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Canterbury VIC 3126, Australia
| Lot | Other Pre-Decimals | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5201 | 1938-49 10/- Robes Thin Paper BW #215y marginal example from base of the sheet tied to PMG's Dept OHMS cover by superb strike of 'GPO SYDNEY130/9-A-17NO48' FDI datestamp, handstamped 'FIRST DAY COVER' in red at lower left, JC Thompson (Rushcutters Bay, Sydney) typed address. Superb condition. [Brusden White state At least two recorded.] |  | A$3,400 |
| 5202 | 1938 £1 Robes Thick Paper BW #216 plus Thick Paper 10/- purple & 2/- maroon Roo, tied by Wangaratta (Vic) '30OC44' cds to tiny parcel tag addressed to the ES&A Bank (Melbourne) some minor edge blemishes well clear of the adhesives. The £1/12/- franking serviced the letter rate of 2d per ounce x140, plus 3d registration, plus ½d War Tax (total £1/11/11½, overpaid ½d) for a package assumed to contain a gold sample. |  2 | A$250 |
| 5203 | 1938 £1 Robes Thick Paper BW #216 pair plus Thick Paper 10/- purple, tied by c.1945 Bendigo (Vic) weakly-struck datestamps to a tiny parcel tag addressed to the ES&A Bank (Melbourne), some faults to the 10/- where affixed over the eyelet. The £2/10/- franking serviced the letter rate of 2d per ounce x298, plus 3d registration, plus ½d War Tax (total £2/9/11½d, overpaid ½d) for a package that more than likely contained a gold sample. |  2 | A$250 |
| 5204 | 1938 £1 Robes Thick Paper BW #216 pair (left-hand unit fault) plus 1/- Small Lyrebird & 3½d KGVI, tied by c.1945 indistinct cds to a tiny parcel tag addressed to the ES&A Bank (Melbourne). The £2/1/3½d franking serviced the letter rate of 2d per ounce x246, plus 3d registration, plus ½d War Tax, for a package that more than likely contained a gold sample. |  2 | A$200 |
| 5205 | 1941 Surcharges BW #222-4 set tied by Carlton (NSW) '10DE41' datestamp to registered plain FDC (central fold), Cat $375. |  2 | A$90 |
| 5206 | 1941 Surcharges 3½d on 3d KGVI BW #223z Ash imprint block of 8 used on 1942 (Feb 26) registered cover from Sydney to UK, endorsed "By Sea to USA/By air mail/England" paying correct 2/1d rate for this service plus 3d registration, Sydney censor tape and handstamp, small flap tear, fine overall. |  2 | A$150 |
| 5207 | 1941 Surcharged 5½d on 5d Ram BW #225 on cover usages comprising [1] singles (x2) plus 1/6d Hermes (x2, one fault), used on 1941 3/11d airmail censor cover Sydney to Canada, Calgary MPO arrival backstamp; [2] single (+ 1d QM) used on 1942 concession rate airmail cover (opening faults, minor aging) to Cairns, stamps tied by 'Late Fee/Spencer St Vic' cds, RTS label to reverse, Cat $200+ (on cover). (2) |  2 | A$100 |
| 5208 | 1941 Surcharged 5½d on 5d Ram solo franking on cover to NZ paying combined Empire registration & letter rate, stamp tied by Registered Brisbane '18JA42' datestamp, Brisbane censor tape & handstamp, Te Aroha arrival backstamp; some spotting. |  2 | A$120 |
| 5209 | 1941 Surcharged 5½d on 5d Ram BW #225 single franking on 1942 OHMS registered long cover for '1 Motor Division, Postal Unit, Home Forces', adhesive tied by 'UNIT POSTAL/23MAY1942/STATION E.28' boxed datestamp, registered at Goulburn (NSW), 'IDLE GOSSIP SINKS SHIPS' imprint on flap, Goulburn, Army PO/0131 & Melbourne (arrival) backstamps. |  2 | A$120 |
| 5210 | 1942-50 1½d Green QE Wmk CofA BW #226c lower right corner Authority imprint block of 6 (2x3) with Strong partial offset affecting the three left hand units and 'THE' of 'THE GOVERNMENT...' imprint, fine MUH, Cat $1,425+ (as a more complete strong offset). |  2 | A$170 |
| 5211 | 1949-61 5/- Arms BW #268 rare single franking on 1958 registered airmail cover to New York, stamp tied by GPO Melbourne '29JY58' cds, 'New York/Jerome Ave' arrival backstamp, Cat $500 (as a solo franking on cover). |  2 | A$200 |
| 5212 | 1949-61 5/- Arms BW #268d,za complete sheet of 60 with Authority imprint, showing variety Re-entry in scrollwork at base [R2/7], folded centrally, fresh MUH, Cat $1,200+. |  2 | A$500 |
| 5213 | 1948-56 Arms BW #269za 10/- No imprint left hand corner block of 6 on unrecorded Translucent paper (has appearance of thin paper), fresh MUH, Cat $450++. (a corner block of 4 sold for $575+comms in our October 2021 Sale) |  | A$400 |
| 5214 | 1949-50 £2 Arms BW #271 marginal single with part imprint, fresh MUH. |  | A$100 |
| 5215 | 1949-50 £2 Arms BW #271 marginal block of eight, lightly cancelled. Extremely rare multiple. |  | A$300 |
| 5216 | 1949-50 £2 Arms BW #271d variety Roller flaw below 'E' of 'POSTAGE', marginal example, fresh MLH, Cat $475. |  2 | A$150 |
| 5217 | 1954 3½d Red Cross BW #312c half sheet of 60 showing progression of Misplaced cross, most prominent on lower four rows, others rows lesser so, fresh MUH. Exhibition piece. |  | A$750 |
| 5218 | 1954 3½d Red Cross BW #312c with variety Misplaced cross - with fragment of top of cross impinging on blue shading above, fine used, Cat $150. |  | A$80 |
| 5219 | 1954 3½d Red Cross BW #312z Plate Nº 1 with dashes bottom-right corner block of 10, fresh MUH, Cat $200+. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5220 | 1954 3½d Red Cross BW #312z Plate Nº 1 with dashes, bottom-right corner block of 9, fresh MUH, Cat $200+. |  2 | A$100 |
| Lot | Decimal Issues | Estimate | |
| 5221 | 1954 3½d Red Cross BW #312zb Plate Nº 1 without dashes, bottom-left corner block of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $200. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5222 | 1954 3½d Red Cross BW #312zd Plate Nº 2 with dashes bottom left corner block of 12, fresh MUH, Cat $200+. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5223 | 1954 3½d Red Cross BW #312zf Plate Nº 2 without dashes bottom left corner block of 9, fresh MUH, Cat $200+. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5224 | 1954 3½d Red Cross BW #312zg Plate Nº 2 with dashes bottom right corner block of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $200+. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5225 | 1954 3½d Red Cross BW #312zh Plate Nº 3 with dashes, bottom-left corner block of 9, fresh MUH, Cat $200+. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5226 | 1954 3½d Red Cross BW #312zj Plate Nº 3 without dashes, bottom-left corner block of 9, fresh MUH, Cat $200+. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5227 | 1954 3½d Red Cross BW #312zm Plate Nº 4 with dashes, bottom-right corner block of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $400. Very scarce and under-catalogued. |  2 | A$300 |
| 5228 | 1963-65 Navigators BW #404-9 4/- to £2 set including 10/- white paper, fresh MUH, Cat $260. (7) |  | A$110 |
| 5229 | 1963-66 Navigators 10/- maroon Fllinders & £1 purple Bass both on cream paper, both with 'SPECIMEN' overprints, MUH, Cat $500 |  2 | A$250 |
| 5230 | 1966-68 25c Robin BW #458 solo franking on Apex cover from Bourke (NSW) to Sydney paying combined postage (5c) & special delivery (20c) fees, all-over advertising on reverse; also 1969 use of 25c Counter Receipt Label, issued at West Hyde (NSW), paying for the same service. (2) |  2 | A$120 |
| 5231 | 1970 Cook Miniature Sheet Overprinted ANPEX 1970 serial number 5935 with miniature sheet miscut giving impression of stamp images misplaced approx 7mm to the right thereby giving the further impression of the 'ANPEX 1970' exhibition overprint shifted to the left and partly on the 30c stamp. Quite a striking variety. [Comes with normal for comparison] (2) |  2 | A$100 |
| 5232 | 1970-74 Floral Coils BW #535ce 7c Sturt's Desert Pea coil strip of six variety Buff omitted, fresh MUH, with normal strip for comparison, Cat $1,800. (SG #468bb Cat £1,350). |  2 | A$300 |
| 5233 | 1971-74 7c Sturt's Desert Pea Coil BW #535ce pair with variety Buff omitted (also showing the characteristic Shift in the green printing), fresh MUH; normal pair included for comparison, Cat $600+. (SG #466ce, Cat £450). |  3 | A$120 |
| 5234 | 1970-74 Floral Coils BW #535cg 7c Sturt's Desert Pea strip of 6, error Buff and green omitted, fresh MUH, small blemish rear of 4th unit, Cat $750 (SG 468bc, Cat £480). |  2 | A$250 |
| 5235 | 1970-74 Floral Coils BW #535cg 7c Sturt's Desert Pea coil strips of 6 and 2 overlaid to join, error Buff and green omitted, fresh MUH with normal strip for comparison, Cat $1,000 (SG 468bc, Cat £560). |  3 | A$250 |
| 5236 | 1975 45c Wildflower BW #727ci error Green-grey (background colour) misplaced 2mm downwards block of 40 (4x10), fresh MUH, Cat $3,200++. Rare multiple. |  2 | A$460 |
| 5237 | 1978 20c Little Grebe BW #805cb error Yellow (beak & eye) omitted, fresh MUH, normal for comparison Cat $250 (SG #673a, Cat £190). |  3 | A$120 |
| 5238 | 1979 Fishing in Australia BW #854(Var) marginal blocks of 12 (3x4) and 18 (6x3), with Offset of black affecting 4 units in the smaller block (slight offset on 4 others) and 3 units in the larger block (slight offset on three others), fresh MUH. Unlisted by Brusden White, although the flaw is listed for the 55c value (see next lot). |  2 | A$55 |
| 5239 | 1980 Aircraft BW #883c positional block of ten (5x2) showing Complete offset on five units and Large and small part offsets on two adjoining units, fresh MUH, Cat $375++. |  2 | A$160 |
| 5240 | 1986 Christmas BW #1179 36c positional block of ten from left of sheet, with unlisted variety in first vertical colummn showing Partially doubled perforations horizontally, fresh MUH. |  2 | A$400 |
| Lot | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards | Estimate | |
| 5241 | 1992-94 Threatened Species BW #1564cc Grossly miscut booklet, with 6 stamps in the booklet cut, with approx 75% of the design showing at base, the remaining 25% of designs showing at top, Cat $500. A spectacular example of this listed error. |  2 | A$230 |
| 5242 | 1994-97 Kangaroos Roll Stamp Essay BW #1739-42Eb imperf strip of 4 with 'LEIGH-MARDON' on the backing paper, Cat $500. |  | A$120 |
| 5243 | 2000 Living Legends complete booklet error Gold (face value & map) omitted on both Alec Campbell adhesives Cat $2,000.(SG #1951ab, Cat £2,000). Only 16 such booklets believed to exist. |  3 | A$1,000 |
| 5244 | 1930-35 3/- Airmail BW #B40 black on violet-blue cover inscribed 'AIR MAIL/SAVES TIME', complete exploded booklet mounted on page, Cat $1,500 (when complete). |  | A$250 |
| 5245 | 1932 (Late) CTO & Specimen Folder PMG's Dept 'Australian Postage Stamps' with contents incl 6d Engraved CTO, Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 10/- perf 'OS' CTO, Optd 'SPECIMEN' Type 'D' 3rd Wmk £1 Grey (Cat $850), SMult £2 (Cat $1,750) & CofA 10/- plus SMult 5/- perf 'OS' and CofA 5/- CTO, both stamps same variety White line adjacent to coast in Bight [L3, Cat $550]; KGV Heads CTO to 1/4d (CofA) and perf 'OS' (SMult P13½x12½) incl 4½d Die II CTO; 1929-32 commemoratives CTO incl 5/- Bridge & Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d optd 'OS'; generall fine with full unmounted gum. (64) |  5 | A$2,300 |
| 5246 | 1940s (Early) S&M Miller Bros Folder 'Collection/of/Australian Commonwealth/Stamps' in horizontal format (190x110mm) containing array of KGV/KGVI used stamps incl KGV Heads to 5d. Macarthur & Anzac sets, etc; some blemishes. Scarce folder. |  2 | A$340 |
| 5247 | 1942 (C) CTO & Specimen Folder PMG's Dept 'Set of Australian Postage Stamps' with contents incl 6d Engraved CTO, Kangaroos CofA 10/-, £1 & £2 Roos optd 'SPECIMEN' Type 'D' and 6d to 5/- (Break in Gulf of Carpentaria, not the listed flaw), 6d to 5/- punctured 'OS' & 3rd Wmk 10/- perf 'OS' CTO; KGV Heads to SMult 1/4d P13½x12½ (2, one perf 'OS') incl 3d perf 'OS' P14 Wmk inverted and 4½d Die II CTO; 1929-36 commemoratives CTO incl 5/- Bridge & Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d optd 'OS'; KGVI 10/- Robes optd 'SPECIMEN'. (62 stamps) |  | A$950 |
| 5248 | 1902 Converted NSW Plates BW #D1,D2,D7 blocks of 4, comprising ½d (4, one block surface scuff), two of the blocks showing variety White flaw left of top serif of '1',1d Wmk inverted and 3d; some edge toning, heavier on the 3d block, Cat $340++. (6 blocks) |  2 | A$100 |
| 5249 | 1902 Converted NSW Plates BW #D3a 1d Single-line P11x11½-12 Wmk Upright, mild toning to reverse, Penola (SA) squared-circle datestamp, Cat $200. Difficult stamp. |  | A$100 |
| 5250 | 1902 Converted NSW Plates BW #D6 2d emerald Perf 11x11.5-12, peripheral toning on all units, MVLH on full gum, Cat $3,000+. [Brusden White state this perforation "is found only in South Australia, and may represent a second printing of this denomination."] Rare multiple. |  | A$500 |
