including 1965 5/- (5d red) BW #B70C, 1966 Definitives 4c booklet panes set of slogans, 1970 Famous Australians $1.20 #B135dv, 1989 Fishing on Harrison Paper #B164 x2, 1992 Threatened Species with Black Printing on Cover Doubled #B178cb plus sheetlets with Heavy Helecon Varnish Coating BW #1568(1)c x10, 1992 Christmas Missing Ornamental Extensions #B189d x2, Cat $1500+.
Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction
By: Prestige Philately Pty Ltd
Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction
Our first general sale for 2014 is another well-balanced offering of fine stamps, proofs, covers, postal stationery etc.
British Empire collections are a strength of the miscellaneous section. An attractive range of photographs is followed by a strong offering of picture postcards, notably a collection of World War I humour cards offered by the album.
Australia features several very fine Two Pound Roos, and exciting corner blocks of 15 of the so-called “Chambon Essay” for the 1/- Large Lyrebird, in red and in blue! A fine selection of airmail covers, both first flights and commercial mail will attract a lot of interest.
Moving on to Australian Colonies/States, New South Wales and Tasmania are well represented. The sale of an unused 1d Sydney View for $26,450 in our sale of 8th November last, resulted in another superb Penny View being consigned for this auction. A complete CTO set of South Australian Long Stamps to £20 are offered individually. A sensational batch of 1870s covers from tiny settlements in the Northern Territory are offered at auction for the very first time.
Rest of the World includes colourful proofs from the Cook Islands, a very fine Falklands collection, a selection of the controversial ‘OPSO’ Handstamps from New Zealand, and a Pitcairns collection that includes the two earliest recorded stamped covers from that lonely outcrop.
The key section in the sale is the “Five Settings” collection of NWPI complete formes of 30 to 5/- x2 with most of the rarities including 1d and 2½d with margins, 1d Die II, 3d Die II and the famous 2½d with Missing Fraction. Several blocks have major overprint varieties. We also offer not one but two examples of the rare NWPI First Wmk 5/-!!
The sale concludes with a section of philatelic literature section, including very scarce early “name sale” auction catalogues.
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Lot #202 - commonwealth of australia postage dues
2d carmine & yellow-green wing-margin example from the left of the right-hand pane with the first vertical column of perfs omitted from the right-hand pane resulting in the stamp being technically Imperforate at Left BW #D108b, light vertical bend in the margin, Cat $1000. A very attractive & desirable error. Ex Martin West.
Lot #203 - commonwealth of australia postal history
Batch of OHMS covers mostly to the USA including several with 'PMG - OFFICIAL PAID/MELBOURNE' datestamps, 1932 DLO Sydney & 1947 DLO Adelaide registered 'RETURNED LETTER' Envelopes, 1897-1921 four different Tasmanian Telegram forms, a bundle of Aerogrammes including 7d 'AIR LETTER' on Yellow unused & a few used issues, etc, condition variable.
Lot #204 - commonwealth of australia postal history
Small carton of mostly 1980s covers including Certified, Priority & Registered items, many with 'VG' perfins, meters, commercially used commemorative PSEs, some inwards from overseas including a few from Norfolk Island etc.
Lot #205 - commonwealth of australia postal history
Eight slim volumes of decimal period mail including an array of mostly philatelic covers with stamps that are almost never used on any sort of mail including ATM booklet stamps, counter printed stamps, low-value booklet stamps, "Treasures from the Archives" $5 Governors x4 & $5 Two Pound Roos x8, stamps from M/Ss etc, also much returned mail many with International Stamps, etc.
Lot #206 - commonwealth of australia postal history
commercial cover with Orient Line embossing on the flap, from Melbourne where detected as being overweight & superb 'T4D'-in-oval h/s applied, Postage Due Filled Tablet œd Perf 11Ÿx11 x8 (two blocks of 4) affixed to the reverse & struck with 'TOOWOOMBA' cds, minor blemishes, opened-out for display. Ex Alan Griffiths. [The œd is very scarce on cover. This is an exceptional Postage Dues franking]
Lot #207 - commonwealth of australia postal history
bundle with Kangaroo frankings mostly to the USA at 2œd or 3d rates (mostly with 3d solo franking), but also with œd + KGV 1d on 1915 PPC to Norway, 1917 stamp dealer's cover to USA with 2d + Queensland œd, 1914 registered to USA with 1d x5 & 3d, 1919 registered to the USA with 6d blue, many are addressed to notable film stars including Walter Reid, Gloria Swanson & Jack Pickford, mostly good to fine. [From an oldtime US dealer's...
Lot #208 - commonwealth of australia postal history
illustrated advertising cover for the King Island Hotel to Switzerland with Kangaroos œd & 5d tied by 'KING ISLAND' cds, 'KING ISLAND' h/s in violet on provisional registration label, 'PASSED' censor h/s applied at Melbourne, 'GENEVE 1' arrival b/s. Gorgeous!
Lot #209 - commonwealth of australia postal history
two PPCs to Madeira, one with Tasmanian œd Pictorial & KGV 1d red on the viewside, with 'FUNCHAL/ MADEIRA' or 'CORRO E TELG/FUNCHAL' arrival cds. A very scarce destination.
Lot #210 - commonwealth of australia postal history
(Nov 20) Australian Museum advice card to Ohio with perf 'OS/NSW' KGV œd green x2 & 1œd red-brown tied by Sydney machine cancel. [On 1/10/1920, the foreign postcard rate was modified from 1œd + œd War Tax to 2d flat. It seems the Museum inadvertently added the now withdrawn War Tax]
Lot #211 - commonwealth of australia postal history
commercial cover to GB with KGV 5d tied by a fair strike of the extraordinary 'WESTERN AUSTRALIA/ 6JE21/ARGYLE' cds (ERD) with the upper inscription inverted (!), scarce red & black/white provisional registration label with printed 'Index 866.', Perth & London transit b/s.
Lot #212 - commonwealth of australia postal history
4d rate covers to the USA with KGV 4d blue x8 (shades) or 4d violet (very scarce franking), [From an oldtime US delaer's stock & unchecked by us for varieties]
Lot #213 - commonwealth of australia postal history
long cover to Dorset with Roos 1/- + KGV 3d x2 & 4d tied by huge rubber 'PARCEL OFFICE/MELBOURNE' cancel (rarely seen on an entire), five different Parcel or Customs labels, Customs charges of 1/5d assessed and Postage Dues 3d 4d & 5/- pair tied by 'WEYMOUTH' cds, opened-out for display, significant faults but a rare & fortunate survivor.
Lot #214 - commonwealth of australia postal history
bundle of covers mostly to the USA with various 3d frankings many bearing 3d Commemoratives, also a few registered to NZ, 1925 registered to USA with 6d blue,1928 registered Cairns-Sydney with KGV 1œd + 3d Kooka, 1940 double-rate airmail to New York with 8/- franking etc; bundle of long covers mostly to the USA including 1918 triple-rate registered, 1919 with 6d blue, 1940 Clipper rates to USA 7/11d & 15/9d (with 10/- Robes) etc; also...
Lot #215 - commonwealth of australia postal history
commercial airmail cover to Geelong with KGV 2d & 3d tied by scarce 'MATARANKA/4FE30/NORTHEN TERRITORY' cds, Brisbane & Sydney transit b/s, minor blemishes.
Lot #216 - commonwealth of australia postal history
cover with 'CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY/NAURU/CENTRAL PACIFIC' imprint, to Melbourne with Freighter 1œd only, on arrival endorsed "over 3ozs" & oval 'T ("1/1")' h/s applied, then amended to "6d" in red, Postage Due Perf 11 2d strip of 3 affixed & tied by Private Box Room cds, a few peripheral faults caused by the bulky contents. A most unusual & desirable cover that proves an important rate anomaly.
Although Nauru's postal...
Lot #217 - commonwealth of australia postal history
Qantas 10c Aerogramme to GB uprated with 1969 25c Christmas pair, 'HURLSTONE PARK' (NSW) cds & provisional registration label. A lovely and unusual usage.
Lot #218 - commonwealth of australia first day covers
9d Platypus block of 4 on long OHMS registered cover to the USA, 'REGISTERED/ 1SE38/SYDNEY NSW' cds (superb strike on the reverse) & straight-line 'FIRST DAY COVER' h/s. Unusual item.
Lot #219 - commonwealth of australia first day covers
sets on OHMS penalty envelopes to the USA, GPO Sydney cds of 14OC46 & straight-line 'FIRST DAY COVER' h/s.
Lot #220 - commonwealth of australia first day covers
comprehensive collection of Australia Post issues in 18 enormous matching boxed albums - growing at the rate of more than one album per annum! - with se-tenant strips, booklet panes, "peel n sticks", Framas, Miniature Sheets etc, 2000 Gold Medallists litho & digital printing sets, generic personalised stamps, International Stamps, additonal "limited editions" - "only" 10-15,000 each!!, though some are a more reasonable 1861 (seriously!)...
Lot #221 - commonwealth of australia flight covers
British 'Coronation/FIRST UK AERIAL POST' PPC with illustration & text in red-brown, to New South Wales with KGV œd x2 tied by 'FIRST UNITED KINGDOM/AERIAL POST/SP9/1911/LONDON/-2-' cds, Sydney arrival b/s, bumped corners.
Lot #222 - commonwealth of australia flight covers
England-Australia cover (237x164mm) with superb boxed 'CALCUTTA-G.P.O.' h/s at lower-left & 'CALCUTTA- G.P.O./27NOV19/4PM/ A ' backstamp AAMC #27a, signed on the reverse "JBennett", very fine example of the 'FIRST/AERIAL POST/ENGLAND-/AUSTRALIA' flight vignette tied by one of two very fine strikes of the large oval 'FIRST AERIAL MAIL'/RECEIVED/26FEB1920/GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA' datestamp, the cover stained from being reinforced with "...
Lot #223 - commonwealth of australia flight covers
cover to Brisbane with 1œd brown tied by 'CHARLEVILLE/9FE20/QUEENSLAND' cds, flap faults & a couple of repaired tears, with letter to a friend from schooldays headed "Charleville/8.2.20" & signed "Keith Smith" states "...may perhaps get away by Thursday. Of course we were delayed nearly 3 days by the rain...", the letter with a few blemishes.
Lot #224 - commonwealth of australia flight covers
small piece of fabric (110x38mm) believed to be from the Vickers "Vimy" autographed by "Ross Smith", "J Bennett" & "Keith Smith"., a bit aged but most presentable. A rare souvenir from the epic England-Australia flight. [This item accompanied the cover and letter in the previous lot. However, there is nothing to indicate that the piece of fabric was sent with the letter]
Lot #225 - commonwealth of australia flight covers
(April-May) India-Australia (Sydney) per Francesco de Pinedo #78b with Indian œa strip of 4 uncancelled & 3-line cachet in red, boxed 'ITALIAN/WORLD AIR/FLIGHT' cachet in violet on the reverse with number "89" & two signatures, Cat $2000. [The AAMC states that de Pinedo reacted to a dispute with the Indian promoters of the mail by cutting-off that part of the covers that bore his signature. On arrival at Melbourne, the mail was...
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