Worldwide Public Auction
Canterbury VIC 3126, Australia
| Lot | WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5451 | 1861 Recess Wmk Swan Clean Cut Perf 14-16 SG #41(Var) 2d blue Grossly misperforated horizontally with 'POSTAGE' at base, straight edge at left, fine used. |  | A$100 |
| 5452 | 1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC Perf 12½ SG #61 1/- bright green, usual perfs (few short top left). large-part gum, Cat £300. |  | A$180 |
| 5453 | 1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC Perf 12½ SG #61-62 1/- bright green (small central thin) and 1/- sage-green, both unused without gum, Cat £775 (as hinged mint) (2) |  2 | A$120 |
| 5454 | 1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC Perf 12½ SG #62 1/- sage-green block of 4, fine used, Cat £152+. Rare multiple. |  | A$150 |
| 5455 | 1882-85 Recess Wmk Crown/CA (Sideways) Perf 14 SG #80 6d bright violet block of 4, one units MLH, three units MUH, retail $150+. |  | A$80 |
| 5456 | 1895 Surcharged in Red & Green SG #111a ½d on 3d Wmk Crown/CC, fine mint, Retail $250+. |  | A$90 |
| 5457 | 1895 Surcharged in Red & Green SG #111a&b ½d on 3d Wmk Crown/CC in both the cinnamon and red-brown shades, fine mint, Cat £195. |  2 | A$150 |
| 5458 | 1898-1907 Wmk W Crown A 2d bright yellow pair each stamp with blue 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp, full unmounted gum. Rare, the first pair we have offered with this handstamp |  | A$400 |
| 5459 | 1902-11 Wmk V/Crown Perf 12½ or 12½x12 SG #117a 1d carmine-rose Wmk upright strips of 3 (3, one marginal), pairs (3) & a single, all fresh MUH, Cat £400++. (16) |  | A$150 |
| 5460 | 1902-11 Wmk V/Crown Perf 12½ or 12½x12 SG #128 £1 Orange-Brown Wmk sideways, crown pointing right (from the front) BW #W68A, Cat $350, 1902 Albany datestamp, Cat £225. |  | A$100 |
| Lot | NORFOLK ISLAND | Estimate | |
| 5461 | 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 11 SG #131 4d chestnut, Coolgardie '3DE/06' datestamp, Cat £500 (BW #W36, Cat $750). Rare stamp. |  | A$180 |
| 5462 | 1905-12 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A Perf 11 4d brown perf 'OS', BW #39Ab, less than 30 used examples known. This example bears the same cancel as illustrated in BW page 318, Cat $400 (only the second sighted by us). |  | A$200 |
| 5463 | 1905-12 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A Perf 11 9d orange-yellow Wmk sideways, crown pointing left viewed from the front, perf 'OS', BW #W64A, Cat $275 (only the second sighted by us). |  | A$100 |
| 5464 | 1905-12 Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A Perf 11 SG #157a 9d red-orange, VFU, Cat £200. |  | A$120 |
| 5465 | Postal Fiscals. 1897 Wmk 'WcrownA' 3/- dull purple, very fine postally used. |  | A$80 |
| 5466 | Revenues. 1938 Wages Sheet: with 1/- x2, 6d x11 & 1½d Hospital Fund x3, 5/- x5, 1/- & 6d x11 Financial Emergency Tax and 1d x11 Long Swan. |  | A$300 |
| 5467 | Revenues. 1881 Internal Revenue Wmk Crown CA: Dzelme #R30 £5 pale dull-purple block of 4, very fine 1903 'Alfred E Burt/Registrar of Titles' oval rubber datestamps. Superb! |  | A$260 |
| 5468 | Revenues. 1881 Internal Revenue Wmk Crown CA: Dzelme #R30 £10 pale dull-purple block of 4, very fine 1899 'A.J. Dartnell' oval rubber datestamps. Another superb block. |  | A$260 |
| 5469 | Revenues. 1897-1903 Internal Revenue W(Crown)A: Dzelme #R53 15/- pale dull-purple, tidy oval rubber cancel dated '5NOV1904'. Extremely rare with Dzelme stating just 60 issued. [Rated 3R] |  | A$500 |
| 5470 | Revenues. 1917-22 Stamp Duty, New Colours, P11: Dzelme #R113A,B,C £5 shades in slate-purple (10), reddish-purple (8) and dull purple (11) with eleven different constant flaws present. in addition all the reddish-purple shades, plus a few of the slate-purple shades are Wmk inverted; Elsmore online Cat $5,000+ (plus premium for the constant flaws) (29) |  3 | A$500 |
| 5471 | Datestamps. Marble Bar: violet triple-oval 'POST OFFICE/4MAY.97/MARBLE BAR' (ORS #2) two complete strikes & two part strikes on 1½d brown block of 6. PO 25/8/1894. |  | A$100 |
| 5472 | 1993 Seabirds SG #MS377(Var) miniature sheet with 'Indopex 93' overprint misplaced partially over the two left hand stamps, with a normal overprinted M/S for comparison, MUH. |  2 | A$85 |
| 5473 | Postal History. 1948 (Dec II) registered cover franked with Singapore Silver Wedding 10c and $5 set in pairs (SG #31-32) stamps tied by blue 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/11DEC48' datestamps, black/blue registration label. Very fine. |  | A$400 |
| 5474 | 1916-23 SG #22 'NAURU' opt on De La Rue 5/- bright carmine Seahorse, very fresh and lightly hinged, Cat £120. |  | A$100 |
| 5475 | 2002 6th South Pacific Games Unissued Miniature Sheets. These were withdrawn before issue for legal reasons. A small number were, however, sent to distributors. [See note in SG] (2) |  | A$500 |
| 5476 | 1947-59 Ball Bay SG #4a 2d reddish-violet on white paper, well centred lower right corner block of four, two units fresh MUH, Cat £600. |  | A$200 |
| 5477 | 1947-59 Ball Bay SG #6a,12a 3d emerald and 2/- deep blue Authority imprint corner blocks of four, fine hinged mint; also both stamps on a 1961 (Apr 23) printed airmail cover to England paying the correct 2/3d rate. (3 items) |  3 | A$150 |
| 5478 | 1960-62 10/- Tropic Bird SG #36 group comprising corner Authority imprint block of 4, three singles showing different setting of the 'SPECIMEN' opt, and a single on registered, illustrated FDC. (5 items) |  5 | A$120 |
| 5479 | Postal History. 1909 (Aug 12) printed document headed 'Deed of Conveyance', signed by twelve children of Charles Driver Christian, for land measured in acres, chains and links, with latitude and longitude noted; also later printed document, dated 13 July 1914 and headed 'Absolute Sale or Conveyance – Norfolk Island'. Important historical documents. |  3 | A$300 |
| 5480 | Postal History. 1921 (8 Jun) registered cover to England franked with Australia Single Wmk 1½d black-brown, 4d orange and 5d chestnut, each tied unusually crisp ''NORFOLK ISLAND/AUSTRALIA' cds, Liverpool arrival backstamp. |  2 | A$150 |
| Lot | NEW GUINEA | Estimate | |
| 5481 | Postal History. 1938 inwards airmail cover England to Norfolk Island franked with KGVI 1½d paying the "all up" rate, arrival backstamp. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5482 | Postal History. 1951-52 airmails group each with 'LATE FEE' handstamp in black on face and Ball Bay frankings tied by the usual untidy strikes of the 'NORFOLK ISLAND/AUST' cds, comprising two covers to Australia at 8d and 8½d domestic airmail rates, and two to New Zealand at airmail single rate (8½d) and double rate (1/3d, 6½d x2 +2d LF), a couple with minor blemishes. For each cover, the frankings are inclusive of the 2d Late Fee charge. (4) |  4 | A$500 |
| 5483 | German (Deutsch) New Guinea. 1897-98 SG #6 'Deutsch-/New-Guinea' diagonal overprint on 50pf chocolate block of four, cancelled by central strike of Matupi '6/02/00' cds. Superb used, Cat £280+ |  | A$160 |
| 5484 | German (Deutsch) New Guinea. 1897-98 SG #5 'Deutsch-/New-Guinea' diagonal overprint on 25pf orange block of four, cancelled by two strikes of Stephansort '30/09/01, datestamps. Superb used, Cat £320+. |  | A$200 |
| 5485 | German (Deutsch) New Guinea Postal History. 1899 (Mar 15) use of Germany 5pf green Postal Card registered and uprated with 5pf green and 20pf ultramarine, cancelled by Herbershöh datestamps, black & red/white registration label, Sydney transit on reverse and Domitz arrival cds on face. Scarce registered use. |  2 | A$250 |
| 5486 | German (Deutsch) New Guinea Postal History. 1899 (Nov 8) registered cover to Germany franked with 'Deustch-/Neu-Guinea' opts on 3pf bistre-brown (2) and 25pf orange, each stamp tied by Friedrich-Wilhelmschafen cds, black & red/white registration label, Wiesbaden arrival backstamp. Stamps alone Cat £250. |  2 | A$200 |
| 5487 | German (Deutsch) New Guinea Postal History. 1907 (Mar 21) registered cover to Bogadjim franked with DNG Yachts 5pf and 25pf each tied by Friedrich-Wilhemschafen datestamps, black & red/white registration label, Stephansort arrival cds. [The addressee, Missionar Wilm.(elm) Diehl, was also a photographer] |  | A$200 |
| 5488 | German (Deutsch) New Guinea Postmarks. 1888-98 Selection: Mi 44-50,SG Z1-13 range of German stamps (17, thirteen are on ten pieces) cancelled in New Guinea, including 2m claret cancelled at Stephansort (2, one on piece), 1880-87 issue 50pf dull olive-green rejoined pair with Finschhafen cds, 1889-98 issue with 1892 pieces bearing 20pf ultramarine with Stephansort cds or 25pf orange-yellow with Herbertshohe cds, and other 3pf - 50pf values with cancels of Stephansort, Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, Herbertshohe or Matupi; also 1900 2pf slate CTO at Berlinhafen, Cat £3,980. (18 stamps) |  9 | A$1,800 |
| 5489 | 'G.R.I.' Overprints. 1914-15 5mm Overprint Spacing on German New Guinea SG #20 2½d on 10pf marginal block of ten, some perf separations, fresh MUH, Cat £2.250+ (as hinged mint). Retail for MUH, $4,000+ |  | A$2,500 |
| 5490 | 'G.R.I.' Overprints. 1914-15 5mm Overprint Spacing on German New Guinea SG #24 (Mi #9II) 4d on 40pf black & carmine, tied to piece by part Rabaul oval datestamp, Cat £180. Ceremuga Certificate (2022) |  2 | A$175 |
| 5491 | 'G.R.I.' Overprints. 1914-15 5mm Overprint Spacing on German New Guinea SG #28 3d on 30pf black & orange/buff, fresh MLH, lightly struck guarantee handstamp verso, Cat £170. |  | A$150 |
| 5492 | 'G.R.I.' Overprints. 1914-15 5mm Overprint Spacing on Marshall Islands SG #56 4d on 40pf, fresh MUH, Cat £170. Briefmarkenprufstelle (Basel) opinion (2005) |  2 | A$150 |
| 5493 | 'G.R.I.' Overprints. 1914-15 5mm Overprint Spacing on Marshall Islands SG #57 5d on 50pf black & purple/buff, fresh MUH and scarce thus, Cat £300 (plus considerable premium for MUH). |  | A$300 |
| 5494 | 'G.R.I.' Overprints. 1914 Surcharges on Marshall Islands 1s on 1m carmine "used" with forged Double Surcharge and forged Bothe guarantee handstamp, bogus 'JALUIT' datestamp. Genuine SG 59e Cat £45,000 (unpriced as a used stamp). |  | A$100 |
| 5495 | 'G.R.I.' Overprints. 1914 G.R.I. Opt on Marshall Islands SG #60f 2s on 2M blue, variety Surcharge double, one inverted, used, unfortunately a forgery. Genuine examples cat £42,000. Interesting reference item. |  | A$150 |
| 5496 | 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints. 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk SG #65var ½d green pair (bb) pair [3R17-18], showing overprint flaw Hollow stop after 'W' on right hand unit; fine mint/MUH. Plate 3 is quite scarce with NWPI ovpts |  2 | A$500 |
| 5497 | 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints. 1918-23 KGV Large Multi Wmk SG #119w ½d green variety Wmk inverted, fine mint hinged, Cat £140. |  | A$100 |
| 5498 | Mandated Territory Issues Postal History. 1933-34 Panton taxed covers to Cayman Islands comprising 1933 Kokopo, 1934 Manus (datestamp in violet), Aitape and Salamaua; various tax markings, etc. (4) |  4 | A$500 |
| 5499 | Mandated Territory Issues Postal History. 1937 Coronation sets x2 on registered covers, one an FDC from Buka Passage on May 18 (FDI) the other from Angoram (May 20) both cancelled with datestamps in purple, registration handstamps with mss numbers. (2) |  2 | A$120 |
| 5500 | Mandated Territory Issues Postal History. 1937 (Jun 29) registered cover franked with 1/- Coronation x2 used from Rabaul to Sherbrooke (Qld), then re-addressed to Victoria where also unclaimed, two different number 'D.L.O. RECORD' framed handstamps in black, together with 'POST TOWN/NOT KNOWN/IN QUEENSLAND' 3-line handstamp in black, nine backstamps the last being Brisbane Dead Letter Office '6AUG37'. Full of character. |  2 | A$200 |
