Lot 1489 o
Australia, KGV//QEII Cancellation Collection, neatly mounted by topic on Scott album pages, hundreds of stamps with a nice variety of issues represented including about 100 Kangaroos (values to the 1/ block of 5). Topics include Railway, Maritime, non-Australian canceled on arrival (Hong Kong, Dutch Indies), Military cancels (including GB KGVI 5/ block of 4 with Aust. Army PO 214), Late Fee, Relief cancellers, Special - Sydney, Letter Carrier, Mail Room, Parcels, etc. A few pre-1913 stamps included.Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot 1490 /o
Australia, Collection, 1913-79, virtually all mint regular issues on S.G. pages in binder; appears complete for the period starting with 1913 first issue Roos complete mint with latter Roos complete mint except for a few £2 issues, KGV definitives similar with some additional varieties and blocks, Kookaburra sheet, Harbor set (5sh used x2), later issues complete mint with coil pairs, some additional blocks, also includes stock binders with additional */o issues including good Roos, etc.; approximately 2024 S.G. catalog value £30,000.Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
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Realized: $5,250
Lot 1491 /
Australia, KGV Group, 1913-32, of 36 imprint blocks of 4 or 8 and 16 imprint pairs or strips of 3 or 4. Includes 1d red engraved block of 8, 2d brown-orange Harrison imprint pair; 1½d Small Multi Mullett imprint (pair) and Ash imprint block of 8, group of Small Multi ½d - 4d Ash blocks of 4 and C of A ½d - 1/4 Ash imprint, 2 blocks of the 1/4. NH/LH. A valuable holding of these popular blocks, #17//76 (SG17//131).Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot 1492 /o
Australia, Collection, 1913-95, mostly mint issues housed on homemade pages in large oversized binder; includes a little used States issues followed by mostly used early Roo's & KGV definitives with additional stock including KGV varieties, mint from Kookaburra sheet on including Sydney Bridge set complete and near complete issues thereon with additional and duplicate material, some dues, etc.; owner approximately cat $11,000+.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Realized: $900
Lot 1493 o
Australia, Cancellation Collection, 1913-40, nicely presented on album pages, each stamp selected for scarcity and clarity of cancel. Many better including KGV 3d with double oval San Francisco Ferry applied on arrival. Also includes 7 interesting covers with Thursday Island, Coen, Queensland "by Packhorse Mail," Port Arthur and Croydon Park, the latter to Minnesota, etc. An excellent group for the cancellation aficionado. (SG35//198).Estimate $400 - 600.
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Realized: $240
Lot 1494 /o
Australia, Holding, collection/accumulation in 11 albums & stockbooks, large envelopes and folders, covering the Roos and KGV through the modern era, early is extensive but primarily very fine used and with many better shades, printings and cancels and unchecked for printing flaws, hundreds of dollars of mint more modern and quite complete until the 2000's, there are some more modern plate flaws, plate number studies, multiples, stamp packs (including some earlier better ones), booklets, etc.; nice lot that must be properly viewed.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot 1495
Australia, 1918-47 Better Destination Covers, 9 items selected for interesting destination (Shanghai, Lae, Honolulu, the latter with postage due) or cancellation. Includes plate proof on card to the US with Mexico transits, KGVI censored lettercard to California, usage from Port Moresby to Rochester, NY, XF Late Fee, and Ship Mail Room, Missent To marking and VF Coober Pedy underground PO.Estimate $100 - 150.
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Realized: $60
Lot 1496
Australia, KGV//QEII Collection, of plate blocks, blocks of 4, booklet panes, coils, the odd plate flaw, inverted watermarks, interpanneau blocks all presented in mounts on album pages starting with 1d KGV engraved plate 2 block of 8 and including 2d Small Multi booklet pane with inverted watermark, 2d Kingsford Smith plate blocks, 3d Sydney Bridge plate blocks 1-4 and 1-3 duplicates, 1929 Air Mail plate blocks plates 1-4 and same, booklet pane. Also 1955 Friendship Memorial corner margin block of 4 signed "Frank D. Manley/Designer-Engraver". Much NH. F-VF throughout.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Lot 1497 o
Australia, Official Perfin Roo Issues, 1913-28, 43 issues with additional regular issues on quadrille pages; includes large and small OS issues with some shades, dies and other varieties, latter issues high values, etc.; owner's catalog value £2,330, worth a look.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300
Lot 1498 o
Australia & States, QV//KGV Cancellation Collection, numerals and town cancels, all nicely presented on 17 black stock sheets, with probably more than 800 stamps many on piece, all states represented. Extends into the Commonwealth period with many Kangaroos and KGV heads and later issues to the 1935 Silver Jubilee.Estimate $600 - 800.
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Realized: $325