Stamps & Covers Public Auction 365

1913-74 comprehensive M/MNH collection in 60 black page Lighthouse s/book with Kangaroos (11) to 2/- maroon, plus ½d green coil join pr (retail $500). KGV 1911 London Philatelic Exhibition Essays (14, retail $450) inc 1d purple imperf blks of 4 (2) & imperf singles in 4 diff colours, all scarce central design as used for the Australian KGV series. 1914-36 KGV set of 20 face diff to 1/4, mostly F-VF M, retail $500, plus extra. 1d red, 1½d red, 2d brown, 2d red & 3d blue ($100). Perf OS (22) to 1/4 (retail $2500) inc 1d red shades (2), 2d orange (2) inc wmk inv (cat $400), 2d brown, 4d orange, violet, blue & olive F-VF M/MLH & single wmk 4½d violet (cat $750), 1/4 (cat $375) MNH. Set opt OS to 5d brown MLH ($100). Then 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved, 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/sheet, 1927-31 Commems set of 6 perf OS, 1931-32 Commems/Pics opt OS, Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d. 1932 Bridge set of 4 to 5/- green. 1934 Vic Cent sets to 1/- (2) with perf 10½ MNH & 11½ VFM. 1934 Macarthur set to 9d M & 1934 Airmail 1/6 no wmk MNH. 1935 ANZAC 1/- MLH & KGV SJ plate 1 single MNH. 1937 KGVI Defs to £1 Robes MLH, plus £1 opt SPECIMEN (dangerous forgery). 1946 BCOF opt set of 7 to 5/- MNH. 1949 Arms 5/-, 10/-, £1 MNH. Then QEII era mostly fresh MNH inc 1953 Produce Food blks of 9, 1959-61 Pics blks of 4 to cattle 5/- white paper (retail $660), 1964 Navigators set of 6 to £2 MNH, plus 7/6, 10/-, £1, £2 set opt SPECIMEN M. 1964 Birds set of 8 blks of 4 MNH & decimals to 1971 Christmas 7c blk of 25 inc 1966 Pics to 30c blks of 4, Navigators 75c to $4 opt SPECIMEN & QEII 4c booklet panes set of 6 slogans. Also pre-decimal MNH Coil prs (45, retail $1000) inc 1937 green Test (3), 1944 KGVI 2d purple CofA wmk (2) & 1951 KGVI 3d green (3). Overall a very nice collection with KGV OS Perfins not often seen. Total cat/retail over $10,000. (1450)
Estimate A$2800