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Australian States. Mainly used accumulation in a stockbook and on pages including Victoria 1884 4d rose used, 1897 Diamond Jubilee pair mint, South Australia officials (3), Tasmania 1854 4d orange fine used, Western Australia 1854 imperf 1d (2) and 1860 rouletted 2d used, and some Australia KGV. Also Australian States numeral cancels in a stockbook and in packets. (100s). £250-300
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Australian States - Specimens. Selection including South Australia 1883 issue perf 11½ ½d, 3d, 4d and 6d and 1901 issue 2/- all in horizontal or vertical strips of five, Tasmania 1880 Stamp Duty 3d, 6d and 1/- in pairs, Queensland 1868-74 perf 13 1d, 3d, 6d and 1/-, 1882-95 2/- - £1 set of five, Western Australia 1865 Crown CC 1/- (S.G. 61s, £225), 1871 Crown CC sideways 3d (S.G. 63s, £150), Crown CA sideways 1d, 2d, 4d (S.G. 103/5s, £275), 1884 6d (S.G. 80s, £150), etc. S.G. £1,175+. (54) £150-180
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Queensland. 1860 Imperf 6d green, good to large margins with a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, used with "85" cancel of Nebo, very fine. S.G. 3, £950. Photo on Page 72. £200-250
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Tasmania. 1899-1912 Pictorial Issue, the specialised mint and used collection in an album, and on stockcards or loose, with Specimen overprints, a range of compound perfs on all values (approx 78), double perfs on 1d pair, 2d (6, single + pair + block of six) and 3d, imperforate ½d, 1d (5) ad 2d (2), imperforate between stamp and margin varieties on ½d, 1d (2), 2d (4), plate varieties, shades, etc. Also cancellations with numerals and c.d.s cancels sorted in packets, and duplicates including Victoria and Australia. A good collection with some very scarce varieties. (1,000s). Photo on Pages 14, 30 & 104. £500-600
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Lord Howe Island. 1930 (Sep. 4) Cover addressed within Lord Howe Island franked River Murray Tercentenary 1½d with manuscript surcharge "2d Paid PM LHI" tied by a Lord Howe Island c.d.s. When the Lord Howe Island Post Office ran out of 2d stamps the Postmaster was authorised to surcharge 1½d stamps in manuscript; 260 stamps were surcharged and used between August 23rd and October 17th 1930. A fine and scarce cover (S.G. £750 as a single stamp). Photo on Page 68. £300-400
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Air Mails. 1929-80 Flight covers in an album, mainly first flights, some commercial covers including 1941 cover to G.B with "Privileged Mail, Governor of Queensland" cachet, etc. (151). £250-300
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Air Mails. c.1930 Photograph of C. Kingsford Smith and his three crew standing in front of "Southern Cross", boldly signed by Kingsford Smith. A fine signed photo, 245x187mm. £80-100
| AUSTRIA
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1850-54 Imperf issues all with selected cancels, c.d.s, boxed and straight line types, some pairs and pieces, all very fine. (213). £150-200
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1850-2002 Used collection in three Davo albums including 1850-54 imperf set, 1858-59 type I and type II sets, 1863 perf 14 set, 1874-80 set, 1883 set, 1910 Emperors Birthday set, 1917 10k violet, 1931 Rotary set, Writers Fund, 1932 Painters, 1933 Ski Championships, WIPA stamp on ordinary and granite papers, Catholic Congress, 1936 Dollfuss 10s, 1945 Osterreich overprint set of 23 to 5rm, air issues with 1935 set, 1933 WIPA miniature sheet unused (no gum, lower marginal fold), newspaper stamps, postage dues and military issues. Mainly fine, a good level of completeness. S.G. £15,000 (approx). (3 Albums). Photo on Pages 14 & 28. £750-1,000
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1902-90 Stamps, covers and picture postcards with a specialised collection of 1918-21 "Deutschosterreich" overprints, 1918-30 patriotic picture postcards depicting Austrian towns and castles published by "Deutscher Schul Verein" (159), other postcards including Tyrol and Carinthia Plebiscites (43), "Sondertarif" cancels, etc. (100s). £150-180
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Gymnastics - "Turnfest". 1896-1938 Picture postcards, labels and ephemera illustrating the history and postal history of the "Turnfest" German Gymnastics movement, including silver medallions (2), 1902 Linz Kreisturnfestplatz cachet, datestamps for 1912 Prague 6th Sokol Turnfest and similar events in Kornenberg (1921), Linz (1922), Neustadt (1924), Graz (1925) Vienna (1925), Innsbruck (1930), also competitors identification cards, membership cards, many coloured or photographic picture postcards, etc. (c.200). £200-240
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Philatelic Events. 1909-37 Cards, covers and labels including official cards for German Philatelic Day and Federation Day of German-Austrian Clubs in 1909 (5) or 1911 (5), Vienna Philatelic Exhibitions in 1911 (8, also labels), 1923 (4, also labels) or WIPA 1933 (21, various cancels including Melk-Wien Schiffpost and Schloss Laxenburg Surprise Journey), one cover with various WIPA labels and 50g+50g stamp (S.G. 703, £350, address cut out), International Stamp Dealers Day cancels, Austrian Philatelic Day cancels, etc. (153). £200-240
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Trieste. 1819-1952 Entire letters, covers and cards including prestamp mail with 1822 registered letter, Austrian stamps including "COL LLOYD / DA TRIESTE" (2) or "La arrta per mare" cancels, 1870 stampless entire with "LETTERE ARRIVATE / COL VAPORE / DAL LEVANTE", WW1, Venezia Giulia and Italian period, WW2 Dienstpost, AMG stamps including 8L + 12L postage dues on stampless 1949 military pension form, Yugoslav Zone B, British F.P.Os, etc. An interesting lot. (51) £450-550
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1859-90 QV Issues, mint and used selection on pages with G.B 1d red cancelled "A05" (faults), 1859 imperf 1d reddish lake Specimen with horizontal ink line (horizontal crease), 1d dull lake used; 1861-62 rough perf 1d and 6d used, 4d unused no gum (thinned); 1862 perf 11½ 4d unused no gum (minor toning), 6d used; 1863-77 Crown CC 1d vermilion with "C38" cancel of British P.O at Callao, perf 12½ 1/- used (2), perf 14 1/- deep green mint; 1882 Crown CA perf 12 4d and perf 14 1d both unused no gum, some watermark varieties; 1883 4d on 6d used; 1890 6d malformed "E" mint and used with manuscript cancel; also cancels including "27" numerals, village and P.O.S.B. datestamps, forgeries. Some faults but an interesting group with some unusual stamps. (104). Photo on Page 72. £700-1,000
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1863 Crown CC 1d Brown-lake perf 12½, mint with manuscript "Specimen", Samuel type DM5, from the De la Rue archives, fine and rare. Photo on Page 72. £200-250
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1884-90 1d - £1 Set of six and 1898 1/- blue green, the 2½d ultramarine overprinted "SPECIMEN", all affixed with part own gum to a printed album page, used by the Royal Swedish General Post Office for their U.P.U Specimen collection. An attractive archival page. S.G. 44a, 49/57, £440 as stamps. (7). £100-120
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1901-30 Mint and used selection on pages including 1901 1d plate number single with the plate number unusually obliterated, 1911-19 set mint and 5d Specimen, 1912-19 set mint and 6d malformed "E" used, study of War Tax overprints with 1917 1d "long stroke to 7" mint and used, 1918 (Feb.) 1/- mint and used, Queens Staircase issues with double tree trunk variety, study of Special Delivery overprints with multiples and all printings of the 1916 5d, also Specimen overprints including 1912 5/- and £1 with plate numbers, inverted watermarks used (S.G. 58w, 73w, 80y, 82w), etc. S.G. £2,200+. (237). £350-450
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1917-59 Stamps affixed to seven complete or partial pages from the Goa Post Office U.P.U Specimen collection, fifty 1917-46 stamps overprinted or perfined "SPECIMEN", 1919 War Tax ½d and 1926 1/- KGV definitives additionally handstamped "COLONIAS" in green or blue applied in Lisbon, some stamps with discoloration or faults. (96). £300-350
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1918 (Oct. 7) Registered A.R cover from Nassau to USA bearing 1918 (Feb.-July) 1/- War Tax overprint block of four, a rare multiple, especially on an apparently commercial cover. S.G. 95, £640 as stamps. Photo on Page 68. £200-250
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1937 Picture postcard of Nassau, bearing a blue Girl Pat label and franked 1½d, both cancelled at Nassau (Mar. 22), minor ceasing. Also a postcard of the Motor Trawler "Girl Pat". Photo on Page 68. £150-180
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Sub-Office Cancels. QV-KGV Stamps and pieces with sub-office cancels, many from small outer islands, mainly circular datestamps but including a few mailbag seal handstamps, many early and scarce, including Acklins and Rum both in manuscript, Hope Town, Clarence Town, Arthurs Town, Harbour Island, Rock Sound, Crooked Island (the only recorded example), etc. (186). Also stamps (24) and covers (2) with Paquebot or manuscript cancels. A fine and scarce lot, the result of many years of searching through collections. (210 + 2 covers). Photo on Page 72. £500-600
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Sub-Office Cancels. 1927-37 Covers with KGV stamps tied by datestamps of Colonel Hill, Roses, Palmetto Point (Registered), Port Howe or Harbour Island, the last with handstruck slogan "IN YOUR TRAVELS VISIT / PICTURESQUE DUNMORE TOWN / HARBOUR ISLAND, BAHAMAS / THE IDEAL HEALTH RESORT". Also a 1915 cover from Nassau with handstruck slogan "HAVE YOU BEEN TO / NASSAU, BAHAMAS / IF NOT, WHY NOT". (6). £200-250
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Sub-Office Cancels. 1932 (Oct. 28) Registered cover to USA franked 3d, cancelled by "ABRAHAM'S BAY / BAHAMAS" temporary rubber datestamp with a second strike alongside, fine and very scarce, only recorded for nine days (Oct. 20-28). Photo on Page 68. £140-160
| BAHRAIN
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1890-1933 India stamps and pieces with Bahrain cancels, including 1882-90 1a6p, 4a, 8a and 12a, the 12a unlisted by S.G. (18). £100-120
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1933-64 Mint and used collection including 1934-37 issue mint (2a small die only), all KGVI definitive sets mint, 1952 ½a on 1d with fraction omitted mint, 1960 (July 1) 5n.p - 1r on F.D.C from Awali and 1960 (July 1) cover from Awali bearing British P.O surcharges 1n.p - 75n.p and 2r, some blocks, etc. S.G. £1,800+. (357 + 4 covers). £200-250
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1937-40 Commercial air mail covers from Bahrain to England, franked 7a6p, 14a (4, one with one stamp missing), 14a6p or 21a6p, and covers from USA (4, two reduced) or India to Bahrain. Also 1950-57 covers (4, three with Awali c.d.s). (16). £160-200
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1852-81 Britannia Issues, mint and used collection on pages including 1852-55 ½d - 4d mint and used, unissued deep slate pair, 1855-56 ½d - 1/- used, 1860 pin-perf ½d (3, one fine) and 1d used, 1861-70 rough or clean-cut perf issues mint and used, 1870-73 Star Watermark and 1875-81 Crown CC issues mint, imperforate 4d and 1/- plate proofs in black, 1875-81 ½d, 1d, 4d and 1/- with Specimen overprints, 1875 (Mar 12) piece franked 1d + diagonally bisected 1d (not guaranteed), also a few forgeries, etc., some faults but many fine, an interesting group. (121). Photo on Page 72. £400-500
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1857 (Nov. 11) Entire to St. Lucia franked 1d blue (scissor cut to top) cancelled by numeral "1", reverse with Barbados and St. Lucia double arc datestamps and c.d.s with sideways "1" below year date, charged 4d. Also 1859 cover to England franked 1d + 6d (both cut into) tied by "1" numerals, some soiling. The first an unusual destination. (2). £120-150
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1871 4d Dull rose-red, watermark Small Star rough perf 14 to 16, mint, upper perfs a little gum stained, a good example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 49, £2,000. Photo on Page 72. £200-250
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1873 5/-, Imperforate plate proof on unwatermarked paper, small corner thin, and the issued stamp fine used. S.G. 64. (2). £100-120
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1878 1d Surcharge on half 5/-, type 3a and 3b surcharges used, the second on piece with a few upper perfs trimmed. S.G. 86/7, £1,600. (2). Photo on Page 78. £150-200
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1882-1935 Mint and used collection on pages with 1882-86 6d Specimen type BAR2, 3d, 6d, 1/- and 5/- Specimen type D12, 3d deep purple unmounted mint block of four and mint single, used set of nine, 1892-1903 set used, 1897 Diamond Jubilee white and blue paper sets used, 1905 set used, 1906 Nelson Centenary set used, 1909-10 set used, 1912-16 set mint, 1920 Victory set used with additional 6d inverted watermark, 1921-24 set used, 1925-35 set with all perfs used, etc. S.G. £4,000+. (184). Photo on Page 78. £400-500
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1988 West Indian Cricket 50c with Lawson Bartlett portrait shown in error, lower margin with Walsall Printers imprint, superb unmounted mint, with matching imprint stamp showing the correct portrait of Herman Griffith. S.G. 856a. Photo on Page 80. £80-100
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1988 West Indian Cricket 50c with Lawson Bartlett portrait shown in error, upper right marginal block of four, coloured "traffic lights" in upper margin, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 865a. Photo on Page 138. £300-400
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1881-1907 Covers and cards including unused formula postcards franked ½d + 1d (2), 1d (2, one with "BARBADE" in square brackets) or without stamps, 1893 (Feb 20/21) local covers with black "PAID / AT / BARBADOS" crowned circle (2), 1893 ½d on 1d envelope registered to England franked 3d + ½d on 4d strip of three, 1895 stampless cover from Government House to the Turks & Cacos Island Commissioner with circular "BARBADOS / PAID / OFFICIAL" and "JAMAICA / TRANSIT" (opening faults), 1907 cover to St. Lucia bearing Kingston Relief Fund 1d pair, etc. (15). £200-240
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Revenues. 1916 KGV Revenue overprints comprising 1d red (4, two types, one with "e" in differing font), 1d violet (3), 2d (the two types), 3d, 4d (3, two types), 6d, 1/-, 2/-, 3/-, 1d on 2½d (9, three with "Penvy" error), 2/- on 3/- all mint, 3/- used and 1d violet with plate number apparently postally used. Also QV 1d overprinted "Revenue" and ½d surcharge on a diagonally perforated and bisected 1d with "Revenue" overprint all apparently postally used, status unknown. A scarce group. (32). Photo on Page 86. £150-180
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Village and Other Cancels. QV-KGV Stamps with numeral cancels, "Bootheel" type numerals and village datestamps, virtually all on QV stamps including imperf (20) and perforated (62) Britannia issues, also Paquebots and maritime cancels, crowned circle, etc., most very fine, a good lot. (210 + 2 cards). Photo on Page 86. £400-500
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1922 ½d - 5/- Overprint set of eleven mint, used stamps (18) including 2½d inverted watermark, 1d with concentric rings cancel, 1/- block of four on piece, 2/- (2), etc. S.G. £525. (29). £120-150
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1922 Overprint issue, set of eleven overprinted "SPECIMEN" (2d, 2½d with corner faults, most values showing light offsets of the Specimen overprint on the face), set mint with additional ½d - 1/-, 2½d inverted watermark mint, set fine used, and a 1923 "Postmaster, Barbuda" O.H.M.S cover registered to England franked 3d pair + 6d. S.G. £800+. (41 + cover). £120-150
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1923-34 Stamps of Leeward Islands (42) or Antigua (26) cancelled in Barbuda including Leeward Islands 1890 2½d, 4d, 6d and 1/-, KEVII ¼d, ½d and 2d and KGV issues to the 5/-; Antigua 1908-17 ½d and 1d (faults), 1913 5/-, 1921-29 issues with 3/-, 4/-, £1, 1932 Tercentenary ½d, 1d and 3d - 5/-. Also three registered covers bearing KGV Leewards ½d, 2d + Antigua 2½d, Leewards ½d + Antigua Tercentenary 1d, 1½d, 2½d, or Antigua 1921-29 5/-. A scarce group. S.G. £1,500 (approx) as basic stamps. (68 + 3 covers). Photo on Page 80. £400-500
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1888 British Bechuanaland ½d on 3d inverted and upright surcharges both used with identical genuine Vryburg datestamps dated 19 DE 83, the inverted surcharges supposedly all bogus, an intriguing pair. Also Stellaland 1885 1d (faults) and 3d (two pulled perfs at lower left) used with manuscript cancels, both additionally cancelled with Transvaal numeral "6", very unusual. Stellaland S.G. 1/2 + Bechuanaland S.G. 29, £1,100. (4). Photo on Page 78. £150-200
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1888-90 Bechuanaland Protectorate overprint varieties comprising 1888 (Aug) and 1890 ½d Protectorate overprints both variety overprint double, and 1889 Protectorate 4d on ½d surcharge with the surcharge dramatically shifted sideways, all used. S.G. 40a, 53var, 54b. (3). Photo on Page 72. £120-140
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1914-23 2/6 and 5/- Seahorses mint, all three printings of both values, the De la Rue 2/6 pale brown shade. S.G. 83/5, 87/9, £920. (6). £150-180
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1849-2002 Used collection in seven Davo albums including 1849 framed 40c carmine (four margins), 1865 and 1866 sets, 1878 5f, 1915-20 5f "FRANKEN", 1918 Red Cross surcharge set, 1919-20 set, 1932 Cardinal Mercier Fund set, Infantry Memorial pair, 1933 Orval Abbey set, 1932-34 TB Fund sets, 1952 U.P.U Congress sets, mint miniature sheets with 1924 Brussels Philatelic Exhibition, 1930 Antwerp Philatelic Exhibition, 1931 Brussels Philatelic Exhibition, 1935 SITEB, also railway stamps, booklets, postage dues, etc., Fine quality, a high level of completeness. S.G. £11,000 (approx). (7 Albums). Photo on Page 78. £700-900
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1923-28 Railway and newspaper stamps handstamped violet "SPECIMEN", comprising 1923-27 5c - 50f railway parcel stamps current in 1927 (24 values, missing the 1f.10, 1f.50, 1f80, 2f.10, 2f.40 and 3f.30 which were no longer in use, and the four values issued after 1927) all with handstamp type 1; and the set of eighteen 10c - 20f railway parcels stamps with "JOURNAUX DAGBLADEN 1928" overprints all with handstamp type 2, all superb mint. (42). Photo on Page 72. £240-280
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1865 6d Dull purple, watermark Crown CC, mint, hinge remainders, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 6, £1,000. Photo on Page 76. £180-220
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1866 2d Dull blue, watermark Crown CC, fine mint. S.G. 3, £550. Photo on Page 76. £100-120
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1865-1921 Mint and used collection on pages including 1865-1903 Crown CC 1d, 2d dull blue (minor toning) mint, set with additional shades used, 1874 3d on 1/- used (S.G. 13b, small thin), 1875 1d on 2d used (also 1d on 3d and 1d on 1/- with faults), both 1920-21 Tercentenary sets used (the first ¼d variety watermark Crown to right of CA), etc., also a few forgeries. S.G. £2,200+. (149). £250-350
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1868 (July 5) Cover to Hantsport, Nova Scotia, franked 6d dull purple cancelled by numeral "2", "BERMUDA / H / PAID" c.d.s of Hamilton alongside with "CTS / 5" charge mark for internal Nova Scotia postage and red "4" credit to the British Post Office, backstamped at Halifax. Fine and scarce; virtually all mail to Nova Scotia was addressed to Halifax. Photo on Page 68. £200-250
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1881 Perf 14x12½ 3d yellow-buff mint block of four, lightly mounted on the upper pair only, the lower pair unmounted, superb. S.G. 10, £720+. Photo on Page 104. £250-300
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