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Kingsford-Smith issue 1931: 2 d. red and 3 d. blue, overprinted "OS" in black, used on 1931 registered cover from Parliament House to the Commissioner for the Railways Office in Brisbane tied by "Parliament House / FCT" datestamps in black with registered label at left. Reverse with Canberra cds (Sept 24) and Brisbane arrival cds. A few minor imperfections but an excessively rare issue on letter and most attractive.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 27 July 2009, lot 158.
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Postage Dues, Typographed at NSW Printing Office, Sydney 1906/08: Postage Due Numeral issue, wmk. Crown over single lined A, perf. 11½-12 compound with 11, the 1 d., 2 d. and 4 d. green values all in unused blocks of four, the 1 d. being marginal, all well centred and fine, all three multiples with unmounted og. and very rare thus Gi = £ 690+ / BW D47+D49+D53 = $ 1'900+.
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Bicoloured Postage Dues 1931/36: Postage Due 1 s. carmine & yellow-green, wmk. Multiple Crown C of A, perf. 14, an unused block of four divided by interpanneau margin with "JOHN ASH" imprint (N over N), with LP60 showing "Break in Frame above "U" of AUSTRALIA" and RP55 showing "RA of AUSTRALIA joined", fresh and fine, large part og. right pair unmounted og. Gi = £ 400 / BW 121z = $ 475.
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Postal Stationery 1952: 3½ d. red on brown embossed postaöl stationery envelope to Tattersall's in Hobart, with major displacement of the indicia to lower left, cancelled at Melbourne (May 23). Unusual, illustrated in Brusden White on page 218 BW EP48(1)ca = $ 600.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Sinfield, Prestige, Melbourne, 22 Nov 2004, lot 548.rn
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Postage Due 1921: Incoming cover from Barbados to Sydney franked at 1 d. on despatch (Nov 19), underpaid and struck with circular 'T' marking in black and manuscript '20c.' in blue crayon. Taxed upon arrival with 1913/23 Postage 1 d. rosine & bright apple-green pair tied by "Delivery Room / GPO Sydney" datestamps (Jan 20, 1922) with seven further strikes on reverse.
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Postal Stationery 1911: Fullface 1+1 d. reply postal stationery card, a fine unused example rouletted 6 between the halves, the message half on white surfaced stock, the reply half on unsurfaced buff stock, fresh and very fine. Extremely rare, just five unused examples are recorded in private hands and none are known commercially used BW P20(2) = $ 10'000.rnrnProvenance: Premier, Melbourne, 14 Sept 2002, lot 698.
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Kingsford-Smith issue 1931: 3 d. blue, overprinted "OS" in black, an unused example of perfect centering, fine colour and full unmounted og. Rare so fine. Cert. C. Cerermuga (2002) Gi = £ 275 / BW 142(OS) = $ 850.
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Postage Dues, Typographed at NSW Printing Office, Sydney 1909 (March): Postage Due Numeral 10/- dull green (stroke after value), wmk. Crown over single lined A inverted, perf. 11, an unused example, of fresh bright colour, well centred, superb if slight browned, unmounted og. A very rare stamp Gi = £ 2'500 / BW D63 = $ 3'750.
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Postage Dues 1946/56: Postage Due collection with matching blocks of 1 d., 3 d. and 6 d. carmine & yellow-green, wmk. Mutiple Crown C of A, perf. 14½ x 14, each in unused lower marginal blocks of eight divided by interpanneau margin with "PRINTED BY THE AUTHORITY OF.." imprints; fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. and also an unused pair of 2 d. value with centre misplaced variety (D131c), Quality very fine, a good group.
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Official / Small Multiple Wmk 1929/30: Kangaroo 1 s. emerald, Die IIB, small multiple wmk., perf. 12, an unused marginal block of sixteen (4 x 4), divided by interpanneau margin, punctured "OS", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. BW 34b = $ 9'200.
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