 1926-28 Perf. 14 4d and 1/4d & 1926-30 Perf. 13½ x 12½ 4d and 1/4d. (4). £60
269 1931-36 1½d red-brown, an imprint block of fourteen (7 x 2) inc. one with "thick 1 at right", and an imprint block of fur, 3d ultramarine imprint and corner blocks of four & imprint pair. 4d olive, marginal block of six with "Roos nose blacked out", 5d brown (16, inc. a mint block of four and single, used "OS", "VG" & "OS/NSW" perfins) and 1/4d turquise (2, inc. one with part imperint). Mainly fine mounted mint. (52). £160
270 AIRMAILS: The small group of flown mail with 1931 First Official Airmail env. to the UK with 1/11d franking, 1931 (Nov.) Melbourne-London flight covers (2), 1934 First Rocket flight souvenir env. with violet pictorial label on reverse tied by "GUARANTEED BY THE/QUEENSLAND AIR MAIL/SOCIETY, BRISBANE/DEC 4 1934" cachet, 1934 Captain Ulm pictorial cover, 1935 flown cover to the UK bearing SJ 3d (3) & 2/- (2), 1937 flown cover to the USA bearing five different adhesives, two covers salvaged from the 1954 Singapore Wreck, etc. (10). £120
271 AIRMAILS: The small selection with 1934 (April) pair of covers flown per "Faith in Australia" (one bears NZ 3d & 4d Airmail adhesives in addition to Australian 3d Air & 4d KGV Head, whilst the other bears an NZ 7d in conjunction with the same combination of Australian adhesives), 1934 (July) Australia-PNG First official airmail covers (3) and a 1934 Captain Ulm cover. A useful group. (6). £100
272 OFFICIALS: 1926-30 2d scarlet complete sheet of 120. Some marginal faults & folded down the middle but a scarce survivior. Cat. £1,500+. £300
273 OFFICIALS: 1924 (May) 1½d scarlet perforated "OS" variety "printed on the gummed side" and "inverted watermark". Mint but foxed. PHOTO. £80
274 BOOKLETS: 1915 2/- red on pink booklet with pink interleaving containing ½d block of 12 (6 x 2) which has been divided centrally and 1d block of eighteen (3 x 6) which is from the right of the sheet. The booklet has been "exploded". ?d with small toned spot. SG. SB3. Cat. £2,000. Photo £500
275 BOOKLETS: 1924 2/3d green on pale green booklet containing a single pane of eighteen 1½d adhesives stapled upside down in the booklet. Some foxing but scarce. SG Sb16. Cat. £1,600. Photo £150
276 BOOKLETS: 1927-69 The interesting selection of booklets inc. 1927 2/- Parliament House, 1952 -58 3/6d group inc waxed interleaved examples, 1957 4/- group inc. waxed interleaved examples and 1967 surcharged issues. A fine lot. (51 booklets). £180
277 BOOKLETS: 1928 2/3d green on pale green booklet containg adhesives with inverted watermarks and intereaving. Perforations trimmed at top. SG SB23. Cat. £350. Photo £100
278 BOOKLETS: 1930 3/- black on blue "AIR MAIL/SAVES TIME" booklet. Fine. SG SB24. Cat. £700. Photo £200
279 BOOKLETS: 1938 2/- black on buff booklet. Fine. SG SB27b. Cat. £475. Photo £120
280 BOOKLETS: 1938 2/- black on green booklet, perfs. trimmed at foot. SG. SB27. Cat. £475. Photo £100
AUSTRALIAN STATES COLLECTIONS
281 TOULMIN PACKET "SHIP LETTERS", & OTHER PRESTAMP MAIL TO/FROM G.B., ETC.; 1840-63 covers from G.B. to Hobart (1840) & N.S.W. (1849 to Bathurst + 1863 with 6d lilac to Sydney); plus range of prestamp (1842-52) covers from N.S.W. (one ex Melbourne) back to G.B. inc. two carried by Toulmin Packet ships (in 1847/9; per 'Ganges' and per 'Sir Edward Parry'). Scarce group. (10 covers). £120
NEW SOUTH WALES
282 COLLECTION on leaves with much of merit inc. Sydney view 2d used (margins clear all round), a good selection of imperf. & perforated QV Heads, 5/- Map mint, 20/- blue mint, Consumptives 1d on cover ex Granville to Sydney, P.Dues to 20/- used, etc. Poor to fine. (Few 100's). £300
QUEENSLAND
283 COLLECTION on leaves with much of merit inc. defective examples of the imperfortae 1d & 2d and a good selection of later issues albeit in mixed condition. Inspection recommended. (Approx. 200). £200
284 REDIRECTED 1/- RATE CHALON HEAD COVER TO G.B. WITH G.B. 1d RED, ETC.; Attractive 31 Mar. 1876 env. to Scotland "Via Torres Straits" franked by Chalon Head 6d green pair just tied by large oval "201" numeral matching the partial "ROCKHAMPTON" c.d.s. nerarby, forwarded from Edinburgh with a G.B. 1d Red (beside the Chalons) tied by a superb Edinburgh duplex; rare combination of stamps. Plus 1891 env. from Victoria with 6x1d's redirected from Edinburgh to Prague at no extra charge, and W.A. 1907 env. to Scotland mistaken for Switzerland with Edinburgh "INSUFFICIENTLY /ADDRESSED" crossed out! Unusual trio. (3 covers). photoplate 17 £150
285 UNDERPAID PACIFIC ROUTE COVER TO ENGLAND WITH SCARCE BOXED "INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE-PAID" MARK:1882 (21.July) env. to London franked with 6d green adhesive tied by unclear numeral matching fair "R[?]OPERS PLAIN" c.d.s. on the front partly overstruck by mostly very fine (Brisbane?) boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE-PAID" mark. Endorsed in m/s 'Left...' with Oct., 1882 London c.d.s.'s plus London diamond-framed"IS/1" Inspector's mark on the back. No actual charge appears to have been levied so presumably the letter was sent by the slower, cheaper route. [Ex Major Tapp]. £90
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
286 COLLECTION on leaves inc. 2d & 6d imperfs. used, a useful range of roulettes & perforated QV Heads, several elusive "long" types inc. 1887-90 15/- used, 1902-03 £1 used & 1904-08 10/- mint, sundry Officials, etc. Poor to fine. (Approx. 250). £240
287 1855-1900 The mint and used collection on leaves inc. a few imperf. issues to 6d and a good range of mint"long stamps" to 2/6d mint (100+). £120
TASMANIA
288 COLLECTION on leaves inc. a good example of the imperforate 4d, a useful range of Chalons inc. some scarce types (mixed condition), sundry pictorials, etc. Poor to fine. (Approx. 180). £200
VICTORIA
289 COLLECTION on leaves with much of interest inc. KEVII £1 mint (toning on reverse but of fresh appearance), both Charity pairs mint1890 P.Dues to 5/- mint or used and an extensive range of earlier types inc. several scarcer items. Condition poor to fine. (Approx. 300). £300
290 PRESTAMP "REGISTERED" COVER TO G.B., TOULMIN PACKET RATES, ETC.; 1847-8 original correspondence from Melbourne to Shropshire; rare June 1848 EL (minor faults; part of a flap lost) endorsed "Registered" in red (contained a Draft for £5) and routed "Per the Barque Jane Cain" with fine red oval "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)MELBOURNE" d.s. on the front and charged "1/2" on arrival, and 1847/8 pair (latter stained; former with faint boxed "TOO LATE") routed via Sydney prepaid "1/6" each and both charged "1/-" Toulmin Packet rate on arrival. Plus two later stamp-removed covers ex Victoria/NSW also to Shropshire. (5 covers). photoplate 17 £150
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
291 COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1854-57 4d & 1/- unused with gum, a useful range of later Swans, QV Heads to 2/6d & 5/- (2) mint, etc. Poor to fine. (Approx. 100). £240
292 1854-55 4d imperforate unused vertical pair with the top stamp showing the "Shaved T" variety (SG.3d). Crease through "normal"but the rarity is fine. Cat. £1,175+. SG.3/3d. Photo £200
AUSTRIA
293 CARTON of leaves, stock-cards & packets containing a very large quantity of mainly used stamps c1850-1960s with much useful material in evidence form first issues onwards inc. Bosnia-Herzegovina; also a smaller lot of Hungary, again from first issues. Tremendous sort with much of potential interest. (Qty). £150
294 CARTON containing a stamp miscellany in two stockbooks and a box inc. various duplicated used issues from 1850 with many useful items noted plus a large quantity of mint new issues in packets c1980s-90s, cto commemoratives 1967-82 etc. Inspection recommended. (Qty). £120
295 ALBUM with an extensive collection of mainly fine used stamps, 1850-1906, inc. wide range of perf. varieties with better items included (1900 piece with 1kr bisect noted); also a fine range of mint & used issues for Lombardy-Venetia and Austrian Levant to 1908 plus a few early covers. High catalogue value. (Qty). £200
296 COLLECTION, 1850-1984:Fine pair of 'Lighthouse' hingeless albums very well filled with mint & used stamps inc. good early issues plus reprints, (1908 & '10 high vals. are reprints), extensive ranges of commemorative & definitive issues plus Lombardy-Venetia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, military post plus dues etc. commemoratives seem complete mint from c1960. Fine lot. (Qty). £400
297 MISCELLANY: Album with interesting study of Mercury newspaper stamp reprints & forgeries inc. Spiro sheets for 4 values, cancellations on first issue of Lombardy-Venetia (109), modern TPO & lake mail, rocket post, 1965 WIPA covers etc. (Qty). £120
298 COVER MISCELLANY: Box full of covers & cards inc 5 pre-stamp Es, various stationery cards, commercial mail and FDCs, PPCs, substantial group of 1950s TPO marks on cards, 1968-78 FFCs, modern comemoratives on cover etc. Usefuil lot. (Qty). £120
299 FINE MINT COLLECTION, 1908-65: Album containing an extensive & attractive collection of fine mint stamp issues with a high degree of completion from 1908 & 1910 Jubilee sets (top values are reprints) with very many scarce inter-war sets, 1947 unified values, 1948 Costumes, 1957 Buildings, dues, airs from 1922 onwards inc. 1950 Birds set (mainly unmounted) plus various post-WWII commemoratives etc. A superb basis for further devlopment. (Qty). £400
300 FINE USED COLLECTION, c1908-65: Album containing the extensive fine used collection of stamps inc. many complete sets and elusive values (1908 10k & scarce 1934 2s grey-green noted) , many better post-war sets, dues, newspaper stamps etc. Fine lot for development. Inspection recommended. (100s). £150
301 1936 DOLFUSS COMMEMORATION: Attractive mint example of the 1936 10s blue, trace of hinge , few short perfs. etc; also a similar quality example of the 1933 Wipa 50g blue on ordinary paper. (2) £120
302 OCCUPATION 1938-55: Covers from the German anschluss through to the post-WWII occupation period inc. pro-Hitler slogan marks, German feldpost, two cards from Mauthausen (faults), censored covers and a few items of FPO mail etc. Useful basis for expansion. (Qty). £120
303 POST-WWII ISSUES, 1945-6: Mint examples of the immediate-postwar stamp issues written up on leaves inc.provisional Hitler head diagonal opts., Graz vertical opt. to 5Rm, Vienna barred opts to 42pf, Soviet and US sets (the former with dues) plus the 1946 landscape set to 5s. Good lot. (Qty) £80
304 1950-53 BIRDS AIRMAILS: Very fine unmounted mint set of one of this most attractive airmail issue, the 20s (1st printing) in a vertical pair (soft corner crease to one stamp). [SG 1215-21]. Good opportunity to acquire a near-perfect set. (7) £100
305 BALLOON MAIL: Substantial group of 'Pro Juventute' balloon covers & cards c1960s-'90s, apparently all different; also a group of 29 Xmas balloon flight covers (1964-93) inc. the scarce 1965 flight and a few non-Austrian balloon covers. All fine and attractive items. (337 items) £150
306 MILITARY POST/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Album containing an extensive, specialised collection of mint & used stamps issued for the Austro-Hungarian Military Post inc. 1917 & Rumania sets imperf. and the Serbia set used on pieces. Also a very fine specialised range of Bosnia-Herzegovina with useful ranges of perf. varieties on both types of arms stamps with several scarce items noted plus the pictorial issue with extensive ranges of Friedl perfs. etc. (Qty). £300
307 MILITARY - WWI: Group of feldpost cards with more interesting cachets inc. 1916 card ex Troppau Isolation Hospital with s/l red DESINFIZIERT mark, card from a Polish POW at Drosendorf Camp with s/l INTERNIERT, Naval mail inc. S.M.S. PRINZ EUGEN , ARPAD & TEGETTHOF cachets, 'MOTORBOOT PARK, 2 hospital cards etc. Also. 4 items of WWII feldpost. (30 items). £120
308 REVENUES, 1854-93: Specialised collection on leaves showing a fine range of issues to 20fl / 90kr plus further selection in a stockbook , a group of documents bearing revenues and a few Austrian stamps .Scarce opportunity. (Qty). £150
309 TRIESTE: Good collection of covers, 1823-1908, showing a range of postal markings of Trieste inc. 17 pre-stamp items with interesting range of ancillary marks, reg'd covers, 1895 E ex French Consulate, card to Manilla, reg'd E to Montivideo etc. God lot for further specialist development. (47 covers & some stamps) £150
BAHAMAS
310 ALBUM with the remainder of the famous collection formed by the late Harold G.D. Gisburn including a handful of Postal Stationery items, 1911 Staircase 1d mint block of 20 with "double tree trunk" master plate flaw, an interesting range of press photographs inc. two of the Queen's Staircase and various other interesting island views. Offered along with a signed copy (endorsed "author's copy") of Gisburn's book on the Postage Stamps & Postal History of Bahamas (Qty.). £75
311 EARLY LETTER FROM "HARBOR ISLAND" TO G.B. POSTED FROM JAMAICA; c.1780 E to the S.P.G. in London with a filing note "No.1, Mr. Moss, M[issionar]y, Harbor Island" (i.e. from the small Bahaman island near Eleuthera) with a mostly very fine "JAMAICA" (curly-tail "J") mark (Foster J1) on the lower flap (just touched by light fold) and charged "1N", with v. fine London "21/MA" arrival Bishop Mark across the join. Rare early letter from this small island. photoplate 17 £150
BAHRAIN
312 MISCELLANY of predominantly mint stamps from KGV onwards inc. two sets of 1948 R.S.W., a multiplicity of high values inc. corner marginal blocks of four, 'better' local issues again inc. blocks of four, many marginal examples and generally much of interest. Condition generally fine to very fine. Min. cat. value £920. (217). £150
313 MISCELLANY: Small mint & range on stockcards inc. 1948-49 set mint & used, RSW 15r on £1 mint (2), 1950-55 set mint, QEII 2r, 5r & 10r mint blocks of 4, etc. (Small Qty.). £100
314 1938-41 1r to 25r mounted mint. (6). £75
BARBADOS
315 1855-58 ½d green (2 shades), 1d bue (2), 6d & 1/- good to fine used, with margins clear on all four sides. (6). £120
316 BOOKLETS: 1916 (16 June) 2/- black on red, a complete booklet containing ½d and 1d vertical pairs with wax paper interleaving. Some slight toning on two 1d pairs and some are trimmed at right, the &Mac189;d are fine. The single staple is rusted and some cover creases. However this is a rare survivor in any condition. SG SB3. Cat. £1,000. Photo £500
317 BOOKLETS: 1938 (3 Jan.) 2/- black on light blue booklet, some gum missing at top of ½d pane, otherwise fine. SG. SB7. Cat. £2,000. Photo £600
BASUTOLAND
318 1933 Definitive set to 10/- good to fine used. SG. Cat. £250. (10). £75
BECHUANALAND/BOTSWANA
319 1894 1/- green mint strip of 20 (2 x 10 with selvedge at each end). Folded horizontally beneath the fourth row of stamps & a lightish crease affects the bottom left stamp.A spectacular piece nevertheless. SG.37. £100
BELGIUM
320 SCHAUBEK ALBUM containing a mint & used collection to c1975 with strength in pre-WWII issues inc. specialised early issues with various shades, papers, wmks etc. and many better stamps inc. 1878 5f both mint & used, 1911 exhibition opts., 1935 SITEB sheet (faults), railway, telegraph, telephone issues etc. Substantial catalogue value. (Qty) £400
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81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-720
721-800
801-880
881-960
961-1040
1041-1120
1121-1200
1201-1280
1281-1360
1361-1419
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