Stamps & Covers Public Auction 352

1913-65 Pre-decimal collection in Seven Seas illustrated hingeless album with Kangaroo 1st wmk ½d to 1/-, 3rd to 2/- maroon inc 2/- brown plus 2d grey 'BENCE' variety (cat $150) with 2019 Drury photo cert. SM & CofA wmks comp to 2/- plus OS Perfins (20) with Large OS (8) to 1/- (cat $660) inc scarce 2½d blue & Small OS (12) to 5/- ($340). KGV near comp set of 71 (retail $650) with single wmk to 1/4 inc 1d red, Die III, 4d lemon, violet & blue, SM wmk to 1/4 inc 1d green Die II, 4½d violet Die II & scarce 2d brown perf 14. CofA comp & OS opt set of 7. Also perf OS (21) to 1/4 (retail $240) inc 1d red rough & smooth papers. Other KGV era stamps inc 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved, 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet (re-attached left selvedge), 1927-31 Commems set of 6 perf OS, VFU (retail $120), opt OS Pics set of 6 to 1/- Lyrebird inc Kingsford Smith 2d, 3d, 6d VFU. 1937 Robes 5/-, 10/-. £1 set thick/thin papers, 1949 Arms set to £2 & assorted Postage Dues (50) to 5/- mostly F-VFU, total retail $3400. Then M sets to 1964 Navigators inc 1932 Kookaburra 6d & Lyrebird 1/-. 1934 Airmail 1/6 no wmk perf 11, Vic Cent sets (2) & Macarthur set of 4, 1935 ANZAC & KGV SJ sets, 1936 SA & 1937 NSW Sesqui, 1940 AIF to 6d & most QEII inc Navigators set of 8 to £2 M & 1964 Birds to 3/- MNH. 1966 Dec Navigators set of 4 opt SPECIMEN & scattered Postage Dues to 5/-. All F-VF M/MNH/U. Solid collection, retail $4200. (520)