Stamps, Coins & Postal History (#464) Closed Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViews Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 301-400 of 604. Previous|1234567|Next Lot 302 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: "The Last Flight of the Southern Cross": 18 July 1935 (AAMC.514, 515, 516e&f) collection comprising low-numbered covers #3 and #14 each bearing an imperforate or a perforated special vignette, both covers signed by all seven personnel aboard this historic short flight from Mascot to Richmond, namely pilots Charles Kingsford Smith and P.G.Taylor, who were accompanied by Mary Kingsford Smith, John Stannage, Beau Shiel, John Ulm & C.G.Scrimgeour (radio bro SymbolC ** View details Estimate$2,800 - $3,200StatusCLOSED! Lot 303 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 11-19 July 1935 (AAMC.519) Sydney - Thursday Island cover, flown by Stuart Campbell in a Short Scion S16 Seaplane which was being delivered to the Oroville Dredging Co. in Papua [6 flown]. [NB: The AAMC entry appears to be incorrect. A total of 12 covers were carried; only half terminating at Thursday Island for return to the sender, Ernest Crome.]. Cat.$1000+ SymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot 304 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 22 July 1939 (AAMC.873) Adelaide - Dilli (Portuguese Timor) flown cover, carried and signed by Captain Cameron and the crew of the Guinea Airways Lockheed on their survey flight. Also signed by J.V. Fairbairn, Minister for Civil Aviation, who was on board as an observer. [Small mails carried]. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 305 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 31 July 1939 (AAMC.875) Melbourne - Wau, New Guinea flown cover, carried and signed by the pilot, Ray Parer, who was making a delivery flight of a Boeing Transport 40B (VH-ADX); cancelled on arrival at WAU 2 AUG 39. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 306 17-19 Jan. 1941 (AAMC.912) Australia - Dilli, Portuguese Timor, flown cover carried and signed by the pilot, H. B. Hussey on the QANTAS flying boat "Coriolanus" G-AETV. This was the first time Dilli had been included as an intermediate on the route to Singapore. [54 flown].The service was short-lived, being suspended in early December 1941 following the attack on Pearl Harbour. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$260StatusSold Lot 307 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: PARACHUTE MAIL: 22 Dec.1941 (AAMC.935) Sydney - Mornington Island Christmas Mail cover carried by Qantas and signed by the pilot E.C. Sims, black/blue Qantas vignette, Dropped by parachute with signed acknowledgement on reverse; Cat. $950. [Only 28 flown] SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $450Price Realized$400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 308 MORNINGTON ISLAND PARACHUTE MAIL COVERS: 1941 from Brisbane (AAMC.936) signed by Sims; 1942 from Sydney & Brisbane (AAMC.950 & 51) signed by Crowther; 1943 from Sydney & Brisbane (AAMC.970 & 71) signed by Caldwell; and then the post-war resumed flights, 1946 (AAMC.1089) signed by McCarthy; 1947 (AAMC.1132) signed by Bruce; and 1948 (AAMC.1199) signed by Meares. (8 covers). Cat.$1275. SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$550StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 309 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: PARACHUTE MAIL: Christmas Mail covers carried by Qantas to Mornington Island comprising 18 Dec. 1941 (AAMC.936) from Brisbane signed by pilot E.C. Sims; 23 Dec. 1942 (AAMC.950) from Sydney signed by pilot W.H. Crowther; 24 Dec. 1943 (AAMC.970 & 971) from Sydney and from Brisbane both signed by pilot K.G. Caldwell; 24 Dec. 1946 (AAMC.1089) from Sydney (not pilot signed), 24 Dec. 1948 (AAMC.1199) from Sydney signed by pilot R.D. Meares; SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$460StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 310 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE RETURN FLIGHT OF "THE FRIGATE BIRD"10 Nov.1944 (AAMC.982) Sydney - Fanning Island flown cover, registered & censored, 'POST OFFICE/13NOV44/FANNING ISLAND' arrival b/s, signed by the pilot "PG Taylor". Cat $650. [Only 15 covers flown]. SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 311 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 14 Nov. 1953 (AAMC.1331-1332) First Regular Airmail Service covers between Sydney - Bangkok, signed by pilot Capt. J. Pollock or between Bangkok - Sydney (5), all signed by pilot Capt. J. Haylock; every cover with Qantas 30th Anniversary vignette and each with a different pictorial 'Fly by Qantas' or 'Fly by Kangaroo Service' label on reverse, Cat. $540. (6 covers) SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 312 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: HOVERCRAFT MAILS: 1963 - 1977 collection on annotated pages together with a copy of the listing from an earlier edition of the AAMC. Comprises 16 covers/cards/aerogrammes plus various other items. (22 items in total). SymbolC PC PS View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusUnsold Lot 313 AUSTRALIA: Postal History: 1913-64 group of covers with single and mixed frankings. With three 'Roo covers to Br. Columbia (1d x2 & 3d x1), KGV heads (6), then a mixed range, with frankings to 2/3d, many franked 2/-, registered and/or to overseas destinations. Mixed condition, worth a look. (44 items). SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 314 AUSTRALIA: Postal History: c.1920 parcel wrapper fragment franked with KGV 4d orange (16, some defective) including block of 6 and two strips of 3, plus a 3d Roo, tied by four strikes (one complete) of the huge undated 'CHIEF PARCEL OFFICE/MELBOURNE' handstamp. SymbolC View details Estimate$120 - $160Price Realized$90StatusSold Lot 315 AUSTRALIA: Postal History: 1938 (Nov.4) Gairs (manufacturers, Melbourne) advertising envelope registered to Vinton Smith (stockbrokers, Melbourne) with KGV 5d Brown tied by 'VICTORIA MARKET/MELB' datestamp, blue/white registration label, all-over advertising on reverse. Superb condition. SymbolC View details Estimate$120 - $160StatusCLOSED! Lot 316 AUSTRALIA: Postal History: CUSTOMS DUTY ISSUES ON COVER: 1947-60s inwards covers including 1947 to Elizabeth Kenny handstamped 'PRESS MATTER/URGENT' from Minneapolis (Sister Kenny Institute) with GB KGVI ½d tied by machine cancel, uncancelled ½d Customs Duty added, addressed to Brisbane, redirected to Sydney; also four early 1960s covers from London to M.Simonson Ltd (Melb.) one with 'EXPORT AID/EXPORT TRADE' meter cancel, all with ½d Customs Duty added. (5 items). SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $220Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 317 AUSTRALIA: Postal History - World War I - Military: POW Mail: 1917 (Jul.31) cover from Perth WA with 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' boxed handstamp in blue, addressed to Jack Deering, C Company, 28th Battalion, 7th Brigade AIF, at Gottingen POW Camp in Germany. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 318 AUSTRALIA: Postal History - World War II - Civil Censorship: THE FOURTH MILITARY DISTRICT - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A well annotated study on pages comprising of 12 covers mailed between July 1940 and April 1944 which illustrate the various resealing labels, boxed cachets, diamond-shaped handstamps and other markings employed. Destinations include England, Sweden, Portuguese Timor, New Zealand, Egypt and South Africa. "Earliest recorded" and "Only recorded" noted in several places. SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot 319 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1854 (SG.87b) Laureates Wmk Double-Lined Figures 3d yellow-green WATERMARK ERROR '2', complete margins (just touching at left), natural paper crease, strong colour, fine used, Cat £1,600. A sought-after rarity. SymbolO View details Estimate$1,600 - $2,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 320 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1856-60 (SG.108) 1d carmine-vermilion, Imperforate horizontal pair with good-to-close margins. Delightful, fresh Unused condition. (2). Cat.£800. Symbol(*) View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$480StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 321 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1856-60 (SG.110) 2d blue, Imperforate horizontal pair with large-to-close margins. Delightful, fresh Mint o.g. condition. (2). Cat.£700. Symbol* View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 322 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1899 (SG.298a) ½d blue-green, Imperforate horizontal pair, (2) fresh Mint. Cat.£250. Symbol* View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 323 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1899 (SG.301a) 1d salmon-red, Imperforate horizontal pair, (2) fresh MLH. Cat.£275. Symbol* View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 324 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History: 1859-61 inwards mail from United Kingdom to same addressee at Waterloo Warehouse in Sydney comprising 1859 3/3d franking entire with Emblems wing-margin 1/- green pair & single plus 2d blue + 1d red; 1860 covers from Ampthill or Hitchin each franked with single Emblems 6d lilac; 1861 from London with single 1/- Emblems; all covers with original enclosures and Sydney backstamps; stamps alone on cover Cat. £2000+. The addressee was Thomas Cooper, half-brother of SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 325 QUEENSLAND: 1868-78 (SG.92a) 6d pale apple-green, IMPERFORATE block of 4, fresh rich colour and with good, even margins all round, unused, Cat.£1400+. Symbol(*) View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$750StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 326 QUEENSLAND: 1882-95 (SG.160) Wmk Crown/Q Thick Paper 10/- brown Large Chalon, well-centred, fine mint with large-part o.g., Cat. £130. Symbol* View details Estimate$100 - $140StatusCLOSED! Lot 327 QUEENSLAND: Revenues: STAMP DUTY: 1865-91 Brisbane Gas Company share transfer certificates (10) mostly with Stamp Duty issues attached including 1865 (2) with Large Format 10/- & 5/- yellow or Large Format 10/- & 2/6d, 1872 with Large Format 2/6d (2), 1877 with Small Format 5/- & 2/6d, 1879 with Small Format 10/- single, 1879 with Small Format 1/- pair, plus four others; elusive "on-cover" selection. (10 items) SymbolD View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 328 QUEENSLAND: Revenues: STAMP DUTY: 1870-72 Brisbane Gas Company share transfer certificates (4) all with Stamp Duty issues attached comprising 1870 with Large Format 10/- & 2/6d (damaged), 1870 with Large Format 5/- yellow pair, 1872 with Large Format 2/6d pair, 1872 with Large Format 6d plus Small Format 1/- (12); scarce group "on cover". (4 items) SymbolD View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 329 QUEENSLAND: Revenues: POSTAL NOTE: 1945 use at Brisbane of Commonwealth of Australia 2/6d note inscibed 'QUEENSLAND' at top, 'AUSTRALIAN ARMY CANTEENS SERVICES ONLY' in red on the payline, endorsed "Provided by Listeners through Broadcasting/Station 4BH "Smokes for Sick Soldiers" Fund on left and right edges; light vertical folds & some trivial aging; Elsmore Online Cat. $250. Scarce. SymbolPS View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 330 QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery: PTPO Envelopes: 1895-1901 group unused (2) or used (3) with 1d or 2d impressions on brown (3), cream or blue stock. Minor rust faults on some. (5) SymbolPS View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 331 1885 (Mar.20) cover to Hamilton, Ontario via San Francisco with 6d & 2d Sidefaces tied by bold strike of Rays '79' canceller, adjacent strike of Type 1a HERBERTON datestamp (Type 1a unrecorded for Herberton by Manning), on reverse transits for CAIRNS, SYDNEY & INDEPENDENT (Ottawa) plus HAMILTON arrival datestamp. Rare Colonial destination for the period. [Herberton PO opened 1880.] SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 332 QUEENSLAND - Postal History: 1912 (Nov. 24) cover to Sydney with Qld 1d Sideface tied by THURSDAY ISLAND '24NO12' datestamp with another superb strike alongside, 'KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ' ship illustration on the cover flap and as part of the illustrated headers on two sheets of writing paper with letter written on board SS Van Waerwijck at the Gulf of Papua, giving details from a traveller's diary noting that the natives are "keen traders" wanting "one bob"... SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 333 SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1876-1900 (SG.123var) Broad Star 9d rose-lilac variety "Double impression" ('SOUTH AUSTRALIA' & 'NINE PENCE'), fine mint with large-part o.g. Symbol* View details Estimate$200 - $240StatusCLOSED! Lot 334 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery: POSTAL CARDS - 1890 POST CARD DESIGN COMPETITION - PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOFS: Series of proof impressions for 2d Postal Card showing the state of the die at various stages of production. Superb and rare. (5 items) SymbolP View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000Price Realized$2,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 335 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery: POSTAL CARDS - 1896 POST CARD DESIGN COMPETITION: Design for 1d Postal Card in violet (190x130mm) on thin card, submitted by No.8 "Neptune". Ex Eustis Gold Medal collection. SymbolP View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$360StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 336 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery: POSTAL CARDS: 1899-1905 1d dark brown postal card, local Die (with spur at lower R corner), overprinted with an ornate square design in four different shades of brown. Annotations incl. manuscript "(c)' and "try Black", believed to be a UNIQUE printer's essay to colour match a new printing. SymbolPS View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$700StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 337 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery: POSTAL CARDS: 1910 QV 1d Brown Surfaced Postal Cards, two unused and two used, one with very fine 1910 MONTACUTE squared-circle datestamp and pen & ink drawing of cat on reverse. (4) SymbolPS View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$140StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 338 TASMANIA: 1856-57 (SG.20) No Watermark 2d dull emerald-green, unusually large example with good to very large margins and fragment of adjoining stamp at top, lightly struck barred numeral cancels and trace of transit cancel in red at right. Rare stamp, Cat £950. SymbolO View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 339 TASMANIA: 1864-68 (SG.89) Perf.12½ by R. Harris (Launceston): 6d reddish mauve Chalon, block of (4), very lightly hinged, one unit MUH. Fresh and attractive multiple, Cat £3600. Symbol** * View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Lot 340 TASMANIA: ESSAYS: 1886 Proposed High Values De La Rue essay of keyplate design in violet overprinted 'TASMANIA/POSTAGE & REVENUE/TWO SHILLINGS/AND SIXPENCE' in black, or in grey-green similarly overprinted '.../10 SHILLINGS', both in upper-right corner blocks of 4, full unmounted gum. Superb! Ex Australia Post Archival Sale. (2 blocks) Symbol** View details Estimate$7,500 - $10,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 341 TASMANIA: 1899-1900 (SG.229s-236s) Wmk 'TAS' ½d to 6d Pictorials overprinted 'Specimen', odd minor tone, 5d slight wrinkle, generally fine mint with large-part o.g., Cat £550. Symbol* View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 342 TASMANIA: 1899-1900 (SG.230) 1d bright lake, DLR Printing, lower right corner blk.(4) with full Plate No. "2" in right margin, fresh MUH. Symbol** View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 343 TASMANIA: 1899-1912 Pictorials varieties on cover comprising DLR Engraved 2d unplated "Scratch though ferns at right" on 1902 cover from Chudleigh to Forth (plate flaws on DLR issues are rare); Litho 2d varieties "Diagonal nick in colour at right, opposite panel wings, 8mm below top frame" [Plate 5, Pos.33] on 1903 West Devonport to Hamilton cover and "White flaw in sea" [Plate 22, Pos.57] on 1908 cover from Bagdad to Campbell Town plus Litho 2d showing part of the marginal cross SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $260StatusCLOSED! Lot 344 TASMANIA: 1905-11 (SG.253c) Typo Using Electrotyped Plates 3d brown, perforated 12½ x 11 vertical marginal pair, both units also displaying the double vertical row of different perf gauges at right. Upper unit Mint; lower unit MUH. Cat.£850+. Symbol** * View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 345 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1852 (Apr. 8) Launceston to Campbell Town outer, rated "4" with Type 2 Launceston departure datestamp, with same day strike of boxed "CAMP TOWN/8 April 52" arrival handstamp, intact wax seal in black on reverse. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 346 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1859 (Jan.16) "On Public Service Only" cover to Campbell Town with imperf 2d pair SG.31 tied by First Allocation BN '46' cancels of New Town (Rated 4R). This cover was sent between 1st Jan. and 30th Sept 1859 when the Government free mail service was suspended and an "official rate" of 4d was applied. It is believed to be the only known example sent at this interim rate. An important cover. Ex John Cress. Purchased in our November 2003 Sale for $3450. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusCLOSED! Lot 347 TASMANIA: POSTMARKS - Provisional Town Cancel: "Port Arthur 11 June 1867" manuscript cancel across 1d dull vermilion Chalon (SG.28) imperforate strip of 5. A lovely example. SymbolO View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 348 TASMANIA - Postmarks: CENTRAL CASTRA: 'CENTRAL CASTRA / MY31/06' datestamp just tying 1d Pictorial to PPC addressed to St Mary's, Rated RR+, however much scarcer on cover. SymbolPC View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 349 VICTORIA: 1885-95 (SG.300b) 4d lilac Error of Colour, strong original colour and full perfs, tidy Melbourne duplex cancel, expertised by Purves on reverse, Cat £1700. Very fine example of a rare stamp. SymbolO View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250Price Realized$900StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 350 VICTORIA: 1901-10 (SG.399 & 400) Edward VII £1 carmine-rose (even gum tone) & £2 deep blue, perforated 12½, fine Mint. Attractively centred, Cat.£1100. (2) Symbol* View details Estimate$700 - $800Price Realized$550StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 351 VICTORIA: 1905-13 (SG.431, 432, etc.) Edward VII £1 salmon & £2 dull blue, wmk Crown over A, plus the lower values, mainly "POSTAGE" types (except ½d, one 4d & 9d) and including both 5/- shades (SG.430 & 430a), one with listed variety V121e [$200] "Colour spot between I and C of VICTORIA", the other with "Broken base of crown at right". A very nice group, mainly fine and fresh Mint, especially the high values. (18). Cat. £1450+ Symbol* View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500StatusCLOSED! Lot 352 VICTORIA: 1905-13 (SG.432) Wmk Crown/A Perf.12½ KEVII £2 dull blue, tied on parcel fragment, superb and complete 'ENGLISH MAIL T.P.O./OUT/1OC10' datestamp. Exceedingly scarce commercial usage. SymbolO View details Estimate$800 - $1,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 353 VICTORIA - Revenues: TAX INSTALMENT: 1933 provisional 'TAX/INSTALMENT' Overprint on rouletted 3d Numeral marginal pair, fine mint, Elsmore Online, Cat $400+. Symbol* View details Estimate$220 - $260StatusCLOSED! Lot 354 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1859 postal history trio with rouletted 2d Emblems Laid Paper frankings comprising (Feb. 7 & Feb.9) Melbourne local outers (2) addressed to "Town Clerk", each with a single 2d dull violet (SG.70a) tied by BN '1' cancels, MELBOURNE code 'A' or 'B' backstamps; also (May 8) Geelong to Colac entire with 2d violet (SG.70) pair tied by BN '2' cancels, GEELONG backstamp; minor blemishes, fine overall. (3 items) SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 355 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1862 (Jul.3) outer to Melbourne with perforated Emblems 2d slate-grey (SG.100b) pair tied by unframed 20mm 'BUNINYONG/23' duplex (WWW.20, Rated 4R), 'MELBOURNE/3A' arrival backstamp in red. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$160StatusSold Lot 356 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1859 covers with perforated 2d Emblems frankings comprising (May 22) Melbourne to Carlton, re-directed to Fitzroy with Wmk 'TWO/PENCE' 2d bluish-grey SG.100ca tied by MELBOURNE duplex, FITZROY backstamp; also (Dec 29) Melbourne to Emerald Hill mourning cover with Wmk '2' 2d grey-violet (SG.101b, corner fault) tied by MELBOURNE duplex cancel, unframed EMERALD HILL (WWW.20, rated 2R) arrival backstamp. (2 items) SymbolC View details Estimate$100 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 357 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1865 (Sept.11) small cover to New Zealand with 6d Adapted Design tied by BN '97' of Beaufort, town of destination missing from address, so sent to Trafalgar St, Nelson (fine NELSON datestamp on face) before re-direction to intended destination of Trafalgar St, Dunedin; BEAUFORT, MELBOURNE & DUNEDIN (arrival) backstamps. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $240Price Realized$160StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 358 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1870 (Sept.10) cover to Scotland endorsed "Via Marseilles", but sent via Brindisi due to the ongoing Franco-Prussian War, with 10d brown/pink Laureate tied by Melbourne duplex; superb strike of 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/FOR BRINDISI ROUTE/DEFICIENT POSTAGE - 3d" handstamp, very fine EDINBURGH 'OC31/70' arrival backstamp.Carried per "Avoca", departed Melbourne 11/9/1870; per "Candia" from Galle; per "Cairo" from Alexandra, arriving at Brindisi 26/10/1870. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 359 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1877 (Mar.27) cover to Rockhampton, Queensland with superb strike of 'UP TRAIN/MC3/TPO3' duplex in upper-right corner and 2d Bell in upper-left corner tied by weaker strike of the same cancel, undelivered with 'ADVERTISED/JY3177/UNCLAIMED' three-line handstamp in red and boxed 'UNCLAIMED' handstamp, on reverse MELBOURNE, ROCKHAMPTON, DEAD LETTER OFFICE/QUEENSLAND (in red) and DLB/VICTORIA (in green) datestamps. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 360 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1878 (Feb.21) cover to Glasgow "Via Brindisi" with 8d red-brown/pink ("Colour flaws at base of value tablet") tied by fine ST KILDA '78' duplex cancel, on reverse MELBOURNE transit and 'HILLHEAD/GLASGOW' arrival datestamp. SymbolC View details Estimate$160 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 361 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1884 (May 21) cover to Cambridge, Brunswick with 1/- Bell, tied by Richmond (Vic) duplex, paying 6d per ½oz double-rate via San Francisco, on reverse MELBOURNE, NORTON STATION & NARROW transit datestamps, very fine condition. [British North America '80' in Ben Palmer's census.] SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 362 VICTORIA - Postal History: 1894 (Feb.17) use of Die 5 'CHIEF SECRETARY' frank-stamp printed cover, uprated with QV 2½d red/yellow for transit to Argentine Republic, all tied by MELBOURNE duplex cancels, BUENOS AIRES arrival backstamp. Terrific destination! SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 363 VICTORIA - Postmarks: BALLARAT (MILITARY CAMP): superb strike of 'MILITARY CAMP/23FE16/BALLARAT' tying KGV 1d red to postcard (view Botanical Gardens, Ballarat), addressed to Camberwell, Melbourne; WWW #10, Rated 2R. SymbolPC View details Estimate$100 - $150Price Realized$130StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 364 VICTORIA - Postmarks: MELBOURNE: 'CHIEF PARCELS OFFICE/MELBOURNE' (2, different types, one distorted) and 'RUSSELL STREET/VICTORIA' (2) large-part fine to very fine strikes of the similar enormous oval parcel cancellers, all with 1930s Roo/KGV Heads combination frankings on parcel fragments, each piece with a 5/- Roo (one with clipped corner). Hard to source. (4 items) SymbolO View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$160StatusSold Lot 365 VICTORIA - Postmarks: JEETHO VALLEY: super complete strike of 'JEETHO VALLEY/OC28/97/VICTORIA' datestamp on 1d Stationery Envelope for Shire of Poowong and Jeetho, addressed to Queens Walk, Melbourne redirected to Camberwell with appropriate backstamps. SymbolPS View details Estimate$120 - $160Price Realized$140StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 366 WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 1854 (SG.2) Imperforate 1d black horizontal pair, each unit with void grid cancels in red, complete margins that just touch in two places. Most attractive. SymbolO View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,200StatusCLOSED! Lot 367 WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 1854-55 (SG.3a,3x) Litho 4d Blue rejoined block of 4 comprising vertical pair at left and two singles at right, upper-right unit variety "Coloured Line above 'AGE' of 'POSTAGE' [R.8/6, 'Inverted Frame' position] (thin under 'PE' of 'PENCE'), upper-left unit "Spur below 'F' of 'FOUR' [R8/5], lower-right unit "'E' & 'S' of 'WESTERN' break outer frameline [R9/6], complete margins, large-part o.g., Cat. £4875++. Symbol* View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500StatusCLOSED! Lot 368 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal History: 1894 (Feb.12) inter-colonial double-rate cover to Brisbane with Id Internal Revenue Postal Fiscal, plus 1d carmine & ½d green block of 4 tied by FREMANTLE 'FE12/1894' duplex cancels, on reverse PERTH transit & BRISBANE arrival datestamp, some toning. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$360StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 369 WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal History: FRANK STAMP: "GENERAL POST OFFICE" very fine strike in green on Feb.1923 O.H.M.S. No.3 cover to Paris, France; with a good strike of the triple-oval "GENERAL POST OFFICE / PERTH" datestamp at left. [NB: address partly erased.] SymbolPS View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$140StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 370 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Agriculture - Proofs: Algeria 1989 Fruit & Vegetables complete set of imperforate colour separations for the three denominations affixed to two pages from the printer's records. Ex Courvoisier Archives. (18 proofs) SymbolP View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 371 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Agriculture - Proofs: Colombia 1950 Rural Life Courvoisiers' original colour trial printings & completed designs all imperforate and affixed to the official Archival album pages [#40 & 41], dated 19/12/1949 and showing the designer as Hans Schwarzenbach. Beautiful & unique (18 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 372 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Beauty & Pageant - Proofs: 1959 Miss Universe Issue: Courvoisiers' original colour trial printings for the 10c Postage, 1.20p Airmail & 5p Express Delivery stamps, all imperforate and affixed to the official Archival album pages [#380 & 381], dated '5/3/59' and showing the designer as M. Mosdossy. A beautiful and unique group of proofs which differ from the issued stamp primarily by the presence of a printed border. (30 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusCLOSED! Lot 373 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Birds: Rhodesia 1971 (SG.459-64) 2c to 25c Birds set in Mardon imprint blocks of 20 with "traffic lights" in left margins, including 7½c Bee-eater "Double Tail" variety, fresh MUH. Sought-after bird thematics. (120) Symbol** View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 374 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Buildings & Architecture - Proofs: El Salvador 1958 Intercontinental Hotel Issue: Courvoisiers' original colour separations and completed designs, all imperforate & affixed to the official Archival album pages [#339 & 340] dated 22/3/1958. Superb and unique. (30 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 375 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Buildings & Architecture - Proofs: El Salvador 1960 Housing Projects Issue: Courvoisiers' original colour separations and completed designs, all imperforate and affixed to the official Archival album pages [#436] dated 4/11/1959. Unique. (15 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 376 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Buildings & Architecture - Proofs: El Salvador 1961 150th Anniversary of Independence (SG 1154-63) complete set of imperforate colour separations for the ten denominations, affixed to five pages from the printer's records. Ex Courvoisier Archives. (60 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250StatusCLOSED! Lot 377 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Christmas & Christianity: Nauru 1976 5c to 25c Christmas set in imperforate proof blocks of 10, plus imperforate colour separation proofs x8 for each value in blocks of 4; also 1980 & 1981 Bible Verses Christmas issues in matched imperforate se-tenant pairs; all on gummed unwatermarked paper. Nice lot for Christmas or Religion thematicists. (188). Symbol** View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 378 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Flowers & Plants - Proofs: Algeria 1969 Flowers Issue, Courvoisiers' original colour separations and completed designs, all imperforate and affixed to the official Archival album page [#1006], dated 30/10/1968. Beautiful and unique. (25 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 379 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Flowers & Plants - Proofs: Algeria 1972 Flowers Issue, Courvoisiers' original colour separations and completed designs, all imperforate and affixed to the official Archival album page [#1261 & 1262], dated 17/2/1972. Accompanied by the issued perforated stamps. Beautiful and unique. (15 imperfs + 3 issued stamps). SymbolP View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 380 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Flowers & Plants - Proofs: Algeria 1973 Flowers Issue, Courvoisiers' original colour separations and completed designs, all imperforate and affixed to the official Archival album page [#1372], dated 12/12/1973. Beautiful and unique. (20 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 381 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Flowers & Plants - Proofs: Algeria 1982 Medicinal Plants, Courvoisiers' original colour separations and completed designs, all imperforate and affixed to the official Archival album page [#1890], dated 1982. Beautiful and unique. (24 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 382 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Flowers & Plants - Proofs: El Salvador 1960 Christmas (Flowers) complete set of imperforate colour separations for the eight standard denominations plus the 40c & 60c that were only issued in miniature sheet format, affixed to eight pages from the printer's records. Ex Courvoisier Archives. (119 proofs). SymbolP View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusCLOSED! Lot 383 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Government & Politics - Proofs: El Salvador 1959 Visit of President Lemus to the United States complete set of imperforate colour separations for the six denominations with Small Figures of Value, affixed to two pages from the printer's records. Ex Courvoisier Archives. (30 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 384 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Government & Politics - Proofs: Similar lot, but with subtle differences in each of the colour separations - e.g. pink/flesh colour separation with fully-formed eyes, the blue separation with President's head absent, etc; affixed to two pages from the printer's records. ex Courvoisier Archives. (30 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 385 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Maps - Proofs: Venezuela 450th Anniversary of the Discovery of Lake Maracaibo: complete set of imperforate colour trials for the Postage & Air Mail sets, affixed to three pages from the printer's records. A beautiful series. Ex Courvoisier Archives. (34 proofs). SymbolP View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$420StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 386 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Military - Signed Covers: mostly Australian decimal FDCs signed by Australian decorated soldiers and military leaders including Rear-Admiral Brian Castles, Lord Leonard Cheshire VC,OM, Major-General Adrian Clunies-Ross AO, MBE (+ signed photo), Sir Roden Cutler VC (2, Australia & Pakistan FDCs, + signed photo), Rear-Admiral William Dovers, Major General Roy Gordon CBE, Jack Hinton VC, Lieutenant-General Michael Parker (former private secretary to Prince Philip), SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 387 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Olympics - 1996 Atlanta: 'A' to 'Z' array of stamps, M/Ss, sheetlets & a few booklets well presented in two volumes. Plenty of hard-to-source emissions from countries including Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinee, Guyana, Iceland, Laos, Liberia, Maldives, Mali, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Tartanka, Turkmenistan & Uruguay; many items retailing in the $10 to $30 range, fine fresh MUH. (few 100s) Symbol** View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$420StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 388 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Religion - Proofs : Colombia 1955 (re. Scott. 638 & C273) 5c Hotel Tequendama & Church of San Diego & the 15c Airmail Courvoisiers' extensive colour trials and separations for the 5c stamp, plus a series for consideration in a slightly smaller format, all imperforate and affixed to the official Archival album pages [#202-205] all lacking 'BOGOTA' in the text at the top left and with minor differences in the design; together with colour separations Symbolp View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 389 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Religion - Proofs: El Salvador 1964 Eucharistic Congress Issue, Courvoisiers' original colour separations, colour trials & unadopted completed designs, all imperforate & affixed to the official Archival album pages [#776 & 777] dated 27/12/1963. The issued stamps incorporated most elements of the Courvoisier proposal Unique and important. Ex Courvoisier Archives. (24 items) SymbolP View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot 390 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Religion - Proofs: Venezuela 1952-53 Virgin of Coromoto Issue, Courvoisiers' original colour trials, colour separations and complete designs, all imperforate & affixed to the official Archival album pages [#126, 127, 128, 129, 130, & 131] dated 15/7/1952. Unique and important. Ex Courvoisier Archives. (54 items) SymbolP View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000Price Realized$1,900StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 391 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Scenes & Landscapes - Proofs: El Salvador 1952-53 (re. Scott 652-73 & C151-65) The 1954 Pictorial Definitive & Airmail Series: Courvoisiers' original colour separations, unadopted designs, denominations and trial printings, all imperforate and affixed to the official Archival album pages [#134,154,155,156,175,176,177,178,179,180 & 181]. SymbolP View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 392 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Trees - Proofs: Algeria 1977 Flowering Trees Courvoisiers' original colour separations & completed designs, all imperforate affixed to the official Archival album pages [#1661], dated 2/8/1977. Beautiful & unique (20 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 393 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Trees - Proofs: Algeria 1981 World Tree Day Courvoisiers' original colour separations & completed designs all imperforate and affixed to the official Archival album page [#1824], dated 13/5/81. Beautiful & unique (11 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 394 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Trees - Proofs: Algeria 1983 World Tree Day Courvoisiers' original colour separations & completed designs (not in issued denominations), all imperforate and affixed to the official Archival album page [#1913], dated 1983. Beautiful & unique (12 items). SymbolP View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 395 REST OF THE WORLD - Thematics: Trees - Proofs: Algeria 1993 Flowering Trees complete set of imperforate colour separations for the three denominations affixed to a single page from the printer's records. Ex Courvoisier Archives. (18 proofs) SymbolP View details Estimate$300 - $350StatusCLOSED! Lot 396 REST OF THE WORLD - General & Miscellaneous Lots: 1880s-1950s old-time dealers mostly used stock crammed into stockbook predominantly Philippines & USA, plus 1930s-50s worldwide airmail issues with plenty of modest pickings incl. France 1936 3f.50 (2) & Germany 1934 3m Count Zeppelin (7); lots of work but certainly worthy of closer inspection; condition variable. (many 100s) Symbol** * O View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 397 REST OF THE WORLD - General & Miscellaneous Lots: Eclectic assortment with FDCs hinged into ledger album including Australian pre-decimal array, plus decimal Navigators, AAT 1959 Pictorials, Norfolk Is. 1947 ½d to 1/- Ball Bay registered, 1950s Hungary, also a Gilbert & Ellice 1953 Coronation registered FDC underpaid with Australia 6d & 3d Dues pairs added; stamps with modest collections in album or on ledger pages, duplicates in packets, envelopes & stockbooks; also COINS incl. Australia 1937 Symbol* O C View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$130StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 398 REST OF THE WORLD - General & Miscellaneous Lots: Mostly mint PNG in stockbook with PAPUA 1931 Lakatois optd 'OS' ½d to 2/6d set (most values are MUH, Cat £130+); NEW GUINEA 1931 Huts Airs to 2/-; PNG with MUH 1964 Birds sets (3), other pre-decimal & decimal sets in blocks of 4; TASMANIA used imperfs (5) incl. cut-to-shape 4d Courier & Star Wmk 4d Chalon; AUSTRALIA 1978-82 Birds to $1 in blocks of 4 or 6 MUH, etc; mostly fine. (100s) Symbol** * O View details Estimate$240 - $280Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 399 REST OF THE WORLD - General & Miscellaneous Lots: Well-filled Rapkin "Triumph" stamp album with huge variety of issues from all eras, predominantly used, with plenty of mint issues also sighted. Too much too describe adequately, however sure to be lots of pickings. Symbol* O View details Estimate$250 - $500Price Realized$460StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 400 REST OF THE WORLD - General & Miscellaneous Lots: World Array in stockbooks & album with CHINA 1960 Pig Breeding mint (Cat. £140) & Goldfish set used, Taiwan 1961-62 Art Treasures sets (3) mint (Cat £196), other interesting thematics incl. Bhutan 3-D issues, Thailand 1974 Letter Writing Week M/S (MUH), etc. (100s) Symbol** * O View details Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$380StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 401 REST OF THE WORLD - General & Miscellaneous Lots: World array in stockbooks mostly used incl. China with 1960 Goldfish set, 1964 Peonies to 10f, other better representations from Belgium, France & French Community, Greece, Germany, Great Britain & New Zealand; also quantity of unsorted stamps in envelopes. SymbolO C View details Estimate$100 - $150Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Items per page 102550100 Previous|1234567|Next Previous 1234567 Next Previous 1234567 Next
