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South Australia. 1894 2½d and 5d Imperforate colour trials in blocks of four on gummed unwatermarked paper, the 2½d in six differing colours, 5d in seven differing colours, all marginal, very fine. (52). Photo on Page 120. £500-600
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South Australia. 1894 2½d and 5d Imperforate colour trials in blocks of four on gummed unwatermarked paper, the 2½d in six differing colours, 5d in four differing colours, all corner marginal, very fine. (40). £400-500
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Tasmania. 1853-73 Mint and used selection, imperf Chalon Heads watermark star (3) or double lined numeral (13), and perforated Chalon Heads (7) including perf 12 6d (marginal) and perf 12½ 1d mint, a few cut into, many fine. (24). £150-180
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Victoria. 1850-64 Used selection, imperf issues (66) including 1854-55 1/- (3) and 2/-, roulette issues (35), later issues with 1863 4d rose-red imperf pair on piece (S.G. 95d), also 1896 3d mint block. (142). £250-300
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1913-14 1d Red, die I with watermark sideways inverted, fine mint, very scarce. S.G. 2aw, £1,800. Photo on Page 116. £700-800
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1914 9d Violet block of four each perfined small "OS" type O2, fine mint, upper pair lightly mounted, lower pair unmounted. S.G. O24, £1,300++. Photo on Page 194. £500-600
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1915-29 Kangaroo issues, mint multiples comprising 1915-17 2d grey inverted watermark block of four, 1923-24 6d chestnut Harrison imprint gutter strip of four (gum toning, light crease to central gutter), and 1929-30 1/- blue-green block of four. S.G. 35bw, 73, 109, £752. (3). £100-120
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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 96. £400-500
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1910-19 Postcards comprising 1910 postcard of Harry Houdini, the first successful aviator in Australia, flying in his Vorsin box kite aeroplane; 1919 postcard of Poulet and Benoist departing from France for Australia; and 1917 (Feb 27) Aerial Mail card flown by Basil Watson from Casterton to Melbourne with special postmark (a few small corner faults). (3). £120-150
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1929-58 Covers, mainly first flights, including 1929 cover from Ceylon franked 30c for transmission by air from Perth to Adelaide with "Delayed owing to Insufficient Address" label, etc., also some Papua, New Guinea and New Zealand flights, and some stamps. (23+). £100-150
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1932 (Dec 10) Hans Bertram Australia to Germany return flight, registered cover flown from Melbourne to Darwin, posted upon arrival franked 9d, signed by Bertram with the "BERTRAM ATLANTIS / EXPEDITION" cachet, fine and scarce, just twelve covers flown. AAMC 240, $600. £150-180
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1932 (Dec 10) Hans Bertram Australia to Germany return flight, registered cover flown from Melbourne to Darwin, posted upon arrival franked 8d, signed by Bertram with the "BERTRAM ATLANTIS / EXPEDITION" cachet, fine and scarce, just twelve covers flown. AAMC 240, $600. Photo on Page 96. £150-180
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1932 (Dec 12) Hans Bertram Australia to Germany return flight, printed cover with Australia 3d cancelled at Darwin, two Netherlands Indies stamps cancelled at Soerabaja (Dec. 13 & Apr. 10 1933, delayed due to a crash when taking off on Dec. 13th), and Germany 10pf cancelled at Berlin (Apr. 17), signed by Bertram, fine and scarce. AAMC 242, $1,750. £400-500
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1934 MacRobertson England to Australia Air Race. Printed cover flown by C.W. Scott and T. Campbell-Black, the winners of the air race with G.B ½d cancelled in West Kensington (Oct 17), reposted registered from Melbourne to London franked 1/2 (Oct 24), signed by both aviators on the reverse. Also a postcard and photo published by "The Aeroplane" both showing the two aviators and their plane. 100 Covers flown. AAMC 433, $1250. (3). £200-250
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1934 MacRobertson Air Race. USA 6c Envelope posted at New York (Sep 26), flown by C.E Pangborn and Roscoe Turner around the world, the England to Australia portion flown as an entrant in the MacRobertson Air Race, with G.B 1½d cancelled at Mildenhall Aerodrome (Oct 20), Australia 3d cancelled at Melbourne (Oct 29) and U.S Air 6c cancelled at New York (Dec 4). Also a cover flown from London to Melbourne by Pangborn and Turner reposted and again flown in 1969 London to Sydney Air Race, cover flown by KLM "Uiver", postcards and photos of various entrants (7), the first cover fine and scarce. AAMC 434a, $450+. (10). £180-220
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1937 (May 15-18) Germany to Sydney JU.86 first diesel aircraft flight, covers flown from Melbourne to Sydney, Sydney to Brisbane or Townsville to Sydney, all posted upon arrival, signed by two or all three crew. After arrival in Sydney the plane flew on the Sydney to Brisbane route but was found to be unreliable and returned to Germany in parts. Fine and scarce, only twelve covers carried on each leg. AAMC 730a,b,d, $750. (3). Photo on Page 96. £240-280
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c.1900-2006 Covers and cards from the Jungholz and Kleinwalsortal regions including inverted hooded circle "Sondertarif" datestamps. (c.130). £70-80
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1772-86 Entire and entire letter, the 1772 entire to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts in London, posted upon arrival in the London Penny Post with fine triangular "PAYD / PENY / POST / T / FR" of the Temple office, filing endorsement "Mr Moss, Missionary, Harbour Island, Nov. 10 1772"; the 1786 entire letter from Nassau to Madeira endorsed "P. Captn Redmond", privately carried. Also London Gazette of 1775 (Sept) announcing the final packets to the USA or 1778 (Apr.) announcing a new packet to Jamaica and Leeward Islands, and three prints of Nassau. (7). £150-200
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1805-40 Entire letter from Nassau to Philadelphia with handstruck "6" and forwarding agents endorsement of Bassiane Brothers in Havana; and four entires to G.B with ship letter handstamps of London, Liverpool (2) or Gravesend (faults), two from Wesleyan missionaries at Harbour Island or Abaco. (5). £120-150
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1809-49 Entires to England with straight line "BAHAMAS" (2), or circular datestamps of "NASSAU - NEW PROVIDENCE" or "BAHAMAS" (2), mainly fine. (5). £200-250
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1838-64 Entire letters (2) and entires (2) from G.B to Nassau, two 1838-40 letters from Lympstone in Devon to H.M Surveying Ship "Lark" prepaid 2/- or charged 1/- both with Exeter Py Post datestamps, 1863 entire from Warrenpoint franked 6d and 1864 entire from London franked by three 4d stamps missent to Germany. (4). £120-150
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1859 1d Plate proofs in black, a pair on India paper and a single on thick card. (3). £120-150
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1859 1d Dull lake on thin paper used with A05 cancel, four small to good margins. With Brandon Certificate (1982). S.G. 2, £1,300. £100-150
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1861 4d and 6d Plate proofs in black on thick card, 6d with light crease. (2). £100-150
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1861 1d - 6d, Rough perf 14 to 16, selection comprising 1d mint and used (4), 4d used (3) and 6d used (2), two 4d stamps with faults, one 6d with a number written on reverse, otherwise fine. S.G. 4/6, £4,350. (10). £200-250
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1863-64 Covers to USA bearing 1863 perf 12½ 4d bright rose, both cancelled "A05" with "5 / N. YORK BR PKT" datestamps on the front, the first with a few edge faults, the other with small corner fault to the stamp. (2). £150-200
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1863 Perf 12½ 6d, mint (6, with a vertical strip of three), unused without gum (5) and used (16), various shades, the mint vertical strip with 1985 B.P.A Certificate stating "stained", otherwise largely fine. S.G. 30/2. (27). £200-250
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1863-77 Perf 14 1d and 4d, mint and used selection comprising 1d mint (3), unused no gum (2) or used (8, with a strip of three), 4d mint (2), unused no gum or used (12), shades and watermark varieties. S.G. 33/7. (28). £150-200
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1865 1/- Blue-green, perf 12½, mint with large part original gum, a couple of short upper perfs, still an unusually good example of this rare stamp. S.G. 38, £2,750. Photo on Page 130. £300-400
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1865 1/- Blue-green, perf 12½, used selection, one with small thin, another with small repair at foot, otherwise fine, an uncommon stamp. S.G. 38, £1,200. (4). £120-150
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1863-80 1/-, Perf 14, mint (56) and used (114) selection with shades (22 deep green, one mint), thin and thick papers, blocks (including blocks of 15, 12 (2) mint, 23, 15 used), various cancels and inverted watermarks (6), also a part fiscal document with 1/- strip of four and 1884 5/-, a few faults though most are fine. S.G. 39. (171). £500-600
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1880 1/- Green perf 14 on thin paper, upper right pane of sixty used with 1881 (Oct 2) Bahamas datestamps, surface scrapes to two stamps, small faults to three corner stamps, probably the only recorded complete used pane. S.G. 39b, £1,800+. (Pane of 60). £300-400
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1882 1d Scarlet-vermilion, perf 12, block of four and two singles, all mint, virtually full original gum. S.G. 40, £360+. (6). £80-100
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1882 1/- Green, mint (25) and used (42) selection including mint block of twelve and block of four with current number, used block of fifteen, earliest recorded date of use, cancels, etc. S.G. 44, £2,000. (67). £200-250
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1898 2d Size H2 registration envelope to London bearing 1882 1/- green and 1884-90 1d pair, 2½d and 6d; also 1904 Indenture bearing 1898 1/- blue-green (9) and 1890 6d. (2). £100-120
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1898 1/- Blue-green, mint upper right pane of sixty, paper adhering to the reverse of fourteen stamps, light creases to six stamps in the lower two rows, a few split horizontal perfs at left and a few tiny tone marks, nevertheless remarkably good colour and appearance and the only recorded mint pane, plate number "1" in upper margin. S.G. 44a, £2,280. (Pane of 60). £250-300
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1883 4d on 6d Surcharge mint and used (2, horizontal and diagonal surcharges), also a forgery. S.G. 45, £1,400. (4). £150-200
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1884-90 1d - £1 Used set with additional stamps to the 5/-, 2½d with inverted watermark, also 1d mint (19, with block of six and two corner plate blocks of four) and 4d mint (11, with corner plate block of eight), and two covers franked 2½d or 2½d pair. S.G. 47/57, £900+. (54). £100-150
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1901 1d Black and red, imperforate plate proof block of four on ungummed inverted watermark Crown CC paper with upper margin, two pressed vertical creases through left pair and central margin, otherwise fine. Scarce, one folded up sheet of sixty stamps was discovered in 1949 with frame plate 2 and vignette plate 2 (which only occurred on the issued 1911 stamp on Multiple Crown CA paper). Photo on Page 120. £200-250
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1902-64 Covers and cards (84) including 1912 covers and cards handstamped "UNCLAIMED" (4, two also with circular "ADVERTISED", Paquebots (3), etc., also some QEII stamps. (84+). £300-350
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1911-29 KGV Issues, selection including 1911-19 and 1921-29 Specimen sets, 1912 ½d imperforate sample stamp pair in purple and red on unwatermarked paper each overprinted "Specimen", etc. (102). £150-200
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1917-19 War Tax and War Charity overprints including Specimen overprints, blocks, watermark varieties, 1918 (Feb-July) 1/- mint (2) and used, covers (14), etc. S.G. £3,200. (300). £300-400
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1971 Christmas issue, artwork by Jennifer Toombs comprising preliminary pencil or watercolour drawings (12) and 3c unadopted watercolour design finely painted on board, photographic proofs of stamps or the miniature sheet (10), imperf colour trial proofs on Walsall Security Printers cards (7), imperforate miniature sheet proof in issued colours, the issued stamps (also 11c with inverted watermark), miniature sheet and F.D.C. Also artwork for the Christmas issues of 1972 or 1975 (6) and a signed 1975 F.D.C. A unique group. (37+). £200-300
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Special Delivery Stamps. 1917-18 Covers with 1916 Special Delivery 5d in combination with Canada stamps (2 covers) or 1917 Special Delivery 5d in combination with Canada or USA stamps, also a 1929 Air Mail cover to Miami with 1d + 1918 Special Delivery 5d cancelled by Nassau c.d.s in magenta. The Canada covers all from Toronto (one with the Bahamas stamp unusually cancelled in Toronto), the USA cover from Aberdeen, Miss. (5). £250-300
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Missent Mail. 1899 Cover from England to Cockburn Harbour, Caicos Islands, franked ½d vermilion + 1d lilac pair (perfin "H / & Co / LD" of Humber & Co) cancelled in transit by "NASSAU / BAHAMAS" datestamps (May 15), boxed "Missent to Bahamas" (Proud I40) and a "TURKS ISLAND" c.d.s (June 7), reverse with London Foreign Branch datestamp (Apr 25). Horizontal fold, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 96. £120-180
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Postal Stationery. 1938-41 King George VI postcards, 1938 (July 1) 1½d brown card franked 1d to the USA with message stating "First Day of Issue of the first KGVI postcard" (issue date not given in the Bahamas handbook), 1940 2d on 1½d provisional surcharge card unused (very scarce, only about 100 cards believed to be surcharged), 1940 2d grey and 1941 2d brown-red cards overprinted Specimen. (4). £120-150
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Official Mail. 1913-85 Covers including "PAID / AT / BAHAMAS" crowned circles, types PD2 (3), PD5 and PD6 (12), Post Office mail, Official Paid datestamps, cachets including "R.A.F STATION / No. 111 / OFFICIAL MAIL / NASSAU BAHAMAS" (2) and "CHIEF CENSOR / BAHAMAS", Returned Letter Branch and Money Order Advice (2) envelopes, etc., also a telegram form and envelope. (51). £200-250
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1933-61 Mint and used collection, virtually complete with 1933-37 set mint and used, 1934-37 set mint with additional small die 2a, 1938-41 set mint (no 4d) and used, some blocks and a few covers, some unmounted. S.G. £4,000 (approx). (100s). £500-600
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1941 (Oct 18) Air Mail cover with "V for VICTORY" at left, printed in red on a mustard background, to India franked 3p + 2a, censored with enclosed slip explaining that no letter was found when the envelope was opened for censorship. Very unusual. £200-300
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1819 (Sep 1) Entire letter from Demerara to Liverpool endorsed "p. Ship Lancaster", sent by forwarding agent to Barbados, the reverse endorsed "Barbados Sep. 8 1819, Recd & forwarded by yr most obed. Serv. James Cummings", Liverpool Ship Letter handstamp. Seal removed, otherwise fine and scarce, this agent not recorded by Rowe. £200-250
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